HARRY THAW ENDS
HIS CRAZY CAREER
PHILADELPHIA. .Jan. 11.—Harry Thaw, it is safe
to say, has ended his mad career. Detectives today locat
ed him in a house in Walnut street and alter suttounding
the place they entered and found him with both wrists
and throat cut. He quietly asked the detectives to have
Dr. Kirbv summoned and lie was taken to St. Mary s hos
pital. Soon after his removal Dr. Kirby intimated that
his recovery is impossible.
TELEGRAPHIcIIsTOrToF THE WAR
ITALIANS WATCH THE GREEKS
AMSTERDAM, -Jan. 8. —Reports coming indirectly
from Rome indicate that the Italian government is rein
forcing its army in the right wing ot the Allied lines on
toe Greek front in preparation for an expected attack by
iiie Greek army on the allied rear. That Greece wili soon
take a part is the general opinion now in European neu
tral countries.
SEE SUBMARINES EVERYWHERE
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. — Incoming British and other
skippers now seem to see German submarines everywhere
but most of the U boats seem to lie nothing but imaginary.
There are also current stories of the sinking of British
merchantmen in the Atlantic and one story is that the
Germans are now drawing a submarine ring around the
British islands in one final effort to cut off British sup
plies entirelv. Most of this belief is supposed to be caus
ed by the fear of such an eventuality and not by any real
truth.
ARTILLERY IN WEST
PARIS, Jan. 9—Artillery fighting is reported from
the Meuse and French batteries are doing effective work
near Woevre.
FIXED FOOD PRICE IN ENGLAND
LONDON. Jan. 1).—Baron Devonport, the controller of
food, has fixed a price on the corpa of 1917 so as to pre
vent extortion.
RUSSIANS BEATEN BACK
BERLIN. Jan. 11.—Russian counter attacks in Kou
mania have been beaten back with great losses to the
enemv. They have been retired further in the Kasimo
valley and Mackensen after furious lighting has forced
them back behind the Sereth. In the north, the war of
fice reports, the Russians renewed their attacks south
west of Riga but were unsucessful.
THE RUSSIAN REPORT
PETROGRAD, Jan. 11.—West of Riga the Russians
have renewed the attacks and have scored a mile advance
and taken several positions. In the Roumanian theatie
the Teutons have made eight fruitless attacks on a single
height north of the Kasimo river.
BRITISH WIN AT KUT
LONDON. Jan. 11.—By a tremendous dash the Brit
ish troops have captured a thousand yards of Turkish
trenches northeast of Kut-el-Amara and have taken two
hundred prisoners.
LONDON EXPECTS SUB CAMPAIGN
LONDON, Jan. 11. — The Times editorially again
warns the country that Germany s apparent quietness at
sea at present means that preparations for a greater sub
marine campaign than ever are being made. It hints
openly that all indications point to the fact that the Ger
mans are now preparing to make a wholesale attack on
Atlantic shipping and will not be particular as to what
nation a ship belongs if it is carrying supplies to the Brit
ish islands.
BRITISH SHIP SUNK
LONDON, Jan. 11.—It was announced today that an
enemy submarine sank the British admiralty ship Corn
wallis in the Mediterranean last Sunday.
RUSSIANS TELL DIFFERENT STORY
PETROGRAD, Jan. 8.—The Russians by surprise at
tacks yesterday captured enemy trenches in the Oituz
valley and also'a number of prisoners. The Roumanians
to the northwest of Fokchany retired a little distance
eastward under pressure. Teuton attacks in dense for
mation have been repulsed near Pecheschi six versts
southwest of Fokchany. The Teuton attacks on the lower
Buzeii river have also been repulsed.
BRITISH REPULSE GERMANS
LONDON, Jan. 8. — After heavy artillery prepara
tion yesterday the Germans attempted to recapture then
lost posts taken by us north of Beaumont but they were
renulsed. General Haig also reports that our troops have
made successful raids south of Armentieres.
BULGARS THWART BRITISH
BERLIN, Jan. 8—Yesterday, Sofia reports, the
British made determined attempts to gain possession of
advanced positions of the Bulgars near Lake Doiian on
the Macedonian front but the attempts failed. The Brit
ish offensive on the Struma river have apparently been
abandoned, at least for the present.
SIX AEROPLANES DESTROYED
BERLIN, Jan. 8.—The Germans yesterday destroyed
six Entente aeroplanes and on that single day on the
western front. Air battles were fought constantly all day
and some thrilling scenes were presented. Several air
men on both sides lost their lives.
ATHENS, Jan. 9.—King Constantine applied for to
dav and receieved a bread ticket of te regular kind that is
:ssued to all heads of families in Greece. The king says
he believes that under the conditions prevailing a king
should fare just like anyone else.
EDES SAYS RAILROAD WILL BE BUILT
TO FAIRBANKS IN THE YEAR 1919
That the government railroad in
Alaska will be completed to Kairbank
s at the end of the year 1919, two
years from next fall, is the statement
made by Chairman Edes of the Engi
neering Commission.
This statement of Edes appears in
the Juneau Dispatch ot December 27
last The Dispatch in aneditorial suys
directly that Edes denies the report
that the completion of the railroad
will be delayed beyond the time orig
inally estimated. If Commissioner
Mears was rightly quoted us saying
that the road would not be built until
1921 and that Seward had no chance
to be joined up with Anchorage this j
year he was either joking or trying
lo tease someone evidently, The (iate
way here repeats what it said a few
days ago and that is the Engineering
Commission will do everything pos
sible and is doing all it can right now
to connect Anchorage and Seward
this year as Mr. Edes told this paper
long ago they intended to do. It can
hardly he possible that the chairman
of the Commission and one other
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member would contradict each other
in this fashion. As the chairman’s
word must be accepted the statement
attributed to Mears must be taken
either as a joke or a mistake. The
Juneau Dispatch is an Associated
Press paper and the following is the
statement in its issue of December 27
with the heading and all;
DELAY COMPLETION ALASKA
RAILROAD DENIED BY EDES
Reports that the completion of the
anks is likely to be delayed several
years beyond the time originally est
imated, are denied by W. C. Edes,
chairman of the Alaska Engineering
Commission. Mr. Edes states that no
definite time has ever been fixed for
the completion of the line. Inquiries
have been answered by the statement
that the commission hoped to reach
Fairbanks by the end of 1919, althou
gh this was largely dependet on fav
orable conditions and the supply of
labor.
“Nothing,” writes Mr. Edes, “ has
occurred this season to discourage us
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in any-way Like all other enterprises
| we have felt the effect of high freight
rates and a scarcity of shipping. Pos
sibly we have felt this somewhat more
than others, as practically everything
used in the construction of the road
ust be brought from the Pacific coast
The past season was also a wet one in
Alaska with numerous storms, which
occasioned some changes in our plans
By Dec. 50 about 65 miles of new
track will have been laid for the sea
son, making 85 miles in all, extending
in both directions from Anchorage. In
addition to this over (50 miles of right
of-way has been cleared on the line
between the end of the track and fair
banks and over 35 miles of grading
ddne in disconnected sections. Large
additions have been made to our con
struction equipment and large amoun
ts of supplies will be distributed by
sled this winter, preparatory to an
active campaign as soon as conditions
are favorable in the spring.
“I feel that we have reasons for
congratulation on the result of the
season’s work.
GRIGSBY ON
THE DRY LAW
ATTORNEY general declines
TO SAY WHETHER TERRITORY
CAN ENACT PROHIBITION
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—George Grigs
by, attorney for Alaska, will leave
for Juneau tonight. He declined to
express an opinion as to the power of
the Juneau legislature to make a dry
law operative in the territory. He
also refused to say whether he
thought the half a million from lic
ense taxes would be available to
maintain schools or not.
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WICKERSHAM ANXIOUS TO
GET ALL-ALASKA REVIEWS
The All-Alaska Review for Decern-1
her will be on sale at the news stands
today. Delegate Wickersham, by the
way, wrote on the last mail that he
is having The Review bound in book j
form and he asks urgently that three
missing copies be sent to him. He
says: “Please do not neglect this for
1 am anxious to have them bound for
preservation.” The New York Public
Library sends a similar request and
it is evident in many other ways that
the Review is taking a hold far away
after eighteen months of existence.
WHITEHORSE HOGS
ARE POISONED
Whitehorse, Dec. 1. —Wednesday!
of last week some person unknown
poisoned eleven hogs belonging to
Manager W. D. Greenough, of the
Pueblo mine . The police are invest
igating and if they locate the guilty
party he will, doubtless, and deserve
dly, get a sentence similar to that of
the Dawson man who a few weeks ago
shot to death and killed with an ax
forty- six hogs belonging to the man
with whom he was making his home
and for which he is now serving a
three year sentence in the territorial
penitentiary.
HOW AN OLDTIMER
DIED IT AT NOME
The many friends of George Hall
were surprised and saddened this
morning to hear of his sudden death
last night. Although he had been
having some trouble with his stom
ach for several months he seemed in
fairly good health until yesterday
forenoon when he felt pain in the reg
ion of his heart and summoned his
physician, Dr. Chace, who did all that
could be done for him. He died at
nine o’clock. George Hall went to
Dawson in the early rush and engag
ed in mining. When Nome was still
a young camp he came here and went
into the saloon business in which he
remained ever since. He was square,
friendly and right in all his dealings
with his fellows and as a result had
a host of warm friends in this place.
His home was Los Gates, Cal., where
he still owned a residence up to his
death. He was unmarried and is sur
vived, it is stated, only by a sister and
neice. He was a member of the
Eagles and Moose.—Nome Nugget.
I KIDNAPS A BOY AND IS CHARG
ED WITH BEATING
HIM.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. — Frank
Walsh, formerly chairman of the In
dustrial Relations Commission, has
caused the indictment of Harry Thaw
for the kidnapping of Fred Gump,
aged ID, at Kansas City. It is charg
ed that Thaw brought the boy to a
New York hotel and assaulted him
w’ith a whip. The police are now
seeking Thaw in Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 10.—Thaw’s
friends predict a bitter light over the
charges for which he has been in
dicted. They say the indictment is
nothing but another step in the per
secution of the man. His mother's
home is now being carefully watched.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 10.—Fred
Gump, the father of the boy whom
Harry Thaw' is accused of assaulting,
refuses to talk of the matter.
CAPLAN IN JAIL
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10.—Caplan
began his sentence in San Quentin
prison today. An appeal is pending.
ARRESTED FOR GRAFT
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.—Thomas New
bold, a wealthy cabaret and hotel
manager, was arrested for graft to
day. He is said to be a member of
a graft ring which is now being prob
ed.
HOUSE PASSES THE
EDUCATIONAL BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—The
House today passed the Hughes vo
cational education bill and a similar
measure has passed the senate.
WOMEN CHEER WHEN
PROHIBITION PASSED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—The
Sheperd Dry bill passed the sneate
today after a bitter argument by a
vote of fifty-five to twenty-two. On
the vote being announced the women
in the galleries cheered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Presi
dent Wilson has refused to support
the Anthony suffrage amendment and
l the suffragists have decided to picket
the White House -so that it will be
impossible for the President to leave
the White House or enter it without
meeting a “live argument” in favor of
woman’s votes nationally.
NEW NOME MAYOR
The most important act of the City
; council last night was the election of
Mr. H. H. Moller as mayor of Nome
; to fill the unexpired term of Mr.
| Blake whose resignation went into
effect with his departure for the out
side.
Councilman M’AUister nominated
Moller for the position and council
man Ross seconded the nomination
and moved that the nominations be
closed. All six of the councilmen
voted for the nominee and he was de
1 dared elected.—Nugget.
SUSITNA YIELD
i IS $400,000.00
I
IT. S. GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL
SIRVEV SAYS Sl’SITNA
BASIN OITPIT $100,000.
The following is the report of the
! government geological survey on min
| ing development for this district for
last year:
Ivenai Peninsula and Susitna Regions
i The rebuilding of the obi Alaska
Northern Railroad, now in Govern
ment ownership, leading inland from
Seward, stimulated mining develop
ment in Kenai Peninsula. The pro
duction from placer mining did not
increase .however, and there were no
lode-mining operations except some
small development work. On the
| other hand, in the Susitna basin,
which is also served by the govorn
men railroad, there was a marked ad
vance in mining. About GO miles of
railroad are now being operated from
the town of Anchorage. Its immedi
ate tributary territory includes the
Matanuska coal field and the Willow
Creek lode district. The coal-mining
developments have been noted above.
In the Willow Creek district four lode
mines were operated in 1916, compar
ed with three in 1915. A dredge was
installed in the Yentna placer district,
and hydraulic operations were contin
ued in the Valdez creek district. The
value of the total mineral output of
the Susitna basin in 1916 was about
$400,000.
Southwestern Alaska
Some developments were continued
on the copper deposits of the lliamna
region, but as yet there are no pro
ducing mines in this field. A small
cyaniding plant was installed and op
erated to handle the old tailings of
the Apollo mme, on Unga island. A
large body of low-grade auriferous
quartz is said to have been found on
the south side of Unga Island, about
miles from the Apollo mine. Some
auriferous gravels were found in 11116
on the east side of the Alaska Peni
nsula, between Cold and Katmai bays.
It appears that the placers were
found on only one creek, and the out
put was only a few hundred dollars.
The discovery, so far as known is of
importance only in marking a new lo
cality where auriferous mineraliza
tion has taken place. Beach placer
mining was continued on Kodiak and
Popof islands.
RUSHING PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Congress
is rushing legislation on the Shepherd
| Prohibition bill. The vote will take
place in the senate tomorrow.
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NAMED FIELD MISSIONARY
It is with pleasure that The Daily
Times is permitted to announce that
the Rev. T. P. Howard has been ap
pointed field missionary of the entire
Cook inlet country. The appointment
came dierct from the Board of Mis
sions of the Episcopal church at New
York city.—Ex.
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NO ACTION ON
\M CHARGE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—The committee on rules of
the House adjourned its executive session today without
taking any action on the leak matter. Abandonment of
the investigation is favored by most of the members but
a sub-committee was formed to take up the question of
proceeding against Lawson on contempt charges. Boll
ing, the President’s brother-in-law, denies that he had
any information about the peace note and demands an
apology from Congressman Wood. After the adjourn
ment the Democratic majority of the Rules committee
voted to report adversely on the charges. The resolution
says there was never any ground for the investigation.
GERARD SPEECH CORRECT
. BERLIN, Jan. 11.—It was announced today that the
speech made by Gerard, the American ambassador, at the
American Association of Commerce was correctly quot
ed. The newspapers point out that he did not mention
other powers but simply congratulated Germany and de
clared that the relations between Germany and the Unit
ed States are friendly and really more cordial than ever.
SAYS PEACE NOT REFUSED
LONDON, Jan. 11—Speaking at the Guildhall today
Premier Lloyd George declared that this country had
never rejected peace terms because they had never been
offered. The Entente nations, he said, avoided the trap
set by the fine words of Germany which only desired peace
on it's own terms. Concluding the Premier said the En
tente wants a real peace only and the reply to President
Wilson’s note clearly shows it. George, Law and McKen
na were the chief speakers at the Guildhall in the effort
to launch a national campaign to secure every available
penny for “the new victory loan.” Seventeen thousand
associations are co-operating.
REPLY KEPT SECRET
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—The reply of the Entente
to the Wilson note arrived today but was given to Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing in the strict
est secrecv. Nothing has been divulged yet but from al
lied sources it is learned that the Entente nations arrived
at a conclusion quickly.
ENTENTE REPLIES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11—The Entente reply to the
Wilson peace note was delivered to the American ambas
sador in Paris today.
BELIEVE PEACE NEAR
GENEVA, Jan. 11—On the arrival of the report that
die British premier said peace had not been rejected it
was declared here that the Swiss government has infor
mation to the effect that the Entente will enter into a
peace discussion. The only concrete circumstance men
tioned to bear this out is the retirement of the Russian
premier, which is believed to have been caused by the m
iluences that desire peace.
INTEREST IN GERARD SPEECH
BERLIN, Jan. 9.—The speech made by Ambassador
Gerard at the American Association dinner continues in
die forefront of matters that are now interesting the
German people. The speech is, indeed, regarded as show
ing political developments of the highest importance al
liougli the Tages Zeitung considers that the ambassador
violated the diplomatic proprieties. The Vorwaerts, the
Socialist organ, however, expresses the hope that the
speech indicates the intention of President Wilson to con
tinue his efforts towards bringing about peace.
THINK BIG WORK DONE
PARIS, Jan. 9.—Rome reports that Premier Briand
believe the Entente Council recently held was fruitful
•ml timely and accomplished a great deal but no details
•nrk transacted have been told._•_
ELECTORS CAST
VOTES TODAY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—At noon
today the presidential electors will
meet at the respective capitals of their
states and cast the ballots for Presi
dent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The state
department has sent to Gerard, the
United States ambassador to Berlin,
an interrogation as to the text of the
speech made by him at the American
Commerce Association banquet when
he is quoted as saving that the rela
tions between Germany and the
United States were never so cordial
as they are at present. He is asked
to send a copy of his exact utterances
on that occasion to the department of
state. It has been pointed out to him
that the delicate situation in Europe
and the delicacy of the relations be
tween the United States and Gei
many requires great carefulness oi
speech. Otherwise, it is pointed out,
the world might be inclined to link
the German and American peace pro
posals and to suspect that the two
governments were conspiring to fcue
the coming of peace.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The big
sensation of the leak charges came
today when T. W. Lawson, the Boston
financier, on the witness stand told
the investigating committee that of
ficialdom in Washington is just
hone ycombed with leaks from the su*
preme court to congress and in the
White House ducct. Lawson describ
ed the officials as being guilty of a
gigantic, deliberate and premeditate 1
robbery of the American people an.t
the excitement in the chamber be
came so intense when he made this
statement that the hearing nearly
culminated in fisticuffs until the ef
fort to calm th^participants succeed
ed. Henry’s most astute questioning
of the financier was unavailing.
Lawson gave no information that
could be called valuable and his
charges seemed to be too general to
serve as evidence that could be used.
AH he declared about himself was
that he was not one of the conspira
tors. Lansing, secretary of state, al
so testified to explain the method of
handling the peace note but he de
clared that he never knew of any
leak or never suspected any such
thing until he saw the story in the
newspapers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—The con
clusion of the Adamson test case is
expected today. The railroad lawyers
lay particular stress on the lack of
authority in congress to enact wage
legislation, while Special Assistant
Frank Hagerman defends the lavs' and
says it provides only for a mere
change in railroad bookkeeping.
Justice Pitney asked him where he
would draw the line between public
management and private operation
and he answered that he was not
drawing any line.