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Evening star., 1917-03-08
Document From Berlin.
Not Aimed at United States.

Federal officials declare they have no
evidence thus far to indicate the Ger
man-Hindu plot was aimed at the
United States.
The jury investigating the plot re-
Gently indicted Albert A. Sander and
Karl Wunnenberg, officials of the Cen
trail Powers Film Exchange in this
city. for conspiracy to obtain British
war secrets for the German govern
ment.
The bail bonds Furnished Drs. Clark
ra berty and Sekunna by the National
Surety Company Were withdrawn by
the company today, with the eXplana-
tion that it had concluded not to fur
nish bail for persons regarded as un-
american or hostile to the United
States.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
KANGAVER OCCUPIED
BY RUSSIANS IN PERSIA

BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, March S. via London.
3:54 p.m.-The Russians in Persia have
made further important progress in
their pursuit of the Turks from Ham
adam, the war office announced TODAY
After their capture of the Asadabad
summit they continued their progress
southwark. and Monday occupied the
town of Hangover.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
CAUGHT COLD IN PARADE.
Maj. Gen. Devol III as Result of Ex
posure INAUGURATION QaY.

Like the President. Maj. Gen. Carroll
A. Devol, adjutant general of the in
augural parade. is suffering from a
bad cold contracted by long exposure
TO the elements on the day of the in
auguration.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
Action Held Ill Advised.

The possibility of making surprise
attack by land and water offered such
great military and political advan
,ages, the commission finds. that it
was i'll advised to sacrifice this possi-
bility by deciding hastily to under
take a purely naval attack which,
from its nature, could not attain COM
pletely the objects desired
The subject has been a difficult one,
the commission reports, on which to
reach definite conclusions regarding
the relative degree of responsibility
and the amount of praise and blame
which may reasonably be assigned to
the principal authorities concerned.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
Berlin and London Reports.

BERLIN, March s. by wireless to Saw
yille.-Conditions on the Franco-Bel-
sian front were generally quiet yester-
day owing to the prevalence of bad
weather, army headquarters announced
today.
LONDON. March Z, 9:41 pm-The
Rritish official communication issued
this evening says:
"Durins the past twenty-four hours
there has been no change in the situa
ton. Our artillery silenced hostile bat
tarias which were shelling Ypres. We
have again bombarded enemy trenches
west of Messnes.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
Text of Cloture Amendment.

The amendment to the rules approved
by the caucuses provides:
That if at any time a motion, signed
by sixteen senators. to bring to a close
the debate upon any pending measure
is presented to the Senate the presid-
ing officer shall at once state the motion
to the Senate, and one hour after the
Senate meets. on the following calendar
day but one, he shall lay the motion
before the Senate and direct that the
secretary call the roll and. upon the
ascertainment that quorum is pres
ent. the presiding officer shall, without
debate, submit to the Senate by an
aye-and-nay vote the question: is 1t
the sense of the Senate that the debate
shall be brought to close?'
"And if that question shall be decided
Continued on Second Page)
Evening star., 1917-03-08
Way Cleared for Cloture.

Democrats and republicans of the
Senate in caucus yesterday cleared the
way for early modification of Senate
procedure so as to make filibusters
such as defeated the armed neutrality
bill impossible in the future
The democrats voted unanimously to
support rule under which debate
could be limited by a two-thirds vote,
recommended by a conference commit
tee of ten, five representing each
party, as the best way to solve the fill
buster problem. The republicans voted
80 to 2 to support the same change.
Senators La Toilette and Gronna, re-
publicans. who were among the twelve
who failed to sign the manifesto ap-
proving the armed neutrality bill, did
not attend their party caucus.
Sepators Sherman of Illinois and
France of Maryland We're the two
republicans who cast the negative
votes. Senator sherman declared the
republicans would be put in the posi-
tion of acceding to it because of the
demand by President Wilson in his
public statement on the defeat of the
neutrality bill, and in his conference
today with democratic members of the
conference committee Senator France
said he opposed any kind of cloture
rule.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
GERMANS ARE REPULSED
AT SEPPOIS-LE-HAUT
French Report Successful Action in
Alsace-Artillery Active in
Champagne.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. March S.-Spirited artillery
actions continued during the night be-
tween the Disc and the Aisne, says to-
days official report. The French took
prisoners in raids in Lorraine and in an
unsuccessful German attack on French
positions at Seppois-L Le-Haut.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
Would Force Editors to Fight.

He said he hoped war could be avoid
ed and. declared himself in favor OF
"conscripting every New York editor
who is advocating war in his editorial
columns"
Senator Sherman said he opposed the
cloture rule because it would be only
a question of time. if the one proposed
is adopted, until the power of the two
thirds to force cloture would be
changed SO it may be forced by a ma
jority vote. He read extracts from
President Wilson's writings declaring
that the unlimited debate in the Senate
was of great Importance to its useful
ness as a legislative body.
Senator Hollis. democrat of New
Hampshire declared the Senate took
itself too seriously. He moved to
amend the proposed cloture rule by
providing that a majority instead of
a two-thirds vote should end debate,
but later withdrew the amendment at
the suggestion of Senator Smith of
Georgia, one of the five democratic
conferees who framed the proposed
rule.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
COMMITTEE TO DIRECT
EXPOSITION Of STATES
Representatives of Civic Bodies of
Washington Are to Oversee Work
of Organization.

The steering committee. which is to
direct the formation of the American
States Exposition Association, author
lied at meeting of governors in Hotel
Powhatan. Tuesday, to promote the
establishment of state exposition build
ings in Washington, was named today.
The members are Ropert n. Harper.
inaugural chairman, representing the
Chamber of Commerce: John Joy Ed
son, the Board of Trade; NJ. A. Leese.
the Retail Merchants Association; Ed
ward F. Colladay. the Federation of
Citizens Associations. and Nathan B.
Williams, the state societies Of Wash
ington. William Nick. Clayton of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
temporary committee promoting the
exposition project. will Serve as ex-
officio member of the steering organi-
zation.
Appointment of the committee was
made by the presidents of the organize
tions represented; following confer
ences with Mr. Clayton. In each in
stance. the appointment has been ac-
cepted. An early meeting of the COM
mittee will be called.
Each State to Name Member.
In the work of forming the national
organization the committee will COM
municate with the governors of the sew
eral states. each of whom will be asked
to designate an official member of the
association. The membership of this
body, in addition to including a repre-
sentative from each state. also will be
made up of one representative each of
Hawaii. Porto Rico and the Philippines
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, Southern Commercial Congress,
Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade
and Retail Merchants Association of
Washington. the Federation of Citizens
Associations and local state societies
AS soon as possible meeting of the
national organization will be called
Plans will be formed for educating
citizens of the states as to the advan-
tages that will follow the maintenance
of permanent state expositions in the
National Capital. Many governors.
mayors, officials and residents of the
various commonwealths already have
enthusiastically indorsed the project.
Among the most enthusiastic support
ers is Mayor Gambler of Atlanta, Ga. At
the governors conference at Hotel
Powhatan Gov. Bilbo predicted that
Mississippi early would take steps to
provide building of it's own in Wash
ington. All the legislatures at their
next sessions will be petitioned by the
organization to be formed by the steer
ing committee named today to make
appropriations for state buildings here
Evening star., 1917-03-08
School of Patriotism.

The gathering Of the nation at the
capital of the United States and their
Evening star., 1917-03-08
SENATOR STONE TO
RETAIN HIS PLACE
Chairman of Foreign Relations
Committee Not to Be De-
posed, Is Prediction.
DEMAND FROM OUTSIDE

Senator Stone of Missouri will be re-
tanned as chairman of the Senate for
eign relations committee, it was pre-
dicted today by members of the demo-
cratic committee on committees. or
steering committee. and by other dem
ocratic senator's The agitation in IA
vor of dispensing with Senator Stone
as chairman of the committee. it was
said, had come from outside of the Sem
ate, and there was very little talk of
such action by members of the Senate
themselves.
The course adopted by Senator stone.
! opposing the armed neutrality bill III
the Senate. which has brought much
censure from various parts of the coun-
try, has been urged as a reason for de-
posing him as chairman of the foreign
relations committee.
Would Disrupt Organization.
But to depose Senator Stone would
be to start a fight among the demo-
Gratis which would go far to wreck
the party organization in the Senate, it
was said today. Also, if Senator Stone
was eliminated, the next man in rank
on the committee would be Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, and. while he
supported the Presidents armed neu-
trality bill. it is well known that Sen
ate. Hitchcock has sympathized very
strongly with the central powers in
the war. and that he was the author
of a bill placing an embargo on the
shipment of arms and munitions from
this country. which would have been
a blow to the allies had it been enacted
into law.
1t was pointed out today that if a
chairman of Senate committee was
to be deposed every time he differed
with the remainder of the committee or
would soon be losing their chairmen.
and it would force charmen to fall in
line with their committees, which
would not always be to the good of
the government
The democratic steering committee
will meet this afternoon after the
Senate adjourns TO take up the matter
of committee assignments, it was said.
Republican Steering Committee.
The republicans last evening named
Senators Warren, Smoot. Brandesee.
Borah. Poindexter. Fall. Weeks. Hard
ing and Wadsworth to constitute their
steering committee for the session.
Senators Cummins and Gronna. two of
those who opposed the armed neutral
ity bill, were members of the commit
tee last year, and the report was cur
rent that the caucus failed to re-elect
them as a rebuke. Republican leaders,
however, said this was ridiculous, that
the committe personnel was changed
every year. 1t was pointed out that
Senator Cummins was chosen by the
caucus as one of the conferees on
cloture.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
Legislative History.

The effort also has had a notable leg
islative history. Twice Senator Hoar
got through the Senate, by the neces-
sary two-thirds majority, a resolution
providing for change of date. Senator
Depew succeeded in getting favorable
action from the Senate on one occasion,
and Representative Henry obtained one
less than the vote necessary to get such
a measure passed in the House.
The bill OF Representative Henry. in
troduced following the Inauguration
of 1903. embodtes the plan for which
the committee is working. Representa-
tive Henry continued his efforts.
From the committee on the judiciary
ne reported January is, 1912, a resolu-
ton proposing mendment of the Con-
stitution which would embrace five
changes in the system of government,
as follows:
First. Beginning with the Sixty
third Compress. the term of Office of
the President and Vice President
chosen at the election tof November,
tinue until the last Thursday of April,
1917. at noon; and the last Thursday
of April. at noon. shall thereafter be
the commencement and termination of
the official term of the President and
Vice President.
Second. Upon the ratification of the
proposed amendment. the second Tues
day or January, at noon, shall conSti
tion of the official term of the senators
and members of the House of Repre-
sentatives The Congress in existence
when the members of the first House
Of Representatives are elected (Which
is always the short session Immediately
following the general election for rep
resentatives in Congress) after the,
ratification of this amendment shall
hold no annual session after such cleo
tion. and such short session of Con-
sress. as now provided for, shall termi-
nate on the second Tuesday of the Jan
uary Immediately following. The SEN
ators whose existing term would other
wise expire on the 4th day of March
next succeeding the day on which the
7 term of the first Congress shall COM
mence after the ratification of this
amendment shall continue in Office
until their successors are appointed or
elected.
Third. When the proposed amendment
becomes operative. Congress shall as
semble at least once in each year on
the second Tuesday of January, unless
Congress shall by law appoint a diff
ferent day
Fourth. In the proposed amendment
when that duty devolves upon the
House. is extended to the last Thurs
day in April.
Fifth. In the last two sentences Of
the proposed amendment Congress is
given power to provide by law for the
danger of the death of the President
elect. or of the death Of the President
elect and Vice President-elect. before
the beginning of their terms of office
as well as for the case of failure to
elect such officers
Evening star., 1917-03-08

Following meeting this afternoon
at o'clock of the national committee
on the change of Inauguration day. in
the Office of Henry B. f. Macfarland. in
the Evans building, plans are to be an
nounced for active efforts to bring
about a change.
Advocates of the change today point
10 the cold contracted by President Will
son last Monday. despite the precau-
tions taken for his comfort, as an ar
gument for later date. which has been
given nationwide publicity through
news dispatches.
Mr.. Macfarland emphasizes the fact
that the committee. which is to gather
this afternoon, does not represent a
sporadic effort for change. but is a
body which has worked since 1901 for a
more satisfactory inaugural date. The
history of the work of this committee.
its success in obtaining cooperation
from governors of states. who became
its members, and its extensive corre-
spondence with organizations and con-
ferenceS with committees of both
houses of Congress has been outlined
in The Star.
Evening star., 1917-03-08
No Need to Hurry, He Says.

Senator Sherman said he failed to see
any reason to be "precipitate" in the
matter and pointed to the sinking OF
the Lusitania nearly two years ago and
the sinking of other ships since to
show that the President had not been
in a hurry to demand action.
1T wish to remind the President" said
the Senator. when he seeks to blame
the Senate and the Senate rules and
few Senators. that during large part
Of this time he has ridiculed prepared
ness He has ridiculed it in the army
and in the navy"
Mr.. Sherman declared there was no
doubt in his mind that the armed neu-
trality bill would give the President
the right to arm munition ships and
furnish warships to convoy.
When we do that" he said, I'VE are
in de facto war without the formality
that precedes the clash of arms. Bear
in mind that l will vote for this bill.
And I am prepared to vote for war
when the President exercises the power
given in this bill
Evening star., 1917-03-08
Useless to Fight Filibuster.

Senator Sherman, one of the two re-
publicans who voted against the rule in
the party caucus yesterday, read por-
tion of President Wilson's statement on
the failure CT the armed neutrality bill,
saying that it would be useless to call
a special session of Congress now to
pass that bill. as unless the Senate
rules were changed a filibuster could
be- successfully maintained against it.
THE President" said Senator Sher-
man. Intentionally seeks to convey to
the country the impression that only
by a change in the Senate rules can
the neutrality bill be passed at a spe-
cial session CT Congress. That is not
practically true, however theoretically
it may be sought to make it appear
true"
Evening star., 1917-03-08
Disputes Part of Statement.

Senator Sherman added that a 'por-
tion of the truth was deliberately
omitted" from the Presidents state
ment.
trality bill" he added. but 1 do object
to making a few senators the object of
the Presidents wrath in a statement
sent out to the general public"
The congestion of legislative business
was not referred to in the Presidents
statement. Senator Sherman said, and
there was no question in his mind that
the bill could be passed within thirty
days if the President should call an
extra session. THE rules of the Senate
are sought to be made the scapegoat
in this emergency" he declared. and
added that he thought it unnecessary
to amend the rules to pass this bill.
Evening star., 1917-03-08

Fair and somewhat colder tonight and
tomorrow; temperature above freezing
tonight.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm: Highest, 54, at pm.
today: lowest, AZ, at 10 pm. yester-
day.
Full report on page II.
Evening star., 1917-03-08

Sworn Net Circulation. Month OF February.
1917, Daily Average, So.05r, Sunday, s3,o4I.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
FOR SALE
 ..oR~. FOR RENT
REASONABLY PRICED

Two residences on Main Street, belonging to J. A. Wn- cox and II. L. Wollenberg. AL SO, at bargain prices, furnish ings of both houses, including rugs. yictrolas. sewing ma chimes, bedroom, dining room / and living room furniture, vac- uum cleaner, electric irons, coasters, percolators and kitch- cn furnishings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
A ~ CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
S NT
MAM WHO WAS KILLED BY A
 FALL FROM WHARF

The man who fell from the Dick. mson and Hunter Dock yesterday morning and was Killed by the fail and cold, hng been positively ideutl. fled as C. Stoessel, a Russian and a member of the crew of thc rrc!ghl- or Corloya. As soon as the report reached the members or the crew O. the Cordova that mun had been picked up, they went to tho morguc and identified the body as Stocs5el 0h1 Nao been uDsiug from tla boa for several hours.
 As far as anyone knows Stocsscl had no relatives and the captain and crew O. the Cordova will arrange for his funeral to be held here.
 4 cOroncr's inquest was held this incoming over tho remains aur hu body was positively identified as C. Stocsscl The testimony showed that he had been about town drinking for the greater part Of the night and was exceedingly intoxicated shortly before tho accident.
 Stoesscl was a member Of the Seamcn's Union and the remains viii be held unuHI the officers of the union can be communicated with.
 The coroner's jury returned vcr- diet of accidental death.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
STONE SELLS. GATEWAY
 AND PAPER IS UNITED
 WITH EVENING POST

Word comes from Seward that Bernard AI Stone has sold the Sa- ward Daily Gateway Co a company at the head of which are Frank L.. BalIa.uc and Harry lobeu, and that sho Gateway has been consolidated with che PosD For che present at least. E. Q. Sawyer Jr, who has been editor Of the Post. will have editorial charge of tho consolidated newspaper.
 B. 1l Stone has not decided what ho will do, but information is that ho will probably remain in Alaska J. J. McGr9,b, who is now in Ju- uuau. was editor ot the Gateway.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
HEYDER WILL NOT BUILD AT PRESENT
 MATERIAL TOO HIGH

Theodore lIeyder, who left several weeks ago for the south to make arrangements for installing mod crn bakery in Juneau, and ncider. tally quietly married, said this morn. Ing that his plaRs would be held in abeyance for the present.
 The high cost of all kinds of building material Is responsible for the change in my plans and untl prices go down some, will be forced to continue as have In the past" he said
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
NE MI. L.ANDS WILL NOW COMMAND
 STEAMER DORA
Mate on the FreighteI Cordova Promoted to
 the Bridge of
 Famous Boat.

Word was received in Juneau to. 3ay from ;hc head office Of the AlasEa Steamship Company at Seat uc, tha, liatc Ncwlanda of the bis rreigh,or Cordoya which i5 now in the Channel, has been promoted to a CGptaiu and will lakc charge of the Dora at Seward on the arrival there of the Cordoya.
 Capt Nawianda, when he steps on the bridge of the Dora as i;s com maule" will have one Of thc most famous, if not one Of tho smallest boats on the Pacific Coast. For many years tlc Dora has been operating from Seward westward on the Alas. ka Peninsula run and has had many adventures. She has been wrecked many times, delayed by storms and mishaps Of an kinds end at one time was blown to sea for hundreds Of miles. On that trip the crew Of the Dora were forced 70 gut the ship and burn the woodwork, under the boilers to keep heat in the boat as it was during tho dead of win. ter. The crew and passengers were also on short rai3ns and were prac. ticaily wi,hou. food of any kind when thc little ship finally managed to sail inside of Cape Fiattcry At lhat time the Dora was posted as miss ing and had been given up as lost by the owners
 Captain Thomas Moore. of the Cor. loya, who is one Of the famous fl. gurcs u ,Ec history of navigation in Alaska will have command of the steamer ReIlmds for the Pacific. American Fisheries Company when that boat is placed in commission this Spring. This is the last trip of Captain Moore in command Of the Cordova and he will take charge of the outIitting of the Rcalands, which was recently launched, on the re-. urn Ol the COrdOya to Seattle.
 Today's News Today--ln Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01

Camembert, EoqucTort. Ncu5chatcI, sluoi Pimeato Chili and all ldads 's cheese alwayS fresh as Goidstcin's
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
JUNEAU MAN SLIPS
 QUIETLY BACK INTO
 CITY WITH A BRIDE

G. Emil Erause and Miss Dolly l.. Baker of Tacoma, were married re- ccnuy at the residence of the bride iu that city. The couple arrived in Juneau on one of the recent boats and will make their future nome here.
 Mr. Erau7c left Juneau for the south several weeks ago with the ayowed intention Of inspecting the installation of the new style bake ovens, Nr. K:ausc is one of the best known brick.laying contractors Of the channel While in the south Mr. Krausc quietly slipped over 10 Tacoma and a minister did the need ml.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
OSCAR LEE INSANE.

Oscar Lee. a young Norwegian, was found 10 be insane yesterday by a jury in the Commissioners cour, and will be committed to the Morn mgsidc Sanirarjum for treatment Lee is harmless. according to the testimony of the witnesses. but is laboring under the idea that certain lawyers are after him and that he has suffered an accident in one of the local mines.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01

FOR RENT Five room modern house wnraishcd oa 9th and Ken. Gcdy Phone &72. i&l.tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
TAKU WINDS HOLD UP
 THE SlTKA MAIL BOAT

The high Taku winds of the past two days which have been raging on the channel have delayed the sailing of the Prince Of Wales on the Sit Fo mail run. The Prince will await more moderate weather before lcav- ing loa her destination.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01

Today's News Today--ln Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
PRESBYTERIAN AID SOCIETY
 MEETS FRIDAY AFTERNOON

The Presbyterian Aid Society will meet tomorrow at 2:&O o'clock with Mrs. F. N. Harvey, All F. Fifth street The ladies Of the church are invited to be present.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
ARCHITECTS OFFICE MOVED

\. Howard Peterson. one O. thc well known Juneau architects, has moved h. hrl.cc rom its .ormor lo- eag.H aa Main Stree. Co room |, Valentine Building IIo has taken par. Q. t1e at",u. occupied by the Spec. Rive" project