' VALDEZ, ALA8KA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915. MO 42,
VOL. 13. _ _
Era SESSION ~
NOT NECESSARY
Democrats Are Hopeful That Ship
Purchasing Measure Will Pass
the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—It is re
ported in congressional circles that
President Wilson has decided not to
call a special session of the new
congress as there is still hope that
the administration’s compromise Ship
Purchasing bill will pass the Senate
as an emergency measure.
Democratic leaders close to Presi
dent Wilson, who showed their loyal
ty to the party by continuing the
fight for the president’s original bill,
are reticent in making comments as
to the manner in which the dead
lock was broken. It is asserted that
certain Democratic senators who
have stood close to President Wil
son and have been frequent callers
at the White House, will be con
spicuous by their absence until they
win their way back to the good graces
\ of the chief executive.
It is claimed by the Democratic
senators who bolted the measure that
it would have been impossible to
force the adoption of the Ship Pur
chasing bill in its original form, al
though they believe had the measure
come to a vote the bill would have
been passed.
GENERAL ZAPATA IS
IT IN MEXICO NOW
Carranza Forces Withdrawn From
.City and* Will Be Sent North
To Defend Tampico.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Late ad
vices from Mexico City last night
stated that Provisional President Car
ranza had withdrawn his forces from
Mexico City, leaving General Zapata
-/ in undisputed command of the capital.
V The Carranza troops were withdrawn
to Vera Cruz, where, it is believed,
Carranza is organizing his army with
the intention of advancing against
General Villa in the north.
Gen. Villa’s forces under Gen. Tor
res, reported to number 25,000 men,
are advancing to take Tampico now
held by Carranza forces. Gen. Ob
regon is in command of the Carran
za forces of 12,000 men defending
the city. Fierce fighting is reported
to have taken place in which the Vil
la forces captured a number of pris
oners and considerable war munitions;
It Is believed that the Carranza
troops were withdrawn from Mexico
City to Vera Cruz and that they will
be sent to Tampico by boat to re
inforce Gen. Obregon.
MISSOURI HAS A
CASSITCHADWICK
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19.—Members of
the Missouri Bankers’ Association are
today prosecuting another Cassie
Chadwick, who passed a number of
worthless checks. The woman ap
peared at the bank dressed plainly
and gave her name as Anna Altman.
The check was dated August 8 and
made payable February 8, 1915, to
j;' John W. Aliman. She is thirty or
thirty-five years old, weighs about 145
pounds, has fair complexion, a full,
round face and is about 5 feet 6 or 8
inches tall.
Senator B. F. Millard has return
ed from the Granite mine.
"The Mysterious Leopard Lady,” a
great animal detective picture, and
vaudeville, at the Orpheum tonight.
ADMIRALTY SUSPENDS SHIPPING TO CONTINENT
LONDON, Feb. 19.—The British
admiralty has ordered the suspen
sion of all shipping to the continent
until the opening of activities of the
German admiralty in establishing its
blockades have passed. Hundreds of
British armed merchant ships and
small cruisers are sweeping the Eng
lish Channel in an effort to destroy
German submarines and minelayers.
Americans Are Marooned.
LONDON, Feb. 19.—The suspen
sion of shipping by the British ad
miralty has caused hundreds of
Americans to be marooned in Paris
and other French cities. It is be
lieved the admiralty’s action is to
provide against supposedly neutral
ships dropping mines in the Chan
nel.
Russians Admit Defeat.
PETROGRAD,, Feb. 19.—The Rus
sian war office admits that the Rus
sian army has been forced to evac
uate the province of Bukowina ow
ing to the losses sustained in the
battle near Czernowltz. The bulletin
states that the Russian army retired
'and was not forced to retreat as re
ported from Vienna.
No News From East Prussia.
No late adv’ces have been received
from the East Prussian situation but
the officials express themselves satis
fied that the Russians will hold the
Germans in check from invading Po
land and endangering Warsaw de
fenses from the nor*h.
Tremendous Offensive Movement.
PARIS, Feb. 19.—The Allies have
started a tremendous offensive move
ment all along the western battle line
from Argonne to the coast in an ef
fort to cause Germany to slacken her
aggressive warfare against Russia In
Poland.
Allies Report Gains.
The offensive movements in France
and Belgium have resulted in the
Germans being forced from their
POPULAR PASTOR
IS jyOSPITAL
Rev. Charles S. Price, pastor of
the Congregational church, is in the
Valdez hospital suffering from a ner
vous collapse which attacked him last
evening. He is under the care of Dr.
Dal'on, who states that his patient
will be around again after a few
days rest and quiet. Mr. Price’s many
friends in Valdez regret his illness
and hope for his complete recovery.
OFFICIALS STUDY
GERMAN REPLY
Germany’s Suggestion That Warships
Be Sent Into Mined Waters
Not Be Acted Upon.
WjASHINGTON, Feb.'19.—A meet
ing of the cabinet was held last night
to consider Germany’s reply to Secre
tary Bryan’s protest regarding the
blockade of the English Channel. No
Inkling as to the course to be adopt
ed by the government has been per
mitted to leak out.
When asked by representatives of
the press after the conference if it
had been decided to send warships
as convoys to American merchant
ships through the military zone one
member of the cabinet said that no
such conclusion had been reached.
In view of Germany's declaration
that the English Channel and the
waters surrounding the British Isles
would be sown with floating mines
in order to enforce the blockade the
suggestion that the United States
should send warships as convoys does
not appear to commend itself to the
members of President Wilson’s cabi
net.
HUNDREDS OF NAVAL CRAFT 8WEEPING ENGLISH CHANNEL FOR
SUBMARINES AND MINELAYERS—LLOYDS FEARS WAR BE
TWEEN UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN—ALLIES START TRE
MENDOUS OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT TO BREAK GERMAN OFFEN
SIVE IN POLAND—PARIS REPORTS GAINS AT YPRES, ARGONNE
DISTRICT AND LA BASSEE—FRENCH STEAMER HIT BY SUB
MARINE—ZEPPELINS PATROLLING THE NORTH SEA.
trenches at numerous points along
the line. Gains are reported at Yp
res, in the Argonne district, and at
LaBassee.
Hard Fighting At LaBassee
The most desperate fighting along
the western battle front is reported
from LaBassee, where the German
forces attempted to retake their lost
trenches from the British. By count
er attack the British were able to
gain another line of the German
trenches.
Zeppelins Patrolling North Sea.
ROTTERDAM, Feb. 19—A fleet of
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Zeppelins, accompanied by scores of
aviators, are reported to be patrolling
the North Sea and stopping all ves
sels to learn their identity. Unusual
activity is also reported in the vicin
ity of Helgoland and it is believed
that the Germans plan another raid
on the coast of England as well as
on her shipping.
Submarine Hits Steamer.
DIEPPE, France, Feb. 19—The
French steamer Dinorah was torpe
doed off the coast near here last
night but although severely damaged
BIGGER GUNS FOR
COAST DEFENSES
Army Board Telle House That For
eign Battleships Could Shell
Forts Along Coast.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—According
to the Army Board, which appeared
before the House committee today
to urge a large appropriation for the
.army, the guns which guard the coast
defenses of America are inadequate to
resist attack from the modern equip
ment of the battleships of foreign
nations.
The board declared that bigger and
longer-ranged guns are urgently re
quired at all points where coast de
fenses had been provided. The mod
ern battleship’s guns, it is assert
ed, could destroy the defenses while
remaining from two to five miles out
side the range of the fort guns.
The supply of ammunition was al
so declared to be far below the
amount which would be required to
keep an army in the field until the
supply could be augmented, even un
der rush conditions. The board urg
ed that immediate provision be made
to equip the coast defenses with the
latest big guns and the supply of
ammunition be Increased to the
standard which would be required if
the United States anticipated inter
national trouble.
CAN'T SHIP SHOES
TO SWITZERLAND
Italian Steamship Lines Refuse To
Accept All Shipments of Amer
ican Shoes.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—American
exporters are finding great difficulty
in delivering shipments of shoes to
Switzerland as the Italian ship own
ers have refused to accept them as
cargo. Italian steamers are not ac
cepting shipments of any nature un
less destined for Italian consumption.
Large consignments were offered to
the Lloyd Italiano and other lines for
shipment to Switzerland, but were
refused. The refusal of the agentn
of the Italian lines is based on the
disinclination to handle any shipments
even for neutral countries, which
might be placed on the contraband
list of the warring European nations.
C. Schmidt arrived in town last
evening from Shoup bay, where he
has been hunting.
MORE MONEY FOR
FISHERIES SERVICE
Alaska Items In Appropriations Bill
In 8enate Now N-ar $3,000,
000 Mark.
WASINGTON, Feb. 19.—Yesterday
afternoon at the suggestion of Sec
retary Redfield, of the Department of
Commerce, an amendment to the
Sundry Civil Appropriations bill,
which is now before the Senate, pro
vides $75,000 for the Alaska Fisher
ies Service instead of $29,000 as al
lowed by the Appropriations com
mittee and passed by the House.
The Alaska list in the appropria
tions now reaches the aggregate of,
$2,98l000, as follows:
Alaska railroad construction $2,000,000
Construction two vessels
for Alaska Coast Survey.. 289,000
Continuing the Juneau pub
lic building . 75,000
Seal regulations . 65,000
Alaska Fisheries Service... 75,000
Investigation of mineral re
sources . 100,000
Care of insane .. 75,000
Education of natives.200,000
Regulation of liquor traffic 15,000
Protection of game . 20,000
Medical care of natives- 75,000
Total .$2,989,000
BELIEVE SHIP BILL
WILL BE KILLED
Democrat* Could Not Pats Amended
Measure and It Is Sent To the
Conference Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—When the
administration’s Ship Purchasing bill
came up in the Senate today it soon
became evident that despite the
great modifications to which It had
been subjected that the Democrats
would be unable to force its pass
age. The Republicans presented a
solid front and declared that the fili
buster tactics which had succeeded
In talking the original measure to
death would be repeated on the com
promise bill.
The bill was sent to the Confer
ence committee of the Senate and
House fin hope® of being alifle to
reach a compromise. The bill will
again be taken up on February 27,
when It Is expected that the Republi
cans will kill the measure by filibus
ter tactics.
was able to elude the submarine and
reached port.
Norwegian Tanker Hite Mine.
LONDON, Feb. 19.—A Norwegian
tanker reached Liverpool today in a
sinking condition after having come
in contact with a German floating
mine. The officers report that no
submarines were visible although a
vigilant watch was maintained.
To Save Food for England.
WELLINGTON, N. Z„ Feb. 19.—
The government of New Zealand has
issued orders that the food supply
of the country must be conserved and
that all grain and meat not consum
ed at home must be saved for Great
Britain. The government expresses
the fear that the food supplies of the
world may become exhausted owing
to the tremendous waste consequent
upon the war.
Lloyd’s Fears War With U. S.
LONDON, Feb. 19.—Lloyd’s rates
on insurance guaranteeing full pay
ment for losses in war between Eng
land and the United States has rap
idly increased since the establish
ment of the embargo on foodstuffs to
Germany and the seizure of the car
go of the steamer Wilhelmina. The
premium has jumped from five to
twenty-eight guineas.
BELIEVE TIDAL WAVE
HIT THE DORA
The steamer Dora, Captain McMul
len, returned to Seward recently from
her last trip to the westwrad as her
place will be taken by the Santa
Ana in future. The officers of the
ship report that soon after leaving
Kodiak something like a tidal wave
struck her suddenly and gave her a
bad shaking. Part of the deck house
was taken away and some of the
port windows were torn out. The
fury of the wave can be imagined
when it is said that the thick glass
in one of the portholes was split
across the center although the amount
of water that could hit such a space
must be very small.
WILL REPLANT THE
. NEBRASKA FORESTS
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 19—The State
Lumbermen's Association in conven
tion here in this city will urge the
government to assist the association
in reforesting the lands of the state
not suitable for agricultural purpos
es. It is feared that the future will
experience a great lumber shortage
if the work is neglected. Consider
able discussion has been occasioned
as to the variety of trees which should
be planted.
MORE MONEY FOR
THE COAST SURVEY
Senate Appropriations Committee
Adds $20,000, Bringing Alaska
Items To $3,000,000 Mark.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The
Alaska Coast Survey appropriation,
Included in the Sundry Civil bill now
before the Senate, was increased by
amendment today from $40,000 to
$60,000. The item as approved by
the Appropriation committee and
passed by the House provided $289,000
for the construction of two vessels for
the coast survey but on the sugges
tion of Secretary Redfleld the amount
for operations were increased by $20,
000 by the Senate Appropriations
committee.
The raise in the Coast Survey item
brings the Alaska appropriations over
the $3,000,000 mark. It Is believed
that when the bill has passed the Sen
ate the Alaska Items will be ratified
by the lower House.
NO COMMENT ON
GERMANY’S REPLY
Believed That Government Will Not
Even Consider Plan of Con
voying Merchantmen.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Secretary
Bryan, of the Department of State,
nor any of the officials, will offer
any comment on the German reply
to the protest of the department con
cerning the blockade of the English
Channel. The situation, however, is
not considered serious and is caus
ing no apprehension on the part of
the American diplomats.
It is believed that the suggestion
offered by Germany that United
States warships accompany American
merchant ships when passing through
-the military zone will not be acted
upon. Naval officers declare that to
follow the advice of the German gov
ernment to send warships as con
voys of merchant ships into the mine
strewn waters would be certain to
complicate matters to a greater de
gree.
The tone of the reply to President
Wilson’s note received yesterday
from England leaves little hope that
Great Britain can be induced to relax
the blockade which she has estab
lished against the Import of food
stuffs to Germany in return for Ger
many’s abandoning her blockade of
the British Isles.
TO ELIMINATE THE
CHARITY BEGGARS
New York Eating Houses Will Send
Food Direct To Municipal Work
shops In Future.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—At the sug
gestion of Mayor Mitcbel the hotels
and restaurants of this city will send
the unconsumed foods of their es
tablishments to the municipal work
shops instead of giving it direct to
the unemployed men who appear dai
ly at the hotels and restaurants for
free meals.
Investigation has disclosed the fact
that hundreds of men are willing to
accept free meals from the hotels and
restaurants but are not willing to
perform any labor in return. In or
der to check the tendency of un
employed men to accept charity the
city has established workshops where
deserving men and women are af
forded an opportunity of earning their
living. The men are employed in
shoveling snow and receive a small
remuneration in addition to being
provided with two warm meals each
day.
It is estimated that more than one
hundred thousand men are fed daily
by the public eating houses from the
unconsumed wholesome portions of
their guests meals.
citizenship"lost
TO WHITE SLAVER
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Jules Raoul
Blanc, the notorious white slaver, who
has just completed a three and a
half years sentence in the Atlanta
federal penitentiary for bringing
fallen women to America, will lose
his citizenship and be deported from
the country. While serving sentence
Blanc is reported to have been an ex
emplary prisoner. Judge Foster to
day signed the order for his deporta
tion to France.
Supt. Ray Millard, of the Granite
mine, is in town.
H. Hansen arrived from Teikhell
yesterday, where he has been on a
prospecting trip.