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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
MANY GERMANS CRITICIZE
THEIR FOREIGN MINISTER
Secretary Zimmerman Hard Pressed
to Justify His overtures for Ger
man-M exican Alliance.

Copenhagen, via London.-The Ger
man Mexican alliance incident, it is
evident from reports brought by per-
sons recently arrived from Germany
and from press reports of the reich
stag sessions, continue to provide UNI.
pleasant moments for DR.. Alfred Tim
hermann, secretary for foreign af-
fairs. His defense of his action be-
hind the closed doors of the reich
stag committee and the open house
has not availed to check either pub
lie or private criticism of the act it.
self and, still more, the greater crime
of being found out
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
SPORTING ITEMS

The outlook for prosperous base
ball year, in the Northwestern league
is unusually bright.
Stecher, the husky Nebraska farmer
boy, has a distinction which few ath-
letes of the present day can claim
the distinction of standing in class
very much by himself as wrestler.
Fred Fulton has further signified
willingness to take them all on to
prove his right to challenge Jess
Willard. He has signed to meet Carl
Morris, the giant Oklahoman, April
10.
Shooting in magnificent form, the
Kalispell Gun club Sunday defeated
the Spokane Gun club scattergun ex-
perts and gained undisputed posses
sion of first place in the Inland
Empire championship trap shooting
tournament
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the wonderful
Norwegian girl who set the United
States agog with her prowess on the
tennis courts of the country when she
invaded Uncle Sans domain two
years ago, is losing something of her
prestige.
In game marked by frequent
clashes between the players and
squabbles with the umpires, the New
York Nationals defeated the Detroit
Americans at Dallas, Texas, Saturday
to 3.
In sliding into second base in the
third inning Cobb spiked Herzog, cut
ting a long cash in the latter's left
leg. The players started fighting at
once, with Cobb on top of Herzog and
Fletcher on top of Cobb and players
from both clubs participating in a
battle royal. Police finally separated
the players and Cobb was banished
from the game.
Norman Ross of the Olympic club
of San Francisco and formerly of Spo-
kane, Saturday broke two records at
the National Amateur Athletic union
swimming meet at the Detroit Ath-
letic club. In the 500-yard senior
championship race he defeated Tedd
Cam of the New York Athletic club
and bud" Wallen of the Chicago
Hamilton club~ Ross broke the world
record for 440 yards during the race,
making that distance in 5 minutes
16 1-5 seconds, and broke the Amer
lean record for the entire distance
with time of minutes is seconds.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
AMERICAN LINER SUNK.
German Submarine Doing Good Work
Off French Coast.

Off French Coast.
New York.-The steamship Aztec,
first armed American merchant vessel
to sail from a port on this side of the
Atlantic, was sung Monday by Ger
man submarine off Ouessant island
near Brest, France.
The Aztec, under command Of Cap
tain Walter O'Brien, was manned by a
crew of &c. Seventeen Of this number,
including the captain, were American
citizens. The Aztec's owners believe
she had no chance to fight because she
was sunk at 9:l5 p. m. in a heavy sea.
The vessel was armed with two FIVE
inch guns, one forward and one aft,
manned by naval gunners.
The Aztec sailed from New York
March 10 for Havre. Sixteen members
of the crew were native-born Ameri-
cans.
The Oriental Navigation company,
owner OF the Aztec, also owns the Or
leans, one Of the first American ves-
sells to run successfully Germany's SUBJ
marine blockade. The Aztec carried
full cargo of foodstuffs and general
supplies valued at more than $780, 900.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
WHEAT STANDARDS ARE FIXED.
Agriculture Department Sets Grades
for Interstate Commerce.

Agriculture Department Sets Grades
for Interstate Commerce.
Observation-Disclosures wheat STAN
dards were fixed this week by the
department of agriculture, under the
grain standards act, to become effect
i've for hard red winter wheat, soft
and winter wheat, common white and
white club wheat, July 1, and for all
other wheats August 1.
Use of the standards will be re-
quired for wheat shipped from all
points in the United States interstate
or foreign commerce and sold by
grade. Sale Of grain by sample or
type, however, is permitted.
Wheat is divided into six general
classes and large number of SUBJ
classes. The general classes are hard
red spring, common and red durum,
hard red winter, soft red winter, COM
mon white and white club.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
REPUBLICANS NAME MANN.
Chosen Speaker Of House for Their
Side.

Chosen Speaker OF House for Their
Side.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. members
of the incoming house in conference
nominated Representative James R.
Mann of Illinois for speaker, named
a committee of IL to arrange commit
tee assignments and adopted reso-
luton to provide for the appointment
of a steering committee to guide the
conduct of legislation without regard
to the outcome of the organization
fight.
Plans to suggest bipartisan and
temporary organization Of the house
were abandoned just before the con-
ference when it became apparent that
most of the republicans wanted par
tizan battle.
Both regular and progressive re-
publicans claimed victory for their
faction.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
NOTED PERSONS DIE

New York.-Edmund Mitchell, au-
thor and journalist, born in 1861.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Captain ]. L.
Sill of the revenue cutter Tuscarora.
London.-Professor Emil Won Beh-
ring of the University of Marburg,
discoverer of diphtheria antitoxin.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Jas. T. Phelps,
u years old, pioneer railroad man
of the northwest, and a brother-in-law
of the late James j. Hill.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
WILSON TO GRANT PARDoNs.
President to Give cIemency to Thou
sands Whose Sentences Have

Been Suspended.
Washington.-Attorney Gen. Greg
DRY announces that President Wilson
will exercise clemency in large
number of federal prosecutions where
suspension of sentence had been null
lifted by the supreme courts decision.
recently holding such suspensions il
legal
The number who will receive par
dons or combinations under the rul-
ing probably will run into the thou
sands. Many Of them have been at
liberty for long periods and the pres
ident is understood to feel that the
new business and personal relations
they have been permitted to build up
because of clemency by the courts
should not be broken down. Under
the supreme court opinion, all of them
would have been compelled, but for
the presidents Intervention, to return
to custody.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
WAR EXISTENCE RECOGNIZED
IN RESOLUTION IN CONGRESS

Washington, April 2.--Immediately
after the president left the capitol the
senate and house reconvened and an
identical joint resolution was introduced
in both houses declaring the existence
Of state Of war and directing the
president to employ all the resources
of the country to carry on war against
the imperial German government and
bring the conflict to successful con-
clusinn
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
German Socialists Act.

London.-There were stormy scenes
in the reichstag Friday, according to
q Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam,
when socialist deputies foreshadowed
the establishment of republic and
demanded that the reichstag have lar
ger powers in the: foreign policy.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
Merchant Ships Sunk.

Washington.-Destr without
warning of four merchant ships carry
ing Americans in their crews was re-
ported to the state department in Of
fetal dispatches indicating that sew
eral Americans lost their lives Sat
urday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
chamn clark Elected.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Champ
Clark as speaker Of the house Mon
day when the extraordinary session
begins, was assured Sunday, and the
prospect of complete democratic or
ganization was admitted to be strong
even by the republicans.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
10000 Guardsmen Called.

National guardsmen from five
states and the District of Columbia
are affected by Saturdays order,
bringing up to nearly 10000 the num-
Der who have been summoned for po-
lice protection in industrial plants
and other strategic points.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
Kansas Governor Worried.

Topeka, Kan.-Governor Capper is
sued second appeal to the people of
Kansas to mobilize every possible
source of food supply, and urged the
greatest economy in consumption of
food and in living.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
Machine Cleans shoes.

In Switzerland there has been IN
vented an electrically operated coin
in the slot machine for cleaning the
sides and soles of a persons shoes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06

Rear Admiral Grant is the first Of
ficer of high rank to be put in charge
Of the entire submarine flotilla of the
United States. He is conducting the
three-year building program for IL
fleet submarines and 100 coast SUBJ
mersibles
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
loses His Turhan.

DR.. Dinshab T. Ghadiali, late of In
dia, compromised on green skull cap
after he had fought a valiant but los
ing fight to retain his turban in the
county court at Hackensack, N. j.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
cuttIeflsh Grow Large.

Some cuttlefish are 80 large that
the suckers, when stretched to their
full length. can encompass the girth
of q half dozen human beings.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06

In Europe one telephone for each
1870 persons; in the United States, one
for each ten.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06

Two silver fox skins were recently
sold to an American house for $500.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
Much PouiticA Material.

More than 100000 bushels of flax.
seed were grown last year in the Ar
gentine.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
ISOLATE CAR AND czARINA.
Remove Personages Now With Them
From Tsarsko-Selo Palace.

Petrograd.-Orders have been is
sued by the Russian provisional gov
eminent for the transfer to the fort
ress of st. Peter and Paul, of all
personages now with the deposed EN-
peror at Tsarskoe .Selo. Thus the ex-
emperor and ex-enpress will be COM
pletely isolated.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-04-06
PRESIDENT ASKED
CONGRESS FOR WAR
GERMANY's WANToN STAYING OF
NoNcoMBATANTs NO LONGER
ENDURABLE.
DELIVERED MESSAGE MONDAY
Increase Forces to Deal With Subma-
rines-Universal Liability to Ser
vice-No Grievance Against
the German People.
Washington Wilson on

hington.-President Wilson on
Monday spoke, in part, as follows:
1 have called the congress into ex.
traordinary session because there are
serious, very serious choices of policy
to be made, and made Immediately,
which it was neither right nor consti-
tutionally permissible that l should as
sumo the responsibility of making.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
ProcIamationS Scattered Broadcast to GOad the
 People to Plots
 and Massacre
CRIMINALS AT LARGE
Wholesale Liberation of Prisoners Hamper the Work of the Reform
 Government.

PETROGRAD April 5.-The work of agitators whose efforts are de signed to hinder the successful coming apparent with the subsistence of the activity on the part of the military, which forced the support CTS of the old regime to keep in hid ing during the early days of the up heaval The indications of such work in Petrograd. which are indefinite in form, are confused with the possible designs of a horde of criminal pris- oners who were released from the jails with political offenders One definite instance has been recorded. however. Yesterday, motor car speeding along the streets scattered proclamations calling on the people to undertake wholesale massacres of the intelligent classes.
 On other occasions during the night time similar cars have been running without lights. Their occu- pants are said to have fired on the militia.
 Mysterious Symbas on Doors
 The military is thoroughly alive to the danger of counter manifestations and each commandant has issued strict commands for vigilance
 Markings on rear doors of apart ments throughout the city are caus. ing much uneasiness and in the ab, sence of other explanations they are being linked with the general mass of rumors and reports of efforts be ing made for counter revolution.
 From Khrakoy, Kiev, and points along the Volgo come reports of eff forts on the part of the old secret police to stir up opposition to the new government.
 The situation in South Russian cit ies has been complicated by the wholesale escape of desperate crim- inals who are assisting in the dis organization fomented by the enc mics of the government.
 Mutiny of Convicts
 As an instance, while 50 military prisoners at kharkov were being re leased, 700 convicts made dash for liberty.
 At Kihitomer the convicts mutin jed and q battle between them and the guards took place At the Vim sta prison, in the Kiev district, 300 desperate criminals escaped, making their way toward Kiev, hunted by the new militia
 Many of the men returned volun tarily, however unwilling to compli- cate the task of the new govern ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
POLITICS ST!RS
 INDIANA WOMEN
 TO NEW STRIDES
SuffragiStS Preparing To Exercise Leadership;
 Both Old Parties
 To Be Affected.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 3. - Indiana women who received part suffrage are preparing for their poli- tical work, and there is already tall of this woman and that woman for the leadership of the Republican wo- men and the Democratic women.
 It is gossip among the women. for example, that Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke of Indianapolis expects to take the leadership of the Democratic wo. men. Mrs. Clarke has for many years been identified with the VIC mems organizations. Her husband is Charles R. Clarke, of Indianapolis. Mr. Clarke formerly was a member of the State Senate and of the Tag gart organization
 Mrs. Clarke has long been a suf- frage advocate, but she was not a that made the winning fight for part suffrage in this session of the Leg islature.
 Plan Active Effort
 Miss Julia Landers also is talked of for leadership among the Demo- cratic women. Miss Landers is spo- ken of for the state chairmanship of the Indiana women The gossip is that the friends of Miss Landers will make an active effort to land ! high place in the party for her
 There has not been so much talk lbout a woman Republican leader, although the subject has been dis cussed in suffrage circles. The idea of the Republican women, it seems, is to use great care in the selection of a state leader. Mrs. s. c. Stim- son of Terre Haute is chairman of the steering committee of the legis- lative council of Indiana women, which put suffrage across.
 Mrs. Stimson was one of the tire less workers for suffrage, and some )f her friends are saying she is now willing to rest on her laurels and will not attempt to gain party leader ship
 As a matter of fact, the politics ) HlOSl Oi iic "oHtcH "Ho "oi heu for suffrage is not generally known, and as result, the Republican and Democratic politicians are up in the air. Two politicians were discussing the question.
 Well" said one, q understand Mrs. So and So is. Republican and Mrs. This and That is a Republi- can, but it seems that lot of these ward Bryan"
 The other man threw up both hands.
 ''The Lord deliver me from a Bry- m Republican, he said. T didn't know there was any such animal"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
FIGHT OF MOEWE WITH ARMED SHIP
 TOLD BY SKIPPER

LONDON, April ,. - The fight which the German raider Moewe had with the British steamship Otaki was not the only one of-jthe cruise.
 A Reuter- dispatch from, Copenha, gen says the captain of the Norweg ian bark Staut, which was sunk by the St Theodore after it had been fitted out as raider by the Moewe states that while on the way, the Moewe had stubborn fight with the armed British steamer Governor.
 During the engagement the second officer of the Governor was killed and both arms of gunner named Hudroth were shot off. The Gov ernor, as reported previously, even tually was sunk
 After the prisoners on the St Theodore had been transferred to the Moewe off Rio Janerio the yes sel was sunk.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Delegate SuIzer Gives a Straight Talk to the PoSt-InteIIigencer
 at Seattle.
TO RALLY TO THE FLAG
Delegate Will Urge a Full Territorial Form of Government To Alter
 Conditions.

With the nation on the brink of war, Alaska stands ready to do her share in anything that Congress may decree" declared Charles A. Sulzer, Delegate to Congress from Alaska, who was in Seattle yesterday after noon on his way to the national cap ital from Juneau, says the Post-In- telligencer of last Thursday. The first bill introduced in the Territor- ial Senate said Delegate Sulzer was one providing for a national guard and militia reserve for the Ter ritory and the first act of the Sen ate after it's organization was the passage of memorial to Congress calling attention to the need of a na- val base and better Qualifications in he Territory. Alaska stands ready with her men and her money and her resources of food and minerals to as sist in any way possible"
 MT. Sulzer was serving in the Ter ritorial Senate from the First Ju- dicial Division when the canvassing board, on an order from the District Court awarded him the certificate of election as Delegate over James Wickersham. Senator Sulzer re- signed his seat in the Legislature and took the first steamer for the south
 Adequate School System Promised
 "The Legislature now in session I'm ;, ,,f of representative Alaskans, who know the needs of the Territory and are willing to sacrifice sectional needs and sectional demands for the good of the Territory and the benefit of her people" said MT Sulzer yester, day. Now that Congress has ex- tended the right to the Legislature to legislate for the Territory; own schools, a comprehensive, uniform and adequate school system will be perhaps the most beneficial product of this session.
 10 This has been crying need for years and the lack of adequate edu- cational facilities for many of the children of the Territory has been ] blot that Congress apparently ov- erlooked a long time
 Favors Full Territorial Government
 The feeling prevails in Alaska, ' continued Delegate Sulzer, that when Congress passed the bone-dry law, some financial aid should have been extended toward the support of our schools, but the Alaskan Legislature will rise to the occasion and approp- riate the greater part of the money available for the support and main tenance of schools. As the Delegate of Alaska in Congress, I hope l may De instrumental in some degree in bringing about full Territorial gov 3rnment"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
ORCHESTRA IN CAFE GASTINEAU PROVES A
 DISTINCT NOVELTY

The music at the Gastineau Cafe last Sunday evening by Alice M. Jordison's mandolin and guitar or chestra proved a distinct hit with the many guests. Those composing the orchestra were Miss Lucia Laughlin Miss Garnet Laughlin, Miss Mable Bathe, Mrs. Mable Mooney, Mrs. N. w. Marston, Alice M. Jordison, George Wells, Tom Xcarnanrs, K. E. Bjorkland, Joe Loughlin and Tom Serrot. "Friv- oyezza" proved a most enjoyable rendition and the club was called upon to play it several times dur ing the dinner hour. a5
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Tested

She-Do you believe in phrenology?
 He-No As an experiment l once went and had my head read, and found there was nothing in it-Gife)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
BENEFIT GOODY SALE.

Saturday afternoon the Goody Sale at the Rolyat Candy Store will be held. There will be all kinds of delicious homemade edi- bles. Juneau women are invited to send in anything in this line, so that all may share in helping this worthy cause. The proceeds will be given to the Russian Or phanage at Sitka.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

is evidently about to be introduced in the new kingdom of Poland in- stead of the voluntary system, which has so far produced only few hun dred recruits. Two army corps were fixed as the minimum by Austro- German calculations when the king dom was established.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
LADIES AID TO MEET.

The Ladies Aid Society will hold it's regular business meeting at 230 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. IIellenthal, Spickett's Apartments. The ladies of the church are welcome.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
 MAKES BIG DECISION

PARIS. April 5.-The Matin says that decisions of the highest import ance have been reached by the econ omic committee. after two-hour session. which was attended by most of the ministers and under-secretar- ies. The decisions will be publish ed after they have been submitted to the cabinet for ratification
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
KAZIS KRAUCZUNAS IS
 COMING ON MARIPOSA

Manager Baldwin of the Zynda hotel received message from Ka- zis Krauczunas this morning that he was a passenger on the Mari posa and wanted his usual suite of rooms reserved. MT. Krauczunas has one case in the district court which will come up for trial next week .l t.. -.-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
GERMANS TO CONScRIPT
 POLES FOR NEW ARMIES

COPENHAGEN. April 5.--Compul- sorry recruiting for the Polish army,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
NOME MERCHANT SELLS OUT.

NOME, April 54Phillip Mur- phy, who has been in business here for years, today sold his clothing business to Lomen Brothers Mr Murphy has accepted responsible position with the latter firm.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Hot Cross Buns, Good Friday and Easter Phone POS or leave orders Graf Bakery, Franklin, near Third.
 -a5--
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Uncertain

Visitor What kind of fellow is this Judge Bump?
 Backwoods Citizen-He's too durn uncertain. You never can tell in advance on a law suit just which side he is for. (Judge.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-03
A CHILD GETS CROSS,
SICK AND FEVERISH
WHEN CONSTIPATED
Look, Motherl If tongue is
coated clean little liver
and bowels.

II your little ones tongue Is coated,
Il is sure sign the stomach, liver ana
bowels need gentle, thorough cleans
ing at once. When your child Is cross
pecyish. llstcss. pale. doesn't sleep
eat or act naturally: II breath is bad,
stomach sour, system fun of cold.
throat sore, or II feyerish. give a
teuspoonml Of "CulifoTnin Syrup OF
Fgs" and in few hours all the
cIorgcd-up. constipated waste sour
bile and undigcstcd food Will gently
move out of the bowels. and you have
a well. playful child again.
Sick children needn't he coaNed To
take this harmless fruit laxative
Millions of mothers keep ~ handy be-
cause they know its action on the
stomach liver and bowels is prompt
and sure. They also know "A little
given today saves sick child tomor-
row
Ask your druggist for n 50-cent bot
tie Of california Syrup OF FIGS,
which contains directions for babies
children of all ages and for grown
ups plainly on the bottle. Beware OF
+ couut,rfoits sold here. Get the gen
Iuinc made by california Fig Syrul
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