VOL. 2. NO. 125.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28,1917.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
TEUTONS OFFER
SEPARATE PEACE
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Resolution Says Time Has Come for United States to Act
'GERMANY OFFERS SEPARATE PEACE
TO RUSSIA, ACCORDING TO RUMORS
WIDELY CIRCULATED IN BERLIN
LONDON, March 28.—The Amsterdam Bourse today says:
Berlin is filled with rumors to the effect that Germany has offer
ed a separ te peace to Russia. The terms offered are said io be
complete autonomy for Poland; internationalization of Con
; evacuation by Russian troops now occupying Aus
ory, and a Russian protectorate over Armenia. While
the rumors lack official confirmation, people in Berlin believe
they are trjie. . j
jpntinople
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/ PETROGRAD IS SILENT.
PETB0OBAD, March 28.—Nothing is publicly known in
Petrograd/of the German offer of peace to Russia. It may he
true, but officials of the government refuse to discuss the mat
ter. In a'ny event, there is no likelihood of the provisional gov
ernment taking favorable action on the proposal. The over
throw of ihe czar and his clique was due primarily to their pro
Gennan sympathies and a fear that a separate peace would be
made. , „ -
GRAND DUKES AND ROYAL PRINCES
JOIN DUKE MICHAEL IN ABDICATING
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PETROGRAD, March 28.—All the Russian grand dukes
and royal princes, in a joint telegram addressed to the provi
sional government today, formally associated themselves with
the abdication of Grand Duke Michael. They likewise agreed
to turn over to the new government all their official wealth,
amounting, in the aggregate, to millions of dollars. The czar
and czarina are confined in Tsarkoe Selo palace, under ade
quate guard, but are allowed the freedom of the palace grounds.
The new government does not purpose to deal harshly with the
nfcyal classes, save that they will be denuded of all power under
the republican form of government.
HOUSE WILL KILL THE ALDRICH
BILL, IT IS ANNOUNCED TODAY
A JUNEAU, March 28.—The house yesterday passed amend
ments to the underground eight-hour law, adopted an emer
gency clause making it effective May 1, and placed it on the cal
endar for passage today.
The Aldrich bill, providing for workmen to select their
own doctors and hospitals, if it passes the senate today, will
be killed in the house, it is announced today.
The senate committee on ways and means yesterday decid
ed to report unfavorably on the Day bills Nos. 1 and fi. These
bil]£ provide for a general tax commission for the territory’ and
for a general property tax. %
The resignation of Senator Sulzer was formally’ accepted
by the senate and his name dropped from the rolls.
Sutherland has a bill prepared which will repeal the pres
ent compensation law. He stated that it was not jus purpose
to repeal the compensation law, but to force the adoption of cer
tain amendments to correct certain weak points. The mining
companies here regard the present law as the best of the kind
ever passed. They pay out more money under its provisions
than formerly and the men get all of it. Only about five suits
Ipere filed here during the year and over $100,000 was paid out
or injuries.
A bill has been introduced in the senate providing for the
mrchase of a site and the erection of a home at Juneau for the
>ioneer men and women of Alaska.
STEAMER EVANS OF ADMIRAL LINE
j SAILS EN ROUTE TO COAL TERMINAL
#ATTLE, March 28.—The steamer Admiral Evans sailed
'clock Monday night, en r*ute to Anchorage and way
Passengers for Anchorage include J. A. Hawkins, Mrs.
F. Gay, A. A. Hines, Hernard Knutsen, Roy Robinson, W.
Dundin, Mrs. M. H. Brown, C. A. Solly, Mrs. Solly, J. Mc
ill, M. L. Griggs, Ben Wade, A. Horton, William Maitland
nd 30 in the steerage.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
RELATIONS PREPARES RESOLUTION
FOR INTRODUCTION ON APRIL 2
WASHINGTON, March 28.—The house committee on for
eign relations, in session in Washington, is preparing a resolu
tion to be introduced immediately after the president concludes
his address to the joint session of congress, called to convene
in extraordinary session April 2. The resolution will declare
that the time has come when the United States must vindi
cate decisively its honor and its rights; it will recite that by
the acts of Germany a state of war already exists, and that the
congress places at the disposal of the president all the means i
necessary for the prosecution of the war,„ thereby hastening a
restoration of world peace. The committee appears to be unan
imous on the matter, democrats and republicans working in the i
utmost harmony.
PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH HITCHCOCK.
WASHINGTON, March 28.—President Wilson held a long
conference with Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, next to Chair
man Stone, ranking democratic member of the senate commit
tee on foreign relations, with respect to the message the pres
ident will deliver to the .joint session of the congress, when it
convenes in extraordinary session. Chairman Stone is among
those w,'io opposed the armed neutrality bill, and has been
s-icle-traeked as a consequence.
PRESSURE ON ADMINISTRATION.
WASHINGTON, March 28.—Pressure to have the United
States declare war on Germany is coming from certain influ
ential political sources, but will be resisted by administration
officials. A canvass of the leading members of the senate and
house committees on foreign relations today indicated that
they have no sympathy with the movement, at this time.
FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND MEN ARE
AVAILABLE TO PROTECT PLANTS
WASHINGTON, March 28.—Forty-five thousand men,
members of the national guard that have been called into active
service by the war department, are now available for the pro
tection of the great industries of the nation. Fifteen thousand
national guardsmen are already on duty, guarding munitions
plants, shipbuilding plants and other huge manufacturing es
tablishments that are employed on government work.
CALLED TO THE COLORS.
WASHINGTON, March 28.—National guard regiments
called to the colors today are the First West Virginia, Seventy
fourth New York, infantry; Second Connecticut, infantry; Sec
ond Ne\V Jersey, infantry.
LUMBER MANUFACTURERS OF THE
NATION PROVE THEIR PATRIOTISM
WASHINGTON, March 28.—President Downman, of the
National Lumber Manufacturers’ association, told the federal
shipping board that the lumber industry of the nation would do
everything in its power to aid the government, in the event of
war with Gel-many. He declared that the government could
command the national association at any time it wished and
the members would respond.
KENNECOTT PEOPLE SEEK CONTROL
OF GREAT COPPER MINE IN UTAH
NEW YORK, March 28.—Recent purchases by members of
the Kennecott Copper corporation of heavy blocks of stock in
the Utah Copper company indicate that the Kennecott people
are seeking to gain control of the big Utah'mine.
TWO BRITISH DESTROYERS SUNK.
LONDON, March 28.^-Two British destroyers were sunk
yesterday. One of them encountered a mine and the other col
lided with a steamer and went to the bottom.
ALLIED FORCES CONTINUE DRIVE
AGAINST GERMAN TROOPS; OCCUPY
MANY TOWNS HELD BY TEUTONS
PARIS, March 28.—All of the lower forest of Cocuy has
1 alien into the hands of the French troops, together with the
villages of Petit, Bariris, Verfuil and Cocuy, according to ait
official report issued by the French war office today. The
French armies are still pursuing the retreating Germans and
inflicting heavy losses on them.
BRITISH ADVANCING TOO.
LONDON, March 28.—General Haig, commander of the
British forces in France, today reports that the British troops,
in their advance toward Cambria, have ocupied the villages
of Longaveness, Lieramont and Equancourt, long held by the
German forces. As the allied troops advance, the Teuton
troops are retiring, leaving great destruction in their wake.
Towns and villages evacuated by the Germans are first set on
fire.
PREPARING TO MEET GERMAN DRIVE.
PETROGRAD, March 28.—Extraordinary efforts are be
ing made throughout Russia to meet the impending German
drive.
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INTERNED GERMAN CREWS TAKEN
TO FEDERAL FORT NEAR ATLANTA
ATLANTA, (Ja., March 28.—Seven hundred and fifty Ger
mans, composing the officers and crews of German vessels in
terned at the government navy yard at Philadelphia, under
heavy guard, arrived in Atlanta yesterday, where they will be
held as prisoners, pending a settlement of the trouble between
Germany and the United States. Captain Thierfeldt, who ap
peared to be the spokesman, and other German officers, were
met by officers of the Seventeenth infantry and taken to the
headquarters of Col. Noyes, commander of the fort. After a
curt introduction of himself, Captain Thierfeldt presented each
of the other German officers, and was then told by Col. Noyes,
“I have sent for you that I might know you, and that you
might know' me.” lie had proceeded no further when Cap
tain Thierfeldt interrupted to say, “My men are military men,
just the same as you, and we w'ill give no pledges.”
MAYOR GILL TAKES WITNESS STAND
AND CAUTIONED TO AVOID A JANGLE
SEATTLE, March 28.—Mayor Gill of Seattle took the wit
ness stand in his own behalf this forenoon, upon the convening
of the court. Upon taking his seat, the mayor was warned by
Attorney Fulton, of counsel for the defense, not to get in a jan
gle with counsel for the prosecution, but to just answer the
questions that-may be put to him. When this report was sent
this forenoon, Gill was being questioned as to his early life in
Wisconsin.
The severest grilling ever given any of the witnesses in
the trial was the cross-examination of Chief of Police Becking
ham at the hands of District Attorney Reames yesterday after
noon. Time and time again the district attorney asked the
witness to explain why, after having, earlier in the month, de
clared that he was going to run the Billingsleys out of Seattle,
they were never even arrested after August 30, though bring
ing liquor in by the carload lots.
felLL ON THE STAND.
Mayor Gill accused John Evans, a newspaper reporter,
and his employer, Editor Blethen, of the Seattle Times, of start
ing the investigation into mere street rumors that led to his
indictment. Dr. Matthews, pastor of the Presbyterian church,
was also active in the investigation. The mayor declared that
Evans, from whom Dr. Matthews gained his information, was
“falser than he ever thought of being.”
SEATTLE SHIPBUILDING CONCERN
SUBMITS BIDS FOR SUBMARINES
SEATTLE, March 28.—At the request of the United States
navy department, the National Shipbuilding company of Seat
tle today submitted bids for the construction of 100 wooden
hull submarines, delivery to be made as soon as possible, the
first ten within two months.