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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-12
RODRIGUEZ HAS A STIFF COME
BACK FOR BLAIR

way Co., $12725.
''Now, on the face of documentary
evidence presented by J. B. HOgarth,
former superintendent of the Blair
lines, Henry A. Blair charged this cost
of detectives to operating expenses
of his street railway. This would be
a violation of the 1907 ordinances. It
would cheat the city's 55 per cent.
eff he did this we ought to know
it. If he did not, let him come before
the local transportation committee
and explain the receipted bill of
Mooney & Boland, brought before the
committee Saturday"
This is the reply of Aid. Rodriguez
to the letter of Henry A. Blair, telling
the local transportation committee
he wouldn't appear before it as or
dered. Rodriguez said he will push
the matter and may render a minor
ity report to the city council and re-
fer to the 'fmpUdence" of Blair in
refusing to appear.
Blair got $5,O00,00O of stock in
Chicago Elevated Railways collateral
trust and $2,5OO,OOO in cash for pro-
noting the merger of the elevated
roads, according to the Rodriguez
resolution that passed council. Blair's
expense for promotion was about
100000, it is stated.
Hogarth was sent to New York by
Blair to prevent L. A. BUsby, T. E.
Mitten and Ira M. Cobe of the South
Side companies from getting control
of the elevated roads. It was a
Rockefeller-MOrgan contest, with
Blair for Rockefeller. Blair had Bus
by, Mitten and CObe Swallowed, &C
cording to HOgaTth, who produced
a bill, allowed to Mooney & BOland
by the board of supervising engineers
as a proper expense. The bill reads:
"To confidential services in New
York under direction of James B. Ho-
garth, $24. Feb. Z, 1911, to three OPP
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FROM POINT POSSESSION

North Brool', who has been cutting ties for the Engineering Commission near Point Possession, arrived in town last Saturday on the train after a hard mush over the trails. Coming over, he was subjected to considerable coldncss and dampness and is laid up with the grippe now. He, with his partner c. O. Sutherland, who arrived on one of the last boats will probably leave for Anchorage Wednesday morning and will do some timber work for the Commission in the Matanuska country. Fifteen of his men are now at Anchorage where they will join him. Three men re- mained with the outfit near Point Possession.
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COME TO TAKE BOAT
 UP TO ANCHORAGE

Henry s. Schaffer, captain of the gas boat Onward, and F. L. Neph came over from Anchorage last Sat urday and will leave on the Admiral Evans for Seldovia where they will take the boat Onward and make the trip to Anchorage. They have been studying the conditions on the Inlet for the past few weeks and report that there has been open water in front of Anchorage every day. They have no doubt that they can land at Anchorage without any trouble.
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A. B.'s HOLD LOW
 LINK TONIGHT

The Arctic Brotherhood will hold their Low Jinx at the hall tonight, commencing at s o'clock. All mem bers are invited to attend and bring friend. The affair will be a get to- gether meeting and a general good time is assured.
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CODFISH FOR NOME

Charley Madsen who is now here is on his way to Boring Sea to pick up a boat and fish for codfsh for the Nome market. He took twenty thou sand fish to Nome last year. Nr. Madsen is also 8 special officer for work amongst the natives, etc.
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SEWARD MANS SISTER TO WED

J. w. Pritchett, of the Gateway force. received formal announcement of the marriage of his sister, Miss Kate Pritchett to Mir. Charles Fol lansbee of Wrangel on Wednesday December 29th. Miss Pritchett form erly taught school at Wrangell, dar- ing which time she made the ac- ouaintance of Mir. Follansbee.
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KIDS TAKE UP THAT
 FAMOUS LIGHT FRANCHISE

The Civics class in the Seward public schools has obtained a copy of the franchise given recently to the Seward Light & Power Company by the city council, and have been dis cussing the various clauses in their daily recitations, for the past two weeks.
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COLD AT ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE, Dee. 19.-A cold snap is prevailing here today.
 (From another source it has been learned that the temperature Is about ten degrees below, but that is not certain)
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A serviceable, useful gift for a little girl is a "Redicut' dress pattern All the material required for dress. All that is needed is to sew it up. Brown & Hawkins. Quality First"
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CAPITOL CAFE RE-OPENED

The we'll known Capitol Cafe, Mrs. Ayres, proprietor, is open again for business. Best of cooking and ser vice, and a big bill of fare to choose from. tt
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METHODIST CHURCH
 TRUSTEES TO MEET

There will be a meeting of the trustees of the Methodist church to- night s p. m. at the home of Judge Hildreth, and preliminary arrange ments will be made for selection of the new church site, etc. The trustees of the church are; Judge HiIdreth, Frank l.. Ballaine, J. T. Harvey and J. Fl. Romig. NJ. D.
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Your Christmas dinner solved. Get a cooked turkey at the Seward Grill'S RafTle this week. The turkeys cooked, with all trimmings, ready for you Christmas morning. 12-2O-5
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Percolators, Electric and Common, Casseroles, Fl Grillo-ToasterS. Make sensible presents. Buy of SEWARD COMMERCIAL co.
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TURKEY RATTLE

COOKED turkeys, with all the trimmings, ready Christmas morning. 25c a chance. We have thirty of the pick of the last shipment of turkeys which we will raffle this week at 20 cents a chance. Put your name on a ticket now.
 THE SEWARD GRILL. 12-2O-5t
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IDITAROD MAIL
 COMING TO-DAY

Col. Revel and Tom Finnegan will arrive this evening with the Iditarod mail They made it from Bird creek to Mile S4 yesterday, travelling the last S7 miles after five o'clock.
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FOR SALE

10 work dogs 10 sets harness. sled. All in prime condition. r. o. B. Cordova. Jos. Emperly, Cordova, Alaska. l2-15-tf
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Phone your orders for Xmas cakes, buildings and bakery goods to Adams 115, the Home Bakery. 12-13tf
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FOB GRIFFIS LEAVES
 ANCHORAGE WITH GOLD

ANCHORAGE, Dec. 19.-Bob Grif- ifs passed through Anchorage today enroute to Seward with the load of IdIjarod gold dust.
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New patterns in China and Japan floor mattings, rugs and linoleums.
 Brown & Hawkins, Quality First"
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GUILD TO MEET

The St. Peters Guild will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2;SO at the home of Mrs. H. S. Balderston.
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THE KEY

Seward-made candies. Johnston Chocolates fresh from the factory. Also fruits l2-l6-tt
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Mackinaws, Pants, Socks, Boots. Packs, Underwear. Anything you need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL co.
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For rent: Neat furnished cabin near business center. $lO per month. Apply Gateway. l2-l8-2t
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NEWS NOTES

The first tryout of the play Christmas in Finnegans Flats" was pulled off on the A. B. Hall stage yesterday afternoon, as well as the other parts of the program. The whole thing was very successful and points to very entertaining evening that the Sunday school will give Christmas Eve.
 Otto Delebar left this morning to mush over to Knik. He is interested in some mining claims up the Knik river and expects to stay there till next fall
 E. H. Brewster left for his camp near Mile 34, where he has fine piece of mining property.
 Tom Neely, the freighter, left Mile 34 after the arrival of the train this morning with a load of freight and Christmas parcels.
 Mrs. Leahy is a passenger with the mail team this trip for Anchorage, leaving from Mile 34.
 The mail for Anchorage left Mile 34 today in charge of Martin Lanning, Jack Lean and Oscar Christensen. They are taking large amount of ex- press besides the mail, including all the Christmas express and parcel post for Anchorage. They expect to make Anchorage by Wednesday evening, travelling some of the way at night. w. w. Getchell came in Saturday ! from Moose Pass.
 It is reported that Anchorage is trying to get the steamer Corwin to come up there in the near future with cargo of freight.
 | About 3OC person turned out last night to see the special feature, "The Squaw Man." at the Empress Theatre.
 Joe Wilson, Jr., arrived last Friday evening with his dog team after hay ing made a trip over in the Sunrise country with Game Warden Baugh- man. Mir. Wilson will remain in town q few days while his dogs recuperate when he will likely make a trip to An chorage with freight.
 Rudolph Petersen and A. H. Tut came in Saturday from Mile 2l, wher! they have been doing some assess ment work.
 Jack Sutherland, the Seward-An- chorage expressman, arrived at Mile 34 last night and fearing that he would not be able to make Anchorage by Xmas unless he started today he left his express there and sent it in by train today, while he called up the various business houses and had them send out his freight to Mile 34 on the train this morning, so that he could start for Anchorage today.
 Bob Graham, the freighter between Seward and Anchorage and Mata- nuska, left this morning with load of express and parcels.
 George Laughlin came in today from his ranch at Mile Seven with a load of lake trout.
 NJ. A. Martin and Louis De Saus- sure spent the week end at Mile seven and Bear lake.
 lightweight persons attended the Methodist Sunday school yesterday. Next Sunday will be the day usually designated as "the White Gifts for the King"
 Dr. J. A. Baughman returned Sat urday from a trip over to Sunrise and vicinity on business.
 Mir. and Mrs. Carl Stagneth came up today from their home down the bay for visit in town. The Engineering Commission has placed a heater in the warehouse on
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Home made Mince Meat from the Bally Green Farm. Brown X Hawk ins, Quality First"
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Try our Diamond s. Pickles. Man mouth jar soc Bott. Brown & Hawk ins, Quality First"
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All mushers are invited to meet at the Commerce Cafe. Open night and day.
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Candles, tree ornaments, etc. a, Urbachs. Prices right.
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The Key, sole agent for Lloyd's Especially Candy" Absolutely Pure, made in Seward, Alaska.
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O-Cedar Mops and Oils. Brown & Hawkins. Quality First"
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Furnished Houses for rent. See Dougherty & Stewart.
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Best cigars and refreshments at Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1-tf
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No advertiser can afford to omit the Seward Gateway.
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Dolls at low prices at Urbachs.
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Ladies' and childrens' furnishings at Butts.
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Waterfll & Frazier whSskey at ''The Branch"
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Fox's Oyster Cocktails at the Branch.
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Extra fancy canned goods, Urbach's.
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Hohners' accodians and harmoni- cas at Urbachs. lZ-zV-ot'
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Sweater vests for men. Urbachs.
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Photo by Ameica Press Association 
 
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Don't forget the Gateway is estab- lished at Seward, Alaska.
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The summers slipping away again, And winters almost here;
 The boys are coming from the hills In search of warmth and cheer.
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Toy drums at low prices. Urbachs.
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Come; all you lads from Anchorage When you crave a glass of beer.
 You're welcome as the flowers in May, And no one is siwashed here.
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The Engineering Commission has placed heater in the warehouse on the dock to keep freight from freez- inp.
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1920 O-5t.
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Mir. and Mrs. Carl Stagneth came up today from their home down the bay for a visit in town.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-19
WHITE STAR LINER SubmAR|hED
MAKE FURTHER ADVANCES
 TOWARD BREST LIToVSk

Litovsk forts which constitute the de- fense of the western army base of the
 Russian military forces are also re- corded
 great Russian base have already fallen
 in the capture of Kovno and the Ger mans are now advancing on the rail- road connecting the northern fort resses with Brest Litvosk. by way of Wilma. The German advance farther
 to the north is again making progress
 to the eastward and Petrograd itself is now threatened. The success of the
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FAMOUS WAR
 VETERAN DIES
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CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-Generai John Charles Black, civil war veteran, jur- ist, former commissioner of pensions and former commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, died in the Pal mer House today, aged seventy-six years. During the civil war, General Black achieved notable distinction and rose rapidly from rank to rank, retir- Ing with the rank of Brigadier general. During later years he was several times candidate for congressional honors and was member of the fifty third congress in 1885. At still later periods he was United States pension commissioner and United States attor- ney for the northern district of 1lli- nois. Tn 1903 he was elected com maner in chief of the c. A. fs.
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THAT 800 BODIES WASHED
 ASHORE GALVESTON
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 SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 1s-That five hundred bodies from Galveston have been washed ashore on the high points near Houston was the rumor carried over the first telegraph lines reopened for communication this after noon between Houston and San An tonic, The report has not been con firmed as communication with Gal weston and Houston is still difficult The stated report is said to have been made to the chief of the telegraph ser vice by line man engaged in repair. ing the lines near Houston
 The reports arriving from the dis
 triet affected by the hurricane disclos
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HEAVY FIGHTING
 IN DARDANELLES
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 LONDON, Aug. 19.-More British troops were landed on Soulva bay in the Dardanelles section today, accord ing to dispatches from General Hamil- ton. The general also reports that se- we're fighting is in progress with heavy losses on both sides The allied fore ,s are now driving rapidly in on fort Kihlid- Bahr from the west and the fall of that position is loked upon as opening the gatewzy to Constantinople
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that the devastation is tremendous and appalling Amid the hundreds of unverified reports in circulation are rumors of a fearful loss of life in the many settlements along the coast. No attempt has been made to arrive at the number known dead but there are indications that the list will he exten- sive. As far as can be ascertained the property destruction in Galveston alone will total several millions and dozens of smaller places have also suffered heavily.
 The damage to the cotton crop is the heaviest blow and hundreds of
 acres of cotton have been destroyed by l the furious blow.
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 ADMITS CAPTURE
 0F RAILROAD
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 PETROGRAD, Aug. 19.-It is ad- mitted that the Germans have now reached the main railway line running to Bielostok and Brest LitoVsk and heavy and stubborn fighting is now in progress in that section with alternat- ing successes.
 South of Kovno the Germans are making every attempt to force the Russians from strong defensive posi- tions and are hurling furious assaults over a twenty-five mile front. Heavy fighting is also continuing west of Brest Litovsk.
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the entire death list is composed of citizens from the city and environs.
 The sea wall built since the great flood of nineteen hundred alone saved the city from an even greater destruc- tion of life and property than occurred in the former disaster.
 The city, according of eye witnesses is completely desolated and whole blocks have been swept away in the fury of the waves sweeping in from the sea. Although the safety of Galveston
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TRANSFORMATION HOLD UP CHANGES LIBERTY
 BELL ROUTE
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 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19.-Owing it is said, to the belief that some of the southern railroads are demanding excessive rates for the transportation of the famous Liberty Bell on it's re- turn journey to Philadelphia, the com mittee have decided to revise the homeward bounld schedule and the old bell will be returned to it's home by an entirely different route from the originally selected.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-"The al- lied governments have agreed in prin- ciple that cotton should be placed on the list of articles contraband of war ment will be made is still under con- sideration as well as other details con nected with the proclamation to be published
 This statement was authorized to- day by the British embassy and fully confirms the lately prevalent rumors concerning the proposed action. The decision is being received with oper
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 GENEVA, Aug. 19.--Partial confirm are fast approaching period when they will be pushed to the limit to maintain the war owing to the grow ing scarcity of supplies is contained in copies of an order issued by the German crown prince to his troops now engaged in an attempt to take Verdun
 The prince unguardedy discloses the necessity for a hasty conclusion
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GALVESTON DAMAGE $1o,ooo, ,ooo.
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GALVESTON, Aug. 19.-Approxi- nations of the damage done in this city by the hurricane places the total at ten million dollars. Throughout the city whole blocks have been swept completely away by fire and flood and desolatlon is everywhere. An estimate of the number of dead is impossible at present but it is believed will reach at least one hundred.
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REBLIN, Aug. 19.-An official an nouncement of the capture of two forts lenses of Novo Georgievsk and some distance north of that powerful for tress, was made this morning. The Germans have been investing the posi- tions for sevearl days.
 The general staff reports the cap ture of one thousand prisoners and one hundred and twenty five cannon in the fall of the forts. Further advances of the Germans toward the Great Brest
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SENDS RELIEF
 TO GALVESTON
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-In re- sponse to a flood of appeal for relief for the citizens of the ill-fated city of Galveston, the war department today ordered food, bedding and tents rushed with all possible dispatch to the strick- en town from Fort Leavenworth and also Fort Sill.
 According to an announcement given out today the war department will or der several officials to proceed to Texas for the purpose of aiding in the work of relief
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CAPE HAYT|EN REBELS
 ARE DEFIANT.
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CAPE HAYTIEN, Aug. 19.--Another detachment of American marines have been landed in the city from the war ships owing to the refusal of the rebels to disarm at the request of the Amer ican naval authorities. The naval of flcers have been negotiating with the leaders of the several rebel bands in the interior but with few exceptions the rebellious natives are little in- clined to accede to their wishes and express an open distrust of the Amer ican motives.
 Some of the rebellious districts open ly defy the Americans and have ex- pressed a desire to fight rather than submit to American authority.
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 19.-The re- ports arriving from the districts af- fected by the terrific storm of Tuesday indicate total loss throughout the southern sections of the gulf states ap- palling in it's immensity. Hardly a town lying in close proximity to the coast but suffered some damage and in many sections the rising waters swept far inland.
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 DALLAS, Aug. 19.-It is now defin . ilely known that slightly less than |. q hundred persons have perished as result of the hurricane and flood which swept over the southern sec tion of the state day before yesterday. The estimates are based on the re- potrs from the various districts and are approximately correct. The great est loss of both life and property was
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JAM ES J. HILL
I'LL
 SELECTED FOR FAM E
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 LONDON, Aug. 19--James J. Hill was today notified of his selection by a special commission as the greatest living citizen of the state of Minnesota to represent the state in the hall of fame at the San Francisco exposition
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ALASKA IS DUE FOR
 GREAT DEVELOPMENT

lGusgenheim asserts that the building of the railroad will result in great in- vestments of outside capital and the
 open ng up of the territory on a scale little contemplated by the inhabitants iof the territory.
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COLONEL MULHALL SETTLES IN SEATTLE
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SEATTLE, Aug. 19.--Colone M. Mulhall, the notorious lobbyist who has achieved such an unenviable rep utation for his connection with several notorious affairs, has taken up his res dence in Seattle
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Germans in capturing the railway run ming southward to Brest Litovsk places the enemy at a great disadvantage through greatly restricting all mili- tary operations north of this principal base and severing one of his main lines of communication with the cap ital.
 Hindenberg is again pressing for ward east of the Bug and heavy fight ing is reported from all sections of the battle front.
 
 yb. Daily Nuuoet. g % oar month
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.AUSTRlANS CELEBRATE
 RULERS BIRTHDAY
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 SEATTLE, Aug 19.-The Germans and Austrian residents of the city commenced the celebration of the eigh- ty-fifth birthday of the aged Austrian emperor Franz Joseph. Numerous fes- tivities will be held and great ban quet will be given tonight.
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LINER ARABIC
 IS T0RPEDOED
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LONDON, Aug. 19.-It is eeported today that White Star liner Arabic has been sunk near some point on the west coast of Ireland. Nothing au- thentic can be learned although the re- port contains much detail, asserting that the big vessel was torpedoed by a German submarine and that the crew were saved
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ROOSEVELT JOINS
 DEFENSE SOCIETY

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 NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Col Roose- welt has become a members of the ad- visory board of the American defense society, according to an announcement today. As the name implies the ob- ject of the society is to promote meas ures of national defense.
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NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED PERISH
 IN THE GREAT TEXAS FLOOD

may be attributed to the sea wall, that mammoth structure is itself almost destroyed and will have to be practi- cally rebuilt
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2 BRITISH STR.
 ARE TORPED0ED
375 SAVED WHEN
 ARABIC WAS TORPEDOEO
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 LONDON, Aug. 19.--The White Star liner was sunk off Fastnet near the scene of the Lusitania disaster
 Late reports this evening say many passengers and crew were lost, but 375 being saved.
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 SEATTLE, Aug. 19-During the course of an interview on Alaska to- day, Isaac .Guggenheim expressed the opinion that the northern territory was due to witness a marvellous develop ment within a short period of time.
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ALLIES WILL MAKE
 COTTON CONTRABANO

1 hostility in the south and the papers
 of the cotton states are delivering an- gry denuncations.