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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-17
LARGE VILLAGE
 OVERRUN BY A
 RIVER OF MUD

SINGAPORE, July 1.-CPD The aw tul scenes which prevailed when the volcano or kalut in Java burst into eruption on May 20, destroyed 2t villages and caused loss of life es. Jimated by some at 5O,OOO are yiyidIy described by Miss E. W. Cranen who has arrived here from Sourabaya.
 A river of boiling mud and lava which overwhelmed the village ol Blitar where Miss Cranen was stay. ing, she says, was ten miles wide and four feet deep.
 The first symptoms of the coming eruption, Miss Cranen said, were sounds like thunder and vivid flashes in the sky Enormous bouldeTs were flung from the volcano into the low lands around it for immense dis tances. There was pitchy darkness owing to rain of ashes.
 Then came warning to the occu- pants of the hotel at Blitar that the river of lava and mud was approach ing. We were almost beside our selves as to what to do to avoid d hideous end" she said. Twenty-four of those staying at the hotel escaped death in the boiling mud by fleeing aboard a motor car driven by the wife of the assistant resident commis- siUner.
 According to Miss Cranen the river of mud ran for three hours and wrought fearful damage to life and property. It covered the railway sta lion buried the locomotives and cars and destroyed virtually every house in Blitar, WIingi and Srengat.
 A Mr Boekhont managed to rescue his wife and some of his chjldreI- but owing to the velocity of the mu' river Was unable to save two of his little ones who perished before his eyes One European, while in bed in his house, was carried away and de posted miles distant
 A Sourabaya paper which places the total loss of life at 50,000 says that 15 Europeans perished, and that after the volcano subsided the arms
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-17
CINCY THINKS
 FLAG CINCHED
CINCINNATI IS NOW SIX AND ONE-HALF AHEAD OF
 NEW YORK TEAM

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-(P-- The management of the Cincinnati ball team thinks that their club has the pennant cinched and there is but the remotest possibility of its being lost as they are now six and One-half games ahead of this city, their clos est competitor.
 Forty thousand people saw Cincin- natl defeat the home team here yesr terday. Both games were excellent exhibitions of baseball and the fans the fact that their team lost the double header.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-17

and legs of the victims were seen prouuding thru the mud all over kodi.I district, in the vicinity of ka Iut Many thousands of persons are reported missing
 It is learned that three lava streams flowed from the volcano all taking the same course as in the eruption of 1901. One of these de. stroycd BHar. Government geologists who asccnded to the crater of Kalut after the eruption found lt empty.
 The Dutch governor of the de- yastated district reported that 50,10O persons were killed in the eruption of kalut
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-17
SEAMEN WANTED
 FROM THE WEST

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4.-"Nan the Pacific fleet with Western men" will b. the slogan of the intensive recruiting campaign to be launched at every port visited by the fleet upon is arrival on this coast
 Men will b. enlisted at war time pay for two. three or four year terms. The shorter term k expected to be especially attractive to young boys just completing their schooling To these and all who enlist will be given opportunity. it is announced to choose the ship they wish to join. Cruises to many ports in the Pacific at frequent intervals also is expect ed to lure many
 Manning the ships with Western men also. it was said, will tend to keep individual ships permanently sta toned in Western waters, as the desire of the men and officers will be to have their ships based at home ports.
 In this connection some navy men look to see some ships almost com r1ctely manned bv officers and crew from an individual city or district at which it would have its base. In the east many times ships have been transferred from one base to another because a preponderance of crew and officers lived at a certain port or
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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-17
ENTIRE SERVICE
 IS PARALYZED
CONDUCTORS AND MOTORMEN IN LOS ANGELES WALK OUT
 ON GENERAL. STRIKE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16-(P)-The entire street car service of this city is paralyzed with but small hope of immediate relief in sight. All the conductors and motormen of the Pa cific Electric company, which con trols the street car lines of this city, struck this morning, demanding high CT wages.
 Jitney busses and every imaginable kind of conveyance are being press ed into service in an attempt to re- lieve the congestion of the streets. As yet, the company has made no eff fort to replace the conductors and motormen with non-union men, altho it is probable that this action will be taken unless an early settlement is effected.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-17

c0nstraint and prevented the restora- tion of the old government or the creation of a new one by a free and fau agreement
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-17
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Operators attentIon-hiohest pricAs paid for gold dust by the Farmers Bank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
Chicago Grain and Provision.

Chicago. July s.--The corn market
was bullish AFFAIR today from the
opening to the closing. September fu-
trrc reached new high level-Is3a.
and showed net gain for the day of
SAC to 4c. July future was up 3I.c,
and December gained 4 to &c Sew
eial attacks were made by the bear Gle :
ment to check tire upward trend. but
bulls refused to permit the bears to
gain control and as rapidly as corn
was offered II was snapped up. This
cement secured handsome profits. East
ern operators have switched from the
bear TO the bull side. after suffering
heavy losses.
recent sensational advance in
Buenos Aires corn has practically
eliminated that grain from North
American competition.
Oats advanced u to lie and volume
OF trade Was large. In addition to
covering by shorts there was good buy
ing by investors. Houses with East
erin connections bought and the local
bull crowd was purchasing freely Crop
reports continued optimistic Senti-
ment was. more or less mixed
Hog products showed fractional
price gains. but volume Of trade was
exceptionally small. Foreigners gave
TIE provision market little attention
@nd packers seemed to be onlookers
instead of participants.
Grain and provision futures range
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
New York Gotten Market.

New York, July s,---Interest in cot
ton was small today and the marke,
was irregular. although II finished bet
ter Fresh business was held In check
by conflicting news features. While
more favorable weather conditions
created reactionary sentiment. there
was still too much uneasiness over the
new crop situation to permit aggres-
s!ve pressure. Local and Western sell
ing met late afternoon selling. Clos.
ing prices were very steady at net
gain OF ~ to As points. final improve
ment occurring on demand from Liv-
erpoel
Spot at New Orleans was steady,
with middling 10 points lower at 33l2c:
the sales were elao bales. Spot here
was steady az an advance OF 40 points
at 34Snc; there were no sales. Port
receipts for the day totaIed 1870
bales, while there were no exports
Cotton table.
July-open. 1885; high. ssso: low.
So As: close. $3.50,
August-<.lose 1870
Septen her~-Close. sass.
cctoher--open. ssso; high, 33ss:
low, 1884; close 1855.
November---Close $3.50.
pecemher-open. 1925; high. 1850:
low, 33,12; close. 3a44
January-open, Sails; high. aS45;
low, 1894; close, 40 40.
Q Fehruary~-Close, 1915.
Msrch--open, a. IS; high. 1925; low.
80 So; close. 3sNs
April--Ciose. $500
May-Open. 22,75; high. 3so4: low.
3. IS; close, 32o7.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09

buying. This basAr. some parts Of
which are underground. seems to BE-
miles In length.

buying. This basar. some parts of
which are underground. seems to be
miles In length.
Basars And Bridges
There are many beautiful thinTs
from the Orient on sale, such as
Chinese silk of the finest kind. Persian
knicknacks. Turkish and Persian car
petA large vases with Arabic inscrip-
tons and all sorts Of worthless musiins
and jsweiry In fact there IL everyth ing
on sale and many Americans have pur-
chased rugs at this bazaar after spend
ing hours in bargaining with the deal
er. only TO find on. returning home the
Same article In q New York shop at
half the price.
The bridges are intensely interest
ing for II one will stand at their en-.
trance for an hour II will seem that
the entire world passes IN review.
Costumes Of every land. people from
the Orient and people from Europe
all in one constant procession.
Hundreds OF the little Turkish car
riages. drays, wagons and cattle OF
every variety seem to be out on
parade yet this endless PROCESSION
seems to go on forever
Mosque or St. Sophia
Constantinople has more than i.s
share OF Byzantine churchea. the
greater part Of which are now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09

established . Latin Empire, which
lasted only until 1881, when the
Greeks regained the city. It's capture
BY the Turks in 1453 marks an epoch
IN history for ever since that time It
has bssn the storm center Of European
politics. To the average traveller ITS
baSArs at 6tAmboul and it, bridges
across the Golden Horn 10 the differ
sat parts Of the city are Of the greatest
interest. The former ID the great
market fof almost every commodity
In the weird and 10 = place in which
you know you will Be cheated yet you
make visit after visit to ne place and
pay less than half Of the merchants
price and still and yourself worsted
BY the bargain. The place Ia dimiy
lighted and you are led into shops, the
proprietors Of which you know divides
With your guide IN the profits and YET
you cannot resist the fascination Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09

New York, July S.--Business on the
curb today was In fairly active vol
nue, but was far below the aggregate
OF YESTERDAY, Prices were somewhat
mixed due TO nrotf-taking sales which
were quite large after the opening and
TO The elimination Of public interest
because of The higher money rates In
most instances. however. price changes
were limited TO fractions lndustrials
ere again the center Of interest, al
though the business was not nearly AZ
large as It had been in the previous
session OILS We're fairly active, but
iriee changes were mixed. The high
tr-priced shares were more active
Metals held steady to firm. and deal
ihfs were IN smaller volume than were
recorded on Yesterday
curb list. Closing bid and asked.
$500 Aetna Explosives. lenIaM.
$500 Cosden OIL. liHmia.
200 Fedeiai Oil. 3tsW3E.
i.eeo Int Petroleum. eaG2etS
200 Merritt Oil Corp, 2TAn.s
1000 Met. Petroleum. 3lsm3A
] i.ooe Vic. Oil tnew stock. 2La2%
$500 Big Ledge. 9-I6M "a
4,see Boston and Montana. s4dss.
800 Goldheld Cons., ism1x
apo jpnabo Extension. ioqIs
S2.pn0 Mckinley narragh. ssas4.
Looo Nipiasing Mines. 9Gl2.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
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nations. About $50. A. D.. Constan-
tine the Great decided that this city
should be his capital In preference to
Rome, and gave It the name OF Con.
stantinople. II soon became the Head
OF Greek oiviiisatien. while Rome re-
NAMED the great center for the Latin
races. From as to 14S3 1t was the
capital OF Byzantine or the Eastern
Empire. The Patriarch Of Constan.
unopls gradually rose to be the head
OF the Christian church in the East
Owing TO it, position II was hsseiged
in many wars and finally taken by the
Turks Its great walls were ruined
although parts OF them remain stand
ing. This wall was built BY Theodo.
sius the Great. who reignsd In Con-
stantinopls tho latter part Of tho
Fourth Century and stretched for
miles. In i74l the city was captured
and sacked by the Crusaders. who
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
SHARP DECLINES WHEN
MONEY MARKET OPENS
ny BnoApAN WALL

E 6oE York. July s-Brokers were
AiAcamatisd with IL per cent call
nancy to-day. Money Is being extort-
aA0 from brokers through threats of
GAiitnS loans. There is no justifica-
SA8uA fer such rates as prevailed today.
III No charge IL made that the financial
Authorities responsible are making any
sfArsonal proht out OF the affair, but
s&hey need not be surprised il people
suspect them.
The Federal Reserve bank was
A*tahlished to prevent such outrages
xMd > proper administration of the
9AAw bank would proven, what hap
a1Aaed today. The people are helpless
5Aaey must pay the rate or surrender
fkstr stocks.
~ What the stock market did in de-
fsu Wss OF little importance, except
|kAAt II did show the true American
jxpirtt by advancing after 1t had been
Gtupbed down by the banking indie
Ms ncy Of high money There were
Nharp declines when the money mar
kAt opened, but these were in many
ASses entirely made UP. The close was
Etrong in the face Of the highest rate
1or the day.
NV n view Of the call money outrage
- announcement of the organization
~ = great American Petroleum COM
gHMy ~ England was timely with
Ansf treatment in the United States
A1tS Great dchney company will have
eSeAA organized and managed from this
<a64 pe the Atlantic
Xhe foreigners are selling United
1&e@~ Steel as well as other high
@Ne stocks, not because they are
9M but because the exchange rate is
attractive 70 resist. Professionals
100 selling enough OF the good
$3.50 70 keep comfortable short iu-
- under the market. That is why
M 49, some other standard issues
NJ ~ strong today.
- shares had sensational per
nnce today when Chandler moved
neints The move Of the pre-
10y IN Etutz was stial unex-
nN stocks Of all kinds are becom-
M4tve. Interest is shifting from
ND Superior 10 American Zinc
- reason applies to all Of
exhaustion Of stocks In con-
- hands,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
mosques. but the most important 10
that OF 81. Sophia. probably founded
nv Conx.antin the (3feat and ffn.shed

mosques. but the most important Il
that OF 81. Sophia. probably founded
by Constantine the Great and finished
by Constantius. II was dedicated with
great pohnp in $50. Several times 1t
was burned to the ground. but rebuilt
At once. After the taking OF Con-
stantinople II BECAME = mosque and
10 today the largest one In the world.
II contains many reiics Of the days
when It was Christian. and Turkish
guide will point these out Among
these relics Is the Cradle Of Jesus
made OF red marble and the basin Ia
which He 10 aaid to have been washed.
Both Of these. according to tradition.
were brought from Bethlehem. There
Is also 4 column which always smits
dampness and by touching It one
may obtain = marvellous cure from
disease. OF course, this cure can
only be made II the sick person con-
tributes to the Moslem cause and this
10 only one OF the many paradoxes Of
the city.
The mosque itself with It's great
dome IL a beautiful structure. Many
Of the fine mosaic paintings have been
covered with a light platter. but they
can be easily seen through It's thin
cover. One Of the Virgin with her
hands lifted In prayer can Be plainly
seen. The mosque. nike Ill others. IL
entirely devoid Of seats for the Nos
lems carry mats and bow upon them
during the service. Many additions
have been built 70 the church. but
theaA apa MT nea plv a ap%ts+Ae - tNs
original parts. There are any num-
Der Of other mosques. some even
more beautiful but none 30 large.
In the olden days when the city had
no public watsr supply thsra were
numerous cisterns and the most
famous Of these are still shown aud
the most hlood-curdling stories told Of
them. There are many public foun.
tains Tor hundreds Of houses are not
connected with the water system.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09

park near the hotel. 1t Is rare that
q European or American Ia disturbed.
the danger to them being from shots
or missiles which do not reach the
party desired
Early History
Constantinopls is among the oldest
In the world and n favorits stopping
place for tho archeologist. Although
It has passed through many trouble
some periods It's ancient relics are In
good condition, and much OF its early
history 10 preserved. II was founded
in the Sixth Century. B. c., by Greek
Adventures. Owing 10 the site its
settlement prospered and It's posses
sion soon hacama the aim of many
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09

Some OF these fountains are very
pretty and are named for the diTercn,
Sultans who have ruled the city. Nons
OF them are very sanitary. aishcugh
there SEEMS to be little sickness. per.
haps on account OF the delightful
climate caused by the currents Of this
Bosphorus. and it, natural drainage to
the sea. The traveller 10 sure to ~
onea>who dance, howl or wh.rl. This
l. part Of the Moslem faith ana
seems to the average person more Of
an exercise or acrobatic performance
than religious feast. Then TOO II -.
carried out solely for the amusement
Of foreigners who pay . small Tee fef
the performances.
Harems And Columns
OF course. only women visitors arr
admitted to the Harems and to the
American women the girls found there
are but young women who wear litiit
clothing and lounge around In lazy
fashion and are for tho most part
uninteresting.
The monuments run TO columns o.
which the COLUMN Of Constantine =
considered the finest. It was built IN.
honor Of that Emperor and said e
have hidden somewhere about II \
piece Of the Gross upon which Christ
va crucihed. also one OF the nAilA
II was surmounted by q hgure Of the
Emperor. Blu, shortly after the Turka
came into possession the figure wIs
shattered by lightning and II y said
the sacred tressuree were revealed Ana
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
SHIPMENT OF FOOD
PARCELS TO GERMANY

The war trade board section Of the
department. Of state and advised that
shipments OF food parcels to Germany,
II consigned to the German food min
istry. Hamburg. for the account Of a
named sub-consignee In Germany, will
be forwarded by the German food min
istry to such consignees. in which
event the ultimate consignee will be
expected to pay to the German food
ministry the charges for transporta-
ton and insurance in Germany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
Caught a Rig Fish.

Mrs Elsie Switzer. of Brooklyn.
was fishing in Kentucky river last
Friday when she got = nibble that
felt as II she had caught a whale. She
had quite struggle to land tbs ash,
but finally got it safe and found al
was wenty-fve-pound catfish. She
took the big FISH to Sicholasville Ard
odd 1t for s5.--Harrodsburg Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
EGA17zZa1syy
Pivot Of the Turkish Sit
uatiOn A Sketch This
Interesting Old City The
Most Cosmopolitan In the
World. /
"a. z4zSy.y


vSf4ghk. 1878. rAsinsss~a~ssaaAy,A, eatA
Die city OF csnstAntinop,s.
3A which has been the mecca Of
AZ tAO01an6s OF travellers, Stands
upoa two continents and 10 made
sss ~ three towns which are separated
s8f ar0o ok the sea In Europe are
q lata-1era and DsambouI divided By
an tnlet Of the Golden Rern ana IN
= = xkutan eisngtng to the Slopes
81 mountain. Since the conquest OF
sss9 Iurks Constan,inopis has been
Nh. residence OF the Sultan and seat
~ 0overnm snt. religious and secular.
sase home OF the sheskh ul Islam. OF
NAe Greek. and Armenian Pa.riarcha
IRA the Chief Rabbi Of the Jews who
respectively represent to cemmunttie.
MI 1Atch they are the spiritual chiefs.
~ population seems TO be uncertain
y = n n IT least one million. a peorle
lssao are noted fer their sobriety, for
~ u veil known that the Mohamme
fa does not drink intoxicating
s.nuefa
q Interesting Streets
The streets are always fiIed with
= motley crowd. which before the
1~sar included people Of every nation.
n No came to view and study this great
T+y- Among the natives everybody
80 IN dread Of everybody else and
q yfen dehts occur At night. and for this
fAAeeh II y not safe for travellers TO
N.AAder about the city aiona after
II SEhtSall. Even in the Gala.a-Pera
AAff A. The citv vheya Anli~NtS,,t
|kcse, for foreigner. 4, ;oo.,sa !, "a
Il n IN uncommon thing for 4 shoot
lax ray to occur any ntrhf In thu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
New York Money Market.

New York. July s.-Money on call on
the stock Exchange opened at per
cent; high. Is per cent: low, per cent
Closing at Is per cent Most OF the
daF loans were made at . per cent
Loans made on all industrial collateral
were ten TO seventeen per cent Time
money continued dull Mercantile paper
came into the markc, in moderate vol
ume with * per cent as a minimum
for the high grades.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
County Attorney John A. Moore Be-.

County Attorney John A. Moore. be-
sides knowing how to get after e,ir-
does in an effective way. is not be-
hind the times when it comes TO FARM
ing. He brought to this ONCE Tues
day stalk of sweet clover. ten feet
In length and of herucuiean size.
John intimated that he had some
clover even bigger than that out on
his farm near own.-Crittenden Rec
ord Press
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
Freak OF Nature.

James Wilmoth, Of near Stephens-
burg, has a mare which gave birth
recently to twin colts, one being q
mule and the other a horse colt. This
report is vouched for by c. f.. Outs
chk>, OF Cecilia. who saw the twins.
and by Deputy Tax Comm issioncr
Sam Spires, of Howe Valley Dir. e..
l.. Smith, the veterinary of this city
informs us that there are number
OF similar births on record In veteti-
nary surgery.---Elizab BEETHOVEN Mirror.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09
We Meet

a few excellent men Of wealth who hold
to the old idea that an individual is better than
Corporate Executor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-09

Constantinople has more than i.a
share OF Byzantine churchea the
greater part Of which are now
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-07
.|n|pIeSiO!!Gy!
de bayanl6jI|

Una nota social de exquisite gus
to. fuG ell baile de confianza que,
la noche del sabado, celebr0> ell
"Club BayamonGs". En- aquel
ambiente de luz y de perfumes, las
hOras transcurrieron placentera-
mente para la galante juvcntud
que rindio toda pleitesfa a Terpsi-
core.
Ne-HOy, la: once y media de la
mahana Sc declare un conatO de
ijlcendio en- II casa propiedad de
Lucas Martinez, =! el barl'io Nue-
vO. El pueblo cori0 eli ;nasa al 81
tio de la ocurrencia y, la can'i3ana
catolica di0 toques lie ala"ma al
vecindario. No hubo, por fortuna,
que lamentar pGrdida alguna.
La campaha en- favor del En-
prestito de la Victoria, ha cDmen-
ZadO entusiaStamente Ell esta pO-
ia poblaci0n. Recorre las GALES
yisitandO ell cOmercio V otras per-
sonas de posicion desahogada. una
Comision integrada por ell alcalde
senior Oller. ell Collector de Rentas
lnternaS, seilOr FOurnier. ell geren
te del BancO Comercial se1loi Fort
y el seilor Angel Niejo. FL GXito
que Obtienen es brillante.
LAS senoras nubes que cuandO
dicen a Hover son inmisericordes
Ell este Bayam0n, nos dedicaron
la noche de aver y la manana de
hoy, un ''sop0n" de padre Y muy
senor m1O. Demas esta decir co
mo estara ell lodo por esos barrios
Ell apreciable compueblano
muy amigo nuestrO Tomas Cngay
cOmerciante en- el ramo de autom(
Eyiles, Sc ha despedido de nosotros
con motive de ausen tars {
en- excursion de seis meseS para
los EstadOs Unidos, embarcando
pOr via Habana. Correspondimos
a su afectuosa despedida Y desea
mosle feliz viaje.
Aver Sc fueron a las manos
disputandose ell cari1o de una mu
jer simpatica, los indiyiduos Be
nito Sierra y Rafael Perez. Sc
dieron golpes de Il quintal, convi-