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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
LUCERNE'S QUAINT BRIDGE.
In It's Center Is an old Time Prison
 and Torture Chamber,

In It's Center Is an old Time Prison
 and Torture Chamber.
 Lucerne, in Switzerland, possesses what is probably the most curious bridge in the world as we'll as one of the greatest historic interest This bridge, known as the Kapellbruecke. or "ChapeI bridge," crosses the River Reuss at its junction with Lake Lu- cerne. It was constructed so long ago as 1883 and for nearly GOO years has formed the chief avenue of traffic across the broad but sluggish stream In other days the bridge extended it's zigzag shape to nearly twice it's pres ent length and reached as far as the hofkirche, or cathedral whence it's name.
 In the center of this covered wooden bridge stands the famous octagonai "wasserthurm," or water tower, where in olden times the municipal treasure was stored. For ages it was also used as a prison. and among its dungeons is a torture chamber. But the most unique feature of all consists of the series of curious pictures in the roof of the bridge. There are sixty-nine of these painted on triangular wooden panels fitted into the pitched roof of the bridge One after another they tell the salient facts of Swiss history or portray events in the life of the saints of the town, St. Leodegar and St Maurice Washington Star.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
The Business Instinct.

The business man noticed that the friend he was talking to continually examined his watch.
 Don't let me keep you," he said. If you have an appointment"
 "Oh, mo-" said the other. Il sent the wife to London this morning on a visit and took the precaution of insuring her at the booking office for f5OO. l am just thinking that l shall know In another twenty-five minutes if nave $500 or a wife. e."-Mancheste Guardian.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
A MARKET IN SPAIN.
With a Bargain In Cheese Plus the
 Price of the Compliments.

With a Bargain In Cheese Plus the
 Price of the Compliments.
 At early morning the market place of Medina is a rare sight, says C.. Bogue Luffmann in his Quiet Days In Spain." It is thronged with hundreds of tilted carts and pack animals. load ed with all the materials that the pop ulation requires. So universal is the practice of buying in the market square that there are very few shops, and those are both small and old fash toned.
 At a stall in the market place bright eyed dapper little woman was offering tiny cheeses of goats milk A countryman examined one carefully, tucked 1t in his pocket and put down a real I thought the cheese bar gain and said to the little woman. ''I'll have one," and gave her peseta. which is four reals. She beamed and gave back two reals. l remarked, "The price of the cheese is one real"
 "Ah." said she. with winning smile. but you are caballero." GA noble man.)
 l enjoyed her audacity so much that l had to laugh and say, You are little rogue;" and she, seeing that she had beaten me, curtsied and laughed as she cried. "Ah. great senor mine, you are many times caballeroP'
 do not complain. Such incidents and compliments are cheap at the price
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
BULL FLOWS OF PERU.

Primitive Methods and Implements Still Used In Farming.
 The tilling of the soil is done in the crudest way not only in Peru, but throughout the whole of South Ameri- ca. Outside of the wheat fields of the Argentine, the methods would not do credit to the Egyptians in the days of Rameses. In fact, the bull blow as it is used in Peru today dates back to the kings of the first dynasty of Egypt
 The blow, the Peruvian spade and the grub hoe. which latter is simply a crooked stick with an iron shoe. are the three implements of agriculture in Peru today. No implement Is found to crush the hard Jumps of ground in the plowed fields. This is done by the women and children with short club like ball bat. Corn is planted by using sharp stick to make hole in the ground. Then the kernel is drop ped in the hole and covered by push of the bare foot on the softened earth.
 Rain is not necessity in these val leys. The natives have made admira- ble irrigating ditches that convey an abundance of water to every portion of the cultivated fields. The water moistens the roots of the corn from day to day. or turned into the ditches that follow the cane fields 1t becomes a potent factor ill the luxuriant growth of the sugar cane. The best sugar cane in the world is grown in Peru, but 90 per cent of it is used, am told. to make rum.-National Maga- zine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
wor.. of Than t.s Thought.

Shadbolt-Well. Pm $50 worse oil than was yesterday morning. Dingus -How's that? Shadbolt-l was held up by footpads on my way home last night and robbed. Dingus-I'm sorry for you, old man. But they didn't get the $5 l borrowed of you before you started home. anyhow Shadbolt- That's so. forgot that Pm $5h worse of than 1 was yesterday morn. ing.-Chicago Tribune.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
A Matter of Feet.

"If one did not know better" re- marked an observant man. "he would be inclined to believe an aviator is akin to centipede. Not long ago was telling a friend that a certain air man had dropped forty-6ve feet. 'YesT be asked And how many has he DeftY "-New York Tribune.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
Progress.

My daughter is having her voice cultivated"
 "ls 1t improving?"
 "It's growing stronger. She used to be heard only two apartments away. Now we get complaints from the next building Washington Star.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
Beautiful hand-painted vases just received at Valdez Drug Co. u

Deputy United States Marshal s. o. Casler, of Unga, reached Valdez on the Mariposa with an insane pa tient, brought to Seward by Deputy Brown. MT. Casler leaves on the next boat from Seward for his sta tion. It is expected that the Santa Anna will take the next run, as the Dora is laid up for repairs.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership

Notice of Dissolution of Partnership.
 The co-partnership heretofore ex- isting between Joe Plant and John Fienbloom. known as Plant & Co.,, doing business in Valdez, Alaska, Is hereby dissolved. As all outstanding obligations have been paid the firm of Plant & Co. will assume no ln- debtedness of any kind hereafter. All unpaid accounts due the firm of Plant & Co. are to be paid to John ,Fienbloom, of Valdez, Alaska.
 FEINBLOOM & PLANT.
 Valdes, Alaska, Jan. Il. 1915. k1e
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
LOCAL RREVI1IES.

Imported Japanese baskets at Val
 deg Drug Co. If Remington and Smith Premier type writers for sale or rent at Valdez
 Drug Co. tf Chinese noodles and chop suey at Valdez Cafe after z p. m. If Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
 mans the tailor. Telephone 19S.
 Cooking apples s2 per box at the Yakima Fruit Co., If Latest popular copyrights and clas- sics at Valdez Drug Co. If Universal percolators and cnafing dishes at Valdez Drug Go. If Yakima netted Gem spuds, 17 lbs. for soc at Yakima Fruit Co. If The most exquisite hand-painted china ever seen in Valdez at Valdez Drug Co. Prescriptions carerully compound. ed at Valdez Drug Co, tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
Wanan Physieians.

Women physicians are not a modern innovation. There were plenty of them among the ancient Greeks. some 0f them being famous.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
LOSS 0F LIFE
 IN ITALY APPALLING
(Continued frGn page 1.)

(Continued frGn page 1.) contributions are. welcome.
 As the information comes in from the small towns near Avezzano it has been found that the loss of life has been heavier than at first report. ed and the property loss will be enormous.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16

Let no man think he is loved by any man when he loves no man. .-EplctetuA
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
er;s.;n,. cspita, crimss.

There are i've capital offenses under British law-murdsr. high treason. pl- racy. arson in the port of London and attempts to destroy public arsenals.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16

Whatever be done, It 1t be for lovo of service and not for pratDe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16
TERMS.

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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16

Prescriptions carerully compound ed at Valdez Drug Co. u
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16

1 Imported Japanese baskets at Val
 deg Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-16

Yakima netted Gem spuds, l7 lbs for soc at Yakima Fruit Co. t1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
RUSSIA

limited Press Leased Wire Serricel
PETROGRAD, March e.-The Ger
mans have taken violent offensive In
southeast Poland, the war office ad-
mitted today. For the first time In
three weeks the region around
opoczno and Tomasof Is being shaken
BY the boom of big guns. The right
wilma Of Mackensen's army, west OF
Warsaw. is delivering infantry attacks
AGAINST the Russian positions.
The enemy's threat along the Pllica,
has developed into big battle, over
shadowinq for the instant other oper-
atoms in Poland. At least two Ger
man army corps are reported to be
engaged.
The opposing forces are In close
touch alonu the Przasnysz and MIava
road and engaged in constant clashes.
Northwest Of Grodno, the grand dukes
troops continue to make progress over
the swamps.
There has been no news from the
Russian forces around Stanisiau or
Czernowitz for the last
hours. Dispatches from
eaet Galicia were most concerned
with the fighting south Of the Dukia
pass and north Of the Lupkof pass,
whore the Austrians are delivering a
series Of attacks The fighting has
been particularly violent along the
San, west Of SmoInik.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
THREE YEARS IN
FEDERAL PRISON
Passport Laws and Pleaded
Guilty to Charge.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
+ NEW YORK. March S.--Carl Ruer.
Ioede, indicted, with four others In the
government passport scandal, todas
pleaded guilty in United States court
and was sentenced to three years in
the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.
Rueroede, who. held responsible
position with big firm Of importers,
pleaded guilty to both counts in the
indictment returned against him. He
admitted he was a party to. the con-
spiracy to obtain PASSPORTS by fraud
ulent means which We're to, be used
by German reservists in returning to
the fatherland, and also admitted he
was guilty OF forgery in making ap-
plications for the passports.
Counsel for Rueroede asked for lem
iency. He told the court his client
had never been accused in criminal
court before and blamed his enthus-
iasm for the kaisers cause for his
acts. He also told the court that Ruer-
oede was suffering from stomach troll
BILE and that long confinement in pris-
on might imperil his life.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
What the War Moves Mean
BY J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
ager of the United Press.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, March 8. III a. M
There is no reason for believing that
King Constantine of Greece Is prevent
ing his country joining the allies be-
cause his wife is the German emper-
or's sister. The king was born in
Athens and is not a monarch adopted
from some other country. His pattern
al blood is Danish, which does not
make him a partisan of the Germans.
Reports that feminine influences are
causing him to work against the in
terests of his country, are doubtless
circulated by too Jealous friends of
the allies. r
There is ample room for differences
of opinion among Greeks concerning
the best way of serving the reJuvenat-
ed ambitions of the monarchy. II
Greece enters the war and Constan
tinople doesn't fall, there may be 10
reward commensurate with Greek sac
ritices Greek assistance to the al
lies under any circumstances, would
be problematical as far as Constan-
tinople is concerned.
Bulgaria separates Greece from Tur-
key and prevents an European advance
upon Constantinople by the Greek
army. Greek troops might be used
for Asia Minor operations. but Greece
could scarcely offer to the allies an
egreditionary force greater than 1907
900 men, number whose utility would
soon be exhausted. Indeed the Greek
army might be diverted from Turkey
and be used for the defense of Servia,
which would not fit in with Greek
desires at all.
The allies want Greece to enter the
war, not because of the active assist
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

ance which she can give them, but
because of the influence upon Italy.
The Roman government is jealous Of
Greek eXpansionist ideals. Both coun-
tries are seeking possession of Albania
whose southeastern border abuts on
Greece and whose western boundary
is the Adriatic shore, opposite Italy.
With Greece a belligerent and Italy
remaining neutral, the powers might
award part of Albania to Greece and
none to Italy. At the same time, II
Italy follows Greece into the war, their
mutual claims may neutraliZe each
other and Greece would get nothing.
These circumstances Indicate thu
difficulty of deciding whether Greece
would gain advantages commensurate
with the risks and losses of a war
against the Turks and Teutons.
Venizelos who has just resigned the
premiership, thinks the reward would
more than compensate for the price
Greece would have to pay. 1t is ap-
parent. however, that some, at least.
of Greece's statesmen, hold different
views.
Under the parliamentary situation
of European nations, any country can
plunge a nation into war before par
lament knows what has happened
unless the monarch intervenes. kinS
Constantine has prevented the Ven
izelos ministry from doing this very
thing BY attemr ting to form a peace
cabinet, the king really lays the mat.
ter before parliament, since no min
tstry can exist without a parliament.
ary majority. His majesty's attitude
is wholly democratic, for its effect ,s
to call upon parliament as whole to
say whether Greece shall run the risks
of war, or remain at peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
BURNING SHIP
NEARs THE SHORE
La Touraihe Will Soon Reach
Port With All on Board
Safe and Sound, is
Report.
FIRE IS UNDER CONTROL
Steamer Rotterdam Arrived on the
Scene in Time to Rescue Those
on Blazing Boat Had It
Been Necessary.

limited Press Leased Wire Service !
LONDON, March S.-Steaming slow
ly through dense fog, the burning
French liner LaTouraine was early to-
day reported about 100 miles west OF
the English channel The fire in her
hold is believed to be under control.
Under convoy Of the Holland-American
liner Rotterdam, she will reach Havre
either late tonight or tomorrow.
The Rotterdam was less than 100
miles from the LaTonraine when she
threw out her call for help, according
to a wireless today from Captain Har-
ris, OF the Cornishman. Other steam
ers closed in so rapidly that the pas
sengers and crew Of the blazing liner
were In no serious danger, except
from an EXPLOSION of her cargo OF cart
ridges.
The Cornishman, Captain Harris
messaged, was S5 miles from the La
Touraine when she caught the IS. q.
s." She put about and dashed to her
aid. When this ship was only twenty
five miles away, Captain Harris re-
ported, he received a wireless from
the Rotterdam, saying she already had
reached the liner and was escorting
her to port.
Because Of the fog and of the neces-
sity OF steaming slowly through the
channel TO avoid mines and possible
submarine attacks, the owners of La
,Touraine say today that she may not
reach port until Tuesday.
Fire Under Control
ONDON. March S.-Fire aboard the
French liner LaTouraine was almost
extinguished at 10 o'clock last night,
according to wireless received by
her agents today. Cruisers patrolling
the French coast and the x channel,
have Joined the liner Rotterdam and
are escorting the burning steamer in
to Havre. The LaTouraine was max
ing fourteen knots an hour, and eS-
pected to reach Havre tonight when
the wireless was dispatched.
The two cruisers escorting the lin
er, are both French warships, it was
announced.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
London )-Russian night attacks upon
Novomiasto, fifty miles southwest Of
Warsaw, and on the road to Tomaso
were repulsed with heavy losses, the
war office announced this afternoon.
The Germans took 800 prisoners and
drove the enemy back along the Pill
ica river.
Along the French-Flanders battle
line, the kaisers troops have been
equally successful. Enemy's aviators
have again attacked the German posi-
tions at Ostend on the sea coast, but
official dispatches contain no mention
Of any damage.
The Russians have taken vigorous
offensive at several points in Poland,
west Of Augustof, the SIavs attacked
the German positions at several
places, but were hurled back. Along
the Przasnysz-Mlava road around
PIock ard in the Rockawa river south
Of the vistuIa, the Russians have de-
Iivered a series of unsuccessful at
tacks.
Severe fighting continues in the
Champagne region in France The
French have again stormed the Ger
man trenches between Souain and
Mesnil without success. On the con-
trary, a German regiment made an I'M
portant gain against the French posi-
tions by surprise night attack.
Fighting continues in the Vosaes
and northwest Of Pont A Mousson,
where several attacks Of the enemy
have been beaten down.
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rBv william G. Shepherd. United

rRv william G. Shepherd, United
Press staff Correspondent
LONDON, March SThe sick man
of Europe is free again, according
to a Central News dispatch late this
afternoon from Bucharest. Abdul
Hamid II, Bucharest cabled, has es-
capped his prison cell. has surrounded
himself with leaders of the old TURK
party and plans dramatic return to
the Turkish capital from which he
was ingloriously expelled six years
ago.
The Central News message is un-
confirmed from any other source. It
aroused the greatest interest here.
Government officials speculated on
the possibility that the sultan who
once baffled the shrewdest diplomats
and kept Europe in turmoiL may
play master stroke for the allies by
forcing Turkey to sue for peace.
Since he was forcibly removed
from the throne on April 2I 1909.
Abdul Hamid has dropped out of
sight. Vague rumors came from time
to time that he had been assassinated
Other stories had him imprisoned by
the young Turks on small island
near Constantinople.
Only last week it was limited in gov
ernment circles here that British
diplomats had secretly been negotiat-
ing with the leaders of the cid Turks.
The old Turks, it was rumored, were
about to spring coup that would ov-
erthrow Mohammed ", drive the
young Turk party out of power and
end Turkeys participation in the war
on the side of Germany Reports
from many sources have indicated
popular uprising in Constantinople
since the successes of the allied fleet
at the Dardanelles, and demands that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON March 8.-Extreme
pressure to force American armed in
tervention in Mexico has been re-
newed on the Wilson administration
The pressure comes from three
sources. Leading are the European
diplomats in Mexico who backed Cen
eral Huerta and are naturally appre'
hensive for their safety. Then conner
the financial interests OF the United
States, Great Britain and Germany,
whose investments are not returning
anything because of the troubled con-
diticns in the country. The third class
comprises the advocates OF dividing
Mexico into two states and those who
resent the abuse that has been heaped
on the priests and nuns Of the Mexl-
can church by both sides.
To all who have brought the ques-
tion to their attention, President VIII
son and Secretary Bryan have declar-
ed that the president was standing
firm on his utterances at indianapolis,
that the United States has no right
to intervene. Only one thing Will
change this policy and that Will be q
general massacre of Americans and
other foreigners.
There is no attempt in official quar-.
ters to disguise the almost intolerable
seriousness of the Mexican situation.
Obregon's incendiary attitude at Mex
leo City has made the lives and prop
erty of foreigners there unsafe. De-
spite the sharpest of notes to Car
rama, the constitutional chief, has
thus far failed to take any steps to
relieve the situation. He has been
asked to send food supplies there to
relieve the situation, but as yet has
refused. Today extreme pressure was
being continued and the state derart-
ment was hopeful that necessary con-
cessions would be made. The reports
from the Brazilian minister at Mexico
City who is in charge of affairs of this
government, emphasize the dangerous
character Of the situation. He says
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-08
CLIMAX IN TURKEY IS PREDICTED
TURKEY
IBy Ed. L. Keen, United Press star
Correspondent

TBv Ed, L. Keen, United Press star
Correspondent
LONDON, March "a French
cruiser was put out OF action and an
English cruiser badly damaged during
the Sunday afternoon bomsardment OF
the DardaneIles, the Turkish war OF
flee claimed in an official statement
given out TODAY and transmitted here
by wireless from Berlin.
Unofficial dispatches, Berlin Wire
Iessed, confirmed the Turkish claims.
Turkish shells exploded on the deck
Of the French warship, killing many
Of her crew. She steamed slowly out
Of the fighting line with her upper
works in flames.
The Turkish statement follows:
"Durina Sunday afternoon, the enc
my's cruisers, including the Majestic,
and Irresistible, bombarded the inner
forts sof the DardanelIes. They suffer
ed heavy damage.
"A French cruiser was put out OF
action. An English cruiser was badly
damaged. The enemy ceased firing
within few hours and withdrew.
The Turkish batteries suffered no
damaae Of anv description
British admiralty officers flatly de-
MED the claims Of the Turks. They
asserted that the latest official dis
patches from Vice Admiral Garden re-
ported the allied fleet bombarding
the forts at long range, outside the
fire of the forts.
Smelling Of the AsIatic city Of
Smyrna has been resumed bv the
British East Indian fleet, according to
Athens dispatches today. Rear Ad-
mira, Peirse's squadron has been re-
inforced BY French warship and a
flotiiIa Of smaller craft, including mine
sweepers and is pouring an incessant
fire upon the Turkish land batteries.
Nearly all civilians In Smyrna, .
city Of 100000, have fled to the hills,
Athens reported. Part Of the $4,000
troops In the Smyrna garrison are
throwing up entrenchments behind
the city to guard the Smyrna-constan
| tfnopie railway.
From the. gulf Of saros, the big guns
Of the Queen Elizabeth, directed by
aviators, were hurting great masses
Of metal against Fort kilid Bahr,
when the last reports reached the
admiralty.
Inside the strait, the modern Tur-
kieh Notifications are maintaining a
stubborn defense, the admiralty ad-
mitted today. 1t was for this reason
that the Queen Elizabeth was assigned
to make an Indirect attack from the
gulf of Saros.