> OFFICERS OF UNITED STATES
TROOPS SEND MESSAGES OF
SAFE ARRIVAL IN FRANCE
NUMBER AND DESIGNATION OP ‘REGIMENT, IN ONE
INSTANCE, IS GIVEN PUBLICITY BY SEVERAL
NEWSPAPERS, IN VIOLATION OF VOLUNTEER
CENSORSHIP, AND ARMY MEN MAY FACE COURT
MARTIAL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—Aroused by the publication in
some parts of the country of private cablegrams announcing the
arrival of American troops in France, the war and navy de
partments took steps today to prevent repetitions of such in
cidents. Officers who sent messages may face court-martial.
One former national guard officer telegraphed the gover
nor of his.state of the safe arrival in France of his regiment
and requested the governor to give the news puplicity.
The governor gave out the cablegram for publication.
Many papers published it and some newspapers gave the
number and designation of the regiment, which is a violation ot
the voluntary censorship regulation.
SEATTLE COMMISSION MEN PLACE
ORDERS FOR MATANUSKA VEGETABLES
FIFTY TONS OF RUTABAGAS AND TURNIPS WILL
EE SENT ON NEXT SOUTHBOUND VOYAGE OF
ARMY TRANSPORT CROOK TO PUGET SOUND
METROPOLIS BY FARMERS’ ASSOCIATION OF
NEIGHBORING DISTRICT. *
The Matanuska Farmers’ associa-'
tion today received an order from the.
Seattle Commission Men’s Association
for fifty tons of rutabages and tur
nips. These vegetables will be ship
ped on the United States army trans
port Crook on her next voyage. Under
arrangements previously made by the ,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, a
rate “of ST per ton from Matanuska to;
Seattle will be allowed by the govern
ment railroad and the army trans
port.
This shipment, it is asserted, marks
an epoch in the history of the Mata
nuska agriculture. The produce this
year is of a high quality and it is con
fidently expected that this shipment
will establish in the states a demand
for Matanuska products which will be
continuous.
flTYULETIDE
FESTIVITIES WOULD B E G I N
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CLOSE
NEW YEAR’S NIGHT.
Day Would Be Set Aside for Anchor
age and Prizes Mould Be Offered
for Events Limited to Entries From
This City.
There is a movement on foot in
Seward to hold a mid-winter carnival
this winter, beginning the celebration
on Christmas Eve and lasting through
the week, closing on New Year’s night,
says the Seward Gateway. While
plans are not yet completed, many
suggestions have been talked over and
it is the intention to call a citizen’s
mass meeting at some date in the near
future to appoint committees having
the various features in charge and
thus, by taking affairs in hand at this
early date, get everything running
smoothly.
At a little informal meeting held
the other day the suggestions were
that a real Mid-winter Carnival be
staged for seven days and winding up
in a blaze of glory on New Year’s
night, with a monster carnival and j
confeti throwing and a general bal
masque.
It has been suggested that a winter
mountain marathon be held, dog races,
ski races, snow shoe races, and skat
ing races, in fact, taking in all winter
sports. Further, it was suggested that
a day each be turned over to the Ma
, sonic, Elk, Moose, Forester and Arctic
, Brotherhood lodges, to have full and
complete charge of that day’s sports
and entertainments and that a Seward
day, an Anchoi-age day, and a Sour
dough Alaskan day be held under the
management of the Pioneers of Al
aska.
It is thought that by taking the
matter up with the Alaska bureau of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce a
great deal of Outside publicity may
be obtained and an effort will be made
to get an excursion from both Cor
iova and Valdez, as well as intermed
iate points.
The Alaskan Engineering commis
sion will be approached and an effort
| made to get a good daily train serv
ice between Seward and the end of the
, line to accommodate the Anchorage
crowds and it was further suggested
that a suitable prize be offered for the
first lady driving a dog team made
from Anchorage to Seward, a prize for
the fastest trip made by a dog team
over the same route, and all of these
details will be worked out later.
At this time there is always a large
i crowd of interior folk on the trail,
says the Gateway and they will all
make a special effort to get in in
time to take part in the carnival.
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
Voltaire could not speak much Eng
lish. The reason why he refused to
study the language is this: It was
| drilled into him that “plague” was
pronounced “plaig”, which he thought
very pretty and acceptable. But right
on top of it he was introduced to
“ague,” which his teacher said must be
called “a-gue.” Finding it impossible
to reconcile the difference, he went off
into a philosophical tantrum and drop
ped the study.
CHICAGO AMERICANS WIN WORLD’S
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SEASON OF 1917
New York Loses Sixth and Final
Game of Schedule by Score of Four
to Two and Series Closes With Two
Victories for Giants and Four for
White Sox.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—The Chi
cago Americans today won the world’s
baseball championship for the season
of 1917 by defeating the New York
Nationals in the sixth game of the
series, by a score of 4 to 2. Chicago
made seven hits and one error and
New York made six hits and two er- j
rors.
Before today, Chicago won the first |
and second games Saturday, October
6 and Sunday, October 7, and the fifth
game last Saturday. New York won
the third and fourth games last Wed
nesday and Thursday.
ILL ADVANCE
| INCREASE TO LARGE USERS
| WILL AVERAGE IN NEIGHBOR
! HOOD OF TWENTY PER CENT.
—
I FROM $1.50 TO $2.00 IN HOMES.
—
Water rates will be increased No
vember 1 in Anchorage. The increas
es, according to Mayor J. G. Watts,
will range from 20 to 25 per cent over
I present rates. The lower rate of ad
vance will affect large users, such as
hotels, restaurants and other busi
ness concerns, while the higher rate
of increase will apply to residences.
At present, the charge against res
| idences is $1.50 a month. Under the
; new scale, it will be $2 a month.
Higher Cost of Materials.
Higher cost of materials and of la
bor is the cause of the advance.
The following official notice with
reference to the matter was issued to
jday by Mayor Watts:
“Owing to the increased cost of all
I material and labor entering into the
j maintenance and operation of the An
I chorage water supply, it has been
i found necessary to increase the water
j rates in order to meet the current
j running expenses, and to help liqui
' date the present indebtedness of the
| past operation of this system.
Same As Those Elsewhere.
“The new rates are practically the
' same as those charged in the towns
1 of Juneau, Cordova and Ketchikan,
; and are less than those charged in
| Seward. These towns all have gravi
j y water systems, and consequently the
j cost of operation is much lower than
j in Anchorage, where the water must
I be pumped at considerable expense.”
GERMANS m
TO GET HOLD
OFRAfLRDAD
By Anchorage Radio.
LONDON, Oct. 13.—German troops
made a desperate, but futile attack to
gain control of the Ypres-Statden rail
way, which was recently taken from
them by the British.
The loss of the railway is proving
serious to the Germans. It was used
by them to transport supplies and
munitions along their front lines, and
now, without it, they are experiencing
' great difficulty in substituting other
traffic facilities.
Deaf and Dumb Beggar — Do you
think it looks like rain, Bill? Blind
Beggar—I dasn’t look up to see. Here
comes one o’ my best customers.—
Puck.
ID QUARTERS
MORE ROOM WILL BE OBTAINED
BY IMPROVEMENTS TO REAR
AND SIDE OF BUILDING.
NEW VICE-PRESIDENT IS HERE
J Work commenced this morning on
the enlargement of the banking quart
ers ’of the Bank of Alaska. Addition
al space is being built in the rear of
: the building and the room will be wid
| ened some five feet completely filling
j the space between the present wall
and Dr. F. M. Boyle’s building. There
will be a general rearrangement of the
fixtures giving the bank much better
facilities for handling the constantly
increasing business of the institution.
W’hen completed the bank will be one
: of the best equipped in the north.
New Vice-President.
The Bank of Alaska announces the
appointment of E. B. Ansley, as vice
I president in charge of its Anchorage
I bank succeeding Dr. J. T. Westermann
' who is now in the reserve officers’
! training camp at San Francisco. Dr.
j Westermann, of course, remains a
! vice-president of the bank and con
| tinues actively interested therein but
i his future being so uncertain the bank
j has found it necessary to place in
! charge an officer with full authority in
i order that here could be no possible in
terruption in the conduct of its affairs
' in Anchorage. Mr. Ansley comes to
I Anchorage with a long and extensive
! experience, having been connected
with several well known banks in San
Francisco and Seattle. For some years
he has been with the National City
; Bank of Seattle and resigned the as
I sistant cashiership in order to accept
an executive position with the Bank of
Alaska.
Will Return to Skagway.
It is to be regretted that Auditor B.
A. Ross, who has been in charge of
the Anchorage bank until Dr. Wester
mann’s successor could be chosen, can
not also remain in Anchorage. Mr.
Ross’s larger relationship to the bank
is such that he could not be spared for
the winter away from headquarters at
Skagway. Therefore after a week or
ten days further residence in Anchor
age and a stop of a week at the Cor
dova bank Mi\ Ross will assume his
duties at headquarters as assistant to
the president in addition to his duties
as auditor.
Miss Mildred McVein, assistant
| cashier of the Bank of Alaska, who
has been in Cordova assisting in the
opening of the new branch of the bank
at that place is returning to Anchor
age on the steamship Mariposa to take
up her duties in the bank at this place.
The assistant cashiership at Cordova
has been assumed by B. R. Colkett, for
some years with the American Sav
| ings Bank and Trust Co. at Seattle.
BY K1NEH
THREE MEN TAKEN INTO CUSTO
DY FOR ALLEGED GAMBLING
ESTABLISH INNOCENCE.
j TRIALS BEFORE COMMISSIONER.
jjury Acquits Two Defendants After
| Brief Deliberation and Other Is Dis
charged by Judge Because of Abso
lute Lack of Evidence.
Imprudent and unjustifiable conduct
in making arrests was established
against Deputy Marshals Harry Kav
anaugh and J. J. Sturgiss in the trials
of Phillio Spanos, J. Pagunos and
i James Canisis yesterday before Unit
I ed States Commissioner Leopold Da
vid.
! Spanos and Pagunos, who were ac
I cused of conducting gambling games
i in their Liberty cafe on E street were
i acquitted by a jury after the jury had
! deliberated but a few minutes,
i Canisis, who was accused of having
i participated in gambling games in the
! Liberty cafe, was discharged by Com
! missioner David on the ground of a
! complete lack of incriminating evi
; dence.
Kavanaugh and Sturgis were the
deputy marshals that had arrested the
defendants and preferred the ill-found
; ed charges against them.
PHINNEY S. HUNT DROPS DEAD
IN FRONT OF POST OFFICE
IN NEIGHBORING TOWN.
i
STRICKEN BY HEART DISEASE
Widow and Two Grown Sons Survive
—Remains Will Be Brought Here
on Steamer Mariposa for Inter
ment.
—
i Phinney S. Hunt, official photo
j grapher of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, dropped dead of heart di
I sease in front of the post office at
j Seward yesterday morning while on
; his way to the railroad station to take
the train for Anchorage, according to
! advices received here today. Mr. Hunt
| was in Seward on business in connec
i tion with the engineering commission.
His remains will be brought here this
, week on the steamship Mariposa for
I burial.
Was Fifty Years Old.
Mr. Hunt was 50 years old. He is
survived by a widow, who lives at the
family home here, and by two grown
sons, A. V. Hunt, who is assistant of
ficial photographer for the engineer
ing commission, and Edward Hunt,
who is in business.
Member of Pioneer Order.
The elder Mr. Hunt was an Alaska
pioneer. Prior to associating himself
with the commission, he conducted a
photography business in Valdez for
ten years. He came to Anchorage in
July, 1916. Besides being a member
of the Order of Pioneers, he was affil
iated with the Masons and Odd Fel
lows.
Arrangements for the funeral have
S not been completed yet.
LIBERTY ISSUE
IS POPULAR
IN ANCHORAGE
OFFICE EMPLOYES OF ENGIN
EERING COMMISSION SUB
SCRIBE MORE THAN $22,000.
CITY RESIDENTS TAKE $4,000.
Both Banks Are Considering Arrange
ments for Applying Instalment Me
thods So Purchases May be Made
; on Monthly Payments.
Residents of Anchorage yesterday,
the first day Liberty bonds were plac
ed on sale here, subscribed for more
than twenty-six thousand dollars’
worth of the issue. Of this amount
; about $22,000 is credited to employes
| of the Alaskan Engineering commis
| sion, and the remaining $4,000 to
town folks.
Employes of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission were canvassed by
Johri H. Robinson, special investigat
or for the commission, and R. N.
Moyer, assistant to the chief clerk of
Commissioner Frederick Mears. Mr.
Robinson and Mr. Moyer were author
ized to act in the matter by Comrns
sioner Mears, and W. C. Edes, chair
man of the engineering commission.
The subscriptions obtained by Mr.
| Robinson and Mr. Moyer will be
turned into the Bank of Anchorage
and the Bank of Alaska here. Ar
rangement will be made to canvass
he employes along the line of the gov
ernment railroad.
The subscriptions by town resi
dents were made at the two banks.
Officers of the banks are arranging
for the sale of bonds on the instal
ment plan. By such procedure, the
subscriber would leave the bond in
the bank as security for its purchase
price while he paid for it with month
ly instalments. It is expected to ap
ply this plan to purchases where the
monthly instalments will be as low as
$5 or $10. In this way the bonds will
be brought within reach of every
person.
WOMEN’S IRK
OLBIER!
AMERICAN COMMANDER I N
FRANCE SAYS FAIR SEX IS
FIGHTING GREAT STRUGGLE.
Silk Flag Is Presented to General by
Mayor of Town at Which Lmiteri
States Headquarters Are Located
in France.
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP,
j France,. Oct. 15.—“This war is being
■ fought by women,” asserted General
'John J. Pershing, in accepting a silk
American flag presented him yester
day by the mayor of the town where
the American field headquarters are
located.
“Women are the ones to whom hon
or is due and when the war is over
they will be accorded the honor for
the aid given by them in establishing
democracy.”
In his presentation speech, the may
or referred to the sacrifices of Amer
| ican and French women in sending
; their sons to war, and working ener
1 getically at home.
GREEKS OF ALASKA, ATTENTION!
WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED A SYSTEM WHEREBY MONEY CAN BE TRANS
FERRED TO ANY PART OF GREECE BY CABLE.
THE PRICES ARE VERY MODERATE, AND BEFORE SENDING ANY MONEY TO
GREECE CALL ON US FOR FULL PARTICULARS.
BANK OF ANCHORAGE