FAIRBANKS, July 12.—George
H Gailland, a timber cruiser of the
land office and well known along
the Alaskan coast, is believed to
have been drowned In the Tanana
river. He left here last Saturday in
a row boat for Nenana. On Sunday
the boat was found drifting in the
river, containing his personal effects,
bedding and mosquito net, but Gall
land wa9 missing. The original
searching party has returned, bring
ing the boat back. Two more par
ties started out and others are go
ing in search of the missing man.
Thus far no trace has been found of
Gilliand and there is no doubt that
he was drowned.
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Books, Time Books, and all office ac
cessories.
MABLE Ml\IX(i COMPANY
HAS ELECTION OF OFFICERS
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Mable Mine Milling and Pow
er company held In Anchorage yes
terday morning W. E. Bartholf was
elected president, Fred Laubner vice
president and Thos. Cavny secretary
and treasurer. These gentlemen with
Wni.Martin and Harvey Bartholf also
constitute the board of directors.
Mr. Bartholf gave out the report
that the new Denver mill is now run.
ning and that they have plenty of
good ore to run the balance of the
season and are very much encour
aged over the prospects.
ATTENTION PAP’S.
Instltuion of Anchorage lodge L.
O. O. M. tonight in Robarts’ hall. So
cial session after meeting. Come and
have a good time and meet your new
Brothers. 6-12-lt
—P-A-P—
Moose meeting tonight at 8 p. m.
at Robarts' hall. Important. 7-12-lt
We deliver any place. Polley
Bros. 7-ll-5t
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’Frisco Cafe
The Place of Good Eats. For Ladies and Gentlemen
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
EVERYTHING IN SEASON ANO SERVICE IRE VERY BEST
ONCE A PATRON ALWAYS A PATRON
Private Boxes for Large or Small Parties
P. O. SUNBERG
Cor. 4th and C
Groceries and General Merchandise
Reasonable Prices and a Square Deal to Everybody.
Umjereue ciene i dobra podvorba svakomu jednako.
Evans & Frantzon Company
Painters and Decorators
We have on hand the largest stock of Wall Papers—a selec
tion that will please you. Our Paint stock is complete; House
Paint, Boat Paint, Shingle Stains, Roof Paint, Copper Paint,
Deck Paint . Our goods as well as our work the very best. Win
dow Shades all sizes. Linoleums in Printed and Inlaid Patterns.
GREEN FRONT CIGAR STORE
Soft Drinks of all Just
kinds. Leading brands Received—
Cigars, Cigarettes, Fresh
Tobasco. " Supply.
Fruits
Candies
Stationery
Notions.
Sweet Milk and Bu tterinilk Daily.
Miss I. Blair, Prepr. H(i Av. bet. C and D Next door D. D. Rest.
B. C. NICHOLS
Watchmaker and jeweler, Anchorage, Alaska
Watch Rtpairing a Specialty. Fourth Bet. D and E
ROBARTS
Billiard and Bowling Parlors
Postoffice Opposite.
North Side Lumber Co.
No Order Too Big,
No Order Too Small;
We Fill Them One and All.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR
BUSINESS
GEO. M. CAMPBELL
Yard: Old Town
Office: Comer Fourth and F Street
RECRUITING NOW
A DIFFICULT TASK
Officers Want a Mora Liberal
Interpretation of Rotas.
STANDARD REMAINS HIGH.
Only a Faar a# Ota 30,000 Man Maadad
«a Brins Army Up to Full Olrangtli
Hava Baaa Aeoapted — Ragulationa
■ntoread to tha Latter by Offioara In
Charpa.
Unless more vigorous enlistment
measures succeed in getting tie men
required under the new army bill there
la likely to be a shakeup In the re
cruiting branch of the service. Some
army officers are Inclined to complain
that too many applicants for the army
are rejected because of strict technical
Interpretation of the requirements.
Responsibility for recruiting the army
up to service requirements under the
new army bill rests with Adjutant
General H. P. McCain. Officers of the
army general stuff are determined that
the necessary Improvement in recruit
ing shall be effected, and If Adjutant
General -McCain cannot produce the re
sults efforts will he made to find a suc
cessor who can.
Genera! McCain is aware of the re
sponsibility resting on him. He testi
fied before the house military affairs
committee last January that under the
voluntary system of enlistment the
maximum number of men that can he
recruited, using all proper methods, hi
any one year would not exceed 50,000.
This figure represents only a very
slight addition to the army, as the war
department has been required annually
to recruit between 30,000 and 40,000
men to fill vacancies due to expiration
of enlistments and other causes. The
adjutant general is not prepared to say,
in face of the country’s new Interest In
the regular urmy strength, that 50,000
is the maximum uumber that can he
enlisted in a year. He is prepared to
assume resiainsibility for getting the
men required.
“It's up to me to get the men," he
said recently in this connection, "and
I’m going to get them.”
Many Rejections.
Many army officers doubt If the war
department can, without any provi
sion for compulsory service, get the
additional men required under the bill
for 175,000 fighting men except by de
cidedly more vigorous and expedient
recruiting measures and possibly some
change In the tvay applicants are test
ed under the present recruiting stand
ards. Of the 168,182 applicants last
year the war department rejected
123,731. making the enlist men t. total
about 46/000. General McGaln says
that the great number of rejections Is
due to the high standard of the army
requirements.
However, some criticism Is heard to
the effect that the standards are too
rigidly enforced, and much more to the
effect that the measures of recruiting
are not the best possible. Applicants
for first enlistment must be "between
the ages of eighteen and thirty-five
years, of good character and temperate
habits, ablebodied, free from disease,
and must be able to speak, read and
write the English language.” It Is
pointed out that these general require
ments are subject to pretty broad In
terpretation and that possibly some
candidates for the army have been re
quired to read and write better th&u
was actually necessary for even a first
class soldier. It Is known, of course,
that some congress leaders have not
been averse to seeing the size of the
army kept down and the validity of
many rejections has been no cause of
anxiety to them.
In view of the adoption of the con
ference report on the army reorgani
zation bill new methods of enlistment
are under consideration. While no one
la seriously proposing that the army
requirements shall be materially re
duced, It will occasion no surprise if
those who have the recruiting in
charge adopt a somewhat less techni
cal attitude toward these requirements
as well as new methods. One criti
cism as to method Is that in New
York city recruiting stations have been
maintained on Fifth avenne while the
possibilities of the ferry approaches
have been neglected.
TO SAVE MIGRATORY BIRDS.
President Must First Approve Regula
tions Issued by Secretary Houston.
Proposed regulations for the protec
tion of migratory birds. In effect Aug.
16 or whenever thereafter they are ap
proved by the president have been Is
sued by Secretary Houston. Hearings
will be held on any complaints filed
after the public has examined the regu
lations.
Two zones with different closed sea
sons are established for protection, one
a breeding zone and the other a win
tering zone. All states north of Dela
ware. Maryland. Virginia, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mex
ico, Arizona and California are declared
in the breeding zone and the states
named and those south of them In the
wintering zone.
The closed season for waterfowl. In
cluding brant, wild ducks, geese and
swans, is set as Dec. 21 to Sept. 6, In
clusive, in the breeding zone and Feb.
1 to Oct 14, Inclusive. In the wintering
zone, with exceptions in certain states.
Are you in a hurry' So am 1. Take
the yellow car. 7-3tf
LOCAL JOTTINGS
ABOUT TOWN
F. Broadwell, who has been in An.
chorage for several days, stopping at
the Crescent, left for Talkeetna on
the Hazel B No 2 Monday night on a
tour of inspection of this new coun
try and will later probably go into
the Broad Pass country on a pros
pecting trip.
L. P. Bryne and John Enlund re
turned from Portage bay Tuesday,
where they have been for several
days on business connected with the
Enlund sawmill at that place.
Lieut. F. Mears, Dr. E. S. Keedy
and T. B. Watson were elected to
membership of the Anchorage Cham
ber of Commerce at the regular
meeting held last night.
The members of the Elks club are
hereby notified of the regular week
ly meeting to be held tomorrow
night at the club rooms.
The Edison dance last night was
well attended and enjoyed by a
large number of dancers. The rival
ry in the contest was keen and the
voting close. Mrs. Maud D. Cattle
receiving the highest number ot
votes was awarded the Edison pho- i
nograph and X. Brown received a ]
box of cigars for accompanying the
most popular lady to the dance.
Tom De Camp arrived in Anchor- i
age yesterday on the launch Pioneer '
from Turaagin Arm points.
Wm. Martin, the Willow creek
operator, came in from the mine yes
terday to attend the directors' meet- j
ing of the Mable Aline and Milling
company, v.ho have valuable quartz !
property in the Willow creek dis- j
trict.
Axel Lindblat, an operator on
Winner creek in the Turnagin Arm
district, came in on the launch Pio- i
neer and is stopping at the White
House.
The many friends of Felix Brown
will be glad to learn that he is get
ting along as nicely as could be ex
pected and will soon be able to be
out and attend to business
The New Method Cleaners have j
moved from ",th Avenue near G street
to a new location on 4th avenue near
Bolte’s Hardware store. They an- j
nounce that they expect some new
and modern machinery on an early ;
steamer, also a motorcycle, which i.
will be used for delivering clothes
to their many customers.
Hie Sydney Laurence Company
Commercial and Pictorial Photography
Post Cards and Local Views
Kodak Developing and Printing '■
Town Center
Carrol Building. Fourth Avemie
Phil, The Barber
O. K. Rath House and Barber
Shop.
Fourth, Between D and E.
Phil J. Eckert, Proprietor.
BE OX WATCH
Against those whose only recom
mendation is their cheapness.
Such cheap work may prove to be
the most expensive.
Equipment and "know how”
enables us to do superior
Dry Cleaning and Pressing.
Blanton & Murry
1 Block from P. O. 5 th and G sts.
Send Us Your Check
...ASSAYS...
Falkenburg & Laucks
Ore Testing and Milling
Gold and Silver $1.00
Copper . - - $1.50
Lead - - - $1.00
Seattle, Wash.
“Analyze Anything."
Announcement!
We have just completed the largest
Cold Storage in Anchorage
And our new market between C and D street will be com
plete in a few days. We will open the New Market on
arrival of the Alameda, which will bring us a fresh and
complete stock of Poultry, Meats, Vegetables, Fruits, etc.
It is our intention to make this an up-to-date Sanitary
Market, and with our Superior Cold Storage will be able
to give the people of Anchorage the very best in the meat
line at all times. Yours from the Packer to Consumer.
Carstens Packing Company
In event of Strike preventing loading of our meats on
Alameda will open new Market when first meat arrives.
J. J. HALES,
Manager Anchorage Branch.
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can send us your gold dust or checks and we will place
them to your credit, acknowledging receipt and furnish
ing you with a check hook so you can draw money when
needed; or, if you prefer, we will place the money on de
posit in our Savings Department where it will earn 4 per
cent interest.
We will be pleased to attend to any business you
wish transacted anywhere.
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SEATTLE
WASHINGTON.
Notice to the Public:
We Have Completed Our Line of *
CLOTHING
Which has just arrived and we are ready to dress you
up with a
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CARROLL & CO.
Fourth and E Sts.
Carrol Building Anchorage, Alaska
Anfo Se>r\i^ PASSENGER*S ax» baggage
lVtu nilLU VICC STORAGE FIVE DAYS FREE
Night and Day Service
Stand: Front of F. J. Cotter’s Store. HERMAN L. GEXTSCH, Mgr.
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Family . Boarding . House
S1.00 per day
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Cor. 4th and B
LowgRound Trip Fares Eastvi* the
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—'iL—JUNE_l6tlTO SEPTEMRFlR 30th, 1916
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The “OLYMPIAN’-The “COLUMBIAN”
r7W0 ALL-STEEL Trains every day.
ror additional information call on or address
W. E. WARNER, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
A. E. HARRIS, T. P. a., Juneau, Alaska.