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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
WARLlKE COLONEL
 WANTS U. 6. TO
 NOW CURB GERMANY

OYSTER BAY. N. r.. Aug. 23.-
 In a signed statement issued here yesterday morning, Former President Roosevelt said:
 or earnestly hope that the admins tration will not take the view contain ed in the German answer in reply tC the last American note, and apply ii to the sinking of the Arabic.
 ''The destruction of the Arabic by a German submarine and the murder oi the American citizens aboard should be adequately met by the administra ton dismissing Count Bernstroff, the German ambassador at Washington and severing diplomatic relations with Germany.
 "To allow this last act to go by would be a fresh sacrifice of Ameri can honor and American interests.
 "The note of President Wilson tC Germany last February was excellent if he had only lived up to 1t.
 Every subsequent note directed by him and the administration represent ed weakness and timidity on our side
 "The sinking of the Lustitania. the Arabic and the attacks on the Gul flight and Falaba. and all similar i'm cidents represent arrogant answers to this weakness.
 "This weakness, moreover, inspired Germany to care nothing for the mere severance of diplomatic relations.
 "The time for words by this ma ton has long passed.
 'It is unconceivable to American citizens who claim to be the inheri tors of the traditions of Washington and Lincoln that our governmental representatives do not see that the time for deeds has come"
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serIin says Nav

BERLIN. Aug 21.- The Yossiche Zeitung's Sofia correspondent wires that a prominent political parsonage gave him the following summary of the standpoint of the Bulgarian au- thorities
 ~Even if the Quadruple Entente were now in a position to give us not only all Macedonia. but Kavala to boot. with immediate possession. which is. of course. impossible, we would still refuse to join the Allies. for with Russia dominating the Dar- danelles, we would only have a very short lease of life. We would rath- CT remain Bulgarian without Mace donia and Kavala but preserve our independence. Premier Radoslsayoff in his final answer cannot say any thing but mo-" Moreover. the Bull ga-ians are unwilling to accept a ter ritorial increase as a gift They are too proud to beg aims. They would rather take what they feel entitled to-. Bulgaria will not remain passive, but strike at the right moment. and on what side there is no doubt since the Bulgarian-Turkish negotiations in Constantinople have already been signed.
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AND EDITOR PRAISES
 SCHOOL BOOKS

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2s.- A. E.. winship. editor of the Journal of Edu. cation. Of Boston. Mass. speaking be- fore the National Educational Asso- citation today gave great praise to the American school books. In part, he said:
 "The American school book is the most perfect feature of American ed ucaton. More money. more brains, more skill. more art, have been put in to the school books used by an chil- dren who are permitted Go use real American school books than into the education and teacher-training of four fifths of the teachers of the United States in the last thirty years.
 'Nine-tenths and more of all that we learn in life that is above the or dinary we learn from print One of the great missions of the school is to teach how to get the most that is worth while from the printed page to establish a habit of reading intelu- gently and studIously things worth knowing. reading so as to have avail able for use what one knows from his reading"
 Concluding. Mir. Winship said:
 Teachers come and go; large number of them teach less than three years. If they teach ten years they have not reached 300 children each. If 20 years not 8 thousand; but every great American school book has reach ed from a million to twenty million children: has woven itself into their knowledge for life; has Quickened their intelligence for a lifetime; has become a dynastic force; has Ameri- canized them; has inspired and en- nobled them"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
RANKS
 LAST ACTS
 DESCRIBED

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 2S.-An un- named witness of the Kidnapping and hanging Of Leo M. Frank has furnish- ed what is said to be the actual facts in connection with Franks execution by masked mob of twenty persons, The account was published here yes terday.
 The facts are said to be as fol- lows:
 First. that Frank did not confess; that he twice was asked if he had anything to say, but on each occasion replied "No." Asked pointedly if he killed Mary Phagan, he made no reply whatever.
 Second. that no attempt was made to force a confession from the prison CT; that Franks statement just prior to his death was that he loved his wife and mother better than he did his life; and that the latter statement came from his lips unexpectedly. and without questioning.
 "Third. that Prank was not maltreat- ed in any way prior to his actual lynching
 Fourth. that Frank walked 200 yards from the automobile to the death tree without @ faltering step.
 Fifth, that Frank was told from the start that he was to be executed as the courts had directed that he be-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
BELeiANs FAKE RACE;
 ESCAPE ON BICYCLES

AMSTERDAM. Holland.-How 112 Belgians escaped into Hol- land through a cleverly fake bl- cycle race is told in dispatches from the frontier
 A number of Liege sportsmen called on the German command ant of that district a fortnight ago. and asked permissian to or ganize a bicycle race for the benefit of local war victims The race was to be from Liege to Mouland, on the Dutch frontier.
 The commandant fell in with the plan. only stipulating that each contestant must wear an arm badge with the German col ors and ahlx a small German flag to his bicycle. After some de- mur. the promoters of the race consented Co the conditions. The commandant supplied the badges and flags himself. and agreed to send Q military band to the starting place.
 The race took place some days later with 112 contestants. The entire countryside turned out to watch the event. and the Ger man sentries all along the road saluted the racers as they pedal ed by. But the cyclists did not stop when they reached Mou- land: then continued straight on across the Dutch border, and failed 10 return.
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ELEVEN GERMAN SHIPS SUNK BY RUSSIANS IN
 RIGA NAVAL ENGAGEMENT

LONDON, Aug. 2s.--ln a naval bat. tie yesterday in the Gulf of Riga the Russian fleet, aided by a British submarine, sunk the German battle crulser Moltke, 2s,Oooton boat, three other smaller cruIsers and sew en torpedo boats. Late last night two French torpedo boats encounter ed and sunk two German torpedo boat dessroyers of ostend. A dIs. patch from Sofia says British sub- marine sunk a Turkish collier off MaIdls Pasha, and reported that the German steamship 6uIos, of the Ger man Levantine merchant fleet, laden with munitions of war for Turkey, was sunk In the sea of Marmora.
 An official dispatch today to The Times, confirmed tho early reports Of the German naval defeat, and said that the German vessels had with drawn from Riga Bay. The dispatch said: "The MoItke was torpedoed and sunk by British submarine. Tho Germans tried to land troops at a point near Pernvpin, on the East shore of the euIf and 35 miles North of Riga. Four barges, crammed with soldiers, took part In the descent. They were repuIsed by waiting Rus sian troops, without the cooperation of artillery. The German landing party was exterminated and the bar geo were captured"
 In the capitals of the entente there was great rejoicing when confirma- tion wac received of Russla's unex- pected victory. England is especial ly Joyous, as 1t wac a BrltIsh sub. marine that accounted for the Ger man battle cruiser Moltke, enabling the Russians to destroy the other German vessels with greater ease. The Moltke was one of the largest and fastest vessels in the German navy. She was a slster ship of the battle cruiser Bluecher which was sunk by the British fleet In a naval battle in the North Sea last winter. She was completed in 1911. Her speed was 2s knots. She carried over thousand men.
 The official RussIan announcement of the withdrawal Of the German fleet from the Gulf of Riga was made today In Petrosrad Added to it was: "our destroyers in the Black Sea have sunk over a hundred Turkish boats since Turkey entered the war;" The President of the Russian Duma announced the German defeat while the members of the people in the gall ierles wildly cheered. It was deeIar- cd that the Germans lost the Moltke, three other cruisers and torpedo boats in the battle.
 RussIa's losses in the engagement consisted of three torpedo boats.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
MENDENHALL
 BRIDGE SURE

The Mendenhall bridge will be built this year according to advices received today by Superintendent J. c. Hayes from the Alaska Board of Road commissioners The work will be prosecuted as fast as necessary to insure the completion before the win ter weather sets in.
 Mir. Hayes also received instruct ions to repair the Chilkat bridge near Haines. Three bents of the bridge were carried out by the recent high water
 A contract will be let soon for the construction of the Skagway river bridge - the work to be completed during September
 John Zug. civil engineer in the em- ploy of the road commission is in Juneau. He is inspecting the pro- gress of the road work in Southeast ern Alaska, and will be here for sev- eral days.
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JAPAN IS TO ASSIST
 RUSSIANS

TOKYO, Aug. 2S.-Japan has de- cided to aid Russia in particular and her other allies in the war in general with all the resources Of the nation. The announcement made through the Kokumin Shimbun says:
 Premier Okuma states that Japan has decided to give greater assist ance than heretofore to Russia to prosecute the war against Germany. This assistance will take the form of forwarding greater supplies Of war munitions"
 The Associated Press learns that Japan has decided to employ all available governmental and private resources for increasing the output of munitions of war for the Allies and particularly for Russia. The Japan csc government belives that the time has arrived for more concerted action against the enemies of Japan and her allies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
GERMANY TALKING
 PEACE, AMSTERDAM
 NEWSPAPERS CLAIM

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 2S. - At secret conference of cabinet ministers, political leaders and influential writers, called by the imperial German chancellor be- fore reassembling the Reich stag Thursday, peace was the topic, according to the Daily Telegraaf.
 The Telegraaf claims that Karl Heifferich. secreary of the Treasury. explained that the new German war loan would cause bankruptcy, therefore. 1t is said. Dr. Heifterich urged 1t was needful to prepare for hon. orable peace"
 The chancellor. according to the same report, advised his hearers to use their influence to soften down the bellicose in- clinations and expansion policy of the Reichstag. to give the country an opportunity to pre- pare peace proposals which would be acceptable to the quad ruple entente.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
WORK STARTS ON
 TOLOVANA ROAD

FAIRBANKS. Aug. 2S.-Work will commence this week on the building of the road to Tolovana. the placer camp of the interior. The route will be by way of Olnes.
 Seventeen men left here Friday. to start work on the road. It is expect ed the trail will be blazed through within ninety days
 New arrivals from Tolovana bring glowing reports of the prospects of the new camp. They say the winters work will make it the best camp in the Territory.
 Territorial Road Commissioner Fl. F. Ross is working crews of men on the creek roads regardless of the legal tie-up, and says that the roads will be in good shape by the end of the summer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
SEAGOING YACHT
 'ITUNA" ARRIVES

The handsome yacht luna, owned by R. Fred Vogel, a wealthy Californ- ian. arrived in the harbor this after noon. She docked at the Pacific Coast wharf to coal. The luna is on a cruise Of Alaskan waters. and will SO to Sitka, and possibly farther West after leaving Juneau Thursday.
 The Itunas party includes her own CT. and Mr. and Mrs. T. o. Vogei Of Los Angeles and Mrs and Miss Yates Of San Francisco. The yacht is un- der command of Captain sorenson. Captain Frank White. a pioneer AL askan navigator. is pilot. and F. B. Cloak. an engineer on the old Idaho. % when she was running to Alaska 30 years ago. is chief engineer. Mr. Vogel left New York December 26, 1914. and has been on the yacht con tinuously since that time. with the exception of @ short visit in San Francisco He brought 6he vessel through the Panama Canal
 The luna is 150 feet long. She was built in Glasgow
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LINE
 WILL ADD TWO
 BOATS TO FLEET

SEATTLE. Aug. 23.-In a statement Issued here today President IT. F.. Alexander. of the Pacific Alaska Navi- gation Company declared that the Board of Directors had voted to ex- pend half million dollars for the construction or purchase of two steamships for the Alaska service.
 A few days ago the Alaska Steam ship Company announced that 1t would buy or build two new steam ships for the Northern trade, owing to the heavy tonnage of copper ore from Southwestern Alaska. This com pany not long ago bought the steam ship City of Puebla from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
FIVE ARE ORPHANED
 IN VICTORIA TRAGEDY

VICTORIA, B. C.. Aug. 2S. - Mrs. Margaret Clark, who lives in Kings Road yesterday received a visit from her five grandchildren. Mrs. Clark kissed each of the children and the youngest, a child of two years, said: "Gimme a cooky, gramma." The eld' est child, a boy of IS handed Mrs. Clark a letter saying that Mamma sent it."
 The note stated that Mrs. George Anderson had killed her husband with an axe, and added that she had talk en her own life She asked Mrs. Clark, her mother, to care for the grandchildren. Both bodies were found by the poice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
TORCHES OF WAR ARE HELD OVER BALKANS;
 BULGARIA STAYS OUT
BULLETIN.

BERLIN. Aug. 2s.-The Over seas News Agency today gave out she following:
 official reports from Sofia and constansinopls state that Turkey and Bulgaria have signed a new treaty. Turkey srants Bulgaria her desired railroad connection with the sea and Bulgaria agrees to observe a benevolent neutr- aIity."
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
CHIEF FORESTER GRAVES PLEASED
 AT THE OUTLOOK

FAIRBANKS, Aug. 2S.- Henry S. Graves. chief forester of the United States, and F. A. Sherman, assistant forester, left Fairbanks last Wednes- day for Valdez, by auto. Mr. Graves told reporters here that he had be- come convinced that Alaska was a country of wonderful opportunity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
PHYSICIANS COUCH UP
 TO lNTERUR5AN BANDIT

SEATTLE. Aug. 2S.-The inbound Eyerett-Seattle electric interburban was held up late Saturday night near Bitter Lake Station. A lonebandit forced Conductor E. R. Wiseman to pass the hat among the passengers. A dozen Seattle physicians returning from a picnic. and others, contribut- ed about twenty-five dollars. The robber made his escape.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
ROBINSON FINED s5
 FOR HAsTY TEMPER

Colbey Robinson this morning took the responsibility of settling a score for a small dog that ran underneath an automobile driven by Frank Her. init.
 As a result of bis championing the
 canine. which he accomplished by jumping into the moving car and striking Hermit across the mouth with .a closed fist, Robinson was arrested and taken before Magistrate B. w. Petit After endeavoring to make Robinson realize that his own action might easily have resulted in an acci- dent far more serious than O bruised dog Mr. Petit collected fine of S5 and let him so.
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suLLETlN.

MILAN, Aug. 2s.-ln an inter- view here the Premier Of Serbia is quoted as saying that Serbia had given away to Italy regarding Albania.
 A dispatch from Athens says Nj. Venlvelos has accepted the prem iership Of Greece and will also assume the post Of minister Of foreign affairs He Is a member of the war faction.
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BIG LINER GROUNDS
 IN PUGET SOUND
-

SEATTLE, Aug. 2S.-The steamship Panama Maru ran ashore in Q fog of forest fire smoke at Three Tree Point, on the way to Tacoma, at 1 o'clock this morning. She will be floated late this afternoon. She had a cargo of 4.00O tons from the Orient, and is not damaged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
zAPATlsTAs GET AWAY
 WITH HUERTA's MONEY

BOSTON, Aug. 2S-The Globe says that S1OO.OOO gold deposited at Mexi- co City in a branch of the German Bank of South America by the Huer- ta government was taken from the bank by force by Zapatistas before their flight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
MARYLAND SENATOR
 CALLS lT "AFFRoNT"

SEATTLE, Aug. 2s.-senator Will lard Salisbury of Delaware. asserted today that the United States cannot well overlook the Arabic affront." Senator Saulsbury is a member of the foreign relation committee, and is paying the West a visit
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
MERCHANTMEN SUNK;
 TWO OFFICERS KILLED

QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2s. = The Lamport and Holt liner Dromed was torpedoed and sunk today by Ger man submarine. The captain, guar termaster and steward were killed by shells fired by the submarine dur ing a pursuit of four hours.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
TAFT URGES LARGER
 ARMY; ADEQUATE NAVY

PORTLAND, Me-. Aug. 2S.-At a Sunday breakfasts conversation with friends here, Former President Will fam H. Taft said that the army should be increased and that the United States sea power should equal the best.
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ITALY AsANDoNs
 ApRIATIc ISLAND

VIENNA, Aug. 2s.-The Admiralty announced today that reconnalssances Sunday established the fact that the
 Italllans have evacuated the Island of Pelasos, In the Adriatic sea, having destroyed all buildings and fortIfica- tions- The Island had been under bombardment by the Austrian fleet.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
SCHOOL FOR ANCHORAGE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S. - The Treasury Department today authoriz- ed the construction of @ government schoolhouse at Anchorage, Alaska, the cost to be S2.00O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
ST. LOUIS FLOOD
 WRECKED 2,ooo HOMES

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2S.-The flood in st. Louis left two thousand families homeless and created five millions of dollars loss to property including railroads and telegraph lines.
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BUSINESSMEN TRAIN.

SEATTLE, Aug. 2S.-The business mems military instruction camp was opened at American Lake, near Ta- coma, this afternoon.
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STEEL DEMAND EXCEEDS
 ALL POSSIBLE SUPPLY

SHARON, Pa. Aug. 2S.-- The de- mand for open hearth, bessemer bil- lets and sheet bars exceed all possi- bie supply.
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RIVERS AND HAR8oRs
 COMMITTEE AT SEATTLE

sEATTLTE. Aug. 2S.-six members of the rivers and harbors committee of Congress this morning began an in- spection of local government projects.
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WHEAT CROP HAS
 NOT BEEN EXAGGERATED

CHICAGO. Aug. 2s.-President Pen nington of the soo Line says that the wheat crop is phenomenal and bum per crop reports are not exaggerated.
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STOCK QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, Aug 2S. - Alaska Gold closed today at 32%. Chino A Ray 21h. Utah Copper 64ss. Butte and Superior 6oH Copper metal is at l6ia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
RUBY TERM OVER

RUBY. Aug. 2S.-Judge Charles D. Bunnell adjourned the Ruby session of the district Court Friday, and the court party left there Saturday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
ITALIANs LEAVE I'd JoIN coLoR.

Sever Italian miners left Juneau Saturday night on the City of Seattle bound for New York, where they will sen 10 join The colors All Of Che men faro reservists in the Italian army
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R. W. LlrrLEroN DIES.

SEATTLE, Aug. 2s.-Rufus W. Lit tleton. a prominent realty dealer, died here last night
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WAsHTNGTON aur, 28

WASHINGTON, Aug, 2S.-
 In a bulletin issued Saturday by the United States Geolo- gical Survey, it is officially announced that the value of Al- aska's 1914 output of gold, sil- yer and copper is S1S,SS5.52O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
RUSSIA SEEKING AID
 FROM JAPAN AGAIN

LONDON. Aug. 2S-Russia is said to be endeavoring to arrange an al- liance with Japan by making conces- sions in the Orient to secure the aid of Japan in the war in Europe. Rus sia has asked Japan. 1t is said, to send 6OO,OOO troops with equipment to aid in the contest against Ger many.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
U. S. NOT
 HURRYING
 DECISION

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Secretary Lansing today cabled Ambassador Gerard asking whether the German government had received an official report of the sinking of the Arabic. The Ambassador was not instructed, however, to ask for one. It was off cially stated today that the American government is not yet at all sure of the facts in the Arabic case. and considers its information very frag- mentary.
 Latest reports received here from Queenstown say that of the six Amer jeans killed when the Arabic was tor pedoed, two of the bodies are stil missing.
 CHICAGO. Aug. 28. - William J.. Bryan said here yesterday. Tt is ad- mitted that Americans have the right under international law, to travel in ships of belhgereuts. but the ques- ton just now is whether an American citizen should put his convenience or even his rights above his own nations welfare. If American citizens refuse to consider their own safety or the safety of their nation, then a second question arises, namely, whether the government should permit few per sons to drag the country into an un- paralleled war;
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-23
AAYrlgNs WARLlKE.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-Re-
 Washington. Aug. 23.-Relia- ble reports that the Haytien army to attack the American rebels have been organizing en forces on the Island are respon- sible for the plans now being carried out to reinforce Ad- miral Caperton's marines and bluejackets.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10

give an opinion, but continued the
case until July 81, at which time the
attorney for Veloti must prove that
he is not a man.
Today VelOti was at his old bust
ness of collecting pennies in a tin cup.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10

things represented in ne case. He
goes back to the Office, but he seldom
gets his money back.
THE one who advertised never eX-
pected to hire the man as a canvass
er. He knew the goods would not
sell. He simply makes a business of
selling sample cases as great profit
to the guIible ones who apply.
Responsibility should rest on the
newspapers. They accept these
crooked ads by which men are some
times wheedled out of all their little
savings. Of course, the threwd man
will not be duped by such tactics. But
the pond is large, the suckers many,
the promise of big returns is an allUr-
ing bait and the want ad the hook"
August Peterson, who says he is
a soap manufacturer with offices in
the Lytton bldg, has been arrested
and charged with working a conf
dence game by taking deposits from
men employed to sell soap and refus-
ing to return the money when they
quit.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10
lie cAR MEMS SITUATION

Were capital sunk in the sea man
still would live and would somehow
adjust himself to the new order. Man
was here before capital Man means
more to the world than capital. Give
man the first consideration.
This was the plea of Samuel Al
schiller, attorney for the car men,
who had the last word in the closing
of the arbitration hearing last night.
Mayor Thompson will interview
men in the car service to get their
opinion of a living wage. A decision
is expected within a week.