. S—-—- VALDEZ, ALASKA, THUR8DAY, MARCH 11, 1915. NO. 58.
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STRIKERS SOlHG ~~
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Want Damages for Injuries Inflicted
By Hired Gunmen of Factory
At Roosevelt.
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ROOSEVELT, N. Y„ March 11 —
Twelve strikers who were injured in
the clash here between the deputies
employed by the American Agricul
tural Chemical company and the strik
ing employes have started suits
against the company for ?1,000 each_
for damages.
On January 19 the guards of the
■any fired on the strikers, claim
ing that an attempt was about to be
made to destroy the company’s plant
at Roosevelt. Three persons were
killed outright and scores injured by
the fire of the deputies.
A searching federal investigation
of the shooting resulted in nineteen
of the company’s gunmen being bound
over to the grand jury for trial on
the charge of manslaughter. It is
believed that other suits will follow
’ as the relatives of the victims of the
gunmen are sure to seek satisfaction
in the courts for large sums if the
present suits are favorable for the
plaintiffs.
ILLINOIS TO HAVE
EIGNT HOUR LAW
SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 11.—Me
dill McCormick, the Progressive lead
er, has introduced a resolution pro
viding for an eight hour day for wo
men in this state. It is predicted that
a tremendous fight will develop over
the bill as has been made in Ore
gon and Washington. The supreme
court of the United States recently
upheld the Oregon law limiting the
work of women in factories, laundries
and stores to eight hours.
ARE BOUND OVER
TO GRAND JURY
The United States marshal’s office
' has received word from Cordova that
Commissioner A. J. Adams has held
Robert Baney and Frank Lewis ever
to the grand jury for burglary.
ALLIES CLAIM IMPORTANT GAIN NEAR LILLE
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LONDON, March 11.—To offset the
German offensive movement began
yesterday near Dixmude, the Allied
forces delivered a tremendous blow
against the German positions north
of LaBassee which resulted in the
capture of a town commanding the
road to Lille. The capture of the town
is regarded by the British war office
as the most important strategic gain
made during several weeks as it will
weaken the hold of the Germans and
compel them to evacuate LeBassee.
Germans Repulsed At Dixmude.
The German offensive near Dix
mude in an attempt to break through
to the coast of France was repulsed
with heavy losses. North of Dixmude,
by counter attack, the Allies succeed
ed in capturing a number of German
trenches.
Russian Grodno Advance Fails.
BERLIN, March 11.—Advices from
East Prussia state that the Russian
army operating from Grodno had been
unable to pierce the German lines
POSITION NORTH OF LA BASSEE REGARDED AS MOST STRATEGIC
TAKEN IN SEVERAL MONTHS—BERLIN REPORTS RUSSIAN AD
VANCE FROM KOVNO IN EAST PRUSSIA CHECKED—HEAVY
FIGHTING NORTHEAST OF WARSAW AND ALONG PILICA RIV
ER—GERMANS REPORT SUCCESS IN CHAMPAGNE COUNTRY.
near Augustowe as reported from
Berlin. The dispatches state that the
Russian attack in North Poland is
slackening.
Fighting Northwest of Przasnysz.
Fighting northwest of Przasysz has
favored the Germans and the Russians
have been forced to give ground.
Fighting along the western battle
line is reported as desultory except
in the Champagne country, where the
Germans are reported as having se
verely defeated the French and re
covered the ground lost during recent
minor engagements.
The Petrograd Report.
PETROGRAD, March 11.—The war
office has posted a bulletin stating
that a strong German force is being
grouped between Konigsberg and Til
sit to attack the Russian army ad
vancing on East Prussia from Kovno.
German reinforcements are also being
withdrawn from the Mazurln lake dis
trict and are being sent to the Nie
men country.
Battling Northeast of Warsaw.
Heavy fighting is reported along the
upper Nare river, northeast of War
saw, near Ostrolenka. Reinforcements
are being sent from Warsaw to sup
port the Russian positions. The Ger
mans are reported as delivering a
heavy artillery fire on the Russian
positions.
Fighting Along Pilica River.
Russian troops are reported to have
crossed the Pilica river in southwest
Poland and are advancing on the Ger
mans holding the railroad town of
Radomsk.
Fort Batteries Fire Slackening.
PAJIIS, March 11.—Latest advices
from the Allied fleet bombarding the
Dardanelles report that the concen
trated shelling of the warships on
the forts is gradually reducing the
batteries in the forts. It Is believed
that the forts are short of ammuni
tion or that the guns have been dis
placed as the firing from the forts
has slackened.
Bad Roads In Champagne Country.
PARIS, March 11.—Active fighting
is reported from the Champagne
country, where the Germans have
started an offensive movement. The
roads in the district are impassible
for heavy artillery.
AMERICAN CAPTAIN TELLS OF SINKING OF FRYE
WASHINGTON, March 11—Captain
Kiehneof, of the American bark Frye,
which was sunk by the German aux
iliary cruiser Eitel FrFedrich in the
south Atlantic ocean on January 27,
has given an interview as to the sink
ing of his ship.
He states that when the bark was
overhauled by the German cruiser the
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captain of the cruiser ordered him
to unload by throwing his cargo of
wheat into the sea. Captain Kieh
neof refused and the Germans began
preparations for sinking the ship and
ordered the crew of the Fryye into
their boats. Capt. Kiehneof then re
alized that the Germans were pre
pared to carry out their threat and
the dumping of the cargo into the
ocean began.
While the work of unloading the
Frye was in progress the smoke of a
steamer was seen on the horizon and
-the German officers, declaring they
did not have time to wait for the car
go to be unloaded, ordered the offi
cers and crew of the Frye transferred
to the Eitel Fredrich and placed
dynamite in the hold of the Frjre.
The German cruiser then sailed for
the steamer, the smoke of which had
been sighted, but had not gone far
when the explosion on the Frye took
place. Captain Kiehneof and the
IB ASSISTING FOREIGNERS
TO COAST FROM CITY OF MEXICO
ASSURES PRESIDENT WILSON HE IS DOING ALL IN HIS POWER TO
SAFEGUARD FOREIGN INTERESTS—DENIES CHARGES AGAINST
GEN. OBREGON—EXPECTS BATTLE WITH GEN. VILLA.
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, March 11.—
President Carranza has replied to
President Wilson’s note protesting
against conditions in Mexico City and
the treatment of foreigners there by
General Obregon.
The reply of Carranza Is concilia
tory and commends President Wilson
for warning American citizens to leave
Mexico City. He also states that all
foreigners should leave the city as
conditions there are necessarily bad
owing to the water supply having
been cut off.
President Carranza Informs Presi
dent Wilson that every facility Is be
ing afforded Americans and other
foreigners to leave Mexico City and
to safeguard their interests In the
country during their absence.
Carranza reiterates denial of the
charges of brutality which have been
made against General Obregon, com
manding Carranza’s forces in Mexico
City. It is denied that Spanish and
French Catholic priests were impris
oned for refusal to leave Mexico as
further time has been granted them
in making preparations for leaving
the country.
WASHINGTON, March 11—Private
advices from Mexico City state that
President Carranza is anxious that all
foreigners should leave the city in
view of the approach of General Vil
la’s army. Preparations are being
made to resist Villa and it is believ
ed that Obregon’s foTcess will destroy
the city before evacuating it to the
enemy.
Reinforcements are reported to have
been sent from Vera Cruz to assist
General Obregon to drive General Za
pata's men out of Xochimilco, the
source of Mexico City's water supply.
General Obregon has also announced
that relief stations will be establish
ed In the city where supplies will be
distributed to the poor.
GERMAN CRUISER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR UNLOADING
OF CARGO OF WHEAT—WAS ANXIOUS TO MAKE RECORD
ON KAISER’S BIRTHDAY—MANY SHIPS SUNK.
members of his crew were permitted
to see the last of their ship as she
was thrown into the air and the sea
strewn with wreckage. The steam
er which had been sighted while the
Frye was being unloaded proved to
be a British steamer. The passengers
and crew of the British boat were tak
en off and the steamer sunk in the
same manner as the Frye.
Captain Kiehneof states that the
Eitel Fredrich sunk three boats on
Kaiser Wilhelm’s birthday, January
27, the American bark Frye being one
of them. Since the sinking of the
Frye the German cruiser has de
stroyed three British, three French
and two Russian boats in the south
Atlantic. Captain Kiehneof declares
that the captain of the Eitel Fred
rich informed him that he had re
ceived orders to destroy all cargoes
destined for countries with which Ger
many was at war regardless of the
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nationality of the ships carrying the
goods.
President Considering Action.
WASHINGTON, March 11.—The
State Department is considering what
action to take regarding the sinking
of the American bark Frye by the
German cruiser Eitel Fredrich in the
south Atlantic on January 27. The
sinking of the Frye is regarded as the
most flagrant breach of international
law which it is possible for one na
tion to inflict upon another.
Count von Bernstorff, German am
bassador to America, called on Sec
retary Bryan inynediately after he
had received word of the Eitel Fred
rich's arrival at Newport News, but
no report of the subjects discussed
has been permitted to leak out. The
German ambassador appeared to be
worried over the new complication
which had arisen through the action
GOULDS HIVE LOST
MISSOURI PACIFIC
Kuhn, Loeb Co., of New York, Oust
Gould Faction From Control At
the Annual Election.
ST. LOUIS, March 11.—The control
of the Missouri Pacific railroad sys
tem was lost to the control of the
Goulds at the annual election of offi
cers here yesterday. Kuhn, Loeb Co.,
of New York, are now in control of
the railway systems in which a large
portion of Frank Jay Gould and King
dom Gould’s fortunes are invested.
The election came as a surprise to
the former officials, who anticipated
no change in the directorate. The
Kuhn. Loeb Co. had quietly secured
the necessary number of proxies from
shareholders and when the test of
strength came the Goulds and their
followers were dropped from the
board.
The Missouri Pacific system con
sists of the Missouri Pacific railway
and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railway, with a total mileage
of 7,284 miles. The company operates
in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colo
rado, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennes
see and Illinois. The earnings of the
roada for the twelve months ending
June 30, 1914, were $62,241,679; prov
iding a net income or $19,119,307 over
operating expenses.
THAW TESTIFIES
ON OWN BEHALF
Trial Attracting Crowd* and Predic
tion* Made That He Will Not
Be Convicted.
NEW YORK, March 11.—Counsel
for Harry K. Thaw, on trial for con
spiracy in escaping from the Mattea
wan asylum by bribing an official, has
won an important point and the ac
cused will be permitted to take the
stand, and testify as to his sanity at
the time when he escaped from the
asylum.
The trial is creating intense inter
est and the court is crowded to capac
ity with women predominating in the
audience. The report that Evelyn
Thaw was to appear and give evi
dence in the case attracted such a
crowd today that it was necessary for
police to clear the entrance to the
court.
It Is predicted that Thaw will es
cape conviction on the charge of con
spiracy and that the present trial
will assist him in proving his sanity
to the court.
Steamer Watson In 8eattle.
SEATTLE, March 11.—The steam
er Admiral Watson reached Seattle
last night from Alaska. She will sail
again on the 16th and will make the
trip to Kodiak.
of the officers of the German cruiser.
It Is believed that the Eitel Fred
rich will be forced to intern as she
is in a foul condition from her long
cruise in the southern waters without
being drydocked and British and
French cruisers will be waiting for
her should she attempt to leave New
port News.
Will Investigate At Once.
WASHINGTON, March 11.—Presi
dent Wilson, after a conference with
Secretary Bryan this morning, stated
that the action which the United
States would take against Germany
for the sinking of the American bark
Frye would depend upon the search
ing investigation which would start
immediately. The officers and crew
of the FTye, as well as the officers
of the German cruiser Eitel Fred
rich, have been summoned to appear
and give testimony regarding the de
struction of the vessel.
Eitel Permitted To Repair.
WASHINGTON, March 11.—It is an
nounced that the neutrality board has
recommended the granting of permis
sion to the German auxiliary cruiser
Eitel Fredrlch to make repairs at New
port News. If the permission is
| granted the cruiser may remain in the
American port indefinitely so long as
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YELLOW RAGES
THREATEN TROUBLE
Japanese In San Francisco Want Po
lice Protection From the Chi
nese Gunmen.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.—The
Japanese and Chin-se cit'zens in this
city are in an open state of warfare
as a result of the boycott ordered by
the Chinese Six Company against Chi
nese buying goods manufactured in
Japan or sold by Japanese in Amer
ica. Serious conflicts have already
occurred and the Japanese Associa
tion has asked for police protection.
Prominent Japanese importers as
sert that the Chinese merchants have
hired gunmen to enforce their order
preventing Chinamen from dealing
with Japanese, and that their lives
have been threatened. The Chinese
Six Company operates stores in ev
ery large city in America where a
Chinese colony has been allowed to
establish itself and the boycott will
be nationwide. If the company i$
able to enforce its decree by appeal
ing to racial prejudice it must result
in the financial ruin of nearly every
Japanese merchant in America, as the
Japanese have been acting as import
ers for the Chinese.
M’ADOO WILL PARI
WITH HIS APPENDIX
WASHINGTON, March 11— Secre
tary McAdoo is suffering from an at
tack of appendicitis and will be oper
ated upon today. The physician ,
state that owing to his robust consti
tution that no danger attends the or.
eration.
FAIRBANKS MAN
WITH BISHOP HOW!
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Fairbanks exchanges state that Gt
H. Madara was sent from FairbanJ
to Tanana Crossing to meet Bish<»
Rowe and accompany him from thjj
point through interior Alaska. R* .
Molony, of Valdez, accompanied Blii;;
op Rowe as far as Tanana Cross! ,
and then turning upriver went ?
Chisana and is expected to return
Valdez at an early date.
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CORRESPONDENTS LOCATING HUSK*
ROAD FOR PRESIDENT AND SECRETAF
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WASHINGTON DISPATCHES TODAY INDICATE NO DECISION HAS Yl
BEEN REACHED CONCERNING LOCATION OF RAILROAD
PRESIDENT HAS REQUESTED MORE DATA AS TO COSTS.
WASHINGTON. March 11.—Secre
tary of Interior Franklin K. Lane has
conferred with President Wilson con
cerning the Alaska railroad. After
the conference Secretary Lane is re
ported to have stated that negotia
tions were under way with the own
ers of both the Copper River and the
Alaska Northern railways for the pur
chase of their lines, but that only one
road would be purchased at the pres
ent time. He said there was much
doubt as to which one of the exist
ing roads would be purchased.
Secretary Lane Is also reported to
have stated that President Wilson
desired more figures as to the cost of
construction of the roads, their main
tenance and operation and the resour
ces of the districts which they would
serve. The engineering commission
is now preparing the additional re
port requested by the president.
It Is asserted that Secretary Lane
has asked Attorney General Greg’
if authority exists whereby Presic!
Wilson could spend more money t
was appropriated by congress in
der that one of the existing rc
could be purchased if desired. I
understood that the government
offered the bondholders of the Alt
Northern 1350,000 for their road.
Secretary Lane is reported tol
declared that the question of wh
er the railroad would go from
water to interior Alaska from
east or west side of Prince Wil
sound hinged on what part of
Alaska coal fields could best be
veloped first, the cost of construe
maintenance and operation of the
roads. ,.v
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Ditto—"I adore him. Our club
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and it was perfectly lovely.”