The Alaska daily empire. [volume], April 05, 1915, Image 1

About The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926

Image provided by: Alaska State Library Historical Collections

                
THE IRE
VOL. v.. yp. 736. ^ .irXKAr. .U.AXKA. MONDAY. AI'KII. 5. 11)15. P1UOIO TKX CENTS.
WILLARD KNOCKS JOHNSON OUT IN 26TH ROUND
Italian Intervention Is Looked for Any Hour
AUSTRIANSTAD]^^
JESS WILIARD TAKES
JOHNSON'S CROWN BY
KNOCKING NEGRO OUT
MARIANO RACETRACK. Havana. Cuba. April
5.?Jesse Willard, Kansas cowboy pugilist, is the new
heavyweight champion of the world. He kuocked out
Jack Johnson, black title holder, in the 26th round of
. their scheduled 45-round battle here this afternoon. In
cidentally the hope of the seven hundred million mem
bers of "the White race?a hope born and bred when John
son took the title from Tommy Burns, was realized.
Ii was Johnson's fight until the
22nd round, when the hard pace he
had travelled throughout tho earlv
stages of the battle commenced to tell
on him. The giant plainsman open
ed the heaviest attack, carried the
fight to the black man at every stage
of the game, grew stronger in the
last few rounds and finally dropped
tho negro with rights and, lefts to the
body and a smashing right to the
jaw which sent Johnson helpless ovei
the ropes.
Seventeen thousand persons saw the
combat, and when Johnson crumpled
up over the ropes the crowd burst in
to the ring. Soldiers drove the mob
from the ring a moment after Referee
Jack Welch of San Francisco had
counted Johnson out and held aloft
the gloved right fist of the white boy.
proclaiming him champion.
Johnson regained his feet in time to,
escape the wild rush of the excited
spectators which menaced him.
Willard a Better Man."
As he was being escorted away by
his trainers and followers Willard said
that he was not hurt, and that at no
time was he in danger. "I knew I'd
get him." he said.
Johnson said he had no excuses to
offer. "A better and younger man
has taken the championship title from
me." he said.
At the beginning of the 24th round
it was apparent that Willard had John
son on the run. and should win. The
crowd was yelling for the big warriors
to fight when the men rushed into a
clinch. Willard laid his weight on
Johnson at every opportunity in* the
clinches, and the negro shoved the
white boy backward in the same man
ner that ho roughed Jeffries at Reno.
Just before the bell rang at the finish
of the 24th round, Johnson missed two
weak swings and the crowd howled
its disapproval. As the gong sound
ed Willard sent home a wicked smash
to the black man's face and Johnson's
lips puffed.
When the bell rang for the 25th
round Johnson's action might have
Indicated that he thought he could not
knock Willard out and was trying to
get a decision on points. At the end
of the round Willard staggered the
negro with a right to the heart. He
then clipped Johnson on the Jaw with
a terrific left and started forcing the
pace. Johnson was conserving every
ounce of his energy. Willard again
landed a left Jab to Johnson's mouth
and followed it with another. John
son stepped around and backed un
steadily toward his corner and when
the bell rang he dropped heavily into
his seat.
Johnson's Wife Sees Defeat
Willard opened round 26 with a
smash to Johnson's body. Referee
Welch forced them to break from a
clinch and Willard rushed and slam
med a right and left to the African's
body. The men went into a clinch.
Johnson looked over his antagonist's
shoulder to the ringside seat occupied
by Lucille Cameron, his white wife,
and shook his head. Willard steped
back a pace and whipped over a dy
namite smash to Johnson's Jaw, knock
ing him out \
The knockout came so suddenly that
the big crowd seemed as much dozed
as Johnson himself. Johnson up to the
time the knockout blow was driven
home, showed few marks of battle, but
had slowed up and was perceptibly
tiring.
Johnson's Fifth Defeat.
This is Johnson's fifth, and probably
last, defeat, as it has been said by
the negro that he will retire to his
farm near Paris and spend .the re
mainder of his days learn in g^.French
and drinking the beverage of that
country.
The four previous defeats suffered
by Johnson were as follows:
On May 6, 1899, "Klondike (anoth
er colored person) beat Jack in five
rounds In Chicago.
On February 25, 1901. Joe Choyn
ski put Johnson out in three rounds
at Galveston. Texas.
In 1902. after fighting Hank Grif
fon (another colored gentleman) two
' draws for 20 rounds, ho was defeated j
by Hank in the third contest, which
was also of 20 sessions.
On March 28, 1905. Marvin Hart
(whom Jeffries handed over the cham
pionship on his first retirement from
the ring in 1904) got a 20-round decis
ion over Johnson at San Francisco.
Johnson won the championship from j
i Tommy Burns in Australia, and cinch- j
ed his claim to the title by beating
Jeffries at Reno. July 4, 1910.
The Empire circulation leads. Try
advertising In it.
EVERYTHING
READY EOR
CITY ELECTION
"
ELECTION INFORMATION
?+?
Polls will open at 9 a. m., and re
main open continuously until the close
at 7 p. m.
The voting will be in the Fire Hall
at the City Hall?Fourth street en
trance.
Election officers?Judges: Lafe E.
Spray. Ben Buliard and A!.' Lundstrom
Clerks: A. A. Gabbs. J. E. Barragar.
Alternate for any judge or clerk who
may not be present: Allen Shattuck.
Official ballots will be provided by
the election officers.
Qualifications of Electors.? Any j
citizen of the United States, male or
J female, over the age of 21 years, who
has resided in Alaska one year and
Alaska six months, and who has com
plied with the registration law, will
be qualified to vote. Or any one pos
sessing the other qualifications who
has declared his intention to become
a citizen may vote.
UTiicers to oe cnosen?seven coun
cilmen and one member of the school
board.
Tickets in the field for Councilmen:
Old Council Ticket?John Reck,
John R. Willis, George F. Miller, Wil
liam Geddes, F. Wolland, C. W. Fries,
William Sritt.
New Council Ticket?M. E. Russell,
0. J. Wicklandcr, J. W. Mac Millan, R.
M. Keeney, Oliver Drange, Sam Kohn,
and E. Valentine.
Socialist Ticket?Lena Morrow Lew
is, Henry Leplsto, Carl Arola. Charles
Helsing, E. C. Briggs. George Hark
rader and John Jurija.
Candidates for School Director:
H. T. Tripp.
Grover C. Winn.
Grafton Coleman.
. .Statements of the Old Council Tick-j
et candidates and platform of the New
Council Ticket candidates appear else
where in this issue.
All is in readiness for the munici
pal election that will take place in
Juneau tomorrow. While the contest
has not been as strenuous as it was
two years ago, a lively interest in the
election is indicated by the circum
stances that there has been a fairly
full registration, which came within a
fevs votes of equalling the highest pre
registration estimates that have been
made.
The general opinion over the town
is that the Old City Council ticket
will win, but that is not conceded by
the supporters of the New Council
Ticket.
The election for school director Is
conceded to be between H. T. Tripp
and Grover C. Winn, though the So
cialists take a great deal of pride In
their candidate. Grafton Coleman, and
| promise to give him a solid suport. {
ASK ASSEMBLY
TO EIGHT EOR
EISHTRAPEIC
? ?j? ?j? ?j? ?*? ?% ?y .%
I * IN EPITOME ?
i ? "Ketchikan first" fish rnc- +
? v morin! introduced in House ?
* and Senate. +
' Snow "liquor elecfion" bill +
, + passes House. *>
* .McGann bill to prevent pro- ?
+*.fqssional jurymen introduced *
* in Senate. ?
Public utility rcgihation bill, *
<' amended to include all towns 4>
?> in provisions, went to engross- +
-i- ment, in House. *
+ Indian village survey memor- ?>!
?> iai and Day bill regarding lia- ?>
+ billty of endorsees recommend- +
* ed for passage by House Ju- ?
+ diciary committee. +|
+ Sunday closing scheduled for +
further amendment in Senate.. ?
.;. j. /. j. .;. .;. .;. .;.
The Ketchikan memorial, asking for
action by the Federal government that j
will preserve the Alaskan fisheries fori
Alaskan ports arid checkm&tq the at-1
tempt of Prince Rupert to capture
the traffic, was introduced In tho Sen
ate today by Senator Tanner and In
the House by Representative Hock
man. The memorial asks thab-regu
lations be put Into effect that-will re
quire American fiah prepared for -ex
port in American ports. It is shown
in the memorial that, such action ?
would compel the.Grand Trunk and
other railroads to gtVc - AJaskhij; p.QftK:
terminal rates in the shipment of fish ?
from Alaska to the 'Kustern markets.
Tho memorials will be rushed to final
passage, it was indicate#
_Thc memorial, which is fathered by
the Ketchikan Commercial Club, was
brought to Juneau by H. C. Strong, a
business man of that city. The noc- i
essjty for some such action resulted
from the action of the Canadian or
der in council, promulgated March 12,
which permits American fishermen
to sell fish to British Columbia buy
ers for shipment in bond to American
ports, and which further permits the
American fishing craft to purchase
supplies in British Columba ports and
ship crew3 from thorn' This order in
council, it is said, is resulting in tho
location of American buyers for East
em markets, and American cold stor
age plants in Prince Ruport, and tho
gradual transfer of the fishing fleets j
that have contributed so largely to
Ketchikan, Petersburg and Wrangoll
to that place.
"Liquor Vote" Bill Passes
By a vote of 1-i to 2 the House
passed H. B. 52. designating Novem
ber 4. 1916 as the date of tho elec
tion on tho liquor question In Alaska,
and providing tho closing of saloons
and breweries on January 1. 1918, if
a majority of tho people of Alaska
vote dry. at the election.
(Continued on Pago 6.)
MAYOR MITCHEL IS
OPPOSED TO JITNEYS
NEW YORK, April 5.?Mayor John
Purroy Mitchel is opposed to "jitney
bussess" for New York. He says the!
heavy traffic will make them objec-;
tionabie
"Little Rhody" Has 'Em
PROVIDENCE. R. T.. April 5.?At'
present there are 200 jitney busses op
erating In Providence.
AMERICAN .SELLING
MANY THINGS TO EAT
WASHINGTON, April 5.?American
breadstuffs worth $357,091,823 wore
shipped abroad in eight months end
ing Feb. 2S last, compared with ?115,
215.S81 for the preceding year.
Mrs. Charles Sulzer and son Wil
liam arrived from Seattle today, to
be here until after the adjournment
of the Legislature. Mrs. Sulzer is the
wife of the junior Senator from the!
First Division.
Capt. S. J. Hooper returned today
from Wrangell, where ho left the
lighthouse boat El Paso, after accom
panying the vessel on a cruise of two
weeks." as pilot.
? v ? ?> <? ?> *:? + ? v v ?> ?> ?>
? WEATHER TODAY ?
a .j, .j. .j. .j. ?> .j. v
? Maximum?43. ?>
? Minimum?39. ?
? Cloudy?Rain.
?> Precipitation?.27 inch. *
Jj, .J. ?%> ,j. -J. A .> .> aaa .;. .;.
ITALY IS
PRESSING
TOR WAR
LONDON, April 5?Announcement
of Italy's Intervention on the aide of
i the Allies In the war against Turkey:
and .Austria is expected at any hour.
A dispatch from Chaisso, Swltzer-;
land, says the Italians are assembling
their troops on the Austrian frontier,
with the greatest activity. All the
houses of peasants In the districts
bordering the confines affected have
been occupied by soldlere. This In
formation reaches Chlasso from Ital
ian sources.
From the same soulxes from which
the foregoing was received It is learn
ed that still more Important military!
Activities are under way, but the de-j
tailed information on this point Is re
fused transmission by Italian authori
ties.
ITALY BUYING
war material;
WASHINGTON. April 5.?War con-j
tracts entered into by Italy in the
.Unified- States arc' estlmatod at $50,
Italy Buys Wheat
NEW. YORK, April 5.?Italy tool:
more than ono,-tltij;\l of the total j
amount ot wheat, exported from New
York?J-103,0(Hi bushels'?In the ten
days from March II to 20.
carranzas execute
villistas
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 5.--Sov
enty-flvo of Villa's troops were taken
by the forces of Gen. Carranza in a ?
battle near Candella Saturday,' and
yesterday they were summarily exe
cuted.
storm destroys
100 vessels
NEW YORK, April 5.?More than
100 vessels, sailing from or to various
Atlantic ports, were lost in the ter
rific wind storm which began Friday
night and continued all day Saturday.
Indications are that the Royal Dutch
West Indies steamship Prinz Maurita
with 50 on board, foundcre'd oft Cape
Hatterns.
ENGLAND CONTROLS
COPER SHIPMENTS
NEW YORK. April 5.?The New,
York Times Quotes the producing in- j
tcrcsta as saying that England is in
practical control of all coper ship-i
ments from America and that no car
go will leave without the consent of
the British Admiralty. Shipments are
going now to the Allies. Italy and to
the Scandinavian countries.
Big Copper Cargo
LONDON, April 5.?Ten thousand
tons of copper and munitions of war
were in the holds of the Red Star;
liner Lapland when she arrived at
Liverpool from Now York.
?> + ?> .j. .j. A ?> ?>
BRITISH LOSE
BATTLESHIP
LORD NELSON
? + ? ?> + ?fr ?> ?> ?> ?fr
?5* DESCRIPTION OF LORD *
? NELSON *
+ The Lord Nelson is a battle- *
? ship, completed in 1908; 10,500 *
?> tons displacement, main bat- ?>
+ tcry, 4 12-inch and 10 9.2-lnch^ +
? guns; Bpccd, 21 knots. Cosf +
? $8,040,410; complement, 780 of- 4*
?> fleers and men. 4
+ ?>
* ?> 4 4 4 4 -I- -5- 4 4 4 4 -1* -J*
? -.?f? . .
BERLIN, April 5.?The British bat
tleship Lord Nelson was destroyed by
tho Turkish forts defending the Dar
danelles, according to dispatches re
ceived hero today.
Tho dispatches tolling of tho dc'
sti'uetion declare that tho Lord Nel-|
son became stranded inside of the:
Straits from where the Allies were
bombarding tho forts, und that she
was subjected to a direct fire until
she was abandoned.
TURKS LOSE CRUISER
IN RUSIAN WATERS
SEBASTOPOL, April 5,?Tho Turk
ish cruiser Mcdjidieh struck a mine
near the Russian coast yesterday and
went down.
RUSSIA LOSES TWO
SHIPS IN BLACK SEA
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 5? An
official statement today by the Turk
ish War Office says the Turkish fleet
has sunk two Russian ships, the Pron
dent and the Vastocliaja, in the Black
Sea, near Odesso. It was also said
that another mine sweeper that ap
proached the Dardanelles was de
stroyed.
AVIATORS DESTROY
GERMAN SUBMARINES
PARIS, April 5- According to an of
ficial announcement two German
submarines were destroyed and the
third escaped damaged in a raid up
on the German naval base at Hobo
ken, Belgium, by allied aviators this
morning.
Tho German shipyards were also
gutted by fire caused by tho explosion
of inflamable bombs dropped by the
uviators.
Forty German workmen were killed
and 02 wounded.
CANADA TO BORROW
ANOTHER $25,000,000
OTTOWA, April 5.?The Canadian
government $25,000,000 worth of 1 1-2
per cent, debentures redeemable from
1920 to 1925 will be issued Immediate
ly at 99 1-2
SPAIN IS NOW AFTER
MORE GOLD RESERVE
MADRID, April 5.? The Bank of j
Spain is taking advantage of the pros-)
cnt high value of tho peseta and an|
important stock of gold has been pur-j
chased in view of tho establishment
of a gold standard in the near future.!
-j. 4 {. 4 ,j. A 4 4. 4 4 4 4 4 t
* VOTE TOMORROW
It is generally admitted that if every legally *
registered voter goes to the polls and exercises the *
* right and duty of franchise that the members of *,
* the present eitv council will he re-elected toinor- *
* row.
If there is not a full vote anything might hap- *
* pen.
Every voter who desires to make sure of a con- *]
E tinuatiori of the splendid progress that Juneau is
making in municipal and material development *
* should vote. If that is done the --"Old'Councill'' *
* ticket will win.
* Do not take anything for granted. Those who *
* think that their votes will not he required are usu- *;j
* ally responsible for freak election results when * ?
* thev occur.
* IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY VOTER TO ?i
* EXERCISE THE FRANCHISE TOMORROW. *1
AUSTRIAN ARMY IS
SN FULL RETREAT
TROM CARPATHIANS
VIKXXA, April 5.?Tin; Austrian government today
announced that the Austro-Hungamn army is in full re
treat from the Carpathian region. However, while ad
mitting the defeat of the Austrian army in the mountain
country, the government claims that the retreat is for
stragetieal purposes, and has been contemplated for sev
; eral days. The army will fall back to fortified cities,
where a stand will be made for the defence of Budapest
and Vienna.
SERBS QUICKLY {
EXPEL RAID OF
BULGAR TROOPS
LONDON, April 5?Bulgarian troops
have been driven, out of Serbia after
a sudden raid Into that country which
began Saturday morning. The raid
ing forces consisted of uniformed Bul
garian irregulars, who began a cam
j paign against Serbia Saturday. Simi
lar forces began a movement against
Greece, whose Territory was invaded
; at three places.
The Bulgarian raiders at first car
ried everything before them, but at
J tho end of tho fighting Saturday they
had been defeated, and forced back
toward their own line. Yesterday the
last Bulgarian troop had quit Ser
bian territory.
The Bulgarians lost 80 killed and
the Serbians 50 as a result of the
raid.
Serbia and Bulgaria have not sev
ered diplomatic relations, but Serbia
has demanded of Bulgaria that she
explain.
GREECE SENDS ARMY TO FRONT
Greece is sending troops to the Bul
garian frontier, prepared to begin war
unless Bulgaria makes proper amends
for the invasion of Grecian territory.
CANADIANS GET
ORDERS FOR SUPPLIES
-?-I-?
OTTAWA, April 5. -President Cur
ry. of the Canadian Car & Foundry
Company confirms the report that his
company has rocelved orders from
ituB3ia for $30,000,000 worth of shrap
nel. Part of the contract will be sub
let. and it is expected that deliveries
will begin soon at the rate of 90,000
.shells n week.
* *
TURKS TRYING TO
FORM ISLAIN UNION
AMSTERDAM, April 5.?Constanti
nople dispatches say that Turkey Is
trying to found an Islam Union, in
cluding Turkey, Persia and Afghani
stan.
SOCIALIST SENT TO
FRONT IN ALSACE ,
BERLIN, (via Amsterdam.) April 5.:
?Dr. Karl Liobknccht, the Socialist
leader, who opposed the war budget!
recently introduced, has been sent toj
the front in Alsace, with a landstrum \
regiment.
LLOYD'S REDUCE ODDS
ON SEPTEMBER PEACE,
LONDON, April 5.?Current odds at
Lloyds arc -1 to 3 that the war will be
over by Sept. 30.
ENGLAND PREPARING
FOR MORE EFFICIENCY
LONDON, April 5. ?It is reported,
that Alfred Allan Booth, chairman of j
the Cunard line, has been selected by I
Lloyd-George as chief organizer un
der a government scheme to increaso;
the output of war materials.
WAR INSURANCE
HAS BEEN PROFITABLEj
WASHINGTON. April 5.?Premiums |
paid to the United States government j
war risk Insurance bureau upSto date
amount to The losses ag
gregate $070,1)''::. The bureau has out
standing policies aggregating $18,000,
-000, out of a total of $66,000,000 writ
ten since the war began.
The Empire has most readers
CIVILIANS ORDERED
OUTjDF CRACOW
VIENNA, April 5.?Recognizing that
the Russians will now bend their ef
forts to crossing the Dunnjcc and be
sieging Cracow, civilian inhabitants
have been asked to leave that city
unless prepared to "undergo the rig
ors of military life."
Great numbers of inhabitants have
deciled to; Teave, and all trains from
Cracow are filled with men unable to
perform military service, women and
children/ It is estimated that 50,000
have arrived here, and this number
Is expected to be increased to 100,000
within it- few days.
It is stated at the war office that
It is hoped only government officials
will remain at Cracow in addition to
the garrison Tills 1* -not due to tme
belief that'the Russians wifl reach^he
city. It is asserted, but is to ijfsurc
an adequacy of food. J
GENEVA, April 5.- The Austrian
government admits six goncrals, 2500
officers and 70,000 men fell into the
hands of the Russians when Przcmysl
surrendered. They assert, however,
that every ounce of ammunition was
destroyed and practically all the guns
were rendered useless.
Russians Capture 260,000
LONDON. April 5.? The Daily
Mail's Fetrograd correspondent says
that the Russians have captured 260,
000 prisoners in the Carpathian front
since the Russian advance began on
January 21. Thin includes the l.lO.OOO
prisoners captured at Przcraysl.
GERMANY MENACED
ON WEST FRONT
LONDON; April 5.?Germany is fac
ing the menace of constantly increas
ing allied armies on the west front
while she is pouring troops into the
line that is struggling at its full
strength to hold the insweeping Rus
sian hordes in North Poland, Galicla
and Hungary.
All accounts from the East tell of
Russian advances, and the complete
defeat of the German and Austrian
forces in the Carpathian region.
From the West front come reports
of continued success for the Allies.
The advance is slow and steady.
ALLIES PREPARED TO
OUTNUMBER ENEMY
LONDON, April 5.?Tlie London
Globe correspondent says England lias
1,200,000 troops with ample reserves,
and Prance 2,700,000, ready to attack
2,500,000 Germans this month. Russia
has 3,000,000 In the battle with large
available' reserve bodies to reinforce
any point when needed.
SUBMARINES DESTROY
FIVE MERCHANT SHIPS
LONDON. April 5.?The British
steamship Olivine and Russian bark
Hermes were sunk by a German sub
marine off the Isle of Wright. The
crowB were rescued. _
The British steamship City of Bre
men was torpedoed off Land's End,
and four of her crew perished.
Submarines Saturday destroyed the
British steamship Lockwood. and a
French fishing smack.
GERMANS LOSE STEAMSHIP
LONDON. April 5.? The German
steamship Hcmsoth 3truck a mine In
the Baltic sea yesterday and sank Im
mediately. Twenty-five of her crew
perished.
Mrs. Charles A. Sulzer and Master
William Sulzer Jr., wife and daughter
of Senator Sulzer, arrived on the Hum
boldt this afternoon, and will rcmrln
at Juneau during the remainder of the
session.