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Army Party Is Attempting To Force
Country Into War As An Ally
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LISBON, March 9.—The failure of
the Portuguese government to enter
the European war after the troops
had been mobilized has resulted in
the republic being torn with internal
dissention. The radicals have formed
a new republic in northern Portugal
and have selected Oporto as the cap
ital. It is feared that a revolution
will follow the establishment of the
new government.
The officials of the republic are
weak and are under the control of the
army party which placed them in pow
er. The army is demanding war but
the government has been unable to
finance the entrance of the country
into the struggle and the warring Eu
ropean nations have failed to provide
the necessary funds. The residents
of northern Portugal are opposed to
the entrance of the country into the
war.
Mill FARE
BEEN ANNULLED
Railroads Must Be Permitted Rate
Which Will Enable Them To
Provide Safety
WASHINGTON, March 9.—The Su
preme Court of the United States to
day handed down a decision which
will be far reaching in its effects con
cerning state control of transporta
tion companies operating within their
boundaries.
The West Virginia law which limit
ed passenger fare to two cents per
mile in the state and set a corres
pondingly low rate for transportation
cf freight has been annulled. The
case has passed through the lower
courts and was appealed to the high
est court, the transportation compan
ies claiming that they would lose
money under the new rate.
The finding of the court is the same
as in the North Dakota case where
the railroads appealed from the state
law limiting them to a rate which
was lower than the cost of operat
ing. The court holds that the rates
must be such as to permit of the
railroads making a liberal earning on
their investments in order that the
'equipment of the roads may be kept
up and the lives of the traveling pub
lic safeguarded.
EIGHT HOUR BILL
IS IITHODUCED
Snow Wants Shorter Hours for All
Underground Diggings—Gus
tad’s New Bill.
JUNEAU, March 9.—Representative
Snow, of Ruby, has introduced a bill
in the territorial legislature making
the eight hour law apply to all un
derground diggings in Alaska.
Representative Gaustad introduced
a bill today requiring Judges to in
struct trial judges before the argu
ments of the different counsel is
heard. The practice is in vogue in
many places and has been found very
satisfactory as it permits the attor
^ neys to make exceptions to points In
the instructions of the judges to the
juries.
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TWO MORE WARSHIPS SENT TO VERA CRUZ
WASHINGTON, March 9.—Provis
ional President Carranza’s reply to
Secretary Bryan accuses the repre
sentative of President Wilson in Mex
i ico City of having magnified the suf
ferlfigs of resident* of that city and
conditions generally.
The note states that Carranza has
issued orders tO General Obregon t(;
evacuate Mexico City and leave it id
the care of the foreign diplomats whc
are so anxious to interfere in the
affairs of Mexico.
CARRANZA ACCUSES PRESIDENT’S REPRESENTATIVES OF MAGNI
FYING CONDITIONS IN MEXICO CITY BUT HAS PROMISED TO
EVACUATE CITY—FOREIGN OFFICIALS TO REMAIN.
The representatives of foreign na
tions in Mexico City have also sent
information that they will stay in the
city provided General Obregon per
mits Of relief being furnished resi
dents or evacuates the city.
As an indication that the United
States is prepared to back up the
warning sent to Carranza tWd Ihore
battleships have been ordered to Vera
Cruz to join the Tacoma and other
cruisers there. The protest to Car
ranza was very emphatic and warned
him that if an improved condition of
affairs in Mexico City did not imme
diately follow that troops would be
landed at Vera Cruz, which is now
Carranza’s headquarters.
It is believed that Carranza was
hastened in his decision to evacuate
Mexico City by the knowledge that
General Villa has turned southward
With his army and will go direct
Mexico City before attacking Tam
pico. Carranza forces in the city are
limited as he has assembled nearly
his entire army at Tampico to de
fend that city against Villa.
W. Ellis left this morning for the
Cliff mine.
RUSSIANS CLAIM GERMAN DEFEAT IN POLAND
PETROGRAD, March 9—The Gei
man force which invaded the Nieman
district. North Poland, has been de
feated by the Russian army operating
from Kavno, after severe fighting and
is reported to have retreated to the
frontier. The fighting was. heaviest
along the south bank of the Niemen
river. The German losses were heavy
and hundreds of prisoners have been
sent back to Kovno forts.
German Offensive Slackens.
The German offensive movement
northwest of Warsaw has slackened
and the Russians have started a
strong offensive west of Piotrkow,
southwest of Warsaw with the object
of compelling the Germans to with
draw troops from East Prussia. The
German forces at Piotrkow have been
driven from their trenches and are
retreating to the Warta river. The
Russians have been unable to make
headway against the Austrian-German
army holding the Carpathian passes
and Grand Duke Nikolas is endeavor
ing to force the Germans to recall the
army which is aiding the Austrians
to hold the passes.
Fleet Destroys Steamers.
Advices from Sebastopol state that
the Russian Black Sea fleet had bom
barded the forts guarding the Black
Sea entrance of the Dardanelles and
had silenced four of the fort’s batter
ies. Eight steamers which were in
the harbor were destroyed as well as
the large coal bunkers which sup
plied the Turkish Black Sea fleet with
coal.
British Collier Submarined.
LONDON, March 9.—The British
collier Pengrave was torpedoed by a
German submarine in the Bristol
channel last Sunday and sunk before
reaching shore. The collier’s crew
was saved.
Shipping Pays Heavy Toll.
LONDON, March 9.—The British
admiralty has published a statement
of the commerce ships which have
been sunk by German submarines and
mines since February 1. The heaviest
toll has fallen on neutral shipping as
the British lost fifteen ships and neu
tral nations twenty. The tonnage of
the neutral ships was nearly double
that of the British.
Airships Attack Ostend.
LONDON, March 9.—A fleet of al
lied airships attacked Ostend early
this morning and dropped scores of
bombs into the fortifications being
built by the Germans before being
driven off by the German airmen. The
extent of the damage is not known
but it is believed to be heavy.
Severe Fighting Near La Bassee.
LONDON, March 9.—The early
morning report from Paris states that
severe fighting occurred on the road
between Arras and Lille, near La Bas
see, where the British troops are
holding the trenches. The fighting
was close and bayonet charges were
frequent. Both sides are reported to
have suffered heavily.
French Claim Gains.
PARIS, March 9.—The French
forces have steadily gained ground in
the Champagne country and have cap
tured a number of important posi
tions. Reports from Lorraine indicate
a lull in the warfare there.
Bulgaria Is Divided.
PARIS, Majch 9.—Advices from
Bukarest are to the effect that Bul
garia is divided in opinion as to
which side to favor if she enters the
war. The army is being mobilized
secretly by the government but the
populace are declared to be opposed
to the country’s entering the struggle.
Two More Forts Silenced.
PARIS, March 9.—Advices from the
allied fleets bombarding the Darda
nelles state that two more forts have
been silenced but that a number of
the attacking warships have been
damaged by the fire from the guns of
the forts. The largest warships have
taken positions in the Gulf of Saros
and are throwing shells into the forts
across the peninsula.
EVELYN APPEARS
IN THAW TRIAL
NEW YORK, March 9.—Counsel for
Harry K. Thaw, on trial for conpir
acy to escape from the Matteawan
asylum, have summoned Evelyn Nes
blt Thaw, his former wife, to testify
in the case. It is reported that Eve
lyn will favor Harry in her testimony,
to the effect that she does not con
sider him insane.
PARLEYWITir
INDIANS FAILS
Forty-eight Warrior*, Shilding Alleg
ed Murderer*, Ready for
Attack.
DENVER, March 9—Efforts of gov
ernment agents and Indians friendly
to the whites to induce the band of
Piute Indians who are aiding Tse-Ne
Gat in evading arrest tin a charge of
murder have failed, according to re
ports received here from Bluff, Utah,
today. Navajo scouts have report
ed to United States Marshal Nebeker
that the squaws and papooses in the
band of fugitives have been taken to
a place of safety across the San Juan
river.
Forty-eight warriors, headed by
"Old Polk,” father of Tse-Ne-Gat, and
“Old Posey,” are said to be intrench
ed in what is known as Butler’s
Wash., a few miles southwest of Bluff,
and are prepared to resist the posse
of federal deputies. Marshal Nebe
ker, it is stated, will make another
attempt to surround and capture the
Indians with his present force, and
will not ask for federal troops for
the present at least.
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HAHNS DROP
SEWARD PROJECT
New York Capitalize Are Doubtful of
Wiedom of Their Selection
for Branch.
SEATTLE, March 9.—The Seattle
Times last night printed a special
message under Washington date line
regarding the Alaska railroad. The
Times correspondent verified the
report that Boland had stated that
negotiations for the purchase of the
Alaska Northern by the government
had been abandoned. The counsel for
the bondholders of the road regard
ed the matter as definitely settled
that the government would not buy
the Alaska Northern road.
The message conveyed the informa
tion that the Harriman National Bank,
of New York, which recently announ
ced its intention of establishing a
branch at Seward, Alaska, has drop
ped the plan for the present. It is
also reported that Mrs. Harriman, who
recently signified her intention of
erecting a library at Seward, as a
memorial to her deceased husband,
would defer further arrangements for
at least one year.
NORTH DAKOTA
LAW ANNULLED
WASHINGTON, March The Un
ited States Supreme Court has an
nulled the North Dakota statute
which provides that railroads must
make long and short hauls of lignite
coal at the same rate. The Supreme
Court holds that no transportation
line can legally be compelled to do
business at a loss.
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K!f CANNOT
FILL CABINET
War Spirit la Too Strong In Greece
To Be Overcome By King
Conetantine.
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ATHENS, March 9.—M. Zalmas,
governor of the banking system of
Greece, has declined the invitation of
King Constantine to form a new cabi
net to fill the places of the officials
who resigned because the king refus
ed to sanction the entrance of Greece
Into the European war.
It Is asserted that King Constan
tine will be unable to form an anti
war cabinet and that a rebellion,
which may cause the overthrow of the
monarchy, will result from a contin
uation of his present attitude. Before
resigning the minister of war issued
orders for all Greek reserves to re
port to their commands and the
troops are being mobilized despite the
efforts of the king. The situation is
regarded as very critical and precau
tions are being taken to prevent the
royal family from an attack.
SALOONS CLOSED
ON ELECTION DA!
Judge Fred. M. Brown, of the fed
eral court, has Issued an order that
all saloons within Valdez, Seward and
Cordova be closed during election
day April 6th, from 12 p. m. on the
preceding day until the time the polls
are closed at 7 o’clock p. m. on elec
tion day.
The United States marshal’s office
has notified all saloons of the order
and will see that it is implicitly obey
ed.
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BIG FIGHT AT
HAVAJHPRIL 3
HAVANA, March 9.—The promoters
of the championship fight between
Jack Johnson and Jess Willard have
announced that arrangements had
been perfected to hold the contest at
Havana on April 3. Johnson was
afraid to enter Mexico as he would
t>e extraditable from that couuntry on
the charge of white slavery.
MO ER LODE ORE
VERY HIGH GRADE
Shipments To Smelter Averaged
Nearly 50 Per Cent. Copper In
Addition To Silver.
The Mother X,ode copper Mines
Company, of Alaska, has Issued a re
port covering the shipments from
their mine which reached the Tacoma
smelter on January 21 and Feruary
8. The January shipment amounted
to 275,135 pounds of ore and gave re
turns of 14.45 ounces per ton of.sil
ver and 48.32 per cent, copper; val
ued at $12,269. The February ship
ment of 418,739 pounds of ore yielded
11.45 ounces of silver and 42.64 per
cent, copper; valued at $16,404.90.
The net settlement by the smelter for
the 693,874 pounds of ore was $28,
673.90.
A recapitulation of the ore ship
ments from March 4, 1914, to Feb
ruary 8, 1915, follows: Total amount
of ore shipped, 1,901,277 pounds; cop
per produced therefrom, 934,170
pounds; silver produced, 14,016 oun
ces; smelter settlement, $91,191.45.
The ore averaged 49.13 per cent, cop
per and 14.74 ounces silver per ton.
F. M. Vaughn left for Shoup bay
yesterday.
SIEGE WHE
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Strong Armies Are Pitted Against
Each Other As On the West
ern Battle Line.
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GENEVA, Alarch 9.—The lighting
in the Carpathian mountains between
Russians and Germans and Austri
ans is rapidly becoming very much
like siege warfare, according to dis
patches reaching Geneva from points
near the line of battle.
These messages declare that since
February 18 more than 200,000 men
have been fighting hand-to-hand in the
Carpathian trenches without making
any material advance. The wounded
are pouring into Ungvar and Eperies
in Hungary.
A chief officer of the Austrian med
ical department is authority for the
estimate that 70 per cent, of them
will be invalids for life. A majority
of the men at Swidnik were wounded
in the head by blows from rifle butts,
and 20 per cent, of them will be eith
er partially or totally blind. Many of
the wounded lay for days in the cold
before being picked up.
SUBMARINE CREWS
HELD FOR MURDER
British Admiralty Asserts Methods
Used By Germans In Sinking
Ships Is Barbarous. *
LONDON, March 9.—The British
admiralty has announced that the
crews of the two German submarines
which were captured last week will
be held for murder, the trial to take
place after the war. The prisoners
were not sent to detention camps with
other German prisoners of war, but
are being confined to the tombs.
The admiralty holds that the meth
ods used by the German submarines
for sinking commerce ships Is in vio
lation to all accepted international
law regarding warfare on the seas.
/The submarines are not equipped for
saving the lives or the passengers and
crews of the commerce ships which
they destroy. It Is asserted that the
crews of the submarines have made
no attempt at rescuing the struggling
victims of their raids and that such
survivors as were saved were pick
ed up by fishermen or neutral ships.
BOUGHT VOTES
FOR 25 CENTS
Hard Times In Chicago Has Caused
Price To Drop From Customary
$2.00 To Meal.
CHICAGO, March 9.—Four officials
of the election held last November
were indicted by the federal grand
jury here yesterday. During the
probe a number of witnesses testi
fied for the state that they had sold
their votes for small sums of cash
and even for meal tickets and lodg
ing. Several of the men declared
that they had been paid 25 cents for
their votes.
Nearly a score of the officials are
under Investigation by the grand Jury
and it is charged that they represent
ed a ring which was organized for
the purpose of bringing fraudulent
voters to the city and voting them.
Indictments have also been returned
against a number of repeaters.
Jim O’Brien left for Shoup bay yes
terday.