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PEACE APPEARS IN SIGHT AND WALL
SEREEE SILLERS DEMORALIZALION
WILSON SUGGESTS DISCUSSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Without actually propos
ing peace or offering mediation President \\ ilson has tak
en the momentous step of appealing to all the belligerent
nations to discuss the subject tor the cause of humanity,
and he suggests that an early occasion be sought to call
out from the warring nations such avowals of the respect
ive views and terms upon which it would be possible to
conclude the great conflict, and upon which arrangements
could be arrived at as a satisfactory guarantee against
the war’s renewal. The President suggests some means
by which it would be possible for ail the belligerents to
discuss terms frankly and without any reservation. The
notes were sent to the various nations interested last
night. Mr. Wilson believes the spirit of his proposal is
understood and he confidently hopes for a "response that
will bring a new light to the world.” His intention was
well guarded until the notes were well under way and the
information that they had been dispatched came as thej
greatest surprise to officialdom. It is believed that thej
prospects for an exchange of views between the govern
ments are immeasurably improved by the Persident s ac
tion and that the position ot the l nited Mates as a neu
tral power remains unimpaired.
WALL STREET DEMORALIZED
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. — The Street is demoralized
and war stocks are on the toboggan as a result of the
Prseident’s request to the belligerent powers for a dis
cussion of peace. The smash is intensified also by the
more optimistic news coming from Europe and the ap
parent weakening of the allied antogonism to the Ger
man peace proposal. War stocks fell today two to eleven
points. Professionals continue selling raids and this fact
is regarded as the most sensational. Fifty thousand ot
United States steel were offered at a hundred and four
and a half after closing yesterday at a hundred and eight.
BRITISH DISCUSS PEACE
LONDON, Dec. 21—There is now a strong probabil
ity that ue British answer to the German peace propos
als will be ready before Christmas and it is deemed likely
that it will be similar to the utterances of Lloyd George
in his historic speech in the house of commons two days
ago. The significant fact today is that the cabinet is dis
cussing the proposals and that the general opinion is that
the reply of this government will leave the door open for
concrete proposals from the German cnancellor. No mat
ter how strongly the official face is set against entertain
ing the proposals the public is conscious of a belief that
something will come of them. It has been noted here al
so that Italy seems to be open to some arrangement.
Zurich reports that von Bethmann Holweg has conferred
with the party leaders in Germany and has secured full
power to conduct peace negotiations without consulting
them further. He refused point blank to tell the other
parliamentarians the detailed terms of peace that Ger
many will accept and he threatened immediate resigna
tion unless he was fully empowered to act in the matter.
OTHER NEUTRALS TALK PEACE
BERLIN, Dec. 21.—Rotterdam reports that a move
ment is now being considered by Norway, Denmark and
Switzerland with the co-operation of Holland which has
for its purpose the otter ol suggestions to the warring
powers to bring an end to the great contlict. 1 he author
ity for this statement is Deputy Schaper of the Dutch
parliament and his word is taken as absolutely trust
worthy.
WHEAT ON THE GLIDE
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Wheat dropped sixty points to
day as a result of the belief that peace in Europe is in
sight. .... . __
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WHITE HOUSE NON-COMMITTAL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—The White House remains
| non-committal on the subject of the proposals made by
President Wilson to the belligerent powers. It has since
been learned that the notes to the warring capitals have
! been on the way forty-eight hours and the keenest ex
pectation is manifested as to their reception by the vari
ms governments. It is thought incredible that Wilson
could act unless assured of a hearing by the powers but
the British embassy was certainly utterly taken by sur
prise by the intelligence that the President had asked the
■ warring nations to enter a discussion of the peace sub
ject. The German embassy, on the other hand, seems ti
reflect a consistent hope that the Entente nations wil.
i agree to take the matter up. Bernstorff says he is per
fectly convinced that a conference between the belligerent
powers is assured. The action of Wilson, curioush
enough, parallels the action of Roosevelt in 1(J05 when the
kaiser also sent the preliminary soundings to find a meant
of suggesting a peace conference and the suggestion;
'crystallized into the Portsmouth conference. It is now
! recalled that Lansing has recently been hinting of the
danger of the United States being drawn into the war un
i less a settlement could be arrived at. It is now supposes
in usually well informed quarters that this danger is the
real reason why Wilson is making the proposal for a peace
conference. Neutrality is becoming intolerable, they ah
say, when our rights are being violated constantly.
ROUMANIANS RESISTING
BERLIN, Dec. 21.—The only report today from the
Roumanian theatre issued by the war office is that the
Roumanians are resisting to some extent in Dobrudja bui
are still continuing their retreat. Mackensen, the report
says, will clear the enemy out of Dobrudja and form a
juncture with the Falkenhayn lines at Buzeu which wih
leave only the province of Moldavia in hostile hands.
Having reached this position the Teuton lines will bt
shortened to the fullest possible extent and the offensive
in Roumania may cease for a time.
FIGHTING NEAR DOBRUDJA
PETROGRAD, Dec. 21. — Fighting is now taking
place on the west bank of the Danube nearly opposite Hir
sova, Dobrudja. The chief forces opposed to the Teutons
are Russians. Several fierce attacks have been repulseo
by our troops but violent fighting proceeds there and
against our Hanks in Dobrudja itself.
SAY TEUTONS REPULSED
PETROGRAD, Dec. 21. — The enemy attacks have
been repulsed on the left bank of the Danube opposite
Hirsova.
RUSSIAN DOWNS ZEPPELIN
PETROGRAD, Dec. 21.—A Russian aviator yester
day downed a Zeppelin which attempted unsuccessfully
to throw bombs on Bulina in northwestern Dobrudja.
FOG IN MACEDONIA
PARIS, Dec. 21.—Fog is impeding the operations in
Macedonia and only patrol fighting is reported from that
region. On other fronts, with the exception of Roumania,
conditions remain about as they were.
LOCAL MAN RECEIVES
PATENT FOR INVENTION
Sven Lundblad received on the lastj
mail notification that patent has been
granted to him for his newly invent
ed bed. This invention was describ
ed in these columns before.
ALAMEDA LEAVES 27TH
The Alameda will leave Seattle on
the 27th instead of the 24th.
WATSON COMING
SEATTLE, Dec. 21.—The Watson
left today. For Seward she has W.
Perkins and Agnes Hudson.
ANNUAL DINNER AT
NORTHERN CHRISTMAS
One of the old celebrations of the
city will take place this Christmas
Day as usual. It is the turkey din
ner given at the Northern and enjoy
! ed by great numbers of people.
SANTA ANA TO
BE SENT HERE
! SEWARD TO BE BASE FOR
STEAMER LINE TO THE
KUSKOKWIM.
That Seward will be made the base
for steamship operations to the Kus
kokwim is the statement by Bunch
of the Alaska Steamship Company to
the Seattle Times. The following is
the interview in part:
“Another announcement made by
Bunch, of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany, has much significance in view
of all that has been said about the
oalance of power. After he huh
.riven out the news of the invasion ol
.he California routes yesterday after
noon, Bunch added that his company
.vill enter the Kuskokwim River tract
dso next season, operating at least
me freight and passenger vessel be
tween Seward and Bethel on th
.vuskokwim. The vast Kuskokwim
listrict of Alaska is the last northern
region to be developed. Lack 01
.team transportation facilities has
leld it back. It is rich in gold and
it her resources.
"It is presumed in shipping circles
hat the Pacific Steamship Com pan \
also may invade the Kuskokwim traf
.ic with an eye to the future balanci
of power.
“The Alaska Steamship Company
will place the steamship Santa Am.
in the route between Seward an*
Bethel next May, the schedule pro
viding for calls at Alaska Peninsula
ports en route. Most of these port*
now are served in the summer by tlu
famous “big little” steamship Dora,
ihe aquatic bulldog oi the North
Pacific. The Santa Ana, with freight
and passengers, will sail May 20 front
Seattle for Bethel direct and afte?
discharging there, will steam to Sew
ard to begin regular service in tlu
run. Bunch said that if the business
variants, the Dora also will be oper
ited on the route. The Kuskokwim
itiver service will be maintained fron
the end of May until the end ol
August, with a round voyage each
month.
“The Santa Ana’s ports of call
after leaving Seward will consist of
oeldovia, Kodiak, Uyak, Karluk, Cold
Bay, Chignik, Unga, Sand Point,
King Cove, Belkofsky, Saanak, Scotch
Cape, Cape Sarichef, Akutan, Unal
aska, Naknek, Nushagak and thenct
to Bethel.
If the Dora is not needed on the
route, she will be brought back to
Seattle and tied up. The Santa Ana
is having new boilers installed in Se
attle. When she returns to commis
sion she will operate as a freighter
in the Seattle-Southeastern Alaska
routes until next May.”
DANISH HOUSE RATIFIES
SALE OF THE ISLANDS
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 20. — At a
single reading today the Folkething
adopted the ratification of the treaty
for the sale of the Danish West In
dies to the United States. The vote
was 00 to 16.
BOYS GETTING DOWN
TO BALL GAMES WELL
Quite a good practise took place
last night in A. B. hall both at base
ball and basket ball. Tomorrow night
will see a fine turn out, it is expect
ed, and some rattling tryouts. All
the players should show up tomor
row.
Robert Simpson and E. S. Crider
, are two visitors in the city at present.
ANOTHER KENNEGOTT
COMPANY COMPLETED
SEATTLE, Dec. 21.—The organization has been com
pleted of the Josevig-Kennecott Copper Company. It is
a corporation with a capital of two and a half millions
which recently purchased mines in southwestern Alaska
near the Big Bonanza and Jumbo properties. Four hun
dred thousand dollars has been subscribed in New York
and the money is now on the way out to Seattle to be used
for immediate development of the properties. Former
Governor Hay and J. B. McDougad, retired capitalists,
are interested, and D. K. McDonald of Spokane is presi
dent. __
LIQUOR DESTROYED in
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
The liquor seized by the govern
ment authorities at Anchorage was
destroyed today on the beach by
United States Deputy Marshal Evans,
acting on instructions from Marshal
Brenneman. The liquor destroyed
amounted to 218 cases of whiskey
and beer all told. Mr. Evans waited
until he received word from the mar
shal before selling or disposing in
any other way of the stock. The sale
of it was to have taken place last
.veck but protests, begun by the Gate
way and acted upon by the Woman’s
Club, caused the authorities to change
their minds. Quite a few people went
to the beach near the old powder
house to witness the work. Mr.
Evans, assisted by William Weaver
and Mike Johnson, smashed the bot
tles deliberately one by one and it
bunches .
uUS HOGBLOOM
DROWNS IN SOUNl#
VALDEZ, Doc. 16.—CIus Hogbloom
a well-known resident of El lama;
was drowned a short distance belov
Valdez Narrows about 7:.*I0 o’clock
Thursday evening, according to a re
port brought to Valdez this afternoor
by Carl Nelson.
According to the story told by Nel
son, Hogbloom, Mrs. Hogbloom, who
is Nelson’s sister, and Nelson him
self, left here shortly after noon on
Thursday on the launch Helen, bound
for Ellamar. They had a consider
able quantity of supplies on board
for themselves and others at Ella
mar. Shortly after they got outside
the Narrows of Valdez bay the engirn
balked and Hogbloom tried unsuccess
fully to get it going again. He final- j
!y took the spark plug oft the engirn ;
and was scraping it ofT, thinking soot |
might have been the cause of the en
gine refusing to work. In the mean
time the launch was rapidly nearing
the rocks, and Nelson who was en
gaged in rigging a sail from his coat
and an oar called to Hogbloom to
hurry as the boat might go ashore.
A strong wind was blowing down the
bay and rather a heavy sea was run
ning. Hogbloom stepped out on the
deck astern, and noticed that the
freight was tumbling about. Nelson
saw h\n reach for the packages and
a moment later he was gone. Cry
ing to his sister that Hus had fallen
overboard he rushed to the stern and
saw Hogbloom in the water several
feet away. He called to him to swim,
telling him he could easily make the
distance, but Hogbloom was unable
to swim, but after struggling for a
moment went down and did not come
up again, the intensely cold water
probably paralyzing him.—Prospec
tor.
BUNNELL AT VALDEZ
Judge Bunnell has arrived at Val
dez and will preside in court there
during several cases.
VO MAN FROM ANCHORAGE
MURDERED AT DOUGLAS
JUNEAU, Dec. *3. — “Babe”
Brown, one of the women of the un
derworld on the Row at Douglas, was
perhaps the victim of one of the most
brutai murders ever committed on the
Island. Her cold body was found in
No. 16 shortly after noon today, the
head being pounded in and the throat
! cut almost from ear to ear, the neck
practically being severed to the spin
al cord.
At the hour of going to press
United States Commissioner Henson
; is holding an inque.M, in the cabin to
determine the exact cause.
“Babe” Brown and another of the
inmates of the Row were together at
a movie theatre last night and then
went to the respective cabins. The
Brown woman has always been an
early riser and at noon today when
sh6e had not been seen the woman
companion went to the cabin. The
doors were locked from the inside and
the curtains pulled down and no res
ponse came from the reputed rap
pings. Help was summoned and the
door forced.
On the bed of the cabin was the
blood covered body of the unfortunate
woman. Her wounds were as des
cribed above. In one part of the room
.vas found a blood-coated hammer
with which it is believed the woman
was clubbed to death and then her
throat cut. Commissioner Henson
who reached the scene refused to dis
turb the contents of the room until a
jury was summoned. It is believed
that a knife may be found in the
room.
“Babe” Brown arrived on the Isl
and about three months ago coming
from Anchorage. There she was
known as “Jennie.”
That the woman had company last
night is evidenced by a spread on the
table of her cabin which appeared to
have been suddenly left.
Until the report of the jury is
learned nothing can be definitely said
regarding the crime. As far as lea»'n
. d, robbery was not the motive a>
though subsequent search may dis
close that this might have been the
cause. The suicide theory is scout
ed owing *o the condition of the
rounds.—rimpire.
IRISH ASK FREEDOM
OF IRELAND FIRST
BOSTON, Dec. 21.—At a great
meeting of Irishmen here today a
resolution was passed and forwarded
to Count Bern3torfT and the President
calling on Germany not to sign peace
until Ireland is given her own gov
ernment. This resolution is supposed
to be for the purpose of showing the
world that the small nations crushed
by Germany are not the only ones
that suffered the same fate.
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 14.—Georgia
Phillips, while despondent, committed
suicide yesterday, her body being
found in one of the cabins on the un
derworld row.