No °50 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKACJWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1915 PRICE 10 CENTS
Qzhcttx —
London, Dec. 1 — Advices re
ceived this moruing from the bat
tle front along the Hue of the Ta<
kum railroad ia the Riga district.
state that the Russian army ha.?
forced the Germans back and Ji&v<
captured twelve miles of trench e«
and taken orer 1,000 prisoners.
' RUSSIA PLANS 10 CRUSH
GERMANY WITH TERIFFIC ARMY
Petrograd, Dec. 4—Russia Is
actively engaged in creparliig an
army el several million men which
will shortly be hurl i against Ger
many iu an effort to crush that na
tion. It is stated that the Rus
slaa army is ia better condition
now than at anv time sine© the
war smarted, and that the country
hag ulenty of supplies, and that
the army is •well fed and is well
supplied with ammunition.
GERMAN GENERAL
IS WOUNDED
Petrograd, Dec. 4—It is reported
here that General Von Mackensen
was severely wounded by a Servian
bullet ia one of the recent ( en
gagements while he was in charge
of the operations in Servia.
serbiTwE
RENEW HIM
Rome, Dec. 4—Advices have been
received from Serbia stating that
an arm? of two hundred thousand
men was being raised for the purr
pose of renewing the fight again3t
the German-Austro forces which
have invaded that country.
WILSO.VS NAME NOW OX
\ ilBRASKA PKIMAKY BALLOTS
Lincoln, Dec. 4—Woodraw Wil
son's came has been placed on the
state wide primary election ballot
for prts'dect on the democratic
ticket ^ *..<■&
WILL GUT 01
WAGES DOWN
London, Dec. 4—Following the
advice of Premier Asqulth, the
members ol the British cabinet ore
considering a general plan whereby
a reduction of oae-third jvlll be
made in all ministerial salaries.
'GRAN'DMA' WHITE'S
ROADHOUSE BURNED
"Grandma" White's roadhous at
Mile 20 cn the government railroad
out Irom Seward was destroyed by
fire the other night and her hus
band who is an invalid, narrowly
escaped being burned to death. Mrs.
White, who is over 80 years of
age, got her husband down stairs
alone and to a place of safety.
In the eacitment Mrs. White
overlooked J50 in change which she
kept on hand and about $25 In sil
ver was found melted together, but
the gold coin was uninjured. The
couple were proi ided with tempor
ary quarters after the fire.
"Grandma" White is one of
the best roadhouse keepers on the
Kenai peninsula and as soon as
her misfortune was known In Se
ward a dozen different movements
were immediately started to help
her rebuild the roadhouse.—Ex.
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STATE DEPARTMENT ASKS RECALL
OF GERMAII MILITARY ATTACHES
Washington, Dec. 4—Secretary of
State Lansing, through the state
department, has a&ked lor the re
call of Captain Boyed, navaJ at
tachc +o the United States from
Germany and Captain Von Papen,
military attache to tho United
| States from Germany, giving as his
cause lor the request that these
two gentlemen showed too much
Interest in the investigation of t*10
of the Hamburg-American Steam
ship line controversy, and allowed
themsebes to become too actively
connected with said investigation.
Secretary Lansing states that
both these attaches are no longer
acceptable to tho United States.
Washington, Dec. 4—President I
Wilson today announced that ho
would use every effort In his pow
er to rid the United States of all
foreign agents whose activities were
considered harmful'to the best in
terests of the country.
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DIE OF PLAGUE
Mexico City, Dec. 4 — The
epidemic of typhus fever which has
been raging in this city for soma
j time past Beems to bo increasing
I and for the past sevc ral d ys over
one hundred and fifty vlcti is have
!beeu claimed daily by tiio droad
| disease.
COASTING ACCIDENT
Whjtehorse, Dec. 3—While coast- j
I ing on the hill back of the school
j house last Saturday Constable Pave
] ly cf tie R. N. W. M. P., had both
| bones of one of his legs broken
about four inches below the knee.
I Ho is getting along very well at
the General hospital. J. Hopkins,
who was an. the sleigh with Pavely
at the lime, sustained serious in
jury to his pants.
1»IE( K OF "WITNESS TREE"
IS GIVEN TO UNTVERSTY
A piece of the old "witness tree,"
a cottouwood landmark th-Jit stood
on the townsite of Vancouver,
Wash., to which Lewis and Clark
are said to have tied their canoe j
when I hey came down, the Columbia
river more than 100 years ago, Is
to have a place in the University
of Washington museum.
The ancient tree, when It fell
six ytars ago, was moro than 75
feet hi;*, with a spread of crown of
more than 60 feet The trunk at
the base was six feet in diameter.
Pieces of it have been sent to many
parts of the world.
The Hudson's Bay Company's
trading post, established at Van
couver in 1824, was within the
shadew of the old cottouwood.
Ill ONE DAY
Hopewell, Va.,—Five men shot
to death, three wounded, two dead
of iujuries received in accidents and
a number of knife and pistol en
counters resulting leaa Beriously ,
was a recent day' record in this |
powder mill boom town, which is i
frequently compared to the mining ^
camps of the days of '49. 1
Three of the dead men, neffroes,
were killed in a crap game, another
was a highwayman resisting ar
rest and another was 6hot by an in
sane man.
Very little h^s boon accomplished
iu actual development work iu tho
new diggings.
Isaac creek, tributary to the Yu
kon, is staked irom 16 below to 20
above. On discovery on I6aac, Geek
and Potter are down tweaty-th'ree ,
leet in two holes, while Rmia and (
Cline have stalled work on tho
righ» fork.
On Dip creek, above discovery, ,
O'lieary and Paynter commenced .
sinkiiig on 48. On 45, Thompson
aud McDowell are down about .
twelve feet. X. Ward aud Leslie (
are preyaring on 30.
On Rude, below discovery, a 1
party of Finns ou 14 is down six
teen feet. On 1:5, John Norton was
drowned out iu several holes. Mat*
Nunan and party at present are
sinking oji 11 and are down In
three .holes ten feet.
The discovery boys are freighting,- :
Above discovery. Captains Green and
1'urnbull, ou 7 aad 8, are getting
[air surface prospects. Ronalds and
Trim, on 10, are building cabins
and freighting.
On Victor there are several out
fits Gilchrist and Bird, on Pino,
a tributary of Victor, are down fir
feet. '.-I
Mild weather and the scarcity of
dry wood are factors In retarding
developments.
The mouth of Isaac has taken
the appearance of a small town,
and throughout the entire camp a
quiet confidence prevails.
—McDonai-1, in Dawson News.
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HAMBUR6-1ERICAN LINE OFFICIALS
SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON
New York, Dec 4—Managing Di
•ector Buenz and the three other
ligh officials of the Hamburg-Am
;ricau Steamship line, •who were
'ound guilty of violating the neu
;rallty laws of '.he United States
resterdny, were thl3 morning Ben
;enced.
Buenz and two other directors
were given seUences of one and
one half years Imprisonment at the
federal prison at Atlanta, Georgia,
while the other director was sen
tenced to oJie year.
Pending a decision of the court
ou a writ of error which was at
pnce filed, upon which a new trial
was asked, the four men were ad
mitted to ball.
Washington, Dec. 4—President
■Vilsou today announced that his
vedding to Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait
vould take place at the home of
he bride on, the eighteenth day of
his month, and that it was his in
ention to have the wedding strictly
>rivate, and tiat no inYiatioms
you Id be issued.
BOREAS' BONDS
BRAVELY BROKEN
While the ice ceased moving In
he river at Whitelioree last Satur
lay night, November 27, at 11:50
►'clock, it was by no means suib
lued but continued struggling to
>reak loose and continue its way
oward Bering i?ea until Bometlme
Monday forenoon when it gave up
he contest.
When the ice stopped moving the
vater backed up with the result
hat the river was bank full. At
1:30 Monday morning the ice on
he bar above town gave way be
ore the irresistible pressure and wna
orced up the bank almost to the
ailroad track. The steel cables
>y which the half completed boat of
Captain Raymond was secured,!
napped like threads and the boat
i-as carried down stream fully 80
eet where it now rests. The side
rack on the flit above town and
in which were nearly a dozen box~
ars, was submerged until th^ water
ras a foot deep in the care. The
cars weie hauled to a safe point
before they froze In for the winter.
Above town \vhere the ic© jammed
it ia very rough and woodhaulera
on the river will have much diffi
cutly in making a trail. There is
still an open place in front of the
depot out it is believed it will close
soon.
The river at this place closed five
days earlier this year than last
when the ice ceased moving De
cember 2nd.
By the end of November there
was as much snow on the ground in
this part of the country as at any
time last winter and it Is Btlll fall
ing at the rate of an inch or more
every day. Already the Bnow is
deeper at the Summit of White Pass
than at any time for two yeans and
<he season for snow is barely be
gun. Thus far the snow has drifted
very little as there has been no
wind.—Whitehorse Star.
DEMS CHOOSE CLARKE
PRESIDENT PRO TEM
Washington, Dec. 4—Senator Jas.
Clarke of Arkansas was last niglit
chosen president Wo tempore of
the senate at the democratic cau
cus.
ANCHORAGE PLANNING
TO HAVE DOG HACKS
Anchorage, Dec. 4 — The sport
lovers of this town have about per
fected the formation of a kennel
club for the purpose of inaugurat
ing dog races, and expects to ee
cure the co-operc."on of other Al
askan towns. It Is planned to hold
raccs in the different towns in
order to determine the better teams
and then arrange a grand champion
ship event In which the various
towns will be p'tted against each
other, . i ; III!« 11
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