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10 WEALTHY
HUSBAND
Louisville, Sept. 24.—At the
Uit*oc« of bar relatives ttm body
ti t&e lata Km. Bingham, formerly
Mm. Henry M Filler, wag gecret
ty whumed and, gome of her vital
organs removed and taken to New
York. Mrs. Bingbam left fire mil
Uoa dollar* to her husband. Judge
&obert W. Bingham. of this city.
Who already bad gereu.tr millions
of dollars. 4
peacFoffer is
ACCEPTED SATS
VATICAN
Boot, Sept. 24.—TJifl papal sec
retary to Pops Benedict XV an
•onaced today that be regards th<»
replies of Germany and Austria to
Um proffer of peace as definite
acceptance* of the proposals In
lbs pontifical appeal.
U FOLLEIIE 10
SUE HUT
TiMo, Sept. 24.—Senator La
Follette aaaoruaced tod&y Is p"e
p«riilg Html 1U1U a^aliut itiAnj
avtrapapeTi. Ttils actloa la Uw
remit of a speech bjr La-Follette
Tliuridtj night la St. Paul lu
wWoli lie d»I«uded ttx« slukl'^f of
tk« Lusltaala *ad declared tha
Called State* a&ouM not ho at war.
STEEL CUT 47 PERCENT
WasUlagtou, Sept. 24.—Tb« gov
nant today fixed tie price of
b*r steel la Pittsburg at %2 90 per
Luadred pound*. Tills Is a cut of
47 percoat. • ' 1 '•/
Photo bjr American Press Association.
Major Ganaral Taske. H. Bliss.
Washington, Sept. 24.—Major
Geaer»l Ta-sker Blisi hag been ap
pointed to succeed Major General
Hugh 11,. Scott, former chief of staff,
wh i automatically retired yester
day. Major Gfureai Scott wag a
member of the United States mis
sion to Russia.
QUARREL LEADS
10 KILLING OF
Seattle, Sept. 24.—Freil C. Ros
enberg. freight checker, jvas (hot
aad killed tbis morning, by his wife,
Amy, a. bride of six months. Mrs.
Rosenberg claims to have fired just
after her husband had knocked hpr
down. She has been arrested.
HUHSAPflLIGIZE
10 ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires, Sept. 24.—Germany
to declared to have apologized for
th« Luxburg affair and there is
no likelihood of a declaration of ■
war.
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10 HIDE pill PlIIIS
Teutons Secreted Powerful Explosives
In Bucharest, and Stored Billions of
Microbes To Be Used To
Kill off Stock
Washington, Sept. 24— Secretary
of State Lansing today continued
his exposures of .German intrigue by
stating how the protection of the
United States was used in. Buchar
est in order to stor© up quantities
Of bombs for plots and billions of
microoe^ to be used to destroy
live stock of the country.
Secreiary Lansing said Germany
"shamefully abused and exploited"
its protection, after the American
government had taken charge of
Germany's affairs in the Rumanian
capilol, first by secreting in, tliB
German legation in. Bucharest quan
tities of powerful explosives to be
used iu bomb plots, and secondly
by storing deadly microbes with in
structions for their use In destroy
ing horses and cattle.
10
Washington, Sept- 24.—Sena-tor |
William H. King, of Utah, late Sat
urday afternoon asserted he had
definite evidence that former Ger
man. Embassador Bernstorff paid
large sums Of money to American
publications for briber}' »urpchjes.
GOV. FERGUSON
FOUND GUILTY
Austin, Sept. 24.—'The state
senate, in court session this morn
iii" found Governor Ferguson guil
ty on ten out of twenty-two counts
and lie will imemdiately be im
peached.
111X3 SECURE SUP
PLIES AT JAOOBSTADT
Berlin, Sept. 24.—The war of- J
lice auuounced this morning it had
secured fresh quantities of provi
sions, especially bread and. flour,
captured during the faLl of Jacob
stadt.
(No information, has been. re
ceived by the Alaskan regardng the
fall of Jacobstadt, but It is found
to be located about 40 miles from
the Gulf of Riga on the Dvinka I
river.)
C1TV OF SEATTLE SAILS
Se itle, Sept. 24.—The steamer
City of Seattle left laat night at
9 o'clock for Skagway and way
ports. H. Rasor and E. Mitcoll
are passengers for Skagway, and
F. O. Burckhardt is bound for
Haines. ! \ i,'M|
ARTILLERY DUEL
OK WEST
FRONT
London, Sept. 24.—The war of
fice announced today the only ac
tivity or th.e western front con
sists of artillery duels. It is
predicted another offensive will
be lmached in a few days.
ROOSEVELT OH
KANSAS S1AB
Kansas City, Sept. 24.—Theodore
Roosevelt will join the staff of the
Kansas City Star on Oct. 1. He
will contribute by telegraph his
comments on current news events.
Beyond admitting that be had
formally engaged1 to enter the news
paper business Colonel Roosevelt
declines to make any statement,
preferring that the publishers of
the Star will make any announce
ment they deem fitting.
The Star publishes this:
"Oct. 1 Theodore Roosevelt will
become a member of the staff of
the Star. There after he will con
tribute regularly by wire his com
ment on current events.
"The Star has long felt that a
daily newspaper would give him the
best possible medium for the expres
sion of opinion on matters onj which
his views are of prime importance.
Ia this belief Colonel Roosevelt
lias now come to acquiesce."
LIBERTY LOAN ANNOUNCED
Washington, Sept. 24.—The new
liberty loan of three billions of
dollars will probably be announced
tomorrow.
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Photo by American Press Association.
Major General Hugh L. Scott
Major General Hugh. L. Scott, re
tired, has long been a prominent
figure in military circles. He gradu
ated from the U- S. military
academy in 1876, and since then
has constantly been in tha service
ot th» Halted States. Haying nerv
ed 40 years he automatically re
tired yesterday, but not unitl he
had tad a part in the great 5var by
being oa the mission to Russia.
Kaiisag City, Sept. 24.—Colonel
Theodora Roosevelt, arriving here
SatuMav night, said, "What we are
Interested in Is war, not Deace, and
President Wilson has already set
tled; America's attitude toward the
pope'u peace note."
MEN ml
1 CAMP. LEWIS
Camp Lewis, Sept. 24.—Eight
special trains arriving here yester
day brought a total of 3200 select
ive service men.
McADOO COMING TO SEATTLE
Seattle, Sept. 24.—Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo js expected
t« arrive In this city October 9.
HIIOT INS
FAULT
Amsterdam, Sopt. 24.—If the
great world war continues any
loager it will not be Germany's
fault declared KaUer Wilhelm iu
a speech on the battlefield of Fo
chani, to veterans of the Ruman
ian campaign. This information is
contained iu dispatches received
aere from the battle front.
Germany's reDly to the pope
was favorable to any; peace' that
is compatiDle with the interests of
the German empire and its people,
and naviug made that declaration,
and the assertion of their willing
ness to consider peace on the
grounds of the pope's proposal,
the Kaiser considers his conscience
for the continuation of the war
is free.
L
SEATTLE
SeaU!e, Sept. 24.—Private dis
patches from Washington, today in
dicate Charles E. Peabody will be
appointed coal dictator for this
section.
Charles E. Peabody was former
president of the Alaska Steamship
Company and hag always been vital
ly interested in coal- . At the pres
ent time he ia interested in the
Ladysmith coal properties.
FIVE liSANO
SHE IK
OREGON
Portland, Sept. 24.—Five thous
and workers in steel shipyards of
this city went out on strike this
morning. Only two shipyards in
the whole state are In operation to
I day, and these are yards in which
I wooden ships are constructed.
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