VOLUME XIV.
S0WER8Y WINS
OVEN JOHN RECK
TO Sl’t’t’EEl) LATE JOHN G. HEtl)
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Democratic Candidate Leading by a
^ Plurality So Large as to Make His
Election Pertain—Endorsement of
Stand in Delegatesliip Eight.
JUNEAU. March 7.—'The' special
, lection held yesterday throughout
a he First Division for the purpose of
electing a successor to Representative
•dect John G. Heid, deceased, resulted
in a victory for the Democrats.
With all the big precincts but- Two
reported Isaac Sowerby, the Defpo^
cratlc-cand$*te*j£or- tluf'ptistftdn, 'is
leading John Reck by a large plural
ity and his election is positively as
sured.
The large Democratic vote through
out the division is regarded here as a
strong endorsement of Sowerby’s po
sition in the delegateship contest, in
which he y a strong supporter of the
^ontest to give the certificate of elec
tion to Sulzer. Reck was considered
the strongest posisble candidate the
Republicans could have secured.
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*'ongressinan Galloway of Texas Ar
raigns Administration for Deter
mined .Opimsition to Wishes of Con
fess—Says Congress Must Act.
BOSTON, March 7—Opposing ?•
declaration of war against any Euro
pean country, Congressman Galloway
( f Texas at a mass meeting yester
iay called to protest against arming
-teamships, openly criticized the ad
ministration's policy.
Declaration of war against Ger
many he said would be like a hanging
where everybody in the mob wanted
get a .’ hack at the victim.
“Had we not better stand by our
selves ihan stand by the President?”
the speaker asked, after stating Mint
;he citizens would pay the costs oi the
war in taxes. “President Wilson lias
reached the end of his tether and it
is now up to Congress to act. Let us
^pive them our opposition to help their
decision.”
Ke stated that tu* newspapers
■were not houest," saying that many
were subsidized by munitions makers.
■ Let the American people speak out
and set a Christian example. Do not
let Congress think that the newspa
pers portray public opinion.”
Oj Airship Destroyed; Fourteen Dead.
* BERLIN, March 7.—Fourteen men
were killed by the destruction of the
French airship reported in yesterday's
official communication to have been
brought down by the German defen
sive fire.
Anton Eidfc, superintendent at
Reward for the Alaska Road Commis
•don. accompanied by Mrs. Eide, were
through passengers on the Alameda
for Seward.
Tomorrow evening at the Emprev
in Eagle Hall the following fine pro
gram will be shown: Pathe News, 4
act drama "The Commanding Offi
cer.” And “Bug-House Bell Hops,"
comedy.
■p, WANTED—Position by expert mill
man with exellent references as amal
gamator on copper and silver plates.
Haapy with tools, especially in wood
work. Inquire at Prospector for K.
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Submarine in v aldez Harbor.
Might create a little excitement but
it would be as nothing compared to
the feeling which will be experienced.
4 on the night of the 17th of Mar:h,
St. Patrick Ball. One thing will hap
pen after another that night.
Tickets on srle everywhere In Val
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RUSSIAN'S AND GERMANS
FIGHT AGAINST WOLVES
PETROGRAD, March 7.—A wolf
-,unt in which both Russian and Ger
»n soldiers joined, is described in cor
espondence from the Polish front.
Parties of Russian and German
icoots met recently and were hotly
engaged in a skirmish when a pack of
ivolves dashed upon the scene and st
acked the wounded.
Hostilities were suspended at once
end Gormans and Russians instinct
ively attacked ♦he pack, killing about
lifty of the wolves. After the huiP
the soldiers separated, each party re
turning unmolested to its own tren
ches.
LITTLE CHANGE
AVOIDING BREAK
AUSTRIA STANDS BV GERMANY
Austrian Note Advocates Avoidance
of Proscribed Zones by Neutral
Vessels —Hints Armed Merchant
Ships May Be Deemed Pirates.
WASHINGTON*. D. C., March 7.—
Administration officials hold out lit
tle hope of avoiding a diplomatic
break with Austria. While the text
of the Austrian note has not been re
ceived. telegraphic advices state that
Austria will undoubtedly back the
German submarine policy and her re
ply to the American note champions
an avoidance by neutral ships of the
proscribed zones instead of a compli
ance with the American request that
warning be given all steamers before
sinking. The reply also significantly
states that armed-merchant ships may
be considered as pirates and dealt
with accordingly.
CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO
MURRAY AND CORRIGAN
The territorial canvassing board
lias issued certificates of election to
Joseph A. Murray of the Third divi
sion, Republican, and Phil Corrigan,
Democrat, of the Second division, as
members of the Territorial Legisla
ture. This fills all the vacancies in
the legislature except the one made
vacant by the death of Representa
tive John G. Heid, for which a special
election was held in the First Division
yesterday.
Food Census Begun in Oilcago.
CHICAGO, March 7.—A food cen
sus of Chicago was started today by
the police department. The federal
authorities also contained an investi
gation into the food situation, IT. S.
District Attorney Charles F. Clyne.
making the announcement that the
agents of the department of justice
are seeking evidence on which grand
jury indictments will be brought if
conspiracies to “corner" food supplies
are found. The car shortage situation
had not been interrupted in this city,
at least as far as that concerning
grain shipments.
GEORGE E. BURP.
Captain Assigned to Brooklyn
Navy Yard Soon to Bo Admiral.
Photo by American Press Association.
COURT INSISTS '
TO HASTEN I. W. TRIALS
Trial Commenced Yesterday With
Vanderveer Heading the Defense—
Twenty-Eight Talesmen Examined
and Ten Temporarily Accepted.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 7.—
Judge Ronald, before whom the
trials of the members of the 1. W. W.
charged with murder In connection
with the Everett raid will be heard,
insists upon night sessions of the
court to hasten the proceedings which
commenced yesterday. Attorney Van
derveer, formerly counsel for Logan
Billingsley, the noted bootlegger,
heads the defense, and closely ques
tions the talesmen. Twenty-eight have
been examined and ten jurors have
been temporarily accepted.
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Transfer of Rond and Option oil the
Granite Extension Claims Front
Reiter to Millard Filed for Record
at Commissioner’s Office.
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There was tiled for record in the!
office of the United States Commis-j
sioner Monday a transfer of tlie bond!
and option on the Granite Extension i
claims from E. D. Reiter to Col. B. F. !
Millard. These claims are owned ny
Hamilton, Tatom and associates and
were bonded several months ago to FI.
D. Reiter. There is an excellent show
ing on the property and Mr. Reiter
organized a corporation for the pur- j
pose of working the same, and went
outside several weeks ago. to finance
the company. While in Seattle he
met Col. Millard and negotiations|
were entered into whereby the latter i
took over the bond and option. This |
property adjoins the Granite mine and |
will be worked by the Granite com-]
pany in connection with its original]
property.
AGREE 10 MODIFY
RULES OF SEDATE
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WHEREBY DEBATE IS LIMITED
Conference Committee of Five Demo
crats and Five Republicans Agree
on Change Permitting Senate to
Stop Debate.
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 7.—
A conference committee of the Sen
ate, composed of five Democrats and
five Republicans agreed today on a
modification of the Senate rules
where by a two-thirds vote the Sen
ate may limit debate. A number of
the Senators are opposed to this muz
zling x>t the minority, but Senator
Borah, who is warmly supporting the
change, points out that it will prob
ably only be enforced to prevent a
small minority from balking the will
of a majority of the members.
Thaw Alleged Lunatic
PHILADELPHIA, March 7.—Lu
nacy proceedings were begun in com
mon pleas court here today to deter
mine the sanity of Harry It. Thaw.
Corporal Noakes of the Signal
Corps, arrived on the Alameda from
Copper Center, coming by the way of
Cordova. He will be stationed in the
local office.
Robert Kelsey left this morning for
a trip to the Ramsay-Rutherford
mine.
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TQJM SHIPS
WTI.fi CALI. A SPECIAL SESSION1
Authoriflvely States That In Event
I’ro|>osed Changes Are Made In the
Senate Rales President Will Call
An Extra Session Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 7.- -
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts yes
terday reintroduced the armed neu
trality act in the eSnate, but Presi
dent Marshall sustained the Thomas
rules, and the Senate adjourned. It
trality act in the Senate, but Presi
dent Wilson will do all in his power
to provide merchant ships with arms,
and will call an extra session of Con
gress to effect this if the proposed
change of the senate rules is sustain
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RUNNING FIGHT
WITH SUBMARINE
BIG FREIGHTER MAKES ESCAPE
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British Steamer Foyle Arrives at
Boston With Thrilling Tale of a
Race With German Submarine in
the English Channel.
BOS'KW.' March 7.—The Britisli
freighter Foyle arrived here yesterday
from England, and the crew tells a
thrilling story of an encounter with,
a German submarine in the English
channel. According to the story of
the men the steamer had been under
way but a few hours when she en
countered a submarine in the English
channel, which attacked the steamer,
firing a torpedo at her. By skillful
maneuvering the vessel avoided the
projectile, which sped harmlessly by,
ar.d then commenced a thrilling race
iietween the freighter and her pur
suer. For thirty miles the subma
rine relentlessly pursued the freight
er, but she slowly drew away and the
undersea craft finally abandoned the
chase. The Foyle carried a valuable
cargo for this port. The Foyle is a
vessel of 4147 tons, and is owned by
the Mercantile Steamship Co. of Lon
don.
WILSON BITTER
OVER DEFEAT
OF “ARMED NEUTRALITY" BILL
At Banquet Given at Wliite House In
Honor of Democratic National Com
mittee President Vents Disappoint
ment at Failure Measure to Pass.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 7.—
President Wilson today gave a lunch
eon in the White House in honor of
the Democratic National Committee.
In a brief address the President bit
terly denounced the partisanship
which permitted a few members of
the Senate to set themselves against
the majority to defeat legislation. He
was very bitter over the failure of the
Armed Neutrality bill to pass the
Senate.
GERMAN PERIODICALS
FORCED TO SUSPEND
BERLIN, March 7.—According to
late statistics fourteen hundred and
thirty newspapers and magazines
have been forced to suspend in Ger
many owing to shortage of paper and
other causes.
Former Representative John Noon
of Seward, accompanied by Mrs. Noon,
went through on the Alameda for
Seward, after a business trip to the
States.
TONNAGE LOST BY
ALLIES 4.098, 800
BERLIN, Mar. 7.—Merchant ships
uggregating 1,993.800 tons belonging
to entente and noutral nations has
been destroyed or condemned as
prizes by tpe central powers since
the beginning of the war, it was of-^
fiolally announced today.
Wheat Declines on Rumor.
CHICAGO. March 7.—Reports
the sinking of the Laconia and the do-!
termination of steamship owners to!
keep their vessels in port unless pro-;
tected lowered the price of wheat two,
to six cents per bushel today.
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SULZER HEARING
HADJEMY
TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT
Proceedings to Cause Canvassing
Board to Issue Certificate to Sulzer
Heard Yesterday Afternoon— No
Decision Rendered Yet.
JUNEAU, March 7.—The manda
mus proceedings to compel the Can
vassing board to issue a certifies^ of
election to Charles A. Sulzer. the
Democratic candidate for Delegate t'<
Congress, were heard in the District
Court before Judge Jennings yester
day afternoon. The hearing was con
eluded late and the Judge took the
case under advisement. Up to noon
today no decision had been rendered.
GREAT BRITAIN THREATENS
HOLIjANI) IE STOPS TRAFFIC
THE HAGUE, March 7.—The stop
ping of a considerable number of neu
tral sailings to British and allied
ports has raised an issue between En
land and Holland according to the
Gazette de Holland. The papers says:
“Great Britain has notified Holland
that she must continue her sailings
to English ports as the nation’s very
existence depended upon its overseas
commerce.”
UNCLE SAM IGNORED
CARRANZA’S SCHEME
MEXICO CiTY. March 7.—The re
ply of the United States to General
Carranza's proposal that neutral na
tions stop shipping supplies to belli
gerents was made public last night.
The note does not give a direct an
swer to General Carranza's sugges
tions but simply announces that the
policy heretofore followed by Presi
dent Wilson will not be changed.
I). (Bud) Sergent, the well known
Chlsana mining man, was a passengei
on the Alameda as far as Cordova, en
route to the diggings.
FOR SALE—House and Lot. House
has five rooms, located in best part
of town. Bargain at $350 cash. Alas
ka Investment Co. 2t
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Valdez Miaer. $3.0# per year.
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CHARLES J. VOPICKA,
American Minister te Rouma
nia Asked te Leave Bukhareat.
SENATE .TIED
DEADLOCK REMAINS UNBROKEN
Vote Remains Four and ..Four for
Hubbard and Aldrich—Compromise
Candidate Likely—Senate Adjourns
Out of Respect I .ate .lolm G. Held.
JUNEAU, March 7.—Another vol«
for the president of the Senate w is
taken at noon today. The vote stil!
retrains a tie, w.th four votes each fcr
Hubbard and Aldrich. At noon the
senate adjourned out of respect to
the late John O. Held.
JUNEAU, March 7.—The deadlock
in the Territorial Senate still prevails
with apparently little chance of its
being broken In the near future
Neither side is willing to yield, Hull
bard and Aldrich each having four
votes for the presidency of that body.
It is freely predicted that neither of
these candidates will get the position,
and that a compromise candidate will
eventually be selected.
House Meets Today.
JUNEAU, March 7.—The lower
house ot the Territorial Legislature
met this afternoon at 2 o'clock. U
was planned to name the several em
ployes and then adjourn.
TIL OF GILL
OPENS SEATTLE
EIGHT .Il'RORS BEEN CHOSEN
Mayor Displays Great Interest in So
lection—Court Room Hacked With
Curious Throng — Officials Refuse
to Resign Positions.
SEATTLE. March 7.- The trial ..f
Mayor Gill and Chief of Police Bee
ingham of this city for complicity in
the bootlegging conspiracy, under in
dictments returned l»y a federal grand
jury several weeks ago. commenced
yesterday morning. The case has at
tracted much interest and the court
room was crowded with a curious
throng. At noon eight jurors had
been selected temporarily. Mayor
Gill took a deep interest in the selec
tion of the jury and sat beside his
counsel. Wilson Tucker aiding in the
examination of the talesmen. Mayor
Gill and Chief of Police Beckinghant
have refused to resign their positions
pending the outcome of the trial, and
still continue to perform the duties of
their respective offices.
MINORITY CONDEMNED BY
OHIO £TATE SENATORS
COLUMBUS. O.. March 6.—The
State Senate (Republican) yesterday
unanimously passed a resolution con
demning the action of the minority
Senators in the United States Senate
in holding up legislation through fili
bustering tactics. The parties involv
ed were roundly censured for tli‘ii
course in defeating the President's
legislative program.
FIFTEEN ARE KILLED
IN MINE SNOW-SLIDE
BOISE. Idaho. March 5.—News
reached here that yesterday at Haily.
this state, a snow-slide occurred, kill
ing fifteen and injuring as many. The
bunk-house and compressor house of
the North Star Mine were covered and
the men buried underneath.
Registered Mail Sack Stolen
DENVER, Mar. 5.—Theft of a
pouch of registered mail said to con
tain from $5,000 fo $10,000 and des
tined for San Francisco banks was
revealed by Federal authorities he>e
today. The robbery occurred at the
Sant Fe Railroad station in Tubu
querque, N. M., at about 2 o’clock
yesterday afternoon. A notorious
mail thief, recently released from cus
tody at Topeka, Kans.. is under sus
picion,