ILL FIGHT TO FINISH FOR
ADOPTION LEAGUE NATIONS
W&snington, Maish 6 Tie id^ut
Wilson sailej this morning for Eu
rope on the Washington, the big
steamer passing Sandy Hook at a
hout ten o'clock. The President
Jet it e known that he haj, no
thougnt of returning to the United
States until the League of. Nations
&a^« been completed and the peace
treaty signed.
He was going to fight to a fin
ish with the Republicans of the
Senate was his declaration last nigh '
an<J that he would appeal to the '
people of the country. The Presi- J
dent stated that an overwhelming
majority of 'he American peoplo
favored the League of Nations and
that no party had« a right to appro'
priate the League of Nations issuo
ami ro party in the long run will
oppose it. He declared that he was
amazed at the ignorance of the
home senators of the state of tha
world; that those gentlemen do
not know what th© mind of men is
now but everybody else does.
Tha President praised ex- pres
ident Taft who spoke from the same
platform for his elevated vision in
supportion the League of Nations.
SEATTLE LABOR UNIONS VOTE TO
FRATERNIZE WITH IHEMSERS I.W.W
Seattle, March 6—The Central
Labor Couucil of the city, represent
ing ths various Seattle labor organi
zations held a meeting last night at
which a vote was taken to dcteruui.a
as to whether or not tii« nieiulets ' e
lougiu£ to t.hi$ I. \V. \V. would be
expelled from the unions.
When the vote "w-aa taken and the
ballots counted' it was fouud that the
vote stood ten to one against expell"
ins the I. W. W.s from member
ship or from barring the members
of the I. W. W.'s from membership
In the various trades unions.
Washington, Maroh S — There is
quite a bit or aggitatiou gong on in
some of the oficiai quarts he.-e
for the taking over of the building
or the Alaska railroad by the N'at* .
ional Railroad Administration.
It is not km own where the move
ment started.
Lansing, Mich., March. 6—Michi- j
gan democrats in state convention
here today nominated four women
candidates to state elective offices
and. gave women one"third On the
state central committee.
!¥ BEAT II
BACK 10 WORK
Seattle, March 6—The regult of
the referendum votes in several of
tlie Unions last night indiates that
the shin yards will reopen next
week. The workers will probably
re*port fo work on Monday.
CITY OF SEATTLE
HERE TOMORROW
The City of Seattle was due to
arrive at Juneau thig afternoon at
five thirty. She should bo in Ska^
way by noon or soon thereafter to"
morrow. "* j £' 3EI
IN CASE OF FIRE
You will probably forget all about your liberty bonds,
insurance, will and other valuable papers until too late.
If you have a box in our safe deposit vault to keep them
in they are safe.
You have a key and no one else can get to them but
you. The cost is (for • box large enough to put all your
papers in.) From 25c per month up.
We would be pleased to show them to you without
you bdng under any obligation.
BANK OF ALASKA
New Goods Just Received
Van Houten's Cocoa 1-2 lb 70c
Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs Tins 75c each
Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25c
Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) 1 Package Equal
to 3 doz eggs 30c each
P. H. GANTY
REBUILDING HOUSES THEY DESTROYED
Already many of the German prisoners In France are being put to work to
repair some of the damage they wrought there. These Huns are rebuilding a
cottage that they or their fellows had destroyed.
FATE OF INTERNED HUH HUT
TO BE DETERMINED M
Paris Thursday—Prinig Minister
Lloyd George haying returned, to
this city from his recent trip to Lon
■don, the "Big Fire" are tod&y sit
ting ss the Supreme War Council,
and have resumed' the discussion
of the military and na-yjal terms
, whcih will be offered to Germany
by tlio Allies when the terms of
peace ere proposed.
I The fate of the German naval
fleet, now interned at Scarpa Flow,
oft the coast of Scotland* is up for
discussion, and will probably he
determined today.
Seattle, March 6—<Ag a result of
investigations which have been made
by Assistant Attorney General
Reames throughout the state of
Washington there has apparently
been 29,000 cases of violation of the
draft law,
Mr. Reames Btated today that a
thorough investigation would: be
made into each reported violation
with the view of prosecuting those
fqund guilty..
If those found guilty of evading
the draft law through fraudulent j
methods are proven guilty and tiif>|
^ases pressed' the penalty provided
is severe and will mean long terms
■of imprisonment and heavy fines
for those proven guilty,
BRITISH SIT )I0
BILLION AT
TOE BUNS
■*
London, March 6—It was an
nounced' by the government in the
House of Commons today that 'he
immensft pum of ten billion dollars
had oeen expended during the war
by Great Britain for munitions of
,war. ' ,
GERlilRDOPS!
00L0ING OUTi
Berlin, Thursday—Heavy fight
ing is still in progress betwwn gov
ernment troops and large forces of
Spartans for the posession of the
police headquarters at Koenigsburg
but the formex still hold back the
rebels.
The government h«"g succeeded In
taking Halle and m&rtial law in
that place hag been, proclaimed!.
The train thla morning took out
quite a number of passengers.
Among those were AJf Dixon the re
turned Canadian soldier.
YANKS INTERVENE
IN JUGO-BLAV
ITflLY CLASH
Washington, March 6—The Amer
ican forces in the Adriatic have
intervened in a clash between the
Jugo-Slavs and the Italians at Spa
late is the news conveyed by
dispatches from Rome today.
Ex-Secy. Navy
Herbert Dead
Taomn, Flordia, March 6—Hilary
Abner Herbert ex-secretary of the
navy filed here today.
Mr. Herbert was eighty-five years
of age find has been a prominent
figure in politics for many years.
Hq served in congress from 1877
to 1893 rom Alabama and was ap
pointed by President Grover Clev
eland secretery of the navy and
served from 1893 to 1S97.
Mr. Herbert was a writer of note
and the author of numerous pol
itical treatises and' also practiced
law in Washington or a number of
yeafrp. „ .a J J
Washington, March 6—A N&t'on
wide campaign, to be conducted
under the leadership of Senators
Borah, Lodge, andi Knox, opposing
the adoption o" the League of Na
tions cs proposed by President Wil
son, will be opened in New York to
night l»y Senator Borah of Idaho.
These leaders are backed- solidly
t>y the 37 Republican senators now
in the U. S. senate, and the cam
paign, reaching all parts of the na
tion, is to be carried on In oimposi
tion to Wilson's, scheme,
seme hibb nmm» ll
CMflifESKlWrauj.
Seattle, Maroli 5—Th.e result of
the election Tuesday clearly shows
that Seattle is not in sympathy with
the I. W. W. or Bolsheryiki as fhe
former council men Fitzgerald,
Moore and Thompson were returned
with majorities of eight, seven and
six thousand, respectively.
There were only fifty thousand
rotee cast as over forty thousand
voters did not register.
This is looked upon as a signal
rebuke t the radical element.
LANE TALKS TO
THE Li MAKERS
Washington, M&rc.h 6—The Wash
ington delegation to congress to
day had a conference with secre
tary of the interior Franklin K.
Lane (o outline the campaign for
Alaska legislation during the next
session of oongresB.
HIKERS
1ST SALUTE
Coblena, March 6 — General
Dictman issued! an order today mak
ing it compulsory for German army
officiers to wear their uniforms.
These officiers have been per
sistent in appearing on the streets
in civilian attire in order to avoid
having to salute the American. This
practice was indulged- egpeciallj"
by the Germans officers of lower
rant.
69TH COAST ART.
IN SEATTLE
Seattle, March 6 — The 69th
Coast Artillery arrived in Seattle
from France tills morning, and aa
ths mfn detrained at the King
street station and marched through
the (Depot onto the street they were
accorded a fitting demonstration nf
■welcome by the crowds of people
which had assembled, to greet them.
TO
T
London, March 6—It w'as an
nounced today that Lord Balfour
will be asked in the House of Com
mons next Monday, whether a dip
lomatic protest will be lodged a
igainst the Irish home i"uJe reso
lution recently passed' by the Unit
ed States House of Representatives.
Most joyfully we welcomc you back!
May the days as well as the years ahead of
you ever keep fresh in your memory the
appreciation and pride which mere words alone
cannot express* You did the job right!
Who's
Your
Tailor?
Military training has certainly worked
wonders with your physique—your new
clothes to properly fit your bigger chest,
smaller waist, more muscular limbs, should
be made expressly for you by Ed. V.
Price & Co.
Our new fashions and woolens await your inspec
tion and we will gladly measure you and arrange for de
livery of the finished clothes to suit your convenience.
JAMES KENNEDY