LONG WAS A BRIGHT PARTICU
LAR STAR IN MUSICAL COM
EDY ON BROADWAY.
FAVORITE IN THEATRICALS.
Gaily Remarked. Previous to Her De
mise, “It Is the Last Curtain; I
Have Lived and I Will Hold Out to
the Last—It Is the Spirit of My Pa
rentage, the L:nconquerable French.”
NEW YORK, August 13. —, Anna
Held the noted actress, died at her
apartments in New York last night, a
victim of myeloma. She had been ill
for months past and death was not un
expected.
Anna held was born in Paris, in
1873, of a Polish mother and a French
father. Upon the death of her father,
the family moved to London where,
for two years prior to going on the
stage, Anna was a street singer. When
16 years old, Miss Held returned to
Paris after touring Holland and other
countries with a comedy company and
after that appeared in all the Euro
pean capitals, winning renown by rea
son of her beauty and the daring mag
nificence of her gowns.
When she came to New York in
1896, the American public’s desire to
see and near tne cmc rarisienne nan
been whetted by stories of her beauty,
of the perfection of her complexion,
which she was reported as sustaining
by means of daily milk baths, and the
charm of a French concert hall song,
“Won’t You Come and Play Wiz Me.”
For more than ten years Miss Held
was in a musical comedy on the
American stage nearly every year,
appearing part of that time as one of
the stars in plays produced by Florenz
Zigfield, jr. Miss Held was subse
quently married to Mr. Zigfield but af
ter several years they separated. A
daughter, Liane Held, now 23 years
old, born of a previous marriage, is
now on the stage.
Anna Held had the reputation of
having played and sung in more towns
and cities than most actresses and of
dressing with even more lavishness
than the celebrated Otero. She was a
great favorite of New York audiences.
As a star in light comedy she was
known throughout the United States.
She had repeatedly told interviewers
that she would “never grow old” and
fulfilled her prediction almost to the
end. Friends say she had a wonderful
spirit and indomitable courage. Told
by the doctors that she must die, she
is said to have gaily remarked to one
of them:
“It is the last curtain. I have lived
and I will hold out to the last—it is
the spirit of Joan of Arc and the spir
it of my parentage—the unconquer
able French.”
PURSER BACH RAISES $1,800
ON SALE OF W. S. S.
(Valdez Miner)
Purser Bach of the Admiral Farra
gut has made a record in raising funds
for the government from the saving
of War Savings stamps and the Far
ragut is the flagship of the fleet, her
officers having turned in more money
from the sale of stamps than any oth
er vessel of the fleet. On a trip dur
ing the week of July Fourth Purser
Bach sold $1,200 worth of stamps,
which were turned in to the Seattle
officials in charge of the War Savings
Stamps; and on this trip he has al
ready sold $600 worth, with a chance
of beating his last trip, as the vessel
will have more passengers on her
southern trip than on the trip north.
The officers and crew of the Farragut
are working hard to help win the war
and their patriotism is commendable.
Deputy Marshal Fursman has ar
ranged to have the federal prisoners
at Cordova put to work clearing up
the site of the new public building for
a playground for the children. Lieut.
McClure has agreed to furnish soldiers
to guard the prisoners while they
work.
CACHE CREEK
NEEDS ROADS
WINFIELD ERVIN, WHO RECENT
LY RETURNED FROM DISTRICT
SAYS ROADS INADEQUATE.
“I never fully realized the truth of
the assertion that a man may be a
stranger in his own country until I
made the trip to the Cache creek pla
cer district; neither did I 'appreciate
the magnitude of the district nor what
further systematic development and
operation means to the business men
; of Anchorage. The Cache creek placer
district is a distinct asset to Anchor
! age and should unquestionably receive
the unqualified support of this com
munity. Especially is this true in re
gard to the ‘Good Roads’ movement,
which is entitled to due recognition by
the territory. In this question of
transportation Anchorage can materi
ally assist and if for no other reason
i than from a selfish standpoint, the
j chamber of commerce should do all in
its power to bring this important mat
ter to the notice of the proper authori
ties.”
The above is a statement from Win
field Ervin, of the Bank of Anchorage,
who recently returned from an extend
ed trip to the district, where he visit
ed most of the operating mines. Mr.
Ervin estimates the output of the dis
trict during the past few years at one
million dollars and states that until
recently the method of operation has
necessarily been crude. However, he
says, that within the past two years
modern machinery has been installed
at several of the mines which will nat
urally increase the productiveness of
Mr. Ervin savs that transportation
has beer, the drawback to the district
and the operators and prospectors de
serve all credit for their efforts to de
velop the camp. They have practical
ly received no assistance from the ter
ritory, other than promises, and no
definite assistance from the peopie of
Anchorage. Anchorage is essentially
the headquarters for Cache creek op
erations and the plausible outfitting
point and base of supplies. The pres
ent method of transportation is ridicu
lously inadequate and only a rich
camp could afford to operate under
such trving and unsatisfactory conch
i .
tions.
The district is from three to five
; miles wide and about twelve miles
long. Competent government experts
have estimated the life of the district
at fifty years. An average of 500 tons
yearly have been transported into the
district for the past several year; and
with the increase of operations the
tonnage will naturally increase. Sev
eral important prospects are ready
i lor operation, only waiting adequate
transportation facilities. This is also
true in regard to more modern machin
ery of an increased capacity for otner
r.dnes now operating.
Mr. Erwin advises that this season's
output will be satisfactory nctwith
I standing the shortage of water. Con
| siderable development work of an im
portant nature has been accomplished
this season and the operators are well
, satisfied with conditions with the ex
ception of poor roads and trails. Mr.
Ervin advises that the operators of the
district will continue to pray for bet
ter roads and they ask the business
men of Anchorage to assist in the
movement, which is vital to the dis
trict.
NEWSPAPER MEN
ARE NOT IMMUNE
WATERLOO, Iowa, August 8.—
Thirteen newspaper employees, in all
departments, have been ordered to
engage in productive occupations or
fight.
HIGH COST OF
LIVING IN SPAIN
GUADELAJARA, Spain, August 9.
—Outbreaks are occurring in this city
on account of the high cost of living
and poor bread. Shots were exchang
ed yesterday between the police and
the rioters.
ALLIES HI MEN ROYE, UN
IMPORTANTSTRATEGICflL POINT
Paris, August 12.—It was reported in Paris last night that up to
the time the nows was sent here from French headquarters the allies had
captured about 40,000 prisoners and 700 big guns. The Germans are
resisting bitterly along the Chaulnes-Roye-Noyon line and are bringing
up large numbers of reinforcements. The allies are preparing for a fur
ther advance in that sector.
REPORT SAYS GERMANS EVACUATE ROYE.
British Headquarters, August 12.—There was an unconfirmed
report last night to the effect that the German forces had evacuated
Rove, which the Huns defencled with great desperation. British tanks
were seen operating a considerable distance east of Rove, which would
indicate that the Germans had evacuated.
FRENCH ADVANCING ON ROYE, SAYS REPORT.
London, August 12.—Last night’s reports from the Picardy front
state that the French forces have advanced nearer the important town
of Rove, from the southwest, by capturing the villages of Armencourt
and Tilloley. This is official. The British forces, south of the Somme
river, captured the western edge of the town of Bray, taking 200 pris
oners. Apparently the French arc continuing the attack on the south
ern part of the front. The main interest centers in the section around
Lassigny Massif. It is difficult to say if the French troops reached
the crest of the hills in that section. The whole position of the southern
line depends on possession of the crests.
FRENCH ADVANCE EAST OF MONTDIDIER.
Paris, August 12.—Official: After the capture of Montdidier, the
French forces advanced their lines eastward to an average depth of six
miles, on a front from Andechy, which is seven miles northeast of Mont
didier. to Erincourt, which is ten miles southeast of Montidier. This
advance had been attained late Saturday evening.
HAVEN’T TIME TO INVENTORY SUPPLIES TAKEN.
French Headquarters ox Somme Front, August 12.—The sup
X lies taken in the first two days of the Picardy drive were in such vast
quantities that it has not been possible to take an inventory of them.
Friday night, twenty-one cannon were taken by the French. Satur
day morning the French advanced their lines four miles southeast of
^Montdidier, occupying Faverolles.
GERMAN GENERALS ARE CASHIERED.
London, August 12.—Three German generals, with German forces
near Montdidier, have been cashiered for neglect of duty. A large
number of German soldiers were court-martialed at St. Quentin Sat
urday for high treason. Germans on the Belgian front are showing
great uneasiness and a revolt is among the possibilities.
PRISONERS TAKEN IN BOTH DRIVES.
London, August 12.—Premier David Lloyd-George made the state
ment Saturday afternoon that in the Marne-Aisne offensive and in the
present drive, the allies have taken between fifty and sixty thousand
prisoners and between eight and nine hundred guns. Since this state
i ment. Montdidier and Cliaulnes have been taken by the allied forces
and many prisoners and big guns have fallen into the hands of the
allies.
CIIAULNESS TAKEN BY ALLIES.
London, August 12.—Saturday afternoon, Canadian and Austra
lian troops captured Chaulnes, the important railway town in the heart
of the Somme battlefront and the key to the southern line of the Ger
man salient. On the right center of the allied front, the French forces
advaned to the outskirts of Lechell St. Aurin, seven miles northeast of
Montdidier.
STRONG CUTER ATTACKS IN.
CENTER OFTHEALUED FRONT
SLOW MINCE FOR AWHILE
Summary.—(By the Associated Press)—The German army under
command of Bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht is making a mighty ef
fort to check the allied advance through the Picardy district toward
Peronne, Rove and Noyon, on the northern end of the Picardy front.
The British forces were unable to press forward rapidly last night, al
though the important town of Bray was entered. Strong German coun
ter attacks stopped the allied advance, for the time being, in the center
of the Picardy front. On the right, or southern line of the front, the
French are gaining ground steadily and have virtually cleared the en
emy from Matz valley. The allies have taken over 40.000 prisoners,
between five and six hundred cannon, trench mortal’s and machine guns
almost without number, and vast quantities of war materials. It is un
officially estimated that since July 18, when the allied offensive started
on the Marne-Aisne front, over 70.000 prisoners and 1,000 cannon have
been taken.
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE A BIG BOOB.
London, August 12.—Reuter's telegraphs that the German crown
prince is the most unpopular leader in the German army. He is ac
cused of amateurish interference with the plans worked out by expe
rienced German generals and the Hun disaster on the Marne-Aisne
front is attributd to his ignoring of the general staff’s battle plan.
BRITISH BIRD MEN BOMB GERMAN CITIES.
London, August 13.—Official: Despite unfavorable weather con
ditions British aeroplanes yesterday bombed, with success, the big Ger
man chemical works at Frankfort, on the Rhine river. The British av
iators also bombed the railway station at Metz and the Hun airdrome at
Ragenau, Alsace.
ANCHORAGE MAN
IN THE LFITGHT
FEATURED IN ARTICLE AS COM
MANDER OF “DEVELOPMENT
‘BATTALION.”
An article in the San Francisco Ex
aminer of July 29, from the pen of s
special contributor, Fay King, makes
a feature of what is termed the “De
velopment Battalion,” which is being
trained under the direction of Captair
J. T. Westermann, of Anchorage. Tht
article shows a picture of the hand
some captain, calmly looking on while
Frank Carroll GifFen, a noted musi
cian, is leading a group of soldier boys
in singing. The article follows:
Some weeks ago it was my pleasure
to be seated with about twenty others
around a table creaking and swaying
under the weight of a roast pig and
corn on the cob and boiled potatoes and
lots of other good things prepared foi
Frank Carroll Giffen’s birthday dinnei
up in the attic of his wonderful song
studio out on Chestnut street. We
sang songs and drank toasts with ap
ple cider, and looked like a real Dick
ens party at some old English inn
Annie Laurie led us in quaint songs
and then when we went down stairs
into the soudio by candle light we
heard real opera folk songs, and pa
triotic airs, and it was then that Mr
Giffen told me how interested he is
in his new work. He has given up al
his pupils and is devoting every min
ute of his time to teaching the soldiers
at the various nearby forts and camps
how to sing. There are twenty-two ir
all whom he must visit. I urged hirr
to tell me more about his work.
“You have no idea how much I en
joy this new held, said Mr. (bitten
“and it is very encouraging to se<
how ready and willing the boys are tc
do the best they can. After I hav<
read the words off to them, and ther
helped them with the tunes I usuaih
find a good singer in the crowd whoir
I make the song leader, and his stum
is very much like the yell leader at ?
college football game. At first sonn
of the boys are a little shy. They jusi
seem to think that they CAN’T sing
but once they join in and find that thej
are keeping in time and tune with tin
rest of the crowd they soon get brav<
and sing out full and loud.”
It was from Mr. Giffen that
heard of the development battalion a'
Camp Fremont, and I begged Mr
Giffen to take me with him the nexi
time he went there, and he did.
The Development Battalion is com
posed of soldier boys who are sem
from various divisions and need to b<
instructed along certain lines.
They are drafted men who for sonu
reason are temporarily transferred t<
the Development Battalion. Perhap:
they cannot speak or write English
Perhaps they are just a little back
ward in grasping the rules of drill oi
they cannot read or write. When ii
the Development Battalion they hav<
the attention and care from the bes
doctors and teachers available, and i'
is most interesting to see how anxiou:
these lads are to learn and fit them
selves for a place in the ranks o:
Uncle Sam.
Captain J. T. Westermann, ir
charge of the battalion, is a charmint
man of understanding and inspires
confidence in all “his boys.” No offi
cer takes more pride in his men thar
does Captain Westermann. In th«
crude material that comes to him h<
sees the finished product and knows
that time and patience can accomplish
wonders.
We found the battalion sitting ou1
under a great spreading oak tree, anc
when Mr. Giffen took his place on th<
platform to lead them in song each
lad’s face beamed.
They started a little weak, but be
fore long the air swelled with theii
song, and later when Mr. Giffen gav<
them a little French song, first to b<
sung in English and then in French
the result was splendid, for most oi
the boys could speak French bettei
than English.
Those of the Development Battalioi
who fail to be fitted for service Ovei
There are put into domestic servic<
Over Here, but one has only to watcl
the eager heads buried in lesson book:
and look into the serious eyes tryinj
• so hard to comprehend every detai
I
t
ALLIED TROOPS
ARE ARRIVING
JAPANESE, CHINESE, FRENCH
AND BRITISH FORCES BEGIN
TO REACH SIBERIAN CITY.
SCENES OF MILITARY ACTIA1TY.
General Horvath, Self-Styled Head of
the All-Russian Government, De
clares It Will Require 150,000 Al
lied Troops to Keep Huns from Get
ting Food Resources.
VLADIVOSTOK, August 13.—Gen
eral Horvath, the self-styled head of
the new All-Russian government, de
clares that it will take 150,000 allied
troops to prevent Germany from ob
taining control of the Siberian-Mongo
lian food resources.
Vladivostok is the head center of the
allied invasion of Siberia and the city
today presents scenes of great mili
tary activity. Japanese, Chinese,
| French and British forces are arriving
| here in numbers, while the Czecho-Slo
> vak forces are well represented and
are in control of the situation. The
allies have allied themgelves with the
Czecho-Slovaks and will work in har
mony with them in the invasion of Si
beria.
BRITISH IN SIBERIA.
; LONDON, August 13. — Official:
British troops recently landed at Vlad
1 ivostok proceeded to the Ursi river
front, and are now co-operating with
the Czecho-Slovak forces in that re
. gion.
DON’T HAVE TOPAY
WHILE IN SERVICE
CHICAGO, August 9.—The circuit
court has held that a Camp Fremont
i private in the United States army is
j not compelled to pay the mortgage up
on his property, or the interest there
on, until three months after he has
been discharged from military duty.
FINDS GRAVE OF
YOUNG ROOSEVELT
WITH TUG AMERICANS ON THE
MARNE, August 9.—An American
aviator discovered a grave on the edge
! of Chamery wood, marked with a
cross bearing the inscription in Eng
‘ lish: “Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt;
1 buried by Germans.”
PLENTY OF MEN
FOR U.S. NAVY
.! _
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 9.—
; Rear Admiral Palmer appeared before
f the senate committee on military af
fairs and declared it would not be ne
cessary to extend the draft system to
the navy, as it had practically all the
i men that are needed.
HINT AT SUBMARINE
BASE IN NOVA SCOTIA
HALIFAX, August 9.—The Herald
and Mail of Halifax have offered a
reward of $5,000 for information that
will lead to the location of a possibly
I German supply base in Nova Scotia or
on the Bay of Fundy coast.
DRAFT OBSTRUCTOR IS
ARRESTED AT KETCHIKAN
PRINCE RUPERT, August 13.—
The United States marshal at Ketchi
kan has arrested Albert Links, a Ger
man, of Hyder, Alaska, charged with
dissuading men from joining the army.
Links occupied three shacks, one of
which is reported to have been elab
1 orately equipped for experimenting in
chemical research.
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i that is difficult to know how much
i those honest hearts beat with desire
j to follow the Stars and Stripes across
l the Rhine.