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PROGRESS OE THE STRUGGLE IN EUROPE
Continued from Page 2.
1 er Sampson, commanded by Lieut. Allen,
sailed from the Brooklyn navy yard to
day under sealed orders.
^ Washington: The electoral vote was
counted in the presence of the senate
this afternoon and showed a total of 277
votes for Wilson and 254 tor Hughes.
London: The White Star liner Afric
was sunk by a U-boat this morning and
seventeen of her crew are reported miss
ing.
Indianapolis: Secret indictments were
returned today by the grand jury here,
in the election fraud trial, and thev are
said to include leading men in both the
Democratic and Republican camps.
X/ London: The American sailing ship
Liman M. Law is reported to have been
submarined in the Mediterranean this
morning. Her crew was saved and is
now in Rome.
Hoboken: The Frederick VIII sailed
at 4:15 oclock this afternoon with Count
von Berustorff and his party, and other
passengers, to the number of sixty-five,
^ aboard.
Rome: Intensive submarine warfare
ot a most ruthless character is being car
ried on by the Austro-German U-boat
commanders in the Mediterranean sea,
if reports be'ng received here can be
credited. An average of 12 vessels is the
daily toll of the submarines.
Berlin: The militarv staff announced
this morning that Teutonic forces have
captured several Russian positions in
the Ecanesci sector, together with 1200
prisoners. Allied attacks on the Western
front are also reported to have been re
, pulsed.
Seattle: Sixty-five hundred men are
to be transported by the Alaskan Engin
eering commission into Alaska during
the coming season, according to a stat;
ment by H. P. Warren issued today. One
thousand will be assigned to the Seward
division, 3500 to Anchorage, and 2000 to
j the Nenana-Fairbanks division.
Washington: Advices received this
morning state that the Imperial German
government has announced that the ex
treme time limit has expired for the ex
ception of any boats in their submarine
program, and developments or a decisive
nature are momentarily awaited.
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that Germany has sent submarines into
American waters, especially iu the Pan
ama canal zone, to prey on Entente ship
ping, and that the Imperial government
confidently expects to have the Entente
allies at their mercy, whether or not the
United States takes any active part in the
conflict, inside of six months.
'Washington: In reply to a second in
quiry addressed the American ambassa
dor in Constantinople as to why no word
has been received, since the diplomatic
break with Germany, regarding the ma
rooned Americans in Asia Minor, a reply
received this morning by state depart
ment officials savs that no information
regarding them is permitted to be trans
mitted.
Washington: The state department
sent a warning to the revolutionary lead
ers in Cuba this afternoon that the Uni
ted States will support the present ad
ministration of that republic, and has
already shipped 5000 rifles and 5,000,000
rounds of ammunition to the Cuban gov
ernment, The fighting has so far been
confined to the provinces of Comaguay
and Orientes, and latest reports state
that Col. Acosta, one of the revolutionist
leaders, was killed in an engagement
near Havana yesterday.
THURSDAY
Ilont miss the show at the Coliseum
Sunday night. Undine, the biggest and
best ever shown in town.
Washington: A German U-boat base
is known to exist on one ol the islands of
the West Indies, and British secret agents
are reported to be searching for it.
Washington: The Webb bill for a na
tional prohibition amendment to the con
stitution was favorably reported to the
house today by the judiciary committee.
Seattle: California liquor dealers re
port a considerably augmented trade in
Alaska since the Alaska prohibition law
was passed by congress. '
Berlin: The military staff admitted
this morning that the Teutonic forces
were forced to retire along a considerable
front in the Somme region yesterday,
and that all counter attacks had failed.
Atlanta: Mrs. Victor Innes, of Port
land, Oregon, was this morning sentenc
ed to three years imprisonment for lar
ceny in connection with the disappear
ance and supposed murder of her sister,
Beatrice Lois Neims.
Berlin: In an interview granted the
famous Austrian poet, Hans Mueller, to
day, the kaiser predicts that the new
submarine program will hit England
harder than anything she has yet experi
enced, and says that the ultimate goal is
now established, and that the results of
the U-boat offensive, military, political
and psychological, will be considerable
and will assist materially in the attain
ment of the final victory. The interview
has inspired the whole empire with new
confidence and enthusiasm.
North Yakima: The Veterans of Alas
ka residing in the Yakima valley, at a
banquet in this city last night, elected
Geo. Thomas president, and set plans in
motion for the annual celebration of the
purchase of Alaska next October.
Paris: The war office announced this
morning that surprise attacks between
the Oise and Aisne rivers last night en
abled the French forces to penetrate the
enemy second line defences along a con
siderable front. The German forces de
stroyed a number of their defense works
before retiring.
New York: The German submarine
blockade program, with the resultant
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stagnation of shipping on the Atlantic :
seaboard, has causer, congestion of freight
throughout the East. Transportation of
freight is paralyzed and a shortage of
freight cars is beginning to be felt in all
sections of the country.
Washington: State department offic
ials are highly incensed over the sinking
of the American steamer Law by an Aus
trian submarine, and the opinion is ex
pressed that a diplomatic break with
Austria is so imminent that it is doubt
ful if the United Slates will ever accept
Ambassador Tarnow.
Halifax: A hundred government in
spectors arrived from Ottawa this morn
ing to inspect the Frederick VIII which
is expected to reach this port some time
Friday, with the Bernstorff party aboard.
The ship will be searched for contraband,
and every precaution will be taken to
safeguard the passengers while 111 this
port.
Washington: Grave concern is felt in
state circles here over a report received
here this morning that Brand Whitlock
and the members of the American Relief
committee in Belgium are being held in
Brussels hv German authorities. A note
of inquiry has been addressed to the Im
perial German government through the
Swiss and Spanish embassies.
Washington; Information from an of
ficial source received this morning indi
cates that German influences have been
responsible for the present revolution in
Cuba, and the same influences are now
inciting Carranza to open hostilities
against the United States. It is known
shat England will protect her oil inter
ests in Mexico with armed lorce in neces
sary.
Copenhagen: Norway, Denmark and
Sweden yesterday transmitted identical
notes to Germany, protesting against the
blockade zones established by her.
London: Admiral Beresford declared
todav that over four million tons of Brit- j
ish shipping have been sunk since the out
break of the war, and that three million
:011s of bottoms have been launched in
the same period,
FRIDAY
Paris; Americans in Austria have been
warned by their government to leave ;
:liat country immediately.
New York: The French transatlantic '
liner Chicago, the largest afloat, arrived
today from Bordeaux.
New York: A mysterious fire last night
lestroyed the large river boat, City of
Stamford, on the Hudson river.
Berlin: The Americans who have been
;ield aboard the Yarrowdale were releas
ed this morning by order of the Imperial
government.
Portland, Ore.: C. A. Burkhardt and
issociates of this city are endeavoring to
establish a direct steamship service be
tween this port and Alaska.
Washington: Cuban Minister Gonzal
?s reported from Havana this morning
that the entire eastern end of the island
is threatening revolt.
Columbus: The entire border is aflame
with excitement today as the result of a
report here that Villa is encamped only
i short distance to the south of the line.
Amsterdam: Exports from this coun
try have ceased, and it is reported that
Germany is being bottled up, her differ
ent sources of supply being closed.
Washington: Relations with Germany
are stretched to the breaking point today
through the action of the German auth
orities in forcing Brand Whitlock to low
er the Stars and Stripes from above his
headquarters in Brussels.
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Washington: It is stated here as cer
tain that all appropriation bills and other
accessary’ legislation will be finished and
acted upon by congress before itadjourns
March 5.
The Hague: The food situation is be
aming acute in this city. Great crowds I
){ rioters were repeatedly dispersed from j
lie space in front of the queen’s palace,
ind open acts of violence were only pre
sented by the presence of large numbers
>f police and chausseurs.
London: The admiralty announces
.his morning that it has the submarine
blockade well in hand, and llwt in the
past twenty-four hours out of 140 ships
passing through the barred zone only
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four have been sunk, Ibe balance reach
ing port safely.
El Paso: Officials from the department
of justice are investigating reports in cir- j
culation here to the effect that Ger;: an j
consular agents, who moved into Mexico
at the tune of the American-German dip- :
louiatic break, are responsible for the
renewed activity among bandit forces.
El Paso- The Naperio ranch, 250 miles ;
nules southwest of Juarez, belonging to |
Mrs. Phoebe Ifearst, was raided yester- |
day by a partv of Villista bandits under |
the command of Julio Acosta. The ranch j
buildings were looted and the live stock I
driven off. The Pearson Milling com- j
pany store, located there, was also loot- .
ed.
New York: The action of the British '
government, to permit neutral vessels j
sailing from American ports for Europe i
to undergo examination at Halifax in- i
stead of at Kirkwall or l'alinouth, has ^
resulted in the immediate relief of freight
congestion in the East.
Havana: American warships are re- j
ported to be proceeding from Guatauamo j
to the ports of Havana,Santiago.Nuevitas
and Cienfuegos to be ready to assist the
Menocal administration in case the revo
lution gets beyond their control.
Paris: Athough American Ambassador
Gerard, who is enroute to the United
States from Germany, is traveling as a |
private citizen, President Pomciare has ■
issued an order that his short stay in this
city shall be acknowledged with a great
celebration.
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Commission in his division to observe
the provisions of the game laws.
The Kska Creek Coal company has
been awarded the contract for 3000 tons
of coal by the Commission, the first de
liverv to be made on January 13 and the
last on Mav 1. The price fixed by the
contract is 56 per ton f. o. b. cars at Kska
Creek siding, or $5 per ton f. o. b. cars
at the mine.
The number of employes of the Anch
orage division, as shown by the payrolls
on December 30, was 1953, which includ
ed 817 stationmen and laborers.
A force of 23 are employed by the hos
pital department at Anchorage.
The Fairbanks school, with 192 stu
dents, is fourth on the list of schools in
the territory in point of enrollment. It
has a teacher for each 21 1-3 pupils and'
the average cost for maintaining the
school is 5117.25 per student. The total
cost of maintenance was ^22,407.63, and
the average salary of teachers 51692.30.
Seward now has a school of music,
both instrumental and vocal,with a corps
of three instructors.
The schooner Comet arrived in Peters
burg recently with a catch of 9u,000
pounds of halibut.
RAILROAD NEWS
The total disbursements of the office
at Anchorage for the period January.8 to
14 were 554,606.02. The payment of sal
aries and wages amounted to 542,184.74;
for local purchases, $745.66; to contract
ors, $10,112.29; other expenditures,
$1563.33. ,
During the season of 1916 the freight
tonnage which passed over the Anchor
age docks was as follows: Inbound Com
mission freight, 52,946 tons;commercial,
19,797 tons;outbound Commission freight,
7272 tons; commercial, 504 tons.
The first solid coal train to run over
the tracks of the Anchorage division
pulled into Anchorage terminal on Janu
ary 12. The train was made up of seven
cars of coal from the LaDuke mine and
four from the Doherty mine, both of
Moose creek. A second train, consisting
of twelve cars of coal, reached Anchor
age two days later.
The steel bridge which the Commission
will build on the Susitna river, at the
mouth of Indian creek, will be about 820
feet in length and will cost approximate
ly *300,000.
The Anchorage hospital is open to vis
itors between the hours of two aud four,
and seven and eight.
li. R. Tarwater, clerk in the Seattle
disbursing office, has been transferred to
Seward, where he will act as special dis
bursing agent.
Commissioner F. Mears'has issued a
circular warning all employees of the
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