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| -S' | tlmv i : [jg" “- -THE ALASKA EVENING POST Volume XI Number 212. SKWAIil). ALASKA,TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1917_Ten Cents the Copy MORE DUPLICITY OF GERMANY IN U. S. IS BEING EXPOS D (Tty Awociatetl Dispatch) WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. — The State Department has published a message sent by former Ambassador Bernstorff, last .January, to the Berlin foreign office, re ouesting authority to pay $50,0Od to influence congress to reduce certain organization. 1 he message says: lo pay out up to $50,000 in order, as on former occasions, to in fluence congress through organization, you know of which, can perhaps prevent war. 1 am beginning, in meantime, to act accordingly in above circumstance. Public official made German declaration in tavorot Ireland. Highly de sirable to gain Irish influence here.’ Hie text of the mes sage was given out without any comment by the state de partment. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—The indications are that the State Department will collect the entire story of Ger man duplicity. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—Chairman Flood, of the house foreign aHfa’rs eommi'.tee, after a conference with Secretary Lansing, said that probably there would be a congressional investigation of former Ambassador Bern stortf's plans to influence the house by expending $50,000. WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.—Secretary of State Lan sing gave Chairman Flood no new details in reference to the Bernstortf message. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—After a conference with Chairman Flood. Secretary Lansing said: “,I do not see how the Bernstortf message reflects upon congress or any member. Apparently it was the purpose to employ agen cies to influence congressmen, of which they would have no knowledge, and if they were influenced they would be entirely innocent. 1 do not know what the organization was, but I have no intention of casting suspicion on the members of congress.” -❖-■ BRITISH FRONT, Sept. 22.—The Australian banner was raised today over the powerful fortified position of Anzuc. in the southwest Zonnebec zone today. This is de clared the greatest victory resulting from British oper ations this year. HUNS REPLY TO THE POPE AMSTERDAM, Sept. 24.—Ger- ' many’s reply to the pope’s peace * proposal declares that special care ' was taken by the government, in * i the closest contact with its prep aration by the Gorman people to * discuss the answering question * raised, proved how earnestly Ger many desires to find a practical basis for just and lasting peace. * Germany fully recognizes the 1 pope’s peace producing effort by arbitration to international defor ces of opinion. Germany is ready * to support every proposal com- * patible with the vital interest of the German empire’s people. Ger many also greets with special * sympathy the leading idea where- ’ in the pope expresses conviction * j that the future material power of arms be superseded by the moral r power of right. ..* * *1 NORTHWESTERN TRIP CANCELLED; SEATTLE, Sept. 24.—The steamer Northwestern’s southwestern Alaska trip, leaving Seattle September 22, has been cancelled, but will make the trip as far north as Juneau. Although no definite information has been sent it is believed the gov ernment is insisting upon the south eastern salmon pack being moved, and heretofore the Ore and fish shipments from this section has precluded tak ing on any quantity of freight after leaving here on the southbound trip. The sailing from Seattle on Septem ber 2oth of the Alameda will be the first southwestern Alaska passenger steamer of the Alaska line, and it will connect at Seward with the steamer Dora for the westward. -* WEATHER Maximum .:. 49 Minimum . 39 J Current. 48' Precipitation . v NO ASSESSMENT WORK ON MINING CLAIMS FOR YEAR WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 22.—Assessment work on .all mining claims has been abolished during the present calendar year, brought about by a resolution passing the House of Representatives today. Because of slight changes made by the House a conference with the Senate is necessary before the measure is finallly enacted into law, but it is anticipated that the measure will ultimately be enacted into a law by the middle of next week. All that it is necesasry for a claim owner to do now, is to file a statement with the recorder of the district wherein the claim is located, before the 31st day of December, to the effect that he wants to hold his claim. Claim owners are cautioned not to overlook this part of the proposed law. Delegate Charles A. Sulzer has been working upon this law for some time and has finally succeeded in bring ing it to its final stage. BRITISH CONTINUE TO ADVANCE (By Aaaociated Prea> Diapatrh) LONDON, Sept. 24.—General Haig is continuing the great offensive begun by the British troops and is engag ed on a front extending over ten miles east of Ypres. In some places the British pressed ahead a mile or more, capturing the villages of North and South Rouliers. Ter rific losses were inflicted by the British forces, and 3000 prisoners were captured. The present offensive is believed to be the strongest yet launched by the British troops and will prove of im mense benefit in relieving the strain upon the Russian forces on the north. -A PRESIDENT WILL NOT FALTER (By Associated Press Dispatch) WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24. — Germany’s and Austria’s acceptance of the peace proffer of Pope Bene dict has failed to swerve the United States from its an nouncement that it is determined to make no peace while the kaiser is the official head of the German people. LAFOLLETTE JEERED BY AUDIENCE (Uy Associated Press Dispatch) ST. PAUL, Sept. 22.—Senator La Follette, of Wis consin, was greeted with cries of “you are yellow,” “put him out,” and jeers and catcalls here yesterday when speaking at the Producers’ and Consumers’ League at the Twin Cities. When he declared that the United States should never have entered the war and sought to defend the sinking of the Lusitania he was stopped by his audi ence. MANY KILLED BY TYPHOON (By Associated Press Dispatch) AMOY, China, Sept. 24.—Six hundred lives were lost here by a typhoon which swept in from the Straits of For mosa and struck the city without warning. Eighty-five per cent of the water craft in the port at the time was de stroyed. M ITCH eLITThNSRE^NOMI N A TIO N (By Associated Press Dispatch) NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Mayor Mitchell won a re nomination at the Republican primaries, defeating Wil liam Bennett by 1,100 plurality. CHINA TO SEND TROOPS TO FRANCE (By Associated Press Dispatch) • PEKING, Sept. 24.—The president and cabinet have agreed to the plan of sending a trial division of 24,000! Chinese soldiers to France, if money, equipment and ship- j ping is available, and approved of the proposition. France | is eager to receive a contingent of Chinese and they will probably be able to reach France by January 1. An abun dance of fairly trained soldiers are immediately avail able for the expedition and the premier favors sending 300,000 men. CANADIANS WILL NOT GET ALASKAN COASTWISE TRADE (By Associated Press Dispatch, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 22. — Preparations to turn the Alaska coastwise trade over to the Canadian vessels received a death blow here today in the adoption by the merchant marine committee of a substitute bill em bodying the views of President Wilson, who is very much opposed to turning over the Pacific Coast trade with the northern territory to Canadian bottoms. According to the provisions of the bill Alaska is exempted from all pro visions of the bill, Alaska is exempted from all provisions of the bill which would authorize the shipping board to grant licenses to foreign vessels for coastwise trade other than Alaska under special limitations to exist during the period of the war. A committee of Pacific Coast Steamship men has been in Washington for several weeks, working to prevent the seizure of Alaska vessels and the entrance of Canadian ships into the Alaska trade, and that their efforts is now crowned with success is wholly due to the wishes of the President. At a recent meeting of the shipping board it was stat ed by Vice-President H. I>. Slevans that the demands of the American army would necessitate the taking over of every merchant vessel on both coasts. The decision of the shipping board is received with a great deal of satisfaction by steamship companies in Seattle and San Francisco, who had entered a strong pro test against their trade being given to foreign bottoms. -O JUNEAU, Sept. 20.—The Governor’s office is desir ous of ascertaining the whereabouts of Maxwell M. Han ley, formerly of Spokane, Wash., and Walter J. Harris, formrly of New York City, both of whom are supposed to be in Alaska at the present time. Information con cerning these men should be addressed to the Governor at Juneau. OCTOBER JURY | LIST DRAWN! -- District Clerk Lang and Commis si noer Wood on Saturday last drew from the list of 423 names, the grand and petit jurors for the October loth term of court in the Third Division. The following were drawn for grand jury to report October 15th: Chris Robertson, Landlock; Robert Small, Seward; John Day, Cordova; Charles Knoche, Ellamar; James Cu sick, Ellamar; Will Clavson, Cordova; L. C. Larsen, Valdez; Charles J. Min er, Grante; Frank Case, Roosevelt; J. B. O'Neill, Cordova; Charles J. Mathe son, Latouche; Clinton Egan, Valdez; M. Fields, Cordova; G. C. Baxter, Cor dova; George A. Mitchell, Seward; H. T. Whitley, Valdez; T. G. Newman, Seward; D. D. Dunlap, Seward; Chas, Christensen, Seward; Anton Olson, Seward; A. C. Rc^d, Latouche and Len Cox, Cordova. The petit jury, which will report October 22, is as follows: B. T. James, Seward; G. W. Cook, Valdez; C. 0. Cracroft, Cordova* C. H. Wetzler, Val dez; Geo. Seward (evidently an error in transmitting message; Campbell McDowell, Latouche; R. A. Schroder, Valdez; T. Tallascn, Seward; L. E. Thompson, Seward; C. E. NTaud, Gran by; Randall Ashby, Valdez; W. E. Hanesl, Valdez; D. A. Sullivan, Sew ard; W. M. Sauers, Seward; K. D. VI Vaughn, Seward; J. B. Sapiro, Cordo va; L. A. Iverson, Seward; J. G. Dorsch, Valdez; Charles Lawson, Val dez; Fred Johnston, Seward; J. E. Hughes, Valdez; VV. B. Mackay, Sew ard; K. V. Boyle, Cordova; Oliver La duke, Valdez; Chas. Goodall, Cordova; E. P. Cashman, Valdez; George Jones. Ellamar; Frank L. Ballaine, Seward; VV. H. Bailey, Valdez; Walter Shar ratt, Ellamar. ENGLISH TAKE MANYjERMANS ***************** vte LONDON, Sept. 24. —It is of- * * ficially stated that the complete- * * ness of the British success east of * * Ypres yesterday, has been con- * * firmed by detailed accounts. The ' * Germans lost heavily in counter * * atacks and the advance repre- ' * sented an average gain of a mile * * deep. Redoubtable strong-holds * like Nun's wood, Glencorse wood, * Iverness, Copse and Shrewsbury ' * forest, which withstood numerous * * fierce assaults recently, were en * tirely overrun by British troops, * who reached points well beyond * them. These wooded heights f * formed the keystone of the Ger * man structure of defense in this * sector.