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VOLUME XV. no. 82. Telephone Main 46 nom Alaska faic- March 12. 1915. Telephone Main 46 PRICE 25 CENTS
MEXICANS KILL AMERICAN AND INSULT FUG
GERMANS COMPELLED CHANGE POUND FRONT
MURDER AMERICAN
IN MEXICO CITY
WASHINGTON. March 12 -Mexican
affairs have reached u crisis as a result
of the murder of John McManus n foi
iner resident of Chicago, in Mexico City
yesterday.
idapatisi troops are said to have bro
ken Into titc house in which McManus
lived in spite of the fact thut the Amor
ivan Hag was fly irig over the building
hi the time. The action of (lie Zapatist
is said to have enraged the \incrieah
and his violent protests resulted in (.is
death. An ominous silerne prevails in
administration circles and it is felt that
trouble is imminent.
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latest war news in the Nugifet
INTRODUCES MEMORIAL
ON LIQUOR QUESTION
SNOW INTRODUCES MEMORIAL
CONCERNING LIQUOR QUESTION
■ Il'NKAl', March 12. —Nothing of irn
porta nee has transpired in the legisla.
live halls today and the various com
mittens are working hard on many
measures. It is said that over twenty
hills of various Import are under way .
Snow of ftub> has introduced a nient
orinl petitioning Congress to allow tin
liquor question to be settled by bullui
at the next territorial election.
The eight hour till Ik are the subject
of much discussion by the legislator"
ind the general demand for an eight
hour day throughout the territory Is
apparently receiving due consideration
THAW SAYS HE WAS NOT
SANE TIME OE ESCAPE
NKW V< )RK, Aicrch 1 At the re
sumption of the Thaw trial, the de
1 fendnnt. apparently entirely recovered
from the sudden attack of Illness, again
| took the stand In his own behalf, test!
| tying In a clear and well controlled ton.
| concerning his escape from the Mattu
j w'an asylum Thaw stated that tin
1 long confinement in the asylum an.I
much worry had seriously undermine,
tils mentality and that at the time ot
making his e«cape from the state In
stitutlon he did hot believe that tie wan
)in his right mind.
Answering the ijuestlon .is to hi..*
previous sanity he insisted that at the
lime of his incarceration he was sane
I m every way It is reported that the
, prisoner and tils wile, the former Eve
lyn Ni'Shlt. have become reconciled
THAW DEFENSE RESTS.
NEW YORK. March 12.—At the con
clusion of the testimony of the de
fendant, Thaw's attorneys announced
it hat t lie defense would rest
GERMANS COMPELLED TO WITHDRAW
AT MANY POINTS IN POLAND
GERMANS COMPELLED TO
WITHDRAW AT MANY POINTS:
POLAND.
PETROGUAD, March 12 The wa
office bulletins severe fighting east o
I’lock after the enemy had made ai
ineffectual attempt to regain position
of strong stratagetle.il value along tli
lower Vistula. The Russian atlvanc
in th« Piotrkow district, begun sotn
days ago, has resulted in a conslderabl
advance and the Germans have beei
forced back almost to the border o
their own territory The German with
draw.'U along the East Prussian frontte
continues.
The heavy pressure against The tier
man Hues in the Piotrkow district i
causing the Germans much anxiet'
arid heavy reinforcements arc helm
rt -bed to that point in tut effort l
check the Russian movement which i
subjecting the German lines to a fenrfu
strain
A dead lock exists today tlimughou
theG&lician district but heavy tight ini
is In steady progress.
GERMANS ADMIT WITHDRAWAL
ALONG PRU8SIAN BORDER
HEREIN, March 12 • The new Get
ntau advance below the Vistula is to
suiting in victory for the German*
Operations southeast of Ploc-k will
Warsaw ns the. objective, have resultet
favorably and the German wedge i
being driven relentlessly through tit
heavy Russian lines. The Germni
forces along the upper East Prussiai
frontier arc withdrawing In the face o
heavy Russian reinforcements. Tin
Rrssian commanders In this vicinit;
are oxt ra vegan t in their sacrifices o
men in their effort to stop the threaten
ed German invasion. Along the litn
below Augustown the Russians hav
been making desperate efforts but will
little success and the German lines re
main Intact.
GERMANS ABANDON OFFEN9IVI
NEAR SUWALKI.
AMSTERDAM, March 12.—Afte
failing to break through the Russia
lines near Suwalki. the Germans hav
abandoned the offensive in that direc
tion and are concentrating along th
East Prussian border preparatory t
starting a new forward movement be
tween Thorn and Mlawa. The Gcrma
right wing is reported to have move
forward for over a mile in the vacinit
of Piotrkow indicating that Hindeit
berg is attempting another finnkin
movement in that direction.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE OUTER
DEFENSES PR2EMY9L.
PETROGRAD, March 12—Galicia
reports bear the information that tli
outer fortifications of l*i/emvsl na e
fallen into the hands of i ho Russians
after a innu period of desperale assault
r,nnd artillery aetion. Tile report stales
I tliat over half of the yarrison of sixtv
i thousand have heen either killed m
< Hounded dnrinst the months of Hitlitinr,
■ The attempts of the Ai si lo-deinnni
■. fiaces to relieve the besieged * ity hav e
‘ been of no avail and l lie reports stub
• j that it is luit a matter of ilays befor.
i1 the town will be taken The situation
''throughout Oalieitl is reported nitisfm
lory. The territie liuhlim of t tie past
• week alonu the t'arpatltians his result
ed in ihe complete cheek of the ii
I tempted Austrian adiahee
GERMANS AGAIN ADVANCING
IN POLAND.
KKU1.IN, March 1'J. The (lerman
wedge being driven into northern Po
land is making steady progress and lli
lines now reach .nor two in I tea beii
1 Tzunsyz.
\ "b Hiudeubcrg is again pressing on
lhe Russians left and has begun an ad
vance of considerable weight goutb
joast uf Thorn. Genenl Staff bulletins
jstate that main miles of trenches have
I been lost to tile Russians The German
1 aviators have inflected heavy losses on
11lie defenders of the Ossowetz fortres
ses hv dropping many bombs.
GERMANS PLAN TO DESTROY
TRANS SIBERIAN RAILROAD.
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NK\Y YolIK. Mareli 1* A London
tliHpuleh asserts that it has been dla
jeovereil that Hermans in China have
.....‘-let taken to send a ..iruxan into I lie
lower Alunetinria tor the purpose of
dynamiting the tunnels ilotip th.
Trans-Siberian railroad therein des
troying the on I x open hinh way of the
Russians The report states that the
expedition is already on Hie wax and
that llio Russian Siberian troops are
in pursuit.
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NEW MINISTRY ANNOUNCES
GREECE REMAIN NEUTRAL
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ATHENS, March 1The new Greek
(ministry lias issued a. proclamation an
nouncing a police of complete neu
trality, After recounting tie precar
ious financial condition of the nation
owing io the enormous costs entailed
through the prosecution of the recent
Balkan conflict, the proclamation de
clares that Greece is in no condition
to enter into the European war, finan
cially of otherwise.
The declaration is also made that
Greece has nothing to gain beyond the
possibility of acquiring a section of
territory of little value in comparison
with the cost of prosecuting n military
campaign.
The necessity of maintaining pence
jin order to reestablish stable conditions
and build up the stagnated resources,
is declared to lie the primary reason for
the neutral attitude of the government
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(GREEKS HOSTILE TOWARD
^NEUTRAL STAND.
ATHENS, March K. The neutral
stand of the now ministry is looked
upon with open hostility by the masses
or tho Greek people and there is yet a
prospect of open revolt n(gainst the do
eision of the (government. The proposal
of the ministry to rail a special elec
tion is also received with scant favor
hoi lift looked upon as merel' a move
to (gain time
NOTICE.
Don’t forget Holt’s Sacrifice Sale,
Wednesday, Mar. 3 to Saturday March
13. A!) goods at cost, 10 days only.
Tel. Main 96 HOLT'S, 411 Fron»
TWELVE GERMAN SUBMARINES
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOST
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i LONDON. March 1J It is reported
3 from Berlin that of the total number of
- submarines engaged in the blockade of
3 the English Const twelve have failed
3 to report back to the German naval
- base at Cuxhavon, indicating that that
t number have been destroyed. The
1 number given is in excess < f the mini
f ber known to have been destroyed in
- British waters.
5' The loss of such a considerable num
ber of vessels in the short interval of
the blockade is accepted as proof that
the Germans cannot maintain their
offensive for any length of time and It
is considered probable that tlie block -
i ado will bo discontinued,
e Although British commerce 1m suf
fered heavily from the depredations of
tho submarine raids tho general senti
ment is that it is a costly failure for
the flermans.
SUBMARINE ATTEMPTS TORPEDO
LINER LAPLAND
LONDON. March 12. A wireless
from l he Red Star Liner Lapland en
rnute to New York, states that a <!or
man submarine attempted to torpedo
the vessel nt a point some distance off
the Irish coast. Tho submarine is said
to have appeared almost in tho i>atli of
tlie liner and would unquestionably
have succeeded in its object but for tho
prompt action of tho officers in altering
the course when notlco of tho submn
Fines presence was given by the look
put. Many Atnoricnn passengers were
aboard Hie vessel,
DESTROYER FLEET ACTIVE IN
|SUBMARINE HUNT.
LONDON. March Li.—The British
destroyer fleet are again becoming ac
tive in the search for German subma
rines In the North Sen. The losses of
tile last few days have spurred the
Admiralty to unusual activity and all
possible energy is being lent to the task
of hunting down the submarine rovers.
officials of the Admiralty state that
the allies are again prepared to handle
fhc submarines through having learned
much form the earlier raids.
BATTLE BELOW YPRES
CONTINUES UNABATED
PARIS, March 12 -The terrific con
test raging along the loft from Xieuport
!'• belrtw Ballnsso is said to ,'intinln
and has developed into hand to hand
fighting of the most ferocious descrip
tion. The Germans are sparing rr
efforts to retake the ground lost during
the past twenty four hours and are
sacrificing thousands in tie effort to
! regain the coveted positions The bat
tle has raged continuously through the
night.
The British airmen have scrioush
hindered the operations of the Germans
by destroying the railway junctions at
.Monin and Courtra thereby preventing
' in- tJermmi concentration for a renewal
i the attempt to break through toward
11 'uI a Is.
LA BASSE SUCCESS CAUSES
ENTHUSIASM IN BRITIAN.
I.i i.N’IX >N. March 1- —The news a
i the British successes near In Baas*!
a nil Neu-chnpelle has aroused eonsld
B-rahle enthusiasm in England and the
apathetic attitude of the past two
'months lias changed to one of general
| rejoicing The bulletin boards have
j been besieged by enthusiastic crowds
'throughout the day.
TURKS DEFEAT ATTEMPT
TO LAND ARMY
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CONST A N TIN' < il’I.K. .March 12 An
attempts to land an army of twentv
thousand British on the northern shore
of the Gallopoll Peninsula has been
completely frustrated by the Turkish
forces After making several attempts
i to secure a foothold under the fire of
the tleet, the British were driven hank
i to their ships by the Turkish fire
TURKISH GOVERNMENT
PREPARES TO LEAVE
CONSTANTINOPLE
HGl'TA, .March 12. The Turkish con
sulate has boon advised that the Tur
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I Uish government is prepared to ev.o
luate Constantinople at a moment's no
jtlee in the event Hint (tie allied fleet
I forces a passage into the sea of Mar
morn It Is here taken to mean that
Mills preparation on the part of the
i Molsem government indicates that the
iallied ttoet is making steady progress
in the attack on the Dardanelles and
is expected to reach the Inner entrance
it any time
FLOUR ni GnIAP
Bread only Sc. North Pel* •***•<■»
I and Anvil Bakahy
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GERMAN CAPTAIN
HELD BLAMEFUL
Washington, .March 12.- state
officials declare that the investigation
of tho sinking of the American barge
Win. T. Frye by the German cruiser
Prince Frederick discloses that the ac
tion of the Germans wns unjustified
although the international laws pre
mlt the sinking of vessels carrying con
traband. The captain of the vessel is
hold to have been over hasty in his
action of ordering the immediate sink
ling of the vessel.
It is officially stated that unless the
German government makes an apology
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and otters restitution the t'nited State
will protest
GERMANY AGREES FRYE
SINKING UNWARRANTED.
BFKL1.V, March 12. It is stated that
the Berlin government has concurred In
the opinion of the American govern
ment as to the hasty action of the com
mander of the derman cruiser Prince
Frederick. It is also stated that the
sinking of the American vessel was un
warranted. , , ..ij
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