FROM FRIDAY'S RAILY
ARE SHIPPING LUMBER
Tho Ketchikan Power Company has
a shipment of lumber on tho dock
awaiting a ship to the Capo St.
Klias light. The lumber is fine clear
• spruce ceiling, nice appearing stuff.
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ALKI IN AND OUT
The steamer Alki made port north
bound this morning about one-thirty,
and left a couple of hours or so later.
She had but two passengers for Ket
chikan, Mrs. A. H. Clark and Miss
Edith Clark. The Alki had In the
neighborhood of 140 tons of freight
for Ketchikan, the greater part of
which was buoys for the lighthouse
department. .
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A FAREWELL DINNER
A spread in honor of Wally and
Framback, the baseball battery, was
given at Mrs. Aiken’s residenct last
night. Covers were laid for ten.
Those present were: Frambaeh,
Wally, Walker, Erickson, Kubley, Ire
land, Brooks, Webb, Janggen and
Minnich. After tho dinner tho crowd
went to the Dream as guests of Man
ager Kubley. and wound up the even
ing seeing the two guests of honor
off on tho Northwestern on their
way to Beattie. The two visitors were
both perfuse in their appreciation
of the treatment they received while
here.
Vienna, July 9—The government
admits a severe reverse in tho region
between tho upper Vistula and tho
Bug, where tho Germau-Austrlan army
was endeavoring to break through
the Russian line south and east of
Lubin. Unknown to the Teutons, tho
Russians had developed considerable
strength in this region and after
crumpling up the Germanic advance
with a terrific artillery firS, pushed
forward a counter attack and abso
lutely stopped that advance. This; at
this time is considered a serious mat
ter, as the plans of those In coin
mand called for the attack against
Warsaw from the south being pushed
homo at once, and a few days delay
will enable the Russians to gather
more troops and larger supplies of
ammunition for both offensive and
defensive purposes.
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Washington, July 9—The German
reply to the Wilson note on the sub
marine attack question is looked for
tomorrow. Ambassador Gerard has
notified the American governmeafc
that Germany is trying to justify its
attitude on the right of a submarine
to attack and sink an unarmed ship,
in tho note they are said to have
made the statement that Great Brit
ain 'a blockade of the German ports
has compelled the latter country to
retaliate in some way that would be
felt by the British people. This
could only be accomplished by forc
ing up the price of foods in England,
Which had been done. Germany will
state she regrets that the over-zeal
ousness of some of her captains has
resulted in them at times going be
yond their instructions, but they had
acted according to the need by which
they were confronted, and the con
ditions under which they were oper
ating. The German note states that
Submarine warfare mnstt, on account
of its very nature, be judged by a
different standard than naval warfare
has in tho past.
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Athens, July 9—A report comes
from the Dardanelles to the effect
that a French battleship operating
aganist the Turkish forts has been
sunk by the torpedo of one of the
newly arrived German submarines.
The name of the ship is lacking, but
there is every reason to believe the
report.
London, July 9—The British ad
miralty has aunounced that all Brit
isli cargo carrying steamers will be
equipped with a gun mounted on their
sterns for use against submarines.
Tlio gun will be furnished by the gov
ernment, which will also supply a
man to handle same with the assis
tance of members of the crew. It Is
believed that submarines will be much
more loath to attack freighters if
they realize that they may receive a
shot through a vital part. The guns
furnished will be, 18 pounders,•J'tho
same size as the British light field
artillery, but of course fitted with
naval mounts, capable of quick handl
ing
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Halifax, July 9—The hugefreight
er Minneli; ha, loaded with ammuni
tion for tl, • forces in Franco, which
was reporte 1 yesterday as being a
fire, arrivoil in port during the night
having < ‘ Inpuishetl the fire. Tt is
not know - whether the blaze was of
an incei Jury origin, had started
from sp i in noons combustion, or was
the result of one of Holt’s bqjnbs. A
thorough examination of her cargo
will be ma le here before the steam
er proceeds.
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The 'Weekly Miner $3 per year.
,
FROM FRIDAY’S RALLY
SOUTH WITH BIO CARGO
Agent F. 11. Bold, of the Pacific
Coast Steamship company, was in re
ceipt of a letter from the west coast
in last night’s mail giving the list
of the cargo of the freighter Paramo
which sailed from Sulzer for the
south last Monday. The ship had 24
ticrccs of mild cured salmon.
3.000 sacks fertilizer and 120 bar
rels of whale oil from Port Arm
strong..
1114 cases of salmon from the Kar
lieen cannery.
20 Otons of ore from Sulzer.
540 tons of marble from Tokeen.
2,500 cases of salmon from Punter
Bay cannery.
200 tons of ore from Sulzer.
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II. P, Sootheran, representing the
Polk Directory of Seattle, publishers
of the Alaska Directory, is a local
visitor.
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The Democratic club of Koyukuk
wants money from the Alaska Road
Commission for the purpose of build
ind roads in that section. They be
lieve they are entittled to $10,000
for this season.
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INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
Tongass Council, No. 1, Degree of
Pocahontas at their regular meeting,
Thursday night, held installation of
officers, when the following newly
elected chiefs were formally raised
by Senior Past Chiefs Harriet E.
Hunt and Wanda Zimmerman:
Sister Mary Amondsen, Prophetess.
Sister May Kline Shark, Pocahontas
Sister Anne M. Morgan, Winonah
Brother II. E. Feddersen, Powhaten.
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the belief that the British plunger
has been in the Baltic for some time.
To get to the Baltic from Great
Britain, a vessel must navigate the
Oattegat and tlie Sound, between tho
two Scandinavian countries, tlie pas
sage of which, by a naval vessel
would constitute a technical violation
of tho neutrality of both Denmark and
Sweden.
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Rome, July 9—Word comes from
Niseh, Serbia, that Germany has
made overtures of peace to the Serb
ian government, including a promise
that the Serbs could retain Albania.
The Serbian government, however, ab
solutely refused to consider terms
with Germany, unless joined in with
the other countries now at war ou the
side of the Allies.
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Amsterdam, July 9—Yesterday was
the seventy-eighth anniversary of the
birth of Count Zeppelin, tho creator
of Germany’s air fleet. The day
was observed by flying flags and
prominence given his portraits all over
Germany.
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Pretoria, Jnuly 9—General Botha,
head of the British forces in South
Africa, has accepted tho surrender of
ill the German forces in German
South Africa. This leaves but one
section of territory, German East
Africa, still under the German flag
in the wholo of Africa.
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Rome, July 9-—Advices from Con
stantinople are to the effect that the
Turkish garrison at Constantinople
rose in revolt, against their German
officers a few days ago, and killed
over a hundred of tho latter. The
Germans have beeh trying to put the
same methods into play used in <1 ril
ling and training the German sol
diers, but. the easily incensed Turk
objected. It is said that here are
thousands of Germans in both mili
tary and other branches of the Turk
ish government, who have supplanted
the Turks everywhere. This fact,
coupled with the severity of their
drill methods has caused tlie Turks
individually to hate the Germans in
spite of the wonderful work their
presence is resulting in, in tho de
fense of the Dardanelle forts. The
probabilities are that the revolt will
spread to other parts of the Ottoman
empiire. A state of anarchy prevails
at Constantinople.
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Rome, .July 9—Tlie official bulletin
announces that there have been no
important changes on the frontier
during the past twenty-four hours.
The Italian advance is slowly, hut
surely, eating its way into the Aus
trian defenses. This is especially
true of conditions in the neighbor
hood of Goritz, where tke superiority
of the Italian artillery is making it
self apparent. In the region around
Rivo we aro more than holding our
own, and our advance forces are
taking many prisoners. One feature
of tlie arms carried by some of the
newly organized Austrian regiments
is the presence on tlie locks of their
guns of tlie Mexican coat of arms,
which makes it appear that, the new
levies are being armed with weapons
primarily intended for use in Mex
ico, bv one of^ the factions there,
probably Huerta’s legions.
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The Daily Miner $1 per month.
FROM FRIDAY’S RALLY
PLANS PROSPECTING TRIP
M. Iingge in planning a prospec
ting trip as soon os the weather set
tles down. Martin knows this country
about as well as any man in it, ami
will probably get results when he
goes out.
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SOME FINE STRAWBERRIES
A consignment of ripe, luscious
strawberries, than which you never
tasted a better, was received from
Snlzer' last night. The Miner Man
had some of them for his breakfast
this morning and can testify to their
excellance.
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FALLS FOR AN EVINRUDE
After fighting off the disease for
many a moon, Roy Thompson has at
last fallen for an Evinrude. When
seen by the Miner Man this morn
ing ho was talking to the blamed
thing, and anybody who ever had a
small gas boat knows what that
means.
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SALMON RUN IMPROVING
According to word received from
the various canneries of this region,
the salmon run is increasing general
ly. All the canneries are now operat
ing. and the quality of the fish is ex
cellent. The Pure Food was in re
ceipt of over ten thousand fish this
morning.
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SALOONS WILL CLOSE
MORNINGS IN FUTURE
The dosing ordinance passed by
the Juneau city council will take ef
fect On July 15fh. and from that date
all saloons in the city will close at
one n.111. and remain closed until six.
—Juneau Dispatch.
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The finance committee of the Fair
banks city council has prepared fig
ures showing tlie estimated revenues
to be $64,095, while the estimated
expenditures are placed at $56,131.12.
The largest item in the revenues are
taxes, which amount to $38,595, li
censes $22,000, back taxes $3,000 and
fines $500. The expenditures for the
fire department amount to $20,518,
and $19,000 for the public schools.
The present council is ambitious to
reduce the in lebetednoss of the citv
by more than $7,000 this year. The
school board’s request for an in
crease of $4,500 over last year met
with a refusal but later $1,500 ad
ditional was granted.
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A new placer strike is reported
to have been made on Ilodzana river
which enters the Yukon nearly op
posite the mouth of Birch. The find
wag made on Trout creek but the
ground has not ben sufficiently pros
pected to demonstrate the extent of
the pay. The discoverers report
taking three ounces of gold from the
bottom of their first hole.
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The United States government is
establishing a sawmill at (lie Eskimo
village of Noovik, on the Kobuk
river. Noovik is a new town and
was recently established by the gov
ernment at the suggestion of the De
partment of ’duration. It is popu
lated by the natives who formerly
resided at Dcering, where they wore
constantly in danger of starvation
during the winter months.
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J. G. Galvin, who made a fortune
in Nome, and 8am Silverman, who
developed and built the Hadley smel
ter and mines are organizing a com
pany to develop a property on the
Stikine river. They estimate that it
will recpiire an outlay of between
$50,000 and $(10,000 before the mine
is on a paying basis. The property
is about 100 miles up the river from
Wrangell. A crew of eight men are
doing development work.
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C. D. Carter, of Ruby, believes lie
has a ,iust grievance against a Nome
paper, as he has lost a valuable dog
through following the paper’s advice
in the treatment of dogs for distemp
er. He read that a sure treatment
was to grind five raw onions up and
feed them to the dog. He tried it
on one of his animals and as an
Indian would express it "killed him
plenty quick.” Four or five raw
onions ground up and given at a
dose ought to kill most anything_Ex.
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Captain Green, of the launch Edith j
G., which had a most miraculous os
cape during a storm while the engine
was cut of commission, declares that
while lie is not a praying man lie
prayed in earnest as his boat, was
nearing the beach. When the launch
struck the reef, all on board expect
ed to be swept to their deaths, but
i big breaker lifted the boat and
carried her over the reef and into
the mouth of a stream, the existence
of which was unknown—F<x.
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The Daily Miner $1 per month.
FROM SATUDRAY’S DAILY. '
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ALAMEDA FROM THE SOUTH
With ovor two hundred passengers
on board, and nil the cargo she could
carry, the Alameda made port from
the south about seven last night.
She had 41 tons of freight for this
place, and but two passengers. E. A.
McDonald and wife. Thirteen pas
songers boarded her at this point,
among them being F. T. Leahy, who
is on his way to Wrangell to examine
a mining property. The Alameda car
ried 40. passengers who nre making
the round trip.
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FOREST SUPERVISOR RETURNS
Among the arrivals on the Nortli
vcstcrn yesterday v ; W. G. Weiglc,
’orost supervisor for Alaska. Mr.
'Veiglc had been i ■ Juneau on bus
iness connected with his office.
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WILL VISIT nT RUPERT
Mrs. “Bobby” “icmensson was a
asscnger on the Mice this morning
''or Prince Rupert whore she will
isit friends for t i-no. Two of the
younger children accompanied her on
: ho trip.
NAMES IT TP •'. ' ASTINEAU
Word comes from Juneau that Glen
'Bartlett lias decided to name the
>ld Gain Hotel in Juneau the Gas
tinoan instead of the Capital, as at
first announced. According to The
Juneau Dispatch Glen is already at
home in his new surroundings and
•veil pleased with libs nomfortabb
■’ml modern guest house. “The place
is to bo completely renovated,” lie
said today, “but business will go on
'ust the same. We will manage to
got along without disturbing any
one or causing discomfort.”
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Washington, July 10.—Tho press
copy of Germany’s answer to the
United States on the submarine war
fare question arrived in this eitv
hiring tho night. The chief points
cited by Germany are that Great Brit
ain has arbitarily taken it upon her
self to intercept legitimate neuttral
navigation to Germany, thus forcing
the latter to resort to submarine war
fare on Great Britain’s trade. The
note states that since the first ol'
March or thereabouts, England has
been taking from neutral ships with
out formality, neutral and non-con
trabrand marchandise consigned to
private individuals ' in Germany. On
this account the German people are
confronted with the choice of starva
tion or re-establishing their indepen
dence before the world. They chose
the latter, and the German govern
ment is now fighting purely in self
defense, using any methods that may
be at hand to aid in maintaining
national existance.
Tho note states that American ships
will be uimolested by Germany as
’ong as they are prosecuting a legiti
mate shipping business, and Iho lives
I of American citizens in neutral ves
sels will not be placed in jeopardy.
From tliis it will be scon, that
though the tone on the note is friend
ly, tlie very principals upon which
President Wilson based his complaints
to Germany and used as the founda
tion for his demands, have been pass
ed over lightly, if noticed at all by
the Imperial German government. No
promises nre made that steamers of
tlie belligerent nations carrying non
combatant passengers will be treated
any better than were the Fulaba and
the Lusitania, and taken all in alt.
1 lie note cannot but be unsatisfactory
to President Wilson. Tho latter is
expected to return from Cornish to
morrow.
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El Paso, July 10—Stating that there
was no use in attempting to secure
his freedom at this time as he would
only be rearrested immediately he
left the prison doors, Vietorinno Huer
ta, the former Mexican president,
waived the preliminary hearing in the
United States Commissioner’s court,
hero this morning, and declined to
try to furnish the fifteen thousand
dollar bond required for his appear
ance. Ho was therefore ordered com
mitted to the United States prise"
at Fort Bliss and will be held there
until his trial. The Federal grand
jury has brought several more indict
ments against him for conspirnr
The other Mexicans who were arrest
ed with him, were all released ' "
this morning. It is understood that
ho will ask a change of venue when
his ease comes up for trial on the
ground that the judge and jurrics of
this region are prejudiced against
him.
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Rangoby, Maine, July 10_Justice
Hughes, of the United States Supreme
Court, this morning handed down n
decision denying Becker’s writ of er
ror. Governor Whitman n, few days
ago reprieved Becker’s sentence that
lie die in the electric chair during the
week beginning July 12, for two
weeks, so the former New York Police
lieutenant will now be executed July
26.
Job printing at tbe Miner.
FROM SATUDRAY’S DAILY.
ARMY INSPECTOR HERE
Major Jenkins of the Inspector
General’s Department of the United
States Army, passed through town on
the Alameda last night. Ho Is on a
tour of inspection of the cilhlc of
fices of Alaska, and will continuo on
the steamer to Valdez. After trans
acting his business there he will re
turn to Skngway and from there go
over the White Pass Routo and down
the Yukon river to St. Michael and
Nome.
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ALICE TAKES SAWON SOUTH
The Princess Alice called in at the
Ketchikan Cannery this morning and
took on 2.500 cases of salmon of tills
year’s crop. The fish will be sent
direct to Liverpool. England, where
the supply is said to be exhausted.
Owing to the delay of loading I his
fish, the Alice did not leave until
about eleven o’clock.
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ALMOST A SUBMARINE
The crew of the Forest cruiser
Tulin, which returned to port last
night, reports having struck some
very rough weather during the blow
if last Monday. Ono of them avers
that Hie waves went over the boat
so completely that the halibut looked
in through the portholes. However,
the probabilities are lie was exager
ating, a little.
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SOME GREAT BERRIES
Of late some very fine specimens of
invents and berries have been
brought iu to the Miner Office. They
■insist of strawberries, gooseberries,
and red and black currants. The sea
son this year has been very good for
gardening.
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Seattle July 10—The steames Dol
phin sailed troin this port for the
North last night at nine o’clock. She
had no passengers for Ketchikan. The
Admiral Evans did not get away un
til late yesterday morning, so that she
wiil hardly arrive at Ketchikan before
noon on Sunday.
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Petrograd, July 10—It has develop
ed this last few days that the main
immediate objective of the Austro
German army at this time is the city
of Lubin, a place of considerable im
portance in central southeastern Po
land. Tliis place is situated about j
midway between Lemberg and Wai
saw, on the plain between the Dug
and Vistula rivers, and on tile rail
road connecting Odessa and Warsaw.
From this it will be seen that it is a
place of considerable importance. Foi
the past three of four days, fight
ing south of thte place has been of
the heaviest, as the Russians had de
cided to make their stand there and
bad been preparing for weeks. The
Germans do not seem to have realized
that Russia still had the immense
number of men under arms that she
had gathered together along this line,
and attacked with insufficient force.
In addition to the line of defenso.
Russia has gathered together Immense
bodes of cavalry, and it looks as
though the German campaign in the
east will be decided there. As a
counter attack, and if possible to
cut tho lino of communication, the
Russians have launched an immense
army south from near Ostrowcz,
which is west of the Vistula and on
the line of railroad running across
tho Polish-Galician border,, from Po
land in the direction of Jaroslan,
and that this body' is now threaten
ing the German lino of communica
tion. With this force menacing tlielr
left flank, and newly arriving troops
on their other, it would appear that
Mackcnson’s newly formed northern
drive is in a critical position. Rus
sian generals here liken it to Lee’s
raid into Pennsylvania during the
war of the rebellion in the United
States which resulted in the latter’s
defeat at Gettysburg. Whether Rus
sia will be able to duplicate Mead’s
work remains to bo seen.
Washington, July 10—The publica
tion of the press notices of the Ger
man note in the noon issues of the
papers of this city anil other parts
of the cast, has revived the dormant
talk of the severance of diplomatic
relations between the two countries.
Many of the large papers of the At
lantic coast, cities demand that the
administration notify Germany that
the United States does not care to
have anything more to do with her
until she declares herself on tho side
of humanitarianism as opposed to
savagry. I
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Borne. July 10—The Admiralty has
announced that travel on the Adriat
ic sea is at the. risk of the traveller
owing to tile immense number of
floating mines which Austria lias
turned adrift near the naval bnso of
Pola. Several of these mines have
been picked up anil brought in by
fishing vessels and patrol boats. They
are of the kind” which explode on con
tact, the most dangerous to vessels.
FROM SATUDRAY’S DAILY.
TUG IS BUSY
Tho tug Commodore was in port
twice yesterday, Tn tho morning
she was in with the barge Genera’
Fairchild eurouto to Hadley, while
in the afternoon she had the St
David loaded with Hadley ore, in tow
on her way to the Granby Smelter tit
Any ox, B. C.
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MISSING MAN IS SOUGHT
Judge Stackpole lias been asked
to locate John H. Shields, formerly
of Tonapah. Nevada, who is said to
have been in Ketchikan last Septem
ber, coining bore from Juneau, where
had lived for a couple of years or
so. Any one knowing of the where
abouts of Shields will* confer n favor
on his family by notifying either
Judge Stackpole, or D. F. McCarthy,
Seward, Alaska.
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SOME JOB TO FIX IT
The local 'cable office was in re
ceipt of an official communication
last night stating that the government
cablo across die Pacific is out of
business between Honolulu and Guam.
As tho cable is laid in the deepest
part of the Pacific at this place,
being almost thirty thousand feet
deep in places, tho work of making
repairs will bo some task. Tn the
meantime, according to the circular
received, all cable business between
the United States and the Philippines
must go via Japan.
OFF TO THE HOT SPRINGS
A. E. Walker and wife and Mrs.
P. G. Shark and Mrs. M. M. Chur
chill left for the Bell Island Hot
Springs this morning. The party
plans to be gone for some little time
taking in the springs and near-by
places of interest.
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Seward, July 10—Word comes from
the Westward that Mount Katmai, tjie
sentinel of Shejikof Straits, is In
eruption agaiu. This is the volcauoe
which in 1912 buried Kodiak Island
under a shroud of volcanic dust and
ashes.
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Washington, July 10—The President
wired last night that he had receiv
ed the German note and would start
for Washington at once to lay same
before the Cabinet at the earliest pos
sible moment. This means the note
will be up for consideration either
Monday or Tuesday.
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London, July 10—The big government
powder mill at Hounslow blew up last
night and close to a hundred of the
employees of the place were killed.
The cause of the accident Is a mys
tery.
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Salt Lake| July 10—Three bandits
held up several stages in the Yellow
stone Park yesterday, containing In
all about one hundred and twenty
five people, the greater number of
them schoolteachers from (he east.
The robbers secured much loot and
made their escape in safety. Sena
tor Brady of Idaho was riding on the
front scat with the driver of one of
the coaches and was lined up with
the rest of the crowd. The rob
bers systematically searched all their
victims, taking valuables as well as
money.
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The Daily Miner *1 per mcntlu
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Job printing at the Miner.
I
Every Convenience of Gas
A good oil stove lights like gas, reg
ulates like gas, cooks like gas. And
it does away with the dirt, delay
and waste heat of a wood or coal
range.
New Perfection
Oil Cook-Stove
For Best Results Use Pearl Oil
Bakes, broils, roasts, toasts perfectly. Does every
thing your wood or coal range will do. No odor.
Does not taint the food. Does not overheat the
kitchen. Several styles and sizes. Ask your dealer.
See Exhibit, Palace of Manufactures, Panama
Pacific Exposition.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
Ketchikan
MEN REWARDED IF
FLAGS ARE CAPTURED
Berne,—An Italian manufacturer,
Signor. Clerici, has glvon $10,000 to
be distributed in five rewards of $2,
000 each to the soldiers who capture
the first German or Austrian flags
in battle. Similiar patriotic offers
are being made in many Italian
towns. In Vienna, Baron Leopold
Clilumocky has offered a prize of $2,
500 to the first Austrian ‘or Hun
garian who c/iptured an Italian flag.
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CHITINA ROUTE FASTEST WAT
TO OUTSIDE
Again it has been demonstrated
that the C ordova, Chitina, Fairbanks
route to the interior of Alaska is the
quickest way to travel. Mrs. Rlng
wald Blix, wife of the commissioner
at Copper Center on the Fairbanks
trail, left her home last night in an
auto, and left on this morning’s train
from Chitina, reaching Cordova this
afternoon. She will be a passenger
on the Mariposa tonight for Seattle,
and will therefore reach Seattle In a
trifle over five days from the time
sh(> left Copper Center. Mrs. Blix
is going to visit relatives In 'Mon
tana and Idaho, and will bo joined
later by her husband—Cordova Times.
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THE SCHOOLS OF
ENGLAND ALSO SUFFER
London.— The annual report of
the Board of Education says it is not
yet possible to estimate the full ef
fect of the war on the schools, but it
has depleted the teaching staffs, de
creased the number of students
and caused inconvenience by the use
of the schools for military purposes.
About, 30 per cent of the atten
dance of 34 universities and colleges
in England and Wales have been
diverted to the military service. In
the men’s training cillege for elemen
tary teachers, 645 out of 1420 joined
the colors. At the Royal College of
Art. 39 out of 152 students <left for
the same reason. Other institutions
seem to show about the same pro
portion.
According to returns made In April
ITS elementary schools, IS secondary
schools, 14 technical and 2 training
colleges were then occupied by sol
diers. This is but a small part of
the buildings used temporarily dur
ing the movements of troops.
In most cases, school keeps even
if tlie building are used as barracks,
and other premises nro found.
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WRECKING AND PLEASURE TRIP
With nothing in hor appearance to
indicate that she had dragged out an
cxistanee for many years as a tramp
freighter on the Sound, the steamboat
Edith will sail this evening for a six
weeks’ cruise in Southeastern Alaska,
with Capt. Harry W. Crosby, one of
her owners, in command. The cruise
is to be a combined business and
pleasure affair, Captain Crosby being
accompanied by his family and one or
two friends.
In the last few weeks the Edith
has been renovated, cleaned and paint
ed and otherwise restored. Years ago
she was ono of San Francisco’s most
palatial private yachts. Captain Cros
by will hunt and fish in Southeastern
Alaska waters and will also salvage
the machinery and other equipment of -
the steamship Ramona, wrecked four
years ago off the west coast of Prince
of Wales Island. The Edith is now
owned by Crosby and Nieder & Mar
cus. She will be used hereafter as a
combination pleasure craft, wrecking
vessel and tow boat_Seattle Times.