WEEKLY EDITION
Gook knlef Pioneer
AND KNIK NEWS
VOL. 1
NO. 41
Anchorage, Alaska, Satu. Liy, April 15. 1916
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PRESIDENT WILSON
!■• o SPEAKING AT JEFFERSON BANQUET
WASHINGTON, April 15.—PresL
dent Wilson, speaking at’the Jeffer
eon banquet in Washington last
night, declared that he prayed that
the United States would not be
drawn into a quarrel that was not of
this oountyr’s own choosing, but j
asked If the people were ready to go
In where their purpose was coinci
dent with the interests of humanity j
and have the courage to withdraw
when the interests of humanity had
been conserved. This sentiment was
interrupted by cheers and shouts of
“Yes!"
During the progress of his speech
the president mentioned the Eu
ropean and Mexican questions, but
did not intimate what his plans were
with respect to these problems.
“In the present situation,” de
clared the president, “the responsi
bility rests with the democratic
party, because that party controls
the government, and it is for the
United States to hold the balance and
not to allow some malignant influence
to depress one side or the other.”
Leading democrats from all parts
of the country were in attendance at
the banquet, and with one accord
they appeared to endorse the senti
ments of the president, who made a
masterful address.
BRITISH FORCES
' CLAIM VICTORV
LONDON, April 15.—The British
forces enroute to the relief of Gen
eral Townsend, besieged at Kuteli
mara, met and defeated a Turkisti
3rmy that sought to intercept them
ccordlng to a British official report
issued today. The report states that
General Lake, in command of the
British troops, drove the Turks back
k to the south bank of the Tigris river.
RISE AND SUTTON
GUILTY OF RAPE
FAIRBANKS, April 15.—Captain
Williams, charged with committing a
statutory offense against a native
girl, was freed by the trial jury,
which brought in their verdict this
n crning.
Rose, convicted of a similar crime
was sentenced to serve eight years in
the penitentiary at McNeill’s island.
Sutton, convicted of an attempt to
commit rape, was sentenced to serve
a year and a day in the penitentiary.
United States Marshal Irwin, con
voying eight prisoners to the peni
tentiary, departed this morning.
Among the convicts are Dan Calla
han, Rose and Sutton.
Captain Woolridge, convicted of
rape, and who has appealed the case,
is being held here, pending the trial
of the appeal.
The Neetop Dancing Club, one of
the prominent social clubs of the
town, gave its final hop for the win
ter season at Robarts’ hall last
flight, and there was a big turnout of
■nembers and friends. Refreshments
were served and a most delightful
time enjoyed.
Continuous show at the “'Movies''
f Sunday. Three shows, 6:30 to 10
p. m. 1
All workingmen while In Anchor
age are invited to make labor Tem
ple their headquarters. Newspapers
and periodicals In different languages
on tile.
$400 takes fine corner on Fifth
avenue; south front, city water, and
about $25 worth of wood. East side
of town. See owner, A. E. Reed, cor
ner of Sixth and K street.
Straw or braid hats cleaned,
blocked and made over.
Walters’ Millinery & Gowns.
Leave packages at The Model for
Matanuska, Palmer Canyon and
Moose creek. Four cents a pound
per 100 pounds, and 5 cents P«r
pound under that weight. Leave
Anchorage every Sunday.
A. C. McMASTER.
MEETS REPULSE
BERLIN, April 15.—A French as
sault on the German forces on the
west bank of the river Meuse last
night met with a repulse that caused
a heavy French loss. Otherwise, the
situation at the Verdun front re
mains unchanged. This is the Ger
man official report Issued t day.
marcTbusTone
FOR SUBMARINES
BERLIN, April 15—Eighty enemy
merchantmen, aggregating a tonnage
[Of 207,0000, have been sunk by Ger
man submarines and mines, accord
ing to an official report issued today
by the German naval authorities.
HEIR TO MILLIONS
IS IN ANCHORAGE
Among the British officers recently
ki’led on the battlefield in France
was Captain Jones, a relative of John
W. Minnie, of Anchorage, and heir to
the great Sheffield steel works in
England. Recent letters from Mrs.
Minnie, who is now in Montreal,
state that division of the estate, val
ued at $25,000,000, has been delayed
until one of the five remaining heirs
can be located or proof of his death
secured. The missing man was the
senior member of the Jones-Ryder
Land Company, of Los Angeles, who
in 1909 departed from that city on a
business trip to’ Mexico and who has
not been heard from since that time.
As he contemplated a trip to Alaska,
members of the family are endeavor.
Ing to obtain traces of him here.
Mrs. Minnis, who was the widow of
General Lew Wallace, the famous
author of "Ben Hur,” is one of the
fiye heirs.
Boys’ Union Suits—One-third off.
Fairbanks Clothing Store.
Cabin logs for sale. Hewed,
dressed and peeled. Inquire Wend
ler & Larson’s.
Wanted—A position as cook, por
ter, etc., by a Jap boy, well fitted for
position. Inquire Union Laundry, tf
The biggest bath tubs and the most
comfortable bath rooms ran be found
it the Richter House, on Third near
E. Baths at ail hours.
Oats, Bran, Chopped Grain, Shorts,
Whole Corn, Cracked Cora, Wheat
and Scratch Food, at Brown & Haw
! kins’. “Quality First."
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MEXICO CITY, April 14.—The
American troops and townspeople at
Parral engaged in a pitched bat'tle at
1 o’clock yesterday afternoon, ac
cording to official advices received
from General Obregon, commander
of Carranzlsta forces, by the Mexican
secretary of war. One American
trooper was killed and several were
wounded. Several Mexican citizens
were wounded.
The populace of Parral organized
a mob to resist the entry of the first
American troops that sought to enter
the town without permission of the
authorities. The leaders of the mob
informed the American commanding
officer that the troops must leave im
mediately. The commander seemed
about to comply with this request,
when the mob attacked the troopers,
despite the efforts of the municipal
authorities to frustrate the outrage.
After the battle, the American troops
departed from the town.
FEARS FOR SAFETY
OF U.S. TROOPERS
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Grave
fears are entertained for the safety
of the American column of invasion
under the command of Major Tomp
kins. No news of his command has
been received for the past several
days. He is at the head of a detach
ment from General Pershing’s col
umn, and is known to be In an isolat- j
ed part of the Parral country, far
from reinforcements, and in a region
that is intensely hostile to the inva
sion of American troops. The fear
is expressed that his small command
may fall victims to ambushade fight
ing on the part of the enemy.
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NEW YORK, April 15.—The mail
| pouches containing the official re
; ports of the American embassy at
taches at Paris and London with re
spect to the submarining of the Brit
ish steamship Sussex and the affi
davits of American passengers that
were aboard the steamship at the
time of the submarining, arrived to
day on the liner St. Paul, and are
being rushed to the state department
at Washington.
A locofotive crane upset In 'lie
railway yards this forenoon, and the
engineer had a narrow escape from
serious injury. Fortunately, Uo was
not hurt The steam shovel used at
the gravel pit on the railway line
broke down today, but will be in
commission again by this evening.
The 200 sacks of parcel post mall
.for Anchorage, which has accumu
lated at Seward during the win
ter, will arrive on the Adfnlral Far
ragut, due here about the 25th inst.
The out-bound train carried about
25 passengers bound for Matanuska
Junction and other points along the
line.
Southeastern Alaska fishermen are
jubilant over the fact that fish are
bringing high prices in the Seattle
market. A few days ago halibut sold
for 12 1-2 cents and salmon at 15 1-2
cents per pound.
Plenty of Eastman 3A films at the
Northern Drug Co.’s, Empress Bldg.
REMEMBER,
The Two Girls Cafe still excels in
those famous Sunday dinners. Try
them.
Quartz Location Blanks
Quit Claim Heed*
at the
Office of The Pioneer
FORTsALE!
"THE CRESCENT," CORNER OP
POURTH AVENIR AND C STREET.
ANCHORAGE. THAT'S ALL. SEE
OWUPRS, P. W. REDWOOD & CO.
MEXICO CITY, April 15.—The
publication in the Mexico City news
papers of the clash between Amer
ican troops and Mexican citizens at
Parral caused a mild excitement, but
there were no demonstrations of any
kind. General Gonzales, minister
for war, has issued a manifesto
warning the public against attacking
Americans. This warning has been
.wired throughout Mexico.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—At a
meeting of the cabinet yesterday af
ternoon, President Carranza’s re
quest for the withdrawal of Amer
ican troops from Mexico came up for
consideration. After a general dis
cussion, the cabinet came to the con.
elusion that the TT. S. troops would
not be withdrawn, for the present, at
least. This means that the pursuit
of General Villa and his outlaw band
will continue, and that the admin
istration’s policy with respect thereto
remains unchanged.
S. A. Woolaver and Sam Wagner
returned yesterday from Lewis river,
where both are concerned in mining
claims. They report the ground
frozen on the surface, which inter
feres with prospecting. They report
shout eighteen miners in the camp.
B. McCrea, writing from Lewis
river to T. Pichette, says that 25
cents the pan has been taken out on
that crSfek and that several pans gave
two and three dollars. The river is
located for eight miles, says McCrea.
RAMPART. ON THE YUKON, was
visited by Jack Robarts on his trip
around the world from the Robarts’
Billiard and Bowling Parlors. As a
hotel in Rampart is a thing of the
past, he had to siwish it in Rex
Beach’s old cabin, that Rex built In
1900, where he did some of his first
writing of the north. Everybody who
visits Rampart engraves their name
on the logs of the cabin.
Strand War News at the "Movies”
Sunday. Three shows—6:30, 7:13.
and 8:30.
CHEAP IjOTS.
“Not none no mope"! Not all sold,
but prices going up. One of our
cheap lots, sold at $300, is relisted
'with u8 at $1,000. One sold through
,our office for $550 is now held at
,$1,500. Both are located on Second
.avenue, near railroad activity.
For valuable locations and good
advice
“SEE WARNER,”
Alaska Realty and Investmen.
Co., Corner F and Fourth.
Hie Alaska Pool Room—beat
lights, good tables, good service.
W PORI COMMISSION OF SEATTLE
10 OPERATE STEAMERS
SEATTLE, April 14.—President
Robert Bridges ,of the port comfis
■sion, this afternoon wired Senator
Miles Poindexter, charging that the
.Alaska steamship lines had combined
to raise the Alaska passenger and
.freight rates and to absorb all
.wharfage charges at their docks.
Mr. Bridges claims that this~is a
direct discrimination against the
public dock system, forcing even the
Alaskan Engineering Commission to
either pay double wharfage or stop
using the public terminals. Mr.
Bridges urges the government “to
.charter direct vessels for the Alaska
Commission and prevent such dis
crimination against the municipal
1 .and federal enterprises."
AROLINE SAILS
SEATTLE, April 15—The steamer
Aroline, of the Admiral line, sailed
this morning, enroute to Anchorage.
She will sail direct to the railway :
town. The steamer Farragut will
sail for Anchorage tomorrow, and j
the steamer Alaska will sail for that
port April 20. All steamers have
booked capacity passenger and
freight cargoes.
ESTIMATES OF
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Esti
mates of the number of Mexicans
killed in the fighting at Parral yes
terday range all the way from a half
do-en to one hundred. El Paso re
ports to the state department say
that the best information obtainable
there is that one American trooper
was killed and several wounded.
Washington, April.—The house
military committee has taken up the
matter of the special appropriation
of $500,000 asked by the secretary
of war for the construction of roads
and trails in Alaska, and it is gen
erally accepted here that the mas- j
sure will go before the house with a j
favorable report from the committee,
which under the existing conditions
i3 practically equivalent to its pass
age. • ;
Colonel W. P. Richardson, chair
man of the Alaska road commission,
who is now in the olt.v, appeared be
fore the committee yesterday, and
spoke strongly In favor of the ap
propriation. He said that the Val
dez-Fairbanks road, the main artery
of travel between the coast and the i
interior, would require the expendi
ture of hbout $350,000 to place It in
such shape that it would be ava'lable
for automobile travel at all timec.
The following were elected to the
council at the Valdez election: J. H.
Patterson, E. Erickson, Anton Carl
son, C. M. Day, Ed. Wood, Charles j
Crawford, Charles McCallum. Dr.
Boyle was elected to the school
Vioard.
On February 28 the Alaska-Tread
well and the Alaska Dnited mining
companies paid a dividend of 75
cents and SD cents per share, respec
tively.
E. B. Davis, contractor and builder
Plans and specihcatlons. Office cor
ner C and Third. tf
Pipe, fittings, water connections
and plumbing supplies, at Knik
Hardware Company’s, Third and H.
FOUND GUILTY
JUNEAU, April 15.—The petit
jury has returned a verdict of guilty
In the case of the government versus
Edward Krause, charged with im
personating an officer.
Krause will be tried on another
indictment charging him with the
abduction of William Christie, the
amalgamator of the Treadwell mine.
The evidence in this case will be the
same as that presented in the first
trial, and a conviction is expected.
COMING TOMKA
LOS ANGELES, April 15.—John
Borden, a multi-millionaire of Chi
cago, is in Los Angeles, and will
leave for Seattle today, where he will
outfit for an expedition in Alaska.
.He is accompanied by five compan
ions. The party will explore along
the Arctic coast and will be gone the
entire season.
ItF \!, ESTATE IS MOVING.
Lynch >V Em arc! of the Anchorage
Realty Company, report the follow
ing sales through their office daring
the past three days:
A. A. Lenir sold to Mrs. A. Sam
uels, lot 1, in block 100.
G. R. At ahum sold to M. C. Fos
gate. lot 8, in block 120.
John Mcllroy sold to Mrs. E. Cer
ney. lot 8, in block 120.
Mrs. E. Cerney sold to 1. C. Star
key, lot 9, in block VO.
Ivan Hanus sold to J. C. Hales, lot
2, In block 113.
Tony Aslmomlte sold to Dorothea
llonbright, lot 8, In block 114.
Ira W. Taylor has given an option
to purchase lot 6, in block 113, to
Lynch & Emard, of the Anchorage
Realty Company.
E. T. Casey, the real estate man.
reports today the sale of a lot on
Eighth avenue to S. Maxwell, of the
Anchorage Supply Co., and a lease
of a Fourth avenue corner from U.
M. Lunch to J. M. Perry.
Good cook and baker wishes posi
tion in camp. Best references. Ad
dress S. R., Seward, Box 135. 2t
Just received, a full line of photo
goods, and more on the way. North
ern Drug Co., Fourth and H, the
Empress building.
For Sale—House and lot. fur
nished, between Fourth and Fifth, on
M street. Apply to owner on prem
ises. .
Now is a good time to get ycur
old hat made over.
Walters’ Millinery & Gown3.
For Sale—Cow’s milk, buttermilk,
"cow’g cream ice cream.” cream
chocolates, milk chocolates, at Lyall
& Smith’s, agents tor Anchorage
Dairy and Supply Company.