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ALASKA NORTHERN R. R.
HAS CHANGED HANDS
Transfer Made of Docks and
AH After the First Payment
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—Work Starts Tomorrow.
The Alaska Northern railroad has when a gang of men under Herbert
formally and actually been transfer- Tozier will start at Mile Two to clear I
red to the United States government the right of way for fifty feet at each 1
and all the necessary formalities were side of the track. On August 28 the
gone through soon after the payment Gateway carried a cabled news story j
of the first five hundred thousand dob to the effect that Chairman Edes had
lar> a couple of weeks ago. although cabled to Washington to give hrm
nothing was given out officially at authority to take over the road ami
that time about the event, anxious the transfer was most likely authori
aml all as the people were to hear it. zed as a result. With the railroad
The first real work by the engineer- were also transferred the docks, etc.,
ing commission for the improvement so that now Uncle Sam is in complete
of the railroad will begin tomorrow control.
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❖ SAYS PRISONERS ♦
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DETROIT. Sept. 8.—Ford, the
automobile manufacturer, has notified
his employes that all the prisoners
will be discharged from the peniten
tiary in five days. This is all the in
formation that has been given out on
the matter but the statement recalls
to mint! the fact that Ford said sonw
time ago that if he were given con
trol of the prisoners in the penitenti
ary he would make men out of every
one of them. People are now wonder
ing if the government has divided to
give him a chance to prove his boast.
WASHED AWAY TO DEATH.
10LA. Kansas. Sept. 7.—Twelve
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people are still missing after the flood
caused by the rising of Elm creek. In j
one instance four men were drowned
without any doubt. They were rail
road laborers who when the flood
came climbed from a handcar to a
crossing sign post but were later :
washed away.
SEATTLE PRISONERS ESCAPE.
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—'Three men
who had been arrested as robbery sus- 1
pects escaped from the police here to
day. One man is said to have ex
changed shots with the police. AH
three are still at large.
POLICE COMMISSIONER S
SON COMMITS ARSON*.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Sept. 7.—
Adolph Elgan, the fifteen years old
son of Frank Elgan. police commis- !
sioner, has confessed to having started
several fires in the Bell telegraph of
fice here and to having been the writ- j
er of many threatening letters receiv
ed by the officials of the company of
which his father b a director.
FOUR OREGON PEOPLE
KILLED IN A WRECK.
MONTAGUE, Calif., Sept. 8.—A.
Y. Anderson, deputy collector of;
customs of Astoria, his wife, mother
and cousin Aaron were killed near
this place yesterday when their auto
was struck by a train while they were
attempting to make a crossing.
KILLIFER IS OUT.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 8.—Killi
fer has injured his shoulder so badly
in practice that he is out of the game
for the rest of the season.
RAILROAD OPEN AGAIN.
The repair work on the railroad
trestle over Resurrection River wa»
* completed on Monday and the track
is now’ clear all the way out the line.
The pile driver, which blocked the
track, has been taken back to Mile one
where the work on the bulkhead has
been resumed.
Fruit & Vegetables at Urbacks.
phone Adams 103.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—About a
dozen heads of departments in the
naval academy will be cut off and a
wholesale shakeup of officers and
teachers will soon take place, accord
ing to an announcement made by the
navy department today.
JOHNSON WINS.
FOREST HIl.L, Sept. 8.—Johnson
beat .McLaughlin today for the tennis
championship.
GRIFFIN PLAYS JOHNSON.
FOREST HILLS, Sept. 8.—Griffin
and Johnson are playing for the
National Tennis championship this
afternoon. Johnson beat McLaughlin,
the former champion, yesterday.
CANADIAN NORTHERN READY.
OTTAWA. Sept. 8.—The Canadian
Northern railway is now open tor
traffic between Montreal and Van
couver.
SOCIETY BURGLAR CAUGHT.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.—Melville
Reeves, the famous “society burglar”
has been arrested. Armour, his chief
pal, and two others of the gang are
still at large.
A BIG CHINESE FUNERAL
FOR SUICIDE IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—A. H. King, a
prominent and wealthy Chinaman,
had one of the largest and most pre
tentious funerals on record yesterday
in this city. The cortege was made
up ol large numbers of Americans as
well as of Chinese. Rev. M. A.
Mathews officiated and three bands
furnished music. King committed
suicide at Sacramento.
U. S. JUDGE’S SON KILLED.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Sept. 8.—
Howard, son of L’nited Mates Judge
Walter Smith, was found dead last j
night with a bullet in his head. It is j
presumed that the death was ac
cidental but there is no indication
given of the facts.
INCREASE WAGES IN
SEVERAL INDUSTRIES.
WATERBURY. Sept. 8.—Several
thousand men working in the factor
ies here have had their wages in
creased ten per cent.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept 8.—
Hundreds of men in local factories
! have been given shorter hours and
higher pay. The increase of pay is
i becoming general and is due to the
rush war orders.
New Fall Suits samples. Urback’s.
Adams 103.
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!❖ KI NSTON PLANS NOW *
❖ FOR MARTIAL LAW. ❖
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BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 8.—Funs
ton is planning now for the establish
ment of martial law on the border.
He believes such a course will enable
him better to discover the real plans
| of the Mexicans and to handle any
emergency that might arise.
earthquakes were bad.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The re
! ports from the earthquakes which
visited Central America and Mexico
show that Mexico City was shaken
but only slightly. Heavy damage was
inflicted in Salvadore and Guatamala
but the number of casualties has not
been reported.
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❖ GOVERNOR SAYS *
❖ MONEY IS SHORT. *
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JUNEAU, Sept. 8.—Governor
Strong has written to Washington
showing that unless more money is
received outside incorporated towns
under the “Nelson fund” the territory
will not have enough to run for the
full term of nine months. He says in
the communication that, even if tne
fifteen thousand dollars allowed by
the legislature from the road money
forest fund is used without a court
contest, there will still not be enough.
The shortage is due mainly to the fact
that eleven new school districts have
been formed.
BEAT SEATTLE CHAUFFEUR.
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—Two men who
hired a taxi here last night set upon
the driver and beat him badly in an
attempt to rob him. flhey were
frightened olT before they could se
cure his money.
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FORT SCOTT, Kansas, Sept. 8.—
Four hearse drivers, notified by a
telephone girl, made a wild dash yes
terday and saved no less than twenty
five hundred from death when the
river Marmaton suddenly rose thirty
feet and submerged a great part of
this city. Load after load of women
and children were driven madly from
the city to high ground in the hearses
and the trips were kept up as long as
a woman or child remained. The flood
is now receding and no casualty has
been reported, thanks to the telephone
girl and the hearse men.
J. c. MURRAY ARRIVES.
James C. Murray, the mining man
of Cache Creek, and other parts o»
the country, arrived on the car this
afternoon. All the dredge machinery
has now been landed at McDougal,
the head of navigation.
MUCH ORE COMING
FROM MOOSE PASS.
Felix Brown will come in the lat
ter part of this week with one and a
half tons of ore from the Gilpatrick
group of claims in the Moose Pass.
The ore will be taken out to the states
on one of the next boat, to be smelted.
Northwestern Leaves Thursday.
The Northwestern will sail from
Seattle tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock for Seward and wayports, ac
cording to a cable dispatch received
this morning by Agent McDonald.
ALAMEDA OUT OF SKAGWAY.
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According to a cable received today
the Alameda sailed west from Skag
way at 9 o’clock last night.
FRED CLARK TO QUIT.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 8.—Fred
Clarke will resign from the game at
the end of the present season. He
says he is tired and will go to Kansas
to begin farming.
END OF VILLA
BELIEVED NEAR
CARRANZA CAPTURES SALTILLO
AND GUNS, AND VILLA
IS FLEEING.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The Car
ranza army has captured Saltillo and
Villa is now retreating to Torreon so
fast that the retirement indicates that
he is on his last legs. The advices
received within the past few days
seem to show that Carranza has vir
tually smashed his opponents and the
defeat of the Villa forces at Saltillo
is taken to be the final blow to the
other side as a dangerous enemy. In
his flight from Saltillo Villa abandon
ed three train loads of soldiers and
most of his artillery so that it is dif
ficult to understand how he can hope
to continue the struggle. General
Madero, commanding a large Villa
force, is reported to be isolated. Of
ficials here believe Carranza has won
the war.
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❖ C. 1*. R. FINED FOR ❖
❖ BRINGING AMERICANS. ❖
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JUNEAU, Sept. 8.—The Canadian
Pacific Railroad Company has been
fined four hundred dollars for bring
ing two Americans as passengers to
American ports in Alaska.
R. R. COMMISSION BUYS
1,500,000 FEET LUMBER.
Bids Op?ned at Seattle and Price is
Twenty-Seven Thousand
Dollars.
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—The Alaska
Government Engineering commission
has opened the bids for one and a half j
million feet of lumber and the lowest
bid is found to be twenty-seven thou
sand dollars. The lumber is to be us
ed for house and bridge building on
the railroad.
TAFT IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—William How
ard Taft, former president, has ar
rived here and will address the con
vention of bankers.
GERMANS HONOR PEGOUD
BELFORT, France, Sept. 8.—A German aviator yes
terday dropped a wreath in an Alsatian village and when
the wreath was picked up it was found inscribed with the
words; “To Pegoud. He died a hero. From an Adver
sary.” This was a tribute from German airmen to the
great French aviator who gave his life for France a few
days ago.
AMERICANS LOST ON HESPERIAN
LONDON, Sept. 8.—An American named Wolf was
one of those drowned when the liner Hesperian was sunk
the other day by a German submarine. Wolf was from
New Jersey and was only twenty-one years of age. His
death is expected to renew the trouble between the United
States and Germany but the fact that the Hesperian car
ried a gun may have an effect on the question.
FRENCH SHIP SUNK
PARIS, Sept. 8.—The steamship Bordeaux was sunk
by a German submarine off the French coast yesterday.
She was a vessel of four thousand five hundred tons and
carried a crew of nearly a hundred, all of whom were
saved.
ITALY BANS COTTON
PARIS, Sept. 8.—Italy has formally declared cotton
contraband of war and so has followed the example of
Great Britain and France. It is well known that this will
add to the injury to the United States cotton trade but
the step was considered necessary.
ARABIC SUBMARINE AT HOME
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8—Berlin reports that the sub
marine that sank the liner Arabic has returned to its base
safe and sound, so proving the falsity of the rumors that
she had been captured by the British. It is assumed here
that the supposed disappearance of the undersea vessel
was due to the desire of the German authorities to be able
to tell the American government that no report had been
received from the submarine commander about the
Arabic’s loss.
TIRPITZ ON VACATION
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—The official announcement is made
this morning that Grand Admiral von Tirpitz has not re
signed because of disagreement with the course adopted
in dealing with the Washington government. He has
merely taken a vacation, the report says.
RUSSIAN RETREAT ORDERLY
PETROGRAD, Sept. 8.—The Russian artillery is
holding the Germans at Riga but it is admitted that we
have retired across the Border. We are also falling back
from Grodno towards Kovel but the retirement is gradual
and orderly and the armies are kept well organized. Be
hind Vilna we have entrenched at Dokshitzvo and the
outlook for checking the enemy is really good.
GERMANS TAKE RAILROADS
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—The German armies occupied
Volkovisk yesterday and so secured possession of a most
important railroad center. The place is close to Grodno
to which it leads by railroad. The other roads go north,
south, east and west.
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SOME WESTERN FIGHTING
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—Attacks with hand grenades and
artillery exchanges in Champagne are reported from the
western front but that is all in that quarter. One civilian,
was killed and two were wounded by allied aviators at
Roulers yesterday. One French aeroplane was shot down
two days ago in Lorraine and the occupants were killed
but these are the only incidents worth recording.
ENGLAND IS AGAIN
RAIDED BY GERMANS
Air Filled With German and
French Airships Battling Over
the French City of Nancy.
ENGLAND RAIDED AGAIN
LONDON, Sept. 8.—The east coast of England was
raided by Zeppelins again last night. It is known that
fires and some casualties resulted but the details are not
given out.
LONDON, Sept. 8. (Later)—It is now known that ten
people were killed and three were buried in the debris by
the Zeppelin raid on the east coast last night. Forty-three
were wounded according to the official account which was
given out this morning. Fifteen dwellings were de
molished.
GRAND DUKE FIRED
PETROGRAI), Sept. 8—The news published yester
day to the effect that the czar has taken personal com
mand of the Russian armies was confirmed today when it
was announced that the Grand Duke Nicholas, who has
been the Russian commander-in-chief since the beginning
of the war, has been appointed viceroy of the Caucasus
provinces. The appointment of the grand duke to a far
part of the empire like that is fully understood to mean
his downfall and disgrace. The czar is declared to be in
censed at the crushing defeats of his armies.
GREAT AIR FLEETS BATTLE
PARIS, Sept. 8.—The air above Nancy is said to be al
most literally covered with battling airships of the French
and Germans today. According to the news received here
the contest is the* most extraordinary of the war as al
most innumberable air craft of all sorts are fighting with
guns and bombs. The fight can only be described as a
general battle of the air. Many of the aviators on both
sides have already been killed but the fight still proceeds.
The chief tactics of the opposing airmen is to rise above
the other and drob bombs. Further news of the struggle
is being awaited with the greatest interest.
GERMANS HONOR ANOTHER
PARIS, Sept. 8.—German taubes flew over this city
yesterday and the aviators dropped wreaths and mes
sages meant as an honor to Captain La Touche, the first
French airman killed in the war. The messages were ad
dressed to the family of La Touche. French airmen, how
ever, rose and pursued the visitors.
ALFONSO BELIEVES IN WAR
PARIS, Sept. 8.—King Alfonso of Spain has given an
interview to a French journalist in which he declares that
Spain will remain neutral. The king declared, however,
that the war, far from injuring Europe, will save it as
war makes “nations better men than ever.”
THREE SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, Sept. 8.—The British steamer Du Oro, of
fifteen hundred tons, the French steamship Guatemala of
six thousand tons, and the Russian ship Rhuhasben were
all sunk yesterday by German submarines. The crews of
the three ships are reported to have been saved.
THOUGHT ARABIC WOULD RAM
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—Ambassador Gerard has notified
Lansing that the German note in answer to the protest of
the United States over the sinking of the Arabic is ready.
The German answer has not been published but it is
known to contain the report of the commander of the
submarine that torpedoed the liner. According to this
report the submarine commander feared that the liner
was about to ram him and that quick action was necessary
and the torpedoing justifiable as a ship that attacks an
other by ramming is as much a warship as one that at
tacks with guns
HESPERIAN HAD GUN
LONDON, Sept. 8.—There seems to be no doubt now
that the liner Hesperian carried a four inch gun at her
stern and that the Germans, therefore, regarded her as a
warship. That she was torpedoed and not sunk by a mine
is also undoubted but the fact that she carried the gun
will probably be used by the Germans as an excuse for
torpedoing her without warning.
TRIED TO BLOW UP GOLD
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—A terrific explosion occur
red last night in the subway near the building in which
was stored eighty million dollars in English gold which
had been shipped from England recently. It caused a tre
mendous panic for a time and the gold was removed under
guard of fifty men to the Morgan vaults. There is no
doubt in the minds of the officials that - German sym
pathizers caused the explosion.