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THE COOK INLET PIONEER, AN( IIORAOE, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1916,
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. EEIS EQUIPMENT
The new equipment for the An
chorage volunteer lire department
has arrived and was today housed in
the new building erected especially
for that purpose, it consists of two
hose carts, a chemical wagon and
4,000 feet of hose.
One of the greatest protections to
any community is a well organized
lire department, and in order that
* this may be accomplished a special
meeting has been called for. Thurs
day evening. It will be held at Ray
C Larson's store, on Fifth and K
streets, and a general invitation is
extended to the public to attend.
This is an important matter and it
bi hooves all residents to take an
active interest in guarding against
the tlery element.
t At Thursday night’s meeting a new
Ore chief will be elected and three
companies organized for the purpose
of protecting the different sections
of town. In order to have a full
Complement of men in each company
there should be a large turnout of
citizens, in order that a thorough
organization may be perfected.
BERLIN, May 23.—In the (iermau assault ou Verdun, in
Hie region of Headman's llill, 1300 Frenchmen were captured,
including thirty-one officers, and also sixteen machine guns
and eight cannon. The statement issued by the war office
says the German lines were advanced on the south and south
west slopes.of the hill.
LONDON, May 22.—The Gentians have renewed their in
fan try attacks in the Verdun region. In the latest official
j communications are chronicled French gains in the Cham
j I'ague and brilliant successes on Vimy region and further vie
tory in the great number of Austrians slaughtered in Southern
Tyrol.
VIENNA, May 23.—The Italian forces have been ejected
Iron) Colsanto, according to an official statement issued since
the Austrian attack. The bulletin says: “We have captured
—-J? officers, 12,900 men, 107 guns, 12 twenty-eight centimeter
Howitzers and 08 guns.”
PARIS, May 22.—The German troops have taken the of
fensive along the Yores canal, between Stecnstra and Hetrali,
but the desperate attempt to cross the canal failed.
LONDON, May 22.—Three German seaplanes raided tin*
English coast last night, resulting in killing one soldier and
wounding two civilians. One of the seaplanes was lived upon
and brought to earth,
PARIS, May 22.—An intense artillery bombardment was)
kept up throughout the night at Lemort, Homme and Av<>
court Wood by the Germans, but no serious results have been
recorded.
BERLIN, May 2.'?.—The recent agreement entered into by
the Central Powers and Roumania has greatly irritated lius
sia. Advices received hero today say that no hint has been
received, however, that relations between lioumania and the;
entente powers have reached a breaking point.
BERLIN, May 22.—Emperor William lms hastened bad;
from Potsdam, it is said, on account of the ministerial crisis,
and after its settlement he will leave for the Russian front. !
PARIS, May 23.—Corporal Kieffen Rockwell has boon pro
posed to promotion to sergeant as a reward for bringing down
a German aeroplane near Hartman’s Wellerkof. lie will be
decorated with it military medal. Corporal Victor ( liapman,
of New York, is proposed for promotion to sergeant for hi
pursuit of it German machine that flew over the aviation
camp, seeking revenge for Corporal Rockwell’s exploit.
BERLIN, May 23.—The refusal of Great Britain to allow
food supplies to come through for Lnxentberg was asserted
recently in the Luxemburg Diet, the contention being tlial
Germany should furnish the Grand Duchy with food, inas
much as she had occupied it. This has led to a conclusion of
a treaty between Germany and Lnxentberg regarding; food
supplies. According to this treaty the German central pm
chasing committee will deliver the 8at) carloads of corn re
puired by Lnxemberg.
TO COAL FIELDS
CORDOVA, May 23.—lleorge Nel
son and a crew of thirty men have
arrived here, bound for Katalla,
where they will begin the construc
tion of a railroad from Ooose Bay
(o the Bering river coal ltelds. Ho
expects to complete twenty-two miles
of the road this summer. Henry
I'owitt, of Tacoma, is linancing the
proposition. It will be necessary to
transport the coal on barges a dis
tance or fourteen miles to the steam
ers.
French .Minister Recalled.
IiOMK, May 23. The French min
ister at Bucharest has been recalled,
according to dispatches today re
ceived from the Roumanian capital.
Seattle Woman Passes Away.
SEATTLE, May 22. Mrs. Leddy.
wide wof .lames M. Poddy, who was
i pioneer of this city, died at her
come here on Saturday.
WILSON HINTS EARLY PEACE AGREEMENT
CHARLOTTE, S. (’., Maly 22.—President Wilson made a
startling declaration in liis address at the Mecklenburg peace
celebration, lie intimated that either side was making little
* progress in the European war and it was certain tha/t within
a short time one must take counsel, and hinted at a .peace
agreement in the near future.
GERMAN AEROPLANES 00 BOMBARD ACT
DUNKIRK, May 21’.- In the bombardment of the town of
• Bcrgnes, German aeroplanes killed one woman and injured
twenty feeven persons. North Dunkirk was also bombarded
and five people killed and eleven wounded. In retaliation of
these attacks, French and Belgian aeroplanes dropped many
, bombs on the German camps, and French aeroplanes bom
barded the Bulgarian camps.
MILLIONAIRE TO TOUR ALASKA. ’
SEATTLE, May lb.—John Borden, a millionaire, arrived
here yesterday, and is awaiting the completion of Louis Lane’s
* schooner, the Great Bear, 'on which he will sail for Arctic
waters. The Great Bear will go to the relief of Explorer
Steffanson.
CORDOVA QUARTZ *1 AIMS
BONDED FOR $100,000
CORDOVA, May 22.—i-George C.
Hazelet has bonded a group of
claims In the McKinley Lake dis
trict, about eighteen miles from
Cordova, to Eastern capitalists, for
$100,000. There is a big body of
||^w grade quartz ore in sight, and
Tthe property, which is within three
miles of the railroad, will ie pros
pected this summer.
larva I’lou lag in Hawaii.
HONOLULU. May 22.—Streaks or
lava are flowing from the volcano
Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii.
Turkey to Sell Palestine.
CINCINNATI, May 22. Cornier
Ambassador Morgonthau. in an ad
dress here last night, said that Tur
key told him she was willing to sell
Palestine at the dose of the war.
WANTS COAST ARTILLERY
FOR MEXICAN BORDER
WASHINGTON. Maf 22.—General
J’unston has told Secretary of War
~Baker that he wanted to send every
available unit of the coast artillery
to the border for the present, The
request is said to be due to the tar
diness in the arrival of the national
guards from the border states.
RIHTOR DOUGLAS NEWSPAPER
PASSES AWAY IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 22.—Charles A.
Hopp, for eighteen years publisher
of the Weekly News at Douglas
Island, Alaska, died in this city Sun
day evening, and the funeral was
held today, being largely attended
by friends from the north. Ilopp
sold Ills newspaper on April 1 to
"Stroller” White, of Whitehorse.
Eighteen Killed in Storm.
I DENNISON, Texas, May 22.—In a
terrific wind and ruin storm, which
swept this section on Saturday night,
eighteen people were killed.
Many Hats Are in King.
CHICAGO, May 23.—The Tollow
ing candidates for the presidential
nomination will open headquarters
this week: Cummins, LaFollette,
Root, Fairbanks, Burton, Weeks,
Sherman, Lawrence, Coleman and
Dupont. |
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Rabbi Is Sent to Jail.
AMSTERDAM, May 22.—Adi*
Block, Grand Rabbi of Belgium, has
been sentenced to sir months’ im
priso-ment for preaching a Rermon
inw hich he invoked a blessing on
the Belgium royal family and cr
pressed the hope for their epeedy re
Ol H .MILITARY STUFNGTH
INC RF.ASFH TO 424,000
WASHINGTON, May 22.—The
House today adopted the conference
report on the army bill previously
adopted by the Senate. II authorizes
a regular combatant army of I7.r>,
uOO at the end of five years and pro
vides for 37,000 non-combatants,
and forms a military organization
with a maximum strength of 124,
000. The Jiill now goes to President
Wilson for his signature.
PROTEST AGIST
The following resolution was for
warded to Washington officials by
the committee appointed at Sunday's
mass meeting, protesting against
Congressman Houston's bill lor the
policing of the government railroad
terminal during construction days:
Whereas, There has been intro
duced in Congress a bill authorizing
the policing of certain portions of
Alaska by and through a commission
appointed by the president; and
Whereas, The people of Alaska,
inhabiting that portion of the terri
tory described in said bill, are a pa
triotic, lj.w-ablding people, who re
sent being governed bv an auto
cratic authority wholly unfamiliar
with conditions in Alaska or with
the temperament of her people; and
Whereas, The people of Alaska,
being liberty-loving American citi
zens, are wholly competent and
fully qualified to govern themselves
through and by the courts and other
officers appointed by .the president;
therefore be it
Resolved. Ry tho people of Anchor
age, which place is situate within
the district described in said bill, in
mass meeting assembled, that we as
law-abiding citizens do protest
against being placed under martial
law, military authority or commis
sion form of government, until occa
sion makes it necessary.
Lynch’s Sentence Commuted.
LONDON, May 23.—The death
sentence of Lynch, who was impli
cated in the Dublin uprising, has
been commuted to ten years impris
onment.
CHICAGO, May 22.—Mrs. Sarah
E. Plannigan ,of Spokane, delegate
from that city to the Progressive na
tional convention, arrived today and I
was given an ovation as the lrst Bull j
Moose delegate reporting.
IIOOSEVKIT'S SPEECH TORCHES
HEART ELHERIA MOTHER j
DETROIT, May 22.—During Col.
Roosevelt's address here today an ;
elderly woman Interrupted his ex
pression of approval of a universal ;
military service, wnen she cried out: ‘
"I have two sons whom I offer."
The speaker replied that if every j
mother would make the same offer
there would ho no need for any
mother to send their sons to the
I'l out.
SEATTLE, May 22.—The steamer
Admiral Evans sailed for Southwest
ern Alaska on Sunday morning at 11
o'clock with the following passen
gers for Anchorage: (I. S. Bailey,
Carrol Boyer, W. R. Losaker, Addle
Boyer, Mrs. F. Bush, Frank Boyer,
Kenneth Iloyor, Stanley A. Jones, N.
Johnson, T. F. Jchnson, Chas. Cam
eron and wife, C. Gauss, J. E. White,
W. S. Brown, H. F. Ilanson, Mrs. F.
A. Campbell. Miss Gladys B. Hall, G.
M. Schumacher, L. R. Brown, Bert
Kincaid, Evan J. Lees, W. S. Hase
i an, ami thirty steerage.
SEATTLE, May 22.—On Saturday
afternoon at 1 o'clock the steamer
Northwestern sailed for the north.
Those booked for Anchorage were
..olin Relmont, P. Havich, L. Fran
vicn, Call Spencer, Ilertha Porkassl, |
Robert Miller, G. G. Sias, Mrs. .1. L. j
McCauley, Jack McCauley, Mrs. B.
A. Kail. R. Swan, Joseph Berlingo,
John Saunders, r.dgar Heaton, J. !
Kowles, Mrs. S. Burgeson, Mrs. W. 1
C. Blanton, Oscar Anderson, Pred !
KIHott. George Pdensart, John Engs
land and wife, H. P. 11 liter and
twenty steerage.
Republicans Getting Together.
WASHINGTON, May 23.—A tent
ative draft of the Republican nation
al platform has been prepared joint,
ly by the Republicans and Progres
sives and it embodies the ideas of 1
the leaders of these parties, which 1
principals have been enunciated by
Roosevelt and Hughes. Copies of
the platform have been forwarded
to both candidates. 1
Kick Prisoners to He Cared For. 1
RKRNE, May 23.—An agroement 1
between England and Germany has :
been made through the efforts of
the Pope whereby a number of sick
and convalescent prisoners of both
countries are to be sent for treat- I
ment through Switzerland and is i
now being put into effect.
SEATTLE, May J. In a signed article published by Clar
once A. Blethen, managing editor of tIk* Seattle Times, lie
says: “information received in private letters from Japan
reveal the fact that 400,0(10 Russian troops have boon trails
ported from Vladivostok and Port Arthur by the Japanese
navy and are now in France, with nearlx that many more sol
diers on the way.”
BRITISH FORCE ENEMY OUT OF MSS
LONDON, May 2.'}.—A force of Russian cavalry has joined
the British army at Tigress in Mesopotamia General (Jarring
says the enemy evacuated liathalesia in its advancing posi
tion on the east hank of tin* Tigress, and that he is hot on the
trail of the fleeing army, attacking it from the rear. The
s?nemv is still holding the Sannayat position on the left bank
>f the river.
HILLES ACCEPTS ALASKA GAVEL.
SEATTLE, May I'd. -Chairman I lilies, of the republican
national committee, the recipient of a gavel carved from a
nastodon tusk, presented by Nome, Alaska, republicans, yes
terday notified W. A. Gilmore that the gavel would be used
by the temporary chairman of the republican national con
mention.
ilATHKR THAN SR 1.1. 1!01»V,
SCHOOL TKAOHI’.R SI 1C THUS
PORTLAND, May 23.—A very pa
liotic Buicido occurred whert Miss
•Ilia May Harris, a school teacher, '
ook lier life by jumping into the :
■Ivor. She was unable to secure eni 1
iloyment and preferred death to a
ifo of shame, as the following note 1
eft by her explains: "I won't sell
>:y body.”
IAD NARROW lOSCAPK ON
IjONO trip in dory
The gas boat Chase, which came ! 1
vom Three-mile creek yesterday, ;
deked up Allred Litton at the moulh
)f Turnagain arm and brought him
e Anchorage. Litton started from t
.ewis river in a dory for h’ire . 1
aland and was at the mercy of a
teavy gale for a couple or days. The
‘hase attempted to tow the dory 'a,
tut it was swamped twice, and linr.l
v Litton waa taken aboard the , I
'haso and the dory lashed to the
ide of the boat.
The steamer Alameda, of the
Uaska Steamship Company, is due
n Anchorage at !l o'clock tonight,
md will sail for the return trip at
. 1 o’clock tonight.
cmbassador xcvi/ked of
SVIILLLIVL A It MS 1\ IRELAND
CHICAUO, May 23.—James Lar
:in, an Irish labor leader, in a heat
'd address assorted that Anglo
iaxon Ambassador Spring Rico had
niuggled many rifles into Ireland,
’homas Newman resented this critl
ism of England, and Larkin jumped
rom the stage and choked him, after
.hicli ho was ejected from the hall.
t.WK or AXCHOKADB ADDS
1,1 UAL I’EOl’LK TO BOARD
A nitwng of the hoard of trustees
if the Bank of Anchorage was held
eday and the number of directors
• as increased from three to seven,
riie following directors qualified as
itockholders and were elected as
liroctors: Harry V. Hobon, Austin
Lathrop, .1. K. Orieley and Leo
mid David. The other directors of
he Bank of Anchorage are Charles
0 Brown. Sidney Anderson and W.
:. Baluerston.
Under the direction of the city
idministratlon, Fourth avenue is
iv.pidly being put in splendid shape
Imth for tratlic and speed.
New sidewalks are being put
down in many parts of the city.