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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-17
To Exchange

Clear unimproved Kansas City
lots for Kansas land. Lee Mon
roe, Topeka, Kansas Adv,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-17

M. l. Andrews of Bryant was
here last week.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-17

The Seymour Citizen reports
the marriage of j. c. Gaskill and
Miss Matte Osborn.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-17
Mansfield Produce Market

Furnished by Mansfield Produce Co.
Eggs...... NJ Butter.....15
GreenHides10f Ducks. .10f
Geese......V Old Hens. -. 10r
1915 Springs,lI lbs. up ....10f
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

MT. Thane. who ar ranged the consoli- da'icns of the prop critics thit consti- tute the Alaska Gsstine-'u prep CT ties, organized the financing and Cevel- oping company. has just been reelected as General Manager of the company. with increased du. ties and enlarged scope for his talents
 Tho 1915 Devel- opment Number of the AIask2 Daily Empire contained the Following aopre- ciatio of Air. Thane:
 Tt WIS q fortu- nate day for Juneau " h en Bartlett l.. Thane came to Al aska, after gradua- ttng as a mining engineer from the
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

ISAsMUcH as mining is the most important iu uustFy Tn Alaska, and, such, has been re
 responsible for the past and present deyelonment ot 'n's country the future possibilities in this field o "ork are not alone of great interest but of great importance to all of those who either living or in terested in the country.
 The only intelligent way of speculatinE on future possibilities Is by way of comparison with the present ana the past, and such comparison should be baaaA not alone on the history of Alaska, but on that of All countries we'll - '- V - -
 No other industry. not excepting agriculture has mad moro profound and important bearing on 4he development of the human race than mining The development Of man from a prmeVal animal has hAen marked by hIs discovery and of the products of the earth both stone and metal. The first real arc recorded In mans history the stone aEe wherein ne discovered and made of stone implements for peaceful pursuits and for his selEprotection. , The second advance was marked by the dis. covery and of iron, followed shortly thereafter by copper. With the discovery of these metals his development increased at tremendous rate.
 #' Following these metals. lead, snc Eold and sl. became necessities of the civilization which deyeloped contemporaneously with these discoveries.
 The high degree of civilization developed by tho Greeks and the beautiful cities and temples which they constructed would not have been possible had not been for the silver mines of Lauriunn which gave the necessary wealth Greece, and her wonder ful marble quarres afforded perfect and beautiful material for her architecture and art.
 The wealth of King Solomon and the h;stor,c., temple built by him was result of working EIs the '.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

fornia institution that has furnished this section Tith a great deal of the engineering ability that tast transforming 1t into Americas greatest gold pro- ducing center. About five years ago Mir Thane. after gaining practical hrst-hand knowledge of local conditions through employment in his profession. undertook to consolidate. finance develop the properties which now constitute the Alaska Gastineau holdings Alter tne completion Of the great tunnel the noun. tain from Gastineau Channel to Thane where inc mills Of the AaskaGastineau mine located. the Perseverance. the central body of the mine two miles distant, The Empire said in it's editorial col. umns: "
 =, While he has modestly given ai the credit to imaginative genius and practical skill will come with
 in the mental vision of who consider 1t Is Bart the Alaska Gasneau Mr Thane has been ths Roni and backbone of the undertaking from the beginning that should carry any engineer to the close of ion
 career with ambitions fully satisfied. It Is an in. and Alaska. " e' " 'u"e"u
 Mir. Thane has already been accoroed a high place among the mining of the Pacific Coast which means that he looms large among those of the world Possessing intelligent imag agination an educated and trained mind. and practical skill gained from ex
 perience. was among the first to 1sion +he % t eH Potentiaites of the low-grade gold deposits of inc Juneau district and to translate his vision into rea
 It takes many sided man to succeed at mining unoer conditions they exist in the Juneau dricf n. reau'res not only engineering ability foresight 0ut, on account of the necessity large capital to produce the tonnage required to make a proft from ,TwSraoe ores requires financing business and orga. nzing abilities we'll Mir. Thane possesses theno In the mining world Mr. Thane is what Mir Wilson IS conservative radical" He Is conseryative % In nroTns the practcability of radical conceptions are right and ahead MT Thane makes sure tSo y0t ne IS right before he proceeds >""' n nane Iosae IS @ big man who Is doing a great work u o ,nISe way. NO man can his fellows halter than by developing a country and adding +o Ih gold supply of the Nation Mr. Thane Is doing botS' ae
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
WOMAN El0PEO
!, WITH CHAUFFEUR
White Wife Of San Diego Man Arrest.
+
"a in Salt Lake Where She Had
Z Fled with Negro Lover.

SALT LAKE, Jan. 25.-Mrs. John
Hood, wife of the San Diego hotel
keeper who was believed to have been
kidnlpped by her husbands negro
chauffeur and for whose safety con-
siderable apprehension was manifest
by the authorities Of California, has
surrGhdered to the Salt Lake police.
The woman admitted that when her
husband discharged the mulatto, who
had been her lover for more than q
year, that she instigated the elope-
ment. .. .
The negro is being held on the
charge of white slavery as he brought
the woman into Utah from another
state and the authorities say that the
charge will be pressed. The negro
says that Mrs. Hood has been infat-
uated with him for more than a year
and that she induced him to take her
husbands machine and leave the
state
The woman apparently fails to re-
alize her position and has told the po-
lice that she is unwilling to return
to her husband even if he would for
give her. The couple say that they
e1uded the police by travelling in sep
arate coaches after taking the train
from Jos Angeles.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
VOTE INDICATES
MEN FAVOR STRIKE
Referendum Being Taken Among
Railroad Workers OF America
to Determine on Strike.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Ohicials Of
the railroad workers unions state that
the referendum vote which is now
being taken by the unions to decide
if the men are to engage in general
strike indicates that the vote will be
overwhelmingly to strike unless the
demands of the workers are granted.
There are four unions involved,
having a combined membership of
more than one million men and
should the strike be called it will re-
suit in tieing up every railroad in the
country. The ballots which will de-
eide the question were distributed
among the members of the various
unions two weeks ago and the vote
will have been completed before the
close of the present month.
1t is reported that the employees of
the western railroads are voting SOL
idly in favor of a general strike un-
less the demands of the unions are
granted.
The threatened strike is causing
considerable apprehension among the
commercial interests of the country,
as it is realized that should the rail-
road workers engage in a general
strike that the industrial life of the
will be crippled.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. "a
President Wilson, it is said by those
who are In his confidence, is dissatis-
fed with the manner In which the ad
ministration leaders are conducting
the campaign for national prepared.
ness. He desires quick action on the
measure and it is said that before
leaving Washington on his tour Of TIE
country that he will confer with the
leaders in both houses and urge that
the measure receive more attention
from congress. President Wilson. it
IS said, fears that the dilatory man
uers in which the Democrats are hand
ling the measure may cause its de-
feat: q.
Secretary Tumulty, in CONNER ting
on the report that Col. Roosevelt was
planning to tour the country and
would speak in every city where tho
President had addressed audiences.
declared that if the scribe of Oyster
Bay Wanted"a a scrap over national
preparedness that he would get it.
y Mr.. Tumulty declared that instead
of President Wilson having appropri-
ated his policy for national defeuse
from Col: Roosevelt, as claimed by the
latter!: thak he had rejected them in
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

BERLIN, Jan. 25.-Advices from
the extreme west battle front state
that heavy fighting has been waged
during the past twenty-four hours
but has resulted in no material ad-
vantage being gained by either side.
The fighting centered around Nieu-
port which is being held by the Brit
ish troops, and the city was subject
ed to heavy artillery bombardment.
The famous cathedral Of Nieuport,
which escaped destruction during for
mer commandments Of the city is re-
ported to have been wrecked by Ger
man artillery, as the building was oc-
cupied by the Allies.
The city Of Dunkirk on the French
coast Of the strait of Dover, was Wis
tied by a fleet of German aviators
who rained bombs into the city. 1t is
believed that considerable damage re-
suited from the attack as dense clouds
of smoke were seen to rise from the
ruins and it is believed that an am
depot was destroyed.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
PIONEER DAWSON MINER
DIES FROM CANCER

DAWSON: Rufus Reeves Miller, a
miner in this country since '9S. pass
ed away Sunday at the Good Samari-
tan Hospital from cancer of the stom-
ach. He had been i'll for quite a
while and for the past three weeks
has been in the hospital. Three years
ago he was operated on for cancer of
the stomach and obtained relief for
a while. Mr.. Miller was native OF
Henderson, Mo-, and member of the
Masonic order Of that city. He was
born a. years ago. For time he
was in the cattle business in the west.
He was unmsrried.s Among relatives
surviving him is a brother, who lives
in Los Angeles.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-The
steamer Victoria, the Nome liner OF
the Alaska Steamship company. q a:'riv-
ed from Puget Sound yesterday and
will be given an overhauling prepar-
atory to the coming seasons activi-
ties. 1t is said that nearly forty
thousand dollars will be spent on the
steamer before she leaves the dry
dock.
The officials Of the company have
announced that the steamer Is scled-
uled to sail for Nome on June 1, on
the first regular trip of the season,
and it is believed that she will sail
direct from San Francisco. The
change of her sailing point, should 1t
go into effect, will be direct result
of the enforcement of the prohibition
law in the State Of washington.
The Washington prohibition meas
ure is said to have caused hundreds
Of Alaskans who have made their
headquarters in Seattle since the ear
liest days of the gold rush to the
north, to decide that hereafter they
would make San Francisco their point
Of departure from the States. The
Alaska club here has increased its
membership more than one hundred
per cent over that of last year. The
increased membership is said not to
be due to the fact that 1A.askans iden-
tilted themselves with the organlza-
tion while attending the exposition
as most of the members have taken
up their winter residences in San
Francisco and nearby cities - p, -
The big brewery companies which
were forced from Washington state
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
COAL FAMINE THREATENS
THE ATLANTIC COAST

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The whole
eastern section of the country faces
a shortage of coal unprecedented in
recent years, and far more serious
than the shortage of 1902. Already
prices for soft coal are soaring and
several Of the large dealers predict a
raise Of one hundred percent above
that now prevailing. 1t is stated that
there is no large quantity of coal in
the bunkers at any place as the de-
mand during the past few months has
equalled the output of the mines, and
the cold weather throughout the east
ern states has created an enormous
demand.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
PRESIDENT RENTS
BUlL0CK's FINE
Seattle Coal Dealer Who Defraudet:
Government on Alaska Contract
Has Served His Time.

SEATTLE, Jan. 25.-William Bull
lock, the former wholesale coal deal
Ter, of Seattle and San Francisco, who
was sentenced to serve two years in
prison and pay fine Of two thou
sand dollars for collusion to defraud
the government in supplying the mill
|tary posts in Alaska with coal, has
been released, his term having expir-
ed yesterday. 1t is announced that
President Wilson has used his execu-
tive clemency and has remitted the
$4,000 fine. ....
Before becoming involved with 'he
government Bullock. was one Of the
wealthiest coal dealers on the Pacific
but spent his entire fortune in fight
ling the case to the highest courts. He
was indicted with two Others. one of
whom committed suicide rather than
face trial, of manipulating the price
so that the government was compell-
ed to pay nearly one hundred per cent
more than the price for which coal
could be bought in the open markets
in Alaska. Houston, the other Goa!
dealer indicted with Bullock, evaded
sentence for a time by hiding from
the authorities but was finally arrest
ed in San Francisco and is now serv-
ling his sentence. .
It is believed that Bullock will
again establish himself in business on
the Pacific Coast where he is we'll
known and still has many influential
friends.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
SOLD COAL TO~ALLIES :, ~,
POWER PLANT DESTROYED

=: JOHNsTOWN; Pa. Jan. Is he
power plant of the Argyle Coal com
pany near here was dynamited last
night. The plant was almost COM
pletely destroyed and will necessitate
the company closing down for several
weeks until the damage can be re-
paired The destruction of the plant
is believed to, haEe been caused by
Teutonic sympatbizers as the COM
papy had been supplying coal to the
European nations with which Ger
many is, 1t w&r! No lives were lest
but the destruction Of the plant will
add to the grave situation which en-
lists in thstsoai market here as the
supply, is Inadequate in meeting the
heavy demand owing to the extreme
cold weather. and renewed industrial
activity.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

making up his preparedness program.
The measure for national defense
was popular and Col. Roosevelt. fol-
lowing his usual custom with pni":lar
movements, was claiming that the
Democrats had stolen his political
thunder.
1t is asserted, and figures have
been prepared to prove tho conten-
tion, that instead of Col. En"sevslt
favoring an increase of national de-
fense that he had actually reduced
the strength of the United States
army during his administration In
1902, when Roosevelt was president
and Root secretary of the War De
partment, the president had issued an
|orler reducing the enlisted strength
of the cavalry, from 15,S40 to 14,040;
of the artillery from 1852 to IT,
754 and of the infantry from $500
ito 29,S80; or a total reduction of the
enlisted strength of the United States
army OF 500 men. .
President Wilson, it is reported in
administration circles, will make pre-
'paredness a party measure and that
he will Judge the party loyalty of
the members of both houses by the
support :. given his national defense
defense policy.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
Many Aeroplanes Lost.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-In his address
before the British House Of Commons
yesterday Lloyd George discredited
the prediction of the critic OF the Lon
don News that German guns on the
new battleships were superior to the
armament of the British superdread-
naughts. He also refuted the state
ment that German aviators were be-
ing equipped with machines superior
to those of the British and French
corps but admitted that during the
'brfsgsnt miokth that thiftsse;fHs Bfisisf
aviators had lost their lives as COM
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

= iWASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 25.-
1t is reported that Secretary Lansing
Of the State department. is prepar-
ing a vigorous note which will be
sent to the British government pro-
testing against the proposed "Trad-
ing With Enemy Act" which is being
advocated In England.
The dispatches from London state
that the proposed act, which is said
to have been endorsed by the strong
est men in England. would prohibit
Englishmen from trading with any
one having business with any OF the
nations with which the Allies are at
war. It would restrict all foreign
commerce through channels which
would be controlled by the British
government. =
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

Secretary Lansing, 1t is reported.
will employ plain English in his note
aud will remind the British govern
rAent that the act, If enforced. would
" a boycott on the prodd Ets of Amer
ida. and other neutral nations of the
world. The secretary is said to have
declared that he would favor prompt
measnres being taken by congress to
retaliate upon England If the act be-
came law .as now. seems certain.
The American note will claim the
right of tho people Of this country, to
tHde with the peoples of all nations
AID If they are denied that the Uni
teh States may be forced to place an
embargo upon all shipments of war
from the United States to
England or any of her colonies.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
Will PUT WHOLE
WEIGHT !! INTO WAR
England Will Have New Force of
-Four Million Men Ready to Be-
gin Spring Campaign.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Lloyd George,
chancellor of the exchequer and mem
Ter of the Allies war council, speak
ing before the British House of Com
mons yesterday announced that En-
gland would shortly put her whole
strength into the war and with that
end in view the government had been
making preparations to train and
equip the greatest army the world
had ever seen. The new British force.
he said, would be at least four mill
lion men and would be ready to take
the field early next spring. He ey-
pressed complete confidence that the
Allies would ultimately triumph over
the Central European powers
Premier Asquith's conscription
measure, which provided for forced
military service for all able bottled
men between the ages Of IS anc AZ
years who we're unmarried or had NO
children dependent upon them. ac-
|corJing to figures compiled bv I.,rd
Derby during his campaign for vol
untary enlistnents, would enable the
government to raise an army of three
million men in England. The cJlo-
nies, Mr.. George said. were increas-
ing their forces and another million
men would be available next spring
from these sources, bringing the Bit
ish strength up to four million men.
He told the members of the House
that the government had established
hundreds of new factories in England.
where munitions and guns tor the
new force were being manufactured
and that the equipment for the great
army would be ready when the troops
had been prepared for the field.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
EASTERN CAPITAL IS
INT. IN SEWARD

SEWARD: The Seward Water and
Power company has been sold to an
eastern corporation, according to an
unofficial statement made here today.
The company possesses the right to
the water power in Ptarmigan can
Won near Seward, and owns the water
system of the town. The water right
was previously owned by Frank l..
Ballaine and John Nelson. Negotia-
tions for the transfer were begun
some time ago but it was not until re-
Gently that the deal was closed.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
BE GIVEN INDEPENDENCE
WITHIN -FOUR YEARS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 26.-
The joint committee appointed from
the senate and house t6'Consider the
bill providing independence for the
Philippine islands has amended the
measure so as to provide that the ISL
ands be given self-government within
four years. President Wilson is re-
ported to have expressSd satisfaction
over the amendment aSsit will relieve
the present administration of the re-
sponsibility of establishing the new
government In the islands.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

by the enactment Of the prohib...
law have engaged much freight space
on the Victoria for her first trip
north for shipments of their products
to Alaska. It is also reported that
in retaliation for their having been
driven to establish pants here at an
enormous expense that they are US
ing every, effort to turn the trade
of the north to San Francisco in Or
der that q line of steamers ma" be
pla~... on the run which would serve
tho business interests OF the north di-
rect from the city. They are making
an effort to induce the.steamship COM
pany to establish a rate for passen-
gers which would be the same rom
San Francisco to Nome as from Sc
attle to the Seward peninsula city.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
pared with ten deaths in the ranks OF
the German aviation corps.
Nicholas In Rome.

NAChOAaS HI 1sOAu0'
ROME, Jan. 25.-King Nicholas Of
Montenegro, who was reported by Vi
emma dispatches to have surrendered
his sword to the commander of tho
German troops at Cettinje when the
city was captured by the Teutons, has
arrived in Rome and has been wei
coined by King Emmanuel of Italy. It
IS reported that King Nicholas was
grievously disappointed that the Ital-
ian government failed to send sufh-
cient troops into Albania to meet tho
Teutonic invasion and fears that hfs
troops who have refused to surrender
will be annihilated.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
Germans Capture Scutari.


ROME, Jan. 25.-Durazzo advices
state that German troops have cap
tured the former Albanian city OF
Scutari, which was defended by tho
and Serbian troops and
was believed to have been impregna-
ole. The dispatches indicate that
thousands Of the opposing Gerces wsre @
4ptured 6y the Teutons When the city
surrendered to escape bombardment.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

MRS. Lille has leased the premises
occupied by the Ingram and Bush CT
gar store On, Mckinley street, between
the Copper Block and the Owl Drug
store, and will open a restaurant and
bakery. The building will be remod-
eled and will not be ready for .occu-
pany for several days.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
Turks Reported Retreating.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Petrograd ad-
vices received by the British war Of
dce state that the Russian troops bat
tling with the Turkish army in tho
Caucasus mountains have forced tho
Sultan's troops back from the shell
ter Of their trenches and that they
are retreating to the southwark.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

Hotpoint Electric Heaters. Cookers,
Bakers. Percolators and Vacuum
Cleaners arrived: on tie last boat for
the Emporium, =. u
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
FIGHTING IS RENEWED
ON WESTERN FRONTIER

BERLIN REPORTS THAT CATHEDRAL AT NEWPORT DE
sTROYED GERMAN ARTILLERY DURING ENGAGEMENT
LASTING TWENTY -FOUR HoURs-CITY DUNKIRK
GERMAN AvIAToRs MUNITIONS DESTROYED
GERMANS CAPTURE ANOTHER SERBIAN TAKE
PRsONERs-RUssIA VICTORY TaE sOUTH"
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25

:. We guarantee when left to us to
install machinery to- give satisfac-
tion. Valdez Iron Works. tu-tt.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1916-01-25
VICTORIA MAY SAIL FOR
NOME FROM San FRANCISCO

RIG BREWERY COMPANIES FROM WASHINGTON STATE
THROUGH PROHIBITION MAKING EFFORT TO TURN ALAS
KA TRADE FROM CALIFORNIA CITY IN HOPES
OF SECURING LINE OF STEAMERS DIRECT NoRTH-A1As-
KANs SAID TO HAVE DESERTED SINCE PROHIBITION
BECAME EFFECT1vE-FIRsT NOME SAILING JUNE FIRST.