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No. 304 NINETEENTH YEAR
1 SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY,
WAR WITH THE TEUTON* POWERS INEVITABLE
German Submarine Sinks
American Steamship
London, Feb. 3 — Flash. The
American steamship Housatonic has
been sunk by a German submarine.
Deta'ls lacking.
, Tl.e Housa tonic 5Y"as built In Glas
gow, Scotland in 1S91, is a freight
er 330 rcet long and is of 3140
tons gross burthen. II<jr home port
is Xew York, U. S. A.
BELGIUM BELIEF SHIP SUM Br
GERMAN SUB WITHOUT WARNING
Londcn, Feb. 3—The steamship
Euphiates, which w:ia headed for
Belgium, loaded with supplies for
the relief of the people of that
eojn'ry, is the first ship to he de
stroyed under the new German pol
icy. The vessel was torpedoed by
u sul>marino without warning and
sunk with all ou board with, the ex
ceDtion of a few of the crew. The
vessel Is a total loss.
Newport News, Feb. 3—The Coast
Ouarrt cutter Yamacraw, has been
laid up alongside of the German
shio Appam for the purpose of
preventing the destruction of that
«h<D in case an attempt "was made
to d'> so by the crew.
I» is thought that the prize I
cr^ a' which is now ou board the |
stt arner Appam will Ve taken off
immediately.
Twc toiuedc boat destroyers have
jt'ineH the supsrdreadnanght Arkan
sas which is off the Virginia capes {
and will do emergency duty in case -
thfcv are called upon. I
Washington, Fob. 3—Shortly af-<
te~ Congress had convened this
n- rning, Senator Thomas, of C-i>lo- j
rado. introduced an amendment of ^
the House Bill providing that $500,-1
NOKTH DAKOTA GIVES
suffrage to womkx
Bis-n:arck, X. D., Jan. 23—Limit
ed woman suffrage will become ef
fective in North. Dakota July 1
000,000 nou interest Rearing treas- j
ury notes be issued for the pur
pose of putting; tie Nation in a !
s'ate of naval and military prei>ar- !
v'Untss.
next. Modeled after the Illinois ■
law, the measure gives women the
r'gli* tc vote on all but constitu- J
tioi.al offices. Xorth Dakota is the
thirteenth to give women at least
lim>Ud privileges of franchise.
SAT. FEBRUARY 3rd
At 9 O'clock p.m.
Our Gigantic Gearance
Sale Will Come to a Close
REMEMBER—Until 9 o'clock Saturday
night only our Tremendous Clear
ance Sale Prices will prevail.
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Bernstorff Given Passports and Gerard
and all Consuls Ordered Home From
Germany-—President Asks Right to
Protect Lives and Property of Amer
icans. | *
Washirgton, Feb. 3—The diplomatic relations of the United States
government with the German Kmpi ixj were broken off tlus morning
shot*!} alter the United States congress convened.
Cennt J. H. Von, lidrnsdorff, ambassador extraoidinary and plenjUvo
teutiij-.v to the United States from Germany was luutded lii^ passports
for hinself and wife, and all mem'>e«s ol liis staff.
James W. Gerard, ambassador extrawdinary and DlentipotcH|tit»iT
ficm the United States to Geinna|ny, wit] headqiuiiteis in Berlin, has
!>een. cabled ordei-s to immediately ret u it to the United States from
Berlin.
'Ihe United States lias made a formal demand on. Geinsuiy through
Cotin' Von Bemsdorff for the immediate release of all Americans wlip
were taken prisoners on the prize shins seized by tho rajdeis on the
Sout*. Atlantic ocean.
in the instructions cabled to Ambassador Gerard be is instructed to
close his embassy in Berlin, as well as all consulates in Germany, and
that all embassy attaches, consuls, consular agents an<l their staffs
are tt> be brought out of Germany at ci ce.
By this action, the severance of I' e diploriiatic relations of this gov
ernment with the German govern men I is more conqilete than is us
ual in similar cases.
W'1 ether this break with Germany will he accompanied by a sinular
break with Austria and the othei" crntial powers coidd not be learn
ed definitely, but iu|asmucn as Austria, it is understood, has endors
ed tl e action of Germany in the latter's declaration of intention to
prosecute an1 unrestricted policy of sea warfare, this action is ex
i ctloc: to follow immediately, if it hus not already been taken.
Ordeis were issued by tne AVar Department this morning, hairing
all {leonle save officers and workmen from all ship yawls and army sta
i ions.
President Woodrow Wilson will a'Jdiess the joint session of the
Unite'' States Senate and United States House of Representatives on
t'ie question of submarine warfare this afternoon at two o'clock. ■
Washington, Feb. 3—The meeting
ivh oh was held last niglit by Presi
ltn« Wilson, members of his cab
ne' and a number of senators and
ou&ressmen adjourned shortly afte
ui^nign*. The meeting was some
rt hat in the nature of a council of
;^r and there were many dramatic
dtuuMons.
Utii ng the meeting there develop
a uerfect unanimity of opinion
ha' the challenge to the honor of
he United States must bo met. The
titans of meeting this challenge up
Weshington, Feb. 3 — President
IV'la ii appeared before the joint
i-«embly of the United States Con
gress >his afternoon at 2 o'clock,
»nd f.'ter announcing the action
.hai had already been taken, in
...oking forward towards the future,
ie sa d:—
"lf American ships and Ameri
:an lives should be sacrificed in
at.-ed.ess contravention of a just
lad reasonable understanding of
nterrational law and the obvious
Met* es of humanity, I shall take
:hc liberty of again coming before
:he Congress of the United States
o ask that authority be vested in
aie <o use any means that may be
necessary for the protection of our
E>eo;»l° while engaged in. the prose
:utirn of their xieaceful and legiti
mate errands on the high seas. I
;au (*o nothing less. I take it for
51 ait ed that all neutral govern
ments of the world will take the
same course."
Cot tinuing, Pres. Wilscn said:
r> feared to be the only question un
dermined.
Without disclosing what decision
he ha i arrived at, President Wilson
pveoaud to leave the capitol build
in? til* before he left lie solemnly
suggested to all present at the meet
iiig that they should give th§ dis
cussious had at the comference a
night'g earnest reflection go tha*
soma action by word and deed rnigh j
be had no' later than Monday morn
iii:r not sooner.
i
—"We do not desire any hostile J
ci:iflkt wi'h the Imperial govern
mtn' of Germany, and we have beenj
si'icerc friends with, that govern
ment and with the German people,
and we earnestly desire to
remain friends with the Im
oeripl German government j
and with the German people, and
*ius speaks for them that we shall
uct believe that they are hostile to
us unless and until we are obliged
fo believe it by some overt act
We propose nothing more than to
reasonably defend the undoubted
lights of our people. We wish to
serve no selfish ends."
"To seek merely to stand true,
alike in thought and in action to
tbc immemorial principles of our
]>eoulr, which I sought to express in
my adrtiess to your honorable body
onl- two weeks ago, and to seek
^ere1 to vindicate our rights tol
I'oer'v and justice aoid an unmol
ested life. These are the bases
and fuudamentl principles o£ peace.
CLAM CHOWDER-OYSTER STEW
Just the Thing For This Cold Weather
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P. H. GANTY
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY CARGO
INTENDED FDR DEUTSCHLAi
Npw London, FeT). 3—Immediate
ly following tUe severance of the i
diplcmatlc relation^ o£ the. United (
Staffs government wiUl Germany,
fire started in, the warehouse in j
wn'C-1 was stored the cargo which,
w as intended for the giant German |
suniljarine freghter Deutschlamd,
which is momentarily expected to.:
arrive in this port.
The German gteamslupj Willehad
is m<ored two hundred feet from
the storehouse which WaS fired, and.
it i? believed that tlie fire was
started with the intention of de
stroying the merchandise before it
could be seized as contraband.
The fire started, at 11 o'clock
*h'<! morning. Little damage was
done ss the immense waterfront
firefighting apparatus soon drowned
out the flames.
GERMAN! EXPECTS 10 SINK
MILL! TONS SUPPLIES MONIH
Berlin, Feb. 3—Under the new
sea war policy which, Germany has
announced she 'will from this time
forward pursue, the German admir
altv Sa said to have stated that it
(led grant," concluded the Presi
dent, "that we may not be chal
lenged to defend them by acts of
willful injustice oa the part of the
Irrpei iai government of Germany."
JICKLIMIP
TO BE CRUISER
j?an Fraaicisco, Feb. 3 — The
yacht Cyprus, built and formerly
owncl by Col. D. C. Jackling, the
mining magnate, has been sold to
the Russian government for $650,
000. 3><e will be turned into a scout
cruiser
Cel. Jackling gold the yacht re
cently to a New York automobile
nipnufacturer.
The news of her sale to Russia
was received in a telegram from
Captain George Lewis who took the
.Yacht 'o New York. The Fore
River Company hag been given the
cou'ract to convert the vessel into
a scout cruiser for ?90,000 and she
wi.'J be used in the Baltic or on
the Pacific.
is expected that more than, one niil
l'oa tons of contraband supplies per
jrontk will !>e Bunk by German sub
marines.
6ERNS10BFF
WOULDN'T TALK
Washington, Feb. 3—Count Von
Bernstorff turned tlie German em
bassy in tlie United States over
to Dr. Paul Bitter, envoy extra
ordinary and minister extraordinary
*o the United States from Switzer
land.
Wnen Count BerstoTff wag ques
t.'oue<? as to what Jie thought his
ua'ion would do, he replied, "I
am only a orivate citizen now, and
I aav no right to tails; for my gov
ernment. As a private citizen, I
h*ve never desired to talk."
Considering the cold weather
*'iat bas prevailed during the past
week, the interest taken in the
bfwlinc game at the Elks allyes has
f ^ en quite marked, and the follow
ing hi^h scores were marked upon
the honor roll. Alex Blanchard,
201; Norman Black, 204; Eugene
Smit1, 200; Oscar Selmer, 203; \V.
H. Simpson, 210.
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