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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
SEVEN OF WHICH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—The interior department will
ask the congress for $10,595,762 for construction or. the big
Alaska government railway project for next season.
Secretary Lane has had a talk with Congressman Fitzgerald,
chairman of the house committee or. appropriations, and the
appropriation asked for will l>e granted. Chairman Edes, of
|he Alaskan Engineering Commission, reached Washington
several days ago, and has had an informal talk with the sec
retary about the railway project and submitted estimates for
next season’s operations. Commissioner Moars, in charge of
the work in the Anchorage division, will arrive in W ashington •
in a few days. Both commissioners will appear before the i
senate and house committees on appropriations, at the request
of Secretary Lane, and tell of the progress of construction.
Other appropriations asked for Alaska aggregate a total
of $650,000, principally for the education and care of the na
tives of Alaska, the U. S. geological survey work in the terri
tcrv. protection of tte ~nmg ^aporessioc of the liquor t^vf^f
among the natives, and for the fisheries and forestry services. J
Included in the list is an appropriation of $25,000 for a public
building at Cordova.
DIVISION OF APPROPRIATION.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 5.—The $10,595,762 appropriation
asked for continuation of work on the Alaska railway project
will be apportioned as follows:
Construction work aiong Turn again Aim, from one mile
north cf Glacier creek to four miles north of Indian creek, $1,
496.897.
Construction work in the middle of Susitna valley, from
fjp'ih'- Susitna river to Montana creek, $1,462,632.
Construction work along the upper Susitna river, from
Dead Horse hill to Indian river, $745,112.
Construction work from south end of Susitna river to north
end of the Broad Pass country. $3,241,149. In this apportion
ment, money may be expended for installing water and sewer
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systems in townsites at Anchorage, Matanuska. Wajsilla, and
Talkeetna, or for such other purposes as the Engineering Com
mission may deem advisable.
In the Fairbanks division of the railway work, the appor
tionment provides for an expenditure of $3,478,890.
BIG APPROPRIATION^.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—The war will ask
the congress for an appropriation of $57,wM©0* to be devoted
to the construction of fortifications and other defease plans.
The rivers and harbors bill as framed by the chairman asks
for $32,000,000 for river and harbor improvements
HEREIN, Dec. 5.—(By wireless to Sayviile) —The German
hafniralty today officially announces the sinking of the French
transport Karuak.'of 6,000 tons register, by a German subma
rine. The transport was filled with French troops, ad of whom
weut down with the vessel. The official report did not give the
number that were lost.
CITY OF CHIHUAHUA
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JUAREZ, Dec. 5.—Chihuahua City is again in the hands
of the de facto troops, under the command of General Trevino,
according to an official announcement made this morning by j
General Gonzales, commander of the de facto troops in Juarez.
The de facto troops attacked the forces under General Villa, in i
Chihuahua City, yesterday morning. Following a short, but i
\ icious, bombardment, the Villistas [evacuated, leaving in aj
body and going in the direction of tile mountains to the west-1
ward of the city.
><KW YORK, Dec. 5.—President Wilson, speaking at a
banquet in this city, following the illumination of the Statue of!
Libert} last night, said, in part:
“The only light that we can contribute to the illumination j
of the world is the light that shines out of our own lives. Wei
must illustrate liberty in our lives. With all due respect to i
those who represent other nations not governed as ours, I do!
not think that nations ruled by small groups of men can be
successful. ’ ’
Continuing, the president declared “that peace in the
world would co ne not by compacts of nations, but by the sym
pathies of men.’’
The noble sentiments expressed by the president were vig
orously applauded. He was at his best aud his speech was de-|
dared to have been one of the best he has delivered.
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OUTLET TO OCEAN
PETROGRAD, Dec. 5.—Tliat Russia hopes to gain, as the
spoils of the world war, a free outlet to the open sea, was re
vealed in the Duma yesterday afternoon, when Premier Trep
off read a proclamation announcing officially that an agree
ment had been concluded by Russia, France and Great Britain,
in the year 1915, and later approved by Italy, whereby Russia,
at the expiration, of the world war, was to be given exclusive
dominion over the Dardanelles straits and the Sea of Marmora,
thus affording the Russians a free outlet from the Black sea to
the open ocean. The premier said that for years past, Russia
has been reaching southward, in the hope of gaining the free
outlet to the open sea, so necessary to the expansion of its com
merce. While it was generally understood that there was some
sort of an agreement to this effect, yesterday was the first time
it was officially acknowledged.
BELATED NEWS OF REVOLT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—Slinskill and Holland, two Bel
gians, arrived here last night, coming direct from Ghent, Bel
gium. They report that there was a revolt in Antwerp Novem
ber 30, in which three hundred inhabitants were killed and
many Teutou soldiers slain, before the revolution was quelled
by the soldiers. The revolt grew out of the call upon inhabi
tants for work in Germany. The inhabitants rebelled and re
sisted, by armed force, an attempt to force them to yield. A
regular battle ensued.
News of the revolt was suppressed by the German cen
sors and the report of Slinskill and Holland, who claim to have
been in Ghent at the time of the trouble, is the first and only
news of the affair that has reached this country. The state
department lias heard nothing about it from American consu
lar representatives.
PETROGRAD, Dec. (J.—A Russian official report denies
the capture on the part of the Teuton troops of the city of Bu
charest, in Roumania. The report says that a large force of
Russian troops went to the aid of the Roumanian troops, in an
effort to save the city, and gave battle to the Teuton troops,
which are reinforced by Bulgarian troops. The fighting oc
curred at a point .just south of Bucharest and continued
throughout yesterday. Before the day was done, says the Rus
sian report, the central powers forces were compelled to retire,
leaving many prisoners and much booty in the hands of the
Russians and Roumanians. Reinforcements are constantly ar
riving to augment the allied force, says the Russian report, and
the hope is expressed that Bucharest will be saved.
REPORT TELLS OF BOMBARDMENT.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 5.—The German artillery began the
bombardment of the city of Bucharest, the capital of Rouma
nia, yesterday morning, from a range of hills 11 miles distant.
The bombardment continued throughout the day and when
night began to fall white flags of surrender were visible. The
German army is entering the city today. Thousands of peo
ple, especially the wealthier cldsses, ate fleiag the sfene, in the
hope of escaping. The Roumanian army lids evacuated, and is
retreating toward the southward. The bombardment caused
the destruction of many buildings and set several fires, but no
conflagrations resulted.
This information is contained in a dispatch from Berlin,
and published this morning in a Copenhagen 'newspaper.
RUSSIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 5.—A Russian official report, issued
this morning, claims successes for the Russian-Roumanian
troops operating against the Teuton-Bulgarian troops in the
Transylvania sector. The report says the enemy has been com
pelled to retire, under the vicious assaults lodged against them
by the allied troops. Many prisoners of war were taken and
large stores of provisions were captured.
TEUTONS CONTROL PART OF ROUMANIA.
BERLIN, Dec. 5.—(By wireless to Sayville)—General
Lutff von Tochefe Weidenbach has been appointed chief of the
military administration in that portion of Roumania which has
fallen into the hands of the Teutonic forces, says an official
statement issued by the German government today.
ROUMANIAN GOVERNMENT AT JASSY.
near the Russian frontier, says tlie Roumanian government lia>
established its headquarters there, following the departure of
the government officials from Bucharest, the former capital,
which is now practically in the possession of the Teuton armies
of invasion. A session of the Roumanian parliament will be
convened at Jassy in the near future.
LONDON, Dec. 5.—The political crisis in the British cab
inet is becoming most acute, according to information that
comes from a reliable quarter today. Lloyd-George, minister
of munitions and regarded by some as the strongest man in
the cabinet, has tendered his resignation to Premier Asquith,
but it has not been accepted. The premier has cought the ad
vice of King George and will endeavor to secure his consent
for a reconstruction of the cabinet. This much is officially
given out today.
KING APPROVES.
LONDON, Dec. 5.—Following an extended conference
with King George, Premier Asquith officially announced today
noon that the monarch had approved the plan for the recon
struction of the British cabinet.