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The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
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GOVERNOR STRONG COMING.

GOVERNOR STRONG COMING.
 SEATTLE, May S,-After spend ing more than month in Arizona in search of his health, Governor J. F. A. Strong reached this city from Washington today The gov ernor is very optimistic regarding the future of Alaska, and stated that the railroad work would pro ceed with satisfactory speed.
 Governor S'rong will remain in Seattle but a short time. He will return to Juneau as soon as he can finish some business which he has to attend in this city, and will start on his annual trip through the ter ritory, visiting all camps on the Yukon, Fairbanks Nome and the coast towns Of southwestern Alaska
 RIGGS MAKES TALK.
 SEATTLE, May S.-Thomas Riggs, Jr, member of the Alaskan Fl@'n- eering commission, will address the Seattle Commercial club today on the Alaska railroad, what 1t will mean to the territory and to the city of Seattle He will have a large and appreciative audience, the busi ness men of this city being glad of an opportunity to hear from MT Riggs just what the plans of rhe government will be insofar as the work on the railroad this summer is concerned.
 GUN PLAY AT JUNEAU.
 JUNEAU, May 9.-Three murders in one day was the record yester- day of the First judicial division Peter Lorentzen was killed by a man believed to be Al Huffman, and the latter was killed by Harry I.orentzen. a brother of the first murdered man. C. r. Horn, a 15- year-old boy. of Eagle river, shot and wounded Thomas Fay so badly that he probably will die
 Near the Janlin mine. Peter LOT entzen was in his cabin. His broth CT was outside chopping wood, ac- ccrding to the latter's story. Hear ing rifle shot, Harry Lorentzen entered the cabin and saw his broth CT lying in a pool of blood on the floor. It was evident that the brother had been shaving and that the other man had entered and shot him before he had a chance to protect himself. Upon going to the door of the cabin, Harry saw the stranger returning from a nearby spring, with his rifle cooked and apparently ready for action. Harry then killed the stranger. Later he was identified by friends as Al Huffman.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15

ment announces that Thomas Kent, leader of the Irish rebels in Cork. was shot yesterday morning. He had been found guilty of treason after being courtmartialed.
 The Irish patriot who went to his death yesterday was the first man to forfeit his life for his active participation in the rebellion other than those who were shot in Dublin castle.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
MONDAY

No war news of particular m pertauee today. The wires have evidently been given oyrr to trluus the story of the trouble along the Texas border and to the America, note to Germany regarding the sub marine controversy.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BY WIRE
BUILDING ZEpPELlNS,

LONDON, May 8.-Thc Britisl government has started the con, struction of fleet of giant air ships, which will be built after ihr fashion and along the same type as the German Zeppelins, It is believed that the British are build ing these monsters of the air for the purpose of combating the raid CTS which come from the mainland and drop bombs on England and Scotland So far the British have been unable to offset the German air raids, and the people have been clamoring for something to be done by the government Therefore the government is undertaking to con- struct a foe worthy of the largest airship in the German aviation fleet
 FRENCH BOAT SUNK
 LONDON, May S-The British admiralty announces today that the French bark Marie Molineos was caught by a German submarine on the third of May and sent to the bottom. An escaping member Of the crew reached shore and com
  admiralty investigated before mak- ing the statement,
 LINER DISABLED AT SEA.
 LONDON, May S.-The White Star liner Cymric. New York for Liv- erpool, is reported disabled at sea- The vessel had no passengers aboard, carried a crew of one hundred and a general cargo The Cymric has no Americans in her crew She is one of the older boats of the White Star line and was engaged in the Boston-Liverpool service of the company before the war.
 There is nothing to indicate that the vessel was attacked by the enemy, and advices say that she is trying to make port.
 WATER WAGON FOR RUSSIA.
 PETROGRAD. May 8.-A bill has been introduced in the duma seek ing to make Russia permanently q dry country. The prohibition now in force is dependent upon the or der of the cZar and was established simply during war times.
 WOMAN IMPRISONED.
 DUBLIN May S.-After being
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
s6,OoO FOR KISS, HUG

PITTSBURG Jan. 13.-A kiss s6,OOO A jury gave a verdict for that amount in the case of Mrs Mary E. Stewart against Mrs Blanche Hoover for alienating her husbands affections. Milford Stew art in letter said:
 'I held you in my arms for fiji ten heartbeats and We had our kiss"
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
CALLED TO BELGIUM.

SEATTLE May 10.-Samuel Hill, famous advocate of good roads, has been called 10 Belgium by King Al bert. The king of Belgium wants to consult with the American over the rehabilitation of Belgium after the war MT. Hill says that he judges from the call that the king of Belgium does not believe that the WAT will last much longer.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
NEW MEN ON JOB.

OLYMPIA, May 10.-GoVernor List CT today appointed E. w. Olson, Of Walla Walla. John Wilson, of Olym- pia. and F l Gill of Spokane, aS industrial insurance commissioners to fill the places of the old mem bers of the commission who resigned from their office at the request ol the governor following scandal which ended in the conviction ol ..l.-..,. Ln nHinn
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
MORE PAPER MONEY

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May lV.- The treasury department today rA- commended that fewer gold coins bc issued, and that more paper money be put in circulation The depart ment suggests that half currency and half gold be issued instead of thir1
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
GERMANY EAOS GUILTY

WASHINGTON. D C.. May 10 The interna ional situation was still further relieved today when Secrc-
 tary of State Lansing received a note from the German government in which Germany acknowledges the torpedoing of the French steamer
 Sussex in the channel The note
 states tha the German government
 ~e."sts tC say that the respons,
 bility must be borne by the German
 government, and that the German
 government will gladly make repara-
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
OIL WORKERS OUT.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Three thou sand employees of the Standard oil company are out on strike, They refused to go to work this morning. Some time ago they made demand upon their employers for shorter hours and a slight increase in wages, and when this was not granted by midnight last night, the men re fused to go to work this morning. It is feared that trouble will follow the employment of strike breakers
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
DENOUNCES BRITISH.

LONDON, May 10.-George Ber- hard Shaw, the well known author, n an article given out today, bit terly denounces the British govern, ment for the wholesale execution of the Irish rebels. Shaw describes the action of the government as cowardly and proof posi- i've that ireaU ir.1t is afraid to let anyone or anything live that is opposed to the greedy interest of a few of he" subjects
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
GERMAN SENTENCED.

NEW YORK, May 9.-Fay, the man who was implicated in the dynamiting plots in the United States, and who was employed, 1t was charged by the representative of the German government, today WAS sentenced to serve four years
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
pAllIPPINE BILL PASSES.

WASHING TON. D C., May q The Democratic senators have de cided that they will stand by and approve the Philippine bill as it passed the house The bill prom ises the islands their liberty, but does not fix the time for that fiber " to be awarded The senate fixed the date as the year 1921. and the
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15
STRIKE ANNOUNCED.

SEATTLE, May 10,-The Pacifl' coast longshoremen's union an nounces that the men must have q fifteen per cent increase in thelJ wages at this time or that a strikt will follow The employers will re port on the matter tomorrow.
 GETS MONEY ANYHOW.
 SEATTLE, May 10.-Carola Jones nineteen, pretty and winsome. must accept s12,OOO heart balm or stand a new trial She seems inclined to take the money, even though she was awarded s25,000 at a previous trial
The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15

in the penUentiary He will be
 sent to the federal pe1iteut.ary at
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-07-28
ADVERTISING TO COST
MONTANA OVER $1,000
State to Publish Two Constitutional
Amendments In One Newspaper
In Each County.

Helena.-It will cost the state Of
Montana $5,127.50 to advertise the two
constitutional amendments which will
be submitted to the voters at the cleo
tic in November. One Of these
amendments provides for the exemp-
ton from taxation of certain property
and the other gives the state board of
equalization power to equalize the val
uation of taxable property in the sew
eral counties of the state.
Set in solid nonpareil, the two
amendments occupy Is inches of
space. The law provides that each
must be printed for three months in
a newspaper of general circulation in
each county in the state, there are
Al counties in Montana and the law
fixes the rate the state pays for legal
publications. Under this law each pa
per printing the amendments will re-
ceive $127.5
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-07-28
PROPOSES AUTO ROUTE
TO CONNECT NINE PARKS
Assistant Secretary of Interior Pre-
sides at Meeting of Yellowstone
Highway Association.

Gardiner.-A score of Montana COM
mercial clubs and chambers of com.
merce were represented when the Vel
lowstone Highway association con
vened in Yellowstone park.
Delegates from Montana, Wyoming,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California,
Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado
were present. The central aim of the
meeting was to perfect a plan for a
highway to connect the nine national
parks.
The meeting was the com of a
suggestion by Stephen T. Mather, as
sistant secretary of the interior, who
proposed a feasible route. Mr.. Math-
or presided at this session.
One proposed route to connect Vel
lowstone park and Glacier park, both
of which lies in this state, would ok.
tend north from Yellowstone to Butte,
thence to Helena, west to Missoula and
over the Flathead reserve and past
F1athead lake to Glacier.
Automobiles could visit all the parks
one summer and the passage of thou.
sands of parties, it is believed, would
be assured.
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MONTANANS ENLIST FOR
PACIFIC NAVAL CRUISE
Lead All Other Northwestern States
In Number of Applications-Trip
Begins August IL.

Billings.-Montana leads all north,
western states in recruits for the bust.
ness mems naval cruise in Pacific wa.
tiers, according to Lieut.. Edward Guth.
RE of the navy, who has completed de.
tails of transferring Montana's naval
recruiting station from Helena to this
city.
Twenty-seven applications for the
cruise have been received in this state,
The trip will begin August IL and
end September 10. 1t will be made on
the cruiser Colorado. The vessel will
sail from Seattle and work her way
down the Pacific coast, while the re.
cruits from day to day are given prac,
teal training. The men who will GO
from this state are largely college stu
dents.
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MONTANA EDITORS GATHER
Seribes Attend Unique Meeting At Liv-
ingston and in Park.

Livingston.-The annual convention
of the Montana State Press association
which was held here was unique in
that the meetings stretched from Liv-
ingston to Hunters Hot Springs on the
east, Yellowstone park. "a miles to the
south, and then into Wyoming, where
a joint social session was held with
the state press conventions Of Wyo-
ming and Idaho.
No business session was held on
the opening day. The arriving editors
were deliberately welcomed to the city
by members of the chamber of COM
merce and then taken through the
SUI rounding country in automobiles.
They also were welcomed by the Com
mercial club, the Railway club and the
Automobile and Good Roads associa-
ton. In the evening a Dutch lunch
was served for the editors and their
wives.
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M0YER CRlTICIZES PAST
ACTIONS OF FEDERATION
President Scores Organization for Re-
fusal to Affiliate With American
Federation of Labor.

Great Falls.-Sharp criticism of the
past action of the Western Federation
of Miners, in refusing for many years
to affiliate with the American Fedora
ton of Labor, was contained in the
annual report of Charles H. Meyer.
president of the organization. made at
the annual convention here.
President Meyer also referred to the
various controversies that have arisen
between certain strong local organiza-
lions and the federation in recent
years.
He urged that the constitution of
the organization be changed to forbid
interference with the religious or po-
litical action of it's members.
The counting of the ballots in the
referendum election of officers has
been completed.
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MAY BUY DANISH WEST INDIES
u. s. Practically Completes Negotia-
tions-Price SIS, 900, 900.

Washington, July 25.-Negotiations
between the United States and Den
mark looking to the purchase of the
Danish West Indies are practically
completed and both governments are
now awaiting an opportune moment for
obtaining legislative sanction to a
treaty ~embodying the deal. 1t is under
stood that the price which this gov-
eminent proposes to pay is approx
mately 5000, 900.
The object of obtaining the three
islands Is primarily for the establish
ment of a coaling and cable station at
st. Thomas and incidentally to use Ann
erican capital and American enterprise
to build up the islands which have fall
en- into dire financial straits and be-
come a burden to Denmark.
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Butte Entertains St. Paul Boosters.

Butte.-Surpassing all receptions ex-
tended to the st. Paul boosters in re-
cent years, Butte was a city of excite
ment. In view of the fact that Butte
has some wholesale houses Of its own,
the reception was more remarkable. Al.
though the tourists came over the
Great Northern road, railroad officials
from all lines were on hand to bid a
hearty welcome to the st. Paul men.
The Thornton hotel and Silver Bow
club of Butte were turned over to the
visitors.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY HELD TO A
FEW LINES.
late EVENTS BOILED DOWN
Personal. Political, Foreign and Other
intelligence Interesting to the
General Readers.
MEXICAN TROUBLE.

Six Carranza soldiers were killed In
the villista attack upon a de facto
supply train at Palomas, Chihuahua
according to dispatches received in
FL Paso.
1t has been announced officially in
Mexico City that the differences which
have arisen between the United
States and Mexico may be considered
as satisfactorily settled.
The Mexico Northwestern train, NIL
ed with forage and supplies consigned
to Casas Grandes merchants for the
use of General Pershing's army, which
was held up in Juarez, has been re-
leased.
The military authorities at Ell Paso,
Tex, have learned of negotiations
carried on by allied Villa and other
Mexican political elements for the
turning over of the Carranza garrison
at Juarez to Villa.
A half million dollars for screen
wire is reported to have been author
szed for General Funston to protect
the kitchens and mess rooms In the
army along the border from flies and
other carriers of disease.
The tide of travel across the inter-
national bridge at Laredo, Tex, again
has turned southwark and for every
American refugee reaching the border
from interior Mexico three are enter
ing into Mexico.
James Linn Rodgers, representative
of the American government, informed
the Mexican secretary of war at Mex
leo City that the American expedition
airy forces in Mexico would be grad
ually withdrawn from Mexican terri
tory.
A declaration that he and all other
members of the Carranza government
are mutually united with the firm de-
termination of establishing order in
Mexico, was made by General Jacinto
Trevino, military commander of the
northwest.
Hungry and thirsty soldiers on the
Mexican border were remembered by
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union at their session in Washington
The members voted to send then
cases of grape juice and a number Of
electric fans.
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Helena Wants Editors Meet,no.

Helena.-This city made a bid for
the 1917 convention of the Montana
State Press association, which met at
Livingston. Secretary Rheem of the
Commercial club, Peter Snelson, and
Will A. Campbell of this city attended
the sessions and pushed the claims Of
the Capital city for next years gath
ering. The convention would bring
about 200 editors and newspaper men
to this city. Several towns made bids
for the 1917 visit OF Treasure state
"psucilpushers.''
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REPORTS ON FORESTRY WORK
Supervisor SeeIy Makes Public Some
Interesting Figures.

Helena.-Despite the fact that the
cost of administration was some s. 1000
less than the preceding year, more was
accomplished within the Helena ma
tional forest during the year ending
June 80, 1916, than for the year end
ing June 80, 1915, according to the
annual report of Supervisor j. B.
Seely.
The entire cost of the local office
for the past yea was 500, 900, while
for the previous it was $4,000. There
were not as many employees in the To-
cal service during the past year., but
the work was more systematized, thus
permitting more work to be done.
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Butte sooth saysrs ousted.

Butte.-Fortune tellers of Butte are
being driven from the city for the first
time. The most famous of these wom-
men, Madame Guy, So, has prospered
in the mining camp for 80 years. The
police charge hat these women not
only have fieeced the gullible for fore
telling the future, but have sold love
potions at from 81 to IS a vial, guar
anteed to win back recreant husbands
or warm icy hearts. These concoc.
tions were found to be harmless, their
principal ingredients being sugar, -four,
water and coloring.
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WASHINGTON.

The war department has sent orders
to all department commanders to de-
lay transportation to the border OF ma
tional guardsmen now mobilizing I'M
til they are thoroughly equipped n
organized.
Secretary Daniels announces that
construction of enough high power
aircraft guns to supply all active bat
tleships and cruisers of the navy has
been completed.
Adjournment of congress not later
than August 20 was tentatively agreed
upon by the senate demands in eau
Gus to revise their legislative pro-
gram with a view to bringing h ses-
sion to an early close.
An emergency appropriation OF
$4,000 was voted by the house for
the public health service in its fight
against ~infantile paralysis in New
York and to stop its spr cad to other
states.
.
Judge John H. Clarke of the United
States district court at Cleveland has
been nominated by President Wilson
for associate justice of the United
States supreme court to succeed AS
sociate Justice Charles E. Hughes.
The 1-cent newspaper will be a
thing of the past within a short time,
owing to increase cost of paper and
the shortage of the product used in
paper making, predicts Secretary OF
Commerce William c.. Redield.
An informal inquiry has be"n made
by the state department to the British
embassy for information concerning
the application Of Great Britain's
trading with the enemy" act to Amer
lean business firms and corporations.
Australia's embargo on wool ex-
ports to- countries other than the al
lies will not injure American manu-
ldCIuI6ES, uuI6SS II 10 cALCLuOu AhbO
September, when the seasons prin-
cipal sales are held, in the opinion of
| the department of ommerce officials.
President Wilson has signed the
rural credits bill passed recently by
congress. The measure creates a
system of twelve land loan banks
under direction of a federal board.
The bankers will handle loLg time
mortgages to farmers.
Senator Poindexter has introduced
a bill to make all income tax returns
public. He has been assured of sup.
port in the finance committee for a
proposal to incorporate the idea in
the general revenue bill, now before
that committee.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-07-28
AVIATOR FLIES OVER BERLIN
Drops Proclamations and Is Arrested
In Russian Poland.

Paris, July 25.-For the first time in
history a hostile aviator has invaded
the air ove Berlin, the kaiser's capital
city.
Lieutenant Antoine Marchal OF the
French aviation corps left the French
town of Nancy, on the Alsace-Lorraine
frontier, in June, few over the German
capital and dropped proclamations, and
then continued his flight, intending to
land within the Russian lines.
He was forced to descend at Cholm.
in Russian Poland, however, and was
taken prisoner by the Germans. Cholm
Is so miles north of the Austrian from
tier. Had Marchal been able to fly 60
miles further would have reached safe.
ty within the lines of the cars armies.
His exploit was announced officially.
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Out of the 20,646 trail-hitters at the
recent Billy Sunday revival at Kansas
City, 1884 have joined the churches.
1t is said that when all the 100000
600 gold coin coming from England to
the United States has arrived the to-
tai of gold coin and bullion in this
country will equal the total OF any
three countries in the world.
A celebration to be known as the
Golden Wedding" of the first trans
continental railroad and the COM
memoration of the driving of the goi
den spike which linked the Union Pa
cifc with the Central Pacific, now
known as the Southern Pacific, on
May 10, 1869, will be held in Ogden,
Utah, in 1919.
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Ruling Hurts Homesteaders.

Chinook.-Homesteaders of this vi
cinity have been put up against a
rather hard situation because of a re-
cen land Office ruling with reference
to the proving up of the government
land. Because of the situation Clerk
of Court Ziebarth has written the Mon
tana delegation in Washington to see
if steps cannot be taken to relieve
the situation.
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More Work Than Workers in Montana

Butte.-That the demand for labor
ers in Montana exceeds the supply is
the statement which has been made
by Butte employment agencies. Dom.
estes are wanted in many Butte
homes, but they cannot be obtained
at any price. The Montana railroads
want at least 600 section hands and
farmers, particularly in the Big Hole
country, are looking for hay hands, and
not enough can be found to fill the
Jobs. Many of the miners, however
take advantage of the haying season
to obtain open-air employment during
the summer months.
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Montana Exports Many Potatoes.

Helena.-Montana at last has begun
to export potatoes On an ~appreciable
scale. The state board of railway CON-
m~issioners estimates that in the year
ended May 81, 873 carloads of Montana
"spuds" went out of the state, most Of
them to Eastern markets.