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GERMANS CONTINUE
GALICIAN DRIVES
AIR FLEET RAIDS CITY
PARIS, June 16.—A great airship fleet consisting of
twenty-three aeroplanes raided the city of Karlsruhe in
the Duchy of Baden yesterday and wrecked and burned
many buildings. Two of the machines of the fleet were
lost but the others returned safely to their base.
BERLIN, June 16.—Eleven people were killed by the
airship raid on Karlsruhe. It was probably the largest
air fleet that had ever attacked at once but the results
were not bad. ~
ZEPPELIN BOMBARDS ENGLAND
LONDON, June 16.—Some towns not mentioned
were bombarded last night on the northeast coast of Eng
land and fifteen people were killed and an equal number
injured. The bombs from the Zeppelin started fires
which are believed to have done quite considerable dam
age but the censors recently have become more secretive
than ever in matters relating to air raids, probably with
the intention of keeping information from the Germans.
This secretiveness is resented in some quarters as it is be
lieved to have a tendency to make the damage appear
more serious than it really was. Information from the
western front and from the Turkish area is conspicuous
by its absence today. It is conspicuous in the sense that
it indicates a lack of progress on the part of the allies.
While Berlin stories of success are discounted there is
no reason to believe that the Teutons have not made
further advances and the anxiety to open the Dardanelles
and supply the Russian ally with munitions is becoming
feverish. . . _
GERMANS CONTINUE DRIVE
BERLIN, June 16—The Teutonic armies are contin
uing their great Galician drive and shoving the Russian
hordes constantly backward across the country. We
captured Mocsicka, between Przemysl and Lemberg, yes
terday and took seven thousand more Russian prisoners
during the operation. The two last named cities are not
quite sixty miles apart so that our position west of Lem
berg can l»e seen to be close to the fortifications in which
the Russians are trying to make a stand- Berlin is confi
dent that Lemberg will soon fall as the German army to
the northwest is gradually moving to the north of the
city while the Austrians are pressing from the south near
the Dniester. Leml>erg once taken we are confident that
Russian territory wilfbe invaded at once from eastern
Galicia.
NINETEEN KILLED
KARLSRUHE, June 16—Nineteen people were kill
ed and fourteen were injured by the attack of the French
airship fleet on this city.
GREECE EXPECTS WAR
ATHENS, June 16—The general opinion created in
this country by the election of Premier Venizelos is that
Greece will soon enter the war with the Allies against
Austria and Germany. Indeed, the premier was elected
chiefly because he favors such a course. It was well
known that the king privately worked to defeat him as
Constantine is altogether opposed to war but this fact did
not have the influence expected.
AGAMEMNON LOSS DENIED
LONDON, June 16—The admiralty denies the story
of the loss of the British battleship Agamemnon in the
fighting at the Dardanelles. The report is without found
ation, the announcement declares. A Norwegian steamer
was torpedoed off the coast of Scotland yesterday and
sunk. Three hundred thousand dollars have been paid by
the British government for the American cotton cargo
seized by a British warship while it was on the way to
Sweden.
BRITISH NAVY LOST 13,500
LONDON, June 16.—The figures of the loss of life
in the British navy from the beginning of the war to the
end of May were published today. Eight thousand five
hundred men were killed and the total losses were thirteen
thousand five hundred. The total number of men and offi
cers in the navy at the beginning of the war was just a
little more than one hundred thousand.
NEWS VERY SLIGHT
LONDON, June 16.—The morning’s official bulletins
contain nothing worthy of note about the figthing in the
west or in Turkey. The means of communication with the
different theatres of war are even more limited now than
they were before and a more strict guard is being main
tained on the telegraph lines- The new army of three
hundred thousand called for by Kitchener is being as
sembled for training while some of the trained recruits
are being constantly dispatched to the front.
TRY TO STOP
SALE OF R. R.
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CHICAGO HOLDERS OF BONDS
OBTAIN TEMPORARY ORDER IN
CASE OF ALASKA NORTHERN
WASHINGTON, June 16.—The
Chicago holders of three hundred
thousand dollars worth of bonds in the
Alaska Central railroad have obtained
a temporary order, returnable Friday,
restraining Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo and Secretary of the In
terior Lane from paying anything to
the Canadian vendors of the Alaska
Northern railroad. The plaintiffs
charge that the Canadians have not
an actual title to the property and
that they have been conspiring to de
fraud the plaintiffs and dissipating the
funds. It is also charged that the
Labaree contract was made secretly
and that the defendants agreed to pay
August Hecksher two hundred thou
sand to promote the sale of the road.
It is further charged that the Canad
ians also agreed to pay Otto Hansen
one hundred thousand to withdraw the
suit filed at Valdez.
It is thought here that this will be
the last obstacle placed in the way of
the transfer of the road to the govern- j
ment. It is one of the dangers which
the administration was guarding
against by delaying the final trans
fer. The matter is not regarded as at
all serious.
SEWARD’S FIRE FIGHTERS.
Every center of any pretensions
must have its fire soon or late; and
for that reason the recent disastrous
fire at Seward, Alaska, will probabls
be recorded as the usual “blessing in
disguise,” says the Seattle Times.
Seward is entitled to special men
tion for its original methods in fight
ing fire. Its resourceful plan of tap
ping the 16-inch water main of the
Seward Light & Power Company was
as original as it was effective. Not
every frontier town has such a sup
ply available. Nor has every com
munity a numerous population with
revolvers handy for use in emergency
—though the idea of shooting a stave
pipe full of holes was born of the mo
ment of peril to the town.
The fire fighters, with their re
volvers, did their work well. As soon
as they pierced the water main the
pressure of 160 pounds to the square
inch did the rest of it. The area was
flooded, providing a water barrier be
yond which the fire could not go. \
This escape of Seward from com
plete disaster is one of those instances
of initiative with which American his
tory abounds. There is always “a
way out,” and the American pioneer,
no matter where he may be placed
has the knack of finding it.
WHARF WORK IS DONE
BY GOVT. AND RAILROAD.
The work which is now being done
on the wharf is under the supervision
of both the railroad commission, in a
sense, and under the supervision, prin
cipally, of the Alaska Northern rail
road. The railroad company is real
ly doing the work but it will be paid
for by the commission when the rail
road is turned over to the government.
MARIPOSA COMING.
The Mariposa sailed west from Ju
neau at 10 p. m. yesterday and is ex
pected to arrive here on Friday.
WATSON TODAY.
Agent Wayne Blue expects the
Watson to arrive some time this even
ing or tonight from the westward.
WASHINGTON, June 8.—Claude
Kell,# of Nome, Alaska, who graduated
from the naval academy this year, has
been assigned to the battleship North
Dakota, and notified to report for duty
after his summer vacation.
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* STRIKE WAS DECLARED *
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CHICAGO, June 16.—The great
strike of the carmen was declared ofT
this afternoon after long conferences
between all sides of the dispute.
The mayor has been selected to act
as one of the arbitrators and in the
meantime the men will return to work.
CHICAGO STRIKE IS
NEAR SETTLEMENT.
Officials and Strikers Meet Mayor and
He Says Arrangement Will
be Come to.
CHICAGO, June 16.—After a con
ference with the officials and the strike
leaders the mayor stated this morning
that the trouble is near settlement.
He told nothing of the details of the
proposals made by either side but
there is a reason to think that a com
promise has been all but agreed to by
which the men will receive some of
their demands but not all.
NEWS NOTES.
Andrew Grosvold left for his home
at Sandpoint yesterday on the Santa
Ana.
Mrs. J. M. Cummings left on the
Northwestern to visit friends at
Latouche.
Hans Anderson and Joe Anderson
received $100 today from T. Tallasen
as salvage for bringing the boat
Helen home when they found it float
ing outside the harbor. The boat had
been abandoned by a hunting party.
Tomorrow will be Bunker Hill day
and a holiday in Massachusetts.
Mrs. McNeer has been secured by
the Dancing club to play for its hop
this evening.
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser
of Honolulu just to hand shows that
even the Hawaiian Islands are waking
up to Alaska. One of the items of
news contained in the paper tells
about a lecture which is to be deliver
ed on this northern territory.
A. Christensen of the land office is
now at Anchorage and is said to be
preparing townsite matters. Although
there is no direct warrant given for
the statement it may be hinted with
some degree of liklihood that an of
ficial from Washington has visited or
is now visiting in Seward who repre
sents the government in matters re
lating in one way or another to town
site affairs.
The team to play Cordova is said to
have been about selected. It has
been said that in the preparatory
games between the interurban team of
Seward against the “scrubs” Carring
ton will pitch for the latter team If
he does they might lose their ap
pellation.
Another private dance of the . Se
ward Dancing club will be given this
evening.
Among the shipments aboard the
steamship Mariposa on her last trip
was a steam sawmill oufit, which will
be used in the construction of the first
plant of its kind at Ship Creek, Alas
ka. The shipment is being made by
W. H. Malvern, a western Pennsyl
vania lumberman, who will be the
manager of the plant. The mill will
have a capacity of 20,000 feet a day,
and will be equipped with the neces
sary machinery for the manufacture
of flooring, siding and other finished
lumber. The project is being financed
by a number of Seattle business men.
-(Ex.)
It is claimed that the ow ners of the
Gobi King mine injthe Valdez district,
fflSS finally^ got ”into the money on
their quartz mine. Although the mine
contained rich rock, the formation w as
broken up. Recently the big ledge
was struck and everyone concerned Is
satisfied that the mine will now be a
winner. ’
URGE WILSON
FORJIG NAVY
PEACE PREPARATION CONFER
ENCE PASSES RESOLUTION
FOR MILITARY DEFENSE.
NEW YORK, June 16.—The Peace
Preparation Conference passed a res
olution last night urging President
Wilson to increase the army and navy
as quickly as possible so that the
United States may be ready for all
eventualities. The former members of
the cabinet who are the leaders in the
movement spoke very warmly on the
great need of the nation for more;
ample means of defense. They hinted |
several times that a certain outcome j
of the present war may result in cir
cumstances which would either mean
that the United States must defend
itself and the Monroe Doctorine suc
cessfully or suffer severe humiliation
and probable loss of commerce. Other
speakers also dwelt upon the fact that
the navy ,’s not at all tlv efficient
fighting body which inexpert people
had declared it to be and that it would
be nothing short of crime against the
nation to let matters of defense go as
they are.
NOME BOATS UNABLE
TO CONTINUE UNLOADING.
ST. MICHAEL, June 16.—A heavy
storm is raging now and the steamers
Victoria, Edith and Latouche have
been unable to continue unloading.
All the vessels have large quantities of
freight for Nome and Yukon points.
FAMOUS BILLIARDIST
BECOMES MURDERER.
Knifes Wife, Mother and Self and AH
Are On the Verge of
Death.
CHICAGO, June 16.—Calvin De
murest, the famous billiardist, knifed
his wife, mother and himself today
and all three are dying. It is believed
that Demurest went insane suddenly.
POINDEXTER TO BUILD.
G. Benjamin Poindexter has decided
to build a store and office building on
lot 27, block 16 and has already order
ed the lumber for the purpose from
E. J. Warner. He has the ground on
a lease from John Ballaine.
FAIRBANKS, June 12.—In their
anxiety to get in on the ground floor
scores of squatters have settled on
the land reserved by the government
for railway terminal purposes here.
Commissioner Riggs, who is super
intending the government’s railroad
activities here, has issued a warning
to the squatters to keep off the land.
He says private citizens have no
recognized rights and cannot secure
title until the land is again thrown op
en if not used for railroad purposes by
the * government.
It is reported that a number of
squatters have located on the reserve
at the mouth of the Nenana, believing
that place will be the scene of the
government’s greatest activities in the
interior.
VALDEZ.—Julius Hale is confined
in the federal jail charged with slash
ing Knute Nolan early this morning
with a razor. The fight occurred in
the redlight district and appears to
have been started by mutual dislike
which the men held for each other.
Both Hale and Nolan are reported
to present a pretty badly dilap'dated
appearance; Nolan was severely
slashed, the cut requiring seveeral
stitches to keep him intact. Hale
was battered about the head with a
rock which Nolan says he used to de
fend himself.
The preliminary hearing is taking
place before commissioner Love this
afternoon. There were several wit
nesses to the affray.—(Prospector).
mm SAYS THE II. s.
WILL BE ARBITRATOR
BRYAN TALKS ON WAR
WASHINGTON, June 16.—William Jennings Bryan
declared this afternoon the opinion that America will be
the world mediator at the international congress which
will some day sit to arrange terms of peace if the 1 'nited
States really shows an honest neutrality. He also express
ed the belief that such a congress will pass international
laws in favor of peace. He made no statement in answer
to the statement of Lansing that the note to Germany
had been altered and there appears to be evident a tacit
understanding amongst all the people concerned to let
the matter remain as quiet as possible. The fact that
President Wilson has declined to discuss the matter has
tended to relieve the tension.
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ACCUSE BERNSTORFF OF LYING
NEW YORK, June 16.—The New York Tribune
charges that the Dr. Gerhard, for whom Ambassador
Bernstorff secured a passport to return to Germany via
England, was no other than Dr Meyer, chief of Germany 's
Army Supply department. Should the charge prove to be
well founded it will lay Bernstorff open to serious conse
quences. It is likely that he will receive his passports if
the Tribune story is correct.
ALLIED MONEY LOSES VALUE
NEW YORK, June 16.—On the money exchange the
English pound sterling has dropped two per cent French
money has dropped four per cent which is the lowest in
fifty years. The worst drops of all are in Italian and Rus
sian currency. The discount on Italian is fifteen per cent
and that on Russian is twenty-four.
GERMAN REPLY IN THREE WEEKS
WASHINGTON, June 16.—It was learned today that
the German reply to the last note of the United States
government will not be sent for three weeks as lull time
is required, Berlin says, to investigate all the matters re
lating to the acts complained of. No objection apparently
has been advanced here to this delay. On the contrary,
there is in evidence a feeling of satisfaction that the ques
tion will not come up for solution until both sides to the
controversy have cooled off. All talk of war with Go
many has died down as suddenly os it came to file, lie
president will leave the capitol over July Fourth.
COMPLAINS TO U. S.
WASHINGTON, June 16.—The British ambassador
to .the United States, Spring Rice, called officially on the
president today to call his attention to the Zeppelin raids
on London. He reminded Mr. Wilson that London is un
armed and undefended and that the lives of many Ameri
cans are endangered by the raids. Mr. Wilson was of
course, not in a position to make reply but promised the
ambassador that he will give the matter his full attention.
FRENCH WARSHIP SUNK
CHERBOURG, June 16—A French torpedo boat was
sunk today in theEnglish channel by a collision with the
British steamer Aryea. The warship’s crew were mostly
saved by the steamer. ^———————— *
ENTIRE LESLIE FORTUNE
TO SUFFRAGE CAUSE.
NEW YORK, June 16.—Mrs. Frank
Leslie has left one and a half million
dollars, which is virtually her entire
fortune, to the cause of Woman Suf
frage. Mrs. Catt has been made the
chief trustee.
A BOOK WORTH READING.
“Hunting in the Upper Yukon” is
a book by Thomas Martindale which
is now on sale here. A glance at the
volume shows it to be one of those
works that bring out the real charm
of the country with which they deal.
To open the pages and only see the
illustrations recalls the mind to the
youthful days when the pages of some
hunting story were real paradise to
us. It can be conscientously said that
no man in Alaska should be without
this work of Mr. Martindale. It can
be secured from Miss Sylvia Sexton.
GOES TO SUSITNA TO
EXAMINE FOR DREDGES.
J. C. Murray, the mining man who
is now here, represents the L nion
Construction Works of San 1’ rancisco
aside from his own personal under
takings. He will go into the Susitna
country soon to investigate that dis
trict from the dredging point of view.
Walter W. Johnson, the president of
the company left Seattle May 24 with
his family for Circle City near where
ho will start a big dredge going for
parties there.
WENT ON SANTA ANA.
The following passengers went west
on the Santa Ana which left at 4 p. m.
yesterday:
L. C. Leman, G. Anderson, Mrs. A.
Giehard, Mrs. J. R. Nichols and
daughter, J. E. Clarkson, M. S. Mor
rison, Grant Chase, A. H. Willmore,
Nels Hawkins, Fishwarden Baker and
five second class.