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CITY AUTO SERVICE.
Office: Next to Labor Temple
FOR SALE
Crescent Hotel, cor. Fourth
and C. A Iso 24x130 feet adjoin
ing hotel. See owners, F. W.
Redwood & Co.
NOTICE !
4 United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, Local 1475,
attention. Important business to
transact. You are requested to be
present Tuesday night, March 18,
1917, at 7:30 p. m. in rear of 429 L
street. J. E. DARLING, Pres. 583
j£harlie Chaplin is coming to the
fEpress next week, and will appear
'f in one of his latest, “The Fireman,”
^ made under the half million dollar
contract. 587
GERMAN SPIES
MOST ACTIVE
IN THE EAST
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—(Special)
—The New York Times says that
German secret agents for months have
been exerting every effort to gain con
fidential information concerning the
United States navy, the fortifications
guarding the principal American
ports, and the Panama canal is a fact
well known to the government of the
United States. From two sources that
are official it is known that recently
the navy department came into pos
sesssion of three letters by a man who
has been in a position to get certain
confidential data^conceming the navy,
written to officials of the German gov
ernment, in which this man, an Ameri
can citizen of German extraction, of
fered to sell “certain confidential in
formation.” Photographic copies of
these letters are on file in the navy de
partment, while other copies are in the
possession of the secret service.
It has also been established that on
several occasions since the war in
Europe started, German “suveying
parties” have been detected at work
along the route of the Panama canal.
The groups of Germans, some of them
from German ships interned at Pana
ma, and others resident in that coun
try, are said to have mapped routes
leading to vital points along the canal
route and also have made note of the
location of power houses, lights, and
other stations which, if destroyed,
would either block or-seriously impede
the operation of the canal. These
men, however, were careful to remain
on the Panama side of the canal strip,
and so far as is known none of them
ventured across the line into the ter
ritory, which is under the jurisdiction
of Colonel Chester Harding, U. S. A.,
governor of the canal zone.
ifie statements regarding the Ger
man) activities in Panama have been
confirmed by several army officers
who are familiar with the details.
The matter has been made the sub
ject of several reports to the war de
partment, and all necessary precau
tions have been taken to frustrate any
efforts on the part of “the surveying
parties” to damage the canal.
Enjoyed Novel Permits.
The man who offered to sell navy
information to the Germans is well
known in both naval and civilian cir
cles. He has never held an official po
sition in the navy department, but at
times has enjoyed permits the use of
which made it possible for him to gain
confidential information regarding
maneuvers of the Atlantic fleet. The
very prompt work of the secret service
put an end to his machinations before
he was able to do any harm.
A few clays ago a representative of
the New York Times asked one of the
highest civilian officials of the navy
department regarding the activities of
“the man who tried to sell naval se
crets to the Germans.”
“It is quite true that we have pho
tographed three such letters written
by the man you name,” this official
replied. “I am very sorry, however,
that it would not be good policy at
this time to make those letters public.
All that I can say at this time is that
the information you have is correct.”
It is also known that German agents
in this country have been keeping on
file ever since the outbreak of the war
in Europe lists of German subjects in
the United *States who would be relied
upon to serve the Fatherland in the
event of a German-American break.
One of the lists, on which appeared
the names of more than 1,000 Ger
man subjects, is said to have been
found in the Von Igel papers which
were seized when the office of that
German agent at 60 Wall street was
entered and searched by the depart
ment of justice agents a year ago.
The papers seized in Von Igel’s office
—Von Igel was the successor in New
York of Captain Von Papen„the re
called German milijtary attache—nev
er have been made upblic. The orig
inals are understood to be still in the
possession of the department of jus
tice, while photographic copies of
FREEDINS
II HARD FIGHT
That Conrad Freeding, the former
territorial senator who lost his life in
the Seward peninsula wilderness,
made a hard fight for his life is made
evident by the latest reports from
Nome. That he reached a cabin and
stayed there for two nights but again
wandered is made evident from the
following latest report from a Nome
paper:
“Pete Blomberg arrived yesterday
by way of American river and Teller
from Dick creek. From December 7
up until last Friday Blomberg was out
searching for Freeding. He is an old
timer who knows the country like a
book, and he states that the opinion
is generally held that there is very
little chance of finding Freeding alive.
Blomberg stated to a Worker repre
sentative that on December 8, he with
Paddy Flynn and Bob Johnston locat
ed the old igloo where Freeding had
stayed one night. They followed his
tracks to the hut and personally he
was inclined to think the missing man
had stayed there* two nights. On the
ninth Freeding’s trail was found west
of the springs, and was only a short
way from where he started. The trail
then was on top of a hill but instead
of turning to the right and safety,
Freeding had turned to the left. When
the last sign of the Freeding trail
was found before the storm, the trail
of the skiis were distinct and firm,
showing long, confident and deliber
ate steps, not at all as if he was in
any state of confusion or excitement.
iney searcneci tsryan creek down to
the Serpentine river flats but could
see no sign of the missing man. He
came down by American river where
he encountered many natives who
were camped trapping, etc., but they
saw no trace trail or track of Freed
ing in the snow. Four parties had
again started out when he came to
Nome by American river: Hastings,
Sullivan, Paddy Carroll and another
man."
them are in the hands of other gov
ernment officials whose duties involve
the handling of German plot cases.
For months secret .service agents
have''been busy preparing for the dip
lomatic break. Plans for guarding
ships, navy yards, arsenals, fortifica
tions, wireless stations, cables, and
munition plants in all parts of the
country have been worked out in great
detail.
Army of 10,000 Spies.
It is estimated that there are .it
least 10,000 German, Austro-Hungar
ian, Bulgarian, and Turkish agents in
the United States whose movements
are watched by the secret service forc
es of the government. At least 5,000
of these men are said to be in New
York.
In addition to the secret service or
ganizations of the government th^jn
tire force of customs inspectors in all
parts of the country, the police of all
cities, the postoffice inspection ser
vice, and various other agencies, fed
eral ,state, and municipal, are working
hand in hand to protect the United
States and its citizens.
Accident—It was by accident that I
found the best eating: place to be Cam
eron's Cafe. 354
Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni
versal Taxi and Transfer. 125
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SUBSTITUTE IN
LONDON, Feb. 12.—Almost a mil
lion women—exactly 988,500—have
entered all kinds of positions held by
men before the war began and of this
number nearly all—exactly 933,000—
were actually substituted for men call
ed to the front or diverted to other
war activities.
This is shown in a survey of the
whole movement toward woman labor
since the outbreak of the war, made
officially by the labor department,
with data down to the last two months.
It shows 3,231,000 women now employ
ed in all branches of industry and com
merce, or about a million more than
when the war began. It is this new
million of women workers one sees
at every turn, on the tramways and
motorbuses taking fares, in the gov
ernment offices taking the place of
the men clerks, in the hotels and res
taurants as waiters and cashiers, in
banks and business houses and run
ning cinema, theatres, public houses,
and the whole range of business ac
tivities.
Just how far this has gone the gov
ernment has now figured out to a
nicety. In banking and finance, for in
stance, there were only 9,500 women
employed before the war; now the
number has increased four-fold to
46,000. In government departments,
also, the women workers have increas
ed from 66,000 to 113,000, displacing
men in all but 3,000 cases. In indus
trial trades the increase of women
has been greatest, replacing 393,000,
of which 314,000 replaced men. An
other very large increase of women is
in the government ammunition works,
where there were 2,000 before the war
and 117,000 now. The government
figures give the entire 117,000 as di
rectly replacing men.
In commercial occupations, clerks in
stores, offices, etc., the increase of
women is 268,000, of which 264,000 re
placed men. In professional occupa
tions, connected with the law, medi
cine, magazine and newspaper work,
etc., the increase of women is 15,000,
of which all have replaced men. A
curious fact is that each woman has
replaced about two men in hotels, pub
lic houses, cinemas, theatres, etc., the
increase of women being 16,000 and
the displacement of men 30,000.
On buses, trams and various kinds
of transport service the women have
increased 41,000, the entire number
replacing that number of men. Men
teachers are.also largely replaced; al
so men on municipal transport work,
the total increase of women in this
line being 34,000, of which 31,000 re
placed men. The men on farms re
placed by women is given at 20,000
while the number of women workers
is 80,000, and the increase since the
war is only 500. Women nurses have
increased 34,000 since the war.
Summing up the substitution of wo
men for men, the government state
ment says there has been an increase
of 150,000 since last July in the num
ber of women directly replacing men.
This shows a slight check in the rate
of replacement. In some trades, like
clothing and textiles, women workers
have decreased, probably because they
were able to get better wages in the
many new fields n<^w opening to them.
In October 40 per cent of the textile
firms reported that they were unable
to get all the women they required so
that while the supply of women labor
ers has increased the demand is also
increasing in many branches.
This replacement of men by women
is introducing new elemnts in economic
and social conditions which will have
to be worked out when peace comes.
The women are doing the men’s work
quite as well as the men, so that a
new element, of competition is intro
duced between the sexes. The women
have the advantage of possession of
the million places, and it remains to
be seen whether they will hold them,
or whether there will be another dis
placement, of women for men, when
the million men come back. Many
commercial houses have promised to
take back the men but whether this
means displacing the women or keep
ing both, is still open. The labor
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City Drug Store
THE REXALL STORE.
Dr. K. A. KYVIG, Owner.
5th and C
The Best and Purest Drugs and the Most Reasonable in
the City.
Victor Phonographs $15.00, $25.00, $50.00.
On Time Payments.
unions are also apprehensive over the
great swelling of woman labor as wo
men workers are now about half the
total strength of the unions which are
chiefly men’s organizations, strong in
politics and with representatives in the
ministry. So that the competition be
tween the sexes is being extended all
along the economical, political and so
cial lines.
INTERIOR OF ALASKA WILL
BE AS POPULAR AS ALPS
After spending the greater part of
the winter in interior Alaska, Mrs.
Thomas Riggs, Jr., wife of one of the
members of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, declares the climate the
most wonderful in the world, and she
has traveled over a great part of the
earth, too. With the completion of the
railoard, Mrs. Riggs sees a great fu
ture for the interior in that it will be
come more popular than the renowned
Switzerland, which has held the at
tention of tourists as a winter resort
for many years.
Charlie Chaplin is under a half mil
lion dollar contract, and, he has got to
“make good.” He is scheduled to ap
pear at the Empress theatre next
week in one of his latest, “The Fire
man.” We believe it’s worth your:
while to have a look in. 587
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Tasty, appetizing lunches at the 1
North Pole Bakery. 567 1
Phone 43-Y for car., day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Tixi and Transfer. 126
Diamonds,watches,gold nugget jew
elry. Walter A Lord, near Harmony
theatre. 433
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WORKS.
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Furniture and Fixtures
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
Estimates Furnished.
TOOL GRINDING AND
SAW FILING.
5th and D.
ALASKA “DUST"
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—Alaska “pros
pectors,” with cigar boxes filled with
“nuggets” and “dust,” are finding
Chicago the original Bamum town.
Martin Lutz joined the mourners’
comer at the police station the other
day.
Martin is a tailor. A prosperous
looking customer came in to be meas
ured. Incidentally he remarked that
he was a jeweler.
A few minutes later two “prospec
tors” entered. Slouch hats, high tops,
mackinaws and the rest, were all
there. And so was the box of “dust.”
They broached their proposition to
Lutz. The jeweler, attentive, also was
interested. After examining the
“dust” he offered to buy it all. How
ever, being a good sport, he let Lutz
in on half of it.
When the tailor brought his $1,500
investment to the police station de
tectives made but one comment:
“Brass filings.”
The Arrah Wanna
Gold Mining Co.
Is Now Located in Its New Offices
ROOM 2, MASONIC BUILDING
And Offers to the People of Anchorage, and Vicinity
25,000 Shares of Stock
AT
25 cents Per Share
FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS.
We Solicit Investigation. Also will be pleased to furnish
any information you may wish to know about
the Willow Creek District. Office Hours: Ten
A. M. to Ten P. M.