VOL. VII., NO. 972. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8,1916. PRICE TEN CENTS
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Further Loss of American Lives May Lead Into War
GERMANY
SEEKING
AJRUCE
LONDON. Jan. 8.?The closest at
tention was paid by all British offic
ials today to the report from Tokio i
that Germany has made separate ov
ertures of peace to both Japan and
Russia.
It has been rumored for the past
several weeks that Germany was anx
ious to declare peace with Russia,
fearing that the power, having secur
ed plenty of arms and ammunition
and placing large armies In the field,
was now in readiness to take the
greatest part in European warfare.
It has also been known for months
that Germany has been quietly con
ferr'ng with the representatives of
Japan regarding settlements of all
natures that might be pending be
tween the two countries.
Late this afternoon a dispatch from [
a Tokio correspondent of the Overseas j
News Agency stated that Count Oku
ma. the Japanese premier, had today
told all interviewers that Germany
had applied for a separate peace but
that a rejection had been promptly
registered.
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+ NOTICE TO FIREMEN +
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? F.'re Chief Frienuui this af- ?
+ ternoon announced that there ?
+ would be a meeting of the fire ?
? boys Monday night at 7:30 +
+? o'clock sharp and It is his do- ?
* sire that every fireman be +
+ present. ?
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CALLAHAN !S
IN TROUBLE
AT FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS. Jan. S.?Dan CaCIla
han. for ten years city councilman,
candidate for senator at the last elec
tion and one of the most prominent
Democrats in the Fairbanks district,
was fined ISO in the municipal court
today on a charge of drunkenness
and resisting an officer.
Federal officers also arrested him
on a charge of assualting a woman of
the underworld.
It was announced this afternoon 1
that the municipal court case will be '
appealed.
HOUSE'S AND
SIMILAR MISSIONS
ARE REGULAR |
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.?The ques
tion of such appointments as that of '
Col. E. MI House as a special envoy
of the President and their validity
without confirmation by the Senate 1
has been discussed in the Senate sev
eral t'mes. But on the whole the pre
cedents are that the President has no
right to make such appointments, es
pecially for the negotiation of treat
ies.
Members of arbitration and other
conferences are also appointed and
employed by the President without
reference to the Senate. They re
ceive their compensation, if any, from
the cont'ngent fund of the State De
partment
I I
ITALY CLAIMS
STEADY GAINS
AGAINST AU8TRIA
ROME, Jan. 8.?Italian claims as
stated by the war office are that
steady gains have been made since
the beginning of the war last May.
On their west front toward Trent,
they have advanced their lines 24
miles into Austrian territory, and oc
cupied a score of important towns.
On the West front, toward Trieste,
they have advanced over twenty miles
toward Trieste. They claim that there
has not been a time when Trieste
could not have been captured in ten
days, but that it could not be held on
account of the Austrian occupation of
the heights near Gorlzia, hence the at
tack has been directed at these de
fenses.
In addition to maintaining from
400,000 to .500.000 men on each the
west and east fronts against Austria.
Italy has loaned nearly 200,000 men
to her allies. 150,000 for use in the
Balkans and others defending out
posts. She has about 1,000,000 men
in her lines.
The statement places the losses on
the Austr'an front as follows:
The net result !n casualties, prison
ers. etc. is about as follows:
Italian casualties. 90,000.
Austrian prisoners in Italy. 28.000.
Italian prisoners in Anstria. 1.200.
Austrian troops have made no ad
vance on Italian soli.
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+ THE WEATHER +
+ Saturday, Jan. 8 +
4? Maximum?25. +
* Minimum?11. ?
? Clear. <?
COUNCIL NOW
PREPARED ON
WATER ISSUE
The city council last night appoint
ed a committee to probe thoroughly
Into the water question, ascertain Its
purity and delve Into the probable
cost of establishing a municipal wat
er system.
The city council authorized that a
sample of the present water be sent
to the University of Washington at
Seattle, for a thorough analysis.
The city council listened to a prop
osition presented by B. L. Thane re
garding new water sources of supply:
City water was a paramount Issue
before the city council at ita regular
meet'ng last night. City wrter was
the first matter taken up after the
session was called to order and the
organization perfected.
Owing to the absence of Mayor Reck
and Councilman C. W. Fries, Coun- ,
cilman J. R. Willis acted as mayor,
presiding at tho meeting, and the re- (
malning four councllmon Messrs. Wol
land. Britt, Geddes and Miller constl- ,
tuted the required quorum. The mln- ]
utes of the former meeting were read ,
and after a minor correction were
adopted. j
Water Resolution Presented
The following resolution was then
presented, which started the water
question for dlscnsslon: "As It Is a
known fact that the present water
supply of tho town of Juneau is In
sufficient for fire protection and do
mestic purposes; and as a suspicion
prevails that the water Is not of a
safe purity and the owners of the
present system seem unwilling to do
anything to Improve their property;
and as the conduits and pipes of the
Juneau water works are In poor, leaky
delapldated condition: be It resolved
that the mayor of the present city
rounHl appoint a committee of three
for the puropse of ascertaining what
can be done in order to obtain a bet
ter and purer supply of water; the
probable cost of establishing a muni
cipal water system and also to com
municate with the owners of the pres
ent water system to ascertain at what
cost and on what terms the present
system could be bought
Later In the evening Acting Mayor
Willis appointed Councilmen Brltt.
Wolland ? and Miller as the special
commttttee under the provisions of .
the above resolution and with full ]
power to act, of course, with the
understanding that a full report of
progress be mode from time to time
to the city council.
Mr. Ti.ane'a Proposition.
Directly following the reading of
the water resolution, Acting Mayor
Willis stated t'cat Mr. B. L. Thane,
manager of the Alaska Gastineau MIn- i
Ing Company was present and would i
be pleased to submit a tentative prop- I
Dsition to tho city council. I
Mr. Thane said: "I want to seriously <
Impress the councilmen present and i
slso those among the audience who <
might believe otherwise, that I am t
,n no way criticising tho present wat- I
sr system, that 1 am not taking a
nand on Its alleged inadequacy, but I
f am simply talk'ng as a member of
our community. I will further state
that neither myself nor any official of
the Alaska Gastineau Mining com- i
pany will discuss a municipal water <
system but we are all interested in
a good water system for the town of I
Juneau. I havo boon approached dur
ing the past few days, by several
groups of c'tizens regarding whrt the
Alaska Gastineau company, as a com- <
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ANOTHER STEAMSHIP LINE i
FOR SOUTH AMERICA .
NEW YORK, Jan. S.?New York I
and Philadelphia Interests in conjunc- I
tion with Argentine capitalists, are ?
planning a line of steamships to ply
between New York and Buenos Ayres. 1
Baron Nicholas Mihanovich, Jr., of
Buenos Ayres, president of the Argen
tine Navigation company, which con
trols 300 vessels, is promoting the pro- 1
posed line.
FRENCH WINE OUTPUT
SHOWS BIQ DECLINE
PARIS, Jan. 8.?The French wine
crop this year is but 477,000,000 gal
lons. or one-third of last year's crop.
SOUTH TO HAVE
BIQ SUGAR REFINERY
??
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Jan. 8.?The Sa
vannah Sugar Refining company will
erect a J3.000.000 refinery at Savan
nah.
CUDAHY PACKING
COMPANY REORGANIZES;
CAPITAL IS $20,000,000
TRENTON, N. J.. Jan. 8.?The Cud
ahy Packing Company, with a capital
stock of $20,000,000, of which $14,
000,000 is paid up, has been incorpor
ated in New Jersey. The concern is
to deal In "packing house products,
produce and other commodities." The
Incorporators are Edward A. Cudahy,
Joseph M. Cudahy and Edward A.
Cudahy, Jr., of Chicago.
ANOTHER WAR CONTRACT
NEW YORK. Jan. 8?The Ameri
can Locomotive Company has rece'v
ed another war contract, amounting
to about $2,000,000, for machine
sbollls.
SLOANE
CLEARED
BY JURY
Dr. Leonard O. Sloan? was this
morning found not guilty of malprac
tice in the suit brought by John B.
Plntar, who suod for $10,000 damages.
Dr. Sloane received scores of congrat
ulations from his many friends as
sembled In the .court room Awaiting
the Jury's verdict, and also during the
day scores more expressed their pleas
ure at his acquittal. Whilo at no
stage of the trial was it boliovcd pos
sible that a clear caso had been made
against Dr. Sloane, the verdict of the
Jury substantiated: all forecasts.
At 5:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Attorney Cobb complete! his closing
arguments to the jury. Immediately
Judge Jennings began his chargo to
the Jury. For twenty-five minutes
Judgo Jennings went thoroughly into
all ohases of the case, then handed
tils Instructions and two possible ver
dicts, which might bo reached, to the
jurors and they went to their delib
erations. It was decided between
counsel that the Jury could return a
sealed verdict anytime during the
night, this to be read this morning.
The Jury, under supervision of two
bailiffs, were taken oat to dinner and
upon their return went quickly to
work to arrive at a verdict The first
ballot, it Is understood, stood nine to
three for acquittal. Six or eight bal
lots were taken and finally at 8:30
/clock the verdict was reached,
dgned and sealed and delivered into
the court's charge.
The members of the Jury wero J. T.
Stephens. Martin Hansen. H. T. Tripp
Pred H. Smith. F. A. Case, Carl E.
Lund, Patrick Reilly, Carl W. Har
rington, B. D. Blakeslee, J. W. Dud
ley and Alfred Peacock.
The case was hard and stubbornly
fought from the begginlng, last Mon
lay afternoon, until the closing yes
terday afternoon. Practically every
member of the medical profession in
Tuneau testified during the trial.
Attorneys Sbackleford and Winn
represented Dr. Sloane and Attorney
2obb represented the plaintiff.
russianFare
bombarding the
port of varna
GENOA. Jan. 8.?According to ad
rices, the Russians began a most ter
rific bombardment of Varna this morn
ng.| It is not known how large a
force is being used in the onslaught
jn Varna but several days ago it was
?urnored that tbe Russians had con
:entrated a most astonishing array
tnd Hie expected bombardment fol
owed.
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BARNUM'S ESTATE STILL
OVER ONE MILLION
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.?Tho apprats
il of the P. T. Barnum estate, who
lied in 1891, is put at 81,222.468.
FIRST CLASS MAIL TO
COME ON PRINCESS MAY
When the Princess May leaves Van
couver tonight for Juneau she will un
loubtedly have at least a week's ac
cumulation of first class mail aboard.
Fhe Alameda was the last steamer
north, leaving Seattle Dec. 30. The
Jefferson leaving Seattle tonight will
ilso have first class mail aboard but
tiow many days accumulation Is not
known. The Jefferson will have nine
lays' mail of other classes.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
USES ATLANTIC STEAMER8
BOSTON, Jan. 8.? It is reported
that the Leyland liner Bohemian,
which sailed from Boston for Liver
pool has been requisitioned by Bri
tish government officials. The Do
minion liner Cornishman, which has
been in the Portland service, is also
said to have been taken over by the
admiralty.
GERMAN WINTER QUARTERS
ARE ALL SHOT UP
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 8.?Allied ar
tillery, supported by warships off the
coast, is reported to have played
havoc with the winter qurrters of the
German troops on the North Sea lit
toral.
MUSSULMANS CANNOT
START HOLY WAR
???
LONDON, Jan. 8.?Attempts of the
Mussulman emissaries sent into Ar
abia. Persia, Cyrcnlcla and the Sou
dan to preach a holy war have met
with small success. Many of these
agents wcro arrested.
AEROPLANE ATTACKS KING
AND QUEEN OF BELGIUM
PARIS, Jan. 8.?A Temps special
says a German aviator made a delib
erate bomb nttack on King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium last woek
and that they narrowly escaped In
Jury. _
I Let The Empire do your printing.
SOLDIERS ARE
CALLED UPON
TO STOP RIOTS
Y0UNG8T0WN, O.. Jan. 8.?Four
are dead, one hundred are Injured;
one hundred rioters have been lodged
in jail and the loss from incendiary
fires is estimated at $1,000,000 as the
result of a strike of 6,000 steel mill
workers In this city. All day yester
day and throughout the night arson
and murder continued.
At daybreak this morning the au
thorities wired asking that the nation
al guard be called out to protect the
Innocent and quell the disturbances.
Before 8 o'clock this morning three
regiments of O. N. G. were on the
ground, martial law- was proclaimed
and the soldiers are nr# patroling
the district where smouldering ruins
mark the place where many fine busi
ness places stood yesterday.
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BLIZZARD
IS RAGING
ATNOME
NOMB, Jan. 8.?Tho third howling
blizzard of the season hit this sec
tion of the country yesterday and the
ice of Bering Sea was plied high on
the beach this mornlgg nearly fifteen
feet high.
The giant Sesnon caisson pier,
which has safely withstood the storms
of previous years, was entirely wreck
ed and crumbled by tho ice.
Tho buildings on the beach remain
Intact today but the ice is piled
against tho rear doors and there is
no abatement of tho storm.
FRANK MORAN IS
MASTER OF COFFEY
IN HOT CONTEST
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.?Before one of
the largest gathering of real sports
assembled In th!s city for several
months. Prank Moran knocked out
Jim Coffey In the nineteenth round
last night. The fight was to have
gono tho full twenty rounds but the
unexpected happened and Coffey went
down for the count Both fighters
lost no time In getting down to busi
ness and the contest was a gruelling
one from the tap of the gong until
the knockout.
AUSTRIA WANTS
TO BREAK WITH
UNITED STATES
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.? The Herald's
Washington correspondent says that
foreign ambassadors in Washington
asqualntcd with tho temper of Aus-1
tria-Hungary have cabled their re
spective ministers for foroign affairs
that they expect broken diplomatic
relations between that government
and tho United States.
rnis iact anows more cieariy man
anything else how serious is the sit
uation provoked by the demands made
by President Wilson upon the govern
ment of Emperor Frani Josef.
The correspondent notes "an agent
of a foreign government, who is in
close touch with European ambassa
dors," as saying:
"In caso of a break in d'plomatic
relations Austria-Hungary will bo un
hampered in tha future by the neces
sity of considering the United States.
Her submarines will be free to oper
ate against any vessels flying the
flag of her enemies."
"And if any more Americans are
killed or drowned?"
Tho diplomat shrugged his should
ers.
"Then It is for the United States
to determine whether it will order
Americans to keep off enemy vessels
plying in the Meditteranean or to seek
to enforce the right to travel on them
by dispatching warships to take part
in the war."
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+ HELP THE CITY *
* SAVE THE WATER *
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+ Today the city marshal is ad- *
+ vising tho many business con- *
* corns in Juneau operating wa- ?
+ ter motors, to kindly shut off ?
+ tho water whon tho power is ?
4? not needed. In this manner it +
4? Is known that much water will ?
+ bo saved and the reservoir +
?> will not unnecessarily be over- *
taxed. This question of sav- *
+ ing water was discussed at the ?
+ city council last night and tho +
? city marshal was instructed to +
? solicit the assistance of tho *
+ business houses in saving wa- +
+ ter. It was also reported that ?
* many large taps are being al- +
, + lowed to be kept opon and the +
owners will be asked to dis- *
+ continue the practice. 4
+ ?
ASQUITH '
CABINET i
ATTACKED
LONDON, Jan. 8.?Tho long expect
ed attack on the Asqulth cabinet has
commenced. Two factions have com
?blncd to overthrow tho premier and
his associates and all England is
watching every move with keen In
terest.
Led by Sir Edward Carson, the
Trade Unions and the majority fac
tion of tho Unionist Party have en
tered Into a combination to go right
after Premier Asqulth on every point
that each party can raise. The single
men's conscription is reported to be
at the bottom of the move.
SAFE BLOWERS MAKE A
BIQ HAUL IN ST. PAUL
8T. PAUL, Jan. 8.?Safe blowers
made ono of the largest hauls ever
recorded In tho police annals of the
Northwest when the door of the vt.ult
In tho office o.f the Internal rovenue
collector in the post office building
was nltroglycerlned and the place loot
ed.
E. C. Lynch, Internal revenue col
lector, today estimated that the rob
bers socured $5,000 In cash and also
escaped with possibly $1,000,000
worth of internal revenue stamps.
The\robbers knew Just what they
were about because they took only
negotiable stamps leaving the unnt
gotiable stamps in the vault
Tho police announced today they
have absolutely no clues and believe
the work was rodne by the cleverest
safe crackers remaining outside pris
on walls.
ATTEMPTS TO KILL WIFE
AND BABY; THEN SUICIDES ,
SEATTLE. Jan. 8.?With the excla
mation. "Now we will all die togeth
er." A. O. Larson, a prosperous ranch
er at Snoqualmle, shot his wife and
two-year-old baby, then sent the third
bullet Into his own brain, dying in
stantly. .The baby and the mpthcv,
will recover, ' They were both rmflwfPf
to tho Providence hospital here. No
motivo for the crimo is ascribed, Mrs.
Larson yet being unconscious.
UNITED STATES
SENDS PROTEST
TO JOHN BULL
?t?
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.?The Unit- '
ed States government this afternoon \
dispatched a protest to London against
Great Britain censoring malls. The
point is raised that the malls censored 1
are thoso from the United States 1
which are bound for neutral European '
countries. This action was taken fol- 1
lowing a report requested earlier in
the day from the Postmaster General
by Senator Hitchcock.
SENATOR WILL TAKE
PASSENGERS SOUTH '
The steamer Senator, of the Pacif
ic Coast Company's fleet, is due to 1
[sail from Seattle tonight with a car- 1
go of freight and explosives for South- !
- eastern points. On her southbound
trip tho Senator will carry passen
gers for Seattle.
I
| NORTHLAND IN WITH FREIGHT J
The freighter Northland, of the
Border Line Company, has arrived
from tho south with freight and ex
plosives. She had several hundred
ton of freight for channel points and
will get away for tho south again
tonight Sho w!U sail direct to Seat
tle by the lns!dc route with a cargo
of freight
SPAIN WANT8 500.000
BALES OF COTTON
MADRID, Jan. 8.?The North Amer
can Bankers' Syndicate has been In- 1
formed to import annually to Spain
600,000 bales of American cotton.
ROOT AGAIN REFUSES
TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 8. ? E!!hu
Root Bays In a letter to the Republi
can state central committee: "I am
not a candidate for tho Presidency.
If my name Is put on tho ballot. I
shall be compelled to Insist upon Its
bfffng withdrawn."
It Is likely that the name of Theo
dore Roosevelt will not go on the
ballot.
WOMEN BARRED FROM EGYPT
LONDON, Jan. 8.?The British gov
ernment order debars women from
entrance to Egypt without special
permission.
PANAMA CANAL NOT
OPEN FOR TRAFFIC
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.?Tho War
Department has warned shippers
again that attempts to route ship
r. ents via the Panama canal at this;
time will retard work, and that the ;
time of opening tho stable channel !
' I ronnni h? r\rorHoted
INDEMNITY IN
LUSITANIA CASE
WILL BE PAID
A I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.?Germany
today conceded all points demanded
by the United States which Insures
a complete settlement of the Lust
tanla case. Secretary Lansing made
this statement this afternoon.
The announcement of tho settle
ment of the case was brought to tho
Statd'Department by Gorman Ambas
sador Borustorff. Tho Gorman offic
ial further announced that in set
tling the Lusitanla claims, his gov
ernment docs so but without admit
ting any wrong (lolng on the part of
the submarine commander.
PASSENGERS OF STRICKEN
LINER REACH NEW YORK
NEW YORK. Jan. 8.?Tho hundred
and twonty-seven passengers who
wcro forced to abandon the Greek
steamship Thcssalonlka at sea sever
al days ago, arrived this forenoon on
tho steamer Patris. All gave vivid
descriptions of the hardships they suf
fered during the several weeks tho
big Greek liner was wallowing in the
terrific seas being battered about by
gales. The women of tho party shuf
fcred untold misery and all expressed
the greatest praise for the officials
of the Patris, who rendered every as
sistance possible for their comfort ,
while aboard the rescuing ship.
+ + ?**? + + + ?*v* + + + +
* ? I
* INFORMATION WANTED + ,
^ ^^
* , WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. ? +
* Senator Hitchcock today Intro- +
4? duccd a resolution !n tho Sen- + '
4- ate calling upon tho postmast- +
4? er General for Information ho +
* possessed showing interference +
f with American mails by cen- +
4* sors. 4>
* *
AMMUNITION ;
?' MAKERS AFTER
: v WILSON'S SCALP (
Kfrlrfa- VftftK, :Jlm. ? That the ]
Amorican ammunition makers arc j
canvnssing the situation with the idea
of defeating President Woodrow WD- I
son for re-election to the Presidency |
is the direct charge made by Sena- (
tor James A. O'Gorman, of New York. |
The New York Senator charged that
so strong is the desire of the ultra |
preparedness forces to defeat tho ,
President for re-election that they ;
have got some of the big trust mag
nates of the country to agree to ac- .
sept former President Theodore Roos- J
ivelt as a candidate for that purposo.
it is also said that the former Prcsl
lent has assurred tho representatives
if big capital that there would bo
nothing to fear !f he should again be (
sleeted President, and that he would f
consider nn election of a commission
to Introduce universal military train
Ing nnd to create the largpst navy
ihe world has over seen.
It !s said that the recent dinner giv- y
>n to former President Roosevelt by t
fudge E. H. Gary, president of tho t
LTnitcd States Steel Corporation, at <
which many Wall Street bankers were
present, was for the purposo of ar
ranging plans to defeat President Wil
son with former President Roosevelt. ,
It is regarded as significant that *
^ov. R. L. Boeckman. of Rhode Isl- ,
md, has just declared himself in fa- (
ior of the nomination of Roosevelt (
jy the Republicans. Gov. Beeckman t
!s a standpatter. f
Senator O'Gorman said:
? at _ni
"IT 1110 people warn, war me* win
lake Mr. Roosevelt. If they want f
peace they will send Mr. Wilson back t
to the White Honso. This nation
jwcs Its president condition of peace (
to the Ranlty and calm wisdom of
President Wilson."
MORE GOLD COMES TO j
THE UNITED STATES ,
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.?The steam- j
ship California arrived at New York (
from Glasgow and Liverpool with $2.- (
500,000 In gold and an unknown .am
ount in n wooden case marked "Brit- (
Ish Treasury notes."
ENGLISH CHANNEL
TRAVEL RESTRICTED ,
LONDON, Jan. v 8.?The English |
channel travel has been restricted to ]
tho Dieppe route or points further to
the west. Only soldiers and bearers |
of diplomatic passports may travel ,
via Calais and Boulongnc.
GERMANY FINES BIG
BREWERS FOR FRAUD
BONN, Prussia, Jan. 8.? Fines ag
gregating more than 26,000,000 marks
have been Imposed hero on three dis
tillers for excise frauds. All three
also were sentenced to prison.
WILLIAM GUGGENHEIM SUES
BROTHERS IN NEW YOR*
NEW YORK. Jan. 8.?William Gug
genheim has filed in Minoola, L. I.,
notice of issuo in action he Is bring
ing against his brothers, Solomon,
Daniel, Isaac and Simon, of M. Gug
genheim's Sons. It Is understood the
action Involves a matter of account-1
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AMERICA
IS FACING
PROBLEM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.?The great
eat apprehenalon la felt today among
the leadera of the admlnlatratlon on
the European war altuatlon. The lead
era unhealtatlngly expreaa grave feara
that the continued loas of Americana
will lead the United Statea Into hoa
tlllties regardleaa of the outcome of
the Perala caae.
Even the cabinet members are b?v
ginning to realize, with President
Wilson that the time is now hero,
when America must make certain
that no further attacks will be made
on merchant ships who have Ameri
can citizens aboard.
The cabinet was in session two
hours this morning and at noon it
was nnnounced that no detailed plan
had been outlined but that the grav
est of situations had been reported.
Early this afternoon Ambassador
Dcrnstorff gave assurances of his gov
ernment to Secretary of State Lans
ing, that tho German submarines in
tho Mediterranean would not attack
any noncombatant ship of any char
acter without due warning or they
would not destroy any ships without
giving the passengers and crows of
a noncombatant nation plenty of op
portunity to reach places of safety.
In spite of this assurance both Sec
retary Lansing and tho members of
the cabinet are Inclined to remain
skeptical.
ANCONA LIFE
BOAT FOUND;
NEWJEVIDENCE
ROME, Jan. 8.?One of the missing
(Vncona life boats has been found, ac
cording to an official statement Is
sued. today by the war office and ac
cording to the report c'rculatcd, proof
has been clearly ascertained that the
boat was fired upon while filled with
men, women and children.
Just what proof the war officials
havo secured has not been divulged,
but It Is known that a most serious
sspect has at last changed the com
plexion of the entire case.
It is announced that a full state
ment of facts will bo sent to the
American government within the next
24 hours.
EXPECT CHANGE
IN THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT
NEW YORK. Jan. 8.?A London
'able to tho New York Tribune Bays
;ays that fundamental government
:hangen may take place In the Immo
llato future. At a recent meeting a
:on?l(lernble number of peers oppos
:d to Premier Asauith and Sir Ed
vard Gray took no formal steps, but
i frank and free discussion ruled, and
ho general sentiment was for a
:hange at an early dato.
EDITOR URGES CHANGE.
Editor John L. Garvin of the Pall
dall Gazette says that new war met
>ds are needed if the Allies are to
vin. The council must bo reconstruct
;d. He adds: "Next year will be In
lnitely critical in its importance for
he whole issue of the war and for tho
hturo of tho Empire. Immenso things
lepend upon next year's campaign,
vhlch wilt open earlier than that of
ast year, and perhaps even sooner
han we or tho Germans think."
ENGLISH RED CROSS
LOSES $5,000 IN SERBIA
8ALON1KI, Jan. 8. ? The English
Red Cross nnlt attached to the Ser
i'nn army was compelled to abandon
f5.000 worth of tents and motor cars
md valuable surgical Instruments,
josldcs leaving tho wounded behind
11 the hands of the Bulgarians
LONDON 8COFFS AT
ANOTHER GERMAN PLAINT
LONDON, Jan. 8.?Replying to tho
:omp1alnt that Germany's communt
:atlons with the outside world aro
:ontrolled by England, except by wire
less which may bo overheard, high
British authority cites International
law to prove tho propriety of Brit
ain's stand and declares It Is In ac
cord with the convention signed at
St. Petersburg, by Germany and other
powers before the war. English news
papers brand the complaint as an ef
fort to win American sympathy.
BANK PRESIDENT IN CUSTODY
KALAMA, Wash., Jan. 8, ? Presi
dent J. P. Aiken, charged with loot
ing the Cowlitz County Bank of $40,
000, was released from custody today
jn a heavy cash bond.
BOSTON BUYS HEAVILY
OF FOREIGN WOOL
BOSTON, Jan. 8.?Wool valued at
$15,000,000 for Boston Is on the way
here from Australia, South Africa and
Argentina In a fleet of nearly twenty
chnrteroit