TIMES
VOL. 2. NO. 37.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1918.
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CITIZENS OF VIENNA FIGHT
FOH POSSESSION OF LEAFLETS
. DROPPEDJPUAN FLYERS
Washington, August 14.—Neutral press reports state that Vienna
citizens paid as high as forty crowns for leaflets dropped by Italian avi
ators during their recent flight over the city. The aviators report thal
people in the streets of Vienna fought for the possession of the leaflets
despite the severe penalties attached to touching enemy propaganda
i. dropped from the air. Rome is highly gratified at the success of tht
venture. The Italian cabinet took occasion to congratulate the aviators
who, at great personal risk, flew over the Alps and dropped leaflets in
cities in Austria and Hungary. The purpose of the propaganda is un
known, but it is believed that it was for the purpose of urging the Aus
trians and Hungarians to join in a revolt against German control oi
the dual monarchy and an offer of peoce in the event Austria-Hungary
withdraws from the war.
CENTRAL POWER CHIEFS TO HOLD CONFERENCE.
Amsterdam, August 14.—It is reported in Berlin that Emperoi
Charles of Austria-Hungary and the Austrian foreign minister, Burian
are expected at the German main headquarters tomorrow, to discuss all
questions pending between Germany and Austria-Hungary.
AMERICAN FIELD ARMY CREATED.
Washington, August 14.—Secretary of War Baker has been form
ally advised by General Pershing of the formation of the first American
field army in France. Baker said the creation of this army is taken here
to mean that the Americanization of a definite portion of the western
front is completed. The extent of the American front is not known, bul
it is known to be south of the Marne river. The strength of the firsl
field army is likewise unknown in Washington, but it is believed that ii
comprises a million and a quarter men. It is believed that the Ameri
cans will soon take over the front from Verdun to the Swiss border.
SUBMARINE OFFICER WRAPS AN
AMERICAN FLAG ABOUT NECK
AND PRANCES ABOUT DECK.
CREW CHEERED EXHIBITION.
Crews of American Fishing Boats,
Previously Destroyed by U-Boat,
Silent and Disgusted Witnesses of
Drunken Orgy—Photographer Took
Pictures of Sinking Schooners.
NANTUCKET, Mass., August 14.—
A German submarine officer wrapped
an American flag about his neck and
gave a drunken dance aboard the U
boat while members of the crew loudlj
cheered the performance, according tc
the statement of the crew of the
schooner Lena May, a fishing boa1
that was destroyed by the diver, whc
were witnesses of the drunken orgj;
on the deck of the submarine.
A photographer on board the U-boat
took pictures of the ten fishing boats
that were destroyed off the coast of
Massachusetts Sunday last. The com
manding officer of the submarines de
clared that the pictures would “look
good” to the people back in Beilin.
The submarine suddenly appeared
in the midst of a fleet of fishing boats
off Nantucket Shoals Sunday, and nol
one escaped destruction. The captair
and six members of the crew of one of
the boats are missing and believec
lost.
NO NIGHTLETTERS
FOR TIME BEINC
The local office has received the fol
lowing: Seward, Aug. 13,1918.
Mumma, Anchorage:
Signal corps advises: “Cable will bi
interrupted between Sitka and Seattli
after 7 a. m. August 14. Accept n<
night letters during this interruptioi
until further advised.”
ENTENTEALLIES
GREAT BRITAIN TAKES INITIA
TIVE BY ISSUING PROCLAMA
TION TO THIS EFFECT.
OTHER ALLIES WILL FOLLOW
Czecho-Slovaks Have Three Annie:
Operating in Siberia Against thi
Bolsheviki and German Forces ant
Allied Armies Will Unite Wit!
Them and Work in Complete Ac
cord.
—
LONDON, August 1.4—The Britisl
government has issued a declaratioi
formally recognizing the Czecho-Slo
vaks as an allied nation and the threi
Czecho-Slovak armies operating ii
Siberia as allied forces regularly wag
ing warfare against the central pew
ers. Similar recognition will be an
nounced by the United States, France
Italy, Japan and China.
The Czecho-Slovak armies in Siberi;
are meeting with almost unir.terrupt
ed successes in their western advance
I according to advices received in Lon
don. These armies will be augmentei
by allied forces that are arriving a
Vladivostok and at Archangel, on th
White sea.
WILSON GREETS
ITALIAN EDITOR!
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 14
—President Wilson, greeting a part;
of Italian editors who are visiting th
I United States, yesterday, said, in part
“Gentlemen, we are not here in th
. service of Italy. We are not here ii
the service of America. We are her
in the greatest of all services—a serv
; ice which ennobles all who engage i:
; it—the service of mankind.”
Only about one man in each 208 ex
ceeds a height of six feet.
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IICiPIN OF
FRIGHTFULNESS
USE OF POISONOUS GAS BY SUB
MARINES FIRST ATTEMPT TO
HARM INDIVIDUALS.
EMPLOY INGENIOUS METHOD.
i It Is Believed That Use of Poisonous
Gas by German Divers Is Deliberate
Plan to Terrorize American Ship
ping Interests— American Patrol
Boats in Search of the Raiders.
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 14.
—The navy department is under the
impression that the use of poisonous
gas by German submarines on the
American side of the Atlantic ocean is
the deliberate plan of the Huns to ter
rorize American shipping interests
and presents an ingenious form of
frightfulness, for which the Germans,
in this war, appear to excel.
So far as reported, the attack on*the
lighthouse and lightship at Smith
island, olf the North Carolina coast,
Saturday night, by using poisonous
; gas, is the first direct effort by Ger
I man raiders to harm persons properly
on American shores.
American patrol boats are plying up
j and down the Atlantic seaboard, mak
j ing a vigorous search for the raiders.
BIG BRAZILIAN
STEAMER GROUNDS
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AN ATLANTIC PORT, August 14.
; —A big Brazilian freighter is ashore
i on the New England coast, having
grounded in a dense fog last night. It
! is reported she is in a dangerous posi
i tion. The belief is expressed that the
’ freighter was seeking to evade a Ger
j man submarine and ran too close to
! the shore line. Rescue steamers are
' i racing to the scene.
; FRENCH TRANSPORT
SUNK BY U-BOAT
PARIS, August 14.—Four hundred
, and forty-four men are missing as a
, result of the sinking by an enemy
. submarine of the French transport
, Djemneh, which occurred in the Med
, iterranean sea July 16, while the ves
. sel was en route to Egypt. Another
. French vessel, the steamer Australian,
. was also sunk in the Mediterranean
about the same date.
An inventor has patented a motor
cycle tire in which he claims to so
compress the rubber that it will auto
' matically close punctures.
OF ALASKA!
STEFANSSGN LIEUTENANT LO
CATES VAST REGION 175 MILES
NORTH OF TERRITORY.
IS AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
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Reports Indicate That Storkerson Par- j
ty Have Gone Seventy-Five Miles!
Farther North Into Arctic Regions
Than Any Other Exploration Expe-j
ditions Have Reached.
OTTAWA, Canada, August 14.—A
telegram from Explorer Stefansson
announces that one of his lieutenants
named Storkerson, at the head of an
exploration party, has penetrated a
point 175 miles north of the territory
of Alaska, in the Arctic regions.
If this report should prove to be
correct, says Stefansson in his mes-'
sage, and he sees no reason to doubt j
it, it indicates that the Storkerson
party has gone 75 miles beyond the
point reached by previous exploring
parties. It would also indicate that I
Keenan Land is not located in the re
gion given by previous exploration j
parties.
Stefansson regards the Storkerson
report as highly important as indicat
ing extended landed areas beyond the
northern confines of Alaska.
HELD FUNERAL
ARRANGEMENTS
NEW YORK, August 14.—Anna
Held, the actress, will be buried to
morrow, the funeral being held under
the auspices of the Actors’ club, of
which she was a prominent member.
The remains will be placed in a vault
until after the way, when they will be ;
taken to France, the land of her na
tivity, for final interment.
STEAMER DORA
HITS A REEF
The steamer Dora, on the westward
run from Seward, struck a reef at
Bluff point, Dalgo island, twenty-four
miles north of King cove, Cook inlet,
yesterday, according to advices re
ceived by the local radio station. It is
expected that the boat will be gotten
off by August 20. Passengers and
freight are being taken off and landed
at King cove.
To help fruit pickers a Californian
has invented a scissors-like cutter
which fits the thumb and forefinger
and is strapped to them.
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SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES TO
EXTEND THE DRAFT AGE LIMIT
7 * Washington, August 14.—The senate committee on mili- +
5 * tary affairs yesterday voted to report favorably on the adminis- *
: * tration man-power bill, extending the draft age limits from 18 *
i * to 45 years. An amendment was adopted, authorizing the gov- *
1 * ernment to provide two years’ free education to youths under 21 *
- * years of age who may be called to the colors under the terms of *
* * the bill, after the war ends. It is the hope of the administration *
1 * that the bill become a law before the first of September, so that *
* registration may begin early in that month. The present indica- *
* tions are that this hope will be fulfilled, as there is little or no *
- * opposition to the bill. *
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US GREATEST STRATEGIST ON.
EITHER SIDE IN WORLD WAR
Paris, August 14.—Speculation is rife in military eireles in
Paris as to General Foch’s next move against the enemy—whether he
will press the Somme-Oise advantage, or deliver a vigorous blow at an
other point along the western front. The S<^Wie-Oise victory has thus
far been more fruitful of results than the great Marne-Aisne victory.
These two successive crushing blows, delivered in quick succession, have
undoubtedly seriously upset the plans,of the German general staff, and
have, at the same time, instilled high hopes in the allied ranks. It is
the unanimous opinion that General Foch is the right man in the right
place. As a strategist, it is believed that he has not equal on either side.
It takes a great war to develop generalship, and evidence is not want
ing to prove that General Foch is the one outstanding figure in this
great war. He prepares his war plains with extreme care and caution.
He does not believe in needlessly wasting his men. When he strikes,
he is fully prepared to strike. His ne^t move is awaited with keen in
terest in allied capitals.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN TROOPS TO AID GERMANS.
Paris, August 14.—It is reported in Paris today, the information
?oming from semi-official circles, that Austro-Hungarian troops are ar
riving in numbers on the Western front, to aid the German armies.
The troops, it is stated, are being withdrawn from the Italian front. The
necessity for the call on Austria-Hungary-fftr forces to aid the Germans
on the west front is good evidence that the German man-power is on
ihe down-grade.
GERMAN OPPOSITION APPARENTLY CHECKS ADVANCE
Undated, August 14.—German opposition north of the Somme to
just below Roye has apparently checked, for the time being, the allied
advance eastward. On the extreme southern end of the front, the
French continue to make gains between the Metz and Oise rivers, despite
a stubborn resistance. The line on the north and in the Tenter remains
unchanged, although the allies strengthened their positions and took
some prisoners. The Germans are bringing up fresh reinforcements
and a great number of guns and it is believed they will make an effort
1o stop the further advance of the allies.
GERMANS SHELLING VESLE FRONT.
With the Americans on the Vesle Front, August 14.—The Ger
mans are shelling the Vesle front spasmodically. A real attempt to feel
out the allied strength had taken the form of an attack on Fismett, a
little village northwest of Fismes. The American defenses are so strong
that not a single German succeeded in entering the town.
ALLIED LOSSES COMPARATIVELY LIGHT.
French Headquarters, August 14.—General Foch, during the
lost three weeks, has wrested from the Germans which it took them
four months to gain and at a cost estimated at between seven hundred
and fifty thousand and a million men. The allied losses during the
present offensive are low in comparison with the German losses.
FRENCH FORCES RESUME OFFENSIVE.
Paris, August 14.—Official: French forces resumed the offensive
yesterday, after a brief respite, making good progress north and east of
Gury, thereby increasing the menace to the Germans at Lassigny. En
emy resistance appears unavailing and cannot stop the French advance.
28,000 TAKEN SINCE AUGUST 8.
London, August 14.—Since the allied offensive was started on the
Montdidier-Amiens front Auguset 8, the French first army and the
British fourth army have captured 28,000 men and GOO guns. General
Haig reports it was comparatively,quiet on the British front Tuesday.
GENERAL PERSHING’S COMMUNIQUE.
Washington, August 14.—General Pershing s communique last
night says German attacks in the vicinity of Fismes, on the Vesle river,
directed against the American positions, were repulsed with heavy
losses.
URGING A GOLD
PRODUCING BONUS
RENO, Nevada, August 14.—Ar
American gold conference, in sessior
at Reno, passed resolutions urging tht
government to pay a liberal bonus or
all gold produced since the war start
ed. Mining men figure that the in
creased costs of mining call for a
bonus of $12 the ounce.
The engagement of Miss Jean Ne
vada Crowley of Nome to Frank W.
Lilly of that place was announced
last month at Nome. Both are popu
lar members of the younger se!
there.
Spain supplies the world with mor«
than three-fourths of its olive oil.
CABINET HOLDS
A LONG SESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 14.
The cabinet held an unusually lengthy
session yesterday, discussing the sub
marine menace on the American side
of the Atlantic coast. It is unknowns
if any new" plans to combat the men
ace were formulated.
RUNS AWAY FROM
HUN SUBMARINE
AN ATLANTIC PORT, August 14.
An American fruit steamer arrived in
this port last evening, after an excit
ing race w’ith a German submarine.
The steamer outdistanced the diver.