MARINES PROTECT MO TAKE
CHARGE CUBA SUGAR CROPS
San'.iaeo, March 9—Four hun
dred bias Jackets were landed iu.
Cuba near this city frcm American
w*T8hio,|t, and they were at once put
to guarding the sugar cane fields
is this vicinity.
The Marines practically took
charge of the immense sugar plan
tations.
The immense sugar mills of tne
Union Sugar Company at San Louis
are in names.
The oeople of that section are
greatl" alarmed over the action,
of the rebels, and Lave built bar
racades in the streets of San Louis,
and aro otherwise preparing them
selves against an attack from the
rebels.
Washington, March. 9 — Informa
tion, apoarently from an authentic
source, was received at the capi
tal this morning that a powerful
wireless telegraph, plant in Mexico
City had Just been perfected that |
would permit of communications be-1
Ing had with a similar station in
Berlin, Germajiy.
The advice states that by this ^
means direct communication be- ,
Alaskan Pioneer
Dies In Seattle
Sea' tie, March 9—Charles N.
Reitze, of the firm of Reitze, j
Storey and Duffy, general engi-'
aeers. died at his home at 932 '
Thlrtv-Sixth avenue late last night.
Mr. Reitze was a pioneer of
Seattle, and he was also a pioneer
of Alaska, having gone to the
<aorth 'a the Klondike gold rush. He
reaided for over twelve veers in
the north before he again resumed j
his residence here.
Sioux City, March 9 — Arnold
Brown, arrested yesterday on the j
charge of disorderly conduct when ,
brought to trial was proven guilty j
as charged and the judge hearing |
the case sentenced the prisoner to j
■even days in the county jail, dur
ing which time he is commanded to
put la his time studying Vice Presi
dent Marshall's inaugural address.
tween ^ne Mexican Capital and
the capital of Germany had been
establlsned.
This information was received J
with (*• 3 greatest interest by gov
ern nu 11 officials, who bave begun
an investigation to ascertain if it
is really correct, and they realize
if the statement is confirmed that
it is of the greatest importance to
this courtry.
Washington, March 9—Hearings
in the suit brought by the United
States government to dissolve the
United States Steel Corporation, be
&un M is morning in the United
S'ates Supreme* Court.
Another Spy
Taken In Time
Los Angeles, March 9—Captain
Alfred Fritzen, an officer of the
German navy, was arrested at the
home *. t Frank S. Hart, president
of the Southern California Music
Company, wher§ he has been a
guest for several weeks, by fed
eral apfnts, under charges that
he is a spy for the German gov
ernment. and that he is implicated
in plo'9 for the destruction of
lederal property .
Choice chocolates and l>on tons
at Keller Bros. Drug Store.
We Have on Display
A NEW STOCK OF
Ginghams Voiles Flaxons
Awning Stripe Suitings
Galatea and Devonshire Cloth
A COMPLETE LINE OF LADIES
Summer Weight Union Suits
Middy Blouses for
Women and Children
Shall's Foot Eazer Baby Carriages
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
United States Battleship Kansas
t i , . .
Photo by American Press Association.
The battleship Kansas has a complement of 850 officers and men. Ah her
main battery she carries four twelve-inch and eight eight-Inch guns and dis
places 10.000 tons. She cost 17,505.020 to build.
BRITONS TO BATTLE HI BAGDAD
ILLS AGAINST lEHHiBlE fURKS
London, March 9 — T)ie British,
war tffioe today made the an"
nouncement that a strong foroe(
cf the British, army are no*" within
eight miles of Bagdad, and that a
great battle will soon >e fought
between Mie Britons and the Tirrks.
SUBS SINK 131,000
TONS DURING WEEK
Berlin, March, 9—According to
an announcement given out b<y the I
Imperial Admiralty 131,000 tons
of shh>s belonging to the Allies j
have been sunk by German sub
marines and other means during
the pas* few dave .
No advise Is given out for pub
licatiou as to th.es loss of subma
rines, hut it is known here that
several havie bean destroyed since
th« last report wag made public.
ENGLISH GOLD ARRIVES FOR
MORGAN FROM AUSTRALIA
t
San Francisco, March 9—Two
and one half million dollars in gold
bullion was brought to this city
from Australia on the freighter
Walkawa, which arrived in this
post yesterday. The gold is Eng
lish and is consigned to J. P. Mor
gJffi & Co.
Don't, forget the Eagles' dance
Saturday night.
8IG ALASKA S.S. BOATS TO CULL
AI SWAT DlflG SUM
The preliminary schedule of
■sailings of the passenger steamers
of the Alaska Steamship Co., for
the season of 1917, hag been re
ceived at the local office of the
company at Skagway, thi& schedule
provides for a steamer northbound j
approximately every three days
after May 1st. Commencing with.!
the sailing of »he S. S. Dolphin
from Seattle on March 15, to be fol
lowed by the S. S. Jefferson on
March 21st, these two steamers
will cover the southeastern route
sailing every six days from Seat
tle, the regular excursion season
for this route will start with the
sailing of the Dolphin from Seat
tle June 18th and will close with
the same steamer Aug. 19th,
making eleven round tripe in all,
during this excursion season these
steamers will call as usual at Taku
Glacier and Sitka.
On the southwestern run the
first s1 earner to touch, at Skagway
en route to the westward will be
the Northwestern sailing from Seat
tle May 4th. and from then en to
the sailing of the Alameda from
Seat'le cn Sept. 2nd, all the big
boats of this company will call
at Skarvvay northbound, this will in
clude the Mariposa, Alameda, North
western and Alaska.
Southbound, the steamers Mari
posa an I Alameda will call in at
Slsagwav from the westward from
May 25tti to Oct. 20th.
The excursion season for the
Southwestern run commences with
the sailing of Northwestern from
Seattle on June 19th, and closes
with sailing of Mariposa from Seat
tle on. Aug. 22nd, making in all
eleven round trips for the big
boats.
The 'leighterg Valdez, La Touche,
Juneau, Cordova, Redoudo, Santa
Ana a^d Stanley Dollar will op
erate on the Skagway run also.
Unfailing Satisfaction
Is one of the many reasons why
$
Preferred Stock Goods
is increasing in popular favor
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P. H. GANTY
LANSING TELLS WILSON HE HAS
MITHORIIIf 10 SI VESSELS
Wasningto-n, March, 9—Secretary
of the Imterior Lansing called, on
President Wilson this morning, who
received Mr. Secretary in his
hed chamber, "where he is still con
fined t-» hia bed yfith a severe cold.
Dr. Gregory, President Wilson's
personal physician "was also present
a* the meeting, and he wias request
ed to remain by Mr. Secretary, who
stated tnat he had called to on
quire l ow Mr. President was,^ and
also to inform the chief executive
that !»« had full authority to a/frm
merchant ships against attack by
submarines, and 'hat lie could go
ahead with his plans as originally
intended.
Dr. Gregory cl o advised the
President that he liad. been advsed
that tbe authority had been, given
to him- | 1 rjNlSliJ
SENATE AMENDS RULES 11
WILL FIJI STOP TO FILIBUSTERING
Washington, March. 9—An amend
ment the Senate rules governing
the two thirds vote of members
which was required in order to
prevent filibustering was passed '
by the Senate this morning. Sen- I
ator Gronna, LaFollette and Sher
man ■voting against the mendment. i
By <bis action on the part of
ZEPPELIN IN
■Berlin, March 9 — The Ger
man Kmpire was thrown into the
deepest mourning when the news wa
given cut that Count Zeppelin, the
grea< inventor was dead.
Kolb Is Held
Without Bail
Hoboken, March 9—Fritz Kolb,
who was arrested by United States
secret service men on the charge
of plotting against the government
and the life of President Wilson
was arraigned this morning and re
manded for trial without bond.
Since the arrest of Kolk evidence
of his complicity in several plots to |
do damage to American, factories [
and munition plants now engaged in
turning out contracts for the Al
lies have been brought to light, and
federal operatives are working on
clues which it is expected will
unearth several other plots which
were planned for the destruction of |
ship yards and munition plants thru
out the country.
the Soiiate, by a majority vote of
•members present at any one session,
debate upon any one question may
be limifed to any given time speci
fied, fci'f it will now be impossible
for ono member to consume whole
days and evene weeks in haranguing
on soma question which ha9 come
up for deliebration.
Les Darcy Will
Get To Fight
Chicago, March 9—Les Darcy will
fight h's first bout in this country,
at Milwaukee, according to advice
given cut here this momUig by
Frank Mulkert, a prize fight pro
motor.
Mulkerf, said that Darcy would
com© west from New Yorlc within,
the next few days and accept a
match with Mike Gibbon, the St.
Paul .boxer, and that the fight ^vould
nrobaLlv take place before the Mil
waukee promoters club. The ex
act date of the contest has not
as yet been set, but this will be
announced just as soon as Darcy
and Gibbons can be brought togethe
U. S. MINIS
Toyko, March 0 — George W.
Guthrie, ambassador extraordin
ary and plenipotentiary to Japan
from ihe United States died
the American embassy this morn
ing after an attack of apoplexy.
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can order Spring clothes today and
accept delivery any time that suits
your convenience.
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with the very pattern you'want by
ordering while its here. "The Wise
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