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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917
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No. 25 TWENTIETH YEAR
Berlin, March 3—Dr. Alfred Zim
meimann, the German foreigu sec
retary, virtually admitted the truth
of the charges made iu the United
States that Germany had plotted to
secure the aid of Mexico and Japan
ia the event of Germany becoming
involved in a state of war with the'
Uuited States.
Secretary Zimmerman in discuss
ing the question tried to justify Gev
mauy's action on the ground that the
Uuited States had tried to array the
South American republics against
Germany.
M USD HO KNOWLEDGE OF
GERMANY'S PLOT HfiAIHST D.S.
Tokio, March 3—Viscount Mo
touo, foreign minister, in speaking
for his government, today asserted
in an announcement which ho made
that lap an had received no propo
»• ;i a either from Mexico or Ger
m&nv to join in an. alliance with. the
latter in case of }var ebing declar
ed between the United States and
Hermany.
Viscount M<Konc> added in bis an
nouncement that if Mexico had re
ceived a proposal as suggested from
Germany, that country showed great
intelligence In not transmitting it
to the Japanese government, as
Japan certainly would have iu
formed the United States of such
au intrigue being plotted against it.
CHINA WILL
JOIN ENTENTE
■Washington, March 3—It is re
garded her«? as certain that China
will Jrin with the Entente Allies
and deelare war on Germany, pro
Tided that the Entente will guar
antee satisfactory relaxation of
restriction imposed upon the East
tern Empire by the World Powers
after the Boxer troubles.
It is believed that this conces
sion will be made iu ordeT to
br'ng the Chinese gov. into the war.
DIDN'T WIIT10
DECLARE in
Washington, March 3 — Repre
sentatives coming from President
.Wilson hav-e communicated to fhe
United States senate this morning
that the president had stated that
he has no intention of taking ac
tion of any manner which migh.
bring on war with Germany unless
Congress is summoned in extra
session.
New York, March 3—Albert A.
dander:, Carl W. Wumienberg and
George Vaux Bacon have all been
Indicted by the federal grand jury
charged with conspiracy.
It was proven that these men
were participants in a plot which
proposed to send men to England
under the guise of newspaper cor
respondents, whose real purpose
was *o spy on the English and
furnish the information of the civil
and military conditions existing
there, thus obtained to the Ger
man government.
STEAMSHIP JEFFERSOX
SAILS FROM SEATTLE
Seattle, March 3—The steamer
Jefferson sailed from this port
♦his morning for Skagway and way
ports.
Those booked through to Skag
way are T. J. Staudish, storekeep
er Xot the White Pass, George
Harnett, Hugo Schneider, M. Avery, j
Chris Anderson, Gus Sjverson, An- ,
drew Anderson, George Cameron,
A- Custfield and Mrs. J. H. Logan, j
Frank Barris is booked to Haines j
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Now on Siaplau
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Washington, March 3 — This
morning the Senate passed the na
val hill carrying an appropriation
of $035,000,000.
The post office bill, with the
amendment forbidding the ship
ment of liquors into prohibition j
states was also passed by the sen
ate.
The naval bill will immediately |
go 10 tu.e house where it is be- j
l'eved it will pass without opposl-1
tion.
The post office till 5vill go to
President Wilson for signature, and
it is stated hy his closest advisers
tha* lie will sign tli«! hill without
any hesitancy.
Washington, March 3 — Later—
President Wilson at a la.e hour this
morning signed the postoffice hill
with 'he amendmemt providing
aagiust shipment of liquors thru
the mails into dry states.
Juneau, March 3 — Late yes
ten'ay afternoon Judge Jennings
issue' au alternative writ of man
damus, which wag made returnable
•his afternoon, in which the can
vassing boaid is directed to show
cause why they should net issue a
certificate of election to Charles
Sulzer as Delegato to tfo United
States congress from Alaska Ter
ritory.
The attack is made on the pre
cinct? where no official ballots Were
used and no certificate of explana
tion >vas returned hy the judges of
jf election in those precincts.
I' the court should hold that
.Attorney General Grigsby is cor
rect in his opinion banded down to
the canvassing bo::rd, Sulzer would
•vjn by a small plurality.
While the time get for hearing
the mandamus proceedings was 2
o'clock this afternoon. Judge Jen
nings upon request postponed the
hearing until Tuesday afternoon.
District Attorney Smiser was
engaged by the canvassing board,
bu* he stated that he was not
Qualified to appear in the action,
and it was on his request that the
postponement was granted in order
to give the board an opportunity
*o secure legal representative.
"Washington, March 3—In the
ilosing hours of congress, Senators
Stone and La Follette continue to
)opose the measure providing- for
he armament of American mer
•hant ships.
Senator Stone is apparently <ie
ermined to fight the last ditch
xor I he passage of Jiis amendment.
t-> the bill which woul4 withhold
the protection of the United States
from all American ships which are
engaged in the transporting of am
munition from thi^ country to the
belligerent nations of Europe.
An essential factor that tends to
wards success in selling anything is
he seller's certain, knowledge and
absolute conviction that what ie of
'ere'' is worth, the price charged
uid the buyer surely satisfied
vith the purchase. This is
13 necessary in the case of the
irinspcr'ation man as in the sales
man in any; other business; and, if
;here is any trip that the seller of
transportation can be honestly en
fhusiastlc over, it is the one to
South-East Alaskan bjr the Canadian
Pacific Princess steamships from
Vancouver, Victoria or Seattle, dur
ing the mon'hs from May to Septenn
ber.
The jvell-known "Canadian Pa
cific standard" is maintained in
the service to Skagway in Bame
manner as any other part of the
■Systran, aud the resident in Alaska
and Yukon who travels up and dowr^
the coast regularly is always pre
paied to admit that the most re
liable servico is that offered by
the Princess Steamships of our Com
pany. The most pleasing part of
our work during the past year
has been the fact that old time pa
tr>>rs have stayed witt* us Without
question.
Having thug assured ourselves of
the service we shall get, let us see
\Vh£>t the trip has to offer.
In the first place, a passenger
having bought a round-trip ticket
fr^m Seattle, Vancouver or Victor
ia to Skagway, Alaska, is free of
any further expense from 9.00 a.
m. en a Saturday morning to 9.00
(Continued on page 2)
COMPLETE.
Line of
Perishables
on the
Spokane
Wednesday
P. H. GANTY
WILSON WILL ME OATH OF
OFFICE SUNDAY AT HIGH NOON
Washington, March 3—Preside^
Woodrow Wilson will take the oath
o£ office as President of the United
States at 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.
President Wilson, will go to the
Capitol so to be present when
the final session o£ Congress ex- j
pires at that hour.
Edward Douglas "White, Chief
Justice of the United' States, ap
pointed to that office in 1910 by
President Taft, will administer the
oath f f office to President Wil
son, *his ceremony; taking place in
the president's private office in
the Senate chamber.
MEXICO'S PRES. DECLINED TO
MEET U. 5. REPRESENTATIVE
Guadalajara, March. 3—President
Carraiiza declined to meet those
sacking information from Jiim wlien
aa effort was made to do so rela
tive to. Dr. Zimmermann's alleged
note.
This action on the part of the
•resident of the defacto govern
ment of the Republic of Mexico is
only a link in the evidence which
Is becoming more and more con
elusive that a plot was planned,
w.ith the intention of bringing Mexi
co and possibly through tlio machin
ations o£ that country, Japan into
an alliance with. Germany agaimst
the Unite d States, in case
war grew out of the stand which
the United States has taken against
Germany's policy of ruthless sub -
marine warfare on the high seas.
FILE LIEN ON MINE
Ou Friday, Feb. 23 1917, DavidJ
Armour, engineer, Nick O'Brien,'
foreman, and five miners filed liens
for wages due, in the court at
Atlin, against the Ruby Silver &
Silver Queen Mining Co., of Pavey,
B. C., and the Northern and Max
im claims, located at the same
ulace and belonging to the same
cqmpany. The aproximate amount
of the claims is $2,000. Other
employes failed to take advantage
of the lien law and will, if it be
comes necessary, have *o take oth
er measures to secure their pay.
Sup*. Fred Story is in Boston
for the purpose of trying to get
capital to continue on with the
wort o? development, and as the
propex'y is considered very val- j
uable, it is more tha® likely that
he will succeed, and that on liis
return ail indebtedness will be
squared up—Whitehorse Star.
From advice which Jias been re
ceived in Skagway, it is today learn
ed that asufficient amonnt of money
has been raised to meet all out
standing obligations of the com
pany and it is quite probable that
P, H. Gaaty, jvho is now in the
oas* for the purpose of raising capi
tal for the prosecution of the work
this summer h^ been successful
In his efforts and that the mines
will lesume work at an early date.
Choice chocolates and t>on bons
at Keller Bros. Drug Store.
LES DMCr IS
ii SUCKER
New York, March 3—Governor
Charles 3. Whitman today issued in
struction!: to the boxing commis
sion to forbid Les Darcy from go
ing on with Jack Dillon in the
match scheduled for Monday night
a* Madison Square Gardens.
Dare* is charged wit i being a
slacker, and th"t he is afraid to
fis!)t in the cause for which his
countrymen are daily sacrificing
their lives.
WILSON SIGN'S BIG
APPROPRIATION BILL
Washington, Marh, 3—Late this
afternoon President Wilson signed
the emergency revenue bill carry
ing an appropriation of $450,000,
000.
Lovell C. Rousseau, one of the
publishers: of the Whitehorse Star
came over from the City by the Ra
p:dg on last night's train and will
be a guest at the Golden North
until Tuesday's train when he will
return home. He said today that
he hart come over to attend the
dance at the Klks tonight, and In
cidentally to see the basket ball
game ai'd get a breath of salt air.
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can order Spring clothes today and
accept delivery any time that suits
your convenience.
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with the very pattern you want by
ordering while its here. "The Wise
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JAMES KENNEDY