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TUT VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1018 NUMBER 208
OMG PRIESTS
MA MEXICO
®tshop Kelly In Washington to Ask j
Investigation of Conditions
li^Central Mexico.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 15.—
Bishop Kelly, of Chicago, is in the
ntpital to confer With President Wil
wn regarding the persecutions to
which Catholics in Mexico are being
subjected by President Cai^anza and
the officials of his government.
Bishop Kelly says that for many
Months prior to Carranza’s recogni
tion by President Wilson that Car
muaza's followers had shown no re
spect for the lives of Catholic priests
ar church property in territory under
his control. General Carranza had
tirre^l * riests from central Mexican
ot V trumped up charges that
they were conspiring to lend assis
tance to General Villa, and confiscat
ed the church property.
If. is reported that failing to con
vims' President Wilson that he should
warn Carranza against persecutions
the Catholics that Bishop Kelly
will secure the assistance of repre
sentatives to )_g the matter before
Congress in order that an investiga
tion of conditions in Mexico may be
made.
ME IN NEED
OF D. S. GOAL
Enlistment of British Minefs BIks Re
stricted Output of Mines and
They Turn to the U. 8.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Dispatches
from Paris report an alarming short
age of coal in France owing to the
output of the English mines having
hoen curtailed by heavy enlistments
of the coal miners in the British
army. ,
French coal dealers have purchased
targe quantities of coal in the United
States but have been unable to se
cure deliveries although substantial
bonuses have been offered. Freight
rates to Europe, as compared with
corresponding dates prior to the war,
have advanced nearly one hundred
per cent but charters cannot be se
cured.
Prior to the war France depended
largely Upon the mines Of Belgium
and Germany for her supply of coal.
Following the opening of hostilities
-the was forced to turn to England for
her fuel and that source has now fail
ed her, as thousands of the Welch
miners have enlisted under Lord
Derby’s plan.
Coal dealers here assert there is no
great quantity of coal in bunkers in
this country, the mine operators hav
iag restricted their outputs during'
the past two years owing to the state!
of the financial market. The sudden
retmmption of activity among the fac
tories in the eastern states combined
with the fact that thousands of for
eigners who formerly worked in the
mines have departed for the old coun
tries to fight for their countries, it is \
believed, will cause a sharp advance i
In the price of coal.in this country.)
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Claim Cure for Iieprosy.
Chicago:—If the news that comes
trom Manilla be true, then a cure for j
leprosy has been discovered and an-;
other of the dread terrors of human-'
hind has been vanquished. It is re-1
(ported that twenty-three patients*'
Vrom a neighboring leper colony have j
been subjected to final expert ex-'
animation at Manilla and discharg- j
«d as wholly free from the disease, j
They had been treated by a new me
thod in which chaulmoogra oil is the
essential factor.
The Valdez Transfer company,
which has been keeping its teams
hosy delivering coal to residents since
the arrival of the Seward, reports!
that the situation has been relieved
ami that all customers have been j
oared for.
GERMANS WILL PREVENT GREEK MINISTRY
GRANTING MORE CONCESSIONS TO ALLIES
LONDON, Dec. 16.—Official ad
vices from Saloniki are to the effect
that the Greek troops are being with
drawn from the Saloniki neighbor
hood, the Greek ministry having
been forced to grant the demands of
the Allies that they be permitted to
hold that city as a base for their op
erations against Bulgaria. It is also
reported that the German troops are
on the border of Greece and are de
termined that no further concessions
shall be made by the Greek ministry
to the Allies. It is not apparent at
this time "whether the Bulgars will at
tempt to follow the Allies across the
Greek frontier.
Austria Is Resentful.
GENEVA, Dec. 15.—Advices from
Vienna state that the Austrian gov
GREEK SOLDIERS ARE BEING WITHDRAWN FROM NEIGHBOR
HOOD OF SALONIKI TO PERMIT OF ALLIES WAGING CAMPAIGN
AGAINST BULGARIA—BELIEVED THAT BULGARS MAY CROSS
GREEK BORDERS IN PURSUIT OF FLEEING FRENCH TROOPS
—AUSTRIAN NEWSPAPERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RE
SENT PRESIDENT WILSON’S NOTE ON ANCONA AFFAIR.
eminent is surprised at the tone of
President Wilson’s letter in regard to
the sinking of the Italian liner An
cona. It is stated that the Austrian
reply to President Wilson’s first note
tor details as to jhe sinking of the
steamer was entirely due to the fact
that the Austrian government was
unable to get into communication
with the commander of the subma
rine which destroyed the ship The
Austrian newspapers resent the lan
guage used by President Wilson and .
are urging the government to reply in
kind, asserting that Austria has lit
tle to lose by the severance of diplo
matic relations as President Wilson j
has not shown neutrality in the past!
in his dealings with the warring na
tions.
Bulgur* Pursuing French.
LONDON, Dec. 15.—Cettinje ad
vices are to the effect that the Mon
tenegro and Serbian troops have suc
ceeded in checking the invasion of
the Teutons into Montenegro. It is
said that the Germans are now fight
ing in a country with which they are
not familiar and are meeting with de
termined resistance from every point
in the mountains. The Teutons are
also finding it difficult to transport
munitions to the army in the moun
tains. Thousands of Albanians have
sought safety in flight to the Adriatic
coast cities where they are reported
to be destitute.
CREW AT FID ALGO
MINE IS ENLARGED.
The launch Shamrock, Capt. Tim
Marcum, left this morning for Fidal
go and Landlock bays, with a number
of passengers and a capacity load of
freight, E. D. Reiter, manager of
the Alaska Mines Corporation, oper
ating at Fidalgo hay, was a passen
ger accompanied by a crew of six
men who will be added to the force
at the mine. It required several trips
of the S. Blum & Co. delivery rig to
deliver the supplies to the boat.
REPUBLICANS HAVE
SELECTED CHICAGO
National Convention Set for June 7,
Iftltt, Six Days in Advance of
Deni erratic Con ventit>n.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Chica
go was selected as the Republican
National Convention city by the Re
publican committeemen in session
here yesterday. Chicago was select
ed on the first ballot, much to the
disappointment of the delegations,
which were working in the interests
of other cities. The convention is
called for June 7, 1916, six days be
fore the date of the Democratic con
vention.
All state committeemen were pres
ent in person or by proxy, Alaska be
ing represented by W. B. Hoggatt,
former governor of the territory. He
had been instructed to favor Chicago
as the convention city.
It was believed that many of the
committeemen would oppose holding
the National convention in Chicago
owing to what took place there in
1912, but the word had evidently
been passed along that the leaders
preferred to hold the convention in
the same city where it is hoped the
break which occurred four years ago
will be healed and the party again
united. j,
H10KOKH ARK NOT ALL
ON KUROPK’H BAVTLKKIKLDH.
In a mine back of Juneau a ma
chine man and helper drilled four
teen holes in the wall or face of solid
rock. The holes were loaded and
the machine man lit the fuses while
the helper was clearing away some
tools. Just as they_ were all burning
a slab of' rock fell from above and
pinioned the machine man against
the face where they had been drilling.
He could not escape. In a moment
the terrible blasts would complete the
tale. The helper seeing the predic
ament opened his pocket knife and
began cutting the fuses. When about
me-half through a second rock fell
and broke his arm. He took the
knife In his other hand and finished
cutting the fuses, and then called
tor help to extricate the machine
nan. , That was an example of real
iravery and presence of mind—Doug
las Island News.
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Just received ,the finest line of
leckties ever shown in Valdeif, at
Sen Silverman's.
'will impeach
: THE PROSECUTOR
I Illinois Representative to Start Pro
ceedings Against Man Who
t'ondurted .New York Cases.
i WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.— Repre
sentative Buchanan, of Illinois, on
the floor of the bouse today stated
that he would start proceedings for
impeachment against Prosecutor
Marshal, of New York, who conduct
ed the prosecution of the cases which
resulted in the conviction of the Ham
| burg-American Steamship officials.
The Illinois representative charges
| that Marshal has failed to prosecute
| representatives of the Allies govern
ments who have violated American
^neutrality even to a greater extent
(than the Germans who were convict
; ed. It is also charged that the fed
ieral prosecutor in his zeal to find fa
vor in the eyes of the criminal trusts,
has libeled innocent persons and has
prostituted his ^office.
Buchanan has announced that he
will offer a resolution for the crea- j
tion of an investigation board to in
quire into the many untemperate
charges which are being indiscrimi
nately made against German and ‘
Austrian citizens of high standing, be
lieving that a great injustice is be
ing done by permitting them to rest
under the cloud of not being true
Americans at heart.
REPORTS MYSTERIOUS STRIKE
IN THE NOTAK DISTRICT.
Word has been brought to Nome i
of some mysterious creek in the
Noatak district that the natives are
talking about, which is said to con
tain streak of nuggets rich beyond
anything before heard of. Some
natives arrived with nuggets at j
Kotzebue from this new Elderado,
and the Augusta C. took north
some natives who are going to try
their luck at the mysterious strike.
| Natives were loath to give particulars
and dwelt in generalities. They spoke
as though the river or creek was yel
low with gold and their stories are
said to have all the fables of lost
mines “backed off the map”. The fact
that some of the nativs had gold lent
some color to the story, but so far
none of the whites were taking much
stock in the yarn, and were awaiting
more particulars as to where the
bonanza was located. There are
those in Nome who would ' not be
surprised if there should come from
the north the story of gold galore
which will "faile the Klondike and ■
the Nome beach into the withered 1
category of second class things,”
as the Industrial Worker puts it.
—Iditarod Pioneer. !'
Good Fishing off Yakutnt.
The schooner Comet was in port
Saturday night with 95,000 pounds
of halibut. The entire catch was
made in two and one half days, off [ j
Yakutat. Captain Hansen reported
one of roughest trips he had ever i
experienced in Alaskan waters. 1
The pilot-house windows were broken
in by the seas.
MODE ARRESTS
FOR CONSPIRACY
l.ouis Smith Furnished (irand Jury
with Information Against Von
itriurken and Crowley.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 15.—Bai;:
on Von Brincken and Detective Crow*
ley, against whom indictments were
returned by the federal grand jUry
yesterday, have been arrested on
charges of having used the mails to
incite Louis Smith of Detroit to de
stroy munition factories.
Smith testified before the grand
jury and offered photographic copies
of letters to show that Baron Von
Brincken had offered him a large sum
of money to burn the Illinois Chemi
cal company’s plant at Aetna, Illinois,
and the plant of the Aetna Munition
factory at Ishpeming, Michigan.
The witness stated that he had
been summoned to the Pacific Coast
where he met Detective Crowley, who
was introduced to him by the Aus
trian official. Crowley, acting as the
agent for Von Brincken, had offered
to make him wealthy if he destroyed
the explosive plants.
Turkeys Arrive.
The Liberty Theatre is displaying
some ot the finest turkeys ever in
Valdez. They will be given away to
the patrons of the Theatre. Save
your coupons.
ROUGH WEATHER IS
REPORTED OUTSIDE BAY
The launch Shamrock returned to
Valdez last night from her regular
trip to Port Wells and Capt. Marcum
reports encountering some of the
roughest weather ever experienced
in Prince William Sound. He states
that many small boats have been held
up for weeks outside the narrows as
the storm never subsided for an hour.
Capt. Marcum states that Billy
Hogan and Pete Black who left Val
iez three weeks ago for Betties bay,
ire camped at Sawmill bay where
they have been held by the storm.
Several other camps were noticed on
:he beach where miners were forc
3d to seek shelter while coming to
Valdez from down-Sound points in
small boats.
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VO I’JiOT REVEALED
TO HARM MINNESOTA
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.—The
'ederal marine Inspectors, after sub
ecling the machinery of the Minne
lota to a rigid examination, have re
>orted to the investigators represent
ng the Department of Justice that
he trouble with the Minnesota’s
miters was not due to outside agen
des.
Notice to Republicans.
There will be a meeting of the Re
tublican Party at Mooae Hall next
’’rlday evening at 8:30 o’clock for
he purpose of organizing a Repub
ican club.
JAMES FISH,
k-17 District Committeeman.
j NATIONAL TREASURY
FACES BKi rtEFK’IT.
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' WASHINGTON. D. (\. Dec. 15.—
.The Information was divulged yes
terday during the discussion on the
i extension of the war tax to the end
of 1916, that the estimates of tile rev
enues and expenditures of the nation
!for the coming year show that there
will be a deficit of more than eighty
million dollars. It was on the strength
of the estimates as furnished by the
Treasury department that the reso
lution extending the war tax was
passed.
Californian Mokes Affidavit Incrimi
nating Teutonic Officials in
the C»ns|»iracies»
PROVIDENCE. , Dec. 15.—The
Providence Journal, which created a
sensation by publishing the alleged
confessions of Dr. Goricar, former
Austrian consul at San FYancisco, has
again furnished another sensation in
connection with the reported destruc
tion of Canadian Pacific railroad tun
nels and bridges.
The Journal has published affida
vits from Johannes Koolberger, a Cal
ifornian, in which he states that Con- j
sul-General Bopp and Baron Von j
Brincken engaged him to go to Can- |
ada to dynamite the Canadian Pacific I
railroad tunnel in the Rocky moun
tains, with the object of preventing
munitions reaching the coast from
the eastern provinces.
Koolbutger says that he revealed
the whole conspiracy to the Canadian
government and followed plans laid
out by the Dominion officials to trap
the Teutonic conspirators. The Can
adian government caused fake dis
patches to be sent broadcast indicat
ing that the bridges had been actu
ally dynamited. On the strength of
these false reports Koolberger collect
ed several thousand dollars from the
Teutonic conspirators In San Fran
cisco. It was upon information furn
ished by Koolberger that the San
Francisco issued additional indict
ments against Baron Von Brincken.
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ADMIRAL. FARRAGUT DUK
SOUTHBOUND TOMORROW.
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Advices from Seward this after- ,
noon state that the steamship Admi- .
ral Farragut. which passed to the |
westward yesterday afternoon will ,
return to Valdez at noon tomorrow. (
The steamer carried a quantity of
freight for the Granite mine at Hobo j
Bay, and for the Thomas mine at
Culcross island, and it is not known
If she called at these points on her
way to the westward or will call ,
there on the return trip. J
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Miss Katherine Monahan, of the i
slerk of the court's office, who has. 1
been suffering from & heavy cold j
which confined her to her home for' '
several weeks, will leave on the Admi- i
ral Farragut for a trip to the states
Lo recover her health.
COTTON TRUST
WILL QUIT TEXAS
Big Packers Will Pay line of Kortj
Thousand Dollars and Relin
quish Ownership of Mills.
AUSTIN, Texas. Dec. 15.—A com
promise has been effected between
State government and the cotton gin
syndicate representing the Swift, Ar
mour & Morris packing companies,
whereby the latter agree to pay a fine
of forty thousand dollars and to re
linquish all ownership in cotton mills
and gins in the state.
The case has been before the court
for years and was brought under the
Sherman anti-trust law to compel a
dissolution of the syndicate on the
grounds that it was seeking a mon
opoly in restraint in trade and was
forcing independent operators out of
business by unfair competition.
The syndicate, with immense
wealth back of it, was enabled to pay
cotton growers high prices for their
products by reason of their mills be
ing equipped with modern appliances,
and those who are best informed as
to the cotton trade predict that the
withdrawal of the syndicate from the
field will result in growers receiving
lower prices for their cotton and pay
ing higher prices for ginning it.
HUT MS ARE
STUCK IN DRIFTS
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Worst Blizzard and Cold Spell Since
1888 Is Raging Over Atlantic
('oast States at Present.
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. Dec. 15.
—The worst blizzard since the winter
1888 is raging over the Atlantic
coast states and has demoralized all
branches of business. The public
schools have been suspended as the
snow is nearly three feet deep on the
streets. Street cars have been out of
commission for more than thirty
hours. Business houses have been
forced to discontinue deliveries of
orders and the residents are begin
ning to feel the pinch of hunger.
Trains are stalled in all directions.
Twenty-five passenger trains which
were dispatched during the earlier
stages of the storm are stuck in snow
drifts, with hundreds of passengers.
Dispatchers report that a majority
of the trains are stalled at points
where provisions can be secured and
that the passengers and crews are in
no danger although many of them
are undoubtedly suffering from the
Intense cold. In some instances the
passengers have sought the safety of
hotels until the tracks have been
Bleared.
The city governments are doing all
in their power to relieve the suffer-;
Ings which the sudden cold spell isj
causing the poor and illy-provided.
For. In this city hundreds of men
have been engaged to carry coal to
scores of families who were in dan
fer of perishing before their plights;
Became known to the charitable or-;
tanlzations.
Notice of Young People's Society.
The Social meeting of the Young
People’s Society will take place on
rhursday evening at Everyman's
Clubhouse at 8:15 o'clock. As sorne
tring special in the way of a good
ime has been planned all the mem
>ers are requested to turn out and dr,
heir share in making the evening
i success.
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<X>KTlFICATION BILL
AMKH KlV&PObl) INCKKAHk
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 15.—
Secretary Garrison, of the war de
i&rtment, has caused a bill to be in
roduced in congress to appropriati
123,335,000 tor fortifications. Th<
till Is in line with the national de
enslve policy of the administration
’he appropriation last year tor fort:
md fortifications was $5,827,700.
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