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WKDNKSIIAY, OCTOBER 31, 1017
NO.
ITALIANS RECOVER
MAKE FIRM STAND
LONDON, Oct. ;;0.—Advices re
ceived here today fr- ni Rome in
ilicate that, the retreating Italian
armies have dually halted and
prepare tor determine i. re-istance
:eige. General Cordoni in com
aiand has chosen the Dank ?! the
Pagiamonto River as the chief
vantage poini <4' his defensive ope
rations. liiToiH .ue being made to
< heck the ficruan 'j<1 *anee along
s lie entire line, but disc mragement
urevails ever;.* where a uoi'g men
of military knowledge and the
holies expressed by some Jaek (on
firmation.
ROME, Oct. 30.—Word has just
been received at the capital that
the new defensive on the Taglia
mento river is holding. The Ital
ians have destroyed all bridges
crossing the river which together
with vigorous defensive action has
'served to check the German ad
vance and it is thought possible
now to reorganize the Italian lines
and either repel the enemy or hold
them until the help Italy’s all*es
are to send arrives.
WOUNDED AMERICAN
OFFICER LOSES LEG
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, Oct. 30.—The Amer
ican Signal Corps Lieutenant who
was reported as wounded in yester
day^ dispatches was operated upon
in the general field hospital to
which he had been removed this
morning The name of this officer
is witheid in the dispatches which
had not indicated any great serious
ness in his condition but it was
found necessary to amputate his
right leg. His condition is not now
considered serious and early recov
ery is thought probable.
PARIS, Oct. 30.—Reports from
the vicinity of Caurtcrios indicate
that no very great change of con
dilions or sources it is admitted
that the German* have retaken five
hundred yards of lost ground.
Caurtcries Wood formerly held
by the French forces but lost in
recent fighting was retaken by them
this morning after a peppery battle
of several hours.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 30.—The
German forces in the vicinity of
Riga who have been releasing their
advantages gained in the late siege
turned suddenly upon the Ru-sian
troops who were pressing the Ger
man retirement and drove them
back upon their trenches according
to admissions made in official re
ports here today. Whether the ord
erly retirement of the Teutonic
forces will continue is a matter of
conjecture. It has previously been
supposed that the German move
ments were due to a general plan
of concentrating their war strength
to punish the Italians on the South
ern front.
WILL TEACH
DRAFT MEN
FRANKFORT, Ky, Oct. 30.—
The Thirty Thousand Campaign,
as the campaign for $30,000 to
teach Kentucky's 30,000 illiterate
young men registered for army
service is called, is now being
waged vigorously all over the
State. Thlj campaign is in the
hands of 11 Kentucky business
men.
The state headquarters of the
Thirty Thousand Campaign is un
der the management of Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewart, and is located in
Louisville, Ky., and here a large
for<;e of volunteer and other work
er are busy day and night.
The campaign seeks to provide
school equipment for Kentucky’s
30,000 illiterate young men regist
ered for army service, so that they
may be taught before they are
called to fight in France.
Lazy persons should take cour
age and not be mentally ca t down,
for while greatness may be for
them, still they can, by antithesis,
befitting humanity as horrible ex
amples, like the tramp, who, being
too strong to work, yet volunteered
to pay the farmer for his dinner
by serving as a scarcecrow.
SEEK TO AVERT
PHONE STRIKE
SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—Seeking to
avertt he long threatened walkout
of the hello girls and linemen of
practically '.he entire telephone
service in practically all Pacific
Coast states, Vernon Heed, United
States government is here and has
opened negotiations with the con
tending parties.
Final determination to walk out
tomorrow night has been an
nounced by the joint committee of
the telephone employees and the
general feeling prevails that no
thing can now happen to prevent
the complete paralysis of the ser
vice throughout all the systems.
Mr. Reed states that every final
effort will he made but admits that
favorable is doubtful. The compa
nies are obdurate and appear in
different to seriousness of the crisis
impending.
PLATINUM TO BE MINED
IN THE NORTHWEST
SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 30.—
Only one locality in the Northwest
is known to have platinum in com
mercial quantity, says a dispatch.
This is the Tulameen River district
in Briti-h Columbia, and operators
there arc hastening to respond to
the appeal of the Allies and ex
pect soon to be' furnishing a con
siderable supply of the metal.
Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Kooms 50c
anil up. Large Reading Room for
guests. Mrs. Jno Monohun, Prop.
MILITARY INVESTIGATES
POISON CASE FT. SNELLING
ST, PAUL, Oct. 30.—The investi
gation being conducted by the mi
litary board of the poisoning of
Ronald Smith of Ft. Snelllng is
continuing but the officers compris
ing the board have declined to
make any statenfent until all the
te:tlmony is in their hands.
LIQUOR DEALERS SEE
BETTER CONDITIONS
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—The clos
ing of at least 600 saloons in
Greater New York has been re
tch ee by the wholesale liquor deal
ers with the opinion that it will
elevate the tone of the drinking
palces and the drinkers. The in
creased tax imposed by the Govern
ment on intoxicants must, they
point out, be paid by*the consumer.
This will tend to reduce the num
► .
ber of consumers and saloons. The
second and third-rate drinking
places will have to close first. This
will crowd into the first-rate places
those customer^ of the second and
third rate bars who can afford to
pay the higher prices. Gradually,
the wholesalers exepct, this will eli
minate the riff-raff among the
drinkers and the whole tone of the
business will be elevated.
RESPONDING QUICKLY TO A
GENERAL EIRE AND EMERGEN
CY ALARM CITIZEN’S OK NOME
.
QUICKLY FILLED THE CITY
HALL LAST NIGHT AT A FEW
MINUTES PAST TEN O’CLOCK
AND WERE CALLED TO ORDER
BY MAYOR LOMEN WHO STATED
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEET
ING TO BE TO TAKE: MEASURES
TO SEND RELIEF FOR COAST
SCHOONER “WHITE: BEAR” AND
HER CREW AND PASSENGERS
WHO ARE LOST SIXTY SIX
HOURS OUT OF SOLOMON
BOUND FOR THIS PORT. THE
MEETING WAS OF ONE MIND—
TO FORCIBLY SEIZE THE GENE
VIEVE:, prope:rty of the: Al
aska LIGHTERAGE COMPANY
whose: local agent, though
VESTED WITH DISCRETION, REX
fused he:r use to captain
ROSS OF the: coast guards,
the: motions made: and the:
FEW REMARKS WERE: SHORT,
CRISP AND DETERMINED, AT
TORNEY' O’NEILL TAKING INI
TIATIVE:. COMMITTE OF TWELVE
CITIZENS were: DIREXTED TO
TAKE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
of the: genevie:ve: and an
other committe: of five:
CONSISTING OF DISTRICT AT
TORNEY M. B. MAUNDY, RUSS:
BOWEN, DOC KEMP, RALPH LO-!
I
MEN AND ATTORNEY HUGH i
O’NEILL, TO WAIT UPON THE
COAST GUARDS UNDER CAP
I
TAIN ROSS WHO WILL MAN THE
TUG AND COMPRISE: THE REN
LIEF PARTY. .$8(1.10 WAS
PROMPTLY DONATEX) TO COVER
first e:\pense: of outfitt
ing the tug.
ATTORNEY
HUGH O'NEILL
WAS M-VDK ( HAIHMAX OK THE i
COMMTTEE AM) DIRECTED TO
TAKE FORMAL POSSESSION OF
THE GENEVIEVE IN NAME OF
THE CITIZENSHIP OF NOME AND
BY RIGHT OF HUMANITY AND
MERCY.
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS WERE
BEGUN AT ONCE BY THE COAST
GUARDS WHO WERE EAGER TO
EMBARK AND AT THIS MOMENT
OF GOING TO PRESS WERE
ABOUT READY TO PUT TO SEA
TO CONTEST WITH THE ICE
KING FOR THE LIVES OF MEN.
It was reported in this paper
yesterday that active preparations
were being made for the Coast
Guards to sail in the Dorothy in
search of the White Bear and to
rescue her crew and passengers
who are without doubt already in
great distress. After the paper had
gone to press early yesterday
morning Captain Ross of the
Gucrd3 informed us that the Doro
thy could not be used and that the
only vessel in port in which a re
lief party could be sent is the
Genevieve owned by the Alaska
Lighterage Company whose local
agent had firmly refused to permit
her to be so used. The Captain
expressed amazement that the con
sideration for a few company barge
-hould take preference over the
lives of the ill ' fated men aboard
the White Bear. Federal Judge
Holtzheimer when seen at his hotel
likewise expressed deep concern
over the matter and that he would
proceed at once to see what his de
partment might do in the premises.
Both too Judge and Captain urged
that abundant funds were forth
coming and crew of the Coast
Guards are anxious to put to . ea
for the relief of the lost vessel but
Jacobson, the Lighterage Company's
Agent remained obdurate.
A law was enacted at the last
session of the territorial legisla
ture which specially provides lor
the pay and equipment of relief
parties such as are required in thin
emergency and in the opinion of
this paper sufficiently authorizes the
United States to take all necessary
steps, even to the extent of seizing
th > Genevieve ard turning her over
to the Coa..t Guards and send her
on her mission of mercy. After
providing for the necessary funds
to be taken out of the territorial
treasury the language of the law is
as follows:
"Section 3.—All United States
Commisdoners shall be, and they
are hereby authorized and required
within their respective precincts
upon being notified that any person
or persons, party or parties are lost,
or absent from their usual place of
abode for such a period or under
such circumstances as to have rea
sonable apprehension that the party
or parties may be lost, to -end out
under the guidance and direction
of some competent person, who
shall be appointed by such Commis
sioner to organize t,ake charge of
and direct same a rescue and relief
party, for the purpose of rescuing
and relieving such lost person or
persons, party or parties, so re
ported to him to be lost; the ex
pense for which shall be paid out
of the Territorial treasury.” etc.
It develops that early yesterday
morning Captain Ross wired the
Cheif Commandant of the national
coa t guard service at Washington
for authority to seize the Genevieve
but at the closing of the service
last evening no word had been
heard in response. Supplementing
his appeal the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday met and forwarded
a cablegram to the same authority
urging early action upon the re
el ust of Captain Ross. It is expect
ed that such authority will be re
ceived but in the meanwhile the
Bear with her unfortunate- may be
even now foundering in the newly
forming slush ice in the Yukon or
straggling out to the high sea.
PRESIDENT WRITES
TO THE TEACHERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30 - -
President Wil-on !i;i:s sent tc tin1
scliool teachers of ihe country a
letter urging them \o increase the
time and attention devoted to in
srnclion bearing directly on the
prollems of the community and na-]
tional life. The Pres1 lent tells them
tho war is bringing home a new
appreciation of the problemr of na
tional life, and a deeper under
standing of the anus and meaning j
of democracy. To enai'ie the teach-1
ers to undertake their task with
definite materia!, the 1're idem has
asked Dr. C iaxton of the I’nitecl
States Bureau oi' Kdueation, and
Herbert C. Hoo -er, director of the
National Food Administration, to
jtrepare tor distribution through
the schools “suitable lessons for the
elementary piades and for the high
school classe;.”
Come on in the water's tine. Co
while going's good.
BOWLING ALLEY REOPENS.
The Bowling Alley next door to
the Eagle saloon Is now open foi
business. Everybody cordially in
vited to come and enjoy themselves.
Let u estimate os you Job Wot*
WK CAN DO IX.
For flr«t class work ana pron pi
dellrery ph -lie Main lrtl and the
People’s Steam Laundry *'JI t> U
and get four laundry.
W. >. WILLIAMS!)* rofc