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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-22
J. MONTAGUE SMITH, LATE OF nWRENcEvILLE, 0Iscov.
ERs THAT As |oHM SMITH," CONSTRUCTION CAMP
WORKER, he CAN'T CONCEAL HIS PAST LIFE

and Trust bachelor society leader engaged vea
employer urged be
Durham,
dam
mountains
Job.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-22
Queer, Isn't Il

II you 20 out on the street aud whia
tie for your dog, every man Within
hearing will turn around
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-22

REVIEW-Read John 21:15-25.
GOLDEN TEXT-These are written
that you might believe that Jesus is the
Christ. the Son OF God: and that believ-
ing ye might have life through his name.
John a:31.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
STEAMER MAVERICK REPORTED TO BE OPERATING IN PACIFIC
 WATERS AS GERMAN RAIDER
Associated { Press j

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec 13.--Some uneasncss expressed by local officials reports brought ti, port o1 what Is believed be German raider which opc rating between this port and Honolulu The raider k be e cd to be the steamer Maverick, which formerly the property o1 Captain Fred Jebscn who Is commanding d German submarine.
 The American steamship Ialoona arr, ed here ycstcr day and reported that she had encountered strange steam er iii the south Pacific waters, a tl officer, of the a oona believe that the Maverick operating as Ger man commerce raider. The PaIoonaa captain stated that the vessel encountered night and shot several rock cts and then covered the Paoona with scaIcli ft yIrt. pon he identified the stranger the Maverick The e encountered the night of December & The Ii. c~ Manoa, recently arriving here from Honolulu also rcIorc | similar encounter with ship which was identified the Maverick.
 The Maverick bears an unsavory reputation along the coast It IS alleged that the vessel formerly c:aaa, running into India further a rcbc lien a,au-t the British government
 Wireless warnings have been issued to various yg'- in the Pacific Ocean requesting them to keep sarp ok out for the alleged raider and ordering all vese train from reporting their positions this might tad to
 acks. War vessels will probably be dispatc cd searc the Maverick
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
SzTI'ZEMENT tS
 BELIEVED HEAR
,.ssncinIe1 prnsN


 SEATTLE, Dec. 13,-The federal mediation committee stated tonight that it is confident that the solution of the labor situation in the north west is about arrived at, as far as II touches the lumber industry. Sec retary Wilson has personally con forrcd with labor leaders and mill owners and operators, and it is be lieyed that his appeals for a patriotic agreement from both parties are hay ing the desired effect.
 It is reported that the West Coast Lumbermcn's Association will to- morrow declare in favor of an eight hour day without any cut in wages, for all wogkmen. This Is regarded as an act of patlioti Ill which will pe,d up the production of timber for both airplanes and ships. Tn government has assured the aSsocia tion that it viii make good any pos sible loss incurred under the now Q gre cement.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
HAIC PRAISES
 ]. s. ENt,IN!EE.RS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Dec. 13.-Gcneral Porsh- ing this morning received an otti, cial communication from Field Mar shal Sir Douglas Haig. commander in-chief of the British armies in France. expressing his appreciation of the assistance of the American army engineers given around Con- zeaucourt on November 30 He said that the Americans behaved gallant ly and that no higher courage and resourcefulness in action had ever been brought to his notice.
 He stated that the Americans did valiant work in building railroads for supply trains, keeping them right behind the advancing British lines, and that when the German turning movement was launched number of them fought with the British troops to repel the enemy.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
NOVEMBER RED LETTER MONTH OF ANTI-SURMARll,E WARFARE;
 NEW METHODS IN OPERAIION
Associated Press j

LONDON, Dec Io.-or ETC Ucddcs, first lord ol the admiralty, all oHcaI statement Issued ton9nt de q rcd month alc4 suOnlarIe campaign statement decares that the sp losses period any tune UeaII1g German campaign unrestricted submarine
 states that despite the wonderful advance made by Germans submarine construction and large crIscr Dboats which being used i'll the campals1 the number submarines captured and sunk by aneu patrol snIpS greatest recorded Ill month. his due great the development OI new and more ant-suDmarIne warfare methods according the admiralty.
 The real effectiveness o the allied campaign is revealed ill te increasing number oi ships which daily raVers- ing the so-caed bockaded Both the British and Am ercan patrol boats said be rapidly attaining high degree oI efficiency in the of submarine hunting.
 Sir Eric also declares that there no longer be any dan Great Britain from the submarines. The losses incurred during the month of November were but little i'll excess of the tonnage turned by British shpbuI CTS and each succeeding month is expected lessen tie d until ships will be launched each month than the Germans will be able to destroy.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
RADICALS CAIJ
 GROUND BY USE
 OF HEAVY HAND
tAssociated pr'ss'

LONDON, Dec. 13.-The core spondent of the Morning Post wires tonight that the Bolshevih element is again gaining ground in Russia by their showing of unexpected strength and the use of a strong hand against the Cossack uprising. It is believed now that the revolt of Generals Madeline and Korniloff is destined to fail
 The government forces are report ed to have gained a decisive victory in an important engagement near Bielgorod, where the fighting con tinued two days. It is expected that General Korniloff, who headed the counter revolutionist forces in the battle, will be captured.
 It is reported that he Is severely wounded and that a large number of the supporters of the revolt have gone over to the government forces. The Bolsheviki faction Is report d to be again in complete control of both Moscow and Petrograd, with greater power than ever.
 Reports received In this city to- day state that the Siberian confer ence has declared itself in favor of 8 restoration of the monarchy.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
Deputies Cheer for
 America and W ilson
ITALIAN DEPUTIES PULL OFF OEmONSTR RATION WHEN PRE-
 MFR MENTIONS AMERICA
lAssncinted Pressl

ROME, Dec, 13.-When Pre- mier Orlando this morning, in the course of an address before the Italian chamber of deputies, Ill ntion.d America's declaration of war against Austria-Hungary, ;he III mbers staged the great est q mon stration ever witnessed in this city. The entire mem- bcrship wont wild with enthusi- asm.
 American flags were produced and long lines Of cheering dele gates with flags of Italy and America waving wildly shouted time and again: Viva Am rica! Viva Wilson," The enthu iasm "F the members communicated itself to the spectators who crowded the galleries, and they joined in the cheering. It was several minutes before the ex- citomcnt subaided and the pre- micr could continue his address.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
Aerial Bombs Kill
 American Engineers
NUMBER AMERICAN ENGINEERS KILLED BY GERMAN BOMBS
 BEHIND BRITISH LINES.
(Associated Preasl


 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Dec. 13.-Gcneral Pcrshing was tonight officially advised that a number of Am eriCan engineers have been killed by German aerial bombs. Thee men were working in a town behind the British lines when German airplanes dropped bomD7 over it, and several Americans were killed. No details further than this were contained n h. dispatch.
 The dead Americans are mem bers of the engineers who were sent to the assistance of the British prior to their spectacular advance in the Cambrai sector several days ago, and who have been with the British army since that time It Is thought they were engaged in construction work near the lines when the attack occurred.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
CROzIER AGAIN
 CALLED BEFORE
 INQUIRY BOARD
tAsso,tatad Press,


 WASItINGTON, D, C., Dec. 13.- Major General Crozier, head of the war departments oIdnance bureau, was again called before the senate comittee on military affairs in its investigation of the gove.nm nt's preparation for the war, and inter rogated rega4 ding the slown-ss of arming the national army and pro yiding clothing for them. G-n.IaI Crozier was asked who was rcspon- sible for the lay in securing ma chine guns for the army. He re- piled that ,..c blame for this, if there was any attached to anyone, must be placed against Secretary of War Baker.
 The general also declared that none of the American troops would be delayed in sailing for France by any shortage of modern rifles, While the factories of America ale not tu ming them out as rapidly as they have formerly done, there will be plenty to provide for all American troops.
 Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the committee, stated that, as c n eral Crozer had charged congress and the labor situation with being responsible for great part of the delay, it was his duty to give spe- cific instances of these cases. Sena- tor Hitchcock asked the witness why it was necessary to secure French artillery for American gunners in France when America has been at war for nine months and should be able to furnish her own guns. General CroZier replied that he would be delighted to answer the question. but believed that it was unwise to do so on account of it re- yealing valuable information which the enemy would be only too glad to get He further assured the com mittee that the war department is doing all in its power to properly equip the American forces, and in view of the vastn2ss of the under taking, consid cred the progre made as little short of wonderful.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
U-B0AT SHELLS
 COAST CITIES
(AssoClatet PreAs)

LISBON, Dec. 13-The town of Funchal was raided today by mon ster German submarine, which she'll ed the town for several hours, kill ing and wounding a large number of persons and infiCting great dam age on the buildings Of the town. The town is absolutely unfortified and undcfended, and the inha abitants were entirely helpless under the fire of the enemy craft.
 No attempt was made to iand by the invaders, but the U-boat lay upon the surface of the harbor wa, ters and deliberately landed shell af- ter shell on the unprotected town. Patrol boats responding to the calls for assistance rushed to the scene and ended the bombardment The submarine submerged when the pa trol ships were sighted. and made it's escape.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
LOT TICKETS
 SELLING FAST

The tickets for the lot raffle being conducted for the fund for the father less children of France are selling at a great rate during the past few days, and out of four hundred print
 d, over two hundred have been sold already The tickets are selling for fifty cents each, and entitle the pur- chaser to a chance on a lot in Port Angeles, Washington. The lots are desirable residence plots, the town of Port Angeles is one of the grow ing centers of shipping on the Pa cific Coast, so the purchaser gets a show to obtain a good home prop erty for almost nothing, besides help ing out a good cause. Now is the time to get your tickets, before they are all gone.
 An irrigation project nearing com pletion in the Hawaiian Islands will pierce five mountain ranges and de liver 5O.OoO.OOO gallons of water to plantations daily.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
.>pAIN! n MAKE
 VIGOROUS KICK

MADRID. Dee. l5.-The Spanish government today is preparing a viz orous protest to be forwarded to the German government regarding the ac- tion of a German submarine in bonn barding the Spanish steamer Claudio, during which eight sailors were kill cd, the vessel severely damaged and several other members Of the crew wounded
 The government will ask that full reparation be made at onco. and that the commander Of the U-boat be punished for his unfriendly ac- tion. Gernany will also be asked for assurances that the action will not be repeated.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
SP1I GER HOME
 BURNED D YIN

The marshaps office yesterday re cciyed word from Chester Spencer, deputy marshal stationed at Circle, that his home and office at the latter place had been entirely destroyed by fire. MT. Spencers home is said to have been beautiful one. and well furnished inside, so his loss is indeed a considerable one.
 The wire received was as follows: Early this morning fire destroyed office and residence. Absolutely de stroyed all office fixtures and pa pers, including all personal belong ings excepting sleeping garments. De- tails by mail"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
TIEUP IS THREATENED
 IN MINNESOTA


 WASHiNGTON. D. (, De l3 If the plans or the union Iab.. lead. CTS Of Minne@po s and st. Paul a.a consummated, a general uia- of a1 union men in these two cities aIlI be in force within a short time Th general strike Aaz been ord ..d o.t If sympathy fo- the aJ.hinr ,tgn"t car employees. who Has- bon out fo- several days. The sr..nI ".r.- Iway c.nmnics have been arr .o
 cure sufficient mon to keen ,a,fr ears mo,ans. but t.atfic is somewhat crippled
 The union leaders refuse to dt- .,ulse the number o- m-r who would be involved in the proposed a,rhe, but ir Is coueoG that it would tie up practically every large industry in the Twin Cities
 When the Information rog.vdins the lioposed strike reached The fed cral officials, it was at once com municat,d to Washington Secretary of War p4her immediately wired Secro,ary of Laoor W. B. Wilson, who i5 now in Seattle suoothing over labor difficulties, to stop at the IYin Cities on his l..u-A and .ar-ange fo~ an ,sigation of the trouble
 As soon as this action was taken the Minnesota State Federation of Labor instructed all mon to return to work, in view of the federal in vestigation. It is believed that this will postpone if not completely avert the proposed general strike,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
RELIEF SHIPS HELMSMAN HELD
 AS GERMAN SPY
Associated Press)


 HALIFAX, Dec. 13-A Norwegian giving his name as Johansen was ar rested here tonight and Is being held in connection with the great explosion and fire which took place here last week. Johansen was the helmsman on the Belgian reliei toamcr, Imo, which collided with he French intuition ship Monte Blanc and caused the explosion which was followed by a deyastat ng fire and caused more than 1900 | athe, injured over 2,400 others and left practically half the population )f the city homeless.
 Johansen is said to have been at h. holm of the Imo when the col
 ion occurred, and is being held a | German spy. The officials arc cnltain that the catastrophe was tn - k of German plotters and tha; D.c than one person was impl
 q in the plan.
 GERMAN CODE FOUND
 ALIFAX, Dc. 13.-Johansen, th5
 Il arrested here this afternoon zs. g with being a German spy
 | tain q on the suspicion of be z implicated in the explosion oi Ie Monte L:anc, was in a local ospital at the time of his detection | Is reported that a German secret code book has been found on him he authorities are not making any ,tatemonts, however.
 The credit for the discovery of the lIleged spy belongs to some AmerI- ,an doctors and nurses from New York who are here with relief trains. These, in making the rounds of the hospitals filled with injured people. .an across JOhanSen, and after a thorough examination found that he was shamming illness. He was i'm reported to the authorities who began an investigation and learned where he came from and that he was at the helm at the time of the collision.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
LITTLE DOING IN
 A MINING WAY ON
 THE ANAOlR RIVER

NOME, Nov. 26.- Nealy all the white people in Eastern Siberia, ex- cept few traders, have left for the war, according to William Thomson. a Siberian trader who arrived here rec ntly from across the Boring sea in his boat, the Trader.
 All the miners have left, he said and no mining is being done on the Anadir river. In past years the Ana dir has been worked by many pros, pectors.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
ALLIED FORCES
 BEAT OFF MASS GERMAN ATTACK
lASSoCiatei TltAS,


 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, Dec. 13-The British and Italian first line trenches have been und r q heavy fire all day. and numerous German assaults have been made against both the British positions in the Cambrai sector and the Ita En lines in the Asiago district In both these sectors the Germans are u ng many reinforcements which have been withdrawn from the Russian front In spite of the force with which all the German blows have been delivered, there has been no change in the allied lines.
 LOSSES HEAVY
 ROME, Dec 13-An official state mant issu-d tonight by the war of flee reports renewed Teuton attack, in the BTcnta region, which wore rc. pulsed with cnorm 2us loasas. Tn n my abandoned his attack al ni&htfal on account of the hay b 'ses inflicted by the Italian
 In the Asiago region, grnat nm bers of fresh German troops re mt, arriving from the Russian front " 70 hurled against the Italian DO itiDns and succeed d in gaining shot dis tances at a few points. The terri tory thus gained did not pay for the losses su-tainad by the en m,
 REPULSE MASS ATTACKS
 DATELESS TO ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBERS, Dec 13-Tho B.itish forces today repulscd the mass attacks of the Germans in the Cambrai sector with enormous loss es. The enemy is still attacking late tonight.
 The enemy attacks in this region about two miles wide near Bulle court, but they have been unable to gain any ground The Germans are conducting a heavy bombardm nt in the Ypres sector and in the Cham pagne region to the east of Rheims
 ARTILLERY ACTIVE
 PARIS, Dec. 13- Reports from all points along the French front state that the Germans are initiating a bombardment of unparalleled ferocity Along the entire front there Is notice able activity, and 1t Is believed that they are preparing to deliver gi eantic blow at several points simul taneously.
 TURKS REPORT GAIN LONDON, Dec, 13.-An official Turkish statement issued today de clares that the Turkish forces in Mesopotamia have delivered a crush ing blow against the British forces, defeating them and driving them back Hundreds of prisoners are claimed by the Turks. The state m mt says that the Turks are pur- uing the retreating British across the Edkem and Diala rivers.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
FUEL SHORTAGE HTS NEW YORK:
 MUCH SICKNESS
.hSSociated 1rtSsI

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-A serious hostage of coal is reported to be existing in this city tonight One large company controlling 140 apart m Tt hou7es issued orders today cut ting off all steam from these build ing5 from II o'clock in the morning until o'clock in the afternoon in O T to make the supp" on hand 90 as far as possible.
 Thn shortage Is threatening many i1du tries, and there is a possibility that several large factories will be fo c to close down unless there r3 some relief given at once. Many people are feeling the effects of the calcitf of fuel, and there is con i'd erablc sufteIing reported in the too.er dit.ictr, wh re 1t is almost inoo ible to obtain any flu of any ll'nd
 fiAflY DEATHS REPORTED
 NEW YORK, De ED c!a1inG that tn fu l ho.tage l. larg ly rc spon ib1e for man of tn death eau q dl ing tn pa t tw nty-fou hou b. in umolia, the local haaltl Epa 5nfGht wi, tn national flu a,lDinl t.ation appealing for imm di ate relief Fifty four deaths iron umouia have alroady occurred, and a great number of cases are known to exiat
 Tho city is taking all possible ma ures to assist the unfortunate. bu the fuel supply is so limited that il cannot do much. Coal mutt be ob tainod in a short time. the health authorities declare, or hundreds Of people will surely perish.
 OHIO RELIEF
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13,- The fuel famine in Ohio is being re leved under the direction of the state fuel administration. All points where the supply is exhausted are being provided for.
 The government resents the inter ference of Governor Cox in the mat ter, and Fuel Administrator Garfield tonight wired the governor that he would not be permitted to interfere with the state representatives of the fuel administration. The governor stopped several cars of coal intend cd for other points and had them unloadod under his own supervision, The fuel administration representa- tiyes state that this action was un- warranted and not necessary, as the admini~t ~tration has the situation well in hand
 DETROIT AFFECTED
 DETROIT, Mich, Dec 13-On ac- count of the fuel shortage now pre- vailing in this city, local authorities wired Fuel Administrator Garfield that Unless coal is received by Sat u day night all plants employing 40, 900 operatives will be forced to close down until relief is received"
 Many shipments of coal have been h i'd up on account ot overcrowdCd traflc condition, and the visible rupply in the city is rapidly being rxhau~ted Many of the local plants are working day and night on i'm portant government contracts, which will be delayed unless coal is re ceived this week.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

Mrs. Pearl Howard arrived in town from Panama yesterday, coming in with her own dog team.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
NEW COMPANY
 IN FAIRBANKS

St. George & Cathcart yesterday received word that they had been made the local agents for the New Zealand In trance company, ard are much elated over this fact, as the New Zealand Is one of the worlds leading companies. It's authorized capital stock is s7.500.000. and it operates all over the world. It Is given an excellcnt rating by insur ance authorities, and does a big business all over the United States.
 "Drs. Smith and links are going to operate on Hawkins"
 Necessary"
 Yep. Dr. links wants new car. and Dr. Smith has heavy note coming due"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17
RUSSIAN CHURCH
 MAY STOP WORK
Associated Pressb

JUNEAU, Nov. 26.-The Russian church, which was closely identified with the history of Alaska before that territory was transferred to the United States, may maintain it's branches in Alaska no longer. Pre- sumably on account of the turmoil in Russia no money for the ma!nle- nance of this church has come from the Holy Synod in Petrograd for some time.
 Bishop Phillip of the Russian church of Alaska is at present on his way from Sitka to Petrograd to en- deavor to obtain money to keep the churches open. The Bishop Is travel ing by way of Seattle and Vladivos- tok.
 Valuable works of art and historic relics are housed in several Russian churches in Alaska.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-17

PANAMA, Dec. 1.-The govern ment of Panama today declared war against Austria. following the lead of the United States in her reso- lution All Austrians have been in termed for the duration of the war, and all enemy aliens have been cleared out Of the Canal zone.
 The declaration of war against Austria by Panama was thought to be absolutely necessary for the pro lection of the canal property and for the safety of Panama industries. Within few hours of the declara- ton, every enemy alien had been rounded up and started to intern ment camps.