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u/liony Tlioyo may postpone formal
VTiLoUiM I UnllO OPENING OK THE CANAL.
DOWN MEASURE *
_ to July.
VETOED IMMIGRATION BILL AS WASH,NGTO.~an. 28,-The for
HE HAD THREATENED mal opening ceremonies of the Pana
'PO mu canal will probably be postponed
from March to July. The President
will go by rail from Washington to
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—As had 0 . .. .
ban brancisco in March ar d will later
been expected for some time President , . ^ . ,
proceed to Panama to take part in
Wilson vetoed the Immigration bill,
. . , ,, . .. the naval review. The exact reason
today because of the clause therein
making it necessary for immigrants j f°r postponement is not stated
to undergo a literacy test. He had but it is supposed to be the desire to
been opposed to the clause from the have a few finishing touches corn
very beginning and his opposition was pleted so that the great water way
well known but after the passing of will be an absolutely accomplished
the bill he gave a hearing to those fact before the opening.
who wanted to express their opinion-—
on the question. It is declared that PASSENGERS ON E\ ANS.
the hearing rather confirmed him in -*
his attitude than otherwise. His ac- SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—The following
tion is being severely condemned in were passengers for Seward on the
various quarters but on the whole he Evans when she left this city last
seems to have more supporters on the Tuesday: Willian Mortland, Bridget
question than opponents. Halpin and one steerage.
SAY GERMANS LOST
20,000 THIS WEEK
20,000 GERMANS LOST
PARIS, Jan. 28.—An official statement was issued to
day which declares that, judging by the number of dead
Germans found after the lighting on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday east of Ypres and near La Bassee and
other places, the losses of the enemy during those three
days must have exceeded twenty thousand. In the two
places specitically named the Germans made determined
assaults but all of them have been futile and the allied
forces hold their ground. The statement does not go into
particulars concerning the results of the engagements
but the tone of the official statement is most optimistic.
SLAVS RIOT IN AUSTRIA.
GENEVA, Jan. 28.—'The Austro-Hungarian order
for the mobilization of the last line of reserves has caused
serious rioting in the southern provinces that are inhabit
ed by people of Slav nationality. The clergy headed the
resistance to the mobilization order and the fighting be
gan on Sunday at Liabach after sermons by the Slavonian
priests at the morning services. One great crowd left the
cathedral shouting “Down with the war” and "Down with
the Germans." The gendarmes who tried to quell the riot
ing were attacked and the cavalry was called out when the
gendarmes failed to stop the trouble by shooting. The
cavalry was compelled to charge the crowds and many
people were trampled under foot by the horses. One mob
stormed the palace of the prefect and set fire to it after
having demolished the interior. Entering the palace they
threw out through the windows all the pictures and
furniture which the crowd outside trampled to atoms. At
Agram Slav students destroyed the mobilization notices
put up by the Hungarian officials. In the rioting one
student and a child were killed. The mobilization notices
were also torn down at Karlstadt, Croatia and other
places. At Susak the armory of the Hungarian Landwher
was plundered. Serious trouble is also reported from
Transylvania and on the whole the rioting seems to be
nothing short of a rising by the Slav population of the
empire against the war. The Austrian authorities are
declared to be acting with bloody determination to put
down the disturbance and many executions of a summary
kind are reported to be going on. The rioting in Tran
sylvania is said to be supported by the Roumanians across
the border and there is a feeling that Roumania may
take advantage of the trouble to declare war and march
an army across the border.
SAY AUSTRIA WANTS PEACE
GENEVA, Jan. 28.—It is persistently reported here
that Austria wants peace and has made overtures to the
allied nations to discover on what basis she could secure
a cessation of hostilities. This is nothing but a report,
however, although it is well known that the Dual Mon
archy has been driven to extremities by the severe treat
ment she has received at the hands of the Russians. It is
pointed out, on the other hand, that Austria could hardly
hope to secure it for a less price than the breaking
up of the empire by the separation of Hungary and the
cession of the Slav provinces to Servia and Montenegro.
PRESIDENT GIVES REASON
FOR VETOING THE BILL.
Says Literacy Test Would Bar Gates
Against People who Seek
Freedom.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—Presi
dent Wilson today gave out a state
ment showing why he vetoed the im
migration bill because of the literacy
test clause. He declares that the bill
seeks to all but close entirely the
gates of the asylum that has always
been open to those who could find no
where else the opportunity to live in
freedom and secure the rights which
are theirs. It would exclude those
who are deprived in other countries of
the rights to elementary education and
would prevent people from securing
those rights without regard to their
character, purposes and capacity for
making good citizens.
The veto of the president has been
referred to the immigration commit
tee and the chairman promises to re
port on the matter a week from today.
The veto will go on to the senate after
action is taken by the house.
COAST GUARD BILL IS
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—Presi
dent Wilson today signed the coast
guard bill which combines the
government life saving service with
the revenue cutter service.
ANOTHER COLD SPELL
ALL OVER THE STATES.
I'nfortunate Residents of Cold Clim
ates Suffer While We Enjoy
Soft Breezes.
CHICAGO, an. 28.—Zero temper
atures are general at present throug
out the central states. In Iowa the
temperature has fallen to twenty be
low zero. In Illinois and Missouri it
is ten below* and in Minnesota, Wis
consin and North Dakota the tempera
ture has gone as far as thirty below.
Andy Simons and Alex Holan arriv
ed yesterday from Knik.
COULD NOT GUARANTEE
PASSAGE OF WARSHIPS.
This is Given as Reason for Delay in
Formally Opening the Panama
Canal.
WASHINGTON Jan. 28.—The in
ability of Governor Goethals to
guarantee the passage of warships
through the Panama canal at the date
originally set for the formal opening
is the cause of the postponement of
the time for the ceremonies. The
President told a North Carolina del
egate today that he would probably
be at Panama on the Fourth of July.
He made this statement when he was
asked to unveil a monument at the
Guildford courthouse on the Fourth
and from it is taken the idea that the
Fourth of July will probably be the
date of the opening of the canal.
CONGRESS WAR
STILL RAGING
FI LI BUSTER BECOMES STERN
TEST OF PHYSICAL
ENDURANCE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—The
light over the ship purchase bill in
congress has become a test of physi
cal endurance and some of the wags
have named it a new “Battle of the
Aisne.” The republicans are continu
ing their long speeches and one after
the other stands on his feet hour af
ter hour and rambles away in almost
interminable speechmaking. The dem
ocrats have threatened that if the
filibustered continue their tactics
night sessions will be resorted to and
the republicans have retorted by tak
ing up the challenge and defying
their opponents to do their worst. The
republicans seem to be determined to
exhaust all the time remaining to the
session in speech making but the dem
ocrats declare that the bill will go
through no matter#\\hat plans may
have to be adopted to put an end to
the flood of talking.
THIRTY THREE GRAIN
SHIPS FOR EUROPE.
Tremendous Traffic in Grain Goes on
and Promises to Continue In
definitely.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—Thirty three
steamships are now waiting for grain
cargoes at Baltimore. The cargoes
are bound for Europe. At several
other places other ships are waiting
and the trade in grain to Europe
promises to continue indefinitely on a
tremendously large scale so that the
prices may be expected to continue to
rise still higher and higher.
BELIEVES THURMAN WAS
KILLED BY A BEAR.
Man Who Searched For Months For
Missing Man Arrives in
the City.
That King Thurman who disap
peared on July 23, was killed by a
bear is the supposition of Jim Kalles
who has arrived in the city and who
searched faithfully for the missing
man from August 20 until the first of
November. Louis Bell, Tom Schultz
and Vic Guimbord also searched hard
for Thurman in October but not a
sign of him has ever been seen.
Thurman’s dog was at the cabin of
his master on August 20 and is sup
posed to have been with his master
at the time Thurman was lost. The
mine where Thurman had been pros
pecting was searched in the belief
that he might have met with an ac
cident there but all the searches prov
ed futile.
TURKS TAKE OFFENSIVE
LONDON, Jan. 28.—In Caucasia the Turkish army
which was said to have been shattered by the Russians
has rallied and resumed the offensive. Nothing definite is
told as to the' result of this offensive move but it is as
sumed that the Sultan’s troops cannot have been so badly
demoralized by their defeat as had been supposed. The
climate in that region is now so severe that no very de
cisive results can be expected there for the present.
PROHIBITION AIDS RUSSIA
PETROGRAD, Jan. 28.—Notwithstanding the great
percentage of laborers now fighting with the armies the
efficiency of those remaining at home has been increased
by fifty to a hundred per cent through sobriety brought
about by the prohibition of the liquor traffic. The govern
ment expects no difficulty in raising by indirect taxes a
sufficient amount to cover the five hundred millions de
ficiency in taxation caused by the prohibtion of the sale
of liquor. . . .. __ . .
REPORTED THAT HUBBARD
GETS JOB FROM SPENCE.
Member of Senate Said to Have Been
Rewarded for Being a
Wick Man.
There was a rumor around town to
day that Judge 0. P. Hubbard has
been appointed assistant district at - j
torney by District Attorney Spence
to fill the vacancy caused by the re- j
signation of Brubaker. 1 his rumor
has not been confirmed but there is
every reason to believe that the ap- •
pointment has been made. Hubbard
ran on the Wickersham ticket at the
last election but steps were being
taken by his opponents to have his
seat in the senate vacated on the
grounds that Hubbard was not a
bonafide resident of the territory.
Should it be a fact that he has been
appointed assistant district attorney
it will create another vacancy in the
senate. It is stated that the gover
nor can call for a special election
without special act of the legislature
or congress and the chances are that
he would do so, so there is a possibi
lity that we might have to vote again.
It is also pointed out that the calling
of a special election here would be
justifiable when it would not be so to
call a special election to fill the place
of Senator Bruner of the Second di
vision as it would be impossible now
to get a new man elected there in
time to reach Juneau for the session.
STILL UPWARD GOES
THE PRICE OF WHEAT.
Opened Today at Dollar Fifty Be
cause of Likelihood of Italy
Going to War.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—The price of
wheat opened this morning here at
one dollar and fifty. The cause of so
great a price at the opening is said
to be due to the increasing likelihood
of Italy declaring war against Ger
many and Austria. All the indica
cations seem to point to this likeli
hood according to men in high finan
cial circles.
SEVEN SEVENTY NINE
GERMAN NOBLES DIE.
Many Members of Famous Houses
Killed in the
War.
(By The Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Jan. 27.—Publication of
the Almanac de gotha for 1915 and
the various genealogical annuals
which has just taken place here re
veals that up to November first 779
members of the German nobility had
met death on the battlefield or had
succumbed to wounds received in ac
tion.
It is shown that of members be
longing to the “graefliche” houses,
or families carrying the title of count,
74 had fallen in battle or died of
wounds by November 1. The “freiher
rhlichen” or baronical families had
lost 209 members through the war,
while the very essence of German
nobility, the “Uradeligen” families,
who trace their ancestors to the year
1350 or beyond, had lost 246 members
in all. The families hit hardest arc
the Armins with 8, the Wedels with
8, the Oertzens with 7, and the Dec
kens with 6 members. But the class
of nobility which seems to have suf
fered most, though it is by no means
the most numerous, is that whose
members have been knighted by
letter-patent, and who are known in
Germany as “briefadelige" houses.
This class lost 250 members.
The total number of losses through
death on the battlefield or as the re
sult of wounds received in action of
the German nobility is, therefore, 779,
up to November 1.
GOVT. BUILDING HOUSE
OVER AT SHIR CREEK.
Belief Current That Chairman Edes
Will Return to This District
Soon.
E. E. Charlton who arrived from
Ship creek last night states that the
government is now erecting a large
cook house at Ship creek. It was
rumored some time ago that orders
had been sent in to start the building
but Mr. Charlton is the first to confirm
the story from a direct knowledge.
The house is being constructed of logs
and is very large. In connection with
this fact there is every reason to be
lieve that Chairman Edes of the en
gineering commission will come to
this part of Alaska in a very short
time. This is stated on good authority
but the gentleman through whom the
information came is not at liberty to
give the facts connected with the
story. It is said that the directons
to build the cook house came only
about a month ago. Five government
men are now over at Ship creek.
MEXICAN BOSS
HITS THE TIES
ANOTHER HEAD OF GOVERN
MENT FLEES FROM MEX
ICO CITY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—Once
I more a head of the government of
Mexico has found prudence the better
part of valor and has made himself
scarce in the national capital. Gen
eral R. Gonzalez Garda, the recogniz
ed head of the government in Mexico
City, is officially reported to have
fled from the city in fear of his life.
Since the flight of Gutierrez from the
capital Garda has been almost in com
plete control but his tenure of the of
fice was always regarded as being
very slight. There is no way finding
out who will likely be the next in
charge of affairs.
BOTH SIDES AGAIN
CLAIM VICTORIES
BRITHDAY FIGHTING
LONDON, Jan. 28.—The birthday of the Kaiser was
marked by desperate fighting along the front in r ranee.
As to the results the Germans and French oilicial state
ments are entirely contradictory, one side claiming \ ic
tory on the very ground where the other claims an ad
vance. The French statement claims that the Germans
lost six thousand men on Tuesday and Wednesday in the
Craonne region and that the losses ol the !• rench amount
ed only to eight hundred. The Berlin statement is almost
the direct opposite and it goes a step further by claiming
important advances at different points. So far as can >e
learned there has been no important change in the relat
ive positions of the contending forces. In this morning s
statements from any of the capitals nothing appears
about the operations to the west of Warsaw 01 fuitht
north on the Fast Prussian frontiei.
TURKS REACH SUEZ CANAL
LONDON, Jan. 28.—The advance scouts of the Tur
kish army have reached the edge of the Suez canal
having moved along the caravan route neat tu
Mediterranean. With the exception of the exchange
of a few shots no fighting has yet taken place between the
advancing Turks and the British forces defending the
Egyptian border. It is probable that another lurkish
column plans an advance through the center of the Sinai
peninsula and a third will most likely try to teach the
canal along a southerly route from El Akaba. All these
routes pass through a desert which is without water and
each is open to a flank attack either from the Mediter
ranean or the Red Sea. The canal is strongly fortified and
the British people are confident that the attempted in
vasion will be frustrated. The news that the enemy had
reached the Suez canal caused quite a thrill all over this
countrv, it must be said, as it is the first invasion of Bi 1
tish territory of any importance for many long years. I
is stated that the Turks have promised Italy not to dcs
troy the canal but should fighting go on around that u atei
wav frightful damage is sure to be inflicted by the gicat
guns. The threat on Egypt is serious chiefly because it
compels this country to use a large force for its defence
as the loyalty of the great majority of the Egyptians is
very doubtful. The British army there was organized
within the past few years by Lord Kitchener and is ex
pected to give a good account of itself unless the sedi
tious portion of the population succeeds in weaning the
native troops from their allegiance to the Britis ci •
There is no denying the truth that Great Butain is
facing a really big war in that part of her dominions
alone but the utmost confidence is felt.
TO TRY GERMANS
PETROGRAD, Jan. 28.—The Russian government
has decided to place on trial the Germans who were cap
tured during the attempt to bombard Libau from a Zep
nelin The charge will be that of attacking an undefend
ed town The trial will be in the nature of a test case to
determine the rights and privileges of belligerents and
the result may have an important influence on future
operations from the sea and the air.