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VOME. ALiAHKA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1017,
NO. 2243.
LORD PERCY ADMITS
DIVERS DOING WORK
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 1.—
Lord Percy, the ship expert with
the British Commission, practically
lifted the veil from the censored
shippng news today, and revealed
the fact that the German submarine
campaign is an unqualified success.
Percy declared that the German
divers sank forty ships belonging
to the Allies during the first week
in April, and the U boats were now
sending to the bottom ships faster
than the Allied nations are building
them. He admitted that he made
this statement with a view ot
speeding up work in all ship build
ing yards in America. Canada and
Japan to reinforce the building ca
pacities of the Allied nations in
Europe.
The declaration comes as a re
velation of the extent of the ravages
of the U boats, the success of which
had heretofore been fully censored.
LONDON', May 1.—It is officially
announced by the War Department
that the troopship Ballarat, eleven
thousand tons, and formerly a pas
senger liner, was submarined by a
German diver “somewhere en route
from Australia to England”. All on
board were saved, the Ballarat re
maining afloat for a considerable
time after being torpedoed.
LONDON, May 1.—British troops
from the sunken ship Ballarat are
arriving in England.
GREAT TRIBUTE IS
PAID TO VISITORS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1.—
The greatest tribute ever paid for
eign visitors to the United States
Senate greeted General Joffre and
Viviani today when they paid the
upper house in Congress a visit oi
inspection.
The wildest scenes of cheering
greeted them upon their entrv, to
which reception the distinguished
visitors responded by repeated
bows.
washingt6n, n. C„ My 1 —
The Senate passed the draft bill
without any trouble under a suspen
sion of several rules which expe
dited the movement of the measure
and eliminated much of the antici
pated obstructive tactics which
opponents might have to offer.
Late this afternoon the House re
fused to concur in the amendments
which were embodied in the bill,
and there and then the measure j
went to the conference committee
where the differences in the bill as j
passed by the both house will be ad-'
justed.
It is anticipated that the House
measure, which is the most far
reaching in its scope, will retain
most of its features, especially as to
the age iimit and sequence of draft
ing.
The Houses will be engaged all
this week and practically all of the
next two, on what is strictly to be
called war work. An enormous
number of administration bills are
to be introduced.
GOVERNOR SIGNS COSMOS
TRAIL CAOIN LAW
JUNEAU, May 1.—The eight
hoar placer underground bill went
into effect today. This bill was in
troduced by Snow to cover the situ
ation developed from the eight houi
bill before passed having been de
clared unconstitutional. This new
bill cannot be got over.
The Governor signed the Coombs
cabin bill and it is now a law.
The Senate is considering a war
measure which provides for the
purchase of one quarter million
dollars worth of the War bonds, the
Income to constitute a special fund
for the erection of a capitol build
ing in the future state of Alaska.
The Senate concurred in the
House amendments to the slandei
bill.
The Senate amended the House
bill raising the attorney general's
salary, making it go into effect in
1920. This is a side winder at
Grigsby.
The house is considering the re
venue bill to raise the tax on sal
mon estimated at $75,000 for two
years. The house passed the bill
whereby city councils may organize
small debtor's court. It is demand
ed that the same ordinance be used
in this for every town in Alaska.
The Senate would not concur in
the House amendments giving the
mayor a vote in case of tie, etc. The
doctor bill is practically dead. The
legislature will hold night sessions
until final adjournment.
ORGANIZED LABOR IS
PROTESTING MOONEY CASE
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.—At
the seeming intention upon the part
of the officials to let the Mooney
sentence be carried out, organized
labor is incensed.
So far no action whatever is be
“WHO PAYS?"
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
Seventh in a series of twelve
separate Dramas on vital questions
of life. The Episode is entitled,
“Blue Blood and Yellow” and from
beginning to end it levels in big
moments, or better still. Hard Hitt
ing photoplay. The Theme being
the tale of a girl who idolized ari
stocracy and wed it, and how she
found her golden idol to have clay
feet. Also of a young man whose
Blue Blood was tinged with ochre,
and of another who studied the
stars and learned of hell. A roar
ing Comedy finishes the program.
M. PASCOFF.
LADIES A GENTS TAILOR.
Your Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Gor. Lane’s Way and Front Street.
ing taken in the summary request
of Judge Griffin of the Superior
Court, the judge who condemned
Mooney to death, asking the At
torney General to move for a new
trial before the Supreme Court and
if no action is taken, there is no
doubt of the intention to hang
Mooney. Organized labor is to
take uniform protest action
throughout the country.
SEATTLE, May 1.—Today the
first resolute action to protest the
execution of Mooney was put into
effect in this city, when unionists
and others stopped work for ten
minutes this morning at eleven
o'clock, suspending everything to
test the execution scheduled for
the senventeenth of May.
Jn the mercantile departments of
the Seattle Star all employees ab
ruptly stopped work, in this specta
cular fashion calling attention to
the miscarriage of justice not only
possible but highly probably un
less some official action is taken in
time to prevent it.
This action is attracting general
attention.
DEADLOCK PREVAILS IN
FIGHTING ON WEST
LONDON, May 1.—A deadlock
continued all day today along prac
tically the entire western front.
Some see in this lull the necessary
interruption due to change of lead
ership in command of all the armiea
on the west, when Petain succeeds
Nivelle.
The War Department merely
says that both sides are apparently
resting, preparatory to a resumption
of the bitter fighting that marked
this fearful drive.
The , British have been fighting
for four weeks without a solitary
rest from the offensive.
Now Is the time to Subscribe.
Anything lu the line of job work
PEACE OFFER WILL
BE MADE THURSDAY
THE HAGUE, May 1.—The Ger
man legation here announces the
fact that the German Chancellor
will renew peace proposals on
Thursday.
The announcement is hailed with
hope.
BERLIN, May 1.—There is some
satisfaction at the rather indefinite
announcement made by the govern
ment today, that “in order to pre
vent further ruthless slaughter ot
human beings and to end this dis-j
l astrous struggle which is stagger-|
ing civilization, von Bethmann Hoh
weg will offer a peace resolution
to the Reichstag on Thursday”. It
is the firm belief of the govern
ment that this resolution will em
body terms which may be accepted
without hesitation by all the belli
gerents.
AMSTERDAM, May 1.—The Ge
man peace resolution which is to he
offered in the Reichstag on Thurs
day has again awakened hope that
this horrible war may be within
sight of its ending. On the other
hand conservative opinion has short
ly dismissed these hopes with the
short declaration that it is a “sop
to the socialists” who are growing
desperately powerful in Germany.
LONDON, May 1.—The prospect
of peace proposals emanating from
Hollweg are being received here
with reserve. Unless terms are
mentioned which may pave the way
to a practical consideration, Hoil
weg is wasting time. This, the
view of the Daily News, is practi
cally re-echoed on the streets.
CABINET CONSIDERS THE
DISPATCH TROOPS EUROPE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 1.—
What was in effect an informal
meeting of the cabinet members
was held with President Wilson in
the White House this afternoon.
It is admitted that the question
of the means and time for sending
troops to Europe was the subject
of an open discussion witho.it any
formal and final action being taken.
From the outset, a men.her says,
the majority favored the nr:i>cdiate
dispatch of troops to Franca
The first troops to go will be the
organized militia, and thereafter
units of regulars and volunteers of
past training and experience. The
dispatch of these will be timed to
suit the equipment and dispatch ot
the conscripted men who will be
ready in five or six months.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1.—
Today upon authorization from Con
gress for the work, it is announced
that all of the interned German
ships which were seized by the Am
erican authorities upon the break
ing off relations with Germany, will
he repaired at once and used to
send supplies to the Allies in Eu
rope.
The fact is that most of these
ships have been repaired already,
as it was regarded as a foregone
conclusion that this work would be
authorized.
Let oj estimate on your Job Work
JUDGE RULES DUT THE
EVIDENCE AS TO PINKERTON
SEATTLE, May 1.—Today in tho
trial of D. E. Tracy, the Everett in
dustrialist now on trial for murder
in connection with the Verona epi
sode, the defendant pleaded at
length with Judge Ronald to be al
lowed to prove that George Reese,
the Pinkerton operative, introduced
by the State as a rebuttal witness
“framed up the evidence against
Tracy in the street”.
The defense offered to show that
Reese was an agent provocateur,
well known to the defendants, who
had as a pretended industrialist
made inflammatory speeches in the
streets of Everett with a view of
making the industrialists commit
some acts of lawlessness. They of
fered to show that Reese had, dis
guised as a member of the Indus
trial Workers of the World pur
LOCAL ITEMS.
The drawing for the phonograph
and records was held by Cheap
John, Leo Seidenverg, last night,
and the following are the winners:
First No. 773, second 612 and thiid
3221. If the prize is unclaimed by
the first named number it will go
to the second and so on.
• ■ •
A hearing was'given yesterday
in the injunction case of Leonard
v. Gascoff. This case arises from
a question of title as to the own
ership of the bench off discovery,
Dime creek, which plaintiff claims,
while Gacoff is workjng it under a
lease from Madsen. The Court di
rected that the defendant deposit
26 per cent of the gold extracted
from the dump, failing which he
would be enjoined from sluicing
Attorney Frawley appeared for the
plaintiff and O. D. Cochran for the
defendant.
* • •
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that 1
have this day purchased the scav
enger business formerly conducted
by John DeMartini and am now
the sole proprietor thereof.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 1st
day of May, 1917.
ED B REDESEN.
chased phosphorus and started
phosphorus fires in many places.
They further pleaded to be allowed
to prove that Reese was known
professional ‘‘maker of evidence’'.
After a lengthy address on the
subject, from the defense, the court
thereupon ruled that “this was not
proper cross examination”, and di
rected that the questions leading
up thereto be stricken out.
This has upset the defense con
siderably, the prosecution having
carefully kept Keese in the back
ground to prevent sur-rebutal testi
mony being offered of the nature
outlined in court today.
CARRANZA TAKES OATH
AS MEXICAN PRESIDENT
MEXICO CITY, May 1.—No longer
is Carranza the first Chief and de
facto President, but Chief Executive
and de jure president of the Mexi
can republic.
Following the election in which
he was practically the unanimous
choice, Venustiano Carranza was
sworn in as President of the United
States of Mexico today, with all the
old time military pageant that
marked the inauguration of Diaz.
Carranza received an ovation
from the thousands that watched
the presidential procession on its
way to take the oath.
NORTHERN PACIFIC TO CAN
MALE FOR FEMALE WORKERS
SEATTLE, May 1,—The North
ern Pacific has begun to “stimu
late” enlistment by identical me
thods favored in Great Britain at
the outbreak of the war, and in a
short time thousands of men will
be jobless unless they join the
army.
It is announced this morning
that the Northern Pacific will em
ploy women solely as callers, check
ers in the yards, warehousemen,
time keepers and in all other capa
cities where they can replace men.
doctor.
It is asserted in the press that
this is but the fore-runner of a
general use of women in the vari
ous departments where they can
MAKES PROGRESS.
SEATTLE, April 30.—The day
light saving movement is gaining
ground in this city and it is be
lieved that the council will adopt it.
take the place of men in all indus
tries.
BILLINGSLEY STILL
WRITING LETTERS
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SEATTLE, April :}0.—Logan
Billingsley is still at large but ho
does the city the honor of writing
his daily letter to the Star while
these are being used to devil the
police who are unable to locate him.
United States marshals are unablo
to discover the man who in his com
munication to the evening paper to
day says that he is now desirous
of surrendering to his favorite news
boy who needs the reward which is
offered for his apprehension.
Many believe that these letters
are fakes but an examination of the
hand writing by experts is said to
have proved that they are genuine.