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RUSSIAHS COMPiLUD
SPECIAL
ELECTION
CALLED
Clerk of the District Court Adams
received the following order of election
to till the vacancy of Senator for the
second division caused by the death of
Senator Klwood Bruner, at Byron
Springs, California:
Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 23, l!)15.
Clerk of the District, Nome.
Whereas it appears that a vacancy
exists in the membership of the Alaska
Territorial Legislature, said vacancy
being in the office of senator for the
Second Judicial Division.
Now, therefore, I, J. F. A. strong, I
Governor of the Territory of Alaska,
under and by virtue of the authority
conferred upon me by section four of
the Organic Act approved March twen
ty-four, nineteen ten, do hereby order
that an election he held in said Second
Judicial Division on Saturday, Febru
ary twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred
and fifteen for the purpose of electing
a senator from said Division to fill tho
unexpired term of said Klwood Bruner,
deceased, and you are hereby instruct
ed to immediately give due and proper
notice of the time and purpose of the
holding of said election to the several
’United States Commissioners in tlie
Second .Judicial Division in accordance
herewith.
Given under my hand and the seal
of Alaska, in Juneau, the capital, this
twenty-third day of January, nineteen
hundred and fifteen.
•T. F. A. STRONG,
Governor.
By the Governor,
CHARLES K. DAVIDSON.
Ux-offlcio Secretary of Alaska.
There is considerable speculation as
to who will he elected to fill the •un
expired term and whether It is better
to elect some one who is now on tlie
outside or to send some ono from here.
The time is very short and if there
should be several candidates a local
man would not have his election de
termined until the first of March,
which would not enable him to reach
Juneau before about April first.
However this maty he. there are
seveial candidates who have been fav
t rably mentioned, two of whom are
now residing in Nome, namely: Mayor
George Grigsby and t’hnrles Jones.
Telegraphic reports from Seattle
states that George James and Andy
Anderson, both of whom were candi
dates at the last election, would offei
themselves ns candidates at the special
election, Barry Keown who is now or
hi? way to Juneau has also been fav
orably mentioned ns a suitable can
didate ns has also William Gilmore.
All the United States Commissioner:
have been notified by District Clerk
Adams, except Teller, which will l>e no
tified within the next two or threi
days. Messages have been relayed h
Klana and Marshal Ctiy and thos<
places have cither by now or will it
the next day or two receive notice oi
such election.
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| GERMANS FAIL IN SECOND
; ATTEMPTED NAVAL RAID.
LONDON. Jan. An fitlctapt wa
made liv the Orrmiin cruisei *■ hIp
in repeat the recent Kngllsh i el- on
the Kngllsh coast earh this morning
"t'hi attempt was frustrated l.v tin
British patrol lleel which (‘in;.ici d 111
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[Germans in a running tight in w hi
the German oruiser I '.inin ln i g
and two other - were dantageil.
Admiral lleatly slgiited tin- (!< romin
approucliing (he Kuglisli -I..
gave chase. The superior ... arm.i
ment and number of . iiips i-i iged Its
the Knglish gav e them an o\ ■•rw licim
ing preponrleranee and the Germans .-s
raped only by entering the min- d i Id
where the Kngllsh vc . s da • no
follow.
The people if London at--- cvnlie! ini
over tlie defeat of llie (lei-man s< mil
attempted raid and the paper" in
claiming that it is a reirihnlion upon
the Germans for the attack : a; I
unfort itied town
coast.
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BERLIN ADMITS LOSS BUT CLAIM j
SANK THREE BRITISH CRUISER';
1IKH1.IV. .Ian. ' Tin (o -tin a a
admit the loss of .me hallle cruiser and
the armored cruiser I'.luei her in tin
attempted raid of the Kngli n n. In
the engagement tin- German: claim I
have sank three Knglish ■ ruisi i- ha
ing inflieted more damage Ilian llc-y
sustained in the engagement.
ADMIRALTY DENIES LOSS
OF SHIPS IN NAVAL BATTLE.
LONDON, Jan. 2.'.. Vice Admiral
Beatty is Idolized by the Knglish pi
pie because of his signal naval victor.
The admiralty denies that the German
sank any of the British ships in (lie
fight, claiming that lmt slight dams
was sustained to any of lit* British
ships which took part in I la nnv 1 ett
gngement.
BRITISH AND GERMAN AIR
FLEET IN BIG NAVAL BATTLE.
LONDON, .Tail. 2 llril ish \ i; tor
reeonnoitering to the cast of Otmkii!;
today encountered n large fleet of O
man airships headed toward the coasl.
The German fleet is described as of
formidable size and flying at a ronsi.l
erahle elevation seemingly with a de
sire In escape observation and it was
only by the merest chance that tin
British aviators discovered the squad
ron owing to the lowering clouds. Tit •
British airmen at once gave battle, the
entire aero corps joining in the attack
J and after a fierce running fight oom
• pelted the enemy to retreat far into
i Belgium where they were lost to lit ■
! sight of the pursuing British aeros in
a heavy snow storm. H is generallv
believed here that the vigilance of the
army aero corps has succeeded in
j frustrating another raid on London a -
I no other explanation can he offered for
j the presence, in the vicinity of the
channel of such a large and formidable
1 air fleet.
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BRITISH AIRMEN DESTROY
GERMAN SUBMARINE.
LONDON, Jan. 2 1 British airmen
attacked Zee Bruges today dropping
many bombs which (lotto much damage
to property nnd destroying a German
submarine which was in the harbor.
GERMANS SEND DUMMY
SUBMARINES AGAINST FLEET.
I x \ E7I. .Ian. It is reported that
hf Hermans am sending dummy tm
|tedo era ft s into I lie N’nl-t h Si*.| w.ltors
made "f great barrel's with periscopes
pi truding a few feet above tie* water
! Seoj-es f these have been sunk by tie*
allied fleet who were startled at the
huge number of tie* apparent monster
submarine attaeks. After a time it
was discovered that they bad l»e.*n
"lid.it g dummy s w'J< h t*» all appear
at or were real submarines. Until the!
discovery was ni;nb Hie allied fleet was
pul muter a severe train fighting* off
iwbnt to alj apnearanees was a sub
Hi - m.-m I. on a barge scale.
FNGL'SH BEHIND DUNKIRK
ATTACKED BY AEROPLANES
LONDON. Jan. 21 The English lines j
behind Dunkirk were again attacked
yesterilny afternoon by Herman aero
planes and subjected to a terrible aerial
bombardment. Many bombs were
dropped oj"iii the English defenses and
eonsiderabl" damage done and scores
of soldiers killed by the explodilin
bombs. Several bombs struck near tin
Vmcrican » onsulate shattering the win
dows of Ids residence.
UPPER ALSACE SITUATION
DECLARED TO BE DEADLOCKED.
PARIS, .Tan I The upper Snare
situation in declared to lie at a dead *
lock. Both .-ides are thoroughly en
trenched and the strength of their re
spective positions are such that neither
side dates to assume the offensive.
A GREAT BATTLE IS
BREWING IN ALSACE.
BURN I’ . ,lan. 2.1. The Germans are
rushing silting reinforcements in Al
sace to hurl hack the French invaders.
The two great armies are facing each
other, neither being ready to make an
• iTenr.ive move.
Indications are that a great battle is
brewing in which the Germans are
preparing to strike a terrible blow
against the French.
i S0IS30NS AND REIMS ONLY
POINTS OF GREAT ACTIVITY.
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PARIS, .Ian. 24. goissous and Reims
I are practically ttie only points where
fighting of any dimensions is taking
place. The Germans are still on the of
fensive and charges and counter
charges are taking place along tlie
Aisne for tlie purpose of feeling the
enemy’s strength, although no general
j engagement was fought today. .Toffre
j has moved his headquarters to a point
midway between Reims and Solssons,
indicating that the German center is to
receive his sole attention. Strong rein
forcements have been sent to the cen
ter to strengthen tlie allied lines and
it is certain that a great decisive battle
U being prepared for by both sides.
FRENCH ARTILLERY SILENCE
THREE GERMAN BATTERIES.
RORDKAFX, n.Tn. 2a. Tn an artillery
duel in in Aisne region tlie French
silenced three German batteries today.
Tlie artillery battle is raging along
ilio whole front of the Aisne region
which is evidently the prelude to a
great battle for which both sides are
preparing.
! GERMANS ADVANCE
| IN '"’'HE VOSAGES.
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r.fHiMX, Jan. 2 5.—The Germans
ha.v j advanced in the Vosgrus mountains
dri\ tag tin* Kreneli 1»ui*k in a minor en
gitgvtnenl, taking fifty I’reTnh cha
sent*; |*risimers.
EXECUTE GERMAN AIRMEN
WEARING BRITISH UNIFORMS.
I‘ IMS. Im 1*•*. Two German air
mi'i \vn* i*aidun tl wlin were wearing
Itriufh tmiforms and w»*!t* tried and
expelled as spies 'These airmen l»o!dh
caunVinto the eit\ .and made no defense
oineMlheir identitv was <lis(‘overed hut
ailnrJt**d they were Germans in dis
krnis- j.
ROM* REPORTS GENERAL
P ,L ADVANCING IN ALSACE.
IP >M 10, .Inn, 25. Authentic reports I
from Alsace received lure show th.it j
tin- 1,'nncli forces, numberin'' in the
neighborhood of two hundred thousand,
under General I'an. are slowly forging
ahead in tile center despite the ti-rril>«
German resistance. The French arc sai.l
Io he displaying tlie utmost valor and
bayonet charge's of the most desperate
nature are frequent. The wild charges
of tlio infantry are declared to lie re
snonsililo for the steady advance of
the French forces, their ferocity at
times compelling the Germans to mow
their howitzers so frequent as to leave
but little time for firing them. The
Germans seem unable to resist the
steel fronted charges of the French
who steadily fijjjjo them to give up
ground.
KITCHNER WILL SEND THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND TROOPS.
PARIS. .Ian. 2-1, Lord Kilchm-r has
announced that In will send three
I Hind rod thousand troops across the
channel next week. These troops will
lie followed by others from time to
time ns fast as they ran he put into
ondition,
SOUTH AFRICAN REBELS
DEFEATED AT UPINGTON.
PRETORIA, .Ian. 25. Twelve hun
dred rebels with four guns attacked
Vpington. situated on the Orange river
in South Rechunnaland, but were re
pulsed after a severe tight, by the gar
rison.
GERMANY ALLEGES UNITED
STATES VIOLATES NEUTRALITY.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 25. Von ISern
storff has filed a protest with the
State Department alleging that the
United States has violated her neu
trality because of a shipment of a
hydro-aeroplane for the allies from the
Curtiss works. The German minister
claims that the hydro-aeroplane is a
war vessel and the sale and delivery
to a belligerant power of such a vessel
ii a violation of our neutrality.
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DIPLOMATS CONFER WITH
i JAPANESE MINISTER.
TOKIG, .Tali. 25. -Considerable im
portance is attached to a lengthy secret
J conference which the Roumanian and
j Bulgarian diplomats hold with the Jap
Ianese Minister of Foreign Affairs yes
| terday. In view of Iho fact that Rou
| mania and Bulgaria will most certainly
cuter Hie lUurupeun war, it is though!
i 111. t such cuii! i-tupluted action by tilt*
i wv countries was the subject of dis
< nssioli lay the diplomats.
3NOW IN WESTERN
ROLAND BLOCKADES ARMIES.
BKR1.IX. Jan, 25. The siluution is
becoming seriously blockaded in west
ern I'olaud due to a heavy covering of
falling iml di ifiihg snow preventing
any extended operations on (lie part
of either side. Hernian envalry patrols
have found scores of Hussian soldiers
who were froze to death while oil Hus
sion outpost duty, indicating that the
Russians have somewhat withdrawn
from their positions.
BOTH SIDES REMAIN
BEHIND TRENCHES ON VISTULA.
(’(BT'.XH AHKX, Jan, 24 Berlin re
ports are to tlie offer! that for a dis
tance of fifty mill s along the banks of
tin- Vistula rivei' extending from 1‘lock,
is honeycombed with trenches of the
Hermans and Russians. Neither side
dares to move from their positions fot j
fear of nnliihilaiion from masses of j
machine guns which arc thickly plant
ed on both sides of the stream.
RUSSIANS AND AUSTRIANS
BATTLE IN WESTERN GALICIA.
S< *FIA, Jan. 25 Reports from fron
tier indicates that a big engagement
between the Russian and Austrian van
guards is now in progress on the .Mold*
avia border Heavy firing is reported
to have been heard, by the people liv
ing near the frontier, which continued
throughout the day and was doubtless
due to a battle of some importance.
AUSTRIAN ARTILLERY DRIVE
RUSSIANS FROM TRENCHES.
VIKNNA. Jan 25.—The Austrians
subjected (tic Russian trenches, near
Tarnovv, Galicia, to a terrible artillery
tiiv which compelled the Russians to
ev acuate, their position. The Austrians
advanced their position and continued
to drive the Russians slowly hack.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 25. The gov
ernment Ims issued a five thousand
word document setting forth in dis
tinct and plain terms the neutrality'
stand of this country.
This document was called forth by
the protest coming both from the allied
powers and front Germany regarding
trade with belligerant powers and the
United States.
The government claims that it is un
der no obligations to prevent trade in
contraband goods with the allies in
order to equalize the. naval strength ot
Germany with that of the allied
powers.
V sharp declaration is made against
the French practice of hoarding Amer
itan vessels and tnking German pris
oners.
The note answers nineteen specifh
I charges made by Germany and Greal
Britain and plainly sets forth tlie* po
sition "f this country in reference ti
trade with belligerant powers.
The document is said to he a strong
one and is couched in plain hut firn:
language fixing the status of this coun
try with regard to the Kuropean powers
now' at war.
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'gov. STRONG CALLS SPECIAL
ELECTION; SECOND DIVISION
SEATTLE, Jan. 25 Governor Strong
has set February twenty-seventh as
the date fur holding a special election
for senator to till the vacancy caused
I *\ the death of Senator EM wood Bruner
It is understood that both Andy
Anderson and George James, who were
candidates it the recent election, are
planning to run.
'FINDS NAVIGABLE CHANNEL
AT MOUTH OF KUSKOKWIM
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 Secretary
Redfield announces that Captain
Lukens. master of the survey ship
Yukon, was successful in finding a
navigable channel at the mouth of the
Kuskokwini river. This will ojien up
a vast territory fur settlement which
Secretary Redtield prediets will be
similar to that "f the great Tukon
valley in its development.
BOSTON PEOPLE GIVE
THAW GREAT RECEPTION
la >ST< ).N Jan. 21 When Harry
Thaw arrived here yesterday from
Concord in charge of Sheriff Hornbeck.
accompanied hv Wm. Jerome, who has
been untiring in his efforts to have
Thaw returned to New York, Thaw was
given a reception which was seldom
given to the most noted citizen of this
or any other country by tHe people of
Boston Thousands of people turned
out to show their sympathy tilth the
prisoner and it is said the rousing re
ception given Thatv exceeded that ever
given a president of the United States
when visiting here.
THAW ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
AND IS PLACED IN TOMBS
NEW YORK. Jan 25. Harry Thaw
arrived In New York today and now
rests in the Tombs prison agnln His
arrival in New York created no such
stir as did his arrival in Boston and
11lit- prisoner was very quietly taken to
the Tombs and delivered to the prison
I authorities.
BRYAN PREPARING CANAL
TREATY WITH COSTA RICA
\\ VSHINGTON, Jan 25.—Secretary
Bryan lias started to prepare a treaty
with Costa Rica by which the United
States will acquire certain canal rights
in that country The treaty provides
for the payment to the Costa Rica gov
ernment, by the United States, a mil
lion and a half dollars for exclusive
canal rights across Costa Rica
This is a protective measure which
will head off any attempt to build an
other canal to the north of Panama.
Similar treaties will probably he ne
gotiated with Nicaragua.
GERMANS PROTESTS AGAINST
ROUMANIANS HOSTILE ACTS.
PETROGRA1*. Jan 24.—The German
government has officially protested
; against the hostile acts of Roumanla.
The concentration of Rnumanlun
, troops on the frontier of Moldavia
where they are In position to strike an
effective blow against Austria In co
operation with the Russian army in
! Bukowliui has given rise to the Ger
■ man protest.
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