VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBKIt, 12,.I»l«l Nl'MDKR 2TMI
TWO MEN FATALLY INJURED
Sharp Fight Occurs Between Strikers
and Policemen—Thinking Police
man la Dead Strikers Place Body
Across Track.
BAYONNE. N. J., Oct 12.—A reign
of terror prevailed here last evening
when the striking oilmen attacked a
train of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
The police were called out and a'des
perate battle occurred between the
strikers on one side and the trainmen
and police on the other, in which sev
eral of the policemen and strikers
were seriously Injured, two fatally.
Believing Policeman O’Connor to be
dead as a result of injuries inflicted
by the strikers they placed the body
across the tracks in a hope that it
might be so mangled as to cover up
the cause of his death. He recovered
sufficiently to crawl off the tracks, but
his injuries are such that his recov
ery Is doubtful. After a severe fight
the strikers were driven away, and
several of the ringleaders arrested.
Terror Reins in New Jersey.
BAYONNE. N. J., Oct. 12.—The
atriking ttyl, men are in complete
control of the Hook district. Thirty
persons were shot yesterday during
the light between the officers and the
strikers. Last night the strikers
burned down a saloon building be
cause it was reported that the pro
prietor had conferred with strike
breakers. The strikers are attacking
everyone they believe are not in sym
pathy with them and a reign of ter
ror prevails throughout the city.
FLOUR GOES UP TO
A VERY HIGH PRICK
The representative of the Fischer
flour mills, who Is making a tour of
Alaskan towns states that flour will
reach the highest price ever known,
and that it has advanced 40 cents per
barrel the last week.
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SUB ATTACKS
WILL KEEP PROMISES TO U. H.
Count Von Bernstorff Hays Germany
haa no Intention of Resuming Hub
ei
marine Warfare Along the Atlan
tic Coast.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Count Von
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
to the United States and American
Ambassador Gerard, who is here on
his vacation, held a long conference
last evening. The German ambassador
authorized the statement that Ger
many contemplated no resumption of
submarining along the Atlantic coast
in close proximity to American waters
and would keep its former promises
to the United States regaining the
submarine warfare. Vessels arriving
here report they did not sight either
German submarines or the warships
of the Entente fleet.
German War Chest Inexhaustible.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—Dispatches to
day state that the Allies might whip
the Germans but they cannot break
them, for the Teutons can always
Hoch der Kaiser and they can sell
the Watch on the Rhine and still have
money enough to buy concrete flues
from the man who sells them just a
little bit cheaper than the other fel
low. See Blake for concrete work, if
Fire Destroys Sawmill
BAKER, Ore. Oct. 10.—Fire early
today destroyed the Perry & Jelduess
sawmill near Halfway, causing a loss
of $15,000. Fire fighters managed to
save much.gt the lumber stored on
the premises.
Floods In Australia
MELBOURNE, Oct. 10.—Floods
have made breaches in the rlveh lo
veee in this region, inundating one
hundred square miles of country.
The town of Morohux has been virtu
ally submerged. Ballan had ten inches
of rain since Thursday last. Six inches
of rain has fallen at Melbourne.
Drop Poisoned Food.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 12.—A war of
fice bulletin Issued today states that
German airmen flew over Oonstanza
yesterday and dropped a number of
parcels of poisoned food in the city.
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THINK GERMANS
NOT TO OPERATE NEAR COAST
Diplomats Relieve that Teutons Will
Comply with Demands of United
States, But Will Reserve Right to
0|>erate Steamship I,anes.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 12.—
In diplomatic circles here it Is gen
erally believed that Germany will ac
cede the request of the United States
to refrain front operating its submar
ine vessels within close proximity to
the coast; but will reserve the right
lo operate in the steamship lanes
across the Atlantic.
liOVESU’K AUSTRIAN COUNT
COMMITS SUICIDE IN OREGON
PORTLAND, Oct. 12.—Disappoint
ed in love and afraid to return to
Austrian on account of the war, an
Austrian who said he was Count Lud
wig Graf Aichelburg, committed sul
■ide last night by taking some pow
erful poison. Aichelburg has been
working on a dredge since he came
.o Portland. He was an officer in the
Austrian army, but deserted shortly
after the war broke out. He asked
hat bis sweetheart be notified, but
lied before her nan^e was learned. He
vas 27 years of age.
‘Black Hander’ Murdered
TUCKAHOE, N. Y„ Oct. 12.—An
aunziatto Lingeria. who was known
is “The Black Hander” and who,
iho police say, served from 190fi to
1911 in Sing Sing for blackmailing,
.n Brooklyn, was shot and killed thlsj
afternoon by a man who escaped.
Thirteen-year-old Cuthburt Hager
ilorn, who was gathering nuts in the
ruckolioe woods, saw Lingeria unJ
;he murdered, who was a stranger in
he village, enter the woods and sit
>n a rock, where they talked animat
■ly for a few minutes. Then the
Granger rose and tired six shots from
i revolver. All struck Lingeria, one
penetrating the head.
Fire at I'ort .Angeles.
PORT ANGKUOS, Wash., Oct. 11 —
Kight buildings in Camp No. 5 of
the Puget Sound Mills & Timber Co.,
were destroyed by a forest (ire Octo-1
•»er 1. Fifty men who had been
lighting the lire thirty-six hours,
were caught between two burning
iridges, hut escaped on a logging
engine. Several were slightly burned.
Conspiracy Is Charged.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—Asserting
that a conspiracy existed to raise the
,trice of foodstuffs in this city. Dis
trict Attorney Swann last night an
tounced he had found indications
hat there was an agreement among
l he bakers here, some of whom have
tlready increased prices.
Japan Will Insist on Rights.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 11.—
The declaration from the Japanese
embassy that Japan would renew its
nsistence that Japanese be permitted
lo own lands In the United States is
worrying the State department, as it
believed that Japan will take ad
vantage of conditions to force her
demands on the United States.
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Miss Hears Wlw
BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 10.—Miss
Rvelyn Sears, .if Boston, former na
tional champion, today defeated Miss
Alice Cunningham, of this city, in the
ilnal round of the Annual Women’s
singles tennis tournament. 6-1, 6-2.
Miss Sears will meet Miss Molla
Bjurstedt, last year’s winner. In the
challenge match tomorrow.
Canuda Oversubscribed War Ix>an.
OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 12.—Canada
has subscribed $180,000,000 for the
$100,000,000 war loan. Small Bub
icribers will be considered first and
their applications will be granted in
full. Larger subscribers will be al
lotted bonds in part. Canadian banks
have undertaken to continue financ
ing the payment of munitions manu
factures for Canadaian shell orders.
The credit by banks on this account
is $100,000,000.
CANDIDATE' DOOLEY
HERE PROM WESTWARD
George Dooley, the Republican can
didate for Territorial Senator, arrived
here from a visit to Seward and An
chorage last night, and will remain
here for several days imthe interest
of his candidacy.
Repairing Road.
The road commission crew under
Foreman Naud, which was on its way
into town, is engaged in repairing the
road about a mile north of Wortmsn’s
where the high water took out a sec
tion of the grade.
OMAHA PROUD OF SEVEN PAIRS OF TWINS
Twins—seven pairs of them, one for each day In tbe week—are the unique feature at one of the playground*
In Omaha. Neb. The llttlest ones are only six months old and have to come out In the arms of their parent*,
but the other* are big enough to negotiate the swings, slides, teeters and other attractions of the playground. Th*
winsome little girls at the left end of tbe second row are tbe grandchildren of one of Omaha’s most prominent
millionaire*. £
WILL FLOAT A
BIGWAR LOAN
TO ASK I'OK TllltKK HIM JONS
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Hill will Soon Im- Introduced in tlie
Reichstag Providing for the Kloat
ing of Anotlier Ixtan for Carrying
r*n War.
RERUN, Oct. 12.—It was an
ouneed here today that a bill would
,oon be introduced in the Iteichstag
providing for the raising of another
ionn to carry on the war. The sum
lo be asked is three billion marks,
and it is said the loan will be floated
ae\( spring.
ll.'.OOli Pound Weight Kails.
BROOKLYN, Oct.. 12.--A 19,000
weight being used to teat the strength
of the cranes on the battleship Ari
zona, now at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, slipped out of the steel ropes
with which it was being hoisted yes
terday and crashed through the light
er alongside the vessel to the bottom
of the c hannel. The lighter sank. Fly
ing timbers from the craft struck
Michael Mickey and John Ryan, who
were directing the work from the Ari
zona, and badly bruised them.
Krcneli Crops Adequate.
PARIS, Oct. 12.—The agricultural
situation in France on the completion
of the harvest was summed up author
itatively today as follows:
The wheat yield is below the aver
age. The cituatiou as to oats is quite
favorable. Potatoes suffered from lack
of rain in the early part of the seasou
and too much moisture later. The
beet yield was satisfactory. The vine
yard yield is a satisfactory one.
Osborne Resigns.
BUFFALO. Oct. 12.—Warden Os
borne, the reform warden of Siug
Sing, has resigned. He has been made
the object of many attacks and ha*
decided to get out for the sake' of
peace.
Northwestern Basses Juneau.
The steamer Northwestern passed
Juneau, northbound, yesterday after
noon at 3 o’clock, and is expected to
arrive here Saturday morning.
Attorney C. M. Frasier, of Cordova,
who has been here attending court,
left for his home on the Admiral Wat
son!
COUNT VON WEPEL
8alactad by Garmany to Start
Movamant For Honorabla Peaca.
RICH GOBI) KIND IDAHO
MINK MING I'NYVORKKII
BOISE, Oct. 12.—Official announce
meht is made by R. N. Bell, state
mining inspector of Idaho, of what
is said to be the richest gold quartz
strike ever made in Idaho.
The strike was made at Atlanta,
eighty miles from Boise, one of the
fifty-year-old camps which has lain
dormant for nearly twenty years, af
ter the early day miners cleaned up
several million in -free milling or.'
and quit work when they got to the
levels where the quality became re
fractory.
The strike was made in a crosscut
sixty feet above the main level.
The Bonanza pay streak, from two
to ten inches thick, has been opened
for a distance of 280 feet to a faced
depth of 180 feet. It samples more
than $2,000 per ton, and cross sec
tion average samples from two to
three feet in width have given re
suits of from $200 to $500 per ton.
Hand specimens can be picked out
showing bands of solid jguld Jully half
an inch thick.
Hays Roosevelt Wants War.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Democratic
leaders today state that Roosvelt is
making every effort to embroil the
United States in war with Germany,
and that his advocacy of Hughes for
president is acting as a boomerang
and winning Wilson many votes.
Pop Bottle Kan Indicted.
TOLEDO, O., Oct. 12.—Charged
with assault with intent to kill George
Johnson, American Association um
pire, Jacob Scholkey, 24 years old.
was jailed here today. During the
gume with St. Paul at Swa.vne field
July 23, Umpire Johnson was hit on
the head by a pop bottle thrown from
the stand and rendered unconscious,
lie was in the hospital two days and
it was feared for a time he would die.
Common Stock Absorbed
TOLEDO, O., Oct. 11.—The 15.
000,000 dollars of common stock of
the Wtllys-Overland company, offered
to stockholders recently at $49 a
share, has been absorbed by stock
holders, officials of the company an
nounced today. Closing of the sub
scription list shows that none can lx
offered to the public, it was said.
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DELEGATE WICKERHHAM
ARRIVES IN VALDEZ
Delegate James Wickersham arriv
ed in Valdez last night, coming over
from Seward on the Admiral Watson.
The Delegute will remain in town for
several days, and according to pres
ent plans will address the people of
Valdez on the issues of the campaign
in Eagle H^ll Saturday evening.
An elaborate luncheon will be ten
dered the Delegate in Moose hall Sat
urday noon.
Big Waterspout.
COLON, Isthmus of Panama, Oct.
12.—A waterspout of unusual propor
tions formed here today and was seen
by people in the river district of this
city. The waterspout approached a
dredge In the river and for a time it
was feared the craft might be over
whelmed, but no damage was done.
Third Big Submarine to Sail.
BREMEN, Oct. 12.—A third big
German submarine will he ready to
enter the freight business the coming
month. The new diver-liner is called
the Kaiser.
Not Mitch to Tell.
An old woman wus put in the wit
ness box to tell what she know about
the annihilation of a prize pig by n
motor car. Being sworn she wus ask
ed if she had seen the car kill the pig
tn question. “I seed it." "Then,"
said counsel, "tell the court in as few
words as possible just how it occur
red." “Yes, sir. It jest tooted and
took him."
REMAIN IN PORI
IIV «\XI*T.XIN or BRITISH KIjKRT
Reported Ambassador Gerard Brought
XX'ord—Naval H\|K*rls Puzzled Over
Sudden I'msatlun Siilunurine Actlv*
(lies ..f German Suits.
NRW YORK, Oct. 12.—It Is stated
here that Ambassador Gerard report
ed that the commander of the British
Meet at Halifax hns ordered all Brit
ish steamers to remain in American
ports for the present. It is generally
■encoded here that the report of the
sinking of the British steamer King
ston Ian Sunday was an error, as no
I race of~fHe vessel” or her crew has
ioen found, and It is presumed she
has continued her voyage uninjured.
Naval experts are much perplexed
over the sudden cessation of the ac
tivity of th<> German submarines,
which have made no attacks since
Sunday, and have apparently disap
peared from this section.
Slight Quakes in California
NIL \NI), Cal., Oct. 11.—Reports of
slight earthquakes in different parts
of th(> Coachella and Imperial valleys
were received here last night. The
heaviest shock centered around lndlo,
in the Coachella valley, according to
reports reaching here. The tremor
was fell here about S: 15 last night.
No damage was reported.
To Turn IJiick Clocks
BERLIN. Oct. 11.—Germany will
return to normal times Saturday at
midnight, when all time pieces in the
country will he moved hack one hour.
Opinions vary greatly regarding the
advantages of the so-called summer
lime. Farmers are opposed to It, as
iiso are the moving picture interests,
while some of the theatrical and com
mercial classes favor it. As a result
of t lie variance in sentiment it is un
certain whether the experiment will
he renewed next year.
Alameda Sails for Valdez.
SEATTLE, Oct. 12.—The steamer
\lumcdn . ailed from here this morn
ing for Valdez and way ports. The
passengers for Valdez are, Mrs. T.
E. Wikhlel, Alex "Nasman and two
steerage.
PRINCE Vu„ 8UEL0W.
Whan Paaca Comaa Ha Will
Probably Act For Germany.
CHAMPIONSHIP PENNANT
CAPTURED BY BOSTON
HUB TEAM TAKI& THE WORLD'S SERIES BY DEFEATING BROOK
LYN IN TODAY'S GAME BY A SCORE OF 4 TO 1—WIN FOUR OF
THE FIVE GAMES PLAYED—ATTENDANCE THE LARGEST OF
THE SERIES, NUMBERING 4.3,020 ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL
COUNT—BOSTON PITCHING STAFF TOO STRONG FOR THE SLUG
GERS OF THE BROOKLYN TEAM.
Boston—Hooper rf., Janvrin 2b.
Shorten cf, Hohlltzel lb, Lewis if,
Gardner 3b, Scott ss, Shore p, Cady c.
Brooklyn— Stengel rf, Cutshaw 2b,
Meyers cf, Daubert lb, Wheat If,
Mowery 3b, Olson ss, PfelTer p. Mey
ers c, Dell p.
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Brooklyn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1
Boston .0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0—4
BOSTON, Oct. 12.- The fifth and
deciding game of the world’s cham
pionship games was won by the Bos
ton team today by a score of 4 to 1.
The day was clear and cool, and the
attendance was the largest of the sea
son. numbering, according to the offi
cial figures, 43,620.
The game opened with Brooklyn
at the bat. but the side retired with
out scoring. In the second half Bos
ton was also retired without a score.
Second Inning—Cutshaw walked.
Mowery sacrificed, Olson and Meyers
out; Cutshaw scores on passed ball,
Hohlltzel out. In the Becond half
Lewis triples, and scores on Gard
ner’s sacrifice.
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Third Inning—Brooklyn falls fo
score. Second half Cady singled.
Shore out. Hooper walks. Cady acorns
when Olson fumbled Janvrin's
■grounder and threw wildly past Cul
shaw. Hooper scored.
Fourth inning - Neither side scores.
Fifth Inning—Meyers singled and
got to first, and died there as the side
was retired. In the second half Hoop
er singled, scoring off Janvrin’s dou
ble.
Sixth Inning— Neither team scored
Strong wind blowing.
Seventh Inning —Mowery singled,
driving grounder to Scott who fum
bled and threw wildly to lloblitzel,
Mowery advancing to third. Boston
failed to score.
Kighth Inning—Merkle, batting for
PfefTer, flew out to Lewis, Meyers
out, Daubert out. Dell replaced Pfef
fer. Second half, Janvrin singled on
the first ball pitched, Gardner sacri
ficed, lloblitzel and Lewis flew out to
Wheat.
Ninth Inning—Stengel singles.
Wheat fans, Janvrin retired Cutshaw,
giving the game to Boston. 4-1-.
IH’GH EH REFUSES TO
REPLY TO INQUIRY
PIKESVILLE, Ky., Oct. 12.—
Hughes, in his addresses throughout
this section, is consistently refusing
to reply to a query put to him as to
whether he represents the German
Atnerican vote. The candidate abso
lutely refuses to commit himself.
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Abytinuis Em|ieror Deposed
LONDON, Oct. 11.—Emperor Lidj
Jeassu, of Abysinnia, has been depos
ed at Addis Ababa. Lidj Jeassu is 22
years old and a grandson of Emperor
Menelik. whom he succeeded in 1913.
French Aviator Killed.
MUNICH, Oct. 11. — Lieutenant
Mulzer, a noted aviator, is reported
to have plunged to his death on the
western front. Lieutenant Mulzer re
ceived the order of Poifr Le Merlte
in July.
Ty Cobb is Father
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 10.—A son
was born here last night to Mr. and
Mrs. Tyrus R. Cobb. They now have
two boys and a girl.
Bitten By Hcorpion; Suicides.
BEACON, N. Y„ Oct. 11.—Tempo
rary insanity induced by illness fol
lowing the sting of a scorpion while
on his way to his regiment in Texas,
caused the suicide of Sergt. William
Santee, of Company K, Third Infant
ry, New York National Guard, whose
body was brought here yesterday.
Santee was a Spanish war veteral.
Rockefeller Makes Millions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—The fourth
advance in Standard Oil issues yes
terday added more than $13,000,000
to the aggregate value of the Stand
ard Oil Company and $8,026,000 to
the value of Rockefeller’s holdings.
|tp TO THE DEITY
HAYS ROAD COMMISSION
After combatting all the season
against abnormal climatic conditions,
with torrential downpours of rain
which have raised the streams to u^
precedents heights and continually
menaced the government road to the
Interior, Col. Richardson, head of the
Road Commission and Captain Me
hafTey, the engineer officer of the
Commission, yesterday held a long
conference on ways and means for
further protection of the highways.
The result of the conference was that
both decided that every human agen
cy had been Invoked and it was now
up to the Deity.
Sumner S. Smith, federal mine in
spector, left on the Watson for the
South.
Emmet Egan, who has been with
oneof the road commission crews this
summer, was an arrival In town last
evening.
Joe. Olson, who has been with the
Road Commission during the summer
has returned to town.
George Brown's Road Commission
crew came in last evening from out
the line.
James Galen Is expected in Valdez
on the Northwestern, from Chitina.
INDIAN, HEATHEN FOR 128
YEARS, CHANGES HIS FAITH.
CASS LAKE. Minn., Oct. 12.—Ka
be-na-gl-wes, an Indian chief 12S
years old and a heathen all his life,
says he will not be buried in the
Spirit Land of the Chippewa Hunt
ing Ground, and has taken the name
of John Smith. He has turned Chris
tian.
WILSON NAMES
ADVISORY BOARD
IS EN ROl'TE TO INDIANAPOLIS
President Makes Public Names of
Men Selected to Form the Advisory
Commission on National Defense—
Many Noted Men in List.
HARRISBURG. Pa.. Oct. 12.—
While en route to Indianapolis this
morning President Wilson named the
members of the Advisory Commission
on National Defense. The members
selected are Daniel Willard, president
of the Baltimore & Ohio railway;
Samuel Gompers. President of the
American Federation of Labor; Dr.
Franklin Martin, a noted surgeon of
Chicago; Howard Collin, a well
known consulting engineer and auto
mobile designer of Detroit; Dr. Simon
Baruch, physician, of New York; Hol
lis Godfrey, consulting engineer, of
Philadelphia, and Julius Kosenwald.
of Sears. Roebuck & Co., of Chicago
Villa Outlaws Defeated.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 11.
State Department officials report a
recent engagement between Villa sol
diers and Carranzaistas in the State
of Chihuahua, in which Carranza's
troops badly defeated the outlaws.
Italians Resume Offensive.
LONDON. Oct. 12.—Advices from
Rome state that the Italian troops
have again resumed the offensive
against Trieste, and have broken tluu
the Austrian lines between Lobar and
Vertobia. capturing six thousand pris
oners.
Demands Surrender of Fleet.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—Advices receiv
ed here from Athens state that Vice
Admiral DuFornet. commander of the
Anglo-French Mediterranean fleet has
demanded the surrender of the Greek
fleet on Wednesday next, with the e>.
ceptlon of the Averoff. Lemnos ami
Kilkis. whose disarment is demanded
The Allies have also seized the Pir
aeus-Lemnos railroad and are operat
ing it. This precautionary measure
was taken to insure the safety of the
Allied fleet. .
A man is all right in his way. If he
isn't In the way of other people.
Never do things by halves if you
want people to think you are tli-*
whole thing