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WASHINGTON, AMSTERDAM AND
ROME THINK WAR MAY STOP
ALLIES LAUNCHING BRYAN RESIGNS!
ATTACKS IN WEST extra 1
GERMANY MAY TALK PEACE
AMSTERDAM, June S.—It is persistently rumored
here ami in various other capitals that Germany and
Austria will soon announce terms on which peace will
be considered. This rumor has far better foundation
than rumors of a similar nature that have been previously
circulated. This foundation is not stated in any official
manner but diplomats of international reputation have
lent their names to it.
MORE PEACE TALK
WASHINGTON. June 8.—Van Geldeemster, a Hol
lander who carries great influence in German official
circles, is now in this country and it is generally believed
that he has come with proposals that may bring about
peace in Europe. The belief has been strengthened by the
fact that he has visited the German embassy and the
United States state department officials alternately. Per
sonally he has refused to make any statement. He is a
man of continental reputation in Europe.
PEAC E RUMORS PERSISTENT
WASHINGTON, June 8.—Rumors that peace is com
ing between the European powers now at war continue to
circulate persistently in official circles here. Indeed, most
people believe it impossible that such rumors could be
without strong foundation. While no details as to what
kind of peace is likely are spoken of publicly it is said that
both sides in the conflict have come to the conclusion that
the sacrifices accompanying the war are too great to be
continued.
POPE WANTS PEACE
ROME, June 8.—It is stated with authority that Pope
Benedict is trying to arrange for a peace congress and is
sounding the heads of the various governments, neutrals
as well as belligerents. The report is that he hopes to
bring representatives of all the world powers together if
only to discuss questions concerning the future relations
of the different nations. Such a congress, it is believed,
might have the effect of establishing international condi
tions and agreements that would make the war's continua
tion unnecessary. Although the pope is an Italian and a
member of one of the historic families of the kingdom he
remains absolutely neutral in an official and public sense
whatever his private sentiments may be. Should peace
come to be discussed he is expected to be the central figure
in the negotiations as the Catholic peoples opposed to his
own country will have confidence in his impartiality.
Whatever the real truth may be it is certain that a likely
peace is now the chief subject in relation to the war.
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ALLIES MAKE GAINS
PARIS, June 8— Severe fighting is now proceeding
along the western front and is favorable to the Allied I
forces. The struggle is most bitter around Arras, the!
Aisne, Champagne and Neuville* The French have cap
tured important lines north of the Aisne so retrieving
some of the ground lost when they were forced across
the river. The Germans have delivered savage counter at
tacks in that region but have been repulsed with great
losses. All the enemy's attacks for the past few days have
failed.
ITALY MAKES GAINS
ROME, June 8.—Important gains have been made by
our troops on the frontier during the past two days.
Heavy artillery duels are progressing now and the battle
promises to become general in a very short time. The
Austrians are aided by their fortifications built for just
such an emergency and our general advance is necessarily
slow although all the successes have been on our side so
far.
BRITISH FORCE LABOR
LONDON, June 8.—The Munitions bill passed its
second reading in the house of commons today. It means
practically conscription of labor as it empowers the gov
ernment to force working men to labor in the production
of war materials. It is admitted to be one of the most
serious departures from democratic legislation in Great
Britain for centuries but it is believed to be absolutely
necessary. Owing to the formation of the coalition gov
ernment the administration has the support of the chief
parties in the house so that the opposition of the labor
party is futile. The house of lords is unanimously in fav- J
or of the bill so that its final passage is assured. *
WASHINGTON, June 8.—William
Jennings Bryan is no longer a mem
ber of the United States government.j
After a stormy scene this afternoon tn
I ihe cabinet he sent in his resignation
{ as secretary of state and President
Wilson at once accepted it. The res
ignation takes effect tomorrow. The
resignation of the famous democratic
politician came as the result of his
opposition to the note which the gov
ernment was about to send to Ger
many. He opposed the note on the
s grounds that it constituted an uiti
rnutum and placed the United States
on record as being ready to engage in
war before making an elFort to arbi
trate. The story has come as a tre
mendous sensation, llryan was sup
posed to favor the Allies because his
daughter is married to a Uritish of
ficer but his resignation now shows
him to be consistent in his noted stand
; for arbitration before entering Uny
war. Kobt. Lansing, chancellor of the
state department, has been appointed
to take the place of the great Com
moner.
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ATTACKING LEMBERG
BERLIN, June 8.—The Germans have launched an
offensive in the effort to drive the Russians front the low
er Niemen and the struggle is now proceeding. In the
southern area the Russians have been driven back be
tween Przemysl and Lemberg and are now retreating on
the latter stronghold. In the meantime the Austrians
have succeeded in crossing the Dniester twenty miles
front Lemberg and that city will soon be completely in
; vested or, at least, subjected to a siege. The effect of the
I {rreat victory at Gorlice has not been ovetcome by
the enemy and the Russian troops seem to be incapable of
the resistance offered by them in the beginning of the
war. If we succeed in driving them out of Galicia entire
ly their plan of campaign will have to be altered complete
ly as we shall have their left exposed in such a manner
that their retreat from Warsaw may be found necessary.
RUSSIANS RE-FORM
PETROGRAD, June 8.—The Russian armies in
Galicia are now re-forming after their defeats in Galicia
and will soon present a solid and united front to the
enemy. They have actually resumed the offensive in some
quarters and have inflicted heavy loses on the enemy in
lighting at Koloma and Nadvorna. The attempts ot the
war officials to deny that we suffered defeats have been
abandoned and perfect frankness is now evident in admit
ting that we were compelled to fall back considerable dis
tances through several accidental causes. It is also ad
mitted that the effort to invade Hungary has failed but we
are still in a position to do battle against the leutonic
enemies and hold them.
PREPARING U. S. REPLY
WASHINGTON, June 8—The cabinet is still confer
ring on the final draft of the note to be sent to Geimany.
President Wilson declares that there has been no unneces
sary delay and that he and the members of the cabinet
have been merely trying to make the answer as explicit
as possible. The report that it was to hav e been sent last
Saturday is found nut to have had anyofficial foundation.
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❖ COMMERCIAL CLUB *
❖ TO ELECT OFFICERS. *>
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The annual meeting of the Seward
Commercial Club will be held tonight
and new officers will be elected for
the coming year. All members are
urged to be present.
KNIK GOES WET.
That Knik has fallen in line with
other Alaska towns and gone into
the ranks of the wets is the news
brought down on the Alameda this
morning. The figures of the census
had not been learned but as the Ala
meda pulled out from the anchorage
the word was brought that the wets
had won.
LOTS AT ANCHORAGE
WILL BE 50 BY 110.
The lots at Anchorage will be fifty
by one hundred and forty feet accord
ing to information received directly.
The streets will be eighty feet wide
and alleys twenty feet.
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❖ CASE OF LEO FRANK ♦
❖ DECIDED TOMORROW. *
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ATLANTA,* June 8.—The Board of
Pardons announced today that the
decision in the case of I*eo 1* rank will
be sent to the governor tomorrow.
The general belief is that the man
will be saved from the gallows, at
least.
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U N A LAG A GONE.
The cutter Unalga loft this after
noon. Captain Ham lit stated before
leaving that the only other cutter ex
pected here soon is the McCulloch
which will carry the floating court
BASEBALL TONIGHT.
The Federals and Seward will meet
in battle again this evening. The
Seward bunch is burning to wipe out
the beating of last Sunday and they
say they can do it. The Federals are
just as sure as ever of winning and
there ought to be some fun. The bat
teries will be Carrington and Cox, and
Nickerson and Manthey.
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| •> ROBBED OF $9,000 *
! ❖ IN NEW YORK CITY. *
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NEW YORK, June 8.—A cashier j
was robbed of nine thousand dollars
in the Bronx today while he was
driving to the bank with the money.
The robbery was so cleverly commit
ted that not the slightest clue has
been secured.
TO FIGHT PROHIBITION.
CINCINNATI, June 8.—The Nat
ional Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ As
sociation is now in session here to
plan a light against prohibition. Some
of those interested are rather opposed
to the idea of drawing the lines of
battle just now as they fear it will in
vite a war that might end disastrously
for the liquor interests. The majority
seem to believe that the war is al
ready being waged and that they
should prepare for it.
BLETHEN SERIOUSLY ILL.
SEATTLE, June 8.—Colonel Alden
J. Blethen, owner of the Seattle
Times, is seriously ill. His condition
is regarded as very grave.
GOLD SEASON
NOW OPENED
BIG SHIPMENT COMES TO BANK
OF SEWARD FROM ALASKA
FREE GOLD COMPANY
Five hundred ounces of gold arrived
at the Bank of Seward this morning
from the Alaska Free Gold mine of
Willow creek and so opened the ship
ment of gold for the present year.
Martin, the chief of the mine, arriv
ed from the outside some time ago
and work has been progressing for
some time under conditions that hold
even more brilliant promise than ever
Some smaller shipments came but this
is the first large one. The Independ
ence mill is in operation also now and
going along finely. The operations
were commenced on May 19 which is
three weeks earlier than the record of
any former year.
BELIEVE LOTS WILL
SOON BE DISPOSED.
Agent Christensen of Land Depart
ment is Expediting Anchor
age Matters.
It is believed now that the lots in
the new town of Anchorage will be
disposed of within thirty days. The
general supposition is that President
Wilson will directly deal with the
manner of their disposal and other
matters relating to them. Agent
Christensen of the Land Department
went to Anchorage on the Alameda
to expedite the work of surveying and
placed an additional surveying crew
at work for that purpose. He wants
the whole thing settled up at the earl
iest date practicable. Three crews of
surveyors are now at work on the new
townsite.
CONTRACT ON RAILWAY WORK.
The first contract let by the Com
mission, soon after Commissioner
Mears reached Anchorage, was to
David and Robertson and called for
the clearing of right of way from
station 3548 to 3689 inclusive, or an
aggregate distance of 14,100 feet, lo
make this plain to the uninitiated, it
should be stated that in railroad work
a station is 100 feet.
Some 500 men are employed in sta
tion work, consisting of clearing right
of way and grading, between Anchor
age and the junction and on towards
the Matanuska coal fields. The last
station gang is located not to exceed
20 miles, by the railway course, from
the mouth of Ship creek.
TELLS ALASKA
TO KEEP OFF
SECRETARY OK COMMERCE OP
POSED TO LOCAL LEGISLATURE
CONTROLLING FISHERIES
WASHINGTON, June 8.—Secre
tary Redfield of the department of
commerce announced today his opposi
1 tion to the idea of the Alaska legis
lature controlling the fisheries in Al
aska waters. He declares that the
government is better abie to take care
' of the industry and his statement is *
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1 taken to mean that the federal admin
istration will from this time forward
insist on directly looking after the
fishing interests. No definite state
ment has been made as to the opinion
of the secretary on the taxing of the
fisheries people. It is thought likely
that the owners of canneries have en
tered a protest against the taxation
imposed on the industry by the legis
lature in the session just ended.
SUFFRAGETTES HAVE
A STORMY SESSION. I
Conference Brings Out Proposal to
Boycott Democratic
Administration.
CHICAGO, June 8.—The Midyear
conference of the National Women’s
Suffrage Association opened here to
day and the session became at once
stormy over a resolution introduced i
to boycott the democratic party.1
Some of the leaders accused the presi-j
dent of the association, Dr. Anna
Shaw, of steam rolling tactics and very
bitter words were passed.
COURT CALENDAR.
The following is the calendar for
the Seward term of court which be
gan this morning:
Willis L. Gary vs. Laura E. Gary,
divorce.
George E. Nichols et al. vs. F. W.
Isham et al., equity.
Laura Morris vs. Daniel Morris,
divorce.
L. V. Ray vs. Skeen Lechner, law*.
Alfred Carlson vs. Skeen-Lechner,
law’.
J. L. Reed vs. Eri Thompson and M.
A. |Ellis, law'.
Albert E. Fcrrin vs. Nina D. Ferrin,
divorce.
Maud Atkinson vs. Clarence W.
Atkinson, divorce.
Lizzie Jenkins vs. John Jenkins,
divorce.
Ruth Duntap vs. Henry Bahrenburg,
law'.
Town of Seward vs. Delinquent tax
payers, equity.
John Sherman Haynes vs. Frank M.
Boyle, law'.
Towm of Seward vs. Alaska North
ern Ry. Co.
Alaska Northern Ry. Co. vs. Chas.
Matteus, law'.
Joanna B. SeifTert vs. J. B. Stull,
law.
T. W. Haw'kins vs. Napoleon Wells,
law'.
Mae Kelly vs. Walter Harrison
Kelly, divorce.
L. V. Ray vs. Otto Hansen, Receiv
er et al., law.
May C. Hansen vs. Skeen-Lechner
et al., equity.
Western Securities Co. vs. Same,
equity.
Catherine Roycroft vs. Wm. Sauers,
law.
ANCHORAGE HAS PAPER.
The first issue of the Cook Inlet
Pioneer, issued at Anchorage last
Saturday, has just arrived. It is a
newsy four column, eight page paper
carrying lots of most interesting in
formation about the new' railroad city.
It is published by the Cook Inlet Pub
lishing company and L. F. Shaw is
editor.
MEXICO CITY
GETS RIOTOUS
PEOPLE STARVING AM) MORS
STORM THE (TJ AMBER
01 DEPUTIES.
MEXICO CITY, June 7.—Mobs of
people continued rioting here yester
day. They stormed the chamber of
deputies demanding food and for a
time the capital witnessed one of the
most exciting scenes in its history.
The leaders of th«* mob mod <>ut U a?
the women and children are starving
as they surged around tlu* building.
It is estimated that fifteen million
people now face starvation in M< xn >
unless relief is brought speedily. In
normal times it requires two million
tons of corn to feed the population
and as matters look now the greater
part of that supply will have to be
secured from outside.
EL PASO, June 8.—A most import
ant phase of the Mexican question
was opened yesterday when Villa ask
ed Carranza to meet him on neutral
ground so that they might discuss the
proposal of President Wilson. The
answer of Carranza has not yet been
received but the chances are good that
he will meet his former friend and
come to some arrangement.
NEW YORK, June 8.—Carranza's
private secretary passed through this
city today enroute to Washington and
in an interview declared that peace is
near in Mexico. The statement was
made positively and apparently with
authority.
NO CAR THURSDAY.
No pasesngers will be taken out on
the railroad car on Thursday as ex
plosives will be carried.
GUPTILL GOES OUT.
C. B. Guptill, formerly agent of the
Alaska Steamship company here, left
this morning on the Alameda for the
outside. He is not quite sure yet of
his future location.
CHAIRMAN EDES RETURNS.
Chariman Edes of the Engineering
commission returned this morning on
the Alameda. He had intended to re
main at Anchorage for the next steam
er but he found that such a course
would have delayed his return longer
than he desired.
COURT BEGINS WORK.
Judge Brown opened court this
morning in A. B. hall and several
matters were transacted. L. L.
James and William Coppernoll applied
for permission to practise law in Al
aska. The other matters were only of
minor importance. The divorce suit
of Maude Atkinson and the suit of
Reed and Thomas against Ellis were
set for 2 o’clock this afternoon.
BALLAINE CASE ON 10TH.
The hearing of the case of the Alas
ka Northern Railway vs. the Ballaines
has been set for the tenth, Thursday.
The case of the railway vs. Matteus
has been set for the ninth.
MILE 40 PROSPECTS FINE.
G. B. Poindexter, accompained by
J. S. Haynes, has returned from a
visit to his mining property at Mile
Forty and reports the prospects look
ing better than ever and even more
favorable than expected. Mr. Poin
dexter is sending out a crew and
equipment for the work was shipped
this morning.
Cascade Roofing, one square, 2 ply,
$2.25 at Brosius and Noon’s.