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VOL. I,
MOIMK. A LANK A SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1017.
NO. 2210.
GERMANS STILL ON
PARIS, March 23.—Interrupted
by a sanguinary battle extending to
their northernmost lines in France
from Tergnier, the Germans were
compelled to resume their with
drawal from the new trench posi
tions, admittedly overwhelmed by
the drivng numbers of the Allies.
The losses on both sides were large.
PARIS, March 23.—Immense
numbers of soldiers and civilians
are now repairing and double track
ing light railroads through the de
vastated territory which was evacu
ated by the Germans.
PARIS, March 23.—The continued
retreat of the Germans after an all
day stand in their new trenched po
sitions is making this city frantic
with delight.
The Germans are bringing up
every available man from different
fronts to stem the retreat which is
now becoming serious and past the
line which it was expected they
would hold.
LONDON, March 23.—Military
experts are still skeptical of the
German rout. They positively re
fuse to believe that any comparison
can be instituted to the continued I
retirement in the battle of the ]
Marme by the present withdrawal.
Thus the Globe expert shows some
impatience with the premature re
joicings in so many papers and ex
plains that the German retirement
is a play for time hoping to delay
the pressure on the front by field
action until the submarines can
starve out the Entente and render
their supply of munitions inade- j
quate.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. HE All
THE WORKER.
MANY TEUTONS ENTER !
MEXICO FIGHT U. S. A.
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GALVESTON, Texas, Macrh 23.— |
A Norwegian steamer arriving this
afternoon from Port Obrio reports
that thousands of Germans are en
tering Mexico from Guatemala with
the avowed intention of forming an
army of Mexicans to fight America.
BOSTON, March 23.—A steamer
arriving this evening from Arch
angel reports that when unloading
there tow ammunition steamers from
New York exploded, It was gener
• ally believed that this was a Ger
man plot. Fifteen hundred per
sons were killed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—
The United States government is
carefully watching for possible de
velopments following the German
exodus into Mexico, although it is
not expected that anything serious
will occur.
Unlike the newspaper reports,
the government agents are inclined
to think that Villa and Obregon
may make common cause against
Carranza, rather than that Villa j
and Carranza will unite to wipe out
Obregon.
The factionism existing in Mexico
precludes the possibility of an>
German plot making headway at the
present time although it is admitted
that there is every possibility that
the new element there may strive
to stir up some trouble.
Meantime the preparations con
tinue with considerable energy in
every department.
BAD DAY FOR THE
DEFENSE GILL TRIAL
SEATTLE, March 23.—This was
a bad day for Gill in his trial here.
The government placed ex-policeman
Margett on the witness stand to
AT THE DREAM.
The most magnificent feature pic
ture shown this winter will be
flashed on the screen tomorrow
night, it is a gold rooster hand co
loured photoplay embracing an all
star cast of European artists, gradu
ates of the Comedie Francaise, Paris
sian of scense wonderfully colored
This magnificent film in its succes
its romantic old world backgrounds,
its intensely human story, its fine
settings and, above all. in its splen
did acting, is a real achievement of
the “film d’art”. This will be sup
plemented with a two reel scream
Comedy featuring Ford Sterling and
host of classy fun makers, also a
special Pathe Weekly. Seven Reels
in all. Adm. 50c. Shows 6:30 and
1:20.
HINTS ON COMFORT.
To look well you must feel well.
Clothes help you to look well. It
they are made to order and fit well,
repaired well, cleaned well and well
pressed.. Therefore you will feel
well.
M. PA8COFF.
Ladies and Gent’s Tailor does it all
well.
All work guaranteed
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street
CITY BATH HOUSE
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has the largest
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and only 0 feet
Bath Tabs In Noma.
testify. This man is under indict
ment himself for aiding in boot
legging and refused to testify for
fear of incriminating himself.
Three dry squaders who testified
in the Billingsley case swore that
the instructions they received as to
the seizure of booze were not changed
until after the Billingsley-Gill com
promise had been made.
The worst witness of the day
against the defendants in the trial
was Mesdorf. This man Mesdorf
who testified that Billingsley paid
him thirty dollars to testify in his
favor had mysteriously later disap
peared, returned late this afternoon
JULIUS ROSEN WALD.
NEW YORK, Marqh 2.2—Julius
Uosenwald has wired an offer of a
milion dollars to the Jewish war
sufferers in Europe.
This donation would be more highly
appreciated did not the donor stand
so unmistakably for low wages in
this country and for being an earn
est opponent of the minimum or liv
ing wage for women. Department
stores and mail order houses con
trolled by Rosenwald pay probably
lower wages than any other such
institutions, with one exception, in
the country. Under these crcum
stances his donation smells of the
taint of the sweat shop.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Two 4 H. P. Boilers.
One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 16 H. P. Boiler.
Two 6 H. P. Boiler.
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DARLING A DEAN OO.
and testified that city detectives !
had paid him one hundred dollars
to testify that Billingsley had paid
him that thirty.
The Gill people charge that their
witnesses are being tampered with
and they are citing this man Mes
dorf as a clear case in point.
The whole tendency of the evid
ence handed in today was bad for
all of the defendants and they will
have a hard time trying to clear
themselves. The promised disclos
ures of a sensational nature so far
have not come out. The trial i$
being watched by a large audience.
PLEASANT SOCIAL.
The Catholic Library Club's card
social last night was a very pleasant
affair. The following were the
prize winners: Among the ladies
Miss Helen Stipek first, Mrs. D.
O'Brien second and Mrs. John Mono
han third. Among the men Don
Frasier won first prize, John Byron
second and John H. M’Neil third.
HOLT’S CASH STORE.
Moved to Alaska Mer. Co. on ac
count of Extreme Heat.
We can save you money on
House or Compartment Furnishings.
We All orders, large or small.
Largest Store North of Seattle.
Tel. Main 96.
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
Bank.
We do the best
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING ft
REPAIRING
Ladles sad Gentlemens Clothes.
BOARD BETS ORDER
JUNEAU, March 23.—The Can
vassing Board in a communication
to Judge Jennings today refused to
make Valentine’s protest an amend
ed answer, and thereupon the Dis
trict Judge issued a writ of manda
mus directed to each member of the
Canvassing Board commanding
them to issue the certificate of elec
tion of Charles Sulzer as the candi
date receiving the highest vote. He
rejected Valintine’s protest to him to
regard the protest of Hellenthal et
al., against counting the votes in
the Second Division and in certain
other precincts in other divisions.
A special message to the legisla
ture today requested large appro
priations for the Nelson schools in
the Territory.
In the Senate Sulzer introduced a
bill providing for a bounty upon
wolves at fifteen dollars each.
On motion of Daly action was de
ferred until an opinion was re
ceived from the Territorial Attorney
General so that he women's eight
hour bill would be perfectly legal
when adopted.
Other bills are promised from
other members. The legislature is
still shivering with excitement over
the rush resolution to Congress ask
ing that Wilson re-appoint Strong
to succeed himself. The democrats
believe that they were victimized by
the speedy action of the Wicker
shamites.
ADMITS JEWS PUBLIC
FREE SCHOOLS RUSSIA
PETROGRAD, March 23.—The
United States Ambassador to Rus
sia today cabled the state depart
ment that the Duma government
had by an enactment admitted the
Jews to public and free schools
throughout Russia with every liber
ty of conscience permitted to all
creeds.
His dispatches do not indicate a
revolutionary chaos in Russia.
PARIS, March 23.—The Admiral
ty announces that a French dread
naught has been torpedoed in the
Mediterranean.
LONDON, March 23.—The French
ship of war sunk in the Mediter
ranean is probably that reported
some time ago by Germany.
PARIS, March 23.— French mili
tary experts, quite unlike the Lon
don writers are satisfied that Ger
many’s retirement on the west front
is not tactical or for strategical
reasons but a forced retirement of
an enemy no longer able to stand
the pressure. Today the line was
broken for the first time by the
Allies troops cutting the communi
cation anti they declare that Ger
many is trying to get back to her
home defenses to conserve as many
men as possible for the country on
the ending of the war.
LONDON, March 23.—The British
government has sustained no diplo
matic interruption with Russia by
reason of the change in the admi
nistration of that country. This is
a Foreign Office statement tonight.
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SOCIETY GIRLS SUICIDE
VERY DRAMATIC FASHION
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. March 2 3.
—Ethel Stanton, the one hundred
thousand dollars a year heiress and
step daughter of the well known
catsup manufacturer, Snyder of
Cincinnati, together with Miss
Margaret Spalding of Newton Cen
ter, Mass., committed suicide in a
dramatic manner.
The affai i is a complete mysteiy
but it is believed that the girls were
LOCAL ITEMS.
The trial of Haggarty who was
arrested shortly after midnight on
Friday a. m. by Deputies Chas.
MacKay and Harry Pigeon in a
cabin in the outskirts of the town
will be held in the Commissioner s
Court before Judge Frawley at two
o’clock this afternoon. Haggarty
was still unbailed in the federal
jail last evening.
• • • •
Collin Murray formerly a mining
man of Nome, was some time back
located on Montana creek in the
Knik district, but was contemplat
ing leaving with an outfit for the
Broad Pass quartz district, declared
by enthusiasts to be the coming
Rand of Alaska. If it is ever to
equal the Witwatersrand where the
hum of the stamps along forty miles
of reef seems like the surf breaking
on the shore, it will certainly have
to go some.
• • • •
Steamboat men locally are getting
busy on their craft, subjecting them
to a general overhauling as to ma
chinery etc., in order that there may
be no delay when the icq goes out.
This is a good summery sign of an
early spring. The engines of the
Silver Wave have been all overhaul
ed from top to bottom in the shops
of M’Lean and Williams, and
Sturtevant is also busy on a marine
engine or two. For some reason
infatuated with one another and |
preferred death to separation.
Tiie girls entered a fashionable
restaurant where the after theater
dining parties were celebrating hi
lariously. They took their position
at a table and ordered a sumptuous
meal of which they partook joyous
ly.
At midnight, while the cafe or
chestra was playing and the place
was filled by fashionable patrons,
the girls rose from their table and
committed suiicde takng poison in
the presence of the diners.
As the girls arose from the table
their action attraction little atten
mainly because of the lightness of
ice pack perhaps, the steamboat
men expect a very early open water
in this section. Moreover as great
activity is reported from Dime and
Marshal with a shortage of supplies
in those sections, there Is likely to
be a big rush of passengers and
freight down the coast just as soon
as schooners can start for these two
promising new camps.
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HOUSE WENT WRY.
CONCORD, N. H. March 22.—The
House voted prohibition by a large
majority and the bill went to the
Senate this evening where it may
not pass.
No measure before the House
has occasioned such a ^bitter fight
this session and it was postponed
and filibustered against in amazing
fashion, the drys ultimately forcing
the vote and winning amid tremend
ous excitement.
The line up in the Senate is said
to be doubtful, but both sides pos
sess an apparent confidence that
they will win out.
The fate of the bill Is occasioning
an even bitterer fight outside the le
gislature.
tion but as they both collapsed
holding each others hand the con
fusion was indescribable. Many
women collapsed and men rushed
forward to aid the girls while police
and doctors were quickly summoned
but they died apparently without a
struggle and almost Immediately.
No one appears to know any rea
son for the suicide nor can they ac
count for the extraordinary circum
satnces under which it was com
mitted.
WANTS INCREASED RATES, j
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 23.—
All railroads have now filed a peti
tion with the Interstate Commerce
Commission for leave to increase
their rates from ten to fifteen per
cent to meet what they claim will
be an annual increased operating
expense of fifty millions on account
of the eight hour law.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—»
Gompers and Morrison of the Am
erican Federation of Labor have
protested to Attorney General Greg
ory against that portion of the
Adamson bill decision which de
cides that public interest limits the
employees right to strike.
This they say is reactionary.
THIS IS THE BLOW.
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NEW YORK, March 22.—It's all
off with the Kaiser now. The New
York Yacht Club, patronized by
royalty and Thomas Lipton who is
not royal, today by unanimous
vote dropped the Kaiser, Prince
Henry of Prussia and another Ger
man Prince from the membership.
This action was taken after con
siderable discussion among the
members who just naturally hated
to see the royal family subjected to
the last straw.