A WEEK OF CONDENSED WIRE NEWS
HONDA TVs' BULLETIN
Washington— Secretary of
the Treasury M’Adoo has de
t manded that congress get busy
* on the war insurance bill, now
pending. The bill provides
for a separate allowance for
the wives and children of en
V listed men, of §47.50 per mouth.
It also provides for insurance
up to §10,000, at the rate of §8
per thousand, and every man
eugaged in lighting must be in
sured for at least $5,000, for
the widows of soldiers, whether
lie applies for the insurance
or not. The measure further
provides for the support of the
wives and children of wounded
soldiers during their illness,
and makes provision for dis
abled soldiers. The indica
tions are that the bill will
pass within a few days.
+ Spokane—Twenty-seven In
dustrials, including James E.
Rowan,, district secretary, were
arrssted at their headquarters
Sunday afternoon by a com
pany of Idaho National guards
men, and placed in the county
jail. They have been inform
ed that if it is found, noon in
vestigation, that any of them
are wrongfully held, they will
be released. Otherwise, they
will be held as military prison
ers until the end of the war.
^ Washington, I). 0.—Herbert
Hoover issued a statement
today in which he warns the
people of America that the
world is facing a meat famine.
The greatest economy is urged
as a means of conserving the
supply and preventing actual
_ suffering later.
Paris—Several desperate at
tempts were made by the Ger
mans on Sunday to recapture
positions in the Lens sector
which were lost to the British
during the past week.. The
enemy lost heavily in men and
without making a single gain.
Aside from some artillery duel
ing, there was no fighting in
the Ypres district.
New York—Pleading guilty
* to the charge of conspiring to
violate the draft law, 1>. Sam
uel J. I’ernfeld and Louis I.
('berry, ousted members of tin*
exemption board, were sentenc
ed today to two years in the
penitentiary, and fined the sum
of §10,000 each. These lines
were remitted later, however,
V at the request of Assistant Unit
ed States Attorney Knox, who
explained that the government
did not care to accept tainted
money.
Eiguad, Quebec—Only twen
ty-live persons lost their lives
;ts tin* result of tin* explosion
which wrecked the powder
plant of the Curtis- Harvey
company on Saturday. The
entire' factory was destroyed
and there were more than one
thousand men and women were
at work at the time. The
property da marie is placed at
j several million.
Rome—An official bulletin is
sued by the government to
day tells of the commencement
df offensive operations on the
Isonza front and the capture
of more than 7,500 Austrians.
The Italian forces have taken
several enemy positions and
have crossed the Isonza river.
Olympia—Having failed in
bis attempt to bring about a
settlement of the lumber mill
strike, which has tied up the
lumber industry in the states
of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho. Governor Lister today
addressed an appeal to Presi
7* dent Wilson to use his influ
ence* to end the strike.
London—Over half of the
% walled city of Saloniki, which
is occupied by Entente armies,
has been destroyed by fire and
more than 80,000 residents
Washington—It is believed in
official circles in this city that
the unrest in Germany which
recently resulted in the cabi
c net. crisis, has increased rather
than diminished during the
past few weeks.
Duluth—An Industrial camp
near this city was wrecked by
state troops this morning after
one of the soldiers had been
stabbed by an I. W. W. Sev
eral of the Industrials were
roughly handled when they at
tempted to protect their camp.
Petrograd—It was formally
announced today by officials
of the government that Nichol
as, deposed czar, will be moved
the ship yards trouble is
dome has been prepared for
him.
Washington—Although it is
not the policy of the govern
ment to give out information
regarding the movements of
the American expeditionary
forces, no secret is made of the
fact that the number of troops
in France is increasing stead
ily. Department officials an
nounced today that fully 100,
000 would be in France before
the snow flies, everything al
ready having been arranged to
transport the troops across
the Atlantic. Some divisions
of Guardsmen will be sent, it
is stated, before the entire reg
ular army and all of the new
national troops have been dis
patched to the front.
TCHSDAY’S BULLETIN
Petrograd—It is announced
at general headquarters today
that the IIusso-R umanian arm
ies operating on the Southern
Rumanian front, have been re
tired at several points by the
vigorous assaults of the Ger
mans. It is claimed, however,
that the Slav forces are fight
ing stubbornly, and their re
tirements .have been without
disorder. On the Caucasian
front tin* llussians are reported
to have made further large ad
vances, capturing a series of
important villages from the
Turks.
Rome—An official bulletin
issued by the Italian war of
fice states that the Italians
had captured ten thousand
Austrians up to last night in
the latest offensive operations.
The battle is progressing with
out interruption.
Seattle—The Spanish war
veterans have appointed one
hundred of their number as a
special committee to suppress
and punish sedition and the
treasonable activities of I. W.
W. agitators.
Peking-—The Austrian min
ister and his staff and all the
Austrian consuls probably will
take a Dutch steamer for San
Francisco, their departure from
tliis country having been made
necessary by China's declara
tion of war against the Central
powers. They will embark at
Shanghai.
London—General Haig re
ports that the Germans made a
third attempt this morning to
recapture positions on the
Flanders front, which were
taken by the British during
the offensive operations of the
past week. The attacking
forces were rennlsed complete
ly.
Corfu—During the past two
days the Bulgarians have hurl
two thousand shells into the
city of Monastic, causing the
destruction of a fourth of the
city and the loss of many
lives. A large part of the city
is now in flames.
Seattle—The steamship San
ta Ana, bound for Bethel and
Seward, has been ordered to
proceed to Dutch harbor for
the purpose of taking on the
crew of the steamship Kota
Marti, which foundered off the
Aleutians. The crew will be
landed at Seward.
Paris—In a smashing offens
ive which was started by the
French yesterday morning in
the Verdun sector, tin* Ger
mans wers forced to retire at
every point of attack and bv
night the French had made ad
vances along both banks of
the Meuse, along a front 12
miles long. The German
lines were penetrated to a
depth of. fully a mile and i».(M>0
of the kaiser’s men were tak
en eantive.
The Germans launched sev
oral heavy counter attacks to
day but they have been unable
to recover any of the grouhd
lost by them.
Ghicago—Choiee, heavy hogs
are quoted today at £20 per
hundred, an advance of £3 dur
ing the past eleven days.
Territorial Representative
Andrew Nerland, of tlie firm of
Anderson Pros. & Nerland, re
turned to Fairbanks this after
noon, after a brief visit in Ne
nana.
New York—Petitions desig
nating William R a n d o 1 p h
llearst as Democratic candi
date for mayor were filed in
this city today.
L o n d o n—T w o German
squadrons of air raiders at
tempted to reach this city ear
ly today, but were driven off
before they had proceeded
many miles inland. Two of the
machines were brought down.
Ten of the enemy airplanes
swept down against the Kent
coast this morning, dropping
many bombs in the vicinity of
Dover. Three persons were
killed and a numjer injured
by the explosions. The other
raiders invaded Yorkshire, but
caused little damage during the
short time they were permitted
to remain over English terri
tory.
London—The Germans are
reported to have started an
offensive movement in the ex
treme northern end of the Rus
sian front, and it is believed
that if the operations develop
into a sustained attack, the
Russian port of Riga will he
in serious danger. The pos
session of that position would
be very advantageous to the
Germans, since it would en
able them to move against the
Russian flank.
Paris—Two dispatches from
Madrid today state that five
hundred persons have lost their
lives in various parts of Spain
during the past several days
in consequence of tin* disorders
resulting from strikes in that
country. Most of the deaths
been red in Madrid. An iron
censorship has been established
and a score of newspapers have
been suppressed because of
their failure to exclude certain
items from their columns.
Nance O'Neil, one of the
most talented women artists
in the moving picture world,
will make her appearance on
the screen at the Coliseum to
night and tomorrow night in
rhe William Fox feature, “A
Woman's Past”. The picture
will be shown at regular week
day -♦price, a quarter for gen
eral admission and fifty cents
for reserved seats.
Ruby Judge Runnell has
sentenced Knutsen to a term
of eighteen years on the charge
of rape, the defendant having
entered a plea of guilty to the
three indictments returned hv
the late grand jury.
Paris—The battle that start
ed in the Anglo-French offen
sive in Flanders has developed
into the greatest battle the
world has ever recorded, the
line of activities extending
from the coast of llelgium to
the Swiss frontier, a distance
of 445 miles. The fighting con
tinues with unabated fury
around Lens, St. (juentin, Ar
ras and along the Aisne. The
French took an additional thou
sand prisoners today in the
Verdun region.
London—The Canadians op
erating in the Lens sector
launched another attack on the
western environment at an ear
ly hour this morning. The at
tack developed into a hand to
hand encounter and within
fifteen minutes after the Cana
dians had left the trenches,
the enemy had retreated to
safety behind reinforceed posi
tions.
Seattle—Replying to the
movement of Spanish war vet
erans to take a hand in pre
serving order, Mayor Hi Gill
said that instead of going after
the I. \Y. W. the veterans had J
better go after the higher-ups
who are placing the real ob
staeles in the way of the gov
eminent.
Ruin-—The trial of Pan Cal-j
lahan, whieh consumed five
days of the court's time and
cost the government many I
thousand dollars, ended yester
day noon in the acquittal of
the former Fairbanks council
man, the jury being just four
teen hours reaching a verdict.
The first ballot is said to have
stood ten for acquittal.
The case closed late Monday
afternoon, following the argu
ments of the attorneys. As- j
sistant Prosecuting Attorney
E. Coke Hill opened for the
government, speaking for an j
hour. Leroy Tozier followed
with a two-hour argument fori
his client; and District Attor
ney Roth brought up the rear
with a speech lasting an hour
and a half.
Dawson—Advices received in
this city from the Flanders
front state that only seven
members of the Doyle machine
gun battery, which went to
Europe from this city, have
survived the lighting in the
Lens sector, where the Canadi
an and Dritish forces have
been conducting offensive op
erations against the Germans
during the past several days,
a foregone conclusion that the
senate will increase the war
tax bill to a total of two bil
lion by increased taxes on war
profits and large incomes.
Fairbanks—Jack Nelson, a
| woodcliopper living on Bear
j creek, wound up a protracted
!spree bv committing suicide.,
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| Rome—It is official'.’ an
jnouced today that the Italians
| have taken over thirteen thou
sand prisoners since the com
Imencement of the offensive op
erations on the Ison/.o front.
In addition to the prisoners
■•the Italians captured thirty
! guns and gained a number of
i important positions. The oper
ations along the entire line art*
! reported as proceeding satis
i factor? ly.
Washington—In a pi'oclama
j tion issued today. President
Wilson arbitrarily fixes tlie
price at which bituminous coal
| may he sold in the various
!states, the figures announced
being as follows: Pennsylvania
js>2; Maryland, >52; West Vir
ginia, 82; Virginia. 82; Ohio,
,82; Kentucky, 81.95; Alabama,
81.90; Tennessee, 82.30; Indi
jana, 8—95; Illinois, 81.05;
I Arkansas, 82.(55 • Colorado, 82.
| TO; Kansas, 82.55; Missouri,
182.70; Oklahoma, 83.05; Texas,
i82.05; Montana, 82.70; New
.Mexico. 82.10; Washington, 83.
'25.
< hicago retailors have been
quick to respond to the execu
tive* demand for minced prices
and cuts already announced
insure a saving of upwards of
830,000,000 annually to con
sumers of the Windy City.
Perl in—Tt is admitted by
the war office today that the
French have gained a foothold
in ihe cuts in the eastern parti
of the Avacourt wood and on
the knolls to the east of Ava-;
court wood, on the Verdun
front.
Vienna—Austrian churches
and organ builders have been
notified by the government -
that all organ pine factories,
and all churches |i the mon-1
archv will soon be requisition-1
ed to fill the needs of war in
dustries.
Poston—The Pritisli steam- j
er City of La Sore, with a three
million dollar cargo, is report
ed aground. Then* are fiftv-'
three passengers aboard. No
details.
Rome—The Italian war de-j
partment heads declan* that tin*
losses sustained hv the enemy'
during the first two advances
of the Italian forces will reach;
i30,000 in killed, wounded and i
captured.
Seattle—The local exemption
hoard, having been advised of
the departure for Canada of
many Americans of draft age,
has brought the matter to the
attention of the war depart
ment witli a view to placing a
restriction on the exodus.
Washington—The iudications
are that the Washington, Ore
gon. Idaho, Montana and Wy
oming troops will he sent to a
training camp in North Caro
lina.
An impicst over the remains
of tin1 late .Tolm Nelson was
held at Fairbanks today and a
verdict of suicide rendered by
the jury. Nelson was a wood
chopper of Hear creek, who
shot himself in the head ealry
this week.
Seattle—The steamship ITna
tilia, which sailed for Nome
on August 17, had the follow
ing passengers for Fairbanks:
Ella Frankhouser. .Miss Emma
1 taker, Mrs. .T. A. Welthen.
The Mariposa, sailing today,
had Margaret Keenan, principle
of the Fairbanks schools. The
Dolphin, also sailing today,
had Mrs. A. M. Li verson and
Miss. Adleings, trained nurses
who are enroute to Nenana.
> Seattle—A statement issued
by the lumbermen today de
clares that it is their intention
to shut down the mills and
logging camps in this state for
a period of four months. Con
tracts secured from the govern
ment during that time will be
tilled in 1 iritish Columbia.
L o n d o n—Dritish airmen
made a successful raid on the
Herman bases along the coast
of Delgium early Sunday
Seattle— Twelve thousand
.employees of Washington ship
yards will begin voting tomor
row on the question of calling
a strike to enforce the demand
for a general advance in wages
The result will be announced
on Monday.
Rome—It is announced in of
ficial circles today tliat tlie to
tal number of prisoners taken
by tlie Italians in the present
battle is in excess of 1(5,000.
Paris—The French objective
north of Verdun apparently
has been attained at all points
and the fighting in that sector
was somewhat less pronounced
today. To continue the offen
sive on the big scale of the past
several days will reuuire fresh
artillerv preparations, it is ex
plained by officials of die war
d(*partmenf. The French are
now in control of all ground
held at tin* beginning of the big
battle fought around Verdun
last year, with the exception of
IIill 304, which the Germans
still retain.
Palo Alto, ('al.—TJ10 war de
partment has abandoned this
city as a site for an armv can
tonment because of the inabil
ity of the department officials
and members of the city coun
cil to agree on the sanitary reg
ulations, governing the canton
ment. There is an ordinance
prescribing certain require
ments not in line with the plans
of the department.
Seattle—Skinner & Fddy are
figuring on a $30,000,000 con
tract to build 47 wooden ships
for the French government,
the vessels to be of 2000 -tons
capacity each. If the contract
is secured, the boats probably
will be built in two new sbip
vards to be established on tin*
Fraser river, near Vancouver.
An Atlantic Port—The re
port has reached this city that
Captain Albert Oliver and the
American gunners who were
taken prisoners by a German
submarine crew several do vs
ago. at tlie time of the sinking
of the steamship Campana.
went to their death with their
captors, as the result of an en
counter with a French warship
t_
French Front—Tneendiarv
bombs dropped by German avi
ators during the night partiallv
wrecked two French hospitals
behind Verdun, and killed ten
of tlie wounded inmates. One
woman nurse and nineteen
trained male nurses also were
killed.
An American Port—Advices
received in iliis city today tell
of a runninn finht in the Irish
sea between an American liner
and a (Senium submarine. A
total of sr, shots were tired be
fore the liner could net out of
the diver's ran no. The report
of the encounter was brought
here by the liner's sister ship.
London—Estimates based on
reports received in this city
since the commencement of the
latest offensive operations on
the several battlefronls, place
tin- number of Teuton prison
ers taken at 30,000.
Portland—The rapid spread
of forest tires throughout the
mountain districts of this state
is a matter of gravest concern
to otlicials of the forestry ser
vice. who are convinced that
the tires are of incendiary or
ison. Every effort is beinj;
made to net the tires under
control.
Atlantic Port—Members of
tin* crew of the American tank
er Xava.no, who have just ar
rived lien*, declare that their
vessel destroyed a Herman div
er off tin* Irish coast, follow
inn a runninn finbt which last
ed *24 hours. The submarine
showed unusual speed, beinn
able to keep within ran.ne of
tin* tanker without apparent
effort.
I.utte—The failure of 1,0(10
copper miners to report for
work at Anaconda resulted to
day in the suspension of opera
tions at the local mines of the
Anaconda Copper company, as
well as the complete shut
down of that company's smelt
er. It is predicted that every
copper property in tin* Itutte
district will be forced to close
down within a few days, as the
result of the threatened walk
out of smeltermen. If it con
sidered probable, that the n°v
ernment will take over the
mines in case of a general tie
up.
Koine—The \v;i r office tie
dares, in a statement issued
today, that the Italian forces
have captured over 20,000 Aus
trian prisoners since August
is. Many nuns also have
been taken during the past few
days.
London-—Fort v-onc thousand
prisoners have been taken by
the Allies on the French and
Italian fronts during the past
fifteen days, according to an
official statement issued by the
war office today.
Paris—The war office has
made official announcement of
the capture of Hill 304, the
onlv objective which remained
in the bands of the Germans
yesterday morning, following
the big French drive. The
bill was taken this morning in
tin attack which was made on
the left hank * of the Meuse,
between Avacourt wood and
Headman hill. The French
lines have been advanced an
average of a mile and a quart
er, which is more than the
original plans contemplated.
Washington—(' o n i r a erors
have been notified hv tin* fed
eral shipping board that no
more contracts will be let on
the Pacific coast until it lias
been demonstrated that the In
dustrial Workers have been
curbed and it has been shown
that there is ample material
on hand to complete the work.
Seattle—Harry Osm, a fish
erman arriving from Ketchi
kan on the steamship North
western. confessed to the po
lice that he was a bootlegger
and declared that practically
everyone on the boat was Irv
ing to smuggle whiskey into
Seattle from Alaska. In his
confession, the fisherman told
the police that his statement
had been provoked by the loss
of 17 quarts of red eye, which
bad been stolen from him on
flit' trip down. A search of
tin* vessel disclosed tin* pres
ence of only an occasional bot
tle among the members of the
crew, entirely disproving tin*
charge of the confessed block
ade runner.