xm VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 191B NUMBER 290
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»GREAT VICTORY:
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ffcftjF* People Predicting Defeat of Ad- |
ministration Next Year are
“Talking Through Hats.”
WASHINGTON, D. 0., Dec. 9.—
Id Sis address at the Democratic Na
tions.) committee luncheon here last
might President Wilson said that any
one- who predicted that the Demo
mtic administration would hot be re
tarded to power at the coming na
tional election was “talking through
his hat."
The president asserted that pros
perity was returning to the states,
and that before election day every
mac^in the country who wanted work
wunld lind employment. Reports
from smarts of the country were to
tae that mills and factories
which had been closed during the Re
pablican administration were resum
ing operations and giving employ
ment to an army of men.
President Wilson believes the ad
ministration’s national defense pro
gram will be favorably acted upon by
congress and asserts that the ma
jority of the people of. the nation are
behind the movement.
AUSTRIAN REPLY
NOT SATISFACTORY
Lansing will Ask Austrian
tierenuaent to Disavow Ac
tion of Commander.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 9.—
The Austrian note in reply to Presi
dent Wilson’s protest against sink
ing the Italian liner Ancona, in the
Mediterranean sea by an Austrian
imbmarine, causing the loss of sev
eral American lives, has been receiv
ed by Secretary Lansing and is re
garded as unsatisfactory.
Secretary Lansing will send a see
and pete to Vienna asking the Aus
trian government to disavow the ac
tion of the commander of the sub
marine in the Ancona without first
permitting her passengers and crew
to reach places of safety.
The Austrian note refutes the
«worn testimony of Mrs. Dr. Grehl,
an American, who was among the An
foaa’n survivors, that the commander i
*rl the submarine kept up a conti :U
mms tire upon the liner while the pas
sengers were trving to launch the
lifeboats. It Is asserted the off- s
-of the ship were given 45 minutes to
get their passengers and. crew into
the boats and leave the steamer.
Lansing’s Note Is Sharp.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 9.—
^acretary Lansing's note to the Aus
trian government regarding the sink
ing of the Italian liner Ancona by a
-submarine flying the Austrian flag, is
regarded by diplomats as very sharp
and decisive. The Austrian govern
ment is asked to take steps to pre
vent a repetition of the violation of
international law and is also asked
to make reparation for the loss of
American citizens who were drowned
when the Ancona was sunk.
HIKI) WILLING TO GIVE
TIME AND MONEY FOR PEACE
Washington: Before sailing for
Europe, Henry Ford called on Presi
dent Wilson and told of his attempts
to en& the war in Europe and estab
m-v ^permanent peace. He told the
president he considered Christmas the
hem. time for such a movement, but
declined to say how the president
Had received his suggestion.
“1 am willing to give all the mon
«y I've got and go anywhere if my
doing so will aid this movement,”
Mr. Ford, as he came from the
White House.
“President Wilson has kept the
United States out of war, and I have
teamed that his course is being ap
proved "by people generally through
»ul the country.”
IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR TELLS REICHSTAG
THAT GERMANY IS READY TO MAKE PEACE
BERLIN, Dec. 9.—German Impe
rial Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg,
in answer to demands from the So
cialist members of the house today
stated that Germany was ready to dis
cuss peace at any time provided the
terms were compatible with the dig
nity of Germany and would insure a
lasting peace to the empire.
The Chancellor said that undergo
circumstances would Germany enter
tain peace negotiations which would
rob her of Alsace or Lorraine for
which the French people believed
they were fighting.
He declared that the Allies pretext
that they were fighting for the small
er nations of central Europe was no
longer believed, and that it had be
come evident that their motive was
to destroy the German empire thru
commercial jealousies.
WOULD ACCEPT PEACE TERMS WHICH WERE COMPATIBLE WITH
HER NATIONAL DIGNITY BUT WOULD REFUSE TO PART
WITH ANY OF.HER FORMER FRENCH PROVINCES—WARNS THE
REICHSTAG THAT HOPE OF PEACE IS MEAGRE AS ALLIES BE
LIEVE GERMANY’S STRENGTH IS BROKEN—REPORTED THAT
TEUTONS PLAN TO INVADE INDIA.
The chancellor warned the Reich
stag that there was little prospect of
peace in the immediate future as the
Allies were deluding themselves with
the belief that Germany’s strength
had been broken and tfiat she would
be unable to put new troops in the
field to meet the Allies new armies
in the spring campaigns.
He reviewed the successes which
had attended the German campaigns
in Belgium, France, Russia and Ser
the winter but will send an army of
bia and asserted that the strength of
the Russian army had been broken
for months to come.
Germans Will Invade India.
LONDON, Dec. 9.—It is reported
from Amsterdam that the German
emperor since his return from the
Turkish capital has abandoned the
Teutonic plan to invade Egypt during
four hundred men to invade India
early next spring. German agents
are reported as being active in India
in creating dissension among the na
tives and that a general uprising
against British rule is planned to aid
the German invaders.
Asks Reichstag for Money.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.—The German
Reichstag will be asked to vote two
and one-half billion dollars to con
tinue the war and it is feared that
strong opposition will be made by
the Socialist members of the house.
The Socialists hold the balance of
power in the Reichstag but are di
vided, one faction holding with the
Imperial chancellor that the war
must be continued at all costs.
DU. WOOD’S HK1RS
WANT Kim THOl SAND.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The heirs
of Dr. Wood, of Wisconsin, who was
a passenger on the steamer Arabic
and lost his life when the steamer was
sunk off the coast of Ireland by a Ger
man submarine, will ask the German
government to indemnify them in the
sum of $50,000. This is the first case
in which the relatives of American
citizens who were victims of the Ger
man undersea fighters have demand
ed indemnity.
GERMAN WOMEN
ARE PATRIOUG
Have Been Trained to Operate Street
Oars and Perform Heavy Tasks
to Release Men for Army.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.—The European
war has brought many changes to
Germany but In no particular are the
changes more noticeable than in the
women of the German cities. Prior
to the war women were rarely to be
seen engaged in outside work but
they are now employed at all kinds
of labor, even those which before the
war were regarded as heavy tasks
for their-husbands and brothers. Of
ficials report that the women are
showing a marveolus efficiency and
are performing their tasks with as
much credit to themselves as the men
employed before the war.
Street cars in Berlin and other Ger
man cities are being operated by
women who have been trained in the
work in special schools in order that
they might fill the places of their
male relatives who have been called
to the front. The change has not
alone affected the poor or middle
classes, but has caused German wom
en of reflnment to offer their serv
ices to the city and national govern
ments for any service they can per
form.
YUAN SHI KAI NOT IN
FAVOR OK THE ENTENTE
PEKING: The informal sugges
tion of the entente powers that China
join the allies, thus solidifying the
Far East, has not been wellF receiv
ed by President Yuan Shi Kai, who
is not willing to “abandon neutrality
and sacrifice German goodwill. Japan
apparently has not participated in
the suggestion, which is believed to
be of British origin.
Eki I tjiokl, Japanese minister to
China, has returned to Pekin and vis
ited the foreign office yesterday. He
said he brought back no demands
upon China, and would not present
for further consideration at this
time group five of the original de
mands, which were deferred for fu
ture consideration at the time the
others were accepted by the Chinese
government. This group relates to
the employment of Japanese advis
ers in political, financial and military
affairs, the employment of Japanese
to reorganize the police force, the
purchase from Japan of munitions of
war and the propagation of Buddhism
in China by Japanese subjects.”
VILLA COMMANDER
EXECUTES WOMEN
Fourteen Camp Followers Lined I’p
and Shot Without Trial of Any
Sort Being Granted Them.
EL PASO. Dec. 9.—The operator
of the Western Union Telegraph sta-1
tlon at Case <Jrande, a small town ir.
Sonora, wires that fourteen Mexican j
women who were believed bv Villa-j
'stas to have been acting ac spies for i
Carranza troops were lined up in the!
streets of the town ad shot by a fir-1
ing squad.
The commander of the Villa troops
refused to listen to the pleading of |
the women that they were innocent |
of tha charge, and gave the order to |
fire while many oi the women were!
kneeling in prater. The w.»men
were campfollowers and had been ac
cused of furnishing information to
General Carranza’s troops that Vil
la’s ammunition was exhausted dur
ing the battle at Cananae where the
rebels suffered the loss of fifteen hun
dred" men. The women were denied
a trial and were given no opportuni
ty to prove their innocence.
LOWER SCHEDULE
ON INCOME IAX
MeAdoo’s Annual Report Says Coun
try’ Prosperous and Banking
System Best in World.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 1 —
Secretary McAddo, of the Treasury
department,1 in his' annual report to
congress, says the fiscal resources of
the United States at, the present time
is greater than at any time in the
history of the Union.
The American banking system, ac
cording to the secretary's report, is
the strongest and best in the world.
Stocks, bonds, gold coin and bullion
in the banks total more than two bil
lion dollars. ,
Secretary McAddo urges a lowering
of the income tax limit and favors
taxing incomes of $2000 for single
men and $3000 for married men as
a means of raising revenue to provide
for the deficit caused by taking off
the tariff.
r. W. Millard, superintendent of
the Granite mine, will return to Hobo
Bay tomorrow morning. Jle brought
$24,000 In bullion up from the mine
Monday.
A Scream.
BiUglqlns the W. W. W. at The Lib
erty iCehtre tonight; a scream from
start**lo' finish.
MINNESOTA PLOT !
BEEN EXPLODED
Captain of Disabled Strainer Wires'
- -A. I
Investigators Trouble witli Kn- j
nines entirely Mechanical.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 9.—Wire
less advices from the captain of the
steamer Minnesota, which was dis
abled off the coaBt of South America j
while en route from Puget Sound to:
Liverpool, reports that the vessel has j
been taken in tow by two steamers |
which went to her rescue and is be
ing towed to San Francisco.
The Captain of the Minnesota has
wired federal investigators here that
the trouble with the steamer’s boil
ers was entirely due to mechanical |
causes and no evidence of a plot to!
disable the steamer has been discov
ered.
The Minnesota carries a cargo of
twenty-three thousand tons of grain
and other products of the western
states and Alaska for the European
markets and when she sailed two
weeks ago it was expected that she
would not return to the Pacific, but
would ply between Liverpool and
New York.
REBELS ARE ACTIVE
IN TOBASCO STATE
Defeated Citizens who Attempted to
Defend City and are Looting
Stores and Dwellings.
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 9.—
Advices from Mexico City state that
the followers of General Villa have
become very active in the lower Mex
ican states and have captured a num
ber of towns. The city of Frontero,
in Tabasco state, has fallen into the
hands of the rebels and Is being loot
ed.
The citizens aided by the foreign
residents, attempted to defend the
place against the rebei forces but
were defeated with heavy Iobs of life.
Many of the foreign residents escap
ed from the city by taking boats
down the Tabasco river where they
were protected by a gunboat sent to
their assistance. It is feared the city
will be destroyed by the looters who
are reported to be searching every
home for treasure.
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Mr. and Mrs. James S. Craig, and
daughter Dorothy, will leave on the
Steamer Admiral Evans for Vancou
ver, B. C., where they will make their
home during the winter. Mr. Craig
has been with the Granby Mining Co.
here since it began operations across
the bay and they have been many
friends in Valdez who will welcome
theit^ return next spring.
POSTOFKICK ESTABLISHED
AT GRANITE MINI-;
The postal department has estab
lished a postotfice at the Granite
mine. Hobo Bay, to be known as
Granite Mine, Alaska, with R. W.
Millard as postmaster. The new of
fice will be served by a special con
tract between Golden and Hobo Bay
for the first ninety days, after which
time the service will be included in
the regular mail route from Valdez
to Port Wells points.
“GAG" RULE WILL
NOT BE APPLIED
Democrats Willing to Make Sacrifices
to Ensure Passage of Wil
son’s Defense Program.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 9.—
Following the reading of his message
by President Wilson congress ad
journed until Friday in order to per
mit of necessary party caucuses in
regard to the personnel of the impor
tant committees and working rules ia
both houses.
An understanding is said to have
been reached between the party lead
ers whereby the Republicans in the
senate agree not to fight the admin
istration’s national defense program
if the Democrats do not attempt to
apply the Cloture or “gag” rule to
debates.
PROGRESSIVES VOTED
WITH REPUBLICANS.
BOSTON, Dec. 9.—Municipal elec
tions held in this state show that in
fourteen cities where national issues
were drawn the Republican tickets
were eletced by overwhelming ma
jorities. The returns show that the
Progressives voted almost solidly
with the Republicans and it is be
lieved the breach in the party will be
healed before the national election
next year. Republican leaders pre
dict a landslide next year which will
bury the Democrats irrespective of <
the candidate who may be chosen to
lead the party.
SENATOR SULZER TAKES
LEASE ON BIG MINE
Charles A. Sulzer, for thirteen
years general manager of the Alaska
Industrial company's coppdr work
ings at Sulzer, Alaska, has taken over
the company’s lease and in the fu
ture will personally direct operations
of the plant. Mr. Sulzer, who is a
senator to the Alaskan legislature
from the First division and a broth
er of former Gov. William Sulzer of
New York, is staying at the Rain
ier-Grand hotel and will leave for
the north within a few days. For the
past two weeks he has been in the
east in connection with his new ven
ture. The Alaska Industrial com
pany’s lease covers thirty-eight pat
ented mining claims around Sulzer.
Mr. Sulzer says he Intends to put in
numerous Improvements about the
plant.—P.-I.
ENGLISH FORD
FACTORY GLOSED
Employe* Voluntarily Enlist in Brit
ish Army Being Raised for
Coming Spring Campaign.
MANCHESTER, Dec. 9.—The Ford
automobile works in Manchester have
been closed as the entire staff of ein •
ployes from the manager to the chore
boys have enlisted in the Rritish army
under Lord Derby's group The es
tablishment which is the headquar
ters of, the Ford agencies in England,
employed hundreds of men, who were
nearly all unmarried. In the event
of Henry Ford’s visiting England it
is planned to hold a parade of his
formfer employes to show him 'hrf
they'^yy not in sympathy with his
peace plans.
Lord Derby is meeting with tre
mendous success in securing volun
tary enlistments for the army and be
lieves that the new army for the
spring campaign can be raised by ap
pealing to the national pride of the
young men. He is warning the men
of England that if they do not volun
tarily enlist that the^fritish govern
ment will have no option but to
force conscription upon them as the
army must be raised.
MIANIGAL GIVES
EVIDENCE IN CASE
Schmidt Murder Trial Enlivened by
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Appearance of Man Whose Con
fessions Exposed Plotters.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9.—Ortie
McManigal, whose confession led to
the conviction of John and Ja.nes
McNamara and other labor agitators
lor the destruction of the Los Ange
les Times building, was placed on the
stand today by the government pros
ecution to testify against M A.
Schmidt, on trial for murder
McManigal was very nervous and
appeared pleased with the poispect
of testifying against the man who is
charged with having been h*s accom
plice in the series of dynamitj out
rages which culminated in the de
struction r.f the Times building caus
ing the deaths of scores of workers.
He shouttd his answers to the Ques
tions asked by the prosecution.
Patrick J. Dugan, an Indianapolis
iron worker, who had offered testi
mony for the prosecution was recall
ed for cross-examination. Dugan as
serted that he was not in sympathy
with the lawless elements in the un
ions and had told the then mayor of
Indianapolis and detectives that cer
tain members of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers union were
responsible for the dynamite out
rages. The witness admitted that he
had been an official of the union but
had been dropped from its member
ship in 1908, two years before the
Times was dynamited.
GERMANS HONOR DEAR
BRITISH PRISONER
BERLIN: 'Because the Crefelder
Zeitung, of Crefeld, ’Germany, cen
sured the action of the local military
authorities in burying an English
prisoner with military honors, Gen.
von Gayl. military commander at
Crefeld, has ordered that henceforth
the editors of the newspapers must
submit to him proofs of all articles
before they are printed.
The prisoner was a Major Nichol
son who committed suicide because
he thought a serious wound he had
received in battle would permanent
ly cripple him. German officers plac
ed a wreath on his grave and another
wreath was placed on the coffin. The
Crefelder Zeitung objected to this'
honoring of the dead.
In announcing the steps to bfe taken
against the paper, General von Gayl
stated that Major Nicholson was a
brave man who had borne his im
prisonment nobly and directed atten
tion to the fgdt that German prison
ers who had died in England had
been buried with military honors.