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WASHINGTON SENDS NOTE OF PROTEST TO LONDON
SAY GERMANS I
ARE DEFEATED!
PETROGRAD DECLARES IN
VADERS REPULSED WITH
HEAVY LOSSES.
LONDON, Dvc. 29.—Petrograd of-!
finally announces that the Germans
in Poland have been repulsed with
heavy losses. The announcement does
not enter into details and it leaves
liberty for the belief that the repulse
means nothing more than a check to
the advance of the invading army.
Owing to the immensity of the armies
contending for the supremacy in Pol
and and to the north and south of
that country decisive movements must
necessarily be very slow as each of
the armies of either side can only ad
vance in conjunction with the sup
porting armies. The great danger to!
Warsaw’ comes from the advance of
the Germans from the north. Advan
cing from Mluwa the invaders are not
compelled to force the crossing of the
Vistula as they are already on the
eastern banks of that stream and their
advance would mean probably that the
Russian center would be forced to fall
back.
JUNEAU GLAD
OF SELECTION;
—
HEADS OF DEMOCRATIC ORGAN
IZATION WERE HIS STRONG
SUPPORTERS.
...
JUNEAU, Dec. 20.—The receipt of
the news of Bunnell's appointment as
judge of the district court at Fair
banks has given the greatest satis
fation to the heads of the democratic
organization in this city. Congratu
ations have already been telegraphed
to the successful candidate. He had the
support of Cheney the democratic
national committeeman, and it is be
lieved that the president was satis
fied with the fact that Bunnell had the
support of the organization in this ter
ritory alone. The governor, Jennings
and Davidson were solid for him and
are said to have used their personal
influence. The defeat of Spence is be
lieved to be due to his support of
Wickersham against the regular dem
ocrat At least regulars says so and;
seem to be jubilant on that account.
EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS
BY $85,000,000.
First Twenty Five Days of December
Show s Most Favorable Balance
in Favor of V. S.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 29.—The ex
ports from this country exceeded the
imports for the first twenty five days
in the pre ent month by eighty five
million dollars. This is regarded here
as a splendid indication that business
matters will soon not only adjust
themselves but that a great improve
ment will be effected over the nor
mal conditions.
DOHA COMING
The Dora leaves Unalga this even
ing on the way to Seward.
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 29.—Up to the
middle of December Sweden, Norway,
Denmark and Holland between them
lost two ships by mines. The total
value of the ships and cargoes des
troyed was ten million dollars. In the
destruction of the vessels eighty seven
live# were lost.
MILLIONS LOST
IN SHIPPING
BRITISH LOST OVER THIRTY
MILLIONS NOT COUNTING
OTHER COUNTRIES.
LONDON Dec. 29.—The full losses
of British ships ami cargoes at the
hand of the Germans during the first
four months of the war was announc
ed today. Fifty four foreign going
British ships were either captured or
destroyed by the Germans and those
ship with their cargoes mean a loss
of twenty nine millions of dollars.
During the present month other losses
took place which bring the total losses
to more than thirty millions.
BRITISH ABSOLUTELY
SURE OF VICTORY.
Letter From Sheffield, England, Tells
of C onditions Over There.
The following letter has been re
ceived by Curtis Morford from a
friend in Sheffield, England:
“There is no question here as to the
out-come of the war. Everybody !»
perfectly confident that Germany is
properly up against it, and that she
has bit off a great deal more than she
can chew. We know she is beaten, but
we are just curious as to how long she
will hold out, and whether or not the
Kaiser intends all his men to be wiped
out before he gives in. In Sheffield
men are enlisted in large numbers
every week. The tramway cars bear
posters like this, “Kitchener needs
you," and Kitchener gets them. There
is no one in the world like Kitchener.
I think English people especi
ally soldiers, pretty well idolize him.
There are rumors about conscrip
tion, but I do not think that will take
place. The English people do not like
to be forced to do anything.
There are now’ more than 1200 Bel
gian refugees in Sheffield alone being
maintained by the city. Boxes of sup
plies are bc'ing collected on all cars,
and hundreds of pounds are collected
weekly in this way alone.
Trade keeps up fairly well, and food
stuff is still very little higher. Every
one is busy just now’ making winter
clothing for the soldiers.
HARDLY FROZE
FOR A WEEK
TEMPERATURE ON XMAS DAY
VARIED FROM THIRTY TO
THIRTY EIGHT ABOVE.
On the twenty third of December
the thermometer registered at one
part of the day as low as 22 above
zero but since that time the temper
ature has wavered from around freez
ing point to 40 above. And this is in
Alaska—in Seward—according to the
record kept by George Sexton. On
Christmas Day the temperature varied
from thirty to thirty eight above. On
Sunday last the 27th day of December,
the temperature went as high as 40
above. Today it was above freezing
point during part of the time.
ARRAS, France, Dec. 29.—The
French army attacked the Germans
along a front twelve miles long near
Arras last Sunday and carried half
a mile of trenches near Lins by assault
These trenches have been held in spite
of strong efforts an the part of the
Germans to dislodge the occupiers.
CHARLES E. BINNELL MADE
JUDGE OE EOHRTH DIVISION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21).—Charles
K. Bunnell of Valdez was appointed!
district judge of the Fourth Alaska
division today by President Wilson to
till the place made vacant by the vol
untary retirement of Judge Fuller.
Although it has not been officially said
there is every reason to believe that
of all the candidates for the place the|
claims of Mr. Bunnell were regarded
as higher than those of the others be- -
cause he is an Alaskan and because
he was the nominee of the regular
democratic party of the territory. Mr.
Bunnell’s confirmation is expected1
soon after the reconvening of congress j
athough it is suspected that the sup
porters of at least one other nominee
may try to cause a light.
The appointment of Bunnell to the
federal bench by President Wilson isj
i
a fact of the greatest political ir, |
poriuuce to the people of this terri
tory.. it snows in tiu* lirst place mat
the great friend of Aaska who now
occupies the presidential chair is
desirous of acceding to the wishes of
the people of the territory in the mat
ter of home appointments. it also
shows that the president stands by the
regular democratic organization ol
Alaska and that when he wrote tnc
letter asking for support for Mr. Bun
nell in the recent election for dele
gate he did so deliberately. District
Attorney Spence is in Washington at
the present time and stated some
time ago that he had the promise of
the support of influential members of
congress for appointment to the next
vacancy on the judicial bench. Spent*
supported Wickersham in the last
election and the world knows that he
went back to Washington when Wick
ersham went and had the support of
the delegate for the ration, so that
Alaskans are forced to conclude that
President Wilson turned down the
delegate and all others who were not
identfied with supporting Bunnell in
I the election contest. No matter what;
side of the fence a man might be on;
he can draw’ no other lesson from
Bunnell’s appointment.
Another remarkable fact connected
with the appointment is that only
about one lawyer who ran unsuccess
fully for congress in Alaska failed
to receive an appointment to the
bench when his party got into power.
Murane, Jennings and Bunnell have all
stepped from the hustings to the bench
Corson is apparently tho only real
loser. Gilmore never had a chance as
the republicans w’ent down to defeat
when he did.
Senator L. V. Ray received a tele
gram also today telling of the ap
pointment. His cable came from the
Attorney general.
NO CHANGE IN I
THE SITUATION
FRENCH AND GERMANS ROTH
CLAIM UNIMPORTANT
SUCCESSES.
LONDON, Dec. 29.—The French
and German official statement* issued
this morning both claim slight gains
here and there which do not change
the general »ituation. Important artil
lery engagements are reported at
various points along the whole line
but the infantry fighting has been
carried out only on a small scale. In
Flanders the attack of the Germans
seem to have been abandoned for the
present but some fighting is reported
in the vicinity of Dixmude andthe Yser^
where the struggle has been going on
for several weeks. The Argonne for
est continues to be a bitterly contest
ed point but nothing of a decisive
nature has been recorded from that
part of the field.
MARIPOSA COMING.
The Mariposa left Juneau yesterday
afternon at 4 o’clock which ought to
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SEVERAL BILLS j
WILL BE PASSED
PRESIDENT SAYS INCOME WILL
BE ENOUGH FOR FISCAL
YEAR.
WASHINGTON Dec. 29.—‘The pres
ident expects his legislative program
to be passed during the present ses
sion of congress without the necessity
of a special session. This program
consists of the shipping bill, the Phil
lippine bill the conservation and ap
propriations bill. He also declares that
he expects the income of the govern
ment for the present fiscal year will
exceed the expenditures and he is do
ing everything in his power to bring
that result about. The president is.
taking no part in the fight over the
immigration bill although he is
strongly opposed to the literacy test.
FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT.
The regular meeting of the volun
teer fire department will take place
this evening when the final aramge
ments will be made for the grand
nonll rtfo si A Kn 11 nn New Years Eve.
TO STAND BY
PHILLIPPINES i
<
REBELLION WILL NOT STOP
1
HIS SUPPORT SA VS PRESI
DENT WILSON. <
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WASHINGTON Dec. 29.—President (
Wilson stated today that his support (
of the Jones bill for the granting of
ultimate independence to the Phillip
pine islands will not be taken away
because of the recent disturbance. He
declares that the accounts of the up- i
rising have been exaggerated and that
the exaggerated reports are due to
the efforts to defeat the cause of
Phillippine autonomy. The general be- i
lief here coincides with that of the I
president and the other supporters 1
see no reason why a country should
be refused its freedom because it
tries to fight for it. <
CABIN ROBBER
The cabin of John Dubreuil on
Resurrection river was broken into
recently and all the provisions which
he had stored there were stolen. The
provisions were sufficient for two or
three months for a couple of men.
until; tin ttciu muiouo/ -— I _
l. s. DEMANDS THAT BRITISH
RESPECT AMERICAN SHIPPING
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—1The Uni
ted States government has sent a note j
to the British government insisting on
better treatment for American com
merce. This sensational fact has been
followed up by a statement by Presi
dent Wilson to the effect that Great
Britain will be eventually compelled
| to pay large damages for its interfer
ence with American vessels and Amer
1 ican goods.
Later the president was asked if the
| communication sent to Great Britain
was the result of the recent gathering
! of the pan-American diplomats here
but he replied that the facta had no
| connection whatever. He further de
clared that the position which the
United States had taken up in the
matter would apply to any neutral
country, and that the contentions ad
vanced were no', peculiar to this
nation. “The note to the British
government” said Mr. Wilson” was
based on generally accepted principles
of international law.”
Needless to say the sending of the
note and the statement by the Presi- j
dent that Great Britain would have
to pay damages eventually have caus
ed a sensation. The suggestion that
the note could have resulted from the
pan-American meeting gives the idea
that some people believe the meeting
decided that all the American coun
tries had come to the conclusion to
compel European powers to respect
the commerce and rights generally of
all the nations on this side of the
Atlantic. The reply of the British
government is now being awaited with
some anxiety and boundless interest.
It is regarded as inconceivable that
the British government will insist in
interfering with American ships and
cargoes, but there is decidedly a feel
ing that the British desire to prevent
this country from securing new com
mercial advantages through the war
and the interruption of the commerce
of the belligerent nations.
The matter is regarded here as
rather serious as the absolute freedom
of American ships might mean that
countries at war with Great Britain
could receive much needed supp'ies.
CARRANZA ARMY
GOESTO VILLA
VILLA HIMSELF MAKES STATE
MENT THAT COUNTRY
NEEDS PRUDENCE.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29.—A wireless
message from the cruiser San Diego!
says that seven thousand soldiers of
the army of Carranza have gone over'
:o Villa at Topic. No trouble is expect
ed but foreigners at San Bias and
ropic have taken refuge in the Ameri
can supply ship Glacier owing to their
rear that the troops who have declared
for Villa would create a disturbance
since they are practically released
from control.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 29.—Villa made
i public statement today saying that
‘many foreigners have lately asked
ne for a personal guarantee for their
safety. I am disposed to give these
guarantees but there is a chief exe
cutive of the nation whom I support.
[ regret that there are conspirators
vho are endeavoring to takp
,a*re of his honesty and sincerity. I
vill have to treat this element with
jeverity. The country needs prudence
ind energetic measures. After these
natters are attended to I shall pro
ceed to direct the campaign for the
capture of Tampico.
The people of this city fear that
here is ahead another long and bitter
var. They believe, how’ever, that if
juiterrez, Villa and Zapata remain
'riendly the forces of Carranza w’ill
)e soon subdued and that peace will
come. Villa is gaining more and more
confidence every day.
EXPOSITION OPEN SUNDAYS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.—It was
mnounced today that the Panama Fx
po ition will be open on Sundays,
rherc was a fear that the ultra church
people would make an effort towards
laving the grounds closed on Sundays
iut the fears were evidently ground
ess.
The school board is planning on oc
cupying the new school building at
the opening of the session next Mon
lay if everything is favorable.
FRENCH LOSE
A SUBMARINE
ATTEMPTED TO ATTACK AUS
TRIAN FLEET BUT STRUCK
CHAIN.
PARIS, Dec. 29.—'The French
government admits the loss of a sub
marine which had attempted to attack
the Austrian coast. The fleet had a
protecting chain placed around for
the purpose of keeping off submarines
and the captain of the French vessel
was entirely unaware of the fast so
that it ran into it and was disabled.
The Austrians sank the submarine and
captured the crew. Only one man was
drowned. The result of the attempt
is only one more proof that the Aus
trians have taken extraordinary pre
cautions. Even the attempt to take
the Austrian fortress of Cattaro has
been found to be futile and practically
no damage is claimed to have been
inflicted on the Austrian coast athough
the British and French naval strength
in those waters is very great.
ADS I MANS Ant
FALLING BACK
LONDON SAYS VIENNA ADMITS
RUSSIANS OCCUPY
PASSES.
LONDON, Dec. 29.—The Austrian
government officially admits that the
Russians have again occupied the
passes of the Carpathian mountains.
The Austrian troops along the whole
Austrian frontier from the Biala river
to a point north of the Dukla
Pass seem to be falling back. This
means according to British military'
critics the withdrawal of virtually all
the forces which swept across the
mountains to form the extreme right
in the concerted Austro-German at
tack on the Russian armies. Nothing
has been said in the dispatches this
morning about the Russian retreat
from Cracow. The forces which fell
back are south of that point but it
must be assumed that the Austrians
are further advanced directly vest of
Cracow. While the Austrians have
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conceded that the Russians have by nv
means a clear road into Hungary' as
the passes can easily be dofended even
against a much stronger force.
FRENCHlAIM
SOME SUCCESS
SHELLING MULHAUSEN WHERE
THEY FOUGHT AT BEGIN
NING OF WAR.
LONDON, Dec. 29.—The French
campaign for the possesion of the lost
province of Alsace is apparently pro
gressing very favorably for them.
They are now shelling the city of
Mulhausen which they captured at
the beginning of the war but which
was taken from them again by the
Germans. The French have also in
vested Steinbach in upper Alsace.
GOES 30 BELOW ZERO IN
POLAND AND E. PRUSSIA
E. A. Thede, Bom in St. Petersburg,
Has Been all Over Those
Countries.
The climate w’here the Russians,
Germans and Austrians arc now fight
ing is colder by' far than the climate
a/ montr nn nf Alaska according to
I
E. A. Thede, the Seward wharfinger,
who whs born in St. Petersburg beg
pardon, Petrograd—and who has been
all over Poland, East Prussia and the
neighboring regions. He was mate in
a steamer running between Cronstadt
and Stettin in the Baltic Sea where,
he says, tho porta are closed in winter,
all same Nome. According to Mr.
Thede the temperature in Poland and
East Prussia often goes to thirty be
low zero. Indeed, he says that a sum
mer in those regions is similar to the
winter in Seward! Sleighs are the
only vehicles used for several months
during the winter. The Carpathian
mountains are covered with snow dur
ing the winter just like the mountains
in Alaska. Another interesting fact
mentioned by Mr. Thede is that in
several parts of the Russian empire
the people do not even know that war
is going on. In the east and south
there are no railroads and, therefore,
no means of using those populations
as soldiers.
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