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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
STATISTICS STRIKE
 DRYS A HARD BLOW.
More Arrests During Dry Year Than Wet Year For
 DrunkenesS.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 10.-Police department statistics made public to day reveal the fact that there were more arrsts made for drunkenness dur Ing 1916 than during 1915 when six months of the latter year had been dry. Total arrests for intoxication in 1916 were 3,472. In 1915 which in cluded six wet months and six dry months, 2,956 persons were arrested charged with being intoxicated. Sal oons were banished from Des Moines six months before statewide prohi- bition went into effect.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-A per son or his agent may legally carry li- quor from parts of the state not pro hibiting it's use into prohibition DOT
 tions of the state providing the liquor is intended for his own use, is the de cision made in the supreme court of California made public here recently.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
CENSUS BUREAU GIVES
 INTERESTING FIGURES

According to estimates announced recently by the Census Bureau, the entire population of continental United States and Territories and the United States possessions is put at 112,444,620.
 Ten States have taken a census since the last federal census in 1910 and sey- en show population increases. Kan sas, South Dakota and Wyoming, de- creased from 1910 to 1915, the greatest reduction being in Wyoming per cent. The smallest increase was in Iowa, with a growth of only per cent. The greatest increase was 22.5 per cent in Florida
 In Florida, Iowa and Massachusetts the percentage of increase from 1905 to 1915 was greater than from 1900 10 1910, but in the other seven states it was much higher from 1900 to 1910 than from 1905 to 1915.
 In Kansas, North and South Dakota and Wyoming the rate of growth from 1900 to 1910 was nearly double that from 1905 to 1915. In Iowa a decrease of 7,OS2 was shown from 1900 to 1910, and an increase of 14S,O16 from 1905 to 1915.
 In New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island slight decreases were indicated by the State returns from 1905 to 1915, compared with the increases from 1900 to 1910.
 In the last six years the growth in the white population was 1O,0O0,00O, and the growth of the negro population was about 750O0O.
 Population of Cities.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
GILL EXPECTS TO
 BE INDICTED

.:. SEATTLE. Jan. 1O-Mayor Gill ':' 4 announced this morning that he :.
 :: expects the federal grand jury to = :. indict him. He bases his belief ':. :. on the confession made by J. c. :. < Mullen, who was arrested for en- 4
 .:. deavoring to pursuade the Billings .:' < leys to leave the country. Other 4 z. charges, Gill says, are too ridicu- |: 4 lous to be taken into consideration. *' .. + 4 * :: :. :. :. :, .:. .:. !, .:. :. <. :. .
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
EDW ARD TIBBETT
 COMMITS SUICIDE

SEATTLE, Jan. 10-Edward Tibb- cit aged 21 and recently married, while sick in bed, committed suicide yester day by shooting himself. His wife, who had just left him was at the time eating her breakfast when she heard the shot and rushed in, and found him breathing his last.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10--If a quar- ter of an inch of rain had fallen at Pasadena, between g D. m. Sunday and 3 D. m. Monday, Lloyds of London would have had to pay the Tonrna- ment of Roses Association $23,000. The insurance cost $1O,OO0. Pasadena weather reports for the past thirty years were submitted before bloyds would issue the policy.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
A NEW PREMIER FOR
 RUSSIA IS APPOINTED

PETROGRAD, Jan. 10.-Prince Col itzine. a senator and a member of the war council has been appointed Pre- mier to succeed the present incumbent who is said to favor the discussion of Germanys peace proposals Premier Alexander Trepoff presented his res ignation last evening and was immed- lately accepted.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

 aboardand the return trIp 70 Pitcairn was made The Bounty was then set on fire and destroyed.
 No one except the masters of sailing vessels and steamships set foot on the island and no one ever stopped there more than a few days until twenty years ago, when a clergyman and his wife It from Melbourne on hearing that t.. natives of Pitcairn were very religious, but without a minister.
 The Clergyman on his arrival found a small hut of branches and straw built among the trees, which was used as a school where the mothers of the children gathered each day and gave instructions. He was so impressed with the piety of the natives that he has never left the island. The result is that all of the 160 persons know how to read and write.
 The soil of Pitcairn is volcanic and fertile, the climate variable and rainy, with a temperature ranging from 70 to 100 degrees. The people live on fruit and fish and wild birds. They do not like beef or pork.
 The inhabitants are excellent paint CTS. The women do the finest Of need lework, while the men make the finest of straw hats.
 The ambition of the inhabitants at present is to build schooner large enough to trade their fruit for clothing with the inhabitants of other islands.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
SS. CO. GETS OPTION ON TWO LINES
 IF STEAMERS
Through Louis W, Hill, MT. Alexander May Take Over G. N. and N. P.
 Lines as He
 Elects.

SEATTLE, Jan 10-Through Louis w. Hill, President of the Great North ern Railway, Mir H. F. Alexander, has secured for himself and the Pacific Steamship company an option on all the steamers of the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific companies.
 One of the officials in the office here said today that the details would be arranged shortly and the transfer was likely to be made any day.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
VISITING AT SHRIMP BAY.

MT Carl Ostrander left this morning for a weeks vacation, which he will spend as the guest of Mir and Mrs Sam. Orchard, and family at Shrimp Bay He left on the Roughrider at o'clock and expects to return next "Wednesday evening.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
PASSENGERS
 SAILING ON SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Jan. 10.-The City of Seattle sailed last evening with the following passengers, for Ketchikan, Dr. Anna S Brown, Harry Timer, Ralph Bolton, D. w. Hunt and wife, F. E. Davis, E. w. Smith, A. B. Cooling, A. Collins, Sam Guyot, Virgil Narguin.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
PRINCE JOHN WILL MAKE FIRST TRIP
 THIS SEASON.

The Grand Trunk Pacific s. S. Prince John will arrive this evening sometime on her initial trip north this year. She connects with the Prince Rupert at Prince Rupe rtand goes as far as Skag- way, returning next Sunday evening, southbound
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-President Wilson has offered Miss Ida M. Tar bell famous woman author, a position on the tariff commission. It is under stood that she will accept it and be the first woman to hold place of this characte runder the federal gover- ment.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

Dealer-You've had that parrot near ly month; what do you want to re- turn it for?
 Man-Why, the b-b-bloomin' b-bird tammers-Boston Transcript
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

G. M. Fripp,> superintendent of the mines at North Arm, Moira Sound, ar rived in the city this morning on bus mess and expects to be in town for several days.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

This thing of getting married" said the girl who was busy with her tros- seau, lis certainly trial"
 "A trial, yes,' agreed the cynical bachelor, but it really isn't half so bad as working out the sentence"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

The worlds principal jade mine is in Burma, where the privilege of min ing the stone has been in the posses sion of one Indian tribe for many gen erations.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

The British schooner Henriette, owned and operated by the Granby Mining Company, with headquarters at Anyox, arriva d from the Canadian port this morning with load of coal for the mines at Hadley and will bring back a load of ore for the shelter at AnyoX.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-There is a cur rent rumor afloat here that Peter B. Kyne author of the "Cappy Kicks" stories is being sued for plagiarism.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
MILO. A. ROOT DEAD.

SEATTLE, Jan. 10-Milo A. Root, former member of the State Supreme Court died here yesterday of pneu- monia.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

About how many interpreters would you say should go with that British ItalianRussian-Ser army fighting the Bulgars in Greece?-Buffalo Bn- quirer
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

c. F. Ulstad, Captain of the San Juan, halibut schooner, which arrived this morning is a guest at the Sted- man Hotel, until the boat leaves for the banks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

Thirty feet of lamp cord contained in a spring reel that is mounted on a swiy- el enables an electric light to be mo- ed over an extensive area.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
ALONG THE WATER FRONT

The halibut schooner, Star, arrived from the fishing banks Monday with 10000 pounds of fresh halibut, which was shipped south on the Dolphin. The Star, commanded by Captain P. F. Keough, will leave today for the banks
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
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STANDARD OIL AGENT
 AT JUNEAU ARRESTED

4 SEATTLE. Jan. 10.-Frank E. F F Bradley, the resident Standard Oil {. T agent at Juneau has been put un- +
 + der arrest charged with emhezzl- T
 4 ing funds of the company. The # + amount embedded is not mention F < ed. + + +
 + + + + + # + + + + + + # + +
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

JUNEAU, Jan 1O.,-Wrangell wins last night, thirty-five to seventeen. Will play Arctic Brotherhood team to- night. The game was interesting from start to finish as both teams were evenly matched and was a clean game which was enjoyed by an immense crowd from Wrangell who came up to root for their home team. The Wrang- elites began scoring first play and rushed the Juneau High Schol team right off their feet during the first half. The score was so high at the end of the first half that the Juneau team were unable to overcome the Wrangell lead. Wrangell made ten points on fouls, while Juneau scored nine on fouls.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS.
SOUTHBOUND.

bUU HDO UNU. Mariposa, Saturday. Spokane, Sunday.
 NORTHBOUND. Prince John, Wednesday night. City of Seattle Friday morning. Alameda Sunday morning. Al-ld, Monday night.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

You can grumble so much that peo- pie laugh at you behind your back.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
TIE WRANGELL TEAM
 LOSES FIRST CAME.

JUNEAU, Ian. 10.-The WraGaell basketball team lost the first game of the series Monday evening W.ea the Juneau Mine team. The score ee.ng S6 to 16. The Juneau Mine team pay ed a rough game from start to i.n sh, besides having two of the best PlayeGs from Douglas. The Juneau side was composed of big husky players, while the Wrangellites were too light to com pete in the rough game that followed.
 The Wrangell team will play the Ju- neau High School team this evening and better game is expected as ,he weight of the respective members of the teams is evenly matched
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

The schooner San Juan, under Capt. C. F Ulstad, arrived from the south this morning and expects to leave for a fishing trip soon.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

Powdered orris root may be used on the hair without injury.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10

The United States has 3SO piano fac tories.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-10
Population Of Cities.

The population of some of the lead ing cities as estimated are:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09

Haig is blazing the way with his
artillery for another raid into the Ger.
man line in Flanders.
Since the great advance OF the mid.
week the British infantry has kept to
the trenches and shell craters, except
where forays were called for to realign
tn: new front or counter attacks were
necessary to hold back weak German
attempts to 'ecapture lost terrain.
But the big guns never ceased their
activity, and day in and day out the
masses OF steel have been blasting the
German poin's which are mapped out
Tor capture when the new drive is
launched.
Aim to Reach Railway.
Particularly heavy bombardment is
in the region running from Lange-
marck to Zonnebeke, and especially TO
the east of the latter town, where the
wedge Of the British has been pushed
in almost within striking distance OF
the 0stend-LilIe road.
When the new offensive will be
sprung cannot be predicted. Several
days may elapse before Haig has suf.
heiently pounded the Germans to war
rant sending his men across No Mans
land, or the process of demolition
already may have advanced TO the
point where the first gray streak of
dawn OF Monday may see its COM
mencement.
Spurt ir Roumania.
The army OF the German crown
prince, in Champagne, again has en-.
deayored TO dent the French line. but
again has failed with considerable
losses in men killed or made pris-
0ner
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09

new positions won .ast week as a base
from which to harass the Germans
in the lowlands between the Psssch-
ehdaele-Gheluvelt ridge and the Roul-
ers-Menin railroad, in preparation for
new stroke in the plan to outfznk
the German positions in the north.
Plan Naval Attack on Petrograd.
+ Strong German naval forces have
been observed off the island OF Born
holm and of the coast OF Sweden, ap-
parently confirming rumors OF an in
tended German offensive against Hell
singfors and Petrograd. according to a
dispatch to The Morning Post from
Stockholm. A traveller who has arrived
in the Swedish capital says he learned
from a trustworthy source that con-
siderable German forces are soon to
be assembled in the Baltic, including
numerous mine sweepers, seaplanes
and transports. The German plan is
believed 10 include an attack on Hell
sinefors by land and sea.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09

patch as having said at a meeting OF
the central committee of his party
that although the military situation
was satisfactory there was no hope oil
crushing Germany's enemies on land.
As for the submarine campaign 1000
900 tons OF shipping had been sunk
he asserted, but no disposition toward
peace on the part of England was dis
cernable. A rationing system for food
stuffs had not been even introduced
and no one was able 10 say when the
U-boat would make England more in
clined for peace.
No Indemnity from America.
America cannot be forced to make
peace" Herr Goethein continued. I'VE
cannot force America to pay a war
indemnity. There remains only Eng
land. But should we, in order to OBJ
tain an indemnity of 10000, ,000. COO
marks, sacrifice $4,000, 100000 marks
and another half million men'"
Germany's allies, Herr Goethein
continued, were not inclined to con-
tinue the war for pan-German plans
or conquest, but were striving for
peace by understanding and concilia-
ton, while the pan-German clamor
for annexations was finding a bad
reception among them. He asserted
that the long working hours and in
sufficient feeding at home increased
the desire for peace among the work
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09
City Officials Are 0usted
For Overlooking Booze

international Falls, Mimi. Oct. 81
Sheriff Thomas P. White, Mayor T.
H. Keyes Of this city and Mayor
Peter Gibbons Of Rainier were today
removed from office, in compliance
with orders OF Governor Burnquist,
the result OF petition filed with the
Minnesota Public Safety commission
at a recent meeting. Neglect OF duty
in enforcing liquor regulations are the
principal charges against the removed
officials, who will be given a hearing
at a date to be set by the governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09
Refuse Holland Liner
Bunker Coal License

Washington, Oct. a.-The govern
ment has definitely refused license for
bunker coal to the Holland-American
liner Nieuw Amsterdam because the
Netherlands government would not
give assurances that the ship would
return to the United States after dis
charging her Belgian relief cargo.
This action is said to forecast the
complete embargo Of the large fleet
OF Dutch ships now in New York har-
Dor, unless Holland permits them to
carry cargoes for the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09
Newspapers Censor Helferieh.

Amsterdam. OFT. S.-German
newspapers which support The Reich
stag majority severely censure DR..
Helfferich. the vice chancellor and
minister of the interior, for his in
capacity 10 respond TO the feelings OF
the RAIchstag and expect decisive
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09
JURY WARNED NOT
TO TALK ON OUTSIDE
Presiding Judge Instructs the
Panel That ANY Tampering
Win Be Dealt With
Severely.

Judge Sears, presiding judge OF dis
trict court, in his Instructions to jury
men in the second panel. reporting for
duty Monday morning, gave them a
special warning not to talk TO anyone
about the cases nor TO allow anyone
to approach them In an attempt to in
fIuence them.
During the trial OF appeal liquor
cases BY the first panel OF jurors for
the fall term OF court, Special Prose
cutor MCGUIRE, representing the state,
created a sensation by declaring GER
tain persons were tsmpering with
yeuIremen.
Hint of Grand Jury.
At that time Judge Sears finted
thar a special grand jury might be
called to investigate Prosecutor Nc
Cures charges
Trdge Estelle, in whose court all
appeal liquor cases are being tried,
recently made the statement that a
certain court house attaehe had dis.
played undue interest" in couple OF
the booze hearings.
This individual got a sharp rebsle
when he called Judge Estelle of the
bench ore day and attempted 70 talk
about the case then on trial
To Deal With Tamperers.
Any tamjering with or attempts to
approach jurymen will be dealt with
severely, district court Judges said.
lust before veniremen were as
signed 10 different court rooms Judge
Sears gave them the usual warning
not TO white the morble and wood
work in the court house; also not to
decorate" jury boxes with tobacco
juice splashes. 49,,
When certain twelve jurors in the
'hrst panel nd finished hearing eyi-
dcnce In a law suit the interior OF the
Jury box looked like an attempt at
fnturist painting. Tobacco juice had
been sprinkled literally every place
but in the cuspidors.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09

ers and that strikes might be ex-
pected if the war should be continued
| for aims OF conquest.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09

happenings .Ionday. They are Of
the opinion that the future OF the gov
ernment may depend on the debate
to begin Monday, il. view OF the mo-
ton Of the independent socialists that
the Reiehstag is OF the opinion that
the reply Of the government to the
Interpolation did not meet with the
intentions OF the Reichstag."
The Vossische Zeitung declares
that this motion is a vote OF censure
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09
Germans Demand
To Know the War
Aims of the Kaiser

Continued from Page one.)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09

formally directed against DR.. Michael
is. the imperial chancellor, but really
against Dr.. Helfferich.
Vorwasrts says that if the motion is
adopted Chancellor Miehaelis and his
colleagues must resign or the Reich
stag must force them to do so.
Other newspapers demand clear
statement from the government on the
peace resolution OF the Reichstag ma
iority.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09
Strikers Return to
Work: Paid for Loss

Nashville, Tenn. Oct. sl-With
both sides stipulating that their ac-
ton was taken as a patriotic duty,
striking clerks OF the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & ST. Louis railway returned
to work today under an agreement by
which the company will pay all the
strikers for the time they have lost
and the differences will be settled
later
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09
Aetna Insurance Company
Subscribes Three Million

Boston,, Oct. ga 100000 Lib
erty loan subscription by the Aetna
Life Insurance company OF Hartford.
Conn. was received today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-09
Snow In Vosges Mountains

Approaching cold weather on the
western from is forecast in the ap-
pearance OF srow in the Vosges moun-
tains. In Flanders the weather has
been most unfavorable the last two
days, but official reports mention no
let.up in the violent artillery duels.
The British are probably using the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
TRUE STATUS Of U-BOAT
WAR REVEALED TO U. S.
Rear Admiral Sims Gets Facts in
London, Forwarding Them to
President Wilson.

LONDON, April 19.-The report of
Rear Admiral William S. Sims, U. S.
N, head Of the American naval mis-
sion now in England, dealing with all
phases of the submarine problem. has
been forwarded to Washington, where
it is being considered by President
Wilson and the naval board, who will
be guided by it in determining the
manner in which the American fleet
can best cooperate with the British
navy in combating the underwater
craft. The report is the result of sew
eral days conference here between
Rear Admiral Sims and the heads OF
the British admiralty, who have placed
every facility at the disposal of the
American mission in order that they
might learn the true status of the sub
marine warfare.
What form the cooperation between
the American and British fleets will
take will not, of course, be disclosed :;
but it can be stated that the admiralty
heads of both governments are per-
fectly satisfied with the preliminary
plans for reducing the effectiveness of
the enemy's submarine warfare.
we don't expect to get all of the
submarines" said an admiralty official.
but Just enough to break the back of
the submarine campaign. In other
words. we hope to defeat the subma-
rines by destroying enough of them to
weaken their morale, in much the same
manner that an armys morale is broken
through defeating a portion of it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
GERMANS IN BELGIUM
/. BRUSQUE T0U.S. ENVOY
After Break Many Disagreeable In.
cidents Occurred-Bitter Feeling
Against America Crops Out.
By the Associated Press.


PARIS. April 19.-Brand Whitlock.
the American minister 10 Belgium. has
left here for Havre. where the Ameri-
can legation will be established. He
was accompanied by his family.
Mr.. Whitlock has carefully avoided
making statements concerning condi-
tions in Brussels, but from other quar-
ters it is learned that he had several
disagreeable experiences with German
officials in Brussels following the rup-
ture of relations between the United
States and Germany.
Immediately after notice was re-
ceived that relations had been broken
off the German official communications
ceased addressing Mr.. Whitlock as Eek
cellency" and referred to him simply
as Mr. When he made known his in
tention to leave Brussels with the 9TH
er American officials and consuls and
their families a reply was sent MN by
Baron Won der Lancken. chief OF the
German political department in Brus-
sells. that the minister and his family
might depart, but that other Americans
in Belgium. including the consuls at
Client. Liege, Antwerp and elsewhere,
could not go.
~
phatic protest against the detention of
any of the Americans. declaring that he
and his family would remain in Bel
gium as long as any Americans We're
held. The Germans finally Weakened
before Mr.. Whitlock's insistence. and
after a week had elapsed from the date
of the request for passports the docu-
ments We're issued for the minister and
all other Americans who desired to
leave.
ThrouPhout the closing days of Mr.
Whitlocks stay in Brussels the Ger
mans are said to have shown intense
bitterness against the United States for
rupturing relations. Gen. Won Moltke,
a relative of the late Lieut.. Gen. Hell
muth Won Moltke, chief of the German
general staff. said to the legation Off
Gals:
IF it had not been for America we
would have won this war" 1t is I'M
dersoood that Gen. Won Kissing. the
German governor general in Belgium.
made similar remark to Mr.. Whit
look