London, Feb. 16—Switching their
offensive from the Champagne di.
trtc* to ifee section of the batlle
frtxnt near Ypree, the Geimans luv?
smashed theiT way Ir.to the British
front llue*. Several miles of
flr»Hlne trenches were taken by
Uiem before the onslaught could
be checked, although tho British
machine guns mov,-cd them down
lila g.'.iss. The c'uirges mado vera
among lilt- most l-ockless that the
war liag^ yet seen. It is estimated
li nc lr,ss than 40,000 Germans
.. , probably 20,000 British fell
c principal action.
London, Feb. 1<>—12t«pUa the
mos' rlg-d ceni»o:v:.. tl-„ news
has leaked out th:.,. tao Geriua::
fleet In ihe Baltic aud also tho
mai& fleet at Kiel have shown
much activity in the past lev
days, and some vossels from the
latter have made daring attempts
to <reak through the Britsii block
ade and reach the open sea. A
nivmber of minor onccunters have
occurred »hich the admiralty clai
resulted favorably for the BntLdi.
Ii i thought that the increased
activity on the part ol the Ger
iiu i.a is Jiie in par' to the appoiat
... l.l cl a new commander m chief
a..u partly to the passing into sor
Y.ct n" a number ot' new vessels
which the German naval contract
ors have just completed.
That i'r.e Germad fleet will seek
a general engagement in the near
future is thought iikeJj, and 'he
British line is biiiae held in readi
ngs at all times for the great
tile which may determino
the ou'.come o£ the war.
Toronto, Feb. 16—An. explosion
followed by lira destroyed tic
building occupied by the American
club The club rcoma bad been
the scene of eeveni demonstra-tious
Ik faTOr of tbe allies.
IS
New York, Feb. 16—The steam
Pacific and Bolton Castle, iying at
anchor in New York harbor, caugi-t
lire lr.st night and were both do
stroyed. Tho origin of the fire is
unknown. An explosion was he&ru,
bu* It is not known whether it |
was a bomb or a part of the ;
ciufc-o of ao of the vessels. Many j
eociies employed on the two boats
are missing.
Now Tork, Fob. 1G—A firo was
.1 ;i<v, r> U on board tho steamship •
\ i l); ho after sho was about 100
m ! i ui cn her **-vy to Liverpool.
t:.c liner t;.s put back to port and,
- to wireless messages re
cuivsd, tonsiderab'o repairs will!
ha •,. to be made before tho journ
ey S resumed. Tile firo is now
under control.
]»OWi:U OF MINISTER OF
MUNITIONS EXTENDED
Feb. 16—Tho minister'
•s"- ir.s been empowered
j,j issession of all foods
Stores of any descrip
i. ii" ;s.y be needed for war
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Washington, Feb. 16—President
Wilson iiud Secretary of Stat? Lans
ing have . greed upon the principal
features of the note now in pre
paration to be sent to Germany and
Austria in answar to the announco
' me:it of those countries that they
l would consider merchant vessols
j carrying guns for purposes of pro
tection as war vessels''and autliorizo
their submarine commanders to
sink thrill without wr-rting.
In th's note th© United States
will deny the right o£ belligerents
to sin", armed trading ships, and
will inquire of tho Teutonic gov
ernments how submrjincs are to de
termine whether merchantmen, are
armed or unarmed.
New York, Fab. 16—Soma tor Eli
hu Root, who Is geneially known to
be au aspirant for the republican
presidential nomination, made an
address before tho republican state
convention here today, criticising
the policks of tho Wilson, adminii
traticu, particularly the manner in
which the foreign oJfalriB of the
country have been, handled. Ho I
characterized tho present admonos- I
tration as on.© of brave words and
irresolute acts.
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IN LANGUAGE
Washington, Feb. 16—Gormany, |
'. is understood, has agro<jG to tho
suggestion of Secretary Lansing I
and will substituto the word "re-1
cognizes" for the word "assumes" I
in her lust noto on tho L,usitania|
matter.
Chicago, Feb. 1C—Willard, the
pugilist, is sick, and tho fight with
Moran, which w..s to havo been held
in New York on March 8, has been
postponed to Majfcii 26.
S:m Francisco, Fob 16—Tho cal
culation lias been mado at tho
Calno/ria headquarters of the
Staniiuru Oil Co., that tho profits
of tiu company for the past year
will ■ xouut to over $9,500,000.
Di mm
Washington, Fob. 16—Senator
Tillman today introduced a bill to
authorize the government, in caue
war is threatened w during war
times, to seize and operate for
whatever period of time may bo
necessary, any ana all privately
owned ra'inition and armor plate
manufacturing plants.
Washington, Feb. 1C—A joint
statement signed by a number of
prominent Boston lawyers has been
received by the senate investigating
committee in opposition to the con
firmation of the an'oointment of
Louis D. Brandies to the supreme
court. The Boston attorneys say
that Brandies is alle but unreliable. •
I. N. Stensland, a floating sal
iron trapbuildar, arrived in Cor
dova on i he steamer Alameda and
will remain here as the new fore
man for the Carlislo Packing Com
pany, wh'ch is building a large can
nery at the north end of the ocean
dock. Mr. StenskUJd brings the
information that several more new
canneries are to bo in operation
during the coming srason in this
section, which promises to be the
principal fishing grounds in Alaska.
Among those who will change their
base of operations is tho Hoonah
Packing Company, which has a
plant at Icy Straits, and will put a
cannery on Bering river.
In speaking of tho operations of
the Carlisle Packing Company, Mr.
Stensland says thr-t the piling are
now being secured for the new
docK here, which will be erected on
(Continued on page 4.)
HOT SOUP AND
HOT TAMALES
Sounds pretty good this kind of weather
We make a special price per doz. on
Cambeirs soups of $1.40 per doz.
straight or assortad varieties.
We offer you I. X L. Chicken Tamales,
the best made, at 20c per tin 3 for 50c or
$1.85 per doz. I. X L. Chili Con Carne
15c per tin 2 for 25c or 1.40 per dozen.
Buy a dozen, they are good
things to have in the house.
P. H. GANTY
10 DIFFERENTIAL CHARGE 101
SI IDE SEATTLE ASSAY OFFICE
The following two letters handed |
to tho Dally- Alaskan by Post-1
master Kindell ar<* soil-explanatory!
and will be of interest to any of j
our readers who may not be al
ready informed in regard to this
matter:
ALASKA BUREAU, SEATTLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Seattle, Wrsh., Feb. 1, 1916.
Mr. Augustus E. KindeU, P. M.
Skagway, Alaska.
Dear Sir: We ucderttand that
i> is uot generally known among
the ALASKA MINERS that the dif
. ferential charges, formerly in forco
at the Seattlo Asiav Office, liavo
been removed and placed on the
|same b;isis as at other U. S. as
say offices and rain's.
With these charges removed, the
Seattlo Assay Office affords the
Alaska .inner a saving on his gold
dust shipments equal to the extra
cost, of transportation from Seat
tle to ether assay offices and
mints, together with a saving in
time and resulting interest charges.
These conditions are fully set
forth in tho encloied copy of a
letter from Mr. J. W. Phillips, As
sajc- in charge of the Government
Assay Office at Seattle. Can we
:■ finest that you kindly give Mr.
Phillips' letter as rvide publicity as
possible, and greatly oblige,
Yours very truly,
ALASKA BUREAU
J. L. McPherson,
Manager.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ASSAY
OFFICE OF THE
UNITED STATES
Office of Assayer in Charge
Seattle, Wasli., Jan. 28, 1916.
Mr. J. L. McPherson, Manager,
Alaska Bureau, Seattle Chamber
of Commerce,
Seattle, Washington.
Dear Sir: Your recent letter of
inquiry defines a strange lack of
information that lias, for the past
two years, worked to the dis-ad
vantage of the Alaskan miners;
possibly due to a misunderstanding
as to me modified charges now in
force at the Seattle Assay Office.
Two orders of tile Director of
the U. S. Mint, dated June 9, 1313,
and another of Novomter 30, 1&14,
abolished the so-cr.l!e<l "DIFFER
ENTIAL CHARGE of one eight of
one i>cr CHit, equal to $1.25 per
each ? 1,000," previously In force
at the U. S. Assay Office in Seat
tip
Charges at Seattle were then
adjusted with, and now are, on
the same basis as the present
charges- at the U. S. Jliuts at
Philadelphia, Denver and San
Francisco.
The Seattle Assay Office Is
from SOo to 1000 miles nearer to
Alaska than any other U. S. gov
ernment purchasing agency; and
Alaskans depositing gold in Seat
tie, can save front two to four
days required to ship a thousand
miles .'arther, and secure payment
therefor; also there will bo a
saving in transportation charges,
than if the gold wo>e shipped else
where.
In payment for deposits of
gold at (ho Seattle Assay Off!:3,
the government furnishes no cash,
but only checks to be issued by
the Assayt-r in Chrage, drawn o'l
the lT. S. Treasurer at Washington
City. Said checks may be cashed
in any of the U. S. sub-troasuries,
or at the active U. S. Depositary
banks.
If the Alaskan shipper of gol'l
rency to be sent to him in Alaska,
less cost of insurance and transpor
tation, the Assayer in Chrage draws
a check so that It will be cashed
by one of the ioial U. S. Deposi
tary banks, which, will send the ne
cessary currency at risk of the Al
askan owner, aftfr securing full
insurance against loss of the mon
ey. The cost of sai.i insurance and
all express charges, or cost of
postage and registration, will first
be deducted by said bank.
(Continued on page 4.)
Copyrtbt !!«t Lc— Tast ti Mam
Washington' Birthday, Feb. 22
A RARE combination of statesmanship and
military genius; an unusual embodiment of
tenacity, unshakable courage; a keen and
militant sence of justice; these were the great
virtues of George Washington.
They represent the spirit of fairness which we
should strive for in our buisness relations which
should manifest itself in the sale of good merchan*
dise, in the giving of values, in the guarantee of
of satisfaction. In that spirit we are trying to run
this store.
WILL CLAYSON
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