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^ TWENTIETH YEAR ( SKASWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1917 PRICE 10 CENTS
WHAT THE RED GROSS IS
ACCOMPLISHING IH FRANCE
Washington, Oct. 11.—The first
complete report on the organization
which tlie American Red Cross hag
built up la France, pince the ar
rival of thQ Red Cnx,s Commission
iu June, to handle its work for
the American Expeditionary Force
and the French people was made
public Oct. 4, by H. P. Davison,
Chairman of the War Council.
A staff of 864 persons has been
fathered together in that time un
der the direction of Major Gray
son, M.-P. Murphy, head of the
Red Cross Commission to France. Ol
these. 617 are serving without sal
ary or living allowance from the
Red Cross. Among these volun
teerv are prominent American bus
iness men, technical experts and
women experienced in the handling
of relief supplies. All have put
theiv time freely at the command
of th« Red Cross. Owing to the
large number who have responded to
the Red Cross call for volunteers
it has l>een possible to organize
the present efficient staff in Paris
at an average co>0t to the Red
Cross of about $300 per year for
each worker.
Thera are 347 employes on the
Red Cross pay-roll, including 95
day laborere used in handling sup
plies and in construction. The av
erage wage paid to thes* 347 per
sons is $800 per year. Major
Grayson M.-P. Murphy cables fur
ther that he is "carefully study
ing pay-rolfe with a view to furth
er reduction." '
Tie remaining an wvruis »i-"
eltner aerving without compensa
tion tad at their own expense, or
are paid by their former employers,
who have loaned them to the Red
Crosa lcr war service, or are paid
from prlf»te subscription^.'
The expenses of the Infant H'el
f*r« Unit, for instance, are nm by
« apecUl gift made for this ex
press purpose by Mrs. William Low
ell Putnam of Bottbn. Major Mur
phy »-«o obtained by private sub
scription before he Bail
ed for trance, a fund of $100,000,
which Is applied toward the ex
p»u*w of the Commission.
Th» iiaadquarters of the Ameri
can Red Cross In Paris, are in an
ampl* building on the Place de la
Coacord* provided for the use of
Commission rent free through the
genaroslty of one of its members.
"Of our 347 employes paid from
the Red Cross," Major Murphy ca
bles, "282 receive annual compensa
tion of lass than $1200 per year.
Flft* employes receive compensation
of $1200 and $2100 anuuallv. Fif
teen mpeloyee receive from the
Red Cross annual compensation in
•xcta* of $2100 per annum,"
1 The staff of over 800 persona Is
j handling the entire relief work ol
| the American Red Cross in France,
! which, has developed to huge
' proportions at on$ need after an
other has been noted by the Com
mission's expert investigators. Al
ready ulaus calling for th© ex
penditure of more than ten million
dollars in behalf of the American
arnij in Franc© and French troops
and »he French civilian population
ijave beea outlined.
SULZEfiir
III JUNEAU
Delegate Charles A. Sulzer ar
rived in Jau au yesterday on the
City o* Seattle, it bag not been
stated how loug he will remain in
Juueaua but it will probably be
only for a few days.
Delegate Sulzer left Washing
ton immediately after the passage
by Congress of the resolution el
iminating the necessity of assess
ment work on mines for the cur
rent and next year on account of
the war and il1© lack of availbale
labor, and left Seattle on the first
boat sailing from that place after
his arrival there.
FOOD COX TltOLLER
ASKS THAT PRICE
OP MILK REMAIN
Winnipeg, Oct. 11.—W. J. Han
na, food controller for Canada, no
tified Mayor F. H. Davidson that
all milV producers and all wholesale
and retail dealers engaged in the
supply ol freish milk for dally con
sumption are requested to make no
advance in the* price for milk ob
taining in their district until the
committee appointed to deal with the
problem has reported on the ac
tion, if any should be taken.
NEW ARMY OKDEltS
allow enlistment
OP COLORED MEN
Washington, Oct. 11.—New army
orders authorize the immediate or
ganization by 25 new companl*
through voluntary, enrollment of
conscripted colored men or by vol
untary enlistment of negroes.
Each company is to have four
white officers and 200 men.
Army sites are to be investigated
for training grounds.
HAVE YOU
Your New Party Gown For
The Beginning of the
Dancing Season?
II you have not you will be interested in
knowing that we have just received our
new stock. We also have Cloth of
Gold, Cloth of Silver and Assorted
Satin Dancing Pumps.
If you call it will please us to show
them to you.
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway betw«en Third and Fourth Phone 41
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CREWS OF FOUR GERMAN BATTLE
SHIPS MUTINY ATWILLIAMSTIAVEN
Emperor Orders Every Seventh Muti
neer Shot, But Modifies Verdict
And Three Ring Leaders
Are Executed
Loudon, Oct. 11.—Dispatches re
ceived here today from Amsterdam
and Copenhagen, give the account of
mutinies which have recently oc
curred on four German battleships
at Williamshaven. The advice
states that the men threw their of
ficerli overboard, and that one of
them were drowned.
An attempt was made to take
ong of the vessels to Norway so
tiiut it would be iaWrned.
As a result ol the mutiny, the
German emperor first ordered the
execution. o£ every seventh, man Who
participated in the Insurrection,
but upon pressure being brought
to be<ir upon him this sentence W&8
commuted and only three of the mu
tineers who were ringleaders of
tbe Plot were shot. All the mu
tineers are under arrest.
j Polo Grounds, Mew York, Oct. 11
—The batteries ia todays game
I was Schupp aud Raridan. for the
: Giants and Faber and Schalk for
i the White Sox.
In the first inning Zimmerman
| took John Collins' grounder and
I threw him out at first. McMullen
got a hit on grounder to Zimmer
man, and Eddie Collns fanned,
while Herzog threw out Jackson.
Xo runs.
Burns sent a High fly which
Felsch got. Eddie Collins made u
fine play on Htrzog and got him
out. McMuliea got Kauff's grounde
and nailed him at first. No runs.
No runs or hits were made in the
second by the Sox, but they made
one hit in each of the third and
fourth inningB.
Eddie Collins hit two baggen'
while Jackson flied ftut to Herzog.
Eddie Collins wag picked off by
Schoff, and Felsch struck out. No
runs were scored. Burns struck out
Eddie Collins threw out Herzog on
grounder, and Kauff got home run,
The ball hit the fence and the
crowd went crazy Eddie Collins
then threw out Zimmerman.
I In the fifth inning the Chicago
teams failed to score,
! The Giants got down to business
! with the bat, and Fletcher singled,
Robertson and Holke both beal
(out bunts to first and Raridau
knocked into double play. Schupp
scored Robertson with a single
| Holke put out trying to 6core
I Gianta made on* run.
| In the sixth inning neither Bidt
■curcu.
In the seventh FeUch. fannec
! and Fletcher threw out Gandil
J Weaver popped to Herzog. No runs.
Fletcher scratched on a wile
| throw to McMullen and went tc
third on a wild plcth by Faber
I Faber then threw out Robertson
' while Fletcher held third. Holk<
! was hit by oltched ball and toot
first base. Fletcher 6cored Viet
Eddie Collins threw out Rarldar
Holke going to second. Weavei
threw out Schupp. Ong run.
New York made five runs ter
hife and one error, while Chicago
•made no runs, although, they got
eeven hits. They played an error
loss game.
For the White Sox, the eighth
was an uninteresting game, and
I the Giants held them down but
• when the latter came to the bat
1 Herzog singled, jvhile Kauff hit
j the ball for a home run, bringing in
Herzog. Zimmerman knocked a
three bagger and stole home .
In the ninth, Chicago again wa>,
held down to n runless score,
while the home team put two
' more men over the plate.
This evens up the scorn by two
to two games for each ,
Kauff made two home runs which
were the 'sensation of the day, and
Shupp used Indian signals which
1 kept the invaders guessing, and
1 they could not hit him. in all
pinches the Giants took Advantage
of every opportunity, while Chi
( cago made several misplays, and
in addition to this they seemed to
be unable to hit the hall when men
were on basea.
I
i Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. 10.
j —Neither team scored in the eigth
| inning, but iu the first half min
ute of play in tb.e ninth, McMullen
and John Collins were put out at
first, Kddie Collins got a single to
lirst but Jackson flied out.
| Benton pitched superior ball,
holding the aggressive Chicago team
helpless in pinches.
The Giants came back this af
■ teraoon and won the third game
' from the invaders. Benton dis
played World's series form, and
at uo time wag he in danger of
losing out.
| Cicotte, on the other hand, weak
j ened in the fourth iuning, being
fouud for hits that were readily
, turned into runs by tjie Giants.
Tne above details of Wednseday'«
> game came too late for publica
| tion yesterday.
(Hutif-erlbe for the Dally; Alaskan)
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P. H. GANTY
GERMAN PEOPLE M FORGE FULL
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNMENT
DATELESS—External pressure to ,
force Germany to state her war
alms haying failed, internal condi
tions at the present time threaten
to compel th© government to issue
& full statement regarding its aims.
" Chancellor Michaella must faee [
the government's critics in the.
Reichstag thla week, probably to-)
day, in order to discuss the govern
ment's desire.
It is expected the debate will
center on the changes that bureau
cracy and arav plan$ have been
favoring in furthering a paa-Ger
man scheme for annexations and
indemnites.
Washington, 10.—In its recent re
port made to the United States
Senate, it is recommended by the
Senate committee that print pa
lter oe put under the control Qf
the trade committee.
I'lUM'AUAXDA UNDER
WAV AGAINST WAK
Washington, Oct. 11. — Senator
Chamberlain recently received a
request from George H. Tilling, sec
retary of the Portland Christadel
phiu Ecclesia society, asking that
thy Christadelphlan Beet be ex
empt from service in any capacity
with the military, forces of the Un
ited Statey. Senator Chamberlain
submitted this request to th$ ad
jutant general, jvho advices that
.members of the sect iu question are
exempt from combatant service, but
are not exempt from any noncom
batant service that may be required
of them in the military; operation.
Senator Chamberlain is advised by
the war department that it has re
ceived many telegrams and letter*,
from religious bodies and all worded
iu similar form and this leads the
I department to believe that a propa
ganda is under way for the purpose
I of securing exemptions.
ALL ESSENTIAL FOOD STUFFS
| TO BE GOV'T CONTROLLED
| Washington, Oct. 11.—By a pro
<Jaiuation issued by President Wil
son last night, tie United States
government has takeeu control Pf
virtuaily aJl the foodstuffs which
I are essential article* of diet.
I
| Loudon, Oct. 11.—The British.
! admiralty has just Issued its week
ly statement covering the los^ by
I sinking the past week, and gives
the total up to last night to be
I nineteen vessels which, have been
I submarined by the Germans.
BANDITS R06
EXPRESS CO.
Hoboken, Oct. 11.—Bandits today;
held up two Adams Express com
pany messengers who were em
ployed la loading money safes at
the station today and while a num
ber o£ persona saw the hold up,
succeeded In getting away with
about $6,000 in money, (
The robbers were apparently
familiar with the movement of the
>aessengers, and had planned their
get-away so ag to permit them get
ting into an automobile that was
in waiting. There are no clews as
to who the men are, but detec
tives were immediatly put on the
job.
NINE DATES
1 Washington, Oct. 11.—President
Wilson learned . today that Ger
many had financed an Irish-Am
erican propaganda organization in
the United Statefc as early as
1909 to combat the newly develop
ed movement for tha celebration
of One Hundred Yeafrs of Peace be
tween America a-r.d Great Britain.
This was learned from leaders in
the great celebration.
BUMPER CARGOES OP
SALMON ARE RECEIVED
FROM THE NORTHLAND
Seatlte, Oct. 11.—More than 150,
00U cases of canned salmon were
handled at the piers yesterday
from vessels which arrived with
bumper cargoes from the north.
Every vessel now arriving has sal
mon shipments from the summer's
t work.
We Have
on Display
Our Line of
Ladies' Fall and
W1MTER COATS
OF ALL STYLES
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JAMES KENNEDY