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FOE SALE— Wheeler-Wilson
* sewing machine. Inquire of
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FOR SALE—REMINGTON TYPE
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4 attachment. New. Also Monarch
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FOK SALE— 7Hin. x 8-0 ft.
shade. Inquirt*-of M rs. Adams.
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logs for building. Inquire News
^ office.
LOG CABIN. 16x21, and lot
for sale. Second avenue at
E street. Inquire Thomp
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P.USINESS property for
4 -sale. Central location, good
building, 23x50 feet. Inquire
at News office.
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furnished house. Inquire at News
office.
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8700, for improved Neuana
property. Inquire News.
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Send Your
RAW FURS
TO
SIMSON’S
Nenana
And Receive
HIGHEST PRICES
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notce to creditors
la probate court, Territory
of Alaska,. Neuann precinct.
James Duke, decased.
Notice is hereby given that
^ the undersigned lias been ap
pointed by above named court
executrix of the estate of
James Duke deceased. All per
sons having claims against said
♦•state are hereby notified and
required to present them with
the proper vouchers within six
months after the date of this
notice to the undersigned execu
trix at her place of business
in the town of Xenana. Alaska.
Dated at Xenana. Alaska. Julv
•23, lfUT.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
OF COPARTNERSHIP
The copartnership heretofore
existing under the name and
Style of Rhodekeit & Relison.
conducting and operating the;
Tavern, at Xenana, Alaska, is j
dissolved by mutual consent, i
accounts owing by the saidj
copartnership will lie paid by
Wm. Rhodekeit. to whom ail J
«• persons who are indebted to the;
said firm are respectfully re !
■quested to make payment.
Wm. Rhodekeit.
II. W. I Jenson.
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WEEK OF WIRE NEWS
JU OX DAY'S HI LLETIX
New York—This port was
dosed for five hours today iu
eousequenee of the receipt of
a report to the effect that a
submarine had been sighted
off the coast.
15 erne—The Swiss govern
ment has issued orders sequest
ering all the crops of this
country.
Seattle—Col. House, person
al friend of President Wilson,
is scheduled to arrive in this
city from the East sometime
today.
Petrograd—In his telegram
accepting the post as command
er in chief of the Ihissian army
General Kerueloff has advised
War Minister Kerensky of the
conditions under which he
will serve his country in that
capacity. “First," he said.
“I wish to be responsible only
to my conscience and to the
people. It must also be under
stood that no one is to inter
fere with my orders or appoint
ments".
Copenhagen—A German re
port states than an average of
three submarines per month
have been lost siuce February
I first. The renort claims also
that more than that numlier
| of divers have been built.
j Oklahoma City—The second
'week of the guerilla warfare
in which hundreds of armed
i men are stalking each other
through the rough timbered
country in central Oklahoma,
promises to end the disturb
ance started by draft rioters.
Three of the slackers have been
killed and the rest of the sev
eral bands are now so widely
scattered that thev can do lit
tle damage. It is generally
predicted today that the upris
ing is doomed.
Tlutte—With the entire ~o
lice force on duty, scores of
| special deputies on guard and
j400 members of the federalized
'state guard in readiness for
instant call, the funeral of
Agitator Little was held yes
terday. three thousand men
and quite a number of women
following the body to the cem
etery. The funeral proces
sion was orderly and the big
crowd dispersed quickly after
the ceremony.
Little was an I. W. W. agi
tator who was dragged from a
lodging house in this city sev
eral days ago and hanged to
a railroad trestle.
Seattle— Airplane experts,
sent to this counry to investi
gate the available supply of
timber for airplane making,
are arriving in this citv from
the East for a conference.
They will make a thorough
investigation of the Alaskan
spruce, as well as that of llrit
isli Columbia and the North
west.
- Peking Acting President
Feng Kwo lias given liis ap
proval to the unanimous de
cision reached at a special
meeting of the Chinese cabinet;
to declare war on Germany
and Anstria-IIungarv. It is!
expected that a formal declar-j
ation wPJ he issued this week. j
Washington—Tin* war tax
hill much revised, was report
ed favorably today by the sen
ate finance committee.
Amsterdam—Three hundred
are repported to have been
killed todav by an explosion
which wrecked the munition
factory at Penningsdorf.
Seattle—Fifteen I. W. W.;
agitators, who were rounded
up throughout the Northwest, I
have been brought to this city i
and lodged in the local jail.
They are charged with resist
ing the draft.
Seattle—Yakima potatoes,
are quoted on the local market
today at 2^ cents. Califor
nia spuds are selling at 3^.
Seattle—Fully twenty per
cent of those who have been ex
amined in this city have been
rejected by the examining
hoard because of physical de
fects. The examinations be
gan on Sunday morning.
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Lacrosse, Wis.—The muti
lated body of Mrs. ('ora Miller,
wlio has been missing since
last March, was found today
buried in the basement at the
I home of Edwin Hague, at West
j Salem. The discovery was
the result of a quiet search
; which has been in progress
!constantly since the mysterious
| disappearance.
Seattle—The state council of;
j National defense has sent a
notice to tlie striking lumber
and shingle mill workers, warn
ing them to return to work
i at once.
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Fa i r ba n ks—A d v i ces ret eived
| from San Francisco bring the
information that the decision
'rendered by Judge Jennings
'of the First division, relating!
to the distribution of forest re-1
serve money, has been sus-j
tained by the circuit court of
appeals. Following the action
{of the 11)15 legislature, appor
tioning tlie money equally a
mong the four divisions, suit
was started in the First divis
ion in an effort to have the
act declared invalid. Judge
Jennings, however, ruled that
the territorial lawmakers had
not erred in that particular
instance, and the case was,
1 then taken up on appeal.
j Paris—It is generally be
lieved today that the American
troops are nearly ready to take
their places in the trenches be
side the French and l.ritish
soldiers. This belief is en
icouraged by the fact that gas
1 masks were issued to the new
arrivals this morning and other
'preparations made which indi
cate early participation in the
'great struggle.
! Chicago—The Illinois State
j Council of National defense
| has invited tin* governors of
sixteen states to attend a con
! ference to be held in this city
'on August 15 for the purpose
of formulating plans to compel
ja reduction in prices through
out the country. It is in
. timated that the council may
even go to the extreme of tak
ing charge of the coal mines
in this state if the owners re
fuse to make their prices more
reasonable.
i
Vancouver, P>. —Col. I).
C. .Tackling, wlio is prominent
ly identified with gold mining
operations in the Juneau dis
junct, has purchased a group
of iron ore claims on Van
couver island with a view to
establishing a smelter. The
•deal involves an investment of
a quarter of a million dollars.
Washington—According t o
information given out today
the federal government may
take over every vessel flying
the American flag within the
next ten days. The general
plan was outlined at a meeting
•of the shipping hoard, held to
jday, hut it probable that no at
tempt will be made immed
iately to operate the ships, be
cause of the fact that the board
lacks the necessary organiza
tion. After being command !
eered. the boats will be chart
ered to their owners and oner
ated as directed by tin* ship
ping board.
—
Stockholm—An internation-j
al conference of socialists will
he held in this city during the
month of September.
Seattle—Nearly seventy five
per cent of the men who havej
been examined in this city j
since Sunday have claimed ex-:
emption.
Muskogee—The prompt and i
determined action taken by the!
federal authorities to put a!
stop to the draft disturbance
has resulted thus far in the
arrest of more than 250 riot
ers thoughout the state and ■
many are now surrendering
in the hope of escaping punish- 1
ment.
Rome—The war office an- i
nouuees that a number of Ita- 1
lian airplanes made a success- <
ful raid yesterday on Pola, the i
Austrian naval base. All of I
the machines returned in safe- 1
tv after a four-hour bombard
ment. The flight took the
raiders 160 kilometers beyond i
the enemy’s lines.
1
WEDXEVDAYS PULLET IX
Wash i ugt < >n—The President,
has nominated .Town W. Sted
man for postmaster at Wran
gell.
LOXDOX—Snrrirors of the
creir of the liritish steamship
Belgian Prime, irhich mix de
stroyed to/ a (lenmni submar
ine. tell <l tale of brutal mur
der unequalled in the annals
of the present war. The men
who were picked up lip a ini
tial boat after the1/ had been
in the water xereral hours,
clinging to the irreekaqe of the
small boats belonqinq to their
vessel, state that the subma
rine first shelled the Belgian
Prince, after which the coin
mander ordered the crew to
pet into the small boats and
pull up alongside the direr.
The Bermans then dirested the
men, with eight exceptions, of
their elothinq and life belts
and smashed the life boats
with axes. ..This accomplish
ed. the Bermans re-entered the
submarine, leaving the captire
sailors, most of them naked,
standing on the deck The
machinerg was then started
and after trareling on the sur
face several miles, the U boat
submerged without warning
and the men on deck were
plunged into the water, where
most of them quickly perished.
Thirty-eight of the crew, in
cluding four Americans, died
in that manner.
Petrograd—It is admitted at
general headquarters today
that the Russian troops have
been driven across the Tyrla
dedus river in the Fozsani re
gion.
Washington—Having learn
ed that Germany is desperate
ly in need of cotton, which
heretofore lias been supplied
plentifully h.v neutral nations.
President Wilson has decided
to restrict the exportation of
that product at an early date.
Sugar and lumber shipments
probably also will be placed
under similar export control.
London—Raiding operations
and artillery dueds of an unus
ually des|>orato character are
reported from the Flanders
front today. East and north
of Ypres the Germans are di
recting a terrifiie bombard
ment at the new P.ritish posi
tions in the Westhoek sector
where the ISritish line is only
four miles from the great Ger
man base at Routers. The
British are shelling the base at
intervals, which doubtless ac
counts for the German activ
ity.
Chicago—In an address de
livered in this <ir\, Flihu
Hoot said that tin* women of
Russia are doing a wonderful
work in shaming the men into
the armv. “Should the need
arise." he said. "I hope tin*
women of America will fol
low the example of their sis
ters in Russia."
Washington—A statement
appearing in tin* Official !!ul
letin todav says there has been
a heavy crop shrinkage in the
Fnited States since the last
report of crop conditions was
made public. The shrinkage
applies to wheat and corn and
is given as twenty-five million
bushels.
Washington—At 3:30 this
afternoon the* conference agree-;
ment on the administration j
food control bill was ratified
bv the senate, following a
short debate. The vote was
lifi in favor of adoption and
only seven opposing. The,
measure will go to the presi-;
dent on Friday for his signa
ture.
Christiania—-Seven Norweg
ian sailing vessels are reported!
to have foundered in the gale!
which swept the Greenland!
•oast this week. Xearlv one
hundred lives were lost with
the vessels.
-Washington—Advices- just
received by the state depart
ment state that Liberia has de
clared war against Germany
md all the interned vessels in
hy the government,
that country are being seized
Victoria—Thomas M’Manus
i pioneer of the Klondike, died,
lere today. I
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| Washington— Undated ad
| vices received from South
western Russia this morning
j indicate that the Teuton of
fensive in Galicia and Iluko
wina is aimed at Odessa, with
the Messarahian grain crons
the immediate objective. The
stiffening of the Russian lines
in that sector has had the ef
fect of slowing the advance of
I the Germans and at several
| points they have been checked
altogether.
Muskogee—The county at
torney of Ottawa county, in
(the northeastern part of the
state, is authority for the an
nouncement that the I. W. XV.
trouble in that section is now
well in hand. Following the
i dynamiting of several railroad
cars, the attorney sought aid
from the United States mar
shal and six of the disturbers
were arrested by the deputies
at Miami. The others were
;driven from the district, where
they were endeavoring to stir
up strife among the miners.
—
Seattle—von Alversleben, h
■ reserve lieutenant of the Ger
man army, whose feat of un
loading undeveloped coal proo
erty on the Northern Rank &
Trust company, causing the
the failure of that institution,
brought hint into the lime
light recent! v, has virtually
admitted to tin* authorities
that he is a German spy. lie
says that he hag_ long expect
ed to be interned.
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Ottawa—Having passed the
final requirements of parlia
ment, the new ceiiscriptio i
law will become effective as
soon as the necessary procla
mation has been issued by the
government.
Washington—After a rare
fill study of conditions at the
front, General Pershing has
recommended a reduction in
the size of the armv divisions
for European service to the
standard of 19,000 men. The
adoption of the recommenda
tion means a hi*: war depart
ment job, involving the loss
of much work already com
pleted.
Lincoln—A hailstorm of un
usual severity and covering an
area fourteen miles wide by
one hundred long, damage* I
crops and other property in
nine Nebraska counties to the!
extent of hundreds of thous
ands of dollars.
Seattle—Jn an a'>>eal to
the striking lumber mill oper
atives to return to their posi
tions, President Suzzallo. of
the state university, declared j
that a continuation of the dead;
lock would prove sis effective
as German bombs in aid of the;
enemy. All efforts to induce
the men to return to work. I
however, have thus far failed.
Amsterdam—Eight thousand
German miners, gathered in
conference at Essen for the
purpose of discussing coal pro
duction, the food situation and
wages, are reported to have
become demonst\ati;e in favor
of peace by agreement and
numerous democratic reforms.
The reichstag peace resolution
seemed to meet with general
approval.
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Washington—The food con
J trol sind food survey hills were
signed by President Wilson
i today.
London—The war office an
nounces the capture hy the
Hritish of several important
positions, including Westhoek
and the high ground in that
| sector, known as West hook
: ridge. The advances were
: made during the night and ar
'comparatively small cost to
ithe attacking forces,
j A successful raid also was
j conducted hy the French on
j the Arras front. The tier
man dugouts along a wide
frontage east of Mout hy were
I blown up and tin* German de
j fenses in that region serious
I ly damaged.
North of St. (Quentin the
Germans conducted a vigorous
attack today along a mile of
front. In the Facet sector
the enemy gained a foothold
in the sidvanced trenches hut
were repulsed elsewhere.
Washington— The depart
intent of agriculture has issued
a statement in which it esti
mated that the potato yield of
the country this -ear will lx*
at least 107.000.000 bushels,
which is 100,000,0410 bushels
above the average for the past
five years. The announce
, meat lias caused a sharp de
cline in itrice in many sections,
'particularly in the Middle and
Northwest states, where many
of the farmers, anticipating a
big surplus, have already con
tracted to deliver potatoes in
: October at thirty cents a bush
el. The enactment of the
food control law also has had
.the effect of weakening prices
jin many lines throughout the
|entire countrv.
I Montreal—Tlic* palatini home
; of Lord At helstan, publisher of
, the Star, was partiallv wreck
i oil last night by the explosion
|of dynamite bombs placed be
j heath tin- house. The attack
Wits provoked, it is believed,
bv the altitude of the Star on
I the conscription question, the
iowner of the miner having ad
I vacated tin* enactment of the
law for some time before ac
tion was taken. No one was
injured by tin* explosion.
Paris—Members of tin* Rus
(sian mission are anthoritv for
the .statement that the kaiser
is using eighty-eight divisions
of seasoned first-line troops in
tin* operations against the
Russians and Rumanians in
the Eastern theater of lmstil
ities.
Washington—The Interstate
Commerce commission has is
sued orders forbidding any in
crease in rates on lumber and
canned goods.
Washington—With one ex
ception, the members of the
mission toRussia are opposed
to the plan of sending Ameri
can troops to Russia. Root
says it would be great mistake
to send Americans to that
country under present condi
tions.
I’etrograd—It is announced
at headquarters today that the
Russian troops on the Ruman
ian front have befen' fighting
under a serious. luindicap this
week, owing to a* shortage of
ammunition. The report re
ceived from that sector says:
“With their cartridges gone,
the Russians yesterday gallant
ly continued the battle with
their bayonets and stones.