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VOLUME XTV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 19. 1917 NUMBER 1W
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WORKING DOUBLE SHIFT
HE WARD TO MILE 45
AH Available Carpenters Are Being
Hired by Contractors and Radio
Station Will Be Rushed to Comple
tion.
(Special to Prospector)
SEWARD, July 19.—Work on the
Seward branch of the government
road is being rushed at this point,
blasting having been completed to
Mile 45. Contractors are working
double shifts and there is more ac
tivity being displayed on the railroad
than at any time since the start of
road building. Every available carpen
ter in this vicinity is being hired by
Dan Gutleben in an attempt to rush
the new radio station to completion.
Sewajd is enjoying a solid substantial
buildrog boom, and will undoubtedly
be the metropolis of this section of Al
aska.
SHELDON STAGE LINE
ARRIVES FIVE PASSENGERS
Trip From Fairbanks Made Without
Incident—Travel Diverted
Toward Valdez
Bob Sheldon, the Valdez-Chitina
Fairbanks stage driver, and owner
of the Sheldon Stage Line, arrived in
Valdez yesterday afternoon about
three o'clock with several passengers
for the S. S. Mariposa. Mr. Sheldon
states that the trip was made without
incident, save several copious show
ers, and that his passengers were
greasily pleased with the trip. His pas
sengers were N. Robinson, of Fair
banks; Dr. J. F. Wrightson, Dr. Ed
ward Staehlin from Newark, New
Jersey, tourists: and Mrs. J. A. Fors
land from Tenderfoot. All were bound
for Seattle, and took the steamer
Mariposa last night.
Mr. Sheldon states that much trav
el will be diverted to Valdez in the
future as but one train a week is run
to Chitina, and passengers prefer to
come thru to Valdez where a steamer
may be caught immediately, to wait
ing over at Chitina and Cordova.
He will return to Fairbanks today
or tomorrow, and is booking passen
gers for the trip. Mr. Sheldon will
make regular trips between Valdez
and Fairbanks as long as the trade
warrants.
CARRANZA ASKS TO
HAVE EMBARGO REMOVED
Would Have Arms and Munitions Sent
Into Mexico
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 19.—
Representatives of President Carran
za are in the capital today making de
termined efforts to have the em
bargo on shipping arms and munition
to Mexico removed.
JOB TOO STRENUOUS
SO HE DECLINES
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TIENTSIN, July 19.—Feng Kwo
Chang today stated that he would not
accept the presidency of the Chinese
republic under any circumstances.
DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
HAVANA, Cuba, July 19.—Presi
dent Menocel has commuted the death
sentence imposed on four revolution
ary leaders to life imprisonment.
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GERMANS ATTACKS ON
FRENCH ARE REPULSED
PARIS, July 19.—Several violent
attacks made on the French front
were repulsed last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Hope, of Latouche
left on the Northwestern. *
The Order of Alaska Moose will
hold their regular Thursday night
business meeting this evening.
The steamship Northwestern arriv
ed in port just before going to press
and sailed about an hour later for
Anchorage.
MAYOR HI GILL
GAYS MUST RESUME
STREET RAH.WAYS WILL
soon forfeit fraychihi:
Meeting of City Council Called for
This Afternoon to Discus Revoca
tion of Stone & Webster Franchise
Because of No Operation of Cars.
SEATTLE. July 19.—Mayor Hi Gill
has called a meeting of the Seattle
city council for this afternoon to dis
cuss the revocation of the Stone &
Webster franchise for not running
cars as provided in their charter from
the city. Mayor Gill advocates the con
fiscation of the lines and their opera
tion by the city.
Mayor Gill announced this morn
ing that he would cause the arrest of
every man brot from other cities to
work as strikebreakers.
XO CHANGE REPORTED IX
BUTTE SITUATION TODAY
BUTTE. Mont.. July 19.—Mining
companies reported no change today
in conditions at the mines, which are
working only a small force on ac
count of the strike of the Metal Mine
Workers' Union for higher pay and
changed working conditions. The pro
duction of ore is placed at 10 per
cent of the normal output of 17.000
tons a day.
The electricians, whose strike with
the Montana Power company result
ed in three sympathetic strikes
against the mining companies, are to
consider the company’s counter pro
position to the electricians’ demands
for higher pay. F. J. McNulty, inter
national president of the electricians,
is expected to arrive here tomorrow
to attempt to settle the strike, which,
with other strikes, is keeping 15.000
men from working in the* Butte dis
trict.
STEAMER MARIPOSA
ARRIVES FROM WESTWARD
The steamer Mariposa arrived from
Seward and westward points last ev
ening. She took the following passen
gers from Valdez: Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Hendrickson, Mr. and Mrs Robert L.
Patton. Jones H. Kirk. Mrs. J. A. Or
egren. Edward Stahlin, James T.
Wrightson. N. Robinson, J. M. Mc
Carthy. Carl Bell, Louis Miller. The
following passengers arrived from the
westward: Frank J. Hayes, George
W'eisman, R. O. Englin, W. Drvch.
Sam Wickovich.
British Planes Make Raid
LONDON, July 19.—“On Tuesday
night bombing attacks were carried
out by naval air service machines on
the airdromes at Ghistelles and Nieu
munster and also on the seaplane
sheds and a train at Zaaren,” says an
admiralty announcement today. “Sev
eral tons qf bombs were dropped. All
the machines returned safely.
DISCUSSION WITH DKNMAN
HINDKRINO CONSTRUCTION
Dispute Over Whether Government
Vessels Shall Be of Wood or Steel
Has Reached Stage Where Presi
dent Has Asked Senate Interfere.
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WASHINGTON. D. t\. July 19 —
The dispute between Superintendent
of Construction Goethals and Super
intendent Denman &3 to whether the
vessels to be constructed for the gov
ernment shall be of wood or steel
continues to hold up the shipbuild
ing program. Col. Goethals insists
that the vessels shall be constructed
of steel, as they will be of more bene
fit for the purpose for which they are
to be used while Supt. Denman, rep
resenting the lumber interests insists
that the ships shall be hulit of wood.
Senate (Jetting Impatient
WASHINGTON. D. C„ July 19.—
Vexed at the delay caused by the
Goethals-Denman row. the Senate to
day adopted a resolution demanding
that the President secure full infor
mation in regard to this fight and lay
it before the Senate.
ROI'XD TRIP PASSENGERS
ON STEAMER MARIPOSA
Prof. Bade and wife of the Univer
sity of California were round trippers
on the Mariposa. Prof. Bade has been
associated with John Muir in their
works on glaciers. He gave a lecture
on glaciers to the passengers on the
boat last night. The other round trip
passengers were: C. W. Snow, of Syra
cuse, N. Y., capitalist; A. E. McChes
ney, of Syracuse, New York; Miss Vir
ginia Peabody, niece of Charles E.
Peabody of Seattle; Mr. Anna Rude
and Dr. Agnes Walker, practicing
physicians of Frisco; Eugene Plunk
ett and B. C. Hubbard of American!
Bank Note Company; R. D. Menzie.
auditor of the N. C. Co.;K. L. Perry
of New York City.
While at Nellie Juan Clare Ray
mond son of Chief Engineer Raymond
of the Mariposa, challenged his father
to a fishing match and succeeded in
catching 7 fine specimens while his
father made a poor second with but
2 small fish.
PRESIDENT PARDONS
SIXTEEN WOMEN PICKETS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 19—
President Wilson today pardoned the
sixteen woman suffragettes who had
been sentenced to sixty days in the
workhouse for picketing before the
gates of his residence.
SAVAGES ENLISTED IN
PHILIPPINES FOR SERVICE
MANILA, July 19.—A full regi
ment of Moros is being organized in
the Philippines for service in the war
with Germany.
JAPAN PEEVED
USMUDOR
CHOICE OF PRESIDENT
PERSONA NON GRATA
Roland S. Morris of Philadelphia Ap
|N>inted Ambassador to Japan in
Place of Ambassador Guthrie Re
cently Removed by Death.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 19.—
It is stated today that Roland S. Mor
ris of Philadelphia has been appoint
ed ambassador to Japan, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of George
Wilkins Guthrie, of Pittsburgh.
It is stated that Mr. Morris is per
sona non grata with the Japanese
government but that his appointment
will be sent to the Senate shortly not
withstanding.
PROMINENT NEW JERSEY
TOURISTS VISIT VALDEZ
Dr. J. F. Wrightson and Dr. Ed.
Staehlin. of Newark. New Jersey, ar
rived in Valdez yesterday via Shel
don Stage line from Fairbanks. Both
gentlemen are sightseeing in Alaska,
and are members of an excursion par
ty which went into the interior by
way of Skagway and Whitehorse. Up
on learning that the trip could be
made by auto to the coast from Fair
banks the gentlemen forsook the par
ty and made the trip thru with Mr.
Sheldon. They were delighted beyond
measure with the trip and stated that
they had traveled extensively over
the North American continent the
trip from Fairbanks to the coast was
one oft he best they hadever taken.
They were enthusiastic over the scen
ery along the route and stated that
when It was properly advertised a
throng of tourists might be expected
each year. Both gentlemen left on
the Mariposa for Seattle.
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MANY INJURED. TWO DEAD
RESULT SEATTLE STRIKE
SEATTLE. July 19.—Nineteen per
sons injured andtwo killed in the re
port on the strike situation today in
this city. All those killed and injured
were hurt by autos or motorcycles
which have thronged the streets since
the streetcar strike. Every available
mode of conveyance is being adopted
and the vehicle congestion of the prin
cipal streets is becoming serious.
PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN
IDITAROD DIES SEATTLE
SEATTLE, July 19.—John Holmes,
vice president of the Miners' and Mer
chants' Bank of Iditarod died here at
noon yesterday at the residence of his
brother, L. S. Court. Mr. Holmes has
been ill for several months and his
death was not unexpected. He occu
pied a very prominent place in the
business circles of Iditarod during
his long residence there.
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MILLIONS OF WAR SUFFERERS LOOK TO THEM
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Photo copyright by Harris A Ewing.
Officers and war council of the American Red Crdss who direct the greatest war relief ever known In history.
The distribution of $100,000,000 and over lies with them. They are. left to right: Robert W. De Forest. Henry P. Da
vison, chairman; Grayson P. Murphy. President Wilson, president of the American Red Cross: CharleB D. Norton;
Bdward N. Hurley, former President Taft and Eliot Wadsworth.
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NEWMINISTER
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL
8UCCKKDH DR. ADDISON
Christopher Addison. Minister of Mu
nitions for Great Britain, Succeed
ed By Noted Leader of the House
of Parliament.
LONDON. July 19.—Winston Spen
cer Churchill was today appointed
minister of munitions for Great Brit
ain. in the place of Dr. Christopher
Addison, who will remain in the cabi
net as minister without portfolio. The
Rt. Hon. Winston Leonard Spencer
Churchill had been First Lord of the
Admiralty since 1911. He served in
the Boer war with distinction, being
taken a prisoner at the battle of Spion
Kop. but escaping. He has served the
nation in various capacities since then
and it is believed his appointment
will add greatly to the strength of the
cabinet.
WORK STARTED OX XEW
POSTOKKICE BIT LDIXG
(’ontracter Charles Crawford plac
ed a force of men at work this morn
ing on the foundation for the new
postoffice building opposite the Steam
ship Company's office, and at the foot
of the Valdez Dock Company's wharf
on Alaska avenue. The building will
be 70 feet long by 22 feet wide, and
about the same style of construction
as the Prospector office building. It
will be rushed to completion and will
be ready for occupancy about Sep
tember 1.
The fixtures will be the most up
to-date and complete obtainable for
the money, and Postmaster Todd, who
has long labored under serious disad
vantages for lack of room, will have
one of the neatest offices in the ter
ritory.
FREIGHTER VALDEZ SAILS
ST. MICHAEL THIS MORXIXG
SEATTLE, July 19.—The freighter
Valdez, loaded with two thousand
tons of rails for the Nenana railroad
sailed for St. Michael this morning.
This is the third shipment of rails
this season as work is being rushed
on the road to open up the govern
ment coal fields.
GEORGE H. GROVE
DIES LAST EVENING
George B. Grove, an old time resi
dent of Valdez, died last evening at
6 o'clock, and his body was shipped
out to his relatives in Seattle. Mr.
Grove has suffered from cancer of the
stomach for some time, and it was
known that there was no hope for
him. He had a wide acquaintance in
Alaska, and has resided in Valdez
and vicinity for a number of years.
The deceased was a member of the
local Igloo of Pioneers of Alaska No.
7. He is reported to have had con
siderable means including a fine resi
dence in San Francisco.
CHANCELLOR ASKS
REICHSTAG TO MEET
BERLIN, July 19. — Chancellor
Michaelis has asked the president of
the Reichstag to summon the mem
bers of that body to attend a meeting
Thursday afternoon when a proposi
tion from the government will be pre
sented to them.
NEW CHANCELLOR IS
MERELY A STOP GAP
AMSTERDAM. July 19.—Accord
ing to dispatches received from Ber
lin today, the appointment of Chan
cellor Michaelis by the emperor is
merely a stop gap to prepare the way
for a dictatorship with Gen. Luden
orff in supreme control of military af
fairs.
STRIKEBREAKERS ARE
RftlNG SENT KENNECOTTj
It is reported that seventy-five
strikebreakers were on board the
steamer Mariposa last night en route
for Kennecott to take the places of
the striking miners.
CRISIS APPROACHES
JN RUSSIA
DECISIVE STAGE BETWEEN
ORDER AND ANARCHY
Council Meets to Discus* Advisability
of Removing Seat of Government
From Pet rograd to Moscow to Pre
vent German Intrigue.
PETROGRAD, July 19.—There ia
a general feeling among officials hero
that the decisive stage between tho
forces of order and lawlessness is rap
idly approaching. So strained has tho
situation become that cannon aro
posted about the state building, tho
Winter Palace, and the seat of gov
ernment. Dissatisfaction with the way
the war is progressing is growing
rapidly and the people are muttering
over tli« continued high price of food
stuffs.
May Move Capital
PETP.OGRAD. July 19.—An extra
ordinary session of the cabinet has
been called by government offcials to
discuss the advisability of removing
the seat of government from Petro
grad to Moscow. So great has become
the intrigue by German secret agents
and so numerous the ramifications,
that it is believed that the integrity
of ihe republic can only be preserved
by removing the seat of government
to interior Russia.
ARMY DRAWINGS BE HELD
FROM TEN TO TWO
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 19 —
It has been practically decided to hold
the army drawings from ten to two
Saturday, l.'p to this morning New
York and Pennsylvania were the only
states which had not completed their
exemption board organizations.
Ten States Not Ready
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 19.—
It is expected that all will be ready
for the draft by tomorrow night. At
(i o'clock yesterday ten states had fail
ed to report organization of their
boards, but it was expected that they
would be ready by noon today. The
drawing will occur Saturday.
"THE WOOD NYMPH"
AT EMPRESS TONIGHT
Marie l)oro with Lucas Wiefred
will appear in "The Wood Nymph”
at the Empress theatre tonight. A
two-part Keystone comedy entitled
“Perils of the Park" will also be pre
sented. On Saturday. Maud Alleu in
“Kilmeny.”
SEVERAL TACOMA CARS
ARE OPERATING TODAY
TACOMA. July 19.—A force of
strike breakers have been hired to
take the place of the striking carmen
here and are running a number of
cars thruout the city today. As yet
there has been little trouble, the men
offering little or no resistance to tho
non-unionists.
CENSORSHIP EXERCISED ON
ALL ATLANTIC CABLES
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 19.—
Pull censorship of all Atlantic cables
became effective today.
Forty Have Registered
I'p to noon today forty persons had
registered for military service. This
is above the number estimated by reg
istration officers before starting reg
istration.
Drawing Fixed Tomorrow
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 19.—
The draft drawing has been definitely
fixed for tomorrow morning to take
place in the senate office building.
Seattle Fish Bulletin
SEATTLE, July 19.—Seattle price
at noon. July 19: Halibut, 13 3-4c;
Sable fish. 4c; red rock cod. 3c
Mr. and Mra. Wm. Chisholm are
round trip passengers on the steamer
Northwestern. Mr. Chisholm repress
ents a hotel register company.