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The Cordom Daily
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OPENING PEACE NEGOTIATIONS LIKELY
CHICAGO, Nov. H. Mine owners
and officials, government experts in
mining and commercial problems and
delegates appointed by commercial
associations and governors of many
states were here to attend the open
ing sessions of the nineteenth annua)
session of the American Mining Con
gross. The convention will last
through Thursday, and the program
calls for both general and sectional
meetings.
hvery phase of the mining industry
will bo discussed, hut particular alter, ,
tion is to he paid this year to federal j
laws as related to mining rights on
public lands, to safety measures and
to labor and marketing problems. Gen
or.nl sessions of the congress will be
held in the mornings and sectional
meetings in th * afternoons on all days
oi the convention except tomorrow,
when this order will be reversed.
A banquet will (lose the convention
T hursday evening, and at it addresses
are to he delivered by Carl Seholz, of
Chicago, and Colonel George Pope, of
Hartford, Conn. The former will dis
cuss "Co-operation, the liasis ol
Safety. Fl I'ieiency and Conservation
in the Fse of the Nation's Mineral He
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for a comprehensive survey of the re
lotions of capital and labor.
At the opening general session to
morrow afternoon, addresses of wel
come wiii hr made by Governor Dunne
of Illinois, Mayor Thompson of Chi
cago, and .1. \V. O'Leary, president of
tlie Chicago Association of Commerce
Three minute responses by represen
tatives of the states included in the
congress will be made, each address
including a resolution embracing the
most important mining issue in the
home state 01 the speaker.
Tuesday morning, the general sub
ject of discussion will he safety in
mining operations, and the introduc
tion of resolutions bearing on this
phase of the mining industry. Albert
H. Fay, of the C. S. bureau of mines,
will outline the record made in efforts
to safeguard milling. Dr. II. II. Stock,
of l . buna, I'!., a ili describe state mine
rescue methods, and David lioss, of
Springfield, III., will point out the re
sponsibilities of the miner in estab
lishing safety. Election of directors
will tajse place at the eretiing meet
ing.
The report of the committee on re
lations with the Federal Trade Com
mission will be made at the Wednes
day morning session by Charles M
Moderwell of Chicago, and federal aid
to the mining industry will be dealt
with by Van II Manning, of Washing
ton, D. C. E. X. Hurley ol Washington
will describe the work of the federal
trade commission in connection with
mining. ,
BERLIN, Nov. 15.—Count Albert Apponyi, former Hun
garian premier, says that the opening of peace negotiations are
likely during the coming winter.. He says that once Roumania
has been crushed both sides will then be willing, to. consider
peace negotiations. The Teutons are now massing a large army
against Roumania, and the end, says Count Apponyi, will come
quickly. Apponyi says his views are now shared by all leading
Hungarians.
DETROGRAI), Nov. 15. — It is officially announced that
in the Tirgujiuly, Alt and .Jiul valleys, on the Transylvanian
front, the Roumanians have been forced back by the Teutons.
Reinforcements were brought forward in order to aceonmlish
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th<» defeat of the Roumanians.
BERLIN, Nov. 15. — In an official statement it is admitted'
that the British troops have captured the village of Beaucourt.
BERLIN, Nov. 15. — The invasion of Roumania by the
Teutons is now proceeding successfully. Engagements have
taken place along the road leading into Wallaehias, and have
terminated successfully for the Germans, who have taken 1,80(1
prisoners.
LONDON, Nov. 15.—Official announcement is made that
the British are pressing beyond the village of Beaucourt Sur
A acre. The ground taken has been well consolidated. The
British have taken over five thousand prisoners in this engage
ment.
PETR0GRA1), Nov. 15.—It is officially announced that
the Russian troops along river Naray Uvka, east of Lipni < 'ado
long, Galicia, have assumed the offensive arid forced the Ten
tons from positions they had formerly occupied on both sides
of the road leading to the village of Klavenlin.
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Ml (’HAREST, Nov. 15.—It is officially stated that the i
Roumanians occupied the town of Boasic, near Dobrud.ja, from '
the border of western Moldavia to Slanance and (Minis valley-,
in Transylvania. The Teutons are being pursued from the fron
tier by the Roumanians in the .Jiul valley. The Roumanians
have forced their way to the second line trenches. The Ron
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BERLIN, Nov. 15.—It is officially stated that the Bulbar i
ian troops have been withdrawn to a new line in Benin bend'I
in order to avoid a flank attack.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15.—Wheat has taken a i rop on account
of the report made by the new Austrian ambassador that peace
parleys are probable within four months.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The state department has in
strncted Charge Grew at Berlin to suggest to Germany that » ie
deportation of Belgians have had a bad effect on neutral- par
ticularly. The action of the United States is not intended a- .
cricicism of Germany’s policy in this matter.
SAFE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15. — The
first day's recount showed only minor
errors, which practically offset any
contention that Wilson had not car
ried the entire electoral vote of the
state. There is no indication that any
Republican electors have won.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15. — The
election returns from California say
the lowest Democratic elector has 6,
ItOO votes over the highest Republican
elector, and therefore Wilson stands
no chance of losing any *f the Cali
fornia electors.
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The success of the summer mall
service over the government road dup
ing the past summer has caused the
people of Fairbanks to boost for “All
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"*■ .mm ,»i« i i n. i iiuii, Him inn [rtiin
master is trying to get supplemental
service during the winter to take care
of the second class mail.
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L. Ii. Rales, the well known Alaska
guide and curio collector, has won a
grand prize at the San Diego fair on
his e xhibit.
movements of neutral countries if it
shall be determined that neutral coun
tries also will participate in the gen
eral peace conference. Thus, repre
sentative wage earners would be seated
with other representatives of the na
tions in general conferences connected
wit hthe formulation of peace terms,
with the formulation of peace terms,
wage earners would be presented and
considered by the general official
body."
In discussing Pan-American labor
relations the report details confer
ences in Washington las.t summer be
tween President Clompers and other
officers of the American Federation
and representatives of organized la
bor in Mexico when the relations be
tween the two countries were "most
critical." The report suggests that a
Pan-American Federation "is not only
possible, but necessary."
"When conditions had arisen that
seemed to make war between the
United States and Mexico inevitable,"
continues the report, "the understand
ing between the labor movements of
the United States and Mexico took on
more definite form and was again in
strumental in throwing light upon the
influences and the agents that were
trying to create war sentiment and the
seeming necessity for intervention in
the affairs of Mexico, and was able
to help bring about an adjustment of
misunderstandings without resorting
to war."
The report details the conferences
and tells of the ultimatum sent to Gen
eral Carranga by the United States,
demanding immediate release of Am
citvnu ntmmriB cayiuipu ai v arri/.ai.
"It was at this time," the report goes
on, “that a request was made to Pre
sident Gompers that he make a per
sonal appeal to General Carranza to
release the United States soldiers."
The telegram asking release "in the
name of common justice and humanity
and a better understanding between
the two countries” and to avoid "the
horrors of war” was recited, and the
report goes on to say that "that same
evening extra papers announced Gen
eral Carranza had issued an order re
leasing the American soldiers.”
The conferences, tne report says,
led to an understanding which made
more general “the feeling that the
people of Mexico knew what they
wanted, understood their peculiar pro
blems and had a right to work out
their own salvation in accord with
their own ideals.”
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AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. — An un
solved mystery which la puzzling gov
ernment geologists is the hiding place
of the chimney swift during the five
months they are absent from the
United States during their winter mi
gration. The flocks of these birds
drift slowly south until on the north
ern coast of the Gulf of Mexico they
become an innumerable host. Then
they disappear and for five months
their haunt is a mystery.
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COOPERATIVE CANNING CLUBS.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. — Agricul
tural and canning clubs, conducted co
operatively by the state colleges and
the department of agriculture had en
rolled in their membership 160,000
boys and girls during 1915.
VILLA BANDITS
EL PASO, Nov. lf>. -— It Is stated
by refugees that Carranzistas evacu
ated Parral on November 4 Villa
bandits immediately occupied the
town. Villa was personally in com
mand of the troops and rode through
the plaza of Parral on horsebacg.
Villa made a speech in the plaza. Bay
ing his chief desire was to fight the
Americans. The total number of
men with Villa is estimated at four
hundred.
PRESIDENT NOT
LIKELY COME
WEST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — It Is
now stated that the president will pro
bably be unable to make the western
trip, as was hoped by people in the
western states, before congress meets.
president Wilson and the attorney
general today discussed the investiga
tion of election frauds. Gregory says
he has evidence of a large number of
negroes from the south having been
moved into northern states within 90
days before the presidential election
These matters will be thoroughly gone
into and prosecutions will follow if
fraud is found to have been practised.
RETURNS FILTER
JUNEAU, Nov. 15. — Returns from
the First division, with Shakan and
Yakutat missing, give Suiter 2,409,
and VVickersham 1,891. This gives
Sulzer a plurality of 518.
FAIRBANKS. Nov. 15. — Returns
, from this division to date give Suiter
1,506, and VVickersham 1,491. Koyu
kuk, Kantlshna, Tacotna, Tolstoi,
Jack Wade and lnnoko have yet to
be heard from.
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LOYOLA SOCIAL CLUB
Gentlemen members are hereby no
tified that there will be a social for
men at the ciub hall, Thursday even
ing at 9 o'clock. All members are re
quested to be present, and are at lib
erty to invite your friends. John
O’Neill, M. W. Deiderlck and Miles
Brabazon are appointed to act on the
committee.
F. A. JUNES, Secretary.
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LEADER
PEKING, Nov. 15. — General Chang
Hsun, the powerful leader who called i
the military conference at ll.suchowf'i
for the purpose of devising means for !
preventing the parliament from de |
priving the military of its power, is j
now prominently mentioned as a can
didate for the vice presidency, i'resi J
dent Li Yuan Hung is reported to he 1
favorable to the election of General
("hang Hsun to the vice-president v
by parliament. j .
Many newspapers are antagonistic;
to the elevation of General Chang
Hsun, and say that his military con
ference at Hsuchowfu was nothing
but a seditious movement, and its pro
moters should be punished General i
f’hanK Hsun would probably not re
lease his position as military gover ‘
nor of Anhui province, were he elected ■
vice-president, as the vice-presidency
is regarded as a sinecure which car
rles with it high honors but little
work. Furthermore, the relinquish
ment of military power would probably
mean the political downfall of Gen
eral Chang Hsun, who has been a
dominant figure in China for many
years.
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TAKE UP NEW APPOINTMENT.
TI1K HAGUE, Nov. 15. Doctor
Richard von Kuhlman, who since the
outbreak of the war was attached for 1
a short time to the German embassy ,
in Washington and has since then rep
resented his country as minister at
The Hague, is leaving shortly to take
up his new duties as ambassador in
Constantinople during the absence of
Count Wolff Metternich “on urgent
private business,”
Dr. von Kuhlman, who is in his
forty-fourth year, is said to enjoy high
favor with the emperer, and his pro
motion to this important post testi
fies equally to satisfaction with liis
record in the Netherlands where
he is credited with considerable influ
ence on the economic policy followed
and to the high esteem in which his
abilities are held in Berlin.
The tug Daring, towing the barge
William H. Smith, arrived at Seward
recently with a full cargo of supplies
for the Seward division of the govern
ment railroad. Included in the cargo '
was a passenger car and the boiler for <
locomotive No. 3, now being construct
ed ut the Seward shops.
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The positions of different steamers
are given as follows: November It.
8 a. m . the steamer Bear left Unalaskn
for Seattle; 2:30 p. m. steamer Vic
toria. southbound, in Unimak pass;
8 p. in , steamer Uatouehe. for Seattle,
two miles from Cordova on November 1
15.
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THANKSGIVING DAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — The i
president has been requested to desig
nate November 23 aa Thanksgiving,
| but has decided on November 30.
OPPOSED Blf
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officially stated that the suits by the
iaiiioads against the enforcement of
ttie Adamson eight hour law will be
defended by Dow. The defense will be
worked out between Solicitor General
Davis and other department officials
with I'nited States attorneys within
the various jurisdictions.
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RECEIVES MANY HONORS.
SI.Dl I,. Korea, Xov la — George
W. Guthrie. th(> American ambassa
dor io Japan, rece ed many honors
Irom Japanese officials on his way
through Korea to china, where he w ill
nuke a tour. At Kusun. his steamer
hus met h.\ a large party of officials
tnd ei\ ilians.
At Seoul. Is iburo Yamagata, direc
or of general administration of Korea,
epresetifiitg .Marshal Count Terauehi,
n ho w as in Tokio, gave a luncheon in
myor (.it Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie. In
be afternoon a reception for Anten
ati residents was held at the Ameri
an consulate, and in the evening
'oma,| General Hansford S. Miller
mvc a dinner, inviting prominent Jap
i net- e
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former wir-dess operator Musgrave
»t toe steamer Ifora, who was struck
'1 w ith paralysis at Seward last sum
tier, and who went to the states, died
n Seattle September 22. according to
I letter received from his sister, Mrs.
,ottie McKee, of Martinsburg, Va.
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Tlse ease of if. II Vireh. a member
'1 tie ilaines city council, charged
villi tesrir. down a font e, which has
tern before the court at Juneau for
omo time, was decided against the
I'-tendant, and he was fined the sum
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Db. you friends of (he fugles. Every
s Hildas night at Eagle hall.
Rnnnc Ainim mi
nunuu ivuvv in
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I’UKBUO, Colo., Nov. 14. — Good
road advocates from all sections of
'he west were gathered here to par
■Ietpate in the convention of the Na
tional park Highway Association,
which was to begin this afternoon.
Vrrangements for the meeting were
completed some time ago and a large
program of important addresses and
papers were prepared.
The association was organized some
time ago for the purpose of advocat
ing the construction of a tourist high
wav to connect the various national
parks in the western states. The con
struction to he undertaken by the
states with the aid of the United
States government, the national con
gress at its last session having pro
vided for the expenditure of $85,000,
"00 for good roads in the next ten
'ears, the different states also to
sfiend approximately the same amount.
The movement for the park to park
hlghwaj was launched several months
ago at an initial meeting in Yellow
tone National Park. It is understood
'hat other meetings are planned for
the other states through which the
imposed highway is to pass.
M hen completed the highway will
Mart in Yellowstone National Park,
through Wyoming and Colorado, over
he Spanish trail highway to the Mess
Verde park in southwestern Colorado,
then into New Mexico and the Grand
Canyon, into southern California and
thence northward through the Califor
iin National Parks and back to the
Carting point in the Yellowstone Na
tionul Park.
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Steel has been laid on the Matanus
<a branch of the government railroad
:o Granite creek, a distance of 58
nlles from Anchorage.
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Don't miss the big dance tonight to
u> given by the Hon Ton orchestra at
Oagle Hall.
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Never mind the weather, but all get
ogother for a good time to good mu
de at the Bon Ton orchestra dance
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Arc you an Kagle? We are running
lances every Saturday night.
PKOGERES on
U.S. RAILROAD
SKWAKI). Nnv 15. — William C
< h; irinan of the* Alaskan engi- *
teerin-.. commission, who recently re
iirtii'ti from Anchorage, reports excel-1
ent prop ess on the construction of
he government railroad.
Fit I y-n ,e miles of track have been
aid from Anchorage. With the 71
niles of the old Alaska Northern rail |
ray that are now in operation to Kern
reek, there have been completed 130
niles of the 17'* that will connect Sew
rd and Fairbanks. The track so far
aid from Anchorage consists of six
niles south to Seward; thirty-eight
niles of main line northward to Fair
iank', uni fifteen miles on the Mata
iiiskn branch into the Matanuska coal
iclds.
The right of way has been cleared
mm Potter creek, on Turnagain Arm,
o King's river, in the Matanuska coal
icld, a distance of seventy-seven
niles. and on the main line from Ma
anitska to the Kittle Susitna river,
tail will he laid ihis fall as tar as
ring's river, on the Matanuska branch.
distance of sixtx two miles from An
horage, and to Wasslla on the main
ine. approximately fifteen miles from
■latanuska. On the main line in the
lusitna valley between Montana creek
nd Indian river, a distance of fifty
ive uK s. the right of way is 70 per
ent cleared and a number of grading
■ontracts have been let. Grading of
he right of way will proceed in this
eetion from Taikeetna to Willow
reek, and north to Broad Pass. At
iVillow creek it will connect with the
vork under the Matanuska district,
nd at Broad Pass with the work from
he Nenana division.
Kail will he laid in the near future
is far as Potter creek, which is flf
een miles southeast of Anchorage on
rurnagain Arm, and from which point
he rock work on Turnagain Arm will
>e attacked during the winter.
For the week ending September 9th
1,568 men were employed on the An
chorage division, which includes com
mission employees, station men and
laborers.
The population of Anchorage, which
is tlie main construction base on the
railroad, is between 4,000 and 5,<)(.ft.
At Matanuska, the junction of the Ma
tanuska branch with the main line,
a townslte was recently surveyed by
the government and a town is now in
course of development. There is also
a small town at Moose creek, about
fifty miles from Anchorage, where the
tirst mine on the railroad is in opera
tion. At Wassilla, the name of the
town where the railroad crosses the
Knik Willow creek wagon road, sev- , - ^
eral people are gathering. Wassilla
will be the distributing point for
freight and supplies for the Willow
creek mining district. The govern
ment is taking immediate steps to su*
vey small townsites at these places.
The railroad north and south from
Anchorage passes through and devel
ops a large agricultural country. There
are now between 500 mid 1,000 home
steaders along the line of the rail
road in this section, and the agricul
tural land is being rapidly developed.
The homesteaders are supplying a con
siderable portion of the foodstuffs for
the railroad (Employees, and other peo
ple in that section of the country. Re
cently the Alaskan engineering com
mission contracted for 400 tons, or
over 13,000 bushels, of potatoes with
th<> Matanuska farmers. Products are
being hauled by the farmers to Mata
nuska and shipped over the railroad
to Anchorage and other points along
the line. There is still room for a
large number of homesteaders in the
vintcity of the railroad, and the gov
ernment hopes to encourage farmers
from the states to come to Alaska and
take up homesteads in the territory
tributary to the railroad in order to
develop the agricultural lands so that
the country may some day In the near
future be self-supporting.
UNION LABOR
BUSY LABOR FIELD
BALTIMORE, Nov. 15. — Organized
labor’s activities in the field of legis
lation, international politics and do
* mestic affairs during the last year
were set forth at length in the annual
report of the evcutive council of the
American Federation of Labor, pre
sented here today to the Federation’s
thirty-sixth annual convention.
The membership of the Federation
is given at 2,071,83G, on September 30,
the close of the fiscal year, an in
crease of about 125,000 over the pre
vious year and of more than 1,800,000
in the nineteen years of its existence
There are 21,711 local unions in the
Federation and 45 state federations.
Receipts for the year are shown at
$404,407, with a cash balance at its
close of $89,3fi0.
The report closes with a plea to the
workers to continue their efforts for
better conditions throughout organiza
tion and co-operation.
"There are opening up before the
labor movement," it says, "tremendous
opportunities to mold and influence
the foundations or economic, social
and political organization. It is fit
ting to call attention to our well
known slogan which represents the
way by which present progress was
achieved — Agitate! Educate! Organ
za!—much has already been achieved
through organization and the toilers
are Just beginning to realize the great
opportunaties that lie before them;
only through better und stronger or
ganization can ail enter that heritage.
' ll is but fitting that we should ex
press our deep appreciation of the re
spect and confidence manifested to
ward us by the great rank and file of
the organized labor movement of Am
erica and by the liberty, humanity lov
ing people of the continent. Never
in history as now has there existed
such feeling and spirit of unity, soli
darity and fraternity. It all augurs
well not only for the well being of the
workers of our own time, but all the
people for all time.”
In discussing international labor
relations, the report speaks of the ef
fort to have a World Labor Congress
held at the time and place of the hold
ing of a World Peace Congress at the
end of the European war, and the re
jection of the suggestion by organized
labor in Great Britain and Germany,
which "necessarily requires that our
proposition be abandoned.” This at
titude led to the adoption of the sug
gestion by the council:
“Since the first proposal submitted
by the A. E. of L. to the labor organ!
zations of Europe has been definitely
rejected by them, we suggest that the
organized labor movements of those
countries that shall participate In the
general peace conference to determine
terms and conditions of peace at the
close of the war, shall urge upon their
respective governments that the wage
earners shall be represented In an of
ficial commission from their respec
tive countries. The tame policy ought
to be pursued also by organized labor
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