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__and THE ALASKA EVENING POST._
Volume XI. Number 102 SEW ARD. ALASKA. MONDAY. MARCH 19. 1917 Ten Cents the Copy
3 Steamers Sunk Unwarned
SUPREME COURT
RULING UPHOLDS
ADAMSON LAW
Declared Unconstitutional
in Lower Courts,
But Men Win
WASHINGTON, Monday, March
]}),—Reversing the decision ot the dis
trict court, the United States supreme
court handed down a decision thi>
morning upholding the constitution
ality of the Adamson law, providing j
eight hours as the working day toi
operating departments of railroads.
CANADIANS WIN
FIRST GAME OF
HOCKEY SERIES
(Ur United State* Cable*
SEATTLE. Monday. March Ilk—
Les Canadians, the famous Montreal!
team, defeated the Seattle Mets yes-!
terday in the first game of the world j
series for the hockey championship.!
S tot 4.
J. Outturn and wife, Nels Anderson
and J. Lunden, pf the Columbia Riv-j
er Packers, went west on the Dora to
day. en route to the Chignik cannery.
Signs bearing the instruction to
‘look out for the cars" are being pre
pared for the railroad crossings.
Hans Anderson fell off his fishing
boat while anchored off the beach. He
was unconscious when pulled ashore,
and it was only after considerable
work that he was resusciated. He is
now in the Seward General hospital, j
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BOATS AND TRAINS
The freighter Cordova is due today.
The Alaska sailed soutjt at 11:30
Saturday night.
The Admiral Farragut arrived from
Seldovia at 3 o’clock this afternoon,
and will sail south tonight.
The S. S. Dora will sail for the
westward at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
The Northwestern sailed from Se
attle Saturday for Seward and wav
ports.
The train left this morning for
Mile 40 at 8:30 o'clock.
Trails
Trails good, with a temperature of
24 at Mile 71; 13 at Mile 52; 15 at
Mile 34. and 13 at Mile 12.
President Orders Rush Work on Ships
(lty l mted State* Cable) . .
WASHINGTON, Monday, March 19.—President
Wilson is today considering several courses open to him
as the result of the sinking, without warning by Get man
submarines, of three American steamers yesterday.
Secretary Lansing informed the newspaper men this
morning that the situation was too serious to discuss.
Technically, peace still exists, but officially it is ad
mitted that Germany has committed the overt act, which
precipitates a virtual state of war.
It is reported that the president may summon con
gress in special session at once.
The president late today authorized the navy to spend
$115,000,000 in speeding up naval construction, and to buy
small auxiliary craft. He also issued an executive oidei,
suspending the eight-hour laws on naval construction
with the payment of time and a half for ovei time.
Appeals were sent to one hundred building concei ns
late today to provide the government immediately with
200 or more 110-foot motor boats of a special design to act
as submarine chasers. Contracts will lie let to those able
to deliver at the earliest moment.
General I. R. Sherwood, civil war veteran and “paci
fist” from Ohio, one of the few members of the house who
opposed armed neutrality’ in the 64th Congress, today
urged the president to call congress immediately in extra
session for the purpose of declaring war against Ger
many! He also signified his willingness to resign his seat
in congress and take up arms against the kaisei. Shej -
wood was in 43 battles in the civil war and was mustered
out a brigadier-general. He is now 82 years of age,
VESSELS SUNK WERE BOUND FOR HOME
(By United State* Cable)
LONDON, Monday, March 19—The sinking of three
American steamers without warning within the zone of
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare is reported by
the admiralty to have occurred Sunday. Other reports
i fuiiv confirming the loss have also been received and the
FRENCH AND ENGLISH
GAIN GROUND ON LINE j
FROM ARRAS TO AISNE
(By United State# Cable)
PARIS, Monday, March 19.—French troops are ad
vancing rapidly today in to territory between the Aure j
and Aisne rivers held for two years by the Germans. The
advance extends over 60 kilometers of front and had ad
vanced this morning a distance of twelve miles.
French cavalry have entered Nesle. The greatest ad
vance was made along the Somme river in the direction of
Ham. „ . . . ,
The war office stated in an official communique to
day that tomorrow or the day after two entire depart
ments of France, formerly held to a great extent by the
Germans, those of Oise and Aine, will be liberated fiom
German control. This statement is based on reports.
(It is believed that this should read department of Somme
for to regain the whole departments of the Aisne, the
French would have to clear to the Belgian frontier.)
The French have occupied Roye and the entire front
between Andecry, south to Chaulnes and the Oise at hi
becourt.
BERLIN ADMITS RETIREMENT
<By United State# Cable)
BERLIN, Monday, March 19.—Carrying out a sys
American embassy has advised Washington fully of the
affair.
The lost vessels are the Illinois, City of Memphis and
Vigilancia.
Several men are missing from the Vigilancia and
some from the City of Memphis.
The Vigilancia was torpedoed without warning, the
submarine leaving the scene without coming to the sur
face. The fourth engineer and thirteen men are missing,
and it is feared they were killed in the engine room.
The Illinois, en route from London to Port Arthur,
Texas, in ballast was sunk at 8 o’clock Sunday morning
without warning. The crew were landed at a British
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port
Gun fire was used by the submarine crew which sunk
the City of Memphis, en route from Cardiff, Wales, to
New York, in ballast.
FEAR CAPTAIN AND NINE ARE PRISONERS
(Rv United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Monday, March 19.—Fear that
Captain Borum and nine seamen of the City of Memphis
are prisoners aboard the German submarine which sank
the ship is conveyed in a late message received today
from Consul General Frost in Queenstown. The captain’s
boat was found at 11 o’clock today with indications of its
i hastv abandonment, the cabtain’s papers being found sec
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reted in a biscuit tin in the boat.
WAR SITUATION PREVENTS STRIKE
(R> United States Cable)
NEW YORK, Monday, March 19. — Following the
sinking of three American merchantmen and owing to the
international situation in view of this outrage the threat
' ened general railroad strike has been called off.
The railroad managers authorized the presidents of
! the roads and mediators to make all arrangements neces
sary and after a short session an agreement was reached
by which the men will receive their present pay for ten
hours for rl hours work._
TRANSFER OF
ROAD WORK
IS CONSIDERED
Secretary of War to Put
Work in Alaska in
Lane’s Control
(Ity United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Monday, March
19.—Secretary Baker is considering
the proposition of a transfer of super
vision of t^e management of roads
and trail construction in Alaska, to
the department of the interior. He is
said to he inclined to recommend tin*
transfer, either by executive order or
by congressional action. Decision in
the matter will probably be made by
the time congress convenes.
JOHN It. WILSON
DIES AT SEATTLE
(By United State* Cable)
SEATTLE, Monday, March 19.
John R. Wilson, member of the stat<*
legislature from this district, aged 47,
died here Sunday.
(ieorge Riley of Iditarod, return
ing from a trip outside, arrived on the
Alaska, and left this morning for the
interior.
True to his promise, Rev. (ieorge
John '/.inn arrived on the Admiral
Farragut Saturday night, in time for
a part of the minstrel show. Rev.
/inn conducted services at St. Peter’s
church Sunday, and will return to
Valdez on the Farragut. He expects
to reach Seward again on the first
boat after Easter.
A. L. Hallaine, who has been visit
i ing his brother, Frank Hallaine, for
several weeks, left for his home in
! Idaho, on the Alaska Saturday night.
Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth returned on
the Alaska with her husband, who has
been on the grand jury.
I THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .:. 36
Minimum . 30
Current . 36
Weather . Clear
Wind . North
WEATHER TOMORROW
Increasing winds and cooler.
GREAT ADVANCE IN WEST
tematic retirement to more easily defend positions, Ger
man troops have been withdrawn between Arras and the
Oise river on the French front, it is announced by the war
offiice today.
Peronne, Bapaume, ftoye and several other towns in
this district have been abandoned by German troops.
BRITISH ADVANCE TEN MILES
(By United Staten Cable)
LONDON, Monday, March 19—British troops north
of the Somme are continuing a rapid advance on the re
tiring German troops and have occupied the important
French towns of Nesle, Chaulnes and Peronne and along
a front of 45 miles, have advanced ten miles into territory
JUDGE WHITTLESEY
MAY BE GOVERNOR
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(Ity United Staten Cable)
WASHINGTON, Monday, March
19.—Judge W. F. Whittlesey, of Sew
ard, Alaska, may be the next govern
or of the territory. Judge Whittlesey
has spent several days here and is de
veloping considerable strength.
Candidates for governor are multi
i plying, however, and the result can
not be determined. It had been as
sumed in some quarters that Charles
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Sulzer would be appointed governor,
but the understanding now is that the
president does not favor such an ap
pointment on account of the notoriety
given the family when Sulzer’s broth
er was governor of New York. Other
candidates are John W. Troy, and
Judge Jennings of Juneau, and Judge
Bunnell of Fairbanks. It is reported
that the president is in no particular
hurry to make the appointment.
ormerly held by the Germans. In addition to these im
jortant centers, sixty villages are included in the district
ecovered from German control.
NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT HAS
FIRM HOLD OF VAST COUNTRY
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(By United States Cable)
PETIiOGRAD, Monday, March 19.—With every sign
of having cemented all elements of the government in the
newly established rule, Russia notified her allies through
the new ministry today of her determination to proceed
with the war.
ENGLAND TO CONGRATULATE DUMA
(By United States Cable)
LONDON, Monday, March 19. — Lloyd George an
nounced today that he would move on Thursday for con
gratulations to the Russian duma for its successful move
to continue the war.
The Central News Agency says today that it is in
formed that the statement that the Grand Duke Michael
has abdicated is incorrect.
The entire Russian Baltic fleet and fortresses of \ i
borg and Sveaborg now are with the revolutionists.
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CHINA MAY JOIN IN WAR
(By United States Cable)
PEKING, Monday, March 19.—Indications are that
the Chinese government is about to enter the war on the
side of the allies. Chinese troops today occupied the Ger
man concessions at Tieysin and Hankow.
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