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btnMflN U-BUflIS NU MLMLE-TO PACIFfC COAST
SAX b AXCINCO, July 15—The German l: boat is addin,<j
d;ni> t<, tee world importance of the ports of Tm onin, Seattle,
mi land, San Pedro, and according to a recent communication
Irom the Xntional Council of Defense to the Chamber of Com
mm. e here. The council states in this missive that the Pacific
will ’jubtlcss escape the C boat menace because of the Jiffi
eulty ot establishing bases, and the vast range of water to be
covered. As a result vase shipments to Russia and other point*
in the far east, which would ordinarily go by way of Slow Voi r,
will be brought to the Pacific coast for delivery across the
ocean.
In order to care for this vastly increased trade two large
pi»*is will be built at \ indivostok, Russia and the terminals of
the Trans-Siberian railway will be enlarged.
~ JAPAN HI HERSELF I FIGHTING GERMANY
lOKTO, July la-—By her participation in the war on tin*
side of the Entente, Japan lias avenged herself upon Germany
for wresting Japan’s rightful trophy —the Liaotung Peninsula
—from her after the Japan-China war, jn the apinion of Vis
count rakaaki Kato expressed in an articdle on the war and
Japan’s position in the world published in the Central Review.
Germany as the ringleader and author of the famous triple
intervention ,he w rites, compelled Japan to give up her rightful
gain under the pretext of preserving the peace of the Orient,
and not only sowed the seed of tin* Russo-Japanese war a decade
alter, but unlawfully occupied a corner of Shantung province
on a trifling pretext. Thus the European war afforded a gold
en opportunity for Japan for avenging her long harbored en
mity and wrath tiwards Germany.
Besides, this removal of the German influence from the
East, where Germang had menaced Japan’s activity in China
and the growth of Sino-Japanese friendship with her fast in
creasing influence, has proved a boundless benefit to Japan as
well as to China, the Viscount declares. The apprenhension
entertained by some thinkers, mostly cursed with German
ophobia, that should the war close in favor of Germany Japan
would be placet! in a grave situation lias gradually disappered.
HON0WHJT, ir. T„ July 15—The famous old Royal Ha
waiian Hotel in the heart of Honolulu, once the center of the
gay Hawaiian court, with its grounds and building has been
purchased by the Y. M. C. A. for the 15,000 soldiers and sailors
on the islands. The consideration for the purpose was $275,
000. Hawaii raised $100,000 of this and the remainder was
contributed by tin' International Association of Y. M. (’. A.
Association.
The Hawaiian Hotel was built in 188(5 by the Government
of the monarchy of Hawaii, at the instance of King Kalakaua.
The king, who was known as the “merry monarch,” ruled a
unique kingdom which attracted from all parts of the world,
famous writers and artists and diplomats and distinguished
men in all walks of life. So great became their numbers, that
the king was embarrassed for want of accommodations to house
his distinguished guests. He, therefore, urged the government
to build a hotel and it was conducted as such for many years,
finally being sold to private parties, and was the scene of many
of the brilliant gaieties of the regimes of King Kalakakua
and Queen Liliuokalani, and even up to the time Hawaii be
came a defact territory in 1900.
At the present time, nearly 13,000 soldiers stationed in and
near Honolulu and about 2,000 bluejackets and marines at the
new $20,000,000 naval station at Pearl Harbor, eight miles
from Honolulu.
PALESTINE TO BE MECCA FOR JEWISH NATION AFTER WAR
NEW YORK, .July 15—A Jewish nation with modern
cities, a free government and a population of two million will be
established in Palestine after the war, in the opinion of Nathan
Strauss, piiilantropist. lie looks for a mark?! exodus «>f Jews
from tiie '.'nited States and other countries, hack to their father
land. Religious Jews, he believes will no4 hesitate to giv< up
their wealth and property in America and return to Palestine to
fulfill the Biblical prophecy. Strauss also expects thousands
of Christians to go there. “We will establish a government
along whatever lines the allies suggest,” declared Strauss.
There is no selfishness about it. The Bible says \ye will have
our own country and the allies are winning it back. Th-*y must
decide what is best.”
He indicated however, that a republican form of govern
ment under a protectorate of the powers would be best. Asked
whether the country would he moderized, as Manila has been,
he said:
“Given half a chance we will make it the Paradise of the
earth. It will he up-to-date in every particular. The Pale
stine soil is better than that of California—I’m satisfied of
that through my own experiments. The Jewish nation will
be self-supporting. I don’t think we will establish great in
dustries and compete in the world trade because the country
will be more of a religious community than a commercial one.
Palestine will support two million people, and it only has 000,
000 now. Educationally and religiously it will be the promfeed
land of the whole world,”
PETROGRAD, July 14—It is officially announced that the
Russian troops have occupied the village of Novica, southwest
of Kalucz, in eastern Galicia.
ROME, July 14—Italy announces that it is imposible to
extradite Alfredo Cocchi, the slayer of Ruth Cruger, without
violating a fundamental law of the country.
OPPOSE ALLIANCE BETWEEN GERMANY AUSTRO-HUMf
COPENHAGEN, July 15—Count Apponyi, who lonsj op
posed the ministry of Count Tisza, formerly Hungarian Pro
micr, has declared himself opposed to a customs alliance ho
ween Austro-Hungary and Germany in an interview with the
Bui I pest correspondent of the Berlin Vossische Zeitung. Count
Apponyi said:
“Parliament which was elected in 1010 and whose man
dates for war causes has been extended, is not competent to
pass upon tlu* important issue whether we continue the customs
union with Austria or proceed to tlu* establishment of an hide
pendent administration. On principle T advocate the latter
and am opposed to a 20-year compromise. This however is a
purely internal question with Austria and Hungary. Concern
ing <»ur economic attitude to Germany my attitude to this is if
Germany is desirous of knowing what she may expect of us
after the conclusion of war I am readily in favor of negotia
tions' thereon.
“1 could not give my consent to the ratification of an
alliance with Germany based exclusively on common Austro
Hungarian customs territory and a 20-year compromise. If we
conclude such an alliance at this time we are anticipating the
free decision of afuture Hungarian parliament. It could not
then effectively decide further for if it would reject ill ■ un
derstanding with Austria, the treaty with Germany would also
he nullified with the result that the country would he plunged
into economic confusion and insecurity.
“The problem of a political alliance with Germany is dif
ferent. Whatever he tlu* outcome of the present crisis in Hut.
garnin internal politics, I look forword to a speedy beneficial
solution. Whatever elements may participate in achieving the
realization of electoral reform and the adjustment of social
I problems, it is wholly excluded that the security and cordiality
I of our alliance with Germany will Ik* affected in the slightest
degree.”
The atttitude of the Apponyi party, which numerically
controls more votes than those of tlu* Andrassy faction, is ad
mitted to be of decisive importance for tlu* direction of future
Hungarian politics.
Count Moritz Esterhazy the Hungarian Premier is indus
triously striving to win the support of Count Apponyi’s fol
lowers by offering their leader a cabinet post. Count Apponyi
as yet is undecided but has indicated an inclination to consul.o
an appointment with certain political rese.uvfllitma. rilruiis\;
vanLan Saxon deputies trnve withdrawn from the mnjOTTTy
party and joined the Andrassy faction which is supporting the
Esterhazy regime.
It is semi-officially announced that the cultivated area <>1
occupied Rumanian territory is only 90,000acres less than in
pence time. Most of this area is planted with wheat and corn
and tlu* remainder with other cereals. Tlu* present condition
of grain is reported as satisfactory.
OIL SHORTAGE IN WEST DUE TO LACK VESSELS
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SAN FltANCISCO, July 15—Lack of a sufficient numbm
of purely cargo bottoms, and the east’s supposed misunder
standing of western conditions, are two elements that havi
created an oil shortage in the west, according to oil experts
here.
The oil experts make this explanation as their view of tin
real reasons for the theatened crippling of western industries
due to a lack of fuel oil. The bottoms, they declare, are needed
to bring the oil out of Mexico, for that country in their opinion
can supply the oils needs of all Europe and a good part of this
country indefinately. To bring this oil out of Mexico by rail
is prohibitive, they say. Ships are the only salvation, and
there are not enough ships to supply European demand alone
There is a scarcity of supply, but no potential shortage
these oil men contend. And they believe that if Congres.
opened to development, these experts assert, the.state’s oil
reserve, which has shrunk from over (>0,000,000 barrels to ap
podiAv A[.ur(u.i oq j|tA\ ‘s.niOA oojqj ui 000‘000‘08 A'|qumixo.n
out in a few years, and there will be a general industrial paraly
sis, despite the fact that the condition of thousands of acres o!
proven but undeveloped oil lands will still obtain.
The Southern Pacific company had announced that it \>
lacing a risis, not because of any real oil shortage, but be
cause its 1(>(>,000 areas of oil lands in the Midway district an
tied up from complete development by litigation to operate ii
this district.
So far as is known there are no laws that will allow of foi
the issuing of patents on these lands. In brief, the govern
ment, now that it has these lands in its possesion, lmk m
machinery to bestow them upon prospective operators, as tie
old placer mining laws under which they were first located are
now inoperative.
The question will be solved, these oil men declare, when
Congress sees the necssity of passing laws opening these lands
to development. _
PORTLAND SETS
PAGE SUMMER
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 15—
ShirtwalBted men are driving Port
land's street cars for the first time in
the city's history. A recent fort
night of hot weather moved the city
street car compay to change the uni
form of the motormen and conductors
from heavy blue serge suits to light
blue trousers and shirts. One big
down town building here, uniforms
its elevator operators in white duck
during the summer.
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The first binder brought into t to Mat
anuska country arrived there recently
consigned to Kdward 8. Salndon. who
has a ranch between Matar.usk r and
Palmer. He also recel /u.i a potato
digger, cultivator and wagon, anticiga
ting a bumper crop this year
GERMANY DENIES MISTREATMENT OF AFRICA NATIVE:
LONDON, July 15—In rejiy to some remarkable storie
el' British mistreatment of natives in German West Afriei
which recently have been circulated by the German wireless
in official statement of the sitlation in that district has beei
given in the Associated Press. It declares that whatever suf
t'erings have been endured by the natives of Ovamboland wen
due, not to British mistreatment, but to the neglect of the Ger
man government prior to British occupation, and gives sonu
details of the work of restoration and reconstruction which tin
British undertook as soon ns they came into possession.
The most recent German wireless communique on tile
subject said in part:
“Terribly critical conditions have been created in Gennai
U'est Africa owing to the occupation of that country by tin
English. A missionary writes to a South African missioi
paper: ‘In the Ovnmbo country the terrors of war were fol
lowed by even greater terrors of famine. Now and then tin
country has been visited before by similar afflictions, but tin
German government took care to prevent suffering by helpfu
precautions so that the afflictions never reached extreme sever
ity- After the English came, these precautions were neglectei
and hunger was able to ravage the unfortunate country with
out mercy. Thousands of natives have fallen victims to Eng
lisli neglect and misgovemment.’ ”
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SPREAD OF ANTHRAX CAUSING ALARM HAWAIIAN ISIAN!
HONOLULU, July lo—Tlie rapid and mysterious
spread of anthrax throughout the islands of the Hawaiian
group is causing apprenhension. Tlie conviction is openly ex
pressed in official quarters that the disease is being deliberate
ly spread by persons intent upon injuring the United States.
During the past two or three days reports received from
tlie island of Maui by the board of agriculture and forestry
that, anthrax on that island is spreading with alarming rapidi
ty. Dr. Victor A. Norgaard, territorial veterinarian, who was
sent by the board to Maui to handle the situation, reported i>y
wireless that the disease had broken out in several widely
-operated sjKits and that in his opinion its spread was i it
.'ceidental.
Vigorous measures are being taken to prevent the dis
lro greet cattle ranches. Thus far it has not appeared on that
sland or on Molokai.
Anthrax first appeared on the island of Kauai more than
wo months ago. The legislature, which was then in session,
passed an emergency appropriation bill to supply funds for
.'oping with the situation. Although the deaths from anthrax
>n that island have lessened recently, it is still prevalent.
FOX HOUNDS TO BE RETURNED TU U. S. AFfER THE WAR
LONDON, July 15—An offer from fox hunting associations
in the United States to take charge of packs of fox-hounds from
i lie United Kingdom and return the matter the war, has given
i;reat satisfaction in sporting circles. The food difficulties
and consequent necessity of breaking up famous kennels was
'ausing dismay among hunters and patrons who had followed
he hounds for years._
SEATTLE, July 15—Due doubtless
to the war the enrollment in the
French courses at the University of.
Washington Summer School has been
unusually large this year. The con
servation class was so big that it had
to be divided into two sections. The
enrollment In German is about the
•ame as usual.
Agriculture and all other depart
ments that might have a bearing on
the strife and its outcome are also re
ceiving special attention. The Univer
sity has so adjusted its schdules
that those students working in the
fields need not return until October
1. Under the new arrangement spe
cial attention iB to be given military
drill.
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Daniel Gutleben, the successful hid
der for the construction of the gov
ernment radio station at the head rf
Seward Bay, left the states recently
with a party of men to commence
the work of building the station.
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Juneau has alrcudy raised ti’.Gt'O
for the-American Ked Cross and it
is expected that $1,500 additional wi’l
be raised within a few days, making
the total contribution $5,000.
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Geo. Max Ksterly will leave on this
morning’s train ror NUina, where ns
has extenaive placer mining property.
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SEATTLE DOING
SEATTLE. July 15—The State o
Washington has gone into the vocatioi
of training business men. A school a
part from any other state educations
institution has been established hor<
for the sole purpose of equipping mer
and vomen In a business way. Some
of the courses are insurance, econom
ics, the trade of the Pacific slope, in
dustrial organization and businesi
law. The primary object of the schoo
is to turn out business executives
and its work is especially designet
for the big economic tasks that arc
expected to follow the close of the
war.
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COPPER PRICES TAKE DROP
NEW YORK, July 14—Copper spoi
nominal. August and later deliverici
is quoted from 26H cents to 30 cents
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Dr. W. B. Sutherland, proprictoi
of a hospital at Loveland, Colorado
was a recent arrival at Anchorage. He
is interested In several mining prop
ertles in the Willow Creek section anc
plans on Bpending a large part of the
summer iu that district.
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The barge Lawrence, in tow pf the
tug Daniel Kern, arrived at Anchor
age recently with 300,000 feet of lum
ber, a quantity of dredging niavbfu
ery and other equipment for the Ed
gineering commission
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i Washington, July is—The miners
who participated In the Kennecott
Copper Corporation mines strike near
i Cordova have asked Secretary of La
I bor Wilson to send mediators and are
, willing to return to work pending the
l mediators arrival.
, McCARTHY, July IS—In responce
. I to a request from the striking miners
, at Kennecott for a board of mediation
, Secretary Wilson has wired the lead
ers at Blackburn that ho would com
I ply with their request, and in the
same message he says: "Could not the
i miners return to work, pending an
, amicable adjustment of their difflcu
I Ities".
The men are anxious to return to
. work, but the company still holds to
, their original position that they are
l unable to take back the small radical
element responsible for calling the
walkout without notice and against
their promise to the management.
It 13 reported that some of the strik
ers are now returning to work.
OREGON' SUITE
El WILL BE
EDUCATOR
SALEM, Oregon, July 15—Oregon's
1917 State Fair to be held here on
September 24-30 is to be a food train
ing camp and lectures and demon
strators will show the visitors how
to increase food production and ex
plain methods of conserving food
represented. Secretary A. H. Lea an
nounces.
HALIBUT RECORD
ESTABLISHED
BY SWEDEN
SEATTLE. July 15 —V iiailbut
brought Into Juneau last month
weighed 308 poundB and was sail to
be the largest that ever roaohod that
port. A halibut unloaded at Seattle
four years ago weighed 408 pounds.
Dr. Jordan quotes a reeo.d cf a hali
but weighing 720 pounds caught on
the co'.ft of Sweden, anl a veteran
fisoe-ntan of Seattle has a picture of
a halihjt taught in the Narth Atlantic
toat wc'ghed 780 pounds. Very large
fish are not so savory as smaller
ones. The male halibut is much smal
ler than the female, and seldom
weighs more than 50 pounds.
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MEN INTERESTED
LECTURES
SEATTLE. July 15—There is much
speculation here as to the reason
the men are taking as much interest
in the home cooking course as the wo
men at the University of Washington
summer session. Mrs. Mary F. Kauch
cooking expert, who has been retained
for a special summer school course,
reports that there are as many men
as there are women attending her lec
tures.
This is not only true at the Univer
sity Miss Rausch declares, but also
in all parts of the Btate. As instruc
tor in the extension division she has
occasion to travel widely, and reports
' masculine interest In culinary pur
suits unusually widespread.
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Several employes of T. W. Haw
kins, of Seward, took a big flag pole
to the top of Marathon Moun'.tln,
back of Seward, and erected t on the
summit, where the Stars an l Stripts
are now floating on the breeze.