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UNEARTHING OF
SPY SYSTEM IS
OllSSIS
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♦ PETROGRAD. Aug. 7. — The ♦
♦ committee appointed by the pro- ♦
♦ visional government has pub- ♦
♦ United thirty lists of spies and ♦
♦ informers in the former emper- ♦
♦ or's pay. Fifty more lists are ex- ♦
♦ pected and the total number of ♦
♦ traitors is believed to reach ♦
♦ 80.000. +
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DRAFT SHIRKERS
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(By Associated Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 7..— A
posse killed three armed men for re
sisting the draft. Two hundred mem
bers of armed bands arrived, but the
outbreak has been virtually crushed, j
although possees continue hunting fu
gitive bands.
MUSKOGEE, Okla., Aug. 7. — The
men arrested, charged with resisting
the draft, who were connected with
the Oklahoma uprising, will be1
charged with treason and the death
penalty will be asked, the federal dis
trict attorney announces.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 7. — The
draft objectors continue to surrender.
The unresisting prisoners include two
national organizers of the working
class union.
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(By Associated Press)
HAGUE, Aug. 7. — A newspaper
sketch of Kuehlmann, the new Gor
man foreign secretary, says ho has
always been a vigorous opponent of
a ruthless submarine warfare. He be
lieves in doing everything possible to'
avoid a further alienation of Great
Britain, believing that friendship be
tween Great Britain and Germany, af
ter the war, is necessary to Germany.
Kuehlmann is an anti-annexationiBt,
and the newspapers say he will do his
utmost to bring about an understand
ing with England at the earliest pos
sible time.
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(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Aug. 7. — The French
troops broke into the German lines in
the Champagne region in three places
last night, Inflicting losses on the
Germans and bringing back prisoners.
They also repulsed the Teuton attack
between Avoeourt wood and Hill 304,
where the Germans lost many men.
FOUR STEAMERS ARE
SOLD FOR $3,500,000.
(By Associated Press)
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 7. — ‘According
to the "Journal of Commerce,” the
Holt Line, Ltd., has bought the four
steamers, Knight Companion, Knight
Templar, Knight of the Garter and
Knight of the Thistle, for about
600,000.
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TWO CORDOVANS NOW WITH
REGIMENT OF ENGINEERS.
Kenneth Holden has received a let
ter from Warren Taylor, written at
American Lake, on July 28, in which
he states that he and Jim Bennett en
liBted the day they arrived in Seat
tle and successfully passed the ex
amination at Fort Lawton. After tak
ing the oath they were vaccinated for
smallpox and innoculated for typhoid.
They left for American Lake on July
25, and expected to start for France on
August 2. These Cordova boys were
assigned to Company E. 18th regi
ment of railway engineers.
KERENSKY'S HEW
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(By Associated Press)
PKTROQRAD, Aug. 7 — The Keren
sky cabinet Is complete. The consti
tutional Democrats agreed to partici
pate, and Aksentleff, Social revolu
tionary, recently released from the
penitentiary, becomes the minister of
the interior.
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(By Associated Press)
CLIFTON, Ariz., Aug. 7. — The
State Federation of Lnbor convention
has telegraphed to President Wilson,
asking his intentions toward the 1,2000
I. W. W.'s deported from Bisbee. The
federation president, in an address,
declared that the deportations were
a beckoning fingers to revolution, and
the time was near when the preserve
tion of liberty and freedom will re
quire radical action.
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 7. — The Bis
bee deportation is gradually leaving
Columbus, and nearly a thousand of
the men are gone.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug. 7. — The admiralty
ms announced that Vice-Admiral Sir
toselyn Wemyss succeeds Admiral
Burney as second sea lord. It is be
ieved that this is the first step to re
>rganize the admiralty, following the
ippointment of Geddes as first lord.
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The Bank of Alaska, of Skagway,
will open a branch at Cordova, and
Vice-President Williard R. Hillery ar
rived here on the steamer Mariposa
this morning to take charge of the
aew institution. Temporary Quarters
will be opened in the Borden building,
and it is expected to be ready for
business by August 20. The property
occupied by the HorBeshoe saloon has
been purchased by the bank from
Robert Ashland, and will be occupied
after January 1.
The plans for the new branch at
Cordova have been under way for
some time, and it has been generally
supposed the bank contemplated en
tering this field, but nothing definite
had been decided by the officials of
the bank until the territorial banking
board had given their formal sanction
to this further expansion of the bank.
The capital of the bank heretofore
has been $75,000, and the surplus $17,
500, but now becomes $85,000 and $20,
500, respectively, making the com
bined capital and surplus of the bank
$105,500.
Among the new stockholders is
Robert Ashland, formerly of Cordova,
who now resides in Seattlo. Mr. Hil
lery will be the cashier, and Miss Mil
dred McVean, the assistant cashier at
Anchoraage, will also be located at
Cordova, coming here on the next
boat.
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MEXICO TO PROVIDE
PENSIONS DUE SOLDIERS.
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7. — The de
partment of war has determined to
appoint a commission to investigate
all claims for pensions due to sol
diers or soldiers’ families since 1910.
i’art of the duties of the commission
will be to make a census of the men
invalided from the army since the
first Madero revolt.
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A gypsy fortune teller is in the city
for a week only. In Stockholm build
ing. on First avenue.
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Everything In furniture and house
hold goods Just call on Lambert. tf
ill BILL WILL
BE DEBATED
THIS WEEK
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—The wai
tax bill has been finally revised tc
meet the latest estimates and was
favorably reported by the senate fin
ance committee. It proposes to raise
$2,700,000,000 by taxation.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. — Chnlr
man Simmons proposes to call up the
war tax bill for debate the latter part
of the week, and hopes for a fin.il en
actment by congress early next
month. Most of the new taxes pro
posed under the revised bill come
from increases in war excess p.ofits,
liquor and tobacco. Some of the au
thorities believe the bill will yield
much more than the committee es
timate.
ALLIES REPULSE
(By Associated Press)
UNDATED, Aug. 7. — Sunday' tre
mendous cannonade on the Flanders
front was followed that night by two
unsuccessful German attacks to shake
the British in Hollebeke and West
Jioek regions. The Germans alt eked
the French at several points, but were
.repulsed.
LONDON, Aug. 7. — It is offi daily
announced that the Geiinuns on Sun
day night attacked the British lines
in the neighborhood of Hollebeke Bel
gium, and were repulsed. The Gor
mans also attacked west of Hoe!’, but
were unable to make any headway
BERLIN, Aug. 7. — The Teutons on
Monday began an offensive against
the Russo-Roumanians at Molds , a on
the Roumanian front. They stormed
the Russian positions, north of Folli
shani, and took 1,300 prisoners.
LONDON. Aug. 6. — Furthe pro
gress was made by the French north
west of Bixschoote, on a front in Flan
ders. Only raiding operations In other
sections, except a heavy bombard
ment by the Germans in the Hollebek
region.
ROME, Aug. 0. — Official reports
announce much aircraft activity and
Italian guns brought down a seaplane
in the river Po.
WELLINGTON, N. Z.. Aug. <i. —
The house passed the $120,000,000 four
and a half per cent war loan.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6. — The truns
Atlantie wireless, between the United
States, Canada and Great Britain, has
been discontinued until further noli e,
according to an announcement by the
Marconi company.
EMBEZZLED
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7. — The de
partment of Btate has asked the Uni
ted Statfes authorities to aid in I he
arrest and extradition of Paymaster
Eduardo Lacarra, formerly attached to
the forces of General Guillermo Cha
vez, in Sonora, who is charged with
embezzlement of $120,000, ayd who is
supposed to have fled to Texas.
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WELL KNOWN TRAVELING MAN
" DIES FROM HEART FAILURE.
Gartien A. Vingar, for several years
with J. B. Caro & Co., at Juneau, and
one of the beat Known traveliqg men
in southeastern Alaska, died at San
Diego, Cal. A telegram to John Mu
seth, secretary of the Juneau lodge
of Elks, ann&uncetj the death of
Vingar.
Gratien Vingar left Juneau several
weeks ago following a severe attack
of heart trouble, for California. On
July 18 he wrote Secretary Museth
that he had entered a sanitarium for
a rest and expected to regain his
strength.
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Expert watch repairing Our wo. k
gives satisfaction. Osborne, The
Jeweler.
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Everything in furniture and -house
hold goods. Just call on Lambert. ti
JCHIIA REM St
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♦ (By Associated S'l-cus) <g
♦ PEKING. A hr. if- \ci: «
<> President Feng hue phruvc.i tt.e 4
4 unanimous decision if the calil- 4
O net to declare war n (.Germany 4
4 ami Austria. The ddt llration is 4
t expected during the present week, 4
v and Germans here a.-te arranging 4
♦ to go to Java. 4
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(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Aug. 7. — f ive state min
ters. Including Foreign Soeietnry
(imraernmn, and five state ministers
iramerman, and Foreign Minister
i.eutze and Interior M .rioter Loebell.
li ive resigned their portfolios. Dr.
i'ichard Kuohlman. German miniate
in Turkey, succeeds Zimmerman.
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BERLi'^|Aijg. ft. rJ 8tf Au.HtrO'Ger
mans are cominuin^ tr^‘ !(udv am o ho
fWfon Th(TriF<*r$ Tmb'Jttr and Pruth,
ud in Bukowinn, ease ami south of
It'zernowiU, taking seVoral additional
towns. There has'beeo violent artil
llery fighting near Brody, in north
eastern Galicia, along the JCebroci and
Russian northern front. Further
Itouinaniun attacks on Casinulul were
i epulsed.
BERLIN, Aug. li — There was no
infantry .activity on the Flanders
front yesterday, the veal her in the
Aisne and Champagne section being
unfavorable.
MARIPOSA IS IN PORT,
SAILS WESTWARD TONIGHT.
The steamer Mariposa arrived at
8:30 o’clock this morning and w'U not
anil westward until 11 o'clock ton
night. Her Cordova passengers wore:
C. c. Keenan, W. T. Harris, n. B Mar
Line. Ed Pfiester. O. Southworth, Mrs
1). Davis. Mrs. J. H. Sclicn and child
ren, Celia Smith, Ivan Katie, \nton
Krilick.
Those making tile round trip Includ
ed Mrs. C. M. Sea bourn, Francis M.
Dickey. Howard Steele, J. L. Steele,
Miss McGinnis, Henry O. Bell, VV. H.
Stanley, I). F. Kuns, Mrs. Kuns, Goo.
A. Lock man. Mrs. Loekman, Maude
E. Shehan, Miss S. C. Dorsey, C, M,
Clark. Mrs. Clark, Mrs. C. C. Nelson.
Mrs. O. M. Parks, Miss Louise Parks,
Mrs. S. Sanders, Miss Sanders, s. San
ders. Jr., Mrs. Elliot.
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(By Associated Press)
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 7. The nn
i uual statement of the Mersey Jocks
and harbor board shows the number
of vessels which paid rales and harbor
dues from July 1. 1910. to July t, 1917.
exclusive of government vessels, to
be 10,747, representing 1 t,018.*;5L’
tons; a decrase of 1.995 vessels and
1.601.291 tons, compared with the pre
vious twelve months.
The total tonnage entering and leav
ing the Mersey during the past year
was 28,037^04 tons against 31,359,3.86
tons last year.
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(By Associated Press)
BIRMINGHAM. Eng.. Aug. 7.—Ttic
Armament business afler the war will
be "done for," in the opinion of Ar
thur Chamberlain, who presided at the
annual meeting of the explosives and
1 armament firm of "Kynochs," He also
stated that firms similar to Kynochs
had concluded certain agreements
j which they believed would ensure
' their mutual prosperit) when mare
| peaceful lines had to bo followed.
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(Dy Associated Press)
W ASHINGTON, Aug. 7. —j Consider
ation of the conference report on the
administration food control bill waH
resumed In the senate yesterday. Ad
ministration leaders are'boostlng the
measure, which they believe will pass
on Wednesday, and the bill he ready
for the president's signature before
the end of the week.
James Smith has moved into his
new home on Knob Hill.
Robert Ashland returned to Cordova
on the steamer Mariposa.
The Ostrander building Is being
made more attractive wl}h n fresh
coat of paint.
Mrs. John Scllen and children re
turned today from an extended visit
to the state?:
R.«M, Overbeck, of the tJ. S. geo
logical survey, was an arrival on to
day's steamer.
The local saloon keepers have in
creased the price of all case goods to
25 cents a drink.
There will be a dance at Hogg's
hall tonight. Music by the Bon Tot
orchestra. Go and cn]oy yourself.
Mr. and Sir*' A. ,f* mheff wT
leave on the steamer Mariposa tonight
on a short trip to Valdez and Seward
Mrs. Sid Sanders, wife of the dew
ard on the steamer Alameda, in mak
Ing the round trip on the Marposa
J. V. Lydick is able to he about
again after having a minor ope at lor
performed at the general hosph.il by
Dr. Council.
Frank Kornati came up from Seat
tie on the steamer Mariposa, and will
go to bis Interior mining prop*. Iv or
ho next train.
Robert Gottscbalk and Bert Bollin
ger are on a week's cruise around
Prince William Sound in the former’s
now launch, the Alaskan.
Charles C. Keenan, muster mechanic
for the Copper River & Northwestern
railway, returned today from n visit
to his former home in Oregon.
S. I). Anderson, vlco-prcsjdent of the
I Hank of Anchorage, spent the day in
| own on his return to the railroad ter
1 uiinal from a three months’ trip to the
I states.
' Frank it. Field was given a hear
[ ing before the lT. S. commission r. on
| the charge of receiving money undet
false pretenses, and the defendant dis
charged.
j John Hedstrom is receiving the con
sratulations of his friends upon the
arrival of a girl baby at his home. Dr.
W. Wt» Council reports mother and
laughter doing nicely.
W. R. HUlery and family arrived on i
the Mariposa, and will make Cordova ^
their future home. Mr. Hillery is
•ashler of the new branch of the Hank
of Alaska, to bo opened here.
Because of n new order recently exe
cuted at the national capital, insane
persons committeed to the sun t iriuin
from Alaska cannot be taken outside
until a certain Hunger of patients and
prisoners have accumulated in vari
ous parts of the territory and a “lot !
shipment" can be made.
Theda Bara as Juliet, In "Romeo
and Juliet," the magnificent seven act
Fox feature at the Empress theatre,
was a wonderful surprise to all. as
very few expected that Theda Bara
could act In such a role. Why. she is
just wonderful. Don’t fail to see her
tonight, as it is the last time for
"Romeo and Juliet."
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ALASKA PATIENTS ARE
DISCHARGED FROM ASYLUM.
Knute Peterson has been discharged
from Morningside, and returned to his
home at Cordova.
William Gillts, another resident of
Cordova, was also discharged from
Morningside.
Fannie Nelmo, of Cordova, was di
charged and returned home.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug, 7.— The admiralty
learns that Gorman submarine ;,e^
terday attacked a Spanish boat In
Spanish lor^birlal waters, through
the correspor 6nts of the Associated
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COPENHAGEN, Aug. 7. — Ger
many Is believed to be making pre
parations for the establishment in
Denmark and Sweden of a large num
ber of branches of well known Ger
man factories and industrial firms,
says the Svenska Dagbladet. These
plans, if carried out would be very '
detrimental to neutral trade, since p
the countries of the allies would be 0
naturally suspicious of . all neutral °
firms which might be serving German 6
interests. The paper suggests a com- P
bination of industry and finance to off- 11
set this German influence. b
r. FLOAT cur
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A regular .ueeiyfcg of the i ity coun
cil was held last night, only routine
business being transacted. Tbe re 1
quest of the school board for $1,000 to t»
apply on the repairs being made to l>
the school houso, was granted. A plat °
of the Thirteen Acre tract was salt- 1
mltted by the C. It. & N. W. railway. n
and adopted, and the necessary streets b
and alleys ordered vacated. Thirty >'
days were allowed those occupying !l
shacks on these public thoroughfares ,
to remove therefrom. The bond of j I
Treasurer Thus. S. Scott was approved ! ]
n the sum of $10,000. The street com- |
mlttee reported that the®lops for the
float at the foot of C street would he
here Thursday, and upon their arrival
the float would be built. It was de
cided to publish an itemized statement
of the federal license money received
by the city. A petition was presented
for a fire plug at Third and O streets,
which was referred to the proper com
mittee. Health officer reported one
ease of measles and one case of
whooping cough during the past
month. Magistrate Ureene was grant
ed a leave of absence, and tbe vacancy
will be filled by Mayor Chase. It was I .
decided to order caps for the patrol 1
men, and also that they be required
to wear their badge on their coats.
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(By Associated Press)
OXFORD, Eug., Aug. 7. — Honors
were awarded to several American
students of the third year class at
Oxford university with the announce- ■
metit of the results of the final exam
inations. The list includes: W. (’. i11
Bosworth, Verrdmit; B. H. Branscomb,! a
Alabama; C. It. Clason, Maine; A. G. '1
Fito, Tennessee; I*. F. Good. Nobras- 11
ku: B. C. Holtzclaw. Georgia; 11. M. , '
Mow, Idaho; P. P. VVerlein. l.ouisiana; 1
E. i*. Woodruff, Texas; Id. E. Yntema. I
Michigan. jv
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). W. W. DISTURBANCES ARE »
FEARED AT SULZER MINE.
Manager B. D. Stewart, of the Sul- n
zer nine at Sulzer, on Prince of t
Wales island, is fearful the first I. W. •>
W. outbreak in Alaska will take place 11
at that property, and is seeking.
through the influence of Delegate P i11
A. Sulzer. to have I’. W. White, for
mer surface foreman at the Alaska p
Juneau mine, apindntod deputy l'. S.
marshal. The matter is being held
awaiting the return of U. S. Marshal
Tanner from Ketchikan.
Where did you got those lovely
d
Doughnuts? Why, at the City
Bakery. ^
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► SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7. — ♦
► M. Balserkevltch was arras (ad ♦
► hsra, (basgsd «mi, shadowing ♦
► the movements of Colonel Ter ♦
► navsky, chief of staff to Its- i;,n ♦
► General Bruslloff. Federal inves- a
► Ogators declare his movements ♦
► are singularly related to the ar a
► tlons of Temavsky, who Ik here a
► on a seeret mission. a
a a a a a ♦ a
FAKEST III
REGULATION
OF PRICES ..
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug 7. — President
.'ilson has taken a hand in the gov
tnrnent plans to regulate the prices
f necessities. He conferred with the
(fields In charge and visited the fed- •
ral trade commission, then the de
irtment of justice, as both are work
tg to keep down prices on materials
ir government war needs.
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. — Thomas
. Jones, capitalist, whose nomination
< a member of the federal reserve
lard was rejected by the senate, he
tuse of his close connection with
is business, has been appointed a
ember of the exports administrative
>ard. which prevents supplies reach
ig Germany through neutrals. The
mate's confirmation is unrequired.
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(By Associated Press)
OXFORD. Eug., Aug. 7. — Most Am
lean Rhodes scholars have obtained
[definite leave of absence and are
titer returning home for military
aining or are continuing their train
ig In England, expecting to join the
merlcan forces in France. The ma
>rity already have had two months'
aining with the Oxford University
'fleers’ training corps.
Virtually no Americans are expected
> he iu residence next year.
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mu CHARGED
WITH BREACH
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 7. — Charges
f breach of discipline of the arm;'
nd of conduct tending to embarrass
le foreign policy of Mexico have been
mde against General Juan Merigo.
i connection with a statement said
> have been made by him which was
ublished in a* local paper and in
hich he was ulleguA to have adve
rted that Mexico break with ller
tany and join the allies.
General Merigo asserts in reply to
le charges that at the time the state
icnt was made he had resigned.from
h army, and his resignation had
een accepted, and that he considered
is utterances ^patriotic rather than
kelv to involve Mexico to her detri
tent.
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EARING RAIDS WINDOWS
OF CATHEDRAL REMOVED.
(By Associated Press)
YORK. Eng., Aug. 7 The famous
l.tined glass windows of York Cathe
ral are to be removed because of the
ossihility of air raids, the dean of
ork stated in a sermon recently.