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\\ ASIII \’(> I ()N, April .‘10.—Both houses of congress
♦ passed army conscription hills Saturday night. The mca
u" s I icing technically different, they are now in confer
♦ cure, where it is expected that the differences will be ad
♦ justed, and the senate accept most of the house bill to
♦ night or tomorrow.
The senate fixes the maximum age for draft at 27
♦ years and the house at 40 years. The senate bill also
♦ accepts Colonel Roosevelt’s volunteer force for duty in
trance and the house rejects it, while the senate pro
♦ hi hits liipior selling to soldiers in uniform or near train
♦ ing camps.
'I’he administration prefers the senate bill, which
♦ fixes the ages for conscription between 21 and 27 years,
♦ rather than the house maximum at 40 years. The date
for the registration of men liable for conscription has
♦ been unfixed until the bill is perfected.
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CHANGE IN LOCAL TIME MEETS WITH 0PP0SIT1
some time past the Daily Times lias advocated the
changing back in Cordova to standard time on May 1, which
seemed to meet with general approval and was also agreeable
to.Superintendent Corser, of the Copper River & Northwestern
railway. fl lie point was raised today, however, that some for
mal action should be taken in the matter, either by the Cham
ber d| ( ommerce or the City Council, before anv change is
made, and in order that there may be no conflict in the time
pieces about town The Times would suggest that the matter be
held in abeyance until a definite decision is reached as to the
wishes of the people.
BOSTON, April 28. — The current
production ot' the Kennecott Copper
Company of about 7,000,000 pounds
per month from the Alaska proper
ties constitutes the normal yield for
this time of year. Through the sum
mer months the operations will speed
up somewhat, and the output may
again equal the high figures of a year
ago, when for several months it ran
above 10,000,000 pounds of copper.
Officials estimate that the current
year will show fully as great produc
tion from Alaska as did 1916, or ap
proximately 110,000,000 pounds. The
costs will be somewhat higher on ac
count of the payments of higher wage
bonuses. From the Beatson mine the
production now runs slightly better
than 1,000,000 pounds per month and
by July the capacity should be suffi
ciently increased to permit a yield
close to 2,000,00 pounds a month.
Work on doubling the capacity at
the leaching plant at the Bonanza mine
should be finished during the next few
months. This now' has a capacity of
close to 500 tons daily, and will be
increased to handle 1,000 tons of tail
ings every day. The extraction from
the Bonanza product has been bettei
than 90 per cent; recovery from the
tailings exceeds 70 per cent.
Sixty-five per cent ore still figures
prominently in shipments from the Bo
nanza mine. This direct smelting ma
terial, along with concentrates ant
precipitates goes to the Tacoma smelt
er of the American Smelting & Refill
ing Company.
Braden, in South America, mus
now be regarded as an integral par
of the Kennecott. This mine, whib
a long time “in the making,'’ has en
tered the profit making ranks, al
though every dollar of profit goes bad
into the property. The earnings huv
been sufficiently large to more tha:
pay dividends on the new plant.
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VALDEZ BUSINESS MAN
STARTS BUSINESS IN IDAHC
Word received at Juneau is the
Al White, of Valdez, has become pri
prletor of a pool room and billiard ha
al Orangeville, Idaho, where he wi
live in the future. Mrs. White's pa
ents reside at Orangeville, where hf
father is county treasurer. Mr. Whil
retains his property Interests i
Valdez.
FIRST CLASS COACHES
ABANDONED IN SWEDEN.
STOCKHOLM, April 30. — First
class coaches are no longer carried by
the Swedish trains. While they were
profitable from a financial standpoint,
their abolition makes possible a re
duction of the number of cars drawn
by each locomotive and helps husband
Sweden’s dwindling stocks of coal.
COAL CLAIM IS
PATENTED IN
THE ARCTIC
(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU, April 30. — A patent has
just been issued by the federal gov
ernment without restriction to the
farthest north coal mine on the North
American continent. This mine is lo
cated on the shore of the Arctic ocean
at a place known as Corwin Blubb,
north of Point Hope. The mine ifi
160 miles north of the Arctic circle
and is one of the earliest developed
coal deposits in Alaska, the coal boing
used by whalers and revenue cutters
years before the discovery of gold al
Nome.
The mine is accessible from tin
shore because the coal outcrops on th*
side of the blubb. It was first util
ized in 1849 by the whalers and wai
mined extensively in 1900 during tht
Name stampede. The patent was is
sued to Charles Macintosh, presen
owner of the claim.
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l PORTLAND, April 30. — Portland
annual rose festival, which ir to b
held this year June 13, 14 and 15, wi
be a monster patriotic demonstratioi
according to the present plans of tb
’ committees in charge.
When the United States first ei
t tered the war, the committees coi
i- sidered cancelling plans for this year
I show, but so many requests came thi
II it be held they decided to make
•- a display of patriotism as well i
r roses.
e "Flower-gowned, forest-bound, ros
n crowned Portland” has been select*
as the slogan for the 1917 festival.'
PRICES ir B
RECRUITED BT
: CONGRESS
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> WASHINGTON, April SO. — An
> administration bill introduced in
the house today is designated to
stimulate the production, prevent
* the hoarding and promote the
> equitable distribution of food
, stuffs; also to suspend the law
, forbidding the mixing of flour.
WASHINGTON. April 30 — The
administration bill to be intro
duced in congress will confer ple
nary power on the president to
adequately handle the situation,
including the fixing of prices, both
minimum and maximum, prescribe
national prohibition in the presi
dent’s discretion, regulate the
transportation of food products
and deal with produce exchanges
and boards of trade to prevent un
due speculation.
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James Boland and Mrs. J. st. Louis
of Fairbanks, who were recently ir
dieted by the grand jury for living i
a state of adultery, were recently mas
ried, hoping to evade prosecution.
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| TANKERSUNK
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♦ (By Associated Press) .
♦ LONDON, April 30. — The Am t
♦ erican oil tanker Vacuum was <
♦ sunk by a German submarine on <
♦ Saturday, while bound for the <
♦ United States. The chief mate <
♦ and seventeen men, including <
♦ three gunners, were landed in a 4
♦ boat containing the master of the 4
♦ ship. The remainder of the crew, 4
♦ a lieutenam and nine navy gun- 4
♦ ners, are pissing. 4
♦ The Vacuum was commanded 4
♦ by Captain W. Mackay, with a 4
♦ crew of thirty-four, fifteen of 4
♦ whom are Aanerican citizens, in- 4
♦ eluding nine native born. 4
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Several steamship loads of ore hav<
gone out from the Granby mine the
paHt month to the company's sineltei
at Anyox.
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The Patten Mines'Company at Val
i dez, has purchased a donkey engine
- from Charles Craw for# at Valdez, to
use on its property. *
LBlieS STHIKI
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, April 30. — May
wheat today advanced to $2.78 a
bushel. Bakers struck for higher
wages following the manufactur
► ers raising the price of bread.
► There waB rioting tn the Ghetto
► district, where kerosene was
► thrown on the bread brought by
► wagons for distribution.
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► ENGLISHMAN MAY BREAK
' PRINT PAPER COMBINE
1 (By Associated Press)
' WASHINGTON, April 30. — North
■ cliffe, a British publisher, has offered
' the print paper output of his Cana
dian mills to American newspapers.
The output is about 60,000 tons year
ly and would probably break the pres
ent high prices of news print.
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The barge Bangor, which broke
loose from the tug Commodore recent
ly while en route to Anchorage, and
struck on the rocks at Mary’s island,
has been pulled off and taken to Ket
chikan for repairs.
Germany Is Exhausting
Men, Food and Recruits
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SAN JUAN, Porto Uico, April 30. —
“Germany over all!” has now dwind
led to “We hope we’ll pull through."
This, at least, was the general opinion
of the feeling in Germany as experssed
by a party of twenty-one American
consular officers and their w'ives, re
cently stationed in Germany, who were
in port a few hours yesterday en route
from Cadiz to Hanava and home. Un
til very recently, according to mem
bers of the party, there had been no
change in the German mind that vic
tory was not as certain as at the be
ginning of the war. There is less
certainty now.
In this party of Americans, among
the last to leave Germany and who
did not get out until more than a week
after Ambassador Gerard had left
Berlin, were Dr. William Thomas Fee,
consul at Bremen, and James C. Mc
Nally, vice-consul at Hamburg, to
gether with their families. Others in
the party were Consul Michael J.
Hendrick, Plauen; Consular agent
Joseph F. Buck, Bremerhaven; Consul
Leon Allen Bergholz, Dresden; con
sul Charles .. .ftisus arm VJce-Caissr
Ralph l)ix, NureiuBerg: Consul Perris
Mannheim; ViceConsul Giesler, Co
logne, anil the family of Consul Henrj
C. A. Datum, formerly stationed a
Aix-la-Chappelle.
“Germany is gradually becoming ex
hausteil, although she still has grea
power," said a member of this party
“She is exhausting her men, her foot
supply and her supply of all raw ma
terials."
“The great exhausion in German;
today is in her supply of men,” sail
another consul. “All of the men fron
seventeen to sixty-five have alread;
been entered for service. Many of th
boys under seventeen have gone ii
so that when the new classes ar
called there is no one to respond. 1
the cities and in the country one see
women, old men, cripples and chili
ren. Nowhere is an able bodied ma
seen except in uniform.
“There isn't the war enthusiast
there was, although the determinatlo
of the people to keep on fighting i
wonderful, it isn't a question of cot
quest or a 'place In the sun' now, it
Fully 90 per cent of fVie ‘people or
Germany had a warm, friendly feeling
for the people of the United States,
said another consul.
Leaving Germany under the condi
tions which they did was not very
pleasant, according to various offi
. cials. No personal hardships were
1 placed in their way, it Is said, but
• they might have been home by this
time had they received the first two
■ messages sent out from the American
I embassy at Berlin telling of the break
i ing of diplomatic relations between
r Germany and the United States,
i “I was talking over my telephone
i when the wire was cut,” said one con
5 sul. "No, I didn't inquire why. But
i it took three and four days to get mes
l sages that ordinarily reached us in
- a few minutes by telegraph or tele
l phone. 1 don't think any of us In
quired why the general notice from
t the embassy, advising us of the diplo
t matic greak was not delivered. But
a it wasn't and we left Germany more
i- than a week after Ambassador Ger
s ard did.”
ADVANCE SHOWN
IN BANNING
SECURITIES
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, April 30. — The Bankers
Magazine for April says that 387 rei
resentative securities on the stock es
change show a net appreciation durin;
March of about £17,000,000 sterling
British funds led the upward movt
ment in gilt-edged stocks. Home coi
■ porations and colonial loans shared i
the advance while foreign governmen
stocks and Canadian railways wer
strong. American railways, afte
many fluctuations have shown a du
tendency owing to apprehension t
war with Germany.
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The Bteamer Portland, belonging t
a the Alaska-Oregon Steamship Con
e pany, made her initial sailing froi
1 Seattle recently with over one thoi
i, sand tons of cargo for southeaster
e Alaska points.
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i- Captain Dave McDonald arrived i
i- port Saturday evening with his trl
s and fast cannery tender, having mat
.t the trip from Seattle in ten days, ar
It immediately entered upon his charti
s with the Canoe Pass Packing Coi
pany. The vessel measures 64 fe
a- over all with a beam of 14 feet ar
d is powered with two 27 horse-powi
engines, operating twin screws.
SPIKE ISLAND WITHDRAWN
FOR LIGHTHOUSE PURPOSES.
The following executive order has
been issued by President Wilson:
It is hereby ordered that Spike is
land, Orca inlet, situate near Cordova,
Alaska, in latitude 60 degrees 32 min
utes 53 seconds north, longitude 145
degrees 43 minutes 17 seconds west,
and included in United States non
mineral survey 830, containing 8.49
acres, together with the tide lands in
front and abutting thereon, be, and
the same is hereby reserved for light
house purposes.
’ WOODROW WILSON.
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i- CHICAGO, April 30. — The refusal
n of Mayor Thompson to extend an in
vitation to visit Chicago will be In
vestigated by the federal authorities,
n The city council unanimously invited
n the commissioners to this city after
e the mayor had refused to do so.
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■r Big dumps are reported to have
i- been taken out all along the creeks in
)t the Tolovana section this season, and
d the year's output is expected to be u
sr large one and yield a handsome profit
to the operators.
PORTLAND HAS
SLOTS
(By Associated Press)
PORTLAND, April 30. — Severs
hundred Oregon young men and wc
men have called on United States Dit
trlct Attorney Clarence Reames her
since the United States entered th
war to ask for appointments as spe<
ial agents of the department of justic
or for positions in the United State
secret service.
So persistent have been the appl
cants that Mr. Reames has issued
statement referring all applicants t
the attorney general or the secretar
of the treasury, stating his office ca
make no appointments. Mr. Reame
also added the government uses onl
trained men in its investigating d<
partments and has little need for ui
trained citizen sleuths.
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The freight and passenger revenut
derived from trains, operated by tti
commission from Anchorage statioi
are more than sufficient to pay tl
cost of operation.
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Jacob Keffler, who recently can
to the Pioneer Home at Sitka, fro
Anchorage, died yesterduy, accordir
to advices received from Superlnte
dent Arthur G. Hhoup of the home.
•HEAVY FIGHTING
, ON ARRAS FRONT
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; ^ ^ DA l El), April 30.—The battle* at Arr.v i;
roging with great intensity, with tin* i -n.- md ♦
’ I’’or six <lnys the Germans have been trying nnavailin ♦
to check the British advance. ♦
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LONDON, April 30.— Heavy fighting continn* *
‘ the Arras-Lens front, with little change. Tin* German ♦
continue the bringing of fresh troops, and count* r ♦
tacking. The British are progressing slighth and p ♦
* tilled German documents which emphasize tin* i ♦
* of their economizing the expenditure of shells of ♦
* types, as material is becoming short and the on ♦
* limited. «
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l NDATED, April 30.—Germany is displaying feverish ,
prehension over May Day developments. A general
heee planned, and popular uprisings are expected also i* A *
tria and Sweden.
The Hungarian government lias declared for import mi
democratic reforms.
Censorship has tightened everywhere in Europe
siderable important news is no doubt being suppr.-x d.
Paris believes the appointment of Petain as chi* f f
staff over Divelle is a forerunner of other important chi
among high officials.
LONDON, April 30.—The report that King (.'oustan
Greece would soon abdicate, lias been reiterated in a lb
patch tii the London Star, which says the rumor ha- i,
tinned irom neutral diplomatic sources.
BERLIN, April 30.—It is officially stated that the >•
Oppv, on the British front, is still in German hands, and
a. the L' 55 1
PETROGRAD, April 30.—Premier Looff says the pos.-i
bility of Russia concluding separate peace with Teuton n
ism is not mentioned anywhere in Russia. The Nocinli-i
ers are unitedly opposed to separate peace.
WASHINGTON, April 30.—The house appropriate'
mittee favorably reported a bill for the appropriation
700,000,000 for urgent deficiencies. The army and
partments asked for $761,000,000 more.
RIO I)E JANEIRO, April 30.—Brazil has final 1% | .
claimed its neutrality.
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FACULTY MONTANA STATE
COLLEGE IS PATRIOTIC.
(By Associated Press)
BOZEMAN. Mont.. April 30. — The
first member of the Montana State
College to enlist in the present inter
national crisis is Herman F. Brown,
teaching fellow in history. He is in
the first division of the naval militia.
Nearly 50 other faculty members en
rolled for drill.
CALIFORNIA WILL
FOOD
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(By Associated Press)
BERKELEY, Cal., April 30. — A
j survey of the agricultural conditions
3 of California is now under way foi
- the purpose of aiding the nation's cam
3 paign for the mobilization of food re
9 sources. This is being conducted bj
experts of the College of Agrlculcurt
[ of the University of California, co-op
3 erating with the state commissionei
3 of horticulture, the county horticul
y tural commissioners, the state veter
a inarian, the state board of health, th<
s state commissioner of market, the Uni
y ted States forest service and othe:
>- officiul bodies.
i- The survey will be completed with
in two weeks and will determine thi
present condition of crops in Califor
s ilia, the possibility of their being nia
e terially increased during the curren
i, season, live stock conditions and pos
e siblo ways in which these condition
may be improved.
As soon as the reports are in am
e have been put into comprehensiv
33 form open meetings will be held i
g various parts of the state for the pui
3- pose of advising the people as to prt
per action.
BOSTON. April 28.
Lode Copper Mines Compai \
properties adjoining or in c!< ■ int
imity to the Bonanza mine -l tin Kon
necott Copper Company, in Ala i. h.i
sold $200,000 six per cent b u year
convertible bonds to a Pittslnu
dlcate. The proceeds, togeth-a
net earnings now being dnriv.
shipments of high grade ore, viiil be /
used to Install a power plant, 1 1*1 a f
wagon road and erect a coneonti -' - £
all of which it is hoped will be com- f
pleted before the end of the jot -lit ,
year. V
President Godfrey state-; ill i u f
March 10 the company re ^ ©l
first smelter return for this * - n; V
The shipment contained 7s1
pounds of ore and assayed 1 - : I '
cent copper and 13.S2 ounces < i ■ 1
ver. The Tacoma smelting Con , n> ,
this year has put Into effect a rain
that it will only pay 12 1-2 c<
pound for the copper met -1 at deliv
ery. This Is subject to a turtle re
1 duction of 2 1-2 cents from th - New
• York price on the day of the - :;i
' ment; the balance of the i .mco
Is to be made 120 days after that dal
On March 15 the company n ivi *1
! $13,506 in part payment for i '■
■ pounds of ore. which arrived at the
■ smelter on the steamer Victoria this
t assayed 59.10 per cent coy- - and
• 14.62 ounces of sliver.
i On March 27 the company r. * oived
$27,485 in part payment for oiin.Siit)
I pounds of second class ore, who
3 saved 34.9 per cent copper and s '»
i ounces of silver. lTp to March in last
• It had received from the swell -r
;- $102,940 for the sale of copper me o
traded during 1916.
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