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VOL. 2. NO. 65.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, U)17.
PRICE TEN CENTS
EMPEROR WILHELM
HURLS DEFIANCE AT
’ THE ENTENTE ALLIES
BERLIN, Jail. 16.—(By wireless to Sayville)—Emperor
Wilhelm of the German empire yesterday issued a proclama
tion, which says, in part:
“Our enemies have dropped the mask, after refusing, with
scorn and hypocritical words about the love of peace and hu
manity, our honest offer of peace. They have now, in their re
ply to us, gone beyond that and admitted their lust for conquest
with a baseness which is further enhanced by their caluminous
assertions that their aim is the crushing of Germany and the
dismemberment of the powers allied with us and the enslave
ment of the freedom of Europe and the seas, under the same
yoke that Grece, with gnashing teeth, is now enduring. But
what they could not achieve in 30 months of the bloodiest fight
ing and an unscrupulous economic war, they will also fail to
accomplish in the future.”
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—President Wilson is today eih
.ployed in making a careful study of the entente allies’ reply to
his peace proposal note. It is stated officially that Washington
officials feel that while the allies have stated terms of peace,
while refusing to enter a conference that may result in its con
summation, whereas the Teutons have suggested a conference
without stating their terms of peace. >
CHINA BACKS THE PRESIDENT. ,
WASHING TON, ..J ^nil^Pnna’sa-eply to l're.s,ueiit \
Kims puaxit* iiuit? was j csieiuitv. xnt? nuit? caicuus
“China’s sympathy for the spirit of the president’s note,” and
extends her willingness to join her eft'oi’ts with those of the
United States in the attainment of permanent peace.
BRITISH MAKE GAINS.
BERLIN, Jan. 16.—(By wireless to Sayville)—The British
troops resumed their attacks on the German lines at Serre, in
1 the Somme front, today. In yesterday’s attacks, the British
gained advanced positions, forcing the Germans to retire.
/ \3EATTLE, Jan. 16.—The Alaskan
Engineering Commission has placed
orders for three tons of tobacco, ci
gars and cigarettes for laborers in
the Tanana division of the railway
work. Other requisitions for interior
work include camp equipment, sup
plier etc., aggregating in all 500 tons.
SIX SETS
OF TRIPLETS
EL PASO, Jan. 16.—Six sets of
^triplets were born in December in the
city of El Paso. This is believed to
be the record. One of the proud
fathers says he wouldn’t take mil
lions for the bunch left by the stork
at his home, but that he wouldn’t
give a nickel apiece for another set.
Ml VESSEL
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.—The Alaska
^ fishing steamer Chicago was seized
today by the federal authorities and
is being searched for 40 cases of
^T/hiskey alleged to have been shipped
■ Mlaska, labeled as salmon, and re
turned to this city for local bootleg
gers.
FRAMING FDR
FUTURE ACTION
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.—Six hundred
delegates, representing the four big
brotherhoods, are in session in Chi
cago today, framing an outline of the
policy that will be pursued in the
event the United States supreme
court declares unconstitutional and
inoperative the Adamson eight-hour
law.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 16.—A girl, a
member of the prominent Grafton
family of West Virginia, was found
murdered in her room in a prominent
hotel in Columbus, and mystery sur
rounds the shocking tragedy. The
circumstances of the murder are
'very similar to those in which Mazie
Colbert apd Mona Simon, young girls,
fell victim.
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.—Charles W.
Wells, who erected the firjt house in
the town of Juneau, died here yester
day. He had reached an advanced
age. .v ,
" • . > "late?
SEWARD, .Jan. 1(5.—The government tugboat Roscoe sail
ed today, en route to Anchorage. It has on board 150 cases of
coal oil, 50 cases of gasoline and 10 tons of powder.
HORACE EMERY AND BERT STEWART
MEET DEATH IN SNOW SLIDE THAT
OCCURRED YESTERDAY AT MARTIN MINE
Horace Emery, superintendent, and
Bert Stewart, foreman, of the Martin
mine, in the Willow creek gold camp,
were killed in a snow slide that oc
curred at 8 o’clock yesterday morning.
The body of Stewart was recovered
soon after, but the remains of Emery
had not been found up to the hour of
going to press today, so far as known
here, despite a vigorous effort on the
part of rescuers to recover them.
News of the shocking tragedy was
brought from the mine by Lee Foster,
who telephoned the information from
Moose creek to Judge David late yes
terday afternoon. While complete de
tails of the tragedy are lacking, it ap
pears that Emery, who was concerned
in the Eska Creek Coal company,
went to the gold mne to make an ex
mination of a rich strike that had
been made in tunnel 5. He was accom
panied .by Stewart, Martin’s mine fore
man, and three miners, whose names
could not be learned. Emery and
Stewart were well in the lead, both
being fast walkers. Arriving at tun
nel 5, which lies below a steep moun
tain, the slide took place that resulted
in their death. The three miners that
were following escaping without in
jury, as they were out of the slide’s
pathway.
All the miners engaged at the Mar
tin mine immediately began the work
of rescue. Stewart’s body was found
near where he was standing at the
time of the slide, but it is the belief
of the rescue party that Emery’s body
was canied down, by the force of the
slide, a distance of a mile or more.
This, however, is merely conjecture.
A special train bearing Dick Go
heen, Jack Wilson and Undertaker
Wood left for Moose creek at 9 o’clock
last night, Goheen and Wilson to join
the rescue party, and Wood to care
for the remains of Stewart.
Imipediately upon receivng news of
the s»d accident, Judge David wired
William Martin, who is wintering in
Seattle. This morning a wire from
Mr. Martin requested Judge David to
spare no efforts toward the recovery
of Emery’s body, and to have both
bodies embalmed and prepared for
shipment to the states for interment
in their respective home towns.
Horace Emery was a native'* of
Wooster, Ohio, and was a graduate of
the Wooster Presbyterian college. He
was a mining engineer by profession
and fot the past five years had been
employed as superintendent of the
Martin mine. He was also concerned
in the Eska Creek Coal company and
in company with Milo Kelly was in
charge of the affairs of the concern.
He was 32 years of age and unmar
ried. His father, who survives him,
is a prominent physician of Wooster,
and is a cousin of William Martin.
Bert Stewart was a pioneer miner
of the Willow creek gold camp. He
was regarded as a most efficient min
ing man and had long been employed
at mine foreman for various mine op
erators in that district. He came to
Alaska from Idaho, was about 36
years of age and unmarried.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.—Sev
eral poison tablets, which will produce
a slow death, were found in the pock
ets of Harry K. Thaw. Attending
physicians say that if he did not take
any of these tablets, he will recover
from the wounds inflicted with a ra
zor. He is very low this morning.
The legal army that has been retained
by Thaw for the past nine years is
mobilizing here today, preparing to
resist any effort that may be made to
extradite their client for trial on the
charge of a crime against nature.
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.—Logan Bill
ingsley, chief• witness for the federal
government, went before the grand
jury yesterday afternoon. He is be
ing interrogated about the attempts
made by city officials to prevent him
from telling all he knows with respect
to graft conditions in Seattle. The.
whiskey ring evidence, showing a
wholesale system of graft and brib
ery will in all probability be given
later.
INJE LEAD
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 16.—Complete
election returns from all the pre
cincts in the Fourth division of
Alaska give Sulzer 1,688 votes and
Delegate Wickersham 1,681 votes.
In the territory, Wickersham leads by
11 votes, including the disputed pre
cinct of Utica in the Second division.
Eliminating the Utica precinct, the
delegate leads by two votes.
CITIZEN.
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.—The last sad
rites over the remains of Samuel
Blum were held at the Blum residence
on 16th avenue yesterday afternoon,
Rabbi Samuel Koch officiating. The
ceremonies were very impressive.
Nearly every Alaskan in the city at
tended and great numbers of Seattle
business and professional men, and
people of social prominence were
present.
Wm. Bonnett, a Willow creek miner,
is registered at the Hotel Anchorage.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l(i.—Thomas W. Lawson, upon tiie
demand of the rules committee to reveal the names of those in
volved in the alleged “leak” in governmental matters, created
a profound sensation when lie declared that Secretary of tlie
Treasury McAdoo is the cabinet officer involved in the peace
note leak. Lawson sprang another sensation when he followed
with the declaration that Chairman Henry, of the committee
conducting the inquiry, is the congressman that told him that
a cabinet member, a member of the congress and a stock broker
were said to have profited in the stock market by the advance
information on the peace note. Lawson testified that a banker
told him he knew of another banker who dominated a cabinet
officer, and that this banker’s name is Archibald S. White, of
White & Co., Boston. The committee immediately issued a sub
poena for White.
TWO GREAT
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—Several hours of tremendous explo
sions, followed by a monster conflagration, practically destroy
ed the great munitions plant of the Canadian Car and Foundry
company, located at Lyndhurst, New Jersey, last night. A pan
ic throughout the country-side resulted and many persons are
believed to have been killed and injured. Many cities in the
southern part of Connecticut were badly shaken up by the ex
plosions. The property loss is estimated at $4,000,000. The ex
plosions were set off by incendiaries and the authorities are em
i ployed today in making a searching investigation.
POWDER MAGAZINES EXPLODE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—Two powder magazines in a plant
of the Du Pont company at Haskell, New Jersey, exploded late
last night, instantly killing 21 employes and injuring scores of
others. The explosion tore a great hole in the mountain near
which the plant was built. The massive plant was practically
demolished and the property loss will reach an enormous
amount.
FREIGHTER IS
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.—The freighter
Stanley Dollar, Captain Hanson in
command, en route from Seattle for
Juneau and Cordova, ran on a reef in
Active pass yesterday forenoon and
is reported as being in a serious
plight. She is laden with coal and
oil. The steamer Salvor of Victoria
has reached the scene and is endeav
oring to get the Dollar off the rocks.
Up to last reports, no progress had
been made.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—at a con
ference in New York city representa
tives of the socialist party and dele
gates representing the Industrial
Workers of the World passed a set of
resolutions strongly condemning the
American Federation of Labor.
ITTEfTSTO
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.—The federal
grand jury, which adjourned Saturday
| until Tuesday, resumed its sessions
this forenoon. The inquisitorial body
is stirred up over repeated attempts
[to intimidate government witnesses.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—Admiral
Dewey, the hero of Manila bay, is
'sinking rapidly and his attending
physicians do not expect him to live
until night falls.
SEATTLE, Jan. 16. — Sheriff
Stringer, who assumed office January
1, has discovered that a large seizure
of liquor, made by Sheriff Hodge, his
predecessor, and which was supposed
to have been stored for safe keeping
in the court house, has turned to
water. All of what is known as the
Sam Hyde seizure has disappeared
entirely.
OB. ZOEPFFEL
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.—Dr. Erich
Zoepfel, German consul-general at
Seattle, with jurisdiction over the
northwest states and Alaska, has
been ordered to San Francisco, to
take the place of Consul-General
Bopp recntly convicted on the charge
of violating the neutrality of the
United States.