Änrlxomge BUle Timeg
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 1. NO. 232.
AN< HORAUU, ALASKA. THURSDAY. AUKUST 10. 1910.
PRICE 10 CENTS
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Italians Take 10,000 Austrian Troops
y ROME, August 10.—The greatest Italian victory of the
war was gained by the Italian armies yesterday, when the
city of Goritza was captured from the Austrians. The Ital
ians took captive ten thousand prisoners. Goritza was the
original objective of the Italian forces. The city ha- been
under attack for more than a year. The capture of Goritza
makes an Austrian defense of Trieste impossible and also en
ables the Italians to menace the Austrian naval base at Pola.
Allies to Retaliate, Due to Aerial Raids
I/ON DON, August 10.—The Allies have determined upon
a l^ticy of retaliation for the repeated air raids that have been
ipade by Zeppelins on the English coast, and on the frontier.
rThe great French aerial raid at Rottwell a few days ago is in
db cordanee with this new policy.
Galician Railway Center to Capitulate
PETROGRAD, August 10.—Tlie official report issued by
the war office today, says that the capture of Stauislau, a rail
way center in Galicia, is momentarily expected. From oppo
site directions, two great Russian armies are advancing on the
city, and heavy guns have begun a territic bombardment. The
capitulation of the city means the capture of large numbers
of Austrian troops, heavy stores of provisions and munitions
of war. Stauislau is a key to the railway situation in Galicia
and its occupation would mean an immense advantage to the
Slavs .in prosecuting their campaign.
Germans Training Million New Soldiers
BERLIN. August 10.—Indicating that the German em
pire has an immense reserve force of soldiers, one million
men recently called to the colors are in training at various
training camps in Germany.
Russians Capture 300,000 Prisoners
lil SSI an IILADQL ARTERS, Southwestern Front,
Alien A l1'.—A check reveals that since the great Russian of
fensive in the Volhynian-Galacian fronts, (feneral BrussilotY’s
Russian armies have taken captive from the enemv three
general', seven thousand officers and three hundred and thir
ty thousand soldiers. In addition, five hundred and four big
guns and twelve hundred machine guns have been taken.
Arch Duke Joseph May Be Recalled
LONDON, August 10.—It is said that Arch Duke Joseph,
heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, who was in
command of the Austrian troops at Ooritza, is to be recalled,
due to the defeat of his army. It is also rumored that the
socialists el Austria and Hungary are living secretlv encour
aged by the government to agitate a separate peace with the
Allied powers.
SCHOOL OPENING
POSTPONED OUE
TO THE EPIDEMIC
NEW YORK, August 10.—The
opening of the public schools of New
York city has been postponed until
October, and may not resume until
«*£iovember, due to the ravages of the
epidemic of infantile paralysis. *
Sjince the malady broke or. in June,
t^ere have been 1,251 There
are now 5,551 cases.
TEAM DELAYED;
DEPARTS AT 6 P.M
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The tide of the Inlet is apparently
governed by the same unseen power
that controlled the waters of ' the
shores of England when Shakespeare
missed the boat that was to take him
across the channel or some other sea
voyage.
It is strange but true that the oft
repeated maxim written by William
on this occasion still holds good. At
tljrft time he called the attention of
the tardy and the late commuters that
unless they were there on the spot it
would be necessary to wait over a few
hours and take the next boat on the
following tide; he further cautioned
the world that neither time nor tide
would put olf their scheduled date f
departure for any man, not even a
ball player or a tardy official.
The All-Anchorage baseball team
and the faithful few did not leave the
government dock on the government
boat Alaska this morning at 7 o’clock
for Seward as scheduled, but it was
through no fault of Manager Tracy’s,
for he was there with the baseball
team on time. However, through
some miscalculation the Alaska nor
any other boat was there as prom
ised and the hour of departure was
jlpt off until 6 o’clock, p. m., so the
team could have the delightful experi
ence ofvtraveling all night long and
be in splentW^cendition for tomor
row’s game. There is nothing quite
so conducive to good ball playing as
being up all night in a comfortable
boat on a placid sea and pumping
many miles on a smooth-running
hand-car.
It was unfortunace and no one is to
blame but in any event the All-An
chorage team will leave for Seward
at 6 o’clock tonight and is more
determined than ever to win the se
ries and bring home the hog meat.
J. H. Collier, general manager of
the Willow Creek Mining company, is
down from the mine with the last
clean up and reports that they have
recently completed their drying room
and additional bunk houses. He also
said that this company could now
Aoast of running water in the dining
r#om and kitchen and a wash room
4 had been fixed up for the hard rock
miners of this camp.
Nineteen New
Homes Planned
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion have under advisement the build
ing of 19 residences in the city of An
chorage for tha occupancy of t air
employes. Plans are being drawn up
now and bids will be called for short
ly and the construction started just as
soon as practicable. These residences
will be erected on blocks 15-16-17 and
21, and the material is on hand so
there will be no delay . from this
source.
Contract Let for
Seven Residences
The contract to build the seven
(dwellings on Block 19, as advertised
I in The Daily Times by the Alaskan
! Engineering Commission, was let yes
terday afternoon to W. L. Balch. The
contract price calls for six houses at
$510.00 and one at $675.00; work will
commence just as soon as the clearing
is finished and the material is on the
; ground.
Heating Contract
Soon to Be Let
The bids on the estimates for the
steam heating' contracts for the of
fice building, store house, mess hall
and four bunk houses for the Alaskan
Engineering Commission will be
opened tomorrow.
Under the terns of the tenders sub
mitted to bidders, the work is to be
first-class in all particulars. The let
ting of these contracts will mean the
employment of a number of skilled
mechanics.
Grading Begins on
The Hospital Site
The grading work started on the
hospital site this morning and this
work will be pushed to a rapid com
pletion. The new government hospi
tal will be erected on block 21 and will
be 40 by 100 feet, three-story frame
building, with 50 beds. In addition,
two residences will be erected for the
doctors and two for the attendants,
and the actual construction will be
started as soon as the site is cleared.
FOOT TO START
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A movement is on foot to form ;
business men’s club in Anchorage that
will fill a long-felt want and is wor
thy of consideration and support ol
the people. The aim of the club i
strictly social, in which no feature- of
politics or religion will enter and the
results will be mutually advantageou;
to all the members.
With the proper membership suet
as Anchorage could well support, the
monthly cost of much an organization
would be nominal, and as one particu
lar section of the rules and regula
tions sets forth, the plan is “to con
duct such a place as will adequately
advertise the hospitality and wide
awakeness of the organization and
the city of Anchorage.”
The plan is to procure a member
ship of at least 100 representative
Anchorage citizens who will agree to
abide by the by-laws and who will
enter into the organization with the
idea of making the club a success and
one that the city of Anchorage will
well be proud of.
The whole affair is in the state of
embryo but with some earnest work
on the part of the promoters and the
co-operation of the citizens of An
chorage this organization can be per.
fected and a social program arranged
for the winter months that will be a
source of great pleasure and enter
tainment to the members and their
friends.
Mining Engineer Tells of Possi
bilities of Talkeetna.
“The Talkeetna country is a great
copper zone. There are vast deposits
j of sulphide ores that will become
! available when the government rail
way reaches that point. I have just
returned from a prospecting trip to
that region, and know whereof 1
I speak. I shall return there in the
spring to take up development of
. claims in which I am concerned. A
smelter will be necessary to treat the
| ores of these big deposits.
The foregoing statement was made
by G. W. Rumberger, a mining engi
neer known in all the western camps
and whose reputation for veracity and
whose long experience in the mining
game entitled his opinion to be re
ceived with great weig'*» Mr. Rum
berger departed for the states on the
last steamer, but will return in the
early spring.
And in passing, it may be stated
that Anchorage is the logical place
for the installation of the smelter.
MI TAKES BIS JUMP
CHICAGO, August 10.—Due to
crop losses in various agricultural
parts of tse United States, confined
chiefly to the middle states, and the
consequent shortage of the annual
crop, wheat jumped 12 cents the bush
el yesterday.
Brokers say that the price of wheat
will climb skyward, exceeding the
high price reached last year and the
year before.
John Zug, of the Alaska Road com
mission, left this morning for Mata
nuska to look over the country, and to
investigate the needs of this section
regarding the roads to be built as
feeders to the government railroad.
The steamer Alaska left Cordova
last night at midnight and according
to dope should reach this port Sat
urday morning and will return from
Cordova via the outside passage.
The Daily Times has frequent calls
for advice in regard to meeting nights
of the different lodges represented in
Anchorage and if we can get the sup
port of the lodges will be glad to in
augurate a portion of a column under
the head of Lodge and Club Directory.
The Bill’s club and the L. O. O. M.
lodge have expressed their willingness
and desire to have their meeting night
published in the columns of The Daily
Times.
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FOURTH AVENUE
TO BE KEPT'IN
BETTER SHAPE
The city admin: tration is going af
ter 4th avenue with the intention of
removing the accumulated debris and
the further intentions of hereafter
keeping this street in a more present
able condition. There is absolutely
no excuse for the business houses in
4th avenue to allow the front of
their places to become so filthy; this
does not apply to all business houses,,
but more particularly to the ground
in front of the pool halls where ba
nana and orange peels have been
carelessly thrown. This situation is
probably not caused so much by the
business houses as from the people on
the streets, but this does not justify
the present condition as affairs, and
should be remedied.
This condition is noticeable, espe
cially by the newcomers and has caus
ed considerable talk among them.
Mayor Watts will immediately start
a street cleaning campaign and will
expect the co-operation of the busi
ness men to hereafter keep the
streets of this city in a more present
able appearance.
The guild of the Episcopal church
will hold a special meeting Friday af
ternoon, August 11 at the home of
Mrs. W. L. Balch. All women of the
city who are interested in the work
of the Episcopal church are cordially
invited to be present at the meeting.
TAKES OWN LIFE
SEWARD, August 10. — Peter
Skirabos, aged 25 years, committed
hari krri Tuesday night, at the Mile
34 road house, where he was employ
ed as a cook. Skimbos was under the
delusion that some one was about to
have him arrested on some fancied
charge. He went into the brush back
of the road house and cut open his
stomach with a huge butcher knife.
Despite the terrific wound inflicted,
death was not instantaneous and the
victim was on his way to Seward
when he fell and died in the roadway.
RUIN DEM
TENNIS GAMES
The tennis tournament which began
>n the Commission courts yesterday
vas forced to adjoirn on account of
he rain, with several sets hanging in
;he balance
Donally and Taylor vs. Hammond
md Jacobs furnished an interesting
game to the crowd of spectators who
had gathered from the city, as well as
the Commission. The former led by
t score of 6-2, and had played a deuce
game of 6 all, vT w Jup. Pluvius
turned loose with his . undrops.
H. Beeson and Cobiy v . Martin and
Mayer also played on the adjoining
courts, discontinuing when the score
was 6-4, 2-1.
The new courts being built on the
municipal block will soon be ready for
use. The dirt has been rolled as hard
as a rock and all that is left to do is
to put up the wire netting, which ar
rived yesterday. Several nets have
been procured from the Commission.
1 hese courts \\ ill be open to the pub
lic as well as to the tennis club, which
was recently organized.
Manager Moyer, of the Commission
tennis club, advises The Daily Times
:hat the tournament will be continued
iust as soon as weather conditions
will permit and that the enthusiasm
s keen. A match between the Com
mission and City teams will probably
je arranged in the near future.
Officers Are Nominated.
The members of the L. 0. O. M.
odge held their regular meeting last
right at Robarts’ hall and nominated
jfficers to be elected at the meeting
lext Wednesday night. The follow
ng gentlemen were placed in nomina
tion for the different offices but the
nominations are open until the time
nf election:
For dictator, Leopold David; vice,
Jack Sutherland; past, Fred Martin;
secretary, Jas Cort; treasurer, Jas.
Turner; trustee for three-year term,
Jas Turner; two-year term, H. C. Ben
nett; and one-y.ar term, Jack Suther
land.