Douglas Island news., 1918-08-23

over. sunk recently by a German submarine. is reported safe at a French hospital.
 Tho sailing of halibut boats to and from Che banks will not be made public any more by order of thc Provost Marshal General This is in Ilnc with tho order recently re- cclvcd In regards Co secrecy con- corning Che sailing Of all ships at American ports.
 On the same day that the cxplo- sion occurred ut thc Kctchlkan can ncry another Japanese. while full of Iricc hootch. took @ shot at a Ko- rcan but missed him A deputy mar shal searched Che place afterwards and also put Che two men in Jail. The search revealed a half barrel of whisky
 Miss Mary Miuthorn, daughter of IDr. II. J. Mlnthorn of Mctlakahtla, and cousin of Herbert Hoover, was married on August s at New port. Ore. to Wm. G. Strench, im- migration inspector for Alaska. They will mako their home at Kotchikan, where Mr. strench has his head quarters
 The socks that were knitted by Senator Hcclmau. of Kotchikan, and were ranlod oT for $500. have been donated by Che present owner to thc | Kctchikan hospital. They will be lrafflcd or again and arc expected Co raise $l.OOO. The Ketchikon hospital is in debt and this means lis taken Co clear or the indebted. ness.
 George Raymond, Of Dawson, was
 rcccntly killed in Europe while |Gghting with Che Canadian forces
 The body of r. F. Curron late mining recorder for Southern Yu. Ikou. who disappeared from White. horse a couple of weeks ago, was found several days ago l2 miles be. low that place lodged In a clump of willows on the banks of the Yukon
 Jos. Magin. Of tho Bcluga Fish. | ing Co.,, will commence the building of substantial dock at Kachomab bay shortly. Mir. Magill says thC |bcluga catch this season 80 far has Ibcen very successful and Che com pauy besides putting up a large quantity Of oil. has already put ur a small quantity Of whale meat as an experiment. The beluga fig known as the white whale.
 Konrad Olson. of Ketchikau. has Ibccn placed in jail and charged with espionage for making seditIous and insulting remarks about United States officials. Olson. ot the tim, of Che draft surrendered his natur Ialzatiou papers SO ho could be ox- cmpted and his fishing license was Ialso taken away from him. HC stated that himself and several oth CTS only became naturalizcd SO that they could fish in Alaska.
 A Japanese employed at a Kctch- ikan canucry recently opened the door of a rotort without first shut. | ting ou Che steam. There is a pres. Isurc of steam in the rctort of "a pounds to the square inch. The door flew open with a report like a 42- centlmoter gun and the Japanese was hurled distance of about 2O feet. The noise started a stampede of canncry workers, who thought they were being bombed by Huns The Japanese after he landed was Ipickcd up and placed in a hospital where it is thought he will recover A nephew of c. D. schell, of th, Sunny Point connory, near Kotchi. kan. will be awarded the French Croix de Gucrro for work with q machine gun company in France.
 Moxicans employed at the LOT ling canncry recently started a TOW and nine of them were taken tC | Kotchikan and put i'm jail. Tho men refused Co work and attempted Co mako Che rest of tho crew quit by throwing cans ot them. Charges of stabbing. wouuding and disturbing | the peace will be preferred against | the men now in custody Tho can. nery. which was forced to suspend operations for a few hours, started up again. shorthandcd but peaceful
 Fourteen Rodgcr-Hart convertible ballast cars were received last month by Che Alaskan Engineering | Commission from the Panama Cana
 zone. according to the report for IJuly of the mechanical department |AH the six Rodger-Hart cars com. prislng Che original shipment from Panama have been assembled and
 placed in service. Thirty-nine of l the so Lidgowood flat cars received last spring from Panama have been assembled by the mechanical depart ment and turned over to the trans