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VOL. 1. NO. 271
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1916.
PRI< E TEN CENTS.
OVER 100.000 JOIN H
THE BIG WALK - OUT
NEW YORK, Sept. ‘28.—Union workers to the number of
125,630 went on strike last night, in sympathy with the street
ear employees, according to the figures given out by the repre
sentatives of the Central Trades union, which called the big
sympathy strike. The labor leaders declare that within a few
days all of the unionists in the city will walk out.
While small riots are taking place, from time to time, the
situation has not yet reached a stage where it is considered be
I "Vond the control of the city authorities. C'ai’s are being oper
ated, with more or less difficulty, by strike breakers.
The mediation board is still seeking to effect a settlement
of the street car strike, but is meeting with no encouragement
from either side.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION WILL TAKE
UNIONS FAVOR AIDING STRIKERS
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—The Central Labor Union will vote
tonight on the proposition as to whether a general strike of
unionists will be called, in sympathy with the striking long
shoremen. It is generally believed that a sympathy strike will
be called.
WILL TRY TO SETTLE STRIKE.
SEATTLE, Sept. 27.—President O’Connor, of the Inter
national Longshoremen’s union, today wired Federal Mediator
Blackman that he will arrive in Seattle Monday and that he
hopes to bring about a speedy settlement of the longshoremen’s
strike.
ARE ACTIVE III YAKIMA
NORTH YAKIMA, Sept. 28.—Growing out of the activi
ties of the members of the Industrial Workers of the World in
the Yakima valley, the citizens have organized a vigilance
committee. Today, the vigilance committee sent a telegram to
<io\ernor Lister, urging him to immediately order the return
of the North Yakima militia companies, now encamped at
American lake, as the presence of the troops may he needed at
any time, due to the disturbed condition of affairs. The vigi
lance committee also asked the governor for permission to use
the state quarry stockade as a place for confinement of those
disturbers of the peace that have been taken into custody.
Hundreds of Industrial Workers are flocking to the valley
from all points in the west.
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ALLIES GAIN IN DOBRUDJA.
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LONDON, Sept. 28.—Semi-official reports from Odessa, in
Roumania, state- t mt ilie Russian-Roumanian armies have bee v
successful against the central power forces under the commamt
of General von Maekensen, in the province of Pobrudja in Rou
inania. The Russian-Roumanian armies have taken captive
two thousand prisoners. General Maekensen's army is on the
retreat, but is stubbornly lighting while withdrawing.
THIEFVAL OCCUPIED BY BRITISH.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—In addition to the capture of Com
bles, the Allied troops have taken Thiepval, on the northwest
ern end of the Somme front, and likewise occupy a strongly
fortified position on a high ridge to the east, formerly held by
the Teutons.
GERMANS ADMIT ALLIED GAINS.
* BERLIN, Sept. 28.—After unusually severe fighting on
V>he Somme front, in which the entente allies suffered heavy
losses, they captured Thiepval and gained ground on both
sides of Couricelette, the German war office announces today.
•■4 In attacks further to the east, says the report, the allied forces
were repulsed by the Germans.
GREECE MAY DECLARE WAR TODAY.
ATHENS, Sept. 28.—In circles very close to King Con
stantine the belief is expressed that lie will declare war against
the central powers before the day is done.
DISGRUNTLED SOLDIERS BLOW UP TRAIN.
BERLIN, Sept. 28.—Indirect reports from Kronstadt, in
Transylvania, declare that disgruntled Roumanian soldiers set
off a dynamite bomb under a train laden with 400 Roumanian
soldiers and officers, resulting in the killing of all but seven.
NO DAMAGE RESULTED.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—An official statement issued by the
war office today says that last night’s third successive Zeppe
lin raid resulted in no particular damage anywhere. The Zep-1
pelins did not attempt to reach London, but confined them
selves to coast towns.
AUSTRIANS NAME FOOD DICTATOR.
VIENNA, Sept. 28.—The government has appointed a
food dictator who will have entire charge of the distribution
of food supplies throughout Austria.
GREAT BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTED.
The great Poniatowski bridge across
fy BERLIN, Sept. 28.
{lie ^ istula river at Warsaw, the capital of Poland, which was
destroyed by the Russian troops when they evacuated the city,
in August of last year, has been entirely rebuilt and was fonn
limiuttikiiMpk P>es<-W
Poland, under the German occupation, today.
$26,000 IN 13
DAYS IS YIELD OF
MARTIN’S MINE
* It’s pretty easy for “Billy” +
+ Martin this season but hard on *
* old “Maud,” the mule of bur- *
* den, who carries the bullion.
* Mr. Martin, accompanied by *
* Dick Goheen and the big Leu- *
* ger, reached Anchorage yester- *
*■ day with $26,000.00 in gold *
* bricks as the result of 13 days’ *
* actual grinding of the stamp *
* mills of the Martin mine in the +
* Willow creek district. Two *
+ thousand dollars every twen- *
* ty-four hours or $83.50 every ■*
* 60 minutes will help some and +
* they are just getting into the +
* good ore. *
Mr. Martin says he will run
* the mills just so long as the ♦
* weather permits but will keep *
* a force cf hard miners work ♦
* ing in the mine all through the +
* winter and will possibly put +
* in electric power next spring
* so that he can run the year *
* around. He also expects to +
■k commence extensive develop- *
* ment on his other quartz prop *
* erty in the Willow creek dis- *
* trict next spring. *
* *
MEETING TONIGHT
+ There will be a meeting of +
* the Anchorage Republican club *
* at the office of The Daily *
* Times at 8 o’clock tonight for *
* the purpose of appointing a *
* committee to meet Delegate *
+ James Wickersham who will +
* arrive in Anchorage on the *
* steamer Alameda and arrange *
* for a series of entertainments *
* in his honor. -K
Wm. C. Edes, chairman of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission, is
^passengervn thi Jiwmaitojr Afaw*”
da due in Anchorage tomorrow.
*
*
V
ARTHUR FRAME, +
President. *
*
* SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—The *
* merger of the Pacific Coast *
* Steamship company and the -*
* Alaska Pacific Navigation *
* company fleets is officially an- +
* nounced today, following a *
* meeting, held in New York +
* city, of the board of directors ♦
* of the Pacific Coast Steamship *
* company and a >««eting of the *
* board of directors of the Alas- +
* ka-Pacific Navigation Co. held *
* at Tacoma.The deal was closed +
* after negotiations which have ♦
+ been in progress for months *
* past. Under the terms of the +
* merger, which comprehends a *
* ten million dollar deal, the new *
+ company will take the name of +
* The Alaska Pacific Navigation *
+ company, with H. F. Alexan- *
* der as president and executive +
* head; E. C. Ward vice-presi- +
•* dent and A. F. Haines mana- *
* ger. Head offices of the com- *
* pany will be at Tacoma. *
* The combined fleet numbers *
* 22 steamers and freighters and *
* will form the strongest trans- +
+ portation company operating *
* in Pacific waters. Steamers ¥
* will ply to practically all +
* points on the southern coast of *
* Alaska and from Seattle, San ♦
+ Francisco south to San Diego. +
¥ ¥
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Exports
from the port of New York for the
month of August aggregate $271,
357,862, compared with $141,971,
554, which was the aggregate export
trade for the same month last year.
B. H. Barndollar, prominently con
nected with the commission, will ar
rive in Anchorage on the steamer Al
ameda.
Four more canneries operated in the
''•shai&u district ihis year thaw,
the season of 1915.
KASOFF IS FOUND GULTY
\ ALDEZ, Sept. -8.—Latest—The jury in the cast* of the
government versus Kasoff, charged with the murder of Takofl'
at A'nehorage, returned a verdict of guilty at noon today, tind
ingd-ke defendent guilty of murder in the first degree, and rec
ommending life imprisonment in lieu of capital punishment.
ADMINISTRATION
IS CHALLENGED
CLEVELAND, Sept. 28.—Candi
date Hughes has challenged the ad
ministration to deny his charge that
John Lind, American representative
to investigate the Mexican situation,
was authorized by President Wilson,
in 1914, to say to the minister of a
foreign power to Mexico, who in turn
was requested to notify the Mexican
authorities, that Huerta would be
“put out” of the Mexican presidency,
if he did not get out voluntarily.
Hughes issued the challenge during
the course of a speech to a great
gathering here last night.
FATHER STABS
NELL PICKEREL
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—Nell Picker
ell, notorious for donning male at
tire and mingling with crooks, was
stabbed, and perhaps fatally wound
ed, by her father, Robert P. Picker
ell, aged eighty years, at their home
last night. The father claims that
he stabbed the girl in self-defense;
that she attacked him because he took
her to task for her wantonness and
lack of morality.
Edge Has Edge On Nomination.
TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 28.—Re
turns from the New Jersey primary
election indicate that Walter E. Edge
has a small lead over Austin Colgate
for the republican gubernatorial nom
ination, reversing the result of the
earlier returns.
Painting Contractor Suicides.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—Windsor, a
big painting contractor of Seattle,
committed suicide last night by tak
a- ■mi.tern
in failing health for months past.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS, Mexi
co, Sept. 27.—General Villa has a
band moving northward toward the
American expedition, according to a
message received today at the field
headquarters of the army of invasion.
The Villa band crossed the railroad
at Standres, where they had a skir
mish with Carranzista troops, and
are moving northward.
Blames American Troops.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—Gener
al Funston’s official version of the
clash between the American troops
and Carranzista troops, which occur
red at Elvalle Friday, places the
blame for the trouble on the shoul
ders of the American troops, one of
whom was killed and another wound
ed in the fighting that took place. '
The report will reach the war depart
ment today.
BRAINS OF GANG
GIVEN SENTENCE
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.—William But
ler, said to ha\ e been the brains of
the blackmailing gang operating with
Chicago as their headquarters, yes
terday entered a plea of guilty of im
personating an officer and was sen
tenced to serve eighteen months in
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Georgia.
Couple Divorce and Re-Marrv.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—W. F. John
and Mrs. John were re-married here
yesterday. They were divorced some
years ago. Mrs. John is the daughter
of A. Hambacb, wholesale plumber,
, with busmess places in Seattle and in
New York city.