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LAJIOST WON
SUIT 1EK1T
RUBY, March 10. The third annual
Ruby Derby was run yesterday under the
management of the Ruby Kennel Club over
the Ruby-Long City course, a distance of
sixty miles, for a purse of $525, divided into
prizes of $300. $150 and $75. There were
only three entries for the race, and the
teams finished as follows:
Lamont . 5 :44 :50
Minock (a native). 5:52:50
George Carl. 5:58:04
The trail was in splendid condition, and
the weather was ideal for racing.
GERMAN CONSUL ARRESTED
ON CONSPIRACY CHARGE
SEATTLE, March IS. Or. Wilhelm
Mueller, the imperial German consul in this
city has been arrested on a charge of con
spiracy in attempting to purchase from em
ployes of the Seattle Construction A Llrv
dock Company information regarding sub
marines which have been shipped in
knocked-down form to British Columbia.
He W3S released on $1,000 bail.
Immunity Does Not Apply
WASHINGTON, March 18. The arrest
of Consul Mueller at Seattle is the first
instance of the kind that has occurred since
the formulation of the treaty between Ger
many and the United States in 1871, which
makes consuls immune from arrest except
ing on criminal charges. The present case,
however, involves an alleged criminal act.
Ambassador Protests
SEATTLE, March IS. The German em
bassy at Washington has protested against
the arrest of Mueller. The latter declares
the charges are ridiculous.
Investigation Ordered
WASHINGTON. March 10.—The govern
ment has ordered the departments of state
and justice to ascertain the circumstances
connected with the arrest of the German
consul at Seattle.
FAMOUS AIR NAVIGATOR
MEETS INEVITABLE END
SAN FRANCISCO. March 15— In the
presence of thousands of visitors to the ex
position, Lincoln Beachey, the famous aero- ,
naut. met death today.
While executing a sensational perpendicu- j
lar dive in a new monoplane, the machinery I
broke and he dropped three thousand feet J
jnto the water and was drowned. His body
was recovered.
A recent newspaper article says of |
Beachey: “When Lincoln Beachey, a son ;
of San Francisco, on the occasion of his ,
home-coming after beating all world rec- i
ords as a daredevil looper of 999 loops, per- j
formed two entirely new and death-defying
w stunts over the completed palaces of the
Panama Pacific International Exposition, it
was his aged mother who for the first time
waved him on to fresh achievements. Mrs.
Beachey held a place of honor 435 feet up
in the air, on the tip top of the wonderful
Tower of Jewels. From this aerie she was
able to watch every erratic move of her
daredevil son. She cried out only once.
That was when he wrote the figures “1000”
against the clouds, high above the two miles
of completed exhibit palaces, significant of
the looping of his one thousandth loop.”
GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER
TO FIGHT, RUN OR INTERNE
NEWPORT NEWS, March 15. Two
British and two French warships are wait
ing outside the three-mile limit for the
German auxiliary cruiser Prince Eitel Fred
erick which put into this port last week to
make repairs and to escape capture.
To Guard Against Outrage
NEWPORT NEWS. March 18.—Owing to
the fact that threatening notes have been
received, precautionary measures are being
taken against attempts to dynamite the
German auxiliary cruiser Prince Eitel Fred
erick
THAW LOSES HIS FIGHT
TO REGAIN HIS LIBERTY
NEW YORK, March 16.—Harry Thaw
will not be sent back to New Hampshire.
His attorneys swore out a writ of habeas
corpus and the hearing was held last. Fri
day. The judge decided that Thaw had
never been liberated from Matteawan.
Another Appeal Filed
NEW YORK, March 18.- -Attorneys for
Harry Thaw today filed an appeal to the
supreme court against the removal of their
client to the asylum.
WORK ON ALASKA RAILROAD
CAUSES RUSH TO NORTH
SEATTLE, March 14. -Hundreds of per
sons are going to Seward in expectancy of
securing work on the Alaska government
railroad. Politics is said to be now playing
a great part in the construction prelimi
naries.
Many persons profess ot believe that lit
tle work will be done this season, while
Jack Dalton claims that work will be
started from Ship Creek, and that the road
will be built to Matanuska.
TURKEY MAKES OVERTURES
FOR GREEK NEUTRALITY
ATHENS*, March 15.—It is stated here
that Turkey has renewed her offer to re
nounce in favor^of Greece her claims to all
islands in the Egean sea now occupied by
Greece if Greece will remain neutral.
Advices received here state that Greek
families at 5 sman are being massacred by
the Mussulman soldiers.
Urges Abandonment of Neutrality
ATHENS, March 15.—Former Premier
Venizelos has issued an appeal to the new
government to abandon the neutrality
policy.
FLEETS BOMBARDING DARDANELLES DRIVEN BACK;
BRITISH AND FRENCH VESSELS MEET WITH DISASTER
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LONDON, March 19.—The admiralty announces that
the British battleship Irresistible and also the battleship
Ocean have been sunk by the Turkish batteries in the fight
ing attending the bombardment of the Dardanelles de
fenses. No statement is made regarding the fate of hte
crews.
Vessels Sunk and Fleet Driven Back
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 14. -Two British destroyers, carrying
seventy-live men eaeh, have been sent ot the bottom of the Dardanelles
bv the Turkish shore batteries. Two m re sweepers, also two British
warships have been damaged. The Turks have forced back the entire
fleet.
News Confirmed
LONDON, March 14. The disaster ti> the allied fleets in the Dar
dandles has been confirmed.
Fleet Reinfoirced
LONDON. March 15. More British warships have been ordered to
join the Dardanelles fleet.
Powerful British and French Vessels Damaged
BERLIN March 16.—It is reported here that the British warships
Agcmmenon.’ Lord Nelson. Cornwallis and Dublin, and the French ships
Bouv.il, Suffern and Sappir have been damaged in the Dardanelles fighting.
Enormous Guns Being Placed
ATHENS, March 16.—Advices received here state that the Turks are
placing guns’of enormous caliber on the heights near Scutari to defend
the Bosphorus.
Bombardment Subsiding
CONSTANTINOPLE. March IT. The activity of the allied warships
is b'ing limited to demonstrations. Only unimportant operations in the
Dardanelles are being undertaken.
Smyrna’s Fortifications Repaired
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 19.—The recent withdrawal from
Smyrna of the British fleet has given time for the repair of the fortibca
Turks Bombard Theodosia
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 19. The Turkish fleet is bombarding
Theodosia, Russian Crimea, on the Black sea. The shipyards and several
Russian torpedo boats have been set on fire.
French Battleship Sunk
CONSTANTINOPLE March 19.- The allied fleets resumed the shelling
of the Dardanelles forts’today, which replied, sinking the French battle
ship Bouvel, with 650 men aboard whose rescue is uncertain. The allies
are* reported to be withdrawing.
French Submarine Lost
; ON DON March 19.—A French submarine is reported to have been
lost in the Dardanelles while attempting to sink the Turkish cruiser > dint.
CRUISER DRESDEN MEETS FATE
LONDON, March 15—The German cruiser Dresden,
which has been a source of much worry to the British naval
authorities through its operations in the Pacific and South
Atlantic oceans, and which has been reported destroyed
on numerous occasions, has at last been sunk, according
to an admiralty statement, near the Juan Fernandez islands,
by the British cruiser Glasgow, aided by the auxiliary
cruiser Orma and the steamship Kent. The action which
resulted in the destruction of the Dresden was short, and
she soon hauled down her colors and displayed the white
flag. She was much damaged and was on fire. Her maga
zines exploded as she sank. The crew was saved. Fif
teen of them, badly wounded, have been landed at Val
paraiso.
Was Not in Neutral Waters
VALPARAISO, March 17.—The German assertion that the Dresden
was in neutral waters when she was sunk has been disproved by the
finding of the hulk, say British officers. The Germans claim they were
attacked while lying at anchor in Cumberland bay.
| Armed Liner Also Sunk
VALPARAISO, March 19.-The officers of the British cruiser Orma
confirm the report that they sank the armed German liner Navarra off
the Argentine coast.
British Naval Base Bombarded
BERLIN, March 19.—It is reported that two German aviators have
! bombarded the British arsenals at Sheerness, the British naval base on the
| coast of Kent.___
EFFORT TO ISOLATE GERMANS
LONDON, March 15.—Orders were issued this after
noon putting into effect a blockade against the whole North
sea coast of Germany. The cause of this unusual action
at this time is said to be to prevent the exportation or im
portation of any commodities from or to Germany through
Holland or the Scandinavian countries. The order becomes
effective immediately.
Order Very Elastic
LONDON, March 16.—The blockade order declares that there is no
intention of capturing ships, but only of securing their cargoes. The order
is made very elastic. ,
It is expected hourly that news of the seizure of the first vessel will be
received.
United States to Make Vigorous Protest
WASHINGTON. March 16. The American note to be sent to the
British government regarding the blockade will be the sharpest message
and most vigorously worded of any diplomatic communication yet com
municated by this country. ,
The position taken by the administration is that the order makes the
United States a party to the starvation of Germany.
The allies are reported to have had spies for months working in la- ,
coma. Seattle and San Francisco, gathering information of the movements
of steamships.
Exchange of Notes
WASHINGTON, March 18.—Diplomatic notes, six in number, have
been made public in the correspondence with Great Britain Germany
and France relative to the abandonment of the blockade. All three na
tions believe and contend that they are right. The United States will
lodge strong protests in reply.
IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM
Effective Aerial Bombardment
PARIS, March 15.—British airmen have effectively bombarded
Westende. , . ,
LONDON, March 15.—British airmen are working near Lille.
Monster Howitzers Being Used
PARIS, March 17. The advance on Lille by the allies is being stub
bornly resisted by the Germans. The enemy is furiously bombarding Nieu
port with sixteen-inch howitzers, the shells from which are falling on the
city and demolishing buildings. ,
The warships and monitors continue to bombard W estencle.
The Ubiquitous Kaiser
LONDON, March 18. Kaiser Wilhelm, accompanied by General Von
Falkenhayn,' is reported to have arrived at Lille.
Zeppelin Brings Death
CALAIS March 19.—A German Zeppelin yesterday dropped bombs
here, killing seven persons. The French artillery showered shrapnel on
the invader, hut the damage done to her is unknown.
ON THE EASTERN BATTLE FRONT
German Columns Checked
PETROGRAD, March 15. German aviators are operating in the
Mlwa region, in Poland. The German operations have been delayed by
Russian activities on their front, and also on the flanks. The German
columns moving in the Orzeyo and Omulew valleys have been checked.
Spring Campaign Begins Along Immense Battle Front
PETROGRAD. March 17.-—Active encounters of considerable strategic
importance along the 600-mile battle, front constitute the beginning of
the spring campaign. Engagements are spreading from the River Nieman,
in the north, through Russian Poland, eastward through Galicia to the
River Dniester, and continues with an activity never before seen on the
eastern front since the opening of the war.
Outer Forts at Przemysl Fall
LONDON, March 18.—The outer forts at Przemysl are reported to
have fallen into Russian hands.
German Depredations to Be Met by Reprisals
PETROGRAD, March 19.—Advices received here from Berlin state
that orders have been issued to burn Russian estates and villages, leaving
a trail of devastation. If the kaiser’s forces carry out the threat llie
Slavs will adopt tactics equally as drastic.
Russian Raiders in Prussia
BERLIN, March 19.—The government admits that Russian raiders
have succeeded in crossing the borders of Prussia right at the outskirts
of Memel.
THE SUBMARINE BLOCKADE
Numerous Disasters Reported
LONDON, March 14. The Swedish steamship Anna has been sunk by
striking a mine off Scarborough. The crew was saved.
During the past seventy-two hours seven British vessels have either
been sunk or injured by German submarines. . ,
The steamship Hartdale has been sunk by submarines m the Irish
channel. The crew was saved. , , ,
The steamship Indian Citv. bound from Galveston for Havre, loaded
with cotton, has been sunk off the Scilly islands. The crew was picked up
by a passenger steamer. . ,
The steamship Adenwen was torpedoed off the mouth of Bristol cnan
nel, but reached Cherbourg. , T,
The steamship Floridan was torpedoed m the English channel. Ine
<r( The steamships Headlands and Alusitan were torpedoed off the Scilly
islands. The crews were saved.
The collier Invergile was torpedoed off Cressweli.
The French freighter Augusta Counseil was wrecked by a torpedo in
the English channel. . .
IONDON March 17 - The British steamships Atlanta and Fingal have
been torpedoed and sunk. Their crews are believed to have been saved.
The former was sunk off the west coast of Ireland and the latter on the
Northumberland coasi. . . . , , . „ . i . nn
GLASGOW. March 19.- The British steamship Hyndford ha> been
torpedoed in the English channel. ... , . T • i
The British steamship Blue Jacket, loaded with wheat for Liverpool,
has been torpedoed off Beachey head, but she remained afloat. The steam
ship Glenartney was also torpedoed at the same place.
Inducement to Sink Transports
LEIPZIG. March lo.—A cash reward has been offered to the German
submarine which succeeds in sinking a British transport.
Submarine U-29 Named as Raider
LONDON, March 15.—The German submarine U-29 was the craft
which during the past four days raised so much mischief among British
merchantmen. This boat is more speedy than others. Other submarines
are reported to be working in the English and St. George s channels.
PIONEERSHAVE
BIG MEETING
The semi-monthly meeting of Iditarod
1 -loo No. 10, Pioneers of Alaska, held at
IT at City last Thursday night, was one of
the largest and most, enjoyable gatherings
of that lodge since its organization, nearly
three months ago.
Pome of the details of the igloo’s first
public function—which will take place in
■ i.is city on Saturday night next, March
27—were talked over and all those present
evinced a willingness to help make the af
fair a big success. The committee in
charge have not as yet perfected the ar
rangements, but The Pioneer is informed
-hat the program will contain a great va
riety of amusements—pastimes at which
everybody will find plenty to their tastes.
A large number of applications have been
received during the past fortnight, but
many were unable to appear at Thursday s
meeting. The following old-timers were
obligated and received into the brother
hood: A. A. Burglin. J. W. Hill, Albert
Parmenter, John A. I.und, William Hanlon,
John Handley and James Russell.
Oscar Anderson was elected second vice
president of the igloo to succeed V. C.
Pearson, resigned.
After the meeting had transacted the
accumulated business a recess was taken
while a big and appetizing feast was spread
under the guiding hand of “Heinie” Floh
ck of the Discovery cafe. When that
crowd of "‘old doughs" got through with
“Heinie’s” layout of good things to eat there
wasn’t a real sour one in the whole shoot
ing match. A social session followed the
banquet, and the meeting adjourned about
12:30 Friday morning.
PASSENGERS FOR IDITAROD
SEATTLE, March 14.—Among the pas
sengers on the steamship Admiral Watson,
leaving Monday morning, are W. E. Dona
hue. August Olson, John Kirby and James
Kirby, bound for Iditarod.
MOOSE ELECT OFFICERS
At a largely-attended meeting of the
Moose lodge, held at Flat City last Sunday
evening, officers were elected for the ensu
ing term and other matters of importance
were transacted. The names of the in
coming officers will be announced in a
later issue.__
Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails, $2
can. Iditarod Meat Co.
BRIDGE DYNAMITER HELD
TO DISTRICT COURT
BANGOR. Me., March 19.—Werner Van
Horn, the German army officer who was
arrested for the attempted dynamiting of
the International bridge at Vaneeboro and
who is now charged with the illegal trans
portation of explosives in interstate com
merce, has been held for hearing before
the federal district court at Boston.
PROMINENT WRITER SAYS
WAR MUST SOON END
LONDON, March 17.—Edward Gram
mons, a prominent financial writer, says
the war must end in July through exhaus
tion of some of the belligerents.
NOTED COMMERCE RAIDER
REPORTED TO HAVE SUNK
COPENHAGEN, March 18. —It is re
ported that the German cruiser Karlsrhue
has been sunk by an explosion on board,
and that two hundred of the crew' have
been drowned.
PUNISH ATTEMPTED FRAUD
WITH SEVERE SENTENCES
NEW YORK. March 19.—Richard Mad
den and Gustave Cook have been sen
tenced to ten months' imprisonment each
for trying to obtain an American passport
for Richard Stegler.
LE BALLISTER OUT ON BAIL
SEATTLE, March 14—Captain Le Ballis
ter, the Yukon river steamboat captain who
was recently arrested on a warrant charging
forgery of payrolls, issued at Fairbanks, has
been admitted to bail in the sum of S3,000.
Bail has been furnished, and the captain
will not go North until the opening of river
navigation, on account of the state of his
; health.
GERMANS TENDER INSULT
TO AMBASSADOR GERARD
BERLIN, Feb. 10— American Ambassa
dor James W. Gerard and a party of
Americans attended a theater party last
night, and were made the object of deri
sion by the audience, which launched into
an attack on the United States for per
mitting the exportation of arms to Great
Britain and France. Ambassador Gerard
and the other members of the Americau
party were greatly annoyed.
BERT GREEN IS HOME
WITH CHECHAKO BRIDE
Word comes from Takotna that Bert
Green arrived there on the 11th inst. with
his bride from California, and the citizens
of the Kuskokwim metropolis tendered
them an cld-fashioned charivari. Br.
Green, in response to the insistent demands
of the revelers, made a unique speech, in
which he expressed his pleasure in the
happy event. Other speeches were made
and the festivities wound up with a dance.
PEARSON AND WILSON
SELL LAUNCH BEAVER
Captains V. C. Pearson and James Wilson,
who have operated the gasoline launch
Beaver on the Iditarod river during the
past five seasons on Thursday last trans
ferred the ownership of that staunch little
vessel to Charley Larson and A1 Jones.
ALASKAN A BENEDICT
Jim McCain well-known Northerner and
pioneer of Ruby district, has disavowed that
much-touted single blessedness and taken
unto himself a life partner, according to
a card received by Everest Fitzwater of
Long in a late mail. The card in part
reads: “Married—Mrs. Frances D. Winter
to James N. McCain, at Seattle, Wash, Jan.
20, 1915.” The many friends of Mr. Mc
Cain wish the newlyweds a long lease on
happiness.—Ruby Record-Citizen, Feb. 27.
Mr McCain was a former resident of
Iditarod, and while here he teased a bilious
looking slide trombone in Professor Dra
| peau’s famous silver cornet band.
KITCHENER PROPHESIES
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER
LONDON March 2.—Lord Kitchener de
clares that with the coming of summer the
world will witness a slaughter of such gigan
tic proportions that it will be absolutely
beyond human imaginatio nto conceive the
! awfulness of its immense dimensions. He
i declares that the allies will reach the peak
i of their power by July 1, atm tbat their
i armies by that time will have an immense
I preponderance of power.
; The probable entrance of Italy, Greece,
Roumania and Bulgaria into the arena be
fore that time, while greatly increasing the
awful toll of lives, will make the war
correspondingly shorter. It was his opinion
that the fate of Germany would finally
depend on her defensive ability, as she
was a most formidable foe when acting
solely on the defensive, and yet it was
impossible 10 tell how long she might with
1 stand attack.
1 WASHINGTON CONGRESSMAN
EXPECTS EXTRA SESSION
SEATTLE, March 15.—Congressman
■ Humphrey of this congressional district re
! turned to Seattle today from Washington.
He says it is likely that congress will sit
again this fall, owing to the Mexican situ
ation, and also to financial troubles.1
ITALIAN NAVAL MOVEMENTS
GENEVA, March 16.—It is reported here
that the Italian navy is concentrating at
Taranto.
Warned to Lsaye
PARIS, March 18.—Germans in Italian
territory have been privately warned to
leave.
UNVERIFIED RUMORS OF
ANOTHER TRAIL VICTIM
I _
I The rumor is being persistently circu
' lated along the Seward trail that another
man has lost his life in the same region
where men have been lost in successive win
ters. So far however, there has been
no definite confirmation of the rumors.
As reported here, a foreign-born laborer,
who worked in this district last summer
' and walked out over the trail to the coast
j after the freeze-up, displayed a roll of
I money in Seward and made the statement
■ hat his journey out from Iditarod had cost
him not more than 40 cents. He had
pleaded poverty at the various roadhouses
; and had been fed and housed free under
^the impression that he was destitute. Re
I eently he is said to have started back over
I the trail to Iditarod, making the same
j plea of poverty, but this time the road
: house men refused to believe him and
j he was turned away. It is not known
j whether the man turned back to the coast
! or not, but the impression seems to be
that he wandered off the trail and was lost.
• His name could not be learned.
EX-CLERK McBRIDE’S PLANS
j When asked what he would do when he
reached the Outside, Angus McBride, former
I clerk of the district court at h airbanks,
! told a reporter that he had not decided
' and probably he would not decide until
some time after settling there. His ambi
tion is to go into the mountains and enjoy
the freedom of life there, although he in
timated that in all probability his foot
steps will eventually laed back to Alaska.
Dave Early, the blacksmith, formerly em
ployed by Riley & Marston on Otter creek,
J arrived from Ruby yesterday.
ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON APRIL 6
Two weeks from next Tuesday, April 6,
will take place the annual election for coun
cilmen of the town of Iditarod and for a
member of the school board. For this elec
tion all voters must register, and arrange
ments have been made for keeping the
registration books open at the Miners and
Merchants bank from March 23 to 31, be
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and -t. p. m.
A mass meeting has been announced by
Mayor Baker to be held on Monday. March
29,'at 8:30 p. m., at A. B. hall, for the
purpose of nominating a ticket or tickets.
The present council consists of but five
members, but there are seven to be elected,
the vacancies havihg been caused by resig
nations.
As in all Alaska elections, women have
a vote as well as men, and are also re
quired to register.
ADDITION TO NAVY
NEWPORT NEWS, March 16.—The new
dreadnaught Pennsylvania, the latest addi
tion to the United States navy, was suc
cessfully launcher! here yesterday.
MRS. ROCKEFELLER BURIED
TARRYTOWN, N. Y.. March 15.—The
funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
John D. Rockefeller were held here yes
terday.
SMALLPOX IN PETROGRAD
PETROGRAD. March 18.—One hundred
and fifty cases of smallpox were reported in
this city during January and February.
MAKING MANY ARRESTS
IN THE SPIRIT CITY
SEATTLE. March 11.—The continual re
ports of grafting in the police department
combined with the disclosures following the
arrest, of an officer of that department
some days ago, have resulted in calling
forth the statement of Prosecuting Attorney
Lundin that his office would probe the
charges to the bottom and punish all of
fenders against whom the charges could be
substantiated. The prosecutor intimated
that the department was planning whole
-ale arrests of disorderly women in order
to conduct a thorough inquiry.
BATTLE MAY
DECIDE IT ALL
WASHINGTON, March 19.—Reports
! have reached the state department that
the forces of General Villa and those of
General Carranza are locked in a decisive
battle for control of the Tampico district.
The battle is in progress twenty miles from
Tampico. Villa personally is commanding
28,000 men, while the Carranzaisfs number
25,000.
United States Battleships Arrive
VERA CRUZ, March 15. The United
1 States battleships Georgia and Delaware and
i the cruiser Washington have arrived here
Carranza Respects Wilson’s Request
WASHINGTON, March 15. -Carranza
has put an end to the blockade of Port
Progreso, upon the urgent representations of
the United States government.
Foreigners Want to Leave
WASHINGTON, March iT. Hundreds of
foreigners in Mexico City are clamoring to
the state department for transportation to
j Vera Cruz.
MEXICO CITY, March 18. -Former Pro
' visional President Carranza has returned to
the city and is trying to bring about order
DEATH OF JUDGE NOYES,
FIGURE IN FAMOUS STORY
BARABOO, Wis., March 14. A H
Noyes, who was appointed territorial judge
at Nome, Alaska, in the early days of that
camp by President McKinley, died here to
day.
.Bulge Noyes was one of the central figures
in the sensational novel by Rex Beach.
“The Spoilers,” founded on incidents con
nected with the mining litigation at Nome.
■Tudge Noyes was removed from office, tried
for a felony, convicted and sentenced to a
year’s imprisonment, in spite of tremendous
"political pressure brought to bear to clear
him. He was pardoned by President Me
Kinley after having served one day in the
penitentiary, on the ground of ill health.
IDITAR0D MAN ADDRESSES
SEATTLE ORGANIZATION
j SEATTLE, March 14.—Charles Ross, the
president of the Miners & Merchants Bank
of Iditarod, was one of the Alaskans speak
ing at last week’s lunefoeon of the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce. He claimed that American miners
had been leaving Alaska during the last
six or eight years, and that the work was
now being done by foreigners, who have
no interest in the territory.
CONSTERNATION REIGNS
IN SULTAN’S CAPITAL
LONDON, March 15.- Advices from Sofia
[ state that panic reigns in Constantinople,
and that the city is full of refugees. The
seat of government is to Vie removed lo
Eskisheher, it has been decided. The sultan
and his advisers will leave shortly. The
fall of Smyrna before the end of the week
i is predicted.
SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK
PRAISES PRESIDENT WILSON
PHILADELPHIA, March 18.—Speaker
! of the House of Representatives Champ
Clark, in a speech here last night, eulogized
' President Wilson as one of the country’s
greatest executives. He said that Wilson
! is carrying the heaviest burden ever placed
; upon the shoulders of a President of the
I United States.
RESERVISTS IN ALASKA
ARE WANTED IN RUSSIA
SEATTLE, March 16.—Russian reservists
! in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and
i Alaska have been ordered to join their
colors.
RECORD APPROPRIATIONS
WILL CAUSE BIG DEFICIT
WASHINGTON, March lo. -Chairman
Fitzgerald of the house appropriations com
i mittee says that the appropriations of the
! last congress totaled nearly a billion anil
I a quarter dollars, and that the country
| faces a deficit of $113,000,000.
PROHIBITION BILL VETOED
SALT LAKE CITY Utah, March 19.
After the state wide prohibition bill had
; been adopted by both houses of the legisla
ture, Governor Spry vetoed the measure.
CHALLENGE
| Sture Sternberg, Flat City’s crack-u-jack
j ilog musher, wants to race any and all fast
' teams for the cup of the Iditarod Kennel
■ Club on any date suitable to contestants.
WEEK’S TEMPERATURES
Observations taken at the Budweiser,
i corner of First and Richmond streets, at
6 a. m. each day:
Above Below
Zero Zero
March 14. 1'* .... Cloudy
March 15. a - Cloudy
March 10. :t .... clear
March 1?. h Clear
March 18. 11 —- Clear
March ID. 1 clear
Mutchler's Stage
Has New Schedule
Beginning today (Saturday, March 201,
Mutchler’s stage will leave Iditarod daily at
9 a. m.; leaves Flat City at 3 p. m. This
schedule will be effective until the tram
way is in operation.