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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
kLASkANS DISCUSS
 NEEDS OF ALASKA

SEATTLE, Nov 15-The needs of various sections of Alaska were dis cussed last night by some well known Alaskans at meeting of the Alaska Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Among those who participated were P. C. Mccormick, of Wrangell, J. H. Mustard of Nome, Charles Berry and Milo Kelley of Knik. NJ. Brooks and W. C. Edes of Anchorage The lat ter said that under normal conditions the Alaska railroad could be complet- ed in about two more years.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN TO
 CONTROL SILVER
As Precautionary Step To Pre- vent Lowering of Current
 Price

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The Unit ed States and Great Britain are jointly planning to control the output of sil- yer in the United States for at least one year in order to prevent other countries from raising the price to a point where the coinage of silver would soon become unprofitable and would fix the price little under the present rate of eighty-six cents. The Secre- tary of the Treasury says only in this manner can the price of silver be main tained
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
WORLD CHAMPION SWIMMER NOW EN-
 LISTED AT TACOMA

CAMP LEWIS, Nov. 15.-Among the recent arrivals from San Francisco is Norman Ross, holder of world champ ion honors in swimming events
 Ross has featured more in the press dispatches and the advance and fol low-up stories than any swimmer of recent time. He is fast, and has top ped the best of them in certain events No doubt he will be seen in Tacoma pools as he gets settled down at his soldering at the big cantonment.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
PRO-GERMANS GET
 BIG SENTENCES

The trial of Conrad M. Zines and Charles Olson, pro Germans, arrested for sedition Saturday evening, was completed yesterday afternoon in the United States Commissioners court, the jury after a short dehberation, bringing a verdict of guilty in both cases. At first, it was agreed to try but Fines, who was guilty of doing all the talking but later, the jury de- cided to try Olson, who accompanied Zines on his tour of the local bars, Saturday, and acted as moral support for Zines. The court imposed sen tence of one year in the local jail and a fine of s100. Olson, was or dered to pay a fine of $500, and costs which amounted to nearly $100.
 Judge Mahoney in sentencing Zines threatened to take his citizenship p2- pers away from him, whereupon tE2 pro-German proclaimed himself to have been temporarily insane to have
  adopted country and that he would rather serve five years in the peniten- tiary than lose his rights as an Amer ican citzen It is reported that he has been under suspicion for several weeks for offensive utterances just verging on the border of sedition but could not be arrested until Saturday.
 Ludwig Olson, who was arrested Tuesday night on sedition charges was
 tried in the United States Commis
 sioner's Court this afternoon. After hearing the evidence of witnesses, the
 jury retired but returned in few sec onds, with verdict of guilty. The judge imposed a sentence of 6 months
 in the federal jail and fine of $50C and costs, in default of which he will serve out the time.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
AMERICAN
 DELEGATION
 IN ! ? AZ TS
Members Are Received By Speaker Of The Chamber
 of Deputies

PARIS, Nov. 15.-Mr. H. Deschanel speaker of the chamber of deputies, on receiving the American congressional delegation to the Allied convention, said that any ministerial crisis, of fam fly affair of Kings or other high off cials did not affect Frances attitude toward the war, adding: 'The soul of the nation is in the armies in the field"
 The American delegation was ac- companied by British high officials and others who will participate in the deliberations at the convention which is to meet shortly
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
PRESIDENT VII. SON IS
 DIFFERENTIATED
May Operate Railroads Should Brotherhoods h.
 sist in n4ncreased Wage

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Last ev- ening, it was announced thats Presi- dent Wilson had expressed himself in favor of taking unusual measures and may operate railways in case the strike grows out of the probable de- mands of the railway brotherhoods for higher wages. The president is said to edetermined not to let any thing interfere with the government >work in carrying out the war pro- gram.
 This morning, the President was asked for a meeting with the heads of four big railway brotherhood unions.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
SIBERIA NOW DECLARED A
 REPUBLIC
With the Former Emperor Nicholas as The Ruling
 Master

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 15.-The Der lingske Tidendes publishes dispatch purporting to come from it's cores pondent at Haparanda, to the effect that Siberians had declared their coun- try a Republic with all the independ; ence incident thereto, publicly pro- claiming Nicholas Emperor of Siberia,
 The correspondent further reports that the Cossacks were in full occupa- tion of Kieve while General Korniloff' S forces had captured Kremlin the ia nous forts at Moscow.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
HINDENBERC UNDERTAKES
 A BIG TASK
Orders The Retaking of The PasseChandaeIe
 Position

BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM, Nov. 15.-Since General Hindenberg ordered the retaking of Passechand- aele at any cost, the hardest fighting of the war is being witnessed every day, but thus far the German troops composed of picked Bavarians have failed to move the British who seem to be fixed to stay in their positions. Fighting is desperate with the enemy losng heavily at every renewed at tack
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
BANDIT VILLA
 TAXES TOWN
 0F 0JINAGA Government Forces Escape On American Side and
 Surrender

PRESIDIO, Mex, Nov. 15.-After a battle lasting all day yesterday, late last evening, Villa succeeded in taking the town Of Ojinaga from the govern ment forces. The latter evacuated and fled on the American side of the line and there surrendered. A large number of men on both sides were killed and wounded.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
ENEMY MAKES LITTLE
 PROGRESS ON FRONT

ROME, Nov 15.-Several attempts were made by the enemy last night to cross the Piave river at Candona, but were repulsed with heavy losses. says the war office statement tins morning.
 It is stated also that the enemy oc- cupies a small portion of the front between the Brenta and Piave rivers from Tezze to Lamon and between Fonzano and Feltre, which is the ex- tent of the enemys progress. the re- port concludes
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
SAMNIES SUFFER.
 LOSSES
The Frenh and Americans AmbusCaded Germans;
 Killing Several

AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov. 15.-A number of American sold iers were killed and several others wounded in the recent shelimg of the American trenches by the enemy.
 Later when the Americans and the Germans mixed in a hand to hand bat tie, several of the latter were killed and wounded.
 Shortly after, the Americans and French, jointly, ambuscaded big Ger man patrol detachment in the no mans land" killing large number. The American and French had no cas- ualties.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
WOMAN SALOONIST IS SUED

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 15.-When Mrs. Mary A. Flannery, of Archibald, who keeps a saloon there, sold all the liquid refreshments possible to Will liam Decke, and lots more than he could carry, despite the fact that she had been duly warned by Mrs Decke, not to sell him a drop, she did not think that the consequences might be anything serious She however, chang ed her mind.
 She has been sued for damages in the sum of s25,0OO for a broken leg Decke received March II last, after having spent the evening at the Elan nery bar.
 Decke was confined to his bed until September 5, last, and his wife is su- ing to recover for his loss of employ mentN and her own increased services.
 
 Heated by gas burner. a new ma chine boiis, steams and washes clothes without them being removed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
ATTENTION LIBERTY
 BOND SUBSCRIBERS

The first installmeni on your subscription to the Liberty Loan, is due today; that is to say, for those who paid two percent on their applications. For those who paid twenty percent or over, the installment will become due De- cember 15; although installments may be paid at any time previous to their coming due.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
GOVERNM MENT GIVES CLEVELAND FIRMS
 A FAIR WARNING
Must Be On Their Guard Against Plots to Destroy Their
 Plants

CLEVELAND, Nov. 15.-The Feder- al government has sent a warning to a hundred firms or more in this city, manufacturers of clothing and food
 stuffs, to be on their guard against the Germans and I. w. w. who have planned to destroy their plants. Se- cret service men have acquired enough evidence to justify the warning, ac- cording to an official who has been working on the case for several weeks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
NERVICk, SEAMAN
 KILLED IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Nov. 15.-Olsen Nervick, g seaman, was killed this morning by blow on the head during street fight. The murderer making his get away. It is reported that the fight started through Nervick speaking against President Wilson.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
ISHIPBUILDING MUST BE
 RUSHED SAYS SENATOR

SEATTLE, Nov. 15-Senator Cald- CT accompanied by Wm. H Todd, ship builders and prominent New Workers, arrived this morning. In an inter view given to the local press, the sen ator said that the country must build four tons for every ton sunk.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
PETER DENSMORE IS CAUGHT WITH
 THE GOODS

SEATTLE, Nov. 15.-Over six thou sand feet of dynamite fuse together with a lot of official documents apper- taining to the I. w. W. organization, were seized by government secret ser vice men last night in the Alaska Ho- tel, conducted by Peter Densmore, a radical Socialist Other places are to be looked into, the police say.
 LONDON, Nov. 15.-General Aliens by telegraphed the war office today to the effect that the British troops were within twelve miles of Jerusalem and meeting no serious opposition to their advance.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15

An English street railway is exper imenting with cars that take current from overloaded wires and run on rails as far as they are laid, then con- plete their journeys over ordinary roads, using storage batteries for power.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
TN'0 THOUSAND KILLED
 jll MOSCOW

LONDON, Nov. 1.-Two thousand have been killed during street fighting in Moscow I'D to noon Wednesday, ac- cording to reports brought by trav- elers arriving on the Russo-Swedlsh frontier and forwarded by dispatches to Stockholm
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
JAPANESE TROOPS TO
 REMAIN AT HOME

TOKYO, Nov. 15.-Osbima, the Jar. anese minister of war informed the Japanese newspaper men that the dis patching of troops to Europe was an impossibility owing to the tremendous cost involved and the lack of tonnage facilities. It was being agitated in Japan that troops to be sent to the front and led to the statement
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
BARGE PALMYRA IN PORT

The Barge Palmira, Capt MacRae, in tow of the Tug Arctic, Capt. F. l. Hartman, arrived from Anyox last evening and cleared this morning for Gypsum to load a cargo of gypsum ore for the Tacoma shelter
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15

LONDON, Nov. 15.-The Austro- German forces which attempted to cross the Piave river were repulsed completely, says a report from the front today. The report adds that the small force that crossed at Benson, have not been able to make a sortie, the Italians are keeping the enemy under a terrible fire.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15

WILKES BARRE, Pa, Nov. 15-Af- ter being disbarred several months ago bravery displayed y Thomas But kiewiz, jr. on the battlefelds of France has restored him to the rights and privileges of a lawyer at the Luzerne bar. His reinstatement was made by five county judges acting upon pc tition from scores of lawyers.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
SEATTLE STRIKERS
 REFUSE TO ATTEND
 MEETING IN FRISCO

SEATTLE, Nov 15.-The Seattle telephone striking forces wired Secre- tarv Wilson at San Francisco today, declining to send delegates to the con -arenoe there seeking a settlement of the difficulty in the eoastwide strike.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15

The most important national conven- tion ever held by the National Anti Saloon league will be held in Wash ington, D. C., December 10, if plans which are now going forward, come up to expectations, says a recent an nouncement made here at national headquarters.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
THE TURKS ARE
 KEPT MOVING

LONDON, Nov. 15.-A report from the British headquarters says that the Turks have been GrN en back several l. lies further in tie alestne with the British forces in pursuit.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
INDICTED AGAIN

SEATTLE, Nov. 15-Hulet M. Wells | w. w. leader here and Kate Sadler, were again indicted by the federal grand jury charged with seditious con spiracy
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
SUBMARINE RECORD FOR THE WEEK
 ENDING LAST EVE.

LONDON, Nov. 15.-One vessel of over sixteen hundred tons and five under were sunk during the week end ing last night This is the lowest re- cord since the beginning of the sub marine warfare.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15

LONDON, Nov. 15.-Doctors have ordered Emperor William of Germany to cancel his proposed visits to Cor izia, and the Italian fronts saying that altho he is not ill, he needs more rest and less travelling. The last six months have been particularly stren- uous for him.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
RneHEv.KIS RETAKE
 CITY OF GATCHiNA

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 15.-The Bol- sheviki revolutionists have recaptur- cd Gatchina, compelling Kerensky's loops to retire to the south, accord .nG to 8 dispatch from Helsingfors.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
"REPUBIIC" THEIR PASSWORD
GERMANS GIVING UP BY 100

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-- --"REPUBLlC" is their passord. Hundreds of German troops are surrender ina voluntarily on the West front The American gov' ernment is se,roficaIy informed that the action IS due to the ssowerlne of President Wilson's speeches behind the German lines by the Allied airplanes.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15

PARIS, Nov. 15.-Mr. Clemenceau, former Premier, at the request of President Poincare, agreed to form new cabinet.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
WEATHER REPORT

P 3.90 inches was the 'precipita- - tion for the twenty-four hours
 } endnlg G ?. n. last evening.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
PETRoGRAD BURNING

E LONDON. Nov. 15.-A dis I F patch from Stockholm received F here early today briefly says Pet ! s rograd in flames. !
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-11-15
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
 SOUTHBOUND.

Mariposa Saturday City of Seattle Saturday. Spokane Tuesday
 N0RTHROUND. Prince John tomorrow a. m. Alaska Sunday. Admiral Evans Sunday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
ALBERT AS CONSTANTINE'S HEIR

.ITlIERE arc no tricks in plain and sim
l. pie faith" said Roman Brutus The
spirit of his words is assuredly what
moves those Allied diplomats who are
reported to be considering the plan of
turning over Constantnople and the Bos-
phorus to Belgium in the event of Ger
many's defeat. The unfaltering faith of
Flanders and the courage of the martyred
Belgian people may finally solve the Tur-
liey-in- Europe problem. long provocative
of so much strife. Civilization trusts
Belgium Her snow.white plume Of honor
is unstaned.
Russias recent renunCiation, Of terri.
torial gains in the war significantly sug-
gested that the old imperialistic dream
| of the Slavic acquisition of the Bospho.
| rus was no more. The new idealism of
| the conflict. cloqucntly emphasized by
| President Wilson, almost forbds the
thought of British or French occupation
of the straits. To hold out such prize
as a fruit of victory to these two nations
| which now disclaim selfish motives is to
act on the German principle of greed
And yet as the Turk must be driven
from Europe, CeIldlnlN Splut phc VI 'll'
sister nations of democracy and civili2a
ton must control the ancient city of the
Byzantine Caesars. The Balkan lands
cannot be considered. Were any one OF
them given power over the Bosphorus a
new source of friction in the Near East
would be inevitably created.
From Americans this means of reward
ing the valiant little kingdom, whose right
eous motives in the war cannot be ques
toned would remove many disquietine
doubts. The Constantinople question has
been making us uncomfortable. II
seemed wholly out of key with our aims IL
the fray. But largely because of the out
rage against Belgium we entered Arma
geddon. If the happy day should arrive
when the orange. yellow and black o
King Albert's dauntlcss people flies owe
the city of Constantine, Americans car
surely honor that unsullied emblem with
out misgiving, but with JOY and pride.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
CONFUSING THE PHILATELISTS

It will be recalled that early In the
'90s an attempt was made to counterfeit
the then current two-cent stamps, with the
result that the Government introduced the
watermark. This device was retained until
1915. when the practice was abandoned as
useless, partly because the watermark
showed only indistinctly on the paper used
for our present stamps. An unwater-
marked series, Of course, constituted a new
issue. distinct from the watermarked stamps
of the same design. The new labels were
perforated 10, which means ten holes be-
tween each stamp. Many complaints were
received in washington that the stamps per-
forated 10 did not separate readily. Thus
It now transpres that another new issue
appears. this time perforated IL and hence
not so susceptible to tear when being taken
apart hurriedly. All this is pleasing to the
specialist, but creates confusion for the
average stamp collector who does not pay
strict attention to watermarks and perfora.
tioua 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
KEEP THE T. r. SPIRIT-BUT ONLY
AS A SPIRIT

TTNHE value of being unique lies in being
l. the only one of your kind We can be
SO thankful for having one Roosevelt
that it is an easy compliment to tell him
that we are equally thankful for having
only one.
our Allies have applauded the right
eous indignation and ferveut call to arms
that the name Roosevelt means abroad.
But if we had had a thousand RooseVelts
,ve would have had a volunteer army
and the applause would soon have died
down. We would have had not much
more than those western cowboys and
eastern sports" that Colonel Harvey
poled fun at. Now we will have them.
and in addition a great number of engi-
neers and other specialists and host of
carefully prepared and earnest fighters
who never saw the plains or the inside of
a club.
There are 100000 men who say they
will follow Roosevelt anywhere, but to
increase that number to 100000 by the
Roosevelt volunteering plan would have
been TO run the risk of dislocating indus
try. business, banking and everything
else that can De aHecteu Dy lnulscTlini-
nate recruiting. The paradox of the sit
uation was that Roosevelt was the first
man to demand conscription and the
| last man to abandon the volunteer idea.
He has the faculty Of grasping both
horns of the dilemma at once without
getting gored Some men are for con-
scription because Roosevelt is for It. Some
are for volunteerism because Roosevelt
is for it. He was everywhere at once; one
saw him busy getting up steam in the
boiler room, only to go up on deck to see,
with a shock, that the Colonel was on the
bridge at the helm at the same time He
was SO constantly visible that he be-
came invisible.
But this is precisely why the Colonel's
spirit is so valuable an American asset
because it always remains spiritual
Many people do vote for good government
because the Colonel smashed American
politics and his own political career talk
ing about good government They are
really more practical about winning the
war because the Colonel was SO eager to
win it that he would not be practical
tsboutit, -, -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
WE HAVE A FOOD DlCTATOK;
LET'S FIRE HIM

LEADERSHIP and control are so neces'
IL sary that even pirates appoint
captain. The boss never seems to tne
average worker to do much work unn'
the boss" is away, and the worker mas
to rely entirely upon his own initiative
and Judgment. A government whose
people are led only by persuasion and
sweet reasonableness is not govern
ment.
Every one has been asked to cconomize
In food and every one Is not doing 1t,
either because every one thinks every one
else is economizing or because he thinks
every one else is not. If the rest OF the
world is good he can afford to be oad'
II the rest of the world is bad, he might
as well be bad, too. We are like bind
folded soldiers who cannot tell whether
they are keeping step with each other or
not. What is needed is leader who will
control the sale and the sellers of food.
We do not need a food dictator, because
we have one already--the speculator. To
prove that we have, Mr.. Hoover has only
to point to the fact that the farmer did
not realize $3.50 per bushel for the 1916
wheat harvest. while the present quota
tion is S3.25 This would be an outrage
in peace tims. It is treason during war
To sit down and watch flour mount to
ward the S20.a.harrel point would be to
court panic The situation is serious, hut
far from hopeless in country so prolific
in perishable substitutes for the pre-
scrvable and transportable foods we are
wasting. Congress has wasted time
enough over the conscription of men. Les,
time can be spared in dallying over the
rOuSCriptiOn of food,
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Mysterious Occupations

There must be lots of queer artisans in
this old world besides the few that have
mystified me. The other day l noticed
a sign on Eighth street: "Burner-off fol-
the trade" Before I'm called to the front
/ wish you'd tell me what he does.
MAC IBUR.
Nolp don't gire 1cdy TO hysteria
Through Mag Is the month for 1risterid)
We haUent doubt
THAT by looking about
You'H find quite lot that's mysterier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12

IT SURELY did look at one time as
If Cleanup Week would get by without
a notice in this column, but here. at the
last minute. comes this:
The youngster brought home COM
position on Cleanup Week" and
gleefully showed me that it was marked
Excellent" Why not? Look at the
first sentence: "Our Mayor gave the
people $1,000 to clean up the streets
and the allies" GIMP.
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like minor engagements compared with
the tremendous conflicts OF the present,
but It was at Chippewa that Winheid
Scott, then only a colonel, won his spurs
That his service in the Fort Niagara
country was admirable training was later
superbly proved In his great march from
Vera Cruz TO Mexico City in 1s47. Any
possible SCOTS that are In the making
now at the officers camp have at least
the inspiration of appropriate historical
atmosphere.
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WHY?

Swept in by the tide and cast on Ijfe,s
bosom,
Unwanted. uncalled for an atom of
chance,
Cropping and cursed by the sins Of another.
Hopelessly watching the gray years ad.
vance.
Swept on by the tide. In its merciless surg.
ing.
Battered and lashed by black Poyerty,s
wave;
A plaything Of Fate. by Fate III begotten.
Wind-driven derelict, marked for the
grave.
Swept out by the tide to the land Of sur.
misses;
Questions unanswered naught learned but
cry.
Crushed by the strife of an unsought az
istence
Back to the Nowhere, murmurins why p,
z, --Haxpeys Asgnsina,