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“ VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1#16 NUMBER l»
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REPUBLICANS MAKE CAPITAL
FROM MEXICAN SITUATION
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HEATED DEBATES IN THE UPPER HOUSE OVER RESOLUTION rO
AUTHORIZE PRESIDENT WILSON TO INTERVENE IN MEXICO AT
ANT TIME—DECLARED THAT SENDING AMERICAN TROOPS
INTO MEXICO NOW WOULD BE PLAYING INTO HAN1M OF GEN
ERAL VILLA_REPUBLICANS ARE REMINDED THAT MEXICAN
TROUBLE IS LEGACY INHERIT ED FROM PRESIDENT TAFT,
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 16.—
The resolution introduced into the
•Benito yesterday by Senator Works,
«f California,. endorsing the resolu:
Hon of Senator J. Ham Lewis, par
ticipated a heated discussion In. which
foe leaders of both sides took pact.
Senator Lewis’ resolution was for
foe purpose of empowering President
Wilson to Intervene in Mexico at any
time and would enable him to send
American troops into the neighboring
vep*foHcknid’%eep them there as long
aa be desired- The-Republican mem
bers opposed the resolution, declaring
that It would usurp a power which
rightfully belonged only to Congress,
*8 sending troops across the border
.would be equivalent to war on the
.country invaded
The Democratic members accused
the Republicans of playing politics in
demanding in.-.t troops be er»'. trio
Mexico to pairsh the murdeiers of
the American miners. It was declar
ed that , to intervene at the present
time would be playing into the ham's
,#f General Villa the Mexica-i rebel
chief, t.s It wo< 11 indicate to the
Mexicans that. President Oarratza has
been unable to control the situation.
The minority members were re
minded that the Mexican situation
was a legacy which the administra
tion had inherited from the Republi
cans when they went out of power.
President Taft had refused to inter
vene in Mexico although many Ameri
can lives had been sacrificed during
the earlier periods of the rebellion in
the republic.
The announcement of President
Wilson that he would refuse to send
troops into Mexico to avenge the
deaths of the American miners who
had ventured into that country de
spite the warnings of the State de
partment, is meeting with the appro
val of many of the leading editorial
writers of the country. The blame
for tho Santa Ysabel tragedy is placed
upon the officers of the American
mining companies who sent the men
into a district which is overrun by
Indians and bandits who have no re
gard for the lives of foreigners.
American Interests had been Pre
paring to Resume Operations
after many idle years.
EL PASO, Jan. 15.—That the
American mining companies having
interests in Mexico are acting on the
advice of the State department to
get their , men out of the country is
indicated by the arrival of more than
fifty American miners from Chihua
hua today.
During the past few weeks several
or the largest copper operators
whose properties are located in the
northern Mexican states have sent
> scores^ of > xaen to: the mines In pre
paration to resuming business after
years of enforced idleness owing to
the rebellion.
The Americans arriving today be>
lieve that the murderers of the mlner4
at Santa Ysabel canyon last Monday
was the work of bandits who had
been tempted to secure the money
which was known to be consigned to
the mining company whoce employes
were murdered. They assert that
Mexicans are generally friendly to
Americans and would welcome the
restoration of peace in the country.
They are anxious to return to their
homes, having tired of the constant
warfare.
MEDICAL JOURNALS ARE
PROHIBITED BY GERMANY
LONDON, Jan. 15.—It iB reported
, p from Amsterdam that tl*e. German au
thorities have proKibitedfthe sending
out of the country of seven scientific
journals, chiefly medical publications.
The correspondent of the London
Chronicle writes: "Germans hope and'
believe that once the outside world is
deprived of scientific medical knowl
edge disseminated by them, disease
will rage unhindered over the rest of
globe, and so do the work their
machine is failing to accom
pltab.” _ _
Dominic Venetti, who is developing
a gold quarts property, at the lagoon,
about one-half mile distant from the
Qranite mine, returned to the prop
erty this morning mer buying a big
outfit in Valdez. He is reported to
have a very promising prospect and
believes 'that it will speedily develop
into a mine of merit.
Panoy btattonery at the Valdez
Drugstore. •
LIBERTY THEATRE
OPEN8 TOMORROW
The Liberty theatre which has
been closed during the past week
will re-open tomorrow night. The
place has been re-arranged so as to
make, the place more comfortable for
its patrons. A new film service has
been inaugurated and the week’s pro
gram promises to be one of the best
ever shown in Valdez. Many features
have been booked and some of the
best features will be shown at the
Liberty.
HERRICK SEEKING
OHIO SENATORSHIP
Was Believed to be Republican Pres
idential Possibility, • bnt Has ■'
Said Is Not a Candidate.
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CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 16.^My
ron T. Herrick, who was United
States ambassador to France under
the administration of President Taft,
has announced his candidacy for the
United States senatorship for this
district- the announcement that he
will seek the office comes as a sur
prise as he had been prominently
mentioned as a Republican presiden
tial possibility in the coming cam
paign, his selection having been ad
vocated by A. J. Drezel and other
prominent Republicans.
Herrick was in Paris when the Eu
ropean war broke out and refused to
jdesert his post of duty even when
'the German troops were approaching
the city and the French capital had
been moved to Bordeau. In recogni
tion for his faithfulness in staying by
his post and rendering assistance to
the thousands of Americans who
were in Europe to return to their
homes the ambassador was given dis
tinctive honors by the French govern
ment.
He has also announced that he will
not allow, his name to go before the
Republican National convention to be
held in Chicago on June 7.
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Big Show at Liberty.
Don’t miss Charlie Chaplin, the
funniest man in the movies, in a two
reel side splitter, Mabel at the Wheel,
at the Liberty Theatre Sunday night.
Joe Wallace, of Ellamar, is iu the
city for a few days having come up
last night on the launch Shamrock.
Mrs. Sergt. Keene is recovering
ifrom a severe attack of the grippe.
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Scores of Mexicans Have Been Beaten
by Mobs In El Paso, Despite ■tr
the State Militia. i
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EL PASO, Jan. 18.—despite thfj
fact that this city is under martial
law With the state militia patrolling
the streets, many Mexicans have b«e^
assaulted by mobs who are demand
ing that the murders of the American
miners in Mexico be avenged. - Tin
hospitals of the city are filled with
Mexicans who. have been beaten b^
mobs before they could be rescued bjr
the troops.
The governor has received infor
mations that cowboys, and miners arp
arming with the intention of crossing
into Mexico to punish the bandits, u
the belief fs prevalent here th^E
President Carranza's troops will not
exert themselves to capture the mnpx
derera.
It is reported that Governor Ferg&
son has received instructions from
Washington to take all precautions'
to prevent .any armed organization
from crossing the border into Mexlcfc
and has received assurances that the
state militia will have the. aid of the
regular troops in restoring order. V
HUES CONFIDENT
OF HOLDING CIO
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Berlin Reports that French and Brit
ish Reinforcements are Being
Landed at Saloniki.
BERLIN, Jan. 16.—Advlces^froiB
the headquarters of the German
army in Southern Serbia state that
the Allies continue to land reinforce
ments at Saloniki and are apparently
Confident that they will be' :able to
hold that, city against the forces of
the .central European powers.
It is admitted by the Greek war
office that a strong Turkish force has
been centralized near the Greek bor
der to assist, the Bulgarian and Teu
tonic troops in the final campaign
which, it is believed, will result in
driving the enemy nations from the
Balkan states. /
The bulletin „elso announces that
great damage resulted to the Anglo
French positions near the city from
the German aeroplane attack a few
days ago. The British supply depot
is said to have-been destroyed by the
bombs rained upon it by the aviators,
and that the Saloniki wharves were
badly damaged and will interfere
with the landing of the troops and
supplies.. _ __
PAPERS SEIZED BY BRITISH
INVOLVE GERMAN OFFICIAL
ADVICES FROM LONDON RECEIVED BY STATE DEPARTMENT IN
DICATE THAT AMBASSADOR BEttjitftOJ&EE.ACJED DLHBIIIW. T
ING AGENT FOR PLOTTERS IN MUNITION FACTORY CONSPIR
ACY_BELIEVED THAT EVIDENCE LACKING DURING Tit IAI. OF
HAMBURG-AMERICAN OFFICIALS HAS BEEN FOUND BY BRITISH
IN VON PAPEN’S PAPERS—BERN8TORFF MUST EXPLAIN.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 15.—
Cable advices have been received by
the State department from the Ameri
can ambassy in London regarding the
papers found in the possession cf
Captain von Papen. former German
military attache at Washington.
The cabled message states that the
papers turned over to the American
ambassy by the British officials show
that AmbassadoriBeiansitorff-supplied
von Papen with funds under the bead
ing of war intelligence which was
used among the plotters In the con
spiracy to destroy munition factories
in the United States. ,
During the recent tfial of the offi
cials of the Hamburg-American offi
cials, and which respited- in their con
viction. Prosecutor Marshal had at
tempted to establish a connection be
tween the’ German ambassador and
the conspiracy but failed.
Secretary Lansing has, stated that
if the papers in the possession of the
British government are found to be
genuine that 'Bernstorff will be asked
to explain why he distributed the
enormous amount of money In the
United States to secure information
which would ,be of .value, to his. gov
ernments
. Ambassador Bernstorff has refused
to make comment on the report that
be has Again been involved,in a con*
troversy whiqh may result in his govt
eminent being requested to recall
him as was the case with the military
and naval,attaches.
Fertile Valleys are Again to be Laid
Waste by the Annual Spring
Floods—Rivers Rising.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. IS.-s-Advices
from points along thei Ohio river state
that the river has reached the flood
stage and it is feared that the enor
mous property loss., sustained by the
residents -.of? the valley three years
ago is about to be repeated. Many
sections of the'country has already
been inundated and hundreds have
Bought safety on the surrounding high
lands.
i Telegraphic reports from up. state
points are ominous as heavy rains
continue to add to the gravity of the
situation.
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White River ou Rampage. ,
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 15 —
The White river has overflowed its
banks and has covered a vast, stretch
of country in its valley. The water
is still rising, at the rate of several
inches per day and a disastrous flood
is feared.
HUERTA HEM
BE HELD TO DAY
Body will be Placed In Vault and
Later Sent to Mexico City for
Last Resting Place.
EL PASO, Jan. 15.—The funeral
of General Victoriano Huerta, former
provisional president. of the Mexi
can republic who died yesterday, will
he held here this afternoon. It is
stated that his last request was that
he be buried in Mexico,, the land of
his birth. The body wilt be placed in
a vault here and will be taken t6
Mexico City after, the restoration of
peace in the republic.
It is rpported. that General .Huerta
had amassed a ;hl| fortune before the
outbreak..of .the rebellion against
President Dias, in which he we* one
of the leading spirits. Much of his
property, Including thousand of acres
of land * in Southern Mexican states
were confiscated under direction .of
President Carranza when he assumed
the dictatorship of the republic and
it is now declared that Huerta died
a comparatively poor man. His wife
and family are living In Spain.
HOLLAND DEING FLOODED BY
RHINE AND OTHER RIVERS
TIDAL WAVE WHICH CAUSED ZUYDER ZEE DIKE TO BREAK AND
FLOOD THE NORTHERN PORTION OF HOLLAND ALSO DESTROY
ED THE DORDRECHT RAILROAD TRACK AND ISOLATED WHOLE
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COUNTRY SOUTH OF RHINE—MANY TOWNS SUBMERGED AND
HUNDREDS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE MAROONED IN
CATHEDRAL AT EDAM—WATER LIES DEEP IN VALLEY.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15.—The tidal
wave which swept in from the North
Sea yesterday causing the Zuyder
Zee dike to break at Zuid Polner, also
destroyed many miles of the track of
the railroad connecting Dordrecht
with other parts of the country. The
interruption of traffic on the railroad
has completely Isolated the portions
of Holland south of the river Rhine.
To add to the gravity of the situa
tion heavy rains in the upper reaches
of the Rhine.has caused the river to
rise and add to the general confu
sion. Many towns are submerged and
hundreds of men, women end chil
dren are marooned in the cathedral at
Edam.
Portions of Rotterdam and Am
sterdam are under water for the first J
time in more than fifty years and the
property loss will be enormous. The
government is doing all in its power
to relieve the situation and has em
ployed hundreds of boats to rescue
the residents who are marooned in
their homes which are threatened,
with destruction.
The loss of cattle and other ani
mals will be enormous as whole dis
tricts have been submerged to a depth
of five to fifteen feet of water. The
floods came so quickly that the resi
dents were cutoff from reaching the
higher grounds.
—,.„.ers have been placed on the.
work of repairing the damages to the
Zuyder Zee dike and are beirg assist
ed by thousands of men who have
been employed by the government,
but it is feared that the great valley,
which had been reclaimed from the
ocean, will be years before it recovers
its former productiveness.
E. D. Reiter, manager of the Alas
ka Mines corporation, operating at
Fidalgo bay, came up to Valdez last
night on the launch Shamrock. Hr
reports that good progress is being
made in the work of construction of
the wharf and ore bunkers which his
company is installing preparatory t»
making regular shipments of copper
ere from their mine to the Tacotna
smelter.
KILLS DIVORCED WIFE
AND WOUNDS TWO MEN,
EL CENTRO, Calif., Jan, 16.—
Crazed by Jealousy, A1 Bell, a promi
nent hotel man here, killed his di
vorced wife, fatally wounded two men
whom-he--found in -her-eompanyr and
sent a bullet crashing through his
own brain. He died instantly. The
couple had been separated for years,
and Bell has several times been warn
ed against interfering with the wom
an, in any way.
UNIONS TO FIGHT
FOGGED SEGIIIGE
Railway Men and Miner’s Unions,
. with Membership of Several
Million, Will Call Strike.
LONDON. Jan. 16.—'That the pas
sage of Premier Asquith’s conscrip
tion measure by the British House of
Commons, which now seems evident,
will not solve the British problem of
raising the new army demanded by
the war office is fast becoming evi
ient by the attitude of union labor
igainst conscription or compulsory
service in any form.
• The leaders of the various Railway
Men’s unions in conference here yes
:erday threatened to call a general
strike if the conscription measure is
passed. The Miners union, with a
membership of more than one million
men, has passed resolutions which
lave been forwarded to Premier As
juith declaring that a general strike
will be called if forced service in the
trmy is required by any of its mem
sera. ■'
The situation is viewed with con
cern by many of the leading writers I
>1 England as it is recognized that J
should the Railway Men and the Mln
31-s’ union combine to cause a general
strike that the entire commerce of
.be country would be tied up and all;
military operations brought to a
standstill.
The ladies’.committee in charge of
:he Leap Year dance at Moose Hall
Saturday Jan. 16, extend a cordial
nvitation to the Valdes and Fort Lis*
sum bachelors.
Notice.
Don't miss Charlie Chaplin, the
funniest man in the.moviea in a two*
seel side splitter, Mabel at the Wheel,
it the Liberty theatre Sunday night.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
PERMANENT PEACE
JpARD IS NAMED
Ford Expedition Were not Prepared
and Will Return to America to
Figlit Wilson's Program.
THE HAGUE. Jan. 15. —Little
news as to what, if anything, is being
accomplished by the peace conference
here has been given out but it is be
lieved that the Henry Ford peace
expedition will hot prove an entire
failure, even if It has failed to ac
complish its maiu purpose of calling
the soldiers from the battlefields of
Europe. The usefulness of the con
ference has been greatly discounted
owing to the failure of the neutral
European natiors to participate in
the convention, which is composed
entirely of American and Swedish
delegates.
A permanent peace board haB been
ivosen by the convention, the mem
bership of which Is composed as fol
lows: Jane Addams, the noted peace
worker of America; William Jennings
Bryan, former secretary of state in
President Wilson’s cabinet; Henry
Ford, the American manufacturer
who organized and financed the pres
ent Hague conference; Rev. Charles
F. Aked, of San Francisco and Mrs.
Joseph Fels of Philadelphia, who ia
the author of a number of works of
single tax subjects.
It Is believed the conference is
nearing a close and that the delegates
will shortly leave for their homes In
America, where they will work In op
position to the national preparedness
policy of the administration.
Y. P. S. C. K.
“How to Work with Others” will
be the topic of a very practical dis
cussion under the direction ot Tom
Selby at the meeting of the Yoanr
People’s Society ot Christian Endeav
or; ip the Congregational Lecture
room, Sunday evening at 6:30. All
interested are cordially invited to at
tend.
Alaska moving pictures tonight .gt
the Empress for the last time at eight
sharp only one show before the
Moose leap year dantee. A cracker
jack change tomorrow evening.
Chris Mattlsoit and Gus An dor sob.
who have been employed In the
Granite mine, arc in town for a short
stay.
Far good homs-oooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, m Robert Btnstt. •