WEEKLY EDITION
Cook Iknlet IF innrer
AND KNIK NiSWS
VOL. 1
Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, February 12, 1916
NO. 32
LUSITANIA CASE STILL
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—Offi
cials and the public generally in Washington consider the Lusi
tania case as very grave. The president has returned to the
capitol and canceled, for the time being, all his speech making
plans. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, takes a
more optimistic view of the situation- and declares that the
matter will be amicably adjusted.
BERLIN, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—Officials and
the general public in Berlin decline to believe that the United
States will sever diplomatic relations just bcause the German
government refuses to use specific expression in the disavowal
of certain allegations in the Lusitania case.
ARKANSAS RIVER OVERFLOWS AND FLOOD
WATERS FORM LAKE OF IMMENSE SIZE
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—
The overflow of the Arkansas river has resulted in the worst
floods known in forty years. The flood waters have formed a
lake forty miles in length and twenty miles in width. Seven
teen people have met death by drowning. The damage to
property is appalling.
LARGEST GERMAN WARSHIP SUNK BY
MINE NEAR SWEDEN AND DENMARK
COPEN HAGEN, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)-—The
largest warship in the German fleet was sunk in the channel
leading into the Baltie sea, and lying between Sweden and
Denmark. Monday. It is believed that the dreadnaught struck
a mine, as the channel is mined.
HENRY FORD ANNOUNCES AT BANQUET
1 "WAT TTB! UP’I, FINANCE ANOTHER PARTY
' CHICAGO, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—At a ban
quet Riven to numerous Chicago friends last night, Henry
Ford- the multi-millionaire auto manufacturer, declared that
he would soon send a larger peace party to Europe, but was
unable to give out any -of the details of his plan, other than to
say that the party would be composed of “personalities rather
than personages.”
OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT IN BELGIUM.
.AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9.—(Dalayed in transmission)—The
gium frontier is complete! closed to tli? trawling public.
This fact indicates thar an important offensive movement is
in the preliminary stages.
RIOTING BREAKS OUT IN LISBON.
PARIS, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—Rioting which
lias assumed the proportions of a revolution has broken out at
Lisbon. Crowds are attacking the republican guards.and pil
laging the principal business places. The revolt is led by those
in favor of a return to a monarchial form of government.
GERMANS DROWNED IN DVINKI RIVER.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—Four
hundred and fifty German soldiers were drowned following the
breaking of the ice and the overflow of the Dvinlci river. The
break was caused by Russian artillery fire.
MOHR CASE GOES TO THE JURY.
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)- -The
celebrated Mohr case was submitted to the jury this morning.
I he trial t1udge instructed the jury that Mrs. Mohr could not
be found guilty unless it was found that the two colored men
were equally guilty.
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY BIG BRIDGE.
MONTREAL, Feb. 9.—-(Delayed in transmission)--What is
.believed to have made an attempt to destroy the Victoria
fridge across the St. Lawrence river was frustrated early this
morning, when the guards opened fire on a man who was seen
creeping out on the y-e toward the bridge. The man made a
get-away. The bridge is the largest on the line.
r cSrTvR^GV?USPt3CTED FIREBUG, IS RELEASED.
Ol IAWA, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in trnsmission)— Strong, a
musician, airested for complicity in the incendiary fires that
destroyed the Parliament House and munition plants in this
city, has been released from custody, due to a lack of evidence
to connect him with the crimes.
Kodak finishing, state prices, at
“That Man Logemann’s,” 5th and D.
Real estate bought and sold. An
eho^age Realty Company, Fourth
avenue, Between C and D.
VALENTINES
On sale «t The Model.
Anchorage Laundry under new
management. All work guaranteed.
Fourth and B east.
WITH APOLOGIES.
The Sydney Laurence Co..
Commercial Photographers.
That's all.
To celebrate the new water sys- j
tem, we are giving big hot baths for
35 cents. at P. O. Sandberg's Hath j
House, on C st., between 4th and 5th.
An qld saying made true: Pies '
like mother used to make, at The j
Two Girls Wattle House. I
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LEWIS RIVER COUNTRY
LOOKS ENCOURAGING
Latest reports from the Lewis
river country indicate that quite a
little placer camp will develop there.
Perhaps the most recent promising
discovery is that made by F. C.
Rowe, who sank a shaft eight feet in
depth and is reported to have un
covered good pay gravel. The Rowe
claim is on Lewis river, and adjoins
a claim owned by Sam Wagner who
has been in Anchorage for the past
two months.
James Brannan arrived from
Lewis river yesterday. While Bran
nan is a conservative prospector, he
says that the country looks very
promising, from the standpoint of a
mining man, and he intends to re
turn.
Andrew Chittick, who in company
with Sam Wagner, is the discoverer
of the Lewis river placers, has bond
ed his holdings to Spaulding and
Lane, who recently departed from
Anchorage, enroute to that section.
Spaulding was one of the original lo.
cators in the Nome gold fields and
succeeded in getting hold of valuable
ground. He disposed of it to the
■Wild Goose Mining Company, re
ceiving $275,000 in cash money.
Being a young man at the time,
Spaulding departed for the outside
and eventually landed in Mexico,
finally purchasing a large, tract of
land. The revolution came on and
has continued since and Spaulding
returned to his home country, com
• :.,i-— i-ct season. He
secured employment with the Com
mission in the capacity of machinist,
and worked up to the time of his
departure for Lewis river, a month
ago.
Wagner and Brannan expect to de
part for Lewis river about the 15th.
While Wagner and Chittick are
the Srst men to bring the Lewis river
into any prominence as a prospective
gold camp, as a matter of fact in
1911 two men from Susitna pros
pected on Lewis river bars and took
out' several hundred dollars. Ed.
Hohle and a man called “Big Mike”
were their names. The two worked
a rocker for a season and quit the
river, thinking they had about ail
the goldt that was easily obtainable.
Wagner and Chittick, who are old
1 timers in the country and who were
in thjp Yentna country when “Big
Mike” and his partner were at Lewis
river, heqrd of the strike, but were
so tied up by their holdings in the
Yentna country that they could not
visit, Lewis creek until last spring.
They figured, in going there, that
where some gold was found—and
coarse gold at that—there should be
some more. Just above the old work
ings, Wagner and Chittick uncovered
pay and worked throughout the sea
son.
Ben Bernard, who installed the
Herron dredger at Sunrise, nad an
agqiit on the ground last season, who
located muf)h of the ground near the
mofith of Lewis river. Bernard
intends to put a drill on this
ground in the spring, in the hope of
finding gravels that will pay to
dredge.
The discovery of gold at Lewis
river is important to Anchorage, in
into this point will be the natural
suptil- base while navigation is open
on rntef. "Lewis river Rows
into the inlet some twenty miles
south from the mouth of the Susitna
river, and may easily be reache 1 by
launch from here in less than a day’s,
travel. The winter route is via Knik
and Susitna.
BOWLING MATCH CREATES
EXCITEMENT AT SEWARD
Seward is enthusiastic over the big |
bowling match between a Seward
team and an Anchorage team, to be |
held next week. The local band will
dispense sweet music while the Sew
ard bowlers are rolling up a score.
Telephone advices received today
give the following as the line-up of
(the Seward team. The names of the
Anchorage team will appear later:
Sidney Anderson, vice-president of
the Bank of Seward;
Arvid Anderson, brother of A. A.
Anderson, bookkeeper for Brown &
Hawkins, Seward;
George Kosmos, marathon runner;
Heine Hasch, in the hardware de
partment of Brown & Hawkins;
Leo Margules, proprietor of the
Seward bowling alleys.
Frank Cotter will be one of the
judges for the Anchorage team at
Seward.
A flock of genial traveling men,
convoyed by Harry Ellsworth with
his dog team, reached here from
Seward today. They are T. M. West, i
representing the M. Seller Company, j
wholesale crockery^ glas^vare, etc.;
Mr. Cox, with the Western Dry
Goods Company, and G. M. Scott,
representing the Hazelwood Com
pany and other concerns.
Complete change of program at
the movies tonight.
Coming Sunday, ;'The Jew's Christ
mas,” a masterpiece, in three parts.
Don't miss it.
The latch key hangs outside; help
yourself. Robarts.
VALENTINES
On sale at The Model.
BUSINESS OrPORTUNITVf
Matanuska Landing. We have a
flue store building, 16x24, for sale
•heap. J. H. Smith & Co.
Elaine and Pearl oil at Ohlsson's.
Complete change of program at
:he movies tonight.
BLANTON WIN MILE RACE AT
ICE CARNIVAL LAST NIGHT
The first of the four-night carnival
at the ice skating rink opened last
night and attracted a big crowd of
spectators. The rink was gaily dec
orated for the occasion and present
ed a cheerful appearance.
One event was pulled off last even
ing—the mile race. Six participants
entered this contest, the prize being
a silver medal. The race was excit
ing from start to finish, and was won
by a narrow margin by Walter Blan
ton. Following this race, a friendly
argument between Blanton and Man
ager Charlebois, of the rink, as to
which was the fastest skater, result
ed in the laying of a wager of $50
a side for a mile race, to take place
Sunday. Charlebois is some skater
himself^ and at one time entered the
race for the amateur championship
of Canada.
The attraction for tonight will be
the wheelbarrow race and the barrel
race. Both should cause heaps of
fun for the spectators.
Saturday night there will be a
ladies’ and gents’ race—that is,
couple racing. Sunday night’s pro
gram will be announced later.
MATANUSKA SETTLERS ENJOY
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED TIME
At the hospitable home of Mr. Bo.
gard, one of the settlers in the Mata
nuska valley, last Saturday evening,
neighbors to the number of forty or
more assembled for an evening of
pleasure. Among the guests were
Jbout ten women, showing that the
gentler sex is well represented in that
section. The evening was passed in
singing, dancing, story telling and
jther good, old-fashioned forms of
imusement. A fine supper at the
nidnight hour was served. It was 2
Vcloek before the reluctant guests
ieparted.
BOYS, DON’T WORRY.
Come and forget your troubles.
Same and be merry. Robarts’ hall,
Saturday night.
Charles Nizer, a Matanuska set
ler, Is In town.
LONDON- Feb. 9.—Delayed in transmission)— Bulgar and
Turkish troops have combined and are moving toward the
Roumanian border, where the Roumanian troops are concen
trated. It is reported that the central powers have made a
demand on Rournania, calling on that country to forthwith
demobilize the greater part of the troops, failing in which the
central powers will regard the mobilization as the act of an
enemy and an attack will be made on the Roumanians.
ROUMANIAN TROOPS MOBILIZE ON BORDER.
ROME, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—Ic i> reported
here from undoubted authority that Rournania is mobilizing
five hundred thousand troops on the Bulgarian 11 ungarian
frontier, preparatory to entering the war on the side of the
allies.
HORRIBLE CONDITIONS MAINTAIN
AT THE RUSSIAN PRISON CAMPS
CHICAGO, Feb, 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—Former
Red Cross nurses, just returned from Russia, report that a ter
rible state of affairs exists in the Russian prison camps. Tu
berculosis is raging, caused by the exposure to the extreme
cold arid lack of adequate food and clothing. Am&rican Red
Cross nurses were refused permission, by the Russian authori
ties, to work in the prison camps, and all American nurses are
returning to this country.
DUPONT MUNITION PLANT NEAR
TACOMA DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION
TACOMA, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—A terrific
explosion occurred in the DuPont munition works near here
today at the noon hour. Several buildings were completely
demolished. It is believed that the fatalities are heavy. De
“ tails are lacking. -The report of the explosion could be definite
ly heard for miles around the country.
CRUISER WASHINGTON HEAVILY GUARDED
AS IT PASSES UNDER BROOKLFN BRIDGE
NhW YORK- Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—At the
request of Admiral Ursher extra guards were placed on Brook
lyn bridge while the United States cruiser Washington passed
beneath. I lie admiral explained that he feared a bomb might
lie dropped on the cruiser while passing beneath the bridge.
The affair is shrouded in mystery, but it is evident that the
admiral must have had warning that such a thing was likely
to occur.
WICKERSHAM INTRODUCES A BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—Dele
gate Wickersham has introduced a bill in congress authorising
Juneau to hold an election: in the matter of issuing bonds for
the construction of a $75,000 school building. Also for .ppro
priating a hundred thousand dollars each for improvements
for a harbor at Nome and at Dry straits.
HAD DESIGNS ON NIAGARA BRIDGE.
BRIDGEPORT, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—One
of the guards on duty on the bridge spanning the Niagara
falls between Bridgeville and Buffalo took a shot at a small
boat that was maneuvering around beneath the bridge yester
day. It is believed that an attempt was made to blow up the
bridge.
RAIN SUCCEEDS SNOW AT SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—A light
rain is now prevailing and is fast melting the snow. Delayed
trains are arriving and business is fast regaining its usual ac
tivities. .>-'y ?
WILLARD GETS FORTUNE TO FIGHT.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—It is
learned that Jess Willard, heavyweight champion of the world,
has been guaranteed the sum of $95,000 for his coming fight
with Moran.
OPERATIC STAR TO WED.
NEW YORK- Feb. 9.—(Delayed in transmission)—Gerald
ine Farrar, one of the world’s most famous operatic stars, will
be married to Lew Tellengen me day this week. The cere
mony will be private.
Swedish potato flour, King Oscar
sardines, best Norway codfish in
bricks, purest Italian salad oil, Lib
by’s and DelMonte’s packed canned
goods, all kinds of dried fruits,
standard brands, prices right, at
Olilsson’s.
VALENTINES
On sale at The Model.
E. B. Davis, contractor and builder.
Plans and sp scifications. Shop cor
ner C and Third. ( if
V.\ I.EVTIXKS
On sale at The Model.
Modern cabin for rent; everything
furnished; summer rates; every con
venience for lady. Between Third
I and Fourth on K street: block 31,
lot 3: sound view.
Good warm rooms for rent; spring
beds. Fourth avenue and East B St.
Cabin for rent, partly furnished.
I Sixth and A streets.