laskcm
APRIL 25, 1917
PRICE 10
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Seattle Chamber of
Commerce Asks
U. S. to Act
Seattle, Wash., Ap.il 25. —Pro
tection of the great resources of Al
aska is the aim of a resolution
adopted here today by trustees of
the caamber of commerce, asking
the United States government to
establish a naval base to defend the
Alutsfcau coast.
i*ointing out that! the great >
stretch of coastline of Alaska aud
the many ports from which come aj
grea' supply of ore and fish, are at :
th«j' mercy ofl an attack, the resolu- j
Hon urges t!iat immediate steps be
taken to provide adequate defense. '
Building of -wagon roads, so i
that Alaskan resources might be j
teadily available in case war de-i
.mauds their use, i-S alto proposed !
by the trustees.
Orangemen of the Alpine club, as |
a penalty for losing in the club's !,
.recant membership contest, will | ^
entertain th» Greens at luncheon
at five o'clock Saturday afternoon
on oh«| Bench. I
The Orangmen want to know
how many Greens will T>e present, so j
that they may make ample arrange
ments. They therefore request that
those intending to collect their re- i
warvl for winning the contest, leave 1
their names by FRIDAY XOON at (
0110 o:" thesq places: tjiq Dafily Al
aska:* office, the Bank of Alaska,
Pederseu Bros., Keller Bros, drug
store, or with Mrs. W. L. Lands
)u"»rf>n.wh
Here is another request that the (
Orangemen make. They want every
one to bring a teaspoon, a fork and ^
s> cup. The luncheon, though real- \ t
ly the payment of the Orangemen *
for failing to get as many members
as the Greens, •will be the club's
first cutiiig this spring. I,
Moose lodge has been, organiz- 1
ed in Nenau'4 w*i4h. one hundred . t
members. A charter has been ap- j
plied for. f 'I
GREAT ARMIES
FIGHT IN OPEN
Loudon, April 25.—Fighting was
bogun today in the open along- the
Arras front, according to dispatchos
received hero from correspondents
a.t the front.
With thousands of reserves
biratugih'i up from the lines tfhAt lie
back of Arras, the Germans left
'heir trenches and gave battle
gains' the British infantry.
The English forces are reported
o have made considerable gains by
lespera'e hand to liand fighting.
Official Tepcrts stated that 3,000
Germans had been captured on the
\rras front since Monday.
HOOT lO HEAD AMERICAN'
COMMISSION" TO ItUSSI^
Washington, April 25. — Elihu
Hoot of New York will head the
\mericau commission to advise Rus
;iaj in forming its new government, .
f he will accept the position, Ho
arding to the announcement made
lere *oday.
Leaders of the provisional gov-.
sriiment in Russia have asked that
,uch a commission be sent to Petro- |
rrad to advise with them in fram-:
ng the constitution of the new 1
lussia.
IE KLIN ADMITS CAIN'
BY BRITISH AT ARRAS i
Berlin, April 25. — That gains!
k-ere made yesterday at Arras by j
he British is admitted in a state- ['
dent from the German war office I'
At other points, however, the j
'atement says that the English!
roojps, through the foresight of Vhe
ierman general headquarters a<nd
hu tenacious desire of the German, j
oldlcrs for victory, <iave suffered ;
evore defeat.
Mrs. F. It. iAiudwal] aiid Miss <
luth Farr of Atlin, who had been
uests ain.ce Saturday of Mrs. S. ■
Achison, left today for Seattle on
he steamer Dolphin. Mr. Lundwal) 1
rho ■■'si well known in Skagway, is .
lacer mining in the Atlin district. ^ .
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NOW BEING DISPLAYED
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
London, April 25—The first gun in the war between the United
States and Germany was fired by the American steamship Mongolia,
when her gunners sunk a German submarine, according to the report
made heie this afternoon by Captain Rice.
A clean hit, the captain said, was made at a distance of 1,000
yards. The periscope of the U-boat was shattered and the vessel at
once sank.
The sub appeared April 19, Captain Rice said, and was just about
to launch a torpedo at the Mongolia when the American gunner# fired
and sent the enemy's vessel to the bottom.
Speaker of House Says " Let
Flower of the Country
Volunteer"
Washington, Api£l 25. — Declar
11 jj that conscription would be a
lisgi«ce to the young men of thd
■ountry. Speaker Clark today au
lounced his opposition to plans for
.1 rafting men into the service of the
may and navyj.
"Lot the young men, the flower
)£ our country," he said, "be allow
ed to volunteer. Do not fasten
ipou them, by drafting them into
he service, a disgrace that would
lever be blotted out."
With thirty passengers aboard,
he steamer Dolphin of the Alaska
Steamship company, arrived in port
rt 9:40 o'clock this morning'. She
iad 'welve passengers for the "out
lide" when she sailed at 11:40. j
Following is the passenger list,
roan Seattle: JW. H. Brethour, I
fames Greenhill, J. R. Young, F.
IcLeod, J. Drew and John Eltom. |
From Juneau: Miss F. Fry, John
iV'eili H. Aahley, F. C. Cronln, A.
,r. Wood, Jack McLeod, Alias Agnes
Cing, W. Miller, F. W. Peterson,
Tuck Flaherty, Mr$. N. O. Hardly.
[. S. O'Brien, B. Gerher, D. G.
Ulen, G. Billodeau, J. M. Tanner,
(ohn B. Marshall, Annie M^hews,
Jrs. G. Reda, Tom Gilligan.
The City of Seattle sailed last
light from Seattle for Skagway, ac
sordlne- to a dispatch to the Daily
Vlaskan, with thesg passengers:
George Spaulding, Ernest Adolfson,
i\ B. Wurzbaeher, J. R. Smith, Mrs.
J. D. Weir, O. W. Swiredge and
5. L. Ray. 1
Will l ake Steps to Defend In
terests if Submarines Are
Not Halted
London, April 25. — Warning I
Uiat Spain will take action to do
fend her interests if Germany con
tinues its determination to sink all
vessels, whether of neutral or bel
ligerents, entering th0 war zone, is |
uantained in the note that Madrid
has sent to Berlin.
"Spain must take a like step,"
3ayg the note, unless the subma
rines of Germany are halted in, [
their career of wanton murder.
The warning is looked upon here
us tlie forerunner of action by Spain,!
that may soon add another power to
the forces already lined up against [
the kaiser.
CJIltL FALLS FROM SWING
DISLOCATES SHOILDER
Failing from a ^wtng in. which
she and some of her little friends
svero playing, Helen Achison, the
sight-year old daughter of Mrs. S.
E. Achison, suffered a bnbkea col
lar bone and a dislocated shoulder.
5h,e is confined to her bed but was
said today to be recovering from
ier injuries.
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
The Arctic Brotherhood will hold.
i special meetihig inj its hall to
light to initiate several applicants
'or membership.
Tuck Flaherty, formerly a resi
ient o" Skagway, arrived hgre to
iayj from Juneau, where he is now
living. He came up on the Dol
pihiu and expects to retfurn, tomor
row ou the Humboldt.
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P. H. GANTY
WATER COVERS
MILLIONS ROLE
Ten million, dollars worth o
mined are lis burled under thi
waters that Hooded the Treadwell
Mexican and "700" mines on Doug:
las island when the beach caved ii
Ja.it Sa'tiuiVlay night, according tc
Maydir Howard Ashley, who return
ed to Skagway today; from Juneau.
General Manager Bradley, o£ thi
Treadwell mines, Mayor Ashley sale
hopes to be able to shut out thx
sea by a great bulk-head, pump out
the water and save what has becoim
a tremendous treasury trove.
Ready Bullion Safe
The Ready Bullion min0 is safi
and is not expected to be affected
The tunnel which connects it, 1,
700 feet underground, with the
Mexican mine, is closed by two bull
heads. These are being reinforced.
Photographs that Mayor Ashley
brought home with im show how
*hQ disaster changed the water fronl
at the mines. The Glory Hole is
now a lake. Where the natatorium
fire hall and a small building,
formerly used as a powder house,
stood, is an arm of the channel, 250
teet wide a^id over 300 £eet long.
The crevice which tb€ sea filled,
almost reached the club house. One
corner is sunken. Just bpyond, on
the ball field, there are several
depressions and one hole, four feet
square, extending deep down.
Royal Pulleu on Scone
Royal Pullen, pon of Mrs. Pul
leu of the Pullen House, master me
:hanic at Treadwell, was the first
to receive the alarm. The night
watefhman, not^fed him albout
10:30 o'clock that h0 heard water
running in the mine. Pullen,
:hinking that a water pipe had brok
an, investigated. With a lantern
lie ran down the railroad track that
led past the natatorium and dis
covered! the yawning gap In the
sarth. He quickly gave a general
Uarm and all the miners escaped.
Mayor Ashley said he understood
from Mr. Bradley that all of the
1,100 men thrown out of work,
vould be given employment on sur
face work if they wanted to remain
sith the company.
SuDFcribe for the Daily Alaskan.
Great Battle Waged
High in the Clouds
Above Opposing
Armies
British Headquarters la France,
Aipril 25.—Most spectacular of all
tlig scenes furnished by the great
wail was the battle waged high la
the clouds today bjr British, and
German aircraft. Hundreds of
planes were engaged. Forty Ger
main fighting machines Were
[brjought to th.e| ground, killing
the men who manned them.
The victory for the British air
men was the most complete so far
accomplished in the many engage
•meats' between, the opposing air
squadrons. While the two great
armies were fiercely fighting along
tihe German line of trenches, thous
ands of feet above, the planes
were driven in deadly combat.
Showing the best marksmanship
they have ever accomplished, the
English airmen brought down, plane
after plane of the Germans, until
forty hajrt been destroyed and the
others driven back behind the Ger
main lines.
"Washington, April 25.—America's
first federal loan to Great Britain;
was consummated today when Sec
retary McAdoo handed to Am
bassador Spring-Rice a warrant for
$200,000,000.
This is the beginning of co-opera
tion between the United States "tod
the allies for the prosecution of
the war against Germany.
FRENCH WAR COMMISSION
ARRIVES IX W'ASHIXGTONJ
Washington, April 25. — The
French commission that has come
to America far conference on. war
plans, arrived here today. The
party, headed by M. Viviani, form
orly Dremier of France, came up
the Potomac on ike Mayflower.
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