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Powder Plant Explodes-German Seaman Be Tried for Murder
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♦ MONTREAL, Aug. 18.—Three tremen
♦ clous explosions of the powder plant of Curtis
♦ & Harvey Limited, at Rigaud, Quebec, are be
♦ lieved to have caused great loss of life among
♦ passengers on a Canadian Pacific railway
♦ train passing the scene. It is estimated that
I ♦ at least twenty are dead. On account of the
♦ telephone being disrupted the full particulars
♦ are unobtainable.
♦ The village of Dragot was set on fire by
♦ the explosion and is still burning. Forty
♦ houses were also blown down.. The force of. .
♦ the explosion wrecked buildings a mile from..
♦ the plant.
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RUSSIAN ARMIES BEING STRENGTHENED
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PKTROGRAD, Aug. 17. — Lieutenant General
Korniloff, commander in chief, declares that the mo
rale and fighting capacity of tire Russian armies
have been great ly strengthened.
HOW COAL PRODUCTION IS INCREASED
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18. — President White,
of the United Mine Workers, has called on the Am
erican laboring men to play their part manfully. He
said that with a shortage of 22,000 anthracite miners
the production had nevertheless increased 6,000,000
tons so far this year, and mutual confidence on the
part of employer and employees was responsible for
this excellent showing.
BIG ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY U. S.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18- The issuance of over
seven and a half billion dollar four per cent bonds,
subject only to income, supertaxes, war profits and
excess profits and taxes, is designed to provide $4,
(XHJ,(XK),000 for allied loans and $3,000,000,
(MX) (o be retires!. Secretary MeAdoo lias suggested
to the house ways and means committee that $3,(XX),
<MX),(XX) non taxable three and a half per cent bonds
I be issued. r
PRESIDENT KEEPS TAB LABOR TROUBLES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.- President Wilson is
making a personal study of the labor situation in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, where a
general strike of the Industrial Workers of the
World is threatened on Monday. Officials in close
touch with the threatened miners’ strike situation
in Alabama are optimisticAnd believe the stride will
be averted by developments within the next few
hours.
BRITISH NAVY SCORES A VICTORY
LONDON, Aug, l8.-4-The admiralty announces
that hostile destroyers arid two mine sweepers were
severely damaged by the1? British naval forces on
Thursday. The British ships were undamaged.
MIMIC WAR RESULTS FATALLY
LONDON, Aug. 18..During the progress of a
mimic war at the Hampshire* manoeuvres comp, six
Canadian soldiers were killed and twenty-three
rtlier ■ injured in an accidental mine explosion.
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* LONDON, Aug. 18. — Representatives of ♦
* the seamen’s organizations of France, Great ♦
* Britain, United States, Belgium, Italy, Can ♦
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* tries are meeting to consider the crimes of ♦
* Germany and the German submarine seamen. ♦
* The head of the British seamen’s union pro- ♦
* posed that the seamen after the war establish ♦
* a tribunal to try commanders and crews for ♦
* murdering seamen. ♦
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GERMANS MAKE NO HEADWAY FLANDERS
LONDON, Aug. 18.—The German troops in
Flanders were again repulsed by the allies, after
sharp fighting.
U. S. SOLDIERS TO TRAIN IN CUBA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Cuba’s offer of a
mobilization and training ground for some of the
American forces has been accepted. The number or
description of the forces that will be sent then
have not been disclosed for military reasons.
FRENCH CONTINUE TO MAKE GAINS
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PARIS, Aug. 18.—The French troops in Bel
gium further progresse dalong the Bixschoote Lan
gemarink road, and captured the supporting point
east of the Steenebeki river. The German attacks
on the Aisne front were also repulsed.
MECHANICS SHIP
(By Associated Press)
NEW YOKK, Aug. 18. — Officials
of the industrial associations of ma
chinists have announced that 2.4imi n e
chanics in thirty ship yards of New
York have joined the strike, bringing
the total number to 12,000.
COAL SITUATION
BEING PHOBED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. — Presi
dent Wilson personally went Into con
ference with Food Commissioner Hoo
ver and later with the trade commis
sion. It Is believed that they dis
cussed the coal situation and the ex
tent to which he will use his power
to control the distribution of fuel
granted by the food bill.
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 17. — The
railroad men are reported to be con
sidering a walkout until the manage
jnent ceases sending locomotives to
fhe United States for repairs. They
are now working six hours a day and
ask for a return to eight hours.
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BISKS PROWE IS!
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On yesterday's train from Chitina I
arrived the Rt. Rev. I’. T. Rowe, It. It., j
bishop of Alaska. Bishop itowe is
making his annual visitation of mis
sions throughout the country, in which
he has blazed trails for nearly twenty
five years. Bishop Rowe needs no in
troduction to Alaskans, and is well
known as a constructive booster for
the northland, for which he has done
so much to further religious, educa
tional and social service among the
Esquimaux, natives and whites.
The Red Dragon Club House, the
first mission to be established here,
is but one of similar institutions under
his care.
The people of Cordova will have an
opportunity of seeing and hearing
Bishop Rowe tomorrow at the Red
Dragon Club House at 11 o'clock and
4 o'clock, and his name is sufficient
guarantee of forceful and earnest ad
dress.
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PROHIBS. WIN IN B. C.
(By Associated I’ress)
VICTORIA, Aug. 18. — The British
Columbia legislature has passed a pro
hibition law, effective October 1.
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The body of Mrs. August Dahl, wife
of a rancher at Spuhn island, was re
covered recently at Auk bay. The
woman disappeared several months
Bgo after repeated threats at suicide,
fl'he body whon recovered, had a rope
around the neck, to which had Been
Med a sack which had contained rocks.
She was suffering from meutal indis
position at the time of her disappear
ance, and left a baby but a few weeks
old.
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On Sunday evening at the Empress
theatre the amusing comedy drama
"Merely Mary Ann,” played by Vivian
Martin, will be on the screen. Hearst
Bathe News will be shown first. The
“Case of Beck" again this evening.
BOR VICIOUSLY
MUCKS II
Earl Hirst, a prospector and trap
per for several years in the Slate
creek country, was an arrival In Cor
dova on yesterday afternoon's train,
suffering from severe lacerations of
the head, inflicted by a large brown
bear which attacked him in the in
terior country. That Mr. Hirst es
caped with his life is due solely to the
fact of being accompanied by his part
ner, and also because he himself is
an exceptionally good shot.
Hirst, L. D. Peterson and Ross Mac
kins were traveling along the water
shed of the Robinson river, on the
other side of the Alaska range, about
200 miles from the trail, with throe
pack horses. TJiey were not making
very good time on account of the soft
condition of the road. Hirst was in
the rear of the party, and without any
warning, a large brown bear pounced
upon, knocked him down and imme
diately started to chew his head. His
cries attracted the attention of Peter
son, who took a shot at and wounded
the bear in the shoulder. The infuri
ated animal immediately left Hirst
and started to attack Peterson. The
latter side stepped the bear, which
rushed madly by him. In the mean
time Hirst., who was bleeding pro
fusely from his wound, gained a sit
ting position and with his gun steadied
on his knees, opened fire on- the
bear, which kept coming after Peter
son. After the sixth bullet had pene
trated the bear, he fell prostrate to the
ground and died shortly afterward.
Upon examination, it was found that
Hirst was in a serious condition, the
boar having taken out a piece of his
scalp about four inches wide and six
inches long. The wound was cleansed
and bound up by Peterson, and he and
Hirst left on horseback for Slate
creek, and over the Gilette pass to
Paxson, where a soldier again dressed
the wound, after Hirst had been in the
saddle three days. Hirst proceeded to
Chitina, ami there caught a train for
Cordova. Arriving here he immedi
ately went to the general hospital,
and is now under the care of Dr. W.
VV. Council.
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The Alaska road commission has
started a crew of men building a road
between the town of llliamna. on Cook
Inlet, to llliamna lake. The old trai
between the town and the lake was £
difficult one and the road is a mucl
needed improvement. The route fron
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llliamna to the lake, down the laki
and the Kylchak river is a snort an<
.much traveled one, cutting off man;
miles from the steamer route fron
this section to Bristol bay districts.
FOR LOCAL
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
is in receipt of the following inter
esting communication from Andrew
Christensen, of the land and industrial
department, department of the Inter
ior, which Is entitled to serious con
sideration hy the people of the Alaska
coast towns:
Indications, at the present time, are
that there will be between three and
four thousand tons of potatoes raised
In the Matanusku and Susitna valleys
and In the vicinity of Seward and An
chorage this year. From best Infor
mation at hand the local market at
Seward and Anchorage, including the
Alaskan engineering commission, will
not exceed one thousand tons, and the
question then arises as to what shall
be done with the balance of these po
tatoes.
This department is endeavoring to
encourage the development of all the
resources of Alaska, and is particular
ly interested In the agricultural devel
opment. It has now been proven be
yond any doubt that all root
crops such as potatoes, turnips, car
rots, cabbage, cauliflower, parsnips,
etc., can be raised every year in Alas
ka, and many farmers have recently
come from the states and have taken
up homesteads uil land tributary to
the government railroad.
The question now before us is a lo
cal market. It seems to be rather dif
ficult for the merchants In the towns
of Alaska, and especially In the towns
I along the coast, to get away from
purchasing these products in the
states, the reasons being firHt that
they have not been able to depend on
the local supply, and second, the farm
ers have not been able to depend on
the merchants purchasing their pro
ducts.
I am addressing your organization
at tliis time for the purpose of ascer
taining whether or not the merchants
of your town will purchase from the
farmers In .laska such potatoes, tur
nips, petrowskis, carrots, etc., as can
be placed in your market at a price
equal to that paid for outside products
of the same kind. If your organiza
tion can work up a market for these
products arrangements will be made
to have them shipped to your city.
I, therefore, wish you would kindly
advise men fully as to the possible
market for these products and the
names of the merchants, persons or
concerns in your town who will be
able to handle them. We desire to
place them on the market so that they
will get to the consuulbr with the least
i expense possible.
Any Information you can furnish
i me on this subject will be greatly ap
predated, and you will also be doing
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BILL
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. — The
food control bill establishes, during
the war, broad government control
over foods, feeds, fuel, fuel oils, natu
ral gaH, fertilizer and its itigredils,
tools, utensils and equipment required
for the actual production of all sin b
products, designated "necessaries."
In establishing government control
the bill authorizes the president to en
ter into any voluntary arrangements,
create, or use any agency or agencies,
to accept services of any person with
out compensation, to co-operate with
any agency or person, to utilize any
department or agency of the govern
ment, and to co-ordinate their activi- i
ties.
In pursuance of such authorization.
President Wilson has appointed
Herbert C. Hoover food administrator.
Control of other necessaries named
may be accomplished through other
agencies. The house provision for an
individual food administrator was en
acted only after the president had pre
vailed upon the senate and house con
ferees to eliminate a senate amend
ment, inserted by two overwhelming
votes of 63 to 19 and 6» to 23, propos
ing a board of food or three subjects
to senate confirmation.
Comprehensive powers are given In
the bill, passed as a war measure,
to assure adequate supply and equi
table distribution of the named neces
saries, to facilitate their movement;
to prevent, locally and generally, scar
city. monopoly, hoarding, injurious
speculation, manipulation or private
control uffecting supply, distribution
and movement.
Other provisions of the bill fix a
minimum price for wheat, beginning
next year at not less than $2 per
standard bushel; provide for coal
and coke price; fixing, commandeer
ing and government operation of fac
tories and mines producing necessar
ies; for government purchase, sale and
requisition of various necessaries, and
for federal licensing of agencies pro
ducing and handling them.
The bill appropriates for a fund of
$150,000,000 to be used in its adminis
tration and $10,000,000 for federal pur
chase and sale at cost of fertilizer.
The prohibition provisions, a com
promise for “bone dry" prohibition
proposed by the house, prohibits the
manufacture and importation of dis
tilled liquors for beverages during the
war, authorizes the president to sus
pend manufacture of malt, fermented
and vinous liquors or to limit their
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a great national duly by encouraging
the production of theae foodstuffa In
Alaska.
alcoholic content and “authorizes and
directs" the president, in his discre
tion. to commandeer distilled bever
ages In bond or stock wheu necessary
tor ro-di»t illation into atcohot (or.sotn
tary or other public defense purposes
or to conserve foodstuffs.
Congressional leaders understand
the president does not Intend to com
mandeer distilled spirits or to curtail
their consumption unless military ex
igencies require. The so-called Smoot
amendment, directing federal pur
chase of distilled beverages in bond
at cost plus 10 per cent profit, was
eliminated.
In lieu of house provisions author
izing the food administration to fix
minimum prices for all necessaries,
the law provides that the food admin
istration shall fix a minimum price for
wheat alone. Until May 1, 1909, the
hill provides that the basic price Hhall
not he less than $2 per bushel, based
upon no 1 spring northern at all prim
ary markets.
Sweeping powers to control coal
priceH also are provided. The bill au
thorizes the president, through the
federal trade commission or other
agency, to fix coal and coke prices at
the mines and among wholesalers and
retailers, to regulate method of sale,
shipment and distribution among deal
ers ami consumers, and to requisition
and operate mines or other coaling
facilities.
A systom of federal licensing of all
agencies related to the production,
transportation and distribution of the
designated necessaries also is provid
ed, and rigid provisions against hoard
ing. speculation and mobilization es
tablished, under heavy penalties. Far
mers are exempted from the hoarding
provisions.
The bill also authorizes the presi
dent to requisition, for military or pub
lic defense needs, all necessaries
pained, and to guarantee reasonable
prices to producer and consumer, to
buy and sell fuel, wheat, flour, meal,
beans and potatoes. The bill also au
thorizes the president to requisition
and operate any factory, packing
house, mine or oil pipe line, at just
compensation, for military or public
defense uses.
Regulation of grain and other food
stuff markets, to prevent injurious
speculation or undue enhancement (f
prices, is another power conferred on
the food administration through the
president.
Another clause, Inserted by the sen
ate after much criticism of all'g 3d
sale by members of the advisory com
missioners of their own products to
the government, prohibits feJoni
agents from soliciting or inducing con
tracts with the government In whit h
they are Interested.
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Attorney Z. R. Uhcney. of Juneau
arrived from Fairbanks yestorday af
ternoon and left for his homo on tht
Northwestern. He reports the gov
ornment trail in a deplorable condi
Itlon, due to the recent heavy raius.
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C. H. Fuqua returned on yesterday'i
boat to the states.
FORESTRY DEPT.
BUILD EYAK
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T. M. Hunt, of the forestry service
who9e headquarters are now at Sew
ard, fs in town on official business
He was a member of the commission
that last year mapped out the road
projects for the Chugach forest re
serve, including the building of a pub
lie highway around Eyak lake and the
building of a road from Katalla to the
oil fields.
“I am glad to see that the territorial
road commissioner has decided to he
gin work on both of these projects, for
they are certainly needed,” said Mr
Hunt. "I hope that when the engineers
of the bureau of public roads, depart
.meat of agriculture, who are now at
work in southeastern Alaska, reach
this seceltn and make their surveys
and estimates of the cost of the roads
recommended that the work of extend
ing the highway around Eyak lake
will Immediately be undertaken, as
well as the completion of the Katalla
project.
"By the federal aid act which passed
early last winter by congress, $10.
000. 000 was appropriated for the
building of roads within and adjacent
to the national forests of the United
States. One million dollars is avail
able each year for ten years, this am
ount to be divided between the 162
national forests. Alaska's portion for
the Tongass and Chugach national for
eats Is $46,200 a year. At present
there Is $90,000 available, being the
1917 appropriation and the 1918 ap
propriation. which was available July
1, the beginning of 1918 fiscal year.
This fund will continue to grow and
Is available until used. Next year the
total amount to be expended along this
coast will reach $150,000. and I see
no good reason why Cordova will not
get the much desired highway around
the lake."
W. H. Waugh, senior engineer of
the office of public roads, is now at
work making surveys In the vicinity
of Ketchikan. He was road engineer
for the government many years in the
Philippine Islands, and is an expert
wodsman. It la not known just when
he will arrive in Cordova.
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J. It. Heckman, chairman, and W.
W. Casey, member of the fish hatch
ery commission of the territory, re
cently appointed by Governor Strong,
have resigned, following the discovery
k>n the statute books of a staute which
prevents members of the legislature
from serving on any boards or in any
position created by the body of which
they were members until one year has
elapsed.
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Everything In furniture and house
hold goods. Just call on l.ambert. tf
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Aug. 18. — The steamer
Alaska sailed from here at » o'clock
this morning. Her Cordova passen
gers were Mrs. 0. L. Buchanan. Miss
Madeline Buchanan. Mrs. Horace
Leach, Harry Nelson and wife. G.
Sater. Alex Simpson. F. H. Hamilton.
Mrs. K. Llljedahl, George N. Peterson
and W. A. Van Horn.
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FOREST FIS
(By Associated Press)
MISSOULA. Aug. 18. — Secretary
Smith, of the Industrial Workers, has
declared that over a hundred of its
members who are fighting the forest
fires in Montana will stick to the job,
despite the threatened general strike
throughout the Northwest. The an
nouncement is considered important,
as the fires are spreading seriously.
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ARE GOING
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE. Aug. 18. — The potato
Is firm, with few large shipments ar
riving. fruit and vegetables are com
ing In fast, and there is a fairly large
demand. Tomatoes have glutted the
market, three carloads arriving yes
terday. Peaches and watermelons are
selling fast. Thieves stole a large
quantity of watermelows at a locul
commission house, which had a ten
dency to higher prices. The dairy
market is unsettled, and government
buying for American Lake cantonment
Is given as the cause of the rapid rises
in all dairy products. Conditions, due
> dry weather on the ranches, is also
given as a reason for the high cost.
Butter and grain prices are so high
that some of the chicken raisers con
sider egg raising unprofitable. Gro
cery staples are still nearly double
that before war was declared, this
condition having prevailed since the
declaration.
Ranch eggs are selliug for 48 cents;
butter, 43 and 44 cents; cheese, Ore
gon triplets, 24 cents; apples. Graven
steins. $2 and $2.25 a box.
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The need of an added supply of tin
Pans has caused the United States
geological survey to instruct members
bf the survey working in the Tanana
and Hot Springs district to attempt
to locate the source of the stream tin
ithat is found quite abundantly in the »
placer diggings there. They are also
endeavoring to get the placer miners
lof that district to save the tin caught
tin the sluice boxes instead of throw
ing it away as has been the custom.
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According to a report received at
Juneau the halibut fishing companies
of Vancouver, B. C.. expect that the
Canadian and United States govern
ments will shortly reach an agreement
for a closed season on the halibut
banks of the Pacific coast, to cover
two or three months each year and to
run for an extended term of years.
It has been proposed that December.
January and February of each year
Constitute the closed season.
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The power schooner Silver Wave
returned to Nome recently from her
second trip to York and way points
She brought twenty tons of tin ore
with her, belonging to the American .
Tin Dredging Company. Captain Swam
reports there is considerable ice hang
ing off the western coast between
Nome and the straits. Although a stiff
breeze was blowing there was no surf,
owing to the immense floes of ice en
countered.
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