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TIIE WEEKLY ALASKA CITIZEN
U)1 VIII FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 15. 1017. NO 54
LIBERATION OF IRELAND
TO FOLLOW SETTLEMENT
OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
v.... .it,.! r .. cracy and militarism, also accused
i Hli’V.o II! Oct 13 Irish pat- . . .
England of oppressing the Irish peo
—,ots ir-- confident that the tinn is . ,
pie for generations more sevcielv
'Uiaij approaching when their '0un-|(han any othpr natlon had ever been
. .il he g.ven the right to eon- an.-d, even those under the
duit her domestic affairs without German yoke.
au> interference on the part of the "Although this condition no longer
English hom. government, according exists, the fact remains that it took
T IV O't -nnor, one of tin- leaders years to change it,” said Mr. fit on
,n tin agitation for Irish home rule. nor. lie pointed to the iniquitous
and a member of parliament. "The land system under which Ireland
liberation of Ireland," he declared, was prostrate under absent landlords
will come either through the work who, he said, took all the profit out
;h. present Irish convention now ()f the country and left the peasants
:n ,, .-.sum at Dublin, or through the t0 absolute hunger and want. "All
p.-ace conference which settles the that Ireland needs now,” concluded
w.,r.” the Iriah leader, "is home rule, and
Mr tHV.nnor, while declaring that this is coming soon without a doubt
Ireland is solidl> behind the allies Even the English government real
in their fight on German bureau- iz.-s that it is inevitable."
RESCUED MEN
REACH SAFETY
, Vus.icmteil l'nc.si
an ATLANTIC PORT, Oct. 13.
Twenty six members of the crew of
"... steamer New Orleans arrived
in port tonight after being rescued
in open boats during a severe storm
at sea The steamer was wrecked
off the Virginia coast last Wednes
day during a severe storm and the
crew was forced to take to the open
boats and abandon the ship, which
sank immediately after being ab:.n
doned. Before the abandonment of
the .-hip, one of the crew, Harry L.
Kohlmand, mate of the New Orleans
and a German, was swept off the
deck and drowned.
The shipwrecked men managed to
weather out the worst of the hurri
cane and were picked up several
hours after the wreck by a vessel
bound for this port. Several of the
rescued men had to be taken to
hospitsal, suffering from the effects
of their exposure.
AIRSHIPS FOR
ARCTIC WORK
i v sm icia ted 1 'r* ss )
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. In a speech
made before the Explorers’ club in
this city today, Donald McMillan,
the noted Arctic explorer, advocated
the use 7d airplanes in exploring the
Arctic wastes. Dr. McMillan has
just recently returned from a four
years’ stay in the Arctic, where he
went for the purpose of exploring
the so-called Crocker Land, discov
ered by Admiral Peary on the latter’s
famous North Pole discovery trip.
In advocating the use of airships,
the explorer told of the month's
hard work that was necessary for
him to cover the territory between
Grant Land and Cape Columbia.
With an airplane he declared that
the same work could have been ac
complished in a few hours, while
an airship could make from Cape
Columbia to McCormick Bay in a
day easily.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawley Sterling
were in the city last night from
Happy station.
fLD DIPLOMAT
NOT PARTISAN
SHANGHAI, Oct. 11.- Ur. Wu Ting
Fang has issued a statement as to
his political views, indicating that he
is not a member of any particular
party, although he sympathizes with
many tenets of the Kuomintang in
its present struggle against the Chin
putang. Dr. Wu Ting Fang says he
regards the Kuomintang as being the
party which is supporting liberty
and democracy in the present do
mestic struggle in China, and is
sympathetic with its position on the
vital issues now at stake.
Dr. Wu Ting Fang insistently has
refused to have anything to do with
the present government formed un
der the direciton of Premier Tuan
Chi-Jui, whom he regards as a mili
tary dictator.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Smith, of Ju
neau, have just returned to theii
home after an extended visit in Cali
fornia. Mrs. Smith and their thret
children have been gone over three
months and Mr. Smith six weeks.
GERMANY HAS
ENOUGH SPUDS
(Associated I’r«ss)
COPENHAGEN. Oct 13 That the
German potato harvest is plentiful
this season is indicated by the of
fer of that government to exchange
a large quantity of this commodity
to Denmark for certain other arti
cles which Germany is badly in
need of.
The offer was made the govern
mem of Denmark through the Ger
man foreign office and is being con
sidered. Some of the articles want
ed by Germany are said to be short
in this country, and it will be im
possible to import them either for
home consumption or for exchange
with Germany as a result of the re
export regulations which are so rig
idly enforced by both America and
England.
FIRE DESTROYS
BIG FACTORY
(Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Oct, 13. Tile Brit -th
American Chemical company's pi nt
located at Queensborough was pi tac
tically destroyed by fire this mo n
ing at an early hour. Although th re
was no loss of life, several narr. w
escapes are reported, and the pk nt
was damaged approximately $275,0 0.
The origin of the fire is not j et
known definitely, but it is thought
to have been incendiary.
This corporation has just recently
been awarded a number of large
contracts for important materials for
both the United States and England,
and part of the orders were almost
ready for delivery, all these being
lost. An investigation is being made
by federal agents. It is reported
that several suspects are under sur
veillance, and arrests may be ex
pected at any time.
The Siwash reached Fairbanks
last night, making the completion
of the sixty-fourth round trip be
tween Nenana and Fairbanks this
season. The passengers were. R. A.
Warner, Tom Dundon and Ray Jes
ler.
The decision in the case of Mc
Neil vs. McNeil is being reserved.
McNeil is suing his wife for the cus
tody of six children and the prop
(tty in the divorce case.
FIFTY THOUSAND AIRMEN
WILL TRAIN THIS WINTER
IN CAMP AT SAN ANTONIO
(Associated Press)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Oct. 13.
A total of at least fifty thousand
men will be trained for aviation
! duty at Kelly Field, near this city,
during the coming winter, according
J to a statement made today by Col.
J Chitty, commander of the camp. This
| is the largest camp for aviators in
| America, and will turn out more
! pilots than any other field.
While the camp is not intended
j for such a large body of men, the
plans of the war department call
! for so many volunteers by next
spring that at least 50,000 men must
l be turned out here, and other camps
! will turn out students In the same
proportion.
Machines are already under con
tract for this body of airmen, and
a large proportion of them will be
ready for use by the time the men
are fully trained. By the time all
the planes are finished and manned
with aviators, it is expected that the
American forces of all classes will
be ready to participate in gigantic
smashes against the German lines.
The allied airplanes, reinforced by
America's enormous fleet of flyers,
is expected to outnumber the Ger
man air squadrons so overwhelmingly
that they will be unable to remain
in the air long enough to be of
any service to the enemy, either as
scouts or for fire control purposes.
Sailors Shot For
Refusing to Serve
GERMANS PREFER DEATH TO
BEING FORCED TO SERVE
ON SUBMARINES,
t Associated Press)
la IN I >1 >N. Oct. 13 Reliable
reports received through llol
land declare that numbers of
German sailors have preferred
death to being forced to serve
on submarines. These men
when ordered to report for duty
aboard the I'-boats have abso
lutely refused, knowing that they
would be executed for disobedi
ence of orders.
There seems to be a growing
disinclination among the crews of
the German high seas fleet lor
submarine duty, and a strong
spirit of dissatisfaction is said to
be prevalent on nearly every
ship. It is ti>e custom for the
German admiralty to detach sail
ors from the high seas fleet
and place them on board the
U-boats for a tout of duty, which
is creating much resentment in
the personnel of the fleet.
FORMER GERMAN
MINISTER SAYS
SUBS WILL WIN
i Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 13. Admiral
Von Tirpitz, formerly German min
ister of marine, today in an interview
in the Brunswick Landes Zeitung
declared that he was still confident
that Germany would win the war
through the submarine campaign, lit
declared that it only remained foi
the country to stick it through, and
in the end England and France
would be forced to come to Ger
many’s terms.
He ijj quoted as saying: "We can
continue confidently to expect a final
and complete triumph over England
as long as we continue to sink ves
sels faster than she can construct
them. The submarine war is a suc
cess. That it can put all the allied
vessels out of commission immedi
ately cannot be expected, but if we
pursue our aim firmly we will find
after some months that our position
to enter negotiations with England
will be quite different. England de
sires to force a peace upon us now
while her position is comparatively
favorable."
STRIKE IS TO
BE CALLED OFF
(Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Oct. 13. A temporary
settlement of the boilermakers’ strike
in Pacific coast shipyards was
reached today at a conference be
tween the federal adjustment board
and the union officials. It is thought
that a final adjustment will be made
not later than Monday afternoon. In
the meantime the men will work
under the old conditions and wages
until a definite settlement is made.
The strikers have been out since
last Monday morning, and already
the effects of the lockout are being
felt in local shipyards. Much of
the credit for the strike being called
off is given to the various shipyard
unions, which have assisted the fed
eral adjustment board since its ar
I rival here. 'The board leaves tomor
row for Portland, where it will con
tinue its work of conciliation.
WHITE SOX ARE
VICTORS AGAIN
IN WORLD GAME
( Ass«k*late*\ Press!
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. The twenty
seven odd thousand fans who were
at Comlskey park today were given
their money's worth of excitement
when the Sox, after fighting an up
hill battle most of the way, won
from the New York Giants by a
score of 8 to 5. The Giants started
off like world beaters, and before
the first half of the initial inning
was over had sent Reb Russell, who j
started on the mound for the Sox, !
to the clubhouse for recuperation. |
Russell was replaced by Williams,
who in turn gave way to Faber.
Sallee, who started for the Giants,
got away good for the first five i
innings, when the Sox got to him and i
he was ditched to make way for
Perritt in the eighth, who was him
self touched for enough runs to en
able Chicago to win.
In the first the Giants scored two ;
runs. Burns walked and went to;
third on Herzog's single and was
immediately put across the pan by ,
Kauff's two-bagger. Manager Row
land then used the hook on Russell
and sent Cicotte in to stop the ,
Giants. Herzog went out at home |
on Zimmerman’s grounder. Fletcher
tapped one easy art Kauff was
caught trying to malJb home. Rob
ertson then dug Into his war bag
and selected a stick with a single
in it which scored Zimmerman.
For Chicago in the third Eddie
Collins walked and scored when
Felsch got a two-bagger. The Giants
scored two more in the fourth. Rari
den singled, advancing to the key
stone sack on Sallee's sacrifice.
Burns then singled, scoring Rariden, j
and himself scored a moment later s
when Gandil at first fumbled Kauff's j
grounder.
Chicago scored one more in the
sixth. Weaver singled, Schalk sin
gled, Risberg, battli^ for Cicotte,
singled, scoring Weaver, The Gi
ants’ last score came in the seventh,
when Fletcher hit for two bases
and scored when Rariden got hi.
second hit for the day.
In the seventh ihe Sox got to fi-i.
lee's slants with dangerous results
to the Giants' pennant aspirations.
Jackson and Felsch singled, and both
scored on Gandil's two-bagger. Gan
dil scored on Fletcher's error. In
the eighth, with Perritt pitching for
New York, the Sox added three
more. Johnnie Collins singled, was
sacrificed to second by McMullen
and scored on Eddie Collins' single,
Jackson singled, advancing Collins
to third, who scored on an error
by Zimmerman. Felsch scored Jack
son with a single.
By winnipg today the Sox stand
within one game of the World's
championship pennant. Betting odds
stood four to five this morning
against the Sox for today’s game.
Odds since the game have again
switched to even on the series. The
sixth game will be played in New
York Monday, both teams leaving
Chicago tonight, on the tossup to
decide where the seventh game shall
be played if it should be necessary,
the Giants won, and the seventh
game will be played in New York
Tuesday if the Giants win Monday’s
game.
SUMMARY
R H E
White Sox .8 H 5
Giants .5 12 3
Total attendance, 27,323. Receipts,
$69,403. Each club’s share, $31,231.
National Commission's share, $6,940.
Easterners Joined
In Wedlock
A marriage license was issued to
Edward Harrison Weaver and -Mrs.
Chas. Hakirk Oct. 6 in Fairbanks.
Mrs. Weaver was the widow of the
late Chas. Hakirk of New York.
Mr. Weaver comes lately from Miss
issippi. The wedding is the outcome
of a romance started three years
ago in the Northland when the couple
met on the excursion of the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle Chamber oi
Commerce.
Mr. Weaver is look'ng for some
business opening here, but as yet
is undecided what he will do. Tin
couple are at home in the Jack
Heath residence for the winter.
Miss Ervilla McCandless and her
mother left the city yesterday af
ternoon to spend the week end with
Mrs. Mogan, of the Columbia mines
on Steel creek.
Seattle Women
Still Outraged
SEATTLE CRIMINAL CONTINUES
ATTACKS ON WOMEN—SIX
ASSAULTS IN 48 HOURS
(Associated I’ri'.s.' i
SEATTLE. Oct. 13. The fiend
that has been attacking and
beating up Seattle women during
the past few months is still at
his dastardly work. Six attacks
have been report'd during the
past fody eight hours.
The police department is being
urged by the press to greater
activities, and citizens are unit
ing for the purpose of running
down the slugger. Next Wed
nesday there will be a monster
mass meeting of Seattle women
at which defensive measures
against the slugger will be dis
cussed and some means of pro
tection adoptetl. No clue to the
perpetrator of these crimes has
yet been discovered.
GERMANY LANDS
TROOPS TO THE
NORTH OF RIGA
i Associated Press!
PETROGRAD, Oct. IP. A state
ment issued today by tin- war of
fice declares that the Germane have
been successful in landing a consid
erable body of troops on the Islands
of Oesel and Dago at the entrance
to Riga bay. Both of these islands
are provided with heavy land bat
teries which were silenced by tin
big guns of the German dreadnaughts
which convoyed the troop transports.
Oesel is 100 miles north of Riga
and off the Russian province of
Esthonia, where it is expected the
Germans will next land forces. Tin
possession of the island provides
easy means of access to the main
land, and, should the Germans land
any considerable force there, it
would more than likely compel the
retirement of all the Russian troop
over a wide area in order to avoid
being completely outflanked and cut
off from all assistance. Such a re
tirement would probably leave the
road to Petrograd wide open to the
invadprs.
SUMMARY
UNDATED. The landing of Ger
man troops in force on the two is
lands at the mouth of the Gulf of
Riga is conceded by military ex
perts of all countries to be tin- most
striking military movement since the
fall of the city of Riga. The pow
erful German fleet silenced the Rus
sian batteries and cleared the way
rcr landing.
It is thought that Germany is pre
paring a drive against Petrograd
but that she will probably wait until
spring on account of the rigorous
Russian winter, which is near at the
present time. It is conceded, how
ever, on account of Russian disor
ganization, that Germany might at
tempt a puick dash for the Russian
capital this year Another view tak
en by some of the experts is that
Germany merely seeks full control
of the Gulf of Riga and the sur
rounding country at this time. Tin
German forces are now in a position
threatening the right flank of the
entire Russian front. A retirement
by the Russians seems inevitable.
Mike Stepovich left for the coast
yesterday.
RESIGNATION OF MICHAELIS
IS PREDICTED ON ACCOUNT
DISCLOSURE OF OUTBREAKS
(Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 13.—On ac
count of the reichstag suddenly ad
journing today, leaving behind it a
latent crisis, all observers confident
ly predict that the German chancel
lor, Dr. Michaelis, will be forced to
resign within a short time. The
chancellor has been in office for a
comparatively short time, but it is
commonly agreed from all sides that
he has made a complete failure to
accomplish anything of importance
at Germany’s most critical moment
of the war so far. It is also stated
that his retirement will cause no re
gret in any quarter, as he has no
real following.
Recent arrivals from Berlin de
clare that Michaelis cannot last even
a month longer . His blunders in
springing the disclosures of the al
leged naval plot and the enmity
which it has aroused in all parties
by the effort made to saddle the plot
on the rank and file of the German
progressives against which he was
strongly advised, have apparently
sealed his fate, and any day may
witness his dismissal from the min
istry.
Michaelis was selected as chancel
lor because it was thought that he
might make some headway against
the Reichstag majority, but he has
made a complete failure in this re
spect, and his fall-down has lost
him the support of the conservative
I’an-German element, whose backing
j he had when he entered the office.
GREAT ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
AGAINST AUSTRIANS STOPS
ACCOUNT EXTREME WEATHER
i A-s.i. nite<l I’n-ss)
rUINK, Italy. Oct. 13. The great
Italian drive against the Austrian
positions is practically halted on all
fronts by the extreme cold weather
which now prevails in every sector.
I'ntold hardships and intense suf
fering has been the [tart of Italian
soldiers during the past forty-eight
hours, but they have pressed for
ward without a murmur, ready to
suffer any eventualities at the com
mand of their leaders and to evict
the enemy from his mountain strong
holds.
The early advent of winter caught
the Italians somewhat by surprise,
and they wore not prepared to take
the proper care of the men. In the
Trentino there has been a heavy
snowfall, accompanied by high, bit
EYGPT HONORS
A NEW SULTAN
(Associated Press)
CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 13. All <\mp»
turned out Thursday to pa\ honor
to the new sultan of Egypt, Ahmed
Fund. The accession ceremonies
were marked by the most brilliant
pageant seen here in many years.
The ceremonies were marked by the
usual eastern pomp and impressiv
dignity.
The new ruler rode through tin
streets of this city escorted by pick
ed native soldiers from all branches
of the Egyptian service, while thou
sands of Australian and English sol
diers lined the streets as a special
guard of honor.
AMERICANS ARE
SENT GREETING
' A.' Miciilteil I I ' KK I
JASSEY, Roumania, Oct. IS.
Learning that a representative of the
Associated Press was in this city,
Queen Marie of Roumania asked that
he be brought before her, and re
quested that he convey to all Am
ericans her personal thanks for tilt
work that has been done for her
country and its inhabitants by the
American Red Cross society. She also
pledged the Roumanian government
to fight with the allies until they
are victorious over the Teutons.
FREEZEUP NOT
YET IN SIGHT
(Associated Press)
DAWSON, Y. T„ Oct. Pi. Al
though the navigation season will
close here for the year 1917 next
Monday, when the last steamer will
leave Dawson for Whitehorse, tie-re
is not a sign yet of the freezeup.
No ice lias run, nor has there been
any forming along the river edges
yet. The fall season has been un
usually mild, and predictions are
made for a later settling down of
winter than has ever before been
experienced in this section.
Tom Dundon arrived in town last
night from Nenana.
,ing winds which made progress im
possible, On the Isonzo and ('a so.
rain is inundating the entire coun
try, making the ground o soggy
that it is impossible to carry the
guns forward to new positions
While such conditions 1 -. there
is not much possibility that the It ill
ans will be able to resume opera
tions on a grand scab-. It the pres
ent severe weather does not mod
erate In a large degree, tie lug
Italian campaign of tie -ummi-r of
1917 is at an end. Mueli territory
lias been recovered by the I' il ill
in this offensive, and the end li
the drive finds the army in a much
better shape titan at any previous
time.
DRIVE BLOCKED
I 1 ! • -
LONDON. Oit 13 Dispatcher i*‘
reived from tie* British h* ;nh|U; •
in France and Belgium ite tin
Haig was unable to i* me in •
fensive operations which \ * re .Y. '
ed yesterday on aerour. ", i. in
Heavy rainfall is report *•<! I r>»i
over Flanders, and n <»111: n-• •
artillery • image non - a r« : ■
The British still maintain i li ♦
vanced positions a sum*-d
and are preparing to re-um ti
drive at t L * * * arlie.-u po.- .*bh mo
ment. The German- con inn
mass troops and artiller;. in an *
fort to protect the Lille osteml '
way from the British offen.-.\ Ki:"
is reported over the entire Fn ;
front also, with no infant r> no
ment of impor’ance
( As soeia ted 1 *rcss )
PARIS, Oct. 13. According to an
nouncement made this evening by
tin* war ollice, Marshal Joffre ten
this city suddenly this morning for
a two days’ visit to the American
training camps. The purpose of the
marshal’s visit is not mail*- public,
hut it is rumored that it may be a
preliminary move toward shifting the
Americans to the front.
CONCERN FELT
BY OFFICIALS
( \y< .niaieil l * i * - > i
WASHINGTON, l). (' . Get. 1;:
The tardiness of tile country in i
sponding to the rail for subscriptions
to tile second Liberty Bond issue
is causing much uneasiness and deep
concern to the officials of tile trea
sury department. President Wils m
and his cabinet are also watching
the campaign with undisguised inti r
est. The latest reports show tliai,
despite the increased efforts on Hie
part of the department, there si • a.is
to be no increase in application
HEARINGS ARt
TO BE PUBLIC
< Associate*! Press*
WASHINGTON, l>. G., on. 1J
The special senate committee at
present investigating cltarges made
against Senator LaFolleUe has Braid
ed to make all its hearings public,
and lias advised Senator LaFoil-ite
to this effect and invited him to
appear before it next Tuesday with
any evidence that he cares to pro
duce that has any b< ng on the
matter under investigation, it is be
lieved that Senator LaFollette’s
charge that news corespondents
grossly misrepresented his St. Paul
speech played an important part in
the decision of the committee to
make all hearings public.
Senator Pomerene, chairman of the
investigating committee, declared to
night that, while the committee had
no intention of going behind tin
records to stir up things, neither is
it disposed to use the ‘‘whitewash
brush.”