No. 25$ EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASK.i, MONDAY
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UNITED SMS OEMIS
INDEMNITY FOR ANUS
KILLED ON IANCOIA
Washington, Dec. 13—The test
or tiia American noto which was
scut to Austria by Secretary of
State Lansing, in 'regard to the
aiak'n^ of tho Str. Ancona, with ^
Americans on board, has been made ^
public and in brief is as follows in
its demand.
A formal demand is made for a
prompt denouncement as illegal the
sinking of the liner Ancona by the
Austrian submarine. Thg act Is
described as indefensible and de
mand is made for the punishment of
the submarine commander. RepaT
atlin is demanded by payment of in
demnity for the killing and injury
of 'unocent American citizens.. The
shelling of the lines is characterized
as inhuman, barbarous, and wanton
slaughter of helpless men, ■women
and children,
FIRE MAKES H0NIELE5S THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE IK BOOM 101
Pel »rrburg, Ya., Dec. 13—Word
h.is been received here that Hope
will, Ya., a boom town of five thou
sand population, founded by the Du
Pont Powder company wan virtually
destroyed by fire last Thursday
night. At niue o'clock in the
evening the flames broke out and
with i jor fire fighting apparatus,
the flames roared over tho entire
rt sid"nce and business sction, wip
ing nut every building. As a ra
suU, thousands were made home
less -lad were brought to this city,
w bile others were taken to
Richmond, special trains being run.
Firemen were rushed from this
city ani* Richmond with apparatus,
but their efforts to Etop the flames
proved futile.
The DuPont Powder mill, which
is some distance from th" town was
not burned.
3o far a« known the origin of
the firo was purely accidental, hav
ing started in a restaurant. The
loss will reach $3,000,000.
Adam Drum, a boy 11 years of
age, proved himself a hero. It was
he who first discovered the fire,
and after giving the alarm, he
rushM twice into a burning bull 1
ing and saved babies who had been
abandoned by their frightened par
ents.
PARLIAMENT FOR
JANUARY 12
Ottawa Dec. 10—A session of
parliament for tbe Dominion of
Canada has been called to convene
on the twelfth day of January,
1'J16.
110 NAMES
AMBASSADOR
Washington, Dec. 10 — Advice
was received today at the Depart
ment of State from General Car
ranza that he had appointed Elieso
Arrendondo as embassador trom
Mexico to the United States.
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DOMINION TELEGRAPH IMS
KNOCKED SENSELESS BV METEORITE
Huge Ball of Moulten Matter Hits
Ground Short Distance Ahead and
Kills Lead Dogs of Team—Tears
Great Hole ;n Earth.
(Special to the Daily Alaskan)
Atllu, B. C., Dec. 13—Su.iday af
ternoon, whil« Andy John-ton, a
Dominion telegraph linciuan, sta
tionrd a*. Nahlin, was on the trail
about fiva miles south of his sta
tion looking after the line, a me
teorite «V11 about twenty-five feet in
frcnt of his lead dog, and the ani
mal was instantly killed. The team
coi'6i2>ed of four dogs, and the oth
er three dogs, as well as Johnston
himself, were rendered uuoouseious
for several hours.
When Mr. Johnston regained con
sciousncEs, which was some time iu
the h°?M, ho made an investiga
tion. and found that the impact of
j the meteorite with. the. earth had
made a hole about fifty feet in
diametor. At the time the fiery
\ mass 'ell, ho was about fifty feet iu
the rear of his dogs. The tele
graph wire was hit by the mass as
it fell from the heavens, and broke
like co much rotten wood. After he
had made what investigation he
could iu the dark, he made his way
bacl. to his camv at Nahlin, and
today is returuiag to the scene ac
companied by another man.
CAN'T W
sub mm
Vienna, Dec. 13—It was given
out her.e today that the reason the
Austrian government had made no
reply to the United States, when
that nation demanded an explana
tion cf the sinking of the liner An
con*, Ijj that the commander of
the submarine which sank the ship
ha8 Called to make a report of his
actlcpG, and the war department
h^s been unable to get into com
nvaLicatlon with him since the
disaster.
New York, Dec. 13—A wireless
me86:'ge was received in this city
toQay stating that the resolutions
condemning President Wilson's pre
parednefie plan by tha Ford Peace
delegates had not been signed by a
majority of the delegates
and had been sent with
out the approval of the majority of
the members of the commis-sion. The
resolution sent out condemning the
action Qf the minority was signed,
tha message stated, by a big ma
jority of the members.
CHAMBER OP DEPUTIES
SATISFIED WITH POLICY
Roire, Dec. 13—The Chamber of
Deputies in session today passed
a resolution this morning in which
they pxpressed their entire confi
deuco in the government's war
policy.
500 M SOI
BYTtUfOHtUBS
B«rl'n, Dec. 13—From statistics
which have boen compiled, it
is given out by the German govern
ment that five hundred chips be
longing to the Allies have been
sunk or captured by the Austro
Germau submarine# up to the data
of the document.
Seattle, Dec. 13—Owing to the
decision of the state supreme court
in favor of the prohibition law, the
liquor dealers a,id breweries which
have been carrying heavy advertis
ing will have to cancel all of their
advertising after January 1st. The
newspapers art prohibited from car
rying any liquor ads afU'c that
date.
Scores of dealers have secured lo
cations in wet states and hope to
continue cateiing to their custom
ers by mail and express and other
means. They contend that prac
tically the same quantity of liquor
will be consumed and that under
the terms of tlie law residjnts can
import it for therr own use and in
this manner they expect to keep
old customers supplied.
There is a divided opinion as to
the outcome of the enforcement of
tho law, as affecting business con
ditions ultimately, hut it seems to
be the general opinion there will be
a depression of business until Con
ditions have at least re-adjusted
themselves.
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KRMISE GETS YEAR FOR
IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER
■ — a
Appeal Will Be Taken by Attorney
Bonds Fixed at $5,000 on Kidnaping
Charge—Other Developments of In
terest in Mysterious Case.
Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 10 — Ed
wc.rU Krause wa3 this morning
sentenced by U. S. Commissioner J.
B. Marshall to one year in the
federal jail here ou the charge of
impersonating an officer at the
time he served a fake subpoena on
William Ctristia, October 30, at
Treadwell. This sentence waa pro
nounced immediately after the. court
stated that Krause'a bail on the
charge of kidnaping, on which he
was bound over yesterday, had
been fixed at $o,000.
The sentence in the charge of
impersonating uu officer had 'bare
ly been pronounced when Kazis
Krauczunas, attorney for Krause,
dem.uiied to know by what right the
court hadl sentenced a man who had
not been tried. After considerable
argument, part of which was Tath
c-r heatfad, the. attorney was assured
by Commissioner 'Marshall that
since the charge was a misdemeanor,
the matter was within, the jurisdic
tion of the Commissioner's court
and that no oreliminary hearing
could be had, and that in accordanc
with the agreement reached at the
close oi the bearing yestecrday on
the kidnaping (.aarge the testimony
offered by the witnesses at that
time had been considered as the
trial on the cli.irge of impersonat
ing an officer, and that the court
had found Krause guilty and sen
tenced him accordingly.
Krauczunas :hen denied that
any trial had been had on the
charge of impersonating an officer,
and the proceedings of yesterday
afternoon were rehashed in detail
in the effort to refresh the memory
of Krause's attorney. Although
every detail of the matter as it
came out yesterday -was gone over,
Krai, ;zunas Btill held there had been
no tri.*\l and maintained that Krause
had a 'right to a hearing and trial
by jury. Although the commission
er agreed that Krause had the
right to trial by jury, if he so de
sired and that if request had been
made the matter would have been
continued to enable Krause to get
his witnesses, he stated definitely
that the law does not provide for
a preliminary hearing on a misde
moaiior charge, and that since
Krause had not demanded a Jury
the matter had teen decided with
out one.
Quoting from the record of the'
preceedingB yesterday taken by the
stenograohers, the foundation for
♦he sentence pronounced by the
commissioner this morning is as
follows: At the close of the Pre
liminary hearing of Krause on the
charge cf kidnaping, the court
announced that Krause was bound
over to answer to the grand jury.
District Attorney J. A. Smiser thea
said. "We are ready, your Honor,
to take up *iie charge of imperson
ating an officer and our testimony
will be exactly the same as in thia
otheT matter. If you want to re
hash it all tver we will do so, but
it will be exactly the same."
Krauczunas: 1 understood, that
we were going to take up this mat
ter now. I did not know that you
would take up both charges to
gether.
Reagan: You don't mean that
you wanted them to bs heard at dif
ferent dates?
Krauczunas: No. If he is held
to answer to the grand jury I un
derstood that that was all you were
going tp do about it
Smiser: No; we certainly intend
ed to take up the other chargj,
top.
Krauczunas: Well, I don't think
that it would be worth while to
examine these witnesses over again,
it would only take up time.
Smiser: I don't think that
either »ide would gain anything,
your Honor, by re-hashing the case,
and suggest that the court decide
it on the facts.
Krauczunas: Yes, I move that
this case be dismissed against
Krause. There Is no criminal sub
poena.
Court: In this case there Is a
different situation from that on the
other charge This matter comes
within my jurisdiction. Do you
(Continued on Page 3.)
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