No. 52 TWENTIETH YEAR
Berlir, April 4—The press re
port of President W'Hsoh'b mes
sage to congress has reached this
city a;ul was published in ail the
papers here..
In commenting on the message
delivered by the President of the
United States to the joint session
of the tyro branches of congress,
the jKipers declare that theTe will
be no change in the attitude of
Germany even though the United
Stages Congress adopted President,
Wilson's views.
Gennanj- will not declare waj
nor take any step to wage wai
agahis* tlw United Staites.
The submralne warfare policj
will be continued, but according- to
officials high up in the gwejininent
&ftairs, this submarine war is no*
directed against the United: States
any more than It is directed ogWlnBt
any other neutral nation mhich
tries to carry supplies to the coun
tries which, are now at war with Get
many.
tar is. April 4—A series of pow- ,
erfully organized points of support
hel<". t>v large German forces ex-1
tending over a frontage of more
than vight miles has been captured j
by the French army after some of |
the f'ereest fought battles of the]
present war. !
T>e points captured extend for
eicht miles south, of the St. Quentin
canal, and in the capture of these
s'roaiglioJils various villages and
hoients in the territory tajten from:
the Germans fell into the hands of
the French forces.
BILL PROVIDES FOR TRAINING FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND YOUNG MEN
Washington, April 4 — Senator
Chamberlain re-introduced, his bill
in an amended iorm providing for
the enlistment and training ot five
hundred thousand men twenty years
cf age. and the bill also provides
th.it at the discretion of the Presi
dent many more thousands of ineu
u'> to twenty three years of age
may be called.
The Mil was referred to the com
mittee..
Washington, April 4 — Develop
ments which were brought to light
this morning indicate^ that Ger
man spies have been nosing about
In the government's various of
fices here, and in their thirst for in
formation, they did not overlook
Secretary of State Lansing's office.
From this period forward, all
federal offices, not only here, but
throughout the entire country will'
be closely watched to prevnt a re
current e of any; such, actions.
MESSAGE DECLARED
HISTORICAL MY
FORMER PRES. TAFT
New Haven, April 4 — Ex-Presi
dent Howard Taft, in commenting
on President Wilson's message de
livered to the joint session of Con
gress Monday declared the mess
age to be a great historical paper,
and one which would live in the
generations yet to come.
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U.S. SENATORS SIGN ROUND ROBIN
; TO KEEP SENATE IN SESSION
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Washington, April 4—The Senate
committee which,1 is steering the
course of the President's State of
War resolution late yesterday af
ternoon, decided on a course of fi-c
♦ -cm which is calculated to defeat (
the ltltle group of willful men who;
wished to block the congressional
indorsement of the resolution de
claring that a state of war exists
between the United States amd Ger
many. '
It was decided l>y the committee
to keep the U'iiit-ed States Senate in
continuous session after it met this
morning at te,n o'clock: unit! action,
is had oin the Flood and Martin
resolutions, indw-siug Wilson's
course of action.
N A round. rohin was circulated
among the senators yesterday af
ternoon pledging themselves to
kees congress In. continuous session.
Judge, Lawyer, Plaintiff
and Defendant Dead
Hanfotrd, Cal., April 4—la a ^
disoute wihicb arose over th.e ques- |
tioa of ownership of some property,
G. L. Meadows, justice of the
be ace for this district, W. G j
JViley, of Los Angeles and his at- |
tormy E, T. Coetejr, were all three
she* and killed by L. T. Denny a
well known ranchman* who claimed'
ownership of the property. Wiley |
had come out to this town In order ;
tt> bring 8uit and retained Coster as
Ms attorney. The case was being
tHed In Meadows' justice court,
and when thio judge decided ad
versely to Denny, the latter be
gan shooting, and before he Btop
ped the three men 'were killed.
He then made hie escape, but
Marshall flines soon overtook him,
and when he refused to give him
self up, the marshal shot Mm dead.
Army Wants
Many Workers
Washington, April 4—A call has
boeu issued for twenty thousand
workers in all branches of the
journeyman trades for the Quar
termaster's enlisted reserve corps.
The call was issued today 'by the
war deportment, and Citizens be
tween the agep of eighteen and
for'y five years, of good moral
character and health, will be ac
cepted for a period of four years un
less discharged sooner by proper
authority .and promoted to higher
grades in the reserve force as soon
as vacancies occur.
Big Scandal In
Austrian Cabinet
London, April 4—Three of Aus
tria's cabinet members have re
signed tneir portfolios after rev
elations of a grave nature were
made public in a scandal connected
with the supplying of army sup
plies. Those to resign are the
Ministers of Justice, War and Fin
ance. ' ', i.
The steamer Sophia left Van
couver last night and will artrive
in this part Saturday morning.
Gets 18 Months
For Threat
Baltimore, April 4—Ames H.
j Pp.uhls, 63 years of nge was this
morning sentenced to the federal
penitentiary for eighteen months
under <hje act that it was a federal
crime to threaten the life of the
Presided of the United States.
Three Towns Vote
Into Dry Column
i
Chicago, April 4—Reports from
elections JieJd throughout various
slates yesterday show that Spring
field, 111., Madison, Wis., and
Duluth, Minm., voted dry..
Brand Whitlock
in Switzerland
Berne, April 4—Minister to
Belgium from the United States
Brand Whitlock arrived in this city
♦his morning enroutQ to h's home
la the United States whither he
has been called by his' government
to prevent the Genua.a government
from holding him as a prisoner of
war in the event of war resulting
between the United States and
Germany,
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Washington, April 4—Sena-tor
Lodge as ranking Republican mem
ber o" the Foreign Relations com
mit'ee in, supporting the State
of .War resolution In a speech, which1
he made on the floor of the Senate
this morning declared that the Un
'•ed States should seize all Ger
man ships now la American ports
and use them to replace the ships
which Germany has sunk by sub
marines. I ]
"Washington, April 4 — The For
p,ian Affairs committee of tihe Un
ited States House of Representatives
this morning accepted the Senate's
resolution in place ol its own and
reported the resolution favorably
for passage.
Shortly, after the coammittee had
reported the measure back into thje
house wnich had convened for th.e
purpose of receiving the report of
the committee the Flood and Mar
gin resolutions were taken up.
New York, April 4—Two Brit
ish a^eamshipp, tjta Trevosq and the
Aidwick Castle were torpedoed by
German submarines without waam
ing several days ago, according' to
adv'ce received here this morning.
The new? wa» brought in by
twenty four survivors who; arrived
on the French steamship Venezia
which rescued them at sea after
they had been adrift for four days.
One hundTCil and ten persons, in
cluding two women and one baby
are missing and it is feared that
they aie all lost, as there was very
liUle time in, which U>. take to the
life boats after the ships been
torpedoed.
BLUE JACKETS IB COMMANDER
OF AZTEC ABE SAFE IN PABIS
Washington, April 4 — United
States Ambassador to France Sharp,
located at Paris, this morning
cabled to th« State Department that
Captain O'Brien, master of the
»J1 fated steamer Aztec, and. Lieu
tenaii'- G res ham, who commanded
the guard of twelve blue jackets
who were aboard tie vessel had ar
rived It Paris.
Seattle, April 4—Richard A- Bal
linger, ex-Secretory of the interior,
has tendered, his services to the
Wor Department, sending: a tele
gram to Secretary; of War Baker
offerin- himself to the department
iu any capacity which, that depart
ment might use him in.
lUDScrlbe for the Daily Alaakan.
Calls Uncle Sam
Names; Arrested
Lincoln, April 4—Joseph1 ICloss,
a German farm laborer was today
arretted on. the charge of "cursing
the President and the United
Stages." He will be tried before
the federal district court.
There R'ill be a meeting tonight
of dkagway Aerie No. 25, Fraternal
Order cf Eagles. All members are
cordially invited to attend aa
'here are matters of importance to
come before the Aerie..
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