WILL REGULATE "
LIQUOR BUSINESS
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Lloyd George Has Plan To Allow for
Sale of Liquor Under Strict
Regulations.
LONDON, April 30.—Lloyd George
today made known his plan for the
curtailing of the drink habit in Eng
land. National prohibition will not.
be tried at this time, but strict reg
ulations are to be put in force gov
erning the sale of liquor. The tax
is to be doubled and all liquor busi
ness is to be under the control of
the central government and not the
municipality.
The sale of liquor to persons intox
icated will be punishable by a long
term of imprisonment and the sale
of liquor to women is to be stopped
as far as it is possible for the gov
ernment to control the business.
In the districts in which the gov
ernment has established factories for
the production of war munitions the
sale of liquor is to be regulated in
such a manner as to make it impos
sible for the factory workers to se
cure enough liquor to become drunk.
This has been found necessary, as
the best men are often unable to re
port for duty and the army is in
need of more munitions to continue the
terrific struggle in Europe and the
output must be continued at the max
imum.
SPIES DESTROY
CANADIAN BRIDGE
Loss Is $1,000,000 and Troops Guard
ing All Structures Now—Roud
up of Aliens.
VANCOUVER, B. C., April 30.—
The big Connaught bridge, which cost
$1,000,000, was destroyed by fire yes
terday. The origin of the fire is be
lieved to have been Incendiary. The
bridge at Grandvllle was also set on
fire but the flames were extinguished
before any great amount of damage
was done.
It is believed spies did the work
and a roundup of all suspicious char
acters has been started by the po
lice and aliens found in the Domln
4on without having registered will be
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A strong guard has been placed up
on every bridge and about every pub
lic building in the Dominion to pre
vent any further damage.
PI BIG LG,
ON WALL EET
American Bankers Break All Records
and New York Central Gets
$ioo;ooo,ooo.
NEW YORK, April 30.—Wall street
bankers today floated a bond issue
of $100,000,000 for the New York
Central railroad. This Is the largest
issue of corporation bonds floated in
this city in the history of American
banking. Heretofore more than half
of all big railroad bond issues have
been placed abroad and without for
eign co-operation American bankers
‘dared not to underwrite the Ipsue.
The New York Central will use the
money for the purpose of retiring
bonds which become due In a few
months and also to oontinue the ex
tension of the line and bring the roll
ing stock and equipment up to date.
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GERMANS RENEW EAST PRUSSIA OFFENSIVE
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PETROGRAD, April 30.—The Ger
man offensive in east Prussia has
been resumed and the fighting at
Mlawa and westward to Plock has be
come general. The full strength of
the German eastern force has been
exerted in an effort to break through
the line of forts guarding Warsaw,
and which also protect the railroad
line from the capital of Poland to
Petrograd. The outcome of the bat
tle is in doubt at this time, but larae
Russian reinforcements have been
sent to the scene to support the men
in the trenches.
Carpathian Fight Unchanged.
The official reports from the Car
pathian secaion of the Russian line
indicate that little change has taken
place in the past twenty-four hours.
The battle about Stryl and in theUs
zok pass region continue, but as the
Austrians hold strong positions in the
mountain passes the Russians can
make but slow advances except at
terrible cost, which the commanders
do not expect will be necessary and
they are resorting to the artillery
fire to force back the Austrian line
and allow the infantry to slowly push
into Hungary.
Italy Still Undecided.
ROME, April 30.—The persistent
reports on good authority are being
circulated in this town indicating that
Italy will join the Triple Entente and
fight for and with the Allies against
Germany and Austria. Just when the
declaration ot war will be issued can
not be foretold.
British Transport Sunk.
BERLIN, April 30.—A British trans
port was sunk yesterday in the Med
iterranean sea when the ship was
headed for the scene of the land
operations against the Dardanelles.
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Exact Facts of the Entertainment of
Officers of Cruiser Maryland
By City.
A story having been in circulation
around the public resorts of Valdez
the past week that the Tillikum club
had received a large sum of money
.from the city for entertaining offi
cers of the cruiser l&aryiand when
she was here in July, 1913, to obtain
data regarding the harbor, the Pros
pector has looked up the facts. A
list of the warrants, payees and
amounts for the Maryland entertain
ment -is given here, showing that all
the money was paid to persons not
connected with the Tillikum club.
Further complaint being made that
the city had no authority to pay out
money for such a purpose the Pros
pector asked E. E. Ritchie, who was
mayor at the time of the Maryland
entertainment, to make a statement,
and he has written the following:
Statement By E. E. Ritchie.
It is true that tile city council had
no authority to pay out money for
such a purpose as the Maryland en
tertainment, but in so doing the coun
cil had abundant precedent, and this
particular expenditure was made at
the request of a delegation of lead
ing citizens who pay more taxes ev
ery year than the critics of this mat
ter are likely to pay in ten centuries.
The Maryland came to Valdez in
the course of her cruise to examine
harbors on the southern coast of
Alaska to ascertain their value' and
availability as railway terminals. The
first railroad commission had visited
Valdez and other coast towns in 1912
and it was known that the govern
ment would probably start to build
a railroad within a year or two. Nat
urally everybody in Valdez, rich or
poor, was anxious that Valdez should
have every possible advertisement.
When a group of heavy taxpayers
came to the council and suggested
that the town could afford to enter
tain the Maryland visitors for the
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PETROGRAD REPORTS INDICATE GERMANS TRYING TO BREAK
THROUGH RUSSIAN LINE AT MLAWA AND PLOCK—CARPATH
IAN BATTLE UNCHANGED—TURK8 DEFEAT THE ALLIES—
TROOPS LANDED TO TAKE DARDANELLES FORTS — FRENCH
POSITIONS IN YSER REGION ARE BEING SEVERELY ATTACKED
BY GERMANS—BRITISH TRYIN G RECOVER LOST GROUND.
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The number of troops drowned is
not known at this time, but is be
lieved to have been over 1,000, as
a full regiment of troops was on the
boat.
Turks Defeat Allies.
The report reaches here from the
German officers with the Turkish
troops along the Dardanelles that
four brigades of the Allies operating
along the European side of the Darda
nelles on the Gallipoli peninsula were
hadly defeated by the Turksh divis
ion and that many prisoners were
taken.
Zeppelins Bombard British Towns.
IPSWICH, Eng., April 30.—This
city was visited by a number of Ger
man Zeppelin airships last night and
bombarded this city and the town of
Whitton, near here. As a result of
the visit of the^German aircraft five
houses were demolished, but nobody
was injured as the houses were va
cated when the Zeppelins approached.
Turks Claim Victory Over Allies.
ATHENS, April 30.—The reports
continue to reach here from Turkish
sources to the effect that the Allies
ALASKA NORTHERN FILES SUIT
TU SECURE SEWARD TOWNSITE
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COMPLAINT WIRED TO DONOHOE & DIMOND AT COST OF $448.00—
SUIT FILED BY LOCAL ATTORNEYS YE6TERDAY AFTERNOON—j
CHARGE BALLAINE DIVERTED ALASKA CENTRAL MONEY FOR
PURCHASE OF TOWNSITE BUT RETAINED THE LAND AFTER
PATENT WAS GRANTED—CHA RGE IS OLD ONE AND HAS BEEN
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STREET GOSSIP IN SEWARD FOR MANY YEARS.
Re-ival of an old charge that John
E. Ballaine used Alaska Central mon
ey to buy the Seward townsite from
the government appears in an action
filed in the district court yesterday
by the Alaska Northern, successor
of the Alaska Central, to impress a
trust in *s favor upon the entire
townsite. John E. Ballaine, Frank L.
Ballaine and thirty “Does” are made
defendants, along with the Alaska
Central Railway company and the
Tanana Construction company.
The charge that John E. Ballaine
touched the Alaska Central for 7,000
bones and- blew the bunch into :the
soldiers’ additional homestead entry
of the land that became the Seward
townsite is an old one in Seward.
Seeral old Sewardites now living in
Valdez remember the fact well. The
Ballaines never seemed ruffled by the
charge because they said it was ab
solutely without foundation, and that
whenever It might become necessary
they could easily prove that the
money was their own. i
O. G. Laberee circulated the charge
in Seward in 1906. the first time he
was there. The story was not new
then. He stated then that the Alas
ka Central would soon bring suit to
have the Ballaine holding declared a
trust for the railroad company. Noth
ing happened. Mr. Laberee became
receiver of the Alaska Central in Oc
tober, 1908, and continued in that po
sition until the sale of the railroad
under mortgage foreclosure in Octo
ber, 1909. He then became president
of the Alaska Northern, organized im
mediately after the sale, but nothing
has ever been done in the way of
assailing the Ball&ine title until yes
terday.
The action was filed by Donokoe &
Dimond for the Alaska Northern
Railway company. The entire com
plaint was wired to the local attor
neys from San Francisco at a cost
of $448, by T. C. West, well known
here as one of the attorneys for Cap
tain Barnette in the numerous crim
inal cases against the Tanana mag
nate tried In Valdez In December,
1912, before Judge Thomas R. Ly
ons. The haste is supposed to be
due to a desire to avoid possible rais
ing off the tep-year statute of limita
tions, one of the Ballalne patents to
the land bearing date May 1, 1905.
The other is dated May 20, 1905.
The complaint alleges that the Bal
lalnes paid $3,000 for the homestead
scrip and $4,000 to Mrs/ Mary Low
ell, who, with her family, had lived
for many years on a part of the town
site. It avers that John E Ballaine
obtained possession of the money
through his position as a director and
active officer of the Alaska Central
Railway company.
By the suit it is sought to recover
not only the remaining interest of
the Ballaines in the Seward townsite,
but also to subject to the alleged
trust all lots sold by them and all
moneys due on contracts. The com
plaint asys that all moneys paid to
the Ballaines be recovered by the
Alaska Northern, and that the Bal
lalnes be enjoined from receiving any
more money payable to them on con
tracts. . It is alleged:
"That the defendants, John E. Bal
laine and Frank L. Ballaine, hold the
above-described real property afore
said for and on behalf of the plain
tiff, and are and each of them is a,
trustee ex maleflcio for and on be
half of the plaintiff.” Ex maleflcio
signifies in the English tongue “by his
own wrong.”
The effect of this explosion on the
real estate boomers of Seward is
awaited with interest.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
George Hazelet, president of the
Cordova Chamber of Commerce, who
spent last winter in Washington to
urge the selection of Cordova as the
terminal of the government railroad,
came up on the Alamedh this morn
ing and will remain In Valdez for a
short time.
William Morton, the Slate Creek
mining operator, who has spent the
winter in the states, returned this
morning to Valdez and will leave for
the interior in a few days to direct
the work on his properties.
Captain Austin Lathrop passed
through Valdez this morning headed
for Seward and he will return to Val
dez on the next boat and will remain
in the city for some time.
Dr. Meister, army surgeon at Fort
Liscum, returned to Valdez this morn
ing on the Alameda after a trip of
several months to the states. While
in San Francisco he successfully pass
ed an examination for promotion.
Laurence develops and prints ko
Idak pictures. Work guaranteed. tf
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have been badly worsted in the land
operations against the forts guarding
the Dardanelles. Details of the bat
tle cannot be secured but the reports
are believed here to be founded up
on fact. Just how bad the defeat
of the Allies has been cannot be es
timated until the official reports are
made.
Fighting Continues In Yser Region.
LONDON, April 30.—The Germans
have launched a terrific attack against
the positions held by the French
south of Yser. These positions are
far in advance of the British line of
trenches because of the falling back
of the British during last week’s fight
ing, while the French, not being sub
jected to the full force of the Ger
man assaults were able to retain the
original line. The Germans are en
deavoring to push this force back be
fore the British can recover the lost
ground. Gen. Joffre has sent some
of the best troops at his command to
reinforce the line under fire and it is
expected it can be held until the Brit
ish and Belgians recover the lost
trenches.
Fighting Continues In Flanders.
The fighting along the Yser Canal
continues day and night and the
French-Belgian forces are slowly ad
vancing northward along the banks
of the Yser. The loss of life in the
past week’s fighting has been the
heaviest since the early days in Sep
tember, of last year, when the Ger
man military machine battered its
way through the Allies line almost to
the city of Paris.
Rest of Line Quiet.
Reports from the French line along
the Meuse, in Lorraine and Alsace, in
dicate that quiet reigns in those sec
tions, while the supreme test is be
ing made in Belgium.
WILL TRY TO
BUILD UP ARMY
Garrison Calls Conference of Mili
tary Experts—Many Plans
Talked of
WASHINGTON, April 30—Secretary
of War Garrison is arranging for a
conference of military authorities in
order to plan for placing the United
States upon a better footing to pro
tect itself In case of war. The con
ference will be attended by many re
tired officers, besides heads of the
departments at Washington and ex
perts not connected with the War
department but interested in bringing
the army up to a footing to meet the
first shock of a foreign war.
It is proposed that the government
immediately purchase a huge factory
for the purpose of manufacturing-ord
nance and also one for the manufac
ture of small arms and ammunition.
A large reserve is to be established
of men who have served in military
organizations, while state militia are
to be nationalized if possible.
The different plans submitted by
the experts will be taken under ad
visement and the conference will ask
congress for the needed legislation to
bring the army to a semi-war footing.
Juneau Hit By Hail Storm.
JUNEAU, April 30.—A fierce hail
storm, one of the worst ever exper
ienced in this city, swept over Ju
neau yesterday, doing some damage
and breaking many windows.
Colonel W. P. Richardson, chair
man of the Alaska road commission,
leaves Seattle tonight for Valdez.
Fifteen horses for the Alaska road
commission are coming north.
; Food Sale.
The Woman’s Guild of the Church
of the Epiphany will hold a food sale
tomorrow afternoon between the
hours of 2 and 4 at King’s grocery
store.
Chinese noodles and Chop suey a*
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
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JAPAN EXPECTS
CHINA TO YIELD
Military Support of United States and
England the Only Hope of the
Republic.
TOKIO, Japan, April SO.—The min
istry today made public a denial of
the charges In foreign papers to the
effect that Japan had made the new
demands upon China more drastic and
severe than those first made upon
the republic. It is stated that the
new demands on China are very ra
tional and are aimed for the purpose
of building up the Chinese empire,
and not to tear it down.
It is generally believed here that
the Chinese government will grant
the demands made by Japan unless
outside influences are brought to
bear upon the leaders of the repub
lic. While it is admitted that Eng
land is not favorably disposed to
wards the new demands on China,
fearing that the trade of the repub
lic would turn from England to Ja
pan, it is hardly expected that at
the present time England would care
to take up the gauge for China nor
is the United States expected to be
willing to fight for China, especially
in her present unprepared condition.
Without the backing of England and
the United States the government of
China Is powerless.
TEDDY THROUGH
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Finally Leaves Witness Chair—Gov
Whitman To Be Called and Lceb
Also Wanted.
SYRACUSE, N. Y„ April 30.—The
re-direct examination of Theodore
Roosevelt ended yesterday and the
trial is expected to end in a few
days. Governor Whitman will be
asked to testify and identify a letter
he wrote denouncing party politics
in New York. The Roosevelt attor
neys thiak that the letter will
strengthen their case and show that
Republican party politics were bad.
William Loeb, former private sec
retary for President Roosevelt, has
been called and examined in an ef
fort to show the efforts of Roosevelt
while president to dictate the politics
in New York and also his dickertngs
with Boss Platt.
REDFIELD KNOCKS
TOE KNOCKERS
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Cabinet Officer Says Calamity Howl,
ers See Through Dark Glasses, j
As Times Are Good.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Incl., April SO.—|
Secretary of Commerce \V. Redfield,|
who made an address here last night, ■
insisted that the country was pros-ljj
perous and that we are entering up
on the greatest era of prosperity and
good times that the people of the
United States have ever seen.
The cabinet officer roasted th«
calamity howlers who refused to ait
In bringing about the prosperous
limes they want, but sit back ant
lenounce the efforts of the men wh<
ire putting their shoulders to th
wheel and trying to bring about te ,
conditions desired to the country.'
“The outlook for good times is e:
-optionally bright at this time," sal ■)
the secretary, “and for the first tin .
In the history of the United Stab .
the exports are larger than li
ports." > >
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