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VALDEZ, ALASKA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1617 NUMBER 366
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ITALIANS SEEK
DROWNJLVADERS
Open Hood Gates of Piave and Hlle
Rivers and Whole Country In
undated—Germans Advance
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ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov.
16.—The flood gates of the Piave
and Stle rivers northeast of Venice
have been opened by the Italian en
gineers in an attempt to flood the
country and drown out the German
invaders who crossed the lower Piave
and marched south several days ago.
They are now at Grlsolera, 17 miles
northeast of Venice.
Hays Germans Repulsed
ROME, Nov. 16.—War office re
ports disclose intensified action
among the Tepton divisions from the
Asiago zone to the Piave valley. It
is stated that the enemy has been re
pulsed at many points, with a general
stiffening of the Italian resistance.
BRYAN CLIMBS A TREE
FROM AN ANGRY BULL
CHADLER, Ariz., Nov. 16.—Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, former Secre
tary of States, yesterday was forced
to climb a mesquit tree to escape the
charge of an angry bull. He lost some
of his rear hunting suit. The bull was
killed by a rescuing party. Bryan
was hunting ducks.
20 inches of snow covers the ground
in Valdez.
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Konfinr Valdezjjn Shot and Killed by
John D. Shea, Who is Under
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Arrest
Advices received last night by U.
S. Marshal Brenneman, from Deputy
Marshal Fursman cf Cordova, states
that John D. Shea shot and killed
•‘Slim” Book in that city yesterday
afternoon. A coroner’s inquest was
bpld last night, the result of which
has not been received by the Marshal.
Shea is in custody of Marshal Furs
man.
The Book mentioned is believed to
be a former resident of Valdez, where
he was engaged in the messenger ser
. vice. He left Valdez several years ago,
since which time he has been a resi
dent of Cordova.
r TUG CAPTAINS RESCUE
VICTIMS OF STORM
According to word received at the
local custom! house today, -on .Oc
tober 29th, the fishing steamer An
drew Kelly rescue** fbe tug Com
modore and the crew of the barge
St. David and took the tug and the
men Into Yakutat The Commodore
bad lost her wheel and rudder and
was drifting helpless on the sea. The
tug Daniel Kern, which was in Yaku
tat at the time of the arrival of the
Andrew Kelly, went out and salved
the barge.
Captiin E. Hills, while fishing 60
miles southeast of Yakutat, noticed
the smoke of a steamer and later saw
her distress signal. Answering the
call, it was found that the tug was
helpless. The barge St. David, which
was being towed from Valdes to Any
ox with copper ore on board, was cut
loose. The Kelly tben made four at
tempts and the crew risked their lives
several times before they finally got
the crew off the barge. Then taking
the tug in tow, the Kelly proceeded
to Yakutat. afterwards taking Captain
BJore and the chief engineer to
Ketchikan.
After the ~ arrival of the Kelly
Captain Hills wanted to return and
salvage the barge, bat the ey*w
claimed they were olascad as flshar
man and were not entitled to salvage
money, eo refused to aocompeny him
•on the trip. An the refasal of the crew
to helpj left Captain Hills helpless,
be nettled thee—tin of the Daniel
Ken, vrldeb *****
the latttr tag wfet oat after the
barge.—-l^neea.'
REPl’TED SPY OP CIVIL
WAR PASSES AWAY
NEW bRLEAN8. Nov. 1«.—Mrs.
Ananaide Marie Ducayet Simms, 94,
reputed to have been one of the most
daring woman spies in the Confeder
ate army, died here today. She fig
ured in many important operatlous
in the Civil War, and, with her small
on, who always accompanied her, was
twice captured. Each time she was re
leased. having succeeded In destroy
ing evidence of her mission.
RUSS PEOPLE
LOOSE CONFIDENCE
Petrograd Dispatch States that Revo
lutionary leaders Are I<osing
Hold on Followers
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 15.—The
military committee at Helsingfors,
Finland, received % telephone mes
sage today from Petrograd which in
part follows:
“The people seem to have lost con
fidence in Lenine and Trotsky in their
project to form a social revolution
ary coalition government with repre
sentatives from all parties, except the
rich and well-to-do. It is stated that
the first task the new government
will attempt is to make peace with
Germany.”
Steamer Alameda Due Today
The steamship Alameda left Cor
dova this morning at 8:30, and Is
expected In port anytime now.
Fire in "oil City
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 16.—Special
dlspatcnes received here from Shre
vdport shortly before noon stated that
a Are at OU City, La., caused only
slight damage and that It was under
control at 11 a. m. The first started
In a tailor shop, the dispatches stated,
and burned several small buildings.
No oil was burned and the authortyies
did not believe It was of Incendiary
origin.
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Jail U. 8. Mule Buyer
FRESNO, Nov. .16.—Lewis Waite,;
government mule buyer, was arrest
ed here this afternoon, accused of
embezzling $8,000 from the govern
ment. He is charged with selling
mules he bought for the United States
at Salt Lake City recently. When ar
rested on a.train at a local depot
Wait had $7,100.
GEN. KERENSKY
MASTERS REVOLT
London Cables State That Provision
al ^Government is Defeating Rev
olutionists at Every Point
LONDON, Nov. 16.—.The Wulff Bu
reau, recognized as the official bu
reau of Germany, according to a dis
patch from Geneva, says that Presi
dent Kerensky’s government had- mas
tered the revolutlonitsts in Moscow
and other points, and that while
Nlcholal Lenine is in control of Pet
rograd,'where fighting was most se
vere yesterday afternoon, there is lit
tle doubt that the government troops
will succeed in crushing the revolt.
Mutiny to Denied
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 16.—The
Kell Neueete Nachrichten reports that
through the explosion of a torpedo In
the submarine yards at Kiel a sub
marine vesseL was badly damaged
and ten persons were killed or wound
ed. The newspaper says that “all other
reports are without foundation." re
ferring presumably to rumors of ex
tensive mutinies la which various
ships are said to have been damaged.
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Teachers Dap leVoOette
MILWAUKEE, Win., Nov. 16.—Re
solutions deploring Senator LaFol
lette’s course In the War crisis and
emphatically declaring confidence In
President Wtlaoa* irer* adopted by
the Wisconsin Tearehers* Association
oonveotloa at the dosing session of
the annual meeting today.' , *
'■ ■The Keees hand-wiS toeet tonight'
[Tn Moose hall tor praCtlooe.
NEW ARRIVALS AT SPARTANBURG INOCULATED AGAINST DISEASE
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Men «»i ,:i.* N.itiutiiil army iu the cantonment camp at Spartanburg. S. C.. baring their :■•••• •• iet lixllue dry after
being lnoeul;;t"d wirli s-ruin. After Injection the arm la swabbed wtth Iodine to prevent Infection.
WOULD CONVERT
SAMVESSELS
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Thomas A. Edison Proposes to Make
Steam Vessels Out of Sailing
Ships— Cost be Large
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16.—
Thomas A. Edison, the electrical wiz
ard, proposed to the shipping board
today that millions of tons of sailing
vessels be converted into steam craft,
and explained to the board how this
best could be done.
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\V. !■’. Parker, for Seventeen Years a
Resident of Nome, Found Ileud
in Hotel Red
SEATTLE, Nov. 16.—W. F. Park
er, for seventeen years a resident of
Nome, and well known by nearly ev
ery pioneer in Alaska, was found
dead in bed here today, the cause be
ing apoplexy. Mr. Parker had Just
arrived from the north Friday, and
was contemplating spending the win
ter in the States.
HENRY FORD OFFERS
HELP SHIPPING HOARD
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 16.—
Henry Ford is on his way to Washing
ton to aid the shipping board.
Capt. George Strixner, who has
had charge of the Granby dispatch
boat for the past two years will leave
in the near future for the States,
where he expects to ship as master
on one of the company's freighters, or
take charge of one of the dispatch
boats for the government.
BRITISH BORN, BUT
BARRED FROM B. C.
VICTORIA, B. C., Nor. 16.—Two
families, British born and armed with
British passports signed by the Brit
ish consul at Kobe, were refused land
ing from a Japanese steamship by the
local Immigration- department early
this Week, under the rulings of orders
In council prohibiting the entry of
artisans, skilled or unskilled,' lntb
British Columbia. Claiming to hare
been born In England, the heads of
these families stated that they had
been sent out to the Orient as rep
resentatlTss of apronrtrtol manufact
uring firm.-They had their ups and
downs and, with dwindling flnandeo
decided to etoss the FMIfls to Can
ada. The two famillos ware forced to
go on to Beattie. The famines are
Ur. and Mrs. William Costa and two
children and Ur. and Mrs. Frederick
Costs and ooeWUUWPfhdsrlsk Costs
adian military forese, '
>!• GKATH QUITS ^OB
OF PUBLICITY AGKNT
J. J. McGrath has resigned his po
sition as publicity agent under the
law passed by the late Alaska Legis
lature to which he was appointed by
Gov. J. F. A. Strong last summer. He
expects to leave on the steamer Alas
ka for the oil fields at Casper, Wyom
ing. '
It is rumored that John B. Mar
shall will succeed Mr. McGrath. Mar
shall was formerly United States court
commissioner, but resigned last
Spring and attempted to prevent the
reappolntmena and confirmation of
Judge Robert W. Jennings, who had
appointed him to the position. He
has lately been contributing to the
Dispatch favorable to Judge Wicker
sham and in criticism of Delegate
Charles A. Sulzer.
LORD NHUCUFFE
CRIMES WAR
Says America Will Sot Sacrifice
llliitid and Treasure to Incom
petent Handling.
LONDON, Nov. 16.—Lord North
cliffe, in a letter today declining to
enter Lord George’s cabinet scored
the British management of the war
vigorously and said:
“I know that unless there is a
swift improvement in our methods
here the United States will rightly
take into Its own hands the entire
management of a great part of the
war. In will not allow the wanton
sacrifice of Its blood and treasure to
the incompetent handling of the af
fairs of Europe.”
AIA9CA FlNt SEALS
ARE INCREASING
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Statistics Compiled by Department of
Commerce Show Twelve Per Cent
lari oast on Prlbilolfs
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Not. 16.—A
twelTo per eent increase in tie slae
of the for seal herd at the PribilOff
Islands this pear, is reported bp the
Department of Commeroe. which esti
mates that the herd contains 411,
«»t animals. The increase ia due to
the care bestowed upon the pups bp
the keepers of the islands.
a^diSMH|^ienes»uo|h
FAMOUS SCULPTOR HOVERS
IN SHADOW OP BORDERLAND
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PARIS. Not. If.—Auguste Rodin,
the famous sculptor. Is reported to
be mar death's door. M. Rodin fE
born in durig If lit#. Some of his
moat famous works are L’Homae au
Nes^Caase, in lift; L'Age do AlndS,
lltfj’St Joan Pvuahant and the Cro
the most celebrated of his works.
SAMMIES BEAT
MACKS
Reiieated assaults by Germans on Am
erican • Trenches Repulsed by
Heavy Artillery Fire
FRANCE, Nov. 16.—Another at
tempt has been made by the Germans
to raid the trenches held by the Am
erican troops on the fighting front,
but it was completely repulsed by
heavy American artillery fire.'
mHuT
REPORTED LOST
Manhattan, Owned by New England
Fisheries Company, of Vancouver
Ijunt Near Cape K|iencer
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SEATTLE, Nov. 16.—The fishing
steamer Manhattan, owned by the
New England Fisheries Company, of
Vancouver, B. C., was lost in the Gulf
of Alaska, and 29 of her crew are
missing, according to a wireless re
ceived from the steamship Mariposa,
which picked up a boat containing
six of her crew 40 miles off Cape
Spencer.
BIG MASQUERADE BALL
TOMORROW NIGHT
Everything is in readiness for the
grand ball to be given tomorrow night
by the olcal order of Eagles. Prises
will be awarded for the best-dressed
and funniest couples.
Lieutenant George Newlove of Fort
Liacum, received word yesterday that
he had been promoted to the rank of
eaptain.
IOWA WETS ARB IN
CURIOUS SITUATION
DES MOINES. Iowa, Not. 16.—
Although Iowa “wets” hare just won
an election, the state has not gone
“wet"
It is dry by an act of the legisla
ture. The people Toted on a pro
hibition amendment to the state con
stitution. They turned it down.
But the saloons can’t some back
until the state legislature repeals the
present “dry" law.
While the “wets" had a majority
at the election, the counties which
they carried^ hare eight leas rotes in
the state legislature than the coun
ties which voted dry. and only two
votes more in the state senate than
the dry counties.
Thosefore the effect ef the recent
Section is to throw the lienor quee
Uoh' back into the state legislature^
Instead of taktaff it oat of the legis
lature's hands fosever.
A wet legislature, could not bring
“Twthjr^rohibitfen ^am«dm.ut
5.000 CARRANZA
IROOPSKUED
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Trapped in Mountain Paines and An
nihilated with Machine Gnna—
Kx|>edition Against Diaz
EL. PASO. Nov. 16.—Five thous
and Mexican government troops-were
trapped In the mountain passes In the
state of Morelog^esTerday, and were
practically wiuilhilated with machine
guns in the l\ands of Felix Diaz revo
lutionists. The^expedition had been
sent against the forces of Zapatas and
Feliz Diaz, who‘are working toward
Mexico City fro the south. Morelos
is about 200 miles south of the capi
tal.
Villa Sweeping North
EL PASO, Nor. 16.—Martin Lopez,
Chief Lieutenant of Pancho Villa’s
revolutionary forces, having captur
ed the town of Vado Piedra, Is sweep
ing toward Juarez, at the head of a
large force.
SUB WARFARE
Secretary of Navy Daniels States that
Undersea Menace lias Failed to
Meet Situation
. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 16.—
The submarine menace as a decisive
factor in the war has failed, accord
ingto a statement issued by Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels. It was
stated today that the American trans
ports were able to slip by them with
out effort.
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LOST AT SEA
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Navy Department Announces that Big
Steamship is Probably Ixist—No
News Received of Her
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 16.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels an- '
nounced today that the American
steamship Kansas City is probably
lost as no news has been heard of her
for some time, and she is long over
due. The Kansas City was an iron
steamer of 3670 tons, 327 feet long/
45 feet beam, 18 feet depth of hold.
She was built in 1880 at Chester, Pa.,
and her home port was San Francisco.
She carried a crew of 79 men.
Band Practice Tonight
The Moose Band wilt hold their
regular practice tonight. In Moose
Hall.
(M>0 CARLOADS OF ROTTEN
POTATOES FOUND IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Nov. 16.—More than
500 carloads of potatoes, most of
them frosen, rotted and unfit tor con
sumption, were discovered In various
Chicago freight yards, according to
police reports. The destination cards
had been removed and* detectives so
far have been unable to determine the
consignees.
They were shipped from all parts
of the country, the largest consign
ment being from Oklahoma and Cal
ifornia.
The police communicated with Her
bert Hoover In Washington and Harry
A. Wheeler, state food administrator.
In the mourse of their Investiga
tion the police declare they found
ten carloads of potatoes being dump
ed In a refuse yard on the West Side.
Most of the potatoes were found In
the yards of the Chicago A North
western and the Chicago, Milwaukee
A St Paul Railroads. : -
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8-4 springs.. 8-4 mattress,
shine. 88 automatic rile,;
nition, dishes and eeokh
Apply Mrs. Prad'Kraemsl