NUMBER 8f
BRITISH LINES
H01D_ MANS
Ceaseless Struggle on Lys Battlefield
WJ r
—German Divisions Pounded
Heavily by Allies
BRITISH ARMY, April 18.—Gen.
Von Quast’s freshly arrived siege guns
are pounding the French villages near
Arras back of the British lines today.
North of Lys the British communica
tions are constantly under Indirect
machine gunfire. On the north flank
of the Lys battlefield there is a cease
less struggle.
British gunfire from a cluster of
, hills southwest of Ypres have repuls
ed seven German assaults. British ar
tillery smashed the troops of Generals
Marshal and Zudhona which were
caught in old shell-torn battlefields.
Germans Gain Slightly
LONDON, April 18.—Southeast of
Kemmel hill today the Germans press
ed back the British line slightly, but
the situation was restored by counter
attacks the w.ar office announced yes
terday.
Will TAKE OF
MANY TRAINS
Secretary McAdoo Will flip off Mil
lions of Milos per oMntli from
Mileage of I'. S. I toads
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April IS.—
Within ten days Secretary McAdoo
will issue an order clipping millions
of miles per month from the total
mileage traveled by passenger trains
west of the Mississippi.
SOMEBODY ANSWER
JEKAISR
Asks What lie lias not done to Pre
serve World from Present Hor
rors—Visits Iiattlefront
AMSTERDAM. April 18.—"What
haven’t I done to preserve the world
from these horrors?” the kaiser is
quoted as saying during the visit to
Armentieres battlefront, in a dispatch
to the Local Anzeiger of Berlin.
NOTHING HEARD FROM
STEAMERS TO WESTWARD
While a report reached here yester
day that both the Admiral Watson
and the Alaska had succeeded in
reaching Anchorage, up to the hour
•of going to press no word had been
received from either of the vessels,
and it is not known when they will
reach Valdez. It was reported on the
street last night that the Watson
would reach Seward last evening, but
the rumor could not be verified.
Herbert Bazinett, of Ellamar, will
leave on the Northwestern for Seat
tle to enlist in the Canadian army.
Mr. Bazinett recently received a tele
gram from the British consul at Se
attle arranging transportation andi
will soon leave for the front.
Corporal Rowbottom left Teikhell
with mall this morning. The trail is
very bad with 31 inches of snow.
Nick Welch has about completed
a neat bay window on the Andy Dier
inger Building, which adds greatly to
Its appearance.
George Reinke returned today from
Ellamar, where he has been on mat
ters connected with his Jewelry busi
ness
The launch Tokeh Lou, Capt. John
Johnson, arrived from Ellamar today
with George Reinke, Mrs. Rowe and
J. C. Albers. They win return tomor
row morning.
BLACK SEA FLEET
REPORTED MISSING
LONDON: The Bolshevik govern
ment is anxious to learn the where
abouts of the Russian Black Sea fleet,
according to a wireless statement sent
out from Petrograd Thursday.
SCHOOL TEACHER PREVENTS
WRECK OF TROOP TRAIN
• '
TOLEDO: Discovering a tie spiked
across the Baltimore & Ohio track
ten miles south of Toledo, near Per
rysburg, last night, Grace Doyle, a
school teacher at Roachtown, ran
down the track, removed her coat,
and with It flagged a train approach
ing rapidaly. It was a freight, follow
ed closely by a heavy troop train. It
took the freight crew twenty-five min
utes to remove the obstruction.
BERLIN CLAIMS
MANY T01S
Poelcapelle. Langemarck, Glielevert,
('appelynde and Bailluel Taken
by Teutonic Invaders
BERLIN, April IS—German troops
have occupied Poelcapelle and Lange
marck, to the northeast of Ypres, ac
cording to reports given out by the
war office today. Gen. Von Arnim's
army occupied l’asschendaele and ad
vanced its lines near Becelarere.
The villages of Gheluvert, t'appel
lynde. North Bailluel and Meteren
were captured by the use of strong
forces.
English troops, supported by the
French endeavored to recapture Met
eren, but lost territory on both sides
of Merris. The attacks broke down
with heaviest losses to the enemy.
Inhabitants of Village in Russia Re
sist Demand for Money and are
Killed by Gunfire
MOSCOW, April IS.—because the
peasants of the village of Novosekki
resisted an armed requisition for mon
ey by German troops and killed an
officer in the resulting struggle. Ger
man troops burned the village and
from machine guns placed around it
fired indiscriminately upon the in
habitants, including the women and
children who tried to escape. Many
of the non-combatants were massa
cred before the bloody slaughter was
stopped.
350 MlUl
SUBIHUB
Will be Withdrawn from Treasury
and be Melted up to Meet Kor
Trade Balances
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18.—
The sliver bill, providing lor the
withdrawal from the United States
treasury of 350 million silver dollars
to be melted up into bullion to meet
foreign trade balances was passed to
day by the senate. /
PRAISE U. 8. ENGINEERS
AMERICAN ARMY, April 18.—
German Pershing today received a
letter from General Rawlinson, com
mander of the British Fifth army, in
which the latter declares that it was
largely due to the aasitance of the
American engineers that the. British
army was able to check the Gormans
in Picardy. The letter praises the
fighting ability of the Americans high
ly.
Parties arriving from JPort Wells
state that the snow In tnat district
surpasses all previous records this
winter for depth and frequency of fall.
CROWDS il
OVER DRAFT
Fifteen Thousand Persons in Belfast
Fight Police who Attempt to
Break Up Meetings
LONDON. April 18.—Rioting at
tended the breaking up of an anti
draft meeting at Belfast by the police
last night. Revolvers were used by the
police who were pelted with paving
stones, sticks and clubs. Fifteen thou
sand persons participated in the meet
ing which was called by the labor
party.
Hundreds of persons and dozens of
policemen were seriously injured in
the fray, and the hospitals are Ail
ed with the combatants.
Patrolling Parties Make Nightly Vis
its to Kerman Wire Entangle
ments—Kerntans Hide out
—
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AMERICAN ARMY, April IS.—I
American troops operating on the:
Lorraine sector have taken over con-j
trol of No Man's Land, patrolling par-J
ties making nightly visits as far as i
the enemy wire entanglements with
out meeting resistance.
Investigation of Charges of Extor
tionate Rates—|{e<|«ests that Evi
dence he Submitted
I
A telegram from Delegate Charles!
A. Sulzer was received hero today
slates representatives of the sir ip-,
ping hoard will leave Washington
May 2, holding hearing at Seattle.'
Juneau, Seward and Anchorage be
tween May 10 and May 13, and will I
take testimony at every point at which
the steamer stops, in regard to the
charge that the steamship companies
are charging extortionate freight and
passenger rates to Alaskans.
Delegate Sulzer states that the
board requests that the utmost pub
licity be given to this matter in order
that full data may be prepared by all
parties interested in lower rates, and
that adequate proof may be furnish
ed by Alaskan shippers. The delegate
says that this is a vital matter and
urges immediate action, if the people
of the territory wish to hold down
freight and passenger rates.
Mr. Sulzer has fought bitterly any
suggestion of a raise by the steamship
companies, and asks the co-operation
of t,he shippers interested in the mat
ter.
REFUSE 10 OBEY
Austrians Now in Ukraine Will not
Fight on Italian Front or West- '
era Front Says Dispatch
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 18.—
Austrian troops in Ukraine have re
rused to fight upon either the Italian
or western fronts, and will not obey
the commands of their officers who
seek to en train them, according to
a report received here today by the
state department.
Charles Miner and Charles Sanders
will leave next week for their min
ing property in the Port Wells dis
trict.
LECTUREDRAWS
IMMINENCE
Lecturer Entertains Valdezans With
Account of Trip Through His
toric Places
Rev. George John Zinn lectured to
a large audience last night under the
auspices of the Valdez War Study
Club. 'The lecture was illustrated by
many slides of the different countries
in Europe upon which he touched
Mr. Zinn made the trip thru thirteen
of the European countries upon a bi
cycle, studying the conditions and life
of the people. He secured many inter
esting pictures of the different places
he visited.
The first picture thrown upon the
screen was that of the famous “Blar
ney" castle in Ireland. Mr. Zinn spoke
briefly upon the history of this place
and stated that he had kissed the
“Blarney Stone" and therefore beg
ged that that be sufficient excuse for
him if he wandered too long. Leav
ing Blarney Castie the route led thru
Kngland to Dover where he took the
boat and crossed the channel disem
barking at Ostend, Belgium, until
war time, one of ihe famous summer
resorts and bathing beaches which
was visited by thousands of tourists
every season. While in Belgium he
visited the battlefields of Waterloo.
Brussels, the capital city and Ant
werp.
During this trip he took many pic
tures of the simple Belgium peasants,
showing their means of transporta
tion, of which the dog as a motive
power for the huge carts is the most
common. Belgium is proud of her
roads which are all level and made of
cobblestones. One interesting picture
was that of a Belgian lady making
lace, one of the most important in
dustries until the war started. Bel
gians Hooverize in some of their man
ufacturing plants, as shown by the
hack yard woodpile furnishing the
means of countless pairs of wooden
shoes. A number of school children
were shown wearing the finished pro
duct. Belgium is a country of canals,
these forming the principal means of
Iransportation.
weaving Antwerp, still on the bi
cycle, Mr. Zinn proceeded directly to
Paris, passing thru the country ad
berg grows grapes from which wine
Soissons. One of the most interesting
scenes in France which he showed
was a home laundry. The houses were
built with their back doors over a
stream which ran through the town
and a platform was built, upon which
the women knelt and washed the
clothes. The method was probably al
right in France but would find very
little favor in America. After spend
ing a week in Paris and environs, Mr.
Zinn proceeded along the Marne riv
ed and then thru Verdun, thence to
Metz, Germany. Just before Metz he
passed over a battlefield where a fam
ous battle In the Franco-Prussian war
had been fought. Here the small boys
of the town make a little pocket mon
ey by picking up the old bullets and
selling them to tourists fqr souvenirs.
He also passed thru Mannheim, the
large manufacturing center, which
was recently bombarded by the allied
aeroplanes. While at Mannheim he
paid a visit to Old Heldleberg, which
contains the largest wine barrel In the
world. The country around Heidel
berg furnishes many grapes from wine
is distilled. Leaving Heldleberg he
proceeded up the fertile valley of the
Rhine to Switzerland entering the
country at Basel.
His pictures ot Switzerland snowed
a number of the Tyroleon Swiss in
their distinctive costumes which more
or less resemble those of the Scotch
men. One of the notable places visited
in Switzerland was that of Fluelen
where William Tell shot the apple off
his son’s head. After spending a week
at Lucerne, the famous summer re
sort, he took up his Journey over the
Alps thru St. Goddard Pass into
Italy.
While in Italy in company with a
number of other tourists he made the
ascent ‘of the notable Mr. Vesuvius
which erupted so disastrously in the
spring of 1906. The Pantheon in
Rome, the leaning tower of Pisa, the
home ot Columbus in Genoa, and the
ruins of Pompeii were also shown on
the screen with a few explanatory
words in regard to them. He finally
arrived at Naples aft^r spending three
months'on the bicycle which he pur
chased in Liverpool for $20.00, and
sold at the latter city for twelve
At Naples he boarded the steamer for
New York and while on the trip stop
ped at a port in Spain, and also the
Azores Island, which the United
States recently took over as a naval
and supply station for her warships.
Upon entering the harbor of New
York a splendid picture of the Statue
of Liberty was secured. This ended
Rev. Zlnn’s address, which was very
much enjoyed by the audience.
These lectures will be held every
Wednesday evening at Eagle Hall un
til further notice.
bhW
FORCED BACK
After Gaining hooting in Metereu and
Wytsoliaete were <’om|telled to
Make Second Retreat
LONDON, April IS.—After gaining!
a footing in the villages of Meteren 1
and Wytschaete yesterday the Dritish
were forced to make a second retire-'
ment. French troops are co-oprating
with the Dritish on this front. The!
German attacked with overwhelming;
force and despite the desperate resis
tance of the allies they were forced
to retire.
HINGARA MINISTRV RESIGNS
DF DA PEST, April IS.—The entire
membership of the Hungarian minis
try resigned today.
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ELLAM.AIt OVER THE TOP !
Ellamar started out to raise $12,-1
000 for its quota in the drive for the"
Third Liberty Loan bonds. This sum !
had been reached today and $1000
more subscribed, making $12,000 in
all. Parties from Ellamar state that
the amount may reach $20,000.
ONE MILLION MEN f
8Y JUNE FIRST;
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750,000 Troops now in France—40,-,
OOO Doing Added Weekly—2.- |
000,000 More Defore t'lose
WASHINGTON, I). C. April IS.— j
There is reason for believing that
750,000 American troops are in
France at the present time, and 40,
000 are being added weekly. The Uni
ted States will have a million men in
that country before June 1, and an
other million before the close of the
war it was authoritatively stated here
today.
A German statement says that there
the 220,000 Americans on the firing
line in France.
miu mm
1/ EM FRISCO
City Police Will Turn Over Govern
ment of City to Soldiers to Bet
ter Civic Conditions
San Francisco, April 18.—The
transfer of the keeping of law and or
der will be taken from the city police
and turned over to the military au
thorities in order to Improve civic
conditions in San Francisco was stat
ed today. The transfer will be made
today it was announced. The police
will be under military discipline.
DAILY FISH BULLETIN
KETCHIKAN, April 18.—Ketchi
kan prices at noon April 17. Halibut,
firsts, thirteen cents; halibut seconds,
fline cents, sable fish, four cents; red
rock cod, two cents.
Fairbanks reports 18 above today,
a rise of 20 degrees In the past 12
hours. All Joints on the trail report
cloudy, calm weather. The trail is
quite soft, but travelers have no dif
ficulty in getting through.
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GER Jj;.
tirwrtMt Artillery Engagement* Ever
Known—Ground for Mile* Be
hind Trendies Raked by Fire
FRENCH ARMY. April 18 —Every
Inch of the German lines from south
>f the Somme to the Oisne front. 95
miles in length, is being pounded to
day by the vastest artillery concentra
tion ever attained in the history of
warfare. Even the country for miles
jehind the enemy positions is being
:ombed by the allied guns, and the
din of battle is something terrfying.
Prisoners say the cannonading in
addition to preventing the digging of
trenches is inflicting heaviest losses.
French Repulse Advance
PARIS. April 18.—French troops
repulsed an attempted advance by a
itrong German detachment near Cor
beny on tlie Aisne front.
French Fighting Itravely
OTTAWA, Canada. April 18.—The
French troops are engaged in a heavy
ictlon with the enemy today on the
northern battle area, says a Reuter
lispatch from London today.
2000 Good Germans
PARIS. April 18.—British troops,
n one day’s fighting in Northern
France suffocated 2000 Germans who
>vero caught without gas masks on.
STENCH POTS
Itlicial Washington Overwhelmed by
Gas Bomb of Riggs' Opponents
—Stench Nauseating
SEATTLE, April 18.-—Recent ar
ivals from tin* nation's capital say
hat shameful charges are being wir
d to Washington daily by Juneau
eudists born of the governor and
lelegate tights. No day passes but
vliat one side or the other hurls Ger
nan gas bombs, tin* stench of which
s becoming exceedingly nauseating
o Washington otiicials.
lxird Derby, British Secretary of State
for War, Appointed Minister
to France Today
LONDON, April 18.—The appoint
ment today of Lord Derby, minister
extraordinary to France; Viscount
Milner as Secretary of War to suc
ceed Lord Derby, and Austin Cham
berlain as a member of the war cabi
net, was announced today.
British newspapers are calling for
the return of Gen. Robertson, former
chief of the imperial general staff.
Bob Sheldon left Munson roadhouse
this morning with his auto-sled con
trivance, which resembles a grasshop
per on one end and a Ford truck on
the other. He is making fairly good
time.
The Tillikum Club is considering
the purchase of a large service flag,
many members of this celebrated or
ganization having been called to the
colors.
Jess Crawford moved into his old
home on Sixth Street today.
Mrs. Rowe arrived today from El
lamar on the launch Tokeh Lou.
SUBSCRIPTIONS REACH 984,000
Valdes subscriptions reached the.
| >4,004 mark today. Including the
16,100 subscribed by the Granby min
ers. It Is now believed that at least
56,004 Will be raised in Valdes and
surrounding districts, counting Ella
mar and Latouche.