A WEEK OF CONDENSED WIRE NEWS
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HONDA Y'iS’ BULLETIN
FISH EH MEN DROWN
DURING SEVERE GALE
Boston—Nim*tot*u fishermen
most of them Portuguese, lost
their lives yesterday oil’ ('ape
y Cod, their dories having been
swamped during the gale off
the roast. The storm tame ou
them before they eould make
shore.
STRIKEBREAKERS MUSII;
DEPORTED BY CITIZENS
T -
Kansas City—Four hundred
strikebreakers who were in
duced to come to this city to
take the places of striking car
men, were deported yesterday
by citizens in sympathy with
the street car employees, as
sisted by the police. There
* were no disorders, the import
ed workers offering no resist
ance when ordered to leave
town.
SUNDAY RAID FATAL
TO MANY IN ESSEX
London—-German air raiders
visited England again on Sun
day, dropping bombs which
caused the death of twenty
three persons and the destruc
4 tion of considerable property.
Nine of those killed were wo
men and children. Fifty more
received injuries from which a
number of them will die. The
bombs were dropped in South
ern Essex, near the mouth of
the Thames.
«, GERMANS FORCED
FROM POSITIONS
retrograd—It is announced
sit general headquarters this
morning that the Russo-Ruma
ian forces have repulsed the
Austro-( Jerman attacks along
the Fokshani railroad, the op
erations in that section yes
terday resulting in the capture
of 1,200 Austrians and Ger
mans. The enemy was forced
to evacuate their positions at
A several points during the even
ing.
ALLIES WILL REFUSE
S<)('IALISTS PASSPORTS
London—Following the ac
tion of the United States gov
ernment. ihe Allied nations
have announced that they will
not issue passports to Social
ists for the purpose of permit
ting them to attend the indus
trial conference which is to
he held at Stockholm during
the coming month.
ROYS GET FURLOUGHS
UNTIL EN1) OF MONTH
Seattle— Willard Herron,
son of ('has. E. Herron, own
er of the Anchorage Times,!
James Eagleson and Roy. A.
Taylor, Seattle hoys, the three
students at the University of
Washington who received com
missions as second lieutenants
of the army and now stationed!
at Fort Scott, have been grant-i
ed furloughs until needed for
active service, on August 27.
RELIGION NO IJAR
* TO SERVING NATION
*
Washington—Members of re
ligioti sect opposed to war, con
scientious objectors on grounds
other than religion and ah
others who are opposed to con
script-ion will be sent to the
national army cantonments re
gardless of their objections, ac
cording to an announcement
made today at the office of tin
provost marshal. Once they ar
rive at the camps, however,
they will be put to work ai
tasks other than drilling and j
preparing for fighting. The
president will determine the ex
act status of the objectors
Miss. Elizabeth Foster is
spending a few days in Fair
banks, visiting friends in the
upper town. During her ab
sence Miss. Thora Slippera is!
in charge of the telephone ex-]
change in the general office
building. i
TV USD A VS lilLLETiy
ACCIDENT IS FATAL
TO RAILROAD MAN
Fairbanks—John Kolia, an
oldtiine employee of the Tanana
Valley railroad, bavins been
been with the concern since
1005, died at the local hospital
early Sunday morning as the
result of injuries received on
Saturday night, while on the
way up from Chena on the gas
oline speeder. Kolia was
thrown from the car in some
manner at Ester siding and
an examination showed that
several of the vertebra near
the neck had been broken
and one of his ribs broken in
such a manner that it punct
ured the lung.
SALMON CATCH FALLS
BELOW THAT OF 1013
Bellingham—E. B. Ewing,
president of one of the largest
canneries in the world, and an
authority on the fish situation
on the Pacific coast, declares
that the salmon catch this
season on Puget sound and in
At-iskan waters is less than
one fourth that of 1013.
DESTROYER HITS MINE;
MOST OF CREW SAVED
London—The admiralty an
nounces the loss of a British
destroyer, which is reported
to have struck a mine in tin*
North sea yesterday. The
commander and forty-six of the
crew were rescued.
RIG SLAV ('OXFA 15
SET FOE AUGUST 23
Petrograd—The meeting ex
traordinary of the National
council lias been postponed to
PEAUE OVERTURES
ARE .MADE 1»Y POPE
RoniePeacc* proposals origin
ating at tlie Vatican have been
forwarded to each of the bel
ligerent nations. The pope
suggests the restoration of I5el
ginni, Serbia and Rumania and
the peaceful solution of the
problems regarding Alsace-Lor
raine and parts of Greece now
in dispute. It is expected
that the proposals will be pub
lished by the Vatican late to
day.
NATION'AL < 5UAEl>SMEX
WILL GO TO FRANCE
Washington—Plans for send
ing the first National guard
troops to France have been
perfected with the organiza
ation of a division which will
include the troops of twenty
six states and the District of
Columbia.
Madrid—The spread of dis
orders throughout the kingdeyn, j
resulting from strikes, in near
ly all branches of industry, re
sulted today in the issuance
o an order placing the entire
country under martial law.
Washington—A reduction in |
armaments, the settlement of
all international disputes by
arbitration, the freedom of the
seas are the emulation stones
upon which the pope's peace
proposals are laid, as indicated
in advance information re
ceived in this city late today.
Sau Francisco—Sixty per
cent of the street cars of this
city have been tied up by the
strike, the third day showing
the strikers to be much strong
er than at the start.
Washington— The Chinese
government has declared that
a state of war exists between
that country and the Central
powers of Europe, meaning the
Imperial German government
and Austria-Hungary. Ten o
Ylock is tin* hour named in the
declaration, according to ad
vices received by the Chinese
legation in this city and trans
mitted to the state department.
San Fram• iseo—Xegot i a t ion s
have been virtually completed.
for the purchase hy the gov- j
eminent of the Great North-;
ern railway steamships North-j
ern Pacific* and Great North-!
ern.
Paris—German newspapers (
which have filtered through
the trenches into the hands of
tlie French troops contain arti
cles in which the claim is made
that tiie German officer< know
where the American troops
f.vi> in training and also the!
exact section of tlie fighting
fioul they will take over.
Washington—The uomina
ations of 200 new major geuer-I
als and brigadier generals werej
sent to the senate by the presi-j
dent today for confirmation.'
They include all National
guard general officers, who are
tohold commands in the new
army.
('lay ('enter—Taft lias been
informed hy his physicians
that he may leave for his sum
mer home in Canada tomorrow.
Washington—Senator King
has introduced hills intended to
put a stop to I. W. W. and
German agitation in the United
States.
V'EDXESDAY'S BI LLETIX
AUSTRIAN AIRPLANES
MAKE VENICE ATTACK
Vienna—Ii is stated today
by officials of the government
that four tons of Austrian
bombs were dropped by air
planes early Tuesday morning
on the Venice maritime arse
nal. inflicting heavy damage
and starting a number of fires. |
FRENCH LOSS LIGHT
FROM DIVER ATTACKS
Paris—The weeklv report of
losses sustained from submar
ine attacks shows that only
one French vessel of more than
sixteen hundred tons was sunk.
Three ships under that tonnage!
also were destroyed.
Fairbanks—1 >eputy Marshal1
Anders, of Hot Springs, has re
ported to the head office that
there are approximately 247
men employed in the mines in
his district at the present
time. He has estimated the
output for the summer at
§464,000. Last year, with 300
men in the district., the camp;
produced §750,000.
Washington—It is the in
tention of the government, if
necessary, to take over the en
tire lair vest of the nation as a
means of stabilizing the mar
ket and maintaining fair prices;
for the farmer as wed as for;
the consumer.
Amsterdam—Reports which !
have reached this city from
Berlin indicate* that the race]
riots and labor troubles report-!
ed from the United States are
very pleasing to the kaiser.
Washington—Members of the]
cabinet declare* that President'
Wilson will take his time for]
the consideration of the peace j
overtures of Pope Benedict.
REORGANIZATION PLANS j
OF ARMY MADE PUBLIC]
—
Washington—The completed i
plans for the re-organization of]
the American army became oub-i
lie today in general orders is ]
sued, prescribing the formation
of all tactical units from divis
ions to armies. Each division
will be formed on the pla n of
the European standard and pro
vision is made for the organiza
tion of all additional troops in
to training battalions of 012
men. The American division
in France becomes the first
regular army division.
Washington—Senator Lewis,
of Illinois, has introduced a
resolution intended to stop con
gressional interferance with the
conduct of peace negotiations.
GOVERNOR ADVOCATES
INCREASE IX WAGES]
Seattle— (Jovernor Ernest
Lister lias issued a proclama
tion calling upon Western
Washington lumbermen to end
the mill workers strike by
granting the demand for an
eight-hour day, with pav for
nine hours work. The lumber
men have announced that they
will meet soon to consider
the request of the governor.
COAL .MIXERS THREATEN
TO CALL STRIKE MONDAY
Eirmiimham, Ala.—< Iffieials
of the Cnited Mine workers
declare that it is the intention
of that organization to call out
twenty thousand coal miners
on Monday, in consequence of
the refusal of the operators to
grant the demand for a con
ference before August 13.
IiKITISII SUCCESSES
CONTINUE IN THE WEST
London—General Haig re
ports that the Entente troops
are attacking the Germans
along a wide front east and
north of Ypres. He also re
ports that progress is being
made by the Canadians, who
have renulsed all the counter
attacks made by the enemy in
an effort to retake the Lens
positions which were lost to
the Canadians yesterday.
Paris—An official report is
sued this afternoon states that
rlie French troops in itelgium
are attacking the Germans in
the hig drive started hy the
Rritish, tlie operations taking
in botii sides of tlte Steenstrate
Dixmude road, where practical
ly all the objectives have been
taken. The Allied forces
have crossed the Steenbeke
river and are now progressing
along the banks of that stream.
On the Ainse front, a kilome
er of German trenches have
been captured from the Ger
mans.
POPE'S PEACE PLAN
NOT VERY POPULAR
Washington—The text of the
Pooe's peace note, which has j
been received in the cable dis- i
patches from London, indicates
that the plan does not differ
materially from an official out
line previously received by* the
state department, and the be
lief is strengthened by state
ments made- today that the pro
posal will not be accepted by
rite Allies in its present form.
DEPARTMENT PREPARED
TO JAIL INDUSTRIALS
Washington—Officials of the
department of justice are au
thority for the statement that
the government is prepared to
deal severely with Industrial
Workers whose activities inter
fere with or curtail the output
of those industries which are
deemed essential to the war
needs of the nation. *
77/URSDA Y’S RVLLETIX
POLICE INDICTED FOR
RACE RIOT .MURDERS
—
I'elleville, 111.—Throe mem-!
bers of the East St. Louis po-j
lice force have been indicted!
on the charge of murder, sis j
the result of the deaths which j
occurred at the time of the
recent race riots in that city.
Six indictments were returned
by the grand jury.
SE< RETA RY 15EL 1EVES
IN ADVERTISING LOAN
Washington— Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo 1ms pre
sented to the National Adver
tising Advisory board si plan
for advertising the next Liber
ty loan, which will be offered
to the American public within
a few weeks. The secretary J
suggests that the campai,rn be1
conducted through the columns
r»f the newspapers and other
publications of the country at
a cost of from one to two mil
lion dollars..
Shanghai—The Chinese navy
lias taken over three Austrian
vessels which have been in the
harbor for the past two year.-.
Seventy men are employed
on lilt* work on the Happy
spur line and about a mile
and a half of tin* grade* is now
ready for steel. . There are
15 teams on tin* job.
MAUKEXSEX TAKES
MANY PRISONERS
Berlin—The war office has
issued a statement in which it
is announced that Mackensen's
forces, which are fighting in
Central Rumania, took <>.700
Russian and Rumanian prison
ers yesterday, besides which
they captured eighteen cannon
and sixty-one machine guns.
CHINKS GET READY
TO TAKE Cl* ARMS
Peking—A commission of 50
have assempled in conference
with the new president of Chi
na for tin* purpose of consider
ing the question of active parti
cipation in tin* war against the
Central powers. Many of the
members are in favor of dis
patching troops to the Europe
an battleground
JAPANESE MISSION DUE:
JAPS TO HELP ALLIES
Washington—The Japanese*
mission, which is now enroute
to this city, will enter into ne
gotiations with the government
with a view to the active* par
ticipation of Japan in the war
to such exte*nt as the* Allie*el
nations mav suggest. The e*om
mission alsei take up the matter
e>f relations between the United
Srate*s and Japan, in the* lmpe
of reaching a definite settle
ment e>f the ditlerem-es be*twe*en
the two nations.
TANK Elf TORPEDOED;
(’ATTAIN IS PRISONER
Washington—Officials of tin*
navy department have authoriz
ed the announcement that the*j
American steamship t'ampa, aj
Standard Oil tanker, was tor-'
pedoed ’esterday by a Oermanj
snhmarine. The department
also lias reason to fear that j
the captain of the vessel and l
four mem hers i>f the naval
guard were taken captive by
the diver, in which event they
doubtless will Ik* executed by
the ("Jermans.
I’ll I SCO STREET CARS
TIED FP I*Y STRIKE
San Francisco—Many of the
cars of the Fnited Railroads
company did not leave the
barns this morning owing to
the strike among the emplov
ees of the company. Traffic
is not entirely suspended but
the strikers are adding to
numbers steadily and promise
to made a determined fight
for their demands.
FAIRFAXES FARMERS
(JET SPED CONTRACT
Fairbanks—The farmers of
Tanana valley will supply the
potatoes required by the war
department, this year in Inter
ior Alaska- This information
came in the form of a notice
to the Tanana Agricultural us
soeiation notifying the organi
zation that it had been award
ed a contract for 05,000 pounds
of spuds, at 4% cents per
pound.
The farmers of the Fairbanks
district report that a larger
acreage than usual is in crops
this year and nearly all the
potato farmers declare that the
yield this year will he above
the average.
FRIDA Y'ft BVLLETIX
Copenhagen— Numerous in
dustries engaged in the manu
facture of war supplies are re
ported to have been tied up in
normally as the result of
strikes promoted hy extreme
Socialists. The reports of the
trouble reached this city from
Eerliu.
<11 INK DECLARATION
received <>cietlv
Peking—The announcement
of < 'hino's declaration of war
against the Central powers of
Europe lias oerasioneil little ex
eiteinent in this country, no
doubt beeattse of the fart that
the <|ttestioii was discussed at
length before action was taken.
Neither the deelaration nor
any of the other documents re
la tin;; to the conflict contain
any mention of the probable
association of China with the
Entente, which is regarded as
indicating that it is the inten
tion of this countrv to act in
dependently of the Allies.
DELEGATES WANT COAL
PRICES REGELATED
Chicago—The delegates from
thirteen states, who are in this
city attending a conference of
the National Defense council,
have given their support to a
resolution asking the federal
government immediately to fix
the price of coal throughout
the country and to regulate
the distribution of the fuel so
as to relieve the crisis which
now threatens the nation.
GERMAN LOSSES
HEAVY FOR MONTH
London—The German cas
ualties during the month of
•Tilly, as shown on the official
lists just received in this city,
totaled nearly ninety thousand,
of which number twenty-one
thousand died of wounds and
sickness. The total German
casualties of all classes since
the commencement of the war
is given as four and a half
million.
MOrXTAIX FUMMEIJ
STAUTS A STAMPEDE
\\ ashiagio i—The discovery
of platinum in Alaska by Prof,
Herschel Parker, the mountain
climber, and others, has arous
ed the government to the point
of sending special agents to
the territory in the hope of
finding a sullicicnt quantity of
tin* metal to meet the war re
quirements of tlie Allies.. A
party of four government ex
perts have been assigned to the
study of the Alaskan situation
for the purpose of reporting
discoveries which may replen
ish the supply of platinum cut
off bv the suspension of mining
activities in the Fra! mount
ains. Should these experts he
able to make a favorable re
port on the platinum situation
it! tin* North, operations on a
large scale would follow im
mediate! v.
FASKEV IS A<Tj FITTED
15V FA 11MIAXKS JFHY
Fairbanks-—Tin* jury in the
case of the Failed States vs.
• 1. Harmon t’askev brought in
;i verdict of not guilty late
yesterday afternoon, after de
liberating about thirty minutes.
Fitskey was aircsAc 1 on the
charge of cri.mii.ffll libel, the
complaint having been sworn
opt by \V. . Thompson.
DEPAUTMGXT MODIFIES
LIQUOK IIEHFLATIOX
Washington—The war de
t»artment 1ms modified the re
cent order which prohibits sa
loons within half .a mile of a
military camp. As amended,
the order does not interfere
with saloons when the military
camps are merely temporary,
us in the case of Kansas Fity.
where many of the biggest
drink emporiums in town were
compelled to close because of
the mobilization of troops with
in the city limits.
FINISH FA III NET
HAVE QFIT JOBS
Helsingfors—A cabinet crisis
lists been precipitated by dis
orders resulting from the scar
city of food throughout Fin
land. Several of the members
have tendered their resigna
tions and a general upheaval
is threatened.