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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
CLOUDS HOVER
 OVER MUSCOVY
Future Freedom of Russian Empire Threatened by Disafection of Soldiers, Munitions Work
 CTS and Socialists

PETROGRAD, May 1.-The Schlussel, berg munitions district revolted today. Workmen of the Tritzcns district also an- nounced their intention of organizing sep arately. Representatives of the workmen's and soldiers committee left here at once to dissuade the revoiters from their an- nounced purpose. The provisional president of the munitions district has been arrested by the rebels.
 For a Coalition Government
 The admission is frankly made that free Russias future is menaced by the quarrel between the duma the government and the Socialists. The workmen's committee made preparations today looking to the formation of coalition government.
 Minister Refused to Be coerced
 PETROGRAD, May 5.-Detachments of soldiers gathered today in front of the palace, crying Down with Foreign Minister Mlukoff." When Milukoff saw tanners in scribed Down with Milukoff'' at the head of the demonstration, he addressed the throngs from the balcony of the palace saying he was fearful, not for Mi,ukoff, but for Russia If the inscription was to be interpreted as the feeling of majority of the citizens, he asked, what must be the true conditions? Russias allies would say that Russia had betrayed them, and would strike her name from the list of the allied powers.
 'D1he government cannot accept that view of things" continued Mluk off T de clare that the provisional government and myself, as minister of foreign affairs, will defend our position, in which TO one will dare to charge Russia with treason. Never shall Russia consent Co a separate peace"
 Crying Away with the provisional gov ernment," the factory workers end soldiers marched away.
 The council of workmen and soldiers ac- cepted the explanation given by delegates with reference to the May day note, which closed the incident
 Everything is now progressing in an or derly manner.
 Machine Guns Used in Berlin
 AMSTERDAM, May St is reported here that revoIts have occurred in Berlin, and that machine guns have been used against the mobs
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
PROMINENT OHIO POLITICIAN
 DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS

CINCINNATI, May 1l.-Former Senator J. B. Foraker died here today after long illness He was born on farm in Highland county Ohio, July 5, ls46. He enlisted as a private in the Eighty ninth Ohio infantry in 1862 and served until the end of the civil war, rising to Geutenancy, and was brevetted captain. He began the practice of law in Cincinnati in 1869, and was elected judge of the superior court. He was de- feated as the Republican candidate for gov ernor of Ohio in 1883, but was elected to that office in 1885, and again in 1887. He was defeated in 1889 for the same office He was elected United States senator for the terms from 1897 to 1903 and from 1903 to 1909. Senator Foraker had the honor of placing the name of William Mckinley in nomination for the presidency at the ns- tional Republican conventions of 1896 and 1900.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
HIGH WATER SUBSIDIES
 AND RIVER IS FREE OF ICE

The extremely high water of the latter part of last week and the early part of the present subsided as suddenly as it arose. Evidently it was caused by heavy jam of ice on the lower river, and with the breaking of this jam the water rapidly lowered.
 For time there was every indication of a disastrous flood. The water reached to the roofs of cabins on the north side Of the nver driving the inhabitants out. Bill Pringles we'll was flooded, and threatened water famine for some days, and the water at one time reached a point but two feet lower than the high water of 1914
 By Wednesday the river had reached normal stage, and there was comparatively little floating ice.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
IN THE BALKANS
Bitter Fighting Precipitated by Ef- fort of British to Relieve Ten
 sion on Western Front

LONDON, May 1.-The British forces have begun q drive in the Balkans which is believed to have been undertaken in order to force the Germans to withdraw men from the western front They took trenches in the Lake Dorian region on a front of four miles.
 The Macedonian offensive attacks today extended from Monastir to Lake Dorian, a distance of hundred miles. Bitter fighting took place at the bend of the Cerna river and in the neighborhood of the Vardar river
 Teutonic Armies Maintain Positions
 BERLIN, May 1.-The Germans and Bulgarians on the Macedonian front, where there has been heavy fighting, have main tained their positions.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
DEFINITE DECISION MADE
 THAT AMERICAN TROOPS
 WILL BE SENT TO FRANCE

WASHINGTON, May S.-It has been definitely decided that American troops shall go to France but the date is withheld until they reach foreign soil No information as to make up of the attachments or anything in connection with the plans have been made public
 Roosevelt Urges Large Expedition
 NEW YORK, May 9.-Theodore Roose- welt. in a speech here last night, sad the United States would have to pay dearly Tn blood for failure to prepare for war in time of peace. He urged the sending of a great army to France.
 Enthusiasm for Roosevelt Division
 NEW YORK, May S.-The Tribune says that Edwin $. Gill of Seattle IS one of the Pacific coast leaders of the Roosevelt army. It also says that names have been enrolled for more than two regiments of infantry III the state of Washington. One hundred and ninety thousand men, eHcluSlVe or olllcele' have been enrolled, all of whom are ex- empt from conscription, says the Tribune.
 Seattle Men for Reserve Corps
 SEATTLE, May 9.-Ninety- Seattle men, including United States District At torney Clay Allen, have been appointed to the officers reserve corps and ordered to the training camp at San Francisco.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
GERMAN ADMIRAL CLAIMS
 TREMENDOUS DESTRUCTION

BERLIN, May l0-Vice A A,miral Von Capellc, in an address before tle reichstag committee, said the German Jboats had sunk 100000 tons of shipping during the month of April
 Officially Confirmed
 WASHINGTON, May S.-The naval con sulting board officially reports that sub marines sunk million tons of shipping during the four weeks ending on Saturday last.
 Limit Has Been Reached LONDON, May 9.-The coming weekly report will show subst antial decrease in the number of vessels sunk by submarines,
 Evidently Missed
 NEW YORK, May l0.-An American liner arriving here today took six shots at 8 submarine of the Irish coast
 AirpIane Drops Bombs on London LONDON, May S.-A German airplane dropped bombs on the outskirts of the city this morning, killing one man and injurng 8 woman.
 Zeebrusee Again 5omba7ded LONDON, May ll.-British airplanes have bombarded Zeebrugge. At the same time fotilla of British torpedo boats bom- barded the Belgian coast.
 British light cruisers chased eleven Ger man destroyers today, and engaged in long range firing. They were unable to oyertake the Germana
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
NEWS OF NATIONS CAPITAL PERTAINS PRINCIPALLY
 TO WAR PREPARATIONS

WASHINGTON, May 10.-The govern ment has purchased seven intened Austrian merchantmen for the sum of 100000, to be used in war emergency trade.
 The leaders of both political parties have promised President Wilson to support his plans to spend billion dollars in building ships
 The United States government will take up the task of feeding the Belgian popula ton, relieving Great Britain and France of that burden. Seventy millioR dollars will be advanced for that purpose.
 Confidence in Edison and His Board
 WASHINGTON, May 9.-Secretary of the Navy Daniels, following an inspection, said the anti submarine devices of the naval consulting board, reported by Saunders, are important and far-reaching.
 The government is Investigating charges that vessels of an American steamship company have been engaged in carrying supplies to German submarines.
 Secretary McAdoo today handed to Am bassador Jusserand a treasury warrant for s1OO, 100000
 Other Preparations
 WASHINGTON, May 5.-With the ap proval of the administration Chairman Lever of the house agricultural committee has introduced bill to empower the Presl- dent to regulate the production and to fix the prices of food.
 The espionage bill has passed the house
 The loan subscriptions have reached a total of S4,OOO,O 100000.
 The President will send John F. Stevens and several other eminent engineers to Russia to engage in railroad-building opera tions.
 WASHINGTON, May S.-The United States Steel Corporation has subscribed S25,- 100000 to the liberty loan.'
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
DARING SPY OF THE KAISER CAUGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
 WITH IDENTIFICATION PLANS

SAN FRANCISCO, May l1.-Frank P. Wolf lieutenant in the German army, and a deserter from the United States aviation corps at San Diego, where he had been serving as 8 spy was arrested here today. He had been wounded at Verdun, while flying for the kaiser's forces
 Complete plans of the San Francisco for tifcations were found among his effects.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
SEATTLE WILL GET SHARE
 OF NATIONS WAR ORDERS

SEATTLE, May lo.-General Goethals has wired advising all wooden shipbuilding concerns to form a pool, so as to expedite the construction of vessels for the govern- ment. He guarantees every responsible con- cern in the Northwest will get contract.
 The government has placed an order with the Kent X Eddy Corporation to build ten steel freighters of $500 tons each.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
Roosevelt Still an Issue
IRISH INDEPENDENCE USED
 TO HARASS ADMINISTRATION

NEW YORK, May 5-Rioting followed when Chairman William McAdoo. presiding at meeting of Irish Americans refused to permit the reading of resolution recom- mending that the President and congress interfere in behalf of Irish independence. Many persons were ejected from the hall, and it is charged that the Germans organ ized the meeting
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
ROOT WILL HEAD COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, May 1l.-It is an nounced that & commission is coming from Russia to the United States Ex-Senator Root will head the American commission to Russia, with the title of special ambassador.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
ATTEMPT ON KAISER'S LIFE

ROME, May S.-A dispatch from Zurich says that three shots were fired at Emperor William today by an unidentified man while he kaiser was driving in an auto in the vicinity of Berlin. The shots struck the body of the machine
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
CUBAN REBEL OUTRAGES

NEW YORK, May 7.-American and British refugees arriving here today charge that Cuban negro rebels are burning and pillaging the homes and properties of Americans in Oriente province, Cuba.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
FOREIGN SPIES SUSPECTED

BRISTOL Tenn, May S-The munitions plant of the Federal Dyestuffs and Chemical Company was wrecked today by an explo- sion. One man was killed and a score in jured. It is believed to have been the work of alien plotters.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
Submarines Cannot Win War
ALASKA COUPLE DEAD
 AS RESULT OF SUICIDE PACT

SEATTLE, May "A, J. Wllkie and wife, who came here from Valdez, Alaska, two months ago, were found asphyxiated on Saturday last as the result of a suicide pact The woman was dead and the hus- band died today. Nothing is known as to heir past.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
SEATTLE CITY ELECTRICIAN
 SHOOTS JJNFAITHFUL SPOUSE

SEATTLE, May 1l.-Mrs. Strachan, wife of G. Warren strachan, city electrician, was shot last night it is believed fatally, by her husband, as she was leaving the apartments of Adam Engstrom, barber, at the Brighton hotel Strachan was ar rested
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
FUNDS FOR ALASKA ROADS
 PROVIDED IN ARMY BILL

WASHINGTON, May 9-The conference report on the army appropriation bill car ries with it the senate amendment of $500 900 for roads and trails in Alaska.
 Colonel Richardson. president of the Alaska road commission. will leave in a few days for Alaska. He may be made a brigadier general.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
BROOKS ASSIGNED TO ARMY
 AND MARTIN TAKES UP WORK

WASHINGTON, May 8.~Dr. Martin, heretofore in charge of the geological survey Investigations in Alaska when Dr. Brooks was absent on other duties will head the Alaska work this year. Dr. Brooks has been assigned to army service.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
SPLENDID PERFORMANCE
 OF ITALIAN NAVAL FORCES

WASHINGTON, May ll-Thirteen Aus trian submarines have been sunk in the Mediterranean during the past three weeks by the Italian naval forces, it was learned here officially today.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
CANADA'S CASUALTIES

OTTAWA, May 10.-The number of Ca nadians killed, wounded and missing since the beginning of the war is announced to be 90,O0O
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
FAIRBANKS AND MATANUSKA TO BE CONNECTED BY RAIL
 SOME TIME NEXT YEAR

SEATTLE, May William Edes, chair man of the Alaskan engineering commission, arrived here last Saturday and will sail for Anchorage on Friday next. He said the construction of the government railroad would proceed unhampered There might be slight delays on account of the war in securing material,
 MT. Edes announced that 1t had been practically determined to build temporary structure over the Tanana river st Nenana instead of 8 steel bridge because of the high cost of steel and the difficulty of de- livery He said:
 ''We hope to lay more track, however, than last year, but the enormous advance in the price of rails and the prospect of slow delivery may prevent us making as much progress"
 Mr Edes stated that he was not sure that the conscripton bill will not include the forces now employed in building the AlaSka Tall1Oau, aIlu duutu, we NUpt that Fairbanks will be connected by rail with the Matanuska coal fields some time in 1918"
 Lumber and Rails for Anchorage
 SEATTLE May 10.-The Alaska engi- neering commission has chartered the Port lond haroe Jo,,isiana to carry humber tes and rails ct Anchorage.
 Tremendous Supplies of Provisions
 SEATTLE, May 11.-Chairman Edes, ac- companed by his secretary, Charles L. Ma son. will leave for Anchorage on the Admiral Evans tonight.
 Purchasing Agent Dole has opened bids for SS000O worth of provisions.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12

While the ice is said to oe out of the Innoko, it is not likely that the mail will be brought around from Ophir until the last consignment reaches there, which will probably be some time yet.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
TO REDUCE PRICE OF WHEAT

OTTAWA, May 5.-The finance minister announces that the United States and Can ada are taking joint action to reduce the price of wheat
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
BILL STUCK.
Proposition to Send Roosevelt's g Division to France Seems to
 Be Bone of Contention

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The conferrees on the army bill today became involved in such a deadlock over the amendment for sending Roosevelts division to France that they suspended the sitting and are consider ing proposition to return the bill to the house and senate and asking for instruc- tions.
 Increase for Navy
 The house has passed the bin increasing the navy to 150,000 men.
 Twelve thousand railway men will be re- cruted and nine new regiments of army en- gineers will be sent to France at once.
 Pay of Enlisted Men Increased
 WASHINGTON, May 10-The confcrrees on the war army bill today agreed to the provision for an increase in pay for enlisted men to s25 per month, Increase of pay IS provided for other grades, and for non com The war tax bill now before the house hits every home on the basis of $33 per capita.
 Roosevelt Still an Issue
 WASHINGTON, May l1.-Although it is generally believed that congress will promptly approve the conference report on the war army seiective draft bill, the Roose- velt division issue may again be revived in both the house and senate.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
AMERICANS STILL PRISONERS

WASHINGTON, May 11.-One hundred and twenty seven Americans who were taken by the South Atlantic raiders, are still prisoners in Germany
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
FATAL TRAIN WRECK

LAREDO, Texas, May 10-Fourteen men were killed and hundred injured in a military train wreck at Queretaro Mexico.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
FRENCH GENERALS PROUD
 OF CONNECTION WITH U. 5.

CHICAGO, May 5.-General Joffre of the French commission said here today that he was proud to place the French flag along side that of America, which had never known defeat
 German Imperialism Must Be Destroyed
 KANSAS CITY, May 7-General Viviani of the French commission, in a speech de- livered here, said that the sacred union of the United States and the entente would not be dissolved until German Imperialism had been destroyed and the peace of the world assured
 Submarines Cannot Win War
 WASHINGTON, May 9.-A. J. Balfour, one of the British commissioners, delivered an address before the United States senate today. He said the submarines cannot win the war for Germany.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
BIG INSURANCE POLICY

NEW YORK, May 5.-J. ?. Morgan, the 6nancier has taken out s2,5OO,0OO hie insurance policy.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
RUSSIAN GENERAL k0RkILOFF
 EXPECTS ATTACK ON PETR0GRAD

PETROGRAD, May 7.-Petrograd has again been warned of pending German attack upon it by way of Libau, in an army order which directs the disposition of the forces to resist such an attack. The warn ing is given by General Korniloff, com mander of the troops.
 Fighting in the carpathians
 BERLIN, May 5.-Russlan battallons have attacked the German positions in the Carpathians without success.
 Fighting has been renewed on the Vardar and Struma rivers.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-12
MIGHTY FORGE
 FACES BRITISH
Steady Advance of Allies Being Opposed on Gigantic Scale in One of Most Important
 Actions of the War

LONDON, May l0.With heavily massed reserves, and with every available gun Al his command the Grown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria Is striving to halt the ceaseiess British assaults on Drlcourt, on the Queant line. This is the last bulwark protecting Lens. the richest prize of the Germans III France
 The present struggle on the British front IS regarded by both sides as one of the most important actions Of the war, but It may be many days before a decision Is reached
 The British have recaptured most of the ground lost in the vicinity of Fresnoy. The Germans still hold that vantage point,
 Both Gain and Lose Positions LONDON, May 5.-1he war office an nounced today that the Germans hurled themselves against the British lines east of Arras throughout the night, endeavonng to recapturc lost positions. The British drove farther on. but lost some ground along the Arras -Cambrai road.
 Hndeobere's Line Pierced
 PARIS, May 5.-Northwest of Rheims the French have captured the lines on a front of two and & half miles together with 600 prisoners. Cravuno has been cap rured by the French, with l50 prisoners. The British have pierced Hmdenberg's line near Queant.
 Thousands of Germans Captured PARIS, May Tn Saturdays and Sun days battles the French took six thousand German prisoners. They have won posi- ton on the Ancre from which they will operate on the principal German defensive line on the crest on the northern side of the Alette valley.
 German Attacks Repulsed
 PARIS. May S-German counter attacks today along the entire French front were re- pulsed at all points
 Germans Reake Positions
 LONDON, May S.-1t is announced that the Germans have retaken Fresnoy village and woods.
 German Attacks Fail
 LONDON, May 1.-The Germans con- tinue their attacks upon Haigs forces east of Arras the war office announces but have failed to retake any of the ground wrested from them
 Battle fIuctuates
 BERLIN, May 1.-The battle for the possession of BuNecourt is huctuating it is officially announced
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-31
SEATTLE TO RETAIN ALASKA FLEET
{ Seattle Times)

Seattle Times)
 Captain Gibsons statement that the government intention of placing foreign vessels in the Pacific coastwise Alaska trade" and his announcement that "the United States Shipping Board will do nothing disturb the business handled between Seat tie and California and Seattle and Alaska both tend rest certain very natural fears entertained by trade factors at this port.
 The suggestion that American vessels should be di- verted from the Alaska trade for service the Allan tc their place being taken by carriers of other nations particularly disqueting. At the present time the Territory enjoys certain and established service That service has been long in developing and today serves every need of the Northand promptly and satisfactorily
 There assurance whatever that foreign car contrary there good ground for apprehension lest change in this direction would make the Territory 5 steamship service uncertain and wholly inadequate to it's present and future needs.
 The coastwise service between Seattle and Caifor- mia points is important factor in all Pacific Coast transportation problems That this also is not to be disturbed is pleasing news to shipping men on Puget Sound.
 Captain Gibson who is chairman of the Pacific Coast committee the Associated Chambers of Com. merce, also makes plain the purpose of the plan by which foreignowned vessels will be permitted to gage in coaswise trade. The intention is not to throw down the bars entirely but merely to render foreign vessels available for this traffic whenever American ships not to be had
 The interests of the United States being thus safe guarded the arrangement certainly is of such doubtful eXpediency it appeared to be when the reports given the country. Under the plan indicated it should not be difficult to reesablsh dons that prevailed prior to the entrance of America into the particularly peace will release for dnary commercial hundreds of the carriers under construction for this government
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-31

The Empire is a member of the Associated Press, greatest news-gathering organization in the world has been receiving Associated Press news service since early in July. but actually became member of association with the election of it's editor to membership in the organization, news of which has just been received.
 The Associated Press is nonprofit making as sociation newspapers Technically it is organi- zation of individuals, but individual be mem Der unless is connected with newspaper using the service and recommended for membership by the owners of the newspaper. Most of the great daily newspapers of the country belong to it. It's total membership is 1,050, majority of which are evening newspapers.
 Unl last Spring the Associated Press made no special effort to secure memberships in Alaska though served the two morning newspapers and at times had memberships among the evening newspa- pers. However, while always being interested in Alaska news, it only last May that it began making special efforts to enter the evening field in the North One of it's first steps to order for a reduction of onehaf in the press rates the United States cable where six more news papers get the service. This order made by the cable management in order to reduce the amount of the matter being handled by the over worked and equipment of that service. While the reduced rate applies to less than half of the news dispatches received by The Empire because of the fact that The Empire receives far more than twice much telegraphic from the Associated Press than the other Alaska members-the saving in rates considerable This secured the Asso- ciated Press prepared to give special attention to the service for evening papers in Alaska. Cor respondence covering several weeks resulted in thor ough understanding and applications for membership from the necessary six newspapers, The Empire among them
 A weeks trial of the Alaska service of the Associated Press has convinced those who make The Empire that it is fully meeting the demands. AS far its full service covering the world for Ameri- can newspapers, is concerned words neces- sary It has stood the of time and is univer- sally admitted to lead all news-gatherng organiza- tions. It is reliable and accurate