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r^T~ The Orgeat ALASKAN daily DAILY I _ J -1 - - _ i>i;ri icuifn nAll Y EXCEPT SUNDAY LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESI LTS _ PUBLISHED DAILY laueea suimuai______ Yol 10. No. 304 SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1916._Ten Cents the Copy RUSSIA FLOODED BY MILLIONS OE STARVING ROUMANIAN REFUGEES ITALY MAY CONSIDER PEACE ROME, Dee. 20. — Foreign Minister Sonninno an nounced today in the chamber ot deputies that no condi tions had been mentioned by Germany as a basis for ne gotiations and it was difficult to decide how to take the offer. He declared that if representations were made sub sequently that gave any definite promise or plan of action thev would be considered by the Italian government. ROUMANIANS STARVING PETROGRAD, Dec. 20.—Thousands of homeless and starving Roumanians are hooding Odessa and Kiev and other cities in southern Russia and are creating a new and enormous refugee problem that is probably greater than that of Belgium in magnitude. Figures compiled by the officials indicate that tne number of refugees to be cared for by Russia now exceeds the total population of the three Scandinavian kingdoms combined. Strenuous efforts are being made to alleviate the distress but these efforts are met with exceeding difficulty because of the conditions brought on by the war. The Roumanian popu lation seems to have been stricken with tear of the Ger-i mans to such an extent that the country is all but depopu lated. COMMONS HAl) HISTORIC SCENE LONDON. Dec. 20.—When Lloyd George yesterday announced in the house of commons that the first act of, the new government was the rejection of the German! peace proposals the scene became the most remarkable ever witnessed in the British parliament. Several new in terpretations and readings of the premier’s speech are now being pubiisited. He spoke very deliberately, with every word full weighed, and the verbatim account of the statement is on hand but inner meanings are being read into it by many. He declared emphatically that peace is only possible on terms made by the allied nations. There is no doubt about this. He also declared that Germany must be prepared to restore everything taken By her and to make full reparation for the injuries inflicted on other nations. He declared that while the Germans are offer ing peace they are dragging the Belgians into slavery. The George war program, it is now well known, consists of universal military training similar to Germany. He de plored the mistakes made in not coming to the aid of Rou-' mania in time and he announced that the government! would act with a firm hand in Greece and recognize the! government of \ enizelos. Towards the close of the; speech he made a sensational statement to the ettect that statesmen who are abandoning the conflict in despair or| through weariness are guilty of the costliest act of pol-i troonery in the history of the nation. After his speech, John Redmond spoke and asked George to take drastic j steps to settle the Irish question as one of the prepara tions for carrying on the war successfully. He warned the government against trying conscription in Ireland. PAPERS APPROVE GEORGE LONDON, Dec. 20.—The newspapers completely ap prove of the utterances of Lloyd George in the house of j commons on the question of peace. The Manchester Guardian, which has come to be regarded as the great mouthpiece of the provinces, says that George very adroi Uv avoided a snare set for him by the German chancellor, ii says the refusal to harbor the peace proposal was abrupt and sweeping, and shows that this government will heed no proposals that lack explicitness. Other great papers also say no proposals can be accepted that do not state the terms Germany would accede to. ENTENTE MAY TALK TODAY PARIS, Dec. 20.—There is no hope here that the En tente council will receive Germany's peace proposal fav orably afetr the speech of Briand in the senate yesterday. It is expected that the allied answer will be ready today and it will be an absolute rejection. The official intention is not to take the proposals with real seriousness. THINK PEACE NOT REFUSED WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. — Administration offiicals do not consider the speech of the British prime minister a Hat refusal of the German peace proposals. They believe, rather, that the speech was an attempt to place the blame on Germany for the war.. The German ambassador here, Count Bernstortf, says openly that the George answei will not end the matter and he foresees another exchange of notes at least before the subject is given up. An auth ority close to the German embassy says that the kaiser is prepared to state the terms on which he would be willing to make peace but no detailed information as to terms has been given out. Other German diplomats express the belief that Germany has secretly settled on the terms to be offered and that these terms are ready to be submit ted to a joint conference of representatives of the powers. Lansing and Wilson are silent but officialdom generally seems to feel optimistic. They note the fact that George said in his speech that the Entente powers will wait unti. they hear what terms Germany has to offer. TURKS SURE OF SAFETY CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 20.—The Tanine, the emi-otticial paper ami the other newspapers here declare iliat Germany and Austria have given full guarantees to Uie Ottoman empire that no peace will be considered which does not fully secure the integrity of this nation and her safety from future attempts against her sover eignty and government. WAS LARGEST BRITISH SHIP LONDON, Dec. 20—The admiralty reports tlun when the liner Britannic was sunk she had wounded sold iers aboard and that no troops in active service were on ner list. She was the largest British ship afloat, having a gross tonnage of forty-eight thousand. The investiga tion has been unable to determine whether she was sunk by a mine or a torpedo. SAY FRENCH REPULSED BERLIN, Dec. 20.—The French yesterday undertook an advance in the neighborhood of Reims but were repuls ed. All the engagements reported this morning on the western front were local. The weather is severe at times and operations are rendered difficult unless when hard frost prevails. RETREAT IN DOBRUDJA BERLIN, Dec. 20.—Mackensen has captured a thou sand of the Roumanian and Russian forces that are still retreating in the province of Dobrudja. The retreat of the enemy is bringing them closer to the lower Danube where it is expected they may be entrapped in large num bers. # TURKS FIGHT ON STRUMA 9 BERLIN, Dec. 20.—The war office reports that the Bulgars and Turks have been successful in engagements on the Struma river in Macedonia where the British are operating. Since the invasion of Roumania large Turkish forces have aided the Bulgars in that field. NOTHING BIG SAYS LONDON LONDON, Dec. 20. — Only minor engagements are reported from any of the warring fronts today. MARINA AS MERCHANTMAN WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The state department an nounces that the Marina was not in the government ser vice, contrary to the German statement, when she was i submarined. She was purely a merchantman. Germany has admitted that the submarine commander made a mis : take but this government will hold the matter in abeyance ! until the peace proposals have been dealt with finally. MEXICANS FIRE ON U. S. TROOPS AND FONSTON RUSHES MEN TO AID NO INTENTION OF VIOLATING MEXICO Still Insist on American Conditions and Carranza Has Been Informed l'HII.ADKI.rniA, Dec. 20.—Score tary Lane and his colleagues have given to the Mexican commissioners a statement of the intentions of the the American government to be trans nitted to Carranza. This statement is to the effect that the United States government has no intention of vio ating the sovereignty of Mexico but t insists on the old American de nands. The note was immediately •aided to Quaeretaro to Carranza with a request to the first chief to ratify the protocol and show good faith. MILLION IN CHICAGO FOK CHRISTMAS CHEEK* CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—'The mer chants of this city estimate that a million dollars were spent this year in this city for Christmas cheer They say the holiday sales reflect better than any other circumstance the good times. WETS WIN BOSTON BY A GOOD MAJORITY BOSTON, Dec. 20.—The wets have won here by a majority of fifteen thousand, according to the incomplete returns. This lead assures them of a substantial majority. JOE BADGER MANAGER OF BROADWAY CAFE Messrs. Margules and Whittemore are now direct proprietors of the Broadway Cafe and Joe Badger is in stalled as manager. Charles Guy is the chef and the house will be con ducted in first class manner. A chicken dinner will be given this evening, for instance, for fifty cents. AMPUTATE GIBSON LEG The leg of E. M. Gibson, which was injured several months ago, will be amputated tomorrow. Every attempt was made to save the limb but Dr. Romig finds it necessary to take hero ic measures now. DEMURRER IN BROWNELL CASE A demurrer was fded today by Morford and Finnegan to the an swer of D. C. Brownell in the case of Carroll and Weinberg vs. Brownell. The plaintiffs claim damages for al leged premature* dismissal from the store on Fourth and Washington and ^or fixtures. SHAME ON THEM Just think, it's only a few months since Skagway decided to abolish the saloons, and the saloonkeepers were refused the privilege of doing busi ness, apparently to the satisfaction of the great majority. Again less than a month ago the whole territory decided to put the lid down. Despite all that, here comes the news that a raid was made on the soft drink stands and found hard stuff in plenty. —Ketchikan Porgressive-Miner. 4 SPOKANE ARRIVES ON HER FIRST TRIP HERE The steamship Spokane arrived at 1 o’clock this morning for her first visit to Seward. She is a fine vessel built by the Union Iron Works at San Francisco in 1002, is splendidly fitteo out and has been in the tourist trade ! in southeastern Alaska for quite a time. She is of 2,270 gross tons, is 270 feet in length and 40 feet beam. She is fifteed with twelve rooms with baths, has a social hall which may be compared to a drawing room, has a | library, twelve rooms with brass bed steads and all the other requirements. She is captained by Captain Johnson and her purser is C. H. Bach. She will not remain on this run, however. In the season just closed she carried 2,000 tourists and not one complaint was heard. On the trip here she brought, amongst others, Wm. F. Rohrbach and C. S. Crider. She left about 5 a. m. with the following out going first class passengers: H. Miller, W. .1. Cassidy, H. Klyn berg. E. S. Hewitt, Tom Talent. Clifford Mooers, Wm. Mobrick, W. H. Whittlesey, Sam Sandy and four steerage. CHEAT XMAS MAIL CAME ON STEAMER SPOKANE. - Om* hundred and seventy-five sacks of mail, mostly filled with Ohristma* presents, arrived on the Spokane Postmaster Root expects that the Christmas mail will he about evenh divided between the Spokane and the Mariposa which is expected abou* Saturday. CONTRACT MEDICAL WORK FOR NATIVES OF ALASKA The bureau of education has enter ed into a contract with Dr. Klmei Chester Gross, of Ellamar, to do the medical and surgical work required by the natives of Alaska within th* southwestern district of this bureau. In the past the medical work foi the natives has been done at \ aide? or Cordova. This has never proved a very convenient arrangement for the village of Tatitlek, the most import ant and largest village on Prince William Sound, particularly during the winter months. Rut with the present arrangement it permits the bureau of education to have access to a physician and hospital within three miles of the village at Tatitlek, foi the natives. It is hoped that now, through this c rrangcment, the bureau will be abb* to successfully treat a number of dis eases that never could be handled properly before. Also it is a com fort to those in the north to know that there is always aid at hand in cases of emergency. Dr. Gross is the physician employ ed by the Ellamar mine, and came to Ellamar from Seattle several months ago.—Cordova Times. Mr. Gibson, whose leg will be am putated tomorrow, suffered the in jury by being run over by a car on the railroad. The leg will be ampu tated between the knee and the hip. Bennett James and Senator Jack Konan returned from the scene of their operations at Moose Pass last night. They have nothing for publi cation about the property. Both will probably take a trip out for the winter. 1 • SAX HEXITO, Dec. 20.—Mexicans lired fifty shots at Company l», First ' Oklahoma regiment, today at the Santa Maria pumping station but no casualties are reported. The news of the occurrence does not convey any •ntelligence as to whether the attack ers were \ ilia or Carranza support ers. FFNSTON SENDS TROOPS SAX AXTOXIO, Dec. 20.—General Funston has ordered Colonel Wilson, I commander of the tioops in the Yuma district, to send at once a sufficient force to A jo, Arizona, where the Mexicans arc said to be threatening. KXKITTK VILLISTA FILM) JUABKZ, Dec. 20.—It is reported here that the home guards have ex ecuted Baudeho, the most cruel anti vicious of the followers of Villa, and seventeen others, all of whom were* captured after a battle which has tak en place southwest of Chihuahua City The guards claim a decisive victor) over the bandits. hoi.dim; mkktixcs fob PKACK OVKU IN KN'GI.AND LONDON, Nov. 2s.—A conference in favor of opening peace negotia tions, organized by the National Con ference for Civil Liberties, was brok en up at Cardiff on Saturday alter noon bp patriotic demonstrators. Mr. James Winstone, president of he South Wales Miners’ Federation took the chair, supported by Mr. J. K. Thomas, M. P., and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. It was soon evident that, despite all precautions, a hostile element was present, the chairman ieing constantly interrupted. At ten minutes to three pandemonium broke loose following the arrival outside the hall of throngs participating in the patriotic demonstration. The doors were attacked and inside the crowd pi building the greatest excitement prevailed. A fierce fight ensued for the pos session of the hall, and gradually the lemonstrators, headed by Mr. C. B. Stanton, M. 1’., forced their way in, waving national flags of all the Allied countries, those of Britain and Bel gium being in the van. They rushed through the audience and mounted the platform, from which Mr. Ram say MacDonald quickly disappeared. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Winstone re mained to argue with the invaders, but their voices were scarcely heard in the tumult. When Mr. J. H. Thomas mounted a table with the object of addressing the gathering, Mr. Stanton bounded to his side and before the railway men’s M. P. could utter a word he was dragged oiT the table, narrowly escaping serious injury. The patriots had now completely won the day. Speeches were deliver ed for half an hour, and finally a res olution was adopted in favor of win ning the war without any kow-towing to Germany. Then, amid further cheer cheering, the victors left for loud cheering, the victors left for onstration was held by them. Troops had been held in readiness, but for f tunately their services were not re quired.—Daily Mail. M. M. Beatty has returned from his camp out near the end of the Alaska Northern. • I • — • • --—*•