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DAILY EDITION
Gook Ifnlet Wir-knieet
VOL. 1
I Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesda)', November 9, 1915
NO. 15
WASHINGTON, 1). <’., Nov.
!>.—The American note to
* Great Britain with respect to
the blockade, which is interfer
ing with the commerce of the
United States and all other
neutral nations, is sharp and
mandatory in tone. It says, in
effect, that the blockade is in
effective, illegal and indefensi
ble, and can no longer he toler
| a ted. _
London Papers Object
LONDON, Nov. 1).—Com
men ting on tin* American note,
leading 1 xmdon newspapers
declare that Great Britain is
engaged in a iil'e and death
struggle. A world war, they
say, must cause iucnvenienee
to neutrals. While Great Brit
ain will do everything possible
to win the war, she wishes to
be careful with respect to the
interests of neutral nations.
But Britain cannot allow her
self to lie endangered by neu
trals.
W \SIirXUTO-t, 1). (A, Xov.
9.—('ongressnum Claude Kit
ijcheti, floor leader of the demo
.erats in the lower house, an
nounces that lie will not sup
port tlie administration’s na
val program, lie deviates he
will oppose any con -side able
iherea-e in the ani\y or navy,
and do*-> not agree with tiie
president with respect to his
’policy of prej iaredness.
Kitchen liai! a long eonler
with President AY i Ison
Yesterday, ami liis opposition
to the president’s policy was
made known to newspaper
nun upon- the eonelusion if the
meeting. .
This im.iieates that the jives'
dent's 5 loliey for preparedness
will have powerful opposition,
led by menih<"'s /of his own
party.
WOMEN LOST IN ST. LOUIS HAS
FACTORY USE SANK FAILURE
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—By
an explosion tire broke nut in
tlie Diamond Candy Factory,
located at tin* corner of North
and Sixth streets, Brooklyn.
Many women and girls were
employed in the establishment,
and there was a mad rush to
escape when the , alarm was
sounded. Thirteu women are
known to have been lost in the
Ov ami scores received serf-1
(iVts burns and injuries.
The tire spread with itreat
rapidity, and several adjoining
buildings were consented.
Ambulances were kept busy
conveying the injured to hos
pitals, as soon as they were
taken from the factory.
Wanted—Lunch waiter or wait
resa at the Merchants Cafe.
Underwear, boys’ and gifts' vests
and drawers, 75c. 'Hosiery, ladies
and children’s suits. Francisco Mer
cantile, Fourth and K St.
For furniture and store fixtures
see Wilkes,. Shop on H street, be
tween Third and Fourth avenues.;
Hoard and rooms at the Merchants
Cate.
For Sale—Cheap, corner lot,
cleared, and cabin partly finished, at
Third avenue and East B. Inquire
on premises.
ST. LOT IS, Nov. 9.—The
Broadway State Bank of St.
Louis doled its doors yester
day, following an examination
by the state bank commis
sioner, who assumed charge.
Hundreds of angry depositors
are hammering at the doors,
seeking ingress. The deposits
aggregate one million dollars,
while the capital stock is but
one hundred thousand. Spec
ulation on the part of the
hank’s managers is assigned as
the cause of the bank’s failure.
PBOTKT AGAINST
SUM CLOSING
CHICAGO, Nov. 9. -As a
demonstration against the
Sunday saloon closing law,
twenty thousand persons par
ticipated in a paradediere Sun
day.
See Audiorage Wall Paper Co
Full line ot' Brushes, O'Cedra Oil,
Liquid Veneer. Price, r>0 cents;
worth $iiO.
1XL Chicken Tamales at the .Mer
chants Cafe.
A good place to eat. Merchants
Cafe.
BERLIN, Xov. 9.—Turkey
will send one million soldiers
into Egypt. in an effort to eon
< pier that country. Germany
will supply munitions of war.
Before rite end of this week
war supplies will start from
Germany, cnrouto to < Ymstan
tinople. to sup])ly one million
men. This is rendered possi
ble by through rail eommuni
cation between Germany and
Turkev.
i
Way Open to Turkey
BERLIN, Nov. !).—Great re
i juicing follows the official an
| nouneoment (lint Germany ha'
gained direct rail cornmunica
! lion witli Constantinople, due
j to the decisive success of the
Serbian campaign. The last
harrier was removed by the re !
pulse of 1 he Anglofrench
army near the Serbian Ron
maniaM line. In Ibis fierce bat
tle the German-Bulgarinn
troops took three tlmsand pi is
oilers. The Germans regard
the Serbian campaign as com
pleted, having accomplished
the desired result—rail com
munication between Germany.
Bulgaria and Turkey.
W.ASIUNGTOX, X»v. '.i.
, it. is'reportod in W a in sgton
today tlmt Geneva! Villa's
Lfirniv lias been trapped a,tj
! XiVno. TTiS <'nr1 a i Vista- 'into'
been pressing' ior a iinal <*n
gageiiieat \eiti 1 the revolution
art leader, li’ hi’ is in a trap
at Xaeo. Villa must it' .1
treat to interim Mex'oo or in
fvei ite his f fu y ■ *vi tT-rt I niteo
States.
i
T. 11. Wilson, ol' Knil;, has bond’ll
, Uls placer elating on Metal creek, s
tributary of Knik river, to James T.
[ Elliott, a prominent mining man of
Spokane, (he deal comprehending the
payment of $50,000 for the prop
erty. Mr. Elliott plans on installing
a hydraulic plant on the ground in
' ilie spring, "preparatory to Opening
;lie property on a big scale.
Mr. Wilson has some claims lo
cated in the vicinity of those taken
over by Mr. Elliott, which lie re
gards as being adapted to mining by
the dredger method,
i Mr. Wilson is a pioneer miner and
! prospector of this section of Alaska.
| He was among the first to locate pay
' ground on Cache creek during the
season of 190G. He had a half in
terest in the well-known Ohio group
! on that stream, which he sold for a
| substantial figure to the Cache Creek
Mining Company. After disposing of
his holdings in the Cache creek dis
trict, lie devoted Ills time to devel
oping Metal creek claims, with the
result as before staled.
it is definitely announced today
that the public schools of Anchorage
i will open Monday next. In cou
i junction with the school board and
the two. teachers here, the pupils are
meeting this afternoon at-the school
! heuse, at which time the respective
grades of the pupils will tie deter
; mined.
Robarts’ grand bowling tourna
ment is now on. All entries should
I be made this week. Grand prises
! will be arranged for. , Boys, got your
I teams ready. The postoflice is op
| poslte Roharts1 Billiard and Bowling
| Parfors.—Adv.
A very char' .1: (tiT’iooii'* waa
given by Mi's. Harry Locke on Fri
day to the lad'es of Anchorage and
Gcvornmonv Hill, in non r of Mr.-.
Stoughton and Jfo- Wainv/right
mother of Mrs. V!ears.
A: thr livitig r . m Mrs. Slia'v and
.Mrs. Chare presided ci the punch
bo.VI. serv ng orange punch. Mrs.
'STee.tB and Mrs. Rodman poured in
the dining room, assisted by . Mr,..
Tubby, Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Warm i.
Mrs. Standiford, Mrs. Wndler, Mrs.
Reedy and Mrs. Manning. A center
piece of poinsettas and eandleshades.
decorated very artistically with
poinsettas, graced the table where
the dainty refreshments were served.
TELEPHONE LINE
IS DOWN TODAY
This forenoon the . telegraph and
telephone Hue connecting Anchorage
with Seward parted at a point not
far front Seward, probably due to a
heavy snowfall In the mountainous
country near there. It should not
require long to repair the break, and
the line may be in opertalon before
the day Is done.
VOTK !■:.
The townsite office desires to call
attention to the requirement that all
persons desiring to make connection
on the water mniiis should first se-J
cure permit. Tills-is necessary for j
the reason that supervision must be
given to this work, in, order that all
(ho connections mey properly j
made. .1. A. MOORE,
Townsite Manager.
■ajnO sjunqoJapi )C pig joj t[*
Anchorage views, stationery, photo :
supplies, tobaccos, cigars, candies,
etc., at The Model, corner Fourth
i and B street.
LONDON, X iv. 9. — (Jreat
Britain’s war, in the future,
nil! be eondueted liy a war
•ounril. eomposed of Premier
\s(jBitli, acting minister of
tvar; Arthur .1. Fin I four, first
!<ml of the admiralty, and
Lloyd Leorge, minister of rrm
nitins. Lord (Jrey, minister for
' foreign affairs, will >it with
i the council when foreign poli
! iocs are involved.
KK\TTT.TO Xi \. !).—Folt*»»n|
•Inslin. - Knirlmnks railway)
man, \vl.<> Vcaclicd hero on tin*!
steamer Alameda, is euroiite to
\V i-l ia;*'t>ii. wIn-re fit* will
ffi “e”fT:Fi’ • ;T'o;ih". •>'(-:ii y 'a|'>|iVo
j-riati i la* i>a .*<! as soon a>j
?0]|:;re*-- (■• >il ■> <to eijfcbie'
’lie Ala :• : l-a.'srmeeriiig Coo
a’ o;i ■ > ■■■);• l: nt* ooustruo ;
iion work or the zovorrmiimC
ai 1 \v;.; tin-.a.!/ i id the ron,
n/ wind r.
.loslin ih'i-la'ros that at tin
piesent late of progress il will
take ten years to complete tno
railway, ami in.* thinks tin*
Commission should be given
adeipniio I'intd- *-o iha* tb,- ll’iy
can tie piisfrecT ro '•oiTi;ifcfi«m
with all p isslble expedition.
'Pile region along tin' proposed
line is being settled, say- -Jos.
I in. in anticipation ot an early
eomplet.ion of the road, .ioslin
says in his opinion the g «hi
merit erred in mot • inning the
• ''r-per {fiver K til way. •'
London; Xov. x — Tim
(i.*)•!*ki.; pr o“ o ti cruiser Fn
dine 'was■ mk 'S’ tin S\|ei(i.-b
jinsi 11\ a l'lit' 1 submarijc
aceording - to I lie official. an
muncuiiumt of flip admiralty
to. lay.
The admiralty admits that
tlio armed steamer Tara was
submarined by a (iermaii sub
marine in the Mediterranean
-ea and tliat the evew of thirty
four men are missing and
probably lost.
«¥
THROUGH FOOT
SAX FLA NCI SCO. X v. If
While the eongfeJtal inn oiled
St. Mary * ft cathedral here Sun
ilav morning. Thomas l>.
Thornton deliberately drove ;•
si like through bis instep into
the aisld floor, using a pie-'P of
gas pipe, lie uttered no mud |
while inflieting the iiainfnl
wound. He was removed to a
near by hospital for treatment.
Thornton is considered men
tally unsound.
Waiitei!- -I.r.C 'jarriiig, wiltiya'jiTf ;
gr pit si I. to start rosdhoiiBe in pood I
pilning eann> njrasjv le*re. vf.iiri-ss O.
K., rare (his office.
Window Shades, atl siz.»s. F.k-.
niaim's Furniture SUM*-.
i'ivXS'A 'I • Fla.. Nov. :).
—The goVernqieut Jiu.- ger
I Voted iii; aeroplane vital frill
rise haekwerri and fly at the
rate of fifty utile- an hour. The
I tack ward moth, does not oh
struct truntire. and is a di-t
iiiiet advantage over the f<>’
ward motion machines. The
government lias been wot kin.tr
on this type of tnaeiiine for the
past three years.
STREET CAR STRIKE
WU.KHKBAKHi:. I‘a.. Nov.
!).- \ street ear -trike is oil in
this city and rioting is in pro
trres-. Several person? were
injured in lit,I ts with the loeal
police.
.*TV kinds of tnseffir■ trtci'es. lai'yo
.and olUitli. ;.t •abenjfiilr cost, at Hie
C;avk« i- Mat trees Co.,, near corner of
Fourth unit If street.
Harry Tasakf lata purchased the
Capittot Caf<. amt has taken posses
sion of the same. He formerly
casfttcted the V. S. Restaurant.
Clotties .cleaned and pressed at
The Model, corner Foourth and E St,
.Wanted—Boarders and roomers.
Good, warm rooms. Good family
hoard. Fourth are. and B st. BE: