KITCHENER TELLS PHUT
PRISONERS GROSSLY ILL-TREATEB
London, April J 8—Lord Kitchen
er today told the Br'tash parliament
that Germany Is grossly ill-treating
British prisoners of war, statinj
that be based the truth of his
assertions on the reports of French,
i'elgian and American observers, a*
well as upon the etaumeat* made
l>> escaped prisoners.
The French cruisers Leon and
Oambetta were torpedoed today by
hoi Austria^ submarine. Half the
i row of the former are reported to
; ave been saved, while the latter
■veut down with hear entire com
plement of 710 men.
French troops now occupy Kum
kalish, in the Dardanelles.
The Italian government has clos
ed the port of Brlndlsi.
Sweden has entered a protest
rgainst the blockade of her ship
; ing ty German/.
Both German and allied aircraft I
(-.re dropping bomb* cn the Ypres
battlefield, but bo far the honors *#
year to rest with the allies.
Advices from King Albert of Bel
gium's army division are to the ef
fect that the allies aj> hard press
ing the German'6 entire battle line
from Calais *o the interior in aa pf
:'ort to regain the ground they lo»t
when tbe Germans unexpectedly
"ashed them.
THE WEATHER
mm mi
Honolulu. April 28 — Rou*h
weather has greatly hindered the
v. ork of raising the subnuwlas T-i,
cud owing to the hoary strain on
them, all the cables but one Out
have been holding the hull bare
parted.
militia demonstration
_______
New York April 28—Aa sUbor- !
ute demons tratlOB oi practical
military work will be given tonight
Dy New York's militia at the 47th
regiment armory. Ths wiole state
guard is invited. Haj. Gen John F
O'Ryan, in charge, hope* to present
the advantages of dirt orer wood
floors *"v armorlss. '
CROCS-EXAMINATION OF
ROOSEVELT IS CONCLUDED
Syracuse, N. Y., April 28—Th«
cros* examination ot ex-Presldenl
Theodora Rooeoyelt In the Barnes
libel suit againat him, WM con
cluded today.
ALLIES HAVING
A HARD III
Constantinople, April 28—The
Turkish war office today declares
the allies Are haying u hard time
la holding their patulous while
landing troop* la th* Dardanelles
t« tot U «onJuaction with t*>e al
lied fleet.
The Rum Ian* are now bombard
.ng the Bosporus, but with very
meager result*.
Paris, April 28—The allied forces
are reported today to have effected
a landing on both Bide* ot the Dar
danelles. ,
CARNEGIE FELLOWSHir WON
Bl* WASHINGTON CHEM1S1
Universlty of Washington, April
28—The first Carnegie research fel
lowship of the Iron and Steel In
ititute of London, Kngland, to be
granted In the United Slates in
Lwo year* ha* been awarded to
rhas. Q. Thompson, & teaching fel
ow la the department of chemistry
the Umiyenlty of Washington.
The fellowship carries 1500. The
■eaearch work is to 1m done oa the
krotectioa oX iron sad steel from
•ooTosloa by paaivifyiay factors. Mr.
rhompsoB will carry on his experi
ments in the' University of Wash
Mgton laboratories.
The obtaining of this fellowship
makes Mr. Thompson eligible for
the Carnegie gold medal for scien
:ifte research. Last year there
rer* six research Scholarships
lwarded, four to England and two
to Germany. Mr. Thompson is a
^refloats of Clark university, Wor
■eeter, Mass. '
We are now showing the Largest
Lime of New!
Spring and Summer
Wash Goods
ever shown In Skagway consist
ing of Plain and Figured Crepes.
Ratinas. French Ginghams. Mer
cerized Plisses, Peacales, Flaxons.
Etc. Ladies' and Misses' and
Children's Ready Made Wash
Dresses at 75o to $2.26. The
newest things ! in 36-in silks at
75c per yard l
If you want ta «e«B"««mething that ia
real nice come in andlooktha gaoda over]
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haherdaahar
and Ladiea' Fumiahac
Broadway betwaan Third and Faortk Phane 41
IDE WOMEN'S PEACE CONGRESS
CONVENED AT IKE HAGUE TODAY
The H*(tue April 28—What can
ih< women of the world do to stop
the waif?
Within the next three days some
1,500 earnest, thoughtful, hopeful
women, representing all the great
nations—both belligerents and neu
tral—will endeavor to answer this
question, *a well as present for
the consideration of the various gov
ernments the claims of womanhood,
both in the formulation of peace
terms, and afterwards.
At the invitation of the women I
of Holland, supported bj the lead
er in the progressive feminist.
movement in the United States— I
particularly the American Women's j
Peace party—and those of the Scan-1
dinavian countries, tha International I
Congress of Women opened its first i
day's seaion today in this "peace |
capital" of the world. Among the I
delegates are many whose busUmds,
lathers, or sona are now lighting
for their country—or already have
been slain, or maimed for life. Lead
ing the British delegation of 100
are 'wo sisters of Field Marshal Sir
John French, Mrs. Despard and Mrs
Harley, while It is said that practi
cally every one of the 20 represen
tatives of Germany have close rel
atives in the Kaiser's army. Owing
jto the restrictions against in
descrimlnate travel these days be
tween France and Holland—through
England—only a few French women j
so far have arrived.
More than half the delegates are
Dutch women, and a very large per
centage of the others are from Den
mark, Norway, and Sweden. A party
of fifteen, under the leadership of
Miss Jane Addams, came direct
from the United States, via Rotter
dam, in order to avoid the vexatious
delays of travel through England
caused by the severe regulations re
garding vise of passports, home
office permits, etc.
Delegations are also present from
Russia, Austria, Huugajy, Servla,
and eren Turkey. One American
woman has come, upon her special I
request, to voice the plea of the
women of her country who have,
been suffering cruelly in the war. !
The war-swept counfrit® of Bel
glum and Poland, Italy, Greece, j
and the other Balkan slates are I
likewise represented, in addition to
various British colonies.
In order to prevent acrimonious
debate that might lead to a dis
ruption of the congress and thus
defeat the objects for which it
was called, the various women's or
ganisations sending delegates agreed
In advance that any reference to
"relative national responsibility" for
the origin or conduct of the war
should be considered out of order
This suggestion was made by the
eeniral committee of Dutch women
who arranged the details of the
congress and dree up the tenta
tive resolutions which will form the
basij for the general discussions. I
"The only possible objection to
such a meeting," said one of the
ore-anizers today, "was that at this j
particular time, -when national feel
Ing Is running so high, it might re
sult In unseemly dissension. But
; we believe that by taking this pre-1
cautionary measure friction .•will bo
avoided." • j '
A statement issued by the Brit
ish committee, which has already
approved in principle the program
outlined by tho women of Holland,
although advocating some changes ia
minor poiuts, says:
"We women cannot disregard the
appeal so often expressed in letters
from French, Germau, and English
soldiers, who from the battlefield
have, called upon us to save civi
lization; but more moving and more
terrible is the silent appeal from
the daily growing cemeteries, from
the devastated villages and ruined
homes, the orphans, the outraged,
and the starving.
"It is much more difficult for
men to meet in conference; they
art in the silent armies. But women,
as non-combatants, have this right,
and as guardians of the race they
havo the duty. Experience has
shown that women of enemy nations
can meet in council and discuss mat
ters in a reasonable and helpful wa;.
A preliminary meeting of British,
German, Belgium and Dutch women
has already been held. The time
seemei ripe for this International
meeting. it can hardly fail to
soften animosities and allay the
hatred which is a growing evil and
menace for the future.
"Women whose hearts have been
drawn together by earnest consider
ation of common problems and com
mon suffering will return to tlieir
own countries to influence public
opinion to a gentler altitude. By
thus meeting togetuer on neutral
groun * and. for the moment, remov
ed from naitonai passions, a fairer
view of current events becomes pos
sible, and women of all nationali
ties can join In preparing the way
for a better understanding and
a permanent peace. Moreover, if
woman's voice is to be heard in
the treaty of peace, the way must |
te prepared now."
Not all the women prominent in
the British femiuist movement have
lent their support to the congress.
Among those today is Mrs. Miillcent
G. Fawcett, loader of the constitu
tional suffragists, who net only re
fused to become a de'egate but is
sued a vigorous protest, on pa
triotic grounds, against the partici
pation of other English women. The
militant suffragists, however, are
represented by Mrs. Pthick Lawrence
and Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, while
among the other English delegates
are: Miss Violet Vautrvgh, the
a-ctress; Miss Olive Scbreiner, the
author; Miss Margaret Ashton,
sister of Viscount Bryce, former
British ambassador to the United
States; .Mrs. George Cadburv, the
Hod. Mrs. Rollo Russell, and Miss
Lied of Hageby.
The suggested resolutions con
tain the following demands:
That the belligerent countries
publicly define the terms upon
which they are willing to make
peace, and for thi3 purpose imme
diately call a truce. (The British
delegates object to the word "Im
mediately.")
That all future international dis
putes should be referred to arbitra
tion or conciliation, and that the
Perishables Received Today jj
Ex Humboldt
Tomatoes New Zealand Pears
Cucumbers Winesap Apples
Green Peas Rhubarb
Cauliflower
New Potatoes
Fancy Head Lettuce
Spinach
Florida Grape Fruit Radishes
Fancy Nevel Oranges Green Peas
STAWBERRIES--As soon as they are available for the Skag
way market we will have them. The price will be just as low
as we can consistently make it.
P. H. GANTY
LEGISLATURE
Juneau, April £8—Governor
Strong has signed the Driscoll elec
tion bill, the Sulzer Indian citizen
ship bill, the law for levying muni
cipal taxes and the law proTiibiting
minors in pool and b:lliard- roo.ns.
The bill for allowance to Alaska |
pioneere is now ready for the gov
ernor's signature.
The direct propeity tax. law'
was killed yesterday aj'd it. commit
tee appointed to draft a special li
cense tax bill.
Interior members ot t':e, "legisla
ture are now booking their, pa.sagcs
on the boats for home'} Ss' they
fear the winter trails will socn be
breaking to such an extent as to
cause them much delay'.
El Paso, Texas,. April 2S—Twenty
thousand American and. Mexican la- ]
borers have.been..thrown out of em
ployment in the Guanajuata mining
district, which is about 200 miles I
north of Mexico City and is one of
the greatest silver producing camps
in the world, on account of thu
Carranza-Villa military activities.
powers agree to br.;ng pressure
upon any country resorting to arms
without having thus referred ' its
case.
That foreign politics shall be
subject to democratic control, and
that women be represented equally
with lueir. in aflch contrcl, by b<?lng
given the parliameniary franchise j
in all countries.
The resolutions also urge the I
necessity of "so directing the educa
tion of children that their thoughts j
rnd desires may be turned towards i
i.he maintenance of peace and that
they be given a nora:al education
so as to enable them i:i any even- I
iuality to act on this conviction." I
The British delegation has offer- !
cd the following additional rosolu- j
tion:
"The International Corgress of
Women urges the . governments of;
all the powers to take the manu
facture and control of armaments
entirely out of private hands, as a
steps toward complete ana final dis
•irmament."
New York, April 28—Much of th«
mystery surrounding the motordrome
to be laid out on the site of the
old Sheepsliead bay race tiack has
been dissipated with the announce
ment of the promoters that the two
mile course will be the last word
in auto.nobile racing courses, with
a speed of 140 miles an hour as
tiie limit of reasonable safety for
drivers.
The confidence of the men foster
ing the motordrome project is in
dicated by the fact that they are
providing a seating capacity of
200,000 persons. Thei; estimate pf
this high attendance figure is
bdsed on the great interest shown
:it Indianapolis, where the auto
iaces at times have drawn nearly
100,000 persons, with an immediate
population of only 233,000 upon
which to draw. On thl» basis Now
York's 5,000,000 would flow out
over the course.
Preparations are complete for
the greatest race meetings ia au
tomobile annals, beginning next Au
gust. Two great meet* a year will
be held, with $50,000 In prizes . as
the attraction. In addition, & 24
hour midsummer contest will be
'eatured, with a series ot matinee
events for stock cans interspersed
here and there.
Carl G. Fisher, foundei of the
Indianapolis motordrome - project,
has accepted the presidency of the
local association and automobile
men of recognised authority are
slated 'or the board Oi directors.
When the open championships
are contested at Baltuisol in June,
Harry Vardon rated the greatest
golf player in the world, to expected
to participate. Vardon was heie
two years ago, with Edward Ray,
but was beaten by Ouimet in the
now historic match that surprised
the golf world. American golfers
already are preparing for the sec
ond invasion of Vardoii
BOSTON CLUB BANQUET
Boston, April 28—-The annual
banquet of the Boston City club of
the Boston Young Men's Christian
union will be held tonight. Gov.
^Yalsh, Mayor Curley and other
lotr.bles wHl attend.
BULLDOGS PLAY GEORGETOWN'
New Haven, Conn., April 28—A
return game wm played here today
by the Georgetown university base
ball team of Washington against
Yale. •
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