The Terminus of Alaska’s Thirty-five Million Dollar Government Owned Railroad System
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GERMAN ANSWER DECLARES PRESENCE OF AMER
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ICANS ABOARD NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT SHIPS
GOVERNMENT OF BERLIN
OFFERS SMALL COMFORT
WHAT GERMANY SAID
WASHINGTON. July 10.—Sufficient is now known
of the text of Germany’s reply to the United States to
show that while the answer of Berlin is couched in friend
ly language it is evasive to an unexpected degree. The
German government refuses to admit that the mere
presence of an American aboard an enemy’s ship should
be regarded as a sufficient protection for such a ship
Such an admission, the note says, would insure all hostile
ships against attack by the adoption of the simple means j
of placing Americans on all of them. 1'he note, however, |
declares that Germany is willing to allow a reasonable J
number of neutral ships to fly the American flag and if
neutral ships cannot be obtained in sufficient numbers to!
fulfill the requirements of American passengers and ;
freight traffic four ships belonging to hostile nations will j
be permitted to fly the Stars and stripes to save them-1
selves from molestation. Comment on the note is not gen- j
oral this morning as not enough time has been given since!
the publication of those clauses. j
MINNEHAHA WAS WARNED
HALIFAX, July 10.—It has been ascertained that the!
liner Minnehaha was warned by wireless while at sea
Wednesday morning that a bomb had probably been plac- j
ed in her hold. Immediately after the receipt of the
warning the boats were prepared anti the explosion came
in the afternoon. The captain on investigation found
that the damage was not sufficient to compel a taking to
the boats and he turned about and made for this port at
lop speed. The suspicion has become almost conviction
that Holt was the man who placed the bomb aboard. Had
the explosion occurred near the munitions of war it would
have resulted in another frightful catastrophe.
KITCHENER WANTS MEN
LONDON, July 9.—Lord Kitchener has again begun
to urge the country to supply more men and still more to
meet the brunt of the expected German attack in the west
and a strenuous recruiting campaign will again be in
augurated. The rumor that differences of opinion have
arisen between Kitchener and Sir John French has been
denied. It is said by officials that the two men are in en
tire accord on the plans for prosecuting the war and that
both are working along the same lines in perfect unity of
purpose and methods. More calls will probably be sent
to Canada and the other colonies for further supplies of
troops and every man available in the empire will be used
if necessary.
CONVERT TYPE INTO BULLETS
VIENNA. July 9.—Austria is now converting the
printing presses and type into bullets and other sorts ol
war munitions. Hundreds of newspapers will most likely
suspend publication and the metal used in their making
will be melted down for use in the munition factories not
withstanding the fact that hundreds of guns and great
military supplies were taken from the Russians in their
retreat from Galicia.
SINK LUMBER SHIP
COPENHAGEN. July 9.—A German submarine has
destroyed the Danish lumber ship Ellen because she was
carrying lumber to England and Germany has now ap
parently decided to prevent the shipment of that materi
al By pursuing this course much bitterness has been
created in this country as well as in Norway and Sweden,
all of which see a great industry brought to a standstill.
It is admitted that as lumber is necessary for ship build
ing and other military purposes it might be regarded as
contraband but. on the other hand, it is felt that Germany
could stretch a point in our favor without leally dai ag
ing her chances in the least.
ARRAS IN RUINS
BERLIN, July 9.—The city of Arras, capital of the
Department of the Pas de Calais, is now a mass of i tuns
from which flames are rising and destroying the las o
the ancient and famous town. 1 he fires in the city >e
came general under the shells of the German guos s®m
days ago and spread beyond the power of the cietencieis
to extinguish. The city has only a population of some
twenty-five thousand but contains splendid and histone
buildings
BRITISH WAR LOAN
LONDON. July 10.—The subscriptions for the new
British war loan amount to five billions which is the larg
nest amount ever subscribed for a war loan in the history
of the world. The great financial institutions came for
ward with immense sums while all classes of private in
dividuals subscribed to the limit of their means.
MEXICO CITY
IS INVESTED
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GENERAL GONZALES OF CAR-!
KANZA FORCES TRIES
TO TAKE IT.
WASHINGTON, July 10.—General
Gonzales, commander of the forces of
Carranza has invested Mexico City
and is preparing to force out the gar
rison of the enemy. He has estab
lished his headquarters at Guadalupe
permanently and has- declared, ac
cording to the advices received here,
that he will never move until he has
forced the evacuation of the capital
by the Zaputaistas who are now in
possession.
VILLA LOSES HEAVILY
AT BARROTERAN BATTLE
Carranza's Generals Execute Four
Villa Colonels That Were
Taken Prisoners.
LAREDO, July 10.—The Villa
forces lost very heavily at the battle
of Barroteran according to the latest
accounts received of that engage
ment. It is also known that four of
Villa’s colonels taken prisoner in
that fight have been executed and it
is feared that Villa will now order
the execution of some of his prisoners
in retaliation.
TO WATCH MEXICO.
BROWNSVILLE, July 10.—'The
government has increased the power
of the wireless plant at this point to
enable it to cover the whole gulf and
so make it possible to bind all United
States naval and military units that
might be in these waters and along
the coasts.
WAS SALE OF LOTS AT
ANCHORAGE POSTPONED.
The sale of the townsite lots at
Anchorage was to have begun yester
terday, July l>, but a rumor becanu
current that it might be postponed a
day to enable the people on the Mari
posa to reach the place in time. Mr.
Edes also went on the Mariposa anil
it has been suggested that the sale
might have been put off until his ar
rival but there seems to be no good
reason for the suggestion.
WHAT CORDOVA THOUGHT.
Cordova’s baseball team, led by
Manager Clark Byers and Captain
Warren Taylor, sailed for Seward on
the Watson this morning to give bat
tle to the representatives of the rail
road terminal on the ball field. The
team has not had as much practice as
it should, but they feel confident they
will make a good showing, and while
they may not bring home the bacon,
it is felt that it will be a hard battle.
—Cordova Alaskan.
MARIPOSA TOMORROW.
Agent McDonald of the Alaska
Steamship company looks for the
Mariposa in Seward tomorrow be
tween noon and evening.
ROUND TRIPPERS ON EVANS.
Twelve round trippers are aboard
the Admiral Evans in addition to the
passengers whose names were tele- j
graphed yesterday.
HUERTA TAKEN !
INTO PRISON
REFUSES TO GIVE BOND,
WAIVES HEARING AND IS
NOW UP FOR TRIAL.
EL FASO, July 10.—Huerta has re
fused to furnish bonds to guarantee
his appearance for trial and he has
also waived preliminary hearing so
that he must now stand trial on the
charge of conspiracy. He has been
removed to Fort Bliss tor trial and
the case will come up as soon as pos
sible. The men charged with being
his accomplices in the alleged con
spiracy have given bonds and are at
liberty for the present. The crossing
of the frontier by Orozco at the head
of a body of Huerta soldiers has tend
ed to convince the authorities that
the conspiracy really existed and will
most likely have a strong influence
on the result of the trial of the lorm
er president. He continues to deny
any knowledge of a conspiracy, how
ever, and his refusal to provide bonds
is unquestionably due to his desire to
show resen T.ont at the refusal of
the United States to take his word
of honor. ^
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❖ ALL-ALASKA REVIEW. ❖
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The Seattle Daily Times, the Seat
tle Post-Intelligencer and the Se
attle Star have recently printed
very flattering notices of the All
Alaska Review. Unfortunately they
speak in such a friendly way of the
publishers by name that it is impos
sible to repeat their very nice words
verbatim. The Seattle Star recently
got out a special Alaska number and
one of tiie Alaska facts considered
worthy of note was the issuing of the
Review at Seward. In addition to
the notice in the Times the assistant
city editor of that paper wrote a
most complimentary letter to the Re
view editor. The Post-Intelligencer
followed with similar compliments.
The Review is now becoming fully
: lvertised outside and bodies like the
Seattle chamber of commerce are
subscribing with most encouraging
promptness. Indeed, the All-Alaska
Review is assured of a great place
already in Alaskan affairs.
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A load of 4,700 pounds of ore ar
rived on the Mariposa from Valdez to
be crushed in the Ellsworth mill.
The name of the mine from which it
was taken is not known but the ship
ment was made by VV. H. Vance, the
well known mining man who was
here some time ago. The directions
are that the rock is to receive a
complete mill test.
VICTORIA DUE HERE
ON THE FOURTEENTH.
Expected to Have Left Nome On the
Eighth But Positive Word Has
Not Been Received.
The Victoria was scheduled to leave
Nome on July 8, according ot Mr. Mc
Donald of the Alaska Steamship
company, and she was due to arrive |
here on the fourteenth, stopping at!
Unalaska cnroute. Owing to the un-1
certainty of the weather on Bering
sea vessels do not by any means
count on keeping schedules and no
fixed date can be vouched for. Posi
tive information as to the time of her
arrival may be secured later.
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RUSSIANS’ OFFENSIVE
HAS BEGUN AT LUBLIN
ROBBERS HOLD
UP TOURISTS i
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ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY j
TRIPPERS MADE TO GIVE UP <
VALUABLES IN YELLOWSTONE 1
SALT LAKE CITY, July 10.—A
party of one hundred and thirty tour- ,
ists were held up today in Yellow
stone park by three highwaymen who:
compelled the holiday makers to j
hand out all sorts of valuables. When ^
the robbers first appeared the leader
of the touring party took to his heals
and ran to warn the coaches which
were coming up in the rear with j
more tourists. The robbers sent set*- ^
oral shots after him and the reports t
brought several other tourists run ^
ning to the spot to see what the mat- j
ter was. The new arrivals came just j
in time to he compelled to shell out j
also. Amongst those who came run- c
ning to the scene of the robbery at ^
the sound of the shots was Senator
Brady. It is said, but not confirmed,
that the senator was relieved oi
money and valuables like the others.
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Cl'TTER MANNING GOES
BACK WITH SICK MAN.
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PORT TOWNSEND, July 10.—'The
cutter Manning has returned here '
from sea with Lieutenant van Kam- ,
men who is laid up with appendictis.
The vessel was on the way to Bering
sea when the lieutenant fell sick and
as his condition was serious the cap
tain decided to return.
TRAIN ROBBERS SECURED
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND.
Believed That Conductor Died o!
Heart Failure When High
wayman Faced Him.
MONTGOMERY, July 10.—The
robbers who held up the train near
this place secured two hundred thou
sand dollars in booty according to the
latest acocunts received. The con
ductor was found dead in a seat and
as he show's no wound it is beliveed
that he died of heart failure brought
about by the excitement when tUe |
thieves made their appearance. The (
engine was loosed from the train by ]
the robbers before they started rifl- j
ir.g the coaches and it was stopped 1
only after it had traveled a distance 1
of forty miles. A dozen posses are 1
now scouring the country and live i (
suspects have been arrested. i j
WENT TO ANCHORAGE. !
The following left for Anchorage
on the Mariposa:
W. W. Wobdard, Guy Woodard, A. j
H. Anderson, Frank Watson, I* red
Laubner, E. B. Dodge, H. R^ Burrell,
E. J. Johnston, A. Erickson, H. G. j
Bennett, W. C. Edes, Mrs. Edes, M. |
J. Conroy, Sid Anderson, C. A. Lond
rie, Dr. J. H. Romig, Dr. J. M. Sloan,
Ben Venore, J. Murdock.
McCulloch will arrive
TOMORROW WITH COURT, j
That the cutter McCulloch will:
leave Valdez this evening at eight.
o’clock and arrive in Seward at noon
tomorrow is the information conveyed ^
in a telegram to Judge Whittlesey
today from Clerk Lang of the District
court. The cutter is bringing Judge
Brown and all the other officials of
the floating court.
RUSSIANS START OFFENSIVE
PETROGRAD, July 10.—The Russian army has be
gun an offensive movement south of Lublin to which place
the Teutons had progressed in pursuit before being check
ed by our reinforced troops. We hold strong positions in
that quarter and the least we may hope for is to be able to
hold the enemy from further advance. 1 here is good reas
on to hope, however, that our offensive will result in driv
ing back the invaders.
NORWAY FORCES RELEASE
BERLIN, July 10.—A British armed trawler and the
British auxiliary cruiser Victoria seized the German
steamship Pallas in Norwegian waters last 1 hursday but
i Norwegian guard ship came on the scene and releases 1
he vessel from her captors. 1 he Norwegian govei nment
las followed up the matter by entering a protest against
:he action of the British.
WITHOLD BELGIAN SUPPLIES.
ROTTERDAM, July 10.—'The Germans have witheld
lie Belgian’s food sent by the relief Commission because
he Belgians have refused t<> work in manufacturing sup
plies for their German conquerors. Although the occup
ers maintain a strict censorship over news enough is
mown to lead to the conclusion that the Belgians me ns
irm as ever in their refusal to aid the ioices of the kuise i
igainst the allies
SAY TURKEY' WANTS PEACE
SOFIA, July 10—It is reported here that Turkish
lelegates are now on the way to Switzerland tor the pur
loscof seeking soui“ means by winch they can m-ciu c
leace with the Allied nations. The hop of tm. l urws are
;aid to have been dampened by the failure of tne holy war
.0 materialize and they see little hope in maintaining the
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thaw DESCRIBES HOW
HE MCEDERED WHITE.
Defendant (Joes On the Stand lo
Tell of Tragedy That Be
came Famous.
NEW YORK, July 9.—Harry K. <
Thaw went on the stand today atm
us part of the testimony required of
him he described how he shot Stan- <
ford White. Very seldom has a court ;
room witnessed a more intensely ab
sorbing scene as the unfortunate man
went into the details of the act that
began the series of extraordinui\ ex-:
periences. He was still relating his
story as court adjourned.
FIND A NEW LEDGE ON
POINDEXTER PROPERTY.!
G. 13. Poindexter has returned from I
his quartz property at Mile Forty-;
one with the pleasant news that the,
men prospecting the mine for him j
have discovered a new ledge which Is j
rich. The rock is all free milling, and j
the gold can be seen in the ore from j
the new find. The property is located
on Bench creek, and the new ledge
has been uncovered for thirty feet.
DEPFTY MARSHAL
FOR COPPER CENTER
Marshal Brenneman I* riday named
Fred Cameron deputy marshal at
Copper Center, the new office allowed
by the attorney general following the
visit of the marshal to Washington
several months ago and the presenta
tion to the head of the department of
the necessity of the appointment of a
police officer for the interior. ' Mr.
Cameron and family will leave for
the interior on the Stanton stage.
Ore from the Anaconda mine Is
now being shipped over the railroad
to Skagway, en route to the Tacoma
smelter, the first ore to be shipped j
from Whitehorse since the Pueblo
mine closed down, six weeks after the (
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beginning of the war last fall.
Lady’s cap found near dock. In
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Jl'KY SAYS HOLT KILLED
HIMSELF W ITHOl T HELP.
M INKOLA, July 9.—The coroner's
jury which has been sitting on the in
quest of Holt, the man who shot Mor
gan. has brought in a verdict to the
effect that he received no assistance
from anyone in taking his life. This
was the chief fact to be brought out
as mmol's that some person must
have aided him were current.
TO INVESTIGATE LI MBER.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—The In
terstate Commerce commission .has
ordered an investigation of the lum
ber rates.
CELEBRATION IN FAIR
BANKS', governor SAYS
FAIRBANKS, July 3.—Governor
and Mrs. J. F. A. Strong reached Fair
banks yesterday on the Yukon steam
er Alaskan, while a great crowd gave
them an enthusiastic welcome The
city was gaily decorated for the oc
casion. Mrs. James Wickersam, wife
of the Delegate to Congress, enter
tained for Mrs. Strong last night, and
after the reception the Governor and
Mrs. Strong left on the Schwatka for
St. Michael and Nome to make con
nection with the steamship Victoria,
on which they will return home by
way of Seward.
Governor Strong was asked about
the semi-centennial celebration. He
was quoted as replying: “The semi
centennial celebration of the pur
chase of Alaska rightfully belongs to
Alaska and should be carried out with
a celebration in Fairbanks as origin
ally planned, but not until after the
railroad is completed.”
The Alaska Investment Company, a
copper company managed by Senator
Charles W. Sulzer, in the Ketchikan
district, resumed work last week, em
ploying a force of fifty men. The
mine was closed down last summer
following the outbreak of the Euro
pean war. The company has also filed
application for patents for its hold
ings.