PRICE 10 CENTS
GERMAN IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR
ADMITS PEACE OVERTURES
- WOULD RE CONSIDERED
Berliu, Dec. 9—Imperial Chancel
lor Ilollweg, in a speech which he
made before the members of the
German Reichstag today Baid that no
proposals of peace ha/3 been made
by the Allies. He stated that If
the Kntente Powers offered terms
of peace which were compatible with
the di^a'ty of Germany, and such
offers contained provisions for the
future safety of the German gov
ernment, the offers would be given
every consideration and the govern
ment was willing to dlscuso them.
Washington, Dec. 9 — Charges
have been filed with the department
of Justice agous"- District Attorney
Spence ct the Third Division of
Al.iska by the V^tldez Chamber of
Commerce, the Democratic Territori
al committee and the Cordova Demo
cratic club.
The marges allege that Attorney
Speuce is not a democrat, and in
addition to this fact, lie is also
giving political aid to Delegate Jaa.
Wickersham in the latter's carn
paigu for Te-election to congress.
The charges also state that he
has brought ridicule on the office
by the appointment of relatives to
Jobs that could have been easily
filled with Alaskans.
IS EM
AWAY CHARGES
Washington, Dec. 9—Charges pre
?• rrtu against United States Mar
shal irwin, of Fairbanks is being
hoard, and it is believed that when
he was questioned as to the
charges placed against him, he has
been able to make a satisfactory
explanation, and that the charges
nave been dismissed.
HAVF t VITlTiEl) MAX
WHU BROKE PAROLE
Loudon,—A German naval lieu
tenant from the converted cruisetr
Prinz Eitel Friedrich, who broke his
parole at Newport News is now in
the hands of tiie British naval au
thorities, according to information
here today.
THIS IS THE SYSTEM
FOR KEEPING PEOPLE
IN KIGHT ATTITUDE
j Amsterdam, Nov. 25 — The Ber
lin Vorwaerts publishes prominent
ly an alleged secret communication
recently sent out by the Prussian
minister of the interior to the lo
cal administrative official* through
out Prussia, containing full details
of a scheme for the better control
of the press In the interest of the
German government.
It is announced that the govern
ment will henceforward control
through a central bureau, a number
of news agencies, and will be able
to provide an. adequate and proper
news service at a rate ranging from
J2.50 oer month upward. For the
use of the small newspapers which
are in financial straits, the govern
ments is preparing to furnish ready
made newspapers to which they
have «*>nJy to add the title and
such local news as they wish to
print on the front page, thereby
saving 70 per cent on the cost of
production. The text of these pro
ductions "will bo carefully watched
and emphatically influenced," by
government officials.
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Washington, Pec. 9—At a lunch
oon today, given by the members of
the National Democratic cominit
j tee, to which President Wilson was
au lnv'ted gues4, the president said
• tha» the republican party would
! have only the tariff question to
! use for political thuiider ut the
| coming National campaign.
I "The democratic party is sure
to win," said. Mr. Wilson, "for our
constructive work which is now
started is irresistible, and the
movement along all Industrial Hues,
showing improved conditions this
year over any year for several
years past, will bo a matter of ir
refutable evidence which will be
impossible to hide from the eyes of
the American people. The move
ment is too strong to stop."
WOULD LOW
Washington, £>ec. 9—Iu his ro-.
por* which is just finished, Secre- I
tary cf the Treasury McAJOq oi
t'iiB a. recommendation low ring tlie
limits of the income tax, jo that j
married persons, receiving an in
come o£ three thousand per year or
over, aad single persons, receiving
au income of two thousand per
year or over, will be liable to the
Income tax.
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OFFICE OL10
— 'J
Seattle: Abolishment 01 tl>c ile-C
teuticu sheds and office maintained
by the United States bureau of
immigration at Vancouver, B. C.,
for the inspection of Chiui.se arriv
ing at the Canadian i>ort and mak
ing application ior entering the Un
ited States mr.y be brought about
as the result of a hearing held here
by A. Camlnetti, commissioner gen-,
! eral of immigration; J. B. Dens
' more, assista::* secretary of labor,
and James L. Hughes, assistant
commissioner of immigration.
Some little time ago American
railroad companies and the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce requested the
department to abolish the Chinese
immigration office maintained by
♦he United Stat^ at Vancouver and
to establish the port of entry for
the entire Pacific Northwest at
Seattle. It was asserted in their
petition that the American roads
are losing business which is being
enjoyed by the Canadian Pacific.
The Chineso inspected for entry j
into the United States, when admit
ted, leave Vancouver for various (
parts of this country. If their des
tination is the eastern part of the
United States they travel a great
part of the distance over the C. P.
R. in Vancouver the detention home
and office for the United States im
migration inspectors are furnished
free. Should the quarters be con
solidated with those at Seattle, it
is contended, Chinese smuggling
across the border will minimized.
I Commissioner General Caminetti
is deeply interested in the welfaro 1
of the branch labor bureaus which
have been, est., jlished throughout
tao country. lie is anxious to have
the citv employment bureaus and
the sta'^i bureaus co-operate with
the federal officials in fiudiug em
ployment for tuose out of work.
"1 want all of the agricultural
societies throughout the country to
take up this work," said Mr. Carn
inetti, "and to co-operate with us in
every possible manner."
Commission*..• Caminetti says he
expects to ret-.'n to lJc tland in
about eigln o* ton days, when he
will amplify 011 his plans ior ex
tending the usefulness of the em
ployment bureau.
Al'STKIA is MLiEKAIi
WITH 1'ULlTICAIi CHIMES
Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 25—At
the instance of the Minister of Jus
tice, au amnesty decree has been
granted to all those who have been
accused of political crimes, or who
have already been convicted of such
offenses. The uccree is signed by
the Emperor r'.' ncis Joseph. A
very large number of per Jns aire
[(fleeted, most jf whom have been
Reused or convicted of excitation
against the srt., or les' majeste
and similar or., ses. Members of
tlu social dem o;-itic party particu
larly benefit by the decree.
RBI'OIITS MVSTE11IOU8 STRIKE
IX TUB NOATAK DISTRICT
Word has beeu brought to Nome |
of some mysterious creek in the
Noatuk district that the natives arc I
talking about, waicli is said to con
tain a streak of nuggets rich beyond
anything before heaTd of. Some
natives rrrived with nuggets at
Kotzebue from this new Eldorado,
and the Augusta C. too* north
some natives who are goiiig to try
their iuck at the mysterious strike.
Natives were loath to givo particu
lars. nud dwelt on generalities.
They spoke as 'hough the river or
creek was yellow with gold, and
their stories are said to have all the
fables of lost mines "backed off
the map." The fact that some of
the natives had gold lent some
color to the 6tory, but so far none
of the whites were taking much
stock in the yarn, and were awaiting
more particulars as to where the
bonanza was located. There are
those in Nome who would not be
surprised if there should come from
the north a story of gold galore
which will "fade the Klondike and
(lie Nome beach into the withered
category of oecond-clase things,"
as the Industrial Worker puts it.
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Powdered Cube Sugar
Fancy Sultana Raisins (in packages)
Fresh Seeded Raisins
Shelled Jordan Almonds
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BURGLARS SMASH WINDOW '
AND STEAL X-MAS GOODS
(Specja] to the Daily Alaskan)
Haines, Dec. y — R. M. Odell'a j
store on Main street, this city was
broken into hist night and a great
quantity of merchandise taken. 1
The front window was smashed and
through the opening thus made ac
cess to the building was gained by
the r. boers. Jewelry, watches, ra-^
zors, valuable. pipes, electric flash
lights, cigars, and many other ar
ticles wer§ carried away. Just
what the exact loss is, at this
time it is impossible to state, but
it is known to be considerable. The
police believe that they have a
clew as to whom the robbers are,
and it is though', that arrests will
be made some time today.
Olympia, Nov. 20—That there
is some underground system at work
a* the fctate school for girls by
which inmates are aided in making
their escape from the institution is
the belie! of those familiar with
conditions which mac'.e it possible
for Elizabeth Ellis, aged 16, and
Gladys Burke, aged IS, to get away
from the school dressed In boys'
clothing, which they wore over their
schoo' uniforms.
The girls were nearly drowned
while crossing the Chehalis river,
according to their own story and
had a series of exciting adventures
In Rochester and Tacoma before
being apprehended by the police.
They seemd to think, when taken
into custody, t.iat they had had a
"good time" an! were willing to
pay fcr it.
The ascapari* of these two run
aways is the first desertion from
the school, with one exception, in
several months and was probably
duo to an inherent streak of wan
derlust rather than to any dissatis
faction with the life at the BChool.
Ii^ speaking of the school today,
Dr. ,T. B. Stanley Baid that there
was not a state school for girls in
the United States where the girla
were belter treated than were the
Inmates of the scnool near Che
halis. J
Under the direction of Superin
tendent Campbell, who Is now in
California, and Assistant Superin
tendent Loweing, the girls are
placed en their honor and are al
lowed free ran<o of the farm. It
is only occasionally that one of the
girls attempts to escape, said Dr.
Stanley, and she is usually very
glad to get back. '
FIND PAY IN DEEP
GROUND AT TOLOVANA
Fairbanks: Pay was found at a.
depth of 110 feet at the head of
Livengood creek in Toloyana dis
trict, according to word received
here voday, and the camp is full of
excited men who predict that it
will be a big camp.
FRANCE SEERS
HAND GRENADES
Pittsburg,—Agonts of the French
government have been trying for
several days to place an order for
9,000,000 hand grenades, but it
was said by steel men today that
they have met with little success.
Only the shells were wanted, as
thev wgre to be loaded In France,
but manufacturers who have never
made that sort of thing did not care
to experiment.
More foreign 3gents are now in
the PlUsburg district trying to
buy steel products than at any pre
vious time.
KAISER'S YOUNGEST
SON TO BE MARRIED
Berlin, Nov. 25—Princess Marie
Auguste of Anhult, whose engage
ment to Prince Joachin of Prussia,
youngest son of Emperor William,
is announced, is a descendant of
tho one-time king of Naples, Joachin
Murat, who livel from 1767 to
1813. The latter's eldest brother,
Peter Murat, was the father of
Marie Antoinette, who was married
in 1808 to Prince Karl Anton of
Ilohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Their
daughter, Amalie Antoinette, was
married in 1835 to Prince Eduard
of Sac.hsen-AltenTjerg; their daugh
ter, Antoinette, in 1854, married
Duke Leopold Friedrich of Anhalt,
and the latter's son. Prince Eduard
cf Anhalt, and his wife, Princesa
Luise of Sachsen-Altenburg are the
parents of Princess Marie.
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