®he Ipmly Alaskan
V
No. 86 NINETEENTH YEAR
SKA *WAV, ALASKA, FKlDAY, MAY 12, 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
CAPITAL CITY
IN ELECTION
kecord vote registered
Juneau, Alaska, Special to Daily |
Almtan—May 12 — The returns
from Uie primarius beld in this city
and near by products on, Wednes- (
•lay show that the first division I
delegation to the Territorial con- |
veutlon will be independent. To ^
the present date there baa been uo
factional control. Leaders have
expressed the belief that there
will be none at the convention and
especially la the first division.
Juneau and the nearby precincts
are entirely independent and favor
nukii-g the convention a confer
ence rather than a cut and dried
program of political arraiment.
From the sentiment that comes
from the other divisions, it is be
lieved that the large majority will
not tavor the re-election of Chen
ey The First division will no
doub* Rive heedanca tc the protest
of the other divisions in the mat
ter.
The element which stood for in
dependence sweot the field in the
eleoiou in this C-ty. Z. R. Cheney
and J. R. Winn were the favorites
in the election. The others, ac
cording to the votes received were:
J. A. Hellenthal, John W. Troy,
W. W. Casey, H. C. Devighne, I.
So-verDy, Mayor Stewart, N. L. Bur
ton, Allen Shattuck, Wm. Britt,
Land Cobb, J. B. Marshall, G. F.
Pcrres* J. J_ Connors, and seven
teen other candidates who received
acat'ermg votes.
The vote was exceptionally large.
Over three hundred and seventy
oue votes were cast at the ejec
tion. With the nr*ar by precincts
the vote ran up »o over six hundred.
SK^a returned a vote of ninety. .
DESPERADOES CROSS LINE
INTO UNITED STATES
Marathon, May 12—Mexican band
its again crossed the border Hue
in*o the States and attacked civ
ilians r.nd soldiers. They crossed
thd line in the night under the
cover cf darkness and surrounded
the u«a and soldiers and fired up
on them without warning.
Battle arrangement was imme
dU:ehr formed by the troops and
a skirmish followed. They were
repulsed after a short skirmish.
GERMANS DEAL
WITH GERARD
Copenhagen, May 12—Germany
wi]l LQt return a note to the Unit
ed States in answer to the last
noli' sent to the Berlin official3
denouncing the blockade of the na
tions.
The Berlin officials will taJce
the matter up with the American
Ambassador, James Watson Gerard,
aud give their answer and policy
to ti'rn and he will rtansmit it to
Ihe American head.
ASQUITH GOES
London, May 12—Premier As
quiili hae arrived In Dublin to in- j
vestigat.e the revolution in person.
He is accompanying the Royal Com
mission and has promised to inform
the military authorities to cease
the'r executions until the matter is |
investigated and acted upon by par
liament.
RIVER REPORT
White horse, May ' 12 — Water
minus 2 inches.
Taiiiina launched yesterday p. n>
Yukon Crossing: 7 milea fairly
solid ice between Carmacks aad
Yukon Crossing.
Selkirk: Maiu channel nearly
clear.
Issat Creek: Big jam here.
river conditions
Wriitehorse, Mi} 11—Water min
us 2 inches.
Carmacks; water dropped 2 feet. |
Selkirk: Jam in main channel |
sull holding. No Pelly boats yet.
Dawsa4: Heavy ice running last
BOTH CLAIM VICTORIES
Paris May 12—Both sides have
issued reports that in the campaign j
now being carried on at Verdun
►hat their offeiwive campaign has 1
defeated the defensive movements
of the tther.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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WAR PHOTOGRAPHER.
Duffi American Preaa Aaaooia
tion Man. With Army In Mexico.
SEATTLE POLICE
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BASE BALLERS TO DISCUSS
NATIONAL GAME
Meeting at A. B. Hall
There has been issued a call for
all DenJons Interested In baseball
to meet this evening at the Arctic
Br.-fhcrho&d Hall for the purpose
of discussing baseball and thd feasi
bility of the Arctic Brotherhood or
K'tnizing a camp team.
The Camp feels as though it has
the material to turn put a repve
senir.tire team to play thg town
team and other 1 earns In the vicin
ity. Iu discussing the subject in
the secret confines of the Camp
more or less objection hag been
raised. Not wishing to hinder the
town team in Its organization; or
stop any plans for baseball that
have already started the Camp has
thought it best to call a general
meeting of all persons Interested
and informally discuss the subjact.
Tilt committee in charge have re
quested that it be specifically an
nounced that all people are wel
come to attend this meeting and
that 1*. is not confined to A. B.'fl
alone. The more opinionsthe com
mittee can get on the plan the
better will be and the more In
telligent report they will b9 able
t"> return to the Camp.
The meeting will be held at 8
o'clock sharp. All are Invited.
If you ever had a baseball mlt on
your hand or for that matter, ever
saw a game or ever expect to see
a game, you are requested to at
tend 'his meet'ng.
COPPER
Tacoma, May 12—At twenty nine
thlity seven and a half.
[Seventy Five Thousand Dollar
Worth of Liquor Seized in Ware
house. Gill Announces His In
tention to Wipe Out Evil in
vjuetn City.
CONSIGNED TO DRUG STORES
S^r«l Service Men Watch Stoie
House For a Week to get Evi
dence Consigned* and Clnsign
ets Must Face Charge of Viola
,£;on of Law.
■ Seattle,M ay 12—Mayor Gill,
wqrklug in harmony with Proseaut
irtg attorney Lundin, is making a,
war uoon liquor in the Queen City.
The police force has been instruct
ed to report any evidence of liquor
being told or signs of its presence.
Special detectives and plain clothes
men are working diiy and night to
ferret out the blind plgfr and do
away vith the liquor business which
la ueing carried on secretly lu this
city.
The drug stores are 'under the
close scrutiny of the police force
Practically every drug sto>re in the
city has been .searched. Many of
them have bcea caught w.TlT the
goods in their possession and must
sfii.id tslal for breaking the prohibi
tion laws recently passed In the
Staie of Washington.
The latest catch is that made
last night when a squad of police
raided a ware house and seized
«Vrt seventy five thousand dollars
worth of liquor which was being
kent in secret storage. The liquor
had tfcen consigned to local drug
Stolen, Warrants have been issued
for the consignees of the liquor,
the consignors and the warehouse
men. Many others are being
watched as accessories before the
fact. This is the Mggest haul that
the police have made up to the
present date. T'le warehouse has
li«*eu under suspicion lor the last
week and has be-jj. closely watched
by special men detailed by the
mayor to make a report to the
chitl of police. As soon as they
maie their repo/» to the head of
the police force, he summoned his
men and made the raid. It was
made last night while thewarehouse
was vacant.
Mayor Gill has issued a state
ment to the public that the liquor
laws must be obeyed and that every
precaution Is being taken ffy the
civil authorities lo enforce the
law.
BANDITS SHOOT
FROM AMBUSH
Brownsville, Texas May 12—Cur
tis Bayles, an American farmer, was
shot near his home yesterday by a
band of Mexicans. Bayles was out
in his fields tilling the soil and was
shot from ambush.
Jerry Quinlau, a former White
Pars man, is In Seattle and expects
to come north on the next trip of
the Humboldt.
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iH
Mockturtle Pea Oxtail
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P. H. GANTY
New York, May 12—William
Howard Taft former president of
the United States and at one time
supreme justice of the American
courts, is in favor of coJiscription
providing no other method can be
arranged to build up the United
Stat as army.
The former president believes in
a large army and navy and seea the j
difficulty confronting the United
States in maintaining its present ar
my and navy.
He advocates a system of patience
for Mexico. At one time he had the
privilege to use the patience sys
tem and believes that it will solve
the Mexican difficulty.
GERMANS WANT
New York, Miy 12—Henry Mc
Clt rt publisher of McChire's maga
zine, has 'return A to the United
Stales from Copenhagen, where he
has neen invest'gating the Euro
pean war and conditions of the
continent.
In an interview with a war cor
respondent of the New York World,
he said, "Germany and Austria are
the only countries that are now
seeking peace."
PLOT I EIW MUST FACE
TREASON CHARGES
Corpus Christi, May 12—Two
more arrests have been made in this
city for an alleged plot which was
exposed at this moment for a gen
eral uprising of the Mexicans in
Tixis snd New Mexico. The move
ment was also started in Arizona,
but was nipped in the hud in time
to s'op all progrses of the move
ment. Treason charges have heen
iiled against the alleged plotters
OUT WITH HATCHET
AGAINST BILE
Washington, May 12—Sherman
and Kenyon are out with the? hatch
et to get the River Appropriation
bill. They have carried on a con
tinual debate in the congress for
two days over the hill.
Washington, May 12—The depart
ment of State has announced its
Intentions to notify Carranza, the
president of Mexico that the Unit
ed States is through, with, the con
cession policy and is now ready to
a-.t
A flat denial has been issued by
tho United States to the Mexican
head for any further concessions.
The United States will now com
mence its emergency preparation.
TAFT IB HELP
Washington, May 12—The Red
Cross association has appealed to
Howard Taft to take up their is
sue "or them and present it to the
proper department. Tho former
president has consented to make
an appeal for the organization. He
has presented the case to the State
Department and it is "being consid
ered by that body. The association
complains that the State De
partment should take issue with
Great Britain over her decision not
to l'ermlt the society to ship hos
pital supplies to Germany.
ROOSEVELT LIKES THE
NON PARTISAN LEAGUE
Oyster Bay, May 12—Theodore
Roosevelt in a 'letter to the sec
retaio£ the No:i Partisan League
hag endorsed the spirit of that
league.. He referred to tho exist
once of the league as having as its
purpose the supvort of himslef for
presidcLt of the United States if
he should run for the presidency.
TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING
Berlin, May 12—The Austro-Hun
garjan liner Dubrovnik was sunk by
the enfemy in the Adriatic sea this
morning without warning.
KAISER REWARDS ATTACHE
London, May 12—The Kaiser
Has decorated Boyed, the recalled
attach®, with the order cJl tho Red
Eagle.
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