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FIRST AMERIGAN
■ SHIP TO BE
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4 (By Associated Press) 4
4 WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. — 4
4 Government officials are await 4
4 ing a detailed report from Sims 4
4 regarding the torpedoing of an 4
4 American destroyer by a German 4
4 submarine on October 16. One 4
4 member of the crew was killed 4
4 and five injured. The destroyer 4
4 reached port in a damaged con 4
4 dition. This is the first time thai 4
4 an American ship was hit during 4
4 the war. The name of the de 4
4 stroyer was withheld in the 4
4 flashed report yesterday , from 4
4 Sims. 4
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METAL WDRKERS
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(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE. Oct. 18. — The shipyard
strike, which was considered tempor
arily settled as a result of the Fed
eral Wage Board's plea that the men
return to work as they consider it a
national emergency, has resulted in
the Metal Trade Council voting to re
turn to work on Monday, pending arbi
tration.
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MEXICO EXP OBI
DUTIES ARE
FID
T (By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, Oct, 18. — The ex
port d'ty on cowhides, either drv or
fresh, has been placed at 25 per cent
ad valorem, while the duties on the
skins of mules, pigs, horses will be 8
centavos a kilo (2.20 pounds). The
skins of alligators, crocodiles and liz
ards will be taxed 10 centavos a kilo
and the hides of deer and goats 20
per cent ad valorem. Guayule shrub
which produces rubber, is taxed 0 per
cent of the value of the rubber con
tained in it and rubber from the
guayule plant must pay an export duty
of 4 per cent ad valorem.
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ENGLAND WOULD WELCOME
SHERIFF FROM ARIZONA
EISBEE, Ariz., Oct. 18. — Any time
Harry Wheeler, sheriff of Cochise
county, Ariz., who lined up 1200 mem
bers of the I. W. W. and deported
them from this city, gets tired of hie
job he can make a satisfactory con
nection at Cumberland county, Eng
land.
Copies of newspapers, giving ac
counts of the I. W. W. affair in which
Wheeler figured, have reached Eng
land, which has been having trouble
recently with labor agitators.
“We need a man like you,” wrote an
Englishman to Wheeler, “and would
welcome you yvith open arms.”
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PERSHING IN GERMANY
SANDUSKY, Ohio, Oct. 18. — “Per
shing’s in Germany.” Probate courl
visitors were immediately all atten
tion. Otto Gassean was speaking. He
had applied for a marriage license. He
said he was horning in Pershing
“Where’s Pershing?” asked the clerk
"In Germany," replied Gassan. “Nol
yet—but soon.” This from one ol
cupid’s deputies nearby.
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The first marriage ceremony to be
performed in Fairbanks under the new
law requaring marriage licenses wrf
performed recently by Rev. W. S
Marple,.of the Presbyterian church
when he united in marriage Walter
Cline and Mrs. Bertha Glllett, both ol
Nenana.
PH LIKED
TO SUCCEED
MICHAELIS
(By Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 18. — Prince
Von Buelow, former chancellor, has
returned to Berlin, according to the
Eokal Anzieger, which says it is gen
erally believed the prince "'ill he of
fered the succession to Michaelis.
omfisif Bit
[ ELEVEN
AEROPLANES
♦ (By Associated Press)
♦ PARIS, Oct. 18. — A squadron
♦ of thirty German aeroplanes at
tacked Nancy last night, result
♦ ing in many civilians being killed.
♦ The French brought down eleven <*>
♦ of the machines. « 4
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DEPORTED MEXICAN LABOR
MUST BE RETURNED THERE.
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO (TTY, Oct. 18. — The de
partment of the interior has sent a cir
cular to all the emigration inspectors
stating that the inspecors must de
mand that all contracts with Arneri
can companies taking Mexicans out
of this country must contain a clause
providing for the return of the work
men to Mexico at the cost of the com
pany.
NEW YORKER JOINS
REGIMENT IN PALESTINE,
LONDON, Oct. 18. — Jacob Epstein,
prominent among the younger school
of sculptors in Englund, has joined
the new Jewish regim’enY >1 he Brit
isfi army as a private. Epstein Is 37
years old and was born in New York
of Russian-Polish parents. He expects
to serve with his regiment in Pales
tine.
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TEXAS SCHOOL OF MINES
ATTENDED BY 14 GIRLS.
EL PASO. Texas. Oct. 18—Four
teen girls enrolled for work in the
Texas. School of Mines, which is a
part of the University of Texas.
These girls expect to take the com
plete course. The enrollment of boys
was 16. The school has a working
mine in the Franklin Mountains neai
here for field experiment work hy the
students. •
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UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
RAISES WAR FUNDS.
EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 18—An Un
cle Tom’s Cabin, made of rough
barked lumber to resemble the ole
southern negro’s , cabin before the
war, was one of the unique booths
at the recent Festival of the Allies
which was held here to raise money
for the Red Cross. The negro col
ony of El Paso planned and installed
the exhibits in the cabin, which in
eluded work of the negro children ir
the public schools and relics of Slav
ery days.
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LOYALTY IS SHOWN BY
DOCTORS OF TEXAS
EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 18—Doctors
who were too old to go to war are
showing their patriotism in a practi
cal way here. They are taking charge
of the cases and attending the pa
tients of the doctors who have join
ed the colors. Half of the fees ob
tained from the absent physicians
cases are deposited to the credit ol
the doctor away at war.
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Harry Ash, who left Valdez in June
for the interior, rfeturned to the Prince
William Sound city with $600 in dust
to show for his summer's work, be
sides putting in a gooff share of the
time prospecting. He states that the
interior summers are the finest he
has ever seen anywhere.
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4 (By Associated Press) 4
♦ LONDON. Oct. 18.—The Times 4
♦ today publishes a Petrograd <lil 4
♦ patch describing a “state of an- ♦
4 arehy spreading throughout tin 4
4 Russian provinces, and mentions 4
4 agrarian disorders in the dis 4
4 (riots of Mohileve and Saratov ♦
4 with rioting In Kharhov. result 4
4 ing in the arrest of fifty ring 4
4 leaders. There were illicit dis 4
4 turbanees at Veronesh, which 4
4 led to wholesale drunkenness. 4
4 it is said that in Petrograd con- 4
4 ditlons are -a little better.” 4
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IS SEIZED AT
PUERTA PENA
{By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, Oct, 18. — The
steamer Esther has been seized at
Puerta Pena, on the Pacific coast, and
the arms and ammunition with which
shi3 is said to have been loaded, con
fiscated. It is supposed the vessel
was engaged in transporting muni
tions to rebels in the southern part
of the republic.
GERMAN»IS
, NFW YORK
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Oct. 18. — The Ger
man submarine captured recently ar
rived at this port yesterday in the
hold of an English steamship and will
be put on exhibition in Central Park
to aid the Liberty loan drive.
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NEWSPRINT MAKERS ON TRIAL
FOR JUMPING UP PRICES.
(By United Press)
NEW YORK, Oct. 18. — Philip T.
Dodge, president of the International
Paper Company, and six members of
the executive committee of the News
print Manufacturers’ Association, are
on trial for conspiracy under the Sher
man anti-trust law. They1 are charged
with manipulating newsprint paper
prices.
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U. S. STEEL CORPORATION
BUILDING MODEL TOWN.
(By United Press)
WHITSBURG, Ky„ Oct. 18. — The
United States Steel Corporation 1s
building a model mining town in the
mining district here, which It is ex
pected will have a population of 5,0(0
by Christmas. The corporation re
cently acquired 20,000 acres of coal
land in the district, with which to
supply its coke ovens with 10,000 tons
of coal daily.
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NICK CARTER AND OLD KING
BRADY ON CASULTY LIST.
(By United Press)
DENVER, Oct. 18. — A canvas of
booksellers in Denver — the very
center of the romantic ‘‘wild and
woolly” shows that the kaiser has put
the western brand of romance out of
business. As one dealer explained it.
“with the war sentiment sweeping the
land young America has turned from
Deadwood Dick, Old Broad Brim. King
Brady and Nick Carter and demands
a hero pattenrned after the dashing
aviation captain or the submarine
commanders
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The local banks were closed today,
but were about the only institutions
to observe Alaska Day.
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IF IF LIBERTY
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. — It was
estimated today by officials thst ap
proximately $1,500,000,000, one half of
the minimum quota of Liberty bonds,
has already been subscribed.
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♦ (By Jnriaclated Press) ♦
♦ AMSTERDAM. Oct. 18. — The ♦
♦ Bglglsch Dagldad reports mutiny ♦
♦ among the German sailors at a ♦
♦ Belgian port. Ostend newspa- ♦
♦ pers say that an officer was ♦
♦ thrown into the sea. Thirty mu- ♦
♦ tineers were removed in hand- ♦
♦ cuffs to Bruges, for refusing to ♦
♦ go aboard a submarine. ♦
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GOVT. II TAKE
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. — Follow
ing a conference with President White 1
of the United Mine Workers, regard
Ing the Illinois coal strike, a full ad
mission of the situation was made b>
Or. Ha%. / A. Garfield, government !
CJM3 ad.T-.aay.. He warned the coal op
Trhtors Amrtntii«r» that where strike*
occurred or are impending that the;
government would take charge of the
coal production. Garfield appealed to |
the miners and operators to consider
the national emergency and resume
production. Fred W. Uppam, presl-1
dent of the largest coal company In I
Chicago, declared that the market
would soon be paralyzed, as there is
leas than ten days' supply of coal on
hand and none is arriving.
BARON PRAISES
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. — "Ameri
can Ked Cross workers in the little
strip of Belgium still held from Ger
man clutches are constantly under
shell fire. They are not thinking of
winning medals — but of the good1
they can do,” said Baron von der Noot
de Moorsel, on a special mission from
Belgium, during a visit to (ted Cross
headquarters here. *
"I have seen personally many acts
of heroism of the American Red Cross
that have never came to the public
knowledge.” said Baron Moorsel.
“They are constantly under shell fire
and in some sections of the Ypres sec
tor within range of the rapid fire
guns. They are working for human
ity — - not for personal honor.”
Urging the American woman to aid
the Red Cross, Baron Moorsel said:
“It is the sacred duty of every Am- ]
erican woman to give every hour she 1
can spare to the Red Cross, making
bandages and other such labor as the
local chapter directs.”
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Dr. J. H. Mustard and Phil Krnest
of Nome were appointed to serve on
the exemption board, but Mr. Krnest
declined for persona) scruples, while
Dr. Mustard said that the appointment
of pro-Germans to tbe board gave him
sufficient reason to decline.
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TREASURY DEPT.
• ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
♦ (Bv Associated i'ressi P
♦ WASHINGTON. Oct. 18 — The ♦
P treasury department has a cam* ♦ ,
♦ paign of repression under way ♦
♦ against Teuton agents guilty of ♦
♦ attempts to incite popular feel- ♦
t> ing against Liberty loan efforts ♦
► to disparage subscriptions, and ♦!
P especially noticeable in some ♦
a parts of the Middle West. It is ♦
♦ reported that surreptitious a< ♦ •
P tlvitles of seditious individuals ♦
► extended even to Washington, ♦
► and a pro-German committee of ♦
a depositors of banks endeavored ♦
P to Intimidate institutions from as- ♦
P si-ting in loans by removal of ♦
P their accounts. *
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SO I'M P«
riLLS INTO
1
(By Assoct.it Press)
LONf' .. Oct ts An Iron box
contalnioc $...;.»••< ii Iver, sent for
the relit l th< Fe l) in army after!
Its march oss c<,u- t’ • to the Adri
atic, fell 1 o the >a .t 'urazzo when
being lanced. Annou.ic oment of the
loss was made by a ' r office official
in giving evidence be < e the commit
teei of pul-iic icci tnts. Divers were
sent down in an effort to locate the
treasure, but failed to find it.
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At an early hour this morning H.
Duncan, a colored man, who is better
known as "Happy," attempted to com
mit suicide, and is at present in the
Cordova general hospital, and his con
dition is serious. "Happy" jumped
from the railing on Water Street to
the ravine below, a distance of about
thirty-five feet, and landed on a pile
of rocks. His hip was broken and he
received internal injuries, the extent
of which have not as yet been deter
mined.
This) Is the second attempt that
"Happy" has made on his life this
week. On Tuesday he started to cut
his throat, but as the operation proved
painful, he decided to stab himself in
the heart, but the wound inflicted was
not a deep one. and upon the sight of
blood, abandoned his plans and head
ed for a doctor. He has been in a
morose state for some time past, and
frequently threatened to end his
troubles on this earth. Just how well 1
he succeeded this morning will not be
known for a couple of days.
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SEARCHING FOR ANCIENT
SPANISH CITY IN COLORADO. 1
(By United Press)
DENVER. Oct. 18. — Dr. Jesse ^Val
ter Eewkes, ethnologist of Smithson- 1
ian Institution, is "somewhere in •
southwestern Colorado" today sea-ch
ing for the ruins of an ancient Span
ish city, which writings of Spanish ex
plorers locate somewhere along the
Dolores river, and which Is believed
to have become covered with sand
during the past two centuries.
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Dr. W. W. Council, of Cordova, is
mentioned as a probable candidate for i
territorial senator from the Third di
vision. The doctor is an old-timer and ]
would poll the largest vote ever cast
for a candidate. If he could be per
suaded to leave his lucrative practice i
and go into the political game.—Val- i
lez Miner.
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Advertise In the Times—It pays i
I
.
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Oct. 18. — The coal deal
ers say that there Is only a three days' *
iupply of fuel on hand in the city, and
i serious shortage will occur unless
he strike of over 15,000 coal miners
n southern and central liiinois is set
led before Saturday night.
GULF IF IM THE
SCENE NIL
BATTLE
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► (By Associated Press) ♦
► PETROGRAD, Oct. 18. — Ger ♦
► man and Russian battleships on ♦
► gaged in a battle in the gulf of ♦
► Riga. The Russian battleship ♦
► Slave was sunk when hit below ♦
► the water line several times. ♦
► Nearly all of the crew was saved ♦
► by Russian torpedo boats. ♦
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NSUliTES
(By Associated Press(•
TOKIO, Oct. 18. — Japan is plan
ning to establish a legation at Beunos
Aires on account of the increasing
Japanese interests there. Argentine
affairs are now handled by the lega
tion at Chili. -i. —--«» • y
Also, in view of the growth of Jap
an’s trade with South America, it is
likely that several new Japanese con
sulates will be established.
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BRITISH CONVICTS
MAKE GOOD AS SOLDIERS.
(By United Press)
LONDON, Oct. 18. — English con
victs have made good as soldiers. Over
r.000 have "joined up” during the war,
who had done time in prisons, jails
tnd reform schools. About half are
believed to have been killed. Among
he total number there is a represen
Jative sprinkling of honors — special
Trention. the Victoria cross and the
iistinguished conduct medal. Three
received the Victoria cross, twenty
were mentioned in dispatches and
wenty-five received the distinguished
•onduct medal.
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JAPAN REGULATES ITS
EXPORT OF WOOD PULP.
(By Associated Press)
TOKIO, OcL 18. — A governmental
lecree prohibits the exportation of
>ulp for paper manufacture, printing
japer, excepting coarse paper for
lewspaper printing, sulphate of am
nonium and fertilizer manufactured
rom sulphate of ammonium, super
phosphate of lime, or nitrate of soda
inless special permits are obtained,
rhis is intended to control the abnor
nally high prices of commodities in
Japan.
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rA«LET WALLED IN ALL
EDIFICES STRUCK BY BOMBS.
(By Associated Press)
VENICE, Oct. 18. — In the square
>f St. Mark, where, in August of last
fear, an Austrian bomb fell only a few
■ards from the famous Basilica, a
•ommemorative tablet has been put
o record the attempt. Similar tab
ets have been walled in all edifices
'truck by the enemy’s airplanes.
On the celebrated Albrizza palace,
>ver which three bombs fell, fortun
itely without injuring it, one of these
>ombs has been fixed into the wall
n the very spot where It struck with
>ut exploding.