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SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917
No. 53 TWENTIETH YEAR
U.S. SENATE VOTES DLCLARING STATE OE WAR
i J. ■ . _ " i i ■ -ry—
Vienna, April 5—Prom, informa
tion obtainable £rom diplomatic cir
cles, it nojv appears certain that
Austria and Hungary will bo'h sev
er their dipdoanatic relations with
the United States in the event that
Congress declares that a state of
war exists betyreen the American a 6
German governments.
Already a special car has been
placed a» the disposl of Minister
Frederick Courtlajid Penfield, am
bassador extraordinay and plenipo
tentiary from tlie United States to
Vienna.
The steamer Jefferson is reported
to have left Ketchikan and is due
here late Saturday afternoon.
PUIS BEING PEBEECJEO 10 PUT
UNITED STATES ON WAR FOOTING
Washington, April 5—The Gen
eral Staff of tha United States ar
my are working on plans for a pres
en* army of 2,000.000 men to taring
Germ-any to terms.
Contracts are to be let for the
construction of 200 submarine chas
[ era whicii will be put info commis- j
siou as soon as completed. These ,
are to be small swift vessels with I
an armament sufficient to put a |
submarine out of commission if it j
come up with it.
ENGLAND SFADY TO PERFECT
PUNS WITH U.5. FOR CO-OPERflTIDN
Loi.don, April 5—It was stated
by tae British. War Offic this morn.
'rflS that just as soon as the Unit
ed States had completed passing the
■resolution declaring that country to
ba in a state of war with.1 Germany,
a commission, would be dispatcliod
from here to discuss the -work of
cooperation in the war wilt Ger
many.. '
Petrograd, Ajuril 5 — G-erman
troops have forced a crossing of the
Sfck.h.r>d river in VaLhynia, after
fierce fighting which, has lasted for
the past three days.
Unable to withstand the fierce ar
tillery fire of the Germa.us, which,
was traintsd oai their positicais, the
Russians were pressed back by the
Germans who were protected by
the artillery and the further fact
that 'hey had better shelter from
the gune of the Russiatns.
The gas boat Santa Rita arrived
la fort early this afXemooon with
forty sacks of mall.
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Believed that House Will Pass
Measure Late Today and All
Machinery of Government
Works to Place Nation on
War Footing.
Washington^ April 4, 4:15 p. rn.
•—The proepects are bright for a
vote on the resolution 'providing
that a state of war exists between
the United States and Germany be
ing reached by the Sonata early; this
evening , ' i ! ' I
The debates seem to be about
over, and much depends on Senator
LaFollette's action, however, and
he declines to give any hint of his
intention
A majority of th* members fa
vor the adoption of the resoluitooi
and its passage is a foregone con
clusion, but a number of the Sen
ators want to bo heard on the sub
ject in order to plaoa themselves on
recoid before the country in sup
porting the President in the cause
which they declare just..
By unanimous consent of the
House of Representatives it h««
been agreed that they will begin the
discussion of the war resolution to
morrow morning at ten o'clock.
.There is no special rule limHtlng the
debate. The resahiton Will be
brought in and from the time that
the measure is introduced the
House will remain in session, until
the resolution declaring a state of
war to exist between the United j
States and Uenmamy is passed
Washington, April 5—Lafit uight
the United States Senate passed, the'
Flood-Martin resolution, which pro- j
vided that the United States recog- !
uize that a State of War exists bo
twecn the United States and Ger
many.
The vote by roll call stoodi eighty
t.vo aye and six 110.
Those voting agains- the adaption
of the resolution were Statois Win.
J.. Stone*, of Jefferson, City, Mo.,
Robert M. LaPolletto of Madison,
Wis., George W. Norris of McCook,
Netr., Harry Lane, Portland, Ore.,
James K. Vardaman of Jackson,
Miss., and Also J. Groiuia, of
Lakota, N. Dak.
Washington, April 5—This morn
ing a', ten o'clock the House of Re
presentatives of the United States
'ook up the resolution bearing on
♦ho State of War, and at cuxe Con
gressman Flood of Virginia was
recognized . ! 1
He made the opsning statements
to the House of Representatives,
and if is believed that th:e measure
will be passed by the house before
nisht by a big majority..
Washington, April 5—At four
o'clock this afternoon seventy mem
bers of the House still desired an
opportunity to speak on the war
resolution, according to Fitzgerald,
who is presiding. There are less
than a dczen members opposing the
resolution. Passage before ad
journ men* tonight is assured, and
then the resolution plaoing; tho na
tion in a state of jvtar will be taken
to President Wilson for .his signa
ture, and it will be a formally ac
complished fact.
Washington, April 5—Secretary
JHcAdo" has asked congress f°r
three b;)lion four hundred million
dollars to mee* the demands which
will be made on. the United States
•treasury for army and (navy expens
es. It ia suggested that tie amount
»*>e ra'sed by th® Issuance of Unit
ed States bonds.
' FREIGHTER COMING
The Alaska Steamship Compamy's
freighter Redondo is due to arrire
in this port tomorrow moning with
6,000 ties and 140,000 feet of lum
ber fcr the White Pasn Route. There
is also a large amount ot g^o
line and dynamite on, board tar lo
i turior pointa.
GERMANS WOULD
ROUSE NEGROES
Birmingham, April 5—LudLaitions
of carefully laid plans for a plat in
which i^ v"ag intended to incite the
Negroes of the southern states
against the Union have been discov
ered by secret service agents, and
speakers will at once l>e sent into
all towns and settlements to coun
teract the work of the spiep and en
gender a feeling oj! patriotism* in the
south where there may be some un
dercurrent of unrest.
WILL NOT SEND LAND FOKCES
New York April 3—A Washing
ton social to the World pays there
is apparently no thought in tbe
minds of the President and his
advisers of making use of the
land forces of the nation on foreign
soil.
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GERMANS DESTROY SHIP LOADED
WITH BELGIUM RELIEF SUPPLIES
J London, April 5—Thle Belgium S.,
13. Trevier, bound from New York
j 'o Belgium with a big cango of sup
plies fcr the sufferers of that coun
try, according to advice received
here this mojrning, was torpedoed
rithOrUt wairnjng by a German sub
marine on Wednesday. The ad-,
vice states thtfut while the ships
boats were being lowered! away ano 1
5vheii some of them luad. even, suc
ceeded iri getting away from the
sinking ship, the submarine started
firing cn the boats.. Ia thiis later
shooting the boat in which the cap
tain of the torpedoed vessel, togeth
er with the chief mate, engineer,
dor.kc-ymcn and cook, was hit Mid
ail of these men severely wounded.
Washington,, April 5—According
to advice received this afternoon,
from Arthur G. Frost, United States
iconaul at Genoa, by the State De
partment, the American Steamship
Missourlan, with thirty two Ameri
can citizens on. board was sunt
without warning by .a German sub
.marine in the Mediterranean this
morning..
The dispatch states that the ship
was unarmed and that she carried
no contraband and it is feared that
11 cf the passengers and a great
many of the crew are lost, as no
word can be had of their where
aboouls.. 1
SPUDS WILL BE SUBSUME EBB
MEAT ONE DM EACH WEEK
London, April 5—By order sent
out b the British, food controller,
hotels and restaurants we ordered
to refrain from serving meat of any
kind to their patroms one day each,
week, and on the day that no meat
is served and on this day only, po
tatoes may be served..
Tl.ig is for the purpose of con
serving the present food supply, ia
case th-t foodstuffs now ia .transit
from outside sources might be cut
off, bv reason of the ships carrying
same being unable to make the
ports of Great Britain.
FOi BIS BILLS
PASSES HOUSE
Washington, April 5-—TJie tour !
bis appropriation l>ills which, failed
to uags the hiooi&e at tlie laat session
came ui> before ttuit body this morn
ing and under a suspension of the
rules, were all passed yesterday af
ternoon.
Washington, April 5—The Gener
al Deficiency bill, one of four big
supply measures which, failed t0
pass at the last session, of con
gress, jvas passed by the hcw&e yes
terday afternoon under a suspension
of the rules.
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