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LAWSON SAYS SON-IN-LAW OF
WILSON RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAK
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—T. W. Lawson created the
greatest political sensation in this country for many years
when he testified this afternoon before the committee on
rules that the man responsible for the leak in connection
with the President’s peace note was William Gibbs Mc
Adoo, a member of the cabinet and son-in-law of the Pres
ident himself. After this piece of amazing intelligence
Lawson in answer to a question stated that he had re
ceived the news from his banker. The witness further
declared that Archibald W hite, a Boston banker, domi
nated another member of the cabinet and had probably
secured the same information or other information oi
the greatest importance. Lawson's banker will now be
summoned to appear before the committee and the source
of his information will be discovered. In order to make
>ure of securing all the facts Congressman Garrett has
framed a resolution to compel the witnesses to give direct |
answers to specific questions. Nothing has been heard
from McAdoo in reply but the enemies of the administra
tion appear to be jubilant.
GERMANS REPULSED
PETROGRAD, Jan. 15. — South of Lake Habit the
Germans attacked yesterday in massed formations but
the attacks were repelled. The Austrians also attempted
to attack east of Putna and were reinforced with three j
rfegiments of Germans but they failed, it is admitted that!
an attack by the enemy in the region of Vadeni, which!
was supported strongly by artillery, forced the Russians
to retire. ___
POPE WILL MAKE NO EFFORT
PARIS, Jan. 15.—Rome reports that the pope intends
to make no efforts towards bringing about a peace discus
sion at the present time. His siience is believed to be
caused by the knowledge tnat the Italian government
would not welcome any proposals while conditions remain
as they are now.
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CONSIDER ENTENTE INSANE
VIENNA, Jan. 15.—All the newspapers commenting
on the Entente reply to the peace note consider the Allied
nations insane and their program impossible. The feeling
here is that the reply shows nothing less than the dis
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memberment of the Austro-Hungarian empire because oi
tne statement in the reply that the Czechs and other na
tionalities within the empire should be given liberty.
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINES CAPTURED
ROME, Jan. 15. — Two Austrian submarines have
iVen captured by the Italians in the Adriatic during the
past few days, it is officially announced. It is also an
nounced that French and Italian hydroplanes yesterday:
bombarded the works of the great Austrian naval base of j
Pola with good effect. Enemy planes attempted a counter
but were repulsed.
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* TEUTONS CAPTURE VADENI
BERLIN, Jan. 15.—The Teutons have captured Ya
deni which is six miles southwest of Galatz. In the east-1
ern Carpathian field German grenadiers have entered
Russian positions with severe losses to the enemy. Mack
tnsen’s activities are limited just at present. On the
western front lively artillery exchanges were reported i
yesterday but no infantry fighting. i
LAWSON GOES TODAY TO
TESTILY TO COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. — T. W.
Lawson wired today that he is com
ing to testify before the committee on
rules on the leak matter and lie ex
pects to arrive at two o’clock. This
wire came after the committee had
adjourned because of his non-appear
ance. The decision was then arrived
at to start the hearing again at 5
o’clock. The most intense interest is
being manifested and bets are being
put up for and against the committal
of the financier on the contempt
charge.
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LAWSON WILL BE DEALT
WITH W1THOLT MERCY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. — The
committee of rules of the House de
clares that no habeas corpus in the
Lawson* case will be considered i. he
is committed for contempt. It also
says that Lawson must answer writ- [
ten questions or face the House on
the contempt charge. Great care is!
to he taken to preveni the mention;
of the name of the representative of!
any foreign nation in the proceedings. |
ADMIRAL DEWEY !
SINKING FAST
ATTACKED BY PNEUMONIA HIS
GREAT AGE IS AGAIN
ST HIM.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—Admiralj
j
George Dewey has been attacked by i
pneumonia and the doctors report to-1
day that he is sinking rapidly. His
great age is against him and his re
covery is more than doubtful. in
deed, the general belief is that he will!
not live very many hours.
COOK INLET VOTES
MAY BE CUT OUT
If reliance may be placed on reports !
that are current here hereabouts, the
vote of two of the precincts in the
Cook inlet country will be cast out
by the canvassing board, when it con
vanes, for the reason that the election
judges, in their ignorance, burned the
ballots, after duly counting them and
certifying as to the result. And the
pity of it is that these two precincts
voted strongly in favor of Delegate
Wickersham.—Anchorage Times.
SUPREME COURT DECIDES ALASKA
CANNERIES MUST PAY THE TAXES
SI PREME COt BT REJECTS
RAILROAD MAIL C ASES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The su
preme court today rejected the rail
road test ease which was meant to se
cure for the railroads thirty-live mil
lion dollars as additional compensa
tion for carrying the mails in 11)17.
THAW MAY BE SENT
BACK TO ASYLl’M
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14.-Harry
Thaw is rapidly recovering. None of
his family have arrived at his bedside*
hut his mother is expected. Henry
Scott, Thaw s counsel, lias asked the
governor for e hearing before extra
dition i-> granted.
MOTHER SI VXDS ll\ HIM
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 15.—The
mother of Thaw arrived today and
u#id her son not to worry. “We will
care for you,” she said. Attorney
Frank J. Johnston says he has no de- j
sire to prevent Thaw’s removal and
the family is willing to have him re
committed to the asylum if* anything
is found radically wrong with him.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED U. $.
FORCES WITHDRAW FROM MEXICO
OFFICIAL COUNT
NEXT FEBRUARY
The territorial canvassing board,
which meets in Juneau, will probably
begin its session during the early
part of February. With the vote so
close in the delegate race, it will
probably not be known definitely
who is elected until after the com
pletion of their labors. Just what
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date this will be cannot be stated, as
all precincts must be included in the
count.
ALASKAN DIES IN SOUTH
The governor’s office has been ad
vised by the Sanitarium Company or
Portland, Oregon, of the death on
December 9 of Fidel Labon, who en
tered the sanitarium on August 23
1912, from Bristol bay, Alaska. In
terment took place in the Multno
mah cemetery, Portland.
TWENTY THOUSAND VIEW
BODY OF BUFFALO BILL
DENVER, Jan. 15. — Two gover
nors, several army officials and some
ex-governors were amongst those who
viewed the body of Buffalo Bill in the
Rotunda of the Capitol today. The
number of those passing the body in
review is estimated at twenty thou
sand. The flag of the capitol is at
half mast. •
WASHINGTON, Jan. lb—The* first official announce
ment that the United States forces are now withdrawing
from Mexican territory, was issued by tiie administration
this afternoon. As far as can i>e learned the withdrawal
i
movement is now well under way and soon not an Ameri
can soldier will be on Mexican soil. It is also announced
that large forces of Carranza troops are moving north
I ward to occupy the territory recently occupied by Gener
| al Pershing. Activity on the part of the bandits are fear- j
ed before the Americans get across the line but the offi
cials say this has all been carefully guarded against.
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OPERATOR 111 RT WHEN
HE FALLS DOWN SHAFT |
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 25.—Kenneth |
Finlayson, who is operating on Wild
cat creek, in the Vault district, sus
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tained injuries to both of his legs, one
of them being badly hurt, on Tuesday,
when he fell thirty feet to the bot
tom of his shaft. He was climbing
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| out of the hole, which is fifty feet j
deep, on a ladder which he had ar- j
ranged in it, when he slipped and fell
back into the shaft when he was
about twenty feet from the surface.
A report received in town last night
was to the effect that his injuries are
not necessarily of a fatal nature, as
far as can be ascertained without a
medical examination, but that he is
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suffering considerable pain as the re
sult of his experience.—Citizen.
SIX PROGRESSIVES ON
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REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Wilcox re
mains chairman oi the Republican
National Committee and six Progres
sives have been named on the cxccut-;
ive committee.
PACIFIC S. S. COMPANY
CHARTERS THE NORTHLAND
SEATTLE, Jan. 14. — The Pacific
Steamship company has secured a *
year’s charter on the steamship
Northland.
COUNCIL MEETING
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A meeting of the city council will
take place this evening.
Billie Ellis has received a cable
stating that Mrs. Ellis underwent two
operations last Saturday morning and
that both Were perfectly successful.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—The supreme court today
refused the writ to review the Alaska license tax cases
and the result is that the canning and mining interests of
the territory will be compelled to pay the double tax. The
case was sent up from the California court where it was
decided that the law passed by the Alaska legislature to
tax the fisheries people was valid and must be obeyed. It
was field that altogether the legislature may not have
power to enact laws governing fisheries the territory cer
tainly had power to levy a fair tax on fisheries carried On
in territorial waters. Some of the cannery men are quot
ed as saying that Alaska may gain taxes by this ruling but
that it will lose canneries and so lose more than it could
gain by the taxation.
SAY STRONG TO
BE GOVERNOR
\L ASK AN’S IN SEATTLE ALL BE
LIEVE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
SPENCE MIST (SO.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 15. — News from
Washington and the information se
cured from prominent Alaskans
there and here indicates that a con
siderable shake-up will soon take
place in Alaska politics. It is said
that Strong, Jennings, Brown and
Bunnell will be re-appointed but that
a big political house cleaning will
take place in Nome officialdom. All
informed Alaskans believe Spence,
district attorney for the Third divis
ion, will “get the axe,” especially be
cause of his prosecution of the Valdez
Tillicum Club. Tom Donohue, nation
al committeeman, says Sulzer is sure
to “get" Wickersham.
ALL NOW SAY
SAM BLUM DIED
BY ACCIDENT
SEATTLE, Jan. 14.—The funeral
of Sam Blum will take place at 2
o'clock on Monday afternoon. All
agree that the occurrence was acci
dental and was caused by a fainting
spell.
\V. H. LINDIG LEASES
THE BROADWAY CAFF
W. H. Lindig has leased the Broad
way Cafe from Leo Margules and is
now preparing to re-open it. Mr.
Lindig has been prominent in ti e
restaurant business in Alaska for
many years and his Cafe is sui c to be
a popular one.
RECORD BEAR
CAME ON DORA
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- MAY BE LARGEST EVER KILLED
IN THE WORLD. EX
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REIMS BELIEVE.
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What is probably the skull of the
I largest bear ever killed was brought
, down on the Dora this trip and H.
■ W. McCracken, who killed the brute,
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| is about to investigate with a view
i to discovering if he is not the slayer
! of the biggest bear in all records. He
| shot the bear, one of the Kodiak
brown variety, at King Cove. It was
thought that the head measured twen
ty inches but Bill De Witt stated to
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j day that alter measurement by more
j or less scientific methods the .>kull is
found to be only something slightly
over nineteen inches. I he largest
skin ever known to have been secur
ed was that which is now exhibited by
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! L. L Kales at the San Diego r air, hut
the skin secured by Mr. McCracken is
larger. Without being stretched the
j McCracken skin is over twelve feet.
! Charley Emsweiler says that for such
j a head or skin this there is a
: standing offer of a thousand dollars
• from some institution or another.
! Mr. McCracken had quite an ex
J perience in the killing of the giguntii
beast which charged after having re
ceived a few shots. The hunter was
accompanied by a couple of Native.
and he had Captain Madsen as guide,
i When they came upon the bear Mc
j Cracken told the Natives and the
j guide not to shoot as he wanted to
pot the animal himself unless the bear
charged and got dangerous. After
the first shot the bear tried to make
his getaway but another bullet
i brought him back up on a high blu'T
j from which he looked down on hts
pursuers. Mac then sent a bullet
right into his breast and could hear
the ball crashing through. That was
enough; Forward dashed the quarry
towards the shooter and other shots
failed to bring him down until he had
covered about two-thirds of the inter
vening distance and was only some
seventy paces away. Then did Mc
, Cracken shout for his companions to
shoot, he candidly admits, and the
guns brought the giant down just in
• time.
“When I saw that bear fall,”
; Mr. McCracken, “l just sat down all
! in a heap.”
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