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WASHINGTON. Aug.. 20
Commander Pershing has cabled
• War Department that he he*
|ie\es the bodies of American
soldiers who died abroad should
• he lef* abroad. Maj. Gen. Pershing *
• stated that the grates in foreign
* lands constitute a perpetual re
* minder to our allies ot the ideals
* u|n>ii which Americas great lies*
rests.
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D. (Iossard. D. Hoinor and Lena
Clark, were arrested at Ketchikan re
cent I y for ope; at ng a st-l!. The appa
ratus was a most ingenious invention,
two milk cans, with attachments, a
keg of w hiskey and ttunk half full of ,
raisins was taken by the officers.
Bv Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Aug.. 20— Presi
dent Wilson , at a conference, intimat
ed that toe League of Nations will
prevent Japan from assuming com
pute sovereignty of Shantung.
President Wilson has urged the
Senate to ratify the treaty immediate
lv as this will go far towards restor
ing the nation to noimal condition.;
The nation awaits the action of the
Senate, said the President.
President Wilson mentioned that
the Alaska copper mines is one indus
try which cannot be handled with in
telligence until the nation knows th«
character of peace it is said to have.
The mines, said President Wilson, are
being operated at a loss, some \\Lh
borrowed money.
The nation’s military plans also
wju* the action of the Senate on the
ratification of the peace treaty, con
cluded the President.
ITAI.IAN STKIK K I.K VIlERS
NO KKSm roll Ol NATIONS
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KLORKXCK. IT AIV. Aug.. 2‘>—
liv( A. P. )— That the ‘'Camera Del
l.avoro” as the management of the re
cent Italian strikes styles itself, is no ,
respector of the nroperty of other na- 1
tions was emphasized when the can- !
teen of the American Young Men’s
Christian Association serving almost
exclusively the enlisted men of the
Italian army, was commandeered and
ransacked. The canteen was under the
direction of Harry H. Holbert. of Tuc
son, Ariz., who told the Associated
Press correspondent.
“I am sure that it was not the sol
diers who did the work. The soldiers
were extremely grateful to us for t*io
work we have been doing. We had
been providing them with many of the
things they needed at greatly reduced
prices. The delegates of the “Camera
Del Lavoro” vainly tried to influence
the soldiers, themselves, to destroy the !
place.
“Failing to influence the soldiers,
the delegates took the matter in their
own hands ami drove up one morninc
in a laige motor-truck demanding ad
mission and ordering the loading of all
the supplies in the camion. VNe lo t
more than $500 worth of supplies hv
the incident.”
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GERMAN WOMEN VOTE
LARGELY AT THE POLLS
BERLIN, Aug., 20— Fifty-four per
cent of the voters in the last National
Assembly election were women. The
total number of qualified voters was
37 000-000 as against 14000 000 in the
last Reichstag elections.
Young women proved more ardent
voters than youths of the same age.
Both wings of the socialists polled
forty-five and one half percent of the
total vote.
By Associated Pres*
SEATTLE, Aug.. 20— Two in
bound Japanese steamers, the Yomei
Maru and the Shinbu Maru, grounded
near Race Rocks and is reported in r
dangerous position. The Shinbu Maru
grounded on Bentinck Island but float
ed three horns after and proceeded t1*
Port Angeles in a leaking condition.
MEXICAN OP\L MINES
ARE YrT CNTOrtHED
P.Y rOREI(*4« CAPIT \i
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QUEP.CtaR<‘. MEXICO. Aug.. 0
_Opal mini »n this di d rid. an i* -
dustry as yet untouched by foi.*
capital, has shown renewed activity
with the close of the war and a nor
mal number of men will soon he a*
work. The Queretaro district for more
than sixty years had furnished virtu
ally all of the opals sold in the repub
lie. most of the valuable gems going *.<>
dealers in Mexico City who in turn
ship them to the I’ni'ed States. Prim
itive methods are still used here to s**
cure the gems. Dynamite is used to
blast the gems from the ground. Af
ter the rock is* broken into sizable
pieces it is taken to the shops for the
grinding and polishing processes. Mo
I dern methods are not used, the rough
I stones merely being placed on spindles
; and applied to an ordinary grindstone
i worked by foot power. Vigorous rub
bing on soft leather is the last step in
completing an opal for the market.
STRIKERS IN A RIOT
TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT
BUTLER, Pa., Aug., l.r>— Rioting
among striking workmen at the
Standard Steel Car plant has resulted
in the calling out this afternoon of th '
State Constabulatory troops.
Hazel Crawford, who has grown to
womanhood in Valdez, and Gus Perrv,
baker at Valdez, have announced their
engagement.
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CALIFORNIA TRIES
TO OPEN A NEW
MARKET
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 20— To
stimulate sale of California products
in Argentina and other South Ameri
can countries, a commission of busi
ness men may bo sent in the near fu
ture from this state to Buenos Aires,
according to plans being formulated
by the I.atin-American committee of
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
This campaign to introduce Califor
nia goods in South America is to bt»
started through the newspapers of th»*
various countries. Information is being
compiled concerning the advantages in
shipping goods direct from San Fran
cisco to Buenos Aires and it is not un
likely the Federal Shipping board wT
be asked to establish a direct line be
tween the two cities, providing the
necessary amount of export business
•an he created.
The exporting of California pro
ducts to Brazil and Argentina at the
present time is a very small Item, ac
cording to V. H. Kinckney, a promi
nent member of this committee. Dur
ing the past five years, he said, only
$116,046 worth of canned fruits, one
>f California’s leading products, was
shipped to Argentina. He accounts
lack of trade along this line to the
duty, which on those goods amount
to twice the original price.
“We must first make the people of
Argentina understand that canne.1
fruits and other California products
are not luxuries,” said Mr. Kinckney.
“Just now, many articles which are
considered by the people of this coun
try as staple commodities are classi
fied under the tariff provisions of the
Lntin-American countries together
with confections and perfumes. Th;s
condition makes prices in those coun
tries to the great mass of people
practically prohibitive.”
During last year. South America
sent $512,8116,020 worth of goods into
this country, government statistics in
dicate. More than 04 percent of all
this produce came free from tariff,
according to Mr. Kinckney. The com
mit too of which he is a member is go
ing to attempt to show the people of
South America it is to their advant
age to lower the tariff rates effecting
goods sent from this country, that
more evenly balanced trade conditions
can exist.
COTTON CONFERENCE WILL
BE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED
LONDON. Aug.. 20— The British
Board of Trade will give its official re
cognition to and will be officially re
presented at the World Cotton Con
ference in New Orleans next October
says the American Chamber of Com
merce in Ixmdon. A commission repre
senting the World Conference already
had secured the promise of a largo del
egation from Lancashire, to be headed
by Sir Herbert Dixon* chairman of the
Kino Cotton Spinners Association and
chairman of the Cotton Control Board
in England during the war.
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Ralph Vogt, well known barber of
LaTouche and Valdez, and Miss Till -
?os, of South Dakota, were recently
married. The newly weds will reside
at LaTouche.
By Associated Press
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Aug., 20
— Admiral Rodman, of the new Paci
fic fleet, will himself pilot the fleet
through the Golden Gate. 1 his was the
Admiral’s announcement today he hav
ing .declined several requests of San
Francisco pilots to act. Every ship of
the fleet will fire the Presidential sa
lute as it passes the Oregon with
President Wilson aboard. The Oregon
will be anchored near Goat Island, San
Francisco bay.
ARRIVE AT HONOLULU
HONOLULU. Aug., 20— Four de
stsoyo's of the Pacific Fleet arrived
here this morning. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, aboard the dreadnaught
Now York, will arrive sometime to
morrow forenoon.
Secretary Daniels has ordered the
New York to go alongside the dock
here, the first time any dreadnaught
has tied up to a dock.
Secretary Daniels, according to a
wireless report intends to visit As
toria and Portland, Oregon, with the
fleet and may visit Victoria and Van
couver on one of the Pacific fleet
boats.
During the stay of the portion of
the Pacific fleet in this port the sea
men will he taken to Kilauea volcano.
RESERVATIONS TO
COVENENT MVDE
BY PITTMAN !
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WASHINGTON, Aug.. 20— Sena
tor Key Pittman, Democrat has pre
pared a resolution embodying four re
servations on the League of Nation's
covenants. The reservations are in line
with President's Wilson’s suggestions
that the reservations, if made, should
bo made seperately and not in ratifi
cation, as the resolution might make
now negotiations necessary.
Senator Pittman’s reservations have
not yet been submitted to the Presi
dent but are similar to reservations
proposed by the Republican senators.
It is understood that the withdrawal
of Article No. 10 and other domestic
articles will be dealt with later.
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BIG BATTERIES ARE ON
FIVE BIG BATTLESHIPS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 20— The
batteries of the Flagship New Mex
ico, and the battleships New York,
Texas, Arizona, Idaho and Mississippi
of the new Pacific fleet are entirely
14-inch guns. These guns all are sim
ilar to those in the railroad battery
the navy sent to the front with their
crews to flatten the S. Mihiel salient
in the American army's noted drive
there against ihe Germans.
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GIRLS WILL DANCE WITH
GOBS ON THE DECKS OF
THE MANY BATTLESHIPS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 20— A
great dancing party on the decks of
six battleships and dreadnoughts of
the Pacific fleet at one time with girl
partners for every “gob" is among the
many entertainment features planned
for the visit here of the fleet. Hun
dreds of girls have expressed their
desire to dance with the sailors.
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MEXICO MAKES
KNOWS AUTHORITY
MEXICO CITY, Aug., 20— The
Mexican government has issued a
statement that the two Ameri
can army aviators who were
caught and held for ransom, had
a perfect right in Mexico, having
been given authority to search for
' two missing lieutenants.
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Rev. Thomas Jenkins, in charge of
the Episcopal church in Seward sever
al years ago, is aboard the Alameda
making a trip to Alaska in the inter
est of the Armenian and Syrian re
lief cause. Rev. Jenkins held the first j
service in the Episcopal church here
in 1006 following its completion.
By Associated Preai
SEATTLE, Aug., 20— A special
dispatch from Washington to the Post
Intelligencer say the N*Y Depart
ment in beginning to appreciate Alas
ka’s strategic position as the half way
station between the United States and
the Orient, on the direct route of traf
fic.
The presence of the Pacific fleet in
the Pacific has visualized conditions it
is said and the Navy Department
plans for large development of coal
lands for the navy and a large base in
Alaska.
The dispatch further says: “the
navy department is unable to find the
million dollars Congress appropriated
for the Alaska coal last year.”
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PASS BILL
OV I VETO
OF WILSON
WASHINGTON, Aug., 20— The
House has repealed the daylight sav
ing act over the President’s veto by a
vote of 223 to 101.
WASHINGTON, Aug.. 20— The
Senate, by a vote of 57 to 19 has re
pealed the daylight savings act over
Wilson’s veto.
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WEATHER REPORT
The following is the weather re
port for the 24 hours hiding at 7 o
dock this morning:
Seward 54, Clear, North.
Anchorage 45, Foggy, Calm.
Matanuska 54, Cloudy, Calm.
Chickaloon 56, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 52, Cloudy, Calm.
MASONS NOTICE
Stated Communication of Seward
Lodge No.,—219, F. & A. M., will be
held Wednesday, August 20th, 8 P. M.
Hugh Dougherty,
W.M.
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TO UPHOLD TRADITIONS
TOKIO, Aug., 20— A student group
of the Tokio Imperial University has
organized a society for national ex
pansion, upholding of Japanese tra
ditions and to oppose blind adoption of
the ideals of Western civilization. The
students assert that Japan has her
own characteristic civilization which
is strong enough to be independent of
the European and American civiliza
tion.
By Asaociated Press
BERLIN, Aug., 20— Prussian cabi
net is considering a bill which will
give seventy million marks to the for
mer Kaiser as a settlement for civil
property he lost as the result of forc
ed abdication.
FIREUPON
AM WANS
MARFA, Aug., 20— Storms in the
Chihuahua mountains have interrupt
ed telephone communication with the
soldiers pursuing the bandits who cap
tured and held for ransom two Amer
ican aviators.
Lieut. Estill and Pilot Lieut. Coop
er, observer, have arrived in their
aeroplane at Presido, Texas and said
three mounted Mexicans fired upon
their aeroplane when a descent was
made to invest^rate. The Americans
returned the fire and one horse and
rider fell. Later they stated another
horse was standing riderless. Possibly
the Americans killed two of the three
Mexicans.
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CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE
FOR 1918 BROKE RECORD
SHANGHAI, Aug., 20— The value
of the direct foreign trade of, China
for last year was the highest on re
cord, aggregating the equivalent of
$1,311,377,902 in gold. This result was
due to the universal advance in prices
and in the value of the tael (Chinese
silver coin) and in spite of extensive
shrinkage in the merchandise handled
owning to the hindrances in trade im
posed by war conditions.
The total customs collected in 1918
were the equivalent of $45,794,757
* gold, as compared to $39,335,112 in 19
17.
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