AIRPLANES RAID
EM COAST
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED;
TWENTY-SIX INJURED
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20 German Airplanes Attempt Raid
on London Sunday But are Driven
Off by British—Property Loss Is
Slight.
LONDON, July 23.—German air
planes raided the British coast yes
terday morning, leaving a trail of
death in their wake before they were
driven off by British bird men. Twen
ty machines took part in the raid and
dropped bombs on the towns of Fel
ixstown, and Harwich on the Essex
coast. The alarm waB sounded in Lon
don before the airplanes reached the
metropolis a flock of machines sailed
out to meet them. After a short but
sharp conflict in the air the German
machines were forced to retreat.
Elew^n persons were killed and
twenty-six injured by exploding
bombs. The property loss was^slight.
Owing to the serious losses in
flicted upon the Zeppelin raiders, the
Germans are adopting the airplanes
as bomb carriers.
. NEW ENGINE VERY
SMALL, BUT OH, MY!
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
Favorable reports on a resolution
providing for the test of the myster
ious little machine which its invent
or claims could propel an aeroplane
from Washington to the European
battlefields and back again without
carrying fuel, was voted today by the
hohse patents committee. T. K. Gira
gossain, the inventor says his discov
ery harnesses at trivial cost an un
tapped ocean of power. The com
mittee’s resolution would guarantee
governmental protection in case he
demonstrates the usefullness of his
machine to five scientists.
GOVERNOR STRONG
SAILS FOR ALASKA
SEATTLE, July 23.—Governor J.
F. A. Strong and w'ife sailed for' Ju
neau on the steamship Alaska this
morning.
SEWARD AND ANCHORAGE
TEAMS ARRANGE SERIES
Big Influx of Visitors is Expected at
Anchorage to Witness Game—
Several Hundred WrUI Go From
Seward to Root for Their Team.
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ANCHORAGE, July 23.—Arrange
ments have been completed between
Seward and Anchorage for a series
of baseball games to be played be
tween the Seward and Anchorage
nines. Three games are to be played
here, starting next week. There is
intense rivalry between the two
teams and the games promise to be
extremely interesting. The excite
ment has spread to the residents of
both cities and they are simply base
ball mad. The Seward team will be
accompanied to Anchorage by a con
tingent of several hundred fans who
are prepared to boost their team to
, victory and to back their belief in
f- the prowess of their team to the lim
it.. A huge bundle of Anchorage
money is awaiting the advent of the
Sewardites and there promises to be
a dearth of ready money invone of the
railroad towns after the series is
completed. Preparations are under
way to make the series one of the
greatest events in the history of the
town. Special trains will be run on
the railroad from all points on the
line, and the steamships will give ex
cursion rates to Anchorage from
Seward, Valdez and Cordova.
PRESIDENT SETTLES THE
' GOETH A LS-DENM A N EIGHT
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 23.—
The controversy over the govern
ment's shipping program w*s settled
by President Wilson yesterday by
directing the emergency fleet corpo
ration, of which Major General Goe
thals is manager to take charge of
construction and by authorizing the
shipping board to operate the vessels
after they are built and to requisition
and operate tonnage now on the seas.
The President, by dividing the
powers conferred on him by con
gress. cleared the way for an immed
iate speeding up of construction. (Gen
eral Goethals will commandeer at
once the contracts for most of the
two millions tons of ship building in
American yards and will put on doub
le and triple labor shifts to hurry
their completion.
Zost of the first $510,000,000 ap
riated for ship construction has
gone into contracts for both steel and
wooden ships. A sum of $250,000,000
authorized for commandeering con
tracts and requisitioning tonnage on
the seas, will be divided, it was an
nounced tonight, between the ship
ping board and the fleet corporation.
Chairman Denman and General
Goethals are preparing to ask con
gress in the near future for a second
$500,000,000 appropriation for ship
construction. The expenditure of
this money, it has been said, may re
vive the controversy as to what pro
portion shall go to steel and what
to wood construction. Mr. Denman
believes wooden ships should have
been given a larger place in con
tracts than absorbed the first half
billion.
PROVIDED THEY DO
SO IX NEXT TEX DAYS
Provost Marshal Crowder Says That
Those Chosen by Draft May Join
Colors If They Do So Before Pass
ed on By Exemption Board.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
Consul General Crowder stated today
that those selected for service under
draft would he periuitted to join the
army at any time previous to the call
for examination before the examin
ing board ten days hence, when ex
emptions will be made.
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ALASKA SAILS FOR
VALDEZ THIS MORNING
SEATTLE, July 23.—The steam
ship Alaska sailed this morning at
ten o’clock for Southwestern Alas
kan ports with a capacity cargo of
freight and many passengers. The
only passengers for Valdez were Mrs.
L. Smith and one steerage.
THE LYNCHED
IN SEATTLE
FIRED INTO CROWD
WOUNDING SCORE PEOPLE
Trio of Men Runs Amuck in Seattle
Streets, and are Taken From Car
and Hung to Telegraph Poles—
Soldier. Civilian and Sailor Dead.
SEATTLE, July 23.—Three occu
pants of an automobile, driving down
First Avenue last evening, drew re
volvers and poured a fusilade of
shots into a group of oQcers and
soldiers standing in front of the Pal
ace Hotel in the 900 block on First
Avenue, nearly opposite the Rainer
Grand hotel. A score of men fell bad
ly wounded. The occupants of the ma
chine, a soldier, a sailor and a civil
ian, were taken from the machine by
a crowd which assembled and strung
up to telephone poles. No reason is
known for the mens’ wanton act,
other than they were intoxicated.
ADMIRAL EVANS SAILED
NORTH FROM SEATTLE
SEATTLE, July 23.—The Admiral
Evans sailed for Valdez and way
ports at ten o’clock yesterday morn
ing. Her only passenger for Valdez
was D. M. McGuire.
STEAMSHIP VICTORIA
ARRIVES FROM NOME
The steamship Victoria arrived at
2 o’clock this morning from Nome on
her way to Seattle, and remained in
port until 8 o’clock, sailing by way ot
Columbia glacier*
PROMINENT MINING MEN
EX ROl'TE TO WESTWARD
Several prominent mining men are
passengers bound for the Westward
on the Admiral Farragut, and were
visitors in Juneau today while that
vessel was in port.
George Max Esterly, principal own
er and manager of the company oper
ating large hydraulic placer gold
mines on the Nizina river in the re
gion near McCarthy, is returning to
his Alaskan properties. Mr. Esterly
is also operating in connection with
Louis Lavensaler in Southern Ore
gon where they are operating a hy
draulic plant on 4,000 acres of land
in Illinois valley. Mr. Esterly's Ore
gon properties produced more than
$75,000 in gold and 50 ounces of
platinum, valued now at $144 au
ounce, during the winter at an op
erating cost of $10,000.. Mr. Esterly
will remain only a few weeks on his
Nizina property, and then he will re
turn to Oregon.
Geo. E. Baldwin, the well-known
Alaska mining engineer, is en route
to his copper property in the Copper
River valley. He will prosecute work
there for the remainder of the sea
son, and return to San Francisco,
where he spent the last winter.—Em
pire.
ATTACK DEVELOPS
GERMANY SWEEPS SLAV
ARMY BACK. IN GALICIA
Refusal of Men to Obey Command of
Officers Responsible for Defeat of
Galician Campaign—Riots In Ser
eth Sector.
BERLIN, July 23.—The War De
partment states that the attack be
gun last week by the German forces
in Galicia has developed into a rout
of the Russian troops, the Germans
taking many prisoners and guns.
The Germans are pursuing the re
treating Russians, who were every
where defeated.
Russian Regiment Revolts
PETROGRAD. July 23.—A regi
ment stationed at Petrograd mutin
ied yesterday afternoon, but after a
battle with Cossacks dispatched from
Moscow surrendered,' and are now
imprisoned. An official statement
says tha the troops in the Sereth
sector are retreating before the ad
vancing Germans, having refused to
| obey their officers.
Agree to Su|>|»ort Government
PETROGRAD. July 23.—A coun
cil of soldiers and workingmen dele
gates from the peasants all over Rus
sia after an all-night session voted
to accede to the government of
Premier Kerensky unlimited powers
under the title "Governor of Nation
al Safety," for the re-establishment
of public order both at the front
and at home.
COAL OPERATORS ARE
FOUND NOT GUILTY
NEW YORK, July 23.—The jury
in the case of the semi-bituminous
coal operators and companies in Vir
ginia and West Virginia, on trial
charged with violation of the Sher
man anti-trust law, brought in a ver
dict of not guilty for all the defend
ants.
Hand Meeting Tonight
j The Moose Hand will hold their
| regular Monday night rehearsal to
j night in Moose hall.
j HOME GFARD FORMED
TO KEEP OFT I. \V. W.
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HANCOCK. Mich.. July 23.—300
miners met here last night and or
ganized a “home guard” the avowed
purpose of which is to expell all In
dustrial Workers of the World agi
tators in this territory and prevent
spread of their activities.
Citizens here are beginning to fear
on outbreak of trouble similar to
that in the Arizona mining region.
The “Citizens’ Alliance.” a law en
forcement association active during
the strike of 1913 here, has been re
vived and already has started an anti
I. W. W. campaign through its of
ficial organ.
RECRUITS OFF TO BORDER TO TRAIN FOR EUROPE
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Photo by American Press Association
VALDEZ Has good
SERVICE TO INTERIOR
Parties desiring to leave for the
Interior can be accomodated at any
time now, as the roads are in bet
ter condition than at any time (or
years and several autos make regu
lar trips to and from interior points.
Wm. Schmidt is maintaining a pas
senger and freight service to Willow
Creek and Intermediate points. His
cars ire new and careful drivers, fa
miliar ifith the trail conditions are
furnished. Andy Dieringer has two
Cars ready for service at any time
day or night and his cars are new
and in fine shape. Frank Gustafson
carries passenger to any points at
any time, and JJob Sheldon runs his
line of cars from Valdez. The mall
stage driven by Olaf Olesen leaves
Valdez the first and fifteenth of each
mopth for Willow Creek and interior
points, and passengers desiring to
take the Valdez tpail can be assured
of the most efficient service at any
time, day or night that they may de
sire to go.
As but one train a week runs from
|Chitina to the coast, passengers can
isave several days by the Valdez route
to the interior, as well as several days
expenses. The fare is as cheap or
cheaper than via Cordova, good road
houses line the trail at convenient
points, and the road from Valdez to
the intersection of the trail at Chit
ina is like a road in the States.
If you contemplate a trip to the
interior a postcard to any of the men
orthe Prospector will give you any
information you may require as well
as prices, rates on freight, and other
information.
Try the Valdez Way
SEATTLE LABORS
STRIKE OJESTION
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
HOLD SPECIAL CAUCUS
Kifteeu Hundred Strikebreakers on
Way From Chicago—Mayor Says
Sure to Precipitate General Tie-up
of Seattle’s Industries.
SEATTLE. July 23.—Mayor Gill
and the city council met in executive
session last night to consider action
over the reported shipment of fif
teen hundred strikebreakers from
Chicago and eastern cities to work
on -the Seattle electric lines. Mayor
Gill stated that if the men were al
lowed to go to work it would precipi
tate rioting and a general tie-up of
Seattle’s industries, as all unions
would strike in sympathy with the
striking carmen.
Company Asks Protection
SEATTLE. July 23.—The Seattle
Electric Company today applied to
the Federal Court for an injunction
Restraining the strikers from inter
fering with the cars running on its
awstem. Meanwhile seven car loads
of strikebreakers are being rushed
from Chicago to Seattle. The city’s
receivership cases were transferred
from the superior to the federal
court.
WHEAT MINIMUM PLACED
AT TWO DOLLAR MARK
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
An amendment was introduced into
the food bill authorizing a board of
three commissioners to guarantee a
price of two dollars per bushel for
wheat, and was passed by the senate
late Saturday night.
MOONEY CASE NOW
IN JURY’S HANDS
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—The J
Mooney case went to the jury at one j
o’clock this afternoon. Both sides arej
confident of a decision in their favor.
Mrs. Rena Mooney the defendant. Is
being tried for complicity in bomb
outrages.
AVIATION BILL PASSES
WITHOUT AMENDMENT
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 23.—
The Senate passed the Aviation Bill
without amendment late Saturday
night.
ANCHORAGE WILL
BIG FAIR PLANNED
M)R EARLY HEPTEMBKIt
Promises to be tlie Biggest Exhibition
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of Agricultural and Other Re
sources of the Country Ever At
tempted in Alaska.
ANCHORAGE July 23—A commit
tee of prominent citizens, members
of the Seward Chamber of Com
merce, visited Anchorage this week
in inspect the town and the progress
of the work on the government rail
road. The visit of this committee has
done much to allay the slight jeal
ousy that has existed heretofore be
tween the two towns, and absolute
harmony now exists. It is unanimous
ly agreed that much can be accom
plished by working together fof the
benefit of both towns, while bicker
ing between them must inevitably re
sult in injury to both.
As a result of the visit prepara
tions are now under way to give a
mammoth fair at Anchorage on Sep
tember 3, 4 and 5, at which will be
displayed the agricultural, mineral,
fisheries and other products of the re
gion embracing the entire Kenai Pen
insula and the country adjacent to Au
chorage, including the Susitna and
Matanuska valleys. Indications are
that the exhibit will be the largest
and most complete ever given in Al
aska, and tiiat the display of agric
ultural products from along the line
of the government railway will be a
magnificent one, rivaling anything in
this line which can be produced in
the northern states. The display of
grains and vegetables will, it is stat
ed, surpass anything heretofore at
tempted in Alaska, and it is antici
pated, will draw big crowds from
various coast points. An attempt will
be made to have the steamship lines
grant ecxursion rates to Anchorage
during the progress of the fair, and
the railroad officials will also make
special rates for the occasion. An in
vitation is cordially extended to the
people of Valdez. Cordova and other
coatsts towns to visit Anchorage dur
ing the fair and view the results of
the notable advance in agriculture in
this section during the past two
years.
DTOFRENCH
A1SNF. FRONT PENETRATED
NEAR BRAYEENIX)ANNTS
German War Office Claims to have In
flicted Serious Damage to French
Positions on Western F'ront—
British Displaying Activity.
BERLIN, July 23.—The German
troops yesterday penetrated the lines
of the French at several points on
the Aisne, and indicted serious
losses upon the defenders, according
to a dispatch received by the War
Office today. It is stated the Ger
mans are holding the captured posi
tions despote all attempts to dislodge
them.
It is also reported that great ac
tivity is being displayed by the Brit
ish along the western front, and a
grand offensive is anticipated.
CENSORSHIP NOW IN
FORCE AT HISHEE
NEW YORK. July 23.—The Asso
ciated Press has been informed by
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany that the military authorities at
Bisbee, Ariz., have placed a censor
ship on all dispatches from there re
lating to the I. W. W. disturbance!
and also that the military authorities
have taken charge of the telegraph
ers at that point.