AND ALASKA
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA rilURMMY, FEBRUARY L'l, JHJh.
VOL. 2. NO. 11.
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PRICE TEN CENTS.
1 GILL DEFEATED
IN SEATTLE’S
OLE HANSON AND JAMES E
BRADFORD RECEIVE NOMIN
ATIONS IN PRIMARIES.
PRESENT EXECUTIVE IS THIRD
Ralph Horr Is Fourth in Contest, and
Winner Polls Nearly As Manj
Votes As His Three Closest Com
petitors.
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SEATTLE, Feb. 26.—Ole Hanson. £
real estate man and James E. Brad
ford. an attorney, were named as can
didates for mayor at yesterday’s pri
marv election. In accordance with th(
law they will be the only candidate:
at the regular city election March 5
Mayor Hiram C. Gill who was a can
didate was eliminated. He finisher
third.
Ralph Horr, an attorney, wa
fourth.
Hanson polled 22.b01 votes; Brad
ford, 11,466; Gill, 7,901 a;.d Horr
3,731.
The municipal primary and munici
pal election are non-paritsan.
Both Hanson and Bradford are re
publicans. Hanson formerly was £
member of the Washington state leg
islator and was the author of the bil
that put horse racing out of busines;
in the state of Washington.
Bradford formerly was assistan'
corporation counsel of Seattle, having
charge of the tax and franchise de
partment of the corporation couns W
office. W
ORE IS USED TO
BALLAST RAILROAE
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MANAGANESE WORTH ABOl I
§3.200 IS PI T ON RIGHT-OF
WAY BY MISTAKE.
GREAT FALLS, Montana, Feb. 20
—Four cars of ballast costing approx
: ately $30 a ton. or about .$3,200 foi
the entire lot, are being tried on a sec
tion of the transcontinental railroad
near Billings. Whether it proves suc
cessful or not, it is not likely that an>
more will be used.
1 he four cars, filled with mangan
ese ore, were started for the Pacific
coast from a mine at Phiilipsburg
Mont., and were mistaken for cinders
The ore is black and resembles coa
somewhat in appearance, but is ex
tremely heavy. The officials of the
railroad are trying to learn who com
mandeered the ore for track founda
tion.
SETTLE BURGLAR
MAKES BIG HAUL
BONDS WORTH §17,835 ANI
JEWELS VALUED AT §600
ARE CARRIED AWAY.
SEATTLE, Feb. 20.—Bonds value<
at $17,835 and jewelry worth $G0(
were stolen by a burglar who las
night entered the residence of Samue
Sizer, of this city.
I he burglar to gain admittance t<
the house forced one of the doors. Thi
family was absent at the time.
WARSHIP ACCIDENT
HURTS EIGHT MEN
4 —
CARTRIDGE CASE EXPLODES A1
TARGET PRACTICE ABOARD
CRUISER MONTANA.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20.
Eight men aboard the United Statei
cruiser Montana were injured yester
day when a cartridge case aboard th<
vessel exploded. The Montana was a1
target practice at the time.
TWO COUNTRIES
SIGN DRAFT PACT
AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR
CONSCRIPTING CITIZENS OF
BOTH COUNTRIES.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20.—
Representatives of the United States
and Canada today signed an army
draft treaty. Like the convention be
tween the United States and England,
the agreement between the United
| betwen the ages of 20 and 45 years,
! residing in the United States and al
I lows Canada to draft United States
| citizens, between the ages of 21 and
31, residing in Canada.
LLOYD GEORGE
IN CABINET
PREMIER OF ENGLAND EX
PLAINS WAR CO-OPERATION
AMONG ENTENTE ALLIES.
WAS SUGGESTED BY AMERICA.
.
| Opposition Charges That Government
Has Established Precedent That
May Result to Country’s Disadvant
age.
LONDON, Feb. 20.—Premier Lloyd
. George’s ministry surmounted ai oth
er cabinet crisis late yesterday v hen
.: the premier explained in the house of
commons how the four powers of T ng
j land, France, Italy and the United
States arrived at their latest form of
war co-operation at the recent confer
I ence of representatives of the four
countries at Versailles, France.
He said the plan agreed upon was
largely the result of American repre
| sentations.
The premier made no proposal for a
vote of confidence yesterday,
j The opposition to the government is
finding fault with the Versailles agree
ment because they say it destroys all
chance of initiative on the part of
England in the war and establishes a
precedent that may place her at a dis
advantage in the final peace con
ference.
CZAR READY TO
RENOUNCE RIGHTS
FORMER R U L E R OF RUSSIA
WANTS TO MAKE HIS HOME
IN FRANCE OR ENGLAND.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 20.—Requests
that Czar Nicholas and members of
his family, all of whom are now in
i exile at Tobolsk, Siberia, be permit
j ted to go to France or England to
I make their residence, on condition that
they renounce all rights and preten
tions as rulers of Russia, have been
made to the Maximilist government.
1 Those that submitted the requests
) are sevral of the grand dukes and
t ‘ duchesses of the former monarchial
1. regime. They declare the Czar and his
| relatives are ready to renounce all
) their royal perogatives.
PACIHC CLEARED
OF GERMAN RAIDERS
I BRITISH CRUISER’S COMMANDER
SAYS SEEADLER WAS LAST
OF TEUTON VESSELS.
PACIFIC PORT, Feb. 16.—A Brit
ish auxiliary cruiser, entered a Pacific
port today after a long period of pa
trol duty. Her commander asserted
the south Pacific ocean had been swept
clean of German raiders. He said he
was positve the Seeadler was the last
German raider in the Pacific.
GERMANY DEMANDS LARGE
LUND AREAS AND TRIBUTE
FOREIGN MINISTER LENINE TROTZKY AT PETRO
GRAD SAYS MAXIMILIST CABINET WILL HAVE TO
ACCEPT TERMS IMPOSED BY TEUTONS AND HE
WILL IMMEDIATELY REPLY TO BERLIN.
KAISER’S TROOPS ADVANCE FROM DVINSK
Austrian Premier Declares Ukrania Places Agricultural Sur
plus at Disposal of Central Powers and Says Provisions
Are Greater in Quantity Than Can Be Transported Even
Under Most Favorable Transportation Conditions.
LONDON, Feb. 20.—Russia will
have to accede to Germany’s terms,
Lenine Trotzky, foreign minister of
Russia, announced today in Petro
grad, according to authentic advices
received in London.
Germany demands the possession
of Russian Poland, Lithuania, Riga
and Moon island in the Gulf of Riga
and the payment by Russia of four
billion dollars tribute.
Foreign Minister Trotzky declared
today he would give a detailed reply
without delay to Germany’s demands.
He has sent an inquiry to Austria ask
ing if she is a party with Germany
in the resumption of hostilities
against Russia.
Wants to Keep Office.
The belief is entertained by states
men and diplomats in London that
the making of peace with Germany is
necessary to the continuation in pow
er of the Maximilist party in Russia
! The cry for peace has overthrown
1 ' ■' parties in Russia.
| Acceding to the comment of news
| papers in both Germany and Austria
the resumption of the war against
Russia is unpopular with the great
mass of the population in both the
central powers. In Germany, howev
er, the government is preparing a
vigorous campaign against the Mus
i covites, and with every success of
I German arms, it is expected that the
demands of Germany against Russia
will become more onerous.
GernuVn Officer’s Statement.
German Foreign Secretary Kuehl
mann, in addressing the reichstag late
yesterday, said:
“We cannot any longer believe in
'.he pasifist intention of Russia. We
must see that peace and order prevail
n the regions occupied by our troops
! n adjoining countries.”
The German foreign secretary de
| dared that Germany’s new war
• against Russia would strengthen the
inclination for peace at Petrograd.
“Even today,” he concluded, “we
! are prepared to conclude a peace that
recognizes and protects our inter
i ests.”
German troops, which yesterday oc
cupied Dvinsk and Lutsk in Russia,
are now operating northeast and east
of Dvinsk.
Lkrania Helps Teutons.
Austrian Premier von Seydler, in
i addressing the lower house of the
i reichstrath at Vienna today, declared
that Ukrania, the recently-formed re
public in southwestern Russia, had
placed its surplus agricultural prod
ucts at the disposal of Germany and
Austria. He said the surplus was
greater than the central powers could
transport to their respective countries
even under the most favorable trans
portation conditions.
WAlUHrUB RIVEN
TO ARMY OFFICER
SERBIAN NATIONAL DEFENSE
LEAGUE MAKES PRESENT TO
CAPTAIN L. I). DAVIS.
A watch fob from which an Alaskan
gold nugget is suspended was last
night presented to Captain L. D. Davis
of the Fourteenth Infantry, by Danilo
Yucetich, manager of the foreign de
partment of the Bank of Anchorage,
in behalf of the Serbian National De
fense league.
The fob was presented by Mr. Vuce
tieh at his home in the presence of
! several members of the local chapter
! of the defense league. Captain Davis
in thanking the league for its present
took occasion to congratulate the
members on their activities in the
matter of war relief work.
Captain Davis left this morning for
Spokane where he will report to the
military headquarters there.
CONSCR1PTIONOF
LABOR IS OPPOSED
SAMUEL GOMPERS SAYS WORK
ERS ARE LOYAL AND WILL
STAY BY GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 16.—
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, issued
a statement today against the con
scription of labor. He said that work
ingmen have given loyal service to
the government and that they will
stand faithful until victory is at
tained.
The question of conscripting labor
has been given prominence by the
strikes in shipyards on the Atlantic
coast.
TURKEY TO NUMBER
*i HER INHABITANTS
GERMAN STATISTICIAN HAS
BEEN APPOINTED TO MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CENSUS.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 16. — For the
first time in the history of Turkey a
complete census of the whole empire
is to be taken. A German statistician
has been appointed to superintend the
preliminary formalities. The Turkish
newspaper Sabah says: “We are the
only nation in Europe not excluding
even the Balkan states which possess
es no official statistics of our popu
lation.”
: The estimated population of Turkey
before the war was roughly 21,000,000
j of which 7,000,000 were Turks, 9,000,
! 000 Arabs, 1,500,000 Armenians, 1,
500,000 Greeks, 1,500,000 Kurds and
the remainder Druses, Jews, and the
smaller tribes. The Turkish newspa
pers have recently shown some
anxiety as to the large decrease in
population lately caused by the war
and the prevalence of disease.
WILD WEST TROOPS
PASS IN REVIEW
THIRTY - THOUSAND SOLDIERS
PARADE BEFORE OFFICERS
AT CAMP LEWIS.
CAMP LEWIS, Feb. 16.—Thirty
thousand men in the wild west division
of the American army passed in re
view before inspecting officers. More
than two hours were required to pass
a given point. The ground was slip
pery, but the troops made an excep
tionally fine appearance.
Many visitors witnessed the review.
SULLIVAN FILES FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
FORMER MARSHAL OF THIRD
DIVISION ANNOUNCES CAN
DIDACY AS REPUBLICAN.
Harvey P. Sullivan, of Valdez, has
announced his candidacy for nomina
tion for road commissioner of the
third division in the republican pri
maries, according to a letter received
from him today by the Anchorage
Times. Mr. Sullivan formerly was
marshal of the third division. He is
the third candidate that has filed foi
road commissioner. The others are
James E. Wilson, incumbent, demo
crat, of Valdez, and James L. Galen,
republican, of Cordova.
CHARLES WHALEN, W HILE
SEEKING GOLD, TRAPS WILD
ANIMALS AS SIDE LINE.
—
| GETS MANY VALUABLE SKINS.
'
| C. B. Siedel Buys High-Priced Pelt
and Placing Figure of $1,000 on it
| Says That He Will Market it in the
States.
One thousand dollars is the price
| fixed by C. B. Siedel for a silver gray
j fox skin recently purchased by him.
Three days ago the pelt was
! brought to Anchorage bv Charles
| Whalen and sold .0 Mr. Siedel for the
j sum of $500. Today the same skin is
I valued at double the cost price and
i Mr. Siedel says he is not even anxious
j to sell it for $1,000.
Mr. Whalan, who has been pros
! pecting in the hills at the headwaters
of the Susitna river for several
! months, decided to give a portion of
his time to trapping. His success
‘ was remarkable from the start. Aside
from the silver fox which he sold for
$500 he trapped a number of cross
foxes, wolverines and minks. He is
j now convinced that hunting for fur is
| more profitable than prospecting for
: gold.
Mr. Siedel regards the pelt as one
j of the best ever seen in Anchorage
| and intends to ship it to the states.
WOMEN GIVE GEMS
TO SAVE CHILDREN
_
jPEARL NECKLACES AND DIA
I MOND TIARAS DONATED BY
TITLED ENGLISH WOMEN.
LONDON, Feb. 20.—The Duchess
of Marlborough has given a $25,000
collar composed of fifteen rows of the
Vanderbilt pearls connected by a
large diamond, to a “Children’s Jew
el Fund,” for child welfare, of which
she is treasurer. The work was in
augurated by prominent society wom
en to care for needy mothers and ba
bies, thus lowering the infant death
rate and improving the conditions of
j living.
The duchess has received gifts of
three diamond tiaras, diamond pend
ants, diamond bi'ooches and other val
uable jewelry.
NOME HAS FAMINE
IN THRIFT STAMPS
POST OFFICE HAS SOLD OUT AND
BANKS LIMIT SALES TO
TWO TO EACH PERSON.
SEATTLE, Feb. 16.—Nome is suf
fering from a famine in thrift stamps.
The Nome post office has old oul
its supply.
The banks are limiting two stamps
to each person.
GERMANS 1ST
REGISTER WITH
POSTMASTER
SUBJECTS OF KAISER HAVE TO
GO ON RECORD BETWEEN
MARCH 18 AND 23.
MUST FURNISH PHOTOGRAPHS.
After Investigation Cards Will be
Furnished to AH Registrants Show
ing That They Have Complied With
Law.
All German male subjects over the
age of 14 years in Anchorage and in
nearby camps must register with the
United States postmaster between
March 18 and March 23 and every
registrant at the time of his registra
tion must submit four photographs of
himself. These photographs must not
be larger in size than thi-ee inches
square, must be unmounted and must
be printed on thin paper with a light
background, according to a statement
made today by Clarence W. Mossman,
deputy United States marshal for An
chorage.
According to the original regula
tions it was required that the German
subjects should register with the near
est deputy marshal. The new ruling
requires that such registration be
with the postmaster.
; The expense of obtaining the photo
graphs must be borne by the regis
trant.
Blank forms for registration will
be furnished at the time of register
Wg-,
Within ten days at the soonest and
not longer than tut n days, which
time the information furnished by the
registrant will be carefully investi
! gated by the authorities, a card will
be given the registrant setting forth
he has complied with the law.
German subjects who have taken
! out only first citizenship papers in the
j United States are not considered Am
j erican citizens and must register.
German subjects in the towns near
| Anchorage will register with the
nearest postmaster and must furnish
the same data as those registering at
Anchorage.
TWENTY HOPS SHOW
PHYSICAL FITNESS
BRITISH ARMY HAS SIMPLE
METHOD OF TESTING HEALTH
OF ITS RECRUITS.
LONDON, Feb. 20.—If you can hop
twenty times on each foot without
showing signs of undue distress, the
British army considers your health,
good enough for general service, ac
cording to a new book of instructions
issued to the examining medical
boards. The test recommended is a
follows:
“The rate of the pulse is taken, and
then the recruit is directed to hop
twenty times on each foot, raising the
other foot nine inches. At the er^ of
this performance, in health, there
should be no noteworthy breathless
ness and no pallor or anxiety ot ex
pression. Two minutes later the pulse
should be not more than five beats
more frequent than it was before the
exercise.
DESTROYER BUILT
IN RECORD TIME
WARSHIP LAUNCHED WITHIN
FOUR MONTHS AFTER HER
KEEL HAD BEEN LAID.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan
iels today announced that the destroy
er Taylor was launched at Mare island
yesterday, 66 per cent complete within
four months after her keel had been
I laid. This is a new record in warship
construction.