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VOL. 1. NO. 283.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 101(5.
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Two orJMore Undersea Craft Employed
on Atlantic Coast to Attack Ships
Engaged in Commerce Between
America and Europe.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—The presence of German subma
rines on the Atlantic seaboard, patrolling the coast in an effort
to destroy vessels bearing munitions of war to the allied pow
ers, is disturbing transportation across the big ocean. Five rf
the largest transportation companies, operating liners between
this port and European ports, today announced that ajl sailings
of steamships operated by them had been cancelled for an in
definite period.
It is now positively known that there are two and possiblyi
three German submarines patrolling the coast, off the three
mile limit. For weeks past, submarines have been reported as
seen by coast-wise vessels and fighting craft, off the coast of
Maine, but not until the past few days have their activities
brought them to general public notice.
It is anticipated that the allied powers will send warships
to the scene, in an effort to clear the waters of the commerce
destroyers.
FIRED WITHOUT WARNING.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—Commander Wilson, of the de
stroyed British steamship Stradbene, who reached here last
night, declared that his vessel was attacked without warning;
that thirteen shots were fired before the crew took to the life
boats and escaped, whereupon a torpedo sunk the vessel. Com
iLuonder r'"l r:. -I'm . to pinke an official report on the at
tack, both to the American and to the British governments!
GOVERNMENT WATCHES SUBMARINE SITUATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—While so far as officially
known, the German submarine attacks on foreign commerce
has thus far violated no international law, and nothing can he
done unless! the undersea crafts fire on vessels without due
warning, Secretary of State Lansing says that the situation
is fraught with grave possibilities. He departed for Long
Branch last evening, to discuss the situation with President
Wilson.
STOPPED TWICE BY SUBMARINES.
NEW YORK, Oct. IT.—The Greek steamship Patris, from
Piraeus, which reached this port last night, reports that it was
stopped twice yesterday by German submarines, engaged in a
patrol off New York harbor.
ALLIES’ REQUEST IS DENIED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II.—The United States declines to
accept the contention, made by the allied powers in a memor
andum sent the United States government and which urges
that neutral countries deny the use of harbors to foreign sub
marines, whether warships or freighters. The contention of
the American government, is that so long as no international
law is violated, foreign warships may enter American ports.
LEADERS HOLD CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—Secretary of State Lansing,
American Ambassador to Germany Gerard, lately returned
from his post? and Col. House, warm personal friend of the
president, held a lengthy conference last night, previous to the
departure of Lansing for Long Branch. The subject of the con
ference was not revealed, but it is conjectured that it was about
the submarine question, or possibly with reference to reported
German overtures for peace. Much speculation is going on in
official circles over the conference.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9.—Direct
wireless service between Japan and
San Francisco will be opened in a cou
ple of weeks by the Marconi wireless
system, according to an announcement
of local officials.
LOVETT OUT
FOR WILSON
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—Judge Lov
ett, president of the Union Pacific
Railway company, is out with a signed
statement today, in which he declares
he is in favor of the re-election of
President Wilson.
UWH
IT TO (0. flCHMUSON
SEWARD, Oct. 11.—Delegate Wick
ersham, speaking to a capacity house
here last night, proved that the rail
way bill was a non-partisan measure.
He blamed the democrats, aided by
National Committeeman Donohue, of
Valdez, with seeking to make it a par
ty affair and with an attempt to drag
the railway project into politics.
The delegate showed up the
Shackleford ring for trying to force
the delegate nomination on him at the
Seward convention, making him relin
quish all rights to patronage, failing
in which the nomination was denied
him. He said that Shackleford want
ed to be the real delegate, “ while my
principal duty was to write my name
when he directed that ‘ I please sign
here
Col. Richardson’s attack on the dele
gate, which was published in Valdez
and Seward newspapers, was answer
ed by Wickersham, who described the
president of the Alaska road commis
sion “ as a nice old fi low, when sober.”
He said it was most distressing to see
the colonel with a crying jag on. The
delegate pointed out that but few
roads and trails had been built by the
commission, for the amount of money
expended. He showed loose business
methods employed by the commission
by which the Northern Commercial
company and other favored firms han
dle the commission’s business. He
pointed out that bridges had been
constructed, with no roads leading to
them. The delegate said that with a
$100,000 appropriation from congress
and $200,000 from the territory, would
give the road commission a substan
tial amount for next season’s work.
The delegate said that the records of
the Alaska Road commission were de
stroyed in the fire at Valdez and it can
never be known now as to the real do
ings of Col. Richardson, which he
thought worthy of official investiga
tion.
THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
SEVENTEEN AND ONE-HALF OATS
IS RECORD OF THE MABEL MINE
David Barnes, who has had charge
of the stamp mill at the Mabel mine
in the Willow creek district this sea
son, has handed in a report to the
company which The Daily Times
takes great pleasure in publishing, as
it gives a definite idea to the public of
part of the important work that has
been accomplished in the district this
season.
Mabel mine close of work Septem
ber 30, 1916:
Ore milled 1,016 buckets, 500 pounds
each or 354 tons. Milling time 421
hours, or 171a days. Amalgam from
mill 2,010 ounces. Retort No. 1, 394%
ounces amalgam, 115% ounces gold,
29 1-3 per cent. Retort No. 2, 575%
ounces amalgam, 189% ounces gold,
33 per cent. Retort No. 3, 524 ounces
amalgam, 189 ounces gold, 36 per cent.
Retort No. 4, 516 ounces amalgam, 175
ounces gold, 34 per cent.
Ore milled averaged $12.70 per
bucket or $50.80 per ton. Amount of
gold recovered in 17% actual working
days, $12,902.30, gold quoted at $19.25.
Average tonnage milled per day, 14Va
tons. The last 24 tons milled plated
$122.00. Quicksilver lost per ton of
ore milled, Vi oz. per ton.
(Signed) DAVID BARNES.
Mr. Barnes is a graduate of the
School of Mines of golden Colorado
and has had large experience in oper
ation, especially that part applicable
to milling. He installed the Denver
quartz mill at the Mabel mine last
spring and had full charge of
the amalgamating this season, so
his report giving the above au
thentic figures is unquestioned. In
addition to being especially well vers
ed in mining Mr. Barnes is the invent
or of a concentrator that is being used
universally in the Willow creek dis
trict as well as in many mines in the
states. Mr. Barnes will leave on the
next steamer for Denver where he will
be located for several weeks in con
nection with Willow creek property
and will return about the first of the
year to resume operations in the Wil
low creek district.
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 11.—Five
hundred students miraculously escap
ed death last night, by fleeing from
class rooms in the University of Wis
consin. A conflagration which de
stroyed the big building in which the
class rooms were located, reached that
point just after the students hastily
departed and made their way to the
open.
M’Coombs Stricken
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.—William
McCoombs, candidate for United
States senator from the Empire state,
while en route last night to visit Pres
ident Wilson at Long Branch, was
stricken with a severe case of tonsili
tis and was compelled to return to a
hotel in New York city.
SEATTLE, Oct. 11.—The Admiral
Goodrich, laden with 1,900 tons of
freight, including 1,200 tons of rails
and other construction material for
the Alaskan Engineering Commission
at Anchorage, sailed this morning.
The barge Smith, with a cargo of
construction material, including lum
ber and rails, sailed for Anchorage
yesterday.
Warden Quits Job
BUFFALO, Oct. 11.—Thomas Mott
Osborne, the millionaire warden of
Sing Sing penitentiary, has tendered
his resignation to Governor Whitman,
to take effect forthwith. Osborne will
devote his energies toward the elec
tion of Judge Seabury, the democratic
nominee for governor! and will attack
the administration of Governor Whit
man.
AGAINST ROUMANIANS
BERLIN, Oct. 11.—(By wireless to Sayville.)—Rouman
ian reinforcements, enroute to join the main Roumanian army
invading Transylvania, to aid in blocking the Teuton drive
through that country and which is meeting with a brilliant
success, had an encounter with a Teuton division at Marine
burg yesterday and suffered an overwhelming defeat.
BULGARS RETIRE TO HILLS.
LONDON, Oct. 11.—The Bulgarian army opposing the
British forces east of the Struma river, in Greek Macedonia,
was compelled to retire to the adjacent hills, to avoid the vic
ious attacks of the British troops, says an official report given
out by the war office today.
SEVEN HUNDRED PERISH.
PARIS, Oct. 11.—It is now believed that seven hundred
troops perished when the Gallia, carrying two thousand French
and Serbian soldiers from Corsica to Salonika, was sunk by an
enemy submarine. The torpedo, which struck the transport,
caused an explosion in the ammunition hold, which must have
caused a heavy loss of life. Thirteen hundred of the troops
took to life boats and succeeded in reaching the coast of Sar
dinia, but nothing has been heard as to the fate of the remain
ing seven hundred.
BOSTON 3, BROOM 2, AT END
OF SECOND INNING IN TODAY'S CAME
Manager Robinson gave out the in-:
formation last night that he intended
to pitch Cheney in today’s game,
against the Red Sox but switched at j
the last moment and Rube Marquard
started the game with Chief Myers re
ceiving. Old Man Carrigan buckled
on the catcher’s armor and is making i
the high signs to Leonard, who is
Boston’s best bet today. Both batter
ies have gone through several cham
pionship games and have stood the
test. Evidently both managers de
cided that it would take an old head
to win today's game and white Leon
ard was picked by the critics to pitch
for Boston the real dopesters, includ
ing Walter Camp, Dr. McBride, Ful
lerton and Vanderlip figured that Che
ney would work for the Dodgers. Che
ney has gone through the season with
the remarkable record of 36 games ,
and n. percentage of .667 and was tne
plausible man for Robinson to pitch
today.
Leonard has pitched 44 games with
a percentage of .640 and has worked
most of the season with Manager Car
rigan, who has been holding him in
reserve for the crucial game.
Brief reports received just before
going to press give the score at the
end of the second inning, Boston 3,
and Brooklyn 2.
Leonard was unsettled in the open
ing inning and passed Myers the first
man to face him; Daubert with three
balls, two strikes, singled to short
right and Stengel went out to Scott
unassisted. Zack Wheat, who has
been batting like a demon in the se
ries and is the clean-up man for the j
Dodgers met the first of Leonard’s ■■
offerings for a clean two-bagger down
the third-base line, scoring Myers and
Daubert. Cutshaw with thousands of
wild howling dervishes clamoring for
a hit was too anxious and breezed for
the second out. Mowery flew out to
Walker. Brooklyn two.
Marquard took care of the Red Sox
tlx » first inning, but with one on base
in the first of the second and one out
passed Walker to get Gardner, Bos
ton’s clever third sacker. Gardner’s
statue will be placed in the hall of
fame and between the originator of
Boston baked beans and the ancestors
of the historical tea party. Gardner
cleaned the bases and scored himself.
The ball, when found, will be gilded a
golden color and sent to Gardner's
parents as a souvenir. Leonard held
the slugging Dodgers safe in their
half of the second and the second in
ning ended (and so did the dispatches)
Boston 3, Brooklyn 2.
TRAIL IN BAD SHAPE,
SAYS FRANK J. COTTER
Frank Cotter, the Anchorage-Sew
ird merchant, arrived in Anchorage
yesterday over the trail and reports
;he roads in very bad condition. Mr.
Hotter left Seward Saturday and says
;he first steam train went through to
Kern creek last week with 11 cars of
supplies for the government employes.
He reports an unprecedented fall of
rain all the way from Seward to An
ihorage and says that in his experi
jnce he has never seen the trail in
such state. The high water washed
>ut the Crow creek bridge at Gird
,vood Sunday and three bridges on
Bird creek Sunday night. The storm
llso took the Fleming barge loaded
,vith lumber anchored at the mouth of ’
Bird creek out to sea, but it was pick
'd up by the government launch Alas- ?■
la and towed to Anchorage.
Mr. Cotter said the bridges across |
Indian, Potter and Rainbow creek j
save been washed out and two bents f
>f the railroad trestle being built
across Indian creek were destroyed.
VIr. Cotter stopped with Tom Gillian
at the Bird creek road house Monday
light and said the water rose to four
inches on the floor of the building, the!
years. Mr. Cotter, who is also knownj
as Alaska’s poet and “ Alibi Ike extra
ordinary ” will remain in the city look
ing after the company business while
his brother George spends a week oi
ten days in the hills after sheep anc
Moose for the winter’s larder.
record high-water mark for