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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26

While the members of the Senate and Preslu..-. |" ilson were discussing the rights of American citizens to travel where they pleased and on any merchantmen, even should it be nec- essary to resort to force to maintain that right, the story of the unprepar- ednrss of the United States for war was being told. Testifying before the House committee on naval affairs Admiral Winslow yesterday told the committee that in the event the Uni ted States should become involved in war that the American navy would be practically useless. He asserted that one powerful battleship such as Great Britain had built since the be- gittFing of hostilities in Europe would be-. able to whip the entire Pacific feet of the American navy.
 . Brya has entered the fight to se- euro the passage of the resolution in the senate instructing the president to, warn American citizens from, tray cling on armed merchantmen of the belligerent nations and has sent tele- grams to many congressmen support ing the movement to keep Americans off the ships which will be attacked by Teutonic submarines.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Advices from Paris received during the night re- garding the German onslaught against the French troops east of Verdan are of a nature to cause grave apprehension that the fortified city which has resisted repeated as- saults of the enemy is doomed to fall into their hands.
 Paris reports say dispatches from Verdun are to the effect that the French troops have been forced to further withdraw and that the Ger man troops are now within six miles of the outer forts guarding the city During the German onslaught of the past two days the French villages of Haumont, Baufort, Herbedoes, Sa1no- gneux. Brand and Ornes have been captured by the Germans.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
Terrific Loss of Life.

PARIS, Feb 26.-Official dis patches from the French army head quarters at Verdun state that the cas- qualities have been frightful since the German offensive began two days ago. The fighting in the villages was close and the opposing troops repeatedly met in bayonet charges in the streets. Hospital trains have been bringing the wounded of the first days fight ing and the hospitals of Paris and surrounding villages are crowded.
 The number of wounded in the hos pitals here has been equalled only
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
PORTUGAL MAY
 GET INTO WAR
officials at Lisbon fear that Jeutonic Governments will Declare War
 Owing to Seizure of Ships.

LISBON, Feb. 26.---It is feared here that the German and Austrian governments will declare war on Por- tugal because of the seizure of the in- termed Teutonic merchantmen here by Capt. Gero, commander of the na- naval division.
 The German and Austrian ambas- sadors have entered protests against the seizure of the ships and have sent a complete report of the affair to their governments. They are also re- ported as preparing to leave Lisbon and it is believed that diplomatic re- lations will be severed immediately.
 Capt. Gero has offered the explan- alton that navy department officials had received warning that a concert ed movement was to have been made by Che interned vessels to dash for the open sea without the formality of securing their release from the port officials
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
TO BRING INSANE MAN
 OUT FROM ANCHORAGE

". s, Deputy Marshal and Joe SDsrard will leave on the first steam ersHpr the westward tonight for Se- wN on route for Anchorage. They win make the trip over the long win ter trail to bring an unfortunate man who was recently ad1udged in- sane before Commissioner David court at Anchorage. Both Messrs. Bowling and spenard are good mush- CTS and the trip will have no terrors for them. The insane man will be ta- ken to the Morningside sanitarium and Spenard will accompany Bowling to the states as a guard for the un- fortunate man
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
TO MAKE TRIP AROUND WORLD IN HYDROPLANE

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.-Por- ter Adams, the American aviator who has established 8 record for long-dia- tance -6ights, has announced that he is planning to mako trip around the world. with g hydroplane. He b. lieves that the trip can be made with perfect safety and says he has ar ranged his course so that he will not be short of fuel at any isolated part of the world.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
Reinforcements for Ve,xiuu.

LONDON. Feb. 26.---Dispatchea from Paris state that troop trains have been passing eastward en route, to Verdun during the past twenty four hours and that the reserve forces have been brought up from the training camps. The train move ments indicate that the seasoned vet erans of the campaign in northern France are being sent to stem the tide of German troops approaching Yer dun and that fresh troops have been sent to the trenches where little fighting has taken place since the German offensive began.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
WILSON REFUSES
 CHANCE ATTITUDE
Speaker Clark Says United States Will Take Chances that Ger
 many Will Postpone Policy.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 26.- Following a conference at the White House last night between President Wilson, Speaker Clark. Representa- tive Kitchen and Chairman Flood of the House Foreign committee, the an- nouncement was made that there was still dispute between President Will son and Congress regarding the Teu- tonic situation.
 Speaker Clark has issued a state- ment in which he says that President Wilson mas refused to budge from his present attitude and emphatically declares, that Germany and Austria must recognize the right of every AmeriVsn citizen to travel when and @heppAhey please.
 TAe speakers statement says that no action will be taken by congress uHAl the reply of the German gov ernment is received in answer to the protest of the State dspaEtnent Ee- sarding the Teutonic policy of sink ing armed merehantment unwarned.
 "I think congress will be. safa. in taking chances that the answer of Germany will at least postpone the threatened performance until April 1. or at least until the middle of March," said Mir. Clark after the con- ference with the president.
 It is rumored that confidential ad- vices have been received from Berlin that the German government will not put its submarine policy into effect on March | as announced, but will give the United States more time in which to pass legislation providing for the safety of It's citizens. .@
 During, the discussion. of the Teu- tonic policy at the conference Speak CT Clark told President Wilson that .if the resolutions providing for warn ing Americans travelling on armed Merchantmen. to which the president is opposed, was forced to a vote that it would pass with a majority of two to one.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
ADMIRAL EVANS DUE > CORDOvA. 6 TONIGHT

The steamer Admiral Evans re- ported from Katalla this afternoon that she would reach COrdova at o'clock this evening and would sail soon afterwards for Valdez. The pas- sengers on the steamer for Valdez are: Mrs. J. H. Harvey. Miss K. Ro- gers, Jack Grail, Tom Dillon, George Dean. Joseph Conway, and five steer age passengers. The steamer is ex- pected to arrive here about mid night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.- Despite determined opposition on the part of Congress President Wilson re- mains unshaken in his fight against congressional action designed to pre- vent American citizens from travel ing on armed merchantmen of bellig- erent nations.
 President Wilson has declared that if the resolution introduced in the Senate by Senator Gore of Oklahoma prevails that it would embarrass him in his stand that American citizens were free to travel on the seas on any merchant vessel at any time and know that their government would uphold their rights to do so at any cost.
 Many senators have expressed the belief that should President Wilson persist in his determination to force the German and Austrian govern ments to rescind their announced policy of treating armed merchant men as warships that diplomatic re- lations will be severed between the United States and the Teutonic gov ernments which must ultimately lead to war.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
Turks Defeat British.

CONsTANTINOPLE.lFeb. 26.-Of- ficiai advices from eastern Asia Min or say that the British troops which attacked the Turkish city of Pehalia, Mesopotamia, have been repulsed with heavy losses. The enemy troops are reported as withdrawing and it is believed that all danger of the city being captured has passed for the time being. The fighting is reported to have ragged for several days and must have resulted in enormous losses to the attacking forces
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
ALASKAN VICTIM
 0F BLACkMA|LERs Sam Silyerman'S Picture Appeared Among Those who had been
 Mulcted by the Swindlers.

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.-Sam l. Sill verman, the we'll known Alaska min ing man who is now in New York. has been named by the sheriff aa one of the many victims who were faeeced out of large sums of money by the Sichler blackmailing gang which operated in the Pacific Coast citiea-
 The police have secured evidence showing that the blackmailers not only operated In Seattle and Port land but that they piled their ne farious calling in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Sichler. who is assert ed by the police to have been the or ganizer of the gang, has been arrest ed with several other members of the gang. Isabella Clark. who man ipulated the Los Angeles operations of the swindlers has been arrested. Lillian Patterson, of San Francisco, who fled to Montreal. has been ap prehendsd there and is. making c. fight against being extradited.
 The sheriff is in possession of scores of photographs of tho victims of the swindlers showing. them in com promising positions. The pictures of the Alaskan mining man, the sheriff says. was taken by Sichler who oper- ated a camera from a closet in one of the homes used by the women members of the gang.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
TRAIN ROBBERY
 0N NORTH COAST
Bandits Compel Trainmen to Run Mail and Express Cars to Ray.
 endale and Loot Mails. 

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.--One of the most daring train robberiesD ever per trated h this state took place on Thursday. night when two masked bandits with $rsv0lvers forced the en- gineer and tremen of the eastbound North Coast limited to detach the mail and express cars from the rest of the tsajn south of Auburn. ! Keeping the trainmen covered by revolvers the. robbers them compell- ed them to. run the mail and express cars to Ravensdale where they loot ed the registered mail sacks and at- tempted to dynamite the safe in the express car. The safe resisted their efforts to blow it open with dynamite and the robbers then took possession of the engine, which they abandon ed near Auburn.
 When the news of the robbery reached here special. train was im- mediately sent out with the sherift and a posse of deputies with blood- hounds but up to late hour. last night no trace of the bandits had been found.
 It is reported. that the mail carried a very heavy registered mail from the Orient, but the anthorittes have declined to place any value on the amount of loot secured by the rob bers,
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
10 SAVE
 FISH INDUSTRY
Ketckikan Man Is Putting up Strong Fight at National Capital and
 Wants Tax Imposed.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb. 26.- H. c. Strong, of Ketchikan. who is laboring here in the interest of the fresh fish industry of Alaska, has evolved plan which he believes will meet the conditions which threaten to turn the Alaska fresh fish business (oxer to the Canadians. Strong is urg- ins a tax of two cents per pound on all shipments of fresh halibut or shipped into the United States from a foreign territory.
 The plan will include the rescind- ing oft he bonding privileges rapidly passing into the hands of dealers at Prince Rupert and will result in the loss of millions of dollars annually to American fishing interests. He has been promised the support of Senator Poindexter of Washington, Repre- sentative Gardner and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, and believes that his proposed measure will find favor before congress.
 MT. Strong has admitted that the New England Fish company, one of the most powerful fishing concerns in America, and which has establish ed cold storage plants at Prince Ru- pert. is fighting against the bonding privileges rescinded as their plant in the Canadian city was bnilt at cost of several million dollars
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
SIGNAL CORPS OFFICER
 ON THE NORTHWESTERN

Capt; Robert Nolan, who oomes to Valdez to succeed Lieut.. c. A. Dough- erty as officer in charge of the coast division of the government military cable and telegraph system, will ar- rive on the steamer Northwestern this evening, accompanied by Mrs. Nolan. Capt. Nolan was stationsa ct San Francisco before being detailed by the War Department to the Sig4 nal Corps with headquarters at Val deg. 't 'f
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
TAMPA POLICE. HOLD SUSPECT
Believe They Have Arrested Man for i Whom Nationwide Search was
 ..
 Being Made by Police.

r TAMPA. Feb. 26.-The police of this city believe that 8 man who was arrested on the streets of Tampa yes terday is none other than Grant Ly- man, who is wanted by the federal of- 'hcials on the charge. of using the mails to defraud investors in mining stocks. .- {, The man arrested answers the de- scription of the defaulter in every particular but has. denied that he is the man whom the authorities accuse of having. secured five hundred thou 'aand .dollsra through mail frauds and defaicatao4. ,. ..a
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
PREDICTS GASOLINE WILL | GO TO 40 OENTS A GALLON

.t DALLAS, TExAS.-M. N. Baker. oil operator, predicts that the price Of gasoline will raise to 40 cents in the near future and an advance of S6 to 50 per cent. for all the oil by products. MT. Baker states that the oil wells in Oklahoma and Texas have falleo off in production from
 35 to 50 per cent.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
Dr. E. 0. Dalton to Leave.

Dr. E. c, pRlten uill bean outgo- ing passenger on the Admiral Evans when that steamer returns from the westward as be. has been called to Pasadena where his. father is very ill. He has been granted . leave of ab- sence by the War department and plans to return to Valdez before the beginning of April.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
GERMAN TROOPS CAPTURE MANY FRENCH
 VILLAGES CLOSE TO THE FORTS or fVERDUN

FRENCH TROOPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE RESIST THE GERMANS AND FRENCH HAVE BEEN CAPTURED TEUToNs-oFFImAL DISPATCHES FROM YER ADMIT THAT CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN VERY HEAVY TURKISH TROOPS DEFEAT BRITISH MEsoPoTAMIA AND TACK AGAINST CITY PEHAILA ABANDONED.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26

WANTED:- by hour or day. Phone 133 Mary Nixon. Arctic Ho- tel 3t
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26

when the battles of the Marne and Ypres were fought and it is reported that the French casualties were twen- ty thdissand each day.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26
SENATOR CORES RESOLUTION
 WOULD EMBARRASS WILSON

PRESIDENT OPPOSED CONGRESSIONAL PREVENT AMERICA FROM TRAVELLING MERCHANTMEN REPLACEMENT NATIONs-sENATE PERSISTED BREAK WITH GERMANY FOLLOW ADMIRAL BATTLEsHIP COULD WHIP OUR ENTIRE FLEET
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26

Fancy Stationery at the Valdez Drug Store.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-26

Prospector Ads bring results.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
HOBE LYON IS
GIVEN A PAROLE
Exemplary Conduct at Leav-
enworth Obtains Freedom
for Hammond Man.

Exemplary conduct as prisoner at
Leavenworth. and intercession by MS
attorney gained an early freedom for
Hobe G. Lyon of Oakley avenue. Ham
mond. Lyon returned to Hammond Sat
urday. physically well and with words
Of APPROVAL for the prison system at
the federal prison.
Last January upon MS plea of guilty
he received a two-year sentence at the
hands OF Federal Judge a. y. Ander-
son at indianapolis. He was charged
with having drayed some of the freight
that was stolen from Monon cars His
conviction was the upshot of the death
Of Jesse overly a railroad man wno was
killed in a raid by police and railroad
detectives.
1t was maintined all along that Lyon
was a minor offender in the conspiracy
and was made the goat for the high
er-ups who have escaped thus far.
His attorney, David Boone. appealed
to the pardon board through the prison
board and obtained Lyons parole to
aim.
Lyon is glad OF course, TO be back ID
Hammond. and says he viii stay here
and make a new start with clean
slate. and his friends hope he will sue
rsaI
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
Pilot Of e-Ninute Engine Scoops Up Boys
TAKES UP THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE
STARTS AGAIN
(BULI.EFIN.l
(By United Press.

NEW LONDON, Nov. 2I.-The Ger
man undersea freiehter, Deutschland.
made her second start for her home
port, Bremen, at 2:35 this afternoon
escorted by two tugs which were 10 ne
company her 10 the three-miIe limit at
the end of the sound.
At 2:f5 the tugs ;. 4. BecI<vvItI, and
Alert reported ut the submarines pier
TO escort her out. Captain Koenlg and
all members of the sobmarine'z crew
were aboard when the two tugs came
churniuE up to the dock where the
Deutschland was tied up alongside the
liner Whitehead, 70 the accompaniment
OF cheers from the crew OF the mother
ship.
The sea green monster Of the deep
slipped out of her berth under her own
power. once ont she slowly swung
around ard pointed her nose homeward
aad with the tug Alert was soon head
ed for the open sea. Several members
of the Deutschland were on deck.
The I-Doat's heImsman. Clause.
stood AT the wheel with Captain Keo-
mig, smiling rs ever. 4 great crowd
lined the shore cheering the departing
craft.
There was no secret incident to her
departure. Early in the day rumorS
were flying about that she would de-
part today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
KRAVCAK
FATE WITH
THE JURY

John Kravcak of East Chicago on
trial for a week in Judge Hardy 5
court on the charge OF having killed
Stanley Kowosky last August rested
his fate with the jury this afternoon.
Chief of Police Bowen of East Chi
cago was the last witness 40 testify
and identified the written confession
made to him by Kravcak following the
killing The statement admitted the
shooting and gave as the reason.
Kravcak.s desire to separate Kowosky
from Mrs Kravcak who had not been
living with her husband since last
Christmas.
The shooting occurred in house at
t44th street and Railroad avenue in
East Chicago in presence of Mrs.
Kravcak who had just accepted a cup
or beer from Kowosky. In his confes-
sion Kravcak said he did not want to
Kill his wife for the sake Of his four
children. He formerly lived at Ss15
Burley avenue. South Chicago. In his
trial he is represented by Attorney
Joseph Meade The state is repre-
sented by Prosecuting Attorney J. A.
Patterson.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
FOR
DEPUTYSHIP

A three cornered fight is on in East
Chicago over the office Of deputy
prosecutor under Prosecuting Attor-
ney-elect C1-rde Hunter. OF Gary.
The three men, any one Of whom
would doubtless I'll the office accept
ably, are II. NJ. Cohen. present in
cumbent: Lester Ottenheimer. secre-
tary of the young mems republican
club. and T. Fl. Grabowslli. Calumet
building. who has made good as an at
torney among large clientage.
Mr.. Cohen bases his claims not only
upon effective work for the party dur
ing the recent campaign but also upon
the experience that he has gained BY
several years experience in conducting
this office.
from Northwestern University and
was active not only in the organiza-
ton of the young mems republican
club but also in party councils in the
campaign.
Mr.. Grabowski. who by birth is a
Pole but who by choice and the nat
uralization laws is an enthusiastic
American. is also an ardent Republi-
can and because of his work feels that
he is entitled to some consideration.
The contest is a good natured one in
which each candidate is busy lining up
his friends for support The appoint
ment is not effective until January 1.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
GIRL WIFE:
NOT SORRY
SHE FIRED
Bride of Two Months Happy
With Forgiving Husband
in Cell at the Hammond
Police Station Says, He
Did Me Wrong Once"

Rosie Hiz. the blue eyed girl BRIDE
who shot with deadly aim and perhaps
mortally wounded the man She be-
heved held the power to destroy her
happiness is happy in a cell at the
Hammond police station today
Whether or not Louis Champa.
through whose abdomen a bullet passed.
lives or dies at St Margaret's hospi-
tai, did not appear 10 matter greatly
10 the 17-year-old wife. That her
husband Of two months. knowing all.
forgave and forgot and will stand BY
her. was the knowledge that brought
d smile and caused the light hearted
ness which she displayed today.
Held on a charge Of feIonious assault,
admitting she shot the unwelcome vis-
itor 10 the candy and school supplies
store she conducts in 546 Morton ave-
nue.. apd declaring that he had wronged
her and she feared him. Rosie offered
no excuses, expressed no concern for
his conditions and seemed TO have ex-
plicit faith that the future held no
terrors.
a reporter. and / was afraid / would
be at his mercy again. He came into
the store yesterday afternoon thinking
my husband was at his work at the
STANDARD Steel car plant There We're
customers in the store. He saw my
husband and didn't say a word. I drew
the revolver anE fred twice right at
him. Then he went out. I was afraid
he would come 10 the store some day
when my husband was away and / was
alone"
Champa was found staggering along
Morton avenue, an ambulance was called
and at St. Margaret's hospital surgeons
worked with him for more than an hour
on the operating table in an effort @
have his life. It is possible they have
succeeded.
But that isn't what Champa's assaii-
snt il thinking Of. She is happy now
because her husband, some years her
senior and an Americanized foreigner
who speaks good English. is going 70
see that she is no longer molested by
Champa if the latter does recover.
The husband is a voluntary prisoner
at the Hammond police station He
spent the day with his wife III the cell
and says he viii remain with her
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-21
THE PASSING
IsHOwI

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