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TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1915.
THE WAR SITUATION.
(By Military Expert.)
Russia is definitely committed to
an invasion of Hungary. Following
rapidly the advantage gained by the
fall of Przemysl, her troops are now
engaged in a desperate drive through
the Carpathian passes. I’etrograd re
ports that, in spite of terrific obsta
cles, the army is driving its way suc
cessfully against the strongest defen
ses of Lupkow pass. This is the larg
est of the three passes debouching
south immediately from Przemysl. As
to the Uszok pass, reports from the
same source are equally sanguine.
Through this pass runs a railroad
which branches out to both Prze
mysl and Lemberg. If Russia can
take and hold this entrance to Hun
gary, the chances of success will thus
be greatly enhanced by the compar
ative ease with wdiieh she can send
troops into Hungary and feed any
part of her line.
No battle yet fought in the eastern
theatre has been so charged with the
importance of this struggle for pos
session of the passes, and it is being
waged with commensurate intensity.
On the result may well hang the
fate of Hungary.
Whether the ultimate objective of
Russia be Cracow or Budapest, the
Austro-German army now defending
the passes must be defeated. Unless
this is accomplished Russia cannot
advance into Hungary, nor would it
seem possible to advance on Cracow
and leave such a strong undefeated
force directly in her rear and prac
tically all her line of communications.
But Russia is bent on invading Hun
gary first, in the hope of being able
to turn her attention to Cracow later,
and this in spite of the fact that a
Russian raiding party is reported to
have advanced to within forty miles
of Cracow and to have destroyed a
pontoon bridge over the Dunajee riv
er.
The situation in Poland and east
Prussia is also developing events of
great interest. The Russian army,
under the Grand Duke Nicholovich, is
again active on the east Prussian bor
der, in spite of its recent defeat.
The recuperative powers of the Rus
sians must be a discouraging revela
tion to Gen. von Hindenburg’s troops.
A. defeat, no matter how severe,
seems to have but a temporary ef
fect. The Russians retire to their or
ginal line, which seems to be too
strong to be successfully stormed,
ind under cover of their fortiflca
ions reform, fill up their ranks and
legin another advance toward the
ierrnan frontier. Serious fighting is
gain taking place but a few miles
rom the east Prussian border direct
/ east of the lake district. If it ac
omplishes nothing else, it will oc
ttpy the full attention of the Ger
lan forces and prevent them from
priding assistance to the south.
There is a popular belief that the
loving of one or more army corps
om one front or over part of the
ont to another is indulged in by
ftrmany to a large extent. This is
jt borne out by the casualty reports,
study of these reports which give
ie list of casualties by units begin
s ....
Hg wim me regiment, wui »«uw
at such movements are few. In
j't, it is probable that not more
im half a dozen moves of this na
ve have been made in the past five
inths. Even with Germany’s won
I'ful organization and network of in
jior lines of railroad communica
n. it is a considerable undertak
i to move such large bodies of
ops by rail from one end of the
•pire to the other. An army corps
h its cavalry and artillery requries
■ut 300 railway cars. To feed it
I commissary must forward about
>lve carloads of supplies per day.
ay of such moves would soon dis
janize even such a thoroughly reg
ed railway system as that behind
German lines.
. the Dardanelles the navy of
Allies does not seem to be mak
very rapid headway. Reports as
le damage being inflicted on the
;ish forts on either side are di
y contradictory, but apparently
lte results cannot be looked for
the land operations are well un
der way. Berlin regards the situ
ation with satisfaction, confident in
its belief that on the present basis
of operations the fortifications may
bo regarded as impregnable.
At the beginning of the new coun
cil’s session last night Doc Von Gun
ther made all the motions and Ross
lleckey furnished the second. But
Doc ran out of material and gave way
to H. P. King. After that Doc joined
the "second the motion” class.
Billy Meals feels like the old gen
tleman who was run over by a garb
age wagon and fatally injured. He
said he didn’t mind dying but he
hated to be knocked out by a dump
cart.
British Him
GJIHSJIT VPBES
(Continued from page 1.)
a terrific fire which sent two of the
torpedo boats to the bottom and sev
eral others were badly crippled. The
Goeben is still undergoing repairs
and cannot aid the Turkish fleet.
Dardanelles Fight Stops.
LONDON, April 20.— The admiralty
announces that no more lighting in
the Dardanelles will take place for
a month. The warships will still
bombard the coast forts but the gen
eral naval engagement, involving 100
big ships, will be dropped as the ves
sels are needed at other points.
Austrians Renew Attacks
PETROGRAD, April 20.—The Aus
trians have renewed their attacks up
on the Russians holding positions on
the southern slopes of the Beskid
mountains and also the lines in the
Uszok pass They have made many
determined assaults but have failed
to break down the Russian defensive
at these points.
Thaw Checks Fighting.
The spring thaw has practically
halted the fighting along the rest of
the eastern battle-line from East
Prussia to Rumania. The ground is
soft and transportation of supplies is
very slow, causing the fighting to
slow up.
NORTHWESTERf
GOESWESTWARD
The steamer Northwestern, of the
Alaska Steamship company, reached
Valdez at 1 o’clock this morning,
bringing 150 tons of freight for Val
dez merchants and a number of pas
sengers for this port. The passengers
were: Mrs. W. H. Blackwell, Tom
Merry, O. L. Truesdell, Thomas Burke,
N. Morris, G. B. Barnes, J. H. Howit
son, George F. White and wife.
Gone and Forgotten.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20.—Hun
dreds of bodies of early Philadelphia
settlers will be exhumed within a few
days, when work is begun to con
struct a public highway through old
St. Mary’s cemetery. The cemetery,
which for years has been filled, has
been abandoned. Nobody has ever
visited the cemetery during the past
few years and the city has no rec
ords of the persons buried. The bod
ies will be removed to some other
location.
George White and wife returned to
Valdez on the steamer Northwestern
after having made a trip to San Fran
cisco, where they visited the fair.
John Frolich left this morning for
Slate creek, where he will spend the
summer.
Herbejrt Davis, formerly of Valdez,
has secured a position with the Alas
ka engineering commission and is en
route to Ship Creek on the steamer
Admiral Evans.
Fred. Butterworth left Washington
today en route to Valdez. He expects
to catch the boat leaving Seattle the
30th inst.
The Orpheum Tonight.
Orpheum program for tonight:
Scenes in France, fine scenic.
Animated Weekly, exciting events
in connection with great ship wreck.
"Sealed Orders,” a two-part drama
written by Manlove Rhodes, and fea
turing J. Warren Kerrigan.
“Universal Ike In Search of Eats,”
this is some comedy.
The special film, “In the Bishop’s
Carriage," featuring Mary Plckford,
will be on the screen Thursday and
Friday.
A new line of Valdez and Alaska
pennants and pillow tops at the Val
dez Drug Co. ' tf
I
Heard at a Concert.
“She sings with a good deal of ex
pression, doesn't she?”
‘‘Yes, she docs, but it's the kind of
expression you must close your eyes to
appreciate.”—Philadelphia Press.
Ke Bit.
Hubby—Hero’s a book I bought to
day. It tolls how to get a flue meal
for 15 cents.
Wife—Stung again. This is only a
directory of the restaurants in town.—
Chicago News.
A Foster Mother.
"Please, lady, will you make out
you’re our mother? We’ve got the
money, but they won't let us In.”—St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Tough on Pa.
Pa—What does the teacher say about
your poor arithmetic work?
Willie—She said she’d rather you
wouldn’t help me with it.—New York
Globe.
Her Prerogative.
The Saleslady--This is the last word
in millinery.
Mr. Knagg—If it's the last word my
wife will have it.—Washington Star.
Ready Answer.
Auto Agent—This car holds six.
Jones—But I have a wife and six
children.
Auto Agent—1 see. Then you’d best
buy an extra car and have four more
children.—New York Globe.
STETSON HATS
The Old Reliable
You know the hat—you’ve worn it tor years, in
town and on the trail. You will agree with us that 1
it has been the most satisfactory hat you have ever
worn. There are other makes-perhaps some of them
just as good—none bet
ter, however. You don’t
have to take a chance—buy a STETSON.
Price $5.00.
Our Grocery Sale Is Still on, With Plenty of Fresh
Stock to Supply Your Needs.
So Is Our Shoe Sale With a BUT.
We sold a lot of shoes at this sale, and no wonder. Never before
have shoes been sold in Valdez at these prices. BUT---Now our
sizes are broken and our assortment much smaller, BUT---If you
can get a fit you get a bargain.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
BUY TOWN LOTS NORTHERN
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Valdez is not dead, only sleeping,
and it always wakes up in time to
go to work.
Buy when everyone else wants to
sell. If you buy when everyone wants
to buy you pay the top price.
Valdez has more mineral resources
close to it than any other town in
Alaska outside of Juneau.
Many gold and copper properties
are near Valdez awaiting only a little
labor or capital to develop them.
Valdez has had several “booms.” It
is soon to have another. Buy while
property is cheap.
Valdez will be on the map when
some other places are forgotten.
You can get 25 per cent, income
on property in Valdez at present
prices.
In the states if you get five per
cent, net out of rented property you
are 'ucky. In Valdez you can get
from 20 to 30 per cent, a year.
If you have any property to rent,
colections to be made, give your busi
ness to the Northern Real Estate
Exchange, located on Wall street,
phone 59. Live agents. Adv.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Prank Whitman left this morning
for Solomon basin.
Home cooked dinner served at Mrs.
M. Olson’s on Hobart street, 6 o'clock
on week days, 5 o’clock on Sundays
Dinner 50 cents. tf
Jack Smith is in town from Ellamar
for a few days.
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf J
Dan Sheehan left last evening for
across the bay.
New spring coats direct from New
York at E. Winter’s. tf
Spring is here. Get your disinfect
ants at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at. Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
"Sealed Orders," in two parts, Uni
versal Ike with other good pictures at
the Orpheum tonight.
_
Al. Benson is in town from Chit
ina.
Weather Report.
Valdez, April 19, 1915.
Barometric pressure.30,097
Temeprature at 7 p. m. 32
Maximum temperature . 38
Minimum temperature . 26
Mean temperature . 32
Precipitation .12
Cloudy air, wind southwest 4 miles.
Rained at night. Snow from 11:00
a. m. till 7 p. m.
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and | | TIVADCD and Building
Puget Sound L w lVlDllilV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Alaska Water, Light and
Telephone Company will be held at
said company’s office, in the Town
of Valdez, Alaska, on Monday, the
third day of May, 1915, at the hour
of two o’clock in the afternoon of
said day, at which meeting the di
rectors of said company shall be
elected for the ensuing year, and
such other business shall be trans
acted as may regularly come before
said meeting.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 17th
day of April, 1915.
JONES H. KIRK,
Secretary.
First publication April 17, 1915.
Last publication May 1, 1915.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the t'nie of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Tuesday, April 20.
High tide 2:46 a. ill., 11.3; 4:33 p.
ni„ S.7.
Low tide 9:55 p. ni., 0.7; 9:22 p
ni., 3.8.
Wednesday, April 21.
High tide 3:31 a. m.. 10.8; 5:50 p.
m., 8.5.
Low tide 10:51 p. m., 1.2: 10:23
p. m., 4.1.
Thursday, April 22.
High tide 4:32 a. m., 10.3; 7:13 p.
m„ 8.8.
Low tide 11:59 a. m„ 1.4; 11:51 p.
ill., 4.2.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year.
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96. in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to ho'd said lode claims for
the period ending' December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication or
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
nmde the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this Stli
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7. 1915.
Dissolution of Partnership.
The undersigned, Andrew M. Maro
vich, has purchased the interest ol
Tony Kowes in Louie's Cafe and is
now the sole owner. All bills due the
partnership are to be paid to Andrew
Marovich and all indebtedness of the
firm will be paid by him.
ANDREW M. MAROVICH
TONY KOWES.
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co
Ml work guaranteed.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, April 20, 1915.
STATION \bove Below. Snow In. WKATHEK CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 34 Cloudy, south wind.
McCallum . 30 4 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Paxson’s . 25 4 Cloudy, windy, trail muddy.
Hogan . 33 Cloudy, high winds, trail muddy.
Gulkana . 35 Cloudy, calm, trail bare.
Copper Center.35 15 Clear, windy, trail bare.
Copper Center.35 Cloudy, calm, trail bad.
Tonsina . 35 15 Cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell . 42 14 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Beaver Dam. 37 37 Cloudy, stormy, trail drifting.
Summit . 24 99 Cloudy, snowing, trail drifted.