MUSCOVITES AND TEUTONS
FRATERNIZE IN VISHNEFF
SECTOR, SAYS PETROGRAD.
LIKE AFFAIRS ELSEWHERE.
Minister of Justice Isues Warrant of J
Arrest for Opponent of Govern*;
ment Who Advised Bolsheviki
Council to Committ Disloyal Act.
TETROGRAD, Nov . 3.—Russian
troops fraternized with German
troops in the Vishneff sector, accord
ing to an official statement issued by
the Russian minister of war. The;
government refrains from comment- ;
ing on the affair.
The friendly intercourse in the!
Vishneff sector is the only incident of:
its kind that the authorities have giv- '
en official recognition, but reports are |
commonly current in Petrograd that
fraternizing between the soldiers of
the opposing armies has taken place
in some of the other sectors.
The Russian ministry of justice
today issued a warrant for the arrest!
of Nikolai Lenine, who, according to
Russian newspapers urged Bolsheviki;
central council to hold a demonstra- j
tion against a continuation of the;
war.
TEUTONS ARE DESTROYING AND
DISMANTLING ALL FACTORIES j
AND WORKSHOPS.
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MACHINERY IS SENT AWAY.
Indications Point to Early Retreat on
Part of Kaiser’s Soldiers Similar to
That Which Took Place in France
Last Spring.
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LONDON, Nov. 3.—According to
information received here from Bel
gium, the Germans are systematical
ly dismantling and destroying all fac
tories and workshops throughout Bel
gium.
In the Liege district, all blast fur
aces have been toi'n down and the
machinery shipped to Germany. The
same story comes from all parts of1
Belgium and it sugests that the Ger- j
mans are preparing an early retreat
from Belgium, similar to that which
took place in France last spring.
ORDER MAY EXCLUDE ENEMY
RESIDENTS FROM TERRITORY
300 MILES FROM COAST.
TOO MANY WATERFRONT FIRES.
Estimate Is that 600,000 Will Re Ef
fected by Forthcoming Regulation
In Various Parts of the United
States.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—As a result
of the many fires along the 'Brooklyn
waterfront and also at other coast
cities in the United States, a govern
mental order declaring ail territory
within 100 miles of any coast line of
the United States “barred zone” is ex
pected by New York federal officials
within a few days. It is estimated
that more than 600,000 aliens will be
affected.
Such an order, if issued, would bar
aliens from residing in the designated
territory and even from entering it
temporarily.
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GO ONSTRIKE
WOMEN SWITCHBOARD OPERAT
ORS IN WASHINGTON AND
OREGON QUIT.
MEN GO OUT IN SYMPATHY.
Company Employs Non-Union Help
and Service Is Not Very Badly
Crippled—Demands Are for Higher
Wages and Recognition of Organ
ization.
SEATTLE, Nov. 2.—-Women tele
phone switchboard operators employ
ed by the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company in Seattle, Portland^
North Yakima, and other cities in
Washington and Oregon, went on
strike late yesterday despite the re
quest of Federal Mediator Reed that
hey remain at work pending the ar
bitration of their demands for higher
wages and recognition of their union.
The company is employing non
union operators, and the service is
not very badly crippled. Men, in
stead of women are operating many
switchboards in Seattle.
Union leaders say 900 switchboard
operators are out. Men electrical
workers with the company also went
on strike in sympathy with the switch
board operators.
The California operators did not
strike.
UNIONS REJECT
SHIPYARD SCALE
LEADERS OF ORGANIZED LABOR
SAY SHIPPING BOARD’S IN
CREASE IS TOO SMALL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.'6.—Union
j leaders today declined to sign the
i wage scale for shipbuilders drawn up
| by the federal shipbuilding board.
Irfhe union leaders say the increase is
1 unsatisfactory and predict none of
the unions will accept it.
MAYORWiLLSUE
PHONE COMPANY
i SEATTLE, Nov. 6.—Mayor I iram
IC. Gill announced today he would
i bring suit to have a receiver named
for the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company because of its failure
to provide adequate service in the
I face of the telephone operators strike.
The company’s franchise is based on
adequate service.
At a conference today of electrical
workers and telephone operators, the
union workers of the northwest voted
to split the Pacific coast district at
the California line unless the strike
vote now being taken in California
means immediate walk-outs there. The
northwest telephone strike continues.
Seattle Mediator Named.
SEATTLE, Nov. 3.—Immigration
Commissioner Henry M. White, has
been appointed federal mediator to en
deavor to settle the telephone strike
here.
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AGREEMENT
NIPPON’S SPECIAL INTEREST IN
CHINA IS RECOGNIZED
BY UNITED STATES.
OPEN DOOR POLICY AFFIRMED.
Secretary Lansing and Viscount Ishii
Perfect Agreement and Germany’s
Machinations Are Subjected to Con
demnation.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6.—
Robert Lansing, secretary of state,
today announced that Japan and the
United States had reached an agree
ment whereby the United States rec
ognizes Japan has a special inteerst in
China but on the other hand Japan
pledges China’s territorial integrity
and reaffirms the open door doctrine
for commerce and industry.
The United States and Japan also
arrived at a clear understanding re
garding military, naval and economic
cooperation in the war.
Ttfe agreement was reached in notes
exchanged between Secretary Lan
sing and Viscount Ishii, special Jap
anese ambassador to the United States
who is now en route home.
Secretary Lansing announced that
Viscount Ishii had performed a serv
ice of the highest value to the United
States as well as to Japan by clearing
away misunderstandings which prom
ised to develop into a serious situation
in the far east. The secretary said
Germans had conducted a campaign of
falsehood which had fostered doubts
and attitude of constraint in Japan
and the United States.
Secretary Lansing said Viscount
Ishii had proclaimed that Japan’s pol
icy was not one of aggression. The
secretary declared that as a result of
the viscount’s visit, both nations had
escaped a trap laid for them.
SHE TOLD.
Mother—That young man of your,'
is simply impossible. He doesn’t like
Shaw; he doesn’t like Ibsen; he doesn’t
like Galsworthy. Who does he like?
Daughter (demurely)—Me. — Boston
Transcript.
ENROLLFDR
STUDENTS HOLD MEETING AND
ELECT WILLIAM B. CLAYTON
AS MEMBER OF BOARD.
| CLASSES ORGANIZE TONIGHT.
, Mineralogy, Mechanical Engineering,
Domestic Science, Spanish, French
and Russian Are Some of Special
Subjects.
One hundred men and women, of
j varying ages and widely different oc
I cupations assembled Monday at the
public school building and at the con
clusion of a talk by School Superin
tendent T. R. McAnally signified their
intention to enroll as students in the
night school. Classes in the night
school will be reorganized tonight.
Expressions as to what courses, oth
er than the common branches, were
wanted by the prospective students
disclosed Spanish, French, Russian,
public speaking and debate, and mu
sic. Classes for the teaching of these
special courses will be formed.
Small Tuition Charge.
For these branches a small tuition
fee, the amount of which has not yet
been determined, will be charged.
Special instructors will be engaged
for the special subjects, but as far as
possible the regular teachers in the
day school will have charge of the
classes in the night school.
Superintendent McAnally will con
duct a class on civics and American
history in the night school.
Students Have Representation.
Under the territorial law, the stu
dent body of a public night school is
directed to elect one of the students
to the board having supervision of
the school. At the meeting here last
night, William B. Clayton was chosen
as the student representative on the
night school board. The other two
members of the board are taken from
the regular board of the Anchorage
school district. They are Superin
tendent McAnally, president, and Mrs
U. M. Thompson, secretary and treas
urer.
PLACE IS AT MOUTH OF STEEL
CREEK THIRTEEN MILES
FROM FAIRBANKS.
HAS GOLD AND TUNGSTEN.
; Nine Adjoining Claims Are Being De
veloped by Meier, Pardee and Com
j pany, Which Concern Is Building
Mill Costing $25,000.
The Columbia Mine, owned and op
erated by Meier, Pardee & Co., is an
| asset to the Fairbanks community
; which only a few can appreciate.
Thirteen miles from Fairbanks at
! the mouth of Steel creek are nine ad
joining claims which are being mined
■! for tungsten. The mining company
; also has bonded adjoining property :
which at this time is being prospected.
■ The first tunnel had only been driven 1 j
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I 250 feet when the first big ledge was j
hit. This ledge which seems to run ;
through the entire chain of claims, is |
14 feet wide. The sheelite is found in !
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a soft quartz composition and is loos- j
ened by blasting, then it is picked and i
drawn out of the tunnel by small cars
to the mill.
Mill Costs $25,000.
A mill is being constructed at an ap
proximate cost of $25,000 in the gulch
at the lowest spot on the claims, and
the ore from up on the mountain will
be transported either by aerial tram
or by rail. This ore taken to the mill
will contain molybdenite, gold and
tungsten, but only the gold and tung
sten is to be taken out. The concen
trate will be hauled by teams to Fair
banks. The concentrate at present is
marketing at $27.50 per unit, and a
unit equals twenty pounds. The camp
is a definite thing, because years can
scai'cely measure the time it will take
to take out all the mineral in the
ledges there. The surrounding hills
which are a part of the property wall
furnish mill and camp fuel. In 1916
the claims were staked, one costing a
recording fee of $2.50, so the valuable
ground was gotten very cheap.
A plant is being installed at the mill
to generate their own electricity, and
when completed the camp will be an in
dividual town, but easily accessible. A
well made road goes right to the camp
from Gilmore, one from Fairbanks
and one from Chatanika.
Two Units to Camp.
There are two units to the camp.
One, consisting of offices %and resi
) dence buildings, mess and bunk houses
! for the men working on the upper end
of the claims; the other at the mill,
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consisting of mess and bunk houses.
| The houses are all made of lumber and
i made for gainly appeaarnce as well as
comfort. The bunks are individual, |
| large rooms with two separate beds, j
two men to the room, so a pair of ]
| mining partners can enjoy some pri
j vacy and not have to be in the usual
large bunk house with all the men.
; The mess houses are especially fine,
being equipped with only the best of
everything, even to the chef.
A modern California bungalow with
a conservatory is to be constructed
during the winter for the use of Mr.
and Mrs. Pardee next summer. The
bungalow will be the only one of its
kind in the north and will be one of j
the many things that will make the
Columbia mine a camp of fame.
Library to Be Given to Camp.
A library with a large reading room
is being constructed, and, as a gift to
the camp, Mrs. Pardee has ordered all |
the current magazines sent to the
shelf room of the Meier, Pardee
library.
When the camp, which now is only
in the making, is completed, it will
! be not only the newest but the big
best and finest anywhere in Alaska.
With so genial a host at the camp
as Jacob Meier there is no question
that the Columbia Mine will be a most
popular social center for many Fair
banksans and creek people. Everyone
in Fairbanks anxiously awaits the
completion of the camp and the initial
“housewarming.”
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for all the People
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Carrying Complete Line of
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Lumber and Shingles
Boots and Shoes
Kerosene and Gasoline
Paints and Oils
Pumps and Tarpaulins
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SEE HIM BEFORE YOU BUY.
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Assays on
Gold and Silver $1.50
Copper . 1.50
Lead . 1.00
FALKENBERG & LAUCKS
ASSAYERS
95 Yesler Way .... Seattle, Wash.
GERMANS REPORT
BRITISH DEFEAT
TEUTONS WIN ON MACEDONIAN
FRONT AND ENGLISH POUND
AWAY IN FLANDERS.
BERLIN, Nov. 6.—The repulse of
a British attack on the Macedonian
front near the Vardar river, is an
nounced by the German war office.
The British were also repulsed in
southern Stoyakova where their as
sault collapsed without results and
with heavy losses.
Lively artillery firing is in progress
in Flanders, notably in the Ypres
lowland sector. Powerful destructive
fire is directed on the YpresComines
canal in the Yser district.
AUSTRIAN EXPLORER KILLED.
BATAVIA, Java., Nov. 1.—Profess
or Soltesz, a well-known Austrian
scientist and explorer, has been mur
dered in the Dutch portion of New
Guinea.
EXPLOSION KILLS
TWO WORKMEN
OFFICIALS SAY DISASTER TO
POWDER PLANT WAS DUE
TO ACCIDENT.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Nov. 6. — Two
workmen were killed and fifty others
were injured today as the result of an
explosion in the powder plant of the
United States Aluminum company.
The officials of the company claim
the explosion was the result of an
accident.
WORD FROM JOE SPENARD.
Word was received Monday from
Joe Spenard, well known automobile
man, who is spending the winter in
California visiting relatives and
friends. He is staying at Hanford,
| Cal., and reports that his ankle which
was broken about four months ago in
Anchorage is getting along in fine
style and that he is now able to walk ^
on it. He says be is having the time
of his life.