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U. S. DEMANDS ABROGATION OF KAISER S DECREE
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OF WAR AGAINST ARMED MERCHANT VESSELS
SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS
NOW ALMOST INEVITABLE
WASHINGTON, March 29.—According to affidavits1
made by the American survivors of the sunk liner Eng
lishman the vessel tried to escape from the submarine and
was shelled and torpedoed by the Teutons when this at
tempt to steam away became evident.
U. S. DEMANDS STOPPAGE
WASHINGTON, Marcsh 29.—The United States
government is now demanding of Germany not only re
paration for the loss of the Americans on the Sussex' the
disavowal of ‘he submarine’s action and the punishment
of the commander but also abrogation of the kaiser’s de
cree for attacking without warning armed merchant
ships. The alternative is the severance of diplomatic re
lations and this alternative now seems to be almost in
evitable. If it is proven that a submarine was responsible
for the sinking of the vessel, even though the German
government should admit it, the same steps will be taken
This is positively the latest development in the American
attitude in relation to submarine warfare.
FRENCH WIN TRENCHES
PARIS, March 29.—The French have captured three
hundred yards of trenches in the southern end of the
Avocourt woods, it was officially announced today. We
have also seized important fortified works of the enemy
in the same region.
GERMANS TAKE TRENCHES
BERLIN, March 29.—Several fines of trenches ten
miles northeast of Verdun were captured by the Germans
yesterday, the official announcement today savs. Our
troops took 498 prisoners and smashed the French front
for a distance of two thousand yards.
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REV. E. H. MOLONY IS
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
At St. Peters Vestry meeting last
night on the conclusion of the regular
business the Rev. E. H. Moiony an
nounced that he had written Bishop
Rowe asking to be relieved of the
charge of the church work in this
district.
Mr. Moiony said that it was with a
good deal of regret, especially at this
time, when three other members of
the committee were going outside,
that he made this announcement, but
that he had been contemplating this
step for some time. He further states
that his chief regret in leaving Sew
ard was in parting from a committee
of such loyal and strong men as
marked its personnel, as on their co-j
operation he had largely based his
confidence in the progress of St.
Peter’®.
On the other hand now that Seward
is 44 in the limelight" he was confident
that there would not be the same
difficulty in securing clergymen asj
had been experienced heretofore. The
church in Anchorage wa3 organized;
Valdez was holding its own, and he
had no doubt the Bishop would be
able to send three men for the three
places when navigation opened.
Mr. Moiony and his family expect
to leave for California about May 1st.
JOE WILLOUGHBY
DECLARED INSANE
FAIRBANKS.—Word has reached
Fairbanks to the effect that Joe Wil
loughby, formerly employed in the
newspaper offices of Fairbanks, has
been declared insane. He had been
under the surveillance of the city
authorities of Juneau for some six
months prior to his arrest. Willough
by appeared in the office of the Ju
neau Empire one Sunday night re
cently and threatened to shoot some
body. He was not particular who it
was. His arrest followed, and he was
found to be insane by a jury a few
day® later. He ia now in the Morn
infsid® aanitarioum,—Times.
NEWS NOTES
The Juneau Empire says that Z. J.
Loussac, who recently came to the
city, will establish a branch drug
store in Anchorage.
Jack Johnson is in the city again
for a visit.
William Bunting, of Stewart B., C.,
has arrived in the city and will prob
ably settle in this district.
“Abbie’’ Abemlroth, well known in
Nome, Iditarod and other camps, re
cently committed suicide in the
States, according to word just receiv
ed in Seward. He formerly worked
for Felix Brown who is interested
with John Gilpatrick in Moose Pass.
B. C. Delzelle, a member of a well
known brokerage firm of Juneau is
now in Seward on business.
The fire in the Fairbanks Hotel yes
terday was put out by the fire boys,
not by others. Honor to whom honor
is due.
Frank Policy left this morning for
Anchorage, his home town, after a
few days’ visit on the way from the
outside.
Judge Spence, district attorney, will
go to Unga on the Alaska.
F. Obriket, Jr., returned from the
Hope country last evening. His
father went outside on the last boat.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hayden
come in this evening to take up their
permanent residence in the city.
<• SAM GRAFF OUT *
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The petition nominating Sam Graff,
president of the Seward Electric Co.,
as candidate for the school board was
in circulation this afternoon. Mr.
Graff formerly served as a member of
the board.
LADIES AID
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will meet with Mrs. Sexton on
Thursday afternoon.
Fairbanks Elects
to Convention Here
Tom Marquam Will Bring the Proxies
But Does Not Say For
What.
FAIRBANKS, March 29.—The fol
lowing were elected at the Republi
can primaries here as delegates to
the convention at Seward: William
Ahlmark, Theodore Brakke, Fred
Garter, R. M. Crawford, C. H. Clegg,
A. J. Godskc, L. J. Heacock, Sam
Haddock, Tom Lloyd, R. R. Myers,
J. E. Moore, George Markus, H. M.
Merritt, L S. Mack, George B. Smith,
E. H. Stroeker, Leroy Tozier, George
B. Wesch, Thomas A. Marquam.
Others were elected in outlying places
but their names are not available.
Marquam will get all the proxies but
he is non-committal as to the use he
will make of them. There is little
interest in the city election here and
only one ticket is n the field. A ton
ingsten ore is now ready for
shipment outside by Johnson and his
associates.
WAITE SAYS HE IS
A JEKYLL AND HYDE
Declares Bad Half of His Personality
Caused Him to Kill Father
in-Law.
NEW YORK, March 29.—That he
was possessed of a dual personality,
the worse part of which caused him to
murder his wealthy father-in-law,
Peck, was the statement made today
through Mrs. Peck by Dr. Waite who
is under arrest for the murder.
Waite is said by the district attor
ney and tne detective in charge of the
case to have stated that he became so
obsessed by “the bad man” side of
his nature that he had to run around
the park to throw off the evil inclina
tions.
POSTMASTER HICKEY
RESIGNS MARCH 31
Official Who Performed the Task Im
posed on Him Faithfully
Leaves Us.
Phil Hickey, a postmaster who gave
a good account of his stewardship
while in office, will resign on the last
day of this month and the new
postmaster, W. E. Root, will take up
the reins. The office is now about to
have installed 250 new boxes and
those who desire to rent them are ex
pected to apply soon to make sure.
DEPUTY REPORTS A
CASE OF SUICIDE
FAIRBANKS, March 13. — Last
evening, Marshal Erwin received from
his deputy, J. L. Anders, who is sta
tioned at Hot Springs, the following
telegram:
“Hot Springs, March 11.
“Erwin, Marshal, Fairbanks.
“William Smythe reported to me
today that he had found the body of
Tom Silvain lying in a cabin on the
Hotlinta river. Silvain had evidently
committed suicide, as rifle was still
lying between legs. His head was
[ nearly blown off. Have reported the
matter to Commissioner Coffer.
“ANDERS.”
There arc no new developments.
The telegram was received about 7
o’clock last evening, and it is not
known whether Commissioner Coffer
left for the scene of the supposed
suicide last night or would wait until
this morning.—Times. 1
COME OUT FOR
WICKERSHAM
first division republican
DELEGATES THROW OFF ALL
DISGUISE OF PURPOSE.
JUNEAU, March 29.—Thirty-five
men who were elected delegates to
the Territorial convention at Seward
banquetted here last night and de
clared for Wickersham for delegate
and for Shackleford for national
committeeman. All the speakers
favored the keeping of the Wicker
sham-Shackleford compact in good
faith and they declared that the dele
gates from Gastineau Channel places
to the Seward convention would be
solid for the combination. It was al
so asserted positively by several or
the speakers that the combination
will control the convention.
Triple Train W reck
Causes Many Deaths
Two Halves of Train First Smash and
Flier Crashes Into the
Wreckage.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 29.—
Fifteen people are known to be dead
and others also probably perished in
I a double train wreck which occurred
at Ampherst early today. Forty
people are reported to have been in
jured in the second section of a Lake
Shore train which ,while speeding in
a fog, crashed into the first section.
A few minutes later the Twentieth
Century Limited, west bound, plough
ed into the wreckage. A statement
issued by the railroad at ten o’clock
this morning said that the number of
people killed was fifteen, ail men. An
unofficial count, however, places the
number of casualties much higher.
❖ BRITAIN SWEPT *
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LONDON, March 29. —During the
past forty-eight hours Great Britain
has been swept by the worst hurricane
and blizzard in the recollection of the
present generation. Tremendous
damage has been inflicted, it is be
lieved but, the details have not been
gathered up yet.
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
ISSUED VS. WHELPLEY
In the case of Grosvold vs. Whelp
ley a temporary injunction has been
issued against the defendant restrain
ing him from trapping on the fox
island in dispute. The information
was conveyed yesterday by cable to
Leander James by his law partner,
Earl Woolley who conducted the case,
in behalf of the law firm of James &
Woolley, at Valdez for the plaintiff.
Mr. Woolley will return on the Al
aska.
L. L. BALES HAS OFFICE
IN PACIFIC BUILDING
L. L. Bales, of Seward, who has an
Alaska exhibit at the San Diego Fair
jwrites to the Gateway to say that he
has his exhibit in the Pacific Building
on the Fair grounds. He also says
that Governor Strong was to be pres
ent at Dedication Day, March 18.
I Some of the exhibits of Mr. Bales are
of fine advertising value to Alaska,
and particularly to this part of the
territory.
ENTERTAINS OFFICERS
The officers and teachers of the
Sunday school of the Methodist
! church will be entertained this even- j
I ing at the residence of Mrs. Cook.
VILLA STILL FREE AND NO ONE
KNOWS WHERE HE IS NOW
Labor Committee
Waits On Official
Weir Says Wages Here Probably the
Same as Anchorage.
Messrs. Patten, Miller and Wilkie
formed a committee which waited
yesterday afternoon on It. J. Weir,
engineer in charge of the railroad
.,ere, to represent the labor union
which was formed at a meeting held
some evenings ago in the City hall.
During the discussion Mr. Weir ex
pressed the belief that the wages here
would be undoubtedly fixed at the
same scale as the wages around An
chorage but Mr. Wilkie insisted on
getting this statement in writing, a
suggestion that was apparently of
fensive to Mr. Weir who informed the
committee then and there that his
word was as good as any written doc
ument and he finished by declaring
the conference at an end. Mr. Wilkie,
it is also said, declared that the wages
in Seward should be twenty per cent
higher than at Anchorage as, he
stated, living expenses here are high
er. The interview is said to have
waxed rather warm and Mr. Wilkie
expressed the opinion that he had
been discharged recently from the
railroad employ because of his labor
activities, a statement that Mr. Weir
is said to have indignantly denied.
At the close of the conference Mr.
Patten, w’ho was chairman of the
labor meeting in the City hall, assert
ed that he also had been discriminat
ed against and could not receive em
ployment from the government offi
cials. He asserted that he had this
on reliable authority but for answer
Weir came out plump w’ith an offer
of a job for Patten, and not only a
job but a boss job, which Mr. Patten
accepted on the advice of Mr. Wilkie.
This job is to run a gang of ten men
out at Mile 26 clearing. The crew’
w'as secured this morning and Mr.
Patten will soon be in harness. The
close of the meeting is said not to
have been at all satisfactory but the
Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
will probably fix the w'hole matter up.
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❖ DR. SLOAN IS •>
❖ NO CANDIDATE •>
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Dr. J. M. Sloan has refused point
blank to be a candidate for the school
board. Mr. Winstcdt took a petition
around yesterday nominating the
doctor and it was signed by 96 voters
but he decided, notwithstanding, to
keep out of the race.
FIRE BOYS MEET TONIGHT
IN REGULAR MEETING
The fire department will hold its
regular meeting this evening and all
members are requested to attend as
matters of importance will be dis
cussed.
MRS. BURLEY BUILDING
Mrs. Burley has started to build on
the Frank Ballaine lot next to the
office of Ennis and Campbell.
MARTIN FOR BOARD
Just before press time this after
; noon it was learned that Merril
Martin has filed his petition as a
candidate for the school board.
ALASKA IN MORNING
The latest information this after
jK>on is that the Alaska is not due to
arrive here until 2 o’clock in the j
morning.
NO REPORT OF VILLA
DUBLAN, March 29.—No report of Villa's position
has been made since he was located 175 miles south of this
place and there is every reason to believe that he has slip
ped away where he has been able to hide his tracks, a
least for a time. The supplies are being shipped to the
troops steadily from here and no hitch is reported but the
Villa force seems to be much more mobile than either the
Americans orthe Carranza troops. The censorship is be
ing maintained closely and lots of things could happen
without coming to the knowledge of the public but there
is a strong suspicion that Villa is rather easily eluding
his pursuers.
COMMITTEE AT WORK
ON ALASKA FISHING
WASHINGTON, March 22. — The
house committee on territories yester
day began hearings on the bill father
ed by the department of commerce
which seeks to take the'fishing inter
ests from the authority of the Alaska
legislature and turn them over to the
federal bureau.
Alexander Britten, representing
the fishing interests, and Albert
Thurman, solicitor of the department
of commerce, are making arguments
for the measure.
Captain J. Reynolds of Seattle and
F. W. Warren of Portland, officers of
the Paiific Fisheries, are also in at
tendance.
Hearings will continue several
duys.
POPULAR MECHANICS SHOWS
PROF. PARKER’S INVENTION
Popular Mechanics for February
carries an illustration of the invention
known as the Helioscope, which is the ,
child of the brain of a man who is
now in this city, Professor Herschell
Parker. The Helioscope is, roughly,
a searchlight which is projected
through the water and can be used for
locating mines or even rocks. The
“lamp” is placed on the bow of a
vessel and the shaft goes down the
side into the water. The observer
looks through the instrument from
the deck and his line of vision fol
lows the search light through the
shaft and on through the water. The
light can penetrate and illumine the
water for a distance of several hun
dred feet. The British government
through its Washington embassy has j
the invention in its possession now.
(J’he patent was granted since Mr.
Parker came back to Seward.
APPLIES FOR HOMESTEAD j
JUNEAU—Camille Larouchelle has
made an application in the local land
office for a homstead of 20 acres in
the vicinity of Seward.
INSANE ON ALASKA
When the steamer Alaska arrived
at Ketchikan on her southbound trip
last week, the • authorities were noti- j
fied that a woman, Miss Viola Allen,
who took passage for the south at
Cordova, had become violently insane
on the way. After a brief consulta
tion with Governor Strong, who was
aboard, it was decided that the un
fortunate should be taken off and
under the advice of Dr. Storey, the
U. S. deputy marshal took "harge of
her. The officials of the boat feared
that she might jump overboard.—Ex.
EVANS TOMORROW
Wayne Blue looks for the Evans to
arrive from the westward tomorrow
afternoon.
Don't forget the Gateway is estab
lished at Seward, Alaska.
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❖ SPANISH A MERIC \N
j* CAMP FOR HERE *
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G. B. Poindexter ha* received word
that the only Camp »: Sp ir.i ’
i American War veterans in A .< v
J will soon be moved to Seward fiorn
Valdez. It is known a.^ the Fort Lis
cum Camp but owing to the fact that
most of the veterans arc getting in’
the part of Alaska served by the rail
road the decision has been arrived
i at to transfer the headquarters to this
city.
NEARLY THIRTY DEAD
CLEVELAND, March 29. Twenty
three bodies are in the morgue a?
Amherst now as the result of t: •*
! double train smash this morning, tv >
more are at Loraine and two at
Elyria. The number of irijured is
thirty.
ROOSEVELTS SECRETARY
IN JAIL FOR FIGHTING
NEW YORK, March 29. — As the
result of a fight in a saloon John W.
McGrath, the private secretary of
Theodore Roosevelt, has been sent to
jail in Blackwell's Island for twenty
days. The option of a fine was not
given McGrath as, it is said, he was
the aggressor. His friends say the
refusal to let him pay a fine is due to
politics. Colonel Roosevelt, it is ex
pected, will try to have him released.
KETCHIKAN TO HAVE
A POSTAL BANK
KETCHIKAN. — Instructions have
been received from the post office de
partment stating that the Ketchikan
po3t office will become a postal sav
ing bank on April 1st, 1916. The
local post office gives out the follow
ing information for the benefit of
those who may be interested:
The postal bank allows anyone to
start an account with any amount
from $1 up. Ten cents at a time
may also be saved by purchasing for
a dime a postal saving card to which
is attached a ten cent postal saving
stamp. After nine more stamps have
been added the card may be turned
in at the post office and a certificate
of deposit for $1 is issued. This idea
of saving 10c at a time has always
been a great thing for the children
wherever a postal saving bank has
been established. Any child 10 years
of age and over may open an account
in his or her own name.
When a deposit is made in the
postal bank, certificates for the
amount are issued. These certificates
may be cashed at any time but are
not transferable. They must be cash
ed by the person to whom they are is
sued. All deposits bear interest at
the rate of 2 per cent. One hundred
dollars is the total amount which may
be deposited by any one person in one
month and a limit of 500 has been
placed as the total amount which any
one may have on deposit.—Progres
i sive Miner.