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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
FRENCH WOULD HAVE
SHIPPING RESTORED

Paris. France, Aug. 2S.-The minister
Of marine has issued a note urging
French shin owners to resume the ac-
tive course OF commercial navigation
The French government offers state
guarantee against war risks Raymon
I,egtoruant- member Of the higher
council of the French merchant ma
rine. estimates that on August Ger
many had at sea 6S5 merchant steam
ers Of a total capacity OF nearly 3,000,-
600 tons, and value OF S1,OOO0eU,-
captured. representing 100000 tons,
and value of $500 600 600. This is not
counting tramp steamers, sailing ships,
200 coasting steamers and 500 fishing
boats In all, H. LestOnnant believes
that over S1,4O0. 100000 worth Of Ger
man and Austrian shipping has been
captured or put out Of business, but
he gives no figures TO show upon what
he bases this calculation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
LARGEST NUMBER OF
WARSHIPS IN ACTION

London. Eng. Aug 2s.-The present
mobilization OF the great European
navies leads the Chronicle to look up
history and II prints the following in
teresting paragraph:
"The largest mobilization of warships
in all history was certainly that ac-
complished by Xerxes before the battle
Of SaIamis. According TO the detailed
figures given by Herodotus, he mus
tered 1907 attleships-triremes or
ships Of war with three banks Of oars.
Each Of these carried a crew Of 200
rowers and so fighting men. There
were also 5000 smaller vessels OF war
and transports, averaging so men each.
A further 12O triremes afterWard Joined.
Herodotus may even have understated
the figures, since Aeschylus gives 1907
battle, and 647 had already been lost or
destroyed"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
vs.. p. BAN ARRESTED
ON WHITE SLAVE

W P Balm was arrested Fri 1i-,i' = !, = =
ernoon by deputy United States mar az
shal JeTe ,5 buBT4 sSr eaarged with vi5-
Bain brought a woman from cs1+5S5ii
n ", 20 Juarez, Transporting : ~ -
through FL Paso. He was bei5 1er
$1,000 bond for preliminary bs e,.S-sI
August 81. He gave bond 30 - 'iis
PROPRIETOR Of a rooming houSe -, ~, ~, Is
land street and also conducts 49,
ing house in Juarez. rug
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
THREE CIRCLES OF
FORTS GIRDLE PARIS

Paris, France, Aug 2S-The defence
Of Paris are thus described bv IA
Patrie.
Paris, by its situation, is the
5tTonEhold OF the national defence.
mis- CITY IS an entrenCned canp urO-
tected oy three series 81 works. First
there Is an inner girdle OF defencss
Then a circle OF forts and beyond
these q second ring OF powerful forts
destined 10 prevent the enemy's shells
reaching the city. Some Of the latter
forts are u miles from the city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
W. L. RADNEY LANDS
ROSWELL POSTOFFICE

Roswell, \. N, Aug. 27.-After . hit
ter fight between several aspirants. the
settled by the appointment OF " T.
Radnev TO succeed ". A. RocIzafsi1o-|--,
as postmaster, according to teIes-sIt,i.
advices from Washington, D. G, re-
ceived here today. Radnev was -s,,,,,
mended for appointment bv co1o-o-.
man H B. Ferguson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
GERMANS BATTER
LINES OF DEFENCE

Rotterdam. Holland, Aug. est is
known that military operations on
q tremendous scale are in progress in
side the French frontier, and II IS IN
derstood that the Germans are throw
ing themselves against the entire line
Of the allies, with unprecedented fury.
Americans arriving here from points
on the Rhine say that large numbers
OF wounded are being brought into
that district
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
AUSTRIA Makes
WAR ON BELGIUM

London. Eng. Aug. Is, 4:15 p. NJ
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company from Rome says that dis
match received there from Vienna states
maj Austria has declared war on Bel
gium. The American ambassador in
Belgium has been asked to take charge
OF Austrian interests there
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
GAR ACKNOWLEDGES OFFER
OF MEDIATION FROM L {

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2S.-Emperor
Nicholas OF Russia today acknowl-
edged president Wilson's offer Of me-
diatiOn- All the warning European ma
tons have now replied. but none has
indicated more than the acknoWledg-
ment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
GERMANS DESTROY
CITY OF LOUVAIN

London, Eng. Aug. 2s.-The Belgian
foreign minister reports that the Bel
Of Brabant has been burned by the
Germans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
EUREKA CLUB HAS FINE opc.,,,-..
TRAN HIS

The Eureka Club. organized r...-.,--
purchased an $500 Peerless. 80 Wy
trian from the F. c. Bniinrs CCrehes-
advertisement ~ yes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
PESQUEIRA TO DIRECT
RAILWAYS OF MEXICO

Announcement Is made of the an
poinment Of Roberto P. Pesqueira TO
be general superintendent of the gov
He succeeds Eugenio CaIzado.
Pesqueira IS now in Los Angeles
Calf, on a visit. He is expected 10
leave for Mexico City at once to enter
upon his ne duties
For many months he was Carranza's
confidential agent in Washington and
FL Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
CARRANZA PLANS NEW
ISSUE OF CURRENCY

Mexico City, Mex, Aug. 2S.-To re-
neve the stagnation OF business due to
the lack OF small change. which had its
part in the uprising Of Wednesday. the
Carranza government plans TO issue
S5,OO0,00O in bills in denominations Of
10, 20 and so cents.
After the clash Of arms. the city is
now quiet. The entire police force
viii be disbanded and a new force or
gained. Members Of the geudarmerie,
arrested in connection with the out
break. are still in prison.
1t Is reported 100000 are starving,
in the state Of Morelos. American Red
Cross representatives here have sent
an appeal to Washington for aid.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
German RrnYerr WnnderfnI.

Their bravery IS wonderful, espe-
cially that of tn imperial guard.
which did not finch before the most
murderous fire. On the other hand,
the morale of the French troops l.
splendid They are not the least dis
heartened by the temporary check and
I am convinced th-t If they are well
led they will achieve wonders"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28
Says German Guns Ineffective.
. -.------- - L.


The ravages caused by the French
artillery were enormous. Whole ranks
of infantrymen we're moved down by
shrapnel. Some OF those shot dead
Der OF bodies that had accumulated
around them"
Asked as TO his opinion OF the value
Of the German troops the officer said.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28

CONTINUED From Previous Page
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-28

I'VE must meet this by a counter at
tack with searchlights and antiairCraft
guns Sportsmen should make Up
practice parties for airship shooting
THE Germans will also IlOunt their
heaviest guns at any port they seize
and once more there will be an army
eEcamped on the heights OF BOulogne-"
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
Mineral Rods are Fakes.

Whether gold, silver and other precious and useful minerals may be found in the ground by means of mineral rods Is a question frequent ly asked of the United States Ge- ological Survey. The latest ques- tion of this sort came from a core spondent in Vinemont. Ala, who states that a man from Birmingham has one of these rods for locating minerals, that he claims to be en- ployed by the government, and that the government gets half of what he finds. This expert mineral find CTS name is stated to be Wise which may or may not have signi- ficance
 The Geological Surveys reply to this correspondent is that while an ordinary compass, or dip needle" :" will be attracted to ores of iron, nickel, and cobalt, which are mag netic, it will be affected by no oth- CT metals or minerals, and that so- called mineral rods are fakes Any one claiming to operate mineral rod on behalf of the United States government is an impostor and should be let severely alone, or re- ported to the police.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To l.. Sheets, E. l.. Myther. Geo. F.
 Bemis, L. s. Robe. Mary Cooper
 and B. E. Stone, their heirs. exc
 cutors. administrators and assigns:
 You and each of you are hereby notified that l have performed labor and improvements upon the NJ. c. Mining association on Allen creek a tributary of Goldstream, for L. Sheets and E. L. Myther for the years 1905 to 1913 inclusive
 Geo. F. Bemis, 1912 to 1913 inclu- sive.
 On the Cripple Creek association on Cripple creek, tributary of Cinema Slough:
 1913 inclusive.
 Mary Cooper. 1906 to 1913 inclu- sive.
 L. Sheets, 1905 to 1913 inclusive.
 B. E. Stone, 1905 to 1913 inclu- sive.
 All in the Panama Mining and Re- cording District, Alaska.
 You are hereby notified that if, at the expiration of ninety days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditures your interests in said slaims shall be become the property of the under signed as co-owner. under section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. JOHN N. GONNA. First publication May f. 1914. Last publication Aug. 10, 1914.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
Big Nugget Found.

A nugget worth over $2.60O was picked up on Hamn Gnl river in the KOyukuk, a few weeks ago, on the ground being worked by Vim. Redmond and associates. This claim was worked by Frisby Bros some years ago. Their work was in very shallow ground, mostly crevice dig gings. and some very large nuggets were found The present operations are near the old Frisby workings, but in following up the crevices in the shallow ground Redmond and partners lost bedrock and began to sink shaft They soon found they were sinking in the old channel, with a side wall like a canyon; and for eighty feet they followed this perpendicular ledge of rock and were handsomely rewarded by find ing on bedrock not only the big nugget, but over $1.O00 in smaller nuggets and finer gold all within the space of three pans.
 found in Alaska, the largest one being found on Anvil creek, Nome district, with a value of over $3,200. Ruby Record Citizen.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
Council Protects
 School Interests

Fairbanks schools are not to suf- fer as result of the shortage of city funds. This was decided by the council at it's meeting last Monday night, when it was voted to ap- pSopriate $17,0O0, the same as last year. for the maintenance of the schools for the coming year.
 Previous to the adoption of a re- solution favoring the appropriation for the schools. letter was read from Mrs. Mary H. Zimmerman, clerk of the school board, in which it was explained that the board would need about s17.OOO. but it was the intention of the members to be as saving as possible, and to return as much of that fund as possible to the city.
 The council adopted a new dog ordinance. which requires the dog catcher to post three notices be- fore killing or selling a dog. The ordinance also provides that the dog catcher shall be paid $2 for each dog killed. The old ordinance provided for paying but s1 for kill ing a dog
 The contract for auditing the city books was awarded to B. J. Nc Ginnis for $44, which was the lowest bid received.
 The sentiment expressed at the council meeting was to the effect that the city should acquire full title to the ferry and the equipment for the reconstruction of the bridge, but at a meeting later in the week between the bridge committee and the committee of the council, 1t was decided that the title should not be turned over to the city. though the latter will cooperate as much as possible with the bridge committee in its work
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To George Solomon, Jane c. Stew
 art, Dave G. Stewart, their heirs,
 executors, admins .rators. assigns.
 representatives, or any other per
 sons claiming interest therein:
 You are hereby notified that dur ing each of the years 1911, 1912 and 1913 I have expended One Hundred Dollars ($l00) in labor and improve ments on each of the following placer mining association claims, towit: The Winterbottom placer mining claim. the Michigan placer mining claim, the Alger placer mining claim, all of which are situated on left limit of Chatanika river at the mouth Of Sargent creek in the Fairbanks min ing and recording district of Alaska, in order to hold said placer mining claims under the provisions of Sec tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; said labor con stitutes the annual assessment work for the years mentioned.
 You are further notified that if within ninety (90) days after the last publication of this notice, you, as co-owners, having an interest in the above named placer mining claims, fail or refuse to pay the un- dersigned your proportion of the ex- penditures required to hold said claims as aforesaid fer the years 1911, 1912 and 1913, your interest in said placer. mining claims for which you failed to pay your share will become the property of t' un- dersigned under the provisi' of said Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States.
 F. B. JOHNSTON. First publication Feb. 16, 1914. Last publication May IT. 1914.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
EXPOSITION PLAN
 TO BE APPROVED

Plans for the proposed exposition 70 be held in Fairbanks in 1917 lre expected to take definite form at the meeting of the Commercial club to be held this evening. The first steps toward making the ex- position certainty will be the in corporation of the Exposition com pany, and the appointment of 15 members of a board of directors.
 Among other matters that will come up for consideration at to- nights meeting will be that of ad- vertising the resources of Fairbanks and the Panama valley in general.
 Several letters have been written by the club to magazines, inQuiring for advertising rates, and if the funds for the club will permit, ap- propriate literature will be prepared and advertisements will be inserted in magazines, calling the attention ol tie puDllC tO lHlo Clly
 The incorporation papers for the proposed exposition company are be- ing prepared by Attorney J. A. Clark, and it is expected that they will be ready for the club at to- nights meeting As soon as the board of directors is chosen. the company can be organized, and ac- tive preparations for the fair can start.
 Members of the club are anxious to get the exposition preparations under way, as it is declared that there is none too much time for arranging all. the details between now and the summer of 1917. The incorporation of company will be a necessity, as otherwise no legal negotiations can be entered into for work or material.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
Barham Now a Seal.

Wayne Barham, last season a sen sation with the Victoria Bees, draft ed by Cincinnati, has been turned back to San Francisco by the thick skulled managers of the Reds Bar ham, a six-foot, 19-year-old wonder from Dallas. Ore, had as much stuff as any experienced pitcher in the Northwest, and remarka ble control of it. He was sent to San Fran cisco before the Reds even had a look at him.
 Should Del Howard, who needs good pitchers, fail to give Barham chance, the chances are strong that he will come back to the Northwestern league via the Spo- kane route
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
Mineral Land Ownership.

There is a strong sentiment among mining men and economic geologists that the time has come when the permanent alienation o' mineral deposits should be stopped and the state should reassume title 10 all mineral lands not being utiliz ed. This is. in fact, the law in Australia and New Zealand, where use and occupation constitute the only title to mineral lands.
 The committeee on mining laws of the Mining and Metallurgical SO ciety of America has placed itself on record as in favor of such a
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
General Mining News

policy. Dr. Brock put the matter in a nutshell in his contribution to the discussion when he said
 The mining rights should be ac- quired by stalking and applying for them. They should be held as long as person really desires them for bona fide operations. They should revert to the public domain when the holder has no further interest, or only speculative interest, in these rights. This can be accom- plished by annual rental, and, where necessary, by working conditions - Mining, Engineering and Electrical magazine
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
intercoIIeqiate Outlook.

Using the intercollegiate cham pionship meet of last year as a basis upon which to work, it is seen that Pennsylvania, which won the 1919 title with a score of 24 points, is again favored with athletic mater ial of considerable strength. The red and blue appears to have the best balanced team in sight, being strong in every position except hurdling.
 Lippincott and Patterson winners of the 100 and 22O, and McCurdy, twomile champion, are in trainin9 Young Meredith, worlds record hold CT of the one-half mile, will be eli cellent performer at both the 40 and the broad jump In Lane Penn sylvania has high jumper capable of clearing six feet consistently. In the weights and pole vault the Quakers are we'll supplied with high class performers.
 The outlook at Harvard, which finished second with 21 F points, is not so satisfactory, and Coaches Powers and Donovan will have to develop a number of new men if the crimson team is to repeat it's rec ord of last season. The Cambridge squad promises to be strong in the middle and long distance runs and the weight events.
 At Cornell Trainer Jack Moaklev has 140 athletes in training. The Ithaca team finished fourth with 17R points in 1913, being defeated for third place by Michigan. Moakley has stated that he faces an unusual ly hard problem this year, since he must develop virtually a new team. Of the point winners of last season only Roller and Van Kennan remain.
 DdI W HUI "oll liilii PioSS at the l. A. A. A. A. meet with 14k points, is not optimistic re- garding the track team. Coach Har- ry Hillman says that, like Cornell, graduation cuts heavily into the points.
 Yale is at present weak in dis tance runners, but in both sprints and field contests has veteran and novice competitors who should win places in both dual and champion ship meets The blue has Captain Brown, who won the Intercollegiate half-mile, and Porter, second in the 22O hurdles, as nucleus. Oler, 1913 freshman team captain, is ex- pected to win place in the high jump, and Talbott to do as well in the hammer throw.
 Prospects at Princeton are not as satisfactory as at New Haven, for the Tigers lost IA of the 1913 team by graduation. To offset this. the 1916 class will furnish a number of athletes who did we'll in the freshman track competition.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11

kind before the Federal league sea son is very old, and as result ball players are sure to think sey- eral times before jumping in the future Of course, those players who were valuable enough to de mand a guarantee for their salary for a term of years have nothing to worry about, but the ordinary fel- low who jumped is apt to have some rough sailing before long.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
Merchants Boost
 Grocery rices

Prices of groceries, tools, machin- cry and similar things were boosted by the local merchants last Tues day. the increase ranging from 10 to 50 per cent, and in a few cases more.
 The merchants declare that they were forced to make the raise ow- ing to the advance in freight rates. But little opposition to the raise has been made by the people of the city
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.


 To J. V. Palmer. T. H. Kelly, Oluf Olson, John Udd, John Mattson, A. J. Nelson, Mike Rakick and Sam kovacevich, their heirs, eXecu- tors, administrators and assigns: You and each of you are hereby notified that you are indebted to us the undersigned, for the assessment work performed upon the Ajax as sociation on Steel creek tributary to Little Cinema, in Fairbanks re- cording district, Territory of Alaska. In order to hold your interests in said claim under the provisions of section 2324 of the revised statutes of the United States, said expendi- ture being for your share of the an- nual assessment work and if within ninety days after the last publica- tion of this notice you fail or re- fuse to pay to the undersigned as co-owners your said proportion of the expenditure aforesaid your inter- est in said claim will become the property of the undersigned as CO., owners under said section 2324 R. s.
 JOHN PENOVICH
 w. H. WOOLDRIDGE First publication May 4, 1914. Last publication Aug. 10, 1914.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To F. A. Cleveland, your heirs, exc cutor, administrator and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that dur ing the year 1913 l expended One Hundred Dollars in labor and i'm provements upon the Sourdough as sociation at the mouth of Dome creek on Chatanika river, In the Fairbanks Recording District, Alaska. You are hereby notified that if, at the expira,io of ninety days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditures your interest in the said claim shall be- come the property of the undersign- ed as co-owner, under section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the Unit ed States.
 MIKE DEMPSEY. First publication March 16, 1914. Last publication June P, 1914.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
What About Fed. Failures?

That the Federal league has con tracted to pay exorbitant salaries to quite number of players who will not be able to deliver the goods goes without saying. When aft CT the season gets we'll under way, these players display their inability to make good, the Federal league clubs are not apt to carry them Fery long. and these players will be dropped. There being the us ual ten-day release clause in the contracts of the Federals, this can be done easily enough.
 But the player who has been lur ed away from organized baseball by a large salary offered will then have his troubles To be released by the Federals leaves him out of employment. for no league operat- ing under organized baseball will be able to give him work There are sure to be many instances of this
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
College Franks.

One hears all sorts of funny things pulled by college men in various parts of the country, but one of the most absurd and nonsensical stunts is the head shaving war al the Uni, versity of Utah. There has been open warfare between the sopho- mores and the freshmen, with the result that up to the present several bald heads are rowing around the campus.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
Enoel to Lead Japs.

George Engel, former Northwest ern league favorite, now coach of the University of Washington team, was appointed manager of the Japan expedition of the Seattle Mi kados at banquet held in the Hotel Milwaukee. Engel recently said he would take his allstar Japanese team across the Pacific between Aug 25 and Sept. l.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
Idaho Star Quits.

The former Carlisle Indian school football center. Wheelock. who un til recently was a student at the University of Idaho. has abandoned the idea of further college educa tion and returned to his tepee. Foot ball Coach Griffith is bemoaning the loss of tie famous redskin, whose sudden departure he is unable to explain.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-11
High Jumping.

Walter UnmaCk took the oppor- tunity of calling attention to the fact that Eddie Beeson had jumped higher last year than any other athlete, getting over feet 52s inches. He has been asked to give his views on the remarkable jumping of feet inches, made by a na- tive of East Africa. that was wit messed by the duke of Mecklenburg. which he commented on in the Geo graphic magazine At the time the photo of the native was given leap ing over the heads of two German officers.
 The jump was a legitimate one and the photo was not a fake The native, however, made his leap from a spongy termite heap, which has the same qualities as a springboard for diving. At that, however, the jump was remarkable. and it is said that these natives have done up to nine feet in these contests.