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'IOIO. ALASKA SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1016.
NO. 1927.
SUSSEX SITUATION IS
EXCEEDINGLY CRITICAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14—
Not since the war began have Ger
■un-American relations been so
■trained.
Secretary Lansing declared today
tkat the days of temporizing had
ended.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14—
■Vance has forwarded a report with
reference to the Sussex attack
I which practically ends all doubt as
to its being the work of a German
. U boat, notwithstanding the Ger
man denial.
The report quotes the captain of a
, German submarine naming the cap
tain and crew which attacked the
Sussex.
The information was obtained
from the captured German U boat.
BERLIN, April 14.—Some of the
papers openly advocate a more inde
pendent action with America, and
frankly do not like the government's
efforts to conciliate the United States
Some German critics claim that
America has been Germany's worst
enemy since the war began.
LONDON, April 14.—The Sussex
case is regarded here with interest
mainly on account of the German
denial that German submarines had
anything to do with it In the face
of the facta which have been col
lected proving that it was the work
of a U boat. It Is not considered
probable that any important action
Will be taken, and there is no
danger believed to exist of a break
between the United State3 ana
Germany.
LANSING PREPARED TREAT
WITH CARRANZA’S REQUEST
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—WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 14.
Hie Mexican crisis is not over and
w clouds loom dark enough. Lan
«*ng stated to reporters that the
government was prepared to treat
with Carranza relative to the with
drawal of the American troops but
not for an immediate withdrawal.
Fears are expressed for the safety
of Major Tompkins cavalry which
was attacked at Parral where the
residents are notoriously anti-Amer
can. It is admitted that poor judg
ment was used in entering the city.
SAN ANTONIO, April 14.—Reports
of the fighting incident at Parral
show that Americans entered the
town unarmed. According to this
report, a battle followed afterwards. I
Hostile Carranzists are reported to
be surrounding the outskirts of the
location of the American troops en
campment.
EL PASO, April 14.—Bandits at
tacked the American auto supply
train. One of the bandits was kil
led. The train proceeded on its
way without loss.
EL PASO, April 14.—Pood riots
are reported from various sections
of Mexico.
EL PASO, April 14.—General
Agorta, one of Villa's foremost
lieutenants has abandoned the fight
against Americans and ourrondered.
He says that Villa’s prestige Is
gone for ever.
It is believed that the Carranza
government will now not proceed to
any extremes, although anti-Amer
ican sentiment is reported to be
growing.
I)ont forget your SPUING TONIC
Flowers of Surpliur, Sassafrass Bark
Mexican Sarsaparilly, Caccara Bark.
LOMKNH DRUG STOKE.
gigantic graft found
IN CONNECTION REVENUE
NEW YORK, April 14.—Revenue
•Ulcers face an indictment charging
them with being in collusion witn
the tobacco Interests of the country
whereby the government has been
defrauded of the sum of twenty
Sve million dollars in duties unpaid
during the past fourteen years.
The graft resembles the famous
sugar trust frauds which also It
will be recalled defrauded the
United States government of an
enormous sum, similar in amount
to that which is now mentioned.
The methods were similar in that
false weighing was frequent while
fraudulent bills of lading were also
approved by the revenue officers.
No steps have been taken to
bring the tobacco Interests to jus
tice, the petty officers in the revenue
department being made the goat of
the whole frauds. In this, too, the
case resembles strongly the sugai
frauds when the scale clerks were
sent to varying terms in the peni
teutiary while the trust magnates re
mained safe and immune from all
punishment. Quilt was personal for
the government employees but not
so for the trust men.
The frauds remained undiscovered
for so long a term of years that a
demand is made to discover the
higher ups who concealed the
graft.
The case excites consideable at
tention.
BOMB PLOT CASES ABE NOW
ASSUMING NATIONWIDE SIZE
NEW YORK, April 14.—The
Bomb Plot cases are now assuming
huge dimensions. Four more arrests
wore mado today and Important in
criminating' documents were found.
Two of (he arrested men have
made a confession which Is declared
to be astounding. The govornment
will give out no particulars beyond
claiming that the confession con
nects von Pfcpen, Boyed and others
with the conspiracy of national di
mensions.
The government officers declare
that they will .not stop their Inves
tigations until the guilty ones are
mil behind the bars or leave the
country.
NEW YORK, April 14.—Gorman
American papers claim that the al
leged bomb plots hare been worked
up In order to create an anti-Ger
man sentiment at this time when re
lations owing to the Sussex situa
tion are becoming strained.' They
claim also that British spies hare
been mainly instrumental in secur
I ing the arrests of the Germanists
who are alleged to be guiltless of
the charges upon which they were
arrested.
These papers say that the arrests
are for the studied purpose of dis
crediting the Germon-Amerlcan ci
tizens‘whose “stand against the Wil
son policies has been strongly felt In
recent elections".
I
REPRESENTATIVE M’ ELMORE
OPPOSES WITHDRAWAL
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14.—
Representative M’Elmore today in
troduced a resolution in the House
declaring that American troops must
not ho withdrawn from Mexico un
til Villa Is killed, captured or <
exiled.
Sentiment Is divided as to the
Mexican situation In Congress. A
war with Mexico Is favored by none,
at the, same time It Is held that
some guarantee must be forth com
ing to enaure peace being preserreu
In the border states.
The sentiment is general at this
time to allow the State Department,
a free hand untU some advice or aid .
Is asked from Congress by the Ad- j
ministration. ]
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Dont forget your SPRING TONIC i
Flowers of Sulphur, Sassafrass Bark <
Mexican Sarsaparilla,, Cascara Bark
IiOMENS DRUG STORBL
M
LLS FATHERS TREASURES
HAS NO USE FOR ART
NEW YORK, April 14.—J. P.
Morgan II has no use for art. Fine
paintings, sculptures and tapestries
have been disposed of and the Money
King has already raised the munlfl
cent sum of fifteen millions from hsl
father's treasured collection. One
cup which is of very great value,
artistically and historically was solo
for quarter the price paid by Mor
gan's father. This cup was an espe
cial treasure in which J. P. Morgan
Sr. took immense pride and delight
The sale of the Gobelin tapes
tries also excited considerable sur
prise as this collecetion was un
equalled outside Prance.
HI GILL AIDS IN
DESTROYING BOOZE
SEATTLE, April 14.—The enfor
cement of the dry law In this city
found a zealous ally In Mayor Gill
today.
A scow load of beer was shipped
in and declared to be contraband.
This stood without any ownership In
the bay. Today the beer was ordered
destroyed and Gill took an active
part in assisting the police In dump
ing cases of the amber fluid in the
deep waters of the city’s harbor.
Diving suits were said to be at *
premium.
It Is stated that the State Board
of Pharmacy will black list any
where druggists who are guilty of
bootlegging.
'
Try IJver & Kidney Tea for
Spring fever.
LOMENS DRUG STORE.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS
REPULSED BY REBELS
CANTON, April 14.—Yuan troops
went down In defeat before the re- |
bels in this province today.
Attempting to prevent the rebels
landing, the government forces met
with a severe repulse, having to I
withdraw after losing tlirity killed
and hundreds wounded. Several
hundred regular soldiers were cap
, tured.
The rebels have now secured a
I>: ;lh ^ i r
firm footing in this province, Sun
Yat Sen is unquestionably' directing
the revolt against Yuan Shi Kai ac
cording to information obtained
from rebel quarters today.,
With further rebel successes, this
city will be the rebel capital,
Freight and passengers by deg
team.. .Kates .reasonable,, . .See
DiifT.v, next the Northern.
GERMAN ATTACK DOUAMONT
IS LACKING IN WEIGHT
PARIS, April 14.—Four different
German efforts to attack the French
position at Douamont were repulsed
with ease today, the German offen
sive being very weak and wholly un
like the earlier assaultB which had
been carried out with desperate
violence and repeated again ana
again notwithstanding the first
failures.
The fighting today was represen
tative of a complete collapse of the
German offensive.
LONDON, April 14.—The German
lunge against Verdun has now spent'
Its force with an evident Intention
of giving the troops time to recoup
their losses and their flghtthg
strength. The lighting reported
from the west front was 'of a desul
tory character and everywhere the*
weak German offensive' easily re
pelled. ■ • ' - • 1 ■
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BERLIN, Ap*li * 14i.-t—WhfAvorahle
weather conditions, with sohklhg
rains failing interrupts the offensive
at Verdun. The attack will be re
newed when conditions are favor
able.
LONDON; April 14.-*-It is not be
lieved that any intention existB iipon
the part of Germany to ceanb tbe
V^rdurt attacks, but it Is expect ea
that ifist ad soon1 as then hnd muni
tions are brought up:tfi6 oilPdiiftive
Will die'renewed. r" jU
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BERLIN, April 14.—It is offl.4
ally stated that eighty ships
lunk by German submarines\
March.
NEW YORK, April 14.—The
has a sarcastic article upon the
man statement that eighty sh^
were submarined in March. Iti
ATTENTION ODD. FELLOWS
11.
All Odd PellowiL drdl requested j
meet at Eagle Hall Sunday at 1
11. to attend the
Brother AIec*W&
rill bn held at
Church at 3 o'clock P. M.
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Noble Grand.
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OTTAWA, April 14.—Minister
Borden is now being urged by tbe
II VO.l
:oil «).t a '.\w\u)\i<
Canadian press; to .enforce eooscrtp
ti#,:) J&.1I lii i.ij.■» ti'jurtr
Conscrlptioa/r is not.i, a» papular
among the: Canadian capitalists as
among theta "British brethren, imain
ly because, they lear /^ shortage at
hetpu AU.tbB Canadian., Fanifle.rln
terosts w*) fighting the [proposal*.It
1* alleged that <u» industrial i panic
wllltlAofw mw a»cl»/a idisastrousi po
licy. Tbe men are needed»4t.- la
clataorad .on>£be fannsi ym <ortT
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jtte&V bMUTWI Jyktshm
'mi- SdWdf*«m> ^inii riaii
tnrday, April lBth, at 9 o’clock P.
M. for member* and friends.
COMMITTn.