IS DESTROYED
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l» PU R IH THE t’AUNE
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*«> »g Hi Anchorage, Hulll
k* laibor Union, <>«mh U|>
*■ — Estimated Ihinh on the
and foments, Ill.mMi.
,ai to the Prospector. I
tAOE, Oct. 16.—The l.a
here, erected '.iy the Aias
Inion, was totally destroy
Uat night The Temple
(>-at log budding In Alaska
Onstrucied largely by the
the onion, and constltui
•g place tor the social func
pchoruge, ,t» well as the
Ibers.
| 'In supposed to have orlgl
f a defectWi flue. The lose
lid con entH Is esti
| la la of tho Union are as yet
'What course will be pur
llsce tho building, ulthough
iM certain the Union will,
ker meeting place of soin-*
I
Ixnakt In Sugar ' hid
Ore., Oct. 17.—An im
laenaks almost spilled the
« Mrs. W. J. Williams of
was making. The snake
sugar out of a jar just as
ams reached for it. Mrs.
in.on upset the cake when
p rattler and then t'arted
Sk to find some one to kill
ihu returned with aid the
eaten nl! the Huger and
Daughter loirky Coin
TOWN. PA. Oct. 17 The
tner Gov. Sameui W. Pen-,
distributer an estate "sti
fZO.OOU to $6‘),00b amonf.'
and chlicten
t* odd f.ulurts of the will
an which leaves his dauglt
W. Pennypacker, "Ike
Lae gtv*a >.ue by my grand.
| a h has been in inv pocket
f. %*ve In n during the past
’•curs. ’
1 ".Iso diteels tlie exeeutors
if for Miss Josephine a diu
kruby ring for which they
„at theii discretion the sum
P
'H ORATOR TO
AID HO* I AUNT HOOT
Oot 17—ChirlK !.'•»
Itt aratoi. formerly of Vau
lt tat*. iiuht for downriver
syeak i: Fairbanks, Ruby.'
aUakaa towns for Lena
•ala, Socialist candidate for
,.C CoBilA'i.
JUG OILMEN
M TO m
DMPKUKI) T'.l Mrttlfcfr:
Miead Will Marrb t«> ru<ii
M’nnl Oil I iK'iltM) .a Ha>
taJ |ta«amr Owl* IWan
tJf.E. N 4. l«ct 17 Thr*>*
. f Ib hinkla* Oil in>-n. *t>u
pi >jre>t in- IV Mt*:ttlard OH
Mr*, lm»t* kimiiu' ml that
|]| u«r,h hack lu thr oil
fay and •unw UHr old |h>
** t kill! Um Mrtir
*i «M* lka» lb*y • «•*»
* urlb* agataal ibcir vi»h»a
I. ry riiniw l> kiegcr rrtaata
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* iW Hum Ukut iimyli
; a* of Ik* big l abor Tempi* *>
| r> •** *aua*d by a d*l*etl»*
I * MlM>n pul tll.lt* •on.’i
rlpl A tba boaa* and lb*n
b • dollar A** Tk* bo***
jritr t*aa it* ««uh**t par'
bM Ir *g h ablaa* If lb*
Imp Mui'r.tl»d at com**'
•ad* by Ml***. »*u a iwiv
ia«a •** oia** tcit»«. ii
a aa** b»«t*> M*o t* y*a
PIN . aaru.u. It M»r« lb*
a‘*r aiadt iwp Tv* *•!
* My «**• yw*r boa** aa*
y tar Ib Am «k»h* u
KobVr *b» I* tat lag a
lb* .««** at**» b* aigbi
Ipfim * ,<*»■<«. .Uttim iui* b«*
t a**g»Mtg k>. Hard
*1 H*» Kaau*. -a making »b*
y mm
ANOTHER MERGER
1 STEAMER LINES
j
TAKES OVER PORTLAND HHIPH
I‘resident Haxter of tlie Alaska Hteam
slil|> Company Huys or leases tlie
(•real Northern and Northern Pa
rtite—Eight Thousand Ton Hltlpa.
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9EATTLR. Oct 17. The Alaska
Steamship Company is reported to be
oegoMatiug u counter merger to off
set the merger of the Pacific Alaska
Navigation Company and the Pacific
Coast Stermship Company, engineer
ed by President Alexander, of the Pa
cific Alaska Comnany, and which
makes the combination one of the
strongest on the Pacific Coast. Presi
dent Haxter. of the A tasks Steamship
Company has just returned from .«
trip *.o Pot Hand, and while he refuses
to talk on the subject, it is stated
that during his visits to that city he
negotiated for the purchase or long
tiiflw lease of the steamers Great
Northern and Northern Pacific, owned
by »he Or**at Northern Pacific Steam
ship Company, and it Is generally be
lieved in steams! to circles that the
deal wai. practically completed. The
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
ure sister ships of about 8250 gross
tons. They ar 509 5 feet in length.
63.1 feet beam and 21 feet depth of
hold. They were built in Philadel
phia tn 1914 at a cost of above two
million dollars each, and are among
the finest vessels on the "Pacific coast.
OH BANDII CHIEF
CAKHANZA STAKTS CAMPAIGN
Minister krredonthi I’rings Co.mnupi
rallcn from Carranza Stating U'lll
He Coatiaued I nfii Outlaw Killed
or I U|itiired.
ATLANTA!* CITY. Oct. 1 7.—Mexi
can Minister to Washington. Arredon
do. lias delivered a communication
from tlie Mexican government to
President Wilson, in which Carranza
announced diui an active campaign
is hemg inaugurated against \ ilia and
that it wit! he continued until the out
law leader is either killed or captured
and his forces disperse*!.
MINIM SWIPKH KNK.MY
OYKII MKAD Ai’lTH HOCK
POMONA. Cal., Oct. 17. — Out on
bopd for attacking Allah Singh, his
tirother-in-’aw. Verah S ngn, a Hindu,
■ oda> crept up behind his enemy and
heanea him with a rock The Injured
man mar die.
| SIR WILLIAM BiRDWOOG.
lujt* if Auitn it* and N*»
UtitnA TrtoM In Frtntt
I_I
THIS SUBMARINE GOING TO NEW YORK
The Urat Holland submarine ever built Is going to New Yorlj tvat not on a warlike mission. There Is a lot
of seutlment attached to this comparatively primitive craft, and when there was scene talk In Philadelphia of
disposing of ,t fur old Junk a New York man bought it He Intends to Imre It placed on permanent exhibition
In New York dty.
RICH LAND OWNER, s>.A,
WEDS NI'RHK, AGED Ml
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 17.- Much
Interact and not a little surprise were
occasioned here when it was learned
that M K. Puller, former head of the
Puller-Johnson Co., and wealthy land
owner, had been married In Schuyler,
a little town near Omaha, Net)., to
Anna B. Heritage. Mr. Puller ls_96
years old and his bride is 411. Por six
years she has been in attendance upon
him as his nurse. The romance found
its inception in the bride's determina
tion to so care for him as to prolong
his life to 100 years.
Woman's I'lea Saves Hear
SANTA ROSA Cal.. Oct. 17.—A
voman's forbearance passeth under
■daedir-.ft . Mrs. Peter Russian, whose
lushand has a ranch on the Gualala
river in this country, begged him to
save a hear he tiad trapped on the
dace. Her pleadings caused him to
spare the hear ami a chain was pro
ured, and Russian and his wife
started for home leading the hear.
The animal lay down a number of
iimes and feigned tiredness. Mrs.
Russian stepped upto bruin to en
nurage him and he sprung up sud
de| (y and gave her a violent embrace.
This rifk^Aiave been his way of show
ing- gratitude, Mrs. Russian laugh
ingly said.
The hugging almost crushed her
mil with difficulty the rancher rescu
ed his wife. In the melee the animal
scratched the woman severely. Des
pite all t’his her pleading again saved
the bear and he is now chained in
the ranch yard.
( HA.MItKR OK COMMERCE
MKKTINO TOMORROW NIOHT
The Chamber of Commerce will
hold its regular monthly meeting to
morrow night, at which time the of
ficers for the ensuing term will be
elected. The members of the nomi
nating committee, appointed by the
chair at the last meeting, are James
Patterson. Walter Stuart and Wil
liam Thomas, who will place names
before the body to be voted upon for
the various offices. Al! persons in
terested in the civic betterment of
city are cordially invited to attend.
The speakers of the evening will be
announced in tomorrow's issue
Tug to Cross Atlantic.
NEW YORK Oct. 16. The tug
Elizabeth K. Moran left this port on
a trans-Atlantic trip bound first to
Halifax, where a turtleback dock will
t>e built on her. It was reported she
bad been purchased by the British
government. St e is 105 feet over ail.
M.iiumIh Passes .Hkagway.
The steamer Alameda passed Skag
way. eu route to Valdez at 3 a. m.
| October 16.
4 MOM 1*1X1 'HOT
MVOKH WII-NOS
IJOXO BRANCH. Oct 17.--Spokes
man Anna Plnchot. of t»e \V•Ison vol
unteer*. say a the organization has
taken tk -ir choice between Democ
racy and Special Privilege. as typl
Ked by the Hughes Republicanism,
and will support Wilson. President
Wilson lu reply to Pinchot's address,
aisled that the renl problem of the
Palled States today was to unite all
the Progressive forces for action for
the upbuilding of the country
um mioHA rm
iXt’AXTtlje CAS KM
NKW i()Hk. Oct I f That sclea
:>Mc 'arming spread* infantile paral
,sta la the theory advanced by Dr.
tMta Brynmg. of St Mary * Hospital.
Kertili.ers or deadly pc Ison* t.ow used
is spraying IV Isain of eve-.y fruit
or vegetables, with th> -icepMou of
core . alt coat on lead, arsenic, cop
per satphale of pc • a<uti a in cyanide,
whleh chswirjU. all physicians agree
Or Byratog rays, eoo.ee posel».i<
lieu the pru.'e*a of preserving Iks
food in .gam tuSUodtlnl
DECLARES ALASKA
CDNOIIIONSKITER
Maurice D. Leehey, the Seattle
mining lawyer who Is great y inter
ested in Alaska, who arrival in Ju
neau last night, says husln *ss con
ditions all over Alaska havri-shown
great improvement in the lest year.
“Seward, Valdez and Cor* ova are
a lot more prosperous this y ‘ar than
they were last year,” said Mr Leehey,
“Kverywhere in the Territory that I
have been over there are visible
signs of the reawakening. Th-* results
of development ure heginnit g to be
felt.”
Mr. Leehey has been ore; till the
government railroad front $• ward to
I Mile 71, to which point the railroad
| is now operating, anti from Anchor
I age to tlie Matanuska coal O' Ids.
Mr. Leehey arrived on the Ala
meda last night und will sp slid sev
eral days in Juneau. He L- at the
New Cain.
\V. A. Hickey of Lund lock bay ar
rival in town last evening.
_*
Fred Liljigren came up fnmi down
the Sound last evening.
L. L. Middelkamp, superintendent
| of the Kllamar mine, nccomi allied b>
Mrs. Middlekamp, are visitors in
town today.
SI1KHIKK IS ACCTHKI) OK
ASSISTING IKMITI.KGGKRH
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SKATTLK, Oct. 17. Deputy I’ros
[ecutiug Attorney Calmer charged
today that as much as eight barrels
and 1111 cases of whisky which Slier
iff llodge yesterday testified lie hud
destroyed hud not been dest myed bill
made their way back into the hands
of bootleggers.
HROTHKRS 1LKKT AKTKR
SKI'AR.VI'ION IS YKARS
DOUGLAS, Arizona. Oct. 17—Klise
and Majoruir Verb ovltjg brothers,
who after a lepmation in Serbia IS
years ago. and who for many years
afterward sought each oilier in the
United Sates, unexpectedly met face
to face in the undeiground workings
of a eopppi mine near Clove, Ariz.
Woman Lynched
ARLINGTON, Ga.. Oct. 10.—Surah
Connolly, a negress, who together
with her son Sam, was charged with
the murder of William MeKlvain, a
planter, last Monday, was taken from
the jail at Leary near here today by
a mob and lynched. The son had been
removed elsewhere for safe keeping.
The woman's body was riddled by
the mob's bullets.
Not to Salvage Memphis
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 17.
There Is little prohahility that any
effort will he made to raise '.he armor
ed cruiser Memphis, wrecked recently
at Santo Domingo City in a tropical
storm. Admiral Henson, chief of op
erations, suid yesterday the great cost
of salvage barely seemed justified in
view of the vessel's low imvui value.
A report from Captain Ileach of
the Memphis indicates that the Hhtp's
entire bottom was crushed In.
Hnow at MeCalluM.
Pour inches of snow foil at Mc
Callum yesterday. 1107 mile: in on the
trail.
To Build Potash Plant.
SAN PHANCI8CO. Oct 16.—The
United States government wilt egtah
llnh a plant either at Loim Beach or
San Die*j for .>".>nu uciui iiig potash
from kelp, according to scientists.
Tobacco la now being ri ised in the
province of Quebec Th*> trea devol
**d to its cultivation in l*Mf> amount
waa slightly more than 1814. and lie
| yield per acre wan shout I.nun Is*
WISH DONATIONS OK
AHTICI.KH OK CMITHINO
Mrse. Syrlng. acting for the Civic
League, desires to express her sincere
thunks and that of the members of
the l.eague for the liberal response
made by the people of Valdez for ar
ticles of used clothing. Through
these donations tunny a destitute na
tive man, woman and child has been
warmly clad, and probably saved from
the ravages of dlseuse caused by ex
posure.
While the donations have been
liberal and many of the needy have
been supplied, there are still several
places where clothing of every de
scription. men'if. women's and chil
dren’s clothing, shoes, etc., can he
used to advantage, and a further plea ,
is made for such articles as you find
of no further use.
If Mrs. Syrlng is notified she will
gladly send for.the articles. It is
hoped by Christmas time to have
gatheied together sufficient clothing
to provide for a number of natives
who nre sorely in need and it is hoped
tile donations will be made early and
with liberality.
HI SINKHK MKN I'l.AV HOHT;
KKKII 41,'NMI ON “K. ANI> K."
SAVANNA. III., Oct. 6.— Orange 1
ville business men fed ti.unu visitors
on corned beef and cabbage, it being
the annual IVnnsylvunin Dutch day
Five thousand pounds of corned beef
and 4000 heads of cabbage were
served.
HUGHES STILL
FLAYING WILSON
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AIIDKKHHKN I.AIIOK AIIHKNCK
I
AuditorInin in Omaha Killed by «
Huge Audience Who (iattiered to
Hear tlte Ke|iul>lican Candidate for
‘President Kvplaln Stand on Issuea.
OMAHA, Oct. 17.—The auditorium
in tills city was parked last night
by an immense audience which turn
ed out to hear Charles Kvans Hughes.
Prolonged cheering greeting the can
didate as he stepped upon the plat
form. In his address Hughes said
there would be no invisible govern
ment. if he was elected to the presi
dency any more than there was when
he was governor of New York. He
roasted President Wilson and tlayed
the administration.
Democrats Meet Tonight.
A special meet dig of the Valdez
Democratic ctub will be held in the
office of George .1. I.ove this evening
nt H o'clock. All members are re
i.|ue«ted to be present.
Hoyt Cannot Make Summit.
llarry Hoyt, who left Valdez for
(itilkana with his Chevrolet car Mon
day, was unable to-cross the summit
yesterday on account of the extremely
heavy trail, aud wus forced to return
to Woruui.o'x to spend the night. The
Hoad Commission team pulled the
car up lue hill to'lny.
■ ■■ ———^
Iti.sinesa Houses Close.
.AH ti.e business houses will close
tomorrow noon for the rest of the
day, the occasion being the celebra
tion of the anniversary of the pur
chase of Alaska, Oct. 18, 1867.
Kf’lgCOPAI. RKCTOR
IS COMING VAI.DKZ
SKATTI.K. Oct. 17. Reverend'
George /inn bus arrived here on his;
way to Valdez to take the rectorshipj
of the Kplscopul church at that place
John Johnson was up from Klla
mar on the Tokeh l.ou today.
BRITISH CAPTURE SCHWABEN
REDOUBT ON SOMME FRONT
1EKRIFIC RATTLE MARKS CAPTURE OF IMPORTANT GERMAN PO
SITION—GIVEN BRITISH COMMAND OF GRANDECOl'RT — Nt'M
— HER OF PRISONERS TAKEN—HEAVY’ IiOSSKS ON BOTH SIDES_
UNDER SECRETARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN BERLIN REFl'SES
TO ACCEPT STORY OF SINKING OF STEAMER HLOOMER8DJIK—
GERMANS DESTROY MANY AEROPLANS—RUSSIANS DEFEATED.
0
i LONDON, Oct, t7.— By a series of
desperate counter charges. In which
the British advanced slowly, taking
prison* rs al every yard, the Schwaben
redoule. ».c. '.he Snnme front, yester
day fell into the hands of the British.
The Gormans fought bravely, contest
ing every inch of the ground, and tho
losses on both sides were extremely
heavy. The possession of the redoubt
by the British givea them a command
ing position overlooking Grqndecourt,
and makes it impossible for the Ger
mans to maintain their batteries.
British Planes Destroyed.
BKPLIN, Oct. 7 —The German
war otlice states that German airmen
and Zeppelins have dertroved 53 aero
planes and 31 French in the past
nioi.tb
Won’t Accept Htory.
BF.KLIN. Oct. 17.—I'nder Secre
lary of Foreign Affairs Zeinimerman
stated today that he would not accept
the story told of the sinking of the
Dutch steamer Bloontersdjk. He said
bo believed (lie commander of the
submarine to be in the right and if
not the owners would be entitled to
compensation. He also stated that
the Spanish fruit steamers en route
to ports of the entente allies would
be unmolested provided the Allies per
mitted equal shipments by these ves
sels to Germany.
Referring to the request made by
Great Britain that Norway, Sweden,
Holland and Denmark bar German
submarines from their waters, the
secretary suid such action would he a
breach of the neutrality laws. He
-y —fit, g ,—
also stated the United States was Im
plicated In the controversy.
Russians Repulsed.
VIENNA, Oct. 17.—An official bul
letin issued today states that the Rus
sians have made a number of attacks
against the Teuton positions In the
Narayuvka, on the upper Sereth river,
southwest of Hrody in Galicia. The
bulletin states that the Russians were
everywhere repulsed with heavy
losses.
Attacks Broken.
BERLIN, Oct. 17.—heavy Rus
sian attacks west of Lutsk, In Vol
hynla, have been broken by the Teu
tons, the Russians suffering heavy
losses. Strong Serbian attacks near
Corna were unsuccessful and were re
pulsed with considerable losses.
Eject British from Trenches.
BERLIN. Oct. 17.—-An official bul
letin issued today states that impor
tant counter attacks by the Germans
on the Somme front ejected the Brit
ish. who were penetrating the Ger
man first line of trenches at Gueud
ecourt, about three miles south of
Rapaume. The British were also re
pulsed at Sailly, northest of Comblea.
Htill Fighting.
PARIS. Oct. 17.—The allied
forces are still driving ahead at Sailly
where the fighting has been extremely
heavy. The French troops have oc
cupied a number of houses along the
Bapautue road, and the Germans are
slowly falling back before the fierce
assaults of the British and French.
SENTENCED MADRY
INSTEAD OF PEN
NORTH YAKIMA. Oct. 17.—L.
Weisiuandel, who pleaded guilty late
yesteiday afternoon to grand larceny,
instead of being given an indetermin
ate sentence in the state reformatory
wras permitted to try an indeterminate
term in matritnony.Judge Grady sen
tenced the man to serve from one to
15 years in the reformatory, suspend
ed tlie sentence and a half hour later
Weismandel and Miss Lillian M. Ep*.
pers were married.
The largest hen s eggs are produc
ed in Manchuria, those weighing one
sixth of a pound being common.
E. P. ('ashman came In from his
ranch at Wortman's this afternoon.
COL. E. L. LOGAN.
Boston Judge Commanding
Ninth Massachusetts on Border.
Photo by Amorti-an Praia A hoc tattoo
THE GHOST"BREAKER
AT THE EMPRESS
The 5-act comedy drama, “The
Ghost Breaker," will be shown at the
Empress theatre tonight at 8 p. m.
The regular price of admission will
be charged.
This is one of the greatest dramas
of modern times, dealing with South
ern feuds. Spanish castles, moats, as
sassinations, alleged ghosts and the
love of a red-blooded American boy
for a Spanish princess.
The action starts In New York and
ends up in Spain, where the young
couple forget their troubles In their
mutual love.
A thriller from beginning to end.
Don't miss it.
Supt. Mlddelkamp took several men
back to work in the mine at Ella
mar.
SULZER MIKES HIT
IN GARDEN CUT
PEOPLE TPRN OPT EN MASSE
Mayor Introduce* Speaker A* Next
Delegate to Congress—Garden City
Will Give Big Majority for Candi
date—Speaks at Haines.
SKAUWAY. Oct. 17.—Senator
Charles A. Sulzer. the Democratic can
didate for Delegate to Congress, waa
given a magnificent reception here
last night. On his arrival he waa es
corted about the city by the Skag
way Brass Band and the people of
the Garden City turned out en masse
to give him a masterly welcome.
The meeting held in Elk’s hall was
the largest ever held here, the hall
being filled to overflowing. Senator
Sulier was Introduced to the audi
ence by Mayor Howard Ashley, who,
in a few well chosen words, stated
that while he had always been a re
publican. he took great pleasure in
introducing Senator Sulzer as the
next Delegate to Congress.
Suiter made ar. excellent impres
sion and his appeal was one that won
the hearts of the people of Skagway.
and the Garden City and the coming
election, will give him a very large
majority
At noon yesterday Senator Suiter
held a rally at Haines, and the senti
Uiont in His.’ iit.» IH very strongly tn
his favor