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PLOT TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT
WILSON AND OTHER HIGH OFFICIALS
NIPPED IN BUD BY IKY ARREST
HOBOKEN, March 7.—A wholesale bomb plot, which had
for its fiendish object the assassination of President Wilson
and other high officials of the government, was frustrated by
the timely arrest of the leader of the nefarious enterprise in the
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person of Fritz Kolb; a German subject, last night, by govern
ment secret service operatives. Kolb, who is the leader of a
small group of Germans, has been under suspicion for several
weeks past, because of his outspoken antipathy to the Ameri
can government • Secret service operatives followed him to his
roony in an obscure hotel in Hoboken late last night, placed
him under arrest and made a vigilant search of the premises.
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In the room;’ hidden away in a well-concealed place, were found
several bombs and a quantity of high explosives used in the
making of bombs. When taken to police headquarters, Kolb
is said to have confessed that he had intended to go to Wash
ington today and “get the president and other high officials.”
He is a boastful fellow and^aeems^not to comprehend the enor
mity of his eohtempi&t«*frefnmeT Secret service men are toefay
emplojye'd in rounding up Kolb’s alleged accomplices in the
plot. '
ITALIANS MAKE IMPORTANT GAINS
ON TYROLEAN AND EAST FRONTS
BERLIN, March 7.—-Reports from Vienna, received in Ber
lin today, admit that the Italian troops have made important
gains on the Tyrolean and eastern fronts, against the opposing
Austrian forces.
BRITISH MAKE ADVANCE.
LONDON, March 7.—The war office today reports that the
.British troops in France have made gains against the German
forces on the Ancre front, northwest of Iries.
DR. GRAYSON'S NOMINATION
IS AGAIN SENT TO THE SENATE
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"WASHINGTON, March 7.—President Wilson today sent
to the senate the nomination of Dr. Cary T. Grayson, for rear
admiral in the medical corps of the United States navy. The
senate refused to confirm this nomination at the last session of
the congress, Senator Jones, of Washington, republican, lead
ing the fight against the appointment. Grayson is the personal
physician of the president and, if possible, the chief executive
proposes to push his confirmation through. If the senate fails
again to confirm the nomination, Grayson will be given a re
cess appointment.
PRIVATE GETS FIVE YEARS IN PEN
FOR GIVING INFORMATION TO ENEMY
MINNEAPOLIS, March 7.—Paul L. Scharfenberger, a pri
vate in Company L, First Minnesota Infantry, national guard,
has been sentenced to serve five years in the federal penitenti
ary at Fort Leavenworth, for furnishing military information
to Germany. Scharfenberger was tried by court martial at
San Antonio, Texas, regular army officers sitting on his case.
SOWERBY, DEMOCRAT WINS OVER
RECK, REPUBLICAN, IN THE FIRST
JUNEAU, March 7.—With all the large precincts but two
reporting, Isaac Sowerby, democrat, is elected representative
over John Reck, republican, in the special election held to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of John G. Heid. Sowerby is
elected by a large plurality over his opponent. The democrats
regard his election as an endorsement of the delegate, contest,
and the position assumed by the democratic senators in the
senate deadlock. JUNEAU EMPIRE.
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LABOR IS RECOGNIZED IN THE
DECISIONS HANDED DOWN BY THE
HIGHEST TRIBUNAL IN THE LAND
WASHINGTON, March 7.—The United States supreme
court handed down a notable list of decisions yesterday, in
cluded in which are the following:
Upholds the Washington state industrial insurance act;
Upholds tlie New York state compulsory workmen’s com
pensation act;
Upholds the Iowa state workmen’s compensation code;
Ruled against Wernerhom, the German reservist, accused
of dynamiting the international bridge near Vanceboro, Maine;
British claimants of the German prize ship Appam at New
port News, won their suit to regain possession of the vessel;
The cargo clause in the tariff law granting five per cent
discount in duties on imports broujght to this country in Amer
ican bottoms, is annulled on the grounds that it is unconsti
tutional.
HOUSE ORGANIZES AND READY FOR
BUSINESS, BUT SENATE REMAINS
IN DEADLOCK, UNABLE TO PROCEED
^ JUNEAU, March 7.—(Special to The Times)—The senate
of the Alaska legislative assembly is hopelessly deadlocked
through inability to elect a permanent president. Three roll
calls, taken yesterday afternoon, show that Senators Sulzer, Ho
nan and Aldrich, democrats, and Sundback, republican, are
lined up against Senator Heckman, Sutherland, Gaustad and
Hubbard, Wickersham republicans. Aldrich is the candidate
of the democrats and Hubbard is the candidate of the republi
cans. Hot words passed between Sulzer and Sutherland, in a
debate on a motion to adjourn, which was lost. Finally the
senate adjourned until 3 o’clock, to allow a committee to
draw up a set of resolutions offering the aid of Alaskans to
President Wilson in any emergency that may arise growing
out of the international trouble. The senate convened at 4
o’clock, passed the resolutions, and then adjourned until 2
o’clock today.
House Organized.
The house perfected its organization yesterday by the elec
tion of Luther C. Hess, democrat, of Fairbanks, as speaker; A.
H. Zeigler, democrat, of Juneau, as chief clerk, Thomas Will
iams, democrat, of Juneau, sergeant-at-arms, and Millard Mur
ane, of Nome, messenger. After the appointment of a commit
tee to consider applications for clerical help; another to notify
the governor and a third to notify the senate of the organiza
tion of the house, adjournment was taken, in respect to the
memory of Representative John G. Heid, of Juneau, who died
in February.
JUDGE JENNINGS MAY RENDER HIS
DECISION IN THE CONTEST TODAY
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JUNEAU, March 7.—Judge Jennings has under consider
ation the mandamus writ in the delegate election contest and
will probably render his decision some time today. Attorn ;y
General Grigsby made an extended argument in behalf of the
contestant, Sulzer, maintaining that the Australian ballot sys
tem, provided for by the last session of the assembly, was man
datory’. The canvassing board was not represented by counsel,
but filed a comprehensive answer to the writ of mandamus,
which seeks to compel the board to issue a certificate of elec
tion to the democratic candidate.
ANOTHER REPORT.
JUNEAU, March 7.—Judge Jennings took the delegate
ship contest under advisement late yesterday afternoon, when
Attorney-General Grigsby, and Attorneys Hellenthal and Winn
had completed their arguments in favor of Sulzer, the demo
cratic candidate. The canvassing board filed an answer to the
mandamus writ, admitting the facts alleged in Sulzer’s appli
cation. No attorney appeared in behalf of the canvassing
board. Judge Jennings asked the assemblage in court if any
one present desired to make an appearance for Delegate Wick
ersharn, but nobody answered. Secretary Davidson, for the
canvassing board, appeared and said the board had no intention
to act in the matter, further than making the answer that had
been filed with the court, and was prepared to follow the de
cision of the court in the issuance of the certificate of election.
He asked that a decision be rendered as soon as possible.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY HOLDS THAT
BELLIGERENT NATIONS HAVE THE
RIGHT TO DECIDE WAR MEASURES
VIENNA, March 7.—Austria-Hungary’s reply to the Unit
ed States’ inquiry with respect to the submarine campaign,
which was made public today, says, in part:
‘“Whatever attitude the Washington cabinet may take
as to individual questions raised here, the Austro-Hungarian
government is essentially in accord with the American govern
ment in regard to the protection of neutrals against endanger
ing their lives, but maintains that neutral subjects will have
to bear themselves all losses they may suffer by entering ter
ritory where warlike operations are taking place. The prin
ciple that neutrals should enjoy, in war times, advantages of
freedom on the seas, refers only to neutral vessels, and not to
neutral passengers aboard enemy vessels.”
The reply further contends that belligei'ents are entitled
to decide for themselves what measures should be taken against
an enemy in the matter of sea traffic.
BI-PARTISAN ORGANIZAflONls
BEING DISCUSSED BY MEMBERS
WASHINGTON, March 7.—A bi-partisan organization in
the house of representatives, with Champ Cl«-k as speaker agd
committee memberships ami patronage <3fuany divided as be
tween the democrats dnd republicans is being discussed by
democratic and republican members, who are remaining in
Washington in anticipation of an extra session of the congress.
It is now almost certain that an extra session will be called by
the president, if the senate will amend its rules so that action
may be taken on important measures. The bi-partican or
ganization planned is for the purpose of preventing the five
independent members of the congress from holding up public
business and attempting to dictate as to how the house shall be
organized.
MODIFICATION OF SENATE RULES
FAVORED BY CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, March 7.—A modification of the rules of
the senate, urged by President Wilson, to prevent further fili
busters like the one that killed the armed neutrality bill and
other important measures in the last senate, has virtually been
agreed upon by a conference committee. The committee was
composed of ten senators, five republicans and five democrats,
selected by r</ pective party caucuses.
PRESIDENT FAVORS CLOTURE RULE.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—President Wilson has entered
the fight for cloture rules in the senate in all earnestness. Im
mediately after partaking of breakfast today, he summoned
Senators Reed, Owen, Walsh, Swanson, Hoke Smith and James
to the white house for a conference as to how to conduct the
campaign. A fight will also be made against Senator Stone,
chairman of the foreign relations committee, in an effort to
defeat his reappointment to this important chairmanship, be
cause he aided LaFollette in the fight against the president’s
armed neutrality bill, which jin^t defeat.
TONG WARS SIMULTANEOUSLY
START IN THE COAST CITIES
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, SAN FRANCISCO, March 7.—Tong wars started simul
taneously yesterday afternoon in San Francisco, Oakland,
Stockton, San .lose, Portland mid Seattle. Five Chinese were
killed outright, three were fatally wounded and three slightly
wounded in the lights that occurred in the several cities, ac
cording to information received here.
PACIFIC COAST DEFENSE LEAGUE
IS HEADED BY TACOMA BANKER
TACOMA, March 7.—Chester Thorne, a prominent and
wealthy banker of Tacoma, has been elected president of the
newly-formed Pacific Coast Defense league. The league is for
the purpose of assisting the government in all possible ways,
in the event of war with Germany.