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Tr. v .... SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. Ten Cents the Copy
\olume \i. t>umber 113 ___ ___’_I_ ___
JUDGE NETERER RULES
ACCEPTANCE OF COIN
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
(By l nited States Cable)
SEATTLE, Saturday, March 31. — The jury trying
the case of Mayor Hiram (Jill, Chiet of Police Becking
ham and City Detectives Pyser, Poolnian, Mclennan and!
Doom, charged with conspiracy to violate the interstate
commerce law governing licjuor shipments, retui ned a
verdict ol not guilty at 9:30 o clock this morning. The
jury deliberated from 5:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon
until 9:30 this morning. ;
Judge Neterer ruled that if the jury found Mayor (Jill
had accepted $4,000 from Billingsley, as alleged, he was
not necessarily guilty ot conspiracy. ____
NUMBER AMERICANS
BELIEVED DROWNED
on ships torpedoed;
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 31. — American;
consuis at Liverpool and Queenstown have reported that;
a number of Americans are believed to have been drowned
and many lives imperiled when the British steamships)
Snowdon, Range and Crispen were sent to the bottom by j
German submarines, yesterday. .
According to advices received the vessels were strip
ped of all detachable brass before they were sunk.
ZIMMERMAN SAYS U. S. WAS RUDE
(Br United States J'able) .
AMSTERDAM, Saturday, March 31. — Foreign,
Minister Zimmerman while discussing Germany’s recent \
proposal to Mexico, in the reichstag, stated that Gcneial I
Carranza would have been ignorant of the negotiations;
up to the present time if the United States had not made
oublic the contents of the note. i
He also stated that he was of the opinion President
Wilson had broken off relations with Germany with extra-;
ordinary roughness.
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STARS AND STRIPES RAISED
OVER ISLANDS FORMERLY I
THE DANISH WEST INDIES
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(By United SUtee Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 31. — The Danish
flag was lowered and the Stars and Stripes were raised to
day uvev the islands known as the Danish West Indies.
Secretary Lansing simultaneously handed Minister
Brun a treasury warrant for $25,000,000, a warrant be
ing issued to save transporting forty-eight tons of gold as
planned.
S. S. ALASKA SAILS
FOR SEWARD WITH
19 PASSENGERS
Th^ steamer Alaska sailed for Sew
ard and way ports yesterday with the
following first-class passengers: • Ed.
Whittemore, S. 0. Morford and wife,
J. Reed, J. Getchell, Paul Panzer, W.
Boulton, Gus Elstrom, P. Xeilson,
Victor Pearson, Miss N. Shea, A.
Davis and wife and baby, F. Maitland
and wife, N. Johnson, and two steer
age. There are fifty first-class pas
sengers for Cordova, seventy-four
steerage and also fifty-nine orientals.
DISAGREEMENT OVER
CABIN IS SETTLED
BY COMMISSIONER
Trial of a suit in which Alex Wirak
sought to establish his right to a half
ownership in a cabin claimed by Fred
Kraus was held before U. S. Commis
sioner Ennis early this week. Attor
ney Green appeared for Kraus, and
Attorney Mooers, of Leehey, Kay &
Mooers, for Wirak. The court hand
ed down a decision in favor of Wirak,
giving each a half-interest in the
cabin, which is located at Porcupine.
WE’VE GOT THE “PUNCH”
0TTCLE5
RIGHT
HITT
ALAMEDA IS
UNLOADING AT
ANCHORAGE
Information was received at rail
road headquarters this morning that
the Alameda arrived at Anchorage at
8:.'$0 o'clock, and is unloading freight.
At 8 o’clock last night the wireless
operator on the Admiral Watson talk
ed with the radio operator on the Ala
meda and learned that the Alameda
was in the ice fifty miles from An
chorage, and making headway at the
rate of one mile an hour.
The Alameda spent Thursday night
off Cape Elizabeth, snowbound.
The government tug Annie W. and
barges which left Seldovia Wednes
day morning for Anchorage have not
been heard from.
According to word received from
Anchorage this morning the Alameda
expected to sail for Seward some time
tomorrow.
REGISTER NOW
Today is your last chance to reg
ister for the coming city election.
Registration books are at the office
of the city clerk in the Seward Drug
store, and will close tonight at ten
o’clock. Do it now.
MEARS WANTS VlSYk
FROM COMMITTEE
ON TERRITORIES
(By United State* Cable)
JUNEAU, Saturday, March 31.—
Telegrams have been received by the
legislature from Captain Mears of
Anchorage, asking that body to invite
the territorial committee to visit Al
aska this year.
JUNEAU MAYOR TO
TAKE CHARGE OF
SULZER PROPERTIES
(By United State* Cable)
JUNEAU, Saturday, March 31.—
Mayor Stewart will leave next week
for Sulzer to take charge of the Sul
zer' properties at that place.
EXPELLED FOR
REFUSING TO
SALUTE FLAG
BAKER, Oregon, Friday, March .‘*.0.
—Children of German families at
tending the Sumpter high school have
been expelled by the school board
following their refusal on instruction
by the parents to salute the American
flag.
Patriotic exercises were held Wed-'
nesday, in obedience to instructions ;
sent out to all the schools that!
“patriotic week” be observed.
The school authorities took the mat
ter up when the teachers reported
that the German children had refused
to take part or salute the flag. In
vestigation developed that the young
sters had not acted on their own in
itiative but had refused to salute the
American flag on instructions from
their parents. With this information
the school board voted at once to ex-1
pell the children and they will not
again be allowed to attend.
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ADMIRAL WATSON
SAILS SOUTHWARD
The Admiral Watson arrived from
the westward at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and sailed south at 1 o’clock
with the following passengers: For
Cordova—L. V. Ray, M. B. Summers, j
L. C. Bates, Chas. Esmwiler, Chas.:
| Crawford, Frank Skeen, Mr. and Mrs.!
Schawh, W. L. Conway, Louis Levy, I
T. M. West. For Seattle — E. O.!
Sawyer, M. I*. Johnson, Sam Palmer,*
and eight steerage.
GOVERNOR STRONG
SIGNS SEWARD BILL
(By United States Cuble)
JUNEAU, Saturday, March 31.—
Governor Srtong signed the Seward
day hill last night in presence of a
large assemblage at the reception
given in .honor of the legislature.
CARRAN 4 DOES NOT
NY HIS CONNECTION
WITH ZIMMERMAN PLOT
(By United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 31.—As hour af
ter hour approaches America’s entrance into the world
war seems inevitable.
Mexican affairs are engaging the attention of the
war department a great deal more than German matters.
General Carranza has never disclaimed his intention
in regard to Germany’s conspired alliance with Mexico.
The state department’s specific request for an expres
sion of Mexico’s attitude toward Foreign Minister Zim
merman's proposal has he^n almost insolently ignored.
ALLIES RETAKE FRENCH
VILLAGES; AM 1ICAN
LEGATION GUARDED
(By United Stutei Cable)
LONDON, Saturday, March 31—The British forces
in France have captured the village of Neuville, Bour
jonval, East Ypres and North Lille, according to an of
ficial communication received here yesterday. The teu
tons suffered severely from the allied advance and heavy
iasualties are reported.
Frontier correspondents have received word from
Brussels that the American legation has been isolated and „
placed under guard of the German police.
It is rumored here that the teutons contemplate re
moving Minister Whitlock and his staff to German}.
ATTACKS BY CANADIANS REPULSED
(Br United State* Cable)
BERLIN, Saturday, March 31. — Canadian troops
made four attacks last night on German positions near
East Neuville. The war office has announced that the at
tacks were repulsed with heavy losses. Further with
drawal of German troops on Peronnefins road is an
nounced.
RUSSIANS ARE SATISFIED WITH EVENTS
(By United State* Cable)
LONDON, Saturday, March 31. — Members of the
Russian duma have been advised by Rodsianko that the
government’s advices from the front leave nothing to be
desired.
DECLARATION
STATE OF WAR
EXISTS URGED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Saturday,
March 31.—Preponderance of opinion
forwarded to the white house from
various places throughout the United
States is for declaration that a state
of war exists with Germany.
MARSHALL AT JUNEAU,
RESIGNS; SUCCEEDED
BY N. L. BURTON
JUNEAU, Saturday, March 31.—U.
S. Commissioner Marshall has tender
ed his resignation which is to take ef
fect immediately. It is his intention
to engage in private business.
N. L. Burton, of the law firm of
Winn & Burton, has been appointed
commissioner to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Marshall.
BOATS AMD TRAINS
The Admiral Evans is due in Cor
dova today.
The Alaska sailed from Seattle for
Seward and way ports yesterday.
The Admiral Watson left for Se
attle last n'|',ht at 1 o’clock.
The train will leave Monday morn
ing at 9 o’clock for Mile 40.
TRAILS
Trails drifted and soft. Tempera
ture 34 at Mile 71; 29 at Mile 52 and
28 at Mile 34.
THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum . 35
Minimum . 30
Current . 34
Weather . Cloudy
Wind . South
WEATHER TOMORROW
Increasing winds and cooler.