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4 LONDON, March 29. — Infor- 4
4 niatlon direct from Germany to 4
4 the Associated Press asserts 4
4 that Chancellor Bethniann, in his 4
4 coming speech, will offer a large 4
4 measure of electoral reform and 4
4 possibly a modification of the 4
4 submarine campaign in an 4
4 eleventh hour attempt to stave 4
4 off war with the United States. 4
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SUSPENDED IN
RUSSIA
(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, March 29. — The
workmen of all the factories engaged
in making munitions have renounced
for a period of the war the eight hour
day, in order to augument the output
of the plants.
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! MILITARY
“ I NG
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 29—Chair
man Chamberlain, of the senate mili
tary committee, had a White House
engagement late today. He said he
would ask President Wilson to incor
porate in his addres sto congress an
endorsement of universal military
training as a preparedness measure
of first importance.
The president has not revealed his
position on this momentous question,'
and is not likely to do bo until he ad
dresses congress.
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(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, March 29. — Wheat for
delivery next May sold today at
$1.90 7-8, which is the highest price
this commodity has brought since the
beginning of the European war.
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(By Associated Press)
LONDON, March 29. — The British
troops have advanced (or a distance
of fifteen miles along the southern
Palestine coast of the Mediterranean
sea. The British also penetrated fif
teen miles into Syria, where Teuton
guns and officers were taken.
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LONDON, March 29. — It is official
ly announced that the British army at
Palestine defeated the Turkish army
of 20,000 men, and captured 900 men,
. including an entire divisional Turkish
division.
LONDON, March 29. — The Ger
mans are now entrenched along the
front over which the British and
French troops have been advancing.
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U. OF W. MAN HAS BEEN
APPOINTED SCHOLAR,
SEATTLE, March 29. — Paul J.
Kruse, instructor in the college of edu
cation of the State University, who
is now on leave of absence, has been
appointed graduate scholar in the
teachers' college of Columbia Univer
sity, where he is working towards his
doctor's degree.
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Now is the time to subscribe for the
Times — $5 for six mouths.
SPAIN SUSPENDS
CONTITUTIONAL
GUARANTEES
MADRID, March 29. — The Gazette
publishes an official decree, suspend
ing constitutional guarantees to all
provinces of the kingdom. Extreme
measures are being taken to preserve
order, caused by a seditious appeal
to the people. The signers of the ap
peal were arrested.
GILL'S TRIAL IS
DRAWING TO
CLOSE !
(Dy Associated Press)
SEATTLE, March 29. — The clos
ing arguments in Mayor Gill's trial
are progressing today and the case
will likely go to the jury tonight or
tomorrow morning at the latest.
TEUTONS ARE
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TOKIO, March 29. — Availing them
selves of what may be their last op
portunity to cross the Pacific until
the end of the war, sixty subjects of
the central powers took passage on
the liner China, due at San Francisco.
All but four boarded the vessel at
Shanghai.
Since early in the war Teuton tub
jects have been able to leave China
only aboard American steamers, and
the possibility that the China might
be the last American liner to leave
Chinese ports before war between Ger
many and the United States, and pos
sibly war between China and Ger
many, caused a record number of Ger
mans, Austrians, TurkB and Bulgar
ians to take passage at Shanghai.
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BUENOS AIRES, March 29.—Trades
unionists throughout South America
today are extremely favorable to the
proposal by President Samuel Gomp
ers, of the American Federation of La
bor, for a Pan-American workers’ com
bination.
“We agree in principle with Presi
dent Compere’ suggestion." said Fran
cisco Rosanoba, secretary general of
the Federation of Labor of the Argen
tine region today, “and will work to
accomplish the plan’s realization.
“To this end we are about to cor
respond with the American Federa
tion of Labor officials who are push
ing the propaganda. If we could we
would take a still more active part In
the work, but this is impossible at
present, owing to lack of funds.
“We are enthusiastic in our support
of the idea. We have always wished
for such a combination.”
The Federation includes all the Ar
gentine labor organizations. It is un
derstood that the leading members
have already received intimations that
the labor federations throughout South
America will co-operate in the move
ment.
LARAMIE. Wyo., March 29. — Red
Cross work has been taken up by wo
men students of the UnlversRy of
Wyoming, with a view to serving the
country as nurses in the event of war.
Young women members of the fac
ulty of the institution also are taking
a keen interest in the training.
The classes are under the instruct
or in physical training for women, who
says several of the members are ar
dent in their desire to evidence their
patriotism by actual work,
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RUSSIANS FAVOR
CONTINUANCE
OFJIR
(By Associated Press)
PETROOHAD, March 29. — The
peasants throughout the country are
systematically organizing the militia
to replace the old police peasants, es
tablishing new local authority and
convoking communal assemblies with
the express intention of supporting
the new government and selling the
country's products for victualling the
army and people. The idea of equal
rights for women Is gaining weight
and a declaration in support of war
was issued by a committee of work
ingmen, soldiers and deputies, which
apparently represents the sober con
clusion which the masses of the popu
lation has reached.
KATALLA WOLF
i BIG PRICE
(Special to the Times)
KATALLA, March 26. — Captain
and Mrs. Charles Auer have returned
from a honeymoon spent in the states
and will make their home in Katalla.
Mrs. Auer was Dr. L. Von M. Zesch
before her marriage last January, and
spent most of last year making a tour
of Alaska.
Jim Rison, who bought the pelt of
the first wolf killed here, took the skin
to Seattle, where it is stated several
furriers offered him $250 for it, claim
ing it to be a rare hide. Jim paid only
$20 for the skin, and has written all
his friends to stop work and go wolf
hunting. The skin was long haired,
glossy black in color, and had tan
markings on the breast and feet.
Miss Julia Durkee left on the last
boaj for an extended visit in Seattle
and the east.
A force of 23 men has been busy for
the last two weeks getting the Hoonah
Racking Company's plant at Chileat
In shape for the season's run. From
present indications about four differ
ent fish concerns will fish Bering riv
er this year.
A. C. Cotton, of this place, puts in
his spare hours every winter making
patchwork quilts of silk. His latest
one contains over seven thousand dif
ferent pieces of silk, each one of which
Is surrounded by a fancy stitch. The
filling is of lamb's wool and the back
ing of fine silk. He has been offered
$150 for it. Mr. Cotton allows neither
the hand nor the mind of woman to
enter into the making of his quilts.
(He is able to take this stand because
he is a bachelor.)
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(By United Press)
NEW YORK, March 29. — The news
from Waxahachie, Texas, that Iiughle
Jennings, Detroit, manager, had de
cided Sam Crawford no longer was fit
to hold down right field for the
Tigers, removed another of the veter
ans from baseball in favor of younger
sinews.
Crawford had been playing major
league baseball as a regular for IS
years. Previous to that time he had
walloped the ball in the minors for a
couple of seasons.
Crawford first played major league
baseball in Cincinnati as a member of
the old National league team there
before the American league was or
ganized. Cincinnati basked in the
rays of his brilliant smashes for four
years before relinquishing rights to
him in favor of Detroit. He was
awarded to the Tigers in the peace
agreement of 1903, when the Ameri
can league was reorganibzed as part
of organized baseball.
Crawford was one of the mightiest
sluggers who ever faced a pitcher. His
hits were always smashes. They were
solid, clean blows and many of them
were of the extra base variety. It
has been said of Crawford that he
could hit a ball harder and farther
than any man who ever played major
league baseball.
His batting average for the 13 years
ho spent in the majors as a regular
was over the .300 mark; .311 to be
exact.
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♦ (By Associated Press) 4
♦ VANCOUVER, March 2!). — A 4
4 dispatch front Tokio says that a 4
4 German raider sank a Japnnt 4
4 warship In the southern PacifU 4
4 ocean, but no details have been 4
4 furnished of the attack. 4
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4 WASHINGTON. March 29. — 4
4 The British bark Neath, front 4
4 Mauritius, bound for Havre with 4
4 sugar, was torpedoed unwarned 4
4 southeast of Fastnet, Two Am 4
4 erican negroes wore aboard, but 4
4 were saved.
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INTERNED SUPS
(By United I*ress)
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 28.
There are twenty-eight German mer
chantmen Interned in this and other
Brazilian ports today, which rumor has
It would become raiders of American
shipping in case of war between the
United States and Germany.
These ships total about ItO.iUO ions
and are valued at $4,000,000. Half
of them are in this port and the others
scattered about other Brazilian ports.
With two exceptions all these ships
are at liberty to put to sea at any
time. Ever since Brazil's protest to
Germany over the submarine block
ade, attention has been focussed on
the German ships by persistent stories
that several of the interned steamers
were waiting a favorable moment to
make their escape.
Anchored in an open part of the bay
well under the surveillance of the har
bor's forts and the Brazilian fleet,
tliese fourteen whip*
:uut desolate group.
Of the ships interned here the Sier
ra Salvada is the largest with 4,‘.ir> 1
Ions net register. The others are tho
Edenberg, 2,782 tons; Cap Itoca, 3,
590 tons;; Coburg, 4,200 tons; Ilohen
staufen, 4,986 tons; Roland, 4,266
tons; Henrletto, 1,920 tons; Alrieh,
4,265 tons, Carl Woerman, 3,490 tons;
I’osen, 4,094 tons; Gertrude Woer
man, 3,969 tons; Arnold Ansinck, 2,
896 tons; Etruria, 2,883 tons; and the
Frankin, 3,223 tons.
Besides these there were the Muan
m
sa, 3,733 tons, which entered on Aug
ust 19, 1914, but sailed a few days
later for Buenos Aires, and is at pre
sent interned in Chile and the Prus
sia, which entered August 20, palled
for Santos five days later and did not
arrive at that port for a month in spite
of tho fact that it is but a day's trip
An inquiry undertaken by port au
thorities for the purpose of finding the
cause of this mysterious month's dis
appearance did not establish any defi
nite results. It's an easy guess, how
ever, that the Prussia did not risk
capture by British cruisers on a mere
pleasure trip and that some raider
ship benefited in supplies during her
disappearance.
Another ship that broke the mono
tony of internment by venturing into
the open sea was the Edenberg, which
after twenty days of lying idle sailed
for Santos, where she never arrived.
One month later the Edenberg return
ed calmly to Rio, dropped anchor and
landed the crew and passengers of the
Indian Prince, which had been sunk
by the German cruiser Kronprlnz Wil
helm, which itself interned later in
a North American port. For this ad
venture the Edenberg was ordered un
der guard by the Brazilian govern
ment. Outside of the Prussia and the
Edenberg any of the interned German
ships have the right to leave the har
bor at will. . ___
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Henry Dunkle was sentenced in the
commissioner's court to live days ir
jail for using obscene language on tin
streets.
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Tomorrow morning the steamei
Alaska will Bail from Seattle lor Cor
dova.
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The Eureka has sailed south will
2,000 tons of ore from Latouche am
Ellamar.
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A. J. McConnell, manager of the
Nome Light and Power Company, ac
companied by his wife, is spending i
few days in Cordova.
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Have you registered yet? If not
you had better do so now.
MINI BILLS II!
non
HOPPER~
(Special to the Times)
JUNEAU, March 29. — Senator
I'alv has introduced a bill to repeal
the tax commission, for the purpose of
opening the question to secure amend
ments. It has been recommended
that the municipal franchise bill pass,
with an amendment so as to affect
franchises already passed.
JUNEAU, March 29. — Senator
Heckman has offered an amendment
providing that the general eight hour
law does not apply to a continuation
of day employees. Senator (laustad's
bill, which requires that ordinances
be published three times, has been
favorably reported, also the bulk sales
bill by Heckmans, the ways and means
committee for the territory, and the
Itonan bill for forming co-operative
associations, especially in the Mata
nuska valley.
III! TOUTS
THIS TEAR
(Special to the Times)
SEATTLE, March 29. — Alaska is
coming into her own Every tie that
I is laid on the government railroad
| brings nearer the time when new
blood, new pioneers and new money
will infuse the northland with wider
j purposes and greater development.
Officials of the steamship compan
ies are preparing to handle the big
gest husines sin their history. More
tourist inquiries regarding Alaska are
being received every day .
"Our advices indicate,” says a pro
minent official, "that the excursion
travel to Alaska this season wjjl be
sufficiently heavy to break all rec
ords. On account of the war there are
l?.yt tew places in the world where
few weeks. Alaska is one of the most
promising of these places. The pres
ent prospect is that every steam
er leaving for the far north this spring
will carry all the passengers she can
accommodate.”
The Pacific Steamship t’ompany, op
erating the Admiral line fleet, has
closed the Portland office of the com
pany temporarily. It is expected that
it will be reopened within the next
three months. The present policy of
the company Is experiencing many
changes, and the reason for the tem
porary dosing of the Portland branch
j has not been announced. Ross Osborn,
the agent at Portland, has been trans
ferred to Seattle, where he will be
identified with the passenger depart
inent.
CYANIDE FUMES
ARE KILLING
SUEEP
(By Associated Press)
OURAY, Colo., March 29. — Cyan
ide fumes from the mines near here
are believed to be responsible for the
death of many of the mountain sheep
that range the mountains in this vi
cinity. To prevent the threatened ex
Unction of the sheep and other wild
life citizens of southwestern Colorado
have launched a movement to estab
llsh a large game preserve some dis
tanee from the mines.
It Is proposed to acquire severa'
thousand acres of mountain land anc
to inclose within it all the wild, lift
in this section of the state. Hunting
would.Jie prohibited wjthin the pro
serve while outside the game laws
of tlie state would be strictly enforced
The proposed preserve would afforc
a refuge for elk, deer, sheep and othei
game animals.
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F. Beasley and Ed Morris, who as
saulted each other, will both servs
fifteen days each in the federal jail
in compliance with the decree of tht
United States commissioner.
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The freighter Juneau is due fron
the westward today and will load 2,
500 tons of copper ore here for th<
smelter.
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J. V. Carter and family have moved
from the Ketidick building to a house
keeping apartment in the Northerr
hotel.
SHIN'S POLICY
IS CAUSING
ALARM
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 29.—Spain's
war policy has caused deep dissatis
faction, the court, clergy and army be
ing pro-German, and Spain is not fully
trusted by the allies. The business
Interests and the people generally are
anti-German, and political unrest is
increased by the rood shortage.
UN 10 PUT
THE BONE IN
DRY BIEL
(Special to the Times)
SEATTLE, March 29. — A former
Vancouver woman, now residing at
Skagway, in a recent letter to a friend,
which was later published in the Van
couver, B. C„ World, telling of the
progress of prohibition in Alaska, de
clares that the women of the north
land were responsible for putting the
saloons out of business.
Yet a larger proportion of Alaskans
on the outside heartily welcomed the
news that Alaska is "bone dry." The
majority of those opinions have come
from men. One old-time "sourdough”
who went through the "rush days,"
sagely remarked the other day: “You
never know what sober minds will do
for Alaska and its development."
The story this Alaskan woman
writes to her friend contains an inter
esting yarn of a certain Mrs. Dabney,
who is employed at a station called
Mile 3 1-2, on the new government
railroad, between Seward and An
chorage.
Mrs. Dabney's duties are to provide
entertainment for the men who visit
the station, and to keep the big log
building clean and neat.
Sometimes as many as 75 men take
their meals there, and Mrs. Dabney
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maa„ Ati,hnrnpc t**ohitution and let
it be known that no drinking would
be tolerated among the men and no
liquor sold in the roadhouses.
This little woman rose to the oc
casion, and knowing she had the gov
ernment behind her, on one occasion
took a demijohn of whiskey from 25
men and emptied it in the lake near
by. Later the construction boss apolo
gized to her and admitted that she was
right and that he would not ask her
to serve meals to him or any one else
under the influence of liquor. His
sense of justice was almost as re
markable as the woman's courage.
The men of Alaska will swing into
J line behind the "bone dry" measure,
says an old Nomeite.
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(By Associated Press)
TRUCKEE, Cal.. March 29. — Plans
are shaping for the dedication at Don
nor lake, three miles from here, dur
ing the spring of 1918, of a monument
to mark the spot which, according to
decision reached by the order of Na
tive Sons of the Holden West, is ot
the most historic interest of any in
California as pertaining to the Argo
nauts. The small park surrounding
the site is the ground on which the
famous Donner party met disaster 111
the snows of 1846-7.
Donner parlor of the Native Sons
of the Golden West at Truckee will
invite the grand parlor of that ordet
to hold its sessions here in May ot
June,. 1918, at which time It is expect
ed the dedication will take place.
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SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY
BE CONDUCTED FOR “SLEUTHS.’
(By United Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29. — Sar
Francisco’s detectives must go tc
school. The school, established bj
Captain of Detectives Matheson, it
open today. No detective Is exempt
The chief believes they don't know
enough about criminology.
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The Eagles are planning to give a
big dance at their hull on Satu.-da)
night. There will be good music ant]
a highu time.
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The news when it is news—in th«
Daily Times.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 29. — Presi
dent Wilson has hopes the organiza
tion of the house will be expedited,
thus enabling him to make his address
on the war situation in joint session.
The administration leaders are hope
ful that the president will appear be
fore congress next Tuesday or Wed
nesday.
ENGLAND WANTS
ENLIST THOSE
DEJECTED
(By Associated Pres9)
LONDON, March 29. — A hill giv
ing military authorities the power to
order a reexamination of men previ
ously rejected for military service,
and also men who have already served
and been distinguished because of
wounds or illness will be moved in the
house of commons by Chancellor Bon
ar Law, who said the bill was an ab
solute necessity.
NEUTRALS MEN
(By Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN. March 29. — Twen
ty-two neutrals were brought to Ger
many on the Moewe as prisoners, in
cluding one American, who arrived
from Kiel and who was released be
cause he had not been serving on an
LEAGUE TEACHES
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(By Associated Press)
DENVER. March 29. — The Denver
Housewives' League is to show its
members and other women of Denver
how to cook as the cooks of the United
States army understand the culinary
art.
A class in army cooking has been
arranged. Mrs. Charles H. Jacobson,
president of the league announced,
and the manual for army cooks, sup
plied by the United States govern
ment, w ill be used as a text book.
WEDDED FIFTY
YEARS; START
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(By Associated Press)
DENVEil, March 29. — Although
they have been married for fifty years
Major and Mrs. Ira A. Flood, of Den
ver, began housekeeping for the first
time, on the anniversary of their wed
ding just fifty years ago.
"Isn't it funny that 1 should just
begin housekeeping," said Mrs. Flood,
"for before 1 was married we had
plenty of servunts and then when wo
married We “just decided to board", as
1 didn't know how to keep house. But
finally we got tired of boarding house
and hotel life, and so we decided to
start housekeeping."
Mrs. Flood is prominent in women's
flub circles uud philanthropic circles.
Her husband is a veteran of the fivil
war, and the oldest traveling sales
man in point of service in the state.
The bride says she doesn't know a
thing about housekeeping or cooking,
but she is going to learn.
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for $5.
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