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Mil THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE Mi "ALLTHE NEWS ALL THE TIME" VOL VIII, NO. 1156. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST ,10, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS . ' I ITALIANS WIN GREAT VICTORY AT GORIZIA FOUR GREAT DRIVES TO BE MADE TEUTONS ARE TO BE FORCED ON ALE SIDES LONDON, Aug. 10.?The capture of the city of Gorizia yesterday by the Italians, after nearly one year of conquest, was one of the great entente victories of the war, and paves the way according to military ex perts, for four of the greatest drives against the Teutonic forces since the present war in Europe began. It is unofficially reported that the Italians will now begin a drive on the Isonzo front against the Austrians, for which they have been contending for for months. With the arrival today of 100,000 Russians at Brest, to reinforce the French in the Verdun district, it is announced that the French and Russians will make a supreme effort to rout the Germans once and for all times from that region. Announcement is also expected to be made that the British will begin immediately to attack the Germans on the Ypres front, know ing that great numbers of Germans have been withdrawn from there for the western front. Another drive is to be undertaken with great intensity by the French and British on the Somme front. For two weeks forces have been transported across the English channel and the command will be given, it is understood, for a greater drive than ever before on that field. It is also announced that lhc (iuu.uuu soldiers at tsaionuu wiu norw be turned loose and will start the advance from there towards the north. The advices from Petrograd arc that reinforcements have been sent to the western front and lhe forces under General Brussiloff will be -sent against the Germans and Austrians in greater numbers than before. On the Black Sea the Russians have been distributed at all points and a concentrated attack is to be made with the British against the Turks. Tho outcome of the various drives will spell success or failure and the Entente Allies and the Teutons will now be locked in a life or death grapple. The fall of Lcmberg is considered certain, possibly this week. There has been much comment on the Turkish movement in the Galician re gion. Several days ago it was reported that a vanguard of 50,000 Turks had reached Lcmberg and an additional 100,000 Turks had been distributed among the Austrian forces elsewhere. That they have not been thrown as yet into the struggle is evident. Their movements and inactivity are causing conjectcure. GORIZIA WAS GREAT STRUGGLE. Rome, Aug. 10.?The capture of Gorizia, according to war an nouncement today was effected only sfter taken one house after an other. Scores of Austrians were thrown out of the windows. The fa mous Gorizia Castle was taken by the Italians at the point of bayonet. DUKE AOSTAS PRESSING ON. Rome, Aug. 10.?Duke Aostas, one of the commanders of the Italian armies, ranking almost next to the King, has, with his army passed to the left bank of the Isonzo and continued the pursuit of the fleeing Austrians. The Austrians have lost heavily at Gorizia, not only in killed and wounded but in the capture of able bodied soldiers. It is officially stated that 22.000 Austrians have been captured so i far, with hourly additions. BERLIN, Aug. 10.?Aerial opera | lions in .Inly cost the Allies 81 ma | chines and tho Germans 19 ac-J I cording to tho official announcement ; made hero today. Russians Repulsed BERLIN, Aug. 10.?Tho war office announced this afternoon that the Russians In their attacks on the Stokhod had been repulsed with I heavy losses. It is said that one million new soldiers are training throughout Germany. Russians Capture Station | PETROGRAD, Aug. 10.?The cap-, turc by tho Russians of tho railway1 j station at Kryeln on the Stanislaus' ?Nadvorna railroad was announced [ i today by tho war office. This cuts 'another vital position from the Aus trians. Russians Land at Brest BREST, Aug- 10. ? One hundred thousand Russian soldiers came through tho Mediterranean, through tho Straits of Gibraltar and up tho coast, and landed there this morn ing. At no time, says tho various! commanders of tho transports were j ' there any appearance of enemy sub-: marines. Prominent Poet Killed PARIS. Aug. 10. ? Andre Godln,; Egyptologist and great poet, was killed today by nn aerial torpedo as ho was leaving, a communicating trench on tho Verdun front. His unpublished papers as a result of his long research aro to be edited by his flancoc, Madamo Berthedo Nyse. French Progressing PARIS, Aug. 10.?Further progress has been mado by the French north of the Hem Woods In the Sommo sector according to an official com munique issued today. Submarine Torpedoed ATHENS, Auk. 10.?A French de stroyer has torpedoed and aunk an Austrian submarine north of Corfu Island according to advices received here. Turks Capture Bltlla CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 10. ?It Is officially announced that the Turks havo captured Bitlls from the British. This city was taken from tlio Turks sovcral months ago. SEND UP~THE PRICE OF SMOKELESS POWDER AND ORDERS STOPPED NEW YORK. Aug. 10.?Manufac turers of smokeless powder havo advanced the price of their product to such a height that Franco and Great Britain have greatly curtailed their orders and may cease purchas ing here. ? + ? LANE WILL BE THE + ? HEAD OF COMMISSION ? 4- + ? WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.? * ? It was announced today that + ? Secretary of the Interior Fran- + ? kiln K. Lane, will be the * + chairman of the American + 4- con.mission to deal with the + ? Mexican situation. Louis D. ? Brandies, Associate Justice of * the Supremo Court will be on ?> ?> the board also, the third mom- <? *:? ber not being appointed. ? I: : LONGSHOREMEN TO ARBITRATE THEIR TROUBLE Seattle Strikers Ready to Make Peace with Managers of Docks and Steamers. DECISION IS REACHED The Government Officials Win out in Their Fight for Peace with Men. SEATTLE. Aug. 10. ? The Long shoremen who have been striking for weeks announced this afternoon that they are willing to arbitrate. This statement was made to Henry M. White, the United States Labor Department's special strike repre sentative and to William Blackman, mediation and conciliation commis sioner of the United States, who reached here several days ago from Washington, D. C. The announcement was at once communicated to the various dock and steamship managers and word was immediately sent back to the mediators: "Wo will consider any peace plan." Both Mr. Blackman and Mr. White made the announcement then that them was a fair prospect for the settlement of the strike. At yesterday's mass meeting, call ed to bring about a discontinuance of the lawlessness on the waterfront, headway was made. The tabor peo ple attended the meeting in large numbers and they stated that they were simply making a fight for bet ter wages which were demanded ow ing to the high cost of living. Labor men resented the insinua tnons that they had been guilty of; riotous offenses and claimed that all the trouble on the waterfront had been caused by sympathizers ov er whom they had no control. Several of the leading men of the city asked point blank whether the strikers wou'd arbitrate. Loud cries of "yes" came from all parts of the auditorium. This made the way clear and late last night and until early this morn ing the government representatives worked with the strikers, finally se curing their promise this afternoon that they would arbitrate. T f SCHOOL NOTICE 1 I High school students arc | asked to roport at the office ' of Superintendent Henderson In the city hail tomorrow or Saturday and securo onroll t ment cards. All elementary f school pupils who were not in attendance last year are asked to report at the same time and place. It is imperative that this be done at the time set In order that the work of opening may proceed with the greatest dispatch. The office will be open from 9 a. m. ! until 5 p. m. on Friday and from 9 a. m. until 12 m. on Saturday. Those entering J from other schools should 1 bring a report card or other credentials with them. The. age limit for entering the first grade as set by the Board of education is 6 years. Those who will be 6 years of age on or before December 31st. 1918, will be received. I u HUNDREDS DROWN. CHARLESTOWN. W. Va.. Aug. 10.?It is estimated that over 200 were drowned late yesterday when a cloudburst flooded the creek dis tricts of Coal and Cabin. Seven ty-eight bodies have been recovered. T Weathei Report?24 Hours | I Ending at 3 p. m. Today: I ? ? ? ? 4 Thursday, August 10. Maximum?84. ( Minimum?51. Cloudy?Rain. Precipitation?.25 in. ? i AIR SQUADRON OF FRENGH IS DRIVEN AWAY German Fokkers Are Put to Route Invading Over Many of the Cities on the Rhine. BERLIN*. Aug. 10.?Tho defeat of a French air squadron that invade.! Germany two days ago for an at tack on Muelheim and other Rhine cities is announced by tho war of fice. which says: "A French air squadron engaged against Muelheim was attacked, routed and pursued to tho vicinity of Nuernberg by our Fokkers. The enemy's head aero plane was shot down northwest of Mualhausen." j The British report that the allied ] air service had gained the mastery l i over tho German fliers is declared j at the war office to be "unworthy i of denial." The facts speak for 1 themselves, said an official there. ! HEALTH OFFICIALS AROUSED OVER THE NEW YORK EPIDEMIC Government Has Called a Meeting of Authorities from All Parts of United States. WASHINGTON. A us. 10?The Tub lie Health Service of the United States, aroused over the Inability of the New York authorities to check the Infantile paralysis and greatly perturbed over Its spreading, has called a meeting of health author! i ties of all the states to meet here next Thursday. Schools Keep Closed NEW YORK., Aug. 10.?The public schools opening has been postponed on account of the infantile plague and notices were published today | that no schools would begin session on Sept. 11th. October first has been tentatively set for the opening of the schools but unless the epi demic Is over by that time the date will be continued. TURK WARRIORS CAPTURE BRITISH SUPPLY STEAMERS CONSTANTINOPLE, (via London) Aug. 10.?An official statement is sued by the Turkish War Depart ment under date of Aug. 8 says: "Near Kurna, our warriors cap tured some enemy ships with food stuffs. killing nine and wounding four Engllshmcnt." MEDIATION* BOARD STARTS ITS WORK TO SETTLE STRIKE NEW YORK. Aug. 10.?The Unit ed States Mediation and Concilia tion Board lost no time today In starting to work trying to settlo the difficulties and differences of the various railroad brotherhoods and the railway managers. This i forenoon the committee met with , the chairmans and other official men of the brotherhoods. jap ministry'is to fall; premier okuma to retire TOKIO. Aug. 10.?-Japanese news papers forecast the retirement of i Marquis Okuma from the premier ! ship and the organization of a new ; ministry, probably presided over by Count Terauchl, governor-general of ? Korea. : ? : ? ! I STOCK QUOTATIONS I ?> ? k NEW YORK. Aug. 10. ? Alaska Gold closed today at 17%. Alaska-Juneau at 8. . American Zinc at 33. Butte and Superior at 66%. Chino at 33%. Ray at 23%. Utah Copper at 78%. Copper metal was quoted at 25@ ? 27. HUGHES DODGES ISSUE-UNABLE TO MAKE GOOD Republican Nominee Is Called by Officials of Administration and Side-steps. CONTINUES HIS ATTACKS MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 10.?In his speech at Detroit tho other day, Charles E. Hughes made tho charge that an eminent sclontlst had bocn removed as head of the United States Coast Geodetic Survey. The charge was to the effect that E. J. Tlttman had been forced out. The ad ministration at Washington demanded by wire that Mr. Hughes make good his charges as records were on filo that Tittman had resigned of his own tree will. Last night In -his speech here Mr. Hughes cleverly dodged tho Issue and read a letter regarding tho res ignation of E. D. Durnnd, from tho census office, the latter claiming that he had been forced to resign becauso tho administration wanted to make a change. The letter proved nothing. Mr. Hughes was in St. Paul during his stay hero and assailed the ad ministration's preparedness plans, but his arguments were very weak. OK AND FORKS. N. D.. Aug. 10.? Charges E. Hughes held .% morning meeting here, then left for ifargo, where he will make an address to night. Pats Himself On Back ST. PAUL, Aug. 10.?Summiug up his own estimate and his own candi dacy In an appeal for votes. Charles E. Hughes in his speech here said: "I believe that there Is no reason able man In the Progressive party and no devout and strong organiza tion man In the Republican party, who holds to great Ideals of honor and prosperity and efficiency of this nation, who cannot, with good con science support my candidacy." LIQUOR SHIPMENT LABELED 'JUNEAU' SEIZED BY SHERIFF SEATTLE, Aug. 10.?Two barrels of whiskey consigned to Mc-Cluskcy Brothers of Juneau, ir. care of the Boyd^Transfer Company were seized at Renton this afternoon by Shoriff Hodge and his deputies. It Is believ ed that there 13 no such firm at Ju neau as McCluskcy Brothers and the whiskey was to be illegally sold In this vicinity. FREIGHT FOR'THE -NORTH IS MOVING SEATTLE, Aug. 10.?Managers of the steamship lines arc now confi dent that all frolght destined for interior points will be dispatched shortly. Tlio longshore strike has heretofore delayed freight shipments and connections with the cast have not been of tho best but all delays have now been eradicated. PROMINENT MAN OF ST. PAUL PASSES ON 1 ST. PAUL. Aug. 10? A. B. Stick ney, prominent railroad man, died here today after a short illness. Mr. Stlcken was a pioneer railroad ' builder and gained his experience when he built the St. Paul, Stillwa ter and Sales Falls Railroad which is now a branch line of one of tho large railroad systems of the coun try. When James J. Hill started tho extension of tho Great Northern sys tem to the coast, Mr. Stickney was associated with him ns right-of-way agent. Later ho was the prime mov er in the financing and building of a small railroad out of St. Paul, which has now grown to tho great network of roads known as the Chi cago & Great Western. He has been a prime factor In that system since it first started and up to tho present timo. He was a man 75 years of ago and retired from active business life several years ago. He was a very > wealthy man and was a close per sonal friend of James Hill, MENACE OF WAR ELIMINATED BY TWO COUNTRIES Alliance NoW Entered into by Russia and the. Japanese Is a Real Pact. IS STRONG AGREEMENT | TOKYO. Aug. 10.?Thrco chief ob jects are attained by the recently concluded alllanco between Japan and Russia, according to the ideas of well-informed political circles in Japan. The first is the mutual elimination of tho menace of hostilities between the two emplros which has existed for more than half a century and which was not completely eradicated by tho Russo-Japanosn wnr. Tho second Is the strengthening ot each other's hand In dealing with the j situation In China, and the affiliation of their special Interests In that country and tho Far East generally. The third Is the relieving of Rus-j aia's anxiety as to the protection of her rights and spheres of lufluencc In the Far East and the consequent strengthening of her power to con centratc on tho situation in tho Bal kans and In Persia, which she be lieves vitally concerns her future. As to the third point, a leading Japanese Journal declares, voicing an opinion held by diplomats: "In return for what Russia docs for us we miiSf gtvo Russia whole hearted and vigorous assistance to ward the realization of her national hope of finding an opening to the Mediterranean by way of the Bal kan peninsula." ?> ?:? + <? + <? + + t ? -J i- t 4? 4. * REPUBLICANS NOT ? * REAOV TO ADJOURN * V ? ?S> * WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.? + ?> The Scnato Republicans In a + ?> conference have declined to * accopt the Democratlo pro- ? <? gram for an early adjourn- + * mcnt. + + + **? + + * + ***? + ? more railTgoTng will be shipped to the interior I SEATTLE, Aug. 10.?Another con signment of rails for the Government railroad In the Interior will be shipped to the Ncnana via Skagway. This shipment will go north on the Rcdondo sailing from here about the 15th. t STEAMER MOVEMENTS f | and Mail Information NOW BOUND NORTH. Admiral Farragut Is expected from the south tonight at 8 o'clock. Has one days' mail. Prince George Is expected from the south dt 7 o'clock to j night a. Has no mall. Spokane Is northbound and Is cxpoctcd tomorrow. Has one days' mail. Jefferson is enroute north nnd is expected to reach Juneau Sat- 1 urday. Ha3 one days' mall. I SCHEDULED SAILINGS. I Northwestern Is scheduled to ! sail from Seattlo tonight. Princess Sophia Is scheduled to ! sail from Vancouver Snturday | night. Prince Rupert is schodulcd to ! sail from Seattlo Monday. | Admiral Watson Is scheduled j to sail from Seattle Sunday, j Mariposa is scheduled to sail j from Seattle next Tuesday. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS. | Princess Alice will be due south- !? bound tomorrow morning, at : j 7 o'clock. ! Al-Kl Is scheduled to sail for ' tho south tomorrow morning j at 10 o'clock. Alameda Is scheduled to sail | southbound on the 18th. OTHER SAILINGS Humboldt and City of Seattle both sailed southbound last nighL * * BRITISH AIRMEN ON WEST FRONT DO GREAT WORK Train Is Blown up and Munition Depot Is Destroyed by the Bombs Dropped. FR1TISH HEADQUARTERS IN France, Aug. 10. The Royal Flying Corps has successfully carried out several bombing raids and has dropped sovon ton of bombs upon the German lines of communication and billets. One enemy train was blown up and an ammunition depot was set on fire, while one hostile aeroplane was destroyed. The British aviators had many en counters with' German aeroplanes and several onemy macbinou were brought down. FEDERAL RESERVE ACT BROADENS THE SCOPE OF ALL BANKS Senate Has Adopted New Laws Governing the Banking Houses of Country. WASHINGTON," Aug. 10.? Amend-1 raents to the federal reserve act dc-! signed to broaden the scope of the! bank.i operating under ft In relation to real estate loans, dealing with ! foreign banking Institutions, and the establishment of domestic branches has been adopted by the Senate. The banks lying contiguous to the federal reserve district lines are permitted to loan on real ostate within a rad ius within 100 miles without regard to lines. Banking associations possessing a capital of $1,000,000 or more, uoon filing application with the board will be permitted to invest not more than 10 per cent, of their paid-up capital stock and surplus in stocks of hanks engaged principally In for eign banking. Banks having $1,000, 000 capital wc*!d be permitted to establish not more than 10 branches within a radius of 25 mllos. MILLIONS OILMEN ARE IN CAMPS IN WARRING NATIONS NEW YORK. Aug. 10.?Five mil lion prisoners are now confined In camps of belligerent nations accord ing to Dr. John R. Moot, general secretary of the International Com mittee o'f tho Young Men's Chris tian Association. Dr. Moot arrived here today on the Danish steamer Oscar 2 from Copenhagen. He has been abroad for nearly a year and during that time lias visited overy part of the European war districts being afforded special privileges. ARE PROTESTING THE SALE OF THE DANISH ISLANDS COPENHAGEN, Auk. 10.?The agi ' tation against the salo of tho Dan ish West Indies Is Increasing es pecially In tho conservative parties. The sale has been authorized to the i United States for payment of $25, 000,000. Mass meetings have been held but the authorities remain stead fast In their desire to sell and se cure tho cash. militiaTrom illinois in a bandit clash BROWNSVILLE. Tex., Aug. 10. ? Mexican bandits last night raidod the picket lines of tho First Illinois Cav alry. After several horses had been rounded up the bandits were discov ered. by sentries and outposts ol Troop H? which was standing guard. There was a sharp engagement bo tweon Illinois troopers and the ban dits, In which each side fired nearly a score of shots, none of which took ? effect.