DAILY EDITION -
VOL. 1
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Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, May 2, 1916
NO. 155
PARIS, i.iay 2.—Following a se
vere bombardment, the German |
troops, marching in close formation, !
hurled a powerml attack against the j
recently gamed French positions i
north of Goad Man's hill last night, j
Every charge of the Teutons wilted
under the terrific French lire. The
German loss was appalling..
In another sector, the German
forces made attacks, hut made no
gains. Tho German assaults last
night were steadier and more vio
lent than any that has occurred
since the enemy resumed attackh at
}.he Verdun front, after a week of
rest and recuperation.
The foregoing is the French oitl
cial report ol’ the fighting last night
at the Verdun front.
GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.
BERLIN, May 2.—Fierce fighting
at. Dead Man's hill occurred last
night. Elsewhere the battle fronts
remain the same. Tii is is the Ger
man official report today.
MEXICAN COil
SAYS VILLA DEAD
EL PASO .any 3.—Consul Garcia,
Mexican representative or the do
facto government at Hi Faso, de
clares ho lias received a wire from
Col. Carlos Carranza, at Cusihultri
achie; staying that-General Villa is
posiitvely dead and that he will have
the body as evidence in a short time.
Col. Carranza is a nephew of the
president if Mexico.
INSISTS ON WITHDRAWAL.
General Ob region, war secretary in
the de facto government cabinet,
who is at Juarez in conference with
Generals Scott and Funston, declares
that Mexico insists on a withdrawal
of the American troops. The con
ference was held at the Juarez cus
toms house, and a two-hour sets ion
was held yesterday afternoon.
OPPOSES WITHDRAWAL.
WASHINGTON, May 2.—The ad
ministration will pay no heed, to
General Obregon's suggestion that
tho American troops be withdrawn
from Mexico.
TURKISH TRANSPORT SUNK.
SALONIKA, May 2.—Hundreds of
soldiers perished when a British
submarine sunk a Turkish transport
in tlie Sea of Marmora yesterday.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Brown A- Ha-winks by the Alaska
Lftbor Union last night for a dona
tion to the sick fund of $4 7. A col
lection was taken by the union after
the vote to accept the new wage
scale, and when the secretary wept
to tho bank to make his deposit Mr.
Brown generously increased tho de
posit to an even »200.
W. Stoosser, of Seattle, will open
an office in Anchorage in the near
future. Mr. Stoesser is an eleetri
>{ cian of note, and will deal in general
i loctric supplies. ,
Talk to Bacon before letting that
papering or painting job. First class j
material and workmanship guaran- I
toed. Shop, 7th and F; leave orders, j
ust Received—Hay, at Brown &
SpP' Iawklns’. Quality First.”
:
„ The Cassio it. will leave for Knik
** - 1 very day on tire tide. Wednesday
( 4 p m. Until further notice will
iave from west end of Fourth ave
,ue. E. J. Hertel, master. 28-lino
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Merchants Cafe, next door to the
White House, four doors from Hotel
Crist, one block from the Northern,
three blocks from K street dock, and
three blocks from postotllco. A very
good place to oat.
Fine postcard pictures of the unjon
parade at The McCain Studio. Come
and sec them.
BERLIN, May 2—Germany’s reply
to the American submarine demands
will be dispatched to Washington
this week, unles the unexpected oc
curs. A tentative draft of the Ger
man note was framed Friday. This
i : still here, undergoing changes. On
the fundamental question of the
right of the German governlent to
employ submarines against enemy
vessels, Germany’s policy will re
main unaltered. Certain German
newspapers, recognized as semi-oili
eials organs of the government, are
warning the public not to count to a
certainty that America will be in full
agreement with the attitude of the
empire in its reply to the ultimatum,
OPTIMISTIC VIEW.
. WASHINGTON, May 2.—Informa
tion from German sources is to the
effect that the empire is .considering
reply to the American note in the
most favorable terms, which compre
hend yielding substantially to Amer
ica's defends with respect to the
submarine question. Germany, it is
said, will offer to immediately aban
don the submarine campaign and op
erate only warships against the en
emy merhant ships. This informa
tion, however, does not come from
official sources, and may be taken as
Hie view of the most optimistic Ger
mans.
GERMAN REPLY WEDNESDAY.
COPENHAGEN, May 2.—Tho i’o
litikea's Berlin correspondent says
that Germany’s reply to the Amer
ican note will be delivered Wednes
day.
SUGGESTING A K H [Tit ATI ON.
AMSTERDAM, May 2,—German
political circles are suggesting that
the king of Spain arbitrate the sub
marine controversy between America
and Germany.
NEW YORK, May 2.—The federal
grand jury has returned indictments
against Or. Seheele and others,
charging them with complicity in
the placing ol' bombs on munition
laden vessels enroute to Europe. Or.
Seheele is a prominent practitioner
cf New York city.
!l*>!l\iSTi:ATiO.VS IiTi,T<
DEFEATED IX HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 2.—The
house yesterday voted down the ad
ministration’s Philippine bill, fath
ered by Congressman Jones, and
passed instead a bill providing for
ultimate independence of the Philip
pine islands, but setting no date.
Ike Fisher; representative of the
1? S. Ammunition Company, is an
Anchorage visitor. Mr. Fisher was
agreeably surprised at our rapid
growth, and thinks the future justi
fies him in establishing an agency
here.
Realizing that Anchorage will be
the best town in this part of Alaska,
W. T. Parson, of Edmonton, Alberta,
lias decided to locate here and go
into the contracting business.
For Sale_One round dining-room
oak table, with six leaves. City Ex
press.
Wanted—Experienced lumber tal
lyman. Anchorage Supply Co. 2 3t
For Rent—House—2 rooms—fur
nished or unfurnished. Inquire cor
ner C and Eighth.
All workingmen while in Anchor
age are invited to make Labor Tem
ple their headquarters. Newspapers
and periodicals in different languages
on file.
Wanted—Disliw'asher. At the Mer
chants Cafe,
POLITICAL WISH
NEW YORK, May 2.—Col. Tlioo
doro Roosevelt, who returned from
a visit to Chicago today, lias issued
a statement saying he should not be
nominated for president by the re
publican national convention, unless
the delegates believe that the cam
paign should be fought out on the
lines of American preparedness.
Continuing, he said: "I earnestly
hope that the delegates to the Chi
cago convention will nominate some
man on whom the republicans and
progressives can combine, and who,
moreover, vut he heartily supported
hy all independent citizens, and par
ticularly independent democrats who
aro loyal to nationalism of the An
drew Jackson type.”
GERMAN REPLY WEDNESDAY.
COL ROOSEVELT
CHICAGO. May 2.— Col. Theodore
Roosovelt, speaking last night be
fore the Illinois Car Association,
made a vigorous plea for universal
military service. lie denounced, in
scathing terms, the pacificist move
ment, declaring the members to he
spineless mollycoddles. The colonel
was wildly cheered.
SAN FRANCISCO, Map 2.—12. 12.
Schmitz, former mayor of ban Fran
cisco, ig taking the initiative in tlit
recall of Mayor Rolph, alleging gross
extravagance and mismanagement of
the city’s affairs. The petition for
the recall, if a sufficient number of
signors can be secured, will bo bled
May 9, after which a notice of elec
tion will ensue. Schmitz was the op
ponent of Rolph in the last mayor
alty contest.
LANSING* Kan.. May 2.—Fred
Bissell, the slayer of little Edna 1 >is
somer, of Topeka, claims that at
times he surfers from fits of insanity.
Ho has asked to have his head ex
amined to verify his statement that
in childhood ho was kicked by a
mule, leaving a mark on his cra
nium. This blow he ascribes as the
cause of his insane periods.
Roys’ Union Suits—One-tliird off.
Fairbanks Clothing Store.
Ladies, you will find a nice lino of
semi-tailored hats, at reasonable
prices, at cabin immediately back of
Larson & Wcndler’s grocery.
MRS. L. PATCHING.
To Hotel and Rooming House
Builders: AVe have contracts on
several choice hotol sites that you
can get on any business arrange
ments, with or without money. In
other words, will take a chance with
you. E. T. CASEY.
Just received, a full line of photo
goods, and move on the way. North
orn Drug Co., Fourth and H, the
Empress building.
FOR SALE!
"THE CRESCENT,” CORNER OF
FOURTH AVENUE AN1) C STREET,
ANCHORAGE, THAT’S ALL. SEE
OWNERS, F. W. REDWOOD & CO
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BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 2.—
I Eight Austrian fishermen, their
! boats and nets are held on Lumml
j island, near'nUingham. taken cap
tive by a band of armed Lummi
i island Indians. The sheriff of What
! com county has made an effort to
rescue the fisnermon, but his pcsse
; is held at bay by the armed Indians.
Tile trouble grows out of the fact
j -the t a portion of Lummi island is an
Indian reserve and the Indians claim
the sole right to tish in the waters
I adjacent to the island. The attorney,
general of tho state has hold that
! the disputed waters is open to
■ whites, as well as natives,
j Tho kidnaping of the Austrian-, is
| tho climax of a series of e'asheg he
! tween Indians and whites.
SAX BERNARDINO, May 2.- Dr
C. L. Trumpower and Benjat'in M
Rapp, of Long Beach, and Harry
Thorpe and Morton Wearne, of Lot
Angeles, were drowned in Little
Bear lake, in the Lake mountains
east of San Bernardino, at an early
hour this morning. The victims
were members of a fishing party that
set out in a small boat. The boat
capsized in the middle of the lake.
! Pour others- in the boat were les
i cued.
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WASHINGTON, May 2.—The ad
ministration has launched its indus
trial and preparedness campaign. In
support of the industrial campaign,
an enormous exhibit has been pre
pared. The exhibit, has been in
stalled on a special train, and a tour
of the country will be made. The
preparedness campaign will likewise
bo portrayed in the form of a huge
! launch.
101$ OF MONEY
PITTSBURG. May 2.- -Striking
workmen formerly employed in
Westinghouse munition plants in the
Pittsburg district have already lust
$600,000 in wages since tho great
walkout took place. On the whole,!
good order has maintained.
Lauritz & Frisk, recent arrivals in
Anchorage, nave entered tho paint
ing and decoratisg business. Both
are experienced men in their line,
having been employed at the .San
Franciaho Exposition as sign writers.
Mrs. Quinn will open the Eagle
boarding house tomorrow morning,
and solicits tho patronage of the
public.
Tho biggest bath tubs and the most
comfortable bath rooms can be found
at tile Richter House, on Third near
E. Baths at all hours.
Oats, Bran, Chopped Grain, Shorts,
Whole Corn, Craiked Corn, Wheat
and Scratch Food, at Brown * Haw
kins’. “Quality First.”
Say, boys, if you can’t get any of
mother’s cooking, try sister's, at Two
Girls Wafile House. Wo always
please.
A. good place to eat. Merchants
[ Cafo.
SEEKING MORE PAY
I’ITTSBITUG, May 2.—Not a
street car is moving In the city of
Pittsburg today. Conferences be
tween the street, car operators and
leaders of the striking workmen last
ed until midnight last night. The
opposing sides reached an agreement
on every proposition save that of
wages. On that question, there is a
wide difference of opinion.
The strike has thrown a quarter
>f a million people out of work,
i-lood order is prevalent.
I.ANE STOPPED
TROOPS COMING
Secretary Lane prevented the
trrival of troops in Anchorage
luring the recent strike, if credence
nay be given the following report,
mblished in the coast newspapers:
WASHINGTON, April 26. (liul
etln) That the secretary of war
had ordered regular troops to pro
ceed to Anchorage because of the
ttrike on the government railroad
tnd that the order was rescinded at
the request of Secretary Lane. was
the information given out officially
during this afternoon. The orders
to the troops to go to the now rail
road town were forwarded yesterday
to the: commanding oflicer at Valdez,
but Secretary Lane declares the situ
ation is quiet, despite the strike, nnd
that troops are not needed there.
VIIt. I’KTKIJS I'l.KASKI)
WITH Ol’TLOOK HEIIK
Edward Peters, of the firm of liar
ington & Peters, large contractors
if Seattle, has been giving Anehor
ige and vicinity the once over, lie
teaves on the Watson, but expects to
'(■turn later in the season. .Mr.
'eters. aecomifhnied by Assistant
iuperintendent Jones and Con
ractor Murphy, made the trip over
he new railway line yesterday. Mr.
Peters was greatly impressed at the
mount of work done by the Com
nission during the winter months,
is he, too, had the erroneous idea
hat it was impossible to carry on
construction work of any kind dur
ng the winter, also with the growth
>f Anchorage, and predicts a great
uture for our city and this part of
\laska. This is exceptionally pleas
ng to us, as .Mr. Peters’ firm is
\mong the largost in Seattle, among
heir recent works being the con
struction of flic municipal docks lor
he harbor commission.
Among tlie late arrivals in An
horage is Milton S. Hufschmidt, of
•ian Francisco, and C. Schulte, of
Virginia. Messrs. Hulschmidt and
fchutte are stopping at the Crist
louse, and have informed this paper
hat they will open a real estate
Mficc and deal on a large scale, hav
ng quite a following on the outside
ready for investment.
Wanted—Young man with some
experience to clerk in drug store.
Call this oftice.
For Sale—Hotel Lang range,
co king utensils, dishes; floor show
case, 5 1-2 feet. Inquire Mrs. Har
tholf, Home Bakery, on Fifth ave
nue. near C street.
Pipe, fittings, water connections
and plumbing supplies, at Knik
Hardware Company’s, Third and H
White Shoo Pacs with heels, at
Brown & Hawkins'. "Quality First."
Ladies, before buying your spring
hat. see the complete new line of
millinery being shown by the Wal
ters Millinery and Gowns Shop, on
Fourth avenue, near C street.
New goods arriving each boat.
Prices within the range of all.
No trouble to show.
Walking hats a specialty.
LONDON, My 2.—Large forces of
the Sinn Fein organization at Ennis
corthy, eighty miles south of Dublin,
after a truce lasting a day and a
half, surrendered to the British
forces late yesterday afternoon. 8ov
erai isolated detachments of the
rebels, outside of the city of Dublin,
are still holding out, but, according
to'official advices received in London
today, it is but a question of time
before they will lay down their arms.
In Dublin, the head center of the
revolt, the back of the revolution
has been broken, although several
skirmishes have taken place between
the rebels and the British troops.
Over twelve hundred rebels in Dub
lin have been taken prisoners, lip
to date, in Dublin alone, it is esti
mated that two hundred rebels have
been killed and wounded. Property
to the value of ten million dollars
has been destroyed.
IRELAND BEING RANSACKED.
DUBLIN, May 2.—All Ireland is
being ransacked for arms and sedi
tious literature by British troops,
aided by loyalists, it is found that
the Sinn Fein revolt is widespread
in its ramifications.
BURLIN'. May 2. Ill the fall of
the British garrison at Kutel-A
Mara, captured by the Turkish army,
four British general:;, including the
commander, General Townsend, and
five hundred and ten British and In
dian otficers, are held as prisoners of
war, according to advices received
today from Constantinople.
MII.O KKIjBY .MARKS
VISIT TO A\<HORACE
Milo Kelly, ono of the best in
formed mining men of this part of
Alaska, where he has been engaged
in mining enterprises for years past,
is here from Knik, and intends to
remain until midsummer, lie will
soon bo joined by Mrs. Kelly. Mr.
Kelly was among the first to develop
a mining property in the Willow
reek gold camp, and is regarded as
perhaps the best-informed mining
man on that particular region in
these parts He is a mining engi
neer and an assayer, and this gives
him a decided advantage over the
ordinary prospector.
Mr. Kelly served as a member of
the lower house in the firat terri
torial legislative assembly, and as
an evidence of his high standing it
may be said that he received the
highest vote cast for any member ot
either house from this division.
UARMKM WORKKRS ON STRIKE.
NEW YORK, May 2.—Today's ad
ditions make ninety thousand gar
ment workers on strike in New York
city. Most of the garment factories
have closed down, due to a lack of
help.
Choice corner on Sixth street; also
inside lot on Fifth, and residence lot
on East Sixth. Will quote you at
tractive price and terms or arrange
for building loan. E. T. CASEY.
The Alaska Pool Room—best
lights, good tables, good service.
If you want mineral claims sur
veyed, call at Waller’s law? shop. tf
Merchants Cafe, under the man
agement of .1. Casey McDannel.
For Sale—Desirable business lot.
Fourth street, just east of A; lot 5,
block 114. Inquire The Sydney Lau
renco Co.
For Sale—100 feet frontage on
Third, near 11 street. Beautiful hotel
site. Inquire Brown & Hawkins.