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THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume XL Number 100 * SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917._Ten Cents the Copy
PRO-GERMAN MINISTRY CLAIMED
AS REAL CAUSE OF REVOLUTION
(By I nlud State* Cable) ..
LONDON, Friday, March 16.—Nicholas II, czar of all
Russia, has abdicated his throne in favor of his only son
Alexis, aged 12, and Grand Duke Alexdrovitch, oldest
brother of the czar has become regent as a consequence of
the successful revolution, in which the pro-German min
istry was overthrown.
The entire Russian army is supporting the new gov
ernment, which is vested in the duma, (house of deputies),
all the commanding generals, including Grand Duke
'iicholas, in the Caucusus, having wired favorably.
Telegraphing from Petrograd, Reuters correspond
ent savs that officials at the Kronstadt fortress, compris-!
icj the naval staff and government of Finland, joined in
v,? revolutionary movement, prior to the abdication of
czar.
Two deputies, Peplauff and Taskins, on instructions
from the duma, while the revolt was at its height, proceed
ed to the Krondstadt, where the troops placed themselves
at the disposal of the executive committee named to con
trol public order.
“The speed with which the army took up the cause
of the people and the duma proves their knowledge of the
oft whispered charge that through the influence of the
czarina, daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse, a pro
German ministry had been built up, which was responsible
for the inactivity of the Russian armies, is the opinion of
the corresopndent.
“Your coresspondent has been in the streets night
and day for three days, and has seen long lines of march-'
ing men, women and children, has seen wantons fingering!
rifles and machine guns, while civil war rolled through the
main thoroughfares of the capital, but has not heard a j
single word against the war with Germany,” says the cor-j
respondent.
“ Shortage of food, lack of organization, and neglect i
of the most elementary precautions to safeguard the
country are popularly ascribed to German influence in the
ministry.
“This is the word of provocation on every lip.
“The killing of Rasputin, the most famous monk in
Russia for his opposition to the German influence near the
the throne was the match that set fire to the vast heap of
patriotic determination that Russia would serve well her
own allies if she would give herself concern.”
“The most remarkable feature of the revolution,”
concludes the correspondent, “is the speed with which the
people resumed normal life after they were assured the
revolt would succeed.
“ ‘Order,’ is the watchword of the day, and it even
prevailed among the unorganized crowd during the height
of the uprising, every outburst during the siege of the pal
ace and ministry buildings were calmed from men within
the throng.”
ARMY CHIEFS ADVISED CZAR
TO QUIT FOR SAFETY Of EMPIRE
(By Unit*'! State* CaMe)
PETROGRAD, Friday, March 16.—Grand Duke
Nicholas, commanding the army of Caucus, has telegraph
ed to President Rodziankis of the duma, today, that in
agreement with General Alexeiff, chief of staff, he had
advised the czar to abdicate. Such action he held was the
only possible step to save Russia and bring the war to a
successful conclusion.
EMPRESS UNDER GUARD; NEW
GOVERNMENT IS AIL RUSSIAN
(B* L’nit*4 State* Cable)
LONDON, Friday, March 16.—Empress Alexandra,
of Russia, has been placed under guard, and a new nation
al cabinet formed with Prince Ivoff as president of the
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I LOCOMOTIVES
ENROUTE HERE
FROM CANAL
Word was received at U. S. rail load
headquarters this morning that
the immense shipment of equipment
from the canal zone includes for the
railroad two locomotives and 20 Mat
| cats for this division.
| The locomotives are known as the |
| “200 type” and weigh 110 tons each. I
' The flat cars are of 80,000 pounds ca-;
! pacity.
The Stanley Dollar, onroute f»vm
Seattle has 150 tons of coal for Ihe
commission.
NEW METHODIST
CHURCH SOON
! TO BE OCCUPIED
Bov. J. J. Patton stated today that |
t the new Metodist church situated on:
! church street, between Third and (
> Broadway would be opened for ser-1
i vices Sunday, March 25. The formal |
‘ dedication of the new structure will j
be held at a later date.
Rev. Patton also stated that the
i trustees of the church had sold the
j old chapel where services are now j
held to H. Fathers, the well known!
• Seward painter. j
Dan Deiner, who recently returned,
from the hills and offered to donate
work on the church has just com
pleted a beautiful ‘‘finial or tower
decoration for the steeple of the
church. He made it in Brown &
Hawkins shop.
FILIBUSTER’S
EFFECT NOW
BEING FELT
Cut U. S. R. R. Order For
Lumber; Also Cut Ex
periment Plan
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(By United State* Cable)
SEATTLE, Friday, March 1G.—Ow-!
ing to the failure of the 04 th congress
to pass the full $10,500,000, asked for
by the Alaskan engineering commis
sion, purchases of supplies for work
on the government railroad are being!
rearranged to fall w'ithin the $3,000,;
000, for use between now and July 1.
Additional supplies for work later in
the season will not be purchased un
til the necessary funds are provided \
by the coming special session of con
gress.
To this end Purchasing Agent Dole,
of the U. S. R. R., will call for bids
on 5,000,000 feet of bridge timbers for
use on the Anchorage division, this
order replacing the previous order for
12,000,000 feet, as 5,000,000 feet is all
that will be required prior to July 1.
The sundry civil bill, which includ- j
ed the railroad funds was among the
bills blocked by the Lafollette-Stom
filibuster, but friends of the railroad
put through the $:*,000,000 emergency
appropriation on a few hours’ notice.
Curtail U. S. Farm Work
Owing to the failure of the f>4tl
congress to pass the sundry civil bill
on account of the Lafollette Stom
filibuster, all improvement wo'k on
the government experimental farm
on Kodiak island has been temporar
ily abandoned.
Professor Gcorgeson, now there,
haa sent word here for I). B. Redfield,
recently employed as assistant farm
er, not to come.
FRENCH WIN POINT NEAR MONASTER
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(By United State* ('able)
BERLIN, Friday, March 16. — French troops have
carried advanced trenches on the Macedonian front and
an important battle is imminent in the region of Monastir.
CUBAN ARMY'RELIEVES U. S~ SAILORS
(By Lnited Staten Cable)
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Friday, March 16.—Cuban troops
arrived here today by transport and landed at once to
take charge of the section disorganized by threats of re
volt. American naval forces which were landed in the
emergency are being withdrawn and are expected to leave
the city tomorrow.
MAY CLOSE PORTS TO ARMED SHIPS
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(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Friday, March 16.—On intimation
that some of the foreign governments are inclined to ob
ject to 'harboring armed American merchantmen^ this
government has inquired of European nations whether or
not they will agree to admit armed vessels.
council and premier, according to advices received by the
London Chronicle from Petrograd.
The popular' feeling is that the empress, true to her
Hessian lineage has been the center of intrigue by which
the pro-German influences gained suffiicent power to aid i
j in undoing many campaigns, and the ofiiicers of the new
cabinet are men close to the Russian people.
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WOMEN’S EIGHT
HOUR LAW IS
BEFORE HOUSE
(By United SUtra Cable)
JUNEAU, Friday, March 16. — In
the house this morning two bills were j
introduced, one by Representative1
Henson, providing for an eight-hour
day for women employed in all lines
of work except housekeeping, and the
other by Representative Sowerby, ‘ by i
request,” limiting the powers of U. S.
commissioners.
The house then adjourned to take
lip work in committees, no bills hav
ing been reported out.
Yesterday afternoon the senate af
ter considerable debate cut its com
mittees down from thirteen to seven.
NO CALL FOR
620 CHECKS
AT ANCHORAGE
Laborers On That Division
Of U. S. R. R. Show No
Interest In Lay
Disregard of collecting wages due
from Uncle Sam for work on the gov
ernment railroad has developed to a
remarkable degree on the Anchorage
division. The current issue of the
Railroad Record contains the names
of men to whom money is due and a
list of 020 undelivered checks. The
list opens with T. Aamot and ends
with Mike Zoloflf.
PRESIDENT MAY SEIZE
RAILROADS IF NATION
WIDE STRIKE IS CALLED
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Friday, March 16.—Word has been
received by the national conference committee of railways
this afternoon that President Wilson had called a cabinet
meeting to get advice on the question of seizing and run
ning the railroads on a basis of military necessity in event
a general strike is called.
Following the cabinet meeting Secretaries Lane and
Wilson, President Gompers of the A. F. of L., and Daniel
Williard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio R. R.,
named by the president to confer with the railroad broth
erhoods in an effort to avert the strike, left at once for
New York.
ORDER FOR STRIKE STANDS
(By United States Cable)
NEW YORK, Friday, March 16.—Representatives of
four railroad brotherhoods announced today after reject
ing the counter proposition made by the railroads in re
gard to an eight-hour day that the general strike will be
gin at 6 o'clock Saturday evening.
Shortly after there were indications that President
Wilson would be asked to mediate.
NORTHWESTERN HAS j
87 FOR SEWARD
SEATTLE, Friday, March 16.—‘The
Northwestern sailed today with the
following passengers for Seward:
Daune Garrison, A. Olson, Athur Ea
ton, L. Howell, P. Dubeau, Miss Rose
Colton, Miss Mabel Brown, E. Pod
doy, Fred Bliokle, Howard Bruce, Mrs.
P. Anderson, Frank Berry, Windon
Jones, A. Ferguson, H. Theriault, J.
Carey, J. Cummings, J. F. James, Bell
F. Meussier, C. Atwell, C. Munson,
M. Meffors, C. Mfcyers, Lulu Bader,
Gus- Separt, W. Mikoloff, J. Frazier,
E. Vincent, Nels Lin, A. Haines \V.
F. M. Kromovich, and fifty-six steer
acre.
HARRIMAN BANK
OFFICIAL RETURNING
Gaston Hardy, vice-president of the
Harriman National Bank here, will
sail from Seattle on the Admiral Wat
son, enroute home. He has been on
an extended visit to Washington and
New' York in the interest of local af
fairs. '
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BOATS AMD TRAINS
The Alaska left Cordova at noon to
day.
The Admiral Farragut was due in
Katalla at 10 o’clock this morning.
The Northwestern sailed from Se
attle north-bound today.
The train will leave tomorrow
morning for Mile 40 at 8:80 o’clock.
Trails
With three inches of new snow, the
trail is soft, with a temperature of
86 at Mile 71; 82 at Mile 62, and 80 at
Mile 84.
THE WEATHER
Maximum . 42
Minimum .. 33
Current . 42
Weather . Cloudy
Wind . Calm
WEATHER TOMORROW
Clearing with slight squalls;
fair and cooler.