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The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
SEPARATE PEACE
 IN CANCELLED

Rome, Jan. 25-Fighting between Austria and Montenegro will soon b0 resumed, peace negotiations hay ing been cancelled
 Notification that there would be no separate peace betwe cen King Nicholas country and Austria-Hun- gary was made to the italian war office today.
 The GiorDaIe DLtalia published dispatches from Paris H4.ch said that King Nicholas had sailed for Italy, fugitive from the invaders, accompanied by the Queen, and the members Of the royal suite
 Failure to seal the peace pact waf due to Montenegro's refusal to al low Austria to maintain e naval base on the NOntenegrin coast, ac- -cogdinE to a variety of reports re- caiTed from the Balkans. As Aus tria now occupies nearly fOur-fitths ot Montenegro, that cOuntry's status Ia practically the same as Serbia, oTerrdn by the Austrians, Bulgari- anS and Germans.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
ALLIES PLACE BIG
 WAR ORDERS HERE

New York, Jan. 25-The world says that the allies havo placed tre- mnedous new war orders in thiB country, some calling for the con- tinuous delivery for tho next two years. One company is said to have secured S2OO,O0O,OOO addi- tional contracts in the last few months. The Bethlehem Steel Cor poratIon has war orders for five years straight delivery. The Mid vale company, through W, E. Cor eY closed a $8O,OOO,OOO shell con- tract with the French government Iass week and now has S10O,0OO'- 900 of orders on their books, The Pressed Steel Car Company has se- cured S14,OOO,OOO steel freight car order5 from Russia, the payments to be made through the sale of Russian 5 per cent bonds by the National City Bank. The Colts Arms company is sold 6 years ahead
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
BIG
 FIRE AT VALDEZ

V@dez, Alaska, Jan. 24-In the larges' fire since the town was burned last fall, property worth $15,0O0 went up in smoke Friday morning, with the weather at l4 below zero.
 The fire started in the grocery and bakery shop of Rudolph Schmidt, tR the center of town, oa McKipley street, at z @. n. The flames gutted the bakery, burned "'Louie's" restaurant, and the reBi- dence of Albert White over the restaurant-bakery building, which was owned by Dr. c. T. Daggett of Seward. The restaurant was owned by White.
 A hiGh wind was blowing and the low temperature made fire-fighting difficult. The chemical engines were useless but three streams of water prevented the fire from spreading ts the Liberty theatre and the Rd- joining buildings. The occupants of the entire block, including the Alaska road commission, the Val deg drug store, the Pioneer barber shop, the LoYe-Whitley ! butcher shop. Mrs. Winters ladies fur nishing store and the PizOR bar and cigar store, moved their stocks into the street, but the fire was confined to the two buildings.
 Mir. and Mrs. White lost every thing they had in their home. SeT- eraI firemen were severely frosted.
 The loss is partially covered by insurance.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
ALASKA WHALING PLANT IS
 TO BE REBUILT AT ONCE

Juneau, Jan. 20 - The United States Whaling company will re- build it's partly destroyed whaling station at Port Armstrong, South eastern Alaska, this spring, aad will have the plant ready for full operation when the 1916 whaling season opens. Some repaira may be made at once. Balfour, Guth- rIe & Co., agents for the whaling company, sent Capt. K. E&rling' harpooRer of the steam WhaleT Starr III, to Port Armstrong on the present voyage of the Border Line steamship Despatch. Earltng will make a survey of the damage pre- liminary to the adoption of plans for the reconstruction of the sta tion.
 One building was wrecked ana two others were partly demolished in a great gale that swept the Southeastern Alaska coast December .16 It was estimated at first that the less would total $3O, ,Ooo, but the figures will be much lower &C., cording to later adVices.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
HAVE
 ROW AT PANAMA

Panama, Jan. 25 - Serious diff SsrenceB ot an official nature have arisen between Major General Goe- thalB, governor of the Fanama can al zone, and Brigadier General Clar- eRce Edwards, commander of the garrison and troops stationed here. When general criticisms of the governor reached Secretary of War Garrison iD Washington he sent a request for full information and both parties to the dispute have left for Washington to present their Btstemeuts to Secretary Garri- son and President Wilson.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
MEXICAN ACCUSES
 AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Fl Paso, Jan. 25 = General Ga brieI CaTira, commander of the Carranza garrison at Jaurez, has presented a request to the mili- tary authorities here that soldiers from the garrison be punished for the voundiRg of 8 Mexican civilian Saturday. He referred to the nr2mot punishment meted out to the Duran brothers by the Mexican authorities as showing the deter minatiou of the CarranEa admins trstlon to prevent any lawlesSneSS among the Mexicans along the bor- der. and asked that equally el- fectl7e methods be adopted by Lne American authorities.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
MEXIOANs TO BE EXECUTED

Washington, Jan. 21-Eightee Mexican prisoners, alleged partici- pants in the massacre of seventeen American mining men recently, will be publicly executed at Chihuahua City tomorrow, according to an El Paso consular telegram to the state Department today.
 A dispatch from New York quote Felix Diaz as denying he had or ganized any new revolt in Mexico He said he contemplated nothing that would embarras5 the United States.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
AUSTRIA TAKING
 MONTENEGRO

Berlin, Jan. 25-The town and Qualifications of Scutari have been ocCuOied by Austrian troops. This places fully three foUrhs of Mon tenegro under Austrian control, but King Nicholas has escaped to Italy and Q portion of the army has Tetreated into Albania to join the Italian and Serbian forces there
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
PERIL OF CANADA
 PREDICTED IF WAR
 LOST TO GERMANY

Ottawa, Jan. 19-'T believe Ger many plans to annex Canada and that the German reservists in the are ready for an invasion when the word Is given" So said James Lougheed, government senate lead CT, in all interview yesterday.
 Senator Lougheed urged that Can ada give every aid possible in the prosecution of the war. If the entente lost he believed 1t certain that the German reseryiJs in the United States would march on Can- ada ...--.....
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
PROPOSES TAX
 0N MUNITIONS

Washington, Jan. 25 - Senator Robinson of Arkansas today intro duced in the senate a bill propos- ing a tax of two cents a pound on all high explosives and of ten per cent ad valorem on all implements of war manufactured in the United states for export to foreign coun- tries, the tax not to apply to materi al used in the United Stateg.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
WHAT TEUT0NS
 HAVE W0N

London, Jan. 25-An Amsterdam dispatch received by the Central News says the total booty of the Teutonic allies during the seven teen months of the war, is summed up Iu Vienna as follows:
 "ThTee million prisoners, ten thousand guns, forty thousand machine guns, while 7O,000 square kiIOmeters of the enemy's terri tory has been occupied"
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
GET READY F0R
 CONVENTION

Chicago, Jan. 25-Preliminary plans oF the subcommittee on ar engagements for the republican na- tiOnal convention have been ap- proved by the executive officers of the national committee, senator Ellhu Root of New York and Sena- tor William E. Borah of Idaho, are both mentioned for temporary chair man.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
BUREAU
 C0nPLInENTED

Seattle, Jan. 25--The Alaska Bureau Of the Chamber of Com merce received yesterday a letter from Secretary Lane commenting upou and experimenting the ex- tent of the bureaus campaign for calling the attention of congress to the needs of Alaska for Ieglsla- ton to aid in the development of the raou ourcea of the territory.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
TAX CONSTITUTIONAL

Washington, Jan. 25-The income tax was today declared constitutional by the supreme court in a unani- nous decision.
 Proposals are pending before the congressional committees having to do with the raising of revenues to tax incomes of more than mil lion fifty per cent
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
SEWARD HAS
 S40,000 FIRE

Seward, Jan. 21-Docks burned down last night, cause unknown. Loss, including stored merchandise, $4O,9OO. Only dock in Seward bought by government from Alaska Northern railroad. Merchandise loss is about ten thousand.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
ALASKAN VISITORS
 AT WASHINGTON, D. 0.

Washington, Jan. 25 - Alaskan visitors at the national cnDitar to- day are Falcon Joslin and John F. Dillon, United States commissioner at Fairbanks.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
CUSTOMS HOUSE CHANGES

Juneau-R. W. Reed, deputy col lector oE customs at Nome, who has been filling in at the local GUS toms house, will leave on the steamer Northwestern for the south E. R. Stivers, now at Ketchikan, will come north on one of the next steamers as MT. Reeds relief,
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
N0 REVISION
 0F MINING LAWS

Washington, Jan. 25-The house committee on mines and mining has killed the bill passed by the senate providing for the appointment of commission to revise the mining laws.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
.RADIO STATION
 FUR UNGB ISLAND

Washington, Jan. 25 - Senator Wesley L. Jones of washington state Introduced 8 bill this morn ing for the establishment of high power radio station on Unga Island, Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25

New York, Jan. 25-Tbe Italian Bteamer Verona arrived today carry lag two guns mounted on the stern. It is said that this will probably re-
The daily Alaskan., 1916-01-25
ANOTHER ITALIAN LINER
 ARRIVES CARRYING GUNS

suit in the Austrian government talk ing uO automatically with the Unit ed states the question of the arm ing Of merchant RhipE-
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13

w Ill EI1ohClL, -he'i Sii AO' Alexander Gagoff, the Russian convicted of the murder of four section hands near this city last September, died on the gallows at seven o'clock this morning, calmly unrepenting and silent to the last. When asked by Sheriff Brimston if he had anything to say before the trap was sprung, he replied through an interpreter that he had not.
 The condemned man slept sound ly last night, arose at six this morning and ate a hearty meal, and, when the hour of his execution ar rived, he ascended the scaffold steps unfaIteringly. Death was in stantaneous, and the pulse of the dead man stopped beating four min utes afterward.
 CORPORATION DISSOLVED.
 NEW YORK, March 10.-The
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13
Commercial Club
 Doing Coed Work

That the attention of men on fhe Outside interested in Alaska las been centeryd on Fairbanks re .ont y is evident from letters re reived last week al the office of the Fairbanks C.-. arrC al club. And it is also evident from the tone ot the letters that the appeal of Fair banks has been heard and that the men who wrote the letters will do everything possible to help this section of the country, prticularly in the matter of starting construt- tion work on this end of the Alaska railroad during the coming summer.
 The letters received were in an swer to communi, ations sent out by the executive board of the com mercial club regarding railroad mat ters, containing copies of the reso- lutions adopted by the club and sent Outside on January 19. In answer to the communications let ters were received from Thomas Riggs, Jr., of the Alaskan Engin- eering commission, w. c. Edes, chairman of the commission James Wickersham, delegate from Alaska and John J. Fitzgerald, chairman of the committee on finances Of the house of representatives.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13

shareholders of the Guggenheim Exploration company nave voted to i dissolve the corporation and the
 assets of the concern will be trans 1 ferred to the Yukon-Alaska Trust company The assets include eleven millions in cash and securities of considerable value.
 A dividend amounting to twelve dollars on eaDh snare will be paid to the shareholders of the dissolved company.
 REPUBLICANS FIGHTING.
 JUNEAU. March 10.-U nless there is prompt settlement of the diff. ierences existing between t4e rival I,epuu lCaI ldCuOns ths city, there will be two R, phcan pri- maries held here for tle purpose of electing twenty delegates to the Seward convention
 Robert C. Hurley, holding the proxy of Charles Wells, who is ill in Seattle, has issued a call for primary election to be held at the city hall between the hours of one and six. M. J. O'Connor. of Doug las, has assumed authority as the nearest Republican committeeman and issued a call for primaries to Ue held i'll uJ"nt,vH o,,IcrJoln during the same hours.
 The Hurley faction held a caucus last night at the city hall and se- lected a slate of twenty delegates, among whom are many former sup porters of Wi kersEam and several who have posed as Democrats. The caucus was addressed by Shackle- ford He urged all Republicans to attend both primaries and vote for the same de egates at each. He also stated that he wanted to eX- ercise his rigAt as a Republican to challenge voters ir order to make sure that prop lHlegates are elected. He accused O'Connor and John Rustgard of trying to rule or ruin the Republican party.
 Rustgard is said to have made the charge | at Shackleford has made an alliance with Delegate Wickersham with the object of again securing control of the Republiran party in Alaska and sharing with the delegate the honors of distrib- uting patronage in case there is a change in the administration at
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13

10 be a little better than the worst Thoughtful men jeered at the tenn ples and laughed at the gods. At last the fires of the altar went out, the worshippers failed to come to the temple and gave all over to the black night of despair.
 In such an era came Jesus to live on the earth when there were no prophets 10 speak for the peo- ple. no orators to move the people. and no strong men to live an ex- ample for good. In the era of piti- less cruelty, when the little child sobbed in vain and the slave met
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13

violent death when the rich crust of bread; in the age when art and vice were married and
 ived in the chambers of the tenn ples; in the time when worship was wicked and faith and hope was dead, then Jesus walked into the new life to bring the only hope that the world has ever seen. One who suffered sorrow and lends every blessing to those who trust in Him. Brother, why do you despair, lift your head and heart In trust.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13
New Feature Films
 Are Arranged For

Dick ThOrne, the veteran thcal !ical man and manager of the local moving picture house. writes from Seattle that he has acquired eases on a number of extra good film releases and it is therefore expect ed that Fairbanks moving picture lovers will be treated to some good pictures during the coming sum- mer. He has already shipped from Seattle d feature in which Beatriz Mishelena appears, the always pop ular play "Salomy Jane"
 Among other features to be sent north by MT. Thorne are "The Siren" "The Quest" The Truth Wagon" featuring Max Figman, "A Fool There Was with Theda Bara as the woman;" St Elmo" "A Celebrated Case" "A Gilded Fool" and The Nigger," the first three being Pathe releases and the re mainder productions of the Fox Film company. Manager Thorne also writes that he has booked New York;" the picture whi was re gently suppressed in Se4 -le by the police, and "Undine," a picture by the new Bluebird company. The two latter will arrive here in June.
 MT Thorne also states in his let ter that he has arranged for fea lures by all of the other big com panies. He can produce their pie lures here, by reason of the fact that his theatre is not on a circuit. He has succeeded in booking num- Der of Triangle and Paramount re- leases for Fairbanks after the first lf August.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13
Fred Douse's Denial.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, ss.
 F. A. Douse, being duly sworn, upon oath, deposes and says: That he is the same F. A. Douse men toned in that certain affidavit made by R. R. Douse, his brother, on the 7th day of March, 1916, with refer ence to certain conversations sad R. R. Douse is purported to have had with this afliant in regard to l.. T. Erwin, United States mar shal, and his promises to summon this aftiant as special Venlreman to sit as juror on cases now pending in the District Court, and especially on the case of United States vs. w. H. Woodbridge, and that said conversations as therein quoted are wholly and maliciously misconstrued by the said k. R. Douse for the purpose of preJud'c- ing the minds of the court sitting on this case and the general pub lie against the said Marshal Erwin.
 The true facts in this matter are as follows:
 Shortly after my arrival in town asked Marshal Erwin for a posi- tion, provided a vacancy of any kind occurred under his control, and the said marshal stated to me that he knew of nothing at present, but there probably would be special venires issued and if l was around might be summoned as a juror, and I told the marshal that I did not care tC act as a juror, especially in rape cases; in fact, I signifed my intention in the presence of Ralph T. kubon and Dr Melville G. Evans of hid ing out in the event that special venires were issued in such cases.
 That during the evening of March I7, 1916, I met R. R. Douse, my brother at about 8:30 p. m. in the News-Miner office and in the pres ence of E. E. Durgin and E. G. Nor rissey said R. R. Douse stated to me that he would "throw away my friendship" if he could, by so doing, get something on Marshal Erwin.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13

further told affiant that he woul.l A .lant then said to the said F. A Douse, How can you possibly De a lair juror in the Woodbridge case :. You know that Erwin and WoolGri1ge are bitter enemies. You have been employed by Erwin and he owes you money, and you expect to go out as a guard with the prisoners with him." Under these circum- stances aftiant told the said F. A. Douse that he had no business to sit as a juror in the Woodbridge case; and further told him if he was subpoenaed in the manned in which he expected to be, that affiant would inform Bion A. Dodge, (Wooldridge's s attorney) of the fact The said F. A. Douse then said to attiant; Don't you do it. 1 have always been a good brother to you. What did Woodbridge ever do for you that it makes any difference to you who sits on his jury?" At that the conversation ended, and that sad F. A. Douse left aftiant apparently under the impression that he would acquiesce in his request to say nothing about it; and aftiant be- lieves that the said F. A. Douse will be subpoenaed in the manner indicated.
 A1hant has prepared and subscrib ed the foregoing affidavit for the sole purpose of aiding in preventing the jury being unfairly and illegal ly summoned.
 R. R. DOUSE.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of March, 1916.
 c. c. HE'D,
 Notary Public for Alaska.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of Ordinance No. 2O7 of the Town of Fairbanks, Alaska, a special election will be held upon the 18th day of March, 1916, at the City Hall in said Town, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m and o'clock D. m. of said date at which special election there will be sub mitted to the qualified electors of said Town the propositions of the ratification or rejection of Sections 3 and 4 or the ratifi, ion or re lection of Sections and 7, or the ratification or rejection of sections 8 and 4, and also 6 and ', of chapter 50 of the Session Laws of the Ter rtory of Alaska, approved April 2S, 1915.
 Ordinance approved February 2S, 1916.
 JOHN J. BUCKLEY,
 Municipal Clerk.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13
Woodbridge Affidavit.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
 THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
 FOURTH JUDICIAL DIVISION. United States of America, Plaintiff,
 vs. w. H. Woodbridge, defendant.
 Mo- 7O8 Or Affidavit.
 United States of America Terri
 tory of Alaska, Fourth Division sa
 w. H. Woodbridge, being first duly sworn, on oath, deposes and says: That he is the person men toned and named in a certain in uictment herein in the above en- titled court, number 708, charged with the offence and offences there in named; that he has been resi- dent of the Town of Fairbanks ln said Division in said Territory for the last past 13 years; that he is well acquainted with one L. T.. Irwin who is now and for the last three years has been acting as United States Marshal for said Fourth Judi cial Division; that he is also acquainted with the deputies acting under the said l.. T. Erwin, namely: M. O.. Carlson, William McMullen, J. E., Miller and one Frank Miller, one GeCrge Berg, one Frank B. Hall and one J. c. Wood; that he is also acquainted with one Rhinehart F.. Roth, who is, at the present time, and for more than a year last past, has occupied the position of United States District Attorney for said Division
 Affiant further says that some time during the month of May, 1913, he was duly commissioned and acting as a Notary Public in and for the said Territory of Alaska, and as such Notary Public, he affixed his jurat to the oath of one Mrs. P. 5. Keith to a certain affidavit, made and subscribed to by the said Mr.. P. s. Keith, in which the name of the said United States Marshal |. l. ETW1n, Was prominently meuIloiA- ed, which affidavit and a copy ther4- of is in the possession of this altl- ant and can be made part hereof or produced to this court if so fe- quested; and the contents of wllch affidavit are we'll known to the said United States Marshal, L. T. Erwin; that during the month of January, 1916, this affiant still being commissioned and acting as such Notary Public, affixed his jurat to an affidavit subscribed by one Lou Howard, in which affidavit the name of said Rhinehart F. Roth was promi- l nently mentioned. the original or a copy of which is in the possession of this afflant.
 Afiant further says that he has reason to believe. and does verify believe, that this aft1ant has in and hostility and bitter ermity of and hostility and otter enmity of the said L. T. Erwin. the said Unit ed States Marshal. because of this afiant acting in the said capacity of a Notary Public aforesaid and otherwise and the said United States Marshal L. T. Erwin is, by reason
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13
E \ DlISE

F. A DOUSE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this eighth day of March. 1916.
 C.. V. DREAMER, Notary Public in and for Alaska. (SeaD. My commission expires March 30. 1919
The Alaska citizen., 1916-03-13
BY THE REV. G. G. BRUCE

q PRESBYTERIAN BILLBOARD. . ' Go to sleep in peace; God 1
 : is awake Q . Il will both lay me down . (, in peace, and sleep; for thou, . . Lord. only makest me dwell . z, in safety Psalm AS. . q Q q (, . . . . c c . . . . c
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-05-10
Col. Moore Discusses
Cross Anchor Railway

therefor for % to 40 years With no
railroads in their borders; | say, when
all this is considered, that there are
enough generous hearted and public
spirited citizens, out of a sense Of
gratitude, and for the development
ty, to vote the bonds. The annual in
tcrcst would be an insignificant sum.
The bonds would probably sell for +
per cent, which on 100000 would
OF Spartanburg is $20,725,0 ,00O say
in round numbers, 20,000,000. Now
one mill on the dollar would raise $40
900, therefore to raise $4,000 the an
nual interest would require a levy Of
only onefifth of a mill. Why, for edu-
cational purposes, school districts levy
immense sums in comparison; for in
stance, in the school district in which
l live, in addition to the state three
mill tax, and additional tax OF four
mills was voted, and recently to build
a schoolhouse four mills more. What
then, does one-fifth Of mill TO Spar
tanburg county amount to? Spartan
burg county is practically out OF debt
the total being 1926 900, with sink
ing fund in hand of $5S,310.
] | say assuredly we owe 1t to the
loyal citizens OF the three townships
named. out of sense of gratitude
to help them with the small sum sug.
gested. 1t is to the interest of the
u county to do SO. for railroads are The