VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 35
COMPENSATION ACT UPHELD
GERMANY RESUMES ON RUSSIA
STRIKE THREATENS TO TIE UP ALASKAN CANNERIES
PACKERS REFUSE
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Alaska Packers .Association Threat
ens bo Turn Over Plants to Gov
ernment if Union Persists
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.—Nego
tiations for an agreement between the
Alaska Packers Association and the
Fishermen Union over a new wage
agreement for the coming season have
reached a deadlock, with little appar
ent possibility of the parties to the
dispute coining together on a new
scale of prices.
J. K. Arnsby, at the head ol' the
packers, threatens to turn over the
company's packing plants to the gov
ernment, rather than agree to what
he terms the unreasonable demands of
ihe men.
The differences were by agree
ment turned over to the Food Ad
ministrator for agreement.
The men ask a vastly higher wage
for working in the canneries, and also
demand a larger sum for fish caught.
HISTORIAN IS NEAR
DEATH AT MISSOULA
MISSOULA. Mont.: W. H. Bing
nam, historian, of Coldwater, Mich.,
and once a Montana newspaperman,
is expected to die within a week as a
result of poison which he took here
yesterday afternoon, it became known
iast night.
Bingham said yesterday he took
lie poison by mistake. When he first
i-alled for help, however, he said, “not
so mind about a doctor, I ni going to
cross the great divide.”
Bingham came to Missoula about
a month ago to gather material for a
history of the state. He worked in
Montana as a newspaperman in the
90’s.
Special music at the Empress to
night.
F. J. Cox, representing the West
ern Dry Goods Company, was an out
going passenger on the Evans for Ju
neau.
TWO GOOD GAMES AT
TOURNAMENT EAST NIGHT
In the billiard tournament at the
Pinson last night, Thomas Selby and
Hartan Keesler, the Prospector Twins
played the first game, the honors go
ing to Selby by five points. Both play
ers adopted the Alphonso and Gaston
stunt, urging the other to take the
game and thus cement the friendship
between the “Twins.” Five was the
highest run made in the game, and
Referee Golden states that four and
a half of these were scratches. The
game was close enough to afford a
lot of amusement to the spectators.
George Relnke, who is playing the
gatne of his life the past few days,
took the second game from W. S. Bon
nifield, defeating the legal light by
a few points. Both men played the
game from the start, but made small
averages, 56 frames being played be
fore the decision was given to Reinke.
Jake Hepflnger, the three-cushion
expert, will play Dan Wilsey tonight.
Dan has been taking private lessons
under C. H. Golden, and claims that
he will carry off the honors with ease
while Hepflnger la equally certain
that he will beat Wilsey. It will1 be a
good game.
The second game will be between
the rival Jewelers, C. 8. Wheeler and
George Rein^e, and will be for blood.
Mr. WhbeW at one tftne was cham
test will develop.
HOI.SHKVIK1 AND
Kl'MAN'lA AT OPTS
PHTROGRAD: The Bolshevik! gov
ernment. says an announcement from
the semi official news agency, decid
ed to break diplomatic relations with
Rumania when temporary detention
of the Rumanian minister here failed
to stop the “Rumanian offensive."
The council of people's commissaries
has issued the following orders:
“First, that diplomatic relations be
broken and that Rumanian represen
tatives be expelled from Russia.
“Second, that the Rumanian gold
reserves in Moscow be seized, the
country being responsible to hold it
and to return it to the Rumanian peo
ple.
"Third, that the former command
er-in-chief of the Rumanian front,
Lieutenant General StcherbatchelT, be
declared a rebel against the revolu
tion and an enemy of the people, and
is hereby outlawed."
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Rev. George John Zinu, rector of
the Episcopal church at this place and
at * . i, _ __ the rail
road city last night on the steamship
Admiral Evans. Rev. Zinn reports
things quiet to the westward but
looks for a revival of industry in the
spring. He held services at Latouche
1 while absent.
The steamship Curacao arrived in
i port this morning and will take a
cargo or ore from the Granby to the
j smelter at Anyox. The Granby is turn
i ing out a large quautity of high grade
| ore, and will probably install a large
! concentrating plant this spring.
i Gus GilHs. representing the Nation
al Grocery Co., of Seattle, was a pas
‘ senger to Juneau on the steamship
! Evans.
ANOTHER KAII) ON CONDON
LONDON, Feb. 19. Another fleet
of enemy planes appeared over the
i city last night, but were driven off be
j fore they inflicted any damage. There
I were no casualties.
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EVANS SOUTH CAST NIGHT
The Steamship Admiral Evans ar
| rived from Kodiak and the westward
I last night about ten o’clock. Rev.
George John Zlnn was a returning
passenger. Those departing on her
were Wm. Geary, S. Wickes Merritt,
Gus Gillis, F. J. Cox.
Do not miss the special music at
the Empress tonight.
JESSIE L. SIMPSON
of the senate forolfn relation* coftmltt
tooJ'M'Jfta r**on.« In Mil ff -90
to Uk* frtoit.* She *haa ^coeptod a
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GERMANS PLAN
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Prisoners Taken Tell of Mysterious
Tanks to In- Kinployed in Assault
—Attack Kxpected Soon
BRITISH HEADQUAKTKKS. Feb.
19. A great German offensive is be
ing planned, by the Germans, and as
far as the British are concerned can
be delivered at any moment, as the
officers in command believe that any
attempt tiie Germans can make can
be checked with serious losses. It is
believed the assault will come on the
sector between Arras and St. Quen
tin.
Prisoners taken state that a new
style of mysterious tank will be em
ployed by the Germans, and that the
attack will occur farther south than
planned for by the allies. From in
formation gleaned from German pris
oners ami other sources It is expect
ed that the attack may he delivered
a.t any moment now, and the allied
troops are keyed to a high tension
awaiting the general assault.
SPECIAL MUSIC TONIGHT
Special music will be rendered at
the Empress tonight for the great
drama, “Destiny: or the Soul of a Wo
tmtn."
RULES AGAINST
SECKETAKV OE LAHOK
WASHINGTON: The supreme
court has held that the secretary ot
labor has no jurisdiction to arrest
and deport Chinese aliens on the sole
grounds that they are found in this
country in violation of the Chinese
exclusion law, but that deportation
can only be ordered by the United
States commissioner or a district
court.
THESE GIKIjS FORSWEAR
SILKEN HOSE DI KING WAR
SPRINGFIELD. Mo., Feb. 19.—
Good-bye. silk hose- Farewell, kid
gloves
This is the ultimatum of Spring
field high school girls, who will for
sake the wearing of silk stockings and
kid gloves as a war measure.
Beginning Monday, nothing but
cotton gloves and cotton stockings
can be worn by the high school girls
according to their agreement.
“This goes,” the girls say. “Cot
ton stockings will be worn until the
war ends—-even to parties.”
BREWERY DOING GOOD BISINEHS
The Valdez brewery Is putting out
a substitute for beer which has met
with instantaneous popular approval,
and Manager Otto Haering reports an
excellent business, shipments being
made on every boat to all points of
the territory. Mr. Haering's brew is
much better than the product of the
States and 'repeat orders pour in, and
It looks as If the brewery would do a
larger business than in the manufac
ture of beer.
PRIZES KOR SCHOOLS
Territorial Superintendent of the
Schools Henderson, has inaugurated
a contest between the schools of Al
aska. To the scholar turning in the
largest sum tor Thrift Stamps before
May 16, a handsome banner will he
presented to the school. Each scholar
must earn the money himself to se
eure the award. .The oonteet started
February 1 and nrill end May 16. This
gires Valdes schools an opportunity
to secure a handsome banner and also
helV7n™haWwhft.'- ‘ ^
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I Big Drive for Petrograd lias Begun
to Force Holsheviki to Agree
to (ii-nnun Peace
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| BERLIN, Feb. 19. Extensive war
j operations have been resumed against
j ltusia. a large force of Germans hav
i ing crossed the Dvina river, the war
i office announced. The resumption of
! hostilities arose over the refusal of
! the Holsheviki government to sign the
• separate peace compact with the Ger
| man and Austrian government. The
! Holsheviki declared that while a state
i of war no longer existed between tie*
■ two countries. Germany's terms made
1 it impossible to sign the separate
i peace agreement.
i Premier Trot/ky. in an address to
the Holsheviki executive committee,
outlined for the first time Germany's
startling peace terms, which Russia
i refused. They included the retention
!of Poland and Lithuania. Riga, the
island of Moon, at the gateway of the
Gulf of Finland, and the payment by
Russia of four billion dollars war in
demnity.
The premier stated that no trade
I relations would lie established with
Germany, and they could, get food
from Russia only when they revolted
from the obnoxious rule of the kais
er and joined the proletariat.
I'0.\I,S TO NKWt ASTI.K
That the government is indulging
in its favorite habit of carrying coals
to Newcastle is evidenced by an in
cident of recent date. The steamship
Admiral Kvans discharged a cargo of
coal at Seward, for the commission,
notwithstanding that the railway has
been in course of construction to tlie
coal Helds for two years, and had the
short gap between the terminal city
and the mines been connected up Al
askan cities cou 1<1 now he using Mat
anuska coal.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATES
KILE DECLARATIONS
VV. J. Henry, of Anchorage, has fll
; ed his declaration of candidacy for
j the Territorial Legislature on the So
' cialist ticket to be voted on at the
coming primary election in April. Dr.
I E. F. German, also of Anchorage, has
i made a similar declaration-of candid
] acy for the territorial senate on the
Socialist ticket.
Both of these men were candidates
for the same offices at the last general
election, and received a large vote in
i Anchorage, but outside of that dis
trict their vote was light and they
failed of election.
PHIZES GIVEN DANCERS
AT THE EAGLE BALL
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The Buffet has offered a handsome
prize to the best gentleman waltzer
at the big ball to be given by the Eag
les Saturday night, for the benefit of
the Red Cross and the Plnzon has
also contributed a prize to the best
lady waltzer. The nature of the prises
will be announced later.
George Swanson, who is suffering
from an attack of appendicitis. Is Im
proving very slowly, the disease hhv
Ing been deep seated aad causing him
much pain. Dr. Silverman IS treating
him at the Valdes hospital.
Dr. & Wlckea Merritt, who has
been a resident of Valdes tor about a
year past, was an outgoing paaeca
ger ou the steamship Admiral Wia4
for TUeoma, where be will practice his
5JI-LKTTKR WORD HI’KLKI)
AT FOK BY VORWAKRTN
—
AMSTERDAM: It was Mark Twain
who made the discovery that the Ger
man language abounded in words so
! long that they have a perspective. His
record of a thirty-seven-letter word is
easily beaten by the Berlin Vorwaerts
which accuses a well known Pan-Ger
man publicist of being a:
“Hungerie Densresolutionsmebr
heitsblssuendebeknempfer.”
To save time, it may at once be
stated that this monstrosity is fifty
, three letters long, and it means "op
I ponent to the bitter end of the (reich
| stag I majority resolution for a hun
! ger peace."
j The assaulted Pan-Geruian has so
far refrained from replying ft) the ac
cusation in suitable terms. Paper is
probably too scarce in Germany.
| BRITISH lt \ll> KNKMY
LINKS AT HOI THOLST
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| LONDON. Feb. lit. An extensive
raid was carried out by the British
last night on the Flanders front near
Houtholst. the war office announced
today. A large portion of the enemy
works were taken and their defenses
destroyed before the allies returned
| to their lines.
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UAI.I.KD TO HKLI* I KKAIXK
LONDON, Feb. 19. A statement
was issued from Merlin today de
claring that movements of the cen
tral powers' troops on the eastern
front was on account of “being called
to help the Ukraine, we are advancing
from the direction of Kovel."
AI.IKX KXKMV AliKKSTKII
MV DKI'l'TV MOSSMAX
Albert Styre. who conducts a pho
tagraph studio tit Anchorage, was
taken into custody on Saturday last
by Deputy Marshal Mossman as a
German alien enemy, and is being
held to await trial on the charge of
sedition, it is alleged that Styre lias
been actively engaged in urging re
sistance to the draft law and other
wise making seditious utterances.
The steamship Latouche sailed this
morning for Anyox, B. C., with 2000
tons of copper ore from the Granby.
OR. VALARIA H. PARKER
"Br, Vslarli H. Parker of Hartford,
Conn., hao the distinction of being the
llrat woman policeman who has boon
given supervision over other Oklte pe.
daemon hr the United States, through
the state’ council ’et doMhoe she was
rsssatly given supervision of fwa state
i department of
about training
rtth mllHtpy and
naval cantors la ConnsctHut. J
, •Mtitp i****?* ii St*'
mm miner
Circuit Court of San Francisco I'p
liold.s Validity of Workmen’s
1 'om | icnsnt ion A cl
i SAN FKANCISCO, Feb. 19 The
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j validity of the Alaska Workmens*
Compensation Act has heen upheld
by the Fnited States Circuit Court of
Appeals in a decision rendered here
| yesterday awarding $1440 under the
| act to J. W. Johnson, a miner for the
| Kennecott Copper Company, who suf
' fered the loss of a foot.
| Johnson sued the company for
damages under the act, and after a
hotly contested case, which was ap
pealed to the higher court, the valid
ity of the act was upheld.
SEATTLE HOLDS
PRIMARIES TODAY
CIi>m> Contest on Between Hi Gill and
Hanson—One Candidate Shot
l>> Masked Thugs
SEATTLE. Feh. 19 The city pri
mary election is being held today, to
(ill the oilices. of mayor, councilmen,
comptroller, and minor offices. Many
contests have developed, the one for
the of lice of mayor being the closest.
It is believed, that Ole Hanson,
candidate for mayor, is certain of el
ection, altlio it is conceded that Hi
Gill, the present incumbent, who is
! making the race will press him hard
for first place.
Just before midnight last night, as
Attorney Ralph A. Horr. one of the
candidates for the mayoralty, was sit
ting in his office going over hi6 cam
paign plans, he was shot and serious
ly injured by one of two unknown
masked men. who made their escape
before his friends could interfere.
Horr was daugerously wounded, the
bullet entering just over the heart
and coming out at the armpit. He will
recover.
KALE DINES SIIC ID EH
PETROGRAD. Feb. 19.—General
Kaledines Hetman committed suicide
at Novo Tcherkask. headquarters for
the Don Cossacks yesterday, during a
session of the Novo Tcherkask gov
ernment, which he was attending. He
has keen a prominent figure in the re
cent war, and was one of the princi
pal opponents to Russia forming a
separate peace with Germany, fleeing
to the Don and enlisting in the Cos- •
sacks in the fight against the Bofshe
viki.
BOATS SWKPT DOWN
OHIO R1VKK BY ICR
PADUCAH. Ky.: Descending ice
gorges in the Tennessee and Ohio riv
ers, converging here today, swept the
winter fleet of packets and other cratt
from their moorings pt up-river
points and in the Paducah harbor and.
carried it on down the Ohio. Appeals.,
for help were heard plainly from per
sons marooned on the ice bound craft;
as they were carried past this city.
A report from Metropolis, 111., said
several packets were Seen standing
on end In the Ice as the floe passed
that place. More than a dosen boats,
valued it more than 1200,600 were
caught In the floe.