WEATHER REPORT
Yesterday: Max. 33. Mln. 19
Today: Oflpudy,' north wind.
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No. 23 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
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FEBRUARY 28. 1918
PRICE 10 CENTS
RELA1I0NS BETWEEN CEMTRAL POWERS IfVSf
EXPOSED CORRESPONDENCE
MOVERS ROW GERMANY
AIDED HINDD-INOIA REVOLI
Tagore, Okuma,
And Terauchi
Are Accused
San Francisco, Feb. 28.—Inter
cepted German dip'omatic corres
*>ondeuie lias been made public bi
ll^ United States government which,
shows how German machinations
carried a band of Hindu plotters
into . rivi'te audiences with, high-up
Germ'Ui ministers and statesmen
who financed lavishly their aimsi to
wards bringing about a revolution
in British India.
Secrt*. papers intercepted by the
United States purported to show
now. Tagore. winner of the Nobel
prize for poe'ry, had enlisted the
interest of Okuma and Terauchi,
former tremier and premier res
pectively of Japan, in a movement
to establish an independent govern
ment in India. Wu Ting Fang was
also drawn in.
Kabindranath Tagore, winner of j
the Vobel prize in 1913, is now
in Japan and will b« brought back
to this country as a witness. Be
fore the trial of the 31. who are
charged with conspiracy to start
a revolution in India, is complet
ed. it is expected that Robert
l.ansi.g secretary of state, Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, and Poat
mastei General Burleson will be
drawn into it. [
B. C. PREMIER SERIOUSLY ILL |
Calgary, Feb. 2S.—Premier Brew
ster, of British Columbia, is at
death's door from pneumonia.
Among the incooming passengers
on *he Pr'r.cess Sophia were several
men who are bound for "Whitehorsa
where they will begin work In the
B Y X. Co.'s. ship yards ia pre
parat on for the spring river sched
ule. •! '■ '<**'
MAY INTERN" 16
AUSTRIAN SOLDIERS
I Camp Lewis, Feb. 28.—Sixteen
J Austrian born soldiers who have
i been drilling here have been reconi
j mended for internment until the find
! c£ the war as dangerous enemy
aliens. Four had threatened to kill
! 'heir officers.
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GOVERNMENT 10
CONSIDER RATE
mm
Washington. Feb. 28.—Protests |
have been filed with the government
ag&ins* raising Alaska rates on
freight and passenger traffic by the
various traifsportation companies.
The Pacific Steamship Company is
leading in the move for higher
prices.
An increase will not be per
ml'ted at least until it is approved
bv tbe government.
MHEi T0|
INTERVENE II i:
SIBERIA
Washington, Feb. 2S.—Japanese
intervention, or joint action in Si
beria, appeared today to await
onlv American approval before »c- |
tual invasion is made. Japan ha-a
be*n planning this move for months
an1 everything is in readiness.
Strong Demand
For Cotton
Dress Goods
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Cotton Dress Goods are clearly indicated to
gain favor during this year. The increasing pre
ference shown these fabrics is due to the absence
of si&s woolens.
Ginghams, Percales, Cotton Voiles and Cot
ton Crepes are being shown in many patterns and
colors and promise to be very popular for summer
dresses.
We are displaying some striking patterns in
Striped Madras, Ginghams and Striped Voiles.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Lcnoon, Feb. 28.—Four tons of
lioui.is were tdropped this morning
by Qr'.Msh airmen on enemy rail
way stations and sidings at Cour
tra?, ]"!oual anil other important
miliary points and stations onj the
Western front.
Fourteen German aiprlanes were
also shot down by British aviators
•oda« the latter losing e'ght of
their own craft.
Wrangell. Feb. 28—A big indig
nation meeMng jvas held here last
night at which. nearly all of the
leading men and producers of the '
city (ii'd surrounding districts at- ^
tended. Busines men and fisher-.
men protested against the import-1
iwe of alien enemy fishermen, and j
adopted strong resolutions declaring
Uie inipoortation. of such; labQr
.s not only a menace t the fishing
industry but an affront to loyal Am
erican clMzens. taking from them,
the work that should belong to
them.
The above message was received
this afternoon from the Wrangell
Sentinel.
London, Feb. 28.—Germany has .
traduced another war monster, the j
lerial counterpart of the famous j
living cruisers, according to a
•orrespondeut of the Manchester j
Guardian.
These new machines carry) bombs j
weighing one thousand pounds each.
SUES SLACKER
BILL P!
Washington, Feb. 28. — The
■ic use of Representatives today pass,
id 'ae Alien Slacker bill which bars
'rom citizenship and authorizes the]
leportation of aliens of draft age.
rfce measure further authorizes the
Iraftlug of any alien for agricultural
>r manufacturing work.
The gas boat Santa Rita arrived
in port last night about six o'clock
uid sa'led for Juneau afew hours
ater. Sbe had mail from Juneau
md the westward.
Fbun P.IIICIIIUHIIiJ
S! HTENClD IB
BE SHOT
Washington, Feb. 28.—Four Am
erica 11 soldiers were caught asleep
while doing sentry duty in. first
,-ne tienches, and have been sen
tenced to be shot. General Fershlng
although he has authority to oarry
cut thp sentence, has referred their J
cases to the war department.
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Washington, Feb. 28. — Machin-I
isis's mate V. R. Petty, naval re
srevQ of Ketchikan, Alaska, has
been commended by Secretary of the]
Navy, Josenhus Daniels, for heroic
acMon in jumping overboard and
rescuing storekeeper John M. Mc
Ginle.v, of the United States Nayy.
The City of Seattle, of the Pa
cific Steamship Co., is due to ar
rhe in Skagway Saturday night or
Sunday morning. She is bringing
about three days' mail.
New Goods
Added To Our Stock
Barley Flour, lO lb. £acKs, 85c
Cream of Barley in 30c Packages
A Delicioua Brealtfait Cereal—Quickly Prepared, Eatily Digetttd
P. H. GANTY
SERIOUS TROUBLE AMONG
GERMANS HID. AUSTRIANS
MAY RESULT IN A BREAK
si ns GET 2S VESSELS
DURIXG PAST W EEK
London, Feb. 28. — Hun sub
marine activity showed, a slight in
crease last week with, the sinking of
25 British vessels, including seven
fishing smacks.
FRAHGEWILL PAY
BRAZIL 22
MILLIONS
Paris, Feb. 28.—The French.
Chamber of Deputies has voted
twen'y-two million dollars to> pay
Brazil for ships which France bas !
chartered. When Brazil declared
war on Germany she seized many
German vessels which wpre lying
in her harbors, and it is these !
boats that the French government I
chartered; from Brazil}
JEFFERSON SAILS
Seattle, Feb. 28.—The steamer
Jeffeison ,of the Alaska Steamship
Co.. sailed at nine o'clock this morn
ins for Skagway- and way ports. |
Sfcaxway passengers Include Adelard
Lemoine, A. Wiggen, K. T. Syl- j
toping, and B. Kittle. W. Horn j
and Mrs. H. O. Banta are bound for I
Haines.
3ubacribe for Tne Daily Alaskan.
course, the general staff annouonc- I
od today.
Another Esthonian Russian regi
ment has placed itself under corn
hand of the German staff, in the
city ot Minsk Germans have cap
tured 50,000 rifles, and 2000 ma-J
chine guns.
Dual Monarchy Not
To Aid In War
On Rumania
Or Russia
Washington, Feb. 28.—Further
evidence of strained gelations l*u
livecu Germany aiul Austria is giv
en in mi official dispatch receive*!
from France which quotes the Aus
trian premier reiterating Uiat Aus
tria-Hungary will take no part 1 in
the new* military action against Rus
sia or itumania, and will not sekul
t loops into the new republic of
L'krairia to defend German or oth
er interests.
'lho dispatch refers to a meeting
bet wet r Enrperoi4 Chiles of the
Dual monarchy and Eraperoi^
heliu of Germany and says a seri
ous conflict has arisen between, the
two nations which Germany is de«
terninrd to settle by violent me*«
suits if necessary. • |' ; <
AUSTRIAN'S REFUSE FIGHT
Pet-ograd, Feb. 28. — Austrian
troops have refused to advance
aya.'nst Russians in the province' of
Vollivn'a, according: to a dispatch'
from Zhitmir. ;
INVASION ORDEERD STOPPED
London, Feb. 28.—The German)
army hasi received orders to stop its
advance into Russia, according to
the Petrograd correspondent of the
Kxchange Telegraph company who
declares he has received information!
to this effect from, sources which he
regards reliable. No reason for
the order is given.
Hl'NS GET BIG HAUL
BerlL*, Feb. 28. — Germany'9
operations on the Northern Russian
front are taking their normal
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and FI1
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walk in a Hand Tailored Suit
bought at our shop.
A wide range of patterns and
fabrics are included in our
stock.
It would please both you and
us if you called to look them
over.
JAMES KENNEDY