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The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
SHIPPING NEWS

The Princess Sophia of the c. P. R. arrived at seven o'clock this morn ng wit, thirty-nine passen- :. rs. She also brough in 125 t;ns ut freight, 25 tons of lumber and l6 head of livestock. Her sched- uI,d sailing Lour is seven o'clock Ih eEening.
 The Prince John of the Grand Trunk, arrived at o'clock this afternoon wlth nine passengers. She sailed an hour later.
 The steamship Alaska of the AL aska line will be due at 7:3O this evening and the Dolphin, of the salE line, at noon tomorrow. A cargo Tor 300 tons will keep the Alaska In p Tt seven or eight hours.
 The Pacific Steamship cOmpany's e of Seattle will be due Monday lat am.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19

Washington, May Assigning tn war army bill, calling 5OO,OO men to the colors and ordering an ex- peditionary force of regular troops to France, President Wilson last might actively set in motion the wheels of war.
 The proclamation calling for the first unit under the selective draft Jaw, was issued by the president i'm mediately after he had signed the bill, under which Americas first great army for foreign service is to be raised.
 General Pershing, who led the punitive expedition into Mexico last summer, will command the fore of regulars to be sent to France. An early date is to be fixed for their transportation. General
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
40 LOST, BRITISH TRANSPORT
 SUNK BY AUSTRIAN WARSHIP

London, May 19.-Attacked in thu Adriartc sea by an Austrian war ship, the transport Cameronia was sunk and the British light cruiser, Dartmouth, was crippled by 8 tor Uedo, according to dispatches re ceiyed here today. One hundred forty men are missing.
 The Dartmouth was acting as a convoy to the transport. When the Austrian battleship came up, the cruiser immediately engaged with her to give the transport a chance to escape. A shot amidship, how ever, sent the trOopship down.
 Mos+ of the soldiers were able to get to the boats and were after ward picked up by the Dartmouth.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
, ,*%A%%%%$%4&AH% < $ . GOLD MEDAL CONTEST <

4 The oold medal contest, post 4 4 pOned Thursday on account of * I. the illness of two of the eight *' < cOnrestants, will be held Tues *' |. day evening in the Presbyterian
 s church, according to the an < < nouncement today of Miss Lois '' < Butt, director of the contest. *' < T''e program will be published 4 4 Monday. + + 2. i. < A%%%%*@%& 4 < < 4 # < < & < 4
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
JUNE 8 IS DATE
 RIVER ID OPEN

Juno s is the date on which the Yukon river is expected to open this season at WhitehOrse, according to F. B. Wurzbacher, general agent Of Ina White Pass railroad, who re- turned yesterday from a business trip 70 the WhitehOrss terminal.
 Stages have been leaving White horse this week for Carmacks, car -ying a large number of passengers who expect to take boats down the river next week. MT. WurZbacher said the Sutton and the Canadian, the first boats out this year, would probably leave Carmacks Monday.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
BASEBALL GAME

Crossing bats with the post team from Fort, William H. Seward, the Skagway baseball team will inaugur ate it's 1917 season tomorrow after noon a the White Pass ball park. The game will be called at two o'clock. The soldiers are said to have a strong nine and fast game is expected.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
TEDDYS ARMY
 REMAINS HOME

Washington, May 19.-Col. The cdore Roosevelt, at least for the present will not lead his division
 ntC France. President Wilson to- day announced that, acting under expert advice from both sides of the Atlantic, he would not for the present authorize the expedition. He complimented Col. Roosevelt for his patriotism in organizing the div ision.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19

Among the passengers sailing south on the Sophia this evening will he Mrs. w. L. Phelps, honor dry regent of the Yukon chapter, l. o. D. E., and Mrs. George Armstron
 both rf Whitehorse. They are on their way to Victoria where they will be delegates to the annual meeting of the national chapter of the l. O. D. D.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19

Washington, May 19.-That A merican troops will be sent to Bel eium, to help protect the Belgiums from the Germans, was indicated in semi-orficial announcements here to- day. The number of soldiers to be sent and under whose command, las not been made public,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
PRESIDENT SIGNS DRAFT BILL
 CALLS 100000 MEN ID C0L0B5

Pershing and his staff may precede the division.
 June 5 was fixed today as re- gistratiOn day for men between 21 and 30 years old, inclusive.
 The registration date named, is for the States. Registration day fo Alaska will be named later.
 A regiment of marines, command ed by Col Charles A. Doyen, will accompany the army division to Franco.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19

 STANDARD LIST.

San Francisco, May 19.-No lives were lost when the Alaska cannery ship, standard, wa2 wrecked yester- day off Cape Constantine, according to a report received here today The ship was total loss.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
IN WAR TO END
 AYERS RUSSIA

Pe+rograd, May 19.-That Rus sia is in the war to stick to the end and that the provisional government is united in it's determination to reject any movement looking toward a separate peace, was officially an- uounced here today.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19

London, May 19. - Thrilled by the announcement that President Wilson had signed the army draft bill and had called 5OO,OOO Ameri- cans to the colors, England is re- joicin7 today over the war prepara- tions = her American ally.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19

LOST-Pursa containing small a. mount of change and white rosary. Please return purse and rosary and keep change. Phone No. g. 2t.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19
NEW YORK PUTS
 BAN IN BOXING

Albany, N, Y., May 19.-Slackers must look elsewhere than New York state az place to pull off mills" during the war. Governor Whitman today signed the bill that bars box ing from the state.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-19

Washington, May 19 - Predict ing a social upheaval unless rising food prices are checked, George An derson, special assistant 10 Attor- ney General Gregory, today sub mitted to the house committee on agriculture facts to prove the ser ious situation confronting the coun- try.
 Results of government inyeStiga- uons, Anderson declared, showed
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION.
Labor Unions Asked to Help In Cam
paian For School Attendance.

Labor Unions Asked to Help In Cam
paign For School Attendance.
Organized labor throughout the coun-
try has been urged to lend its aid In
the campaign undertaken by the Unit
ed States commissioner of education to
secure the greatest possible school at
tendance this year. In letter ad-
dressed to state and city labor bodies
throughout the United States Commits
sioner Claxton said:
"For the protection of our boys and
girls against unusual temptations to
fall into delinquencies of many kinds
and that they may be prepared more
fully for the work of life and the du-
ties and responsibilities of citizenship
1t is Of the utmost Importance that our
schools shall be maintained in full eff
fciency both as to attendance and
standards of work during the continu-
ance of the war and everything possible
should be done to increase their eff
cheney in both respects.
1.-THE various labor organizations and
their members throughout the country
can render most valuable help In this
respect. l am therefore appealing to
all these organizations to use their in
fiuence and to urge their individual
members to do all they can to the end
that the standards of, the schools in the
several states and cities shall not be
lowered in any way and that no chill
dren of school age shall remain out Of
school except because Of absolute me-
cessity.
"For the sake Of this great cause, in
which l feel sure you are no less inter
ested than | am, l am taking the lib
erty of requesting you to bring this
matter to the attention of all the labor
organizations of your city. May also
suggest that since schools in many cit
les open very soon after Labor day it
might be very hopeful If special atten-
don should be given to this matter
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
TELL OF LESSONS OF WAR
Officials of British Ministry of NUM-
tions Now on Tour of Ameri-
can Cities.

Lessons drawn from Great Britains
experience in dealing with labor prob
lens during the war will be communi-
Gated personally to American labor
leaders and employers by four officials
of the British ministry Of munitions,
who are on a tour of American cities,
including Pittsburgh Indianapolis, st.
Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland,
Buffalo, New York and Boston.
The delegation, headed by Sir Ste
phenson Kent, director of the labor
supply department of the munitions
makes the trip at the request
of the Council of National Defense
and several state councils.
Other members of the mission are
III. w. Garrod, deputy in the labor
regulation department; G.. 81. Baillie,
deputy in the labor supply depart
ment, and Capt. Cyril Asquith, in
charge of distributing workmen for
the labor supply department. Some
public addresses may be made, but
most Information will be disseminated
through informal conferences which,
Secretary Baker in letter of intro
duction suggests, should include the
most prominent and best informed
leaders among employers and work
men, and other persons interested in
labor problems.
Since the British officials arrived In
this country they have conferred with
a number of government officials.
American officials have been much in
terested in British methods of stabil-
izing labor conditions for the war, and
are frankly anxious for serious consld-
GRAFTON of American problems in the
light Of British experience.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
U.S.LICENSE SYSTEM STARTS
Giving the Government Grip II Never
Had--Hoarding and Speculation
Hit-Future Delivery Forbidden.

Washington.Th opening Of new
era in food supplies and food prices
according to officials Of the United
States Food Administration, is made
With the beginning of the new hcens
ing system the Government will have
grip on prices that it never has had
before, and that will enable it to regu
late costs to consumers of all the
necessities of life. This regulation II
hopes to accomplish through the three
chief purposes of the licensing system
which are:
1. To limit the prices charged by
every licensee to reasonable amount
over expenses, and forbid the acquisi
ton of speculative profits from q
rising market.
2. To keep all food commodities
moving in as direct line and with al
little delay as possible to the con
sumer.
3. To limit, as far as practicable
contracts for future delivery and deal
ings in future contracts.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
TO GEORGE LILLE
Anna Lille VS. George Lille

anna Lille vs. George Lille
State of Tennessee In Chancery
Court OF Knox county No. t561F
In this cause, 1t appearing from the
Affidavit filed and return of the Off
Ger that the defendant George Lille
cannot be found In Knox County and
that after diligent search his resi-
dence cannot be ascertained so that
the ordinary process cannot be
served upon him, il is ordered that
the said defendant appear before
the Chancery Court at Knoxville,
tennessee. on or before the first
aonday Of December next. an0 MAJ.
defense to SAID bill, or the sumo will
be taken for confessed and the
sause set for hearing eT parte as to
him. This notice will be published in
the Knoxville Independent for four
consecutive weeks.
J. C. FORD. G. a M.
This 3rd day OF November 1917
LAWRENCE & LAWRENCE, Soils.
Nov. 8 10 II "a 1917
NOn-R Resident Attachment Notice
Mcclure Brothers VS.. j. D. Turner
No 1898
Before Frank Murphy Justice of the
Peace for Knox county, Tenn
In this cause. it appearing from the
affidavit filed, which Ia sworn to, that
the defendant J. D. Turner is Justly
indebted to plaintiff and that he is q
nonresident of Tennessee so that
ordinary process cannot be served up
on him. and an original attachment
having been issued and returned to
to me with levy upon his property, it il
therefore ordered that publication
be made In the Knoxville Indspsnd-
ent. Q Newspaper published in the
city or Knoxville, for four consecu-
tive weeks, commanding the defendant
to appear before me at my Office in
Knoxville. Tennessee. on the goth day
Of Nov 1917 and make defense to
said suit, Or same will be proceeded
with exparte. This third day of Nov
1917 FRANK MURPHY Justics Of the
Peace for Knox County, Tennessee.
November 10 II "a 1917
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
THE new WAR TAX
GOES into EFFECT
YOU WILL PAY 1T ON EVERY.
THING YOU PURCHASE OR
ANY MOVE YOU MAKE.
Letters VIII Be Cents, Postal Cards
z Cents-Clgars and Cigarettes
Will Come Higher.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-War taxes has gone
into effect. The special stamp taxes on
documents, legal instruments and
parcel-post packages which go into op
GRAFTON on December 1, all special tax
es begin to apply at once. They In
clude:
One cent on each dime for amuse
ment admissions. Three per cent on
payments for freight transportation
Eight per cent on passenger fare. Ten
per cent on payments for Pullman and
similar accommodations. Five pei
cent on oil pipeline transportation
One cent for each 20 cents, or fraction
paid for express packages. Five cents
on each telegraph, telephone or radio
message costing Is cents or more. Var
ious taxes on cigars, cigarettes, to
bacco and products. Ten per cent on
club dues. Eight cents on each $10e
of new life insurance and one cent on
each dollar of premiums paid on fire
marine, casualty and other insurance
policy.
Other taxes of the new law, includ
ing those on hard and soft drinks, in
comes and war-excess profits, have
been in effect since the law was ap
proved October 8, but in indirect form
On December l the new stamp taxes
including those on parcel-post pack
ages, will be payable, putting the en-
tire law into complete operation, ex
cept for increased rates on second
class mail, postponed until July next
Increases in first-class mail rates
probably will be felt most generally by
the people. The law provides that the
postage on letters, except drop" or 10
cal letters, shall be three cents; and
that on post cards, including private
mailing cards, shall be one cent more
than heretofore. This increase in
cludes so-called picture post cards. The
advances were made effective 80 days
after passage of the law.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
UNIONS WILL WORK FOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

In the Massachusetts indus
trial department a radical ex-
pertinent is being made. A state
union labor commission has been
established, completely indie
pendent in management and
pledged to put into actual work.
ing force the union mans an
nual resolutions and indorse-
ment for the enfranchisement OF
women. This commission Is
to be headed by the wife of a
well-known state labor leader
and chairwomen Of local sub
committees throughout the state
are to be chosen by local central
declarations Of labor. The men,
bership Of these committees,
both state and local, is to con-
sist of labor men, as well as
women. Many prominent Mas
sachusetts trade union men and
women will serve on executive
boards and several trade union
women will devote their entire
time to organization work In
crowded industrial districts.
Particular attention is to be
paid to training the Immigrant
population for citizenship.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
. THE GLOBE CLOTHING Co,
2l5 Gay St Knoxville, Tenn Old Phone 5156
Is The Only Retail Clothing House Manufacturing
Their Own Clothing
SHOES, CENTS FURNISHINGS HATS
Best Line Of Union Made Goods In Knoxville
See Us Before You Buy We Can Assure
You That You Will Be Satisfied
With The Great Bargains That We Offer
TO GUARD WORKERS HEALTH
Meeting at Washington Urges System
Of Sanitary Supervision Of
Nations Industries.

Conservation Of the health of indus
trial workers as a means to obtaining
increased efficiency for wartime pro-
duction was discussed at meeting on
Industrial hygiene Of the American
Public Health association.
DR.. Emery r. Hayhurst, chairman,
spoke of the need for a general sys-
TEN Of sanitary supervision of indus
tries and cited England's experience
during the early stages of the war in
decreased production, due to fatigue,
staleness and sickness among her
workers as a reason why such sys-
TEN should be put into operation in
this country If the best results are to
be secured.
The speaker declared that the most
energetic sanitary measures are neces-
sary because Of the already serious
shortage Of man power.
That this country has not as yet
given due attention to hygiene in in
dustry is indicated, according to DR..
Hayhurst, by increased accidents and
diseases.
On this point he says:
"We are taking new types Of work
ers-women and juveniles-into indus
try. In spite of warnings and en-
treaties some industries and some Sec
lions of the country are relaxing
standards. Others, again, longer expe-
rienced, as at Bridgeport, Conn.,, after
trying the relaxation methods in re-
gard to hygienic standards, have dis
covered the fallacy and have already
developed communities which for out
put and maintenance, If we can be-
lieye. published reports, are becoming
models for the balance of Industrial
America"
Discussing the problems involved In
Industrial diseases, DR.. Hayhurst de-
clared that:
"Efil. 'sncy in industrial service de-
mands strict measures of sanitation
lust as does efficiency In military serv-
ice. The great need is maximum out
put in all our industries, or, negative
" stated, avoidance Of waste. 1t must
be made known as loudly as we can
shout 1t that sanitation and hygiene
are basic items in absenteeism, LABOR
turnover, defective output and &C.
creased production"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
New York Clearing House," 1t
Is Believed, viii Be a Bene-
fit to Both.
DIRECTOR OUTLINES SCOPE
Aim Is to Bring Together Those Seek
ing Helpers and Those Looking
for EmpIoyment--Need
Has Long Been Felt. ....
BY CHARLES B. BARNES,

Director Of New York State Bureau of
Employment
"A clearing house for non-commercial
employment offices, or those not con-
dncted for profit, has been established
in New York, under the supervision Of
Henry D. Sayer, member of the state
Industrial commission and head Of the
industrial division of the council of ma
tiOnal defense. The bureau, more OF
less Of an experiment will be financed
for one year by a fund made up of
$4,000 appropriated for the purpose
by the legislature at its last session,
and by contribution of $1,000 from
the women's committee of the mayors
committee on national defense. There
are about so Of those bureaus in the
city.
The clearing house will be under
my direction, and will be managed by
Maurice L. Ernst, of the law firm of
Greenbaum, Wolf & Ernst, who is Civ
ing up his practice of law for the dura-
tion of the war to lend his assistance
to the establishment of the bureau.
The function of the bureau will be
the bringing together of firms fac
tories or individuals seeking helpers
in all parts of the city with persons
looking for employment. 1t frequent
ly happens, for instance, that an en-
ployment bureau in one district of the
city will receive an order for ten car
penters and not be able to fill it.
There may, perhaps, be only two or
three carpenters on it's list of job
seekers, while a bureau in some other
district may have dozen carpenters
seeking employment, but no orders
calling for them. Through the clear
ing house method those carpenters in
the one district will be put in touch
with the call for carpenters in the
other. Thus much benefit will result,
both to the employer, whose wants will
be quickly supplied, and to the job
seeker, whose period Of idleness Will
be greatly curtailed.
The Importance Of a step of this
SOFT especially irsthese times of labor
WIZ w ssa the S2eefhand, and of abb.
bFInally high living cost on the
otiihr, can hardly be overestimated.
1t is safe to say that, more than to
any other one feature, England, France
and Germany owe the success of in
tensive production which they have
accomplished since the commencement
of the war to similar clearing house
arrangement for employment agencies.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
United States To Aid italy.

Washington.-All export restrictions
will be waived by the American Gov
eminent in forwarding supplies to
Italy to aid in meeting the Austro
German invasion. The Italian Govern
ment, it was made known, will be per
mitted to take the kind of materials Il
needs most to the limit of its tonnage
capacity regardless of prospective
shortages here. The military and pc
litical situations in Italy and the aid
America will render were gone over al
a conference between Secretary Lans
ing and Count di Cellere, Italian Am
bassador. Italy's crying need for shipi
was given especial consideration.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03

The new agreement gives $3.50 3
week increase to St Louis teamsters
and chauffeurs and 81 week raise to
stablemen and pull-up drivers, The old
scale was $3.50 a week.
Marine trades unions have been noti-
fed of the appointment of an interde-
partmental committee, headed by AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Roose-
gelt, which will adjust the wage scales
Of employees in the various navy yards
and government plants.
Street car operatives of Springfield,
ILL.,, have been given new wage scale
with twenty-six cent minimum and
thirty cent maximum
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
LOOK FOR THE LABEL.

: When purchasing goods even
from merchants who you know
, carry union label goods, always
; ask for union label goods and be
: sure that you get them to protect
yourself against purchasing non
union goods that they may also
+ have in stock. Another good
; reason for always demanding
union label goods, even though
; you know the goods the mer-
; chant will sell you do bear the
+ union label, is that you will let
+ him know that you will always
+ be on guard to promote the sale
+ of union made goods and that
you never forget it.
4. L L L l. &. l. Z. L u 4. 4 4 Il Il -
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
China Files Protest.

Picking. - China has protested
against the extension Of the Jananess
civil administration along the rail
way on the Shantung Peninsula be
tween Tsing-Tau and Tsinan-Fu, cap
tured from the Germans. The Chinese
newspapers generally insist that Japan
should leave Shantung entirely
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
Great Strikes Hamper Australia.

Strikes such as Australia had never
before known marked all of August
and early in September showed little
sign Of abatement. Government Off
Gals asserted that they were due to
political and not industrial causes.
William M. Hughes, the prime minis
ter, said one of the strikes was a re-
volt, not strike, and that "a con-
spiracy was on foot" made up Of vio-
lent extremists, syndicalists and Sim
Feiners."
The commonwealth's war burdens
were greatly aggravated by the strikes
and Its war efforts greatly hampered.
Five Of the six states experienced
them at once.
send IA your JOB printing
We % lob prsntmg ct ssss pgteea.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
Famine Is Faced By Russians.

Petrograd.-An appeal by the Mayor
has been posted in which the people
Of Petrograd are informed that the
fiour-producing provinces are unwilL
ing to sell flour to the capital, which
is seriously threatened with famine