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VOL. VIIL '-1MFAIRBANKS. ALASKA. MONDAY MORNING, Feb. 11, 1918. , NO. 51
TEDDY REACHES
TURNING POINT;
DANGER SMALL
(Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—A bulletin
issued this afternoon by the physi
cians In attendance upon ex-Presldent
Roosevelt states that the noted pa
tient Is showing wonderful Improve
ment, and, although not entirely put
of danger, his condition is extremely
encouraging, and that if no reversal
of condition is experienced his re
covery is practically assured.
Mr. Roosevelt was extremely weak
after the second operation, which
was performed Friday afternoon, but
his rugged constitution has pulled
him through. Mrs. Roosevelt is in
» constant attendance by the sick
man’s bed.
FRIENDS ENCOURAGED
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—Friends of
ox-President Roosevelt are greatly
encouraged with the favorable re
ports regarding the noted American’s
improved condition, and believe that
he has reached the turning point
and is now on the high road to re
covery. Much uneasiness has been
felt over the condition of Mr. Roose
velt, but It is confidently believed
that he will now recover.
GREAT AMERICAN
NAVY PREDICTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—
In an address here today Secretary
Daniels declared that the "Time if
coming when President WilsonV
dream will ber realized. The United
States will in a fw yerts have it
comparably the greatest navy in the ;
world.” i
Mr. Daniels stated that it would
he unwise for him to give actual
flgirfes on the present increase oi
the American navy, but that it was
larger than was generally credited
by the public. He also declared
that the American merchant marine
is again coming into its own. "In
a few more years,” he stated, “i> 1
will be impossible to find a port in
the whole world which is not crowd
ed with ships sailing under the Am
erican flag."
Skagway reports the worst blizzard
i nits history, the thermometer rang- ]
ing between six and twenty below 1
and the gale has been raging for <
three weeks. The wind was blow- i
ing so fiercely that it was almost i
impossible to walk up the dock.—Ex. i
Dawson experienced the bitterest 1
and coldest and longest cold spell in i
her history, extending over the en- i
tire month of December. The daily i
temperature averaged 51 below zero. <
SPAIN AROUSED OVER SINKING
VESSELS; MAKES PROTEST; CASE
CONSIDERED SERIOUS IN U. S.
(Associated Press)
MADRID, Feb. 9.—Serious complications were added
to the situation between Spain and Germany today over the
sinking of the Spanish steamer San Sebastian, which was 1
enroute between Spain and New York after supplies for
the Spanish government. The government immediately for
warded a strong protest to the German government through .
its ambassador at Berlin, demanding immediate explanation i
of the act and complete reparation for losses incurred. 1
The newspapers in this city regard the situation as
extremely critical, and one or two of the government sup- .
porters declare that a break in relations is not an impos- ,
sibility.
BAG MORE BOATS
MADRID, Feb. 9.—The Spanish government is now
convinced that a squadron of German submarines is now
operating off the Spanish coast. Several vessels have been 1
sunk during the past thirty-six hours.
Th£ latest sinking was the Italian steamer Ducadi ;
Genevia, which was sunk inside the three-mile limit. The ,
vessel was one mile from the Spanish coast when she was i
torpedoed by the German submarine.
GRAVE SITUATION
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—The Associated Press sum- [
mary today states that the Spanish government is appar- |
ently angered by the gross violations of Spanish neutrality
by German submarines operating off the coast of Spain, '
where they have sunk several vessels within the neutral '
three-mile limit. Protests have been made to the German ]
government, and no further action is expected until a reply ,
has been made. The situation is regarded as very serious i
both in Spain and all the allied countries. <
FIRST PEACE TREATY BETWEEN WARRING
NATIONS SIGNED DY HUNS AND UKRAINE
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HEARINGS ARE
POSTPONED BY
STRONG^ AGAIN
(Special lo Tin- Cltlrt-n)
JUNEAU, Feb. 9.—Governor Strong
this afternoon announced that fur
ther hearings upon the eight-hour
law will be postponed until Febru
ary 15. This action is taken in or
der to give the labor delegates from
Anchorage a chance to be present.
The White Pass & Yukon Co., the
Copper River railroad and the fishing
and mining interests have made a
strong showing supporting their
claim that there is a labor shortage
in Alaska today and that this short
age will become serious before the
end of the season. None of the in
terests represented at the hearings
have asked for the suspension of
the law, stating that they are satis
fied to abide by its provisions, but
are asking for a simple modifica
tion whereby it will be possible for
the workers to put in overtime in
cases where it proves to be neces
sary. They declare that it is not
part of their plans to cut the wage
scale which is now observed, but
that it will be necessary to work
overtime in order to do the neces
sary work next season. ~
The laborites are making a strn*
ight against any moderation what
ever and seem opposed to more than
sight hours’ work under any cir
tumstances. The Anchorage dele
tates are expected to arrive early
lext week and will combat the ar
gument of the employers that there
s danger of a grave labor shortage
n the territory’s industries.
SENTIMENTS PRO-GERMAN
AND HAD TO RESIGN JOB
HONOLULU, Jan. 22. — Maria
leuer, a teacher in the College of
-iawaii, who has been under the fire
if public sentiment because of re
>orts of her alleged un-Americanism,
las handed her resignation to Presi
lent Arthur L. Dean. Miss Heuer is
i German and has been a teacher of
nodern languages. In reply to a
equest from all of the college
eachers for a statement to their
tand toward America. Miss Heuer
inswered that she was “not loyal to
iny country at war, but only her
:onvictions of the truth.’’
(Associated Press)
BERLIN, Feb. 9.—Chancellor Hertling this morning issued an official statement
saying that peace has been concluded between Germany and the republic of Ukraine.
The Teuton peace delegates and the Ukraine rada’s delegates at Brest Litovsk this morn
ing signed the formal treaty which withdrawws 35,000,000 Urkainians from the side of
the allies. The terms of the treaty are not made public.
COPENHAGEN REPORT
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 9.—A telegram received here this morning from Berlin
states that a formal peace treaty has been signed between Germany and Ukraine. This
is the first peace to be signed by any of the belligerents. The Germans are confidently
predicting a successful conclusion with all otuer Russian factions now.
Germany is trying to make peace along the eastern fronts so that she can
get food across the frontiers to her starving people. German sympathisers here declare
that this peace agreement is equal to a great victory for the German arms, and will have
an even greater effect upon the German people, as it will open vast stores of many kind,
of supplies to Germany. 1
EFFECT UNCERTAIN ;
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—The extent of the effects of the peace whic
has been concluded between Germany and the Ukrainian rada is very uncertain here am
in other allied capitals. It is absolutely unknown outside of Russia just how much coi
trol the rada has over the Ukrainian republic. 1
This republic embraces one of the ric est sections of Russia. Thousands of acri ,
of rich grain fields are comprised in it, and mines which yield minerals badlv needed 1,
the central powers are also possessed by the Ukrainians, and a number of large oil field |!
are also located there. It is known, of course, that Germany has concluded this peac '
in order to obtain all the supplies possible, and has probably given the republic advas
tageous terms for this reason.
What these terms are is also unknown. It has previously been reported that German
offered the rada a large section of Russian I oland to be incorporated in the Ukrainia
territory, and other concessions are also probable.
It is known that the Bolsheviki government at Petrograd is hotly contesting th
claims of the Ukrainians for independence and_has a large force now in this sectios '
which was recently reported to have won an overwhelming victory over the Ukruiniai
Don Cossacks under the leadership of Gereral Kaledines.
GERMAN INTRIGUE 1
LONDON, Feb. 9.—A dispatch received here today from Petrograd states that 1
the German government is seeking to bring about the utter downfall of Russia by dividin
the people into factions fighting against one another. The Ukrainians are said to have
been set against the Bolsheviki by German agents, who are said to have caused the dif
ferences between Russia and Rumania.
The Bolsheviki declare that the peace between Germany and the Ukrainian repub- ,
lie cannot hold, as the mass of Russians in Ukraine, as well as in other sections, are whol- ,
ly against the terms which have been offered by Germany and that the rada will be over- i
thrown and its acts repudiated in a short time. t
HAVE THE JOB
BUT NO POWER
HONOLULU, Jan 22.—The public
unities commission of Hawaii la
vithout jurisdiction to regulate the
•ates and charges of the Inter-Is
and Steam Navigation company, ac
:ordlng to a decision handed down
yesterday by the territorial supreme
:ourt.
This disposes, for the present, at
east, of a case that has been be
ore the commission and the courts
’or considerably more than a year,
tfore than a year ago the Inter
sland announced a material increase
n passenger and freight rates. As
he Inter-Island does practically all
he carrying business among the va
'lous islands of the group, this an
louncement affected the entire ter
ritory.
The public utilities commission
ook the ground that the steamship
sompany had no right to raise rates
vithout its permission, and began an
nvestigatlon to determine whether
>r not the Increases were justified
rhe navigation company submitted
inder protest, at the same time as
erting that the commission was
vithout jurisdiction In the matter.
The conclusions of the commission
vere that f£e raises were not justi
led, and it ordered the company to
•evert to the old rates.
JETS TEN YEARS IN GERMAN
PRISON FOR NOT WELCHING
DUBLIN, Jan. 16.—After spending
hirty months in hiding in occupied
erritory by the Germans, Samuel
Cidd, a young Irish drummer-boy,
vho was officially reported killed a
nonth after war broke out, has just
leen reported safe In Germany. He
vas taken prisoner at St. Quentin in
lugust, 1914, but escaped and tried
o rejoin his regiment. Unable to
eave the town he took refuge in the
tome of four spinster dressmakers,
vho kept him hidden for two years
ind a half, until St. Quentin was
ivacuated by the civilian population
in March 6, last. He then decided '
o surrender, and has been sentenced '
o ten years' imprisonment for refus- J
ng to divulge the names of his bene-1
actors.
I
ESTIMATES SAY
113 SOLDIERS ON
TUSCANIA LOST
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.
The war department this afternoon
announced that all estimates non
place the number of American sol
diers lost on the British steamei
Tuscania, which was torpedoed and
sunk off the coast of Ireland by s
German submarine last Tuesday
night, at one hundred and thirteen
The names of these men cannot be
determined until a complete list ol
the survivors has been received by
the department.
Trawlers are now engaged in the
search for bodies, 126 of which have
already been recovered. It is be
lieved that at least forty more are
missing. Their recovery is now un
expected.
The department has been adviseei
by British military authorities '.hat
a temporary military encampment it
being established for the Americar
soldiers in the northern part of Ire
land. The Americans will be kepi
there for several days before leav
ing for their final destination.
CHANGE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 9.
The war department announced to
night that it had been determined
to make a change in the present
methods of army identification. The
British system will be adopted. This
is known as a tag system. Under
it each man wears a tag bearing a
number corresponding to the num
ber in the department’s records. In
this manner soldiers killed or wound
ed are easily identified. The need
for a new Identification system ha'
been proven conclusively by the
trouble which Is being experienced
in ascertaining the names of the
Americans lost on the Tuscania.
Douglas recently had a would-be
bad man in the person of a man
who had a desire to swing on every
one he met on the street, but when
the marshal took a shot at him the
man causing the record made by the
Taku wind for swiftness to be shat
tered.
EXECUTE THRE E f
THE SAME DAY
- 1 (
BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 14.—The triple
execution arranged here today for
Frank Fisher, John O’Neil and f
Shermand Powell was the first execu- 1
tion of three men at the same time
in Silver Boy county. Powell was a s
negro.
Fisher and O’Neil were convicted 1
of the murder here of Thomas Hig- l,
gins in October, 1916. According to
the evidence at their trial, Higgins (
was on his way home when he saw \
Fisher and O’Neil robbing a man.
He rushed to the rescue and was
fatally shot by Fisher.
A motion for a new trial for the
two men was denied, and the denial
of the district court was affirmed
by the supreme court of the state
upon an appeal. A rehearing of the
motion by the supreme court later
was denied. The men were sen
tenced here December 14 by Judge ;
John V. Dwyer, who sentenced Pow
ell the same day.
Powell was convicted of the mur- *
der of J. A. Montgomery, a fellow l
employe in the Great North'in rail- i
way dining car service. They had j
been playing cards in a railroad car,
according to the testimony at Pow
ell’s trial, and the game broke up in
a disagreement. Later Montgomery
was found dead in bed, with his r
throat cut. j
OLIVE PRODUCEiT* CHUCKLING C
OVER CROP PRODUCTIONS t
OROVILLE, Cal., Jan 15—Olive j
men in this district declare that a c
record of twnety years has been ~
smashed by climatic conditions this c
year. Olives in perfect condition 1
are still being received at the various
olive plants here, and indications are
that the picking will continue well c
into February. This condition is un
precedented, as cold weather gener- 1
ally stops picking December 10th. 2
As a result of the favorable weath- C
er, the pack will be normal despite J
the fact that the crop on the trees r
was light The olive oil output, bow- ,
ever, will be curtailed as fruit is now
being processed for ripe olives that,
owing to damage from cold weather, t
has generally gone into oil. a
REGISTRATION i
ENEMY ALIENS i
IS CONTINUED;
- (
(Associated Press) *
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 9.— (
ro the surprise of the department t
>f Justice, there has been an alarm- r
ng difference between the number \
>f enemy aliens registering since 1
February 4 and the number which i
t was figured would register. At- t
;orney General Gregory this morning
itated that the registration period t
will be extended for four days, or j
intil February 13, and that all Ger- i
nans will be expected to register j
jy that time. 1
Much of the falling off from the i
lepartment’s figures is accounted for t
>y the fact that inclement weather, f
itorms and cold has prevented many (
armers of German blood and citi- e
ienship from coming into towns c
where they can register. This has
mused the department to make an 1
extension of the order.
Mr. Gregory stated this morning!1
hat all Germans must be registered '
>y the thirteenth, as no excuses
will be accepted by the department i
or failure. Any German after that '
late found without registration cards
will be treated as a spy and pun- i
shed vo the extent of the law.* !
SPY ARRESTED
ON SHIPBOARD i
i
i
(Asseetatei) f*r«-ss» c
AN ATIANTIC POUT, Feb. 9—
Vhen a Dutch liner arrived here 1
oday, secret service men who had ^
toarded the vessel at the quaran
ine station disembarked with a pris
iner thought to be a German spy.
’he United States government had b
teen warned to watch for this per- li
ion, who was known to have been r
n Holland and who was thought to h
ie aboard this particular ship. I
The officers took their prisoner g
lirectly to the federal prison, and ti
would make no public statement re- a
arding the arrest. It is believed d
iiat the spy Is direct from Germany v
nd carries messages to the German b
py organization which has been tl
ausing considerable destruction of a
roperty in the United States since c
lie outbreak of the war. ti
GERMANS CLAIM RAIDED OUR
TRENCHES, CAPTURING NUMBER
PRISONERS; IS NOT CONFIRMED
(Associated Press)
BERLIN, (Via London), Feb. 9.—The German force.*,
nade a successful raid on the American trenches north oi
Gver Friday night, during which they captured a number
if prisoners and destroyed several dugouts. It is admitted
iy the war office that the raiding party suffered several casu
lties, but were able to regain their positions before rein
orcements could be sent to the American trench, which
ad been isolated by a heavy artillery barrage.
WASHINGTON IGNORANT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—The war depart
rtent states that it has received no information from Genera!
Jershing regarding a supposed raid made upon the Amen
an trenches by the Germans Friday night. It is admitted
hat the German claims may be founded upon facts, but it
s believed that any prisoners taken by the Germans were
ecured at an enormous expenditure of both lives and shells,
s the American soldiers have shown that they are more
han equal to holding off an even number of the enemy.
BOMBARDMENT HEAVY
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb.
'.—The American artillery continued its intense bombard
aent of the German positions today. All day and all night
destructive fire was poured in on the enemy with marked
ffect. Several shells struck a German battery located by
American airmen and caused a tremendous explosion of
eserve ammunition, and it is believed killing a number of
Germans. The battery was completely silenced.
The machine gun platoons harassed the enemy con
inually, keeping the activity of the enemy snipers down to
minimum.
C. 0. P. SENATORS
ARE TO OPPOSE
PROPOSED BILL
< Associate*! Pr*st*i
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. J.
^or the first time since America
ntered the war against Germany,
he Republican senators held a con
erence this afternoon. The matters
liscusued by the caucus we re strict
y partisan, as was admitted by tin
eaders.
The main subject for discussion
vas the bill Introduced yesterday
iy Senator Overman, which propos
s to give the President broad pow
rs for co-ordinating all got eminent
lepartments for a more vigorous
nd efficient prosecution of the war.
'he senators avowed themselves a i
rilling to forgot party and sen j
n the support of ail necessary wav
aeasures asked for the admini.ura
ion.
But the administration cn-ordina
ion bill is not considered, by the
tepublicans, to bo necessary war
aeasures, and the outlook now I;
or a bitter partisan fight again t
ts adoption. The Republicans b
leve that the measures introduced
y Senator Chamberlain, providing
or a munitions director and a wav
iimuei, win ue muii! enecuve
ccompllsh everything hoped for un
er the administration bill.
5URIAL TO BE
From the Catholic church Tic.,
ay morning at 9:30 o’c’cck
linerai -'f Frank McHugh, v;i ., los'
Is life in the fire at Uiooks last
reek, will take place.
Many friends of the unfortunate
tan will be i:i attendari. from
'airbanks and Brooks. The pall
carers will be Patrick Driscoll, John
h-iscoll, Andy MciCen ie, Pet M:i
me, Peter Soroghar and Tlumia
eward. Interment will be made in
lie Fairbanks cemetery.
M. C. A. LOOKING
AFTER ANNUAL BATHS
EL PASO, Jan. 22.—Hot shower
aths are being furnished by the
ical Y. M. C. A. to the hundreds of
scruits who are passing through
ere daily en route to or from the
aciflc coast. They are invited to
o to the association building and
ike a plunge or a shower bath as
part of the war service work being
one here. Recently 300 recruits
ho had but one and a half hours
etween trains here, were rushed
irough the association bath rooms
nd all received hot baths, post
irds and stationery In time to catch
lelr (tain for the east.