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^ THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume RI. Number 139 SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 1,^917. ^ Ten Cents the Copy
CHAM ILAIN WOULD
CHANG! DRAFT BILL
TO CIV: WIDER SCOPE
<B« l n<trd Cable)
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, May 1. — Senator Cham
berlain introduced in the senate today a plea asking foi
the repassage of the selective conscription bill.
“Upon advice of the judge advocate general I desire
to amend the bill,” Chamberlain said, “so as to substitute
the word ‘emergency’ in the place of the word ‘war
wherever it appeal's in the bill.
"The reason given me for the desired change n that
the bill now applies only to the war with Germany, and if
we were drawn into war with other nations it would not
apply to those.”
CENSORSHIP LID IS ON; WAR
DEPARTMENT TAKES CONTROL
OF TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
..^oniNGTON, Tuesday, May 1. — Actual censor
ship went into effect today when the war department took
control of all telephone and telegraph lines as well as the
navy cables. ;
Dating from today only messages which have actually j
passed the censor will be transmitted.
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TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE ACTS 1
ON MANY BILLS THIS MORNING
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JUNEAU, Tuesday, May 1.—The house and senate of
the Alaska legislature are holding day and night sessions.
The house this morning passed the following bills:
For revenue tax from large salmon firms.
For registration of all contagious disesases in the ter
ritory.
For defining the rights of locators to waters and
streams.
A memorial addressed to President \\ ilson was in
troduced urging the early completion of the government
railroad from Matanuska to the Resurrection bay termi
nal.
The following hills were laid on the table this morn
ing:
Providing for the acceptance of grants of land and
money for the Fairbanks’ agricultural college.
The wolf bounty bill.
5The bill providing for the increase of the salary of the
attorney general from $5,000 to $7,000 was also passed,
requesting that the senate rescind the action of yesterday.
■The change is salary is not effective until 1921.
The primary bill met with approval and was passed.
The eight-hour law for women workers was recom
, mended.
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FAIRBANKS PEOPLE CONGREGATE
TO WATCH TIOPRING BREAKUP
FAIRBANKS, Monday, April 30— Hundreds of peo
ple gathered on the new bridge constructed by the Alaska
road commission and along the river banks Sunday to
view the spectacle of the ice taking out the piers of the old
bridge for the last time.
The annual spring breakup took place at 3:20 o’clock
Sunday afternoon. The ice is still holding in the Tanana
and Yukon rivers.
WORK ON DEPOT
STARTS AT ONCE
The clearing of the depot site will
commence tomorrow and the excavat
ing work will then begin. Plans are
alroady drawn for the depot building,
and the material for its construction
will arrive at an early date. The site
for the new depot is located at the
foot of Adami street.
NEW POSTMASTERS
NAMED FOR ALASKA
WASHINGTON, April 18. —The
following postmasters have been ap
pointed by President Wilson for Al
aska: Agnes Skoff, Cleary; Emma
Nelson, Complex; Charles A. Fox,
Craig.
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William Simpson of Roosevelt ar
rived on the train last night.
FOOD SHORTAGE
CAUSES STRIKE
THE HAGUE, Tuesday, May 1.—
The town of Essen is shut ofl' from
the rest of Germany, and completely
isolated front the rest of the world to
prevent the slightest information re
garding the strike at the Krupp works
from leaking out.
Strikes are general in the small
towns near the Dutch frontier.
The tirst May day strike in that
section being held by the Germans is
reported from Mons, the heart of the
Belgium coal fields.
The Echo de Beige announced today
that the miners at Mons have struck
as a protest against food shortage.
The world would be astounded by
the moderation of the German peace
terms, says the General Anzeger of
Duseldorf, Germany, quoting in a re
cent dispatch from Berlin a statement
given out to former correspondents in
Berlin.
PLANN TO TAP WIRES
AFTER DYNAMITING J.
P. MORGAN’S OFLICES
(By VniteO Stated Cable)
NEW YORK, Tuesday, May 1.—Wolf Hirsch, a chem
ist, and George Meyringer, both German employees at the
Roosevelt hospital, were arrested today on the charge of
having a bomb in their possession.
It is thought they intended placing the bomb some
where in Wall Street.
When in court today Hirsch made a confession, say-;
ing that he and Meyringer were on their way to blow up
the offices of J. P. Morgan when arrested.
Hirsch’s plan, following the dynamiting of Morgan’s
offices, was to tap telegraph trunk lines between Chicago,
Washington and New York, for the purpose of sending
out false reports of the assassination of President Wilsonj
and U-boat raids and then to disrupt the wires to prevent
the sending of denials.
All of this scheming was for the purpose of affecting
the stock markets for speculative benefits he expected to
derive, so Hirsch claimed.
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ALLEGE CHICAGO MAYOR MADE
DISLOYAL REMARKS REGARDING
FRENGH-BRITISH COMMISSIONS
(By 1’nited States Cable)
CHICAGO, Tuesday, May 1.—Secret agents operat-j
ing under the direction of the department of justice have
reported to Washington officials the alleged cVsloyal ut
terances of Wrilliam Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago, in
declining to invite the British and French commissions to
j make a visit to Chicago._:
BRAZIL DECLARES JR NEUTRALITY
RIO DE JANEIRO, Monday, April 30—The Brazilian
government today issued a proclamation of neutrality in
response to the declaration of war between the United
States and Germany.
CARRANZA NOW MEXICAN PRESIDENT
MEXICO CITY, Tuesday, May 1. — Carranza took office
today as the first constitutional president since the assas
sination of Madero.
ALASKA GREETS RUSSIAN REPUBLIC
(Be United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 1.—Alaska’s greeting
; to the new republic of Russia was forwarded to Petro
grad today by Secretary Lansing. _ .
GERMANY RUNNING SHORT OF GUNS
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LONDON, Monday, April 30.—From documents cap
tured by the British in France today, it is indicated that
the Germans are running short of large guns, and shells
of all types.
GERMANY WILL MAKE
NEW PEACE OFFER 1$
REPO RT-REPEL ATTACK
(By United State* Cable)
BERLIN, Tuesday, May 1.—The Tageblatt says today
that Bethmann Hollweg will make another peace offer
Thursday. ^
6,000 BRITISH SOLDIERS FALL
BERLIN, Tuesday, May 1—The war department an
nounced this morning the severe defeat of British forces
in their attempt to take the village of Oppy on the River
Scarpe.
Six thousand British soldiers fell during the attack
within and before the German positions.
Nineteen thousand prisoners and 40 machine guns
were captured and ten tank cars destroyed while the bat
tle was in progress.
Strong and furious artillery fighting continues on
both banks of the River Scarpe.
FRENCH CAPTURE TRENCHES
PARIS, Tuesday, May 1. — The French troops have
captured enemy trenches for a depth of from 500 to 1,000
meters in the neighborhood of Mont Carvillet, Champagne
district.
GENERAL ARMY STAFF OPPOSED
TO SENDING TROOPS TO FRANCE;
FAVORS FULL TRAINING FIRST
(By United MU tea C*M«)
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 1.—The proposal of
Viviani and Joffre that a force of 25,000 soldiers be dis
patched to France immediately for the moral effect that it
would have, is opposed by the American general staff,
which favors full training first.
U. S. HAS TITLE TO INTERNED
SHIPS--BEMUJUETS BIG LOAN
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 1. — The senate has
passed a resolution transferring title to the interned Ger
man vessels to the United States government, to be used
as merchant ships, as security for a loan of $150,000,000 to
be made to Belgium.
RESERVE BANKS IN 3 COAST CITIES
SEATTLE, Tuesday, May 1.—According to the state
ment issued last week, branches of the federal reserve
bank have been established in Portland, Spokane, and this
city. _
PREPARING FOR
HEAVY WORK ON
U. S. JjAILROAD
The past few days of spring
weather have greatly improved condi
tions aong the line of the rairoad and
it will not be long before the heavy
work of construction will be under
way for this season. There is no
snow at all north of Mile 62 and
along Tumagain Arm, but from Mile
40 to 62 there is still considerable
snow along the right-of-way.
The work of relocating the line be
tween Mile 76 and 81 has been com
pleted, and station men will soon be
put to work on this five mile stretch.
The grading between Mile 71 and 76
is to be completed about the first of
August.
There are only two places between
Kern creek and Mile 100 that are not
now under actual construction, and
these are between 76 and 81 and *83
and 89. The work on these districts
will start immediately.
BOATS AND TRAINS
The Alaska is due from the south
tonight.
The Admiral Farragut is due Thurs
day.
The Mariposa is due in Juneau to
day.
The train will leave Thursday
morning for Mile 34 lit S' o'clock.
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James* Assault Case Postponed
The case of Jimmy James which
was set for trial yesterday afternoon,
was, upon the request of the defend
r
ant, postponed until Thursday, at
which time James will enter his plea
to the charge.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .-. 63
Minimum . 33
Current.-. 43
Weather ....... Clear
Wind . South
WEATHER TOMORROW
Fair, with increasing winds and
cooler.