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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ. ALASKA, SATURDAY. AUGUST 20, 1017 NUMBER 189
JUDGE GARY SAYS
ALUESWIN WAR
Head of Steel Corimration Visiting
Alaska on Tour on Inspection
—Talks on War
JUNEAU, Alaska., Aug. 25.—
Judge E. H. Gary, head of the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation, who ar
rived recently on the Spokane, ac
companying Col. Jackling and his
party to the north on a purely pleas
ure trip, in speaking of the war situa
tion said.
“I don’t believe there are any
signs of an early peace from the in
formation I am able to get. It does
n’t seem to me that the allies can
offer any terms the central powers
could accept, and I am even more
certain at the present time the central
powers cannot offer any terms which
the allies would take.
"Two years ago there could have
been a settlement on a pretty fair
.basis—one which would have secur
ed the integrity of all the countries
and with practically the same geo
graphical lines which existed when
the war commenced, ana what is
more important, the establishment of
a basis for the prevention of future
wars.
“I have some information which
leads me to that conclusion.
"However, the cessation of hostili
ities was not brought about and from
that time up to the present conditions
seem to have grown worse from
month to month.
"Of course many things might hap
pen to bring the war to a close at an
early date, but they are not appar
.ent now.
“In any event it is only a ques
tion of time when the allies must be
successful. The largest number of
tnen and the largest purse eventu
ally will bring victory in any mili
tary contest and in this case the al
lies have both.”
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“THE DUST OF EGYPT"
AT EMPRESS SUNDAY
*•' This seven reel Blue Ribbon fea
ture throbs with heart interest. The
spectator is taken back three thous
and years to the time of Pharoah.
llis daughter tires of life's luxuries
and longs for new sensations. She
sends for Ami the wise man of Egypt.
He gives her two potions. One will
bring her a love never surpassed and
the other will bring a sleep of 3000
years duration. She takes the second
and falls into her long sleep, to be
purchased by an American student,
in whose apartments she awakens.
The situations are most ludicrous.
Jack Ryder will leave tonight on
the Black Hawk for Ellamar.
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Three Days Out from Fairbanks—
brings Three Passengers—Roads
In Fine Condition
Bob Sheldon, the original stage
driver on the Valdez- Fairbanks trail
arrived in Valdez this morning, with
Mrs. Roberts and daughter, Miss
Mona Roberts on route to Anchorage
and Ross Paden for Valdez. Mr. Shel
don states that he came thru from
Fairbanks in three days and a half
this trip, and that he took the Edes
party in from Chitina in two days
•and a half. He will leave for Fair
banks Monday morning with his new
racing car, which he intends to enter
in the Labor Day races at the Inter
for metropolis.
The Edes party, comprising Chair
man Edes of the Railway Commis
sion, Bridge Engineer Fogerstrom,
Land Agent Christensen and Mr.
, j^ason, private secretary to Mr. Edes,
will come in over the trail to Val
dez in September. Mr. Sheldon states
the party were delighted with the
trip and that they were greatly lm
presed with the fast time made.
MILITARY FIELD DAY
BE GIVEN BY SAMMIES
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
PRANCE, Aug. 25.—Plans are ap
proximately completed for the mili
tary field day in which representa
tives from each regiment of the
American expeditionary forces will
compete. The men will contest in
various phases of warfare in which
they are now training. Major General
John J. Pershing and United States
Ambassador Sharpe have offered lov
ing cups for the prizes.
The events of the military field
day will include rifle firing, bayonet
fighting, bomb throwing and automa
tic rifle firing.
MAY ASK RESCINDING
OK STEEL EMBARGO
TOKIO Aug 26—The leading mem
bers of the Kokuminto party, com
posed of the National Liberals and
a large number of prominent ship
builders, held a meeting today and
adopted resolutions urging the Jap
anese government to negotiate im
mediately with the United States in
an endeavor to procure a modification
of the embargo on steel exportation
on the ground that this will prove a
serious menace to Japanese indus
tries.
MEXICO MAY STOP
ALL SHIP SAILINGS
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2.—A com
plete suspension of Mexico’s mari
time commerce is threatened by plans
of the government to stop the sailing
of Mexican ships. Orders tying up
the entire fleet of merchant vessels
belonging to the republic are looked
for momentarily.
Soldiers of "Fighting 24th," Who
Rioted at Houston Yesterday
Be Tried for Murder
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 25.—Thir
ty-four of the negro troopers of the
Twenty-Fourth Regiment, who en
gaged in a riot yesterday in Hous
ton, Texas, over the alleged beating
of comrades arrested by the Houston
police, are in jail here charged with
murder. During the riot, which was
engaged in between the police, the
citizens and one hundred and fifty
soldiers, thirteen civilians and sever
al policemen were killed. Secretary
of War Baker has ordered the remov
al of the colored troops from south
ern states.
GEN. VON LUDENDORFF.
Known •• Brains of ths
German General 8taff.
It has long been recognized that Gen
eral von Ludeudorff Is the brains be
hlnd,Yon Hlndenburg. Before the Ut
ter became chief of staff of the Ger
man army Von Ludendorff was his
right bfUtd man. This relationship Re
mained on Von Hlndenburg's advance
ment, as the promotion of the one also
meant the promotion of the other.
United States Super-Dreadnought Arkansas
Photo by American Press Association.
The Arkansas Is a 26.000 ton vessel, 662 feet leng. She carries twelve
twelve-inch guns, and It takes 1,043 officers and men to run her.
OIL TANKER IN
BATTliWITH SUB
Engages in Twenty-four Hour Battle
With Four Hundred Foot Sub
marine Off Irish Coast
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 25.
The gun crew of the Standard Oil
tanker Navajo, which arrived in an
American port yesterday, reports en
gaging in a twenty-four battle with
a 400-foot German submarine of a
new type, while off the Irish coast.
The vessel finally succeeded in elud
ing her pursuer and escaping in the
darkness.
H. L. Rider will leave for Ellamar
and way points Wednesday on his
launch Della.
IDITAKOD SAYS MOSQUITO
DISAPPEARED FROM ALASKA
The present season is remarkable
for one thing, and that is the non
appearance of the pesky mosquito,
which, of course, is due to the unsea
sonably cold weather. It is not thot
that the optimistic hope expressed by
a local man, that the mosquitos have
disappeared from Alaska in the same
mysterious manner as did the ptar
migan, will be fulfilled.—Iditarod Pi
oneer.
E. E. McDonald came up from
Shoup Bay last night.
The steamship Alaska sailed from
Cordova at 8 o’clock this morning
and is expected in Valdez about 4
this afternoon.
The Katalla Gueen will sail for
Port Wells and down-sound points
Wednesday.
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No Dance Tonight
There will be no dance tonight at
Moose Hall. A dance will be given
next Saturday.
Seattle lluilt Boat Sailing From Van
couver to Russia Nearly Sent
lo the Bottom
SEATTLE, Aug. 25.—It develop
ed today that on the maiden voyage
of the steamship Key West, which
sailed from Vancouver to Vladivos
tok with Russian war munitions, a
bomb was exploded in her hold, caus
ing a fire which came nearly destroy
ing the steamship before it could be
controlled by the crew. Pieces of the
bomb were brought back by officers
of the Key West and turned over to
Canadian and American authorities.
An investigation is now in progress.
Federal authorities believe the
bomb was made in Seattle and hid
aboard the steamship while she was
loading cargo here or in Vancouver.
MAS GOVERNOR
WENDED
Governor Ferguson Charged With
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Misappropriation of Funds of
State is Indicted
AUSTIN, Texas., Aug. 25.—Gov
ernor James E. Ferguson, who was
recently indicted by a Texas grand
jury, along with several other pro
minent state officials, for misappro
priation of state funds and embezzle
ment, was suspended from office to
day pending an investigation of the
charges which re declares are a frame
upon the part of his political ene
mies. W. P. Hobby, lieutenant gov
ernor of the state succeeded him un
til the charges are proven or disprov
es
MAV GAG FOREIGN
LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 25.—
A bill was introduced in the Senate
today which forbids publication of
war news and comment on the Inter
national crisis and politciul questions
in all German and other foreign pap
ers. The war news, etc., can be print
ed provided it is accompanied by a
parallel column with the correct
translation.
KVKKKTT YOUNG WOMEN
LKAItNING TKLKGHA 1*11 Y
EVERETT, Aug. 25.—Manager
Zimmerman, of the Western Union
company, has begun to give instruc
tions in telegraphy to thirty young
women in classes of ten in connection
with the work of the Women’s Na
tional League for Service. These will
not only be taught telegraphy, but
are assurred of positions as soon as
they become competent.
Mrs. J. L. Bunch, daughter-in-law
of J. H. Bunch, general freight and
passenger agent of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, arrived on the steam
ship Victoria this morning, with her
sister, and transferred to the steam
ship Alaska. Mrs. Bunch and sister
have been making a tour of the Al
aska coast.
PRESIDENT DEFINES
DRAFT OEMPTIONS
Soldiers Should he Made l'|> of Men
Who Have No He|>endents—
Wealthy Must Go
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 25.—
The President today declared that the
first draft of the citizen soldiery
should be made up of men who are
not heads of families. In a letter to
Secretary of War Baker he said that
the only exception to this rule should
be in the case of a man seeking ex
emption who has dependents, but has
sufficient Income to supply the needs
of those dependents.
ENEMY ALIENS PLAN
GIFT FOR CAPTAIN
PITTSBURG, August. 24.—Enemy
alien plans to secretly send a huge
loving cup—the gift of the pro-Ger
mans in America—to the commander
of the U-boat that sunk the Lusitan
ia were believed by federal officials
today to be knocked in the head by
the arrest of Otto T. Post.
Post, an expert mechanical en
gineer, employed by the Rust Engi
neering company, was nabbed by de
puty marshals. Among the papers
seized were several showing that he
was active in the scheme, it was said
today.
M’GRATH NAMED
AS PUBLICIST
JUNEAU, Aug. 25.—J. J. McGrath
for many years engaged in newspaper
work In Alaska and editor and own
er of the All-Alaska Review, has been
appointed to the position of publicist
for the Territory of Alaska.
Gov. Strong today stated that the
publicity department has not been
organized as yet, and will not be un
til next Spring, but that in order that
intelligent work be accomplished
then, certain data must be gathered
and compiled.
Mr. McGrath is at present working
on this detail and when compiled the
data gathered will be printed in pam
phlets for distribution to persons
making inquiry aboir different phases
of life and conditions in the Terri
tory.
SWISS GIVING
JU
letters Received in this Country Tip
Off Swiss Generosity to Ger
man Neighbors
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—The fol
lowing extracts have been obtained
by the Times contained in a private
letter received .from Switzerland;
“Get a Swiss into a corner and ask
him if cheese, butter, meat and choc
olate are not pouring over his border
into Germany, and he will frankly
admit it. He gives these precious
goods in exchange for coal and iron
and shrinks ut the idea of going on
rations of coal as short as those upon
which poor Italy and France shiver
ed all through last wilier. Of course,,
so long as these neutrals next door
to Germany continue to be comfort
able and grow rich—as Switzerland is
growing, so long will Germany have
plentiful souwies of supply.
A LEADER IN GERMANY.
Count Von Hortling, Primo
Ministar ot Bavaria.
Count von Hertllng’s name has sev
eral times been mentioned as successor
to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg.
The count U president of the council
Of ministers of Bavaria, minister of
the royal house and of foreign affairs.
In January. 1914, he was created a
hereditary count by the king. He is
the author of .many works on philoso
phy and economics and Is a member
of the Centrist party.
GLUM WAVE
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Breaking Out of Dead Glacier at
Taku Inlet Fatal to Tacoma Flsli
erman Recently
JUNEAU. Aug. 25—With the
breaking out of the “dead" glacier
at Taku and a cave-in of ice from the
live glacier, resulting in a tidal wave
and causing the death of Ole Skagen,
a fisherman and resident of Tacoma,
no such ice disturbances as witness
ed this week have probably taken
place there for generations.
For the past two weeks there had
been preliminary warnings of unusual
doings among the two glaciers. Some
of the resident were certain that
they could hear explosions coming
from the “dead" glacier, but were
laughed at since that gray-covered
ice body had not operated probably
since the world was young. However,
the ice agitation in the live glacier,
at least, kept the waters around the
fishing fleet and scows restless and
agitated, and at times the cannonad
ing was terrific and' the channel was
filled with ice. Monday it was ob
served that there was a big hole in
the live glacier.
On Thursday evidently millions of
tons of ice which had been hollowed
out suddenly settled and a tidal
wave at least eight feet high raced
across the channel and across the
mouth of Taku river and rocked and
almost tipped over the scows and lish
ing boats kept near the point. Ole
Skagen was out in his fishing boat
just off the mouth of the Taku and
in the path of the tidal wave when
the boat was tipped over. The body
was brought to Young's I'ndertak
ing parlors. Efforts are being mado
to communicate with the brother in
Tacoma.
The steamer Spokane on Thursday
was unable to get near the glacier,
owing to the channel being choked
with ice. Old residents there de
clare they have never before witness
ed such a disturbance. When the
channel clears so that boats can again
approach near the face of the glacier,
it is believed that great changes will
be noted.
The Taku natives declare that
about 400 years ago as the time of
the whites go, the Taku glacier ex
tended across the mouth of the Taku
river and they used to portage their
canoes across into a great lake, where
now is the bed of the Taku river. In
fact, to this day may be seen water
marks high on the mountain side in
dicating the line of the ancient lake.
The Taku Inlet and glacier and
river figure most largely in the su
perstitions of the natives, indicat
ing many changes with the past few
hundred years. There are still haunt
ed lakes into which glaciers empty in
that section which no native will vis
it even to this day. From the mouth
of the Taku river where formerly the
Taku glacier extended to the present
face of the live glacier it is over four
miles. In fact, the entire Taku Inlet,
extending to Gastineau channel was
probably carved by the glacier that
is now rapidly retreating into the
mountains.
Si ll DETECTOR 18
BEING WORKED Ol'T
BOSTON, Aug. 25.—A Washing
ton special to the Journal says the
navy is working on a giant deleter,
which it is believed will assist great
ly in the submarine problem. It is ex
pected to be i ifectivc over a distance
of five miles, and the navy depart
ment intends to stretch this device
across the water in the vicinity of
the German bases and thereby locate
submarines as they start out.
ANOTHER BIG LOAN
WILL SOON BE MADE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 25.—
Congress will be asked to authorize
an additional loan of three to four
billion dollars to the Allies, accord
ing to statements made here this af
ternoon.
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Seattle Fish Prices
SEATTLE, Aug. 25.—Seattle price
at noon, August 24; halibut 14 l-4c;
black cod 4c.
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