THE WINDY Gin
Steal Auto and for Three Hours Hold
Up Wealthy Auto Parties and
Stores In Business District.
CHICAGO, March 5—The business
heart of the city was terrorized for
three hours last evening by four des
peradoes despite the fact that forty
motorcycle policemen and the entire
police force were endeavoring to
check their raid.
The desperadoes stole an auto from
in front of a hotel and began stopping
other auto parties which displayed
signs of wealth. Six autos were held
up and the occupants compelled to
give up their money and jewelry. The
bandits then visited two stores and
robbed the cashiers of the day’s re*
ceipts.
The news of the holdups and raids
spread like wildfire and jewelry stores
and other business houses closed
their doors and placed armed watch
men on guard. The bandits eluded ev
ery effort of the police to apprehend
them and made their escape in the
stolen auto.
LOST MONEY III
GAMES OF DRAW
California Justice of Peace Is Arrest
rested for Embezzlement of
$20,000 of Fines.
LOS ANGELES, March 5.—A sen
astion was created here this morning
when George Melrose, a prominent
citizen and former justice of the
peace was arrested on a secret indict
ment returned by the federal grand
jury on the charge of having embez
zled $20,000 of the funds which pass
ed through his hands.
Melrose has confessed to the short
age and declares that he lost the
money playing poker with other mem
bers of a prominent city club. He
states that he was able to escape de
tection as he took the money from
the funds collected from fines.
The arrest of Melrose has renewed
the war of certain newspapers here
which have been criticising the chief
of police for permitting gambling in
the clubs.
HIS THEFTS
TOTAL $100,000
PHILADELPHIA, March 5—Thefts
of diamonds and jewelry valued at ap
proximately $100,000 have been traced
to Ernest Shandau, who was arrest
ed in this city three weeks ago, ac
cording to Detective John T. Mad
dock, of New York, who arrived here
today with requisition papers to take
Shandau back to New York for trial.
Shandau’s thefts, according to the
detective, cover a period of a little
more than two years. With the excep
tion of about $10,000 worth of jewelry,
which the New York detec*ives re
covered in pawnshops of Baltimore,
^Washington, Lynchburg, Va., and
towns in New York state, they say
the money realized from the thefts
has been spent by Shandau in “high,
living.”
"Women have been the beneficiar
ies of nearly all the money Shandau
got from his crimes," said Detective
Maddock today, “and the man’s trail,
which has been followed all over the
United States, is littered with affairs
with women.”
It was a woman who brought about
Shandau’s arrest. He was stopping
at Green’s hotel and was registered
from California, when Detective Cap
tain Cameron received the "tip” that
led to his arrest. It came from a
woman in Washington who said he
had neglected her.
GERMAN SUBMARINES SUNK IN THE CHANNEL
♦
LONDON, March 5—Two German
submarines which attempted to tor
pedo a French torpedo boat destroyer
and British collier in the English
Channel were themselves the victims
of the engagement. One of the sub
marines came to the surface close to
the collier and before the torpedo in
tended for her could be delivered the
collier crashed into the submarine
sending it to the bottom. The other
submarine was rammed by the French
destroyer. The crew of the British
collier will receive a prize of $6,000 of
fered by the British shipowners for
the destruction of a German subma
rine.
U9 Reported Destroyed.
The British admiralty places faith
in the report sent by a correspondent
of the London Times from Holland
several days ago that wreckage be
lieved to be part of the German sub
marine U-9 had been washed ashore.
The German admiralty has not
scratched her from the list but she
is among the submarines which have
failed to return. The U-9 was the
submarine which sunk three British
cruisers near Heligoland last Octo
ber.
Dardanelles Bombardment Continues.
LONDON, March 5.—Reports from
FRANCE HONORS
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.—Jose
phine Redding, a San Francisco nurse
who volunteered for service with the
Red Cross in Europe and served six
months in France, has returned home
■broken in health. She was given the
Legion of Honor cross by the French
government as a mark of regard for
her services among the wounded.
BO Gin IS
DOW Ml INFERNO
Starving Citizens Are Being Encour
aged In Looting and Murder
By Gen. Obregon.
WASHINGTON,! March 5.—Officials
here are concerned over the reports
coming from Mexico City for the past
several days. The supply dlt food is
reported to have been exhausted and
the situation is more critical than ev
er before. The stores, residences and
all business places are being looted
by the starving populace and the riot
ers are being encouraged in their
depredations by Gen. Obregon, the rep
resentative of Provisional President
Carranza in the city. The train and
telegraph Bystems have been demor
alized as passengers are not permit
ted to travel without being held up
and robbed.
General Obregon has asserted that
he will hang a number of native
Catholic priests if their portion of the
ransom demanded from the Catholic
church i not paid within a few days.
It is not believed that Obregon will
■be permitted by Carranza to go to the
length of executing the Catholic
priests but will be content to confis
cate the property of the church in
Mexico, under his control.
In order to keep the peons of Mex
My and other interior places from
going to Vera Cruz, where a supply
of corn has been secured by Carranza
the train service is limited to official
business.
"Uncle am Aroused."
"Uncle am Aroused.” showing war
preparations, horse races, etc., In the
Animated Weekly at the Orpheum to
night, also Edwin August In the
“Taint of An Allen.” A sizzling com
edy hit, “Jealousy and Giant Pow
der.”
- *
/ E. Sundt arrived In town last even
ing from .Port Wells.
ATTACKED FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER AND BRITISH
COLLIER BUT ARE THEMSELVES DESTROYED—CREW OF COL
LI ER WILL RECEIVE REWARD—WARSHIPS STILL HAMMERING
DARDANELLES FORTS—RUSSIANS CLAIM VICTORY OVER AUS
TRIANS IN EASTERN GALICIA AND ADMIT HEAVY LOSSES IN
CARPATHIAN BATTLES—WESTERN ARMIES ARE RESTING FOR
SPRING CAMPAIGN. ,
the allied fleets bombarding the Dar
danelles indicate little change in the
situation. The warships are still bom
barding the inner forts while French
cruisers patrol the outer Dardanelles
to prevent the forts from being re
paired.
Germans Advance Near Arras.
LONDON, March 5.—The night re
port from France states that the Ger
man^ have ^captured a number of
trenches north of Arras after desper
ate fighting. The loss of the trenches
are not regarded as serious by the war
office.
French Begin Offensive.
The French troops In the Argonne
district and Champagne country have
started an offensive movement against
the German positions but have been
unable to force them from their
trenches.
Both Sides Marking Time.
Both the contending armies on the
western battle line are merely mark
ing time until the opening of the
spring campaign. They are resting
and endeavoring to secure advanta
geous positions, the fighting being
confined to small sections of the long
battle front.
No Change In Poland.
PETROGRAD, March 5.—No change
Is reported from the Russian army
operating in North Poland from Grod
no. The Germans are reported to be
assembling a tremendous force with
DELEGATE’S ALASKA SCHOOL
DILL SIGNED DY PRESIDENT
SETS ASIDE FOUR SECTIONS AT FAIRBANKS AS SITE FOR SCHOOL
OF MINES AND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE—GRANTS SECTIONS
SIX AND 16 TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WASHINGTON, March 5—Delegate
Wickersliam’s Alaska school measure
passed the House at 4 -o’clock on
Thursday morning, was immediately
sent to the Senate and after being ap
proved was signed by President Wil
son before congress adjourned at noon
Thursday.
The full importance of the meas
ure escaped the correspondents dur
ing the rush hours near the close of
the session and the bill was reported
•in yesterday’s dispatches as being a
measure to provide government aid
for an agricultural college In Alaska.
The bill wpich had such a speedy
passage is the Alaska school measure
Introduced by Delegate Wickersham.
but which was held up in the Lower
House under protest of Representative
Norton, of North Dakota, who urged
that; a federal commission should be
appointed to visit Alaska for the pur
pose of selecting the site for the pro
posed School of Mines and Agricul
tural College for which the measure
provided.
Delegate Wickersham accused John
Ballaine of being responsible for the
bill being held up in the House as
Ballaine claimed that Seward and not
Fairbanks was the logical place for
the institution.
The measure grants four sections of
lapd at Fairbanks as a site for the
Alaska School of Mines and Agricul
tural College, and sets aside sections
33 in each township in the Tanana
valley for the exclusive benefit of the
institution.
The bill also provides that all sec
tions 36 and 16 in each township in
Alaska be reserved for the benefit of
a universal school system to be es
tablished in Alaska as in all other ter
ritories and states.
New York Anti-Alien Labor Law To
Be Decided By United States
Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—The Un
ited States Supreme Court has sus
>
pended the law passed by the New
York legislature prohibiting the em
ployment of alien laborers on public
works in that state. The New York
supreme court sustained the law but
when carried to the highest court it
was suspended.
The New York law went into ef
fect immediately after being signed
by the governor and resulted in chaos
among the big contractors in New
York and other places where foreign
labor predominates. The contractors
appealed to the highest court on the
ground that the law was unconstitu
tional and under the ruling of the
supreme court the law will be inoper
ative until that body hands down its
findings in the case.
CRITICISE THE
GERMAN REPLY
London Editors Consider German Note
l
Reflection On Intelligence of
the President.
LONDON, March 5.—The* London
editors offer severe criticism of the
German reply to President Wilson’s
protest against the blockade. Ger
many’s note is declared to be a reflec
tion on the intelligence of America
•when the German government assures
President Wilson that imported food
stuffs will not be used by Germany
in supplying her army.
It is contended that Inasmuch as
the German government has seized
all grains and meats in Germany that
all importations to Germany, whether
consigned to dealers or otherwise, are
primarily intended for the German
government.
Jack Blake arrived in town last ev
ening from Port Wells to have an
operation on one of his Angers.
a view of crushing the Russian center
and enable them to advance to the
attack against Warsaw from the
north.
Russin Success In Galicia.
In Eastern Galicia the Austrians are
reported to have been trapped by
strategy on the part of the Russian
general who retreated with his army
from the province of Bukowina. The
Austrian loss is reported as very
heavy and many prisoners captured.
Heavy Fighting In Carpathians.
Heavy fighting is reported from the
Carpathians in Galicia. The Austrian
German forces are delivering night
and day attacks against the Russins
and have inflicted heavy losses. Re
ports indicate that the Russians, al
though suffering heavily, have held
their positions. Reinforcements are
being sent to the army battling for
possession of the Carpathian passes
and will clear the way to the invasion
of Hungary.
The manager of the N. C. Co. at
Fairbanks, after making a trip of in
spection over the creeks in that dis
trict, reports that the cleanup next
spring will be the largest for several
years. Every plant on the creeks are
being operated to fullest capacity.
BRINGS GOLD FROM
THE GRANITE MINE
Ray Millard, superintendent of the
Granite mine, has returned to Valdez,
on the B. F. M., bringing a gold brick
valued in excess of $9,000. He reports
that good progress is being made in
the installation of the new machinery
at the Granite and that the new
stamp mill will be working at an ear
ly date this spring.
JAP DIPLOMACY IN
CHINESE SITUATION
Tokio Government Not Likely To En.
force Extreme Steps Is Opinion
of Washington
WASHINGTON, March 5.—Japan
■will not make war on China in order
to enforce the demands she has made
upon the latter, according to the be
lief of the authorities here.
While nothing positively is known
on the subject it is asserted that the
Tokio government will not go to ex
treme lengths, certainly not at this
time. That it will renew diplomatic
pressure upon China is expected.
Further, it may have the assistance
of the Russian and British legations.
Neither of these allieg of Japan feels
that its interests are affected by the
Japanese demands.
On the other hand, Russia and Eng
land want Japan to obtain control of
the iron and coal mines mentioned
in the demands in order that the is
land empire may have a supply of
metal and fuel for the manufacture
of munitions of war for Russia.
It is asserted positively at the Ja
panese embassy that the demands
which have been published are great
ly exaggerated. Moreover, formal and
definite assurances have been given to
the United States that the demands
in no wise infringe the principles of
the open door and the Integrity of
China. With these assurances the
United States must content itself.
Wm. Glendenning is in town from
Wells bay.
Chris Peterson entertained a few
friends to a theatre party last even
ing.
Jack Carroll had a runaway this
morning Ed. Dickey’s horse bolted
with two double-enders and a small
child riding on the sled was thrown,
but fortunately was not injured.
FAIRBANKS MAN
DIES SUDDENLY
Intestinal Trouble Causes Death of
Pioneer Hardware Merchant
of Fairbanks.
FAIRBANKS, March 5.—Henry C\
Hamilton, of the hardware and ma
chinery firm ofBrumbaugh & Hamilton
and one of the best known business
men of interior Alaska, died in a lo
cal hospital Wednesday after a short
illness from intestinal trouble.
Mr. Hamilton was a pioneer mer
chant of the north, having gone to
Dawson in the fall of 1897, when he
engaged in mining. He originated
several machines which have served
to modernize mining of frozen plac
ers. When Fairbanks was struck he
formed a partnership to operate a
hardware and machinery business and
has since established branches at
Iditarod, Ruby and other camps.
He was prominently identified with
the business interests of the interior
and his death is sincerely regretted
by the people of this district, where
he has lited for the past ten years.
PRESIDENT SIGNS
Manager of Pacific Mail Line Declares
That Company Will Be Forced
Out of Business.
WASHINGTON, March 5.—Presi
dent Wilson signed the Seamen’s bill
yesterday afternoon. The measure
was one of the last to receive atten
tion by the Senate before closing.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.—The
president of the Pacific Mail line as
serts that the enforcement of the
Seaflten's bill just passed by congress
will ruin his company as it will cause
the operating expenses of the vessels
to be Increased two hundred per cent.
He declares that every American line
operating to the Orient and"' in the
i South Pacific will be forced out of
business. A strong effort was made
by the shipping interests to have
President Wilson veto the measure,
but he refused.
BELGIUM’S NEED
IS ENOBMOUS
NEW YORK, March 5.—All agen
cies engaged in Belgian relief must
occupy themselves for the present
with the immediate tasks of provid
ing bread for the total population of
Belgium and of supplying all food for
one-fifth of that population, which is
wholly dependent upon charitable aid,
according to the second report of the
relief commission sent abroad by the
Rockefeller Foundation.
This report states also that cloth
ing must be supplied to certain com
munities where the people have lost
their clothing through the burning or
looting of their houses; temporary
shelter must be provided for families
whose homes have been destroyed
and employment must be given as far
as possible to the unemployed. These
relief measures, the commission esti
mates, will necessitate an expenditure
of about J6,600,000 a month.
Weather Report.
Valdez, March 4, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,399
Temperature at 7 p. m. 26
Maximum temperature. 35
Minimum temperature . 11
Mean temperature . 28
Partly cloudy air, wind mrtheast 8
miles.
The Prospector office for job work.