'VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. MAY 1, 1018 NUMBER 95
EVERY DIVISION
SHOWS GAINS
Third and First Give Him Substantial
Vote—Maloney not in Running
—Bolshevik! Rebuked
JUNEAU, Alaska, May 1.—Chas.
A. Sulzer, democratic candidate for
Delegate to Congress swept the first
division like wildfire in yesterday's
primary election, defeating Wm. Ma
loney the Bolsheviki candidate by
more than two to one. Fourteen pre
cincts, including Juneau, Gastineau,
Ketchikan, Douglas. Wrangell and
Sitka gave Sulzer 987 votes to Malon
ey’s 419. The entire legislative tick
et, composed of Wm. Britt for senat
or, W. W. Casey, J. J. Connors, Isaac
Sowerby, and E. J. “Stroller” White,
for representatives. Perry Wiley for
road commissioner, all loyalists and
strong Sulzerltes, were elected by
large majorities.
Twenty-four precincts are yet un
reported, but they will undoubtedly
increase Sulzer’s lead to eight or nine
hundred.
The Bolsheviki were sternly rebuk
ed by the loyal voters of the First.
Fairbanks for Sulzer
FAIRBANKS, May 1.—This city
went nearly solid for Charles A. Sul-i
zer in yesterday's primaries, Sulzer j
polling 145 votes and Maloney, the!
Bolsheviki candidate, 25. The demo-!
cratic ticket was elected all down the
line.
Granby for Sulzer
GRANBY, May 1.—The vote at the
Granby mine yesterday in the primar
ies was as follows: Democrats—Sul
zer, 16; Maloney, 0; Noon, 9, Patter
son 12, Ray 10, Small 10, Wilson 12,
Sullivan one. Raoufcl lean —Wicket!
4, Sulzer 5, Green 4, Murray 9, Reed
8, Slater 4, Sutherland 2, Thompson
4, Sullivan 8, Wood 2.
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Valdez Rolls U|» Majority
The primaries yesterday In this
city rolled up the largest vote for
Charles A. Sulzer, Alaska’s delegate,
ever known in the history of the
town. A determined canvass of the
city was made by the Wickersliam
Maloney forces, and every vote pos-j
sible to muster out was cast by the
Bolsheviki. On tlie Democratic ticket
Sulzer polled 150 votes and Maloney j
15; Price 119. Patterson 135, Ray;
107, Small 97, Reed 11, Murray 2,
Thompson 1, Slater 1; Sullivan 22,
Wood 10, Galen 2, Wilson 101. Re
publicans—Wickersham 25, Sulzer 9;
Ward 6, Green 14. Murray 30, Reed
31, Slater 22, Sutherland 18, Thomp
son 7, Noon 1; Galen 1, Sullivan 23,
Wood 21, Wilson 3. Three Socialist
votes were cast.
Sulzer Beats Wickersham
One of the peculiar features of yes
terday’s primaries at the Granby was
that Sulzer beat Wickersham on the
Republican ticket by one vote.
Seward for Sulzer
SEWARD, May 1.—The democrats
•cast 114 votes; republicans 62; so
cialists 1; Sulzer 106, Maloney 16;
Wickersham 28, Price 89, Ward 29,
Wilson 74, Galen 6, Sullivan 49,
, Wood 8. Noon for legislature ran
high man with 111 votes on the demo
cratic ticket. The following, is the vote
for republicans; Green 39, Murray 19,
Reed 21, Slater 27, Sutherland 12,
Thompson 14.
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Gibbon for Snlzer
PORT GIBBON, May 1.—Sulzerl
HUNGER
For three years America hat
fought Starvation in Belgium
Will you E*t Utt — wheat
meat —fats and sugar
that m may still sand
food in igiip loads ?
«■«*■• ItATBl Mt«
£+** /r*OQLfv
YourMoney or Their Lives.
48, Maloney 5. Wickersham IS, Con-'
nelly 4.
Cordova Clives Sulzer (<!*
CORDOVA, May 1.—Yesterdays
primary election gave Sulzer C.t*, Ma
ioney 13. The small democratic vole
is accounted for by the fact that a
strong fight was made for Slater and
llalen, local men.
CORDOVA. May 1--Republicans—
Wickersham 73, Ward 63, Green 40,
Murray 67, Reed 37, Slater 103,
Sutherland 27, Thompson 24, Galen
99, Sullivan 5, Wood 7. Democrats—
Sulzer G9, Maloney 13, Price 61,
Noon 45, Patterson 49. Ray 54, Small
45. Wilson 53.
Nulato Endorses Sulzer
NULATO, May 1.—Sulzer 11, Ma
loney 0, Wlckersham 1.
Nenana Solid for Sulzer
NENANA, May 1.—One hundred
and eight votes were cast here yester
day, Sulzer receiving 111 and VVick
ersham 7.
Sitka for Sulzer
SITKA, May 1.—Sulzer 56, Malon
ey 9.
Eyak Safe for Democracy
EYAK, May 1.—Sulzer 20, Maloney
2.
Anchorage Goes Democratic
ANCHORAGE, May 1.—Despite
the fact that Mrs. Hatcher, Wm. Ma
loney and the local Bolshevik! used
every means at their command to
swing the vote of this place to Wm.
Maloney, Sulzer came out of Anchor
age with about 75 votes ahead of his
competitors.
ANCHORAGE: Wickersham 139,
Ward 117, Green 76, Reed 90, Slater
79, Sutherland 79, Thompson 86,
Murray 92, Galen 37, Sullivan 44,
Wood 43, Sulzer 186, Maloney 143,
Price 361, Noon 208, Patterson 201,
Ray 202, Small 245, Wilson 214, Con
nelly 11, German 17, Henry 16, Ni
cholas Nekyason 17, Olsen 16. Total
vote cast 540. Outlying precincts not
yet reported will be filed as soon as
they are received.
ANCHORAGE, May 1—Anchorage,
Matanuska, Eska, Chtckaloon, Was
«i-tiia, Talkeetna, Uirdwood give Sul
>.tr a majority of ninety-one over Ma
omy; all other precincts iiot heard
from tributary to Anchorage will not
exceed eighty votes. Sulzer will break
at least even in these. Wickcrshaui
and socialist vote at all places men
tioned above is very light.
Kodiak in l.inc
KODIAK, Alaska, May 1.—Altho
many voters were absent from the
city a good vote was polled here yes
terday. Sulzer received 45, Maloney
3, Wiekersham 1; Sullivan 3t), Wil
son 19.
REVISED LIST ISSUED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May l.J
The war industries board today issued
a revised priority list under which in
dustries will get coal and railway
transportation. It precludes prefer
ential treatment to any plant which
has not a substantial percentage
of products of exceptional importance.
AIRPLANE NETS USED AT PARIS.
PARIS, May 1.—Captive observa
tion balloons of the sausage type have
been seen rising over the region of
Paris on recent nights and there has
been considerable speculation regard
ing the purpose of this move.
It is now explained that the bal
loons are used in connection with a
system of metallic nets as defenses
against air raiders. The balloons were
first sent up on the occasion of the
last attempted raid on Paris by the
enemy, having been fought off before
he was able to reach the capital. The
effectiveness of the system has not yet
been tested.
SEVENTY CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 1.—
Seventy casualties including nine kill
ed in action are reported by Gen.
Pershing today.
NO MAY DAY STRIKES
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1.—
No May Day strikes of any conse
quence were called anywhere today.
PREPARING FOR BATTLE
BRITIS HARMY, May 1.—Indica
tions this afternoon are to the effect
that the Germans are preparing to re
new the battle of Flanders.
BATOR OT
WARJES TODAY
Ituhriel Prihcipe. Student Who Mur
dered Archduke l erdiuaiid. Dies
in Prison of Tuberculosis
HAGUE, May 1.—Gabriel Prin
cipe, the Serbian student, whose as
sassination of the Archduke Ferdi
nand and consort, plunged the whole
world into the present conflict, died
today in the fortress at Thersienstadt
near Prague, of tuberculosis.
The assassination of the Duke and
Duchess while driving thru the streets
of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bos
nia, June 28, 1914, was the result of
hostile propaganda born and nurtur
ed by Serbian secret societies; a pro
paganda which the government tol
erated if not encouraged. Austria
charged that the conspiracy which
had resulted in the death of the heir
apparent and his wife had been or
ganized and effected by accredited
chiefs of the frontier service. These
charges and sundry demands of a
drastic nature followed the murder of
the royal pair, an ultimatum follow
ing three weeks later, July 23, 1914.
Serbia agreed substantially to Aus
tria’s terms with the exception of de
mand No: 5, and appealed to the Rus
sian government for protection. Aus
tro-Hungary’s answer at the expira
tion of the time limit was a declara
tion of war against Serbia. Russia in
tervened. Germany called upon the
Czar to cease his warlike prepara
tions; France went in as an ally of
Russia and England as an ally of
France, the whole world ultimately
going to'war over the act of a half
insane Serbian patriot.
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA
CONFERS WITH KAISER
ZURICH, May 1.—Empeor Charles
ot Austria will proceed at once to
German headquarters to confer with
the kaiser on Ukranian and Balkan
affairs.
TANK ROPE LA SHOES
BRAKEMAN OFT-’ TRAIN
YAKIMA: H. E. Rice, a brakeman
on the O. W. R. A N„ was the vie-;
tlm of a peculiar accident Sunday j
morning. He was standing on the
platform of the front car of his train
aa it was approaching the station here
when a rope swinging from a stand
pipe beside the track whipped about
his body. He was Jerked from the
train and suspended in the air, bound
ing against the sides of the cars as
they passed, until the rope loosened
and he fell to the ground. He escaped
with nothing more serious than se
vere bruises.
THINKS JEWS ARE NOT
GIVEN SQUARE CHANCE
WASHINGTON: A protest against
alleged "continuous unjust, unfair,
and discriminatory treatment" of
Jews in the army was filed with Sec
retary Baker yesterday by Louis Mar
shall. of New York, head of the Am
erican Jewish committee.
One of the chief complaints is that
not a single Jew out of a large num
ber with the expeditionary forces in
France has been commissioned from
the ranks.
IIKARST COMBINES PAPERS
CHICAGO, May 1.—William Ran
dolph Hearst today purchased the
'hicago Herald and will combine it
with the Chicago Examiner, issuing
the new publication under the name
of the Chicago Herald-Examiner.
HYAK DOWN SOUND
The launch Hyak left for down
sound points today with mail and
passengers.
mil GAINS
AT NOYON
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Enemy Attacks Advance IJne But
I Little During Night—French j
Drive Back Enemy
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PARIS, May 1.—In the Noyou sec-j
tor the Germans made slight gains,
yesterday on the French front, but j
were later forced to fall back by the:
allied troops and the trench re-es
tablished their lines in the region of
Hangard after a violent bombard
ment.
CATTLEMAN DEAD
SALEM. Ore: 3. M. Dickson, a pro
minent Oregon livestock breeder, died
today at Shedd, Lane county. He was
known among live stock breeders all:
over the country and had represent
ed Oregon Jersey breeders at num
erous eastern conventions.
POTATO FLOUR MILL
SHIPS FIRST OUTPUT
YAKIMA, May 1.—Monday a car
load of potato flour was moved to the
cities on the Sound. Today and every
day until the potato supply of the val
ley is exhausted more carloads will
roll from the city to all parts of the
United States. The manufacture of
potato flour on a arge scale began
about the middle of last week and
since then the mills have been grind
ing steadily every day. Large orders
for the Yakima product are coming
In from the big markets of this and
other states. It is understood that the
company here will fill a big contract
for flour to use in the army and naval
camps In the West. Between twenty
five and thirty barrels of the flour
will be made dally and immediately
shipped. The flour due to the long
process of evaporating and grinding
is selling to bakers for $21 per barrel
or about 10 cents a pound. It is a fine
looking product. __
ALAMEDA IN PORT
The steamship Alameda arrived in
port this morning after a long wait
by our citizens, the vessel lying at
Port Liscum across the bay for near
ly three hours. Her passengers for
Valdez were P. M. Cockrille, Mrs. A.
C. Dowling, Mrs. P. M. Brown, Mrs.
I. W. Johnston, Miss Catherine Mil
ler, Mrs. Henry Miller, Sadie Brown,
O. P. Hubbard, Prank Kernan. A. D.
Thompson, J. M. Schueber, Mrs.
Maude King, O. H. Remington, three
Chinese foremen, twenty-eight steer
age.
PEACE TALK
FILLS IDE 1
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Emperor diaries of Austria Wishes
to Reopen Matter—Pope Will
Offer to Mediate
STOCKHOLM. May 1—The Roman
Catholic International Press Agency
is a dispatch from Basel says that the
Emperor Charles of Austria is making
peace offers appealing to Italy to con
sider it in her own interests.
Po|h* Tenders Services
| THE HAGIE, May 1—The Pope
i intends to issue a new peace offer on
Wednesday the Cologne newspapers
announced today, The document will
he of a more pressing nature than
| formerly and will contain concrete of
i fers of mediation by the Pope with
i the possible co-operation of neutral
I countries.
Similar information of the Pope's
i intention lias reached Berlin where it
has been received sympathetically.
HIGHER RATES
Alaska Steamship Company Would in.
crease INissoiigcr Kate* Itangiiig
from in cents lo 15 dollar*
WASHINGTON. 1). C.. May 1.—
The Alaska Steamship Company to
day applied to the Interstate Com
merce Commission for permission to
increase rates ranging from forty
cents to fifteen dollars in one way
passenger fares and from five cents
to three dollars per hundred pounds
excess baggage rates between Seat
tle points and Alaska.
NOTICE TO (TSTOMEKS
Owing to rapidly advancing prices
in barbers* supplies on and after the
tith inst prices for shaving will he i>5
cents and haimnting G5 cents. Chil
drens’ prices will remain the same.
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Op i It iAI.S SAY Alii
i-GOGU.Y.Yl IS Ai.I. GlGtiT
WASHINGTON'. IV ('.. April 29.—
There is no reason tor discourage
ment over the American aviation pro
gram in the view of officials responsi
ble for the completion of the aircraft
and the training of flyers needed by
General Pershing.
This it was learned today authori
tatively, is the feeling at all war de
partment heads notwithstanding the
fact that they apparently are contem
plating an early reorganization of the
government’s aircraft production ma
chinery.
Officials are not discouraged over
the vital question of whether planes
sufficient for the needs of the forces
in France are to be forthcoming.
Frank Kernan arrived in town this
morning on the steamship Alameda,
from the Nizina country.
O. P. Hubbard returned from Cor
dova this morning on the steamship
Alameda.
C. Tjosevig is a Valdez passenger
on the steamship Alaska.