VOLUME XIV. VAI.DKZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MUL'KMJlKIt 2K, 1017 Nl’MIlKIt 20."»
PEACE TERMS
EXCITE INTEREST
Nations Discuss Terms Proposed by
Ambassador < Vrni n—Krencli
Refuse to Consider
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
Russia will formally transmit the
peace terms of the central powers to
the entente governments forthwith,
said a dispatch received from Petro
grad today. In view of this action by
the Bolshevik! government, Russia
virtually attempts to become the med
iator between the Teutonic alliance
and the entente.
Conference Takes Recess
PETROGRAD. Dec. 28 —The Rus
sian and German separate peace con
ference at Brest-Lltovsk took a re
cess today tc meet January fourth,
the place to be named later.
I attic Interest in Capital
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 28.—
No interest is being taken here in
the Teutonic peace offer announced
through Ambassador Czernin.
France Rejects Proposals
PARIS, Dec. 28.—The foreign min
ister announced in the Chamber of
Deputies tonight that France had re
jected the Czernin peace proposals.
England Tarns it Down
LONDON, Dec. 2S.—The achieve
ment of the purpose for which the al
lies are fighting is essential to the
future freedom and peace - of man
kind, said Lloyd George in a letter
which he sent today to the labor con
gress in session. The premier's state
ment Is regarded as the British reply
to the German peace offer.
<THNK8E AND RUSSIANS
BATTLE AT HARBIN
TOKYO, Dec. 28.—In a battle be
tween the Chinese troops and the Rus
sians at Harbin the latter surrender
ed and were disarmed by the Chinese.
KAISER’S CONSUL AT SEATTLE
ARRESTED IN ’FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.—Alex
ander Von Glrsewald, former German
consul at Seattle, was arrested here
today as a dangerous alien, on a pres
idential warrant, according to feder
al authorities, who said he had been
under surveillance since the United
States declared war on Germany,
when it was said Von Glrsewald was
refused safe conduct to Germany by
the United States government.
DRAFT EVADERS
AID GERMANY
Mexican Bandit Raids Into Texas Be
lieved to be German Inspiration
Aided by Draft Evaders
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 28.—The
recent raids by Mexican bandits into
the Big Bend district of Texas are
said to be inspired by Geramns, who
are also operating on the south bor
der with American draft evaders.
VALDEZ SENDS $05.25
TO STAR TOBACCO FUND
From Valdez, Alaska, a check (or
$66.25 came to the Star’s tobacco
tund (or “Our Boys In France." It
came to the Red Cross, and was turn
ed over to the Star, as Indicated.
In addition to this amount, $58.05
was realized (or the (und by the lec
ture o( Protessor Montraville M.
Wood, the inventor, at the Hippo
drome pavilion. The money was given
the Star by the courtesy ot the Hip
podrome Amusement Co., C. Casper
Fisher, manager.—Seattle Star.
ONE KILLED IN EXPLOSION
ON U. 8. SUBMARINE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
News ot an explosion on board the
submarine A-2, resulting In the death
of Joseph Schaffer, chief electrician
of the boat, was received today by the
navy department.
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FRIERD AND FOE SER ED AT Y. IV C. A. KUT
ti ouinlcd Cuiimiiuu soldiers and uieir di'iiiuiu prison -j*. ^« i«i(i.^ coiinoii .mn eheei in the shape of hot cotte#
tnd biscuit at a Y. M. C. A. hut close to tin tiithting Ho*- <»ii tin- west trout.
SOLDIERS EM
SHIFTRMGE
11tody of (Cavalrymen I’ursuo liaudits
and Kill Ten and Wound Twenty
—Recapture Stock'*
MARFA, Texas, Dec. 28.—Ameri
can cavalrymen who took the trail in
pursuit of the body of Mexican ban
dits who raided Texas last week kill
ing a mail carrier at Candelaria, and
running a large body of stock across
the border, returned today having
succeeded in overhauling the outlaws
about twenty miles south from the
scene of their crime. Ten of the ban
dits were killed and twenty wounded,
the soldiers recovering nearly all of
the stolen stock. The band was thor
oughly dispersed and almost exter
minated.
<'AK1UKit PIGEON' HARRYING
GERMAN MESSAGE HAPTl'REII
HALIFAX, Dec. 28.—The capture
of a carrier pigeon, under whose wing
was a message in German, was re
ported to the police today. The pig
eon, probably wounded in the explo
sion Thursday, entered the window
of a home near the burned area. Its
number was “New York No. 29.”
The pigeon was turned over to the
chief of police of Dartmouth, who de
clined to make any statement pend
ing the delivery of the message to
military authorities.
The woman who captured it said
the bird was suffering intensely from
cold and seemed to have come in for
shelter.
HIGH JAPANESE OFFICIAL IS
LINKED WITH HINDU PLOT
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28—A high
official of the Japanese government
was linked with a proposed conspir
acy to foment revolution against Brit
ish rule in India, when evidence was
given today in the trial of thirty-one
alleged conspirators to the effect that
this official has secreted Hlramba Lai
Gupta, Indicted Hindu, now in cus
tody, for four months, while British
secret service and military operatives
searched Tokio In vain for him. The
Japanese official, whose name was not
given, later secured safe passage from
Tokio to San Francisco for Gupta.
This testimony was given by Detec
tive Geo. T. Barwitx, of the New York
police department, who said the revel
ations had been made to him by Gupta
while the latter was in his custody
on a charge of participation in a bomb
explosion.
A bnnch of young people went out
to 8iwash Creek last night skating,
returning ai^a late. hour.
OONVIITH WIIX HKLP
WIN THK WVIl
NEW YORK. Dec. 28.—Plans to
take convicts from behind prison
walls and put them to work to aid
the government in the prosecution
of the war are to be worked out at
a conference of prison experts to be
held in Washington tomorrow. It was
announced here by Wm. H. Wad
homs, a judge in the court of general
sessions.
GERMAN SPIES
TRYJO ENLIST
Former German Cavalrymen and also
Members of Seattle Y. M. ('. A.
are Ordered Interned
SKATTLK. Dec. 2S. Wilhelm
Frederick Klo ami John Forcello, for
mer cavalrymen In tlio German army,
having joined the Seattle Young
Men's Christian Association, endeav
ored to enlist fh the Camp Lewis
forces. They were interned by order
of the President. Both were declared
clever German spies.
PANAMA NOW MAKING
WAR ON AUSTRIA
PANAMA. Dec. 28.—Panama de
clared war on Austria yesterday. The
government, in co-operation with the
canal zone authorities, is interning
Austrians. The zone has now been
cleared of Germans and Andrians, in
accordance with President Wilson's
recent order.
Trade Commission Makes Complaint
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
The first summary complaint ever is
sued by the federal trade commission
was entered today agalnBt the Chi
cago Lino-Tabler Company, which
was ordered to appear here February
4 and answer charges of having vio
lated a voluntary agreement to cease
alleged unfair trade practices. Sum
mary issuance of the complaint con
stitutes a precedent for drastic ac
tion by the commission.
Bad Fire-Narrowly Averted
What might have developed into
a blaze of serious proportions was dis
covered today on the roof of the In
gram & Bush building by Mrs. Jos.
A. Silverman. A roll of waste, blazing
fiercely, was found lodged against
the side of the Buffet, and was exting
uished by the chemicals. Had the lire
not boen discovered and put out
promptly, might have burned a large
part of the town.
Don’t forget the big Red Cross Ball
to be bold in Mooee Hall Monday ev
ening.
BANKS
jy RUSSIA
Soldiers Acting Under Orders Take
Control Capital Including Ameri
ca h Branch New York Bank
PETROGRAD. Dec. 28.—Soldiers
acting under orders from the Minister
of Finance, surrounded and seized all
private banks in Petrograd today, in
cluding a branch of the National City
Bank of New York. Its manager. R.
R. Stevens, was arrested and detained
for a time on account of his refusal
to open the vaults and turn over the
cash to the government. Many bank
directors who were arrested turned
over their keys, but Manager Stevens
defied them.
I'olcs Get lYaining ('tini|>
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.—Use of
th« Fort Niagara training camp, for
merly used for training officers, has
i been given by the war department as
a training camp for recruits being en
listed in the United States for the
Polish army in France. Two thous
and men will be trained there.
Inheritance Law Valid
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 28.—
The Iowa collateral inheritance tax
law levying a tax of 6 per cent on
legacies to citizens of that state, but
20 per cent upon those to alien non
residents, was today upheld as valid
by the supreme court.
U-BOAT SUNK AS IT
CLOSES IN ON PREY
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28.—How
a German submarine was rammed and
sunk by the British liner Tunisian as
the water jphark was closing on its
prey was related by a passenger, Mrs.
Eileen Roberts, an Australian singer,
here today. The Tunisian had 1,400
passengers aboard, fully half of them
children, Mrs. Roberts said. When
the submarine was sighted the cap
tain had the boat swerve, which brot
it directly upon the approaching
craft. There was a crash and the sub
marine was seen to sink, with all on
board, Mrs. Roberts said. The Impact
stove a hole in the bow of the liner
five feet by four feet but the boat
was able to continue to its destina
tion.
Suffragists in Session
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
A meeting of the executive council
today and a conference tomorrow
formed the preliminary work of the
49th annual convention of the Nation
al Woman’s Suffrage association that
formerly opens here Wednesday.
Nearly a thousand delegates are in
Washington for the convention,
.National Fuel Administrator Tells
Governor Cox He Must Not Inter
fere With Distribution
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
Fuel Administrator Garfield today in
formed Governor Cox, of Ohio, that
he would not be permittod to inter
fere with distribution of coal In Ohio
under the direction of the state fuel
administration. Dr. Garfield sent to
Gov. Cox the following telegram:
"I must respectfully request that
you do not interfere with the orderly
distribution of coal in Ohio under or
ders issued by my authority to Homer
W. Johnson, federal fuel administrat
or for Ohio. He has full authority to
act, and F. C. Baird is co-operating
with him. I must insist that the state
authority be not permitted to inter
fere with the action of the United
States fuel administrator.
Any pressing need for coal in Ohio
that Governor Cox can show, will be
met immediately, Dr. Garfield said, by
the fuel administration.
Selzers of coal by tne governor, re
ported in press dispatches, will only
bring confusion and add to the diifi
culties of the situation. Dr. Garfield
declared.
HECTARES WII/SON HAH
DONE CHAZIEHT THING
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 28. — Com
menting on America’s declaration of
war against Austria-Hungary, the
Neuee Wiener Tageblatt, of Vienna,
says: “President Wilson’s sudden
idea that war must be declared
agalust Austria-Hungary on the ex
cuse that she is Germany's vassal is
the craziest of his career as a war
inciter. We are not frightened by his
declaration of war. That Mr. Wilson
should think he knows us better than
we know ourselves makes us laugh."
DELEGATE SULZER
APPOINTS CADETS
—
.Nome uud Seward Youths Receive Ap
pointment for West Point—Both
Roys art' Alaskan*
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oec. 2S.—
Delegate from Alaska Charles A. Sul
icf today nominated Peter Sather, jr.,
of Nome and Donald J. Lechey of;
Seward for cadets at West Point.
Their alternates are R. D. N. Suth
peu of Ketchikan and Millard O. Mu
rene of Seattle.
SURGICAL DRESSINGS
NEEDED BY TROOPS
NEW YORK. Dec., 28.—“A serious
calamity and a national disgrace are
inevitable,” of surgical dressings are
not Bent to France with all possible
speed, according to a cablegram from
Major Grayson M. P. Murphy, head
of the American Red Cross in France,
which was made public today by head
quarters here of the American fund
for French wounded. “Nothing In the
sitnatlon here Is as Important," the
cablegram reads. “Surgical dressings
must be sent in millions.
PALZER’S FATHER GETS
FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
FERGUS FALLS. Minn., Dec. 28.
—Henry Palzer, who shot and killed
bis son, A1 Palzer, heavyweight pug
ilist, several weeks ago, was sentenc
ed to five years in the state peniten
tiary by Judge Parson in the district
court here.
A total eclipse of the moon occur
red last night starting at 9:65 and
ending at 1:18. The first apparent
contact of the moon'B limb with the
shadows was 72 degrees from the
north point of the moon toward the
east. The last contact was 56 degrees
from the north point of the moon to
ward the east. The eclipse was visible
from all points In North America.
Another eclipse will take place to
night.
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| Have yon jela'eS the Red Crow?
IJAPAfl WILL ASSIST
I HER ALLIES
Emperor Doclares tluU Nippon Will
CiMiprratu to the l-'ullest Extent
With Entente Powers
TOKYO, Dec. 28.—Thu emperor.
In a speech Trom the throne today,
declared that Japan stood ready to
assist her allies to the fullest extent.
Nothing was said however, about
troops being sent to the front
PKKHIDENT ( El.KHKATKK
HIS KIKTHDAY TODAY
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 28.—
President Wilson is celebrating his
birthday today.
HAII.KOADH TAKEN OVEK
AT NOON TODAY
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec 28
The railroads wore taken over by the
government at noon today.
Id SONS I'ROM ONE HOME
KILLED ON BATTLEFIELD
VANCOUVER. B. C . Dec. 28 - -
Ten sons from the home of Mr. and
Mrs. S. G. Ball of Vancouver have
been killed iu action during the war
it became known here today Mrs.
Ball, a widow with five sons was mar
ried six years ago to Ball, who had
eleven sons. Mrs. Ball served as a
nurse during the Boer war and waa
wounded
HUGH WAVES BREAK
OVER THE ALAMEDA
SEATTLE: The steamer Alameda
arrived recently after encountering
one of the worst storms in her exper
ience. The blnnical compass waa de
molished by a huge wave and tossed
from the pilot house to the whistle
cord, causing the vessel to shriek
long and wild In defiance of the storm
while steaming between St. Ellas and
Port Spencer. A wave went complete
ly over the ship, according to the cap
tain.
Ketchikan Fish Price*
KETCHIKAN. Dec. 28. —Ketchikan
prices at noon December twenty-sev
enth; halibut fifteen and one-quarter
cents; sable fish, four cents; red rock
fish, two cents.
CHEAP RATES
FOR FARMERS
Georgeson, l'. S. Agricultural
Agent, Kays Government Should
(1tea|ien Transportation
SEATTLE. Dec. 28.—-Professor C.
C. Georgeson, Agent of the Depart
ment of Agriculture with supervision
over Alaska, in a speech here last
night, stated that the government
should give cheaper transportation on
everything taken into Alaska for the
purpose of farming and materially
developing the country.
BRITISHERS ARE AFTER
RECRUITS IN U. 8.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—British re
cruiting officers today began a drive to
enlist the 175,000 subjects of Great
Britain between the ages of 21 and
31 who claimed exemption under the
United States registration law. Col
onel John S. Dennis, In command of
the western division of the British
Canadian recruiting mission, Instruct
ed depots In all large cities to present
to employers information which It la
said indicates that aliens In this class,
are stepping into jobs made vacant
by the selection of clttxens under thw
draft, and to ask the co-operation of
employers In reaching these men.
The western division, said Colonel
Dennis, has already enlisted 4,00®
men.
Several small boats are marooned
down the bay by the gale which cam*
up early this morning, but will prob
ably arrive In port tomorrow. j