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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2—The
Federal Court of Appeals today hand
ed down a decision denying the peti
tion for a rehearing in the case of the
Eni Club of Nome, Alaska, which had
appealed from a decision of Judge
Tucker of the Second Division requir
ing the Club to take out a $1000 liquor
liCMse if it wished to sell intoxicants
members. The decision has been
awaited with a great deal of interest
throughout Alaska, as the Tilikum (
Club in Valdez, and the Tanana Club \
in Fairbanks were similarly effected
by the ruling of Judge Tucker. The
attorneys for the Eni Club pleaded
that the men in Alaska outnumbered
the women five to one and because
of the lack of home life and ties, the -
men needed the recreation afforded by
clubs of this character, for without
them they would patronize the j
saloons, and the morals of the com
munty were better preserved in a
club. In its decision the court said
that the lack of women in the Terri
tory had nothing to do with the mat
ter as the judges were bound by the;
law and could not consider the social
aspect of the case, and that on legal
grounds there was no error in the
decision of Judge Tucker which must
be upheld.
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JUNEAU, Nov. 2—Colonel Richard- j
son and a committee representing the
citizens of Juneau have agreed to a;
plan for the construction of a bridge |
between Juneau and Douglas. The
completed bridge will cost $75,000 and
the work will be done by the Road
Commission under the direction of the
Colonel. The Commission will ad
vance the money for the structure and
tolls will be collected until the full
amount has been paid. Colonel Rich- j
ardson left for Washington yesterday.;
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AUTOS HANDLING TRAFFIC
ON CHITINA-FAIRBANKS TRAIL
^ James Fish, who has just returned
from Chittna. says that the automo
biles on the trail are' making good j
time since the cold weather set in and j
he believes they will be a big success
this winter. Nineteen passngers
came out from Fairbenks on onej
truck.
Next Seattle Rvat Due Satu-dny. 1
j The Admiral Evans is due frun ire ;
•*> south on Sat J-*1 iy ».;ght and from -,ow
on the steamers will he run on a regu
lar schdule. several new boats having
been added to this run.
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Admiral Farragut Is Here.
The steamer Admiral Farragut ar
rived in port, from the westward, at
4 o’clock this afternoon and will sail
t during the night for Seattle, after '•
loading a quantity of copper ore. <
LONDON, Nov. 2~In tlio great speech made by the pre
mier to the Commoners today, Asquith recounted with pride the
exploits of tin* British submarines in the dangerous waters of
the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmora. He said that since
Turkey entered the arena of hostilities by closing the Dardan
elles, the English submersibles had made scores of perilous trips
through the narrows and brought fear and trembling to the
Turkish shipping. The record showed that the submarines
had sunk or ’damaged two battleships, five gunboats, one tor
pedo boat, eight transports and two hundred supply ships.
With regard to Serbia he positively affirmed that England
and France hud agreed to stand by Serbia to the last, and' they
would fight as hard for the mainteance of the intergrity of this
little state as they would for their own preservation. He said
no plan of peace was possible that did not provide for the
nationality and continued independence of Serbia.
The premier said that the most pressing need of the nation
at this time was money. Money was needed more than men,
for the people of the country were responding nobly to the calls
upon them, and there was no danger that it would be necessary
to resort to the expediency of compulsory enlistment. The
English people would be called upon he said to make greater
and deeper sacrifices than before in order to finance the con
flict, and the present serious financial situation must be remedi
ed without undue and unnecessary delay.
Asquith said' that the allies would win the war and that
they would win probably within another year. As to himself,
and his continuance as the head of the state the premier spoke
tellingly about the responsibilities of his position, and the
sacred trust which the people of Great Britain had given him,
and in ringing topes said that he would continue in his steward
ship as long as he retained his health and the confidence of the
people. At the close of the speech the House went wild and
cheered the premier enthusiastically.
LONDON, Nov. 2—Premier Asquith addressed the House
of Commons today and told the members that Sir John French
the commander of the British expeditionary force in France,
had nearly a million Britisher under him in northern France
and in Flanders, and he said that along that section of front
held by the English, and'indeed along the whole western battle
line, the Germans had not gained a foot of ground since last
April. Asquith said that the total British casualties in France ^
amounted to 377,000. _
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LONDON, Nov. 2—The Teuton and Bulgarian armies are
closing on Nish and while the Serbians are fighting with des
peration of the lost they seem to be in more difficult positions
daily/ A report Inis been received that the Serbians have
severely defeated the Bulgarians along the Vardar river.
Little reliable information is being received concerning the
whereabouts of the big army that Russia is sending into Bul
garia. There has been a report that the Russians have effected
1 landing at tin* Bulgarian Black Sea port of \ arna. \ arna
is defended by Turkish soldiers under German officers, as the
Bulgarian general staff feared that their soldiers would not i
fight the Russians.
New Invasion of Bulgaria Threatened by Allies.
, SOFIA, Xov. 2—A large body of British and French troops;
have appeared off Kavala in Greece, which is a sea port on the |
Aegean Sea twenty miles west of the Bulgarian border’and J
uglify miles northeast of Soloniki. An invasion of Bulgaria
From a new point is threatened apparently in conjunction with !
the French troops who have taken Strumitza.
British Torpedo Boat Accidentlly Sunk.
LONDON, Nov. '2—Torpedo boat 96 was sunk in the Ktraits
i>f Gibraltar yesterday through a collision with another British
vessel, a member of the English mercantile auxiliary fleet.
The men on the auxiliary lowered' their life boats and succeeded
in rescuing most of the torpedo boats crew, but two of the offi
cers and nine men were drowned.
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King George Spends Very Restful Night.
LONDON, Nov. 2—King George returned to London today
from France suffering from the injuries received when his
horse threw him. The monarch is still confined to his bed, and
has so far been unable to pass a night without fever until last
night which was spent restfully and entirely from from dis
turbance.
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Serbians Claim Victory on Northern Line.
LONDON, Nov. 2—The Serbian official’statement scays to
lay that the Teutons have been defeated in the center of the
northern line, the battle taking place last Friday, and the
Austro-Germans losing heavily.
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Roumania May Soon Take Field With Allies.
LONDON, Nov. 2—The impression is gaining strength here
that Roumania will soon take the fled on the side of the allies,
rhe new classes of the Bulgarian troops will soon be called to
the colors, and they will be mobilized along wifh the reserves,
file war agitation has taken a firm hold on the army and is;
sweeping through the entire body of the troops affecting alike']
joth officers and men.
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Teutons Steadily Advancing on Nish.
BERLIN, Nov. 2—The war office issued an official bulletin
his morning stating that the Teuton armies were slowly press-j
ng back the Serbians and advancing on Nish. The capture
,f Tchtchak, an important railroad junction town, thirty miles
southwest of Kraguie-vatz has been announced.
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Russians Unable to Steam German Progress.
BERLIN, Nov. 2—The official German statement today
says that the German advance on Riga from the west has pro
rressed, and that the Teuton positions are much improved, the
Russians despite a rugged resistance being unable to entirely
item the slow but steady German progress. Further fierce
ighting has been going on in th eDvinsk region where the Bus
ians undertook a strong offensive which was repulsed by the
lermans who inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. 1
Greece Insists It Will Remain Neutral.
ATHENS, Nov. 2—The various rumors which have been!
flying through the diplomatic corps here that Germany was!
winning Greece over to the Central powers, and that this coun
try was likely to take the field'against the allies have been set
at rest by an official announcement from the Zaimis cabinet to
the effect that Greece would persist in her avowed attitude of
benevolent neutrality toward the entente powers. The official
announcement has been followed by the publication of inspired ,
articles in the ministerial press strongly supporting tin* cause
of the allies but insisting that Greece would remain neutral as <
long as possible.
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SHANGHI, Nov. 1—Big business has found many ways of;
evading the British order against trading with the Austrians
and Germans. The desire to preserve business seems to have
transcended' patriotism in many cases, as an Englishman j
who is indignant at the subterfuges invented by his
countrymen remarked today, “The dollar seems to be above
everything else after all.”
One instance is that of a firm which does an immense ex
porting and importing business throughout the Orient, one !
member being a naturalized Englishman of German birth and *
the other a German citizen. They announced a dissolution of i1
their partnership and hung out seperate signs in front of their I _
various offices. The Englishman continues the firm’s trade I!
with the English and avails himself of British bottoms, while!,
the German looks after the German end and uses ships under i
the American and other neutral flags. c
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France’s Oldest Newspaper Suspends. f
PARIS Nov. 2—The oldest mewspeper in France, the r
Gazette de France, has suspended publication after appearing|
for nearly 300 years. The publishers hope to revive the paper j,
after the war. It was founded in 1631 by Theophraste Renan- i
dot.
The publishers announced their decision in a brief editorial t
paragrph in the final issue: “Tt is a duty and a pleasant one to E
thank the numerous friends of the Gazette for the affectionate, c
touching, and encouraging letters they have sent us regarding
the temporary suspension of the oldest French newspaper—
which has been appearing now for nearly 300 years. To our
public and our friends, who represent old and young France in E
their nobler elements, we say not ‘Adieu, but ‘Au Revoir,’ con
fident that we shall soon begin again to defend with them the
great causes that are dear to us in a renascent and victorious 11
France.” f
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 2—The gov
ernment today published the official
ists of those who were helped by the
Jnited States to return to America
vhen the war broke out a year ago
ast August, and who failed to repay
he money advanced to them by the
Jnited States Consular and diplo
natic officials abroad. The govern
nent in this manner advanced over
i million dollars to its citizens, prac
ically all of which was repaid by the
jorrowers when they got home. The
ist today is not a pleasant one for
hose who refused to repay the loans
is their names are being made public
hroughout the whole country. Among
hose who failed to meet their obliga
ions to the government appears the
lame of Mark Graden of Valdez, Alas
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CHICAGO, Nov. 2—There nre in this
•ity today one thousand less saloons
han there were one year ago. and the
prohibition advocates are enthusias
ic over the situation, and confidently
)redict that within a few years the
vhole state will go dry. The closing
>f the saloons on Sunday had an ad
verse effect on many of the thirst
enporiuins, and is largely responsible
or the big decrease in the number of
larrooms.
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EVERYBODY WILL SMOKE OP
m EAGLE HULL TONIGHT
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The arrangemnts are all completed
or the farewell smoker to be tender
'd the officers and crew of the Pro
netheus at Eagle hall tonight. The
ommittee in charge of the affair have
rranged an interesting program and
good time is assured all who at
end.
There will be an exhibition of skill
n the horizontal bars; a cup fight by
he boys from the boat and club
winging, both plain and illuminated:
ieveral solos by a desciples of Caruso
nd Shuman Heink.
The main event of the evening will
he four round sparring exhibition
etween Mr. Shutze and Mr. Sharkey.
Several prominent men will address
he boys and the Committee will take
11 measures necessary to the feeding
f the inner man.
Don’t lend your money to strangers
nd all Mickeys must be checked at
tie door. Rut be sure and co*:e.
Clayson’s orchestra w outdo
ousa.
Water Gauges will not be * ded.
The fun starts about 9:80 o’clock or
nmediately after the show at Era
ress theatre