casts. The whole sepplv in the bands
of the saloon men and brewers was dis ,
;«*■: of to private parties at hi$h prices
before the closing aocr.
WEDNESDAY
Copenhagen: N\> news has reached
this cuca'^v from Gena ray lor the past
d« days and the re salt of the Mav Day
strikes is anknow a.
New York: By a proclamation issued
by Mayor Mitch* il jejlcnhy New York
city will be bone drv between the boors
U 1 and bam. hereafter.
Pthrirwi: The first Slav Day fete to
be cilehrated La this ci’y witboot tear of
react»aary interferece was held \ester
dav. Perfect order was stainiained alt to
more than a tntUloa persons put-c:p-*;«.d
to the festivities.
* London: The British troop ship Bal
larat was sank in the English channel
last nite by a German IVbcat. She vis
. oa her way from Australia ami was load
ed with soldiers from that cooatrv. AH
oa board were saved.
Seattle: Everv member of the tae
c hem cal department ok’ thf Scat: e Star
stopped work this-noning he a period
of ten inirates as a token of protest re
garding the evocation of Mooney oc tbe
seventeesta this month.
Waibntgtsa: Owniiss the genera!
staff the pres-niec: -decided this Tr©ra;-tg
to send s sail”. nstJitarv force to France
as stoa as the A1 ies ■:t<a it aisisib’t *o
divert vessels front the ww'toSirtBipor'
tng srrpd.es to tile tirrvtstr of iitfiuitrr1
aod etfuipsieat.
New York: The saw ikputMRt an
isacttced this anrsia; that the U. S. >
Sttsrts wit! arrive at Cordova ahottt Mo
10 to act as a recTMticg scitroa tor Alas
ka- This is being done to enable r.vaa
teers Ha enlist as there is do reermting
station in the Territocv.
Lccsdoa: Aa official dispcitch trvxsi the
British treat states that a violets’ artillerv
battle is ragtas along a Senile f-ent
frees Letts to Sc. t^ae-tia. indicating that
Hatg has be-gna peeps ratheis for aa oth
er series of iafaatry asssaalts as soon as
the Freaek set at* their iafaatry pressure
isorth a ad south of the Aisce.
Washington: Herbert Hoover who
has been elected to the post tic a of food
coctrailer ci the United States, hi a
statement to the press urges Itaswww
to ecoaotnne is the preparatioe of tool
staffs and to eliminate waste, and advises
the reh classes to eat icmies ocly ia
order to conserve the food scpplv.
Washing'oc: Is a statement gives oct
yrstrnlsy Lord Percy-, member of the
British ccmmissioa and expert oc ship
ping nxditMBt declared that Germane
is staking ships taster than the Alhea
can betid them. Forty were sank the
first week ia April. Lord Percy declares
that it devolves oe America. Canada and
k
Japan to manntactcre bests faster than
, toe I'-btxu can sink them
, London: Lieut. Thomas. coacjukier
. of the )>na crew of the tinker Vksue
j ami focr of the gcstiers are ikiailtlv
• known to hare been drowmd when the
tinker was torpevkurti. The sews was
. received simnitaneocsly with the rep« r:
that Coptain Harris and eight am. tu
cindmg six gcncer*. were :cx.ei bv a
putrol boat. The iota’ comber oi vtc.tnts
of the Vacocai no* ante-ants to IS.
Washington: The state department
announce i this morning that no tier -v
peace which Germany icr; ra
too Betfamana-HoIIweg at .. merlin,
of the rochsv.g Therwiav " ' •■* C\ i - -
ered he this government or the Allies at
atsv time. It is declared that tnoicii'
advices have been received to the effect
that Germtev while offering terr-s ui
pe-aee in which she agrees to rriiaqei-h
. all cooqcered territory stiii maintains
that she is the victor in the struggle ana
' as six'*! is entitled to dictate terms. This
attitude it ts claimed. makes any peace
ergot sauces impossible.
THURSDAY
Vancouver, B. C.t AH empoves of all
ships snis is this ettv have struck tor ait
iocrewse of wages.
London; Hearn nghtingisdeve'cc:rc
along the Sen see river to the east c: Arras
ami the British forces are ag.ua tdv-unc
tag.
Near York: In the tight -.3 this city
last tsite jchncy KilUane was given the
, newspaper decision over Freddie Welsh
, in $ ost of the tea rocads.
Copenhagen: Spvad-an. one oi the
largest tsu&Eaitkxi ftcturiesu German*,
is reported this morning to have eees
placed coder taartial law.
Washington. It was uwoccrd this
morning that the United States »:.i sene
to France in the verv rear tnture AW
imbalances and drivers a»d TTY- doctors.
Washington: The bowse ae site pas
sed the amv and tan ipptopr . oa ix’I
cvrry.cc a too', bedge-t of NT. sdT.5cd.tcc.
the largest of its kind :a the h.stoey of
the world.
Loo-least A satec<-t issned by the
i Imiralty this mom ng places the total
oc vessels sank bv U-boats dttrtrg the
rreek «d:s; April 15 at S. The ’.csss this
week is sac i to be mnning eqnally as
inn.
New York: Herbert Hoover who ar
r.eed rrocn Hoiac-i today declared that
the snbosarine activity in Earopean wat
ers is rapidlv rretpcitarlrg a conditio® of
actxaX starvattoc ia Belgium an-i Northern
France.
F'_enes Aires: It was oSciallv la
socnced this morning that Germany has
given Argentine tali atsbebae and
prc-crised to par fell indemnity roc the
sicking of oce of her merchant vessels
recently.
Washington: Secretarv Baker and
ocher administration and army heads in
conference with representatives from all
states oa national defense this mom-ng
nrged the closest oooperatsoo between
the states aad the federal government.
London: Great Britain s war debc
amoents to eighteen btllioc doitars. the
daily expenditure amcccung to thirtv
mil hoc dollars a day. According to es
timates tor the next year England wii!
spend thirty bullions in the r . de
month.
Washington: In an interview this
moming Secretarr Lansing declared that
"we might as well wake np to the fact
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tea does not fight Germany on European
to:! she will have to fight her ou Antti
; can soil.” .
London : The America* steamer Sock -
icgham was either K!«ur.»l or struck
a mire :a the Irish -ei dtrin^ last ai’.t
ard altho Iwilv iUati.<ni can .red to
stake her jav: th:< swcair.: Twelve . t
.the crew which took to a Lie hc.it are
still missing. the balance of the crew
! assioertti .v men being reported sate.
The lltgce: Reports emanating ffvdt
different carts ot Germany state that a
military cordon has l«e:i established
arcend Essen ti e location of the Krarp
car: d ammunition factories in oner
to prevent the slightest cue of .aber
trvefes from becoming known to the
work!. Strikes are general among all
classes of labor in the towns along the
Dnteh border ia protest against the io>!
. shorta.ee.
Washington i Government officials who
! are £ aid mg the destiny of America thru
the present war crisis are unanimous ia
i the declaration of their d'crschon that
i ibe whole coentrv is entering upon. an
l en of unprecedented pros per: tv and that
it the people remain ooi dartre the first
tew weeks m l net:I the first shock o
entering the war has worn off they mil
w tness the iruojarat.xw of an amarine
rerkwl of Indus; ia I activity scch as will
lring prosperitv to all classes.
FRIDAY
Chicago: The bakery interests have
conceded to tie demands of the st: kmc
bakers tor owe monev and the strike
has been declared off.
Amsterdam: kepcrtsfcsm 3erl:n stite
that jcr.cn noting occarred in that c:t'
on May Day an 1 tltat machine guns were
used to clear the streets.
Loodoa: The ad mini tv this morning
announced the loss of 2So lives when the
transport Arcadian w-as torpedoed in tne
Mediterranean Sea April If.
Washington: The Aanien sailing
vessel Mi ~~.ire: is reported to have ' eer
torpedo*-: off the Irish const on April d~.
No loss ot life his been reported.
Seattle: It »x< ru—oee I her* this
morning that the mvi department -s
coctemplat’-rg is order to paiatill Pnget
Socc-i fishing craff white » u to te the
mere easily distiagsisiei
Wash met oo: A coetmtssaoc of the
most prominent railroad men in the
United States wt'l leave tor Rnsstc. scon
1 to begin the were of rehabilitating the
railway system ot that coentry.
London: A new type ot Gc mini sub
marine has been reported. She has an
overall length ->f .o) feet ani a high
surface speed. The ordinary txje of U
bcxit has been 175 feet in length.
London: In a statement this morning
Lord Carton dedami that the sc beast re
menace w.T! net affect the cltinsate cat
come of the war. He also stated that
eexBjpersoey rationing m England is in
evitable.
Basil: A large powder factory at Fnrth.
! Grraaav is reported to hare exploded
vesterdae. resulting in tne death of 5C1
A similar explosion a: Trotsdorf the same
afternoon killed thirty. The causes are
■ aakwn.
Pttrograc: A large nnsnber of soldiers
dees here this morning demanding the
res;g-a: ret of Foreign Minister Milckoff
s: Td thee declare is not m sy mpathy
with -hem.
Washington: Seventy-five of the :n
; termed German and Anstrian vessels in
■ American ports which hare been sette-d
" be the government, are being placed rn
commission and will soon be pet in the
service of carry tag mnaitic ns to the Ai
| lies.
Washington: In acoatetence wimtfce
American genera! staff this morning the
British and French irar experts stated
j that anting the fdrtsite of fighting jest
past on the Western front the French
have lost III.C»-1C La killed. weended and
captnred and the British ST.OOO.
Washington Plans are being perfect
ed to place the control of all shipyards ta
the hands of the president in order to
speed cp prodccticn. The present esti
mated monthle oatput of the shipyards
- of the Halted States is d.-C.OM tons and
, Germane is destroying on an average ot
1.5PXW tecs men title.
THE MAIL ORDER HOUSE
OE THE NORTH
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Toc’ls, Baildiag Material. Electrical Supplies, House'
bold Utensils, OTeralis, Tents, Mattresses, B'ankets. ete.
A Complete Stock of General Supplies, including
the Famous Mishawaka Rubber Boots and Shoes
Corona Typewriters, Dodge Bros. Automobiles
Sjvrcul Attention Circa to Mii! and Tdigraph*: Orders
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Wasbtusto!;: Discussing the recent
British drive in the Sr. Quentin sector
Lorvl Balfour remarked that the British
advance took place two weeks before it
was scheduled, an.; that while it accomp
lished the unexpected feat of penetrating
th* H: mien berg line it was done with a
smaller sacrifice of men than had been
anticipated.
Washington In a statement from the
door of the senate this morning Senator
Stone dedaied that he has secured *N
ss>Icte'v •■shsputalrfe evidence that vast
quantities ci a'.' kinds of food products
»rr "e eg wdfnliv destroved he the cold
storage interests thru-out the United
States in erv’er to create an apparent
shortage of production ami as a means of
holding up the retail prices. Senator
>'ctte tna le these statements in support
of a resolution he has introduce" I advocat
ing the seucre n v she government of ait
cold storage and jacking plants in the
United S .lies and placing ci them under
government control, as wed as control
of ail food pn>'.nets and food price--.
Ptarmigan Appear
In Coast District
The missing ptarmigan have been
found, si vs the Sc wart Post. Scientific
sharps and experts of bird lore now have
an opportunity to set forth their know
ledge in regard to whether the above is
a statement or misstatement cf fact.
From neariv every part of the Interior
have come reports that the ptarmigan
have vanished. A tew scattering birds
were seen bat the vast Socks were not to l
be found. Some ssid that the cold had.
killed them, others that thev lia-i migra
ed. Reports from the Alaska peninsula
recently received state the renmsula :s
virtual I v swarming wiih the birds this
winter. Never in the history of the pen
insula have the birds been so thick and
the natives are taking advantage of the
invasion and are living high. The can
NENAIMA
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LAUNDRY
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EH PARKS
NOTICE OF CALL FOR RH’>.
Sealed ptopi^U will be received at the
ctEce o( the A', shall Ei:c rteer:::^ c
•• -- ' . N e ■ -
p. tr . June 1st. .ir.v! then opened. f.-r
ttirni'htrc a: Ner.-ai on or before N v.
I5th„ 191T, a’lorar.v part i tItem 1 —
200 tons ot nat ve re-.’ top V. tv of ,.«»I
quality. brght .indued cared voting hay
cat before August 1st. 1°.'. free tro t
weeds, dirt or outer imparity. ttt bales
of noi less than 5* poan U each, ’tern 2
—5“ tons rot hay ot gocd quality', free
from vie-.it?. d«11 or other impcnlies, :-i
hales ot not less than 50 lbs. etc!;. IV
liverv will be accepted at any date be
tween August 1st nr 1 November 15th.
The Conimissi.'n reserves the right t-> ac
cept or reject an-, or all Lids and to
waive technicalities ;t in the interest ot
tae government to do so. Envelopes
should be mar heal ' Proposals tor Hay.
to be etsraed June 1st.' Thomas Rigg'.
Tr.. Member ot Com mission. 52-5t
tent-ion is that the bin’s migrated trout
other parts, and it is also claimed tint
ptarmigan do not migrate. an 1 that the
reason they .-.re so plentiful is because
conditions were tavorsble at hatching
time on the peninsula and the cold of
the Interior last summer is given as the
reason tor their scarcity there during the
winter.