WASHINGTON, Sept. 16—The secretary of the interior
said today that when Congress meets in December, he wlil ask
the legislators for an appropriation of eight or ten million dol
lars for use in government construction in Alaska, and which
would be sufficient to carry the Railroad Commision until next
session of Congress in 1917. Mr. Lane said that he felt that
Congress would grant any reasonable sum asked for the pur
pose of developing Alaska, and that he personally felt that
A limira. would more than repay the money expended in develop
ing her resources. Lane asserted confidently that time would
show that the government railroad in Alaska would be a good
investment, and would pay reasonable returns on the amount of
capital necessary for construction. He said he was not in favor
of issuing of bonds for $33,000,000 so that construction of the
road could be rushed to completion, but felt that the money
should be appropriated as needed from the general funds in the
treasury.
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LONDON, Sept. 15—Lord Kitchener, Commander in Chief
of the British armies, made one of his rare public statements
on the military situation today, in which he expressed the opin
ion that affairs were gradually shaping themselves so as to
make the final outcome a satisfactory one to Great Britain and
allies. He said' in part, “The Germans appear almost to have
shot their bolt. The campaign in the Baltic provinces has lost
fire and vigor, and is slowly but surely being reduced in its effi
ciency. The German advance in Russia, which was formerly
averaging five miles a day, has been now diminshed to less than
a mile daily.
LONDON, Sept. 15—While it is true that the German
troops under Hindenberg have been to some extent successful
in the attack along the Dvina, and the cavalry under Von
Buelow are now astride of the Petrograd railway, the Russians
show diminution in their optimism that the Germans will not at
tempt to march on the capital this fall. Hindenberg has made
large captures of prisoners and guns in Courland, and is in a
better position now for the capturing of Riga that he has been
for weeks.
On the other hand' the extreme right of the long Austro
German front in the east does not seem to fare so well with the
armies of the Czar and further defeats for the Austrians are re
ported east of Lemberg. Hindenberg’s successes have been
countered by Russian successes in Galicia. Maneurving of both
the Russian and German armies is going on in the region around
Vilna, and the indications are that an important battle is im
pending in this section.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15—The Anglo-French Financial Com
mission has been informed that agents of Germany in this coun
try are much alarmed at the momentum which has been gained
by the movement for a loan to Great Britain and France of a
billion dollars, to be expended' for munitions of war and food
supplies in United States. These German agents, as the story
goes, have initiated a campaign against the floating of the
proposed loan, and strong efforts are under way to block it if
possible, and hinder it at least. It is alleged that this attack
against the loan is being launched from under cover of Ameri
can citizens of German birth or German descent, although it is
admitted that these American citizens are not the prime instiga"
tors of the movement in tormenting the agitation against the
loan. The attack includes an attempt to get all banks with
lareg lists of German-American depositors to refuse to contri
bute to the loan, under threats of withdrawal of patronage un
less the demand is complied with. The love of country and
home, and the blood relationship ties are being used to force
the German-Americans to object to the use of their money for
the purpose of buying shot and shell to kill their kin. The
plan will include extreme measures against all such banks with
German-American depositors, so that the institutions would be
seriously embarrassed if such measures were adopted. Some
of the banks in question have already shown a disinclination to
enter the lan, as they might suffer such a large loss in deposits
as to force them to the wall.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15—The pro-German campaign against
the floating of the billion dollar loan to England and France in
this country, appears today to have assumed the proportions of
a country-wide plot against the scheme, embracing a large area
in its ramifications, and even threatening the personal safety
of the foreign financial commissioners. All of the commis
sioners have had their body guard's doubled and the police of
this city has requested them not to announce their plans in ad
vance and not appear on the streets without the protection of
members of the local detective department. The authorites
are considerably worried over the situation, and are taking ex
treme measures to prevent assaults against the persons of the
commissioners.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15—Bushels of protests against the
proposed Anglo-French loan which the foreign commissioners
are attempting to float in this country have been received at
the White House, and they are coming in constantly increasing
numbers. The protests come from all parts of the country, and
show that opposition to the matter is widespread. One man
from Michigan telegraphed to President Wilson, that if the
loans w’ere given to France and England, runs would be started
on all the participating banks, and' that a serious financial
panic would doubtless ensue. The administration has received
no protest of any kind from the German government, and this
government has decided not to interfere in the matter either
for or against the proposed loan. The Commissioners will not
be hindered or assisted by the government but the matter will
be looked upon as simply a private transaction between the
countries involved and the bankers.
TOKIO, Sept. 15—In reply to a questions as to whether or
not Japan proposed to send troops to Europe to aid the allies
in fighting the common enemy, Premier Okuma said today that
the government would not do so. He asserted that Japan would
do everything else possible to aid in bringing about the final
downfall of the Teutons, and that all of the Japanese workshops
would be employed in turning out their full capacity of guns
and ammunition for the allied troops. He also said that Japan
would be represented at the peace conference, when the time
came, and that although her claim would' be restricted, yet she
would insist upon the maintenance of her position in the Orient,
and would expect her allies to support her contentions in that
regard.
LONDON, Sept. 18—Advices from the eastern battle front
today indicate that the Germans are on the brink of capturing
Vilna. The city is now invested from three sides, Von Macken
sen and his command having reached a point in the rear of
Vileka, southeast of the city. The fall of Vilna would give
the invaders control of a considerable section of the Petrograd
railroad running to Dvinsk.
The Russian southern army is continuing its vigorous
offensive in Galicia, and yesterday captured thirteen hundred
prisoners along the Stripa. In the center there seems to be
but little activity, no movements of any importance being re
ported by either side since the capture of Pinsk by the forces
of Prince Leopold. It is believed here that the Teutons are
planning a new offensive against Serbia, where fighting has
been resumed along the Danube, or possibly a strong force from
the easteni front may be sent to the Italian border to aid the
Austrians in the defense of Trieste.
ST. MICAHEL, Azores, Sept. 18—The steamship Santa
Anna, which caught fire at sea with sixteen hundred Italian
reservists on board, arrived here safely today. The captain of
the vessel reported that several bombs exploded on the boat
during the voyage, and that a search of his ship revealed several
unexpolded fuses. He stated that he thought the fire was the
work of propagandists working for the enemy, who in some
manner had mined the ship before it left New York.
LONDON, Sept. 18—The problem of conscription is still
being considered by the government, and the only thing that
prevents its inauguration is the fear that the workers of the
nation would oppose such a measure and strikes similar to the
coal disturbances in South Wales would follow. In discussing
conscription in the House of Commone, a labor member made a
strong speech against the matter, and said that if the govern
ment passed a compulsory enlistment law, the raihvay em
ployees throughout England would go on strike, and this
in face of the fact that the government has taken over the rail
roads, and such an act might be construed as treason, or mutiny
at least, subjecting the strikers to extreme penalties under tfie
Munitions Act. The statement of the Commoner was endorsed
today by the Executive Committee of the Amalgamated Union
of Railway Employees, who said that his organization would
support the resolution adopted at the Trades Congress held
at Bristol, and go on strike if the government attempted to en
force conscription. The executive committee said that a com
pulsory enlistment law being in fact an industrial revolution,
the workers would be bound to oppose the measure, with the
only weapons they could use, namely, a stoppage of work.
LONDON, Sept. 18—The general secretary of the Railway
Men’s Union was instructed by the executive committee of the
union today, to at once call the committee together in the event
of the government trying to put in force a compulsory enlist
ment law. The committe will adopt a plan of action, beginning
with the calling out of the employees as soon as such a law is
passed and attempted to be enforced.
OF MEXICO
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15—The gov
eminent has issued orders to all the
American consular agents in the
states of Sonora and Chihauhau to
leave their posts at once and with
draw to the United States. The ad
ministration feels that the situation
for the agents is becoming dangerous
because of the uprisings which have
occurred along the. border, and be
cause of the inabilty of the Mexican
military authorities to afford them
adequate protection.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15—The gov
eminent has again issued instructions
to all Americans living in Mexico, that
if they value their lives it would be
better for them to leave the country
at once. The same instructions were
issued months ago, and were largely
followed, except in the northern coun
ties. The new instructions are couch
ed in language much more urgent than
the privious ones, and is especially
directed to citizens of the United
States residing in the states of Sonora
and Chihuahua and other northern
states. In this region great military
activities are being noticed, and the
border conditions have become acute.
Because of this the government feels
that Americans remaining in Mexico
are at this time assuming an extra
hazardous risk.
SCARCITY DIES
Owing to the failure to get German
dyes, the color of news print paper will
be gradually changed.
Not only has the war made all kinds
of material used in printing higher,
but there is also an absolute shortage
of paper. This reminds us of the
great tracts of timber in Alaska which
could be utilized for making paper.
The following self-explantory letter
to the Daily Times Is from the Crown
Willamette Paper Company regarding
the change which will be made in the
color of paper:
The writer, or his representative,
has discussed with you the question of
shortage of dyes by reason of the
European war, and has advised that
sooner or later it 4?ould be impossible
to continue the present color of news
print paper. This shortage of dyes
has become acute, and It is impossible
to secure the blue and red dyes which
in combination help to give the news
print its effective color. These con
ditions exist throughout the entire
paper trade. We understood you have
left the reduction of color to our dis
cretion.
Our stock on hand will last but a
few months. We will endeavor to
make our deliveries ou your contracts
in such a manner that the change of
color will proceed by easy stages so
that the various editions will not
show too much dally contrast, and
readers and advertisers will thus be
come accustomed without comment to
the new conditions. Every manufac
turer and publisher In this country and
Canada Is obliged to meet this condi
tion, and It will therefore work no
unusual hardship on any particular
customer.
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ANCHORAGE HAS 994
MORE PEOPLE ON LINE
A census of Anchorage taken under
auspices of the townsite manager,
gives the following returns:
Men, 593; women, 208; children 193.
“We figure that our enumerators
got the names of only about 40 per
cent of the male inhabitants of the
near town,” said the manager, “be
cause most of the men are away from
their homes in the day time, when
the census was taken. Our enumera
tion of the women and children is
more nearly correct.”
The total number on the govern
ment payroll is 1,300, of which about
200 work near enough to the town
to live at home, so that the total popu
lation of Anchorage and vicinity is
about 2,100.
COLLAR ON LOST BEAR
CUB’S NECK GREW IN HIDE
A bear cub which escaped from
Fritz Post on the Kenai a year ago
was shot the other day. The bear had
a collar around its neck when it es
caped and the remains of the collar,
grown into the hide, were found on the
dead bear.
Evidently the cub had become des
perate as it outgrew the collar, for it
had torn at it until the strong leather
had been broken, but not before it]
had ripped several holes in its hide.
The cub had an 'excellent pelt, except
for the holes at the neck
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Figures compiled at the Governor’s
office show that the total cost of the
schools throughout the Territory in
unincorporated towns for the school
year 1914-1915 was $61,426.92. There
l ave been in operation 31 schools, un
der the direction of 40 teachers, and
tor the benefit of 961 pupils. This
makes an average of 31 students per
school, at an average yearly cost of
$181.61 per school and $63.92 per pubil
There have been seven new districts
established during the year.
These figures are as opposed to
like statistics for the previous year
which were as follows: 27 schools, 38
teachers, 939 pupils, total cost of
$61,659.74 and average cost pet pupil
of $62.46.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK
What Is Transpiring In and About Cordova
MONDAY.
Nathaniel Greene, of Cordova Pow
er Company, will leave on the steam
er Alameda to visit his daughter. Miss
Dorothy Greene, in San Francisco and
also to attend the fair. He expects to
gone until November 1.
Those interested in Christain
Science are invited to attend the ser
vices held in the Adams building on
C street every Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
Good progress is being made by
Bartley Howard in building the wagon
road to the Old Town.
Nels Smith and James Kennedy
Jack A. Johnson will be an outgoing
passenger on the Alameda for San
Francisco, where he will spend a
month or two.
have taken the contract to float the
gas launch Favorite of Douglas, which
is beached near Yakutat.
G. A. Harmon will leave for Port
Wells on tht launch Alfa today or to
morow, taking with him a crew of
five men to instal a tramway on the
quartz property of Cordova Mining
and Development company.
A large number of the crew of the
collier Prothemus took advantage of
yesterday's excursion and visited the
glaciers.
Thos. Davis has placed a large, new
safe in the Mint saloon.
TUESDAY
F. B. Tracy returned from Anchor
age on the Alameda, but will go back
to the new railroad terminal on the
next boat. He is badly crippled with
rheumatism.
Capt. Glenn Edgerton, of the Alas
ka Road Commission, accompanied by
his wife, were in town today on their
way to Texas City, where Capt. Ed
gerton will join his regiment.
Rev. J. H. Condit, of Juneau, Mis
sionary Superintendent of the Pres
byterian church for Alaska, spent the
day in Cordova, on his way home
from Anchorage.
The mail for the steamer Alameda
closes tonight at 8 o’clock.
E. B. Hanley, of the Abercrombie
Packing Company, leaves on the Ala
meda for Portland where he will
spend the winter.
There will be something doing at
Empress theatre tonight. You want
to be there.
The Woman’s Society of Church
Workers will hold their first social at
the Manse Wednesday afternoon at
2:30. All members of the society and
friends are cordially invited.
J. W. Forrester and wife came down
from Chitina on last night’s train.
J. F. R. Appleby and wife have re
turned from Valdez, where the form
er was employed with the Alaska Road
Commission.
Oscar Myers is back from an ex
tended trip to Seward and Anchorage.
Felix Brown and W. A. Ashley, form
er Nomeites, who are operating in the
Moose Pass country, are passengers
on the Alameda for the states.
Rev. J. L. McBride returned this
morning from a trip to Anchorage.
WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. W. A. Taylor has left for the
states on a visit.
Bud Sargeant and L. Lyle, of Chis
ana, were among the Alameda’s pas
sengers for the states.
H. W. Ross, who recently returned
from Chisana, left on the Alameda
for Juneau.
Nathanel Greene has gone to San
Francisco to visit his daughter and at
tend the exposition.
Mrs. H. A. Slater left on the steam
er Alameda, this morning, for Repub
lic, Wash., where she will spend sev
eral weeks.
Mrs. J. W. Forester, of Chitina, was
an outgoing passenger on today’s
steamer for Seattle, where she will
visit friends.
The Olympia Sluggers, through Man.
ager Geo. Dooley, hereby challenge the
Prothemus ball team to a contest on
the local diamond next Sunday after
noon at 2:30% o’clock.
The stetamer Alameda sailed for the
states at 6:30 o’clock this morning,
with a cargo of copper ore and the fol
lowing passengers:
For Seattle—E. L. Strafford, H. War
ren, J. A. Johnson. Mrs. W. J. Brown,
D. C. Sargent, L. Lyle, H. Hamburger,
Mrs. J. W. Forrester, Miss A Bolster,
Nathaneal Greene, John Willis, Mrs.
W. A. Taylor, Mrs. H. A. Slater, E. B.
Hanley, E. L. Tunnelly.
For Juneau—Geo. W. Evans. Phil
Perry, F. J. Hastings, Bing Holland.
H. W. Ross.
Irving Kennedy, who has had con
siderable experinece In Seattle job
printing offices, came down from Ohi
tina today and will join the Daily
Times mechanical force.
Oak Olson, the well-known salesman,
came over from Valdez today on the
launch Elvira.
Capt. Billson, of the Prothemus
Calliopian base ball club, accepts the
challenge of the Olympia Sluggers to
a base game of ball on Sunday,
Sept. 17, at 230 p. m.
FRIDAY
The Forestry launch Restless will
leave tomorrow morning at 4 o’clock
for Anchorage, Lee Norgren and W. J.
McDonald going to the westward on
her.
St. Bertha’s Guild will meetas usual
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
Light refreshments will be served.
Jefferson Dowling came down from
Kennecott on yesterday's train and
will go to Juneau on the steamer Far
ragut.
The steamer Farragut is due from
the westward at 5 o’clock and will
sail an hour later for Juneau and Seat
tle.
The sailors on the collier Prothemus
are arranging to give a big smoker at
Eagle hall on Thursday night, Sep
tember 30. A committee is at work on
the arrangements and the blue-jackets
intend pulling off an event that will
be well worth witnessing. The pro
gram will include all kinds of stunts,
from music to boxing matches.
The Cordova Mining & Development
Company has purchased the launch
Alfa from Currier and Cochran and
will use this little craft in making
trips between Cordova and Port Wells,
where they are opening up a group of
quartz claims. A new house is being
built on the Alfa and the launch put
in sea-worthy shape.
SATURDAY.
On Monday the annual report of the
Governor of Alaska, J. F. A. Strong,
will be mailed to President Wilson.
The report has been in process of
compilation for several weeks and
will contain in addition to the usual
data, several important tables of sta
tistics of the Territory which will be
introduced as appendices to the main
report. The report will occupy about
60 pages in print. Last year’s report
covered 49 pages.
J. V. Carter, of Seattle, arrived on
the Northwestern and intends to make
Cordova his home. He Is a brother
in-law of Clark Byers and his family
will come here as soon as he arranges
for housekeeping apartments.
B. M. Stone publisher of the Seward
Gateway, accompanied by his wife,
was a passenger on the steamer Far
ragut last night for Seattle and from
there they will go to San Francisco to
attend the fair.
Capt. A. E. Lathrop, of this place,
has purchased the equipment of the
Casino “movie" at Seward and will
open a theatre there about October 1.
F. B. Tracey returned today to An
chorage, where he i? looking after the
business of the Alaska Steamship
Company.
Miss Ada White, stenographer in
the Juneau land office, was a passen
ger on the Northwestern for Anchor
age, where she will accept a similar
position with the Alaska Engineering
Commission.
L, F. Shaw, editor of the Anchor
age Pioneer, is in town vi a business
trip and is registered at the Alvskan
hotel.
Harry Thisted and John A. Gamble
returned from Valdez last evening, the
latter being excused as a district
court juror.
Horace Leach and wife have moved
into the apartments formerly occu
pied by Capt. Lathrop, in the Empress
building.
John Larson was an arrival on the
steamer Northwestrn, to visit his
daughter, Mrs. Edw. Walsh.
Henry C. Feldman returned last
night from a bus'ntss trip to 'nchor
age.
F. H. Turner returned last night
from a trip to the states.
There will be a train for Chitina
and Kennecott tomorrow morning.
The steamer Northwestern arrived
i in Cordova Friday night at 11 o’clock
and did not sail for the westward un
til this afternoon having a large
quantity of freight to discharge here.
Among her passengers were the fol
lowing:
For Cordova—J. V. Carter, John
Larson, F. H. Turner and Alvin Camp.
For Ellamar—M. E. Merrill.
For Valdez—Mrs. J. F. Healey,
I Louise Tollefson.
For Latouche—Mrs. J. P. Silver
wood.
For Seward—H. Wilcox, J. F. Quin
^ lian, Pter Mitchell, J. H. O'Connor, G.
M. Kemo, Mrs. F. Brown, S. Adelman,
j Mrs. S. Adleman, C. C. Georgeson, Jay
Spencer, Miss K. Cawthon C. W.
Felch, Mrs. E. Lepper, F. N. Feltcher,
J. W. Coleman, Mrs. Coleman. II.
Hugler, Mrs. F. Russell and Fred Rus
sell.
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Depositors to be Paid Off.
Judge Brown of the District Court
received advices from the German
American Mercantile Bank of Seattle
that $25,000 had been deposited in the
bank for the purpose of paying off the
depositors and draft holders of the
Valdez Bank and Trust company,
which closed its doors recently.
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Mrs. Isaac Evans, wife of Deputy
Marshal Evans of Seward, was an out
going passenger on the Admiral Far
ragut. She will make a two months
visit with her sister, Mrs. Florence
Meagher, who conducts a ladies’ fur
nishing store in Spokane.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fact and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Sails from Seattle— Sails from Cordova—
September 9-NORTHWESTERN_September 18
September 14.MARIPOSA.September 23
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. S. Seward. 8. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Lstouche, 15th; 8. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY,
■ General Agent
T. J. TALLENT,
Ticket Agent
COPPER RIVER & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
Good Passenger and Freight
Service to Interior Alaska
For Rates and Other Information Apply
DEPOT OFFICE