Eight Hour Day Law Accepted Amid War News From Europe
German forces reported to have defeated Ententes on the Struma front in Macedonia with heavy casualties and Bulgarian claims of ground control and captured supplies. Allied gains on the same front were noted as maintained, while Greek troops evacuated positions near Ceres under royal orders as bombardments continued.
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Macedonia
Berlin
Struma
Greece
Bulgarian War Office
Sofia
Paris
Ostrove
Two Turkish Regiments Captured On Armenian Front
The war office reports two Turkish regiments captured on the Armenian front with Turkish resistance described as stubborn. In another item, Serbians seized 300 yards of Bulgarian trenches in the Merichove sector, about 80 miles northwest of Saloniki.
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Petrograd
War Office
London
Merichove
Saloniki
Humphrey 5 Marked Man By Gompers
Amsterdam dispatch reports heavy gunfire near Ameland in the North Sea with a possible major naval engagement. The London Admiralty confirms a fight in the North Sea but few specifics are available. In Seattle, Samuel Gompers urges labor to help defeat U S Representative William E Humphrey for the Senate, calling for his retirement after 14 years in Congress.
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Seattle
Senate
Ameland
London
Admiralty
North Sea
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
William E. Humphrey
United States
Gompers
James A. Donean
Humphrey
Congress
Woman resigns from Washington Woman's Party over Hughes endorsement
Mrs Frances C Axtell of Ballingham, former state legislator, resigns as chairman of the Congressional Union for Washington, protesting the party's endorsement of Charles E Hughes for president. She says many women are leaving the group.
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Seattle
Frances C. Axtell
Ballinngham
Washington
Congressional Union
State of Washington
The
Woman's Party
Axtell
Charles E. Hughes
German general calls for war on United States
Washington dispatch reports Gen. von Tirpitz has issued a manifesto demanding war with the United States. The State Department has received information causing considerable concern. Published in Chicago Herald.
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Washington
United States
Chicago
the Herald Today
King Ludwig of Bavaria on Death Bed Reported
Paris dispatch states King Ludwig suffered a stroke and is dying. Rome dispatches confirm his critical condition and doctors say he could die within hours. The report from the Petit Parisien notes his status as of late afternoon.
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Bavaria
Paris
Ludwig
Petit Parisien
Rome
Lidwig
Pias
State public service commission approves higher phone rates
SEATTLE Aug 24 The State public service commission authorized a monthly rate increase of fifty cents. Business telephone charges rise to 3000 a month and residence lines to 3.50 a month, effective immediately.
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Seattle
State Public Service Commission
Danish West Indies sale rejected by Landsthing
London report says the Danish Landsthing rejected selling the Danish West Indies to the United States. The assembly voted 534 to 7 in a committee of the whole, deciding that if the sale cannot be postponed after the war, the question should be decided by general elections.
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London
British Air Arm Bombards Somme Front With 172 Pound Bombs
The Aviators report British air forces bombing Heath Wietard northeast of Arras and German sheds at Martinpunch with incendiaries. Massive smoke plumes rise as planes, now in larger flotillas, strike trenches, supply depots, and transports along the Somme front. Also noted is the death of W. A. Mears, longtime Seattle Transportation Bureau manager, in San Francisco aged 67.
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Prance
Heath lWiétard
Arras
Martinpunch
Somme
Germains
W. A. Mears
Transportation Bureau
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
S.J. Wettrick
F. J. Wettrick
San Francisco
Afr. Mears
Alaska
Juneau
German Airships Raid East Coast of England
London Aug 24 After five quiet days enemy airships returned to the east coast early this morning dropping about 20 bombs. The blasts struck fields. livestock were killed but no human fatalities were reported in the district under raid.
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London
England
War Department
Seattle Jeweler Fred J. Larne Dies by Own Act
Fred J. Larne, a prominent Seattle jeweler in the Pike Street district, died this morning at his business place from a self-inflicted gunshot. He had been in ill health for six years and had operated a shop on that street for about two years.
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Pike Street
Seattle
Cities bid for government armor plant site
Washington Aug 24 proposals from various cities offering sites for the 11 million government armor plant recently authorized by Congress will be heard by Secretary of the Navy Daniels September 1. He will also consider proposals from private manufacturers to submit government propositions for sale of their establishments.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Fifth German War Loan Planned for September Issuance
London reports via The Telegraph Exchange News Bureau that Germany will float its fifth war loan in September. The issue is to be dated September 4 and bear 5 percent interest, with arrangements completed in The Hague.
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London
Hague
Telegraph Exchange
Treasures of Monks Found by Austrians
Austrians, per a Nelbruck dispatch, discovered seven centuries of treasures buried by monks at the Detchani monastery near Cettinje Montenegro. The wealth includes jewels, embroidered vestments, and several million pounds in gold seized after the invaders approached.
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Geneva
Nelbruck
Detchani
Cettinje
Montenegro
Sale of Land at Nenana Opens With Purchases
Aug 24 Fairbanks reports the Nenana land sale is underway with H. F. St. George buying the first lot for 2300 and Ben Simson securing the second for 1100. Thirty nine lots had sold by noon, totaling 53249, as miners from various districts participate and the auction continues for at least three days.
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Fairbanks
Nenana
H. FE. St. George
Ben Simson
Austrian officialship shake up in foreign minister buzz
Aug 24 dispatches from London and Vienna suggest Count Julius Andrissy may replace Baron Burland as Austrian foreign minister without emperor guarantees on Hungary's political integrity. Burland reportedly resigned. no confirmation yet. Andrissy, a pro peace and favorable to England figure, is cited as a potential choice. In San Francisco, longshoremen return to work amid closed shop claims and employer concessions at wharves.
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London
Julius Andrissy
Baron Burlan
Hungary
Vienna
Genoa
Baron Burland
Count Andresity
Austria
England
San Francisco
Army bill clears Senate with war article revision
Washington Aug 24 The Army bill passed the Senate and includes Hay’s war article revision that exempted retired officers from court martial. The measure led the President to veto the original bill.
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Washington
Senate
Hay
Stock Quotations from New York The Market Report
Alaska Gold closed at 1612 and Alaska Juneau at 75. American Zinc at 34 percent, Butte and Superior at 685, China at 634, Ray at 26, Utah Copper at Ed. Copper metal quoted at 204.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
Butte and Superior
China
Ray
Utah
Deutschland Returns Damaged After Atlantic Crossing
Berlin reports the submarine freighter Deutschland eluded eight English warships and many American fishing schooners while returning from Baltimore to Bremen. Crew refuse to discuss voyage details as the craft arrived slightly damaged, having surfaced near Virginia Capes and traversed mostly the English Channel.
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London
Bremen
Atlantic
Baltimore
Berlin
Amstedal
the Hague
Virginia Capes
Paul Koenig
Koenig
English Channel
Degree team leaves for Southern homes
The Knights of Columbus degree team, camping in Juneau for five days, departed for the south aboard the City of Seattle yesterday afternoon. One member, W. C. Mulligan, stayed behind for business in Vancouver and will travel to the Princess Alessia south.
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Knights of Columbus
Juneau
Seattle
W.cp. Mulligan
Princess Allec Mille
Vancouver
New Zealand Passes Military Service Act for War
Auckland reports New Zealand enacted a military service act similar to Britain. It takes effect Sept. 1 but will be used only if voluntary enlistment fails. Current registration yields sufficient volunteers to sustain reinforcement needs. The article notes profit from mistakes and questions persistence.
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Auckland
N. 2
New Zealand
Great Britain
Presidents of railroads now in agreement
Railroad presidents report progress toward a peaceful settlement of the threatened strike after conferences with Congressional leaders. The eight presidents’ committee reached a basis for settlement and the President’s plan, pushed by transportation chiefs, is deemed satisfactory to all concerned.
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Washington
Transportation Chiefs
Railroads Seek Eight Hour Day Deal With Wilson Aid
Washington reports say railroads prepared a tentative settlement to be presented at a conference of railroad presidents. Terms require an eight hour day now with federal commission by January 1 to handle collateral wage disputes, plus federal support for higher freight rates. BE Sims returns to Juneau after Alaska fisheries probe trips.
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Washington
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Steamship arrivals and sailings schedule notes
Steamers and mailhips are slated to arrive or depart on various dates. Jefferson is due at 6:30 tomorrow morning, ALK at 7:00 in Juneau, and Admiral Evans to arrive in Juneau Saturday. Schedules include Humboldt from Seattle, Princess Sophia from Vancouver, Prince Rupert from Seattle, Alameda from Seattle, and Admr Farragut and Princess Alice J Cue heading southbound in the near term.
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Jefferson
ALK
Juneau
Spokane
Prince George
Admiral Evans
Humboldt
Seattle
Princess Sophia
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Alameda
Admiral Farragut
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