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AND ALASKA LA~__
VOL. 2.
NO. 25.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY SO, 1918.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
BOYLES IKES
VALDEZ, May 28. — Eighteen
months in jail constitute the penalty
imposed by Judge F. M. Brown, of
the United States district court for
the third division, on Claude T.
Boyles,, formerly accountant in the
telegraph and telephone department
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion at Anchorage for having embez
zled official funds.
Boyles pleaded guilty to the indict
ment, which alleged three separate
counts or acts of malfeasance. The
sentence of the court was eighteen
months on every one of the three
counts; but, instead of running suc
cessively, the sentence on all three
counts will run concurrently.
Under the law, the maximum pun
ishment for Boyles’ offense could
have been a term of five years’ im
prisonment and a fine of $5,000 on ev
ery count, which could have been
made to aggregate on the three
counts a period of fifteen years in
jail and a fine of $15,000.
-* Boyles’ peculations, while account
ant in the telegraph and telephone de
partment, were about $4.7->0. They
extended from August, 1010, unrtl
early this spring. He was arrested
last March, and at a hearing before
United States Commissioner Leopold
David, of this city, was held to await
the action of the grand jury.
While awaiting the action of the
4 grand jury, which convened in Val
dez early in May, Boyles \?as at lib
erty here on bail. He went to Valdez
just before the assembling of the
grand jury there.
WASHINGTON, I). C., May 25.—
The Wickesham-Sulzer election con
test is now being considered by the
house committee on elections and it
believed that a decision will be reach
>
ed within ten days.
Both contestants have submitted
briefs and made oral arguments in
support of their claims before the
committee. The committee consists oi
Riley J. Wilson, of Louisiana, chair
man; Joe H. Eagel of Texas, Albert
F. Polk of Delaware, L. I>. Robinsor
of North Carolina, Benjamin F. Welt\
of Ohio, Fred H. Dominick of Soutl:
Carolina, Merrill Moores of Indiana
Frederick W. Ballinger of Massachu
setts and John M. Rose of Penn
sylvania.
PUGET SOUND
OVERLOOKED
WASHINGTON, D. C\, May 25.—
It is understood that the engineering
experts of the United States shipping
hoard has recommended that the gov
ernment build concrete shipyards at
San Fraicisco, San Diego, Mobile, Wil
mington and Jacksonville.
SEATTLE DISAPPOIXTEI).
SEATTLE, May 25.—Puget sound
has evidently failed to secure one oi
the proposed government concrete
ship building yards. Thursday, the
representatives of nine Puget sounc
points met to lay plans for getting a
yard in this section.
, WOOD TO TAKE
WESTERN COMMAND
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 28.
The war department today announce:
that Major-General Leonard Wooe
has been assigned to the command o:
the western department of the Unitee
States army, with headquarters ii
San Francisco. He will succeed Brig
adier-General Treat, who goes to th<
Overseas service.
SEATTLE, May 28.—The Uniter
States coast and geodetic survej
steamers Explorer and Patterson, now
at Seattle, have been turned to the
United States navy, which will adr
them to other vessels for patrol worl
in Alaska this summer.
So far, there has been no trouble, oi
evidence of outbreaks in Alaska, bu
I it is known that leaders of the organi
zation known as the Industrial Work
ers of the World have made their ap
pearance in the north, especially ir
i cannery communities. The canning
! season opens June 1, and the govern
\ ment has been informed that prepara
tions are under way to interfere wit!
i the work of preserving fish products
so essential as a food supply. Activi
ties of the I. W. W.’s will not be tol
erated, and the patrol boats will b<
required to patrol the coast of Alaska
to quell threatened disturbances.
NEWPORT NEWS, Ya., May 28.
| The captain of a British merchantmai
: which arrived at this port last nigh
reports the shelling by his ship of i
; German submarine 150 miles off tin
! Virginia cape several days ago.
DOES NOT CREDIT REPORT.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28.—
: The navy department announces todaj
; that there is nothing to indicate '“'u
presence of German submarines or
this side of the Atlantic ocean. It i:
believed that the British ship’s crew
fired at a pice of wreckage, mistaking
it for a U-boat.
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MOSCOW. May 28.—Count voi
Hirbach, German ambassador ti
Russia, has advised the soviet govern
! ment that Finland is willing to en
tertain peace negotiations. A confer
ence with this end in view has beei
called to convene in Moscow tomor
' row.
Count von Hirbach insists tha
German representatives shall partici
pate in the conference and it is un
derstood that his demand will bi
granted.
NEEDHAM TO ~
START PAPEE
KETCHIKAN, May 25. — T. II
Needham, the pioneer Alaska news
paper man, has purchased a plant am
will establish a paper here to b<
known as The Alaska Pioneer, the firs
publication to appear July 1. Th
paper will be published primarily ii
the interests of the pioneers o
Alaska.
TEDDY AND TAFT
MEET AND TALE
CHICAGO, May 27.—Former Presi
dents Roosevelt and Taft met in ;
hotel dining room last evening am
held the first extended conversatioi
since the break occurred between th
i two in 1912. Diners cheered the dis
tinguished men as they conversed
Both appeared to be pleased ove
- their reconciliation.
I MRS. HARRISON GETS DIVORCE
: WASHINGTON, May 28. — Mrs
l Francis Burton Harrison, wife of th
i governor general of the Philippin
■ isalnds, was granted an interlocutor
; decree for a divorce in the superio
court on the charge of desertion.
COMPLETE RECORD OF DONATIONS TO
RED CROSS DRIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY
I Eight thousand two hundred and
eighty-four dollars and ninety cents
has been raised by the people of An
chorage and near-by camps as a re
' suit of the American Red Cross drive
which began in Anchorage a week
1 ago yesterday, according to a state
j ment made this morning by Sidney
Anderson, manager of the drive.
; Twenty-five hundred dollars was
I the quota to be raised here by the
; | people of Anchorage. This amount
was collected during the first two
• days of the drive. Every business
; fraternal and social organization in
the city entered with enthusiasm into
the spirit of the drive and on each
. evening during the drive week some
i entertainment was staged for the
; | benefit of the Red Cross. The record
. j of Anchorage will stand out as a
. splendid accomplishment, said Mana
| ger Anderson and will be such a rec
, | ord that any city of equal size in the
entire United States will have diffi
. culty in surpassing or even equaling,
. Anchorage, continued Manager An
, derson, will achieve a nation-wide
fame by reason of the splendid show
ing made in this drive. Alaska has
more than done her share of the great
work.
The list which follows is the com
! plete record of the local contributions
. and represents the work accomplish
| ed during the entire week bv the var
-:
ious organizations taking part in th<
big driv«:
Personal .$ 295.2
School children . 40.5;
Anchor club . 96.0(
Elks . 575.0(
Matanuska . 73.01
Inter. Assoc. Machinists No.
4S0 10.0(
Scandinavian club .. 516.61
Italian Relief committee ., 62.6-'
Order Eastern Star . 58.0(
Chamber of Commerce . 228.0(
Masons-Elks ball game . 67.5(
Woman’s club . 462.8;
Moose . 281.7;'
Serb. Natl. Defense League.. 118.5(
Tag Day . 501.71
j A. E. C. 2,142.5i
Pioneers . 226.61
Natives of Herendeen Bay
Government school . 27.01
! W. C. T. U. and Ladies’ Aid 214.7;
! I. O. O. F. 100.01
Alaska Steamship Co. . 450.01
Pacific Steamship Co. . 150.01
Alaska Labor Union . 34.51
Ladies of Mooseheart . 187.81
Parent Teachers’ association 70.21
Anchorage Dramatic Club .... 490.11
Jewish Relief . 106.01
I Masons . 650.01
.Episcopal Guild . 38.01
Presbyterian Sunday School 10.01
Total .$8,284.91
Two hundred station men will be
sent from Anchorage to Talkeetna
within the course of the next few days
j to work on the government railroad
i T ..ween Talkeetna and Indian river
I according to a statement made yester
; day by William Gerig, engineer in
charge of the Anchorage division of
the railroad.
The men will be employed in grad
ing work said Mr. Gerig. All of the
! clearing between these two points has
i been practically complete.
With the two hundred station men
] to be sent out by the Commission the
number of men employed during the
past* two weeks numbers three hun
dred and fifty. Most of the one hun
dred and fifty men employed through
the local empolyment office have been
sent to points along the Turnagain
Arm division of the road.
The U. S. dredge Sperm which wai
put in the water from the marine way.
in the terminal yards Saturday after
noon will be ready for operation nex
Friday, continued Mr. Gerig. Tin
dredge will begin work at a poin
about two thousand feet north of th<
marine ways.
The B. & B. No. 1 power boat ha:
been fitted up for use of Captain Ham
in charge of the coast and geodetii
survey which will make a complet*
survey of Knik Arm from Point Cachi
to Point Possession during the pres
ent summer. The B. & B. No. 1 wil
be launched the early part of rex
week according to Harry Locke, nor
engineer for the Alaskan Engineerinj
commission. Barge No. 200 is praeti
caly ready for the water and will bi
nosed in Thursday or Friday.
, 14 lx Hi A T AHiHClAli AUTi V IT X JNUTliJJ.
WITH TiIE FRENCH ARMY AT THE FRONT, May 24
-j—Thirty-seven Herman aero])lanes have been destroyed, sixF
'jolliers were j>ut out of commission and forced to land withii
1 their own lines and eight captive balloons have been shot dowi
.; by French aviators since May lb. says an official report today
The weather became favorable for aerial activity May 15, anc
t 1,805 distinct aerial combats have been fought, with the resul
as above noted.
—
ACTIVITY ON ITALIAN FRONT.
ROME, May 24.—Official: On the mountain front hot 1
Italian and Austro-IIungarian artilleries are active today. IIos
tile troops were driven back by the Italians in Eval Arsa
i Bomb fighting is in progress on the slopes of Sasso Rossi, h
1 an enemy attack at Capo Sile, the Italians drove hack the Aus
trians and destroyed the defenses of an enemy outpost. Fiv<
• Austrian aeroplanes were shot down by Italian flyers.
1
nu! mrnimun dill
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TWO WEEKS. SAYS WICKER5HIW
- Washington, D. C., May 25, 1918.
l The Times, Anchorage, Alaska:
The sundry civil bill is in process of preparation by tin
house committee on appropriations and will be reported to tin
} 1 iouse in about ten days. I am assured that there is no objec
! tion to the Alaska railroad appropriation, which will be ai
? item in the sundry civil bill. JAMES WICKERSHAM.
The foregoing message was received by The Times, in re
1 sponse to an inquiry for information concerning the progres:
of the sundry civil bill, in which will be contained the appro
priation for the Alaska railway project. According to the stat
• us of this bill, it is reasonable to suppose that the appropria
e tion will be passed by the congres within two weeks, and pos
D sibly less time. There is no intimation that the appropriatioi
[ will be reduced from the amount asked for by the engineering
* commission—$7,350,000.
SECTOR: PARIS AS OBJECTIVE
FRENCH AND BRITISH SOLDIERS ARE MAKING GER
MANS PAY DEARLY FOR EVERY INCH OF GROUND
GAINED — AMERICAN TROOPS DISTINGUISH
THEMSELVES IN PICARDY SECTOR, ENTERING
ENEMY LINES.
I
PARIS, May 28.—Official: A battle of extreme violence
! is raging today from the region of Yauxillion to the outskirts of
the village of Brimont, in the Rheims-Soissons sector. The en
emy advance attack last evening reached Arsv, which lies east
of Oompeigne and west of Clermont. The British-French troops
in this sector retired methodically and in perfect unison, mak
ing the Germans pay dearly for their futile success. The en
emy employed the familiar dense wave formation, which fol
lowed closely in the wake of a heavy barrage, and pushed up
fresh troops to take the places of those killed and wounded
with characteristic recklessness.
SITUATION APPEARS SATISFACTORY.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, May 28.—Hard fighting
I continues to the south of Dickebusch lake. The German forced
j their way into the French defending line for a distance of 800
| yards. The enemy is today clinging desperately to the newly
! acquired positions, but the French forces are dealing with the
i situation in a satisfactory manner. The French have taken a
1 hundred prisoners and have inflicted heavy losses on the en
emy attacking troops. It is believed that the present fighting
in this sector is preliminary to larger operations, apparently
for the purpose of regaining high ground which the French
took May 20.
FRENCH SUCCESSFUL IN LOCRE SECTOR.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, May 28.—
1 j Tlit* Germans met virtual failure at all points in their attack
I vesterdav against the French forces on the Loere front. Re
peated assaults of great violence were thrown hack by the
French troops, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.
PERSHING DOES NOT MENTION DRIVE.
WASHINGTON, I). ('.. May 28.—General Pershing’s com
pmunique last evening makes no mention of tlie renewal of the
German drive, but reports that after a violent artillery lire,
v German infantry yesterday penetrated advanced American
1! lines in Picardy at two points. Counter attacks by the Ameri
can forces dislodged the enemy from the gained positions. In
Hollowing the retreating Germans. American forces entered
. j the enemy lines at several points.
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GERMANY SHORT OF RAW MATERIALS.
PARIS. May 28.—Workmen arriving in Paris from Switz
erland assert that Germany is having great difficulty in ob
taining raw materials for munitions. Several German newspa
pers have recently published official notices commandeering
inaterials of all kinds that may be employed for the manufac
! tlire of a millions. Tin* official notices direct the inhabitants
■to turn over to the authorities monuments, household utensils
and other things containing metal of any kind. Even door
handles and window locks are included in the order.
GERMANS REPORT GAINS.
BERLIN, May 28.—Official: A battle for the possession
of Ohemin des Dames has been raging since yesterday morning.
Troops of the German crown prince took an entire ridge by
storm, and the fighting today is on the banks of the Aisne river.
British troops are opposing and making a stubborn resistance.
HAIG REPORTS GERMAN REPULSE.
LONDON, May 28.—General Haig today reports that the
French forces repulsed the enemy with great losses in killed
and wounded, and have virtually re-established their entire
line in the Rheims-Soissons sector. A Reuter’s dispatch says
that the German bombardmet in this sector was scarcely less
violent than that employed in the great offensive which started
March 21. Great quantities of gas shells were used and infan
try attacks between Soissons and Rheims are on a more for
midable scale than those on the Flanders front in the last big
drive. In the early stages of the attack, the Germans succeed
ed in driving a wedge into the defending positions at some
points, but strong counter attacks threw the Germans back in
most places.
FORCE PASSAGE OF AISNE RIVER.
LONDON, May 28.—Official: German troops yesterday
forced a passage of the Aisne river, west of the British sector,
‘ compelling the left of the British line to fall back. The enemy
4 maintained a strong pressure all day yesterday against the
- British on the Aisne front. Severe fighting continues today on
i this front. The Germans are developing attacks of great
strength along the entire Aisne front. Local fighting was re
sumed today on the Flanders? front.
5 GERMAN SUBMARINE DRAMAGED.
MADRID, May 27.—The German submarine U-65, which
- entered the Spanish port of Santander Friday, was forced to
- come into the harbor because of damages sustained in an en
- counter with allied patrol vessels. The submarine, under con
i voy, has been taken to Ferrol for internment during the war.
!; The crew will be taken to some interior point and be interned
while the war continues.