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BRITAIN MAT BLOCKADE ALL
PORTS THAT SUPPLY GERMANY
Conscription l rged in House ol
Commons and Russia Calls
oul Bovs of Nineteen—l nited
States \\ ill Demand Indem
nity for Sinking Leelanaw.
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GERMANS CHECKED.
LONDON, July 29.—The Germans have been com
pletely checked around Warsaw and the British people
are again borne up by the hope that Russia will still make
a gooy showing and hold the armies of the Teutons busy
until the czar’s government can bring more force to bear
for an offensive movement. The check is unquestionably
a severe one for the invaders.
MUST PAY FOR LEELANAW.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—The American govern
ment will ask Germany for indemnity for the sinking of
the Leelanaw, it is officially stated. Trouble may come
from the matter as the Germans insist they were justified
in the act as the Leelanaw carried war munitions. This
is denied here. A serious fact has come to light today and
is nothing less than that Great Britain has decided to sup
plement her new defense measures by blockading all neu
tral ports that are known to be points from which sup
plies are shipped to Germany. This step is expected to
lead to serious difficulties.
BRITISH FOR CONSCRIPTION.
LONDON, July 29.—The greatest sensation of the
war so far as parliament is concerned and the hottest de
bate in the house of commons took place yesterday after
noon when some of the members of the house urged im
mediate conscription. Two members declared that the
success of Great Britain depended on compelling all men
of military age to fight. Others as warmly opposed the
idea and the debate waxed furious. It was pointed out
by the advocates of conscription that if Russia is defeated
the allies in the west are not powerful enough to stay the
German avalanche that will be let loose. They even went
so far as to declare that the life of the British empire de
pends on making every man a soldier and on sending
millions of troops to the front. The labor members are
the chief opponents of the proposal, but some of the rad
ical members are equally energetic in opposition.
ASQUITH SEES LONG WAR
LONDON, July 28.—The important statement was
made by Prime Minister Asquith this afternoon, in the
house of commons, that the war is now sure to be a test of
endurance and that the nations which can hold out the
longest will win He killed all hopes of a speedy conclus
ion of the conflict when he declared positively that such
hopes can no longer be entertained and that the war is
certain to be a long one. The announcement was made
after a long conference with Lord Kitchener and after
weeks of careful surveying of th<? conditions. He ex
pressed the belief that the country should know exactly
what it has to face. His words are taken by the news
papers to mean that the policy of promising a short war
has been abandoned finally as dangerous to the chances
of Britain’s success because of the effect which such a pol
icy has had of rendering the people careless. In his speech
Asquith expressed full confidence that the resources of
the British empire would be found adequate for the su
preme test of endurance, but he exhorted the nation to
rise to the great necessity. In a subtle mannei he hinted
that to the failure of Russia is due the creation of the con
viction that the war must still continue for a long period.
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BRUSSELS FINED A MILLION.
PARIS, July 29.—The city of Binssels has been fined
a million dollars because a German Zeppelin was de
stroyed by the allies at Evere. The Germans accuse the
Belgians of giving information that directed the allied
airmen to where the Zeppelin was kept. A French aero
plane fell from a height of a thousand feet near the front
yesterday and the two aviators aboard were killed in
stantly.
CANADIAN PLACED BOMBS.
WINDSOR, Canada, July 29—Leffler, a Canadian,
has been found guilty of placing the bombs that blew up
the armory here and also the factory at Walkersville. The
full facts were not brought out at the trial, but it is said
that Leffler was in the pay of the Germans. The sentence
will probably be death
U. S. MARINES
LANDJN HAYTI
AMERICANS PREPARE FOR RAT
TLE WITH THE REVO
LUTIONISTS.
WASHINGTON, uJly 29.—United
States marines have been landed at
Port au Prince and are already in
control o' the situation. They are
now preparing to give battle to the
revolutionists as foreigners are still
in danger and quite a light may take
place at any moment. The body of
President Guillaume was buried by
old women who were moved by the
sight of it bleeding on the streets.
•After killing him the mob dragged
the remains through the city. '
STREET WORK CAUSES
TALK IN COUNCIL.
One Councilman Says Some Business
People Threaten to Put Down
Their Own Sidewalks.
At the meeting of the city council
last evening Councilman Chamberlin
asked for information about the
street work and stated that some
business people on Fourth avenue told
him that if the work were not pro
ceeded with they will put in their
own sidewalks. Councilman Borgen
said the cause of the delay was thb
fact that the required cement had not
arrived. He further rather warmly
declared that the men who are now
making the complaints were the first
men to ask for the improvements. He
even said that such men are “buck
ing" the council and seemed to think
that this was the reason for their
complaints. Contractor Mantell told
the council that he has sixty days in
which to complete the work, that he
has the use of the streets for that
period and that the work will be
finished in time. In answer to Coun
cilman Daggett Mr. Mantell said the
grading could not very’ well be done at
present owing to the changes which
have been made in the grading.
Rather, perhaps, it should be said he
answered a question as to why' the
grading could not be done while wait
ing for the sidewalks by stating that
the changes in grading made a change
of w’ork.
The proposal to raise the grade on
Fourth street near the approach to
the wharf at a maximum cost of $300
was accepted.
VOLCANOES ACTIVE.
That both Illiamna and a volcano
near Uyak are smoking is the state
ment by one of the officers of the
Watson. He also says that the air and
ground is full of fine particles of
volcanic dust on Kodiak Island as
well as in the Cook Inlet country.
says ANCHORAGE DOES
NOT WANT TO PLAY US
Manager Hoben of the Seward
baseball team has received a letter
from the manager of the Anchorage
team stating that the proposal to
have the two teams meet has prob
ably fallen through.
SKWAKD AM* HKSI KHK.CTION HAY
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SCHOOL PLANS WILL BE
DECIDED ON TONIGHT
Four Local Architects Furnish Plans
of Various Kinds to Board
and Council.
The municipal governing body met
last night as a committee of the
whole with the members of the school
board to receive and examine plans
for the proposed addition to the
school building. Plans were fur
nished by Architects Kingsley, Dona
hue, Winstadt and McKenzie.
Mr. Winstadt suggested using the
basement for school rooms, which
would enable the additions to be made
at a cost of $2,500, but the board will
hardly entertain the proposal, it is
said. The other plans meant an ex
penditure that ranges from $3,500 to
$4,200. The board has the plans now
under consideration and will meet the
council tonight, when the successful
plans will probably be accepted.
ALL CHICAGO MOURNS AS
GOO FUNERALS MOVE.
All Business Suspended and Flags
Over the City Fly at
Half Mast.
CHICAGO, July 28.—All business
was suspended today and all flags
were flying at half mast as six hun
dred victims of the Eastland disaster
were borne to their graves. The
great city seemed to feel the sense of
the sad occasion in every part of it.
ASHES CAUSE ALARM.
The fire department was called out
this morning between 10 and 11
o’clock to the house of W. W. Butts
where a little fire occurred but the
blaze was out when the department
arrived. Mrs. Butts had emptied the
ashes of the stove near the woodshed
and as the ashes were those of a fire
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lighted yesterday she believed, of
course, that all fire had left them.
When they had been lying near the
woodshed for some time they set fire
to it, showing one other peculiar way
in which fires may occur.
TYPHOON IN CHINA.
SHANGHAI, July 28.—A typhoon
visited this district yesterday and
many lives were lost.
ANCHORAGE CHALLENGES
I'S TO MORTAL COMBAT
G. M. Campbell Brings Over Defy of
Baseball Team of New City
and Favorable Terms.
Anchorage will pay $150 towards
defraying the expenses of the Seward
baseball team and will give them a
share in the gate receipts and the re
ceipts of the dance if the Seward
players decide to make the journey
to the new city and play three games.
This is the offer brought over by G.
M. Campbell last night on the Wat
son in behalf of Anchorage. In addi
tion to paying the $150 seventy-five
per cent of the gate receipts will be
divided between the two teams at the
rate of sixty per cent to the winners
and forty per cent to the losers. In
addition to the games a dance will be
given at the new Montana pool room,
which has a splendid floor and an
area of 86 feet by 30. It is the
largest hall in Anchorage and is per
fect for the use mentioned here. Mr.
Campbell will now take up the matter
with the Seward baseball manage!s
He will return to his home city on the
next boat. He says things are look
ing very well over there and that
much construction work is proceeding.
He heard that the people will be noti
fied to move from all the places occu
pied outside the new townsite by Au
gust 16.
MARRIAGES AT THE INLET.
Miss Emeralda Longmire and Mr.
P. J. McDonald were married at Knik
last Thursday night by Rev. T. P.
Howard. The bride has been school
teacher at Knik for the past two
years.
Mr. Hilmar Sarralla and Miss Olga
Guhola were married last week at
Anchorage by Commissioner David.
GETTING WARM.
In the shade of Frank Ballaine’s
porch the thermometer registered 88
degrees this morning about 10:30.
Reports from the Kenai lake district
have it that it gets over 90 degrees
in the afternoons.
A. Christensen, of the land depart
ment and the man who sold the An
chorage lots, arrived last night on the
Watson.
BECKER MUST
DIE TOMORROW
REFUSED NEW TRIAL AND IS
PREPARED TO MEET
AWFUL END.
NEW YORK, July 29.—Ilcckcr, the
former lieutenant of police, has been
refused a new trial for the murder of
Rosenthal and his execution has been
fixed for tomorrow, Friday. Immedi
ately after the decision of the court
the condemned man was prepared for
execution. The cell was stripped of
everything that could be used for
self-destruction. He received his last
hath this afternoon and was dresser,
in a black suit. The hair of the head
has been clipped and cue spot shaved
where the fatal current will enter.
He has almost collapsed, but strove
to the utmost to bear up under the
frightful ordeal.
SOUTH AMERIC A “POWERS”
MAY START A SHINDIG.
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SAN DOMINGO, July 28.—This re.
public and that of Haiti may declare
war against each other because of
complications arising from the
Haitien revolution. The government
here has ordered an increase of the
military forces in preparation for any
eventuality.
CLOUDBURST AT WYOMING.
—ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., July 28.—
A cloudburst which occurred in thi.
neighborhood today destroyed a hun
dred thousand dollars worth of prop
erty. Many people are missing but
some of them may have only lied for
safety and may be alive.
OVER TWELVE
~ HUNDRED DEAD
STILL SEARCHING FOR BODIES
OF VICTIMS OF DISASTER
TO EASTLAND.
CHICAGO, July 29.—It is now
known that the number of people
drowned by the capsizing of the East
land is between twelve hundred and
fourteen hundred, but not yet even
can the precise figure be given. The
search for the bodies is :ti'l proceed
ing and until it is concluded the total
list of the lost cannot be made up.
The inquest has concluded and the
jury has placed the blame for the dis
aster on Manager Wm. Hull, of the
St. Joseph Steamship company, Cap
tain Pederson, Engineer Erickson, In
spector Robert Reed who licensed the
Eastland to carry twenty-five hundred
passengers, Inspector J. Redclifle and
Manager and Lessee W. G.venbaum.
Indictments for manslaughter are
recommended by the jury and such in
dictments will probably he brought in.
ARNOLD Bl'RNEl) l l*. .
The little oil ship Arnold that pass,
ed by Seward some weeks ago on the
way from Katalla to Anchorag* with
a load of oil was burned down near
the latter place five or six weeks ago.
The lire is supposed to have originat
ed in a short circuit that was followed
by an explosion.
WENT ON WATSON.
The following left this morning on
the Watson: G. S. Whitehead and
wife, E. R. Ramsey. A. McDonald and
wife, Miss B. D. Wood, J. A. White,
J. F. Price.
ALL AT A STANDSTILL.
LONDON, July 29.—The official reports today show
that on all fronts the hostile nations are at a standstill.
Throughout the French battle lines not a change of note
has been recorded. In the east the Teutonic allies have
made no further advances, and on the Gallipoli peninsula
the conditions are identical. The newspapers here com
ment on the extraordinary nature of the war shown by
these facts that are made possible by the new conditions
of warfare. The Germans are faced in Poland with pow
erful fortifications and the Italians have similar obstacles
to contend with on the Austrian frontier. The natural
formation of the ground on Gallipoli peninsula has made
it comparatively easy for the Turks to erect strong de
fenses. In the west both sides have dug lines after lines
of trenches and the taking of one line by either side has
(>nly the effect of driving the enemy a few yards back to
the next line. Outflanking seems to be impossible in any
theater, particularly in the Dardanelles front.
GERMANS ARREST AMERICAN
WASHINGTON, July 28.—'The Germans have ar
rested Harry Wilson, clerk of the American consul at Ber
lin, on the charge of issuing passports to Englishmen on
the pretense that the passports were being issued for
Americans. Wilson was arrested as he was attempting
to cross the Danish border. The United States ambas
sador at Berlin has been notified and is now investigating
the matter with a view to finding whether the charges
against Wilson have any foundation or not.
EXPLOSION WRECKS HANGAR.
LONDON, July 28.—An explosion which occurred
from some unknown cause wrecked an airship and the
hangar near this city yesterday. That the explosion was
not accidental is generally believed and a careful search
is now being made for some clue that would lead to the
capture of those responsible.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 28.—A Turkish sub
marine has sunk the Swedish bark Madonna that was try
ing to carry supplies to the allied forces operating on Gal
lipoli peninsula. We have several submarines now in
these waters and the operations of the allied fleet have
been reduced to a very limited area. Fighting on the pe
ninsula remains in much the same status which it has oc
cupied for several weeks. Our generals are fully con
vinced that our positions in the hilly portions of the prom
ontory between the sea and the narrows will continue to
defy all the efforts of the invaders. Any advance which
the enemy has made up to the present has been only over
ground which no real effort was made to defend.
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