Änrlxomge Betle Timeg
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 1 NO. 250.
ANCHOR AUK, ALASKA, WEDNESDA V. SEPT. 1.5, 191(1.
PKICE TEX CENTS.
Demand Eight-hour Day and Three
Cents an Hour Raise in Wages,
Which Railway Companies Are
Reluctant to Stand For.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—Thirty-five thousand shopmen em
ployed on 19 railway systems west of Chicago will take a vote
within the next few days, the question at issue being the calling
* of a general strike. The dispute between the workmen and the
railway companies is the question of wages. The men demand
an eight-hour day and an increase of three cents an hour in the
wage scale. The railway companies offer two cents an hour in
crease and will grant the eight-hour day if the courts hold that i
the eight-hour day law passed by the recent congress is con
stitutional.
The workmen object to the string attached to the eight
hour day provision and it is expected that the vote will be
largely in favor of calling a strike.
The labor leaders, whose headquarters are in Chicago, are
in conference today. • %
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High Explosives Found on Track and
Removed in Time to Prevent De
struction of Street Car Filled
With Human Freight.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—The discovery and removal of a
quantity of blasting powder found on the track of the subway
last night, prevented a fearful tragedy and consequent loss of
life, as the next oncoming street car was laden with passengers,
all of whom must have been killed or badly maimed, had the
plot of the fiends responsible for the outrage not been frustrat
ed by the fortunate finding by a policeman of the high explo
sive. The powder was placed on the rails of the subway sys
tem at a point 500 feet from the downtown station. The wheels
of a passing car would have set off the powder.
The police authorities set out a dragnet soon after the
discovery of the plot and up to 10 o’clock this morning 14 men
suspected of complicity in the outrage had been jailed. Strik
ing- street car men and those in sympathy with them are be
lieved to have been the guilty parties.
Men at Mile 34 Make Demand for Im
proved Conditions, Which, After
Investigation by Engineer, Con
sidered Fair and Granted.
SEWARD, Sept. 13.—District Engineer Weir, of the Alas
kan Engineering Commission, quickly settled an incipient labor
tiouble that occurred a day or two ago at Mile 34, on the Alas
ka Northern railway line, where a force is employed in repair
work. The men submitted a written demand to the district
engineer, stating- that they would quit in a body if their de
mands were not granted forthwith. Without considering the
demands, the district engineer visited the scene and discharged
30 of the men. An investigation made by the district engineer
showed that the demands of the men, which comprehended a
room for drying their clothes after working all day in the rain
| and for more straw in their bunks, was a reasonable request.
Whereupon, the district engineer caused the changes to be
made and the men who were disChdr£ed were informed that
! they could return to work if they wished.
In the meantime, the agitator who drew up the ultimatum ~
and took the initiative in the incipient strike, was soundly
thrashed by the men for being the cause of the loss of their jobs.
FOREST FIRES
IN CALIFORNIA
SAN RAFAEL, Cal., Sept. 13.—j
Twelve great forest fires are raging |
today in the northern part of Sonora
county. Hundreds of people are en
gaged in fighting the flames over a !
front of seven miles. Many ranches
have been burned out. Whole valleys ,
dotted with farms have been laid i
waste. Wild animals are fleeing be
fore the flames. Unless rains shall
soon come, the destruction will reach |
an appalling amount.
So far as known, no lives have been ;
lost, although hundreds of families \
have been rendered homeless. Aid is 1
being rushed to the scene from other
parts of the state.
STEAMER BEAVER
FIRE QUENCHED1
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—'The
steamer Beaver reached port in safe
ty last night. The fire which broke
out in the after hold of the steamer
was under control when the vessel ar
rived here and was quickly exting
uished. The fire broke out at mid
v night last Wednesday. The passen
gers were panic-stricken when the
fact was learned. The water tight;
compartments confined the fire to a
limited area.
EXPLOSION IN
POWDER P1ME
OLIPHANT, Dela., Sept. 13.—Three
employes were killed and several seri
ously injured in an explosion which
occurred in a plant of the DuPont
Powder company, located here. The
loss is estimated at $40,000. The
cause of the explosion is not revealed.
GREECE 10 THROW HAT IN
LONDON, Sept. 13.—It is officially announced in London
today that Greece will enter the world war on the side of the
allies within 48 hours.
New Greek Cabinet.
ATHENS, Sept. 13.—King Constantine, of Greece, has re
quested M. Dinitrakopoulos to form a new cabinet. He ha
accepted. The news comes as a complete surprise to the popu
lace, ,as it was thought that former Premier Venizelos would
be the successor of Zamais.
Dutch Liner Submarined.
LONDON, Sept. 13.— Lloyd’s today announces the subma
rining of the Dutch liner Antwerp, of 6,000 tons burden. The
liner sailed from New York city, en route to Antwerp August
31.
Bulgars on the Run.
LONDON, Sept. 13.—Following a 36-hour battle on the
Struma river, the Bulgarian army is in full retreat before the
allied forces, according to a dispatch from Athens, received
here this morning. The di-patch says that the fleeing Bulgars
put up a stubborn resistance, giving up their position only off
er a blnoiiy. battle that continued without cessation for a day
and l The Bulgar loss is very heavy. The allied army
i> in i . i - nit of the fleeing Bulgars.
Serbs Launch Big Attack.
SALONIKA, Sept. 13.—The Serbian Army has launched
a vigorous attack aaginst the Teuton force- in this sector. The
battle has been raging for the past hours and is progressing
favorably for the Serbians.
French Launch an Offensive.
PARIS, Sept. 13.—The French have launched another of - i
tensive movement against the Germans in the region north of
Somme. The offensive is meeting with success. Two woods;
cave been taken by the aggressors, following fierce engage
ments. The French forces are getting nearer Pennine, the ob
jective point.
Germans Admit Fall of Ginchy.
BFRLIN, Sept. 13.—A German official report today admits1
the tal^ot tin* village of Ginchy, in the Somme sector.
NEW LONDON, Conn., Sept. 13.—It is believed that the
American-Mexican commission have about reached an agree
ment governing a patrol of the Mexican-United States border, i
which is the chief bone of contention between the respective;
countries. The tentative plan is that both countries shall keep 1
an equal number of soldiers on the border, the troops to have
the privilege^ cross either border in pursuit of bandit gangs.
The tentative plan has been put up to General Bliss, chief
of-staff of the United States army, and if it meets with his ap
proval, it will probably be adopted by the commission.
SEA 1 TEE, Sept. K>.—Incomplete returns from the repnb
liean state primary, held in Washington yesterday indicate
'hat fonuer Governor ?' Bride will be the nominee for gover
uul and that l nited Slates Senator Poindexter lias won a re
election over liis opponent. Congressman Humphrey. John
L. Miller, former mayor of Seattle, is in the lead for represen
tativ, from this district, with John E. Ballaine a close second.
M’ 1 or and Ballaine formed an agreement with McBride last
week whereby they decided to smash the Post-Intelligencer
slate from “senator to constable.”
SEATTLE, Sept. 1".—T.n- Alaska
Steamship company has e nounced
that it nail build thro5 passenger
liners hex?, which will have more
• speed and ccmfoit than any vessels
of their present fleet, the new boats
; will be operated on the Alaska run
during the su.nmer and t> Philadel
phia through the Panama canal dur
ing the winter.
-A new steamer will be built tc re
place the Dora, which is on the run
from Seward to the westward. The
) company will also buy four freighters
, for the Alaska business, to cost ST
OCK),000. The Jefferson and the Dol
phin will be used in the cannery trade
exclusively.
ELEVEN JURYMEN
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.— Goo.|
progress is being made in the selec
tion of a jury for the trial of Warren
Billings, charged with murder in the
first degree for complicity in the bomb
plot that killed several preparedness
! paraders. Up to last night, when the
| court adjourned for the day, 11 talis
| men had been passed and sworn as
trial jurors. It is believed that the
jury will be completed bj noon today.
115 LOIS SELL
EOS 126,590
SEWARD, Sept. 13.—The sale of
lots in the two government-owned ad
ditions to the original townsite, locat
ed north of Seward, was concluded
yesterday evening by Superintendent
of Sale Christensen. The sale shows
that 116 lots were sold, bringing the
sum of $26,590.