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WAR DEPARTMENT HAS
DECIDED IN FAVOR OF
ACTIVE ENTRY IN WAR
(By United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 8—It has been defi
nitely decided that American troops shall go to France, but
the time and details will be withheld until the arinj takes
its place on foreign soil. There has been no information
pven out as to the makeup of the detachments, nor has
anything certain about the plans been made public.
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ROOSEVELT ARMY NUMBERS 190.000
<Bv United Stau* Cable)
NEW YORK, Tuesday, May 8—The Tribune says to
day that Edwin S. Gill, of Seattle, is one of the Pacific
coast leaders ot the Roosevelt army and that names ha\c
already been enrolled for more than two regiments of in
fantry in the state of Washington. According to the same
source there are 190,000 men already enrolled in the Roose
velt forces, exclusive of officers, and that all are excellent
men. #_
FRENCH CONTINUE ADVANCE
ALONG THE SOISSONS ROAD
(By United State# Cable)
PARIS. Tuesday. May 8.—The attacking French
iroops advanced four miles along the road from Soissons
to Laon. taking in their march 5,300 German prisoners.
TROUBLE OVER IN PETROGRAD
PETROGRAD, Tuesday, May 8.—The duma is to be
convoked in extraordinary session immediately. Prime
Minister Milukoff says, however, that the unsettled con
dition of last week among the workers is now well in hand.
ANOTHER CHANCE TO PUT ONE OVER
BERLIN, Tuesday, May 8—Count Johann Heinrich
von Bernstorff, former ambassador to the United States,
is to lie appointed ambassador to some neutral country.
LABOR LEADERS IN CONFERENCEG
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 8—The British and
American labor leaders are working to bring about a war
time labor federation between the two nations.
GERMAN SUBS KEEP RIGHT
ON BAGGING MERCHANT CRAFT
(Br United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 8—The naval consult
ing board officially announced today that German sub
marines have sunk ships amounting to 1,000,000 tons dur
ing the four weeks ending Saturday.
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THREE SHOTS FIRED BY UNKNOMN;
BENT ON GETTING RID OF KAISER
(By United Jvatea Cable)
ROME, Tuesday, May 8—A dispatch from Zurich
says three shots were fired at Emperor William while he
was motoring in the vicinity of Berlin. The shots were
fired by an unidentified man and lodged in the tonneau of
the car in which the kaiser was riding.
MARTIN TO HEAD ALASKA SURVEY
. WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 8—Dr. R. J. Martin,
who has heretofore been in charge' of the geological sur
vey investigations in Alaska when Alfred H. Brooks was
aw'ay on other duties, will head the work in Alaska this
vear as Brooks has been assigned to army service.
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PLANS FOR BALL
PARK NOW UP TO
ST. COMMITTEE
The fans still have hope of posses
sing baseball grounds this season and
when the city street committee gets
through its work expect that our
hopes will be much brighter.
At a meeting of the city council
last night the subject of play grounds
was discussed pro and con, and the
original plan for a site on the beach
near the old grounds was temporarily
side tracked in favor of an investiga
tion of the park reserve block. So
the street committee was designated
to present an estimate of the cost of i
clearing and conditioning the reserve
site, and if the cost is not prohibitive
and no -other place is decided upon as
more suitable in the meantime, the
fans will have to do their gathering
out in Federal addition this season.
CANAL GUARDED
AGAINST SUBS
Capt. J. Parks, of the S. S. Turret
Crown, now in port, states that exten
sive preparations in defense of the
Panama canal were being taken early
in March.
“Submarine nets were placed
before the entrance to the canal and
patrol boats were on guard every
night,” said Capt. Parks. “Vessels
were warned not to approach the en
trance after dark and sentries were
on duty at important points.”
GREEK WITH
MARBLE HEAD
MAY BE HERE
Any one who detects a dark and
swarthy Greek with the mien of a
piratical buccaneer, endeavoring to
dispose of a marble dome for pieces
of eight, of doubloons of gold will
please notify the nearest agent of his
most august majesty, the king of
Greece.
This is not the introduction to a
movie play or a piece of some talc of
old—it’s right out of a present day
bit of looting.
Mayor McDonald has been notified
that away over in Grecce some vandal
made away with a beautiful carved
marble head from the public museum
of Tegoa. Said marble head is an ob
ject of art of wonderous beauty and
is described as being about .‘>0 centi
meters high. By some bit of under
ground policy work the Greek consuls
in this country' have a hunch that it
is in Uncle Sam's domain and will be
offered for sale, while the Seattle
consul for Greece has a distinct hunch
that it has been taken to Alaska.
So, keep an eye out for the Greek
with the marble dome, that is, er—
carrying a marble head—oh, you know
what we mean—trying to peddle the
think box carved in marble.
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L. C. McCallon arrived from Anch
orage on the Farragut this morning
and is registered at the Seward hotel.
WHOLESALERS REAP BIG
HARVESTS DRY ZONE
Information has been received by
local officials that shipments of li
quors from licensed wholesalers can
be and are being landed in dry terri
tory at the head of Cook inlet with
out opposition on the part of officials.
Judge Brown and the marshal’s of
fice are thus put in the position of
having been made catspaws for Ju
neau and San Francisco wholesalers,
by their vigorous campaign to pre
vent shipment of liquor into the dry
territory above mentioned.
In view of the wholesale shipments
going into the inlet on every boat the
only effect of these orders preventing
the sale by retail dealers in the Third
division of more than a very small
amount of liquor to any person ex
cept after great formalities is of no
avail except to protect the market for
the Juneau wholesalers in dry terri
tory.
It is well known here that one of
the officials, formerly a resident of
Juneau, who has been most insistent
in his demands upon the court and
marshal for orders to prevent saloon
i keepers from sending liquor west
ward, smuggled a considerable quan
tity of case goods, including whiskey,
brandy, wine and beer along with his
household goods on leaving Seward
for dry territory*
Every possible effort has been made
by the judge and officers of the court
to prevent liquor from being shipped
into dry territory.
It is evjdent that Judge Brown is
not aware as yet of the situation or
I he would never have issued the order
served on local dealers yesterday,
which is absolutely without effect so
far as keeping out the wholesale ship
ments from Juneau, but is a serious
j detriment to the business of men who
have paid for a license to conduct
! their business.
The order issued by Judge llrownj
yesterday follows:
“It is ordered that no person hold
ing a retail liquor license shall sell
more than three quarts of beer or one
quart of wine or spirituous liquor un
less there is executed before a no
tary public and left with said retail
liquor dealer an affidavit signed by
the person to whom said liquor is de
livered, which affidavit shall give the
date, kind and quantity of liquor pur
chased, the name, residence and occu
! pation of the person to whom said
liquor is actually delivered, and the
name of the person for whom said
liquor is actually purchased, together
| with his residence and occupation.
| Said affidavit must he kept by said
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retail liquor dealer where a deputy
! marshal or other authorized officer
may inspect the same at any time and
make a copy thereof if he so desires.
“A retail liquor dealer Is not auth
orized, and will not be permitted to
act as a distributing center and sell
liquors without discrimination or care
as to their destination, and the pur
pose for which they are bought and
any violation of this rule will result
in the forfeiture of any license is
sued."
U. S. RAILROAD TO AID
FARM IS RY LOW RATE
ON LIME DISCOVERED
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An announcement of great importance to the agricul
tural development of the Matanuska valley has just been
made public, telling of the discovery at Mile 122 on the
government railroad of a deposit of calcium carbonate or
lime. This product is greatly needed to fertilize the land
in Matanuska valley. 9
To encourage farming and aid in the distribution of
the product to points throughout the valley the Alaskan
engineering Commission has established the exceptional
ly low freight rate of 10 cents per hundred pounds for this
commodity and the same rate for the return shipment of
containers.
Should the deposit prove commercially valuable and
the demand justify the expenditure, a spur track will
probably be constructed to the field.
SHIPS COMIING WITHU.S.B.R. SUPPLIES
(B.-» Lniud StaUa Cable)
SEATTLE, Tuesday, May 8.—The steamships Crook
and La touche sailed Saturday night laden with rails and
construction materials for the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission. The Latouche will discharge her cargo at Skag
way where it will be taken to Nenana and Fairbanks.
EXPLOSION CAUSES FEARFUL
DAMAGEJNJ1SAKA. JAPAN
(By Halted State* Cable)
SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday, May 8.—An explosion
:,f powder in a munitions factory at Osaka Sunday caused
fearful damage in nearby districts, according to advices
received today by the Japanese-American News.
Fifty lives were lost and many injured.
In tiie fire which followed the explosion 4,000 resi
dences were destroyed together with thirty factories and
warehouses.
EX-U. S. COMMISSIONER WHITLOCK DIES
SEATTLE, Tuesday, May 8.—John C. Whitlock, who
has been prominent in democratic politics for many years
and until recently federal court commissioner, died here
Sunday. __
‘JIM THE PENMAN”
AT THE EMPRESS
The feature offering at the Em
press theater tonight is John Mason
in “Jim the Penman.”
The Famous Players Film company
makes another valuable addition to
its stellar forces by introducing the
celebrated dramatic star, John Mason,
to the screen, in a thrilling photo
ulaptation of Sir Charles L. Young’s
world-renowned drama, “Jim the Pen
man,” the heart-gripping story of the
great forger who sins for love and
whose after-life is one of remorse and
retribution. Mason portrays "with
great force and dramatic discretion
the title character, the man whose
clever pen works so much harm to
t
even his most dearly loved, and which i
finally writes with his heart’s blood
his own punishment.
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ADMIRAL LINER
SAILS SOUTHWARD
The Admiral Farragut left this
morning for Seattle and way ports
with the following: G. M. Scott, F.
L. Labbe, L. J. Jacobson, Miss Hilda
Dohlberg and four steerage.
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BOATS AMD TRAINS j
The Admiral Farragut sailed south
at 9:30 o’clock this morning.
The Admiral Watson is due in Cor
dova today.
The Northwestern was due in Ju
neau yesterday.
The Admiral Evans will sail from
Seattle Friday for Seward.
The Alameda will sail north from
Seattle Thursday.
The train will leave Thursday morn
ing for Mile 34 at 9 o’clock.
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Trails
Trails poor. Temperature 32 at
Mile 52, 38 at Girdwood and 40 at the
Summit roadhouse.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .48
Minimum .35
Current.43
Weather. Cloudy
Wind . Northwest
WEATHER TOMORROW
Clearing with high winds and
cool wave.