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VOL. 11
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, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JULY, 9,
1918.
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WASHINGTON. D. C. July 8— |
The disposition to impede much de-|
sired, legislation that in some quarj-!
«rs had been anticipated in the]
matter of the resolution empowering!
the President to take control of the|
wires thruout the country, was to
a certain extent witnessed in the
Teport of the committee on this
resolution, the resolution being re-j
ported but witho'ut recommendations
tho committee on Interstate Com-;
merce evidently desiring that what
ever onus might attach to the adop
tion of this policy would he shared’
by the senators as a whole.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 8—
The telegraph operators at the re
quest of the Secretary of Gabor
have called off their strike against
the Western Union and other com
panies, postponing the strike in
definitely. The telegraph operators
arc confident that the wires will be
taken over and the government in
charge the prohibition against union
ism will be at once withdrawn.
CHICAGO, July 8—Labor lead-!
ers who have been keeping in
touch with the keymen’s strike
situation, report that the Western
Union discharged three hundred
telegraph operators in many cities
thruout the country for attending
union meetings on Sunday.
This action of the Western Union
is taken to indicate that the com
pany wishes to force the issue with
the men or to have the government
take over tho lines. Thf men are'!
showing commendable patience in j
an extrenr difficult situation.
NEW YORK July 9—Reports
coming from Russia continue to be
of the most conflicting description.
The result of this condition is in
tensified when the reports coming
thru the Central Powers or Scan
dinavian sources are also antago
nistic in many respects to each other.
So far nothing authentic is known
of the conditions which do prevail
in the land of the Slavs and the
actual extent of what was heralded
as an imperialist oounter revolu
tion is absolutely unknown.
While earlier German reports had
stated that Grand Duke Michael had
been elected Czar, another German
report coining from Berlin and
said to be semi-official deities that
Michael has been proclaimed. Czar.
Conditions in Moscow are ex
ceed^ ngly disturbed is very evident
from the reports coming out in
connection with the killing of the
German Ambassador.
The probability is that the Bol
shevik! arc still able to hold the
upper hand in Russia and that the
Soviets are still strong enough
in Ukrainia to start a countir revo
lution as is to bo seen in the un
contradicted statement that revolu
tionary troops are marching on Kiev
the capital of the Rada under Ger
man dominance. The Ukrainian
and German troops are said to be
retiring before the revolutionists.
These are undoubtedly troops per
meated with Bolshcviki ideals and
have the sympathy and probably
secret support of the government of
the Soviets in Russia. However this
is all conjecture drawn from the
conflicting dispatches that are ar
riving from different centers almost
hourly.
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MINING IS DELAYED
DY FROST CONDITIONS
Reports show from almost every
section that mining is more than a
month backward this season. Al
most all the creeks have ice and
the frost penetrated to such a depth
and. there has been such a slight
spring thaw that ground sluicing
is almost out of the question as yet.
In addition there is very little
-water available. Numbers of men
who want to begin sluicing have had
to suspend operations because of
there being no water and even
some winter dumps are waiting.
One claim has had considerable
ground blocked, out for summer
hoisting into a hopper has been un
able to start up because of the fact
that no water is available.
Many miners however are moving
the'r outfits out in the hope that
some water will later be available
Kougarokers are going north and
almost all have left for*their, camp.
Jim Kelliher left with Albert Matson
yesterday. Joe Sales also left for
the Kougarok yesterday. Tom Ward
the copper man, had intended to
go also yesterday but as he was
drawn on a special venire by the
jury commissonors yesterday it if
not likely that he had an opportunity
of leaving.
WHEAT BILL VETOED
BUT WILL TRY AGAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 6
The President vetoed the Agricul
tural bill which fixed the price of
wheat at $2.40, a compromise price
Chairman Lever imodiately recalled
his committee in an effort to hurry
thru the passage of the bill without
price fixing of wheat or any other
-cereal.
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. WASHINGTON, D. C. July 6—
Philip Bradley of tho Treadwell
Mining Co has been appointed. Alas
ka Food Administrator.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 6—
Tho House adopted the conference
report on the twelve billion dollar
‘military appropriation bill. The
Bill has a3 reported from confer
ence been already accepted by tho
Senate.
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FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral of the late John Ellis
will be held tomorrow under the
auspices of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, at 2 o’clock tomorrow Wed
nesday afternoon from the Eagle
Hall.
WOULD CONTROL PACIFIC
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 6—
Senator Salisbury introduced a
resolution proposing that America,
Japan and England agree to shut the
Central Powers from, and make it
impossible to wage war on the
Pacific Ocean. The resolution sug
gests plans to this cr.d thru the
active co-operation of the three
countries concerned.
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PARIS, July 9—Yesterday the
French forces planned and success
fully carried a highly effective of
fenaiv-; on a front of four kilometers
between Montdidier and the Oise,
taking four hundred. and fifty
prisoners and advancing eighteen
hundred meters.
.The feature of thi3 attack was
th^t it was led by tanks which ad
vanced with precision against the
German defenses. A powerful in
fantry force supported the tank
movement and these brought for
ward the French lines to an en
tirely new positions estimated eigh
teen meters advance.
HOME, July 9—The War Of
fice announced that the Teuton
force operating in the North of
Italy lost twenty thousand men be
tween July 2 and 6. In some sec
tions one half of the men engaged
were. casualties.
BASEL, July 9—Martial Law has
been proclaimed in Moscow by tho
Bolsheviki government, the frist
timie thatt hey have taken this step.
The social revolutionists admitted
that they plotted the murder of the
German Ambassador Mlrbach in or
der to annul the Brest Litovsk
treaty which Germany herself had
shown no faith in obeying.
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LONDON, July 8—The counter
revolution says a wireless from Rus
sia has been successfully put down
by the Bolsheviki after considerable
fighting. The wireless now from
Russia is controlled by the Bolshe
viki forces.
MOSCOW, July 8—The revolution
ists in Ukraine, who aro opposing
the government set up by Germany
after the Brest Litovsk peace con
[ ference are now getting the upper
hand.
It is announced that about 75,000
revolutionists well armed are now
marching upon Kiev. Ukraniaiu
and Germans are retreating says the
dispatch.
CONTANTINOPLE, July 8—A
serious counter revolutionary effort
has according to reports considerably
disturbed things in Moscow.
Revolutionary agents, charging
that tho Germans were aiding those
plotting against thorn, killed von
Mirbach the German Ambassador
to Russia
AMSTERDAM, July S—The Kai
ser has ordered that negotiations
with the Russian delegation be ended
at ouce and now as a result of the.
assassination of the German Am
bassador in Moscow.
Reports indicate that Russia is
In a forment.
BRITISH AIRMEN ARE
ACTIVE ON U BASES
I..ONDON, July 8—Tha Admiralty
announces that British aviators
dropped fifteen tons of bombs and
set fire to Brugges, bursting the
Zeebruggo water gates, damaging
several submarines .--.nd hitting a
destroyer four times.
Thcs® bo:-.ts v/cra dammed with
Zcebrugge cana> by reason of the
entrance to he harbor betrg blocked
by the concrete filled British scows
or barges, now settled squarely
across the entrance of the channel.
The raids of the British were accom
plished without any loss of life and
aro very irksome to the Germans.
SHIPPING BOARD HAS
GREAT PLANS FOR SHIPS
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I WASHINGTON, D. C. July li
lt is announced that the government
Shipping Board plans ninety two
regular transports of 12,000 tons each
to be finished by Fall next year.
Somo have already been started on
contracts from the Shipping Board
on the usual cost plus ten per cent
cystem.
It is stated that this type cf vessel
is to be so constructed as to be
available as passenger vessels after
the war in conclusion.
Tho type which has been approved
will be the last thing in troop
transport ships and tho announce
ment is indicative of tho far reach
ing plans which the government is
undertaking with reference to the
great war.
MANY OVER THERE
LONDON, July 8—The number
of American ships now operating in
the war service of the United States
in European waters and co-operating
witht he fleets, squadrons and flo
tillas of the Entente nations num
ber 260.
This is founded upor. a state
mend mado by Admiral Sims him
self. This huge number of Ameri
can ships of war, large and small,
is significant of the tremendous
numerical superiority cf the Allies
on the ocean.
ARRIVES ON
LAUNCH
Hans Larson arrived with Clem
•Balir from Unalakl.ct yesterday.
As showing the fast changing ica
conditons, Mr Larson mentions the
fact that until they reached Cape
Noma they did rot see or encounter
a particle of ice; everywhere was
clear. He Is in the reindeer busi
ness and is doing well having had a
most successful fawning season al
though it was colder than usual, es
pecially for the Unalakloet section
whoro spring opens up much moro
early than hi re. They eamo down
in their own launch as far as Cape
Nome when they encountered ice.
Tom Powers, the mayor of Unala
kloot and general and kindly advisor
of the people, has gone to St Michael
and will work on the dredge on
the Apoon mouth of the Yukon if
it works this year. A short time
beforo Larson left, Kobuk Ried ar
rived from, the Anvik where he had
been prospecting. He was evasive
as to the result of his work but
is going to go back again. It is
not known on what river or creek
he was concentrating his labors.
Stienhauser formerly in business at
Unalaklect last winter hot out the
store at Nulato and this spring
when the high water came in the
Yukon he had to pilo everything
into boats and scows for it looked
for a while as if everything would
be swept awy if this precaution
were not taken. However having
secured, them in bcows along side
the house, the Yukon dripped in a
timely manner and the dangor was
over.