WAR WITH GERMANY MOW PRACTICALLY EXISTS
BIG STRIKE FINALLY SETTLED I
RAILROADS CONCEDE TO MEN
New York, March. 19—Secretary
the Interior Francis . Lang an
nounced lust night at midnight that
there has been no change in the
Brotherhood of Trainmen's proposed
s'riks situation.
New (York, Man JO, 19—According I
•o advice which has been sent to
President Wilson, and given to
the press, the threatened strike by
the Brotherhoods of American train
men has been settled. The Rail- J
road managers have authorized the '
mediators and presidents Qf J the .
Brotherhoods to make whatever nr- j
rangeuients are necessary to settle
the differences.
This concession on the part of
the railroads was brought about by
tie news which tag been received
bv the State Department at Wash- !
ir.g'ou that ^everal American ves-1
sels had bv-eu sunk by. German sub- I
marines.
By this concession, the men will'
ge* virtually everything they de- j
manded. j
Under the agreement the men are
assured that they will get the scale
of wages which they were receiving
fo-r ten hours, for, eight hours work.
The railroads ar© preparing to
carry out their plans for the trans
portation of all material which ^s
to be used in the construction of
buttle ships and war munitions
in various portions of the United
States, as well as the transporting
of supplies which might he neces
sary to furnish to battle ships and
transports in case of necessity.
MANY LOOKING FOR CHANGE 10
51! IN GUBERNATORIAL CHAIR
Washington, March. 19—The can
didates for the governorship of Al
aska are multiplying rapidly. |
Charles F. Whittlesey spent
soma days here developing his
strength, and he <s credited with
having strong backing for the ap
pointment.
It has been assumed iu some
quarters that Charles Sulzer, the
defeated candidate for delegate ty
congress from Alazskza would re
ceive the appointment at the hands
of President W'lson but the un
derstaxdin?' now is that the Presi- I
den* does not favor his appointmeut
because of the nortoriety that was |
ijiven the Sulzer family when Chas.
Sulzer's brother William Sulzer was
Impeached as governor of New York
state.
Judge Robert Jennings of Juneau,
and Judge Bunnell, Fairbanks are
bo*h repcrted to be strong candi
dates. while Jokn W. Troy, of Ju
neau has considerable backing for
the position.
Pres-'dect Wilson, it is reported,
is in no hurry to make the appoint
ment, and it may be some time be
fore the new governor is named. 1
DYNAMITE IS
DISCOVERED;
Portland, J Ore., March 19.—A plot j
fo de-iroy government vessels and j
nroperty was unearthed this morn- j
ing, when secret service agents dis- J
covered eleven sticks of dynamite J
With caps and fuses all attached, 1
read" to explode near the moorings
of government vessels which are
tied up in this harbor.
It is believed that arrests will
following the finding of the(explo
sivts, as secret agents have been j
workiup here for some time past.
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Loudon, Mwch 19—Tbg British
atlmirulty announced this Mi<*rcUng
that three American merchant ves
sels had been punk Sunday by Ger
iiiau submarines.
Ihe names of the vessels are,
City of Memphis, Illinois imd Vigi
lancla.
The anuouncenient states that it
is lepoited tliat fourteen men
from the Vigil incla and some from
the City oi Memphis ate missing.
The trcw from the Steamship 11
liuois \\Off landed in safety. Tills
vesse" was steaming in ballast from
Cardiff for New York, and was sunk
by gun fire from a, German subma
rine. . i |
Washington, March. 19—It 1 Is un
officially admitted throughout di-!
lilumatic circles that a ,state of
war virtually exists between the
United States and Germany as j a
result of the sinking of the htree (
American merchantmen on. Sunday,
bv German submarines.)
Washington, March,1 19—President
Wilson has been closeted with, mem- J
be is of his cabinet and several oth
er close advisors, for the consider- (
at sen > f the war situation.
T1 « sinking of the American ves- j
sels yesterday throws several new,
courses open to him. It is stated
on good authority that President
Wilson may suinmou Congress in
extraordinary session immediately. ,
When Secretary Lansing Vas call- (
ed udou this morning by newspaper
men for late news, Mr. [Secretary
! stated that the situation was too
serli us to discuss at the present
timg. |
Washington, March jl9—Appeals
were today sent out by the Navy
Department to 100 boat building
concerns to. provide the government
immediately with 200 or more 110
foot motor boats which will he used
fur chasing submarines.
Washington, |Marcbj 19—Techni
cally armed neutrality between the
United States and Germany still
ex's's, but officially it is admitted
*hat Germany has committed the.
over' act which precipitates virtual
ly a 3tate of war.
l.t | is believed that President
Wilson willj call congress together
before the 16th of April as already
announced for the purpose of de
claring war against Germany.
Berlin. March 19 — fit was i
announced here today at War head
quauers that a systematic retire
ment pf 1 German forces was being
made, along the front extending be
tween the city of Arras and the Oise
river on the Freaich front.
Tretirement of the German
troops which have been campaign
ing the district between the Peron
iit and No ye rivers in" the Bapaume
clis'ri"t as well as those which have
bepa stationed in several towns in
thai, vicinity of France have been
abandoned by the German forces.
British and French Now
Occupy Strongholds
Pax is, March 19—Repo.ts given
out yesterday stated that the
French, armies continued their ad
vance in the district between the
A\ re and Aisne rivers along a front
extending for more than sixty kilo
meters.
Cavalry have entered the city of
N'pstle, which was evacuated by the
CJei man forces.
In the direction of the Ham, on
th* Somme river, the French for
warded their movement to the depth,
of twelve miles, occupying j many
towns as the Germans were driven
ou*, and seizing much war supplies
and munitions
Loudon, March 19—The British
War Office today; announced that
Hie British forces were continuing a
rapid advance on lthe Germans who
are retiring along the Somme front
Th<» towns | of Nesle, Chaulnes,
Peronne, have all been, occupied
by tbe British, and a front,extend
iu£ for more ttUVn forty-five miles
£a& tx>eu taken. All the small vil
lages in this district have been oc
cupied bx the British.
The British jhaye entered the
German positions to a dei>th of ten
miles in some places, la addition to
which the British have taken sixty
villages, and much, war muuitions
and supplies have beea captured
frpM the retreating Teutons.
This advice is said to be official.
Paris March. 19—French, advance
fcu&rds have already entered the
impoi<ar.t town of Roye, and Frencbi
troops have occuped the entire front
between Andechy, south of Chaul
nes ana the Oise river at Ribecourt.
This territory captured embraces
some of the most powerfully forti
fied lines in the French front, and
the German forces have stubbornly
held 'hem for more than two years.
Paris, March 19—It was aiuiounc-|
ed today that either tomorrow or
the day after, two entire fresh de
partments, these of Oise and Ai&ne
would be liberated from German
control. The announcement was
made after repcrts had been re
ceived from th,e front.
Washington, March 19—The Su-|
preme Court of the United States
today handed down a decision in th,
Adamson eight hour law, in which
it is held that j the law is constitu
tional. ! 1 |*[fj
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WOULD HAVE GOVERNMENT MAKE
PAPER FROM ALASKA'S FORESTS
Washington, March 19—Secretary
or Agriculture Houston, in a,stater
ment which he made this morning,
>vhec speaking of the high cost of
print'paper, said: that he believed
that the solution of the problem of
reducii-.g the ,cost of paper could
be brought about by. the United
States government establishing | a
mill in Alaska, and utilizing the
liirber ot tho Xational forests which!
is i a- going to waste, and being
destroyed by fire at the rate Qf mil
lions of feet per y§ar.
Secretary Houston says that pa
per made in a government factory in
Alaska could he delivered in New
York at $35 per ton and Jwlleves
that such a project would prove ona
of Alaska's greatest resources.
WOULD TRANSFER TRfliL BUILDING
M ill TO INTERIOR OEPT.
Washington, March, 19—Secretary
Baker is said <tO|be seriously con
sid rein? the proposition of transfer
ring hte supervision, and management
o* tJip road and trail construction
in Alaska from the war department,
where the work; is being prosecuted
under «he Alaska Road Commission,
which is under | military authority,
to the Department of the Interior.
Secretary Baker ig said to be in
clined to recommend, tjie transfer to
be made either by executive order,
or to ; have same done by an act
of Congress, and it is probable that
he will arrive at his decision as to
I'ow hQ intends to bring about the
tranter hy the time that congress
convenes in extraordinary session.
BACK ALLIES
Peking, Marcb 19—From indica
t'ons made manifest today; and for
several days past about govern-,
nien'al headquarters, it would ap
pear as though the Chinese govern
ment was preparing to enter the j
war, and that they would take sides
with the British allies.
Peking, March 19—Chinese t. oojg
have taken possession of the Ger-1
man concessions at Tein Tsin and
Hankow, and both these cities are
occupied by Chinese soldiers.
Berlin, March 19—The German
adai r^lty announced this morning
tha» the total amount of merchant j
marine tonnage sunk by German
submarines during the month | of ;
February is 781,500 tons.
RUBS FLEET
London, March /19—Advice 're
ceived from the Russian western
frc?t states that the entire Rus
sian ) Baltic fleet and- fortresses at
Viborg and Sveaborg liaye joined
fho revolutionary movement in Rus
sia and have declared their inten
ti'iis of standing with the new gov
ernment. i ' s i ill
Seattle, March 19—When Judge
Neterer instructed the jury to bring
in a verdict of not guilty against
Sheriff Hodge, and declined the
inoticn made by Gill's attorneys
tha*. similar instructions be given
relative to the other defendants in
the bootlegging' cases, Erckenbrach,
was liberated on $1,000 bond being
pu* up pending further investiga
tions of the charges preferred
ngaiest him. |
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