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Powerful Counter Attack in Bourlon
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Wood Repulsed I<ast Night—
Teuton Guns are Active
LONDON, Nov. 27.—The repulse
of a powerful German assault last
night on the British lines in the
northeast corner of the Bourlon
• Woods is reported today by General
Haig.
German Guns Active
LONDON, Nov. 27.—German ar
tillery Is reported very active in the
Ypres-Verdun region in Flanders.
The British position at Faschendaele
on the Gheluvelt ridge is being bom
barder heavily by the enemy on the
right bank of the Muese, where the
French gained the first and second
defenses on a two-mlle front. The
German activity has been checked by
French artillery bombardment, the
big guns in Belgium and North Cheni
en des Dames being more than the
Teutons can overcome.
b'rencli Enter Italy
HOME, Nov. 27.—The French
troops in great numbers are pouring
through the Alpine passes today to
the relief of the Italians, who are
hard pressed.
German Story of 'Fighting
BERLIN. Nov. 2” —The repulse ot
the British attack on the Bourlon
wood and the village of Caihbrai is
announced in today’s official dis
patches. The Italian front remains un
changed.
TRANSVAAL RAIDER
OES IN LONDON
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Man Who Started Bloody South Afri
can War Pauses Away at Age of
Sixty-four Years
LONDON, Nov. 27.—The Rt. Hon.
Sir Leander Starr Jameson, first bar
onet, President of British South Afri
can company and former member of
parliament died here today at the age
of 64 years. Sir Jameson was creat
ed a baronet in 1911; C. B. 1894;
P. C. 1907. He was educated in the
London University receiving degrees
of M. B. and B. S. in 1875. M. R. C.
S. Eng. 1875; administrator at Rho
desia, British South Africa company
189195; led raid on the Transvaal
Dec. 29., 1895; in battle of Krtgers
dorp Jan 1;' surrendered to Boers
1896; tried in London and sentenc
ed to 10 months imprisonment May
1896; released in December owing to
ill-health; served S. Africa ill 1899
1900; elected mtniW <it Cajie legis
lature from Kimberley 1900; Prem
ier Cape Colon)!' 1904»8: life had no
linown heirs.
FOUR VESSELS
FOR ALASKA TRADE
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Pacific Steamship Company announces
They are Negotiating for New
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Shl|M for Coast Trade
SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—At a meet
ing of the directors of the Pacific
Steamship Company today the officers
of the company were authorised to
purchase four more vessels for the
Alaska and coastwise service. Alex
ander Haines,' ntauafter Of the com
pany, now at San Francisco, 1ms vir
tually 'duised a'deal- lor two Sr^essels,
and is negotiating for two more with
the probability of closing the deal to
day/ It 'is- understood * ttmr'fM*'WMb
wdll be OC ebeut> l
Wttfc> passed ’
loss oft "file Spokuub 'fcas"pisAd
company behigd^
schedule, god fveqr effort will bft
made to motetote «M*s«erflMW*
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An Atwnwmn ortkHat photograph allowing « mivhH-t ruse being utietjued to in an advanced dressing station
I dose to the fighting line during a recent forward movement of the allies In France. These dressing stations are often
shelled by 1 h-- Hermans.
COMMITTEE SAYS
ELIMINATE dll
j Hut Question as to Whom Will Bell
the Cat is not Settled—Bad Fac
tor In Politics
SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—A joint com
mittee of civic organizations, self ap
pointed to act upon the vice situation
today recommended the permanent
elimination of Hi Gill from Seattle
politics, but no proposition was ad
vanced as to bow the desirable re
sult to be accomplished, as the pres
ent mayor controls practically all the
j labor vote In the city of Seattle, and
| will be a hard man to oust from of
| lice. Mayor Gill has refused to re
t sign his seat as mayor of the city,
j and reiterates his demand for the
I military authorities to produce their
| evidence that the city is honeycomb
| ed with vice as stated.
Ketchikan Kish Prices
KETCHIKAN, Nov. 27—Ketchikan
prices at noon, november twenty-sev
enth; halibut fourteen and one-half
cent; sable fish, four cents; red rock,
fish one and one-half ceijts.
Judge Brown and Mrs. Brown will
be passengers for the States on the
Steamship-Admiral Evans.''The judge
will return to Valdez some time in
February.
^VIATpR GALLGIS
WTO U. &
Daughter of Deposed Russian Km|»er
«*r on Way Across Pacific Under
Charge English W'oman
NEW Y ORK, Nov. 27.—Front let
ters received here today it was learn
ed that former Grand Duchess Tit
tana Nlcolaevna Romanoff, the second
daughter of the deposed emperor of
Russia, has escaped from Siberia thru
the fictitious marriage to a son of a
former chamberlain of the emperor,
and is now on her way across the Pa
cific to the United States. She is be
ing chaperoned by an English w’oman.
H HOT
Hundreds Alleged Anarchists Found
in Sound City W'lio Plot to As
sassinate Italian King
SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—Hundreds of
alleged death-dealing Italian anar
chists and revolutionists are under
arrest in Seattle and northwest cities
as the result of a gigantic world-wide
plot alleged to have been discover
ed by secret service men. The con
spiracy, which is believed to be of
German origin is for the purpose of
disrupting the Italian army and as
sassinating Victor Emmanuel, the
secret service operatives say, and al
so involved the killing of the Presi
dent. All the men captured were
working out of Seattle, and the of
ficials say that confessions extorted
from those arrested show that the re
cent collapse of the Italian army was
due to these plotters. The organisa
tion was called Cjrcola Studl Soclall
(a circle for the study of Socialism)
and had headquarters in Seattle.
MARIPOSA BREAKING VP;
11 » ' ' NOTHING CAN BE SAVED
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SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—The owners
and underwriters of the steamhhlp
Mariposa on Strait Island Reef - in
3umner~Stralt; 'Alhsk&Y say that the
vessel is breaking up fast, and there
Is but slight change of having any
thing. The vessel is exposed to the
huge combers from the Pacific, and
has slid qff into deeper water thru
Iter bulkheads blowing out and al
lowing 'her cargo to shlft to the stern
of the boat.
MrifthP CARM 1— ED
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PARIS, Nov. 17.—Owing to a ahor
MANY GRADUATES
List of Graduates in Second Series
Training ('amps Announ cd Yes
terday Includes 7 Alaskans
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.—Lists
of several hundred graduates of the
second series officers* training camps
announced today includes ' infantry
commissions for the following Alas
kans: Lieutenants R. R. Pullen, Skag
way; C. R. Horner, Treadwell: Sec
ond lieutenants J. F. Kerper, Nenana:
W. H. Combs, Alaska, the latter eli
gible for future provisional second
lieutenant in the regular army. Avia
tion section Signal Corps, First Lieut
enant. J. C. Smith, Thane; non-flying
Signal Corps, First Lieutenant E. T.
Hawley; Second Lieutenant J. C. Lut
trell, Seward.
Fifty-three Seattle men won com
missions.
Anti-German Militarists of Slav Pro
vince have Moved Coin to Inter
ior—Control Wheat Supply
LONDON, Not. 27.—The Poet’s
Petrograd correspondent wires' that
the vast Russian gold reserve has been
moved far into the interior of the pro
vinces and lie in the possession of Gen
eral Kaledines, the CosaaClc leader,
ythose forces also hold the vast grain
producing territory of the southwest
part of Russia.
Kaledines has no German leanings
and is stated to be exceedingly ho*
tile to General Kerensky aad the
revolutionist Nicolai Lenlne.
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Twenty-one Survivors Land, bat 8
Boats With Survivors Still Miss
ing—Number Unknown
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LONDON. Nov. IT.—The Amerl- i
can steamship. Axteon has been tor
pettoeb: noobrdlhgto a dtspatah vb
skm'mk'GomdL tpmiitu r*
Ssswsi
are missing. The exact m
ions In the boaU is unknown.
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American Ambassador In Russia Re
t
porta that Berlin Is Discussing
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The Slav Pence Offer
PETROGRAD, Not. 27.'—In a mes
sage today to the department of state,
Ambassador Francis reported that
Berlin was sending wireless communi
cations to the Russian capital, pre
sumably over the peace proposals.
GERMANY LOSE8 MANY 8UB8
FROM AMERICAN PATROLS
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SAN FRANCISCO. Not. 27.—Ger
many has admitted the loss of 115
submarines since the United States
entered the war due to the effective
ness pf the AmerlCan patrol boats, ac
cording to a letter '»celved by Super
visor James E. Power from his bro
ther Thomas, chief carpenter’s mate
on an American destroyer on patrol
service In French waters. The loss is
seriously crippling the efficiency ol
the german submarine work.
ML’FH FX>R ALIENATION
OF HUHBAND’H AFFECTIONS
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Mrs. Clias
3. Mellon today entered suit against
Mrs. Margaret R. Brown for the alien
ation of her husband's affections.
JAPANESE MIHHION RETURNS
TO ORIENT SAFELY
TOKIO, Nov. 27.—Viscount Ishii.
ambassador to the United States, and
hlB party of commissioners return
ed safely home, landing here today.
NEWPttH
President of Well Known Fisheries
Company At Tongas Narrows
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Fllected Head of Body
SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—Frederick C.
Johnstone, president of the Alaska
Fish Company at Tongas Narrows,
and head of the Tongas Trading Com
pany was elected president of the Arc
tic Club here last night. A. F. Zlpf.
manager of the American Y ukon
Navigation Company, was named as
vice-president.
Dance at Llscum Tonight
The' Fort Liscum boys will hold
a dance at Fort Liscum this evening.
The launch Donaldson will leave
the City Dock at 7:45 returning at
12:30. Refreshments will be serv
ed at eleven o’clock. A cordial invi
tation is extended to all Valdes resi
dents.
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ROOSEVELT TALKS
Hays Beloved Country In In War to
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Redeem Belgium and Restore
Lost French Provinces
TORONTO, Nov. 27.—Theodore
fctoosevelt, in a speech here today,
stated that his beloved country was
in the war to help redeem Belgium
and restore what Germany took from
Prance. He said America would re
main in the war until every nation
now tyrannized over by Germany and
her allies was freed.
SIX SI RS SI NK IN
THK PAST FOl'R DAYS
WASH INTON, D. 0., Nov. 27.—
Jean J. Jusserand, French Ambassa
dor, today announced that Paris re
ported that six submarines had been
sunk in the past four days.
VALDEZ ROYS
Former Citizen Says that Gruli is
Scarce and the Way In I zing
Hack to First lx>ve
Anchorage. Nov. 27, 1917.
Kditor Prospector: 1 want some In
formation about Valdez, and in re
turn will give you some information
about our once prosperous town on
the Inlet. Are there any empty houses
or cabins In Valdez? A lot of the old
Valdez boys would like to come back.
And I would like to know about
that Liove and Meals insurance ad
vertised in the Miner. Who sells it,
and how much does it cost? A lot of
the boys want to know. Personally I
do not care about the love part. I
have one big Swede girl who loves
me plenty, but would like some meals
insured.
Grub is scarce here, and some of
the Matanuska farmers were greatly
disappointed in their crops this year.
Harry Brown’s big rutabaga turned
out to be a glacier bowlder. We have
no chance to get fresh grub until next
summer and we often think of the
good things arriving in Valdez on ev
ery boat all winter.
If we had Valdez harbor and some
more Valdez people this would be a
good town. The old Valdez boys are
doing aa well as anybody here, but a
lot of them are thinking of taking the
long hike to Seward this winter and
coming home to Valdez but the way
is long and the fleab Is weak.
Bliley Lee, who used to run the Fi
dalgo-Alaska mine', has a transfer
business, and made money on the big
rush this fall. I mean when all who
feould do so migrated t% live towns,
leavthg old AndhorSgC to slumber.
Square Gnit Harris and Edwards
are going to stick to Anchorage until
navigation opens, some time next
sdminet. Genial John FrameMs here,
but if we don't get grub in before
long there will not be much left of
him but the frame, fat he looks like
a plctilre now. Tbisy sky he is saving
bear galls to mak^ Ink for the next
campaign.
Joe Lee. who used to be mayor of
Hubbardavilfe. was here this summer,
but IS now on his ranch back of Hom
er Spit. Jos says keep your eye on
Homer for the real terminus. He says
when Wlckersham's bone-dry law gets
to working good Homer spit will dis
appear and she ca<f expectorate as a
first-class head of navigation seaport.
He pas k bundh of unsociable Social
ists as neighbors, and thy are talk
ing ot Sn opposition town, but Joe
says “Forget Woptown and Make
four fame at* Homer." The moose
bother' Jod some'placing tag around
hta Home. Ha also has some line Hom
erPipeons. """
l‘ft&KUendlng this over the long
trail to Seward wlfh Red McDonald.
Red’s hair (a pot red any more; It
frrtT/rtWiryr-r,
u Till Qr B. Smttn I ™t w two-room
house, fad tell Otto Hearing I will
be come'1 before Christmas and tum. .
per cent donate. 7 \r >
Tours till we meet,
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