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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
MISSING LINK"
 IN CONSPIRACY
 CASE SHADOWED

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-Federal of- flclals expect soon to arrest man whose name they say has not yet been mentioned in connection with the al- leged conspiracy to dynamite the Well land Canal, which joins Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. and this will complete the governments case in this mat ter, t was learned today. This man. who is styled "the missing link In the conspiracy" is under surveillance at the present time.
 The officials state that information nowin their possession is a minor in c.dent in conspiracy which was planned by Germans to destroy in- dustries throughout the country. Paul Koenig, reputed head of the Hamburg American line secret service agency, and Herman Leyendecker. New York art dealer. have been indicted in this connection.
 Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, testi- fed before the grand jury yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
GERMANY DECLARES THE OARDANELLES
 CAMPAIGN HAS FAILED

BERLIN. Dec. 21.-Based on the of ficial reports from London yesterday, which were that the British troops operating at Sulva and Anzac dis trlcts, Dardanelles theatre. have been withdrawn. German military experts in interviews today pronounced the Anglo-French expedition against the Turks complete failure.
 Fighting Is still In progress on Cali poll peninsula. but the allies attacks are getting weaker and are merely to cover withdrawal of large forces, it Is said. Most of these are being seut into tho Balkans, although Q large force Of English colonials is 90 ing to Egypt to protect the Suez ca nal.
 Military men believe that within six or eight weeks practically every allied soldier will have been with. drawn from the Dardanelles zone.
 The Constantinople belief Is that an allied fleet will be kept at the Oar. danelles.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
LLOYD GEORGE
 MAKES APPEAL
 TO TRADE UNIONS

LONDON, Dec. 21.-Dayid Lloyd George, minister of munitions, in a speech in the House of Commons yes. terday warned organized labor that unless It permitted the government to employ unskilled and unorganized labor in munitions factories the war would be long prolonged.
 You patriotic Englishmen should withhold your demands during this most critical crisis fin England's his. tory" he said. Lay aside your diff ferences and pull together for the cause of the country. We want S0.- 900 skilled men to make ammunition and guns h the new factories. but we want 100000 unsliITed men and you must let us use them Upon this sup ply of labor entirely depends success fin this war. Unless the unions which control the situation permit us to use unskilled labor on the work now mon- opolized by skilled labor. we cannot perform the task"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
ENGLAND cHAoRINED

LONDON. Dec. 21.-England read the official news of the abandonment of the Dardanelles campaign with re- gret, for. the newspapers supporting the government had built high hopes that the campaign could be crowned with victory since the publication of Lord Kitchener's recommendation that the Dardanelles campaign be con tinued, after he returned from visit to the near-east.
 A Paris cable says Gen. Joffre's re- cent visit to London changed the en- tire British plan of campaign in the Near East. He insisted on the prac- tlcal abandonment of the Dardanelles expedition and also on Great Britains sending not only the Gallipol! forces to Servla but every other man who could possibly be spared. Gen. Joffre told the British Cabinet and the gen. eral stan plainly that the battle Of Loos had been no practical value whatever In his opinion the results attained were in no way commensur- able with the expenditure of life and munitions. According to Joffre. the position on the west wac stalemate and hope of any real success was next to impossible. The only hope was to make great effort by way of the Balkana
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
.SQUITH ASKS FOR
 MILLION

LONDON, Dec. 21.--Prime Minister AsQu!th today sought to call one mil lion more men. He introduced bill asking that such number be enlisted at once. bringing England's total troops at war or In training, up to three millions.
 As for the withdrawal of troops from the Dardanelles. the premier ex- plained the move was counseled by Lord Kitchener and General Monroe
 Premier Asquith stated that Great Britain already has fighting force. in various theatres of the war, of l. 250,000 men. But" he said, "the wastage of men has been enormous and the country must aim at getting every man of military age. who is physically qualified"
 changes In Staff
 The Premier announced that Lieu tenant General Sir William R. Robert son, chief of the general staff, had been recalled from France. 10 become chief of tho imperial staff, at the ar- my headquarters in London in place of Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Mur- ray HuO Wuo ubOul " ACSCAfC oA AAAA- portant command.
 Enc Premier continued: "A fort night ago our most important military conference was held in Paris. attended by representatives of the army staffs of France. Russia. Italy and the Unit. ed Kingdom. Leading strategical prob. lens were fully discussed and certain extremely important conclusions were reached with absolute unanimity."
 Secs Hope in Future
 So far as the war as a whole went Asquith said It might be that at this or that moment what could be called "superficial facts" of the campaign might be said to be aginst the entente allies, but that "the fundamental facts, that matter fin the long run. are stead fly growing on our side. and I know all of our allies are the same, our will has never wavered for moment"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
ARE
 BELIEVED TO
 HAVE DROWNED

The gas boat Portland" or "Yaku- tat" with three natives on board bound from Juneau to Yakutat has been missing since the 29th of Octo- Der. and the natives of Sitka and Yakutat entertain grave fears for their safety. A telegram was received to- day by Governor Strong from Arthur Shoup, of Sitka. telling of their dis appearance. The cablegram reads:
 Governor Strong. Juneau.
 No one here has heard of
 George Martin and party since
 leaving Hoonah. They are report
 ed to have obtained a supply Of
 whiskey from Charley Moses of
 Tenakee. Were boarded after
 leaving Tenakee by Charles Smith.
 They had been on the rocks and
 two holes m their boat The keel
 was split and three ribs had been
 sprung. They had @ good new
 boat 35 feet long by 9 feet wide
 with a new 10 h. p. Frisco Stand
 ard engine. They were poor en-
 gineers. The Indians here think
 they are lost.
 The natives at Yakutat are worried about the missing men and have writ ten to T. A. Rasmussen of Juneau ask ing him to get some trace of the men if possible. The natives. George Young and Tom Martin came down from Yakutat n October to get boat which they had purchased from George Howard. of Sitka. They secured a new engine from George Forrest of Ju- neau. and taking Robert Fulton from Sitka started on their trip to Yalutat. They stopped at Tenakee, where they are said to have secured Q supply Of and again at Hoonah. They left there on October 29th and since that time nothing has been heard from them.
 Mir. Rasmussen is trying to find some one recently returnel from Litu- va Bay who may have news of the men. Malcom Campbell arrived from there recently as well as Henry Ro- den. but neither one had news of the boat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
BORN AFTER MOTHERS
 DEATH, BABE IS GAINING

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. 21.-Al- though born. with the aid of surgery, after it's mother had died. @ baby boy at local hospital IS showing a daily gain in strength and weight and gives promise of developing into vigorous child. The child is now 46 days old.
 The case Is attracting the attention of the local medical profession be- cause is said to have been the first in Indianapolis in which the Caeserian operation has been resorted to with success after life has passed from the mother.
 The mother was the wife of Lieuten- ant p. Remington, Q regular army of- hcer. stationed here as an instructor for tho Indiana National Guard. Her death resulted from spinal meningitis after an illness of scarcely 24 hours.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21

 SEARCHERS
 CONFIDENT

That the body of William Christie has been grappled in the waters of Gastineau Channel. Is the belief of the three men who are dragging the chan mel for the remains. About ten days ago. as near as they can tell. some thing was hooked and was lifted about three feet from the floor of the chan nel. when .t broke away. From the location of the spot where 1t was hooked. the draggers believe that It is the weighted body of Christie.
 orappIed Object welahty
 "Whatever it Is. it Is heavily weight ed" said one of the men today. We could lift it about three feet. and then it felt as if a piece of cloth would tear away and it would sink. The weather has been SO bad that we have been unable to continue the work, but we know the spot where we hooked It. There is deep hole there and the spot is on the Douglas Island side of the channel. opposite the residence of Len Adsit. exactly where the boat of Krause was anchored for some time before it disappeared. he continued.
 A hat was found yesterday but little attention is paid to that fact as t Is highly probable that if Christie were thrown overheard he would be bare headed. The men engaged In the work say they are constantly pulling up hats. boots. tin cans. articles of cloth ing and ether rubbish which has drift cd in with the tide.
 Paul Pensen. Paul Gohle and Grow CT Litchfield are doing the dragging. using the gas boat LiIIian and two skiffs. They state that dragging from skiffs Is very unsatisfactory as they are unable to use gear heavy enough for the work. They are planning on using the Lillian and Lue for the work In the future. which will allow the use of heavier gear with more satisfac- tory results.
 Evidence ls Secured
 A detective working in behalf of Christie's friends said last night that the field glasses which Plunkett own ed. are not those found in krause's possession. although they were identi- caliy alike. Plunkett's glasses have been found. The l6-gauge shotgun owned by Plunkett. however. has been found in Krause's possession. and oth- CT articles which the authorities be- lleve were Piunkett's. including a watch. Valentines jewellers -tOday-ef'e checking up the Krause watch num- bers with those of watches which Plunkett had repaired here during the past four or five years
 This detective says evidence that Krause killed a Japanese and a Swed- ish boy who lived near his mining camp in Duncan canal Is very strong, and he believes that Krause Is as deep dyed a murderer as he has been char acteriZed.
 It is understood that the Depart ment Of Justice will send an agent to Juneau Co work on the case In con junction with the federal officials.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
REICHSTAG
 VOTES LARGE
 WAR MEASURE

LONDON, Dec, 21.- The Imperial Reichstag adopted today o credit of ten billion marks (s2,5OO.OOO,OO0) ask ed by the government for war purpOs- es. Power is given the government to spend that much more in maintain ing the various campaigns against the entente allies.
 The credit was adopted, according to Berlin newspaper dispatches here, by 0 vote of BIS to 19, the minority vote being cast by Socialists. Ninety three Socialists voted in favor of the measure, and the scheduled collapse of the war support in the Reichstag d.d not take place. The announce ment of the vote was greeted with pro longed cheering.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
GOVERNMENT MONEY
 GOES IN RESERVES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. -- Accord. Ing to announcement at the Treas ury, Secretary McAdoo will on Jan 1 transfer to irrespective federal re serve banks funds of the government now on deposit with national banks ln each of the cities where a reserve bank is located" This means trans fer of $7.0O0.00O. Government money now in the national banks amounts to S42,000, ,000. All will be taken out within 12 months. Federal reserve banks will be designated on Jan. as "depositaries and fiscal agents of the Unite dStatcs"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
GERMANY HESITATES
 TO SETTLE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Full set tlement of the Lusitania case, includ- ing reparation for the American lives lost in that disaster, has been post poned by the dismissal of Boy-Ed and Von Papen. the German naval and military attaches, and the American demands on Austr.a-Hungary as re. suit of the sinking of the liner An coma.
 Consideration of the state of public opinion in Germany because of the recall of Won Papen and Boy-Ed. ac- cording to reliable information re- ceived here. has caused the officials in Berlin to decide that such settle ment as night be satisfactory to the United States would not now meet with popular approval in Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
SURRENDER IS VICTORY
 SAYS VILLA
BULLETIN

FL PASO, Dec. 21.- Six were killed when rioting broke out to- day at Juarez, just across the riv- CT. At noon today O street car which entered Jaurez at the inter tional bridge was stoned by Q mob of Mexicans and the passengers, Including a number of Americans were robbed. Soldiers fired into the mob.
 Double guards of United States troops were rushed to the interna- rumors become current among his tional bridge this afternoon, when former followers that General VII la was expected to reach Jaurez at 5 o'clock and had planned to attack the city
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
NEWSPAPER URGES PEACE BECAUSE OF
 HloH COST OF LIVING

PARIS. Dec. 21.-A Berlin special says that the Vorwaerts again de mands an end of the war, saying: "The real cause of the high cost of living is the long duration of the war. Every successive week of the war renders the economic situation of the poorer classes more intolerable. The best safeguard in the future against the increase of prices would be the speedy termination of the war. We rely on the leaders of our party to multiply their efforts. and to see that everything in their power Is done to end the conflict"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
WEATHER BAD ON
 WESTERN FRONT

PARIS. Dec. q. -' Weather con ditions are becoming very bad on the Franco.Gernlan front. causing anal most complete cessation of military operations. The war office says: Nothing was reported in the night outside the customary cannonade ex- cept in the Argonne. where conflict with mines was carried on to our ad' vantage. In the sector of Bolante we blew up a small German post.
 "In the Vosges an attempt to cap ture one of our posts to the northeast of Celles.sur-Plaine was completely checked"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
PROTECTION WILL
 BE GIVEN VILLA

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-The State Department said today that it had no further statement to make concerning protection for General Villa. should he cross to United States soil. The De- partmcnt yesterday decided that Villa should receive the asylum accorded all political refugees should he enter the United States. and General Fred erick Funston. commanding the Unit ed States troops on the border was En- structed to SO inform the Mexican chief
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
WOMAN IS KILLED
 IN LONG FUED OVER
 OREGON STATE LAND

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, Dec. 21.- A long feud over land in Dodd Hol- low terminated yesterday in the shooting of Mrs. Alma Kuhne by Guy Hunter Mrs. Kuhne died five hours 'afterward.
 For several years the Hunter and Kuhne families and their kinsmen have had war over the boundaries of their farms. A pitched battle was fought yesterday. with their husbands and sons engaged. Many shots were fired.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
ISSUES PERMITS

The governor. as ex officio superin- tendent of public instruction. has is- sued teachers permits to the follow Ing persons: Mrs. C. F. Cheek. teach CT of the Eagle River School; Mrs. E. B. Collins. teacher of the school at Fox. near Fairbanks; Miss M. Hally, teacher Of the Iditarod school; Miss Olga Klaboe. Of the Scow Bay school, and Mrs. K. c. Robinson. of Mccarthy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
LOAN IS EXTENDED.

LONDON. Dec. 21.-A Rotterdam despatch to the Daily News says Bull garian loan has been concluded by Berlin banks on terms very favorable to Bulgaria. One provision is that there shall be no demand for repay ment unless the war aspirations of the Bulgarians are realized
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Dec. 21.-Gen- eral Francisco Villa confirmed today the report that he was quitting Mexico for the present, and, according to his own statement. Villa is surrendering on the assurance that his enemy, Car ranza within a short time will be elim- mated. General villa calls his retire ment. his victory"
 In Q signed statement issued here today to American newspapermen, General Villa said: q have resigned as commander of the constitutionalist forces and pending a reply from the American government, to message from me asking il ] would be given protection in your country am mak- ing arrangements to leave Mexico for Los Angeles. California, where l will join my wife.
 "My retirement from Mexican poll ties was accomplished by my chiefs at my own suggestion, because l un- derstood that tho Carranza leaders. including General Alvaro 0bregon, have promised my supporters that If l left Mexico they would see to it that General aCrranza would be ellm- mated from Mexican politics within forty days time after my retirement. In other words have retired because my elimination means the coalition of all the Mexican leaders. including Carranza's best lieutenants, who will work together to eliminate Carranza, and then form a real government that will bring peace and prosperity to my country. have fought to eliminate Carranza; my retirement from Mexico means his dcthronement. therefore. l. Francisco Villa. have triumphed."
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
STEAMSHIP OFFICE TO MOVE

The offices of the Alaska Steamship Company will move in the near future to the location at present occupied by the Rolyat. The Roylat will move into the rooms vacated by the Alaska Steamship Company. The new offices of the steamship company will be fit- ted up in modern style and will be Q great improvement over the old ones. which are rather dark. The front of the building is being extended to the street line and the move will be made as soon as their work .s completed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
TWO ENromBEp sAPPERs DIG
 FOR 6t HOURS TO ESCAPE

PARIS. Dec. q. An episode of the battlefield is related in a letter from the front concerning two sap pers who were buried by the explos- ion of German mine. but dug their way out after 61 hours work.
 The two men were entombed In a small space nt the end of a counter mine gallery. By means of knives they made a vertical chimney. only to find that 1t issued less)than a yard from an enemy trench. Waiting un- til night, they dug in another direction and after 24 hours reached che up- per ar. Each has been awarded a medal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
TRAlNMEN TO VOTE
 ON REIMBURSEMENT
 OF WAGE SCHEDULE

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-The presidents of the four brotherhoods of railway trainmen started today preparing a ballot which will be sent to 100000 employees of 45S railroads in the Unit ed States, asking their approval of an S-hour day at the same wages they are now receiving for 10-hour day, and half pay for overtime.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
MoReAN's NEPHEW
 LEFT FORTUNE TO
 JAPANESE WIFE

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-The will of George D. Morgan, nephew of the late J. ?. Morgan. who died in spain July g. makes bequests totalling S47O.- 900.
 He leaves the income of the resi- dence to his widow. Yukl Kato Nor. gan. a Japanese authoress. who is re- siding in Paris.
 The rector of the American Church of the Holy Trinity in Paris receives $20, ,00O. Joseph Ruiz of Paris. who once loaned Mir Morgan $200,000. Is bequeathed that amount in payment of the debt. provided, the will stated t hnd not been paid.
 Ernest A. Bigelow. his attorney who filed the will. receives S125,OO0.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
AGED MAN SHOT;
 SON IN LAW THOUGHT
 HE WAS A BURGLAR

SEATTLE. Dec. 2l.-J. B. Orr. ST, walked in his sleep last night. J. P. Richter. his son-in-law, heard some one moving about in the house, and seized a revolver He saw Orr and fired. The wound will likely be fatal Richter said this morning that he thought Orr was Q burglar.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
SUIT OVER WAGES

The entire time of the Commission CTS court yesterday was taken up with hearing the case of Ed. Harrington vs. Frank Goggin. The suit is one involving the payment Of money al- leged to be due for wages. The jury hearing the case is composed of Dan. Kennedy. John Perelle. Walter Bathe, Harry Raymond. l.. p. Hamilton. and Ed. Haggerty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
A. BIS WILL INITIATE

Tonight at its temporary quarters in the Goldstein Building. Camp Jul neau No. 32 Arctic Brotherhood. will initiate @ number of chechacoes into the mysteries of the great northern trail. This will probably be the last meeting In the old quarters, as the new hall will be ready for occupancy shortly before the New Year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
NEW MANlFEsTs WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON
 THE FIRST OF YEAR

According to Collector of Customs Pugh. the new shippers manifests which will be in effect January l may be supplied by either the shippers or the government The governments charge for blanks is a half-cent each.
 The manifest. which is to be made out :n duplicate. must be signed by the actual shipper and must list ac- curately the articles shipped. One copy is kept on file in the customs office. the other going to the steam ship.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
FORMER sTENoeRAPHER
 NOW A MILLIONAIRE

BALTIMORE. Dec. 21. John J. Raskob. eight years ago Q stenograph. CT of the Du Pont Powder Co., and now treasurer of that company, esti- mated to be worth S7,000.000 VIII erect a $20O. 900 mansion at Claymont. the richest city of its size in the Unit cd States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
BILLION IS RAISED
 FOR egLLleeERENTs

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l.-It is es- t.mated here that foreign loans rais- ed in the United States since the out break of the European war total near ly $1,O00.00O.OO0. The total of known loans is S946. .0S0.OO0. but the list Is necessarily incomplete by reason of the fact that many foreign transact ions have been of a private nature.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
"KEEP COOL" AusTRo cOUNSELoR'9 ADVICE
 TO UNITED STATES

BERLIN, Dec. 21.-There will be no quarrel between Austria and the Unit ed States over the Ancona case If Washington Keeps cool" Count Ste phen Tisza. who next to Emperor Franz Joself Is Austrias strongest man, gave this assurance to the Unit ed Press in an interview at Budapest today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
British Premier to Increase Army; Hopeful of Future
TURKS CLAIM
 BIG VICTORY
 OVER BRETON

BERLIN, Dec. 21.-Constantinople dispatches received this evening state that the withdrawal of British troops from the Anzac and Sulva Bay dis tricts on Gallipolli Peninsula came as the result of violent offensive by the Turkish troops. who inflicted hea. " losses on the British and drove them 10 the sea.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
nENocH ARnENEn" eY WAR.

GENEVA. Dec. 2l.--A curious mil tary "Enoch Arden" case has be- come known here. There were two men in the same regiment from Lyons, France, named Emile Dubois. One was married, the other single. Tn the fighting Tn Alsace one of the Emile Duboises was killed-the single one-but the death was reported to the wife of the other. Mme. Emile Dubois after years mourning mar ried another French soldier. A few days ago her first husband, who had recovered from his wounds, came home on leave and found his wife.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-21
ALASKA MINING IS
 ADVANCING, REPORT
 OF SMITH DECLARES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-In his an- nual report to the Secretary of the h. terior. Sumner S. Smith. United States mine inspector assigned to Alaska re- ports that mining of all kinds is stead fly advancing in the Northern Terri tory.