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SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 1
No. 59 TWENTIETH YEAR
J? jo Janeiro, April 12 — The
German minister to Brazil w;ls
this morning h.UHled his passports,
but to date no declaration of
war against the German govern
ment has been made by the Brazil
ian government.
Immediately following the pass
age oi the resolution that the Ger
man minister be given his passports,
a messenger was dispatched from j
this c'ty to Petropolis with the pass-;
pcvrts and upon his arrival there
lie presented the German, minister
with them.
Accompanying the passports "was
a note from President Gomez, in
which thQ Brazilian govomme'J
Stated tliat the German legation
would be conducted to Germany in
«.he Brazilian steamship Rio Janiero,
safe conduct being guaranteed the
German minister and his entire
staff.
GERMAN DIVER REPDRIEO 10 BE
OPERATING IN PACIFIC OCEAN
San Francisco, April 12—By or
der of Secretary Daniels of the
Navy Department, the masters of
every sf earn ship sailing in the Pa
cific ocean is to be warned that a
German submarine is operating in
the waters of the Pacific, and for
them to keep on a sharp loolrout
for *he enemy craft.
WhUe the ships on .the Pacific
coast have not as yet been armed,
it is believed 'hat orders will fol
low the warning1 sent out by the
Navy Department for the placing
of guns ou. all ships operating iu
f i-e Pacific.
London, April 12—According to
advice given out today by the Brit
ish. admiralty the total number of
vessels sunk by German submrainee
daring the week ending- April S,
was only nineteen .
This is a decrease in the num
ber of ships sunk during the week
previous, and is considerably less
than the total amount of tonnage
eunk in the week ending April 1.
BIDS OHO
FOR 34 DIVERS
Washington, April 12 — Propos
als were opened this afternoon in
resooaise to a call for bids for
the construction of 34 sea going
submarines. The awards have not
as yet been made.
tSutx-crfhe for the Dally Alaek^n)
AIRSHIPS IN
FIERCE FIGHT
Loudon, April 12—The most ter- j
riffc air fighting of the 'whole 'war,
urobably has taken place dirring
• ho last two days and nights ill |
Northern France and scores of air- I
shius of both sides have been de
strcyed. British aeroplanes car
ried ou< numerous raids and <lrt>i>- '
pel eight tons of bombs oil posi
tions oi the enemy with good re
sults.. It is admitted, however,
'hat ewenty-eight British planes
toot part in the fighing are missiug.
Fifteen Gennaji planes were sent
crashing to the ground, thirty one
o' the enemy planes were driven
down damaged and ten Gorman IxU
loona were brought down afire.
Durii^' ihc fighting far above their
heads the soldiers in the trenches
were treated to the most extraordin-!
arv spectacle 113 the scores of air
ships fought their desperate battles.,
It is feared that several, of the
missing ;iirmen have lost their lives.
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Washington, April 13—The war
department today issued ins Cue
lions to nil the roetruttiog officers
thioufej.cut the country, and a call ]
was made for 500,000 volunteers to
ftll irp the regulal* "iniy as ROtf
evlsting, which will unite with' the
.National Guard.
Washington, April 12—President
.WUson (has been, assured by the
loaders la both, branches of Congress
tlia' a bill providing lor seven bil
.lien dollars to meet the necessities
of tU.e war would. pass the house
this week, and the measure would
| then be passed on to the senate.
AVIATOR SAYS ENEMY
DIED LIKE HEROES
London, April 12—The widow of
a lieutenant In the British. Royal
Flying Corps, who was killed ftt
Saloiiiki, has received a letter en
closing a a copy of a message droppa
from a German aenoplfuie on a
Bri'ish aerodrome. "The English
aviators." the message nead, "had
been fighting very bravely but af
ter five minutes t^eir airplane
dropped and they were Wiled. The
died heroes. Their bodies will be
'•uried with all military honors."
SUNDRY CIVIL RILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Washington, April 12— The
senate late yesterday passed the
sundry civil bill which was held
uy by filibusters nt the last ses
London. April 12—The fighting
iu the Viny Ridge district continu
ed all through the night last night,
although there was a terrific blia
zau' raging.
This morning the British made a
fur'lier penetration into the Ger
man positions, capturing two more
Importan points. This announce
ment was made &t noon today by
the- British war office.
CHIlilUUOi REFUSE SAiiUTE
FLAG AND ARE EXPELLED
Baker, Or., April 11—Children,
of German families In the Sumpter
higl- school who refused to salute
tho American flag- recently at the
palrkiic exercises held in obedi
enc to patriotic week were expell
ed from school after the authorities
sav they learned they had refused
to salute the flag on instruction
from their parents
Business mqn of Sumpter at
tended the high school assembly
to Particulate in the exercises, at
which time the children were giv
another chance, but it was spurn
od and resulted in permant expul
sion.
Feeling is high in Sumpter
agalns' the parents.
Ill PEACE ME
London, April 12—Lloyd George,
a Ulrossliv the American luncheon
club to>day said, "With the en'ry
of the United States into the con
flict, he could now spq real peace
com'n". lie declared that it would
have been a tragedy to mankind
no' to have had America occupying
a eta' at tho peace table which
righ* she now has won.. He stat
ed further that ha believed that the
United States has never been in o.
war excel)* for liberty.
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Washington,! April 12—President
Wilson is determined upon the con
sum a*'or of a. colossal campaign
whifh is aimed at breaking tbe
German submarine! blockade which,
now exists against Frencli and Eng
lish pprts.
The President stated tjiat the
United States was unable at tthe
presen* time to dispatch an ftrmy
o gainst Germany to assist the Brit
ish allies, therefore as a physical
dornonstraticn of assistance to
tht! entente, a great stroke Is be
ing planned whereby the United
States is to send, an Immense ar
mada of war ships which will act
as an escort to a great fleet o{
merchantmen laden, with food
and munitions for the fighting force
of the allies, as well as supplies
and foo for the people of the war
ring nations.
Washington, April 12—President
Wilson has directed Col. Goethals
to take immediate charge of the
construction of one thousand; wood
en ships which, a're to be used for
foreign commerce. The work ia to
be oushcd that by the first of Oc
tober, one of these Bliips each, day
wul be delivered ready; for commis
sion.
That Governor Strong is the
only man considered for gubernator
ial honors in Alaska, 13 the state
ment made last Sunday by Frank
Whitely, secretary of the Demo
cratic Central Committee, who
passed by 011 his way from Washing
twi to Fairbanks, his place of
residence, saya the Juneau Dis
patch Mr. Whitely paid that even
If in ordinary times anyone had any
chance »o step into the present
governor's shoes there is not the
to '.hink, Governor Strong's admin
istration, in the first place, is too
busy to bother about making chang
es. In the second place, he seems
to thkin. Governor Strong's admin
istration, has been so satisfactory
that a change is not in contempla
tion.
Mr. Whitely, as seated, Is from
Falmanks and has just conio from
the national capital. While speak
ing of Fairbanks it is recalled that
Tom McGoan who was here a few
days ago has become so thoroughly
disguested wi^h the manner in
which official Democrats are con
ducting affairs ia the Fourth divi
sion that he has resigned from the
central committee.
Sau Francisco, April 12—The
China Mail Company has purchased
from the Pacific Coast Company, the
steamship Congress which was re
cently damaged bv fire, and which
ras been lying in the Seattle har
bor since the time she was burned.
Tiio Ch'nese company paid eight
l-undred thousand dollars for the
shiu, and Will put it into shape as
rapidly as possible.
$278*10
IMMEDIATE USE
Was'hjigtcn, April 12—The Unit
ed States Senate passed the appro
bation calling for $278,000,000.
to be used for the existing United
S'ates army and this amount is
made available immediately.
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