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GERMANY ATTACKS ALLIES NOTE
LLOYD GEORGE PRESAGES VICTORY FOR ENTENTE
ENTENTE REPLY IS
KEPT DEEP SECRET
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 11.—
The Entente reply upon arrival was
speedily decoded and given to Wil
son by Secretary Lansing under con
ditions of the strictest secrecy. There
was no possibility of there leaking
out any advance information as to
its contents.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—
Neutral diplomats are assured by
the State Department that the En
tente reply to the Wilson note is
friendly in the extreme and courte
ous in expression. The impression
therefore prevails that the door has
not been utterly barred against
peace.
It is further stated that Wilsons
next move will be dictated by
further confidential information ob
tained abroad, but no intimation is
given as to what that will be.
It is known that Wilson is satis
fied by the note which has been re
ceived from the Entente.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The En
tente reply is declared to be friend
ly, courteous and declares a willing
ness for peace with honor. The En
tente declares that they have so far
received no proposals of such a na
ture which would justify considera
tion. The President is thanked for
his kind offices which now as always,
say the powers, are greatly appreci
ated.
The note means nothing, say Got
ham papers, and doubt is heard as
to there being anything further done
in the matter. They are apparently
not ready for peace in Europe.
Now in the time to Subscribe.
LABORITES GIVE THEIR
VIEWS ON ARBITRATION
WASHINGTON, D. C>, Jan. 11.—
W. Doak, the Vice President of the
Brotherhood of railroad trainmen
was before the senate committee on
interestate commerce in its railroad
question htearings today.
Doak said that he was glad to
publicly testify. He averred that
public alarm would be best allayed
and probably prevented by an agree
ment between the companies ana
the brotherhoods. He admitted that
the brotherhoods were unalterably '
opposed to compulsory arbitration
and would light it regardless of
consequences to the last.
Sam Gompers followed Doak and
went the trainmen offcial one bette
on every point. Organized labor,
Gompers testified, was a unit in its
opposition to any legislation looking
to strike prevention. Every lahoi
convention had gone on record as
overwhelmingly opposing compul
sory arbitration. .Gompers said that
they might sound it as soft as toev
pleased, but there was no getting
over the fact that it was involuntary
servitude, undisguised.
The Senate committee is prepared
to hear a considerable number ot
witnesses on the question.
It is admitted in Congressional
circles that the laborite opposition
to compulsory arbitration is causing
some of the politicians uneasiness.
Almost all senators have telegrams
from organized bodies denouncing
the projected legislation.
MUNITION PLANT SCARES
COUNTRY OY EXPLOSION
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The de
struction by a series of explosions
of the munition plant of the Can
adian Car Foundry Co. at Lynd
hurst, N. J. occasioned a country
side panic today.
This afternoon shortly after the
noon hour a series of explosions be
gan all of deafening violence which
shook building after building of the
company and wholly destroyed it.
The deafening detonations are de
scribed as maddening. Like terrific
thunder peals one after another they
stunned the surrounding country,
smashing glass windows and creat
ing a panic.
Heavy artillery had nothing on
the inferno that for two hours ema
nated from the Foundry Co's muni
tion plant.
HINTS ON COMFORT.
To look well you must feel well.
Clothes help you to look well, if
they are made to order and fit well,
repaired well, cleaned well and well
pressed.. Therefore you will feel
well.
M. PASCOFF.
Ladles and Gent’s Tailor does It all
well.
All work guaranteed.
Cor. Lane’s Wax and Front Street
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NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—Millions
of dollars worth of munitions and
machinery as well as raw material
went up in smoke today when the
Lyndhourst munition plant was de
stroyed. The explosion occurred
first in the'metal laboratory where
steel experts were working on a new
alloy. This was a relatively slight
explosion over a hand furnace but it
detonated a store room of explosives
overhead, and then the rest of the
explosions followed. Several lives
were lost but as it was dinner hour
they will not be as numerous as they
might otherwise have been.
MEXICAN SITUATION IS
FAR FROM RESSURING
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 11.—
Conflicting reports are coming out
of Mexico which are not very reas
suring. The latest advices that Villa
tists are developing strength in the
vicinity of Jiminez is however doubt
ful.
EL PASO, Jan. 11.—It is stated
that Pershing will withdraw some
time in the next few weeks. This
however will depend upon the out
come of continued fighting in the vi
cinity of Parral where the Villatists
are reported to be showing renewed
energy and strength.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 11.—General
Obregon, Carranza’s secretary of
war says that there is no doubt that ]
the de facto government has the si-;
tuation now well under control In !
northern states. Obregon discounted !
contrary reports as almost certainly
unreliable and emanating from Am
erican interventionist sources.
MAIL CLOSES TODAY.
The Outside mail closes today at
five o’clock. Moreover It is stated
that this mail connects with Council
and Candle and for that reason
those desirous of making connec
tions with those places should not
miss it.
Let u estimate on jour Job Wort
GERMANY HANDS A
NOTE TO NEDTRAUSTS
BERLIN, Jan. 11.—The semi-offi
cial Overseas News Agency today
announced that Germany this morn
ing handed to neutrals a note con
cerning the Entente reply to their
proposal.
The note declares that the Entente
declined the proffered olive branch as
insincere, and the unimportant clos
ing statements of the Allied note ex
cluded the opportunities for peace
which the Teuton nations had gener
ously extended.
Nevertheless this makes it incum
bent upon the Imperial German Gov
ernment to inform the Neutral Na
tions how the Allies had rejected the
advances which had been made.
The note further says that the
Teutons were not interested in the
discussion as to who was responsible
for the war or what were its leading
causes. The Teuton nations mean
business and were not prepared to
quibble.
This must fasten ror ever, says
Germany, upon the Entente, the res
ponsibility for courting their own
ruin and for prolonging this terrific
war.
LONDON, Jan. 11.—The Mail com
menting upon the Overseas News
agency dispatch relative to the Teu
ton note to neutrals, points out that
that paper had in its issue over a
week ago declared that such would
have been done as part of the Teu
ton plan to secure neutralist sym
pathy.
Anything In the line of Job work
DRY STATE MAIL
LAW PASSES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11 —
Today by a comfortable majority,
the Senate passed the bill introduced
by Senator Bankhead which prohi
bits the transmission through the
mails, liquor advertisements when
the periodicals or other sheets con
taining these go to dry states.
The bill immediately went to the
House where liquor interests say it
is scheeduled to die in committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 11.—
Liquor will lobby this session
against all the many dry laws in one
form or another which are up for
consideration. There is a particular
fight being waged against making
the District of Columbia Dry. The
LOCAL ITEMS.
The democratic district committee
held a meeting last night which is
said to be of some importance. No
thing was learned as to the business
transacted at the meeting. The com
mittee has now several requests
under consideration for endorsement
for the position of U. S. Marshal, all
of which have been received from
seekers who are outside. The re
markable fact in connection with
this is that so far no aspirants for
other federal positions have sought
to get local approval. Some of the
committeemen think that this is
quite significant.
Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., Next door to Segerstrom and
Hagen’s.
Word has been received that the
Canvassing Board in Juneau has re
ceived both the Utica and the Deer
ing returns which were not received
by the District Clerk here. This will
result in the election of Philip Cor
rigan over T .M. Reed to the house
of representatives from this Divi
sion. The matter has not been fully
decided whether the vote will be
passed or not as some irregularities
are reported which may result in the
vote being thrown out. Among other
things is that no explanation is
forthcoming why the official ballot
was not used in the voting.
work of fighting is being- made hard
er by reason of the fact that the
drys have declared that many
members are interested in the gro'g
geries and for that reason will fight
all “dry” bills. This is making
some of the otherwise wets uneasy.
The charge of booze graft has them
going.
The liquor men say that the Bank
head bill is unconstitutional and will
be fought and cannot have any judi
cial standing.
A number of drys are trying to
force an early action by Congress in
the matter of Alaska prohibition al
though they are no more active than
the liquor interests and a merry
fight is anticipated before it is
through.
The drys are very strong in Con
gress.
WILSON HEAPS COALS
FIRE HEADS SUFFRAGISTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—
The suffragettes who in this capital
are not the deadly English species
of militants, again picketted the
White House today and when Presi
dent Wilson observed them and
their banners he very nicely invited
them in to “warm their toes”.
The ladies were taken aback by
this unexpected courtesy but declin
ed the invitation to go in and get
warm. They abandoned the pickett
ing when Wilson retired within the
portals of the White House.
It is understood that the president
has himself given the police orders
to let the ladies alone and picket all
they want. Wilson claims that it
does him no harm.
SLAVS FIGHT WITH
VERY GREAT STUBBORNESS
BERLIN, Jan. 11.—The Slavs are
now fighting with desperate energy
and owing to the fearful wintry
weather little progress is marking
tho campaign except along the
Danube. The effort to force the Car
pathians is no longer feasible as the
weather is such as to effectively pre
vent it. The Russians are now very
strongly posted along the Sereth and
Trotus valleys where fighting is pro
ceeding without any let-up.
VIENNA, Jan. 11.—The War
Bureau admits that the Slavs are at
tacking in force in the Carpathians
notwithstanding the severity of the
snow storms in that section.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 11.—The si
tuation in the east is more reassur
ing. General Brussiloff has been re
placed upon the Volhynian sector
while Russky takes command along
the Sereth having been moved from
the Riga front. The Headquarters
Staff announces further changes as
probable.
LONDON, Jan. 11.—The winter
will see not much further develop
ments in any theater of war says the
Times military expert, denying the
reports that there was very great
activity in the Macedonian front.
That country is in the throes of a
very severe winter where the wint
ers are always severe, and fighting
will diminish rather than increase
says this authority before February
arrives. The main operations, he
says, will always be in the western
front.