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VOL. 2. NO. 46.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Secretary of State Lansing to
day authorized the publication of the following statement as
being the real purpose behind President Wilson’s note to the
belligerent nations:
“Our rights have been invaded and the situation is becom
ing so intolerable that it cannot go on long. More and more
(T our rights are invaded by belligerents on both sides, so that the
situation is becoming increasingly critical. I mean that
we are drawing nearer to the verge of war, and therefore, we
are entitled to know what eacn Delligerent seeks in order that
we can regulate our conduct in the future. It was not our ma
terial rights that were concerned when we said the situation
might become intolerable. We have prospered by the war, but
our rights have been invaded.”
In a further statement with respect to the president’s note,
the secretary of state said:
“No nation has been sounded. No consideration of the
Teutonic peace overtures rr ti-1 speech of Premier
George of Great Britain has been taken into account in form
ulation of the document. The only thing the Teuton overtures
did was to delay it for a few days. Of course, the difficulties
that faced the president were that the note might be construed
as a move toward peace and in aid of the Teuton overtures. He
specifically denies that that was the fact in the document it
self.”
EUROPEAN NEUTRALS CONSIDERING OVERTURES.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.—(By wireless to Sayville)—A peace
movement is being considered by Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Switzerland, in which Holland will be glad to co-operate,
according to the statement made today by Deputy Schaper, of
the Dutch parliament.
WILSON NOTE RECEIVED IN LONDON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—President Wilson’s note with
respect to peace reached London yesterday. No comment was
made.
ENGLISH PRESS DISPLAYS HOSTILITY.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—The British press, almost without ex
ception, displays hostility toward President Wilson’s latest
move with respect to the world war.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—Former Gov
ernor John Hay, of Washington, J. D.
McDougall, of the firm of McDougall
& Southwick, W. L. Gazzam and other
prominent Seattleites, have formed a
company to develop 22 copper claims
near the famous Bonanza mine in the
Copper river valley. Hay is on the
way from the east and claims to
have raised $400,000 in cash for de
velopment work,- which will be begun
immediately.
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MARTIN BUTS
OIL PROPERTY
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SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—William Mar
tin, of the famous Martin mine in the
Willow creek gold camp, returned yes
terday from a trip to recently discov
ered oil fields in Montana. While
there he made some investments in
oil property, in company with Frank
i Bartholf, who is also concerned in the
Willow creek camp.
Claud Pierce cut his left hand
quite seriously while cutting wood
and is under the care of Dr. Kyvig.
JAPAN PLANS NAVY
TO BE [HE GREATEST
H PACIFIC WATERS
TOKJO, Japan, Dec. 22.—A program for the expansion of
the Japanese navy, which, by the end of the year 1923, will give
the Japanese superiority over all other fleets in the Pacific
ocean, including the fleet of the United States, is officially an
nounced today.
JAPAN’S EXPANSION DISCUSSED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Advocates of naval expansion
are today employing the official announcement of Japan’s move
in this direction as an argument for increased naval facilities.
They point out that it is essential that the United States have
the most powerful fleet in Pacific waters.
ADVOCATES RENEWAL
.BERLIN, Dec. 22.—The Taegliche Rundschau, a German
newspaper of great influence, says that now that Great Britain
is arming merchant vessels, the German promise to stop and
search vessels before sinking them falls to the ground, and that
! Jill vessels must be sunk without warning, even if Americans
are on board.
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PERISH IN FIRE
Seattle, Dec. 22.—Nancy, aged nine
months, and Albert, aged 20 months,
children of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M.
Peterson, were burned to death when
a fire destroyed the Peterson home
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Peterson,
who was badly burned, succeeded in
rescuing a third child.
FORD PLANT
DETROIT, Dec. 22.—In order to re
lieve the railroad congestion in De
troit, the great Ford automobile plant
has been closed down for one week,
beginning today.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—Oscar Lowe, C.
J. Rounds, an Auburn blacksmith, and
Walter McDonald, a longshoreman
who lives at Ballard, were taken into
custody last night, charged with com
mitting the Bothell bank robbery.
Lowe made a confession, giving full
details of the crime. McDonald, with
his share of the ill-gotten gains, got
married soon after the robbery, the
bride being Mrs. Emma Folsom, a
widow. Lowe and Rounds bought a
blacksmith shop with their share of
the spoils.
Arrested for Complicity.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—Following the
confession of Lowe, Alfred Wolff, a
Seattle real estate dealer, was taken
into custody, charged with complicity
in the Bothell bank robbery. It is
alleged that Wolff financed the rob
bers that committed the crime.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—The remains
of Albert F. Sullivan have been em
balmed and were yesterday sent on
the way to Stillwater, Minnesota, the
home of the departed before he went
to Alaska in 1900. Mrs. Sullivan and
infant child have departed for Still
water, from Napa, California, to be
present at the last sad rites.
DLL EMPLOYES
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—President Al
exander, of the Pacific-Alaska Navi
gation company, has ordered that
every employee of the big transporta
tion company, from San Diego, Cali
fornia, to Anchorage, Alaska, be pre
sented with a turkey for Christmas.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—J. T. Rice,
aged 80 years, a veteran of the Civil
war, was run down and killed by an
auto last night. The auto was em
ployed for delivery purposes by the
Standard Oil company and the chauf
feur was M. E. Dickey.
TO DISTRIBUTE
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The Wells
Fargo Express company will, on
ChristmasDay, distribute a million
dollars as a bonus to the many em
ployees of the big concern throughout
the country.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 22.—For the past tliree days vicious
fighting lias been in progress on the west bank of the Danube
river, in Dobrudja, between the Russian and the Teutonic for
ces. rI he Russian lines were attacked by the armies under
(tenoral von Mackensen, but thus far the Russians are holding
their ground. At several points, the Teuton forces were re
pulsed, with heavy losses. The fighting continues today. Re
inforcements are being sent to aid the Russians. This is the
purport of an official report given out by the Russian war of
fice today.
TWO ALLIED SHIPS TORPEDOED.
BRENT, Dec. 22.—Advices received here state that the
British ship Flimston has been torpedoed by an enemy subma
rine and the captain taken prisoner, and the Japanese liner
Taku Maru has been sunk and 40 members of the crew are miss
ing.
HAS NO STATEMENT TO MAKE.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer in the Lloyd-George cabinet, today announced that
the government had no statement to make with respect to Pres
ident Wilson’s suggestion for peace negotiations
GERMAN SUBMARINE DESTROYED.
PARIS, Dec. 22.—The German submarine U-43 has been
sunk by French destroyers, according to an official statement
given out by the French admiralty today.
FOR RELIEF
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—At a mass
meeting here last night, called for
the relief of Jews in Europe, two and
a half million dollars were pledged
toward a fund for this purpose. Ja
cob Schiff and Julius Rosenthal each
gave a hundred thousand dollars.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 22.—The Ma
sonic Home in Wichita was burned to
the ground last night. One inmate
perished in the flames and others
had very narrow escapes. The cause
of the lire is not known.
EL PASO, Dec. 22.—An epNdj£iq!c
of pneumonia is spreading among the
camps on the border occupied by na
tional guardsmen. Many of the
guardsmen are stricken.
LONDON, Dec. 22—James J. OKel
ly, a nationalist member of the Brit
ish house of commons and promi
nent in the affairs of Ireland, died
here last night, following a brief ill
ness.
SOLDIER TAKES
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—Leaving a
note saying he had become involved in
a love affair, Corporal Thomas dial
ler, of the Third company, coast artil
lery, committed suicide yesterday by
shooting himself.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—George M.
Campbell, a business man of Anchor
age, who has been in Seattle for the
past few days, departed yesterday en
route to Omaha, where he will join
Mrs. Campbell, who preceded him
there.
WASHINTON, Dec. 22.—The sen
ate committee on judiciary has direct
ed tha,t a favorable report be made to
the senate in the matter of an amend
ment to the federal constitution pro
viding for national prohibition.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels has ordered
the construction of one of the big
battleships in the U. S. navy yard at
Philadelphia.