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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
No Modification.

BERLIN, Feb. 5.-The indications are that despite the protests of the neutral nations the German govern ment will make no modification of he' submarine policy, as announced Jan uary 31 The refusal of the Entente Allies to negotiate for peace leaves but one course open for Germany, and that is to use every means in he.' power to gain a victory. and she will stop at nothing which might insure this result.
 The severance of diplomatic rela, tions with Germany by the United States has caused much excitement in official circles, but the public is calm, and the Government is striving to minimize the importance of the rupture. Four thousand Americai; residents of this city are making ac- tive preparations to leave. A special train will probably be given Ambas- sador Gerard to take him to the Swiss frontier.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
ELOPER IS ARRESTED
 ON SLAVERY CHARGE

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 5.-Har lev Ham. 23, was arrested here last night on a charge of white slaver! Ham was said to have disappeared from the home of her father in Eli gene, Ore, two months before. Ham and the young girl were registered at an apartment as Mr. and MIs Knight, and at another apartment as "Mr. and Mrs. Fleming" Since Ham ran out of money more than month ago, both said, the girl has been sup, porting both.
 "She wanted to go home, but l took the letters to mail and tore them up, so her folks would not send her the money" Ham told the police.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
WILD MAN" OF LYLE
 FEEDS ON FROZEN CARP

THE DALLES. Ore, Feb. D. Sheriff Henderson of Klickitat coun- ty reports the strange case of "wild man" who refuses to give his name to the officials. speaks very good English and has been apparently a man of culture and refinement despite his tattered clothing, dirty long beard, and queer mode of life. When found
 a few miles west of Lyle, he was weak from exposure and lack of adequate food. He had been sleeping on a heap of dried sage brush in the open, and living on frozen carp that had
 died and had been washed up on the shore of the Columbia river. He has been taken into custody and will be examined as to his mental condition.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
RELIEVING DEATH NEAR
 CHURCHMAN CONFESSES

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 5.-Be- lieving himself about to die, leading merchant and church worker of the Eastern shore of Maryland made a sensational confession which is be- lieved to have something to do with the death in Baltimore five years ago of beautiful trained nurse who had been choir singer and Sunday attended.
 Instead of dying. he is now getting better and friends of the dead girl are insisting on a full investigation and the case is in the hands of States Attorney Broening.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Adriatic Sails,

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.~-The steam ship Adriatic of the White Star line, the largest steamer now in service on the Atlantic, sailed from here yester- day morning with capacity cargo of munitions and twenty-three passen- gers, one of them an American. :he Adriatic will attempt to reach Liver pool, within the zone prescribed by Germany.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
CREDIT DUE
 MRS. HATCHER
FOR PASSAGE BONE DRY" BILL
Knik Woman Is Given Much Credit for the Action by Congress on the Alaska Prohibition Measure-Wcnt to Capital in January.

WASHINGTON, D. C., FeD. D. To Mrs. Robert Hatcher of knik, Alaska, is given much of the credit for the passage of the Alaska Bone Dry" measure. Mrs. Hatcher, repre- senting the Alaska w. c. T. IT., ar rived at the National Capital during the second week in January, bringing a rough draft of the bill. Double teaming with Senator Jones of Wssh- ington and Delegate Wickersham did the rest, and the measure went thru both houses of congress without op- pOsitiOn.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Another Message.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 5.-- The sinking of the Housatonic ard the reported sinking of the Philadel- phia with a loss of 200 lives. will probably bring the President before congress today on a grave errand. It is generally believed among the mem bers of both Houses that affairs have reached a stage where the President will ask Congress to authorize him to take such steps as are necessary to protect American lives and property.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
WIFE MUST GO TO
 WORK WITH HIM

OREGON CITY, Ore, Feb. B. Sheriff Wilson. of Oregon City has arrested a farmer near Colton on the complaint of his wife, who al- leges that her husband was Safraid of his neighbors and demanded that sine go to the fields with him and keep fire going so that he could not get cold while he worked. The man, who is about '3S years old and has a farm near Colton, ifs supposed to have religious delusions. He will be examined for insanity. His wife refus- ed to accompany him during the re- cent cold spell and he threatened her. The woman and their five-yeaf- old child were brought in with the man.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
ORGANIZING TO MAKE
 UNITED STATES DRY

SCHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Confident of a dry" Congress in 1918, and consa quent party supremacy, the national committee of the prohibition pariJ met in this city last Wednesday tn plan the capture of the federal gov ernment, the unifcation of the party and the annihilation of the liquo- traffic.
 of age. will be asked to enlist in the dry rank. This it is thought will result in the organization of forty nve million of persons, who by small rnorthy dues, would contribute to an enormous campaign fund.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. s.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. s. The sinking of the American steamer Housatonic Saturday by German submarine, unwarned. justifies dec laration of war against Germany, is the assertion of several high officials of the government The Housatonic was torpedoed and sunk about thirty miles south of the Scilly Islands, and
 carried twenty-five Americans in her crew. Details of the sinking and the
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
White House Closed.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb 5,-- The White House was closed to vis tors all day yesterday, no one being permitted to see the President except members of the Cabinet and leaders in Congress. Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of the Navy Daniels held long conference with the Pres ident and immediately speeded np preparations for placing the United States upon war footing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
(rOneS at Masquerade

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Police are in- yestigating a rumor attributed to the
 friends or Jean Crones that he attend cd a masquerade ball gwen under til" auspices of the Workers Institute c! Chicago last week. CrOnes, cook lis charged with poisoning the soup which resulted in the serious illness iof more than 100 guests at dinner given to Archbishop George w. Nun delin about a year ago, and has been the object of a nation wide search since.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
ALL IMAGINATION
 SAYS SHACGNESSA

MONTREAL, Feb. 5.-Caiming to be on good authority many rumors have come from the Middle West re- gently regarding the presidency of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
 The most recent of these names, Lord Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway as the next lord lieutenant of Ireland.
 Lord Shaughnessy has labeled them all as untrue. The latest strik- ing him as "A creation of a brilliant r rewspaper imagination"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
BernstOrH WeepS.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feh. B. Count Won Bernstorff, the German ambassador here. was deeply affected by the severance of diplomatic reia- tions between the United States and Germany. In an interview yesterday with representatives of the press. the Ambassador. with tears in his eyes. asserted that he was out of politics forever, and did not care what hap pened to him. as his life work had been a failure. He told friends that he had never been do deeply affected in his whole diplomatic career.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Alaska Sails South

The steamer Alaska arrived i'll rOrt from the westward about lC o'clock this morning and sailed about half an hour later for the south Her passengers booked from here were A. P Doran, E. P. Kinloch Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Donohoe, MT. and Mrs M. Blum, w. N. Cuddy, for Sc attle, J. E. Young and Peter Ros; for COrdOva.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Trainer swipes Pug's Jewels

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 5.-Hyman Gold. a San Francisco featherwefght boxer known in fistic circles as Jimmy Duffy today is having the police hunt one of his trainers known as Young Cohen who according to Gold has dis appeared with $200 worth of jewels. Gold says he gave Cohen a diamond stick pin. a diamond ring and $5 in gold to hold while he fought Weldon Wing last night. When the combat was over the trained and the jewelry had disappeared.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Prisoners Made Farmers

LONDON, Feb. 5.-AccOrding to she Rheninische Westphalische Zei- tung, as quoted in an Amsterdam dis patch to Reuters, considerable Rlmber of the Rumanian prisoners ot war have been sent to the occupied parts of Northern France by the Ger mans. The paper says that these pris- oners will be employed as agricul- rural labOrers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
NOTED ALASKAN |S
 KILLED SNOWSl|DE

James Barclay, better known as Jimmy the Bear" was killed in q isnowslide on Mccarthy mountain at
 the end of the Copper River X North ern Railway in Alaska over a week ago, along with Alexander Hermann. another old-time prospector. whiic doing assessment work for claims owned by the Bonanza Mining Com pany. He was one of the best known characters in Alaska.
 He was given the name of Jimmy the Bear" in the Washington state logging camps in the early days. He
 was camp cook. He returned to the
 cook house after a trip in the woods
 while the men were away one day.
 and as he entered the place there was Ia loud wool, wool" and a large sized cub knocked him off his feet and rushed out.
 Jimmy got to his feet. It was somewhat dark in the interior. Witt: another "woof. wool a second cuo knocked him down and rushed ou.. Scarcely had he reached his feet be- fore the mother rushed out. Then followed the male bear. Jimmy con-
 tinued to sit on the floor and some
 of the men arriving at this crisis, he
 asked them to please look and see if
 there were any more bears in the
 place before he got up.
 The appeilation of Jimmy tue
 Bear" followed him to Alaska and
 many knew him by that name who do not know what his real name was. Barclay was the first white man
 to cross the Malaspina glacier. He Lad mined in early days on the Yu-
 kutat beach and conceived the idea
 that the gold. instead of being wash ed up from the sea. as many believed, comes from the interior through gla-
 cial action His companions on the beach called it a crazy idea, sinc,
 short excursions into the ice fields showed many dangers and difficult |ties.
 Barclay, however, was determined
 Few men in Alaska knew how to live better of the country" He had been on long trips on numerous occasions when all the grub was gone and lived on roots and game. Berclay had a really wonderful know ledge of the nutritious qualities of many growing plants and herbs.
 The Malaspina Glacier extends to
 the base of Mount St. Elias, with oc-
 casional breaks, as he found on his "trip. It also connects with the great
 Miles Glacier which extends south
 ward from the Copper River Valley
 at Mile 50, and in that section of
 Alaska are the most extensive ice
 fields, reaching to the Alaska range. Barclay kept diary of his trip and it tells wonderful story. Many times his life was in danger. He came across samples of quartz which
 were extremely rich, but so surround
 ed by ice fields that no one else has ever visited them. At one place he camped near lake. While sleeping
 he was awakened by a terrible roar ing sound, and saw sight permit ted to a few men. An immense lake stretching before him suddenly dis appeared. It was one of the lakes that are continually forming in the glaciers only to break loose whel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Phone Companies Make Coin

Phone COmPan1eS Make COIh.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. b. Earnings and expenses of the 59 big telephone companies of the countries engaged in interstate business were made public yesterday by the Inter- state Commerce Commission. The pe- yiod covered is for the ten months ending October 1, 1916. Gross in- come amounted to nearly a quarter of a billion, a gain of s25.O00,oo0. and the net operating income $65. 5.S23,63e compared with '$58,335 ,766. in the corresponding ten months of 1915.
 The number of telephones in use kas 7,OsO,314 a gain of 609,s17.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Weather Moderates inside.

A decided rise in temperature has occurred all along the line between Valdez and Fairbanks during the past 4S hours. McCarty reports 26 below zero this morning, that being the coldest place along the government road. Fairbanks reports IT below and Salcha 20 below. At the other stations the temperature varies from 10 below up to zero.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Find Internal Machine.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Employes this morning discovered an internal machine, with the fuse burning. in an office directly under the office of Collector of the Port Malone in the New York Customs house The af fair has been reported to the police and a strong guard has been placed about the building
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Three Boys Frozen to Death,

SEATTLE, Feb. 5.-Indefinite ru- raors persist today that three boys. Andrew Mickens, James Connor and George Bowers have perfshed on Car bon Ridge, IS miles from Fairbanks, near the border of Rainier National Park. It is said they were frozen to death.
 J. C. Wright, mining man of Sum- ner, said that John Williams, forest ranger, reported the discovery of th.. bodies yesterday. The boys had lots of food but no matches.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
RraziI Makes Protest.

RE DE JANEIRO, Feb. 5.-The note of protest against Germany's un- restricted submarine warfare has been prepared by the government. and
 efter diplomatic interchange-witl:
 the American governments, will be forwarded to Germany. Just what the terms of the note are is not
 known. but 1t is said to be very strong, approaching an ultimatum.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Northwestern 'Quarahtined.

Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang .eceived a telegram from Judge F. M. Brown this morning, dated at Ketch- ikan. stating that the steamer North western on which the Judge is pas senger, has been ordered back to Port Townsend under quarantine. there be ing smallpox aboard the vessel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Ford Offers Factory.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. B.
 IThe Democratic leaders in the Sen" ate are conferring informally on a
 plan to endorse a resolution accepting
 the offer of Henry Ford to place tn. huge Ford factories at the disposal of the government without profit in the event of hostilities.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
LOS ANGELES SUICIDE
 MAKES GOOD JOB OF IT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5.--Cutting his wrist with knife and then writ ing farewell note with toothpick dipped in his own blood, John Han tow, s29, until recently a private in a Minnesota regiment, committed sui eide here today by placing the muz- gle of shotgun in his mouth and pulling the trigger with his toe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Report Philadelphia Sunk.

VANCOUVER. B. C.. Feb. 5.--It is reported here that the American Line Philadelphia was sunk yes terday we'll inside the war zone near the English coast. and that two hun- drer passengers were lost. The press
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Kileauuea Lava Rising.

HONOLULU, Feb. 5.-Lava is stii! rising at an average of ten feet daily in the crater of Kileauea, it was stated today and at the present rate of increase will overflow next week into the main crater.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
May Break With Austria.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. > It is authoritatively announced that a break with Austria is imminent. Of- ficials of the State Department say that unless Austria disavows support of Germany in her unrestricted sub marine campaign a diplomatic break is assured.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05

MT. J. A. McGilvray has been laid up for several days past with SC verely sprained knee. but is now rap idly improving and expects to be ou' in a few days.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Crews Virtual Prisoners.

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-The crews of the interned German ships here. to the number of 2,000. are being closely guarded, and are virtual pris- cners pending the next move of the government.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
TEACHERS ARE TO
 GET MORE MONEY

PITTSBURG, Feb. 5.-An increase which will affect more than 500 teachers has been approved by the city board of education, of approxi- mately 10 per cent in the salaries of all teachers and all other em- ployees of the Pittsburg schools re- ceiving $75 a month or less.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
w. T. U. Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the Vat deg w. c. T. U. on Tuesday afternoo, at 2:3O o'clock at the residence oi Mrs. Harrington on Sherman stree' All persons interested in the cause are cordially invited to attend.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05

Wilson .freighting outfit of sixteen horses and sleds. and fifteen pack an- finals left town this morning for the glacier to freight a quantity of sup plies to the Ramsay- Rutherford mine. Seven men were in charge of the ami mals.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
WAIF BRINGS CARGO
 GASOLINE FOR VALDEZ

The launch Waif arrived in port last evening with a cargo of gasoline for local merchants. She will unload today and leave this afternoon on the return trip.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Philadelphia Arrives.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The Ameri- can Line steamer Philadelphia, which was reported to have been sunk by German submarine, arrived at Liver pool at II o'clock this morning un injured. Where the report of her hay ing been sunk originated cannot be ascertained.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Rastus Gets Six Months.

Charles Wilson, better known as "Rastus," he of the dark complexioli and penchant for getting into trou- ble, is back at his old tricks again. according to advices received at the Marshars office, and has been sen fenced to six months Imprisonment at Anchorage for assault and battery.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Seize Interned Cruisers.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.---The navy department has osdered the seiz- ure of the German auxiliary cruisers Prinz Eitel Frederik and Kron Prinz Wilhelm. interned here. and the crews held in isolated barracks.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
Austria Supports Germany.

BERLIN, Feb. 5.-That Austria will support Germany in it's subma- rine policy is assured, note practi Cally identical with that issued by Germany having been prepared by Austria, and will be forwarded to the neutral nations at once
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05

Corp. E. P. Kinlock, of the Sigma Corps, who recently reinlisted here left on the Alaska to spend a fur tough of three months in the States
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05

A. P. Doran. who has been in the employ of s. Blum & Go. for the past year, was an outgoing passenger on the Alaska. having resigned his po- sition with the firm.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
New York Sails.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The steam
 ship New York of the American Line.
 cleared at o'clock Saturday even ing from here for Liverpool.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05

loss of life, if any. have not been re-
 ceived
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05
ANxI0USlY AWAITING NEXT
 MOVE OF THE PRESIDENT

CRISIS UNCHANGED WILSON MAY APPEAR GREss AT ANY MOMENT AUTHORITY ADOPT NECESSARY PROTECTION LIFE AMERICAN CITIZENs-FIRsT MAY MEAN A DECLARATION wAR-HopING GERMANY MAY
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05

James Fielder of Ellamar. arrived in town this afternoon for a short visit.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-02-05

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-21
WOMEN CONTINUE \
THE BREAD FIGHT

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-More than a
thousand women participated, while
FIVE thousand others fought to get in
to the hall where mass meeting was
being held here to protest agains pre-
yailing high prices of food. The meet
il g broke up after sending an appeal
to President Wilson, urging the pres
ident to use his influence to provide
relief for existing conditions in New
York, and another to the city authori-
ties, urging the appropriation Of a
million dollars to distribute food in
portions of New oYrk, where suffering
is keenest.
After a committee of housewives told
Mayor Mitchell that children are
starving by the hundreds" as a re-
suit of existing conditions, he agreed
tC present the board of estimates with
their plea asking that a $1.000,000 ap
preparation be made Immediately to
facilitate the distribution of food
among sufferers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-21
st. Louis to Discharge Cargo.

NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-Owners of
cargoes which are now aboard the
American line steamer st. Louis, held
in the harbor here since Germany's
new submarine policy was announced,
received notice today that the cargo is
to be discharged forthwith What dis
position is to be made of the merchan-
disc is unknown, but it is presumed
the owners will secure cargo space
in foreign ships.
1t became known this afternoon that
a majority of the members of the
crews of the American liners New
York, St. Paul and Kroonland have
recently been paid off and discharged.
These vessels are all in port here, and
III charge Of caretakers, President P.
A S. Franklin, of the International
Mercantile Marine, announcing today
that sailings had been indefinitely
postponed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-21
BILLIE PIERRE WILL
MANAGE ANNIsTON CLUB

Billy Pierre, well known here,
where he played when Americus had
professional baseball, and later with
Rome in the Georgia-Alabama league,
will manage the Anniston club this
season. Pierre married Miss Fannie
Sargent, of this city. The sporting
page of the Atlanta Constitution says
Announcement has just been made
by the Admission baseball club, of the
Georgia Alabama league, that they
have signed Bill Pierre, who caught
for Rome last season, to manage their
club during the coming season. The
choice is a good one and Bill ought to
make good on the job. He knows
baseball and it is believed he has the
faculty of teaching it to others as
we'll"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-21
DISTRICT FAIRS
PLANS MATURING
FOR EVENT HERE

The organization of the counties in
the Third Agricultural district the
revision of the premium list; the plans
for a pagola entrance with two sides
for Offices; public comfort building;
a cattle and swine shed, and the paint
ing of all buildings-these are the
things now under way by the officials
Of the Third Agricultural District
fair, which will be an event in Amer
icus next fall, the dates being Octo-
her 22nd to 9th
The counties in the district are be-
ing organized to have exhibits ready
for the fair here, and this work is
meeting with much success. The post
ponement of the fair for a year has
rather accelerated the interest of the
coming shows.
An attractive entrance will be erect
ed, and two wings will form offices for
the officials and those directly con-
nected with the fair, while it is in
progress. A public comfort building
will be feature. The cattle and
swine sheds will be erected to care for
this feature of the fair. The paintings
o. all buildings will virtually trans
form the appearance of the fair
grounds. Some of this work will be
postponed until John Robinson's cir
Gus leaves for their spring trip after
spending the winter at the fair
grounds.
The fair is being put on a substan-
tial basis and its show for this year
is assured. There ares till a few un-
paid notes on the subscriptions made
last year, and the authorities are anx-
icus to close up this feature of the
work.