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TWO THOUSAND MEN DUBLIN REVOLTERS GIVE UP
BRITISH CALL OlIT EVERY MAN
IN BRITAIN OF MILITARY AGE
REVOLUTIONISTS SURRENDER
LONDON, May 2.—The revolutionists in Dublin have
surrendered after having been surrounded and after hav
ing found that the great body of the people would have
nothing to do with the revolt. The official statement given
out today states this and also declares that the revolution
ists in the country districts are also abandoning the hope
of success and are laying down the few arms they had. )
The officials now say that the real seriousness of the up
rising lay in the possibility of a German force making a
landing in a country where at least part of the population
would have been with them, but the failure of Germany
to get troops into the island is now being pointed out as an.
indication of the helplessness of the Teutons to hurt the j
British empire at home. Some of the newspapers even go
the length of saying that Germany used the Irish revolters
to show neutral countries that the British islands them
selves are split on the question of the war, and that having
done so much it left the Sein Feiners to their fate. Now
that the rebellion shows signs of total collapse there is a
belief that Sir Roger Casement will not be executed but
that he will be confined for a time and then let tree as was
the case with Colonel Lynch who led the Irish brigade in
the Boer war against the British. Some of the newspap
ers are trying to prove Casement to be demented and it is
thought not unlikely that the government will have him
proved so for political reasons and to avoid executing him.
IRISH LOST TWO THOUSAND
DUBLIN, May 2.—The estimates of the losses of the
Irish revolters during the seven days’ street fighting in
this city is at least five hundred killed and fifteen hundred
wounded. It is feared that the losses are still greater and
that many bodies are covered beneath the ruins of build
ings and barricades. The military authorities are now
working on the task of learning all the facts of the losses.
No estimate has been made of the losses in the govern
ment ranks but they are believed to be far less as the re
volters lacked the proper arms, especially machine guns.
ALL BRITISH TO FIGHT
LONDON, May 2.—Premier Asquith annonunced in
the house of commons this afternoon that the government
has decided upon a policy of immediate and general com
pulsory military service. This will mean an addition to
the fighting forces of the empire estimated all the way
from three million to six million men. The announcement
has created a sensation but was received with enthusiasm
in most quarters.
GERMAN REPLY READY
COPENHAGEN, May 2.—The Berlin correspondent
of the Politikens understands that the German reply to
the American demands is ready and that it will be deliver
ed today or Wednesday. He is unable to outline the con
tents but he believes they will make for a settlement.
TO BE TRIED IN ENGLAND
LONDON, May 2—All rebels who bore arms in the
Dublin revolt will be brought to England for trial to avoid
further disturbances which might result from their trial
in Ireland. Suspects and sympathizers with the Sinn Fein
movement who did not bear arms will be tried in the Irish
courts. Several hundred prisoners have already reached
England. They are liable to trial by court martial and to
execution if convicted but the general opinion is that no
executions will take place as they might have the effect
of alienating the friendship of the majority of the people
of Ireland from the government. The trials of the rank
and file of the prisoners will probably be postponed until
the case of Sir Roger Casement is disposed of.
RUMOR SAYS CORWIN
MAY BECOME GUNBOAT
Rumor has it that the old steamer
Corwin, which held the record of be
ing the first steamer to reach Nome
with the spring ice breakup for many i
years, may be converted into a Mexi
can gunboat. In previous years whale
ing guns have roared from the same
decks which may still resound with
the thunder and vibration of heavier
armament
The Corwin was sold to Alfredo del
Valle and has been renamed the Plno
tipa, after the birthplace of her own
er. She will fly the Mexican flag and
will sail from San Pedro, Cal., for
Mexican ports tomorrow. In San Pe
dro it is rumored that she may be
converted into a gunboat—Ex.
DEVELOPMENTS OF WAR MAKE
WILHELMINA’S POSITION DIFFICULT
XQU£EFn^iZH£iMina. prince: HZHzr nno peiNcess JutMMtiy
[Precariously placed among the warring nations Holland Is having difficulty in pre*
serving peace with the two groups. She feara that both have designs on her
territory, that the English regard it as a means of access to Germany and the
Germans as a means of making German occupation of Antwerp more effective.
Queen Wilhelmlna, head of the little kingdom, is of course thoroughly Dutch In
her views, but doubt has been expressed in regard to those of her consort, Prince
Henry, who la a German by birth and a member of tho house of Mecklenburg
Sohwerln. The Princess Juliana la their only child )
Next Thursday to
Be Cleanup Day
City Council Asks Holiday for Schools
and Children Will Have
Bonfire.
Next Thursday, the day after to
morrow, will be Cleanup Day in the
city of Seward and if the plans of the
city council are followed a holiday
will be declared in the schools and all
the pupils will be entertained to a
lovely picking-up picnic, which means
that they will be busy gathering old
cans ami everything else on vacant
lots and in the evening will be enter
tained to a great bonfire that will be
chiefly made up of the articles gath
ered by them during the day. The
municipality will provide a wagon for
the day.
DELEGATES SAY THE
CONVENTION HARMONIOUS
Juneau delegates to the late Seward
Republican convention, together with
those from Nome and Fairbanks ar
rived in Juneau on the Admiral
Evans, among them being Geo. Scho
field, of Nome, the Republican
nominee for attorney-general, and
Judge Cornelius D. Murane, the con
vention choice for national committee
man. The delegates say that the con
vention was harmonious, and that a
great majority of the delegates con
curred in all action that was taken.
“We had a harmonious convention,”
said L. P. Shackleford, of the Juneau
delgation who was chosen as one of
the delegates to the national conven
tion. “The question of filling out the
Republican ticket by the nomination
of a candidate for Delegate to Con
gress is wholly in the hands of a com
mittee consisting of H. L. Faulkner
of Juneau; Harvey Sullivan, of Val
dez; W. A. Gilmore, of Nome and
Thomas Lloyd, of Fairbanks.”—Ju
neau Empire.
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❖ FREIGHT TIED *
❖ UP IN NEW YORK *
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NEW YORK, May 2. — Thousands
of tons of freight are now piling up
on the wharves here with only a slight
possibility of being moved until an
other agreement is reached with the
striking tug boat hands and barge
men. The terminals of the railroads
are choked with freight and many
vessels ar delayed. Much of the
freight is war munitions for the allied
nations.
CARS WILL RESUME
PITTSBURG, May 2.—The latest
news from headquarters is that the
resumption of the street car service
is assured before night.
SENATE WILL APPROVE
WASHINGTON, May 2.—It is now
almost certain that the senate leaders
will approve the Philippine bill as it
passed the house. The 'senate is in
favor of independence but will accept
the House bill as better than nothing.
FIRE CHIEF KILLED
LONGBEACH, Calif., May 2. —H.
L. Shrewsbury, fire chief, was killed
and Clarence Crow, the assistant
chief, was injured today when the
auto in which they drove to a fire
collided with a chemical engine. The
accident took place on American ave.
Reports from the hospital are that
! Crow is unconscious and probably
| fatally hurt.
ALAMEDA AT CORDOVA
The Alameda was due at Cordova
today at noon.
PIONEERS MEET TONIGHT
The Pioneer Igloo will meet this
evening.
FIERCE FIGHTING RAGED
LAST NIGHT NEAR VERDUN
Philippine Bill
Lost in House
Proposal to Grant Independence in
Four Years Rejected.
WASHINGTON, May 2. — The
Clarke amendment to the Philippine
Bill, calling for the independence of
the islands in four years, was lost in
the house last night. As a substitute
for all bills it is now proposed to pass
a bill providing for a greater meas
ure of self-government for the islands
and to have a preamble to it declaring
the intention of the United States to
grant independence ultimately but
without fixing a date.
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❖ CITY COUNCIL GETS *
❖ MUCH WORK THROUGH *
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A the regular meeting of the city
council last evening much work was
put through expeditiously in addition
to that noted in other places. The fire
chief suggested that each fireman be
given two and a half dollars for each
attendance at a fire and fifty cents for
each practise. The fire committee
was entrusted with the consideration
of the proposal.
The proposal to secure an emer
gency fire plug to connect up with the
electric power company’s line was re
jected as it would cost $400, a sum
regarded as too much. Councilman
Sauers asked that the plug be ob
tained.
The school committee recommended
the installation of a steam-heating
plant in the schools but the matter
was laid over until the return of Mrs.
Frank Ballaine, a member of the
board.
Bids were ordered for a city scav
enger. The council decided to have a
curve line grade established in all
future work.
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The Woman’s Club announces that
for Cleanup Day next Thursday all
boys and girls under the age of 20 are
urged to come forward to give their
aid. The meeting places will be the
two school houses. The children will
report for school as usual when they
will be divided into squads and given
separate sections of the city to clean
up under the directions of a superior
appointed from the Woman’s Club.
The girls of the primary school will
devote the day to preparing the plot
set aside for gardens in the interest
of the Civic Fair. At the close of
the day the children will be rewarded
with a festival at which all rubbish
which they will have accumulated
will be burned in a mammoth bon
fire. Refreshments will be served to
the children ami all the grownups are
urged to help make the occasion a
happy one. The committee in charge:
Mrs. Sauers, Mrs. Schalaben and Mrs.
Lucas.
LENA MORROW LEWIS IS
NAMED FOR DELEGATE
JUNEAU.—Mrs. Lena Morrow
Lewis of Juneau, has been nominated
by the Socialists for Delegate to Con
gress. She has been notified by Chas.
G. Ganty, of Valdez, secretary of the
Socialist Territorial Committee, that
she had carried the referendum vote
in each of the Socialist locals of Al
aska and was the unanimous nominee
of the party. Mrs. Lewis has notified
Mr. Ganty that she will accept the
nomination and make the race for the
party —Empire,
FRENCH WIN VICTORY
PARIS, May 2.—Tremendous enthusiasm was creat
ed in Paris today by the publication of the news that the
French troops in the Verdun area have captured 550 yards
of German trenches southeast of Fort Douaumont and
have checked the terrific German offensive which began
a few days ago.
BERLIN DENIES LOSS
BERLIN, May 2—Fierce attacks by the French
south of Douaumont and at Caillette forest have been
completely repulsed, according to the ofiicial announce
ment today. The enemy was forced back after hours ol
hand to hand fighting of the bloodiest description. The
Germans have maintained all their positions although the
French offensive movement was delivered in great force.
Ten Thousand
Struck W ork Today
CHICAGO, May 2.—Ten thousand
employees of the International Har
vester Company went out on strike
today. Their chief demand was a
recognition of the Union and better]
conditions of various kinds.
CITY REFUSES TO TAX
THE ALASKA NORTHERN
City Attorney Coppernoll made a
proposal to the city council last night,
that proceedings be taken against the j
Alaska Northern railroad for the col-1
lection of the taxes for the year 19121
but the council declined to accept it.
The court of appeals has recently
handed down the decision in the case i
against the same railroad that a
municipality has no power to tax a
railroad but Mr. Coppernoll stated
that this law was not in effect in 1912
and that the company was, therefore,
not exempt at that time.
The lady barber has closed her shop
here and went west on the Watson.
The only reason for her going, she
said, was that she thought a newer
country an easier place to scrape a
living.
New Millions in
W ages of Country
Increases Beginning Yesterday Mean
! '
Over $200,000 a day.
NEW YORK, May 2.—The Ameri
can laboring men, starting on the first
; of this month, are drawing wages
which means a total increase of $202,
616 a day for them ail. This is shown
, by statistics gathered by the United
f Press. They also show that the wage
increases affect 692,500 workers with
a total monthly increase of $5,268,782.
This will mean an increase of wages
to be paid in one year of $64,426,
460. The strikes, lockouts and labor
troubles impending or in force affect
508,100 workers.
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♦ WOMEN OF CITY *
* TO BEAUTIFY IT *
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At the meeting of the Women’s
Club last evening the decision was ar
rived at to take steps to beautify the
city after Cleanup Day. Needless to
say, the offer of ground for a library,
which came through Chairman Edes
of the Railroad Commission, was
glad'y and thankfully accepted.
HOLLAND, MAKING PREPARATIONS,
IN STRATEGICAL POSITION IN WAR
t DUTCH CSUlSEE UTRECHT DUIOI GUMS MASSED TO PROTECT f&QNT\EE j
[The action of the Netherlands in making warlike preparations threw all the chan
celleries of Europo into excitement since the little kingdom occupies a highly
strategical position in the war. Holland experienced the biggest war scare it
has known since the issuance of its first mobilization orders at the outbreak
of the war. Though the excitement caused by the Dutch government s sudden
ly announced decision to recall furloughed troope to the colors has somewhat
calmed down, there la still a distinct feeling of nervousness throughout the na
tion duo to the fact that the public Is unable to make more than a guess at the
reasons for the orders. Outside of an extremely limited official circle no one pre
tends to know whether the new military measure portends a serious crisis, and,
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