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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
STANLEY OAkSMITH'S LAUNCH FREYA IS
 DESTROYED BY FIRE

HADLEY. July 3.-The power launch Freya was destroyed by fire It burned on the gridiron at five o'clock this evening.
 MT. Oaksmith was doing some sol dering on one of the empty tanks Another tank close by contained one hundred gallons of gasoline. MT. Oaksmith had narrow escape. He jumped out of cabin window but sus- tained no injuries. The boat is a to- tai loss.
 NOTE-The above was received clock, over the signature of Paul Nord- strom.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
KETCHIkAN HAS TWO
 REAL MOVIE STARS

Yesterday, w. B. Woodwork the moving picture man took a movie of J. R. Hickman and petite Miss Alice Cosgrove. Showing them as the Knitting Senator and the Baby Knit CT of ketchikan
 Sitting side by side busy flashing the needles back and forth, while men in uniform came to shake hands with them.
 This picture wil no doubt be fash ed on the screen in many places and will add new .uster to Ketchikan's record Of many notable achievements
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
THE RUSSIAN ALNI SI'I'(JA1'I()lIIS
 CRITICAL
Registration of All Males Between i9 and 40
 Ordered at Once

MOSCOW, July 5.-The internal sit uation in the Russian soviet republic, $ such that only powerful army on the basis of obligatory service can protect it, is the opinion of 1Trotsky. He has submitted report advocating universal military service for bour- geois as well as for working men and peasants and hopes that the soviet congress will pass such a measure Lenine has approved the report and details are being worked out. Mean time, Trotsky has ordered the regis tration of all males between the ages Of 19 and 40.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
CRANKY COMPANY . LOSES nEAVlLYTHRU
 FIRE AT HADLEY

HADLEY, July 4.-At two o'clock this morning, the fire destroyed the Granty Consolidated Mining and Smelling Companys power plant. blacksmith shop. warehouse, oilhouse and dry room at the Mamie mine.
 The crew was laid off at four o'clock yesterday for the Fourth. At nine o'clock in the evening, there was no fire under the boiler The origin of the fire is unknown.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
iEE: ONLY BILLY
 VISITS KETCHlkAN

Billy Woodwork, the ever popular Alaskan, has returned to Ketchikan accompanied by his associate, MT. Ar. chic McLaren. We will all remember Billy with his smile and his submarine He is taking moving pictures of differ ent scenes and events and will be on three months cruise up and down the coast. He is featuring ketchikan and has taken all happenings of in- terest during the 4th among which is Senator Heckman and little Miss Cos. gToTe knitting socks for the soldiers. He says that yesterdays weather con- ditions were ideal and the pictures undoubtedly will be fine.
 Mr. McLaren is just returned from France, where he has been with the Canadian forces seeing two and one half years of active service. He is re- covering from the effects of three wounds and will lecture and tell us about the conditions as they really exist over there. They expect to show here in the early part of next week.
 Billy has his Alaskan pictures which lie has taken in the last couple of years Ketchikan is included and gives several good views of the adja. cent country.
 Billy says the pictures which were taken yesterday will be shown short ly throughout the United States, thus giving Ketchikan a great medium of publicity, for which we thank him.
 A full account of the various events is promised by the Committees and these columns.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
FIRST CHINAMAN
 ADMITTED TO THE BAR

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-Wed- nesday, Chan Chung Wing, was admit ted to practice law in the state. He is said to be the first Chinese ever admitted to the bar in the United States.
 Chan Chung Wing was born in Cal ifornia and studied law in the schools here. A four-day examination which he passed with high grades is said to have been the most severe test ever given an applicant in this state.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
HUMBOLDT sourHeouNp

The Humboldt arrived at 6:30 yester- day and left at 9:3O southbound with the following for the States-O. Ras. mussen, O. Hansen, NJ. Geishon, H. Mykland. G. Johnson. Jack Best, Sam Newberg, J. Flatland. Wm. Hagan, Bill Sumonuk, L. Start. Sam Giaver. J. Johnson.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
DEATH IS AFFIRMED
 BY PRIEST
Copenhagen Newspaper Gives Report of Death of Cars Wife and
 Daughter

COPENHAGEN, July 5.-The Poli- tiken, local newspaper thia suorning on the authority of priest at Tsar Skoesselo. that the former Russian Czar, his wife and daughter, Princess Titania, were all murdered June 3. The priest stating that he had prayed himself for the souls of the dead.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
CASUALTIES FOR
 YESTERDAY

WASHINGTON, July 4.-Fifty-two casualties were reported by General pershing for yesterday. Fifteen killed and twenty-six wounded, the others are missing.
 The United States marine corps casualties today on the western front are thirty killed, fourteen wounded and fourteen missing
 Thus far today, casualties are re- ported at 23 killed in action and twelve wounded.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05

TOPEKA, Kan, July 5.-Dr. Eva Harding, independent candidate for congress in the last election, today filed as a candidate for election to the United States senate on the socialist ticket. Dr. Harding was recently ad- mitted on a chorge of conspiracy to interfere with the selective service law.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
DEMURRER SUSTAINED

Judge Shoup is in reciept of cable gram from MT Bell, clerk of the dis trict court at Juneau, stating that the demurrer filed in the suit of the city of Ketchikan against the school board treasurer, had been sustained by the court, thus showing the c:;y had no cause for action.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
INCREASE OF POSTAL
 SAVINGS ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Limit of postal savings account increased from one thousand to twenty-five hundred dollars. Notify depositors.
 Cookery, Third Assistant Postmas- ter General. To Postmaster Warder,
 Ketchikan. Alaska
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
GREAT FIRE AT KIEV
 DESTROYS PART CITY

MOSCOW, July 5.-The second great fire at kiev of recent date occurred yesterday destroying an area including docks, factories and mills of over five miles square, dispatch from there states this morning.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
ALAMEDA COMES AND GOES

The steamer Alameda arrived north bound Wednesday at p. m. with a big list of passengers for this city, as follows-Mrs. c. J. McGee, c. H. Black, Jr, and wife, J. L. Smiley and wife, J. Sullivan, Capt. J. w. Maupin, Mrs. M. T. Christiansen, Grace Y. Utterback, Mrs. J. W. Young, E. F. Goodyear, c. J. Mattox, F. Johnston, J. NJ. Hay. L. H. Fortune. c. Moen, A. G. Katz, Miss M. Payne, N. A. Johnson, J. A. McLaren, w. B. Woodworth, 21 steerage. Leaving at 11:30. She took MT. and Mrs. Frank Edlin. Kate A. Kabler, Wright Wenrich and c. s. Hewitt.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05

WASHINGTON, July 5-The. Pres ident today informed congress that he will look for a resolution authorizing him to take over the telegraph and tel ephone systems before the proposed recess is taken.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
ADMIRAL SIMS TELLS
 OF NAVAL ACTIVITY

LONDON, July 4-"American na- val forces, comprising 250 vessels. are now in European waters operating in all areas from the White sea to the Adriatic sea-, Admiral Sims. in com mand of the American naval forc-s declared today in speech.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05

ROME. July 5.-The first conting- ent of American troops to arrive op the Italian front are expected within the next forty eight hours and will proceed at once to the headquarters.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
LLOYD GEORGE WIRES
 CONGRATULATIONS

LONDON, July 5.-Premier' Lloyd George this morning wired President Wilson his congratulations for the launching of one hundred American ships yesterday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The presi- dent signed the sundry civil and naval appropriation bills this afternoon car rying four billions, six hundred mil lions.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
SULTAN OF TURKEY
 REPORTED DEAD

AMSTERDAM, July 4.-The Sultan Of Turkey is reported dead in dis patch from Constantinople received here by way of Vienna.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
GENERAL CROWDER MAKES
 CALL ON ALASKA FOR MEN

WASHINGTON, July 5-Three hundred white selective service regsans Alaska called by era Crowdr today to be to Fort William H. Seward they be mobzed the order issued this morning to that effect has been sent forward
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05

J. L. Smiley of the Smiley Cannery accompanied by Mrs. Smiley, returned On the Alameda Wednesday from a visit south and are guests at the Sted- man.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The Rus sian situation is now the subject of sweeping exchanges between the En- |ente powers and the United States.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05

Captain John M Maupin is a guest at the Stedman, having arrived from the south on the Alameda Wednesday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
: ' : : : : | WEATHER REPORT

f For 24 hours ending 6 ?. m. ! sunshine all day yesterday.
 Y Maximum temperature 6S'; min ' imum 41'. =
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
 SOUTHBOUND.

Jenerson 10 p. m. Princess Alice 6 a. m. tomorrow. Northwestern July 10.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
NORWAY PAYING DEARLY

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Twenty Norwegian vessels were sunk by the Germans during the month of June. is given out in an official statement to- day.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-05
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FINLAND TO DECLARE WAR

2 STOCKHOLM July 2-Finland !
 E $ on the verge of declaring war | k on the Allies, according to dis ! 1, patch received here today. ! F !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
RECORDERS COURT

Judge Henry Martin was called to At lanta Saturday night to the bedside Of his brother who is a soldier in the United States army and who is i'll With pneumonia. H. J. King, city employ ment officer. is acting as recorder dur ing Judge Martins absence.
 Henry Cunningham, Felix Harman and Arthur Rowe were fined $50 and costs in police court by H. J. King yesterday aft ernoon when they were found guilty of violating the prohibition laws. They were arrested by Officers Patton, McGill, Riley and Christian.
 Nora Jackson, negro, was fined $50 and costs when she was found guilty of vio- lating the prohibition laws.
 Bertha Samuel negro woman, was fined $50 and costs when she was found guilty by Recorder King of violating the pro- hibition laws.
 Kent Thomas, negro, was fined $50 for carrying a concealed weapon by Record CT King, and an additional fine of S25 for shooting within the city limits.
 Bertha Ferguson and Mary Harris, negro women, were fined s15 each and 15 days in jail yesterday by Recorder King when they were found guilty of shoplifting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
Mother of Triplets
 Seeks Appropriation

Montgomery, December 16.-(Special.) Is the mother of triplets in Alabama provided with an appropriation by the legislature for the care of the children? One Alabama mother believes there Is such an appropriation, and there prob ably are others who believe likewise And ther's one mother who is so sure she is due funds from the state that she has written a letter to John Moffatt, private secretary to the governor, ask : ing that the money be forwarded inn mediately.
 The woman, who lives on the rural route from Langston, Is the motfa- of 13 children, triplets having been born to her on September 12, this ye V
 There is no appropriation fot the Langston woman. or any other Woman in the state who is the mother of triplets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
.EXAM|NAT|ONO OF
 COUNTY TEACHERS
Many Applicants for Teach CTS Certificates Being Ex-
 amined at Courthouse

The state examination for Jefferson county teachers opened yesterday morn ing at 8 o'clock, with 50 white and 1O6 colored applicants for candidates en- rolling. Out of the 50 whites enrolled five are applying for life certificates and five are taking the examination for the extension of their certificates one year. The white applicants are being examined at the courthouse and the col ored ones at the Thomas colored school in East Birmingham.
 Superintendent Baker says that this lis only about half the number that usually takes the examination and he attributes this falling off to the fact that there are so many more lucrative positions in other lines of work open. He is now in need of eight teachers for county schools and expresses hope that some means will soon be devised where by the county can increase teachers salaries in order to keep up the re- Quired number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
WEAK BACKS
 MADE STRONG BY
 TAKING WIN HEPATlCA

You so often get weak in the back: listless and all rundown this time or year Ten to one it. is because your kiao a. -neys are not working right. Iney are inc Altering plant of your body. And when they get out of fix, you're out or fix. oa
 ia to come in and get bottle Of Vim Hepatica for thoroughly cleansing out your kidneys, stomach: liver and bowels. it goes at once to the seat of the tro1bIe. tones you up, strengthens your back and makes you feel like a new person. - AT, . pagram-Patton Drug Co.,, Bessemer, Ala; Mitchell Drug Co., Warrior Ala;; |; Berneyis Pharmacy, Ensley. Ala. C. J. Donald Drug Co.,. Fairfield, Ala--AoV'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
POLICE NOTES

Sherry Golf, who resides on 'Southside. was painfully injured last night when struck by an automobile truck driven by John Boyce, at First avenue and Twenty fourth street. It is alleged that Golf was in the act of crossing the street when he was struck and knocked to the ground He was removed to his home Boyce was arrested and charged with reckless driving.
 w.. N. Posey and w, D. Mullin, who reside on Shades mountain. were ar rested at their homes yesterday afternoon by Detectives Patten, McGill. Alexander and Lee and placed in the city jail, charged with violating the prohibition law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
Steeple Jack to Climb
 FlagpOle This Morning

Harry C. Wilson, a steeple jack of inter- national fame will climb the flagpole at Woodrow Wilson park this morning at 9:30 o'clock, for the purpose of putting q new rope in the top pulley and to clothe the pole with new coat of paint. MT. Wilson has been in the city several daya and has erected flagpoles on several large buildings of the city He has quite an interesting career, having been at various times professional baseball player, soldier, world traveller and was engaged in various building occupations before making a speciality of climbing steeples and tall buildings. He was em- ployed by the British government in the erecting of seven steel bridges at Monas- tir, on the Serbian front returning to the United States last April. He is native of Baltimore, Md.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
Lieutenant Hattemar
 Killed at ArgOnne

Montgomery, December 16.-Informa- tion was received here today that Lieut. Leon Herman Hatemar of the 3o5th field artillery regiment was Killed in the bat tie of the Argonne on November 4. Lieu- tenant Hattemar, among the first draft ed, was honorably discharged on ac- count of dependents but tore up his papers and remained In the service aft CT which he was sent to an officers school and later commissioned. He was prominent socially and in the business life of the city, being proprietor of a coal company of Montgomery. His father emigrated to this country from Prussia a number of years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
Taylor Field AviatOrs
 in CrOss-COuntry Flight

Montgomery, December 16.-(Special9 For the purpose of gathering data for the government. three aviator lieuten- ants, each carrying mechanic, will leave Taylor field early Tuesday morn ing on a cross country flight that will carry them to Centreville. Eutaw, Cha tom Mobile, Brewton and Ozark The flyers will return te Montgomery Thurs day morning, after spending the night at Mobile.
 The cross country flight has the off cial approval of Washington The infor- nation gathered will be reported imme- diatey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
FOUR MEN KILLED IN AIR COLLISION
 NEAR WEST POINT

West Point, Miss, December 16.
 Four men were killed in an afr
 plane collision near here today.
 They were Lieuts. Alvin w. Splane . of Oil City, Pa, and Fred Synnest-
 vedt of Pittsburg, flying instructors
 of Payne field, and Privates Fred F.
 Jones of Aitchfield, H.. and Guy c.
 Wells of ReynoldsyilIe, Ill.,, of
 Bowen field, mile south of the
 former. Authorities are investigate
 ing, but responsibility for the ncci-
 dent has not been placed.
 The men are said to have been fly ing from Bowen to Payne field during the lunch hour, when the accident oc- cured One of the afrplanes, flying about 100 fet over the other got out of control, it is said. and plunged into the second. All four men were dead when rescuers arrived. Their bodies were taken to Aberdeen for shipment to their respective homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
MUSTERED, BUT
 NOT MUSTARD

Montgomery, December 16.-(Special) pr. H. G. Perry of the state health de- partment came to grief in Chicago dur ing the meeting of health officials of the United States. He was there in a big city, probably alone, and walking through the hotel lobby he faced a man who had every appearance of pr. H. $. Mustard, formerly of Montgomery
 "Mustardr pr. Perry said, as he slapped the man on the shoulder.
 "Yes. mustered out yesterday" said the man.
 pr. Perry apologized, laughed and ex- plained how it all happened
 The other man the day before had been mustered out of the army, and be- lieved Dr. Perry knew all about his army life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
BESSEMER SOLDIER LANDS IN NEW YORK
 WITH HUN HELMET
James w. McDaniel, Gassed at Chateau Thierry, Mem Der Company D, 167th
 Infantry

New York, December 16.-(Specialo Bearing the largest number of soldiers and seamen to return aboard one ship from the war zone since the beginning of the armistiee, the transport Devia- than, largest vessel afloat, reached her pier at Hoboken this morning after be- ing fogbound off Sandy Hook for 24 hours.
 At least dozen of the men sported German helmets, among them Private James w. McDaniel of Bessemer who served in the Rainbow division, marched proudly down the gangplanks caring "Pickel Maube" helmet, which he had captured in the Argonnt forest, and carrying a German rifle over his shoulder.
 Hundreds of the helmets, new aud beautifully 1acquered. were captu, [ together with boxes of iron crosses n raid on a trench berore Metz, it YES learned. Evidently the Germans had prepared them for a triumphant marct somewhere.
 Many of the helmets came in pos session of men in the Second ant air- craft battalion. This organization Qefi- cially adopted eight French orphans, rss ing a fund to feed, c1othe and edpH them for one year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
THOUSANDS IN LINE STRIVING TO CLAIM
 LIQUOR SHIPMENTS

Denver, December f8.-The ap- proach of the hour for the initiated '.bone-dry'' prohibition law to be- come effective found thousands of persons bes;eging the express Of- fees here tonight striving for an opportunity to claim liquor con- signed to them under the Horton law, which the new measure, signed by the governor today, super sedes at midnight.
 At 9 o'clock tonight two columns of persons, four abreast, stretched two and a half blocks in each di- rectiOn from the express office. At o'clock persons who had entered the lines in the morning were just arriving before the express cOm- pany's counter.
 Express company officials said it would he impossible to deliver all the cOnsignments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
Pithy Parag raphs About
 Returning Birmingham Boys

will spend the Christmas holidays in Birmingham
 sergt Maj. J. T. Hury, Jr., has re- ceived an honorable discharge al Fortress Monroe, Va, and is at nome with his parents, MT. and Mrs J. T. Hurry.
 sergt. Bon House has, returned to Camp Gordon after spending several days with relatives in Bessemer
 Capt. Ebert Jemison, who has, been in South Carolina for several months is expected to arrive in Birmingham the latter part of the week He VIII be accompanied by Mrs. Jemison ana they will be with the latters parents MT. and Mrs. Mason Dillard
 Charles Mayberry has returned from the officers training school at New or leans and is spending few days Tn Birmingham en route to his home Tn Wayerly.
 Wagoner & O. Adams. who has been in France since July, 1917, is at nome ona furlough of few days. MT. Adams came over recently with a hospltal ship and will leave again December 27
 
 Lieut. Ben F. Ray, former assistant solicitor and member Of the law hrm of Douglass & Ray has returned rom Camp Mcclellan and will resume his law practice here.
 Clifton L. Brewer has returned from Camp Gordon and will resume the prac- tice of law
 c. c. Grove has returned from Camp Colt, Gettysburg, where he was mem Der of the tank corps
 " B. StripHng has returned from Washington Barracks, where he was a member of the engineer corps.
 Ellie Cole has returned from Fort Benjamin Harrison. MT. Cole will re- sume his occupation of locomotive fire man.
 Private Edward Saxon, who has been under treatment at the army hospital East Norfolk, Mass, spent the week end with his parents MT. and Mrs. E A. Saxon, at Ensley. He will leave today for Camp Gordon to enter the |convalescence hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-17
DEATHS

R. B, acknowledged 27; died at local infirmary last night. Funeral serv- ices will be announced>later by Loy. Jimmie C. Jones.-Ag ged, 20 died at local infirmary yesterday morning The remains were sent to- Clanton yesterday afternoon by Loy Fritz Webber.--Aged 59, died at lo- cal hotel Sunday. Funeral services from Johns chapel this morning at 1O:8o o'clock. Interment in Elm wood
 Mrs. Emma A. Monro.-Aged 69; died at the residence, f032 Eighteenth street, south, Sunday night. The re- mains were sent to Mobile yesterday afternoon by Johns.
 Mrs. Mary A. Reed-Aged I5; died at the residence, 1917 Thirty-first street, north, yesterday morning Funeral services from the residence Shis morning at 10:3O o'clock. The re- mains will be sent to Athens for ln- torment.
 Mrs. Della Virginia CrOcker.-Aged 22; died at local infirmary Sunday afternoon - Funeral services from the residence, 2612 Avenue F, this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. lnterment in Elmwood. She Is survived by her husband, Rudolph Crocker.
 Nrs. Frances PoliIIa-Aged 30, died at a lolcal infirmary Sunday morning. Funeral services from the resldence, SIG Twenty fourth street, nortR. this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. h. terment in Elmwood.s She is sur vved by her husband and two smail children; parents. one sister and two brothers A Mrs. F. Mnlope.--Aged SC; died al the residence. I'll Twenty fifth street. north. yesterday afternoon, after prolonged illness, Funeral services will be announced later by Loy De- ceased is survived by four sons: James B Malone John-B. Malone, G. M Malone and William Malone and three daughters Miss Emma Malone.
 Lottie Burns and Mrs c. Hayman, all
 of whom reside in Birmingham Mrs. Florence e. Massey.-Aged Fl :
 died at the residence, 123 Sixtieth E street, north Woodlawn, yesterday
 afternoon. Funeral services rom the residence tomorrow morning at II o'clock. Interment in Woodlawn cemetery. Deceased Is survived by her husband and three children, Al fred Massey, William Massey and Elizabeth Massey and three broth CTS. F. B. Crenshaw and IT. L. Crcn- shaw of Birmingham, and w. +. Crenshaw of Kansas City Mo-; and one sister Mrs. G. J. Wilson of Ak ron Oy