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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
ALLIES MAY ASK
 JAPAN TO SEND
 ARMY TO AUSTRIA

LONDON, Aug. 2.-It is said that the Allies are seriously considering the advlsability of asking Japan to send troops to Europe to aid Russia in an offensive campaign against against the Teutonic Allies in Europe. It is said that the rolling stock that is now on It's way to Vladivostok would make Che transportation of the troops to Europe over the Transiber- ian railroad practicable and that the fall of Constantlnople would permit the shipment of troops to Southern Russia.
 It is stated that there have been delivered and will be delivered at vladivostok within the next 60 days from the United States, 25,OOO cars and sufficient number of locomo- tives to move them all It is esti mated that from 50O.OOO to 100000 Japanese troops could be transported across Asia in time to take part in a Fall campaign.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
TANANA MAN MAY
 TAME CARIBOU

FAIRBANKS. Aug. 2.-J. A. Single ton, one of the well known citizens of the Panama valley, plans to domesti- cate caribou at his Panama Crossing station if he can get the permission of the government to attempt it. He says the caribou is susceptible of do- mestication. and that 1t can be made a substantial addition to the food sup. ply of interior Alaska.
 Mir. Singleton's plan contemplates the capture of the animals while they are young and their breeding in cap tivity It is known that wild caribou have joined the reindeer herds of the Boring sea sections of Alaska. and have. in that way, been domesticated.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
TFUTONIC FORCES CLOSING IN ON POLISH CAPITAL ENGLAND's REPLY IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT
EXPLOSION OF LIME CAUSED
 BERTHA FIRE

Spontaneous combustion in her for ward hold. where shipment of lime was stored. caused the total destruc- tion by fire Of the steamship Bertha. on Kodiak Island two weeks ago yes terday
 The steamship Admiral Watson, of the Pacific Alaska Navigation Com pany. passed through Juneau early yesterday morning. She had the of- ficers and crew of the Bertha as pas sengers to Seattle, and made a spec ial call at Kodiak to pick them up, af- ter leaving Anchorage. Captain Charles Glasscock. master of the burned vessel. remained at Uyak, the guest of Supt. Nichols of the cannery there. to await orders from the com pany.
 One Of the members of the crew told The Empire the following story of the wreck
 "The Bertha ran aground on an uncharted sandspit Sunday night. Ju- iy IS. at 10:S0 o'clock. in Uyak bay on the coast of Kodiak Island. The vessel immediately listed. which caus- ed the engines to stop. Water rushed in through the port-holes and flooded the engine room. Captain Charles .Glasscock immediately blew four blasts on the Bertha's whistle and @ cannery tender responded Co the call and took off the members of the crew. Captain Glasscock and the off cers of the vessel remaining on board
 The Bertha's crew was Quartered in the Uyak cannery bunkhouse. io- catcd about a quarter of @ mile from the point where the Bertha struck.
 "At 4 a. m.. on the 10th the crew returned to the ship and took off several tons of supplies There were I6 barrels of lime in the forward hold which started to smoke at about a. m. The lime kept getting hotter and finally burst into flame at noon. burn ing steadily until S:30 D. m. The cannery tender meanwhile had pulled the Bertha off the spit. as the tide rose. and beached her close to the cannery. The steamer burned all that night and an the next day and some of the crew lost everything they had. No one was hurt.
 "The Bertha was under charter to Libby. McNen and Libby and was loaded with material to rebuild the Koggiung cannery. which burned on June n. The cargo is not complete ly lost. but the steamer cannot be rebuilt. as her hull has been con- sumed by fire"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
STARVATION FACES
 MEXICAN PEOPLE

LAREDO. Tex. Aug. 2.-Northeast- ern Texas is suffering from a serious food shortage according to reports received here from American passen- gers arriving in the city General business is stagnant In the Chanal district near Tampico, 1t is said, Am orleans of an agricultural colony lo- cated there are dividing their food with Mexican ne.ghbors, but they have now reached a stage where they only have enough for themselves. and they are frequently the victims of theft It is said that if food is not furnished the people in that and many dictricts there will be great danger from uprising among the people as well as from starvation
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
BIG FRElGHTER
 GOES ON ROCKS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2-The Am erican-Hawaiian steamship Georgian, with cargo worth a million dollars. struck. Dusbury Reef, at the entrance to Golden Gate harbor, in a fog this morning, and her position is serious. She was bound from New York to Seattle, and was making special call into San Francisco.
 The Georgian is Q vessel of 6,606 gross and 4,016 net tons burden. She is 4145 feet in length, has 53.7 feet of beam and depth of 2S1 feet She was built at Sparrow Point, Md, in 1910, and is designed exclusively for freight service.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02

 CAPITAL
 HARD HIT

ATHENS, Aug. 2.-A great fire in constantlnople destroyed three thou- sand Buildings there, Including Ger man hospital, filled wlih wounded German and Turkioh troops, according to late arrivals from thc Turkloh cap ital.
 The fire 10 reported 10 have been tho work Of incendlarie5, and pending an investigation by the Ottoman gov- ernment, detalls have not been cent out An effort wac made to keep the eonhaearation secret.
 The property loso 10 said to have been oevere. A wide section was burned.o
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
GERMANY EXPRoPRiATEs COPPER, BRASS AND
 NICKEL UTENSILS

BERLIN, Aug. 2.-The military au- thorities of Germany have issued an order appropriating all supplies of copper, brass and nickel in the En- pire. The order covers all shllets pots. pans, and kettles in the house holds and public houses. The or der provides that these articles may be retained or disposed of in any way. and are subject to the demands of the government when made.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02

 MULLEN
 RESIGNS


 John Francis Mullen, chief deputy United States marshal for the First Division. resigned today In letter to Marshal Harry A. Bishop, Mr. Null len said:
 Herewith ! submit my resignation, as your chief deputy Kindly relieve me of my duties at your earliest con- venience. Please accept my thanks for past kindness. and trust in ap- preciation thereof may in the fg- mre be of some service to you"
 The resignation will likely not be- come effective until September 1. "I want to be relieved not later than tbat date" said Mr. Mullen today
 Mr. Mullen says he has not defin- iteiy decided on his plans for the fu- ture. He owns considerable real es- tate here. His resignation was vol untary or his part.
 Clarke May Get Place
 It is understood that John J. Clarke chief deputy clerk of the United States Court. has been asked to take Mr. Muiien's place. and that he has tentatively accepted the tender. Ru- nor also has it that Deputy Clerk J. IT. Reed will be elevated to Mir. Ciarke's place and that it has not yet been agreed who will succeed Mir. Reed. Mr. Clarke has gone to San Francisco on a vacation. but is ex- pected back here by September 1.
 Deputy Marshal Mullen has been in the marshars office for five years. In July. 1910. when he was city edi- tor of the Daily Record. he was ap- pointed chief deputy marshal by U. s. Marshal H. E.. Faulkner When Marshal Faulkner was relieved four teen months ago by Marshal IT. A. Bishop Democrat Mr. Mullen was re- tained as were several other Repub- lican office-hoiders. Friday Marshal Bishop appointed ". B. Sharpe Co sue ceed J. F. Davies as deputy marshal at Ketchikan. Henry L Bahrt to sue ceed John Gooden as deputy at Sitlza. J W .Coombs to succeed Warren S. Harding as deputy at Haines. and James l.. Manning to succeed Hector Mclean as deputy here The chief deputy marshaiship pays s3.000 an- nualiy. Other deputy marshalships in the division pay from $500 to SIS0O.
 Guards Are Changed
 As the deputy marshalship changes became effective Saturday night. sev- eral changes were made in the per. sonnel of the guards at the Federal Jail John Lund. Tom Smith. and M. J. Gleason were relieved. R. 1i Holly. l. N Stevenson and ". w. Casey Jr, have taken the places Of the three. Lund and Smith were guards during Marshal Faulk- ner's term of office. Mr. Gleason was appointed about six months ago. The latter did stenographic work in the marshars office
 Marshal Bishop said today: There have been only three changes in the guards. Stevenson succeeding Smith. Holly succeeding Lund and Casey sue ceeding Gleason. James P. Estes is serving as guard. temporarily only. Rumors that Jack Egan and Doc Car yer were to be relieved are false"
 There are eight guards. in addition to Warden J. F. McDonaldr in the Federal iai The force win be as Kelly. James Mahoney. Doc Carver. follows. sam Christensen. James Jack Egan. R. M. Holly l. W. Stew enson and w. w. Casey. ir.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
Win Ask Receiver.

Word Of the failure was received at the office of the Territorial Treas urer this morning and owing to the circumstance that Judge Fred. Brown Of Valdez is at present with the float ing court at the Westward, application for a receiver will be made through Judge Robert Jennings who is at present in Slagway. The matter will be settled as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made with Judge Jennings.
 The failure is the second in Alas l,a. the first having been the Wash ington-Alaska bank in Fairbanks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
TWO BRITISH
 VESSELS SUNK

LONDON Aug. 2.-The British steamships Clintonia and Fulgens have been sunk by German submar- ines operating in the North Sea. The 54 passengers aboard the Clintonia were saved, although many of the crew lost their lives. The crew of the Fulgens. and her passengers, were safely landed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
PAINT FLAGS ON
 SHIPS. IS ADVICE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Germany's first response to the last American note regarding the submarine war, fare. has unofIicially arrived here, in messages from the German admiral ty. which requests that American ships have American flags painted on their sides in proportions large enough to be recognized at distance, by submarine commanders.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
POLISH FREEDOM
 IS PROMISED

PETRoGRAD, Aug. 2. - The out standing feature of the opening of the Duma, Russia's parliament, today. was the premier's declaration, made in the name of Emperor Nicholas, that the Poles shall receive autonomy. Municipal self-government was grant ed Poland several months ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
ITALIANS CONTINUE
 TO WIN GROUND

ROME. Aug. 2.-Italian forces have completed the conquest of the Monte Dei position. taking five machine guns. cannon. trench mortars, ann munition and war materials and S2Oo prisoners.
 A fierce battle continues for the crest of the Carso plateau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
FAIRBANKS ORDERS
 AUTO FIRE TRUCK

FAIRBANKS. Aug. 2.-An auto fire truck is to be added to the equipment of the Fairbanks fire department just as soon as shipment can be made. Auto trucks have also been ordered for the mail service over the trail next winter and the district is expecting more efficient mail service during lhe coming winter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
CALLS WHITMAN
 A MURDERER 5

NEW YORK. Aug o. A funeral service was held yesterday over the remains Of former Police Lieut.. Chas. Becker. who was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison Friday morning for having engineered the death of Gam bier Herman Rosenthal.
 On the coffin was placed by Mrs. Helen Becker. silver plate bearing tho inscription. Charles Becker, murdered July 30. 1915. by Gov. Charles S. Whitman"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
GERMAN SHELL HITS
 AMERICAN HOSPITAL

PORT-A-MOUssON, Aug. "A big German shell was dropped on a roof of an American ambulance field hos pital Saturday while the staff was dining. The shell penetrated to the cellar, killing a Frenchman and bad ly wounding an American.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
oN THE AsEATTLE.v

SEATTLE. Aug. 2.-The steamship City of Seattle sailed for Alaska at o'clock this morning. Among the pas sengers for Juneau are Charles Gold stein, Peter Johnson, William Kildal, R. c. Wilcox and Mrs. Carrie 2. Den ny. Miss Lizzie Koch is passenger for Douglas.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
GREAT GUNS ARE
 SENT 10 EAST

LONDON. Aug. 2.-Several 42-cen- timetre guns of the type used by the Germans to reduce Liege and Namur, have passed through Berlin on their way to the Eastern frontier. The guns are to be used in the bombardment Of the Russian forts, according to a Central News dispatch from Amster dam.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
L. r. wooDcocK DIES.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Lindsay T. Woodcock, general manager Of the Marshall Field company. operating tho largest department store In Chi cago. dropped dead today of heart failure. while he whs walking across the Randolph street bridge
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
GERMANY DELAYS
 LUsITANIA ANSWER

BERLIN. Aug. 2.-Concerning the last American note on the Lusitanias sinking, semi-ohicial statement is- sued here today says: Contrary to reports, the government has not yet decided whether the note will be an- swered. It is awaiting the text of the forthcoming American note to England"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
Plata la Removed.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Just before the remains of Charles Becker were inferred here the police prevailed up- on Mrs Helen Becker to remove the silver plate from the coffin of her husband. the inscription on which charged Governor Whitman with murder. The Catholic church is said to have refused to receive the casket for burial. if the plate were not re- moved.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
ANYTHING TO DEFEAT
 PRESIDENT WILSON

NEW YORK. July s1. - The Tri- bune quotes Col. Roosevelt as saying that the Progressives will return to the Republincan party if candidate for President has progressive ideas. He would support Justice Charles B. Hughes against President Woodrow Wilson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
c. S. DicKERT DIES
 AT FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS. Aug. 2.-After eating two meals two hours apart c. s. Dick urt died here Saturday. Mr. Dickurt was lost three days ago in the Koy- ukuk district and had been home on ly few hours. He had suffered keenly from hunger and ate exces- sively as soon as he could obtain food.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
MANY MARRIED MEN
 IN ENGLISH ARMY

LONDON, Aug. 9. Speaking for the government Lord Nelson said the number of married men at present in the British army was approximately S4S,OOO The aggregate cost of separ- ation allowances paid to wives and children of these men has been $125- 100000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
sKAeWAY COURT TERM
 OPENED THIS MORNING

SKAGWAY. Aug. 2.-Judge Robert " Jennings of the United States dis trict court, opened special term of court here this morning The term will last about ten days, it is indi- cated.
 Judge aud Mrs. Jennings United States Attorney J. A. Smiser, Court Stenographer l.. A. Green. Deputy. Clerk J. 1T. Reed and Deputy District Attorney John ,. Reagan arrived from Juneau on the Jefferson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
KAISER TO PROCLAIM
 POLISH INDEPENDENCE?

LONDON, Aug. 2. - Prussian and Polish newspapers, received today by The Times, contain statements that the German emperor will make his en- try into Warsaw the occasion for pro- mlaiming new independence for Po- land.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
FORMER WIFE OF FAIRBANKS
 hNfyEp cr-c r..

3- nv JAIL SEATTLE. July 2.-,irs Leroy viv- ian Tozier. former wife of the well known Fairbanks lawyer was jailed here yesterday for having leveled a revolver at the face of Patrolman Burgess Of the Seattle police force while she delivered her opinion of policemen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
C. p. R. EMPLOYEES
 ASKED TO ENLIST

OTTAWA. Canada, Aug. 2-"Your king and country need you; VIC don't.'
 This note was placed in the week ly pay envelopes of every employee of the Canadian Pacific Railway com pany, when the pay was distributed from the main offices of the company here today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
WARSAW CERTA AIN
 TO FALL

LONDON, Aug. 2--There has been heavy fighting on the Narew front, where the Germans have made some progress In the desperate battle which Is raging between the Narew and oje rivers. The latest reports from vien- na are that the RussIans are retreat ing farther east, and the pursuing German regiments have passed through chelm.
 A dispatch from Berlin says the Germans have captured Mitau, capI- tai of the province of courland, on the Baltic Sea, one of the important Rus sian centers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
'FRYEv NOTE COMING.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-German's reply to the last American note on the sinking of the merchantmen Will fam P Frye, began to arrive at noon today, at the State Department.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
GERMAN PAPER FORBID TO TALK
 AGAINST U. S

BERLIN, Aug. 2.-The German gov ernment has notified the Berlin pa pers to refrain from attacks against the American governmen on submar- inc notes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Alaska Gold closed Saturday at S215; Chino, 45M: Ray 2S; Utah Copper 66; Butte and Superior, 66Ik.
 Copper was quoted at 1SA cents.
 Today'e Report.
 Butte and Superior today was at 69A Alaska Gold 841k; Chino, 46H I: Ray 23lk Utah Copper s7%. Copper metal was at 10.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
ADVANCE ON eALLlPoLi
 CONTINUES TO BE STEADY

LONDON, Aug. 2-Athens dispatch. es say that at the Dardanelles a steady advance continues, several hundred yards being gained A Tur- Sish aviation camp has been burned
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
PLANS FOR NEW
 VESSELS APPROVED

WASHINGTON. Aug 2.-Plans for six big battle cruisers and destroyers, authorized by the last Congress, have been approved, 1t was announced at the naval department today
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
ITALIANS rAKg l1o0o pRIsoNERs

ROME, Aug. 2.-Austrian prisoners taken by the Italian forces now mum Der 17O00, including SS0 officers, ac- cording to news published today
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
BRITISH rRAwLEas SUNK.

LONDON. Aug. 2-The British trawlers Iyena and Salacia have been torpedoed. Their crews were landed at Lowestolt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
TRENCH LAND TROOPS.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-With the consent of the United States govern ment. French marines have been landed at Port Au Prince, Hayti, where an uprising among the natives last week resulted in a fight between American marines and Haitians, six of the latter being killed, and two of the blueiackets dying from wounds. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Rear Ad- miral Caperton. in charge of the American marines at Port Au Prince. wired today to the State Department that mob of Hatians attacked Wes- leyan Mission Saturday night. endeav- bring to capture man who had muF. dered prisoner and who had taken refuge in the mission
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02

Petrosrad, Aug. 2.--Warsaw's fall is imminent. The Russian armies are retreating and Grand Duke Nicholas is making an heroic attempt to save his army, which is admitted to be In a serious position.
 Abandonment of the LublIn-cheIm railway by the Russians, and the oc- cupatIon of chelm by the German Austro forces was officially admitted lin this mornIna's communications from the Russian general staff, which dealt with the great conflict raging around Warsaw. 1t was stated that the rail- road had served its purpose, and that any efforts of the Russians to fur ther withstand the German Iunges along that line would only result In losses which were considered unne- .eessary to the general plan of the Russian armies.
 czar's Army In Danger.
 with three hundred thousand pris- oner's as a result of a months fight ing, the Teutonic armies in the East today are driving a wedge through the Polish front which threatens to crumple, if not to entirely destroy the main armies of the Czar," was the of- ficial statement issued by the Berlin war office this noon. The message also said that Berlin was clad in hol- iday attire. and was awaiting the sig nal announcing Warsaw's fall, before entering upon a week of celebration.
 It is conceded in Petrograd that should the Germans succeed in iso- lating one part of the Grand Dukes forces, the blow will be serious one for the cause of the Allies. The Russian cavalrymen have been sac- rifced in great numbers in an at- tempt to stem the tide of the Ger man rush. The cavalry has been used to cover the withdrawal of the Slav ic infantrymen.
 Teutonic Re1nforcements Arrive.
 Late Sunday night the Russian wal office issued the following statement: "The Germans continue to transport fresh troops to our front. and German prisoners taken by us confirm the ap- pearance near Warsaw of the 54th and 5Sth divisions of the German in- fantry. which are known to have par ticipated in battle last Thursday on the Western front. The reinforce ments had just arrived from the West"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
SCHWAB INCREASES
 EMPLOYEES WAGES

SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Aug. D. The Bethlehem Steel Works have in- creased the wages Of their 17.O00 em- ployees at this place 10 per cent The increase was made voluntarily The increase is effective for August.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02

PETRoeRAD, Aug. 2.-- "We shall today, perhaps, give up Warsaw as in 1912 we gave up Moscow-in order to secure final victory" said the Min lster of War, in an address at the opening sesion of the Duma, today.
 The opening of the Duma was be- fore a brilliant assembIase. The min isters In their speeches did not at tempt to minimize the gravity of the situation but all agreed that Russia had not reached the end of her re- sources.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
cARRANzA VICTOR.

< Washington. Aug. 2.-Omcial s confirmation of the re-occupa- $. ton of Mexico City by General
 s Carranza's army under Gener- s' al Gonzales, was received by $ the State Department today, {, in a dispatch from the Next 's can capital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
Miehiqan Copper Men Raise wsoes

Michigan Copper Men Raise Wages
 CALUMET. Mich. Aug. o. The Wolverine and Mohawk companies voluntarily added five per cent to the wages Of ali employees for the month of July as a gift to the men. It was explained that the increase was made possible by the increase in the price or copper and the resulting increased proi',s. lt was stated that the addi- tionai i've per cent will be added to me mems wages as long as copper sells for 20 cents pound or more
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-02
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