BOLSHEVIKI FIGHTING !
ON VARIOUS FRONTS
Ukraine City of Kiev Is a Shambles, While
Poles and Rumanians Harass Lenine’s
Forces—Chaos at Petrograd
tRy Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, Feb. Ik.—'The city of
Kiev was captured by the Bolshevikl
forces Friday, after sanguinary fight
ing. The stTeets are filled with dead
and wounded. The Poles have defeated
the Bolslieviki at Bobruiski, eighty
five miles southeast of Minsk. Other
Polish forces are advancing toward
Smolensk. The Roumanians control
the Akkermah 'district, in Bessarabia,
and are threatening Odessa.
Kiev is one of the principal cities of
the Ukraine, which recently entered
into a peace treaty with Germany and
Austria.
Bolsheviki aviators bombed the city
while the battle was at its height. It
is estimated that the casualties will
total four thousand killed and seven
thousand wounded.
Chaos Reigns in Petrograd
A hundred persons were Killed dur
ing an all-night battle in this city, dur
ing which jewelry stores and wine cel
lars were pillaged by marauding sol
diers.
Forty thousand German and Aus
trian prisoners who had been freed by
the councils of the workmens and
soldiers' delegates in the smaller Rus
sian towns are now in Petrograd,
homeless and in danger of starvation.
The depredations of these men re
sulted in rioting.
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18—President
Wilson has telegraphed to William 1,.
Hutchinson, general president ol the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers, that he can see nothing to he gain
ed by conferring with him personally
about the strike of the shipyard car
penters nntTl he is assured of the ac
ceptance of the principle that in the
present circumstances no body of men
has the right to strike until every
other method of adjustment of diffi
culties has been tried to the limit.
Hutchinson yesterday asked Presi
dent Wilson for a conference, as it was
reported that ten thousand carpenters
were on strike 'in the Eastern ship
yafds.
in President Wilson's 'telegram to
Mr. Hutchmssn he said: "AT you -do
not act on this principle you are giv
ing aid and comfort to the enemy.”
Urges Strikers to Return
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—-A message
has been sent to President Wilson.
■ signed by W. E. Hutchinson, president
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters andf
Joiners, assuring the President That
representatives of the union have been
instructed to use their rnfhaence to
induce the striking sTatryard "workers
to return to work immediately.
Strike is Over
j ne striae ot tne carpenters in the!
Atlantic shipyards is over, aecord'-ng1
to announcement made today fry the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join-1
•ers. Several thousand men who are;
■still idle are expected to return t®
work tomorrow.
ANCHORAGE NEWSPAPER
INDORSES HENRY SLATER
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ANCHORAGE, Feb. 18—The I
Anchorage Daily Times, in its Sun
day issue, indorsed the candidacy of!
Henry A. Slater of Cordova for the Re
publican nomination for representative
in the territorial legislature, at the
forthcoming primaries.
In the same issue the Times an
nounces the candidacy of its manager,
J. Wilbur Ward, for the Republican
nomination for senator.
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KETCHIKAN FISH
KETCHIKAN, Feb. 18— Fish prices
today were as follows: Halibut 15 l-2c;
sable, 4c; red rock, 2c.
Seattle Prices
SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—Seattle prices
for fish at noon today were as fol
lows: Halibut, 25c; sable fish, 6c;
ling cod, 4c; pickled sable fish, $12
per bbl.; pickled herring, 511 per bbl.
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I.ONDOIC, Feb. 18, —Six Gem an air
planes participated n a raid e ver this
city last might. Oe.ly one oi the ma
i Alines reached the capital, ''the raid
er dropped a borib over tt\e south
western district of the city, causing
four casualties.
British airmen engaged »he raiding
Germans in the vicinity <08 'Dover, «*A1
it is reported that one large raider
crashed into tto-3 sea.
With the advent of the new mown,
last night’s nr<d on Bonbon was not
unexpected. Everybody was warned
and the people‘generally'took to ccver.
The’Germans ire finding ;it harder and
harder to ‘penetrate ‘London's aerial
defenses.
MIMES OFFER
TO WNCE1IS RIGHTS
(By Associated Press)
(FETROGRAT), Feb. 18—Several
grand dukes and dut'&esses of the
former regime have requested Fie Bol
shevski government that the conditions
surrounding the former czar and his
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ting them to go to France or England.
They state that the imperial family
is ready and willing to renounce their
rights and -pretensions t» the :Russian
throne
(Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, Feb. 18—Emil Edward
Hurja. secretary of Delegate Sulzer,
has resigned his position to accept a
commission as second lieutenant In the
aviation section of the signal corps, i
He has been ordered to Vancouver -
Barracks, Washington.
IN RED GROSS WORK
There is an abundance of supplies
at the Red Cross headquarters and
those who desire to give support to
this most noble and worthy cause for
the relief of suffering humanity are
earnestly requested to report for serv-j
ice at the Red Dragon each and every i
afternoon they ran spare.
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(By Associated Press)
PARIS. Feb. 18—Charles Humbert,
senator from the Meuse, and prop
rietor of the Petit Journal, has been
arrested in connection with the dis
closures of German propaganda in
which Bolo Pasha and M. Cailleaux
were implicated.
M. Cailleaux will soon be placed on
trial, Bolo Pasha having recently beeD
convicted.
(By Assciated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—That Ameri
can labor Indorses the war aims of
the Untted States as stated by Presi
dent Wilson, and recognizes that the
war against Prussianism is a working
men's war, is recorded in a declara
tion Issued by the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor, at
the close of a seven days’ session here
yesterday.
RIGGS PROBABLY MATED
FROM GOVERNORSHIP CONTEST
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W«rd comes front Nenana that, it
h»s been announced there that :
Tteemas Riggs, „lr., member of the
Alaskan engineoring commission in '
charge of the government railroad
project at the Interior end, will leave i
Washington February 20 to resum? his
work at Sen an a.
This announcement has a double :
significance—it is taken to mean that
the. appropriations to continue the
work oti the railroad project for the
coming season are assured, and also
(a tact that will be of the greatest
possible interest to Alaska politicians)
tha'i the possibility of th'a appointment
of Mr. Riggs to the governorship of
Alaska, to succeed Governor St twig,
las vanished.
The policy of the administration to
continue the work «&n the government
railroad irrespective of war cc®/iitions
is well understood, but it might very
well happen thait congressional action
on the appropriation measures wou.Ut
he hampered -or delayed by partisan
and factional'controversies ra the halls
of legislation,>so that money would not
be available for the coming season’s
work. Mr. "Riggs’ departure for his
post, therefore, will be reassuring on
this point
Reluctant to Lose Riggs
It seems to be quite generally under
stood throughuot Alaska, that there is
little or no possibility of Governor
Strong being reappointed as territorial
chief executive. The fact that his term
of office expired more than a year ago,
and that, his name has not yet been
sent to the senate for confirmation,
is taken to mean that there is not the
remotest chance of his reappointment.
The Democratic leaders of the terri
tory, after recommending the appoint
ment ol Judge Jennings of the First
division (for the appointment, indorsed
Thomas Riggs, Jr., after Judge Jen
nings accepted reappointment to the
bench. It was well understood that.
mere would be reluctance on the part
of Secretary of the Interior Lane and
President Wilson to losing Mr. Riggs
from the railroad commission, owing
to the fact that so many of the coun
try’s able engineers were engaged in
war work. But the Democratic leaders
seemed to be unable to unite on any
other candidate. It was given out
months ago on what appeared to be
authority that Mr. Riggs would receive
the appointment. His return to his
post would indicate that there is no
immediate chance of his occupying the
gubernatorial mansion at Juneau.
Nigger in Woodpile
The fact that the appointment of a
successor to Governor Strong has been
held in abeyance for such a lengthy
period indicates that there is “a nigger i
in the woodpile” somewhere. The pol- t
icy of President Wilson with reference i
to Alaska appointments has been to
reappoint to office all of the hold- i
overs, and though strenuous opposition I
to some of these reappointments has i
been made, notably in the case of Mar- t
shal Jordan of Nome and Marshal Er- s
win of Fairbanks, the incumbents have j
invariably been reappointed. It is evi- 1
dent, therefore, that some weighty rea- s
son other than the objections of the i
politicians has operated to prevent 1
Strong’s again receiving this political i
plum. Many conjectures as to what
this reason is have been made, and t
some sensational statements are in ^
circulation in Juneau and in Seattle ‘
:o effect that affidavits are now
n the hands of the secretary of the
nterior which attempt to show that
lOvernor Srong is, and has been ever
since his induction into the office of
governor, illegally holding the position,
l’hese statements are not made sub
■osa, but are quite openly discussed,
ind wonder is expressed that Juneau
tnd Outside newspapers,'' especially
hose with correspondents at Washing
ion. have not ferreted out the facts in
Ihcf-case and given them to the world.
Further surprise is Celt because of the
fact that Governor Strong himself, w ho
cannot possibly be unacquainted with
lheir tenor, has not seen fit to express
himself with regard to the rumors.
Troy a Possibility
The elimination of Mr. Riggs from
the governorship contest is likely to
result in further squabbling among the
Democrats over the appointment. It
hasbeen hinted that John W. Troy, ed
tfis Juneau Empire, who baa.
consistently supported Mr. Riggs' can
didacy, is hmiself seeking the position,
it is quite likely that his appointment
would be satisfactory to most of the
party leaders, although there has been
no expression on this point in the ter
ritorial press. Mr. Troy has been in
Washington for some time, and it is
likely that upon his return he may
make some important announcement
in the matter. His strenuous objec
tion to the reappointment of Governor
Strong, which dates from the latter’s
attitude as a member of the territorial
canvassing board, which awarded the
contested Alaska congressional dele
gateship to James Wlckersham, is in
no wise abated, and his newspaper con
tinues to flay the governor on every
possible occasion.
It May Be Governor Sulzer
Another factor in the governorship
matter is the status of Delegate Sui
ter. It was generally understood that
in the event of his expected defeat bv
lames Wickersham in 1916 he would
lave been the successor of Governor
Strong. One of the conjectures made
iy the men who keep in touch with
Alaska political matters is that the
ippointment is being held in abeyance
lending the settlement of the contest]
or the Alaska delegateship tn the na- ]
ional house of representatives. The j
■ontost in all probability will be dis-j
losed of at this session of congress; |
ind if it should be decided against the
Jemocratic holder of the position and
n favor of former Delegate Wicker
ham, it would be the logical expecta-]
ion that Sulzor would receive the ap-|
lointment as governor. Some have
ventured to guess that in this would
le found the real reason for the ad j
niuistration's ret ..ntion-of Strong in
he position for such an extended pe
iod after the expiration of his term.
Again, it is said that because of the
nany war activities connected with
he position of chief executive of the
erritory, which entail a great deal of
eclinical and detailed information,
uch as the draft and kindred sub
nets, food conservation, etc., it had
■een deemed inadvisable to appoint a
uccessor to Governor Strong until
more definite program had been out
ined, and the difficulty of “breaking
n” a new’ man in the position.
At any rate, the return of Mr. Riggs
o Alaska will set the politicians to
rork endeavoring to figure out the
dope.”
HUNS SCORE VICTORY
ON AMERICAN HOSPITAL
nstitution Must Be Moved Because of Second
Attack by German Airmen—Patrol Ex
tricated from Perilous Position
(By Associated Press) '
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI i
riONARY ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb.
18.—A German airplane aimed several
inusually heavy bombs at an Ameri- -
can field hospital located in a town
within our lines. None of them reach
ed the mark, however. American air
craft guns engaged the enemy without
success.
In all probability the hospital will
be moved to a less dangerous spot.
There are a number of sick and
wounded officers and men in the hospi
tal, which was the building nearest
the place where the Germans have
dropped bombs on two different occa
sions, The bomb explosions 3hook the
buildings.
Narrow Escape of Patrol
An American patrol passed the first
line of German entanglements and
approached the second line last night,'
k'hen they were suddenly cut off by h
mrrent of electricity along "he first
vire line. Instead of attempting iio
nediately to return to the trenches,
vhich would have meant certain death
rrom machine gun fire or electrocu
tion, the Americans dropped to the
earth, and later returned safely when
the electricity was cut off.
The Germans apparently did not see
the Americans, but turned on the elec
tricity by chance.
Engage in Spy Hunts
Places have been discovered along
the American lines where the Ger
mans have been tapping the American
telephone lines. One enemy wire was
found attached to the American line,
but it is not permitted to disclose how
the wire became attached. Among
the men there is much talk of spy
hunts, _
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(By Associated Press)
ATELESS—As the time for more
ve enemy operations ia the west
ern front approaches, the Americans
are widening their sphere of activity.
They now not only hold tha sector
east of St Mihiel, but the American ar
tillery is helping the French in Cham
pagne.
In one American sector the Germans
tried various ruses in an endeavor to
outwit the newcomers They tapped
and destroyed telephone lines, sent up
false signals, and charged wire en
tanglement with electricity.
The enemy was outmaneuvered by
the Americans in each Instance.
LORD NORTHGLIFFE WILL
HEAD PROPAGANDA WORK I
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Feb. 18—Lord Northcliffe
has been appointed to the position of
director of propaganda in enemy coun
tries, and is expected to use his intim
ate knowledge of the Teutonic coun- ‘
tries to direct the distribution of im- 0
portant allied war speeches and state- (
ments. 1
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NENANA YOUNG MAN (
FACES SERIOUS CHARGE i
Lawrence Cole, a young man resid
ing at Nenana, was taken into custody
on the charge of assault with intent
to kill. The weapon used by the as
sailant was a large stick of stovewood.
The assault was made upon a woman j
of the underworld known as German .
Ji
Louise, who is now in the hospital in f
a precarious condition Whether the
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assault was made with the intention
of robbery or through a row is not
stated, but as the assault was made 1
while the woman was sleeping it is
supposed that robbery was intended.
Owing to the victim’s condition the
preliminary trial has been postponed.
ind pending the hearing the prisoner j.
is being held in the sum of $3,000 „
pail. a
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TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE c
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DURBAN, Natal, Feb. 18—Sixty- a
hree Europeans and a great number S
pf Hindoos probably have been lost v
n a great flood in the Untvelosi sugar n
listrict of Zululand. g<
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THEIBTRENGHES
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(By Associated Press)
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEW
TIONARY ARMY IN FRANCE,, tfeb
—Wearing a tin hat and a gas mask '
when the positions traversed demand
ed it, General Pershing has made a
two day’s inspection of the American'
sector northwest of Toul. He walked
fhe first line trenches, splashing cm
die mud and slipping on the ice. andi
isked innumerable questions ot the
men, especially regarding the food
ind how they liked conditions. AIL
igreed that they were satisfied ex
ept one cook, who wanted more green
hings
Through glasses General Pershing
nspected the Mont section of the Ger
nan positions, which has an observa
ion position at its top.
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FOB C0HH ON SPOKANE
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 18.—The steamship
ipokane sailed for Alaska ports at 10
clock this morning. Passengers for
ordova were: Tomy Levy and John.
Vest.
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IWEDISH PIPER DEPORTS
DIIS RESUME FIGHT
(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 18.—The Serial
•emokraten says that the Germans
ave resumed war measures against
ussia, the first objectives being Li
onia and Estonia.
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JIG TIME PLANNED
AT CHITINA FEB 23
The Chitina Ked Cross Chapter held
s regular meeting Friday night, and a
rge crowd attended. All business
as transacted, and the chapter
lopted their by-laws. Everything
oks very promising for a great suc
»ss for $he “ '98 dance hall time" to
3 held at the A. B. hall on February
?. Quite a number of people from
long the Fairbanks trail and from
trelna will be in. The committee is
ery busy getting everything ready to
ake the old-timers think that the
)od old days are back again.