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" ~ VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1016 NUMBER ST
VOLUME XIV. _
THREE BRITISH CRUISERS
SUNK IN ZEPPELIN RAID
MHBMAN WAR OFFICE RECEIVES CONFIRMATION THAT THE BRf- j
MSH CRUISERS CARRAMNE, EDEN AND NISH WERE DESTROY
ED BY BOMBS DttRlNO RAID OVER ENGLISH COAST LAST
MONDAY NIGHT—FORTS AT 8ALONIKI HAVE BEEN STRENGTH
ENED IN PREPARATION FOR ATTACK — PETROGRai* CLAIMS
THAT GALICIAN CITY OF C/E UNO WIT/ HAS BEEN TAKEN.
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BERLIN, Feb. 11.—The German
war office has received confirmation
«( the news that three British cruis
ers whre sunk during the raid of the
«egHnTi coast «,y German Zeppelins
last Monday. The British govern
ment has exerted every effort to Keep
the loss of the warships from reach
ing the people of England or the out
side world, but the German officials
have learned that the cruisers Carra
Bhe, Btten and Ni3h were sunk. The
Carraline is reported to have b6en
pierced by the bomb which caused
her magazine to explode and few if
any of her crew escaped. The Eden
and .,..sh attempted to reach shallow
wkter but sank before reaching shore.
Saloniki Forts Strengthened,
j .v.aS, Feb. 11.—Advices from
Saloniki state that the forts guard
ing the British and French positions
have been strengthened and it is be
lieved that they will resist the com
bined attack, of the central European
powers. The dispatches state that the
Allies troops are constantly receiv
ing reinforcements and that heavy
artillery is being landed from trans
ports daily. It is also believed that
PORTLAND FEARS
DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD
lee Jam on Columbia Has Broken
md Vessels and Launches De
sert Waterfront at Portland.
PORTLAND, ..Ore., Feb. 12.—An
\jca jam which formed on the Colum
bia riv&f above this city has broken
and k*^ntacreased the danger of flood
lira water has been rapidly rising
and tee Waterfront has been aban
doned by all vessels and launches to
•scape from the ice which is bsAttg
carried doWh by the ffobd.
Advices VtonA joints vfe the Colum
hia say that the river hats overfljw
«d Us bUtke ht isNWAtel places and
has flooded a ehnsiderable area of ag
ricultural land in the valley. Many
of. the residents, of the valley, have
left their homes and taken their live
stodt tie the hUls.
The Wehthe'r bureau predicts heav
ier rains daring the next few days
* hud reports from all point* along the
river are to the effect that prepara
tions are being made to escape from
the ravages of a flood. Where the
the interned on the npper rivet it Is
reported that the Water was backed
up to a depth of ten feet, and caused
it to spread over a wide area of val
ley.
ttUSSIA WILL SEEK
BILLION DOLLAR LOAN
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LONDON, Feb. 12.—Advices from
Pelrograd say that tlte Russian news
papers havo announced that the Rus
sian government is soon to issue an
other billion dollar loan. It is re
ported that, the Czar’s government
will seek to place the entire loan
with the Itusslan bankers.
The issue lias been approved by
tH Russian duma and the bonds will
l'& (fhsacurcd but w>.. bo regarded by
foreign financiers as merely promises
of the Russian govi rnment to redeem
them vh,on due.
U is rumored here in financial cir
cles that the visit of Banker Morgan
cf New York, to Lindon, is in connec
tion with tlio Russian loan as the
Char’s government has been placing
•noromus orders with American man
ufacturers for war munitions and
railroad materials. .
Prospector Ads bring results.
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the Allies are planning to begin their
campaign against the Bulgarian
frontier, and that they will shortly
be Joined by an Italian force as the
Italian government is preparing to
make a formal declaration of War
against Germany.
Makes Official Denial
BERLIN, Feb. 12.—The press of
Berlin yesterday printed a story pur
porting to come from Amsterdam
stating that a British cruiser had
been sunk in the North Sea by a Ger
man submarine. The German admir
alty has issued an official denial of
the report and has cautioned the
press against giving publicity to un
founded rumors.
Czernowitz Has Fallen.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 12.—The of
fensive movement inaugurated by
General Kholob, the Czar’s new com
mander of the northern army, is
making progress along the entire
front from ' Riga to Galicia. Dis
patches from the southern front state
that the kussian troops have cap
tured the Galician city of Czerno
witz and have taken thousands of
prisoners and hundreds of guns.
FAIRBANKS GRAND JURY
HAS MURDER CASE
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 14.—The caae
of Julius Miller and WUHam O’Con
nor, who were bound over to the
grand jury for the murder of Mrs.
Rowe, of Olness, last full, will be
brought before the grand jury which
is now in session here. The murder
was one Of the most cold-blooded
killings ever repotted in Alaska as
the aged woman was clubbed to
death, ft is reported that one of
the men has signed a written confes
sion giving details Of the murder and
robbery.
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IMHESStf
Austrian Admiralty reports that Sev
oral Submarines are missing
and 'May be Ixtrt.
VIENNA, Feb. 2.—¥he Austrian
government has . Issued an official
statement fegardb:« the 'don'troversy
between the Atasrica'n and Aua:*ian
governments concerning the sinklhg
of British liners in the Mediterran
ean sea.
The statement is made that the
British admiralty has placed guns
on the British merchantmen and
that the vessels j.-e really War*nips
instead Of commerce carriers, and
that tlie commanders of the Austrian
submarines have b«tn forced to treat
them as enemy ships.
The admiralty has admitted that
several submarines operating in the
Mediterranean have failed to report
and it is believed they have fallen
victims to the guns of the armed
merchantmen which they have. at
tempted to capture.
MORTGAGE FOR SEVEN «
>11 ELION FORECLOSED.
UNIONTOWN, Pa., Feb. 12.—The
Isabella Connellsviilo Coke company,
one of the largest coke companies in
the United States, has been tempo
rarily closed down owing to the cred
itors having foreclosed a mortgage of
seven million dollars against the
property. It is reported that the
plant Will resume operations imme
diately as tho financial difficulties of
the big company aro being arranged
through the banks.
FIRE DESTROYS
WAGON FACTORY
Plant at Dubuque bestroyed with
Thousands M Wagons Intended
for Use of the Allies.
DUBUQui;, Iowa, Feb. 12.—A fire
which it is believed was of incendiary
origin, destroyed a wagon factory and
warehouses here last night, causing
a loss pf more than five hundred
thousand dollars wortli of proper*.".
The warehouses destroyed by the
flames contained wagons valued at
more than one hundred thousand dol
lars Which were ready tor shipment
to Europe for the Allies.
The flames spread With remarkable
rapidity and although the entire fire
fighting force of the city Was sent to
the scene the flames destroyed the en
tire plant. The officials of the com
pany believe the fire was of incen
diary origin and have asked the g
ernment to send secret service sffi
cials to Investigate conditions. The
loss was parti} covered by insurmce.
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PLEADS GUILTY
OF NEGLIGENCE
{Ensign Kirkpatrick, who Lost U. 8.
Navy Code Book, Being Tried
by Coart Martial.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.—En
sign Kirkpatrick, of the United States
navy, who was arrested with Lieut.
Herbert Jones, in connection with the
loss of a U. S. secret signal code book,
has entered a plea of guilty of the
charge of negligence of duty. The
men were officers on the Oregon.
The code book has been missing
for several weeks ah'd although offi
cers in the secret service have ex
hausted eVory possible means of lo
cating it, no trace of the book has
been found. The officers comprising
the court martial do not believe the
men were guilty of any more serious
charge than negligence and have been
unable to discover any evidence tend
ing to indicate that either of them
had any connection with agents of
foreign governments.
GENERAL HUGH SCOTT IS
ACTING SECRETARY WAR
r
EXECUTIVE ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED COVERING A PERIOD OF
THIRTY DAYS WHILE PRESIDENT WILL CONSIDER SELECTION
OF SUCCESSOR TO SECRETARY GARRISON—-BELIEVED THAT
SOUTHERNER WILL NOT BE CHOSEN — GARRISON’S FRIENDS
ARE CRITICISING PRESIDENT AND ..DECLARE ..THAT ..BREAK
WAS NARROWLY AVERTED OVER ..MEXICAN ..INTERVENTION
QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 12.—
President Wilson has issued an ex
ecutive order making General Hugh
Scott, commander of the United
States army, acting secretary of war
for thirty days and it is reported that
the president will consider the selec
tion 6f a successor to Secretary Gar
rison while on a week-end trip with
Mrs. Wilson on the Mayflower on the
Potomac river, President and Mrs.
Wilson left the capital last night
after the chief executive had been en
tertained at dinner by Postmaster
General Burleson.
Mitch Speculation is being made in
congressional and official circles ao to
the probable successor of Secretary
Garrison ;but it appears to be the
"unanimous opinion that a Southern
er will not be thd choice of Presi
dent Wilson. ’ '
Many of Secretary Garrison’s
friends are Severely criticising Presi
dent Wuson and 'assert that his ha
bit, mind and thought wire one of
the main reasons for the ‘secretry’s
resigning. Phey also assert that the
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pres.^w... was ... habit of ignor
ing the advice of the members of his
cabinet in reaching conclusions.
Secretary Garrison is reported to
have uttered with President W'lson
regarding the Mexican policy as he
believed It weak and ineffective. It
is understood that a break waB nar
rowly averted between the president
and secretary of war when the for
mer decided agalist Intervention in
Mexico following the murders of the
American miners at Santa Ysobel
canyon last month.
The House committee of MiV • iry
Affairs yesterday afternoon passed a
resolution expressing confidence in
in President Wilson’s attitude In
leaving the question of national de
fense fb congress.
Chafrmkn Hay, of the House com
mitted of Military Affairs, in a state
ment yesterday afternoon declared
that the resignation of secretary
Garrison from President Wilson's
cabinet would have no material effect
on preparedness h gislatiOn. He be
lieves the administration’s national
defense program Will be carried thru.
FOUR MORE DOMES
SURE OVER BLUFF
Property Owners on Atkt Avenue are
Moving tlielr ltuildings Away
from Panzer Zone.
SEATTLE, Fob. —Despite the
efforts of a score of wt rumen t lie
mud slides at Ail;i : venue la West Se
attle continue and four mure homes
were swept over the face el the bluff
yesterday afLernoon and pi cd in a
heap of wreckage.
•Many of the property' owners are
moving their but id, tigs from tin dan
ger zone as the heavy rairis conritiue,
and it is feared that a large area of
the hill may slide towards the 1 ay,
as it is rumored that cracks ha ve
opened in the earth nearly oao hun
dred yards from the face of the blufl
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of Schtol Stationery. If.
NEW RECORD IN
AVIATION MADE
Machine Ascends to Height of Nine
thousand Feet Carrying Two
Passengers and 8000 Lbs.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12.—Floyd L.
Smith, who is a graduate of the Uni
ted States Aviation school here, es
tablished a new world's record yes
terday afternoon when he ascended
to a height of nine thousand feet.
Smith carried two passengers and
one and one-half tons of freight.
Aviator Smith has also announced
■ hat he will seek to establish a long
distance record and is planning a
flight from the Pacific to tho Atlantic
against time. Ho ’ reports that, his
machine, which is fitted with a new
type of motor, worked to perfection.
' He was given an ovation by the
crowd of guests at the Coronado Ho
tel, who witnessed the record-break
ing flight.
NICARAGUAN MEASURE WILL
RE PASSED DY THE SENATE
REPUBLICAN SENATORS ADIMIT THAT COUNT OK VOTES SHOWS
THAT PRESIDENT WILSON HAS OWN FIGHT TO APPROPRIATE
MONEY TO SETTLE THE NICARAUGPAN CONTROVERSY—POST
OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL DEBATED IN THE HOUSE YES
TERDAY—BRANDEIS CASE WILL BE DEBATED IN THE SENATE
WEDNESDAY AND WITNESSES HAVE BEEN CALLED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.—
It admitted by the Republican sen
ators that President Wilson has prac
tically won his fight for the ratifica
tion of the Niearauguan treaty and
that the necessary votes have been
promised to pass the measure appro
priating three million odliars as in
demnity to Nicaragua for the canal
concession. It is belieted, however,
that a strong fight will he made in
the House against the measure.
The debate on the postoflice appro
priation bill was resumed in the
House yesterday afternoon. The an
nual roport of Postmaster General
Burleson shows that the deficit for
the past year was more than twenty
million dollars. The shortage is de
clared by Secretary Burselon to have
been caused by the European war.
it was announced yesterday by the
sub-judiciary committee of the Sen
ate, which is investigating the fitness
of Louis D. Brandeis to succeed the
late Justice Lamar on the bench of
the Supreme court of the United
States, that Charles Mellen, former
president of the New Haven Rail
road company, had been summoned
to give testimony in the Brandeis
case before the senate next Wednes
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day. It is believed that the former
railroad man will testify In favor of
President Wilson’s choice for the po
s. non.
The measure which was introduced
into the House to create a new stan
dard yf tons on ships passing third
the Panama Canal after the Close of
the present monti, has been report
ed back to the House by the commit
tee, with the recommenu_..on that it
become a law, but it is believed that
3hould both the oerate and the House
favorably consider the measure that
President Wilson will use his execu
tive powers to kill the measure by
vetoing It.
HERRON IS SERVER
WITH LABOR MENS
While Chas. E. Herron, the Repub
lican committeeman, was in Seward
ittending the meeting last Monday,
he was served with notice of lab.r
liens in connection with ti&s cut for
the Alaskan Engineering commission
last summer. The Seward Post says
that Herron has been paid for most
of the ties delivered, but the laborer*
who tiled liens are still without their
money.
T.rrrr..1 ~ - „.rr ’---T.t.--. .for
SEWARD MAY BECOME
FRESH FISH CENTER
The Booth Fisheries comna-y.
which Is one of the largest dealers Ir
fresh fiSh In North America, Is in
vestigating the possibilities of Sew
ard as a fishing center and may t>n -
sibly decide to establsh a cold-stor-’
age plant there.
The company operates Its own
boats out of Seattle and has a cold
storage plant at Sitka and is bind
ing another at Prince Rupert to care
for the catch of fish in Southeastern
Alaska.
MIDSHIPMEN IDE
BEING DISMISSED
Eighty-Two Have Been Dismissed
from Naval Academy and More
to Follow—Lack of Study
ANAPOI-I3, Feb, 12.—Eighty-two
of thb midshipmen who failed to pass
in the annual Examinations have
been dismissed from the naval acad
emy here. It is also reported that
more than two hundred of the young
men hare failed in their examina
tions and will be asked to resign. The
failure of the students to reach the
required standard is declared to have
been due to lack of study and too
much society.
This is the first instance in years
whea those who failed to pass have
been dismissed after the first test and
is believed to be the beginning of a
new regime to increase the efficiency
of the navy department of tho na
tion’s defenses.
Many of the students dismissed
from tho academy-are sons of promi
nent politicians and it is predicted
that tho matter will not close with
their dismissal. Tho names of the
men who failed in their examinations
will he published later.
NEW PRESIDENT FOR IT. 8.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NEW YORK, Fob. 3 2.—R. C.J
|Rhctt, ex-mayor of Charleston? West
[Virginia, has been elected president
lot the United Slntes Chamber of
[Commerce, which has been in annual
session here during the past wee’:. All
[the other officers of tho organization
were re-clocted by acclamation.
FLOODS ARE RABINS
EAST OF CASCADES
Valley of Johnson Creek Is Covered
to Depth of Six Feet and Far
mers Have Stock Upstairs.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 12.—Ad
vices from east of the Cascades, a tat*
that Johnson creek, a tributary of
John river, swollen by heavy raina
and melting snows, have overflowed
the banks and covers a vast area of
its valley. Hundreds of farm houses
are flooded and the water is said ti*
be running six feet deep in tfaer high
ways.
Many of the farmers escaped ta
the high lands With their stock be
fore the water prevented travel buft
hundreds temained and have attempt
ed to save their live stock by placing
them lh the upper stories of theix
homes and barns.
Advices frpm the flooded districts
state that many families have been
taken front the roofs of thelf homes
| by rescue parties Operating rudely
j constructed boats and rafts. ThS
water where it has overflowed ttafe
valley has little current and the far
mers are using rafts in attempting t'S
save their property from floating
away.
Reports received here late laA.
night say that heavy raina have been
falling in Malheur district and that
the floods are threatening the damn
which are under construction by the
government.
COJLTjEGH XVOUfli PKOVIDR
ORFICKIiS FOR AliMT
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Assis
tant Secretary of Agriculture Vroo
inan, in a statement before'the
House Committee on Military affairs
yesterday, said that Itio Hand Crant
college would be able to produce five
thousand second lieutenants for the
army each year if Congress would
provide equipment and instructors
for training the young men who at
tend the college.
Ilea-; It
lie sure and be»y the four ,iiee*
orchestra at the liberty theatre to
morrow no rnis& *?ri prices.
FOUND: On Sherman street, pari,
of a rosary. Owner can have same
by applying to Prospectory office