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NO MR, ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1013.
NO. 18:52.
SASONOFF SCOFFS AT
THE PEACE RUMORS
PETROGRAD, Dec. 24.—The
Duma is again in session. Sasonoff
addressing the membors declared
that the reports that peace was
possible and not only possible but
probable were of German manufac
ture. Sasonoff said that peace would
come, but it would leave one side
supreme without any doubt, and the
other placed beyond any possibility
of resistance hereafter. Russia
would never sign a peace with the
Central Powers until either Russia
and her splendid Allies had gone
down in utter, absolute and irre
coverable defeat with men and arma
gone, or the Central Powers sub
mitted to terms which the Allies
would dictate.
Sasonoff scoffed again at the peace
rumors as he closed his address. He
stated that the Persian situation
was “secure as a rock’’.
ROME, Dec. 24.—Serbs and Bui
gars are battling near El Bason.
ZURICH, Dec. 24.—Fifteon thou
sand have been killed in fierce fight
ing in the Vosges for the past five
days.
COPENHAGEN, Doc. 24.—Naval
activities of some kind are reported
in the North Sea and Channel.
Steamers arriving were held up
and paused by several squadrons oi
British ships after searching scruti
ny of their destination and mani
fests.
The sight of so many large war
vessels has been unusual up to this.
SONS OF THE NORTH.
A LUTFISK PARTY will be given
at the Sons of the North Hall on
Monday, Dec. 27th, at 7 P. M. for
Members only and their Ladies.
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Peanuts, Candies and Ice Cream at
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LANSING SEEKS INFORMATION
SINKING YASAKA MARU
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 24.—
Secretary Lansing is now seeking
details of the sinking of the Yasaka
Maru in the Mediterranean, admit
tedly hard to obtain just yet. The
Yasaka Maru according to its Lon
don agents carried one American
only. He was saved.
• • THE HAGUE, Dec. 2 4.—Social
ists from the various belligerent
countries are now holding a peace
conference. It is not believed that
they will come to any understand
ing as the delegates reflect the
views of the ruling powers in all of
them.
ROME, Dec. 24.—Cardinal Vanu
telli, at one time apostolic delegate
in the United States, iB praising the
peace efforts of Pope Benedict and
says that he is doing a noble work.
The efforts of his holiness so far
have been absolutely fruitless owing
to the intractable attitude of tile
belligerent powers.
BERLIN, Dec. 24.—Revolts in In
dia are spreading, says the Berliner
Tagelbatt. The British censors have
been able to conceal these reports
from getting beyond the confines of.
British India to Groat Britain, but
the facts are leaking out and are
well known to the German authori
ties.
LONDON, Dec. 24.—It is stated
that the Japanese ambassador has
been asked for any particulars con
cerning the sinking of the Yasaka
Maru for a neutral power.
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FORD RETURNS; RIDICULE
MAKES PACIFICIST TIRED
CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 24.—Henry
Ford is on board the Bergensfjord
returning home from Bergen, Nor
•way. Illness is reported as the
chief cause of the desertion by their
leader from the expedition.
The announcement is made that
the expedition will continue under
the auspices of the Women’s Inter
national Peace Association.
LONDON, Dec. 24.—Papers here
claim that ridicule has so hurt
Henry Ford that he is leaving the
expedition in disappointment and
disgust. In an interview to Norweg
ian papers Ford admitted his aston
ishment that his serious efforts
should have been so misunderstood
as to have been made the butt tor
unhappy satire and rid'culo. Ho felt
especially keenly the continuous ri
dicule which American papers pour
ed upon his expedition both in edi
torial and cartoon.
VIENNA, Dec. 24.—The Austrian
American situation has been a
source of discouragement to Henry
Ford who fears that even while hi"
expedition has been crossing the
ocean to promote poaco, his own
government has been taking such a
stand in the matter of the sinking
of the Ancona as to preclude the
possibility almost of peaceful settle
ment.
LONDON, Dec. 24.—A new pro
gram is reported to have been map
ped out for the pacificist expedition.
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ANXIETY AS TO DELAY IN
REPLY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—
Anxiety Is felt here over the delay
In the receipt of the Austrian reply
to the Ancona note. It Is under
stood that the situation is somewhat
complicated by the sinking of the
Yasaka Maru, and that a very
friendly reply cannot be expected.
I GENEVA, Dec. 24.—Official dis
patcnes from Vienna Indicate that
the punishment of tho submarine
commanders for the sinking of the
Ancona is now the stumbling blocit
In the way of granting the urgent
demands of the United States gov
ernment. The Austrian government
feels that the men did only their
duty and acted as they had orders
* to act, to place therefore the res
[ponsibillty of the offense alleged by
the United States wholly upon th>
Austrian commanders does not seem
rm~
BERLIN, Dee. 34.—That the Aus
trian government will avoid an open
break with the United States is as
sured. It is however practically
certain that the government will be
slow in the matter of conceding the
justice of the American position,
and the next note may indicate the
willingness of the Austrian govern
ment to settle along these lines.
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LONDON, Dec. 24.—No doubt thf#L
Austria will concede all the Amer
Icau demands is apprehended here
Ip any way by the papers.
POOR STEEL CAUSED
COLLAPSE OF ORIDGE
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 24.—The
collapse of the steel bridge over the
Spokane river below the falls ana
the loss of life following the fall
of a street car crossing at the time,
are all said to be due to the fact
that the contractors used defective
steel in its construction.
Some of the girders examined
were even shown to be condemned
steel that had been sold at low
prices to the contractors by firms
which had them returned from
other builders, and the tester’s con
demnation marks are still clearly to
he seen.
It is estimated that eleven are
dead, although all knovn to have
been travelling on the street car at
the time, have not been recovered
An Investigation of the contract
work has been ordered.
CAPTURE SALONIKA
IN MIDDLE JANUARY
VIENNA, Dec. 24.—The Minister
of War declares that Salonika wili
be captured by the Bulgars and
Teutons before the middle of Janu
ary. The position would be made
untenable long before that time,
but that was the limit allowed the
Allies to hold it.
SOFIA Dec. 24.—The Germans
are now collecting in great numbers
at Uskub while the Bulgars are con
centrating at Strumnitza for the
purpose of making a joint attack
upon Salonika. Tbere is no jues
tion as to its capture.
LONDON, Dec. 24.—A Petro
grad dispatch says that an official
telegram is received from Odessa
this morning announcing that the
former German warships Breslau
and Goeben both of which had been
recommissioned, werte disabled In
action by the Russians.
PARIS, Dec. 24.—It is estimated
that more than half the aviators
who entered the war on one side of
another have been hilled. This fat
by far the most dangerous branch
of the service, submarining in the
navy coming a long distant second.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 —It is
stated that the famous French for
eign legion which has engaged in
the war from its outset, has now no
more survivors, all having been hil
led in action.
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MINOR GALICIAN ACTIV'TIES
ARE OFFICIALLY REPORTED
IKTROGRAD, Dec. 24.—Minor
activities are reported along the Ga
lician front where the Russians are
on an offensive of not very exten
sive limits, the Austrian outposts
were driven back some distance but
there were small losses. The posi
tions gained are admitted to be in
consequential.
VIENNA, Dec. 24.—Clashes are
general tho Bessarabian fropt.
LONDON, Dec. 2 4.—Indications
of an Austrian counter attack on
the Bessarabian front were shown
today when they assumed an offen
give.
This was promptly followed by a
similar unimportant offensive by the
Russians in Galicia. It was a series
of flanking movements which ended
without result.
These Austrian attacks were prob
ably intended to show the Russians
the danger of an attempted Russia.,
invasion of Bulgaria.
ATHENS, Dec. i 4.—Premier
Skoulodis announces that at the
wish of his cabinet he will retain
the premiership. The Skoulodis
cabinet like himself is strongly neu
tral and opposed to entering the
war under any consideration. The
situation is calmer today owing to
the retirement of the Bulgars from
the Epirus boundary line. It is
said that this retirement was urged
by the Germans upon the Bulgara
who are anxious to attack Greece
Feeling is still high in this capital.
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TERRIBLE COLLISION.
GALENA, Kans., Dec. 24.—A rear
end collision in a fog today resulted
in the serious injury of twenty-five
travelling in an observation car.
The passenger train was stalled
when the oncoming freight unable
to discern the signals of the flag
man in a fog crashed into the car
practically demolishing it. Speed
had been greatly reduced on the.
freight otherwise a most shocking
accident would have to be reported
The fog is blamed for the unfor
tunate occurrence. The company
states none were killed althougn
some of the injured, it is admitted.,
may die.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Yesterday Santa Claus wa3 a vis
ible person in the sticets and the
noise he made smashed the rival
howling of the storm. He had a
genuine reindeer, sled and all, and
the crowds that greeted him at the
terminal station showed him a wel
come.
• • • •
Gold and Silver presents at
MUELLERS.
• • • *
The first compensation paid under
the Territorial Compensation Act by
the Treadwell Co. was to an oiler
who smashed his fist on the hoist
of the Mexican mine. He got thirty
one bucks compensation and cannot
sue. No wonder John Troy and his
bosses thought the act all right.
• • • •
Choose your fancy box or basket
“NOW” and let ns set it aside for
Yon.
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• • • •
Sunday night at the Eagle Shows
will see the usual universal pro
gram. “The Line Rider” in two
parts featuring Edna Payne, Rob.
Frazier and Marbert Myles, all class
A actors in the movie world heads
the bill. An excellent L-KO Comedy
entitled “Groom’s Doom ’ is a laugh
catcher that cannot be beaten. The
Animated Weekly showing the in
teresting scenes from all over the
world will conclude the bill after
the famous Hy Mayer cartoons have
entertained as they only can enter
tain.
• • • •
Anything in the line of Job work
at the Industrial Worker Offlee.
REPUBLICANS DETERMINED
MAKE TARIFF SOLE ISSUE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2 4.—
The political activities are not muen
interrupted on account of the holi
days. Most of the members have
departed for a short re-union where
possible with their families, but still
many are spending the Christmas
here. The White House is practi
cally deserted and Christmas func
tions will not begun properly until
Monday. But politics can be said
to be boiling. The republicans are
fully determined to make tariff the
main issue, while tho democrats con
tend that their tariff has not ob
tained a fair tost owing to the war
Tho republicans assert that all that,
saved the country from a ruinous
depression unequalled in hirtory has
been tho war and war orders.
The autoists all over the country
EXPRESS COMPANIES DO WELD
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—The express
companies all report a flourishing
condition, mainly owing to the gov
ernment’s raising the parcel post
rate. The companies report a vast
increase in trade following the Post
Office Department’s ruling increas
ing the parcel post rate. The in
crease was effectively advertised
and as the people are said to have
got t}ie "parcel habit” they used
the express company’s service in
preference to the government, be
cause the service was better and
cheaper.
Severe criticism of the govern
ment’s raising the postage rate, it
will be recalled,. occurred at the
time.
POWDER FUMES KILL THREE.
BRANDY CITY, Dec. 24.—Fatal
powder fumes were responsible to
day for the death of three who were
directly asphyxiated and three
others are said to be dying.
The burning of the powder was
accidental, and the heavy fumes
caught the men who were em
ployees of the plant beyond any
chance of escape. The cause is net
knovyn which started the trouble.
physicians pay that there is no
chance of saving the lives of the
three men who are not yet dead
although every means is being re
sorted to save
tie up in arms against the proposes,
horse power tax of the administra
tion, and are organizing to resist it.
Presidential possibility talk Is
busy everywhere. Wilson is opposed
by the followers of Bryan and the
German-American element. They
hope to be strong enough to prevent
his renomination. Bitter offonso has
been taken from the presidential
message. Borah, Roosevelt Root,
Hughes, Penrose and dozens of
others are mentioned as republican
candidates. Even Whitman of New
York Is receiving some attention.
But it would surprise no one if the
Roosevelt boom took on large di
mensions before many months had
passed.
liet ns estimate on year M V«fe
MONARCH HAS HANDS FlMi
PEKING, Dec. 24.—No attempt is
made to disguise anxiety in the gov
ernment circles ovor the latest re
bellion. Thirty thousand regulars
with field equipment have been sent
to quell the fierce up-rising which is
now under the able leadership of
Tsai, the former military governor
of Yuan. Tsai has the reputation ot
being a Manchu supporter and his
being recognized as a leader denotes
the coalition of the former imperial
ists with the republicans against
Yuan Shi Kai.
Alarmist reports are coming
into the government as to dis
affection in widely remote provin
ces. These are accompanied by re
quests for troops.
XMAS GREETINGS.
Again the season suggests th®
pleasure of extending to all hearty
good wishes A Merry Christmas
and a Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
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