RUSSIANS WILL SUPPORT KERENSKY
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* PETKOGRAD, Sept. 12.— Major General Bondi *
* Brnyovitch lias been appointed commander of the Rus *
♦ sian army. Alexander Guchkoff, former minister of war, ♦
* who joined the Korniloff movement, is under arrest. ♦
♦ The central committee of the Constitutional Democratic ♦
♦ party has informed Kerensky that the party will permit ♦
* members to join the reconstructed Russian cabinet to *
* avoid a a civil war. The provisional government has do ♦
♦ dared that a state of war exists in the town and districts ♦
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♦ PETKOOKAD, Sept. 12.—All elements in the popu- *
♦ lation of Moscow emphasize the assurances of support to ♦
♦ the provisional government already given by the mnnici ♦
♦ pal council. General Versovsky called all of the officers ♦
♦ ot the garrison together in the public square and re *
♦ ceived assurances that they would support Kerensky. *
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ALL DRAFTED MEN Will SOON BE NEEDED ABROAD
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.— Denouncing tin* introduction
of such a proposition, the senate military committee reported
adversely on Hardwick’s resolution providing that the consent
of every drafted man must be obtained before required to per
form foreign service. The committee believes every drafted
man will be usable abroad.
STUDENT AVIATORS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ft COLLISION
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12.—Two student aviators of the Fit
ted States army fell to their death over the North Island avia
tion field today in a collision of two biplanes. They were di n
ing at an altitude of fifteen hundred feet. The names of the
victims and all other information has been withheld [lending,
an investigation.
HOME, Sept. 12.—The introduction of bread and flour
cards throughout Italy lias been ordered after October 1 1.
AUSTRIAN QUEEN ELEANORE"REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL
SOFIA, Sept. 12.—Queen Eleanore is very weak, suffei\
ing general prostration from heart trouble.
FRENCH CAPTURE II GERMAN LINES Of"TRENCHES
PABIS, Sept. 12.—The French attacked the German
trenches in the region of St. Souplet, Champagne, and smashed
the first two German lines and entered the third position. All
.of the Germans garrisoning trenches were killed or captured.
KHY MACHINE CUN EIRE CHECKS GERMAN TROOPS
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LONDON, Sept. 12.—The German attack on the British
trenches, east of Hargicourt, under cover of a heavy barrage
and advancing waves, was repulsed by rifle and machine gun
fire.
ARE HAIR TROUBLE ORGANIZING FRENCH CABINET
PARIS, Sept. 12.—Painleve has announced his inability to
form a new ministry, owing to the eleventh hour withdrawal of
Socialists Albert, Thomas and Varenna. President Poineaire
has insisted that Painleve continue his efforts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Investigation of Industrial
Workers of the World hooks show that small coteries of men
directed the entire work of the anti-war activities and program
throughout the country, including the destruction of property
and resistance to the draft law.
BALTIC FLEET WILL NOW GIVE KERENSKY SUPPORT
LONDON, Sept. 12.—-A message from Kerensky says the
entire Baltic fleet and its staff of officers has unanimously
placed itself with the provisional government.
GOVERNMENT CONDUCTS RAID ON GERMAN PAPER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—The raid on the Philadelphia
Tagehlatt is regarded as the first step to throttle seditious press
utterances. The daily issues of six other German newspapers
are being scrutinized.
Russian Troops have begun a new offensive
BERLIN, Sept. 12.—The Russians yesterday began an of
fensive against the Teuton troops southeast of Bukowina, tin
Russians obtaining only local advantage on the ground neni
Solka. j »
SPENCE RESIGNS
AS DISTRICT
In n private message to the
editor of the Dally Times Infor
mation is received from Wash
ington to the effect that District
Attorney Spence, of Valdez, has
tendered his resignation, upon re
quest of the department of jus
tice, to take effect October 1. It
is also intimated that his succes
sor will be Judge W. H. Munloy,
who is nt present assistant dis
trict attorney, with headquarters
i at Anchorage. The latter is a per
sonal friend of Senator Chamber
lain, whose private secretary he
was when Chamberlain was gov
ernor of Oregon.
The direct cause of Spence’s re
tirement front office is due to the
aggressive fight made against that
official by the Democratic leaders
of the territory, and his succes
sor would have been named some
time ago but there was some hitch
in the selection of him. The Demo
cratic organization in the territory
had endorsed Attorney William
Uolsheitner, of Juneau, for the po
sition, but Senator Chamberlain
insisted that it be given to Judge
Munley.
A compromise was recently ef
fected whereby the Democrats of
Alaska fell into line and together
with Delegate Sulzer gave their
endorsement to Munley, and he
will undoubtedly receive the plum,
thus ending a long political bat
tle in which Spence is cast into
the discard.
Judge Munley is an attorney of
considerable ability, an able but
just prosecutor, a most affable
mid.Jikeable man, and his appoint
ment as district attorney wilt un
doubtedly meet with general ap
proval. ,
LOCAL CHAPTER
A largely attended meeting was held
in Eagle hall last night, for the pur
pose of organizing Cordova Chapter
American Red Cross. Considerable
interest was manifested in the pro
ceedings and it was evident that the
members fully realize the duties they
have to perform and intend to do the
work assigned to them In a way that
will bring results. The chapter starts
out with a membership of about 400
and has $1,000 in the treasury. Per
manent officers were elected as fol
lows:
Chairman—Mrs. W. W. Council.
Vice Chairman—Dr. W. H. Chase.
Secretary—Mrs. Sam Hedges.
Treasurer—Mrs. Clifford Phillips.
The different committees named
are:
Executive—Mrs. W. W. Council
Mrs. A. Courtright, Dr. W. H. Chase.
T. S. Scott, Mrs. Caleb Corser, Mrs.
J. V. Eydick, Dr. W. W. Council, Rev.
A. G. Shriver, Caleb Corser, H. G.
Steel, Malcolm Brock. Mrs. A. Van
Vechten, Nathanael Greene, George C
Hazelet, Mrs. Charles Daggett, Mrs
Bartley Howard, Mrs. H. A. Slater
Mrs. Fred Glassbrenner. A. Van Vech
ten, Charles H. Scheffler, Robert Gott
schalk, Mrs. S. D. Hedges, Mrs. E. P.
Ziegler, Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. H. S
Kerr, Mrs. Waubank, Mrs. B. M. El
liott, Mrs. C. H. Phillips, Miss Gone
vieve Whalen, Mrs. David Phillips.
Mrs. James MacCormac, Mrs. E. L.
/Harwood, Mrs. C. S. Rogers, Mrs. John
Scurry. Mrs. Ed. Currier, Mrs. Martin
Fry. E. F. Medley, H. 1. Lewis, John
Muller.
Board of Managers — Robert Gott
schalk, Dr. W. 11. Chase, Mrs. James
MacCormac, Mrs. J. V. Lydick, John
Muller and C. H. Scheffler.
Membership — Mrs. John Day.
Military Relief—Miss Bennett.
Finance-—E. F. Modley.
Publicity—H. G. Steel.
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W. L. Miller, a resident of Skag
way, died recently ut the hospital of
tuberculosis.
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Gilbert Gould, employed by the N.
C. Company, suffered a dislocated
knee cap recently when ho fell from
a load of freight that had just been
piled on one of the wagons at the
warehouse.
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♦ WASHINGTON, Sept. IL\ *
♦ Commander Stevens, of the Ship- *
♦ ping Board, told the hou< - com- ♦
♦ mlttee on merchant marine and ♦
♦ fisheries that the hoard Intended »
♦ to comm jideer all merchant ♦
♦ ships in Jie i’aclfic coa t and ♦
♦ Alaska trade, as they would he ♦
♦ useful as transports. Stevens ♦
♦ urged letting the foreigi craft 8
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M PRICES
REP( ED FROM
! TTLE
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. 12. — The potato
market Is steady, little shipping to out
side points being done. Pew are arriv
ing here from Yakima, but as a rule
local growers are supplying he trade.
The vegetable market is steady, and
the shipping of large quantities are re
corded from growers. The cold and
wet weather has nearly stop ied toma
toes from coming to market, and sun
shine and warm weather are needed
to bring them back to the'r former
stability, laxte fruit Is, selling fast
with an extra demand for peaches
while the pear market is weiii. Buttei
is steady, mostly California utter be
ing sold here. The egg «naVki > has
been held steady by the large volume
of stock sold to the government,
which prevented a surplus and lower
ing of prices. The cheese market is
steady. There has been no change
in grocer^ staples, and the expected
drop is not forthcoming. Potatoes
Puget Sound, are selling for $30 and
$35; eggs, 48 cents; butter, 46 anil
47 cents; cheese. Oregon triplets, 24
cents; apples, Gravensteins, $2 and
$2.25 box.
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According to news received here
from Washington, but a few more
days of Governor Strong’s regime re
mains for Alaskans. The governor will
go to join the great majority of men
who picked tho wrong winner. Had
he stayed with his party and given
aut ills political patronage to (hose
men to whom he owed his appoint
ment. he might have been governor
unto the end of time, for white he is
a weak executive the governor is n
likeable personage, and makes many
warm friends, even among those of
opposite political faith. But it is im
possible for a man to play both ends
against the middle and expect eithe
end to remain long in ignorance of its
being used as a catspaw. The gover
nor's one fault has been that he not
only loved unwisely but too well, and
had he remained a Democrat the De
mocrats would have another case of
a man's fool friends bringing him a
cropper, and had the Dispatch and
the Herron papers ceased champion
Ing him he might have got away with
it. But the curtain will soon fall
upon another poor play badly staged.
—Valdez Prospector.
PACKING HOUSE EMPLOYEES
ARE NOW ON A STRIKE.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 12. — Four
thousand employees of the local pack
ing houses went on a strike yesterday.
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George F. Sharp, of Pedro creek
was recently adjudged insane by a
jury in the commiss'oner’s court. The
verdict recommended that ho he sent
outside for treatmen*, but as tho man
has no particular manta, he may be
held for further observation. He hat
no knowledge of present events, but
can remember past incidents per
fectly.
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Alaska Transfer. Phone 85.
LIKELY TO STOP
(Special to the Times)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. —
There is considerable speculation
as to what action will be taken
by the house committee on appro
priations lit reference to providing
funds at this time for the continu
ance of work on the construction
of the government railroad in
Alaska.
Thus far $2G,«00,000 of the $:55,
OOO.OOu for the building of the
road has been appropriated, and
but little progress has been made
along the lines of providing trans
portation to open up the interior
of Alaska.
The high cost of labor and ma
terials incident to the war is given
as one of the reasons why
the Alaskan engineering commis
sion has not made a better show
ing. Hut this mere statement does
not seem to satisfy the law
makers, aud before any more ap
propriations are allowed an
investigation is to be made and all
of the facts placed before congres.
With that end in view Secretary
I-ane has appointed a conunitee
composed of Assistant Secretary
Meyer, A. D. Sheperd of San
Francisco and E. F. Went, of the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion. to make an investigation of
the increasing costs of the gov
ernment railroad and report to
the house appropriations com
mittee.
Just what will be the outcome
remains to be seen. Secretary
Cane has intimated that it might
be udvlsable to merely connect up
the Matahuska coal fields with
Seward or else connect up t.hu
fields at Nenuna, so that the coal
could be made available for the
Fairbanks district.
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Brigadier General W. P. Richardson,
chairman of the Alaska road commis
sion. has written the following com
munication in reply to the attacks
made by tile Fairbanks Citizen against
the government wagon road to the in
terior in general and the writer in
particular:
“1 sent to the editor of the News
Miner in Fairbanks a brief statement
of some of the difficulties which have
beset the construction of this road
and some figures on the cost of roads
in general, which will doubtless come
to your office in due time, for the in
formation of persons who are willing
to be fairminded. The editor of the
Fairbanks Citizen is not of this class,
however, but only an Responsible ami
| miserable defamer, against whom
there is no protection except in the
use of a well seasoned club with
plenty of hard knots upon it.
“The statement in your article as
to the overloaded condition of the lit
I tie Ford car upon leaving Valdez gives
emphasis to this fact, and also lends
I color to the report which has reached
I this office that much anger was
aroused in the hearts of these groal
travelers, which found expression it:
many evil words, because the road
commission teamsters declined t<
abandon their work and haul the over
loaded Ford car for miles through tht
soft stretches of road.
"Another grievance seems to havt
been the presence along the road 01
a few mosquitoes, which fed upon tht
cheechnco. I presume he expected tht
road commission crows to chase al
these mosquitoes back into the brush.'
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The killing of deer on the followinj
islands in southeastern Alaska ha:
been prohibited until August 1, 1918
Duke, Gravina, Kruzoff, San Juan am
Sueme and Zerembo islands. Thi
killing of deer on Hinchinbrook an<
Montague Islands is prohibited unti
August 1, 1919.
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Work has been started on a threi
story annex to the Anchorage hotel
which when finished will make thi
hotel one of the finest in Alaska uni
the largest In Anchorage. It will b
modern in every respect. The lieatini
and plumbing will be of the best.
IN ITALY
(By Associated Press)
ROME. Sept. 10. — “The steady em
ployment of Americans In Europe Is
a problem difficult of solution simply
because they seem unable to appreci
ate the value of European money,'
said Sherman A. Boyce, of Portland,
Oregon, at present detailed as travel
ing inspector for the European
branches of a large American express
and banking concern.
“Before the war.” he continued,
"such firms employed almost exclu
sively Englishmen, though now they
are trying again to get Americans to
come over. The trouble is that an
American cannot live abroad for the
same salary that he gets at home, nor
even with an increase of a third more.
At home he appreciates the value of
ten cents, or a dollar, but when he
gets abroad a shilling, a franc, or
even five francs has no value to him. 1
At home he Is perfectly satisfied to
live in a boarding house for six or
eight dollars, a week, If he is single,
hut when he gets to Paris or Milan,
he thinks he has got to pay ten francs
a day. the living, working equivalent
of two dollars, or fourteen dollars a
week.
“Firms can only afford to pay sev
enty or eight dollars a month to begin
tiers in the European branches, which
is much more than would be paid ah
Englishman or a native of the country
for the same work, but the young
Americans who come over hardly get
here before they begin to complain
about their salary, that they are not
making enough to live on.
“The worst of it is, they are telling
the truth. I find myself that I spend
money very freely because I can't
somehow realize that a fran<- or a
lire has any real value. This is a de
lusion that has stranded many an
American abroad.
“Many Americans are coming over'
here now partly for military, partly \
for business reasons, and Europe is
simply going to be flooded with Am
ericans after the war. Many of these
will be here for business, and those
who stick and succeed will be those'
who learn to think in francs instead
of dollars. The deception is one of
big figures. We know that one hun
dred dollars is a small amount, that
it will go only so far, but when we get
it exchanged for five hundred francs j
or so, we think it's enough to last
forever. But it’s just the same old!
hundred dollars after all.
"The field for American goods over
here is unlimited, fortunes are being
made now and more will be made af
ter the war, but they will go to the
fellows who steer clear of this curious
deception.”
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BANKERS HAVE ORGANIZED
FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION.
The Alaska Bankers' Association
was formed at Juueau by the election
of the following officers: President,
If. M. Behrends, Juneau; vice-presl
lent, R. Wood, Fairbanks; secre
tary, H. H. Post, Juneau; treasurer, T.
B. Scott, Cordova. The executive com
mittee consists of Sidney Ande:son,
Anchorage; Malcolm Brock. Cordova;
Andrew Stevenson. Skagway; c. C.
I foie, Nome, and — l.awson,,. Ket
chlkan
A draft of the constitution was sub
| mitted, and adopted, subject to the
ratification of the banking institu
tions throughout the territory that
were not personally represented at the
meeting.
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■WOMEN GUIDES ROCKY
MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK.
(By Associated Press)
ESTES PARK. Col., Sept. 12. — Wo
men will serve as guides for the tour
ists who visit the Rocky Mountain
National park next year. Already
several have qualified as guides and
others have been making the trips
in company with the present male
| guides.
COLORADO FARMERS ARE
HARVESTING WILD HAY.
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, HARDIN. Col.. Sept. 12. — Wild
hay which nets $12 to $14 a ton. has
been harvested in the Platter river
, valley by Hardin district farmers, who
have found it a paying ocupatlon when
, not engaged in work on their own pro
I perty.
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t French Puff Paste in Big variety at
City Bakery.
MONTANA MIKES
TO START UP
FEW BITS
(By Associated Press)
BT’TTK. Sept. 12.—With a commit
tee of the mine, mill and smeltermen’s
union in session at Anaconda, obtain
ins signatures, the snieltermen have
announced their willingness to return
to work and it is expected that n.ln
ing and smelting will be fully resumed
in the whole district In a few days.
\T TO JOIN
OF LABOR
(By Associated Press)
OAKLAND. Cal.. Sept. 11. — Affili
ation of the National Letter Carriers’
Association with the American Feder
ation of Labor was an issue before
the national convention of the letter
carriers at Dallas. Texas. September
II to 8, and the Oakland delegates to
the session were pledged to make a
strong fight for the plan.
According to local members of the
association, there was a vigorous fight
made for this affiliation. The carriers
believe that such a move is to their
Interests and deny that it will in any
way estrange their organization from
the government’s good graces. They
point to the fact that the membership
of the National Letter Carriers’ in
the American Federation of Labor will
tend to strengthen the latter organi
zation and add to its potency.
FUR INDUSTRIES
IF TERRITORY
PROFITABLE
A truly interesting doctument is the
report of the Alaska fisheries and fur
industries for the ealenadur year 1916.
prepared by Ward T. Bower, agent for
the Alaska servise. and his assistant.
Henry D. Alter, of the bureau of fish
eries, department of commerce.
This report gives in detail the num
ber of establishments, employees and
value of the product generally, with
much attention to the work being car
ried on at the government hatcheries.
While the report goes into most min
ute details, the summary of the fish
ing products for the year shows a to
tal valuation of $29,156,559, which in
cludes salmon, halibut, cod. herring,
whale, trout, sago fish, atka. macker
el. red rock cod. fresh cod. clams,
shrimps, shark, hides, shark oil and
various other wish oils and fertilizers.
The fur seal industry is treated sep
arately, and this includes both aquatic
and land animals, the value of all furs
for the year 1916 being $1,143,602.
Most people would naturally think
that seal skins would represent the
groatest valuation of the furs ship
per from Alaska, but acording to this
table the lynx stands first with a valu
ation of $256,296. The seal is second,
with $211,830, third is the red fox.
$188,562, fourth is the white fox. $123,
560. This table of statistics includes
black, brown, glacier, grizzly and polar
bear; beaver, ermine, black, blue.
I’ribiloff blue. red. cross, silver gray,
white, I’ribiloff white foxes; Arctic
hare, lynx, martin, mind, muskrat,
land otter, sea otter, seal squirrel,
wolf ana wolverine.
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PORTRAIT OF HENRY VII
HAS BEEN UNEARTHED.
GENEVA, Switzerland. Sept. 12. —
An interesting art discovery has just
been made here by a Luxemburg anti
quary, which, if confirmed, will fill a
vacancy in England's historical rec
ords M. Jean Bervard has found a
miniature on wood which he identifies
as a portrait of Henry VII, the first
of the Tudor dynasty. No portrait of
this monarch is known here to exist
in any museum or private collection.
M. Bervard, without giving details
as to how or where he discovered this
unique work, says that it was painted
by Geoffrey Tory do Bourses (14su
1533), and is the only painting known
by him. although he was an engraver
and drew Illustrations for four his
torical works.
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