Newspaper Page Text
VOL. V., NO. 594. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915. . PRICE TEN CENTS. ? ^ I . . I ?iiliT ^ TViih, I, ^ 1.. ^ ^ I ^ - FIGHT FOR PURCHASE MONEY FOR RAILROAD DOESNT AFFECT WORK WASHINGTON. June 16.?Discuss Ing the suit to seure a portion of th< proceeds of the sale of the Alaska Northern railway by those Interestec in the old Alaska Central railway Secretary of Interior Franklin K. Lan< said that It will in no wise affect th< government's interest in the transac tion. "It Is a suit." said Mr. Lane, "be tween parties who are interested Ir the division of the purchase price and there is no question raised as tc the legality of the transfer of the Al aska Northern to the government. "It appears to me that those whc brought suit are not satisfied with th< arrangement made for the division 01 the proceeds, and fear that they wil not get their Just share of the money to be paid by the government. 11 will not. therefore, interfere with the government's plan for the purchase 01 the road. The government will turr the purchase price over to a receiver if the court appoints one, and will take title just as if no suit had beer brought." Suit Started Yesterday. WASHINGTON. June 16. ? By ar order issued yesterday afternoon by Justice Wendell P. Stanfford. of the District of Columbia Supreme Court Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane. Secretary of the Treasury Will iam G. McAdoo end Treasurer Johr: - Burke and the American Security and Trust company are cited to show cause Friday morning why a restraining order should not be Is sued to prevent them from paying t< the Canadian vendors of the Alaska Northern rallawy any part of the ^1. 150.000 the government has agreed tc pay for that property, and why a re cciver should not be appointed to dis tribute this money under the ordcc of the court among various parties claiming an interest in the property as their interest may appear. The suit is brought in behalf of E. A. Shedd and company and Johu R. Thompson, of Chicago, holders of $300,000 worth of the old bonds of tho Alaska Central railway. ALASKA RAILROAD EMPLOYS 1000 MEN ?+? "There are 2,000 people living ir tents at Anchorage, and 1.000 men cm ployed in the vicinity of that place or the railroad." said J. E. Moulton. whc has just returned from there. "There is little building going on for the rea son that the townsite will have to be changed." he continued. "Those whc are on the ground now are on the railroad townsite. A governmenl townslte is being surveyed on the op * positc side of Ship creek, and will be available before long. Until thai time there will be very little building There are only three wood buildings in town." Mr. Moulton says that while the gov. ernment railroad has employed more men than it expected, there are still idle men at Anchorage, and he rec< ommends that no one go there seek ing employment. The survey of the townsite is being conducted by Frank Warner. CAPTAIN IRVING TO DEVELOP MINE ?*? Capt. John Irving, at ono time own er of the Canadian-Pacific N'aviga tion Company, which later became th< Canadian-Pacific Railway Company arrived in Juneau last night, on hii way to Valdez to open up the Hum mer and Hobo group of quartz claims Capt. Irving made connections witl the Westward-bound steamship Mari posa. at Thane. Capt. Irvlng's Valdez representa tives sent out several sacks of on from the claims, and the assev retun as shown by the Canadian govern raent's assay office in Victoria. B. C. were exceedingly promising. Capt Irving owns considerable mining prop crtv in the Whltehorse district. J. H. McKENZIE, OF ALASKA-JUNEAU, HERi J. H. McKenzie, associated witl President P. W. Bradley of th< Treadwell mine, in the control of th< stock of the Alnska-Juneau mine, am a consulting engineer for the allie< Treadwell companies, is a guest a the Alaskan Hotel, having arrive yesterday from San Francisco. President Bradley will arrive latei possibly the latter part of this montt and until then plans of the Alaska-Ji neau for the season will not be ar nounced. STOCK QUOTATIONS. NENW YORK. June 1?. - Alask Gold closed today at 3S: Chino. 46% Ray, 25%: TJtah Copper. 68%: Buttt Superior. 71%. Copper was quoated at 20%. + WEATHER TODAY * Maximum?69. * Minimum?45. + Rainfall?.12 in. * Partly cloudy. ?HX. BRADFORD ; RESIGNS FROM ; BORDER LINE CO. ?+? SEATTLE. Juno 16? H. C. Brad ( ford, truffle manager of the Border Line Transportation company, has > tendered his resignation, to be effec ? tlve July 1st. Bradford was traffic manager of the old Northland Trans , portation company at the time of the r consolidation of that company with J the Border Lino company. : YACHT CYPRUS ? J ENDS VISIT HERE [ Ending a three-day visit to Gastin eau chaiinel, during which tlmo Pres ident Charles Hayden and Vico Pres ident D. C. Jackling inspected the de , velopmcnt of the Alaska Gastineau . Mining company's mine, mill and ,' power units, the Jackling yacht Cy prus, under command of Capt. Lewis ' and Daniels, steamed for Kensington at 5 o'clock this morning. General Manager B. L. Thane did not accom i pany the party to Kensington. I i Today Col. Jackling and Mr. Hay ' den will make a trip through the _! Kensington workings. Late this af (i ternoon the Cyprus will proceed to Skagway. Tomorrow morning Col. jJackling's guests on the trip will on (Jj<Jy a ride to Summit, over the White Pass & Yukon railroad, arrange ments for a special train having been . made by Supt. V. I. Hahn of the W. P. Co. Tomorrow night the Cyprus . ? will leave Skagway for Sitka, arriv ! ing there Friday morning. On Fri j day night the yacht will leave for Se attle, reaching there Monday. The members of the party will return to San Francisco on the Jacltlijig and > Hayden private cars. The members of the Jackling party i who are making their first visit to the Northland expressed their de J light of the Southeastern portion, from | a scenic standpoint, although the rain !of the past two days marred their stay while here. The party consists of Col. and Mrs. D. C. Jackling. Mr. ' and Mrs. R. W. Salisbury and Mr. ' and Mrs. J. Frank Judge of Salt Lake. ? Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Mofllt and Mr. and ' Mrs. Mountford Wilson of San Fran ? cisco. Charles Hayden, Edward A. ' Clark and Lothrop Ames of Boston, : and Miss Alice Mofflt, Master James ? Molflt. Master Russell Wilson and ! Master Richard Lee. A party of Juneauites were guests of Col. and Mrs. Jackling. aboard the i Cyprus last evening. They were Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. ? S. Evans Hodge. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. ' B&yless. Dr. and Mrs. Leonard 0. Sloane. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wettrick ? and Bart L. Thane. COAL CLAIMS : ARE REJECTED ?*? Notice has been received by the lo cal land office of a decision of the commissioner of the general land of ; fice affirming their decision in the . case of the United States vs the Al aska Smokeless Cool companys appli cation for a group of coal claims in the Bering river district.' known as , the "Feed Group," which aggregate about 1000 acres. | The government charged that in the original locations eight coal claims were involved and that the locators ' hac failed to open up a coal mino on each claim. The local officers found that the government had failed to sus tain its charge of fraud as to all of , the locators except one. and this one j had admitted the fraud. The flndings of the local office brought out the fact that a clear state ment of the facts of the case was not [ possible for the reason that tho loca tors were natives of Norway and Sweden and unfamiliar with the Eng lish language. The Commissioner r recognizes this difficulty and concedes ^ that it should be given considerable e weight in connection with the fraud charged by the government Further j investgatton showed that the affida ! vlts of the several locators secured in t 190$ .and which constituted the j gnivemen of the fraud charges, were made under the handicap of want of . knowledge of English. t' Rejection of the applications, how ever, was chjcfly due to the fact that , the locators failed to comply with the law by opening up the required mine on each claim. None of tho locators had spent more than $10.50 on his ? claim. _ . I AMERICANS BUILDING THREE BIG STEAMSHIPS NEW YORK. June 16.?Contract! * have been obtained by the Carnegie *? Steel Company for 13,000 tons of steel {? i for three ocean Steamships, which ?> | will be built In Eastern yards. Two ol {? the vessels are for the Mexican Navi gation company, and the other is as ? oil tank ship. PROGRESS UP TO SNUFf SAYS PRESJ1AYDEN Doctoring that progress In the Al aska Gastlneau mining projects in Al aska arc fulfilling all expectations, ami praising In unstinted measure the work of General Manager B. L, Thano, Charles Hayden, muHlmllllonaire Bostonlan, president of the Alaska Gold Mines company, which la the holding company ror the Gastlneau, last evening to The Empire talked briefly of matters as he found them during the three days that he and Col. D. C. Jackllng looked over their in terests here. "Having missed my annual trip last year, due to the declaration of the European war just as we were starting for Alaska, 1 am naturally doubly impressed at the construction and development which has gono on since my last visit, both at our prop erty and Juneau generally," Mr. Hay den said. "The development under ground at the Perseverance mine and the surface construction of all tho plant reflects the greatest credit on Mr. Thane and all his associates for comprehensiveness, expedition and thoroughness. "Tho,Qreatoat Gold Mine." "It certainly, should bo as gratify ing to tho people of Juneau as it is to us to feel that this city is the homo of what is now definitely sure the greatest individual gold mine In the world.. Already treating 3,000 tons of ore a day, its mill should be in full operation by tho end of the year, treating its capacity of 12,000 tons daily. "Nothing but the element of time is now essential for our increasing the mill to 20,000'tons daily, as fast as underground development and wator power development can be done. Our first installation at Annex Creek Is well underway and our second will be started within 12 months. It should be gratifying to your people to know so well the legitimacy of mining as a construction industry, to know that New York and the East in gener al is gradually waking up to the fact, so that capital In larger units is now much more easily obtained for the putting on sound operating basis good mining properties, whether gold, cop per or zinc. Always Ready to Invest "A year ago the war caused a sud den shock which temporarily caused a very low price for copper and zinc, but today no Industry is more profit able than that of metal mining. Mr. Jackllng and I ore not in tho business of gambling in prospects, though that Is perfectly legitimate for the Individ ual; but when anyone can develop a prospect to show it has an ore body that makes It a basis for a big com mercial operation, wo will be glad to supply tho capital and equipment and operating staff necessary to "get the best it has In it, out of it." AMMUNITION COST IS INCREASED War in Europe with its consump tion of American powder and ammu nition has reached the pocket books of Alaska hunters and sportsmen. When J. E. Moulton. Alaska repre sentative of the Seattle Hardware Co., arrived home last night from a trip to tho Westward, he found telegrams awaiting him announcing that tho am munition factories had advanced prices 10 per cent. The raise in ammunition cost ap plies all along the line, including ri fle. shotgun and revolver cartridges, powder, shot, etc. It became effec tive June 14th all over the United States. The war In Europe, and the im mense orders that it is providing is assigned as the cause of tho in crease. Tho ammunition factories had to pay more for copper and pow der than previously, and they havo had to increase their output so rapid ly that untrained men havo been em ployed, and the cost of production has been Increased. HAINES IS FARMING CENTER OF ALASKA "Haines is becoming more and more Southeastern Alaska's agricul tural center," says J. W. Combs, of that place, who Is in Juneau as a members of the Jury. "The acreage in produce and berries this year is greater than ever It was before, and the yield promises to bo good. Haines' principal industry now Is ag riculture." "The Haines strawberry crop is just coming in." continued Mr. Combs, "and It will be larger and better than . ever. Haines will also havo more po tatoes, cabbages, turnips, rutabagas and other products to sell this year i than she had last yoar. As was tho ; caso last year, we expect Juneau to be our best market." Mr. Combs says tho increased de mand for copper is encouraging to ; the people of Haines. "If the demand should continue and the price of cop i per remain In the vicinity of 20 cents ! we fool that our Rainy Hollow copper I properties will be developed before l long," ho said. Tho Empire guarantees its adver 1 tisers the largest circulation Of any newspaper in Alaska. - CHE iO SI I IS AT AN END CHICAGO, June 16. ? The great street car strike was called off at 5 o'clock today. All points at isauc will be settle^ by arbitration. The opera tion of cars on all lines will be re sumed as quickly ao the striking men can be notified of the end of the strike and get to the car barns to take out their cars.' The agreement to arbitrate that end ed a strike which has tied up all el ectric transportation for two days. The arbitration was agreed upon by the section of Mayor William Hale Thompson as the third member of the arbitration board. The question of arbitration has been the main question at Issue since the tie-up. The damage caused by the strike was not great, and there was very little rioting. The police handled the situation without causing friction. JIMAUAHEAD Juneau and Treadwell arc playing baseball at Treadwell this afternoon. Tho score at the end of the sixth In ning was as follows: Juneau ...... 2 0 1 0 0 1?4 Treadwell.. 0 0 0 0 1 0?1 Fry Is In the box for JuncaU. Pitt man relieved Kllleen for Treadwell in tho fifth Inplng. reception for bishop luccocr ' here tonight A reception under the auspices of the ladles of the Methodist Episcopal church will be Riven to Bishop Nap - thall Luccock and the Misses -uc cock at the church tonight. A gener al invitation haR been extended to the PUBl8h0P Luccock and his arrived yesterday afternoon on the met them at that place. Uc\. and Mrs. SScUll arc :licit hosts whtl,I they are In Juneau. They arc planning a trip to Taku glacier for tomorrow Bishop Luccock will lenxc Skagwav Friday, and front there he will leave for the Westward on the will leave Juneau on the. Ahum on next Monday. Joining BIshop Luccock at Skngway. They will probahlj go as far as Anchorage before returning, stopping at Cordova. Valdoz and Se - ard enroute. grand jury ^r,nnsd1ctments Four indictments werc reported to day by the grand jury, through F ore man Elmer E. Smith. Sam Vuch was indicted on JJS ?( twult .lib ? dangerous weapon upon Arthur Uiondeau: A. EESi tor wrstor,? In the ? A E. Bilodeau; Robert Ttupet shooting with Intent, to kill, and Ro and H. Martin for injury to personal propert. Qu)t claims. Quit claim deeds wore died thin morning In the office of the record as follows: G. C. Jones to the Alaska Tuneau Gold Mining Co.. transferring, fte K claim north of Snorvsltdc Culeh. ami from Neal Handey to the company for the P c.atm west Snowslldo gulch. Fines. H. Anderson, Carl Nelson and I.Uy, Nelson (native) were each fined ? ? SSs morning by City MagistrateA. W Fox on the charge of drunken ill. order Lily Nelson stated that she had received the firewater from A J.jl'v anese. but all efforts to locate him have failed. The girl war. released .01 promise of good behavior. Default Judgement. A default Judgment was this morn ing issued by Judge Jennings^ vor of Walno Klhlstrom. resented by Z. R. OtoW M to recover wages due for laboi m a tegtfng camp on Kresh The amount of the 142.88 pins the costs of action. Th . i defendants failed to respond to a-sum 1 ntons last month. TUNGSTEN ORE BRINGS ? HIGHEST PRICE OF YEARS NEW YORK, June '6.?The chief purchasers of tungsten in tlffi Colorac ? market, are offering *9 per unit for tungsten, the highest price, since - spring of 1906. and compared with $7.80 in April. bonds SSanlxctongcra.cloclu.te.au^ gestlonr for affording relict ?1J? vtding opportunities ? ' payment of STpUlclPa. and Inter eBt on the next war loan aught _ made payablo at mint par., ^ in New York. Montreal, or Toronto WJ.BRYANSEES CHANCIEORU.S. TO HELP WORLD ?.J.? WASHINGTON, June 16.?William J. Bryan in the first section of his statcmont on what he characterized "The Causeless War," given out to day, prophesied that "the greatest peace-making oppordnity in all his tory is certain to come'to the United States.'j Ho declared that "there will be a demand for an international con-1 fCrcnce with the return of peace to I change tho rules of international | law," which, he said, "seem to have i been mado for nations at war rather 1 than for nations at peace." Mr. Bryan--said that tunder the J stress and strain of the titanic strug gle in which they are engaged, the statement says each side has felt itself justified in encroaching upon the rights of neutrals." The socond section of Mr. Bryan's statement will be announced tomor row. RUSSIA ORDERS MORE AMERICAN STEEL RAILS NEW YORK. June 16.?The. Lacka wanna Steel Company has received an order from a Chinese Eastern Railway, which is n part of the Russian rail way system for 5,000 tons of rail and all fixtures, include angle bars, plates etc.. The shipments will start Im mediately. The 21,000 tons of rails purchased by Russia for shipment to Archangel, preciously announced have all been delivered. JUNEAU IS PRAISED BY NOTED MASON' With a good word for Juneau, her people, and her "matchless scenery. William Homnn, prominent New \ ork manufacturer, who is also a t hirty - third degrco Mason, left for Skagw y last night, on his way to Fairbanks and Nomtr. by way of the Yukon riwir route. He was- accompanied by his sister. Mrs. Magdalene Kropc, with whom lie bus traveled through every State in the Union, through South America, and through Europe and Asia. Ho will be back through Ju neau on the steamship Victoria, late this summer. ."1 realize that as yet 1 have only ?peered through the key-hole of Alsuj; ka, and l am sure that when ih> trip is over, and 1 have seen part of the great Yukon and Interior, and all the, ? coast towns, Including Nome, I per baos will be able to tell my friends down east something authentic about your wonderland." Mr. Homnn confesses that few peo ple in the East know the truth about Alaska. "Why 1 thought Sitka was about'an eight-four run from Juneau; that I could get tf boat at any time of day: or night, go to Sitka, spend eight hours there.'and get back, all In a day. And I had intended making a : 24-hour trip to tho former capital, to tfgc'it. until 1. reached Juneau and was told that it was impossible. - Is Noted Lecturer ? Mr. Homan is noted in the Masonic lodge for his lectures and writings. He is the author of "The Ancient Ac cepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and "tiie Scottish Rite and the (.or nenu Wrong" for which lie was hon ored with a vote of thanks by the In ternational conference of Masonic su preme councfo at Brussels in June. 1907. "He has been a Mason for - > years. Hte activity in the Scottish Kite earned for him the nomination for ami election to the thiry-thlrd do gre'e at a session'-in Chicago in 1893. In 1894 he was enrolled, in the ? tlicrn Jurisdiction of Masonry, there I are but 58 thirty-third degree Masons. : He is an active member of the su preme council, of the Masons. North ern Jurisdiction, an honorary member of the thirty-third degree council of the Southern Jurisdiction, and honor ary member of the councils of Canada, Mexico, Colon, (for Cuba). Bra/. 1, cKlloT Peru, Argentine. Belgium, Italy and Portugal, and a rc^e^at ve to the supreme council of the thirty third" degree Masons of Brazil, Ecua dor. Belgium and Grand Lodge of Ld inburgh. Scotland. Knows First Elk Initiated. ' Mr 'Tlo'man Is said by bis friends to have a most remarkable memory, botli for faces, and for names, yes terday at the Elks Club he told of hav ing met ami known the first member of the Elks Lodge to be initiated, \V il liam Lloyd Bowron. the ? Number One" of New York lodge No. 1. He mot Bowron in- New York 14 ago, Bowron is now In his eight. '^Mr Homan stopped off in Juneau to meet Judge Royal A. Gunnison, whom he has personally known for the past twenty venrs. He delighted the local bodies of Masonry last ^eek at a 'special'"session, lecturing on The par Freemasonry plays in tbe governn cn of the- United States." Monday night at the" Elks' Flag Day exercises he lectured on "The Evolution o the Flag." during which he e*h,bl^d, productions of every lag that has waved over-' "America since tho dm covert the nation by Columbus. It was a rare treat for the large crowd that attended the exercises. WaG Award Judge at Fair. Mr. Etonian spent the month of May In San Francisco, having been chosen as one of the members of the Interna tional Jury of Award, Panama-Pacif ic Exposition. '?-v: ?*,'* ? ITALIAN PLEET SAILS UNDER SECRETOROERS ROME, Juno 16.?The Italian fleet sailed under sealed orders from Tar anto last night. Archbishop of the ancient cathedral of St. Cataldo pro nounced a patriotic ullocutlon calling for victory. No Inkling of-the destination of the fleet has. been disclosed. EMPEROR WILLIAM TO VISIT ITALIAN FRONT; PARIS, Jan. 16.?Official announce ment is reported to have been made in Berlin that Emperor William will visit the Austro-Itallan front within the next fortnight to encourage the troops by his presence. ZEPPELINS MAKE STRONG RAID ON ENGLAND' LONDON, June 16. ? One of the strongest Zeppelin raids that has yet occurred visited the northeast coast of England last evening, and drop ped bombs in various towns. Fifteen deaths nre reported from the district in question, and 15 were wounded. Some fires were started by projectiles, but this morning they had been over come. Allies Make Raid. PARIS, June 16. ? Twenty-three French aeroplanes dropped 130 bombs on Karlsruhe, the capital of the Dutchy of Baden. Eleven were kilt ed and many fires were started. GERMANY CALLS -OUT 1916 CLASS AMSTERDAM, June 16?A dispatch from Cologne says that the recruits for the 1916 class have been called to the colors today by an order issued by the German government. Under the law .the class would bo called out Oc tober 1st. The call today anticipates the law, and recites that the young men are required for the defense of the country. FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT IS SUNK CHERBOURG, France, June 16. ? A French torpedo boat was sunk in collision with the British steamship Arlcya this morning. Six members of the torpedo boat crew were drowned. RUSSIA PLANS NEW RAILROAD IN THE NORTH PETROGRAD, June 16.?The coun cil of ministers has sanctioned the construction of a railroad to cost $8, 500,000 from Kandnlnska, in the pro vince of Archangel, across the Kola peninsula, to the port of Kola; on the Arcjtic ocean. This new line will connect the Arctic with the railroad system of Russia and give an other outlet to a Russian seaport on the North. The port of Archangel is over 300 miles farther south than Kola. CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY BREAKS MONTHLY RECORD; PITTSBURGH. Juno 1C. ? Tho ree l ord for a month's production was bro ken at the plant of the Carnegie Steel Company, at Now Casalc, Pa., in May, when the output of steel ignots, reach ed 70,000 tons. The previous high mark was OS,000 tons made several years ago. ? BRITISH PLACE NEW ORDER FOR POWDER NEW YORK, June 16?T. A. Gilles pie company of New York, affiliated with the Union Powder company, of Virginn, is stated to have an order from the British government for 2, 000,000 pounds of smokeless powder, tho first shipment, to be made before August 15th. As a result an addition is being erected at Mctuchen, New Jersey in order to increase the capac ity of the plant. 25,000 Working on War Orders Work on tons of war materials, in cluding hundreds of thousands of sots of "first aid to the injured," which altogether is giving employment to nt least 25,00 persons, is* under way in many of the big factories in Long Is land City nnd .other sections of the Queens. GERMAN BANKS ARE ENGAGED IN TRADE BERLIN, June 16.? The leading banks In Berlin have resumed trading on Boerse, which, however, has not been officially opened. No quotations have as yet been allowed to be pub lished nnd trading Is of an unofficial character. The prices were fairly firm. DR. GERHARD SAID TO BE DISGUISE FOR DR. MEYER, GERMAN SPY NEW YORK, June 16. ? The New York Tribune today charged that Dr. Meyer Gerhard, who guaranteed safe conduct to Germany as an emissary of Ambassador Count von Bernstorff, is really Dr. Alfred Meyer, of the Ger man privy council and chief of Ger many's supply division. The Tribune says that whllo In this country he at tempted to purchase war supplies for Germany and collected valuable infor mation regarding the military prepar edness of the United States. The Tribune alleges directly, and the facts set out In the story carry the inference, that Count Von Bernstorff and the attaches of the German em bassy were parties to the deception practiced on the American govern ment. INVESTIGATE TRIBUNE STORY. Washington, June 16. ? The New York Tribune's charges against Dr. Meyer Gerhard are being Investigated by the State Department simultane ously with another version of the story, which is that Dr. Alfred Mey er, while not passing as Dr. Meyer Gerhard, had been in the country and sailed with the latter for Christlanla, incognito. Both stories will be look ed into. DIPLOMATS SUSPICIOUS. M. Jusserand, the French ambassa dor, at the time of the departure of Dr. Meyer Gerhard inquired closely at the State Department as to the iden tity of the man. Officials also recall that British Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice had suggested that there was evidence of other activities by Dr. Gerhard than Red Cross work. STATE DEPARTMENT GAVE LETTER. The State Department, at the re quest of Count Bernstorff, gave a let ter to Dr. Gerhard. "It was a letter," said Acting Sec retary of State Robert Lansing today, "that was given at the request of the Gtrman Ambassador, stating that Dr. Meyer Gerhard, who had been in this country as a representative of the German Red Cross, desired to return to Germany." GERHARD REACHES COPEN HAGEN. Copenhagen, June 16.?Meyer Ger hard arrived here on the steamship United States today. He was nerv ous on meeting at the pier a large crowd, including newspaper reporters who sought to interview him, and many foreigners. He disappeared quickly In an automobile the minute after he landed. He proceeded to the German capital today. CENSORSHIP IS TIGHTENED ON NEWS LONDON, June 16?A further tight ening of the censorship, and the stoppage of leaknges in many ways have created a dearth of news from the various battle fronts today. How over, it is stated that lighting con tinues along the whole Russian front, from the Baltic southward to Rouman ia, and that there have been no im portant results. Along West Front. Along the west front, it is stated that the war is proceeding as it has for several weeks, with the Allies generally and the French particularly aggressive, and making slow progress forward. No news has been received of the movements or eventualities on the Italian front or at the Dardanelles. LUSITANIA CARRIED NO EXPLOSIVES IN CARGO NEW YORK, June 16.?Charles P. Sumner, general agent of the Cunard line, confirming the previous state ments of company agents that cases of ammunition in the manifest of the Lusltanin were empty shrapnel cases and that the cartridges were for small arms and listed as non-explosive, says: "Any other statements that may be made regarding ammunition or guns on the I.usitania arc absolutely false. Such goods may have been shipped on other steamships to Europe but not on the Lusitania. ENGLAND AIDS IN FINANCING ITALY ?4* LONDON, Juno 16. ?The Chancel loT of the British exchccqucr, accom panied by the governor of the Bank of England and Financial Secretary of the Treasury, will meet the Italian Financial Minister at Nice to discuss the financial question arising from Italy's entrance into the war. RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE IS DEAD PETROGRAD, June 16. ? Grand Duke Constantlne Constantincvich president of the Imperial academy of sciences and head of the department of military schools, died today. An "ad" in The Empire reaches ev erybody.