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SUBMARINE BLOWS IIP BRIDGE
IN HEART OE CONSTANTINOPLE
CONSTANTINOPLE IN PANIC
ATHENS, August 31.—Constantinople is reported to
be going through a panic of fear from two causes. One
is that the news has reached there of a terrific Anglo
French offensive which has started against the Turks in
the Dardanelles region and which threatens to bring the
enemy before the gates of the capital. The second reason
for th panic, according to the report received here, is that
in allied submarine passed the whole distance under the
Sea of Marmora and blew up a portion of the Galata
bridge right in the heart of the city. 1 he feat is regard-:
ed as the most remarkable of the war and there is no
reason to doubt the story.
PREPARE FOR WINTER
PARIS, August 31.—Millerand, the minister for war,
has arrived from the front where he went for the pur
pose of conferring with General Joft're regarding pre
parations for the winter campaign. Those preparations
are believed to be well under way but as to what the
nature of the campaign will be is, of course, not divulged, j
TO DEFEND PETROGRAD
BERLIN. August 31.—Grodno, the last strong Slav
fortress on the Warsaw-Petrograd railroad, is now being
avacuated by the Russians and will soon be in our pos
session. Feverish preparations are being made by the
Russian government tor the defense of the capital itself
as with the railroad in our hands the task ot sending an
army to Petrograd is no longer an impossible one. From
word received indu ectly great fortifications are being
erected hastily. Owing to the remoteness of Petrograd
from any foreign country preparations for its defense
were overlooked in times of peace and that any fortify
ing work now done will be of little effect is the beliet in
military circles.
WASHINGTON, August 31.—The state department
has received word that Russia has modified the embargo
on American imports which will release many millions of
dollars worth of stulfs needed badly in this country.
HOW THE BRITISH SPEND
NEW YORK, August 31.—Twenty million dollars in
gold and twenty-five millions in securities arrived here to
day from London in payment for munitions of war. The
total money received from the British for war munitions
in this country since the beginning of the war is one hun
dred and seventy-two millions.
SAY ARABIC AFFAIR CLOSED
BERLIN, August 31.—Berlin now considers the
Arabic incident closed and the government is ready to
punish the commander of the submarine which sank the
liner. On the other hand there is a feeling of bitterness
in military circles against Chancellor von Bethmann
Hollweg because ol' what is supposed to be weakness in
dealing with the United States._
PAN-AMERICANS WILL
RECOGNIZE VILLA.
If Carranza Refuses to lake Part in
the Formation of the Go>em
inent He Will Be Ignored.
WASHINGTON, August Sl.-The
Pan-American Union, including the
United States, has decided to recog
nize the provisional government of
Mexico to be established by* V ilia and
Zapata, regardless of the wishes of
Carranza. Carranza has stated that
he will not participate in the eiForts
of the other two but will be complete
ly ignored.
CITY COt NCIL TO PROBE
CHARGES AGAINST LANG.
Chief of Police of Spirit City Must
Explain his Cabaret
Experiences.
SEATTLE, August 31.—The city
council has finally decided to probe
the charges made against Chief of
Police Lang. Those charges were
made first by the Seattle Star and the
chief admitted some of them but
made excuses. The thing has been so
widely discussed that the council has
* been almost compelled to get at the
bottom of it.
MARIPOSA TOMORROW.
The Mariposa is due tomorrow
morning at 10 o’clock, according to
information obtained by Agent Mc
Donald.
SINALOA SAILED SATURDAY.
According to information obtained
from the Alaska Engineering Com
mission the S. S. Sinaloa sailed from
Anchorage last Saturday direct for
Port Townsend.
The idea is expressed by the com
mission that the locomotives and rail
road material for Seward will not ar
rive on the freighter Seward, as first
planned, but on some other boat.
BANKER COMES TO HI NT.
J. J. Sullivan, Jr., millionaire bank
i er of Philadelphia, and his sister Miss
R. A. Sullivan arrived on the North
western this morning. They will
leave tomorrow morning for the hnnt
ing grounds on Kenai Peninsula, un
der the direction of Andy Simon.
They will remain several weeks in the
district.
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DEMI RRER TO ANSWER
IN THE MANTELL CASE.
L. L. James, jr., attorney for J. T.
Walsh in his suit against J. P. Man
| tell, has filed a demurrer to the an
1 swer and a motion to strike out. The
j demurrer is based on the grounds
i that the answer to the complaint does
* not constitute a defense. The motion
to strike out certain parts of the an
swer is on the grounds that they are
“sham, frivolous and irrelevant.”
The rate for telephoning to Anchor
age has been fixed at $1.50 a minute
and fiftey cents for each additional
' minute or fraction thereof.
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LOS ANGELES, August 31.—Mrs.
Amelia Mellachowitz, eighty years of
age, has brought suit for divorce from
her husband, who has just passed his
eighty-second birthday. The plaintiff
alleges failure to provide for her on
the part of the husband and also say a
in the complaint that “a young
creature of forty” stole the affections
of Mellachowitz. The pair were mar
ried in the courthouse lawn here a
year ago.
BROKER JOHNSON “GOT”
GIANT BEAR IN ALASKA.
UNCASYTLLE, Conn., August 14.
—Ex-Senator Frederick A. Johnson,
New York broker, has arrrived at his
summer home here after a hunting
trip to Alaska, during which he trave
led 11,000 miles, his only companions
a guide and a cook.
He brought back a bear eleven feet
iong, seven feet in girth and weighing
about 1000 pounsil. It rear paws
measured fourteen inches each, and
oetween ear-tips it measured eighteen
inches.
Mr. Johnson had been gone since
May 1. He visited the wild Alaska
peninsula west of Unimak Island on
the Bering Sea side, saw millions ot
geese and ducks, a number of sea (
lions and hundreds of caribou daily.
The caribou are protected by law.
ARTHUR (1. SHOIT
TO REIT RN WITH BRIDE.
JUNKAU.—Arthur G. Shoup of
Sitka, member of the First and Sec
ond Legislature, is on his way to
Seattle, where he will be married this
week to Miss Madge Kempe, of
Sausalito, Calif. He passed through
here Saturday, on the steamship City
of Seattle.
After a honeymoon trip to Califor
nia. Mr. and Mrs. Shoup will be at
home at Sitka.
AN OHIO GOOSE IS
42 YEARS OF AGE.
COLUMBUS, Ohio.—How long will
a goose live? Visitors at the State
Fair will be given evidence that one
may live to be 42 years at least. At
the State Fair 42 years ago, a Madi
son County farmer purchased a pair
of geese—gander and goose. They
were of a new breed and attracted his
attention. Two years ago the goose
died.
The gander is still living, ana anei
almost a half century will again be
an exhibit at the fair. The exhibit
will be accompanied by an affidavit
of its owner as to its age.
The ancine gander now is at the
States Fish Hatchery, near London,
where it is passing a serene old age.
EVANS BACK FRIDAY.
The Admiral Evans left for the
west this morning at 5 o’clock and
is expected back sometime 1* riday.
She took H. H. Hook and E. C. Niles
from this place to Anchorage. She
had 50 tons of freight for this city
from the south.
POLICEMEN MUST
STUDY PSYCHOLOGY.
BERKELEY, August 31.—An order
has been made by the city council of
this city that policemen must in fut
ure take a course in psychology in the
university. This order is made in the
belief that such a course will enable
the policeman to discover physchol
©gically whether a man is gudty of
a crime other than the one for which
he is arrested. The matter is looked
upon as a joke in many quarters but
| the councilmen are absolutely serious.
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MURPHYSBORO, N. Y., August
31.—Joe De Berry, the negro slayer
of Mrs. J. H. Martin, was indicted,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
death here yesterday within six hours.
Three companies of militia are guard
ing the man to prevent lynching.
COLONEL RICHARDSON AND
LIEUTENANT KUNZIti COME.
Chairman of Road Commission Will
Say Nothing About Report
of Office Change.
j Colonel W. 1*. Richardson, chair
! man of the Alaska Road Commission,
and Lieutenant L. A. Kunzig, dis
bursing officer of tho commission, ar
rived this morning to take up busi
ness matters connected with their of
fice. The colonel takes up some mat
ters about the work that need his per
sonal attention. He wished also to
confer with Superintendent Hide in
relation to the changing of the loca
tion of the Kenai Lake road. Lieu
tenant Kunzig came particularly to
look over the records of the office here
and hopes to discover some document
that will serve instead of those des
troyed by the Valdez fire. Mrs.
Kunzig has been here as the guest of
Mrs. B. R. Labaree for some time.
When Colonel Richardson was re
minded that a rumor exists to the ef
fect that the headquarters of the com
mission will be moved from Valdez
to Seward he avoided a direct state
ment. “Oh, there is always some
rumor or another like that going
about” he said, but that is all he
would say or did say. The colonel ex
pects the thirty-five hundred dollars
of the Forest fund to be soon avail
able for road work here. It will be
used in road work in connection with
the Commission’s work.
POWDKK MILLS EXPLODE.
WILMINGTON, Del., August 30.—
Two mills of the Dupont Powder
company were destroyed by an ex
plosive last night and two mon were
killed. The accident is believed to be
due to internal causes notwithstand
ing the rumors, now so easily floated,
that German sympathizers were re
sponsible. This is only one of several
factories manufacturing munitions of
war to have been destroyed recently.
THAW IN SAN FRANCISCO. .
SAN FRANCISCO, August 31.—
Harry K. Thaw arrived here last
night. His coming was very quiet
and he took precautions to avoid any
curious people who might have hung
around to see him. Acting on the ad
vice of his'attorneys he refuses to
give out interviews about himself or
his experiences.
MANUFACTURERS BUY
STOCK OF SEWARD FACTORY.
Max Hartman, of the Alaska Cigar
Manufacturers, today bought the en
tire stock and plant of the Seward
Cig^r Manufacturers, operated and
owned by M. Stender. Mr. Herman
will continue to manufacture the
brands of cigars formerly produced
by the Seward Cigar Factory and in
addition thereto, two of his own
brands, namely, the “W. R. King” and
the “Board of Trade.” As has been
said before only the best Havana
tobacco will be used in the manu
facture of these brands.
PIONEER DEAD.
PORTLAND, Ore., August 31.—
Frank Nau, a pioneer druggist of this
city, died last night.
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SHIP EDITH IS
AT THE BOTTOM
CARGO OF CONCENTRATES
FROM ELLAMAR SHIFTS
AND VESSEL SINKS.
The S. S. Edith, Captain C. 13. Mc
Mullen, last night found a watery
grave 40 miles east of Cape St. Elias.
This is the information brought here
by Captain Hunter, of the North
western. He says that the Edith
first called for help yesterday morn
ing at 6 o’clock and at noon the
Mariposa was 4 miles west of Cape
St. Elias rushing to her assistance.
At 2:20 the Mariposa put off two life
boats and took aboard all the crew
of the Edith. At the same time she
put a hawser on her. The Mariposa
tried to tow her ashore, or into some
sheltered bay, but had to give it up
at 10 o’clock last night, and let the
boat sink.
The Edith had aboard 4,000 tons of
concentrates from the copper mines at
La Touche and Ellamar, and was on
her way down to the Tacoma smelter.
Cargo Valuable.
SEATTLE, August lU.—The
steamship Edith, Captain McMullen,
with copper concentrates from La
Touche valued at two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, was abandoned
by the crew yesterday and is adrift
forty-seven miles east of Hinchin
brook as a result of the shifting of
the cargo. The steamship Mariposa
has picked up the crew and is trying
to assist the Edith at the time this
is being written. The Edith was on
the way out from Nome and went in
to take on the concentrates.
WHEN DID EDITH SINK?
That the steamer Edith had not
sunk last night seems to be indicated
by a dispatch received by the date
way from Seattle this afternoon.
This is the telegram, received:
SEATTLE, August 31.—Captain
OT.rien of the Mariposa wirelessed
at noon that the Edith was sinking
rapidfly and he was forced to cut
adrift. It is believed now that she is
sunk.
TRIED TO SAVE FRIEND
AND BOTH ARE DROWNED.
Brother of a Noted Portland Athlete
Dies in Willamette River
and Also His Friend.
PORTLAND, Ore., August 31.—
Alvin Hawkins, brother of Walter
Hawkins, the noted athlete, was
drowned in the Willamette river yes
terday and Walter Nelson who went
to save him also perished. Hawkins
was seized with cramps while swim
ming. Nelson, a schoolmate of his,
jumped pluckily to the rescue but for
some reason he also sank.
u. S MARSHAL HERE.
F. R. Brenneman, United States
Marshal, arrived from Valdez on the
Admiral Evans this morning and
will sail on the Mariposa tomorrow
for Anchorage. He goes over on of
ficial business.
EXCUSED FOR BEATING
INSULTER OF THE FLAG.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 30.—A
sailor off a battleship who beat up a
Chinaman and a Japanese here two
days ago was released from jail today
by order of the police judge when it
was found that the beating was ad
ministered because of an insult level
led at the United States flag. In or
dering the sailor’s release the judge
apologized for keeping the man in jail
two days and he commended his ac
tion highly.
POWDER CARS EXPLODE.
OAKLAND, August 31.—Two cars
of powder exploded today at Pinole
and three people were killed. The
cause of the explosion is not known.
LONDON LIMES DAS
ROAST FOR WAR OFFICE
LONDON TIMES ROASTS
LONDON, August 31.—All England was treated to
a sensation this morning when the London Times came
out with a bitter criticism of the British military authori
ties for what it believes to be inefficiency and indetermin
ation. “The war office is merely letting the country and
army drift,” said the Times and it continued by asking
“what if Russia is decisively defeated and the German
hordes stream back to the western front,” the suggestion
being that the allies in the west are unprepared to meet
the enemy in his full strength. The article proceeds to
ask what has happened to the great allied blow which has
been promised and it calls on the nation to wake up and
get to work to ensure the proper conduct of the campaign
I before it is too late.
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BRITISH AGREE WITH U. S.
WASHINGTON, August 30.—The state department
received this afternoon information from London that
the “hard rules” against American shipping will be re
laxed. These rules were formed to govern the holding up
of neutral ships which were supposed to have cargoes that
were meant eventually for Germany. Secretary of State
Lansing stated after receiving this information that he
can see a connection between this relaxation of the rules
and the announcement from Berlin that Germany will not
sink ships again when they carry American passengers.
In other words he believes the British government is will
ing to modify the actions of its fleets when Germany
shows a like willingness.
BRITISH CONFIDENT
LONDON, August 31.—That no peace talk will be
even considered until the new British army drives the
Germans out of Belgium and France is the statement
made by one high in authority to the newspapers today.
The name of the man is not given but the newspapers
guarantee the fact that when he speaks it means virtual
ly the voice of the government. The statement shows that
the new armies are being still organized and trained and
will be perfectlv prepared for the great task.
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WASHINGTON, August 31.—His-1
patches from Caperton imlicate that !
another revolutionary outbreak has
occurred in Hayti but no details have
been received. The United States
froces are said to have the situation
well in hand over most of the country.
ADMIRAL LINE LIBELS
THE STEAMER PARAISO.;
Two Hundred and Forty-seven Thou
sand Asked for the Sinking
of the Watson.
SEATTLE, August 31.—The Pacific
Alaska Navigation company has
libelled the company owning the
steamer Paraiso for two hundred and
forty-seven thousand dollars for the
sinking of the Admiral Watson. Ihe
complaint charges that improper
navigation on the part of the Paraiso
was responsible for the occurrence.
The amount of the sum asked is taken
to indicate that the Watson owners
consider the vessel a total loss or al
most so.
PORCUPINE MINING COMPANY
SUSPENDS WORK FOR SEASON.
JUNEAU.—The Porcupine Mining
company’s big hydraulic plant on Por
cupine river, a tributary of the Chil
kat, has been closed for the season
on account of damage done to the
plant by the high water of the past
several weeks.
came ON THE EVANS.
Thomas Doolittle was the only pas
senger from the outside getting oft
the Evans here. From Valdez came
Marshal Brenneman, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Whittlesey and City
Attorney Coppernoll. Ned Dearborn
was aboard for Kodiak. C. M. Ray
and J. A. Bourke were passengers to
Seldovia. Seven passengers were for
Knik Anchorage.
LOS ANGELES, August 31.—Wil
liam Craig, Mr. and Mrs. F. L.
Holmes and their son, Leon, were
killed instantly last evening near this
city when the automobile in which
they were riding fell over a bridge.
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HONOLULU August 3L.—The sub
marine F-4 which sank several
months ago and which has just been
raised is idled with wreckage and
sand and several days must elapse be
fore the bodies of the sailors can be
uncovered. The naval officers in
charge of the raising made an ex
amination of the wreck this morning
and the work of clearing the interior
of the vessel has started.
HONOLULU, August 31.—Several
of the bodies of the crew of the sunk
en submarine were found this after
noon in the sand and mud in the ul
terior. Five have been taken out and
it is believed that all will be found
but indentification is improbable.
From the small amount of investi
gation made it is supposed that the
accident was due to a leaky storage
battery covering which admitted the
water and formed a chlorine that
caused death.
SOME COFFIN, HE’S Bl ILDING.
ABERDEEN, S. D., August 31.—
J. D. Babcock, police desk sergeant,
is 80 years old and hale and hearty.
He has been smoking cigarettes fov
72 years, or since he was eight years
old He estimated that during that
entire time he has averaged from 23
to 35 daily, which for the 72 years
would total 655,000 cigarettes.
NORTHWESTERN ARRIVES.
The Northwestern arrived this
morning at 5 o’clock and brought
many passengers for this place.
From Seattle she had the following:
Mrs. S. Babcock, Miss Babcock,
Miss M. J. S. Rasmussen, Mary Mil
ler, W. L. Turner, J. J. Sullivan, jr,
Miss R. A. Sullivan, Frank Laudon,
Mrs. T. W. Carter and 2 steerage.
From Alaska ports came T. J. Martel,
Gus Gilles, J F. Chamberlain, J. F.
Ross, Fred B. Ely, A. Meek, A. Shy
man, C. M. Faulkner, C. C. Kunzig,
Col. W. P. Richarson, Mrs. C. Roy
croft and 5 steerage.