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The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
GENERAL NEWS FROM TOLONANA:
 IS PROSPEROUOS

LlEENGOOD, Feb. 23 Mining is now getting pretty good and improv. ing. Brown X Co. are reported to have 90 feet of paystreak on Lucky running nearly s to the foot. with lower grade pay running to an un known width.
 Chub Douglas bedrocked a hole lower down on Lucky and has de monsLrated pay also.
 Phil Schah and associates are also on pay on Lucky. which is a left limit tributary Of Liyen2ood
 Ensrom X Cooper have found pay on No. l9 above, on LIvengood Cooper claiming he has as good pay as is to be found on the creek. The upper end has been slow in devel- opmen;, prospectoIs leaning toward the right limit benches, but pay has been demonstrated on the creek at this point. Cooper claims a 70-foot crosscut in pay.
 Curry & Kettleson have found bet ter pay on their ground up near their cabin. Dave Finley, on the Flat association in which Wm, Ahl mark is interested, has located good prospects, as has Koebsch on the Italy association. Peterson X Co. are taking out their block of ground on the Marietta, and have a fins dump in sight.
 Lon Doggett has 5O0-foot block of ground up and down stream and has proven the streak to be 300 feet wide on the upper end of his block and 40 feet at the lower end, which is much wider than he had hoped for. He expects to be all through with his ground by the time the water runs, and will clean up a piece of money.
 Zuber & Altman have good block of ground out on top and will fin ish their ground this spring, at a very considerable profit. The Sunny bench has the block all on top of the ground and will clean it up this spring. Kelly X Colbert have their block about out and will sluice the dump with the first water,
 Emil Johnson & partners have d large dump out on the Gold Bullion, and will be ready to clean up when the water runs. This firm has de monstrated coarse gold on their lay on the Duncan bench, adjoining, and have a seasons work ahead on the latter.
 The Dutch Kid has taken a lease on the Franklin association, adjoin ing which Gus Peterson had a lay, and has found coarse gold up hill He will work the ground this sum- mer
 The Gravdahl Bros. are taking out a pillar around the shaft worked by Peterson & Co.,, which finishes the block on the Doop Channel associa
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
STUCK LEAVES
 THIS MORNING

Rev. Hudson Stuck, archdeacon of the Yukon, leaves Fairbanks this morning to continue his trip through the country. He goes from here to Nenana and from there On down the river until he reaches Alatna mission, on the Koyukuk river He will then go up the Koyulluk to Wiseman He expects to come back to Fort Yukon by way of the Chand lar country his intention being to be back on the Yukon river before the breakup in the spring He will stay in Alaska during the summer.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
MRS. BOYER
 WAS DELAYED

According to a telegram received by l. H. Boyer from Mrs. Boyer, she lief. Cordoya Sunday night, after being detained there for over a week waiting for a boat for Seattle. Ouh- CTS leaving here since February 10, at which time Mrs Boyer departed up to February 19, got into Cor dova in time to catch the same boat.
 The boat schedule between Cor doya and Seattle seems to be very badly shot to pieces, as very few Of the sailing dates, as given out by the companies, seem to be filled
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
PRESIDENT WILSON
 PATIENTLY WAITING

until congress has had time to grant his request for additional authority 10 protect the lives and rights ot Americans on the high seas.
 The two American women who met death as the result of the Ger man submarine attack OH tine iu- conia, died in an open boat and were buried at sea. according to the official report of Consul Frost, of Queenstown Eight negroes, said to have been Americans, are also re- ported 10 have been killed by the explosion Of the German torpedo. They were members of the crew of the ship according to the report
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
Road revision Is
 Restored to Bill

Adyices received in Fairbanks yes. terday were to the effect that the provision for the appropriation of $5g0,000 for roads and trails in Al aska which was stricken from the army bill in the house had been re. stored to the bill by the senate mili- tary committee, However, as gen. orally understood, the item is still subject to point of order and may yet be eliminated from the bill
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
TOI.O\ ANAITES
 ARRIVE HERE

Duffy's stage from Brooks arriV- ing at Olnes yesterday about noon had a number of passengers. Most of them came to town on last nights train, including Al Paul, Clarence Dorflnger Mrs. George Gibbs, Mike HyIand, MT and Mrs. Busscher, l.. 4. Jones and Guy Tu-pin. The latter was taken to the hospital immediate, ly upon his arrival here. Just what IS the matter with him is not stated. Lester Gardner was passenger on the stage to Olnes. where he makes his headquarters.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
vON BERNSTORFF
 SAILS FUR HOME
Associated Press)

HALIFAX. Nova Scotia, Feb. 27.- The Swedish steamship Frederik Eighth, on which Count yon Berns. torff. the former German ambassador to the United States, and his party are passemseT5. 1iya:os! th!s HcEi to night for Copenhagen. The ship was delayed here for about ten days, dur ing which time her cargo was ex- amined by the customs officers in order to see that no contraband of war was being shipped
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
FREIGHT
 MOVES RAPIDI. \

The freight for the Alaskan En- sino~ring commission which arrived in town yesterday on Terrilps outfit, is being rushed to Nenana as rapidly as possible. There are approximate ly fourteen tons in this shipment, and most of il consists of electrical supplies, which will be used to en- large the power system at the new railroad town
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
MORE POWER ASKED
 FOR SHIPPING BOARD

.zes The granting Ot power to the shipping board to take over ships naw being built n American ship g4rls for forel.1 nations or firms. 1t also says tl.r the diversion oi eeas,w.ze ahippa, 10 foreign trade purposes can be n large measure blamed for tn, ..a..stion Of over land transportation in 'he United States and the consequent rise of food prices and tn" prices of other necessities. It asks that congress rabo action on the bills which give the shipping board power to ale ,#atc these conditions
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
DIPLOMATIC BREAK
 IS VERY IMMINENT

that q break occurs
 Austria's answer to the note of the United States asking for a state ment as to the submarine policy of that country regarding whether or not it coincides with the German policy of unrestricted submarine war, fare. has not yet been made. State department officials are convinced, however, that it will not be favorable. and are accordingly making prepara- tions for a diplomatic break with Austria the moment that the expect ed contents of the note are trans mitted.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
tAssoCatcd Press)

"AsHINGTON, h C. Feb. 27- President Wilson today transmitted to congress the memorandum pre- pared by Chairman Dcuman, Of the shipping board. urging the impera- tive necessity of action on bills ln- creasing the powers of the board at this session These bills authorize the granting of power to thr ship ping board under extraordinary con Jitions or in time oC war or in any other national emergency
 The memorandum empha.Izcd par ticularIy ;he provision which author
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
HUNTER MISTAKES A
 FRIEND FOR A DEER

John Olson, a policeman, was re- gently killed by Carl Jacobson, anoth- CT policeman, while the two were deer hunting on an island near Ketch- ikan. Jacobson mistook Olson for deer and fired. killing the man in stantly
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
STEAM SHIP SUNK.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-The British steamship Grenadier was sunk today by German submarine. Her cap- 5ain and six members oe the crew were killed by the explosion of the torpedo. Seven Dutch steamships az gregating 27OOO tons are also re- ported to have been sunk today.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05

H.. ND lN- \, -fi N' A V lP. \ I aNl V ----~--------- ton. They expect to wash up the dump in the spring.
 Fon.as N McKinnon. on the Lei tram. owned b. Joe Sherry and Pat O'Couuor. are opening up a large block of eround which will occupy their 5O-H. P. plant all summer.
 Craig & McKinnon, on the Hidden Treasure. are operating 50-H. r. plant. getting ready for summer work. They have sufficient ground sor some years to come.
 Ben" and "Ole" are taking out their winter dump on the lsobel & Bowers ground. and have a sum mcr's work ahead, they also have another lay with a 39-H. P plant near by
 Meck Reayis X Co. are taking out : winter dump and have shown pay 800 feet wide on Sullivan X KeI- lars ground They will drift all summer as well, having considerable ground ahead There is also 30 II P plant working below them with good prospects.
 Peterson X Co. are sinking d work ing shalt preparatory to summer working. on Loy, . Borland's ground.
 Lynn and partners had Che drill for few days to demonstrate depths. and are now going ahead full blast with crew.
 Colbert X samson have taken over the lease on the Dorflinger & Koes ley ground. and are preparing to opc- rate for the season. having plenty of ground iu sight adjoining the Lynn ground
 Dooljng < Patterson and Mcintosh Bros. have a block prepared to take out for the sumner
 sam Godfres and Kcene are still trying to demonstrate pay or the flats. having recovered the bit and commenced another hole with the drill
 Hanson X Sherrard are preparing to work a lay on the le-t limit ot Liyengood off discovery claim. below where Miller {: Patterson have de monstrated the divide.
 The Pioneer Gancc was the sue cess of the season. the largest crowd ,ycr being in attendance at Holf- man hall the 22nd Feb Besides a new piano, in full dress, the la dies wore their daintiest house dress es and looked most attractive
 Besides dancing, a very consider able program vas given by Crosby Keene and Robert Benner, in songs. Casey sang Casey Jones" Al Coss- lett rectted "'Ostler Joe" to zither music played by Mrs Harvey Bat tin and responded to an encore.
 Step dancing and stories were in terspersed with the dances. Geo. Pennington acted as judge of the of lenders doomed to pay the penalty of entertaining, and was, in turn, arraigned by Judge AtWelI He gave couple of recitations which greatly pleased and entertained those pres ent
 The ladies of the district promise all the menfolks free dance, en- tertainment and supper on the Sey- cnteenth of Ireland, to which all are looking forward with much pleasure.
 We are promised the alarming "Perils of Pauline" on Sunday Eve in the movies, which are now moving very creditably.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05
BOY SCOUTS TO
 OPEN GNMNASIUAI

Announcement has been made to the effect that the Fairbanks troop of boy scouts Wlll shortly open a gymnasium. It is to be located in the old Wickersham building at the corner of Sixth and Cushman streets and will be headquarters for scouts as well as place for them to hold occasional social functions All of their meetings will be held there In other words, it will be scouts hangout."
 Joe Fisher, who has been training the boys in their athletics, will have charge of the new gymnasium. It has been enormously stated that the gymnasium will be public, when, in fact. it is for boy scouts only.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-05

J. A. Webb recently arrived home from the Big Cinema Hot Springs, where he has been sojourning for a time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
VIII Permit Each Customer to
Buy Only Dollars Worth.
Make Supply on Hand Last as
Long as Possible.
PRICES SHOW NO CHANGE
Local Retailers Are Optimistic
About Food Situation.
Shoes and Clothing Are Likely
to Go Higher Soon.

Drastic steps to relieve the sugar
panic which began here Monday
When consumers made a run of To-
peka stores in an effort to lay in
advance supplies, were taken today
when practically all retailers united
IN refusing to sell one customer more
than IL worth of sugar a day. The
retailers asserted that in this manner
they expected TO make the small
amount of sugar now on hand last
until jobbers could furnish them with
more than ten sacks a day, the amount
the most of the local distributors con-
tinued to allow each retailer today
One or two jobbers, retailers saw. de-
clared they could not make any de-
liveries today.
The price of both cane and beet
sugar remained stationary with Tues
days quotations prevailing today, Job
bers continued TO sell at $50 and
$3.50 hundred for beet and cane
products, respectively. The retailers
in turn continued to deal out the
precious commodity at the rate of
eleven pounds for a dollar, and that
amount only to each customer.
Retailers Optimistic.
Retailers today continued to be
situation. They declared that at the
rate of eleven pounds to a customer
they could stretch the supply now on
hand to last until the jobbers receive
orders which they bave on the road.
No further increases were register
ed in the prices of staple commodities
today Some of them were reported
trifle scarcer but that was ALL
Evidence that clothing and shoes
will join the foodstuffs by registering z
material increase in cost to Con-
merchants today. Leather is becom-
ing scarcer and the American supply
trade papers show, is in the hands of
few men.
Fight High Prices.
Shoe merchants today said they ex-
pected to use every effort to keep
the price of the average good pair of
shoes down ito SO in Topeka, but at
the same time admitted that shoes
costing SIS, SIC and $17 a pair will
be common in Topeka this fall.
Standard prices of clothing, espe-
cially mems wearing apparel, will
not increase materially. local mer-
chants declared. The increase will be
registered to become effective in the
fall lines by the quality of the goods
being cut down. Already cotton has
been used literally in substituting for
wool in mems suits and more will be
used this fall, thereby cheapening
the quality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
Officially "RecOgnize Justice" OF
War Against Germany.
Public Rejoicing in Brazil Over
Severing Relations.
DEMAND BRAZIL DECLARE WAR
MObs Parade Streets Shouting
"DOWn With Germany"
Inference at Washington Ar
gentina Will Declare War.

Buenos Aires, April 11.-Argentlna
today formally recognized the JUS
tice" of Americas declaration or a
state of war against Germany. but an
nounced her strict continuance as a
neutral.
lust exactly what the formal an
nouncement means was not clear-pu'
it was accepted as a plain bid to pla-
cate the United States in the hope OF
averting : thu eatened embargo on coal
to Argentina. a,.,,,
that while Argentina maintained her
present status as a neutral she hau
not decided as vet a future course
Uruguay Endorses U. s
Montevideo, April 11.-Uruguay for
rnally announced her neutrality to-
day, but declared her adherence TO
and endorsement of the principles
enunciated by President wilson An
extra session of the Uruguayan con-
gress was called.
1t is asserted in official circles that
a rupture ol relations between Cru-
quay and Germany is probable
Chile and Mexico Neutral.
Washington, April 11.-Unofficial
advices announcing that Brazil had de-
cided to break relations with Germany
and that Argentina would support the
position of the United States in re-
gard to Germany were received mere
early today 1t was not clear whether
Argentina's s step meant that she would
merely break relations or declare war
There had Teen indications that she
would remain neutral
The action OF Brazil clears up much
of the doubt here as to the attitude
of I4atin-A american countries. Definite
advices have been. received that Chile
and Mexico would remain neutral and
indications increased that Guatemala
and Peru would join Cuba and Pan
anna on the side of the United States
There was some surprise here over
the course of Chile, but none in the
case of Mexico. The action of Brazil
and Argentina is expected to have a
tremendous influence on other South
American republics.
RiOtous JOY in Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro, April 11.-General
public rejoicing over announcement
today of BraziIs formal severance of
diplomatic relations with Germany. In
many circles. however, the view was
expressed that the republic should go
further and actually enter the war.
Several newspapers today began a bit
ter attack on the government, de-
manding the resignation of Foreign
Minister Muller because of Muller's
German descent.
Pro-ally demonstrations are grow
ing in volume thruout the city. The
flags of the entente are visible every
where and the streets are thronged
with paraders cheering for France and
England and shouting. Down with
Germany" The crowds gather in
front of German establishments and
hoot. The authorities are taking
measures to prevent sabotage in mil
itary establishments which have been
placed under rigorous surveillance.
1t is said that the majority of the
German ships which were seized were
wrecked by their crews before they
left them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
STRONG MAN!
RObber Throws Iron Safe to
Cellar to Rob 1t.
He Gets $1,000 i'm Haul at the
L. V. Laundry.

Topeka has n safe cracksman who
plies his trade in a manner a little
bit different from the average burglar.
This man demonstrated his versatility
Tuesday night when, after having
failed to break open an iron safe in
the u. V. laundry on West Sixth street.
he moved the safe to a hole in the
floor. dropped it down on the con-
crete floor of the basement and de-
molished it to such an extent that he
was able to get its contents amount
ing to 5000.
The robber entered the laundry
some time during the still hours of
the night and first attacked the safe
with a hammer. He succeeded in
knocking off a couple of hinges and
breaking the combination, but was still
unable to get into the interior. Then
he raised a trap door in the floor,
loaded the safe on a push truck and
hauled it to the opening, into which he
dumped it.
The robbery was not discovered
until this morning when the laundry
force came to work. The police were
Immediately notified. and altho no
arrests have been made il is believed
n clue has been discovered that will
lead to the capture of the robber.
The laundry building was entered by
way of a small front window and it
is the opinion of the officers that the
haul was a one-man affair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
BALFOUR COMING
British and France Send War
ENJOYS to T.. S.
Conferences to Do With Co.
operation Among Nations.

London, April 11.-Foreign Secre-
tary Arthur ]. Balfour is about to
leave for Washington on a special
mission according to official an
nouncement today.
During his absence Lord Robert
Cecil will act as foreign secretary.
Lord Robert Cecirs duties as minis
ter of blockade will be handled by one
of his subordinates during Balfour's
absence.
Arthur J. Balfour was formerly first
lord of the admiralty in the old coali-
ton ministry in England, and it was
his support. with that of Bonar Law,
another unionist, that made the Lloyd
George ministry possible.
England could hardly have selected
man of greater knowledge of war
conditions and of war organization
than Balfour for such a mission.
To Hold War Conferences.
Washington, April 11.-A ''series of
war conferences will be held from
time to time between the United
States government and representatives
of the entente allies both in this coun-
try and abroad, it was learned today.
These will have to do with initial CO.
operation between England, France
and the United States toward safe
guarding shipments of foodstuffs and
Otner SuppneS TO entente ports.
As the war proceeds the conferences
will take an even broader scope, pro-
viding means of physical cooperation
of large scale, it is believed.
Joffre Is Coming.
New York, April 1.-THE New York
/ World says that the great war mission
which France is about to send to the
United States will, according to news
in semi-official French circles in New
York, be composed of the following:
Ex-Premier Rene Viviani, who is
! now vice president of the council of
ministers and minister of justice. He
ranks Immediately after Premier Ribot
| in French public life.
Marechal Joffre, former commander
in chief of the allied armies and victor
of the Battle of the Marne.
| General Foch, former commander
| Of the northern aGmies, who ever since
the beginning of the war has been re-
sponsible for all joint operations un-
was General French's immediate
superior
A French admiral who has not yet
been definitely selected but will prob
ably be chosen from the general staff
of the French army
| Octave Homberg. who was Premier
| Ribots right hand man when the lat
ter was minister of finance and came
/ to the United States as ranking French
/ member of the Anglo French loan
! commission of which Lord Reading,
chief justice of England, was head
! Franklin Bouillon. deputy of Seine
ct Disc and president of the Inter
Parliamentary union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
5000 MINERS IDLE
No Move for Settlement Between
Operators and Employees.

Kansas City, April 11.-No action
yet has been taken according to an
announcement by operators here to-
day, looking to settlement of the
differences that caused the shut down
on Monday of the fifty odd coal mines
in the Missouri district owned by
members of the Southwestern Inter-
state Coal Operators association and
which has thrown about 5000 men
out of employment.
w. A. L. johnson, general commits
sioner for the organization authorized
the statement that nothing further
had been done along those lines than
the operators recent request that min
ers at Kirksville, Mo-, the strike of
whom caused the statewide suspen-
sion, be returned to work. Mr.. John
son declared that every mine in the
Missouri district which includes Leav-
enworth county, Kansas, has been
closed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-11
BRAZIL TO ASK PASSPORTS.
Minister Will Leave Germany at Once
Via Switzerland.

London, April 1.-THE Brazilian
minister to Germany will demand his
passports tomorrow and leave Ger
many by way of Switzerland, France
and Spain, according to a dispatch
from Cologne forwarded by the Ex-
change Telegraph correspondent at
Amsterdam.
u. $. Break Logical Sequence
Amsterdam, April 1.-THE rupture
of diplomatic relations between Aus
tria-Hungary and the United States is
declared by the Vienna newspapers to
be a logical consequence of the state
of war between the United States and
Germany. Austria Hungary and
Germany are as one in all things the
newspapers insist.
Doesn't Discuss s. A. Attitude
Copenhagen, April 1.-THE Ger
man press has so far passed over the
South American situation almost with
out comment. Dispatches regarding
the possibility of Brazil and other Lat
in-American republics joining the al
lies are given as little prominence as
possible.