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Philadelphia, March 13 — A plot
has been unearthed which plauned
ths destruction o£ tho Philadelphia
navy yards. The destruction of the
yards was plotted by a band of Teu
tonic conspirators, and was brought
to light by federal agents follow
ing the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Al
ber K. Fischer.
iVashington, March 13 — Follow
ing the disclosure of the plot by J
German conspirators as made by
federal agents at Phialdelphia, May
or Smi'li today requested that the
crews of interned German raiders
be removed from that city. This
reques* is construed to mean that
♦he Germans now interned iu Phil
adelphia are comsidered a menace
to the city.
Secretary Daniels said this after
noon that it is quite provable that
the request will be complied with.
SAYS HE GAVE
MATTHEWS COIN
Seattle, March. 13—Logan Bill
ings ley was on 'he witness stand
all <ia£ yesterday where lie under
went a gruelling cross ex am in a- j
t'ou at the hands of Mayor Gill's
counsel.
In the cross examination Logan, i
fes'itieu that he had given Dr.
Matthews J 1.000 with which to hire
detectives to get evidence against
Gill as a basis oa which to begin
a demand for recall. He said that |
be had also given John Evans,
who was a reporter for the Times |
aimi who is an ex-convict, and who
is even at the present time a fugi
tive from justice, $.50 for the game
purpose.
Seattle, March 13—The testi
mony from five witnesses was to
day offered by the government in
its support of the charges made by
Logan Billingsley that he had giv
en Hy Gill bribe, and this testi
mony was read into the court's re
cord for today.
Seattle, March 13—William Ham- I
ilton, an aged grocer, was early
• his morning found murdered in
his stcre in this city. From the
evidence which the detectives were
able to gather the cause of the
murder was robbery,as the till had j
been looted, and the murdered |
man's watch had been taken and j
o'her valuables were missing .
Seattle. March 13—Ed Simes,
a prominent capitalist and politician
of Aberdeen and wife, together
with J. D. McDonald, an eastern
capitalist, are reported here to be
held prisoners in Cameguey City,
Cuba, by a band of rebels who
made a raid on the sugar plantation
where these people were stopping
and took them prisoners, later tak
iug them to Cameguey City, where
th':y are being held in the prison.
Port Townsend, March 13—Word
was received this afternoon at
the office of E. A. Sims, who is
reported to be held prisoner by Cu
f>a:i rebels, stating that he been
released.
SENATORS I
STAND PAT
Juneau, March 13 — Late this
afternoon, afteT taking several bal
lots in an effort to choose a per
manent president, the members hit
upon a novel scheme of breaking
the deadlock which has prevented
them from getting down to busi
ness. After a debate lasting for
over two hours, it was finally de
cided to draw officers by lottery.
A recess was taken to caucus the i
idea until three o'clock. The !
Tiestion of procedure in this scheme
to break the deadlock will also j
be thrashed out in caucus.
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A COMPLETE LINE OF LADIES
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Middy Blouses for
Women and Children
Shall's Foot Eazer Baby Carriages
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
United States Super-Dreadnought Arkansas
Photo by American Press Association.
The Arkansas Is a 26,000 ton vessel, 562 feet long. She carries twelve
twelve lnch guns, and It takes 1,043 officers and men to run her.
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Pekiii, March 13—The Senate
fbis morning expressed Ub approval
for the severance of the diplomatic
relations of the Chinese republic
wi'h the Imperial German govern
ment as an indication of the form
er's attitude of Germany's Inten
tion of pursuing an unrestricted
submarine warfare.
I' is expected- here that the
Chinese government will take ac
tion on the matter and that the
mj)3ter to Berlin from China will
be brought home and that the Ger-.,
mnn minister here will be handed
bis passport at an early- date.
Loudon, March 13—A dispatch
from Tokyo received here today
states that China hap broken off
diplomatic relations with, the Im~
oerial German government, stating
as her reason for doing so that
the Government of the Chinese re
public did not approve of the form
er's intention to pursue an untram
melled submarine warfare on the
high seas. •
Washington, March. 13—Persisted
rcoorts are being circulated around ^
diplomatic headquarters that Ger-1
many will reply to the arming of
the United States merchant marine,
by a declaration ol war.
( Alt LOADS OF SPRUCE
FOR AIRPIiANES SHIPPED !
Tacoma, March 13 — Thousands
of feet of spruce from the Gray3 '
Harbor country will be used in !
i'n<land to build army airplanes.'
Several carloads have b$en shipped1
tne last week and will go by steam
snip from Vancouver.
The Canadian Pacific railwy is
Uncling the shipments. Since there
bas been such a great car shortage
the company has been compelled to
sen-' its own cars from Vancouver
♦c« Aberdeen, Hoquiam and other
l'^ading points
Canadian Pacific offices this mornj
ing announced the shipments would
continue, due to the rapid rate at
which airplanes and hydro-airplanes
were being constructed.
Washington spruce has been
found ideal for the building of the
war machines. It is light and can
be steamed into shape rapidly. The
recent orders were marked "rush"
and the spruce will bg on its yay
tn the war zone by a British ad
miralty steamship before the end
of nex* week. ,
Washington, MarrcU 13 —Advic
hag been received at the War
Offiep here from London stating
that between January first and Feb
ruary fifteenth, sixty German pub
marines had been captured or de
stroyed by allies ships.
GERMAN' RAIDS BROKEN UP
Farifc, March 13 — Two Ger
man xaids occurred simultaneous
ly las* night on the front west of
Soissons were broken up by the
French fire with losses to the Ger
mans, the war office announces. A
German trench near Vaquois, in
the Argonne, was raided and pris
oners taken.
RAIDER IS IDENTIFIED
Copenhagen, Maxell 13—Four of
the American Yarrowdalej captives
who have reached Copenhagen Bay
the German raider, which sunk
■many vessels in the South At
lantic, Is the Puehme, commanded
bv Lieut. Berg.
Mrs. Crease of Cowley, arrived in
Skagway Saturday and is visiting
with her son Eugene Smith. Mrs.
Creese has been devoting most of
her time to spring shopping and en
joying such entertainment as the
movies, daaices and other social
events which have occurred while
she has been here. She will re
turn to her home "Wednesday.
Unfailing Satisfaction
Is one of the many reasons why
Preferred Stock Goods
is increasing in popular favor
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P. H. GANTY
London, March 13—Advice has
been, received here that the Nor
wegian steamer Storstad, which
was in the servlcei of the United
States and was employed as an Am
erican relief ship commissioned to
carry relief supplies to Belgium
has been sunk without warning off
the Coast of Ireland by a German
submarine. The advice states that
all members of the crew were res
cued.
Washington, March 13 — United
States Consul Fros*, of Queenstown,
this morning cabled to the State
Department here from Queenstown^
that the Belgium relief ship Stores
stad had been torpedoed without
warning by a German submarine.
The torpedo which sunk the re
lief ship was fired from the sub
marine when the latter was only
abou4- four hundred yards distant
from its defenseless victim.
The cable states that the Stores
stad carried neither guns nor
it a wireless plant on board,
ai'emut was made to escape w
it was signalled to stop.
John Roy Christian, of Scat
who was the only; American abt
♦ he sunken vessel, and he
saved when the balance of the p;
engers and crew took to the
boats.
BOOILEGGER KILLS TWO,
MAYOR IS WOUND
Tarbora, N. C., March 3 —
lice Officer Ransom Gwattney i
Pa'ric't Riggin were killed '<
Mayor J. P. Keech was fatf
wounded here today by W. C.
son when the officials unearthec
-quantity of whiskey in Nelso
home. Chief of Police Puller a
8Deciators who rushed to 1
house when thev heard shots ov
powered Nelson, against whom fe
ins: ran high.
TROOPS LANDED
HI CUBA
Santiago, Marcli 13—Front his I
base at Guantanamo, Admiral
Mayo, commanding the United 1
States Atlantic fleet, states that
he received reports from five Cu
ban stations his morning inform
ing him that American forces bad
been landed at each one of the
shore stations.
GEOMKS
100 TONNAGE
Berlin, March 13—The official
report ending with March. 11, as
given cut by the G-erman admiralty
states that 2,000 tons of Allied
shipping were sunk on that date
and that 131,000 tons had been
sunk in a few days previous to
that time which makes the total .
tonnage sunk since March 9, about
173,000 tons.
The Womans Church Auxiliary
will meet at the home of Mrs. Cas
key fc-r sewing on Wednesday; after
noon at 2 o'clock sharp.
BILLS STARTED
THROUGH HOUS
Juneau, March. 13—The Hou
of Representatives of the Territc
Ial Legislature met this mornin
a' 10 o'clock, hut almost immedia
ly adjourned until tomorrow ty i
low the committee to finish, wo
which they had 'n hand.
La*Q yesterday three hills we
introduced.
Representative Day, of the Tlii
Judicial Division, introduced Hon
Bill No. 1, providing for a pc
maueut tax commission.
Representative W. T. Burn
democratic member from the Four
Judicial division, introduced Hou
Bill No. 2, which provides for
uuiform school system through»'
the Territory.
Representative C. K. Snow, Ii
ilependent member from the Fourt
Judicial division, introduced Horn
Bill N'o. 3, providing for fixing tl
hours lor underground mining :
in 8 hour day.
Joseph Murray, Republican men
her from the Third division w:
regularly seated in the house.
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