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No. 254 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915
PRICK 10 CENTS
TEUTONS PREPARING TO STRIKE
FOUR SLOWS AT ONE TIME
London, Dec. S—From reports re
ceived today at the war department,
it is be.ieved that the Teutons are
ready to simultaneously strike four
blows against 'he Allies.
One of the blows will be against
the French-Anglo forces in southern
Serbia.
At the surna time a combined at
tack against Gallipoll, at the
nortE entrance to the Dardanelles,
will be made by land and sea, 411,1
.while tnese battles are raging, great
armies backed by strong batteries of
artillery will be hUTled against
both the armies of the Allies now
in Flanders, with the aim of forcing
them back.
GREECE WANTS
Athens, Dec. 3—Prime Minister
Skouloudis ha3 announced that ie
will call a meeting of the repre
sentatives of the Eutente Powers,
at which meeting they yiU be
asked to explain why their de
mands must be respected. He statoa
that Greece wants to maintain a
neutrality towards all the warring
nations, and that it was also de
sirous of safe-guarding the sov
ereignty. ' „ i k j
ey
Rome. Dec. S—The report *a» re
ceived iu this city today telling of
•he sinking oi the tank Sir. Com
ruimiue which is an American ves
sel.
The freighter was overhauled ty
a submarine and torpedoed near
Torbuk, a seapor of Tripoli No
word is given as to the fate of ti®
crew.
JAPis POURING GUNS
rvro Russian hands
Co^nhagen, Dec. S—A telegram
received here from Berlin says great
consignments of heavy Japanese
guns are arriving daily at Odessa
on the Blast sea coast of Russia.
It is inferred co-operation of Rus
sian forces in the Balkan cam
paign is to begin shortly.
FIRED ON BUT
MAKES ESCAPE
Washington, Dec. 8—Advices 're
ceived ty the State Department
this morning contain the reports
that the American Tank Str. Petrol
ite had been fired upon by an Aus
trian submarine off the Island of
Crete. One of the steamer's crew
was killed when the projectile struck
the ship. She did not Btop, but
managed to elude her pursuer.
SPAIN'S KISG SAVES
WOMAN FROM DEATH
Paris, Dec. 8—A dispatch to the
Havaa News Agency from Madrid
sayjs that at the request of King
Alphonso, the sentence of death
passed upon Anna Benaaet by a
German cou-rt martial at Liege,
late In October, has been commut
ed to Imprisonment for life.
Anna Beaazet. -with others, was
convicted of having collected In
formation useful to the French
government, for which It was Intend
I ed.
PRISON FOR USING
ORDERLY'S AUTO
Paris: Gen. Gallienl, the French
minister of war, gave another ex
ample today of his Intolerance of
abuse of power and favorlsm In
the army, when he ordered an of
ficer of the territorials sentenced to
60 day in a fortress for making
us a of an automobile owned by a
man whom he had selected for an
orderly. At the expiration of the
sentence the name of the officer
will be stricken from the army list.
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WILSON EMPHASIZES NEED Of
IR1 Mi 110»
Wash'.igton, Dec. S — President
Wilaim in his message which he
read at the joint session of con-;
gress yesterday urgtd upt:n that
[body the complete adoption of the
I plans for the re-organlzattcn of t'>e:
j American army, and tiie buiidiug of
a uavy as Bet forth in Secretary j
Garrison's and Secretary Daniel's
reports.
He had a long discussion with
prominent congressmen over the
raising of revenue by; placing a
tax on certain articles, and through
certain channels.
The President advocated the in
dependence of the Philippine Is
lands and Porto Kico. AfteT the
reading of the President's message
both houses of congress adjourned
until Friday for vhe ourpose of per
fecting committee organizations.
Washington, Dec. S — At the
mooting ot the Democratic National
committee which was held iu this
city yesterday, St. Louis was chos
en as the place £or holding the
l'.ilG convention, aud the date set
for June 14.
The committee adopted a resolu
tion calling for the renominatlon
and re-election of Woodrow Wilson
as the trusted leader of national
democracy.
LANSING TELLS
GERMANY W
Washington, Dec. 8 — Secretary 1
Lansing yesterday made a reply to
Germany in answer to that country
demanding the cause for the de
maud of Naval Att%»4ii^lhij'i il's and
Military Attache Von Pap. n's re
call.
He stated that the demand was
based absolutely on the ground of
their pernicious activities as dis
closed in the Hamburg-American in
vestigations.
GIRL'S JAILERS ARK AKRESTED
Easfon, Md., Dec. 8—Frank Mar
shall and his wlfs, who are al
leged to have held Marshall s
daughter, Grace, a prisoner at their
home for 11 years, were taken into
custody today.
Marshall was arrested on a war
rant charging him with assault
with intent to murder. JNlrs. Mar
shall was charged with assault and
illegal detention of the young -wo
man, who is her stepdaughter.
PERSIA IS IX AXARCH1*
Washington, Dec. 8 —- Dispatches
of a semi-official nature received in
Washington indicate that practical-1
ly a state of anarchy exists in Per- i
sia. According to tho reports,
troops of various nations are do- j
lug as they please in certain sec- j
tions, the government being pow- |
erlfcss to curb their action.
Marv government officials are
said to have fled from the areas in j
which the most serious conditions j
prevail.
EMPEROR VISITS TOMB
OK JAPAN'S FOUNDER
Nara, Japan, Dec. 7—Emperor
Yoshilnto arrived here today to
pay homage before the mausoleum
of Emperor Jimu, first emperor
and founder of the Japanese em
pire, which is built on Mount Unebi
In Yamato province.
STRIKERS RIOT
L . AT WAR PLANT
Cleveland, O., Dec. 8—Shots were
fired, clubs and gas pipes wielded,
two men were hurt and 11 arrested
in rio'ing today between strikers
and strike breakers at the Theodor
Kundtz automobile body plant, at
which war orders are being filled.
One hundred strikers tried to
overturn a motor truck on which 30
strikeDreakers were being hauled to
the slant. The attack precipitated a
free-for-cll fight and police re
serves were callud out.
CONSIDER VALUE OF
TRAINING CAMPS
Washington: Definite steps to
ward determining the place of busi
nessmen's training camps in the
national defense program were tak
en at the war department today
when a special board of officers
was appointed to consider the sub
ject and make recommendations to
Sec. Garrison.
MaJ. William D. Connor of the
general staff will head the board,
of which Capt. Ilalstead Dorey and
Capt. George H. White will be mem
bers. The board will meet at Gov
ernors Island, New YOTk, and will
study reports of officers In charge
of the recent training camps and
receive suggestions from business
men who attended.
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The "Red-Headed Orphan," in
other words the territory ot Alaska,
scored in two opinions rendered
from the bench orally yesterday by
Judge Kobert JenniugB.
One of these upholds the terri
torial act specifying the amount to
be paid commiu&ioners Xoi* recording
foes, and the otUer upheld the ter
ritorial tax against Alaska can
neries.
A short time ago Samuel New
suande<?. walked into Commissioner
Marshaii'a office and tendered
$1.70 for recording fees on proofs
of labor. The federal fee for the
the same is $4.50, which the miner
refused to pay, calling attention to
the territorial law.
Commissioner Marshall explained
that for him to accept anything
less than the federal fees would
subject him to digging up the
amount of the difference out of his
own pocket. In fact, the commis
sioner and the miner agreed to
make a test case out of It. The
miner refused to pay any more thau
the amount specified in the territori
al law and the commissioner refused
to accept anything les3 than the
sum named in I he federal law.
Thus the test case cam® up to
Judge Jennings on its merits and
the latter decided that the terri
tory's act was valid and that it I
had the right to fix and Tegulate re
cording fees.
incidentally, me cuiuaemcm
and validity of the territorial act
will save the miners of the terri
tory a large sum annually.
In fact, it was chiefly devised
with a view of removing the ar
bitrary end burdensome tax imposed
lor recording by the federal law. I
The ether decision was in the j
case of the Territory of Alaska vs.
the Alaska Pacific Fisheries and
the Heonah Packing company, whlctt
was also a test case to try out the
merits or the territorial tax against
fishing companies and agreed to be
tween Attorney General Cobb and
the representatives of the fishing
concerns.
By deciding in favor of the ter
ritory, the former company is liable
for the sum of $1,900 with Interest
from maturity aud the latter for
? 1,101 also with interest.
The court gave defendant com
■canifs 30 days in which to fil®
bills of exceptions and take an
appeal.
The fishing companies raised the
questions whether the legislature
had "expired when Chapter 76, lawfl
of the Alaska legislature, of 1915,
wero parsed;" and whether or not
the catching of tish to be canned
and aord Is engaging In the fish
ing business under the meaning of
the law.
His honor In g'ving his opinion
stated that there seemed to be a
conflict -of authority as to jyhether
or not ounday and holidays are to
be included in the 60 days' session
provided by law. His honor quoted
a number of authorities on the sub
ject, and stated 'hat In any event
the Alaska legislature convened at
noon, March 21, 1915, and ad
journed Bine die between 3 and I
o'clock a. m. (sun time) on April
30th, 1915, so that even counting
Sundays and holidays, it did not re
main longer than 60 days in ses
sion.
Regarding the fishing business,
whether it caught fish for canning
or some other purpose, and that a
tax for canning shall be "in lieu of
all other license fees and taxea
therefor and thereon." His honor
held that to carry out such an
argument to its logical conclusion
would mean that congress itself,
having said that the tax provided
in the act shall be in lieu of all
other license 'ees, could not then
by a late*' law impose for the
future a license larger in amount
than that which was imposed in the
former amount. Such a theory, his
honor declared, was untenable.
"What congress can ao in mm
matter," said his honor, "the ter
ritorial legislature can do. For tho
power si the legislature extends to
"all rightful subjects of legislation,'
not forbidden by the organic act,
and 'except as henceforth provided
all laws now in force in Alaska
shall continue In force and effect un
til altered, amended or repealed by
congra^ or the legislature.' "
Continuing his honor stated that
as congress then could provide that
all persons catching fish for can
ning shall pay a license tax and
all persons canning the fish when
caught shall pay an additional li
cense tax, so the legislature of
the Territory of Alaska also
might provide for the Bame thing.
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