No. 222 SEVENTEENTH YEAR; SKAGWAY
ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
London, Oct. 10—The English
lames from September 12th to Oc
tober 8th, according to report# Is
sued from the war office today,
Here .*>410 officers and li.000 men
It is reported that a G«rvuui **
frtnpt to cross the river Yser has
been repulsed by the allies, And that
ihg French are again occupying Ar
uentierw.
The (;erman alvance on Dunkirk
having been repulsed they are now
sending siege guns from Antwerp
for the purpose of bombarding It.
The Hermans have evacuated Lille
f»r the third time and their posi- j
lion is now said to be in extreme
peril.
A German mine layer was cap
«ureu by a British cruiser in the
-North Sea today.
Forty thousand Germjuw passed
through t>stend 'his morning on
their way west U> the battle front.
GERMAN AKMV X EARING
THE CITY OF DUNKIRK ;
Rotterdam, Oct.. 19—The German |
army now between Furnea and !
Dunkirk is nearinjt the latter pla<"«?.
which is fifty miles from the coast j
<.f ix>ver. - c»£|$4||
Amterdam, Oct. 19—The Germans ]
Ivave evacuat«l Courtr&i, but still J
hold LiUe.
OFFENSIVE MOVEMENTS ARE
STARTED BY THE ALLIES J
Paris. Oct. 19—An uninterrupted |
offensive movement has been start
ed by the allies in Northern France.
A fierce battle is reported to be
racing in Alsace, while in ill tar)'
matters are said to be stationary
in the
RUSSIAN'S ARE REPULSED
ALONG THE STrWIAZ RIVER
Vienna, Oct. 19—According to
advices received here the Russians
have been reptdsed along the river
Strwiaz by tlie Austrians.
The Russian losses during the
bombardment and attacks on *h®
fortress of Przemysl were fort}'
thousand men and officers.
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUNK
BY A FRENCH CRUISER
Ottinje. Oct. 19—An Austrian
submarine was today sunk in the \
Adriatic^ Sea by a French cruiser.
STEAMER FLYING AMERICAN
FLAG STOPPED RY CRUISER '
Halifax, Oct. 19—The steamer J
Rrulilla, formerly a Germau ship, I
but, now flying American fla^j, j
was brought into tills port this
■Ktmlng by a Hritish cruiser, charg- .
ed with having contraband on board.
JAPANESE CRUISER SUNK
RY A SURMAKIXE MINE
Tokio, Oct. 19—The Japanese '
cruiser Takachilio U reporteil t0
have been sunk by coming in con- i
tact with a submarine mine in |
Kiau Chau harbor, with n loss of I
300 lives.
A typhoon is said to have swept |
over the harbor of Kiau CImvu yes
terday, during a great deal of dam
age.
VOUNGSTEHS lO DEBATH
TAXING OF LAND YALCES j
Seattle, Oct. 19—Taxation of land ,
values as the exclusive source of !
local revenue will be debuted by
Lhe accredited high schools of the
state, under the direction of the de- J
partment of education, supplemented ,
by the bureau of debate and discus- j
lion of the University extension- di- (i
vision. The bureau is already send- ;
ing out bulletins and library ma- ; j
teriai on the subject. i <
Ml'RDER thousand# of
YEARS AGO A MYSTKKY !
Los Angeles, Oct. 19—Scientists !.
ire trying today to penetrate the ',
Mdeat murder mystery of the Pa-1 j
;Ltic coast. Tho crime, according |
to the investigators, was committed j
thousands of years ago. Naturally ■
the names of the principals are
not known. The only evidence is j
the skeleton of a woman which was (
round in the famous La Brae as
?haltum pits near Los Angeles,
where paleontologists have uneart'u
sd the bones of prehistoric horses,
»abr^-toothed tigers, and other |
l>easts.
Expert's opinions agree that the
position of the body indicated the
woman had been thrown head first!
into the pit A more hypothesis ;1
included a blow on the head, P°s- i
sibly from the club of a cave ma a.
Learned men from a dozen univer
sities are interesting themselves in
he mystery.
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| THE JURY RETURNS A
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER
At Juneau at 9:30 Thursda;
night the jury in the Yamaguch
murder trial brought in a verdict o
manslaughter. The case was giv®i
to them late in the afternoon. Th<
defendant was on trial for first d»
gree murder.
K. yamaguchi and H. Yamashl
ta were each indicted by the 1"31
grand jury for the^ killing of T.
Kagita, Japanese foreman, of ttie
George T. Meyers cannery at Cha
them, Sitka bay, on April 23, 1914.
The indictment charged first de
gree murder. •»
A plea of self defense was put
up and Yamaguchi went to trial. He
was ably defended, and a hard fight
made for his acquittal.
The evidence tended to show
Lhat there was bitter feeling existing
between Kagita and the other Jap
anese mployes. »
The defense admitted the killing
but claimed that Kagita attacked
defendants with a revolver and that
the blows which resulted in death
ft'ere struck in self defense. Kag
ta was killed by a blow en the
lead wi'sii a carpenter's hammer.
iOCIAlilSTS NOMINATE A
TICKET FOR FIRST DIV
The socialists have announced
lieir ticket and platform for the
i»s* division as follows;
For sei.aior—H. J. Lorenzen, of
luneau.
For representatives.—Geo. Bland
>£ Ketchikan; George Jergens, of
'etrsburg; a. B. callaham of Ju
leau, and Edward Krause, of Pet
irsburg.
The platform of this division in
ludes a universal eight hour day
ind a IS hour week f«r all-the
rear round workers; a worklngman'g
•ompensation act; damage for delay
n paying wages; the selection of
uries by lot from all the voters,
Ue repeal of the poll tax law; the
ilection of justices of the peace and
>f mine inspector; the abolition
>f fish traps; the prohibition of
•oadhouse liquor licenses anci popu
ar election in cities of the saloou
[uestion.
The territorial platform includes
nitiative and referendum; Austral
an ballot; lien as against miu
ng enforcement by the government;
government operation of Alaska coal
uines; abolition of the poll tax; el
ection of mining inspector, and gov
ernment operation of the Alaska
ailroad.
ll)Ml ItAli W ATSON WAS
IX OS HER LAST TRIP
The Admiray Watson came into
Ikagfway at S o'clock Saturday night
ill her last northern V°yage for
bout six weeks bringing four pas
engers and several tons of freight.
She had on board over 600 tons of
aercantile supplies for Knik Au
ihorage.
It is the intention of the man
igement of the Admiral Line to
>ut the Admiral Watson on the
Iry dock on her return from her
•resent westward voyage to Seattle
tnd have her thoroughly remodelled
ilong the lines of the Admiral
2vans. it is thought it will take
ibout six weeks to make the
:hange, after which she will re
rame her northern run.
PRIMARY FOUND TO BE
JPAULTy, MANY DECLARE
Springfield, 111, Oct. 19—While
congressmen in Washington have
debated resolutions to investigate
the campaign expenditures of Rogei
' Sullivan, democratic candidate for
senator from Illinois, legislators
back home have been and still are
pondering the much weightier and
farther reaching problem whether
or not the system of primary elec
tions by which Sullivan, Lawrence
Y. Sherman and Raymond Robbins
respectively became democratic,
republican and progressive candi
dates for the Illinois toga, is essen
tially faulty and will havet to be re
vised. '
Though the Illinois primary cost
the state a little over a million
dollars about seven thousand dollars
for every state and legislative
aendidaet nominated—it is being
generally conceded that in the main
the same men would have been nom
inated by party conventions and
caucuses—and the million would
have been saved.
And probably much more than on
million w°uld have been saved to
the twelve odd candidates who en
tered the primary, In laTga expen
ditures for advertising, canvassing
and maintaining headquarters. For
though no one in Illinois kept any
available recQrd of Candidate Sull
ivan's campaign expenses, a super
ficial survey of his extensive adver
tising and campaigning leads to the
conclusion that the nomination
costs thousands of dollars. The
same Is true of other candidates in
greater or less degree.
The primary furnished a striking
illustration by example of the claims
that primaries serve to offset the
influence of party organizations and
machines. Sullivan was the candi
date of the democratic party organ
izations, with the endorsement of
the state central committee and
the presidential electors, and not
even the strength of Governor
Dunne, Mayor Harrison of Chicago
and Secretary of State Bryan could
muster serious opposition. Sulli
van would have been nominated by
k party convention. On the repub
lican ticket. Senator L. Y. Sher
man was renominated with the sup
port of the surviving party organ
ization of former Governor Deneen
and Roy 0. West, chairman of the
state central committee. Sherman
would have been nominated by a re
publican convention. On the pro
gressive ticket, Raymond Robbins,
Illinois exponent of Rooseyeltism,
was easily nominated. He would
have been nominated, probably un
animously, by a state convention.
Then why the millions of expense,
is the question being asked from
several quarters.
A FISHERMAN DROWNED
NEAR POINT SI'EXCER
Capt, Jacob Bussi, of the power
halibut schooner Alten reported
to the customs house this
morning that while fishing off
Point Spencer In heavy weather
last Saturday, Oct. 10th, a dory
containing Mike Sath and Ole
Johnson capsized. The Alten went
to the rescu® of the>-inen, but be
fore she reached the overturned
dory, Mike Sath had sunk. hIb
dory mate was taken on board, and
every efort made by the Alten to
find the missing man, but without
avail.—K&tchikan Miner.
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Have the flavor
We offer Extra Fancy Jonatlians
from this famous apple district at
$2.25 per box
Winter Bananas
Especially Fine Eating Apples at
$2.50
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
POLICE STATION'S AS
employment agencies
Chicago, Oct,- 19—Use of police
stations as employment agencies
and establishment of a central
municipal employment bureau
operated on the lines of the
one opened in Milwaukee three
years ago, was discussed at a con
ference of the municipal markets
commission, handling the unemploy
ment problem, and a number of la
bor leaders today.
Miss Amelia Sears, head of the
county bureau of public welfare,
made the suggestion that police sta
tions be turned into employment
agencies during the winter. She
said that aside from tho direct bene
fits of this new departure, the po
lice and jobless men would be
brought in to closer sympathy and
lose Bome of the spirit of antagon
ism.
A canvass of 1,000 of the largest
industrial concerns In Chicago is
about completed and jvill be turned
over to the market commission. The
canvass will show labor prospects
for Chicago for the winter months
and indicate to charitable societies
to what extent their aid will be nec
essary.
TWO PARTIES OF GOVERNMENT
SURVEYORS ON THE ALAMEDA
Lieut. Edes, head of the Alaska
government railroad survey commis
sion, and Thos. Riggs, Jr., one of
the board, together with D. L. Rae
burn and W. F. Milliken, locating
engineers, and their crews, were on
board the Alameda this morning
bound south.
Lieut. Mears, the third member of
the commission, with his gang of
men, is now at Ship creek, where
they will remain and finish up the
remainder of the work that is to be
done, which will likely take until th )
first of November, after which they j
will also come out.
A small party will be left at j
Ship creek all winter to look after J
the horses and camp equipments of j
the various surveying crews.
FORMER PRESIDENTS
TAFT'S SON WEDS
Washington, Oct 19—A romance
of former President Taft's adminis
tration culminated here Saturday in
the marriage of Robert Taft, son
of the ex-president, and Miss Mar
tha Bowers, daughter of the late
Solicitor General Bowers. The
bridegroom's parents were among
the guests and Miss Helen Taft was
maid of honor. The ceremony was
performed before a fashionable
throng at St, John's Episcopal
church.
the SURVIVORS op karluk
PASS THROUGH JUNEAU
The King and Winge, Capt. A. P
Joachein, which rescued tho survi
vors of the Ill-fated Karluk on
Wrangell island in the Arctic ocean
put into Juneau harbor Friday
night on the voyage south, for tho
purpose of getting medical and sur
gicai attention for a member of the
crew who had some ribs broken by
being thrown against the ship's
side while the vessel waa laboring
in a heavy sea between Seward aad
Cross sound. After a physician bad
bandaged the injured man and fix
ed him comfortably the vessel con
tinued the journey wuth, leaving
there about midnight.
I Speaking of his experience In
making the rescue Capt. Jo&chein
told an Empire reporter that ho »ai
unable to reach Wrangell islaad
by finding a lead, through the Bhoro
Ice pack after a discouraging search
for it. They found 11 survivors.
8 white, and an Eskimo with wife
apd child. Three of tho party of
whites that had reached the land
had died before the King and Wlng«
reached them. .
The survivors say that the Karluk
was lost in this wise:
Fearing that thq vessel would
get pinched she was worked lata «■
side lead. Later the lateral move
ment of the ice cut her Into halves
as neatly as a Dair o£ shears -would
split a newspaper. Those oa
board attempted to reach the shosa
of Wrangell island by traveling over
the ice but when land was sighted
it was focnd there was opea water.
They separated into thre® parties
and began searching for a chance
to reach shore. The party that
was rescued did reach shore but the
others have never been heard
from and are undoubtedly lost.
The King and Winge left Nome
September 30, but out Into F&lee
bay to replace the propellor that
was broken in making the reflcue
at Wrangell island.
The King and Wlnge, haa Just
completed a successful trading ex
pedition to Siberia for the Hlb
bard and Stewart people of Seatti*
monthly publication
IS BORN AT SITKA
The Verstovian is the latest addi
tion to Alaska publications. It made
its 'appearance at Sitka early thle
month, and is published by the
Sheldon Jackson industrial school
at the former capital of Alaska.
Raynor Garey is editor of the pub
lication, and it is promised that It
will be issued monthly, aa »ooa
after the first of each month as
possible. The Verstovian takes
its name from Sitka's nearest moun
tain—Mt. yerstoyia, so named be
cause it is just one verst high.
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