A.3SX) COOK INLET PIONEER
\«>1. 2. No. 2.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY*, JULY 15, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS
British Infantry Breaks Through German Lines
Among the arrivals in Anchorage
y.st<oda> worn John l>. Meenaeli and
his son, II W. Meenach. who c.-nue
direct from Seattle and are on the r
v a■ • to the Willow creek and Broad
Pass country. They are stopping at
the White House and are awaiting
the arrival of the steamer Mariposa,
upon which they expect some ma
chinery and six horses to be used in
their prospecting trip. The balance
of the outfit arrived on The Admiral
Evans.
The senior Mr. Meenach is one of
the old-time mine operators of Alas
ka. and was one of the first discover
ers of the rich placer diggings in the
N'izina district, where he still retains
an interest. He was also at the head
of tlm Ellamar Mining company for
a number of years and that proper- j
ty is now one of the copper ore step
pers of Prince William sound.
This is Mr. Meenach’s first visit
to Broad Bass, but he shows his
faith in that section by bringing ;n
a large outfit and expects to thor
ough]'. prospect the ground. Being
one of tin- most experienced mining
men i!t the territory, with considera
ble financial hacking, considerable
significance attaches to h,s trip and
its outcome will he awaited with
much in;- ;t by those who have pre- i
dieted a bright future for the Broad
Pass district.
The Hazel B. has deferred iter j
sailing until after the arrival of the J
•■•teamer Mariposa, ,in order to take I
Mr. Meenach’s freight to the interior, j
The following program was given
in Mrs. McCullagh’s room in the
school house Friday morning. There
were a number of mothers and others
interested present and the Ijjttle peo
ple entertained them most pleasing
. ly:
Song—“Vacation,” school.
Reading—“My Mother,” Emmett
Ziebarth.
Reading—“The Quarreling Quar
tet,” Cecil Brayford.
Dramatization by Solomon Simon- I
son, John Gilovich, Arthur Hanson, j
John Wells.
Reading — “Little Things,” Anna;
Diamond.
Duet—Japanese Song, Ray Raplan, j
Donna Balch.
Reading—“Winken, Blynken and
Nod,” George Ingram.
Reading—“Mothers,” Ilulda Loth
rop.
Dutch Folk Dance—Arthur Pyatt,
Joe Bell, Allison Turner, Barry Milli
gan, Mildred Phillips, Elizabeth Sam
uels, Helen Samuels, Ethel Peterson, j
Reading—“Reflections of Bobby,” i
Ralph Courtnay, James Cavanaugh. '
Reading—“Secin’ Things,” Allison !
Turner.
Song—“The Argument,” Luverne i
Spilman, Frank Swanson, Ruth Ram- :
sey, Cecil Brayford.
Reading—“The Noisy Boy,” Joe 1
Bell.
Dramatization—“The Little Girls’ j
•Dream,” by 17 children.
Song—“Sandman,” by ten children. 1
At the close of the exercises Miss !
Pyatt presented Mrs. McCullagh with
a handsome refnembrance from the |
children. In the afternoon the little j
ones were all invited to Mrs. McCul
lagh’s home, where games were play
ed and a dainty lunch of ice cream
and cake was served.
Anna Diamond and Alyson Turner
have not been absent or tardy during
_ the entire term and George Ingraham
and Arthur Pyatt have been absent
but one half day each. Considering
the climatic conditions this is a re
markable record for primary pupils. ;
CONGRESSMAN IS APPOINTED
JUDGE COURT OF CLAIMS j
WASHINGTON, July 15.—Repre
sentative James Hay, of Virginia,
chairman of the house military com
mittee has been named as judge of
the United States court of claims,
succeeding Atkinson, who has been
retired for age.
LONDON, July 14.—The British troops attached the sec
ond system of German defenses ;md captured Longewale, Ba
seorin. I grade and Treones Wood. The British infantry
opened its attack at dawn this morning aud broke through the
German lines, along a 5,000-vard front. The British apparent
ly brought their right wing even with the French left wing,
thrusting the salient move between Peronne, the French ob
jective ril'd Dapanim*. tlx* Dritish objective.
LON DON, July 14.— Tim British success gives them pos
session of important roads running in various directions from
London, and the resident sot' this city are enthusiastic over the
news. The government has made a request that the workmen
forego the August holidays so that the army may be supplied
with munitions.
The French believe that by a continuation of the Somme
London, and the residents of this city are enthusiastic oyer the
A eruiin, avliere they have been fighting for the past five months.
1 he Russian advance has been checked at Stockhad river,
out they expect to continue their offensive movement.
The Turks are being driven towards Baibnrt qiid Drzin
gan by the Russian troops.
ROME, July 14.—The Italian army blew r\p the whole of
Summit Pasellepo in the Tofana region and the entire Aus
| trian force was buried in the wreckage.
RKTROGRA I,). July 14.— hi the furious counter attacks
launched by tin* Teutons yesterday against the Russians west
of Stripa the Russians took .3,200 prisoners and two guns.
LONDON, July 14.—The British in bringing in prisoners*
and consolidating their gains have caused the troops to he in
high spirits over their successes.
LONDON, July 14.—The German resistance is much weak
er than at first, although the troops are still resisting in Da
1 ventin and Lepetit woods and in the woods beyond Longnezal.
! The British forces have captured most of the village of Ovil
! lers.
ig Things Planned Government Railway
In an interesting interview this
morning Chairman Edes said that he
had spent the winter in Washington
in the interests of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission and did not
leave there ,. util the appropriation
a as assured. He said that congress
had had an exceptionally busy win
ter on account of the war measures
that were continually coming up for
discussion and settlement; that as a
whole the people in Washington are
extremely favorable to the Alaska
people and that this country was
creating considerable interest to the
people of all parts of the country.
Chairman Edes went direct to San
Francisco after leav.ng Washington,
where arrangements were made for
additional transportation service to
relieve the congested freight condi
tion of the Alaska railroad situation.
The transport General Crooks, form
erly in the revernment service at
Manila, is b< ng overhauled for com
mission use. a3 well as the g(R-ern
ment collier Hansham, which will
J bring a cargo of steel rails for the
; work here. This extra transporta
I tion will be under the charge of the
1 transport service of the government.
Mr. rales said that he had not
: found time to go into details with j
either Commissioner Mears in re- ;
j gard to the railroad work or with j
j Mr. Christensen in regard to the'
j townsite work, but was exceptional
| ly well pleased with what he had
seen and the reports of the work he
had received from both branches.
“It is my intention to go over the
line and visit the various camps and
keei) in close touch with the railroad
work and 1 will probably make sev
eral visits to Anchorage this sum
mer,”'said Chairman Edes. “Every
thing is being done for this railroad
and while 1 am not in a position to
give out several' important phases
of this work that are under advise
ment, will say, however, that the
status of the Alaskan Engineering
commission is in splendid shape and
that the statesmen who were dubious
in regard to government ownership
of railroads are gradually being won
over and that there was no real op
position to the project.
“This friendly feeling is increas
ing. President Wilson and Secre
tary of the Interior Lane were espe
cially favorable to the proposition
that the people of’this country were,
entirely too large to make this a po- j
litical issue, as the Alaskan Engi- j
neering commission was not involv- j
ed in politics in any manner; nor j
did I think that a change in the ad
ministration would affect the stand
ing of the issue.”
When asked in regard to the
permanency of Anchorage, Mr. Edes
said there was no question, about the j
matter and he expressed himself as ;
being well pleased with the feeling j
of friendship that existed between j
the people of Anchorage and the !
commission and said that there was j
no reason why the co-operative feel
ing should not always exist.
“This is the first really big appro
priation we have received and there
are many things to be taken into
consideration that will be matters of i
evolution and development which !
cannot be made public at this time” ■
added Mr. Edes. I
“Naturally I want to see the rail
road built and the country develop
ed and I am not speaking from a !
selfish standpoint when I say that,!
the Alaskan Engineering commission |
with the help oY congress will build
a good railroad, a substantial rail
road; that this road will open up a
country rich in minerals and farm
ing opportunities; give an outlet to .
the great coal fields of Matanuska
and the Chicaloon and the result
will amply reward the men at the
head of it; will justify the movement
and prove conclusively that this gov
ernment can build and successfully
operate a railroad under government
ownership.”
In the pre ence of a number ot
friends Mr. li. bert M. Mac Lean and
Miss Jesssie Sinclair Nielson were
married at 10 o'clock last night at!
the residence of Geo. M. Campbell, j
Dr. J. L. M( Bride officiating. -j
The house was prettily decorated;
the ceremony took place under an
arch of green ferns and palms on the
large porch fronting the bay and Mr.
Geo. M. Campbell and Miss Viola
Wells stood up with the contracting
parties.
Miss Nielson was a passenger on
the steamer Mariposa from Van
couver where she is very popular in
the younger society set and Mr. Mac
Loan has a host of friends in Anchor
age and stands high in the estimation
of the Alaska Engineering Commis
sion with whom he is employed as
asssistaut superintendent with head
quarters at Matanuska Junction.
MOVES FROM KNIK
TO BETTER TOWN
Loo Van Dover lias moved his hag
and baggage from Knik and has ac
cepted a lucrative position with the
general merchandise firm of Brown
& Hawkins, starting in on his new
duties next Monday morning.
• Mr. Van Dever says that the town
of Knik is experiencing a decided
business depression as a result of
the new railroad and that many of
the inhabitants are contemplating
moving to Anchorage—in fact he
said that several of them had-alrea
dy done so and that Mrs. Mary Mor
rison, who has run the Morrison
Koad House at that place for several
years, was tearing her place down
with the intention of moving it to
Anchorage to erect a rooming house
of 7 rooms in this city.
Mr. Van Dever will fit graciously
into the social element of Anchor
age and be a distinct acquisition to
the athletic life and The Daily Times
takes this opportunity of welcoming
him to the city.
Final Payment $1,000,000
Alaskan Northern Railway
WASHINGTON,, July 14.—One
moj-e big step was taken in the de
velopment by Uncle Sam of Alaska
in the final payment of $1,000,000
for title to the Alaska Northern rail
road.
Five hundred thousand dollars of
the million ajjd & half purchase price
was paid last February.
This payment marks the transfer
of the title to the property from the
original owners to the American gov
ernment. From the time of the first
payment until the final payment wras
made the title has been in the hands
of a trust company here.
The frnal payment is the forerun
ner of the actual opening of the coal
lands of Alaska to settlers this fall.
Secretary of the Interior Lane
doesn’t know exactly when this open
ing will be announced, but it is ex
pected to be before early winter sets
in.
The Matanuska coal fields of Alas
ka are among the richest in the
world; and the' small miner is to be
given a chance to make a living and
a competence from small claims Un
MANY TOURISTS WERE
WITH US FRIDAY NIGHT
The steamer Mariposa brought in
30 round trip tourists who spent sev
eral delightful hours on shore visit
ing Anchorage under the guidance of
Secretary A. S. Koch. The party was
composed of Ahe following tourists:
H. C. Haywood, John Reid, Mrs.
Reid, Mrs. E. Lee, Mrs. M. Grau, P.
Iowlinson, H. R. Burke, Mrs. Burke,
A. Coblentz, Mrs. Hinckley, Miss
Hinckley, R. C. Hasson, Mrs. Hasson,
F. W. Criswell, Mrs. W. Ingling, Miss
Ingling, Miss B. Nickey, Fred Miller,
Mrs. Miller, G. P. Steul, rs. Steul
Mrs. A. Guice, Mrs. M. Payton, G.
Hinckley, W. J. Ingling, Miss Corn
wall, Miss E. Doust, Kenneth C. Kerr.
Read the Daily Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
I cle Sam will parcel out.
The government has carefully
j guarded these coal lan^s from mo
| nopolization by big holding compa
nies. In stopping the devlopment of
' all claims, regardless of who held
| them, just be sure to keep the lands
| from being monopolized, Uncle Sam
j has stood up so straight he has bent
j over backward. Hundreds of small
j investors will welcome the opening
j of the fields. -
Work begun on the extension
and improvement of the government
railroad line to the heart of the coal
fields is being rushed to completion
by thousands of laborers. Some of
these groups of workers have built
new towns on their way up the line.
The line should be completed by
the end of this year from Anchorage
.to Matanuska. From there it is to
be pushed on up from Matanuska
river through the Susitna valley.
Secretary Lane said today he con
sidered the Alaska Northern a -good
investment at $1,500,000 because the
actual value of the property; its cost,
that is to say, to the men who built
it originally, was $2,750,000.
(college men playing
GAME OF POLITICS
NEW YORK, July 15.—Greek let
ter fraternities, say colege boys, are
playing strong in jcollege politics.
Perhaps they have jimmied their
way into the national game.
Charles Evans Hughes, the G. O.
P. presidential candidate, belongs to
the Delta Upsilon crowd.
Frank Hitchcock, the man a ho
“did it” also wears Hie Delta U em
blem.
Major Crossett. major domo' at
Hughes’ headquarters, is a national
officer of the Greek letter organiza
tion which Hughes is a member of.
It may be that the whole thing
was plotted at some mystic hour in
the chapter “tomb.”
WICKERSHAM BOOM
| ■
—
I
Taking the size and enthusiasm of
the crowd that attended the big
Wickersham mass meeting last night
Kobarls' hall as a criterion the:1, will
be only one man* in the running for
delegate to congress. Over 500 peo
ple of all parties, creeds and national
ities were there and many were turn
ed away; it was a standing room only
meeting and with each m ention of
Jas. Wndcersham’s name the people
showed ti tur appreciation of Akioka s
delegate and proved without a doube
that he has Anchorage solid.
Without a dissenting vote this
large gathering of representative An
chorage people voiced the action o^
the republican club in nominating
Jas. "Wickersham as delegate to con
gress and the speech makers were
strong for him and their utterances
in his behalf found universal favor in
the audience.
Judge Waller presided at the meet
ing and Messrs. Duggan, Coffey,
John Frame, Arthur Frame, Coble
and Grosse addressed the meeting in
support of Mr. Wickersham.
The meeting was ultra enthusiastic
and the big Wickersham boom was
launched in Anchorage under especi
ally favorable conditions even to the
parade and the Anchorage band. But
this meeting is only the forerunner of
those to follow in which the citizens
of this city and community wik join,
in which the people regardless of par
ty will affiliate and the third district
w*’! give Hon. James Wickersham a
record majority in November that
will help send him back to congress
to continue the great work for Alaska
and Alaskans.
DEATHS FROM PARALYSIS.
NEW YORK, July 15.—There were
27 deaths today from infantile par
alysis and 144 new cases reported.
The total number of cases thus far
reported is 1,853 and the mortuary re
cord stands at 369.
Read The Daily Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
Among the distinguished visitors
entertained by Anchorage last night
was the party in charge of Andrew
Stevenson, president of the Rank of
Alaska, who arrived in Anchorage at
8 o'clock last night on the steamer
Mariposa and returned on the same
steamer. Owing to the change of
the schedule of the steamer Alaska
the party was unable to spend the
allotted time in this city but the 12
hours spent in Anchorage were one
continual round of combined pleasure
and business. In the party, in addi
tion to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Steven
son, of Skagway, were Mr. and Mrs.
Z. S. Freeman, Camron Hall, B. S.
Harold, A. E. Walbridge, F. T. Hep
burn, Harriet Robertson, Miss Free
man and Miss Chisholm, of New York
city and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Benton
and Mrs. W. A. Benton and s»n of
Minneapolis.
Messrs. Stevenson, centon, v\ ai
bridge, Hepburn, Freeman and Hall
attended a stockholders’ and direct
ors’ ..meeting at the bank last night
and when seen after the meeting Mr.
Stevenson said that the members of
the board were well pleased with the
showing the Bank of Alaska was
making under the able management
of Vice-President J. T. Westermann
and that the eastern stockholders
were all satisfied with the conditions
of the Alaska banks and that this
business connection would ultimately
lead to material investments in this
section of Alaska. In speaking of the
wonderful changes that had taken
place in Anchorage since his last vis
it to the city at the time of the lot
sale Mr. Stevenson said he was agree
ably surprised at the marked develop
ment and rapid growth of Anchorage
and that he was satisfied that his peo
ple had made no mistake in estab
lishing a bank at this place.
Mr. Stevenson expects to return
later on, at which time he will spend
several weeks in Anchorage and vi
cinity and he said that not only him
self but the entire party were very
much disappointed that the change in
sailing dates made it impossible to
keep their schedule. The steamer
Alaska which they expected to return
to Skagway on, is returning via Cor
dova and the outside passage, like
wise the Admiral Farragut. There
fore, the party had no choice in the
matter pnd it was absolutely neces
sary to return via the Mariposa.
However, while their visit to An
chorage was shortened, the time be
tween the landing and sailing was
fully occupied and the ladies of the
party as well as the gentlemen ex
pressed themselves as exceptionally
well pleased with their treatment and
spoke particularly of the courtesy of
the Anchorage people and that the
city was not well enough advertised
in the east but that they would cer
tainly do their part to put this beau
tiful city before the eyes of the east
ern people.
WASHINGTON,, July 15.—A mag
azine editior asked President Wilson
if he would accept the leadership of
a progressive organization- composed
all political parties. Wilson replied
that he had no jealousy of an inde
pendent party, but believed that the
democrats represented the larger part
of any progressive party. He said, “I
sincerely desire and have tried to pre
serve the support of all progressive,
forward-looking men, the democratic
party being made the instrument of
leadership in that direction and all
men who love^ justice and progress
must wish to take it.”
COLLIER HECTOR GROUNDED
AND WRECK AT CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, July 15.—The
United States collier Hector, bound
for Santo Domingo with marines, was
grounded off Charleston. The vessel
was wrecked but everybody aboard
was saved.
Daily Times Want Ads bring quick
results.
MARIPOSA BRINGS
BIG UST PEOPLE
(From Saturday’s Daily.)
The Mariposa, Captain C. J.
O’Brien, tied to the barges at 8
; o'clock last night. She brought about
j i 50 passengers and a full cargo of
j freight, including some live stock
and automob.les. The Mariposa re
i ported fine weather and a great voy
' age. At Seward she picked up the
j passengers from the Northwestern.
; W'hich w'as delayed by losing two
propeller blades, and had to return
: direct to Seattle.
I Chief Steward “Teddy” Taylor
and Purser Kd Morgan quite outdid
themselves in looking after the
comfort of tin- passengers, who re
port a fine trip in every way. This
was especially true of the tourists.
President Stephen Birch, of the
Kennecott corporation, was a passen
i ger for Cordova, accompanied by h s
| bride. A special suite had been
j constructed on the Mariposa and as
j they stepped off the boat at Cordova
they hoarded (the private car Kenne
l cott for the trip to the great mine
J Mr. Birch was instrumental in devel
opmg.
Kenneth C. Kerr, editor of the
Railway and Marine News, was ear
ly on the hill, and snapped photos
both in the evening and this morn
ing. It is exactly a year since he was
here and he states that the growth
of Anchorage is more sensational
than Goldfield or any of the gold
camps. He was two days in Sew
ard and will have a write-up in the
next issue.
Another important visitor who en
joyed Anchorage was R. C. Hasson,
president oT the Merchants’ Ex
change, of Seattle.
Among the other passengers were
F. W. Criswell, engineer of the Se
attle Car & Foundry Co.; Mrs. Con
stance C. Wanamaker, an experienc
ed trained nurse of Seattle who will
locate here; P. Bayles and U. S.
Smith, of the Granby Mine, Valdez;
Mr. and Mrs. Hinckley, wife and
daughter of A. C. Hinckley, Salt
Lake, superintendent of motive pow
er and machinery for the Union Fa
cie; W. J. Ingling, general master
mechanic, O. S. L. R. R., at Pocatel
lo, anl Attorney Thompson of the
same company; Mrs. J. Sapiro and
Mrs. Thos. Scott, of Cordova; Mrs. C.
M. Taylor and Mrs. D. W. Hunt, of
Ketchikan and many people coming
to settle in Anchorage, six families
coming here to reside.
The full passenger list for Anchor
age follows:
From Seattle: D. F. Gotchell,
Mrs. E. Iaughlin, E. F. Cernandt,
Scott Price, John Lee, Mrs. Fair
banks, Mrs. F. A. Hull, M. S. Glea
son, Mrs. H. Wells, Miss J. Neifson,
PI. B. Noble, Mrs. Noble.
t’rcm Ketchikan: Mrs. C. M.
Taylor, Mrs. D. W. Hunt, A. C. Ring
land, H. H. Bennett.
From Juneau: Carl Carlson, Chas.
Carlson, G. H. Yoens.
From Cordova: Mrs. T. S. Scott,
Mrs. E. S. Flory, Roberta Flory, Mrs.
J. Sapiro.
From Skagway: A. H. De Berard,
Mrs. De Berard, B. S. Harrold, Mrs.
W. a. Banton, Ward Banton, Mrs.
Banton, F. T. Haybum, Anton Wal
| bridge, J. 8. Freeman, Mrs. Z. 8.
Freeman. Laura Freeman, Miss E.
I Chrisholm, Andrew Stevenson, Mrs.
j Stevenson, Cameron Hall, Miss
i Robertson, J. C. Reynolds, Mrs. Rey
nolds, H. J. Haas.
From Valdez: P. Bayles, O. S.
Smith, Miss M. Baums, Mrs. E. A.
Brown.
From Seward: L. V. Ray, Mrs.
B. Allsomder, G. W. Root, L. G.
Tripp, I. Swanson, L. Lund, A. Lar
son, I. Carlson, H. Swanson, A.
j Peterson, Constance Wanamaker, J.
■ Wanamaker, Mrs. W. L. Thompson,
Mrs. C. C. Crien, Robert Crien, John
jCrien. Thos. Trigs, H. H. Hook, Mrs.
H. H. Hook, D. Lorp, W. G. Engel,
Ora Hewitt, W. F. Henderson.
The outgoing passengers were:
Mrs. A. Christensen, E. J. Hertel,
and wife, Joe Mast and wife, Mrs. B.
! V. Allen, Mrs. M. T. Grant, Mrs. P.
1 Egtnet, Mrs. D. Crocker, Leone
Geomans, Florence Wilson, Blanche
i Eagan, Alma Schrower, Pearl Gra
ham, Anna Curtis, Emerson Reid, B.
F. Wyant, A. Egtret, R. E. McDon
ald, C. P. Dorris, Barney Simon, J.
W. Baer, C. E. Duffield, H. J. W'er
| mus.
The steamer Admiral Evans did
not return from Goose Bay until
; 7 o’clock last night and sailed south
about three hours later. The out
going passengers were Mrs. E. At
kinson, T. Phiscator, Mrs. W. E.
Bartholf, Mrs. L. J. Rice, Geo. R.
; Gcddis, Mrs. M. Miller, H T. Wilson,
•Mrs. M. Bailey, E. M. Weisfield, Miss
E. Miller, J. L. McNamee, M. J. Mor
ton, J. Chamberlain, S. Davis 8nd
wife and Miss Davis for Seattle;
Chas. E. Herron, A..Shyman, J. Ack
eriston for Valdez; P. Cummings, G.
i reed, C. C. Harcey, Cleo Williams,
for Seward; O. Olson for Cordova;
G. Gunderson for Juneau.