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GOVT. MAY LEASE CITY LOTS
REVOLT IN PORTUGAL-GERMANY WANTS LUSITANIA
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ARBITRATED-RIJSSIANS FALL BACK AT UZSOK
GOVERNMENT TO KILL ALL
SPECILATION AT ANCHORAGE
JCNEAIL May 1>.—That tlie government has decided
to make impossible all speculations in town lots in the
Ship, or Woodrow, (’reek townsite is made evident by a
statement issued today by A. Christensen, chief of the
field division of the general Land Office Mr. Christenson j
will leave on the Watson for Anchorage to advise with:
the engineering commission about laying out the townsite
and placing lots. He believes it will be either decided to
lease the lots or to sell them for a nominal price with prop- j
erty safeguards to shut out speculators. Christensen says
that a very lively demand already exists for lots in the
new raiload town. It is believed that quite a time must
elapse before the matter can be so arranged as to make
the building of a permanent town possible or advisable!
The site will first have to be chosen and this will only mark
the beginning of the real work of apportioning it amongst
the people.
NOTE PLEASES
LONDON PRESS
POLICE or BRITAIN START IN
TERNING \LL SUBJECTS
OU HOSTILE L YNDS .
LONDON/ May 1'* -The press of
Lomlon as a whole is highly pleased
with the note sent by the United
States government to Germany. Most
of the big dailes see in the demands
made by the Washington cabinet a
determined decision to compel the
Teuton submarines to recognize
neutral vessels. The police have be
gun their rounding up of all citizens
of Germany. Austria and Turkey in
the United Kingdom and will intern
them without exception. This step
has been taken as a precaution
against spying ;is well as to save the
hostile foreigners from the violence
of the mobs.
CArETUWN IN
LAWLESS STATE
IMMENSE GERMAN STORES VND
WAREHOI SES DESTROY
ED BY MOBS.
CAPETOWN, South Africa. May
15.—Conditions here have assumed a
most serious aspect owing to the feel
ing created amongst the British resi
dents by the sinking of the Lusitania.
The mobs continued their rioting all
day yesterday and late into the night.
Immense stores and warehouses own- i
ed by Germans were destroyed by I
maddened crowds in spite of the of- j
forts of the soldiers who were called
out. The troops are few in number
because of the dispatch of the great
er part of the regular forces to light
against the Germans in southwest
Africa and the number available to
suppress the disorders in this city is
totally inadequate. It is feared that
some of the occupants of the stores
and warehouses lost their lives dur
ing the attacks but this is not posi
tively known.
CARD PARTY AND DANCE.
A. B. Hall. Saturday. May 15th.
Progressive Whist 8:30 to 10 p. m.
Four Prizes given. Dancing 10 to 12.
Music by Miss McLeod. 2t—5-14
BERLIN WANTS
TO ARBITRATE
GERMANS NOW DESIRE Ll’Sl
TANI V QI ESTION TRIED
BY N KITRALS.
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LONDON, May la.—Advices from
Berlin this afternoon are to the ef
fect that the German government in
answer to the American demands will
propose that the question of the sink
ing of the Lusitania be turned over
to an arbitration board composed of
representatives of neutral countries
The leaders of German opinion still
cling to the argument that as the Lusi
tania carried munitions of war she
was practically a warship and laid
herself open to attack. It is an
nounced this afternoon that the Ger
man submarines are still keeping up
their warfare on neutral ships and
sank a Danish steamer olf the coast of
Scotland.
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WILSON’S NOTE IS *
NOT DELIVERED. ❖
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WASHINGTON. May 15.—The note
►at by President Wilson to the Gor
an governmert demanding an
pology and reparation has been de
,ved in deliverance because of cable
•oubles. It may, however, reach the
rinds of the German chancellor to
:iy so that on answer may be looked
>r within a few days. The most pro
>und interest is being shown in the
latter.
KKMAN PRESS COMMENTS
ON t NITED STATES NOTE.
onu> Teutonic Papers Agree While
Others Denounce and
Ridicule It.
SEATTLE. May 15.—The German
nd pro-German press throughout the
’nited States is now occupied in deal
rig with the note sent by President
Vilson demanding an apology and
ther reparation from the German
government for the sinking of the
Aisitunia and attacks on other Amer
can ships. The comments are widely
litTerent. Some of the pro-German
uipers agree with the view taken by
he cabinet while others grow satiri
al and many denounce the note
iercely.
Meet me at The Branch.
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❖ BARNES CONTINUES *
❖ TO DENY IT ALL. *
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SYRACUSE. May lf».—Names j
continued to deny all the accusations
of Roosevelt while he was on the
stand all day yesterday. He even
insinuated that the accusations level-:
led against him by the former presi
dent could be with greater justice
made against Roosevelt himself. His
examination still continues.
SAYS ONE TORPEDO
SANK LUSITANIA.
Quick Sinking of Vessel Said to In*
Due to Explosion of
\m in unit ion.
BERLIN. May LV The captain of
the submarine which sank the Lusi
tania reports that he tired only one
torpedo and that the quick sinking ol
the great ship was due to an interna*
explosion caused by the concussion of
the torpedo. The submarine captain
expresses the belief that the internal
explosion took place in the cargo of
ammunition which was aboard for the
British government and that the great
loss, of life was, therefore, due chiefly
to the act of the enemy himself who
was, so to speak, hoist with his own
petard. The press and public of Ber
lin still maintain that the sinking of
the ship was not only excusable but
perfectly justifiable.
1. S. NAVY TO HAVE
DIRIG1HLK AIRSHIP.
WASHINGTON, May 1;').—Secre
tary Daniels of the navy author
ized today the construction of a great
dirigible airship for the use of the
navy. The ship will be one hundred
and seventy-five feet in length and
will cost fifty thousand dollars.
RUSSIANS TO
STAND AT SAN
PETROGRAP REPORTS GERMANS
FORCED BACK IN
BALTIC PROVINCES.
AUSTRIANS WIN UZSOK
SAVAGE FIGHTING STILL PRO
feeds in various parts
OF EAST FRONT.
PETROGRAP, May 15.—Although
it i.^ admitted that our forces are re
tiring still in western Galicia the war
ofliee announces this morning that our
army will make its stand on the San
river which enters the upper Vistula
near the Russian-Austrian border
directly east of Cracoxf. The author
ities are silent as to our losses in xxhat
is now conceded to have been a severe
rex »rse hut the German reports are
believed to be exaggerated. By hold
ing positions on the San our lelt will
have the fortress of Przemysl as a
strong base from which the enemy
can hardly dislodge our troops with
out a long and costly campaign if at
all.
VIENNA. May 15.—Another bril
liant victory for Austrian arms was
chronicled today when the announce
ment was made that we have driven
the .Russians out of Uzsok pass and
back into Galicia, so saving Hungary
from the danger of invasion. Along
the head waters of the Vistula the
Russians are reported to be attack
ing our troops and those of our Allies
savagely but our successes continue.
It is evidently the intention of the
czar’s generals to take up their posi
tion along the San in a line which
will include Przemysl but this only
means that they will be placed on the
defensive many miles east of the
| battle ground in which they lost so
REVOLUTION BREAKS OBI
OVER PORTUGUESE NATION
| heavily last week. Vienna and Hilda |
| Pest are still celebrating the magni* j
lioent triumph gained by our army and
I that of our allies.
PETROGRAD, May In.—The Gcr
| man invaders of the Baltic provinces
have met with their first reverse
since their march on Libau and to-;
wards Riga. Directly east of the
i former city they have been repidsf'1 ;
J and driven back eight or ten miles by
j strong Russian forces hastily sent
again.st them. The feeling is growing .
here that the struggle in those north- ,
ern provinces will develope into the
most important one of the war as
the enemy apparently has for his ob- j
jeet in that quarter the cutting of j
the communications of the Russian
army in Poland with this city. 1 he
capture by the Germans of the Baltic j
port of Libau is deplored as it is an
important shipping point on the sea
shore and has a population of seventy
thousand mostly Germans who can be
of great advantage to the work of
their compatriots in attempting to
penetrate in this direction.
PRZEMYSL ONCE MORE
COMES INTO DISPATCHES.
Germans Are Now Advancing on That
Fortress and May Try to
Retake It.
PETROGRAD, May 14.—The Ger
mans are now advancing on Przemysl
which our army captured from the
Austrians some time ago. 1 hat the>
Teutons will attempt to retake the
place is now made evident but months
at least would be required for the
success of the undertaking. The Rus
sian authorities still maintain that
our retirement is chiefly due to
■ strategical reasons.
FAMOUS FAIRBANKS BANKING
CASE AGAIN IN THE COURTS
FAIRBANKS, May 15—J
the receiver of the W ashing"
ster. Parsons and other Sea
of a million said to have bet
sale of the Fairbanks Bankii
This authorization mea
case will now again be reop
of the latest developments '
from the Fairbanks Times of
as it is told right on the spot
“Upon reaching Fairbai
having spent the greater pa
ceiver F. G. Noyes stated, J
look for the depositors of t!
ka bank was never brighte
His words seemed mystifyin
explained yesterday, when 1
of the district court, in whi
i allow him to employ Fernai
i for the purpose of bringing
E. L. Webster, John Schran
ities company, to re cover tl
positors of the Washington,
the failure of that institutioi
According to the brief, t
ington-Alaska bank of W as
(Continued
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udge Bunnell has authorized M’ A [)(]{) DEN! ES
*n Alaska Bank to sue Web- lfl HUUU
ttleites to recover a quarter All PUARf,F\
n illegally paid them for the HLL UilnHuLO
lg company. -
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ns that the famous banking
ened. To give the full story plaint made against
>f the matter the following him by biggs bank.
April 26 may be the best way
iks some ten days ago, after Washington, May is.-Secrc
rt of the winter Outside, Re- tary of the Treasury McAdoo ami
•or publication, that the out- John Skelton Williams, comptroller of
ie defunct Washington-Alas- the treasury, filed their answer to the
r than at the present time. Bank char«es th,s afternoon
g at that time, but were fully In answer thcy <lcny a11 the charKCS
ie filed a brief with the clerk 11 is assumcd from thc tone
ch he asked Judge Bunell to of the answer that they will endeavor
id de Journel as his counsel, t0 show that thc charges 'verc
suit against W .H. Parsons, prompted by malice because the bank
1 and the Washington Secur- failed t0 sccure favorcd treatment at
ie losses sustained by the de- the MPense of othcr banking houses.
Alaska bank as the result of owinK to the fact that McAdoo .s
. 1A1A the son-in-law of the president, Mr.
i in l.*iu. * i . , .
he consolidation of the Wash- Wilson is tak.n* a personal interest
hington and the Fairbanks ia thc matter but refrains from any
on Page 6) comment.
LONDON, May 15—All Portugal is now ablaze with
a bloody revolution which, if the meager advices are cor
rect, is being carried out with an utter disregard for life
and property. After the receipt of the first intelligence
telling of the outburst all telephone and telegraph com
munication was stopped so that nothing more than sui
mises can be made of the real conditions, it is assumed
here that the revolution is the result of the activities of
the royalists who have been busy trying to fan the flames
of rebellion since the country decided to enter the Kuro
pean war on the side of the Allies. 1 he belief has been
current for some time that German agents have striven
since the begining of the great war to create a condition
of affairs in Portugal that would make the country pow
erless for interference in outside affairs. It is now de
clared that the royalists are being aided by German
officers.__—_
DERNBURG MAY
LEAVE STATES
KAISER’S UNOFFICIAL REPRE
SENTATIVE SAID TO HAVE.
RECEIVED NOTICE.
WASHINGTON, May 15.—Dr.
Dernburg, the kaiser’s unofficial rep
resentative in the United States is re
ported to be preparing to leave the
country because of President Wilsons
disapproval of the doctor’s altitude
in defending the sinking of the i.asi*
taina. Dernburg is one of the ablest
men of the German empire and was
formerly minister ot the colonies in
the German government. Since the
i outbreak of the war he came to the
United States where he has taken a
leading part in the pro-German pro
paganda. In several newspapers,
particularly in Gcrman-American pub
lications he has published articles
tending to show that the Germans
were justified in sinking the liner. It
is supposed that the president gave
him to understand that the absence
of a man who defended such an act
would be desirable.
A BIG LINER SAILS
WITHOUT PASSENGERS.
Carries Great Quantity of M ar
Munitions and May Be
Attacked.
NEW YORK, May 14.—'The White
Star liner Cyoric sailed today for
Liverpool with a heavy cargo of war
munitions but without any passeng
ers. The fate of the Lusitania has
shown that Germany will stop at
nothing to prevent war equipments
from reaching the British, even to the
taking of hundreds of innocent hum
an lives. It is now thought that as
a cargo of war material is equally
dangerous to explosives a rule will
be passed by which no vessel carry
ing such supplies will be permitted to
carry passengers.
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❖ FRENCH CLAIM BIG *
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PARIS, May 14.—It was announced
this afternoon that the French have
gained great successes in Arras and
at Labassee. Several lines of German
trenches have been captured but the
details have not yet been given out.
ITALY FORMS
PEACE CABINET
IN SPITE OF MOBS KINO MAKES
PEACE LEADER PRIME
MINISTER.
ROME, May 15.—The Italian king
and government placed the seal ot
their approval on the principle ot
maintaining peace when King Em
manuel last night selected the most
prominet leader of the peace party
of the Kingdom to form the new cabin
et. The new prime minister of the
kingdom is President of the Chamber
of Deputies Marcora who has wielded
his great influence since the beginning
of the great conflict to keep Italy
away from it. In selecting him to
lead the new government the king
was chiefly influenced by the desire to
maintain a neutral attitude and his
action has been endorsed by all the
political parties, unless the advocates
of war can be designated a party.
Outside those who want to bring
about a declaration oi \%ai against
Austria Marcora’s appointment is
popular and the indications at present
are that Italy will not enter the war
on either side. In the meantime the
war party is rioting. Mobs paraded
the streets all day yesterday calling
for war and wrecking the shops of
German residents. Great crowds of
these people marched to the palace of
the king and demanded that a declar
ation of hostilities be made but Em
manuel did not put in an appearance.
The head of the Garibaldi family ts
the accepted leader of the war advo
cates. In a statement issued by him
last night he declared that war must
be declared or Italy will soon be in a
state of revolution.
APPELLATE COURT
STANDS FOR THAW.
Denies Writ to Prevent Him From
Securing a Jury Trial
For Sanity.
NEW YORK, May 14.—‘The Apel
late court this afternoon handed down
a decision refusing to sustain the writ
denying Thaw a jury trial for the
testing of his sanity. This decision is
taken to mean almost surely the ulti
mate triumph of the prisoner as the
feeling exists generally that no jury
will bring in a verdict of insanity.