FROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
Wushir-j'iiDee. ?*>—<» real
ex-'cterurna was caused here
today sn the report given oat
-? *li" ofi'-eial-s to txae effect
thus •• .eace was offered to
. j.i h»rs of the l". 8. cruis
er No.. i Candusa at Trip'll
Tae Commander of the
. ' ;-er North Carolina warned
rr thus tf there was
•> ; f rther insuits to the l*.
>. -g * ' :-e one of our ships
* o :h: - hart'-.' r-s they would
uoacredsateay iofflkird the city.
NVo.-tu g:ou t*'ta< was gioomy
y.'W h as suddenly taker
t*Ei a d.iiereut aspect and there
-ire v. 31. is crowds around
the newspaper offices and bul
-■ei b. iris eagerly awaiting
further word from the commati
der of the North Carolina.
Newcastle Fighting Dresden
\ . l¥(. Sf>—The
Br; ** rinser Newasl? has
been eannodading fifteen mites
off shore from ibis city to
day anti it - believed Shat she
r-~ engaged the German ship
Dresden, wthm it is known io
be in this The cruis
er arrived here Sh.
mornng and afer coaling depar
er for :r.e - eae of ih> er gage
®fit. The men and officer
are ail eager So get Jn Sfe>
? ."rap. D.* don b..-,* cabled U
‘-he Br.t.ra ‘U.tis i| here So inl
ine a.ateiy inform them a
•:.y-,..:.;g
come* in and says that al.
London is eagerly thralling Iht
out.; scir of th - Little. If they
succeed n sink g th 1 esdei
.5 vi.. e;. j the German fleet or
*!se Pac.nr.
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Mir,..;-. Le 2« —Army vf
-
'io. : * ft
L'n.te• r- -,;e- b-_ - 1J r ....
the i-1. ass; Thursday
Names . f *►, * i;ffere::t
■ rar.ors vi;; : . - . i
the Offs :er* and :a a raid con
c '.ted here y ; rteri ay. e.gh. >_•
'•"•e r.'sg 1-r aders were rapture
and j.j.- . -.-i m J-i.. and charge
with -e -n. Great excite
ment was aused by she arr1
here as the ring leaders ar
-tly t rr tni.rer.*. men and i
whom the Army and Navy hi
complete faith.
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MARSHAL'S OFFICE
RECEIVES ORDER
T&e marshal'* off - was :
rv s.pt i3.*f evening ! y n .
- rom J . *e i-i i«i notify all 7 s
•; s ■-{ - .-.nee* the r. - -e jf>:
there will be no more sin
j blue- ,r d.-- -5-:king
Kit has.in. she .• -der i>:i go
effect la--, e--e ,.:.s g. > p.m
fi h*; D»‘. vi- 1 round an
not-fled the places, an.
-rr.e the -iioon men in.
mrdiaSeiy p jt it in for-:*, tak
g away the ds- y r v . j *j.
f* R e rie
- . tTj -- tones.
1 -- ■ Vdf h ive to do -o by your
- f in the privacy 0/ yo«
fa ;®e.
’A i-h i ■ Lie 2>j—On? o
th-? w>rss cold that ■ba
* - *.<-d 'h,; part A the couotr
■ * ‘•'.•si* years erected th
~ ~ ~ ...a Xmas aaornir:*. At
previous records for th*
month of December wer
*■-*• T: -• entire . mtr
■ •/.ni “he il:”":ppi ri«er f.»
t..e Att.vt affe led.
Coldest In 26 Yeasr
Philidslpb...., Dec. 26—Tf
- * *lhr-r >n *hi - . ty this morn
- r-i- ;e L*<.. tb
tie st ia forty years.
Cold In York Slate
York. L»e-. 35—Xr
' > k. - m ‘ - ?rtp of the coi"
• r.h * ' id today was one o'
v le— experienced in th
':tj for some time. Report?
!from up-$tale say that ;iu
thermometer is down to
| kk»,v iero.
Live In Alaska
. ouneau. Dec. W- Jtir.ca
ycsenlay was cloudy, w
s rhl sh Avers, but was
| void.
Wrangell, Dec. 26—Wran
-ieli weather for Xmas was
| cloudy witfe occasional rains
j 15 w as not cold.
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THE A. B. XMAS
TREE A SUCCESS
I T e K :- Xirts- tree lha;
1 v:. r \rsi at the R isk X:v. -
Evening ws< certainly
huge success from the start to
the ftussh. when OiJ r :
had io leave to — v toe
; -stile children at Hadley, h -
text -lopping place.
The different eomm .'e1?
the A. B.'? worked hard f
she past ten days to see th o !
.1 wtj< the ? icccss that it -
ed and they have to be given
credit for the biggest turn-on!
of the season. “Daddy" W .
sits ail smiles as usual and j
here to see that everything j
w ent * - - .«.e ciock w.
was among all ihe children I
getting acquainted. The pro-1
grj.ro -tarted •- e>: : * k
g a few
priaie pieces and then the I
children started, by as g 1
pupils -
•>;sj grade?. etrti'.R i
- g* i - •
well rendered and in ,g'.-.
:• a :;en:e: do - " ■ - ■
~ . - r. a *'. L i n ge •. * i
’•? a- i a pie-.e anv
it wr.l. Then the f. irk. an-’
-• less g
3e - for Xma? R
Mr. ».*ar Aner’s re. .tat:1."-::
X s’’ was
She - foS
- wed ?’* " -- -j a a a and *1
.7*, s£ * 4*L.*tlIk «
I first
- ' las
e Rxe
r I grades, song, -Up on Th- J
setoj
if ah grade?.
B- w -these piece- She
Vi- ”, ■ - ■ Ss»r e- •
- kpoi?
~ . - »T. - ■ W - ,e •
- ' ■ -
-w-- . A d •»- S:: :
• a •
dainty heard as he made th* S
* - R, -..
f a :• m • ini b ■ ke
* the :vv:! the chlldre:: wer. f
?.
er -ee hi* arrival. Th»y J.
’ ; :■- - A-tig to w :. ,- e *
v»d with hi' big .
- k ind greeted ;h
- 1 i fash
»td Santa then made _•
* be r -• 1 ".e . **.
’.em all to hurry u pa?, i gel j
" -r pre-?' ' -■ >u a? \
>ded 'heir name- a? tie ha
o'.- of other { ■ —- s
'f. the was ver, T?
'*5 pre-e: - drawn off th--- (r?
F - - Park*'-z’t
r of ¥A. P.-rker and then Ih*
ime. - e after the other -•
k-jpt Old -Sa?.fa isy w -
everai helper# to hand out ih
e-erjf-. jrsSil at «;:}*» r . .
' the *S9 present# *wa# ha
d «mi" arid she er w j le's. u
■iritis1 f v- was the I .
<i hours ’ hat they I, • •; ; ve
pent.
TOo ms;- rri-.lil rr. |,
ven ihe 'A, a,,] jij.. (»jr.
'ent rornfaiHee - ih.*{ f hr *
r:\ apf**,in!■- ( «•>■.■ a,. af ,r ?*
v.t>- eerfainly .. ? of J’s- :
f. f{ > ? •• • ;A<.
ff in the <itj.
Christmas nichl a da- •-■ w
■Sven i . hr A. B.'
he expense. ,j lb. ;f<.- .
' erg was a full hous-e, loD ?>
rjne p <r*'h«*' , g '.rke‘ - a
ss| a “ peep" in th j
— .. - -f— -i' ..r
T- \ \ sec e crowds and fh<
r.4-'« alj in al
! every body. , \J a . J yotir «. ha,
a good Issue ,s i went lions«
w--.l pleased v. Ah everyth nig
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FROM MONDAY'S DAILY
lo a • . th e. 2S Tile offic*
b die.i j*-. .■ j Lore today
• *.- p.-:-ae-.!:r.-< ■.? the ai
lack of the i«gn| cruisers, de
sin ye •» and seaplanes upon She
•derma;; sir ngli. *d, lu effect
messag ids, “ i ss sl«
. y : L .!• s : eye -
.i\J s.sh:iv*r.:'e<. -■ v a larin.
B - h ■ -«■> > ,r men p -.ire .
'•sapiane atw U* a daring lltack
Xts is ’ay ■ : :-m: lisrmaii nava
■-ec 11 \1 v. !. j. •;•..> m sii!
::ie K:. .* md >x S ten mile
- :?•. the G-.rni.t!; -tropgho* .1.
the Kiel canal. Six of the air
men returned safely, only one,
commander Hewlett, is miss
.g and :* - feared here tha;
he has been tost, as his
e was f in j off I!el
go: and. one huge mass o
wreckage. The Germans mad,
a gallant defence but were uu
s iccessful, the British drop
P-: g -l'-. 1 : ::e- shm* on thi
*• Wh.,5 da:r..,ge w - dom
could not be ascertained at th.
present time but it is though1
that it was consider
T s?i ill Cuxh tveii our mer
had to sdp past the German J»
fenses of Heloglaad. that ris
- - • • ; : the -e. twenty mil?
-'in C ixhaven apd is one o'
most f e foi —
• • - w d i. Germany bavin*
t millions upon it in th:
B rlin, I 38—Official
eight B
| into the Germai
iven. Hydroplane
• : -■ -'.the m r.hs .
- I: : r I Hub- o~
*ljij s in the hardbor a::d the ga"
arks r.e -r the town, bat did n,
iher ; - Tir e-. Germans drop
- d>s r two of the Brit
• »■ vsr- .] e other
-"s’. Fire broke out on the
vs. a h- iv, { -s then se‘
' i : " ■ - - r ■' - : - v v J th
Brrli-h withdrew and the bat
He ended.
Berlin. Dec. 28—Com::-n tea
■ r -m V -- ys that th
■ - - ■ -
Sen v I
emeu by the ba-i weather, b •
• :- - J. < • ;r : -
he G ; v*- •;; - have been en
1 tacks a
■ - g -. Russia - .
to sa th sand
>f i its** men to gain a poi .
r • r • i..
P F . 28—The famo ,
Davies, has su
- . :r» dropr-ing 2'- bomb- :
- part- of in th
- : . . - y ns • . - d -
e d .j the Germans.
W »-h . sr,::. lit- -. 2k—]f j
. eve ! h-re t at German;
• II i : \ B'SfHiim in the r.■ \
ore a months.
B. u.!> ■>■. 2k—Ti e J . . ■
:* • has been tit
U I
h:1 Europeans,
w • -h •. s'. »<r. Die. 2k—Th
"i:-er Tennes-e.' i; transpr. f
- f % - r. : •- . s-Gigee fr r
■ > S. o Alexandr *.
G:-: - . e. D«-.- 28—T:.
Ottoman f rt ha- - . < f si
- ■> gh is- H. k -e
!-■ ! r f rned lo thi- port up.
iiatfigeJ. The , .ucceeded i
king several mine layer
vh r;. *' vfj k - f-f.-r.
H- f. F> 2k Of Debt
ha the left bank of the V»-tu!
p..--«ti -ti - ; •. ancred l.o
A ?':« the war Vistula and t i
- Pi 'he figriiU-.s • e-te
‘ > ■• ’.v - !<--- desperate exef-f.
■J -f Pslfi-a. where several viol
•';t ■ .'abate confiniitd. Heav
ght g with the Austrians ar
g a fa* along the Vida, Os
Thursday last week we took
over 4.500 prisoners. The figh"
hig in Galicia still favors us.
Borliu, Dee. 28—The tales*
reports from Turkey are that
be Turk- have won a decisive
victory over the Russians in tttic
l .xi
l.ond.n. Dec. 28—There will
be a meeting m this city on
January 17 of The Internation
al Socalisl Peace Congress.
F»‘ h neutral country will have
four delegates. The Danish
■ ; ader admits though that no
results can come of the meet -
g a* the present time.
Paris. Dec. 28—There is a
terrific halite taking place be
*-veeu the Germans and the
Fre non on the Vosges front.
The Germans have advanced in
, uskierable numbers and in
• uie of their wonderful charg
es they succeeded in taking
xome of our trem'hes near Yres.
Petit: grad. Dec. 28—The Caar
■i ail Russia hasa gain arrived
att he botle front and will re
main there for some time to
be closer to his men and spin
hem on to fresh endevors.
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS
The steamer Mariposa did.
'not arrive Saturday at 5:30 a'
at first reported, dust as we
vere g ing to* press the Wire- j
V" man informed tis that she j
i J been delayed in a fog and i
would not arrive until 11:15.
much to the disapoiniment o'
he committee that was to
meet the Governor. When she j
! finally arrived at about It o’- |
lock t was discovered that!
the Governor toad retired for’
he night and as the boat would j
be in port only a short time, i
w deemed advisable to wait
t ; he was g itig through the
■y again and then have him
! meet the people. Th? Mari
os , had practically all Xma
! mail. SO *acks in all. The
Post office «taff worked all
grit on i{ to get the same to
people Sunday morning.
The mail cieark on the boat re
r. rb that fhe Seattle post of
fice is clogged with mail.
There was very little eastern
mail on board the Mariposa.
The balance will mo-t likely be
:p on the Jefferson, due here
•more w morning early. Th
M t iposa hod 30 fir-t class pa
»-:• igers and Id second class o:
• ard. four fir"-t class anj two
- j getting off -here. The
r-'t were for points further
rf rih and to the Westward.
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?0YAL HOTEL BAR
18 ROBBEr
j
Thieve, on Christmas nigh
- j- weeded in breaking into th
:loy;«t Hotel Bar. between th<
hour- of midnight and five i
morning, and stealing ?2r,
•m tiie cash regisfar, th*-1
i >r v left for the bartende !
who comes n "'biff, in th' i
morning. In affecting an en
re rue they were compelled e. J
4 oott h" pannel of the bar}
toor. reach th“ir hand throng
he aperture and m* r! v unioc’
he Jo r. very simple pro
-edure. They did not toucl
.'be “we'good"'’ at all. hein
-at -fled with the ohange i:
he regular.
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Spruce ireek, in he Atlin di
‘net. f,a* taken on a neV lea*
\ of life, and i* busier now th.v
ever I, U re. a* lhi re ore mo
men • irking arid more devein• j
nerif work being done thi-,
winter than for many years
bo und that has been adan
| doned ha* been taken up am’
ground i* being opened
op all along the creek.’
4 4 4
The police *>f Whiteliiim
have started a number or uri
desirable- suit over the trait a- |
j 4 re son* of- petty thievery.’
German capitalists interest
; ed in copper properties in the
Kuskulina ami Kolsina districts
are said to be planning the in
stallation of a smelter with
sufficient capacity to handle
custom work in addition to
the tonnage from their own
properties. There are many
: promising copper properties in
| that district, being from 12 to
i 2rt miles from Slrelna, on the
Copper River Northwestern
Railway. About 40 men were
employed last summer doing
development 'work in the two
districts.
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“We Germans must togeth
er stick,” is said to be the mot
to of the workers of the Inter
national Rod Cross Society
which is soliciting subscrip
tions in other parts of Alaska
The Alaskan newspapers have
been notified by the agents of
the American Red Cross Soci
ety that there is no such soci
ety as the International, but
that funds are being raisel for
the German Red Cross Society.
The German Red Cross Society
is an integral part of the Ger
man army, which brooks no
interference from outside
source^ and is essentially dif
ferent from the voluntary Red
Cross organizations exiting in
most of the civilized countries
of the world. The American
Rod Cross Society is a neutral
organization and its efforts are
directed in behalf of the sick
and wounded of all kvarring
nations of the world.
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Federal officials and bank of
ficiats <and others, including
attorneys, are trying hard to
get a clear understanding of
the ntAv revenue stamp law—
what includes, does not in
elude and the amount to be af
fixed in every instance.
One of the interesting fea
tures w’hieh the steamboat
men ran against is the fact
that everyone buying a ticket
to a foreign port must put- up
a dollar extra for each ticket.
It is figured out that n-o
revenue stamp need be affix
ed to mortgages. On deeds
the tax is 50 cents for every
*100 value or fraction thereof
up to 5500 and an additional
50 cents f:>r each additional
$1,000. Powers of attorney
and notes **f protest are 25
cents flat each. Promissory
notes are also taxable.
There is a difference of op
inion regarding individual
bonds furnished by hkmding
companies, whether these are
taxable against the company
issuing them or against She in
dividuals in whose favor they
are issued. Officials who give
bonds amounting bo $2,000
and $ 5,000 will feel the bur
den. Naturally they would
ike to see the bonding com
oanie.s assume the burden.
However, special instruc
tions are being received fr*>m
time to time by the different
departments and in n short
time the 'war stamp tax will be
working so smoothly that the
people wilL scarcely realize if
is in existence.
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Artesian water was struck
• t a depth of 07 feet in Cor
dova hy drillers who were dem
onstrating a new* core drill.
The'water wa- struck after the
drill had penetrated eleven feel
of graywhack. The flow is
estimated to he ten gallons pzr
minute. The water will be an
alyzed with a view of using il
for making ice.
4 4 4
A gigantic mastodon skull,
dug up from the frozen ground
110 feet below Kbe surface
ne,',r Iiawson, has been sent h\
Capt, S. C. Barrington to Heat
tie where it will be displayed.
The ground was frozen from
•he surface dow n. - • ,
—r ■ ■ 11 «m—
mom TUESDAY'S DAILY
London. Dec. 29~The con
viction is growing that the
British fleet is preparing for a
great raid on the German
fleet and fortifications. Every
■ship y;mt in tile country is be
ing rushed with preparing the
ships of the fleet for acliui,
loading on board immense
quantities of ammunition and
general supplies. The com
plement of every vessel is be
ing filled to the limit, men
being taken from the merchant
marine. Almost all of the larg
er vessels have .'been fitted with
an apparatus for launching
and landing aeroplanes, the
duty of \Vhich is fo guard a
gainst submarine attacks. The
result of the raid of Cli istmas
Day on the German roast was
so satisfactory that the people
of the country are demanding
further action by the fleet.
Sends Note To Britain
Washington, Dec. Voic
ing a most pointed protest,
the Administration today sen!
a long note to Great Britain in
sisting on a change in the
treatment of American ves
sels by t!he British fleet. This
is the result, largely of the de
mand bv the copper interests
of the United States that the
embargo on that metal be rais
ed and it be treated as are
other commodities.
Austrians Defeated In Galicia
St. Petersburg, Dec. 29—The
official announcement was
made today that, the Russian
arms administered a de
feat So the Austrian armies in
Galicia, so that (hey are
now in retreat. The same
source is responsible for the
statement that the Germans are
now on the defensive between
the Vistula and the Pilica riv
ers, their advance having been
stopped by the threatened cut
ting of their lines of communi
cation iby the Cossacks.
Missing Man A Prisoner
London, Dec. 29—A report
comes from Holland that sub
marines were seen near the
wreck of the British aeroplane
which dropped into the sea
after the raid last'' ‘week on
the German coast towns, be
.'ore the British vessels arriv
ed. They are believed to have
been German boats, so the
probabilities are Commander
Hewlett and his mechanic are
prisoners in the hands of the
Teutons.
Storms Sweep Battlefields
Paris,Dec. 20—Word comes
from northern France and
Flanders that a violent storm
is sweeping over the battle
fields of that region. A fierce
gale is blowing, accompanied
by sleet and snow. As the wind
is from the northwest the Ger
man lines face into it, making
(he conditions in tbose tranch
es much more severe than in
those of the Allies. 1
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CANADIAN TROOPS
8HOOT AMERICANS
Buffalow, Dec. 20—Walter
Smith was killed and Charles
Borsch seriously wounded yes
terday near the Canadian shore
of Lake Erie, not far from this
city by Canadian troops. II
appears that tihe two men, both
Americans, had been duck hunt
ing on tfhe Canadian side. As
they started to row back to the
American side, they were chal
lenged by the Canadian patrol,
and failing to slop, were fir
ed on. The guard was station
ed oil the lake shore to pre
vent Germans and Austrians
ntering of leaving the Domin
ion.
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The Daily Miner $1. per mo.
r
4
Washington, Dec. 20—Tho
report of the Alaska Railroad
Commission was made public
Ibis morning. It favors tho
building at once of a railroad
from Ship Creek to Ulvo Mat- *
amiskn etoal fileds, and later
one extension south U> either
Portage Bay or Seward, and
another north to Fairbanks.
Thop robabililies are that Con
gress will be asked for an Im
mediate appropriation 0f five
millfons of dollars for- this
'work. There is every likli
hood that the recommendations
of the Commission will be fol
M.ved out to the letter, which
means that both Valdez and
Cordova will not be considered
in any way. This coming after
the proffer of the Copper Riv
er road absolutely free of
charge by the Guggenheiins
makes it appear that he latter
had advance information on
\Vhat the report was to be.
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LONG DISTANCE RECORD
The local 5 k.w. Marconi
wirless plant, yesterday estab
lished *vVhat is probably the rrc
ord long distance work for a
plant of this size. During the
daylight hours, Unalaska Isl
and*plant, 2,070 miles away
was communicated wiilh* This
distance is nothing unusual at
night but is a surprise for day
light work.
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HAS BIG LOAD OF FISH
Thi big schoner Knicker
bocker, of the Ne\v England
Ei-h Co, went south last night
with a big load of fish. Her
hold was full and in addition,
-he had considerable on the
deck. In all sha had probably
200,000 pounds of fish on
hoard.
-J._
Lee Van Slyke, formerly U.
S. eomissioner at Cordova, and
now occupying that position in
the Snsitina district, was mar
ried to Miss Marie Hill at Knik
recently. Judge David per
formed the ceremony. The
couple have friends in all parts
of Alaska who 'will extend con
gratulations.
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Frank « Graham, owners of
a low grade proposition on
Pioneer creek. in the Hot
Springs district, cleaned up
$40,000 last season by using
a hydraulic outfit. They esti
mate tfhev have sufficient
ground to last them for ten
years’ (operations. They are
spending the winter at their
homes in the states.
♦ + + .
Petersburg claims a popula
tion of over 1.000 people. It
has a $15,000 gravity water
system (Jwned by the city’.
Water is supplied Ho residences
for $1.50 per month. The or
linance provide- that all ex
posed water pipes must be laid
it least 30 inches under the
■airfare.
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THE
8EWINO
MACHINE
OF
QUALITY.
MOT
80L0
UNDER
ANY
OTHER
NAME.
( WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
If you purehane the NEW JIOMK you will
have a life auct at the price you pay, and will
Dot have aa end leaa chal n of repair*.
If you wonta*ew1n!( machine, write fo»
Mr la teat oata Inrun before you pnroiiaae.
Parlttw Kwm
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