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SKAOtWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 7, 1917
No. 28 TWENTIETH YEAR
Washington, March 7—President
Wilacu this afternoon made a
formal announcement that he would
at once instruct Secretary Of the
Xtirv Daniels to proceed without
delay to arm all American ships
which are engaged in traffic with
European countries.
This announcement followed scon
after Preaidnt Wilson had fceeen
informed that he had the power to
do this.
Hlif StlMIE I
RULESGHANGED
Washington, M-TCh, 7—A modifi- ,
ca'icn of the rules in the Senate is j
ur-»ed by President Wilson in order j
to prevent future filibusters
from preventing the passage of:
bills like the one which was killed j
daring the last hours of the last j
session, which provided for armed j
neutrality of the United States.
Such modifications as suggested j
has virtually been agreed upon by
the conference committee, compos- j
t** if ten senators, five Democratic
members and five Republican mem
bers.
Copenhagen, Feb. 2S—Chief Car- j
pen'cr W. Hardie, of the United i
States gunboat Scorpion, sta
tioned at Constantinople, as re- j
ported here to have arrived at Dres- j
deu recently, and: was arrested and
confined in the military prison at
that place. He was suspected by
the German authorities and was
given an acid batb, bringing out
on his 8kin military secrets written
there with chemicals, which be
wag attempting to carry either to
the United States or the Entente Al-j
lies.
SUBSTITUTES FOR
LEATHER "WILL NOW
RAISE IX PRICES!
Boston, March 5—New England j
shoe authorities predict a marked j
increase in the use of substitutes :
for leather, such as fiber soles and
cloth uppers and the prices i'or
such substitutes have already ad
duced.
MORE SERUM
PLOIS FOUND
Havana. March. 7—Evidence of
Germany's aid to the Cubau rebel
cause was uncovered today upon
the examination of papers which
were found in the possession of Dr.
Louis Octavio Disvino, the liberal
leader in th© Cuban congress and
tw c*her members, who were ar
rested today shortly after they had
issued a revolutionary proclamation.
The two Cuban congressmen ad
mitted that they had been inform
ed »hat Germany had promised "to
aid tliem in their cause.
Tokyo, March 7 — Official advica
from the United States government
to 'he Japanese Empire stating that
the diplomatic relations be
tween that government and the
Jet man empire had been severed
ft-as received here today.
The advice was received with
s,reat enthusiasm throughout Ja
Ban.
Washington, March 7 — The Su
preme Court of the United States
tod?y rendered its decision rela
tive to the German prize ship Ap- |
pam, and by the decision Great I
Uri'cin is given possession of the |
shij and cargo.
The ship is not at Xewpor Xews.
Spring
HtUtnmj
Norn on Sisplay
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Carranza Threatened
With Revolution
New York, March 7 — Dr. Ernest
I Mathias Sakuuna, a German and
Dr. Chandra Chakiaberty, a Benga^
lese, were today arrested lor for
mulating the Saat Indja plot, where
| . v eutry was to have been made thru
. CMna into India, Germany furnish
j *ng tre supplies and munitions lor
tho prosecution of the revolution.
Many papers were seized wh.ea
II ho meu were arrested, and much
information relativo to plots and
intrigue of the German government
was discovered.
It was found in these papers that
Germany had threatened Carranza.
with dire results if he refused to
make an alliance with Germany and
japau to make war on the United
States.
Germany threatened the Mexican,
ruler with the most formidable re
volution he had ever known if
he refused to oljey the mandates of
'he Imperial government, in ac
cordance with Dr. Zimmermann's
proposals.
IKE SOWERBY IS ELECTED TO ,
SUCCEED LATE J!1 S. HEIDI
I£ all precincts went like Skagway
did iu yesterday's special elec
tion, i> is a foregone conclusion
thi<' Isaac Soyverfcy, the Democratic
candidate ig landed safe Jn office
to fill the vacancy of the late
John G. Heid as representative to
the Alaska Territorial legislature.
Litile work was done for either
candidate here, but the fact that
Ike was once a resident here and
♦he further fact that his family Is
well known and well liked in Skag
way probably, accounts for him pol
ling almost four to one votes
against Mr. Reck.
Tne vote in Skagway was:
Sowerby, 81.
Reek, 20.
HAINES VOTES FIFTY-FIFTY
Haines, March. 7—At the social
election held in this town yester
dav there were sixty-eight votes
cast, Isaac Sowerby having polled
34 aud John Reck the balance.
Juneau, March 7—With all big
precincts heard from with, the
exci-ption of two it is positive that
Isaac Sowerby the Democratic can
didate has been elected Representa
tive It the Territorial Legislature
over John Reck, the Republican
candidate by a large plurality.
Isaac Sowerby succeeds the late
John G. Heid, Republican, who
died early in February.
Juneau, March 7—The members
in the Senate are in, a deadlock
ovei their stand in the decision of
vo*icg and a more or less loosely
dranu Wickershum and anti-Wicker
sham division was disclosed. Tlie
tnreo Democratic Senators, Al
ii rich, Ronan and Sulzer, and
Sena! or Sundback, Republican, but
elec'ed as an Indepemdent from
Nome, voted together in all the
roll calls. Senator JHeckman, Re
publican, Senator Sutherland and
Gaustad, both Republicans but
elected as non-partisaais in the
P.ourth, and Senator Hubbard, Re
publican. but elected as a Progres
sive-Democrat in the Third, voted
together.
Juneau, March 7—The Territor
ial Senate again voted lor presi- j
<lenf. at noon today, but zthe vote
p^ain sLowed four to four. Sen at- •
or Aldrich of the Second Division
and Senator Hubbard of the Third ■
being up for the office.
When it. was found that the
dealcck had not been broken, an
adjournment was taken out of re
soect for the late Representative
John G. Held.
The House of Representatives
met this afternoon at two o'clock
and the question of house em- t
ployes at once came up, and at
the time of going to press the ,
Questions of applications which. t
were on file for the various po- (
si'ions were being thrashed out.
SENATORS J
First Division
CHARLES A. SULZER, Dem.
J. K. HECKMAN, Rep.
Second Division
FRANK ALDRICH, Dem.
JOHN SUNDBACK, Rep. e
Third Division ®
0. P. HUBBARD, Rep. ' v
JOHN RONAN, Dem. T
Fourth Division ^
O P. GAUSTAD, Rep.
DAN SUTHERLAND, Rep. ■
representatives
First Division
W. W. CASEY, Dem.
I<?AAC SOWERBY, Dem.
MONTE BENSON, Rep.
PETER C. McCORMICK, Rep.
Second Division
JAMES P. DALY, Dem.
A. A. ALLEN, Rep.
NATE OOOMBS, Rep.
PHIL CORRIGAN, Dem.
Third Division
(Continued on page 4)
Unfailing Satisfaction
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Preferred Stock Goods
is increasing in popular favor
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P. H. GANTY
ITALIANS UNO BRIIISH GAIN IN
BATTLES ON WESTERN FRONT
Berlin. March. 7—Reports re
jeivfcd iaere from Vienna state that
righ"in3 has again been resumed
Uong the western Iront, and in a
iate battle jvhich took place be
tween Italian and German troops
in tlio Tyrolean district, the Ital
ians made considerable gains.
The war office here reports that
the British forces have made con
siderable gains on the Ancre river
northeas4 of Iries.
119 BREAK WITH
AUSTRIA NOW
Washington, March. 1—It was
innounced this morning at the State
Jepartment that there would he no
reat In the diplomatic relations
>etween the United States govern
nent and the Austria-Hungary gov
>inmont at the present *ime.
man GETS
Alt' WHEAT
London, March 6 — The first
onsiguments of Rumanian grain
iav? arrived at the Hungarian bar
er, this being the first of *he
Rumanian booty; which has fallen to
mstria, hut according to the Aus
rian papers, this does Austria
mall good for it has all been con
isoated for army; use or requisition
d for use in Germany, and the pa
ers are complaining bitterly; that
ais'ria should have to yield once
lure to the German selfishness.
IAXDAMUS CASE
UNDER ADVISEMENT
Juneau, March 7—The Sulzer
landamus case came up for argu
ipnt yesterday afternoon and af
?r the attorneys had completed
ieir arguments Judge Jennings
3Ck the case under advisement.
IUSIC TOXIGHT AT
POPULAR PICTURE PALACE
Patrons of the Popular Picture
alace will be given a treat thjs
vening as Manager Mowl has en
aged Prof. Anderson of Juneau,
ho is in the city, to give several
iolin selections accompanied by
[iss Coryell.
Loudon, March 7—The suggestion
from allied and neutral source that
the be^t thing the German people
cou'd do would he to throw Kaiser
Wilholm overboard have aroused a
storm of xrrotest in the German
pres". The Hamburg Fremden
blett says: "The exile into which.
It i<* desired to drive pur kaiser
would t>c shared by the whole Ger
man people. Even a defeated Ger
many could not be deceived about
its Kaiser or separated from him.''
The Kreuz Zeitung says: "Our
Kaisfcrtum is no* a mere symbol, but
is and shall remain in the expres
sion of our power as a state."
The Cologne Gazette invites i'3
readers to contrast the Kaiser with
"the men who guide our enemies,"
and says that "the Lord of England
is Lloyd George; Briand, the great
demagogue, governs France; the
mpp in Rome dance to English tunes
and the uncrowned czar of all the
Russians is called Buchannan."
IS SHTE
10 PRISON
Minneapolis, March 7—Paul L.
Scharfeiibery, a private in Company
L, First Minnesota Infantry
was today sentenced to five years
imp risen ment in the Fort Leaven
worth penitentiary, having been
found guilty by court martial com
posed of regular amy officers sit
ting at San Antonia of having
furnished military information to
Germany.
There will be a regular meeting
of 3<iagway Aerie No. 25, Fraternal
Ord - Eagles tonight at S o'clock.
As there will be business of great
importance to come before the meet
ins all members are earnestly re
quested to be pre sent.
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