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RUSSIA’S TRAITOROUS TROOPS ANNIHILATED
They Are Blown To Pieces By Own Artillery
DEATH PENALTY
DISTURBERS
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♦ PETROGRAD, July 26. — The ♦
♦ commander In chief and the com ♦
♦ manders of the various armies ♦
♦ having insisted upon the restore- ♦
♦ tion of discipline It necessitated ♦
♦ the infliction of the death penalty ♦
♦ and the government agreed unan- ♦
♦ imously to restore the death pen- ♦
♦ alty during the war, the author!- ♦
♦ ties bringing to justice all organ- ♦
♦ Izers of the revolt here. ♦
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♦ UNDATED, July 26. — The in- ♦
♦ dications are the Russian com- ♦
♦ manders are checking the re- ♦
♦ treat. Petrograd reports Gen- ♦
♦ eral Kornilofus* drastic measures ♦
♦ include blowing to pieces the en- ♦
♦ tire division of traitorous troopB ♦
♦ of the Eleventh army by their ♦
♦ own artillery. The hopeful fea- ♦
♦ ture is the firmness- of the Rus- «
♦ slan armies north and south of ♦
♦ the Brecken. The Russian forces ♦
♦ at Volhynia, just north of the af- ♦
♦ fected sector, are unyielding and ♦
♦ the southern army is attacking. ♦
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♦ PETROGRAD. July 2G.—A Pet- ♦
♦ rograd dispatch to the Post says ♦
♦ ^he Russian collapse is an appall
♦ ling blow. Russia has put enor- ♦
♦ mous supplies in the field, Brit- ♦
♦ ish and French guns and gun- ♦
♦ ners, flying machines, aviators ♦
„ ♦ and British armored cars have ♦
♦ been added to unprecedented ♦
♦ strength. The Russians them- ♦
♦ selves are to make this particu- ♦
♦ lar front equal to any other. ♦
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CONQUEST IS
SHATTERED
(By Associated Press)
X.ONDON, July 26. — German prls
(uners in a large internment camp at
Rochested told the Associated Press
that Germany's dream of a world con
quest had been shattered, and all
(classes of Germans now believe war
must end through diplomacy, and not
.a brilliant victory.
Ill SHIPSlOST
- BY FRANCE
FOR WEEK
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, July 26. — It Is officially
announced that no French steamer
over 1,600 tons burden wau lost dur
ing the past week, although six French
merchantmen were attacked unsuc
cessfully by submarines.
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COPPER DROPPING IN PRICE.
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 26. — The copper
market remains quiet. August and
later deliveries are quoted at 23 and
26 cents. v
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DOLPHIN SAILING POSTPONED.
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 26. — The sailing
of the steamer Dolphin, scheduled foi
0 o'clock this morning, has been post
poned until tomorrow.
NINE steamers
SEIZED By
' SIAM
(By Associated Press)
BANKOK, Machiniere, July 26. —
Nine Austro-German steamers seized
after Siam had declared war against
the Teutons, were found damaged.
All male subjects of enemy countries
have been interned and all enemy
business will be wound up.
«Tosses be
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, July 26. —* The German as
saults were reopened last night along
a front of two miles from a point east
of Hurteoise to Knovelle, at a cost of
tremendous losses. The Germans pen
etrated into certain elements of the
French first line of trenches.
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LIFTED IN
SPAIN
(By Associated Press)
MADRID, July 26. — Quiet is gradu
ally being restored in Spain, and mar
tial law has been lifted. The Valencia
situation is entirely normal, and the
strikers will resume work tomorrow
here and in other cities.
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LAND OFFICE ISSUES SITE
CERTIFICATES TO CANNERIES.
The Juneau land office has Issued
certificates for six fishing sites on
Bering sea and along the Alaskan
peninsula, four to the Alaska Packers
Cotnpan and one each to the Pacific
American Fisheries Company and the
Northwest Fisheries Company.
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SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA TOWNS
VOTE IN FAVOR OF SALOONS.
Last wqek southeastern Alaska
voted on the question of whether or
not the saloons should be permitted
to run for the balance of the year
until the new “bone dry” law goes
Into effect In the territory, and the
“wets" won out by a large majority.
The vote in the different towns was
as follows: Juneau, 805 to 141; Doug
las, 214 to 21; Haines, 54 to 22; Wran
gell, 82 to 77; Ketchikan, 427 to 240;
1’etersbuurg, 90 to 82.
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VALDEZ PEOPLE SLIP IT
OVER AND ARE MARRIED.
Cyril S. Sterling and Robert L.
Scearce, cable operators from Valdez,
who recently passed through Juneau
on their way to Sitka, to which point
thed had been transferred, while here
slipped it over on their friends and
were quietly married. The wedding
ceremony was performed late in the
evening and was kept quiet from their
Valdez friends and acquaintances. The
brides were formerly Miss'1 Nellie
I Dean of Valdez and Miss Anna Mit
chell of the same place. Joe A. Bax
ter and Miss Josle Johnson were the
witnesses to the ceremonies, which
were performed by U. S. Commission
er N. L Burton.—Juneau Dispatch.
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The freighter Cordeva Is due at La
touche tonight, on her way south
from Kotzebue sound.
NOT GUILTY OF
' (By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. July 26. — The
Jury In the trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney,
for murder resulting from a bomb ex
plosion here last July, yesterday nf
ternoon rendered a verdict of not
guilty.
Demand by the prosecution for the
infliction of ihe death penalty, rare
ly before asked in California In the
case of a woman; widespread interest
of labor unions, public controversy
Involving credibility of states' wit
nesses and" charges by the defense
that Important evidence had been fab
ricated, were features which marked
the trial.
Mrs. Mooney, a music teacher, wife
of Thomas J. Mooney, was arrested
i few days after the explosion, which,
occurring at 2:06 p. m., in the course
of a preparedness day parade, July
12, killed ten persons and wounded
nore than forty men, women and
children. At about the same time
:he Mooneys were arrested, Warren
K. Billings. Israel Weinberg and Ed
ward D. Nolan were taken Into cus
:ody by detectives.
The state contended that the ex
plosion was a conspiracy plot of wide
amificatlons, with the five bomb
nurder defendants us ringleaders.
Billings was tried, convicted of
nurder and sonteacad to life Impels
pnment. Mooney was sentenced to
leath on a verdict of murder In the
irst degree without recommendation
or mercy. Both sentences have been
teld up pending appeals to the state
mpremo court^ The others are now
iwaitjng trial. Nolan Is at liberty on
pall.''
Dissatisriea witn tne verdict m the
3ase Of Thomas J. Mooney, union labor
organizations, which . contributed
largely to the defense fund through
the International Workers’ Defense
League, caused the appointment of u
'silent jury,” composed of labor men.
to hear evidence adduced at Mrs. Moo
ney's trial and render an independent
verdict to organized labor.
The specific charge against Mrs.
Mooney was the murder of Mrs.
Myrtle Irene Van Goo. one of the ten
victims of the explosion. In addition
the defendant was charged wfth hav
ing been a member of a "murderous
conspiracy" to overthrow the govern
ment and bring about a state of an
archy. Much testimony and many ex
hibits intended to support this theory
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were ruled out by Judge Seawelf.
Various letters written to and by
Mooney, extracts from an anarchist
publication called the "Blast," edited
here about the time of the explosion
by Alexander Berkman, associate of
Emma Goldman, and other documents
which the state contended showed de
signs of the alleged group (*f consplr
ators, were admitted.
Alibi was the defense which the de;
feudant's attorneys sought to estab
lish by a score of witnesses, who de
clared Mrs. Mooney and her husband
bad been on the roof the building in
which they made their homo more
than a mile from the scene of the
explosion, throughout the afternoon
Mrs. Mooney and the four other do
feudants told of their movements ir
detail on the afternoon of the boigl
murders. The defense sought to provt
that others rather than the defend
ants were the persons who had beei
seen in the vicinity of the explosioi
by the state witnesses.
The state’s contention was tha
Mooney and others sought to proven
the parade because it was a mllltar;
preparedness measure, which mlgh
interfere with their alleged plot ti
overthrow the government, and tha
BiUlnga, accompanied t) three of th
TfiflGTIDN CURS
iT miG
| IRSEATTLE
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE. July 28. — Two hundred
and seventy-three strike breaker for
tihe Puget Sound Traction Company
j llave arrived hdro. but no cars are
|as yet running. ; Ten of the neweom
lers have beeh arrested for not regig.
| tering undeWtbe^elective draft law.
GUGGlf ENGINEER
PASSES liy
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jul> 28. — Marlon T.
Rogers, a mining engineer formerly
connected with the Ouggenheims in
the'.r Alaskan operations, died last
night at Wilkesbarre, Penn.
(By Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA. July 28. — Benny
Leonard stopped Johnny Kilhane In
the third round last night, before a
large crowd of fight fans. Leonard
put up a good go and practically
knocked out his opponent.
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BMP GRUNT
(By Associated i’ress)
SEATTLE, July 2ii. — Bishop Orl
mont was banqueted at noon today
at the Arctic Club, by the Alaska bu
reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce. A targe number of guests were
present and the guest of honor made
a most Interesting talk.
other defendants, placed a suitcase
Which the state contended, enclosed
I the bomb, at the spot where the blast
j occurred. One witness said he saw
Billings, accompanied by Mooney,
place the suitcase on the sidewalk.
The defense contended that the
bomb was hurled from the roof of a
building, and witnesses testified they
hud seen a black object coming
through the air before the detonation.
Hits of what purported to have
bqpn_ pieces of an alarm clock, by
which the stale contended the bomb
was exploded; pieces of what purport
ed to have been purls of a suitcase
and other exhibits such us bullets
and jagged pieces of iron picked up
on the scene after the explosion, were
admitted as evidence.
Eleven days before the explosion
Mrs. Mooney obtained about twelve
pounds of noire, a component of dy
namite, one witness testified. A de
tective testified that bullets extract
j ed from the bodies of victims and
I picked up from the sidewalk were
I Identical with many found In Mrs.
; Mooney's apartments.
t A. H. Hoerle. Mergenthaler eper
>1 alor on the Bally Times. Is again at
t tho •keyboard after an absence of two
5 weeks through illness.
(By Associated Press)
SACRAMENTO, July 26. — Several
carloads of California's surplus pota
toes and onions, large quantities of
which are reported to be rotting in the
ground in many parts of the state
because of the inability of growers to
dispose of them at a price equal to
the cost of production, may be sold
to Arizona consumers through Gover
nor Thomas E. Campbell, of that state.
The state council of defense recently
received a telegraphic inquiry from
Governor Campbell, asking the price
ut which a large supply of both pota
toes and onions could be secured in
California for Immediate shipment to
Arizona. Both are declared to bo very
scarce In that Btate.
Following telegraphic inquiry In
several parts of the state, where big
surpluses of the two commodities have
been reported, the state council of
defense notified the Arizona chief ex
ecutive that several carloads of po
tatoes could be secured immediately
at one and a half cents a pound and
that onion growers in several dis
tricts near Sacramento were willing
to supply practically limitless amounts
at the low price of sixty cents a hun
dred pounds.
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MANY LOTS SOLD TO <
PROSPECTIVE HOME BUILDERS.
Lots In the Thirteen Acre t:act are
still finding ready sale and the Cor
dova Abstract and Realty Company
reports the following transfers Lots
8 and 9, block 3, to Drs. Daggett &
Blyth; lot 10, block 3, to George Hick
man; lots 12 and 15, block 3, to E. E.
Ray; lot 20, block 2, to Mrs. A. J. Nel
son; north section of lot 22. block
2, to C. M. Rosswog. 9
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SACRAMENTO, July 20. — The un
usual point that women should not
be allowed to be members of grand
juries wan urged hiye before the last
session of the Third District court of
appeal by attorneys for R. E. Lensen,
convicted In Modoc county of violat
ing the Wile local option law. Len
sen was convicted in the superior
court following indictment by a grand
Jury on which were eight women. The
■ contention of the defendant'3 attor
neys is that the case is without pre
cedent and has no authority in law.
So far as known it is the first time
that the point has been urged in this
state, and the first instance of women
on a grand jury. The caae was taken
under advisement.
Bertha Wilson was given a hearing
before the United States commission
er yesterday afternoon, on the charge
of arson, but for lack of evidence the
rase was dismissed.
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The steamer Evans left Juneau at
10 o’clock last night, but will not ar
rive in Cordova until Saturday even
i ing.
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Some very promising prospects art
reported to have been uncovered oi
the Denches of Nugget, Deters ant
Cache creeks, in the Cache creek dls
trict. Much new development Is plan
nml in that section this season ant
the operators look forward to a rec
I ord season.
GREAT Kin
IN SALMON
CANNING
The race to "put tin around the sal
mon" by canneries located on Prince
William sound, has attained un
equalled proportions this season and
If the fish appear, record breaking
packs are assured.
Any one who even has the appear
ance of a fisherman or looks strong
enough to pull a net is in danger
of being put to work if he shows up
in the vicinity of a cannery these
days.
The manager of the Port Nellie
Juan cannery has the game down to
a science, and has every white
man and Siwash at work It runs
something like this: A native will
arrive on.one of his friend's boats and
wander into the cannery to look
around. The manager, on sighting
him, will make right for him and Bay
—“fish.”
Unless the fellow makes violent pro
testations to the contrary, he will be
hustled off to the boat house, supplied
with boat, nets, gasoline for the en
gine, oil. food and even candy and
cigars, and then he Is patted on the
back and told to hustle the fish.
Prince William sound is thick with
these small gasoline Imats and tend
ers are running night and day gather
i tttg up the catches for various can
neries. W'hereyer two or three fish ir- I
men for one concern locate a barge |
is placed, and the fishermen dump ’
their catches, placing a tally card in j
the tin can provided for the tally and
the tender captain checks the tally j
and credits each man with his catch, j
This prevents waste of time by the j
fishermen in taking fish to the can
neries.
There is no night In these latitudes
I in summer, and the men work almost
continuously, sleeping at short inter
vals between tides while waiting to
overhaul the gill nets.
Several of the canneries expect to
go over the 100,000 case mark, and the '
great Carlisle cannery at Cordova, 1
whb'h packed 125,000 cases last year,
expects to go well above tile 200,000
case mark this season
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DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION
KNITTING FOR SOLDIERS.
DENVER, July 26. — Twelve hun
dred comfort sets for sailors on the
cruisers Denver and Pueblo will be
knitted by Colorado chapters of the
^ Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, it has been decided. Each set
consists of a sleeveless jacket, mit
tens, muffler, wristlets, arctics and
a helmet for covering the head and
| shoulders. The mufflers will be of
blue wool and the other articles of
j gray. Colorado Springs members w ill
j undertaken to make 200 sets.
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JUNEAUITE TO INVEST
IN CORDOVA CANNERY.
Another bunch of Juneau money is
| going into the fishing game. W. A.
Clark, general manager of the Juneau
i
Hardware Company, left on the Ad
miral Watson for Cordova to investi
' gate an Investment in a cannery in
| that section. Mr. Clark returned from
| a trip to the westward two weeks ago
I and quickly perfected his financial
arrangements in connection with a
i new cannery.—Juneau Dispatch.
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BOY SCOUTS IN CAMP.
The Boy Scouts are in camp at Me
1 Kinley lake, and reports from Scout
' Master Czeuwenka state the boys are
in a nice, warm cabin and they are en
joying their vacation.
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That Cream Loaf, the staff of life.
City Bakery.
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Senator Chamberlain is advised by
Secretary Lane that the Alaska rail
road branch to the Matanuska coal
field will be completed In September.
I he gap of 25 miles along Turnagain
arm. between Anchorage- and Seward,
will be completed early next year.
Track Is being laid north on the main
line to Matanuska Junction, and the
line is being pushed south of Fair
banks toward the Nenana coal fields.
It is estimated that coal for the navy
and the Pacific coast will be deliv
ered early next year.
Senator McNary had a conference
with Secretary Lane, regarding the
Pacific coal situation. Secretary Lane
said the interior department Is anx
ious to co-operate in any feasible
plan to get cheaper coal, as the gov
ernment Is paying over $12 a ton for
coal for the Pacific fleet. It is im
possible, he said, to get coal from
Alaska through government railroad
operations until spring, when the line
from the Matanuska fields will be
completed and coal will be brought
to tidewater. The government, how
ever, will not transport coal to the
Pacific coast for domestic use.
Mr. McNary told the secretary he
believed that unnecessary restrictions
are imposed by the government in pre
venting private capital from develop
ing Alaska coal, and oLcred to sub
mit the form of a lease cutting out the
red tape and impossible requirements
under which he has assurance from
private investors they will undertake -
to develop Alaska coal. Mr. Lane said
he would carefully consider the pro
posed form of the lease, which Mr.
McNary will submit immediately.
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(By Associated 1’ress)
SACRAMENTO. July 26. — The
chief difference between whale meat
and beefsteak Is that whale meat is
better, according to Barton W. Ever
munn. chairman of the committee on
zoological investigation at the Uni
versity of California. This opinion
was expressed to Dean Thomas F.
Hunt, of the University Agricultural
College, in response to a request from
the San Francisco Chamhetr of Com
merce for information on the subject.
The state council of defense is in
receipt of Evertuarm's reply.
The whale is not a fish, but a mam
mal, like sheep, cattle and hogs, ac
cording to the university investigator,
and there is no fishy taste whatso
ever to whale meat, which resembles
beef In appearance, but is a darker
red. There is no bone, gristle or fat
in the meat, and it can be sold at ten
cents a pound and still net the whal
ing company a profit. Much whale
meat now is used for chicken feed
and fertilizer, hut its use as human
fci>d i- apt to become more general,
Kvermann believes. One trial, he
says, is all that is needed to convince
1 the average person it Is ns good as
beefsteak or better.
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W. A. Cowgil] is the proud posses
sor of ths firsi machine in the new
I railroad town of Nenana. While Iho
' roads are nothing to speak of as yet,
in that thriving railroad town. V,
Cowgill is deriving much pleasure
from his car in driving it up and down
the main street. As usual in Alaska,
■ it is a Ford.
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