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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
GEN. CADORNA
 AND STAFF ARE
 HELD TO BLAME
Italian Commission of ln- quiry Officially Condemns Officers For Lack of
 Morale in Soldiers

ROME. Aug 16.-The Italian Con mission of Inquiry has officially re- ported that General CaGorna, and other Italian generals under his com mand, were mainly responsible for the disaster which nearly destroyed the Italian army at Caroretto in De- tober. 1917, and forced it's retire ment 10 'he Pave river
 Tie report concer nilg inc Italian generals state that trey lacked nor ale and permitted clerical propagan- da which iossened the m,ra.e of the soldiers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
LABOR PROBLEM OF THE NATION
 IS VERY GRAVE
President Gompers Now in France Enroute Home From Attending Labor
 Congress Abroad

PARIS, Aug. 16-Presidcnt Sam uel Gompers, of the American Fed eration of Labor, has arrived in Paris from Amsterdam where he attended the International Labor Congress. He leaves Sunday for Brcst, from which port he sails for home.
 President Gompers, in an inter view today, said he was glad he was going home because he considered the solution of the nations labor problems of grave importance.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
BRITISH STEAMER DESTROYED BY FIRE
 WHILE OUT AT SEA

ACCRA, Upper Guiana, Aug. 16,-. The British steamer Nembe, which sailed from New York on June 30 for African ports, was destroyed by fire while at sea. Her passengers and crew have baen safely landed here. The fire had gained headway before being discovered and the ship had to be abandoned by the passen- gers and crew in order to save their lives.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
JEWELS BEING SOLD IN
 THIS COUNTRY
Port Collector Compelled to Greatly Increase Staff To Check Smuggling
 Into America

2 NEW YORK. Aug isE-As an af termath of the. great. war which caused many of the European nobles to become impoverished, especially those of Russia, heirlooms and jewels in great quantities are being brought to America for sale.
 The port collectors stan has been greatly increased in order to meet the activities of jewel smugglers who are attempting to evade paying the heavy duties.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
ARMY BLANKETS ]. ON PUBLIC SALE
 AT COST PRICE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The War department has placed on public sale two million surplus blankets. The prices range from $6 for new all-wool blankets to $1.25 for cotton blankets which have been used in hospitals and cleaned.
 The new blankets offered the pub lie are being sold at the price paid for them by the government, plus a small charge for clerical help.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
HENRY FORD WILL GET $50 COSTS IN
 HIS DAMAGE SUIT

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. Aug. 16. Henry Ford will be able to obtain only $50 costs in addition to the judgment of six cents awarded him in his million dollar damage sui; against the Chicago Tribune.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
CINCINNATI WINS IN A SERIES OF
 DOUBLE-HEADERS

NEW. YORK. Aug. 1s.-With Gin cinnati four and one-half games ahead of the New York Nations the teams met yesterday afternoon in the last of series of three double-headers in three days. Cincinnati today closed the series by winning another double-header, giving her four out Of six games.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
FROM THE AIR HE SEES TRAIL OVER WHICH HE
 PASSED 72 YEARS AGO

SALT LAKE, Aug. 16.-Seth Smut. ninety years of age, and one of two of the remaining surviving membefs of the original pioneer band which arrived where Salt Lake City now stands in 1S47, yesterday revisited in an aeroplane the trail through Was atch mountains, oyer which he tramped seyenty-two years ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
LOS ANGELES STREET
 CARS ARE TIED UP
 BY ANOTHER STRIKE

LOS ANGELES. Calif, Aug 16-- Employees of all interurban trains in this locality quit work at 2 o'clock this morning when their demands for higher wages were not complied with by the company. Local car men are taking a vote and it is ex- pected they will also join the strik- CTS. tM
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
WOULD FAVOR TREATY WITH
 RESERVATIONS
Many Republican Senators Are Ready to Vote For
 Ratification of Treaty !
 With Reservations Ss

WASHINGTON, Aug 16.+ Repub- ,lican reservation advocates have an. nounced that twenty Republican sen ators are ready to vote for quick ratification of the treaty with reser- vations.
 Senator Hitchcock, administration leader. disclaims any part in the ne' gotiations for the settlement. It is expected that the matter will be laid before President Wilson tonight.
 WASHINGTON. Aug 16.-Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking Dem- ocrat of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday told President Wilson that he believed the peace treaty will be reported out by the committee within two or three weeks
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
CHILDREN KILLED
 WHEN AlRPlAkE FALLS
 INTO A BIG GRO

BALTIMORE. Md, Aug. 16.-Thi children were killed here yestf ' afternoon when an exhibition plane crashed into a fence tet, which hundreds of spectators witnessing the flights. Seven r. persons were severely injured
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
FIRST DIVISION
 PREPARING TO
 LEAVE COBLENZ

COBLENZ. Aug. 16.-The American First Division. the first troops to ar rive in France after America entered the war. will begin to leave the Rhine tomorrow The First Division covered itself with glory by the cap ture of Chantigny.
 The Eighth Infantry regiment Will remain here, possibly several years, holding Coblenz.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
GOVERNORS WILL
 DISCUSS COST OF
 LIVING NEXT WEEK

SALT LAKE, Aug 16.-Twenty- two state governors will meet in Salt Lake City on Wednesday next to discuss the present high cost of living and finding a solution of reduc- ing it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
: URKS TORTURE AiD MURDER 20
 GREEK SCOUTS

LONI ON. Aug. 16.-A Greek off c. rice says that N. Avgeridis. aca .tIl lster, and twenty scouts, have ii son murdered by Turks at Aidin. l.ls Thor. It is reported that Av- serl' was tortured before being p death. It is believed the sc1 lost their lives in an attack
 pea the Turks in an attempt to res eue Avgeridis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
MANY WOUNDED WHEN 70 TROOPS CHARGED MoeS
 WITH DRAWN eAvoNgTS

BERLIN. Aug. l6.-Riots against the high cost of living occurred In Kattowitz. Silesia, yesterday. Sew eral citizens were wounded when troops charged the mobs with bayo4- cts while they were plundering sbopA The mobs maltrcatcd many mafket dealers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
CALIFORNIA CITY Is PREPARING TO
 ENTERTAIN FLEET

SANTA BARBARA. Cal. Aug. l6 A dance floor covering four city blocks has been completed here for the sailors Of the Pacific fleet when they visit this city. Other elaborate entertainments are being planned for the officers and crews.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
WOULD LEASE } , ALASKA LANDS
 TO STOCKMEN

WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-Senator McNary. of Oregon, has introduced bill in the Senate authorizing the leasing of lands in Alaska for graz ing and cattle raising purposes. The bill was referred to the public lands committee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
ARMY OFFICER AND REPORTER MEET
 DEATH IN CRASH

PADUCAH, Ky, Aug 16-Lieut. James Stewart, of Memphis, and re- porter on a local newspaper, were killed here yesterday when an arm airplane with which they were givin exhibition fiieDts crashed to q earth.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
JAPAN DECLINES X TO SEND TROOPS TO
 FIGHT .BOLSHEVlK

TOXIC, Aug. 16.-Japan has in- formed the Kolchak government that it is unable to grant the request of Kolchak to send several sdivisions or Japanese troops to fight the Bolshe. viki.s
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
COL. THOMPSON IS DEAD

WASHINGTON, Aug l6.-Col Will liam Thompson, for many years treasurer of the Republican National Committee. and former assistant postmaster-general, died here today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
BRITISH TREATY WITH
 GERMANY IS RATIFIED

LONDON, Aug. 1s.--King George. has assented to the Brit ish parliament's ratification of the German treaty, making it law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
BOLSHEv|KI MEET
 WITH DISASTER ALONG THE LUCIA
Great Stores of Guns and Ammunition Were Cap tured When Esthonian
 Forces Beat Enemy

 ; LONDON. Aug. 16-Esthonian forces are reported to have wiped out several Bolsheviki battalions in a series of new attacks inaugurated along the Luga river, southwest of Petrograd.
 Many Soviet prisoners. great stor" of guns and ammunition were cap tured when the victorious Esthonian forces advanced over the battlefield from which the enemy had been rout- ed.
 NEW GOVERNMENT FORMED
 COPENHAGEN, Aug. 16.-It is re- ported here that a now government for northwest Russia, including Es- thonia, is now being formed at Re- val 'tE
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16

E. NJ Axelson, United States Com missioner at Yakutat is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16

Trouble in County Tyrone
 BELFAST, Aug. 16. = Serious rioting is reported to have occurred at Coal Island, County Tyrone. Off, ficers who attempted to quell the disorder were stoned and roughly handled
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
Ohio After Food Profiteers

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 16.-War- rants have been issued for forty Ohio food dealers charging them with profiteering and hoarding food. The warrants were issued by the state under authority of Gov. James w. Cox.
 Gov Cox states that he will ask the Federal Food Administration to confiscate and place on the market more than two million pounds of
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16

LABOR DEPARTMENT FIGURES SHOW ENORMOUS INCREASE IN
 LIVING COST;. SE|zES FOOD IN STORAGE AND PUTS ON MARKETS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. The Department of Labor ehas compiled tables showing that the cost of liv- ing in America increased SO per cent. between December, 1914, and June, 1919 {
 The greatest increase took place in clothing, house furnishings and food between December, 1917, and June, 1919, during which period the price of these necessities in creased 20 per cent.
 The price of food and clothing increased 110 per cent. in Seattle since December. 1914, as compared with 51 per cent. increase for the same articles in New York City.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
Hurt in Faction Fight

Hurt in Faction Fight
 BELFAST, Aug. 16. - Several people were severely hurt at Lis burn, where fight occurred be- tween clashing Nationalists and Orangemen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16

LONDONDERRY, Aug. 16.-Riot- ing and footing occurred here during the night and early hours this morn ing as result of an attempted Ma tionalist demonstration which was broken up by the troops.
 Troops repeatedly charged the mobs but were acting under instruc- tions not to fire and suffered by being stoned from windows and housetops, by the demonstrants.
 During the night many stores
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
RUMANIANS ARE
 STRIPPING THE
 ENEMY COUNTRY
Have Seized Railways and . Foods in Warehouses and Threshing Grain in
 the Harvest Fields

VIENNA, Aug. 16.-Budapest ad- vices stated that the Rumanians con tinue to strip the country of every thing of value. They have seized the railway lines and are taking posses sion of all foods in warehouses. The report says the Rumanians even have thrashing machines working in the harvest fields and have taken all med ical supplies from the hospitals.
 NEW HUNGARIAN CABINET
 LONDON, Aug. 16.-Berlin dis patches report that the new Hun garian cabinet has failed and that another which is composed of ultra conservatives has been formed
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The British government announces that owing te the great increase of crime in County Claire, Ireland, that it has decided to suppress all Sim Feln and kin dred organizations in the country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
Sugar Seized in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Aug. Is. Upon the District Attorneys libel depu- ty sheriff yesterday seized two hum dred thousand pounds of sugar which was being held in ware houses here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
STRIFE TEARS LONDONDERRY BELFAST AND OTHER CITIES IN
 IRELAND; SOLDIERS PUT DOWN
 MOBS WITHOUT. SHEDDING BLOOD

prevailed throughout the city. The troops are to control the situation today. One soldier was seriously in jured
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
FOREIGN DEMAND FOR RAW FURS
 IS PREDICTED
Date For Annual Sale in New York City Has Been Changed at Request of
 Numerous Buyers

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-The open ing date of the annual fall sale of raw furs here has been changed from October 13 to October 6, at the re- quest of many buyers, according to a statement issued here today by the New York Fur Auction Sales Corpora tion.
 Shipments of furs for this sale can u0. -eco yed after September IS. Du- scarcity of all furs and th4 ity of large foreign de- ns son ally high prices at the 9aE afa edicted
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16

poultry and meats which are now being held in Ohio cold storage plants.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16
Seizures in Tennessee

Seizures in Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 16.- Federal authorities have seized more than one million eggs which were being held in storage here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-16

Seize Eggs and Butter in Michigan
 DETROIT, Aug. 16.-Over tep million eggs and three hundred thousand pounds of butter held In cold storage in this city have been seized on Federal libels. The of ficials of the Food Administration will urge that the eggs and butter be confiscated and placed on tho market and the storage companies prosecuted for profiteering.
The sun., 1919-09-11
WILL RESUME RACING
IN MARYLAND TO-DAY
HaUre de Grace Track viii
Open Fall Season.
Special Despatch to THE SIN.

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept 10.-Racing in
Maryland will be resumed tomorrow
at the Havre de Grace track. Some OF
the best horses in training are In Mary
land stables and quite a number OF them
are scheduled to go In the Hartford
County Handicap, the inaugural feature
of the fall season. Among those en-
tered are Sir Barton. Exterminator. Sun
Briar, Billy Kelly and Cudgel. II is
not expected that all of these will start.
The entries follow;
Firse Race-The Autumn Junior; purse;
ave and a half furlongs: tBullseye, 112;
sedgegrass, liz; Dr.. Hall, ll2; His Choice,
LII. % i0s; Royal, Redbird. ios; M HastsS 'VoS, on,
liz; Ny Laddie, III; Martha Luckett. 100;
Head oyer Heels, ii2. tParr entry.
year-oids and upward; two miles: Crest
Hili. lt7; Algardi li4; Dorcris. lss! Otto
f'T1GI TSird is RaeeHrhs Hip Hip Hooray;
purse; three -year-olds and upward; six
furlongs; Sir Barton, 100; Sun Briar, l25;
Kelly, i2o; Leochares. i2O; Midnight sun.
1885,; Bill McCloy, lOli Duchess Lace, 81;
Milkmaid. ia; Startling. loS; Louise ",
i'i Fourth RsceEThe Hartford County Han
dieap; three-year-olds and upward; one
mile and seventy yards; a6a,. 'spn BrHri i2S;
sun. 1o4v Duchess Lace. sei .Extcrminator
! l2S; tBilly Kelly. ilsi War God. io7 slip
Pssssy Ths % Porter. @ a III H"uSerk % los; ua aSn.
daEe, lO2 sKilmer entry. fRoss entry.
Fifth RAce-Three-year-o and up.
ward; selling; mile and seventy yards
! WARSAW, fii: Queen Of the Sea, ioe; Dairy
man, III; Hank ODay, 1895 Baliad, lVs
| Hauberk, 100; Harry Breivogel. lo6; Hub
| bub, 1o4
sixth RAce-ciaiming; three-year- old
| and upward: mile and a sixteenth: Bath.
| nde, lie; Insolence. ia; Pilsen. ia: Frank
shannon, l07; Ballyconnell. iO4; 'cabaIio
i 1917; Capital City, us; American Eagle
| ia; Tie Pin, il2; Beilario, 1o7; yirginiI
! Yell, io7; Ben Hampson, 1l5; Sir william
| johnson, l12; BaJazet, i12; Vigilante, l07
'Dladi. lo7. Also eligible: Comacho. ia
G. NJ. Miller. 1l2; LATHE Cottage, ii2
| Slumber. IL, ia
seventh Race-claiming; thres-year- Id
| and upward; mile and a quarter: Senator
| Broderiek, ITO; Legacy. lot .Romeo, io2
iob; 'Royal (imp). los.
sApprsn4ios allowances claimed.
The sun., 1919-09-11
PATTEN LEADS IN
EQUINOX CUP GOLF
Sets Pace for 40 Players on
Ekwanok Links.
Special Despatch TO THE So,

MANCHESTER, VT, Sept. 10.-Playing
a consistent game and one stroke better
than boyle, William w. Patten of Sche-
nectady led a field OF 110 golfers in the
qualifying round at the Ekwanok Coun-
try Club to-day. He returned card
of rs.
Ray F. Stevens of Lake Placid looked
very good for a time. as he played the
first nine In 36, but he took at the
fourteenth and again at the sixteenth,
bringing his last nine UP to A, for a
total OF so. He finished second. The
summaries:
First Sixteen for Equinox Cup-W. w
Patten. Mohawk, rs; r. F. Stevens, Lake
Placid, so; IL. d. Bassett. Canoe Brook
81; r. s. Rocks. Metacomet. So; George
H. Coliett, Metacomet, s3; J. A: GaPmons,
Wannamoissett. IS; c. HA Gardner. Rhode
Island c. c., 50; George EI Morse, Rutland
So; e. C. Beall, Uniontown, a.; Sheriff.
wannamoissett, 81; E. NJ. Taft. woodland
SIS; Frank Taussig, st. Andrews, 50; Scot
Stewart. Sleepy Hollow. 50: c. s. Clark
Ekwanok. go; c. A. Nilvert. Asawan
Second sj1teen-A. j. Mcclure. Lake
wood, so: NJ. ]. Mackey. Wollaston. 81
! G. ]. Murphy, Wollaston. 81; l. E. Wood
| Buffalo. 81; Carl Lindenberg, Sciote, 81; a
| C. Cramer. Onwentsia, 90; Charles @
BLACK, Sleepy Hollow. 80: ]. D. Cady. Rocl
Island Arsenal. 9s; J. Kopf Marin
| %; w. F. Kearns, Wollaston, 95; +. c
| Donovan, wollaston, %; A. NJ. Reed, Elk
wanok. 90; j. ]. Gallagher. Wollaston. 30
A. jeffrey, Sciote, 99.
The sun., 1919-09-11
YALE AND CORNELL
IN TENNIS FINAL
Garland Will Meet Reid for
Intercollegiate Singles
Title To-day.
spso,nl po.rntch to TIE Sun.

HAvERFoRp, Pa. Sept. 10.-Yale and
Cornell will fight 1t out in the singles Of
the Intercollegiate Tennis championship
on the turf courts of the Merton Cricket
Club tomorrow, and only Yale teams
are left in the finals of the doubles.
Thus the 1919 titles will virtually be
monopolized by the wearers of the blue.
In the singles C. S. (Chuck) Garland,
the clever Yale player. and Kirk Reid
Of Cornell entered the final round.
Garland came through as expected when
mate, but the latter. who is Califor-
nian, gave Garland more of a surprise
than he anticipated. He forced the
Pittsburg youth to the limit to win,
rs. 7--5.
At one stage of the first game Hawks
was leading to / and to the fair sized
gallery which peered through a leaden
sky 1t looked as though Garland might
be in for beating. But the Ellis star
braced, and by clever playing managed
to win out in the straight sets. The
point score follows.
Earlier in the afternoon Reid elimin-
ated ]. w. Dudley. the young Swarth-
more player, 4-6, 6--2, 6-3. Dudley
who was the real dark morse OF the
tournament, gave the Ithacan quite a
scare. but Reid proved his class by solv-
ing Dudley's system of play after drop.
ping the first set and romping away
with the second in impressive fashion
The Swarthmore entry rallied in the
( final frame and gave Reid a stlff battle
| for the first four games, but Reid hi
up fast pace and aided by the breaks
quickly ran out the victory
Garland and Reid will meet tomorrow
morning at II 80 on the grand stant
court with the odds all in favor of Gar
land.
Yale got two teams into the doubles
finals when Garland and Hawks defeated
g. w. Helm and F. Hanigen. Harvard
best pair. 6-3. 6-4. and B. B. Mors
and K. r. L. Simmons. Blue representa-
tives, downed H. T. Kaltenbach an,
N. H Errdon. Princeton's best BET
6-2. Ga
At the annuaI meeting OF the Inter
collegiate Tennis Association held her
to-day Hawks of Yale was elected presi
dent, while Joseph i. Werner of Prince
ton was chosen secretary and treasurer
The sun., 1919-09-11
STRONG GOLF FIELD
FOR ARCOLA TOURNEY
Many Stars to Play in Quail
flying Round To-day.

Armed with a full complement of the
accoutrements OF the trade a field of
some seventy-five golfers set out to-day
m pursuit of the handsome Arcola cup
over the course OF the Arcola Country
Club In the annual invitation tourna-
ment to-day. The entry list shows a
field worthy OF comparison with any
that has accepted the issue in all of the
numerous invitation tournaments held
during the season hersabout -
A casual glance at the list OF starters
is sufficient to convince OF Its class.
Among these are Oswald Klrkby, Metro
politaR champion Max Marston, New
Jersey State champion A. r. Hammer,
Baltusrol Roy ID. Webb, Englewood
Pierre Proal, Deal; Hamilton X. Kerr,
Greenwich Jesse w. Sweetser, Ardsley
Don Cooke and Gordon Cooke of the
home club. together with several others
who rank we'll up In local circles.
To-day will be given over 10 an eigh-
teen hole qualifying round. and as many
slxteens as NIL will continue in match
play. It is expected that four flights
and possibly more will qualify n
The sun., 1919-09-11
MARTIN AGAIN CHAMPION.
Scores I'm Nassau c. C. Singles and
Doubles Tourney.

AS the result of play for the lawn
tennis championships of the Nassau
Country Club completed yesterday
Henry C. Martin again is the singles
leader, while Martin and D. w. Dilworth
accounted for the doubles honors. The
summaries:
Championship Singles. First Round
Clarkson Runyon won from Hunt Dickin-
ton by default: Herbert Vail won from
Richard b. Aver by default: Henry c.
Martin defeated Harry NJ. Crane. 6-l.
"a; Allan l.. Corey won from d. w.
Dilworth by default: Walter l.. Pate won
from Stuart II. Johnson by default.
Second Round-Harold w. Carhart de-
feated Henry W. Warner. 6-1, 1-5; A.
]. Cordier defeated Clarkson Runyon, Jr..
2-6, 6-3. Ga; Henry Martin defeated
Herbert Vail, 6-3, IS: Walter Pate de-
feated Allan Corey, 6-2, 81.
Semi -Final-Martin defeated Cordier.
60, e-1; Pate defeated Carhart, 6-3.
6-4.
FinaI-Martin defeated Pate, Is. s-S.
Go.
chsmpionship Doubles, First Round-D.
W. Dilworth and II. C. Martin defeated
William l.. Hicks and II, w. Maxwell.
Jr, 6-1. ca: Herbert Vail and Clarkson
Runyon defeated Walter L. Pate and II.
NJ. Crane l0--S 6--4
semi-Final Round-Dilworth and Martin
defeated S. II. Johnson and H. w. Warner.
st, Ga; Vail and Runyon lost to Allan
Corey and Harold Carhart, 6-2, 7-5.
Final Round-Dilworth and Martin de-
feated Corey and Carhart, Is, 6-3. -.