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VOLUME XV. NO. 53. Telephone Main 46. _no*., Alaska .aTuRDav, February 6, 1915.___Telephone Main 4*> PRICE a5 CENTS
UNCLE SAM ASKS GERMANY FOR EXPLANATION
KAISER WARNS THE POLES OF ANTWERP'S FATE
RUSSIANS CUM GENERAL SUCCESSES POUND
BRITISH ALARMED
KAISER WILL ISOLATE
BRITISH ISLES.
COPENHAGEN, l-'eh H German re
ports assert that the Kaiser lias plans
under way whereby the waters sur
rounding the British Isles will be
flooded with the monster German tor
pedo boats and submarines thus com
pelling the English to starve in Go
same manner that the English con
templated starving the Germans. It is
declared that the British fleet will
prove no hindrance to the plan.
CABINET DISCUSSES
GERMAN PROCLAMATION
WASHINGTON, l-'eb. The Presi
dent and Cabinet after a lengthy dis
cussion of the possible effect of the
proclamation of the German Emperor
creating a war zone around Great
Britain. Franco and Netherlands ori
the shipping of neutral nations, have
decided to defer further action until the
complete text of the proclamation ar
rives from Germany.
STATE DEPT. WILL ASK
GERMANY FOR EXPLANATION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. «. The State
Department has decided to address a
note to Germany asking that rountrj
for an explanation of the German atti
tude toward the shipping of the Knifed
States in the recent extension of the
war zone to French and English waters
Count von Bernstorff. (he German
ambassador, declares it his belief that
tho German government does not in
tend any interference with American
commerce, although he has received
no instructions concerning the matter.
Knofllclnlly he also states that the ex
tension of the war zone will not affect
the passing of American commerce not
intended for England or others of the
belligerent countries, through the
waters affected by the Kaiser's pro
clamation.
BOTTLING ENGLAND BUT
ONE OF KAISER’S PLANS.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. «. The German
minister is accredited with (he state
ment that the bottling of Great Britain
by means of a great fleet of submarines
is but one of the many startling and
hitherto unknown pieces of strategy
which tho Kaiser and his admirals in
tend to use against tlx* enemy It is
also asserted that the Germans are
preparing a grand coup a gainst the
allies at other points.
CLAIMS GERMAN BLOCKADE
WILL ISOLATE ENGLAND.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. fi -Admiral
Von Tirpitz asserts that tho throwing
of a submarine cordon around the Brit
ish Isles will result in Germany isolat
ing the island almost entirely as the
Gormans can employ a sufficient num
ber of these vessels to make tho navi
gation of English waters practically
impossible. Von Tirpitz declares that
a week of this blockade will show the
i world that no vessel van hope to reach
! tlie shores of Kuglaud without meeting
j Its end.
ADMIRALITY SILENT AT
KAISER'S THREAT.
LONDON, Feb. «. All England In
awed by the Kaiser's threat of enclos
ing the llrillsb Isles In a cordon of
mines and submarines. The Admiralty
Is silent but unofficial utterances in
dlcate that the Kaiser's contemplated
! Invasion Is pregnant with awful possi
jbillties for England. The press Is un
animous in admitting that the Kaiser's
threat Is no idle boast, and an attack
along the lines suggested will beyond
I doubt place England in a precarious
situation Despite the universal con
I eern. it Is the general belief that the
j promised Invasion will not materialize
| MARINE INSURANCE
TAKES A LEAP.
LONDON. Feb. tl.—Llodys insurance
rates are again mounting upward in
response in the German submarine
threat.
Half a million Eagles celebrate to
, night.
RYAN OFFERS TO
BUILD ALASKA
R. R. HIMSELF
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.—Richard
Ryan, the Controller Cay promoter, to
day made a formal offer to Secretary
Lane to himself oonstruet a standard
ffuade railroad to the Copper river
mines and Rering River coal fields.
Ryan stated that the offer was made
in good faith and only awaited the de
sired permission from the Government.
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TONIGHT
Program starts at 8:30 sharp. Danc
ing at 10:00.
FILIPINOS
IN REVOLT
MANILA. Feb. C.—Reports from the
; provinee of Cebu, assert that the re
bellious natives of the inferior have
started an insurrection which, how
ever, is under complete control owing
to tlie prompt action of the govern
ment forces who succeeded in nipping
the revolt before it had assumed
threatening proportions.
TONIQHT
Program starts at 8:30 sharp. Danc
ing at 10:00.
EASTERN ZONE
KAISER WARNS POLES
OF ANTWERP'S FATE.
WARSAW. Kell That the Kaiser
is sparing no effort In his ultcnipl<-d
conquest of Roland is indicated by tin
t dropping of numerous small bombs
from aeroplanes flying at a great
height above the city each of which
contain printed circulars warning the
1 Polish people that the fate of Antwerp
| will fall upon their heads If they con
1 tlnue to resist foollshelv the German
i arms.
RUSSIANS DISCLAIM
FEARS OF WARSAW'S CAPTURE.
PETROGRAD, Keb. C.—The Russian
Government claims to have no fear
that the German forces under > 1.1
Hlndenberg will be able to capture
Warsaw and the results of thy unpre
cedented lighting of the last few days
is considered as absolute assurance
that the Germans cannot succeed It
is pointed out that the German forces
although making slight gains at times
were not able to nmve when the Rus
sian concentration was complete and
Id many case9 they were forced lo fall
back after every charge upon the im
pregnable lines with dlsasterous losses
as sole reward for their efforts.
Tho bulletins detailing the terrible
slaughter have filled the populace with
anxiety and alarm and grave fears are
felt that the Russians cannot hold the
city.
The general staff has issued a sinte
ment reassuring the anxious peoplo
and stating that the Czar has over two
million men In the vicinity of Warsaw,
most of which nro In a position to op
pose every foot of the German advance.
RUSSIANS CLAIM
GENERAL SUCCESSES
PETROGRAD, Feb 6.—The Czar’s
government Is much pleased with the
situation along the entire front. The
enemy have obtained no particular ad
vantage at any point despite the ter
rific efforts of the past few days and
along the Southern front have met
with decided reverses The Itusisan
troops have met the German offensive
near Warsaw with a series of counter
attacks which seriously threatened the
German flank and completely cheeked
the forward movement on Warsaw
Farther south the Russians have
crossed the Bsura river and dislodged
the Germans from their positions and
have greatly hindered the enemy's
operations by destroying the bridges
across the Nida. Fighting has also
progressed satisfactorily at other
points and the enemy compelled lo as
sume tho offensive. German and Aus
trian troops numbering three thousand
have been captured In the Carpathians.
RUSSIAN SUBMARINE PREVENTS
BLOCKADE OF RIGA.
PETROGRAD, Feb, tl.—Tho Moot of
submarines recently released in the
B&lttc are most effectively combating
(
the German efforts to blockade tbe
port of Riga.
RUSSIANS REPORTED
DEFEATED NEAR JACOBINY.
VIENNA, Feb. i. I tisputehes front
tbe Rukowlna district state that the
Austrian aiinies bate administered .l
se\ e i e defeat to the Russian I'ulveS
operating in lower liukuwlnu and they
rre now in full retreat to the Carpu->
thinns following m engagement near
I jacotdny.
TRANS-SIBERIAN ROAD
l TRANSPORTING MANY
9UPPLIES TO RUSSIA.
lit lNG Ktt.VG, Feb k The Trans
Siberian railwav is again running full
blast Tlie line is now smoothly trans
porting vast amounts of war supplies
from all parts of the world for the use
of Russia. Late consignments include
thousands of rllles and ammunition in
great quantities all supposedly from
Japan
TERRIFIC MINE
EXPLOSION
WHEELING, Ya . Fob. H.—Six arc
dead and a score Injured by a terrific
mine explosion which took place today
adding another chapter to the long list
of American coal mine horrors The
explosion, as usual, canto without any
warning and the men who had no op
portunity to escape
JAP GRUISER
TOTAL WRECK
SAN DIEGO, Fob. « The Japanese
cruiser Asama which struck an un
charted rock during a gale id' the
lower California coast yesterday is re
ported to be a total loss, the vessel
being completely wrecked. The crew
[was rescued by several vessels which
were in the vicinilv
SPECULATION RESPONSIBLE
FOR BREAD RISE.
CHICAGO, Feh 6.- In response In
the public clamor against the recent
raise in the price of bread the Chicago
Bakers Association today declared that
the advance in price from live to six
cents pcrloaf was due solely to the
withholding of grain from the markets
by the wheat speculators. The Associ
ation contends that there are many
thousands of bushels of wheat that are
not allowed bo reach the grain irmrknts
TONIQHT'8 THE NIQHT!
Eaglo Hall, 8:30
Balcony Admiaiaon 50c
! WESTERN ZONE
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GERMANS FIGHT
'FURIOUSLY ALONG YSER.
PARIS, Feh t; The allies along thi
IYser today again bore the brunt of (lie
enemy's fury Ibrown against tin- allied
line with terrific impetus The Ger
mans are fighting desperately and
hurling regiment after regiment into
the shot-swept vortex before [lie allb-s
trenches The allies have successfully
| withstood the German attacks although
It is admitted that sheer weight of
i numbers at times threatened to breuk
through the weak natural defenses re
lied upon at several points General
Joffre lias given his entire attention to
the allied defense at this point and has
moved large forces to the scene during
the day in expectation of a contlnu
anec of the German efforts to reach
the coast. The slaughter is said to
exceed that of any previous battle of
Gtc war along the yvostern zone
ALLIES RUSHING GREAT
GUNS FOR USE IN SPRING
LONDON, Feb. a The allies are
straining every faculty to have enough
great siege guns ready to meet the ex
pected onslaught of tin* Germans in
the early spring. Hundreds of the
giant guns arc expected to line the
allied lines in France and Belgium be
fore tlie snow leaves thus enabling th
armies to successfully combat the Ger
mans with their own yveapons and
methods Every military arsenal
throughout ihc Empire is preparing
ammunition preparatory to the com
mencement of the spring campaign
ROME REPORTS GERMANS
ACTIVE IN EAST.
ROME, Fell. 2fi. -The supreme strug
tjlo in the Eastern war zone still con
tinues according to Berlin dispatches
received here ntid It Is stated that the
Kaiser's mighty army, aided by scores
of giant howitzers is gradually gnaw
ing its way through the heavily man
ned trenches and gun pits of the Bus
sinus and is slowly creeping up on
Warsaw.
The dispatch states that tile opera
tion of the German howitzers is greatly
impeded by the heavy snows, causing
considerable delay to the German nd
vnnee
GERMAN ARRESTED AS
DYNAMITE SUSPECT
PARIS. Fell i, v plot to dynamite
the French line steamship La Cham
pagne is thought to have been frustrat
ed by the arrest of an alleged German
spy on the arrival of that vessel at
Corrunnn, Spain, from Mexico. An
examination of the suspected man's
effects resulted in the discovery of
five dynamite tginitis .concealed in a
steamer trunk
Mrs. Bartlett announces that her
her dancing class will mast every Wed
nesday and Friday at K. K. hall from
now on.
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GENERAL WAR
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ITALIAN SENTIMENT
STILL FOR WAR.
Ro.UK. Feb t, Although Ilia nn«J
■ ui Uci tor mobilisation is still withheld,
jhulujluiia ul I oacl \ IS Is Still i oil tin ue tu
concentrate In the towns ami villages
throughout the Empire In anticipation
of ilie liiml call which u is believed will
not be long postponed.
i lie war sentiment continues un
abated throughout ail Italy and Lg ap
parently increasing with each passing
dav The pitciiiclsts continue active
hut have been compelled to suspend
street meeting owing to Hie hostile
demonstrations of the public.
MADRID PAPER PREDICTS
ENTRANCE INTO WAR.
MADRID, Feb. ti,— El Mundo, Hie
leading paper of Hie Conservative press
today editorially predicts the entrance
of Spain into Europe's mighty war
The article declares that the safety
of Spain and Portugal are both de
pendant on the defeat of the Oernutu
armies before Paris during the early
summer and It is emphatically de
clared that Spain must cast her lot
with Prance with the coming of spring
or perish with her downfall at the
hands of the Germans
JAP WARSHIP SEIZES
NORWEGIAN SHIP.
T< >Kl< >. Keb. ti Japanese warships
have seized the Norwegian steamship
Christian Roars bound for San ETan
Cisco An examination of the vessel's
papers disclosed serious Irregularities
causing the Japanese commanders to
hold her In detention
ST ATI STIC AN 9 SAY GREAT
DECREASE POPULATION JULY
ROME. Kelt fi. Statistical author
ities predict that the population of
Western Europe, and Russia and per
haps tin Balkan states will show an
actual decrease it the end of July
owing to the heavy death tolls of th«
t batik Helds and the greatly decreased
birthrate of those eountrie.s now In
volved in the worlds most horrible war
LANE EXPECTS TERMINAL
DECI8ION THURSDAY
WASHINGTON. Feb ti. It was
given out by Secretary Lane that be
expected that the Alaska railway ter
minal would lie selected by Thursday.
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT1
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Balcony Admielson 30c
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