WEEKLY EDITION
*
Gook Inlet Pioneer
AND KNIK NEWS
* VOL. 1
Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, December 25, 1915
NO. 2r>
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 24.—A Christmas manifesto, issued
and signed by Karl Bernstein and nine other prominent social
ists of- Germany, is the sensation of the day because of the
astounding revelations contained in the document. The man
k ifesto calls on the men in the trenches to rise in their might
and depose Kaiser Wilhelm “from the throne he has be
fouled.” The present world war, declares the manifesto, is
being waged to satisfy the insatiable- savage greed of Prus
sian conspirators, led by the kaiser, ostensibly for the pro
tection and good name of Germany, in reality to satisfy the
ambitions of the German military ring which has long held
sway in the empire. The manifesto says that the arch-con
spirators are making of the German flag an emblem of in
famy and that German chivalry is buried in the trenches in
Flanders and in grave plots in Belgium villages laid waste
by' this military regime. Concluding, the manifesto declares,
“We Germans are loathed by all honest men.”
CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT VARNA.
LONDON, Dfect 24.--H?onflieting: reports are afloat with re
spect to Vania1 Bulgaria’s chief seaport, on the Black sea.
The London Daily News reiterates that the Russian fleet cap
*■ tnred the city as a result of the bombardment and that Rus
sian troops were landed and are in possession. Berlin ad
vices insist that the Russian fleet was driven off by the land
batteries protecting Varna.
JAPANESE LINER VICTIM OF SUBMARINE.
LONDON, Dec. 24.—The Japanese liner Yasiaka Maru,
with three hundred passengers on board, one of whom was an
American, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean sea yester
vfay. After being s^pck by the submarine, the big steamship
floated for an hour, which enabled the passengers to get
aboard a French warship which happened to be near at hand,
i The loss is placed at $5,000,000.
FRENCH CLAIM IMPORTANT VICTORY.
PARIS, Tier. 24.—The attempt of the Teuton forces to re
take the summit of Hartmann's Weiler Kopf, captured by
the French, was repulsed witli heavy losses to the enemy.
The left wing of the French army made further progress.
GERMANS DISPUTE FRENCH CLAIM.
BERLIN, Dec. 24.—The war office claims that the German
troops recaptured Hartmann’s Weiler Kopf and took cap
Y tive fifteen hundred men and twenty-three officers of the
French army. The German army is now engaging the
French on the northern slope of the mountain, -«n
PLUM PUDDING FOR BOYS IN TRENCHES. "
LONDON, Dec. 24.—Three million pounds of plum pud
ding is enroute to the boys in the trenches, for Christmas. A
thousand tons of plum pudding was shipped to the Darda
nelles a fortnight ago, the pudding being packed in tin boxes.
After the contents had been eaten, the tin boxes were em
ployed as grenades to kill the enemy.
i [''1 KAISER S ILLNESS NOT SERIOUS.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 24.—Physicians attending Kaiser
Wilhelm have issued an official bulletin in which it is de
clared that the kaiser’s illness is not serious.
** AMERICAN NOTE PLEASES BRITISH.
* LONDON- Dec. 24.—The American note sent to Austria
with respect to the Ancona affair receives favorable comment
.from the British newsfiapers as being a strong document. It
{ A generally believed that the Austrian government will yield
'to all the requests made by the United States.
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Merry Xmas. ■ Roberts.
Skates for Xatas presents at the
Mataauska Hardware Co.'s.
Christmas goods at Kimball’s,
Fifth avenue aad 19 street.
Christmas lemons, oranges, apples,
dates and figs, at Pllger’a,
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Kimball has the goods. Fifth ave
nue and E street.
Reserve your table for that ele
rgant Christmas dinner to be served
at'Two Girls Waffie House.
When In need of groceries, call at
Kimball’s, corner Fifth avenue and
ffi street.
Merry Xmas. Robarta.
Snowgboea at Ptlger's.
Merchants Cafe, next door to the
White House, four doors front Hotel
Crist, and one block from the North
ern, A very good place to eat.
The Alaska Pool Room—best
lights, good tables, good service.
That piece of furniture you need
would be an appropriate holiday gift.
WILKH8 makes everything. Shop
opposite Alaska Transfer Co.
Lumber for Sale—-Inquire at Her-1
tel's Grocery Storo, on Fourth, be
tween C and B streets.
Merry Xmas. Robarts.
WILKES SES
NO COMPARISON
BETWEEN ROOIES
COMMUNICATED.
Anchorage, Alaska. Dec. 23.
Not wishing to question the ve
racity of the old-timer who compared
the construction of this road with
the Copper River & Northwestern
for the first 27 miles, and not being
a railroad man in any sense of the
word, at the same time it seems to
me there is no comparison of the
two projects.
Not criticising the construction of
this road in any shape or form, it
appears to me that the two projects
offer a radically different mode or
construction.
While this section is a matter of
grade, fill and cut, common to all
railroad work, the first section of
the Copper River & Northwestern
offered many complex problems of
construction not found in every-day
railroad building. For instance, the
shifting channels of many glacier
streams had to be bridged in a way
that would insure permanence, as
well as many spots of quicksand and
many miles of marshy ground that
was almost impassable during the
summer months for man or beast,
and all this had to be figured out
from more points than one. Speed,
a3 well as economy, had to be con
sidered.
VI T Unnaa'o o vtiowt A-noa An Mi A
White Pass £ Yukon gave him con
siderable winter knowledge of Alas
ka, but it was an old deep-ground
miner who was used to handling
frozen muck in the interior of
Alaska who suggested the logical
way to cross those flats economical
ly, and his plan was adopted.
Mr. Hene.v was the man who be
lieved that, what he did not know,
somebody else did, and forthwith
proceeded to get that man and get
his views in his particular line; con
sequently, the adoption of crossing
those flats was done in a different
way than any other project of its
k>nd that l have ever heard of. The
suggestion was to gravel and lay
steel on top of the snow during the
winter, which would form a bed,
which could be filled and ballasted
up during the summer, while tile
snow was going ofV the marshes, and
at the same time give them trans
portation for supplies ahead, which
Keans a big thing in railroad con
struction.
If this plan had not been adopted,
many miles of that road would have
had to be piled in order to cross it,
which would not only have been
much more expensive, but would
have delayed construct! n ahead an
other year.
Mr. Heney has been heard to say
that he did not deserve the credit
for being a prominent railroad
builder any more than many of hie
generals, as he called them, but ne
was proud of the fact that he knew
what men to pick for the differenl
kinds of work, and who were fa
miliar with the conditions which the
work had to be done under.
Both Mr. Hene.v and Mr. Hawkins
proceeded to gather up all the men
they could, who were familiar with
conditions in Alaska, as well as rail
roading, and put them In charge, in
their respective places. Consequent
ly, efficiency.
Both men were liked by every
one, from the shovel-stiff up. and
would do their best in a pinch, foi
A useful Christmas present is a
nice rocker. Eckmann has them
Fifth and K street.
The Ice rink will be ready in a
few dayB. Barney & Berry and Clut
skates at Pilger s.
Stoves at Kimball's. Fifth avenue
and K street.
Beauty Parlor. Fine assortmen
of hair Just arrived.
For Christmas novelties, go to th<
Northern Drug Co.. Empress build
ing, corner H and Fourth streets, the
Hub of Anchorage.
Colored Lights,* Town Center,
VILLISTHS FLOCK
TO THE BANNER
OF CARRANZA
1SL PASO, Dec. 24.—Recent fol
lowers of General Villa arc flocking
to the banner of President Carranza.
The eity of Juarez is now practically
m the hands of the president, al
though a few dissenters are holding
out. t In the city of Chihuahua the
situation is not so favorable for the
president, but it is believed that
time'will eradicate all opposition to
the new president. Chihuahua was
a stronghold of Villa.
NBW ORLEANS, Dec. 2 4.—Mrs.
Villi, who has been in New Orleans
for some time past, today received a
message from General Villa, saying
he expected to reach this city this
evening.
SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 24.— Col.
Hlpolito Villa, brother of the recent
revolutionary leader, was arrested
here today, while enronte to New
Orlearj, on a charge of defrauding
an El Paso man out of
MAYOR 10 PUT
CHICAGO. Doc. 24.—The state's
attorney refused to prosecute Dr.'
Haieelden, in charge of the Mater
nity hospital here, who has been in
dicted by the grand jury. The
charge is that the doctor permuted
the death of deformed and deficient
infants.
it was a known fact that Mr. Heney
would divide his last finger of
Scotch with any man on the line, re
gardless of rank, and through their
able help and familiarity of condi
tions, he completed the road across
those flats in record time, and
gained the reputation of knowing
more about railroad building in
Alaska than any other man.
While speaking of experience, it
puts me in mind of a little incident
! that happened in Seward in Its
palmiest days. .Mr. Stewart, at that
time connected with the railroad,
was having a mansion built by a
very able architect front Los An
geles, who was an expert in his tin
but a long wav from home.
During the construction of the
house a sourdough suggested that it
would not do to put a bungalow roof
on a house in Alaska with a shingle
roof and teave those three feet of
eaves hang over. Mr. Stone, the
contractor, being a finished me
chanic, but used to other climes,
suggested that he had put in many
years at the business and needed
none of his advice, but when winter
came and the heat from the inside
would melt a little of the snow on
the roof it would run down and
freeze on those wide eaves, and
eventually backed up under the
shingles and ruined a very expens
ively decorated ceiling.
It ig needless to say they both
learned something. It cost Mr.
Stewart considerable for repairs,
and Stone learned something in
architecture that hadn’t learned in
Los Angeles. L. C. WILKES.
Merry Xmas. Robarts.
Northern Drug Co., Empress build
ing, the Hub of Anchorage.
Reserve your table for that ele
gant Christmas dinner to be served
at Two Girls Waffle House.
Eggs, fresh ranch, per dozen, 5#c.
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality First.’
Savory Roasters for your turkey
at the Matanuska Hardware Co.’s.
Merry Xmas. Robarts.
Fresh roasted peanuts and pop
corn at The News Stand, Fourth ave.,
next to Bolte’s hardware store.
Colored lights. Town Center.
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GREETINGS TO ANCHORAGE FROM SEWARD.
Seward, Dec. ‘24, 1 ‘415.
The Pioneer, Anchorage:
The Seward Commercial Club, at its session last
night, passed unanimously a resolution wishing An
chorage a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Club requested the Gateway to send the greet
ings through the Pioneer.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—In navi
circles there is a strong sentimenl
in favor of making Dutch Harbor
Alaska, a great naval base and coal
ing station. Secretary Daniels favon
the plan, and it is possible the con
gress may be asked to appropriate
funds for the carrying out of the
scheme. Dutch Harbor is said to be
in the plans of the defense scheme
of the country.
ON IN SPIRIT CITY
SEATTLE, Dec. 24.—Two thugs
garroted and robbed a man of $45
at the corner of First avenue and
Union street, at 8 o'clock last night.
A hundred people witnessed the
holdup, but the thugs trotted away
unmolested. It occurred in one of
the busiest retail sections of the
city.
Many holdups of Christinas simp
le rs have been reported to the local
police. A gang of seven known law
breakers was taken in one raid of a
lodging house several days ago. The
men arrested are house-breakers and
drug peddlers.
DIVINE SARAH
ANDRECOS, France. Dec. 24.
Physicians in attendance on Sarah
Bernhardt today report that the
noted actress is rapidly improving
and that she will probably recover.
The doctors admit, however, that
her condition for a time was very
prei arious.
SEWARD TO TAKE
SEWARD, Dec. 24.—At the next
meeting of the Seward Commercial
Club the dog team races between
Anchorage and Seward will come u*
tor consideration.
Dr. ‘McCallie says: The greatesl
gift on earth Is good teeth.
Then, why not spend your Xma:
money in surprising your mouth
You hare no idea how fitting it fg.
It costs nothing to And out at cor
ner of C and Fourth avenue, oppo
site the Crescent.
Merry Xmas. Roberts.
Libby's pure tomato catsup, ful
pint, 25e. Brown & Hawkins
"Quality First.”
Ridgeway’s Teas at Brown & Huw
kins'. "Quality First.”
Choicest cigars, candies, fruits
grape juice, at tb0 Alaska Poo
Room.
Merry Xmas. Robarts.
i JUNEAU, Dec. 24.—A gan g of
| men employed by tie government to
j drag Ga8tinea.i charnel. In the hopo
,tf recovering the body jf William
Christie, belie-ed *" have been mur
dered and thrown overboard by Kd
; ward Krause, yesterday encountered
l a heavy object. In seeking to raise
: it to the surface, the hook of the
drag tore through a substance which
the draggers believe to be cloth. The
draggers believe that it »s the me
irains of the lost man.
Further evidence against Krause
is the finding, among his effects, of a
watch which local dealers declare
they sold to Captain Plunkett, who
is also missing, fn this case, Krause
is suspected of the murder.
STATE’S ATTORNEY
WILL NOT TRY CASE
—.—«*. - t •
CHICAGO, Dec. 21. — Mayor
Thomoson says he proposes to put
the lid on Chicago on New Year's,
to prevent a recurrence of the cus
tomary scenes of wild debauch and
merry-making. The saloons of the
city, he says, will close at 1 o'clock
a. m. on New Year's day.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Tom Col
lier, the English heavyweight and a
protege of Jim Corbett, easily de
feated Porky Flynn in a ten-round
contest here last night.
I
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Skandinaver, for deuna valsma
; kaudo juleratt D. D. restaurant ser
vera namligen den charmauta.
LUTEFISKEN.
Wanted—Three or four good work
1 dogs. Inquire at Shonberg's store.
i -—
There will be no paper issued to
morrow. So if you don’t find us at
i the office, we may be down at Lyall
I & Smith’s Candy Store, eating a dish
1 of ice cream or sampling a few fresh
made chocolate creams.
Merry Xmas. Roberts.
The regular weekly dance at Ro
barts' hall Saturday night.
Lumber for Sale—Inquire at Her
tel's Grocery Store, on Fourth, be
tween C and B streets.
Clothes cleaned and pressed at
The Medal, corner Foourth and E st.
Fresh roasted peanuts and pop
corn at The News Stand, Fourth avc.,
next to Bolte’s hardware store.
Merry Xmas. Roberts.
ACCIDENT
It was by accident that a found
out that I could buy fllnia and get
kodak finishing at state prices.
“That Man Logemann, Fifth avenue
and D street.