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No. 7 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAtfWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY,
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FEBRUARY 8, 1916
PRICK 10 CENTS
TTMhin.ton, Feb. 8 — Speaker
Clark reat«rda.y aad today fought
9*rmmOy. tor the passage of *n
adequate defeaae MIL
Tfco &ous« authorized tha Immo
dlate ub« of halt a million dol
lars to be used for special equip
ment for the Mare Island nary
yard aad to begin tbo building of
a no* dreadnaught
GHOST OF THE LUSITAilA STILL
CAUSES UNREST TO DIPLOMATS
Sct-Ua, Fcfe. 8—Commanting up*
o» th« Luiitanla cw, tio Kreua
E#l>ai| i^i •dicorlaliy:
"At the monwnt it soania best to
osphaalia a point on which tie
peopl# of Germany are most com
plete1/ agreed, aajnely that nobody
of coarMw would regard a conflict
wtm United States as a slight
matter; we arq all resolved aevor
to take upon ua thla new emalty if
It can b« avoided without aacrific
ias our respect, our dignity or our
•el*ts. We caaaot piacq upon our
selves, however, letters that would
hiader our freedom and our move
meat In a struggle fon our ex
istence." lx
Loadoi, Feb. 8—Prt*B wportB
received h«r« that Germany and
the United States were soar a rup- [
ture ?• their relation* vrera dis
played prominently by all London
papers today. The concensus ot |
opinion Is that tha physical par
ticipation by the United States on
tha »Jde of the Allien would he
undesirable because it would cut
&U the source of the munition sup- j
piles. Ail papers, however, agree J
that thtt moral participaty>n will be I
ot great value. Advice received
here late today from Amsterdam
were that the prices on thq B«r- j
llu Bourse dropped heavily on re
ports that a break was impending.
Several Berlin papers are under
stood to point out that a break la
the relations of th« wo countries
would Drobably be followed by war,
but they expressed the hope that
both governments would consider
where they were driftling.
CANNERY CREWS
GEtlG READY
Juneau, Feb. 8—Cajinary and
flaking fleets will bo soon coming
aorth. JuTtAij soma of the ad
TUci Bii axe on their way to do
C14 ao-wnry repair work and get
tha T*rloa» plants ready for the
rtramsr'i catch.
The present Indications are that
th«ra will b« good prlcM for the
comlag sewon'a catch.
la any errent th* Tarlous com
panies are making arrangement*
for outtiag la a busy summer. There
will hi additions to th» fleet in
U« mat'er of equipment and new
boata aad r*T>airs to wharree and
bnlH'Bg ud entirely x«w cannery
equipment In iom« cases.
The matter of freight rated on
fish Tia Prince Rupert is still un
settled, so far as the American lines
and steamships are concerned. With
the cat rate offered by the Gramd
Trunk railway and the fact that
the Canadian Pacific will Increase Its
Alaska fleet and go aftor the busi
ness, it locks as though consider
able business will be routed over j
the Canadian line# the coming »um- :
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WILL ARRANGE OPENING
' Treadwell, Feb. 8—The Ladies;
Committee of St. Ann's hospital :
met a* the new building yester
day afternoon and completed all ar
rangement for the formal opening of
the now structure. A linen show- (
er and musical program is planned.
The opening will be held February j
117th.
Let Us Take Your
Measure For A
New Suit Or
Overcoat
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GUARANTEED TO FIT
and you will find
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GERMANS TRY TO FRIGHTEN
ENGLISH BY THREAT OF 01
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Louden, Feb. 8—By wlrleaa
from tho naval station at Kiel
to the *t earner SIrene, the Germans
gave warning today that a fearful
air raid would made at once oyer
all parts of England and especial
ly hoavy damage would be done in
Londoi., and the steamer's of
ficers were instructed to notify the
"Engilsh. populace.
SEAnLE THREATENED WITH THE
GREATEST FLOOD IN ITS HISTORY
Seattle, Feb. 8—With, a sudden
rise la the temperature melting the
snow rapidly and a alight rain fall
ing It Is leared that flood conditions
In Seattle and Tlclnlty within a
day or two will be the worst ever
knovo. The Duamish river has al
ready overflowed its banks and In
undated a large district in the
lower par* of the city and caused
suspension of the service ou the
Tacoma and Ronton Uterurban lines.
Tho gutters are running full
in all parts of the city and
Grepn Lake and Lake Union In the
northern district have ,J)Oth risen '
several teet but it is thought that
the government ship canal will
carrv off the water from that (lis- 1
trlct and prevent any serious dam-:
age to property there.
Grave fears are expressed that j
the Seattle El&ctric power plant j
at 3&oqualmie falls will he put out
of commission again as it was by
the JJuods in 1906. The Cedar i
river tower plant of the city light- j
iug department Is also said to be |
in some danger. It these should
go out of commission the city
wonld te in darkness and without
street car service.
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HAS A FLOOD
PortUnd, Ore., Feb. 8—Th« water
in the Willlamette river has rsien
eighteen teet In three days and
all Jow'anda are flooded, and iu
all bascneuts in store buildings
and warrhouseB near the water
front the water Is Beeping in and
rising rapidly, compelling the re
moral of all merchandise ta> other
floors.
Raiu 1b falling and the "snow
Which fell last week is melting ra
pidly aud it la feared that the wat
er may come much higher.
The lighting system has been
In trouble and part of th« city in
darkaecs every night for a week
on account of wires being broken or
grounded by the snow, but the
breaks hare all been repaired.
COMING 10
STAKE CLAIMS
Seatiku Feb. 8—Doctor Herschel
C. Parker; -jho won his laurels as a
mountain climber by conquering ML
McKinler, sailed yesterday; for Al
aska to stake claims for a syndi
cate of eastern capitliBts. He an
nounced on leaving that be ex
pected to Btay a vgar in the north.
Tacoma, Feb. S-^-An explosion oc-1
curred at the DuPont powder works j
south oT this city at an early hour i
this :noniiu<r. killing three persons.
The cause of the explosion is un- ,
known.
Seattle, Feb. 8—The Pacific j
Coast otearaship Co. has bought in j
San Francisco another steamer, the
Ravalli, for the Southeastern Al
aska freight service.
Seattle, Feb. S—Coach Bodie
whose instruction has enabled the
Wash.'neton football team to win
many victories, has been re«engaged
for another year by the athletic
association of the University of
Washington.
HOT SOUP AND
HOT TAMALES
Sounds pretty good this kind of weather
We make a special price per doz. on
Cambell's soups of $1.40 per doz.
.straight or assortad varieties.
"We offer you I. X. L. Chicken Tamales.
the foest made, at 20c per tin 3 for 50c or
$1.85 per doz. I. X L. Chili C n Carne
15c per tin 2 for 25c or 1.40 per dozen.
Boy a dozen, they are good
things to have in the house.
P. H. GANTY
ffi a dock a smnii
m u n sows
Seward,'Feb. 8—The new te'm
perorary dock being erected by tho
Alaska engineering commission on
the site of the government dock
destroyed by the recent fire, is
practi'.ally completed and freight
can again be received her© from the
larger vessels, such, as the Ala
meda and the Admiral Farragut.
During the few weeks that Se
ward has been without a dock the
freight had to be transferred to
the Dora at Cordova because that
small 3ieamer could unload here'on
flat cars along the trestle with
out interfering with the work of
rebuililng the dock.
Th<» new piling used was cut
la the neighborhood cf Mile 6, part
ly by contract and partly by meu
in dircct employ of the commis
slon, all possible haste being
made to get the material oa the
ground as soou as possible.
Planking and other timbers suit
able for dock construction were di
verted from the supply provided
lor the railroad and government
bui'diii** construction at Anchorage.
Wheri-vvr possible, the creosote d
pil<?s uuder the old wharf were
sawed off above the 'high water
line end bridging put in to sup
port the temporary dock. The30
piles are in fine condition, al
though driven ten years ago, while
the untreated spruce piles are
good for only ten or twelve mon'hs
at best.
Two pile drivel's and tfte largest
force of men which could possibly
be worked to advantage have been
kept bucy ever since-.the rebuilding
starts.d
SHELLS WOULD
ILSS1 HALF HOUR
Washington, Feb. 7—If an enemy
attacked the United States, coast
artillerjraent could send back shot
for shct. this country's answer to
>he chai;engq of war, for just half
an hour. If this same enemy sent
forces by sea for a surprise • at
tack oc American fortifications out
side of the continentali'- United
States coast artillerymen at those
distant points could send out shells
for juFt one hour, at the end of
that time the coast-defense guns
woulj ';e silent.
These facts, given by the Ameri
can defense Society, are said to
be true because of an Inadequate
supply of ammunition for our coast
guns.
Arueiicaa ■ twelve-iucli. disappear
ing guns can be given only- 10 de
grees elevation, it is said. The ten
iucli guns caa bo givjn an elevation
of 15 degrees. This "gives the ten
iucli gun, which is a certain per
cen». loss valuable than the twelvo
incli weapon, a greater range.
Steps a:e now being taken by
the i"vernment to increase the
possiMn elevation of the twelve
inch guns to 15 degrees, but the
woric will take three years.
The form of projectile for these
latter gilns also is being changed
slowly. The new,' Bhella will have
longer cans, so that the range of
the guns will be. greater.
Turtle-liiie progress also is be
ing made in the work by coast ar
tillery of getting lighter
shells f<"r mortars so that their
range will be increased.
According to C. S. Thompson, of
the Defense Society, the United
States must have three things:
1 A navy strong enough to pre
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world-problems of the present time;
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wisely in consideration of of all the facts, for
the best interests of our coutrj and humanity.
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of international conduct. We have to keep alive ar.d
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