EDISON AT
Y
ORANGE, N. J., April 10.—Some
where in the rolling hills of New Jer
sey, the master inventor of America
is working today, under guard, in the
aid of his nation. Thomas A. Edison
has been for weeks almost continuous
ly secluded in a laboratory, working
from 18 to 20 hours a day, with only
one assistant.
What Edison is working on, no one
knows. It is generally supposed that
it is upon an effective weapon to cope
with the submarine that the American
genius has been continuously working
on for several weeks.
Just where he is a work is not
known. He has established a labora
tory in some hidden spot in the hills
that surround his home. Guards are
distributed throughout the wooded
hills and no one is allowed to enter
that region.
ALASKA DOGS GET
USED TO THE GUNS I
_ !
NOME.—Mrs. C. E. Darling on the
last mail received an intersting let- j
ter from Rene Haas from "somewhere
:
in France.” Haas was in charge of
the dog transportation service and
judging from numerous pictures en
closed of his teams it must be “some
where in the Vosges. He had charge
of 22 teams and he states that there
are 20 others doing yeoman service
at the frant. As a means of keeping
up supplies at the firing line, Haas
says they are unequaled. The Alas
ka dogs have quite got over their
scare at the roar of the guns, and do
not mind it in the least. He says they
all work beautifully. The Nome-built
sled has proved its value and that
type on account of the exceptional
service rendered, has usurped the
place of all others.
King’s Drifresh fruits and veget
ables. Tirown & Hawkins. 879
Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni
versal Taxi and Transfer. 125
Y UR LAST HAHCE
High-Grade Stock of Ladies’
Spring Suits, Coats
TO BE SOLD OUT IN FIVE DAYS REGARDLESS OF COST.
BEING UNABLE TO GET A SUITABLE LOCATION AND AS
OUR PRESENT QUARTERS ARE TEMPORARY WE ARE
FORCED TO SACRIFICE OUR ENTIRE STOCK FOR WHAT
MONEY IT WILL BRING.
LADIES—A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. NEVER BE
FORE AND NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU BUY SUCH HIGH
GRADE WEARING APPAREL PRACTICALLY AT YOUR OWN
PRICE.
LADIES’ SUITS UP TO $35.00 AT ...... $22.50
LADIES’ SUITS UP TO $40.00 AT $27.50
LADIES’ SUITS UP TO $55.00 AT $32.50
LADIES’ SUITS UP TO $65.00 AT $37.50
25 to 331-3 Per Cent Off
On All Coats and Dresses
POSITIVELY SATURDAY OUR LAST DAY—SO IF YOU
WANT ANYTHING AT A BARGAIN GET BUSY.
ON G ST., TWO DOORS FROM THE BANK OF ANCHORAGE
;
WASHINGTON, April 6.—A sav
ing of $18,000,000 in the navy’s bill
' for stool during 1917 and of more than
j $2,000,000 in a single order for tor
; pedoes was reported in price agree
ments effected with the manufacture
today by Secretary Daniels.
The schedule of prices for the year’s
supply of steel agreed on at a con
ference between the secretary and J.
A. Farrell, president of the United
States Steel corporation, is the same
the navy paid for its 1916 consign
ment and considerably below the cur
l^nt market. Details as to the amount
or exact prices were not made public, i
Drastic Law invoked.
In the case of torpedo orders, Mr.
Daniels brought the manufacturing
concern, the E. W. Bliss company, of
Brooklyn, to terms by invoking sever
al days ago for the first time the new
law authorizing the government to set
reasonable prices for navy material
and compel private plants to abide by
them.
Mr. Farrell acted in the steel price
negotiations as vice chairman of the
special committee of the American
Iron and Steel Institute, recently ap
pointed by the council of national de
fense to facilitate the securing of [
construction material. Through vol
untary agreements previously effect
ed with copper, brass, munitions, ship
building and other concerns, the de
partment already has saved many
times the amount represented in to
day’s steel and torpedo agreements.
Except in cases of necessity Secretary j
Daniels will not invoke the new law j
permitting seizure of plants not of-!
fering to turn over supplies at a rea
sonable figure.
Although officials permitted it to
become known several days ago that I
the government had exerted its new <
authority to prevent exorbitant war
profits, it was not announced until to
day against what company the action
was taken.
Fair Profit Allowed.
The department first asked, it was |
said that the Bliss company reduce its I
torpedo bids and when it found that a
reduction of $300 per torpedo was the
best that could be secured by negotia
tion, Mr. Daniels ordered the ordnance
bureau to determine the cost of pro
duction and add a reasonable profit,
thus fixing a fair price. The bureau
fixed a price of $1,578 per torpedo un
der the original bid submitted, and the
secretary informed the Bliss company
that it would be requested to fill ord
ers promptly at the new figures. To
day representatives of the company
informed the secretary that they
would gladly accept the order on the
new basis and speed up manufacture.
“The result of invoking this new
provision of the naval bill,” Mr. Dan- |
iels said, “has saved the department'
$2,193,696 on one order. We expect!
all munition makers to furnish the j
government what it needs at prices
which investigation shows to be rea
sonable, so that it will not be neces
sary to take over any plants."
TACOMANS SEEING THINGS
THAT GET THEM NERVOUS
The Tacoma Daily News of March
30 says:
“A mytserious airplane which for
the last five nights has flown low over
the American lake military reserva
tion, circling and apparently taking
observations, brought complaint this
morning from Mrs. E. L. Drack of the
staff of the Tacoma Country club, to
Sheriff Longmire.
“Mrs. Drack said that she and a
party from the Country club had no-;
ticed the visits of the strange flier
and last night waited on the golf links ^
for his return. The airplane returned,
flying low, and the unmistakeable j
roar of the powerful engine could be
beard, but the outlines of the machine:
were indistinct, as the night was very j
dark.
“Capt. Harold D. Coburn, who was |
notified this morning of the suspicious I
birdman, said that the United States
has no airplanes at the military reser
vation at present. Capt. Coburn said
that he was at the arsenal at Cosgrove
last night, but that none of the guards
had reported anything suspicious or in
the enature of attempts to gain in
formation by a hostile airplane.”
PLAN TO SUPPLY
GERMAN SUBMARINE
DISCOVERED IN SPAIN
MADRID, April 9.—An elaborate
organization by which a cordon of
German submarines surrounding the
Spanish and Portuguese coasts has'
been furnished with supplies, has been
unearthed. A rigid censorship has been
established but it is known that at
least four men have been arrested one
of whom was supposed to have been
an American but later proved to be a
German.
Lines of automobiles were nan from
Madrid to certain coast poinv' by the
plotters to avoid umg fho Tegular
train service.
Floating depots were established be
yond the limits of Spanish waters.
These consisted of wooden floats
about the size of a fisherman’s dory.
A coast guard patrol vessel discover
ed one of these depots as a number of
men were busy re-stocking it, and af
ter a battle captured several prison
ers.
According to information secured
by the Spanish secret service police
on a number of submarines employed
in the .German patrol, the peninsular
cordon is a link in a great chain
stretching from the Baltic to the Medi
terranean, one submarine being allot
ted to every ten miles. Each of the
submarines is supposed to be able to
sail ten miles an hour and thus keep
in close touch with its neighbor i^the
lines.
Most popular and best patronized.
North Pole Bakery. 881
Peterson’s Billiard Parlor for latest
war bulletins. 400
MOUNTlKINLEY.
is still opposite Robarts. 870
Base Ball Dance
OPENING GAME OF SEASON
Saturday Night!
ROBARTS’ HALL
April 28
NO COUNTER ATTRACTION
Biggest and Best affair in history of Anchorage. Given in sup
port of the National Game.
Proceeds go to pay off indebtedness on Grand Stand.
Five-Piece Orchestra
AND
Splendid Dance Floor
PLAY BALL AND SUPPORT THE ISSUE.
BUY A TICKET - $1.00 EACH.