CONFIRMATION DEATH VILLA STILL LACKING
YUKON BOtS ARE
iW ENROLLED
All 'he orficial documents and
communications Uaye been received
from the district deputy officer
commanding the Canadian, troops at
Victoiia. and th® formal ealistme.it
aud sigulng up of 'roopa in Yu
kon fov ;bt front in connection,
with tee iaovemeu' initiated by
Commissioner Black will begin at
OMd
F. J. Nolan, manager oX the
N. A. T. & T. Co., has generously
government and get the Tegulor al
fine large buildings, formerly stare
Quart lis, at disposal of tbq gov
ernment without charge for bar
racks accommodations, and the of
fer lies been accepted.
Commissioner George Black, wh
staxttd 'he organization of this
compai.y, may be on the coast lor
several weeks yet, and on his ar
rival here may find it necessary to
retvxu to the coast for a time, so
Lieut. Jlu'me, it was explained, like
1« will l»vacharged tha recruiting
and of. the company until the men
go to British Columbia to join one
of the regiments.
Men signing on and going into
b*fracKfl will be boarded by the
government and 'et the regular al
lowance as fixed under the ar
rangements made by Mr. Black. The
allowance for board is placed at
$1.25 a day, which is slightly more
than the mounted police are al
lowed in Daw-son. The outside al
Iowaiie '9 6(7 cents a day. Com
missioner Black deserves the credit
for gettii-» the allowance morre
than doubled
Fift* two men have Bigned the
. provisional enrollment. Many more
are expected to join formally now
that all terms -arre known. The
men «t is said, may go out in June.
Tboae who have been drilling have
nxoao <ftat strides under able <3i
reeMon of Major Knight. Admin
istrator Williams and Lieutenant
Uuline *oday expressed their great
pleasure over the work. — Dawson
Dai!v X«ws.
Boston, April 18—The Glob« fig
-ures thtt the German aiir raids on
England since the.war started num
ber 36, resul'ing in 334 killed and
828 injured.
SIZZLER SEIT 10
BERLIN OFFICIAL
Washington, April 18—The sub
marine note will be forwarded to
the Off man government thia morn
ing. It is the strongest that has
beeui set* by the president to the
Berlin officials to date.
The regulations governing the
issuance of passports has been
mado moTe stringent by the presi
dent. The message, in the main,
speaks square from the shoulder
and Is hot with indignation over
the trer'ment by the perturbing na
tion of American shipping interests
and tl e wholesale war upon mer
chant neutrals.
LLOYDS LOOK
FOR EARLY PEACE
London, ADril 18—The Lloyds
nr.' looking for early £>$ace b
war insurance rates have been
based on short duration, of the
war. From every indication of busi
ness in which the Lloyds are in
terested it points to an early set
tlement.
NKW CHINESE WEIGHTS
AND MEASURES
Pek.ng — The official weights
ind measures so lo>ng In nrocess
>f oreparation have been completed
*nd are on inspection in many
ihops in Peking. A set of rules
md regulations to enforce universal
list- of the new standards is aow be
ing drawn up and will be put Into
sfl'ec' as soon as possible.
CHILD LABOR BILL
Wellington, April 18—By a
i'ote of 6 to 5, the senate inter
state commerce committee decided
to recomend the passage of the
Owen-Keating bill prohibiting in
terstate or foreign shipment of
child labor products.
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KING OF MONTENEGRO.
Nichols* Refused to Surrender
Under Terms Austria Offered.
King Nicholas of Montenegro to- <
ceutly informed the Montenegrin i
consul generi'l that he ha.d ord«ral
the three ministers remaining in
Montenegro i"' to undertake any
business of negotiations under auy
cireumstanoes adding v "deprived
for the moment of hia kingdom,
like the kings of Belgium and Ser
bia *)>e King of Montenegro placeB (
'he <"ate of his government in the ,
hauds of th«> gi«at Allies." These
orders to the ministers indicate that (
Kia» Nicholas considers the seat ^
of government to be with him at
Lyons, pud not back la Padgrltza.
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ALASKA ENGINEERS TO
SPEND TWO MILLION
Seafle. April. 18—Purchasing
Agen* Dole of the Alaska. Engineer
ing Commission stated today that
the commissioji would sperad $2,
000,000, within the next two weeks
in the purchase of rails, bridge ma
terial, lumber andl other supplies
for the government railroad in, Al
aska.
RELIEVE THAT WHB WILL
Rli OVER RV SUMMER EN'p
Boston, April, 18 — A Washing
ton special to th«^ Advertiser says
'Preslderu Wilson and Secretary ■
Lansing believe that the war may '
1 be over by the end of the summer.
They understand that Germany ex
pects the United States to act as
her nearest friend in the peace na
! gotiatlcns, not merely for Gex- i
rnany's sake; but in the interest of 1
international equity and justice. 1
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* A) ASKA OOUPLE WED *
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* San, Francisco, April 18 — *
<• J. Edward Orane, first United *
+. 8tft'eg* Commissioner of Alas- 4
* ka, and Mts. Maude Monroe, *
+ heroin© of Rex Beach's *
"Spoolers," were married here *
+ tlJs afternoon. *
LINE STANDS AS
IISIONE ILL
London, April 18 — The ninth
week of the attack upon Verdun
tiuds the, mala lln<a ot the French
Cmn» entirely intact. Very little
gain has been made byv the offen
sive slt'.fie In their effort to ulerrce
the defensive entanglements of
trenches, forts and modern, war
ar equipment.
rUREE QUARTERS OF A
" MILLION fok timber land
Snohomish, Wash., April 18 — A
o^lug company has. purchased a
luarier of a billion feet of stand
ng timber, iu King and Snohomish,
iouuties from the Puget Sound Mill
icmpaRy, Daying $750,000.
•OVAL SAVINGS .BANK
BOOMING IN BOSTON
boston, April 18—During March
0S5 now accounts, with, deposits
if $153,520, werft opened in the
KAtul savings bank. Since August
lull, when the bank started,
i0,<!9(» accounts were opened, re
irescntiug deposits of $6,359,630,
pirh withdrawals of $4,465,550.
■I*TV PER. CENT INCREASE IN
XI TUBER 0? EMPLOYES
A packing house which) occupies
he old plant of the Reymann Brerw
n<» .Co., of Wheeling, W. Va., for
nerly the la.gest brewery in the
tate, baa at present on its pay
oil a total of 136.m^n as.cqmpaxeb
vith 87 in the old dayB when the
>uilding was u&qd for the manufac
ure of beor
CHINA'S WINE AND TOBACCO
REVENUE PRODUCTIVE
Peking—China's new regulations
t is semi-officially estimated, in
egard to. the sale, of wine and to
bacco will thia year result in a
eveuue of twelve million dolar=,
ind it is expected that, the Teveu
10 next year will be more »han
ertv millions^
London, April 18—The Turkish
;overnment by the unanimous vote
)? 'lie governing body have adopt
ed .the gold standard.
| Special Sale of Soaps,
Washing Powders, Etc.
I TNTIL MAY 1, we will allow you a discount
jt of 1(1$ on all purchases of Soap, Wash
t ing Powder, Bluing, Ammonia, Lye and similar
•j goods. This Special Discount applies to pur-,
chases of $1.00 or more, mixed or straight
lots. This Is a very liberal offer and it will pay
you to avail yourself-of it. $1.00 in value for
| $ 90 cents. T*
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BBIIISH PAPERS
SCORE CABINET
London, April 18—British news
papers are running over with. news
items and comments on. the Brit
la* cabinet. There. is a strong
wave amongst the journalists pro
' u> n on the island to strongly
ur Lhe present cabinet to either
r-^sita or take Immediate action.
Washington, April 18— The nom
ination of Brande;s for the Su
preme Btnch of the highest cpurt
In the United States is still Rang
ing fire, owing to the fact tha.t
the judiciary committee has falled
'o confirm the nomination. No.
definite conclusion can be reached
by the committee to which it ha^s
been referred.
I.;s Angeles, April 18—The jrcesi
deni of the Santa Fe railroad sys
tem has written letteers to all em
ployes of the Santa Fe. cautioning
the men not to jeopardize their
posiHons by actions which can
a* • help them.
E. P. Ripley, the president, Is a
firm believer in cornoratlon, rights
and loyalty to the firm for which
one is working. His efforts In the
advanccmen of this railroad have
b on remarkable. His personal
tom.i- with the men employed by
the system has helped to create a
suri' o' loyalty that cannot be
equiO d in any business conern in
the United States.
POSSIBLY A RUSE
TO HELP BANDIT
g *
LINKS BLOWN DOWN—MESSAGE
TIED UP
The confirmation of the death of
Villa la still lacking at army head
quarters. Mexican officials con
tinue »o express confidence in the
r-:ort thaf he is dead. The Ameri
can leaders are growing1 doubtful
no *6 tho authenticity of the re
por. firs* circula'ad. Those in
touch with the situation are be
ginning to think that it may be a
ruse to enable the wiley Mexican
to ?et under protenion. •
General Garcia ut Jaurez has
annouuced that tl«o telegraphic lines
between Chihuahua and Jaurez have
been blown down. The last report
to bo s-^nt over the wires was that
the body was enroute to Chihuahua
Witi' tne lines in a disabled con
dition 't has been impossible for
tho department to substantiate yes
terday's reports.
Ordero have gone forward to
leadere lu the field to pursue the
sam» policy until notified to the
contrary.
VON PAPENFACES
FEDERAL CHARGE
New York, April 18—A federal
jrand Jury have returned indict
ments against Von Papen and five
athPrs charging that he, with his
associates, was the organizer and
chief financier of a consDiracy to
Wow up the Welland Canal. The
Welland Canal is in Ontario, Can
ada. Tne offense is not extradit
able.
Iiondon, April 18—Neutral shift,
owners have been, warned that all
coal cargoes of German origin are
liable *o seizure.
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