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VOL. 2. NO. 41.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16,1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
REAUGNMEIT OF
POLITICAL LINES
INTHTFARWEST
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—That the
invisible barrier defining the two
great political parties and holding
voters in line at election after election
is broken beyond repair, at least in
the far west, and that both of the old
'parties, preparing for the realign
ment that is taking place in fact if
not in name, are already making their
plans to array themselves on what
they .believe to be the side that will
dominate the presidential contest In
1920, is indicated in much written and
spoken comment on the Pacific coast
regarding the result of the recent elec
tion. When a whole section of the
country Mtv -,ei*aeraf?c an ’
republics, «*» :S*.. same election,.
the commentators, in ijUect, that id.'t
itself is proof that that political-area
f n not be said to be either dome
atic or republican but just Ameri
can. The idea, as it is widely expres
sed, is that the electorate, having plac
ed citizenship above partisanship^ will
henceforth think and vote for itself,
forcing the party organization to be
always mobile in construction, in or
der that it may serve the broader and
finer exigencies of the people's need,
rather than allowing it, as a political
crystallization, with its conventional
and often outworn standard, to ob
struct the accomplishment of the vital
needs of the hour.
That this movement has gone so
far as to threaten the vtr; existence
of the republican party in the nation
is the opinion of Chester Rowell, re
publican national committeem-n for
California. In speaking o' ihe fuse
of the loss of CaliforvxV^j- y tI»o .
licans, which he attributes to the fail-"
ure of the republican management to
give the progressives any reason for
coming back into the party other than
mere party victory, Mr. Rowell says:
‘When the present chairman of the
republican party in California (Mr.
Rowell) went to the utipost lengths to
establish proper relations between the
republican candidate and the progres
sives of the west, he was fighting to
save the political life of Charles Ev
ans Hughes and perhaps the life of
the republican party. He was pre
vented from succeeding then, and nei
ther he, nor anyone, has been able to
succeed since, and possibly no one
will ever be able to succeed again. It
was the tide which had to be taken
then or never. If these is any hope
in its thoroughgoing, outspoken, un
Cmpromising progressivization ex
ywhere, after the example already
accomplished in California, it is life
by this process or not at all.”
Mr. Rowell then announces that an
organized comprehensive and deter
mined struggle to make the republi
can party the great liberal political
entity of the nation, will be begun at
once and will be continued until it
succeeds or fails. In this connection
it should be understood that Mr.
Rowell is not only speaking personal
ly and as republican national commit
teeman, but that, as editor of the
Fresno Republican, one of the most
influential newspapers in the far west,
he presumably expresses the senti
ment of a large number of voters.
Similar opinion, expressing the idea
that the party lines are down and that
a new alignment is inevitable, is wide
ly voiced. This thought was forceful
ly expressed by Mr. Rudolph Spreck
les, a leading progressive republican
of the west, in an interview. The next
national politcal contest, he said, in
effect, will be.along sharply defined
lines between the two great groups,
or parties, that are now rapidly form
ing—the liberal and the conservative.
“A most hopeful thing about the re
cent election is that progressive ideas
and those who stand for them have
won despite the opposition of crooked
politicians, and their corrupt political
machines," he said.
“If the democratic party will hence
forth keep itself free from entangling
alliances with the bosses who have
been repudiated by the votes of the
people there is no reason why the
progressives of all parties should not
now enlist under its banner and hold
Cjhe ground which has been won for
we people."
Fremont Older, editor of the San
Francisco Bulletin, Mr. Wilson’s most
notable supporter in the far west, ex
presses similar views as to the non
TEUTONS BRINGING
WHOLE OF ROUMANIA
BERLIN, Dec. 16.—General von Mackensen’s Teutonic
armies, operating in Roumania, have taken captive the im
portant railway center of Buzeu, located in the northeastern
part of Ronmania, according to the official report of the Ger
man war office today. Buzeu is the gateway to the Roumanian
province of Moldavia.
RUSSIANS ON THE RETREAT.
BERLIN, Dec. 16.—(By wireless to Sayville)—The Rus
sian forces in Romania are on the retreat and are burning vil
lages as they retire, says an official report today. The retreat,
is through the province of Vallancia.
TO GRANT SAFE CONDUCT.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-.—Through the good offices of the Unit
*ed States government, the allied powers have decided.to grant
safe conduct to Count Tumow, recently named as Austro-Hun
garian ambassador to the United States. At first the allies
declined to grant safe conduct to the high official, but have
yilded to the importunities of the American state department.
CHANGE IN RUSSIAN MINISTRY.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 16.—M. Pokrovsky was today ap
pointed foreign minister in the Russian ministry. He was
formerly controller of the empire and has long been identified
with Ru.:'Oafi official life.
KING CALLS OFF MOBILIZATION.
ATHENS, Dec. 16.—King Constantine has acquiesced in
the demand of the allied powers that he immediately stop the
mobilization of Greek troops in the Greek province of Thes
saly.
CREATES CONSTERNATION.
PARIS, Dec. 16.—The decision of the government to pro
hibit the consumption of alcoholic beverages save beer and
wines, during the remainder of the war, has caused widespread
consternation among those engaged in the liquor trade.
I
PARIS, Dec. 16.—La Liberte today announces that while
the German chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, was mak
ing his peace proposal to the allied powers, 40,000 German
soldiers were trying to break through the French lines near
Lassigny, the point on the front nearest to Paris, and that one
column of the enemy was entirely annihilated by tire French
troops.
LITHUNIAN WORKMEN REVOLT.
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 16.—The forcible deportation
of Lithunian peasants to work in Germany has provoked sev
eral revolts in Lithunia. The peasants, aimed only with axes
and hatchets, made an attack on the German commission sent to
Lithunia to enroll workmen, but the members escaped unin
jured. Many of the Lithunian workmen, in order to escape
deportation, are in hiding in the marshes and wooded sections
of the country.
HOLLAND MAY BE DRAGGED IN.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 16.—In addressing the parliament yes
terday, the premier of Holland said he still believed that this
country is in danger of being involved in the world war and
he advocated preparations to this end.
WILL DELAY ANNOUNCEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—President Wilson will proba
bly not make any announcement with respect to the Teuton
peace proposal until after Great Britain has spoken on the sub
ject. it was stated today in official circles.
ROUMANIAN PREMIER RESIGNS.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16.—Official advices received here
today tell of the resignation of the Roumanian premier. His
resignation is demanded by an enraged populace.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY NOTE RECEIVED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—The Austria-Hungary peace
proposal note, which is similar to the German note, reached
the state department today.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16.—Held at
bay by a posse composed of armed
deputy sheriffs, thirty-one members of
the Industrial Workers of the World
were today taken prisoners on a
Southern Pacific train at Saugus. The
I. W. W.’s had commandeered the
train and ordered the crew to bring
them to Los Angeles.
SEATTLE, Dec. 16.—The dry squad
of the Seattle police department made
a raid on the American cafe last night
and wrecked the furnishings, valued at
$10,000. It is alleged that the cafe
was selling liquors under the guise of
soft drinks.
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Mrs. Van Campen has a story with
New York as. the scene in the latest
Saturday Evening Post and will soon
publish in the same magazine a story
about big game hunting on Kenai
peninsula.
partisan nature of the next presiden
tial contest. “Mr. Wilson is support
ed by a multitude of forward-looking
people,” said Mr. Older, “who do not
care a rap whether there is a demo
cratic party or not."
SEEKS RETURN
OF THE TROOPS
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 16.—Gov
ernor Lister of Washington today
wired the secretary of war requesting
that Troop B, Washington Cavalry, a
field company and a signal corps com
pany, be returned to Washington, if
they are not needed for the defense of
the nation.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—On the stock
exchange here this forenoon, the price
of wheat dropped eight cents the
bushel. Since reaching its highest
point, $1.95 cents the bushel, it has
been on a steady decline, now being
quoted at $1.60.
PR1BITI0N
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Temper
ance workers from all parts of the
United States are descending upon
Washington today to prepare for the
most vigorous campaign ever waged
for nation-wide prohibition.
TOTIL LOSS
EUREKA, Cal., Dec. 16.—The of
ficers and crew of the wrecked U. S.
submarine H-3, were taken off the
undersea craft at an early hour this
morning., the seas having substided.
It is believed that the submarine will
prove a total loss, although it may re
quire an official survey to determine
the matter.
EN ROUTE EAST
SEATTLE, Dec. 16.—J. E. Chilberg,
who is concerned in large low grade
silver-lead properties in the Stickine
river country, departed for the east
this morning, where he goes to raise
money for development purposes.
• WHEELING, W. Va., Dec. 16.—
The official count in the presidential
election in West Virginia has been
completed and it is determined that
President Wilson gains one electoral
vote in the state.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16.—The elec
, tion over the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States resulted
in a victory for those who are urging
the sale of the islands. The vote
stood: For the sale, 283,000; against
the sale, 170,000. Due to the result
of the election, the sale will be rati
fied by the Danish government.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—The rush to
liquidate war stocks has lead to a
sharp decvline in all stocks that are
affected by the world war. The big
gest reductions were noted in United
States Steel, Utah Copper and Conti
nental.
ALEXANDER FISHERIES
BILL PRACTICALLY DEAD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—So far
as this session of the congress is con
cerned, the Alexander fisheries bill is
dead. Chairman Alexander practic
ally admitted this upon the adjourn
ment of the house last night.
Drs. Kyvig and Coble operated on
Ruth Anderson, Arthur Pyat and Jas.
Carlson for the removal of tonsils and
adenoids during the week.
ALL EILS ON
FITZGERALD'S
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.— (Special
Correspondence.) — Representative
Fitzgerald and his threatened food
embargo legislation was the center of
interest when the 64th congress con
vened for its dying session at noon to
day.
Fitzgerald’s declaration late in No
vember that he would introduce a reso
lution for a food embargo to keep pro
ducts in the United States and reduce
the cost of living, stirred up a politi
cal hornet's nest.
Aside from the possibility of the
embargo itself, Fitzgerald’s action, if
he takes it, may portend a fight be
tween supporters of President Wilson,
who is against an embargo, and the
Tammany delegation, whose leader is
Fitzgerald.
Both members and gallery in the
house watched with interest for any
indication of the attitude of the Tam
many delegation toward the demo
cratic machine. Any move by the
Tammanyites would be the more sig
nificant because they hold the balance
of power in the house.
Representatives from west and mid
dle west farm districts were absolute
ly alert for any factional split on the
threatened embargo resolution. They
are opposed to it and have threatened
that if it is introduced they will com
bat it with a retaliatory measure call
ing for an embargo on manufactured
articles such as constitute the bulk of
the exportations to Europe from the
eastern manufacturing state?.
Packed galleries greeted the gavels
of Speaker Clark and Vice President
Marshall, as chattering members of
both houses, in nWj, iases meeting for
the first time since the eventful day in
early September when they rushed
through the Adamson eight-hour law,
turned to hear the familiar admoni
tion to “be in order.”
Little business was expected today.
Interest centered principaly on the
floor of the house and senate chambers
and in the galleries—a mass of color,
its membership made up of members
of the White House family, diplomats; i
families and friends of congressmen,
and the populace crowding the pullic,
galleries.
Senator Gallinger and Senator Kern,
republican and democratic floor lead
ers, respectively, were named senate
members of the joint committee to
notify President Wilson that congress
was ready to hear him.
The house named as its members
Majority Leader Kitchen, Minority
Leader Mann and Representative
Fitzgerald, chairman of the appropri
ations committee.
No time is set for the president’s
message to congress. In the last few
years this has been on the day follow
ing the convening—which would be to
morrow, probably at 1.
Whenever it is, the house and sen
ate will arrange for a joint session in
the big house chamber.
While little business is in sight for
today on the floor of either houses,
there will be plenty of routine busi
ness—principally the submission of
the annual appropriation estimates of
heads of the government departments.
These budgets, totaling millions, will
be the principal business during the
short session. Some resolutions were
to be introduced.
WILL WAIT FOR ALL
OF THE RETURNS
JUNEAU, Nov. 24.—The law pro
vides that the territorial canvassing
board consisting of Governor J. F. A.
Strong, Secretary of the Territory
Charles Davidson and Collector of
Customs J. F. Pugh, shall meet within
sixty days after the date of election
and canvass the returns and give a
certificate of election to territorial of
ficials elected.
It is authoritatively stated that the
board will be in no hurry to canvass
the returns; that the law gives the
members the right to meet any time
after the sixty days and that they
will wait for returns from all of the
remote precincts in Alaska before
making the official count.
Should Wickersham be defeated his
term of office will expire March 4th
next. Sulzer would not take his seat
before December, 1917, unless a special
session of congress is held meantime.