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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNE8DAY, MARCH 21, 1917
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GERMANY NOW AT WAR WITH UNITED SMS
President Wilson Calls Extra Session of
Congress for April 7 to Meet Grave
Questions of National Policy
Washington, March. 21—President
Wilson held a long conference with,
the members of his cabinet yesterr
<J »y afternoon, and when the meet
ing was adjourned, he mantained
a complete silence as to the na
ture of the conference. f i
However, official Washington in
terprets the cabinet meeting as
porteuding the near announcement
of a state of war to exist between
'he United States and Germajiy,
and «t fs believed that congress will
be convened in extraordinary ses
sion before April 16, the date set
)>y. thp President
Late this afternoon President
Wilson issued a call that will bring
the United States congress togeth
er ia extraordinary session on, Sat
urday, April 7.
In tti£ call issued, tbe President
states that lie !recognizes the fact
that Germany is practically making i
■war on the United States on j the
hith seas, aoad it is for the sole
purpose of dealing with this,situ&
tion that the speciaj session is
called. At the session, as announc
ed, in President Wilson's proclama
tion, the congress of the United
States will receive a communica
tion on "grave questions of Nation
al policy."
N. ¥. MAYOR
BUYS SPUDS
New York, March, 21—Through a|
liostcn broker, the mayor's food
committee has purchasod 90,000
bushels oi Maine potatoes for $225,
000. They Kill he sold here at
thf- lowes' possible price.
There has been, an increase in
the price of rice from 6 to 7 cents
a pound and George W.Perkins,
chairman of the committee today
staged that any rise in the price of
rice ' must be the direct result of
colluaion and the federal govern
ment should act.
GERMAN DELAY
SAVED VERDUN
Paris, March 21—Gustave Serve, j
in his newspaper Victoire, wries
what all France has known far a
year, but the censor never before
has published, that the Germans '
could have entered Verdun on the
morning of February 26, 1916, if
'hey had tried, but by nightfall, Gen
eral Petrain and his army had ar
rived before Fort Douaumont, and
effectually barred the way.) |
Berlin, March 21—Th© French ,
battleship Danton, IS,400 tons, was '
sank by a German submarine in I
the Mediterranean Sea Monday moiii
ing. This advice was goven out by I
the German admiralty, anil th© re
port states that more than half of I
it3 compliment of officers and men j
5vere drowned.
PLAMFECI
POLICING SEAS
Washington, March 21—It is
understood here that through the ,
United States diplomatic service a
perfect working agreement for po
licing the high seas against Ger
man submarine raids has been fix
ed with | the Entente powers, and
as soon as a definite plan of ac- ;
*ion has been arrived at by the !
United States government, each j
one of the Ententes and the United j
S'ates will be apportioned a defin-j,
ite area of the sea which it [ will ;
have to patrol.
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ENTERTAIN ENGINEERING S0CIE1T
AND MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE
The men. of the Perseverance
mine gave the members of the Alas
ka >Jnji inhering Society and Alaska
legislature a royal reception and
good time yesterday afternoon (and
evening, according to the Juneau
LMspatc". of March 17.
The gathering wag the largest
in the history of tne society. The Jvfr
neau members and guests left Ju
neau ou the ea;rl^ afternoon ferry,
stops being made at Tread wellj to
gather many member® from the big
mine. A' Thane a special |train
was in readiness, and after a short
inspection of the or© car dumping
system (the run to the mine was
made.
At the Perseverance mine Supt.
Mledliit; and assistants escorted the
visitors through the workings. |At
7 p. m. dinner served, whieh
was the usual splendid meal which
lias made the mine boarding Jtiouse
[amcus. Following tUe,dinner the
joci6fv convened with President
Jackson presiding.
Explaining the promotic n, develop^
ment and operation of the property,
Sentral Manager Thane said, "The
Heads of the departments work with
md not for the company offioers,
eac'- has his own, staff and the re
sult is highly satisfactory."
B, B. Nieding, superintendent of
of 'ramming, Ralph Healy, chief en
gineer. W. S. Pullon superintendent
rnl'ies, A. Van. Volkenburg, foreman
of tje power system, E. J. Doherty,
m>ne accountant, D. J. Argyle, as
sistant superintendent, W. T. Tolch
transportation superintendent, and
otuers, then, desovibed operations in,
their departments, which, short ad-!
dresses were supported by. interest-j
ing figures showing cost of opera
tions.
Presidentt Hubbard and Speaker
Hess of the legislature, B. M. Beh- I
•rends and Senator, Sulzer also spoke.'
B. L. Thane and P. H. Bradley
presented figures on the compensa
tion act, which was discussed at
some length.
The return trip was made by
traiu to,Thane and ferry to Juneau.
The society announces | another
meeting later at Treadwell, fol
lowed by a .meeting at the Alaska
Juneau. .It is expected the mem
bers of the legislature will avail
themselves of the opportunity to j
familiarize themselves with mining |
operations in this immediate vicinitjr
SjlXLS UNCLE SAM
COPPER AX HALF PRICE
Washington, Mart 21—Tie prin
:iualt copper producng concern a
sntereii into a formal agreement
\iith the United Statea government
.o supply the needs of the army
mil- navy for oiae inw&r «£ all the
:cnper it may require at a fraction
)ver, sixteen, cents per pound.
This is at the rate of about half
tie orcsent current price.
It is estimated tjiat about forty
ive million pounds will l>e deliver
:d at dice.
:lkvex brothers
PERISH IN WAR
London, March 21—In one of the i
•ecent disasters to Zeppelins -which
riei'ed England, eleven brothers
vere turned to death.
An aged man recently here from
lormany^old how be brought up a
iamilv of eleven eons, every one of
yhom entered the air service.
The eleven young men formed
?a.rt of the,crew, of one of the de
itrcyed Zeppelins, and When this
:ell '.u, England they all perished.
,'U It CHASE ENTIRE ISLAND
FOR CATTLE RANGE
Honolulu, March 21—An entire
sland has just been purchased by
Frank Baldwin, :the largest sugar
plantation owner and manager on
.he Island of Maul, in the | Ha
waiian Islands, and 'will become a
^ast cattle ranch. The island was
aroueht by Mr. Baldwin for near
ly $600,000. Tie Island lg about
21 miles long 'itnd 14 miles wide,
and contains more than 90,000
icrea. j
WOULD CONFINE DEPOSED
CZAR IN IMPERIAL. PAXACE
London, March 21—The new
.Russian government lias issugd or
ders that the deposed Emperor and
his consort lbo regarded as having
been deprived of their right to
liberty and the jorder reads that
they be taken to Tsarskio Selo,
which is situated about 15 | miles
from Petrograd, and detained there
under guard. If is there that the
Imperial palace is located and ,the
summer Russian court is held.
WOULD BE ASSASSIN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Petrograd, March 21—An,unsuc
cessful attempt was made last night
to assassinate A. F. Kerenzki, the
new minister jof justice. The as
sassin wag arrested, but while his
guards were away from him, he
succeeded in taking his own life.
LAST OF ORIGINAL
FIRM PASSES AWAY
San Francisco, j March 21—Sig
mtind Schwabacher, the last one
of the three Schwabacher brothers,
founders of the Schabacher Bro
thers Company in Seattle, died in
this city early this morning. |
Advice was received here today
*hat,B. A. Ross and family would
arrive in Skagway within a short
time and | take ui> their residence
here. Mr. Ross is assistant cash
ier cf the Bank |of Alaska, and he
•hag been stationed at Wrangle! for
the cast several months. 'Just as
eoocn as Mr. Iluth has become fa
miliar with the conditions there,
Mr. Ross will come up to Skagway.
Unfailing Satisfaction
Is one of'the many reasons why
Preferred Stock Goods
is increasing in popular favor
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P. H. GANTY
Vancouver, B. C., March 21 —
Chief |of Police MacLemian, was shot
a,id instantly; killed this morning by
Robert Tait, a negro dope fiend,
who was resisting arrest.
A few hours before Chief Mac
Lennan was killed, Tait got into a
fight with hig landlord over the
payment of ^hia rent, and began
shooting at random at the officers
wha had comg to evict him from
the premises. One of the Bhots
fired by Tait struck; George Rolph,
a nine year old boy, who was some
disfance away, and he died from the
effects,'of the wound inflicted. An
I other one of the bullets jfrom
Tails pistol struck Detective Cam
eron, inflicting a severe wound.
I Chief of Police IHacLennan then,
.took several policemen with him
ai:d they demanded the murderer to
surrender. This Ta.it refused to do,
and lie again began firing at the
'police. One of the shots struck
Chie' MacLennan, and he fell to
' the floor dead.
This precipatated a battle be
' tween the police and Tait, and in
I the exchange of bullets Tait was
1 finally shot, and died a short time
'after the wound was inflicted.
10 CERTIFICATE
IS ISSUED
Juneau, March; [21—Tie decision,
rendered by Judge Jennings in tjie
canvassing board mandamus case
was handed to, the board this morn
ing, buf the board have taken no
ac tion aa yet. J It is believed that it
will be disposed of not later than
tomorrow morning. /
iSEfilES
CHURCH BELLS
Copenhagen, March 21—An order
appropriating bronze church bells
for war requirements after March 1.
is Dublished in the German press.
A regulation covering- the confisca
tion o' aluminum cooking j utensils
also is published. , •
The Pacific S. S. Company steam
er Spokane arrived in this port at
11 o'clock last night and got away
after unloading [40 tons of freight
at 1:30 o'clock this morning.
She brought in 24 passengers frc*
Seattle and waw ports jand sailed
with 11.
SUB GElS ONE
SIEIKHP
Sf. Johns, March 21—A cable
was received here thig morning1 an
nouncing the sinking of th§ Brit
ish s'eamer Bray Head by ,a Ger
man submarine early this morn
ing. The cable was sent from Bel
fast, and states that Captain Hoy
master of the vessel and seventeen
members of the crew are missing.
COLONIALS WITH
IMPERIALISTS
London, March 21—The British
Imperial conference was inaugurat
ed yesterday. For the first time in
the history of the British govern
ment, Colouial statesmen sat with
tho Imperial government in the
council room of the Prime Minister s
official resident.
LOST—A pair of white kid gloves
at the White Pass clubi Monday
night. Kindly lenve at Daily Alas
kan office, j
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