FORCED TO RETREAT ON
ONE HUNDRED MILE FRONT
In One of Greatest Battles of War
Teuton Forces Rout Russians at
All Points — Gigantic Artillery
Duel in. Progress.
BERLIN, July 25.—According to
reports emanuating from the war of
fice today, the Germans in Galicia are
advancing on a one hundred and fif
ty-five mile front, driving the Rus
sians steadily before them. The Ger
mans have forced back the Slav host
from Sereth to Woden, in the Car-!
pathians. The war office also states
that one of the most gigantic artill
ery duels ever waged is being fought
day and night in Flanders, on the
western front.
TAKE OUT FIFTEEN INSANE
PATIENTS ON NORTHWESTERN
Marshal Brenneman of Valdez. De
puty U. S. Marshals Evans and Furs
man will go out on the Northwestern
in charge of the largest number of
insane persons taken out of Alaska
at one time for many years.
Four patients were brought in
from the westward on the Santa Ana,
two will be taken from here and the
rest will be added to the party at
Valdez, having been brought out
from Fairbanks and Southeastern Al
aska ports.—Gateway.
There must be some mistake in the
above item as Marshal Brenneman
had charge of but six prisoners, and
they all came from the westward.
Valdez has nothing to do with the
insane from Fairbanks, and it would
be ralhk foolishness to bring insane j
persoril from Southeastern Alaska |
away up here only to take them j
.hack.
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: TO LIMIT GOVERNMENT
CONTROL OF FOOD
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 25.—
Confinement of government control
in the food bills to foods and fuels
including kerosene and gasoline, was
forecasted today when the Senate re
jected amendments to Sections 28 to
44 to extend control to iron ore and
its products, hemp binding twine and
farm implements.
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
CALLED INTO SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 24.—
One hundred thousand additional
guardsmen from nineteen states, in
cluding Washington, will be called
into federal service tomorrow.
IRISH CONVENTION WILL
OPEN TOMORROW DUBLIN
DUBLIN, July 25.—The Irish con
vention will open tomorrow in this
•city.
GOVERNMENT REQUISITIONS
SEVEN OIL TANKERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 25.—
The Navy Department today requisi
tioned seven oil tankers and ordered
them to report to Atlantic and Paci
fic coast ports to meet the urgent
fuel demands of the navy.
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE
SHIPPING BOARD RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 25.—
Vice-Chairman Brent of the Shipping
Board handed in his resignation to
President Wilson today, which was
accepted.
Bids Called For
Bidsa re wanted for improvements
*to be made on the Tillikum Club
building. For plans and specifications
see Robert Kelsey, secretary. Right
reserved to reject any and all bids. 3t
SELF GOVERNMENT IS
RESTORED TO GREECE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 26.—
Advices received from the embassy
here today state that the Greeks have
been restored to self-government.
WESTERN ALASKA SALMON
PACK REPORTED VERY SMALL
J. R. Nichols, of the Booth Fish
eries company, and A. E. Wadams.
of the Fidalgo Island Packing com
pany, bring word from the westward
that the salmon pack in the vicinity
was almost a complete failure, only
45,000 cases being put up in five
canneries, with a total of 23 lines.
“The fish just failed to show up,"
said Nichols, and the crews have re
turned home.
Short runs occurred in the Nusha
gak district July 4th to 11th but a
message received by Nichols on the
12th stated that the fish were be
coming scarce, and if not followed
by a second run means only about a
60 per cent pack in the Bristol Bay
district.
The pack at False Pass is reported
about the same as last year.
George Palmer, arriving from
Cook Inlet points on the Santa Ana.
reports the pack on Cook Inlet to be
only about half of that of last year.
He says the red fish failed to
show anywhere near up to usual at
Port Graham, Seldovia. Kenai or
Goose Bay.
T -
FATHER CRIMONT
IS ORDAINED
i
CREATED BISHOP OF
DIOCESE OF ALASKA
Prominent and Beloved Clergyman
of Territory Consecrated in Seat
tle this Morning By Bishops of the
Northwest.
SEATTLE, July 25.—Rt. Rev. R.1
J. Crimont, S. J., recently appointed i
bishop of the newly created Catholic j
diocese of Alaska, was consecrated j
first Catholic Bishop of Alaska, at aj
service held at St. James cathedral;
this morning.
Bishop Crimont was consecrated
by Most Rev. Alexander Christie. D.
D., Archishop of Portland, assisted
by Bishop Schironer of Spokane, Rt.
Rev. Edward J. O’Dea. D. I)., Bishop
of Seattle, and the ceremony was at-j
tended by all the Catholic bishops of;
the Northwest and Alaska, as well as
a large number of laymen.
FISH PIRATES ARE
THE LATEST THINGS
JUNEAU, July 25.—One of the
fish traps of the Pacific American
Fisheries Company, near Petersburg,
was held up recently by fish pirates
and fish valued at $950 were stolen.
The watchman of the trap was
alone at the time and during the day
tvo men armed with repeating rifles
approached in a gas boat. They com
manded the watchman to hold up his
hands, and after binding him against
a tree they lifted the trap and se
cured the fish. Afterwards they re
leased the watchman after taking all
firearms away from him, and escaped
with their haul.
Mill NOW
FEDERALIZED
RECEIVED ORDERS TODAY
TO MOBILIZE IMMEDIATELY
War Department Has Taken Over
Control of State Militiaa and Men
Are Now Drawing Pay From the
Government.
SEATTLE, July 25.—The Nation
al Guard of Washington today re
ceived orders from the War Depart
ment to immediately mobilize, bring
ing the entire militia organization in
the state under federal supervision.
It is stated that the men will be dent
to camps immediately in preparation
for services at the front.
JOHN SJURSEN VICTIM
OF PRACTICAL JOKER
Ketchikan has a “meanest man.”
Late Thursday evening, for want of
something better to do, or perhaps
with malicious intent, this “meanest
man" slipped into the Washburn gar
age. which was open, and while no
body was in sight, emptied a bag of j
emery powder into the hood of Job
Sjursen’s delivery auto truck, says
the Ketchikan Progressive-Miner.
Friday morning, when Mr. Sjursen
attempted to start the car, the en
gine commenced bucking, and furth
er investigation disclosed the trouble.
The engine was put into pretty bad
shape and necessitated the taking
apart of practically the whole work
ings. Decidedly, it was a trick of the
meanest order.
One Hundred Thousand Called
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 25.— !
One hundred thousand national!
guardsmen were called out today for
Federal service, and will be sent to
training camps.
MANY SALOONMKN ARE
ARRESTED IN FRISCO
Charged With Selling Liquor to Sol
diers—Penalty Very Severe.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25—The
Federal and city authorities here to-!
day rounded up and arrested many1
saloonkeepers who are charged with
selling liquor to soldiers. The pen-!
alty for this is very severe and the'
government will prosecute the cases!
vigorously.
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ALAMEDA ARRIVES AND
SAILS TO WESTWARD
The steamship Alameda, with . a
large consignment of freight and pas
sengers, arrived about 4 o’clock this
morning from Seattle. She brought
the following passengers for Valdez:
Mrs. Anna A. Hill, T. J. Devenney,
T. Chapin. Miss Blanche Dakin, and
F. C. Buckingham left on her for
Seward, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Gilbert
for Latouche. She brought 86,000
feet of lumber for the yards of the
Valdez Dock Company and 30,000
feet for Andy Dieringer.
AIM SEATTLE
STREET CAR SYSTEM
IMPORTS MEN CHICAGO
Mayor Hi Gill Say* That Entrance of
Strikebreaker* on Scene Will Pre
cipitate Endless Rioting and Blood
shed—Injunction Again Refused.
SEATTLE, July 25.—During -the
night three hundred strikebreakers
arrived here from Chicaga, to take
the places of the striking street car
employes on the lines of the Stone
& Webster Corporation. The men
were taken immediately to the com
pany’s barns and will be started on
runs as soon as cars can be turned
out. Mayor Hi Gill stated today that
the entrance of strikebreakers on the
scene would be the cause of rioting
and bloodshed, and that the com
pany was adopting the wrougi policy
with the men, who had offered to ar
bitrate their grievances.
Judge Again Denies Injunction
SEATTLE. July 25.—Judge N'eter
er again denied the application of
the street car company for an in
unction restraining the striking em
ployes from molesting the company's
property or interfering with the com
pany's running of street cars.
Citizen* Behind Men
SEATTLE, July 25.—The citizens
are behind the men in their strike
and are denouncing the company for
adding to the trouble by importing
strikebreakers to take the employe’s
places.
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Powermen Will Strike
SEATTLE, July 25.—The men
employed in the generating plants of
the Stone & Webster system will go
nut on strike in swnipathy with the
striking employes.
Thirty Other Unions Involved
SEATTLE. July 25.—Thirty other
unions of Seattle are now involved in
the strike having threatened to walk
out in sympathy with the striking
street car men.
MARSHAL BRENNEMAN TAKES
OUT BUNCH OF INSANE
Marshal Brenneman, accompanied
by Mrs. Brenneman as lady's guard,
took out six insane people who ar
rived from the westward on the
steamer Northwestern. Two were
from Dillingham, a woman from Un
alaska, and one each from Anchor
age and Seward.
Real Booze Raid
DES MOINES. Ia., July 19.—Six
teen men were arrested, sixty auto
mobiles loaded with liquor seized and
four ferry boats taken in a raid con
iucted by state agents at McCregor,
just opposite Prairie du Chien, Wis.,
today. Among those arrested is the
mayor of McCregor.
CHEER POLICE DRIVER ORDERED TO FRANCE
Photo by American Press Association
Members of the Honor Legion of the New York police department taking leave of their comrade. Martin 8. Owena,
an acting detective designated to drive the Honor Legion police department ambulance 1» France.
.MINING MAN TO
EXAMINE PROPERTIES
Fayette A. Jones, president of the
state school of mines, at Socorro New
Mexico, was among the prominent
passengers on the Admiral Farragut
that reached Anchorage recently.
Mr. Jones recently made an expert
examination of quartz property on
Prince William Sound and continued
his journey to Anchorage to inspect
some quartz property in the vicinity
of Hope.
Mr. Jones is stopping at the Hotel
Anchorage and was a guest of the
Chamber of Commerce here today.
He is well known in the mining cir
cles of the southwest and said this
morning that he has resigned from
his position with the New Mexico
school to take effect next month, and
will devote part of his time in ex
ploiting quartz properties in Alaska,
with headquarters in Seattle. Mr.
Jones will take a trip to the Willow
I creek district if he has time on his
| trip and says that the district and
i Anchorage are both well advertised
j in the States.—Times.
FRENCH RECOVER
LOSTJERfflTORV
COMPLETELY WIPE OUT
GAINS OF GERMANS
Russians Evacuating Stanislau in
Eastern Galicia—Germans Cross
Seretli River Into Region of Mifu
lioe.
FRENCH FORT. July 25.—In one
short stroke today the French wrest
ed from the German forces all the
gains they have made in the past
week. Notwithstanding the most pro
digal sacrifices of men and munitions
by the Teutons they were unable to
restrain the advance of the French,
who beat back a terrific assault, and
advanced far into enemy territory at
Chemin Des Dames.
Russians Evacuate Stanislau
BERLIN. July 25.—Stanislau is
being evacuated by the Russians to
day. who are retreating before super
ior numbers of Germans. The Teu
tons have crossed the Sereth river
and advanced as far as the Mifulice
region, defeating the Russians along
the river Dniester. The Slav forces
are retiring eastward, fighting a ser
ies of rear-guard actions.
PROF. DAVIS SECURES
WASHINGTON SCHOOL
News received here today by rela
tives of Prof. Davis is to the effect
that Mr. Davis has been elected sup
erintendent of Auburn. Washington,
High School, at a salary of $200 per
month, and will remain in the Ever
green State. Mr. Davis is at present
in Pennsylvania, while Mrs. Davis
visits her parents at Fort Smith, Ark.
Prof. Davis was principal of the
Valdez schools the past several years,
and built those institutions up to a
high degree of efficiency. He is one of
the best educators in the Northwest,
and his Valdez friends will rejoice to
hear that he has secured a good situa
tion in (he States. He was recently
elected superintendent of the An
chorage schools, but accepted the su
perintendency of the Auburn school.
Auburn, Washington, is a town of
about 2500 population in King Coun
ty, on the Seattle-Tacoma interurlian
line, and is the center of a rich ag
ricultural district.
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Water Receding at Salclia
The local Signal Corps bulletin re
ports the water receding from the
trail at Salclia today. A boat with
passengers and mail passed down the
Tanana river yesterday. The trail is
reported muddy and bad beyond Cop
per Center.
BANK CASHIER CONFESSES
HE TOOK THE MONEY
SEATTLE, July 25. — Charles
Couch, cashier of the Union Trust
and Savings Company, who was ar
rested yesterday for embezzlement,
confessed today that he had stolen
llt.OOO from the bank funds.
IF REASON NOT SUFFICIENT
WILL USE BLOOD AND IRON
Says Situation is Very Serious and
Demands Heroic Measures—Con
vinced Organism Sufficiently Heal
thy to be Cured.
PETROGRAD, July 25.—Premier
Kerensky made a statement today to
the members of the new Russian
Council. He said: “Relying upon the
confidence that the masses and the
army the government will save Rus
sia and Russian unity by blood aud
irou if reason and unity are not suf
ficient. The situation at the front
is very serious and demands heroic
measures, but I am convinced that
the organism of the state is suffic
iently vigorous to be cured without
a partial amputation.”
WAS MUCH IMPRESSED
WITH KODIAK DISTRICT
“Babe" F. J. Hayes, of Valdez,
who accompanied Thomas J. Dono
hoe and John Rustgard on their de
position tour for the delegate con
test. says that Kodiak island is a
veritable wonderland and a summer
paradise, destined some day to raise
lots of sheep and cattle. "Babe” said
\V. J. Erskine & Co., was hiring all
the men the firm could secure for
cod fishing. That industry, he said,
was booming. Mr. Hayes will return
to Valdez on the Mariposa.—Anchor
age Times.
BRITAIN’S EXPENSES
REACH ENORMOUS SUM
LONDON. July 25.—The Chancel
lor of the Exchequer today announc
ed in the House of Commons that
for the past one hundred and twelve
days the average Britsh expendi
tures in financing the war had reach
ed the enormous figure of eighty-nine
hundred and seventy-five thousand
pounds daily.
MAKES QUICK TRIP
HERE FROM CHITINA
John Blum Nelson arrived from
Chitina yesterday in his machine,
having made the trip in fourteen
hours from the interior metropolis.
He was accompanied by Arthur
Mauzey and Frank Warren.
COUPLE ARE KILLED
IN MOTOR CAR
JOHNSTOWN. July 25.—Edward
Humphries, prominent coal operator
and his wife aud son. Edward, were
shot to death today while motoring
on a country road.
The officers have no clue so far as
to the identity of the murderers. The
country is being searched by posses
for strangers in the hope of finding
a clue.
WANTS TO USE
A PRIVATE CODE
YOKOHAMA. Japan, July 25.—
Setting forth that the prevention of
the use of private codes in the send
ing of cable messages is harmful to
their business, the Yokohama for
eign trade association has forwarded
a petition to the Washington govern
ment for the right to use such codes
in the sending of messages. The pe
tition is mainly in the interest of the
silk and tea exporters who do a
heavy trading with the United States
and who as a means of economy have
always used a special code for the
transmission of quotations.
The United States war regulations
permit the use of only the well
known codes.
Dried Fruit for Rations
OTTAWA, Onl.—A cable has been
received here by the department of
trade and commerce from the Cana
dian high commissioner in London,
to the effect that arrangements have
been made for shipping 10,000 tons
of dried fruit to Holland, to be used
as a ration, and that Canada will bo
able to ship dried apples.