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VOL. 1. NO. 290.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
> BERLIN, Oct. It).—(By wireless to Sayville)—An eye
witness of the big Zeppelin attack on the city of London, which
occurred September 23, is authority for the statement that
bombs dropped by the aircraft hit Grimsby barracks, killed 400
soldiers housed therein and practically destroyed the build
ings; that 00 members of the crew of a cruiser that was hit by
a bomb were killed, and that a large part of Regent street, in
London, was laid waste by bombs. This information comes
from the Overseas News Agency and is reliable. The London
newspapers were not permitted to publish the results of the
raid.
RUSSIANS MASSING MEN.
^ PETROGRAD, Oct. 19.—The Russians are massing large
'number of troops near the city of Lemberg and at the same time
a movement has been started all along the line of attack. Lem
berg is in danger of falling back into the hands of the Russians.
BREMEN NOT LOST, SAYS REPORT.
LONDON, Oct. 19.—A dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph company from Copenhagen, says that the Bergen (Nor
way) Aftenblad, claims that the German submarine Bremen is
now on her way to German East Africa. The dispatch adds
that the Bremen was never intended to make a trip to the Unit
ed States, the German government having other designs.
BRILLIANT GENERAL KILLED.
BARTS, Oct. 19.—General Pierre Girordon, one of the most
brilliant of the younger generals of the world war, was killed in
action in yesterday’s fighting on the Somme front.
ALL OFFICERS MUST SALUTE.
BERNE, Oct. 19.-—The general staff of the Swiss army has
issued the following order to the French, English, German and
Austro-Hungarian war prisoners who have been sent to Swit
zerland for recuperation:
“The soldiers of the different belligerent nations on Swiss
soil have to salute the commissioned and noncommissioned of
ficers of their enemies in the same manner as they salute their
own superiors. They must remember that they are on neutral
grounds, where race hatred cannot be tolerated. In the eyes
of the Swiss nation and its government the prisoners are equal.1
They were all captured in honorable battle, while fighting for
their countries, and should treat each other with respect.”
ADMIRAL’S MOTHER DIES.
LONDON, Oct. 19.—'The aged mother of Admiral Jellicoe,
commander in chief of the British fleet, passed away here last
evening.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19—A machine
which records every motion of the
heart was exhibited here today before
the convention of the American X-ray
society. It is called an electrocadio
graph and by its use, it was explained,
physicians may obtain records which
are exact, and which may be compared
later with other records in preparing
a diagnosis of certain heart diseases.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Great
Britain has withdrawn regulations for
the importation of cigar tobacco,
which American growers have declar
ed would ruin their business, and au
thorized imports on the basis of those
in 1913, 1914 and 1915.
It is reliably reported that there are
at least 15 parties in the Chicaloon
coal fields looking for locations with
the intention of mining and putting
the coal on the market.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct. 19.—Can
didate Hughes spoke to a big crowd
here last night, making an attack on
the Adamson eight-hour law. A man
in the audience shouted at him, “What
would you do if elected president, seek
to repeal the eight hour law?” The
candidate replied, “ A surrender can
not be repeated.”
WAS CORDIAL
SAN FRANCISCO ,Oct, 19.—The
Hughes Women special train reached
here yesterday afternoon. It was ex
pected that the special would meet a
hostile reception at the hands of the
Wilson women, but to the surprise of
the visitors, they were most cordially
received.
George Staman is visiting in the
city for a few days and may decide to
winter in Anchorage. Mr. Staman has
been developing his copper property
on Moose creek this summer and has
a deal on for part of his claims.
GREAT STOi
ATLANTA, (la., Oct. 1!*.—The southern states were rock
ed by a big earthquake and swept by a severe storm at the
same time last night. While a tropical hurricane was flaying
rho Gulf of Mexico coast, earth tremors occurred throughout
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Chimneys were overturned,
store fixtures were rocked about and the inhabitants fled in
terror from their homes. The wind reached a velocity of 114
miles an hour. At Pensacola, Florida, roofs were lifted from
the houses and a considerable damage resulted. In other parts
the earthquakes did little damage other than to throw a
mighty scare into the inhabitants. A number of vessels, lying
at anchor in the coast harbors, were sunk in the storm. So far
as heard from, but one person was killed, although dozens are
reported as receiving injuries, mostly as a result of flying de
bris. The storm has quieted down today.
SYRACUSE, N. Y„ Oct. 19.—Presi
dent Wilson’s right hand was shaken
so vigorously at Albany that the skin
was torn off his fingers. For several
minutes, he stood with a bloody hand
kerchief wrapped about the injured
member, while he employed the left
hand to shake hands with the hun
dreds that crowded about him at the
railway station. “It’s good red blood,
anyway,” sang out one man in the
:rowd.
TEDDY FLAYS
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 19.—That Pres
ident Wilson had known and enunci
ated the proper peace plan to follow
out to settle the European war, but
that his plan was not carried out, was
the statement of Col. Roosevelt in hu;
speech here last night. The speaker
employed the word “ hypocrisy,” to
describe the administration’s foreign
mil Mexican policies. Roosevelt said
lie criticised the president because he
felt it his duty as an American citi
zen.
LABOR UNION TO BUILO HALL
ON FOURTH AVENUE, SEEKING
SITE IN CENTER Of THE TOWN
Well, they’re off after the mazuma
with Charlie Peters, Harry Ringstead
and President Cole in the lead. This j
is part of the committee in charge of
arrangements for the erection of a
bigger and better Labor Union hall
and also the committee, with the bal
ance of the names published in yes
terday’s Times, as a ways and means
committee to raise the necessary
funds.
The original idea of putting up a
building with store space on the first
floor has been wisely abandoned and
the present plans call for a Labor
Union hall that will occupy the same
position in the civic life of Anchorage
as does the Convention Hall of Kansas
City, the Madison Square Garden of
New York and the Partheon of Rome.
In other words, while it will belong to
the Labor union, figuratively speaking
it will belong to all Anchorage and
according to the plans and specifica
tions will unquestionably be a build
ing that the citizens can well boast of
and “point to with pride.”
The committee is figuring now on a
location on 4th avenue and several
propositions have been submitted to
them for consideration. This is right,
as the “late” building was a little too
far from the center of the city, but
adequately served the purpose for'
which it was originally erected; it was
the plausible location at the time and
under the existing financial circum
stances. At that time tfie labor union
was practically without funds and the
lot on 7th avenue was donated through
the public-spiritedness of George M.
Campbell. Other citizens did their
part too at this time and it was large
ly through their generosity that the
original Labor Union hall was built.
The Alaska Labor union has kept pace
with the rapid growth of the city of
Anchorage, and naturally feels the
need of a larger and more suitable
building for its own use and the urg
ent needs of Anchorage for a conven
tion hall where the citizens may meet
en masse.
Aside from these facts the estimat
ed cost of the new building is $15,000,
and the building will be of such struc
ture and architecture as to grace any
lot on 4th avenue. The plans call for
a building 50 by 130 feet and the first
floor will be occupied by the Labor
Union offices, club rooms and gymna
sium; second floor will be used for the
union hall proper and will be 50 by
100 feet in the clear and the concrete
basement will have an area of 50 by
70 feet. The building will be perma
nent and substantial; lathed and plas
tered and equipped with all modem
conveniences such an electric lights,
telephone, lavatories, dressing rooms
and will be so built that it will be pos
sible to stage all productions, either
local or on the Orpheum circuit.
' In order to correct any misstate
ments heretofore issued, The Daily
Times is in a position to state that
there will be no discriminations made
as to charges for the use of the build
ing unless so ordered by the executive
committee of the Labor union.
Active work will commence on the
building in the very near future and
it is the purpose of the committee in
charge to have the building dedicated
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
SRiATl M';, Oct. 19.—The federal government is now mak
ing a sweeping secret investigation into the now notorious fact
that enormous quantities of liquors of all kinds are being ship
ped into Seattle, Tacoma and other cities in the state of Wash
ington, coming, tor the most part from California, with a view
of instituting vigorous criminal prosecutions against those con
cerned in the illegal traffic.
That the federal government is taking a hand in the mat
ter became known today, when it was revealed that John W.
Preston, l nited States district attorney for San Francisco, has
been here for the past two weeks, making a secret invesfiga
tion. His presence here was kept a secret until today. He has
acquired sufficient evidence to institute criminal proceedings
against persons and firms now positively known to be engaged
m the unlawful traffic. The names of the individuals and
firms under suspicion are not revealed and a big sensation is
promised when the complete details and the names of the guil
ty are revealed through the official lodging of complaints.
NO RELIEF FOR
LONG BRANCH, N. ,T., Oct. 18.—President Wilson an*
nounced today that the efforts on the part of the United States
to send supplies to the starving people of Poland had met with
failure, due to the failure of the belligerent nations to come
to an agreement with respect to the matter.
SEATTLE, Oct. 1!).—Mrs. Gertrude!
Swanson, wife of Captain Gus Swan
son, master of the Alaska fishing boat
| Dora, and James Kusky, a laborer,
! were burned to death in a cabin on
I Beacon hill late last night. The two
were on a drunken carousal and end
ed their debauch in the deserted struc
ture. James Itoe, a local butcher,]
who owns the cabin, has been arrested
on the charge of murder. An hour
before the burning of the cabin he
told some neighbors that he proposed
to burn the place because there was a
drunken bunch in it.
REEISTERED
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—The total reg
istration up to date for the presiden
tial and state elections to be held No
vember 7, within the city limits of Se
attle, reached 97,773.
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—Jesse F. Coch
rane, aged 93 years, a pioneer resident
of Seattle, died here last night. He
was a veteran of the Mexican war,
participating in the capture of Vera
Cruz, and a veteran of the civil war.
Thanksgiving evening with a grand
opening and public dance.
The Times will publish the list of
donors and announce the location as
soon as available, and will aid in ev
ery manner the promotion and culmi
nation of a convention hall that will be
adequate for the needs and comfort of
the members of the Alaska Labor
Union and at the same time a credit
and a distinct asset to Anchorage.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 10.—
While en route to Chicago this morn
ing President Wilson named the mem
bers of the Advisory Commission on
National Defense. The members se
lected are Danial Willard, president of
the Baltimore & Ohio railway; Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor; Dr. Franklin
Martin, a noted surgeon of Chicago;
Howard ColTin, a well-known consult
ing engineer and automobile designer
of Detroit; Dr. Simon Baruch, phy
sician, of New York; Hollis Godfrey,
consulting engineer, of Philadelphia,
and Julius Rosenwald, of Sears, Roe
buck & Co., of Chicago.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—The super
dreadnaught Arizona was launched
this afternoon, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels being the honor guest of the
ceremonies.
FIRE KILLS
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Nine em
ployes perished when a fire destroyed
the plant of the Oakes Dye Works
last night. The loss will be heavy.
Bob Peterson and trainer, Rabb,
came in from their hill quarters yes
terday afternoon and will have their
first real mat work-out tonight. Pe
terson says he is getting in fine physi
cal shape and guarantees to put up the
match of his life. The date of the
match has not been definitely de
cided, but it will be sometime the first
of November. Announcement will be
made later in the sporting columns of
The Daily Times.