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VOL. 2. NO. 156. * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1917. PRICE TEN CENTS
GOVERNORS CONFER WITH WAR LEADERS
Seven Million Men to Register for U. S. Military Service
SECRETARY LANE TELLS GO RNORS OF
STATES THAT EVERY RESOl :EOFNATION
MUST BE CALLED INTO F Y TO WIN WAR
* WASHINGTON, May 3.—The governors of nearly even
state in the union are in Washington, conferring with the mem
bers of the council of national defense with respect to what part
state governments will take in the war against Germany and
her allies.
Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, a member of
the council, gave the governors a jolt in his talk before them,
in that he gave them some facts and ligures that were not re
assuring as to a speedy termination of the war. The secretary
had no doubt whatever as to the ultimate outcome of the war,
hut he declared that every resource of this great nation must
be brought into play as soon as possible and every American
citizen must do his duty and lend his assistance in any way
possible. The secretary said he believed that the war would
continue for several years; that Herbert C. Hoover, the Amer
ican who was formerly in charge of the Belgian relief work, is
authority for the statement that Germany is supplied with
foodstuffs to last at least two years. “Germany has put up
the greatest tight of history and has the advantage now of
lighting a defensive warfare,” said the secretary.
The secretary told the governors that the federal govern
ment had heard that 400,000 tons of shipping had been sunk
•by Teuton submarines and mines last week, and that the diver
campaign was threatening the existence of England and France
and was likewise alarmoig io the United States. He said tha'U
tlx* study of inventions to combat the submarine menace was
being diligently pursued by his department. He asserted that
the 1 nited States must build ships as rapidly fis possible, to
make up for the loss sustained in the submarine campaign of
the enemy.
The secretary said that “if we don’t tight the war on the oth
er side, we shall have to fight it on this side of the Atlantic. We |
must aid our allies in all possible ways; we must send troops
to France as soon as possible; we must supply them with food-j
stuffs and with ships to transport the products. Something
more than a mere issue of bonds is required. No one can tell
when the war will end. Every resource of the country must
be brought into play to bring it to a successful conclusion. It :
is imperative that every man in America must help to win.”
In conclusion, the secretary said: “We are .‘5,000 miles
from the fighting line, and we must get there, somehow. The
ship yards in this nation can surely speed up the construction
of ships to surmount this emergency, and I am sure that the in
ventive genius of the nation will yet find means to successfully
combat the submarine menace. The present hope of the allies
is that the morale of the Herman army will continue to back,
and the hope of this nation is that the morale of the American
people will continue to rise. 1 appeal to you governors of the
states of the union, on behalf of the federal government, to
arouse the people of your respective states to the gravity of the
situation. It is one that calls for a united action on the part'
of the United States.”
HARDER WE FIGHT, SOONER WE GET PEACE.
Secretary of War Newton I). Baker, a member of the coun
cil for defense, followed Secretary of the Interior Lane. He
said that no man can tell how many increments of 500,000 men
will be needed, and concluded by declaring: “The world must
have peace; there cannot be any until we go out and get it. and
the harder wo fight, the sooner we will get it.”
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, also a member of
the council, appealed to tin* governors to keep boys under mil
itary age on the farm. I le declared that they can be of more aid
between corn rows than they can in the navy.
GOVERNORS PLEDGE LOYALTY.
Every governor in attendance at the conference pledged
that his respective state would do its utmost to aid and would
work in harmony with the council on national defense.
The ( nited States council on national defense is com
posed of Secretary of the Interior Lane, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. Secretary of War Baker, Secretary of Agriculture
Houston, Secretary of Labor Wilson, Secretary of Commerce
Uedfield. Julius 1’oscnwald. the great Chicago merchant, chair
man of the committee on supplies; Bernard JV1. Baruch, in
charge of raw materials; Daniel Willard, president of the Bal
timore & Ohio railway system, in charge of transportation; Dr.
F. H. Martin, medicine and sanitation; Dr. Hollis Godfrey,
science and research; Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, labor matters; Howard Coffin, muni
tions. W. S. Gifford is the director of the council and Grosve
nor B. Clarkson is the secretary. Headquarters are maintained
in Washington.
GOVERNORS CALL ON PRESIDENT.
M AS1HNGTON, May —The delegation of governors cal
led on President Wilson this forenoon. They were most cor
dially received, the chief executive telling them that he was
glad to be associated with them in the task of making good
what the nation promised to do, in the defense of the rights of
the people everywhere, so that they may live, as they have a
right to live, under the principles of this nation.
REGISTRATION OF SEVEN MILLION MEN
SUBJECT TO MILITARY SERVICE IN THE
UNITED STATES TO START IN FEW DAYS
• WASHINGTON, May 3.—The registration of seven mil
lion men for military service in the United States will lx* com
pleted within 15 days after the war department machinery has
been set in motion, the wheels of which will begin to turn when
the selective conscription bill comes out of the congress and
is signed by the president, it is officially announced today.
The state election systems will do the work, under the super
vision of the federal government, voting precincts being the
'Units for recording men. Registration cards have been dis
tributed by the United States census bureau to mayors of cities
and towns, and the more remote sections will be supplied be
fore registration day is set bv presidential proclamation.
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GENERAL STRIKE ON IN SPANDAU. GREAT
MUNITION CENTER OF PRUSSIAN EMPIRE
COPENHAGEN, May 3.—A general strike was declared
in Spandau, in Prussia, on May Day, and the city is now gov
crned by martial law. Spandau is one of the largest munition
centers in Europe. All of the munition workers quit work May
1, and to quell the labor demonstrations, martial law was im
mediately invoked.
AMERICAN STEAMER ROCKINGHAM, FULLY
ARMED, SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE
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LONDON, May 3.—The American steamer Rockingham,
an armed vessel, was sunk in the Irish sea by a German sub
marine May 1. She carried a crew of 49, including a naval
•lieutenant and 12 men. A patrol ship rescued 33 victims of
the destroyed vessel, and the remainder are believed lost. The
ship and cargo was valued at three-quarters of a million dol
lars. The Rockingham was formerly known as the Nebraskan.
She sailed from Baltimore, en route to a British port, April
19.
ALASKA FISHERIES WILL SUPPLY GREAT
QUANTITY OF FOOD, SAYS COMMISSIONER
♦ WASHINGTON, May 3.—In the fisheries of Alaska, the
nation will find millions of pounds of food for emergency pur
poses, declared United States Fish Commissioner Smith, in
appearing before a senate committee yesterday affernoon.
HOUSE HAS UNDER CONSIDERATION
TODAY GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
WHICH TOTALS MORE THAN A MILLION
.11 NEAP. May —A general appropriation bill intro
duced in the house yesterday, and which is being considered
today, carries specified appropriations aggregating $803.
000, and estimated appropriations aggregating $495,000,
making a grand total of $1,350,00. This includes an estimated
appropriation of $475,000 for schools; $400,000 for road and
trail building; $90,000 for the Pioneers’ Home and pensions;
$00,000 for a new hospital building for the Pioneers’ Home;
$20,000 for the erection of relief cabins along Alaskan trails;
$80,000 for the establishment of territorial fish hatcheries, and
$00,000 for the agricultural college at Fairbanks.
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NAVAL VESSEL SATURN TO COME NORTH
TO PICK UP RECRUITS FOR U.S. ARMY
NEW YORK, May 3. It is announced that the naval ves
sel Saturn will proceed to Cordova, Alaska, arriving there on
or about May 10, and will remain there live days, to receive
Alaska recruits. Recruits from other towns are expected to
report there.
GERMANY HAS GIVEN ARGENTINE FULL
SATISFACTION, SAYS OFFICIAL REPORT
BUENOS AYRES, May 3.—Germany has given the Ar
gentine republic* full satisfaction for the sinking of vessels by
submarines and has saluted the Argentine Hag, according to
an official announcement made by the Argentine government
today.
SENATOR THOMAS DECLARES THAT THE
FOOD SPECULATORS SHOI D BE HANGED
WASHINGTON, May 3.—In a fiery speech in the senate
yesterday afternoon, in a discussion of the food question and
speculation, Senator Thomas, of Colorado, declared that in
his opinion the food speculators, who are taking advantage of
the war situation, should be summarily hanged as traitors to
the nation.
RUSSIANS EVACUATE MUSH.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3.—The Russians have evacu
ated Mush, according to an official Ottoman report today.
BILL APPROPRIATING $400,000 FOR
ROAD BUILDING IN ALASKA PASSED BY
HOUSE; EACH DIVISION TO GET $100,C13
.11 NEAT. May —The house yestehlay afternoon pas
sed the $400,000 road appropriation bill. Price, Burns, Snow
and Speaker Hess made a light to have the road money ex
]tended where most needed, regardless of what division, but
were defeated. Maeh division will get $100,000.
A hill was introduced in tin* house today appropriating
$100,000 to he used under the direction of tlit* governor for the
defense of the territory, growing out of the war with Germany.
The senate yesterday passed the hill providing for the
stocking of the islands of Prince W illiam sound with deer; the
bill against trespassing on fox-breeding islands, and the bill
providing for tin* establishment of .justice’s courts.
PEACE SPEECH OF CHANCELLOR TO BE
POSTPONED FOR MORE AUSPICIOUS TIME
COPENHAGEN', May 3.—The speech which was to have
been made in the reichstag by Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl
weg today on the subject of peace and international relations
has been postponed to a more fitting occasion, according to
word which was received in Copenhagen last night.
SEVENTY-FIVE NORWEGIAN VESSELS ARE
SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES IN APRIL
CHRISTIANIA, May 3.—Seventy-five Norwegian vessels
were sunk by German submarines and mines in April, says an
official government report, issued today. One hundred Nor
wegian sailors lost their lives. If such a monthly loss is main
tained, Norway’s merchant fleet will have been entirely de
stroyed in a year and a half. The foreign office today an
nounced the sinking yesterday of the Norwegian steamers
Hectoria and Langland.
TENTATIVE BILL CONTAINS ITEMS FOR
IMPROVEMENT OF NOME-YUKON HARBORS
WASHINGTON, May 3.—In a tentative bill prepared by
the house committee on rivers and harbors, there is included,
in addition to items already made public, an appropriation of
$105,000 for the completion of harbor Improvements at Nome
and $45,000 for improvements at the mouth of the Yukon river.