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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
ANCHORAGE WILL HOLD
 NO FAIR

ANCHORAGE, (By MaiD-No in- dustrial nor agricultural fair will be held in Anchorage during the period of the war. This is the unanimous de- cision of stockholders and officers Of the Alaska Fair Association, which had charge of last years exposition and which was formed for the pur- pose of directing annual exhibitions here.
 While no fair will be held during the war, the association will main tain it's organization so as to be ready to resume its activities after the con clusion of peace.
 The officers and stockholders at their recent meeting decided on the immediate purchase from the Land and Industrial Department of the Al askan Engineering Commission of a site for fair grounds, and ordered the appropriation of S275 from the associations treasury to defray the purchase price. The site, which is on the southern boundar. ur anchor age contains sixty-five acres.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES
 ARE SUNK
One by Tanker and Other By Convoy Off British
 Coast

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. H. The sinking of big German subma- rine in mid-Atlantic was reported last evening by an American tanker. The fight took place some 1.600 miles of this coast and the battle lasted forty minutes, say the officers.
 LONDON. Sept. 11.-A transport troop ship carrying twenty-eight hun dred American soldiers, was torpedoed by a German submarine Every man was saved and the ship was beached. The submarine attacked a convoy near ing the English coast. but the subma- rine was sunk immediately after it had torpedoed the transport, announc- ed the admiralty this morning.
 LATER-Soldiers on the torpedoed transport in order to save time of launching lifeboats, clambered down the ropes to the decks of destroyers, which swarmed around the stricken vessel coming close alongside that every man escaped injury. There was no panic. 4 number of soldiers saw the submarine lifted clear out of the water after one depth bomb exploded; then the submarine disappeared and was seen no more, presumably blown to pieces.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
GERMANS DEPORT
 BELGIAN WORKERS
Wholesale Movements of Compelled Labor Continue-Severe Illness
 Make Rapid Progress

Returning Belgians, deported this year, bring new evidence of German cruelty. according to the Belgian Bulletin" received by the Department of Labor, which says:
 Tt is known that at the beginning of the year 1918, in spite of all their promises to the neutrals. as well as to the Pope, the Germans again de- ported from Lokeren (eastern Elan dcrs) to the western front to labor at military works 27,000 men of the m'dd and working classes.
 ''It is announced at present that 200 of these unfortunates have been able tc return to their native town. They are all in lamentable state of health and for the most part tuberculous, but on the other hand dysentery and typhus, underfeeding, cruel treatment, and blows have made very many vic tins among the men deported from Lokeren and nothing marks the spot where they have been buried"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
150.000 UNION MEN UNDER
 ARMS
C. This Numter in Australian Army 15,0O0 Have Lost Their Lives
 According to Former Premier

The grsa- part Australian labor has taken in the war was told 10 an au- d!ence Of union men by former Pre- uier Crawford Vaughan. Of the Aus ;-a..an Government. a. Seattle, re- gently. Mir. Vaughan expressed high appreciation Of the work ot The Am e--can Federation ot Labor. under President Gompe-s. and the Depart nent or Labor
 Eight per cenc Of the population Of the Dominion has enlisted. he said. and 6f the number Of Australian troops. 150.00Q were members Of trade-unions 0: his 150.000. he con tinued. 45.GO0 have already given their lives.
 Labor, he declared. is strongly sup porting the caus. ot the allies in Aus tral;a- He declared that the Domin- ion had adopted is political system largely from he Government Of the United States, and urged American wo-kingmen 10 do all in -heir power to protect democracy in the present crisis
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
FRENCH WIN FIELD 0UTFLANKINC ENEMY.
 BRITISH ADVANCE.
In Terrific Counter Attack the Germans Are Repused by the British. The Latter Losing But One
 Point

LONDON, Sept 1.-The Germans this morning delivered terrific attack the regions of Ecourt and St. Quentin which repulsed after stiff fight Sharp fighting also red where the beaten off except point British post remained the enemys sion.
 French Capture Village
 PARIS, Sept 1l.-The village Travecy, the southern end of the main Hnenbug line has been captured by the French cordng to the office statement today.
 Germans Heavy Losers LONDON Sept 11.-During the last months the Ger have left hundred thousand batteheds which three hundred thousand the Exchange Telegraph Company has estimated This estimate based official reports and confirmed by the correspondent in person.
 Berlin Office Reports
 BERLIN Sept 1.-The office today says that south of Gouzeaucourt and around Eph the driven back by attack We thousands prisoners.
 Close to St. Quentin.
 LONDON, Sept 1.-The British closer to St. Quentin from moving to it from the south and have reached Treey
 Americans Meet the Boches.
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY Sept 11.-In sharp fight northwest of Coar sac the American forces repused the enemy in heavy raid following intense German barage in which hundred throwers used against trenches and at least thousand big caber shells communication lines in the The Germans with flame throwers but the Americans them and in the of fierce fight at close in which grenades bayonets les were used freely the driven off leaving of dead after them
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
 THINKS PURCHASERS
 SHOULD REMAIN HERE

MT. Tom Gardner, federal food ad minstrator for the Ketchikan Dis trict, stated this morning that he had taken the matter up with the terri torial food administrator to have the suEchasers remain in the territory un- til every can of salmon has been shipped out. This was the result of a rumor that the subchasers expected to leave shortly for their bases in Pug ct Sound.
 Now is the time that the salmon should be guarded" MT, Gardner said and I have done all l can to make the federal administrator see it that way. He has informed me that he has taken up the matter with the Ma " officials and will let me know their decision" MT. Gardner urged that the subchasers remain till the end of October at least.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
RAILROAD WORK WILL CONTINUE
 NEXT WINTER

ANCHORAGE, (By MaiD-Work in the various departments of the Alas kan Engineering Commission, which has charge of building the govern ment railroad. will be continued uext winter on a scale similar to that of past winters, according to the amour cement of William Gerig, engineer in charge of the Anchorage division of the railroad. The announcement was made to quiet rumors to the effect that all activities relative to the rail- road would be greatly curtailed next winter. such rumors having tenden- cy 10 cause workers to go to the states 10 obtain what they regarded as more permanent jobs.
 Other than the cessation of work that has always been occasioned by cold weather, there will be no discon- C-nuanca of activities in any of the departments Of the Alaskan Engineer Ing Commission next winter" said Mir 1cIiS SOA-i0 O4 luC OoedooA WI n next winter. as in past winters. will have ,c be suspended because of eli -latic conditions.
 There is other outdoor work, how eve-. that can be carried on in cold weather and this will be prosecuted with vigor. For instance. work in the machine shops and tasks of the char acter of either maintenance or opera tion will be continued without inter- ruption. Indeed, almost as many workers will be wanted next winter as were employed last winter. In the middle Of last January, there were $50 payroll employees and 303 stationmen contractors and their laborers-en- gagged on the government railroad.
 Last winter, the principal con- struction work was thirty or forty miles south of Anchorage on the line between Seward and Anchorage. This fall, if steel shipments continue 70 arrive as ordered. the Seward-An- chorage line will be completed. This winter most of the construction work vii r, 100 CT 12O miles north of An cnorage cn the route of the main line north Of Montana"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
SECONDHAND CLOTHING BRINGS HIGH PRICES ....
 IN BELGIUM
Shoes Sell at $5C Pair, According to
 Belgian interned in Holland

IL is becoming more and more diff cult to obtain clothing in Belgium, ac- cCrding to the Belgian Bulletin, re- ceivad by the Departmen- of Labor, which says that persons who have been thrown out of work may secure on easy terms, once year from the charity clothing club, dress or an overcoat
 A Belgian in.ccned in Holland, ob- tained permission to wear civilian dress. His wife who had remained at Verviers, joined him, and he wrote re- gently:
 My wife has come with my per sonal effects. However, before she left, a number of persons came to her and offered her for my Sunday suit and overcoat 300 francs $1OO); for pair of velvet trousers, which cost 2 francs (s1.40) before the war, 40 francs (sS); for my shoes, 25O francs (s50); etc"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

Dr. H. F. Cleaves, who has been taking his examinations here for the past week 10 pass the Alaska Medical Board. left this morning for Peters burg, enroute to his post at Port Wal ter. He completed his examinations and his papers will now be forwarded to the other members of the medical Board in other cities. Dr. B. L. My CTS is the local member.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
NEWS RECEIVED OF DEATH OF MIR. PARSONS
 SISTER IN SEATTLE

F. M. Lawson, assistant cashier of the Miners & Merchants Bank re- ceived word yesterday that Miss Marie Larson. sister of A. R. Lar son, cashier of the bank, had passed away al her home in Seattle.
 MT. and Mrs. Larson left here on the Tillamook Saturday for Seattle, but were fifty-two hours on the way between here and Prince Rupert, on account Of the heavy fog, according to a message received at the bank. They expect to be in Seattle today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
MATANUSkA TURNIPS
 FIND MARKETS

as we'll as potatoes, grown in the Mat anuska valley thirty-siX miles north of Anchorage on the line of the govern ment railroad, are finding favor in commercial markets along the Alas ka coast.
 One ton of turnips, put up in twenty two sacks, was shipped to the Blum, O'Neill Company, of Cordova. and the Kennecott Corporation of Kennecott, the remaining twelve.
 Both the purchasers of the turnips have been heavy buyers of Matanus- sa potatoes.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
1, 1,442,000 WOMEN WORK IN BRITAIN
Nearly Three-fourths of This Mum. ber Are Engaged in Aiding Gov-....
 ernment's War Program

Tiirty-six per cent of the employees Of the Government of Great Britain outside the intuition factories, in Jan uary, 1918, were women. according to an announcement by the Department Of Labor. It is estimated that in all lines of work 1.442.000 women have stepped in to fill the depleted ranks of industry. and nearly threequarters of this number work for the Govern ment.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

 IS BURNING
Indiscriminate Massacres
 Are Frequent

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Petro- places and there are also indiscrimin- ate massacres of the people in the streets, according to reliable informa- tion reaching the State Department this morning
 A late report says hundreds have been killed already, mostly Bolshevik followers.
 LONDON. Sept. 11.-A report has been received here telling of the ar- rest of at least one thousand British subjects by the Bolsheviki government officials who are being held as host ages both in Moscow and Petrograd
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
SUMMER TRAIL
 IS FAIRLY GOOD

ANCHORAGE. tBy Mail)-seven- teen days were required to travel by trail, river and railroad from Nenana to Anchorage a distance of about 296 miles. The trip was made by Henry Ehlen, formerly in charge of the docks and warehouses of the government railroad at Nenana NJ. Hyland, a government railroad train conductor and C. J. Ensley, prospector from the Tolovana district.
 From Nenana to Indian River, a distance of 130 miles, the travellers took the summer trail At Indian River, they built raft and on it float ed down the Susitna River to Montana 2 distance of seventy miles. At Mon tana. which is the northern end of steel in the Anchorage Grv,sion, they boarded a government railroad train and came to Anchorage, a distance of ninety-six miles.
 MT. Ehlen says that the summer trail between Nenana and Indian Riv- CT is fairly good but that it needs blazing in places. With a compara- lively little expenditure, he declares, it could be put in excellent condition. All the winter trail roadhouses were closed. The party saw no persons after leaving Lignite Creek, which is only a short distance from Nenana, until Indian River was reached. The travellers were fortunate in finding the water low in all streams and expert enced no difficulty in crossing them.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

Arrivals from the south yesterday were Dr. Geo. Hamer, $. 4. Barnes. J. Bryan, Ralph Bolton, Jas. Calvin.
 Leaving norrhbound were H F. Cleayes. Petersburg. Mike McGuiley, Paul Hanks. Mrs B. Ream. Mrs. Kel- y, Lucy Kelly. Mrs C. F Radenbaugh Mrs. Geo Radenbaugh for Haines, Thos. Garner, Wrangell. E. E. Noble. Mrs. Isabel Williams. Frank and Mary Howard. Mrs. Emma Olotson, F. Ger ne-. Hazel Kelly, John F Benson, Mrs. Hanson, G. Belong. for Juneau.
 Leaving for the south early today were Mrs. H 5. Morton, Mrs. J. F. Yickidal, Mrs. J. i. Gustafson, Miss Etta Barlow. Ernest Hyde. and 3s second class who were unable to get first class passage.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
NEGRO WOMEN MAKE
 GOOD LABORERS

ST LOUIS. Mo. Sept. 11.-Negro women are replacing the men called to war. in the brick plants of this city and are said to give satisfaction. They load bricks on trucks and railroad cars.
 Negro women also have been em- ployed as lumber handlers in lumber yards, as laborers on track work by railroads and large number of girls have taken work as elevator conduc- tors.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
ANOTHER CANDY"
 GIRL ARRIVES TODAY

Have a cigar on me-" was the song L. Ii. Kubley sang around town this afternoon, explaining Just got a wire announcing the arrival Of another ba- bT girl. 5 pounds, in Seattle" MT aubley says he won't need to worry about candy" girls for his store at- Ter while.
 Mrs. Kub!ey and two daughters will return 10 Ketchikan in a few weeks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
GERMAN REGIMENT
 MUTINIED AT COLOGNE

AMSTERDAM. Sept. IA Ger. man regiment. the 18th. mutinied at Cologne yesterday, according to the Telegraf eye witness" report. The correspondent says that when the sol. diers were ordered to the Western front. they refused in a body to board She train. What happened subse. quently the correspondent does not say.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
HUNS RESTORING DEFENSE LINE
 IN BELGIUM
Thousands of inhabitants Are Removed From
 Maubeuge

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 1.-The Ger mans are restoring the Notifications of Liege, Bruges and Ghent, accord. ing to advices received here today from Belgium. Dispatches say that twenty thousand inhabitants have This is taken as an indication that the Germans are preparing to evacuate the French soil
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
OLDTIMER LEAVING
 FOR OLD HOME IN EAST

Frank LeRoy. one Of Ketchikan's pioneer citizens, has closed up all his business affairs and plans to leave shortly for the east. MT. Leroy has been in the north for forty years, and thinks it is time he made a change.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
668 CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-Six hun dred and sixty-eight casualties are re- ported this morning for yesterday These include two hundred and sixty two killed and two hundred and forty severely wounded
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
TO VISIT SONS

Mrs. Geo. Radenbaugh and Mrs. C. F. Radenbaugh left for Haines yester- day to visit their sons Russell and Slva. who were among the first draft ed contingent from Ketchikan, and who are expected to leave shortly for camps outside.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
ADDITION TO STAFF

Miss Mary Corbin, who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. Harry r. Elliott fer the past several months. has ac- csp:ed position with the Miners X Merchants Bank and began her new duties this week.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
FINDS SISTER AFTER
 FORTY YEAR SEARCH

FRANKLIN. Ind. Sept 11.-Thrn the aid of and advertisement in news paper, C. V, Grove located his sister Mrs. Catherine Wright, after a search of more than 40 years. Neither rec ognized the other when they met.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

According to a recent order of the postmaster general, Finnish people in Alaska can no longer use the postal service between this country and Fin land. The reason for the order .s that most of Finland is now under control of Germany. A number of letters were recently returned to Ju. neau to local Finnish people.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 LECTURE POSTPONED

John Randell Dunn, of Boston Christian Science Lecturer, who has been making tour of Alaska this summer, will not arrive till next week, and will deliver his lecture here Thursday, September 19. instead of this week as formerly planned. Mir. Dunn has been delayed and is now in Juneau
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
TAKES NEW POSITION

Jack D. Rcunsefell, who returned to town recently with Mrs. Rounsefell and baby, from Black Island, where he has been working on trap for q position with the Cheney Grocery tEe r. I. P. Co. all summer, has taken for the winter.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
SENTENCE BUTCHER-POET

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Sept 11.-Step. and Truth" and known to his friends as the butcher poet" is under a 10 year sentence of Imprisonment in the federal prison for the violation of the espionage law. He was an active church worker and choir singer.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
TWO DRAFTED MEN
 LEAVE FOR HAYNES

tion boards. Paul Stanks, of Port Or chard, Kitsap County, Wash, and Mike Mckinley, of Great Falls, Mont, left yesterday for Fort Wm H. Sew ard, to report for active service.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. H. Cable advices received at Red Cross headquarters here state that S6 per cent of the food packages sent to American prisoners in Germany by the American Red Cross have been ack.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

Operated by electricity, a machine patented by Buffalo inventor quick v picks the feathers from poultry and gathers them by the vacuum pro- cess into a container.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

BELFAST. Ireland. Sept. 11.-Res- toration of the church at Auburn. Ath- lone, is to be done in memory of the poet. Oliver Goldsmith Auburn, is said to have been the theme for tho 'Desserted Village" written by Gold smith.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
PRESIDENT SENDS
 MESSAGE TO CITIZENS

s WASHINGTON. Sept 11-sI {, want every flag flying and every 1
 F band playing on registration 2. days" President Wilson's mes-
 5. sage to the citizens of our great country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 11.-Following an air raid Tuesday night, says the Frankfurter Zeitung. more than thousand houses were destroyed by fire in Constantinople.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

TORONTO. Sept. IA record airplane flight in Canada was made here recently when mail carrying machine made the round trip from Toronto to Ottawa in eleven hours.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

r. w. Wiley, of the American Can Company, of Seattle was an arrival from the north this morning and is a, guest at the Stedman Hotel.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

LONDON. Sept. u.-During the month of August 124,675 tons gross of British merchant shipbuilding were completed and entered for service.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

LONDON, Sept. 11.-Thirteen yes sels aggregating 22.976 tons, belong ing 10 Norway, were sunk during the month of August, says a recent dis patch.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
LEAVES FOR SOUTH

Mrs. H. s Morton. left this morn ing for trip south and may visit friends and relatives in Oakland be- fore returning
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
ODDS AGAINST
 PEACE BY JUNE

LONDON. Sept. 11.-Odds of six to four that the war will not be ended by June 30, 1919 are now being quoted at Lloyds
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

Mrs. B. Ream. of the B. & B. Waffle House left for Haines yesterday for short visit
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
| < + < < < + + | THE WORLD WAR A
 YEAR AGO TODAY

: Sept. 11-Austrians failed in 1 2 desperate attacks on Monte San 1 . Gabrielle. 1
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
ALBERT JOHNSON MAY
 JOIN FLYING CORPS

WASHINGTON. Sept 10-Repre- sentative Albert Johnson, of Hoquiam Washington, contemplates accepting the captaincy of flying corps in France, which has been offered him.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11

ALBANY. Ore, Sept. IA system of military drill is to be instituted by the City Superintendent of schools when the public schools open here on September 8
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
BOSTON TEAM WINS

BOSTON. Sept. 1.-The Boston team won the world series, taking to- days game by a score of two to one.
 COLUMBIA. $. C., Sept 11.-Yes- terday Wm. P. Pollack was nominat- ed at the primaries to succeed the late Senator Tillman.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
OF MEN OF 18 TO 45W ILL NOT
 BE HELD HERE TOMORROW SAY OFFICIALS

Although the Progressive Miner has been notified by the Washington Bureau of Information to help boost the registration dae Mr. Dobbs of the board registration will be held here tomorrow and not until the board has been officially notified The board has not received the blank form says that
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
< < ' | ' < | | : : WEATHER REPORT

< For 24 hours ending D. n. . i yesterday maximum e0': mini ! < mum 4Ss; precipitation 94 I
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-03-07
Fred Neiherk nf tho south %,hI

Fred Neibeck of the south table,
was a business visitor last Thursday.
C. W. White purchased the s. NJ.
Beadle residence in the northeast
part of Julesburg this week.
Mark Akchison of Kearney, Nebr.,
WAS looking after lands interests on
the south table land, which he has.
Geo. hammers Of near Holyoke,
was business visitor in our city
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Geiss and family
Of the southeast part of the county
were visiting relatives and shopping
with our merchants last Thursday.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Eeckhout will. be glad to learn
that she is so far recovered as to be
able to sit up.
B. N. Kellogg, who has purchased
the C. c. Gould farm northwest Of
this city, arrived here last Tuesday,
and will move onto the farm.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-03-07
LOCAL NEWS AND
PERSONAL ITEMS

D. A. Rees of near Ovid is reported
as bling ON the sick list.
Mrs. o. Anderson of this city is re-
ported on the sick list.
Majestic Rage Demonstration at
4. 8. Dye Hardware March 18th to
23rd.
Chas. DePue and Clarence Bomeks
of Sedgwick, were Julesburg visitors
last Thursday.
Roy E. Stevenson, our popular jew
eler, returned last Friday evening
from short business trip to Denver.
E. H. Morley of St. Paul, Nebr.,
arrived here last Thursday to look af-
ter his land interests in the Sedgwick
district. ~.