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VOL. 2. NO. 149. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25. 1917. ~ === PRICE TEN CENTS
KAISER’S FRIENDS URGE HIM TO ABDICATE
Compulsory Military Service Bill to Pass Before Week Ends
CLERICAL ORGAN OF ROME CONFIRMS
PUBLISHED REPORTS OF A POSSIBLE
ABDICATION OF THE GERMAN KAISER
ROME, April 25.—Corrieee de Italia, the clerical organ ot
Rome, declares today that it is able to confirm the reports pub
lished in the Spanish newspapers, to the effect that the inline
diate following of Kaiser Wilhelm of the (lennan empire, is
exercising pressure on him to abdicate the throne. I his news
paper is very conservative, and much credence may be placed
in its published statements concerning political events, as its
sources of information cannot be questioned.
BRITISH COMMISSIONERsInANIMOUS IN
BELIEF THAT END OF WAR NOT IN SIGHT
' WASHINGTON, April 25.—The British commissioners to
the United States are unanimous iu their belief that the end
of the war is a long way off. The Germans, say these experts,
are not defeated; are not in immediate danger of starvation,
and are not, at this time, contemplating a revolution.
RUSSIA WILL FIGHT TILL THE FIGHT
* IS DONE SAY ADVICES FROM PETROGRAD
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WASHINGTON, April 25.—Russia is no more likely to
abandon war on Germany than the United States is likely to
abandon hostilities against that country. This is the purport
of reassuring news received by the state department today,
coming from official sources in Petrograd. The Russian sit
nation has been causing some alarm, due to the activities of
a rabid socialist element that sought to gain the upper hand
in the new government in Russia. The most rabid of the so
eialists have been sidetracked and now things are adjusting
themselves and order is being brought out of chaos.
MANY PROMINENT EXILES, RETURNING TO
RUSSIA, LOST WHEN DIVER SINKS SHIP
PETROGRAD, April 25.—Russian socialists arc greatly
exercised over the sinking by a German submarine of the
Steamship Zara, which was transporting home a number of
Russian refugees from Siberia, all of whom were lost by the
destruction of the vessel. Among the lost were some of the
most prominent political prisoners that were banished from
Russia.
GERMANS PREPARING FOR LAND AND SEA
ATTACK, TO CUT OFF RUSSIAN ARMIES
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* LONDON, April 25.—The presence of a German transport
fleet in the Baltic sea and activities of the German forces along
t!a* Dvina river in Russia indicates that Germany is about to
launch a land and sea attack, to cut off Petrograd from the
main Russian armies.
GERMANS IN BRAZIL ARE MOBILIZING
IN THE STATE OF SANTA CATHARINA
RIO |)E JANEIRO, April 25.—Official telegrams from
Parana confirm the reports that the German residents in the
southern Brazilian states are concentrating in the state of
*ianta Catharina, to start a revolt against the Brazilian gov
ernment.
SPOKANE MILLIONAIRE RETURNS FROM
FRONT TO ENLIST WITH UNCLE SAM
NEW YORK, April 5.—Captain Charles Sweeney, of Spo
kane, Washington, who has been fighting with the foreign le
gion in France, arrived from the front today and will go to
Washington and tender his services to the president. Sweeney
is a millionaire, the son of a bonanza king of the Coeur d’Alene
earap in Idaho.
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RESISTANCE OF THE GERMAN ARMIES
APPEARS TO DECREASE WITH APPROACH
OF BRITISH FORCES IN THE WEST FRONT
LONDON, April 25.—General Haig reports today that the
British forces in France have made further progress against
the enemy, on the front to the east of Monc.hy, Le Preux and
Roeux to the south of the Bapaume-t 'ambrai road, and gained
ground on a wide stretch t<> the east of Ypres and reached the
St. Quentin canal, in the neighborhood of Yetidlmile. The
British captured the villages of Cillers, Plouich and Beau
camp.
TAKE IMPORTANT ROAD.
BRITISH UFA DQFARTERS IN FRANCK, April 25.
Resistance of the German armies a pears to decrease with the
approach of the British forces. Yesterday the British took
the Brocourt-Queant switch line, which is depended on by
Germans the connecting link between their lines north of St.
Quentin and south of Lille.
GERMAN REPORT OF ACTIVITIES.
BKRLLN, April 25.—Only on the Cambrai-Arras road did
the British forces gain ground in yesterday’s lighting, says a
statement issued by the German general staff today. The ruins
I of Guemappe remained in British hands. An attempt by the
British forces to break through the German lines near Arras.
! the statement adds, failed, with tremendous losses to the en
| emy.
HARDEST FIGHTING OF THE WAR.
LONDON, April Lid.—The hardest fighting of the war is
!in progress today east of Arras, between the British and Ger
man forces, according to reports of newspaper correspondents
at the front. The Germans have brought up countless thou
sands of reinforcements and are accepting battle in the open.
The British have gained considerable ground and have lost
nothing.
OTHER SIDE OF STORY
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BERLIN. April d.—-Tin* German war office asserts today
that the British forces have suffered a heav\ sanguinary de
feat through the foresight of the general headquarters staff
and the tenacious desire of the German troops for victory.
Only on the A rras-Cambrai road did the British troops gain
ground yesterday, says the report. In other sectors, the Ger
mans repulsed attacks, with heavy losses to the enemy.
3,000 GERMANS TAKEN.
LONDON. April I’d.—General llaig this morning reported
that the British forces had taken .'1.000 German prisoners since
| yesterday morning.
GREAT AERIAL FIGHT, IN WHICH FORTY
GERMAN AEROPLANES ARE BROUGHT DOWN
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, April lid.
The intensely hitter ground lighting for the last two days
on the west front was reflected in the air yesterday, when the
British flying corps established a new record in an aerial bat
tle with German Hying machines. Forty German aeroplanes
were brought down by the British aerial corps. The British
loss was insignificant, in comparison. The light occurred 1 d.
000 feet in the air, over the Arras ('amhrai sector.
SEMI OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT ROOT
WILL HEAD COMMISSION TO GO TO RUSSIA
WASHINGTON. April 25.— It is semi officially announced
j today that former Secretary of State Root will he tendered the
| responsible position of heading' the American commission that
will visit Petrograd and confer with the head of tin* provision
al government in Russia as to the conduct of the war against
‘ iermany.
RUSSIAN COUNCIL OF ARMY AND NAVY
TO FIGHT FOR RUSSIA’S FREEDOM
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HELSINGFORS, April 25.—The council of the tinny and
navy delegates in session at Sveabor;* has decided to send a
wireless message to the allied fleets saying that the Russian
Baltic fleet and the array defending its base are in complete
readiness to fight to the last in defense of the freedom of Rus
sia.
WAR AND COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE
GO HAND IN HAND, SAYS BRITISH OFFICER,
IN DISCUSSING BILL BEFORE CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, April 25. The passage of the war army
bill, carrying a provision for selective conscription, will pass
the congress before the end of the week, according to a fore
cast of members of that body. "War and compulsory military
service go hand in hand.” said Major-General Edwards, of the
British army and member of the British commission, in dis
cussing this bill today. ‘‘To win one, you must have the oth
er,” he continued. "Had England known this at the outbreak
>>f the war. she would have saved millions in treasure and thou
sands of lives.”
THE McKELLER AMENDMENT.
WASHINGTON, April 25.—Senator McKellar is the an
ihor of an amendment to the selective conscription bill, now be
fore the senate, which provides for a call for 500,000 volunteers,
before conscription is resorted to. McKellar, in speaking of
his amendment, denied that conscription equalizes the war
nurden, as the advocates claim. In the course of his speech,
McKellar said: "I believe the German kaiser is the greatest
criminal on the face of the earth today. I want thi> war, in the
quickest way. to rid the world of this despot. It may be Sep
tember or October before the arrangements for this draft bill
are completed; then another 10 or 12 months to train our
troops.”
CLARK OPPOSES CONSCRIPTION.
WASHINGTON, April 25. -Speaker Champ Clark <.u
nounces that he is opposed to conscription; that he is in favor
of letting the flower of the youth of the nation volunteer, rather
than fasten the disgrace of drafl upon them.
IF WITNESS IS PROVED PERJURER, MOONEY
WILL GET NEW TRIAL, SAYS TRIAL JUDGE
SAX I’BAX< TX< '<>. April 25. Judge Franklin A. Griffin,
who presided in the Mooney trial, in which the defendant was
found guilty and was sentenced to he hanged in May. today
declared that in the event the charges of perjury against Frank
Go.xman, the Oregon cattleman, were proved, lie would con
fess error before the supreme court and ask for a new trial, if
District Attorney Fiekort failed to do so. Coxnian was one
of the main witnesses against Mooney.
SEATTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS
URGING DEFENSES FOR THE NORTHLAND
SKATTLH, April 25. The trustees of the Seattle Cliani
her of Commerce have adopted a resolution that provision be
made by the federal government for the defense of Alaska, b\
the establishment of a naval base, because of the immense re
sources of the territory. A resolution was also passed urging
the building of wagon roads in Alaska and also urging a
closed season for halibut fishing in Pacific waters.
RESIGNS FAT JOB TO TENDER SERVICES
IN ANY CAPACITY TO THE GOVERNMENT
KKATTLK, April 25.— President Robert Bridges, of the
Seattle port commission, has tendered his resignation, to take
effect immediately. He has tendered his services to the gov
ernment, to act in any capacity, growing out of the war with
Germany. Bridges is a prominent leader of the laboring ele
ment in King county and wields great influence.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY DOMINATES THE
GASOLINE INDUSTRY, SAYS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, April 25.—That the Standard Oil com
pany practically dominates the gasoline industry in the United
States, is the finding of the federal trade commission, in a re
port transmitted to the senate today.
TO SUPPLY FARM LABOR.
WASHINGTON, April 2.V-Plans for supplying 2,000.
000 workers for the country \s farms, wore announced today by
Secretary of Labor Wilson.