(From the Alaska Railroad Record)
FREE RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission.
s Anchorage, Alaska, May 9, 1917.
O'rcular No. 209:
TO ALL CONCERNED:
The privilege of free railroad transportation to em
ployees is being abused. New men are quitting their jobs
within two or three days after arriving at camp and re
questing return transportation to Anchorage. This prac
tice must be stopped. District engineers are instructed
not to grant return transportation to men leaving our em
ploy, unless they have worked a reasonable length of time
with satisfactory service.
F. MEARS, Commissioner.
FORCE ACCOUNT WORK BY STATIONMEN.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission.
Anchorage, Alaska, May 9, 1917.
Circular No. 210:
TO ALL CONCERNED:
Effective May 1, 1917, when it is desirable that station
men perform force account work, the district engineer
must authorize same in writing prior to commencement of
work.
The manner of reporting the time worked by such
stationmen shall be handled on all districts of this Di
vision, as follows:
Timekeepers and others whose duties require them to
record time worked by stationmen must keep accurate
records showing the total number of hours worked by each
stationman on force account work. This information must
be given in the form of a monthly report to the office of
the district engineer. The value of time in dollars and
cents will not be computed by the timekeepers, this being
done by the district accountant. The report will be cer
tified correct by the timekeeper and verified and signed by
the camp foreman or other official designated by the dis
trict engineer. The time worked by stationmen on force
account work will not be entered on regular monthly time
rolls, nor will payment for same be made until their con
tract has been completed, as hereinafter provided.
The district engineer upon the completion of the con
tract, based upon the monthly reports of force account
work referred to above, will prepare a certificate, in
quadruplicate, as follows:
“I hereby certify that the members of the partnership
of.& Company, have performed.hours
under force account and that same is correct and was per
formed in accordance with my instructions dated..
attached thereto.”
When the final settlement on A. E. C. Form_198a is
prepared, immediately following the items covered by the
contract, the force account work will be inserted:
Example:
450 hours’ labor on force account work, as per cer
* tificate attached, @ 50c per hour.$225.00
The total number of hours worked by each stationman
ur,d(*h force account will be added to the total number of
hours worked under the contract, as a basis for proportion
ing the amount earned by and due each member of the con
tract.
F. MEARS, Commissioner.
ORGANIZATION CHANGE.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission.
Anchorage, Alaska, May 10, 1917.
Circular No. 211:
TO ALL CONCERNED:
Effective May 14, 1917, the position of Chief Steward
will be abolished and the mess houses in all districts will
be under the immediate supervision of the district engin
eers in which they are located.
The mess house at these headquarters will be under the
charge of Mr. Fred Lilyman, Superintendent of Employ
ment Bureau.
All reports in connection with this department will be
rendered by the timekeeper or other in charge of the mess
house, directly to the district engineer, and his office will
render a report covering all mess houses under his direc
tion l* office of Chief Accountant.
Reports covering mess house at Anchorage head
quarters, under charge of Mr. Lilyman, will also be ren
dered direct to office of Chief Accountant.
F. MEARS, Commissioner.
WAGE SCHEDULE CHANGE.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission.
Supplement No. 3 to Circular No. 184:
Effective May 1, 1917, the following rate is authorized
for work on this Division:
One-horse car teamster .$115.00 per month
Boatmen—Tumagain Ann District $120.00 per month
F. MEARS, Commissioner.
OFFICIAL TIME INSPECTOR.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission.
Anchorage, Alaska, May 13, 1917.
Trainmaster’s Bulletin (No. 24):
TO ALL TRAIN AND ENGINEMEN:
B. C. Nichols has been appointed Official Time Inspector
for the Anchorage Division.
Effective May 21, 1917, all train and enginemen will be
required to use a standard watch (not less than 19 jewels);
inspection to be made every two weeks and examination
four times annually. Standard inspection cards will bo
handed you by the inspector, and a register will be kept in
his office for your use. Please arrange to be governed by
this bulletin.
Mr. Nichols will make the trip over the road once each
month to make such examination as may be necessary.
C. WATSON, Trainmaster.
LOCAL PASSENGER TARIFF NO. 3.
Local Passenger Tariff No. 3, effective May 14, 1917,
has been issued by the Commission, naming passenger
rates between Anchorage and points on the Susitna River
and tributaries. The fares named are for all-water trans
portation and are subject to suspension at the close of
navigation, and restoration on the opening of navigation.
Copies of this tariff may be obtained upon application.
PERSONAL DATA OF EMPLOYEES.
For the purpose of enabling the Department of the In
i terior to maintain a complete record of its officers and em
j ployees, all technical and clerical employees of the Alaskan
i Engineering Commission have been requested by Secre
| tary Lane to furnish detailed information concerning their
educational and military qualifications. Blanks for this
purpose have been distributed among the various branches
1 of the work to be filled out and forwarded to Washington.
The information asked for is tis follows: Name, age,
I sex, color, position and salary, length of service, date of
i birth, where born, military experience or training, general
education, technical education, knowledge of foreign lan
guages, professional knowledge of foreign countries, inti
mate and professional knowledge of foreign regions, me
chanical ability (including use of Siutomobiles), administra
tive and business experience (including field-party organ
ization and management).
R. R. Cole has entered the service of the Commission as
third trick train dispatcher at Anchorage.
R. D. Moyer, assistant chief clerk at Anchorage, has
been confined to his home for several days on account of
sickness.
Walter Todd has been promoted from instrumentman,
Turnagain Arm District, to resident engineer, Talkeetnu
District.
James H. Morton, chief steward at Anchorage, has re
signed to accept a position in Seattle, leaving on the U. S.
A. transport Crook.
Effective April* 24, Mr. E. L. McDonald has been ap
pointed Resident Engineer at Residency 12, with head
quarters at Camp 1!)5, Matanuska District.
The total disbursements of the office at Anchorage for
the period May 1 to May 7, 1917, were $60,108.81. The
payment of salaries and wages amounted to $46,045.95;
for local purchases $351.59; to construction contractors
$13,248.87; other expenditures $462.40._
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SUBMARINES
not Limy
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Admiral De
Chair recounted Thursday afternoon
some of his experiences during 1914
and 1915 while he was in command of
the squadron of 24 warships in the
patrol of the North Sea. He told of
many incidents that attended the rou
tine of the patrol service.
Without minimizing the gravity of
the submarine menace, he cftnfidently
predicted that it would be overcome.
Commending on the idea that Ger
many flight undertake a submarine
campaign on the American coast, the
admiral said this would not be profita
ble from the German point of view
without extensive supply bases on this
side of the Atlantic.
The admiral spoke of the memorable
lessons the allies had learned in the
war, and said he and his colleagues
had come to place them at the dis
posal of the American government.
“I.only wish,” he said, “that I could
tell J»u the number of German sub
marines that we have sunk. Unfortu
nately, however, that is a naval secret,
as also are the means of detection of
submarines and of combating them,
which it will be necessary to guard in
closest secrecy until the end of the
war. Your navy has been furnished
with full details, however, by the pres
ent mission.”
Of the prospect of submarines ap
pearing in American waters, Admiral
de Chair said:
‘It would not pay Germany to in
augurate a general submarine cam
paign off the American coast unless
she could also establish bases here.
Each submarine carries from eight to
ten torpedoes besides a limited fuel
supply, which would largely be wasted
in the long trip over and back, not to
mention the warm reception she would
probably receive here.
“Mother submarines to supply fuel
and torpedoes are known to be in op
eration, but little direct evidence has
been received that they are successful.
The great difficulty in locating the
submarines on patrol is largely re
sponsible. As a result, the Germans
prefer to stay out for two or three
weeks and then return to port, whence
they are sent out again, almost before
the crew have had time to reach shore.
‘Nobody knows exactly how many
submarines the Germans are building,
but we know they are working at
feverish speed and have heard reports
that they are turning from two to
three a week. The time of construc
tion is about eight months, with a
similar length of time for torpedoes,
and great uncertainty exists as to how
long Germany can continue to supply
both vessels and torpedoes. We only
wish the press could help us to learn
this.
“The crew of a submarine as a rule
requires from six weeks to two
months’ training, but the officers and
other experts require at least three
months. There have been many re
ports that the Germans have been
forced to weaken the personnel of the
high sea fleet to maintain their supply
of seamen, but of this we are uncer
tain. It is, however, absolutely true
that some of the captured crews arc
nearly crazy and wholly sick of their
job.
“The best defense against subma
rines we have found is the armed ship.
During the early days they entirely
veered away from such vessels and
even now only attack them submerged,
when it is necessary to waste a tor
pedo, which can often be dodged, and
to expose the submarine itself to de
struction.!
“We have found that they are very
much disconcerted if a ship tries to
run'them down.
“Night atacks by submarines are
not especially to be feared, as it is
nearly as easy for a vessel to see a
submarine as it is for a submarine to
see the vessel. Usually they run on
the surface at night, charging their
batteries, and leave behind them a
plain phosphorescent wake, as does a
torpedo fired at night. Sometimes, of
course, they catch the loom of a ship
on the skyline to great advantage. It
is at night only that they have any
opportunity fo rig up their small wire
less devices to receive orders from :
home.
“Submarine chasers are very valu
able, as they are very fast, and espe
cially unpopular with the undersea j
boats. A three-pound gun is effective
after it strikes the vessel’s shell, but
1 where the submarine is submerged a
1 four-inch gun is desirable to break
\ down the armored coining tower.
Submarines, we know, are carrying
i four-inch guns. Their cruising capac
: ity is also being largely increased.
“It is etremely difficult to know if
j you have actualy sank a submarine,
1 as sometimes they merely sink to the
bottom. Presence of oil on the sur
face is a good indication, though not
absolutely conclusive. It may be used
for decption. All the indications are!
good that the American steamer Mon
golia bagged one, though it is possible
she got away. One of the great diffi
culties we have had to contend with
is whales, who have absorbed an
enormous amount of projectiles fired |
in the belief that they were German
U-boats.”
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Alligators never leak. Sold by
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Peterson's new solo parlors now I
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Only best of everything and courte-;
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Dr. W. A. Kystrom, dentist, over
Harmony theatre. 810
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The popular North Pole Bakery for
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Free ride in the Yellow car for all j
children after the ball game Sunday, j
Joe. 45
Fred Carlquist, who is a graduate
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NOTICE lOR PUBLICATION
T»• iGiriment of trio Interior, T\ S.
Lin id office ;«t Juneau. Alaska, April i.
! 1917.
NOTICE is hereby *iven that oliv.-r
C. Miller, of Knik, Alaska, who on Oc
tober 14, 1916, made Homestead applies-j
t inn No. 03320, for SEVi Sec. •*>, W1 •. ■
SW1, Sec*. 4, EV2NEV4 See. 8, W k» i
NW'i, Section 9, Township 18 X.. Hangp
! 1 E., Seward .Meridian, has filed notice 1
of intention to make five year Proof, tw
I establish claim t«» the land above de* i
j scribed, before l.eopold Oavid, United
States Commissioner, at his office at 1
Anchorage, Alaska, on the 15th day of |
June, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Albert Crocker, Carl Johnson, Ed
.M nil in, all of Knik, Alaska.
E. S. Sears, of Matanuska, Alaska.
C. R WAEKEP, Tlegister.
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