VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1910 NUMBER 21W
FOREIGN OFFICE
REIMS SILENT
j WAITING OFFICIAL PAPERS
Austria Says Forced Into War to
Protect Existence and Safeguard
Future—English Comment Is Gen
erally Sarcastic.
LONDON^ Deo. 14.—The official
Austrian statement accompanying the
peace proposal made by the Central
Powers, says that the patience of
Austria was exhausted when, in 1914
a series of provocations, systemati
cally continued, and culminating in
the murder of the Archduke Ferdi
nand, forced the country into a war
after fifty years of unbroken peace.
Austria was compelled to enter the
struggle to defend her very existence
and safeguard the future of the em
pire.
The Foreign Office will undoubted
ly ignore the proposal for peace from
the Central Powers until the official
papers containing the terms on which
it is proposed to base the negotiations
for peace are received.
Newspaper comment on the peace
proposals are generally in a sarcastic
vein. The News says that inasmuch
as Germany and her allies have now
obtained a maximum of the plunder
they may be expected to gain from
the struggle, and the avenger Lloyd
George is about to inflict punishment,
they desire peace. The Chancellor's
declaration before the Reichstag is
declared almost blasphemous, and au
attempt to shift the blame for the
continuance of the war upon the al
lied nations.
CONSTANTINE IS
MOBILIZING ARMY
WILL I'ROUARLY DECLARE WAR
Reported that German Divisions iu
Rumania Have Heen Shifted to
Other Fronts and Conditions Art
More Favorable to Allies.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14.—Advices
received here state that King Con
stantine of Greece has issued orders
for the mobilization of the Greek
army, and it is anticipated he will is
sue a declaration of war against the
Entente Allies. It is also reported
here that several other divisions of
the German army in Rumania have
been transferred to other fronts to
lelieve the pressure on the German
lines, and that the situation in Ru
mania is becoming more favorable to
the Entente Allies.
C. W. Cook In Town.
C. A. Cook, the well known gov
ernment school teacher of Tatitlik,
arrived in the city yesterday after
noon on the Tokeh Lou, and left for
his home again today. He reports
his native charges doing well an i
learning rapidly. Mr. Cook is a gral
uate of the Bellingham Normal, and
has been a teacher in Alaska for
years, formerly being stationed on
the Yukon.
Moose. Christmas Dinner.
Tickets are now on sale for the An
rual Christmas Dinhfcr given by the
Order of Altujkan Mppse. Only a lim
ited number of ti£l(6is are to be sold.
Moose members have until December
20th to purchase tickets for them
selves and families. After which ttme
the tickets will be sold to the friends
of the Moose. Moose members please
secure their tickets as soon as pos
sible.
AARON E. RUCKER,
tf Secretory.
A double-header basket ball game
will be played at Moose halls tomor
row night by Moose and Fort Liscu u
teams. The boys put up a snappy
game and deserve your patronage.
Are stores are putting on their
holiday attire, Christmas stocks be
ing on display.
BOM'S IS OFFERED
TO COAL MINERS
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14—No
tices have been posted at many mines
in the Monongahela Valley that a
bonus of $3 will be paid, along with
his regular pay, to any miner who
works 12 days in succession, says a
Charleroi special to the Ledger.
Three shifts are working at many of
the plants. The policy is in effect
ir. almost every mine in the fifth and
sixth pools.
TEUTONS TIKE
TOWN OF IUESILU
IS NORTHEAST OK Bl'CHARFST
Repulse Heavy Russiun Attacks in
Moldavia—French Capture Five
Small Bulgur Posts—Snow Im
pedes Progress.
! BERLIN. Dec. 14.— The Teutons
have repulsed five heavy attacks di
rected by the Russians against their
j positions along the Moldavian fron
Itier. The Teutons have also captured
ithe Rumanian town of Mesilu, norlh
[east of Bucharest and between IV
ilesti and Buzcau.
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Capture Hulgar Rosts.
! PARIS, Dec. 14.—The French op
erating in Saloniki have captured live
Bulgarian posts, according to reports
from Vardar The report also states
that the heavy snowfall is impeding
the progress of the French and Ser
bians north of Monastic.
British Cabinet Completed.
PARIS. Dec. 14.—Premier Briand
today announced to the House of Dep
uties that the reorganization oi the
British cabinet had been complet <.
Many Get Shorter Day.
1 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.—Es
tablishment of an eight-hour day by
the Standard Oil Company of Calif
ornia brings a distinct advantage to
practically all of the employees. The
plan becomes operative as soon as
the details can be perfected, and ef
fects between 7000 and S000 per
sons ill all classes of labor.
WHEAT DROPS ON
RUMOR OF PEACE
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LONGS GET OUT FROM UNDER
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i Wheat Drops Nine Points on the
Day’s Trading and Market (''loses
Weak at $1.6(ii£—Further De
cline Anticipated.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—The possibF
lty of peace being declared in the
'near future in Europe as a result of
the proposals made by Germany to
the Entente allies, had a decided ef
fect upon the market here. There
was a rush of the longs to get out
from under with the result that wheat
closed last night at nine cents per
bushel under the opening price, the
closing quotations being $1.66 % with
the market weak. A still further de
cline is looked for Intoday’s trading.
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GOOD ATTENDANCE AT
THE TATITLEK SCHOOL
During the month of November the
native school at Tatitlek made a re
cord in attendance. It has an en
lollment of 58 pupils. Twenty days
oi school were taught and there was
1,152 days of attendance with only
eight days of absence.
Manager Pinkus states that “The
Birth of a Nation” will be shown
in Valdez in about thirty days. Par
ties who have seen this great photo
play state that it is much better than
“Civilization.”
I As proof that advertising brings
certain results, la government em
ploye recently advertised for a bunch
of lost keys, and next morning found
them in his pocket.
FRENCH PAPERS
HIRE PROPOSAL
NO BASIS COR THK DISCISSION
Press I'nanimous In Declaring Ger
man Proposal Nothing But Scheme
to Convince Own People Allies Re
sponsible /or the War.
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PARIS. Dec. 14.—The newspaper
I comment in this city on the peace
proposals of Germany is a chorus of
derision, and the assertion is made
that the German scheme is too trans
parent to fool anybody, and is mere
ly a bid for the sympathy of the neu
itral nations. The Matin declares the
proposal is mere talk, and is not in
tended as a genuine attempt to end
the struggle, as it contains no terri
torial, political or*other condition!;
I upon which to base a discussion of
! terms of peace.
It declares the proposal to be a de
ivice of the Kaiser and the war party
jin Germany to convince their own
'people and the neutral nations that'
the Entente Allies are responsible for
the war, knowing that the proposals
made are such that they cannot pos
sibly be accepted.
I The plot is declared to be too trans
parent to accomplish its intended
purpose.
LIITlE change
OF ACCEPTANCE
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'BRITISH ATTITCDE EXCHANGED
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!a Peeling of Pessimism Prevails in
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England Over Possibility of Ger
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mail Proposals Conning Basis f< r
Negotiations.
LONDON'. Dec. 14. A disput'd, re
ceived here this morning from Am
sterdam, states Dial the Kaiser lia s
notified the generals commanding
the German army that peace oilers
have been made the enemy nations,
hut their acceptance is a mat*er of
; uncertainty, and until that accep
tance is assured they must fight on.
In official circles and even among
the general public a feeling of pes
simism prevails as to the proposals
I from Germany forming the basis of
j negotiations for peace. In official
I circles the belief exists that the pro
posals are of such nature that they
cannot be accepted by the Entente
Allies, and generally the British at
titude toward the objects sought to
be obtained by the wgr is unchanged,
and there appears to be little chance
of an acceptance of the terms submit
ted by Germany.
DEUTSCHLAND WILL RETURN
FROM BREMEN BY JANUARY I
BREMEN, Dec. 14.—It is reported
that the submarine freighter Bremen
!will start on its third voyage to the
lUnited States early next week, arriv
ing about January 1.
Rev. Orloff Removed to Killisnoo.
Rev. John Orloff. the Russian
priest, who attracted considerable no
toriety last fall by being arraigned
before the district court on the charge
of selling liquor to bis charges at
Tatltlek, has been moved to Killis
noo, on Alexander archipelago, the
orders for his removal being received
[Monday. Much friction existed be
tween the priest and the U. S. offi
cials at Titttlek, on account of the
iecclesiastical preferment for redeye,
which .it was claimed he distributed
lavishly among the native converts to
his church, retarding the worjt of the
Schools at the native village.
The charge hanging over Rev. Or
loff has not yet been dismissed, but
it is expected It will be, now that he
has been removed from the town.
The prisoners in the federal jail
are kept quite busy shoveling off the
walks around the federal building,
owing to the heavy and frequent,
snowfall.
M STROKE
HID FOR NEUTRAL SYMPATHY
Washington Diplomats Say Effect of
the German Offer of Pence Will He
Hard to Overcome—Acceptance Is
Very Improbable.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. i4.-Dip.t
mats of the neutral nations in this
city express the belief that the pro
posal for peace submitted to the en
emy nations by Germany is no more
than a master stroke by the German
government in its bid for the sympa
thy of the neutral nations, and one
which will be hard to offset. It is
agreed that the acceptance of the
German proposal by the Entente Al
lies is highly improbable as there is
no question but that Russia, even if
the otner members of the alliance
were willing, would stand out against
the proposed negotiations, which
would cost her not only the objects
which Russia has hoped to atta’u
through the struggle, but also ner
Polish provinces.
President Wilson was approached!
on the subject of the German peace
i proposals by a number of newspaper
men, but he refused to make an
comment. %
PEACE PROPOSAL
CREATES PANIC
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IU SH TO SKLIj WAll STICKS |
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liethlehem Steel Declines Twenty-Six |
Points I'nrier Pressure of Selling j
Orders—Cotton .Iiiiii|is I’er |
Hale—.Many Fortunes la>st.
NEW YORli, Dec. l^.- The report
of the submission by Germany 10 t In
Entente Allies of proposals for peace
created a genuine panic on the stock
exchange here. The announcement
was so unexpected and its effect upon
file market so powerful that the mar
ket dropped with a dull thud and
persons who were twenty-four hours,
earlier the possessors of fortunes u>
the inflated war stocks, saw their
wealth melt away in a moment, as
the prices declined by leaps and
bounds under pressure of selling or
ders.
1 The sensation of the day was Beth
jlehem Steel, which dropped twenty
■six points during the day. United
States Steel declined three points So
|furious was the trading that the
stock tickers were 20 minutes behind
■ the sales. On the other hand cotton
took a big raise, as the speculators
saw in the proposals the possible lift
ing of the embargo against exporta
jtions, and the market closed $3.50
per bale higher than the opening. !
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Alameda Due This Evening.
Owing to a severe storm prevail:ng
on the Sound, the steamer Alameda
did not leave Cordova yesterday aft
ernoon as scheduled, and the laU‘*f
report from that vessel Is that she
left the railroad town at 11 o’cloi k i
this morning, and will anive here!
about 5 o’clock this evening.
The Moose are planning one of the !
best Christmas dinners in the history
of the order. This has become an 1
annual event with the Moose, and is
one which is eagerly looked forward '
to by the bon vlvants of the city. Tur
key with trimmings, will be the
foundation for the feast. i
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A number of young people gather
ed at the Congregational parsonage
last night and enjoyed themselves
until a late hour.
Marshal F. R. Brenneman is a re-,
turning passenger on the Alamed.
after a prolonged visit in the States,
and at the Nation’s capital.
This Is the season of the year when j
the man who lost money on the elec-1
tio4 talks of dull times and retrench
ments.
ACCEPTS LEADERSHIP
OF QUEBEC OPPOSITION
QUEBEC, Dec. 13.—Mr. Arthur
Sauve, member of the legislature for
Two Mountains, has accepted the
leadership of the Cons TV'itlve opp >
sition of the Quebec legislature.
There are six Conservatives In the
Provincial House since the election
last fall, and Lieut. Col. Smart of
Westmount, is one of the six now t
the front.
PA^MMENDMENT
IMMIGRATION BILL!
HARKING ASIATICS FROM U. S.
N'o Mention Made of Nutlons Includ
ed Except Hindus—Ijodge and Phe
lan Indulge in IJvely Tilt Over the
Measure.
WASHINGTON, D. ('., Dec. 14.
By a vote of 42 to 14 the Senate this
morning adopted the amendment t >
the Immigration Bill barring Hindus
land other Asiatics from the United
|States, not mentioning the names of
jthe Asiatic nations other than the
Hindus thus barred.
During the discussion of the bill
It. lively tilt occurred between Senat >r
; Lodge of Massachusetts and Con -
gressman Michael Phelan of that
islate over the “gentlemen's age.
inent with Japan regarding the ad
mission of Japanese citizens into the
j United States. Phelan asserted t hat
Icertain Japanese busybodies evident
ly construe the government as being
j centered in Tokio.
1 U-BOAT ACTIVITIES IN
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
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BERLIN, Dec. 14.—An official
communication issued yesterday
says:
One of our submarines in the Eng
lish Channel the 13 th sank a French
guard vessel, apparently a torpedo
boat destroyer of the Arc or Sabre
class, and besides six enemy mer
chantmen. Tiie same U-boat sank tir
Norwegian steamer Uilvang. which
was carrying war material for Hit*
French government.
GERMIMS
i RETAIN ANTWERP
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^ CONTINUE MILITARY CONTROL
Teuton Diplomats In Washington Re
fuse to Discuss Question Asserting
They Do Not Know of Such a Pro
vision.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 14.—
,The Teutonic diplomats in this city,
Iwhen approached by newspaper men
today regarding the report that Ger
jmany desired to retain possession of
Antwerp when Belgium was restored
! following negotiations for peace, and
thus maintain military control of the
city, refused to make any comment on
the question. They asserted they did
| not know that such terms had been
or would be made.
The Chamber of Commerce held
an enthusiastic meeting last night, at
which many topios of interest to the
city were discussed. These meetings
are not for the members of the "ham
ber alone, but are for everyone who
is interested in the growth of the
town. .■>
Owen Meals, the hustling Ford
agent, is painting his garage, and
getting ready for a big business this1
spring. Mr. Meals has four or five j
new cars placed and looks for a good j
season.
Father Fletcher will return on the
steamship Spokane from Cordova,
where he has been on business con
nected with his church.
The Toked Lou returned to Ella
mar today. Her passengers were
L. L. Middelkamp and C. W. Cook.
NOT BE ACCEPTED
IK A FOREGONE CONCLUSION
British Officials Declare Germany I'
Not Seeking Peace But Ho|»es to
Place the Blame for Continuance
of War I'|K>n Allies.
j LONDON, Dec. 14.—It is a for
gone concluison that the Entente Al
lies will reject the peace proposals
made hy Germany. England is nV.
deceived hy this move on the pirt
of Germany, and realizes the motive
back of it is not a desire for peace.
Officials do not nelieve Germany is
weakening, but is vigorously planning
a continuance of the war. General
von Hindenberj has intimated that a
rejection of the proposals is what
Germany desires, as it will open tho
way to the employment of drastic
methods by Germany, which she fears
to employ at this time for fear of
t rousing the active hostility of nei
'tral nations, but which may be safely
I employed if through this scheme the
| blame for the continuance of th<*
struggle can be placed on the Enten
te Allies. The London Express, in
commenting on the German proposal
declares it is nothing hut a deep laid
plot to effect the neutral nations, an 1
that the Kaiser has no sincere desir ■
to bring an end to the war. The.
Times declares the proposal a mani
fest sham, and asserts the language
of the Chancellor in his address to
the Reichstag is not that of a bellig
erent genuinely seeking peace, but is
the mouthings of a boaster.
EMPEROR'S ONE
OBJECT PEACE
.NOTE ,\<’< COMPANIES PROPOSAL
Germany, In Spite of Strength, Is Not
Deaf to Responsibility to God, Ger
many and Humanity—Now Is the
Time for Action.
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BERLIN*. Dec. 14.—The note ac
companying the German proposal for
peace, which is being forwarded to
;the several enemy nations, the text
of which was made public yesterday.
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says:
I “We are now in the most terrible
'war in the history of the world,,
'which has been raging for two years,
| a catastrophe which a thousand years
of civilization has been unable to pre
Jvent, and which has injured the most
! precious achievements of humanity.
Our strength has not made our ears
'deaf to our responsibility before
God, Germany and humanity. Our
enemies have averted former propo
sals for peace, and we ar» now tak
ing further steps to prevent blood
shed and restore to Europe the peace
for which the entire people rre long
ing. It has been the single thought
of the Emperor throughout th«> war
!to restore a lasting peace in Europe
after this victorious struggle, and
now considers the moment for offi
cial action has come.
In presenting the peace proposals
!to the Reichstag yesterday the Chan
cellor recounted the Teutonic victo
ries and repeated the substance of
.the note. Practically every member
I of the assembly was present, and the
galleries were crowded to capacity
| with spectators.
| A complete silence reigned while
| the Chancellor was speaking, and the
{dose of his address was punctuated
I by tremendous cheering by the mem
bers and spectators.
I Friday night at 8 o’clock the Fort
Liscum and Moose teams will meet
in a game of basketball in Moose
hall. The admission will be 25 cents.
L. L. Middelkamp returned to El
lamar this morning.
With the mercury 40 above and
no wind blowing, Valdeaana ageAe
clalming that the weather is too
warm.