AND ALASKA LABOR NEWS.
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918
BF TROOPS 18
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL SOON
ANNOUNCE EXACT DATE FOR
NEXT CALL TO COLORS.
ALIENS TO BE KEPT AT HOME.
United States Will Not Send Any Of
ficers or Men Born in Enemy Coun
tries to Fight on European Battle
front.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.—
Announement of the United States
war department of the date for the re
porting to cantonments of the regis- j
t rants included in the next draft of
recruits for the national army. The
first contingent of the now troops will
move to camp in April.
It was announced by the war de
partment today that officers and sol
diers in the American army who were !
) born in enemy countries, but whose '
loyalty to the United States is un
questioned will not be permitted to
serve on the battlefronts in Europe.
When their regiments are ordered
to France, foreign-born officers and j
men of this character will n- ^«nt to :
insular posts where they will release
"or service abroad American-born of- j
I , i
ficers and men.
MAIL ORDER HOUSE
►SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. ARE
CHARGED WITH UNFAIR H).M- •
EETITIYE METHODS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. -March 6.— '
St ars, Roebuck & Co., Chicago mail I
order merchants, are charged in aj
complaint issued today by the federal >’
trade commission with using unfair
methods of competition.
i
i lie specific accusation is that the
firm advertises sugar for sale at a *
b n condition certain other articles
l ,-> purchased at the same time and
!
im on the combined sale an attract-i
v ive profit is realized.
The allegation is made that such a
policy would have the effect of les
sening competition and eventually
giving to Sears Roebuck & Co. a mo
nopoly.
MEXICO IS REALLY
ON ENTENTE SIDE
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REPUBLIC’S CONSTITUTION PUTS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN HANDS
OF PRESIDENT.
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LAREDO, Texas, March 5.—Amsr-j
leans arriving from Mexico City say I
tiie Mexican congress rejected a hiil!
providing for benevolent neutrality
by Mexico on the side of the entente
powers in the war solely because of
constitutional provisions that give the
president, not congress, authority to I
act on such a question.
the debate on the bill which was
secret, is said to have been mainly'
piO-entente, especially in the chamber
of deputies. I
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GERMANS WILL SOON !
OCCUPY PETROGRAD
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR RE
PORTS HIS SAFE ARRIVAL
AT TOWN OF VOLOGDA.
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 2.—
Ambassador David R. Francis report
ed his arrival today at Vologda. He
advises that the German advance on
Petrograd and Moscow continues and
expressed the opinion that Petrograd
will be occupied by the Germans with
in a few days.
BACK ATTACK
BY GERMANS
TEUTONS MAKE NIGHT ASSAULT
ON TRENCHES OF UNITED
STATES IN LORRAINE.
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DEFEAT SUFFERED BY ENEMY.
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Number of Kaiser’s Soldiers Are Re
ported to Have Been Taken Priso
ner by Patrol During Its Operations j
in Lorraine Territory.
PARIS, March 5.—German troops
last night made an attack on the
trenches held by Americans in the1
Lorraine sector.
The enemy was repulsed.
The French official statement an
nounces that an American patrol op
erating in the Lorraine sector took a
number of German prisoners.
SMOKER WILL BE
GIVEN SOLDIERS
HOME GUARDS WILL ACT AS
HOSTS TO MEMBERS OF MILI
TARY DETACHMENT HERE.
A smoker will be given to the mem
bers of Company C of the Fourteenth
Infantry by the Home Guard tonight
at 7:30 o’clock in Robarts’ hall. A de
lightful program has been arranged
by the Home Guard for the entertain
ment of the boys in khaki. There will
be songs, musical selections and short
speeches. The evening will be given
..or to killing stories smoking # d
eating.
A committee composed of Captain I
Thomas Dwyer, Felix Brown and E. J.
Sliter has been busy during the past
week perfecting the details for to
night's entertainment. The committee
has called upon the merchants of An
chorage for donations of cigars and ^
food supplies and the manner in which |
the business men have responded in
sures ample material for a good time!
tonight.
The Home Guard has been training
under the direction o5" the officers of'
the Fourteenth Infantry and tonight’s |
smoker is in the nature of an expres-,
sion of appreciation for the interest
shown in the Home Guard by the
soldiers.
PERSONS THAT ARE JUSTIFIED
IN USING ANIMALS MUST OB
TAIN* PERMITS.
AMSTERDAM, Holland, March 5.
—“Horse cards” are the latest things
!
in the complex business of rationing'
Germany. Small farmers, tradesmen, I
and others t*> whom the possession of
a horse is necessary for their liveli
hood, can now and then secure one if
they are provided with a “horse card”
properly signed and attested by the
military authorities.
Only a limited number of horses j
will be available even for holders of
the cards. They will be animals no
longer required by the army, and some
of them will only be lent for short
periods at an assessed rental. Emaci
ated specimens will be auctioned.
SEVERAL OFFICERS AND TROOP
ERS ARE KILLED IN FRACAS
AT NEWPORT NEWS.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 2.—
Several white officers and negro
troopers were killed today when ne
gro and white troopers stationed near
here clashed.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TERRI
TORIES GIVES CONSIDERA
TION TO SULZER MEASURE
MORE HOME RULE IS WANTED.;
John W. Troy, Editor of Juneau Em
pire, Tells National Lawmakers
That Legislature Should Be Given ]
Greater Power.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6.— ;
Hearings were started today before
the committee on territories of the
house of representatives on the bill
introduced by Charles A. Sulzer, dele
gate in congress from Alaska, giving
statehood to the northern territory.
While the belief is not entertained
that the committee will favor state
hood, the expectation is general that
consideration of the bill will lead to
the drafting of another bill giving to
Alaska a territorial form of govern
ment with a greater measure of home
rule than she now possesses.
John W. Troy, editor and publisher
of the Juneau Empire, was a witness
today before the committee. He ar
gued in favor of the statehood bill,
but said that if statehood could not
be obtained, congress ought to enact
legislation that would give the Alaska
legislature power to pass laws and
make them effective without requir
ing them to be ratified by congress.
The hearing will be continued to
morrow.
WILD LIFE IH
NORTH GUARDED
FORMER PRESIDENT OPPOSES
SULZER BILL ALLOWING j
MARKETING OF GAME.
PROFITEERING P R O P O S A L .!
Message Is Sent to Convention of
American Protective Association
and it Favors Colonel’s Protest.
NEW YORK, March 6.—Former
President Roosevelt today took up the
cudgels in behalf of Alaska’s big
game by sending to the convention of
the American Game Protective asso
ciation in session here a message urg-'
ing it'to use its influence to defeat the
bill introduced in the house of repre
sentatives by Charles A. Sulzer* dele
gate in congress from Alaska, per
mitting the killing of wild game inj
Alaska for marketing purposes and
allowing the keeping of such game in
cold storage, if necessary.
Colonel Roosevelt’s message said
that “to the profiteering proposals of
pseudo patriots—patriots for revenue
only—for the relation of protection to
wild life in war time the united hosts
of conservation should present a solid
front in opposition.
The convention adopted a resolution
urging congress to defeat the bill.
STATE ASSEMBLY AFTER PRO
TRACTED DEBATE PASSES
VOTE OF CENSURE.
MARISON, Wis., March 6.—A res
olution condemning United States
Senator Robert M. La Follette was I
passed by the Wisconsin state assem
bly today, by a vote of 52 to 33. The
legislature was deadlocked in continu
ous session for twenty-four hours de
bating the resolution.
OF CHAMBER
SIDNEY ANDERSON IS ELECTED
HEAD OF ASSOCIATION OF
BUSINESS MEN.
McNALLY IS VICE-PRESIDENT.
Twelve Directors Are Named and
New Officers, Who Will Assume
Their Duties Immediately, Will Ad
vertise Resources of Region.
Sidney Anderson, vice-president of
the Bank of Anchorage, was. chosen
president of the Anchorage Chamber
of Commerce at the election last
night in the club rooms of the Em
press theatre.
E. T. McNally, senior member of
the firm of McNally & Maitland, was
made vice-president, and R. M. Court
nay secretary-treasurer. The new
officers will assume their duties forth
with and will serve for a 'period of six
months.
An executive comm/tee composed
of twelve members was chosen and
the following were the successful can
didates:
Leopold David, Ray C. Larson, E. B.
Ansley, F. W. Redwood, Danilo Vuce
tich, A. A. Shonbeck, F. B. Wood, A.
Christensen, Oscar Anderson, M. H. i
Lynch, A. J. Wendler and C. M. Eck- 1
maun, whose terms are likewise for
:i period of six months.
A campaign of publicity in regard
to the resources and advantages of
Anchorage and vicinity will be inaug
urated in the immediate future. Plans
have been carefully considered look
ing forward to the preparation of a
comprehensive report on this section
of Alaska and it will be in shape for
dissemination within the next month.
DRAGNET PUT OUT
FOR JEWEL THIEVES
DARING BAM) OF ROBBERS OP
ERATE I\ BROAD DAYLIGHT
AND DEFY CAPTURE.
MEXICO CITY, March 5.—The i
drag-net system has been adopted by i
the police of the capital to capture a|
daring band of jewel robbers, thus far j
without success. Recently, cn two j
.succeeding days, down town jewelry
stores were enterd by a band of six i
masked men in broad daylight. The \
loot secured in the first raid amounted;
to 50,000 pesos, in the second to a
much smaller sum. After a vain;
search for clews, the police went1
through a part of the city Known as j
“Colonia de la Balsa,” and brought a!
large and varied assortment of Mex- j
iean “Apaches” to headquarters, •
where they were viewed by the rob
bery victims. None of the prisoners,
however, was identified as a member
of the band.
PRESIDENT THANKS
ACTORS FOR PLAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6.—;
President Wilson was an intei’ested
spectator of a play last evening which
depicted the conversion of a disloyal
German-American into a loyal citizen.
When the leading actor finished a cur
tain speech at the close of the per
formance, and the audience demanded
that he speak further, the actor sug
gested that the president might like
to address the audience.
President Wilson, in response,
thanked the actors for the admirable
performance and declared he enjoyed
both the theme and the play itself.
He was heartily applauded by the au
dience. It is the first time within the
memory of Washingtonians that a
president has addressed a theatrical
audience under similar circumstances.
LARGE NUMBER OF DEAD IS RE
COVERED FROM RUINS OF
RACETRACK STANDS.
COLLAPSED AND TOOK FIRE.
Practically All Victims of Terrible
Disaster Where Chinese and Many
of Them Are Declared to Have Been
Women and Children.
HONGKONG, China, March 5.—
Seven huncfred and fifty bodies have
been recovered from the ruins of the
spectators’ stand at the Hongkong
race track, which last week collapse!
and then took fire.
Practically all the dead are Chinese.
Many of them were women and
children.
VETERANS WE AT
RATE OF 100 DAILY
PENSION ROLLS AT WASHING
TON SHOW 3(57,000 SURVIV
ORS OF CIVIL WAR.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.—Vet
erans of the civil war are dying at the
rate of 100 daily, according to Or
lando A. Somers, commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Mr. Somers made this announcement
during patrotic exercises in this city
in honor of Abraham Lincoln and the
Union defenders.
Mr. Somers said^ there were now
living approximately 367,000 veter
ans, according to the pension office at
Washington, and he added that the
country would have suffered a great
loss after they had all passed away,
inasmuch as they had been a com
manding factor in keeping patriotism
alive in this country.
“We may have to send 10,000,000
men across the water before the war
crazed maniac of Europe will admit
he is crushed and beaten, but in the
end there can be but one outcome—
our armies will return victors,” Mr.
Somers declared.
A. W. LIPKE ARRIVES IN AN
CHORAGE ON HIS WAY TO
HIS POST AT McGRATH.
Four days and five nights in an
open life boat with only a scanty sup
ply of provisions was the experience
of A. W. Lipke who was aboard the
Untied States revenue cutter Tahoma
as wireelss operator When she was
wrecked on an uncharted reef near
Attu island in 1014. Mr. Lipke arriv
ed in Anchorage several days ago and
is a guest of the Ci’ist house. He will
assume charge of the wireless station
at McGrath which was built last sum
mer by Falcon Joslyn the well known
mining man.
Mr. Lipke has been in the revenue
cutter service in the capacity of tele
graph operator for eight years and
during the past year has been em
ployed in the mechanical department
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion and stationed at Seward. He will
leave for his new duties on tomorrow’s
train. Mrs. Lipke is with her husband
and will accompany him to McGrath.
RUMANIAREFUSES
GERMANY’S TERMS
AMSTERDAM, Holland, March 2.
—Peace negotiations between Ru
mania and Austro-Germany at Bu
charest have failed. Rumania refused
to concede to German’s demands.
LONDON NEWS SAYS ALLIES,
INCLUDING AMERICA CON
SENT TO MIKADO’S PLANS.
TO KEEP GUNS FROM GERMANY
Action Is Regarded As Necessary to
Prevent Teutons from Obtaining
Vast Quantities of Munitions and
Supplies at Siberian Port.
LONDON, March 6.—Japan will
permitted to intervene in Sibera in
the interest of the entente allied pow
ers, and Japanese troops will be land
ed at Vladivostok, says the London
News. The newspaper declares that
the allies, including the United States,
have agreed that immediate action is
necessary in order to safeguard their
j interests in that country, and to pre
, vent the acquirement by Germany of
; the vast quantity of guns, munitions
and supplies at Vladivostok.
England to Act for America.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 6.—
It is unofficially announced that the
United States government is in full
accord with the plan of the entente
allies to have Japanese troops land
immediately in Siberia.
It is authoritatively stated, how
ever, that the United States govern
ment has not yet sent any communi
cation to Japan regarding action in
Siberia. Any representation from
the United States on the subject will
be made through England, it is offi
cially declared.
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HANSON IS ELECTED
MAYOR OF SEATTLE
! PROMINENT REAL ESTATE
DEALER DEFEATS HIS OPPON
j ENT BY 4,000 MAJORITY.
—
SEATTLE, Wash., March 6.—Ole
Hanson, prominent real estate dealer,
defeated James Bradford, attorney,
for mayor of Seattle by 4,000 major
| ity at the city election yesterday. It
1 is expected that chief of police Joel
Warren will be retained by the in
coming administration.
In addresses to crowds attracted to
the newspaper offices by election bul
letins last night, Mr. Bradford de
clared he had been defeated after the
bitterest contest in the history of Se
attle.
NEW YORK WOMEN
CAST FIRST VOTES
FAIR RESIDENTS OF FOUR CON
GRESSIONA LDISTRICTS BAL
LOT FOR CANDIDATES.
NEW YORK, March 6.—Women of
all four congressional districts in
New York city voted for the first time
luesday. The vote polled by women
was proportionately higher than thae
of the men in point of population.
Election officials declared that the
women asked but few foolish ques
tions, concerning the method of vot
; ing.
BRITISH SHIP LOST
AND 48 DROWNED
ENGLISH MERCHANTMAN TOR
PEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMA
RINE WITH FATAL RESULT.
| LONDON, England," March 6.—Two
i officers and forty-six men lost their
lives when the British armed mer
chantman-Calgarian was*sunk by a
submarine March 1. Four torpedoes
hit the vessel, which had 610 men
aboard.