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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
AMERICAN VESSEL.
 DETAINED IN B. C,,
Steamer Fenwick with Cargo of Cop. per from South America for Ia
 coma Is Under Suspicion.

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 13-The American steamer Fenwick was de- tained here for more than twenty four hours while she was heinz in- vestigated by the British authorities, who believed she was planning to de- liver a cargo of copper to the Teu- tons. The steamer carried a cargo of copper from the Braden mine ir South America and was en route to the Tacoma shelter.
 The American consul notified the authorities at Washington of the de- tention of the vessel and that the British authorities had taken precau- |tions to prevent her leaving port Secretary Lansing demanded an ex- planation from the Dominion govern ment and the vessel was allowed to clear for her destination.
 It is understood the the British of ficials are convinced that copper has been reaching Germany from outside sources and it was believed tha: the Fenwick would try to deliver her car go to some port where it would nlti mately reach the Teutonic nutrition manufacturers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
WAR HAS CAUSED
 POSTAL DEFICIT
5ecretary's Burleson's Annual Report Shows That Deficit for Year Is
 Eleven Million Dollars.

EDINBURGH, Dec. 13.-The Earl of Roseberry, speaking before an au- lfience numbering thousands last Sat- urday, ridiculed Henry Ford's plan to bring peace to the nations of EI- rope by organizing a strike among the soldiers.
 Roseberry, who has been instru- mental in persuading thousands of young men to enlist referred to Ford as q manufacturer of perambulators who was coming to Europe % call the soldiers from the trenches and bid the waves be still.
 He believes the mission of the Ford delegates will fail as the war ring nations of Europe are not ready to make peace on terms which would be acceptable to the enemy nations. He hoped the Ford delgates would enjoy their free trip to Europe and that they would have pleasant voy- age to their homes after the confer ence.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
BELGIUM MUN|1|0N
 PLANT DESTROYED
Number of Dead Unknown and Near.
 Injured by the Explosion.

HAVRE, France. Dec. 13.--The Belgian governments intuition fac tory was destroyed by an explosion which occurred while the factory was crowded with workmen. The force of the explosion was so terrific that other buildings a considerable distance from the factory collapsed from the concussion.
 The building in which the explo- sion took place was scattered over a wide area and some of the remains of the workmen have been picked up nearly a mile distant from the fac tory. The number of workmen kill ed has not been determined but one thousand persons employed in other parts of the. plant were injured.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
FORD R|D|CULEO
 IN OLD: COUNTRY
Referred to as a Manufacturer of Pe- rambulators who Would Imi-
 tate Work of Wonders.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13.- Secretary Burleson of the Postal De- pertinent, in his annual report says that the European war during the past year has caused the postal reve- nues of the country to fall off more than twenty-one million dollars as compared with 1914. By strict econ |omy in all branches of the service the annual deficit for the year has been reduced to $11,O00,00O. During 1914 the revenues of the department were $2S7,934,565 and the expendi- lures $283,543,769.
 Secretary Burleson has announced that he will ask congress to appropri- ate $3OO,OO0 to enable his depart ment to take over the government ca ble and land lines in Alaska, Hawa- iian islands and Porto Rico. He be- lieves that the government should purchase all privately owned and op- erated telegraph and telephone lines in the possessions and operate them in connection with the posta! serv- ice He will also ask permission to retain the services of the Signal Corps after the cable and telegraph lines have been transferred from the War department to the Postal depart mont.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
DYNAMITE FOUND
 UNDER B|G BRIDGE
Destruction of Bridge Would Have Interfered with Powder Ship
 ments to the Coast.

OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 13.-A quantity of dynamite to which fuses
 were attached and made ready to fire, was discovered under the big bridge of the Southern Pacific railway near this city. The discovery was made by la watchman employed to guard the bridge against destruction as the out put of the Hercules Powder works, near this city, as we'll as the products Iof the Standard Oil company in the Bakersfield district are transferred
 to the Coast over the bridge.
 The police are Investigating the af-
 fair and believe that the explosives were placed under the bridge by
 some person actuated by the hope of securing a reward for the discovery of the alleged plot to cause it's de- struction.
 It is also believed that the plot may have been the work of 1ndustria! Workers who have been driven fron the oil fields owing to agitation. The
 discovery of the explosives was made
 several days ago but although st 'ict watch has been maintained no at
 tempt has been made to fire the fuse
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
HARMONY LACKING 0N PEACE SHIP
,lindsay and Others Refuse to Sign
 sons Preparedness Policy.

NEW YORK, Dec 13.-Wireless messages received from Henry Ford s peace ship indicate that all is not harmony among the delegates to the peace conference and intimate that a division of opinion prevails among the delegates.
 It is reported that Ford had pre- pared a resolution condemning Pres ident Wilson's proposal to increase the army and navy to full strength, and all had signed but Judge Ben Lindsay, John Wanamaker and a dozen other, who refused to sign the resolution and had announced that they will fight it if introduced into the conference.
 Henry Ford, it as stated, has sent wireless messages to all the rulers of the European countries appealing for peace, and asking that delegates be sent to the Hague conference.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
ALL DELEGATES
 10 BE ELECTED
State Organizations Instructed tO Hold Primarie sin States Where
 No Primary Law Exists.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13 - Chairman William F. McCombs, ot the Democratic National committee has issued formal calls to the state committees to the National Demo- cratic Convention to be held in St. Louis on June 13, 1916.
 All the delegates to the National convention will be elected by direct vote of the members of the party as Chairman McCombs has instructed the chairmen of the state organiza- tions to arrange primaries for the election of delegates in states where no primary laws are in force.
 This is the first time in history in which delegations to the National convention will be composed entirely of delegates elected by the members of the party, and is believed to indi- cate that the old line Democrats are willing to concede demands of the progressives in the party.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

LONDON, Dec. 13.-It is admitted in official dispatches from Saloniki that the British forces in Southern Bulgaria have been defeated in a des- perate battle with the Bulgarians. The battle was the most sanguinary since the beginning of the Balkan campaign and resulted in the loss of fifteen hundred men to the British. Credit is given an Irish division for saving the entire regiment as they furiously attacked the Bulgars and succeeded in checking the encircling movement which would have cut off the retreat of the British troops to the southward.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
WANT DAMAGES FOR
 LOSS OF AUTOMOBILE

SEATTLE, Dec. 13-The sons of Mrs. w. H. Whittlesey, former Alaska woman, who was killed sev- eral years ago when her auto ran over a precipice where contractors were grading in the city, have filed another damage suit against the city. The present suit is for $2,500 dam ages for the loss of the automobile which was smashed when their moth CT was killed. This is the fourth suit in the case, the others having been decided in favor of the city.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
THINK CROMWELL
 WAS MURDERED
Son of Dead Officer in Honolulu Say
 Father was Murdered By Japa- nese Spies on Island.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 13.- The war department has ordered a investigation and will probe tk death of Col Cromwell. head of tf engineering Corps ill the Hawaiia islands, who was found dead Satu day last, under conditions Which le to the belief that he had committe suicide while suffering from temp, rary insanity caused by overwork ar nervousness.
 Col. Bromwell's son has cabled tls department from Honolulu that he convinced that his father did nt commit suicide but that he was mu dered by 8 Japanes spy. He stat that his father had expressed flea that Japanese spies were active. in tl. islands. and was known to have take steps to uncover their operations. X
 It is believed that the investig tion will result in the discovery tn plans for Notifications upon whi ,! Col. Cromwell had passed have be stolen and that the officer was mri dered to prevent the identity of t x thieves becoming known. #
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
SEWARD BREAKS
 COAL FAMINE
Ereighter in From Westward with Three Hundred Tons of Coal
 I4atouche Is Due Tonight.

The freighter Seward, of the Alas ka Steamship Company's fleet, reach ed Valdez last night bringing three hundred tons of coal for the Valdez Dock company and relieving the coal famine which had existed here for several days. The supply of coal on the dock had been cleaned up nearly a week ago but the Valdez Transfer company arranged with the govern ment to supply it's customers from the government stock which will be replaced from the new shipment
 The shortage of fuel in Valdez was due to the fact that the freighter Was compelled to go to Seward to dis charge her cargo of railroad material as the Valdez coal was in the bottom of her hold.
 The fl fisighter Latouche was report ed in Cordova yesterday discharging coal and is expected in Valdez to night or tomorrow She carries one hundred tons of coal and shipment of lumber for Valdez.
 The Cordova is due to leave Seattle today with freight and explosives for Southwestern Alaskan ports and will go to Hobo Bay as she carries big shipment of dynamite for the Gran ite mine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
PACIFIC COAST ID
 IMPROVE VESSELS
Will Convert Liners into Fuel Oil Burners and Refurnish Them at
 Cost of $1OO, 100000.

SEATTLE. Dec. 13.-It is an- nounced by the officials of the Pacific Coast Steamship company that the vessels of its fleet will be converted into oil burners during the slack sea- son for business, and that consid- eral reduction of operating expenses will result as the price of fuel oil is
 being reduced while coal is advanc- ing.
 The steamers Senator, Spokane, and City of Seattle will be taken off their runs this month and drydccked. The vessels will also be remodeled and refurnished at an estimated cost cost of $10O,O00 in addition to the cost of converting them into oil burn CTS. The work will be divided be- tween Seattle and San Francisco con- tractors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTE
 TO AUSTRIA IS EMPHATIC
nEu aNDs IMMEDIATE ANNOUNCEMENT THE COMMANDER OF AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE ITALIAN LINER ANCoNA WHEN SEVERAL PERIsHED-sINKING OF SHIP IS DENOUNCED AS BARBARoUs AND sAvAGERY AND LOSS AMERICANS REFERRED TO AS slAUGHTER-NoTE IS STRONGEST EUROPEAN NATIONS.

WASHIN. . ION, D. C., Dec. 13.- President Wilson's note to the Aus srian government as prepared by Secretary Lansing, regarding the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona by an Austrian submarine in the Mediterranean sea and causing the loss of several Americans, has been given to the press as the note was presented to the Vienna officials Sat urdaX,
 TH note is regarded as the most shlphdtia sent by the American gov ernment to any European nation since the present war began, and is regarded in displomatic circles as amounting to an ultimatum.
 President Wilson demands that the Austrian government make prompt announcement of the action of the commander of the submarine in sink ing the liner without giving the pas sengers sufficient time in which to
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
TURKISH AXES BUSY
 WITH TREES OF SYRIA

Alexandria, Egypt.-The trees of Syria are falling fast before Turkish axes and their loss will be heavily felt when the war is over. Owing to lack of fuel, the fine pine forest on the outskirts of Beirut, popular resort for the people of the city. is fast dis appearing. But severer economic loss will entail on the immense and rich olive plantations lying on the stretch of plain between the sea and Lebanon. It takes years before olive trees begin to bear, and the prosper 1ty of thousands has depended on the crops of these orchards
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
MIDDLE WESTIN
 GRIP OF BLIZZARD

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.--Thc middle west states are in the grip of the fist blizzard of the season and traffic is demoralized in all directions A bliz- gard followed heavy fall of sleet which interrupted telephone and tele- graph communication and few lines in the west are working. Many west ern towns are completely isolated. All" passenger trains scheduled to leave Chicago last night for the west were cancelled.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
WALTER QUINN HAS GONE
 TO PIONEERS' HOME.

Walter Quinn, who has been in Valdez and vicinity for several years has been admitted to the Pioneers Home at Sitka and left on the North western last night for Juneau. He has been a sufferer from rheumatism and was cared for by the Pioneers O. Alaska, of which order he was 8 member. He Is native of England but had lived nearly all of his life in America, and first came to Alaska in the summer of 1895.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

reach places of safety as provided by international law governing subma- rine warfare.
 The sinking of the liner is denounc- ed as illegal and indefensible and in violation of the rules of modern war fare, as it caused civilians and citi- zens of neutral nations to be destroy ed, in a barbarous and wanton man. ner.
 The note refers to the loss of the Americans who perished in the An coma as having been slaughtered in direct violation of the agreement reached between the United States and Germany governing submarine warfare against passenger ships"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
NEW FREIGHTERS UNABLE
 TO COME TO PACIF

The freighters Bennington and t Burlington, recently purchased by t Alaska Steamship company to he de the business of Southweste Alaska. and which will be christen the Valdez and Juneau. are now D
 ing between New York and Sou; ampton. Captains Werner and N Mullent went east to bring these VI sells to the Pacific coast, but on count of the slide in the Panama ( nal did not start on the trip. there is big demand for boats in | east they are doing service there | til such time as they can get throu
 he canal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
Conscription Not Necessary.

OoHSCFIPOIOH NUC NeCcsSdry'
 LONDON, Dec. 13.-It was an nounced in the British House of Com mons today that conscription would not be necessary to raise the new army of three million men which will be trained during the winter for the spring campaign. as Lord Derby's pleas for voluntary enlistments had succeeded beyond all expectations. Australia New Zealand and Canada are raising and training armies which will be ready for the spring campaign and have announced that the ranks ot the colonials will be kept to stan dard.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

The Miner, in it's story of the Rose mining claim, on Mineral creek, printed in Sundays issue, was in er- TOT in stating that Dr. Cockerille and H. L. Jaynes owned the property. The news item should have read Dr. Winans and MT. Jaynes. They are to be congratulated on their good Cor tune in owning such a promising property.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT IS
 DUB EARLY TOMORROW

Advices received from Cordova at noon today state that the Admiral Farragut was at Katalla this after noon and would arrive at Cordova at 10 o'clock tonight. She will be in Valdez tomorrow morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
FRANK WATSON JOINS
 RANKS OF RENEDI(

SPOKANE, Dec. 13.-B. F. w son, general passenger and freil agent of the Pacific Alaska Navi
 tion company in Alaska, was m ried to Miss Margaret McConnell| Seattle, here last Saturday. The c! pie will spend their honeymoon California and will make their hd in Seattle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
BLIZZARD IS RAGING
 IN EASTERN STATES,

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 13.-The blizzard which has been sweeping over the middle states is becoming general and is raging in. Virginia. Three inches of snow fell yesterday, the first of the season.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

the AngloFrench forces which in vaded Bulgaria. It is believed that Germany will demand that King Con stantine of Greece force the Allies to to aid him in enforcing neutrality.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

Mrs. Lewis delivered an able ad- dress at the Liberty Theatre last Saturday night which did not receive
 the patronage to which it was en- titled.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

Million TeutOns in Balkans.
 PARIS, Dec. 13-Advices from Athens state that force of one mil lion Teutonic Turkish and Bulgarian troops have been assembled against
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

WANTED-A woman for general holsework for all or part of the day. Apply to Box S5. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

The Joymaker Tonight. Charlie Chaplin, the funmaker The Liberty Theatre tonight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
The Eupn,aker

The Liberty Theatre presents for tonight Charlie Chaplin, the funmak- CT,
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13
IRISH DIVISION SAVED AN
 ENTIRE BRITISH REGIMENT

BRITISH FORCES DEFEATED BULGARANs DESPERATE FOUGHT SOUTHERN BULGARIA. DIVISION HURLED AGAINST BULGARIAN TROOPS ENClRCLING MENr ENABLE BRITISH ESCAPE TRAP-Mn1IoN TEU- ASSEMBLED DRIVE BRITISH CONSTIPATION
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-13

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The Detroit times., 1915-09-22
Would Aid in Preserv-
ing Peace, New
Yorker Believes
TALKS TO BOARD
OF COMMERCE
Says Elihu Root is Big
gest Man i'm
G. O. p.
%. ID. ESTABROOi<.

Not war. but qua; anIee of peace.
Is desired by the advocates OF a
larger navy. OF whom Henry d. Esta-
brook, who addressed the Board OF
Commerce at its MONDAY luncheon.
Tuesday is one
Mr. Estahrook. member OF the
New York law FIRM OF Noble. Esta.
brook a McHarg. has achieved a
countrywide reputation as an ora
tor and n Republican leader He
addressed the Bankers club Of De-
iroit .slast spring, and made so many
friends here that the Board of Gem.
merce considered itself fortunate In
securing him for another speech in
Detroit.
In his room In the Hotel Pcut-
chartrain. Mr.. Estabrook asked all
manner OF questions about Detro't's
business and about the street car
settlement.
You realize" he said. that De.
trolt is an exceptional city in her
prosperity. Other cities, particularly
those OF the west. are complaining.
but here everyone II talking good
times. Dctroits growth and her
~ood business are remarkable"
The European war, he said. has
rened the eyes OF people to the
"r0dy of nations and the weakness
',caties
4 seems as II there Ia no law too
! f"ng To be overturned. no honora.
Srecment which canno. be vio-
ted. he said. Nor are we with
n an example of similar dishonora-
jie treatment. | refer to the man
aer in which our government Is
orcing the railroads to carry mail
without adequate compensation. The
United States Is wealthy enough TO
pay for services rendered: It does
not look well for our government TO
take advantage OF the railroads, as
II has done"
big navy, said Mr.. Estabrook. is
needed purely for defense.
I'VE are not a country that be-
lieves in offensive warfare" he said
I'VE are a nation with higher ideals
than those of Europe. Every one OF
our wars. with the possible excep
tion of the Mexican war, has been
fought in defense OF great princi.
ple-not for wealth. not for expan.
sion, but for principle.
Eve need better administration In
the navy department. and more
economy We should be guided by
our experts. not by politicians. II Is
well for congress to have power, but
IL is bad for Il 10 exercise too much
power. do not believe we shall
ever have. or shall ever want. az
autocracy AT the head OF any depart
ment, for while an autocracy may be
The Detroit times., 1915-09-22

had rather see scrapped ever gun
and warship we own Il we are not
to add 10 them. For II we were
without strength TO oppose Invasion.
we could at least claim the privilege
OF the weak and surrender without
loss Of life. with moral claim
moreover TO the compassion OF the
invader: whereas to fight half-srmed
and with a certainty of losing would
be nothing short OF fratricide. for
which you and and every taxpayer
In the United States would be meas
urably responsible.
"To say that we are too big or
too proud to fight In self-defense is,
with all respect to the estimable but
mistaken gentleman who said 1t. ABB
surd and puerile. To say that "A
mob OF million or SO OF unframed
citizenry would leap to arms and
put to flight the bullet-tested vet
erans of Asia or OF Europe Is worse
than puerile-it Is murderous stu
pidity. The Vaccinations against
this government at the moment are
more subterranean than submarine.
Our duty is to defend against both.
!! We are permitted no alternative.
We must forthwith spend money
for defense. and lots OF II. We must
know that we are safe even from
the temptation of attack.
A-t In eto nhtV, q
army Is a perpetual menace to the
very government that creates II.
| History shows that armies have mu-
tinted and overthrown the govern
ments they were intended TO pro.
test. There Is no instance on rec
ord where a navy. however big. has
wantonly turned against the gov
ernment that fostered II; and In the
very nature OF things navy lacks
| the opportunities as well as the In
centives 10 foment rebellion. Where
fore. large navy and a relatively
small standing army must be our
program.
1T has been suggested that the
state militia should be brought un-
der federal domination. This ought
TO be done OF course. The f1rst duty
of an American volunteer should be
TO his country. not simply TO a To-
cality. II may cost the militia OF
our several states the companion
ship OF those who join their ranks
for a summer outing rather than
for business. but those who do join
Will be soldiers neither Of tin nor
tinsel but OF different metal and
better mettle."
Mr.. Estabrook concluded with an
attack on the LaFollctte-Fnruseth
shipping law. and advocated its re-
peal and the adoption OF measures
for encouraging the building OF a
merchant marine.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-22
CLEVELAND BOY
SCOUT MISSING

II William Braessier, l5-year-old
Boy Scout. will return to his heart
broken mother in Cleveland, he need
not go to school, and viii not be-
punished in any way for running
away from home. last Tuesday.
That pledge is made by Mrs.
Braessier in pathetic letter to the
local police. She has heard that
William boarded boat bound for
Detroit. last Tuesday. He had been
discharged from his work with the
Standard OIL Co. in Cleveland. on
Monday, but did not tell his mother
about II. and when he left home.
Tuesday morning. said that he was
going to work.
Mrs. Braessler. who lives at No.
2610 Briggs-ave., says that when
William left home he wore brown
Norfolk suit, with short trousers. a
gray Balmacan hat. and black shoes
ard stockings.