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The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
PEACE MEETING FIASC0;
ONLY TEUTONS ATTEND
Projected Paeifist Conference Col.
." lapses After Short
Session.

Washington, Nov. 16. - Through
Zurich, Switzerland, there ecomes a
cabled report from Berne of the col
lapse of the projected pacifist confer.
ence which was to have been held in
tho latter place. At the first and
only sitting the conference adjourned
TO the last OF December because
there were no Allied representatives.
though for the Teutonic powers Dern.
berg. |Erzterger, Karolyi and others
were, in attendance ready to set out
their views.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
TEXAS CAPITAL IS WET
BY ONLY rs MAJORITY
Vets Also Carry County BY Majority
Of Three Votes In Prohi-
bition Election.

Austin, Texas, Nov. 1S.--Travis
county will remain in the wet" col
rmn as result OF the prohibition
election, the anti-prohibitioniets win.
ming by majority Of 7S Yates. Com
plete figures show:
For prohibition. 3.193; against pro-
hibititn, 3,271.
The vets carried the county by a
majority Of three, end tho city of
Austin, capital of the state, by rs
votes.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
CROWN PRINCES TROOPS SENT
TO REcAPTURE PAsScHEN.
DAZZLE ARE BEATEN.
FIGHTING AT CLOSE QUARTERS
British Fling Themselves On Foes
Who Push Through Barrage-
German Attempt made With
Large Forces.


along the battle front the Italians
are holding the enemy in check,
except in the hiIIy region In the vi
cinity Of Asiago plateau, where
additional gains have been made
by tho invaders.
Rome, Nov. 16.-The italians have
defeated renewed efforts Of the Ger
mans to cross the Piave river. Those
of the enemy who formed a crossing
at two points on previous days are
being hold In check, the war office
announces.
With the British Army in Belgium,
Nov. 16.-(By the Associated Press).
The forces of Crown Prince Rup-
precht of Bavaria have made their
first pretentious effort to regain
Passchendaele village, the gem of
their defenses, in accordance with
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's
edict that the place should be recap
tured, and have failed.
The enemy's attack, north of the
hamlet, was attempted with large
forces and was a most determined
effort, but the assaulting troops were
hurled back after a grim struggle,
leaving the British line intact.
PIow Through Bsrrase.
The greater part OF the enemy in.
fantry was stopped by the tremendous
British artillery barrage, which
plowed through their ranks as they
began the advance. But some Of
them, answering to that famous dis
cipline, pushed through this rain of
death and reached the British front
line. - 3,-laa o., ta-..> - o
A sanguinary struggle followed at
close quarters. The British soldiers
flung themselves upon the stubborn
enemy with such ferocity that he
was compelled to give ground and
finally retire, leaving many dead.
Loss Considered Serious.
The attack was prefaced by a ter
rifle bombardment. The German guns
opened on the right early in the
morning. The British had been ex-
pecting the counter-attack for sew.
eral days. Captured German officers
mad admitted that the loss of Pass
chendaele was regarded as serious
matter, and that every effort would
be made to retake it,
Sound Heard rs Miles.
All day the German artillery shelled
Passchepdaele and the forward area,
while the British heavies and field
guns replied with a violent lombard
ment. No such artillery duel had
occurred along the British front III
many weeks: For hours 1t was main
tained by both sides with a drumfire
that shook the country for miles
about. Windows in houses so miles
away ratified, and in a town =
miles from the scene the detonations
could plainly be heard.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
OFFER To FURNISH
FLEET IN 80 DAYS
EDISON AND FORD PROPOSE
PLAN TO PROVIDE STEAMERS
ALMOST OVER NIGHT.
WOULD EQUIP SAILING SHIPS
Suggestion Made to Turn Them Into
'Twin-Screw Ships-Pian to Be
Tried Out at Once by
Board.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Thornas A..
Edison, chairman of the Naval Con-
-sulting board, and Henry Ford have
gone to the Shipping Board with sug-
gestions that may provide an emerg-
ency fleet of steamers almost over
night.
They called upon Edward N. Hur-
ley, chairman of the board.
Mr.. Edison suggested that the gov
"errment take over all the American
sailing vessels af1oat today and con-
vert them into twin-screw ships,
wherever practical. There had been
some criticism previously against such
action, it being maintained that in in
stalling single screws the vibration
would be so great that the vessels
would be shaken to pieces.
Edison Offers Solution.
Mr. Edison's suggestion was sim-
pie solution of the difficulty-the twin
screws. He explained that these could
be so placed as - neutralize the ef-
fects of the vibration. 1t was said
many of the ships could be converted
probably in as short time as 80
days from the time they were taken
over. Such move would provide a
large fleet for the country, it was
pointed out; many of the ships being
put into service even before the ships
now being built by the Emergency
Fleet corporation.
There are innumerable vessels of
700 to 1900 tons that could be made
into steamships with little effort. They
could be given a speed of more than
10 and IL knots, and many of them
even made as fast as 20 knot boats,
which would insure them practical
immunity from submarines. The slow
er vessels would be conveyed more
closely, of course, it was explained.
Ford Tenders Plant.
Mr. Ford offered to turn his auto.
mobile plant over to the use Of the
Shipping hoard in any capacity that
was seen fit.
Both of the offers were taken under
'advisement by Mr.. Hurley. The Ship
ping board will conduct experiments
Immediately along the lines suggest
ed by Mr.. Edison and will figure out
Just in what line Mr.. Ford's offers can
be used to best advantage.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
PLANNING Guard For Industries.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Tho - de-
partmert is considering orga zation
Of spesial interior defense force to
guard public utilities and war plants
from pro-German plotters This de-
velored when Major Genera w. II.
Carter left for Chicago.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
THIRD OF Y. M. c. A. FUND
- IS ALREADY SUBSCRIBED
National War Work Conference
Makes Announcement 13 Of 35
Mi.liono Needed, Raised.

New York, Nov. 1C.-Approximate!y
$f3, 100000, moro than third Of
the s35,oo0,00o designated as the
minimum amount to be raised
throughout the country for the Y. ~.
G. A. war wor', fund. hrs already
been subscribed. 1t '-,s announced
here by the Natiopai Wax Work
Courcil late Thursday. -
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
Butter, Eaes and Poultry.

Minneapolis, Nov. 16.--Creamery ex.
ira firsts, 41c; firsts. 40c; seconds,
39c; dairy, 36c; packing stock, S5c.
Eggs-Fresh prime firsts. new cases
free from rots, small dirties and
checks out, per doz, 41c; current re-
ceipts, rots out, s11.40: refrigerator.
canGled, doz., 35c.; checks and see.
onds, doz., 29c; dirties, candled. doz..
29c. Quotations on. eggs include cas-
es. t
LIVE PoULTRY-Turkeys, fat, 10
lbs and over. Bic; thin, small, unsal-
able; cripples and culls, unsalable:
roosters, 12c; hens, 4 lbs. and over.
16c; 3 to 3 lbs. lac; hens and culls.
10G12c; ducks. 14c; geese. ID. he;
springs. lb 60.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17

Two U. s. Ships Rspcrted Torpedoed.
New York, Nov. 16.-An American
steamer was reported sunk of tho
Canary Islands by torpedo Nov. Z.
and another, also by t,rpedo. OF the
Algerian coast near Did pi,le on Nov.
9, according to the United States
photographic office here The names
os the vessels are not given .
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
BIa Teamsters' Strike Averted.

Chicago, Nov, 16. - The threatened
strike of 1000 teamsters and chauf-
feurs, by which 1t was feared local
freight traffic would be tied up. was
averted through the acquiescence Of
the team owners in demands for a
wage increase. The men asked an
increase of So weekly. but compro-
missed on s1.5o after two days confer
ences.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
DAILY MARKET. REPORT.

Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Nov 16-Oats, Decem-
be-, G3h; May, 63.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
CHICAGO Grain.

Chicago, Nov. 16-Corn, December,
$1.1aA; May, $1.15; Oats, Dec, 64as;
May, 64%.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
British Enlist IS Regiments In U. s.

New York. Nov. 1s.-Fifreeu regi-
merits have heen er'2ted in the United
States by the British md CANADIAN
recruiting mission. 1t was announced
by tho mission. 2
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17

Philadelphia Mayor Cleared Of Plot.
Philadelphia, Nov. 16.--Mayor Smith
was cleared Of all connection with the
political conspiracy which resulted in
the killing Of policeman here on pri-
mary election day, in an opinion by
Judge Martin in quarter sessions
court.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17
Luxburg Back to Detentio Camp.

Buenos Aires, Nov. 16.-COunt Won
Iuxburg, former German minister to
Argentina, has been taken back to q
detention camp on the Island of Mar
tin Garcia. The former minister was
brought to Buenos Aires and it was
presumed that he was to sail on
Dutch liner on his way to Germany.
The Twin City star., 1917-11-17

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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12

printer, who gave the bird to the soldiers.
 Army men said that if they are company them.
 And the Germans sure will hear him." said a soldier. His screams awaken us every morning at day light"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
BODY OF WILLIAM GINTY IS FOUND
 UNDER P. C. DOCK

While combing around the water front today about noon, J. Meyers discovered the badly decomposed body of man fastened by his cloth ing to one of the piling under the old Pacific Coast Dock. The authorities were notified and the body was pulled from the water. It was then identified by Dan Harrington as Will liam Ginty, who has been missing for the past two weeks.
 Ginty was a man about 50 years of age, from Liverpool and had been engaged as longshoreman in this section He disappeared and the po- lice have been on the lookout for him. The body was taken to the c. w. Young undertaking parlors and an investigation will be made by Cor oner N. L. Burton. It is thought that he fell from the docks while intoxicated. as he was known to be a heavy drinker.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
Present Hun Chancellor Selected by Kaiser
 Three Hours Before
 Appointment Made.
WHY BETTY LOSES OUT
Crown Prince Reported to Kaiser That the Former Chancellor Had Lost
 All Support.

BERLIN, Sept. 12-The Vorwaerts in discussing the chancellorship, says that the choice of Michaelis was due to the nasty decision by the Kaiser, who originally had another candidate and had not even consid cred Michaelis until three hours be- fore the appointment
 The Vorwaerts says that Bethmann Hollweg fell because he had been deserted by all parties except the radicals. When the Kaiser instruct ed the Crown Prince to ascertain whether Bethmann-Hollweg possess ed the confidence of the Reichstag, the Crown Prince found the radicals clearly wished his retention and the socialists and conservatives worked together to overthrow him.
 -Hollweg replied to the address from the Wurttemburg Cham Der of Commerce in denunciation of Wilson's letter as follows: AS an answer to the presumpteous words of President Wilson the German nation placed itself unitedly and firmly behind it's emperor and his words, and has rejected all foreign interference in German affairs. We must now remain united, steel. hard and determined to achieve victory. whereby we shall shorten the war. Let this be the feeling of every German"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
SPY OF GERMANY CAUGHT WITH ...
 THE,.G00DS
Tacoma Officials Claim Captured German Has Been Working with
 Berlin Direct.

TACOMA, Sept 12 - Eytience found by federal officials in the trunk of Max Leopold, German suspect, arrested the other afternoon, convinced Federal and police author ities that the prisoner is a spy op- erating under direct orders from Berlin.
 Special Agent E. E. Mccormick, representing the Department of Jus tice, announced after an examina- ton of Leopold and his belongings that "the arrest is the biggest one yet made on the Pacific coast.
 What the nature of the evidence found against Leopold proves has not been revealed in detail. The trunk is a dilapidated, badly used wicker box covered with green cloth of German design. In it were gar ments of every description, with which the owner could change his disguise at a moments notice.
 But most important of all the evi- dence was a large batch of letters postmarked from Berlin and Ham. burg. More than half the letters were official documents and bore the official seals of high offices in the German empire They were address ed to Leopold under dozen differ ent names in fifty different cities of America.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
OREGON COUNTY CLAIMS RECORD OF HAVING NO
 ONE SEEKING EXEMPTION

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 12. The local exemption board at Bend, Ore, today notified the district exemption board here that of all the young men in Des Chutes county examined under the selective war draft there are no claims for exemption, no dis charges from army duty and no ap- peals to the district board. This is held to be record unequaled by any county in the state. It is the first county to date in which none If the .conscripted youths sought to evade military service.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
SALVATION ARMY MAY COME HERE
 BEFORE s WEEKS
Favorable Report Is Made by Ensign Kerr Who Is Delegated to Make
 Investigation.

A Salvation Army will be estab- lished in Juneau and suitable bar racks will be obtained. Just when this will be done is not positively known, but the indications that be- fore six or seven weeks the Salva- tion Army Coorps will be in the city This was the announcement made this forenoon by Ensign w. Kerr, who has been here for the past three weeks sizing up the situation.
 'The financial part of the plan, while not of the best, has been most encouraging" said Ensign Kerr this morning. "I have made reports both to the headquarters at Van couver, B. C., and to Adjutant Hab kirk, at Wrangell and I feel sure that the Salvation Army will be sta toned in Juneau before many weeks have passed unless my recommends tions are turned down. With the coming of the Corps here, the head quarters for Alaska will undoubtedly be changed tothis city as we'll"
 Ensign Kerr will leave on the Spo- kane for Wrangell where further de- tails regarding the entrance of the Army into this field will be explained and undoubtedly plans promulgated.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
SNAP VICTIMS
 STRUGGLING IN
 WATERS OF SEA
Barbarity of the German Sub Commanders Are Told by American
 Consul Abroad.
STORIES ARE SWORN TO

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 12.-Wesley Frost, former American consul at Queenstown, told the American La bor and Democracy Aliience lead CTS in graphic words of the horrors of the German submarine methods. At it's conclusion the alliance decid- ed to incorporate the speech in cam paign literature which it is proposed to distribute throughout the nation in order to stimulate patriotism and to drive German propaganda from labor ranks.
 MT Frost recounted his experienc- es after the sinking of the Lusitan- ia, the Laconia and scores of smaller craft stsfa
 The happy hunting grounds of the submarine, he said is around the south of Ireland. Hundreds of men and women told me their pitiful tales, MT. Frost said, with the voic- es of their dead still ringing in their hearts,
 "They told me too," he continued, "of the grim joke of submarine com manders who in some cases placed survivors on the tops of submarines and submerged later to reappear and permit the crews to take snap shots of the struggling victims to be sent home to relatives and sweet hearts.
 These were no idle dreams; they were the statements of our weeping men and women, sworn to before Almighty God"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
CANADIAN INCOME TAX

OTTAWA. Sept. 12.-The Canad- income tax rate from four per cent on $500 to 25 per cent on any amount above Sl00,O00,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
THORN IN FOOT IS FATAL
 TO COETHALS ENGINEER

BALTIMORE, Sept. 12.-Robert Hall AS years old, of Warsaw Va, a civil engineer is dead at the Uni versity Hospital of lockjaw. A thorn which pierced his foot, bare ly breaking the skin, cost Mir. Hall his life after an illness of a week. He was with Gen. Goethals on the Panama Canal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
SEATTLE STREET CAR
 COMPANY UPHELD

OLYMPIA, Sept. 12.-The State public service commission by unan- imous decision today dismissed the complaint of the City of Seattle against the cancellation by the Pu- get Sound Traction, Light X Power Company in its sale of twenty-five tickets for $100 good for continu- ous ride without transfer privi- leges.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
REAL EAGLE WILL
 BE HEARD BY HUN
 SOLDIERS AT WAR

PUEBLO, Sept. 12.-The scream of real American eagle may yet be heard by German soldiers at the front in France.
 An eagle. with a wing spread of six feet from tip to tip. has been presented to soldiers at Camp Gunter and adopted by them as mascot.
 This king of birds" was caught in the mountains near here by two sons of B. F. Scribner, a Pueblo
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
Ho, Hum!

Mary wears a little shoe That makes the fool men stare; It ought to. for the blame things cost s9.9S per pair.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
TRIESTE SAID TO BE
 ON POINT OF STARVING

ROME, Sept. 12.-Letters found on Austrian prisoners depict a shock ing state of affairs in Austria, par ticularly at Trieste, where it is said to be impossible to purchase at any price, oils, rice, potatoes. sugar or coffee. The people of Trieste are dying from lack of nutrition, says one letter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
$10,OO0 IN AIRGRETTES
 HID IN SHIPS FLOORING

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12. Airgrettes valued at more than $10,- 900 were seized by customs inspec- tors on a vessel from foreign port. The plumes were found beneath the flooring in a state room. Their importation is forbidden by law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
NOTICE

Mrs. Lynch wishes to announce that she has opened her boarding house at $40 Franklin Street, serving din ners to the public.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12

ROME-General Cadorna reported progress today on the Italian front.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-12
BLIND TELEGRAPHER
 JOINS SIGNAL CORPS

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 12.-Jef w. Hayes, blind telegraph opera tor, one time manager of the Pos tai and Western Union telegraph of fees here, was named telegraph operator in the signal corps of the United States army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
REFORM CITY GOVT
Chicago Seeks Remedy in City
Manager Plan.
City Council of 35 Aldermen
Would Choose Mayor.

Chicago, oct. 15.-Radical reforms
in Chicago's system of municipal gov
eminent Sare proposed in a bill pre-
pared by the Chicago bureau of pub
lie efficiency and made public today.
1t is planned to introduce the bill at
the next session of the Illinois legisia-
ture.
Under the new plan proposed, the
mayor who would virtually be a city
manager, tho that term rs not used,
would be chosen by the city council
without fixed tenure, subject to re-
moval by the council and would be the
administrative head of the city gov
eminent. The mayor need not neces-
sarily be resident of Chicago. He
would prepare the annual city budget
for submission to the city council,
name all heads of departments without
clerk and the comptroller, who are to
be chosen by the city Council
Elect 35 Aldermen.
The city clerk and city treasurer
would cease to be elective officials
The status of boards created by stat
ute, such as the board of education
and civil service commission would
remain unchanged At present the
mayor is elected by the people for a
four-year term with no provision fer
removal except as an incident to con-
viction in court on criminal charges.
The city council under the new plan
would consist of IS aldermen, one
from each ward, all elected at the
same time, for a four year term, sub
ject to popular recall. At present the
city council consists of seventy-alder-
men, two from each ward, elected
for two year terms.
The mayor would retain his veto
power under the proposed change al
tho the veto could be over ridden bv
a majority vote. Another feature of
the system is non partisan city cleo
tions with all candidates nominated
by petition and the. names to rotate
on the ballot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
COUNTY-CITY PAVING
New West\Sixth Road of AsphaItic
Concrete Is Assured Now.

Work will start Immediately on the
West Sixth street road the first part
nership road in the city to be built by
the county and city working. The
new road will be of asphaItic con-
crete, &c feet wide in the partnership
portion and nearly 20 feet wide in
the county district.
The part of the road to be financed
and built by the partnership agree
ment between the county and the city
extends from Summit street to the al
ley west of Roosevelt. bounded on the
north by property in the city and on
the south by property in the county
just outside of the city limits.
The final legal step was taken this
morning when the county commits
sioners approved the board of APP
praisers for the property benefit dis
trict. At the same time that these
orders were being given at the court
house, the city commissioners were
approving bonds of A r. Simpson,
contractor for the paving work. Pro-
lection against royalty, maintenance
of asphalt and curbing AND contract
bonds were all approved early this
morning and work will be started inn
mediately.
The county in addition to paying
80 per cent of the cost of the partner
ship road will extend the pavement
of same description to the Washburn
road. making complete link of paw
ing between the city and Gage park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
GIVES HIM NEW EYELID
Capt. Jeffrey Repairs p. E. Cook
After Painful Accident.

Because Capt. A B. Jeffrey, H. NJ.
r. NJ. c., also a Topeka physician,
spent three or four months in a Brit
ish war hospital and learned while
there how to build new faces on men
mutilated in the trenches. P. e. Cook.
of Cook & Son, contractors. III West
Sixth stre%, will. in a few weeks, be
sporting a new eyelid as good as the
original one.
Last Thursday Cook. wrapped in
robes and blankets necessary because
of the chilly weather, was driving q
horse in Highland Park. The animal
became frightened, wrecked the buggy
and dragged Cook several. rods. The
contractor suffered a cash in the fore
head, the skin torn from his left cheek
and jaw and the left eyelid was COM
pletely severed He also received a
cut in the left hip and a cash over the
right eye
Immediately after the accident Dr.
Jeffrey was summoned. The physician
placed the facial skin back in place
and stretched a part of it over the
left eye to serve as an eyelid. The
patient is doing fine. according to re-
ports, and the improvised eyelid will
be in working order shortly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
WARMERS WATERLOO
Man Who Escaped From Topeka Pc.
lice Arrested in Minnesota.

E. F. Warner, alias Burns, who
escaped from Chief of Police Frank S.
Harhaugh and three other policemen
several weeks ago, has been arrest ed
at Moorhead, Mimi, according to word
received today by Chief Harbaugh.
Warner is wanted at Longmont, Colo,
for stealing an automobile. He will
be prosecuted in Colorado.
Warner was locatedsby the Topeka
police on a farm twelve miles south
west of the city. The police went out
after him and found him working in
the field He was employed as a hired
hand. Warner was obliging offered
the police ride to the farm house in
a wagon and made himself as hospit-
able as circumstances would permit
When they reached the farm house,
Warner offered to unhitch the team
Chief Harbaugh consented. Warner
climbed out of the wagon and began
running pell-mell thru a cornfield.
The police searched for him all day
but he had made good his escape.