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NAVAL BATTLE AND SHARP
EIGHTS AT VERDUN RECORDED
ANOTHER NAVAL FIGHT
LONDON. May 17.—British destroyers and monitors
engaged German destroyers in a short tight off the Bel
gian coast yesterday. It is announced by the admiralty
that the Germans withdrew and that the British suffered
no casualties.
GERMANS REPULSED
PARIS. May 17.—The German attempts to drive for
ward their lines at Headman’s Hill by grenade assaults
have been repulsed with heavy losses, according to the of
ficial reports issued today. 1 he enemy is apparently still
determined to keep up the struggle for possession of
Verdun.
FRENCH REPULSED
BERLIN. May 17—A French attack yesterday on the
southern slope of Hill 301 broke down under artillery
fire. Artillery fighting proceeded all night on both banks
of the Meuse. The war office claims that Hill 304 is now
virtually ours. The attack of the French on the southern
slope shows that our troops must have taken the summit
as they were attacking from the north.
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ANOTHER ESTIMATE
LONDON, May 17. — The London Chronicle claims
that three hundred thousand Germans have been killed
and wounded in the fighting for possesion of V erdun, and
that paper goes on to point out that those great losses will
make impossible the great threatened German offensive
against the Russians at Riga. Reliable advices indicate
that the Germans had really l>egun to prepare for an of
fensive against Russia.
CASEMENT COMMITTED
LONDON, May 17. — Sir Roger Casement and the
Irish soldier Bailey were committed for trial on thu
charge of high treason at the conclusion of the prelimin
ary hearing today in Bow street courthouse. Maps found
in the possession of Sir Roger and produced in court sup
port the British contention that the plans for the Irish re
bellion were organized by the German war office. Lieu
tenant Colonel Gordon of the British war intelligence de
partment testified to this effect today. Sympathizers
with the Irish movement deny this absolutely and declare
that the British government will strain every effort to
make it appear that Germany and not the Irish people
were responsible. To the very end of the preliminary
hearing Casement maintained the same disdainful de
meanor towards the court. It is rumored that several at
tempts were made to prevail on him to enter a plea of in
sanity to save his life but he refused point blank.
P. 0. ON ADAMS STREET
ON DECEMBER 15TH
The postoffice department in Washington has accepted,
the recommendation to have the Seward postoffice located
in the Dougherty building on Adams street, according to
Alvah Eames, the chief clerk of the railway mail service
for this division. Mr. Eames, who came today on the Al-1
aska enroute to Anchorage, says, however, that the
change of location will not be made until December 15.
ORDER SPENCE STOP
THE TjUCUM CASES
The cases against the Tilicum Club of Valdez and
against some of the club’s individual members have been
dismissed. The district attorney, Judge Spence, has with
drawn the cases and has given out the information that
because of the delay in getting at them he thought it bet
ter to withdraw them altogether. It is stated, though,
that the real cause of the dismissal is that Mr. Spence was
told straight out from the shoulder by the department of
justice that he was taking altogether too much upon him
self to dare to prosecute cases which the grand jury had
refused to take up. At least that is the information com
ing on the Alaska. The defendants in the case are
amongst the best men in the territory.
Sulzer Sure to
Get Nomination
JUNEAU, May 10. — Charles Sul
zer, territorial senator ami brother oi
the former governor of New York, has
stated that he will accept the nomi
nation as candidate for delegate to
congress if it is offered to him at the
Democratic convention here this
month.
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The above message means, without
doubt, that Sulzer will be the candi
date as almost all the Democratic
organizations of all the divisions have
expressed the intention of supporting
him for the nomination. George
Phelps, secretary of the Seward
Democratic Club, and John Ronan,
who will represent Seward at the
convention, both seem to be strongly
in favor of Sulzer, as are also all thi
other Democrats spoken to here. The
Nome organization has declared for
him and, judging by the newspapers,
the Frist division is strongly on his
side. It may be taken for granted
now that Sulzer will be the man to
make the race.
RESOURCES OF ALASKA
ARE TO BE ASCERTAINED
TREADWELL, May 11. — P. R.
Bradley, chairman; R. J. Wulzcn, W.
P. Lass, L. E. Cox and G. A. Diamond
are the five engineers who have been
appointed by the Naval Consulting
Board to act as a board of directors
for the Territory of Alaska in collect
ing data on the industries of the ter
ritory for the industrial inventory
which is being compiled, in response
to President Wilson’s urgent appeal.
According to the instructions, the
directors have appointed as many field
aides as they think necessary to se
cure the inventories required. The
engineers and sections of Alaska
represented are as follows:
Anchorage—F. Meat's. •
Ketchikan—G. H. Canfield.
Valdez—W. F. Way.
Chichagoff—H. X. Bauman, Jr.
Cordova—G. C. Hazelet. *
EUamar—L. L. Middlckamp.
Flat City—E. A. Austin.
Julian—H. G. Young.
Juneau—R. E. Murphy.
Kennecott—W. H. Seagrave.
La touche—K. C. Stadtmueller.
Strelna—C. X. Anderson.
Thane—G. T. Jackson.
Treadwell—R. G. Wayland.
Nome—W. H. Neiman.
The fifteen assistant engineers will
return the data which they have col
lected to the directors of the Terri
tory, who will in turn forward it to
the Naval Consulting Board. All in
formation, so collected will be regard
ed as strictly confidential and will be
used by the government only in help
ing to reach a true estimate of the
resources of the country, as an in
dustrial insurance policy in time of
war or peace. It is hoped to have the
inventory or resources ready by the
end of this month.—Ex.
U. s. CRUISER RAN
AGROUND; EIGHT DIE
BOSTON, May 17. — Eight of the
crew arc reported to have lost their
lives when the cruiser San Francisco
ran aground on the Great Round
Shoal in Vinyard today. The wire
less message which reported the ac
rdent gave no details.
TO VOTE ON BRAN DEIS
WASHINGTON, May 17. -- The!
senate Judiciary committee has ^
agreed to vote Wednesday on the ap- s
pointment of Brandeis to the United
Suites Supreme Court.
M. L. Crocker and Mrs. Crocker are
bound for Anchorage to “look
around.”
Meet me at The Branch.
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LATE CABLES! ]
AEROPLANES
FORJEWARD
WASHINGTON, May 18. — The
Post Office department announced to
day that it may accept the offer of
Earl Byers of Iditarod to carry mails
by aeroplane twice a week between
Seward and Iditarod.
The price asked by Byers is $49,500*
a year and the postmaster general
has wirelessed Byers to make the
necessary bonding arrangements so
that if his offer is accepted the ser
vice may begin at the earliest mo
ment. If the offer of Byers is accept
ed the government will save $H5,000
i
annually and the time between Seattle
1
and Nome in the winter will be re
duced by twenty days.
QUEEN ESCAPES
HOME, May 18.—Queen Helena
and Princesses Jolanda and Mafalda
had very narrow escapes from death '
last Monday when an Austrian aviat
or attacked a train near Venice.
AUSTRIANS RUSHING
AMSTERDAM. May 18. — Three
hundred thousand Austrians are strik
ing a terrific blow against the Italians
along a thirty-five mile front. The
Berlin military critics declare that
Austria is hurrying this powerful of
fensive in the hope of shattering the
defenders and invading Northern
Italy.
TRIAL NEXT MONTH
LONDON, May 18.—Following the
preliminary hearing Sir Roger Case
ment has been sent again to the Tow
er of London. His trial will come .off
early next month.
Hughes Beats T. R.
2 to 1—Vermont
MONTPELIER. Vt.. May 17.—The
early returns show that Hughes will
beat Roosevelt by two to one in the
state preferential primaries election
As the contest went on in this state
it showed Hughes to be improving his
place fast in the opinion of the people.
NOTED OLD SMUGGLER
ARRIVES IN SEWARD
The gas boat Halcyon, about half
the size of the Dora, arrived in Sew
ard last night on the way to Anchor
age with freight. The Halcyon is a
boat with a story. She was once a
notorious smuggler in the waters
around San Francisco and was also
once the property of George Wade, a
freebooter who lived above Nome and
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
robbing sluice boxes. As a noted
nautical individual said this morning:
She has a rakish look that suits her
reputation, which must be some
rakish.
POPULAR CITIZEN IS
STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY
M. Musgrave, the popular operator
of tjie wireless on the steamer Dora
was stricken with apoplexy last even
ing just' after dinner and is now in
the Seward General Hospital in a very
serious condition. While conscious,
he is speechless and it is feared that
he will be permanently incapacitated.
He was around yesterday as usual and
appeared to be in his usual health.
He has been a resident of Alaska for
many long years and two months ago
he joined the Pioneers of Alaska.
Everyone who knows him certainly
sympathizes with him sincerely.
Captain S. S. Johnson brought in
800 pounds of halibut yesterday and
will proceed to get some more. He
sells all his fish by contract to the
Carstens Company.
WORKING AGREEMENT HAS
BEEN REACHED WITH MEXICO
Mrs. Michaelson
Acquitted Today
City Magistrate Believed if Shots
Fired There Was Good
Reason.
Mrs. Pete Michaelson was acquitted
in the municipal court this morning
on the charge of disturbing the peace,!
a charge in which was involved the
accusation of having fired shots at
Lawrence Bos Tuesday evening near
her house between First and Second
avenues south. J. J. Finnegan de
fended and City Attorney Coppernoll
prosecuted.
During the trial of the case Mrs.
Michaelson, herself, Bos and Chief
Guest were examined. Mr. Guest
showed where he had been summoned
to the scene but evidently was not
there to see the full occurrence.
Charles Strom, who also gave testi
mony, was the man who summoned
him. Mr. Strom saw Mrs. Michaelson
and Bos on the ground ofT the porch
with the woman on top and both ap
parently struggling. He heard two
shots. Bos on the stand admittod that
he was too drunk to know what had
happened. He has been in jail here
before but in alluding to Mrs. Mich
aelson during his testimony he retain
ed many Chesterfieldian qualities. “I
think the lady fired the shots” was
an instance of the manner in which
Mr. Bos spoke of Mrs. Michaelson
who Is rather a comely young Motive
woman. Mr. Finnegan immediately
rose to the occasion and the apparent
opportunity by trying to get Mr. Bos
to admit that he might have fired the
shots himself hut Mr. Bos was ap
parently aware of the fact that he
had not been drunk enough to do any
thing of that kind. ,
Mrs. Michaelson testified that Bos
and another gentleman came to her
house. * Mr. Bos, according to the
testimony, produced a bottle of
whiskey and a bottle of beer and in
vited the unwilling hostess to “join”
him. She refused and he got rough.
“I blocked my mouth," she said sev
eral times, and she placed her palm
over that organ in a manner that
showed the desperate measures found
necessary to thwart the osculatory
propensities of her caller.
“Him bad, bad man; no good" she
said once in the courtroom as she
pointed at Mr. Bos and Mr. Bos smil
ed audibly with the ironic mirth of a
man who desires to let Justice know
that he is being wronged while power
less to defend himaolf. Mrs. Michael
son testified that she was badly ill
treated by Bos and she illustrated this
by shaking her hands as though they
were trembling with rage and fear.
She finally grabbed a gun. She de
clared that the man had thrown her
down “two, three, four timeo" and
that in the struggle she was dragged
quite a distance from her cabin. It
was evidently all a case arising from
the contempt of lordly whites of the
Bos variety for women of some color,
and the verdict seemed to be perfectly
justifiable to an onlooker. Mr. Bos
received a separate trial and was
found guilty.
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TO TRY WAITE MAY 22
NEW YORK, May 10. — The trial
of Dr. Arthur Warren Waite for the
murder of his father-in-law, John E.
Peck, wealthy drug manufacturer of
Grand Rapids, Mic., has been set by
the Supreme Court Justice, Shearn, to
begin May 22.—Ex.
GOING ON ALASKA
Th following leave on the Alaska
which leaves 10 p. m.:
Frank Cotter, J. A. Steaduvant, B.
H. Bamdollar, C- W. Jones, H. Hib
bert, C. T. Boyles, E. R. McFarland,
H. F. Drais, Palmer Way, M. D.
Crocker and wife, A. Gardo, S. Dug
gan, Mrs. J. Purington and 4 steerage.
WASHINGTON, May 17. — Mexico and the United
States may now be said to be playing a waiting game. A
working agreement has resulted from the conferences be
tween Obregon and Scott which covers the task of hunt
ing the bandits. It is now believed that to reach that
agreement and to avoid diplomatic exchanges the United
States has promised to withdraw from Mexico as soon as
the bandits have been dispersed.
TROOPS RESCUE AMERICANS
MARATHON, May 17.—Jesse Deemer, a storekeeper,
and Monroe Payne, two Americans captured by the Mexi
can raiders at Glenn Springs, are reported to have been
rescued by United States troops in a town in Mexico.
HILLES USES IVORY
GAVEL MADE AT NOME
SEATTLE, May 17.—When Chairman Hilles of the
i Republican National Committee calls the Republican Na
| tional convention to order in the Coliseum in Chicago on
| June 7 he will use for the purpose a beautiful ivory gavel
made in Nome from the tusk of a fossil elephant and do
nated by the Transportation Club of Nome, and presented
to Hilles through W. A. Gilmore, delegate to the national
convention. The note of acceptance of tfie gift was receiv
ed here yesterday. It was also learned that the gavel to
be used by the permanent chairman of the convention was
! donated by the Illinois delegation and was made from a
historic Lincoln tree. These gavels will be inspected by
thousands. The ivory gavel remains a present to Hillea
and the Lincoln gavel becomes the gift of the present
chairman. The latest eastern “dope” is that a compromise
will be reached on Root or Hughes. The former seems to
be the favorite with Burton for vice-president. W. A. Gil
more will leave for the convention next Sunday and will
visit New York, Buffalo, Washington and then Chicago.
Oddfellows and
Their Ceremonies
All Members Elated Over Successful
Birth of Lodge.
The completion of the institution of
Resurrection Lodge No. 7 Odd fellows,
which commenced Monday p. m., run
ning into the evening, was brought
to a well organized lodge last evening.
P. S. Hunt, of Valdez, was appointed
Dept. Grand Master as institution of
ficer. When instituted the following
officers were elected: Past Noble
Grand, Dr. 0. J. Keating; Noble
Grand, C. E. Mullin; Vice Grand.
Howard Long; Sec. and Financial Sec.
Leon Booker; Treas., John Noon;
Warden, Neil S. French; Chaplin, C.
T. Cook; Right Supporter, to Noble
Grand, Dr. J. M. Sloan; Left Support
er to Noble Grand, Thomas Williams;
Right Supporter to Vice Grand, W.
W. Alderman; Left Supporter to Vice
Grand, George Sexton; Right Scene
Supporter, A. Mclvor; Left Scene
Supporter, W. M. Sauers; Inside
Guardian, Chas Lechr.er; Outside
Guardian, Chas. Schutz.
The charter members were: C. E.
Mullin, Howard Long, J. M. Sloan,
0. J. Keating, Geo. Sexton, John
Noon, W. W. Alderman, W. M.
Sauers, J. F. Mefferd and Chas.
Schutz.
Members by card: Thomas Wil
liams, S. C. Nunamaker and A. Mc
lvor.
The following clas3 of 17 were ini
tiated in the 2nd and 3rd degrees and
became full members: Leon. C.
Booker, Hans Christiansen, Louis
Solsnes, Henry R. Rasmussen, A. H.
Thoday, Lowe A. Lund, Charles C.
Cooper, Charles Lechner, Melvin Hor
ner, Swan Swanson, Warren H.
James, Samuel Barnet, P. M. Ogle,
Benjamin F. Book, Edwin A. Craw
ford, Neil S. French and Hening
Evenson.
The members of the order are high
ly elated over the success of the or
A. B. Hard Times
Dance On Saturday
The Arctic Brotherhood Entertain
ment Committee will give a Hard
Time dance next Saturday evening,
May 20. The chairman of the com
mittee wishes to say that all are cor
dially welcome ai’.d that the older the
clothes are the better they will be. It
will be one of those dances where all
will be asked to feel themselves at
perfect liberty and rt home, and no
one should miss it.
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WILL SHIP STEAM ROLLER
TO JUNEAU CONVENTION
Harvey Sullivan, who was appoint
ed custodian of the steam roller used
so successfully at the Seward conven
tion, states that he has loaned the
machine to Joe Baxter who will ship
it to Juneau for use at the Democrat
ic convention to be held there on the
24th, to smooth any wrinkles which
may show up in the program.—Ex.
PRIBILOF ISLES ORDER
SUPPLIES ENTIRE YEAR
There will be rejoicing on the
Pribilof islands when the supplies for
next fall, winter and spring arrive.
New clothes for the men, women and
children, good things to eat, ammuni
tion for the rifles and shotguns,
household furniture, medicines and
other necessities will come by the ship
load. Enough to last a year. That
is the way the bureau of fisheries,
which has control of the islands, buys.
Bids on 1,487 different articles have
been called for by the bureau.—Ex.
Earl Woolley of the firm of James
& Woolley will leave on the Alaska
for a business visit to Anchorage.
ganization and expect to see a strong
lodge soon.
The meetings will be held in Pio
neer Hall temporarily and will be on
each T1 ureday evening at 8 o'clock.