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PETROGRAD, Oft. 5.—Tlie German forces took the offen
sive and began a vicious attack on the Russian forces south of
Buimsk and in the rear of Movafexandrovsk. The attacking
't enemy met with an intense tire from the Russian guns and fol
iowing repeated assaults that proved futile, were forced to re
tire to the positions from whence they began the attack. The
tire from the big guns employed by the Russians mowed down
the enemy in large numbers. The foregoing is the purport of
an official report given out by the Russian war office today.
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GENERAL HAIG REPORTS PROGRESS.
LONDON, Oct. 5.—General Haig, commander of the Brit
ish forces in the western front, today reports that the British
troops are now in complete possession of Eaucourt Labbaye
and have made further advances in their attacks on Baupaume.
The French troops, says General Haig, are pressing hard
against the Germans in attacks on Peronne.
ALLIED AIR RAIDS EFFECTIVE.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 5.—Les Nouvelles, a newspaper pub
lished in Amsterdam, says that in an Allied aerial raid on
Mannheim, Germany, a base for the manufacture of Zeppe
lins, September 27, twenty-six workmen were killed and for
ty received injuries. Much damage was done to the in a mi fa*
luring’ plant. ' ' : •
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CZAR’S SISTER TO MARRY.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 5.—Czar Nicholas has confirmed the
dissolution pronounced by the Holy Synod on the marriage ot
the czar’s sister, the Grand Duchess Olga, to Dskepeter Old
enburg, a civilian. The czar will give Oldenburg an imperial
title and permit the two to re-marry.
NEW DEPUTY OF WAR.
BERLIN, Oct. 5.—(By wireless to Sayville.)—The gov
ernment today officially announces the appointment of Lieu
tenant-General von Schoelen as deputy minister of war.
f VON TIRPITZ DECLINES HONOR.
BERLIN, Oct. 5.—(By wireless to Sayville.)—Admiral
von Tirpitz, formerly chief-of-staff of the German naval fleet,
was offered the conservative nomination for a seat in the reicli
stag, but declined the honor with thanks.
. ED. KRAUSE
FOUND GUILTY
BE THE JURY
JUNEAU, 06t. 5.—“Guilty of
^ murder in the first degree,” is the ver
dict of the trial jury in the case of the
government versus Edward Krause,
charged with the killing of Captain
James 0. Plunkitt, which has been on
trial here since September 21. The
case went into the hands of the jury
late yesterday afternoon and a ver
dict wa^ reached this morning. As
sistant District Attorney J. J. Reagan
♦ was chief counsel for the prosecution
while Kazis Kraczunas was attorney
for the defendant.
The murder of Plunkitt was reveal
ed while the officers were seeking evi -
dence in the William Christie case.
Krause is also the suspect in the mur
der of Christie, but the government
elected to try him for the Plunkett
wvder, in that the evidence available
Srmed more conclusive.
4|i Those who heard the testimony,
which was strong against the defend
ant, say that the verdict of guilty was
to be expected.
PRESIDENT ON
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.—President anc
Mrs. Wilson reached Chicago lasl
night and the president immediately
went into conference with Senatoi
Walsh, who is in charge of the west
ern democratic campaign. En route
to Chicago, the president was greeter
at railway stations by big crowds, but
declined to speak. He replied to t
running fire of remarks from the
crowds and made a hit when hi
brought Mrs. Wilson to the platform
and telling the people, “She is bette
worth looking at than I am.” The
president will proceed to Omaha via
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
The Daily Times is authorized to
announce that J. L. McAllen has re
signed from his position as superin
tendent of the Gold Bullion mine in
the Willow creek district and will en
gage in private practice in Portland;
Oregon. Mr. McAllen has been con
nected with the Gold Bullion people
for several years and his services
have always been satisfactorily as he
is especially well versed in every
phase of the mining game.
DELEGATE JAMES 1CKERSHAM TO
SPEAK TO PEOPLE OE ANCHORAGE
AT THE LABOR TEMPLE TONIGHT
♦ Everything is auspicious, even unto the elements, ♦
j ♦ tor a perfect night—for Wickershaxn night. The boys ^
^ are coming in from the hills; Matanuska, Knik and the ^
^ neighboring towns have sent their quota of Wicker- ^
♦ sham supporters and the entire population of Anchor- ^
♦ age will turn out tonight to do honor to their idol and ^
♦ Alaska’s delegate. ^
♦ . The Honorable James Wickersham will speak to- ^
i ^ night in Labor Union hall at H o’clock and it will be ^
♦ the biggest and best rally ever held in Anchorage or ^
^ the coast towns. From all indications the big hall will ^
♦ be taxed to seating and standing room capacity. There ^
^ is no sense in anyone staying at home, for if they do ^
^ they will be lonesome. There will be other celebrities
^ there, too, but Judge Wickersham will be the princi- ^
^ pal attraction and he has many things of interest to
^ tell the Anchorage voter in connection with the com- ^
^ ing election. ^
^ “Wickersham Day” will be observed universally ^
♦ all over the territory November the 7th when the Alas- ^
♦ ka voters will prove their fidelity and appreciation by ^
♦ sending him back to congress. ^
♦ “Wickersham Night” will be appropriately oh- ^
served in Anchorage tonight at Labor Union hall and ^
^ the speaking commences at 8 o’clock. ^
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^ (Review of Reviews for September.)
^ In the prohibition convention, at St. Paul, the
^ name of'William Sulzer has been perhaps more fro- .
♦ quently mentioned than any other, but his admirers
^ were unable to obtain his nomination. Soon after
♦ wards, delegates to a convention of the American par
♦ ty assembled in Minneapolis and nominated Mr. Sul
♦ zer as candidate for president and Mr. I. G. Pollard,
♦ of Indiana, for vice-president. This party had been
♦ formed in New York, two years ago, to enable Mr. Sul
^ zer to run for governor and thus afford the people an
^ opportunity to reverse the result of the impeachment
♦ proceedings.
♦ The American party platform declares for reli
^ gious liberty, separation of church and state, free
^ speech, free press, free public schools, equal suffrage,
♦ prohibition, government ownership and control of pub
♦ lie utilities, the initiative, referendum and recall, and
^ the abolition of child labor. Air. Sulzer believes that
♦ his party would “redeem America from rum rule and
♦ Rome rule.”
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TO R. R. WORK
TELLS JUNEAU NEWSPAPER
PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE
ENORMITY OP DEVEL
OPMENT WORK.
(Juneau Empire).
That the people of Alaska do not
realize the immensity of the work
that is being performed by the Alas
kan Railroad Engineering commission,
nor the high state of organized effi
ciency that has been worked out under
the direction of Commissioner Freder
ick Mears, is the opinion of J. L. Mc
Pherson, manager of the Alaska bu
reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, and himself an engineer of
large experience. “ I was over 85
miles of the railroad,” said Mr. Mc
Pherson, “ and I saw 85 miles of ef
ficiency.”
“ Lieut. Mears has developed a
great automatic machine,” continued
Mr. McPherson. “ To illustrate this
statement, it is only necessary to rea
lize that he has employed under him
3,600 men and although he was with
me for three days going over the line
of railroad he was only called to the
telephone once, and that was to notify
him of a function of the chamber of
commerce that was being planned.
The machine was working without
friction elsewhere.
Much Work Has Been Done.
“ The commission has accomplished
a great deal of work. A year ago
there was nothing but a mud bank on
Anchorage’s water front. Today there
is a fine wharf, excellent terminal fa
cilities, miles of side tracking, perma
nent buildings, fine machine shops and
roundhouse under construction, and
miles of railroad finished, with a track
the ballasting and general finish of
which compares favorably with that
of any of the transcontinental rail
roads. By the end of October the
main line of the railroad will have
been finished to 12 miles beyond Mat
anuska Junction, and a branch will
be finished to King’s river, in the
heart of the Matanuska coal fields,
and miles beyond Matanuska Junc
tion. The mainland is already finished
to Matanuska Junction, and the
branch lines to Moose creek. Work is
now in progress along the main line
for 100 miles beyond Matanuska Junc
tion.
“ In addition to this work toward
the North, the road will be completed
this fall to Potter creek, 15 miles
south of Anchorage, where headquar
ters will be established for the heavy
rock work along Tumagain Arm. This
work will be prosecuted during the
winter.”
FORMER PRESIDENTS
TAFT AND lOSEVni
E FRENDSHP
NEW \ ORK, Oct. ~).—Former President Roosevelt and
Former President Taft met and shook hands cordially at the
banquet ot party leaders at the Union League last night, bring
ing to an end a difference that has existed between them since
avd even prior to the last presidential election. Since that time
the two have never been present at the same function; they
purposely avoided each other. Through the efforts of the re
publican party leaders, the banquet was arranged for the ex
press purpose of effecting a reconciliation between the two
former devoted friends, to the end that there would be no lack
of harmony in the presidential campaign.
Former Secretary of State Elihu Root acted as toastmas
ter. When he introduced the republican candidate for presi
dent, Charles Evans Hughes, the applause was vociferous to a
degree. In the course of his speech, Hughes declared, “We
have been living in a period of national humiliation.” “Good,”
shouted the strenuous Roosevelt.
Among the notables present were Candidate Hughes,
former Presidents Taft and Roosevelt, former Secretary of
State Root, Governor Whitman, of New York; Judge ('aider,
the republican candidate for United States senator from New
^ ork; United States Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania; former
Senator Depew, of New York, and George W. Perkins, the
former progressive leader, now supporting the republican
ticket.
NO HOPE OF
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—The ef
forts of the American and Mexican
commissioners, sitting at New Lon
don, Connecticut, to solve the differ-j
ences between the two countries, are
doomed to meet with failure, accord
ing to the prediction of officials in
Washington. The withdrawal of Am
erican troops from Mexico is the bone 1
of contention about which the trouble
arises. The Mexican commissioners
are demanding an immediate with- \
drawal, whereas the American com
missioners decline to yield this point,
until the Mexican government can
show its ability to properly patrol the
border and safeguard American inter-!
ests.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 5.—Former
United States Senator Warner, of
Missouri, passed away at his home in
this city last night, following a pro
longed illness. He had reached an ad
vanced age.
CONFESSES TO
AEOOLMUROER
GRAND RAPIDS, Oct. 5.—John
Williams, on trial for the murder of
his wife, was found guilty and sen
tenced to serve life imprisonment in
the penitentiary. The details of the i
crime, as admitted by Williams, are
shocking in the extreme. He brought
a widow, Mrs. Ann St. John, from
New York to this city, where the cou
ple were married. Soon after the
wedding, after he had secured posses
sion of her funds, which were consid
erable, Williams took his wife into the
woods and foully killed her, burying
the remains.
SDESTHE P.-l.
SEATTLE, Oct. 5.—John E. Bal
laine, who was a candidate for con
gressman on the republican ticket at
the primary election, lias instituted a
$50,000 libel suit against the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, growing out of an
editorial written by Scott Bone, the
editor, the day following the election.
SEATTLE, Oct. 5.—The Seattle
Post-Intelligencer today editorially
calls on Mayor Hi Gill and Chief of
Police Beckingham to tender then
resignations, if they cannot stop law
lessness on the waterfront at the
hands of the striking longshoremen.
SEATTLE, Oct. 5.—Mrs. Katherine
Kelleher Farrell, aged 8V years, the
mother of John D. Farrell, the promi
nent steamship man, passed peaceful
ly away at her home in this city last
night.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.—Two bands of
automobile bandits held up and se
cured booty from six Chicago saloons
inside of an hour late last night. One
of the bands was headed by a boy
wearing knee trousers. No arrests
have been made.