IMPORTANT WAR AND OTHER NEWS OF THE WEEK
BERLIN, Aug. 5—The war office announced officially today
that the Russians had abandoned Warsaw. Hie announce
ment was the occassioned of a tremendous outburst of enthusi
asm in Germany and Austria. The occasion was turned into
a public holiday, and Mackensen and Hindenberg are tlie great
popular idols of the German people. The Teutonic forces have
not as yet taken possession of the Polish capital, for the armies
at the front are preparing for a triumphal entrance into the
fallen city, with Emperor William and his consort heading the
procession. No details have so far been given out by the war
office as to nature of the victory, and* as to whether or not the
Russians succeeded in retiring with their armies intact.
WASHINGTON, August 5—The Russian ambassador gave
an official announcement to the press representatives here this
morning admitting that the soldiers of the Czar had evacuated
Warsaw. The statement says that the Russians retired in good
order, destroying all war munitions that they were unable to
carry away, and blowing up all the fortifications, The city
itself was not destroyed, contrary to the expectation of many of
the military observers. The German forces have not yet en
tered the city. The populace of the Polish capital is calm, and
have been told by the Russians that it was not necessary for
them to leave their homes unless they wished' to do so. About
fifty per cent of the populationns have quit the town, most of
whom preceded the army. In order not to cause congestion,
with possible disaster, the civilians who left Warsaw were
forced to take different roads than the military. The ambassa
dor states that the loss of Warsaw will not give any permanent
advantage to the Teutons, and asserts that Russia is as de
termined as ever to prosecute the war until such time as the
success of the allied arms is assured. The Russian army is in
tact, and as soon as sufficient supplies can be received at the
front will prepare tc take the offensive once more. The people
of Russia are not alarmed at the loss of Warsaw, and their con
fidence in the government is unshaken.
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 5—Julius Miller and Bill O’Connor
arrived here today in the charge of U. S. Deputies and are
charged with the murder of Mrs. W. E. Rowe. The dead
woman was found along the railroad track a short distance
from this city, and the coroner’s jury returned a verdict of
murder, death being caused by beating with clubs by persons
unknown. The preliminary hearing in the case has been set
for next Tuesday by the U. S. Commissioner, and scince the
coroner’s inquest the government has succeeded in getting
sufficient evidence so that it is felt that a strong case has been
prepared against the accused. The motive of the killing was
robbery as the woman had considerable money on her, which
was not discovered when the body was found. Feeling over
the crime is rather high in Fairbanks, and the officials are keep
ing close guard over the prisoners to prevent any violence being
done.
LONDON, Aug. 5—Tremendous fighting is under way on
the Gallipoli peninsula, and tlie allied troops are making des
perate efforts to force the passage of the straits. The loss of
life on both sides is frightful, but the British and French stub
bornly keep forging ahead. For the past few days both sides
have lost almost 90,000 men each in killed, wounded and miss
ing. As a result of this tremendous sacrifice of human life, the
allied forces have gained the ridge and are now in the most ad
vantageous position that they have been in since the campaign
started. The allied forces plan their campaign so that they
must have the Dardenelles forced before another winter sets in.
That they are willing to sacrifice countless lives to gain their
end this summer seems evident from the recent fighting. The
Turks were intrenched in almost impregnable positions, but the
fury of the allies attack was too much to be borne, and they were
forced out of their positions after suffering heavily. The artil
lery of the allied forces is much superior to the Turkish guns,
especially the light artillery and is doing incalculable damage
to the Turks in the trenches.
CORNISH, N. H., Aug. 5—Secretary of the Treasury
William G. M’Adoo, accompanied by his wife, a daughter of
President Wilson, arrived here today to spend a few’ days with
his wife’s family at the president’s summer home. The presi
dent himself autoed to the station to meet the pair, and greeted
his daughter and her husband affectionately. M’Adoo shook
hands with a few acquaintances at the depot, and in response
to a question from the newspapermen said that the administra
tion wras determined to proceed with its marcliant marine pro
gram, and that the bill introduced at the last session of Con
gress would be again presented for consideration when the
house convened in October. He said the party had pledged
itself to this reform, and were elected on this pledge along with
the other planks in the Democratic platform. That being the
case, the administration intended' to keep its w’ord to the people,
and would attempt to enact the merchant marine bill into law.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5—Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied
by his wife, returned to this city today from his trip through
out the western and southern states, in w’hich he visited the
fair at San Francisco. The Colonel was questioned about his
political intentions, but smiling refused’ to discuss his future
actions. He talked freely on what course the Progressive party
should pursue, and said that they should stick to the ship, and
retain their independence fighting for the vital principles which
caused the organization of the party. He said there was no
possibility of the progressive joining the fold of the Republican
party. All earnest and sincere progressives would have to
repudiate the organization and control now running the Re
publican party, as it was autocratic and not democratic, the
people and their wishes being but a minor consideration in the
minds of the chief Republicans throughout the country, who
were simply trying to get back into office rather than to spread
their doctrines, and impress the importance of Republican
principles upon the nation. .
BERLIN, August 6—The Berlin war office officially an
nounced today that Warsaw had fallen. The honor of making
the final attack against the enemy’s lines fell to the Bavarian
troops under Prince Leopold, who broke through early this
morning, first taking the outer trenches surrounding the city,
and then completing their task by capturing the inner series
of trenches. The fighting was deadly, the Russians offering
a tenacious resistance, and refusing to surrender, fighting to
the last, nearly every Russian soldier in the two lines of trenches
being killed. The stubborn resistance offered by the defenders
resulted in heavy losses to the attacking force, but the soldiers
are joyous over the victory, and the cry throughout Germany
is now “On to Calais.” The Russians in the city have been
retiring all day by means of the three bridges which cross the
Vistula. The official entrance into the fallen Polish capital has
not yet taken place. The Emperor witnessed the final attack,
and his presence at the front added greatly to the enthusiasm
of the soldiers who have been fighting almost constantly for
the past few days.
LONDON, Aug. 6—The fall of Warsaw, having been offi
cially confirmed, the military observers here, and the allied
commanders, are awaiting with interest reliable news from
Petrograd regarding the final disposition of the Russian gar
rison. Grave fears are felt and openly expressed that the
Russians held on too late to save their armies intact. Details
from the eastern front are slow in reaching here, Petrograd
being unusally silent about the situation, and the German war
office stating no more than that the city had' fallen. The allies
fell disappointed by the loss of Warsaw, but in England, it is
felt that the success of the Germans will have a large effect in
dispelling the feeling of apathy towards the war that is being
mainfested by what is commonly called the middle classes.
The flower of the nobility, and the upper classes, as well as the
laboring man and workers have so far made up the bulk cf the
British armies since the war started. The colonies have done
more than their share, but there is an element in England, that
refuse to accept the seriousness of the situation, and it is this
element, whom it is hoped will be brought to realize the
gravity of the present crisis by the fall of Warsaw.
CAPE HAITIEN, Aug. 6—The trouble throughout the
black republic is increasing, and this morning in this city, the
American cruiser yacht, the Tagle, was compelled to throw
shells into the town, to protect the foreign quarter from attack
by the revolutionists under General Bobo. The revolutionists
retired before the shell fire after several of the troops were
wounded and three killed, going into the brush back of the
town. The situation here is critical, all foreign residents, who
can, are leaving the city, and' the others preparing to resist an
attack. American marines from the battleship Connecticut
are expected here to relieve the conditions.
PORT AU PRINCE, Aug. 6—The United States battle
ship Connecticut with 500 marines from the Philadelphia navy
yard on board, arrived here today. The sight of the big ship
steaming into the harbor was greeted with sighs of relief by
the foreign residents of the town, who have been fearing that
the small force of sailors from the cruiser Washington, who
have been keeping order here, would be attacked by superior
numbers of the rebel blacks. As soon as the Connecticut drop
ped her anchor, the complement of marines were landed, and'
they completed the occupation of the city, which work was
commenced last week by the sailors from the Washington.
LOCAL MATERIAL
ANCHORAGE
HARBOR
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 2—Drill tests to
determine the character of the ma
terial to be handled in making contem
plated harbor improvements are pro
gressing with highly satisfactory re
sults. The formation encountered in
a number holes sunk to a depth of
nearly 150 feet is silt, sands and
stratas of loose gravel. No better
material could be desired and Com
missioner Mears expresses his satis
faction at the results obtained. The
tests will be continued until the en
tire area to be dredged has been given
a test so that an intelligent idea may
be gained as to the work in view.
An effort will be made to obtain one
of the dredgers from the Panama
canal work, failing in which the har
bor improvement will be let out on
contract to private parties.
A temporary dock is being built
along Ship creek for the reception of
vast quantities of railroad material
due to arrive here early in August.
The shipments will include locomo
tives, cars, steam shovels, another
crane, etc., now enroute from the canal
zone, a switch engine from the east,
steel rails, lumber, supplies, etc. In
all, the shipments will aggregate some
25,000 tons. To facilitate the handling
of this vast amount of freight, a tem
porary track will laid to the new wharf
being constructed.
Due to the necessity for largely in
creased yardage facilities, notice
was issued this week to all private
parties to move from the tent city not
later than August 16. In some cases,
to accommodate spurs now being con
structed, business places or residences
in the way of the work have been or
will be obliged to move without ex
tended notice.
Railway Work.
Within six days, in the opinion of
General Supt. O’Reilly, the grade will
be completed to Camp No. 1, or to mile
four, ready for the steel. Early in
October rails will be laid as far as
Eagle river. By the end of the sea
son, the steel will be laid to the Mat
anuska river, a distance of thirty
miles. Bridges necessary to be con
structed will be completed before that
time, according to the present pro
gress. All the material for this por
tion of the work has been contracted
for.
Due to the scarcity of available tim
ber along the line of the work now
under construction, a big tie camp has
been established on Turnagain arm,
where quite a force of men is employ
ed.
The installation of a temporary wa
ter system for the new town is pro
gressing under the auspices of the
Commission. Water will be taken
from springs at the base of the hill on
the south side of Ship creek, pumped
into a receiving tank erected on C
street, between Fourth and Fifth ave
nues, and from thence a pipe line will
extend along the alley between Fourth
and Fifth avenues as far as K street.
Standpipes are being installed at each
cross street.
Work on the installation of a tele
phone service to connect with the
Seward line, completed as far as Kern
creek, is well in hand, under the cap
able direction of L. G. Jackson. With
in three weeks as it now appears, the
line will be completed and through
communication established.
New Contracts.
The following railroad contracts
were let during the past week
C. E. Herron & Co., 600 posts.
Eagle river landing.
C. E. Herron & Co., 26,000 ties.
Eagle river landing.
J. Plowman, station 87x4 to 51x50.
Grading.
Morgan & Co., grubbing federal
block, Anchorage townsite.
C. Hagnell & Co., station 4820 to
48 30. Grading.
G. Gianinni & Co., station 4830 to
48 70. Grading.
John Pecaric & Co., grubbing school
reserve, Anchorage townsite..
Louis Bican & Co., grubbing munici
pal block. Anchorage townsite.
Charles E. Herron, Republican Ter
ritorial Chairman and president of the
Sunrise Dredging Company, which is
operating to the westward, has begun
a suit in the district court at Valdez
against the American Dredge Building
& Construction Company and asks for
judgment in the sum of $57,200. The
complaint states that they bought a
dredge from the American Dredge
Building & Construction company and
paid down twenty-two thousand dol
lars on it. It also claims that they
spent four thousand dollars to bring in
the dredge and twelve hundred dollars
for wages for the Construction com
pany’s crew. In addition to this they
claim thirty thousand dollars dam
ages alleged to have been suffered by
them by the failure of the dredge to
operate in the manner said to have
been provided for in the contract.
The plaintiffs claim that the dredge
was unable to perform the work allot
ed to it and that it was defective in
various respects. The plaintiff com
pany, in short, alleges in its complaint
that the "defendant herein has wholly
failed, neglected and refused to com
ply and fulfill the terms and condi
tions of the contract.”
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WHIT IS D0IN6
ANCHORAGE, August 2—That, the
postoffice In new town Is near
ing completion. It will be a roomy,
comfortable place. The practice of
opening the office one hour on Sundays
has been discontinued.
William Wooster and Mrs. Wooster
are here, coming the entire distance
from Bristol bay in a small dory equip
ped with an Evenrude. Due to a lack
of salmon, the canneries are not doing
well this season, says Wooster.
Candidates for the school board are:
Director, Mrs. M. T. Normile; treas
uere, M. Finkelstein; clerk A. J.
Wendler.
The Anchor Cement and Block
Company has begun the manufacture
of cement blocks for buildings, chim
neys, etc.
The Deep Sea Salmon Company,
operating at Goose bay, Knik arm,
has up to date put up 10,000 case of
salmon. Another good run of salmon
Is now on.
Patents have been issued to the
Gold Bullion Mining Company’s claims
and the Independence Mining Com
pany’s claims in the Willow creek
gold district.
Rumors of a gold stampede to some
point In the vicinity of Anchorage are
rife, but diligent Inquiry on the part
of the Pioneer man failed to get any
accurate account of the strike.
In the Commissioner’s court, Karl
Schlin was sentenced to serve three
months in the local bastile for viola
tion of section 1942, and Peter Geros
got four months for assault and bat
tery.
By a score of 29 to 26, the ladles
baseball team of Knik won over the
Anchorage ladies’ team in a hotly con
tested game at the local grounds Sat
urday evening last. About everybody
in town attended the event which was
highly entertaining and exciting
throughout.
CORDOVANS IN NEW
BANK AT ANCHORAGE
Application has been made to the
secretary of the territory for a charter
for a territorial bank for Anchorage.
Mr. Hoimquist, vice-president of the
First National Bank of Everett, will
be the executive head of the institu
tion. Local directors will be Geo. W.
Palmer of Knik, Capt. Austin Lathrop,
M. Finkelstein and Carl W. Bolte.
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NEW BREMERTON COMMANDER
WAS IN ALASKA YEARS AGO
Capt. Robert E. Coontz, the new
commander of the United States navy
yard at Bremerton, was In Alaska in
the ’80s and early ’90s, and was mar
ried while stationed at Sitka In com
mand of the old gunboat Pinta.
NAINAIMO, Aug. 6—The steamer
Sineola arrived here today, coming
direct from Panama. The vessel Is
bound for Anchorage with a cargo of
machinery for use on the construc
tion of the government railroad in
Alaska. The machinery has all been
used in the construction of the Pana
mana Canal, and is what was thought
would be available for the use of the
Railroad Commission. After coaling
'the Sineola proceeded direct for
' Anchorage.
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GOVERNOR APPOINTS
HEALTH COMMISSION
Dr. S. C. Shurick of Wrangell, Dr.
W. G. Cassells 1 of Fairbanks, Dr. W.
D’Arcy Chace o^ Nome and Dr. W. H.
Chase of Cordova were appointed to
serve on the Territorial health com
mission. of which^Gov. J. F. A. Strong
is ez-offlcio head.
FREIGHT
Robt. W. Wiley, who recently re
cently returned to the Chisana camp,
after spending several months in
Nevada where he is constructing a
railroad to his quartz property, has
great confidence in the future of the
interior placer camp, which he be
lieves will be a gold producer for
many years.
Mr. Wiley has been in the White
River country since 1902 and is about
as well posted on conditions there as
any man in the country. He believes
that the best and most feasible route
to Chisana is via Cordova and Mc
Carthy, and if the trail from the latter
place is kept up all freighting will be
done this way, as it is much shorter
and packing can be done considerably
cheaper.
“Freight can be handled from Mc
Carthy to Chisana, during the winter,
for 15 cents a pound and in the sum
mer for 35 cents,” said Mr. Wiley.
“The distance, via the Nizina glacier,
is 90 miles, and 110 miles over the
Goat trail.
“The winter route from Dawson to
Chisana is 300 miles and from White
horse 330 miles. In the summer this
distance is reduced a little by going
from Dawson to the Donjek river, 19f
miles in boats, and from Donjek to
Chisana, a distance of 90 miles, pack
horses are used. The cheapest freight
rate, 35 cents a pound, obtains in the
summer months, so you can see the
great advantage of landing supplies at
the new camp via McCarthy.”
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FAIRBANKS ORDERS
ANOTHER AUTO TRUCK
Fairbanks has ordered another auto
Are truck as it is feared that the busi
ness section might sufTer the fate of
Valdez unless the department is kept
at its highest efficiency. Wrile the
city is in debt and a spirit of retrench
ment has held back many desired pub
lic improvements the council is deter
mined to keep the fire department In
first class condition.
N. W. LEAGUE IS
FIZZLE
SEATTLE. Aug. 2—The North
western Baseball League has given up
the ghost because of the poor attend
ance which made It impossible for the
managers to pay salaries. From a
financial standpoint, the present sea
son has been the worst that the
league has ever experienced, duo
partially to the collapse of business in
the two Canadian cities, Vancouver
and Victoria. The troubles of the
latter team have been the worst, its
mauager havnig thrown up the
sponge earlier in the season, only to
have the team run by the league as
a whole in order that the schedule
might not be demoralized. As a re
sult of this last collapse, Aberdeen and
Victoria have been dropped from the
ranks, and Vancouver, Seattle, Ta
coma and Spokane will attempt to
finish out the season.
INSPECTING ARMY
POSTS OF ALASKA
Major John M. Jenkins, inspector
general for the United States army,
western department, with headquart
ers at San Francisco, has just finished
an inspection of equipment and ac
counts at Ft. W. H. Seward. He fin
ished an inspection at Ft. Liscum and
Valdez just the day before the Val
dez fire, but on account of the burn
ing of the rercods of the road com
mission, which operates under the
war department, he has been ordered
to return there. From Valdez he will
go by auto to Fairbanks and then
make an inspection of Ft. Gibbon at
the mouth of the Tanana. From Ft.
Gibbon he will hurry to St. Michael
and None as soon as his work is fin
ished in order to catch a boat for the
south and avoid being frozen in for the
winter.
All of the citizens of Haines and
every available soldier from Ft. Sew
ard were engaged in a desperate fight
with the forest fire last week, and
the town was in great danger.
The fire is burning practically all
over Mt. Rippinski, making it appear
a mountain of flames, and the in
tense heat from so large a burning
area makes the work of the fire-fight
ers extremely difficult.
The fire progressed into the town
almost to the sawmill, but at last re
port the mill was still unharmed.
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