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BATTLE ON IN
Heavy Bombardment by Knemy Artil
lery—French Repulse Strong
Attack on Handers Front
LONDON', April 24.—Strong Ger
man attacks developed in the neigh
borhood or Dragoutre. on the Fland
ers front today, but were repulsed by
French troops, the war office an
ouunces.
Attack in Homme Sector
BRITISH ARMY. April 24.—The
Germans began a heavy bombardment
of the British positions in the Som
me sector this morning and latest re
ports are to the effect that an attack
is in progress.
German bombardments on both
sides of the-river La we on the north
ern battlefrout, was begun at four
this morning. A large force of ene
my is assembled at that section but
definite knowledge of their strength
has not yet been obtained.
The largest proportion of the in
terior population appears to be going
out under Marshal Krwin's care, as
he arrived at Cordova with a party of
1 6 prisoners and guards.
TO Tin: TAX IMYKKS
There Is some difference of opin
ion in the City Council as to the ad
visability of electing a City Marshal.
With this <11f; -iet lias come a per
sonal feeling as to the office and who
shall he elected.
Of ail times it s"ems to nte tin '
now i- the time when every man. ev
ery Institution, should conserve to
the uttermost. Our country is calling
for men, for food, for money, and at
♦ he present time, under existing con
ditions it seems to me that to pay a
man one hundred and fifty dollars a
mouth for the sole purpose of doing
police duty in the City of Valdez, is
a waste, not only of money, but man
power as well.
This should lie a matter of interest
to every tax payer, it offsets approxi
mately one-eighth of our entire city
revenue. The City Council are your
representatives, their duty is to voice
your wishes. I»o not hesitate to tell
us your views.
.1 !l. I’ATTEIISOX.
Councilman.
DAILY FISH HI LLET1N
SEATTLE, \p.-il -Seattle pric-i
t noon, April twenty-tliird. Halibut.,
i.fteen and three-fourths cents; sable
fish, twenty cents; ling cod. five
cents; red cod live cents.
FORMER VALOEZAN IS
FIGHTING IN FRANCE
Word was received on the last boat,
by Mrs. H. P. Sullivan, that her bro
ther Robert Smith had arrived safe
ly in France and was in the battle
line waiting for a try against the
Huns. Mr. Smith is with the famous
Twentieth Engineers, and was on the
Tuscania when she was sent to the
bottom by a Boche torpedo.
ADVERTISING
BRINGS RESULTS
An advertisement was run in the
Prospector yesterday asking for in
formation as to the whereabouts oi
Hermann Sieglaff, by his brother at
Waterloo, la. Mr. Sieglaff has been a
valued subscriber to the paper for
many years and notice was promptly
mailed him at the Cliff Mine where
he has been working for some time.
HUNGER.
Tor three years America has
(ought Starvation in Belgium
Will you Eat less - wheat
meat —(its and wjar
that we may still send
food in ship loads ?
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Twenty -eight Others lie Stiitcm- i
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SAX FKAXi ISCO, April -1. -For-'
liner German Co,.»ul i.opp a d l.c,
Ly-eight others chaigod with cotispir-j
ing to foment a revolution in Hritish '
India were found guilty by a jury in
the federal court today. The Hindu,
Charda Singh, who was slain by an
other Hindu in court yesterday, was
not mentioned when the verdict was
returned. John F. Craig, the million
aire shipbuilder, was acquitted.
SUBSCRIBERS ATTENTION
Our subscribers are asked to bear
with the lateness of the paper for a
few days as we are having our trou
bles with the power situation. With
in a few days we will again come out
on time and all will be forgotten and
forgiven.
OBJECTIONS MADE TO
ARGENTINE TAXATION
LONDON: Shipping interests have
made strong representations to the
British foreign office against Argen
tina new war tax of about 50 cents
a ton on all overseas vessels entering
Argentine ports. It is alleged that the
tax will he a heavy burden upon car
go vessels sent to the River Rlatte to
carry away the 2,000,000 tons of
wheat purchased there fort he allies.
TREATY ROBS RUSSIA OF
32 PER CENT OF ( ITl/iEXS
I'ETROGRAD: Under the terms of
the peace treaty, the commissioner of
commerce announces, Russia has lost
780,000 square kilometers of terri
tory with 56,000.000 inhabitants, or
32 per cent of the entire population
of the country.
What this country needs is a bar
ometer that will indicate decent wea
ther and keep it there.
When a man does something mean
to you that you had thought of doing
to him, it warps the golden rule.
Wil l. IVW NO ATTENTION
TO OITSIDE INTERFERENCE
S ACK AM K.XTO. April 24. —Gover
t or Wm. D. Stephens of California
:ated today that he would pay no at
tention to outside influences in re
nd to the execution of Thos. Moon-J
• v. nor would lie l>e influenced by any i
threats of a national strike.
SPEAKS SEATTLE
Sa>s Questions at Issue Concern En
tire .American Continent—Main
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Issue to Him the War
SEATTLE, April 24.—Secretary
Kedfield at the opening of the confer
ence between the Canadian and Am
erican Fisheries commissions said the
questions at issue concern the whole
American continent from the shores
of the Arctic to the Mexican borders.
He believed the friendship between
Canada and the United States should
be more firmly cemented.
He stated that the one all import
ant thing to do now is to win the war.
He said the German atrocities in Bel
gium were the normal thing for the
Germans to do and were not due to
outbursts of passion or hate or theft,
but are virtues when done on the or
der of the state. Our boys over there
are fighting the devil and his work.
Spiritual verities are things for which
America stands. She stands for right
eousness and nothing else, which will
make her the moral leader of the
world.
If a woman con't convince a man
without an argument, the case is
hopeless.
Some dogs are wiser than some
men; they bury their bones left from
their dinner.
Red Cross benefit tonight.
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Seven Belgians Executed After being
Eound Guilty of E-piouagi—
Others t'onvicted
AMSTERDAM, April 24.—'Twenty
four Belgians were tried on charges
of espionage and sentenced to death
by a German court martial today,
seven being executed within an hour
after sentence was passed. The mar
tyred patriots died singing the na
tional anthem. Among those killed
was a curate, Abbe Moon.
MOST FAMOUS INDIAN
CHIEF CALLED BEYOND
That Chief Goodlataw, most famous
of the Indian chiefs of Alaska, had
been called to the happy hunting
ground, was the word received last
evening by the Rev. A. G. Shriver,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. The chief passed away on
Saturday night at his headquarters
at Taral, according to information
received by the minister, but cause
for his death was not given in the
message.
Thrifty, naturally a leader and of
a line of chieftains, oGodlataw had
no trouble in becoming the head of
the Copper River Indians and remain
ing the chief, although there were
many older men of the tribe, and at
least one of them ambitious to be in
the supreme position. He was the
nephew of Nikoli, who was the chief
at the head of the Copper River In
dians when the white men began to
crowd to the North in the late ’90s.
The exact age of the chief is not
known, but old-timers who knew him
well say that he was about 40 years
of age. Due to his thrift and to the
fact that he always managed to save
part of his annual earnings, it is be
lieved that he left an estate of sev
eral thousand dollars.
The Rev. Shriver left this morning
for Taral to conduct the funeral ser
vices.—Cordova Times.
Adam’s first fall occurred when he
fell In love with Eve.
Unless people swallow flattery It is
apt to make them sick.
HOLLAND MAY BE
FORCEDJNTO WAR
Pressure by Germany on Tight little
Nation is Proving Too Strong
for Her Neutrality
LONDON. April 24.—Germany is
making such pressing demands upon
Holland that the Dutch nation may be
forced to abandon her neutrality and
enter the war on one side or the oth
er.
Nf>RTHWKSTKRN SI Nl>.\V
Tlie steamship Northwestern will
return front the westward Sunday
morning.
DISKS!PI NT Ol’i'OSKS A
l>K< LA RATION OK WAR
WASHINGTON. P. <\. April 24.
Definite opposition developed to a
declaration >f war on Bulgaria and
Turke.- . t tin.- :;n.e was indicated to
day iv president Wilson in a confer
ence with Senator King.
Nelsott J. and ll. W. McCrary are
visitors in Cordova this week.
Assembly Declares that Nation Takes
Same Side in Present Conflict
That l'. S. Does
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.—
The declaration of the Guatemala Na
tional Assembly that Gautemala oc
cupies the same position towards the
European belligerents as does the
United States constitutes a practical
declaration of war on Germany. The
Guatemalan minister announced to
day that official dispatches indicate
that Argentine and Uruguay are pre
paring to declare war upon Germany.
UKKIiTV DAY OBSERVED
The city will observe Liberty Day.
April 2tii.h. with a short program in
Eagle Hall at 8 p. m. All persons who
are behind the administration in the
present war should attend.
“THE HEART OE PAULA”
Lenore Ulrich will appear at the:
Empress Theatre tomorrow night in
"The Heart of Paula.” The comedy,
“The Road Agent," will also be giv
en. Sunday night Douglas Fairbanks
will appear in “The Americano.”
Chief Engineer Duke formerly on
the steamship Cordova is now chief
on the steamship Northwestern.
VALOR Of! S.
Steadfastness Repelling German at
tacks at Seicheprey Given Un
stinted Praise by French
FRENCH ARMY, April 24.—The
valor and steadfastness of the Ameri
can troops during the German attack
at Seicheprey is given unstinted
praise in a report forwarded to the
general commanding, by a colonel of
a French infantry regiment which
took part in a Seicheprey engagement.
INFORMATION WANTED
Information wanted concerning the
present whereabouts of Herman J.
Sieglaff. Wanted to come home at
once to settle important business.
Chas. Sieglaff, 914 West Third Ave.,
Waterloo, la. km1
FOR SALE
One 30 U. S. Rifle. 1895 Model.
One box 30 U. S. shells.
One shotgun shell Test, 12 gauge.
3 boxes 12 gauge shells.
Apply Prospector Publishing Com
pany. **
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DAMAGE GREATER
THAHMED
Not Only Mouth of Canal Blocked,
But Everj Gun on Mole Destroy
ed by Heavy Explosives
LONDON, April 24.—Not only was
the mouth of the Zebruggee canal
blocked by British sailors and ma
rines. who sunk a number of cement
filled vessels at the entrance of the
port yesterday, but the men state that
they believe they destroyed every guu
on the mole and demolished the sheds
throughout its entire length. A large
quantity of .-tores contained in the
siieds was also destroyed according
to the story given out by survivors
at a Kentish port.
Mrs. Henry W. Miller and daughter
Miss Catherine, are passengers for
Valdez on tiie steamship Alameda
which sailed today.
CONEEKKNCE OPENED TODAV
SEATTLE. April 24. Secretary
Uedf'pld opened the first session of
the conference between the American
at d Canadian Fisheries commissions
this morning.
The trail is reported soft at all
I'i.ii- today and i rapidly breaking
I-ineroy Itis-ntu » tion- on a1 Nine
Mile FYont East of Amiens—
Artillery Active
LONDON, April 24.—Strong Ger
man attacks are progressing today on
a nine mile front directly east of
Amiens. General Haig reported that
another enemy assault was under way
in the Albeit sector.
German artillery is heavily bom
barding the whole British front from
north of Albert to the junction of the
British and French lines south of the
Somme, on a front of fifteen miles.
NO MEETING I lilDAY
There will be no meeting of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles Friday
night, rite hall being given up for the
patriotic exercises Liberty Day.
HALF HOLIDAY FRIDAY
All stores will close at noon Friday,
Mayor Dirnond announcing that a half
holiday will be observed in honor of
Liberty day. Patriotic exercises will
be held at Eagle Hall Friday night.
RED CROSS MC8ICALE
The Post boat will leave the Valdez
dock for Fort Liscum promptly at 8
o’clock tonight, returning at 11 and
and at 1. All Valdezans are invited to
attend this function. A most elabor
ate program has been arranged in
cluding vaudeville, singing and mus
ical selections, a reading by Mrs.
George John Zinn, a solo by Mrs.
Clifton, a violin recital by Mrs. Nel
son, and a vocal solo by Miss Fogg,
together with a number of other ex
cellent features. Dancing will round
out a splendid evening, the boat re
turning at 1 to accomodate those de
siring to remain.