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VOL. 1. NO. 231.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WILL
SPEAK IN SEATTLE TONIGHT
—CORDIALLY RECEIVED
IN SPIRIT CITY.
SEATTLE, August 9.—Charles Ev
ans Hughes, republican candidate for
president, reached Seattle today and
is scheduled to deliver an address this
evening in the armory. The disting
uished visitor is being accorded every
consideration by republican leaders,
as well as citizens generally. The
nominee is making a campaign tour
I of the Pacific coast states. Mr.
Hughes, in an interview, said he was
highly encouraged at the prospects
for the success of the republican par
ty at the polls. He said he was most
cordially greeted at all points along
the route from the east.
GOVERNOR HANLEY
CANNOT ENDORSE
ALL THE PLANKS
, PROHIBITION CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT OPPOSES INITI
ATIVE, REFERENDUM
AND RECALL.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 9.—For
mer Governor Hanley, of Indiana, the
prohibition candidate for president,
was officially notified of his nomina
tion by a committee from the national
prohibitionist convention yesterday
afternoon, at the home of the nomi
nee.
In accepting the nomination, Han
ley declared that he cannot, and will
not, support the initiative, referendum
and recall planks that have been plac
0 ed in the prohibition platform. He de
clared that the prohibition party was
a great moral party, and he considers
it a distinct honor to win a nomnia
tion from such a gathering and prom
ised to do his utmost in making a
good showing for the party at the en
suing election.
AN ATTEMPT TO
BURN CARS LADEN
POLICE INVESTIGATING ALLEG
ED PLOT TO BLOW UP VAST
QUANTITIES OF WAR
SUPPLIES.
JERSEY CITY, August 9.—The po
lice authorities are investigating a
fire that was started in a train con
veying 15 car loads of ammunition,
consigned to the National Storage
company. The fire was extinguished
before it got under full headway. It
occurred near the scene of the Black
Tom dock fire. The police believe
that the big explosion of ammunition
on barges moored at the Black Tom
docks was the work of design, and
also that the fire started on the train
!b is the work of an incendiary.
CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THU GOVERNMENT RAILWAY AT A POINT NEAR
Photo by Sydney Laurence.
ANCHORAGE, THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION
BASE.
PETROGRAD, August 9.—Official Russian reports today;
state the Russian armies continue to make gains against the
German-Austro armies in the Stokhod river and in the Pripet
river zones. Vigorous lighting is still in progress. Since Sat
urday, the Russians have taken captive ten thousand prison
ers of war, as well as a number of big guns and many machine
guns. The enemy is being pushed backward. The number of
casualties on both sides is enormous, and cannot be known
while the fighting continues. In the Stokhod-Pripet zone, Gen
eral Brussiloff is in personal command of the Russian armies,
being opposed by General von Linsingen, of the German-Aus
tro armies.
In the Seretli river sector, the Russians claim almost equal
successes. Eight thousand prisoners have been taken, besides
munitions of war. General Litchitskv is in personal command
of the Slav forces, being opposed by General von Bothmer.
The Slavs are driving the Austrians toward the Carpathian
range and whole divisions are hastening through the mountain
passes to gain the Hungarian plains.
Turks Occupy Elridth.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 9.—Turkish troops, oper
ating against the British in the Port Said zone, have driven
the enemy from Elridtth and now occupy the city.
French Check German Attacks.
PARIS, August 9.—The German attacks on Fleury yes
terdav were repulsed by the French forces, according to
French official reports.
ROME, August 9.—The official Italian reports'today state
that since the big Italian offensive movement against the Aus
trian armies on the Austrian frontier, which began Saturday
last, the Italian armies have captured eight thousand Austrian
troops, eleven large guns and a hundred machine guns. Ter
rific fighting is in progress today.
Hand-to-Hand Fighting.
LONDON, August 9.—Terrific hand-to-hand fighting i- in
progress today between the British and German armies in the
legion of Somme.
British Claim Gains.
LONDON, August 9.—Tile British official reports today
say that in the fighting in the Trones woods region, the British
made advances on the German positions.
French Admit German Gains.
PARIS, August 9.—The French war office today officially
admits that the Germans, in an offensive movement yesterday,
gained possession of a part of the Tkiaumout woods, the
French troops buffig forced to retire.
Swedish Steamer Sunk.
LONDON. August 9.—'The Swedish steamer Vera was sub
marined in the North sea yesterday, according to announce
ment made by Lloyd’s today.
BILL
SENATE PASSES
THE ARMY
WASHINGTON, August 9.—With
out the formality of a call of the
senate, the solons adopted the con
ference report on the army appropri
ation bill, which appropriates two
hundred and sixty-seven million dol
lars. The senate feels that it has
achieved a decisive victory over the
house, as the senators urged a large
appropriation, while the members of
the lower body fought for a much less
amount.
The meeting of the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce last night was
well attended and a committee ap
pointed to select 12 members to be
elected at the semi-annual election
I called for September 8.
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ASSESSED VALUE
EXCEEDS MILLION
I
SEWARD, August 9.—The assess-'
ment rolls of the town of Seward have
just been completed by the town as
sessor and show a'h aggregate value,
of the property within townsite lim
its, subject to taxation, of one million,;
two hundred and seven thousand dol- j
lars.
LONDON, August 9.—The friction
in the Spanish cabinet has led to the
resignation of Callaris, war minister.
It is possible that the entire Spanish
cabinet will resign and a new minis
try formed.
Harry Landers and son Richard, of
the Gold Bullian mine, were in the
ity yesterday on business, returning
to Knik last night. Mr. Landers said
the management was still needing
hard rock miners and that the com
pany had accomplished a large
amount of work this season and had
already driven 770 feet of tunnel with
considerable more work blocked out.
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Mrs. Alafar Dunlap, who has been
incarcerated in the federal jail on the
charge of unlawful sale of liquor, was
released yesterday on $5,000 bond,
through the efforts of her attorneys,
Murphy and Almy.
IF M-MAXD FOR EIGHT-HOI R
I'AV IS NOT GRANTED, R UL
V.'AV MEN' WILL GO
ON A STRIKE.
XE\\ YORK, August 9.—Six hun
dred thousand railway employes voted
n favor of calling a general strike on
the big railway systems, unless the
operating companies grant the de
; mands for an eight-hour working day,
which is the bone of contention.
The head officers of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, the
I iremen’s union and the Conductors*
Association are in se- ion here today,
and after the conference, the day of
calling the strike will be announced.
The hope is held out that the strike
may be averted by the yielding of
the operating companies to the de
nands of the employes. The federal
ward of mediation is bending every
effort to prevent the strike.
AGENI ADMITS
PROBABLE LOSS
OF IHE MEN
HLKEN SAYS THAT IF A BER
LIN NEWSPAPER PUBLISH
ED REPORT, IT MUST
BE CORRECT.
BALTIMORE, August 9.—Hilken,
,vho is head of the Eastern Fonvard
ng company, employed in securing
argoes for the proposed German sub
narine freight line between the Unit
d States and Germany, today said he
.ad no knowledge of the sinking of
he submarine Bremen, but admitted
hat if the Berliner Tageblatt publish
id the story of the loss of the big un
lersea craft, it is probably true.
STRIKE OF MEN IN ST. LOUIS
AND CLEVELAND IS ON TO
DAY AND PATRONS GO
WITHOUT MILK.
ST. LOUIS, August 9.—Drivers of
nilk wagons in St. Louis went on
trike yesterday, demanding a short
er working day and an increase in
tht wage scale.
Cleveland Drivers Strike.
CLEVELAND, August 9.—Follow
ng the example of the milk wagon
irivers of St. Louis ,the drivers of
Cleveland walked out today noon,
making similar demands in the form
)f shorter hours and more pay.
HAMLIN NOMINATED.
WASHINGTON, August 9. —Chas.
S. Hamlin, of Boston, was nominated
oday by the president for another
erm as governor of the federal re
ierve board.