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NOIflC, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917.
NO. 2248.
BIB FIGHT OVER ESPIONAGE BILL
Snohomish Industrialists Likely To Be Released
RECRUITS DRAFTED FOR
SERVICE IN FRANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 7.—
President Wilson completed his pro
clamation for drafting recruits for
Europe.
This much is announced from
the White Hcyise and the destina
tion of the conscripts it is now
made definitely known will be
France.
Upon the final passage of the
draft bill the War Department is
sued orders for raising nine regi
ments for service in France.
These are to consist almost exclu
sively of engineers and
railroad men principally who will
be sent to France for service in co
operation with the Allies.
The officials expect to announce
a more extensive program for na
tional service in Europe soon, but
as far as can be determined the
troops to be sent will be all of
them skilled men.
It is generally felt that the En
tente Commission which has been
in conference here is responsible for
this selection for service in France.
That other regiments will be
thereafter dispatched is practically
certain but the need is not so ap
parent as in these fields for which
men are to be chosen on the first
drafting.
That soldiers will be sent accord
ing to their present regular or mi
litia organization, so far has not
been announced, although it may
be considered.
TEDDY’S CLAIMS ARE
DONE OF CONTENTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7.—
The Roosevelt claims for tne right
to raise a division for service in
Europe and embodied in an amend
ment to the Espionage Bill are now
announced to be the cause of the
delay to which the conference is
subjecting the measures.
It is also stated tonight that this
amendment is very likely to be un
favorably reported upon and that
there is a bitter fight being made,
for the amendment.
The whole capital is greatly ex
cited over this fight which has sud
denly developed in the Committee
and the reason for the powerful
opposition to Roosevelt being al
lowed to arise his division is said
to be a good deal of it political.
Politicians are taking sides. It
is admitted that it is safe to state
that a great fight for Roosevelt be
ing allowed to go to Europe will be
now anticipated and that even
now the fat is in the fire.
Supporters claim that Wilson has
withdrawn his opposition to the
Roosevelt plan, but its opponents
assert with equal confidence that
Wilson and the War Department is
like adamant opposed to it. The
matter is splitting up the politici
ans into factions as nothing has
since the'present session began and
is a testimony still to the extraor
dinary influence of Roosevelt.
Now In the time to Subscribe.
NAVAL FIGHT MAY BE
SOON, SAY THE REPORTS
COPENHAGEN, May 7.—Unoffi
cial reports coming out allege that
the German fleet in the Kiel canal
and at Wilhelmsliaven i3 getting
ready for tea. Thia may be preli
minary to a big dash into the North
Sea or may have some intentions
against the Russian Baltic ports.
LONDON, May 7.—There is a
possibility that the German navai
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ia five reels, satisfaction expresses
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photoplay with a tremendous uni
versal appeal treating of the great
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fidelity.— A story of power and In
tensity that has won the unstinted
admiraton of critics, exhibitors and
the moving picture public in gen
eral. Mihs Olga Petrova will be re
membered here for her finished por
trayal in “The Heart Of A Painted
Woman". Tonights picture sur
passes any and all of her previous
efforts, and will leave a memory.
plans comprise such a thing as a
battle within the near future. The
German reports indicate that the
German Admiralty has admitted
that the great submarine campaign
would be preliminary to such a
naval attack by the Germans.
PARIS, May 7.—The Minister
of Marine reports arrivals and de
partures in excess of any previous
week for two months in France,
while submarinings show a marked
falling off.
LONDON, May 7.-—Heavy fight
ing, mostly artillery work proceeds
on the west front.
BERLIN, May 7.—Notwithstand
ing heavy artillery fire the German
lines show no disposition to break.
LONDON, May 7.—Arrangements
for feeding the people upon compul
sory rations have not been as yet
completed, but are likely soon to be
enforced.
NO REPORTS «S TO
RESULTS OF U SORTS
LONDON, May 7.—The lull in the
submarining is unaccompanied by
any Admiralty reports to that effect
although the arrivals and clearances
speak for themselves. It is possible
that a number of steamers which
were mined have been witheld.
The Admiralty has placed a cen
sorship upon the most of this news
and the> announcements in Lloyds
except with special permission, have
been discontinued.
The prices have gone away up in
the United Kingdom for almost all
food staples although they do not
appear to be any higher than in
several of the eastern cities of the
United States. In proportion to the
wages paid they are however gener
ally much higher.
The government makes no com
plaint as to being short of raw
material for the munition factories
and no hands are idle according to
published statement.
ESPIONAGE BILL IS
STILL IN CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7.—
The conference committee of the
House and Senate is now consider
ing the Espionage bill and apparent
ly there is a bitter fight proceeding
over the measure.
The senato modifications in the
censorship may be objectionable to
many in the house and it is over
this that possibly the heaviest fight
will proceed. This evening it is
stated that the bill was finally to
be whipped into conference agree
ment before night and if so it will
be speedily passed.
There is no explanation given for
the delay although the committee
has been in session among them
selves since Saturday.
The measure is far reaching in
its scope, but the Senate has prac
tically taken the stiffness out of
the censorship clause which how
ever as far reaching enough to be as
powerful as that enjoyed by any
European government even in the j
present crisis, giving the President j
very extensive powers.
The other clauses are not likely
to occasion much squabbling, al
though there may be considerable
bickering before the measure as
passed the Senate and as passed
the House will be made to conform
to the wishes of the representatives
of both.
It was expected that this after
noon the bill would be reported
from the conference committee. Ic
is certain to be passed before twelve
hours elapse.
TRACEY IS FREED
AND MANY OTHERS
SEATTLE, May 7.—Most of the
industrialists were released this
morning upon motion made to dis
miss the charges against them by
the prosecution who have little
hope of further success after the
failure to convict Tracy.
After Tra.cey had been formally
released and others were tilso dis
missed upon motion of the prosecu
tion, this morning, the Court in
structed the prosecution to imme
diately name the men who were to
be prosecuted so that the others
would be released.
It is not believed that I he charges
will be pressed in the case against
any of the other defendants, and
that practically all will be released
this week.
That the prosecution may deter
mine to hold some of tlie leaders
for an indefinite time if they can
make it stick was quite manifest on
Saturday, but the Court's instruc
tions this morning make it manifest
that Judge Ronald will insist upon
speedy action, regardless of the pro
secution’s wishes in the matter.
The industrialists are feeling jub
ilant over the situation and believe
that there is now no chance of any
of the rnen being convicted on this
charge.
That they chose in Tracey, tho
man whom they felt would be easi
est to convict there is hardly any
doabt.
NOTHING FEAR FROM WAR
FOR BUSINESS SAYS LONDON
LONDON, May 7.— London pap
ers with one accord are now en
couraging the United States busi
nessmen, assuring them that they
have nothing to fear from an entry
into the war.
It is pointed out that profits ot
all business concerns in London
since the war began* have been a
long ways above normal and that
there is every certainty that this
condition will be repeated in the
United States.
The Mail takes a particularly
reassuring position and thinks
that the war will have the result ot
stimulating American business
beyond anything that has been here
tofore known.
NEW YORK, May 7.—Gotham
papers are repeating with satisfac
tion the assurances that the trade
of the warring nations is better
than when they were at peace and
that the same golden experience is
to be enjoyed by the American
firms while the masses do the fight
ing.
The statements that London bus
iness has been above normal as to
profits since the war, It is pointed
out, are borne out by the Board of
Trade figures and by the taxation
of profits which have been in vogue
now for over a year and which af
fords one of the securest sources of
revenue to the British in the fight
ing. The fact that business will be
good ought to cover a lot of other
unpleasant features of the war.
WILL MAKE DAY ALSO
HOLIDAY WITH ENTENTE
LONDON, May 7.—The govern
ment of Great Britain and France
are now making arrangements to
have declared Decoration Day as in
the United States a general holiday
for similar observance throughout
all the Allied nations.
The British Premier who con
ceived the suggestion is said to be
determined to bring it about, as
much through courtesy to the
United States as to the dead who
fought against the Central Powers
in the war.
STILL PROBING ABOUT ORDERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7.— ,
The Secret Service men, it is known,
are still probing the manner ir.
which the orders to destroy the ma
tthinery was dispatched round the
w’orld to steamers in various neu
tral ports.
The fact that the destruction was
almost simultaneous in American
ports and is known to have been
performed following definite orders
almost at the same time in Seattle
as in Honolulu, indicates that thero
must have been some radio cyphers
received by the various interned
commanders.
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