■4 the field division of the general land of
fice, arrived in town last night on a tour
of the Interior. He plans to visit Ne
nana and other points along the river be
fore returning to the coast.
Washington: It was announced this
morning that neutral European countries
are draining the United States of its wheat
supply and unless the Food regulation
fc bill is passed before July 1 there will be
a serious shortage in this country next
spring.
Fairbanks: Miss Helen Criswell, a
young lady who arrived from the Out
side on the steamer Yukon, has accepted
a position in the office of the United
States Marshal as stenographer. She is
1 to succeed Miss Mae Pttersen, who is
shortly to wed Commissioner Robert E.
Burns of Nenana.
Washington: In a speech before the
senate committee on military affairs this
morning Goethals declared that air craft
and artillery will be the deciding factors
of the war, and reconi mended the crea
tion of a central controlling body to take
charge of the development of the aero
nautical branch of the service.
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Boston: The British steamship Elere,
which left this port several days ago for
an English port with a cargo of munitions
and foodstuffs valued at two and one-lialf
million dollars, was reported this morn
ing to have been torpedoed off the coast
of Ireland. The fate of Captain Pierce
and the crew of fifty is unknown.
Fairbanks: Nenana Rose, a resident
of the red light district, is in a precarious
condition as the result of an attempt
4~ which was made on her life at an early
hour this morning by a man whose name
has not yet been made public. Details
of the affair also are meager. It is known
however that the man entered the home
of Rose and that she was found in an
unconscious condition about four oclock,
the result of having been severely choked.
NOTICE
To the heirs, and all others, interested
in the estate of Emil Roatscli, De
ceased:
The petition of A. D. Thompson, ad
ministrator for the estate of Emil Roatsch,
deceased, having been filed, petitioning
for an order of sale of real property be
longing to said estate;
It is therefore ordered that the heirs,
and all others, interested in the said
estate appear in this Court on the 9th
day of July, 1917, at the hour of 10
oclock, a. in., to show cause, if any ex
ist, why an order of sale should not be
made as in the said petition prayed for;
the real property belonging to said es
tate consisting of Lot No. 14, in Block
No. 21, with cabin situate thereon, Ne
nana townsite, Alaska.
Robert E. Burns,
United States Commissioner
and ex-Officio Probate Judge
First Publication, June 9, 1917.
Last Publication, July 7, 1917.
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The man accused of the assault is now
under arrest.
According to a dispatch received from
Delegate Sulzer in Washington this af
ternoon. arrangements have been com
pleted which make it possible for ali
candidates for appointment to the offic
ers' reserve corps training cauip in Sat
Francisco from Alaska to be examined
by the commanding officers of all fort*
iu Alaska. Residents of Nenana wishing
to take the examination are advised tc
communicate with the commanding of
ficer at Ft. Gibbon, at which place tin
examination will be held not later that
the middle of July.
Washington A riot was narrowly avertet
this morning in front of the White Hous<
the occasion being the arrival of tin
Russian commission. Thousands of suf
fragettes had massed on the capito
grounds and carried a huge banner witl
the following inscription: “Presiden
Wilson and envoy Root are deceiving
Russia when they say that w e have i
democracy. We women of America tel
you America is not a democracy; 20,000,
000 American women are being deniei
the right to vote and President Wilsor
is their chief opponent. Tell our gov
ernment it must liberate its people be
fore it attempts to show Russia the roa<
to freedom.” number of women it
the crowd hissed the banner and tore ii
down crying, "This is treason.” No om
was seriously injured.
Thursday’s Bulletin
Rome: Two Italian steamers and five
sailing vessels were submarined last week,
London: A dispatch from Vienna this
morning states that the Austrian cabinet
resigned yesterday.
Chicago: Five auto bandits robbed an
express car on the West Side yesterday
and escaped with $30,000.
Rome: Dispatches from the Italian
front this morning state that the Austrian
forces captured several advanced minor
Italian positions yesterday.
London: Answering a wireless call of
distress two American destroyers this
morning rescued 80 persons from two
ships which had just been torpedoed.
Washington: President Wilson has
issued a proclamation naming Jnne 23 to
30 as ‘‘Recruiting Week" in an effort to
raise 50,000 volunteers for the regular
army.
Fairbanks; William Reagan, who was
sent to McNeil island several years ago
on the charge of rape, has been released
and is now working in a tailoring estab
lishment in Tacoma.
Fairbanks: The Tennis club dance
which was scheduled for last night as the
opening feature of the court, was inter
rupted at 11 oclock by rain and post
poned until next Wednesday evening.
Fairbanks: The Native Sons and
Daughters of the Golden North are hold
ing their annual festival this afternoon,
the affair consisting of children’s exer
cises, which are being staged at Thorne’s
theater.
London: Dispatches from Petrograc
this morning state that artillery activity
is reported from all sections of the Rus
sian front, indicating that the Russian
forces have once more assumed the of
fensive.
Fairbanks: Thorsen & Co., operating
on St, Patrick creek, have been compel
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led to install a four inch pipe in their J
workings to provide air circulation. Op
erations were interrupted several days
ago by gas.
Fairbanks: Dan Callahan, who is en
route to the Interior for retrial, has ar
rived in Skagway and will come down
the river with a shipment of cattle con- j
signed to Waechter Bros. The trial will j
be held at Ruby.
London: In reply to a message of;
congratulation oil the renewal of activity ;
sent by Lord Robertson to General Bu-j
siloff, commander-in-chief of the Russian |
armies, the latter replied that Russia is
in honor bound not to let 1 er armies fail, j
Washington: More than half of the ;
hundred million dollar Red Cross fund '
was subscribed in the first day and one- |
half of the seven-day campaign. Several
milhon-dollar contributions and one of
ten million dollars have been received.
Washington: Another riot took place
on the Wliiteliouse groundsthisafternoou
between suffragettes and non-sympathiz
ers, and it was necessary to turn in a
riot call. The women were handled
roughly by the police but no arrests were
made.
The mass meeting held at the Coliseum
last night for the purpose of discussing
the school question was largely attended
and resulted in active steps being taken
for the organization of a school district.
Another meeting will be held on Sunday
at which time a definite plan will doubt
less be outlined.
Paris: Violent attacks by fresh German
forces against the French positions to
the east of Vaux Vaillon resulted in the
penetration of the French lines at several
points and the capture of Monks’ moun
tain. A counter attack by the French
forces regained all the ground lost, in
cluding the mountain. The German
forces, which were evidently but recently
transferred from the Russian front, suf
fered very heavily in killed, wounded
and prisoners.
Washington: The federal trade com
mission in ics report to the senate this
morning on the coal situation, recom
mended government control of all coal
production and also of all rail and water
shipping facilities in the United States,
paying the owners on a basis of cost of
production plus a fair profit.
Fairbanks: The annual midnight hall
game will be played at Exposition park
tonight, two evenly matched nines hav
ing been selected for the occasion. Man
ager Ben Sherman, of the local team, has
announced that he has wired to the com
manding officer at Fort Gibbon request
ing that the Soldier nine be permitted to
make the trip up river on the steamer
Jacobs which leaves the army post today.
If the boys can get away a game will be
played nere next Sundaj’. No reply had
been received up to a late hour this after
noon.
Fairbanks: Thirty years ago today
United States Marshall L. T. Erwin
loaned a man 52.50 to pay his road tax
in Pottersville, Georgia. In the mail ar
riving today the marshal received a postal
order for that amount accompanied by
the explanation that the man who bor
rowed the money had lost track of Erwin
after the latter had moved away and had
been in ignorance of his whereabouts
until an article written by Frank G.
Carpenter, in which the marshal was
mentioned, appeared in the Outside
papers. Immediately upon learning that
Erwin was in A'aska the southerner pur
chased a money order and mailed it to
Fairbanks.
Friday’s Bulletin
Fairbanks: Checks ill payment of
pensions to oldtimers in the Interior have
been received here and are now await
ing delivery.
Washington: The Belgian mission ar
rived at the capital this morning and were
formally greeted at a reception in the
senate chamber.
Fairbanks: Former Delegate James
Wickersham has arrived in Seattle en»
route to Juneau in the interest of his
contest, which he is prosecuting vigor
ously.
Washington: The senate finance com
mittee this morning voted to increase
the second class postage rate a quarter of
a cent a pound as a means of increasing
revenues.
Athens: It is reported here this morn
ing that President Venizelos of the pro
visional government has arrived in Ker
atsini from Salonika. He is evidently on
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London: According to figures made
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the British casualties show a tremendous
falling off since the commencement of
the recent British offensive in Belgium.
Washington: President Wilson this
morning ordered the selection of sixteen
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regular army. The personnel of the com
panies will be picked from the entire
national guard.
Washington: The total number of
men in the United States liable to call
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conscription law, as shown by the final
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Paris: An official statement issued bv
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mans executed a very powerful attack on
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paigne sector on a 400 yawl front, but
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Charlestown: Major General Leonard
Wood this morning issued a warning to
all factories to look out for bombs being
brought into the factories by employees
in their lunch pails. Several bombs have
been discovered in tin cans labeled beer
in a factory doing federal work.
Fairbanks' The patriotic moving pic
ture, ‘‘The Battle Cry of Peace” which
was thrown on the screen at Thorne’s
last night, received the most enthusiastic
reception of any picture ever shown here.
The house was packed and it will
be necessary to repeat the picture several
times to satisfy the popular demand.
London: Wm. James and James O’Gradv
two Laborite members of the House of
Commons who returned from l’etrograd
today state that tliev were informed by
Minister of War Kerensky that former
Czar Nicholas is to be placed on trial on
the charge of trying to arrange a separ
ate peace between Russia aud Austria.
Fairbanks: The Commercial club has
received a telegram from Delegate Sulzer
requesting that the reports of grand juries
for the past five years relating to the
condition of the federal building here lie
forwarded to him at Washington in order
that lie may have something tangible
upon which to base his arguments for a
I lieu building.
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Washington: Senator Borah offered a
drastic amendment to the food bill in
the senate this afternoon. The measure
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lish the wholesale and retail prices of all
commodities, and provides that the price
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