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CENTRAL POWERS MAKE PEACE WITH UKRAINE
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(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
Paris. Feb. 11.—Seven attacks by" i
tbe army of the Oera» an. crown j
ptince last week un the Verduaj
fron' failed. The cro».'ii prince |
seems to have a special dialika lor
tUt Verdun sector, and has been
fighting there off and on since bis
terrible"defeat of more thaiu a year ]
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(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
Safford, Ariz., Feb. 1IV—.Stteriff
McBrtde and deputies Kempton and
W jo tan were killed yrsterday by
Tom Powers, slacker, in. tbw Gjalure
an uutalus. I J ',J
POLES TAKE
(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
London .Feb. 11.—Polish forces j
have captured Smolness i rorn the
Bolsheviki. according to advices
from Copenhagen. Coufi. Tuation of
tbe report has been, rece !t«1 from
several quarters. •
London Reports
126 American
Bodies Are
Recovered
(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
London .Feb. 11.—A temporary
military camp has been established
in the north o£ Ireland for Tuscania
soldiers wheTe they may continue
with their training and reorganize
preparatory to continuing their voy
aee to the fighting front in France.
1120 BODIES RECOVERED
London, Feb. 11.—The bodies of
12t> American soldiers have been
recovered from the wreck of the
Tuscania, many of these having
washe'. ashore along the beaches of
Ii eland.
TUSCANIA DEAD 113
(Via Juneau)
Washington ,Feb. 11.—Tuscania
d°ath ligt ia now placed at 113, the
original number aa reported by
Th Daily Alaskan.
.MS UNACCOUNTED FOR
(Via Juneau)
Washington, Feb. 11.—A casualty
list o* 345 soldiers from the Tus
cania is unaccounted for, ^ an
nounced by the war office today.
No Alaskans were on board, but
many t.cm Oregon and Washington.
SUB PROBABLY RAMMED
0-iasgow, Feb. 11 — Tuscania'9,
seconi officer had a remarkable ex-1
ncrience. He said "All at once |
w® bumped into something hard andi
w'len I looked around there was |
the submarine lying awash to look i
at his dirty work. Torpedo boats
tried 'o fi3h the submarine imme- I
d'a'elv after."
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ITALIAN Si
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(Via Juneau)
Washington, Feb. 11—The Ital
ian steamer Ducadi Geneva w»s tor
petloe* in Spanish waters Saturday.
40 PASSENGERS
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(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
Ne»v Ycrk, Ff-b. 11.—Forty pass
cu.ers from the steamship Nieuv
Anisteidiim. arriving from Holland,
are being detained here as spies.
It is? thought the work o£ the Unit
ed ■States secret service men has
been so effective as to rid the
country of a great many of Ger
many's agents, hence it is necessary
for her 'o send over more spies.
(Via Juneau)
Seward, Fob. 11—.The Seward de
I feust> council lias requested the gov
ernment to send soldiers tj> protect
[ government property tUere against
! possible activity of aliens who are
In the city.
Two hundred men, citizens of for
|ei°a countries, who have been work
! in"; ou the government railroad,
I arp awaiting here for vermita to
leave for the outside.
<;KK.\i\XV I)K>IANDS
Kl'MANlA MAKE PEACT2
(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
London, Feb. 11.—Sending of an
ultimatum t0 Rumania demanding
peace negotiations will be begun in
four days.
The next boat due to arrive in
SVagway is the Princess Sophia
Wednesday morning. She is bring
ing about a week's mail.
(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
Paris ,Feb. 11—.German raiders
a.e active along the French front
a:n1 in the Argonnes and Vosges re
g ons. Various raids were driven
of by fire fivm French guns. The
latter forces in turn raided Ger
man tienches in the Champagne re
g on and carried out successful
expeditions elsewhere, taking pris
oners.
INCREASED ACTIVITIES
Berl'n, Feb. 11.—Increased ac
tivities by the entire forces in the
Verdun region , on both, sides, is
noted in today's official report.
Mostlv in. French Lorraine and in
secf' rs northeast ajid east and in
the various sectors raiding activities
are noted.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE
Viecna ,Feb. 11.—On the Set
tf>> and Commona plateau and east
of the Brenta river heavy artillery
ac'ivif* is reported, according to
the Italian -war office.
ASIAGO PLATEAU
Home, Feb. 11.—Lively artil
lery rire on the Aisago plateau and
wpst <* Monte Gresa is reported in
' reoorted in today's war office
'statement. i 4|
B1SV IN FLANDERS
London, Feb. 11.—The German
army s increasing its activity in. the
Flai.ders section and vicinity of
! Houthliolit wood, according to to
i dav's war office report.
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(Via Juneau)
Washington, Feb. 11.—The first
Republican conference since the
entry of the United. Sta,tes into the
war. in session today, pledged its
sunport to necessary war measures,
but is not in favor of the bill
which proposes to give the presi
| dent broader power.
Lou s Levy, of San Francisco, fur
buyer was an arrival on, the Jeffer
son.
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iGERMANY AND AUSTRIA SIGN
PACT IN ORDER 10 GET FOOD
Bolsheviki Charge
Germany With
Fomenting
Trouble
(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
Copenhagen, Feb. 11.—The Cen
tral Powers, Germany and Austria,
siened a peace pact with the Re
public of Ukrainia according to a
wiieless message Saturday from Ber
lin and Vienna. Ukrania is a now
republic , an outgrowth of the trou
bled conditions in. Russia, located
ni -;h of the Black Sea.
GERMANY FOMENTS TROUBLE
(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
Petrograd, Feb. 11.—The Bolshe
vik' government of Russia is charg
ii.<* tnat Germany is secretly fo
montin * war by Rumania, Ukran
iars and Finns agaist the Bolsheviki
'm order to complete the disintegra
tion of Russia and to allow Ger
man*- to get complete control of the
food supplies.
RUSSIA SAYS AVAR ENDED
(Via Juneau)
Amsterdam, Feb. 11.—Brest Li
tovsV dispatches say Russia yester
day declared the state of war to be
ended and ordered demobilization
of Russian forces on all fronts.
GERMANY WANTS FOOI>
(Via *Juneau)
Copenhagen, Feb. 11.—Berlin dis
patches say the Teutons have
singed a peace pact with the Ukran
jan government, and also says Ger
many is trying to sign with other
belligerents in order to get food
acc rss the borderr.
Vincent (Happy) Bortero, of the
firm of Dortero & Sons, "was an
arrival on the Jefferson Saturday
from a three weeks visit outside. Mr.
Dor'ero visited his old home town
of Astoiia, Oregn, which he says
has grown wonderfully since he
lived there.
II. S. LINES
ARE RAIDED
(Via Juneau)
Washington. ,Feb. 11.—Berliai or
ticiallj announces that German
troops have elided Americaa liuen,
takine prisoners.
I IVK KILLED, FOUR MISSING
(Via Wireless to Ketchikan)
With the Americaa Army i*
France, Feb. 11.—Five America-*
soldiers are believed to have been
killed, and four are missing and
wounded as a 'result of a, Germa*
ri'i'! on an American, patrol ia No
M-n's Land Saturday night.
One wounded Yankee, unable tQ
wa)'« crawled back to the Americaa
liues. Americans fought gallant
ly but were completely overpowered.
NIOAIt ST. MIHIEL I
(Via Juneau)
Washington, Feb. 11.—It is be
lieved German forces, in their
raid Saturday, captured Americas,
soldie's ten miles west of St. Mi
hiel. ! i. M '"1
(Via Juneau)
Fairbanks, Feb. 11.—In the first
test cse of the Alaska Eight Hour
law .which was heard here, tha
Northern Commercial company lost
before the United States commission
er. The company has filed an ag
peai.
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