TURKEY ACCEPTS RUSSIA'S PEACE OVERTURES
,
ROOSEVELT'S
DM IS
«PIED
Washington, May 15.—Acceptance
ol the offer of Colonel Roosevelt
to lead a division of American sol
diers into France, is authorized in
the '•ouference bill agreed upon to
day by the housa and senate confer
i es.
The biil was sent back to the con
wlih. instructions to its conferees
bv the house, last Saturday,
to have the Roosevelt division
clause included.
If is understood that complete
agreement on the selective draft
army bill hits now been reached.
JOSEPH CHCflTE
N'ew York, May 15.—Joseph Hod
ges Clioate, ambassador to Great
Britlau from the United Sta'es from
18y» to 1905, died at his home her
eariv today.
Born in Salesn, Mass., Jan. 24,
1S32, and educated at Harvard un
iversity, he was admitted to the ba-r
in Massachusetts in 1855 and in
New York in 1856. During his
long career, he was connected with
.many famous cases. He was one
of 'he Committee of 70 which broke
up the Tweed ring in New York in
is a.
BANDSMEN'
There will be practice tonight at
8 o'clock in the Firemen's Hall,
Fourth Ave., All are very earnest
ly requested to be present.
Andrew Stevenson, president of
the Bank of Alaska, left Sunday
qu 'he Alameda for Anchorage cm a
business trip.
RUSSIAN IBM'S COUNCIL I
AGIST ENSLAVEMENT 6T GEOI
=i -■ I
Wi'h its deep water and shelter
ed position. Smuggler's cove would
uiake aa excellent UArbor for launch,
es and small boats, according to P.
H. Gatty, who, at the recent "Ge*
Together" luncheon of the Commer
cial club, proposed this possible
use of the inlet of Fortune bay as
oue of the reasons why a bridge
should be built across the Skagway
river a' the lower end of the city.
"Big boats formerly entered the
cov^ and tied up to trees," said
Mr. Gaaty today. "That shows the
dei>th o' water, right up to shore.
The inlet is sheltered from winds,
making it a safe harbor. A boat
house could b§ built at small ex
pense."
Of U»e To lianciiers.
These are only some of the ad
vantages which, Mr. Ganty said Smug
gler'3 cove possessed as a harbor
for a fleet of launches and which
warranted the building of the pro
posed bridge so that use could be
mad', o* the inlet by boat, owners.
Wi'h the bridge built, the cove
could be reached by a short walk.
Another argument that Mr Ganty.
advanced for the bridge 'was that it
would be of use to Dyea ranchers,
whom storms sometimes prevent
from crossing the bay between Dy
ea aid Skagway. He Baid they
could run their boats between Dy
ea and the cove when the outer bay
was *oe rough for passage, and the
br:dge would provi-dg a crossing to
or fro.n Skagway.
According to *he report of the
Alpine club's bridge committee, of
which Howard Ashley is chairman,
the site best adapted for the east
end of the structure is "about due
west from the alley between Third'
and Fourth avenues." The estim
ated cos* is $600, which the commit
tee reoorfed could be materially re
duced by volunteer labor.
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ALBERT REINERJT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
DECLARES SEPARATE
PEACE "IMPOSSIBLE"
I'ctrograd, May 15-—A pro
cloniaUon, announcing deter
mil.hi ion to fight the war iw
gainst Germany to a finish,
was issued today by the provi
sional government.
IVrograd, Majr 15.—Calling upon
'"■e soldiers to defend Russia to the
utmost of their power, the council
cf soldiers and worklngmeu today
issued ail appeal to the army, warn
ing agams* the danger of enslave
dsclaring that a separata peace be
tween Russia and Germany ia impos
men* by GermAa imperialism and
bible.
Tha* emissaries of the German
government have been trying to dis
rupt the provisional government, is
s;ated in the appeal from the coun
cil, which recently voted to support
tiio i.rftvisional adminiB'raUon of
New Russia.
A. strong warning is given the
soldji.rs that to make separate
peace now would be to fall into the
plo* prepared by Germany for "the
destruction of the republic."
ZEPPELIN LOST
London, May 15.—Attacked by a
British airplan© and set on fire by
a -ell aimed shot by one ot the
aerial gunners, the German air
craft, Zeppelin L-22, waa yesterday
sen1 -r' its destruction In the
North sea, according to a report r®
ce.lv*. * here today. All the mem- j
berg cl the Zeppelin's crew were j
killed wnen the bomb from thq Brit
ish Diane exploded or were drowned
when Mielr air ship fell, a wreck,
into the sea.
ALPINE CLUB'S OUTING
TO UAItSYlLLE TODAY"
Ouenlng Its summer Beason of
outings, the Alpine club will have a
camptir* supper at six o'clock this
evening at Liarsville.
W. L. Lands borough, guide of
♦he outing, announced today that an
iutomobile would be at the Bank of
Alaska corner of SiJtth an<^ Broadwa
between five and six o'clock to car
r£ anyone who wished to ride. The
au'o will also prpvMe return trans
port*! !on.
Regarding the eats, this an
nouncement Is made. The * club
will furnish the coffee, sweetened
♦o taste, and thoee who attend are
| requested to bring lunches.
VARNS PEOPLE
HAH IMPERIALISM
Seattle, Wash., May 15.—Wrecked
in Unimak pass, tie cannery ship, Sf
Francis was abandoned by its crew,
all of whom were picked up by the
steamer Norwood and taken info
Dutch harbor, according to a cable
message received hero today. The
wreck in the pass ol the outermost
Aleu'ian islands occured yesterday.
Np liv- -; were lost.
SEAMAN OX HARBOR BOAT
EXPECTS TO SEE SERVICE
WITH TEDDY IX FRAXCE
Service under Colonel Roosevelt
in France is being- looked forward
to l>v Herbert A. Wilson, able sea
man o* the quartermaster's harbor
boat, Peterson, of For1 William H.
Seward.
Wilson who has been with both,
the Uuited States infantry and the
mariiip corps, received Sunday, as
stated yesterday in the Daily Alas
kan, by cable from New York head
gimters of the Roosevelt division,
the brief order, "Come." He Bald
yesterday in Skagway that h« ex
pected to leave as soon as possible.
The cable meseage to Wilson is
considered significant, inasmuch as
the house of representatives, Satur
day instructed its conferees to
have put in the army draft bill a
clause, permitting the acceptance
of Roosevelt's offer to lead a force
in'o France. It is believed mobi
lization of the force bag been start
ed.
Plans for organizing the division
contemplate a force of 25,000 men.
It has been reported. One hundred
eighty-five thousand men, it is said,
hav* applied for admission, to the
division.
ROAD MAP OF ALASKA
ISSUED BY OOMMISSIOX
Prepared by expert engineers, a1
road map of Alaska has just been
issued by the Board of Road Com
missioners for Alaska. A fund of
valuable information is contained
in H.
A copy of the map, sent, from the
Valdez offices, was received yes
terday by the Daily Alaskan.
The maps are on sale, one dollar
? copy, and may be procured by writ
ing to the Alaska Road Commission,
Valdez, Alaska.
J. B. Howard of Cordova, an old
timer In Alaska, left yesterday for
Whltehorse, yhmce he !will go dowq
■'he river to Ruby. He arrived here
Sunday. ; 1 I |'"|' f*
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Rear Admiral William S. Benson, Chief
of Naval Operation!.
Wasnimgtofl, May; 15.—The espi
onage bill was passed today by the
senato.
Both the provisions for prohibi
tion and for censorship were voted
down.
PREPARING FOR SUMMER
SCHEDULE C. P. R. ROATS
In preparation for the summer
schedule of the Candian Pacific
railroad's boats to Skagway, L. H. j
Johnston, the company's local a- .
gent, hag had attractive wall cards
printed, giving sailing dates and
other information about the Princ- j
es3 boats. They are the Charlotte,
Alice and Sophia.
From June 14 to Nov. 8, the C.
P. R. will have a boat out every
Thursday, sailing at seven o'clock |
in 'he evening. The Princess Alice
will start the schedule.
Wednesday will be the day of ar
rival in this period, thus giving
round-trippers >iio come up for the
inside passage trip and do not in
tend going "inside," two days In
por* here.
DARDANELLES
10 BE OPEN,
1 REPORT
Roiitp, May 15.—Tliat Turitfey
ha,s accepted oveiiurcs fi-oiil Russlfr,
lookii) toward a separate peace, Is
reportcii today in the Idea N'aziou
ulc.
Ti:e basis foir the proposed peace i
sold to be the complete opening of
the Dardanelles to Russian, Avar ves
(>ele and merchant ships.
Though no confijonation. of the
report is given, it is causing mucH
cinnient .here.
Keeping the Dardanelles closed
has made Turkey's role in the war
of gi eai importance to GermAny, it
isi pointed out here, and opening oil
the straits to munitions from A
inerica would, according to well
iiifoimed opinion, be a great dis
aster to the Germans.
CHICAGO FEELS
EFFECl OF WAR
Chicngo, May 15. — Following
the directors" recent order that
trading in May wheat should be
discontinued, an order whicli re
suited fiom threatened federal ac
tion t regulate foodstuff prices,
the buard of trade is closed to.lay.
The order closing the exchaugo
w.is issued yesterday, to be effec
tive two days. What action may
then he alcen, v. ill depend, it *s
saiJ, on ;he actioi. of the govern
ment at A, ashing'ou, where oills
for government regulation of food
aio pending.
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