PRfCE 10 CENTS
SKAtfWAV, ALASKA. SATURDAY, APRIL 8. 1916
NINETEENTH YEAR
No. 58
AMERICAN STEAMER SEIZED IN PACIFIC
AMERICAN SHIP FULLS PREY 10
PRIZE COURT OF ENGLAND
Washington, Apri! 8—The Ameri
ca .i gl earner Edna, has been siezed
by Knglick ua^a! authorities
and taken to England as a prize of
war. The American boat is report
ed to have been cirrying munitions
ot war and falls within the prize
cour* ruling.
It was being operated }>y a pri
vate company and In no way under
the protection of the United State?
except flying her fiag and manned
bv American officers.
The total loss to 'he owners of
the boat will amoutt to the mil
lions She was hevrily laden, with
arm., supplies. The captain* tried
to elude the English cruiser ]but a
sho* across her bo>v* quickly brought
her to a standstill.
OCEANIC LINER LEAVES
PORT WITHOUT MAIL
' London, April 8—The trans
oceanic steamer Frederick the
KUhth, owued and operated by the
Scandinavian American Line, left
this port for Now York with a full
cargo and passenger list.
She was sent to the-postal de
partment for an ia^pection of the
mills to the United States and re
fused to obey the order issued by
thp English government. Nothing
eau bp -done with it as she refused
to curry mail after her captaia
found out that it would bo neces
sary to go through aa exaanination.
The Frederick the Eighth "is a
comparatively now boat. It was
bull* at Settin by >he Vulcan- Ship
Building Company. It has a gross
tout-age of 12,000 tons, aa indicat
ed horse power of 10,000, ia 540
feet loDg, 62 fee- in width and
draws 41.6 feet. »
IfEDISH PREMIER THREATENS
10 RESIGN IF BILL PUSSES
Stockholm, April 8—Sweden is
.adug & political fight in her
-Afciiiet. A bill has baeu introduced
•fore the Swedish' council which
>vld«w for government regulation
all war. trade with foreign na.
jns.
Tne feeling la running very
high among the Swedish legislators.
The premier has threatened to
resign if the bill passes aad be
comes a law. Tiio issue will come
to a head at today's session.
TAFT IS TO PRKS1T>E
New York. — The first national
couveution of the League to Enforce
Penie will be held at* Washing
ton May 26 and 27, it waa an
nounced here. Formor President
T?.ft will preside.
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JOHN D. WORKS, CALIFORNIA SENATOR WHO
ADVOCATES INTERVENTION IN MEXICO
Johr. D. Works, leader of the re
publican faction In California, was
born in Iudianna, March 27, 1847.
He was educated in the common
schools of Indianna and during l»is
whole career has shown a brilliant
tendency for natural leadership.
Mr. Worka responded to the call
for volunteers during the Civil War
and served eighteen months under
the Union flag. Ha was admitted to
the practice of law in 1868 and has
gumed the top round of the lad
der Ju his profession. Daring his
political career he has served as
judge c.f the Superior Court for
Sau Diego County, Cal., his learning
on «he beach, leal to hl9 being
electtd Supreme Judge of the State
of California. In 1 »10 he was presk
dent of the city council in Los
Angeles.
Hs is a men*ber of the G. A. R-,
The Direct Legislative League of
California, Good Government Club,
and the Los Angeles City Club. He
is the author of several legal text
books, and an active worker in the
Christian, Scientist Church. His
to: mi Senator expires in 1017. Mr.
Works, lives in Los Angeles.
GERMAN CRUISER ENTERS
BLACK SEA IN FIGHTING IH
l'ttrograd, April 8—The Ger
raar. cruiser, Breslitu, is taking the
iron jaws of death in her hands and
is entering the Biack Sea. She is
reported as having passed through
the Bosphorus and is steaming to
ward the direction of Odessa.
Oaesea is the one port that Rus
sia has always carefully guarded. It
Is protected by forts and Jjattleshipa
Russian naval offi-ials report that
her ratreat is absolutely cut off.
She must either surrender to the |
Russian gun boats or go down In a]
nava4 encounter.
10 HAVE NtW
PORT OF ENTRY
New York, — The Russian part
of Nikolalevsk at the mouth of ihe
Aaaur River in Siberia, will bo ojv
enel far navigation. J una 14, provid
ing a new channel for the importa
tion cf gooda from the United
States The American Chamber of
information by cablo.
The opening of tl»e new poTt is
expected greatly to facilitate ship
ments to Russia because of the traf
fic congestion at Vladivostok re
sulting from the unloading • there
of enormous quantities of war muni
tions and other government sup
plies
Goods received at Nikolaievsk
will be transported up the Amur
River to Stretylnak, where connec
tion w ill be made with a railroad
joining the Trans-Siberian lina
The increased shipping facilities are
expected to be of especial value to
exporters of cotton, cereala metals,
, machinery and canning products.
Normana Mackerel
Imported Fresh Mackerel in Oval
Tins—a Delicacy
During Lent we will make a Special
Price on this of 25 c. per tic; $1.40
for i doz.; $2.75 per doz.
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canned Oyster on the Market
P. H. GANTY
WASHINGTON DECLARED PACIFIC
COAST CREW CHAMPIONS
j The University of W&ahingtor
: crew are champion^ of tha Pacific
Coast. They met Stanford In c
threo mile race ou Lake Washing
ton yesterday. The southern
could not stand ud under the pace
by stroke Zimmerman of the
Washington eight.
The two teams lined up under tin
t>Tin« at 3:30 at the lower en>d o(
fhe lake. A, light wind was blowing.
A» the crack of the pistol the coj
should "ready ho" and the contest
for championship was on. Washing
»on started with a thirty stroke at
the first few minutes and then set
tled down to a long sweeping pull
at 27 strokes. Stu.ford used the
short English start and the long
swen when, underway. Washing
ton steadily jpulled away from her
competitors and beat the southern
rival by four boat lengths.
The time was seventeen minute3
add six seconds. This Is slower
time than was mad>3 last year when,
thr race was run ia 15 minutes and
thirty three seconds. Washington
was representeqd by Captain, Bro
kaw, Will, McOonhiue, Harr, Gal
low, Zimmerman aal Walske. Wal
»ke was chosen all American oars
> man at the Poughskepsie race- two
yjars ago.
Tho raca was viewed by a large
groan of sport fans. The Northern
Pac.flc ran an observation train
atony the shore of the lake,, from
which could tie seen the bending
oarsmen as they skimmed over the
water in rythmetic jumps. A re
tur» rpce will be rowpd la the
south in the middlu of May. 1 The
winner of this race is eligffcle to
compete in the big eastern regatta,
which is held on the Hudson in
July.
PHILPPIIfE ISLANDS if HAVE
INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT
Wasnlncrton, April 8—The Eng
lish House of Commons has given,
to the United States, a favorable
reply to the passa^s of the) Philip
pine Independence Bill. The J>ill
providing:- for Philippine Independ
ence has passed the:senate.
Eni-lish rights, by the treaty
whereby we assum« i control of the
Philippine Islands, werei bordered
upon by the passage of the bill.
Now that England has waived-what
ever rights she may have acquired
by that treaty the United States
's fret to proceed with, the policy
as alrtady outlined for th§ Philip
pine government.
New York, Apr.l 8—Baseball
fans flocked to see -the opening
game of the season between the
Nationals and Americans-' ia this
cl'y yesterday. It was a record
turnout. Special trains nmintq the
city all morning with, passengers,
who came specially to witneess the
game.
The game was scappy from be
ginning to end. Every player was
in fine form and handled the ball
as if lie had -been playing -all sea
son. The score for the first game
was three to two in favor of the
.Nationals.
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