of bushels are pouring into the United
States from there. As a result the price
of wheat broke thirty points yesterday
and is still going down. •„ . , . „
Washington: The senate passed the
Seven Billion Dollar Bond bill thismom
ing with some minor amendments. It
was sent to the house for. reaffirmation,
and is expected to receive the president’s
signature this afternoon.
Paris: Continuing their terrific assault
between Soisso'ns and Rheims, the French
forces this morning carried the German
first line along a front of matrv miles and
captured an important, strongly fortified
height at Villa Aubrieve. Twenty-five
hundred prisoners were taken tliistnorn
ing.
Washington: The house committee on
military affairs this morning voted down
the selective draft method of raising an
army, and voted in favor of voluntary
enlistment. President Wilson is much'
displeased with this action and will insist
that the house reverse the action of its
committee.
New York: Mayor Mitchell announced
this morning that beginning May 1st the
all-nite liquor licenses of this city will be
cancel led for the duration of the war.
All of the large cabarets, restaurants, ho.
tels and lobster palaces have agreed to
cut out all fancy foods from their menus
and to close at midnite. ..
Washington: Reports of a naval en
gagement off Cape Cod, which reached
the navy department this morning, indi
cate that a sp rited engagement has taken
place. No word has been received as to
what vessels were in the action. Sounds
of heavy gunfire were first noted at 10:45
a. m., when 15 detonations were counted
by the coast gnard at Race Point. After
a short interval of silence the firing was
resumed, but instead of being intermit
tent it rapidly developed into a continu
ous roar, which was still in progress when
last reports were received.
Seattle: The bqdy' of Mrs. Florence
Wehn, wife of James Welin the sculptor,
was discovered in a- gulch near West
Wheeler street this morning. She was
evidently murdered by thugs, seven had
wounds being found on the body. De
tective headquarters is in a quandrvasto
where to look for clues, as she had no
money with her when she left her motli
ther s home shortly before the supposed
murder was committed and her conjugal
life is declared to have t>een without a
flaw. Her husband is prostrated with
the shock.
THURSDAY
Chicago: May wheat touched 52.40
this morning, the highest point ever re
corded in this city.
London: Reuter’s Brussel's correspond
ent announced that von Bissing, German
governor-general of Belgium, died in that
city last nite.
Washington: According to a policy of
the war department formally announced
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K1 Paso: Arrivals from Mexico City
state that Germans are maintaining an
open lobby in the house of deputies and
expending large sums of money in an
effort to influenc e the legislators to sup
port a German-Mexican alliance.
New York: Governor Whitman an
nounced this morning that he lias decid
ed to offer Colonel Roosevelt the title of
General. He states that lie believes the
Colonel has a larger personal following
than any other man in the United States.
St. Louis: The first day’s sales of the
international fur auction being held
here totaled $7 SO, 000. More than four
million dollars worth of fur are to be
disposed of. Fifteen hundred seal skins
from the government hatcheries in Alas
ka sold for 575,000.
Amsterdam: The Vienna correspondent
of one of the papers in this city writes
that la^.Spnday morning as Emperor
Charles was leading in prayer in front of
St. Stephen’s church, he was surrounded
on all side* by his subjects who supplicat
ed linn in tears to make peace.
Seattle: Purchasing Agent Dole, of
i the Alaskan Engineering commission.
(this morning called for bids on motion
picture camera equipment, to be used in
(filming the construction activities on the
j government railroad m Alaska this sum
j uier. These pictures will lie shown tliru
| out the Hast.
Berlin: The military staff announced
this morning that the reported attack on
the U. S. destrover Smith by an U-boat
is false, and is being circulated to create
the impression that Germany has struck
the first blow in the war between the two
countries, ft is .maintained that there
are no German subs in the Western At
lantic:'!
Boston: In a speech delivered in this
city last-nite, former Ambassador Gerard
declared tlia.t it was a matter of common
knowledge thruout Germany that it was
the plan of the Imperial German govern
ment, after starving out England with
the sub blockade, to exact from the Unit
ed States a'bounfy sufficient to pav all of
the Germaii war debt, expecting that the
States could be bluffed into paying by a
threat of invasion.
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Madrid: Tlie Spanish cabinet resigned
yesterday afternoon.
The war department placed an emer
gency order yesterday for ,6000 Lewis
machine guns. .
Chicago: Marshall Field III enlisted
this morning as a private in the Illinois
national guard.
London: Advices from Pctrograd state
that the Russian duma has rejected the
German peace propaganda.
Paris; The Germans brot up twelve
divisions of infautry last nite in an effort
to stop the French advance between Sois
sons and Kheitus.
Washington: A strong movement is
uuder way in both houses of congress to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating .liquors during the extent of
the war. ft 1 '•
London: Today was America Day
thruout England.1 For the first time in
history the American flag was broken
out at the masthead above the House of
Parliament.
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here that Austria, Bulgaria anil Turkey
are secretly endeavoring to negotiate a
separate peace thru the medium of the
Swiss government.
El Paso: Prudencia Mirando. alleged
leader of the bond of Mexicans who raid
ed the Corner ranch several months ago
and killed several American cowboys,
was arrested in this city today on a con
spiracy charge.
Seattle: Logan Billingsley was sen
tenced this morning to thirteen mouths
on McNeill’s island on a charge of boot
legging. His brother, l'red, received a
sentence of six months and his other
brother, Ora, thirty days in the county
jail on a similar charge.
Phoenix: Residents of Gilabend. a
abort distance from this place, are appeal
ing to the military authorities for protec
tion from Mexicans. A fight took place
at that point last nite between the citizens
and a body of Mexicans during which
one American was killed.
Columbus, Ohio: A plot to destroy the
state capitol building here is believed to
have been frustrated this morning when
three bombs were discovered in a waste
paper can in one of the main corridors of
the building. It was so placed that the
explosion would have completely wrecked
the building.
Petrograd: The war office is in receipt
of advices that the German military staff
is planning a stupendous drive thru Ihe
north ot Russia and with Petrograd as its
objective. German troops are being
massed between Riga and Dvinsk and
will be transported to Libau in shallow
draft ships, escorted hv a part of the Ger
man fleet which has already been moved
from Kiel.
Elsewhere In Alaska
Gus Lessing, a well-known and esteem
ed trader at Alakaket on the Koyukuk,
committed suicide there recently. The
body was found in hed with a 22-calibre
rifle tied to the bed post and a string at
tached to the trigger Extreme loneli
ness and discouragement were the causes
of the act.
Deputy Marshal Mossman made a raid
on the restricted district at Anchorage
recently and seized and destroyed a small
amount of intoxicating liquors he found
there. Several undesirables of both sexes
were also advised to liot-foot it while
the going was good.
Diamond drill exploration of the cop
per country of the upper Cbitina may be
undertaken if preliminary examination
of the country about to be made by P. J.
Lynch, the diamond drill expert from
Juueau, proves satisfactory.
Two mushers, pulling a sled, made a
long journey from Seward to Anchorage
recently with a load of booze, only to be
met at Anchorage by an officer who re
lieved them of their load and destroyed
it.
At Nome electric lights are kept burn
ing in the steeple of the Catholic church
by order of the city council to guide
mushers who may be caught out in one
of the frequent blizzards.
The steamer Humboldt arrived in
Seattle recently with 150 tons of liquors
aboard consigned to dealers in Ketchi
kan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau.
The Anchorage Times states that a're
cent investigation has revealed the fact
that there have been a number of minor
fights in that town wherein American
patriotism was displayed to the facial and
bodily detriment of several supporters of
the kaiser.
The forestry service has sent a crew of
men to Kanai to clear the river of dang
erous recks. This is the first step to es
tablish trails and open navigation thru
out the Chugak reserve on Kenai penins- i
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William Woodsworth of the Universal
Flm company is in Cordova with a com
plete moving picture camera outfit, and
will devote some time to filming the var
ious industries bf that vicinity.
On January 11 the thermometer at
Nome jumped from 50 below to 28 above
in 24 hours.
Frank Grace, an olfftimerin the North,
at one time assistant auditor and later
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San Francisco recently from pneumonia.
For the second time in 18 years relig
ions ceremonies were held recently at
Hope, Rev. H. C. Monroe of the Com
munity church at Seward officiating. He
| also organized a non-sectarian Sunday
■ school.
Frank Moran, a well known miner of
| the Iditarod country, is believed to have
drowned in the Aniak river last fall. He
left Aniak last September in a poling
boat loaded with supplies, bound for Mar
vel creek, and two months later bad not
reached his destination. A search of all
likelv places is being made and no trace
of him has been found. The Aniak is a
' treacherous stream and it is believed his
boat was swamped and he lost his life in
its waters.
Bids for the construction, heating,
lighting, plumbing and ventilating of the
new school building at Juneau aggregated
$74,584.
J. (». Johnson and Jerry McGraw, two
prospectors, ure believed dead, a search
for them having proved fruitless. They
left Juneau last August for Icy bay, at
which place they arrived in September
and established a camp. Later visitors
at the camp found it deserted, and no
trace of the men has been found. It is
thot they attempted to reach Vakataga
and were lost.
The natives of Wainwright, on Seward
peninsula, have started u co-operative
store from the proceeds of their fur trap
ping. The venture is proviug to be an
unqualified success.
A report received at Nome recently
from the Seattle assay office states that an
uuusnal amount of platinum is being
found associated with the gold from Dime
creek and advises miners there to keep a
lookout for deposits of the metal.
The report of the Seattle collector of
customs shows that copper valued at
□tore than four million dollars was ship
ped from Alaska during February. The
other exports amounted to $800,000, fish
exports uloue am ounting to$510,000.
Mrs. Richard Darling of Nome has re
ceived a letter from J. J. Underwood of
Seattle stating that Mary Roberts Rlitne
liart, the well known authoress, and Sam
uel G. Blythe, the famous writer for the
I Saturday Evening Post, will both visit
Alaska during the conbug summer.
Chief Goodletepaw of the Copper river
Indians, who broke into print u short
time ago by asking a U. S. deputy mar
shal why he did not stop the fight in
Europe, came into the limelight agai
recently when he brot a good bunch of
lynx skins into Chittna, declaring that
he had used lii-u stinkunl (limburger; as
bait for his traps. As the chief declared:
“Hi-u stinkum Indian put-uui on trap,
catch-um plenty lynx.”
Salmon Creek lake, above the big dam
of the Alaska Gastineau at Juneau, and
Annex lake are to be stocked with trout
by the government, the first shipment of
eggs having recently arrived at Juneau
and a further shipment is expected soon.
The eggs are of the Eastern brook trout
and a special hatchery has been prepared
to hatch them out.
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