POPPER DEMANDS
RIS CASE BE
(By Associated Press)
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Aug. 8.—In
formal negotiations concerning what
is known as the Popper case are un
derstood to be going on between the
United States and Japan.
The case, which, involves J. E. Pop
per, an American engineer, had itf
origin on August 30. 1916, when Mr
Popper, who was in the employ of the
Chinese provincial government, Is salt
to have been assaulted by Japanesi
coolies in the international settlement
The American contention is that Mr
Popper, observing that several of lv<
Chinese linesmen In the employ o
the Mukden Electric Works, of wkicl
he has charge, were being molesiei
by Japanese coolies, requested thi
Japanese, to desist.
The Japanese turned upon Mr. Pop
per, it is asserted, and clubfied nni
beat him almost to insensibility. Hi
was rescued by the American vice
consul, who was hurriedly cal'el ti
the scene.
It is claimed that the Japanese con
sul-general volunteered an apology fo
the Incident, but as It was not made
the consul was asked to try the casi
in the Japanese consular court. \fte
some difficulty Mr. Popper secure*
the services of a Japanese lawyer t*
represent him. After a hearing it wa
announced that the lawyer had in
formed the court that Mr, Popper ha*
withdrawn bis complaint, though Mi
Popper declares he gave no such au
thority.
The American consulate requested
that the case be reopened, but the Jap-1
anese consul repl.Jd that this was not |
possible, as the affair was closed. I in- J
ally, after further conferences, the
Japanese informed the Americans that
the period In which Mr. Popper could
'have appealed had elapsed and that
nothing further could be done. The
Americans interested claim that there
was no trial whatever.
It Is understood that the authorities
«t Washington have become interested ;
in the case and have asked for com- 1
plete reports.
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THEFTS ARE BECOMING
NUMEROUS IN GERMANY.
(By Associated Press)
ROTTERDAM, AUg. 8. — Insecurity
is Increasing In a disquieting manner
in Germany, and particularly in the
country regions. Thefts of all kinds of
Held produce and foodstuffs occur fre
quently. The farm livestock In the
| meadows is no longer safe. Cattle
sheep and pigs are stolen, or slaugh
tered in the field and the meat and
hides carried off. Bands of watchmen
' are everywhere being formed out of
the older male members of the popula
tion at home. Members of such bands
1 in turn go on guard, particularly at
night, and are equipped with arms.
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China has established a double stan
dard of weight* and measures that
. includes the metric system and a na
tlve one.
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ENEMY AIRCRAFT
{WARNING FI
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(By United Press)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Aug. 8. There's a les
son to the United States not to make
haste too precipitately, in recent air
battles here. The structural defects
of German aircraft have been strong
ly illustrated of late. They were Of
machines hurriedly built as n result
of Germany’s "speeding up" of aero
plane construction. Now that America
Is going to hustle up and build great
fleets of such aircraft, she will do well
to note some of the results of too
much speed and not enough precau
tion,
In one week recently seven German
planes were seen to literally break up
in the air, and the pilots and (observ
ers being hurled to the earth below.
These accidents were unmistakably
the result of faulty construction. Two
other Prussian biplanes suddenly
burst into flames in the view of Brit
ish fighters — for no accountable rea
I son. Moreover, the new German
I pianos are exceedingly vulnerable, |
| probably due to faulty material and
rush work. One British lieutenant the 1
I other day fired 40 rounds at twenty
j five yards range, and broke the Ger-1
| man's wings clear off. Another Brit
, lsh fighter (urned his machine gun
I fire at the tall of one of fifteen Prus
| slan machines, (lorn a distance of fiO
I yards. The Boche's tail slid clear
,off and the machine crashed to the
earth.
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On the same day as this last inci
dent. five British flyers attacked a
fleet of Albatross scouts among the
clouds. The fighters got separated
shortly In Iho fleecy clouds and then
it was every man for himself. One
British captain, after driving off three
Germans, hid in a cloud and awaited
the fourth, whom he saw approaching
At the correct moment, the Britisher
dived out, got below his enemy, and
fired 58 shots. He broke the German
plane completely In two.
On Ihp follou'lni/ iinu o nettieV. ..«_
fighter, battling with nine planes
broke one into several pieces with a
few shots, and then saw two other
of his enemies hurst into flames. One
fell, like u comet, and the Hecond
burned slowly. On this second one
the pilot, unable to bear the agony
of the fire, leaped out. The observer,
left with a pilotless machine, crawled
fout along the fuselage, but fell off as
the plane reared and plunged.
Once again six British' flyers at
packed twelve enemy; planes. One of
the German machines burst into
flames, one was crumpled by gun fire
and another just simply collapsed af
ter eighteen rounds of fire.
| , The moral Is that Americans will
need the best machines and their best
men against the Germans. Even then
it would he foolhardy to expect a walk
over. Kight now the German high
i command Is grouping his flyers, aware
| °f -the British aerial supremacy — just
j a* a year ago he grouped artillery into
i traveling circuses." The Idea is that
since the Germans are unable to main
tain equality of the air everywhere
along the front, they can concentrate
a flying "circus" ut Borne wer.k spot,
or at some place in the line which Is
threatened.
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PERSONAL OOSSIP ABOUT
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
John MeCann, of McCarthy, Is here
on his way to the states.
E. M. Bates and wife, of Chltina.
are spending a few days In town.
Hoy Ashland left on the Mariposa
lor Seward, whore he expects to re
main.
O. M. the labor union organ
Izer, left for Valdez on the steamer
'Mariposa.
Mrs. A. J. Holton, wife of officer
n charge at Mile 14, Is in.town visit
ing friends.
W. it. Coleman, In charge of Aber
crombie Packing Company at Mile !>2,
Is In town on business.
The steamer Mariposa left for the
westward shortly after midnight, with
i capacity load of passengers.
C. Lynch and J. C. Duffy, Interior
mining men. who are operating on
Valdez creek, were In town yesterday.
Jack Molton and Glenn Carrington,
two well known traveling men, were
passengers for Anchorage on the Mari
posa.
The saloons at McCarthy, which
have been closed for the past six
weeks on account of the strike at the
Kennecott mines, opened yesterday.
wow i go wioouiww, lummui ai ine
Daily Times office, who has been on
Ihe sick list for nearly a week, was
ible to sit up today, and hope* to be
about In a couple of days.
James Patrick Clark was called at
i late hour last night to attend a grap
pling contest In search of a pair of
pants, which -wero accidentally lost
'n Eyak lake by their owner wh'le
canoeing Sunday.
Marguerite Snow, the exquisite and
iccompltshed movie favorite, will be
on the screen this evening at the Km
press theatre in the thrilling Metro
five act drama, ‘‘Rosemary." An in
teresting Hearst-Pathe Nows will be
shown first.
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CLAIM VACCINATION DOES
NOT LAST FIVE YEARS.
(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 8. — Govern
tUp^dcians, reporting their obser
vations regarding vaccination during
the recent smallpox epidemic in the
Oavid district, express the opinion
that the present five-year period es
tabiishi'd by the law requiring revac
cinatlon In certain cases is too long.
The results of thousands of vaccina
tions, they say, demonstrated that the
immunity conferred does not last five
years.
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A wire clip has been invented to
hold the handle of an idle brush out
•>f the pain in a can and keep it
clean.
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RECEIVING JILL
NEW YORK. Aug. 8. — The finance
committee of the American Red Cross
says that only $1,400,000 of the $18,
000,000 In dividends declared hy the
corporations had been received, and
no effort Is made to collect the bal
ance.
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SENATE WILLING TO SUSPEND
ALASKA ASSESSMENT WORK.
Governor Strong has been advised
by wire from Senator Pittman that
his resolution suspending assessment
work on Alaska mining claims during
1917, or until the war W'as over, had
passed the senate, and the senator
felt reasonably sure it wolud pass the
house.
Governor Strong received a letter
from Acting Governor Davidson Just
prior to his departure from Washing
ton on the subject. He immediately
communicated with Senator Pittman,
who has always be^n active in Alaska
matters, regarding getting the results
desired.
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Estimatin,
Enemy
0^ Column
ABOtDIERInc
perilous troe top.
He needs ono hand
to hold on -the other t
his binoculars, Ha is (
mating the enemy oolumn.
Soldiers measure their
\ days, their marches, their
attackson the basis of time.
K soldier must have the cor
rect time, and it must be
! on his wrist where be can
see It at a glance.
This wrist watch must be
built to stand bumps and it
must show timelnthedark.
European experience has
H proved the Ingorsoli Radio
lit# Strap Watch the best.
The hands and figures are
made of Radioiite, contain
ing genuine radium, and
glow upwards from ten
years. Civilians, too. are j
finding the wrist watch t|
moat convenient. I
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^ PAUL GILMORE,
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