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VOL. 1. NO. 210.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY. .JULY 13, 191G.
PRI
Arabians Revolt Against Tyranny of Turkish Rule
The coal bunkers at Moose creek
are about ready to receive coal from
the Doherty mine and it is only a
question of days until Anchorage will
receive the first shipment of fuel
from the Matanuska coal fields
The spur line has been laid, the
bunkers are under the course of con
struction and the coal has been
mined and ready for delivery. This
fact alone insures coal for the Com
mission and the city of Anchorage
for the winter.
Renewed activity in rail road
circles on the main line is encourag
ing; camp 156 started work full;
blast yesterday with a large bunch of
laborers employed; three contracts
have recently been let and seven four
horse teams hauling wagons heavily
loaded with all kinds of supplies for
the contractors left Matanuska
Junction yesterday for the new work.
The contractors and rock men are
employing large crews and more con
tracts will be let at once.
The track was completed to camp
10 at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon \
and Superintendent Jones says that
the steel will be laid into Moose
creek within 10 days or two weeks
and the regular run of the coal train j
be established at that time, and j
Anchorage will receive the first big
shipment of coal.
The new sidetrack at camp 8 is
completed and has been named \
Farmington much to the satisfaction 1
of the farmers in that community.
The steam shovel one half mile
from the Juncition is handling 4000
cubic yards of dirt a day and will be
moved 2 miles from Moose creek
next Tuesday to take out 30,000
yardr, of dirt and gravel for rip-rap.
FORMALLY LAUNCH
WICKERSHAM BOOM
Taking the size and enthusiasn. of
the crowd that a'tondcd the big
Wickersham mas-- meeiiig last night
Kobai Ls’ hall as a criterion the.1, will
be only one man in the running for
delegate to congress. Over 500 peo
ple of all parties, creeds and national
ities were there and many were turn
ed away; 't was a standing room on!\
meeting and with each rr. ntion of
Jas. \\ mkersham’s name the people
showed l. tur appreciation i f Ahiaka s
delegate and proved without a doube
that he has Anchorage solid.
Without a dissenting vote this
large gathering of representative An
chorage people voiced the action o'
the republican club in nominating
Jas. Wickersham as delegate to con
gress and the speech makers were
strong for him and their utterances
in his behalf found universal favor in
the audience.
Judge Waller presided at the meet
ing and Messrs. Duggan, Coffey,
John Frame, Arthur Frame, Coble
and Grosse addressed the meeting in
support of Mr. Wickersham.
The meeting was ultra enthusiastic
and the big Wickersham boom was
launched in Anchorage under especi
ally favorable conditions even to the
parade and the Anchorage band. But
this meeting is only the forerunner of
those to follow in which the citizens
of this city and community win join,
in which the people regardless of par
ty will affiliate and the third district
w'l give Hon. James Wickersham a
record majority in November that
will help send him back to congress
to continue the great work for Alaska
and Alaskans.
MEXICAN SITUATION BE
SETTLED DIPLOMATICALLY
WASHINGTON, July ’5.—The in
dications point strongly to a settle
ment of the differences between the
United States and Mexico, through
international commissions.
CAIRO, July 15.—The revolt against Turkish rule in Ara-.
liia is progressing. The Arabs have captured Mecca and all
forts. The garrison is surrendering and the success of Arabian j
independence lias been proclaimed. The Arabs have captured
100 Turk officers, 2,500 soldiers and twenty cannon.
ROME, July 15.—The reported agreement between Italy
and Germany fora mutual respect of the rights of each others
subjects has been denounced by Italy. Out of its hostile atti
tude toward Germany no convention now exists between the two
countries. In fact the relations between Italy and German}'
have reached a great tension.
VIENNA, July 15.—There is increased battle activity near
Delatyn, in Galicia, where the Russian vanguard entered the
town, but were repulsed, and the attempted Rus-ian attack
southwest of Delatyn lias failed.
HEREIN, July 15.—Tt is officially announced that a German
submarine destroyed, in the North sea, a British auxiliary eruis
er of five thousand tons, while submarines off the British coast
sank three British patrol boat'. The crews of the latter were
captured and also one cannon. .
PETROGRAI), July 15.—The Germans made a determined
effort to force back the Russians in the region of Imranovich.
"'here heavy fighting- has pi’ogressed for some time. Upon three
different oocassioiis the German- launched attack- in a massed
formation, but in each instance the enemy was broken down
and the Russians launched a counter attack, which made con
siderable progress.
ROMH, .July Id. The Italians earned the strong positions
at the head ot Posiva valley again-t stout Austrian resistance.
I lie success ot the Italians in the Tpfava region continues.
PARIS, duly 15.—The National holiday was celebrated
with great solemnity. President Poineaire reviewed a delesra
lion (if French. British, Russian ai d Belgium troops in tins city.
A I 111 ,NS, duly 15.— The Roy;)] Chapela d ittos was totally
destroyed by fire. The flames spread rapidly but the King,
Rhiccn and other members of the i >yal family escaped. The
five started in an adjoining forest.
LONDON .duly.—-The British have captured Bavieiit in
Lepifit. the <lemma second line being carried by it small British
loss, the Germans surrendering freely.
BKRI.1N. duly 15.—In an official communication it is an
nouncod that the British attack on the German lines, between
I’ax.ieres and Lonueval lists resulted in penetrating the lines
and gaining considerable territory. The Brit’ 1
etipied Thrones Wood.
Among the distinguished visitors
entertained by Anchorage last night
was the party in charge of Andrew
Stevenson, president of the Bank of
Alaska, who arrived in Anchorage at
8 o’clock last night on the steamer
Mariposa and returned on the same
steamer. Owing to the change of
the schedule of the steamer Alaska
the party was unable to spend the '
allotted time in this city but the 12
hours spent in Anchorage were one
continual round of combined pleasure ,
and business. In the party, in addi
tion to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Steven
son, of Skagway, were Mr. and Mrs.
Z. S. Freeman, Camron Hall, B. S.
Harold, A. E. Walbridge, F. T. Hep
bum, Harriet Robertson, Miss Free
man and Miss Chisholm, of New York
city and Mr. and Mrs. IV. H. Benton
and Mrs. W. A. Benton and son of
Minneapolis.
Messrs. Stevenson, Benton, Wal
bridge, Hepburn, Freeman and Hall
attended a stockholders’ and direct
ors’ meeting at the bank last night
and when seen after the meeting Mr.
Stevenson said that the members of >
the board were well pleased with the
showing the Bank of Alaska was
making under the able management
of Vice-President J. T. Westermann
and that the eastern stockholders j
were all satisfied with the conditions
of the Alaska banks and that this
business connection would ultimately
lead to material investments in this
section of Alaska. In speaking of the
wonderful changes that had taken
nlace in Anchorage since his last vis
it to the city at the time of the lot
sale Mr. Stevenson said he was agree
ably surprised at the marked develop
ment and rapid growth of Anchorage
and that he was satisfied that his peo
ple had made no mistaki in estab
lishing a bank at this pla e.
Mr. Stevenson expects to return
later on, at which time he will spend
several weeks in Anchorage and vi
cinity and he said that not only him
self but the entire party were very
much disappointed that the change in
sailing dates made it impossible to
keep their schedule. The steamer
Alaska which they expected to return
to Skagway on, is returning via Cor
dova and the outside passage, like
wise the Admiral Farragut. There
fore, the party had no choice in the
matter and it was absolutely neces
sary to return via the Mariposa.
However, while their visit to An
chorage was shortened, the time be
tween the landing and sailing was,
fully occupied and the ladies of the
party as well as the gentlemen ex
pressed themselves as exceptionally
well pleased with their treatment and
spoke particularly of the courtesy of
the Anchors ge people and that the
city was not well enough advertised
'n the east but that they would cerJ
tainly do their part to put this beau
tiful city before the eyes of the east
ern people.
MAY RETURN TO
WORK ON MONDAY
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.—TP?
longshoremen of the Pacific coast are
today taking a secret ballot on the
proposal to return to work on Mon
day under the old wage scale preva
lent before the strike on June 1.
CONGRESS READY
WASHINGTON, July 15.—The
house passed the corrupt practices
bill, the senate having previous''. ; i -
sed a similar bill and an agree rent |
will likely be reached.
Congress has arranged to adjourn
three days at a time oftei next M in
da;, taking up only conference le
ports and unanimous consent meas
ures. The house work is linisiied and
waiting for the senate to catch up.
VICE ^RESIDENT PAYS
VISIT TO DEUTSCHLAND
BALTIMORE, July 15.—Vice-Pres
ident Marshal and wife today vi- ted
the Deutschland, which is loading
rubber and nickel.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
RAILROADS BE PROBED
WASHINGTON, July 15. — The
house has passed the senate resolu
tion for a joint sub-committee inves
tigation of government ownership
and regulation of railroads.
OCTOBER COPPER WORTH
29 CENTS A POUND
NEW YORK, July 15.—Inquiry of
the copper market shows that the
larger selling agencies ask twenty- ;
nine cents a pound for that metal, de- j
livered in October and later.
COLLIER HECTOR GROUNDED
AND WRECK AT CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, July 15.—The
United States collier Hector, bound
for Santo Domingo with marines, was
grounded off Charleston. The vessel
was wrecked but everybody aboard
was saved.
DEATHS FROM PARALYSIS.
NEW YORK, July 15.—There were
27 deaths today from infantile par
alysis and 144 new cases reported.
The total number of cases thus far
reported is 1,853 and the mortuary re
cord stands at 369.
WILSON PREFERS
TO BE DEMOCRAT
WASHINGTON,, July 15.—A mag
azine editior asked President Wilson
if he would accept the leadership of
a progressive organization composed
all political parties. Wilson replied
that he had no jealousy of an inde
pendent party, but believed that the
democrats represented the larger part
of any progressive party. He said, “I
sincerely desire and have tried to pre
serve the support o*' all progressive,
forward-looking men, the democratic
party being made the instrument of
leadership in that direction and all
men who love justice and progress
must wish to take it.”
MOTOR MAGNATE
MKTS HIS LIFE
SEATTLE, July 15.—Paul Smith,
president of the Chalmers Motor com
pany, of Detroit, either jumped or
fell from the tenth story window of
the Baltimore hotel and was instant
ly killed. ITe had been suffering from
nervous trouble and likely intended to
commit suicide.
CARCASSES OF ANIMALS
CAUSED RUN OF SHARKS
WASHINGTON, July 15.—A bill
was before congress today prohibiting 1
steamers from dumping livestock cai- 1
casses in the sea, as it is alleged that
sharks were attracted northward by 1
this practice on the part of vessels
carrying animals to the European ar- 1
mies. , 1
TWO BALL GAMES
FOR TOMORROW
T*--’ fans are looking forward to
some sensational developments in to
morrow’s baseball games and have
doped the Commission and Shamrocks
as winners.
The Commission goes to the Junc
tion tomorrow to meet the Ma.anuska
Ranchers and the City and Sham
rocks play at Recreation park, game
called at ?. o’clock tomorrow after
noon.
Thompson will pitch for the Com- I
mission and several important shifts
and changes have been made that will
unquestionably strengthen the team
Flieshmann has been shifted to short,
which position has been lamentably
weak all season, and Steel will play
second; Crocker will play third and
while he made several errors in the
last game, has all the ear marks of a
ball player ami should be able to fill
this import: rt position creditably
with a little more practice.
The Commission team is displaying
renewi I life and pep under the new
management ami is determined to in
crease i:percentage in the Anchor
age le ague Handing by trouncing
the Rancher, in tomorrow’s game.
Billy Greer, of The Daily Times, |
telephoned in this morning that after ;
seeing 11 a* Ranchers in action in the
daily pract ice yesterday says he picks
the Ranchers as winners; that they
have th team work down to perfec
tion and the boys are showing up well
under the management of Rothenthal.
In addition to this they will have the
advantn, «■ of playing on their own
diamond nul the loyal support of the
farmei a- well as the railroad boys
from 'lit- different camps.
J. T. Cimningmm, who was ''on-,
erly sporting ed'tor on one of tile tig
eastern papers before connecting
himself win the commission as nm/f
rle’k to Com...it: oner Meat , 'ms
promised to represent The Daily
rimes and his account of the game
will appear in Mt; .ay’s issue.
The C'.ty and Shi mrocks will p;y
with about the meal line-up and t' <■
rivalry between these two teams is
soon and the la... are looking i
ward to an exceptionally fast, excit
ing game.
Mrs. T. S. Scott, wife of the
■ashior of the First Bank of Cordova,
iccompanied by her little daughter
Mary, were Anchorage visitors last
light, having joined the former's
larents. Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Hassan,
>f Seattle, who are making tlie round
rip on the steamer Mariposa.
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ENTERTAINED IN
One of the prettiest affairs ever
Riven in Anchorage was the informal
tea given this afternoon by Mr?.
Frederick \V. Mears in her home on
government hill, in honor of Mrs. \Y.
C. Edes, wife of Commissioner Edes,
who is her guest while in the city.
In the receiving line with Mrs.
Means and Mrs. Edes was Mrs. Chris
tensen, while Mrs. Reedy and Mrs.
Locke very ably assisted during the
afternoon in the entertainment of the
guests.
The punch bowl which was very
tastefully arranged in one corner of
the living room was presided over hr
M's. Moyer.
The decorations throughout the
rooms were yellow and white daisies
imbedded in clusters of ferns and oth
er native foliage.
^ el low and white daisies lent them
selves very prettily to the linen and
real lace on iho lea table in the dir
room where tea was served by Mrs,
Chase and Mrs. Fowler assisted b,
Mrs. Beeson and Mrs. Watts.
Among the invited guests ware
.es Arbuekle, Balch, Benedict.
t«<w. J. Brown, Campbell, Chase,
Chapin, Courtney, David, Davis, De
Long, Fowler, Forgy, Fleishmann.
Gerber, Koch, Kyvig, Lock, Lockhart,
McBride, McCullough, P. J. McDon
aid, Moore, Ray E. McDonald. Moyer,
Murphy, Normile, Pilger. roily, Ree
dy, Robarts, Rodman, Sapp, Smith,
Shaw, Standi ford, Tracy, Tubby,
Voss, Watts, Warner, Walters, Wool
iver, Wentworth, Wilkinson, and the
Mi se- Clr rK. Kenna, Hall, Haw
thorne, Fitzgerald, Fowler, .wing.
Dickie, Bennett, Lockhart, Alice
Jones, Mary Jones, and Murphy.
LONDON'. July Id.—'L ere are -
500,000 Belgian children, ui> to ;.*e
age of 16, still in Belgium and sti
under German control. To prov.d •
these gallant little virtin of th« var
with food the children and the schools
of the whole British empire today are
celebrating Chi iron’s Belgium day.
From Fiji to Aberdeen today,
wherever the llr ’i 1: flag lias British
boys and girl - are holding sports or
giving entertainment the- proceeds
of which will be sent to the National
Committee for Belief in Belgiuir
The only exception will be in Canada,
where the day will be < urate
November 15—King A rt
day.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, M. P.
ident of the hoard of edu. on i
proved Belgium day being h"i 1 :u the
schools of England and \ . d
INTERESTING EXElB iSl.~
FOR CHl'RCH ! I I K »TION
Dr. J. L. McBride has ana go.I . .
attractive and interesting
for fomorrow’s services tha will be
auspicious to the occasion of the ded
ication of the Presbyterian chore!’
The morning service, Holy Com' .un
ion service, will commence it
o’clock and tin - dedication sen
announced for 8 o’clock tomorrow
(Sunday) night. The church choir
has been practicing for th special
ly prepared music which promises L
be of an extraordinary nature and Dr.
McBride’s text, "Laborers together
With God,” is especial! . uituhle ; ■ ,
dedication services.
UNCLE SAM NOT INTERFERE
MOVEMENTS DEI TSCHL.VM)
WASHINGTON. July 15.—The
state department has formally ruled
that the Deutschland is a merchant
man and no further action will be
taken against the German vessel’s en
trance into Baltimore.