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Show Whiskey Is Above Gold in Russia LONHOX. July 31. (Correspondence (Correspond-ence of the Associated Press) . Three silver fos skins for which, $2500 has been refused iu London wero obtained in Archangel for six bottles of whiskey by a British officer of-ficer who has just returned from northern Eussia. Another officer traded a case of champagne for a diamond necklace said to be worth thousands of dollars. Returning soldiers sol-diers say any possession a native has may bo obtained with intoxicants. Tho hunter who parted with his fox skins had little pleasure out of j the whls'voy. however. Immediately ou obtaining it he went into a room ; and drank it all. He was found iu I a serious condition pr.d required hospital hos-pital treatment to save his life. |