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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 191» NUMBER 9
CONFERENCE WAITS
DELEGATES ACTION
Premier Trotsky Has Formally Asked
For More Time to Reply to Cen
tral Powers
PETROGRAI), Jan. It.—Premier
,<eon Trotsky, head of the new Rus
sian government has formally asked a
suspension of the Brest-Idtovsk peace
•conference until the Russian and Uk
ranian delegates can formulate replies
to the contral powers’ proposals, ac
cording to an official sta'ement to
day. The reply will be rea i at a fur
ther sitting today.
It is stated that the Russians and
Vkranians have decided upon the
course of action they will pursue at
Breast-Litovsk, and will meet to dis
cuss Russia’s proposals before sub-,
mitting them to the central powers.;
Central Powers Withdraw
AMSTEROAM, Jan 11.—The cen
trals powers have withdrawn their j
proposals made at the Brest-Litovsk,
peace conference last month, and it is.
believed will greatly modify them atj
the next meeting of the conference.:
it was publicly announced today byj
German foreign minister Kuehlemann,
in a speech at Brest-Litovsk, while)
•onferring with the Russians.
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Russian Army Strengthened
LONDON, Jan. 11— A Petrograd j
dispatch quotes Premier Trotsky as
saying that the array would be re-es-j
fablished in case of an absolute break
in peace negotiations, saying “it will
wage not war but revolution. Its.
front trenches will be barricaded,
against oppressors."
Will Cancel Debts
LONDON. Jan. 11.— PetroST-d dial
patches say that the Bolsheviki gov-j
eminent intends to publish a decree'
within a few days cancelling Russia's!
national debt.
Allies Not Yet Replied
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 11.—Count
Czernin, in a sitting at the peace con-i
ference at Brest-Litovsk today stated,
that Russia’s allies had not replied as,
yet to Russia's invitation to partlci-,
pate in the new questions which havej
arisen in the separate peace negotia
tions between Russia and the centra!
powers.
The new quartermaster building isj
nearing completion.
Trotzky Says Will Fight
PETROGRAD, Jan. 11.—Premier;
Trotzky, in a speech today at Brest
Litovsk, declared that Russia will not
agree to a peace wholly devised by
German imperialists but that she
would fightto the bitter end and rely
on the plain people of the central
powers to rise up and aid in estab
lishing an international peace which
would endure.
RIOTERS ARRESTED; 5,000
UNION MEN ON STRIKE
HAMILTON. O.. Jan. 11.—Factor
ies here were idle today because of a
strike of 6,000 union men in protest
against the arrest of thirty of their
number for alleged rioting recently.
The latter pleaded not guilty yester
day but declined to seek bonds and
were accordingly held in Jail. Union
leaders asserted that the strike would
end only when the prisoners were re
leased.
GERMAN TACTICS ADOPTED
TOKIO, Jan. 11.—The annual army
maneuvers this fall differed from
those of proceeding years on two res
pects. First, there was some attempt
at air lighting, although only a few
machines were used the work was
sharply done and for the first time in
Japan. The other departure was the
adoption of German tactlce for the
concentration of troops by railways.
The attacking army, too, was larger
than the army of defense and this was
an unusual feature. The emperor in
his address to the troops pointed out
the necessity for new tactics to meet
changed conditions in Europe.
Donnelly is the coldest spot along
the government military road apd au
tomobile trail, reports froip there to
day giving the temperature as —IS.
Teikhell is the warmest Interior point
giving a temperature of K above.
IDLE SHIPPING IN THE PORT OF HAMBUR6
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Thi* photograph made :y in the port of Humburg ahowa the great German ahlpa lying Idle at their pi era |
They hnve been tied up ditee the deeliiration of war. *
NEW REPUBLIC :
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Appoints Representative to Ukraine
Government, Thus Making Rer
I
ognition of Independence
PETRORAD, Jan. 11.—The French
government has appointed Gen. Tab
orville, as French representative to
the new Ukraine republic. This is con
sidered in Petrograd as a virtual rec
ognition of the independence of Uk
raine.
PROFITS RKAIJZED
BY BOY TRAPPER
EUGENE, Ore.. Jan. 11—One
hundred and sixty-five moles, whose
■ikins were worth a total of $35, were
caught in traps by Glenn Bailey, a
fourteen year-old boy living east of
this city. Only four traps were used
and the catch was made in a single
season. Some firms are paying from
35 to 40 cents for male pelts now, it is
declared. The demand for them is[
greater than ever before.
U. S. CANNOT WIN THE
WAR. SAYS HUNGARY!
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ZURICH. Jail. 11.—Count Julius;
Andrassy, ex-premier of Hungary. ]
writing on peace questions, says:
"From the moment we were free in
the east the whole situation funda
mentally changed and the central
powers now also will gain supremecy
in the west. It is no longer possible
for America to give us the finishing
stroke. She must save the entente.”
CORK STOPPER VALUABLE j
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 11.—The hum
ble cork bottle stopper has risen to
high honor in Germany. Heads have
been broken in restaurants over the
guestion of who owns the cork, the
proprietor, the head waiter or the
customer who orders the bottle of
wine. The magisterial verdict has been
returned that while the head waiter
has a right to the cork by tradition
and custom, he must not disobey his
master, the proprietor, should the lat
ter demand it, being banded over to
him. The customer, it appears, has
no claim at all. High prices are being
paid for corks, especially for those of
champaign bottles.
REV. GRACE E. M. STOKES
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Raw. One* R. Mayor Stoksa la tha
popular pastor of tha First Co sprapa ^
tkwal shurch of. Old Madlsy, Mass. ,
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ccttkiT bear wile
NOT COME NORTH
SEATTLE, Jan. 11.—The revenue
cutter Bear probably will not go north
this year, as she is being converted j
into a training ship for merchant ma
rine officers, and will be stationed at
San Francisco. She has been in the
patrol service in Alaska 32 years.
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COFFER FRICK FIXER
FOR NEXT FOI'H MONTHS
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Jan. 11.—.
The government has fixed the price
of copper for the next four months at;
23 1£ cents per pound.
Robert Small of Anchorage, a
blacksmith and one of the first per
sons to go into Anchorage when the
town was proposed, was on the steam
er Alaska last night on his way to
the States, where he will visit relat
ives in California.
Gus I)garf. who has been working
at Kllamar moving the large ware
house of the Ellamar Mining Com
pany. returned to that progressive
mining town today on the launch
Shamrock.
A large number of former A. E. C.
employes at Anchorage were passen
gers on the steamship Alaska last i*v
ening on her trip south.
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MOTOKMAN IS ARRESTED
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Jan. 11.—H. H.j
l.ingler, motorman of the Knoxville I
street car that ran away In the South j
Hills tunnel late Monday and was
wrecked with the death of twenty
persons and the injury of eighty-two
others, was placed under arrest this
afternoon on a charge of manslaught
er. The action was taken as the result i
of an exhaustive investigation of the
accident.
SNI FF BOXES CONTAIN Sl’GAIt
LONDON, Jan. 11.—Snuff boxes
are said to be coming back into fash-:
ion. but with the difference that they)
now contain sugar instead of snuff, i
The sugar rationing is expected to
make it necessary for visitors to carry
around their own sugar and the old
tightly fitting snuff boxes, of silver,
enamel and inlaid wood are being
brought to light for this purpose,
there is said to be also a demand for
futurist boxes with weird effects
painted on them.
CHANCE FOR EVERYBODY
The bachelor’s syndicate that offer*
ed to give a Red Cros membership to
every baby born in Valdez within six
months has extended the time to in
clude the entire year 1818. The syn
divate wants to help the Red Cross
and discourage race suicide. Valdez
needs population.
DEATHS FROM DISEASE
IN CAMPS INCREASING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—
Deaths from disease in the national
army during the week endtng Decem
ber 21 numbered 118 against 97 the
week before, and the National Guard
120 against 165 as shown In a sum
mary made public today by the war
department. Of the national army
deaths 77 were due .to pneumonia,
and of those In the National Guard
87.
ALASKA SAILS SOUTH
The steamship Alaska arrived in
port ahead of her schedule last night,
and sailed an hour later tor Seattle.
Those arriving on her were Marshal
ft R. Brenneman and District Attor
ney Munly. Those departing were ,Ah
toS'Carlson, George Cal lagan for Se
attle, and Jas. Wltsotf for Cordova,
H MIUION MEN
SOONJNFRANCE
Secretary Baker Intimates that Many
Men Will be .Available for (treat
Spring lirive
WASHINGTON, I). (’.. Jan. 11.—I
An army of two million men is pre-1
pared to enter the held in the great'
drive in France within the year sec-1
retary of War Baker strongly intim-1
ated before the senate committee on j
military affairs today. He stated that
the men were equipped and ready to'
go to Europe whenever transports;
could be secured to take them.
Miss Una Korth, a former Valdez!
young lady, and now a resident of An- J
rhorage has resigned her position in I
the accountant's office of the A. E. 0. j
and taken a position with the bank (
of Anchorage. i
MARSHAL AT TALKEETNA
H AS RESIGNED OFFICE !
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The office of the United States mar
shal at Knik has been discontinued
and Deputy Marshal Harry R. Brown,
who has been stationed there has been |
transferred to Talkeetna, according'
to Deputy Marshal Clarence H. Moss-J
man, of Anchorage.
Deputy Marshal M. ,1. Mealy, who i
has been the deputy in charge of tlie
Talkeetna office, has resigned.
Deputy Marshal Brown has been
located at Knik for several years. De-1
;>uty United States Marshal A. F. Hoff'-j
man, with headquarters at Matanus-j
ka. late yesterday brought down a na- j
tive named Negaiil from Knik. who
was convicted of the charge of va
grancy and sentenced to serve 120
days in the Anchorage jail.
COPULATION OF 900
CLAIMED BV NOME
Conservative estimates place the
population of Nome at the present
time as between 800 and 900, says
the Nome Nugget. According to the
report of the customs house officials,
the number of people that arrived in
Nome during the season last summer
was 787. The number departing dur
ing the same period according to the
report was 1,343, to which must be
added eight more, who were taken
aboard the Umatilla after the report
was made up, making the total num
ber of departures 1,361.
Taking the difference between the
arrivals and departures it appears
that the population now is about 600
less than last year.
It must be remembered, however,
that not all of the departures as in
cluded in the customs house figures
were from Nome. Many old timers
of the Candle, Council and other dis
tricts who had not been outside for
years, are included in the list. As no
figures are available it is impossible
to more than estimate the number of
outside district residents who deport
ed but it is thought that they number
close to 200, leaving the excess of
Nome departures over arrivals at ap
proximately 300.
As the population of the camp last
winter was estimated as being be
tween 1,100 and 1,200, the deduction
of 300 from the minimum number
leaves a balance of S00 as the pres
ent population.
It is probable, however, that the
actual population is closer to 300 as
maay persons have arrived in None;
from Interior points to. take up per-,
manent residence there. . J
ASKS HOPS
BE SENTQUKKLY
British Minister Makes Powerful Ap*
peal for Dispatch of American
Troops Quickly
LONDON, Jau 11.— Lord Church
ill, British minister of munitions, ad
dressing the American Club today at
a luncheon, made an eloquent and
powerful appeal for immediate dis
patch of American troops in as large
numbers as possible to Europe quick
ly. He stated that the allies' need for
more men was imperative, and that
victor}' depended upon the number of
men which could take the field in
the spring.
KOAD COMMISSIONER WILSON ;
LEAVES m INTERIOR
Road Commissidner James Wilson
on the steamship Alaska last evening
for Cordova, whence he will eu train ;
for McCarthy on business connected j
with his ore-hauliihg contract. Mr. j
Wilson took in a couple of horses j
with him to he used on the trail.
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Boyd Leedy. formerly of this city,,
has been transferred from Anchorage
to the mines operated by the govern-1
ment at Eska Creek. Mr. Leedy is an
engineer.
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JAIL HERE HAS 2,."»Off
GALLONS OK LIQlOltsi
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About 2.5«0 gallons of intoxicat
ing liquor, seized at different times
by the authorities here, are held in the
Anchorage headquarters of the Uni
ted States Marshal, awaiting instruc
tions from federal officials at Wash
ington city. Of the 2,500 gallons,
about 400 gallons are in barrels and ;
kegs and the remainder is in cases. |
which number about 880.
None of the liquor will be destroy-j
ed or disposed of until final word is
received from the Washington offic
ials, according to a letter received
from United States Marshal F. ft. J
Hrenneman at Valdez by Deputy Mar-|
shal Clarence H. Mossman.
The United States Marshal's office |
at Valdez wrote to the war depart-1
meiit asking for instructions regard-1
ing the disposal of the liquor.
It is expected that the war depart-j
ment will issue orders to ship the |
liquor to the States where the alco-1
hoi wil be extracted from it for use in J
the hospitals in the war zone. An-:
ehorage Times.
COIjD weather causes
EPIDEMIC OK PNEUMONIA
DAWSON. Y. T.. Jan. 11.—Con
tinued cold weather for the month,
during which the thermometer has
ranged between fifty and sixty degrees
below zero, has resulted in a fatal
epidemic of pneumonia, colds and
whooping cough. Eighteen persons
have died during the cold spell, but
no funerals have been held, as no
graves can be dug until the weather
moderates. The hospitals are filled
with patients.
Among the dead are Peter Brochu,
a pioneer of Caribou; John Nicholl,
the noted mining promoter, and Geo.
Henley, former librarian of the city
of Dawson.
COL CHARLES M’K. SALTZMAN
Col. Charit* M'K. Saltxman, aa
olotopt to clilof aignal offloor, woo
Km In Iowa Octobor It, 1171, ant
appalatot to tha military aoatfomy
•tom that atato la 1M2.
BEEN FORMED
Austria, Alarmed at Demand of Hmall
Staten on Southern 1 Von tier.
Doubles Garrison
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 11 The Czech
leaders of Silesia and Moravia met
at Prague today and adopted a set of
resolutions demanding that a Czech
republic be formed, according to re
ports received here today.
The Austrian government has be
come greatly alarmed at the growth
of republican sentiment in her south
ern provinces and has doubled the
garrison at Prague.
SPANISH KING HAS
DISSOLVED ELECTION
MADRID, Jan. il. King Alfonso
today signed a new decree dissolving
the Cortez elections to be held on Feb
ruary 24.
OLDEST REALTY ItROKEK DEAD
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Rutland
M. Garrettson, said to have been the
oldest real estate broker in New York,
died at liis home here yesterday at the
age of Sf» years. Mr. Garrettson was
a son of the late Freeborn Garrettson,
who was one of the committee that
received LaFayette on his last visit
to America.
TO PROBE RAILROAD SITI ATION
WASHINGTON. I). (V. Jan. 10.—
Investigation of the railroad situa
tion under the Cummins resolution
will begin before the senate interstate
commerce committee Saturday, with
Chairmah Hall and Commissioners
McChord, ('lark and Altchison, of the
interstate commerce commission as
witnesses'. ’ *
STEVE KIRCH HEADS
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
SEATTLE. Jan. 11.—Stephen Birch
was elected president of the Alaska
Steamship Company and the Copper
Itiver Railway today to succeed Pres
Eccles, who lately died on a trip to
Florida.
WIFE OF RV8SI.4X
AMBASSADOR DIES SEATTLE
SEATTLE. Jan. 11.—Mrs. Rogliav
lenskv, wife of the Russian consul
died in this city yesterday.
Guy Cameron returned from La
touche on the Alaska last night.
DOG FISH WILL NOT SELL;
GREYFISII IS POPI LAK
WASHINGTON. D. (’.. Jan. 11.—
Quality and price of new fish foods
put on the market through the assis
tance of the department of commerce
must conform to standards set up by
the government or the producers will
not reap the benefit of the official rec
ommendation of such foods.
Secretary Medfield said today that
an official label "recommended by the
bureau of fisheries" was being pro
vided for all new fish products which
meet the government requirement*.
Two manufacturers recently were de
barred from use of the label, one be
cause he attempted to take advantage
of the growing demand for the new
foods to profiteer by increasing prices,
and the other because he allowed the
quality of his product to deteriorate.
Secretary Redfleld recalled that to
matoes once were sentimentally
known as “love apples,” but were re
garded as poisonous and used only
for decorative purposes. What haa
been accomplished with tomatoes, he
expects to be accomplished with gray
fish, alias dog fish, of which 10.000.
000 cans have been sold since the
name was changed. Menhaden, eula
chon, shark and whale also are eaten
in Increasing quantities. On the Pa
cific coast, especially, whale meat is
meeting with high favor.
Leather shortages are being miti
gated by the use of fish skins, sam
ples on which have been put on ex
hibition in the secretary’s office. A
soft, pliable leather, suitable for shoe
uppers or heavy gloves, was made,
from the lntestinp of a whale. Tha
skin of a porpoise produced a fine
grain, thick leather; shark skin was
tanned into a coarse, tough leather
for mechanical purposes and the gray
•ah produced acceptable leather for
book blading. /