Only eleven day* left now
to shop before
Christmas.
The groceryman reports
an unusually good assortment
of fresh fruits and vegetables
on the Alameda.
Some dozen mackinaws
are being shown for the first
time today.
Another big shipment of
men’s woolen shirts on the
Alameda, reasonable pricings.
Children’s rompers are
now in, ages 2 to 6.
A new number in men’s
union suits, medium weight.
Priced at five dollars.
Miss Miller reports that
toys are going mighty fast.
Better order Santa Claus to
make his selection.
Someone left a photo in
the store one day last week,
call at office for same.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
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THE CHRISTMAS STORE OF VALDEZ.
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GLASSES FINE WATCH
FITTED REPAIRING
G. O. Reinke
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Has a fine assortment of ivory and nug
get jewelry, all prices.
Lavalliers from $6.00 to $100.00
Howard and Hamilton watches from
$27.50 to $150.00
Call on me when contemplating purchas-.
ing a diamond and get my prices.
LIBERTY BONDS TAKEN
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Bracelet watches from $1$ to $751
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Nugget Jewelry Made to Order
A VWf iNnrSTHY • i • L
8TARTRD IN VALDEZ
In another column at this paper
readers will notice an advertisement
of George W. Long, quoting prices
paid for.fresh fish. This will be a good
thing for- Valdes, as it will enable
many persons with no other source
of revenue to make a good liviug in
the waters of Prince William Sound.
There is no reason why the Industry
should not pay as the waters In this
vicinity teem with food fishes, and
the prices paid by Mr. Long will .su
able a man to make top wages with
a skill. . n* •
UNITED STATUS WILL BE
TOLERANT WITH RUSSIANS
WASHINGTON, p. C.. Dec. 11,—
The American government is shaping
what is described as a tolerant pol
icy in dealing with Russia in her pres
ent straits, so as to show hope and
faith for the ultimate triumph of a
sane democracy.
It was declared today that even
should the. Bolshevik! conclude an
armistice with Germany, there Is no
present intention to broadly list Rus
sia as an enemy. Contracts for sup
plies of material for Russia, it was
said, would go forward as usual. In
the hope that they would be applied
to the cause of world democracy. It
was pointed out again, however, that
thes are under control at all times and
can be prevented from falling into
hostile hands.
—
HOLD EVERYTHING,
(8 GERMANY'S PLEA
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 11.—Referring
to Germany’s reply to the pope's
peace note. Count Von Westary, in
the course of the reichstag sitting yes
terday, said:
“Continued repetition of our con
ciliatory spirit merely prolongs the
war. Now a different sort of language
Is called for. What the sword has con
quered must be uti)lzel for Germany’s
safety, strength and free future. Ev
ery party in Russia now wants peace
and in that connection we must in
sure the safety of our eastern fron
tier."
Valdez Fish Prices
Halibut .07 cents a pound, City
Dock; halibut .05 cents pound on
Ashing grounds; black cod .01 1-2
cents.
G. W. LONG.
Valdez Iron Works. If you havn't
| anything else to do go Ashing. tf
.
56 below le the record temperature
on the trail today. Salcha carrying off
the cold weather record, with Don
nelly 52 and Gulkana 50. The mer
cury registered 5 above here last
night.
WANTS MILITARY POLICE
TO AID IN CLEANUP
SEATTLE, Dec. 11.—This morning
Sheriff Jack Stringer of King county
sent a telegram to Brig. Gen. Irons,
The request was for 20 military police
from Camp Lewis to aid in the clean
up of Seattle.
In the telegram Sheriff Stringer de
clared that he would be able to thor
oughly clean Seattle to co-operate
with him.
Gen. Irons has not yet sent an ans
wer to the message and has not giv
en any indication of what his ans
wer will be.. It is understood that he
is considering the matter.
CONGRE8S CONSIDERING
nation-wipe prohibition
, WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. U—
By unanimous consent-., the bouse
agreed to consider Monday the con
stitutional • amendment for nation
wide prohibition which passed the
senate this week.
JAMES H. COLLINS j
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Him H. CoUine, yeara a
widely known writer eitjMfelneM tub
jecte^ ha* charge of the fifed admin*
letrattenff publicity handled through
trade Jfapert.
8TEAMFR 8AILJNG8
Steamship Admiral Evaus—Sailed
south from Valdez, Sunday.
Steamship Victoria—Sailed south
from Valdez. Friday December 6.
Alameda—Sailed south from Val
dez, Monday, pec. 1Q
Steamship Alaska—Sailed tor Valdez
from Seattle. Saturday. December
8. _
DECEMBER TIDES
Tuesday, Dec. 11.—
First high tide 9:36 a. m., 9.3.
Second high tide 11:09 p. m.. 6.7.
First low tide 3:12 a. m., 3.6.
Second low tide 4:44 p. m., 0.3.
Wednesday, Dec. 12.
First high tide 10:16 a. m., 9.8.
Second high tide 11:61 p. m., 7.0.
First low tide 3:68 a m., 3.6.
Second low tide 6:21 p. m., —0.4.
Thursday. Dec. 13.—
First high tide 10:66 a. m., 10.3.
First low tide 4:41 a. m., 3.4.
Second low tide 6:00 p. m., —1.0.
Friday, Dec. 14.—
First high tide 0:30 a. m., 7.3.
Second high tide 11:36 a. m , 10.6.
First low tide 6:26 a. m., 3.3.
Second low tide 6:38 p. m., —1.3.
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Mexicans in Battle
EL PASO. Tex., Dec. 11.—Con
firmed reports were received here
this afternoon from Mexico that a
series of minor engagements has oc
curred Monday between Villa forces
and federal troops between Monte
zuma and Chihuahua'City in one of
which General Eduardo Cavez. of the
Chihuahua City garrison, has been
killed near Laguna.
PORTS OK INLAND RIVERS
WILL BE PUT UNDER GUARD
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. IX,—
The military policing of waterfronts
is to extend to ports on the inland riv
ers. If was announced at the Depart
ment of Justice today that all river
ports on water deep enough for the
docking of a ship of 500 tons will go
under the same martial law that has
gone into effect on the New York wat
erfront and shortly is to be institut
ed at other ports.
The extension of martial law to
the various ports will he in the fol
lowing order:
Atlantic Seaboard, Gulf Coast, Pa
cific Coast, Great I^akes and Inland
Waterways.
Girl Confesses Big Robbery
TOLEDO, 0.. Dec. 11.—Without a
trace of remorse, 20-year-old Wanda
Urbatia, a pretty telephone girl In
the office of the Huebner Brewery, to
day confessed her part in the rob
bery yesterday Of $37,000 from one
of the brewery’s bookkeepers, accord
ing to the police.
Salmon Park is Short
ABERDEEN. Dec. xl.—The sal
mon pack, which will close December
1. will be 50 per cent of normal, say
packers today. At most it will not
run more than 35,000 cases, when
it usually runs to 60,000 and 70,000.
Runs of all variety of salmon have
been unusually light.
Dally Weather Report
Dec. 10,. 1917. Dec. 11, 1917
7:00 p. m. 7:00 a. m.
30.083 Barometer 30.223^
2.4 Temperature 5
24 Maximum 25
14 Minimum 5
20.6 . Mean ... 11.7
8 , Snow on ground 8
Clear, strong Clear, strong
nlrth wind north wind.
Myrtle F, Billings, Obs.
Second Call
We will accept Liberty Bonds for
DONALDSON SCHEDCLN
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The following schedule (or the har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdez
8:15 a. m. 8:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 8:00 p. m.
4:80 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:16 p. m. 10:80 p. m.
11:15 p.m. 18:00 p. m.
There wlU be no trips of the boat
do the Snd and 4tb Fridays of each
month, these days being used to dean
boilers,
Spedal trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet eylgendec of the ser
vtee. . , V '
All official business between Val
les' ekd the Post should he
for transaction, where
that advantage will be _
scheduled trips and extra
be made at a minimum and
when urgently needed.
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Gapt. 14th Infantry.
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Financial Reserve
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There is hardly a day passes but most
of us are called upon to draw upon our re
serve, either physical, mental or financial.
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Hpve you some in store?
This bank is a good place to start a fin
ancial reserve and it cannot help but be of
real service to you. <
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
—we can't stay long."
I [• isf csx—‘‘Never mini —
just make yourselves
comfortable. I'll be back
i:i i moment and surprise
you. “
Orcl'isilnr -“She can't sur
prise •//.*. I . ave one o
those little* c' -ctr ».isk
stows i i . veil’ '! ey lie
come ;. d dot in a ::i ante
andyou aueook:! »y di’i:;
::i ;:I1 v , i i
i:i :i s'irp .I:;
]/ s!u;.L
V e fcffn in «" : •
aijries a.id _ i
Ci k S‘j> . ]
ar» tk' ac-.lr
only and convent i;..
Prince William Sound Water
Power, Light & Telephone Co.
stock in the Vaidex Iron Works.
Make your money earn 25 per cent
instead of 4 per cent. tf
Corporal Rowbottom arrived in
town today about noon from Telkhell.
He reports the trail badly drifted.
Buy your groceries direct. Save
fifteen to twenty-five per cent. The
house that sells direct to consumers.
Randall Grocery & Brokerage Co.,
Inc., 82 Marlon St., Seattle Wn. tf
Kenneth Rudolph, proprietor of
the City Express, moved his family
yesterday from the express building
to the house formerly occupied by G.
Strixner.
NOW IS THE TIME
to get some choice wines and cord*
InU for the Holidays, before they are
shipped out to the States. Phone No.
7. The Buffet.
Don’t delay or you may be too
late. klT
Many of our former places where
liquor is retailed will be converted
into cigar and pool halls after the first
of the, year. , _
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Hot-Point Electric Heaters and
Cooklng^pplUaceg atthe Emporium
Christmas goods coming on the Aej$
boat.
DO NOT forget that photo you In
tend tending home thla Xmas. Jec
ner the Photographer will make them
for you day or night. tf
A new and complete line of ladles’
and childrens’ underwear Just recdr
at E. Winter’s. tf
Fox’s snappy drinks for this cold
weather at Hunt's. tf
A pretty line or colored croobet
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Need lecraft Shop. tf
At Mrs. Caprls’ you will find knit
ted or crocheted caps made to or
der. tf
CITY EXPRESS. Phone SI; reedy
to transfe. taat baggage lor you. tt
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For Orst-claas wests end good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cate. ... tt
Use Resell Hair Tonic an# yon will
use no other. Valdes Drug Store, tt
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Furnished rooms at Mrs Oslaad's.
Pilose reasonable. •
J. •, • V ■! Ji ■ ■> t, * l.s
just received alP the latest po»«
lar SOhgv at O. O. -Retake**. tf