VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA. TuESDAV, MAY SO, 1J)1T M >II5EK I ST,
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WOMEN EXECUTED
By THEJERMANS
MOTHER WITNESSES
DEATH OK DAUGHTER
Mariam I‘leister and Daughter Execut
ed as Spies—Arouses Indignation of
Whole Country—Admitted Smug
gling Letters to Relatives.
GENEVA. May 29.—Newspapers
here today printed the details ot' the
execution at Mulhausen. by the Ger
mans, of Madam Pfeister and her
daughter, aged 20. The story says
that the .mother was compelled to wit
ness the execution of her daughter.
The affair has raised the greatest in
dignation throughout the country
since the C'avell execution. The wo
men were arrested on the Swiss fron
tier, and were charged with being
spies. They denied the charge, but
admitted that they had smuggled let
ters through to relatives in Switzer
land.
STEEL 16 IS
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WOKin BRINKS ON
^ (iENKRAK PARAliVSIS
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\ndie\r Carnegie Stricken and Dr.
Pritchett, President Carnegie Foun
dation is Named as Conservator of
the Vast Fortune.
NEW YORK. May 29.—Andrew
Carnegie, multi-millionaire Steel King
lias suffered a stroke of paralysis, as
a result of which he is wholly bereft
- of reason. Dr. Henry Pritchett, presi
dent of the Carnegie Foundation, has
been appointed conservator of the vast
fortune and works of the stricken
man. Worry over the war is believed
to have brought on a general paraly
sis. and there is apparently no hope
of his recovery.
GERMANY CANNOT WIN
THE WAR BY SUBJUGATION
BERLIN, May 29.—Everywhere, I
even in government circles there is
keeu disappointment depicted over the
failure of Imperial Chancellor Beth
mann-Hollweg to state that peace
terms of some sort with some nation
were not contemplated. When the
Chancellor appeared before the
Reichstag recently and said that the
present time was not for public ut
terances of probable peace terms even
r with Russia he started something.
' Socialist Leader Ledebour declared
today in the Reichstag that it was
impossible for the Germans to win the
war by subjugation and expressed the
conviction that a revolution must
happen in Germany as in Russia.
ENEMIES MUST NOT
VENTURE NEAR ARMORIES
Must not go Closer than Half a Mile
of Armory or Military Camp
PORTLAND. ORE.. May 29.—Fed
eral officials ffiere announce that At
torney-General Gregory nas Issued or
ders to the effect that all alien enu
.nifcs must not venture within half
a mile of any armory or military
camp. According to President Wil
son’S' proclamation of April 6. ene
nies mean all unnaturalized Ger
mans over fourteen years of age.
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Hansel Gets Three Bears
John Hansel succeeded in bagging
three black bear a few days ago near
he foot of Corbin Glacier, east of
the town. The skins, which are in
prime condition, he brought into
town.
Washington, D. C., May 29, 1917.
Major P. W. Davison,
Valdez, Alaska.
Permanent station of the Board of Alaska Road Commis
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sioners has been transferred to Juneau, and the members of the Board
are ordered to take their stations at thart place.
McCABE, Adj. General.
JEANETTE MAKES j
MAIDEN SPEECH'
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I WINS AMKNHMKNT TO
GOVF.RNMF.NT FOOl> HIM/
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Congresswoman from Montana Speaks
in Helialf of Amentlmeiil Providing
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lor I'se of Women’s Survices in tlje
Food Survey.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., May 29.— I
Congressman Jeanette Rankin made
her maiden sp^ch in the House yes-j
terday, on the Food Measure, and i
won an amendment providing tor the 1
use of the services of women wher
ever possible in the food survey to
be conducted by the government.
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BRAZIL DECLARES j
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PASSES LOWER HOUSE , ,
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BY LARGE MAJORITY
Leaders Certain Will Pifss the l pper
House—Newspapers Declare Chile
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Will Follow Brazil and Join with
the United States.
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KIO DE JANEIRO. May 29.—The
i Brazilian Chamber or Deputies this
I morning passed a bill revoking the
Neutrality policy recently adopted,
and formally declaring war against
Germany. Political leaders assert that
the upper house of the Brazilian Paj- |
liament will act similarity, thus per
manently joining Brazil with the Uni
ted States and the Entente Allies.
The continued sinking of Brazilian
| vessels by German submarines has
| aroused the entire people of Brazil,
I and the sentiment is practically un
i animous in favor of war.
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Chile Will Join
SANTIAGO. Chile. May 29.— News
papers of this city declare that the
j Chilean government will support Bra
| zil. and will declare war against Ger
'■ many within a few days.
! BASEBALL GAME HERE
T< LMORROW A IT EH NOON
i There will be a baseball game to
| morrow afternoon on the home
| grounds between the Valdez team and
! the team from Liscuin, which prom
| ises to be a very interesting one. The
: game will be called at 2 o’clock.
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Can Von Answer?
At the meeting of the Valdez Eagle
I Volunteers last evening the question
I was propounded by one of the mem
i pers why it is that sa rew of the num
i erous young men of the town have
| joined the organization. No one was
' able to give a satisfactory explana
tion. Can you?
Major Davison Inspector
Alaska Military Affairs
Washington. I>. May lid, I!»I7.
Major Davison,
Valdez, Alaska.
Orders issued detailing you In
spector Instructor Militia Affairs, Al
aska, in addition your present duties
with station at .luneau deemed neces
sary in present emergency station of
Hoard for this reason has to he chang
ed to .luneau, which will he done l»y
War Department Order. Instruction
will be sent you from Bureau Militia
Affairs. Take steps for moving office
without delay. Think l>est leave Zug
Valdez also Hell to he trained in of
fice work and look after grader
st reams. Have addition present office
moved to Signal Corps corner and put
in good shape unless some more sat
isfactory arrangement can In* made.
Advise as to time. Will take your
judgment effect movement and have
office open .luneau also any sugges
tions of recommendations you may
have to make in the matter.
ItU'HAKDSO.V
MOO PLEASED !
WESTERN TRIP
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PEOPLE AUK SUPPORTING
THE REVENUE MEASURE I
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Also G ratified with tlte Liberal Res-1
l>oiise Made to Appeals for Sub-;
script ions to the New Liberty Loan!
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—Returns to Capital.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 29.—
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo re
turned last night front his trip thru
the Middle West. He expresses him
self as much gratified to find the peo
ple as a whole supoprjing the Admin
istration revenue bill, and also is
greatly pleased by the generous res
ponse to the call for subscriptions to
the Liberty Loan.
TRAINING PLANS FOR
ARMY MEN ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 29.—
A full outline of plans for training
the first ten thousand officers for the
first five hundred thousand troops
raised by selective conscription was
made public by the War Department.
After three months' instruction at
the training camps the ten thousand
officers for sixteen infantry and two
cavalry divisions will be selected on
merit from the total of forty thou
sand and assigned to regiments,
which will be called to the colors a
month or two later. The other thirty
thousand men who are qualified will
be commissioned in the officer's re
serve corps and called out for duty
as needed.
Sites for the mobilization camps
have not been announced, but they
will be in each case within the lim
its of the district prescribed for the
officers of training camps.
ROYAL FAMILY EATS
WAR BREAD NOW
LONDON,/ May 22.—The British
royal family continues to set a good
example to its subjects in war-time
economy. The latest restrictions to be
adopted are five potatoless days and
one meatless day each week.
It is now more than two years since
the King and Queen banished alcohol
ic drinks from the table, of the royal
household and the royal servants
have the same rules in force.
STRONG GOES TO
REPAIR FENCES
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LEET YESTERDAY EUR
THE NATIONAL UAIMTAL
Will Attempt to Secure Reappoint
ment to Oltiee of Governor—Or
ganization Urged make Strong Re
presentations for Riggs.
JUNEAU. May 29.—Governor and
Mrs. Strong left yesterday for Wash
ington. the former to repair his politi
cal fences and to secure if possible
a re-appointment to the position of
Governor of Alaska.
Advices front Washington, receiv
ed here, indicate that Thomas Riggs
will be appointed unless Governor
Strong's friends are most active,
thereby convincing the authorities
that they are overwhelmingly in the
majority in Alaska. Organization
Democrats are urging that every
Democratic committee and club in the
territory make the strongest possible
representations to Secretary Lane in
favor of Riggs.
MEXICO PROTESTS
TO SIR WARFARE
AMSTERDAM. May 29.—A Berlin
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company -says that the Mexican min
ister to Germany is reported to have
handed a note to ttie Imperial Ger
man government protesting against
the submarine campaign. The re
ceipt of this report was followed by
a long conference between the Mex
ican foreign minister and Foreign
Secretary Zimmerman.
FRENCH ftEPORT GERMAN
ATTACKS WERE REPULSED
German Offensive In Chani|*agne Dis
trict Is Without Avail
PARIS. May 29.—The Germans
launched three heavy attacks against
the French positions in the Cham
; pagne district, but were repulsed with
heavy losses.
Jake Heptinger. mighty nimrod and
disciple of Isaac Walton, went out
‘to the Lake stream yesterday after
| noon after trout and brought back
I three or four specimens of the genus
I Sal mo. about 6 inches in length.
MANY DEATHS i
FROM TORNADO
HACKED ONE Hl.NDKKD
IN SOITHKKN STATUS
Terrilh Storm Sunday Kills 115 and
Injures .'Sill in Ohio, Kentucky, Ar
kansas, Tennessee and Alabama_
I'nrfy Killed at Hickman.
MEMPHIS,* Tenu., May 29.—One
hundred and fifteen people were kill
ed and three hundred and forty peo
ple injured by the tornado which
swept through the states of Ohio.
Kentucky, Arkansas. Tennessee and
Alabama last Sunday, anti the prop
erty damage wasenormous. In Hick
man County. Kentucky, which was1
nearly destroyed by the tornado, for
ty persons were killed and scores in
jured.
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FEAR POLITICS
AFFECT DRAFT
MAV DKI KAT SITCKSS
OK COXSCHIPTIOX
Official* Kear Political Pull May Cau*e
Ivvempfion of Many Person* Kli
gible for Service—Heavy Penalties
are Provided.
WASHIN’GTOX, D. May 29.—
it is feared in official circles that
community politics may do much to
defeat the success of the conscription
plan. As passed the hill exempts no
one. the rich, the poor, the laborer
and the idle, all coming under its
provisions, and the securing of sub
stitutes is prohibited. Unless stringent
measures are adopted to check the
display of partiality and political pull,
it is feared that the local boards may
exejnpt many citizens illegally and
doctors class as unfit some who are
perfectly fit to serve. To obviate this
as far as possible heavy penalties will
be inflicted upon officials wrongfully,
exempting any person from duty in
I the army.
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WANTS COMMITTEE TO VISIT
ALASKA AFTER ADJOURNMENT
WASHINGTON, I). C.. May 29.—
Delegate Sulzer has introduced a reso
lution providing for a joint congres
sional committee to visit Alaska dur
ing the adjournment to investigate
executive needs of the territory to get
an idea of what must be done there
at this time, when all national re
sources are needed for war purposes.
John l». Takes More Bonds
NEW YORK, may 29.—John D.
Rockefeller subscribed another $5.
000.00U yesterday for the Liberty
Loan, which brings his total subscrip
tion for this loan to $10,000,000.
AMERICAN AID
ID IDE ALLIES
TKN THOUSAND PHVSIUIANS
BK HUNT TO THU, I KU.NT
America Will AI*o Supply h.oon Air
plane*. 3,<hh» Aviator* and a Fight
ing Force of One Hundred Thou
sand Men on the French Front.
LONDON, May 2t>—It was officially
announced today that the co-operation
of the United States in the war against
Germany will give the Allies ten thou
sand physicians, six thousand air
planes, three thousand aviators and
a force of 100.000 lighting men.
SENATE TO PROBE
SHELL ACCIDENT
ABOARD THE MONGOLIA
KILLING TWO NURSES
Erelinglmy sen of New Jersey Elays
Policy of President and Urges piti
less Publicity—Not One-man Pre
position.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May :*!>.—
Senator Frelinghnysen. of New J*--.
sey. yesterday afternoon forced pas
sage by the Senate of a resolution
providing for a Senatorial investiga
tion of the accident on the liner Mon
golia. whereby Mrs. Edith Ayers and
Helen Burnett Wood, two Red Cross
nurses were killed by flying frag
ments of a shell tired in gun practice.
In urging the passage of the resolu
tion the Senator severely criticized
the President’s doctrine of supine se
cretiveness. and demanded pitiiess
publicity, declaring this was the peo-'
pies' war ami not a one-man propo
sition. N
cur employe is
CHARGED SEDITION
ALLEGED HAS CIRCULATED
' AXTI-CONSCKIPTIOX BILLS
Hulet Wells, Prominent Socialist and
Former President Labor Council,
Arrested at Seattle Charged \\ iM>
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Seditious Conspiracy.
SEATTLE. May 29.—Hulet Wells,
a prominent Socialist and an employe
of the city, and a former president
of the Labor Council, was arrested
here last evening on the charge of
seditious conspiracy. It is alleged that
Hulet has been circulating vast quant
ities of literature advocating resist
ence to conscription.
Winko Draw* flo Da>\
Winko Susam. who was arrested
yesterday morning while in a state
of intoxication, and looking tor
trouble, was given a hearing before
U. S. Commissioner Love yesterday
afternoon. The charges against Winko
were conclusively proven and he drew
a sentence of 60 days iu the federal
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bastlle.
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Stores Clow Tomorrow
By agreement among the several
merchants of the town, all the stores
i witt be closed at noon for the remain
! der of the day.