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ENTRANCE TO GULF OF RIGA
Copenhagen, Oct. 17.—With, three
of t&e [six islands iu the en
trance to tho Gulf of Riga now In
rb9|P<**ession of the German naval
forces, the engagement between the
RuMlau and German forces j con
tliiue tu great Yiotence. Both the
enemy and Russia have large fleets
Jn | thoue waters, and from the ter
rific cannonading that can be dis
tinctly heard,'on the mainland, the
fi»ht must be terrific. The advice
of the continuance of |the naval
fcattle comeg from both Petrograd
aud Berlin.
Oi STAYS I
Ds« Moines, Oct. 17.—The elec
tion held throughout this state ye#- '
terday oajthe constitutional amend
ment to the constitution providing
for orohlbition carried by over
'eu thousand votes .
OSEL.ISLAND
Berlin, Oct. 17.—Reports giv
en out here by the wartoffice state
'hat German forces have occupied
th» main portion of the Island of
Osel, aLd that they have taken
the islands of Runo and Abso in
the Gulf of Riga. Oa the latter is
land id one of the largest rajlio sta
tions Jn that section of the war
sons,
With the caDture of these I it- i
lauds, two thousand four hundred i
(jrUouers were also taken.
New York, Oct. 17.—Couut von
Berustorff ha4 a spy fund of $50,
000,000. The United States gov
ernment officials expect to uncover
A network of German, intrigues
from the lead given by the Bolo
Puht expose. A German financial
emissary is known to be reimburs
ing a number of professional peace
uropisandists. An intricate system
U suspected.
Ottawa, Oct. 17.—The Dominion
Foo l Controller has issued another
aDpeai to thejfishermen of British
O lumbia to do their utmost in
order that the catch of ^ish for
the present season may be increas
ed. The appeal is made not only in
behalf of the people of ^the Do
iniuiuu, but of the British Empire.
Washington, jOct. 17.—Owing to
the claim that is being made by
the members of the ^wSSHsh Ecou
amic mission which is now In this
city thft* the British Embasty are
letaining,their diplomatic pouchef1
,he members of the mission declar-.
id today that they maytbe with
Irawtt froc* Washington. An in* :
restitution is being made into the
ilaims of, the mission, a^ the De-;
?artmeut of State thinks that there (
must be gome misunderstanding.!
HEWS l'RISOSER
MAKES GET-AWAY ,
Stockholm, Oct. 17.—Willet Chas.
smith, an American, who waa cap- !
;ured by the German raider Mews
ind who has been imprisoned in |
LiUbecK, Germany, 'ever since his
;apture, made his escape and 0-r- j
rived her® after a most strenuous j
:rip. For six days he wag without ]
vater, in addition to which [ bard-1
ship, he has suffered other hard
ships. ■ ■ ■
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| London, Oct. 17.—According to
tpdvice leceived here today, thfc
1 Information being reoeivd in a dis
|tn{c*> trow Berlin, Germany will
shortly declare the coasts of the
United tSates and Canada and Cuba
tg be in the war zones of that na
tiou, and that all vessels plying
the waters of those countries will
be subject to the same treatment'
as those found in the waters of
Great Britain, Prance ajnd the 1
claimed war zones of Eui<oi>e.
MORE IIMUIE
FOR NEXT TEAR
Washington, Oct. 17.—The de
mam' lor tinplate from all corners
of the globe and the (consequent
bigh prices prevailing have not
only a'tracted mor© capital and
resulted in thei (erection of new
mills,but have led the existing mills
to tin a much greater (proportion
of j their black plate production
than fi ordinarily the case.
This practice, says a statement
issued ( today by. the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
Department of Commerce, will al
so bo followed next year, fudging
from figures ju^t made public by
the Tin Plate Conservative Com
mittee and which, are based on re
turns from the large producers.
AliL HANDS ARE
COINING MONEY
Washington^ Oct. 17.—The Comp
troller of the Treasury of the Unit
ed States stated today [that on ac
count of the unprecedented demand
for silver coins throughout the
nation, [every mint has bef-n placed
on a twenty-four hour basis in or
der to meet the demand.
Nevsr before in the history of
the country; hag this been necessary,
i>ut with the entire force in all
mints working to, the utmost capa
city, it is believed that the de
maud can be met.J
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WITH GREAT POMP
Vancouver, B. C., Oct. 17. — The
consecration of! Bishop Bunos,
O. M. U., Vicor apostolic of
Prince Rupert, will take place in
this ci'y tomorrow morning.
WETS MAY WIN OUT
Dea Moines, Oct. 17.—Complete
returns frpm this state of the elec
tion held yesterday at which the
issue was a jconstitutional amend
ment for prohibition, at a late
hour today, looks as though} the
prohibitionists have lost, »s the
Wets ^0 leading by about [three
thousand votes.
EIGHT ARE CONVICTED
Enid, Okla., Oct. 17.—Eight men
were convicted here on the charge
of conspiracy to resist, the opera
tion o| the selective service law.
Each | one of the culprits was giv
en tne maximum penalty which the
court could Inflict—six (yeans in
prison and a fine of ? 1,000.
Washington, Oct. 17.—The total
value of the mineral [production of
the country in 1916 was more
than $3,470,000,000, increasing $1,
076,200,000 or 45 per cent, over
the $2,393,800,000 recorded for
1915, and exceeding the former re-1
cord (1913) by moree than $1,000,-j
000,000, according to preliminary
figures j compiled by the United
••States Geological Survey, Depart- j
ment of the Interior .
Practically all the minerals shar
ed in this increase, gold being the
oulv one of ^he more important
products that showed a decrease in
value, though silver and anthracite
showed decreases in quantity but
increases in value.
Jh°. metals established a new re
cord in 1916, exceeding for the
first time $1,000,000,000 and ap
proximating a total| of $1,622,000,
000. Pig iron and copper contri
buted mora than 78 per cent of the
total increase of $.629,000,000, but ;
large gains were made in zinc,I al
uminum ferroalloys, and tunsten
ores. As compared with the fig
ures for 1915, the metllic prodaucts
Increased 63 per cent.
DRV FIGHT BEGINS
NOW IN' CALPORMA
San Francisco, Oct. 17.—Califor
nia rray be the next state to (go
"dry." Prohibitionists are busily
circulating initiatve petitions here
for ail election in November, 1918,
on a oroposed. measure to abolish
saloons. The legislation desired by
the "drys" would also forbid | the
s*!e of ardent spirits in the state.
COMMUNICATION CUT
Petrograd, Oct. 17.—According to i
a statement issued by the war of- I
fice here this afternoon, the Rus-1
sian government has lost touch.'with'
the Russian forces on the Island of |
Oesel since the engagement with the
Germans yesterday afternoon.
NEW OWNERS TAKE DOLPHIN'
Settle, Oct. 17.—The steamship
Dolphin was taken over thisj after
noon bv her new owners, and will
probably sail from this port for
Baa Francisco tomorrow night. The
Do'nhin will be |operated in the
Chilean coastwise trade.
Dr. A. P. Hawes of Whitehorse
will arrive in Skagway [on tomor
row's (rain bound for Regina, where
he will epend the winter. Mrs.
Hawes and J the two little sons left
for that place the latter part of
last month.
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SENSATIONAL EXECUTION REPORT
SOUELCHEOV GEN. GREENE
Camp Lewis, Oct. 17.—Squelching
sensational reports "which have been J
made from many j quarters that a
urivate had been, executed, after j
having | been found -guilty; in a star (
session General Greene, ■ command
er of the United Stats forces lxere j
issued a statement today that |no
•man, bad been executed and that
there had been no star chamber
.sessions or [processes.
An Investigation is being made
in an effort to locate |where the
■rumor first started,as it has caus
ed considerable feeling among the
troops | stationed here. |
HAIIE POWER 10
DRAFT LABOR
ARMY
Washington, Oct. 17.—The labor
pr&blems during the tjmejof war
are th« sources of much worryiug
amou% high government officials.
The sentiment is |crystaiizing
amoi!,j these men tending towards
tho establishment or inauguration
of a war labor service board, jbas
ed uoon the principles that If the
jjovernment needs men to go forth
amd (light, and can draft such men
from all walks In life, th®y. have the
same i Dower to draft men into a
labcr army for the production of
the [necessities which will be need
ed to carry on the war.
GOAL MINERS
STAT LOTAl
Chicago, Oct. 17.—Fifteen thous
and) coal miners throughout the
Kitatt of Illinois walked out on
strike today because thair demands
for increased wages had been re
fused.
At the same time, the strike In I
Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma,]
in which more than j thirty five
thousand miners in each state were
implicated, was declared off be
cause thejmen claimed that the I
strike wag in, violation with the Na- j
tionol agreement.
SEAT'J L.E SAILS TOR SKAGWAY
Seattle, Oct. 117.—The Pacific S. |
S. company's steamship City of
Seattle sailed from this port) at
ten thio morning, Edwin F. Brock
wav being the only passenger book
ed'through for Skagway.
SEATTLE OFFERS
(1,000 REWARD
Seattle, Oct. 17.—Mayor Gill
has authorized |the posting of a re
ward of $1,000 to b© paid by; (this
city for the apprehension, of the
mat who has assaulted bo many wo
men in this city during the Past
few weekg. - )
L
IN SEA EIGHT
Petrograd, Oct. 17.—It was re
ocrted today at headquarters that
a terrific naval [engagement took
place yesterday between German ana
Russian war ships in Soela. Sound.
The report ^tates that two Ger
maa torpedo boats were sunk and
two more badly damaged by the
Russian fleet, one of the damaged
torpedo boats later being sent I to
the bottom by a torpedo from the
Russians.
Paris, Oct. 17.—General |Joffre
stated to a number of French of
ficials, immediately following a re
view of [the American troops now
stationed at the training camp in
France constituted one of [the mosi
formidable war machines that could
be imagined, and that with more
troops of the game kind in the
fightiuR zones, the ultimate out
come would be sure|and quick.
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