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HUN TORPEDO OAT
STRIKES MIN• AND
CREWJS^ DROWNED
LONDON, March 4—An Amsterdam dispatch says
that yesterday morning a German torpedo boat and two
German mine sweepers struck mines oil Vlieland Llunu
end were blown up.
A German vessel, nearby, lowered life boats and at
tempted to save the crews of the three boats hut high seas
made this impossible and the members of the crews drown
t>d. A Dutch fishing boat also struck a mine and the en
tire crew was lost.
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VICTORIA HAS
MANY CALLS ON
HER WAY NORTH
Steamer Victoria, Capt. i krvis, a
rived in poll at 1:15 o'clock %kia morn
ing. The Victoria left Seattle a week
ago yesterday, called at Ana< ortes to
load lumoer, then discharged JL*0 tons
at Orca on her way north which ac
counted for her delay in reaching
nere on schedule time. The Victoria
unloaded 58 tons of merchandise :it
tnc Seward dock, went to the San
Juan dock and unloaded lumber. Re
turning to the Seward dock the steam
cr sailed south early this afternoon.
yhe Vrictoiia biou^ht the following
passengers for Seward: 1. J. Store, S.
G. Norman Atthur Frame, W. lb
Noock, Helen Kirksather, Miss P. VS il- j
von, S. AbeUon, Lee Campbell, 0. A j
Benson, J. H. Ritter, J. H. Foreman,
Lods Roy, Christine Anderson. Mary
Kock, Julius Carlson. Ivan Heglor, A.
Carlson, J. L. Johnson, Art Mikel, H.
VV. Kernhauson, P. T. Vest, A. 1>.
Gray, Glenn Carrington. L. V. Kay
Dr. G. E. Howe. B. Presley and three
steerage.
The following left on the Victoria,
the majority being for \ aldez an :
Cordova and the remainder for Seat
tle: Redo Batavock, Tom George, J.
D. EUengcn anti wife, .1. Kochheimer,
Charles La Coste, W. M. Austin.
Obriket, F. Obriket, Jr., E. Kyquist,
John Berg. H. E. Olcson*. William
Fetterly, George Brugen, B. Pres'ej.
A1 Shyman, M. J. Munsate, M. L.
Packard, John Noon, Mrs. V. Man
they, P. TutoiT, Jim Kalo/T, John
DeadotT, Mrs. Jennie Dolovin, J. R.
Stanton, A. Anderson, Pete Anderson,
Mike Grilbo. S. Ratovich, H. Ander
son. Joe Burke, A. H. Brown, A. Os
trotn, C. O. Hoyt, S. D. Daivc and 18
steerage.
BETTER BEER
DEMANDED BY
THE CANADIANS
TORONTO, March 4. — A large
procession of workmen marched to the
Parliament building this forenoon and
asked for an increase in the strength
of “prohibition beer”. The workmen
asked that the beer contain two and
one-half per cent of alcohol instead
of two and one-half per cent of proof
spirits. Premier Hearst refused to
permit the workmen to make any ad
dresses and also stated that he posi
tively would not make any recom
mendations as they suggested.
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Rm4 'Flu Goufwy.
EVANS IS NOW
ON WAY NORTH
TO THIS PORT:
SEATTLE, March 4. — Steamer
Admiral Eva: * sailed for Seward ami
way port ; at 10 o’clock .vith the fol
lowing Daosengers for Seward: •/. W.
Donnelly, George Hirshey, free
Vaughn and Gust Dhlcn. Tne Evans
hac one and a half days mail aboard
and a full load oi freight. This trip
the steamer goes to Kodiak from
Sowu: d
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JOHN NOON IS
CALLED SOUTH
TO WASHINGTON
John Soon left today on the Vic
toria lor VVaiawa, V\ ash., called south
suddenly by the death of his brother
in-law. Frank M. Lowden, who passed
away last Wednesday. There are many
business mailers Mr. Noon will attenu
to for iris sister. He will be absent
from the city for at least one month.
Frank M. Lowden crossed the plain*
from Illinois to California in 1848. lr j
1862 he went to VVaiawa, packing to
the mines, and in 1867 engaged in
I ranching and stock raising which oc
1 cupation he continued until the time
of his death.
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WILSON IS PLEASED
PORTLAND, Ore., March I. —
President Wilson has expressed pleas
ure at the establishment of an eight
hour day in the camps and mills of
l Oregon and Washington by the lum
j hermen. Practically every large lum
berman in the two states has receiv
! ed a wire from the President thank
ing them for their action which was
voluntary.
! BODY OF BREWSTER W]1 L
LIE IN STATE AT VICTORIA
VICTORIA, March 4. — Premier
Brewster's body will arrive here late
•.his afternoon from Calgary, where
he died Saturday of pneumonia. The
body will lie in state and the funeral
ceremony will probably be held to
morrow in the Parliamentary Build
ing. Until the funeral is over no ac
tion will be taken by the Liberals t'>
! choose a new leader.
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EMBARGO ON CORN
WASHINGTON, March 4. — A
temporary embargo will be placed
immediately on corn imports in order
to increase the movement of wheat to
: the United States from South Ameri
can ports.
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HIGHLANDER BRINGING iN A PAIR OF BOCHES
/ A ' • . .V. 1 • * . 0* . * m a I
Paring , 'ircii, ItHtisli advance on the vest front this Highlander was
caught by the eainera bringing in two Hermans whom he hud captured, uud
he wus compelling them to carry iu their own machine gun.
PLOT DISCOVERED
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AT FORT DOUCLAS
SALT LAKE CITY, March 4—The police this noon
arrested Frank Dimok, a German subject. The police as
sert that they discovered a plot to release enemy aliens
now at Fort Douglas. The plot also is alleged to have
fostered the destruction of buildings here.
The police claim that they found in Dimok’s possess
ion a code, and various maps of Salt Lake City. Number
ed diagrams were attached to the maps. Dimok, it is
claimed, admitted that the maps and diagrams were those
of the most important buildings here also the American
fortifications.
EVERYTHING IS 1
GREEN-GREENE
IS BACK ROME
—
TACOMA, March 4. — Major Gen-I
oral H. A. Greene, Commander at
Camp Lewis, the man who placed the
ban on Seattle, returned from the east
last night after several months ab-,
sconce. Major General Greene was
greeted with a blaze of green tire as
the train moved in the station here.
Ranking military officiers and a large
delegation of citizens, wearing green
bands on their arms, greeted the mili
tary officer. He will go to Camp Lew
is this afternoon.
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CARRANZA TO ORDER
CAPTAINS TO VIOLATE
ENEMY TRADING ACT
MEXICO CITY, March 4. — Presi-j
dent Carranza, it is said, is about to
issue a decree requiring foreign ship
captains to unload vessels carrying
cargoes destined for firms in Mexico
on the enemy trading list. The decree
will state that refusal to comply with j
this order will entail detention ot the
I vessel.
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1 LONDON, March b — A di spate n :
; to The Express from i etrograd says
that it is stated in military circles
that .he commander in chief of die
Cermar invaders is the Grand Duke
Ernest Ludwig of Hesse, brother of
the former Russian empress.
MONTANA NOW
FACES ANOTHER i
GREAT STRIKE
GREAT FALLS, Mont.. March L—
With mo<t of the electrical workers
of all industries, with the exception <
of one smelter, and including the |
Montana Power Company, on a strike,
the question oi light and power here j
and also at Butte, is serious. fl he
Butte mines receive power from here
and if the line breaks, no one, it L
asserted, is available to repair the
damage.
The local telephone plant is pra ti
cally out of commission for the want
of “juice.’’
It is alleged that the strikers a
sympathetic one, the electrical work
ers quitting with the machinists who
are asking an increase in wages.
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STATE ISSUES WAR BONDS
HELENA, Mont., March 4. — On
March 20th. the first issue of war
bonds by any state will be made by
Montana. The issue will be for $500,
000 and this amount will be loaned to
the fanners to increase the production
of cereals and live stock,
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JUDGE MORRIS ILL
SEATTLE, March 4. — Judge Geo.
E. Morris, of the Washington State
Supremo Court, who has been serious
ly ill for the past five days, today
showed signs of improvement accord
ing to attending physicians.
PETROGRAD, March 1—German airmen bombed the
city late this afternoon. Three are known to have been
killed and five were injured. The material damage was
not large. The bombing has caused the greatest excite
ment here and the people are panic stricken.
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FINNS CAPITULATE TO BOLSHEVIKI
LONDON, March 4—A Russian official announce
ment says that Echerkfelt, capital of Finland, has capitu
lated to the Bolsheviki and six hundred white guards were
captured. Stockholm dispatches asserts also that the
Russian and Finnish troops will evacuate Aland Islands
leaving the forts and the war material in charge of the in
habitants and the Swedish forces.
WHAT THE GERMANS INTEND TO DO
WASHINGTON, March 4—The announcement that
Russian and Finnish troops have evacuated the Aland Is
lands to the Germans means that this is only a preliminary
to the totai occupation of Finland. This is according to
official dispatches received today by the Swedish Lega
tion here. These advices, claim that Germany has told
the Stockholm Foreign Office that she intends to occupy
Finland immediately. Sweden protested but the Imper
ial German Government replied that the occupation of
Finland was only temporary to restore order and gave as
surances that Germany did not intend to take permanent
possession.
FIGHT AGAINST THE
AMERICANS INCREASES
WASHINGTON, March 4. —
Secretary of War Baker's review
today says that he notes the Ger
mans are making continued ef
forts to reach the American lines
citng three German attempts,
but the U. S. Troops are thor
oughly trained ano arc repelling
all attacks. The Secretary says
that today’s reports indicate that
the momentum of battle is in
creasing.
WHITES CLASH
WITH NEGROES;
SEVERAL DEAD
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NEWPORT NEWS, March 4. — |
Army officers, late this afternoon, re
ported that several negro troopers
were killed when negroes and white
soldiers clashed. The negro and white
troopers are stationed near this city.
No details could be learned.
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TEN-HEN CLUB LATEST
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 4. —
“Ten-hen clubs” for city dwellers is ;
the plan advanced by the agricultural!
experts to break the “Egg Trust’ in
this sfate the coming summer. Plans
for a hen coop to houte ten laying
hens 4o be fed on tab'c scraps are be
ing Ju.nished to club members.
MAIL OUT TOMORROW
Tomorrow mail will be dispatched
j for Anchorage, Iditarod and also for
Hope and Sunrise,
CHINESE TO
SEND TROOPS
TO MANCHURIA
LONDON, March 4. — A Pekin dis
patch says that the Chinese govern
ment authorities have decided to send
reinforcements to Manchuria to Gen
eral Semenoff, Cossack leader, against
whom !ne Dolshevik’ avc planning t».
attack. The Rolsheviki, it is asserted,
is arming German and Austrian ex
prisoners to attack Gen. Semenoff.
The Russian situation is causing a
political chaos in China. Pressure of
the militarists may force President
Feng Kwo Chang to resign. He is
now believed to be virtually a prison
er. President Feng Kwo Chang may
be replaced by Hau Sing Chang, guar
dian of the former Emperor, or by
even the yroung Emperor may bo
named President.
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NEGOTIATIONS
FOR PEACE ARE
FLAT FAILURE
AMSTERDAM, March 4. — The
Vossiche Zeitung, of Berlin, today as
serts that peace negotiations at Bu
charest between representatives of
Germany and Austro-Hungary with
the officials of the Rumanian govern
ment, have failed.
It is understood that King Ferdi
I nand’s reply to the demands made are
unsatisfactory to the Central Powers.