7,
OL. 1. NO. 240.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1!), 1916.
I' MCE 10 CENTS
LONDON, August f8.—The Italian steamship Stampalia.
leaving on board a large number of passengers and equipped
•frith two big defense guns, was sunk by an Austrian subma
rine in the Mediterranean sea yesterday, aceordb to an an
nouncement made today by Lloyd’s. No news is ailable at
I this time with reference to .**,• • . ■ . f t' passengers, but
it is believed that many went down with the i/0 steam
| ship. The Stampalia was of 9,000 tons capacity.
The liner sailed from New York, en route to Genoa, It
aly, July 16, arriving at its destination July 30. It was set
ting out on its return trip when submarined.
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French Claim German Repulse.
PARIS, August 18.—A French communique issued today
says that the French troops operating in the sector of Avo
oourt repulsed two powerful German attacks during the night.
Many Germans were taken prisoners. Losses on both sides
were heavy.
' Russian Advance on Stokhod.
*PETROGRAP, August 18.—A further advance on the
Stokhod front is announced by the Russian war office today. In
the Lake Kobel district, many German positions were taken by
the Russian forces. In both of these sectors, says the official
report, many Teuton prisoners were taken.
D NAVAL BILL
PASSES HOUSE;
OP LO WILSON
APPROPRIATES FUNDS FOR CON
STRUCTION OF SIXTEEN
WARSHIPS AND SMAL
LER CRAFTS.
_
WASHINGTON, August 18.—The
house late yesterday afternoon passed
the big naval appropriation bill. The
measure has passed the senate and
goes to the president for his signa
ture, when the appropriation will be
come available.
The bill carries an appropriation of
three hundred and twelve million dol
lars for naval purposes, chiefly for
the construction of additional war
crafts of various kinds.
Contracts will be let by the navy
department for the building of 16
capital warships, to be completed
within three years. This means that
the shipbuilding concerns of the
country will be taxed to their utmost
for this period of time.
A man by the name of Cone was re
cently arrested and fined §25 at Eagle
for killing a moose out of season.
COMMISSION
PUNS 10 KEP
RAILWAY OPEN
IF POSSIBLE, TRAINS WILL OP
ERATE FROM SEWARD TO
KERN CREEK THROUGH
OUT WINTER MONTHS
SEWARD, August 18.—Chairman
i Edes, of the Alaskan Engineering
! Commission, has issued an order put
i ting all construction work from Sew
l ard to Glacier creek, on Turnagain
i Arm, under the direction of Engineer
Weir. Construction work will be car
ried on throughout the winter months
and the Alaska Northern railway sys
tem wall be kept open all winter, if
possible to do so. It is figured that
there may be intervals when the
trains will not be able to operate, due
to snowslides or other causes, but
the Commission will make an effort
i to keep the track open.
About 150 men are now employed
| on the line from Seward to Kern
creek, making repairs to the Alaska
Northern railroad.
Dutch Beihling, who is operating on
1 Gold Run, in the Chisana district, is
j reported to be in on the coarse money.
GENT A A, August IS.—The Neue-Zuricher Zeitung ptib
IGlies ;i private wire from Bremen today, telling of the safe ar
} rival of the submarine freighter Deutschland, which reached
that port late yesterday, the trip from America was unevent
! ful and the submarine had no difficult} in eluding the allied
i warships that hoped to capture the undersea craft.
Crown Frince Wilhelm Wounded.
PARIS, August IS.—'Crown Prince 'Wilhelm, of Germany,
was badly wounded in the fighting at the Verdun front and is
, now in a hospital, according to a report which reached here to
day from Zurich. The wound- were sustained from splinters
i from a bursting shell, which entered the head and lower limits
"1 the prince. While not seriously injured, the wounds will
keep the prince in the hospital for some time.
No Foreigners Allowed in Ireland.
LONDON, August 18.- 1 nder the defense of the realm
act, the British government has is~ued an order, prohibiting
any person from entering Ireland unless lie he a British subject
or who, since March, 11)16, lias been overseas. The order in ef
fective until ipiiet is restored in the Emerald i-de.
. Jim— ii I - ' i. » ■ssra.'.M i ..in
COMMON HOUSE
FLY CAUSE OF
. BIG EPIDEMIC
SCIENTISTS DECLARE INWECT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREAD
OF INFANTILE PA
RALYSIS.
NEW Y'ORK, August 18. —The
Staten Island Civic league ha* sent to
the city and state officials a letter as
serting that the prevalent opinion of
scientists is that the common house
fly carries the germs of infantile pa
ralysis and urges a “'swat the fly”
campaign.
| pT Young Seattle Man Victim.
SEATTLE, August 18.—'Frederick
A. Churchill, Jr., aged 26 years, a son
of Dr. Churchill, of Saattle, was
among the victims of infantile paraly
sis in New York city Wednesday, ae
eording to advices received bf his par
ents Here.
BIG FREIGHT LIST
FOR COMMISSION
The U. S. S. Nanshan, naval collier,
with Captain William D. Prideaux in
[ ^fctanaand, reached Anchorage last
night at 10 o’clock with 1,600 tons of
• freight for the Alaskan Engineering
| Commission. In this shipment is in
cluded 1,000 tons of steel' raita, spikes,
bolts and various construction mate
rial.
Th“ Nanshan made the trip to as
sist in the big freight shipments in
connection with the government
road and will he in the harbor five j
| cays bafore leaving for £Jp.n Franois
( co and the west coast of Mexico. Cap
tain Prideaux was on shore today and
I in company with Captain 6. K. Kil
dall made The Daily Time? a pleasant
; (talk
Andy Taylor and Joe Mdlnllan are
operating on No. 3 Bonanso in the
jj^hisana district.
A scraper is being used Mi Arctic
creek in the Kuskokwim district, with
good results.
WASHINGTON, August 18.—Delegate Jas. Wickersliam,
I of Alaska, expects to depart for the north within a few days,
but he does not wisli to leave the national capital until he fin
ishes the business of Alaska entrusted to his keeping. The del
egate says he will return to‘Alaska prepared to wage a vigor
ous campaign for re-election. His advices from friends
throughout the territory are most encouraging and he says he
has no doubt whatever of his return to the congress. At the
same time, he says he intends to make a canvass of the terri
tory.
The delegate will first visit the First division of Alaska,
then speak in the towns of the Third division, including An
chorage, the center of railway activities. From thence he
will go to the Fourth and Second divisions, returning td his
home at Fairbanks in time for the election.
The delegate says that tiie election of the republican na
tional candidates, Hughes and Fairbanks, is as certain as any
thing can be. The large majority of the members of the pro
gressive party are returning to the republican party, and this
makes the election of the republican nominees a cinch.
WASHINGTON, August 18.—Railway presidents on the
great trunk line railway systems of the country are in confer
ence with President Wilson at the white house this forenoon.
Some of the hig railway men reached Washington yesterday
and immediately went into conference with the chief executive,
who is giving up practically all of his time to the settlement of
the strike.
While nothing definite can be learned until the conference
concluded, the hope is expressed that the railway presidents
will yield to the extent demanded by the president.
WASHINGTON, August 18.—President Wilson has ve
toed the army appropriation hill and sent it bark to the house.
The chief executive, in returning the bill without kis approval
■ says that lie cannot endorse the provision of t! e bill which de
clares that retired officers of the United States army shall not
he subject to the articles of war.
There is some talk of pas.-ing the bill over the president’s
veto, hut tlu1 president’s friends will seek the elimination of
the objectionable feature.
GREAT STORM ON
GOLF OF MEXICO
HOUSTON, Tex., August 18.—Vio
lent storms on the Gulf of Mexico is
raising havoc with coastwise vessels,
many of which are in distress, and
several of which have gone to the bot
tom. Ten persons have been drown
ed, so far as known at this time. The
storm is still raging.
The Orca cannery has finished its
season’s pack of 60,000 eases.
James Carpenter ha3 been admitted
to the Pioneer Home a* Sitk'
YOUNG m IN
SPEEDER WRECK
SEWARD, August 18.—Holly Ash
by, an employe of the Alaskan Engi
neering Commission, fell off a speeder i
yesterday afternoon and suffered head
wounds and fractured his right wrist.;
Ashby is a brother-in-law of Horace
Deline, who was recently the victim of j
a speeder accident.
E. M. Culbertson, president of the
Dill’s club, has called a meeting for
1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon and ear
nestly requests tha presence of the
members.
CATHOLICS ARE
IN CONVENI1
NEW YORK, August IS.—Fifteen
thousand delegates, representing the
various Catholic societies in the Unit
ed States, are in New York city, in
attendance on the fifteenth annual
convention of Catholic societies, now
In session. Noted speakers are sched
uled to address the convention, which
is a huge success in point of attend
ance.
According to the latest reports the
Admiral Watson is due to reach An
chorage early Tuesday morning.
ARMY 10 REQUIRE
BIG APPROPRIATION
WASHINGTON, August 18.—On
account of army activit y on the bor
<ler and in Mexico, the «nr depart
ment says that an additional appro
priation of $86,000,000 will be requir
ed by December.
A. It. SckatofTer lias accepted the of
fice of chief clerk in the store depart
ment made vaernt by the recent res
ignation of Jack Steele. Mr. Schaef
fer was formerly employed by the
Alaskan Engineering Commission at
Talkeetna.
UUil
S STARTS
ON OTHER
LETS THE FIRST CLEARING CON
TRACTS ON GOVERNMENT
RAILW AY BETWEEN FAIR
BANKS AND XENANA.
FAIRBANKS, August 18.—At the
office of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission it was announced that the
first contracts for clearing the right
of-way for the railroad from Fair
banks toward Nenana, was let to Emil
Beuchaine. This contract is for two
sections of the right of way and the
contracts for clearing two others were
let to Victor Brown. Both men are
expected to take up their work im
mediately and push it through as
quickly as conditions will permit.
There were 19 bids for the work,
some of them ranging high in price,
while others were c’ose and reasona
ble, according to Mr. Riggs, of the
Engineering Commission.
As soon as possible other sections
will be staked out and aclls will he
made for bids. With plenty of con
tractors to try for the work, there
is no reason why it cannot be pushed
rapidly and considerable grading will
be done at this end this summer.
The figures of the various bidders
are not made public and will not he
made publi«, so that contractors need
have no fear on this score.
1 TERM HERE
District court will convene in An
chorage next Tuesday, August -2,
with Judge F. M. Brown presiding.
The sessions will be heh, in the room
of the Bill’s club-and a largo canvas is
being prepared to cover the new dance
oor. There are only a few cases to
cumo up at this term of court and
none of any particular importance,
with the possible exception gf the
case against the Crow Creek Joining
company.
W. L. Baloh started work bn the
| dwellings for the CouunMijbn m
blocks 16 and 17 this morning.