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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGCST
1910.
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PURCHASE
NAVAL BASE
IjK JAPANESE EMBASSY SAYS GER
MAN SPIES RESPONSIBLE
* FOR CIRCULATION OF
UNFOUNDED REPORT.
| WASHINGTON, August 23.—The
Japanese embassy today informed the
state department that the Japanese
government had not acquired any
land on the Atlantic seaboard, near
the Panama canal, for the purpose of
est; Wishing a naval base. The em
bassy says that the report to this ef
fect is being circulated by German
spies, in an effort to create trouble
between Japan and the United States.
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CONDITIONAL
WITHDRAWAL
OF TROOPS
MEXICO MUST AGREE TO PA
TROL BORDER AND PROTECT
AMERICAN LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
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Washington, August 23.—The
American delegates to the border con
ference have been instructed by the
president and secretary of state to
comply with the Mexican demand for
the withdrawal of United States
troops from Mexico on the following
r conditions only:
Provisional President Carranza
must maintain an army of 20,000 men
on the Mexican side of the border, to
co-operate with 20,000 U. S. troops on
the American side, to engage in pa
trol duty.
An alternative to this proposal
is the creation of a neutral zone on
’''the Mexican side, where American
troops may operate.
Mexico must sign an agreement
guaranteeing protection to American
property in that country and on the
American border. ‘
BARBERS STRIKE
FOR AN INCREASE
NEW YORK, August 23—Five
thousand barbers employed in shops
in the east side district of New York
^went on strike last night, demanding
an increase of a dollar a week in their
wage scale. The barbers’ union,
which called the strike, says that
7,000 more men will walk out today,
unless the shops agree to their de
mands.
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HEINZE DISCHARGED
IN BANKRUPTCY CASE
NEW YORK, August 22.—Otto C.
Heinze, of the former firm of Otto
Heinze & Co., has been discharged
from bankruptcy. This action applies
to his individual debts as a partner,
amounting to over $1,500,000.
I Moran Is Again a Candidate.
NOME, August 22.—A petition is
jWtfreing circulated in behalf of Martin
Moran of the Kobuk, who is again
out for senatorial honors. It is said
that he can carry the district easily.
The run of salmon in Icy straits,
although fully two weeks late, is re
ported to have been an immense one,
swamping the canneries. The Funter
bay fcanery has put up 60,000 cases
andjfet the time of the report had
20Cft(00 fish in their traps.
TEUTONS REPULSE SUV OFFENSIVE
VIENNA, August 23.—A repulse of the Russian forces along the entir
front in Gal:cia is claimed by the Austro-German forces, according to an of
ficial report issued by the Austrian war office today. The Austrians clair
o have taken many captives, although no details are given.
BIG BATTLESHIP SUNK.
LONDON, August 23.—The British admiralty says that the German bat
tleship sunk in the North sea fight Saturday was of the Nassau type an
was of 18,000 tons burden. Nothing is known concerning the crew, but it i
assumed that all aboard went down with the ship.
BRITISH FAIL AT THIEPVAL.
BERLIN, August 23.—A German official report today says that the Brit
ish troops met a disastrous repulse in an effort to encircle Thiepval, in th
fighting yesterday. The British were driven back to their positions, suffer
ng heavy losses in men.
e FRENCH ADMIT GERMAN GAINS.
PARIS, August 23.—The French communique issued today admits tha
he German troops entered the French lines near Estrees and also penetrate*
he allied lines at several points south of Somme.
ITALIANS WIN OVER AUSTRIANS.
I ROME, August 23.—The official Italian report today states that the Ital
s an troops, in yesterday’s fighting, gained from the Austrians strong posi
ions on the western slope of Monte Tofama and took captive many prisoners
SWEDEN PLANS BLANKET EMBARGO.
BERLIN, August 23.—An authentic report from Stockholm says that tin
e Swedish government plans on placing a blanket embargo on all goods ship
- >ed to Sweden and will permit exportation only on a guarantee that the good
.vill not be re-exported.
VON HINDENBURG
GIVEN COMMAND
IN EASTERN FRONT
FAMOUS GERMAN GENERAL TO
HAVE SUPREME AUTHORITY
IN FIGHTING AGAINST
THE RUSSIANS.
AMSTERDAM, August 23.—The
appointment of Field Marshal von
Hindenberg to the supreme command
or. the eastern front is hailed by the
German papers as a masterful stroke.
The Hamburger Nanrishten says:
“He is the right man in the right
place. A desire long since cherished
by our people, but never directly ex
pressed, is now fulfilled. In the pres
ent crisis on the eastern front con
solidation of the army groups was a
necessity. All commanders of the
eastern armies will readily and un
grudgingly submit to Field Marshal
von Hinhenberg’s authority.
The Koelische Volkszeitung says:
“Germany's confidence in her army
leaders in the east was never shaken,
but the appointment of von Hinuen
berg increases this confidence to cer
tainty.”
COST OF PAPER
DISTURBS PRINTERS
BALTIMORE, August 23.—The ty
pographical union is in convention
here and one of the most serious prob
lems that confronts the delegates
is the fact that thousands of printers
are likely to lose their employment,
as many of the big newspapers are
about to consolidate on account of the
high cost of paper.
GOVERNMENT SUES
FOR BROKEN CABLE
ON ALASKA SYSTEM
SEATTLE, August 23.—Captain C.
A. Dougherty, Sixteenth United States
cavalry, Fort Sam Hughes, Tex., ar
rived in Seattle last Monday, a week
ago Monday, to aid in taking'testi
mony in the admiralty case of the
government against the Alaska
Steamship company over the breaking
fcf the Sitka-Valdez cable in 1913.
Capt. Dougherty at the time of the
accident was a first lieutenant, in
charge of the first section of Wash
ington and Alaska military telegraph
system, with headquarters in Valdez.
The depositions are being taken in
the office of United States Commis
sioner A. C. Bowman. The govern
ment, according to Capt. Dougherty,
is trying to prove that the steamer
Alameda broke the cable by dragging
her anchors.
George Johansen, an old-timer of
the Dawson country, was brought to
Fairbanks by Deputy Marshal Berg
recently. Jnhanson is charged with
maliciously shooting a dog in Rich
ardson. He is out on bonds furnished
by Bi'l McPhee and Gus Burglin.
RAILWAY PRESIDENTS
PREPARING STA
WASHINGTON, August 23.—The
railway strike situation remains un
settled. At a meeting of railway
presidents, held last night, following
the conference with President Wilson,
a committee of eight was named to
prepare a statement of facts for the
public, telling the railway companies’
side of the controversy. The state
ment of facts will contain no proposal
for a settlement and will neither rec
ommend nor reject President Wilson’s
plan for a settlement.
Points Involved.
The important points involved in
the present difficulties are as follows:
Men directly involved, including engi
neers, firemen, conductors and
brakemen, number .40,000
Other men indirectly involved will
bring number up to.2,000,000
Number of railroads involved ..1,286
Mileage railroads affected ...275,'.) 1
Railroads declare demands would cost
roads yearly if granted $100,000,000
Men estimate demands would not cost
yearly more than .$25,000,000
Employes demand basic eight-hour
day and time and a half pay for
overtime.
Movement originated at conference of
general officers of unions in Chica
go Dec. 5, 1915.
Granting of demands would result in
5 per cent increase of freight rates,
railroads assert.
Memorable light of 1904 last national
strike.
SEWARD, August 23.—Thirty rail- $
way laborers, employed on road work
at mile 34 on the Alaska Northern 1
line, went on strike last night, claim- <
ing that they had been working ten s
instead of eight hours per day. The <
difference appears to grow out of the (
fact that the railway camp is some '
distance from the work, the men rid- ;
ing on a train to that point, and
reaching there at 8 o’clock, and de- I
parting from their labor at 5 o’clock 1
in the afternoon. In other words, the i
dispute is over the time consumed in (
:oing to and coming from work.
Railway officials say that they have
een short of men and that the la! f >r
rs employed have been working
teadil.v and have accumulated consid
rable money and are independent, not
aring whether they work or not.
i'hey want a chance to come to town
md spend their earnings.
It is expected that the matter will
ie satisfactorily adjusted today, as
his group of men are the only ones
rho apparently are not satisfied with
onditions.
ME M DM
Labor day will be appropriately ob
served in Anchorage and Monday,
September the 4th will be one of en
tertainment and pleasure, according
to the plans of the members of the
Alaska Labor union who will have
charge of all arrangements. The spe
cial committee appointed to formulate
the details are busy now putting their
ideas into execution. Arrangements
have been made with the Alaskan En
gineering Commission for special
trains from the end of the line to An
chorage and in other matters have the
authorities promised to lend assist
ance.
One special feature of the day will
be floats of all descriptions repre
senting the business houses of the
city and appropriate prizes will be
given to the most attractive. All
kinds of spores have been ar
ranged for, including baseball,
rock drilling, foot and horse races,
broncho busting, tug of war and other |
sports, a detailed account of which
will appear later in the columns of
The Daily Times.
This promises to be a big event and
will be extensively advertised
throughout the surrounding country
and a record crowd will no doubt be
the result of the efforts of the Labor
Union boys to make Labor day one
that will go down in history.
The committee on arrangements is
composed of A. D. Warner, S. Mandle,
H. Saarila and Jack Sutherland and
The Daily Times will give the occa
sion due publicity both through its ad
vertising and local columns.
IS THE MINERS
ALLIES PLACE LARGE ORDER!
FOR METAL ANI) ARE IX
THE MARKET FOR COP
PER PROPERTIES.
NEW YORK, August 23.—The an
nouncement was marie late this after
noon that American manufacturers o
supplies for the allies are negotiatini
for the largest copper purchase eve
made. The copper in the orde
amounts to 250,000.000 pounds.
The agreement regarding the pric
is the only detail that is holding u|
the order according to the statement;
made by those in a position to be con
cerned.
It is stated that some of the coppc
will be shipped abroad but for tin
most part the copper will be used ii
this country for munitions being man
ufactured for England, Russia
France and Italy.
CHICAGO, August 23.—It was re
ported here this afternoon that repre
sentatives of the allies, with plentj
of financial backing, were now in thi:
country endeavoring to secure by pur
chase certain copper claims not onl;
in Michigan but in the Minnesota dis
tricts.
39 DEATHS AND
118 NEW CASES
NEW YORK, August 23.—Thirty
nine infants fell victim to infantil
paralysis during the past 24 hours
One hundred and eighteen new case
were reported to the health depart
ment.
BIG THREE—TAFT
ROOT AND TEDDY—
TO MAKE CAMPAIGN
NEW YORK, August 23—Theodori
Roosevelt may invade the middli
west in the interest cf the republican
campaign, it was announced here b;
National Chairman William R. Wil
cox.
The plan calls for live or six speech
es by Col. Roosevelt, according to Mr
Willcox. One of these, however, wil
be delivered in Maine.
Mr. Willcox said he expected form
er President Taft and Elihu Root a!s<
would aid in the campaign.
Alaskan Killed.
SEATTLE, August 22.—Walter 11
Sheffler, formerly of Fairbanks am
Nome, met his death by falling ove
acliif in the Olympic mountains whil
hunting. He was manager of th
Hammond warehouse in Seattle fo
some time.
The mail came through from Fair
banks to Valdes the past week in 4
hours, with Ernest Erickson driving.
DfiEAONAUGHTS •
ARETO BE BIT
WITHOUT DELAY
navy department calls for
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF FOUR MASSIVE
BATTLESHIPS.
WASHINGTON, August 23.—The
navy department will call for .bids to
day for the construction of four
dreadnaughts, to co - not to exceed
eighteen and one-iialf million dollars
each. Provision for the construction
I of these dreadnaughts was made in
the naval bill, which has .iust been
signed by the president.
The bids call for the completion of
the battleships vdtfin three years
'from the time contracts a so awarded
by the department.
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SENATE REFUSES TO SIDE
TRACK REVENUE BILL TO
MAKE WAY FOR IMPORT
ANT MEASURE.
WASHINGTON, August 23.—By a
vote of 32 to 23, dividing on party
lines, the senate yesterday afternoon
. declined to sidetrack the revenue bill,
; now under consideration, in favor cf
the immigration bill. This makes it
very doubtful if the immigration mea
| sure will be reached this session of
the congress, as reported several days
| ago.
President Wilson declares that he
will veto the bill if it carries a pro
I vision for a literacy test. He says he
cannot approve of such a provision
and will exercise his prerogative when
the bill reaches him for signature.
SEWARD CLAIMS
LABOR SHORTAGE
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SEWARD, August 23.—Council
man Hugh Dougherty has issued a
public statement in which he says
that 1,000 men may find employment
‘ at Seward. He points to the fact that
• private contractors are unable to se
5 cure labor here; that plumbers have
to dig their own ditches, in installing
plumbing work. Harry Hoben, one of
the most prominent business men
here, is working on a ditch, with pick
and shovel, because he can get no
■ help.
DEMOCRATS TO
RAISE REVENUE
WASHINGTON, August 23.—The
members of the democratic senate fi
nance committee have decided to in
grease the tax on the lowest class < f
taxable incomes from one to two per
cent, instead of lowering the exemp
tion from $4,000 to $3,000 for single
persons and $3,000 to $2,000 for mar
| ried persons.
Protests against loweringthe ex
emptions came from all parts of the
country.
Captain H. Odson, in common I of
1 the tug Sampson, arrived in port at 2
o’clock yesterday al t ;r:i >on. The
i Sampson hau barge No. 3$ in tow
' with a cargo of 700.000 feet of lum
ber for the Alaskan Engineer! -g
Commission. Captain Odson left last
night for Portland and will return
• with another consignment of lumber
i for the Commission from the Colum
bia Contract company.