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No. 79 NINETEENTH YE^R
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY
MAY 4, 1916
PRICE 10 /
Ill OFFICERS
HQLO SUSPECT
Answers Description of I'tah ikuvlit
\t 1n> etl For Murder of Six Men
Mikes plea of Innoconq—Came
to l*rovuic^ in 1011.
WllJi ESTABLISH ALIBI
Atiin, May 4—Special to Daily
Alaskan—The Northwest Moui.t d
Police, in co-operation with tue lo
cal officers have been wording on
a not*' case for the last few weeks.
As the result of their inquiries and
dilig'i. i detective work they ha.e
arrest*, tl a mau supposed to be Ra
phael Lopez, who is wanted in the
St-te of Utah for the murder of six
men.
The i-riaouer answers the; descrip
tion oi' llie L'tah outlaw but claims
ta«t he wnw to this province in
1 a 11 aiul that since his arrival has
been working iu various places in
the luiooriw. He will be held by
the authorities of this city uutil
the arrival of man who can make
the identity and root out the
veracity of hia alibi.
The authorities iu Utah have
been looking for Lop»ez since No
veber 1»13 They have notified
every town on the continent of his
ascape md crime and have furnished
officers >vith a full description of
his height, weight, complexion and
characteristics. The pMsoner" ans
wers to the letter the description
held by the local police officers.
Newspapers all over the United
States and Canada were full of t^e
news of the murder for whiich the
suep&.t is being held.
KIIJ.S NEAREST FRIEND
On November 1913, Raphael Lo
pes sho» and killed his nearest
friend by the name of Valdez, at
Utugli.ir\ Utah. He immediately
made his usoapie and was followed
by a josfc headed by the chief of
police, Mr X of that city.
The po«e ^ bandit on a
ranch uea je he had
forced at iue point of a gun the
owner "o jrrovide him with shelter
and food. Lopez shot from am
bush killing the chief and two de
puties. This tragedy stopped the
pursuit until the men could be
cared for an in the meantime Lo
pez made his escape.
(Continued on page 4.)
TONE OF ANSWER
MADEjPUBLiC
(.enn.uiy Will Xot Deckle WluJUie*
« Itieak WU Come. Coacewcow
Granted if Germany Can Gain
Anylliinj by t.
ITS rp TO PRES. WILSON
Berlin, May 4—The Imperial Char
cellar U:«s made public to the citi
selis of Cermanj the general tone
of the reply to the American, note.
The general tone of th^ reply is
that Germany will not deckle wheth
er or not 'here is to be a breach.
The urclsion must rest with the
American nation. That decision wiJ
bQ interpreted from ths kind of
i reply i hat the American leader
makes to the German answer. The
usUter will rest with President
tVilson. It is the general conaen
sui 01' opinion that the German wa
lon does not wish to sever rela
tions with the American nation
Hid will go as far as possible if
:hey c&ri gain anything by their
x>ncession.
GONSGRIPliON
FOR ENGLAfiD
LondoK, May 4—A military bill
for immediate general conscription
!ias been passed by the parliaanSnt.
It provides for compulsory
snlistmcnt in the British
?en-ire and is to take effect irnme
iiately.
The bill was met with! favor by
ill of the law makers and the as
sembly al large. It was chafed
loudly upon its first reading.
big critser now useless
Berlin, May 4—The British cruis
er Teiielcpe was bo badly damaged
in th« naval engagement between
Germany :ird England on April 25.
that it cannot be repaired.
It will probaibly be used by the
war department for old iron. Al
reidy the work of dismounting her
guns and equipment has begun.
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HIF1 PARTT
IB COlfiE 10RTH
A party ui tw-enty six young col
lege women are to invade the ter
r.t'. ry cf Alaska tbls coming sum
mer.
L>r. Geo:ge B. Sh&ttuck, profes
sor of (1 oology at Vaasar College
in Poughkecpsie, New York, will
lead a party of young college stu
dents on an all Alaska tour. The
trin is l'Uiniud as both an. educa
tional and pleasure journey. The
5'uuug ludits undftr tlio Instruc
tion pi iilia nation wide geolog
ist will make a study of the rock
lornuitiji.-s up aud down the coast.
Study the climatic coudtianj and
iiiva-uguit the social Cjnditoi.s
that ixi-t on the coast.
'1 h" jovial collegians will ar
:ive iu Sk;.gway ou the Princese
May on JJly 19th. They will roam
around ":t hills in. this vicinity
and after making a study of condi
tions here, they will proceed to
Fairbanks. Their jourivey will be
over the White Pass to "WhitethCrsa
and ihencg cown the river to the
inland city.
All of the young ladles are
daughters o/ prominent wealthy
eastern parents. Mr. Lowle has
received instructions from his com
pany *.o mako every convenience
for their successful entertainment.
COPPER
Tacoma, May 4—Copper at
twenty nine. N
Loudon, May 4—Caserne1't will be
tried with utmost expedition.
AiRCHAFT MID
III SCOTLAND
ONE MACHINE DOWNED
% London, May 4—German! aircraft
again made a raid upon the coast
1 ot Scotland, droppimg bombs and
explosives upon the cities and vil
lages beneath.
The total details of the raid are
not known. Thirty six have been
reported as killed and scores have
been wounded. Property lias beea
demolished by the exploding bombs
and safety is never assured.
Aero guns arriving on the sCone
too late to stop the raid put them
to llight. One machine was brouglt
to earth by marksmen handling the
guns. At present no trace of the
craft has been found. The warning
has been spread all up and down I
the coast.
BEGIN
Plttsbuvtg. May 4—Two of the
plants recti illy closed fry strikers
who are demanding shorter hours
aud higher pay have resumed their
operations. However they have
done so uily under the protection
of *he tiiYtloml guard and hired
pickets. The districts in which, the
factories are located are under
strict mar'ial law and the manag
ers of th* respective plants have
felt safee In resuming the work.
Mo trouble has been experienced in
the factory since the application
of the state protection,
admibaTfiske
AHilEbbtriAlt
Washington, May 3—Rear Admir
al Fiske has sent a letter to the
senate ana it has been read in the
open fo.'um before the logslators.
The R-lt«r accuses Secretary Dan
iels "t telling wanton falsehoods.
The !e't3i* was a surprise to the
law makers and has caused a deal
of comment amongst the senators.
So strong is the feeling that an in
vestlgaf.'on may be ordered.
GERMANY DOESN'T
WANT BREAK
Berlin. May 3—Those forming
rhjs Imnc-rial embassy to? discuss the
American tote and shape the reply
have closed their meeting.
They continue to be optimistic
aud as3cit that Germany has no
desire to break with the United
States. The embassy ha« been in
confer-t'Ce for over a week. The
results of their conference has
not been given out to the public.
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Note Must Come Tills AVecjk or Di
plomatic Relations Will be Sev
ered. Wilson tired and Worn
and Very Uneasy.
JJEUMN I'OLICV DISCUSSED
Washington, May 4—President
Wilson aiid Lansing Jield a confer
ence this morning In which meeting
they Ih.v.oughly discussed the sub
marine j.olicy of all of the warring
nations. .Most of tlio time was
taken m> by the discussion of the
submarine policy of Germany.
President Wilson has announced
to the leaders of the democratic
department that the reply from
Germany must be delivered to the
White House this we^k or diplomat a
'relations with the German nation
will be severed.
The President is tired and worn
and very uneasy over the delay in
not receiving the German reply.
Many times during the last week ha
has made special inquiries as to
Its delivery.
It is the concensus of opinion in
circles of this ctiy that thq presi
dent will be firm in his statements
to sever 1 elations with, Germany
if the note is not delivered this
week The German ambassador to
Amerioa Is making no comments on
the si'uaticn other than he believes
that tl> : i;cte will come dhoo-tly.
cisHmH
SPLIT II1
London, May 4—The cries of
the Nationalists filled the air with
wrath when Asquitlj related to the
governing body tha fate ol the
Irish leaders. ! [I
When he was telling body
of the riot and the execution of
Pa i rick i'earce they cried and
shouted "Huns" to the aged prem
ier. It si tired the Nationaflist fac
tion very much to think that their
government would stand behind
such an Alarican, movement.
WHAT WILL THE
PRESENT BE
Stubborn Fighting by Both Sida-i.
Deaclinans Hill Center of Active
Campaign. Heavy Machine) Guns
May Upon City.
KAISER'S? BIRTHDAY TOMORROW
London, May 4 — Tomorrow is
tiifl day jet Jj y the Gorman, nation
for the taking of the city of Ver
dun. May 5 th, is the Kafcer's birth
day and military leaders have cen
tered every effort in the Verdun
campaign and hope to present their
ruler with the choicest present in
all the wor.'d upon, his celebration
day.
Biq; gin fire has been steadily
poured :n upon the ranks of the
defenders and mortars are hurling
fire and destructive shells intp the
rim of the city.
The artillery fire of the French
is having a telling effect on the
ranks ot the Germans. Column af
ter column of thq advancing Ger
mans have been mowed down by
the fire from the field guns mani
pulated ty the French.
Fighting is intense in tEe vicinity
of Deadmans Hill. Each side is
lotting itself out to tho fullest ca
paci*' in this attack. One side
must give in and the attacks and
resistances are stubborn. Every
inch of ground gained is won only
after hard fighting and at the
loss cf many men.
MAYORREMOVES
POLICE FORGE
Pitttlurg, May 4—The mayor
of North Barddock has dismissed
the pclic-e force of that city be
cause i hey refused to attempt to
quell a iabor riot in that city yes
terday.
Advices received state that the
officers refused to make an at
tempt to patrol the labor disturbed
districts. Whether or not it wes
through fear or sympathy has not
been stated in the wire.
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