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STANDARD OIL STEAMER HEALDTON SUNK
FORMER EMPEROR RUSSIA INTERNED IN PALACF
(By tho Associated Press)
\\ ASIIINGTON, March 23.—A German submarine has tor
pedoed and sunk tin* Standard Oil Company steamer Healdton,
oil I erschelling, Holland. There was a probable loss of a score
or more of the crew, many of whom were Americans. This sink
ing oi another vessel causes no immediate.change in the situa
tion between the United States and Germany, as a virtual state
of war already exists, government officials believe.
everything possible is being done by the administration to
prepare the nation to meet conditions. The destruction of the
Healdton will be included by President Wilson in his summary
of German attacks on American commerce when he goes before
congress on April 2.
The Healdton was unarmed and' received no warning be
fore being torpedoed. She was of 4,500 tons burden, carrying
petroleum to Rotterdam. The vessel and cargo was valued at
$2,150,000.
THU HAG I U, March 23.—On Wednesday night, notwith
standing the electrically illuminating words, “Healdton, New
York,” between the masts, the ship was bombarded suddenly
by an invisible submarine which first shot away the illumin
ated name and then without warning twice torpedoed the ves
sel. A fire broke out immediately, followed by an explosion in
the machine room.
THU II AGl U, March 23.—The second boat from the Held
ton was brought to Torschellitg by a Dutch torpedo boat, with
eight men, including one baby, which was injured. A Dutch
man jumped overboard and was drowned. The third boat,
containing nine men, overturned when the ship capsized and all
were lost, making a total of twenty lives lost of a crew of forty
one. Of the thirteen Americans aboard only six were saved.
KAISER BREAKS
STRAIN
(By Associated Press)
HAGUE, March 23. — Private mes
sages revived report the kaiser is suf
fering from a severe nervous break
down, and his physicians have ordered
him to take the cure at home.
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(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU, March 22. — The house
held a two hours' session of general
discussions following the disallowance
of the education committee contract
expense, without a resolution for the
money. The eight hour law was
amended to take effect May 1 in lode
mines and underground workings of
all kinds, but was referred back to
the committee to secure the opinion
of the attorney general on the entire
amended bill. The house acted as a
committee of the whole during thfe dis
cussions.
Heckman introduced a resolution in
the senate setting aside a $30,000 fund
for the search of lost miners and
fishermen.
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OIHMHTIIE IN
MEXICO WILL
BE RAISED
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, March 23. — It has
been announced by the department of
the interior that the quarantine in
Mexico against the port of New York
on account of infantile paralysis will
shortly be raised and that passengers
entering Mexico no longer will be sub
jected to the rigid medical examina
tion and disinfection process which
have been customary.
DEFENSIVE LINE
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, March 23. — Repatriated
French prisoners from the Somme re
gion agree that the Germans have es
tablished a defensive line running
through Cambrai, St. Quentin, Afre
and Laon. For several months the
Germans have been concentrating in
the neighborhood of this line, par
ticularly between St. Quentin, Cam
brai and Guise.
PARIS, March 23. — It is officially
announced that the French continue
their advance north of Soissons, and
fresh detachments crossed the Arlette
river.
BERLIN, March 23. — The German
bread ration will be diminished one
fourth beginning April 15, owing to
the scarcity of wheat.
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HIS BEEN SET
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. March 23. — Plans
to make Baby Week celebrations
throughout the country this year from
May 1 to 6, a huge educational move
ment for the reduction of mortality
among women at child birth are under
way at the children’s bureau of the
department of labor today.
Baby Week celebrations in the past
have been directed more towards re
ducing infant mortality. The fact,
however, that 15,000 mothers are
dying annually from conditions inci
dent to child birth has opened up an
even greater problem, the bureau an
nounced. Ignorance and neglect are
the prime causes for this high mor
tality.
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The steamer Northwestern is due
here on her southbound trip tomor
row, and will be in port some time
loading copper ore.
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Buried—Today at Eyak cemetery,
Andrew Mason, Rev. E. P. Ziegler of
ficiating.
CANADIAN B0A1
IS WRECKED
Oil ISLAND
(Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, March 23. — The steam
er Prince Rupert struck Gann island
at 1 o'clock this morning, under full
speed, and was badly shattered. The
passengers were sent ashore, where
they will remain until picked up by
the steamer Humboldt, which has
gone to the aid of the wrecked vessel.
The steamer Prince Rupert was the
largest steamer owned by the Grand
Trunk line on the Alaskan run, and
was operated between Prince Rupert
and Vancouver.
(By Associated Press)
VANCOUVER, March 23. — The
steamer Prince Rupert, southbound,
grounded in a snowstorm twenty
miles south of Prince Rupert and was
severely damaged. The passengers
were removed from the boat and later
taken to Prince Rupert.
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NOT ONE SENTIMENTAL,
PLUMP COED IN BUNCH.
(By United Press)
MINNEAPOLIS. March 23. — Of
2,000 coeds at the University of Min
nesota. there in not one plump, unnti.
mental girl. This was revealed today,
after managers of the Sophomore
Vaudeville asserted they had sought
in vain.
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0. S. 10 SUPPLY
ALLIES WITH
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 23. — After
today’s cabinet meeting it was indi
cated the government is preparing for
vigorous action once congress de
clares a state of war exists. One of
the principal steps under consider
ation is the supplying of the entente
allies with money. Preparations are
also being made to speed up the man
ufacture of munitions.
GERlIlAIRS
ENGLAND IN
SWISSJANDS
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, March 23. — With the
exception of three of the leading of
ficials, who were Americans, the staff
of twenty-four formed under Ambas
sador Page to look after German in
terests in England, will be retained
by the Swiss minister in London, who
took over the protection of German af
fairs here when the United States
broke off diplomatic relations with
Germany. The three officials were
beads of departments and their places
have been taken by Swiss. Switzer
land has been asked to send two spe
cialists in sanitation to London, pre
ferably army doctors, who will visit
the German prisoners' camps in Eng
land, this being part of the duty trans
ferred by the Americans when they
gave up the work.
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CAN FLY TO EUROPE IN
FORTY HOURS, HE CLAIMS
ST. PAUL, March 23. — Paul Rick
el, aged 23, today claimed that he car
fly across the ocean in forty hours by
using in his engine a certain oil for
mula he claims to have perfected. H«
has sent this formula to the United
States government as a gift. Whethei
it has been tested is not known.
• JENNINGS m
■ SULZER IS
ELECTED
■ —
. (Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, March 23. — JenningH
this afternoon Issued a peremptory
writ of mandate to <each member of
the canvassing board.instructlng them
to issue immediately a certificate of
election to Charles A. Sulzer as dele I
gate to congress.
JUNEAU, March 23. — The can
vassing board has filed with judge
Jennings the protest or Emery Valen
tine against counting the returns for
delegate to congress In forty-seven
precincts of the territory, and has
asked the court for advice. In a short,
crisp opinion, late yesterday after
noon, Judge Jennings said he would
not advise in his position what to do,
except to treat the ' Ommunicatlon ac
companying the protest as an amend
ed supplemental answer.
JUNEAU, March t. — The pre
cincts Valentine wants thrown out in
the Third division are Chignlk, Ginl
wood, Naknek, Chilian, Ninilcouk, Ka
atila, I>a touche, Ouzinkle, Moose
Creek, Roosevelt, Vgldez and Was
hi1la.
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121 PEOPLE 01
SEATTLE, March 23. — The steam
er Alameda departed this morning for
southwestern Alaska v 1th a crowd of
passengers that reminded the old
timers of the rush north during the
Klondike days. There were four bun
dred persons aboard, and as all steam
ers sailing for Alaska during the
next four or five weeks are already
sold out, it looks as though this was
going to be the biggest season for
travel in the history of the territory.
Cordova appears to be the mecca
for those going to Alaska, and 120 of
the passengers aboard the Alameda
are booked for there, as follows: S.
Whltford, Alfred Doig, Mrs. F. Wolfe,
George Yeager and wife, W. Goodrich.
E. Hackett, Robert Keldie, J. Trout,
Miss Aferretti, Carl Dilling, Earl Fish
er, Mrs. R. Silberg. Lawrence Perusse
and wife, B. Badwallander, Miss J
Bona, Miss H. Pever, Mrs. A. Rose
man, Mrs. F. Dyer, Miss L. Mayer,
Mrs. R. Jones, Mrs. J. Schofield, Miss
E. Martin, C. Wentzel and wife, Mrs.
E. Blar, Mrs. E. Perry, Fred Stone,
Herman Helmond, William Helmond,
C. Pukalis, J. Smith, E. Vanlock, Mrs
E. Reynolds, Charles Reynolds, (’has
Mossman, Henry Paulson, M. Wick,
Gurrer Johnson, David Pier and wife.
Mrs. M. Cobot, Miss R. Rodgers, Mrs.
E. Emery, Mrs. I. Vaughan, Mrs. H.
Herry, Mrs. Mary Perry, J. Saurage.
J. Edrey, Mrs. Grace Matheson, Miss
Helen Ohman, E. Maize, J. McCrea,
John Barber, Henry McCue, J. Davis,
Fred Conrad, Miss Jane Murray, Mrs
G. Smith, Mrs. Grace Smith, J. Crar
son, Adolph Lee, H. Hastings, R. Ken
nedy, Frank Sada, Churles Ross, Miss
Nellie Bronson, Mrs. A. McFall, (’.
Bechtel, Jack Graham, Lewis Johnson,
V. Vaughn, L. Ixivelle, L. Horn, V.
Rogers, A. Jones, T. Sperstad, C. Ma
lone and forty-four steerage.
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CABLE LAYER INVENTS
AUTOMATIC TORPEDO.
(By United Press)
WILLI8TON, N. D., March 23. —
Charles J. Field, grandson of Cyrus
K. Field, the man who laid the first
transatlantic cable and turned it over
to the American government, lias in
vented a torpedo, designed to guide
itself on a magnetic, control, into the
bowels of enemy vessels. The tor
pedo attaches itself to the ship by
magnetism and remains there until
its explosion, which is controlled by
a timing device. Government tests
credit the torpedo with seven out of
eight perfect explosions.
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“Jim, the Penman," will be the at
traction at the Empress theatre to
night, and as this is a particularly
strong play, will no doubt attract a
large audience.
TUFT IS lie
SPEECHES
(By Associated Press)
GREENSBORO, N. C„ March 23
Ex President William H. Taft deliv
ered a speech here last night on his
Paul Revere" ride through the south
and west to awaken the spirit of pre
paredness and patriotism in the peo
ple of these sections.
"With the greatest reluctance," said
I >r. | aft today, “I have come to the
conclusion that we need compulsory
military training. We are now look
ing over the brink of hostilities with
some of the belligerents In this war.
We could not have better proof of
the need of a body of trained men In
this country at once."
Taft speaks at Atlanta tonight; Bir
mingham tomorrow; Nashville, March
25; Memphis. March 26, and in the
■veiling at Little Rock, Ark.; Dallas,
March 27: Oklahoma City, March 28
»nd 29. Dr. Taft will be in Chicago
March 30, and back to New Haven,
'onn., April 1.
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3ULLET PIERCED HEART;
VICTIM EXPECTED TO LIVE.
LONDON, March 22. —- Professor
peart of a Russian officer, who is ex
pected to survive the operation.
NEEDS SCHOOLS
POINTED Dili
B? GOVERNOR
(Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, March 22. — Governoi
Strong today presented his message
to the house and senate. He pointed
out the growing need of the Nelsor
school districts, outside of incorpor
ated towns, which he stated would de
mand $35,000 extra annually for tin
next two years, making the total neei
from the territory for the next bien
nium $140,000. The governor recom
mends that schools be authorizei
wherever there are ten children am
also the raising of the building fum
for each school from $1,000 to $1,500
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AFRAID TO COME
ID ZONE
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. March 23. — Just
before the German submarine zone
order went into effect, Mrs. Harriett
M. Johnston and Mrs. L. W. Neeley,
of Muncie, Indiana, sailed as Ameri
can trade commissioners to China to
perfect financial connections and
trade bases in that republic for Am
ertcan trade. Their work today is
practically completed; but how they
are going to get back home Is a ques
tion, unless they care to brave the
,U-boat danger zone. No direct word
from the men and women members
of the commission as to their plans
has been received. Other members
of the party are General Julian S
Carr, Durham, S. C.; Fernando P
Neal, Kansas City; Julius O. Frank,
Milwaukee; and J. S. Lawson and
Fred Landeck, Wisconsin.
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T. M. Hunt ,of the forestry service
has sent a crew of men to Kenai tc
clear the river of dangerous rocks
This is the first step to establish
trails and open navigation through
out the Chugach reserve on Kenai
peninsula.
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(By the Associated Press)
TZAB8KOE8ELO, March 23.-Upon his arrival here to
•lay in the custody of four members of the duma, Nicholas Ro
manoff the deposed emperor, was taken immediately to Alex
androvsky palace, where the former empress had' already been
interned The former emperor held himself erect, looking calm
and indifferent on all five children, who were abed. The former
empress is forbidden to use the telegraph or telephone or to
have any communication with the outside world.
Two hundred adherents and couriers of the former emperor
are under arrest in the Nicholas gymnasium, near the city hall
These include former palace spies, provocative agents and men
used by the emperor in communicating with Berlin. Prince
Putiatin, the noted reactionary and' formerly the czar’s secre
tary, is confined here.
STUDENTS WANT
TD ENLIST IN
ARMY
(By Associated Press)
PORT COLLINS, Colo.. March 23.—
Students at the Colorado Agricultural
College are taking unusual interest in
the coming examinations of college
students for commissions in the Uni
ted States army. Twenty-seven stu
dents have entered for the examina
tions, which are to be held here soon.
The students were all members of
an artillery unit, organized mainly
students, when the na
dered to the Mexican borcfer~Tbr pa
trol duty. Most of the students already
have taken part of the examinations
and will take the remainder when an
other army officer commandant ar
rives at the college.
IDOL GROWERS
AND CATTLE
MEN MEET
(By Associated Press)
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., March 23.
—How to make their associations
j more valuable to the individual mem
ber was one of the chief topi 's to be
| discussed under various guises at the
l j annual meetings of the New Mexico
l j Wool Growers' Association and the
l j New Mexico Cattle and Horse Grow
• I era' Association, both of which are
now in session here.
■ | In view of the prices for meat ani
j mala and the anticipated construc
! tion of the public range through the
’ operation of the 640 acre homestead
law, a considerable number of the
stockmen here have been devoting
their attention particularly to the mat
! ter of "breeding up" their flocks and
I herds. Breeders of blooded bulls and
I rams are here in force and trading for
j the stock they offer has been brisk.
_A_
ICED ARCHITECT
SELECTED FDD
ROYAL MEDAL
LONDON, March 23. — The royal
gold medal for distinction in archetec
ture will be awarded this year for the
second time in its history to a French
man, M. Paul Henri Nenot, who has
been selected for the honor, is t>4
years old. He is a member of the
French Institute and for some years
has been in charge of all France's na
tional palaces and civil buildings, liis
work is to be seen in most important
French towns, and his most important
architectural task was the remodeling
of the Sorbonne.
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War, general and local news. The
Times furnishes it to you every af
ternoon.
U. S. FIRST TO
(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, March 23. — The
United States was the first nation to
recognize the new government of Rus
sia. Great Britain. France and Italy
followed shortly afterwards in the
order named.
JAPAN SEEKING
GiiniUDiona
(By Associated Press)
TOKIO, March 23. — Vice-Admiral
Tetsutaro Sato, president of the Im
perial Naval college, in a statement
about the combined naval operations
in the present war, says the Japan
ese fleet has touched almost every
coast in the Pacific ocean, some ships
cruising more than 17,000 miles. He
explains that nearly every ship of the
imperial navy has been engaged at
one time or another, and that more
than 57,000 officers and men have
participated.
The vice-admiral adds: “It has been
no small satisfaction to Japan and
to the imperial navy to find that the
people of Australia and Canada as
well as of Great Britain have fully ap
preciated Japan's sympathy and as
sistance, and that they recognize her
faithful adherence to the terms of the
alliance and it is our earnest hope
that the new relations will do some
thing to change the adverse attitude
of the colonies towards Japanese im
migrants.”
A.
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 —Sev
eral thousand civilians, eligible to
military service, probably will attend
the three military training camps
which will be conducted in the far
west next summer under the direc
tion of the western department of tho
United States army.
The camps will bo held at Santa
Barbara, Cal., June 1 to June 30; at
Salt Iaike, Utah. August 4 to Septem
ber 2, and at American Lake, Wash
ington, from August 4 to September
2. In addition a camp for the train
ing of officers of the reserve corps
will be held at Santa Barbara from
July 1 to July 30.
Instruction, conducted by officers
of high military rank, will be given
in all branches of the service, includ
ing aeronautics, first aid treatment,
hospital field work and In other minor
branches.
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