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VOL. 2. NO. 33.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916.
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LONDON Dec. 7.—(Latest)—David Lloyd-George today
noon accepted the premiership of Great Britain, tendered him
by King George, and will form a new ministry in conjunction
with Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the Unionist party.
PREMIER ASQUITH RESIGNS.
LONDON, DEC. 7.—A great sensation is caused by the of
ficial announcement of the resignation of Premier Asquith,
which was handed in to King George last night. The king ae
^fceepted the premier’s resignation, taking occasion to express
his keen regret at the retirement of the statesman who has
been at the helm in British affairs for years past. As soon as
he had accepted the prow:'- ■' esignation, the king sent for
Andrew Bonar Law, lender of the Unionist party, and who is
now a member of the coalition ministry and asked him to ac
cept the premiership and form a ministry. The unionist lead
er took the matter under advisement and up to noon today had
made no definite answer. Those who are close to Bonar Law
declare he will refuse to accept the premiership. In this event
it is almost certain that David Lloyd-George will be the next
premier. If either Bonar Law or Lloyd-George is asked to
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form a ministry, it is stated that it will be a coalition minis
try, as in the past, and that some of those in the present minis
try will be invited to remain. There will be some changes,
however, in the personnel of the cabinet.
If David Lloyd-George is selected to form a ministry and
head the government, there will he a speeding up in the war
management, as the war’s conduct was the cause of the trouble
between Asquith and the doughty Welshman. People general
ly express the hope that Lloyd-George will be honored by the
king by appointment to the premiership. They seem to think
that the lighting Welshman is just the man to be at the helm
while the great war is in progress, and cite the beneficent
changes that followed the appointment of Aristide Briand
as premier of France. Lloyd-George and Briand are men of
similar type. Both are bold to a degree, aggressive and capa
ble, and young enough to lend energy and virility to the gov
ernment’s activities. While it is conceded that Premier As
quith is an able statesman, he is getting well along in years
and cannot keep up with the pace set by the Welshman and
other members of his ministry.
LLOYD-GEORGE SUMMONED.
LONDON, Dec. 7.—The Westminster Gazette is authority
for the statement, published this morning, that Bouar Law has
declined the invitation of King George to form a ministry and
assume the premiership, and that the king has sent for David
Lloyd-George. It is assumed that Lloyd-George will be tend
ered the premiership and will accept the responsibility of
forming a ministry.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Secretary of State Lansing an
nounced today that, after a search lasting several months, the
state department officials had located General Felix Diaz in
Guatemala, where he is preparing to lead an invasion into
.Mexico. Diaz is said to have 10,000 men under his command,
f'he new revolution is said to be financed by large interests,
but the names of the contributors to the revolt movement are
not announced. The de facto government has been officially
notified of the facts obtained by American agents.
INTERNED SHIPS PREPARING TO SAIL.
• - RIO JANEIRO, Dec. —Many interned German ships, at
anchor in the harbor at Rio Janeiro, are receiving provisions,
taking on fuel and making all preparations to sail. It is con
jectured that German submarines are in the vicinity and will
give protection to the departing vessels.
NAVY TO OPEN
THE BIDS TODAY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The navy
department will today open bids for
the construction of four battle cruis
ers, all of which are to be, according
to the specifications, the largest and
fastest fighting craft in the world.
BBiraei
STILL FOODS Ilf
|JfNEW YORK, Dec. 7.—British gold
receipts yesterday reached an aggre
gate of seventeen million dollars. The
money is for the purpose of paying
for munitions of war, interest on I
British loans and other purposes. j
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—President
Wilson today began a study of the
high cost of living reports, submitted
by government departments. From
these reports, the president expects to
decide what steps he will request the
congress to take with respect to the
matter.
SEATTLE, Dec. 7.—Auto bandits
held up the State bank at Bothell, in
the suburbs of Seattle, yesterday af
ternoon, secured five thousand dollars
and made their escape.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—When President Wilson appear
ed before the joint session of the senate and house of repre
sentative yesterday noon, to read his annual message, demo
erqts and many republican members of the congress joined in
a mighty demonstration to felicitate the chief executive upon
G is re-election. The demonstration lasted for several minutes,
the president, standing in the speaker’s forum, smiling and
bowing his acknowledgements right and left. William Jen
nings Bryan, former secretary of state, and all of the members
of the cabinet, occupied reserved places on the floor, and led
in the outbursts of applause. Mr. Bryan appeared especially
happy and vigorously applauded, smiling the while.
Soon after quiet was restored and the president began
leading his message, a huge yellow banner, with black letters,
and bearing the words, “Mr. President, what will you do for
woman’s suffrage?’’ was unfurled on the outer edge of the
balcony by some suffrage invaders. A page quickly jumped
out and pulled down the banner.
ISHED STARTS
ON LONE TRIP
SEATTLE, Dec. 7.—Edward Sam
uelson, a trader with a store on the
Kuskokwim river, will depart from Se
attle tonight, en route over the Sew
ard-Iditarod trail for his home in in
terior Alaska.
UMATILLA, Ore., Dec. 7.—Mrs. E.
E. Starcher was elected mayor of
Umatilla, by a decisive majority, in
the election held here yesterday. She
is a woman of great ability and has
long been identified with civic affairs.
PROBE ILL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The inves
tigation recently inaugurated by the
department of justice into the soar
l ing prices of the necessities of life
throughout the United States, is in
full swing. Hearings are being held
in New York city, Boston, Philadel
phia, Chicago, San Francisco, St.
Louis, Cleveland and other great cities
of the nation. The inquiries are being
conducted by special agents of the de
partment of justice and United States
district attorneys have been delegat
ed to render all assistance possible.
Two more of the defendants ar
rested in the recent gambling raids
appeared before Judge David this
morning and plead guilty to the
charge. This brings the number of
convictions and confessions to unlucky
IS.
BERLIN, Dec. 7.—(By wireless to.Sayville)—It is offi
cially reported by the German war office this morning that
Bucharest, the capital of Roumania, and Pleesti, another im
portant trade center of Roumania, have been conquered by the
Teuton armies under the supreme command of General von
Mackensen. German troops now occupy both cities. The Rus
sian-Roumanian troops, engaged in seeking to prevent the
capture of the Roumanian capital, are in retreat, followed bv
! the Teutonic forces. All Germany, and in Berlin especially,
celebrations are in progress over the great victory achieved
! by the Teuton armies.
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RUSSIAN PRACTICALLY ADMITS CAPTURE.
PETROGRA1), Dec. 7.—The Russian-Roumanian forces
have been unsuccessful in their attempts to check the Teuton
advance on the city of Bucharest, says an official report issued
by the Russian war office today. This is a practical admission
of the fall of the Roumanian capital.
LABOR MAN JOINS COUNCIL.
BERLIN, Dec. 7.—(By wireless to Sayville)—Official an
nouncement is made today of the appointment of Alexander
Schlicke, president of the German metal trades union, as a
member of the war council.
GREAT HUY IN
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MADRID, Deo. 7.—The Italian steamer Palermo, having
on board 22 American citizens, was sunk by a submarine off
the Spanish coast recently, details of the destruction of the
vessel reaching here by the arrival of the survivors at Palma
Grugell, a small port on the Spanish coast. The Palermo was
shelled by the submarine, before those on board got into the
life boats, and one of the Americans was wounded by the shell
fire, from the effects of which he died soon after landing at
Palma Grugell. Three others were wounded by the shell fire.
SPANISH STEAMER SUNK.
MADRID, Dec. 7.—The Spanish steamer Piononth was
sunk by a German submarine off the Canary islands recently.
The crew, composed of 100 men, went down with the ship. Ad
vices to this effect were received by the Spanish government
today.
VESSEL SUNK WITHOUT WARNING.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Sixteen members of the crew of the
American steamship John JjamJiert arrived in New York last
night and report that the vessel was sunk without warning No
vember 22, at a point 25 miles south of the Isle of Wight. Af
fidavits to this effect are being signed by the arriving mem
bers of the crew and will be forwarded to the state depart
ment.
KILLS FULL
THEN SUICIDES
SEATTLE, Dec. 7.—Frank Dergan,
a mining man of Issaquah, shot and
killed his wife and four-year-old son
at a late hour last night, and then took
his own life. It is believed that Der
gan was seized with a fit of temporary
insanity, as no one can ascribe any
other cause for the rash act. His
family life had been happy, so far as
his neighbors could ascertain.
MISS COLBY
FOUND GUILTY
THOMPSON FALLS, Mont., Dec. 7.
—Miss Colby, charged with the mur
der of Sheriff Thompson, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree,
the jury reaching a verdict last night.
Miss Colby is a newspaper writer and
shot and killed the sheriff, who was a
prominent republican politician, be
cause, as she alleged, he made im
I proper proposals to her.