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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
VEROUN BATTLE
 GETTING HOTTER
GERMANS MAKE MANY ASSAULTS
French Claim All Are Unsuccessful, and Charging Germans Were Sim ply Moved Down by the Terrific Fire of French Guns.

PARIS. April 12.-The war office bulletin issued today states that he battle about Verdun is increasing in severity and that the Germans have launched a number of savage attacks against the French positions.
 Along a six mile front northwest of verdun the Germans have made a number of savage attacks, all of which have ended unnecessarily, and the Teutons have been driven hack with terrific slaughter. The on- rushing Germans were simply moved down by a we'll directed artillery fire, which raked the approach of the French positions, and against which nothing human could stand.
 Every attack was repulsed and it is expected that this week will end the German attempt to take Verdun. Prisoners taken by the French state that the German officers had assured them that they would be protected by a heavy artillery fire and that there would be comparatively little danger in charging the French positions, but that the fire of the German artillery had failed to protect them, and that whole army corps have been wiped out by the terrific fire of the French guns.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
ID REIMBURSE
 CONTRIBUTORS SENATE APPROPRIATEs $6O,OOO. Money Subscribed to Secure the Re- lease of Missionary Mary Stone, Captured by Turkish Bandits in 1901, Is to Be Returned.
SENATE APPROPRIATEs $eO,OOO.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.- The Senate today passed bill ap- propriating the sum of sixty thousand dollars to reimburse the people who contributed to the fund raised i'll 1901 to secure the release of Mary Stone. missionary in the Balkans.
 Mrs. Stone was kidnapped by ban dits and held for ransom, and an ap- peal was made for funds to secure her release. The money was raised by private subscription and turned over to the bandits, who then released her.
 The fact that the government did not appropriate the money to secure the release of Mrs. Stone was the cause of considerable unfavorable comment at the time, and a similar measure has been introduced before but has been sidetracked.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
BRIDE 0F MONTH
 TAKES HER LIFE
NO CAUSE FOR RASH ACTION
Wife of Noted Actor and Composer Former Countess and Daughter of a Chicago Millionaire.

OMAHA, April 12.-Mrs. Joe How Sfa wife of the prominent composer and actor, committed suicide in the bathroom of the hotel where she was stopping last night, by shooting her self.
 Her husband, who was playing an engagement at the Orpheum, was in formed of the death of his wife dur ing one of the acts of the play, but he went through with his part to the end.
 Mrs. Howard was the daughter of a Chicago millionaire and was for merly countess, having been previ- ously married to a foreign nobleman. She had been married to Howard just a month, and when her husband left her for the theatre she was apparent ly in the best of spirits. No cause can be assigned for the rash act.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
PUNISHED FOR FAILURE
 TO FIRE ON AEROPLANE

GENEVA, April 12.-The Colonel of Swiss regiment at Porentrey has been sentenced to six days in jail and removal from his command for fail ure to fire on a German aeroplane which shelled a town recently, doing considerable damage. The govern ment made this announcement to this effect today. The Colonel, whose name is deleted, admitted that the aeroplane was near enough for him to bring down but that he was afraid he would be. working against peu- trality if he did so.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
EMPEROR HAS
 NARROW ESCAPE SHELL WRECKS HIS MACHINE While Directing Attack on Verdun Emperor Wilhelm is Thrown from Car by Explosion of Shell and His Automobile Is Wrecked.
SHELL WRECKs HIS MACHINE

LONDON, April 12.-A dispatch from Paris received here today states that the German emperor narrowly escaped death yesterday near Yer dun.
 The report states that the Emperor was personally directing the attack against the Verdun defenses when a shell exploded close to the automo- bile in which he was sitting. The machine was badly wrecked and the Emperor thrown to the ground, but escaped without injury, except for a severe shaking up.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12

ROME, April 12.-Thomas Nelson Page. American ambassador to Italy, has visited Baron sonnino, the ltal- ian Minister of Foreign Affairs to make representations regarding cases of Americans who complained or ill., treatment in Italy. Baron Sonnlno promised that all the cases mentioned by the ambassador would be exam ined again in the most friendly spirit.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
MINE INSPECTOR REPORTS
 ON FOUR FATALITIES

Territorial Mine Inspector William Maloney has submitted his report for the month of March to Gov. J. F. A. Strong. The report shows a total of four accidents during the month. The fatal accidents occurred two, at Tread we'll, one at Perseverance and one at Kennecott.
 MT. Maloney reports that he in- spected several mines in this sec tion and also calls attention to the location of the Alaska Juneau pow der magazine, which is under the road between Juneau and Thane, just outside of the city limits.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
CAN
 ASCEND BACKWARD

After three years experiments an aeroplane now has been perfected that can rise strenwards and can travel astern at the rate of fifty miles an hour. The final experiment took place at Pensacola. Fla, recently and proved to be perfectly successful An other improvement which has been made is that the airsilip while travel ing backward is so arranged that it does not obstruct gunfire and the in- vention is for that reason regarded as one that will have a great effect on future air battles in war.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
CLEANUP DAY COMING

The past days have witnessed rapid disappearance of the and will be long before Cleanup Day" will be announced Valdez take considerable pride in the fact
 day generally well observed and that pride in the appearance of the town is strong sentiment ple work of the Civic League improve the appear of the during the years has brought suits that freely commented by those who have visited after absence of and in this work the League has been ably seconded by member of the nunity It speaks well for when its people take pride in appearance of its yards and houses and
 speaks well for Valdez that much has been accomplished Though much has been done there still much that be done of paint improves wonderfully the No all is far preferable dlapidated few flowers in the yard help wonderfully and it has been demonstrated that they uxurianty When cleanup day around let us make the work just little
 thorough than before Let the spic span when tourists and visitors North Valdez will be the they will remember and talk about
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
BIG NOME RACE
 NOW UNDER WAY NO CHANGE FOR NEW RECORD Racers Start Out on Soft Trail and In Many Places It Has Been Blown Bare of SnOw-Number of Entries Make Start.
 
NO CHANGE FOR NEW RECORD

NOME, April 12.-The Nocae Sweepstake race, the greatest racing event of the year, started this morn ing with a number of entries. The course from Nome to Candle and re- turn covers distance of 412 n:les. All. hope of lowering the record has been abandoned for the racers got away on a trail that was soft, and in many places over inc route, has been blown bare.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12

MT. J. H. Harvey is repairing his launch preparatory to making trip down to Mummy Bay on Knight isl and. where he has extensive copper holdings and on which he is planning development work this season,
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
MILLION PORK BARREL RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL Lower House Passes Measure Appro-
 priating Forty Millions-Original
 Amounts Were Considerably Cur
 tailed Before Passage.
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April l2.- The House today passed the Rivers and Harbors bill carrying an appro- priation of forty million dollars. The bill has been pruned down in many of the items, and the appropriation is only about sixty per cent of the origi- nal sum carried by the measure.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12

The last trip of the Watson took the first shipment of copper ore, ever sent south by the w. A. Dickey mine at Irish Cove in Fidalgo Bay. This shipment gave smelter returns in ex- cess of $110O.0O and is the source of much encouragement to the owners, who have spent large sum of money in opening up the mine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
BILL FOR
 WIRELESS AT SEWARD.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.- Delegate Wickersham of Alaska. has introduced bill in the house provid ing for the establishment of wire less station at Seward, Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
Card of Thanks.

The Civic League wishes to express its thanks to those people who so kindly donated clothing for the Cop per River Indians when the call for aid was made.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12

John Wilson, wno mas been visi tor in town for several days, will leave in the morning for his home in LatOuche.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
Weather Fine in Interior.

The Signal Corps reports interior weather fine, and the mercury rising a few degrees daily. The trail is get ting bad in spots, and in many places is totally bare. At Wortman's where 56 inchies of snow were reported two weeks ago, there Is now but ten in, and the trail is rapidly becoming bare.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12
NOTED AUTHOR NAMED AS
 ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAR

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.- Newton D. Baker. Secretary of War, today named Meredith Nicholson, the noted author, as Assistant Secre- tary of War.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12

Pasteurized Whipping Cream and pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-12

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The Washington herald., 1916-12-22
EXPORTS To LATINS
Reach High RECORD
Made in U. S. A." Label Gains Favor
in South America.

Exports from the United States to
Latin-America have increased rapidly
during the past few years. according to
statistics recently compiled by the De-
partment of Commerce. 1t is possible
that this condition Is due to the Euro
pean war. but South American countries
are favoring products labeled Made In
U. g. A." Exports In 1915 alone amounted
to ,sss. $4,000
An idea OF the great variety OF goods
which this country is shipping them may
be gained from the following list: Agri-
cultural implements and machinery. au-
tomobiles. arms and ammunition, build
Ing materials. boots and shoes. bottled
water. cotton goods and raw cotton.
canned goods, cement, candles. cod fish,
rcady~made clothing and wearing ap-
parel. drugs, dynamite. electrical goods.
earthenware. -four. grain, foodstufts. fur
niture. gasoline. glass and glass ware.
galvanized iron. hardware, kerosene oil.
kitchen utensils. lard, lumber, leather,
liquors. wines. beer. lubricating oils and
greases, machinery. tools. paints. office
equipment. petroleum, paper and paper
goods. printing material, monographs,
perfumery, railroad material stock and
equipment, rice, structural iron and steel.
silk goods, soap, sewing machines, to-
bacco and manufactured tobacco. table
ware. typewriters. twine and cordage.
wire and wire fencing, wooden ware.
watches and clocks.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22
WOULD stop TAXING
REALTY IMPROVEMENTS
Prof. R. R. Kern, of G. W. u. Says
System Checks Development.

Rents-not house rent, but economic
rents-was the subject OF the third of a
series Of lectures given last night at
aN4 street before the Washington
Chapter of the American. Institute of
Banking by Prof. r. R. Kern. Of George
Washington University High prices
make high rents. and not high rents
make high prices" said Prof. Kern.
1T is possible for q very shrewd
group of men to change the real estate
situation altogether and decidedly change
the channels of trade" he said. He
discussed the movement that is on foot
TO get the tax shifted from the i'm
provements in real estate to the site.
thereby taking of the penalty that Is
now imposed on the business man who
improves his property.
THE gradual shifting of this tax from
the tenant to the landlord through
period of years will stimulate building
improvements" he said, and would not
have so many vacant lots and untm-
proved properties II we stopped penaliz-
ing the aggressive business man who
erects a building on his lot and II we
took no notice of his neighbor. who does
not build but sits and waits for prices
to rise and forces people who would like
to locate In the center of the city to 60
out to the suburban sections because he
holds out for too high a price.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22

Because when Lewis Williams, colored
was taken in custody last night by
Sergeant Roberts he had three quarts
of whiskey, he was accused Of violat-
ing the prohibition laws and held fol-
the grand Jury.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22
JAMES A. HARPER DIES;
WAS PRODUCE DEALER

James A. Harper, residing at 6SO6 Colo
RADIO avenue. q member OF the firm OF
Harper and Brothers. produce dealers in
Center Market. died yesterday afternoon.
More than FIVE weeks ago he was taken
to Emergency Hospital to be operated
on for appendicitis Dr. Thomas J. Kelly
Who handled the case, finding that the
first operation was not successful, per-
formed a second operation, making a
strenuous effort to save the young man
life. but in vain.
His father. James E. Harper, Is one
# the oldest printers in the city and a
member of Columbia Typographical Union
No. 101.
Funeral services for Mr. Harper prob
ably will take place Tuesday. with mass
at the Church of the Nativity. Father
Bishop officiattng. Interment will be IN
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22
TABERNACLE TO COST $4,000.

New York. Dec. H.-The Tabernacle in
which Billy Sunday will exhort New
Porkers to hit the trail" will be the
most elaborate and pretentious ever
erected for the evangelist, 1t was an
nounced today by officers Of the corpora
ton formed to handle his affairs here
The structure will be erected to accom-
modate 10000 persons, probably more, and
will cost $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22
F0RGER STARTS LIFE ANEW,

Chicago. Ill, Dec. H.-At g. James
C. 'Connor. master forger. whose worth
less paper aggregated s25O, 200, today be-
gan work in an office at $50 a month in
an effort to repay those who suffered
through him. He was released from
Joliet prison on parole yesterday, after
serving three years Of an indeterminate
sentence
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22
SALVATION ARMY WILL
GIVE BIG THEATER PARTY

Seven hundred white children will be
the gussks Of the Salvation Army at a
Christmas entertainment at the Cosmos
Theater tomorrow morning from to II.
On Christmas Day 500 colored children
win Be guests at the Howard Theater.
At both entertainments each child will
be given oranges and candy.
AT the headquarters Of the army, so
Pennsylvania avenue. there will be two
Christmas trees on Sunday. one for the
Sunday school and the other for poor
children. AdJutant Fred Bartlett says
that fifty pairs Of shoes have been pur-
chased and will be distributed to the
children who are IN dire need OF them
The United States leads the world In
plano manufacture, having $50 factories.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22

When the war Is over French muni-
tions works will be utilized as chemical
plants, according to present plans.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22
Leather Goods

Womens Real Leather Pocket
books. with back straps. all new
shapes: a great variety: from Ok
S1.49 to as low as .... ~O~
womens Handbags. of best
leatherette: fitted with purse and
mirror; new shapes: special zoo
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22

The funeral of Fielding A. Coakley
was held this afternoon from Wheat
ley's undertaking chapel Services were
conducted by Rev. J. W. Duffey,,D. D.
and burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11

doesn't know about boxing. But
he is such a rough and tumble
fellow, always boring in and
taking all manner of punishment,
that he forms comedy card for
q smoker that is hard to beat.
Calvert, husky Tacoma boy
with a season or two of expert
ence. is just shifty enough and
powerful enough to give Bunker
Bean q regular battle. The match
should be a scream.
Earl Corners, who recently lost
his Northwest featherweight title
to Joe Hartman of Seattle, is
matched in the semi-final event
with Bert Forbes of Vancouver,
B. c. Forbes is one of the best
little boxers in this part of the
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TOM sHARKEY A s HE LOOKS TODAY

are still square cut and loom II
powerful profusion above a lower
redundancy.
There's not much excitement
for me these days. says Tom
Every Tuesday and Thursday
go to Sutro baths and take a swim
and a walk through the park.
get to bed about ~ each nigh
and around 10 in the morning In
up and down to the place here
"Of Sunday, after going t.
church, / run through Colder
Gate park, out to the baths fol
a swim and bit of rub down
If the wife and l so feel we take
in show now and then.
She's little girl from Sleeps.
head Bay, my wife. Just up to
my knee when / first knew her
She's twenty-One and I'm forty.
four.
"A fine woman was my first
wife. Married we were for ter
years before she died.
1.-TWO years ago l married this
little girl. She is Italian and
Irish. | didn't want to be drift.
ing around at my time of life and
think man should have a
home"
"Sharkey is a wonder" blazon.
ed the papers one morning back
in June of 1896. The night be-
fore Tom had boxed a draw with
Jim Corbett. then heavyweight
champion of the world. What
Sharkey did afterward IN the ring
is generally known to the public
Five feet eight and a half in
ches in height, Sharkey took them
all on, no matter how big. His
heart was oak, and Jim Jeffries
almost murdered him before get
ting the 25-round decision at
Coney Island in 1899.
Some of the decisions which
went against him Tom believes lie
should have had, but there seems
no rancor left as he sits and
dreams over days of greatness.
Jeff is a fine fellow" he will
tell you. "Corbett and Choynski
we're good friends of mine. This
fighting was just a business and
there are no hard feelings among
us fellows"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11
TAHOMA A.C.
in BIG TEST

Tahoma Athletic club football
men are having the hardest game
of their season this afternoon at
Athletic park, where they meet
the fast freshmen team from the
University of Washington. The
game was formerly announced for
the Stadium, but was changed
when the second high school
teams decided to play the Sta
dunn preliminary match.
The U. of w. freshmen have a
team that is almost as fast as The
varsity eleven. If Tahoma can
defeat this crew, it will mean
great deal to the local players.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11
DOUBLE
HEADER

A double header football game
is being staged at the Stadium
this afternoon. The second teams
of Lincoln Park and Stadium high
schools were scheduled to meet
at 1880, followed by the final city
title game of the first teams, at
$3.50.
The first team contest will be
the final game of the season oe-
tween the two schools, If Lincoln
wins. The South Enders have
already won one game and tied
another. They have every ad-
vantage today, because Shields
and Beymer, stars of Stadium, are
out of the game, and because all
of their own star men will play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11

country. These same two lads
mixed in a short bout few years
ago and boxed one of the hardest
draws In the experience of either.
Steve Reynolds. who boxes
Frank Farmer in the main event,
is no SLOUGH of scrapper. He
slipped the Kayo skids under one
Percy Brooks, tough young min
er, at Gle Elum, Monday night,
and has put kinks In the ring AM
billions OF several Northwestern
ers during the past two years.
Thursdays smoker will be held
In Eagles hall. Art Schock will
referee all bouts. Tom Arm
strong, as usual, will be official
timekeeper, and affable George
Shanklin, peer of the announce-s,
Will be master of ceremonies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11
EAGLES BOXING CARD
TO BE ALL-STAR BILL

The Eagles Athletic ".Ib prom
ises an interesting. all-star card
next Thursday, when the lodge
formally opens the boxing season
IN Tacoma.
Matchmaker George Shanklin
announced two more bouts today
IN addition to the double headlin-
er bill made public yesterday.
And from the indications, The
program should be as popular as
any ever arranged by the Eagles.
Battling Bunker, the balmy
bean boy who laid Dobie Shumake
of South Tacoma low in a recent
match here, will box Leslie CAL
vert for the added attraction of
the card. Bunker could fill a
big book with the things he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11

ready to meet the trick play If
the Reds, and that they will make
short stress of defeating the
youngsters tomorrow.
Kennedy has the following men
from whom to select his eleven to-
morrow: William Archers, Ted
Gordon, Bill Lyon, w. Robinson,
I. Lyon, T. o. Neil, H. Colson, S.
Colson, ]. Rasmussen, H. Lyon, A.
Erickson, T. Murphy, Jones, J..
Farrell, w. Kennedy and Kettle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11
BALL WILL
HAVEITS OWN HOME

Amateur baseball will have a
grounds of it's own in Tacoma
next year, If the plans of Ruff
Christian and Billy Adams, prom
inent baseball men Of the city,
materialize.
These two have a plan on foot
to buy up a good site for a ball
park, on an installment basis.
They are figuring on getting a
fast league and probably eight
clubs together, and this league
will own the grounds. The play
ers will do their share towards
putting the park in shape FOR
baseball and building the grand
stand and bleachers.
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Newspaper Enterprise Association)

Newspaper Enterprise AssociatiOn)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IL. -
Tom Sharkey, whom they called
wonder man of the ring, is OPP
Grating thirst-slaking institution
here. That all is not financially
o. X. with Thomas may be ad-
judged from his recent bank
ruptcy application.
Sharkey's place is on Kearney
street and over the entrance a
sign screams the single word,
"Sharkey."
What Sharkey refers to, as
that committee of fourteen"
caused him to leave New York
about two years ago.
I'm heavier than l ever was
in my life," Tom will tell you.
And in truth the once pride of
the navy" has acquired proper
tons. But the mighty shoulders
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Gibbons
MUSES.
Dillon


ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. IL
In one of the greatest bouts ever
staged in this part of the coun-
try. Mike Gibbons, st. Paul, hand
ed Jack Dillon, Indianapolis, "a
neat trimming. From the very
first tap of the gong until the
last, Gibbons demonstrated that
he was postmaster of fade-away
boxing. He would rush in, hand
the indianapolis bearcat a series
of punches and then fade away
before Dillon could get his heavy
artillery in action.
In the ninth Dillon started
rushing things, and in the tenth
Gibbons got careless and Dillon
nearly put over a knockout.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11

lineup for the winter season rae
Ing In and around Los Angeles.
The Vanderbilt cup and Grand
Prize are the first two races 10
tempt the drivers with their
purses and glory. Each event car-
ries a big allotment toward the
championship, and the list of en-
trants promises to surpass any
thing ever recorded on the historic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-11
Famous Drivers Entered In
Three California Contests

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IL. -
Dario Resta, Johnny Aitken, Ed
die Observation-Disclosures in the
1916 official A. A. A. speed cham
pionship-Hughie Hughes, Bar
ney Oldfield. Eddie Pullen, Grov-
er Ruckstell, Ira Vail, Joe Thorn
as, "Howdy" Wilcox, Earl Cooper,
Omar loft and a host Of other au-
tomnbile speed stars--this Is the