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Washington, D. Feb. 18—Ger
• . j's note, la answer to the Am
iii priest agaiust the blockade
. .u- waters surrounding England
;• euuiU by the German fleet, has
received It recHe* that Ger
i, perfectly willing to stop the
<>ed blockade, provided Great
iin >viU agree to not stop fooil
» :t <u going into Germany. It
i i states that Germany has
:n. ie to the iiriUsh Admiralty
■c above proposition and is now
u._; u reply thereto, and unless
at liritain enters into such an
oineiH Germany will strew the
t .-r> n round the British Isles
;s mines and harass its commerce
b submarines.
Victoria, B. t\, Feb. it!—The gov
'ii(Hit has mined the waters
tin
is
I't-irograd, Feb. 16—At today's ses
sion the duma was suspended for
a time, but will meat again this
j ear, the date not being set.
French aviators today dropped
tiomtw In an aerdrome sfced near
Mulhauscn, Germany.
The fzar returned to the battle
1 "font today.
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ifl LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, Feb. 16—Francis J.
lenev, San Francisco attorney, who
- few years ago prosecuted the graft
rs in his home city and sent Abe
•eut, city attorney, to the penlten
. >ry for a long term of years, and
- >m which, although be has
rgi:t strong Influence to bear, he
- •? beeu unsuccessful la getting a
was married yesterday In
ci v to Mrs. Edna Va» Wingle.
after he had broken up t:ie
>i grafters in San Francisco
; Portland, Ore-, where lie
around Esquimau as well as those
ol other important harbors in the
province.
Berlin, Feb. 10—It is reported
in this city that Holland lias decid
ed to susj.-end all commercial re
lations with English par's, with the
exception of mail steamers on ac
count of the German proclamation
of a l>!ockad&
Paris, Feb. Its—Advices received
from Italy state that the Italian go>
eminent has made a verbal protest
against Germany's war zone decree.
London, Feb. ltl—Winston Spen
cer Churchill, first loid of the ad
miral}. said today that he inferred
the British forces were already pre
pared lo resist the blockading of
the British Isles by the Germans.
procured the removal from office of
United States Attorney John H.
Hall for conspiracy, and the indict
ment bv the federal grand jury of
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, Geo.
C Brownell and others on charges of
beinv at the head of tho timber
land conspiracy which was unearth
ed in Oregon at about tuat time.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 16—Ac
cording to advices received here to
day General Carranza of Mexico has
notified the Powers that they must
henceforth deal with him lu alb di
plomatic matters relating to Mexi
can affairs.
MEN BATTLE
R TBI
Geneva, Feb. 10—German Zep
pelins and allied aeroplanes had
frequent encounters in the air today
above the trenches along tho hattle
front in Alsace-Lorraine.
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CettJnJe, Feb. 10—The Austriiu
fleet yesterday bombarded Antivara
Montenegro, while the members ol
the royal family, who were assem
bled in the palace at llieja, ware
>.uli.|(.cted to a /uacbioe gun tire
from A lstriaii aeroplanes.
SOCIETY AYEDDIXG TO TAKE
PLACE AT PITTSBURGH
Pitt8burgh, Feb. 16—Miss Hen
rietta Tliaw, daughter of Benjamin
Thaw of New York and Pittsburgh,
was to become the bride of Lawrence
Slade, of New York, today, the
f erciuoiiy taking place at Shadyslde,
the Thaw home here.
The Skagway town council held
its regular fortnightly Meeting last
night, those present bein<? Mayor
Kennedy and Councilzaen BaUon,
Selmer, Magee and Blai.thard.
After roll call and rending and
approval of minutes of a previous
meeting, report of the school board
for mouth ended January 31st was
read and accepted. A request for
an appropriation of $530 for the
"resent school month was made and
g-i*anted.
Councilman A. C. Blanchard,
chairman of the ways and means
committee, asked the varfOus com
mittees of the council to cut odwn
expenses in their departments r.s
much as possible, in view of the
fact that the fund3 of the town
are getting at a somewhat low ebb.
Councilman Geo. Magae, chairman
of the fire and water committee,
reported on the housing of a chemi
cal at hose house No. 3, recently
built at the end of the stub alley
between 22d and 23d streets, and
the arrangements made for keeping
the machine in readiness for im
mediate use by means of lamps. His
report was accepted.
Councilman 0. Selmer, chairman
t.f the health and police comml'.tee,
reported the discharge from the W.
P. hospital of Ernest Young.
The following claims against the
town were presented, allowed and
ordered paid:
Dr. W. G. Gable .. .. $100.00
W. P. Hospital ... .. .. 120.00
Wm. Britt .. .„ \. .65
J. A. Nettles . 11.1S
IL Olson ... .„ ... .. 11.00
P. McNichol .. ... . . 8.00
W. W Tate .. .. . 3.00
r 0 Walker .. .„ .,. „. 5.00
Chas Schrader 4.20
Volunteer Fire department 108.00
Under the head of new business
Marshal Page made a report of the
s.dewalks in the business and resi
dential sections of town which are
badly in need of repair or renewal.
The report was filed for consid
eration at a later date.
The council then adjourned.
FIVE EXPELLED
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Toliio. Feb. 16—Four Germans
and one Englishman have recently
been expelled from Japan on account
of the war talk in which they in
dulged, according to official iirfor
mr.tiou just given out here.
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Juneau, Feb. 16—George W. Dil
lon of Skagway, who was excused by
Judge R. W. Jennings ol the dis
trict court on February 8th from
ac'ing as foreman of the federal
grand jury, returned here last night
j on the steamship Jefferson to ans
I wer to a charge of selling malt
Rainier beer at Skagway on Decem
ber 27th, 1914, without first having
obta'ned the required territorial
wholesale liquor license.
Tiie witnesses who will appear
aud "'estify to the alleged infraction
of the law are Charl23 Benn&tt,
Fred Cliff, Frank R. Cook, L. Gard
ener, Miles Schroeder and Jack Reid.
The defendant has not yet enter
ed his plea.
HUMES MIT
EOUi GUY
Juneau, Feb. 16—Charley Mitch
ell. of Haines, was today found
guiltv in the district court of having
committed an assault upon Deputy
United States Marshal Harding, with
intent to kill.
This is the outcome of a drunken
riot which took place among the
na'ives of Haines several weeks
ago, in which Mitchell was one of
the principals. The deputy marshal
was assailed by the rioters and
pretty badly beaten up, cesides re
ceiving a flesh wound from a knife
in the hands of one of them.
Mitchell, accordnig to the evidence
before the commissioner's court,
and upon which he was bound ov
er to answer to the federal grand
jury, was the man guilty, of the of
fense. • . i !i! !i J J?
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Amsterdam, Feb. 10—The Kais
er, it is understood, will be on
band to give his blessing to the
German submarines as they steam
to sea from Cuxliaven on the 18th
in their campaign of starvation
against England.
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5 lb. tins ... $1.50
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
REPRIEVED FROM THE GALLOWS
HIS LIFE IS ENDED Iff II BULLET
BOYS TAKE NAVAL TEST
Washington, Feb. 16—A score of
Washington boys, ambitious to_be
naval officers, lined up in" front of
Franklin school here today for the
mental examination to determine
whether they are fit candidates for j
appointment from the district naval
academy. Two appointments will
be made from the group which j
passes by President Wilson upon ;
the recommendation of the district!
commissioners.
DEMOS
in in;
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Rome, Feb. 16—Everywhere j
throughout Italy the streams ar*
oufof their banks and much of the
country is flooded, caused by the
heavy rains that have fahen during
the past few days.
Slight shocks of earthquake have,
been felt in the zone visited by the
diaaster of a few weeks afo.
INVESTIGATION |
NOW IN 013
Washington, D. C., Feb. 16—An
investigating committee of five sen
ators was today appointed to inquire
into the reported shipping trust lob
by against the passage of the ship
purchase bill through congress; al
so into the alleged activities of
several administration officials in
pin-chasing interned vessels belong
ing to belligerent nations.
DEYERE VS. FLYNX
St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 16—Bob De
vere of Kansas City, who recently
administered a knock out to Sailor
Grande, will meet Jim Flynn, _ the
fireman, here tonight for a fifteen
round go.
Roajlllo Caesarl, ths convicted
Whi'ehorse murderer, who was
sentenced by the Yukon Territorial
court a few weeks ago to be hanged
on ti c 5th of this monta^ but who,
a few days before the time of his
execration arrived, was reprieved
and his sentence commuted to life
impri?onment, was *hot by the pris
on guards on Sunday night while
trying to make his escape, and died
from his wounds 24 hours later.
.At the time the guards were be
ing changed Sunday night Caesarl
made a break for liberty and had
put about one hundred yards be
tween himself and his place of con
finement when the prison guards,
upon his failure t<? comply with
thi-ir command to, halt, fired upon
him, the first shot striking the flee
ing man in the leg and the second
passing through his stomach, caus
ing his death as above.
Caesarl attempted to escape once
before, previous to his conviction
upon the charge for which he was
sentenced, but was stopped by a
shot fired over his head by the
guard
WILllSMLE
A MILLION MEN
Paris, Feb. 16—Word hsa been
received here that the Germans have
under way the assembling of 1,000,
000 troops in Alsace-Lorraine.
PRTXCE JUDGES TANGO
CONTEST AT BALL TONIGHT
New York, Feb. 16—A prince will
act as a tango. Judge tonight at a
ball for which society women have
posted bills. The affair la the
suffrage ball, to be held at Grand
Central Palace. Prince Troube£z
koy, husband of Amelia Rives, the
novelist, will determine which of the
many society terpslchorean expertB
present is the best tangoist.
An army of young women, headed
by ?.iiss Agnes Morgenthau, niece of
the Ambassador to Turkey, "paper
ed 'he town last week."
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