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BRITISH LABOR WARNS GOVT. THAT ATTEMPT TO
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FORCE PEOPLE TO FIGHT WILL^ MEAN TROUBLE
SUBMARINES SINK THREE
MORE BRITISH LINERSj
ANOTHER LINER SUNK
LONDON, Sept. (>.—The Allan liner Hesperian of six
thousand tons sank this morning just near the place
where the Lusitania and the Arabic went to the bottom,
after having been torpedoed by a German submarine.
The ship had three hundred and fifty passengers aboard
and three hundred of a crew. She was hit by the torpedo
at eight o’clock Saturday night and the passengers, all of
whom were Canadians and English people, took to the
boats but the crew remained aboard in the hope that the
vessel could keep floating until she reached Queenstown.
She labored on through the night but at the hour stated
this morning she went down. There were no Americans
aboard but it is claimed that she was sunk without warn
ing notwithstanding the expressed decision of Germany
to give warning in future. On the other hand, it is rumor-:
ed, she carried a four inch gun at her stern and the Ger
mans on that account probably regarded her practically I
as a warship. It has been since learned from Queenstown
that six second, six steerage and thirteen of the crew are|
missing and they are believed to be dead. The Hesperian j
sank near the place where she had been torpedoed. After |
the explosion the forward part filled with water and the
stern rose until the propellers were completely out of the
water. It was impossible to tow her even if other ves
sels had come in time. The only identified body of a
victim of the sinking of the ship found so far is that of
Miss Carberry, of St. Johns, Newfoundland.
THIRD LINER SUNK
LONDON, Sept. 7.—The Harrison liner Dictator was
sunk yesterday by a German submarine, making the third
British liner that was sent to the bottom within the past
three days. The Dictator was a vessel of four thousand
tons but had no one aboard at the time she was torpedoed
except forty-two members of the crew, all of whom were
saved.
BRITISH OPPOSE CONSCRIPTION
BRISTOL, Sept. 7.—'That the greatest danger to the
internal peace of Great Britain will come from the
proposal to establish the system of conscription is now be- j
coming very clear. The English Trades Union Congress
today unanimously condemned the proposal to establish j
the system of forced military service and some of the
speakers warned the government that any attempt to in
terfere with the British working people by compelling
them to become soldiers will bring serious results to the
nation generally. The labor unions of all kinds through
out of the country were called upon by the Congress to re
mind the government that no conscription will be tolerat
ed. The cause of this action is that it is now generally be
lieved that parliament is about to be asked to enact a con
scription law. Kitchener, it is now well known, has been
called before a secret parliamentary committee which was
appointed to take the matter up. Some real anxiety is be
ing felt all over the British Islands on account of the very
bitter feeling on both sides.
BREST-LITOVSK IN FLAMES
ROTTERDAM. Sept. 7.—Dispatches from the east
ern front today state that the city of Brest-Litovsk has
been completely obliterated by fire, the Russians having
put the torch to it on leaving as they burned Moscow at
the time of Napoleon. Of more than fifty thousand in
habitants not a soul remains but the ruins are still smould
ering like a sea of fire.
BRITISH SECURE SECRET
WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.—Ambassador Dumba, the
representative of Austria-Hungary to the United States,
and Secretary of State Lansing are holding a conference
today which is believed to have for its object a discus
sion of the arrest of James A. Archibald, an American
newspaperman who has been taken into custody "hy the
British government in London and who is said to have
had in his possession when arrested certain papers from
Dumba to the Austrian government relating to a proposed
calling out on strike all Austrians and Hungarians who
are engaged in the manufacture of munitions of war in
American factories. It is said that the Austrian govern
ment had drawn up plans by which the men so deprived
of work could be compensated and so be enabled to keep
from work, thus crippling the manufacture of munitions.
It is thought President Wilson will overlook the action of
the Austrian ambassador in the matter if the calling out
of the men is not put into effect.
WATCH SUBMARINE BUILDING
QUINCY, Mass., Sept. 7.—The government has de
tailed officers to watch all submarines now being built in
this country to prevent the departure of the vessels dur
ing the war. . ..
TABASCO STATE
HAS REVOLTED
STREET FIGHTING OF BLOOD
IEST KIND BETWEEN CAR
RANZA1TES AND REBELS.
VERA CRUZ, Sept. 7.—The state
of Tabasco has revolted against Car
ranza and savage street fighting is
now proceeding in St. Juan Bautista,
the capital, and in Frontera on the
coast. Carranza’s general secretary
of state and his police chief have been
killed in the fighting in the state capi
tal while many women and children
have also suffered death from the bul
lets flyng everywhere throughout the
town. The state of Tabasco lies next
to this state to the southeast. Two
hundred and fifty Constitutionalist
soldiers were blown up with a train
at Cameron on the Vera Cruz-Mexico
City railroad yesterday. The condi
tions in all the country around this
city are now chaotic and are made
worse by the depredations of bandits
attached to neither side.
HAVANA, Sept. 7.—The Japanese
minister to Mexico City has arrived
here on his way home to Japan via
New York and Washington. He says
ill health is the cause of his return to
Japan.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 7.—The
Texas Rangers led a band of Mexican
marauders into a trap near this city
yesterday and killed six and captured
two.
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SEATTLE, Sept. 6.—Professor
Kincaid of the University of Washing
ton has discovered a remedy to check
plague. The description of the
remedy has not yet been published
but it is said that a surprise awaits
the world when the facts are known.
BAD AND GOOD TIMES
WILL COME AFTER WAH.
Bankers National Association Meets
at Seattle and President Tells
What Conflict Will Do.
SEATTLE, Sept. 6.—The National
Bankers and the State Bankers As
sociation are now in session here.
One thousand bankers arrived today
to attend the convention and when the
meeting opened it was far the larg
est gathering of financiers in the
history of the state. Arthur
Reynolds, the former president of the
association, made a statement touch
ing on the probable effects which the
great war will exercise on the indus
trial life of the United States. He is
convinced that at the close of the war
the United States will pass through
a six months period of prosperity af
ter which there will be a period of
depression lasting two or three years.
This period of depression will be due
to European economy and to the ef
fort of capital to find its level. Then,
Reynolds declared, will come a period
of prosperity for many years when
this country will have all the goods
the other nations want. He believes
however,, that lasting prosperity is
impossible unless America has its
own merchant marine and he is of the
opinion that the government should
subsidize such a marine if necessary.
LOUIS LEVY MARRIED.
SEATTLE, Sept. 6.—Louis Levy, of
Fairbanks, was married here yester
day to Zelma Levinson.
CZAR TAKES COMMAND.
PARIS, Sept. 7.—It was an
nounced this afternoon that the
Czar has taken personal com
mand of the Russian armies, and
the belief is that he has done so
to show his displeasure at the
failure of. the Russians to hold
the Germans.
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month and the August issue will be
on sale tomorrow. It is a larger is
sue than any of the preceding ones
but growing, growing, growing will
the Review constantly be from this
time forward. Mining men all over
the territory have asked for a special
department ami the Fur and Fisher
ies people have made similar re
quests, and the Review will try hence
forth to meet their desires.
The virile article of Commissioner
Thomas Riggs in the present issue is
well worth reading as it draws the
mind to what the railroad really
means to. us. Former Governor
Sulzer’s article tells in a nutshell
what Alaska is and what it has. It
is a splendidly informed bit of writ
ing that deserves to be kept. By the
way, Mr. Riggs has been kind enough,
as well as some others, to say that
they will make the Reviews’s success
a matter of personal interest as they
believe such a publication is very use
ful to the territory. The present is
sue contains more printed stuff by a
long way than usual. The condensed
news department has become exceed
ingly popular as had been expected.
In a recent mail came a letter from a
lady in remote Rampart saying that
she had heard of the Review there
and that the people were unable to
secure it and wanted it. If all goes
well the next issue will contain the
most absorbingly interesting feature
that ever appeared in an Alaska pub
lication of any kind. At present it
cannot be mentioned.
The issue tomorrow will be a per
fect medium by which to show what
Alaska is. All future issues will be
the same and better.
TWO MEN BEATEN TO DEATH
IN WASHINGTON STATE.
GOLD BAR, Wn., Sept. 6.—Edward
Pereserfer of this place and Moritz
Schneider of Fort Wayne were beat
en to death yesterday. No clue has
been found to the assailant or to the
cause of the attacks but it is supposed
to be revenge for something or an
other.
NINE BODIES OF F-4
FOUND WITHOUT HEADS.
HONOLULU, Sept. 7.—Fifteen
bodies of the crew of the submarine
F-4 have been recovered and nine of
them have been found without heads.
Another serious accident occurred
yesterday when the U. S. steamer
Supply while attempting to dock ran
into the submarines F-l, F-2, and F-3
and damaged them. One was serious
ly injured.
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
MANUFACTURE MUNITIONS.
WILMINGTON, Sept. 7.—The Du
pont do Nemours Company has ap
plied for a charter to enable them to
capitalize to the extent of two hun
dred and forty million dollars for the
manufacture of munitions of war,
particularly explosives.
ALAMEDA THURSDAY
OR FRIDAY.
The Alameda sailed from Juneau at
12 o’clock last night, according to ad
vices received by Agent McDonald
this morning. He expects her to ar
rive here on Thursday afternoon and
possibly not till Friday morning.
RUSSIANS RETIRE BEHIND
VAST MOUNTAIN OF FIRE
NATIVES UP FOR
AN AWFUL GRIME
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FIVE ACCUSED OF SAVAGE
ASSAULT ON GIRL AT
FORT YUKON.
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 7.—One of the
most awful crimes and one which has
probably never before been charged
to natives in Alaska has been com
mitted at Fort Yukon where five of
the Indians were placed under arrest
a couple of days ago. The live men
are charged with a savage assault and
rape of a young native girl of the
village. The act is said to have been
committed with the greatest brutality j
and the news received here indicates '
that the unfortunate victim of the
assault is in a most serious condition.
The prisoners will be arraigned by
the commissioner of the district ami
will, if held, be brought to Fairbanks. ^
MRS. J. OGDEN ARMOUR
IMPRISONED IN ROOM.
Robbers Invade Her Mansion and
Take Away Three Thousand at
Muzzle of Revolvers.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.—Two robbers
entered the mansion of J. Ogden
Armour here last night and at the
point of revolvers forced Mrs. Armour
and three maids up stairs into a room
where they locked them in while they
were getting away with three thou
sand dollars in jewelry and money.
One robber took care of the women
while the other was ransacking the
drawers for a full three hours. After
regaining her liberty Mrs. Armour
phoned the police and gave a descrip
tion of the thieves. Armour himself
was absent. The thieves have not
been caught.
PRIZE FIGHT TAKES PLACE
IN A PENITENTIARY.
JOLIET, Sept. 7.—The regulation
prize fight for Labor Day took place
yesterday in the penitentiary here.
The governor issued an order pro
hibiting it but this order came too
late.
POLICE ORDER NATIONAL
GUARD TO LEAVE ARENA.
Guard Ordered Prize Fight to Stop
and Prevents It in Spite of
Chief of Police.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 7.—The
National Guard was called out yes
terday to stop a prize fight between
Jack Dillion and Yankee Gilbert but
the chief of police and twenty of his
men ordered the militia to leave the
arena. The commander of the Guard
answered by ordering his men to load
their rifles. After some discussion
the fight was called off.
LOSES ON STREET CONTRACT.
C. E. Hade will come out of the
Fourth Avenue improvement contract
a loser by a considerable sum of
money. This is one thing that has
been learned now that the time for
the ending of the contract has arriv
ed. The exact amount of the loss is
not yet told but it will be in the thou
sands.
PIONEERS MEET TONIGHT.
The Pioneers will meet tonight at
8 o’clock in their new hall. All mem
bers are requested to attend. Much
business to be attended to, that is of
vital interest to the Pioneers.
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WALL OF FIRE BEHIND RUSSIANS
GENEVA, Sept. 7.—A letter from an Austrian officer
to a friend in this city describes the Russian retreat as a
masterpiece and terrifying. The Russian armies put the
country and cities to a torch as they fall back so that con
stantly behind them there arises a great wall of flames.
Systematic devasation is the way in which he describes the
work of the fleeing Muscovites.
ANOTHER STEAMSHIP SUNK
LONDON, Sept G.—The British steamship Cymbelin
has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine and
six of the crew were killed and six injured. She was four
thousand five hundred tons. The sinking probably took
place on Saturday, the day on which the Hesperian was
sent to the bottom hut this is not positively known.
GERMAN FLEET ENTERS RIGA
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 7.—The German fleet lias re
entered the gulf of Riga and the Russian fleet has fled lie
fore them. It is also announced today that the Slavs have
evacuated Dago island near the entrance to the gull ot
Finland. The Germans will now probably convert it into a
naval base.
TO AID SERBIA
ROME, Sept. 7.—General Joffre, commander-in-chief
of the French armies, has arrived at the Italian front to
consult with General Cadorna, commander-in-chief of the
Italian armies, with a view to forming some plan by which
the Teutons may be attacked vigorously from the Italian
and French frontiers simultaneously to save the Serbians
from the threatened invasion which the Teutons are now
believed to be planning with the purpose of forcing a way
to Turkish soil.
JAPS GET READY
ROME, Sept. 7.—Japanese ordnance experts have ar
rived in this city and in some of the other capitals to ob
serve the needs of the allied nations in the matter of muni
tions of war. This is regarded as significant in view of
the promise of Japan to ship shells to Russia and Eng
land. The coming of a Japanese army to the aid of Russia
is believed by many to be a certainty in the near future.
AIR DREADNAUGHTS
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—Germany is now building titanic
aeroplanes to replace Zeppelins in attacking cities . like
London. The new airships will be capable of reaching a
far greater altitude than any other airships. Across the
planes they will measure nearly one hundred and fifty
feet while each motor will be of three hundred horsepow
er. Each aeroplane will have three propellers and can
carry fuel for an eight hour flight. The journey to Lon
don and return can be made in five hours. The aeroplanes
will carry searchlights and wireless apparatus, great
loads of bombs and a crew of eight men each.
MACKENSEN ADVANCING
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—Mackensen is forging ahead in
to the interior of Russia and has reached a point iar to
the east of Brest-Litovsk already. He has captured
Drohyczin and Chomsk and is now only thirty miles from
Pinsk where the Russians will probably try to make the
next stand.
BOMBARD VENICE
ROME, Sept. 7.—For the fifth time since the begin
ning of the war the city of Venice was bombarded last
night by Austrian aeroplanes. No report has been given
out here as to the result of the attack but it is stated that
one of the attacking aeroplanes was shot down and the
observer and pilot captured.
PANIC IN PETROGRAD
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—Reports arriving here say that
Petrograd is in a panic because of the near approach of
the German fleets and armies at Riga, 1 he city and f o 1 ti
fications have not yet really fallen into our hands but t hey
soon will. The panic is said to have reached almost the
proportions of a little revolution and the president o
police has been assassinated.
GERMANS RETAIN CITIZENSHIP
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—It is rumored today that Germans
who leave the empire for a foreign country do not lose
their citizenship unless they remain away ten years with
out visiting home. The acquisition of citizenship of othei
countries does not cancel German citizenship, the an
nouncement says, unless in the case of Amei ican citizen
ship.