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VOL. I.
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NO. 291.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1916.
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BUCHAREST. Oct. 20.—The Roumanian troops in ihe
Predeau region, northwest of Kronstadt, have resumed tlu of
fensive and are driving hack the Teutonic forces on the Tran
sylvania side of the border Large numbers of Russian troops
have joined the Roumanians, and the offensive movement was
inaugurated upon the arrival of the re-inforoements.
RUSSIANS TO THE RESCUE.
LONDON, Oct. 20.—Russian troops are helping the Rou
manians in the defense of the- passes leading into Roumania,
according to wireless dispatches received today from Berne,
^ Switzerland. The game authority says that formidable Rus
*• -ia,ii forces have arrived at various points on the Ro'umanian
jiungarian frontier. These preparations are preliminary to a
big drive into Hungary, participated in by Russian and Rou
manian armies.
GERMAN EMBASSY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—The German embassy in Wash
ington today virtually conceded that the submarine freighter
Bremen had been lost while en route from Bremen, to Balti
more, but declined to say whether the big undersea craft was
destroyed by eai enemy warship or was lost through an acci
dent to its machinery.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 20.- The liner AJaunia. carrying a crew
of 200 men, was sunk by a mine in the English channel between
Falmouth and London last night. All on board were lost. The
Aiaimia belonged to the Canard line and the news of its loss
was contained in a message received this morning by the Cun
«rd office in tliis city.
Anchorage expects every man to do
his duty and judging from the results
of a few hours’ soliciting this morning
the local merchants and business firms
have stepped into the breach and are
materially aiding the members of the
Aiaska Labor Union in their efforts to
give this city a convention hall second
to none in all Alaska. The perfect
harmony existing between the bus!-|
nesii men ami the Alaska Labor Union i
it commendable; the spirit manifest is j
worthy of the cause and the results of i
their combined efforts spe’ls SUC
CESS.
The total amount raised t,hi‘ morn
ing reached the sum of $1,350, sub
scribed by the following: Brown <4
llu'vkins, A. A. ShonbecT, North
Side Lumber company and Capt. A. E,
Lathrop, $200 each; Bank of Anchor
age, McNally and Maitland, Ship
Creek Meat company, Sanitary Meal
Market and the Frisco cafe $100 each
and Dick's Kitchen $50.00. The resell
of today’s lahors justifies steps toward
the immediate erection of the build
ing and the committee will continue
its soliciting until the city in thor
oughly canvassed.
On Monday, October TJrd, .Mayer
J. G. V*attn will aend ov.t hi* aifcna
ture the followipg letter to the prop
erty owner*, of Anchorage- The name,
Jot description and amount are ficti
tioufc, but the purport of tht letter
ntniiM conviction and rbould be
heeded:
department of the Interior, Alaskan
Kogl nearing Commjawoe Office of
Twmiite Manager.
BEGUN!) NOTICE OK A8SES3MKNT
Ancnn/apt; Alaaka.Oct. 2 f, 1016.
Joi-n l)'*, Git*,
Itear Hi. : Your attention \* oUied
^ ,*• to *>r folo.u line itMM-/.Hincnt dw Od»
* tKT 2J, J'»!C, which you hnre failed to
pay:
!<c<t 1, Bk«rk 1. Total tc pay,
A duicl.arjfc of ten per ten. 110 per
EQUAL RIGHTS
S f. LOUIS, Oct. 20.—Women were
<C;»r>:«.] evjn! rights with meri in twt
actions taken yestoirtay by the house
of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
genera! convention.
cent' wJI be added t« the* above
.vrount for fai'ure to pay on or before
Nov. 21, 1918, and ar. additional sue
charge 01 ten per cert (10 per cent)
will be added for every 60 days there
after that such assessment remain;
Ul.pVKl
'^flr/tn an ar segment shall he unpair
1 fuv mx n ont'is after due it will be re
porter. to the General Land office as *
f.uiuM te comply with the regulations
Trie original notice must accompany
thn payments.
T. W /tTTfl, Tuwnsite Manager.
COMMISSIONER HEARS WRIIES
CHAMBER OE COMMERCE AOOUT
DISCONTINUANCE OF COMMISSARY
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In connection with the government
sale.? commissary Commissioner F.
Mears has addressed an able commu
nicatior to the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce setting forth some inside
infoiniation on the matter that will
be of interest to the readers of The
Daily limes.
The letter follows:
Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 14, 1916.
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce,
Anchorage, Alaska.
Centlemen:
I have given much thought to the
question which has been raised by
your body, with respect to the opera
tion of the retail commissary at An
chorage, and as I see no indication
that ar y results will be derived from
the present investigation which is be
ing cor ducted between representatives
I of the Anchorage Chamber of Com
' merce and the committee appointed by
j this of ice, I decided the other day to
take td is matter up with Chairman
j Edes, with the view of arriving at
I some definite decision. 1 "
Aftf going all over this subject
j again,, the Commission came to the
I copcluf ion that it would be desirable
' to close the sales commissary at An
chorage, but it considered that it
would- w inadvisable to close this com
missary at the present time, due to
the ne ir approach of winter and con
( sequent closing of this harbor to nav
i igatioi. The committee of employes
j appointed by this office to investigate
| this matter called our attention to the
fact that the merchants of Anchorage
were intending to raise prices during
the winter, one firm having gone so
far as to advertise in the daily paper
to this effect. With the assurance,
therefore, that prices would be ad
vanced during the coming winter, it
was considered that an injustice would
be done to the employes to eliminate
the commissary at the present time.
It is a privilege to which they are en
titled by act of congress and was one
of the factors in the original employ
ment. If advance notice of the clos
ing of the Anchorage sales commis
sary is given to the employes now,
sufficient time will elapse before the
order goes into effect to permit them
to adjust their affairs to the changed
conditions.
It was decided therefore, that a def
inite date in the future would be se
i lected when the sales commissary at
Anchorage would be closed, and that
j immediate notice would be sent out
to those concerned in order to give
them ample opportunity to meet any
I changed conditions.
I have the honor, therefore, to noti-!
: fy your body that, with the consent
and approval of Chairman Edes, the '
! sales commissary at the Anchorage .
terminal will be closed on June 30th of
next year.
Trusting that you will receive this
decision with approbation, and appre
ciate the many different phases of this
subject, I am,
Very respectfully
F. MEARS, Commissioner.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—President Wil
; son attended a luncheon under thi
auspices of the Chicago Press clul
i yesterday afternoon. As he passe(
! through the Blackstone hotel, en routi
i to the dining room, he was loudl;
j cheered by a big crowd that had as
j cembled in the lobby of the hotel.
Despite a terrific rain storm, a bif
crowd gathered at the railway sta
| tion at South Bend, Indiana, to get <
glimpse of the president. The presi
dent was pressed for a speech, am
said: “ I have forgotten how to maki
a campaign speech. The record i
made up and all you have to do nov
is to say what you think of it. If
made a speech, I would have to tel
you what I think myself. That I can
not do.”
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Actini
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt to
day anounced that one of the super
dreadnaughts authorized by the con
gress for the coming year would bea
the name of Washington, in honor o
the state of Washington.
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 20.—The bi|
smelting works at this place were con
sumed by fire last night. The caus
of the conagration has not been re
vealed to the public, although commoi
run-or says it was of incendiar;
origin.
Mrs. W. C. Edes was a round tri]
pus conger on the S. S. Alameda am
was the guest of Mrs. Frederick Mear
during her stay in the city.
| WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20.—In
' official circles the 8-hour commission
named by President Wilson is a par
ticularly strong one. Goethals has
been one of the largest employers of
I labor in the United States in the
building of the Panama canal, ami no
| one in the country is better fitted to
head the commission. He constructed
the canal on the eight-hour basis and
is thoroughly familiar with the work
ings of the system. The first investi
gation of the commission will be the
pay and hours of employment on the
railroads throughout the middle west
and in the vicinity of Chicago.
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FURS SEIZED
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.—Furs
some of them very rare, valued at
more than $10,000 have been seized by
customs inspectors who have been ex
r amining the baggage of fishermen
coming in from Alaskan waters during
the past few days. The seizures are
of furs taken from animals either pro
tected from killing, or which have
been shot out of season.
Otter, beaver, brown bear, marten,
ermine, mink, red Alaskan fox and
other varieties are among the seized
furs.
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—The steamer
i Admiral Farragut sailed Thursday at
’ midnight, en route to Anchorage and
way ports. Passengers bound to An
chorage are C. John, Miss Mildred
) Movean, H. Plan, H. J. Lawhom, C.
I Osborne, Frank Berks, Captain G. S.
! Tilton, Mrs. J. E. Warner, Mrs. J. E.
Frame, Arnos Krantz and W. Martin.
ACTION Of THE ALLtS
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ATHENS, Oct. 20.—The Greek government has protested
:o the neutral powers against the manner of the application of
oolice control oil the part of the Allied powers in Athens and
>ther Greek cities, on the ground that such police control con
stitutes a violation of the sovereign rights of the people of
Greece.
TIES SEAT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Recep
tion of a new Associate Justice John
H. Clarke, of Cleveland, Ohio, adds
inu.sual ceremony, observing century
>ld precedent in the opening of the
1916-17 term of the supreme court.
A full bench for the first time in al
nost a year will sit to hear any array
)f cases of national and international
mportance. Justice Clarke was ap
pointed last summer to succeed former
lustice Hughes. The new associate
justice, the third appointed by Piesi
lent Wilson, was formerly federal
iistrict judge in Ohio, and will take
ris oath of office tomorrow. He will
pe seated at the extreme left of Chief
Justice' White.
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 20.—-Idaho is the
irst state in the union to have a wom
in as candidate for its chief executive. I
VIrs. Annie E. Triplow, of Weiser, has
iust been placed at the head of the so
:ialist state ticket at the recent par
ly convention. She intends to make
in active campaign for the office and
ixpects soon to open her headquarters
n this city.
Mrs. Triplow has been a teacher in
;he public schools of Washington
:ounty, resigning about three years
igo to study law to prepare for the
jar examinations soon. She has made
i study of political economy and kin
Ired studies. Her law course and her
vide reading she undertook and car
ded to a successful issue while doing
lousework and making a home for
ter husband.
FAIRMONT, W. Va., Oct. 20.—A
hundred coal miners are entombed at
the Jamieson camp mine, caused by a
fire damp explosion which caved in the
leans of egress and ingress late yes
terday afternoon. Hundreds of men
ire employed in the work of rescue.
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—Due to an ap
parent shortage in the year’s yield, po
tatoes jumped from $22 to $35 per ton
yesterday. It is expected that the
price will go still higher.
OFFICIAL TELLS
OF PULP ILL
JUNEAU, Oct. 20.—Mr. Ringland,
of the forest service, states that a $2,
000,000 pulp mill would likely be built
on Prince Williams sound, and that
Alaska spruce made a superior quali
ty of paper.
Mr. Ringland denied the report the
government railroad engineers had re
fused to use Alaska timber, and stated
that the Alaska commission had al
ready used over 17,000,000 feet of
Alaska timber and that 75,000,000 feet
was blocked out for local consump
tion.
The rustling committee in charge of
finances for the new Alaska Labor
union building are working separately
and collectively with good results.
Jack Sutherland, one of the enthusi
astic members, turned in the following
names who have subscribed to the new
building:
Axel Nyland, Pete Smedberg, Olaf
Nelson, G. Jackson, August Wickland,
Frank E. Hanson, Jack Sutherland,
Geo. Bolga, Harry Hicks, Louie Fiske,
Fred Hartmann, Rex Seymour, N.
Johnson, Carl Sehlin, Harry Wagner,
Ed Michalsen, Martin Ostland, R. R.
Hunter, Thos. H. Jeter, Adolph Mil
ler, A. Checktisaw, Elmer Dartt, Nick
Singer, Alb;on Young, Morns Olson,
John Gustavason, J. L. Hall, $5.00
each. J. P. Peterson, Otto Driscoll,
Geo. Wilson, $10.00 each; John Lund,
Wm. Meinberg, $20.00 each.
The above subscribers are all mem
bers of the Alaska Labor Union and
are working men who have materially
proven their faith in the organization.
ERECT HOI
A campaign for the erection of a
hall by the Alaska Pioneers of An
chorage last night was started by the
local order and further action in the
matter will depend largely upon the
reports of several committees appoint
ed to investigate the advisability of
building at this time.
While appreciating the offers which
have been made to the Pioneers by the
members of the Alaska Labor Union,
members of the Pioneers last night
expressed themselves in favor of hav
ing a hall of their own, however mod
est it might be.
The matter probably will be decided
definitely at the next meeting of the
order.
The S. S. Alameda will return for
Seattle tonight and outgoing passen
gers are requested to be on boat'd by
10 o’clock.