No. 20 TWENTIETH YEAR
WILSON WANTS CONGRESS SACK
OF HIM IN HIS ARMED MOW
Washington, Feb. 26 —Tromptly
at »wo o'clock President Wilsou
appeared before tlx© joint session
of congress this afternoon.
President Wilson appealed to con
gress for permission to aim Am
erican merchantmen and to estab
lish an armed neutrality for full
and ioiindeiate assurance that he
may exercise such, authority as he
may deem necessary in handling the
American-German situation.
President Wilsou declared; that
he was a friend of peace, and that
he means to preserve it for Ameri
ca as long as he is able to do so.
The President emphasized the I
fac* that he neither asks for per
mission nor does he contemplate
taking a step which, might be the
cause of bringing war on this
country through an act of ours.
Mr. Wilson declared that war I
could only coane through an act per-'
petrated by Germany.
"No course of my choosing will (
lead our country into war," said
.Mr. Wilson, "war can come only
by willfu' acts cf aggression of
ethers."
Almost in the next sentence, Mr.
Wilson added, "We must defend
our people."
President Wilson emphasized the
tact tha* while ha might now have
the full power to take what steps
ho deemed necessary he desired
con?res.- by its own vote to show
that i* was behind him in what
ever he may decide may be neces
sary to do towards the protection
of American lives in the peaceful
X>ursuit of their usual vocations.
Washington, Feb. 26 — Chairman
Flood, of the House of Representa
tives foreign affafrs committee,
immediately after the retirement of
President Wilson this afternoon,
called a meeting of hig committee
to draft incorporating legislation
necessary to give the power he re- j
ques'ed to Prsidnt Wilson.
Queenstown, Feb. 26 — Official
advice wag received by the United
States consul he re that the Cunard
er Laconia, a liner of eighteen
thousand tons, which wa3 bound
from New York to Liverpool, had
been aunt off the Irish coast.
The advice states that all i>ass
engers, ten of whom are Americans,
and the officers and crew of the
destroyed vessel had been rescued.
London, Feb. 26—It was of
ficially announced this after
&Q£n a4 the War Office that the
Cunard liner Laconia had been tor
pedoed without any warning- having
been given.
MERCHANTMEN TO liE ARMEP
X6W York, Feb. 26—It was an
nounced today shortly after the
new» was siven out setting forth
the text' of President Wilson's
speech before Congress thig after
noon, that American lines, operat
ing steamships in the war zone
would at once begin tlie arming of
their vessels for protection against
possible attack by German subma
rines, and that as soon a3 the
vessels were armed with suitable
gun3 service would be resumed.
WILL PRESENT
Washington, Feb. 26 — President
! Wilson will address ft joint session
!of both houses of congress this
! afternoon, at which, time he will
!ask for authority to establish a
s'ate ot armed neutrality in the
United States.
lie has perfected a plan for the
' protection of American sliixis de
siring to enter the war zone, aud
he will lay this plan before con
gress for its approval.
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Galveston, Feb. 26 — Advice was
received hare from officers and
' crew o* a ship which arrived this
mcrnifio, that the German govern
' ment were laying a cable from Ger
I manv to a point in the West In
i di03, ♦be work having been in pro
! gress for several months, and was
I now nearing completion.
T
Spring
HiUittmj
Now on Sisplag
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
GERiNS RETIRE FROM SFROSG
HOLDS OK ISFFfti F80»FS
British Headquarters in France,
Feb. 2C—Under cover of a dense !
tc% the German military forces J
station*, d along: the northern part
of France In the somme district, '
carried out the greatest retirement '
movement during the two years'
campaign on tli-o western front.
When it was knojvn that tlie
sironpholds had l>eeu evacuated,!
th» British forces were ordered '
forward, and swept into possession I
of ttiQ trenches and earthiworks, the I
holding of which has cost such a I
terrible toll in lives. Pys Serre, j
Miruumont river posts, Petit Mirau-;
r>n}.nta \nnil!flinsr Rutto De !
Warlencourt were all deserted by
the Cermaus and ore now iu th£
possession of the British.
When the British forces reached
the trenches in the close vicinity of
Butte Do Warlencourt, they; found
Bome of the trenches filled deep
with the l>ones of the men who had
£ivtii up their lives Jn their en
deavor to hold it for the Teutonic
(powers .
These particular positions have
been the theaters of some of the
hardest fought battleg in. the
western lino of the German offens
ives.
Boise, Feb. 26—Advice received
in this city this morning from Hailey
a uciu* ou the Wood riv<?r divi
sion r" the Union Pacfic, states
tnat fifteen jjersons were killed
and fifteen or more seriously in
jure:! in a snow glide which, hurled
do(vu the mountainside and struck
a bunkhous and compressor house
of" t!> ■> North, Star mine Sunday.
The avalanche occurred at a
time when the night shift were
sleeping, and the day crew were at
work in 'too compressor building.
Almost all those dead were
taken from the bunk house, showing
that tini^ was given in which
to waru the sleeping men. Some
of th< men employed in, the com
pressor house at, the time
or ta.e slid-© were aljle to get out
o/ the path of the suow a3 it came
down with a rerrifie rumble and
roar, and seek jilaces of safety.
The Ha^ue, Feb. 26 — Most of
tb<» cattle in Holland have been
killed to save them from starving
to death, owing to a great short
ige of fodd«r.
A short time ago seven vessels, I
loaded with an enormous amount of
tod dor consigned to. Holland ports
were sunk, and this loss, coupled (
svi'h 'he poor crops of the past
season, occasioned by the lack of
3»ilt-pcti e, which was used as a
fertilizer, has almost entirely de
s'roysd the entire supply of stock
fedder.
The cattle have been slaughtered
in large numbers, and if relief is
not had soon, all the remaining cat
tle will have to be killed.
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Wasnmgton, Feb. 21 — Tliat;
Ketchikan has won its fight against <
Prince Rupert as a fish center is
uow a matter of certainty, Sir Ce- |
cil Spring Rice, the BritiisO am- |
bassado-r, to the United States, h^v- i
[hp- advised Ottawa to make it nec- j
essary for the Gra«nd Trunk rail-j
road to discontinue its exclusive'
concessions to the Prince Rupert [
fish houses which, it is claimed j
are ruining the Ketchikan/ fishj
industry. More than that, it may
b<? said that an agreement has
now probably been made for the
Grand Trunk to operate a steamship1
from Prince Rupert to Ketchikan |
to take care of the American
catch.
Tli advice to Ottawa wag sent
bv tUo ambassador after he had a
ccnferejico with Secretary Redfied
of the department of commerce
about tho pending congressional
legislation urohibiting the im
portatitin of fish from Canada,
fresh oa- frozen, except under cer
tain restrictions, and. rehabilitat
ing American salmon industry en
fhe Pacific coast. Canada desires
to avoid this prohibitory legisla
tion and has expressed its willing
ness through the British, ambassa
dor to make concessions, so that
fhp matter will end as indicated
here.
COMPLETE...
Line of
Perishables
on the
Spokane
P. H. GANTY
JAPAN IB INSTS7THATCM
HID ENTENTE TO GET FUEL OIL
Seattle, Feb. 26 — According to
advice received here thi3 morning
from Esquimau, three Japanese
cruisers have jugt cleared from
that port after having delivered
tea million dollars in gold to the
Canadian author!'ies at that place.
Tho shipg cleared early this
morning and are hound for the
eouth, where fhey; will patrol the
Pacific off the Mexican coast, as
it is reported that Defacto Presi
dent Carranza. has threatened that
ho will shut off the supply, of oil
from British owned wells in Mexico.
These wells are the main supply
for fuel of the Entente fleets,; and
it is for the purpose of insisting
tliat they be permitted to continue
to £-et this supply that the ships
are bein^ gent to thQ Mexican coast.
BUSH RETAKE
TUl POSITION
London, Feb. 26—Advice re
ceived from the south; and given out
by 'be War Office today states
that Kut El Amara bas been re
captured by the British forces. In
the fight which took place when
the position was taken, the Turks
lost a great many men, and several
hundred prisoners were taken.
TO INVESTIGATE
THOROUGHLY
Washington, Feb. 26—The Feder
al Trade Commission bas asked
President Wilson to approve an
appropriation! of $400,000 to cover
♦be expenses of an investigation in
to *he rise in foodi prices.
The Commission intends to make
an investigation from the ground
up, beginning at the cost of produc
tion by the farmer and go on, up
*be line until it is placed on the
counters of the retail stores.
The investigation will de
termine the question of whether
there is a combination in restraint
of trade, and' if it is found that
such i3 the ease, then, the law Will
be invoked an<l those, guilty will
be dealt with according to law, as
in such cases provided.
C. N. Pring, expert piano tun
er, arrived on tbe Jefferson and is
stopping at tbe Golden North Ho
tel. Mr. Pring will be in Skag
wav for about a week and will take
care of any work in his line. All
work guaranteed. Serman Clay
and Eilers' Music House referenc
es. 2-24-3t.
USED m AS
CLUMILLEO
Brunswick, Feb. 26 — Edwin
Gould, Jr., the twenty three year
old son of the New York capitalist
and grand son cf the famous Jay
Gould, while huntug oa Jekyl Is
land near liere, wag instantly kill
ed when his gun exploded. Young
Gould was coon hunting, and had a
cocn at hay. Hq used his gun as a
club, and in striking the animal
wjL'h the hutt end of the gun, the
trigger was pulled in some man
ner, causing the gun, to go off, and
the entire charge of shot lodged
iu the body of tho unfortunate
man- I : xi iJJ
ifil«l,000
rliOO RELIEF
Washington, Feb. 26 — Senator
Borah, cl' Idaho, today introduced
a bill in the senate which provides
fcr ait appropriation, of .$.6,000,000
to be spent according to the di
rection of President Wilson for the
•relief of sufferers in. the food situ
ation.
Advice received this morning by
Agent Weir of the Pacific S. S.
Company from the Ketchikan office
of the company gives the advice
that the Spokane will arrive in this
port Wednesday morning at 1
o'clr.ck, and that she is bringing a
sma'l amount of freight and 15
passengers.
WANTED — A good man for
dairy work. Must bo good milk
er and of good habits. Good wages
and s'edy job. See Pioneer Dairy.
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