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The World Has Only Contempt for the Knocker, but Everybody Lauds the Booster
Äurhorage Baily Timeg
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 1. NO. 20(5.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, MONDAY. .JULY 10, 191(5.
PRICE 10 CENTS
SHIPMENT RAILS
SEATTLE, July 10.—Purchasing
Agent Dole, of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission, has announced
that by next Saturday 20,000 tons
of 70-pound rails for-the government
railroad will have left the east, ship
ment being made to Andhorage via
Seattle.
BUILDING TELEPHONE LINE
. TO THE END <)E HOAD
A construction crew, under Fore
man E. C. Conners, of the telegraph
and telephone department, is being
organized to cross-arm and install
additional wires on the line along
Vfcg railroad to Matanuska Junction.
This work will be pushed and Su
perintendent E. R. McFarland says
the permanent line will be completed
to the end of the steel this season.
TERMINAL GROUNDS OF GOVERNMENT RAILROAD AT ANCHORAGE.
NEW YORK, July 10.—Ninety
| five new cases of Infantile paralysis
were reported on Saturday. During
the week there were 800 cases, and
the mortuary list reached 120, with
18 deaths during the’past 24 hours.
NEW YORK, July 10—The health
j department says the theory that in
! fantile paralysis is a warm weather
j disease is fallacious, as Sweden
! and other northern European coun
! tries suffered from an epidemic in
the winter. The National Red Cross
; nurses are mobilizing nurses to pre
vent the contagion spreading from
New York throughout the country.
Captain Nate White, of the launch
Brighton, came in this morning with
a number of passengers from Turn
agin Arm points and reports a very
pleasant trip.
German Attacks Are Repulsed
Mexican Looters Are Executed
PARIS, July 10.—'The war department announces that the
French have launched a new attack in the Champagne district
and captured trenches on a 500-meter front near Somme. The
French also took the fine of German positions in the neigh
borhood of Baleux ami captured 950 Germans.
The Germans attacked five places simultaneously at Vos
ges, all of which were successfully checked by the French ma
rine guns.
LONDON, July 10.—The British have made a new ad
vance southwest of Cantalmaison, and report three guns and
several hundred prisoners taken.
VIENNA, July 101—The Austro-Hungarian troops are
fighting along the bend of the Styrre river and have been op
posed for weeks past by hostile forces which included from
three to five fold their superiority. They finally received an or
der to withdraw their most advanced lines, which exposed a
double outflanking movement, but assisted by the co-opera
tion of the German troops the movement was executed undis
turbed by the enemy.
PETROGRAD, July 10.—The Russians have again pres
sed back the Germans at Czartorysk and occupied several
more towns, during which advance they took 2,000 German
prisoners. In Galicia the Russians are further pressing Borth
mer and captured another thousand Teutons.
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FAVOR OF PEACE
DETROIT, July 10.—President
Wilson, upon his arrival here today,
addressed the World's Salesmanship
congress.
In his speech Wilson urged the
business men to carry justice and
fair dealing Into all parts of the
world, and especially Mexico, and
thereby establish confidence in the
American principles. He said his ef
fort would be to serve all Americans
E by serving Mexido herself for her
best interests, without using force
and not serve a few gentlemen who
wish to exploit Mexican possessions.
When the president asked the
crowd what it desired at the end of
the present war troubles it shouted
“peace” in one voice. Wilson then
added that his wish was for perma
nent peace.
Henry Ford sent a message to
the convention, expressing his con
fidence that the president would
keep the United States out of war.
NORTHWESTERN IS NOT
COMING TO ANCHORAGE
General Agent Tracy reports that
the steamer Northwestern will come
no further than Seward on this trip
and that all Anchorage freight and
passengers will be transferred to
the steamer Mariposa at Seward.
)4( The Northwestern will return via the
outside passage from Cordova, and
the Mariposa is due in Anchorage
Thursday.
GOOD ORDER PREVAILS
ALL CONSTRUCTION CAMPS
Jack Robinson, special agent tor
the Alaskan Engineering commission
returned yeste day from his trip
over the line. Mr. Robinson visited
all the railroad and ..construction
camps on this trip and says that he
found everything in “apple pie” or
der; that there was no evidence of
booze and that the men were order
ly and well satihilcl w1*!i the exist
ing conditions and accommodations.
He rays the bo/s alont the line are
all firm supporters of The Daily
Times and anxiously await each is
sue and that the paperj are being
delivered regularly. The commission
is to be congratulated upon the pre
vailing good order in the camps and
it is really remarkable when the
many different nationalities of the
men are tgken into consideration,
REPUBLICAN CLUB TO
HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING
A meeting of the Anchorage Re
publican club is called for tonight at
8 o’clock at Robarts’ hall and a full
attendance is requested. All mem
bers of the republican party residing
in Anchorage ai«= invited to attend
this meeting as political matters of
importance to Anchorage will come
up for discussion before the meet
ing tonight.
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j CELEBRATES 77TH BIRTHDAY
BY PLAYING GOLF
CLEVELAND, July 10.—John D.
Rockefeller, the Standard 0.1 mag
nate, celebrated his seventy-seventh
birthday on Saturday. He is in the
enjoyment of splendid health and
spent most of the day playing golf.
The preliminary hearing of An
Kasloof, the murderer of Alex Tan j
off, was held this afternoon at the !
federal Jail. The same witnesses
who testified at the coroner’s inquest :
were used and their testimony, in
the whole, was the same, and Kas
loof was held awaiting action of
the grand jury.
FORD MAY ACCEPT
GRAPE .1CICE NOMINATION
CHICAGO, July 10.—The leaders
of the prohibition party have an
nounced that Henry Ford, of peace
and automobile fame, is considering
the acceptance of the prohibition
nomination for the presidency.
The sailing date of the steamer
Alaska from Seattle has been post
poned until 5 o’clock on the after
noon of the 12th.
Mrs. O. G. Periling and son Stan
ley came over from Knik yesterday
and remained in the city until this
evening as guests of the White
House.
German Submarine Lands
Cargo Dyestuffs Baltimore
BALTIMORE, July 10.—Germany’s gigantic submarine,
the Deutschland, arrived in this port today with a cargo of
750 tons of valuable dyestuffs. The Deutschland is the first of
a fleet of German merchantmen to ply regularly in the trans
Atlantic trade. It crossed the North sea submerged and thus
evaded the French and British cruisers off the Vienna capes.
The submarine was entirely unarmed and voyaged mostly on
the surface. It carries a crew of '-’9 men and will return to
Germany with crude rubber and nickel.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—The British and French em
bassies officially called the attention of the department of
| state to the arrival of the Deutschland at Baltimore and asked
! for an investigation of the vessel’s character.
SUNDAY EXCURSION ATTENDED
BY A LARGE CROWD
The Sunday excursion of the great
Alaska Railroad yesterday was a sue.
cess; about 175 Anchorage citizens
and visitors took advantage of the
opportunity to see the work that
has been done by the Alaska Engi
neering commission and enjoy a
day’s outing at a nominal expense.
The excursion party was well con
ducted; trains running on schedule
and 360 people were fed by the
commissary at the Junction
The day was perfect and everyone
spoke enthusiastically of the trip
and this no doubt will be a Sunday
feature the balance of the season.
PACKING COMPANY MOVES
INTO NEW BUILDING
The Carstens Packing company
has moved into its new Sanitary
Market just completed on the south
side of 4th avenue between C and D
street. This market has been fitted
and furnished in a strictly up-to
date manner and opened ths morn
ing with a full supply of fresh meat,
home-grown vegetables and every
thing carried in a modern meat mar
ket.
STAFF SCHOOL TEACHERS
TENDER THEIR RESIGNATIONS
The members of the Anchorage
school board held their first regular
meeting Friday night at the resi
dence of Mrs. E. S. Reedy. The
board accepted the resignation ot
Miss Clark as principal, Mrs. McCui
lagh. primary teacher and Miss Mur.
phy, grade teacher of the Anchorage
schools. In addition to Mrs. Reedy,
Dr. McBride and A. J. Wendler were
in attendance and the board meets
again tonight to take up important
matters connected with the public
schools.
PIONEER OF KNIK IS
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
Word has been received from
Knik reporting that Frank U. Can
non, proprietor of the Pioneer ho
tel, was stricken by a paralytic
stroke Friday and his condition was
serious. It was later reported that
he was receiving the best possible
attention but was not allowed to see
any one and hopds are held out for
his recovery.
The hundreds of friends of Frank
Cannon will anxiously await any
news in regard to his condition and
join with The Daily Times in pray
ing for the speedy recovery of this
grand and noble gentleman.
I
DOUGLAS, July 10.—General CaUes, militant command
| cr at Sonora, announces that two Mexicans were executed at
I Cananea for looting the homes of American citizens during
their absence. The death penalty lias been ordered against
all persons caught looting or inciting demonstrations against
Americans or the Carranza government.
EL PASO, July 10.—Twelve hundred Carranza cavalry
men and eight hundred infantrymen overtook Villista bandits
at Las Hivas, south of Jiminez, Saturday morning and it is
believed that a battle ensued, but no particulars have as yet
been received.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—Unsupported rumors are
afloat that Villa is at Canutillo, on the Florida river, west of
Parral. It is stated that he walks with a limp but is able to
ride with considerable ease and is moving about directing his
troops.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—Carranza’s decision to form
diplomatic negotiations for the settlement of border differ
j cnees is expected at any time. His offer of border cantonment
] plan was presented at El Paso, in a conference between Gen
I erals Scott and Obregon, but it was rejected then because it
was conditional upon General Pershing withdrawing his
troops.
H. F Dose, district engineer ol
the Talkeetna district, came down
from Talkeetna yesterday on th<
river steamer Omineca to spenc
Sunday in the city and transact bus
iness with the commission. Mr
Dose reports that they are making
great headway in the railroad work
in the Talkeetna district and thal
they have 398 men employed at the
present time, classified as follows:
204 government employes, 75 station
men and 19 station laborers. He al
so reports that they have establish
ed four camps with headquarters
camp at Talkeetna: other camps are
at Mile -20T-210-and 2TT.
Mr. Dose left this afternoon on
the Omineca for Talkeetna in com
pany with Jack Robinson, who will
spend several days visiting the
camps in the capacity of special
agent.
FUNERAL MURDERED MAX
IS LARGELY ATTENDED
The funeral services of Alex Tak
off were held yesterday from the Ro
man Catholic church, Father Shep
pard officiating.
The services were very impressive
and attended by a large number of
his countrymen and Anchorage
friends.
The funeral procession from the
church to the cemetery led by the
Anchorage band was the largest ever
seen in Anchorage.!
HOPE RESIDENT ENJOYS
FIRST AUTOMOBILE RIDE
H D. Hall, o' Hope, Is making his
first visit to Anchorage and is stop
ping at the White Hous. Mr. Hall is
82 years of age and has spent the
past 20 years of his life in mining
and prospecting around Hope and
vicinity. He says he is thoroughly
enjoying his visit to Anchorage and
expects to remain several days tak
ing in the moving picture shows,
looking over the city in general and
watching the activity at the govern
ment docks and railroad yards.
Mr. Hall had the delightful expe
riences of riding in the first auto
mobile he has ever seen this morn
ing and thoroughly enjoyed the sen
sation, and while he is astonished at
the growth and development of An
chorage he says he has lived too long
in the hills to change his habits and
adopt the customs of city life and
conventionality.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT
Secretary Koch would like to have
a full attendance at tomorrow
night’s meeting of the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce as there is
some important unfinished business
| to transact in addition to voting on
several new applications for mem
bership.
STOCKS TOOK TUMBLE TODAY.
NEW YORK, July 10.—The war
and semi-war stocks fell heavily on
the Wall street stock exchange to
day.
The Freight steamer Wellseley of
the Admiral line, is due in Anchor
age tomorrow night with 237 tons of
freight for the commission and city
merchants.