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ALASKA NORTHERN PURCHASED
FIRST PAYMENT OF HALF MILLION MADE BY GOVT.
\Y VSHIWiTOX. August litj.—The first payment of $500,000 was made by the government for thd Alaska Noithem lailioad yesteidaj.
This was the cable dispatch that arrived just before noon today. Chairman Edes'of the Engineering commission received notification of the fact from the offices of
the commission at the national capital so that all doubt is finally banished and the position of Seward as the ocean terminal of the great Alaska railroad has been es
tablished for all time. In an interview today Mr. Edes expressed satisfaction that the matter has been finally deeded. ^ I am glad the thing is settled, he said, and that
That several hundreds of thousands of dollars will be spent on remaking the Alaska Northern next year and that “several hundreds of men will probably be employed
for the work in 11)1(5 was stated bv the chairman of the commission in answer to a question. The chief work to be done this fall will be to fix the road so that the gasoline
e-r will be able to run to Kern creek. It will also be necessary to do considerable work on the trestles and bridges and for this forces of carpenters will be required but Mr.
Fde< u*ain expressed the fear that a statement to this effect might cause a rush of people looking for work here and result in much disappointment. We may not employ
•pure than a hundred men on the Alaska Northern this year” he said further. Indeed, he seems to keep constantly before his mind the danger of having too many men in
duced here bv promises of work which might not materialize. He cannot tell exactly how much money will have to be spent on this road this fall or how many men will
>nve to be employed The amount of money at the disposal of the commission until congress makes a further appropriation is very limited. It is certain that no effort
will be made this year to connect this line with the road that is being built out of Anchorage. There will be no new work this fall, he said. 1 he payment made yesterday
is the first of two payments in which the government must complete the purchase of the Alaska Northern.__ , _
BREST-LITOVSK FALLS
BEFORE THE GERMANS
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BREST-LITOVSK FALLS
BERLIN, August 26.—The main Brest-Litovsk fort
ress, the base of the Russian field armies, has been cap
tured bv General von Mackensen. The Austrians co-op
erated with our forces in the taking of the place and ad
vanced from the south while our troops were closing in
from the north and west. It was the main position to
which the Russians fell back after the evacuation of War
saw and great hopes had been placed by them on the
strength of the place. The capture straightens the
German line from north to south and this line will be com
pleted perfectly with the capture of Bielostock. Military
leaders believe that the taking of the railroad at the latter
point will mean that we can shift troops east so fast that
the Russians still operating around Yilna and in the
country south of Riga will be compelled to retreat to avoid
a dangerous flank movement.
BREST-LITOVSK A DISASTER |
LONDON, August 26.—The fall of Brest-Litovsk is
regarded here and throughout Europe as the greatest
disaster to the Russian armies since the beginning of the
war. The fortress is one of the greatest in Europe Im
mense sums of money were spent on its fortifications and
military experts had considered it impregnable. It was
considered even more important that W arsaw so that its
falling into the hands of the Germans can be regarded
only as military calamity. Its chief advantage to the
enemv is that it is the center of some railroad systems. It
is one hundred and thirty-two miles from Warsaw and
one of the oldest cities in Russia and while having a popu
lation of only some fifty thousand it was once the seat of
a palace of the Polish kings.
WANTS U. S. FRIENDSHIP
BERLIN, August 26.—Chancellor von Bethmann
Hollweg made a statement today expressing the desire of
Germany to maintain the friendship of the United States
of America and to do everything in its power to satisfy
the claims of the Washington government in all matters.
The chancellor said in part: “We will not hesitate to give
such complete satisfaction to the United States as would
conform to the friendly relations existing between the
two governments if it is shown that the submarine com
mander exceeded his instructions in torpedoing the
Arabic.”
The matter is now being investigated here carefully
and the commander of the submarine is preparing a full
report after the receipt of which the answer to the Ameri
can note will be drawn up and forwarded.
SOON CAPTURE RAILROAD
BERLIN, August 26.—The capture of Bielostock on
the Warsaw-Petrograd railroad by our troops is now only
a matter of a few hours. General von Gallowitz has ar-1
rived within eight miles of the place in strength and with
his artillery close behind. The fortifications are not re
garded as formidable. It is more than a hundred miles
east of Warsaw so that our armies have penetrated far
since the fall of the Polish capital.
WELSH STRIKE GROWS
CARDIFF, Wales, August 26.—Two thousand coal
miners have gone out on strike in addition to the men that
went out yesterday and the throuble seems only to be be-1
ginning. The new strike is due to dissatisfaction with the;
awards made in the settlement of the former strike. This
dissatisfaction has spread all over the coal fields and
others will walk out right away in spite of the threats of'
the government.
CALLS PEACE
MEN POLTROONS
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS TO GREAT
CROWDS AT PLATTSBl’RG
ON THE WAR.
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PLATTS BURG, August 26.—'To
large crowds here last evening
Theodore Roosevelt declared, in
speaking of the war and the attitude
of the United States towards it, that j
elocution is of too little purpose un
less backed by deeds. When warmed
to his subject he gave voice to the
opinion that pacificists are nothing
but poltroons and are contributing to
the nation’s dishonor in the surest
way. The easiest way, he said, to in
vite disaster is for a nation to be rich
and agfressive but still unarmed. He
expressed the willingness to stand by
the president if the president stands by
the country but he suggested that the
present policy of the administration
threatened frightful results. During
the course of his speech he touched
on the German sympathizers in the
United States and committed himself
to the statement that leading and pro
fessional German-Americans are seri
ously near committing treason to this
country by their expressions and
actions.
DAMAGE FIVE MILLIONS
BUT NO LIVES LOST.
LITTLE ROCK, August 26.—Al
though the damage inflicted by the
floods in the country around Newport
amounts to five million dollars it has
been learned that no lives were lost.
In the first reports it was estimated
that several people had been drowned
but now it is known that all took ad
vantage of the first opportunity to
escape. Several suffered severely by
being compelled to stay up in the tree
branches. Hundreds of homes have,
however, been swept away.
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❖ CO-DEFENDANT OF ❖
❖ TAGGART GUILTY. ❖
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INDIANAPOLIS, August 26.—
James Gibson, who was indicted with
Tom Taggart and Mayor Bell for
election conspiracy, has pleaded
guilty. The evidence against the
famous politician and the mayor is
said to be as strong as that against
Gibson so that a feeling exists that
some sensational facts will be pro
duced when they come up for trial.
INSTRUCTOR DEAD.
SEATTLE, August 26.—Frank E.
Johnson, civil engineering instructor
in the university of Washington, died
* last evening.
TELEPHONE OPEN BETWEEN
THE RAILROAD CITIES.
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Seward and Anchorage Have had
Communication Establish
ed Between Them.
That the telephone line between
Anchorage and Seward is open its the
, information given out this morning
by William C. Edes, chairman of the
engineering commission. Mr. Edes
| says that it will be a few days yet be- j
fore the line will be open for the pub- j
lie. Several miles more of copper
wire must be put in between the two
cities before the most satisfactory
I service can be obtained.
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TEN THOUSAND
OUT ON STRIKE
REMINGTON ARMS WALKOUT
OCCURS AT LAST ANT) MANY
FACTORIES CLOSE DOWN.
BRI DGEPORT, August 26.—The
great strike in the Remington Arms
factories has commenced at last after
a long threatening and ten thousand
men have laid down their tools and
quit work. Six other industries,
whose employees are willing to con
tinue working, have been tied up by
the strike so that the total number
of men who will be rendered idle by
the strike will be far greater than the
number directly employed by the
Remington company itself. The
strikers asked for an increase of
wages and also for an eight-hour day
but the company refused point blank
to consider both demands. The state
ment formerly made that the men
were being influenced by Gormans is
still given credence.
GEN. WOOD IN TROUBLE
FOR INVITING ROOSEVELT.
After Invitation to Military Camp
Ex-President Attacks Policy
of President Wilson.
WASHINGTON, August 2G—Gen
eral Wood will be asked by the ad
ministration to explain the invitation
to Theodore Roosevelt to the military
inspection camp at Plattsburg when
the ex-president made a speech con
demning the foreign policy of Presi
dent Wilson. The matter is regard
ed as serious here because of the fact
that the speech attacking the presi
dent was made to soldiers and virtu
ally under the auspices of the com
mander, constituting a grave breach
of discipline.
HUNTERS ON NORTHWESTERN.
J. J. Sullivan and his sister Miss
Sullivan of Philadelphia, are coming
on the Northwestern on a hunting trip
in this part of the country. Andrew
Simon came in last night on the car
to meet the party, for whom he will
be the guide. Alex Bolam and
Charles Lean came in with him and
i will act as packers.
FRENCH AVIATORS MAKE
HISTORY’S RECORD RAID
MEXICANS FIRE
ON UL_S. AGAIN
FOR TWO HOURS AMERICAN
TROOPERS A N 0 M EXICA N S
FIGHT ACROSS BORDER
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BROWNSVILLE, August 26.—
j Mexicans opened fire on the Ameri
can troopers across the river near
Santa Maria last night and the Ameri
cans returned the fire. The skirmish
was maintained for two hours before
the firing died away. Two horses
were wounded on the American side
but no injury was received by any of
the men. One hundred Mexicans
crossed the Rio Grande near Rio
Grande City last night also and are
still in American territory with a
squadron of United States troopers
in pursuit. The bands that cross
from time to time usually disappear
before being caught up and it is not
doubted that they have mostly return
ed to their own country.
MR. EDES FIRST TO
SPEAK TO ANCHORAGE.
As was only right and proper, the
first man that ever spoke directly to
Anchorage from Seward over the tele
phone was William C. Edes, chair
man of the Alaska Engineering com
mission. He was called this morning
just as soon as communication had
been established and then and there
his was the first voice that ever burst
into the silence. Of course, the local
operator had to speak beforehand but
he wishes not even to have his name
mentioned. The honor is Mr. Ede’s.
ARRESTED AS GERMAN
SPY IN UNITED STATES.
Instrument Maker of Carnegie In
stitute Caught Making Maps of
Military Reservations.
WASHINGTON, August 26.—
Gustav Koch, a German instrument
maker of the Carnegie Institute, has
been arrested by the United States
authorities on the charge of being a
spy. It is known that he has been
engaged in the work of making pict
ures of the military reservations.
The newspapers, or some of them, see
in the story of Koch an indication
that Germany is really desirous of
discovering everything that can be
learned of our preparation for war
and an intent on the part of the Ger
man government to put the knowledge
to use some day.
TO BUILD SHIP ALASKA.
WASHINGTON, August 26.—The
bids for the coast survey ship Alaska
will be opened today.
GREATEST OF AIR RAIDS
PARIS, August 2(1.—The greatest air raid in history
was made yesterday when sixty-two French aviators
dew in one great fleet one hundred miles and dropped a
hundred and fifty powerful bombs on the German muni
tions factory at Dillingen in Bavaria. It is believed that
tremendous damage was inflicted and all the aviators who
took part are reported safe The fleet maneuvered over
the place like warships. One by one they passed over and
each dropped its bombs and then moved on to make way
for the next.
RUSSIA NOW READY
LONDON, August 2G.—It was announced officially in
the Duma last night that the munitions crisis in Russia
has now passed and that supplies of ammunition and guns
are being sent forward to the front as fast as possible so
that different conditions entirely will soon prevail in the
armies. The affairs connected with international ques
tions and internal administration have also been declared
to have been adjusted and this leaves Russia free to pur
sue a more determined policy. The army was described
as being in splendid fighting condition.
BARS SUBMARINES
LONDON, August 26.—A net has now been stretched
all across the English channel and other nets have been
spread across the sea to the north of England and the
north of Scotland to prevent the passage of submarines
and it is believed that the German undersea craft have
been effectively barred. To these nets is credited the re
cent inactivity of the German submarines on the Irish
coasts.
AIRMAN SINKS SUBMARINE
LONDON, August 26.—One of the most extraordin
ary feats of the war was performed yesterday by Flight
Commander Bigsworth of the British flying corps when
he sank a German submarine off Ostend, Belgium, by
dropping bombs on it. The submarine was unprepared
with guns suitable for beating off an air attack and Bigs
worth was able to approach quite close to it.
❖ BAKER, OREGON, MAY *
❖ HAVE A LYNCHING. *
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BAKER, Ore., August 26.—An un- j
identified man dragged Miss Elinora
Storie, a local school teacher, from
her horse last evening and attempted
to attack her. Miss Storie succeeded
in beating the man off and a posse is
now in pursuit and will probably
lynch him if he is caught.
MRS. PENDLETON KILLED.
EVERETT, August 26.—Mrs.
Amelia Pendleton, widow of Charles
Pendleton, was killed near this city
last night in an auto collision. The
blame for the occurrence has not yet
been placed on anyone and the oc
cupants of the cars seem to have con
flicting opinions as to the reason for
the accident.
MARQUARD SOLD.
NEW YORK, August 26.—Mar
quard has been sold to the Toronto In
ternational club. He has been in and
out all the 6ummer and will probably
jump to the Federals unless he is
given an unconditional release.
❖ DUNNE WOULD STOP *
❖ CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. *
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BOSTON, August 26.—C.ovornor
Dunne of Illinois made a plea today
before the conference of governors
for the abolition of capital punish
ment. None of the other governors
expressed a positive opinion yet but
Dunne believes that many of them
( agree with his views.
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PRISONERS STEAL
AUTO AND ESCAPE.
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JOLIET, August 26.—Three
trusties in this prison stole the auto
mobile of the warden yesterday, made
i a dash for liberty and escaped. The
men are still,at large and when last
seen were speeding like the wind to
wards the open country.
FURNITURE BY PARCEL POST.
CENTRALIA, Wash., August 26.—
A woman school teacher of this city
has recently shipped four hundred
pounds of furniture by parcel post
and has discovered that the price for
the shipping was cheaper than it
would have been if she had sent it
by regular freight.