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Believed President Has Germany’s Peace Terms
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♦ RUSSIANS LIKELY TO LOSE TRANSYLVANIAN ♦
♦ TERRITORY. ♦
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* The Associated Press today furnishes tin* following *
* summary: * ♦
* The Russians’ last remaining hold on the Roumanian ♦
* province of Dobrudja has been so badly shaken by ♦
* Mackensen’s capture of Matchin that Russia will pro- *
* bablv be unable to much longer retain its grip on any of ♦
* The Transylvanian territory west of the Danube river. ♦
* Braila, an important Roumanian grain and oil stor- ♦
* age depot, is still held by the Russians, but it is doubtful *
* if they will be able to sustain much longer the prolonged *
* defence of Braila, but probably will be given time for the ♦
* removal of provisions and materials. ♦
* (hi the Moldavian frontier, where the Teutons ex- *
* orted heavy pressure, the Russo-Roumanian defense is *
* firmer. ♦
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\\ ASH I N(! I'< >X, .Ian. 4.— The* increase* in t he* nat ional de*bt
e>t (Ireat Britain, France*, Russia, (Je*rnianv and Austria has be*e*n
‘•stimated at $4!>,.'>!)(>,()()(),(MM). The allies be.rre»\ve*e] $2!t,(MM),0<X),
OOU and the Te-ntenis $L,(),000,<MX),(XX).
1 ’i I R< KiRAI), .Ian. 4. It is offiedullv anne.unced that the
Russians on tin* Roumanian front have* captures] six hundrcel
prisoners, thre*e* cannon ,sixte*e*n niae-hine* ^uns, nine* bomb
tl.re*%ve‘i's and mortal's. The success resulted in an attack e.n
in tit*? li*nto*i positions on tin* heights south of Bo too h ii mountain
in thp vkuhImI OufputhiunH.
LONDON, Jan. 4.— It lues just been learneel that fifty mili
tary e>ffice*rs and men are missing from tin* British transport
Ive*nin, wliicli was sunk.
ROMH, Jan. 4.- Some changes in the Italian e*tlne*ationa1
system afte*r the wan are* ].re»pe>se*d by the minister e>f public in
structieiii, Le-onnrelo Bianchi, himself ti feinner pre.fe*sse»r, who
says that the* public schoe.l and university must be* reaelapteel te,
the life e.f tin* nation. “ l.e*t ip hope*,’’ In* says, “that the war
wiii brim* n> a clearer national conscience and a more proper
conceptual of the application e.f science to celucation.”
President Stiffens Up
On His Mexican Policy
WASHINGTON, .fan. 4.— The American reply to Car
ranza’s rejection of the protocol for the withdrawal of the Am
erican troops from Mexico lias been sent to Cabrera, chairman
of tin* Mexican commissioners, and the commission may meet
formally to end the conferences. The American commissioners
have been advised that President Wilson will act independently
and of his own initiative in the withdrawal of the troops and
provide diplomatic channels through which the other questions
will be taken up.
In Japan private individuals own
only the surface of the land, and its
products, all mineral deposits beneath
the surface being the property of the
government.
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Job Printing at Daily Times office.
For amusement parks there has
been Invented a wooden horse that
j travels over the ground with life like
motions as Its rider operates levers
| in front of the saddle.
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1 Job Printing at the Times.
SERVICE
SEATTLE, Jan. 4. — The Pacific
Steamship Company is negotiating for
the purchase of the steamers Grace
Dollar and Northland, and if the deal
is consummated these boats will be
used in the Alaska service.
PANAMA SLIDES
RAVE BEEN
PANAMA, Jan. ,3. — The slides in
Gaillard cut, which have been menac
ing navigation, have been overcome.
Today the channel is in better shape
than it has ever been before. For a
minimum width of 180 feet it is 36
| feet deep, and it is at least 30 feet
j deep clear across the original prism,
300 feet wide. The slides at Curacha
and Culebra which have bulged for
ward as if to smother the waterway
under their mass, have been dredged
away until they look flat and impot
ent. Barring some unforeseen devel
opment, such as a new break in a
wholly unexpected place or the cruni
bling of the great cliffs of brecla at
Gold Hill or Contractors Hill, the in
terruptions to traffic by the slides
are done.
The engineers in charge will not
commit themselves to prophecy, but
they «t»y the cut !« In the best shape it
was ever tn, and the r»ct thnt they
have taken away all but three of the
dredges and cut out Sunday and holi
day work Is a strong Indication of
their confidence in the situation. The
three dredges are carrying the exca
vat ion back to the original channel
line in order to establish a defensive
zone to prevent encroachments on the
channel. Much work Is yet to be
done to complete the channel to its
full width of 300 feet with a bottom
40 feet above sea level, giving a depth
of 4n feet, hut it is already possible
now to give passage to the biggest
shiiis on the seas without any trouble
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FAMOUS SKAGWAY HOTEL
SOLD BY THE MARSHAL.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel at Skagway.
which was built during the construc
tion of the White Pass railroad and
stampede to the Klondike by Mrs. I„.
A. Burke, formerly of Cordova, has
been sold at marshal's sale to satisfy
judgments against the owner. In the
early days this house was the head
quarters for the M. J. Heney crowd of
railroad engineers, wealthy Klondike
mining operators and traders and
southeastern Alaska traveling men, as
well as the official home of the fed
eral court crowd who semi-annually
went from Juneau to hold court at
Skagway. Wine, women and song
were closely associated with the hotel
during these boom days.
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Experiments by a British export in
reforesting some of the hills of China
have led to the establishment of a
comprehensive course in forestry in a
university in that country.
nLHITItwn — ~ I UIN ivj M T ,
The steamer Alameda arrived at
Valdez at 2: Jo o clock this afternoon,
and is due her about 8 So o'clock to
night. She nil! be In port until early
tomorrow morning taking on a cargo
of ore. The nexl sailing or the Ala
meda from Seattle has been postponed
from January 9 to January 11.
At a well attended meeting of Ml
McKinley Lodge, So. IRS, |\ A- a. M.
held last night, tin annual installa
tion of officers took place. Hartley
Howard was the Installing officer, and
was assisted by K 1. Hatton as mar
shal. During the Impressive service
appropriate music was furnished by a
siring orchestra, after which a delight
ful luncheon was served. The off!
cers installed were:
Worshipful Master A. McN. Field.
Senior Warden O ('. Meyer.
Junior Warden K. F Medley.
Treasurer It L Hatton.
Chaplain 11 A Slater.
Marshal John Day.
Senior Deaeon- .1 H. Currier.
Junior Deacon ,1. .1 Strigsve.
Junior Steward lames Smith.
Organist Wm. K Hrown.
Tyler II J Chadwick
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mm in hau
PEKING, Jan. t — France and
China have beeonn involved in a hope
leas diplomatic n Idle as a result ol
the forcible seize *' by France of an
addition to its con cssion in Tien Tsiti
on October 21.
Sir John Jordan tin* British minis
ter and dean of lie diplomatic corps*
at Peking, attempted to bring aboul
a compromise In proposing to con
veri iiie iiinpui.eu **»r»
sists of about 3f> acres, into a Sino
French settlemcisl to be administerei:
jointly by the Frn h and the Chinese
The Chinese press and much of tin
Chinese public ■ ppo-ed such a set
tlement, and crit ism of the Frencl
officials was so harsh that the nego
tiations came to an end. The British
minister has left r England on a font
months' vacation ami the Tien Tsli
dispute is still at i standstill
Spasmodic run have been made In
Chinese on French hanks, both in Pok
ing and TlenTsit:. and many of thi
Chinese newspapers are davocating a
general boycott « iinst the French.
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IMS CAPTURE
LONDON, Jim. 4 American twin*
will be used almost exclusively to bint
this year’s British harvest. Agent*
for the United States mills now or
the spot have already placed enougt
orders for this purpose, despite ear
nest appeals to the farmers to giv<
their business to the home ntanufac
turers on patriotic grounds.
English farmers were told that i
they would buy their twine from thi
English manufacturers they would af
feet a saving to the nation of $1,250,
000 and 10,000 tons ot cargo space foi
food shipping Binder twine, it wa*
pointed out. is bulky, occupying muri
than two and a quarter times the spac<
required for deadweight.
But for some unexplained reason th<
orders went to (he Americans. Th*
English farmers seemingly ignored ui
these appeals. The position was some
what complicated in the case of deal
ers who handle American agriculture
implements, »R it Is usually under
stood that these agents shall make i
point of stocking American binde
twine.
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John Raw-son has removed his bar
gain store to the Northern block, op
posite the Cordova House.
ALASKA QUAKE!
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SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 4. — A well defined i
earthquake, probably In Alaska, was j
recorded at the University of Wash I
ington at 11 o’clock yesterday morn
ing.
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jl . Y BUILDINGS
A large amount of building Is being
planned by the Alaska engineering
commission for Nenana this year —
buildings to accommodate the Increas
ed volume of business that will be
handled by the commission, and the
additional employees who will he en
gaged as soon as work opens up in
tlie spring.
There will l>e constructed a large
dock landing shed 300 feet in length,
and three storage warehouses 60 by
101 feet The warehouses will be two
stories high and w ill lie equipped with
elevators. Additional mess and bunk
houses will tie built, and there will be j
I a large club house, with dance hall, |
1 reading rooms, gymnasimum and
, baths, for the use of the employees
j of the commission free of cost. Sev
eral additional cottages also will he
i needed, and the hospital building will
j be considerably enlarged.
] TWW» tit*/* trill b* * roil ub >«<
I with rive engine stalls, and a new m>
j chine shop, equipped with tools suit
I able for making any repairs to or new
parts for any of the equipment or
rolling stock tlpit may become neces
i sary. The commission will also have
| a sawmill of its own, the equipment!
I for which is already there. The plant
will be operated by electricity and the
mill waste, slabs, sawdust, etc., will
lie used as fuel at the [lower plant. I
| The sites of the proposed buildings
have not been selected as yet.
i ne number ot employees on i'ur
commission payroll in this division at
tlic present time is 193 regular em
ployees and Hi contractors, making a
1 total of 334.
OPENING A COAL MINE
ON ESKA CREEK. [
i Our former townsman. Milo Kelly,
Is at the head of a local company ati
Anchorage which is opening a coal
mine on Kska creek, where they have
! opened three veins of coal, varying
J from three to four feet in w idth. The
, coal from the veins is clean ami will
| require practically no sorting or
[screening. Speaking of the product, i
Mr. Kelly said it needed no boosting; I
that it would speak for itself. The!
engineering commission will construct'
a short spur at Kska creek, so that |
cars may lie loaded without difficulty
and as soon as this work Is completed
it is probable that a feyv tons of coal
will lie shipped immediately.
The Dally Times is a member of the
Associated F’ress. Oot ihe news.
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WASHINGTON, ,I;m. 4.—The administration's ].erie>
iolicy is being secretly continued, and the impression prevail
hat important developments an* under the surface. It i- lie
ieved that Ambassador Gerard lias obtained from Bi-thmnnn
run Jlollweg the details of Germany’s peace terms, and tran
lotteii them to President Wilson. The latter is sure some
►cneficial returns will come from the negotiation-, and is hold
ng himself in readiness for the next step.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. The entente reply to Pivsidmif
Wilson’s note has been received, but he does not propose to let
negotiations drop at this stage of the game, but will make one
more move, which will clarify bis position. Confusion having
arisen concerning his purpose, Wilson’s chief hope of ultimate
success in the negotiations lies in the suggestion that means be
Found for maintaining peace in the future, if any agreement mi
this point is reachable. The pre-id'ent also feels that it might
be possible to end the present conflict.
WASHINGTt)N, Jan. 4.—In the hmi-e yesterday afternoon
Representative Bennett, of New York, denied the rumor that
Barney Baruch, member of the council of national defense, was
responsible for the information of President W ilson’s peace
note getting into Wall Street before it bad become public. If
was also said that Baruch sold short on steel shortly before
noon on Monday, December 18, three days ahead of any an
nouncement being made in Washington of what President Wil
son had done.
A resolution for a special investigation of the charges of
leak on Wilson’s note was held privileged In the house and re
ferred to the rules committee with instructions to report with
in ten days.
Tile senate deferred action on Hitchcock’s resolution en
dorsing Wilson*8 peace note. Senators Lodge and Borah led
tin* opposition to its passage.
W ASHINt i I <>N, Jan. 4.—'1 he vote on I litehcock re-oln
lion to endorse W ilson’s peace note will again be pre-ent< d in
the senate.
Pretty Artist I
M! irrlornrl
IflUl UCI CU
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.
chauffeur, who told the police tl
merit house where Mnizie Colin
he«*n found murdered, today sw
Lewis, son of a Pittsburg coal o
having defrauded him out of hi
believe that he also has some ku
not commit it himself, and he v
ing an investigation.
To enable photographers to make j
portraits with artistic backgrounds
translucent shades to be hung over |
windows have been patented, bear
ing pictures of window casings and
landscapes.
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A folding wire head rest that can
lie alta< bed to the buck of a cup lias
beeu Invented for the comfort of men i
who have to lie on their backs under
automobiles
Vlodel Is
In Apartment
—Klwood I’owcll, a taxieah
at he drove a man to the apart
•it, a pretty artist model, had
ore out a warrant for Bernard
Iterator, whom lie chartrcs with
s taxieah hill. The authorities
owledjje of the crime, if he did
II he placed under arrest pend
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A rtailing vessel of Dutch invention
uses an electric light to entice fish
into a net beneath the hull, whence a
pump draws them l>\ suction into a
container within the craft
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Waterproof garments made of che
mieally treated cork are a new Frem h
invention, having the advantage over
rubber of being porous and permitting
ventilation.
Dally Times office.
If In need of Job printing phone I he
KENNECOTT CORPORATION
TAKES OPTION ON MINES
Reports from Ester Dome indicate
that Fairbanks is likely to have one
of the greatest quartz mines in the
world within the next few years. The
properties on which options were
taken by the people who are supposed
to be representing the Kennecott Cop
per Corporation, are showing up well
under development work and pros
pecting that is being done, and ac
cording to one rnan v.'fcc has an in
terest In the ground, there is no doubt
now that the sale will be put through.
When the options were taken it was
not stated openly that the Kennecott
Copper Corporation was the concern
that had the options, but a number of
merchants and others report that bills
of goods sold to the outfit were pur
chased in the name of this great min
ing company. At present about 36
men are working on the property and
It in said that a ledge 70 feet wide has
been uncovered, which wil laverage
between $8 and $10 per ton, and it is
estimated that this ledge would mean
a fortune even if the values were much
lower.
in these properties which are under
option on Ester Dome there are many
Fairbanks people interested, but the
principal ones are Tyndall, Finn &
McEaukhlln; Shorty Thomas. Ed
Smith and William McGlone, lien
Thompson, Julius Hoffman and a num
ber of others.
Several years ago, while in Fair
bunks, Dr. Alfred Brooks, after a trip
to the district now being prospected,
reported that he was much pleased
with the showing there for the small
amount of prospecting done, and he
had hopes that great things would be
shown in the district some time.
That the prospectors who are now
apparently about to reap a harvest
have been persistent there can be no
question, for many of them held on
to the ground for the past ten years,
holding it at a great sacrifice to them
selves, confident It would some day
be a great producer, a second Juneau
or Cripple Creek.
The fact that the whole hill on
which Ihe prospecting has been done
seems to be filled with gold bearing
ledges, convinced the prospectors
years ago that some day some big
company would take the whole thing
over and work it on such a scale that
It would be possible to make millions
out of It. That their dream Is now
coming true seems probable from the
latest reports of the prospectors. —
Fairbanks News Miner,
D. S. ATTORNEY APPEALS
FROM DECISION CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. — Contemp
of (he house of representatives wat
[ charged against United States Distric
Attorney II Snowden Marshall of New
York. The house passed a resolutlor
June 20 last, finding him in contempt
■ for writing u letter criticising a houst
judiciary subcommittee in its invest!
gation of impeachment charges madt
against him December 14. 1915, bj
Representative Buchanan, of Illinois
| Speaker Clark issued a warrant oi
! arrest for service by Sergeant at Arno
i j Robert B Gordon.
I The habeas corpus proceedings fol
S lowed and were expedited so that it
■ case of a decision against Mr. Mar
shall he could be brought before "th*
bar” of the house before the present
congress ends March 4
Authority of the house to act as «
court und punish coutempts of its prt
vlleges was denied by Mr. Marshall in
, his habeas corpus suit against the ser
geant at arms Federal Judge Hand
of N'ew York dismissed the suit July
21, ordered Mr. Marshall into custody
of the sergeant at arms to appear be
fore the house for punishment, and re
leased the district attorney upon his
own recognaianee pending the su
preme court's decision ui>on his up
peal.
That power to punish contempts Is
necessary and inherent to the houses
of vdigress in exercise o* their con
stitutional functions was contended by
attorneys representing the house —- I>.
Cady Herrick and former Represents
lives Martin W. Littleton and Henry
M. Goldfogle of New York.
Representative Buchanan impeached
Mr. Marshall for alleged misconduct
and neglect of duty in the Oliver Os
borne Rae Tamer and other cases.
just two weeks before Mr Buchanan
and others concerned with Labors
National Peace Party were indicted
by a New York federal grand jury in
connection with an alleged conspiracy
to foment strikes in American muni
tions factories. Representative Bu
chanan is upon bail awaiting trial.
in the subsequent impeachment in
vestigation by Representatives Car
lit* of Virginia, Card of Ohio and Nel
son of Wisconsin, a judiciary subcom
mittee, Mr. Marshall wrote the letter
to Chairman Carlin which the h^u****
adjudged contemptuous. Bad faith
in the subcommittee's inquiry was
charged.
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On the theory that a person is com
fortable in cold weather if his feet
be warm, a Virginian has invented a
heater, using churcoal or coke, to bo
attached to hoi semen s stirrups.