No. 316 NINETEENTH YEAR
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Boston, Feb. 17—Captain, Polack,
master of the steamship Kronpriuze
Essin C©celie, today in his testimony
■which he gave in the federal court
woich is hearing th« petition for
the salt of the vessel, that he liad
heeu ordered by a man connected in.
an official capacity with the German
embassy in t.he United States to
aable the machinery in such, a
manner as to renuer u uusoiuieiy
useless.
Ht stated that he had followed
out instructions contained iu the
orde~ and that the act was done to
nrevent the use of the ship by the
American government in the event
that hostilities might follow the
severance of the diplomatic relatioig
ot the United States with. the Ger
mau Imperial government.
SiEELlE! PROTECTS HARBORS
AGIST SUBMARINE INVASION
Norfolk, Feb. 17—Warning lias
been issued by Rear Admiral McLean
of the United Statep na-yy, to all
uiariiierv that a big steel net baa
been set across th-e entrance to
Hampton Rhodes as a protection
against invasion by submarines.
The big net reaches to a depth
unattainable by under sea craft, and
covers the distance from shore to
shore where the depth of water is
sufficient to navigate a craft of any
nature.
ALL RAILROADS
10 CO-OPERATE
New York, Feb. 17—In response
*t> the direction issued to the Coun
cil cu National Defense, which was
in conference on Februajy 10, Presi
dent Daniel Willard, of the Balti
more and Ohio railroad, in speaking
for 'he railroads of the Union, to
day suited that he had been au- i
taorized by the various railroads of
tee country *o announce that they
Kill all co-operate with the govern
meii' in case w'tr with any nation
ehouid occur.
Cons-'antinople, Feb. 17 — Talet
Bav, Grand Vizier of the Turkish
government, in a speech which he
mr.de last night before the cham
ber of deputies, in speaking of
the policy cf the new cabinet de
clared that Turkey would fight to
the last man to retain Constantin
ople. ~ ; 1.3113!
TAFT URGES ILL
10 SUPPORT
Indianapolis, Feb. 17 — Ex-Presi
dent William Taft addressed a
large audience at this place last
nigh*. In his remarks Mr. Taft
statted that it was his opinion that
the United State? had adoptedi the
right stand in the German subma
rine matter, ajid lie earnestly urged
all Americans to. stand back of
President Wilson in hi? determina
tion to protect the lives and pro
perty of Americans on the high
seas.
NET PROTECTS
New York, Feb. 17—The immense
steel ne*. which is to protect New
YorV harbor from invasion by
naval authorities is to be a perfect
■prevention against the navigation of
submarines in the waters of the
i channel.
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AMERICAN TROOPS BA1ILE BANDITS
I Washington, Feb. 17 — Heavy
fighting occurred last night be
j tvveen bands of rebels aaul govern
meat troopa at a point about sev
enteen miles west of Havana.
| The rebels were headed for Ha
vana. and were met by the govern
ment troops who had) been sent out
to meet them.
j The battle which, followed the
meeting of the troops with the reb
els lasted for some time, aod whet*
the rebels had at last been forced to
fake i o places Of safety, it was
found that several of their number!
had been killed .
Huvana, Feb. 17—In this morn
ing's edition of the Lalucha, one j
o* the prominent newspapers publis 1
erl iu this city, the statement 1s giv
en out that American troops had
been landed at San Diego De Ouba,
aarf tha* a guard tod been placed
over the American consulate at that
place.
American, troops are patrolling
the streets adjacent to the consul- 1
fito's residence and that several ar- 1
rests have beon made following I
sli-:h» demonstrations of insurrec
tion.
The article in. the Lalucha also |
states that from authentic sources j
it is learned that American troops
have been landed at several other
points along the sea coast and that
4bme skirmishes Jiave followed th^
meeting on the troops and rebel j
forces.
Deutschland Has Been
Captured By English
American Navigator Counts 176 Ger
man Subs in Plymouth and Says
400 Are Now Being Held in
English Ports
Baltimore, Feb. 17 — William
Palmer, second chief engineer on
the Amercan transport liner Magnol
ia, in an interview whicji he gave
cut to a reporter for a paper here,
is reported to have paid that he
had seen the German merchant sub
marine Deutschland in the harbor
of Plymouth, England, and that Bhe
had been captured some weeks ago.
Mr. Palmer also said that he had
counted no less than 17C German
submarines in the Plymouth harbor
which had bpen captured by the
British war ships. He also states
tha* the British had captured over
four hundred German submarines
since the beginning of the subma
rine activities, and that all Brit
ish harbors "were lined: with the un
der sea craft.
WILSON 151 DEVELOP MEANS
OF BREAKING GERMAN BLOCKADE
Washington, Feb. 17—The fact
that Germany's declared submarine
war policy, virtually; blockades all
American Atlantic ports is regard
ed by officials here today aB being
an issue that overshadows all oth
ers, and it is the opinion of the
officials fhat it will be necessary
for President Wilson t$> soon go bo*
/ore congress and there make an
nouncement of the steps which, he is
• o take to relieve the situation.
It is generally accepted that in
view cf the situation which cou
SKAGWAY ALPIN E CLUB
Owing to the lecture to b« giv
en Tuesday night, the business meet'
iag called for that night will be
held Monday night, Feb. 19th, 8
o'clock in the lecture room of the
Presbyterian Church. A full at
tendance of the membership, in
cluding those who have united dur
ing the present membership con
test, is requested.
THE PRESIDENT.
fronts the nations shipping, that all
ether issues now pending before the
nation's legislators should be set to
oiie s;<Je, and the question of eolv
•ug ihe blockade, against Aemerican
snipping gbould be given immediate
attention.
While no definite time hag been
set for President Wilson's appear
ance before congress, it ig fceliev3d
thaf he will ask permission to ad
dress the two bodies at an early
date.
Airs. George Mo\vl, who is confin
ed to the White Pass hosptal, is re
ported today to be much improved.
Louis Crepeau will leave on the
Sockane for Seattle, where he will
receive special medical attendance
which he is unable to receive here.
Mr. Crepeau is much, improved, and
.his many friends join with the Al
aska n in wishing him a successful
, trip, and hopes that he may return
soon entirely restored to health.
I Mrs. Crepeau will accompany her
I son.
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WILSON WILL ARM MERCHANT
MEN FOR SELF PROTECTION
Washington, Feb. 17—President
Woodrow Wilson, toflay personally
assumed the direct charge of the
problem of moving American ship
ping to and fro European ports.
His next move hag already been
Dlanned, and. will be put into ef
*ect at once.
He does nfit contemplate acqulesc
fug in Germany's submarine war
policy, nor th,e methods adopted to
effect a blockade of British, French,
and Italian ports, but it. is said
that he intends to place guns on
all American vessels, with inatruc
t'ous to protect themselves against
attack. The vessels Will all be sup
plied with first class gunners from
♦he United States navy, and the
gun furnished the vessels will be of
the latest type, > . • i !
London, Feb. 17—According to
t!io Berliner Taggsblatt, ia an ar
ticle which, was printed! in that pa
per yesterday, advice jva3 received
at the War Office this city this
morning, negotiations between Fred
eric'' Courtiand Penfield, American,
ambassador to Austria Hungary at
Vienna and the Austria-Hungary
rove rn men t has been broken off.
Berlin, Feb. 17—It was announc
ed here today that Brand Whit
lofk would remain in Brussels as
ambassador from the. United States
to Belgium, and that he would be
permitted to exercise all his au
thor! y which is vested in the diplo
matic capacity of his office.
HOW DRY I AM?
The District of Columbia is Btill
wet, scusy wet, but the saloons with
great show of devout faith ia the
blessings of prohibition, passed an
iron clad, Harveyized, steel coated,
manganese riveted bill so dry that
Uea'h valley itself must have turned
green with) envy — to enforce on
somebody else.
It's a good dry la<w, and the same
bill passed by the territorial legist
ture would be most welcome, to
those in Alaska who voted dry. But
there is such a thing as doing a
goo£ thing the wrong way.
The man who wrote the above de
gcriotion of the Alaska bon,e dry
bill is evidently one Who has awak
ened on the morning after the night
befcro and. has suffered that great
psc of all jiisapipointmnets of dis
covering the fact that even the "wat
er pitcher had gone dry.
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OFFICERS IRE
SENTENCED
S-Dokane, Feb. 17—Gale Smith, S.
T. Knudson, Clyde I. Davies and 0.
C. Fowler, the officers of the North
western General Trading Company,
who were found guilty Thursday by
the jury of using the United States
mails in a. conspiracy to defraud,
were today sentenced by the court.
fThev were sentenced to serve from
three months to one yea-r in the
federal jail.
Washington, Feb. 17—The ap
pointment of Congressman Thomas
Gedney Patten to the postmaster
snip cf New York City was con
firmed today .
Charles Durkee has been under
th> weather for the past few days,
having undergone an operation for
*he removal of adnoids. Dr. Gabie
performed the oj^eration.
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