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SIONS TO .11 S. ON SUBMARINE QUESTION POSSIBLE
MAKES VEILED THREAT THAT BREAK
WITH U. S. WILL AID GERMANY
BEKL1X, April 21.—That Gennany can go no further
in making concessions regarding her submarine warfare!
notwithstanding the demands of the United States, is the'
statement made today directly to the Berlin representa
tive of the United Press Association by Admiral von Hot
zendorff, chief of staff of the imperial admiralty.
The admiral was interviewed specially by the United
Press on the subject and he spoke out openly and with a
decision which is regarded as removing almost every hope
that the matter can be settled amicably. Admiral von
Hotzendorff said in the course of his statement to the
United Press:
“We have no desire for a break with the United
States. That would be insanity and we shall not bring it
about if we can help it, despite our desire to push our
submarine campaign vigorously. In five months more we
shall see what we can do to the British shipping. The
ring around the British islands will grow tighter and
tighter and then we will see whether England will still
maintain that she cannot make peace until Germany is
destroyed. The Allied nations could have had peace long
ago but they still cling to the idea of starving Gennany in
to submission. The longer they cling to this idea the long
er they will prolong the war and the greater will be the
bill they must pay at the end."
In conclusion the admiral said:
“If diplomatic relations with America are broken our
submarines can attack any enemy ship without warning."
BERNSTORFF MUST GO
WASHINGTON, April 21.—Ambassador von Bern
storff, the representative of Germany in the United States
has been caught in a trap and cannot escape if the inter
pretations of the last few days developments is correct.
This situation has been brought about by the arrest of
von Nigel, former secertary to von Papen, in connection
with the New York bomb plots, and by the seizure of his
papers. Washington has concluded that the German am
bassador faces the necessity of admitting that he engaged
in improper activities or having the facts proved in such
a manner that they will be clear to the world. It is freely
predicted today that von Bernstorff will be handed his
passports for reasons altogether independent of the sub
marine controversy.
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NO COMMENT IN BERLIN
BERLIN, April 21—Wilson’s ultimatum has been
conveyed to the Kaiser and is being conveyed to the people
today by the newspapers which are printing it in full. Be
cause this is Good Friday it is impossible to obtain an ex
pression of opinion from the Foreign Office but there is
little likelihood however, that a reply will be sent to Wash
ington before the end of next week. There is also every
indication that no public comment will be made on Wil
son’s note until von Bethmann Holweg, the imperial chan
cellor, returns from a visit to the Kaiser on the eastern
front.
PLOT TO ATTACK CANADA
LONDON, April 21—The British government today
issued a lengthy sworn statement by Horst von der Golitz,
secretary of the German government who is now in
custody in the United States, which shows in full detail
his activities in America. Von der Golitz confesses his
connection with a scheme to attack the Dominion of
Canada from the United States, and also that he was in
the pay of von Papen, the former German attache. He
asserts that the blowing up of railroads and canal locks
and raids on the Canadian towns on the Great Lakes by
means of powerful launches were contemplated for the
purpose of terrorizing the Canadians.
BRITISH CABINET SAFE
LONDON, April 21.—No information has been given
out to explain the compromise arrived at between the dif
ferent factions of the cabinet but it is now known that
the difficulties have been smoothed over and no general
election will be necessary. A delay, however, will take
place in putting the conscription law into effect
Crowds of Women
Are Coming North
Alaska Has Big Bunch and Remark
able Number of Families.
SEATTLE, April 21.—The Alaska
laft yesterday for Seward and An
chorage with the following pas
sengers:
For Seward: Pearl Grey, Blanche
White, S. Ward, E. Martin, C. Mann,
W. Keboe, T. Rose, Mrs. H. Revell,
P. Berglund, Chas. Allen, 0. Gren
hart, Carl Pol land, Mrs. N. Labelle,
Mrs. H. George, M. Prono, H. Osman,
Captain H. Thompson and twelve
steerage.
For Anchorage: J. Fisher, C.
Needham, J. Langan, J. Pulmer, C.
Stanley, E. Johnson, Fred Kuhl, M.
Potter, B. Welte, John Manstone, S.
Cumberstiteh, W. Janeick, E. Vander
lip and wife, L. Vailo, E. Arbuckle and
wife, Mrs. M. Jones, Mrs. Thomas
Jackson, J. Borg, Harry Brown, Miss
I. Blair, Mrs. Hy Hanson, Joe Kern,
A. Morse, W. Stevens, C. Kimball, S.
Smith, C. Isaacs, Mrs. Dunlap, Mrs.
A. Edwards, Mrs. Lieut. T. Taylor, G.
Turner, R. Trooughtman, G. Eksman,
G. Kearns, F. Johnson, Emil Thylm,
Peter Carlson, Antonc Johnson, A.
Johnson and wife, W. Stoeser, Wolff
Simon, J. Chick, M. Murray, S. Gor
don, Roy Puckett, J. Bruggemoa,
Glen Porter, Mrs. A. Swanson, Mrs.
K. Sinclair, H. Smith, Geo. Delion, A.
Dohlstrom and wife, C. Griffith, W.
Goodman, Mrs. Haley, Mrs. L. Eaylor,
G. Cullen, L. Vaile, Fred Mills, L.
Russell, C. Jackson, Anne Marcstrom,
P. Boyles, S. Feurtel and wife, A.
Pearson and wife, Theodore Pearson,
A. Nordall, Geo. Kennedy and wife,
Alexander J. Kavanaugh, G. Bohler,
C. Smith and wife, T. Smith, G. Val
stad, John Luffald, Geo. Baker, B.
Hughes, Mrs. V. Wills, S. Wick, Ruth
Chandler, Mrs. T. Bradstein, Mrs. M.
Bernard, Julia Johnston, Rhoda Dess
let, Mrs. G. Snyder, C. Schultz, Carl
Johnson, W. Stenven, J. Stevens, D.
Redfield, S. Daily, J. Newman and
sixty-five steerage.
Joe Bosch of the Circle City country
is now in Seward. He has spent the
last five years in the dredging work
on Mastodon creek.
Tom Scott is another visiting dele
gate who is still in the city.
Kline Confesses
to Stealing Money
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Former Cashier Pacific Coast Com
pany Admits Taking
$120,000.
SEATTLE, April 21. — Oliver N.
Kline, for seventeen years cashier of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
has confessed to Prosecuting Attorney
Lundin that he has embezzeled one
hundred and twenty thousand dollars
of the company’s funds in three years
and today he will go before Judge
Ronald and plead guilty to the charge
of grand larceny in accordance with
his expressed wish. Sentence will
probably be pronounced today. The
maximum penulty is 15 years.
PROMINENT SAN FRANCISCO
LAWYER AND GIRL DIE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.—
Timothy Lyons, one of the most
prominent probate lawyers of the
Pacific coast, and Ida Diamond, a
clairvoyant, were found dead today in
a room in Market street with the gas
jet open. In the room was found a
note left by the woman in which she
said she committed the act in fear
that Lyons was about to desert her.
One of the most remarkable fact*
about the occurrence is that the man
was sixty years of age.
TORNADO KILLS TEN
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 20.—
Ten people are dead and one injured
as the result of three tornadoes which
swept "Over different areas of Missouri
last night. The property loss is en
ormous in southeastern Kansas and in
southwestern and central Missouri.
TWO STEAMBOATS
WRECKED BY TORNADO
DUBUYS, Mississippi, April 2L—
Ten houses and two steamships were
w'recked today by a tornado in this
region. A cloudburst occurred at
Yaryan and filled the streets with ten
feet of w'ater.
STEAM SHOVEL READY
The steam shovel will probably be
put to w'ork on the railioad tomorrow
morning. The stuff for the new’ dock
is expected to arrive about the first
I of the month.
NO CHANGES TAKE
PLACE AT VERDUN
LONDON, April 21—No change has been reported
in the Verdun region in the past twenty-four hours. Ar
tillery duels are taking place at different points east and
west of the river but no infantry assaults have been
launched. The French have made their positions more
solid on Hill 306 and now consider it impregnable.
AUSTRIANS MAKE CLAIM
VIENNA, April 21.—We have captured an elevated
position from the Italians on the Isonzo front, it was of
ficially announced this morning, but in other respects con
ditions remain the same.
TOWNSEND’S ARMY SUFFERING
BERLIN, April 21.—Advices from Constantinople
are to the effect that the British forces besieged in Kut
el-Amara are suffering severely from lack of food and
their surrender cannot long be delayed. The relieving
force is being easily held back.
3RD DIVISION
STANDS LOYAL
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES MEET,
ORGANIZE AND WILL SUP
PORT CANDIDATES.
The delegates from the Third di
vision met Wednesday, utter all the
smoke of the convention battle had
cleared away, and then and there re
solved to stand loyally by the nomi
nees of the convention and by its ac
tions, and to do all in their power to
bring about the election of the candi
dates chosen by the convention as a
whole notwithstanding the fact that
they were in a minority at the con
vention and protested warmly against
certain actions of the majority. The
meeting of the Third division dele
gates also resulted in the decision to
promote straight and clean Republi
can politics in all Alaska and in this
division. The delegates then organiz
ed and J. Allison Bruner was elected
president and L. L. James, Jr., was
elected secretary. This action, the
delegates from the Third division de
clare, removes all danger of a split
in the Republican party of the terri
tory.
SHOOTS DAUGHTER AND
THEN KILLED HIMSELF
BINGHAMPTON, N. Y., April 20.
—Alfred Sharp, aged 55, probably
fatally shot his daughter today and
committed suicide. He had been left
in charge of her fortune but they
often quarrelled as she had been con
stantly complaining that he was not
liberal enough in making allowances
to her. She is eighteen years of age.
AROLINE HAS LEFT
FOR ANCHORAGE
SEATTLE, April 20.—'The Aroline
left this morning for Knik (Anchor
age) and will make no stops enroute.
the following are her passengers for
Cook Inlet:
Gus Williams, B. Slater and wife,
C. Brannon, D. Grant, A. McDonald,
D. Becker, J. Welder, Paul Bell, L.
Stevens, Geo. Gertz. N. Ix>ckhart,
Ferd Rapp, Wm. Cogswell, E. Green,
Chas. Garfield, B. Wyant, John Nel
son, S. Yendall, Geo. Dotten, Jim Mur
ray, John Coleman, Goo. Compton, W.
Leebes, R. S. Soper, A. Muir, A.
Bedier, J. Waibel, D. Nordanger, Geo.
Scott, Chris Hendrickson, Ed. John
son, Mike Beten. Anthony Helgulas,
J. Delong, E. Schmidt, R. Schott, J.
Laughlin, J. Fordice, H. Knight, Mrs.
Ed. Anderson, Mrs. M. Knudson, L.
Yeoman, Sam Shrog, F. Meyers, H.
Edis, L. Lundburg, G. Olson, C. Nel
son, F. Notch, W. Moses, J. Neisted
and wife, J. Tarause, Ernest Padbag,
Nellie Nelson, G. Davis, Julius Rock
er, J. Reed, Alfred Kolvensen, Ed.
Peek, T. Bailon and thirty-three steer
age.
For Goose Bay: Alfred Anderson,
0. Laret, H. Scroge, Ole Strand, J.
Farmer, Erick Dohl, Roy Clark, R.
Black, E. Oldfield, Hans Hansen, 0.
Beach, 0. Larsen, Alex Petersen,
Beach, 0. Ellingsen, C. Ellingsen, S.
Stavins, Geo. Fogarty, A1 Wilson, M.
Nelson, N. Boesch and Wm. Hayes.
CLEARING LOTS FOR
HARRIMAN BUILDING
The work of clearing the ground for
the erection of the Harriman Bank
building began this morning. Engi
neer Whitfield is in charge of the sur
veying work and Architect W'instedt
has drawn the plans. The building,
it is now believed, will be a two story
one and will be built of monolithic
concrete.
H. L. Gentsch of Cache creek is
now in the city.
CARRANZA FORCES
ARE ON THE MOVE
MEXICANS ON MARCH
WASHINGTON, April 21.—Carranza forces are now
marching southward from Chihuahua for some purpose
which has not been revealed. It is reported they are
headed towards Parral but their strength is also some
thing which is not given. No further advices have been
received today on the Mexican question but it is now gen
erally accepted as more than probable that the Americans
will withdraw from Mexico.
GERMAN WITH CARRANZA
MEXICO CITY, April 21.—Herr von Eckhart, the
German minister to Mexico, had two long conferences to
day with Carranza but neither at the palace nor at the •
German embassy could information be obtained as to
what was done at the conferences. The minister stated,
however, that the conferences had no significance and
were merely calls of courtesy. This is doubted because
the people cannot see why courtesy demanded two long
conferences on the same day.
❖ A SHAKESPEARE *
❖ PROGRAM GIVEN *
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The following is the splendid
Shakespeare program rendered yes
terday :
1. Quotations from his plays by:
Geraldine Cook, Vincent SeifTert,
Ida Revell, Gertrude Schaleben,
Helen Chovin.
2. A talk on the life of Shakespeare
by Mrs. H. Balderston.
3. Mark Antony’s Speech
Thelma Ellsworth.
4. Quotations:
Catherine Madsen, Beatrice
Baughman, Alice Daggett,
George Guest, Helen Tellasen,
Susie Guest, Gladys Green.
4. Selections by Third Grade:
Thelma Tallasen, Robt. Manthey,
Lavonia Stotko, Robt. Daggett,
Ruth Winstedt, Frank Shcllhorn,
Samuel Moyer.
6. The Three Witches from Mac
beth in costume by:
Audrey Phillips. Helen Sawyer,
Edith Guest.
7. Quotations by Second Grade:
Sheila Maloney, Edith Guest,
Werner Boe, Lawrence McNeer,
Julius Stalinksy, Dorothy Baugh
man, Audrey Phillips.
7. “Under the Greenwood Tree” by
Tom Madsen, Carl Madsen, W’er
ner Boe, Guy Manthey, Lawrence
McNeer, Walter Melvin.
0. “Fairy Song” from Mid-Sum
mer Night Dream by:
Merritt Shellhorn, Dorothy
Baughman, Margaret Sloan, Jack
Corson, Marit Eide, John Seif
fert, Alice Chambers, Hale
Schaleben, Patricia Ray.
10. “Hark! Hark! The Lark!” by:
Sheila Molony—Edith Guest.
11. Reading: The Story of a
“Winter’s Tale.” by Mrs. Sloan.
12. Sketch from “Merchant o*
Venice.” The “Ring Scene.”
Characters:
Portia.Margaret Romig
Narissa . Elizabeth Torrey
Antonio ... Ragnahilde Johnsen
Bassanio.Aldoren Carlson
Gratiano.Elizabeth Romig
13. The “Quality of Mercy” by
Williard Melvin.
!(. Civic Code by all Grades.
15. Closing Song by Primary.
The longshoremen at Cordova some
time ago demanded 75 cents an hour
from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. and a dollar
an hour for the rest of the twenty-four
but the demands were not granted and
some of them quit work. It was
learned today that the difficulty is
now over and plenty of men are at
worfc.
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❖ Kl’SKOKWIM HAS ❖
❖ BRIGHT Ol'TLOOK ❖
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In a letter to his old time partner
on the Koyukuk, Barney Hettel of the
Kodak store, W. G. Davis of Bethel,
on the Kuskokwim, sends the follow
ing news items of interest.
“A single man can come to this
country and make a living and a good
one some way. In regard to mining
there are four or five creeks that are
wage propositions and one that is a
producer, but nothing big. There has
not yet been developed a continuous
pay-streak as a miner would term it.
The reindeer Laps own the best part
of this creek of which they are the
discoverers. Another creek is claim
ed to have been found that is better
but it is not proven yet. In the last
year two white men have gone into
the reindeer business. It is the surest
thing in this country for making
money. One Lap rented 100 female
deer from the government ten years
ago and he refused thirty thousand
dollars for his herd last fall. A white
man would have to have two or three
thousand dollars to start with but it
would certainly be sure money in the
end. In regard to Martin and Ermine,
I have not seen a Martin in this part
of the country and have only secured
"our Ermine this winter.”
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❖ LOOKS FORWARD *
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Al. E. Harris, traveling passenger
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Ry., with headquarters at
Juneau, who is spending several days
in Seward in connection with the
company’s business in this section,
states that his company anticipates a
big year’s business through their
many good agents throughout Alaska.
The C. M. & St. P. were the first to
establish themselves in Alaska of all
| the transcontinental railways and arc
therefore the pioneers in this country
| to actively compete for the trade of
the country. Their lines make it a
point to make Alaska a feature in
their advertising and as a consequence
they are looking forward to the com
ing season to be the largest tourist
season for Alaska and especially for
this section in the history of the
road’s business.
The street committee of the city
council has waited on R. J. Weir of
the Engineering Commission to con
fer on the subject of dredging Lowell
creek and the matter is now under
consideration.