VOLUME XIV. * VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1017 * NUMBER 227
OFFICERS PROBING
LOOTING VESSELS
Federal Attorney After Higher Ups
in Looting Interned German
Vessels at Seattle
SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—Federal at
torney Allen and agents of the de
partment of justice today began a
thorough investigation of the lootings
of the interned German steamers
Loongmoon and Prinz Waldemar of
their valuable silver plate, to deter
mine if there are any men higher up
than Elwyn H. Bruns implicated in
the stealings. A large proportion of
the stuff stolen by Bruns was sent to
his father-in-law in San Francisco
and has been recovered. The federal
authorities are determined to make
an example of the parties guilty of
the looting.
THOUSAND WET PLACES
TO C1A)SE IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Between
30 and 40 per cent of New York’s
8.000 saloons are expected to go out
of business October 1, Arthur L.
Strasser, counsel for a wholesale li
quor interest of New York State, es
timates that there are 225,000,000
gallons of rye and bourbon whiskey
in bond, besides 100,000,000 gallons
of “free” whiskey, a supply large
enough to last three years. Taxes are
expected to cause advances in the
price of liquors.
AUSTRIA CANNOT
HOLD OUT LONG
GENEVA, Sept. 26.—The Frle
Zeitung of Berne publishes an article
from a high Austrian official, who re
cently traveled through several sec
tions of this country, in which the
.writer states that Austria-Hungary
cannot hold out the coming winter
owing to economic reasons, as both
soldiers and civilians will be starv
ed. He gives several reasons, notably
’ the almost complete destruction of the
crops in the richest regions of Hung
ary by the cold and heavy rain, while
300.000 tons of Rumanian cereals
could not be transported owing to
lack of rolling stock, which first of
all, is utilized for military purposes.
In the meantime, he says, the neces
sities of life are mounting to extra
ordinary prices.
SOURS TRY
TO SEMES
Hundreds Seek to Get in Streets to
Witness Bombing but are Order
ed Indoors by Officers
► LONDON, Sept. 26.—Hundreds of
i American soldiers in London sought
to get out into the streets last night
to witness the bombing of the city
by German airplanes, but the ser
*■ geants in command ordered them to
remain indoors.
SECRET DIPLOMACY NOT
APPROVED BY PEOPLE
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 26.—Tjalmar
Granting, the socialist leader, writes
in the Social Demokraten that Baron
LoeWen, the Swedish minister at
Buenos Aires, will be granted a holi
day because of sickness. “This official,
who acted as a telegraph agent to
Stockholm from Buenos* Aires with
out considering the contests of mes
sages now is removed,’ he adds, “but
this is Insufficient.” The newspaper
announces that a meeting of protest
against the secret diplomacy respon
sible for the scandal will be held on
Sunday. __
President Makes Nominations
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 26.—
George F. Alexander, of Portland,
was nominated today by President
Wilson to be United States marshal
- for Oregon. Other nominations were
Will Moore, of Pendleton, Ore., to be
collector of customs at Portland, Ore.,
Perry James Lyons, of Walla Walla,
Wash., to be registrar of lands at
North Yakima, Wash.
SAN FRANCISCO CARMEN
ASK SYMPATHY STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.—A
mass meeting of all trade unionists 0(1
San Francisco, to ascertain their at
titude toward a general strike here in
sympathy with approximately 1700
platform employes of the United Rail
roads who walked out five weeks ago.
was requested yesterday in a resolu
tion adopted by the new car men's
union. The announcement shared in
terest with the departure from the
city of 152 imported substitute car
men who had quit because they said
they were dissatisfied with conditions.
Company officials said the men had
been discharged because they were
no longer needed.
LONDON M
STMFEDjy BOMBS
For the Second Time w ithin T'vo Days
German Planes Bombard ('ity
—Six Persons Killed
LONDON. Sept. 26.—For the sec
ond time within two days London was
raided by German airplanes when a
number of planes swooped down up
on the city from the southeast, kill
ing six and injuring sixteen.
RUSSIAN FRONT WIDE
• OPEN FOR THREE DAYS
PETROGRAD, Sept. 26.—M. Avs
kentieff, minister of the interior,
said today that as a result of the Kor
niloff revolt all the Russian fronts
for three days remained without the
least defense and without command.
The severest penalty, he added, ought
to be inflicted on General Korniloff.
He said the government would do
nothing to mitigate his fate.
Yankees Parade in Brazil
DIO JANIERO, Sept. 26.—Ameri
can sailors from the Atlantic patrol
were among 2,000 troops who parad
ed yesterday, Brazil's independence
day. The American troops were greet
ed with the wildest enthusiasm along
the route.
Three Italian Ships Sunk
ROME, Sept. 2C.—Only three Ital
ian steamers were sunk during the
week ending Saturday, it is officially
announced.
Gerniun Town lionibcd
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 26.—The
Vossische Zeitung states that two per
sons were killed and three seriously
injured in an airplane attack on the
town of Lahr, Germany, on September
4.
Codfish Schooner Arrives
ANACORTES, Sept. 26.—The cod
fish schooner Alice, of the Robinson
Fisheries company, arrived he^e this
week with a catch of 153,000 in her
hold. The fishermen are getting 5
cents each for their fish now, the av
erage price in the past being 2 cents.
The catch has not been so good this
year as formerly.
To Investigate Army Ordnance
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 26.—
General investigation of army ord
nance and particularly the defective
small arms ammunition shipped to
the troops in France is provided in
a resolution by Representative Dent,
adopted today by the house. It pro
vides for a special congressional com
mittee of nine.
PETE WIND,
YfflEREWAHTED
Police Appealed to to Help Find Al
askan Whose Family is in Des
titute Circumstances
SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—The police
department was appealed to today to
And Peter Wldlund, an Alaskan min
er, whose four young children are in
destitute circumstances. He is believ
ed to be somewhere In Alaska at the
present time£ and the authorities
would like to hear from him.
RUSSIA .SKRT
TO LHRTY LOAN
Three Billion Nine Hundred Million
Rubles Raised to Date by Slavs
to Finance Republic
PETROGRAD, Sept. 26.—The sec
retary of the treasury announced to
day that 3,900000000 rubles had been
subscribed to the Russian liberty loan
up to the present time. It is believed
that the total subscriptions will reach
4,000,000,000 rubles by the first of
October.
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
OPPOSED BY VATICAN
PARIS, Sept. 15.—A dispatch to
the Havas agency from Rome says
the newspaper II Resto Del Carlino
is authority for the statement that
a plan for an international Catholic
conference in Switzerland, proposed
by Austrian Catholics, is not favored
by the Vatican. The newspaper states
Pope Benedict has made it known he
does not desire the Vatican be con
nected with the proposed conference.
SHIPMENTS OK FOOD
UNDER RESTRICTION
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 26 -
Shipments of wheat, wheat flour, but
ter and sugar to Canada and New
Foundland hereafter will be permit
ted only under the same form of li
cense necessary for their exports ad
ministrative board. The new require
ment. it is understood, is not intend
ed as a step to restrict exports to
Canada. Shipments in small lots under
certain conditions are excepted from
the order.
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From Twenty to Seventy Per Cent
Asked for by Miners all over Uni
ted States—May Strike
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2G.—
Coal Miners throughout the country
have presented a demand to the op
erators for an increase in wages av
eraging from 20 to 70 per cent. In
case their demands are not granted
they threaten to walk out.
Says Wilson Insulted Germany
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 26.—The
Chamber of commerce of Elbing is
the latest commercial organization to
join those of Berlin, Bremen, Ham
burg and Lubeck in protests against
peace without annexations and the
note of President Wilson. The mu
nicipal authorities of Halle have is
sued a flaming protest against Mr.
Wilson, declaring that he had insult
ed the German people gravely and
shamefully in his reply to the pope.
Only a few newspapers thus far have
printed the reports from Washing
ton stating that the American note
did not necessarily mean that the eli
mination of the Hohenzollerns was
regarded aB essential to peace.
Alberta Wheat Cut
CALGARY, Atla., Sept. 26.—Ac
cording to reports received by the
United Grain Growers, Ltd., 76 per
cent of the wheat of Alberta has al
ready been cut and threshing opera
tions are in full swing in many sec
tions.
Poland Wants Hand in Peace
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 26.—Dele
gates from Poland, Including repre
sentatives of the Russians and of the
Warsaw council, are meeting here to
discuss ways and means of obtaining
for Poland as a sovereign nation, the
right to be represented at the confer
ence which will conclude peace. Last
night the Polish delegation gave a
banquet to the enter‘.a ministers, all
of whom were present with the ex
ception of the representatives of Jap
an and Russia.
Clear and calm weather Is report
ed at all stations from Valdes to
Fairbanks, with the exception of
Wortman, which reports cloudy.
U. S. TO HAVE
IM FLEET
Shipping Board Announces that With
in Year Nation Will Have Six
teen Hundred Vessel!*
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 26.—
The shipping board today announced
today that within a little more than
a year the United States will have
an ocean going fleet of 1600 vessels,
with a tonnage of 9.200,000. This
will be the largest maritime fleet in
the world.
Commissioners End Session
SPOKANE, Sept. 26.—The conven
tion of the county commissioners ot
Washington closed here today after
resolutions were adopted calling for
the acquirement and control by the
state of a cement making plant. T.
Ives Dodge of Olympia, was elected
president for the coming year. Other
officers elected follow: A. C. Moore,
Walla Walla, vice president: W.
Scott Coe, White Salmon, secretary
treasurer. The next convention will
be held in Seattle.
Canal in Fine Shape
PANAMA, Sept. 26.—Today com
pletes a year in which traffic through
the Panama canal was not stopped
by slides. The channel now is in fine
shape.
Dutch Expenditures Heavy
LONDON, Sept. 26.—A dispatch
from Tlfte Hague to Reuter’s Limited,
states that official figures show that
Holland’s total expenditures in con
nection with the war up to August
1 last approximated 79,100,000 gul
den.
Permission Given to Foreign Ships to
Knguge in Coustwi.se Trade oit
American Coast
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 26.—
Reports received by the state depart
ment indicate that the main activity
of the German submarines will be
transferred to the Mediterranean sea
upon the approach of winter, the U
hoats operating against France and
Italy.
Bill Passes House
The bill to permit foreign ships to
engage in coastwise trade on the
American coasts but excluding Alas
ka, was favorably reported in the
house today.
WILSON INSISTS
UPON INSURANCE BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 26.—
Plans for adjourning congress with
out senate action on the soldiers’ and
sailor’s insurance bill were much dis
arranged today by an authoritative
announcement that President Wilson
would insist that the measure become
a law before congress quits. There is
strong sentiment in the senate for
closing up business and letting the
bill wait for the December session.
The question will be taken up with
the president when he returns from
his yachting trip.
Zambottl Declared Insane
Henry Zambottl, a miner from Fl
dalgo bay, was adjudged insane in
Commissioner Love’s court this morn
ing, and will be sent outside to tbe
sanitarium. The prisoner is afflicted
with the mania that his relatives are
all dead, and has paronoria in a mild
form.
BRITISH NAVAL FORCES
BOMBARD PLANE BASE
LONDON, Sept. 26.—British nav
al forces bombarded the airplane base
at Ostend yesterday. Two German
planes were shot down by the British
forces.
Supt. Jack Ingram left Tonsina
this morning on his way to Valdes.
BERNSTORFF ARRIVES
AT CON8TA NTI NOP EE
—
LONDON, Sept. 26.—Count Jo
hann von Bernstorff, formerly Ger
man ambassador at Washington, re
cently appointed ambassador to Tur
key, has arrived at Constantinople,
according to a dispatch from Amster
dam to the Central News Agency.
CHICAGO MAYOR CANDIDATE
FOR U. 8. SENATE
CHICAGO, Sept. 26. — Mayor
Thompson of this city last night an
nounced his candidacy for the United
States senate to succeed James Ham
ilton Lewis, the present Incumbent.
BEEN MOVED
Executive of Empire State in Ousted
By legislature and Barred From
Holding Public Office
AUSTIN, Texas., Sept. 26—Govern
or James E. Ferguson, of Texas,
democratic incumbent, was today re
moved from office by the legislative
committee holding impeachment pro
ceedings, and was barred from hold
ing any public office hereafter in the
state. Governor Ferguson was accus
ed of misappropriating state funds
and in company with other officers
was indicted by the grand jury.
UNITED STATES HAS
NO TASTE FOR DEFEAT
BERKENHEAD, England.. Sept.
26.—After repudiating with scorn
the calumny that England was res
ponsible for the war. and after saying
that if Russia had been a democracy
in 1914 she would have defended Ser
bia, premier Lloyd George said iti re
gard to America’s part in the war:
“Beyond and behind all these
things comes the great republic of the
West. Her instinct taught her that
freedom is in real jeopardy, and you
can hear the tramp of her men and
the hammering of her anvils. The cen
tral powers are dealing, and they
know it, with a country that has nev
er yet been beaten, a country of in
finite resources, a country where you
have the qualities that make for en
terprise and endurance.
“Defeat would be a new experience
for America, and she has no taste for
it. (cheers and laughter). Unless I am
mistaken in the news coming from
America she is taking steps that will
once more inflict that experience up
on her foes.”
Jim Wilson’s freight teams left
Gulkana yesterday on their way in
to Valdez.
BEAR CREEK WOOD
CHOPPER IS A SUICIDE
By telephone, the marshal’s office
was notified today that John Nelson,
of Bear Creek, had committed sui
cide by shooting himself with a rifle.
The details of the suicide have not
been learned yet and will not be
known until Commissioned Reed W.
Heilig and Marshal L. T. E/win, who
went out to investigate,, return to
town.
The Information obtained by tne
marshal’s office is that Nelson was
chopping wood on Bear creek for Leo
Rogge. A few days ago he came to
Fairbanks to telegraph relatives, to
ascertain of he was of registration
age, as he did not know his age.
While in town he went on a spree
that lasted for several days. While
in this condition he spent all his mon
ey and telephoned to the creek to
Mr. Rogge, asking him to send some
more money to town. This money was
sent in.
After another day in town Nelson
returned to the creek and today tele
phoned to Mr. Rogge to go to his
place to measure up his wood. When
Mr. Rogge went there he found the
cabin locked and when he looked
through the window he saw the man
lying in a pool of blood with a rifle
Bring by his side.
mining man then telephoned
t^^^marshal and Immediately after
ward Marshal Erwin and Commis
sioner Heilig started for the scene of
the tragedy to make an Investigation.
The remains will be brought to
town and an inquest will be held.—
Fairbanks News Miner.
BIG WAR BILL
P/ffi SENATE
Kiglit Hundred Millions Added to Gi
gantic Appropriation for
War Pur|K»ses
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 26.—
The Senate added $80,000,000 to the
war deficiency bill and passed it to
day after a short discussion. The
vote was unanimous. The total bill
carries $8,000,000,000.
BRITISH ATTACKING ON
WIDE FRONT AT YPRE8
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LONDON, Sept. 26.—General Haig
reports that two powerful German
attacks on the coast near Ypres were
repulsed yesterday, after the Ger
mans hud succeeded in gaining a
foothold in the British lines. The
troops engaged in hand to hand fight
ing for a time.
I _ - _
! COMMITTEE ASKS FOR
rkmova'l of la follkttk
ST. PAUL. Sept. 26.—The Minne
sota Committee on Public Safety last
(night petitioned the United States
Senate demanding the removal ot
Senator Robert Marion La Follette,
of Wisconsin, who has aroused much
antagonism by his peace preachments
and his proposal to conscript war pro
fits.
Jack Miller’s outfit from Slate
Creek left Tonsina this morning on
its way to Valdez.
Have you bought your ticket yet
for the big Moose Band dance Sat
urday?
aij.miral wathox sails
FOR ALASKAN PORTS
SEATTLE. Sept. 26.—The steam
ship Admiral Watson sailed last night
for Valdez and way ports. Her passen
gers were T. D. Develiu and Augus
tus E. Kelly.
Seattle Fish Bulletin
SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—Seattle price
at noon September twenty-fifth; hali
but eighteen cents; sable fish four
and one-half cents.
HUGE SUMMED
FORMTER
Steamship Frances Skinner of Seattle
Offered $700,000 to Make Trip
to Orient with Gunnies
SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—The owners
and charterers of the Pacific steam
ship Frances Skinner, owned by the
Skinaer and Eddy concern, of this
city, now returning from the Orient,
was today offered $700,000 to make
a second trip from Calcutta, the capi
tal of Bengal, on the Hugh river,
British India, to Seattle with a cargo
of gunnies. The Frances Skinner was
formerly the German ship Sesostris.
She will probably be commandeered
as soon as she reaches port.
HOPE TO GRADE TRAIL
AS EAR AS RICHARDSON
R. J. Sommers, superintendent of
the Aaska Road Commission, return
ed to Fairbanks ast evening after
having made a trip of four miles be
yond Birch Lake. The road was in
such good condition that he was able
to make the trip in one day.
The superintendent now has two
crews of men at work on the trail,
one at Piled river and the other near
Birch Lake.
With two crews, Mr. Sommers
hopes to complete this year the grad
ing that he started last year on the
the Valdes trail. When this grading
is completed the road from Fairbanks
to Richardson will be in better shape
than it has ever been—News Miner.
The local weather observer in Val
des reports the lowest temperature,
last night was 40 above with a pre
cipitation of .26. __ _ __ j