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GOVERNMENT WILL NEED
EVERY AVAILABLE SHIP
TO SUPPLY ARMY ABROAD
(Associated I’ress)
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 19.—R. B. Stevens, vice
chairman of the United States shipping board, today told
the war convention of business men of the 1 niteil Slates
that the demands of the American army abroad will require
that the government divert every available merchant ves
,-el to oversea service within the next six months.
The conference is being held here to determine in what
manner the business men of the United States can co-operate
to aid the nation’s war program. The convention is being
addressed by government officials who have charge of the
naiton’s war program.
NO GASOLINE SHORTAGE.
ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 19.—A. G. Belford. presi
dent of the Standard Oil company, told the war convention
here today that there is not the slightest danger of a deli
ciencv in the supply of either crude oil, kerosene or gasoline
for use in either the United States or the countries ot the
allies. America is producing and can produce all the oil
needed, but the first call will be given to the armies and
navies of this and other allied countries.
FOOD BIGGEST FACTOR.
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 19.—Herbert C. Hoover, na
tional food administrator, in addressing the war conference
of business men of the United States in convention here to
dav declared that starvation and not bullets will decide the
war. He said the side best able to manage the production
and conservation of food will come out ot the struggle as
victor.
ARMY OFFICERS WILL GO TO
FRANCE TO LEARN WAR GAME
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19.—Officers of the reg
ular army and of the national guard, commanding divisional
training camps, are to be sent to Europe on an observation
tour of the battlef routs, according to an announcement made
In Secretary of War Baker.
The officers will go to France in the near future, it is
believed. There they will be attached to the fighting forces
in the trenches to observe actual fighting conditions and to
learn modern battle tactics.
Though no statement is made to that effect, it is con
sidered likely that some of the officers will be sent to the
Italian front to learn the fine points of fighting in moun
tainous countries.
CARIBOU ARE
GOING SOUTH
(Associated Press)
DAWSON, Y. T., Sept. 19.—Count
less thousands of caribou are now
crossing the Yukon river in their an
nual migration toward the south.
One band, numbering fully ten thou
sand. is reported to be heading for
a point near Dawson, which assures
the coming winter’s supply of meat
for the populace.
WAR CREDIT
_BIU. READY
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, I). C„ Sept. 19.
The senate and house conferees
reached an agreement today cn the
war credits bill which authorizes an
issue of 111,538,000.000 in new bonds
and certificates.
With the final action of the con
ferees, the bill is now ready for the
signature of President Wilson and
will become a law at once. It 1»
probable that some oi> this money
will be raised through the second
nationwide sale of Liberty Bonds
next month.
BOSTON OBSERVES
A WHEATLESS DAY
(Associated Preas)
BOSTON, Sept. 19. The first
wheatless day was observed in the
city of Boston today, when, to aid
the nation’s food conservation pro
gram, all of the inhabitants were
asked to give up all foodstuffs con
taining wheat for the one day. So
general was the observance of the
day that it was difficult to secure
white bread with any meal in any
of the restaurants of the city.
BRITISH GIVE
WEEK’S LOSSES
(Associated Fleas)
LONDON, Sept. 19.—Official figures
of British casualties during the past
week in all land forces were given
out for publication by the war office
tonight The figures are as follows:
Killed in action or died of wounds,
135 officers and 4,800 men; officers
wounded or missing, 431, and men
wounded or missing, 21,800.
YUKON WILL
BE LAST BOAT
(Associated Tress)
DAWSON, Y. T„ Sept. 19.—From
the local offices of the White Pass &
Yukon Route announcement has been
made to the effect that the last boat
of the season from Dawson for Fair
banks will be the steamer Yukon,
sailing for the Tanana river point
j on September 24. The last boat for
| Whitehorse is expected to leave Daw
son in about three weeks, and navi
i
gation on the Yukon river for the
j year 1917 will then become a thing
! of the past.
W AR PRISONERS
WILL GET FOOD
l Associated 1’ress)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 19.
Bach American prisoner in Germany
will get three packages of food from
America every two weeks through
the Red Cross committee in Switzer
land, according to an announcement
made by the war office today. Ger
many has agreed to this plan as sub
i mitted through the agency of the
| Red Cross society. The department
! announces that there are now 101
1 American war prisoners in Germany.
UNCLE SAM BELIEVES THAT
SHIPWORKERS NEED MORE PAY
(Associated Press)
WASINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19—The federal govern
ment today opened the way for the settlement of strikes in
Pacific coast shipyards. By offering to pay one-half of
any wage increases for companies not making over ten per
cent profits on commandeered ships, it is believed that the
governent will soon bring about a resumption of construc
tion work. In cases where big profits are being made, the
government will insist that the builders bear the entire cost
of the extra pay.
This action is significant in that it indicates that the
government believes the ship workers are entitled to higher
wages.
Reports from San Francisco and Seattle tonight are
that the workmen are still ott strike, but the strikes are or
derly everywhere. In San Francisco bay cities more than
25.000 men are still idle, awaiting the action of the gov
ernment on their demands for increased pay.
Sawdust Dressing
Is Used On Wounds
i Associated I't essl
WASHINGTON. 1> C.. Sept la
A report lias been received
from the Red Cross commission
in Roumania declaring that con
ditions there are very bad and
that a great scarcity of medical
and surgical supplies prevail at
tlie front.
Because of the scarcity of ban
dag's, soldiers' wounds are being
dressed with sawdust, according
to the report.
The commission asks that the
United States take some steps to
relieve the situation and that the
American Red Cross send some
supplies to the Roumanian front.
TYPHOON HITS
CHINKS I'. PORT
000 ARK. DI'.AI)
(Associated Tress)
AMOY, China, Sept. 19.—
Over six hundred natives
were killed by a typhoon
which swept over Amoy last
week, and eighty live per cent
of the shipping in Amoy and
other nearby harbors was de
stroyed.
The destruction created by
the storm is almost indescrib
able, and thousands were
made homeless, their houses
being wrecked by the typhoon.
Many of the inhabitants were
killed in the ruins ot their
dwellings. W ith the passing
of the storm, want is stalking
through the camps ot the ref
ugees. and much suffering is
prevalent.
Shipping in the harbors and
along the coast was almost
totally destroyed. \ essels
were thrown up against docks
and seawalls and were de
stroyed, and the loss of life
on the water cannot be ac
curately estimated.
ROUMANIANS
RENEW DRIVE
(Associated Press)
PETROGRAD. Sept. 19 —
The Roumanians are continu
ing their offensive against the
Teutons with further success,
according' to an official state
ment issued by the war office
today.
The statement declares that
today the Roumanians attack
ed Teuton positions south of
Grozechti, in the Ocna region,
and occupied strongly forti
fied heights there. The Rou
manians carried out the as
sault brilliantly and took the
positions with surprisingly
small losses. The report adds
that the morale of the Rou
manian troops is excellent and
the army is well prepared to
carry on an offensive on a
large scale.
TO ANNOUNCE
COPPER PRICE.
(Associated Puss)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19.
The government is to announce with
in the next two days, the price to be
paid for copper. This price will be
fixed on all copper which the gov
ernment is to purchase and will en
able Uncle Sam to effectually con
trol the copper market.
DOCK WORKERS MAY
STRIKE IX XEW YORK
(Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—Thirty
five thousand longshoremen are now
striking against the reinstatement of
a foreman who is objectionable to
the longshoremen’s union, and the
striking of forty-eight thousand, com
pletely tying up the port of New
York, is threatened unless the man
is dismissed. Labor officials of the
government and of the unions are
seeking a settlement of the trouble.
VILLA ASKS
FOR AMNESTY
(Associated Press)
CHIHUAHUA, Mex„ Sept. 18.
Claiming that he is entitled to hon
ors at the hands of the Mexican
government as the man who, of all
patriotic Mexicans, did the most to
put down the Huerta regime in Mex
ica, and declaring his own belief in
himself as a valuable citizen of the
republic both in public and private
life, Francisco Villa has written to
General Murgula, leader of the gov
ernment force which is trailing him,
asking for amnesty. He further de
clares that he has ceased military
operations against the government
and bitterly complains because his
band of bandits is being hounded by
the government forces.
Clayton L. (Slim) Packard is a re
cent arrival in Fairbanks from Ne
nana.
BRITISH CUT
DOWN LOSS OF
LARGER SHIPS
(Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. 19.—Only
eight British merchant ships
of more than 1,000 tons were
sunk by German submarines
during the past seven days,
according to an announce
ment of the British admiralty
tonight. This is the smallest
toll of vessels of that class
sunk since Germany began
her campaign of ruthless U
hoat warfare.
On the other hand, the loss
of smaller vessels, under the
1,000 ton limit, during the
week was the greatest since
the submarine warfare began.
Twenty such vessels were
sent to the bottom by subma
rines or mines during the past
week, according to the admir
alty statement.
This report indicates that
successful measures have been
taken to lessen the loss ol
the larger vessels with their
more important cargoes, mak
ing it necessary for the U
boats to confine their activi
ties to trawlers and smaller
craft.
CAMP’S OI.DKST
I’l.ACLR CLAIM
IS WORKKD OUT
.Although the day may come when
a further .supply of gold will be
dredged from its gravels and from
the huge piles of tailings that now
cover it, the oldest placer mining
claim in the Fairbanks district is
now seeing the last season that it
will he worked by individual mining
methods. For when Hanot Brothers,
its owners, finish up their scraping
operations Uiis fall, Discovery Pedro
creek, staked by Felix Pedro in 1902,
will have been worked out.
Whether or not the ground will
ever he mined again is a matter of
conjecture. In all probability it still
contains some gold, but whether an
attempt will ever be made to ex
tract it is problematical. By some
people it is thought that a dredge
can make money on any kind of
ground which has once paid for the
operations conducted on it by the
more crude methods of mining, but
dredge experts have been heard to
make the statement that it is diffi
cult for a dredge to extract enough
gold to pay for its operation from
the residue of gravel, bedrock and
tailings, after a scraper such as the
Hanots are using has once been ope
rated. For this reason there is a
divergence of opinion as to whether
or not dredge operations in the fu
ture will pay on Discovery Pedro.
It was the news of the discovery
of gold on this claim in the summer
of 1902 that caused the stampede to
the Fairbanks district from Dawson,
from Yukon river camps all the way
down and from Nome. Anxious for
new fields to explore, prospectors
came to the Fairbanks district from
everywhere, and as a result discov
eries were made on all of the other
creeks which have been or are still
producers.
Mining operations on Discovery
Pedro, however, did not start until
the summer of 1903. At that time
the discoverer of the ground and of
the camp, Felix Pedro, was in part
nership with the present day Hanot
brothers’ father, from which part
nership the Hanots derive their own
ership of the ground.
Many sets of laymen have operat
ed on the old claim, some to make
big money and others to go broke.
No great fortunes have been made
out of it, but it has, when worked
under efficient management, been a
steady producer. The ground is what
is considered shallow at the present
time, but in the early days it was
considered too deep for opencutting,
consequently all operations on it
were conducted by drifting. At vari
ous times since then, however, open
cut operations have been conducted
on it.
And it is opencut work that is
being done now by the Hanot boys,
but it is being done with a scraper
instead of the antiquated hand meth
ods. The ground being worked in
this manner was first drifted in 1904
and 1905 and, although the operat
ors who worked it at that time made
good money, Hanot Brothers are tak
ing out a large amount of gold by
going four feet deeper into bedrock
than did their predecessors. They
will finish up their work on the old
claim this fall and will then move
to Discovery Coldstream, in which
they hold a three-quarters interest,
where they will prepare to operate
extensively next year.
Fritz Nelson, a miner recently in
jured in an explosion, was operated
on in the general hospital at Juneau
where it was found necessary to re
move the left eye. The doctors also
performed a skin grafting operation
on the stump of the left hand, which
’was loBt in the accident.
Draft Army Called
Into Training Camps
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, L>. C , Sept 19.
Three hundred thousand men
of the new national army today
•started on hteir way to the six
teen cantoments in various parts
of the country to undergo inten
sive training preparatory to over
seas service. This new incre
ment joins the first 45,t)UU men
called into service on September
fifth.
When the quota of 300,000 men
reach their allotted camps, ap
proximately one half of the na
tion's first draft army will be
under arms.
L\ S. STEAMER
SINKS ANOTHER
TEUTON U-BOAT
(Associated Press)
BERGEN, Sept. 19.—An
other German submarine has
been bagged through the ac
curate marksmanship of a
gun crew on board an Am
erican armed merchant ship.
Authentic news has been
brought into port to the ef
fect that an armed liner re
cently sank a German subma
rine which was shelling a neu
tral sailing ship. The armed
liner was an American vessel.
The submarine was busy
firing at a helpless sailing
ship when the American boat
came on the scene, her ap
proach being screened by the
sailing vessel. Getting within
range without being observed,
the American gun crew soon
sank the submarine with well
placed shots.
SPAIN DENIES
U-BOATS HAVE
BASE O NCOAST
(Associated Tress)
WASHINGTON, I). C,
Sept. 19.—The Spanish am
bassador called at the state
department today and in a
conference with Secretary
Lansing denounced as false
the reports published recently
I to the effect that the Mediter
ranean coast of Spain is being
used as a base for subma
rines.
The ambassador declares
that such a report is untrue.
Not only is Spain out of sym
pathy with Germany and
would not permit such a
breach of neutrality, but the'
government also maintains a
coast patrol to prevent bellig
erent vessels from entering
Spanish waters.
HILL LINERS
COMMANDEERED
(Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept.
19.—Officials of the Hill rail
way system today announced
that the government has com
mandeered the big steamers
of the Great Northern Pa
cific line and will take them
immediately for use as army
transports.
These ships, owned by the
Great Northern railway, are
operating between Portland
and San Francisco. They are
the largest and speediest ex
press and passenger ships on
the Pacific.
LATEST NEWS
FROM NENANA
NENANA, Sept. 19. The steamer
Canadian reached here this morning
from Dawson. She brought consid
erable freight, included in which were
1,.00 bales of hay and four tons of
general merchandise. She also
brought a quantity of fresh fruit.
Her Nenana passengers were Mrs.
R. G. Southwbrth and daughter Mar
garet, Miss Laverson and Miss A.
Billings.
After leaving a barge here, the
Canadian proceeded on to Fairbanks.
Her Fairbanks passengers are M. B.
White, W. R. Taylor, Mrs. Ed Bart
lett, Miss Bartlett, Mrs. August Hall,
Mrs. Edith Bernard, John Miller. She
is also pushing a barge of 108 cattle
for Fairbanks.
Howard Wilson, of the firm of
Howard Wilson & Co., logging con
tractors, was brought to the govern
ment hospital today suffering from
a broken leg which he sustained in
the woods. It was just a week ago
today that Dan McPherson, a part
ner of Wilson's, had an arm broken
in the same manner.
Charles Mayben has been awarded
the contract for constructing the new
school building here and, it is under
stood, will proceed to work immedi
ately. The contract price for the
work is stated to be in the neigh
borhood of $8,600.
ARGENTINE SENATE VOTES
TO BREAK OFF DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
(Associated Press)
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 19. By a vote of twenty-one
to one, the senate of the Argentine republic today passed a
resolution to sever diplomatic relations between Argentine
and Germany. The resolution must go to the chamber of
deputies for final action before it i< finally passed.
Public sentiment throughout the republic is overwhelm
ingly in favor of this step, which will probably be followed by
a declaration of a state of war against Germany, the press
reflecting a strong conviction of the populace that Argentine
should cast her lot with the allies in the world struggle.
The passage of the resolution breaking off diplomatic re
lations by the senate today is the result of disclosures made
by the state department at Washington that the German
minister conspired with the Swedish minister to send infor
mation to Berlin regarding Argentine shipping. This intor
mation enable German submarines to attack the shipping of
Argentine, a nation with which Germany was at peace.
This revelation was lollowed bv an outburst ot popu
lar indignation in Buenos Aires and resulted in mob riots,
in which German business houses, newspapers, clubs and
the embassy were attacked and either burned to the ground
or demolished.
The German minister, Count von l.uxbttrg, was peremp
torily handed his passports, and narrowly escaped the veil
geancc of the mob when he was fleeing irom the citv.
POLICE RESERVES CALLED
QUELL STREET CAR RIOTING
(Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. I'd.- -Serious rioting in which
the police reserves had to be called out marked the day in
.San Francisco in connection with the strike of street car
motormen and conductors. As a result ol the day's disor
ders, six rioters are in jail, one ot them facing the serious
charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Isolated disturbances in various parts of the city dur
ing the morning culminated in a pitched battle this afternoon
in front of the traction car barns when strikers and substi
tute carmen attacked each other with a will. In the grand
free-for-all bricks were thrown, clubs were wielded and shots
were fired. Luckily none was hit with living bullets. I he
most serious casualties were several bad\ beaten and bruised
rioters.
During the riot, a crowd of non-union carmen attempted
to rescue three of their comrades who had been arrested.
They were beaten off after a stiff fight by the police, who
used' their riot clubs on the mob.
NEW ORLEANS
IS TIED IT BY
A DOCK STRIKE
(Associated Tress)
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l'.i. Ship
ping out of the port of New Orleans
is practically tied up today as the
result of a strike of longshoremen.
Twenty-one hundred longshoremen
and dock laborers, belonging to tin
union, went on strike this morning
when their employers refused to
grant an increase in wages and full
right to organize.
The walkout was not accompanied
by any disorders. The employers
declare they intend to bring in non
union crew-s to handle the situation.
BRITAIN GETS
ANOTHER LOAN
(Associated l’ress)
WASHINGTON. D. 0\. Sept. 19.
The U. S. treasury department today
made a loan of fifty million dollars
to the British government for war
purposes. This amount brings the
total loans made by America to the
allies up to $2,390,000,000.
BRITISH GET
TWO U-BOATS
{Associated Press)
BERGEN, Sept. 19. Two German
submarines were sunk by the Brit
ish today, according to reports
brought into this port by incoming
steamers. The first U-boat was sunk
in the North Sea by an armed Brit
ish steamer. The submarine wa.t
shelling a neutral sailing vessel when
the armed steamer arrived on the
scene and destroyed the diver in
short order. Eater a British destroy
er in the North Sea sank a German
submarine which was attacking an
armed steamer.
U. S. TROOPS
OPARI > YARDS
AT ASTORIA
(Associated Press)
ASTOIilA. Sept. 19- United States
infantrymen tire patrolling the streets
surrounding Astoria's three shipyards
and the Hammond Lumber company’s
mill, which has been crippled by
the strike of timber workers.
The mill workers in the Hammond
mill went on strike for an eight-hour
day, and after this the workers in
tlie three shipyards went out in
sympathy with the timber workers.
SOLDIERS WRECK
I. W. W. OTARTERS
(Associated Press)
LOS ANtiELES, Sept. 19. Angered
at reported slurs against the uniform
and against military service, from
200 to 400 soldiers wrecked the head
quarters of the Industrial Workers
of the World here today, breaking
up tlie furniture and smashing the
windows. No casualties tire reported
and no arrests were made.
NORTH SUM'S
GARI>I.\N TRUCK
(Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. It). The first
shipment of Alaska rutabagas and
turnips is expected to arrive here
on October 15. The freight charge
of seven dollars a ton handicaps
Alaska growers, who must compete
with the product from eastern Wash
ington. The vast superiority of the
Alaskan vegetables, however, will
make up for the handicap in freight
rates, it is believed.
Deputy Marshal Jim Hagen of Nr
nana expects to leave for home this
morning after a several days’ busi
ness visit here.
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WAR DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR
ARMS FOR TWO MILLION MEN
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19.—While mobiliza
tion of the first major increment of the new national army
was proceeding throughout the country today, Secretary ot
War Baker, before the senate appropriations committee,
asked for an additional appropriation of $287,400,000 to
provide arms and equipment for a total iorce of 2,300,000
men.
Reports received by the war department tonight are
that the mobilization of the 300,000 men of the new national
army is proceeding smoothly, and that by Saturday nearly
fifty per cent of the first call of 687,000 men will be under
military control and training at the various cantonments for
service in France.