Ne,v York, Sept. 20—The amount
of the proposed Anglo-French cred
it loan has been 'reduced from
eight hundred millions of dollars to
four hundred millions and will prob
ably be underwritten by a big syn
dicate of American bankers and fin
anciers, who, it is said, will re
ceive a commission. The securities
offered will be French and British
five per cent government bonds,
and the price will be par.
Opponents ofthe proposed war
loan to the alliees carried their
campaign Into Wall street and an
nounced their sentiment from flam
boyant placards in front of the of
fice o* J. P. Morgan. "Wall Street's
shame," Tead one of several large
signboards held aloft by leaders of
tho crowd, who paraded through the
financial section.
Another placard read: "The Mon
ey Trust Is Lending Billions of
American Mouey to Bankrupt Bug
laud, France and Russia."
AUSTRIAN ARM! IS WITHDRAWING
10 PREPARE NEW POSITIONS
Vienna, St*pt- -0—The Austrians
are reported to bo withdrawing
from the Russian fortresses of
I.u'.zk, Dubno and Rovno ia order
to prepare positions further to the
wtst. The Russians continue their
offeasive in Galicia, and it is be
lieved that their extra efforts in
that section are probably on ac
count of Bulgaria which now seems
to be more definitely favorable to
the cause of the allies.
Tie Hague, Sept. 20—The veil
drawn over tile Teutonic move up
on the Balkans is believed to
hide an Austro-Hungarian effort
at concentration with a view of
au offensive movement uganst Ser
bia.
Halifax, Sept. 20—The Greek
steamer Athiaai, which left New
York ou Thursday for Piraeus, took
fire and burned in mid-ocean last
night. Only one life is known to
have been lost. The steamer Tus
cania rescued four hundred and
eight passengers and the crew and
tha steamer Rumanian Prince six
ty-one others, according to a wire
less received here this morning.
The. cause of the fire is unknown.
THE AMERICAN MINING
CONGRESS CONVENED TODAY
9an Francisco, Sept. 20—The
eighteenth annual session of the
American Mining congress con
vened here today.
[ EVANS FINOS REMAINS
OF "KAYAK" SMITH
Juneau Empire: While carrying
ou his work in connection with the
investigation of tho coal lands in
the Bering Sea district, George Wat
kins Evans who arrived on the Ala
meda last night, discovered the re
mains of the body of "Kayak"
Smith, a white man, who disappear
ed In that vicinity two or three
years ago, and was believed to have
committed suicide.
Only a few of the bones were
iutact, the remains indicating be
yond a doubt that the man had
beeu attacked by wolvea. A rifle
and two or three shells were found
a shori distance to the right of
the place where the body had lain,
and from this, scraps of tho man's
clothing, and a knife which was
marked, the identification ol
"Kayak" Smith was made possible.
"Kayak" Smith came to Alaska
many years a,jo, and was a very wel
known figure in the KaCalla coun
try. U. S. Commissioner Robt. D.
Gray ordered the remains and the
two weapons to be brought to Ka
talla.
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VON BERNSTORFF INSTRUCTED TO
NEGOTIATE TERMS WITH AMERICA
Berlin, Sept 20. — Ambassador
von Bernstorff has been instructed
by his government to negotiate
terms with America in regard to fu
ture submarine warfare by Ger
many, subject only to revision and
approval by the home government
A Petrograd dispatch received
here this morning states that) & large
number of the members of the Rus
uian Duma have been placed under
arrest, and that Premier Goremykin
is at the front wj,th the Czar, at the
latt6r'B field uaqrters, for the pur
pose of discussing the situation.
Late Constantinople advices are
to the effect that Turkey npw has
two million men under arms and is
in no need of assistance from Ger
many.
WIDE SWEEPING MOVEMENT 10
ENVELOP 016 HOMY OE RUSSIANS
Loudon, Sept. 20—The Germans
and Austro-Huiigaj-ian armies now
occupy the Russian Bpronghold of
Vilna and are making a wide sweep
ing movement by which a portion of
the Russian army is reported *o
be almost surrounded. Petrograd
advices, however, state that the
Russiar.s are still confdeat of a
favorable outcome to the fighting.
Between a quarter and a lialf
million Russian soldiers are men
aced by tlie Teutonic allies move
ment around Vilna, The German
center south of Vilna has advanced
slighlty and Is approaching the
railway east of Prlnsk. The posses
sion of this railway would separate
the northern and southern wings
of the Russian armies.
B NOTES
FROM HIES
Haines, Sept. 19—Tho postof
fice was moved last Tuesday from
the hardware store o£ N. G. Hanson
on Main street to the John Schmidt
building on the water front, which
is a goo<! building but quite incon
venient lor nearly all of the pat
rons of the office.
Homer Banta came dawn from liis
homestead in the Chilkat vaJley on
Tuesday and reports everything
moving along nicely in his neigh
borhood. He returned home on
Wednesday.
All's. David Willard returned to
hwr home in Haines on the pity of
Seattle. She expects Mr. Willard
home on the Jefferson. .Mr. and
-Mrs. Willaxd have been absent from
Haines for the past two years and
nave been living at or near Ketchi
kan, where Mr. Wiilard has been
ensaged in tie tishing industry.
Mrs. R. J. Shepard made the trip
to Klukwan during the week, •re
turning to her homo In Haines on
Friday eveulng.
Waiter Watt lias accepted the
position formerly hefci fcy him in
the Elite Steam laundry, for some
two or three years previous to
about two years ago.
The natives gave a dance in the
Arc^c Brotherhood hall last Thurs
day evening. There was a large
attendance and they report having
a very pleasant time. The Rev.
WLnterberger having placed the ban
on dancing in their social hall, they
rented the A. B. ihall for that
purpose.
f
IN It HE
Ed. Morrison, an old timer in Al
aska, met a horrible death last
week at Cleary City when he fell in
to the sluice boxes, was washed
through them a.nd then through
fifty feet of tail race. The accident
took place at Hilty's claim on
Cleary creek. Morrison was work
ing close to the boxes and above
them when, evidently, he became
faint from some cause or another
and fell. The strong head of wat
er carried him through the boxes
and down through the tailing chan
nel for the distance stated. When
picked up he was unconscious and
nevri regained his souses.
GENERAL VILLA EVACUATES
MEXICAN CITY OF TORREON
El Paso, Sept. 20—General Villa's
forces are reported to have evacuat
ed the city o£ Torreon and moved
to the city of Chihuahua.
WILSON CONSIDERING
AN EXTRA SESSION
Washington, D. 0., Sept. 20—
President Wilson is considering the
question of calling an extra ses
sion of congress to clear up the re
lations between the United States
and the Central and South Ameri
can republics.
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CLAIMS TWO IRE IIS
Whitehorse, Y. T., Sept 20—
John J. Fisher, aged twenty three
years, second cook on the Upper
river steamer Casca, and William
Riley, aged seventeen years, mess
boy 011 the Bame vessel, while
scuffling on board on the way up
stream at 6:30 on Friday evening,
fell through the freight door into
the river and were both drowned,
although a boat was lowered for
their rescue la less than two
minutes after the accident occurred.
.Tust before help reached them they
sank, and thefr bodies have not
yet been recovered. The R. ty. W.
31. P. are sending out a searching
launch today.
The lamentable accident occurred
■whea the Caeca was rounding a
bend in the river about eight miles
Bouth of the mouth of the Big Sal
mon, and It la believed the sudden
disappearance of the v let lima was
caused by their being caught in
Borne strong undercurrent as it is
known they were not struck by the
big stern wheel paddles of the boat.
No blame is attached to either the
company that operates the Casca
or to its officers.
John J. Fisher was a Scotchman
by birth and had been In the Yu
kon tor four yeairs and ora the river
for three seasons. Wllllamj Riley
was the son of Mrs. Orloff King,
proprietor of King's cafe in this
place, and made his home with his
mother when on Bhore. »
Fairbanks, Sept. 20.—-Patrick
McHugb. and George McFaun, axe
men employed on the railroad Bur
vey party, were drowned Friday in
tLe Nenana river while attempting
to cross in a poling boat. Their
bodies have not been recovered.
RIGG8 WILL LEAVE AND
RETURN WITH FAMILY
Fairbanks, Sept. 15—Thomas
Riggs, jr., member of the Alaska
engineering commission, will leave
Fairbanks in three weeks for the
Outside to attend to business He
6ays that ho will then return to
Fairbanks with his family, and
make this city his home.
Mr. Riggs said yesterday that
the government railroad will be
bringing coal into Fairbanks within
two years.
GEORGE CLIXE DEES
ON STEAMER HUMBOLDT
Seattle, Sept. 15—George Clime,
a Fairbanks miner for 14 years,
die-1 last night aboard the steamer
Humboldt which arrived here this
afternoon. Mr. Cline has been
suffering for years from asthma and
passed away while the steamer was
crossing the Gulf of Georgia Cline
was about 45 years of age and was
°jigaged for years in mining on
Lower Cleary creek.
HEAVY RAINS
CAUSE JAMS
Fairbanks, Sept 15—Heavy rains
tor th» laet two dayB caused a
quantity of driftwood to lo(lg<j
above the bridge at Caterpillar.
Mixed lu tie driftwood was a raft
of cordwood consisting of more than
200 cords. A half hundred men
gathered a winter's aupply of
wood w;hile removing the jam for
(Continued on page 4.)
FAIRBANKS STEAMER
SAID TO BE SUNK
Fairbanks, Sept. 18—The steam
er Shushanna is reported to have
' gunk on the Tolovana river, two
I miles below the log jam which
' marks the bead of navigation,
[ on that stream. • ;
BRYAN SCORES HAIR
TRIGGER PATRIOTISM
Boston, Sept, 20—Former Secre
tary of State WilUaim Jennings
Bryan la BpeakDig before an, L O.
0. F. oa-gaaizatLon. here last night
said that "If any rtaiou challenges
America to fight tha answer should
be. NO." He took occasion to
scathingly score the hair-trigger
patriotism that would advocate the
plunging of the country into a
war that could be averted by the ex
ercise of good judmpt
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