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SEE NEED FUR IN1fRNAV|ONAL
 LABOR BUREAU
A. F. of L. Delegates Discuss z Establishments Inforrna-
 tion Exchange.

St. Paul, Minn., June 12.-The ne- cesity for establishing an interna- tional exchange of labor information was discussed late today by com- mittee of the American Federation of Labor at it's annual convention here Unusual interest attended the meet ing of the committee, which was the subject of a heated debate earlier in the day. Chairman Frank Bussy, who announced that he would resign from the committee unless Benjamin Schlessiger of New York, member of the committee, apologized to the con- vention, stated that he had not heard from Schlesiger. Schlesiger did not attend the committee meeting The opolgy was demanded for Schles- ssiger's negative vote yesterday on adoption of the American labor mis- sion's report.
 Short talks by members of the American labor mission, which yes- terday presented report of it's deal ings with English and French labor leaders, were features of this meet ing
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POOLING OF ALL ALLIED ECONOMIC
 RESOURCES NEAR

Washington, June 12.-Pooling of all economic resources of America and the nations allied against the central powers was a step nearer to- day after the weekly meeting of the presidents war cabinet.
 One of the moves planned in the project for welding into vast mobile machine the entire economic power of the United States and the allies be- hind the military forces is the crea- tion of a munitions council with head quarters in one of the entente capi- tals This was laid before President Wilson.
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they knew the enemy was several times their superior in numbers. When the enemy was seen to be re- tiring, altho making stubborn fight in order to hold his gains, made in the first days of the battle, the allies dashed forward with. if possible aug mented ardor.
 Throw 19O,O0O Against Allies.
 With the French Army in France, June 12.-(By the Associated Press) "details concerning the beginning of the battle between Montdidier and the Disc show that on Sunday morn ing, 14 German divisions, about 19O,- GOO men, joined in the first onslaught. From these the five chosen divisions were detailed to break thru the cen ter of the French line. Regiments of guards and Jaegers were included. All the units engaged had been brought to fullest strength. having been reinforced after the March and May offensives. Since the beginning of the battle other divisions have been thrown into the line.
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Associated Press War Summary
 Southwest of Montdidier, where the allied forces on Tuesday in violent counter attacks, made notable gains against the enemy, American troops have been thrown into the fray but how many or to what branch of the service they belong has not yet been been indicated. To the north of Mont didier the Germans several times have tried to drive out the Americans, from the village of Cantigny but each time they have been repulsed. One party of 40 Germans was routed by the revolver fire of the defenders of the village.
 Northeast of Chateau Thierry. The Germans have thrown five divisions against the Americans fighting side by side with the French but without avail. Attempts by the enemy to re- capture the village of Bouesches went for naught.
 South of the Aisne river there has been fierce fighting down to the region of Villers Cotterets, where the Germans are attempting to break thru and bring their line west of Soissons toward Campaigne. Except that the comhats were particularly severe on the front of Bommiers Cutry and south of Ambleny, no further details are available.
 French Omit Woods
 The French forces operating on. the east bank of the Disc river, south of Noyon, have evacuated the Carle- pont woods and the Germans are closely pressing them southward. ac- cording to the German official com munication Wednesday. The commun- ication also asserts that the right side of the river. where the Metz enters the stream. has been cleared of allied troops. Nowhere else alo nethe bat tie front running from Montdidier to the region around Noyon is any claim
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BUI.GARS AND TURKS
 PERFECT ALLIANCE

London, June 12.-German news papers which have reached London report the entry of Bulgaria and Tur- key into the Standardization alli- ance as an accepted fact. The Frank furter Zeitung says the treaty with Bulgaria includes a number of finan- cial and commercial provisions, under which Bulgaria is liable te supply all German requirements of coal and cop per from Serbian mines lying with in terAitory actually occupied by the Bulgarian army and also to construct canal leading from the Danubean narrows to the Bulgarian frontier.
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ASK WILSON TO AID
 FLOOD PREVENTION

Washington. June 12.-Representa- tive Harrison and Humphreys of Mississippi called on President Will son today to ask that he use his in. fluence toward an increased appro- priation for flood prevention in the Mississippi river valley. Under the sundries civil bill expenditures for flood prevention is limited to $5,67O;- 900, but it is the contention of MT. Harrison and MT. Humphreys that un- der another law $10,000,000 annually is made available for the purpose.
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I. w. w. OPPOSED
 AID TO THE ALLIES

Chicago, June 12.-Testimony re- garding the I. w. w. opposition in the state of Washington to the war was given yesterday before Judge Landis in the United States district court, where no defendants are on trial charged with violation of the espion- age law today.
 J. A. Mcbride, deputy sheriff at Ab- erdeen, Wash, testified that he had joined the I. w. W. so that he could learn their attitude toward the strike that was on in the Puget Sound lum- Der camps.
 Describing a speech by man nam ed Amey, Mcbride declared he said:
 Do all in your power to defeat cOnscription."
 The witness testified that man named Mohl said
 Do not allow the United States to send food to the allies for that will prolong the war five years"
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The density of the German troops was fatal for them because of the entente allied artillery, gun fire, rifle men and aviators, who were able to aim at point blank( range into these masses of men. This concentrated fire did terrible execution. The battle continued all night and in the early hours this morning, when the entente allies made a further advance to the east of Mery, which is the most i'm portant point as it commands the val ey.
 Towards the center the enemy launched several attacks today but the line held firmly, altho some enc my attachments succeeded in gaining a little ground, but at the cost of fearful sacrifice.
 South of the Disc river, and also south of the Aisne, the Germans show ed much activity today, ehdeavoring to reduce the allied salient.
 The spirit of the allied infantrymen in theircounter attacks yesterday was very high, altho
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French Woman Condemned to
 Die as Spy
Widow of French Army Man Used Children to
 Aid Germany.

Paris, June 12.-(Correspondence of teh Associated Press)-Brief an- nouncement has just been made that a Paris court-martial has condemned to death as a spy Madame M-.37 years old. Her son, Noel, 16 accus- ed of being her accomplice, was or dered sent to a penitentiary colony until of age. The court believed he was too young to be held responsible for his act.
 As the case was not heard in public only a few details have become known, such as that Madame Ms hus- band was killed at the front in March, 1916, and that the wife soon started a life that earned her the name of "tho merry widow. "She soon ran through the money she inherited and to obtain more communicated with a Greek liv- ing in Spain, an agent of the spy bu- reau established in Barcelona by the Germans.
 When mother and son were arrest |. ed the boy was about to engage in the aviation service to obtain information to be supplied Germany.
 A writer in the Paris Midi identi- fled the Greek as the head of German propaganda in Spain and director in particular of the service for arrang- ing factory explosions. He was a regular visitor to girls school at Barcelonia, where he saw three little girls whose guardian he was supposed to be. One,. the youngest, aged about II, gave him on each visit several let ters which he carried away.
 These little girls were the daught- CTS of Madame M. "The merry widow" used to pass on information to her son, who wrote to !.is young sister, placing it in the middle of his letters which were never really ex- amined when it was seen that they were letters from brother to little sister at school.
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GOVERNMENT TAKES
 OVER FORD PLANTS

St. Louis, Mo-, June 12-The gov ernment in its mobilization of the var ious industries necessary to the pros ecution of the war, and the utilization of buildings non-essential to the war, has taken over the Ford automobile plant located in this city. The build ing will be used as storehouse and will be in charge of the quartermast- er's department within thirty days. Six other Ford plans in various parts of the country have been taken over by the government
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Americans are Asked to Eat
 Less Beef
Limit of 1 IA Pounds Per. Person a Week Hoover's
 Request.

Washington, June 12.-To meet the needs of the American and allied ar mics and civilian population of ftFrance Great Britain and Italy, the American people today were asked by the food administration to place themselves on a limited beef allowance from now uni til September 15.
 Householders were requested not under any circumstances to buy more than 1 IA pounds of clear beef weekly on more than 1-2pounds. in- cluding the bone. for each person in the household.
 Hotels and restaurants were asked not to serve boiled beef more than two meals weekly. beefsteak not more than one meal. weekly and roest beef not more chan one meal weekly.
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The Vindeggen's crew and that of the Hendrix Lund, also Norwegian, were brought to this port aboard the Danish steamship Brosund after their craft had been sunk by the Teuton. raider.
 The Hendrix Lund hove in sight and was signalled by the submarine just as the latter was finishing it's footing of the Vindeggen's cargo, said members of the crew. The German commander ordered both the ships companies into their boats and sent the two vessels to the bottom with bombs.
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Captain Balmestead of the Vindeg- gen and Captain Kaltenborg of the Hendrix Lund were interviewed here by naval officials, the crews, compris- ing 68 men. most of whom are Chin- ese, being turned over to the immi- grafton authorities.
 The two ships~were sunk by Ger man submarine about 200 miles east of Cape Charles on Saturday and Monday, respectively. This brings the total of vessels sunk by u-boats since they began their campaign in these waters up to IS.
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ALLIES HOLDING
 GROUND GAINED
 AT MONTD|D|ER Huns Strenuous Efforts to Drive Yankees From
 Cantigny Fail. SEVERE FIGHTING
 SOUTH OF AISNE R. Prussians Attempting to Break Thru Toward COmpeigne ne-French Troops Advance at Bell0y and at Maur
 --Germans Claim Advance.
MILLION SAMMIES
 SOON BE ACROSS,
 SAYS SEC. BAKER

West Point, N. Y., June 12.- More than a million American fighting men will be in service in France in the near future, declared Secretary Baker in an address to 137 graduates of the United States Military aca- demy.
 Supplementing his recent an nOuncement in Washington that United States troops "cx- ceeding 100000 in number" have disemharked On French soil, the Secretary told the ca- dets it is not unfair to specu- late that we will shortly pass the mark"
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DRAFT EVADER'S
 TRIAL FINISHED

Rockford, H., June 12.-The trial by court martial of Bren Dow Ali son of Chicago, former Harvard stu dent, on a charge of attempting to evade the draft was finished last night at Camp Grant and the find ings were sent to Washington today for review.
 No announcement was made of the verSlict of flle court martial which WillS 6 f1 1I Hsd by Secretary of War
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M'ADOO WILL URGE
 ROADS TO PAY MEN

Washington, June 12.-Chiefs of the four railroad brotherhoods were told today by Director-General McAdoo that he would urge railroads to pay promptly sums due for wages since January 1 under the higher scale. The brotherhood men brought word that some roads, finding difficulty in inter- preting the application of the order and figuring the back pay due. did not intend to make the lump payment for a month or more.
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|AISER'S HEAD ON FIVE-CENT PIECES

Fort Smith, June 12.-The local feral authorities were today given American five-cent piece bearing
 head of the German kaiser.
 me nickel is of the Buffalo series 1914. The kaiser's head is stamp on the fact of the American h. n. The mustache and German kea helmet stand forth very plain
 from the appearances the sub- |M1e was made by stamping ma ae' It Is reported that many sim | coins are in circulation here.
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SHIPPING BOARD
 HAS ENOUGH PLANTS

Washington, June 12.-Congress was asked by the shipping board to- night to tighten the grasp of the gov ernment upon the country's shipbuild- ing industry or the extension of old except under license.
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FIRE LOSSES IN ARKANSAS LOWEST
 OF ANY STATE

Little Rock, June 12.-The re- port of the State Insurance Com missioner, which has just been printed shows Arkansas to have had less fire loss last year than any state in the union, in per cent to premiums paid. It shows $14.- 8O2, 2,256 received by all lines of insurance, and $7.061 SAP paid out. This department has no power to ! fix rates.
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Tacoma and Spokane have dropped out of the Pacific Coast International league, reducing the circuit to four clubs-Aberdeen, Seattle. Portland and Vancouver.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-13

Mcner Erie Erickson appears to tue twlrler for whom Hugh Jen- uss mas been looking. Erie has sheu gilt-edged ball for the Tigers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-13

London. June 12.-As an outcome of recent conference Japan is pre- pairing declaration defining her atSs titude toward Russia. according ION ' Tien Tsin dispatch to tho Ex6l z Telegraph CompanYS
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Outfielder Wickland and Pitcher F'illingham, the Indianapolis stars of last season have caught the step with the Braves and are performing In big time fashion. X x < k k * * * * *# * * * |
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GERMANS HURL FIVE NEW DIVISIONS AT
 AMERICANS AT TERRY WITHOUT AVAIL
Allies Shells and Bullets
 Shatter Masses of Germans
More Than 5000O Men Asse mbled 5000 Yard Front, When Counter Move by French Checks Movement
 and Drives Enemy Back.

With 12 Noon(By Associated 
  highly
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German U-BOat Captain RObs
 Steamer of 80 Tons of Copper
Remains on Surface Two Days Transferring Booty Then Sinks Victim Together w ith Another Ship Which
 Ran Into Pirate

New York, June 12The audacity
  uboa 80 tons of the halted 120
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JENNA ADMITS LOSS OF WARSHIP

Paris, June 12.-The loss of the lstrian battleship SzemtistXan, tor
 doed in the Adriatic, is officially 'nounced at Vienna, according to
 Havas agency dispatch from Basel, 5itzerland.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-13

|The Italian government has off Plly announced the torpedoing of Austrian dreadnaught and the |maging of another by Italian tor |do boats near the Lalnatian Is- pds The Szemtistvan is probably
 one referred to as having been |nk This battleship had a displace- ent Of 2O,010 tons. and carreid a |mplacement of 1000 men.
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The Weather

Thursday and Friday. fair.
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The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
SELDOVIA ENJOYING AN
 UNUSUAL RUN OF PROSPERITY

A recent round tripper to the westward says that Seldoyia is en- toying a small sized boom. There are lots oF people there now and living quarters are scarce. It looks he says. as though Seldovia would soon be a town of from three to four thousand persons. The people interested in the fishing business there are making preparations to put up 7O,OOO Darrels Of herring this fall.
 Jack Baird, who was at one time interested with Tex Richard in the fight promoting game and more re- gently O. Portage Bay, with his partner Hank Griffin, who used to catch for the Chicago White sox years ago, will put up about 2O'OO0 barrel9 Of herring. They have just completed the building of a 300 ton scow and have commenced work on another,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

Mrs. Ragnhild Bagley, R. N. was a passenger on the train this norm ing round for Nenana. Mrs. Bagley is the daughter of Captain Pande a'ter whom the Pande Basin over ab Sltka is named and spent her child- hood and was married in Sitka. Her daughter who is now 22 years of age was born in Sitka and Mrs. BaCley' mushed over the Chilkoot trail on skis in 1896 and on to For tv Mile with her husband.
 Eighteen years ago Mrs. Bagley left Alaska and has been a trained nurse in Seattle since then and as her card indicates is a Registered Nurse, and now goes in to take chary, Of the government hospital at Nenana.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
NEW RECORD

Cordova.-With 1864 cases Of salmon packed in one day. the Alas ka Sea Food cannery established record Friday, Aug. g. for one line canneries in Alaska The total pack to date is 12,OO0 cases, but this has heen obtained since July 10 when the cannery first started to operate.
 The plant was seriously damaged by fire last year and had to be built practically anew this season, thereby delaying canning until tue run O red salmon had ended. Thus the entire pack is made up of hump back salmon; as the silver sai' mon have just begun to appear. The pack of 12,O00 for thirty one days running time, or an average of 400 cases a day, is considered by the cannerJ officials as an excellent record under the circumstances, and the pack of 1864 cases in one day as the record for Alaska.
 The cannery Is located about sew en miles from Cordova between cape Whiteshed and this city. !!
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

O. more than passing interest to the business men and residents of Skagway, and all Alaska as we'll, is the announcement made today by Mr. G. K. Betts, of the Bank of Alaska to representative of the Daily Alaskan, that the large fin ancial interests of New York City, controlling the Bank of Alaska, have decided to immediately double the present capital stock Of that organization from it's present capi- talizatlor of $S5,OOO to S17O,OOO, which gives this enterprising insti- tuition tho largest capital stock CT any bank in Alaska, larger capi-
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
BANK OF ALASKA SHOWS FAITH IN
 NORTH AND DOUBLES IFS CAPITAL

tai iu fact, than the combined capi- tai and surplus of any other Al aska Bank.
 Thus is added not only the new money paid in, but as much more in stock holders liability, making the security available for the protec- tion O. the depositors $S40,0OO.
 This action on the part of the strong financial interests in the east indicates in a most subtantial way their abiding faith in Alaska and its future, and such action is deserving of, and is sure to re- cieve tke hearty endorsement of the communities affected, as we'll as their cooperation and support.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
SGT. MAJ. WURZBACHER
 HAS TWO GOLD STRIPES

Harry Wurzbacher, the 2l-year old son Of F. B. Wurzbacher of this city. and pratically a SkagNayp Io- duct, having spent the major DOT ton of his youthful days in this city Is now in France in his country's service.
 It IS Sergt Maj Wurzbacher now, for on the 9th of August he was promoted to the rank of Battalion Sergeant Major.
 He joined the service in the spr:ny of 1917, and was detailed with the Adjutant Generals de partment and organized an office with Is clerks in French town.
 Sgt. Maj. Wurzbacher has two gold service stripes.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
SKAGWAY WILL SEE ITSELF ON
 SCREEN AT P. P. F.

Did you ever "see yourself as others sec you'? If not, you will have an opportunity to do so this week ct the Popular Picture Pal ace, when the 1000 foot film "A Summer Day in Skagway" is throw on the screen. This is one of the famous Burton Holmes Trayelogs, ana the pictures were taken in and about Skagway last summer. Spe- cial arrangements were made by some of our citizens to procure this film, which is one of series be- ing shown all over the country by the Famous Players -Laskey Cor poration. It is a first run pie ture, and ordinarily would not be obtainaDle for exhibition at Skag- wav for at least two years. Among the scenes are: Fourth of July games, races and parade; ,excur- sionists going to Haines on the steamer Peterson; Yeoman's dog team; Skagway gardens, including a graden scene staged" by Ken meth Blanchard and Evlyn Curtis.
 The entire film will oe of special interest to the people of Skagway ana everyone should See it. It will be on the program at the"Popu' lar" on Saturday and Sunday eve rings. f..
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
MILITARY EXPERTS AT PARIS DECLARE
 H|NDENBERG'S DEFENSES MUST CRUMBLE

Paris, Thursday. - According to well informed military experts, the Germans are today facing the poss' bility of a vast withdrawal of her troop which would entail giving up practically the remainder of France.
 Owiny to the recent victories and successes of the Allied armies, the plans of Hindenberg must undergo important reyisious. The British blow in the Sensee valley which has brought the Allies within seven miles of CamOrai anG' six miles of Douai is one that will be hard for the enemy to overcome.
 Experts today say that unless the Germans can stop the advance of General Horne, the whole system of HinGeuberg's defenses must crumble.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

Chicago, Sept. 5. - With the weather conditions clear all is in readiness for the opening game be- tween the Boston and the Chicago teams in the Worlds championship series.
 The line up of the two teams is as follows:
 Boston. - Hooper, right field; Sheon 2d base; Strunk, center field; Ruth, left field; McInnis, 1st base; Scott, short stop; Coffey or Thomas, 3d base; Schang, catch CT; MaisO or Rush, pitcher.
 Chicago. - Flack, right field; Hollocher, short stop; Mann, left
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05

C. N Firing and Oak Oleson will put up from 15,OOO to 2O,OOO bar rels os fish.
 R. V. Anderson, who recently com p!eted the construction of a dock at seldovia with a 60 foot frontage is adding anothef so feet to it which will give the new dock a frontag. of 40 feet.
 Whitney and Lass have already shipped 500 tons of ore from their chrome iron mine at Port Chatam. They ere receiving $6S ner ton for the ore.-Valdez Miner.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
HUNS ARE IN THE DEAD RUN FROM
 PURSUING FRANCO-AMER|CAN FORCES

London,T hursday.-In the three days drive by the British towards Cambrai sixteen thousand Ger mans have been made prisoners, and more than one hundred guns were taken from the enemy.
 Toda~ the greatest center of ac- tyiity along the western battle front is along that occupied by the Fran forces where the Huns are on the dead run.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-05
WITH ATTENDANCE AND INTEREST. l
 SLIGHT BOSTON TAXES FIRST GAME.

field; Paskert, center field; Mar ke. 1st base; Pick, End base; Deal, 3rd base; Killifer, cacther; Vaughn or Tyler, pitcher. d.. -. .
 Chicago, Sept. 5, 2 p. m. -Bos- ton won the first game in the worlds championship series today from Chicago by score of one to nothing. .... a.. . -
 The battery for Boston was Rutt and Agnew, and for Chicago, Vaughn and Killifer.
 The attendance was far below that Of former years and the interest shown in former years was lacking in today's game. .. - .."