ROREAT BY FLAMES
< our.se .Marked by Devastated (dun
Iry—From Adriatic to Mountains
They Are Falling Hack
KBKL1N, Nov. 7.- All official an
nouncenient by the war office says
that the retreat of the Italian army is
marked by conflagrations which in
dicate their route is between the
mountains and the sea through the
upper Italians plains. The dispatch
states that the Italians are retreating
from the Fella Valley to t'olbrcon,
north of the Sugana valley. They are
burning the towns as they retire.
Italians Withdraw
KOMB, Nov. 7.— The Italian forces
have withdrawn in good order from
the Tagliamento river towards Liven
za. it is officially announced today.
Italians Are llo|»eful
KOMB* Nov. 7. -A semi-official
statement issued here today by tj»§
war office says the military situatitA
a It ho difficult, is being kept well *fr
hand. The political stuation is sau|
to be excellent, all the living forc4$
of the nation without the least dta*
couragentent, being united for the
tainment of the supreme aim, and
maining with the Allies to the en4M
notwithstanding all cajoleries of the
SS
Grenadiers l»ie to Man
ROME, Nov. 7.—After the enemy
crossed the Tagliaraento a brigade of
grenadiers heroically resisted their
advance at one point, and fought un
lit the last one of their number was
hilled.
KERENSKY WINS
FIRST ROUND
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Maximaliastas Lose Control of City—
I'otrograd Guarded With laiyal
Troops Today
PETKOGRAI), Nov. 7.—The Ker
ensky government has won the first
round of the struggle with the Maxi
maliastas for control of the capital.
Petrograd is guarded with thousands
of troops whose loyalty to the Ker
ensky government has been proven.
The working classes have been cut
off from the main part of the city by
disconnecting the bridges, and Presi
dent Kerensky has every avenue of
approach guarded.
EVERYBODY IN WENATCHEE
. . . HEM'S TO PICK APPLES
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WENATCHEE, Nov. 7.—The stores
and offices in Wenatchee were closed
today and will also be closed tomor
row and Friday to allow the business
and professional men to aid in har
vesting the apple crop. All men, wo
men and older children of Wenatchee
are picking apples because of a shor
tage of labor.
Handlers fearing a severe freeze
with but half of the apple crop pick
ed. appealed to the city for help. The
public schools have been closed for
three weeks, while the teachers and
pupils pick apples. It is estimated that
the crop in the Wenatchee valley will
run 7,500 cars this season.
Immediate Help Necessary
A letter,recently received from Mrs.
Hopkins, teacher, in the school at Sel
dovia states that the natives there
are pitifully in need of clothes and
asks the people of Valdez to kindly do
nate some of their old cast-off cloth
ing. Mrs. Syring of the Arctic Hotel
will gladly call for the things. It is
hoped that immediate response to this
appeal will be, forthcoming so that
the things may be shipped on one of
the first boats to the westward.
KKTK.At TIOV IIKMANDF.D
. OK UTAH tJOVKHNOR
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Nov. 7. Gov.
ernor Lister yesterday called upon
Gov. Bamberger of Utah to retract a
statement by the Utah Council of De
fense relative to a false report that the
Washington Council had asked Utah
for $10,000 to assist in suppressing
bootlegging at Camp Lewis canton
ment. Gov. Lister in his telegram to
Gov. Bamberger tlatly declared the
report false and warmly resented the
statement In news dispatches front
Salt Lake City Wednesday that mem
bers of the Utah Council of Defense
had characterized the alleged request
for funds as a "splendid example of
nerve.” No such request for funds
has ever been ntad“ by any official of
the State of Washington. Lister de
clared.
Followers of Outlaw Leader Massa
cre One Hundred and Twenty
Five Persons in Chihuahua
i JUAHKZ, Mexico. Nov. 7. Follow
ers of Pancho Villa the Mexican out
law. who has given the United States
89 much trouble, boarded a govern
ment train at Amiendarez, a small
station on the National Mexican rail
tffuy in central Chihuahua, and kill
ed a hundred and twenty-live govern
mental soldiers and passengers.
AMERICAN PATROL
" BOAT SUNK
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j Torpedo Sends Converted Yacht Al
i ciedo to Bottom Monduy Morning
—Three Men Missing
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 7.—
The American boat Alciedo was tor
pedoed and sunk ny a German subma
rine in the war zone Monday morn
ing. One officer and two enlisted men
are missing. The vessel was a con
verted yacht and carried a crew of
seven officers and 85 men.
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TO SAVE LIVE STOCK.
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i Hoovar Name* Gifford Fnnchot
Among Othora For^ Tbia, Work.
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Photo by American PrelS Association.
Mobilisation of the nation Alive stock
industry is the next undertaking of
(he government in }U >.wartime con
servation of. food product*. Among
those-named by Hoover on the Live
Stock Industries. OommUpion la QlljFord
Pinchot, former chief forester of the
United States. ii; f ,t,rr >* v.
GENERAL KUHN "SHOT" BY CAMERA
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I'lioto l>y American t ress Association
Although one of the most important men In the I nited States army, llric
adier General Kuhn, head of the artn\ war eolieue. lots seldom been photo
graphed. This snapshot was taken of him as lie was on a tour of inspection
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SECRETARY WILSON
Will Investigate Conditions Surround
ing Strike of Telephone Operat
ors and Klectrieal Workers
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. Secre
tary of Labor Wilson will arrive here
Friday to investigate conditions sur
rounding the recent strike of the tele
phone operators and the electrical
workers. The Union leaders ordered
tlie men and girls to go to work pend
ing an investigation as to the merits
of their claim by Secretary Wilson.
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Full Agreement for <’o-o|ieratiou in
Pacific Keen Reached—Have
Great KfTect on War
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 7.—
A full agreement for the co-opera
tion in the Pacific of the Japanese
and United States fleets has been
reached in connection with the new
compact recently made between this
country and Tokio, Secretary Dan
iels announced today.
Treaty lx- lteneflcial
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 7.—
Secretary Lansing stated today that
the treaty between the United States
and Japan would be far reaching in
its effect in the prosecution of the
war against Germany, and would ef
fectually stop all German plotting in
China.
•SAKE IN PASSENGER
TRAIN DYNAMITED
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DYERSBURG, Tenn., Nov. 7.—A
passenger train on the Chicago, Mem
phis & Gulf R. R., was held up by
robbers today at Mlston, Tenn., at
about ten miles north of, this city. Re
ports reaching here say the express
car safe was dynamited and a large
sum of money taken by the bandits*
Six inches of snow is reported to
have fallen in Valdes today.
I
; Berman Owned Bonds and Muncy will
Ite Confiscated hy South Am
erican Kcpuhlie
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HI'KNOS AIKKS, Nov. 7. All con
tracts bet w een Brazilian firms and
firms in Bermunt were made null and
i void today bv an act passed by the
| Brazilian congress. The act also pro
1 tides for the confiscation of all Ber
man owned goods or Berman monies
hy the southern republic.
C. T. Boyles, formerly an operator
in the local signal corps office, but
now in the employ of the Alaska En
gineering Commission, was married
recently at Anchorage.
WOMENLEAQERS
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ARE HUNT
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Relievo Old Parties Will Have to Fall
in Lino With New York State
If They Want to Succeed
NEW' YORK, Nov. 7.—A National
suffrage amendment will be adopted
the next session of congress as a di
rect result of the universal franchise
victory in New York, according to
Mrs. Raymond llrown, who organized
the vote for the fight for woman suf
rage in this state, it was reported to
day. The suffragists are jubilant over
their victory, and predict that the
leadiitg parties will be afraid not to
fall in line with the New York wo
men voting for president.
Pioneer is l>ead
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Nov. 7.—Af
ter a lingering Illness F. L. Heming
way passed away <Moaday morning at
home on the Mu master road > Mr.
Hemingway was a pioneer of. this
community and leaves besides a wife,
numerous relatives, here and in the
east.: Funeral services were held this
afternoon from -the Baker Undertake
ing, parlors. , •
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Prospector want ads bring results.
Judge John F. Hylan
Mayor of New York
NKW YORK. Nov. 7.—County
Judge John F. Ilylan, the Brooklyn
nominee for mayor of greater New
York, was selected yesterday over
John I'urroy Mitchell, democrat, the
present incumbent, by over one hun
dred and fifty thousand plurality,
Mill(|tiist. the socialist candidate, com
ing third, and being but about 7000
votes behind Mayor Mitchell. The re
publican candidate, William Mason
Bennett, was not ir the running.
Mayor Mitchell’s defeat is directly
attributable to the defection of the
Irish vote, which went nearly solidly
against, him. lie polled many repuh
Mean and socialist votes, but the lead
maintained early in the day by the
Brooklyn candidate, was too strong
to lie overcome.
(irentest Plurality Known
NKW YORK, Nov. 7. -Not incliid
ing the uncounted soldier votes which
will not be received for several days
yet. Judge Dylan's plurality of 1:70,
ooo is the greatest ever given any
candidate in any election.
* Beats Socialist by 7000
NKW YORK, Nov. 7. Mayor Mit
chell. the defeated candidate for the
mayoralty of New York, heat the so
cialist candidate. Hillquist, by lint
seven thousand votes.
Democratic Ticket Klerted
NKW YORK. Nov. 7.— -The entire
Democratic ticket in the city was el
ected by a good majority in yester
day's election.
Woman suffrage Carries Stale
NEW YORK. Nov. 7. The indica
tions are now that woman suffrage
carried the slate of New York by a
handsome majority. I.ater dispatches
show that it carried liy about 80.000.
Suffrage Defeatist in Ohio
CINCINNATI. ().. Nov. 7. Woman
suffrage was defeated in this state by
nearly 100.000.
Prohibition for \e« Mexico
ALMIHJb’KRQCK. N. M . Nov 7
Prohibition carried by a large major
ity in this state, am' it will remain on
the dry column.
Democrats Control Election
LOITSVILLK. Ky„ Nov 7 The
Democrats have elected a majority of
j legislators and will control both
i houses.
Ohio May (io Dry
CINCINNATI. ()., Nov. 7. With
five hundred precincts to hear from
tin* wets are leading by 4000 in this
state. The unreported territory is
claimed to he dry and the result will
he close.
Women Are .luhilant
NK WYOtK Nov. 7.—Mrs. Hrowr.
the leader of the universal suffragists
in this state, is being swamped with
telegrams today congratulating her
• upon her splendid victory.
Muripusa Here Tonight
Tlit* steamer Mariposa was still at
Cordova at the hour of going to press,
hut it is expected that she will arrivi
here some time tonight.
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Kvans hue Any Time
The steamship Admiral Kvans left
Anchorage the morning of ttie 5th.
according to a report received from
the Cook Inlet city, anil is expected
any time now. She had a large passen
ger list.
School Commissioner Here
Territorial Commissioner of Kdu
cation Lester I). Henderson is in the
city investigating the schools, lie de
livered an instructive address to the
scholars of the grades this morning.
liaskethal game tonight.
GORKY IN TROUBLE.
Ruaaian Editor In Dan
gar of Going to .Jail.
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In a recent issue of- Maxlta* 4>orky "a
newspaper, Novala Zliizn, the Russian
author la alleged to have continued his
tnaultlng expressions regarding the en
tente allied, powers and their r Pre
sents tlves. Aa a result tba Russian
provisional government bar promulgat
ed a law sentencing to Imprisonment
In a fortress persons Insulting ths en
tente allied powers, their rulers or
presidents and their governments or
diplomatic representatives.
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BACKSTO WALL
French Push Tenlon Army Hack on
I Souliers—Will Make Desperate
Stand to Hold Positions
LONDON, Nov. 7. The Hermans
stand with their backs to llie wall
at ltoutiers, reports the war office to
day. The French have steadily push
ed the teuton army back until they
must make a desperate effort to re
cover their lost ground or lose the
last vestige of the most important
base on the west front. The British
are within five miles of Hauliers, in
West Flanders. Its capture will men
ace Ostend and the submarine base
at Zeebrugge.
Passrliaudele Taken
LONDON. Nov. 7.—The town of
Passchandele. in northeastern Ypres,
was captured by the British this morn
ing.
Positions Consolidated
LONDON. Nov. 7.—The British
have consolidated their positions in
Belgium it was announced today. Thu
Austro-German army operating in
Italy is composed of five divisions,
the bulk of the troops being drawn
from the Hussau frontier, according
to dispatches from Amsterdam.
BASKETBALL GAME
MOOSE MALI. TONIGHT
Tlie Signal Corps basketball team
will meet the Moose five tonight and
& fast game is expected. The teams
are evenly matched and it will be a
fight to the finish. The Signal Corps
five have not beeu defeated this year
and the Moose will strive desperately
to take thia game. The second game
will be between two girls teams, the
Whites and the Blues. Each of these
teams have won a game and this will
be the deciding contest.
If you do not receive your paper
regularly, don't fail to call up our
offiee and one will be sent to you im
mediately.
Moose meeting tomorrow night.