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Volume XI Number 212. SKWAIil). ALASKA,TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1917_Ten Cents the Copy
MORE DUPLICITY OF
GERMANY IN U. S.
IS BEING EXPOS D
(Tty Awociatetl Dispatch)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. — The State Department
has published a message sent by former Ambassador
Bernstorff, last .January, to the Berlin foreign office, re
ouesting authority to pay $50,0Od to influence congress to
reduce certain organization. 1 he message says: lo pay
out up to $50,000 in order, as on former occasions, to in
fluence congress through organization, you know of which,
can perhaps prevent war. 1 am beginning, in meantime,
to act accordingly in above circumstance. Public official
made German declaration in tavorot Ireland. Highly de
sirable to gain Irish influence here.’ Hie text of the mes
sage was given out without any comment by the state de
partment.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—The indications are that
the State Department will collect the entire story of Ger
man duplicity.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—Chairman Flood, of the
house foreign aHfa’rs eommi'.tee, after a conference with
Secretary Lansing, said that probably there would be a
congressional investigation of former Ambassador Bern
stortf's plans to influence the house by expending $50,000.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.—Secretary of State Lan
sing gave Chairman Flood no new details in reference to
the Bernstortf message.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—After a conference with
Chairman Flood. Secretary Lansing said: “,I do not see
how the Bernstortf message reflects upon congress or any
member. Apparently it was the purpose to employ agen
cies to influence congressmen, of which they would have
no knowledge, and if they were influenced they would be
entirely innocent. 1 do not know what the organization
was, but I have no intention of casting suspicion on the
members of congress.”
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BRITISH FRONT, Sept. 22.—The Australian banner
was raised today over the powerful fortified position of
Anzuc. in the southwest Zonnebec zone today. This is de
clared the greatest victory resulting from British oper
ations this year.
HUNS REPLY
TO THE POPE
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 24.—Ger- '
many’s reply to the pope’s peace *
proposal declares that special care '
was taken by the government, in * i
the closest contact with its prep
aration by the Gorman people to *
discuss the answering question *
raised, proved how earnestly Ger
many desires to find a practical
basis for just and lasting peace. *
Germany fully recognizes the 1
pope’s peace producing effort by
arbitration to international defor
ces of opinion. Germany is ready *
to support every proposal com- *
patible with the vital interest of
the German empire’s people. Ger
many also greets with special *
sympathy the leading idea where- ’
in the pope expresses conviction * j
that the future material power of
arms be superseded by the moral r
power of right.
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NORTHWESTERN
TRIP CANCELLED;
SEATTLE, Sept. 24.—The steamer
Northwestern’s southwestern Alaska
trip, leaving Seattle September 22, has
been cancelled, but will make the trip
as far north as Juneau.
Although no definite information
has been sent it is believed the gov
ernment is insisting upon the south
eastern salmon pack being moved, and
heretofore the Ore and fish shipments
from this section has precluded tak
ing on any quantity of freight after
leaving here on the southbound trip.
The sailing from Seattle on Septem
ber 2oth of the Alameda will be the
first southwestern Alaska passenger
steamer of the Alaska line, and it will
connect at Seward with the steamer
Dora for the westward.
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WEATHER
Maximum .:. 49
Minimum . 39 J
Current. 48'
Precipitation .
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NO ASSESSMENT WORK ON
MINING CLAIMS FOR YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 22.—Assessment work on
.all mining claims has been abolished during the present
calendar year, brought about by a resolution passing the
House of Representatives today. Because of slight
changes made by the House a conference with the Senate
is necessary before the measure is finallly enacted into
law, but it is anticipated that the measure will ultimately
be enacted into a law by the middle of next week. All that
it is necesasry for a claim owner to do now, is to file a
statement with the recorder of the district wherein the
claim is located, before the 31st day of December, to the
effect that he wants to hold his claim. Claim owners are
cautioned not to overlook this part of the proposed law.
Delegate Charles A. Sulzer has been working upon
this law for some time and has finally succeeded in bring
ing it to its final stage.
BRITISH CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
(By Aaaociated Prea> Diapatrh)
LONDON, Sept. 24.—General Haig is continuing the
great offensive begun by the British troops and is engag
ed on a front extending over ten miles east of Ypres. In
some places the British pressed ahead a mile or more,
capturing the villages of North and South Rouliers. Ter
rific losses were inflicted by the British forces, and 3000
prisoners were captured.
The present offensive is believed to be the strongest
yet launched by the British troops and will prove of im
mense benefit in relieving the strain upon the Russian
forces on the north.
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PRESIDENT WILL NOT FALTER
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24. — Germany’s and
Austria’s acceptance of the peace proffer of Pope Bene
dict has failed to swerve the United States from its an
nouncement that it is determined to make no peace while
the kaiser is the official head of the German people.
LAFOLLETTE JEERED BY AUDIENCE
(Uy Associated Press Dispatch)
ST. PAUL, Sept. 22.—Senator La Follette, of Wis
consin, was greeted with cries of “you are yellow,” “put
him out,” and jeers and catcalls here yesterday when
speaking at the Producers’ and Consumers’ League at the
Twin Cities. When he declared that the United States
should never have entered the war and sought to defend
the sinking of the Lusitania he was stopped by his audi
ence.
MANY KILLED BY TYPHOON
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
AMOY, China, Sept. 24.—Six hundred lives were lost
here by a typhoon which swept in from the Straits of For
mosa and struck the city without warning. Eighty-five
per cent of the water craft in the port at the time was de
stroyed.
M ITCH eLITThNSRE^NOMI N A TIO N
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Mayor Mitchell won a re
nomination at the Republican primaries, defeating Wil
liam Bennett by 1,100 plurality.
CHINA TO SEND TROOPS TO FRANCE
(By Associated Press Dispatch) •
PEKING, Sept. 24.—The president and cabinet have
agreed to the plan of sending a trial division of 24,000!
Chinese soldiers to France, if money, equipment and ship- j
ping is available, and approved of the proposition. France |
is eager to receive a contingent of Chinese and they will
probably be able to reach France by January 1. An abun
dance of fairly trained soldiers are immediately avail
able for the expedition and the premier favors sending
300,000 men.
CANADIANS WILL
NOT GET ALASKAN
COASTWISE TRADE
(By Associated Press Dispatch,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 22. — Preparations to
turn the Alaska coastwise trade over to the Canadian
vessels received a death blow here today in the adoption
by the merchant marine committee of a substitute bill em
bodying the views of President Wilson, who is very much
opposed to turning over the Pacific Coast trade with the
northern territory to Canadian bottoms. According to
the provisions of the bill Alaska is exempted from all pro
visions of the bill, Alaska is exempted from all provisions
of the bill which would authorize the shipping board to
grant licenses to foreign vessels for coastwise trade other
than Alaska under special limitations to exist during the
period of the war.
A committee of Pacific Coast Steamship men has been
in Washington for several weeks, working to prevent the
seizure of Alaska vessels and the entrance of Canadian
ships into the Alaska trade, and that their efforts is now
crowned with success is wholly due to the wishes of the
President.
At a recent meeting of the shipping board it was stat
ed by Vice-President H. I>. Slevans that the demands of
the American army would necessitate the taking over of
every merchant vessel on both coasts.
The decision of the shipping board is received with a
great deal of satisfaction by steamship companies in
Seattle and San Francisco, who had entered a strong pro
test against their trade being given to foreign bottoms.
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JUNEAU, Sept. 20.—The Governor’s office is desir
ous of ascertaining the whereabouts of Maxwell M. Han
ley, formerly of Spokane, Wash., and Walter J. Harris,
formrly of New York City, both of whom are supposed
to be in Alaska at the present time. Information con
cerning these men should be addressed to the Governor
at Juneau.
OCTOBER JURY |
LIST DRAWN!
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District Clerk Lang and Commis
si noer Wood on Saturday last drew
from the list of 423 names, the grand
and petit jurors for the October loth
term of court in the Third Division.
The following were drawn for grand
jury to report October 15th:
Chris Robertson, Landlock; Robert
Small, Seward; John Day, Cordova;
Charles Knoche, Ellamar; James Cu
sick, Ellamar; Will Clavson, Cordova;
L. C. Larsen, Valdez; Charles J. Min
er, Grante; Frank Case, Roosevelt; J.
B. O'Neill, Cordova; Charles J. Mathe
son, Latouche; Clinton Egan, Valdez;
M. Fields, Cordova; G. C. Baxter, Cor
dova; George A. Mitchell, Seward; H.
T. Whitley, Valdez; T. G. Newman,
Seward; D. D. Dunlap, Seward; Chas,
Christensen, Seward; Anton Olson,
Seward; A. C. Rc^d, Latouche and Len
Cox, Cordova.
The petit jury, which will report
October 22, is as follows: B. T. James,
Seward; G. W. Cook, Valdez; C. 0.
Cracroft, Cordova* C. H. Wetzler, Val
dez; Geo. Seward (evidently an error
in transmitting message; Campbell
McDowell, Latouche; R. A. Schroder,
Valdez; T. Tallascn, Seward; L. E.
Thompson, Seward; C. E. NTaud, Gran
by; Randall Ashby, Valdez; W. E.
Hanesl, Valdez; D. A. Sullivan, Sew
ard; W. M. Sauers, Seward; K. D.
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Vaughn, Seward; J. B. Sapiro, Cordo
va; L. A. Iverson, Seward; J. G.
Dorsch, Valdez; Charles Lawson, Val
dez; Fred Johnston, Seward; J. E.
Hughes, Valdez; VV. B. Mackay, Sew
ard; K. V. Boyle, Cordova; Oliver La
duke, Valdez; Chas. Goodall, Cordova;
E. P. Cashman, Valdez; George Jones.
Ellamar; Frank L. Ballaine, Seward;
VV. H. Bailey, Valdez; Walter Shar
ratt, Ellamar.
ENGLISH TAKE
MANYjERMANS
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LONDON, Sept. 24. —It is of- *
* ficially stated that the complete- *
* ness of the British success east of *
* Ypres yesterday, has been con- *
* firmed by detailed accounts. The '
* Germans lost heavily in counter *
* atacks and the advance repre- '
* sented an average gain of a mile *
* deep. Redoubtable strong-holds
* like Nun's wood, Glencorse wood,
* Iverness, Copse and Shrewsbury '
* forest, which withstood numerous *
* fierce assaults recently, were en
* tirely overrun by British troops,
* who reached points well beyond
* them. These wooded heights f
* formed the keystone of the Ger
* man structure of defense in this
* sector.