VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 23 1917 NUMBER 2TM>
SEATTLE BROKER ~~
COMMIR SUICIDE
Jumps Overboard Off Ijiunrli in Sal
mon Bay—Body lias Not Yet
Been Recovered
SEATTLE, Oct. 23.—Henry Peter,
a real estate agent and loan broker
with offices in the Lumber Exchange
Building, committed suicide here yes
terday by jumping off a launch in
Salmon Bay. he was well known here,
having been engaged in business in
this city for a number of years.
STRIKE AGITATORS ARE
EXPELLED FROM MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 23.—Foreign
labor agitators wht> have been pro
moting strikes in the Tampico oil
fields will be expelled from Mexico.
Announcement to this effect was made
by the government today.
SEVENTH WOMAN IS
ASSAULTED BV NEGRO
ST. LOUIS. Mo., Oct. 23.—At the
point of a revolver Miss Maud Yen
cey and her escort, L. Hale, early to
day weri inarched to an abandoned
shed by an armed negro. The negro
bound and gagged Hale, forced Miss
Yencey to disrobe and attacked her.
She is in a serious condition.
This is the seventh couple to be at
tacked in seven days here, probably
by the same negro. Police have
spread a dragnet over the city for
him.
Seattle Eish Prices
SEATTLE, Oct. 23.—Seattle price
at noon yesterday; halibut seventeen
and three-fourths cents; sable fish
six and one-fourth cents.
Steal War C«|>|»er
MILES CITY, Mont., uct. 23.—
Wholesale robbery of copper on its
way from Butte to England was re
vealed here today when Lew Jones
and James Williams were arrested
on a charge of stealing 17,400 pounds
of copper from a car in the Melstone
freight yards.
FEDERAL FUDGE
RECEIVESMK
Cards Bearing Skull and Crossbones
Mailed to Prominent Men Who
Will Banquet Congressman
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.—Cards
bearing a skull and crossbones were
received yesterday by Federal Judge
Morrow, Banker Crocker and several
others who are planning to attend the
banquet arranged here in honor of
Congressman Kahn, of San Francis
co. The cards warn the men from at
tending the banquet if they value
their lives.
FIXES COAL PRICE
FOR PRINCE RUPERT
PRINCE RUPERT, Oct 23.—Nicol
Thompson, fuel controller for Brit
ish Columbia, has fixed the price of
coal here at the dock in bulk at $9.60
per ton, and screened and lump coal
at the dock at $10.60 per ton, with a
guarantee of the purchaser to return
the sacks and the purchaser also to
make .delivery at his own expense.
SUFFRAGE PtCKETS
ESCAPE JAIL TERMS
WASHINGTON D. C., Oct. 23.—
The court abandoned the jail sen
tence policy yesterday in dealing with
the “silent sentinels” picketing the
White House and suspended sentence
on the 11 arrested Saturday, includ
ing Alice Paul, national charman of
the woman’s party.
There was a suspicion that 11
more had capsid themselves to be
arrested for.the purpose of increasing
the force at th» .!?9rk house.
The authorities think the plan was
thwarted by suspended sentences and,
moreover the women have announced
the abandoning of picketing til con
gress reassenftfos.
WORKING iti BELGIUM.
Native Girls Employed In Coal
Mines Operated by Germans
All tin- mines in Belgium ure now
being oiierated by the fJerman military
authorities and, wherever possible. Bel
gian citizens are employed to do the
work. Even Belgii n girls ure often
given work in the mines The picture
shows three c them
PEOPLE HOOT
COMFISTS
Meeting at Los Angeles Watched l>>
Police While S|>ectators Jeer
and Hiss Members
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23.—Barred
by the police from public meeting:
and arresting following the first ol
three of their principals here yester
day, the Christian pacifists continued
their conferences at a private resi
dence in a suburb of Los Angeles des
pite the jeers of a mob which hunt
ed them ' down and surrounded the
house. Police prevented interference
of the meetings ns long as they were
held in a private house and no sedit
ious utterances nr- de.
Kev. Floyd Hardin, Kev. lloberl
Whitaker and 11. H. Storey arrestee
in a previous raid, were arraigned ii
the police court and released undei
$500 bail for a jury trial Novembei
14. They pleaded not guijty to i
charge of spreading a doctrine in “op
position to the orderly conduct of the
affairs of the United States.”
Rev. Hardin declared he planned tc
organize a new peace conference or
a larger scale.”
Rev. Whitaker said he would re
turn to his parish at' Los Gatos.
With seventy-five pacifists attend
ing. Rev. Paul Jones, bishop of the
Episcopal church of Salt Lake City
opened the conference.
Mayor J. H. S. France, of Eagle
Rock, a captain in the Civil War, wat
the leader of the group of patriot:
that stood ip front of the bouse anc
shouted to the pacifists that the Am
erlcan colors were “Red, White ^nc
Blue and not yellow.”
Police and federal officers attendee
the meetings and were prepared tc
make arrests if seditious utterance:
were made by the speakers.
DISORDER BREAKS OUT
THRU RUSSIAN REPUBLIC
PETROGRAD, Oct. 23.—Dlsorderi
were reported from all sections ol
Russia yesterday but members of th*
Provisional government declared thai
the military authorities everywhen
have the situation well in hand.
The most seripus outbreaks weri
In Turkestan, although rebellious Fin
landers are causing much trouble
These military governors at Helsing
tors has begun to disarm the counts
for fear of a revolutionary outbreak
pn a big scale.
In Ukraine seditous orators Ijavi
succeeded in causing riotous out
breaks pear Odessa, put troops in tfr<
Odessa garrison remain loyal.
The political situation remaini
troubled but unchanged. Today's pul
look tor the coalition cabinet Is ptojb
Able.
SHIP IN
GENERAL STAFF
Well Informed Say Council of De
fense Will Also he Scene of Vig
orous rruning
WASHINGTON, I). Oct. 23.—
A shake-up of the General Staff in
the army is pending, as well as in the
Council of National Defense, well
informed sources say. The impend
ing reorganization of the general
staff In the army is already under
way.
BRIM BACK
War Office Announces Savage German
Attack Causes Troops to With
draw From Positions
—
LONDON, Oct. 23.—The War Of
' flee at noon announced that a savage
German counter attack compelled the
I British to withdraw from their posi
tions along the Ypres-Staden railway,
i which were taken at great cost early
jin the month. The assault was one of
' the most fierce yet delivered, and it is
I
; believed that reinforcements will be
drawn from other fronts.
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CROWD QCELLH PEACE
PARSON WITH HON FI RE
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LONDON, Oct. 23.—A large crowd
of soldiers and women broke up a
meeting which pacifists attempted to
hold in the Brotherhood church at
ijvingsland today by lighting a bon
fire on the floor in front of the pul
pit. The flames were extinguished by
i the police after considerable damage
j had been done.
This church was the scene of sev
eral similar disturbances last July.
There was a cordon of police around
: the building when the meeting open
ed this afternoon, but the crowd suc
ceeded in gaining access and in
drowning out tlie organ and the sing
ers with war songs and cheers for the
; soldiers. Then the crowd rushed to
i the pulpit, pulled the pastor down by
; his coat tails and lighted a bonfire
on the floor.
Recently Elected Head of French
Cabinet Tenders Resignation
Which is Not Accepted
PARIS, Oct. 23.—President Poin
11 calre has refused to accept the resig
i nation of M. Palnleve, head of the
French cabinet, who together with the
members of his cabnet, has sent in
his resignation.
L. F. Washburn who has been em
' ployed by the road commission at Ole
i sons camp all summer arrived in town
yesterday to spend the winter.
BURGLARS KILL CHIEF
OF COLVILLE POLICE
i COLVILLE, Oct. 23.—Chief of Po
' lice John Wanenwich died here this
1 mornng after he had been shot twice
by supposed burglars in a department
1 store. He declared, just before his
death, that he was attacked as he ap
1 proached the rear of the store by two
men, who made their esoape.
ALLIES GET $40,000,000
MORE pF U. S. CREDIT
WASHINTON.D. C., Oct. 23.—Ad
1 dltional loans of $40,000,000 each to
' Greet Britain and France war* made
> today by the government, $Tlti this
transaction, the tefll thus Car loaned
• to the allies la tltlU^OO.WLO/1
All stores close at noon tomorrow
and remafncldsed the Fast of the day.
WILL CELEBRATE
. LIBERTY DAT
lire* will be Hull! on Seven Hills
of Seattle anil People Will
Hold Exercises
SEATTLE. Oct. 23.— Immense bon
fires, around which men and women
will gather to discuss how best to
help the country in the present cris
is. will be built on the seven hills of
Seattle tonight to usher in Liberty
Day. Ttie whole city will join in the
exercises tomorrow, and a patriotic
upheaval is expected.
SWEDoTiT
PROimSINKIKG
| Ijoss of Vessels I'nder Convoy to
Scandinavian Ports Cause a
Strong Demons trance
—
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23.—Sweden
j will lodge a strong protest with Ger
many in regard to the vessels recent
ly sunk while under convoy in the
j North St a.
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CHITIXA I'ARTV AKKIVKS
OVER TRAIL IX Al TO
Mr. Edgecomb and wife, E. Erick
son, L. F. Washburn, and four others
arrived last evening from Chitina.
having been three days on the way
on account of the deep snows in the
pass. Mr. and Mrs. Edgecomb intend
ed to ship their car over the railroad
to Cordova, but understanding that
the pass was open left for the coast
in their machine, a big Cadillac. They
arrived at Teikhell Saturday night
and Sunday at 11 o’clock were with
in a half mile of the relief cabin on
the summit, where they became stall
ed in the snow and had to shovel a
passage thru the deep drifts. It took
a day to reach the cabin, and after
passing over the summit the car be
came stalled about half a mile this
side of the cut. A1 IIlair took his
four-horse team up the mountain and
pulled the car out of the drifts and
the party reached Valdez last evening.
The car will be shipped to the States
on one of the next boats.
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MANY VESSELS
Re|K>rt that in Battle In Gulf ol
Riga Two Dreadnaughts, One
Cruiser put out Commission
PETROGRAD, Oct. 23.—An offic
ial statement issued by the war de
partment, says that during the recent
engagement in the Gilf of Riga be
tween the German and Russian fleets,
two German dreadnaughts, one cruis
er and twelve torpedo boats and one
Transport were put out of commis
sion by Russian gunfire.
GERMANY HAS
AN EPIDEMIC
ROTTERDAM. Netherlands. Oct.
23.—The smallpox epidemic in Ger
many seems to have been pretty well
controlled. Brought into the country
last summer from Volhynia, it rapidly
spread and assumed a disquieting
character at the end of last and the
beginning of this year. The latest
figures, however, show that, while in
March there were between 100 and
160 controlled cases weekly, the num
ber declined in April to about 100,
and has since then continued to de
crease. Forty cases were reported in
the week ending June 3, according to
the public health board, 64 in the
week ending JOne O'; ‘41 in the week
ending June 1,0,' and 18 In the week
ending June 08.'
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Postmaster Todd will dose the
postofflce tomorrow all day, It belsil
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PREDICTS PEACE SOON.
Meyer London, Socialist Con
gressman Who Thrilled House.
Photo by American Press Association
Representative London, who hails
from New York city and is now the
only Socialist In congress, was cheered
when during a speech in the house re
cently he said the dawn of peace on
American terms was near. He said
the nature of the president's reply to
i be pope was encouraging to those who
desire a real peace.
PEOPLE CHAFE
AT SECRET WORK
National Capital Deluged With De
mands Erom All Parts of Coun
try for Exjda'jiatton
WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 23.—
The National Capital has been delug
ed the past week with demands from
all over the country for accurate in
formation as to what is being done
in war preparations. The people are
j plainly chafing over what they call
| unwarranted secrecy by ad in In 1st ra
I tion officials. They do not demand
| war secrets, but want to know what
] tiie many high-priced commissions ap
pointed by t lie president arc doing to
! earn tlit^ir money. Many protests are
! being received that the United Stales
j lias been in the war for months and
despite the facts that hoards have
been appointed to lower the price of
foodstuffs, they have mounted higher
i and higher. The people are demand
ing more action and less talk.
SCANDINAVIA IS ISOLATED
BY' ALLIED EMBARGO
LONDON, Oct. 23.—Scandinavia
and Holland are isolated from the rest
of the world today so far as the im
portation of merchandise is concern
ed. The United States had already
declared an embargo on shipments
to these neutrals aiid now England
follows with the declaration that only
newspapers and magazines may be
sent to Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland from this country. This
drastic action results from the dis
covery that the neutrals involved are
sending great quantities of foodstuffs
into Germany.
PRESIDENT PLANS TO
SUPPRESS ALL OPPOSITION
WASHINGTON D. C.. Oct. 23.—
Plans for even more vigorous round
up of disloyal persons and actual plot
ters against the government were dis
cussed by President Wilson and his
cabinet yesterday afternoon. Attor
ney General Gregory was able for the
first time to lay before the cabinet
the results of the initial compalgn,
Centering at Chicago and the possibil
ities still open in ridding the country
of pro-German elements.
BOY SEVERELY BITTEN
.. . • 'ftf &\aW*ING TURTLE
CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 23.—While
swimming in Paramount mill race,
Herbert Griffith, 8,was attacked by
a snapping tuftfeu Weighing approxi
mately 50 pounds. Before the hoy
c6uld reach the banks of the stream,
which is about 80 feet wide, the snap
per hsd 'tfttfcn him in several places
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BIPLANE
I lycr with Fight Passengers Makes
Miles in 4 Hours, 11 Min
utes Breaking Keren]
MINNEOLA. N. V., Oct. 23 —Car
rying eight passengers and flying with
conditions unfavorable in the extreme
Lieut. Kesnati arrived here this morn
ing in a biplane, after a flight of 325
miles, which was accomplished in the
record-breaking time of 4 hours and
II minutes. This is the record for
both number and time in carrying pas
sengers.
WANT ROAD BUILDERS
FOR WORK IN FRANCK
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 2:j —
The engineer corps is looking for 10,
500 men with road construction ex
perience to serve in an engineer bri
gade which is soon to go to France to
do road building work with Gen. Per
shing's expeditionary forces. The regi
ment will be made up entirely of
volunteers. Rapid advancement is
promised men with special <iuaiifica
tions, and a few college men, prefer
ably with military experience, are
wanted as noncommissioned officers.
TEX RACE RIOTERS
MIVEX M)X<; TERMS
BKI.LEVII.LE. III.. Oct. 2:i.—-Ten
of the thirteen negroes who have been
on trial here for a week, charged with
the murder of Detective Samuel Oop
pedge. on the morning of July 2.
last, which precipitated the East St.
Louis, III., race riots were convicted
today and sentenced to fourteen years
each in the penitentiary. Three were
acquitted. After the verdict was read
attorneys for the state told the court
that the State had other charges
against the three negroes who were
acquitted and they were remanded to
jail.
H. S. FLIERS
HELP IN ATTACK
Members of American Pliers Partici
pate Today in a Great Aerial
Attack Along Aisne
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WASHINGTON. D. t\, Oct. 23.—
With the French armies in the field
the Lafayette escadrille of Amercan
fliers participated today in an attack
along the Aisne front, which was de
livered in great force by the French.
Activity in Kiga
REVAL, Oct. 23.—Great activity
is announced among the German ves
sels stationed In the Gulf of Riga,
and it is believed an attack in force
Is planned upon Russian cities along
the inland waterway.
Change Donaldson Schedule
Beginning today the return trip of
the Harbor Boat “Lt. C. V. Donald
son" will be made at 4:00 p. m.. in
stead of at 4:30 p. m . except on
Tuesdays for which day the present
schedule will remain In force.
CARS SPEEDING
IN FATAL CLASH
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23.—A mo
tor-man was killed and live persons
seriously injured here late last night
when two United Railroads cars
Crashed together in an outlying dis
trict of the city.
Accordng to the police report both
cars were speeding westward. Fear
of possible shots from the darkness
of an adjolnging park was said to be
the reason for what the police declar
ed was the excessive speed. Defect
ive brakes on the second car, also
refused to work, the police report
said.
The first car stopped to let off a
passenger and the second car, despite
efforts of the motqrman, crashed in
ttj tfifc first car,' and plunged half
way' through it.
Benjamin Ives, motorman of the
second car, died at a hospital after
amputation of his legs hhd arms.
Three of the other injured were said
to he in serious condition.