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VOL. 1. NO. 212.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1916.
PRICE 10 CENTS
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KILLS 5 PEOPLE
CHICAGO, July 18.—Rob
ert McIntyre, a negro, ran
amuck yesterday and after
shooting and killing five per
sons he barricaded himself in
a house on the west side. He
-succeeded in holding the police
at bay until they finally decid
ed to dynamite the building.
When McIntyre was captured
he was found to be badly
wounded and death resulted
foday in the hospital. Over a
hundred policemen surrounded
the house during the rifle bat
tle, but none of them were
wounded.
McIntyre was a religious
crank and left a note, which
was poorly written, saying he
was “the spirit of Almighty
God,” and must die to carry
his “reports to the Almighty.”
AMbpg those he murdered was
the itegros’ wife, a white neigh
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two policemen. Another wom
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SEATTLE, July 18.—The steamer
Admiral Watson sails for southwest
ern Alaska tomorrow. Among the
passengers booked for Anchorage are
Miss Cannon, of Illinois, daughter of
Congressman Joseph ' Cannon, Mrs.
Samuel A. Perkins, wife of the pub
lisher of the Tacoma Ledger, and
Miss Anita, daughter of Chester
Thorn, and William Jones, treasurer
of the Pacific-Alaska Navigation com
pany, accompanied by his wife.
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Activity is centering around 4th
avenue and G street the last few
days; the excavation wofk on the new
Fowler building is about completed
and they are getting ready for the
concrete; the 12-foot concrete side
walk has been completed in front of
the Koslosky store, the Bon Marche
and the new Fowler building across
the street; a force of men are busily
engaged in moving the present post
office building back on a line even
with the federal jail and another
bunch f carpenters and laborers are
starting on the new addition to the
post office.
The city administration has grant
ed A. S. Koch’s petition for a five-foot
gravel sidewalk on the west side of G
'street from 4th avenue to connect
with Angel Flight No. 2 the city is
building from Christensen road to the
top of the bench on G street.
EARTHQUAKE DOES DAMAGE
AT TIUME, AUSTRIA
AMSTERDAM, July 18.—It is re
ported that great damage was caused
by an earthquake around Tiume, Aus
tria.
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CASEMENT MUST PAY
DEATH PENALTY FOR TREASON
LONDON, July 18.—The criminal
court of appeals has dismissed Case
ment’s appeal against a death sen
tence for treason, without hearing, the
crown’s argument.
PEUTSCHLAND fcEADY LEAVE.
§ ♦ BALTIMORE, July 18. — The
I ' Deutschland has finished loading and
W will leave tonight for Germany.
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BERLIN, July 18.—The heavy British and French attacks
on the Somme front have been repulsed by the Germans. On
the east front the Russians were also repulsed in the region
west and southwest of Lutsk and south and southwest of Riga,
although the Russians continue a strong offensive.
PETROGRAD, July 18.—The Russian victory over the
Teutonic forces in southern Volhynia resulted in driving the
Teutons across the river Lipa and beyond and a retreat was
affected in the greatest distorder.
SALOXIKI, July 18.—Heavy cannonading is reported
along the entire Saloniki front.
HAVRE, France-Belgimn, July 18.—The Belgian troops
in German East Africa have reached Lake Victoria after seven
hours of fighting, where they captured a German commander.
PARIS, July 18.—The Germans gained some ground, near
Bauches, in their attack last night on the French line south of
Somme.
PARIS, July 18.—France has called to colors all men 47
and 48 years old. The munition workers and farmers harvest
ing crops are exempt.
LONDON, July 18.—It is officially announced that the Brit
ish troops have progressed substantially on the thousand yard
front at North Ovilless.
PARIS, July 18.—The Germans attacked the positions
along the front from Bandies to LorraL Onette. Several un
successful attempts were made to take Lorrais Onette. with
heavy German losses. The German troops are spread along the
('anal ea>t of Braches, where the fightiim continues.
ROUE, July 18.—The Italians are making further ad
vanees in their offensive campaign, despite vigorous opposi
tion.
VIENNA, July 18.—The Russian attack has been pressed
back and the Austrians advanced their posts near Zubie and
Tatalow. At south Yolomea, in the Carpathians, the main Aus
trian positions are being firmly held. The Russian forces were
also unable to make any headway in their attacks in Yolhynia,
southwest of Lutsk.
DROWNED ON WAY
TOLSTOI STRIKE
The swift-running rivers of Alaska
deman(Tjthafr "Victims and take their
toll every summer and it is not only
the chechacho but the old sourdough
as well that pays the price.
In almost every Alaska newspaper
there is an account of accidental
drowning some time or other during
the summer months and very seldom
is the body recovered.
The latest report of accidental
drowning that comes home to Anchor
age is the one of Lee Fortner, who
was drowned in Happy river several
days ago while en route, with a par
ty of prospectors, to the new Tolstoi
placer camp.
Ed. Becker, a well-known miner
and prospector, returned to Anchor
age Sunday and was with Fortner at
the time of the accident and gives
the following account of the drown
ing:
Mr. Becker said that a party com
posed of Chas. Tryck, J. B. Wardman,
Lee Fortner and himself left Anchor
age June 25 on the launch Sea Idon
for Susitna station on the way to Tol
stoi and when they reached the Sta
tion they got A1 Stinson to take them
to Skwentna Crossing, by boat and
from there they started over the Idit
arod trail for Happy river, packing
only such supplies and blankets as
I was necessary for the trip. When the
party got to the road house at Moun
tain Climber Fortner was tired out
and Becker and Fortner stayed over
four days to rest up while Tryck and
Wardman continued their journey.
After resting the four days Becker
and Fortner mushed on to Happy
river where they built a raft in order
to cross the river. Mr. Becker said
the river was swollen and very swift
and as it is always a dangerous river
he cautioned Fortner, who was a new
comer to the country and the experi
ence was strange to him, to use ever;,
precaution in landing.
It seems that there is an island on
the opposite side of Happy river at
this place where the current is very
swift and rushing with considerable
force away from the north bank
where they wanted to land and the
arrangements were that when the
raft got as near the bank as possible
for Becker to jump off using the tow
line to haul the raft to shore.
Pecker sa'd that when they got
within six feet of the bank he made
the jump and landed in water up to
his knees and was in the act of haul
ing the raft ashore when Fortner fell
off and was drowned. Becker imme
diately turned the raft loose and suc
ceeded in rescuing the body about
300 yards down stream, where it had
lodged on a riffle.
The theory is that Fortner, being
REPUBLICANS HAVE NOMINATED
• TWO ANCHORAGE CANDIDATES
VALDEZ, July 18.—The Republi
can divisional convention re-conven
ed yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock,
I Chfes. M. Herron was made perma
nent chairman and the various com
mtitees appointed by him submitted
their reports.
George Dooley, of Cordova, was
nominated for territorial senator
I and the following persons selected
as the candidates for representa
tives: Arthur Frame and E. L. Be
dell, of Anchorage; Joe Murray, of
McCarthy; and William Henry, of
Seward.
Resolutions were adopted endors
ing the candidacy of Hon. James
Wickersham as Delegate to Congress
from Alaska, the vote being 34 to
20. This was a great victory for the
friends of Wickersham, as the
Shackleford forces endeavored to de
feat an endorsement of the delegate,
but they were downed by the will of
the people.
There was a unanimity of opin
ioOn in reference to a direct primary
law and the measure endorsed, with
still very weak and in an exhausted
condition, lost his balance in some
way and fell overboard and was in
such physical condition that he could
not overcome the swift current and
was drowned.
Pecker said he brought the body to
shore and having no shovel or any
implements, everything having been
lost when he turned the raft loose in
an effort to save Fortner, covered the
body over with brush and started for
Susitna station to notify the nearest
authorities of the drowning. On the
way in he met J. F. Gruber and Steve
[Darrell, who were en route to Tolstoi
with an outfit and they promised to
properly bury the body. Mr. Becker
reported to the U. S. commissioner at
the station and returned to Anchor
age Sunday with the sad news.
Mr. Fortner had only recently ar
rived from the outside, coming from
Seattle, where he had many friends
and stood high in the community. He
was 54 years of age and carpenter by
trade and it is unfortunate that he
j should have met his death ' in this
manner.
The tug Daring towing the barge
William H. Smith has reached An
chorage relieving the lumber and ma
terial situation. The barge carried a
capacity cargo of Commission freight
for the most part lumber nd building
material and the delayed work on the
different city and Commission build
ings will now be carried through to
an early completion.
Daily Times Want Ads bring quick
results.
I the request that the members or the
legilsature lend their best efforts to
the enactment of such a bill.
E. L. Whittemore, of Seward, was
elected as district chairman of the
committee and M. L. V. Smith nam
ed as the Anchorage committeeman.
These selections do not in any way
conflict with the regular territorial
committee.
VALDEZ, July 18.—The nomina
tion of George Dooley for senator was
made by Chas. E. Herron.
While the call isst ed by Commit
teeman A1 White, of Valdez, included
the endorsement of Geo. Schofield, of
Nome for attorney-general, the con- ,
vention failed even to mention h's
name.
Geo. C. Hazelet, Geo. Dooley and
Thomas fe. Scott returned to their
homes at Cordova this morning. They
were accompanied by Chas. E. ller
ron, where he will meet his son Wil- j
lard, of Seattle, upon the arrival of |
,the steamer Alaska, and return with
him to Anchorage.
ANOTHER BARGE OF
LUMBER FOR COMMISSION
The barge William H. Smith, now
in port at Anchorage, is under char
ter by the Farrel Lumber company,
of Seattle, to deliver lumber to An
chorage for the Alaskan Engineering
commission, is one of the old-timers,
having been built in Bath, Me., in
1883. She was formerly in the South
American trade and is a vessel of 2,
485 gross tons, 232.4 feet long, with a
43.3 foot beam, and Captain Moller,
of the tug Daring, that had the barge
in tow, reports having had a fine voy
age north from Seattle.
FUNERAL PETER SINNOT
TAKES PLACE TOMORROW
The funeral services of Peter Sin
nott who died at the government hos
pital early yesterday morning will
take place tomorrow afternoon at 2
o’clock from the undertaking parlors
of F. B. Wood & Co.
Mr. Sinnott had the distinction of
erecting the first tent in old town and
had many warm friends among the
earlier settlers of Anchorage and his
old town friends will have charge of
the funeral. The ladies who knew j
him then are making floral decora
tions and otherwise taking an active
interest in the funeral.
Mr. Sinnott was quite a character t
and followed railroading for many j
years, having been connected with;
the Grand Trunk before coming to
Anchorage and hi •> old-time friends
'■ have nothing but good to speak of j
I Peter Sinnott. *
ST. PAUL, July 18.—The prohibi
tionists are assembled in national con
tention and there is a hot scrap on
>ver the attempt to change the name
>f the party.
But not all prohibitionists want to
io away with the name which they
say signifies their stand on “the
greatest issue before the . American
people—the liquor traffic.” The par
;y name has come to be looked upon
vith honor and respect and it would
>e folly to change it now, they say.
Those favoring renaming the party
idmit that one of their purposes is
o catch votes, to take over the wom
m’s party vote bodily, to adopt the
progressive party, and to draw votes
rom any and all other paities.
110RE LOTS WILL BE
SOLO NEXT SATURDAY
A. Christensen, manager of the
and and industrial department of the
Ylaskan Engineering commission, has
?iven out the following notice for
publication which will be of interest
;o the people desiring to purchase
;own lots in Anchorage:
There will he a sale of lots within
Xnchorage Townsite, commencing at
3 p. m., Saturday, July 22nd, 1916. No
ots will be sold in blocks 6, 7, 8, 9, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, Any person
lesiring any particular lot not sit
uated within any of said blocks must
eave the lot and number with the of
Ice of the Townsite Manager on or
refore the date of sale. A few acre
:racts will be sold but only on re
juest. A. CHRISTENSEN,
Superintendent of Sale.
Secretary Koch is continually im
proving the looks of the Chamber of
Commerce and certainly has the place
ixed up in an attractive manner; the
atest addition being the framed pic
ures of various interesting scenes in
\nchorage and vicinity and maps of
he townsite of Anchorage and a geo
ogical map of the .Matanuska valley
>n the desk counter under a glas;
•ase.
The boys at the Junction met As
sistant Superintendent McLean and
ivife at the train yesterday and gave
:hem a rousing reception of welcome,
in addition to treating them to an
old-fashioned charivari which termi
nated into a dance that lasted well on
into the morning.
The proper authorities are figuring
on ploughing up and sowing grass on
the north part of the federal block, to
be in harmony with the municipal
block.
* SEATTLE, July 17_Will
k iam Bothwell, former city
* comptroller, was instantly kil
* led last night in a pistol battle
k with two policemen. Bothwell
k was standing in the Ferguson
k hotel bar and attempted to
k prevent the officers from mak
* ing a liquor arrest. This led
k to a controversy, followed by
* the exchange of shots. Police
k men W. Morris and V. Har
k vey were badly wounded. J.
* Farham, manager of the hotel,
k was arrested on the charge of
k violating the prohibition law.
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CORDOVA, July 18.—The district
court convened here yesterday. Judge
F. M. Brown, Secretary Isaac Ham
burger, Clerk of Court Arthur Lang,
Marshal Frank Brenneman and As
sistant Attorney Wm. Whittelsey ar
rived here from the interior, having
held hearings at Chitina and- McCar
! thy on the liquor license questiou.
RESIDENTS MUST
MOVE OFF LOIS
Moving day usually comes in the
spring but Anchorage laws work dif
ferently and Mayor Watts today is
sued a notice that will make a clean
ing in the residenters in the south
part of town by October 1st and the
following notice makes it compulsory
for all persons residing on blocks 21
and 22 to vacate by August 1st, 1016.
At a conservative estimate this wi'l
affect about 750 people aitogeth. r,
and there are at least .10 families
now occupying blocks 21 and 22. This
privilege was granted these people
last year, as it was absolutely neces
sary at that time but the city has
reached the stage of stability anr'
there is plenty of property that they
can buy or rent. This is not working
a hardship in any manner on any one,
as they all knew that the arrange
ments were temporary and that soon
er or later the situation would have to
be met with in this manner:
“All persons occupying the free
camping ground south of Ninth street
are hereby notified to vacate the
premise son or before October 1, 1916.
This area will be surveyed into lots
and acre tracts and sold under the
Alaskan Railroad Townsite regula
tions.
“All persons who were permitted
to temporarily locate on Blocks 20
and 21 of Anchorage Townsite, mu-*
vacate on or before August 1, 1016.”
AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY
TO SUCCEED MORGENTHAU
WASHINGTON, July 18.—Presi
dent Wilson has nominated Abraham
Elkus, of New York, to succeed Hen
ry Morgenthau as ambassador to Tur
key.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS QUELL
REGIMENT OF POLICEMEN
RIO JANEIRO, July 18.—The gov
ernment has sent troops to restore or
der in Mattagrosso state, where a
regiment of police has revolted.
MAY PASS NAVAL BILL TODAY
WASHINGTON, July, 18.—The
democratic leaders of the senate have
hopes of passing the naval bill before
I adjournment tonight.