The Celebrated Ohio Steel
Ranges Now at This Store
NEW STOVE for our Hardware Section that
A we know will win many friends in Valdez. The
* l Ohio, constructed of extra heavy material and
good workmanship, combined with the handsome,
sanitary nickle finish, puts the “OHIO” at the head
of the procession.
Features:
Special Pacific Coast hot blast fire box. Heavily braced oven,
bottom; controllable oven ventilator, high legs, easy to clean under;
wood oven door handle always cool; outside body, extra heavy
blue steel; asbestos lining, one-eighth inch thick; full hand-polished
tops; heavy galvanized a*h pan.
Price $65
Buy the Ohio Because It is Better
Valdez Mercantile Co.
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RUMANIANS EAGER
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I'OltMKR WAR MIN1STKR SAYS
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Would Knter War with Germany
with Regret, Austria with Indif
' fereuce, and Hungary with the
Keenest Satisfaction.
Bucharest, March 24. “We would
tight Germany with regret, Austria
with indifference and Hungary with
the keenest satisfaction,” is the state
ment credited to M. Filipesco, leader
of the Conservatives, and former
minister of jitar for Rumania, by a
newspaper correspondent.
He expressed the opinion that there
was no 111 feeling against Germany
and that Austria was disliked solely
because she is linked with the Hun
garians, who are hated on account
of the alleged ill treatment of the
Rumanians living iii Transylvania
and Banat.
According to the Rumanian press
there are several factors which make
for the continued neutrality of the
country. These are .first, that the
Teutonic sympathizers are better or
yanizd than the followers of the En
tente and, secondly-^ the ilohg dura
tion; of the. war , has* created public
' apathy.' Another letetrenf factor has
been the expense of mobilization and
later demoralization of nearly, the sa
tire army. The cost of liying has also
increased, some articles having risen
in price more than they have in the
Central Power countries.
A maricen improvement was ob
served in the appearance morale of
the Rumanian army. The gaudy uoi
| forms of the officers have been re
placed by uniforms of a field gray
color. The privates also are well
clothed and present a good appear
ance. Public opinion concerning the
quality of the army is divergent. Tn
some circles it is claimed the army
contains : excellent ; material , which
might develop into a fighting mach
ine of substantial merits. . The sol
diers appear to be capable, of great
: endurance. The officers, except those
of the artillery who were trained un
der German influence, are friendly
to the Entente allies.
The work of fortifying the fron
tier has been pushed vigorously for
several months. No important point
has been neglected. Much work has
been done at Predeal and Paianka.
where an invasion of Rumania might
be attempted or the Rumanian army J
might try to invade Hungary
j fifty Bleetiou is but two weeks off.
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| KAiSINfi AI-ASK A FOXES
I «' A PROFITABLE INDUSTRY
Raising foxes on the Shumagin is
lands, Alaska, can be made a proflt
Sbto-business, and t^ill pay as regular
dividends as any commercial enter
prise, says Andrew Grosvold, who
toi the last 15 years has been gradu
ally buildihg -up his fox raising farms
until he jr&taea his holdings at more
than Ilfld.dDd. Mr. Grosvold us
es different methods than the ordi
nary tox! raiser, as he has unlimited
inlands at his disposal, and when
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ho wants to increase his production
he takes another island, stocks it
with ten pairs of roses, hires a man
to watch it and waits for results.
Because of the fact that he imported
blue foxes to start with, he says that
ho does not have to worry to feed
them, as they are clam eaters, and
like the ......ans, when the tide :s
out their table is set. Mr. Gros
void came to Alaska in 1856 as a
hunter and trapper. He tried his
hand also at fishing and mining, but
finally decided that fox raising wan
a money-making industry. Tilne has
proved the wisdom of his pikas, for
he now has an annual otftput of
about .150 to 200 skins worth from
£50 to £250 each. He also oper
ates a store, and between this and hi:
foxes, keeps busy. Last year, at
considerable expense, he imported
seven silver gray foxes, and hereaf
ter will devote considerable atten
tion to them. The silvor gTays are
hunters and rarely eat anything that
they do not kill themselves. They
’■equire special attention, and the cor
ral to hold them cost ¥3.000 to i:i
stall. The *b!uo foxes, on the other
hand, get their living from shell
fish and fish cast up from the sea.
On all the islands I have selected
there are reefs that stretch but into
open water and form naturnl hooks
to catch all drifting fish or seal or
whales. Then when the tide is low
the foxes set forth to see what tha
waves have brought.. Should there
be nothing in the fish or whale line,
they immediately set to work picking
up shell-fish, and thus require noth
ing but a watchman to koop poach
ers away.
BERLIN CLAIMS
SLIGHT GAINS
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE REPULSED
Germans Take Advantage of Disor*
I ganizatlon Following Russian Re
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pulse to Make Counter Attacks and
Gain Some Ground.
BERLIN, March - —A bulletin
issued by the war office this afternoon
states that the Russian 'forces have
made a series of desperate attacks
along the German line on the Eastern
front.
That the Russians have been uni
formly unsuccessful in every instance
and have been driven ’ back with
heavy losses is reported: by the au
thorities,' while the Germans, protect
ed by the trenches, have buffered but
little from the Russian attack. At no
place along the line did the Russians
succeed In gaining ground, while at
other points the Germans taking ad
vantage of the disorganization of the
Russians, following their repulse,
made counter attacks and succeeded
in making slight gains.
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GERMAN BUNS
RAPID FIBERS
FASTER THAN THE FRENCH
General Jofiie Says Huge German
Howitzers are Fired with Rapidity
of French 75s—German Infantry
Is Lacking in Initiative.
PARIS, March 24.—General Jolfrc,
commander of the French forces at.
Verdun, In a communication to the
war office, states that the same facts
emphasized in the Artois fighting in
February, have dominated the fight
ing at Verdun. He says: "It is no
good trying to deceive ourselves, the
Germans have developed heavy how
itzers far beyond anything we have
as regards rapidity of fire. The Ger
man 305s were fired like our 76s
along the Verdun front, and each shell
tore up a hole six or seven yards wide
land ten feet deep. This was perhaps
| an exceptional rapid fire, but it gives
one some idea of, the- strain under
which the defenders of the French
line have labored.
i* “On the other hand the German
soldiers .seem .to be unable to push
home their advantage. That they
have renewed mass attacks, undis
mayed by the fearful carnage, shows
well for their discipline, but it is tha
work of automatons not men, and
liko automatons they pause inertly as
soon as their immediiate object is
achieved. In one phase their spirit
is passive and negative, while that
of the French is active and positive."
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Nine Koiployes of New York IJecnse
Bureau Arrested on (ttiarge of
Hiring Thieve* to Kob People 4s
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They Stood in bine at Window.
NEW YORK. March 24.—Nine em
ployes of the license department of
this city were taken into custody this
morning on a charge of conspiracy, j
The police claim to have positive
proof that the employes arrested haife
been hiring pickpockets to rob the:
applicants for licenses as they stood
in line at the window awaiting their
turn. It is said that u number pf
persons waiting to make application
for various licenses, have been rob
bed of their money, and that in many
cases, particularly among the poorer
applicants, the sum stolen represent
ed their only chance of continuing in
business, and its loss was a serious
blow. Numerous complaints to the
police caused an investigation and a.
detective was detailed to apprehend
the culprits.
One of the pickpockets arrosted as
he pursued his vocation, was taken
before the police commissioner am) (e
said to have confessed,, implicating
other pickpockets and the clerks in
the department.
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ter and Fresh Ranch Eggs. Keystone
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Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osiand’s.
Prices reasonable. *
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Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
.We Have^
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
.Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials |
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We Are Agents For The
Dayton Electric House Pinups
Which have fewer parts, run more*
easily and quietly, require less
attention and cost less per year of
service than any other pump on
the market.
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And the !,■
“Thor 5” Vacuum Cleaner
This is one of the finest household
cleaners ever made for the low
price at which it sells.
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We stand back of both the above machines.
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There wUI be no trip of the laanch
on the second ana fourth Fridaps of
each month, these data being aped to
clean boilers.
William Cook left thlB morning on
the launch Shamrock for Fidalgo bsy
whdre he haB'accepted a position with
the Alaska Mines corporation
Why Ifay Kent? Wheu between
two and, three year’s rent will buy
you a tine home. Set! our . bargains.
Alaska Jnv Co , .Ren«l bldg 2t
The launch Shamrock left this
morning for Irish Cove and will re
turn this evening bringing the outfitd
of Ed Wood, who has completed hie
freighting contract at that place. ^
EOU SALE: Seven room house,
oloctric pump, bath, iiot and cold wa
ter. piano. Terms, IHt>. Korth. eodti