NHUTABT BILL
GOES TO SENATE
'.O.MMITTKK INTRKANKIt Sill
House Military Appropriation Kill Re
ported Out <:f Committee in Senate
With the Addition of S AS,000,000
10 Appropriations.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 9.—
.'lie Senate Committee of Military Af
airs today reported to the Senate the
House Military appropriation bill with
amendments adding the sum of $38.
900,000 to the amount appropriated
iiy the House. The measure carries an
ppropriation of $278,000,000. The
’hamberlain Military bill providing
■or universal service, will be consid
■ red separately instead of as an
.mendment to the appropriation bill.
PLAN TO BUSH -
' LEGISLATION
FOB FINANCING OF THE WAR
McAdoo and the Democratic Leaders
Confer Relative to the Raising of
War Fund and l/oaniug the Allies a
Vast Sum of Money.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., April 9.—
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo aud
the Democratic leaders held a confer
ence Saturday afternoon regarding
the plans for financing the war. It was
lecided to rush legislation in Con
gress eajrly this week providing for
the raising of the necessary money to
•arry on the war, and to loan the En
tente Allies the huge sum of five bil
ion dollars.
MONSTER PARADE
HELDjEHJLE
100,000 SPECTATORS PRESENT
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At Mass Meeting Held in tiie Arena
Last Evening Thousands Pledge
Their Blood and Their Possessions
in Defense of Country.
SEATTLE, April 9.—Fifteen thous
and persons paraded here yesterday
hearing patriotic banners voicing the
loyalty of the people of Seattle to the
President. Fully one hundred thous
and spectators thronged the streets
along the line of march and the par
aders were greeted with enthusiastic
cheers. In the evening a monster mass
meeting was held in the arena, at
which thousands pledged their blood
y and possessions in defense of the
country.
W. R. Florence, a brother of A. L.
Florence of this city, was an arrival
on the Admiral Evans from the States.
| WON’T HAUTE KB AG
BOYS ARK KNPKIXKI*
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SUMPTER, Ore.. April 9.—Because
(they refused to salute the American
: flag eight pupils arc barred from at~
j tending school here and this town has
■rallied to the support of J. W. Kaus
i man, superintendent of schools who
ordered the children expelled. The
I parents of the children barred took
I the matter before the schlol board
which upheld the action of the super
(intendant.
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GERMANY WILL
MAKE A PROTEST
THROUGH THE SWIMS MINISTER
German Newspapers State Govern
ment is Preparing Kick Against
Treatment Accorded Von llernstorlf
at Halifax.
BERLIN, April 9.—The German
newspapers state that the German
government is preparing a strong note
of protest to the United States against
the treatment accorded former Am
bassador Von Bernstorff at Halifa?:,
after he had been guaranteed a safe
conduct by Entente Powers. The note,
will be transmitted to Secretary of
State Lansing through the Swiss min
ister at Washington.
RICHARD GLNEY
PASSES AWAY
—
A FORMER CABINET OFFICER
Secretary of State and Attorney Gen
eral In Cabinet of President Cleve
land Died Last Niglit at Home in
I Boston.
BOSTON. April 9.—Richard Olney,
Secretary or State in the Cleveland
cabinet, died at his home here last
night at the age of 82 years.
He was born at Oxford, Massachu
setts, September 15, 1835. He grad
uated from Brown University with the
degree of A/M. in 1856, and in 1S58
received the degree of LL.D. from
Harvard in 1893, from Brown the
same year and from Yale in 1901. He
was admitted to the bar in 1859, and
has since practiced his profession in
Boston. He was a member of the
Massachusetts House of Representa
tives in 1874, and was Attorney Gen
eral of the United States from March
6, 1893, to June 9, 1895, and Secre
tary of State from June 10, 1895, to
March 4, 1897 in the cabinet of Presi
dent Cleveland. He was tendered the
ambassadorship to England by Pres
ident Wilson in 1913, but declined,
and was also offered the governship
of the Federal Reserve Board, but de
clined that also. He was a regent of
the Smithsonian Institute, a member
of the Massachusetts Historical So
ciety and of the American Philosoph
ical Society.
Practically all the witnesses from
Valdez who went to Cordova to testify
in the Kanitz case, returned on the
Admiral Farragut last evening.
UNITED STATES WILL LOAN
ALLIES FIVE BILLION
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 9.—The United States gov
ernment will loan to the Entente powers, according to plans
nfaw being prepared, the sum of five billion dollars to carry
on the war. While the plans have not been completely ar
ranged, it is believed the loan will be floated in denominations
of $25 and $100. No trouble will be experienced, it is believed
• in placing the bonds, as they will undoubtedly be quickly ab
sorbed by the banks, corporations and individuals. Comptrol
ler of the Currency Williams has issued a statement showing
that the resources of the nation are in excess of sixteen billion
dollars, or two billions more than a year ago.
BRITISH MCE
WESTERN FRONT
DRIVING TOWARD ST. QfFATIN'
—
Terrific Artillery Duel Now in Pro
gress Relieved to .Murk Beginning
of Hindenbuig's Offensive to Break
tiie British Lines.
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LONDON, April 9.—A war office
bulletin issued this morning states
that the British have advanced and
j are now ten miles northwest of St.
Quentin, and have captured two miles
of the St. Quentin road. The advance
in the vicinity of IgiKerre continues.
IA terrific artillery duel now in pro
i gress is believed to presage the be
ginning of a decisive offensive on the
western front in an attempt to break
the British lines and drive them back
I before American co-operation becomes
I effective.
OTTO KAHITZ IS
FREED BY JURY
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ijl'IiV OUT ONLY TEN MINUTES j
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| About 8 O’clock Saturday Evening j
Jury Returned a Verdict of Not |
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Guilty after being out Only a Few]
Minutes.
I The jury in the case of Otto Kan
| itz returned a verdict of not guilty
ion Saturday evening, at Cordova, af
j ter being out little more than ten
j minutes. The argument of counsel to
I the jury was completed at 6 o’clock
following which the court took a re
cess until 7:30, at which time the
judge charged the jury and they re
tired to consider the evidence. It is
stated that the jury took two ballots,
following which they returned to
court and handed in their verdict. The
I jury was composed of eleven resi
J dents of Cordova and one resident
I of Latouche.
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SULZER MS
SEATGONGRESS
SWORN IN ON APRIL THIRD
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No Contest has been Piled by Ex
Delegate Wickersham—Snlzer Is
Pushing Efforts to Secure a New
Postofflce Here.
In reply to a telegram in inquiry
Delegate Charles A. Sulzer has wired
here that he arrived at Washington
and was sworn in on April 3, and im
mediately took his seat in the House.
As yet there has been no contest filed
by former Delegate Wickersham in
the House, and apparently no such
contest will be filed.
In regard to construction of a new
postofiice here, Delegate Sulzer states*
that he has taken up the matter with
the postofiice department and is push
ing the matter with vigor.
MANUFACTURERS BE
ASKED TO HELP U. S.
PITTSBURG, Pa., April 9.—Steel
manufacturers expect to be asked
within the next few days to make
price concessions on government or
ders for naval and military uses simi
lar to the cut announced by the cop
per men. ' Chairman Gary and the
heads of the competing steel com
jpanies are ready to meet the sugges
tions by the national defensq council.
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i Tom Haines will leave for Cordova
soon where he will work the coming
! summer.
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J Harry Ober will leave for Cordova
isoon to work this summer.
00 THEIR PART
IN ENDING THE EUROPEAN WAR
Provisional (Government Issues .Mani
festo Otticiiill.v Announcing En
trance of the United States into the
War—Urges Support (Government.
WASHINGTON. I). April ft -
The provisional government of Russia
has issued an official proclamation an
nouncing .that entrance of the United
States into the war on the side of the
Entente Powers. The government
states that it realizes its obligations
to mankind in settling the Internal
strife and taking up its share of the
burden of the European war. and
urges that the people unite with the
government in displaying to their al
lies that Russia can and will do her
t>nrt In rhp i'liinrlp
TROV OEMS
FEDERAL OFFICE
SAYS HK IS NOT A CANDIDATE
Editor of the Juneau Dispatch States
That he Would not Accept Office—
Only Ambition Is to make his News
paper Success.
JUNEAU. April 9.—This evening's
edition of the Juneau Empire will
bear at the head of its editorial col
umn a statement by John Troy, editor
and proprietor, that he has never been
and is not now a candidate for any
elective or appointive office in the ter
ritory. That he would not accept the
governorship, for which he has been
endorsed by the Democratic commit
tee, unless the appointment was hand
edto him on a silver platter, which
he says is quite improbable. His sole
ambition is to make his newspaper
a great success, and this done, he will
be content.
REFORMS PROMISED
AFTER THE WAR
GRANT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
German Kaiser Orders the Chancellor
to Submit to the People Plans for
Reform In the Electoral Laws Fol
lowing War.
BERLIN, April 9.—The successful
revolution in Russia and the unrest
among the German working classes,
has had a decided effect upon the gov
ernment, and indications point to the
belief that in official circles there is
fear of a similar uprising in Germany.
The Kaiser has ordered Chancellor
Von Bethmann-Hollweg to submit to
the people a proposal for reform in
the Prussian electoral laws, providing
for universal suffrage after the war.
This is taken to indicate that the
Kaiser is convinced that extensive re
forms in the diet will have to be
made to preserve the present govern
ment.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IN
NEW YORK YESTERDAY
NEW YORK, April 9.—A snow
storm of unusual severity for this sea
son of the year occurred here yes
terday, covering the ground to the
depth of five inches, and taxing the
energies of the street cleaning depart
ment. This is the heaviest fall of
snow at this season of the year for a
long period of years.
Miss Annie Olney, who has been
visiting for some time past at Fort
Liscum, left on the Admiral Evans
for the States.
WANTS 930,000,000 FOR .%
RAILROAD IX PERU
NEW YORK, April 9.—senator Eli- i
rique Coronel Zegarra of the Peru-;
vian Congress is in New York on a
mission to raise $30,000,000 to build
a railway connecting the Amazon riv
er with the Pacific ocean. It is said
Peru is willing to offer concessions for
a number of .tears on mineral deposits
in place of the usual guarantees to en
courage railroad building and devel
opment.
ANCHORAGE HOLDS
300 READY TO KXLIHT FOR WAR
Union Labor Hall Crowded to the
Door*—Anticipated Thai a Thou
sand Men Can He Enlisted at An
i
] chorage in Case of Need.
ANCHORAGE. April 9. -At a muss
| meeting held here yesterday afternoon
[three hundred men offered their ser
vices to the government in the event
of war with Germany. The meeting
was held in Union Labor Hall and the:
building was filled to—overflowing,
many being unable to obtain admit-j
tance. Indications point to the belief:
that no less than one thousand men!
can be enlisted here in case of need.
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NEW CANNERY
FORCK OF MECHANICS ARK HKRK
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John Kmel Returned on the Karra*
| gut Itringing More Machinery and
Supplies and a Force of Men to
I’ut Cannery in Operation.
Jojui Emel returned on the Admir
al Farragut yesterday from the States
bringing a large quantity of machin
ery and supplies for his cannery on
the city wharf, and a crew of nine
mechanics to erect the machinery and
get it in readiness for operation. He
has also purchased from J. Hennessy
a large building down the sound, and
arrangements are now beiug made to
bring the structure here and add it
to the cannery building on the wharf.
The remainder of the machinery and
supplies for the cannery are expect
ed to arrive here in a few days on the
steamer Curacoa. A cannery tender
is also en route north under her own
power, and will be followed in the
near future by three others.
The work of installing the mach
inery in the plant will be pushed as
rapidly as possible, and it is expect
ed it will be ready for operation by
June 1, if not earlier.
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GERMAN WEEKLY PRINTS
CARTOON OF PRESIDENT
BERLIN, April 9.—One of the
humorous papers published here Sat
urday printed a cartoon showing
President Wilson smiling and waving
a flag of gold dollars, and with the
title “Money Alone does not Win
War.”
ISLAND SOLE
DEFEATS PROJECT
FOR GKRMAN NIHMARINK RASH
Advice* from Copenhagen State (lint
Only Sale of W est Indie* to I’nited
State* I'reventetl Germany Fron
Securing Rase There.
t'Ol’KXHAGKX, April 9.— It ,s
semi-officially stated here, that the
purchase of the Danish West Indies by
the I’nited States is all that prevent
ed the establishment of a German
submarine base on the islands. Ger
many, it is said, had been secretly
treating with the Danish government
for permission ( to establish a base
there, and had the islands not bee i
sold, there is little doubt but that the
desired permission would have bee:',
granted.
SENATOR STONE
MAKES STATEMENT
TO THK PKOPI.K OF MISSOURI
Outline* hi* Position With Reference
to War Resolution, and Urges Peo
ple of the State to Stand Itehiud
the Government.
WASHINGTON. L). C„ April 9
Senator Stone, chairman of the Sen
ate Committee on Foreign Affairs, and
one of the strongest opponents of the
declaration of war, has issued a state
ment to the people of Missouri, out
lining his position with reference to
the action of Congress, and urging
that now war has been declared, that
the people of the state stand behind
the government, close ranks, be game
and make good.
EXPLOSION XI
KRUPP WORKS
THIRTY-EIGHT MEN ARE KILLED
Amsterdam Re|torts Explosion at Ger
many’s Famous Munitions Plant
and that Plant was Considerably
Damaged.
AMSTERDAM. April 9.—Advices
received here today state that au ex
plosion occurred yesterday in the fam
ous Krupp gun works, at Essen, Ger
many, resulting in the death of thirty
eight of the workingmen and the dam
aging of the plant to a considerable
extent.
Corporal C. S. Sterling of the local
cable office left on the Admiral Evans
for an extended visit in the States.
Andrew Halvorson was a passen
ger on the Evans for the States.
WAR SITUATION CAUSES
ADVANCE IN FOOD PRICES
SEATTLE, April 9.—The war situation is responsible
for a rapid rise in the prices of foodstuffs of all kinds. *' hole
sale dealers here are making no efforts to force sales, cl opting
only orders from their regular customers, and even then sup
plying only limited amounts, as they are anxious to h Id
stocks now on hand as long as possible. It is predicted that
flour will go to $12 per barrel within thirty days and that *ug.ir
will reach $15 per hundred pounds within the same time.
Practically every article of food has advanced within the pa^t
week, and indications point to a still further increase in price,
and with no relief in sight until next fall at the earliest.