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HOUSTON MAY
SUCCEED GARRISON
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Although
a number of other candidates are mo -
tioned as having a chance for the por -
tion, It is the Impression In otflci 1
circles today that David F. Houston,
the present head of the department of
agriculture will be transferred to tl e
. war department to succeed Garrison.
Close friends of the president s v
that he is much inclined to acce t
Houston as the most logical success r
to Garrison at present In sight. Sin e
coming to the post of secretary of tl 3
department of agriculture. Houston
has displayed to the full his remarka
ole capacities for control and organ- ,
lzatfon and Is excelled In the posses-;
slon of those qualities by no member’
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of the cabinet. It Is said to be the
president’s view that he is Ideally 1
fitted for the task of handling the!
many problems certain to develop with
the Inauguration of the preparedness
program and his selection to fill the;
post made vacant by Garrison’s res-1
lgnatlon is looked upon as practically
certain.
LAZY HUSBAND FOUND
TO BE FEMALE
A. P. A. Sfvice.
SEATTLE, Feb. 19.—After bell ;
convicted as Robert A. Gaffney, fort
four years old, under the law knov i
as the "lazy husband act,” Robert t *
day admitted to the prosecuting at
torney that he Is not a man, but a
woman.
According to the story told Prosecu
tor Laudin, Mies or Mrs. Gaffne ,
which ever you please has been posing
as a man for over twenty years. Th)
woman says that she had no difficulty
In getting away with the part, having
learned that It was easier to get along
In the character of aman, she final!/
govtTnvesmaies
MIATIOH SERVICE
A, P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb 19.—An army
investigation of the charges made by
8enator Robinson that the aero corps
haa been run In a decidedly Inefficient
manner has been ordered by the war
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department.
Senator Robinson has directly blam
ed the head of the aviation service
with the responsibility for this state
of affairs.
Lieutenant Colonel Reber the chief
officer of the service, Is charged not
only with negligence but Is also an d
to have retained men In the service at
big pay who were totally unable to
guide an aeroplane. The senator al
leges that there are men retained by
Reber under pay who have never left
the ground In charge of a machine but
who are, never the less down on tho
books as first grade airmen. The
charges have created a great stir In
army circles.
FRANCIS OFFERED RUSSIAN
AMBASSADORSHIP
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—President
Wilson has tendered the Russian am
bassadorship to David R. Francis, of
St. Louis according to atatoments from
tho presidential mansion this morning.
COLONEL HOU8E TO
RETURN NEXT WEEK
LONDON, Feb. 19.—It Is announced
here that Colonel House, President
Wilson’s personal representative who
haa been on some secret diplomatic
mission to the continent, will sail for
New York next Friday.
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discarded female apparel for good and
liaa since roamed all over the west
posing as a man. In December, 1910,
she was married to another woman
In Portland, Ore., but left soon after,
ostensibly to look for w’ork and, ex
cept for brief visits, has never re
turned to live with her supposed wife.
Her failure to support the other wo
man finally led to her arrest and con
viction and also to tho astonishing
revelation made to the prosecuting at-1
torney today.
Nome Nugget, $2.00 per month. Sub
serl he now.
hUSSIANS AREl[
LANDING ARMY
NEAR TREBIZONC
A P. A- Service.
LONDON Feb. $9.—The Russians
are landing a great body of troops
under the protection of the guns of
warships at a point seventy three miles
east of Trezlbond, the great Turkish
Black sea port In Asia Minor, accord
ing to dispatches received at Petro
grad this morning.
The dlsaptches say that the Turkish
defense has been completely broken
and the Russians are In practical pos
session of the entire coast line east
of the point at which the new army
Is being landed. Turkish reports today
admit that the Russians have gained
great advantages In the far eastern
arena
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NICARAGUAN CANAL
ROUTE TREATY RATIFIED
A. P. A. 8ervice. ■
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The sen
ate today ratified tho treaty with the
Nicaraguan government which la de
stined to secure an option on the Nic
araguan canal route between the At
lantic and Pacific for the sum of three
million dollars. The treaty alao In
cludes an option on the ground neces
sary for the establishment of a Unl
ed States naval base on the Gulf of
Fonseca.
MAIL COMING
Telephone Inquiries along the eoaat
at 4 p. m. found no trace of the mall.
Safety reports carrier leaving at 9:80
this morning. Capt Nome says the car
ter passed about two this atfarnoen.
GERMANS PREPARING
FOR GREATEST
ORIVE YET
V Service.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 19.—Dispatches
from the frontier today state that the
Germans are unqueslonably preparing
for the greatest drive against the
western lines yet attempted. The re
ports declare that great bodies of
troops continue to arrive at the Bel
gian supply bases and war munitions
of every conceivable character are be
ing piled up in tremendous quantities
in readiness for the expected dash to
the sea. Numbers of great guns are
also reported being brought up to add
to the Immense artillery equipment
already along the German front.
/.UTO HITS 8TREET
CAR) DRIVER DEAD
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE Feb. 19.—Thomaa Blair,
an auto driver, was Instantly killed
and hom&s Edwards was dangerously
Injured today when the auto In which
they were driving struck a street car
and was smashed Into a Junk heap.
Blair was following closely behind a
rapidly moving car, which suddenly
stopped causing a collision which de
stroyed the car and hurled Blair and
his companion against the rear plat
form with great force.
WILL REPEAL FREE
SUGAR CLAUSE
\ P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Leglsla
tlon repealing the free sugar clause of
.he Underwood tariff law before May
irst Is virtually assured, as a result
of action by the house democratic
jaucus last night. In the view of the
tarty leaders the repeal is necestl
ated by the need for an Increased
revenue to meet the demands of the
government and also for the huge ex
pense entailed In the administration's
preparedness program.
ALASKAN MURDERED
BY SEATTLE CHINESE
I P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Feb. IB.—T. A. Park, a
| canned hand, who formerly lived In
Kake, Alaska, was shot and killed by
an unknown Chinese on King street
late last night. The reason for the
murder Is a mystery.
SIX MORE PRIZES FOR
B. OF T. TOURNAMENT
Six more prises have been added to
the list of trophies to be given to the
winners In the Board of Trade billiard
tournament thereby making prises for
all four classes adn assuring the win
ners of high honors In each division
a prise In addition to a chance of wfn
ng the grand prises. Under the new
arrangement each man winning In the
finals will receive a trophy and also
| the first and second man In each claas
In addition there will also be a consola
tlou prise. Two Interesting games were
played (n the A and C classes last
evening the contestants In the former
being Burroughs and Bruner playing
180 even. Buroughs played In excel
lent form and won handily by a score
of 180 to 125 In eighty five Innings
The second game was between Mueller
and Mlsh playing 100. The former won
>100 to 92.
F'RI IN REED BIULOINQ.
A fire alarm call to one of the build
ings owned by Chat lea Reedf, the ma
chinist, brought out the fter depart
ment as we go to press. A great deal
of smoke and Rpry little fire tells the
story to all appearance*
HINDENBERG’S BVINSK
ATTACK COMPLETE FAILURE
V P. A. A«rv>c«.
LONDON, Feb. 19.—Hlndenberg's
attack against the Dvlnsk Riga line
has completely broken down, according
to dispatches from tho Petrograd cor
respondent of the Mall today.
The Mall story says that the Rus
sians have not only compelled the Ger
mans to desist from their ntteinpt to
I break through the Russian lines both
north and south of Dvinsk but has
resulted In the Teutons being com
pelled to resume the defensive and
fight for their lives to hold on to the
ground already In their possession.
The losses of the Germans in their j
terrific drives on the Russian lines are!
declared to be exceedingly heavy To|
all appearances the German efforts
to cut tho Riga line, which la assumed
to be the true objective of the move
ment against Dvinsk, have failed com
pletely at a*ll points
A. B. c^bare*, entertainment, dan<>e
and refreshment* $2 per couple- No
0,ker char9e
V P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.—'The rail
roads of the country are Hooding the
east with advertising matter concern
ing the scenic marvels and tourist de
lights of Alaska. Pamphlets and bro
chures of ever/ variety and descrip
tion are belr r ooured over the coun
try describing Alaska as a Mecca for
the gaj and festive tourist. From nil
Indications there has never been such
an extensive advertising campaign
conducted in tiie Interest of one parti
cular section as at present being car
ried on by the railroads urging "See
Vlaska First."
FEMALE AUT01ST -
KILLED USES
a. P. A. Servles.
SEATTLE, Feb. 19.— Mrs. Virginia
Lambreth of Leavenworth, aged sixty
years, was run down and killed todaj
by an auto driven by Mlis Hilda Jon'-s
of this city According to the story
told by an eye witness of the fatality,
tiie aged woman either failed to hear
or did not heed the warnings sounded
by Miss Jones until too late to escape
being struck by the car, which Is sail
by several to have heen traveling at a
moderate rote of speed, while others
contend that the car was traveling very
rapidly. The affair Is being investi
gated
CABINET DISCUSSES NEW
SUBMARINE DEVELOPMENT
P. A. 8ervle®.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The sub
marine question, together with the
development occassioned by the an
nouncement of Germany's Intention of
sinking armed merchant ships was the
subject of an extended cabinet discus
sion today. Lansing went to the White
House early and held a long confer
ence with the president before the
cabinet met.
ASQUITH WILL ASK
FOR MORE MILLIONS
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Feb. 19.—A new war ap
propriation of two hundred and fifty
million will be asked by the premier
within a few days according to state
ments made In parliament today.
WINe, WOMEN AND 80NQ,
They wMI all be at *h® Cabaret
cans* Saturday nigh*.
SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN
A. P. A. Service.
GENEVA, Feb. 18.—The Journal de
Geneva today says that the Germans
ar« preparing to renew the submarine
campaign against tile shipping of the
allies with Increased vigor. According
to the published statement, which Is
said to he from authentic sources
Germany has built fully a hundred nsw
submarles of a vastly Improved type
and Intends to go after the mercan
tile shipping of the entente powers
under rar more favorable conditions
than was formerly possible owing to
the restricted capacities of the earllet
i>Pe of submarine vessels.
ARmvES !RE0
»\. I5. A. Service.
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 13.—The Japan
ese steamer Panama Maru, reported
afire two hundred miles off the eastern
Japanese coast jesterday morning,
ariived here comparatively uninjured,
late last night. Oflh'ers <f the steamet
state that although the fire was of con
siderable volume It was by no means
so dangerous as at first supposed and
was soon subdued. Aside from the loss
of a small portion of tho cargo tho
damage was slight
Let Joy b» unconfined. The night
of n'ght* The bright spot in the dart*
w'nter.
Rain or ’a'r we’ll be 'here. Come
cne, Como ai1 to A. B. hall*
Saturday n gh', February 19, 9tS0
sharp.
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