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The H»«ue, Oct. 9—Fire has
broken out in (cur different sections
of the city of Antwerp, according
U> latest advices, and the populace j
are fleeing fur their lives. It is
reported that 200,000 mora G««>
nuing are being rushed there to
take part in the attack.
BRITISH VICTORY AT AISN'E
NOW SAID TO BE COMPLETE
London, Oct. B—The British vic
tory at Aisne, accurdnp to news giv
en out here today by the war office,
in complete, the Germans leaving
evacuated their trenches.
According to ad viccs Just received j
fnnn Antv.erp, German aviators
threw incendiary bombs into the
city ail night, but notwithstanding
this and the constant N>mhanlment
<*f the heavy siege, guns the garri
m« is still holding the Germans ;
tiack.
The trial of those implicated in j
the assassination of Archduke Frana
Ferdinand and wife Is now in pn»*
stress in Serbia.
GERMAN'S CUIM PROGRESS
IX THE SIEGE Oif ANTWERP
Berlin, Oct. »—It is officially
announced today that satisfactory
progress is being marie by the Ga>
mans in the siege of Antwerp. The
German troupe have succeeded in
crossing tlie flooded area along the ,
Hver Nethe.
SURRENDER OF PBZEMSYL
IS REPORTED FROM ITALY
Rome, Oct. 0—It is reported j
here today that tlie gurrisona of the :
fortress of Przenisyl has surrender
ed to the Russians.
JAPS PLACE SIEGE GUNS
ON PBWiCE HENRY MOUNT.
IH-kin, Oct. 9—Word was" receiv- ,
e,I here today or tlie placing of :
siege guns by the Japanese on j
Prince Henry mountain, which dom- '
mates all the Tsintau forts.
GERMANS REPORTED TO HAVE j
CUT OFF ALLIES' RETREAT j
Amsterdam, Oct. 9—It is report- |
ed here that the Germans have cut j
off the allies' retreat and that (
North Belgium is now occupied
thrmaghout by German troops.
JAPANESE WOMEN OFFER TO
CLEAR HARBOR OF MINES
Tukio, Oct. 9—Japanese women
aliell divers, according to reports
given out here, Lave offered to
cle**r Kiau Chan bay of floating
and submarine mines.
RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN
OUT OF AUSTRJA-H CNGARY
Vienna, Oct, t>—Ii. was jjiven
out here today thiough official
channels that the Russian armies
had been driven mil of Austrii
Hungary completely,
SAYS MEN FELL LIKE
CORN BEFORE THE REAPKIt
Loudon, Oct. 9—"Meu fell like
corn before the reaper," a wounded
lance* sergeant in thto King's Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry wrote
home to hi3 mother from the hospi
tal ship, St David. "Now its over
[ must say the last few days have
been horror, fighting all the time,"
tie continued, "Our last action was
the worst. I tell you truly 1 never
Kipected to get our alive. The
Germans must have lost thousands,
but they were ten to one so wo
had to retire. The shrapnel and
hail of lead and bullets, 1 set it
ill now, and I was one of the last
Lo leave the field. I won't say more
but I got a bullet in my right leg
and kept on for twenty yards or
more. 1 got a great I'iece of shrap
nel shell in my neck—laid me sense
less. 1 came to again and as is pos
sessed ran through i*. all and made
;ood. Its wonderful how you can
run with a bullet through your leg.
1 have not been at it long but
fellows say they saw more in the
last four days than they did in
three years in Africa. That's the
truth. Ah, well! I'm not grumbling.
I'm not disfigured or maimed like
jo many poor fellows, so let us
rejoice over it all. Some of our
engagements lasted thirteen hours,
lad the last—and worst—ten hours.
3c tired, must sleep."
SECRETARY BRYAN MAKING
A PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN
Kenyon, Oct. 9—Secretary of
State William Jennings Bryan, ac
cording to a rumor in circulation
liera, is campaigning through Ohio
on a silent prohibition issue.
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A PIONEER MINER MEETS
DEATH WHILE AT WORK
Fairbanks, Oct 3—Al. Prescott,
ono of the pioneer mining men of
the Fairbanks disrict, was instantly
killed on Monday last on Fairbanks
creek. He was working on the
dredge operating there and was at
tempting to repair the machinery
when the big bucket dropped, crush
ing him. Deceeased was a mem
ber of the Pioneers, and the fuu_
iral service was held under the
auspices of that order.
FRATERNITIES are told
THEY COl'R'f ABOLITION
Seattle, Oct. 8—Fraternities, sor
orities and clugs in the University
of Washington have been gulping
hard since listening to the warning
issued to them by President Landes
(in his address before the first
j student assembly this year. I"
i his speech, the president reminded
i them that over-indulgence in social
I affairs, extravagance and undemo
' cratic seclusiveness must inevitably
i lead to a campaign against their
very existence, such as has al
ready manifested itself in several
other states. He urged a return to
the simpler conditions of living as
the best defense against agitation in
the stat0 legislature.
"While a certain amount of so
cial recreation is necessary and In
evitable." he said, "it lends itself
frequently to a deplorable excess.
We should have no patience with
those students who come to the
university merely because they hav©
nothing else to do and who delight
only in a butterfly mode of life.
There is a growing tendency for an
easy club life and a disposition to
look upon a fraternity house as a
desirable winter resort.
"Growing out of our accelerated
iocial life there come logically and
swiftly a sure tendency toward ex
travagance. This manifests itself
in many ways, as in expensive dress,
ia costly ways of living, and ln
more palatial houses. The amount
of money which some groups of
students think it necessary to spend
on a formal party, with all the ac
complishments that go with it and
all of which involve much expense,
in order that the party of last year
may be excelled, or some rival thor
oughly beaten, is a matter of the
keenest concern to all true friends
of the university.
"Such practices'and extravagances
are a positive wrong to all who
have a part in them. The cost is
so great that many worthy students
are forced to close their university
careers because they cannot pay the
price, it is a crime committed by
the well-to-do students, whose par
ents have unwisely given them too
much money, against those who are
in no wise able to stand the finan
cial strain. It inevitably leads to
decline in scholarship, to a lowering
of moral standards and to a wrong
conception of true living. The grow
ing tendency toward exclusiveness
and extravagance in our universi
ties is in violation of the democratic
ideals of America.
"This is particularly true as t©
gards those institutions which
!are wholly supported by the state
and where every citizen feels that
he is a part owner of the univer
sity. I speak with candor and yet
! with a knowledge of the situation
when I say that at the recent ses
frHE PRINCESS MAY GOT AWAY
WITH GOOD PASSENGER LIST
Thq Princess May sailed south
last night at 7 o'clock with a pas
senger list of 60 people from here,
among whom were thq following:
Mr. and Mrs. Beat and child of
Dawson, who secured through res
ervations oyer thq C. P. R. lines to
Summerslde, Prince Edward Island.
They are taking with them a ship
ment of 13 live foxes from the
Yukon territory.
Miss Gifford of Dawson, niece of
the manager of the cold storage
company there, who has through
reservations to New York over the
0. P. R.
Mrs. Roberta of Victoria, mother
of Mtb. p. p. w. Lowle. who has
been la attendance on her daughter
for several weeks while the latter
was recovering in the White Pass
hospital from thq effects of an op
eration for appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mob ley, who
aTe engaged in the mercantile busi
ness in Atlln, B. C., their son and
Miss Morrison.
Mrs. Nicholson, mother of the
manager of the Dawson branch of
the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
Capt. and Mrs. Hill Barrington
and 10 of the crew of the Bteamer
Vldotte, on their way to Seattle.
Mr*. Clark and family of Dawson.
Geo. J. Milton, manager of the
Five Finger Co, and Mr. Jay en
route from Tantaliis. Y. T., to Seat
tle.
Messrs, Losier and Brocter of
Whitehorse.
INDIANS DIE OF
UNKNOWN EPIDEMIC
Valdez, Oct. 9—That the natives
In the Lake Clark and Illamna vil
lage have been suffering from a
dangerous epidemic and that several
of them have died is the Information
brought by F. E. Bean who, with
C, H. Hendricks and Nelson Gor
don, arrived here 'recently after a
summer's prospecting in those dis
tricts.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MAIL
FOR FAIRBANKS PEOPCE
Fairbanks, Oct. 9—Postmaster
Deal has decided to ask for a
special mail service from the out
side to bring the Christmas pack
ages to the people of the Tan
ana valley. This request is new
but It is supposed that the example
will be followed by other parts of
the territory so that Chr'stmas
packages will not arrive In the mid
dle of next summer.
sions of our legislature in the past,
as elsewhere, movements have been
started to abolish all organizations
guilty of such practices.
"As far as our own state is con
cerned, the university officers have
so far been able to divert all at
tacks made before the legislature,
but at any session the rising storm
of protest may be bo great that an
act may be made Into a law which
Will absolutely sweep away all or
ganizations within the institution
that are believed to have practices
Inimical to the best interests of the
university at a Thole. Now the
very best way to prevent this radi
cal step and stop the agitation is to
remove the aggravating causes and
return to Bimpler conditions of liv
ing that are wholly compatible and
In harmony with the best Bpirft of
a true university community."
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Our First Barrel of the Season is now
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THE BOSTON TEAM WINS BT
A SCORE OE SEVEN TO FIVE
Boston, Oct. 9—The first game of
baseball for the world's champion
Ship was played here today between
the Philadelphia Ameiicaus and the
Boston Nationals ana was won by
the latter by a score of 7 to 1
TJie next game will take place here
tomorrow and the following two
games will be played in Philadelphia
on the 12th and 13th. There were
20,562 people in attendance at the
ball park today.
The Philadelphia Athletic'® bat
tery was Bender and flchan^ until
the former was batted out of th0
l.box and had to be replaced by WI"
choff in the sixth Innings. They
made five hits and no errors. On0
score was made in tfco second.
The Braves battery waa Rudolph
and Gowdy. Eleven hite and" two
errors were made. They scored
two runs in the second innings, oae
in the fifth, three ia the With *ad
one in the eighth.
THE NORTHWESTERN' WAS IX
YESTERDAY FROM WESTWARD
The Northwestern came in late
yesterday afternoon from the west,
ward and left at 8 o'clock last
night with an addition of 26 to her
southbound passenger list from
tills place. Among them were:
Rev. Fr. P. H. Turnell, who is go
ing to Seattle to undergo treatment
for his eyes.
O. B. Perry, manager of the Yu
kon Gold Co., and P. R. Foraker, as
sistant general counsel of the Gug
genheim syndicate, -who have been
in Atlin and are now on their way
to New York.
Capt. syd. Barrington of the
Sidestreams Navigation Co., and Geo.
Schultz, an employ, on their way to
the Tenakee hot springs.
Geo. Waltenbaugh, chief engineer
of the steamer Vidette, and H. C.
Crowhurst, an employe on the same
vessel.
Mrs. C. E. Royal, her sister Miss
Fletcher, and Mrs. S. J. Gibson, all
members of the Royal Players com
pany that passed through Skagway
several mouths ago on their way to
interior points.
the GRASS IS GROWING
AGAIN OX KOD1AK ISLAND
yaldez, Oct. 9—That the grass
is growing fine again on Kodiak Is
land, and that the stock on the is
land is finding plenty of feed and
is flourishing is the statement of
Carl Armstrong, who arrived this
morning. When the great erup
tion of two years ago occurred *.he !
whole surface was covered with the
volcanic ash but the rains have now
pressed the ash down and caused
It to act so well as a fertilizer that
the grass is sprouting up through
it luxuriantly. Mrs. Armstrong is
improving in health, and is now in
Kansas City.
LAST I P RIVER EjOAT
LEAVES FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks, Oct. 3—The
steamer for, the outside this seasoa
left Fairbanks on Wednesday but
navigation has not yet closed, aa
there are two steamer® yet to &r~
live. They are in the Tanaaa
river and no doubt is expressed u
to"their arriving before tbg rir®r
closes.
The steamers were crowded, many
miners having been delayed until
tlie last moment and were unable
to secure cabin passage, going steer
age as far aa Dawson. Transpor
tation men state that all shipment*
of freight have been loaded at
their destination, the he&yy rains
enabling the steamers tor the fintt
time in many years to make good
time toward the close of the seaaoa.
All the Yukon river Bteamerjj will
be able to reach safe places to
winter. • f
The owners of small steamers
and launches are b«glnnlng to ar
rive here from upper Tanaaa river
and other points, and are puttloc
their crafts in winter quarters. , _
SEWARD MERCANTILE FIRM "
ESTABLISH BRANCH AT KNUt
Seward, Oct. 9—The big mercan
tile firm of Brown & Ilawklna ©t
Seward has decided to establish a
branch house at Knik and the work
of establishment will be begun on
the arrival of the Evans. Mr.
Brown returned recently with a
most favorable report of condition*
in that section. AH thg mines
Took fine as well as'the town itself.
Canon's roadhouse and the Knlk
Trading company have Installed new
and brilliant lights to keep up \rltb
the advance and George Palmer Is
doing a fine business. The Mar
tin, Independence and the other
mines are doing splendidly and moat
pleasant reports are coming from
Broad Pass.
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