nunc FRIDAY'S RAINY
Tie mas who coaM attend tie
^ntherixg at Bed Men's Halt last
; ight and not fee! jantly proud of
lit work being dose by Ketchikan's
3 at*K school*, must lave a q»«r
,;rwsh is lu makeup. The cccaston
i •*.« tl« commeweeaseat exercise* of
t ie eighth Grade, aad the program ,
.engtiy caw. ws* good from iegin-1
■Eg to cad. Tie number calling forth
. >« interest of ike . greaser number
of tie between six aad seven hundred
people preheat, w» tie I**nce of She
Slay Pole, given by the pup!Is of tie
Primary gralee whirl was a revel
* alios of tie rare **d interest tales
in ler work by Sfiss Bo-miter, who las
conducted that department is tie
Ketchikan school for several years.
Tweaty-one little tots took part la
this event, each one doing her part
will a j recUtow and grace tint com
pletely charmed tie audience. Not
a hitch nf any kin*) occurred, net a
step was nijael as the little oars,
fairy-iile, flitted through tie figures
of tie dance, and what a round of
applause went up when they retired
from tie stage. Tie same* at these
taking part were:
May Sharp.
Queen's Attendants
Erma Feddersea, Haxei Bong
Eluabetl Ease aid Edith Lingerfel*.
Duetts
Helen Mills Evelyn Sampson
Ethel Leodbette: Mina James
Mary Gilmore Helen Byns
Hath Eya Bull Nichols
Genevieve Nelson Cecil Myers
Bose Bartlett Clare Carlson
Alice Lee Marie Granger
Flora Bates Al-ire Sjursea
The muse for this number was
furnished by Alice Kincaid at tie
piano; Mrs. Jean Sagar, mandolin; O
'•V; reams, drama.
The rent of tie program- in addi
;ke to tie maacal numbers by the
Estanon Orchestra, which were rex
cered in their customary excellent
style, was tie wcrl of the members
of tie graduating class. It consisted
of a piny in three act* entitled, “No
Girls Admitted," which »v very
well rendered by Florence Mercer,
luua. Bisa, Helen Paap, Wsnnefred
Baber, Arthur Anderson, Everett
Pasp ami Mitchell Spaeth. Other
timbers were choruses by the Class,
“Sosg of Joy ” and “Welc-me
Sweet Spring," the Utter including
a violin obligato by Everett Paap.
Then came recitations by Liella
Amundson, Begins Curtis, Marie
Anderson and L-ueHa Wakefield; a
vi*K» duet by Helen and Everett
Paap. a piano «l» by Eegima Curtis:
tfc* presentation, of the diplomas by
Prof. J. L. Joses, aad tie eloran
“Hurrah for a Holiday” by tie
-isss, completed the p.r-igrasa the best
of its Had ever 'produced in Ketchi
kan.
The members of the graduating
'ha are: |
Icdh Aoaa
EH iia G. B-rsg ;
Hornet Patrice Mercer
Winsefred Baber
Marie Christie Ax-icrson
• atleliae Beg.ca Curti«
Helen M- Pact
N ra Elizabeth Boss
-V:eUa Isabelle Wakefield
Arthur G. Anderson
Everett O. Pasp
.A Mitchell Spaeth.
Lass Mattow: Green Bat Grt-wixg
Ass flower: Carnation
Class Colors: Green and White
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JENNINGS TO ISSUE
LETTEB ON VOTE
••I have bo statement to make a:
this time.” said Judge Jeariag*
when aaked yesterday about tie li<jaer
ejection held Monday. He eentiased:
* • I hare receive*! no applications for
.. -n’es from any of tie saloon keep*
ess.”
It it learned from other scarce*
taat art homor will probably !sn» a
letter today in order to clear Bp isv
*ial pobu aiwt which there seems
to be a difference of opinion.
For instance Judge Jeeulrips is
said to have intimated that the 370
rot»s re -,rs in property belong to
tie regies ration list and he may de
ride to count then in which ease
She total npstratiM wotsld be 2,
Vt> making a necessary wet vote of
II >4 iast-a.i of 970 as as present.
Hewerr’, it woald not material af
feet the : *ne, save, perhaps to swell
t - may -ity of the wets. Aside from
g • ; that they hare mor* than
t ■*. ■ so - of the votes sworn in the
• • see.. - s alto hare 19? nrwi
affidavi’* from absentee*
'he n of the election from
Jiraea --raed over to Jay Bell,
clerk o’ -r* *<v*rt, yesterday by Cons
i*d . j»age of tfee elee
tho, a *re placed in tfee vss.lt at
•he * "i hnK—Janeai Idspatcfe
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2-i.sb- *f May i»—Preside at .Imp.
rwrntfy - ;cd.-stc-i head of the Poric
e«se g tamest, has tendered bis
FROM FRIDAY’S RALLY
Mc«»Tm LAST SIGHT
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Milo C. Osughrean an * Miss Marvel !
Esther Wilkes were unite.i in nssr- '
riage last eight at the home of C
H. Field. Rev. Miehener officiating. I
The young folks wit! be at home iu f
the MeGraw house in Newtown. They
have the best wishes for happiness
and prosperity front their hosts of
friends in Ketchikan.
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WAS A GOOD CITIZEN
The arnouneement yesterday of tfet j
death of C. H. Baachinaan came as a !
decidoi shock to the people of this f
community. Chris Btrschtnanu was
I well is! favorably known by praetie
[ illy every mac interested directly or
indirectly in the salmon canning In- !
dcstry of the north. As the head of j
the Northwestern Fisheries, he has
been prominent in the business. *r i
his sudden and unexpected taking off
will be a shock and a matter of grief
to the entire trade.
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London. May ii—A German mill- j
tocaire named Posisi has been arrest
ed at Altona, Germany, on a charge
jf high treason. The German gov
emment claims that he has been sell
i ing metal to Great Britain from his
j Norwegian -Swedish smelting works *
j He trill be given a trial next week.
New York- May if—While taking I
I a horseback ride sear Oyster Bay !
| CoL Roosevelt fell heavily yesterday <
j tnd retained a fracture of several
I ribs.
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I London. May if—The Admiralty ’
announces tc-lay the loss of the Brit- 1
isfc battleship Majestic by being
•truck by either a floating mine or ’
j a torpedo in the Dardanelles. Th • ,
i Majestic was buBt in 15S5. had a |
; crew of T5T men, and a tonnage of ;
! close to fifteen thousand displace *
1 sent. She had a speed of 13 knots.
Eer main battery consisted of four
12 inch rifle*. The bulletin announces
that the greater number of her of
ficers sod crew were saved.
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Seattle. May 2S—The Jefferson
sailed from this port last night for
Ketchikan. Her passenger? for that
place are W_ C. Dibreli. E. EricksoG.
Land Vaughn. Mrs. H. H. McAvoy
and one steerage.
The Spokane got away half an
hour later. Her Ketchikan passen
gers are M. Ryan, J. H. Scott ant
wife and two steerage.
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London, May 2$—The British sub- |
marine E-ll has returned to Its base J
after a verv successful raid in the *
Sea of Marmora, daring which it
sunk several Turkish vessels, inclcd
teg one gunboat in front of Con
stantinople. It was over two fean
•Ired miles away from its base, and
made the distance entirely submerg
ed.
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TAKES FISH AND MARBLE SOUTH
The steamer Para iso- which saBed
south from West Coast points lass
Monday, had over eight hundred tons j
of marble from Tc-keen. In addition ]
:o this she took south ltd tierces of I
r.Bd cured salmoa shipped T-y the
EngeR-T. Wiese packing company.
SEATTLE GOT THE FISH
Owing to the fact that she arrive-'
from Wrangell ahead of the Do!
tkrn the City of Settle
secured all the southbound cargo at
ski* port U.rt night. It consisted of
CO boxes of mild eared salmon. 8fcc
had on board from Petersburg s
boxes of salmon /r.c box of trout
and 1$» tierces of mild cured. Among
her passengers from this port were
F. E Eyes and mother, Mrs. W. A
Bryant and daughter, and Hiss
Beatrice Bair.
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HOGS ABE THETVTHG
L D. Byus is in town from feis
Duke Island ranch. He states that
his herd Isas been increased by the
birth of 54 young pigs from eight
sowe, and that thk entire herd is doing
finely. The sows, which are ranging
without food erf any kind eeept what
they *an pick op themselves appear
to be thriving finely ir. spite / tfce
fact that they are suckling ffee young
stock. Boy believes that this region
ij an ideal one for hogs. He ?s»*
young stock fr breeding petrrose*
for saU or trade.
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HUMBOLDT IS KOBTHBOUXD
After a fast trip north, the Hem
boldt made port this morning about
two o'clock, with quite a bunch of
local freight o» board. Max Kalisc,
manager of the Humboldt Steamship
company is on ber-1 making the trip*.
M. Mayer and 8. K. Jaffe boarded
the vessel here for northers port*.
Sse will zi ta Jestiktsi.. Honda/.
FBOM SATUDRAY’B DAILY.
Berlin. May 29—On the eve ol
delivery to Ambassador Gerard the
exact form of the phraseology of the
German reply to the American note
seems to be unsettled. In substance,
however, it will embody a proposal
to the United States to defer def
init« consideration of Germany >
marine {•obey until the two govern
ments shall have had an opportunity
to establish just what kind of a ves
sel was sunk when the Lusitania went jj
to the bottom, Germany "s reason for
this is that she claims the Lusitania
was an auxiliary cruiser at the time,
being armed ,and carrying soldiers
and ammunition. The German State”
Department insists that it has ah
solute and positive information tv
s stain these points. I; is admittci
that the Gnlf Light was sunk by a
German submarine, and tbe Germ;,®
government is prepared to pay for
the damage.
Washington. May 29—TK- State
Department was in receipt of a nicy
sage from Ambassador Gerard stating
that the German nr.ee had been de
livered to him this morning. and that
it was being translated into tt.f
United State* Co>le. and would prob
ably rea*h this country Monday even
ing. While of course the ambassador
is very guarded in his utterances, hr
intimates that the German reply fails
to satisfy him.
With this the government will have
to be content until Monday, and the
probabilities are that owing to the ,
fact that Monday is a holiday the
text of tbe note will not be made
public until Tuesday morning.
President Wilson has given no in
sir. ation of his plans as to what actio®
h,- will take in the event of the Ger
man government "s attitude being r.-r
satisfactory.
Berlin. May 29—The War Office
annor.nees this afternoon that the
German reply to the United States
has 1-fen turned over to the Ameri
can representative in this city.
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Rome. May 29—The government :
announces that General Cadorni and
his staff are planning carefully tbe
domination of the different Alpine
passes and strategic pointts along
the northern frontier. Tans far. every
place mat may be of use in cither
an advance or a retreat is being
fortified and troops left In ponaamon
for defease. The health of the Ital
ian troops continues of the best, and
the discipline is perfect . They are
treating the inhabitants of the oc
cupied country as brothers, and are
required to pay for everything they
may need.
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London, if ay 29—Advices ■from
Berlin state tlu*r a pa per published ir
the German capital by Count Revent
low, pointed an amazing article las!
night or this morning stating that
Germany does not care for American
bluffs or deeds. The article, publish
ed ir. a journal which has always
been koked up-on as practically a
government organ has create-! a pro
Laid stir in ail she European capi
tals.
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New York. May 29—The will of
Aifre-i Vanderbilt was admitted tc
probate in the eoarts of this city
this morning. The total value of the
estate is tot given in the will. Tc
his widow he begneathed 3 million?
f dollar# in rea* estate in this country
and England, and personal property
sb 1 ready cash.
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BREAKS A LEG
Fred Christobal w®* brought in
from .Shrimp Bay this morning with
a broket leg. He was employed as a
logger by the Orchards and got
tangled up is the bight of a cable.
He is now at the Hospital.
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Undine, Italy. Mar 29—The Aus
trian garrison is reported to hart
evacuated Trieste, Austria, and the
town i.« now in the hands of a mol
and is grave danger of destruction
t. :**- the Italian army arrives with
in the nest couple of days. The
•rohhy families have all fled for
v iety
New York. Mar 29—It is rumored
here that Madeline Force Astor will
soon wed Clarence McKay, head of
the Postal Telegraph and associated ]
companies in the United States. By
v» > itg Mrs. Astor will lose her in
teresl in the Astor estate, her share
according to the will of her husband
-1 or? Jacob Astor, going to her little j
son who sa, horn after the drowsing
of hi* father at the time of the sink
ing of the Titanic.
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Seattle, May 29—John E. Hcmph
ries, judge of the Superior court of
this county, died a, his home this
morning of uremic poisoning. Judge 1
Humphries achieved considerable
notoriety a few month* ago when ai j
the instigation of the Seattle Time* |
he inaugurated a system of pcrr»* j
cotic a on the Socialist* of i&attU.
FROM RATUDBAY'S DAILY.
Berlin. May £9—It is announced
that the Archduke Eugene, a nephew ]
of Emperor Francis Joseph will b. j
in command of the Austriau troops
in the attack on the borders of Itah j
He has had considerable experience. |
and has twice bou decorate*! fo
iwrsotial bravery in the present war. j
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‘•BRING ON THE FISH”
J. R. Beegle, superintendent of the
Pure Food Cannery, says that his end
of the plant is ready for operation,
all that i» lacking being fish. ,T. R;'s:
sjiecialty is the labeling machine,
and he says he has it now so that it
will follow him around the building ]
and wag its tail while he pits it or ;
the head. The Miner Mau hnppene ; !
into the eannerv the other day, am! |
found him down on his knees talking j
to the machine. We couldn't hear I
exactly what he was saying, but j
judging from the look on his face nt i
the time eoneluded it were better
to leave him alone, so we left.
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HAS 40,000 POUNDS ON BOARD
The halibut sehooner Seattle wa~
in port this morning on her way ti
Prince Rupert. She had about fort'
thousand pounds of halibut on board
canght off the Ynkutat banks.
While hauling three cars of ore
from the It mine at Kasaan Bay. ves
terday afternoon, the gasoline loco
motive of the Granby Cons. M. S. A
P. Co., jumped the track, carrying the
crew with it. Both men sustaiue i
painful but not serious injuries.
Campbell the engineer having a rib
broken, while “Casey” Jones has a
badly bruised and wrenched leg and
is otherwise battered up. It appears
that in going down the grade from
the mine to the bunkers, the load
was more than the engine coull
handle, and the train became ui.
manageable. It went rushing down
the hill until a curve about half way
down was encountered when the whoie
thing jumped the track. Word of the
accident was phoned to Hadley, and
the power boat Harry wes sent to
take the injured men to the hospital
at Hadley, where they now are un
der the care of Dr. Heimlich. It is r
wonder that the men escaped with
the small injuries they did ,as tte
three cars piled np with the engine
on which the men were riding.
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OIL BOAT ARRIVES
The tank steamer Atlas arrived up
from the south shortly before noon
today and is now discharging oil at
the Standard Oil Dock at tre south
end of town. She has distillate an!
gasoline on board, and will fill both
tanks here. She called in at Prince
Rupert on the way up and discharged
oil there and will proceed from here
to dnpneau where she will eomplete
unloading.
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FISH BUN SLACKING OFF
“Billy” Semar is home from the
West Coast of Prince of Wales Is!
and after a trip in the interests r/
the Fngeibr. Wiese -company, of which
concern he is the manager in this
region. He states that the nsn of
fish has slacked off in the neighbor
hood of Forrester Island both in
size and numbers. Owing to the small
ness of the fish being eanght ami the
pricey asked by the fishermen he has
decided to suspend operations for the
time being until a readjustment can
be affected.
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BEDONDO IN SOUTHBOUND
The steam schooner Redondo, of the
Alaska Steamship company, was in.
southbound yesterday afternoon n
bont fire o'clock. She discharged
her empty oil drums here and went
in to Qadr* where Eigel Bnscbmann
boarded her and left for the Pound to
attend the funeral of his brother
H. Buschmann. •
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WILL SEE THE BIG FAIR
A. CarLson. foreman at the Rush
& Erown mine is in town, on hi*
way to the States. Axel hasn't been
south for fonr years, and Is planning
a trip to the exposition at San Fran
eiseo and taking in all the other
sights on the way. He will be gore
the greater part of the summer.
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Mrs. M. A. Mitchell, who is in
terested in the Camp Fire Girls
movement, is in receipt of word (bat
the Misses Kempt Horne and Guliok,
both of them prominent inlhe organ
ization, are planning a stop over in
Ketchikan on their way to attend the
national gathering. Miss Gulick's
father is president of the National
Camp Fire .and both ladies are heart
and son! in the work. A local branch
of the organization will be instituted
while they are here. They are now
in Jaaefca.
pp<t—ip——— -nt gaMBBBaHHHBMHMi
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
Hadley Mill Is A Total Loss
The fire at Hadley, mention of
which was made in Saturday's Miner,
turns out to l>e fully as bad as first
reports- the sawmill, box factory,
planing mill, boiler room and power
plant generally having been wiped
out of cxistauee, with an actual
physical loss of over one hundred
and twenty thousand dollars. The
lumber yard, wharf, lumber on hand,
dock house, and oil house were saved,
lepreseuting probably thirty thous
and lollars. this latter figure is only
approximate, however, as an inven
tory is now being taken. It seems
that Saturday was very warm at
Hadley and everything was very dry.
so that sparks set fire to the roof be
tween the two smokestacks about one
forty-five, when both sawmill and
box factory was running. It had
secured such a good start when dis
covered. that the men were driven
back from the hydrants by the in- :
tense heat, the whole thing* happen- '
iug so quickly that several of the
men lost tools and clothes in the
mill, being unable to enter to rescue
their personal belongings, in rescuing
his tools from the filing room. Stan
ley Oaksmith was painfully burned
on the head ami hand. Ho says he
saw the fire just as it started, and
while he was running Vhc length of
the dock, not to exceed seven hundred
f«et, it had spread so far that it
could not be extinguished.
Fortunately for those working to
save the wharf and stock on hand,
the tide was in at the time' .and thous
nnds of buckets of salt water were
used in that fight, which was finally
won after part of the structure had
been blasted out.
About ninety thousand dollars in
insurance was carried on plant and
DECLARES GERMANY IS NOT SHOW
HI I FAITH TO D. S. A.
Washington, May 31—The situa
tion here is graver—more acute that
at any time since the beginning of
hostilities in the Great War last July.
The German note sent in reply to
President Wilson’s demand that Ger
many's attacks on unarmed ships
carrying women and children cease,
was received by the Administration
yesterday. It is signed by Count :
Von Jagon, foreign minister, and
states that Germany’s final decision
as to her reply to America’s demands
will be reversed, anil discussion of
her submarine policy will be
l refused until the United States
investigates certain alleged
charges made against the Hritish
I government. In other words, Ger
: many’s answer. which has been
patiently awaited for days longer
■ than there was any need of. is no
[ answer at all, but a studied insult
■ to the government of the United
States. In it, inferentially, we are
told that it is none of our business
wEat Germany does on the sea, since
several vessels carrying no arms have
been sunk and an American ship
! attacked by German submarines since
the.receipt bv the German government
of America’s note of protest, and all
1 these without a word of warning of
| any kind being given.
That President Wilson is evidently
I satisfied that Germany has no inten
I tion of heeding America’s protest Is
i evident in the fact that he is now
preparing a second note to Germany,
which is said in effect to be an
ultimatum^ and which will be for
warded to the Imperial government
within the next 48 hours. This note
will answer Germany’s demands for
a bill of particulars by denying that
the Lusitania was carrying troops
or munitions of war ,and accusing
the German government of deliberate
misrepresentation in claiming that
she did. The communication will also
make clear that the United States
is satisfied the attacks on the Gulf
Light and Cushing, both American
boats, flying the American flag, nnd
manned by American crews, were de
liberate. and Germany’s appologies
and exprcsions of regret on same
c.irry no weight with the United
States.
Concluding, the President states
that he trusts Germany will not re
main so obdurate as to force this
country to sever diplomatic connec
tions.
In official circles the language of
the President is taken to mean but
one thing: The enforced alignment
of the United States against Ger
D.any. if Germany fails to comply
with the demands this country has
made in the interests of humanity.
It is stated on good authority that
unless a favorable reply is forth
coming without delay, Congress will
be convened in special session at once
to decide on national aetion.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN SEATTLE
HIRBOB-TM1TO BLAME
Seattle, May 31—Fifteen tons of
eighty per cent, dynamite on a scow
moored out in the middle of the har
bor at this point, exploded early
; yesterday morning, doing a great
■ deal of damage along the water
front and among the mosquito fleet,
and snuffing out one life. The ex
plosive had recently been brought
here from 8ari Franeiseo for ship
ment to Vladivostok for the Russian
government for use in the present
war. It is believed that enemies of
the European Allies were responsible
for the deed. The concussion of the
explosion was so great that windows
all along the main street" pf the town
SPOKANE IN AND OUT
With 64 passengers qq board the
Spokane made port yesterday morn
ing, bright and early. She had 72
tons of local freight on board. Her
passengers for Ketchikan were J. H.
Scott and wife, Paul Bucke, Ton.
Ryan and two second class.
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AN EXC^LLUm PROGRAM
Ketchikan observed Memorial Day
fittingly yesterday, with services at
the Cemetery in the afterneoq and a?
Red Men’* Hall i„ iho evening. The
program last night was a very pleas
'"ST one and wa* thoroguhly enjoy
ed. The exercises by the pupils of
Miss Bogge’s and Miss Hall’s rooms
were pleasing and showed great care
by the teachers. Mayor Beeglc's ad
dress was right to the ppSat and car
ried wjth it suggestions that it were
well for America’s citizenship to
emulate. The balance of the program
was good,
*• a*i._ *«, X.Mtan*
here were smashed in. and lighte.
buildings on the waterfront simply
collapsed under the tremenduous con
ssion. People for ten miles were
wakened out of their sleep, and fran
tieally phoned down to police heatF"
quarters to find out what was the
matter. While the property loss will
be considerable, it is believed that
b it one life, that of the watchman
on the scow at the time, was lost.
Cfty and government officials are in
vestigating the matter to ascertain
if possible the cause of the explos
ion. Not a vestige of the seuw re
mains to mark the spot, even the
buoy nt which she was moored hav
ing disappeared.
London, May 31—A, mighty battle
is reported to be raging in the neigh
borbood of Przcmysl. The Russian
left is making a stand there and the
slaughter is terrible. The Germans
and Austrians are hurling themselves
against the Russia a lines, trying to
enpfufa me fortifications at the point
of the bayonet, thus far without
n suits except the sacrificing of
h iman life. The Teuton forces are
now an three, aides of the fortress, the
cast side alone being in the hands
of the Hlavs, The Intter are using
every means in their power to main
tain the-ir positions, as it means the
control of the railroad to Lem berg
and the eastern part of Galicia, which
• bey now hold and elalut as a Rus
sian province. The Austrians have
severai of their famous Hkogn
mortor* In position and nre throwing
fifteen Inch shell* Into the fortress.
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Tk» Duffy Mfatr *1 per nnmtfci
stock, so that tho actual loss to tho
company will be close to fifty thous
and dollars.
Tho destroyed mill was originally
built by tho Now York-Alaska De
velopment company, one of the sub
sidiary companies of tho Brown Alas
ka company. After the smelter at
Hadley was completed, no more lum
ber was cut, and the plant laid idle
for a number of years until bought
by Stanley Onksmith from tho Goulds.
11c interested A. K. Foss, who or
ganized Foss Bros. & t’o., ami re
built the mill. Later owing to tho
need of more capitnl the Alaska
Lumber & Box Company was organ
ized about a year ago and the mill
taken over under the present man
agement.
The mill was running on shooks for
salmon boxes at the time of the fire..
JEFFERSON OOE8 SOUTH
With a big party on board, the
Jefferson made port yesterday morn
ing on her way north. included a
moug her passengers were two parties
of survoyors on theif way to the
Nenana coal fields.
One party consists of ninteen men
and the other on ten men. They aro
taking North a total of thirty-five
horses with which to pack their sup
plies while engaged in the survey
work. Both parties aro under the
command of Frank M. Johnson, sup
ervision of surveys for the land
office. In the field ho will have
direct charge of the larger of the
two outfits. B. H. Sargent will have
charge of the smaller party’s oper
ations.
The surveyors will go down tho Yu
kon river to Fort Gibbon and tlienco
to the Nenana fields. Supervisor
Johnson reports that the land office
will have sixteen survey parties all
told in the North this year, engaged
in work in the Nenana, Matanuska.
and Bering river coal fields.
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Athens, May 31—It is reported
here that the Italian ambassador at
Constantinople has left that city and
is now on his way homo. Thi* is
taken to indicate that Turkey has
broken with Italy. It will be re
membered that Italy did not deelaro
war on either Germany or Turkey.
Germany, however, has taken up that
cudgels ami declared war on Italy,
and now it is believed that Turkey
has done the same thing.
.
Washington, May 3I_Tomorrow
President Wilson will send a note to
Mexico demanding that the warring
factions there disarm. His note will
state that the world cannot longer
tolerate one hundred and fifty thous
and men now under arms causing the
starvation of fifteen millions of no'j.
combatants. Just what action
be probable in the event o# a
fusal by the warring factlrjng \0 ,t
18 l,neertain’ but army offlcialg ,)e,
lieve that it will rjiean intervention;
by the United St^teg
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queeuSto;*.„iMay 31_One of the
White ,jiar iiners operating between
Montreal and Liverpool made port
las* niK*‘t and reports that she was
chased for several miles by a Ger
man submarine off the south coast
of Ireland approximately about where
the Lusitania was sunk. She escaped
by zig-zagging and superior speed In
to this harbor. Her passengers wera
terrified and in a panic.
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Barry, Wales, May 31—The British
steamer Tullochmoor was shelled by
a German submarine a couple of days
ago, and her crow which escaped in
the vessel’s boats, have just arrived
here.
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The festival of the Midnight Kurr
was first held in June, 19)$, Max
Kollm, the first organizer of the
Native Hons and Daughters, -being In
strumental in starting the movement,,
In lh 13, and 1014 the celetj^jiffbutr
were held again with, such *r*at suc
cess that the annual celebration is
now n fixture in the calendar of holt
days of Fairbanks and of Interl”,
Alaska,
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In the new mining law p^xt; by.
the legislature at Junikiu i*
clause that will app«a\ y,, Um <,pcrn
tors, it provides tVu, «io rr(.0r<l
mg of affidavit of annual labor, the .
fee shall be the customary 81-50 fn- .
on.- claim and £5 cents for each „,p
ditionnl claim included In the uff j
davit, when such affidavit
group of contiguous locating
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The Valdez Civl* League has
lawn mower which it. „ffCM ta.|4aa ^
kiiy due toha will UBO (l.