g.„ - - vsi--.vrss
FROM FRIDAY’S RAILY
WILL VISIT THE FAIR
E. E. Spnrhajvk and family plan to
t. ko passage on the Mariposa for the
S' uth Sunday. Doc. says he expects
t' ey will bo gone about six weoks,
<1 cring which time they will tako in
tl e sights around the Sound country
i d the big Exposition at San Fran
i. too. Their old homo is at Oakland
844 they will bo right at home whilo in
the south.
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OREGON BANKS CLEANED OUT
According to recent linlibut fish
ing arrivals from the south, the
newly discovered banks off the mouth
of tho Columbia river lasted “quick.”
The greater number of the SiaUle
h ilibut fleet made one trip, some of
tl ein two, and one or tWo three, and
then there were no more fish left.
The Tom ahd A1 Was the lucky boat,
making three good trips, wli!ch she
d sposed of at good figures. Her
crew cleaned up an average of bet
ter than five hundred dollars to the
nan in the five weeks they were
fishing on the southern banks.
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NO QUORUM AT COUNCIL
Owing to the absence from tho city
of Councilmen F. E. Ryus and Everett
I’aiip, and the sickness of Coun
c lman W. F. Schlothan. there was no
quorum of the Council either Wednes
day or last night. An adjourned
meeting has been called for next
Tuesday night, when important mttt
tirs will come up for consideration.
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FIXING FISH ELEVATOR
The Pure Food Cannery had a crew
of men at work this morning build
ii. g a float for the fish elevator to
bt. used this ses\gon. ThiSj with the
oiher improvements Manager Beeglc
bus had made this spring, will put
the cannery in better shape for bus
iness this year than over before.
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Vera Cruz. Mexico, June 4—Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson’s note to Car
ranza and other Mexican factional
leaders was publishe4l in the different
papers of this city this morning. It
was generally read and commented
On by tho different factions of this
place, but as a rule was taken very
calmly by the people. It Is gener
ally believed lrore that the extent of
any action by President Wilson in
the event the rival chiefs refused to
conform with his wishes would
bo to place an embargo on the ship
ping of arms and ammunition from
the United States, just as was done
two years ago. If this be done, the
factional fighting must cease ,as it
v- ill be impossible to get ammuintion
from Europe owing to the conflict
t iere. Spain is the only country in
a position to ship ammunition to this
continent, and the probabilities are
her factories are busy laying up a
sroek for her armies in anticipation
oi possibly being drawn Into the
present European war,
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Seattle, June 4—Fire caused by
spontaneous combustion destroyed the
bunkers of the Pacific Coast Coal
company in this city this morning,
tiio loss being in tho neighborhood
of one hundred thousand dollars.
1 ho fire had secured such headway
when discovered that the fire depart
ment including tho two waterfront
fi reboats were unable to do anything
except prevent it spreading to other
docks. Several vessels tied up to
tlie bunker dock at the time had nar
r >w escapes, being compelled to cut
their lines and run to safety. Tho
r iins are still smouldering, but it is
thought that all danger of the fire
spreading is over. It is not thought
that any lives were lost in the con
flagration.
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Washington, June 4—President
Vv'ilson’s second note to Germany on
the latter’s submarine policy is ready
for transmission, and will be dis
patched either tonight or tomorrow.
The communication is pointed and
shows that in jcstifving the
sinking of the Lusitania on the
ground that she carried troops and
was armed, Germany is trying to
subordinate tlie real issue, which is
unannounced attacks on vessels car
rying women and children. “The
Lusitania, the note states,“was just
an illustration of the ruthless war
fare Corn ny is waging, not against
the Allies alone, but humanity In gen
eral.’’ Tie Cabinet discussed the
note lai j night, and unanimously de
cided that it met with their approval.
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Paris, dine 4—A fleet of 29 Al
lied aer i-ilanes attacked the heail
rpiarters f the German Crown Prince
yesterday. The planes maneuvered
perfectly, each one dropping several
bombs. As the result much damage
was done, and the occupants of the
building forced to take to nearby
woods for safety.
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The Weekly Miner $3 per pesr.
FROM FRIDAY’S RAILY
ON INSPECTION TRIP
The lighthouse tender Kukui left
for a short trip yesterday and is
looked for in port again tomorrow.
Inspector Dibrell is on board, aiM
will inspect the light stations ul
Mary Island and Treo Point. Be
sides this, the Kukui will land sup
plies for the two stations.
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SOCKEYES MAKE APPEARANCE
Trollers at Union Bay and othei
places state that they are catching
quite a number of sockoye salmon of
late. This is a week or so earlier
than the red fish appeared last year,
which promises fish sooner this year
than the averag*.
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The schooner Knickerbocker iced
and oiled up this morning and sail
ed out just before noon.
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SEATTLE IN THE MORNING
The City of Seattle, with the firsi
cron of tourists of tho season, will
arrive from the south about six o’
clock tomorrow morning. Harry
Brandt, general agent in the pas
senger department of the Pacific
Coast Steamship company, will ho
on board on a tour of inspection of
the local agencies of the company.
The Seattle has but few passengers
for Ketchikan.
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MARIPOSA SOUTH SUNDAY
The steamer Mariposa, according
to agent C. M. Taylor, will he the
first boat south after the Princess
Sophia tonight. She will arrive some
time on Sunday from the Westward.
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Thirteen boxeR of fresh salmon
arrived from Union Bay this morn
ing and will be shipped south by the
San .Tuan Fish company.
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“Jack” Cordell, head of the
Ketchikan Draving company, expects
to leave for the south on an early
boat for a combined business and
pleasure trip.
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Bon Delxelle, now a prosperous
broker of Juneau, arrived down on
the Alki and is taking care of the
local trade today.
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Petrograd, June 4—The fall of
Prsemysl is acknowledged by the army
heads, but the claim is made that
the terrible loss of men by tho at
tackers in carrying the works, offsets
to a great extent the defeat to the
Russian arms. Ten new army corqs
are being sent to the front as re
inforcements in holding the lines in
front of Warsaw and in reforming
for opposition against the Teutons in
northern Hungary.
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San Francisco. June 4—The annual
district convention of the Sons of
Norway now in session in this city
has just about completed its work.
Last night the election of the offic
ers was held. T. It. Kolderup of
Seattle was elected president and K.
L. Stebcrg of Petersburg, vice-pres
ident. The session has been a most
satisfactory one delegates being pres
ent from all over the Pacific Coast
states and from all the different div
isions of Alaska. The organization
is in a most prosperous condition and
the report of the secretary shows a
large increase in membership during
the past y«ar.
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Seattle, June 4—The little steamer
Dolphin got away for the north on
time last night. Although the tour
ist season .for the Alaska Steamship
Co., does not start until the Jef
ferson sails next week, still there
are quite a number of ’round trip
pers on board the Dolphin, who will
see the sights of southeastern Alas
ka, probably stopping off at points
in that region, and waiting for later
boats with the big tourist crowds on
board. The passengers booked for
Ketchikan on the Dolphin are Dr.
F. R. Webb, E. Busehmann, Miss S.
Busehmann) and one steerage.
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London, June 4—-The Admiralty an
nounces that five submarines are now
operating in the Sea of Marmora.
Their presence effectually prevents1
any assistance being sent by water
to the garrisons of the different
forts along the Dardanelles. Several
raids have been carried right into
the Bosphorus itself in front of Con
i stantinoplo, and tlie Sea of Marmora
has been swept clean of all vessels
operating for the Turkish gevernment.
Five gunboats and other armed ves
sels belonging to Turkey have been
sunk, and several transports have
been sent to the bottom. With the
submarines commanding the Sea of
Marmora and the Allies with their
guns commanding the Isthmus con
necting the isthmus with the main
land, it is a matter of but a short
time until the Turkish troops on the
latter will either bo wiped out or
forced to capitulate.
FROM FRIDAY’S RAILY
ALKI OUT THIS MORNING
With 54 passengers on board, u
big croWd for this time of the year, |
the Alki sailed south from this j
jiort about, three o'clock this morn
ing. Of lior passengers, teu^ were
local people. Her freight ,in addl- ■
lion to a small amount of household j
goods aud other “plunder”, cousis-.
ted of 38 boxes of iced salmon from I
I his port and 20 from northern points.
She will call in at Ladysmith and
take on some coal on her way south,
arriving at the Sound in time to sail
from Seattle on schedule June 7tli.
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THE BISMARCK CHANGES HANDS
Max Rosenberg, originator, conduc
tor and chef of the Bismarck Dining
Car has disposed of his place of i
business and plans a trip to tlio In- ^
tcrior for the summer. Charles Abbott
is the new proprietor, and is well
known in this region, for the past .
several months having been head of
the cooking department at Hush &
Brown’s mine. “Bismarck,” as he is I
i
familiarly known says he is tired !
out ami needs a rest, hence his dis- i
posal of Lia place of business. Ho |
has made money here he says, and
unless he finds something in the In- j
tcrior that looks better to him than
Ketchikan, will probably Vie back to j
trv liis luck here again.
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The steamer Manhattan, of the
New England Fish company arriv
ed up from the south yesterday, and
after taking on ice and bait, left for
the fishing grounds.
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READY TO HANG WEB
The Pure Food Cannery has
the piling driven and the web in
shape for hanging on the Ludy trap
on the west side of Gravlna. The
latter work will bo done within the
next few days, and this trap, always
an early one, willthen be ready for
business.
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Berlin, June 4—Along a front of
over a hundred miles the great Ger
nian-Austrian army is advancing a
gainst Lemberg and the other strat
egic points of Austria-Hungary held
by the Russians. No time was lost
after Przemysl was taken in which
to allow the defeated Russian ujlits
to reform, and tlie Teuton forces are
hammering the Russians along the
front before they have tlio opportun
ity to gather their shattered lines
together and prepare for another
stand. It is estimated that in' the
present drive, aver four thousand
pieces of Russian artillery has been
captured by the Austrians and the
German forces and are now in our'
possession. With these were cap
tured almost untold quantities of i
supplies and ammunition, and it Is1
estimated that at Przemysl and in |
the engagements before and since,
at least two hundred and fifty thous- ]
and Russians have been cit-her killed
or captured. The magnitude of the
operations which are being directed
by General vonMackcnsen exceed I
those of the famous Mazurlan lakes !
last fall when over one hundred thous I
and Russians were captured. The
present line extends from and across
the Polish Galician frontier to the i
Carpathians and is j ivoting on Jaros
lau. The lower end is swinging east1
and northj and within the next few
days will have swept the Russians out
of Lemberg, Czarnowitz, I< atomon,
and the other cities of Northern
Austria-Hungary. This will enable
the Austrians to send a heavy dc- ‘
tachment south to deal with the,
Italians, and if Bulgaria and Hou
mania cause trouble will liberate
half a million men to he used against,
those two countries. From this it
will be seen that matters In general
are in better shape today as far as
Germany and Austrian arms are con
cerned than at any time since last fall.
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Berlin, June 4—The schools through
out Germany were closed yesterday
in celebration of the fall of Przemysl.
Flags were seen everywhere, and
numerous meetings were held where
honor was done German and Aus
trian arms.
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Washington, .Tune 4—The German i
ambassador informed President Wil
sojj yesterday that lie would send
a personal representative to Berlin
at once to explain to his government
America’s • attitude with regard to
submarine warfare. The President is (
said to have thanked him for decid- '
ing on this course, but at the same
time is said to have informed the
Ambassador that he would send his
note irrespective of the Ambassador’s
action.
I
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Wm. Blanchard and wife of Skng
way, are local visitors. They are
guests of the Dalys.
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V three reel race track picture at
the Dream tonight. ad.
The Daily Miner $1 per month.
FROM SATUDRAY’S DAILY.
Among tho arrivals on the City
■f Seattle this morning was P. L.
-Imithors of Chicago, vice-president
md general manager of the Booth
.'ialierios company, which company
nvns the Northwestern Fisheries com
any. Mr. Smitlicrs announced to
lie Miner representative that his
:ompuny had taken over the Gorman
Packing company’s interests in this
region ,and that P. J. Gorinan will
lie the field manager of tho company.
VV. T. Chuddor of Seattlo will be the
head of tho Northwestern Fisheries
a Seattle at least for tills season,
■iking the place of Chris. Buschinann.
Incensed. T. .T. Gorinan of tho Gor
nan company accompanied Mr. Smith
efs north, and will make the rounds
of the Southeastern Alaska ennneries
with him and P. .T. Gorinan.
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Petrograd, June 5—Tho Russian
government announced last night that
it had no objections to American rep
resentatives visiting tho detention
camps whore Gorman and Austrian
prisoners of war who are being hold
in Siberia. Application fpr this right
was made some time ago by Ameri
■an officials on the representation
■y the Germans that their men were
cot being treated liumnnely. This
the Russians have now decided to
allow.
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The City of Seattle with the first
tourist passengers of the year made
port about eight o’clock this morn
ing. There were 28 round trippers
in all a goodly number for the first
trip of the season. The Spokane will
have a larger number when she snili
on her next trips and from then on,
according to H, Brandt, general agent
of the passenger department of the
Pacific Coast Steamship company,
practically all the accommodation or
the vessels has been booked in ad
.’ancc for the balance of tho tourist
season. Capt Cann of the Seattle
told the Miner Man (Ills morning
that the steamers of his company
would arrive at Ketchikan during the
tourist season not earlier than six
oclock in the morning and remain
in port about four hours, thus giving
those on board plenty of time to
take in the sights of the town and
do what buying they desired. The
decision on the part of the Pacific
Coast company is tho result of the
letter from the Ketchikan Commer
cial Club asking that tho company
■to arrange its schedule that the boat?
would be here during daylight.
Tho Seattle’s passengers for Ket
chikan included P. J. Gorman, W. B.
Toole, Marshal Jack Davies, Harry
Richardson and three second class.
Ten boarded her here for northern
points. She lmd about one hundred
toils of freight for local people and
j;ot away about ten-tliirty.
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London, June 5—Advices from
Germany are to the effect that while
tho fall of Przemysl is very satis
factory and a demonstration of tin
■mpcriority of Teuton arms and sol
liers, still the German government
warns the public that the gravity of
tho situation at this time is Intense
owing to the attitude of the United
States. Roumania and Bulgaria. The
statement continuing says that there
is no doubt as to the outcome as far
as the present conditions are con
cerned even in the face of the
treachery of Italy in throwing ii
her lot and arms in favor of Ger
many’s enemies, but the governmen'
recognizes the fact that even tin
German army, mighty though it is.
and the German people who have of
fered their all on the altar of nation
nl honor, cannot contend with the
whole world. Such is the situation
that is now confronting the Germanic
Alliance the government states ,and
it is going to take diplomacy and
self denial to bring the Fatherland
through the present trouble. The ap
peal is made to every class and
every station in life to he prepared
to outdo their wonderful performances
)f the past, if the need of this conn
ry requires it.
The German government has sent
o formal apology to Norway for the
sinking of the steamer Beldrige by
by a German subnmrino, and has
asked Norway to decide what the
sinking of the steamer Beldrige
recompense should be that Germany
to the Owners of the vessel. This Is
the first direct intimation that any
of the neutral European countries
has received that Germany Intended
fo settle for the damage she had done
their ships .
Holland has entered formal pro
test against Germany sending sub
marines up tho River Schelde through
Holland waters to Antwerp. If she
makes this protest stick it will make
Antwerp of no use to Germany as an
offensive point.
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PROSPECTOR BRINGS FISH
The Prospector, Cnpt. Anderson,
arrived in port this morning with
70,000 ppunds of halibut on board.
She discharged at the New England
Fish company.
FROM SATUDRAY’S DAILY.
Paris, June 5—Premier Asquith
lms arrived in this city alter a visit
at the front. Ho reports that he
found all the troops in good spirits
and anxious to attack the German
trenches. He also stated that the
supply of ammunition and other nec
essaries at the front is stadily grow
ing, so that the position of the Allies
was better than at any time since
the beginning of the war. Particu
larly is Mr. Asquith pleased with
the condition of the British troops,
both officers and rank and file being
iu the best of health and fit for any
duty.
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Vera Cruz, June 5—President Car
ranza has informed Americans in
this city that he is preparing his
reply to President Wilson’s “get to
gether” note. The reply will be ap
preciatice and friendly in tone, and
will show that Carranza is ready to
meet the United States more than
half way to secure a lasting peace
for Mexico. It is said that Car
ranza is now planning to take pos
session of the City of Mexico at an
early date and thus be in a position
to bring about better conditions
there. Carranza intimated that lie was
willing t0 step down and out if his
presence or personality tended in any
way to stop the coming of peace, as
the welfare of this country is all he
is desirous of securing.
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Amsterdam, June 5—The Countess
Helene of Antwerp has been sen
tenced to three- months improsonment
for insulting a German officer. A
detailed account of the affair is
lacting, but it is understood that the
Countess refused to abide by some
of the rules of the German a (facials,
and when an office was sent to en
force the rules, she publicly insult
ed him and the country lie represent
ed. With her grandmother she was
arrested and the two women were
tried and each received a three
month sentence.
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LOOKING FOR MACHINE MEN
W. J. Rogers, general manager for
the Jit. Andrew Mining company,
arrived over from the property yes
terday, preparatory to a trip below.
.Mr. Rogers states that lie is now
working two machines at the prop
erty, one breaking ore, the other driv
ing on the lower tunnel. The latter,
which is expected to tap the lead at
a depth of close to four hundred feet
is still to be driven in the neighbor
hood of five hundred feet. Mr. Rog
ers has been on a still hunt all day
for machine men for the mine, of
which lie needs five, as he plans to
put that many more machines at
work. The company intends to com
mence shipping ore ns soon as they
have enough out for a cargo, and with
the crew at work they plan, will
make regular shipments after that
time.
GOES TO PORTLAND CANAL
Tho launch El Paso, with a big
load of supplies on board, got away
for Portland Canal points about ten
this morning. The growth of that
section is such of late that weekly
shipments of supplies have now to be
sent.
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WAS SOME EXPLOSION
Arrivals on today’s steamer tell of
their experience in Seattle last Sun
day morning when the big explosion
of dynamite occurred on a scow In
the harbor there. It must have been
some smash, as they state the prin
cipal streets of the city wore prac
tically covered with glass from the
windows broken by the concusion.
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George Wcsterberg, a member of
t lie Sitka Moose lodge, was killed
by a falling tree yesterday after
noon. The dead man in partner
ship with J. II. Hopkins was engaged
in hand logging for tho Ketchikan
Power company on Tongass island,
yesterday afternoon a big tree was
felled, which caught in a smaller ono
standing near by. and when Wester
berg was chopping the second ono to
enable the larger tree to fall, the
whole thing collaspscs, falling on
him anil killing him instantly. As
soon as he could get the body out
from under where it was pinned
down, Hopkins started back to town,
arriving oarlj' this morning . The
Sitka Moose lodge was notified of
the accident and wired back this af
ternoon for the Ketchikan lodgo to
care for the body. Tho dead man had
relatives in California which are be
ing sought by the Sitka lodge.
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Berlin, June 5—Ambassador Ger
ard. has officially requested infor
mation regarding the torpedoing of
the steamship Nebraskan. He has
asked that a copy of the report of
the commander of the submarine
which fired tho shot be turned over
to him. To government here denies
that they have any information that
the Nebraskan was torpedoed, but she
struck a floating British mine.
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
A GOLD BRICK
The Ready Bullion mine sent over
a gold brick on the Rough Rider,
Fr day ,lhat weighs close to twe
thousand dollars. Harry Webber, the
manager, hasn't much to say about
operations but is hustling things right
nlcug at the property.
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CONCLUDE PILING CONTRACT
Sawyer and McKay shut down
their piling camp at Bronson’s Island
for the season. Since February 1st
they have cut and delivered 128 sec
tions of piles, some of them extra
long. This menns a successful season
for all concerned.
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SHIP DOCTOR ARRIVES
:)r. Frank R. Wedd, ship’s surgeon
for the coast and geodetic survey
ship McArthur, arrived up on the'
Dolphin yesterday and took his sta
tion.
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DOLPHIN IN NORTHBOUND
About five o 'clock yesterday morn
ing the Dolphin arrived from the
south with 41 passengers on board,
of which three, E. Busehmnnn and
sister and Dr. Webb were for Ket
chikan. She had 80 tons of freight
for Ketchikan. Included in this a
mount was 50 tons of sacked coal for
the lighthouse service. Max Rosen
berg boarded the vessel for Skag
way on 'his way to Dawson.
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Washington, June 7—President
Wilson’s note to Germany will be
cabled either this evening or tomor
row morning. The reason given by
the administration for the delay is
that President Wilson wanted time
to think over the phraseology of the
mi ssage so that its wording would
be oxplicit and unmistakable and
leave no room for doubt in the mind
. of anybody. By so doing the Presi
dent hopes to eliminate the possi
bility of further argument or delay
I on the part of Germany insofar as
the matter of submarine attacks is
concerned. The message will be fur
ther discussed at a meeting of the
Cabinet to be held this afternoon at
tho White Houhe. No further inter
change of visits between the Adminis
tration and the German Embassy has
occurred since that of the Ger
man Ambassador at the White House
last week.
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Rome. June 7—Admiral Abruzzi
has notified the War Office that
detachments from liis ships have cut
the cables uniting the islands on the
Dalmatian coast with the cont.innent.
There is every probability that the
Italian navy will use the islands as
a baso in their operations against
Austria.
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Bucharest, June 7—When it. was
announced that the Roumanian gov
ernment had decided not to enter
the war. a great cry of protest went
up all over the country. The com
mon people favor war, and a great
demonstration was held hero yester
day, when over a hundred thousan 1
men marched to the royal palace
and presented a petition to the king
asking the right to take up arms
in aid of their brothers jjow in the
field on the side of the Allies. The
situation in Galicia and Poland to
day is such that it would be very
poor policy for Roumania to enter
at this time, as Russia’s offensive
power seems to be broken, an dtlie
Austrian-German army is within
striking distance of the Roumanian
borders. This would enable these
countries to hurl an army across the
frontier from Bukowina into Boil
mania before it would be possible
for the latter country to mobilize
her army.
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Vera Cruz, June 7—General Obre
gun announces that he has defeated
the forces uc ier Generals Villa and
Angeles at Leon, Mexico. In tns
neighborhood of forty thousand men
were engaged, and the fight, result
ed in the complete route of the Vil
la troops. In their retreat they lost
all their artillery with the exception
of a few machine guns.
Washington, June 7—The news of
the defeat of the Villa troops at Le
on comes at, a most opportune time
and is very satisfactory to the
President. It is believed that it is
the fore-runner of the elimination
of Villa and Zapata in Mexico and
will probabily bring an early pence.
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Stockholm, 'June 7—In an attempt
to land troops in Court,land Saturday,
a German latachment was defeated,
losing one auxialiary cruiser in tin?
engagement. The Russians were in
force at, the point scleeted by the
Teutons for their landing operations
and subjected the landing party to
such a, severe fire that they had to
return to their ships after losing a
great number of men.
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The Dally Miner 41 per month.
FROM MONDAY’S DAILY
PLANNING IMPROVEMENTS
At tlio old Dunton property ncnr
Hollis the Blmt’t is now down two hun
dred feet, and drifts are being driven
both ways in good commercial ore.
More men and supplies have been sent
over recently. Superintendent Reece
is planning the installation of an
other fifty ton unit to the mill for
up-to-date treatment of tho ore.
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INSTALLING AN ARAfiTA
Jake Liebrandt reports that he is
installing an arasta on his claims a
bove the cascade, and expects to havo
same finished and in operation with
in tho next ten days.
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OIL SHORTAGE
Owing to shortage of oil and sup
plies at the Scotch Cap Light station,
Unimak Pass, the lighthouse tender
Kukui is expected to make a hurried
trip to the Westward to relieve the
situation. It is planned to visit only
a couple of the stations to the West
ward at this time, and also to take a
few supplies for the construction
party now stationed at Cape St Ellas.
Under the present arrangements the
Kukui will be starting on this
long voyage to the Westward early
next week.
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Petrograd, June 7—Word comes
from the Galician battlefront that
the Germans arc freely using as
phyxiating gases in tlicir offensive
movement all along their front ex
tending from Przcmysl on the south
to ltawka on the north. These gases
have set on fire everything along
the entire front, and the Russians
have been compelled to fall back as
i he result. The prevailing winds in
that region at this season of the
year are fro mthc southwest, so the
use of these gases can he resorted
lo with impunity as far as the
Gormans themselves are concerned, as
there is n0 danger of a back-draft
that might return the gases Into
their own trenches. The German
Austrian forces continue on the of
fensive in every direction.
Representative J. R. Heckman in.
the last mail was in receipt of a
communication from Col. Richardson,
head of the Alaska Road Commission,
stating that $30,000 would be avail
able for road purposes in Southeast
ern Alaska from the Road Commis
sion funds this year. With this
money work will be done on the
Portage Road on Princo of Wales
Island, the trail at tho mouth of
the Stiekine River, the Sitka Road,
and the bridge ncross the Menden
hall River. This will leave the en
tiro $11,000 appropriated for road
work in this region to be spent on
the Charcoal Point road, which is
welcome news to the people of this
vicinity. Mr. Heckman talked the
matter over with Col. Richardson as,
the latter was on his way north, anil!
the news of the setting aside of this
amount of cash for us is tho result.
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London, June 7—From Bucharest,
'.x received word of the use by the
Germans near Rawka, of noxious
i;ases which affected every Hvinig
thing for miles. In addition to the
soldiers, the civilian non-combatant
residents of the valley aresuffering
terribly from the gases, and their
livestock and hogs have died by the
thousand. The scenes following tho
re of the gas are appaling, as both
man and beast immediately succumb
on inhaling the brownish yellow haze.
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Seattle, June 7—Three steamers
are now on route between this port
and Ketchikan. They are the Hum
boldt, which left Seattle at eleven
Saturday night with no passengers
for Ketchikan; the Admiral Watson
sailing at four o’clock Sunday morn
ing, with two passengers for that
place, If. R. Ensign and one sceom!
class; and the Northwestern, sailing
at nine last night. Her passengers
for Ketchikan are C. C. Glassford.
Mrs. 8. L. MoEwan, Julius McEman,
II. W. Webber and one steerage.
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Undine, Italy. June 7—Tho general
advance of the Italian army from
Carporctto has crossed the Isonzo
River on the way to Trieste. It is
said that twenty-five army corps are
taking part in this advance, with a
like number advancing north into
the Tryol. These two bodies have.
been aide thus far to overcome all
opposition offered by the Austrians.
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Sophia. Bulgaria, June 7—The Bul
garian government yesterday issued
a communication to the people of tho
country, stating that while the sym
pathy of the government is with the
Allies, still the best interests of the
nation will be the better served by.
Bulgaria remaining neutral.
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London, .Tune 7—German Zeppelins
bombarded the east coast of England;
yesterday' killing five civilians..
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