TIFL1S, July 9.—Hadzshina, a wild
little 6-year-old Kurdish girl, has be
come the mascot of a Russian artillery
regiment operating on the Persian
frontier. She was left behind when
the population of the Armenian vil
lage of Hazar fled and Russian sol
diers found her, clad in a filthy shirt,
hiding in the depths of a bake oven.
After she had recovered from fright
under the kind treatment of her cap
tors, the little one told through an
interpreter how she had been left
behind by-her mother, who escaped
taking with her another child. Her
father, she said, was a soldier and
had been taken prisoner by the Rus
sian troops.
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MEN AT FRONT
PRIZES
MUNICH, July 9.—Being in the
field on soldier duty has not prevented
eleven metaphysics students from tak
ing time to compete for the 1,000
mark prize offered by the Kant
Society for the best answer to the
question, “What genuine advances
have metaphysics made in Germany
since the time of Hegel and Herbart?”
Dr. Oskar Ewald of the University
of Vienna, now at the front, was
awarded the 1,000 mark prize, which
was donated by Prof. Dr. Karl Gut
tler of the University of Munich.
Another serving in the war. Dr.
Kynast of Breslau, won the second
prize of 500 marks. The judges were
Prof. Hussel of Gottingen, Prof. Hen
sel of Erlangen and Prof. Messer of
Giessen.
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IB DOES NOT
AFFECT POSTAL
y
PARIS, July 9.—War has had con
trary effects on the postal service of
France. Obstructions to commerce
and industry resulted in a great de
crease in business correspondence,
but this is more than compensated by
the increase in personal letters be
tween members of dispersed families
, and the soldiers and their relatives. In
a single day the postal department
handed 14,000,000 letters, 780,000 regis
tered letters and packages, 135,000
newspapers and 57,000 postal orders.
The volume of matter has steadily in
creased since December.
But the moratorium, the closing of
a number of financial establishments
and the suppression of discount has
also turned a great flood of collection
business to the postal department.
Naturally, “dead letters” have also
largely increased, partly through the
impossibility of delivering the letters
or packages to their destination, but
largely on account of defective ad
dresses. Between December 1914, and
May 5th last, 8,500,000 letters and
nearly 60,000 packages were thrown
into the refuse heap. Among the let
ters that have gone to the “Dead Let
ters Office” during that time were
found bank bills to the amount of
360,000 francs, of which the depart
ment has been able to return to its
owners only about 30,000.
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YOUNGEST BARONET
THREE YEARS OLD
y LONDON, July 9.—The youngest
baronet in England is Anthony Banks
Jenkinson, aged 3, who has just suc
ceeded to the baronetcy on the death
of his grandfather, Sir George Banks
Jenkinson. The baby’s father, Cap
tain J. B. Jenkinson, was killed In
action in September.
GERMANS ASKED
BERLIN, July 9.—Through the
agency of the “Deutsche Durerbund”
In Constantinople, an appeal has gone
out throughout Germany for German
literature which may be placed at the
disposal of the Turks.
“The Turks,” says the appeals, "like
their army/ will be advanced in cul
ture after German pattern.” Germans
therefore are asked to give their sup
port to the move to supply Turkey
with German literature. It is hoped
and expected to establish reading
rooms in Constantinople at which Ger
man books will be obtainable.
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TELL DIRECTION
OF SHELLS OF
V
BERLIN, July 9.—The war has de
veloped what might be termed an
artillery ear” especially among the
soldiers in this branch of the service,
which enables them to judge accur
ately what kind of a shell is being
fired at them, and whether or not it is
aimed at their battery or at some
other spot Many lives have been
saved by this gradually developed
oral alertness.
The artillerist, explains an officer,
who has been in the field for months,
is able almost instinctively to tell
whether a shell is headed for his bat
tery or not. The men have learned
to pay not the slightest attention to a
shot that gives off the peculiar sound
indicating that it is aimed at some
other battery or position.
Because of the confusing noise of
the artillerists’ own battery, the
squad tending it usually is divided
into two groups, one of which listens
for the shells of the opponents, and
gives the warning to dive for the shel
ters back of the guns. The men ledrn
to talk with pauses between each
word, listening meantime for the tell
tale whistle of the dangerous shell.
Only in the case of a small field can
non, fired at a range of, say 2,000
yards, is it impossible to hear the
shell in time to dive into the security
of the sheltering “understand.” Those
shells have reached their mark about
as soon as the sound of their dis
charge.
The 12-centimeter flat-trajectory
guns on the other hand gives just
enough warning so that the men can
make one dive. There isn’t one frac
tion of a second to be wasted, but by
quick action the artillerist can save
himself.
The big howitzers however give
nearly half a minute’s warning. As
the officer puts it, one can hear the
shells from these guns, and still cut
off a slice of wurst and take a swallow
from one’s “field bottle” before seek
ing shelter. The shelter in this case
must be a genuine shelter, consisting
of about three layers of heavy wood,
and two yards of earth and stone. Else
the shelter and artillerists are gone.
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FISH COMPANIES
BEING SUED
FORM
JUNEAU, July 9.—The Territory
of Alaska has commenced suit against
the Alaska Pacific Fisheries Company,
and the company at Hoonah, for the
license tax due under the new law,
which imposes a tax on all fish traps.
The companies have taken the posi
tion that the tax is unconstitutional,
and the Bureau of Fisheries at Wash
ington has expressed opinions coin
ciding with the companies. Many of
the companies have already sent in
their returns. J. H. Cobb has been
appointed as temporary counsel for
the Territory and will represent
Alaska in the suits.
GLASGOW, July 9.—The first case
of a Glasgow workman charged with
interfering with the output of muni
tions was dealt with severely by the
local court. The workman, James
Marshall, was charged with assaulting
another workman because be was
turning out too many shells. The
court’s sentence of three months at
hard labor was accompanied by the
following statement:
“Although you are making 22 cents
an hour and have constant work, you
are finding fault with a fellow-work
man because he is doing his duty to
his country in its hour of agony. This
assault was committed by you to in
timidate him from doing his work like
a man. If this happened in Germany
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CO. ACQUIRES
SEATTLE, July 9.—The Booth
Fisheries Company has consummated
the purchase of the five canneries op
erated by the Gorman Company in this
state and in Alaska. The canneries
in Alaska are located at Kasan and
Shakan. The Gorman Company will
continue in the fish brokerage busi
ness and will handle the output of
the canneries just sold. The transac
tion is important as reducing the num
ber of independent cannery companies
in the salmon field. The Booth Com
pany is gradually reaching a size
rivalling the Alaska Packers. The
purchase price of the five canneries
was $1,000,000.
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ENGLISH PEOPLE
BUT BOTTLED
LONDON, July 9.—The new drink
restrictions seem to have caused peo
ple to lay in private stocks instead of
really decreasing the sale of beers,
wines ar.d liquors. To get around
the early closing hours, people buy
less in the saloon and more bottled
goods, while the business of the
saloon has fallen, the bottled goods
merchant never did so well. Strict
watch is kept on the sale of alcohol by
the druggists, who have to keep a
stock book open for the inspection of
visiting revenue officers.
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CORNISH, N. H„ July 9.—Presi
dent Wilson is showing the effects of
the outdoor life he is leading^here,
and seems to be the very picture of
health. He has gaine dseveral pounds
since he left Washington, and makes
the rounds on the golf likns at least
once a day when the weather will per
mit. He is paying close attention
the Mexican situation, and Lansing
forwards him all messages received
by the State Department on the sub
ject. It is said that some of Wilson’s
closest advisers have recommended to
him that the Villa faction be made the
provisional government, and that
Villa and his cohorts be given official
recognition by the United States.
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Just received a new shipment of
STYLEPLUS Clothes at S. BLUM &
Co- ■?.**!
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MINING ITEMS
WELLS
Harry Hayes came over from Port
Wells this week and brings some
items of interest to Cordova people
about the mining activity In that sec
tion.
He says that Gus Ohm is working
on the North Star claims, driving a
tunnel. He brought over with him six
men and seven tons of freight.
The showing on the property is
traceable for 3,000 feet and the lead is
three feet wide. The values are good
and everybody in the district feels
that Ohm has a fine proposition, and
one that will run into good money.
The Nuggett claim owned by Hayes
and others is continuing to show up
well. Seventy feet of tunnel has been
driven, which discloses 16 inches of
quartz in the face. This 16-inch por
tion assays $102 to the ton. Several
assays have been made by Charley
Foulkes, assayer for Colonel Millard,
with results running from $22.00 to
$179.00 per ton. Mr. Foulkes said
they showed the best average values
of any assays he had made in Port
Wells.
Three engineers from the Gastineau
people at Juneau, are now in Barry
Arm to examine the property owned
by Harry Hummel. They plan to re
main from four to six weeks and will
make a detailed examination, prepara
tory to an exhaustive report to their
principals.
Ed Griset is prospecting ?n Pigott
Bay following up some rich float
which has been found in that vicinity.
The float appears on both sides of the
point between Piggott and Hummer
Bays, and there are about ten men
prospecting here trying to find the
lead, The float is very rich.
At Golden, Wagner and Johnson
have four feet of ore in their tunnel
and it shows good values. Jake
Logan is working on the Home Rule
property, and has driven about 70 feet
of tunnel with 20 feet of cross cuts.
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LAND SALE N 0 I
CREEK
SHIP CREEK, July 9.—The sale ot
lots ni the new townsite here com
menced today. After all lots are sold
that bidders can be found for, the sale
will be concluded, and all persons who
have tents upon the streets as laid out
in the plat, or upon any of the unsold
lots will be ordered off the land. The
government will thereby try to force
the people to buy lots, unless accom
modations are found for them upon
the land purchased by others at the
sale. Although originally intending to
clear only one street, the government
officials have over a hundred men at
present working to clear the streets
in the new town. The first death at
the new camp occurred today when
Frank A. Emstoy was killed when a
live wire fell upon him.
RESULT 0 F
CINCINNATI, July 9.—The bodies
of 29 of the storm victims, who lost
their lives in this city yesterday have
been recovered and identified. There
are still 20 missing, some of whom it
is feared have been drowned in the
Ohio river, when a tng and convoy
capsized. The work of clearing;away
the debris of the five buildings
Sixth street is proceeding apace; and
it is expected to find some of the missy
ing in the ruins. The city has opened
agencies for offering relief to the
poor of the city who suffered from the
storm, and the mayor has appointed
committees to assist in the work.
FAMOUS FUND
USED TO HELP
ITALIANS
ROME, July 9.—Among the funds
which are pouring into the commitees
in every city of Italy to provide com
forts and necessaries for those who
are suffering directly or indirectly
through the war, an interesting con
tribution of nearly $500 has been re
ceived by the Committee for Civil
Preparation at Bologna. The com
mittee existed during the war of in
dependence in 1866, and this sum,
which was then only $80 was the bal
ance which remained to the fund after
the war was over. It was deposited
in the name of Count Salina a well
known patriot of the town, and in 4
years R has more than* quintupled
itself.
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VESSEL ARRIVES
FOR FLOATING
COURT
The United States Coast Guard
vessel McCulloch arrived in Cordova
this morning, on her way to Valdez to
take the floating court to the west
ward. The boat came direct here
along the outside passage from San
Francisco, where it left July 1, and
encountered rather rough weather for
most of the trip. The boat took on a
supply of oil and water at the dock
and sailed for Valdez this afternoon.
The McCulloch is under the com
mand of Captain J. C. Cantwell, who
has seen more service in Alaska for
the Revenue Cutter branch of our gov
ernment than any other man in the
service. It was Captain Cantwell who
first discovered placer gold in Alaska-.
In 1885, Captain Cantwell made a dis
covery of placer gold on the Kobuk
river ,and included the matter in his
report to the department for that
year. The next year gold was struck
at Forty Mile.
The officers of the Coast Guard ves
sel are mostly the same who were on
the boat when she wras here last
year, and who made so many friends
among the people of the town. The
vessel will return to Cordova towards
the end of August and pay a longer
visit than it was able to at this time.
Lieutenant Alger, who made a report
to the government that resulted in
the selection of the donation site for
the public building is again on board.
The full roster of the officers follows:
Captain J. C. Cantwell; First Lieuten
ant, J. A. Alger; First Lieut, of Engi
neers, J. \V. Glover; Second Lieuten
ant, T. A. Shanley; Second Lieutenant
of Engineers', J. F. Hahn; Third Lieut
enant, J. M. Earp; Third Lieutenant,
C. J. Todd; Third Lieutenant of
Engineers, W. M. Troll; Assistant
Surgeon, T. C. Galloway.
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COHN FLAKE ill
SERIOUSLY ILL
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 9.—W.
K. Kellogg, the Battle Creek Million
aire, and the manufacturer of several
nation wide advertised brands of
breakfast food, who has been tour
ing the north, was taken suddenly ill
in this city yesterday with an attack
of gall stones. Mr. Kellogg was
bundled on board a special steamer,
which was secured, and departed at
pnce for Seattle, via Whitehorse. A
nurse accompanies Kellogg.
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The Health Commissioner of Mil
waukee is planning to establish free
dispensaries and clinics in school
buildings at regular hours, not only
for servlcet to the children but for the
general public.
LIBERTY BELL IS
LN ROUTE TO
/ 9
PHILADELPHIA, July 7.—The Lib
erty Bell, precious relic of the Ameri
can Revolution, started Monday on its
eighth and longest journey from
Philadelphia since it was first hung in
the old State House of the Province
of Pennsylvania in 1752. It goes to
the Panama Pacific International Ex
position and before it is returned to
its big glass case in Independence Hall
next November or December, it will
have traveled more than 10,000 miles
and have been seen by millions of
people.
On its journey to San Francisco the
Liberty Bell special train will traverse
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon and California.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for the journey and everything
that will aid in safe-guarding the beH
from injury has been done. Four
policemen from the Philadelphia traf
fic squad will guard the relic until it
is again returned to its home.
At sunrise Monday workmen re
moved the bell from its case and put
it on the special hanger that will sup
port it across the country. It was
wheeled on a truck into Independence
Square where patriotic exercises were
held. At noon the First Brigade,
Pennsylvania National Guard escorted
the bell to the West Philadelphia sta
tion of the Pennsylvania Railroad
where it was hoisted on a special car.
At 3 p. m. the bell train with a party
of 26 city councilmen commenced its
journey.
The train consists of a baggage car,
diner, three sleepers, a special ear for
the reception of guests en route, and
a car for the bell which is at the
rear. This is a specially constructed
flat car, with an iron railing at the
sides and ends. American flags will
wave from staffs at each comer and
there will be other decorations in
American colors.
Cities traversed in the night will
get a glimpse of the relic, a system of
illumination having been devised that
will throw a blaze of light on the bell
as it passes through in the darkness.
Shock absorbers have been installed
on the flat car to keep the bell from
being jolted. The train crews will be
specially picked for their carefulness
in starting and stopping trains. The
speed limits across the continent will
not be less than 18 miles an hour nor
more than 35 miles. The schedule will
be rigidly observed so that crowds
may not be kept waiting beyond the
time appointed for the train to go
through their communities.
There will be no official souvenirs
of the journey except those dis
tributed by the escorting committee.
The committee also refused to make
any concessions to moving picture
concerns, virtually every such enter
prise in the country having applied
for the privilege of sending represen
tatives on the trip. The committee,
however, purchased a special moving
picture machine for its own use. Pic
tures will be taken through the jour
ney and films will be furnished to pub
lic schools without expense. In short
the City Council has placed a strict
ban upon commercialism in connec
tion with the trip. The bell will reach
Seattle July 14 and will arrive in San
Francisco Friday night, July 16. and
Saturday, July 17, will be Liberty Bell
Day at the Exposition. Early in the
morning the relic will be conveyed to
its place in the Pennsylvania build
ing on the Exposition grounds where
exercises will be held.
The bell will leave San Francisco in
November and will return by the
Southern route, through Los Angeles,
San Diego, Arizona and Texas. The
details of the return trip have not yet
been completed, but it is virtually cer
tain that the special train will go
through St. Louis, Indianapolis and
Cincinnati.
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In 19 states it is unlawful for an
employer to exact any agreement
either written or verbal, from'an em
ploye not to join or become a mem
ber of a labor union, as a condition of
employment.
The Japanese are now manufactur
ing yearly about $5,000,000 worth of
toys of which 40 per cent are for
exportation.