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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22
TWO MEN BELIEVED
 LOST IN A CANOE

PRINCE RUPERT. Sept. 6. - Ar. irving in the city from Lewis Island this morning, Mir. John Warmer who has a ranch out there. tells of the probable loss of two Americans. through the piling up of the touring power boat "Nomad," on Franks Isl. and, within the past few days.
 The launch was privately owned, and carried a gentleman named Burns with his wife, three daughters. and a son Gas far as rather vague particu. lars on these points state.) There were also on the launch a captain and an engineer, whose names are not as. certained. These two men are be- lieved to be lost.
 When the launch went astray in the fog and hit Franks Island they remained for a while trying to get her of. Failing in this they set or
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22

was located in the business district was declared Q menace to tho pros perlly and business life of the city. A miners meeting was held on this case and the offender was ordered to move to tho outskirts. The order was not compiled with and the miners picked up the house, occupant and all, and moved tho whole concern bodily"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22
COME TO ALASKA THIS
 eiLLNETTER ADVISES

-t-
 SEATTLE. Sept 18.-Gilnetters Of Puget Sound who have found that in the present days of fish traps and purse seines that the old simpler methods will not pay have only to SO to Alaska to become prosperous again, according to J. w. Brown. formerly Of Utsalday and Q sound glllnetter since 1894. but who is now located at Sel- doyia, Alaska.
 Alaska will give all the old-timers a chance to see the rich days of the late '9Os," said Mir. Brown yesterday at tho Palace. There is plenty of room for that sort of fishing, as the traps and purse seines have not crowded the smaller rigs out as yet"
 Mir. Brown, who had charge of can nery gear for the Seldovia Packing Company declared that while the pack was small the quality of the fish captured this season was exception al.- (Post-Intelligencer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22
scHWAB PREDICTS
 GREAT PROSPERITY

NEW YORK. Sept. 20- 'T think the government and the people them selves win be able to cope with the situation. and that they might re- sent any expression of opinion by me at this time said Charles M. Schwab when asked if he wished to comment on the fact that his Bethlehem Steel plans were mentioned in the docu- ment written by Austrian Ambassador Dumba which was seized by the Brit ish government from James F. J. Ar chibald
 He said that the era of prosperity in all lines will not be affected by the war. and the predicted great pros perity in business from now on.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22
Grand Theatre Tonight.

The 11th instalment, one great ex. citement and interest, just come and see-"Have Q Heart"
 "The Northern spy" good two- reel drama.
 Hydraulic Mining an educational picture.
 Show will close with a funny Pearl White comedy. 'e'
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22
SAYS mATANusKA IS

SEATTLE. Sept. 1S.-Harry D. Mo- Inn, of Forks. Wash. veteran of two months service last fall in the French army had added little far northern venture to his his experiences, says the Post-Intelligencer.
 Mir. Nolan returned to Seattle yes terday, after having spent several months in business in the new town of Matanuska. He says there was al- most as much excitement in Matanus- ka as there was in the war trenches in France Of Matanuska he said yesterday:
 'I am glad that lived in Matan- uska, as saw town that did not believe could exist in these days. We had real frontier town-open gam bling, blind pigs. with their eyes wide open and looking for customers, and ] even had the pleasure of attending an old-fashioned miners meeting. which gave notice to an undesirable individual to get out of town within few minutes. One other person who
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22
COLUMBIA WILL HAVE
 FOOTBALL TEAM THIS YEAR

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 1S.- With in the coming week preliminary foot ball practice will be well started in the East Several Of the most prom inent minor colleges have been at work for some time. but SO far none .oi the big universities has done any thing. This year the University of Pennsylvania will be the first of the really big squads to start work The Quakers began on September 2. when they went to Port Deposit. Md, for @ two weeks stay at the Tome School. At about the same time most Of the other big Eastern teams VIII be a little preliminary work at the sea- shore or at the mountains. All Of them began work officially on Septem- ber 1s or 15
 There are two reasons for the Penn syivania team beginning work earlier than usual One IS that it was im- possible to hold preliminary practice in the spring. as their rivals did The Quakers suffered this disadvantage for @ good many years because Of the smallness Of Franklin Field and the fact that there is no other recreation field at the university. Coaches are an agreed that spring practice is far more valuable than early fall prac-
 GO TO THE DREAM THEATRE
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22
ELks MEEr.

Regular meeting of Juneau Lodge of Ells. No. 42O. will be held at he club tonight at S:SO. Initiation, and other important business.
 GEO. F. FORREST. FER.
 II. I. LUCAS. Secretary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22

One only genuine Circassian wanut, cane panel bedroom suite, Adams de- sign, including bed, dresser, chiffon fer, and triple mirror dressing table, regularly priced $195, specially priced two days only S125.
 F. w. ODONNELL
 Alaska Furniture Go. 9-2O-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22
FRESH SHELL FISH.

We have fresh oysters and crabs arriving daily and are ready to deliv- CT oyster cocktails to any address. Or ders may be left with the meat mar kets and groceries. We open oysters while you wait. Come and see us.
 Try our cocktails. they are not too strongly seasoned.
 Graf Company, cor Franklin and Front sts. Phone 200. 9-1S-tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22

EMBROIDERY AND STAMPING to order, at Miss Walgreen's Needle craft shop, 122 2nd St., opp. Doran's,
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22

IF YOU want any article in the drug line, phone 32. Toilet articles, drug sundiers, prescriptions filled by registered pharmacist. Hill Drug Co.,, Stacy F. Reeves. Mgr. 9-21-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-22

GO TO THE DREAM THEATRE Admission only Sc, foe and f5e-Five reels of pictures. 9-4-ti
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-14

it must be far below it's standard Of
efficiency when the war came on. Cut
off from obtaining new autos from neu-
trail countries perfectly willing to sell
to her, by reason of the command OF
the sea by the allies, 1t would seem I'M
likely that the output of the German
automobile factories can keep pace
with the wastage due to the operations
of the German armies. A French mill
tary expert was recently quoted as
saying that the average life of the
motor truck where it is used along the
actual line of fighting is about three
weeks.
1t may be that the question Of sup
plying gasoline to the motor vehicles
in the military service is one of the
German problems. When the war was
two months old. men in the foreign
department of the Standard Oil Com
pany said that Germany was well sup
piled with gasoline before the war,
and that as the government had seized
all gasoline in storage at the beginning
Of hostilities the conflict had not then
progressed far enough to bring about
a serious shortage
Germany's consumption of gasoline
YEARLY In normal times was estimated
at between a million and a million and
a half barrels. OF this the United
States provided about one-third. For
the remainder of her supply Germany
drew on the rich oil fields of Rou-
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mania, Russia, Austria Hungary, the
Dutch East Indies and Mexico. Tho
Standard Oil Company and independent
concerns have been able to export no
oil to Germany since the beginning Of
the war. Germany has oil fields of her
own. but they are small and of rela-
lively little value, though 1t is, of
course. possible that the necessity for
gasoline as the war progressed forced
Germany to increase the development
of oil sources in her own bordes, and
to search thoroughly for new sources.
Little information has come to the
general public as to the situation OF
the important oil fields of Galicia in
relation to the German supply. 1t has
been said that the Russian advance In
that part of the Austro- Hungarian en-
pire has cut off this supply. Before tho
war Germany drew largely for her
supply from the extensive Russian oil
fields, but this source has been closed
to her since the b ginning of hosttli-
ties. She also drew heavily from oil
sources of the Dutch East Indies. but
this has not been a source from which
she could freely draw for six months.
Germany's auto transport service and
submarine navy are dependent on gaso-
line, and no evidence has been forth
coming that these are as yet soreiy
pressed, but, If so. that would be IN
formation which she would try to keep
from her enemies at all hazards.
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reason for certain official communica-
lions to the European belligerents.
In dim way he is conscious that
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
in these communications have been
speaking his own mind, but he isn't
quite clear as to the grounds on which
action has been based. He wants to
be told why the government is doing
those things which it seems to him
ought to be done.
Ex-President Taft in a recent address
gave hint of the situation when he
said that we are threatened with a
serious invasion Of our rights as a neu-
trail in trading with the belligerent
countries. and that an innovation upon
previous rules in respect to neutral
commerce and contrab band of has
been initiated by the belligerents Of
both sides.
Counselor Robert Lansing of the
Department of State put the case with
tral nations have to meet a series of
and that things have to be done, not
studied. these days.
The counselor. in saying further that
a question which is a week old Is an
Client history. gave succincu statement
Of the rapidly with which events in
the world war move. Keeping up with
them. and also bearing in mind tradi-
lions and presidents and he principles
of international law which are sup
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DEPARTMENT WHERE PRINTED
REFERENCE WORKS PRECEDENTs ARE TO BE

manizing war, as far as war can be
humanized, and in safeguarding neu-
trail commerce. Some hopeful persons
thought that so far as commerce went
international arrangements might be
made by which it would suffer little
interference on the part of belliger-
ents.
The aspirations for safeguarding
commerce found expression in what is
known as the declaration of London on
naval war. This was in substance a
code defining blockades, search and
seizure. convoy, the rights of neutrals
and beiligerents 1t was adopted by a
conference held in London in 1909. at
which Germany, the United States.
England, France, Japan and several
other countries were represented.
The declaration did not propose any
thing new, but assumed to be the
formulation of the generally recog-
nized principles of international law
Nevertheless. it was generally regard
ed as making a distinct advance, es-
pecially in regard to contraband.
When the war broke out Germany
and several of the countries had rati-
fed the declaration. but England was
not among them. If the declaration had
been observed in it's entirety by the
leading powers there would have been
little occasion for diplomatic repre-
sensations and protests by the neutral
powers to the belligerents.
Instead of observing the declaration
in its entirety the belligerents proceed
ed to observe SO much as suited their
purpose. Hostilities had not been under
way six weeks when 1T was demon
strated that instead of neutral COM
merce having been placed on advanced
ground, the belligerents. in their leap
back into barbarism, were dragging all
commerce with them.
Mutual determinations and charges
against each other, put forth by the
belligerents. did not alter this fact.
Late in December the substance of a
note addressed by Secretary Bryan to
the American ambassador at London.
to be handed by him to the British gov
eminent, leaked out through the news
papers. 1t was soon followed by the
official text.
This note was candid statement
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Queen Mary's Pantry.

n MONG the famous pantries OF the
~ world Is that of Queen Mary Mt
Windsor. This pantry comprises two
rooms of no great dimensions. but II
contains treasures In the form OF plate
and household articles that are valued
at more than a million pounds sterling
Many OF these possess historic interest
For example there Is conspicuous ek-
hibit In the form of a table OF selld
silver, This is nearly a yard IN length
and its top, with an area OF several
square feet, bears the royal arms ara
exauisitely chased designs of the sym
belio rose, thistle, harp, etc Every
reign since that of Elizabeth has CON
trtbuted to this table design of some
sort,
The most imposing of all the daHziihs
array of plate Is the so-called gold dim
ner service for occasions of the high
est state,
The walls Of the two rooms of this
royal pantry, the larger of which is
thirty feet by sixteen feet, and the
smaller q square of sixteen feet, are
lined with cases of plate glass and ma
heeany, and in these and similar cases,
occupyins the center of each room, are
some of the most extraordinary exam
pies of art in gold. silver ana precious
stones that the world has ever seen.
There are tall. graceful epergnes,
each Of which would tax the strength
of two men to lift 1t, there are dishes
In gold and silver, any one of which
would be too heavy to run away with
dainty toilet services in gold and sill
YER candeinbra, cominunioh services
fiagons, vases, punch bowls, wine cool
ers. fountains and fonts, in silver,
wrought In designs of great beauty by
tho most shillfui Of artists.
The most beautiful of all these, it 10
said Is the Nautilus vase, fashioned, IL
Ia claimed, out Of pearl, gold and sill
var nv the hands of Benvenuto Cellint
himself. although it bears the name 1T
an artist of Nuremberg, Nicholas
Schmidt. The shell. which ia of pearl,
mounted in silver and gold of the most
delicate chasing, ia poised on the
shoulders Of a superbly mounted hoFas-
man. and above the pearl shell another
figure is throned,
Another marvel of workmanship 10
the rose water fountain. In silver, with
its dome supported by columns. around
which are grouped horses and hounds.
In point of interest ii would be diff
cult to picture any article OF the kind
more artisticaiiy perfect than the sill
ver-giit fiagon. that WAS rescued from
the armada more than 500 pears ago
This fagon 10 a yard high and it's value
runs far into the thousands.
One of the historic bits that are highly
prixed is a quaint pair OF bellows,
mounted in silver and gold, that once
belonged to Nell Gwynn, There are
penderous silver '.fredoge" ct the time
Of Charles IL, and nearby is an enaFsaeus
punch bowl, contributed by George Nv
~ an example Of the art OF fiaxmAH
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impose upon all persons within us Ter
ritory the duty of impartial neutrality:
Then follow the provisions of the penal
code.
the rights accorded to the armed YES
sells of a belligerent freauenting tne
waters within the territorial Jurisuic
ton of the United States. These are
nations.
While the form of the neutrality
proclamation varies little, the circum-
stances entering into each war nave
to be taken into account usualiy tne
aim is to make the document as con-
else as possible, because fewer ques-
lions are likely to arise out OF a CON
else proclamation than out of d1nuse
one Brevity, however, does not ap-
pear to enter into those ISSUED IN coh-
pection with the present hostilities.
Though full publicity is given the
prociamations. few people seem TO read
them In consequence, huge voluIhe
of correspondence flows in on the de-
nartment as well as on the Whlte
House.
At the outset the majority OF peace
loving people in the United staoes'
from their letters, seemed to think that
neutrality means that the United
States forbids the manufacture and
sale of arms and munitions for the bel
ligerents Manufacturers and merchants
who wanted to make sales were equal
ly confused. 1t has taken numerous
official explanations to make clear that
there is no prohibition of this kind
and that the shippers of NUM-
lions simply incur the risk of hostile
capture. A special circular was is
sued to correct what was declared to
be a widespread Misrepresentation as to
the obligations of the United States as
a neutral nation in relation to trade in
contraband.
The most interesting development
does not Immediately follow the is
suance of the neutrality proclamation.
1t was a month or SO before the big
questions came up. In the meantime,
however, the White House and the
State Department were kept fully in
formed of the events at the various
seats of hostilities. This was in the
form of dispatches from the ministers
and ambassadors. Instructions also
went out from the State Department to
the diplomatic representatives.
The mails, of course, have been used,
but 1t Is not assuming too much to
say that the chapter in diplomatic his
tory growing out of the present world
war, in so far as the United States is
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of the views of the government OF the
limited States in regard to the effect of
the war and the action of the belliger-
ents on American foreign trade.
Stripped of diplomatic phrases, it was
a notification to the British govern
ment that the rights OF beiiigerents
were being exercised to the harm Of
neutrals in a way that international
usage did not justify.
A special point was made in regard
to the policy of Great Britain concern
ing conditional contraband. Mere sus-
picion" said the note sis not evidence.
and doubts should be resolved in favor
of neutral commerce, not against it."
The hope was politely expressed that
the British government would instruct
it's officials in their treatment of neu-
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SECRETARY BRYAN AT HIS DESK.


The United States has been issuing
neutrality proclamations for a century
or more. The form. as it is prepared in
the State Department. is one that ad-
mts of little variation. 1t recites the
provisions of the penal code of the
United States giving the acts which
are forbidden to be done under severe
penalties within the territory and jur-
isdiction of the United States.
There are eleven of these specific
prohibitions. They begin by forbidding
the acceptance and exercise of a COM
mission to serve either of the belliger-
ents by land or sea against the other
belligerent. They end by prohibiting
provision for military expeditions or
enterprise to be carried on against the
territories or dominion of any Of the
belligerents.
The proclamation issued by President
Wilson reciting that a state of war un-
happily exists between Germany and
Great Britain is identical with that is
sued in regard to Austria-Hungary.
France and the other belligerents.
The proclamation recites that the
United States is on terms Of friend
ship with the contending powers and
that the laws and treaties of the United
States, without interfering with the
free expression of opinion and sympa-
thy or with the right to manufacture
or sale of arms or munitions OF war,
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A DEPARTMENT


ticipated attacks by German subma-
rines.
The United States in this note did not
contravene the occasional use of the
flag of a neutral under the stress of
immediate pursuit and to deceive an
approaching enemy. What 1t did con-
vey quite clearly. although not in exact
words, was that the appropriation of
the American flag by a belligerent as a
regular practice could not be coun-
tenanced.
Aside from the sentiment. the misuse
Of the flag would jeopardize American
vessels by raising the presumption that
they were of the belligerent nation
ality. The effect of the note has been
to curb any tendency that may have
existed to use the flag generally for all
British merchant vessels.
English newspapers in commenting
both on the notes in regard to neutral
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trail ships and cargoes to conform more
closely to those rules governing the
maritime nations between belligerents
and neutrals which have received the
sanction of the civilized world.
Parenthetically. it may be said that
the rules which were thought to have
received the sanction of the civilized
world have gone down In the death
grapple of the European nations. but
the United States could not officially
admit this reversion to barbarism.
Sir Edward Grey. the British foreign
minister, replied in conciliatory man
ner to the communication by prelimi-
nary statement with the promise that a
full reply would be made later. The
full reply came in the second week of
February.
Both documents constitute what may
be called an argument in avoidance.
Statistics are quoted very freely to
confute the claim Of Secretary Bryan
that American Industries were suffer-
ing unduly in consequence of Great
Britain's action. There is also a long
discussion of the presidents and the
general principles of international law.
The diplomatic correspondence served
4 purpose which doubtless was in the
mind of the Presid ant when the tele-
gram was sent to Amba ssador Page. 1t
resulted in an actual Improvement in
the treatment of American commerce,
and it put the United States on record
as not acquiescing in the assumptions
of the British government. 1t was
about what the American people looked
upon as desirable both for the safe
guarding of commerce and for keeping
the United States in the right position.
The polite telegram in regard to the
misuse of the American flag presented
a different phase of the rights of neu-
trails. This telegram was sent out Feb
ruary 10. 1t was based on the declara :
tion Of the German admiralty that the
British government explicitly had au-
thorized the use of neutral flags on
British merchant ships, and also on the
press reports of the action of the cap
tain of the Lusitania in raising the
American flag in order to escape an
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ADMIRAL TIRPITZ.
Author the admiraltys submarine campaign.

which warrants 1t in holding those
governments responsible in the proper
way for any untoward effect upon
American shipping which the accepted
principles Of international law might
justify.
That the United States would be con-
strained to hold the German govern
ment to strict accountability" for
the destruction on the high seas of an
American vessel. or the lives of
American citizens, as set forth in the
note, is the proper sequence to the
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Mill TAJRY STRENGTH OF
TURKEY is A MYSTERY

backed by that organization which
moves troops promptly to the place
where they are most needed and which
keeps them well armed and amply sup
piled with food. ammunition and hos
pital facilities.
When Turkey became an open ally OF
presumably pro-German that the Turks
could mobilize 100000 well equipped
and competently differed troops. That
estimate may have been high. but no
authoritative information has been
Forthcoming as to Turkeys actual mill
tary strength.