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The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21

BOSTON, Nov 21.-Acting within their legal rights the Hamburg-Amer- ican and the North German Lloyd lines have reduced the wages of the crews lnterned in New York.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
sTAMPEDERs ON MOVE
 MANY SEEK JUpeEsrIiP

FAIRBANKS. Nov 21.-Encourag- Ing reports from the Toloyana dis tricl has kept a steady stream of stampeders on the move from Fair banks
 Many Fairbanks attorneys are building their political fences in hope of securing the appointment of the district court, to succeed Frederick Fuller.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
KAISER IS USING
 FLOWER OF NATION

LONDON, Nov. 21.-Accord- ing to the Petrograd correspond ent of The Post, the Germans are, in their new invasion of Po- land, using only their finest troops, depending for the first time in the Eastern campaign, on manhood instead of machin- cry
 The correspondent asserts it is the plan of the Russians to continue to retire until the scene of their final stand against the advance of the Kaiser's forces, is designated by Grand Duke Nj cholas, commander in chief of the Russian arms.
 Protecting Berlin.
 News bulletins from various sources report the Germans have put a vast force to work at building enormous engineering works to defend Berlin, at a point fifty miles east of the Ger man capital, at Kustrin, where the Warta river flows into the Oder.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
REMAINS OF MRS. BEAN
 LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21 - The body of Mrs. Mabel Bean. Of Juneau. Alaska. was taken this afternoon to Seattle. accompanied by Mrs. J. l.. Museth. daughter Of the dead woman
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
GERMAN TRADE IS AT
 COMPLETE sTANpsTILL

NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-A Times special from France declares that the trade in Geramny, except in certain industries, is at standstill
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
general W. F. DlstIn
waa Mckinley AppoIntoe.

Was WcNluicy aPPViWts~'
 General Distin became the first sur yeyor general of the territory of Alas ka when he received 9 recess appoint ment of President William Mckinley August c. 1S97 The appointment was confirmed in January, 1898.
 In 1900 General Distin was reap, pointed by President Mckinley un' der the act of June 6, 1900, reorgon- izlng the government of Alaska.
 In May 1904. President Theodore Roosevelt reappointed General Distin, and tho confirmation was effected in December of that year Again in 1908 Roosevelt appointed General Dis tin. and in 1912 he received his fifth portfolio from President Taft Many times during his long tenure of office General Disdn served as Acting Gov ernor of. Alaska.
 a Veteran solder.
 General Distin was born in Illinois and saw service ln the Civil War both with the Illinois and Iowa volunteers. During the winter of 1S64-65 he was Q prisoner of the Confederates at Ander- sonyille. Georgia He was department commander, Grand Army of the Repuo- i lie, Illinois during the year that mark ed the silver jubniee-o of that oreaniaa- tion
 General Distiu was Q lifelong kep0o- lican, and the treasures he prized dear est were testimonials that were sent to him during ihe years that he @as g lpublic servant in the Far Nortp.
 Early in November, last year, Gem eral Distin leit Juneeu for bis homo m quincy Ill., to spend the remainder or Ihs days Although Che old man kept up =hfs# courage. 1t was evident to his friends here lsat inc had brooded over lhe thought of leaving Alaska and the llittle omcs on Third street where for so many years he attended Go the oiii. cial business that came through hts hands
 oponed tha Legislature.
 As commitment to him. General ] IDisan was chosen Co officially open the session Of tbe first Moska legislature n Juneau March 1913. The com mission was enthusiasdcaly received ! and General Dist.n arranged fttine ceremony in honor Of the occasion
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
Routine Matters

Current bills were audited and or dered paid.
 The city marshal was authorized and notified to condemn certain open cesspooIs and open vault outhouses now in use in violation Of city ordi' .nauces and a menace to health.
 F. J. Wettriok addressed the body in the interest of securing addition al fire hydrants on the summit of chicken ridge where Q great many new residences have been built in the high pressure water district The mat ter was referred to committee with power to act
 Charles Naghel addressed the coun- ell on a matter of having the city es- tablish his property lines without ex- pense to himself, alleging that the city destroyed the original markings in improving the street. The matter was not acted upon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
FRANCE VOTES 10 SEND
oFFIcIAL To ENPOsITION

PARIS. Nov. 21.-A dispatch from Bordeaux says the French cabinet vot. ed that France shall have oliciai rep resentaton at the Panama-Pacidc ex- position in San Francisco next year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
AUSTRIAN IMPORTS
 SUFFER ENORMOUSLY

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-Austria's i'm ports for September amounted to but s22 100000. as against S52,0O0,OO0 In September. 191S.; Exports totaled on ly SIP. 100000. barely one-quarter Of thn- anme month Of 1913.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
nnhu rne pEAcE

BOSTON Nov 21.-The Massachu' setts Federation of Churches repre' aenung nearly 5OO,OO0 Protestants, has voted to hold week of prayer TOT peace in January.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
ALLIEs DEFEND YERDUN.

PARIS, Nov. 21.-The war of flee this afternoon announced that a German attempt to isolate the fortress of Verdun failed this morning, the Allies driving the attackers back toward Metz.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
AUSTRALIA HELPS

SYDNEY. Australia, Nov. 21.-Aus- tralia has aIready sent 50,OOO troops to .he front and is drilling 100000 re- servists.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21

German officers are discarding their swords. finding them useless, and sim ply serving to identify them and mak. ing them a target for sharp.shooters,
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
PEACE ls RESTORED
 IW BUTTE, MONT.

EERfE io ftGo eftt-sf
 lN BUTTE, MONT,
 
 BUTTE. Nov 2l-Martiai law in Butte has terminated, Governor Stew art ordered the withdrawal Of troops. The governor believes new officers recently appointed should be able to handle the situation
 He took a great peraonal pride in the honor that had been conferred on ilim. When he left Alaska l, was with tears in his eyes The last public junction which be attended here was a reception given 10 his honor at the executive mansion by Gov. and Mrs. J. D. 4. strong. Hundreds oi friends attended that memorable gathering. General Diatin had been a widower since Juno 90. ioo6 Inc date oi his wife's death
 Flags on all government buildinssi this morning were hung ag haitmasJ
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
]. c. KENNEDY IS
DIVORCED BY WEE

SEATTLE. Nov 21. Mrs. Kate Kennedy today secured a divorce from J. C. Kennedy former Alaska iegis- lator. of Candle. She was granted $50 month alimony.
 Desertion was the basis of the suit
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
BRING GEMS OF ART
 TO U. s. FOR SAFETY

PITTSBURGH. Nov 21-Some of the most noted European art treae- ures may be brought to the Carnegie Museum. here for safe keeping until after the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
ALLIED SHIPS JOIN.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21.-cap- tain Isrel of the launch None Such, arrived last night from Lower California, reports seeing British, Australian and Japan ese warships mobilizing off the coast of Lower California.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
GENERs
 DISTIN IS
 NO MORE

General William Lane Distin, often called talaska's grand old man" has passed away. Death came suddenly 10 Che venerable official in Chioago lest night when General Distin was up Go Che metropolis on a visit rom his home in Quincy Illinois.
 The news was received this morning by. Secretary w w. shorthill, Of Goy- ernor SUong's stan came in a wire nom l.. B. Emmons irg @ son.in.law of tho dead man
 News causes Shock
 Tho death is a severe shock to the Generals hundreds or friends here and throughout the territory. 4 copy of ho telegram was forwarded this morning Go Governor and Mrs. Strong who are in California.
 General Dlstin was 20 years of age. He was born in February iS44. He retired as suryeyo-geneal and ex- oficio secretary of Alaska Saturday, October 18, 1915 after serving in the same office for sixteen years.
 It Is said of General Dlstin that no matter now lempestuous Che political seas were in Alaska, he refused to be drawn into the fray and as result, he veteran official numbered his friends among both factions by Che hundred
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
TEyT0NIC HC0RSEMEN
 ByTC5EREI9

PETR0GRAD, Nov. 21-Ger- many's offensive in Russian Po- land has been checked between the Vistula and Warthe rivers, the war office asserted today, in fighting of the bloOdiest ciarac-
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
CAUGHT IN TRAP.

How the Russians are alleged to have trapped German Uhlans at Bzura river, was told in the dispatches from the front. The Slavs, who had resolved to stop the enemy's advance at Bzura, mined the streams and the banks and withdrew. Then the Rus sians exploded their mines.
 "The explosion caused an enormous loss of life,1 one bulle- tin said. Survivors, horses and men were plunged into the river. Its bed was filled with eHtangle- ments. While brutes and men struggled together, the Russians rained shells among them. Only a few escaped alive and these were captured.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-21
sgRmEN's WAGE CUT.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

best stories. Later among the young men who entered his literary circle was thin gorilla-faced youth who had had as amazing a career as himself. This was Alexei Peshkoff, now known to the world as Maxim Gorki.
 Korolenkos first story was published in the journal, "Slove." It was 'sEpi- scdes from the Life of a Searcher,' the history of young man-Korolenko himself-who wanted to serve the peo- pie. Korolenko became famous with his story. "Makar's Dream," in which he first appears as the Apostle of Pity" Makars Dream" describes the pilgrim age of a poor, half-savage Yakut to. the other world in the company of dead priest who leads him for judgment to the great Toein The story Is a plea for pity for the abandoned, half-human akuts and for the miserable Russian settlers and exiles who live with and intermarry with them. "The Blind Mu- sician." "The Forest Rustles'' and oth- CT sketches and stories dealing with peasants and tribesmen sealed Koro- lenko ko's fame.
 Korclenko's writings reflect his life ana ms character. Like other great Russian novelists he keeps his art in dependent of moral, political and re- ligious tendencies. His stories deal ob- jectively with the idealistic aspirations which move in simple life, with the awakening of moral notions and the struggle to realize personality. Hap piness, breaches Korolenko, is mans natural right. In his sketch, '"The Par adox," he tells of cripple who in- stead of the biblical: Man is born to sorrow as the sparks fly upward wrote Mas Is born to happiness as the bird to flight" Happiness. Korolenko reasons, Is to be attained by getting into better and closer relations with ones fellowmen. That is possible. Mans common humanity transcends all diff ferences of race and character In "Ths Saghalien Runaway" Korolenko puts this strikingly. "A murderer" he says, "is not murdering all the time. He is alive; he is moved by the same feel ings as the rest of humanity and among these feelings is gratitude to those who shelter him from cold and storm" Wrestling with the devil, as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

valuable part of our country lies east of the Andes In that region we have an don about 10 years ago to borrow mill lion dollars to build the railroad from Lake Titicaca to La Paz. I could not get any one to listen to me. After the loan was made by the Speyers the financial powers of Europe began to wake up They decided that if the credit of Bolivia was good enough for the Americans it ought to be good enough for them, and since then we have had no trouble in borrowing. There is today a great deal of English, French and German money invested in Bolivia, and we can get loan at any time for any reasonable amount Our public debt is not large considering our population and our re- sources"
 What kind of interest rates does money bring here?"
 "The rates are much higher than in the United States. Ordinary loans yield 10 per cent and for special loans Il per cent and more are received Our money rises and falls, according to the demand and supply, just as it does everywhere. At present money is scarce and high all over the world. The government Is malx- ing some changes in it's financial ar engagements. It has recently given one bank the exclusive right to issue notes. and the rate of interest has been raised. w e have a number of banks in the coun- try and the most of them are prosper ous,''
 HOW about the opportunities for the investment of American capital ?''
 "They are good" replied Mr. Zalles. Bolivia is at the beginning of its de- Will see them working upon the buildings
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A Group Of cholo. or the Half Breed of Bon,v,.

here in La Paz. Everything Is done by area bigger than Texas, consisting of high plains that will raise wheat, corn mineral development. We have petrol cum fields that promise to revolution ize the fuel problem in South America These are east of the Andes. They are said to be very rich"
 But Is capital so invested safer" I asked.
 'Yes, just as safe as in Europe or the United States. You people should realize that conditions in the great countries of South America are far diff. ferent from those of Central America and Mexico Investments in Chile, Ar Sentina and Bolivia are on a firm basis, as far as the governments are con- and cattle Those lands are between the river Pilcamayo and the Paraguay, and they extend northward into the plateau of Matto Crosse. The climate is fine and well suited to white men. That region will some day have a large pop ulation. As to mines, Bolivia has pro- duced quantities of silver. copper and cerned. We have not had a revolution in Bolivia for more than 30 years, and we are in good financial condition. Capital Is protected, and I venture that mans life Is safer at any hour of the night in La Paz than in New York or Chicago"
 How about your new railroads?"
 Our railroad era is at its beginning. by alcohol, may be dull and sodden
 It is far different with the young man. They are bright and quick to learn. You Within the past decade the chief cities have been connected by iron tracks,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
MOUNTAIN LION PAYS
 TOWN A FRIENDLY CALL
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 Whitefsh, Mont.A mountain lion was seen on the streets of Whitefish last eve- ming. He was seen on Central avenue, and when he got tired of the sights of Whitefish he proceeded to the depot and lightly vaulted over the tracks in front of passenger train, which was standing there, and went back to his lair in the woods north of town.
 Charles G. Hall, landlord of the Mill waulxee hotel Is sponser for the story and he is backed up by "Bub'' Owen, con- ductor on the Montana division, with headquarters at Havre. Charles Hall was at the depot to see the passenger train come in, and walked up town with Con ductor Owen. When about opposite the Milwaukee hotel they perceived the lion walking in the middle of the street.
 Conductor Owen at first took it for a very large cat and started to call to it in order to have good look. Upon closer examination he and Hall both decided that that they had seen enough and be- gan dilligent search for telegraph poles or other high places of refuge.
 They watched the lion while he leisure ly proceeded to the depot. The animals eyes squinted In the glare of the head light from the engine, and he took fright and 1eaped Into the darkness.
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Leo Tolstoy Also working in the plan are several progressive Duma members, of whom A. P Sdoroff is the chief In August, Korolenko, Sidoroff, and other persons interested in the peasant prob lem will make a great pilgrimage on foot, carrying their belongings on trsir hacks. through the congested territory. They will draw up report on the real conditions of peasant life, which Will be a foil to the bureaucratic statistical reports on which Is based the present mistaken land legislation.
 Russia looks on Kor olenko as the never oppressed His pen is at the servces of the weak Scores of pamphlets and hun treds of articles have been written by him in just causes. Having a sharp nose for evidence, and considerable knowledge of law, Korolenko generally succeeds. Famous instances of intercession that stand to his credit are the case of the peasants of Sorotchinsk, the case of the Votiak tribesmen of Muktansk, and the Beilis case. The Sorotchinsk peasants were flogged and tortured by order of
  sia in their defence During the Beiis pro ceedings Koroleako visited Kieff. In a stirring series of articles he defended the Jews against the ritual murder charge. The Votiaks are a tribe of mostly non- Christia1, half savage peas ants in Viatka and n the neighboring es st Russian provinces. Fanatical mis- sionaries, backed by police introguers, charged them with perpetrating human sacrifices. All the fanatics in Russia demanded their extirpation Votiaks, for he lived as an exile in their cabins. and with his passion for the shumiliated and offended" he held them in affection. At a sensational trial the leading Notiaks were condemned. Korolenko played the part of Zola. He investigated the charge; and in flaming letters and ar ticles he proved It's untruth. His expo sure of the superstition of the perse- cutors and of the judicial blunders com n.ittee so impressed the Senate that on appeal the innocent tribesmen were ac- quilted.
 Korolenko is Russia's greatest jour nalist Since 1909 he has been editor of the monthly reiew. "Russkoe Bog
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
By JULIUS OS,rERMANN

Tolstoy held, means wrestling with oneself. Better yourself and the world will be better"
 Korolenko the man, is still more notable than Korolenko, the writer. He pursues the policy of "going down to the people" more thoroughly even than Tostoy. Clad in sheepslxins, KorolenlSo tramps thou sands of miles in conditions of dirt and discomfort bearable only by a man who has lived for years in Yakut huts He has marched with mob of peasants be- hind the famous Ikon of the Oransl< Vir- gin; tramped the wild Wetluga; and wan dered all over Nizmi-Novgorod province. One of his great tramps was to the almost unknown lake of Svietloyar where ortho- dox sectarians, far from police persecu- tion, hold debates on mystical themes Korolenko describes such pilgrimages in his stories and sketches. "The River Plays" Behind the Ikon," and At Sviet- loyar." Here you see the Moujik painted truthfully as he Is, but with endless pity. Every line of what Korolenko writes" says Tolstoy, ''is an appeal for the worlds 8 most miserable, most neglected people"
 
 arrested, assaulted, shot at. Once in a scurvy-stricken village he was taken for an expected god, and after he had cured the sufferers, was shot. at for wanting to leave. In Perm province, during the epidemic he was nearly killed by foolish peasants who imagined he was denouno- ing them to the police. In reality he was writing petitions demanding that 2 doctor be sent to help.
 Korolenkos close knowledge of peasant conditions makes him an authority on the question of organizing aid during famine, and of curing the Hand hunger" which is the cause of famine He went as organizer to the great famine of 1892 and managed brilliantly the relief centers. At present he Is conducting q scheme for settling landless peasants from the overcrowded Black Earth district of South Russia on new lands which will be re- claimed in the province of Saratoff and Danara. This is hard task, but Koro- lenko knows what he is about. He pro- poses to transplant some of the Tolstoyan peasants and has got the assistance of Count llya Tolstoy. the second son of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

atstvo' In this he was associated for r any years with the great critic Michail- ovsky, no wdead. He is also practically the creator of the provincial press of Russia. While an exile and outcast, dividing his time between soling shoes and writing articles at 50 cents a column, korolenko saw that the cause of Rus sian progress depends upon the growth of healthy and honest local newspapers. He preached that it IS the duty of the st ccessful journalists n the great cities to write for and help gratis the poor newspapers in remote provinces. Now that he is Russias greatest journalist and editor, Korolenko practices what he p' cached. His articles and social ser irons may be read in the obscurest news papers of the empire.
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the Panama canal Uncle Sam has brought Bolivia into the market place of the United States. This means much now.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

and We are building extensions that will complete the basis of the system. Our railways are now within about 100 miles of those of the Argentine, and within short time we shall have di : rect railroad connection with Buenos Aires. Indeed. we can today go to Buenos Aires overland within less than seven days by staging the space be. tween the roads.
 What we especially want" continued MT. Zalles, Ifs railroads to open up eastern Bolivia. That part of the coun- try Is well fitted for immi gration( but 1t cannot be developed until 1t has bet ter transportation. The region Is rich beyond conception. It Is one of the lar Gest blocks of good. undeveloped land that yet remains to the world It Is far different from the high Andean plateau which is, to a large extent. a mineral proposition. Eastern Bolivia is agricultural Ii is like Argentina. Here on the plateau cities are increasing in size and a steady growth is apparent If you look about in La Paz you will find that new construction work is going on in every part of the city. Why, we start new building almost every day. Settlements are also spring. ing up along the lines of the railroads, and aven the Indians are increasing their wants
 "Tell me something about the In- dians," MT. zalles. Many of the for eigners l have met say they are lit tie more than animals and that there is no possibility of improving them
 That Is mistake. The Aymara In dians. who form the majority of the
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fcopyright. 1914, by F. G. Carpenter)
 Dog Bolivia
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Angelic Influence

Old Lady (offering policeman tract)- I often think of you poor policemen run such a risk of becoming bad, being so constantly mixed mp with crime.
 Policeman-You needn't fear, mum It s the criminal wot runs the risk of be- comin' saints. bein' mixed up with us
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But how about credits in Bolivia? Do the merchants pay for what they order?
 "Yes. They are as honest as we are, and there is no more trouble in making collections. The national credit is also good. and 1t has greatly improved since the contract was made through w. R. Grace & Co. with Speyers and the Na- tional City bank for the building of new railroads. Before that time it was almost impossible for us to get money from Europe. remember that went to Lon ye1opment, and 1t has vast resources in lands. mines and petroleum. The most
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experts in handling mining machinery Some of the Amaras are learning to read, and I can see that a radical i'm pavement has begun. The most of our Indians are land owners. They are inter- ested In the country by owning a part of it., and as they become more enlight- cred they will be fairly good citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
Vladimir Korolenko Russia's Apostle of Pity

fight, 1914, by Curtis Brown.) !. PETERSBURG, July H.
 tSpecial.)-Valdimir Korolenko, Russia Apostle of Pity" has scheme for settling hun