Änrlxomge Dnily Times
VOL. 1. NO. 241.
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1!)1C.
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WASHINGTON, August 21.—President Wilson has is
sued a public statement demanding that the railway presi
dents agree to his demands for the settlement of the strike on
i the great railway systems of the United States. The presi
• dent says that the railway companies should give the eight
liour day a fair trial, so that a demonstration may be made as
to its practicability.
the public statement was made at the completion of the
conference Saturday afternoon, at which no agreement was
reached, the railway presidents being unwilling to accept tlie
president*> proposal for a settlement, asserting that the rail
wa\ men’s demands were unreasonable.
Several of the prominent railway presidents were not
present at the conference Saturday, and it was announced
at the white house today that the absent ones would be com
manded to appear at Washington immediately. The president
nas his neck' bowed and proposes to bring the railway mag
nates to time.
Those who attended the conference are peeved at the ac
tion of the president in making public the proceedings at
what they considered was a private meeting to discuss the
* strike situation. They claim that the president is simply play
ing politics.
i In response to this criticism, the president says the pub
lic is concerned in this railway strike and he proposes to fix'
the responsibility for the delay in reaching an agreement. He
says the employes are willing to accept his proposal for a set
tlement and it is up to the railway companies to do likewise, or
submit some other proposal that will satisfy the men. Thus
far they have done nothing.
GENERAL FUSION REPORTS THAT
SOLDIERS NO LONGER NEEDED. AS
DANGER OF INVASION IS PAST
WASHINGTON, AUGUST 21.—GENERAL FUNSTON,
COMMANDING THE AMERICAN TROOPS ON THE BOE
DER AND THOSE INVADING MEXICO, HAS RECOM
MENDED THE WITHDRAWAL OF ALL SOLDIERS. DE
CLARING THAT THE SITUATION HAS CLEARED TO
SUCH AN EXTENT TEAT THEY ARE NO LONGER
NEEDED.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT TODAY ADMITTED
THAT THE SUGGESTION FOR THE WITHDRAWAL CF
AMERICAN TROOPS CAME FROM THAT DEPARTMENT;
THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD ASKED GENERAL FUN
STON IF THE TROOPS WERE LONGER NEEDED AT
THE BORDER, HIS REPLY BEING AS ABOVE NOTED.
IKE SETTLED
SAX FRANCISCO, August 21. -The longshoremen’s*
union of San Francisco lias finally accepted the scale under
which the men have been working temporarily for the past ten
days. This ends the difficulty between the longshoremen of
this city and the steamship owners of San Francisco.
It is announced, however, that this settlement does not af
fect the status of affairs in other cities. The strike remains on
at Seattle and Portland, and it i- up t<> the unions in these
places to adjust settlements apart from the San Francisco
union.
GULF OF MEXICO IS
I'ALLAS, iexas. August -1.—A violent storm i- raffing
"ii the Gulf of Mexico today. Seas arc running- mountain high
n tic* gulf and ve»el> arc seeking safety. Manv of the smal
h-i '■ ra11 have heen wrecked. I la* storm i- spreading to inland
i'oint-. The gale i- Mowing at the rate of 12" miles and is
1‘caching the army posts on the border. Great <1 -irm-t:m is
being- wrought, on land as on tin* sea. At this point, the de
struction of Lloyd'- recreation pier, a thousand feet in length,
is the chief damage so for indicted.
1!i-ports say that heavy damage from the -torn L- oceur
red at (’orpiis Christi,
The wires are down from Dallas to Eagle Pass, and noth
ing can lie learned of the destination wrought in that region.
It i' believed to be seven*.
Damage Will Reach Millions.
GALVESTON, August 21.—The hurricane which came
on yesterday is continuing today and vast damage, running in
to the millions, is resulting. The flood water- are inundating
waterfront property and are increasing in violence a- the day
passes. The great dikes protecting Galveston are threatened
with destruction and hundreds of men are employed in an
effort to save the great works.
Many small craft have been wrecked and washed ashore.
The loss of life will he heavy, consisting for the mo-t pavt of
crews of wrecked coastwise vessels.
People I ere are greatly alarmed, fearing a repitition of
the scenes of desolation visited on this city some years ago.
LABOR GAINS
GREAT VICTORY
* SENATE PASSES THE WORK
MEN’S COMPENSATION ACT,
LONG-SOUGHT LEGIS
LATION BY TOILERS.
WASHINGTON, August 21.—The
senate late Saturday afternoon passed
the workmen’s compensation act,
which provides that federal employes,
while injured on duty, shall receive
their regular compensation while the
disability continues, or if death en
sues, their family shall receive a
monetary consideration, depending on
the circumstances surrounding the
4 death.
The passage of this act is a great
victory for labor. Both political par
ties were pledged to the passage of
the bill, which was advocated by the
American Federation of Labor and
other labor organizations.
MARIPOSA SAILS
FOR ANCHORAGE
SEATTLE, August 21.—The steam
er Mariposa, en route to Anchorage
and way points, sailed Saturday aft
ernoon. There are 22 passengers for
Anchorage on board.
0 E. W. Griffin, a Fairbanks business
man, recently returned from a visit to
Ruby and reports that camp will pro
duce upwards of a million this season.
LONDON, August 21.—The British cruisers Nottingham
and Falmouth were submarined by German under sea craft in
the North sea Saturday night, while searching for the German
high seas fleet, reported to have come out of their respective
harbors. The crews of the cruisers went down with the ships.
This is the purport of an official bulletin issued by the British
navy today. The report says that one German submarine was
destroyed and another was rammed, before the cruisers met
their fate.
A German official report says that a British battleship
was damaged and a submarine sunk, but this is officially de
nied by the British admiralty.
British Gain Positions Near Thietval
LONDON, August 21.—An official British report today
says that yesterday, in the sector between Thietval and Ovil
lers, the British troops gained a half mile of ground from the
opposing Teuton forces, following vicious bayonet charges.
The loss of life was terrific on both sides.
Germans Concede British Gain Ground
BERLIN, August. 21.—The German official report today
admits a British gain in the region between Thietval and Ovil
lers.
German Advance at Fleury Is Repulsed
PARIS, August 21.—A French communique today says
that the German troops made a terrific effort to regain lost i
ground at Fleury, but were driven back with appalling losses
by the French troops last night. In making their advance,'the I
Germans used liquid lire, but failed, despite the vicious at
tempt.
Bulgarian Forces Beaten by the Allies
SALONIKA, August 21.—The British troops advanced 2,
000 yards on a 5,000-foot front yesterday, being opposed by,
Austrian and Bulgarian troops. The French troops have tak-1
j cli the town of Dorselli from tlie Bulgarians, who fled the scene
* on the approach of the allied soldiers.
Turks Defeat British on Tirak Front
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 21.—< hi the Tirak front,
-ays the Turkish official report today, the Turkish troops ad
ministered a crushing defeat on the British troops, pushing
i them back with heavy losses.
Austrians Suffer Losses on Italian Front
ROME, August 21.—The official estimate of the Austrian
losses resulting from the Italian advance on the lsouzo front,
| between August 6 and 15, is 65,000 in killed and captured.
In other Italian fronts during the same period, the Aus
11 rians lost 22,000 men.
MontrealJMunitions Plant Is Blown Up
MONTREAL, August 21.—A munitions plant was blown
up here last night, involving a loss of $20,000, It is believed
that an electric spark lit on a conveyor belt leading to the pow
der bin and caused the explosion.
Reports Conflict About Big Submarines
LONDON, August 21.—German naval authorities deny
the arrival of the submarine freighter Deutschland at Bremen.
President Lohmann, of the German Ocean Shipping company, j
that built and are now operating the Deutschland, says the
submarine will arrive at Bremen very shortly. He says the
company has heard from the undersea craft several times,
since it departed from Baltimore.
Nothing definite can be learned from the submarine
freighter Bremen. The report that the submarine was lost
while crossing the ocean, due to an accident to its machinery,
has been denied, but it is generally believed that the report is
true, despite statements to the contrary. The first report of
the loss was published in a German newspaper, which lends
color to the truth of the story.
CARTOONIST
COMES TO AIO
OF SUSPECTS
ROBERT MINER EMPLOYS BEST
CRIMINAL LAWYER ON THE
PACIFIC COAST AS
CHIEF COUNSEL.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 21.—
Maxwell McNutt, the foremost crimi
nal lawyer on th • Pacific coast, has
been employed to defend the live sus
pects in the bomb plot outrage. The
big lawyer was employed by Robert
Miner, a cartoom^t, who is in sympa
thy with the Suspects and who sajs
he does not believe in their guilt.
The federal government is taking a
hand in the bomb outrage, in that it
is lending every assistance to tne
state authorities, in an effort to se
cure testimony that will lead to the
conviction of the guilty parties. The
police are coiffident that the suspects
cannot escape the chain of evidence
that has been secured.
NO QUORUM HI
SULZER MEETING
FAIRBANKS. Alaska, August 17.
—In answer to the call for a meeting
of democrats for the purpose of form
ing a Wilson-Sulzer club, onlyten peo
ple attended, and four of those are
federal office holders. The district
attorney’s office was represented by
Mr. Roth; the clerk of the court’s of
fice by L. F. Protzman; there was no
one there from the marshal’s office,
but two of the jailers were ia attend
ance.