"SHOW IRON HID UNTIL DAY
OF RECKONING WITH AMERICA"
SMS IRIS GERMAN CONSUL
London, Jan. 15—The American
embassy today iroceived for trans
mission to Washington copies of
letters and accounts seized by the
British at Falsmouth from Capt.
Von Papen, the discredited German
naval attache who was on his way
heme. Among the letters aro some
from Von Meysenberg.; the Ger
man consul at N05V Orleans, f in
which he urges his homo govern
ment to show the iron hand until
the Time for a day of reckoning
with America has come.
FOUR BRITISH
AIRSHIPS LOST
London', Jan. 13—Four British
airshius which were roconnoitering
over the German lin?3 in northern
France were r-rorted lost this
morning, having been forced by the
enemy 's tire or accidents to land j
within the German liaes.
KAISER BETTER
1
Berlin. Jan. 15—The London dis-1
patches sent out yesterday anuounc-1
jug that the Kaiser is seriously ill
are o'fi-jJally denied here today and
it is further stated that he sees |
visitors and his cabinet ministers i
daily. I
Washington, Jan. 15—The navy
department today issued a stat
ment showing that tha gunners o£ j
the Atlantic fleet last year made
the highest average ia makrsman
6hin at target practice ever made
ia the fleet's history.
Loudon, Jan. 15—Baron Chelms
land, governor of Queensland, lias
been aopointed governor general of
India to succeed Baron llardinge.
DAW SO A BOY IS
AWARDED COMMISSION
A letter received in Dawson from
t varies Macdonaid, *°oru:er clerk of
the court of Dan-son, states that
UIs son, Alexander, former Dawson
high school lad, who was through
the great battle of Ypres and later !
was wounded in Flanders and in- j
valided to England, has been given
a commission and will return soon
to Vancouver to assist in the or
ganization of a new battalion, pos
sibly the Hundred and Second Over
seas. It is expected that Alexander
will reach Vancouver in January, I
and cosfiblj- it will be May or June
before the new battalion starts for
the front. Col. Warden will com- !
mand >he- battalion.—Dawson News ,
SLLVEK KING HAS
TWENTY MEN AT WORK
Alex N'icol freighter from Mayo,
Is in the city, visiting the dentist.
Mr. N'icol states that 20 to 25 men
are employed on the Silver Kin-.;
mine. Contracts were let for 1,500
cords of four foot wood. Two^hun
dred and twenty-five tons of ore
was on the river bank at Mayo
when Nicol left More men will be
put on, as there is room for them
to work in the mine. Sleighing
was good. Ten tons were hauled
to the ioad.—Dawson News.
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'FRANCE DOESN'T TRUST
TEUTON GOVERNMENT
Washington, Jan. 15—Franco has,
declined, for military reasons, to j
permit shipments of condensed milk
from America to Germany and Ai&
triu for the babies of these coun
tries -evtn if distributed under the
supervision of the Red Crosss bo
I'icty, The recent confiscation of
Jled Cross supplies in Serbia by
the Teuton armies is cited in justi
fication of the position taken.
n Nor
INTERFERE
Washington, Jan. 15—The State
department gave out a statement
thi3 morning that the administra
tion is La no mood to intervene in
Mexican affairs and is determined
to give Garranza an opportunty to
demonstrate his ability to protect
foreign rights in Mexico.
K1 Jan. 15—Fifty-two Am.
ericanr havo arrived here from Chi
huahua la the region e:' the mas
sacre. Over one hundrod and fifty
more regaining in the danger zone
are expected to arrive on a special
train Alcjiday. j
The tx:itment over the events of
the past few days is still intense
and mi .tlal law will bo maintained
until all danger of an outbreak is
past. f
IMA [Die
OfiiENTMTfUDE
Seitile, Jan. 14—With the pass
iu-' of Uio seamen's bill the Un
ited Stains Most the opportunity of
the Cent my to corner the business
of China, and likely will even loso
its pr<-iect trade with the Orient,
acccrdii g to F. J. Berry, an im
porter una exporter of Shanghai. Mr.
Berry, uo has been in business la
Shar^hui for the last fourteen years*
views.tho situation in a pessimistic
mood, and says that unless the
situation Improves he will be forced
tj close Up his affairs and re
turn to America.
The resolution in China, he de
cl-ires. Is of small importance, and
ho believes Yuan Shi Kai to be too
tirmly intrenched to be successful
ly dislodged.
"America certainly lost all chance
of ever bu'lding; up anv great trade
with the Orient when she passed
tl'e sen lam's bill," ha said yes
terday. "The consequent with
drawal of the Pacific Mail and oth
er lines had a pronounced and de
prtssiiig cffect on the affairs of
American exporters ani importers,
and »naa/ freight rates are so pro
hibitively high that it is practical
ly impossible to do businers.
"Furthermore, the scarcity of
ships nio-ki'S it almost impossible to
get freight moved, regardless of
the price, Arrangements must be
[ made months ahead. To chow how
critical the situation is, I need Only
lit my own case, and the difficulty
i had in securing passage to Ameri
ca. I had to apply for tickets two
months in advance, co when pas
•cOE(;era c:mnot be accommoadted
'my better than that, it is ap
parent that there is not much
chance for freight
'•Business in Shanghai Is at a
low ebb, the war and the withdrawal
of American ships being re
spousiole. There is a strong de
.nand ior American goods, but no
chanc" to get the goods into the
ti unlry.
"A ercrt deal has been said about
t^e Chinese revolution, but the
true facts have been greatly exag
gerated. The revolution doesn't
rmount to much, for «he simple rea
son tha the revolutionists hava
i either arms nor ammunition, nor
finy prospects of ever getting any.
Yuan Shi Kal is a strong man and
has ie support of ''he better ole
cien* ij China, and a!so is well
likv'd by the foreign residents, es
i eci.ii!>- the British an:l Americans."
Mr. Berry, who i3 accompanied
by his wife and two children, left
for Portlai.d on a short visit. He
expects 'o return to Seattle within
a few days.
SOXS BORX TO
MEARS AND KIGGS
Sons were born oni Christmas day
to two of the tlireo members of
the Alaskan, engineering commis
sion *he fortunate fathers being
Lieut. Frederick Mears at Anchor
age and Thos. Rigg3, Jr., at Wash
ington, D. C.j
Mrs. Mears and her 11-pound son.
are reported to be doing well, "but
according to a dispatch from Wash
ington Mrs. Uiggs' life was saved
only through hei>- husband giving a
quart of blood to save her.
The operation proved successful
and Mrs Riggs is recovering, while
t.io commissioner was only slight
ly weakened.—Seward Post.
1 ID.VLf.O COPPER
MINE WILL SHIP
When the Admiral Evans Teturns
from tha westward she will call at
Fidalgo bay to take on a shipment
of five hundred tons of copper ore
from Hie property of the Alaska
Mines Corporation, marking the
entrance of another mine in this
district into the list of producers.
The ore will bo sent to the Tacoma
smelter.
The Fidago property is being
eiuipped with ore bunkers ajid a
wharf which will permit of all
(Continued on page 4.)
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COLD WEATHER (ILL ....
OIIEB1HE UNITED STATES
Washington, Jan. 15—The entire
United States, excepting Florida,
is in tbe grip of tli3 most severe
cold wave experienced this winter
and the [ government forecasters
predict a continuation of extreme
ly cold weather over most of the
country for five days more.
Amsterdam, Jan. 15—Tho cham- I
ber of commerce of Antwerp has
Issued a report written by. its presi
dent, E. Castelein, to the (' mem- j
bero of the permanent deputaton '
which represents the chamber be
fore the Belgian government outlin
ing the steps which the Belgian pro
Vinces had taken to pay the German i
war levy of 480,000,000 francs;
($96,000,000). The report states: |
"The Belgian Drovinces have just
paid ^h<; German administration the_
ninth monthly Installment of the
war levy of 480,000,000 francs.
They have up to date actually paid j
out 360,000,000 francs (?"2,-|
O'.'O.OOO), of which 45,000,000 are j
to be ;ie<Uted to 60,000,000 im
posed specially with the guarantee.
given by the German authorities in
December, 1914, that indemnity for
requisitioned merchandise, or
merchandise which would still be
requisitioned enbloc, would be paid
as soon as possible in currency, in
commercial bills of exchange or in
credits tn German banks. It there
fore remains to our provinces, la
order »o free our country complete
ly from the heavy burden imposed
upon her after four months of in
vasion aj:d devastation, to make
monthly payments for September,;
October and November, 1915—that I
is, anotner 120,000,000 of which
15,000,000 are on account of the
special Imposition in exchange for
the guarantee of prompt payment
for requisitioned goods."
M Castelein, after pointing out
how scrupulously Belgium has met
her engagements relating to the I
war contributions, severly arraigns
tha; German administration for the
lax manner in which they have,
paid for requisitioned goods. In a
report submitted on March 19 last
it was shown that the value of re- [
luisitioned goods reached a figure
in excess of 85,000,000 francs.
Since this report, declares M. Cas
eleln, Germany has paid less than
ine-tentb of the amount.
DLD RECORDS -
DISCOVERED
Edmonton, Jan. 14 — News of a
liscovery by the Canadian explorer
steiansscji, of records made by one
if the Franklin Arctij exploration
parties C2 years ago, is contained
in the detailed report ot bis eex
ploration received here recently.
The records were these left by
UcClintock, an explorer who head
ed one of the parties which went in
search ol" Franklin in 1853. Cur
iously they were found by Stefans
>on in the same month and same
late of the month as they were de
posited, June 15, 1853. By aa
>ther coincidence, McClintock's re
:ords, left in a cavern near Cape
UcClintock tell of this explorer's
ntenticn to travel threo days west
ward in search of new land. Stef
ianssnn instead traveled three days
lorth and made his discovery of a
lew continent, as has been recorded.
In a cavern where various rec
ords, some of which were illegible
ifter so great a lapso of time.
Those (hat could be read recorded
:he fact that the ancient party were
ill well, southeastern coast and
ivere about to proceed west.
Stefansson is now in camp on
the north end of Bank's Land, if he
las not already reached Prince Pat
rick Island. ' At the latter place
!ic* expects to establish a winterf base
is far north as possible. In Feb
ruary he will start an exploring
trip over the ice of the Beaufort
Sea. The explorer is of thee opin
ion that the newly found land he
lire discovered will not extend very
far west.
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