Anklxomge stily GEMEI
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 1.
NO.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1010
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4 Diplomats Representing Turks and
i Bulgars Meet With Representatives
of Allied Powers at Berne.
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ROME, August 15.—Turkish and Bulgarian diplomats
have arrived at Berne, for the avowed purpose of seeking a
separate peace with the allied powers. Diplomats represent
ing the allied powers are on the ground. Preliminary confer
ences, looking toward the object sought, are in progress.
This is the purport of a reliable report that comes from
Berne today.
It has long been known that Turkey and Bulgaria, due to
their depleted treasuries, were tired of further hostilities and
would welcome an opportunity to lay down their arms. The
(central powers are fully advised as to the probable treachery
of their allies, and will not willingly submit to their proposal
to lav down their arms.
Turks Pursue Russians.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 15.—The Russian armies
operating in Persia are falling backward, pursued by the
Turkish armies, according to Turkish official reports today.
The fighting is in the region north of Bitlis and Mush. The
Turkish armies have been reinforced and outnumber the in
vading Russians.
Germans Repulse British Assaults.
BERLIN, August 15,—The British attacks on the Ger
man positions in the region of Orvillers yesterday, were re
' pulsed, with heavy losses to the enemy, says a German official
report today.
Austrians Take 5,000 Italians.
VIENNA, August 15.—Five thousand Italian prisoners
have been taken by the Austrian armies engaged on the Aus
tro-Italian frontier, according to Austrian official reports to
day.
Attacks in Eastern Front.
VIENNA, August 15.—Powerful attacks are being made
by the Austrian armies in the eastern front, according to the
official reports today. No details are given.
British Lose Captured Positions.
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BERLIN, August 15.—The war office today announces
that the British forces have beeu expelled from captured
trenches northwest of Pozieres, the German troops regaining
the positions in vigorous fighting yesterday.
French Line Holding Positions.
PARIS, August 15.—The French line in the western front
is holding its positions, despite the terrific efforts of the Ger
mans to break through.
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Italians Take More Prisoners.
ROME, August 15.—At a point east of the city of Goritza
the Italian troops yesterday captured 1,500 Austrian prison
ers.
Italian Liner Submarined.
GENOA, August 15.—The'Italian liner Titi was sent to
^the bottom by an Austrian submarine yesterday. Seventeen
members of the crew went down with the vessel.
Berlin Admits French Gains.
BERLIN, August 15.—It is officially admitted that the
French troops have penetrated Hem woods, despite desperate
resistance on the part of the German troops.
Landsturm Called to Colors.
BERNE, August 14.—The Austrian government has cal
led to the colors the landsturm classes of the years 1885-7, ac
cording to advices received today from Vienna. This will in
crease the Austrian anyy by 275,000 men.
Chinese Attack Jap Garrison.
TOKIO, August 15.—Japanese troops sailed today, en
route to rescue a Japanese garrison in China, which is under
jr-itack by Chinese revolutionists. According to information
Jjeeived here, the garrison is holding out against the vicious
assaults. Fifty of the attacking revolutionists have been
killed.
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❖ IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE CHAMBER
❖ OF COMMERCE IS CALLED FOR TONIGHT ^
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♦ An important meeting of the Anchorage Chamber
♦ of Commerce is called for tonight, at which time the ^
^ matter of harbor improvements and dockage facilities ^
♦ at Anchorage and the smelter proposition will be taken ^
♦ up for consideration. It is essential, in behalf of the ^'
♦ tow», that every member of the chamber be present.
<✓ The few faithful members are getting tired of assem ^
♦ bling at the chamber offices, waiting for a quorum that ^
♦ frequently does not show up. Now let us have a live, ^
active Chamber of Commerce, with all members aid- ^
♦ ing and participating, especially when such vital ques- ^
^ tions are to be considered. ^
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VALDEZ, Alaska, August 13, 1916.
Chas. E. Herron, ^
Aneliorage, Alaska: [
11. D. Reynolds, accompanied by mining engi- ^
neers, plans an investigation of the mineral resources ^
of Willow creek, the Broad Pass and Matanuska min- ^
ing sections. I beg to suggest that the Anchorage ^
Chamber of Commerce extend him an invitation by ^
wire, giving him every encouragement. ^
FRANK M. BOYLE.
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BANNER YEAR .
IS PROMISED
NOME MINES
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS TAKEN IN ONE CLEAN
UP FROM J. C. BROWN’S
RICH CLAIM.
NOME, August 15.—The clean-up
I on J. C. Brown’s famous discovery
| claim on Little creek, which was
! made Saturday, yielded two hundred
i thousand dollars in gold. Machinery
has been installed and the old work
ings are being mined over again.
The Pioneer Mining company is
operating five hydraulic elevevators in
the vicinity of Little creek and huge
productions are being made by each
of the gold mining machines.
Mining is going on in full blast all
over the Nome district. There is
plenty of water this season and it
promises to be one of the most pros
perous in the history of the country.
The dredging outfits, or the major
| ity of them, report fine success, and
! there is demand for dredging ground.
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INFANTILE PARALYSIS
CLAIMS MORE DEATHS
NEW YORK, August 15.—Thirty
nine deaths from infantile paralysis
have occurred here within the past 24
hours. One hundred and sixty-three
new cases within the same period are
reported to the health department.
SCHOFIELD’S FRIENDS WANT
DELEGATE AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL CANDIDATE TO
RUN SAME TICKET.
NOME, August 15.—Reliable in
formation is to the effect that Dele
gate James Wickersham and George
B. Schofield, candidate for attorney
i general of the territory, will cam
paign as republican running mates.
The delegate has informed his local
friends and supporters that he is an
independent republican, not dominat
ed by the Shackleford crowd. The
friends of Schofield are urging him to
make the race with the delegate, and
he is agreeable to the plan, if the
delegate will consent.
The Shackleford group has no fol-:
lowing here, aside from Gilmore, Mu
rane and a few others. The delegate,
on the other hand, has many loyal
supporters, and the so-called regular1
republicans propose to aid him. Scho
field is now campaigning in the outer
precincts.
PEOPLE KILLED WHEN
OLD HOTEL FALLS DOWN
LINCOLN, Neb., August 15.—The
Capitol Hotel, one of the pioneer hos
telries of Lincoln, collapsed last night,
and five guests were killed and sev
eral injured by the falling timbers.
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WASHINGTON, August 15.—Later—Following a con
ference with the railway managers today. President Wilson
said: “I have met both sides to the controversy and we have
gone over the entire situation with the utmost frankness. I
am unable to judge until tomorrow whether we have reached
a feasible basis for settlement.”
It is known that the president has a definite proposition
fi'om the railway managers, which he will present to the em
ployes. This proposition will be presented to the labor repre
sentatives this afternoon by the president.
WASHINGTON, August 15.—President Wilson and rep
resentatives of the 600,000 railway employes held an extended
conference at the white house yesterday afternoon. While no
official information came from the white house as to the re
sult of the conference, it can be stated as a fact that the rail
way men decline to make any concessions whatever and main
tain that the railway companies shall meet their demands in
full.
Seward Wins
Today’s Game
SEWARD, August 15.—Big crowd, i
Game called 1:30 p. m. Batteries: !
Anchorage—Vandeveer and Am- '
undsen. Seward—Williams and Lee. 1
Nicholls not playing account broken i
finger.
Rochon plays second, Nourse third,
Tiffany short. Weather cloudy.
First Inning.
Rochon up, hit by pitcher. Mills
forced him at second; Tiffany struck
out. Levine flew out to third. No
runs, no hits.
Seward—Campbell out, Rochon to
Powrie; Adams out, Nourse to Pow
rie; Taylor struck out.
Second Inning.
Amundsen, Powrie, Nourse struck
out.
Seward—Ryan struck out, Manthey
walked; Williams hit into double play,
Tiffany to Rochon to Powrie. No hits,
no runs.
Farragut just arrived.
Third Inning.
Anchorage—Nofskar out, third to
first, Vandeveer out third to first, Ro
chon out, pitcher to first; crowd cheer
ing wildly.
Seward—Lee flew out to Levine,
who made great left-handed running
[catch; J. Finnegan struck out, Am
undsen missed third strike, safe; T.
Finnegan stole second; Campbell out
Rochon to Powrie. No runs, no hits.
Vandeveer going good. Passengers j
from Farragut at game betting mon- j
ey on Anchorage.
Fourth Inning.
Anchorage—Mills flew out to short, i
Tiffany out on third to first. Levine
flew out to third. No runs.
Seward—Adams out, Vandeveer to |
Powrie, one-handed stop by Vande
veer. Taylor gets two-bagger; Ryan
struck out; Manthey flew out when
Nofskar made great running catch.
No runs.
Fifth Inning.
Anchorage — Amundsen hit first;
ball for single; Powrie forced him at i
second, Nourse laid down bunt to
third,, wild throw at first Powrie
reaches third Nourse second; Nof
skar hit to Finnegan. Powrie scored,
Nourse running scored from second
on same play, feature of fast running,
Vandeveer out from short to first.
One hit, two runs.
Seward—Williams out, Tiffany to
?owrie, fast play; Lee out. Van to
3owrie; J. Finnegan out, Nourse to
3owrie. Faithful few gone crazy,
’an’t make any noise so hoarse. No
'uns.
Sixth Inning.
Anchorage—Rochon hit through
short; Mills hit by pitcher; Tiffany
struck out; Levine struck out; Am
mdsen flew out to center. Great
bitching by Williams. Boys too anxi
>us. No runs.
Seward—T. Finnegan flew out to
Rochon; Campbell out, Rochon to
Powrie, fast features. Adams flew
out to Mills. Fine support, no errors
yet on our side. No runs.
Seventh Inning.
Anchorage—Powrie out, pitcher to
first. Nourse flew out to left; Nof
skar beat out fast one to second; Van
deveer struck out. Seward hollering
for hit in lucky seventh. Crowd cheer
ing. No runs.
Seward—Taylor hit through Nourse
reached second; Ryan out. Tiff to
Powrie. Manthey hit to Nourse, who
fumbled. Taylor scored on Williams’
hit over third for two bases. Crowd
all over field. Lee flew out to Pow
rie. J. Finnegan out, Tiffany to Pow
rie. Great playing. Crowd cools
down. One rpn.
Eighth Inning.
Anchorage—Rochon fouled out to
catcher. Mills raced to first on third
strike. Tiffany out by pitcher to first.
Mills reached second on same play;
Levine flew out on great catch to
left.
Seward — T. Finnegan bunted,
reached second on wild throw; Camp
bell scored Finnegan on hit and run
tied score. Fools gone nuts. Linn
goes in for Vandeveer. Adams out,
Linn to Powrie. Campbell scores
when Powrie threw wild to Nourse to
catch Campbell at third. Taylor flew
out to Rochon. Ryan struck out.
Two runs. Looks bad.
Ninth Inning.
Anchorage—Powrie got hit. Nourse
stn^jk out. Nofskar gets hit. Dun
can Bats for Linn. Powrie reaches
third on wild pitch. Out from pitcher
to first. Game over.
Seward three
Anchorage twe.
Ohmyged!
✓ Sid Andersen saved the day for the
Faithful Few who were broke.