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British Destroyers Sink the German Submarine that Sank Two British
Steamers Off the Coast of England Yesterday.
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German Imperial Chancellor Will Tell
Reichstag Today What the Terms
Are On Which Germany Will Con
sent To Make Peace — Still Bom
barding Dardanelles but No Change
Has Taken Place.
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GERMANY ON PEACE
LONDON, March 10—It was announced in the pap
ers here this morning that the German imperial chancel
lor, Bethmann Hollweg, will tell the German reichstag to
day what the terms are on which Germany will consent'
to make peace. According to all accounts the speech will
be one of momentous importance and may have a striking
effect on the whole frightful conflict. Some of the news
papers already anticipate that the chancellor’s terms will
be far better than had been expected before as, those
papers declare, Germany must see that she cannot hope to
be victorious against the powerful combination arrayed
against her. The speech is being awaited with tremend
ous interest.
GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK
LONDON, March 10.—'The German submarine U 20
was sunk today by British Destroyers. It is believed that
the U 20 was the vessel that sank the two British steamers
yesterday as it was found midway between the two points.
It was caught napping by the destroyers and did not have
sufficient time to submerge before the guns of the British
ers had found the mark. The sinking of the submarine is
the third loss of this kind to the enemy in about two weeks.
NO CHANGE DARDANELLES
LONDON, March 10.—According to the official ac
counts this morning there have been no new developments
in the situation in the Dardanelles. The bombardment
of the forts still continues. It is likely that the fortifica
tions of Tchanak Kalessi are now under the fire of the
naval guns. Before the commencement of the bombard
ment German engineers are said to have strengthened the
fortifications of this and other forts in the channel. When
this fort is reduced the allied fleet will have other forts
to engage at the Marmora sea end of the channel and then
comes the strong fortifications of Gallipoli. Forts are
situated at both sides of the channel almost along the en
tire length and as the sea is entered there is an island
which is very strongly fortified at a point where the pas
sage for ships between the island and the mainland is only
twelve miles in width.
THREE MORE BRITISH SUNK
LONDON, March 10.—The sinking of three more
British merchant ships off the coast of England is report
ed today. The occurrences took place within the past
twenty-four hours. The Tangistan was submarined off
Scarborough. Thirty-seven of the crew were drowned
and only one was saved. The steamer Blackwood was
submarined in the Channel but the details of the occur-!
rence have not yet been published. The third vessel was
the steamer Princess Victoria which was sunk off Liver
pool. The last named occurrence has given rise once more
to the uneasiness in shipping circles which comes with the
thought that the waters outside the great shipping port
of Liverpool are infested with the enemy’s dangerous
craft.
GERMANY BUILDS SUBMARINES
COPENHAGEN, March 9.—The Germans are now
building fifteen submarines at Kiel. They are all of the
latest kind and equipped with the most modern inventions.
Other craft of the same kind are undoubtedly being built
at other yards and the feeling is that Germany will place
almost all her naval fate in the possession of submarine
warfare against Great Britain.
GERMAN BANKS SUBSCRIBE
BERLIN, March 9.—The German banks have decided
to subscribe twelve million to the war loan. According
to the official statement the loan is being taken up fast and
promises to be over-subscribed. The action of the banks
lias been taken rather as a proof of confidence and patriot
ism than as a neccessary aid to the government.
BRITISH TAKE FACTORIES
LONDON March 9.—A bill has been introduced in the
house of commons, which if passed will give power to the
government to take over all factories needed for the man
ufacture of war munitions. The bill is ostensibly only in
tended to prevent a great increase in the price for the
manufacture of war material but it is also likely intended
to enable the government to handle the labor question
should it come up again as it did on the Clyde where thou
sands of strikers were ordered by the government to re
turn to work or have material law declared. Some of the
people have become very indignant because the strikers
on the Clyde have refused to go to work at the command
of the government.
SMYRNA’S FALL EXPECTED
LONDON, March 9.—That the fall of Smyrna is near
at hand is the general belief in this country. The guns of
the ships bombarding the city are far superior to the guns
of the Turks on land. In this respect it has been found
that the great new 15 inch naval guns of the British navy \
have a range of twenty miles. These guns are on the
great new battle ship Queen Elizabeth which is leading the
attack on the Dardanelles. Three of four sister ships
which have just been built are armed with similar weap
ons. The Queen Elizabeth has only recently been built.
GREECE WILL VOTE ON WAR
ATHENS, March 10— King Constantine has at last
succeeded in forming a cabinet but, contrary to expecta
tion, this cabinet will not take upon itself the question as
to whether the country will enter the war or not. It has
now been practically decided to hold a special election at
which the people of the country will vote for war or again
st. The majority will probably carry if that majority is
large enough. There is a strong body of opinion in favor
of war as there is another strong body in favor of peace.
The king is unquestionably favorable to maintaining
peace and most of the new ministers have been probably
chosen because their views on the question coincide with
those of the ruler.
BERLIN REPORT
BERLIN, March 10.—Two trenches have been captur
ed in Arras north of the city. Several attacks of the
French in the Champagne region have been repulsed and
the efforts of the enemy to advance there seem to be hope
less. The German army has once more started an offen
sive movement at Dixmude in Belgium almost on the same
ground where the fierce struggles of last Autumn occur
red. During the whole winter the combined attacks of the
allied enemies failed to move our troops from their posi
tions at that point. Bad weather in the Vosges and upper
Alsace stops operations there for the present but they will
be resumed with the coming oT favorable climatic condi
tions. The Russian Vistula advance has been decisively
checked and the enemy is unable to proceed further.
PETROGRAD REPORTS
PETROGRAD, March 10.—The Russians continue to
drive the Germans back towards the East Prussian bord
er. The line extends along the regions marked by August
owa, Grodno and Przasnysz to the north and north east
of Warsaw. From the reports from that quarter it seems
to be evident that the attempt of the enemy to march on
the rear of the Russian army defending the Polish capital
has failed completely. The most promising news that has
come for a long time is that the German northern army
has now been cut off from the southern army by the Rus
sian wedge in central Poland. The news from Galicia and
the Carpathians today is very meager and apparently no
changes of importance have taken place in those regions.
RUSSIANS MAKE AIRSHIPS.
PETROGRAD, March 10.—Russia
has recently completed several new
aeroplane factories which are each to
supply twenty or thirty aeroplanes
weekly for army use. Under service
conditions the life of an aeroplane is
comparatively short, an a considerable
part of the output of these factories
will be heeded to replace wastage at
the front.
SEATTLE TO POLAND.
SEATTLE, March 10.—Fifteen
Russians left this city today for the
Orient enroute to Poland to join their
r
country's army.
AFTER COMMISSIONER AGAIN
D. M. Lynch wants some more
charges against Commissioner Adams
to be heard before Judge Brown and
says that ii the judge fails to give the
hearing he will take the matter up
with the department of justice. The
Cordovan Alaskan charges that the
commissioner dismissed a charge
against a defendant in a criminal case
when he, the commisisoner learned
that the defendant had deposited the
amount owed the comissioner. Ap
parently the defendant was none other
than George Hazzard.
Ralph M. Williams has arrived from
Council with a fine dog team.
FROM MEXICO CITY
KNOW NOTHING
MORE ABOUT R.R.
MATTER LAID TEMPORARILY
ASIDE BY A BUSY
SECRETARY.
WASHINGTON, March 10.—A
further delay may be looked for in the
settlement of the Alaska government j
railroad matters of real importance if
the semi-official statement issued to
day means exactly what it says. The
information given out is that Secre
tary Lane in now entirely taken up
with matters relating to the Okla
homa oil lands and must lay over
temporarily the task of preparing for
the construction of the northern road.
This deluy may be caused by the slow
procedure in connection with the ne
gotiations for the purchase of one of
the existing roads. There seems to
be only one thing counted on and that
is that work will start this year at
Ship creek. The same reticence that
has always prevailed in official circles
with regard to the railroad matter is
still very noticeable and nothing is
affirmed or denied no matter what
statements are sent abroad.
bunch for IDITAROD.
Quite a few people arrived on the
ast couple of steamers for the inter
ior. Amongst those who left or will
leave in the next day or two for the
Iditarod are the following:
Lars Ostnes, A. Peterson, A. Haram
A. Johnson, Ole Peterson, Amel Far
mer, Al. Wicks, Gilly Bates, Arthur
Mallon, Thos. McEwan, Jack Folsom,
Ed. King, Billy Hiteman, Walter And
erson, J. Bruno, and Arthur Berry.
SAYS SAN FRANCISCO TO
COURT ALASKA TRADE.
Preparations Made to have Steamer
Ply Direct to Seward form
Golden Gate.
VV. K. Martin, the Alaska represent
ative of Ruhstaller's Brewery of Sac
ramento, is now in Seward and says
that San Franciscans are waking up
to the importance of the Alaska trade.
He declares that all the preparations
have been made to establish a steam
ship line from San Francisco to Se
ward and other towns on this coast.
In connection with his own business
Mr. Martin seems to be confident that
the prohibition law” in Washington
will have the effect of turning all the
former hrewery business between that
state and Alaska over to California,
and his appointment as special repre
sentative of a California brewery in
Alaska seems to bear out the belief.
BELLINGHAM TO SERVIA.
BELLINGHAM, March 9.—Dr. W.
D. Kirkpatrick left for the Orient to
day on the way to Senna to join the
Red Cross service with the army of
that country.
NELSON BETTER.
KANSAS CITY, March 9.—Editor
Nelson of the Kansas City Star is
improved in condition and now ap
pears to have a good chance to re
cover,
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS.
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The postponed meeting of the Com
mercial Club will take place this even
ing at eight o’clock.
> WASHINGTON, March 10.—That
the situation in relation to Mexico has
now reached a crucial point is made
manifest by the warning sent out by
the United States government this
morning to all American residents of
Mexico City to leave the capital im
mediately. That the warning means
nothing less that the intention of this
country to intervene finally in Mexi
can affairs is generally believed. The
battleship Georgia and the cruiser
Washington have been ordered to
Vera Cruz. Pres. Wilson is now oc
cupied with the Mexican matter ex
clusively an dis apparently about to
TWENTY-FIVE FIRST
CLASS ON MARIPOSA.
Some of the New Hank People and
Some Well Known Oldtimers
Are on the Way.
That some of the people connected
with the Harriman National Bank are
on the way to Seward is shown by the
passenger list on the Mariposa which
sailed from Seattle last night. There
are also some well known Seward
people aboard. The number of steer
age passengers is not given. The fol
lowing is the first class list:
F. E. Parker, Thos. Hennessey,
Erich Lucas and wife, H. Christensen,
W. H. Wright, Gaston Hardy, J. W.
Wilson, H. C. Emery, Robert Ashland,
W. V. Tyler, Mrs. E. L. Byers, F. E.
Y'oungs, Frank Murphy, F. S. Mc
Cluskey, J. A. Nelson, B. A. Wick
strome, F. H. Acker, C. H. Matthews,
Arthur Morse, Miss S. Sexton, S. S.
Sopher, Robt. Matheson, Arthur Lev
ine, Oscar Ilogberg.
HELEN KELLER ILL.
AUSTIN, March 10.—Helen Keller
is seriously ill. The doctors still hope
to pull her through but it is rumored
that her condition is even more serious
than admitted.
WOUNDED LEFT ON
THE FIELD FOR DAYS.
Frightful Suffereing Endured by Poor
Soldiers in Europe.
PARIS, March 9.—Since hostilities
settled down to a siege along the riv
ers and canals of the north, the aver
age number of casualties per day
seems to have lessened. But the work
of the ambulance department, is all
the more hazardous. Men who fell in
pitched battles were often lost in con
sealed places, but what is worse now
is that they often lie in plain sight
obliged to wait for hours, some times
for days before it is possible for their
comrades to pick them up. It is often
too late.
When a man is wounded in the
trenches he is able to get back to the
field hospital, if hc can walk; if not
he must wait until night because the
trenches are so narrow that the
stretcher bearers cannot carry a
wounded man through them; he must
be lifted out and carried back above
ground.
When a charge is made between the
lines of trenches and proves to be
unsuccessful, the wounded of course
must be left; in too many cases they
are actually sacrificed and their com
rades obliged to see them lying help
lessly between two fires. Sometimes
they see them raise a hand and oc
casionally they hear their despairing
cries, but to attempt to save them is
out of the question.
Cases have been reported in which
men charging against barbed-wire
defenses and wounded in the attempt
have been left for days hanging in the
tangled wires.
make some definite move \o bring the
! whole question to an issue. Men who
1 ought to have some knowledge of the
administration affairs are convinced
that the landing of another American
army on Mexican soil is imminent.
Unconfirmed reports reached this
city today that Obregon, Carranza’s
chief leader, has evacuated Mexico
City and that Zapata has once more
taken possession of it. The rumor
may be true as the information com
ing yesterday was to the effect that
Carranza contemplated quitting the
city for the sake of peace with the
United States.
16,000 SEEKING
i JOBS OP HERE
1 GATEWAY’S SUGGESTION TO EM
PLOY HOME MEN
TAKEN UP.
I The Cordova Times urges the peo
ple of Cordova to follow the same
plans suggested by the Gateway to
have Alaskans employed on the rail
road work. It also states that Dele
gate Wickersham has been communi
cated with and that the dedegate has
answered that he has taken up the
matter with Commissioner Kiggs.
.Mr. Riggs states that sixteen thou
sand applications for work have been
received from people outside. He
says that the clerical positions to be
tilled will be only about fifty but the
force of laborers etc. to bo employed
this year will be about three thousand.
Six thousand of the sixteen thousand
applicants for jobs on the Alasku rail
road have the endorsements of their
senators and congressmen.
MRS. DALQUIST’S DEAD
BODY IS RECOVERED.
Scotty Allen Finds Remains of Well
Known Woman in a Snow
Drift.
NOME, March 10.—Scotty Allen
found the dead body of Mrs. Dalquist
today in a snow drift. She was the
owner of a roadhouse at Safety near
Nome. She went out for a dog team
ride last Sunday and was caught in a
blizzard evidently. A search was
started when the news came of her
disappearance.
GENERAL SCOTT TO TRY
TO PACIFY THE PIUTES.
SALT LAKE, March 10.—General
Scott left this city today to make an
effort to pacify the Piutes who have
revolted. The chief intention is to
prevent the shedding of the bloo 1 of
the poor Indians if possible. The
Piutes show a spirit that is remin
iscent of their oldtime days and may
make matters serious for a time un
less the new emissary of the govern
ment can nollify them.
AVIATOR TURNS THIRTY
SOMERSAULTS IN AIR.
CHICAGO, March 10.—Aviator
Smith made a record here yesterday
when he turned thirty-tv'o somer
saults in the air with his machine.
The sight was a most thrilling one
and was watched by a tremendous
crowd.
E. J. Theriault has arrived from
Idaho with a view to entering busi
ness. He conducted a large hotel in
his home state.