FIERCE FIGHT
I PROGRESS
HIGH bodies of men engaged
V iolent Hand to Hand Struggle All
Along the Line From Arras to
t lianipagne—Hindenburg Ctllizing
Deserves to Stem Advance.
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LONDON, April 27.—A war office
bulletin issued today state that in
tense infantry fighting is in progress
■ oday along the entire front from Ar
ias to Champagne. Huge bodies of
.lien are engaged in a hand to hand
>truggle and the fighting is of the
most desperate character, the men
c harging with fixed bayonets and
driving the Germans hack at their
points. General Haig is keeping up
a steady pressure along the entire
,ront. pushing steadily forward. Geii
. ral Von Hindenberg. the German
■< oniniander. is reported to be utilis
ing his reserves to stem the British
advance.
WILL VOTE WITH
THE PRESIDENT
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CONSCRIPTION SI UK TO CARRY
Senator Stone Announces That Al
though Idea of Conscription Is Ob
noxious to Him He Will Stand With
the President.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 27. — !
- eimto:* Stone of Missouri started a
peech on the conscription measure
ate yesterday afternoon. He auj
: ounced that he would vote with thej
President, but that the idea of coi^
-cription was personally obnoxious.
Senator French declared that a con
. cript and a convict were considered
..bout the same in Missouri, and this
remark was greeted by shouts of dii
ipproval and applause.
Reed of Missouri, alsc. .-poke for
• oui hours agcinst conscription, as
did Vardanian of Mississippi, . and
Sherman of Illinois, all favori
\olunteer system of raising an s
WOULD MOBILIZE
Mi FISHERIES
TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION
Secretary of (Commerce Red held
Urges Organization of the Northern
Fisheries Stating They Can Render
Inestimable Service to Country.
WASHINGTON. D. O.. April 27 —
Secretary of Commerce RedHeld is
urging the mobilization of the Alaska
fisheries for the purpose of increasing
production, stating that the fisheries
can render inestimable service in add
ing to the food supply of the country
in this critical time.
FORMER VALDEZ GIRL
MARRIED AT ANCHORAGE
Miss Elva Falk, a sister of Mrs. E.
W. Hunt of this city, and who for
merly resided here, was married re
cently at Anchorage by Judge Leo
pold David, to C. Duncan, of that city,
> and the happy couple have gone to
^housekeeping in the Chester Apart
ments there.
advance freight charges
TO ALASKAN PORTS
SEATTLE, April 27.—The two
Alaska steamship lines have virtually
decided upon* another advance in
Alaska freight rates.
ftev. Esther Fletcher returned on
the Alameda from a visit to Anchor-,
•age. 1
HELD UP IN EGYPT.
Germany Refuses Safe Pee*
eeae te U. 8. Collier Ceeeer.
Photo by American Press Association
Germany has refused a safe passage
for the United States collier Caesar
through the Mediterranean war zone
The Caesar is the relief ship which1
was sent out hv the government to re
lieve the distress of Americans held ir
Syria hv the Turkish authorities.
ATTACK MADE
MOB BOTHKRK AMKRIC \X OI-TTOK
Ainhassador Fronds Reports to the
State Department Tiiat the \ffuir
L
Was Insigniflraiit, and That Kver.v
thing Is Xmv yuiet.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April .
Secretary ol' State Lansing has receiv
ed an oflicia* report from United
States Ambassador Francis, at Retro
grad. staling that an attack was at
tempted on the American embassy
there on the twenty-fourth by a few
persons, but they were ririveh away
by the police. He declares the affair
was an insignificent one. unworthy of
attention by the government and that
everything is now running smoothly
in the Russian capital.
I. O. O. K. DANCE LAST NIGHT j
WAS HUGE SUCCESS!
The anniversary dance of the I. 0. j
O. F. No. 6 and the Valdez Rebekah j
Lodge No. 5 was the most successful
dance ef the year and speaks well for
the ability of the members. Eagle
Hall was decorated with the banners
and colors of the order. Dainty but
terflies swung from the walls and the
ceiling while several potted palms
added to the effect. The music was
most excellent and was rendered bv
an orchestra ot seven pieces, compos
ed of Mrs. Brooks, piano; Reinke,
clarinet and cornet; Weber, drums
r.nd ’cello; Ca;.ieron, saxophone; R
Vogt, saxophone. Surryhne, violin,
Louis Larson, bass viol. The grand
march took place at 10 o'clock led
by Mr. and Mrs. E. Hunt, and Mrs.
A_ L. Florence and Mr. Schiffler. The
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs led.
At midnight the dancers repaired
to Odd Fellows’ hall where a sump
tuous supper was served to about 260
people. Potted plants and palms be
decked the tables and room. After
supper dancing was resumed at Ea
gle hall.
The committee In charge of the af
fairs consisted ot the following mem
bers of the joint lodges: Odd Fel
lows: C. C. Rudolph, C. tt. Crawford.
O. Elfstrom, H. Steinfeldt, A. L. Flor
ence. T. G. Quinn, John Biggs. Re
bekahs: Mrs. Charles Crawford, Mrs.
EL A. Erickson, C. C. Rudolph, Hans
yteinfeldt, Cnas. R. Crawford, Ruth
Selby. The dunce celebrated the
S8th anniversary of the founding of
the order.
Ctaas. T. Burk of Ft. Llscum pass
ed the examination for Quartermas
ter Sergeant.
REPUBLICANS IRE
BACKING TEDDY
WANT HIM GrVK.V A DIVIHIOX
Are Planning Fight In Henate to Au
thorize the President to Permit
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Roosevelt to Raise Army for Serv
i Ire in France.
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j WASHINGTON, D. ( April 27.—
The fifth day ot the debate In the Sen
ate on the Conscription bill opened
with the friends and opponents of tiie
measure still talking. There is lit
tle doubt, however, but that the meas
ure will carry by a good majority.
Senator Harding, backed by the solid
Republican contingent, is planning to
launch a light to authorize President
Wilson to permit Col. Roosevelt to
laise an overseas division and send
them to France. There is much oppo
sition to this among the Democrats..
I who believe that Roosevelt is seeking
| to secure the nomination for the pres
idency in 1920. and takes this method
of drawing attention to himself.
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IlKMIM) THK KKVSTOXK KMH'li
Two Sacks and a Candle I'ncnvered
Today Indicates Attempt Hatl Iteeii
Made to Fire That Structure on
Night of llig Conflagration.
The big incendiary conflagration of,
January 2 was recalled today by the i
finding. back of the Keystone Produce
Company’s place of business at the \
corner of McKinley Street and Key- ■
stone Avenue of two gunny sacks ami j
a candle tucked away closely against j
the corner of a small projection of]
the building. About the sacks still
clung the faint odor of kerosene. I
showing that the party who started I
tlie fire; on that memorable morning!
had designs on other buildings be
side those burned. This also tin-;
doubtedly accounts for the presence
of the person seen by Mrs. Von Gun
ther back of the building on the early
morning of the tire.
On the morning before the tire
started Mrs. Ames observed through
the kitchen window tracks through
he deep snow back of the place and
close up to the building and called
Mr. Antes’ attention to them. Follow
ing the tire and the sighting of the
man by Mrs. Von Gunther the mem
ory of the tracks was recalled and
the possibility that there might have
been an attempt to fire the building
aroused, but the deep snow prevented
investigation. In the light of the dis
covery today it is believed that the
building escaped destruction through
an incident at the time deemed any
thing but fortunate.
The night uefore the fire a leak de
\ eloped in the Toot through the accn
mutation of snow and about 11 o’clock
Mr. Ames went up on the roof and
shoveled off the snow, throwing it
down where the plant had been made
and covering it to a depth of several
feet, bringing the snow up to a level
with the eaves. To this fact is un
doubtedly due the escape of the build
ing, and there seems to be little doubt
that the purpose of the man seen be
hind the structure was to fire the oil
soaked sacks.
WKHN Ml'RDKR 18
STILL BAFFLING POLICE
SEA1TLE. April 27.—Detectivee
are working day and night in an ef
fort to apprehend the murderers of
Mrs. Florence Wehn, whose body was
found in a gulch near Wheeler street
yesterday morning, but the crime still
remains unsolved.
Miss Marjorie Rieman arrived in
town last evening front Camp Com
fort.
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Sergt. Huff of Ft. Liscum was suc
cessful in his examination for the po
sition of Master Hospital Surgeon
SUB ESCAPES
! PATROL BOATS
AKTKK SINKING LARGK STKAMT.ll
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Wight British Patrol Boats Attack
Submarine But She Submerged and j
Got Away—Alleged Wired On Men
j In Small Boats.
LONDON, April 27.—All Admiralty
ioffice bulletin states that the British!
steamer Kildare was stacked and;
sunk on the 21st, while en route to;
31alta by a German submarine. The i
steamer was sunk by gunfire from the!
sub. and after the boats were launched j
[the sub fired several shots at these, !
killing one man and wounding eight, j
The sound of the firing attracted thej
attention of a number of patrol boats {
who went to the rescue. Wight of I
these attacked the German boat, but j
she submerged and escaped. The I
Kildare was a steel steamer of 2410'
tons displacement, built in 100.’! and i
owned by the Kilseth Shipping Co., of j
Newcastle.
Crilsus of the House Shows 237 .Mem
bers In Kavor of tbe Kill to I is
Against, While HO Are Non-t'oni
mittal—Republican* Kavor 'It.
WASHINGTON. I) . April 27.
The advocates of the volunteer s>s- '
teni for raising an army admit defeat i
in the House, but are making a last
stand against conscription. A census
taken yesterday of the House mem
bers show that 237 members will vote i
in favor of the conscription measure
to 11N against, while SO were mm-1
committal. The measure, it is now ;
thought will be brought to a vote on 1
Saturday.
It is stated that the Republican j
members of the House are nearly t
unanimous for conscription and that
with their vote it is almost certain to
carry.
General Debate Hncletl.
WASHINGTON. L). C.. April 27.--j
The general debate in the House on ;
the conscription measure ended af |
2:20 this mornihg. Today a general
summing up was made by Chairman
Dent of the Military, favoring the vol
unteer method and Kahn, favoring
conscription. This will be followed
by five minutes speeches by the
members. It is expected that a vote
on the measure will be reached to
night. Congressman Graham de
clared that he was ashamed that the
statement should be made in the halls
.of Congress that a convict and a con
script were similar.
May Need 5,000,000 Men.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 27.—
Senator Meyers stated today if the
Senate debate on the conscription
measure, that the United States might
be compelled to raise five million
men. as Germany was determined to
I win the war at all costs.
Sergt. Kidwell is now a Quarter
master Sergeant of the Senior Grade,
1 having been successful in his recent
I < xaniination.
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Hkagway In Port.
The freighter Skagway arrived in
port this morning and put in at the
Granby mine to unload a quantity of
coal. She came from Anchorage via
i Latouche, and at the latter place took
I on part of a cargo of ore. From here
I she went to Ellamar where she will
j unload cargo and then go to Cordova,
for which place she has considerable
| cargo to unload for that place and up
! the line including some livestock. She
| will then take on ore and proceed to
j Tacoma.
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Location nonces, noth quartz and
j placer, for sale at the Prospector of
! flee.
WILL WED A RUSSIAN.
Mias Nona McAdoo Haa Nuraod
Wounded Soldiora In Kurope.
The secretary <>f the treasury aiel
Mrs, McAdoo liave announced the en
gagement of their eldest daughter.
Miss Nona I lazlehiirst MeAdoo, to Fer
dinand de Mohrensehlldi. second sec
ret ary of the Itusshin etnhassy at
AVashington. Miss McAdoo returned
to Washington several mouths ago Hft
er a period of nursing in Kurope
LEAVE BORDER
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AIIK >1 KNACK TO THIS COI'XTKV i
Mexican President Tells Germans j
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the Concentration Along the llor-!
tier Must Immediately Cease Cutler:
Penalty of Arrest.
WASHINGTON. D. (\. April 27.—j
It was officially announced this morn- i
ins that President Carranza of Mex-1
ico has issued a warning to the Ger-,
mans who liave been concentrating on
the Mexican border with tlie possible
intention of invasion of the United
States that a continuation of this con
centration will result in their inline-1
diate arrest. It is estimated that 1
fully 60,000 Germans are residing in ,
the border towns of Mexico.
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SAYS FACTS ARK Sl’PPRKSSKD
Lord Beresford Takes Admiralty to
Task for Withholding News and
Demands That Truth Be Publish
ed— Lytton Denies Suppression.
LONDON. April 27.—in a debate
in the House of Lords today on the
Submarine question Lord Beresford
took the Admiralty severely to task
for suppressing the news of the sink
ing of vessels by the German subma
rines. and demanded that the whole
truth be given out that the country
might understand its peril and the
pressing need of conserving all food
supplies. Lord Lytton, replying for
the government, stated that the ntv-s
was not being suppressed and that no
facts concerning the sinking of ves
sels were being withheld by the Ad
miralty.
Dock Being Cleaned Off.
The Valdez Dock Company has b
force of men at work today cleaning
ofT the wharf and getting it ready for
summer traffic.
W. B. Hastings, formerly deputv!
U. S. marshal at Unalaska. and well |
known in the Nome country in the'
early days, died at Anchorage Mon-!
day from pneumonia.
IRE ROT SEEKING
IMERICIN TROOPS
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C'O.VfMJSIOXKR VIVIAN! STATE*
Denounces As Absolutely I'ntrue tlie
Report That the Object of Their
Visit Was to Secure Sending of
American Tr*»ops to Trance.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 27.
Minister ot' Justice Viviani, the
head of tin- French commission to
day denounced the report being cir
culated here that the principal object
of the visit of the French commis
sioners was to secure the sending of
United States troops to France as ah
solutely unt-uc He states that the
question of sending soldiers to France
to fight the Germans is a matter rest
ing entirely with President Wilson,
and that the French Commission will
not seek to influence him in any way.
PLAN REVOLT
OVKKTIIICOW HOHF.NZOIXFKNS
Are Openly Working in Switzerland
and Flooding Germany Witli Ap
peals— Former Kditor Berlin News,
paper Heads Propagandists.
WASHINGTON. I). U. April ’7.
Secretary of State Lansing has re
ceiveri an official communication
Irom the United States Minister Sto
vall at Berne, Switzerland, statin*
that a widespread plot is under way
to overthrow the Hohenzollerns in
Germany and establish a German re
public. Tlie plotters are openly work
ing in Switzerland and are sending
out communications to all parts o"
Germany urging tlie people to rise and
throw off the yoke of militarism. Dr
Rosemeytr. formerly editor of the
Heliner Morgenport, is leader of the
propagandists in Switzerland.
ROOT ACCEPTS
IHE LEADERSHIP
( PRESIDENTS UOMMISION RUSSIA
Officially Announced That He Will
Head Body Sent by President Wil
son to Confer With the Russian
Provisional Government.
WASHINGTON. D. C . April 27.—
It was officially reported this morn
ing that Elihu Root has accepted the
proffered leadership of the Commis
sion which President Wilson will send
to Russia to confer with the Provi
sional government regarding the con
tinuation of the war against Ger
many and today held a conference
with Secretary Lansing for about an
hour on the purposes of the commis
sion.
Snow Trail Practically <ione.
Warm weather continues through
c.ut-the interior and the snow trail on
the government road has nearly dis
appeared. McCallum reported a tem
perature of 32 this morning and the
other stations reported temperatures
of 36 to 50. Wortman. Beaver Dam
and Copper Center report rain and
Hogan and Paxson light snow.
Miss Blanche Freeman, a stenog
rapher from Portland, has opened of
fices with Commissioner Love and wilL
do all branches of public stenogra
phy. Miss Freeman Is a rapid and ac
curate typist, and comes highly recom
| mended. *
■ BLANCHE W. FREEMAN, Public
! Stenographer. U. S. Commissioner's
Office. k i