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UNITED STATES
BERLIN, April 5. — Chancelloi
•tbmann-Hollweg addressed the
Reichstag today, and protested vigor
ously against the reports being circu
lated that Germany now, or in the
future, contemplated aggressive action
against the United States, or the con
quest of Canada. Discussing the con
ditions of life in Germany, and the
high cost of certain necessities of life,
the chancellor declared that all the
hardships were being met in an ad
mirable fashion by the German peo
ple as a whole, especially the poorer
classes, who were feeling the pinch
most, but whose loyalty and faith in
the fatherland was as strong as ever.
He asserted with vehemence that Ger
many would use all her arms of offense
and defense lo eliminate the policy of
starvation of the German people which
had been inaugurated by the allies,
particularly England. The chancellor
said, in discussing peace probabilities
and possibilities, that any suggestions
of peace based on the destruction of
the Prussian military power and
strength, would make possible only
out' answer, and that would he the
fa .nan sword. If the adversaries of
t^ fatherland desired to continue the
slaughter of men, and the devastating
of Europe now going on. the guilt
would be theirs, and Germany and the
German people must he prepared to
stand for the consequences.
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NEUTRALITY AT
ALL COSTS
I.ONDON’, April fi. Il was kaiin!
toflay that llollaml had not only till'
niffe, i'/.ed her arm>. tail that the ' •
oral staff had held manoeuvres. as it
practising to repel an enemy tori'"
attempting to land on her -bore.- from
the North sea. The mobilization was
accomplished swiftly, and the tier
mans urn sod men along both the Bel
gium and German frontiers, as if ex
pecting an attack. i he demonstra
tion was aimed both at Flight ml and
Germany, as there is a strong and
growing irritation in Holland against
all of the belligerents, brought about
by the increasing scarcity of food sup
plies in the Netherlands, dim to the
blockade conditions existing in the
North sea. as well as the losses which
the Dutch have* suffered from the Ber
man torpedo boats and floating mines,
whose nationality are unknown.
TUB HAGl’i:. April ...
she Jpllttary preparations, and the
niohni/.atioii of troops was the sub
ieet of an interrogation in the Dutch
parliament today. The president ol
the legislatin'' read a statement tc
Hie members, in which he declared
that the order just issued, suspending
the furloughs of all officers and men
who were absent on leave, was taker
as a precautionary measure. He re
it,■i-^d that Holland was firmly re
j.0]vH to preserve her neutrality at
all costs, and would resist with bet
entire might the attempt of any na
tion to attack an enemy by crossing
Dutch soil. He said that the suspen
sion of the furloughs was caused by
the receipt of certain Information
which the government did not con
shier wise to have published to th<
people at this time. He assured tin
nijpYers that the need was urgent
She move would not have beet
!en.
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For Rent — Three room furnishei
bouse. Apply at Bank.
RESULT IN ALASKA
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| Special to the Daily Times.
YAEDEZ, April 5. — The municipal
'election brought out a very heavy vote
[ and the result is a complete repudia
j lion of the Frame outfit and the pres
j ent council. The campaign waged wap
ia bitter one, and the Citizens’ ticket
elected five of its men. The vole and
the successful candidates were:
.fames Patterson.364
t E. A. Erickson.342
J Tony Carlsoai:.321
| Charles Dg|? 276
Ed Wood* .. 232
j Charles Crawford. 225
SEWAKD, April 5. Seward held
her first election yesterday under the
new law passed by the last territorial
I legislature, by which a mayor was
I voted on separately from the council
I and the town officers were elected by
the people, instead by the council. C.
E. Myers was unopposed as candidate
for mayor, and received all the votes
Of last year's council, A1 Chamber
j lain was re-elected. The other five
I are new men on the council, namely,
Hugh Dougherty, formerly of Fair
banks, John Dubreil, J. L. Graef, WI1
liam Sauers, Frank Torrey and Otto
Poehlman. W. H. Homig was elected
town treasurer, and William Copper
noil city attorney. Merrill A. Martin
was .selected for the school board.
JUNEAU, April 5. — In the muni
cipal election fight in this city yester
day the Citizens' ticket swept all its
candidates into office but one. For
the council Allan Shattuck, a Citizen's
candidate, was defeated for seventh
place by J. S. Morgan, running as an
Independent. Seven hundred and
twelve votes were cast, being the to
tal amount registered less five. For
mayor, R. D. Steward had no opposi
tion. The six councilmen are George
F. Miller, J. H. King, E. J. McKenna,
S. R. Raymond, Claude Ericcson, and
J. S. Morgan. G. McNaughton was
unopposed as a candidate for treasur
er of the school board and received
all the votes cast.
FAIRBANKS, April 5. — The city
election here passed off in a very
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quiet -manner, but little Interegl being
shovvf In the result, and nothing oc
curring to disturb the even, steady
tenor ef the voting. There was only
one candidate for mayor, R. R. flyers,
and lit received all the votes cast.
Andreis Norland, the present mayor,
despitif the urging of hts friends, re
fused to run again, saying tngt he was
going Outside Id the fall. The council
men *fect are George M. Smith, E. H.
Mack', August Burglln, Henry T. Ray.
John A. McIntosh and R. J. Gels.
Smith and Mack were member* of the
old council. Ray Is a former Arctic
chief Ot the Arctic Brotherhood. Two
places were filled on the school board.
Mrs. Cora N. Hamilton being elected
president, and G. E. Beraud treasurer.
NOME. April 6. — The municipal
election In this city yesterday was
a quiet, affair, although there were
plenty if candidates for all the offices.
A. G. Blake was elected mayor over
II. H. Stoller by a vote of two to one.
Dut of ten candidates for the common
c ouncil the following six had the high
est votes: H. Burger, Charles Ross,
m-IgffL-i"--.'---"ggtaw
Charles Thompson, all members of the
old council, and A. D. I'olet, James
McAllister apd J. W. Ross.
There were three candidates for
city clerk, hut E. Grimm was elected
by a large majority., the other two
making a poor showing. Phil Murphy
nosed out his opponent for the office
of city treasurer by a close margin.
For city attorney, Hugh O'Neill heat
J. F. Hobbs one vote. R. 1,. Morris,
the present encumbent, was also a
candidate. There were two women
candidates, neither of whom were
elected. Mrs. E. C. Buckmaster run
ning for city clerk, and Mrs. M. L.
Sauvaln for the school board.
The law passed by the last legisla
ture providing for the election by the
people of all the city officers was rati
fied by a large majority. A proposi
tion to bond the city for the purpose
of erecting a municipal pumping and
lighting plant was voted upon and
adopted. Another referendum acted
upon favorably by the voters was the
proposal to establish a municipal coal
yard. 'There was a large majority in
favor of both propositions.
DIJ/ DEADS NEW
! partin' nt today that Felix Diuz. the
| son of the Mexican dictator, who pre
I served peace in that troubled country
for so man> years, had landed in Mex
ico and was now at the head of a con
siderable force of armed men, in the
sun!hern portion of the country. It
,i -aid that Diaz is receiving material
aid in guns and supplies via Dilate
.ala. they not tiring sent to him di
rect. as the United States was trying
lo be kept informed as to wlitvt was
going on. H is definitely ascertained
that well known financial interests in
New York city are furnishing the
money to finance Diaz, uml his ven
ture into Mexico on a military expedi
tion.
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CHICAGO, April 5. — The Demo
(•nils swept the city elections here to
day, making decided gains over their
showing at the last election, when the
Republicans elected Mayor Thompson
into office. Thompson’s ndministrn
iion was the chief issue in the present
I light, and he was attacked violently
' for certain of his acts. The Democrats
, polled over twenty thousand more
votes than they did when Thompson
was elected. The new hoard of alder
| men will be composed of twenty-one
Democrats, thirteen Republicans and
one Socialist, assuring a hot time in
city affairs the coming year, as the
hoard is antagonistic to the mayor.
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CHANGES IN CLERICAL FORCE.
Our former townsman, Will H.
Kramer, has resigned his position with
the S. 1 tinm Company at Valdez, and
with his wile will shortly leave for
his old home at Detroit. Michigan. Mr.
jKratner's place will he taken by Geo
Fawcett, now with tiie Ilium. O'Neill
,! Company, who " ill leave Cordova lor
' Valdez on the steamer Northwestern.
Mrs. Edward Griset. of Port Wells,
returned to Cordova on the steamer
Alaska yesterday.
GAINS ARE IRE
IT ORIS IN
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city elections throughout Illinois fur
ther curtailed the districts in which
liquor may he sold, although the wets
lost no more of the larger cities. A
resume of the results shows that the
elections, which are run on Hie local
option plan, resulted in putting one
hundred saloons out of business.
SOCIAL SI ms
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MILWAUKEE, April 5. — In tlit;
city election held here yesterday, Dan
iel I loan, a Socialist, was elected may
or by a thousand majority over the
present mayor. (I. A. Bading. The Re
publicans and Democrats have united
here the past few years in their ef
forts to defeat the Socialists, and Had
ing ran on a non partisan ticket.
MILWAUKEE, April 5. Besides
electing a Socialist mayor, the Social
ists carried their candidate tor alder
man at large into office. Emil S idol
defeating his opponents by a large ma
jority. ilis plurality over all the can
didates was twelve hundred.
BROWN BEAR SENT EDITOR OF
SATURDAY POST.
The governor’s office has issued a
shipping license for one lew u hear
skin to E. It. Van Campon, cf La
touche. The skin will he sent to
George Horace Lorimer. editor of the
Saturday Evening Post, in Philadel
phia. in which magazine a number of
stories written by Mrs. Van Cantpen
have appeared front time to time.
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FREIGHTER WF-LLSLEY in port.
The Pacific Alaska Navigation Com
pany's freighter Wellsley arrived at
Cordova yesterday morning at 10
o’clock, with explosives for the Cop
ier River Railway Company. Stic is
'a three master schooner, with con
siderable freight capacity.
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Wanted — Day work by woman.
| Phonell.
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ministration bill, approved by Sec
retary Daniels, appropriating fifty
million dollars for the erection of a
government armor plate works, was
approved in the Senate committee to
day and reported to the body. Tile
vote in the committee on the measure
was fifteen in favor and -i\ opposed.
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ENGLAND CLOSES
■ OF ITS
EON DON, April 1 A reduction
in the prison estimates of the British
Isles for the coming year of $500,000,
or about 12 per cent and the shut
ling up- in whole or in part, of a score
of prisons, are some of the visible
evidences of the reduction of crime
owing to the war. according to the
report of tile commissioners of pris
ons. Of the twenty prisons closed or
in process of being closed, eleven have
been closed entirely, all being situ
ated in towns of moderate size like
Chelmsford. Hereford. Stafford. St.
Albans, etc.
The biggest drop in crime was no I
tired in the year ending March. 1915.1
when the percentage was 281 per P'0,-|
ana population. The fiscal year now,
drawing to a close is expected to show j,
a still further decrease in crime, the
report says.
OUTGOING PASSENGERS ON THE
STEAMER ALASKA.
The steamer Alaska arrived from
the westward at t! o’clock yesterday
morning, apd is scheduled to sail for
the States at ti o’clock this morning, ,
.after having loaded 1,820 tons of Ken
neeott copper ore. Her outgoing pas- i
sengers are: Miss Thelma Moe, It. i
E. Morris, W, H. Schiuidt. A. Field, ■,
.Mrs. M. Halverson. H. VV. Sheridan i
and wife, IV. II. End wick, W. A. Gor
ham. Edwin licitzer and .). Hendrick
son.
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It is reported that E. 1’. Shackleford,
of Juneau, is a passenger on the
steamer Alameda, due here this morn
it’".
aeked tin- French positions yesterday
n th*- legion of the village of Doua
nont. but they were repulsed. ant
ater forced out of their own positions
>y a strong French counter attack
I'he Germans lost much of the grottm
aiiieii they had paid deariy for in met
md ammunition. Many prisoners wet*
alien l.y tin- French. Tin military
•rities are increasingly cotu'ident that
lie Germans will never be aide ti
lake the city, and they cite the results
>f the recent fighting to -how that
lie Germans have been able to make
10 gains of i onseiinenee. although
heir losses have been enormous. Tin
•xperts have come to the belief that
he French forces have made Verdun
111 impregnable fortress.
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IF TIE (IT
BIEL
WASHINGTON, April 5. i’resi
lent Wilson received several of tin
ending senators at the White Hon.-'
oday anil discussed pending legists
ion before Congress. The president
n particular urged on the senators
he speedy passage of the army hill.
Senator W. .1. Stone, chairman of the
•ommiltee on mlltarj affairs, assured
Wilson that every effort would hi
nade by his committee to expedite tin
neasure.
\PPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES AT
McCarthy.
Two applications for licenses were
o have come up before the district
•ourt before Judge Brown, both for
iquor licenses in the town of Me
'arthy. The applicants are Davis &
’onley. and Gottsehalk and Cloninger,
ill of Cordova. The judge postponed
he hearing until further advices were
•ecoived from McCarthy regarding the
at nation there.
As John Amber recently received n
ice use to conduct a saloon at Me
’arthv. it is feared that with a popu
ation of but 150. three saloons would
re too many for so small a place. -
Valdez Prospector.
AGAIN MEET
DEFEAT
NAMIQUIPA, April 5. — A small
remnant of the Villa forces which
were defeated by Colonel Dodd's cav
alrymen in a battle at Guerrero eight
days ago, were encountered by Car
ranza troops last Saturday in the
mountatna close by. and scattered in
a sharp skirmish. Manuel Baca, the
Vlllaist leader of the band, was killed.
Complete returns show that the Am
ericans killed forty-six Mexicans in
the fight at Guerrero.
TORREON, April 5. — A band of
Villalstas last Saturday attempted to
surprise the Carranza garrison at the
mining town of Parris, east of Torre
on. In the fight which follow-ed the
bandits were defeated, and they left
forty-two dead soldiers- upon the bat
tlefield. The Carranzaistz captured
i considerable rifles, and took a score
of horses.
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WASHINGTON. April The House
liill to bar (lie products of child labor
from interstate commerce, which
i passed file lover body in February,
was reported to the Senate today. The
bill is aimed chiefly at the cotton mill
i operators in the southern states,
where no child labor laws have been
enacted. Some of the opposition will
come from senators who believe that
‘the subject is not primarily one tor
national legislation, but is a police
and health question which should he
i settled by the Individual states. The
I proponents of the measure, however.
|claim that national legislation should
| remedy the present anomalous situa
tion, which allows the southern manu
facturers advantages of producing
(heir products cheaper than factories
in the states which have stringent
| child labor laws.
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TO INTRODUCE
OXFORD, l'ng., \pril 4. With a
view to aiding the nation in the de
velopment ot chemical indusirt t
course in research chemistry is to he
introduced in Oxford I'uiversity. lit re
after it will he necessary for the stu
dent to pass an examination in a piece
of research in the form of cxperimen
tal investigations upon which he will
have boon engaged for one year.
In announcing the change the fat
ally say that it is of particular im
portance at (hist time, because of the
great demand for research chemists
in England.
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NOME DELEGATES ARE SOLID
FOR WICKERSHAM.
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It is reported that the Nome th-h
; gallon is lined up sol til for Wicker
sham for delegate, and that w \
Gilmore and George Schofield have
received full control of the proxies
! of tite Second division.
While Gilmore and St hofi. U art
in the States present, it ‘-'d
1 that they will attend the Seward eon
vent Ion as Wickershant delegates