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U.S. CORPORATIONS
CAUGHT-PLANNED TO
SELL TO THE HUNS
NEW YORK. May 25 — A. Mitchell Palmer, Alien
Property Custodian, announced today that he had seized
seven corporations, mostly in Massachusetts- w hich he
said were American, l’he corporations are the piincipai
representatives in America of a certain industry. Mr. Pal
mer claims that the seven organiations were planning to
supply cotton to Germany. Five of the corporations re- j
present holdings of four million dollars.
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FIRST state to refuse prohibition
BATON ROUGE, La., May 25 — This is the first |
state to refuse to ratiiy the national Prohibition amend-1
ment. The Senate today defeated the ratification passed a j
few hours previously by the House.
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Ten states have ratified the amendment to the con- j
stitution for National Prohibition. j
SHOT DOWN FOR
REFUSING TO GO
TO BATTLEFIELD
WASHINGTON. May 2o — A Rus
sian dispatch says that the German
division at Dvinsk, Russia, ordered to
the western front, refused to go. I* if
ty soldiers were in.mediate!v executed
and one thousand were imprisoned.
Other German troops inthe vicinity
held demonstrations in favor of the
revolting division.
“SHE” AT THE LIBERTY
Valeska Surrat, the clever film ac
tress, will be the star tonight at the
Liberty in “SHE”. H. Rider Haggard’s
famous writing. Yaieska Surrat is
just the one to make “She a great
character. This film production of the
famous book v ill be on only for to
night
I —»<> IS DAMAGED
MADRID, May 25 — The German
submarine U—56 entered the port of
Sataiuier at 6 o’clock this morning in
a crippled condition. This Irakis two
of the larger submarines of the Hun's
force now in Spanish ports the other
being U—T»9 which torpedoed the Lus
itania.
NO I LOI R IN PETROGRAI)
MOSCOW, May - The distribu
tion of bread in Petrograd has been
stopped and will be replaced by the
distribution of half a Russian pound
of potatoes. Flour is not obtainable.
Sugar costs fifty rubles a pound.
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WEATHER ON R. R.
The foUownig is the report of weath
er conditions on the railroad received
to 7 o’clock this morning:
Anchorage, 50 cloudy, calm.
Mile 91, 52, cloudy, calm.
Gird woody 46, cloudy, N. V,\
Matanuska, 42, cloudy calm.
Talkeetna, 40, clear calm.
MEXICO HAS
BROKEN OFF
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MEXIO CITY, May 25 — The Mex
ican government has served diplom
atic relations with Cuba and the res
pective consular officials have been re
called.
WASHINGTON, May 25 — The
States Department has learned of the
.Mexican diplomatic representatives at
Havana being ordered to return home.
No .explanation of the break is given
here. T he Mexican ambassador said
that he has heard no tiling of the re
port but recalled that Cuba recently
hold-up a shipment of sugar Mexico
had purchased as the Cuban govern
ment believed that the com midi ty was
being purchased for German inter
ests.
CHIEF GUEST ROUNDING
l l> THE DOGS IN SEWARD
Police Chief Hob Guest is taking in
the stray dogs under the authority of
the city ordinance. Here is the gov
ernment calling for war gardens but
dogs running around, trampling on the
gardens, practically makes thit> impos
cdble. The people are going to have
their gardens, just the same, without
fencing, so the dogs are going to go
unless they are kept tied at home.
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WINNIPEG, May 2"> — The strike;
cf civic employees, in which thousands ;
of others struck in sympathy, has end
ed. The city council reached an agre
ement, which was approved by the
strikers, and the latter will 'be back
at work before (> o’clock tonight.
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LONDON, May 25 — German art
i i 1 lory was .increasingly active hist
nij^Dt on the Flanders front. The Teu
tons bombarded the district east of
, Bethune.
British raiders captured two machine
guns and numerous prisoners.
AIK ACTIVITIES
LONDON, May 25 — The official
statement today says that the British
have downed three machines and dis
abled two on the western front during
the past ten hours. Throe British
machines .are missing.
Fight tons of bombs have bee n drop
ped on the airdomes near Touniai.
A _
M U 810 AI.-4 >ECANTER IS .
GIVEN TO RED CROSS
TO BE RAFFLED OFF
A musical decanter, the only one of
its kind in Alaska, has been given to
the local Chapter of (he Red Cioss to
be use ! to secure odd bits of change
for the war fund. The decanter was
donated yesterday to the Red Cross
by Herman Grimm, of the Ska g way
Ilodging House on Broadway. Mr. Gr
imm Iris had this novelty for many
years and decided that it could bo put
to no better use, tin o the war fund,
ro no better excuse than the war fund.
Chances will be sold tonight at the
Sexton beginning at 6 o’clock.
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LONDON, May 25 — Under the White Guard and
German regime in Finland, 1752 persons had been execut
ed up to May 1st. This is according to a Finnish Socialist
who escaped to Sweden. This Socialist says that German
mobs are ruling with the sanction of the German Army
and Navy officers. Women, men and children are being
executed, a regular massacre, according to the statement
made by the escaped Socialist.
LONDON, May 25 — The British troopship Moldavia,
with American troops aboard from the United States, was
torpedoed and sunk last night in the war zone according
to an official statement issued this forenoon. There were
no casualties among the crew but it is feared that 50 Am
erican soldiers were killed in one compartment by the ex
plosion of the torpedo.
The Moldavia was torpedoed without warning. It
was a clear moonlight night and although a good outlook
was kept the submarine was not seen before the torpedo
struck.
Most of those on board were in their hammocks when
the explosion occurred amidships. The soldiers and sail
ors showed no panic.
NICARAGUA DECLARES WAR ON HUNS
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, May 25 — The government of
Nicaragua today formally declared war on the Central
Powers.
PARIS BOMBED — ONE FAMILY IS KILLED
PARIS, May 25 — Fifteen enemy airplanes attempted
a raid on Paris shortly after midnight, the second this
week, but only succeeded in reaching the suburbs. One
bomb dropped in the outskirts of the city killed a family
of six, recently expatriated through Switzerland. Ten
other persons were injured. Other bombs dropped in the
suburbs fell on farms causing little damage.
FRENCH DESTROYING AEROPLANES
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY. May 25 — Thirty sev
en German aeroplanes have been destroyed, and sixty
others have been forced to land damaged within their own
lines according to a statement issued here this morning.
Eight captive balloons have also been destroyed by French
aviators.
Between May 15 and May 18,105 aerial combats were
fought.
NEXT ASSAULT ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Ends Race Between Wilson and Von Hindenberg
LONDON, May 25 — Premier Lloyd George, in an ad
dress at Edinburgh last night, said that we were on the
eve of a great German attack. “Those who know best
what the prospects are,” said the Prime Minister, “feel
most confident about the result.
“In April the output of shipping exceeded the losses j
for the fir*t time. For the Germans, as well as for us, the
next few weeks will be a race between Hindenburg and
Wilson. The Germans are straining every effort and
every muscle to reach the goal first on the eve of Amen
can help becoming available for the Allies.
T can honestly say that the government has neglect
ed no possible means for finding whether there is any fton
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orab'e outlet of the war.
‘Alter ari of the exertion, America, at the present
moment does not have what was equivalent to one fifth
of the fighting strength which the Teutons received from
the corpse oi Russia.
"Tt takes time to train and equip armies and Ameri
ca's help cannot be reckoned upon for some time.”
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS ARE PUZZLED ;
WASHINGTON, May 25 — Government officials are j
puzzled as to the figures used by Premier Lloyd George in :
view of his recent announcement that he knew that over
half a million American soldiers were now in France and
that other large forces were distributed with the English
on other fronts. It is believed that Lloyd George’s state-1
ment indicates that between two and one half million Ger
mans have been released from the eastern front and never
before reported. The Germans on the Russian front total
led such figures.
It is also known that but for American aviators, the
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British flying corps would be badly crippled. The avia
tors have been the prime factor during the past two weeks
in preventing a renewed German attack. It is true that
the Americans are not as large as armies of the other
Allies but their fighting worth must be fully realized on
account of the mileage of frontage Commander-in-chief
F'och has given them. It has also been reported in many
diplomatic quarters that certain British officials are chag
rined at the stamina given the troops of the Allies by the
presence of the American troops. Also there are many offi
cials of the British in the Admiralty who are loath to ac
knowledge that the American destroyers have been instru
mental in preventing a greater loss of shipping and also
in making the war zone safe for vessels of all neutral na
tions as well as the Allies. It is not believed here that Pre
mier Lloyd George is underestimating the strength of the
Americans as indicated, or he would not refer to the great
I assault as one between Hindenburg and Wilson.
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