The Ketchikan miner., 1915-06-03
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\ Paris special so New York from a correspondent who has visited the French gnnwerks at Le Creusos states that the French are planning an ar tilaery surprise for the Germans in the shape of . new S7-eentimeter howisxer said to be more powerful than the German 4s Another gun. more powerful, but with slightly smaller ealiier. is also awaiting use. Over 51.0sa0 men are at work at Ise Crsusot- Scores of American made machines including some from Browne < Sharpe Co, of Providence. are en- gage in turning out fuses
 Professor Racea of the New York University says that Italy probably woula mot strike against Austria directly across the border, bnt through Dalmatia. Alhania or Monte negro He also believes that an Ital- ian army corps will he sent to north ern France and q portion of the Itai- ian navy will te sent to aid the al- lied fleet in forcing she Dardanelles-
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 Official budget figures show France =xPeusievl sls6. .0s0, ,0fpa on artillery alon in the first five monts of war Tn the same period sS0. .OOl, ,0O0 was spent abroad for explosives, ammuni- sion, harness, motors steel, etc Uni forms and camp equipment cost $780, gssa, ,0Go.
 War orders placed in the Dominion af Canada are estimated at s42j000,- lss0 of which orders for shells from British and Russian governments a. mount to s234, ,0tpO, ,OO0. Other items are textiles, 0,osrD, ,0GO; clothing. s. 100. .0sl: boots and shoes S10,000,- 0O0; remounts, sIO,o0s, ,gOo; harnesses and saddlea s7,o00, ,Oo0.
 There are more than 2.o10 GOO men of Italian birth in the United States and about 40 Per cent. of these are Italian reservists who will be called 70 the eolors now tha. -taly h&s de dared wal i labor shortage is fear sd in this country, especially along the Atlantic coast, when this army Of men commence to leave
 Germans are reported in 8 London lispaseh to be installing pipe lines in Alsaee- connected with generating stations 20 or 9 miles 10 the rear in orsler so meet the next advance with poisonous gas
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 The London Beard of Trade has warned the public to restrict the con ~unaption of meat. following big in crease in retail prices due to require ments of the British and French ar mics.
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 chieago-It is understood that the Western Steel Car Co. has recently purchased about 0,O0O to 2O0, 0,OGg tons of steel plates and structural shapes from Chicago mills to cover the construction of 2,000 big freight cars for the Chicago & North West ern railroad. The latter road is buy ing 5000 so 10000 toDs of steel to cover the construction of ears to be built at tis own shops.
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 The Consolidation C3al company will supply 10000 tons of coal to Italy and the Berwind-W White com pany 500,g00 tons
 New York-The Danish steamship Gotlsnd. now lying at Buenos Ayres, has been purchased by the American Transatlantic company of New York, according t0 reports from Copenhagen It is said also that negotiations are Hasier way for the purchase Of other Danish steamships.
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 New Y0rk-The Warner Sugar Pc fning company is reported to have sold s0 France s,0Og tons Of sugar zt 4.G5 cents 2 pound
 EGGS EGGS EGGS Prom March 18th, ve will ssfl Krzftzrxss ard Lakewood local szu freSh every day. Every egg stamped, as 40 cents per dozen-
 N. ?. ZIMMERMAN.