Iditarod Pioneer
Tn^ou^^Tmonth roiTAROpTALASKA! SATURDa7 MORNING. SEPTEMBER 9. 1916 nmwnaowr
R0UIA1AN STRONGHOLD
CAPTURED BY DEBARS
* PETROGRAD, Sept. 8.—The Bulgarians have
captured the fortified Roumanian town of Turtukai,
south of the River Danube, and have taken twenty
thousand Roumanian soldiers.
A furious battle has been in progress south and
east of Lemberg. The Russian offensive in Volhynia
and on the Galician front has been resumed. Sixteen
thousand Teutonic troops have been taken prisoners.
The Turks h?ve shifted their attack west of Trebi
2onde. and claim gains.
Teutonic gunners are being wiped out by a new
Russian gas shell.
On the Western Front
PARIS. Sept. S.—The battles in the Somme district still con
tinue. with gains for the allies. The Germans are still receding.
LONDON. Sent. S. French troops in the north, with Peronne
as their objective, have met with success. The British have been
forced to relinquish most of the city of Ginchy, which was won
last Monday. ... . , ,
The Germans last week penetrated some of the allied trenches
tm the Somme, and the war office admitted the loss of two posi
tions.
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—The war office admits that the German
forces on the Somme are in retreat. The town of Clery has been
lost.
Notes from the Various Fronts
THE HAGUE, Sept. 8.—Fifteen British aeroplanes bombarded
Brussels yesterday.
The Greek government has accepted the demands of the allies,
and has agreed that the latter shall take over control of the
> ,..;al and telegraphic communications.
Thirteen airships took part in a raid on the eastern coast of
England on Sunday night last, three reaching the outskirts of
London. One of them was destroyed by the British aircraft guns.
The damage done has not been ascertained.
Full military. honors will be given by the British to the crew
nf the fallen Zeppelin.
Lloyd’s reports the sinking of four British steamships.
ATHENS, Vent. 4. The allied ffeet has sunk a German sub
marine off Phrt'.eron, and also has seized the Greek wireless sta
tion.
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KAISER WILHELM PAYS HIS RESPECTS
TO HIS OWN PET ENEMY, GREAT BRITAIN
LONDON, Aug. 18“ A dispatch from Bemeby by way of
Pontarlier, France, given out by the Wireless Press, says:
"Another speech by Emperor William during his recent visit
to the Somme front is being discussed in Berlin. The emperor
said: .
“ ‘Comrades It is your special privilege to fight against the
"English, which means that you are fighting against a nation that
has sworn to destroy Germany. The English built up during the
years before tie war the combination of countries which at a
given signal fell upon us, attacked us, the most peace-desiring
people in the world. The English led us to believe they were our
friends when they were actually plotting our destruction.
“ ‘English f ipiomacy brought about the war, and now an
English oflensi' e is intended to carry the operations to German
soil, into our towns and villages, to the peril and undoing of our
helpless women and children. \our duty is to break the English
offensive; to prove once more that Germany is invincible, and
reduce to despair the relentless enemies of our country, so that
they will sue for peace on terms honorable and profitable to Ger
many.’ ”
“From conservative circles in Berlin comes the announcement
that when the reichstag reassembles in the autumn an interpel a
tion will be addressed to the imperial chancellor asking him why
inspiring speeches by the emperor at the front are withheld front
general publication.”
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CARS OPERATED BY STRIKE-BREAKERS
AND LITTLE DISORDER IS REPORTED
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—After a vain endeavor by Mayor
Mitchel to mediate between the subway and elevated employes
and the transportation companies, on the request of the former,
a strike on all lines was declared in this city at midnight on
Wednesday. The companies had mobilized forces of four thousand
non-union men to run the cars, and a thousand policemen were
held in readiness at the various station houses in anticipation of
riots. Few cases of disorder were reported, however. The strike
breakers are managing to keep the cars running.
The president of the Transit Company had asked the mayor
for extra police protection.
Mayor Mitchel learned yesterday of a plot to destroy the sub
way, and a close watch is being kept of all persons entering or
leaving the stations.
Strike-Breakers Rushed from Chicago
CHICAGO. Sept. 7.—Strike-breakers are being rushed East in
response to a telegraphic request from the president of the New
York Transit Company.
Telegraphers’ Demands Granted
ST. PAUL. Sept. 7.—The demands made by the telegraphers
for shorter hours and increased wages have been granted.
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BIG FUND TO BE RAISED BY SUFFRAGISTS
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 8.—The National Suffrage Associa
tion, in conven ion here, has adopted a platform and proposes to
raise a million-dollar fund for campaign purposes.
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AMBITIOUS PLAN OF AMERICAN WORKERS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—A world’s labor congress to be held
at the close of the European war is being urged by the American
Federation of Labor.
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TREATY HAS BEEN RATIFIED BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The United States senate has rati
fied the treaty providing for the purchase of the Danish West
Indies.
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MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES SUES NEWSPAPER
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2—Mayor Charles Sebastian has re
signed his office and has sued a local newspaper for criminal libel.
SENATOR LAFOLLETTE’S NAME ON TICKET
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Sept. 6.—Senator Lafollette has been
.successful in the state primaries for renomination.
RAILROAD SHOPMEN NOW DEMAND INCREASE
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.—-Railroad shopmen have demanded an
increase in wages. Twenty-two Western lines are affected.
GRAVE CONCERN FELT
AS TO CRITICAL SITUATION
NOW DEVELOPING IN CHINA
TOKIO, Sept. 5. Another clash has
taken place between Chinese and Japanese
troops in Mongolia, which has just been
officially reported to the Japanese govern
ment. The trouble arises over the efforts
of Japan to exercise police power in Mon
golia.
Causes Anxiety at Washington
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. State depart
ment officials view the situation which lias
developed between China and Japan with
anxiety. Fear is entertained that a crisis
may develop which will involve the inter
ests of the United States.
Will Not Volunteer Information
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Japan will not
inform the United States of the demands
made upon China unless specifically re
quested to do so.
Sweeping demands are said to be con- !
tained in the secret terms pressed on China
by Japan. American interests are thought
here to be deeply involved.
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FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY
SERVES WITH REGULAR ARMY
Fairbanks newspapers contain the infor
mation that cards have been received from
James J. Crossley, formerly United States
attorney for the Fourth Alaska division,
with headquarters at Fairbanks, which say
that he is now serving as a first lieutenant
with the regular army on the border. He
went to the border as a first lieutenant with
the National Guard of Oregon, but as some
of the regular army officers were assigned
to the guards, the officers of the state or
ganizations were transferred to the regular
army.
Mr. Crossley reported that all were well
pleased with their surroundings at the bor
der and expected to be home again some j
time this fall. !
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WOLVES ATTACK REINDEER j
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Mr. Twitched, the reindeer man, reports j
that his herd has been attacked by wolves I
at the head of Boulder creek, and four of j
them have been slaughtered and devoured, j
That the depredations were the work of
more than one of the beasts is evidenced by
the fact that one whole carcass was con
sumed in a single night, nothing but the
skull and vertebrae remaining. One hun
dred or more of the animals recently be- j
came separated from the main herd, and j
are now roaming at will along the head- |
waters of the Iditarod river. No attempt j
has been made to round the animals up, but |
this will be done soon after the freeze-up. j
BILL WAS NOT PRESSED
The Fairbanks Commercial Club recently j
received word from Delegate YVickersham j
that he would not press the bill pending j
before congress which provides for the abo- j
lition of the Alaska road commission and j
the intrusting of the road funds and work ;
to the territory through its legislature, j
Protests had been made by many of his j
Fairbanks constituents against the bill.
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DR. SARGENT ON WAY OUT
On the day previous to his departure
from the Marsh til diggings Fred Harrison
met the geological survey party of Dr. R. H.
Sargent, who had just closed down the
season’s work in that vicinity. The sur
veyors traveled down the Y ukon to Andre
afski in their motor boat, and intended to
take a steamboat from that place for St.
Michael.
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FRENCH SOLDIER’S ACCOUNT
OF EFFECT OF "HELL FIRE”
Writing from the Sommes battle front
on August 1 to the Chicago Herald, Georges
Le Hir gives the story of an injured man
in a dressing station close to the French
front line trenches. When asked how he
had been hurt, he startled the correspondent
by replying:
“In watching hell fire from a tree top.”
Then he continued:
"Just before noon my company was set
to organize an old German trench a little
way north of the farm, but when the offi
cers examined it they found it destroyed
by our bombardment, so that we would not
be likely to get it ready before the enemy
attacked. So it was decided to withdraw
us to a better position some fifty yards
in the rear.
“Then the captain called for someone to
stay behind and signal the enemy's move
ments. That’s my regular job. So I fixed
myself about fifteen feet up in the cleft of
some branches and seized a telephone con
nected with the nearest battery.
“Suddenly a group of about forty Boches
crept forward from the wood, rapidly fol
lowed by the best part of a company. 1
telephoned: ‘Enemy advancing, led by a
detachment of flamenwarfer.'
“When the latter were about thirty feet
from the empty trench they halted in a
hollow just below the rise in the ground,
and then, with appalling suddenness, a
dozen jets of white and yellow flames darted
up to fall plumb into the trench.
“It was then I had a glimpse of what
hell must be like. Our gunners had the
range to an inch, and a torrent of shells
burst right among the fire-throwers. Great
sheets of flame sprang up; one jet from an
exploding container just grazing me, burn
ing my clothes and scorcing my ribs rather
badly. But it was impossible to escape.
“The ground was a sea of fire. In the
midst of it the Germans, like living torches,
were dying horribly. One man spun around
like a top, not even trying to run away,
until he fell in a pool of flame. Others
rolled on the ground, but the blazing liquid
ran around them everywhere, and I could
smell the horrible odor of burning flesh.
“I dont think any fire-throwers escaped.
Their screams, heard despite the cannonade
and rifle fire, seemed to continue terribly
long.”
FISH TAX LAW
IS SUSTAINED
Territory Wins Important Case In
volving Large Additions to
Alaska Revenues
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.—The Alaska
salmon fisheries must pay taxes to both the
United States and territorial governments,
according to a decision rendered here today
by the United States circuit court of ap
peals, in the case in which the territory of
Alaska sued the various cannery companies
for the collection of taxes due.
The decision means the collection of
hundreds of thousands of dollars in delin
quent taxes. Some of the companies al
ready had paid the amounts due under
protest. Among the sums collectible for
the year 1915 are the following: Booth
Fisheries Company, $25,471.82; Alaska
Packers' Association, $75,018.31; Libby,
McNeill & Libby, $13,299.56, and the Alaska
Packers’ Association, $6,468.86. These
amounts will be increased very largely by
what they will owe this year. The total
amount owing is something like $250,000.
There is now pending before the federal
congress a bill which seeks to deprive the
territory of the power to levy these taxes,
unaer the plea that there is dual taxation.
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GERMAN PRESS TELLS WHY
FRYATT WAS EXECUTED
BERLIN, Aug. 18.—"German newspapers
discuss the British comment in regard to
the execution of Captain Charles Frvatt
of the British steamship Brussels, declaring
unanimously that the British commentators
are attempting to confuse the facts by [ire
tending that the captain was sentenced to
death because he defended himself against
aggression,” says the Overseas News
Agency.
“As a matter of fact the sentence was
imposed because he undertook a treacher
ous surprise attack on a German submarine
in order to gain the prize promised for the
destruction of a submarine.
“The newspapers insist furthermore that
Germany never admitted the unlimited
right of defense, and that it is irrelevant
whether Great Britain agrees W'ith this
standpoint, inasmuch as British legal views
are dependent on considerations of expedi
ency, and not of justice. For example, the
British war of starvation against the un
armed population of Gcrmsny is absolutely
opposed to international law.
“As for the indignation shown by the
English press, the Geranm newspapers refer
to the murder of the men on a German
submarine by the British patrol boat Bara
long. to the case of the British trawler
King Stephen, which refused to save the
crew of the wrecked Zeppelin L-19. and to
the butcheries of the Irish. They also
recall the fact that the heroine of Loos
recently was made the recipient of a Brit
ish decoration for the cowardly and treach
erous murder of five German soldiers.”
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GEORGE GLASS IN TOWN
George C. Glass, representing the Flume
Dredge Company on Yankee creek, in the
Innoko district, was a visitor in the city
during the week, arriving here last Sunday
on foot. Mr. Glass’s journey was under
taken a few days after the arrival of Mr.
Saupe, the manager of the company which
is prospecting ground in the Yankee creek
district. Mr. Glass started back on Thurv
district. He expects to return in a few
days. He brings reports of new pay having
been found at the mouth of Ganes creek,
which has aroused a great deal of interest.
Heretofore pay has not been found on the
lower end of the creek, and developments
are being watched closely. Vibe & Co. and
Higgins & Thorn are working steadily on
Ganes creek, and the latter recently made
their first clean-up, although nothing was
given out as to details.
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IDITAROD ROAD ALLOTMENT
INCREASED BY COMMISSION
While the road work being done under the
direction of the Alaska road commission in
the Iditarod district is not at all extensive,
there seems to be a desire on the part of
the authorities to at least keep the proposi
tion in mind. It is hardly likely that the
meager sums appropriated for work in this
district will more than cover the cost of
temporary work, and it is necessary to keep
reminding the commission of the needs of
the district. J. C. Jenkins, in charge of the
road work, has had a force of men at work
on the road between Iditarod and Idat for
some time, and having about exhausted the
allotment, an urgent appeal for more funds
was sent to Colonel Richardson. It was
urged by Commissioner Geraghty in his
communicatoin to the commission that the
work of graveling the road should be con
tinued, especially on the Iditarod end.
Telegrams were received on Saturday last
from the commission stating that the ex
penditure of an additional 31,000 for the
Iditarod roads had been authorized. Under
no circumstances was this amount to be
exceeded, as no additional allotment would
be made.
Colonel Richardson stated that he regret
ted that the board was unable to allot a
larger sum to Iditarod, but the demands
from all parts of the territory were so nu
merous that the board could not meet
them. The present policy of the board was
to concentrate work on certain projects and
complete them, instead of having the whole
of the funds dissipated in small allotments.
“It is to be hoped that the appropriations
will continue, so that we may be able to
build substantial roads for your district,
the colonel concludes. And the people here
abouts will cordially indorse the expression.
The allotments for road work for this dis
trict this year have now reached a total of
54,100.
SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON
RESCUES MAROONED MEN
OF ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile, Sept. 6.
Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, in his
third attempt, has rescued the marooned
men of his recent Antarctic expedition from
Elephant island.
The twenty-two men were left on Ele
phant island last April, when the expedition
returned from the South Polar zone.
The relief party left Punta Arenas July
12 on the schooner Emma, which was to
be towed as far south as possible by a
Chilean government steamship, the Yelcho,
after which Sir Ernest planned to continue
his search for his marooned companions.
The Yelcho returned on July 26 to Ush
uaia, Patagonia, in a damaged condition,
after having towed the schooner Emma 2-10
miles south of Cape Horn. The Em pi a
continued the voyage toward Elephant
island after the Yelcho left her.
SPEECH OF BEN TILLMAN
INDICATES RECONSTRUCTION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18—“I never be
lieved it possible that I could do it, but
slowly and by degrees I have come to think
that it was best for all concerned that the
South was defeated,” said Senator Tillman
of South Carolina the other day, urging the
passage of a bill dealing with Arlington Na
tional Cemetery.
“Slavery,” he continued, “was a curse
which had to be destroyed ere the South
and the world could advance. It was a
curse for which the South was no more
responsible than the North. Both sections
were responsible—-and both paid four long,
bloody years of penance for their joint sin.
It bad to go, anil while it went in the worst
possible way, end its going gave birth to
an apparently unsoivabie problem, still I.
who was born in and of the old South, am
glad it is gone, never to return. I am
glad, also, that the idea of nationality has
supplanted that of confederation, despite the
danger involved.
“And so I can find it in my heart to want
to make the amphitheater at Arlington truly
national in its scope.”
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NEW MANAGER ARRIVES
FOR YUKON GOLD COMPANY
Garrison Costar was an arrival in the
city on Tuesday last from the Outside, be
ing a passenger on the launch Nancy Bell.
Mr. Costar is here to assume the local man
agement of the Yukon Gold Company’s in
terests, filling the vacancy created by the
transfer of E. A. Austin to another field.
Mr. Costar is well and favorably known
here, having been in charge of the dredge
company’s plant during the absence of Mr.
Austin for several months. He left here
last June with the remains of his wife,
whose death occurred here, and who was
buried at her old home in California.
Mr. Costar received a cordial welcome
from his many friends and acquaintances,
to most of whom his coming was unknown.
DELAYED MACHINERY HERE
Steamer Little Delta, Captain Cy Atwell,
arrived in port yesterday afternoon, shortly
after 1 o’clock, with a heavy cargo of
dredge machinery for Riley & Co. s new
gold ship.
TERRORS OF A JULY DAY
IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO
A special news dispatch from Chicago,
dated July 3€, gives a terrible account of
conditions in that city during the extreme
hot weather which prevailed in the Middle
West during July and August. Alaskans
scarcely can realize the misery entailed by
such weather in a crowded city, and will
read the following with pity for the un
fortunates:
“Ghastly toll was taken in Chicago ami
over all its territory today by the deadly
| heat wave, which increased in intensity.
At 8 o’clock tonight the coroner’s office had
j reports of more than one hundred deaths
from heat, and it was said the number
would undoubtedly increase to 125, as police
stations reported new cases during the
evening.
“The fact that it was a holiday, and that
all branches of work except the most urgent
were abandoned, undoubtedly kept the death
list down at least one-half. There were
scores of prostrations. People collapsed in
elevated trains, in street cars, and even in
automobiles.
“Clarendon Beach was the scene of an
other riot today, and fourteen persons were
taken away more or less seriously injured.
It was a repetition of yesterday’s outbreak,
when 25,000 persons fought to get into a
beach already crowded with 40,000 bathers.
Additional police were on hand today in
anticipation of fresh trouble, but they were
almost powerless against the steaming, crazy
crowds, which broke down all barriers to
get to the water. Every bathing costume was
in use, and hundreds plunged into the lake
attired in their street clothes.
“Official temperature today was 102 at
4 o’clock. Street thermometers registered!
104 to 109. Humidity was 82 per cent, and
the temperature of the lake water at the
beaches was 79 degrees.
"The water used by the city for drinking
purposes, drawn from points two and four
miles out, and at a depth of forty feet, was
about 59 degrees at the faucets.
“Reports to the coroner up to 8 o’clock
show that forty-five babies under 1 year old
died today of heat, and thirty-six under 2
years succumbed. Infant mortality will in
crease by leaps and bounds until decidedly
cooler weather arrives, according to the
authorities, who say the little ones are
weakened by the long fight, and a week or
more of intensely hot weather without a
break snuffs out their feeble lives.
“While no teaming was done today, ex
cepting deliveries of ice, milk, ice cream,
bread and similar necessities, Health Com
missioner Robertson said horses were drop
ping dead in the streets faster than the car
casses could be removed. He said he had
knowledge tonight of 200 dead horses, but
the scavengers were too busy to remove
tbeni.’’
EIGHT-HOUR ENACTMENT
AVERTS RAILROAB STRIKE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The house of represen
tatives, by an overwhelming vote, today passed the
Adamson eight-hour bill for railroad employes, and
late in the afternoon the senate also approved the
measure. The bill was immediately rushed to Presi
dent Wilson for signature. The law becomes effec
tive on January 1 next.
President Wilson signed the bill on Sunday, but
in order to insure its legality, he again affixed his
signature on Tuesday, Monday being a legal holiday.
The railroad brotherhoods have announced that
If the law is declared unconstitutional an immediate
tie-up of railway traffic will follow.
Santa Fe Will Not Comply with Law
TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 7. The Santa Fe Railroad Company
has announced that it. wall not comply with the Adamson law,
and that the fight against the measure will be carried to the
supreme court of the United States,
Ill-Considered Action of Candidate Hughes
LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 6.—Charles E. Hughes, Republican
candidate for President, in a speech delivered Lere today attacked
the railroad eight-hour law just passed by congress to avert the
threatened strike. He condemned the legislation in advance of
an investigation.
Cotton Growers Resent Legislation
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 4—The President of the Texas
Farmers' Union resents what he terms the surrender of congress
to the trainmen. He declares that the cotton growers were aban
doned when in distress.
REVENUE BILL WITH DRASTIC PROVISIONS
PROBABLY ENACTED BEFORE ADJOURNMENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Both houses of congress adjourned
at 10 o’clock this morning. In the house yesterday the final vote
was taken on the administration revenue bill. The Alaska fisher
ies amendment was eliminated from the bill through the opposi
tion of Congressman Gardner of Massachusetts, after having been
included by the senate. It prohibited the entry into the United
States of fish shipped through Canadian territory’ and consigned
to the United States, and was aimed to protect the Alaska halibut
industry.
The'bill as passed will raise the sum of $205,000,000 annually
from taxes on munitions, incomes and inheritances. It was passed
by the senate on Wednesday last.
The senate has passed the Owens corrupt practices bill. Dur
ing the debate on this bill Senators Curtis of Kansas and Ash
urst of Arizona came near to indulging in fisticuffs. The lie was
passed.
Senator Jones of Washington offered an amendment which
would make the contribution of money in any campaign by the
liquor interests a felony.
Many congressmen left the city during the past few days.
BLACKLISTING AND MAIL INTERFERENCE
SUBJECT OF SENSATIONAL LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Amendments to the revenue meas
ure adopted in the closing hours of congress empower the President
to use the land and naval forces of the United States against any
belligerent nation discriminating against American citizens. The
drastic amendments are directed at the blacklisting of American
merchints and interference with American mails by Great Britain
and France.
There are indications of alarm among foreign diplomats.
ORIENTAL MAIL TO BE PROTECTED
FROM INTERFERENCE BY WARRING NATIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.—Army transports will hereafter
carry United States mail for Manila and China. They will take
German first-class matter, and steps will be taken to prevent in
terference by the British.
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GUARDS ON MEXICAN BORDER MUSTERED OUT
WAHSINGTON, Sept. 7.—Fifteen thousand members of the
National Guard, returned from the border by recent order of the
war department, were ordered mustered out today. Those re
maining on the border will not be mustered out at present.
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 6.—General Funston expects an attack
by Villa.
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LABOR RIOTS BREAK OUT IN TEXAS CITY
EL PASO, Sept. 5.—Street cars were wrecked and fifty persons
were injured in labor riots here today. The State Rangers were
called in to aid the police to quell the fighting. The strike has
been in progress two months.
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AUTOMOBILE MAN IS CONSIDERABLY INJURED
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.—Henry Ford, the pacifist manufacturer,
has filed a suit for one million dollars damages against the
Tribune, which recently in an editorial called him an anarchist.
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LINCOLN’S BIRTHPLACE GIVEN TO NATION
HODGENVILLE, Ky., Sept. 5—President Wilson-today ac
cepted for the federal government the cabin in which Abraham
Lincoln was born. In his acceptance speech he paid homage to
the Great Emancipator.
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SECRETARY OF COMMERCE DENIES CHARGES
PORTLAND, Sept. o.—Secretary Redfield of the department
of commerce denies the charge of Charles E. Hughes that appoint
ments have been made for political reasons.
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GERMANS RECOVER SUNKEN WAR VESSELS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.—A passenger just arrived from
Hamburg says that the Germans have raised two cruisers sunk in
the Jutland fight.
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KANSAS CITY’S POSTMASTER IS REMOVED
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2.—The postmaster of this city has beet
removed because of irregularities disclosed by the government in
epector.