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♦ PETROGKAD, Nov. 2. — Ke- ♦
♦ ensky told the Associated Press ♦
♦ that Russia was worn out from ♦
♦ the war's strain and must have ♦
♦ help. Russia claims as her right ♦
♦ that the other allies should shoul- #
♦ der her burden, and Kerensky ♦
♦ said Russia was figYuing eighteen ♦
♦ months longer than England; ♦
♦ that she had fought her battles ♦
♦ alone, and is still fighting alone. #
♦ lie asserted that Russia is not ♦
♦ out of the war. despite reports to ♦
♦ the contrary, ant^'said America ♦
♦ can help Russia most by sending ♦
♦ boots, iron, leather and money. ♦
♦ Kerensky declared that the world ♦
♦ nfust not lose faith in Russian #
♦ relations, because it is an eco- ♦
♦ nomtc revolution, and it^ takes ♦
♦ years to develop a staple govern- ♦
♦ ment. *
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♦ WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. — Ke #
♦ rensky’s statement has created ♦
♦ a profound sensation. He lays ♦
♦ great emphasis on the statement ♦
♦ that Russia is not out of the con- ♦
♦ flict. Secretary Lansing has au- #
♦ thomed the statement that noth ♦
♦ ing was indicated that Russia#
♦ was about to quit the war. and he #
♦ said the government deplored ♦
♦ constructions to the contrary. #
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♦ WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. — The ♦
♦ government's faith in Russia was ♦
♦ reiterated when officials here au- #
♦ thorijjed a loan for $.'11,000,000 out ♦
♦ of the credits previously arrang- ♦
♦ ed for. ^
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PARIS, Nov. 2. — For nursing woun
ded at the front since the beginning of
of the war, Countess Benoist d’Azy
formerly of Cincinnati, has received
the war cross from the French gov
ernment.
The countess has repeatedly yvork
ed at advance posts under fire. Sho is
the widow of the French count whose
name she now bears. Before her mar
riage she was Carolyn Marie' Jones,
daughter of Nathaniel Jones, of Chi
cago, and later of Cincinnati. The ci
tation reads:
“Madame la Comtesse Benoist
d’Azy. a nurse who has cared for the
wounded unceasingly day and night in
an advanced post in a locality submit
ted to bombardment, extending her
solitude to their families, and lavish
ing on the wounded the most unselfish
attentions, more particularly during
the nights and days from August 29
to September 5.” «
The citation is signed by the gen
eral commanding a division of in
fantry.
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RAGTIME DANCE TONIGHT.
The Rag-Time Trio will play for the
dance tonight at Eagle Hall. Best floor
in town. The music with the “pep”,
in it. All the latest hits direct from
the east.
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"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" to
night at the Empress Theatre for the
last time. This wonderful picture
made a great hit last evening, the
only criticism was the length of the
picture being eight reels. As this is
a great educational film take the
children tonight.—Admission 30 cents
and all children 10 cents. The show
will start at 7:30 sharp owing to the
length of the bill.—An All-Comedy
Bill to-morrow.
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Hatton Helwig. assistant cashier of
the Miners’ and Merchants’ bank at
lditarod, is among the outgoing pas
sengers to Seattle on the Victoria.
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WING SETTLE
TELEPHONE
STRIKE
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(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Nov. 2. — immigration
Commissioner Henry M. White has
been appointed federal mediator to
endeavor to settle the telephone
strike here.
GERMAN' SfULORS
orncERs
(By Associated l’ress)
LONDON, Oct. 2. — Three officers
| and several sailors were killed in an
i other mutiny at Mtel in September.
I According to dispatches from Amster
j dam the sailors aboard the battle
i ships Kronprinz and Schleswig. Hol
stein mutinied against being drafted
into the submarine service. The sail
ors on the Kronpring threw Admiral
Schmidt overboard and stabbed three
officers.. They also threy overboard
the Le Taul admirals, and also an
other officer. Schmidt was rescued
and the mutineers have been arrested.
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AFTER HAVING
HAD FITS
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Word comes from Jillamar of the
drowning near there a few days ago
of Simeon Cherinoff, a native of Tat
itlek.
Cherinoff and Eeveski, another na
tive of the village, had taken a trip
up to Galena bay to catch porcupines,
which is a staple article of diet with
the native^, They bagged a number
and started to return. They were trav
eling in a three-hole bidarka, Simeon
being in the forward hatch and Billy
in the after hatch. In the center,
! between them, were the carcasses of
I a number of porcupines, whil? in the
j bow and stern were two ddgs. which
they had used in hunting. Simeon had
been subject to epileptic fits, and as
they arrived off Powder Point near
Ellamar, Simeon told Billy that he
felt a fit coming on, and the latter
strove desperately to reach the shore
before Kis companlan was overcome
by the attack, but was unsuccessful
in reaching land when a convulsion
shook Simeon so severely that the bi
darka was overturned.
The bidarka capsized so completely
and quickly,that the air was retained
inside and it floated high. Billy man
aged to free himself and climbed on
top of the bidarka and paddled it to
shore, landing at Graveyard reef. Just
before landing he noticed that the bi
darka raised at the forward end as
j though freed from some weight.
Numbed with cold, Billy was unable
; to right the bidarka and ran to the
j village for assistance, and when the
I rescue party awived at the scene they
found the body of 'Simeon floating
I near the reer, but life had departed.
This is the first time in history, so
| the natives say, that a body has been
| recovered from the waters in Tliafl vi
| cinity, and they are of the opinion that
: there was considerable air in the
! lungs or that there was sufficient air
in the camalinka he wore to float the
body. When the bidarka was turned
j oveqphey found ^he dogs alive and
dryland the cargo of porcupines safe.
The deceased was about 35 years
j of age, a fisherman by occupation, and
was married, and had one married
daughter and a wife living. He had
been subject to these fits for some
time, and a year ago narrowly escaped
death, when he capsized in a bidarka
i during one of these attacks in front
of the village, but was rescued and
warned to stay out of boats.
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Times Want Ads Bring Results
Many Prominent Nomeites
Are Passengers on Victoria
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The Victoria, which arrived this
forenoon brought from Nome the
largest passenger list of the season,
■nd probably more "sourdoughs'’ who
have been in the Nome country since
the early days than have left Nome on
any single trip for several years.
ThiH has been a prosperous year,
generally speaking, in Nome. The
weather conditions were more favor
able than usual with an ample sup
ply of water for mining purposes
throughout. The largest employing
company, the Pioneer Mining Co.
whose president, Jafet Lindoberg is on
board the Victoria, had a practically
uninterrupted season from the begin
ning of June until the middle of Oct
!,or. The underground mining* was
confined to two or three small outfits
on the submarine west of Nome.
Center Creek^had some on the third
beach line. The dredges had a ban
ner ye: r generally speaking in the
Solomon. Kougarok and Nome coun
try as well as in Council whore the
Wild (loose installed a hydro electric
plant for the operations of their Op
hir creek dredge.
Probably the largest producer this
year was the Mathew's dredge in the
Kougarok where exceptionally rich
ground was encountered and fifty dol
lars a bucket being a turn 'orer for
days at a time.
* The uewely formed Alaska Mines
Corporation which took over the pro
perty of the Nome Consolidated with
the dredges on Flat and Ilorbon which
were built this summer had but a
short season although the reports of
the actual clean up were fairly good.
The astonishing interest in Dime
creek, which is producing half a mil
lion this year also saved the Nome
merchants during a period of dull
ness this summer. The ground which
is being opened up in this new camp
in tbwKynkok country is quite ex
tensive!* opened up by small miners,
most of whom have been with Nome
since the beginning, large areas of
low grade pay have been discovered
and it will keep over 100 miners oper
ateing this winter. There are plenty
of men there and as there Is no bo
nanza mine In the section it Is not
likely to occasion stampede excite
ment.
The tin ore dredges in the York
| country did not lose a day and both
the Victoria and the Umatilla will
take out sacks of concentrates as a re
sult of this work which is even more
remunerative than the gold. '
There were on the whole, fewer idle
’men this year in Nome and vicinity
than in years.
On board the Victoria are mining
men from practically every section
of the Seward Peninsula, from Mar
shal, from the lditarod and from the
Yukon generally. O'Mallorhan who
operated extensively on Candle creek,
Ivor Johnson, another Caudle opera
tor whose dredge was one of the last
to close, Charles Dankart the light
erage man of Kotzetfzue Sound who
ha* one of the best equipped plants
for the work In the north, and several
others from the Kotzebue section are
to be noticed on board.
From Nome the legal profession is
represented by William A. Gilmore,
the republican candidate in a dele
) gate election for the Territory and
j republican delegate to the National
I convention last election,
T. M. Reed, another old time law
ycr is also on board. Dr. Gravem, who
■ i* on board with his family represents
the medical fraternity of the city of
j Nome and Seward Peninsula. Phil
land Toe iKrost, pioneer printers of
|ihe North, and also dredging men of
j prominence in Nome are going out
I side for the first time in many years.
Finance is represented by .1. J. Cole
I and his son Arthur Cole of the Minors
mk Merchant* Bank. Jafet TJndebcrg,
i C a li"a!io of Boulder creek, lake Ber
ger and wife, who has taken over the
Ashby pkjperty on Daniels creek -in
;the Bluff section. Anon Anderson,
i whose dreJge on Center creek has had
la good season, Greenberg who still
represents large mining interests in
the Nome section. Carl Mint,”who
formerly with Jas Byrne took out rich
dumps mi Cunningham creek. Martin
Corliss the well-known Gold Run min
er, M. J. Linehan of the same section
and F. J. Bakke, formerly Nome post
master. are going outside with Fred
Daniels, the pioneer caterer.
Mrs. Alma Nelson, Joe Mathews of
the Kougarok section, Mrs, Casey,
past president and one of the found
ers of the Pioneer Women of Alaska,
;the women’s subsidiary of the Alaska
I Pioneers, John McGivney formerly
editor of the Industfiai Worker and
family, Dr. Frtem the pioneer dentist,
A. D. Petee who had a water mono
poly lA Nome for many years. Barry
Ke<c*>^wb.) has been drilling extern
In./. » **WW(r' section. Jan. F. Hal
pin who has optioned a large acreage
of productive ground in Nome, Wm.
O’Brien the owner of the only produc
tive tin lode mine in American terr
itory, located at Dost river and on
which a considerable quantity of work
was done during the summer, W. Me
Ardle who took out a rich dump on
Dexter, and hundreds of other men
who have been identified in season
and out with the productive labor ol
Nome.
Also on hoard are a number of St
Michaels promlnents including Dr
Thompson, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Hall, Cap
tain Polty, river boatman and others
Indeed there seemed to be a general
rush for the outside on the last of the
the boats from the various sections
tributary to the city of Nome.
The-Umatilla which left two days
behind the Victoria is taking unothei
large list of passengers including a
number of old timers and as a result
many will be missing this winter in
the Seward Peninsula city who have
been always there to answer the call
heretofore after the boats left.
That the Chisana is the coming gold
placer mining district of the north is
the conviction of lames W. McDonald,
who has been in that country for over
three years, and owns claims No. 2
and No. ?> on Gold Run, in that district,
and has prospected in the region pro
bably more than any other one person
Mr. McDonald came out to consult
with General W. P. Kishardson and
other members of the Alaska Hoard of
Hoad Commissioners concerning roads
lor the Chisana section.
“1 do not base my contention that
the Chisana is the coming placer
gold district of Ala'ska on the wealth
of Bonanza, Eldorado. Big Eldorado,
and Gold Hun, the creeks of known
value, though they are all good. I
base It more particularly on the In
dications of gold in the country on
the other side of the saw-tooth
mountains that divide the country,
and is the source of the Bonanza and
other creeps."
Mr. McDonald spent three months
of the present year prospecting the
country on the other side of the
range from the (told Run properties,
and he bases his statement on the re
suits of what he saw.
This is Mr. McDonald's second
trip out from the Interior since he
went in there more than twenty years
ago. Before coming to this country
he was engaged in mining in the Inyo
and Tularq Counties in California.
He came myth at the request of
Charles Lamb, one of the early
Klondike mine owners. He engaged
in mining and prospecting in the
Klondike and on the American side
of the line. ,
The Alaska board of road com
missioners granted Mr. McDonald
his request for a road appropriation
for the Chisana District.
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The new $75,000 school building at
Juneau, was recently dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies. Judge Robert
Jennings was one of the principal
speakers of the occasion.
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BATTLE RAGING
FOREST
(By Associated Press)
DATELESS. Nov. 2. — Artillery be
gan the battle of Tagllamento. The
Teuton guns in northern Italy opened
fire from the easterly side of the river
upon the Italian positions on the west
bank, where-the Italians have retreat
ed. The Italians are replying to the
Teutons, who are endeavoring to force
a crossing of the river.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov. 1
—The Italians and their allies are pre
paring for a counter offensive and a
great battle on the Tagliamenta for
est is expected.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
PRANCE. Nov. 2. — Ger-uian snipers
are active along the American front,
but no Americans were hit. The Am
ericans replied to the snipers, and it
is believed several were made victims.
The Germans will snipe Americans no
more, as the Americans enjoy the
sniping game. Their only complaint
seems to be that there is not enough
rifle shooting. All are alive on both
sides, and after several days along
the American front no harnj was done.
The first contingent of Americans in
the trenches have been relieved by
others, and the morale of the troops
is excellent.
j.
Yesterday at noon United States
Commissioner E. F. Medley tied the
! silken knot which united for life Mr.
Guy R. Higginson and Mrs. Sadie E.
Webber. The ceremony was per
formed at their new home on I) street,
! and was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs.
E. Nichols, Miss Olive Audett and
W. L. Stephenson. Immediately after
l the couple were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony (hey entertained
at a wedding luncheon.
Mrs. Webber has been an assistant
i In the local postoffice for some time
! past, and was formerly bookkeeper for
! the Cordova Co-operative Store and
Finkelstein & dapiro. She is a daugh
ter of Judge Berry, of Chitlna, and
has a host of friends in Cordova. Mr.
Higginson is one of 4he old-timers here
and is popular among all classes. He
holds a responsible position with the
Copper River & Northwestern railway.
The Daily Times joins a large circle
of friends in extending its congratula
; tlons to
HERTLING IS NEW CHANCELLOR.
AMSTERDAM. Nov. L’. - Hertling
has telegraphed King Ludwig, of Ba
varia, that he has accepted the Ger
man chancellorship.
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LADIES’ SANITARY BARBER
SHOP OPENS IN MORNING.
The Ideal Ladies’ Sanitary Barber
Shop will be opened tomorrow morn
intf in the Hegg building on C street,
formerly occupied by Walter Wolfe.
The place has been thoroughly reno
. vated and fitter up as a first-class
j tonsorial parlor, with several bath
rooms and a special room for adies’
hair dressing, manicuring, scalp treat
ment and massage.
The female “knights of the razor”
are experienced in their line of hust
1 ness and guarantee to give the public
such satisfactory service that will in
| sure them their share of the trade.
THREE VESSELS
TOUL LOSS
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♦ (By Associated Press) ♦
♦ SEATTLE, Nov, 2. — Three ♦
♦ vessels are ashore. having ♦
♦ grounded yesterday. The steam- ♦
♦ er Alkt, south hound from Alas- ♦
♦ ka. grounded in a snowstorm tiff ♦
♦ Chichagof! island. The fishing ©
♦ boat San Juan, carried the tias- ♦
♦ sengers back to Juneau, ami the ♦
♦ steamship Governor, )>ound irom ©
♦ San Diego to San Francisco, ♦
♦ grounded in a fog outside of th? ♦
♦ breakwater at San Pedro. Thro-.- ♦
♦ hundred passenger! were taken ♦
© off. The steamship Javar i round- ♦
♦ ed in a fog on Wir.dy island, on ♦
© Puget Sound.-while en route from ♦
© Shanghai to Tacoma. It is < x- ♦
♦ pecto* that all three ships v ill ♦
© he floated today. ♦
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© SEATTLE, Nov. 2. The team, ♦
> er Alki is a total loss, according ♦
© to the Seattle Steamship Com- ♦
♦ pany, its owner. It is estimated ♦
♦ that she is worth $100,000, and ♦
♦ will probably break up. She is ♦
♦ one of the oldest boats -on the ♦
♦ Alaska run. The cable ship ♦
♦ Burnside also went to the icscue ♦
♦ of the Alki, which sent out an ♦
♦ SOS call, and took some of the ♦
© passengers to Juneau. The Gcv- *
♦ ernor has been floated. ♦
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The piofes-alona'. me# T5T^WM6v»'
are kindly lending their service* In
the effort to promote hygienic cond*’
tions among the school pupils as an
aid to efficiency. This is in line w ith
many cities and towns throughout tho
country. I)r. Charles Daggett this
week gave two highly interesting and
entertaining talks to the lower and
intermediate grades. The Northern
and Cordova drug stores are also mak
ing displays of dental materials in
their windows. They and the.profes
sional men have generously offered
suitable prizes to those pupils writing
the best essay upon the care and pre
servation of the teeth. The exact con
ditions of the prize winnitlg are not
yet fully formulated, but will be such
as to give the pupils of all grades a
chance to compete. The prizes will
not be awarded until the pupils have
had time to become informed upon tho
subject and work up their essays. The
co-operation of parents is desired.
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HAS COLLAR BONE BROKEN
ON THE STEAMER VICTORIA.
Carl Carson, who was employed at
the ocean dock as a longshoremtm,
met with a serious accident this morn
ing and hj is now confined to the Cor
dova general hospital. Carson was
aboard the steamer Victoria and was
struck with a sack of copper ore.
which knocked him into the hold of
the ship. He sustained a broken col
lar bone as a result of the fall, and is
receiving medical treatment from l>r.
\V. W. Council.
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‘•MUSTARD T3AS” LATEST
GERMAN INVENTION.
LONDON. Nov. “. — In their latest
assaults upon the western front the
Germans are using a new and more
terrible asphyxiating gas. mu knamed
“mustard gas," which attacks the
lunds, eyes and mucous membranes
with deadly effect.
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It is authoritatively stated that the
report that high water in the Kusko
kwini the past summer destroyed most
of the gardens of that section is un
true, and that the produce raised in
the valley this season is greater than
any other year lu the history of that
section.
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