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fOLUME XIV. VALOIS, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1»17 MMIIKR «7
ALLIES MAKING
EXTENSIVE GAINS
KFt ’Al’Tl'KK MANY YIM.AGKM
British and French Troops Along the
^ Somme Front Are Kapidly Atlvnne
ing Driving the German* Dark and
Gaining Much Territory.
WASHINGTON, 1) March 21.—
Advices received here from Paris re
-arding the great drive of. the Allies
• n the Somme front lead to the belief
.hat the retirement of the Germans in
that district before the advance of
the French and British is compulsory.
; nd not, as has been insinuated, a
strategic move. The territory recap
tured exceeds by several times the
country occupied by the Germans in
their great drive at Verdun.
Advancing Kapidly.
LONDON. March 21.—The British
r clvance on the Some front is being
pushed with vigor and the Germans
;-re bihi.g rapidly driven back, altho
they are making a desperate rear
-uard defense. Forty more villages
have been retaken during the past 4S
hours, and the British have advanced
in that time to a depth of two to eight
miles along a wide front.
French Retake Towns.
PARIS, March 21.—The French are
tcadily advancing on the Somme
iront and rapid progress is being
made, the Germans falling back be
fore the attacks of the troops and
abandoning their positions with com
paratively little resistance. The
French troops have recaptured and j
ecu pied twenty additional villages in j
the past two days.
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5,0»M1 Men Knlist
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Mar. 21.—
With- the shadow of war hanging over
army enlistment rec
ords 'for peace times were broken
during February, the War Depart
nen announced today. Approximately
r,.000 men signed up for service.
ADVANCES DATE
EXTRA SESSION
NOW SET KOK APRIli SECOND
President Wilson Issues Call roe Ex
tra Session of Congress to Consider
Grave Questions of National Policy
Was Previously Set for Ifitli.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 21.—
President Wilson today issued a new
tall for an extra session of Congress
to convene on April 2, two weeks ear
lier than in his former call. The ses
sion has been advanced for the pur
pose of considering grave questions of
National policy arising out of the re
tent sinking of American merchant
ships. Just what action Congress will
take is difficult to forecdBt, but many
are of the opinion that one of the first
actions of Congress will be a declara
tion of war against Germany.
With this prospect in view every ef
fort is being made to place the coun
iry on a war footing. The diplomats
from the Entente Nations are rejoic
ing, and state that such action on the
part of the United States will mate
rially strengthen their cause.
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Ammunition Problem Solved.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 21
In view of the critical international
situation and the probability that war
will be declared against Germany, the
principal copper producers of the
United States have offered to sell to
the government, in the event of war.
Jail the copper it may require at 16
cents per pound, but little over one
half the present selling price of the
metal. This offer solves the impor
tant ammunition problem. Members
of the cabinet and letters and tele
grams from all over the country, are
urging President Wilson to take im- I
mediate action.
blaster Kggs. in all si7.es, at Hunt’s j
f'andy Kitchen. tf'
DARCY NOW WANTS
DOI T WITH GIBBONS
| NEW YORK, March 21.--Lester
| Darcy ay reed today to meet Mike
| Gibbons and his manager. Eddie Kane
[to talk over prospects for a bout be
lt ween the two in Milwaukee or some
I ether western city. Up to the time
| Governor Whiman placed the ban »:i
j Darcy in New York, he refused to
| consider Gibbons' advances, but the
Whitman decision changed Darcy's
plans considerably. The confab be
tween the two boxers will be held
[some time next week.
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GILL TRIAL IS
COMING TO CLOSE
l HOPE TO ENI) ON HATl'IlDAN
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Defense Is Very Optimistic Over the
Outcome o ftlie t'ase—Government ]
Will Take Half Day for ICeliuttal
anti t'ase Will Go to Jury.
SEATTLE. March 21. In the trial j
of the Gill-Beckingham case Attorney ;
VanDerventer yesterday afternoon i
testified that the bribe story was a !
frame-up to get Gill and Beckingham j
I tor their activity against the bootleg-1
Ivors, lie said that he had personally [
told Logan Billingsley, when acting :;s j
his attorney, tnat he had known Gill j
for sixteen years, and that he could j
not he bribed, as he had had innum '
< rable opportunities to accept bribes I
bad be desired. Van DerVanterj
also declared that Kev. Matthews had,
summoned Billingsley before him and i
threatened him with the penitentiary j
unless the details of the alleged hrib-j
ing of Gill were disclosed hut had i
been unable to elicit anything. The |
defense is very optimistic over the]
outcome of the trial, and plans to,
bring the case to a close on Saturday, i
The government will probably take
about half a day in introducing evi
dence in rebuttal, and the case will j
probably go to the jury sometime
Saturday afternoon.
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TEN OK COAST Gl’ARD
CHEW ARE DROWNED;
OCEAN CITY. Md.. March 21.--)
Ten members of the crew of the j
coast guard steamer Yamacraw wer*. j
drowned last evening in attempting!
to assist the American tanker Lou-j
isiana. which gAunded on Little Gull j
'shoals, off here, yesterda}- morning, j
BELIEVE RAILROADS TIPPED
Intimated That Advance Information
as tt> Decision on Adamson law In
fluenced Railroads to Make Conces
sions to the Men.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 21.—
It is alleged here that the railrotflls
were tipped off as to what the decision
of the Supreme Court would be rsla
tive to the Adamson eight-hour law,
and that this advance information wa
largely instrumental in brifig abou'
the concessions granted the men. It
is certain that, while the settlement
has been accepted by both the rail
roads and the Brotherhoods, there is
little rejoicing in either camp. The
railroads are planning a campaign to
increase freight and passenger rates
to take care of the great increase of
wages agreed to in the settlement.
Farragut Sails South.
The steamship Admiral Farragut
arrived in port from the westward
about 2:30 yesterday afternoon and
sailed south an hour later. Her pa
sengers from Valdez were H. H Cow- j
ley for Seattle; Grover Hannemau |
E. O. Lambert, H. B. Woekling an 1 i
H. E. Capers for Cordova.
Attorney R. E. Capers of Cordova
who has been here for several days!
attending court, left on the Admiral I
Farragut for bis home.
EAGER TO FLY FOR UNCLE SAM
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IMinto by American t’ress Association. .J
Mile Dutrleu. wlio has been flying over lihe trenches In France and Bel
gium. recently arrived in America and announced that she would fly for the
United States if her services were ever needed.
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CABINET HOLDS
MlMDKIfS AIIK NO\-( (IMMITTAi.
Secretary of Navy States No New
Naval Orders—Deported President
Will Advance Call for Special Ses
sion—Capital Kvcitcd.
WASHINGTON. I). March 21. |
The cabinet held a two-hour session i
yesterday afternoon, at which were
discussed all phases of the interna
tional situation. Whatever conclusion
was arrived at is unknown, the mem
bers refusing to talk. Secretary of
the Navy Daniels stated that there
were no new naval plans but he im
mediately went into conference with
the General Navy Board. It is re-j
ported that President Wilson may ad
vance the date of the convention of i
the special session of Congress from
April 16, but no date is mentioned.
Intense excitement prevails through
cut the capital, and the further ac
tion of the Administration is being
eagerly awaited.
MILL HEARING
OX 8WKKPSTAKKS PROPKKTY
Work of Placing Machinery on Prom*
Ising Property Is Progressing Raji;
Idly and-Will He At Work About
April First.
A letter received today from Avery
River states that the work of install
ing the machinery in the mill on the
Sweepstakes property at that place is
progressing favorably. Alex Single
tary, who is at the property, writes
that the work on the plant is pro
gressing rapidly, much more rapidly
than was expected, and that by April
1 he is confident the stamps will be
leady to drop.
Aviator to Study in France
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 21
Pour military aviators were desig
nated today to go to the western
front in France and study aviation
methods. They will leave New York j
for the war zone on March 20. tak
ing with them strict orders from the
Secretary of War not to fly over any
front.
Will RESUME :
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DIV ISION or RLSSIAN WOltKKItS 1
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Labor I'liions of Russia Demand the ,
Ksfa'oiislmient of a Social Republic!
I’rince Nicholas llcail of the Rus-j
siau Armies.
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LONDON. March 2 1. The council I
i f the del-gates from the various |
lahrr organizations in session at Pei
:ograd liave prt scribed tlie immediate
resumption of work in the factories.
Nicholas Heads Army.
LONDON, March 21.—The Grand |
Duke Nicholas lias been appointed to j
tlie supreme head of the Russian ar-1
mies by the Duma. The present gov-.
ernment, it is asserted, will not coun j
tenance any representatives of the j
Romanoffs in the government.
Want Social Republic.
PHTROGRAD, March 21.—The
Russian labor unions are demanding!
the establishment in Russia of a So-1
cial republic.
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HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION YET
Decision of Judge Jenuings is Turned
Over to the Canvassing Bound, but
Xo Artion has Yet Been Taken To
ward Issuing Certificate.
JUNEAU. March 21.—The decision
of Judge Jennings in the action re
straining the Canvassing Board from
issuing a certificate of election to
James Wickersham and for a writ of
mandamus compelling the Board to
issue a certificate to Charles Sulzer,
in which both writs were granted, v as
handed to the Canvassing Board thi3
morning. The members of the board
have as yet taken no action toward
issuing the certificate.
Sub*. Sink 22 Vessels.
BERLIN. March 21.—Two subs re
turning to their base report sinking
eight ships, with immense amounts of
munitions and stores aboard. Four
teen other vessels are reported to have
been sunk yesterday.
Miner Ads bring RESULTS.
F.WtMKK IS SENT
TO PEN FOR LIFE
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. March 21.
Robert S. Frazure, 24, farmer of Car
ter County, convicted of the murder
of his niece, Stella Kinney, 17, to
day was sentenced to imprisonment
for life. Two years ago, the girl i
started for home with Frazure from ;
his house. Her body was found next
day in the road. She had been club-\
l ed to death. Frazure claimed robbers
had attacked them. it was proven
that the girl was about to become
a mother.
LITTLE DOING
IN LEGISLATURE
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ENDORSES GOVERNOR STRONG'
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Resolutions Adopted by House and I
Senate Endorsing Candidacy of!
Strong for Governor—Ask Anteri- I
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cans Only lie Employed Railroad.
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JUNEAU, March 21. A resolution 1
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urging the reappointment of Governor
Strong to the position he now occu-,
Ties was introduced in the House yes
terday and passed by both Houses.
New bills introduced in the House'
were a new banking corporation bfll,
a bill making it a misdemeanor to re- 1
sist an officer and a bill providing for !
a bounty of $5.00 for each hair seal I
killed. Following the introduction
of these bills the House took an ad
journment.
The session of the Senate was also
a short one. The House resolution I
indorsing the reappointment of Gov
t-rnor Strong was adopted and a bill
was introduced providing for the col
lection and distribution of a sick fund j
for employes in all branches of busi-j
ness in Alaska following which the j
Senate adjourned.
Want Americans Employed
j JUNEAU. March 21.—The House
ithis afternoon passed a resolution
asking the President and Congress to I
| pass such regulations that only |
l American horn citizens or those nat
nralized he employed in the different
Government offices in Alaska, particu
larly on the Government railroad in
Alaska, where many foreigners are
now employed in clerical positions
| with the Engineering Commission
land in other branches connected with j
j the railroad construction. A number j
of bills reported out of Committee
| were sent back to the committees for
! reconsideration.
HOLD UP MINE
GKT AWAY WITH GOLD BRICK
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Armed Bandit* Hold Up Two Men at
the Chicago IT Mine, Rind and Gag
Them and Make Off With $20,000
Gold Brick.
JUNEAU, March 21.—Advices re
ceived here this morning state that
early yesterday morning armed men.
heavily masked, held up the two men
at the mill of the Chicagoff mine, on
Chicago!! island, and after binding
and gagging them took a gold brick,
the latest cleanup at the mill, valued
at $20,000 and made their get-away ;
The brick was to have been shipped
to Juneau on the first boat and the
robbers must have been men familial
with the mine and bullion shipments.
So far no trace of the robbers hn<?
| been discovered.
FRENCH BATTLESHIP
REPORTED TORPEDOED
BERLIN. March 21.—The Admir
alty reported today that a French bat
tleship of the Danton class was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine in the Mediterranean Sea yes
terday. Details of the sinking and
the loss of life are unknown.
Charles Ritter is a visitor in town
from the Cube mine
WAR APPEARS
ALMOST CERTAIN
\l»II.MSTK.\TIO\ 1‘KKIM It I N ;
> Government Departments Are |tu»\
Placing Country on a War Knitting
—President Koatli to KmliroP
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Country Says Dispatches.
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WASHINGTON. 0. ('., March 21.
Administration officials unhesitating
ly declare the international situation
is acute, and that a declaration of war
is almost certain. That this e-yntinter
prevails throughout the viyious d
parlments is evidenced by the acti"
ity displayed in placing tlie counts
on a war footing. It is certain that
contracts have been let for the man
ufacturing of huge quantities of atn
’liunition, a'.thougli the letting of ail
contracts is being kept strictly secrm
The government arsenals are also
working overtime on the manufacture
of rifles and ammunition.
It is planned, it is said, to gradu
ate the seniors at tlie naval academy
In. March and the juniors in Septem
her to provide officers for the war
ships.
I.ontli To Kecliiit1 War.
WASHINGTON. 1). March 21.
President Wilson still hopes that e
declaration of war against Germany
may no. lie necessary as lie is anxiou-.
that this country may escape becom
ing embroiled in the terrible strugg! •
in Kurope. He says the actual derla
ration of war rests with the fate oi
the first armed American liner. Rv
cry preparation is being made to
place the country on a war footing,
so that if the struggle is unavoidab!*
the country “will tie able to enterg
from the tor.diet with honor."
Will Kmploy Women.
WASHINGTON, 1). <’.. March 21.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels an
i-.ounens that women will lie employ.-1
by the navy department in clerical
positions ashore that tlie men now
employed may be* released for dutv in
the event of war.
TRIP TO ALASKA
BEEN ABANDONED
NO FINDS ARK AVAII.AIil.K
Failure of the Sundry Civil Appropri
ation Bill to Pass Prevents Con
gressional Committee Prom Making
Pro|tosed Junketing Trip. J
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 21.—
The failure of the Sundries Civil Ap
propriation bill to pass at the last ses
sion of Congress, resulted in the kill
ing of the projected congressional
committee trip to Alaska. Secretary
of the Interior Lane was heartily in
favor of the project, and has tried to
get the expenses of the trip deducted
from the amount appropriated for tha
railroad, hut a decision of the Comp
troller is adverse to this use of the
lailway money, and the proposed trip
has been abandoned for this year.
ANCHORAGE DEMOCRAT MAKES
ITS INITIAL APPEARANCE
The Initial issue of the Anchorage
Weekly Democrat, the successor of
the Forty-Ninth Star, has reached
the Prospector’s Exchange table. The
new publication is edited and pub
lished by Martin & Murphy, and its
policy as indicated by its name, is
Democratic. The Democrat is a very
newsy sheet, well edited and printed
and is a credit to the publishers.
Possibly the only fault to be found
is that the editors view the political
situation in Alaska through slightly
prejudiced eyes, and all of their de
ductions will not meet the approval
of the Democrats of the Territory.
Ladles' Aid Meeting.
The Ladies’ Aid of the Congrega
tional Church will meet tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o’clock in the lecture
room of the church. Mrs. H. U. Mil
ter will be the hostess.