ROMANIA JOINS ALLIES
AND INVADES HUNGARY
BERLIN, Aug. 31.—Rpumaiiia declared war
upon Austrra-Hungary and Germany on Monday
last, and a federal council was immediately con
vened, which asked that war be declared immedi
ately upon Roumania. Turkey and Bulgaria are ex
pected to take like action shortly.
Roumanians Start Out with a Rush
l.ONTlON, Aug. 31. All England is rejoicing over the action
•fir Boumania in declaring war on Austria Hungary and Germany.
The Koumanii ns have invaded Hungary at Hernnuistadt and
Kronzstadt. two border cities of importance. Ihc attack was
anade by -troops striking north from -their bases within VV aj'aehia.
A defeat has been inflicted upon the Austrians by the Kou
manians, and Vienna admits the withdrawal of troops from the
Transylvania passes before a far-reaching and encircling offensive.
The Roumanians, on an eighty-mile front, are sweeping on
•ward, and Kronzstadt is in imminent danger from the invaders.
Bad weather on the Somme has confined operations there to
minor enterprises.
Bulgaria and Roumania at War
BERLIN, Sept. 1. Roumania severed her relation- with Bul
garia on Thursday night.
SALOX1KI, Sept. 1. Bulgaria has declared war on Roumania.
Greeks Also Expected to Join
ATHENS. Aug. 31 Rapid developments in diplomatic circles
indicate that (iresee will join the eutente allies within fori.y-eieht
hours.
.ITALY ENDS AN ANOMALOUS SITUATION
BY DECURING WAR UPON GERMANY
JvClME. Aug — itAJy yesterday dec'iared war upon Gcr
•many yforoi^jh ifts ananiisttry.. The entente allies have long been
olissatiskiul witftik a*pWfiiaD Agraememt entered into between the
Utaibui gtwwani'KKiSi :aa;d iPiinee Vim Buelow, which caused the
Tiecultar rt,t.iifti "iff uT.jjIt Lentc at war with Austria wiiii i nonn
aiaiUy rU peace *&$i &amxm&. The agreement provided that all
rights off the •i’aniwisis off u‘»ikf* w&l£F‘ny donne-Jcd. ua t-b. other were,
ito be respecteri. Tl^eTc Ihas iaeesi stjuoig in Ita.y for
same tune for the ihrcakiug tiff tfrf -itlil wUaejccis ■*vth i rt-rmany. and
•on July 16 the Agreement was 6$ 5tail* .b-r.iA.use at was ,
not being observed by Gormamy
Prcfouad imprests* Created
LONDON, Aug. 29.—tt* (fttajHSt dtdtsss.n: ;i w» 'by Italy
and Roumania has caused a pmwriad saaynwnes.a «fc iSeranany.
EALK.AN SITUATION is CENTER OF INTEREST
LONDON, Sept 1.—TtwBnso«l tent • $ Btigarin. may decide
to abdicate, .accorduig tto mtews r(‘.".'r.7u;i ihore. Hi. .son, Prince
iBoris, who opposes his fa ahcr s ytoCwy,, turn yv succeed him.
Th.e principal intone* b> tie war is centered about the Balkans
und the appointment «f Vom Haadenburg to be chief of the Ger- j
man general staff.
CENERAL NEWS OF THE GREAT CONFLICT
PJA21JN Acg 30.—Kaiser Wilhelm Las dismissed Gen oral
Van EaTkoriiugyQ as chief of the general staff, and has named Gen. (
Vcn ELrndembiirg in his stead.
The wat office announces that the British attacks north of <
Somme have bem repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy.
Eight persons were killed ana thirty-eight wounded during an
air raid by German Zeppelins on the outskirts of London on the
might of August 2a.
Allies Steadily Forging Ahead on the Somme
LONDON. Aug. 29. The allies continue their strong offensive j
•on the western front. The expiration of eight weeks from the i
-commencement of the drive finds the British and french stead'J\
•driving ahead, although progress is slow. Ihe aides are still ham
mering along the Somme fronts. Th- British report that progress
as being made, but Berlin declares that all attacks have been re
pulsed.
The Russians have won a victory on the Tigris, anti the ceil
trbl powers are being attacked at many points between the ex
treme east and we.-t.
Sweden and Russia have agreed to link tneir railroads by ,
•bridging the River Torneau.
The sinking of ihe Norwegian steamship Isdalen is announced
from Christiaa-ia.
Petrograd reports that the eastern front is comparatively quiet.
Russians Headed for Bagdad
PETROGRAD, Sept. 1 - The Russians have repelled Turkish
attacks and are pressing south on the railroad tracks to Bagdad.
Refuse to Defend Greek territory
ATHENS, Aug. 28. The Bulgarian raid is causing a crisis i
among the Greeks. The allies refuse to defend Thessaly as use
less to their plan of campaign in the Balkans.
Russians Again Active on Eastern Front
BERLIN, Aug. 28.—After a long period of inactivity on the 1
northern end of the eastern front, the Russians have commenced
an attack on Dvina, in an attempt to cross the river near Riga.
Germans Were Ousted
PARIS, Aug. 31.— German troops succeeded in penetrating the
French trenches in the Lorraine forest, but were immediately
driven out.
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° TO RELIEVE LABOR SHORTAGE AT ANCHORAGE
SEATTLE, Aug. 28.—The United States army transport Gen- j
■eral Crook is to sail from this port soon with two hundred men j
for work on the government railroad at Anchorage, Alaska.
A cablegram recently sent out by F. Hears of the Alaska en- j
gineering commission read in part as follows: ‘There is now a
shortage of labor at Anchorage, and this cablegram will serve to I
'cancel my previous -announcement to the effect that there was a j
surplus of labor here.” Material is arriving at Anchorage in great j
quantities, and it is stated that “several thousand men will be j
employed to rush woTk so that the greatest possible results will .
be attained before the winter sets in.
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TWO FORFEIT THEIR LIVES TO SPEED MANIA
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 28. Two men were killed and
eight others injured during an automobile race here yesterday.
Eleven of the fourteen machines in the contest were wrecked
when the leading machine, skidded.
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NOTORIOUS CONSPIRATOR MAKES HIS ESCAPE
ATLANTA. Ga., Aug. 30.—Robert Fay. convicted of conspir
acy against the United States in connection with the plots to
wreck munitions plants, escaped front the federal prison here yes
terday, in company with another prisoner.
COMPLETION OF SEATTLE’S BIG ENTERPRISE
SEATTLE, Aug. 26.- The waters of Lake Washington and
Xake Union have been united through the opening of the Lake
Washington canal.
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0 GREECE WILL IN ALL PROBABILITY NOW JOIN FORCES WITH THE ENTENE ALLIES IN WAR *
O LONDON Sept I—It has become known here that King Constantine of Greece has abdicated, and further advices 0
0 indicate that Venizelos, the former premier and supporter of the allies, will be the power behind the throne under the new o
0 regime. It is now fully expected that the Greeks will join forces with the allies. Several samsons have been taken over o
0 by committees of citizens. <■>
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WELL-KNOWN ALASKA STEAMSHIP
MEETS WITH DISASTER WHILE IN PORT
SEATTLE, Aug. 29. The steamship Humboldt, en route to
Alaska, was rammed during a heavy fug m the harbor at Port
Townsend yesterday by the steamship Providencia. An ugly hole
was the result, but the vessel still remains afloat,_
UNITED STATES CRUISER IS TOTAL LOSS
AMD TWENTY SEAMEN LOSE THEIR LIVES
WASHINGTON. Aug. TO. The United States cruiser Memphis
has been wrecked on the rocks in the harbor of Sun Domingo.
Twenty lives were lost and the ship is n total loss. Tin disaster
was caused by a sudden ground swell. _____
EMPEROR WILLIAM APPEALS
TO PEOPLE TO FIGHT HARDER
BERLIN. Aug. l.V Emperor William’s
message to Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holl
weg, dared August 1, urged him to continue
the war of right and called upffii every Ger
man to rise up and light for the principles
for which the war is being prosecuted, as
to whether Germany has a right to exist
without interference of other jvjtiuns so
long as she obeys the commands of the
Deity. The message says in part :
■‘There are still hard times ahead after
the terrible two years of the storms of
war. The desire for the sunshine of peace
is stirring in all hearts, but Uie war con
tinues Ilfram-e the battle cry of the enemy
governments is still for the destruction of
Germany. 1 ash you and till my people to
fight harder few our existence.
“The blame for furl I.or tihiodshed fails
upon tiie heads of our enemies.
“Tiie firm conviction lias never lott me
that Germany is invincible, in spite of the
superior 'number of our enemies, and every
day confirms this anew.
“Every German know* tnat ne is ngntrng
for his existence. Entire Germany is fight
ing for an existence. She knows her
strength and six- relies upon God’s help.
Therefore there is nothing that can shake
our confidence and our de-Eermination to
win this great struggle.
“We aer sure th.t wo can bring this
great and t *rrilie* s*rife to such an end
that <>r.r empire will be protected against
future attack, and that the free world's field
will be assured for peaceful development.
“With German genius and labor we shall
live free and secure and strong among the
nations of this world. This right is ours.
Nobody nor no country can snatch this right
from us.
“I ask that y<u make this message public
and that my people manifest approval by
demonstrating to the enemy that we are
unconquerable and that we demand the
right of existence and will fight until this
right is given us."
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ALASKA ANTHRACITE COAL
WILL SOON BE ON MARKET
A dispatch from Katalla states that
Alaska anthracite coil will be on sale there,
and probably in other Alaska owns, within
a few weeks, according to Clark Davis, man
ager of the Alaska Petroleum A Coal Com
pany.
“We are now taking out ten tons of coal
a day. and have only two of our twenty
men working." said Davis. “The coal metis
ure is widening rapirJy as we go in. At the
;-nd of the tunnel we have a vein of solid
anthracite ten leet wide. It is practica'ly
smokeless. As soon as our supplies arrive
from Seattle we will have three shifts of
men work on the crosscut to pick up
our No. 2 east vein a five-foot vein of
clean, hard ccaf, with a depth of 400 fee:.
Superintendent Hutchinson, in charge, is
preparing to enlarge the tunnel to standard
size and lit it with a double tiack. as No.
1 vein wifi be driven 1.000 feet this year."
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LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL OIL
NOW BEING USED IN ALASKA
Thai gasoline and fuel oil are rapidly dis
placing all other forms of fuel for power
purposes, especialy in the Seward peninsula
camps and in the Interior camps, is evi
denced by the heavy movement of those
products now m progress to Bering sea. says
(he Juneau Empire of recent date. The
freighter Burlington, sailing J'ine 25 from
Seattle, had nearly 1,000 tons of gasoline
and fuel oil for Nome and St. Michael, the
latters shipments including one of 500 tons
of fuel oil for one mine in the Iditarod.
The mine in question shipped a Deisel
engine to St. Michael on the Pacific Coast
Company’s liner Umatilla earlier in the sea
son.. It is the first Deisseh perhaps, ever
taken to Alaska. The up-river shipments
are being handled by the American Yukon
Navigation Company.
Since the Bering sea season opened more
than 1,000 tons of gasoline and fuel oil have
been shipped to Nome and St. Michael. The
Burlington’s shipment will bring the total
up to nearly 2,000 tons.
The movement is one of the remarkable
features of the present Bering sea season.
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MORE ALASKA PIONEERS
AWARDED OLD AGE PENSIONS
The board of trustees of the Alaska Pio
neers’ Home recently granted old age pen
sions to four men and two women, pioneers
of Alaska, and all over the age of 70 years.
There are now ninety-one persons in Alaska
receiving assistance from the territory under
the provisions of Chapter 64 of the Session
Laws of Alaska, 1915. The new pensions
granted were to Elisha H. Skeen of Ketchi
kan, $10 a month; Benjamin Spinney of
Ruby, Robert Roberts of Fairbanks, James
Boyle of Nome, Ellina Person of Nome and
Adeline F. Simpson of Fairbanks, $12.50 a
month each.
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PANAMA CANAL BLOCKED
WASHINGTON, Sept. l.-The Panama
canal commission has been informed that
another slide has taken place at the canal,
and that two hundred feet of the channel
is blocked.
SMS, 4. S1I1ZER
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Democratic Candidate for Delegate
in Congress Regrets That He
is Unable to Visit Iditarod
fluty. Alaska, Aug. 28. J9IS.
I Iditarod Pioneer, Iditarod, Alaska:
; I wish to express through your paper to
the people of Iditarod, Flat City and sur
rounding country my disappointment at
not tclng able to visit you, owing to loss
i of time in making connections between St.
Michael and Nome.
I want your people to (eel that I will, if
! elected, look after the interests of the theu
! sand Alaskans in your territory lice same
as the others t have visited. And tell them
I ; stand on my record for their votes and
I will work for their interests as well as for
those of aii Alaska.
CHARLES A. SULZER.
I The above telegram was received from
| Mr. Sulzcr, the Democratic candidate for
j delegate in congress from Alaska, on Tues
day last. Air. Sulzcr was at Ruby on hi.
j return from Nome, and is now on his way
to the Tanana valley to continue his cam
paign.
j According to advices received from Nome
' he was received enthusiastically in that city7,
| and “everything looks fine on the lower A u
[ km and throughout the .Second division.
I He will receive a large v,.tc at Marshall. St.
Michael and Nome, and the most encour
aging reports have been received from the
I Third division.”
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Wick Rushing to Mend His Fences
| SEATTLE. Wash.. July 28. James
I V/ickersham, congressional delegate from
j Alaska. :rri\ed here today from Washing
j ton, en route to Alaska, to look after his
I campaign for re-election.
To Address Cammercia! Club
SEATTLE. Sept. 1 Delegate Wicker
’ sham will addriss the Seattle Commercial
Club on Saturday next.
Third Division Democrats
| John Ronan of Seward was nominated
for territorial senator and T. II. Holland of
; Chitina, Charles McCollum of Valdez.
Thomas M. Price anti Robert Small of An
i chorage were named for representatives at
the Democratic divisional conventon held'
I at Seward on July 29.
John Ronan, named for senator, is one
I of the best-known mining men of the terri
! tory. He refused the nomination for dole
, gate to congress at the hands of the Tanana
I miners at the time Tom Code was finally
| nominated, and he was the Democratic
1 nominee for delegate in 1910. He formerly
1 was an operator on Cleary creek, Tanana
j district, but has been engaged in developing
| quartz properties in the Seward section for
I the past two years.
The platform adopted favors liberal ap
j propriaticns for Alaska schools and roads,
favors "Ala.-ka for Alaskans” in matters
of government and the appointment of offi
cials. asks for the removal of United States
j District -Attorney W. N. Spence, and in
dorses Wilson and Marshall and Suizer and
Grigsby.
First Division Democrats
The Democratic divisional convention of
the First division finished its labors on the
afternoon of August 2 at Juneau with the
nomination of the following ticket:
For Senator-J. M. Tanner of Skagway. 1
For Representatives-—J. J Conners of j
Juneau, J. G. Bayless of Thane, Nels Ander- j
son of Treadwell, W. W. Casey of Juneau. 1
For Road Supervisor—P. S. Early of Ju- !
neau.
An incident of the first day’s session was
a motion to turn to the wall the picture of
1 Delegate Wickersham, which occupies a
conspicuous | lace in the city hall, where
the convention was held. After discussing
the matter, and in view of the fact that
the convention was being held there by
courtesy of the city, the motion was
amended to read that the convention “con
sidered the picture turned to the wall.” It
was agreed that Wckersham’s picture had
no place at a Democratic convention.
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WILL RETALIATE ON ALLIES
FOR HIGH-HANDED ACTS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—The United
States will inaugurate a trade war upon the
entente allies, it was announced today. The
administration has decided upon this policy
as an act of retaliation for the interference
with American commerce by Great Britain
and France.
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ACTION OF MOB RESPONSIBLE
LIMA, Ohio, Sept. 1.—The daughter of
the sheriff of this county is dead from the
effect of shock received when her father was
j attacked by a mob which was trying to
lynch a negro.
PROFITS OF DEUTSCHLAND
PLACED AT THREE MILLIONS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. The 'comfort
able profit of J3.000.COO was made by the
lnan who conceived the idea of sending the
submarine "Deutschland to the United States
| with a cargo of dyestuffs.
It has been learned here that Herr Loh
| maim, whose idea made him wealthy, pur
chased concentrated essences of dyestuffs at
j cost price in Germany. He arranged for
! direct sale of the product to American ■man
ufacturers, thus avoiding the payment of
| commissions and other brokerage charges.
His conduct in this respect caused con
siderable disappointment to Hermann Metz
of Brooklyn and others, who have !>een be
seeching the stale department to force Great
Britain to permit dyestuffs to pu s through
Holland to the United States on the ground
that they are not contraband of war
Facts regarding Herr Lohinann which
have reached Washington show* that he vva
born in Australia of a German father and
an English mother. He went to Germ any.
and after the war had been in prognv.
some time he enlisted financial support f r
his inject to use submarines as cargo
boats.
The admiralty supplied ■him with sanors
who had been working on vessels trading
in the Baltic sea. This aid given by the
admiralty was offered as a ground for estab
lishing a government connection between
Germany md the Deutschland.
The authorities lure have learned 'hat
the Deutschland look on board a heavy 1 >ad
of gasoline. When the vessel arrived at
Baltiim re it had sufficient in its tanks to
enable it to return home. Why a large ad
ditional supply was obtained is a question
that has been giving concern.
If my of the gasoline should be trans
ferred by the Deutschland to a war sub
marine the cargo boat thereby wool 1 be
come a German naval auxiliary, -and. as
such, would suffer the same treatment as
any other war vessel.
Of greater importance to the United
States is the fact that the entente aides
would heid th-at this government had per
mitted its shores to serve as a base for
German operations, and this would
strengthen a claim for heavy damages.
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COST OF LIVING IN ENGLAND
HAS INCREASED GREATLY
BOSTON. August 17 The London Stat
ist says that during the war the rise in liv
ing cost has net stopped, but the rate of
increase ha^ diminished, the index number
far May, 1916, working out at 134.5, against
134.2. '
In certain directions, however, the further
■advance has been appreciable. In animal
food there is a further advance of S.2 per
cent, and in sugar, coffee ami tea. 2.5 per
cent. Vegetable foods have been distinctly
cheaper, with a general decline of 8.0 per
cent. The most noteworthy fall has been
in potatoes, which in April rose te a high
figure.
English wheat has fallen about ?. per cent,
while American wheat has declined 5 per
cent. This fail in cereals is due in some
measure to the slight decline in freight
rates, the cost of bringing grain from Amer
ica recently having been 10 shillings per
quarter, against IS shillings 6 pence earlier
in the year.
the appreciable rise m animal tood was
in beef and mutton, bacon having been
slightly cheaper and butter appreciably
lower. The current prices of beef and mut
ton are higher than for at least a century.
Among minerals, tin and lead are cheaper,
but coal dearer. Cotton, wool and hemp
are dearer, while flax, jute and silk have
been cheaper.
Leather, petroleum and timber are again
higher, but hides, tallow and oil and seeds
are cheaper. Since the war began the rise
in vegetable foods has been 93 per cent,
in animal food nearly 70 per cent, in mineral
62.3 per cent, in textiles 48.6 per cent, and
in sundry materials 48.6 per cent.
The aggregate prices of foodstuffs show
an increase in May of 2.4 per cent, and a
rise since the beginning of the war of 79
per cent. Materials in May showed prac
tically no change, and since the war began
the advance has been 59.4 per cent,
MAY INSTALL WIRELESS
Harry G. (no longer “Captain”) Watson,
having disposed of the famous steamboat
Pup, will shortly leave for the Marshall dig
gings, taking with him the wireless tele
graphic apparatus which formerly did serv
ice at Dikeman. If, after a personally con
ducted inspection, the new camp retains
the same roseate hue it does from this dis
tance, Mr. Watson will install a telegraphic
station at that place.
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TEDDY, THE STRENUOUS ONE,
CAMPAIGNING FOR HUGHES
LEWISTON, Me., Sept. 1.—Theodore
Roosevelt yesterday delivered a strong ad
dress in support of the candidacy of Charles
E. Hughes, the Republican candidate for
the presidency. He pointed out what he
termed a series of failures of Mr. Wilson's
administration, and the President’s “med
dling” in Mexico was sharply assailed.
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John Barrett, Flat City’s pioneer gar
dener, was a visitor in the city last Wednes
day.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.—Every important railroad
centering in this city gave notice yesterday of an
embargo on perishable freight and livestock which
could not reach its destination by Sunday night. I he
j managers have no hope of a settlement 'of the con
troversy with the brotherhoods.
All lines are preparing to operate trains through
out the strike. Non-union men will be hired by a
central committee and distributed where needed
most.
May Bring About Postponement
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—Congress is still trying
to avert the strike. Both houses are rushing action
on the eight-hour law. The leaders say its passage
i would be sufficient to bring about a postponement.
President Wilson has urged speedy ach'on on the
i eight-hour bill, and wants ks passed by tomorrow
night.
Railroads Will Not Accent Proposed Law
CHICAGO. S*pt. 1. While railroad officials her- are agreed
that the passage of the eight-hour bill by c Higre.-s certainly wool t
evert a strike, many will rleclne to accept the law without u colt
test in the United Slates supreme court.
Gives Expression to Alarmist Views
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Senator Newlands. che.itmtr '»f
the nitc rotate commerce cormnitt- . sees danger of civii) war in tin*
: .strike situ; ii' n.
Western Roads Will Use Auto Trucks
SEATTLE. Aug. 31. Tour transcontinental roads with ter
minds in this city feel confident that they will be able to main
tain traffic at 25 per cent r.f norm; I, in spite ft the proposed
. trike, and v.il' use auto trucks extensively.
Plea lo Congress Believed to Be in Vaffl
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. In a last desperate ekfott to pre
vent tile threatened railri ad strike. President Wd-nZi yesterday
laid his ; 1 ns before a joint sc.-don if the :«v house- of ■■ m
«ir He preposed the passage of .1 e -v requiring the recogniti.
of a basic eight-hour day. alid i;li111 the ntair. features of hi'
proposal. The strike situation was laid s-piardy hA'-re eor.gvess
Mr. Wilson’s plea to congress, however, is Ik-:,,.vet! to luiv.
been in vain. The railroad heads and leaders of the employes are
getting ready for the gigantic battle, which already has been set
for Labor duv. Monday, September 4. The strike order issued to
■ members of the brotherhoods exduiles neither mail, passenger nor
milk trams.
Congress may give to President Wilson authority to seize the
roads.
President Wil.-i n has been making efforts to have the rad
road brotherhoods call off or postpone the going into effect of the
1 strike order. Unless action should be taken by the leaders he
i will publicly ask the workers to rescind the order.
The crisis in the negotiations was reached on Saturday last,
when the counter-proposal prepared by the railroad officials was
rejected. The proposal w-as for arbitration of the nutters in dis
pute. The railroad officials say that the issue of an eight-hour
\ day is not directly involved, and that they would rather grant an
i increase in pay. They offered to leave the case to the mediation
! of the board of interstate commerce commissioners,
j The employes have displayed rt -tiveness because of the delay
in the negotiations, and it was realized that the chances of avcit
i itig the strike were very remote. W. G. Lee. head of tiie Brother
! hood of Locomotive Trainmen, in a strong speech to the delegates,
urged the men to strike..
I he President spent Sunday last in making visits to senator :
and congressmen and discussing preparations to meet ti t grave
situ: tion. Senate leaders are preparing a program of legislation
which includes the privilege of raising rates by the railroads.
Troops Recalled from Border
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Action on the proposed increase in
transcontinental rates from the East to Infennountain territory
has been postponed until further investigation can be made. Legis
lotion lias been introduced in congress to establish the eight-hour
day. Fifteen thousand guardsmen on the Mexican border have
been ordered home.
Feverish Activity in Anticipation of Strike
NEW YORK. Aug. 30. Railroad traffic to and from this city
shows feverish activity in anticipation of the proposed genera!
railroad strike.
Affects Attendance at Convention
CHICAGO, Aug, 30. Attendance at the annual convention of
the American Bar Association has been cut down by the railroad
situation.
BORDER RAID ENDS FATALLY TO MEXICANS
EL PASO. Aug. 29.—United State? troops today killed set e»
armed Mexican bandits whom they intercepted while in the aci
of raiding a mine near the border.
Commission to Meet Shortly
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.--The Americcn-Mexican commis-ion
to settle the difficulties between the two countries will meet within
a week.
National guardsmen of Ohio, \ermont and Kentucky have
been ordered out by the war department to join General Funston’f
troops at the border.
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CANADIANS CONCERNED OVER LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30 -A lobby of Canadians is busy here
i trying to secure the defeat of the proposed Pacific halibut leg.--!:
j tii n. They will, have a conference with Secretary of State Lan
I S^'F- ii
The proposed legislation, which aims to prevent the shipment
| through Canadian ports of Alaska halibut consigned to points in
j the United States, is believed to be sure of passage.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS CAUSE DROP IN PRICES
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.- The action of Rounisnia in entering the
field against the Austro-German forces has caused a slump in th:‘
market. Wheat has dropped 11 cents, and the selling movement
is general. __ __
PARALYSIS CAUSES DEATH OF ALASKAN
SEATTLE, Aug. 26. George T. Score, a well-known resident
of Alaska, died here today. Recently he was stricken with
paralysis.
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ANOTHER ARMY OFFICER IS MURDER VICTIM
MACON, Ga.. Aug. p6.—Captain Edgar Sprattling of the Na
tional Guard was killed in his tent yesterday by an Atlanta
woman.
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LONGSHOREMEN’S STRIKE STILL HANGS FIRE
SEATTLE, Aug. 31.—There have been no new developments
[ in the water front strike.