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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
SNOW SLIDES DO GREAT DAMAGE
TWO LINEMEN ARE CARRIED D0WN
 BY A SNONSLIDE IN SILVER BOW
 AND ARE BURIED; SEARCHERS WORK

the roadway. The stove which was in the house followed the building and may be seen among the wreck age.
 Tore Up Sidewalk.
 A section of a concrete chimney from the house. ten by twelve inches in size and four feet long was carried Up and deposited in the middle Of the roadway. The side walk is built in length twenty feet long and is made of 4 by 4 timbers with z by 12 cross blanks. The Scc- tions were picked up whole and distributed along the roadway and on the hillside above the road, in some places 50 feet from where they originally were.
 Manager r.. J. Margrie, of the power company, stated this morning that his company will be forced to secure their electricity from the Gas ,jucau company for the next few days. or until the Hume can be dug out and repaired. All liUemen in the city were requisitioned by the Gastiaeau Company and are busiIy at work making temporary repairs to the Perseverance power line.
 Light Service Crippled.
 Thirty men working for the Elec- tric Light and Power Company. who were engaged in making re- pairs to their Hume which was car ried away this morning by the snow slide in the basin, were called oft by Manager F. J. Margrie and senr to assist in locating the missing line men who were carried away in a slide near the Red Mill
 On this account and as no zoe pairs can be made to the Hume at this time. it is possible that the light service over the city tonight may be slightly interrupted at times MT. 3Iargric stated this af- ternoou hat the company will do its best b maintain the service.
 < large crew Of men from Thanc, under the direction of ". s. Pull len. came in on the one o'clock ferry and proceeded to the scene to assist in the search for the two buried liuemcn.
 CNLOoKERS NEARLY CAUGHT
 This afternoon several subsequent slides occurred in the Last Chance Basin and many of those who had gone 10 the scene of the morning siides narrowly escaped being caugh, and buried.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
Electric Light Co.'S Plume and Power Lines to the Mines Carried
 Out by Snow.
WALKS ARE DEMOLISHED
Slides Early Today in Last Chance Basin Cause Great
 Damage.

A most uncanny sensation was experienced in Juneau early this forenoon and for a time all sorts of coniectUres for the strange occur renee ventured.
 Those on the streets experienced a stranger sensation than those with in doors although both were struck forcifglly by the singular and unus- ual atmospheric stunt.
 About g o'clock, a far distant roar was heard. Rsverberating from valley to valley, from mountain peak to peak, tke intensity of the sound gradually approached from somewhere to everywhere.
 From clear, cool sky there sud- denly spread out over the city a pe- cuHar darkness. A whirring per- ception was noticeable and then a succession of air whirlpoOlS envel- oped pedestrians and habitatiOns.
 ] wet, dirty snow whizzed through the air. circled from all directions and lodged everywhere. Windows were frescOed with a mass in which twigs were entw;ned. Darkness set tied in shades and after continuing for several minutes. the sky cleared as suddenly as # was iarkened.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
PROHlBITl0NISTS IN CANADA WANT
 A SOLDIERS PROBE

VANCOUVER, Jan 26.-The Pro- hibitouists will make a demand for m Investigation into the Overseas soldier vote as returned by Sir Rich. ard Mcbride, agent, at London. The vote as received here gave a slight majority for the drys, but letters re- cciycd from soldiers at the front state that it is the genuine belief hat the soldiers voted almost unani. mously for the drys.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
REBUKE GIVEN BY PRESIDENT
 TO DELEGATION
UnreStrained Language by the Advocates of a Maryland League
 Gets a Call.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2G.--Prcsident Wilson in speaking 10 delegation from the Maryland League for Na. tional Defense, which attacked the National Guard and advocated Uni. versal military training, rcbuked them for their uurestrancd Ian. glagc."
 The President told the members of the delegation that they would have better chance -f support if uEey were reasonable in their atti. jrde.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
Prince John Ashore in WrangeII NarrOWS and Assistance Being
 Sent to Her.
PASSENGERS ARE SAFE
Prince Albert Is Rushed From SkagWay to Go to the Aid of Little
 Steamer.

Word was received in Juneau this morning that the steamer Prince John, of the Grand Trunk line, which was due to arrive here this morning at z o'clock, is ashore ill Wrangell Narrows and help has been asked. The John went aground at 1:10 o'clock this morning at Rock Point
 The passengers and baggage have meen taken from the steamer and sent to Petersburg, where the pas sengers have been cared for. The baggage has been placed in the hands of the United States marshal pending the arrival of a customs off, ficer from Juneau. The Prince AL bert, of the same line, and which has been loading ore at Skagway, was at once notified to proceed to the scene of the disaster, and left Skagway this morning at Il O. clock. She will stop at Juneau southbound and pick up Customs Officer E. R. Stivers.
 The extent of the dagame to the Prince John is not known, and it is believed that she struck while under a slow bell at medium tide. Sending for assistance gives the be- lief that the steamer may have been badly damaged.
 Captain Davies is in charge of the Prince John with Purser Crawford and Steward Perry. The Prince John has 21O tons of freight for the Alaska-Juneau on board, with five tons for the city. The passengers on the John are George H. Mar shall. Mrs. Emma Mccarthy, George A. Torrey, Oryille Mandle and wife, John Campbell, Robert II. Sherman, A. Lcsparence, D. Stein. A. Agoft, George Tedcikoff, Aleck Agoff, T. Sketchley and Harry Sketchley.
 There are for Skagway the follow ing named: Robert Smart, George Brown, George E. Prick and Donald Mcintosh.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
PROJECTILES WILL
 BE MADE IN PLANT
 BUILT BY THE U. S,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Seeretary of the Navy Daniels today stated that he would at once equip a gov ernment plant for the manufacture o5 projcctiles. This announcement was made following the statement that the British Government refused to allow the Hatfield Company to manufacture proieetiIco, contract which was let several weeks ago by the United States government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
STOLEN AUTO TAKES TWO MEN TO DEATH
 IN A WILD PLUNGE

SEATTLE, Jan. 26.-An auto plung- ed through the railing of bridge on the Botell road early this morning and two well dressed young men were killed.
 Late this afternoon the men were identified as being Lee Erland and Andrew Bechtel. They had stolen the automobile from w. w. Weiger from in front of the Hotel Lincoln shortly after midnight,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
ELIHy ROOT IS
 SUPPORTING TIE
 WILSON POLICY
Makes An Address Before National Security League Saying That Speech
 Was Noble One.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. -- Elihu Root, addressing the National Secur. ity League last night declared he was in full sympathy with the pur- poses of President Wilson's Senate speech which contained such noble idealism"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
GERMAN VESSEL IN LONE ENGAGEMENT
 BOMBARDS SUFFOLK

LONDON, Jan. 2G-A single Ger man vessel shellcd Suffolk during the night, mrlictiDg much damage and then escaped across the English Channel
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
Labor Endorsee WiIson

MANCHESTER, Jan. 26.-The Eng fish Labor conference unanimously adopted today resolution urging that "All British representatives at any peace conference should work for the formation of an international league to enforce the maintenance of peace on the plan advocated by the President of the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
WANT QUARTER OF A MILLION
 FOR DAMAGES

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 26.-It is said that Harry K. Thaw will be asked to pay S25oo to Frederick Grump Jr, the Kansas City boy, for treat. ment the youth is said to have cx- psrienced at the hands of Thaw.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
STEAMER MOVEMENT and Mail Information
NOW BOUND NORT

NOW BOUND NORTH Prince John ashore in WTan- Ecll NarrOws.
 Admiral Evans will be due Sun day with four days mail.
 SCHEDULED SAlLlNGS Princess Sophia is scheduled to sail from Vancouver tomorrow night.
 Jefferson is scheduled to sail from Seattle tonight in place of the Alaska, which has met with an accident.
 soUTHBoUNO sAlLlNGs City of Seattle delayed and is scheduled to sail southbound about s o'clock this evening, Mariposa is expected southbound about next Tuesday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
NATION WIDE
 STRIKE IS A
 REMOTE THING
Railroad BrotherhoOd'S Chiefs Claim, However, Some Roads May Get
 Hit by Employees.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-At the close of the conference of delegates from the four big railway brotherhoods, the statement was issued whieE as- serts that the possibility Of nation. wide strike is remote, although it may be necessary on some roads or group of roads"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
COMMANDMENT OF RHEIMS FROM AIR
 TAKES A BIG TOLL

NEW YORK, Jan. 26. Sixty thousand bombo have fallen on Rheims, France, since the beginning of the war; 545 civilians have been killed and 652 wounded, according to statement prepared by Whitney Warren, Architect, arriving from Rheims today where he made a thorough inspection.
 Everybody reads THE EMPIRE.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
Men Are Rushed from 2 Mines to Aid in Get ting Men Out From
 Under Snow.
SLIDE AT SHEEP CREEK
Long Section of Mine Railroad Track Is Carried Out and
 Trains Blocked.

Late this afternoon it was announced that the two men buried in the slide near the Red Hill were Benjamin Grote and Maurice Rasmus- sen. At four o'clock this afternoon the body Of Grote was recovered from the slide. He had been Suffocated.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
Rg0FlELO HAS GRIPPE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2G.-Wlliam C. RedGeld, Secretary Of Commerce, is seriously i'll today from an attack Of the grippe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
MONTREAL ouAKEs

. MONTREAL, Jan. 26.-An . , earthquake shock was felt : . throughout this section this . afternoon at 2:45 o'clock and : , although no damage was . done, people were pancky. The : !. shocks kept repeating.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26
Wireless Reports Sent

VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 2G-Wre. less reports received by the Grand Trunk Railroad system states that the Steamer Prince John is ashore in Wrangell Narrows and is damaged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26

According ao regulations the freight from the Prince John will be brought north by the next American steamer which happens along at the scene. There is, besides the freight for Juneau, q large amount aboard for Skagway, including live stock ship. ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26

Four uuoccupicG cabins along the road between Juneau and the Last Chance Basin. thousands of feet of the sidewalk along the roadway, the Hume og the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, the city rock crushcr and the power lines and telephone lines to the Perseverance. for over 1000 feet, were carried out this morning and destroyed by two snow slides which occurred at nine and ten o'clock respectively this forenoon. IucidcutIy the city was treated to the rushing bath of snow. dirt. grit. twigs and tree branches which were carried by the rushing wind and deposited over the town.
 First Slide on Mt. Juneau.
 The first slide occurred on the side of Mt. Juneau at nine o'clock between Juneau and the Hume Of the water company at this end oi Last Chance Basin The snow is piled for a depth of eighty or nine ty feet in Cold Creek at the bot tom of the gulch. This slide car ried away the Hume of the power company.
 The compression of the air from this slide did the greatest damage as 1t carried out the sidewalk along the road to the Basin and picked up four cabins and distributed them over the mouutaiusidc above the roadway. in places hundreds Of feet from the point where the cabins stood
 Second Slide Occurs.
 The second slide which occurred about ten o'clock was the largest Of the two. This slide carried away the rock crusher of the city and also the power and telephone lines of the Gastiucau company for over a thou sand feet. It also blocked the Per severance roadway to a depth of 50 or more feet. This slide swept over the concrete powder house of the Ebner company, and as far as known without damage to the structure
 The air from the first slide caus- ed the collapse of the four cabins in the gulch. The roof of one cabin was carried for a distance of 200 feet along the side of the noun tain and deposited. while the walls of the cabin were blown out and splintered to match wood. An other cabin which was below the roadway above the biz turn, was carried for 100 feet up the side of the mountain and deposited above
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-26

Eyoryb0dy roada THE EMPIRg:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
Notice to the Public and to
Registrants.

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
eoTcH, WRESTLER, is DEAD
Amassed Fortune of Several Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.

Des Moines, Dec 17-FTank A.
Gotch, retired champion heavyweight
wrestler Of the world, died at noon
Sunday in his home, Humboldt, Ia,
OF uraemic poisoning He has been
in failing health for two years.
Gotch was Al years old. The record
books, detailing the events of his
life, give his age as SO years, but
these are inaccurate. He was Sborn
on April 81, 1876, on farm three
miles south ri Humboldt.
In the summer OF 1916 Gotch made
a tour of the country with a circus
as a test, to. see whether he SHOULD
sign articles for. match with Joe
Stecher of Dodge, Neb., who had won
the title from Charlie Cutler of
Chicago, Gotch had declared Cutler
the American champion upon his re-
tiIement. He had been with the cir
Gus. wrestling with Bob Managoff
Earl Caddock and others only a short
time, when he was compelled to re
turn home because c. stomach
trouble. His condition caused him
to abandon il plans of match w;ta
SSeche: M
Early in October of this year on
his way to southern resort he be
came seriously i'll in Chicago hotel
He was removed TO hospital and
about month later was sought
back to his home Ten days ago he
began gradually to grow worse.
Gotch made fortune in wrestling
and by investing his earnings in
Iowa farm land. His estate is yari-
ously estimated al between 100000
and 100000, all Of which represents
money made through his ability as a
wrestler. He won the American
championship Jan 81, 1904, from
Tom Jenkins after one of the rough
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CLAIM loco eR.eoNsRs
Hard Fighting On italian Front Is
Not Decisive.

Hard Fighting en- italian Front Is
Not Decisive.
Berlin, Dec. IS, (via London --
The War Office reports the capture
of more than 1000 Italian prisoners
in engagements in the mountains
west of the Brenta and the taking of
parts of an Italian position near
Monte Solarolo.
Tonight's official statement says:
IN successful engagements in the
mountains west of the Brenta the
Acknowledgements took more than
1000 prisoners.
Italian attacks against Monte Solar
ole failed
The text of the afternoon state.
ment follows,
There was much artillery firing be-
tween the Brenta and Piaye Rivers
East of Monte Solarolo parts of an
enemy position we're taken.
Rome, Dee 1S.-Vigorous attacks
by the AustroGermans on the Monte
Solarolo salient were repulsed today,
according TO the announcement of
the War Office
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
HARD FIGHTING IN ITALY
Austrians Claim a Few More Prison
ers On Brenta.

CTS vi pTeHtas
Headquarters of the Italian Army
in Northern Italy, Dec. 19.-(Associ-
ated Press. )-Extremel heavy fight,
ing has again developed both in the
northern mountain region and along
the lower Pave
In the mountain region the enemy
concentrated his whole pressure OH
tn the heights commanding the Pass
of San Lorenzo, leading down to the
plain and Bassano He was repeated
ly repulsed, but with heavy reinforce
ments succeeded in making some
progress to the summit of one of the
heights east of the Brenta River,
and the Italian line was correspond
ingly retired.
The fighting was desperate, as
both sides feel the importance of con
trolling this vital link leading to the
plaiE.
The enemy has made five separate
attempts to cross the Sile or Old
Piave. His main effort was about
three miles above the mouth of the
river, where pontoons and a bridge
We're used. The first party succeed
ed in getting across, but after SER
les of furious attacks was driven
back to the waters edge, where it
still held. Four other simultaneous
attempts in the same region We're re-
pulsed in the main, but fighting con-
tinues according to the latest re-
ports received.
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Date. December 81, 1917.
Jacob j. Stakeholder,
Member of Local Board