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No. SO NINETEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FKIDAY, MAY 5, 1916
PRICK 10 CENTSU
GERMAN REPLY
GIVEN GERARR
IU(,Ij Gi.en American Ambassador
Ye»t«.(lajr Afternoon, By Beilin
OrricUis. No Definite Idea As
To Us Contents.
COXD.'TIOX IS PRECARIOl'S
Gerard Cables President Wilson—
Croat-«1 Improssion That Unit <1
States Cannot Accept the Pto
poaed Conditions of German Law
Makers.
Washington, May 5—The German
reply to the Amaricaa note, was
handed to James Watscu Gerard,
the Amebian Ambassador to Ger
many, lata yesterday afternoon, by
officials, who had no definite idea
ls tj what the communication, con
t-Uucd
The liual draft was finished yes
terday morning at a secret con
ference held by the Imperial Chan
cellor over the reply. The Ameri
can ambassador has maintained a
very neutral position with the Be.
lln officials and given only the true
feelings of his country.
A bri«f message has arrived over
the cable from Gerard which has
created the impression that the
United States cannot accept the
coinlltione as propo&td by the Ber
llu diplomats.
Prs^ c'ent Wilson is looking anx
iously fer the formal reply mm the
GiTman u-ition. It is imported that
the Kaljej will send a personal
note to the President, supplement
al and explanatory of the official
reply. The feeling in circles of
this city is beginning to run high.
Comment is confined mostly to the
BUbmurine policy of the -warring na
tions tod the stand that the Unit
ed States Is to takq
BOAT OX SCOW
LEAVES FOR NORTH
Seattle, May 5 — The boat
special!} built in this city for the
use of the Engineering commssion
on the Yukon rive^bas been loaded
on a scow and is being towed
north
NOT ADVISEABLE TO
BREAK WITH GERMANY
vjolumbus, O., May 5—Gov
ernor Willis today made hia
comment on, President Wil
son's action in, tlw European
conflict. "Basing my opinion,
on the statements of facts
given Ly the President to con
gress, I deean eevenuioo of
diplomatic relations -with; Ger
many at this time in, our his
tory very inadviaafble. Our
couatry should maintain strict
neutrality and play no fa
vorites. Patriotic Americans
should aid in the .preservation
of peace by keeping out of the
war zr.ue.'
K.\ KCT'TIVE A MODEL
Saratoga Springs, May 5 — A
resolution has been submitted by
leaden, iu the prohibition cause at
the Methodist general conference
which is meeting in tbis city, re
solving :l-at the conference go on
record -s criticizing President Wil
sou for providing wine banquets at
the White House.
It was the sentimentt of the as
sembled group that the President
was not cnly sotting a bad prece
dent for bis followers but that the
executive was supposed to lead a
model life for thej youth otf this land
to live uu to.
up n
Marseilles, France, May 5—An
other contingent of Russians have
arrived In this city, They are
being unloaded from Russian trans
ports and will take passage up the
Rhone river to their various points
of distribution.
Military circles believe that by
the reinforcement of the frontier
lines with the Russian soldiers tlwit
the front will be greatly strength
ened and no possible danger of in
vasion south of the 48th parallel.
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W'as'.iii.gton, May 5—The federal
ization of the national guard for
emergaucy calls and to act as a re
serve in ease of necessity has be«n
tentatively agreed upon by the ar
iuy conferences.
The committee to whoan has been |
rorerri a the difficult task of I
threshing the United States army
into 'ighiiiig forim and prepared to
fi.uht :it a minutes notice has I
drawn vi oai this plan as the only
feasible «ne from which to> draw
trained men into the regular ser
vice if the occasion should happen |
to arise.
FOA ATTACK
Lo&dou, May 5—Metz, located In
Lorraine, is preipafing for an at- [
tack. The war department has or
dered ihf civil population to e.vac*P
ate and iheir orders have been, com
plied with. The women and chil- I
drcn trcm the city have been, trans- |
porttd to Worth and Strassburg.
Kv it Indication poinja to an |
attack nron the city and as it oc
cupies a strategic position every |
effort will be made to keep itfram
falling into the hand of thoaneany.
London, May 5—The Norwegian J
schoouer, "Mars," which yraa en
route Crora Norway to England with, j
trench supplies and munitions of
war ha® teen stopped by a Geranan, J
cruiser, its most important cargo
lifted and then saturated with oil (
and burned.
IFRENGH MAKE
llcrlln Oniclols Admit Loss of Im
porlni't ttcrrtcry. Infantry
Charges and Big Gun, Campaign
Ritsiml to Full Capacity.
Active fighting now on
Paris, May 5—Dispatches have
reached this cKy of the tremen
dous gains made by the French, yes
terday in their offensive program
of fighting. They are reported as
having regained ail of the front
line defense which they lost at the
beginning of the campagin. The
'lghtin? in and around Deadtmans
Hill wis terrific all day. Many
wounded u.'d, killed have ]>een re
moved iram the battlefield. The
exact gains are not made public.
Active fiBhtang is mow being car
ried on by both sides. Both In
fantry charges an_d big gun hoan
txtrduu-ms avo having tilling effeots
Berlin officials admit the losa of
Important territory west of the
River Meuse. It is reported that
they had counted ou( the gained sec
tions as safe and under the protec
tion of the German army. The loss
of the territory is keenly felt by
Germany.
IRISH
WRQUGHI UP
New V'crk M, ay B—Irish.' lead
ers in the Irish, organization fo.
national freedom in. thig city are
titter towards the British govern
ment over the recent executions of
prominent organizers in the riots
now going on in their native land.
The news oX the execution of
Patrick Fearce was received py his
countrymen as a direct slam oil
their rUhts and they have pro
claimed t-im a martyr to the cause
of freedom.
1S0
Washington, May 6—President
Wilson to insistent in his prerpar
edness plm that the United States
must build a nitrate plant for the
manufacture of explosives an£ war
muniti<>ns.
The President will listen to no
thing oiher than an outlay- costing
at least fifteen million, dollars.. It
is *o be government owned and
ccxntro'led by the war department.
Secrecy will mark the process In
the manufacture of the explosives.
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HARD TIMES AHEAD
FOR GERMANY
Amsterdam, Holland, May 5
- The Lotoal Angzeiger of Ber
lin publishes an, Interview -with.
Dr. Von Lentze, Prussian), min
ister of finance, in, which he
forecasts great financial diffi
culties, not only far the Ger
man rcmlpire, but for the in
dividual states o»f th« Empire.
He expresses the* opinio a that
it may be neoegsary for the
Empire to levy direct taxes
upon, (he states, notwithstand
ing the fact the German Con
s'it ut ion does not provide far
it. The prolongation! of the
war, Dr. Von Leatza contends,
compels recogndtion of hard
facts.
RELATIONS WILL
BE SIRONGER
FRIENDSHIP WILL GROW
Washington, Maty 5 — President
Wilson in conferring' wit hi Secretary
linker lias made the statement that
the agreement to l>e air rived at be
tween Major Scott and GeiieralO&re
a'oui forms the )>aaia for a strength
ened cordial relationship betjvton
the Mexican government and the
LTnited States.
The agreement as it neara its
end will no doubt he that the Un
ited States troops will Jwdd In root
ing out the lawless Jjan-dits which
are roving over the .Mexican, plains
and hills. They will not leave the
regicn south of the Rio Grande
until thfir work hag heen fulfilled.
Generla Obregon is reported as
hinting that he realizes the im
;joaBihi)itv of the present Mexican
administration to fully cape with
the situation and maintain order.
IRISH LAW MAKERS
PLEAD FOR COUNTRYMEN
London-, May 5—John Reckmond
and Pir Edward Carson, the two
Irish leaders in the house of par
liament have plead with thaBritish.
law makers for leniency towairdB the
revolutionists.
COPPER
Tacoma, May 5—Quoted at twen
ty nine..
TEXT OF NOTE
IS OEGEIIfEB
Unofficial Text of Gemian Reply
Received in Washington. Is De
nial of Chargejs Made by the Un
ited Slates Government.
CONTERS WITH CABINET
diaries That United States is
To BU-iiie for l)eatU of Citizens.
Has A/lowed Them to' Jmejl on
Belligerent Ships. Whjr Not
Stafd Consequences.
Washington, May 5—The unoffi
cial text of th<a Geirman reply to
tig American not© has Jjeen received
in Washington by the President. It
was banded to the President this
morning and he immediately went
Into contfultatioin with his cabin
et members over the situation. This
Is not the formal reply but a
;eoc' of the contents of the note
ivhich w.'ll follow.
The jiete is a direct deni&l of
;he accusations made by the Un
ited States in ita recent note to
.he. Berlin headquarters, it has
>een accepted by the leaders as a
:lat denial and defiance of the Am
irican position as outlined in the
Jniled States formal note.
It charges that the United States
las allowed its subjects to travel
lpon belligerent ships and that
>eing_ the case why should she not
>e willing to take the consequences.
The situation is fraught with the
jrava.t danger in diplomatic circles
>f this city. The President dis
ikes the tone of the note and has
K>i made a public comment on it.
ie is reserving until he receives
he formal reply from the German
>Ation.
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