Daniels Orders
NAVY MOBILIZED
M)l,I.O\VIN(i MKKTING < AltlXKT
linteiiM* Activity Prevail* in Depart-:
incnl Arranging for rutting 1 Ice!
in l-'igliting Trim—Will Convoy
Merchant men.
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WASHINGTON'. I). \prii <• j
olio wing a meeting of the cabinet j
yesterday afternoon Secretary of the;
Navy Daniels issued a call for the mu-,
'lilization of the navy. Intense ac
Tvity prevailed throughout the de
partment offices as arrangements
were perfected for placing the fleet,
in fighting trim. It is expected that;
ihe warships will he ordered out for
rtuty just as soon as the outfitting is
completed. It has not been given out
whether the warships will be sent to
European waters, or will be employed
m convoying merchant ships through
Hie war zone. It is presumed that
ihey wL|ll be employed largely in the
atter duty, and in patrolling the
■ oast.
ASQUITH LAUDS i
UNITED STATES
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DECLARED WAR ONLV COURSE
^ * No Middle Course Possible and the
liives and Fortunes of Americans
Are Notv Dedicated to the Cause of
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Humanity.
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LONDON, April 7.—Former l're-1
mier Asquith, in an address yesterday,
lauded the United States for the
stand taken against Germany. Every
Driton he declared breathed easier
iiecause of the advent so powerful an
ally into the struggle. War, he said,
•vas the only course letf open to the
United States, in view of the attitude
>f Germany, and that no middle
.•ourse was left open. The lives and
fortunes of Americans, he said, were
now irrevocably dedicated to the,
ause of humanity.
AMBASSADOR IS
ORDERED HOME
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WILL ASK FOR HIS PASSPORTS
Advices from London Through Am
sterdam That Austrian Govern
ment has Ordered Ambassador to
U. H. to Ask for Passports.
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LONDON. April 7.—Advices re
ceived here today from Amsterdam
5tate that Count Von Tarnow'skl. the
Austrian Ambassador to the United
States, has been ordered by his gov
ernment to ask for his passport and
to return home.
IMPORTATION OF
BIRDS ADVOCATED
NEW YORK. April 7.—Importa
tion of birds from abroad to replace
certain varieties that are fast be
coming extinct in this country was
advocated here Tuesday at the third
annual conference of the American
dame Protective Association. It also
was urged that the Government adopt
•Ttniform and sensible laws'* regulat
ing huutln^
Evans Not Reported.
The steamer Admiral Evans had
not been reported at Seward at 10
o’cktck this iqorning. but she is ex
pected to arrive here some time To
morrow.
Fred Kra9mer came up from fchej
Cube mine this morning to spend Sun-1
day in town.
U BOAT MAKES HALIFAX PROMINENT
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After Germany declined for a ruthless submarine warfare England changed tlpe port of call for neutral ships
from Kirkwall. Scotland, to Halifax, Nora Scotia, for examination Here Is where Count von Bernstorff. on the
Frederick VIII hud fn wait while British officers made n thorough search for contraband and spies
ORDERS ARREST
RIANT GERMANS;
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AUK Sl’SPKCTED OF <X>NSPIRACY j
Department of Justice Orders Arrest
of Seventy Germans In Various
Parts of the Country—Several For- j
mer Consular Officers.
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 7. — j
The Department of Justice today is
sued orders for the arrest of seventy
Germans in various parts of the coun
try. These parties are known to have j
been active in behalf of the German;
government since the outbreak of the
war in Europe, and include several
former German consular officers, who
ire suspected of having been impli
cated in the plots to destroy munition
plants and blow up merchant ships 1
carrying cargoes of munitions.
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NEW LIBERTY
BEEUOLLEO
TO ANNOUNCE DECLARATION
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Successor to the Famous Liberty Bell
of History In Philadelphia is Rung
for Thirty Minutes When Declare
, i
tion is Signed.
PHILADELPHIA, April ".—The I
bell in the tower of Liberty Hall, the j
successor to the famous “Liberty;
Bell,’* now hanging in the place of
honor in the hall, was rung for thir
ty minutes when the news was flashed
over the country that the President
had signed the declaration of war j
against Germany.
BISHOPS ASK NEGROES
N0T TO LEAVE SOUTH j
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., April 7.—
Arkansas has suffered little from the
negro migration northward and this
is due, according to Bishop J. M. Con
ner of the A. M. E. church of Little
Rock, to the advice of negro leaders
cf this state. Bishop Conner return
ed recently from a council of bishops
at Hot Springs, Ark., at which the
matter of migration was discussed by
14 bishops. The council of biBhops
will shortly issue a statement urging
the negroes not to leave the south.
Easter Sunday Specials
Banana Special, Orange Ice, Van
illa Cream, Marshmallow Sundae,
Caramel Sundae, at Hunt’s Candy
Kitchen. _
Jack Stanley arrived in town last
evening from Port Wells.
Jack McLaren is a visitor in town
trom the Granby today.
amiiricax consuls
KRTUIIN TO MK\I('(
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 7.—
VVItlulrawn from Mexico several
months ago when relations were
at a breaking point, American con
sular olficers, have been ordered hack
to their districts.
Tile policy of denying passports to
Americans wishing to return to Mex
ico will lie continued however and in
the meantime Americans are advised
hv the state department not to re
turn to Mexico.
geriumTlanes
KOMHAKR KKNT COAST TOWNS
Comparatively Little Property Dam
age Is Occasioned by Uoinbnr»lnr*nt
and No Lives Reports! Lost—
Patrol fleet Routs Uneniy.
LONDON, April 7. —German sea
planes yesterday bombarded several
towns alone the Kentish coast. Only
slight property damage was occasion
ed by the bombardment and no casual
ties occurred. The British patrol
fleet returned the fire of the planes
and caused them to seek safety in
flight.
CONSUL BOPP
ATTORNEY ORDERS ARRESTS
Under Instruction from Washington
District Attorney Preston Orders
the Detention of Bopp and Two
Assistants.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7.—The
Uuited States District Attorney here,
under instructions from Washington,
has ordered the arrest and detention
of former German Consul Bopp and
two Assistants, recently convicted
here of conspiracy, in connection with
explosions and attempts to blow up
munition cargoes and plants.
INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS
HAVE BEEN CALLED OKI
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NEW YORK, April 7.—The Inter
collegiate Association today announc
ed that all the scheduled sports and
contests between the teams from the
various colleges for this season had
been called off. t
Alex Singletary came up last even
ing from the Sweepstakes mine.
John Nelson was an arrival Iasi
evening from Avery river.
ITO RAISE ARMY
TWO MILLIONS
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j (il'IN. SCOTT Wll.l- KCIIMIT IM.ANS
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i Chief of StaiT Arranges for the liais
ing of An Army of Half Million
Within l ive Months ami a Million
Within a Tear.
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, WASHINGTON. 1). April 7.
The War Department has approved
of the plan for an army of two million
men. General Scott, chief of staff,
will submit a plan for the raising im
mediately of an army of a million
men. which will consist of thirty-two
infantry regiments, ffrur cavalry regi
ments and a number of field artillery
and machine gun detachments. Un
| der this plan it is proposed to have
j half a million soldiers assembled
j within five months.
FRENCH RETAKE
I LOST TERRITORY
VIOLENT ATTACK WEST REIMS
I
I sing Hand Grenades With Deadly
Effect the French Violently Attack
Germans and Recapture Positions
l/ist Yesterday.
PARIS, April 7.—A war office bul
letin issued this morning states that
the French troops are advancing west
or Reims, employing hand grenades
with deadly effect upon the enemy.
The Germans have been compelled
to retire before the violent attack
of the French, leaving In their pos
session the positions lost yesterday.
TEUTONS TIKE
MINT PRISONERS
ATTACK ON STOKHOD BRIDGE
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Russian Positiou on Stokhod River
Violently Attacked by Teutons,
Who Defeat Russians and Capture
Nine Thousand Prisoners.
BERLIN. April 7.- The Teuton
forces yesterday made a violent at
tack upon the Russian position at the
bridgehead on the Stokhod river, in
Volhynia. defeating the Russians and
capturing nine thousand prisoners.
prospector ads bring result*.
liOMI IS FOUND ON
OKAY'S HARBOR HKAUH
ABERDEEN. April 7. According
to H. B. Hinton of Westport, who ha«
been making assays, gold in paying
quantities can he found in the sands
along the Grays Harbor beaches. The
essays showed from $1.27 to *4.$5 of
gold iii a cubic yard of sand, but it is
so tine and there is so much oil in
the sand that it is impossible to get
it out with the methods known at
the present time.
i CURA DECLARES
STATE OF WAR
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I’liAX SEIZURE OF GERMAN SHII'S
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Advices Itecelved by the State l>e
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pnrtment at Washington States that |
the Unban Uhamlter of Deputies I
Declare u State of War.
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WASHINGTON. D. ('.. April 7. (
Advices received by the State Depart
ment today front Havana state that1
the Cuban Chamber of Deputies has
declared a state of war existing be
tween Cuba aud Germany, and that
the government is planning to seize
three German merchant ships intern
t
ed there.
WILSON ISSUES
PROCLAMATION
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I'RGKS SI PI'ORT GOVERNMENT
President Sets Forth Causes Leading,
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to War and Asks Support of the j
People—.Newspapers Ap|*eal to the |
Patriotism of Nation.
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WASHINGTON. D. C\. April 7.
Yesterday afternoon President Wil-j
son issued a proclamation setting
tortli the causes leading up to the dec- j
laration of war against Germany, and ;
calling upon tlie* American people to j
support the war measures and the;
government. The Eastern newspapers
this morning published the i’resi-;
dent's action and appeal to the patri-j
otisin of the people to stand firmly he- j
hind the government in this critical I
period.
ALLIED FLEE! I
IS WITHDRAWN
WILL JOIN EUROPEAN FLEET
Washington Advised That the French
and British Warships Patrolling the
Atlantic Coast Have Been With*
! drawn—U. S. WUI Take Up Duty.
WASHINGTON. D. C\, April !.—
It is reported that the warships of
the Entente Powers, which for a num
ber of months have been patrolling
the Atlantic to protect merchantmen
from attack by German submarines
and commerce raiders, have been or
dered to join the European fleets. This
indicates that the Entente Allies will
leave the patrolling of the Atlantic
seaboard to the vessels of the United
States navy.
Gasoline Explodes.
Gasoline in the bilge of the Graham
& Clarke launch at Cordova exploded
recently setting Are to the craft and
severely burning Tom King, the engi
neer, who was immediately removed
to the hospital.
Freighting Into Chlsana.
D. C. Sargeant, the well known
mining man, left McCarthy recently
for Chisana with a two-ton outfit and
will work his plaper claims on Skook
um Gulch this summer.
BRAZIL LIKELY
DECLARE WAR
'IAV JOIN THU CMTKII STATUS
Sentiment in Country Is Strongly li
I'avor of Taking Skies W ith I'liitod
States—>liai ter \im Debated li.
lira/iliuli t ollgross.
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WASHINGTON. !) April T.
Advices received lore thi* morning
•rom Kio da Janeiro state that Brazil
Is seriously considering entering the
war with the I'nited Slates against
Germany. The sentiment throughout
the country is strongly in favor of
such a step and it is probable that a
declaration of war will be made with
in a short time. The matter is now
being discussed by the Houses of Con
gress. and action will undoubtedly be
taken within a few hours.
GREAT RUSH TO
ENLIST IN NAVY
KKCK KITING OK KICKS AKK III HA
llcports Sent to Department State
tliat 714 Have Unlisted In Past
Twenty-Kour Hours and That Kush
Still Continues.
WASHINGTON. I). C.. April 7.
The declaration of war against Ger
many has resulted in a tremendous
increase in the number of naval en
listments. The rush started almost
immediately following the actual dec
laration. and within the past twenty
four hours the various recruiting of
fices have reported to the department
the acceptance of 714 recruits. The
rush shows every sign of continuing,
and it is expected the full naval com
pletent will i>e filled within a short
time.
RERUN PARERS
- DERIDE U. S.
CONTINUE I N FRIENDLY TONE
Government Officials Make No Com
ment On the Situation and Are Ap
parently Indifferent to the Declara
tion of War.
BERLIN', April 7.—The newspa
pers here still continue their un
friendly comment against President
Wilson and the United States. They
deride the declaration of war against
Germany and state that America will
regret her entrance into the struggle.
The government officials remain sileDt
and apparently indifferent to the ac
tion of the United States.
GERMAN RAIDER REPORTED
IN INDIAN OCEAN
TOKIO, Japan, April 7.—An offi
cial aunounesment of the presence of
a German raider in the Indian ocean
preceded receipt of dispatches here
today detailing the destruction by this
craft of the unidentified steamer Ft
kai Maru en route to India.
Australian naval authorities were
quoted in advices here as declaring a
German raider equipped with aero
planes had been lurking in the vicii
ity of Colombo since the latter part
of February
UTAH UNIVERSITY MEN
ORGANIZE BATTALION
SALT LAKE CITA’. April 7.—A
military battalion for use in case of
war has been formed by students at
the University of Utah. Major Gen
eral Wood lias been petitioned for
rifles, ammunition and an army offi
cer to Instruct the students.