T'OLDMB XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1017 NUMBER 2.V1
GERMAN TROOPS INVADE ITALY
100,000 PRISONERS, 750 GUNS ARE CAPTURED
ENTIRE SECOND DIVISION SURRENDERS WITHOUT A STRUGGLE
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ALUES IN CONDI Of THE
ENTIRE IKKEM PENINSUIA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 29.—President Wilson
and the members of the cabinet met this evening to dis
cuss the Italian situation, which is admittedly very grave.
It was determined to co-operate with the allies in every
way possible.
GERMANS SWEEP FORWARD
BERLIN, Oct. 29.—The victorious Austrian and Gcr
t man armies forced their way through the mountain
passes held by the Italians, and debouched upon the plains
of Northern Italy yesterday, sweeping away all resistance
and capturing the tow n of Cividale after a short battle by
the Italian second army.
100,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED
ROME, Oct. 29.—One hundred thousand prisoners
were captured by the Germans when they broke through
. the mountains yesterday, together with 750 guns. The sec
ond and third armies are in full retreat to the south, Vvith
the Germans pursuing them. So rapid was the German
« advance they were hardly aware the enemy was upon
them. Guns, camp equipment, and an immense quantity
of stores were taken.
SECOND ARMY SURRENDERS
ROME, Oct. 29.—The units of the second army sur
rendered or retreated without fighting, permitting the ene
my to break the Italian left wing on the Julian front, in
vading Italy. The Italians are retreating everywhere in
1 accordance with orders from the War Department.
GORZIA HAS FALLEN
AMSTERDAM. Oca. 29.—The Austro-German
troops marched into Gorzia this morning, in was announc
ed from Vienna, the Italians retreating across the Isonzo,
and south into the plains of Italy.
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BLOW STUNS ITALY
ROME, Oct. 29.—The sudden occupation of North
ern Italy and the sweeping away of Italy’s work of the
past year is a stunning blow to the Italian War Office, and
v is well nigh unbelievable. The population had been led to
believe that the Italian troops were sweeping all before i
them, and the news that the entire second army has been
« wiped out and that the third army is in full retreat has
caused a great depression here.
ITALIANS CHECKING ADVANCE
ROME,. Oct. 29.—The Italian troops are gradually
checking the Austro-German advance into the plains of
Northern Italy, the war office announces today. The sol
diers are reported to be fulfilling their duty and are car
rying out all movements ordered by their officers.
ALLIES WILL ASSIST
ROME, Oct. 29.—Steps are being taken by Great
Britain and France to render the fullest possible assistance
to the Itailans.
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SKAJRTHERN
Kngine and Forty Steel Mat Cars to
x be I'sed in Hauling Coal Ship
ed to Seward
SEATTLE, Oct 29.—An engine and
forty steel flat cars were shipped north
today on the steamer Cordova, which
sailed for Seward. They will be used
on the Alaska Northern railway to
haul coal to tidewater.
W. Wesserllng, tne well known
miner, will leave on the alameda for
Ketchikan, where he will work this
winter, returning to Valdes In the
spring. . ^
GENERALSCOTT
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Former Chief of Staff of the Ameri
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can Army Will Study War Con- '
ditions At hirst Hand
PARIS, Oct. 29.—General Hugh
Scott, former chief of staff of the Am
erican army arrived here yesterday
and will go to the front where he
will study war conditions first hand.
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 19.—
Major General John Biddfp was today
appointed Assistant chief of. staff of
the United States Army.
GEN. GREENE j
SAYS H.EAN-UP
Kefuses to Allow Soldiers to Visit
Wicked Sound City—Says Busi
ness Men Head Vice
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SEATTLE. Oct. 29.—Gen. Greene.,
commander of Camp Lewis, in an in-j
lerview here today stated that Seat- i
tie is controlled hy a vice syndicate
using 2,300 fallen women, and boss
ed by three of her leading citizens,
who are interested financially in the
earnings of the fallen women. He
dated that these citizens names would
lie disclosed unless the city is clean
ed up immediately, and that he would
not permit the soldiers to visit Se
attle as long as present conditions
prevail.
ARMY CELEBRATES
ENTRYJNTO WAR
Not Long After Bed-beaded Gunner
l-'ired f irst Shot Luncheon is
Given in tlie field
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AMERICAN ARMY, France, Oct. j
29. Not long after firing the first
shot at the German batteries, the gun !
being fired by a red-headed Irish
gunner, a luncheon was held in the,
Held, which was attended by the Ant-'
eriean and French Artillerymen in!
celebration of the first American con
tact with the enemy.
HELEN CUDAHY
COMMIES SUICIDE
Daughter of Millionaire Meat Packer
Kills Self While (trussing the
Atlantic Ocean
PARIS, Oct. 29. — Helen, the
daughter of Patrick Cudahy, the mil
lionaire Chtcago-Omaha meat packer,
committed suicide while in mid-ocean
today. No cause is given for the rash
act.
HI NTING PARTY BAGS
FIVE GOATS SATURDAY
Mayor James Patterson and Earl
Hinds killed five goats Saturday
while hunting on the mountain a cou
ple of miles west of town. They had
noticed tracks on a previous trip and
went back to look for the animals,
with excellent luck. Two of the goats
were huge fellows weighing In the
neighborhood of 200 pounds.
RED CROSS
MEETING CITY
HALL 7:30.
Everybody must turn out
tonight if Red Gross work is
to be successfully continued.
Election of officers and other
business to be transacted.
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WHIPPED BY MOB1
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Taken Across State l.ine and Mark-•
snaked ily Molt of Militarists—
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Head Dipped in Kerosene
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CINCINNATI. O , Oct. 29 —Rev. j
Herbert S. Bigelow, pastor of the Peo
ples Church of this city, was taken !
from his home tast night, carried ac-j
ross the state line, his clothing strip- j
ped from him, and he was severely■
lashed with a hlacksnake because he j
was about to deliver a Pacifist ad-;
dress at a Socialist meeting. After
whipping him his head was dipped
in crude petroleum and he was warn-|
rd to cease his peace talk.
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Governor and President Taken Over
by Government and Will be Plac
ed on Honolulu ltuu
SEATTLE. Oct. 29.—The govern
ment today commandeered the Pacific
Steamship Company's tine passenger
liners, the Governor and President,
and ordered them to take the San
Francisco and Honolulu run in Dec
ember. These ves^ls have been on (
the Seattle-San Francisco run for
several years and ere well known to
every traveler on the Pacific Coast.
The Governor is 5474 tors burden,
391 feet long, 4 8 feet beam, 19 feet
depth of hold, and carrier a crew of
140. She was built in 1907 at Cam
dne. N. J. The President is a sister
ship of exactly the same dimensions.
SEATTLE OVERSUBSCRIBES
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN
SEATTLE. Oct. 29.—The sale of
the Second Liberty Loan Bonds clos
ed Saturday night in this city in a
blaze of glory. Seattle oversubscrib
ed her quota to the bonds by nearly
$5,000,000. She sold $18,000,000
worth of bonds, exceeding all expec
tations.
FORMER STEAMSHIP MAN
KILLED IN FRANCE
SEATTLE, Oct. 29.—C. M. Leland.
formerly purser on the Alaska Steam
ship vessel, Cordova, has been killed
in action, according to'reports receiv
ed here today.
F. Henkle, the well known mill
man, will leave tonight for Seattle,
returning in the spring.
WOMAN PILOTS
SHIP; LIBELS IT
TACOMA, Oct. 29.—Because she
aided In the piloting of the schooner
Resolute, In Its voyage to Melbourne,
Australia, from places on the high
seas, Anna Endersen, of Hoqulatn, Is
asking for $40,000 or the schooner,
all its equipment and tackle as her
payment.
The libelant filed her case In the
federal court In Tacoma this morn
ing. She says a mutiny occurred soon
after the schooner, which was load
ed With lumber, left the Grays Har
bor auction and the crew would not
man, pilot or maneuver the vessel.
She charged that she practically pil
oted the boat to Australia and land
ed Its cargo, v . a*-.
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PRESIDENT AND CABINET
MEET TO DISCUSS SITUATION
LONDON, Oct. 29.—The entire Merckem Peninsu
la in the rear of Dixmude is now in the hands of the en
tente powers, many additional prisoners have been tak
en. The Allies are pushing the offensive briskly and are
making great gains.
GEN. RICHARDSON
ARRIVES SEATTLE!
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Former Head of Alaska Hoad ('om-i
mission Has (rood Word to Say
About Interior Trail
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SKATTLK, Oct. 29.—General Rich- j
unison arrived in Seattle yesterday |
from Juneau on his way to Washing
ton, • L). C. The General stated fliat
road conditions in Alaska were good,
and were rapidly improving each!
year. He also stated that after the
war the old Valdez trail would be
come the grandest scenic highway in
the world.
I.AKGK Nl.MliKK WII.I.
l.KAVK OX AI.AMKDA
The steamer Alameda is expected]
to reach port some time tonight, and j
a large number of citizens and court
visitors will leave 'or the outside on j
her. Those who had purchased tick- ,
ets up to noon i >day were G. PagolT.
Nick SolotT, S. P. Siebrecht, W. P.
Miller. Marcus Mayer, H. llenkle. j
June Mastin. Mrs. M. Mastin, (’has. I
Sclllosser. ('. II. Mills, M. H. Good
lier, M. O. Goodner, Mrs. M. O. Good
ner, Nellie Nelson, C. O. Dickinson,
Mrs. H. J. Harvey, L. K. Washburn,
Alice Segerquist, S. A. Hetuple, Mrs.
S. A. Hemple, E. N. Lindsay, Charles
Meins, George Velimlrovich, V. Bosoff.
I. Bosoff, Abe Maloff, Lewis Azzola,
Geo. Dubrobi, G. Glckwoich, Wm.
K ad off, George Mills, Alex Kaloff.
Frank Arunki, K. Wackvason. C. Bag
ofT, Sam Schoff, Jeki Luloff, Sam Zak
off, Alex Fardzin for Seattle; M. O.
Fox., Juneau; W. H. Robinson, Ju
neau; A. L. Tillman, G. Edgecombe,
Mrs. Edgecombe, Cordova; W. Wes
serling, Ketchikan.
OK DUCKS SECURED
Several hunting parties report mak
ing good bags of ducks yesterday.
The wind blowing a gale with snow
in the air, making ideal duck wea
ther.
GERMANS IN BRAZII.
ARE BEING REGISTERED
RIO JANIERO, Oct. 29.—A cen
.sus is being taken of the German
population in Brasil by governmental
orders today. Hereafter all Germans
must carry a registration card.
Kenneth Rudolph Bags Goat
Kenneth Rudolph secured a fine
goat at the glacier yesterday. It was
so large Kenneth had to secure help
to get him down.
Fish Prices
KETCHIKAN, Oct 29.—Ketchikan
prices at noon, October twenty-sev
enth; halibut thirteen and one-half
cents; sable Ash. three csnts; red
rock llsh one and one-half cents.
M. H. Goodner, M. O. Goodner and
lire. Goodner will leave on the steam
er AisJBeda tonight for the States.
I.OYAI.TY IS SHOW N |JY
IMN'TORS OF TKXAS
KL FASO. Texas.. Oct. 29 Doc
tors who were too old to go to war
are showing their patriotism in a
practical way here. They are taking
charge of cases and attending the pa
tients of the doctors who have join
ed the colors. Half of the fees ob
tained from the absent physicians’
cases are deposited to the credit of
the doctors away at war.
JAPAN I!K<il l.ATKS ITS
K.XPOKT OF WOOD PI’IJ*
TDK It), Oct. 29 - A governmental
decree prohibits the exportation of
pulp for paper manufacture, printing
paper, excepting coarse paper for
newspaper printing, sulphate of am
monium and fertilizer manufactured
from sulphate of ammonium, super
phosphate of lime, or nitrate of soda
unless special permits are obtained.
This is intended to control the abnor
mally high prices of commodities In
Japan.
GERMANS REPORTED TO
HAVE EVAITATED WERDER
PETROORAD. Oct. 1*9- Evacua
tion by tlie Germans of the Werder
Peninsula is announced today by the
war office.
Marcus Mayer, traveling represen
tative for tlie well known jewelry
firm of that name, will leave tonight
for the south, after interviewing our
merchants here for several days.
PRESIDENT URGES
Asks Every Home and Eating House
to Pledge Itself to Comply With
Request Food Commissioner
WASHINGTON, I). C., Oct. 29.—
President Wilson, -n a statement is
sued today, urged every home and
eating house in the United States to
pledge support to the food commis
sion and comply with its plans for
economy.
Wm. Holmes was slightly injured
today while trying to drive into the
quartermaster barn, by being squeez
ed against the top of the door and the
spring seat.
ANDY DIKRINGER TAKES
OVER EXPRESS OFFICE
The office of the Wells-Fargo Ex
press Company was moved the latter
part of the week into the offices of
the Valdes Transfer Company, at
which place it will be found from now
on. A. M. Dieringer has been appoint
ed agent.
High winds were reported at var
ious points along the trail yesterday.
At Wortman the operator reported a
terrific gale blowing and that the
ground was white with snow.