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VOLUME Tm VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1915. NUMBER 991
BELIEVE EMPEROR
RECALL OFFICERS
Ambassador Bornstorff Tries to Avoid
Losing Services of Captains
Boy*Kd and Von Papen.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—It is be
lieved that Emperor William will or
der the recall of Captain Boy-Ed and
Captain Von Papen, German naval
and military attaches to the Wash
ington embassy, as new developments
are reported to have been made show
ing that the activities of the German
officers were direct violations of our
neutrality.
It is also reported that as result
wf information submitted to the fed
eral grand jury In New York investi
gatlng^he alleged conspiracy, that
•they&'jtman and Austrian diplo
matic representatives in the United
States will be requested to resign by
Secretary Lansing of the State de
partment.
That Ambassador Bernstorff is op
posed to losing the services of Boy
Ed and Von Papen is evidenced by
his having personally called upon
Secretary Lansing to ascertain the
grounds upon which the recall of the
officers is demanded.
FRIEND OFilLSOR
SUNOS FOR HIT
Bryan Hays He is to Harmony with
President on Nearly all Ques
tions—BpHt on Principles.
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WASHINGTON. I). C„ Dec. 11.—
William J. Bryan tonight issued a
statement in which he reiterated his
personal friendship for President
Wilson. The Nebraskan declares that
•n practically all questions he is in j
harmony with the President, and that
any differences between the two are
those .of principle.
Mr. Bryan departed for his winter
home at Miami, and will conduct his
peace program from there.
Mr. Bryan's statement follows:
“1 came to Washington two years
ago last March at the invitation of
the President, because he thought I
con id render a service to the govern
ment. I was more than pleased with
the opportunities offered and am sat-j
isfied that the work done in the
State Department, especially in the
negotiation of treaties and in culti
vating better relations with Latin
Amerlca, will stand.
*T resigned only when 1 became
convinced that the opportunities for
service were larger outside the Cab
inet. On nearly every question I
found it possible to agree with the
President and in those matters it has
given me pleasure to second his ef
forts. in the few instances in which
we. could not agree, I have stated
my views with frankness and am will
ing to risk the judgment of the party
and the country.
“The Republicans must not put the
differences between the President and
myself in the same class a3 the differ
ences between Mr. Taft and Mr.
Roosevelt. Mr. Taft and Mr. Roose
velt had personal differences which
led to a division in the Republican
Party. The President aud myself are
friendly and our differences are only
differences of principle.
“I rely upon my record during tue
last twenty-five years to prove my de
votioiH to the Democratic Party, and
that devotion was nevSr greater than
today. My obligations to the party
have constantly increased and the six
millions and a half of Democrats
•who have three times voted for me
•will never have reason to doubt ray
loyalty to the principles whicii have
made the Democratic Party a living
force in politics for more thau a ••en
tury, and which, in spite of any mis
takes it may make, will continue to
make it the party of the common
people and the champion of the rights
of the masses.”
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CHAIRMANSHIPS GO
TO SOUTHERNERS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—
It Is significant when congress re
convened yesterday afternoon and
the personnel of the committees were
announced that the chairmanships of
thirty-eight of the fifty-six house
committees were found to have gone
to representatives from the Southern
states indicating that the administra
tion is lining its forces for the fight
which may develop on the national
defense program.
PRESS POINT
Bitterly Denounces British Govern
ment for Lawlessness in Inter
fering with Commerce.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11
Senator Hoke Smith of' Georgia oc
cupied the floor of the upper house
yesterday afternoon and bitterly ar
raigned the British government for
its interference with the commerce of
neutral nations. He said England had
met the protests of President Wilson
with increased lawlessness.
President Wilson, he said, had pro
tested to Britain regarding the ruling
of the prize court on shipments seiz
ed and taken to England, and while
British diplomats were preparing a
reply to the American note, British
cruisers had seized two American
vessels shortly after they had depart
ed from New York. The cargo of the
steamers had been confiscated and the
steamers requisitioned into the serv
ice of the British government al
though no ruling had been made on.|
their cases by the prize court.
Senator Smith has announced that
he will press the matter before the
senate and will demand that Presi
dent Wilson adopt an uncompromis
ing attitude in dealing with the Brit
ish government and would insist up
on the right of American ships being
free to go to any part of the world
without interference on the part >(
foreign nations.
Those who attend the Civic League
Dance tonight at Eagle Hall are
promised a big time. Pine music for
the occasion. Dancing will start at
9:30.
EXTEND WAR TAX
ANOTHER TEAR
Expected that Bankers will Organize
Fight Against Capital Htook
Being Subjected.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—
Representative Claude Kitchin, of
North Carolina, has called a caucus
of the Democrats to be held Monday
evening to consider extending the col
lection of war tax to the end of the
coming year.
It is stated that the estimates of
the revenue expected to be raised by
the tax has been a disappointment,
having fallen far short of the esti
mates of its advocates. Numerous
suits have been filed by bankers at
tacking the constitutionality of the
tax as it affects capital stock of
banks and it is believed that a fight
will develop over the extension of the
tax for another year.
SHORTAGE OF COAL
REPORTED IN VIENNA.
ZURICH. Dec. 11.—It la reported
from Vienna that a serious shortage
of coal is heiug experienced here as
a result of the war having restricted
the output of the mines. The gov
ernment has seized all stocks of coal
and is distributing it to rich and poor
alike.
The Civic League Dance tonight at
Eagle Hall will be one of the best of
the season. Dancing starts at 9:30
o’clock. Special music for the occa
sion.
KING CONSTANTINE FORCED
GRANT DEMApS OF ALLIES
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REPORTED FROM ATHENS THAT FEARING BOMBARDMENT FROM
ALLIES FLEET OF WARSHIPS TllAT THE GREEK MINISTRY
AGREES TO DEMOBILIZE TROOPS j AT 8ALONIKI AND REIN
FORCEMENTS WILL BE SENT TO ANGLO-FRENCH ARMY—RE
PORT THAT SERBIANS ARE IN QESPERATE PLIGHT WITH
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THOUSANDS LIVING IN CAVES A$D DYING FROM EXPOSURE
AND PESTILENCE, COMES FROM AMERICANS.
LONDON, Dec. 11.— It is reported
from Athens that King Gonitantine
will grant the demands in the ulti
matum issued by the Allies and will
permit passage of troops through Sa
loniki to the relief of the Anglo
French troops retreating to the coast.
Latest advices from Saloniki state
the army is retreating in good order
and have avoided the attempt of the
Bulgarian troops to cut o‘T their re
treat
Greece Will DerniltLve.
ATHENS, Doc. 11.—It is unoffi
cially reported that th • Greek m n
istry has decided to grant the de
mands of the Allies and will demo
bilize the Greek army in Macedonia
The Allies fleet of warship is off the
coast of Greec • ready to establish a
blockade of commerce and begin
bombardment of the coast cities of
their demands were refused
ALLIES ORDERED
FROMISALONIKI
London Fears that Anglo- French Ex
pedition to Serbia Win Be Lost
to the Allies if Not Believed.
LONDON, Dec. 11—Official advices
from Saloniki state that the Anglo
French expedition to the assistance of
Serbia and which is retreating is in
desperate straits and may be cap
tured. The Allies forces are said to
be outnumbered and are short of mu
nitions. They are retreating before
the German and Austrian troops and
are threatened by a flank movement
in which Bulgarian forces are at
tempting to cut off their retreat.
The Greek ministry has refused to
permit of reinforcements being sent
to the Allies from Saloniki and has
demanded that the Allies forces be
withdrawn from Greek territory.
It is realized by commanders of
the Anglo-French troops in Macedo
nia that it is only a matter of tempo
rizing with Greece in an effort to save
the army now retreating to the coast,
it is feared that Greece will precipi
tate hostilities by disarming the Al
lies who have entered Macedonia
from Serbia and Bulgaria.
A strong fleet of Allies warships
has been assembled in the Mediter
ranean off the coast of Greece and is
prepared to begin the bombardment
of the Greek c.ues If the Allies troops
are disarmed and interned by King
Constantine.
ANCHORAGE HAS AN
AWFUL BOOZE FAMINE
The Seward Gateway reports that
when the Farragut was unloading, or
trying to unload, there some days
ago, a big consignment of barrels of
meat fell on the dock from the ship’s
sling and bursted. The crowd that
was watching the unloading process
suddenly caught a suspicious smell
and having in mind the stories of
German plots against munitions car
goes “every man for himself” became
the motto in fact as well as in senti
ment. Later the people came back
to find the dear old federal authori
ties confiscating the stuff. It was
whiskey. When the boat came here
It is said, it did not have the stuff
completely out of its system, and
Seward will get the benefit of it. The
latest weather report from Anchor
age was “dry and cold.”
Why not select one of those pretty
silk or wool dresses for your wife
for a Christmas present at E. Win
ter’s. tf
Serbians are Perishing.
ftOME, Dec: 11.—American cor
; respondents arriving here from Ser
bia state that conditions in Serbia
ard beyond belief and that more than
Iona million men, women and chil
jdran who fled from their homes in
the' cities before the invaders, are dy
ing from exposure and pestilerce.
Many ihc.tsuuds of the Serbians
who fled to the mountains are living
in eaves where they are being hunted
i like wild animals by the invaders
Thp Bulgarian troops especially are
reported as being ruthless in search
ing out and destroying the refugees.
The American correspondents state
they were offered every courtesy by
the German and Austrian officers in
their trip through the stricken coun
try. They will appeal to the United
States to send relief to the women
and children of Serbia, who are
homeless and starving.
WOULD ABOLISH
THE POSTMASTERS
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Taft Says They I)o Not Earn Their
Salaries and Bet Deputies Do
All Their Work.
CHICAGO, D. C.. Dec. 11.—Should
the fates decree that former Presi
dent William H. Taft should again
occupy the White House there would
be walling among his followers who
expected to have their names placed
on the federal payroll via a post
mastership route.
In an address before a Republ’can
club here last night he advocated the
abolition of postmasters and asserted
that the positions were looked upon
as rewards for services performed in
the interests of the parties and t'.,at
the-work for which the postmasters
wore paid was all done by the depu
ties. s.-He asserts that four million
dollar* would be saved annually wi h
out impairing the efficiency of the
postal service
Taft paid his compliments to Col
onel Roosevelt whom he called a roar
ing lion. He asserts that the recent
state and municipal elections in the
eastern states have shown that the
Colonel has lost his Influence with
| the Progressives who are coming
I back into the Republican fold.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
IN WAR BOOM CITY.
1 HOPEWELL, V#., Dec. 11.—Thou
sands are homeless and in a destitute
condition as a result of the business
center of this city having been de
stroyed by fire. The appeal of the
: mayor for food and clothing has been
answered by other cities and train
! loads of provisions are arriving reg
i ularly.
Although the ruins of the city are
! still smoking many of the property
j owners are preparing to rebuild and
an army of workmen has been em
ployed to clear the debris from the
streets in order that traffic might be
resumed. Order has been restored,
and the state troops have been re
called.
tt is not believed that action will
be taken by the authorities to pun
ish the members of the mob for
lynching a negro caught looting from
the camps of the refugees.
Sergeant Moonely, formerly con
nected with the local office of the Sig
nal Corps, returned from the states
on the steamer Northwestern last
night and is again in active service.
His family will return to Valdes at
an early date.
FOUR MEN INJURED
UNLOADING KANSAS CITY.
John Baldy, who waa unloading
bridge irons from the flat car to one
of the government warehouses, had
two middle fingers on his right hand
badly mashed at 9 o’clock last night.
Dr. J. N. Sloan dressed the Injured
hand and the fingers will be saved.
This is the fourth minor accident oc
curring in 36 hours to men working
at transferring the freight. from the
Kansas City to the cars and ware
housing it here.—Seward Post.
PRESIDENT’S NOTE
SENT TO VIENNA
Wilson Demands Punishment of
Commander of Submarine
Sinking Italian Liner.
WASHINGTON, D. ('., Dec 11.—
It is reported that President Wilson’s
note to the Austrian government re
garding the sinking of the Italian
linen Ancona, as dictated to Sec
tary Lansing and by him cabled to the
American ambassador in Vienna
threatening to sever diplomatic rela
tions with Austria unless that nation
acceded to the demands of the United
States.
President Wilson has demanded
that the Austrian government di-n
vow the action of the submarine com
mander in sinkin gthe Ancona, caus
ing loss of life to a number of Amer
ican' citizens. Demands are also made
that'fhC submarine commander be
punished and the relatives of the
Americans who lost their lives be in
demnified.
-*Xhe notg.jwefchlad.to Yiwina and
was presented to the Vienna govern
ment yesterday but it is not expected
that a reply will be received for se”
eral days and possibly for weeks.
President Wilson, it is said, hat
assumed the position in dealing with
the Austrian government that he had
the right to believe that when an un
derstanding was reached with G<-r
many regarding the submarine war
fare against passenger ships that he
had the right to assume that Austria
would be bound by the interpretation
of international law as conceded by
Germany and had definitely settled
the oueation for all time
LODGE SAYS LIVES
Offers Amendment to Hoke Hniltli’s
Resolution Demanding investi
gation of Ia>ss of Ijives.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—
Interest In Senator Hoke Smith’s res
olution introduced in tne senate de
manding that President Wilson take
action to prevent further interfer
ence with United States commerce by
the British fleet, has been demanded
by an amendment offered by Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, demanding
that a committee be appointed to in
vestigate the loss of American lives
through the activities of submarines
employed by European nations in the
war.
Senator Lodge wants the investi
gations extended to every phase of
the situation as it affects American
trade and asserts that the United
States must put the safe-guarding of
American lives before the matter of
making or saving dollars.
Do Not Kail
Do not fail to hear Mrs. Lena Mor
row Lewis speak at the Liberty The
atre tonight on subjects that will in
terest both women and men regard
less of party.
Mrs. Lewis has established a repu
tation as one of Alaska’s best speak
ers and has covered every section of
Alaska, and wherever she has spoken
her talks on current events have been
heard by her audience with much ap
preciation. Several reels of film will
be shown before and after the speak
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CONTINUE WAR
TO BITTER END
Allies Do Not Believe That Germany
Desires Peace on Terms which
Would Be Acceptable.
LONDON, Dec. 11.—The advocates
of peace were rudely awakened to a
realization of the fruitlessness of
their efforts by the utterances of the
German Imperial chancellor when he
told the Reichstag that Germany to
guarantee her future safety would be
compelled to annex the territory
which her troops had conquered
since the beginning of the war. His
statement has precluded all thoughts
of peace in the countries with which
Germany is at war.
His declaration that Germany
would annex other territory and that
she would refuse to part with Alsace
and Lorraine, the French provinces,
and would also insist upon the resto
ration of the German colonial pos
sessions being restored to her has
convinced the Allies that hope for
peace in the near future is not. de
sired by Germany on terms which
he Allies could accept, and that the
war must continue to a definite con
clusion.
HINTS COMPULSORY
SERVICE COMING
i Secretary Garrison Believes WHsoa's
National Defense Program will
He Acted Upon Favorably.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 11.—
Secretary Garrison, of the war de
partment, believes the adminlstrar
tion’s national defense program will
pass both houses substantially aa out
lined in President Wilson's message
to congress. The measure, he as
serts, will have the utmost solid sup
port of the Democrats as well as that
of many Republicans.
Secretary Garrison's piaus, if car
ried to fruition, will create a fight
ing force of more than one million
men in the United States during the
six years following its inauguration.
The standing army will be increased
to two hundred and fifty thousand
| men and a reserve force of eight
I hundred thousand men created.
The reserve force will be crested
along lines similar to those of the
state militia, when a force of four
hundred thousand would be enlisted
for three years and would receive
military training each summer for
(three years when they would be plac
jed on the reserve list and a new force
(enlisted.
The reserve force, at the end of six
years, would provide an army of eight
hundred thousand men to reinforce
the regulars and making available an
army of more than one million men if
danger threatened the nation.
When doubts were expressed that
Jthe government having failed to keep
[the ranks of the present army up to
standard, would be unable to secure
enlistments for the new forces to be
created. Secretary Garrisou hinted
that if the government failed in se
curing voluntary enlistments that a
compulsory service would he put into
effect.
ARMY OFFICER SUICIDES
OWING TO ILL HEALTH
HONOLULU, Dec. .11.—Colonel
Bromwell. head of the army engi
neering corps in the Hawaiian isl
ands and who was aide to Col. Roose
velt while the latter was president,
suicided last night by sending a bul
let through his brain. He left a note
stating that ill health had decided
him to end his life.
V. P. 8. C. E.
All young people are cordially in
vited to spend a pleasant and profit
able hour at the Christian Endeavor
meeting in the Congregational Lec
ture Room. Sunday evening at 6:30;
leader. Miss Ruth Selby; topic, "Ev