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VOLUME XIV. 1 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1916 NUMBER 16
.Hit FEARS
RUMANIA’S STAND
XAV JOIN WITH THK AM.IKH
Hr lief in Berlin that the Result of
■♦I'lihe Kightiun- About, Verdun Will
Kxevt Considerable Influence on
Attitude of that Country.
UKKL/IN. March 30.—There is con
^akieraJble uneasiness in military and
-5«*w»irnmental circles over the atti
tadle of Rumania. It is believed that
fltach depeuds on the German success
jf Verdun in keeping Rumania neu
ral and while the partial successes
jj that point have had their effect
«SKU> the Rumanian government.
*theffe is undoubtedly a tendency
moods tb^people to side with the
Snltonte ni^ions in the struggle.
It is reported ''that the Rumanian
var party is afraid that the country
vAll miss a favorable moment for in
tervention, and even more disquiet
.lie are reports of activities which
«rv calculated to precipitate hostili
ties between Rumania and Bulgaria.
1 0b'-ye is a feeling here that the fate
»f Verdun will decide the fate of Ru
reani-.,.
GERMANS HIE
SLIGHT GAINS
|AKK VlliLAGK OK MALANCOUKT
Infantry Fliarges Through a Perfect
Hail of Shot and Shell and Push
French Hack—Less Is Kstimated at
Fully Fifteen Thousand.
PARIS, March :!0. Following the
-^terrific bombarding instituted by the
■iJermans this morniug, the auticipat
*d attack 6f the infantry followed,
with the result that the Germans cap
tured a large- hart of the village of
WalancourpT ■
The Germans cuarged through a
perfect hall of shot and shell, display
ing remarkable courage, hut the loss
tt- life was terrific, some of the Ger
man regiments being practically an
qikihted. The overwhelming charge
«rept a section of the French back,
viag the Germans possession of a
■pggt of the village,'when the French
link n stand and stopped further pro
lit is estimated that the Germans
tost fully fifteen thousand men dur
S tthe attack this afternoon, a terrl
priee to pay for the advantage
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GERMANY CLAIMS
LARGE GAINS
^APTUKK A FRENCH VILLAGE
News of the Fall of Malaniourt Is
Received in German Capital with
itejoialpg—Houses are Decorated
i| With Mags and Bunting.
* BERLM March 31.—A war office
bulletin issued today states that the
Imperial troops have stormed and
captured the French village of Malan
eoott The French were driven hack
tar considerable distances, and suf
taped heavy losses Juring the engage
The Gepnan troops are now
ing the captured French posi
The news was received here
great rejoicing by the people,
:_ J Jbe houses were gaily decorated
Mb flags and bunting in celebration
the event.
Full lit,,; ot Stationery at the Owl
'Jtrug Co tf
CHILDREN INVITED TO -
ATTEND THE LIBERTY
The children of the town are in
vited to attend the Liberty Theatre
this evening as the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Dowling, who were re
cently wedded in Seattle, and return
ed to their home in Valdez on the
Alaska.
FOOD WOUNDED
IN PISTOL DUEL
ONE MAN FATALLY INJURED
John Ross, Employe Seattle Con
struction Company Fatally Shoots
Foreman and Wounds Police Offi
cer and Two Others—Suicides.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 30.—
John Holmes, a department foreman
for the Seattle Construction & Dry
dock Company, was fatally shot by
John Ross, an employe in his depart
ment yesterday, and is now in the
hospital with no chance of recovery.
The sound of the shooting brought
several members of the police to the
scene and an attempt was made to
arrest Ross. The latter turned his
weapon upon the officers and a duel
ensued, in which one officer,and two
others were wounded.
Ross continued his fusillade until
his ammunition was exhausted, and
as the police were closing in on him,
he jumped into the hay and was
drowned. The :cjjtisefof the quarrel
•wllich led to the shootingvert's Holmes
was not learned.
RUSSIANS LOSE
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FIGHTING ON NORTHERN FRONT
Beilin Bulletin Kays Russian Offen
sive Move Has Been Costly in Men
and Hus Netted the Attackers Ex
tremely slight Gains.
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BERLIN. March 30..A bulletin
issued from the War office today
states that tlie Russian losses along
the northern front during the past
I two weeks have been more than
180,000 men. The Russians have
taken the offensive and are. attempt
ing to drive back the Germans, and
in some small sections have made
slight gains, but on the whole their
attacks have met with failure, and
the losses sustained have been ex
tremely heavy.
REGISTER!
SEND FLYING COLUMN IN
PURSUlt MEXICAN OUTLAWS
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PERSHING PICKS OUT MEN PARTICULARLY FIT TO MAKE FOKC- j
El) MARCH IN AN ATTEMPT TO CUT OFF VILLA BEFORE HE i
REACHES HILLS—CARRANZA GIVES PERMISSION TO USE THE
MEXICAN CENTRAL ROAD—MILITARY MEN ARE NOT SANGUINE
OVER PROSPECT OF’ CAPTURE OF OUTLAWS—RFIPORTED VII/- j
LA IS AGAIN SURROUNDED IN SIERRA MADRE HILLS.
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COLUMBUS, March 30.—Advices
received here from Mexico state that
General Pershing, commanding the
United States expedition, has divided
his men, and is picking out those es
pecially fit for long, hard riding, with
the intent of forming them into a fly
ing squadron, and will send them in
chase of Villa.
The lack of facilities for handling
supplies for the men has delayed the
pursuit, and as the troons draw
tarther away from the base of sup
plies on the United States side of the
line, the pursuit becomes slower, and
A ilia is gaining ground.
A! a consequence Gen. Pershing
will send out an expedition of cav
alry lightly equipped, and the troop
ers will make a forced march in the
hope of cutting off the outlaw be
fore he shall have reached the hills
Villa is making good time, and is
seizing all horses lie comes across m
his line of march, thus mounting his
men with fresh animals and enabling
him to make good time.
Carranza Gives Consent.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 30.—
President Carranza has replied to
the note of Secretary Lansing regard
ing the use of the Mexican Central
Railway for the purpose of transport
ing supplies to tlie American troops
in Mexico.
President Carranza has given his
consent to the use of the road for
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the purpose required, but requests
that the supplies be consigned to mer
chants at points along the road, in
stead of to the officials of the army.
While Carranza does not give his
reasons for this request, it is believ
ed the consigning of the supplies to [
army officers would bring about a |
disturbance in Mexico, which might
result in the destruction of the goods
or the wrecking of trains transport-)
ing them.
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Villa Again Trapped.
COLUMBUS, March 30.—A report i
has been received here that Villa and!
ids followers have been trapped in !
■ the Sierra Madre hills and that he is |
I hemmed in beyond escape. 1^ is said j
• that the Mexican troops have practi-j
jcallv surrounded the outlaw and that:
I IF. S. soldiers are closing the last ave
nue of approach. A battle, .between ;
the outlaw band and the troops is ex-,
pected to follow within a short time,;
and his capture is almost certain.
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Are Not Sanguine.
EL PASO, March 30. —Military
men stationed here, who are familiar
with conditions in Mexico, are not
over-enthusiastic over the prospects
of catching iVlla and his band. They
state that with the sentiment largely i
in favor of the bandit there is little I
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chance of his being takeu. and that,
the chase now in progress is a hope-!
less one. I
TEXAN RIDICULES
GLENJTATEMENT
SAYS fO.OOM MEN ARE ENOIMH
Houston l.uiubermnn Says Weneral
Wood's Aid Erred Sadly as to the
Take to Subdue Mexico.
Number of Men and Time it Would
NEW YORK. March 29 —John H.
Kirby, the big lumbermanof Hous
ton. Texas, who offered to equip a
regiment of Texas riflemen . .at , the
time of the Vera Cruz incident, is
a guest at the Waldorf-Astoria.
“Such calculation is foolish." said
Mr. Kirby, “as any of us realize who
know Mexico. In the first place MexT
ico is impoverished through the ban
dit warfare of the last four years.
She has uo organization, no money,
and while she may have arms and
ammunition she has no mer. to use
them.
"It might be considered shameful
for a giant to attack Mexico, and the
provocation should be most serious,
hut to say that it would take 500,000
men many years to bring order there
is a joke to my mind. Ten thousand
men would be ample. It is a job we
will bave to undertake some day and
when we get started it will not take
us long to bring order out of chaos.”
"The people of Texas, whose lands
face the whole of the Mexican bor
der are of the opinion that the best
way to stop the trouble in Mexico
woufd be to take |be territory. It ,is
a country capable of enormous de
velopment under a dependable gov
ernment would be a most delightful
Section of America."
Commercial Association Meets.
The Valdez Commercial Associa
tion will hold Us annual meeting to
morrow, Friday, afternoon, in the
Fish building, at 5 o’clock, for the
purpose of electing officers for the en
suing year * A full attendance is re
quested.
JAMES FISH, Set.
TERRIFIC STORM I
ENGLISH COAST:
WORST G A lift «N FIFTY YftAKS
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Wiud Tews Down Houses, tproots
Trees, and Drives Vessels Ashore—
ftleven Persons Are Reported to
Have Perislied in BiK Blow.
tiONDON, March . 30,-r-Tbe,; worst
storfn in fifty, years swept the British
coa^t yesterday, causing an enormous
property loss and killing eleven per
sons. I(
So terrific was the gale that houses
were blown down, trees uprooted and
smaller craft swept high up on the
beaches. Even the largest steamers
barely made headway against the ter
rific force of the gale, and -several, of
the coastwise steamers were driven
ashore and smashed to-pieces on the
rocks.
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Reports from different sections of
the coastwise steamers were driven
ashore aud smashed to pieces on the
rocks.
Reports from different sections of
the country give a list of eleven per
sons killed, but it is believed that
when the full report is received this
number will be largely increased.
The loss was heaviest among the
fishing fleet, which had sought refuge
in bays and , harbors, baying bepn
driven on the beaches and consider- .
ably damaged. A number of,vessels
of the debt are ttjiiastng. and it is not
known whether t^ey succeeded in
reaching places of safety or hare
foundered at sea.
Evans Due Tomorrow Night
The steamer Admiral Brans is re
ported due st Seward at 7 p. m. to
morrow, and is expected to reach
here late tomorrow night.
From the rapid rate the seeds sent
by Delegate Wickersliam to the Pros
pector are being distributed, it is be
lieved that Valdes will blossom as the
rose during the coining summer.
A Correction.
Id yesterday’s issue regarding the
baseball teams, it was said that
Seaiey & Gilineau had sent for the
uniforms for the ball team, a state
ment which was only partially cor
rect. Sandy Levy, the genial propri
etor of the Pinzon Bar, subscribed
one-half of the amount necessary to
purchase the suits, and should have
been given credit for the same.
WANTS INCREASE !
REGULAR ARMY!
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CHAMBERLAIN RRINGK l;P HILL
Asks that the Senate Take Speedy
Action on the Measure—With Com
pulsory Military Training Standing
Army Unnecessary in Five Years.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ March 30 -
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, has
introduced a bill in the senate, pro
viding for an increase in the regular
army to 220,000 men.
The Senator has asked the Senat'1
(e bring the bill to consideration a*
the earliest possible moment, declar
ing that the country is in immediate
need of a larger standing army.
in his speech he says that with 1
compulsory military training, as pro- j
vided by the measure, a standing;
army will be unnecessary at the ox ;
piration of five years, as there will be!
a halt million men trained to arms in I
the country.
PARIS CONFIDENT
REPULSE TEUTONS1
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HEAVY BOMBARDMENT STARTED!
Relieved to Presage \Marks of ln-i
fan try, and French ure Prepared to
Repulse Every Attack of the Teu- ,
tons—Artillery Heavily Mussed.
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PARIS. March 30.--After six days j
of comparative quiet the Germans I
have again commenced a violent bom
bardment of the French positions
about Verdun, As ip the. past, few
weeks fighting tltis bombardment: is
takeii to presage an infantry attack
in force later, and the French are
fully prepared, to rc^eet the attack.
The French artillery lias been ad
vantageously placed to rake the ap
proaches to the French positions, and
svery confidence is felt that the Ger
mans will meet repulse at every at
tack.
REGISTER!
Thoto by American Press Association, j
REPULSE ATTACKS
AT MALANGUURT
I’KKNi'H NTIIX HOLD POSITIONS
(iermaUN Make Mass Attack Ipou the
French Positions in Attempt to
t’apture Town Hut Are llrive-i
Hack With Heavy Losses.
PARIS, March 30.1—The German
forces made a desperate attempt yes
terday to take the village of Malan
court. Attack after attack was made
against the defenses of the town,
but were repulsed by the French who
Inflicted heavy losses upon the attack
ers.
As has been the plan of the Ger
mans In the fighting in this vicinity,
the German troops were sent to the
attack in force, one regiment follow
ing'another at short distances, con
verging at the point of attack into a
mass. The artillery, aud the ma
chine guns and rifles of the French
took terrible toll, and the dead and
wounded were piled in front of the
trenches in heaps. After several un
successful attempts to rush the
trenches, the Germans withdrew
from the attack.
VON l>KK VmOWA (iIVKS DKTAVliS
[’onvirtfxl (^nnau Spy will Testify
Kegardinj* Clans for Suhjugatifjm
of Dominion — Implicates sissir
• I’vojniiient Gei-uiun-Aniei-icHiis.
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NEJV \ OriK. March I10.v--(t is be
lieved here tliaj Von der.Golz, the
convicted German spy who was re
leased by th“ British government to
come here and testify regarding Ger
man plots in the United States, will
make public information regarding a
projected German raid on Canada
From the United States.
His confessions have already impli
cated a number of prominent Ger
man-Aiuericau citizens in plots to
Further,the German cause.
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VNI> NO REDUCTION IN HACKS.
h'oii r Hundred Thou-nnil Kvguuwrj,
Firemen and Traiumen on Kasteru
Railroads Demand Shorter Hours
of Galxn- with Same Pay.
NEW YORK, March 30.—Pour
luudred thousand engineers, firemen
mo trainmen, represen,„ig the east
irn railroad employes, today submit
ed the railroad officials of this sec
ion a demand for an eight-hour day
rithout reduction of wages. The rail
oads are given until April 39 to re
ify to the demand,
Railroad officials admit having re
vived the demand of the men, but re
use to discuss the question, and it is
fgt known what action will be taken,
t Is predicted, however, that the rail
e&ds will make some concessions to
he men and if it is possible their
rhole demands may be granted.
> The men claim that, owing to the
ncfeased cost of living, they could
tot accept a redaction in wages for
,n eight-hour day and that they are
irepared to strike rather than accept
. reduction.
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