Anrijoratjtf B atlit ®tm^s
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 2. NO. 19.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
I
BERLIN, Nov. 21.—(By wireless to Sayville)—The Ger
man war office today announced that the Teuton army, under
the command of General von Falkenliavn, operating in Rou
jnania, are approaching Craova, the capital of Western Walla
chia, 120 miles west of Bucharest, the capital of Roumania.
The invading Teutons, says the official report, are meeting
t with a stubborn resistance at the hands of the Roumanian
troops, but are pressing the enemy backward.
OFFICERS MAY JOIN INSURGENTS.
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 21.—King Constantine, of Greece,
has issued a royal decree accepting the resignations of officers
of the royal army who desire to join the provisional govern
£ >nt forces at Salonika. The decree directs the liberation of
t Hie officers who have been confined in local prisons, on the
charge of deserting the Greek army.
RETREAT FROM
LONDON, Nov 21.—The re. from Monastir of the
German and Bulgarian troops, who are going in the direction
of Prilep, is a debacle, says a dispatch to the Wireless Press,
received today from Rome. The allied troops are in close pur
suit of the retreating German-Bulgarian army and have oc
l cupied many villages to the north of Monastir, taking many
enemy prisoners as they advanced.
^ __
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—Carleton j
Sprague, secretary of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, passed
away last night, following a brief ill- j
ness. He had long been connected, in |
a fiduciary capacity, with the big com- [
munication line and was prominent in
financial circles outside of the West
ern Union Company.
■ Seattle™
t LOWEST BIDDER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—The Se
attle Construction & Dry Dock Com
pany’s bid of four hundred and fifty
‘/t ■ thousand dollars is the lowest sub
mitted for one of the scout cruisers,
and Secretary of the Navy Daniels in
timated that the Seattle concern
would be awarded the contract.
ILL PROM
OUR COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—Addi
tional legislation designed to protect
American commerce against the ag
gressions of Great Britain is consid
ered a certainty by the administration
officials. The proposed legislation
will be introduced at the coming ses
sion of congress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—Secre
tary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane,
^ cy^man of the American-Mexican
jfjS commission, has returned to the
ctqHtol from Atlantic City, where,the
sessions of the commission are now
being held. The secretary is deter
' mined to bring the sessions to an ear
ly close.
I
BOMBS FOUND
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—Twenty un
exploded bombs were found hidden in
the cargo of the American steamship
Sarnia, upon its arrival from New
York to Cherbourg, France, according
to the story of Fourth Mate Wybrance,
who made the trip across the Atlantic
on the Sarnia, and who arrived today
from Liverpool. Wybrance says the
steamship caught fire on the voyage,
but that the flames were extinguished
before much, damage was done. The
Sarnia was laden with sugar.
grief!®
HER TO SUICIDE
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21.—Mrs.
Gwendolyn Bongiomo committed sui
cide at her home here last night,
through grief over the loss of her hus
band, a prominent local attorney, who
was killed in an auto accident while
returning from seeing the grand prix
auto race at Santa Monica.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—William Cof
fey, the 12-year-old son of John J.
Coffey of Seattle, was accidentally and
fatally shot by a playmate, Sylvester
Eddy, aged 14 years, the son of J. H.
Eddy, last night.
iso killeTin
TRAIN WRECK.
LARADO, Nov. 20.—A hundred and
sixty passengers were killed in a train
wreck that occurred near Ja'apa, Mex
ico, yesterday. It is believed that
Mexican bandits caused the wreck.
IMP VESSEL USED
AS A DECOY TO EURE
NLw 'ORK, Nov. 21.—Passengers on board the steam
ship Latouraine, which arrived in poll this morning from Bor
deaux, France, tell of the narrow escape from destruction of
the big liner when 20 miles out from the port of departure.
At that point, the officers of the Latouraine saw what appear
ed to be a British tramp steamer flying distress signals, one
of which read: “We have lost our propeller.” The Latouraine
changed its course and headed for the apparently distressed
vessel. Coming within a short distance, a boat was about to
be lowered wlien a wireless message sent by the steamship Co
lumbia and received by the Latouraine, read. “We are being
torpedoed; beware of a British tramp steamer flying distress
signals.” Upon receipt of this message, the Latouraine went
ahead under full steam and got out of the danger zone.
It develops that a German submarine was submerged close
to the tramp steamer, that was employed as a decoy to send
out distress signals by wireless and attract other steamers to
its aid. When within striking distance, the submarine would
get in its deadly work.
DELEGATE ELEC
T
JUNEAU, Nov. 21.—(Special to The Times)—Our latest
shows that Wickersham leads Sulzer in the territory by 74
votes. Sulzer leads in the First division by 477, in the Fourth
division by 21. Wickersham leads in the Second division by
250 and in the Third division by 324. Even the Juneau Em
pire, in last night’s paper, claims that Sulzer is only 82 votes
ahead of Wickersham, in the territory, having revised their
figures which reduces Sulzer’s lead, according to that paper’s
estimate. .JUNEAU DISPATCH.
REPORT FROM THE FOURTH.
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 21.—(Special to The Times)—The
delegate election in the Fourth division gives Wickersham
1,571 votes, as against 1,592 for Sulzer. The Koyukuk pre
cinct and a few small precincts have not reported.
FAIRBANKS CITIZEN.
JUNEAU, Nov. 21.—(Special to The Times)—-A correc
tion in the revised figures show that Delegate Wickersham is
leading Mr. Sulzer by 14 votes in the territory.
JUNEAU DISPATCH.
REPORT FROM SECOND DIVISION.
NOME, Nov, 21.—(Special to The Times)—Official chan
ges in the delegate election returns in the Second division give
Wickersham 762 votes and Sulzer 589. The missing precincts
are Marshall City, Dime Creel^, Kobtik <and Point Barrow. In
the latter precinct, 50 Eskimos have a vote and it is supposed
that they voted for Wickersham. NOME NUGGET.
REPORT FROM CORDOVA TIMES.
CORDOVA, Nov. 21.—(Special to The Times)—The
delegate election returns, so far as The Times has been able to
ascertain, are as follows: First division, Sulzer, 2,363; Wick
ersham 1,867. Second division, Sulzer, 589; Wickersham, 762.
Third division, Sulzer 1,636; Wickersham, 1,894. Fourth divi
sion, Sulzer 1^540; Wickersham 1,517. No election was held
at Yakutat.
CORDOVA TIMES.
STANDING TO DATE.
Wickersham
First Division . 1,863
Second Division . 762
Third Division . 1,822
Fourth Division . 1,571
6,018
Sulzer
2,330
589
1,607
1,592
6,118
Sulzer’s lead . 100
WIFE OF BANDIT LEADER
VILLA IS DEAD
LOS ANGBLES, Nov. 21.—Mrs.
Villa, the wife of General Villa, is re
ported to have died recently at Guad
alajara, in Mexico. The news of the
death reached here today. Mrs. Villa
was well knoyvn in Los Angeles, where
she formerly resided.
WASHINGTON PIONEER
DIES IN WALLA WALLA
WALA WALLA, Nov. 21.—Mrs.
H. P. Isaacs, a prominent suffragette
and a pioneer of the state of Wash
ington, died here last night, at an
advanced age. She came to Washing
ton in 1847 and has resided here since
that time.
k C. FROST, FORMER
CHICAGO, Nov, 21.—In the jury-bribing case, which lias
been on in the federal court, Judge Landis presiding, for the
past two weeks, and in which Albert C. Frost, of Matanuska
coal tame, and Bourke and Wing were defendants, the jury
reached a verdict of “not guilty,” after being out but a short
time, reporting last night. Albert Fink, formerly of Nome,
appeared as chief counsel for the defense.
The alleged jurv-bribing was the outgrowth of the Frost
et al coal case, criminal action having been brought against
them by the federal government on the charge of the fraudu
lent entry of coal claims in the great coal fields of Alaska. In
this noted case, Frost, one of the chief defendants, was de
clared, not guilty. Bourke was a juryman in this case and the
government alleged that he was paid a substantial sum for
the favorable verdict. It: developed that Bourke was the most
active juryman in seeking the acquittal of Frost. Wing is a
private detective and was employed by Frost to gather evi
dence and keep a watchful eye on the activities of the prosecu
tion in the coal case. The government alleged that he was
the go-between that paid Bourke the money.
- / :
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Con-i
gressman Padgett of Tennessee, chair
man of the house1 committee on naval
affairs, says that three hundred and
seventy-five million dollars will be
j asked by his committee for naval pur-,
] poses at the coming session of con- \
\ gress.
BIG LOB TO
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—The big
financial firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. I
j has negotiated a loan of twenty mil- |
lion dollars each to the French cities
I of Marseilles, Bordeax and Lyon.
—
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 21.—The
police of Portland have been making
a search of the city for Circuit Judge
W. H. Gatens, who was reported mis
sing by Mrs. Gatens. The search end
ed when the judge entered his court
room this forenoon and took his place
on the bench. The judge departed
from his home Monday morning, tell
ing his wife that he was going to per
form a wedding ceremony. He failed
to return home and Mrs. Gatens be*
came alarmed at his absence. The
judge said he had been visiting
friends.’
BERLIN, Nov. 21.—The American
steamship Siberia is ashore on the
east coast of Goodwin island, near Do
ver and is sending out wireless calls
for assistance, says a wireless report
that reaches Berlin from Sayville
this morning. Heavy seas are run
ning and the big steamship is in dan
ger of being dashed to pieces on. the
rocks, ur.los3 help shall soon come to
its aid.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.—The
official count in the presidential elec
tion returns in California showed no
material changes over the first re
turns reported. Wilson has carried Ihe
state by a plurality over Hughes of
nearly four thousand votes.
MINNESOTA FOR HUGHES.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 20.—The of
ficial count shows that Hughes has
carried Minnesota by a very narrow
margin, not exceeding 200 votes.
NEW MEXICO FOR WILSON.
ALBUQUERQQUE, N. M., Nov. 20.
—The official count makes no change
in the presidential election result in
New Mexico. Wilson carried the state
by a substantial plurality over
Hughes.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—Segard John
son, of Nome, who was operating a
mining claim on Flat creek, commit
ted suicide by jumping overboard
from the steamer Umatilla, at the en
trance of Unimak pass, when the ves
sel was en route from Nome to Seat
tle. He took his suit case with him.
It contained eight hundred dollars in
gold dust. Domestic troubles is as
signed as the cause of his suicide. The
Umatilla reached port yesterday.
HOTEL KEEPER
SPOKANE, Nov. 21.—Mrs. Marga
ret Braun, owner of the Tourist hotel
in Spokane, was found murdered in
her bedroom Monday night and the po
lice have been directing their energies
toward the discovery of the murderer.
Last night, James Weston, aged 70
years, who was employed as cook at
the hotel, was arrested for complicity
in the crime and later confessed the
murder. He involves Lillian Tozier, a
woman of the underworld, and R. A.
Hood, the girl’s affinity, and the two
were taken in custody this morning.
Robbery was the object of the mur
der, says Weston. He says the trio
secured but five dollars.