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(By Associated Press)
ROME, Dec. 5.—It is officially an
nounced that the Teutons begun an
attack on the Asiago plateau and
gained a number of small positions,
the loss of which has not impaired
the Italian defensive line
ENEMV AUSTRIAN
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dec. The de
partment of justice agents, anticipat
ing a declaration of war against Aus
tria are planning to arrest scores of
Austrians suspected of being enemy
agents. Nearly a million Austrians
who become enemy aliens must regis
ter.
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(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Dec. 5.—Ivan J. Adrian
. v'|ff a Russian trader, who years ago,
dt is said, maintained almost sover
sign sway over the natives of the
'uskokwim region of Alaska, has ap
•v^led to officials here for an Alaskan
^Pioneer’s pension. Adrianoff, when
young man, came to Alaska as an of
picer during the old Russian regime.
Abater he became a trader in the Kus
Iftkwim region.
jilt NEEDED
TO DEVELOP
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Washington, Dec. 5.—The truth
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.yarding Alaska must be faced, des
i | the encouraging reports and
'wing predictions in books of ro
tnce written on the subject, is de
ared in the Alaska Road commis
m’s report published last night. It
fys that aside from the fisheries Al
■a, for the present, is essentially
mining country and the territory
develop and grow in proportion
Some building with the aid of capi
and more trails and roads.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.—The gor
nent operation of railroads for
(duration Qf the war ij recommend’
|y the Interstate Commerce com
ion, if congress does not permit
•iftcation of. the transportation
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AUSTRIA
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♦ WASHINGTON, Dec. 5—Chair- ♦
♦ man Flood, of the foreign affairs ♦
♦ committee, has introduced a res- ♦
♦ olution of war against Austria, ♦
♦ in the form of language approv- ♦
♦ ed by President Wilson It pro- ♦
♦ vides for a declaration that war ♦
♦ exist after today, as a result of ♦
♦ Austria’s warlike action against ♦
♦ the United States in its support ♦
♦ of Germany. It is expected that ♦
♦ the resolution will be voted upon ♦
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(By Associated Press)
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 5—It is an
nounced that Germany has consented
to this country using the interned
German steamers under certain con
ditions, which are not made public.
As Chile proposes to rent the
I steamers, and as Buch an operation
would be to German advantage, it re
mains to be seen if the entente allies
I will concede to such vessels immun
I ity from seizure. A request to this
^ effect was refused by them many
i months ago.
GOIIT. TO BUILD
118 MILLS OF
(By Associated Press)
♦ SEATTLE, DfeC. 6,«—A hundred ♦
♦ and sixteen miles of railway is ♦
♦ to be laid by the government in ♦
♦ Alaska In 1918, according to the ♦
♦ fiscal estimates. Congress was ♦
♦ petitioned for an appropriation ♦
♦ of $7,356,758 for the work, with ♦
♦ tendencies to reduce expenses ♦
♦ and a noted labor shortage is an- ♦
♦ ticipated. Money was also asked
♦ for hospitals at Seward, Anchor- ♦
♦ age and Nenana. *
ANCIENT FRENCH CHURCH SHELTERS AMERICA?! ARTILLERY
fur .D< ta' h,uent of American field artillery camped in the shelter of a French church that dates from the tenth cen
Tomorrow at noon the local food
conservation campaign will be launch
ed in Cordova. The town has been
divided into districts and every house
wife and restaurant will be called up
and asked to cooperate in the move
ment, by signing a card pledging sup
port in the conservation of food for
our nation. All members^will be ask
ed to make weekly reports each Sat
urday at the P. O. store of the num
ber of wheatless, meatless and waste
less days they have observed during
that period.
This is a movement in which all
loyal and patriotic Americans are in
terested and unless the people of the
nation voluntarily agree to assist
some drastic regulations may be en
forced by the government. So be
prepaid to sign the pledge cards.
Do it willingly and gracefully so that
Cordova will not be ashamed of its
record. *
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SALT LAKE BALL TEAM
HAD PROFITABLE SEASON
(By Associated Press)
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 5—The
directorate of the Salt Lake baseball
club in the Pacific Coast league an
nounces that it made a profit of $1,
600 on the season There was a de
ficit in the playing receipts, but this
was made up and the margin created
by the sale of players Hannah and
Rath to the majors. '
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Read the Tinas and keep pested.
(By Associated Press)
♦ DATELESS—After a four day’s ♦
♦ effort which brought small gains ♦
♦ at a great cost the Germans fail- ♦
♦ ed to renew their efforts in Cam- ♦
♦ brai. The British artillery yes- ♦
♦ terday broke up the German ♦
♦ troop’s concentration east of ♦
♦ Gouzeafourt and near Monevres. ♦
♦ The Germans violently shelled ♦
♦ the region of Lavacquerio. ♦
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WRESTLERS ARE BARRED
FROM MILITARY SERVICE
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 5.—Wrest
ling at Camp Lewis, Tacoma, was
given a severe setback when a local
middleweight mat star, and a former
heavyweight of this city, were turned
down by the examining physician.
The middleweight who had been in
the camp for some time, had been
made a corporal when he was exam
ined the second time and declared
unfit for military service. The doc
tors found that a shoulder which bad
been thrown out of place in one of his
matches had never healed perfectly.
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“Columbia” is the name of the
tungsten mining camp situated at the
mouth of Steel creek, 13 miles from
Fairbanks. A mill is now under con
struction.
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The Episcopal Auxiliary_ will meet
at the Red Dragon tomorrow after
noon at 2 o’clock.
AMATEURS MAY NOT BAR
PROFESSIONALS DURING WAR
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.—The
question of organized amateur asso
ciations letting down the bars to pro
fessionals during the war period is
agitating sporting circlesyiere. Phil
M. Wand, chairman of the Olympic
club committee that put on the suc
cessfuT internattional boxing exhibi
tion here, says that the move will be
a S00(J one, not only for boxing but
for ever other line of sport. Wand
says there is plenty of sentiment in
favor of amateur rules.
The Amateur Athletic Union has
decided that amateur and profession
al organizations may compete in
army circles.
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SPOKANE’S FIRST BASEMAN
DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR WAR
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 5.—Earl
Sheely of Spokane, 1917 Salt Lake
first baseman, had been discharged
as physically unfit to fight for the
United States. Sheely recently went
to Camp Lewis with a contingent
from Spokane He w'as to have gone
with the first contingent but the gov
ernor of Utah obtained a leave for
Sheely because Salt Lake was then
contending for the pennant in the
Coast league.
The same poorly set right ankle
fracture which probably prevented
Sheely from going into the big
league, also prevented the tall first
baseman from passing his phyisacl
examination at Camp Lewis.
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The Talkeetna Commercial club is
a new Alaska commercial organiza
tion. Talkeetna is situated on the go\
ernment railroad. 110 miles north of
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Anchorage, and is the distributing
center of the upper Susitna basin.
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5.—Lieu
tenant Wilhelm Von Brincken, form
er military attache of the German
consulate here. Geo. Rodiek, former
German consul at Honolulu and H. A.
Schroeden, who succeeded Rodiek.
pleaded guilty to the charge of fom
enting a revolution against British
rule in India. Brincken stated that
the less said about the cases the bet
tor it will be for Germany.
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SEATTLE PLAN
SEATTLE, Dec. 5.—Shipwrights
vi'ho Uaye plied their trade in the
shipyards along' the River Clyde in
Scotland and who are now w-orking
in Seattle ship plants are planning to
hold a reunion soon Many w-orkmen
employed here who served their ap
prenticeship in the Ten Clyde yards
of Dalmuir, Govan, Whiteineh, Ren
frew-. Paisley, Clyde Banks, Old Kll
Patrick, Bowling, Dunbarton and
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 5—A news
paper, published in Portuguese, call
ed the Correio de Berlin, has begun
a pro-German propaganda, opening its
campaign with anathemas upon the
United States, which it declares has
coerced the Latin republics to break
relations with Germany.
Desperate attempts are being made
here to undermine American solidar
ity but they are not making much
impression on the Brazilian people.
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NOME, Dec. 5—Ncuily all the white
people in Easte a Siberia, except a
tew traders, b \ > for thd^ war,
according to William Thomson, a Si
berian trader who arrived here re
cently from across the Bering sea in
his boat, the Trader.
All tfie miners have left, he said,
and no mining is b^ing done on the
Anadir river. In past years the Ana
dir has been worked by many pros
pectors.
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While attempting to light a fire in
a cook stove, Carl Sedenius of Nome
sustained severe burns in various
parts of his anatomy. The oan con
tained gasoline instead of keresene,,
and the unfortunate miner was in the
center of a serious explosion. He ex
tinguished the flames by jumping
overboard and was then hastened to
the hospital where his injuries were
attended to.
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♦ SEATTLE, Wn„ Dec. 5.—Carl ♦
♦ W'iltsche, an Austrian member ♦
♦ of the steamer Spokane crew, ♦
♦ was arrested in connection with ♦
♦ the wre^k of that vessel. Offi ♦
♦ cials refuse to confirm the re- ♦
♦ ports that other arrests are con- ♦
♦ templated as a result of an inves- ♦
♦ tigation of the wrecks of the ♦
♦ steamers Spokane, Mariposa, Al- ♦
♦ ki and Manhattan. ♦
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(By Associated Press)
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTEAS
Dec. 5.—Great forces of Teuton men
and guns are massed in the Asiago
section, and it is reported that a re
sumption of the offensive is expect
ed with ten Teuton divisions employ
ed.
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DAWSON, Dec. 5.—The gold output
of the Klondike this winter aggre- s
gates several million dollars. Yester
day the thermometer here registered
fifty below zero.
ILK SELLS FOR •
SI BOTTLE SI
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 5.—Fresh milk
is sold in beer bottle at $1.00 per bot
tle at Brooks, an Alaska mining
camp up near the-Arctic circle, ac
cording to Judge Charles E. Bunnel
of Fairbanks, who recently returned
here from the north. The milkman’s
name is “Alabama” La Boyteaux and,
according to the judge, he has a one
cow dairy whose lonesome oceupaot
gives about two gallons daily.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. —-Secretary
of Treasury William McAdoo, in his
annual report to congress, says $5,12k.
293, 793 must be provided, in addition
:o taxes, to make the receipts for the
lext fiscal year equal the disburse
ments. He states the nation has
borne the war’s financial burdens well
so far on account of healthy business
conditions and the aid of the federal
•eserve system.
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