ALAMEDA AND MARIPOSA TO BE
TAKEN OFF THE ALASKA RUN
* Rome Dispatches State That It Will
take Week for Gen. t’adorna to
Reacli Base Consolidation
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30.—
Cables from Rome today state that
It will take General Cadorna a week
to withdraw to cerUin lines and con
solidate his forces. The Italian troops
ere slowly retiring before the advanc
ing Germans.
Hurrying Reinforcements
ROME, Oct. 30.—Dispatches from
Berlin state that the Austro-Swiss
frontier is again closed by orders of
the German military authorities, but
| that the Germans are hurrying troops
as fast as possible to the Italian fron
tier to help in the big drive in the
lsonzo front.
I'(line Has Been Taken
BERLIN, Oct. 30.—Udine, former
ly Italian headquarters for the sec
ond army, has been occupied by Aus
tro-German forces, the army head
quarters announces today.
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TEA llAXCES MAY
BE ABOLISHED
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CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—'Proprietors
of the large downtown hotels yester
day, through their attorneys, gave
notice to the city that they would
agree to abolish the afternoon tea
dances where professional hostesses
make guests acquaintances of each
other if permitted to continue the jazz
hands and caberets. The tea dances
, tecently have been the objects of vig
orous attacks by reformers and re
cently Dorothy Crosby, 16 years old,
testified in the morals court that it
* was this form of amusement that led
to her attempted suicide.
The city council has an ordinance
under consideration abolishing danc
ing and caberets jn cafes.
4,000 TONS RAILS
FORjWiAGE
Steamers Skagway and Crook Sail
With Large Amount of, Equip
Ment for Seward Railway
SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—The steam
ships Crook and Skagway sailed for
* the North today with 400 tons of rails
for the Seward railway. They will- be
the last vessels to depart this season
for Cook Inlet. All other supplies will
he shipped in via Seward.
MISSOURI KIDNAPER -
G|VEN THIRTY YEARS
MARSHFIELD, Mo., Oct. 30.—
Claude Piersol was found guilty of
kidnaping Lloyd Keet by the jury at
10:25 o’clock last night. He was sen
tenced to thirty years imprisonment.
Counsel for the defense immediate
ly filed a motion for a new trial which
will be acted on in November.
Aside from a slight quivering of
his chin, the youthful defendant ac
cepted the verdict in the same calm
manner he has shown throughout the
trial.
• Mr. and Mrs. J. Holland Keet, par
ents of the kidnaped Infant, were In
the courtroom when the'verdict was
rendered as were the parents and sis
ter of Piersol.
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SIGNAL CORPS MAN
FIRST TO BE WOUNDED
FRANCE, Oct. 30.—A Signal Corps
Lieutpn*nt was J,he |rgt American
wounded after the American troops
took pairt In' the Var. " '>,7Tr ™
MARRV, BK ( HKKRFI I.
AX1> YOU’LL LIVE l/)X(i
GALESBURG, III.. Oct. RO.—"If
you want to live ta be 104 years old,
get married and keep cheerful," This
is the advice basnd on experience of
Mrs. Anicia Hawver. who celebrated
the 104th anniversary of her birthday
at Aledo. She was born at. Grafton.
Vermont, was twice married and the
mother of five children, all of whom
she fias outlived.
MW ESCAPE
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Vessel With Senators and Representa
tives on Attacked by Submarine
Which is Later Routed
LONDON, Oct. 30.—The steamer
on which Senators Kendrick and Ken
yon, and several representatives were
passengers, was sighted and chased
by a submarine, which was later beat
en olT by her gun crew.
.Seattle Kish Bulletin
SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—Seattle price
at noon October twenty-ninth; hali
but seventeen and one-fourth cents;
sable fish eight and one-half cents.
win mm
mm
Wife Dies Thirteen Days Ago and Now
Becomes Third Husband of Mrs.
Cornelius (', Ouylor
CHAKLOTTEYTLLE, Va.. Oct. 30.
Thomas F. Ryan, traction magnate
and politician, whose wife died just
thirteen days ago, was married today
to Mrs. Cornelius C. Cuyler, widow
of a New York banker. Ryan is Mrs.
Cuyler’s third husband.
HEAD OF BIG COMPANY
QUITS TO JOIN PERSHING
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Ambrose'
Monell, president of the Internation
al Nickel company, today tendered
his resignation to accept a commis
sion on the staff of the American
forces abroad. Mr. Monell plans to
reach France about six weeks hence,
he said.' The directors of the com
pany will meet Monday to consider
his resignation.
Helfferich May Resign
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30.—There is
growing displeasure in German par
liamentary circles against Dj* Karl
Helfferich, owing to events in the
relchsfag. The General Anzeiger of
Dusseldorf printed sTreport that Dr.
Helfferich will resign the vice chan
cellorship in a few weeks if not soon
er.
REMAINING MEN
BE CALLED OUT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 30.—
Orders were issued today to the states
to send the remaining contingent of
about 30 per cent of the conscripts
to their cantonments by Friday.
AMERICANS TAKE FIRST
GERMAN PRISONER
FRANCE, Oct. 30.—Americans
took their first' German prisoner to
day, who" was' shot by a patrol. He
dldd later. The prisoner wps carrying
mail for thaQetrden troops.
Snow Is reported to be failing at.
nearly all points on the trail.today
as fkr In'as Fairbanks.' -!'
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The mercury at" Richardson record
ed 14 degrees below zero today
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ALASKA TOTALS
S867.000 FOR LOAN
Reserve Rank at San Francisco lias
Received ('lose to Million from
Patriotic Alaskans
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30.—Alas
ka subscriptions to the Second-Liberty
Loan turned in to date total $867,
000. This Is far above expectations
and shows energetic work for those
in charge of the campaign.
LAItORKR I’HKH GIN TO
COX Vl‘X(TO KM PLOYKRS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 30.—
fred Kverson, a laborer working with
the threshing crew on the T. F. Mc
Cord ranch two miles south of the
Fir school house, made things lively
in that vicinity Saturday by grab
bing his revolver and firing a few
shots wildly in the air to relieve his
feelings over a ion* argument about
the amount of wages due him for his
work with the threshers.
He was arrested oil a warrant
charging him with assault in the
third degree, and was given a trial
in Judge Chamber’s court yesterday.
There was some question as to the
man’s sanity and upon the physic
ian’s recommendation he was given
thirty days in .jail, and will be under
observation during that time, so that
\ should signs of insanity be shown,
the will be turned over to the county
examining board.
D.MBAHGO OX COA1. TO
('AXAl>A TO BK MOBIKIKB
WASHINGTON, 0. Oct. 30.
The fuel administration is preparing
to modify the embargo on coal ship
ments to Canada, as it has been found
that Canada can be supplied in lim
ited quantities without depriving the
supply now going to the Northwest.
The northwest will be required to
conserve its coal supplies in every
way possible. Cities may be asked tp
limit the use of thMr lighting plants
during certain periods at night and
probably will be required to use less
coal in some industries.
MRS. William Jennings Bryan may
or may not have been thinking about
1 her celebrated hubby when she said
‘‘man has always opposed those things
which spoke for progress*’
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Had Photographs and Plans of Many
Submarines in His Possession—
Worked in Iron Works
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30—John
KullekofT, an alleged German spy in
the employ of the Union Iron Works
of this city, was arrested here today.
He had photographs and plans of
many submarines in his possession.
NEW CHANCELLOR
NAMED BY KAISER
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BERLIN, Oct. 30.—Count George
von Hertling, Bavaria^ prime minis
ter, was appointed imperial chancel
lor today In pllace of Premier Mich
ael, who was named as prime minister
to Prussia. «• ?
CANADA WILL C&LL FIRST
ARMY'ON DECEMBER I
OTTAWA. Onf .'Oct. 30.—Decem
ber 1 has been dstd as fft;e date for
calling the drat increment; of then to
the colors under‘"the Canadtaa sel
ective conscription act.
EVERY LARGE VESSEL
WILL BE COMMANDEERED
DILI. AND MILLER
TO GO TO FRANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 9.—
Representatives Dill and Miller, of the
state of Washington, will sail for
France from New York early the com
ing week. They will touch Liverpool
going over but will stay in England
only a short time. .They will spend
two or three weeks in France, inves
tigating conditions at short range.
THIRD DEATH OCCl'RX
FROM AI TO ACCIDENT
CORTLAND, Or* , Oct. 30.—Silas
Schultz, of Everett. Wash., died at a
local hospital las* night, his being
the third death resulting from a col
lision between an auto and a train
at a grade crossing near Reedville.
Ore., Sunday night. Adolpli Schneid
er. a Cortland merchant, was killed
instantly, and Albeit E. Hornschuch.
Schneider's son-in-law died later. Mrs.
Hornschuch and Miss Louise Schneid
er are seriously injured and may not
recover.
SEPARATE PEACE
ISJPBLE
foreign Minister of Russia Says De
fense of Russian Territory One
fundamental Need.
PETROG RAD, Oct. 30.—Foreign
Minister Tereschenko, addressing the
preliminary pailiament, said that sep
arate peace for Russia was impos
sible so long as one armed foe was
within her borders. He stated that the
fundamental need of Russia was de
fense of iter territory.
ItomIting Soon Start
LONDON, Oct. 30.—Sir Auckland
Geddes, minister of national service,
in a speech dellve-ed at Nottingham
last night, predicted that the grim
work of bombing German towns and
villages would be in full swing before
many moons have elapsed. He said
he wished it had been possible to av
oid inflicting that punishment on wo
men and innocent children in Ger
many, but that the brutal spirit rul
ing in Germany made it inevitable.”
10,000 TYPEWRITERS and
STENOGRAPHERS ark wanted
tl .1
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 30.—
Now thal Uncle Sam has all of the
young men In -the country In training
for military service, he finds that he
needs ten thousand typewriter opera
tors and stenographers and typewrit
ers, both men and women; for the de
partments at Washington. The civil
service commission has notified all of
its three thousand boards of exami
ners that they should put forth their
best efforts to secure these urgently
needed workers. While examinations
are now held weekly in 450 cities, the
commision states that arrangements
will be made to ha*e an examination
held at any accessible place where a
small class of applicants can be secur
ed. The entrance salaries range from
$1,000 to $1,200 a year. Promotion is
reasonably rapid to those whose ser
vices prove satisfactory. 'No appoint
ments can be matin to these or other
positions in the federal claslfied civil
service unless authorised by the cljl
service commission r. under the ciyi
service law. Any";!ntormatlon to th<
contrary Is . unauthorised. This 1st s
splendid opttjbtunjSf to serve yoht
o*ln$ry. Pu%lW«i»ation may be pet
(fjjrb*,from the secretary of the bosjp
or civil serv4be examiners at the popt
office in your city.. \.
GERMANS LOSE
ON WEST FRONT
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| Driven Back in Many Places to Iteptli
of Thousand Yards — British
Make Kvtensive Gains
LONDON, Oct. 30.—The Germans
have been driven back in places to a
depth ot a thousand yards by the
British drive on the Ypres front.
SWISS AKh.AID OK It KING
DRAWN INTO WORLD AYAR
BKKNK, Oct. 30. — In answer to
proposals that a special furlough be
granter to Swiss soldiers who are ag
riculturists, General IMrlch Wille,
commander of the Swiss army, re
plied :
"America's entry into the war
greatly increases the possibility that
the war will receive a new and final
impetus in the spring. If so, the dan
ger that we will be drawn into the
war becomes greater than ever."
The high tide today played havoc
with the small boats, causing many
of them to seek shelter behind the isl
ands and other points from the gale
blowing. The cannery launches \ver°
tossed off their skids and the <*ld hulk
of the Olga, which has been beached
for several years, was floated off its
blocks. The water in many places
threatened to come over the floors of
the cabins along the beach, and prop
erty owners were kept busy fending
off logs and drift from their prop
erty. Three lives were lost during the
storm. K. Keesler's young chick
ens, which were caught in their coop
and could not get out.
Ilarry Hoyt is driving for the Val
dez Transfer Company.
KOKMI.OKK NOT GITLTV
OK HIGH TREASON
PETROGRAD, Oct. 29.—General
Chablovsky, president of the commis
sion of inquiry into the Korniloff af
fair, has returned to Petrograd, and
in an interview with local newspaper
men declared that he did not see in
the actions of General Korniloff and
the other accused officers any charact
er of high treason. It was proved, he
said, that General Korniloff through
out the movement committed no act
of a nature to weaken the. fighting
front. General Chablovsky expressed
the opinion that General Korniloff
can be sentenced only under article
100, dealing with attempts agalpat
the established regime and involving
the penalty of life imprisonment.
CHILEAN FLAG V\J8EI) .
OVER STEAMER DOLPHIN
SEATTLE* Oct. 29.—-'The Chilean
flag was raised today over the steam
er Dolphin. The Do’phln was former
ly in the Southern Alaska run, and
plied between Seattle and Skagway.
She Is 824 tons burden, 213 feet long,
32 feet beam and 15 feet depth of
hold. She carries a crew of 60.
UNfcLK TOM’S CABIN
RAISES WAR FUNDS
EL PASO, Teas, Oct. 29.—An Un
cle Tom’s Cafcip. made of rough
barked lumber..to resemble the old
southern negro’s cabin before thO
:wnr.,;wasM#it* 9* thepnjpustbo^tbs
at the, repent festival of the Allies
which was held here to raise money
for the Red gross. The negro col
ony of El Pase plpnn^ pad tiptallpd
the exhibits in the cabin, which In
cluded work of the negro children la
the pubUp sct^opls and relics of slav
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SEATTLE, OCT. 30.—The govern
i nient has intimated that two more Al
I aska steamer, probably the Alameda
I and the Mariposa, will be taken off
(the Southwestern "Alaska run and
j placed on the San Francisco and
! Honolulu run. It is also believed that
i two more of the vessels plying be
I tween Seattle and San Francisco will
'also be commandeered Immediately,
j The government plans that every
j large vessel in the Alaska trade be
' used exclusively to haul copper oro
| and canned salmon, leaving the gen
j eral tratfe to be handled by the Hum
i boldt, the City of Seattle, the Alki,
| the Santa Ana. the Dispatch, the
i Dora and the Jefferson.
! The tonnage of the respective ves
sels to be alloted to Alaska will be as
follows:
Humboldt 1075
City of Seattle . .. . 1462
Alki 1259
Santa Ana 1059
Dispatch . ... 1101
Dora . 320
Jefferson .. 1615
LETTERS TO CANADA
WILL COST :l CENTS
WASHINTOX, D. C„ Oct. 30.—
Ureal Britain lias agreed to a modi
fication of the postal treaty which fix
ed a 2-cent letter rate from the Uni
ted States, so us to increase it to 3
cents for practically all foreign let
ters now taking the 2-cent stamp.
This will bring a large quantity of
foreign mail into the class where the
United States may collect the addi
tional one cent letter tax imposed by
the war tax bill.
The 3-cent rate also will apply to
the Bahamas, Canada, Cuba. Barba
does, British Guiana, British Hondur
as, Dominican Republic. Dutch West
Indies, England, Ireland, Wales,
Scotland, Leeward Island. Mexico,
New Eoundland. New Zealand, and
Panama. The 3-ceut rate becomes ef
fective November 2.
Sailor is Killed
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Oct. 30.—
Dennis Sheehan, a seaman, was the
sailor killed in the boiler tube explo
sion on board an American patrol
ship in home waters, reported last
night, and Vance I. Perkinson, chief
boatswain’s mate, was the sailor prob
ably fatally scalded. Sheehan’s father
lives in Brooklyn, N. Y.
MRS. BRYAN ASSERTS MAN
IS HANDICAP TO CIVILIZATION
NEW YORK. Oct. .30 —Mrs. Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, in an address at
a suffrage meeting here last night de
clared that "man has always oppos
ed thdse things which spoke for pro
gress."
"He referred to the first matches as
‘dangerous’ and a ‘hellish invention,"
she continued. "The cooking stove,
tot), was thought by him to be danger
ous, and a baby buggy was looked up
on as a device which was certain to
carry women dally miles from her
home and cause neglect of her dut
ies.”
.The ballot for women is absolutely
essential, Mrs. Bryan said, for the
protection of wage earners among
woman.
GERMAN WAITERS IN
BOSTON ARE “FIRED”
BOSTON, Oct. 80.—All German
waiters and servants employed at the
Beaton City dub, numbering about
twenty, have been discharged because
of alleged "breaches of discipline "
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VAST AMOUNT OF GOAL
“ TIE S RIPPED UNALAS KA
' BEAtTLE; 'Oct. 'SO.”—Arrange
ments afd being mi>de to ship a vest
amount ot coal to Unalaska by tha
government.