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the neutral countries
 fighting with a rifle. beside his sol diers.
 On Friday is was decided that the troops should retire from the city, and for several hours there was an endless stream of cavalry. artillery, mounted infantry and their transports. Ammu- nition columns, pontoon companies and field telegraph sections passed at in tervals The army with King Albert at it's head went to Pas de Calais, France.
 The flight of the populace of Antwerp which began on Wednesday morning Oct 7th was mainly towards Bergen endless stream of thousands of all classes of people, all sorts of imaginable vehicles, and trains were crowded, hun dreds went on foot. Many parents lost their children and husbands their wives. This procession lasted uninterruptedly till Saturday. and the little town could hardly cope with it.
 Hundreds of fugitives slept out of : doors, and in the churches and schools and other public buildings Many were accommodated in private houses. One rich old lady seen wearing her dia- monds was seen sleeping on straw
 The captains of the Belgian State railway steamers Princess Hendietta" and Leopold IT. arrived at Antwerp at nine o'clock on Friday morning, when the flight from the city was at it's height. Rowing boats. tugs. steamers and lighters were aniXed up in great confusion, all crammed with people. and floating in the river were numerous logs on which whole families were car
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The following is translation by a Nugget reader of an article appearing in the N Y Wochenblatt concerning the bombardment and destruction of published
 out of the endless stream of misrep- resentation, fabrication, invention and infamous lying with which the Allied Plunderbund" is circling the world one may siege the first random malodorous fragment that comes to hand, and by an examination of it in the light of truth. form conclusions not only of the thing examined. but opinions. fairly well founded. as to the general contents of the stream, it's source, and it's motive power.
 Take. for instance the ease of "rhe Bombardment of the Reims Cathedral" The charge is that the Cathedral. a wnntonly and needlessiy destroyed. in violation of the rules of war.
 Writers graphically tell how they stood breathless, waiting for the earth to open and swallow the German arm es when the first "sacriigious shelP struck this great edifice The sacred ness of the structure is especially dwelt upon where Catholics are sought to be impressed with the enormity of the outrage. And yet surely even the most poorly informed of these writers
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ried by the current.
 Others were sittin0 on buoys in the water Shells at the rate of 100 a minute were falling in the river and the city was burning in many parts
 For three hours the two ships cruised around rescuing people from the logs and buoys and taking parties off the small boats. Many of the women and children were hysterical and great diff ficuity was experienced In taking them on board.
 It is estimated that 5O.OO0 refugees from Belgium are in Holland The towns near the frontier were forced to close their gates through sheer inabil- ity to receive more refugees.
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in France, some years ago, was quite as ruthless as they would make the German guns appear, and spared not the Reims Cathedral" but confiscated it to the state, and that it is now and has for a number of years been, an en- tirely secular museum-a government building. So much for the religious
 .ase of the matter
 That Reims Cathedral is a wonder full work of art, one of the finest strustures in the world, none can deny It was built In times and under an in spiration that for France, will prob ably never come again To needlessly destroy or damage the structure would surely be wantom outrage
 Reims is one of the strategic points of the campaign of France It is forti- fled and France is defending it stub bornly, Early in the exchange of ar tillery fire between the French within and the Germans without the city It became apparent that the French bat . teries had fire control officers at a point which could only be the Cathedral spires. Yet not until at night giant searchIight, mounted on the Cathedral. sought out the German trenches for the Reims gunners, did the German shells begin to search out and find the work of art that France was so effectively using for military purposes. The Ger man commander fired on the Reims Cathedral. To have done otherwise
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Not in the memory of the oldest sourdough has the price of furs dropped so low as they are at present, according to statements made by deal- CTS here, says the Fairbanks Times. A letter received recently from Fort Yukon. one of the leading fur centers of the interior, states that good mink skins can be purchased there now for one dollar each, while martin, ermine and other furs are equally cheap. Before the war broke out in Europe furs were selling very cheaply on the London market, and in san Francisco there was practically no demand for skins But if conditions were bad then they have become doubly so now, and 1t is reported that dealers will not buy large quantities at any figure
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CORDONA.-Dr W. II. Chase and Geo Dooley brought news of new strike of galena ore carrying high values in gold. The strike was made a short time ago by Montenegrin known only as Mike, on his property on Avery river near Golden. The ledge is reported to be a large one.
 The doctor started d new crew of four men at work on the property of the Cordova Mining X Development Co Development work by the former crew left 700 tons of milling ore of good values in sight and ready to be stopped out The old crew also. in an open cut, exposed Il vein II feet wide carry ing good valncs
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HOW ANTWERP was EVACUATED
 THE ENTRY OF THE GERMANS

The bombardment of Antwerp began q, midnight on october 7th, as q sequel to the Germans pushing back the de- lenders front as far as Vieux Dieu and the inner line of forts.
 The clock had struck when the first projectiles came screaming over the city They arrived at an approximate rate of four a minute with occasional ntermissions.
 The first two fell beside the pontoon bridge over the Scheldt They did not explode but broke windows of the Queens hotel
 Many people slept in the cellars that night Great damage was done in the which was set on fire
 The bombardment continued until about 6 a. m. and was resumed about l n. m. on Thursday
 The Germans used no less than 200 guns of II, F and F inch calibre Some of them had a range of over eight miles.
 AS a result of the enemys terrific lire all the oil tanks along the river bank were ablaze and the burning oil flowing down the stream threatened the pontoon bridge, the only means of communication to the west.
 Shells fell on the prison, one fell in the laundry. No one was wounded. but it was quickly decided to liberate the prisoners, who were already in a state of panic breaking the doors.
 Fire destroyed numbers of public buildings and private residences The Antwerp aldermen and some of the city notables met daily in the cellars of the Town Hall. with the consuls of
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FRENcHMAN GUILTY OF TREASON

CHALONS SUR MARINE. via Paris A Frenchman, Alfred Durot has been sentenced to death by court martial for treason
 During the battle which ragged around Reims on September the French artillery operating near the village of Puissulx was subjected to . terrific bombardment by the Germans, no matter how often the guns changed their positions. Durot. a shepard, was discovered in front of battery feeding his flock which included five snow white goats With these goats he signaled to the Germans the position of the French guns.
 On arrest he admitted his guilt and said that he had received goats and signal instructions from the Germans,
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The breaking out of the European war, with the consequent closing of the German market, which under peace conditions would absorb about 50 per cent of the pack of this coast, com pelled the Alaska packers to shut down their plants A considerable part of the pack has gone into domestic con sumption, the greater part now stored awaiting d chance to ship it abroad shipped from Alaska.
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FRANCE RESPONSIBLE THE
 FALL OF CATHEDRAL AT RE|mS

under the circumstances would have been sheer insanity To further pro- tect the military operations of the Cathedral, German prisoners were housed in it,and the German comman- der was so notified, yet continued U fire upon the building so long as it was q military necessity so to do It may be assumed that Germans do not fire upon their own men except from dire ne- cessity.
 But, the Allies claim, when 1t was found that the searchlight drew the German fire, 1t was removed, and not used again Very we'll During the bombardment of the German positions by day hundred fire control officers could be placed on the Cathedral with out the remotest chance of discovery Were these withdrawn too?
 There were a number of ways in which France could have saved her great work of art but using il as m instrument of war was not one of them.
 They who would avail themselves of tecting churches and works of art, must themselves prepared to resist the temptation to use them for military purposes.
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The output of gold for the placers uf the koyukuk last summer was greater than for the past i've years. A large number of operators report success Wages were S12.5O per day without Wages were $l25O per daw without board
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Society item from the Skagway Al askan: The person who lost a set of false teeth can recover them on appli- cation at this office. They were found and brought in by q lady this after noon"
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Messrs. Bullock and Houston, re- gently convicted of fraud in supplying coal to the government at Nome. and now out on bail pending an appeal are in Washington, D. C.. trying to obtain pardons. The department of justice Is said to favor clemency
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The Nugget is printing nearly twice as much news matter as any other paper. Send in your name and help support this kind of enterprise
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Hans Walby. an old time Nomeite, has just taken up S20 acre homestead in the Matanuska valley. Mir. Walby will start in immediately clearing up property
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A practical phase of the peace
 prayer meetings" held at ketchikan on Oct 4th, was that S5265 was collected and sent to the American Red Cross Society.
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Germans at Fairbanks are raising q Red Cross fund for the sick and wounded in the fatherland
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It Is predicted that the 1914 output of the Chisana will reach s250,000.
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Public spirited citizens of Fairbanks have presented the public school with a photograph.
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John Larson was arrested al Seattle u check at Juneau for $500
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A cyanide plant will be installed Il the Martin mine at Knik.
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The advent of the Standard oil com pany at Wrangell has resulted in a reduction of the price of gasoline and naptha.
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Organizer J. Frederick Johnson claims that the Moose lodge has q membership of $500 in Alaska
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Dr L. P Dawes, the Wrangell phy- scian, has moved to Juneau, where there is a wider field for his activities.
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ALASKA
 NOTES

(From Our Exchanges) Coal has dropped tD s7 ton at Cordova.
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spiccd, heady and unsettllng music.
Practically no other forms are capable
Of holding the public attention at the
present minute.
II may be that this popularity is not
to be merely temporary. This music
may after all he what Is best suited
to our civilization at this time. The
mixture of races in this country grows
every year thicker. In order to please
all the homogeneous elements which go
TO make up this people something was
needed that could not be supplied by
the composers Of Austria, France Jr
England. SO ragtlme came into exist
ence and the melting pot boils to that
as to no other rhythm In the world. As
the pot seems likely TO boil for some
time to come It Is well that there seems
no likelihood that the fountains of in
SEPARATION for all the rags" that the
public continues to love will run dry.
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Political Tampering with the Re.
serve Hanks.

/ Although the Federal Reserve bank
ing system is only a few weeks old in
dications have already been furnished
that there Is a good deal of ignorance OF
the terms of the Federal Reserve act
In the very Congress which passed It.
Aside from It's content of poisonous
prejudice there Is nothing but lgno-
rance in the proposal Of Representative
LINDBKBGH of Minnesota for a Con.
gressional inquiry into the organiza.
ton of the Federal Reserve banks In
general and the Chicago bank in par.
ucular.
As the result Of sensible arrange
ment two Of Chicago's foremost bank.
ers, Mr.. JAMES Il. FoRGAN and Mr..
GEoRGE NJ. REYNOLDS, were enabled to
become candidates for the directorate
Of tho Chicago reserve bank and both
Of them were elected. Representative
LISDBEBGH makes this arrangement the
ground Of his proposal for an inves.
tigation and charges especially that
Mr.. FoRgAS became candidate for
the Group . dictatorship. supposed to
be representative OF the smaller sized
banks of the district, although he is
head Of bank Of the size which was
classed by the organization committee
in Group l."
II the member banks in Group of
the Chicago district had the intelligence
TO elect so conspicuously III a tinancier
as Mr.. FoRGAN to represent them on
the board of the Chicago reserve bank,
how does it become the business Of
Congress to question their choice? 1t
is to bc observed that no appointing
power and no compulson placed Mr..
FoRGAS in the reserve bank director.
ship. He was chosen by the banks Of
the group which elected him.
Moreover. there is absolutely moth
ing In the Federal Reserve act which
justities Congressional inquiry into
the Forgan election on the grounds
which Representative LINDBERGH al
leges. The Reserve Bank Organization
Committee endeavored, by it's regula-
tons for election OF reserve bank d.
rcctors. to read back into the law
restrictive provisions which Congress
eliminated while the currency bill was
undergoing amendment.
One of the handlcaps under which
the Federal Reserve system must labor
is It's liability TO continual interference
by Congress at the instigation OF polti-
cal prejudice and ignorance. Never
theless, 1t might have been supposed
that the new banks would DC allowed
TO get a fair start before Congress
machinery.
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NEW ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR.
Julian GARLIC OF Mexico Makes His
New York Debut.

The American Symphony Orchestra
Julian Garlic, conductor gave its hrst
concert last evening in Aeolian Hall. Tho
programme consisted of Beethoven's
'1eonore" overture No 3. the Ave
Maria from Bruchs Gross of Fire"
sung by Margaret Harrison. soprano;
Wagner's "Alumblatt." the valse from
Tschaikowskys serenade for strings and
Mr.. Carlllo's own symphony In II minor
Special interest attached to this con-
cert for tho reason that Mr. GARLIC IS
a Mexican and came TO this city because
the disrupted state of his own country
put an end to his activities there He IS
a graduate OF the Lelpsic conservatory
and his symphony was first performed
In that historic musical city. He has
had experience not only al a conductor
but also as conservatory director and
Is one OF the most distinguished musicians
Mexico has produced.
Whether his hope OF establishing an
orchestra here can be realized remains
TO be seen. All that IL necessary TO sav
at this time Is that Mr.. GARLIC proved
himself last evening to be a musician
worthy OF respectful consideration HIS
orchestra was only lately brought to-
gether and contains much good material
together with sodne sufficiently poor ~
disturb the general quality.
In spite OF this he gave a reading
or the Beethoven overture excellent In
most of its features. II was the reading
OF conductor acquainted with tho
technics of his profession and posses
sing both taste and temperament Of
the symphony II Is not possible 10 saY
more than II revealed the composers
love OF flowing melodlc phrases and ~
tho sound of the strings HUT perhaps
the music would make "A better impress
sion II II were performed by better
trained orchestra
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ing the system are rare, but they do
happen, and there should be an emer-
gency system TO lessen their inconve-
niencc This need has long been felt.
Apparently 1t has been neglected. This
neglect should now end. II seems, too,
that the system OF emergency lighting
Of the tunnel and the cars leaves much
to be desired. This fault also should
be eliminated at once.
The vast inconvenience that Followed
the accident and prevailed all day and
may continue for some days in a de-
gree, leads to conclusion 10 old and
well known that It is hardly worth re-
stating, the need Of more ample and
varied traffic facilities. The citizens,
however, have this consolation. that,
barring unexpected delays, relief is in
sight. The new lines will in all like
lihood he in full operation before the
law Of chances brings to the city an
other extensive tieup.
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COLOMBIAN TREATY GOES OVER
Formal Action Deferred, However.
Until Next Week.

WAsHINGroH, Jan. 6.-The Senate Com.
mttee on Foreign Relations virtually
agreed to-day that the Colombian treaty
should go over from the present session
10 the future Congress, This Is the treaty
which contains an expression OF regret on
account of the Panama revolution, which
expression has been denounced by Col
Roosevelt
Formal action was deferred until next
week, but the sentiment OF the committees
after the meeting was that the treaty has
no chance for consideration in this ses-
sion. Tho question of hearing Col. Roose.
welt was discussed. but went over until
next week. II the treaty is not 60 be dis
posed OF at this session there Is little like.
lihood that Roosevelt will be heard at this
time.
The Senate in executive session took
up the Nicarasuan treaty this afternoon
II Is the determination OF the Admlnistra-
ton leaders to press the Nicaraguan pact
now that ahe Colombian treaty Is TO be
postponed. In fact that was the reason for
allowing the Colombian treaty 10 20 over
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ance Of this purpose is not illegal.
There is no doubt about this.
But 1t is entirely a different matter
when the members of the union under
take to deal with another sort of com
modity-which is commodlty-in in
terstate commerce. combining or con-
spring TO limit or prevent sales, to de-
stroy values, to drive concerns out of
| business: In fact to do the various IN
furious acts against one or more pro-
dncers or dealers which would he
clearly criminal II they were done 10y
trade rivals or competitors or by auy
persons, other than labor unionists,
hoping to profit by the limitation or
destruction of an established interstate
trade connection. The new question Is
whether activities of this sort, GER
tainly not primary exercises of the
right to control labor IA a non -commod.
lily. come into the category Of lawful
acts permitted TO labor unions. The
question is whether such acts are law.
full under any circumstances. IL should
be remembered that the Clayton act
very scrupulously draws the line Mt
lawful acts.
All the signs are that the labor lead.
ers have little confidence In the effect
OF the Clayton legislation TO neutrallze
the Supreme Court decision. Some Of
them point to the prohibition of re-
strainlng orders by courts against the
primary and secondary boycott, but
their own contention has always been
that such orders were improper be-
cause the liability for injury done al
ways remained and the issue of dam.
ages should he settled after and not
before the wrong was ACCOMPLISHED
In other words. they hold that court
should generally refuse to prevent a
boycott, but they admit that the refusal
does not thereby immunize the boy.
cotters from liability for the evil con.
sequences. Perhaps the best proof Of
the labor leaders sense of defeat Ia
to be found In the attitude OF Mr..
SAN GoNPERs, who can find no better
counter to the blow than threat Of
trouble when the Supreme Courts
judgment comes to be enforced.
A deal of credit is due to DANIEL.
DAVENPORT of bridgeport, Conn, the
attorney Of record in the case. 1t was
due TO his clear view of the law and
courageous assertion OF the rights OF
employers that the case was instituted.
He took It up in the midst OF reign Of
terror aud carried 1t on tirelessly and
perspicacously through all its phases
IN many courts to the present result.
lie has won not only legal but also
moral victory of no mean order, and
all the people as well as his clients are
beholdcn to him.
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The Lure OF syncopation,

Probably in the history OF American
manias 1t will he recorded that rag.
time as musical diverson--the critics
would probably declare that IL Is not
even musical-succeeded the age OF
SoUsA. At all events its hold on the
public taste has lasted so long that
there is reason TO believe the popular
music of this country will be affected
permanently by what is really char.
acteristlc national rhythm. This win.
ter the popularity OF these syncopatei
forms has practically excluded all
other light music.
In fact the public has ears for no
other kind AT present. 1t Is doubtful II
such genluses In the field as JOHANN
STRAUSS, OFFENBACH or SULLIVAN
could Just now bring the taste of the
people back to the scores II used to love
in the past. More than one wise the.
atre manager has decided to refrain
from the production at present OF any
operetta score that may not be literally
seasoned with syncopation.
While the new songs which brought
into existence the dances that suit II
were popular in other countries there
was never such rage for this music
as to exclude all other lighter forms a
it does here. 1t Is difficult to bring the
public into theatres when orrer musical
plays not seasoned with this highly
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VINO ~ LUCTTS N. TANE?
Cambridge Cannot Identify n Pro-tserman
Letter Writer.

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-Sir: A
number of American papers have been
sent 10 me containing letters signed by
"Luclus II. Nane." and dated Cambridge.
November Tor l0l. 1914" Tho letters
consist OF an attack upon Great Britain
for taking part IN the war and an ex-
tremely III informed commentary on the
attitude OF England toward Germany.
] have made exhaustive inquiries but
~ I anticipated / have been unable 20
discover the name OF Lucius H. Vane in
either university or town records past or
present.
Tho letters are obviously part of the
pro-ticrman propaganda, upon which the
Germans are spending such large
amount OF energy and money. for the
bOlstoriug up OF their case in neutral
countries, particularly in tho United
States.
May I express the hope that tho Ameri-
can papers to which copies Of this state
ment will be sent will give Mr.. 'Lucius
II. Vane" the opportunity of proving his
identity? w l.. RAYNEs. Mayor.
CAMBRIDGE. England December 25.