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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1916.
VOL. 1. NO. 279.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 5.—The entire Roumanian army,
consisting of fifteen thousand officers and men, that crossed
the Danube river and entered Bulgarian territory Saturday
lr,st has been been enveloped and annihilated by the Austro
German-Bulgarian forces .nder the command of General von
^fackensen, says an official report given out today by the Bul
1 garian war office.
ANOTHER REPORT FROM BERLIN.
BERLIN, Oct. 6.—(By wireless to Sayville.)—The Rou
manian forces that crossed the Danube river and entered Bul
garian territory have hastily withdrawn, as a result of encir
cling movements put in operation by the forces under General
von Mackensen, operating in the Dobrudja province, says an
* official report given out today by the German war office. The
report says that the Roumanian forces have taken positions at
the fortress at Rustchuk and Turtukal.
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RUSSIAN ATTACKS MEET FAILURE.
BERLIN, Oct. 6.—(By wireless to Sayvilie.)—Powerful
attacks by the Russian forces against the Austro-German
4 troops in the region west of Lutske were suppressed, with
heavy losses to the enemy, says an official report given out
today by the German war office.
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V.5AN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.—Sen
sational disclosures are promised here
in the trial of the cases against the
remaining parties charged with com
plicity in the bomb plot and further
arrests are promised. Ever since the
outrage the authorities have been at
work to discover the source of the
warning letters sent to the various
* newspapers stating that if the prepar
edness parade was held the writers
would take action that would startle
the world. The authorities now state
that the post box where these letters
were mailed has been locaed, and this
confirms suspicions against certain
persons whom the police believe were
responsible for the letters and arrests
will follow shortly.
ON TOE STRIKE
* NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—The builders,
machinists and teamsters are still bal
loting on the question of a sympathet
ic strike. Bohm says there are fully
200,000 men out now. Much violence
prevailed yesterday, a number of cars
being stoned and trolley wires cut. A
number of arrests were made. Police
«nmissioner Woods stated today
t if there was any strike he had
been unable to find it. All trades are
apparently operating to full capacity,
and the surface lines are experiencing
no difficulty in maintaining schedules.
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SEATTLE, Oct. 6.—Captain Frank
Kleinschmidt, the well-known Alaska
hunter, trader and photographer, who
has spent a number of years in the
Arctic, has arrived here from the Eur
opean war front, where he took a
number of motion pictures of the
scenes on the battlefields. Among
them is a picture of the Archduke
Ferdinand and staff at the investment
of the Teuton armies of the Serbian
city of Belgrade. While in' Austria
Capt. Kleinschmidt exhibited his Alas
ka pictures, which attracted much at
tention and interest.
Captain Kleinschmidt will exhibit
his war pictures throughout the coun
try.
TURNS DOWN
PEKIN, Oct. 6.—The house of rep
resentatives of the Chinese congress
yesterday declined to ratify the ap
pointment of Luchen-Thiang, as min
ister for foreign affairs because of his
pronounced monarchial leanings and
sympathies.
Whittlesey Is Out.
Assistant District Attorney Whit
tlesey has been dropped from the gov
ernment payroll, through the action of
District Attorney Spence, who em
ployed the method of recommending
the discontinuance of the office. In a
short time, according to report, the
district attorney will again recom
mend the creation of the office and
another official will be named.
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TELLS Of SMRDSHP
Poor old Sulzer; it’s phizz for him. I
Also The Daily Times has sympath y
for Mrs. Morrow . If there was any j
previous question in regard to the
standing of the Honorable James
Wickersham in the city of Anch- ar oi
all doubts and uncertainties v ere - re
pelled by last night’s meetirg at. ha-|
bor Union hall.
A monstrous and enthusiastic crowd
authenticaly estimated at 1,800 people,
crowded the hall almost to suffocation,
to say nothing of the several hundred
who were turned away from the doors.
The “standing room only” sign was
out before the first act and in the
future Wickersham will have to make
arrangements for some of his cohorts
to address the overflow crowd.
A typical Alaska audience of 1,800
people from Anchorage and the sur
rounding towns greeted Alaska’s hon
ored delegate last night and stayed to
the finish; listening with rapt atten
tion to his every word and bursting in
to wild applause as the truth went
home and often interrupting the
speaker in the midst of a forceful cli
max.
A comparison to the recent demo
mratic meeting would be odious and
what that meeting lacked last night’s
meeting supplied. From the introduc
tion by John Frame to the grand fi
nale Judge Wickersham held the undi
vided attention of the large audience.
Immediately following a patriotic j
; jgc. by the Anchorage band Judge
Wickersham and John Frame marched
up the aisle to the applause of the en
tire house. In a fitting manner Mr.
Frame introduced the speaker and
during his introductory remarks Matt
Button unveiled the portrait of Alas
ka’s delegate. This was another rea
son for tumultuous applause. The
picture was a study in Van Dyke
brown from the master hand of Max
W. Kollm, Alaska’s famed painter and
life-long friend and admirer of Judge
Wickersham. Mr. Kollm came in for
his share of deserved recognition from
the appreciative audience.
After due recognition to the port
rait Judge Wickersham began his talk
that lasted two hours without a single
uninteresting moment. How well his
speech took was proven by the per
fect feeling of satisfaction that pre
dominated in the audience and the
many favorable comments heard on
the streets of Anchorage this morning
from all classes.
Judge Wickersham strictly adhered
to his original remark that he was
making a clean campaign and would
not enter into persoanlities in regard
to his opponent. Judging from last
night’s meeting this would be super
uous anyway and the few Sulzer but
tons in town have dwindled down to
the original three.
One particularly pleasing feature of
the meeting was the large number of
ladies present who are equally inter
ested in the return of Judge Wicker
sham to congress.
In a resume of his efforts for the
development of Alaska and for the
good of his constituents Judge Wick
ersham briefly told of a few of his
many bills that he has introduced to
congress. Briefly the delegate told of
his stewardship during the four con
secutive terms he has served the peo
ple of Alaska in the national congress.
He gave this review without egotism
or self-praise; just a plain statement
of facts of what he has accomplished
in behalf of the people. These state
ments can be easily proven for they
are facts and a matter of congression
al record. Among the important bills
that he had succeeded in getting pas
sed byxongress were: The bill grant
ing Alaska a territorial form of gov
ernment; a bill authorizing the con
struction of the government railroad
system; a measure granting those who
have previously exercised their home
stead rights in the states the privilege
to locate 160 acres of land in Alaska;
a labor lien law; a bill for the
appointment of a federal mine
inspector; a bill amending the min
ing laws. Judge Wickersham also
told of the pernicious bills that he had
opposed, chief of which perhaps was
the Beveridge commission bill. He
likewise fought the Alexander fish bill
’od proposes to fight this measure to
' ie end. This bill will come up at the
ee :t session of the congress.
The carpet baggers came in for
their sHlire of discussion and it seems
that this is a common subject as all
parties are taking a whack at this
ridiculous condition of affairs.
Mr. Wickersham briefly compli
mented J. H. Cobb on the firm stand
he has taken and the splendid work he
has accomplished in regard to the ter
ritory’s taxes. His praise of Secre
tary Lane was unstinted and iie con
vinced the audience that Secretary
Lane and Senator Chamberlain were
staunch friends of Alaska.
His defense against the absurd ac
cusations in regard to being connected
with the big interests was superfluous
with an Anchorage audience end ids
bill to give the territory fu.i control
of the fisheries is a matter of public
record.
The particular subject matter that
is all-important to Anchorage was
cone into in detail and while the peo
ple are not pess mistic it was good to
btf r Judge Wio'ce sham came out so
strongly for the Alaskan Hail road j
Commission and the unquestioned per- j
manency of the proposition regardless '
of a change in the political complex
ion of the country. Future aj piopri
ations are assured accord.ng to Judge
Wickersham anil the government rad-!
road work will continue until the final
golden spike is driven marking the
first government railroad project.
The delegate’s tribute to the au
thorities of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission were in keeping with his
friendly attitude to the measure but
he especially complimented the locai
authorities on the splendid manner ir.
which this momentous work has been
conducted and the wonderful amount
of actual work that has been accom
plished as the result of persistent and
competent performance of their du
ties.
Judge Wickersham says to rest as
sured about the harbor and adequate
locks to handle the immense amount
of freight that will come to Anchor
age. He said the government would
build the dock and that there was ev
ery reason in the world to substanti
ate his statement. He further said
that he would work with the same pa
triotic spirit and indefatigable energy
that has been manifest in his former
efforts for the upbuilding of this part
of Alaska and in support of the Alas
kan Engineering Commission.
His reasons for not becoming a
nominee on the Shackleford (not re
publican) ticket are too well known
and the audience testified by applause
that they gloried in his spunk and!
were with him.
That both Shackleford and Donahue
are controlled by the big monied inter
ests is history and not necessary of
comment.
The delegate thoroughly convinced
the audience that he was a friend to
the laboring man and gave many rea
sons to prove that this is the case. It
was through Mr. Wickersham that the
commission came to Anchorage last
spring to settle the late unpleasant
ness and he was called upon for ad
vice which was freely given to the bet
;ermentof local conditions and in sup
port of the laboring class of Anehor
ige. Delegate Wickersham believes
n the labor union and believes
n the principles of the organization
nut simply asks them as man to man
o live up to the laws of the country
»nd be good citizens. He compliment
;d the members on their patriotic sup
port of the government and its laws,
nor did he fail to mention the great
abor union hall and pay a glowing
iribute to the class of men who made
;his possible and the splendid condi
;ion of local affairs.
Judge Wickersham told of his early
ife as a carpenter and how he hap
pened to enter politics in Tacoma. He
igain pictured the future of this won
lerful country with the development
>f its many resources. He called upon
;he people to forget petty and trivial
dungs; he begged them to put their
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SEATTLE, Oct. 6.—The longshoremen’s strike was de
clared off last night and the men will probably return to work
tomorrow morning. The terms of the settlement reached by
the longshoremen’s union and the ship owners’ association is,
that the men shall return to their former employments at the
wage scale effective when the strike was called and that the
question of future wages shall be determined by a board of ar
bitration.
the strike was brought to an end through the efforts of
the federal board of mediation, composed of Messrs. Blackman
and White and President O’Connor, of the international long
shoremen’s union, who did yeoman service in this behalf.
There is general rejoicing throughout the city over the
happy solution of the trouble.
The Juneau Dispatch of September
28, received in the last mail, tells of
the death of C. M. Thomdyke, a wide
ly known mining man of the Willow
creek gold camp and other districts
of Alaska. About a month ago, the
local Elks club sent the departed to
Juneau, w-here he could secure the use
of an X-Ray so that his ailment might
definitely be determined. This w-as
done after treatment in the local hos
pital proved ineffective and it was at
the instance of the commission doctors
that the X-Ray treatment was urged.
The Dispatch publishes the following
concerning the deceased:
The remains of C. M. Thorndyke,
for many years a resident of Juneau,
and who died at St. Ann hospital ear
ly yesterday morning from a cancer
of the throat, will be laid away tomor
row afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Elks’
Rest. The services will be conducted
by the local lodge of Elks, of which
the departed brother was a member.
The deceased had traveled through
this life of vicissitudes and care for
57 years, having been born in San
Francisco, July 11, 1859; he was a
member of one of the old pioneer fam
ilies of that western metropolis. Dur
ing his earlier life he was engaged in
mining in Arizona and Old Mexico
and at one time was interested in min
ing projects in this vicinity. At the
time of his death he was interested in
mining in the Willow creek section
and had just recently returned from a
trip to that country.
The deceased was in charge of gov
ernment transportation for some time
during the Spanish American war. He
was a charter member of Manila
lodge of Elks, from which body he de
mitted to the local lodge.
He leaves a widow, now in Juneau,
and a sister who is domiciled in the
states, and a son who is employed at
Goldstein’s, and another son at Thane.
Deceased was among the old-timers
along with Walter Swan, Victor Mc
Farland and others who early pros
pected the Silver Bow Basin. The
Thorndyke trail in the basin was nam
ed after him.
He represented the old order of pi
oneer life and leaves many warm
friends to mourn his loss.
ILL LOTTFRV
SEATTLE, Oct. 5.—Federal offici
als here today placed the heads of the
Thos. Cossut company, Reilly Jewelry
company and Dyer & Co., under ar
rest, charged with violation of the
postal service in connection with mar
keting lottery boards in Juneau, Alas
ka. The lottery boards are known as
the “punchboard" and carry five dol
lar gold pieces and other premiums to
those making lucky punches at 10
cents per chance.
Busy at Juneau.
JUNEAU, Oct. 6.—Postal Inspector
S. T. Pinkham yesterday seized from
the office of the Wells Fargo compa
ny in Juneau a shipment of punch
boards consigned to Juneau dealers
from Seattle. Also mail matter de
scriptive of these lottery devices were
seized at the Juneau post office by the
postal inspectors.
Inspector O’Neill left on the Ala
meda for Cordova and other western
Alaska points supposedly to seize oth
er shipments and mail matter.
Your correspondent was informed
last evening by the postal inspector
there would be a vigorous prosecution
of the Seattle parties already under
arrest. The parties in Juneau hand
ling the punchboards will not be pros
ecuted.
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The telephone line connecting An
chorage and Seward went down at
some point not known here this fore
noon; hence the usual daily tele
graphic report is not available, save
For messages that came before the
interruption occurred.
S. M. Graff, president of the Sew
ard Electric company, has withdrawn
his application for a telephone fran
chise at that place because of restric
tions imposed by the city council.