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No. 310 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1917 PRICK 10 CENTS
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IIIISI ».S. DIFFBlfl
Washington, Feb. 10—Late this
afternoon it was learned through a
message received from United States
Ambassador Stevall at Berne, that ^
*lie German government was ad
dressing & note *o thefUm.ted States (
through Dr. Paul Ritter, minister to
► he United States from Swltzrelaud,
suggesting fhat the two govern
ments endeavor to adjust the dif
ficulty which,' ha« led to the verge
af war.
MOOIfEK 15 FOUND GUILTY OF
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
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San Francisco, Feb. 10—Thomas
J. Mooney, preparedness parade
bomb Dlotter, walked into Superior
Judge Griffin's courtroom today im
maculately; groomed an^ with a
carnation in hi3 buttonhole and sat
down 'a th« prisoner's box to await
the reading of 'he verdict of the
Jury which has for thfe past month
been siting on his case. The ver
dict of murdeT in the first degree
was returned against Mooney, and
when *he verdict was read, for the
first time the trrisoner phowed any
signs of emotion.
I* waa alleged that Mocney was
the moving gpirif in a conspiracy
to exolode a suit case l>omT» duT
ing the preparedness in San Fran
cisco on July 22, which resulted In
the death of ten persons.
SUBS GET FEW
SHIPSFRIDAY
London, Feb. 10—The war of
fice today gave out the fact that
an >ld type of torpedo boat destroy
er bad been punk in the flngHsh
CJfannel as a result of bitting a
mine. About forty of the crew
perished when the boat sank.
The war office report also states
tba* the diver activities in the
•uHmarine zone bad decreased Fri
day, only six vessels, with a total
o* ten thousand tons burthen, hav
ia» been destroyed. Two of the
reysela sunk were British while
the other four were Norwegian. OnljJ
four men out of the' total of the
a'x ships sunk were rescued.
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SAFE PASSAGEI
Sew York, Feb. 10—Advice was
received her© this morning from !
Liverpool stating that the Steam- J
ship Baltic had arrived safely in |
that port today.
25,000 MARINES
FOR RECRUITS
Washington, Feb. 10 — By or
der of the Naval Department, re
cruiting stations throughout the
stages have been, instructed to im
mediately enlist twenty-five thou
sand additional men who >vill im
mediately be put into training.
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CHANGE VENUE
Everett, Feb. 10—Judge Ronald
hag granted the motion for change
of vesue of the attorneys for the
I. W "VV.'s who arg beting tried on
charges of murder arising from the
riot whichi followed an invasion of
th<s city by steamship of a great
number of members of the associa
tion from Seattle, in which several
members of a citizens committee
who had been called out to p>ro
fe-"* *he city, were shot down when
the boat was nearing the wharf.
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Salt Lake City, Fefr. 10—In case
that the United States beomeg in- :
voh-f-d in war jvith Germany, the
Chiet of the Navajo Indiana at Monti
cellc, according to a message receiv
Qd here by Mr. Bamberger 'will start
10,000 Navajo warriors, for the
United States government on the
war oath against the enemy.
New York, Feb. 10—"Thei posi
tion of the United States today, is
as serious as ever in its hisorty. We
are fating war now. We are on the
brink cf war today." was the boI
°mii declaration made last night by
ex-President William H. Taft in a
speech which be made at a banquet
9* the Hotel Astor in, thip city.
J'r. TaTt spoke ironically. -The
.American people, sitting back in
their rocking chairs when th^ great
European conflict came, considered
tbeir position impregnable and all
thought o£ possibility of ever be
forced intp the turmoil pf j
bloody war never entered into their '
thoughts."
Mr, Taft came out strong in his J
endorsement for compulsory military
♦raining, and this brought forth !
great applause from his audience. '
"Call it conscription,if you want to,
but we need it, and mu<st have it,!
exclaimed the speaker.
The ex-President indicated in his
speech that the AmericEql pe,p e hay
eveat cause far fear from the men
ace <rom the far east and Bajd. "We
davu Hawaiian Islnds, and the larg
est element in the peculation of
:hese islands is 75,000 Japanese
who have served in- the Japanese
irmy and a're all today, trained
Fifth4 ing men. This proposition,
would have to be met "with a force
3f 5,000 men who w© now main
tain in the Islands, and this fact
ilone makep the question of the
far east one of the gravest of all
situations, in case we should have
trouble with that section of the
world "
Washington, Feb. 10—President
Wilson's council on National De- |
iense, which, includes a majority of
♦lie president's cabinet ministers
beld a meeting in Secretary Bak-'
pr's office late yesterday after
UOOIl.
Steps were taken to speed up
»he Industrial branch) of the govern
ment and also for th$ purpose of
making plans for the immediate
mobilization of troops 0-nd supplies
The civilian advisory committee,
headed by President Dauiel Willard,
ol" the Bal'imore and Ohio Railroad,
was instructed to meet Monday at
which time the commission is urg
ed to press plans for the co-ordina
t ion of all the industrial and com- ;
nsfrrcial resources of WiQ Nation
against an emergency in case war <
might be delared.
Si CANNOT
STAID GUN FIRE
New York, Feb. 10. — Although,
'he figures to show the exact uujii- 1
ber of submarines destroyed by the
Entente Allies, aud the methods i
emoloyed in the destruction of them i
are unavailable, owing to the riuid
censorship exercised over all war
activities, it has been learned here
from an authoritative source that 11
direct gunfire £orm the decks of
warships and auxiliary vessels have 1
proven the most effective method
of destroying tlie undersea craft.
It Js known; that three German
submarines have been sunk by the I
Allies during Priday.
Albany, Feb 10—An agreement ,•
ias been signed up between Jess <
.Villard and Fred Fulton for a te>n |
•cund boxing contest to be pulled
iff a* Madison Square Garden
<ew York, on March 26.
The agreement makes provision,
liii-t the contest is to be declared
>i'f in the event that Fulton fails
o gain a victory over Charley Weiw
frt in the contest scheduled for
Uonday night.
The announcement of the agree*
nent between Willard and Fulton
>vns made public by Grant Hugh
Browns, of Now York.
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Washington, Feb. 10 — President
Wilson h&a framed a definite course
to be pursued in, case Germany com
mits some overt act, as mentioned
in his address to congress, when
he went before that body; and an
nounced the severance of diplomatic
relatione with Germany on, account
0/ that nation having declared its
intention of pursuing an, untrammel
ed submarine war policy in, its de
termination to blockade the ports
of Great Britain, France and Italy.
According to the plans as now
oerfecfsd, President Wilson will
not ask the consent of congress for
oermission to declare war on Ger
many in case that government will
not respect the neutrality of the
United States, as proposed in, his
speech, but will do just what he
promised in his address would:
do, that is ask congress for its
consent to be allowed to use what
soever methods aaid measures he
deems necessary to protect the livea
of Ameiican seamen and travelers
who might enter the restricted zone
as declared by Germany,
It is thought that in this way if
war is declared, it Will force Ger
many t« make ths declaration, and
the American government may pro
ject its seamen and citizens either
bv sending armored cruisers as con
sorts to American vessels, or arm
ing American vessels with. guns
adequate to cope with, a submarine.
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Monti ea], Feb. 10 — A special
labl" from London given to the
3tar of tills city today, stated that
according to Wllliajp. Hodge, min
ister of labor in the British cab
in*'. out of 78 adequately armed
vessels which passed through] the
submarine zon§ of the German
blockade, up to Wednesday night,
Serman submarines were able to
3inV: only six of *hese vessels, show
Ins thai if the vessels passing into
th6 restricted, zone are proprely
armed, and proper recauticn is tak
en, the danger of destruction is re
duced to a minimum. ,•
GERMANS SAY .
G1S5LIGHI
Berlin, Feb. 10 — According to a
'epprt given out a* the war office
oday British, forces made attacks ou:
,hree points on th$ Somme front
res^rday.
The report etateg that while the
)ffensive movement on the part of ;
he British wa# fierce and persist- j
snt, only a small amount of ground |,
vag gained, j , 1, I »; ! j f 1
FAVORABLE REPORT OX
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
Washington, Feb. 10—The com
rittee on Military Affairg today
■eported back to the Senate for
iction the bill Dioviding for uni
versal training, the report favoring I
lie adoption qX the bill.
GERARD HELD
SLIGHI CAUSE
Amsterdam, Feb. 10—In a news
paper article appearing: in, the pa
pers of this city this morning, the
Jnder Secretary of Gennadi Foreign
Affairs is quoted as haying made
he statement that Ambassador Ger
ird was being held by the German
jo'vernment because the United
spates government would not permit
Dount Von Bernstorff to cable to
lis government whether or not be
iad received his passports.
*EW YORK HARBOR PRO
TECTED BY WIRE NETS
New York, Feb. 10—Today forc
es were put to work placing Jieavy
vire nets across the channel of
h« entrance to thfe New 1 ork har
>or. '
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