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SKA6WAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917
No. 156 TWENTIETH YEAR
MAY SEIZE MINES IN EFFORT
10 REDUCE HIGH PRiGE OF COM
r
Chicago, Aug. S. — Tile Illinois
state council of national defence
fook the initiative yesterday in a
movement to call a conference of tha
S&vernors of sixteen states at Chi
cago on August 16 for the purpose
of reducing coal prices. A con
certed action is planned l>y the gov
ernors of these states to lower the
hish prices of coal even to the ex
tent of seizing initios.
SEMITE
01 FOOD BILL
Washington, Aug. S. — The con
ference having under discussion the
lovd conrtol bill submitted it for
debate again yesterday to the sen
ale. Leaders believe it will be vot
ed on sometime this afternoon.
.Most republicans are said to favor
its immediate adoption but opposi
tion is reported from m;uiy of the
democratic senators.
Washington, Aug. 8. — The sen
ate will vote on the food control
bill late today.
1'etrograd, Aug. S. — Russian
troous were driwu, back ;u*ross th
Tvrladebus river in the Fochani re
Ss yesterday, according to an
o:'fic'al annouucemeut.
Berlin, Aug. S. — German forc
storming Russian positions north
of ihe Fochani region yesterday
*cok 1U00 Russian prisoners.
TWO MKX LEFT ON"
CALIFORNIA TEAM
San Francisco, Aug. S. —Twenty
eight member's of last year's foot
ball team at the University of Cali
fornia have joined the colors, accord
ing to Graduate Manager John
Stioud. "Two experienced players
will return," said Stroud, "and
they are both under age. But the
ether schools are in same fix,
and I guess the season will be a
Dretty even thing."
BODY IS FOliiiD
BURIED IS A
BASEMENT
Lacross, Ore., Aug. 8.—The mu
tilated body of Mrs. Cora Sillier,
missing siuce last March, was found
yesterday buried,In the basement ol
a house belonging to Edwin Heague
in Sal em. I
New York, Aug. S. — Kingdom
Gould yesterday filed a claim for
extinction from enforced, military
duty on the grounds that he had
dependents on him for support. He
Had been examined and parsed as
physically fit for army duty.
rmsoxEKs forced to
SALUTE STUFFED UMFOIiM
Sotckholm, Aug. S.—The special
correspondent of a Stockholm pa
oer writes from the German front
In France of the treatment meted
oat *o "disrespectful Frenchmen
who did not know the correct Prus
sian method of greeting their su
periors."
H>ey wero brought into a large
room and compelled for two hours
at n stretch to P^s and repass a
German officer's stuffed uniform,
sah'ting each time they parsed it
and saying respectfully: "Bon
jour, monsieur l'officier."
A sentinel with fixed bayonet
stood near to see that the saluta
tions were properly made.
Victoria ,Aug. S.—Thomas Mc
Mauus, pioneer of the Klondike and
the Caspar country of the SLikinc
river, died here today.
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HUN SUB SAVES BRITISH CREW
THEN SLOWLY DROWNS THEM
London, Aug. 8.—Four Ameri
cans wore lost when the British,
steamship Belgian |wa» sunk by a
jlun submarine this morning. Thirty
eight of the crew drowned, j three
remaining were rescued by a patrol
boat.
Survivors of the wreck gay tho
submarine shelled the vessel, after
which the I German, commander or
dered the crew to take to their
j boata and come [alongside the U
boat. The Germans then removed
life boats from all tho crew j except
bight and smashed with axes the re
maining life | boatg, leaving the
British crew 8 tan dug on the deck
of the ru-iboat. After traveling on
the surface of the water for sev
eral ml leg the sub closed its
hatches, with British men on the
outside, and submerged.
WHIM DUELS WD RAIDS
01 WEST FLANDERS SECTION
London, Aug. j 8.—Raiding opera
tions and artillery duela are re
ported from the West Flanders
trout today [Jay the war office.
.Northeast of Yprea German ar
tillery is directing a terrific j bom
■bardment againsttha new British.
positions consolidated in the sector
designated by the three [points of
West Hoek, Ypree and the Stadeu
railroad. The Staden railroad lies
four miles jnorth o£ the large G-er
maa ba^e Roulers which the British
are shelling at intervals today.
Chicago, Aug. S.—Elihu Root
in au address before a large crowd
last night said Russian women, are
doiug wonderful ;work in shaming
nion into fightng. "When it is
nocessary I hope American women
will follow their example," said Mr.
Root. •' ' '. '
Washington, Aug. 8.—Navy, war
and labor departments are in con
ference here today in regard to
the unrest developing among Ameri
can government workers.
RUSSIAN MISSION
ARRIVES IX WASHINGTON*
Washington, Aug. 8.—The Rus
sian mission headed by Elihu Root
arrived in this citjr this morning. J
MARRIAGE SLACKERS
SCARCE IN SEATTLE
Therp are few "marriage slackers'
iu Seattle, Deputy; County Auditor
Morris 1>. Kennedy, in charge of
••he marriage license'counter, Bald
Tuesday that the drafting of con
scripts for Uncle Sam's new select
service army have caused few; to
seek exemption by marriage. Re
cords show.,that the month of July
has been one of the lowest la the
number ofjmarriage licenses Issued
during the year. N'o noticeable in
crease h«« been observed In, ;the
applications since the drawings.
WARNED TO
' SMIRK
Seattle, Aug. j8. — The state
council for national defen^ warned
all operators today that striking
laborers or workers must reverse
their opinions at once and jremain
at work. . y
SEMI
VESSELS IBS!
Christiana, Aug. 8.—Seven Nor
wegian sailing vessels were lost
today j In a gale raging along the
coast or Norway. Ninety members
of the [different crews perished.
"LIBERTY BREAD" WILL
SLTl'LAXT WAR BREAD
Washington, Aug. 8. — Liberty
bread is the term to be encouraged
byjfhe food administration as ap
Dlied to 'subjtitutes for wheat
flour, raiher than the phrase "war
bread," used In other warring
countries. |
"The name 'war bread* gives the
•impression that there is something
I Inferior about the breads made of
substitutes for wheat," says an an
nouncement. "The Jfact is that
breads made from wheat substitutes
arc healthful and just aglta&ty aa
those made from wheat."
Use of substitutes Will be encour
aged 'at the food training camps to
be held in connection with fair* and
expositions n the near future.
George [Leach, who Is In the em
ploy of the White Pas^ ag local
cable operator, will be transferred
tomorrow to Oarcross.
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GOVERNMENT II TAKE OVER
SHIPS FLYING AMERICAN FLAG
LIBERIA IKES
BECIM1
OF_ift
Washington, Aug. 8. — Liberia
advisbd the gtata department tcxla>
fhat she has declared war 011 Ger
many and will seize all (interned
ships of the enemy government. Li
beria has a total war strength of
200,000 , organized men and a re
serve of 219,000 unorganized men.^
It has a Republican form of gov
ernment, an area of 48,000 square |
miles, and 2,050,000 population. [
WILSON GIVES
Washington, Aug. 8.—President
Wilson yesterday took a hand in
the government's plans for the regu
lation of food prices and conferred
with officials who have the work in.
charge. , ' . !. .ii ii-J
GOLD SHRINKAGE.
• ••'. ' • - -NOTED IN BERLIN"
Washington, Aug. S. — A curious
shrinkage in tlio German gold ( re
serve | reported from abroad today,
attracted attention as possibly fore
shadowing a crumbling of the Ger
man financial system which up to
now has borne the immense load
placed upon it. As yet, however,
the shrinkage is small and not tin
any sense fatal, but taken in con
nection^ with the appeals of the gov
ernment to industrials to give up
gold jewelry is considered import
ant.;
Observers here are at a loss to
account for the shrinkage, but give
possible causes. One is tliat Ger
many, unable to maintain her
balance of trade with contiguous
neutrals, is being forced to export
gold in payment. Another is that
Bulgaria and Turkey refuse to
j take German, banknotes and a third
that actual gold is needed for the
immense propaganda work that Ger
many is conducting in Russia and
other countries.
Washington, Aug. 8. — Within
ton days the government may; take
over all ships flying the American,
flag. Plans outlined by a meeting
of the federal shipping board yes
terday are for the | government to
charter l>ack to their owners all
ships thus requisitioned, as the
board does not conlsdcr that it has
the necessary organization to oper
ate the ships, jIf plans aTe carried
out present owners of vessels will
operate their ships until j called by
tne government, but every; Bb-lpping
concern will bo under government
supervision.
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Washington, Aug. 8. — Repre
sentative Rankin, Bpoaking in [ the
House ycuterday, charged, labor
troubles in Butte against John D.
Ryan, president of th<3 amalgamat
ed copper company. Miss Rankin
is the only woman in congress and
comes £rom Montana. Congressman
Albert. Johnson, of Washington,
whose home is in Hoaquim, replied
.hotly in defense of the Industrial
Workers of the| World.
Washington, Aug. 8.—At aa early
date President Witeon is expected
to pu< sugar, lumber and cotton
under export control. Through se
cret sources it is learned ,that Ger
many is deUpera*ely in need of
cotton which until recently jhas
been pelntifully supplied through
neutral countries.
AMK III CAN'S GET GAS MASKS
Paris, Aug. 8. — Trench gas
mauks were issued to American sol
diers yesterday,
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