VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY. MAY 10. I»I7 MMHEK 117
CONSCRIPTION BILL IS
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
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KXI’KKTKD I’ROKLAMATION OK I)ATK OK RKOISTHATIOX OK KM
OIKLKS I'XDKR TKRMS OK MKASl'RK WILL BK MARK WITHIN
SHORT timk—thirty-two KANTONMKNTS. KAC’H houhi.no
TWKNTY-TWO THOUSAND MKN WII-I- HK KRKCTKI) AS TRAIN
ING KAMI’S—RAILROADS AND STKAMSHII’ LINKS BK.KN ORDKR
Kl» TO HOLD THKMSKLVKS IN RKADINKNS TO CHANOK SKHKD
ULKS TO KAKI LIT ATK HANDLLINO MKN AND SUI’I’LIKS.
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 1ft.—[
•resident Wilson signed the Con-j
>cription Bill last evening, the meas- j
•, re having been passed by both
louses yesterday afternoon. Viee(
President Marshall and Speaker1
Champ Clark, of the House, signed]
;he measure sho tly after passage.]
; nd as speedily as possible it was]
transmitted to the President. It is ex
pected the proclamation naming the]
. ate for registration of eligibles un-i
,;er the act will be made within a day'
or twajwhen Secretary of War Bak-.
,r wilt'at once put into effect the j
plans for drafting and caring for the.
i.ew army. ‘ I
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 19 —
Tlie dale for the registration of eli
.ihles under the Conscription Bill is
expected to he set within a short
lime. In preparation for the caring
tot tlie vast army to lie thus created
rrangements have been completed
:or the construction of thirty-two
new towns in various cantonment dis
tricts to house the men during train
ing. The railroads have been notified
to be ready to readjust their schedule
at a moment’s notice to facilitate the
mobilizing of the men at the differ
ent camps, stocking the larders and
transporting the necessary materials
for constructing the towns. Orders
will be issued to all vessels to join
the supply fleet which will be neces
sary to transport the troops to Europe
and keep up the necessary rations.
National Guard l>e Galled
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 19.
it is announced that all National
Guardsmen will be called into the
Federal service between July 15 and
August 5. The governors of the res
pective states have beeji authorized
to recruit the state regiments up to
their full war strength. Secreary of
War Baker is settling the details of
I construction of the proposed canton
ments.
REPORTED USER
HAS BEEN SUNK;
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Indirect Uepmt Received at Boston
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States the l.eyland hiner Colonial! •
has l>een Toi|iedoed and Stink in
the British War Zone.
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BOSTON. May 19.—An indirect re
>ort was received here this morning
o the effect that the :>eyland Liner!
'olonian had been torpedoed and!
-unk in the English war zone. De
tails of the sinking have not been re
ported, nor has the report heen veri
;ied front official sources. The Colon- j
an sailed front here on May 5th with j
t capacity cargo of munitions and i
,'oodstuffs. The ('olonian was a steel j
teamer of 6443 tons displacement,!
and was built in 1901 at Newcastle, J
England, by Hawthorne, Leslie & Co.
She was 450.5 feet in length, 54.2
;eet beam and 30.6 feet depth of
Aold. She was owned by F. Leyland
.■i Co., Ltd., het home port was Liver
pool. and she carried a crew of thirty
men.
EASTERN GOVERNORS
ALARMED AT CONFLICT
HARTFORD. Conn.. May 19—“Un
less the United States marshals all
resources, both military and indus
trial. and does it immediately, there
is a great possibility that we shall
see German troops in this country
within a year." said Judge Lucien F.
Burpee, chairman of the state mili
. tary emergency board, on his return
with Gov. Holcomb today from the
conferences of the national council
of defense at Washington.
“1 had never believed this prob
able or even possible,* he continued,
“but the facts presented by govern
ment officials were convincing and
those from the English and French
officials visiting this country make
it plain that the situation in Eng
Jfland and France is desperate. Ger
■rnany has a strangle hold on Eng
land and if that cannot be loosened
both countries will be throttled.”
Gov. Holcomb said:
“If we don’t win we will have to
pay almost the entire cost of the
European war for all the other coun
tries.”
The sidewalk in front of the cable)
office is being re-laid and placed in I
first-class condition.
Take Many I’risoiiors
■ ROMB. May 19.— The war oftic
today Issued a Imlletin stating that
the Italian troops have successfully
advanced in the direction of Trieste,
are rapidly nearing the city. The
lighting lias been terrific, and the
Austrians have lost heavily. Sev a
thousand prisoners have beeu taken
by the Italians in the past forty-eight
hours. The artillery is active from
Tolmina to the sea.
Karl Hinds will leave Monday for
the Sweepstakes mine, wher he will
finish installing the mill and power
plant.
“Little Pal” at the Kmpress to
night.
HANG OLD GLORY RIGHT!
Here Is What Army
Regulations Call For.
Photo by American 1’rcu Association.
All citizens who love the dear old
Slurs and Stripes should he very care
ful when they are placed in position
either on a pole or hung up without
a staff that they hang as above. When
the stripes are as in the top photo,
see that the stars are In the upper left
hand corner, while when fhe ting Is
hung with the stripes running, as in
the lower photo, the stars should lie 111
| the upi>er right hand corner.
CUBA’S REBEL CHIEF AND HIS JAILER
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.lose .Miguel dome/., tiie leader of the Cuban insurrection, who was le
cently captured with many of ins followers, is seen taking a constitutional
with his Jailer in a Havana prison He is on ihe ri'riit.
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HOLD!! SUBS
HI HOME PORTS!
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Addition of Anierimn llestroyers toj
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the I’utrol I'leet Itesults in lles
troying Hie KHirieney of (termini,
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Submarines.
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WASHINGTON, . May lb.
Advices received here today state |
that the addition of the American j
destroyers to the Allied patrol fleet]
has resulted in the German submar- j
ines being held at their home hast!, j
The effectiveness of the patrol fleet]
has been materially strengthened by
this addition and renders the submar
ine far less effective than heretofore.1
Kxperts declare the million tons per i
month sinkings are a thing of the;
past, and it will be pure luck on the1
part of the Germans if their sub- j
marines succeetf in piling up a record i
during any one month figured In i
thousands of tons.
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^OFFENSIVE
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TOWARD CITY TRIKKTK
General C'adorar Reports Italians tvith-j
in Twelve .Miles of City—Seven
Thousand Austrian Prisoners Tak
en Within 4K Hours.
LOXPOX, May 19.—Intense inter
est is manifested here in the new
! Italian offensive against Trieste. The
i Italians are pressing toward the citv
and are making remarkable progress. |
General Cadorna. commander of the;
| Italian forces, reports that he is now (
| within twelve miles of the city, and 1
that the enemy’s losses have boon!
I enormous.
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U. S. Marshal F. R. 'Brenneman:
! left on the Admiral Evans for An
chorage and will remain there dur- j
ing the session of the court.
Court Stenographer Isaac Ham
burger was a passenger on the Evans
for Anchorage to attend the session ,
of the district court.
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AMKKJjUAX WA11SH II*
<iOKS TO KKSCI'K
London Chronicle Feints Story to Kf
fect that Submarine Attack of a
White Star Liner was Frustrated;
by an American Destroyer.
LONDON, May 19.—The Chronicle1
this morning reports that the Ameri
can destroyer fleet, now in Kuropean
watSVa. has played an important part
in the combatting of the German sub
marine campaign. It states that one
of the American destroyers yesterday
saved the steamer Adriatic .of the
White Star line from being torped
oed and sunk by a German submarine.
The submarine is reported to have ap
peared within a short distance of the
liner and was preparing to launch a
torpedo when the destroyer sighted
her and started to attack, compelling
the submarine to subnierge^iet'ore she
could fire her torpedo.
HIED JAPAN
SENDING TROOPS
FIRST CONTINGKNT
LAXDKD IN FRANCK
New York Herald Prints Story to the
KtVect that Japanese Troops were
Landed at Mar sal lies April 20—
More Ke|Mirted Coining.
NEW YOKE. May 19.—The New
York Herald this morning printed a
story to the effect that a contingent
of Japanese troops had been landed
atat Marseilles on April 29. and were
now fighting on the French front
against the Germans. This is said to
be the first of a considerable body
of troops that Japan will send to
the assistance of the Allies.
District Attorney Spence left on
the Admiral Evans for Anchorage to
attend the session of the District
Court.
B. H. Barndollar, auditor for the
Alaska Engineering Commission, was
a through passenger on the Admiral
Evans for Anchorage.
PRESIDENT ORDERS TROOPS
IMMEDIATELY SENT FRANCE
FOLLOWING SIGNING OF CONSCKII'TION KILL WILSON ISSI KS OK
l»KK FOK A DIVISION OF KKGl I.AItS KK SKNT AT ONCK I NDKK
OKNKKAL I'KKSHING—SAVS CANNOT AVAIL HI.MSKLF OF THK
FINK VIOOK AND KNTHISIASM OI KOOSKVKI.T—SKTS .11 NK ft
AS DATK FOK KKOISTKATION OF KLIOIKLK MKN—NATIONAL
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! WASHINGTON. I). May 19
: Following the signature of the Con
,scription bill last evening President
l Wilson issued orders that a Division
iof tlie regular army be sent to France
!at the earliest date practicable. Gen
'cral Pershing, commander of the
! Mexica 1 expeditionary force, will
:command the overseas contingent, an
swering the plea of France to show
: men Of iter powerful ally in the
f
trenches fighting against German ag
gression. Following this order the
! President issued a signed statement
saying that because the military ex
perts both of the United States and
the Allies advising against the em
ployment of volunteer officers. he
could not avail himself of the fine
vigor and enthusiasm of Colonel'
lloosevelt tor the expeditionary force.
The Conscription law provides for
tin ultimate force of two million men
to support the first expedition. In ac
cordance with the terms of the law
the President has issued a proclilla
tion calling upon all men between the
ages-of 21 and 30 years to register
for regular military service on June
ft. The proclamation will result in
the enrollment of ten million men.
|trom which half U niilion of the fittest
i will tie drafted into the army. Sec
! retary of War Baker announced that
I the full strength of the National
Guard would be drafted into the reg
lular army between July 15 and Aug
list 5, bringing a minimum of :525,
000 men to the colors.
Division in the I'nited States
army consists of three Brigades of
i three regiments each, or practically
is.000 infantrymen, in addition to
these infantrymen the division is fur
ther increased to nearly twenty-four
thousand men made up as follows:
Nine regiments of infantry. 1 regi
ment of cavalry. ,1 brigade of light,
artillery, 1 pioneer Batalllon of Engi
1 neers, 1 Field battalion of Signal
Troops, and the following trains:
Commanders of troops, military p«.»
lice. etc.. Ammunition. Supply. Sani
tary. and Engineer. The total number
of officers for a division is 7 2t>. men
22. tifi5. horses 4.4t!M. mules :!,87.'.t
4S guns, light field i.r::;ier>. S5:i wa
gons, 40 machine guns. 17.01ft ritlles,
ti.()S7 pitols. When moving a divi
sion occupies 25 7-10 miles on the
road.
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Moose Order Looses Case
WASHINGTON. I). (’.. -May in.
By refusing to review Alabama court
proceedings, the supreme court to
day pit* into effect decrees award
mg $ IS,000 damages against the su
preme lodge of tilt* Loyal Order ot
Moose for the death of Donald A.
Kenney during initiation at Birming
ham. Ala., local lodge. Kenney died;
after receiving an electric shock from
a “branding board."
OLD PAPERS - Just the thing to:
place under carpets, ten cents per
bundle of 100 at this office.
SETS KHAKI FASHION.
Mrs. Lewis B. Woodruff
Adopts a Wartime Costume.
Photo by American Press Association.
The khaki clad lady is here. Mr*
Lewis K. Woodruff, author and mem- 1
tier of many patriotic organization*. |
including the Militia of Mercy, which i
has started a campatgu for funds fo:
the families of naval militiamen while ;
hey are on war duty, lias not waited 1
for the women as a body to adopt a
wartime costume.
JAP DESTROYERS
ARRIVEJ^FRANCE
WIU. COVVOV I'ltK.M'H
MKKCH.WT VKSSKI.S
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I*aris deports Arrival of a Xumher
of Jap Warships at Marseilles to
Coinhat Siihinarine—if Ktfeetive
More will l-'ollow.
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PARIS. May 19.-—A number of
Japanese destroyers have arrived at
Marseilles for the purpose of con
voying French merchantmen and
combat the Teuton submarines. If
successful, it is stated, the number
will be largely Increased. The Japan
ese fleet contains fifty-five destroyers,
and all of these, will be placed at
the disposal of the allies.
IILOt'KAIlK OK KKEKCK
PAISKS MANY IIKATHS
WASHINGTON. D. May 19.—
An official dispatch from the Greek
government, communicated to the
state, department by the Greek lega
tion, says the blockade of the allied
Greek coast has resulted in ipany
1 eat its front starvation.
In January there were twenty-fire
deaths, in February twenty-six. in
March forty-nine, and in the first
third of April 10. These figures do
not include deaths within the area
occupied hv tlte Freuch and English
armies and they cover only such cases
as were certified to by a physician as
having been due to starvation. The
legation assumes tiiat many cases
must have occurred without having
been reported. The greatest distress
appears to exist in Epirus, where for
ty deaths occurred. In Thessaly there
were seven, while in other provinces
and islands the cases range only be
tween one and four.
As the organization of the new
Zaintls cabinet was undertaken in
harmony with the wishes of the allied
nationalise legation assumes that the
hlocl^fie will now lie raised.
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Mrs. W. A. Rystrom. who has been
visiting in town for several days, left
on the EVans for Anchorage to join
Dr. Rystrom who has opened an office
for the practice of his profession.
Valdez Miner, $3 00 per year.