VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917 NUMBER *4
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OFF THF, COAST OF IRELAND
British Steamer California Sent to the
Bottom Yesterday—One Person
Killed and Remainder of Passen
gers and Crew Are Landed.
NEW YORK, Keb. 8.—A d'spatch
from Glasgow, received this morning,
announces the sinking by a German
submarine, of the Anchor Line steam
er California, a British vessel en
route from this city to Glasgow. The
report states that the vessel was tor
pedoed off the coast of Ireland, and
that one person aboard the steamc
-was killed. The remainder of the pas
sengers and crew, to the number of
1 60, have been landed. The Califor
nia was a steamer of 8661 tons, 490
feet long and 58 feet beam, and was
powered with 7,000 h. p. engines. |
She was built in 1907 at Glasgow by
D. & W. Henderson. She carrier' one
gun astern for protection.
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* l<atouche Brings Freight.
The steamer Latouche arrived in
port about 10 o'clock last evening and
remained here several hours unload
ing a cargo of about 110 tons of
freight for local merchants. A con
siderable quantity of distillate and
powder was included in the cargo.
SENATE ENDORSES
ACTION PRESIDENT;
PARTY LINKS ARK SMASHKD
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By a Vote of 78 to 5 Semite Passes
^>tone Resolution Upholding the
President — Lodge Warmly Sup
ports the Resolution.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 8.—
Following a lengthy and bitter debate
the Senate last evening passed the
Stone resolution endorsing the ect>on
of President Wilson by a vote of 7 8
to 5. Senators Gronna, Works, Var
danian, Lafollette and Kirby worked
and voted against the resolution. Par
ty lines were completely smashed.
One of the strongest supporters of the
resolution was Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, who made an eloquent
speech in which he urged all hifi col
leagues to vote for the resolution.
HUGH HE IS
SPILLED GUTTER
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SPECTACLE WITNESSED BY MANY
Gill, Beckingham and Putnam Stage
a Huge Booze Spilling Party in Se
attle—$75,000 Worth of Liquor*
Destroyed.
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SEATTLE, Feb. 8.—Mayor Gill.
Chief of Police Beckingham ami Ser
geant Putnam of the police dry squad,
s taged a $75,000 booze spilling party
i>ere yesterday afternoon. Hundreds
of spectators viewed the destruction
of thousands of bottles of wines and
iiquors and the bursting in of kegt
and barrels of booze, permitting the
contents to run into the sewer.i.
^ Fast Train Is Ditched.
ROSCOE, S. D„ Feb. 8.—Twelve
persons injured last night when the
Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul rail
, road’s Olympian passenger train went
into a ditch near here received medi
cal attention here late today. Among
thte injured was Lillian Russell of Pe
tersburg, Alaska. Packed snow on
- the track caused the derailment. The
If’blizzard today Interfered with the
work of clearing away the wreckage
rnd little progress was made.
BAND HOLDS MEETING
AND ELECTS OFFICERS
A number of persons interested in
the formation of a band and orches
tra, met at Moose hall las) 'evening
and organized H. B. Selby was elect
ed president; Jack Roseen secretary
and Louis Larson president. George
) Reinxe was chosen leader. Arrange
ments have been completed for secur
ing the necessary instruments, and
an order will be sent out for them on
j the first boat.
GILL ML SEI
FOGJARCH 6
SEPARATE TRIAL IS RENTED
Seattle's Mayor and Chief of Police
Will Appear in Court Next Month
of Charge of Conspiracy to Violate
| Liquor Law.
SEATTLE, Feb. 7.—The trial of
Mayor Gill and Chief of Police Ileck
ingham under the Indictments recent
ly returned by the Federal grand iury
charging conspiracy to violate the li
quor laws, has been set for March 6.
The application of the defendants for
separate trials has been denied.
VALDEZ CANNERY
STARTS JUNE 4
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KIKHIXG BOATS BKKX ENGAGED
Cannery man Emel Leaves for Seattle
to Night to Bring Bark Boat, Ma- :
rhinery and Men—Seven Scows to
Be Erected In Valdez.
John Emel. the Valdez cannerymau
will leave tonight on the steamship
Evans to complete arrangements for
the new cannery contemplated for
Valdez this season.
Mr. Emel has made all arrange
ments for fishing boats and crews, and
expects to have the machinery install
ed in the building on the city wharf
in time to commence work at the be
ginning of the big run of salmon,
about June 4.
The company represented by Mr.
Emel purchased one 52-foot fishing
boat in Seattle, the Lena of Valdez, a
40-footer with a 30 h. p. Eastern
Standard motor, which will be used
for towing scows, and he has likewise
chartered the Columbia and four other
| purse seine boats to be used in catch
ing the fish for the cannery. As need
ed other vessels will he added to the
fleet. Seven scows to haul the fish
in will be built on the dock at this
place, the material for the same ar
riving the middle of March or there
about.
The machinery for the new cannery
is of the latest type including iron
chink, patent washers, etc., and will
have a capacity of about 40,000 sal
mon per day, which Mr. Emel be
lieves he will have no trouble in se
curing if the run is up to expecta
tions. It will leave Seattle about
April 1, and a crew of skilled me
chanics 'will accompany it to set it up
and see that it is in perfect condition
before the pack starts.
Mr. Emel states that on his return,
about April 1, he will start a crew of
25 men fixing up the building, build
ing scows and installing the machin
ery. This crew wfll be Increased to
about 100 when the run commences.
A gang of men under the supeivi
sion of George Long, are .engaged in
overhauling the boilers formerly in
stalled in Crawford’s sawmill, which
was destroyed by the big fire, and if
they can be used they will be install
ed to furnish the steam for the four
retorts, and to furnish power for the
machinery.
The new company will spend about
$40,000 on equipment thip season,
which will be added to next year if
the pack warrants.
Don’t forget the basketball game
at Moose Hall tomorrow night. Lis
cum vs. Moose. Blue teams vs. White.
INTERNED SHIPS !
HUE TAKEN OVER
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SEIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT
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German Merchant Ships Are Seized,
as a Measure of Protection for
American Shipping—Will Not Con
voy St. Iiouis
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. S.—
Secretary of State Lansing announced
this morning that he would not 3cnd
a warship to convoy the American
liner St. Louis, as the German luctlcs
are illegal. Secretary of War Baker
announced this morning that all in
terned German steamers in the coun
try had been seized as a protective
measure to prevent the sinking or en
dangering of American shipping.
NEW DREADNOUGHT IS
LAUNCHED NEWPORT NEWS
NEWPORT NEWS. Va.. Feb. 8.—
The 32,000 ton dreadnought Missis
sippi was launched here yesterday,
with appropriate ceremonies, in which
Secretary Daniels and other naval of
ficials took part. Miss Camille Mc
Beath of Meridian. Miss., was sponsor
of the big fighting craft which was
624 feet long and will carry a main
battery of thirty-four guns. The ves
sel’s hull has cost about $8,000,000
to construct and as much more is to
be spent for armor, armament and .
machinery.
BELGIAN RELIEF
CREW GOES DOWN W ITH WRECK
Ambassador Page Receives Advices
That the Kruskor Was Sunk Mon*
day OA' Belgian Coast With Ijoss
of All On Hoard But One.
LONDON, Feb. 8.—United States
Ambassador Page has received ad
vices stating that the Belgian relief
steamer Kroskor was torpedoed and
sunk off the Belgian coast on Monday
by a German submarine. One lone
survivor was landed on the French
coast yesterday, all others going down
with the ship.
FRANCE GRANTS SAFE
CONDUCT TO BERNSTORFF
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. S.—
The French government has granted
a safe conduct to Count von Bern
storff, the German ambassador to the
United States and his suite. A simi
lar action by the British government
is expected 'within a short time.
DELAWARE MAN IS
INDOOR CHAMPION
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 8.—Dr. W.
G. Hudson, of Wilmington, Del., won
the national Indoor 22 caliber rifle
championship here last night, defeat
ing Arthur Hubalek of Brooklyn, the
title holder, by a single point. Dr.
Hudson a total of 2468 points.
Alfred P. Raine of New York,
world's champion pistol shot, won the
twenty-five shot pistol championship
of the United States with a score of
236 points. Capt. W. H. Richard of
New Haven of the United States army
won the 20 shot prone rifle match
with the score of 199 points and the
ten-shot prone match with a score of
300.
ANGERED OVER DIVORCE,
KILLS TWO, WOUNDS ONE
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Feb. 8.—
Harry Terry, formerly of Cincinnati,
tonight shot and killed his wife, Mrs.
Lillian Black Terry, and his mother
in-law, Mrs. Victoria Black, and fa
tally wounded his wife’s cousin,
Mrs. L. M. Spurlock. Terry, arrested
late tonight declared he shot the
members of his family because the
mother and cousin were responsible
for a suit for divorce filed by his j
wife. *
MUNITION WORKERS IX
• FRANCE GO OX STRIKE
PARIS. Feb. 8.—The employes of
Schneider & Co., at Halfleur, the sec
ond largest steel works in France, and
which is devoted to the manufacture
of munitions, went on strike yester
day. Today Albert Thomas, ministar
of munitions and representative of
the Socialists in the cabinet went to
Harfleur and delivered an appeal to
the strikers to return to work.
“The government does not want
to use the means the law gives it and
appeals to your patriotism, to your
affection for the fighters who are at
the front and to your reason for ev
eryone to be present tomorrow at the
factory. According to a decree the
government has the right to mobilize
workingmen or requisition works. It
also has the right to decide issues be
tween employers and workmen."
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IN VICINITY OF GR AN DECOY RT
Heavy Fighting on the Somme Front
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—French Advance In Alsace h Re
pulsed—Germans Advance at Vil
na—Fighting Resumed Galiciu.
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LONDON. Feb. 8.—The war office)
reports that after severe fighting the I
British troops have taken one thou- j
sand yards of the German trenches
near Grndecourt on the Somme
front.
French Attack Fails.
BERLIN, Feb. 8.—A bulletin is
sued by the war office this morning
states that the French attempted to
advance northwest of Mulhausen in j
Alsace, but were repulsed by flie Ger-,
man forces. On the Eastern front!
the Germans successfully assautled.
the Russian positions near Vilr.a.
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Fighting Resumed in Galiciu.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 8.—Advices re
ceived here from the Galician front
state that the Russian forces have re-j
sumed the offensive in Galicia and
are vigorously attacking the Teut >n
positions.
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ELEVEN BOATS
SUNKJESTEBDATi
ACCORDING TO LLOYD'S REPORT
Survivors of twt) Vessels Landed
With Exception of 17 Reported
Missing—Four Persons Re|torted
to Have Been Killed.
LONDON. Feb. 8.—Of the vessels
sunk by German submarines yester
day, the survivors of two, the St. Ni
nian and Corsican Prince, have land
ed with the exception of one boat con
taining 17 persons, which is repotted
missing. Lloyd’s reports the sinking
of 11 steamers yesterday with four
persons killed.
Stores Close Half Day.
The announcement made in yester
day’s Prospector that the stores and
meat markets would be' closed all
day Monday next, Lincoln’s Birthday,
was an error, due to a misunderstand
ing of a telephone conversation. The
stores will remain open until nocn,
closing only for the afternoon.
German American Bank Solvent.
Word was received here yesterday
that-depositors in the German-Ameri
can bank need have no apprehensions
over their deposits, as the bank was
solvent and would resume business in
a few days, closing down temporarily
on account of the heavy run. Ample
funds have been secured to protect all
depositors. ,
The launch Pathfinder, Captain
Smith, pulled out this morning for
Ellamar, Landlock and Fidalgo with
several passengers and considerable
freight for those points.
SCHOONER BLEKUM HAS
A TERRIFYING VOYAGE
REACHES SEWARD THIS MORNING AND REPORTS THE PROBABLE
IiOSS OF THE POWER SCHOONER PROGRESS—LEFT SEATTLE
IN TOW OF PROGRESS BIT WERE PARTED OFF CAPE OM
MANEY JANUARY SI IN TERRIBLE STORM — PROGRESS WHEN
LAST SEEN WAS ICE COVERED AND MAKING HARD WORK OF
IT—HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR REPORTED SINCE THAT DATE.
SEWARD, Feb. 8.—The schooner
Harold Bleekum, Capt. W. Kohloister,
sailed into port here this afternoon
from Seattle, after the most stormy
and terrifying voyage the master and
crew of seven men ever experienced.
The Captain is accompanied by his
wife, the daughter of Dr. J. P. Seen
ney of Seattle, who has accompanied
him all over the world and she states
the voyage was the most frightful site
ever experienced.
The Bleekum left Seattle in tow cf
the Ashing boat Progress en route for
Seward. All went well until off Cape
Ommaney, at the south end of Bara
noff Island, where on January 31.
they encountered a terriAc storm. The
Progress continued to buck the wind
and waves, but the gale covered her
with spray which froze instantly in
the intense cold until she was liter
ally covered with ice and made but
slight headway. Finally the tow line
parted and the two vessels were d>iv
en apart. This was the last seer of
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the Progress by those on board Un
Bleekum, nor as far as can be learn
ed, has she been reported by a:<y oth
er vessel. When the tow line parted
the Bleekum had all sails stowed and
drifted rapidly before the ga'e. Ev
erything movable aboard the schoon
er was carried away, and within the
next 48 hours she had drifted 250
miles from the spot where she had
drifted 250 miles from the 3pot
where she had parted company with
the Progress. Sail was eventually
made on the Blekum and she arrived
off Seward three days ago, but was
unable to enter the harbor on account
on thick weather. She hove to off
the entrance until this morning, wher.
clear weather and a fair wind enabled
her to come into the bay.
It is feared that Progress did not
weather the storm, as nothing has
been heard from her. A request has
been sent out for all steamers to keep
a sharp lookout for the vessel and
wire if found.
ANCHOR LWER.
TWO TORPEDOES WERE El RED
Captain of the California Says No
Warning Was Given Ill-Fated Lin
er—One American Among Those
Rescued—Forty-One Missing.
WASHINGTON, I). C.. Feb. 8.—
United States Consul Frost, at Liver
pool, has cabled to Secretary of State
Lansing that the German steamship
California of the Anchor Line, which
was torpedoed by a German subma
rine off the Irish coast yesterday was
sunk without warning, and that 41
members of the passengers and crew
are still missing. The captain of the
California, who is among those land
ed, states two torpedoes were fired at
the steamer by the submarine at a dis
tance of about 300 yards. The Consul
also states that the British steamer
Eavestone was also sunk without
warning. There was one American
among those rescued from the Cali
fornia. * /
EMPRESS PROGRAM
THIS EVENING
A fine program tonight in Eagle
Hall at 8 p. m.
“Spark from the Embers’’ 2 reel
drama.
“The Book Agent” comedy.
Vivian Rich in the beautiful and
novel feature “In the Sunshine.”
“All at Sea” comedy.
TEUTONS DIVIDE FOOD
CAPTURED IN RUMANIA
LONDON, Feb. 8.—A conference
was held recently says a dispatch
fronr The Hague between Premier
Martinlo of Austria and Qen. Hofer,
head of the Austrian war feeding de
partment, Chancellor von Bethmau
Holweg, Foregln Secretary Zimmer
man. and Adolf Batoci, German food
controller. Eoonomic questions in
cluding the distribution of food cap
tured in Rumania were discussed.
ARIZONA ASKS THAT
NATION BECOME DRY
PHOENIX, Feb. 8.—Arizona to
day is preparing for forwarding to
Washington a resolution, asking con
gress to submit the question of a
constitutional amendment for nation
wide prohibition to the country. The
memorial was passed by the legisla
ture.
I'KISOXKK ASS.\ll,TKI»
ix .i.\n, gets VKitnicr
OLYMPIA, Feb. 8.—A verdict war,
rendered in the supreme court today
for $1000 against former Sheriff Fred
McC'orkle, in favor of Fred Kusah.
who received several cuts when Ern
est Reisch. a demented prisoner, ran
amuck in the county jail where Kusah
was also confined. Kusah charged
McCorkle with negligence in not
guarding Reisch properly. John F.
Gillies, serivng a term in the state
penlentiary for looting the industrial
insurance fund, was a prisoner at the
same time and with the assistance of
others, overpowered Reisch. There
was no keeper in the jail on the night
of the attack.
RELATIONS ARE
STILLGRITIGAL
BRKACH 18 RAPIDLY VRSKUSfi
Officials Declare Only An Ov«d .Vat on
On the Part of Germany Needed to
Precipitate An Armed Contiirt Be.
tween Countries.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Feb. 8.
The relations between the United
States and Germany are still eritical,
and the general opinion prevails not
only in the capital but throughout the
country that war with Cermany can
not be avoided. Officials high in ad
ministration circles assert that the
commission of an overt act on the
part' of'Germany is all that is neces
sary to precipitate a declaration of
war, and such an act is only a ques
tion of time. The breach is rapidly
widening, the question of the arming
of merchant ships for defense against
attack not mitigating the offenses be
ing committed against neutral ship
ping by German submarines. y.
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Basketball Game. i-f' '
There will be two basketball garnet
tomorrow, Friday, night, one betweeit;5
the Moose first team and the Llscum 'K
fir3t team, and another between the
Whites and Blues, the young ladles
teams.
Mariposa Sails North.
SEATTLE, Feb. 8.—The steamer
Mariposa sailed from here this morn
ing at 9 o'clock Valdez and way
ports. Her pasesngers for Valdez are
Chas. A. Hand and Miss Blanche
Fogg and E. Evangella, Steve Batuba.
Eli Parnell and four steerage for La
touche.