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The Nenana news., 1917-06-02
MONDAY

Fairbanks: Representative Luther Hess has arrived from the Territorial capital where he attended the late session of the Alaska legislature.
 Fairbanks: Reports from the upper Yukon indicate that no boats will leave Dawson for the lower river until the ice has left Lake Lebarge.
 Seattle: Mrs. Edes, wife of the chair man of the Alaskan Engineering com- mission, will sail for Anchorage tomor row to spend the summer with her hus- band
 Petrograd' Maxim Gorky has issued a public statement in which he reveals a German plot to bring about a separate peace with Russia thru the Bulgarian minister.
 New York: The port of New York is closed to outgoing vessels, the order be- coming effective at daylight this morn ing. No explanation of the order has been made.
 Minneapolis: Rev Lehnert, a promi nent minister of this city, has been placed under arrest by the federal authorities, charged with writing letter ill which he expressed the hope that President Wilson would be shot.
 Valdez The Alaska Road commission has announced that on June F the head quarters of the commission will be moved from this city to Juneau. The action was taken in spite of the vigorous protest ot local citizens.
 New York: The American ship Dirego was sunk today without warning by a German submarine. John Aver, all Amer ican, is reported to have lost his life, all others on board being saved. The report comes from London.
 Fairbanks: Arthur Williams, of the Arcade cafe, has purchased the buildings belonging to the abandoned fox farm on the Valdez trail and will use the lumber in new residence which he plans to build here this summer.
 London: Reports received frcm the Franco-Belgian front state that additional gains have been made by the British fore es which are defending that sector. Heavy artillery fighting is reported from several points along the entire Western front.
 Brooks: Mining operators turnout the Tolovana claim that their operations are being greatly curtailed as the result of shortage of labor i'll the camp. Water and other conditions are satisfactory and a banner summer would be assured were there men sufficient to take care of the work.
 St. Louis: The revised list of casualties resulting from the tornado of Wednesday places the total number of deaths at 80, i'll addition to which hundreds were more or less seriously injured. The property loss is reported to have been the heaviest resulting from a storm III great many years.
 Washington: Further investigation of the anti-conscriptlon plots reveals the fact that numerous members of congress are lending their support to the move ment. It is openly charged that certain members have gone so far as to extend the franking privilege for the purpose of insuring widespread distribution of anti conscriptlon literature
 Washington The Interstate Commerce commission has rendered decision dis missing the case of the Samson Hardware company ys the White Pass and other Northern transportation companies in which it was charge,i that the rates charged in Alaska were unjust and dis eliminating the larger shippers being favored with lower rates The Commits
The Nenana news., 1917-06-02

Bob Hunter, formerly proprietor of the Anchorage Alaskan. has accepted a posi- ton with the Alaskan Engineering com- mission as warehouseman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
No Disorders Reported Here Though
Registrants Storm Exemption
Board Offices to Get Their
Numbers
INTEGRITY OF DRAFT PROTECTED;
LISTS ARE GUARDED BY THE POLICE
One Holder of 258, First Number Out, Wins
at Odds of 10,499 That He Would Lead
Roll-Alphabetcal Tables Prepared
for Publication on Monday.

New York will know about who is likely to be
drafted and who not when the Governor appons to each
community its quota of the 69241 whom this State must
contribute to the national army the first CALL Until this
done local exemption board tell how many to
for physical examination is the next step in the
draft The AdjutantGeneral began the apportionment in
Albany last night and intends to have ready for publication
in tomorrow's newspapers.
In this city the reception of the drawn numbers deter
mining the order in which registered will be summoned
before the local boards marked by display of anxiety and
curiosity but disorder among those regtrans who
hadn't found out their serial numbers and couldn't do
matter how they pesered their district headquarters
AS fast the numbers flashed Washington
published the nell the ticker
buetned on store fronts in hotels and elsewhere public view APP
parenty of the city abandoned
following the of the lottery which has legal sanction
Except for being mmeasurab important like
keeping track of worlds series bulletin board Most
particularly those whose numbers the
their examination for the draft certainty behaved ober
Here and there patriot anxious
whack the foe that he laughed exuany
his number being earliest
instance of who wanted
would be that he had made that
Of the globe Washington With the odds 10499 he
His number 25s He threw his
break the good his father This
happy in New York to-day has Yankee
o Scotearo medical student 22
street public school, the City College and Fordham
at 166 Mulberry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
BAKER DEFENDS
CAMPSIN SOUTH
Secretary of War Says Militia
Probably Will Be in France
Next Winter.

WASHINGTON. July 2o.-Secretary Of
War Baker in a letter to Senators from
the New England States, made public
to-day, defends his action in selecting
sites In the Southern States for National
Guardsmen from the North. During
the winter" he says "if not before. 1t
is hoped that sufficient tonnage will be
available for the despatch Of most of
the National Guard to France, those
divisions properly equipped and trained
for service In war" The letter con-
tinues:
"It is intended to send the National
Guard, or such units thereof as are
properly equipped and trained, to join
the American expeditionary force in
France before the additional forces au-
thorized by the act above Transcription
act). now called the national army, can
be sent
when the plans for mobilizing these
two forces were drawn II was not known
how soon the national army could be
assembled under the draft. The Ma
tional Guard having already in Its pos
session some equipment and having.
after several months service on the
border. received a certain measure OF
training, IL WAS DeUoteo tnat tuaI IOTCo
could be more promptly despatched TO
France than the national army, which
at the time the plans were approved
had not been authorized by Congress.
plans for the despatch OF our forces
to France depend not only upon their
training and equipment but also upon
the availability of sufficient tonnage for
transportation.
Had 1t been possible to assure be-
fore winter transportation to France for
the National Guard of all States in the
North It is quite possible that my ad-
visers would have recommended that
the National Guard be placed in canton
ments in the North.
Had such plans been proposed and
given effect and tonnage been insufficient
the approach OF winter would have found
the National Guard in a climate where
out of doors training would have been
impractical
1T would have been necessary, after
considerable expenditure for the con-
struction OF cantonments, to transport
them to the South. build new canton.
ments and possibly return them to a
Northern harbor for emba rkation. Hence
1t was decided to construct cantonment
shelter for the National Guard in the
South"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
UBOATS' MONTH"; Y TOLL
REALLY ONL Y $4,000 TONS
London Repudates Report 1t Is 100000 Tons, but
Admits Menace Submarines Checked Not
Yet Beaten, Says Cecil.

Robert Cecil held admitted that Ger
many no longer expects to starve Eng
land, but merely to impair England's
economic life" At the same time, how
ever, he agreed that while the submarine
might be checked 1t was not yet beaten.
80 long as we deal with the sub
marine properly and energetically II
won't succeed" he said
rs American help neededT' he was
asked.
His look said, 1T jolly well is needed,
but his spoken answer was, THE more
help we get and the quicker we get II
the sooner will the menace disappear"
Lord Robert Cecirs optimism. II 1t IL
possible to call II that. is not reflected In
certain other we'll informed quarters
Tee British vessels above 1900 tons
available for meeting the needs Of the
general community outside war needs
numbered about 1900 in February. De-
duct from this 413 sunk since and then
add tho ships built. at the rate Of fivs
or six weekly, and some idea of the dam
age wrought by the submarines is OBJ
tainable. also some idea of the work cut
out for the United States.
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PINS FAITH ON U-BOATS
German Chancellor Defends Ruth
IeSsness and Sees Victory.

COPENHAGEN, July 2O.--Dr. Michaelis's
address in the Reichstag received a
courteous and appreciative hearing ex-
cent for Socialist interjections on occa-
sion, The Conservatives sat demon
stratively silent while the Chancellor
was making his reference TO peace, but
began interrupting and challenging
statements of opposition members when
the latter took the floor. singing out Herr
Schleidemann and Herr Fehrenbach for
particular attention.
The delay of the Chancellor in insti-
tutlnR Cabinet changes has caused some
unfavorable sentiment to develop In the
Reichstag. His course is interpreted as
a move 10 prevent any Parliamentary
criticism OF or controversy over the new
appointments by deferrlng announce
ment Of them until the Relchstag Is no
longer in session.
although" said Chancellor Michaelis.
English statesmen knew, as shown by
their Blue Book, that Russian mobiliza-
ton must lead to war with Germany,
they addressed not a word OF warning
TO Russia against military measures.
while my predecessor In instructions
July 20, 1914, to the Ambassador at
Vienna, directed him to say that we
would willingly fulfil our duty to an
ally, but must refuse to permit ourselves
10 be involved In a world war through
Austria-IIungary disregarding our coun-
sells. The man who wishes to kindle a
world war does not write like this. but
like q man who Ii laboring and has
iabored for peace to the utmost.
The concentration Of the Russian
army compelled Germany to seize the
4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
WE ASK NOT
PARDON FOR OURSELVES
but
JUSTICE FOR AMERICAN WOMEN.


Strikingly clad in a summer tailored
suit of black and white, with eyes
straight to the front and funereal stride
Mrs. Hopkins, who with fifteen other
suffragists was released yesterday from
occoquan workhouse. marched alone TO
the east gate OF the White House and
there awaited the departure of the Pres
ident for his afternoon drive.
Some PAGES behind Mrs. Hopkins
marched her husband, former Progress
sive Democratic Committeeman. and
Mrs. Helena Hill Weed, daughter OF
Representative Ebenezer Hill of Con-
necticut. who recently served thirty
days in the city Jail for picketing in
front Of the White House
Quickly a small crowd gathered
around the entrance where Mrs Hop
kins stood. Neither jeers nor applause
greeted her.
Suddenly the huge iron gates swung
open. big open car came into view
and the secret service motorcycle oper-
atives waiting on the opposite side to
hug the rear wheels of the Presidents
car during his drive started their motors.
touring car rolled out with one
passenger, the latest, blackest. Southern
"Aunty' on the stage. Every one gasped
and waited Finally the President and
Mrs. Wilson rolled out. the President
looking neither to right nor left, but
lifting his hat as he passed the line Of
spectators.
AS the Presidential car rolled
through the gates Mrs. Hopkins per-
formed a soldierly right face" bringing
the face OF the banner level with the
window OF the limousine and not three
feet from its side. Then she marched
with the same funereal step back to
Cameron House. 100 yards distant.
There she made public a letter to the
President, reading in part as follows:
The pardon issued to me by you
is accompanied by no explanation.
1t can have but one of two meanings;
Either you have satisfied yourself. as
you personally stated to Mr.. Hopkins,
that violated no law OF the country
and no ordinance Of this city in exer-
cising my right of peaceful petition,
and therefore you, as an act OF Jus
tice, extended to me your pardon.
or YOU pardoned me to save yourself
the embarrassment of an acute and
distressing political situation.
In this case, in thus saving yourself.
you have deprived me OF my right OF
appeal to prove by legal processes
that the police powers OF Washington
falsely convicted me on a false charge
in order TO save you personal or
political embarrassment
As you have not seen At to tell the
public the true reason am COM
pelled to resume my peaceful petition
for political liberty. II the police ar
rest me I shall carry the case to the
Supreme Court II necessary. II the
police do not arrest me shall be-
lIeve that you do not believe me guilty;
This is the only method by which
| can release myself from the intolerable
and false position In which your un-
explained pardon has placed me.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
Smoke Fund Benefit
Best Show of Year

CLIFTON CRAWFORD, star of
"Her Soldier Boy" and Will
Rogers, Fannie Brice and Ann
Pennington of the Follies are the
newest recruits for the benefit
performance to be given in the
Winter Garden tomorrow night.
Yesterday it was the Dolly Sis
ters. Before that Raymond
Hitchcock, De Wolf Hopper,
Elsie Janis, Irene Franklin, Grace
La Rue, Sophie Braslau, Conroy
and lie Marie, Leon Enrol, Gus
Edwards and company and many
more. 1t will be the best show
of the year. You can find the
programme and seat prices on
another page. Make your reser-
vations early.
THE SUN Tobacco Fund now
is $20,498.50. Within the next
ten days it must pass $4,000
if we are to keep pace with mill
tary developments and soldiers
needs.
Here's another thing: You are
adding two cents worth of to-
bacco to the fund every time you
drop into the boxes now in the
Schultz Cigar Stores the Mutual
coupons and certificates you get
with your purchase. Also, you
may subscribe to the fund by
purchasing tobacco orders at any
of these stores. These orders will
be converted into smokes at a 80
per cent. premium by D. A.
Schultz, president If the COM
pany.
The fund employs no agents or
solicitors. The story will be
tsand on anOsAaE page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
GERMANY NOT
AFRAID US.
"NO Annexations' Resolution
and War Credit Passed by
the Reichstag.

BERLIN, via Copenhagen, July 20
Following Imperial Chancellor Michael
ISIS speech in the Reichstag saying Ger
many would not continue the war day
longer IL she could obtain a peace she
considered honorable, the Reichstas
adopted yesterday by a vote Of 214 to
fis, with II not voting, the majority
peace resolution calling for peace with
out annexstions or indemnities. The
Reichstag then passed without discus
sion the third reading Of the bill grant
ing a war credit Of is 1000. .Ooo. 900 marks
Only the independent Socialist leader
Hugo Haase. showed real opposition to
the Chancellor and the Government after
Dr. Michaeiis's speech. He called fol
the establishment Of Socialist republic
and demanded that peace be concluded
Immediately. Herr Scheidemann, the
majority Socialist leader. said the Prus
sian electoral system must be reformed
but In the main he indorsed the Chan
cellor's speech.
The Chancellor made no important
declarations concerning the war. Hii
declarations on Germany's willingness
for peace were clouded by statement
that the Germans wished to make peace
"as combatants who have successfully
accomplished their purpose and proved
themselves invincible.'
I'VE must" he said little later. how
ever, "by means OF understanding ant
in a spirit of give and take" insure thu
future OF Germany and her colonies
No territory now considered German
could be given up.
III hA nf th.
submarines was up to expectations. tina
the submarines would in the end mastei
the situation. Americas entrance int
the war he did not regard seriously. say
ing the submarines would hamper o
prevent the movement OF any large
bodies of American troops.
Regarding internal conditions the
Chancellor said he was willing to cal
to high Government posts some Of the
Reichstag leaders, but that the rea
power must not be taken from hii
hands and those OF the Kaiser. He In
dorsed the Kaisers proclamation oi
Prusslan electoral reform for some time
in the future. The food situation was
stringent, but Germany could pul
through, ne said. Herr Scheidemanr
said that II a resolution similar to the
peace resolution adopted by the Reich
stag were introduced in the House o.
Commons. and II a similar reply were
made by the British Premier, peace
negotiations could begin tomorrow.
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Special csbis Despatch to THr svS.

@Nehr1eefs
LONDON, July e0.-rhe error or acci-
dent which caused distinguished
American correspondent to say under his
signature that 1.sOO,oo0 tons of shipping
were destroyed monthly--it came back to
London by cable and caused wild ex-
citement here-would be laughable II the
submarine situation permitted laughter.
This figure was authoritatively repudi-
ated here to-day, but the mistake was
only OF degree. even though degree Of
200 per cent.
That Is to say. the German success is
only about a third of the Journalists esti-
mate. But the truth remains that while
the situation could not be as serious as
the alarming figures indicate. or the
British merchant marine would now be
practically wiped out It is SO serious as
ito AFFORD no comfort whatever.
Lord Robert Cecil to-day obtained sat
isfaction from the changed attitude OF
the German high command as expressed
in DR.. Mlchaelis's speech, which Lord
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21

"oh we don't want to lose you,
But we think you ought to go.
For your nag and your country
Both need you So
I'VE shall want YOU and miss you
With all our might and main,
We shall cheer you. thank you, kiss you,
When you come back again"
Fourteen thousand men and women.
all wrought to pitch of patriotic frenzy.
took up this refrain to the accompani-
ment of half a dozen bands. when
Maggie Teyte the grand opera diva,
sang and sang again the stirring melody
in the early stages of the British EN-
pire Recruiting Rally held in Madison
Square Garden last night.
As the mighty throng within lifted
up their voices to Join in every war
and patriotic song that was sung during
the evening several thousand unable
to gain entrance to the Garden, stood
In the streets about the huge amphi-
theatre, and they too sang just as Justify
as those inside.
Overflow meetings were held at all the
street corners about the Garden, and
when the exercises within drew to a
close thousands were still waiting out
side to cheer the Highlanders and other
troops-kilted and trousered both-as
they filed out.
Garden Il Quickly JRmmed.
While the meeting was scheduled to
start at s o'clock. every seat in the
Garden was occupied long before that
hour. As many more crowded inside
as the police would permit, and wher
every available inch of standing room
was occupied. the doors were closed and
the crowd outside held in check by the
police.
With 500 policemen attached to the
Home Defence League stationed inside
the Garden under Inspector Dwyer, theil
chief duty consisted in keeping tht
aisles open so the piping Highlander.
and other marching bands could circle
the Garden and skirl their melodies. Sew
| eral thousand policemen were stationed
outside the Garden under Inspector Bo
Ian. and here, too. all was orderly anc
decorous, both commanders saying the!
never handled so big crowd with 81
little trouble in all their police expert
ence.
While the meeting was under the aus
| pices or the British Recruiting Com
mission. with Gen. White. its head, IL
attendance, the meeting was preside,
over by Thomas L, Chadbourne, Jr.
chairman of the Mayors Committee oi
National Defence Alexander ]. Hemp
hill. chairman OF the recruiting commit
tee. introduced the speakers. Lord North
cliffe. James NJ Beck, Gen. White ant
MaJor-Gen. J. Franklin Bell, Commando
of the Department of the East, were tn,
orators of the evening.
Notable singers Thrill Crowd.
notable array OF grand opera anC
concert stars were on hand to sins
popular and patriotic airs and 1t was tn,
choruses to these songs that brought mel
| Continued on Seventh Page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
HOOVER MAY GIVE UP WORK,
objects to National board of Food
Administrator.

WASHINGTON, July 20, = Strong In
timatlons are made that Herbert G.
Hoover will decline to act as one OF
board OF food administrators There Is
reason to believe. however. that II he
could have n voice In naming the other
members he would not quit the task In
which he now has been engaged for sew
eral months.
One OF Hoover's objections TO board
is that II would open the way for just
such an unpleasant situation as exists
IN the shipbaildlng programme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
Won TIRPITZ PLANS
TO GO INTO POLITICS
Expected to Enter Contest for
Seat in Reichstag.

LONDON, July 2o.-A despatch to the
Exchange telegraph from Amsterdam
says German political circles expect the
entrance into political life of Admiral
Won Tirpitz, father OF the submari rine
campaign.
II Is expected he will contest one OF
the vacant seats in the Reichstag as a
National Liberal candidate with a view
TO becoming a leader Of the National
Liberals Jointly with DR.. Gustav strese-
mann and Major, Urnest BasseSmann.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
KERENSKY SUCCEEDS
LVOFF AS PREMIER
Petrograd Newspaper An
nounces Big Cabinet Shakeup.

PETRoGRAD, July 2O.-The Bourse
Gazette announces that Premier Lvoff
has resigned and that Alexander F. Ke-
rensky has been appointed Premier, but
will temporarily retain his portfolio of
Minister of War and Marine.
VI. Tseretelli has been appointed to
the post of Minister OF the Interior
which was held by NJ. Lvoff. but will
retain his portfolio of Minister of Posts
and Telegraphs.
NJ. Nekrasoff has been named pro-
visionally as Minister of Justice, In
place OF NJ. Pereveizeff. who resigned
Thursday.