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ROUMANIAN ARMY ESCAPED FROM
BUCHAREST AND HAS KEPT GOING
PREMIER GEORGE SILENT
LONDON, Dec. 7.—The house of commons held a two
minute session today to fulfill the requirements after the
election of a new prime minister. It was expected that
Prime Minister Lloyd George would make some an
nouncement hut he remained absent and sent no message.
Bonar Law has ottered full co-operation with George as
leader of the Unionist party in the house and the coalition
cabinet will not be dissolved for the present. It is believ
ed that no prime minister now can depend on a majority
of the elected representatives. -Just now George is not
on good terms with the labor members owing to the fact
i hat he accused them some time ago of considering their
own interests as superior to the welfare of the empire.
After the news got out that George had accepted the pre
miership the labor party held a meeting and in resolu
tions expressed regret at some statements appearing in
the press from George. At the meeting several promin
ent laborities reminded the country of the sacrifices of the
workers and their unquestioned loyalty during the war.
The king today conferred with the leaders of the different
parties, including George and Asquith for the Liberals,
Law and Balfour for the Unionists, and Henderson for
;he labor party. This meeting is historic as it has been
main long years since a king of Britain summoned the
members of all parties to hold a conference. The object
ot the meeting lias been kept secret but it is believed to
be meant to bring about a reconciliation between the var
ious factions. George is now committed to the formation
hi a war council which will have the sole conduct of the
war in its charge. Some of the names mentioned as likely
to be on this council are Law, Earl Derby, Carson. Lord
Northdiffe, the owner of the Times, Daily Mail and other
newspapers, to whom George is deeply indebted for sup
port, is mentioned as a likely member of the new cabinet
although not a member of the war council. If these rum
ors are borne out it means that the elder statesmen will
be placed in control of the empire's affairs and the young
er men will be left out. Derby publicy stated today that
the purpose of the new alignment is to give a small council
power over property and for the proper conduct of the
war in future. No parties will be considered, he says, but
the best men of all parties are needed.
LABOR WILL AID CABINET
LONDON. Dec. 7. — The Labor party this evening
finally agreed to participate in the hew government. It
is reported that George offered the party two cabinet
posts, one of which will be in the war council, and three
under-secretaryships. It is authoritatively reported that
Balfour will be retained in the cabinet while George him
self will head the war council. It is also believed that
Winston Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty,
will be re-instated in office and get a high post in the gov
ernment.
EVACUATE BUCHAREST
PETROGRAD. Dec. 7.—It was admitted today by the
war office that Bucharest had been evacuated on Wednes
day by the Roumanians and our troops. It was never in
tended to make a defense of the immediate city. It is of
ficially announced thar the Russian troops covered the
left flank of the Roumanian army on their retreat south
ward and so have managed to keep the forces of our allies
from destruction. The Roumanians are said to be still in
a condition which will enable them to present a solid front
to the invaders on a new line further east.
ROUMANIAN ARMY SAVED_
PARIS, Dec. 7. — It is officially announced that the
Roumanians evacuated Bucharest in good order and sav
ed the army from destruction. The rear guard was com
pelled to fight streuuously to cover the retreat of the!
main forces but so heroically was the task performed that'
the Roumanians are now intact east of the capital al
though still retiring to take up a new line. The newspap
ers here comment only in the slightest manner on the,
change of ministries in Great Britain and all express the;
belief that the change means only internal differences and
does not indicate dis-satisfaction with the progress of the
European conflict.
DOLPHIN AND JEFFERSON
NOW TO LEAVE ALASKA
SEATTLE, Dec. 7.—The steamers
Dolphin and Jefferson have been turn
ed over to the Crosby company of
Milwaukee and will soon be plying on
the lakes. They are amongst the .old
time boats on the southeastern run
but will be succeeded by newer and
better boats to meet the growing
noilncvn trade.
BUCHAREST UNINJURED
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 7.—The report that Bucharest
nas been entered by the Teutons has been verified. It has
been known for a day or so that the capital had been evac
uated by the Roumanians but the formal entry by the con
querors has just been effected. Reports came at first that
the city had almost been demolished by artillery but this
is shown not to be a fact. Vrey little damage has been done
u> the buildings and the city was almost deserted when
the Germans and their allies marched into the fine streets
m deep columns and took possession of all the open spaces
and public structures.
DUTCH SEE GERMAN VICTORY
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 7.—All the newspapers in Hol
land are commenting on the downfall of the Asquitl.
ministry and almost without exception they express the
belief that the resignation of the former minister shows
the failure of the British war policy and portends the
victory of the Central powers over the Entente alliance.
Never since the beginning of the war did neutral Euro
pean countries believe matters looked so bright for Ger
many and her allies.
GERMANS WINNING STILL
BERLIN, Dec. 7—The Teutons have occupied Cam
pina, Sinaca and other places along the railroad which
runs from I'loesti to Konstanza. The Roumanians are re
treating along the whole front and our advance guards
are pressing them closely and without a pause. We cap
tured nine thousand of the enemy yesterday with their
arms and ammunition. The whole campaign has now re
solved itself into a huge drive with*the Roumanians in
tent only on trying to save as much of their disorganized
army as they can. An important victory is also reported
today from the Russian front where the Teuton forces
entered the Slav positions west of Lutsk and afterwards
repulsed five separate and determined attacks meant to
recapture the positions. The Bulgars, it is also reported,
repulsed the British on the Macedonian front.
WILL SETTLE FOR ARABIA
WASHINGTON, Dec. .7—The state department has
received a notification from Germany that the govern
ment of the kaiser is willing to make amends for the sink
ing of the Arabia if it is shown that the ship was a pas
senger liner and not engaged as a troopship. The Berlin
foreign office says the commander of the submarine that
sank the Arabia declares that he believed the vessel to be
engaged at the time as a transport and, therefore, that
he was fully justified in sinking it. A thorough investiga
tion will now be carried on to ascertain the real truth.
TEUTON ADVANCE RAPID
BERLIN, Dec. 7.—The Teutons are now advancing
north of Bucharest in a manner so rapid that it has never
been equalled in history. In the taking of Ploesti Falken
havn cut the main line of the Roumanian retreat and he
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is now delivering blow after blow at the retiring hosts.
Bodies of thousands of Roumanians were thrown back in
such disorder that positions considered practically impreg
nahle were abandoned before the fleeing enemy could pre
pare to defend them. At Alt, Areguchu and other points
great series of fortifications which were expected to aid
the defense almost immeasurably were given up without
a shot. The Russians are still delivering strong attacks
in the Trotus valley in the hope of still relieving to some
extent the pressure on the Roumanians and they have!
reached the second Teuton positions, it is admitted, but;
our troops have captured a position north of Ituz. Fur
ther successes by the Bulgarians are reported east of the
Cerna on the Macedonian front.
STOKER TAKEN AWAY
FOR TRIAL LAST NIGHT
Walter Stoker was taken to Valdez
on the Evans last evening to stan<t
trial for the murder of John Hend
ricks on the Alaska Northern railroad
on Thanksgiving Day. He under
went a preliminary hearing yester
day but waived examination and was
returned to the District court. Only
the officials were present at the hoar
ing. It is believed that the defense
will rely on a plea of insanity.
WATSON TOMORROW
" lie Admiral Watson is due to ar
rive at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
SENATOR CONRAD FREEDING OF
NOME PERISHES IN WILDERNESS
Election Bets
To Be Stopped
HILL PRESENTED TO PENALIZE
HEITORS FIVE lit NDRED
DOLLARS.
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WASHINGl ON, Dec. 7.—Senator
Kenyon has drawn up an amendment
to the corrupt practises bill whkr.
provides for putting an end to bet-j
ting on presidential elections. Tin j
amendment asks for a penalty of live;
hundred dollars on each and every of-1
tense and Kenyon says this penalty ,
s not too severe as the practise oi' J
idling is source of ‘V most of
the corruption in election contests.
The rrigi.iai measure is fathered by
Senator Owens who wants an investi
gation of all the national election ex
pcndiiures but who says he will with
hold the matter as the Republican:
are promising to support the corrupt
practises a t.
BLOODHOl MLS OUT FOB
BOTHELL BANK BOBBERS
SEATTLE, Dec. 7.—Deputies and
oiocdhounds are now out tracking tin
tour daylight auto bandits who rob
bed the Bothell State Bank of live
thousand cash last Wednesday. The
chase is proceeding in the woods neai
the scene of the crime. The four
me » hired an auto last Wednesday in
.'•’outlie and proceeded to Bothell
where they entered the hank and forc
ed President Hubbell in the presence
of his wife and a customer to delivei
up the money. They then rushed to
ae woods, abandoning the auto and
the Japanese chauffeur. The Jap is
dazed and is unable to throw much
light on the personalities of the men
involved. A speedy capture is ex
pected.
DEFEATED GOVERNOR TO
CONTEST THE ELECTION
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 7.—Govern
or Hunt who was defeated for the
governorship by only thirty votes has
instituted a contest in Maricopa
county where the plurality against
him was large enough to place him
in a minority in the whole state. His
followers hint at corruption but Hunt
himself has made no direct charges.
ASK FEDERAL COMMISSION
TO FIX RAILROAD WAGES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Senator
Newlands has presented petitions
from three hundred thousand rail
roaders who were not affected by the
Adamson bill and who now protest
that discrimination has been used
against them. The petitioners ad
vocate the establishment of a federal
commission to fix wages.
THROWS PEPPER AND GETS
AWAY WITH $20,000
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7.—A lone
robber threw pepper today in the
eyes of a guard of a Wells-Fargo
money wagon and seized twenty thou
sand dollars of Southern Pacific mon
ey. Scores of people were spectators
of the robbery but the thief escaped.
WENT OUT ON EVANS
The following went out on the
Evans: C. Holsdunk, W. P. Short
ridge, F. Tegard, Max Haenig, Paul
ine Allison, Mrs. Fred Kramer, Ed.
Hughes, A. Morris, Jim Sullivan, T.
McIntyre, Tom Geraghty, Geo. A.
Green, E. J. Fowler, F. Dustin and 9
others who came on the train and got
tickets on the boat. Eight steerage.
NOME, Dec. 7.—That Conrad
breeding, a member of the first Al
aska senate, has perished miserably <
from cold in the wilderness of Sewaro
peninsula is now accepted as a sao
fact by the people of Nome. He dis
appeared on the morning before
Thanksgiving Day when the temper
ature was forty below zero and has
never since been heard of although
search parties have been out con-;
stantly. He left his store at Taylor i
creek and took his wife to the springs
twelve miles distant. On the morn-'
,*ng before Thanksgiving he left her
there and started on tin* home jour-'
ney to Taylor creek afoot, lie has
not since been seen. Twenty men
searched the whole country in the
neighborhood for two days after it
was found that he had not reached
home but they found not even a trace
of him. As there is no shelter in the
district hope that he will ever b«*
found alive has to be abandoned .
Conrad breeding was formerly u
business man in Nome and was elect
ed to the fir*t territorial senate on
the Democratic ticket by a tremend
ously big vote. Later In* went to Se
attle and took over the Barker Hotel
on Like street where he conducted an
extensive business with Alaskan*.
Later he decided to go back to Nome
and he bought a store on Taylor
e-eek in the Kougarok country and
put a large stock of goods into it. lie
wa> also well known to scores of resi
dents of Seward to whom the news
of his terrible death ".ill be a shock.
Senator Flooding was also once
mayor of Nome.
MEXICANS AN
AT STAKE
EL PASO, Dec. 7. — United States agents have re
ported officially to Washington that the Yillistas have
burned an American named Foster at the stake near Tor
reon. In addition to tiiis report word has been brought
>y refugees that Foster’s son was forced to be a witness
of the atrocity and almost went mad with the horror of
;t. It is also announced that another American named
Howard Reed was shot to death by the Yillistas on No
vember 5 when they entered Parral. The most profound
sensation has been caused by the burning of Foster and
the people feel that a crisis has been precipitated by the
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GRIGSBY TO FIGHT
THE ALEXANDER BILL
SEATTLE, Dec. 7.—George B.
Grigsby, attorney general for Alaska,
declared today that the most import
ant question confronting the terri
tory is the defeat of the Alexander
iish bill, and he intimates that noth
ing will be left undone by him to
draw the attention of the people to
the danger and place every obstacle
in the way of the bill’s passage. The
bill, he says, means a quarter of a
million loss in taxes for the building
of roads in Alaska and this alone |
should be sufficient to influence all,
Alaskans to light it to the end. Mr.
Grigsby stated today the belief that
Sulzer has been elected to congress
and that his plurality will be found
to be about a hundred when the of
ficial returns are in. Mrs. Grigsby
and the children are in California
awaiting the preparation of a home
for them in Juneau. The election of
Grigsby seems to be popular with
Alaskans here also and the new at
torney general is receiving the con
gratulations of all sourdoughs who
are outside for the winter.
POPULAR MATT RYAN
GETS FINE SEND-OFF
Matt Ryan was the hero last night
in a most pleasant performance stag
ed in Pioneer Hall, as he has been the
hero many a time on the local dia
mond. In other words he was the
guest of honor at a dance given by
ids friends, about two score of whom
danced and had a royal time until
long after midnight that Matt might
not depart unhonored and unsung.}
Mrs. Frank Ennis seemed to have
taken the lion’s share of the work and
served a fine informal lunch in her
apartments. The guest of honor felt:
so pleased that at one time late in ■
the evening he contemplated announc-1
ing to his friends that he wouldn’t
leave the town at all, at all.
SEWARD TELEPHONE CALLS
SIXTEEN HUNDRED DAILY,
The telephone calls sent in at Sew-!
and now average sixteen hundred
daily. This means a great number of
calls for each phone than the city of
Seattle can boast of.
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PASSENGERS ON EVANS
The following were on the Evans
from the westward yesterday:
From Kodiak: 0. B. Judd, J. R.
Willoughby, C. C. Thomas, Mrs.
Thomas, A. J. Hartland, H. Viding,
E, Eliason, N. Mathison, V. P. Morri
son, M. D. Snodgrass, Mrs. M. I).
Snodgrass, John Snodgrass, Eugene
Boudry, Authur McDowell, Miss
Tishuana, E. M. Ball, Joe Kemmerich,
Frank Kazehaya and wife, Miss Ag
nes Stewart, S. Hartland, Nicholas
Pettelin, A. Petellin, A. Karluk.
From Seldovia: H. Setzer, W. G.
Whorf, Miss Schwader, R. E. Hegner,
Jos. A. Bourke, W. E. Ludy, A. C
Dowling, Fred Kraemer, M. Eggert,
T. KleinofT, D. Miller.
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
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~Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Carlson today
formally announced the approaching
wedding of their daughter, Miss
Evelyn, to Mr. Otto Poehlmann. The
interesting event will take place on
January 17,