VOLUME XIV. - VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1917 NUMBER 27
WARN NEUTRALS
KEEPOFF SHIPS
NOTK'K THROUGH AMSTERDAM
State Department Receives Unofficial
Notice that Germany Has Issued a
Notice to Neutrals to Keep Off Arm
ed 8liips.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 31—
Unofficial advices from Amsterdam
have been received by the State De
partment to the effect that Germany
has issued a warning to all citizens of
neutral nations to keep off armed
ships of the Entente nations. This
warning, it is said, includes in the
term "armed ships” merchantmen
which carry guns of any calibre for
protection against attack, and slates
that neutrals found on such vessels
will be considered as enemies and
treated as such.
BIG BALL SATURDAY NIGHT
BENEFIT OF NEW BAND
£ At a meeting of the newly organ
ized band members last night at
Moose Hall it was decided to give a
big dance Saturday night in Moose
Hall to raise money to help purchase
the instruments and help place the
new organization upon its feet finan
cially. This will be one of the best
balls of the season, as the musicians
will be out in force, and excellent mu
sic will be provided. Do not fail to
show your pride in the town by help
ing the boys out with your atten
dance.
HALIBUT WILL BE
PROTECTED BY LAW
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan 31.— !
A bill to protect and preserve halibut ,
fisheries off the American coast in the I
Pacific ocean has been reported t'av- i
. orably to the merchant marine com- j
T mittee of the house of represei.ta-i
* tives by a sub-committee. The tisber- i
ies named in the bill include those off
the coast of Alaska.
The bill provides for the establish
ment of a closed season for halibut |
fishing. It also carries a provision !
restricting the landing of halibut!
from foreign countries in America |
A measure very similar to the j
house bill has already been passed by ;
the senate.
NOBODY IN GERMANY
WANTS BELGIUM HE SAYS I
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PARIS, Jan. 31.—Prof. H. Del
brueck of the University of Berlin, 's
quoted by a correspondent at the
Hague as follows:
“It would be impossible to pul
German garrisons in Belgium in peace
time, since troops would not be able
even to pass in the streets safely un
less the police and administration of
justice were also taken over. This
would amount to placing Belgium
under perpetual military law, which
is impossible. There is no middle
course between incorporating Bel
gium into the German empire which
nobody wants.
FARMERS GRUB HEDGES
TO SELL ROOTS FOR DYES
HUTCHISON, Kas., Jan. 31.—With
the discovery that osage orange
hedge tree roots can be utilized in
the manufacture of a substitute for
dyes of German make, farmers near
here are grubbing out their hedge
fences and disposing of the roots to
buyers of eastern dye manufacturing
concerns.
FLETCHER WILL SOON
LEAVE FOR MEXICO
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.—
Secretary of State Lansing announc
ed this morning that Ambassador
Fletcher would leave for Mexico City
soon, and would soon be empowered
to settle the difficulties now existing
between the United States and that
country.
Job Lived In Valdez.
Three thousand years ago one Job
sat him down and wrote as follows:
"The wind bloweth where it listeth.
It cometh from the south and turneth j
about unto the north. It whirleth
about continually, and no man can
tell whence it cometh or whither it
800th.”
TWO ALLIED WARSHIPS
IN A BLUNDER BATTLE
BERLIN, Jan. 18.—An Overseas
News agency dispatch announced late
yesterday that quite a number of
men were killed or wounded in a
night attack brought about by a mis
take between a French armored cruis
er and an Italian auxiliary cruiser
The news agency also reports that
an Italian submarine destroyer was
recently sunk off the island of Corfu.
The members of an army staff were
on board the vessel and seven naval
officers and 33 army officers were
killed.
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THE SETTLERS
RAPIDLY LEAVING FOR NORTH
General Commanding American Kxpe
dition In Mexico Guarding Settlers
Who Are Leaving for the United
States as Fast as Possible.
EL PASO. Jan. 31.—Advices re
ceived here from Gen. Pershing states
that his command is protecting the
settlers in the Cases Granddistrict
who are evacuating the country with
the American troops, believing their
lives and property will be unsafe alter
the soldiers leave.
Large numbers of the set'lers are !
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jnow on their way north, and the re- j
jmainder are getting away as speedily
j as possible. Pershing states that he
j will begin the final evacuation of the
country next Wednesday, oy which
! time he expects the settlers will have j
succeeded in making their way across
the border.
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IDEAL AMERICAN HEN
BEING DEVELOPED BY
l\ S. GOVERNMENT FARM
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—An idea!
| American fowl is to he the object
| of experiments being conducted by
I the United States government at its
farm at Belleville, Md. Harry Lamon.
head husbandman at the government
farm, who has been working for five
i years on the new American product,
[explained his experiments at the an
Inual poultry show at Madison Square
! Garden.
He said the new hen in laying
| qualities and the size of its eggs will
i resemble the leghorn. It will have
las much meat on its body as a Wyan
■dotte, barred rock or Plymouth rock.
!The government farm, Mr. Lamon
said, plans to have a big exhibit of
the new hen at the poultry show
next season.
INDIANS TAKE TROUBLES
TO GREAT WHITE FATHER
COLVILLE, Jan. 31.—Eight In
dians from the reservation are on
their way to Washington, D. C., to
present grievances of the tribe direct
to the “Great White Father.” When
they reach the capital Senator Miles
Foindexter will be their scout and
pathfinder. Peter Suimtakam, one of
the delegation, has a personal protest
over the use of his allotment as a site
for the town of Kellar. He says he
paid for the townsite, refuses to ac
cept another allotment and wants the
occupants of his original claim ousted.
THE EMPRESS THURSDAY
NIGHT IN EAGLE HALL
“The Coward,” a Triangle feature
in six reels, featuring Frank Keenan
with Charles Ray and an All-Star
Company. A story of the Civil War,
with great scenes. Also the Keystone
Comedy in two reels, "Her Painted
Hero,” played by Hale Hamilton,
Pauline Moran and Charles Murray.
This is a fine bill. On Saturday there
will be a special Saturday evening
show at 8 p. m., and will finish in
time for the dance. We hope Liscum;
folks will take advantage of this
show. “Buckshot John” will be the
feature. On Sunday “Old Heidel
berg” will be shown.
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RETIRES AFTER 30 YEARS
IN LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE
ABERDEEN, Jan. 31.—Capt. Jac
obsen, after 30 years in the federal
lighthouse service, 20 at the West
port station, has resigned and will re
tire. He will receive a pension of $75 ]
a month from the government. •
GERMAN AMERICAN RANK
HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS
FOLLOWING A HEAVY RUN INSTITUTION IS COMPELLED TO SUB
PEND PAYMENT—BIG RUN IN PROGRESS ON THE PEOPLE'S
SAVINGS BANK, AND OTHER SMALL SEATTLE FINANCIAL IN
STITUTIONS ARE REPORTED TOTTERING — PEOPLE SACRIFICE
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN INTEREST BY WITHDRAWING SAV
INGS—BANKS POOL $130,000,<»4>0 FOR PROTECTION.
SEATTLE, Jan. 31.—Heavy runs the snow, and have stood for hours,
caused by unfounded rumors as to wailing for their turn to vriihdraw
their standing, have placed several jf their savings. Thousands of dollars
the smaller banks in this city in o in interest have been sacrificed by the
precarious condition, and their rus- depositors in their wild rush to druw
pension is momentarily expected, out their deposits.
The German American Mercantile The banks associated with the 3c
Bank closed its doors this morning, attle Clearing House have made up a
and a heavy run is in progress on pool of $130,000,000 for the rrotec
the People's Savings Bank. Hundreds tion of the solvent banks should a
of depositors are standing in l'.oc in run be instituted on them
ALLEGED PLOT
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FOLK I’KRSONH ARK A(U'8KI)
Tremendous Sensation In London
When Announced Mrs. Wlieeldnn
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and Two Daughters and .Alfred Ma-!
son Planned to Kill Lloyd George. 1
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LONDON, Jan. 31.—A tremendous
sensation was created today when it
(became known that Mrs. Alice Wheel
don and her two daughters, and Al
fred Mason, the husband of one of
the daughters, were accused of con
spiracy to murder Premier Llo>d
George. Arthur Henderson of the j
London Daily Mail, states that tne de
tails of the plot have not been made (
public, but it is believed the accused 1
planned to take the life of the pre
mier by means of poison.
LADIES’ AID WILL
ELECT OFFICERS FOR TERM
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The regular meeting of the Ladies' |
Aid of the Congregational Church wiil I
be held in the lecture room of the
church on Thursday afternoon at 2:30
at which the election of officers for
the ensuing term will be held. Mrs.
W. N. Spence will be the hostess.
French Attack Repulsed.
BERLIN, Jan. 31.—An official bul
letin issued this morning states that
the French yesterday afternoon made
a sharp attack at Hill 304, on the
Verdun front, in an attempt to regain
the trenches captured by the 3er
mans several days ago. The attack
was repulsed the French losing heav
ily in dead and wounded.
French Take Prisoners.
PARIS, Jan. 31.—The Germans
yesterday afternoon made an attack
upon the French positions on the left
of the Meuse, employing hand gren
ades, but were signally repulsed, los
ing heavily in killed and wounded
and also a number of prisoners. An
other attack was made by the Ger
mans north of Badonvillers, but was
repulsed.
Successful British Raids.
LONDON. Jan. 31.—The British
forces made a successful raid la3t
night at Buttedewarlencourt, gaining
some ground. At LesDours the ene
my artillery is actively bombarding
the British positions. Three enemy
aeroplanes were destroyed yester
day.
Record Cold; Fuel Scarce.
BAKER, Ore., Jan. 31.—Record
cold was reported from eastern Ore
gon today. At daybreak here the
thermometer registered 13 below
zero, lowest in six years. A fuel fam
ine is threatened. The temperature
is reported at 40 below at North
Powder, a mountain point.
Woman's Guild.
The Woman’s Guild will meet on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Whit
ley. Mrs. Caswell will be hostess for
the afternoon. It
PENCE NOTE
New York llroker Wires Agents on'
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December 20—Hays Information I
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Deceived From Washington—Fails !
to Produce Telegram.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Files of
' Wall Street brokers submitted to the
I leak investigating committee, in ses
! sion here, disclose sensational tele
j grams sent out by E. F. Hutton &
'Company, brokers of this city, to theit
! agents on December 20. These tele
j grams completely forecast the Presi
dent’s note made public the follow
; ing day, and indicate that the con
Icern had received a tip regarding Ps
contents. Hutton, the senior mem
| ber of the firm, testified that he hart
received the information through
i Connelly & Co., a brokerage concei i
at the National capital, in which con-i
cern Bolling, a brother of President!
I Wilson’s wife, is interested. Huttoii |
I however, could not produce the tel
gram from the Connelly concern con
veying the information. Atto*-ne>
Whipple, who is conducting* the in
vestigation, severely grilled Huttot
for connecting Bolling with the leal
without bringing forward some proo
to back his assertions. He declare<
lhat it was very queer that so imrorj
tant a telegram as that alleged tcj
have been received by Hutton shoulc
be missing at this time and advlce<
the witness that it would be well ti
produce a certified copy of the sam<
in the event the original could no
be located.
Bank Teller Arrested.
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—Frank Hayer
aged 43 years, paying teller in th<
savings department of the Hiberniii
Banking Association for sixteen year
when arrested today charged wit)
embezzling $1,845 from the bank
said the high cost of living was re
sponsible for hi6 defalcation.
Arrest Brooklyn Minister.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—The Rev
Wm. M. Ritchie, 71 years old, of 10i
St. James Place, Brooklyn, a veterai
of the civil war, Chaplain of the U •
S. Grant Post, G. A. R., and for abou
20 years a Presbyterian pastor it|
Philadelphia, was arrested last night
at his home in Brooklyn on a charge
of selling morphine.
County Out, Doctors In.
MONTESANO, Jan. 31.—After op
erating four years at a heavy loss.
Grays Harbor county commissioners
have leased the 350,000 county hos-|
pital to three Aberdeen physicians for
five years at an average rent of 3100
per month. County patients will be
cared for at regular rates.
A New York court has decided that
the occupation of a salesman is not
"hazardous” within the meaning of
the Compensation Act. It is evident
that the judges have never peddled
clothes wringers and other household
articles at the back doors of subur
ban residences.
HUGHES ADMITS HE
REGRETS RESIGNING
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—At a ban
quet of the Bar Association last nighl
Charles E. Hughes was welcomed
back into the fold. The welcoming
speech was made by Elihu Root and
he said:
"I am glad he is here, but I wish
he were somewhere else.”
In reply to this speech Mr. Hughes
said: “I have no desire to evoke
sympathy from the supreme court, of
the United States but I did resign be
cause I thought that it was my duty
to resign. I do not regret that whirh
I did.”
BARUCH ADMITS
MAKING FORIUNE
|DURING RECENT “LEAK” PERIOD
Tells Investigating Committee Had
No Knowledge of Administration
Attitude or Could Have Made a
Great Deal More Money.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Bernard
Baruch, member of the Federal Re
serve Bank Board, whom Lawson ac
cused of having benefited by the leak
jof the German peace note, was a w.t
|nes8 before the leak investigating
committee here yesterday afternoon.
Baruch admitted that he had made
$47 6,000 in stock speculation during
the period covered by the date o:' the
alleged leak and when the note was
finally made public, but asser'ed hat
he had no intimation of the note thru
official or other sources. He claimed
that from the utterances of European
statesmen he deduced that some sort
of a peace proposition was aboui to
be made, and he backed this inter
pretation with his money. He pointed
out that had he had the slightest in
timation of the attitude of the Ad
ministration toward the German pro
posal prior to the making public of
the note, he would have continued to
sell short, greatly adding to his prof
its, instead of covering fiis short
sales, as he did.
ALFONSO HAS AMBITION
TO TOTE OLIVE BRANCH
MADRID, Jan. 31.—An intimation
that the King of Spain may play a
prominent part in coming peace aego
7~Z ’ v * ' '•web by Ed
>«%aui, 40 UCfc* w* -■*> i —-k «.l*a iu
st Hogan, but Oulkana and Copper
Center report a raise of 26 and 46 de
grees respectively. Tonsina reports
a raise of 28 degrees and Teikhell 10
degrees, while Wortman reports a
drop to 16 below zero. All stations
from Oulkana this way report a high
north wind.
FULL AMOUNT INSURANCE
PAID TO S. BLUM & CO.
The full amount of the policies cov
ering the building, fixtures and stock
of the big store of S. Blum & Co.,
destroyed by the Are of January 2,
will be paid to the concern, the loss
being a total one. E. G. Ford, the in
surance adjuster from Seattle, who
spent several days here recently ad
justed the loss to the entire satisfac
tion of the companies and the Arm.
CUMMINS AGAIN
ATTACKS WILSON
DKRIDKH PRKHIDKNT’H POLI< V
Declares Its Adoption Would Involve
tlie United States in Constant War
—Resolution Is laid on Table by
Senate by Vote of Organization.
WASHINGTON, D. Jan 31.—
Senator Cummins of Iowa, again
made a sharp attack upon the policy
of President Wilson in a lengthy ad
dress before the Senate yesterday aft
ernoon. He declared that the propo
sition advocated in the President's
speech before the Senate would in
volve the United States in constant
war against the authority of tho
world-sovereignty which was appar
ently the President’s aim. Follow
ing Cummins’ talk the Senate vot°d
to lay his resolution on the table
DKSIKK TO JOIN ARMY
MAY COST BOY HIS LIKK
CI1KHALIS. Jan. 31.— Charles
Turpin, 17-year-old Canadian boy in
the State Training school, probably
will lose his life as the result of an
attempt to join a Canadian regiment
of which he was a member.
While attempting to escape from
the Spokane detention home he feii
nearly three stories. In spite of sev
ere injuries he made his way almost
to the Canadian line before he was
captured and sent to the training
school.
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|SCALDING WATER
WIPED Ol'T A CITY
GUATEMALA CITY, Jan. 31.—The
ruins of Antigua, the old capital
Guatemala, which are said to ante
date the Egyptian era, are being stu
died by separate expeditions of arch
aeologists from Harvard and Yale
universities.
Antigua is the most ancient city
of Central America and was destroy
ed hy a vocanic disturbance which,
according to evidences killed all the
inhabitants by pouring scalding wa
ter upon them.
RATS ATTACK MAN IN
MISSOURI CITY STREETS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 31 —
Otis Taggart of this city was attack
ed and severely bitten by seven rats
on the Mureau drive, near the eastern
terminus of the local street car line.
Taggart saw the rats crossing the
street and shied a rock at them, sup
posing they would seek cover in the
weeds by the roadside. Instead they
savagely charged him and swarmeo
up his legs and arms, severely biting
him before he could fight them ofi.
He was bleeding from a dozen wounds
when he reached the street car line.
TRAIN BREAKS IN TWO;
BRITISH SOLDIERS KILLED
PARIS, Jan. 31.—A train with
British soldiers on board was wreck
ed last night on a bel trailroad owing
to a broken coupling. The dead is
given as 16 and the injured 40.
When the coupling broke the first
part of the train ran on alone. The
ongineer shut off steam before enter
ing the station and the rear carriages
running down hill at tremendous
speed, dashed into the front cars,
crushing them.
42 NORWEGIAN SHIPS
SUNK SINCE WAR BEGAN
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. St.
Heavy* losses to Norwegian shipping
have Jrompted maritime interests to
petltun the government to suspend
extraVhipping taxes to preserve the
industry. Consular advices report
182 steamers and 60 sailing vessels,
with an insurance value of $39,000.
000, have been sunk since the war ,
began.
Snow and Sleet in South
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 31.—Snow
and sleet today covered a large por
tion of the South. North and Cen- f
tral Texas are under one of the heav-<
lest snowfalls in their history, 7.1 in.
having fallen in Dallas since early
yesterday. The storm extended over
Eastern Arkansas, Northern Missis
sippi. Western Tennessee, Western
North Carolina and Virginia.