Htar Spangled Banner b loats on Plain
of Picardy—Soldiers Whistle as
They Mush in Rain.
PARIS, April 1.—The French gov
ernment yesterday decided to agree to
the desires of General Pershing, ex
pressed in the name of the United
States government, says an official
note, and henceforth the American
troops will tight side by side with the
British and French and the Star
Spangled Banner will float side by
side the French and English flags in
the plains of Picardy on the southern
battlefront.
The French have captured Aven
oourt and Moncheles. and gained con
siderable ground in the region of Or
villiers, according to an official com
munication.
The American troops were turned
over to the allies Saturday. Miles of
motor trucks plowed their way thru'
a driving rain along muddy roads, the
Americans singing and whistling gaily
despito the severe weather.
Many of the trucks were decorated
with American flags fastened to the
tailboards. On other roads mile after
mile ol' Americans splashed through
tin- sticky French mud which came ov
er their ankles.The horses were
steaming at their work, and the rain
poured down in streams, but the spir
it of the soldiers was not quenched.
The weather passed Hint all stages
from cold and windy to rainy and
muddy in tin* morning, with blue
-kb s and line weather in the after j
The magnificent French roads j
w. re crowded with inarching columns,
men afoot, horseback, silting on cais
sons and gun carriages, motor trucks,
ami every other style ot conveyances,
the tired ones clinging t« gun lim
bers and to the stirrups and tails of
the horses.
Many of the companies were whist
ling popular choruses and others were
singing Broadway airs, all the men
being cheerful and lighthearted over
the prospect of getting a chance at
tlie Germans. It was an inspiring
sight and olio which will lot g be te
mombered by tlm I'r ach population,
who stood by the roadside a d cheer
.d the boys on. Tile troops tm civet!
mi ovation in the villas" - thru which
• la y passed, tin* citizens giving Gem
fruit ■ and flower-, tog- ther with whv
tew delicacies they could spare.
' \Mi;i:i< AN HOLDINGS IN
(iKIIJI.XNV NOT IIK.WV
WASHINGTON’: There is a hun
dred times as much German property
in tlie United States as there is Am
erican property in Germany, accord
ing to estimates presented recently
to a senate committee by A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian.
The greater part of American prop
erty in Germany is represented in
Standard Oil company interests. The
German law now enables the German
government to do with American
property exactly what congress now
is asked to do with German property
in America. The senate has already
passed legislation authorizing the
alien enemy property custodian
to sell the property holdings of great
German organizations in the United
States.
PRICK PAID FOR FISH
IJK DISUUHSKD IN SKATTLK
Royal A. Gunnison, Territorial food
administrator, today notified local ad
ministrator that a meeting of all
fishermen and operators in frozen
fish and canned salmon will be held
in Room 210, in the Smith Uuilding
at Seattle, with the federal food ad
ministrators to discuss the prices to
be paid fishermen for fish.
The School Commissioner of Alas
ka advocates keeping the Valdez
schools up to their present high stan
dard of efficiency. Vote for Wm. A.
Dolan the man who has built them
up—adv.
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MEATLESS
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>iiui lii '.oiiiiiialing Mnloiifj
A well attended meeting of the Val
dez Democratic t'iuh was held Sat
urday evening in the office of Cieo. J.
Love. ('. J. Todd was unanimously
chosen chairman of the club for the
ensuing year and H. U. Neilson receiv
ed tlie unanimous vote of the club for
secretary.
A number of interesting talks were
given by the members of the club on
the political situation, following
which by a Unanimous vote the club
adopted a resolution heartily endors
ing the candidacy of Charles A. Sul
zer for the office of Delegate to Con
gress from Alaska, and denouncing
the attempt of the Strong-Wicker
sham bunch at Juneau to create dis
sension in the party by placing in
nomination William Maloney for dele
gate. It was the sense of the meeting
that Maloney's candidacy was not a
bonafide one, but was for no other
purpose than to injure the candidacy
of'Mr. Sulzer, inasmuch as Maloney's
campaign managers are well-known
Wickersham men, (). I’. Hubbard and
Prank Aldrich, for years identified
with Wickersham. The members
pledged themselves to work for the
nomination of Rlr. Sulzer and to com
bat the efforts to disrupt the party.
The meeting adjourned until Satur
day, April 13, at which time it is hop
ed that every democrat in town will
attend.
FASTER DANCE AT
MOOSE THIS EVENING
All arrangements have been made
for the grand Easter ball to be given
by the Order of Alaskan Moose at
their hail this evening. Dancing will
begin at eight-thirty Instead of at
nine-thirty as is customary. Good
music has been obtained for the ev
ening.
TA1\K AI.I.KI.IP DllSKItTKK
I.lTl'MKIKU). III.: Harold J. Keyes,
d in In- a deserter from the army,
v. lie escap'd from He custody of a
■ i: . ,ii t I \ . ntnpitiu from a m<\ iea
i a al I .eili vide. Id. .-lit.day. xx a.
i. I ia hotel lo iedax
‘ .. aii.t.lt'ed Ills id- i 'lx ;...d
• alter iimpi"g ' ■ i■■ tralo h
i .. .1 In a --I" ■ II It a i. a d i In , ■
'.oarded a liadi for l.iteli liehl.
UAISi I'OOI), NOT II.OUI'.KS.
in <; \i:di:ns this viiai;
l*! 1 H'AliO: "liaise food in your
garden this year, not lloxvers to gar
nish your fancy dishes." was the plea
of Harry A. Wheeler, federal food ad
ministrator for Illinois, who spoke at
a conference of city and suburban
gardeners with the State Council of
Defense today.
ASE FEVER®
JIGGING n
Germans Make Little Progress on
Western I'ront and are Prepar
ing New Line of Trenches
LONDON, March 1. Dispatches
from the front this afternoon reports
that the German troops are feverish
ly digging themselves in near Lassig
ny. Their only forward movement to
day in the drive towards Amiens was
slight progress in the valley of Luc
eavre.
ASK MOKE DRASTIC I.AWS
FOR “TOTERS OF GI NS"
CHICAGO: Recommendation for
repeal of the Indeterminate sentence
law was made by the Cook county
grand jury today.
Other recommendations were that
definite sentence be imposed for any
crime in which a pistol is used, a
more drastic concealed weapon law,
and consideration by judges, when
passing sentence, of offenses the pris
oner may have committed in another
Mate.
U. S. GUN TO
SHOOT 105 MILES
i i ‘i. -11 in l i< ii nl W eapon Hung Suli
< :ililire I'lan which make ,To;
Look Like TIi'il; Cent*
WASHINGTON. I >. C. April 1.
Tiie I'nited States is planning tile con
struction of a gun which will be cap
able of throwing a shell 105 miles.
The gun will lie deveoped along the
sub-caibre plan and will make the
present gun used in the bombardment
of Carls, which is throwing shells 76
miles lo^)k like a mere toy. Ordnance
fectly feasible and the gun will be de
veloped shortly.
experts state that the plans are per
“RASTl'S" DISCHARGED
FROM SANITARll’M
Charles Wilson, better known as
“Rastus,” a gentleman of color and
a musician of more or less abllRy,
who spent most of hfs sojourn in Al
aska as an inmate of the federal jail,
and who was adjudged insane in the
commissioner’s court here about two
months ago, has been discharged from
the Morningside sanitarium as cured,
and is now working in Portland, ac
cording to a notice received by Clerk
of the Court Lang from the satitar
iuni oflicials. David Moberg, who was
also adjudged Insane here several
months ago. has also been discharged
as cured.
1USINESS PROPERTY
CHANGES HANDS
The "White” lot, fifty-one feet on
McKinley street, adjoining the Pin
zon, changed hands today, passing to
the possession of F. R. Brenneman
and J. H. D. Bouse. The deal was
made through C. H. Golden, acting as
agent for Mrs. Albert White, the for
mer owner.
Come to Moose hall tonight and
dance a moonlight waltse at the grand
Easter ball. Dancing starts at etght
thlrty sharp.
FRED LAUBNER
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Well Known Seward Man Cuts Throat
Near Skagit River While
Drinking Hard
SKATTLK, April 1. Fred I .an li
ner of Seward, Alaska, was found
dead on the hank of the Skagit river
last night with his throat cut and a
large knife gripped tight in his hands.
| He had been drinking heavily for sev
eral days and yesterday lost $:i00 in
a poker game.
Lauhner was the locator of a home
stead on which part of the town of
Seward was located, and was also
' largely interested in Alaska mining
i
proper! ies.
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Fred Lntihner was widclv known
i
along the coast of Alaska, where lie
had lived for many years, in the early
days of Seward lit was engaged in the
transfer im.-ine-s and made consider
aide money. He located a homestead
of S acres just north of the Seward
towusite and when the real estati
boom of 1 it 1.1 was on he sold the tract
to iioleit Ashland lor SL’.tUinu. lie
then went to Anchorage and bccani"
interested in mining in the Willow
Creek district.
It was undoubtedly the effect* m
liquor that made Lauhner kill him
self. The loss of > ::<»n would not have
driven him to suicide when In w i
sober if il had been the last #:!no In*
bad. Ordinarily lie drank little but ot
: casionally he, went on on a win/ no
i a day or two. He was of a cheerful
; temperament and always good-natur
ed whether sober or otherwise, ami
'Valdez acquaintances who have seen
him celebrating are puzzled to know
i why under any circumstances he
fshould take his life.
; Lauhner was about in or -iyears
I old. A brother. Joe. lives at Anchor
j age.
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WISCONSIN'S EXAMPLE TO
| CEKTAIN OE IT’S STATESMEN
—
In m u ni !lie suggestions some
times >i en in the papers that the
eiti.eii. ei W isconsin are not as loyal
as lie. • in some other parts of the
coin, •-y Congre sman Edward K.
' Itrovvi.e of that Slates lias taken oc
casion ii p , l riPci. to >! pa'
trillion, of i• i 1 lion < 11 i/a i.Mr.
"rev. . dec or. s that i l tie inil:\trv
I • |unic lulled lor from lii various
'slates a larger proportion volunteer
ed in Wisconsin than in any other
'Stales. Many men from Wisconsin
[are actually at the front and others
' are on the way. On the Tuscania there
were 1 til men from Mr. Browne's own
district, of whom all hut live were
saved, "in tlie present war," says Mr.
Browne, "no State in the I'nion has
responded more loyally to every de
mand made hy the President than
Wisconsin.”
DAILY KISH BILLETIN'
KETCHIKAN. April 1 — Ketchikan
prices at noon today. Halibut firsts,
thirteen cents; halibut seconds, eight
and three-quarters cents; sable fish,
four cents; red rock cod, two cents.
SEATTLE. April 1.—Prices at noon j
today. Halibut, sixteen cents; black
cod, seven cents, ling and red cod.
nine and one-half cents; pickled sable
fish, twelve dollars barrel: pickled
herring, eleven dollars barrel.
MAJOR GEN. BELL WILL
COMMAND WESTERN DIVISION I
WASHINGTON, 1). C\, April 1.—
Major General Bell was today assign
ed to command of the western de
partment.
Palmer Cook, superintendent of the
Granby Consolidated Mines Co., at
this place, with Mrs. Cook is a pas
senger for Valdez on the steamship
Alameda which left Seattle this morn
ing.
FLOUR MAGNATE DEAD
PORTLAND. April 1.—T. B. Wil
cox, the millionaire flour mill mag
nate, died Sunday of intestinal
trouble. He was well known through
out the northwest, where he had
amassed a large fortune in the mill
ing business.
CITY EXPRESS, Phone U; reedy
to transfe. that baggage for yon. tf
Town Taken and Retaken Several
Times Captured by French
After Brilliant Attack
I’AKIS. April 1. One paragraph
in the report issued by the war office
today states that the town of Moreuil,
captured first by the Germans, retak
en by the French, and again retaken
by the Germans was finally carried by
tiie French yesterday in a bayonet
charge of incomparable bravery. Brit
ish troops assisted the French in tak
ing the woods north of Moreuil and
also captured other positions. The
French took many prisoners between
Moreuil and I.assigny. checking the
Germans completely and making good
progress in the vicinity of Canny.
At Surmatx the French recaptured
I'b-niont taking a large number of
German prisoners ami munitions At
al! points along the line tie- German
offensive lias been Checked, the al
lied troops in many instances taking
ground with an ease which i- aston
ishing considering the violence of tbo
tissat. which forced tle-m to !• c.u
t he posit ions.
Herman- Retake t'ity
i i.; iTISI I APMY. I’ranee. \|,ri! 1.
'I vv.ii- ollire report- that the tier •
Mans have again «t j p i«* I M"p"iil tn
ii iv at'ter e\. eptionall.v heavy liifhtinc;
Tin ii- t: m.- are also reported tti 'ho
v ■ i' • • v. ii • v i •• r•• i i ■ I H u j .i; d
ni'is III I \ <. ItoMIt \KI»II>
p.\;: IS. .V ;«:••! I Tile hotnii.trd
111**111 i !' Pari- was resumed Sunday
allernoon hy the l»inr gun- belonging
In tlie Herman army. One person was
killed and one injured in yesterday’*
bombardment
(•mis Mill Hurl ISombs
PARIS. April 1. Tin bombard
ment of Paris whic h started yesterday
morning, lias been k<*tp up all day to
day, shells tailing in the streets of
the city with monotonous regularity.
Tie- part i : tin city under lire has
been eva l ai d ' y tin- people and
bill little re.i! !.e ire ha been done*
lie) olid '■ ' - hi l'.'" n e. at he:' < • f '.on -
i mil ha i ■ I 1
Pridny
Will Speak at Italtimore Saturday
Night. Anniversary of Declara
tion of War on Germany
WASHINGTON. D April 1.—
The President today accepted an in
vitation to open the Liberty Loan
campaign at Baltimore Saturday. the
occasion being the anniversary of the
entrance of America into the war with.
Germany.
IDAHO LAW I’PHKLD
WASHINGTON: The Idaho law
prohibiting the driving of sheep up
on a cattle range was declared consti
tutional by the supreme court.
•H'KIKS TO BK DRAWN
Jury Commissioner Ed Wood and
Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang will
draw the names for the grand and
petit juries from the jury box in the
court room Wednesday, April 3 at S
o'clock. The grand jury will be order
ed to report May 3 and the petit jury
on May If*. This means that a jury
term of court will be held at Valdes
this spring.
The School Commissioner of Alas
ka advocates keeping the Valdes
schools up to their present high stan
dard of efficiency. Vote for Wm. A.
Dolan the man who has built thee*
up—adv.
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