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VOLUME XV- NO. 343. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIC2 £5 CENTS
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VILLA DECLARES SONORA
CAPITAL OF MEXICO
A. P. A. Service.
NACO, Ariz., Nov. 4.—Naco, Sonora,
was declared to be the capital of the
republic of Mexico by General Villa
who arrived there with the vanguard
of his army in their withdrawal from
the recent disastrous attack on the
Carranza stronghold at Augua Prieta.
Villa further declared that Naco will
be made the base of supplies for his
army and the troops will rest there
for thirty days before resuming tho
campaign against Carranza. It is
expected that the determination of
Villa will lead to a battle being
fought In this vicinity within a short
period as it is rumored thnt the Car
ranza forces are preparing to take up
the offensive so hastily dropped by Villa
at Augua Prleta.
FUNSTON TAKES
DECISIVE STAND
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.—In a re
pi.it to Secretary Garrison today, Gen
eial Funston commander of the Amer
ican forces at Douglas, Ariz., states
that soldiers belonging to the command
of General Calles belonging to the
f’arranza forces garrisoning Augua
1’rieta have deliberately fired upon
American officers at Douglas. Funston
immediately demanded an explanation
I whereupon Calles sent a messenger to
the American headquarters at Douglas
expressing his regrets at the action
of his troops and assuring the Ameri
can commander that there would be
no repetition of the offense. Calles de
clares that he was not aware that his
■troops had fired across the border and
has informed his men that summary
punishment will follow further shoot
| ing across the border.
RUSSIA HOLDS NO DRUDGE
AGAINST BULGARIANS
A. P. A. Service.
pKTROGRAD, Nov. 4.—A statement
issuing from the Russian foreign of
fice today respecting Balkan affairs
ends with the significant paragraph,
"Russia has already proclaimed in an
imperial manifesto that she does not
confound King Ferdinand and the Bul
garians with the people who are with
Germany and will at all times be ready
to proffer a friendly hand to the Bul
garian people when they shall come
to understand the nature of the abyss
King Ferdinand’s policy has carried
them over and when they shall at
last come to range themselves on the
| side of the allies.”
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CANADA WAR ESTIMATE
QUARTER BILLION
A. P. A. Service.
OTTAWA, Nov. 4.—Estimates of the
cost to Canada for bearing her share
in the conduct of the European war
arc Fxed in the 1916 budget at ap
proximately one quarter billion dollars.
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A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 4.—First Mate Wal
ter Allenby of Seattle and August
Kronz, chief quartermaster of the dis
tillate burning steamer Wakena of
Portland were asphyxiated aboard the
vessel today while the Wakena was
proceeding to Seattle and Tacoma with
a miscellaneous cargo. Both men were
asleep in their rooms when overcome
by the noxious fumes from the engines
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VILLA PLANNING
NEW OBJECTIVE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.—Confiden
tial reports to the war department from
an official source in Mexico indicate
that Villa in his movement toward
Naco is simply carrying out part of
] a plan to strike from there through
| the interior of the country to the Pa
1 cific coast where it is his intention to
J attempt the capture of the city of
I Guymas in order to secure a base of
{MRS BRYAN CONSOLES
PENN. SUFFRAGETTES
A. P. A. Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.—Mrs. Wil
liam Jennings Bryan undertook to pour
balm upon the injured feelings of the
Pennsylvania suffragettes following
the defeat of the suffrage amendment
at the polls by insisting that the pres
ent defeat indicates that they have
failed to work with the necessary en
ergy to achieve victory and they
should not therefore be discouraged
by their lack of success. Mrs. Bryan
i declared that the suffragettes have
| made great headway during the past
'year and complete victory will finally
crown the efforts of the women of the
country. No one had more opportun
ity to rejoice over the relief from
adverse conditions than herself, the
spfnker declared, adding: "Thirty one
years ago I was married and started
on a campaign and have been in one
every since.”
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KING PETER GOES
TO BATTLE FRONT
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A. **. A. Service.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 4.—An official
statement of the Bulgarian government
received here today says that King
Peter of Serbia has gone to the front
for the purpose of encouraging his
soldiers and also to bear to them the
news that the French and British
forces are hastening to the assistance
of their country.
iWASHINGTON MILLS
GET BIG ORDER
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A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 4.—The Western
Union Telegraph Company has placed
orders for over two million feet of tim
bers for cross arms in various mills
j throughout the state, according to an
I announcement from the company head
I quarters today._
supplies for further operations against
the Carranzlsts.
The government informant states
that Villa evidently Intends in the
event of carrying out this plan to re
cruit and recoup his military strength
and will then probably strike at Mex
ico City in an attempt to beard the
Carranza government in its own
stronghold. The Villa forces are now
retreating everywherealong the north
rn line with Naco nr, their ostensible
destination. Dispatches from Douglas
last night indicate that all is quiet at
that place.
YOUTH PAYS
DEATH PENALTY
4. P. A. Servics.
FOLSOM, Nov. 5.—Earl Loomis, the
Sacramento youth convicted of the
brutal murder of Mrs. Marie G. Holl
craft of that city was hanged this
morning. The murder for which Loomis
.vas convicted was committed on Aug
rust 14 and was distinguished by sev
eral sensational features.
BULGARIANS
CAPTURE NISH
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN. Nov. 6.—The Bulgarian
forces have captured Nish the princi
pal stronghold of Bulgaria, according
to reports received here today. While
no official announcement -has been
made by the Bulgarian war office re
garding the acpture of the city, the
repcrts are accepted here as being
true
ATTEMPTED WRECK
CHARGED 101. W. W.
A. P. A Servioe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.—Passen
gers arriving from Los Angeles on the
owl train this morning report that an
attempt was made to wreck the train
early ibis morning twenty miles north
of Fresno. Two pieces of sheet Iron
about a quarter of an Inch thick and
four feet wide were placed across the
rail’, fr.d secuerly fastened by spikes
driven through holes near the edge
and Into the sleepers.
In passing over the obstruction the
locomotive knocked one of the sheets
clear and passed completely over the
I othei without leaving the rails. That
the train was not thrown Into the ditch
is considered a mircle. Railroad men
believe that the attempt at wrecking
is a part of the campaign of the in
dustrial workers of the world which
has resulted in the burning of many
farms building and an Immense amount
of destruction In the hop fields during
thr past few weeks.
VICTORIA 8TILL HERE.
After being delayed throughout the
morning and afternoon by the difficul
ties of unloading In the extremely cold
weather, the Victoria had not depart
ed up to the hour of going to press.
Inquiry at the offices of the Alaska
Lighterage elicited the Information
that the big liner would probably be
cleared for the south by 6 p. m.
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PRESIDENT WILSON
SCORES UNPATRIOTIC
HYPHENATED AMERICANS
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m. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—President Wil
son delivered his long anticipated pre
paredness speech at the Manhattan
Club dinner last evening and took ad
vantage of the opportunity to score
the hyphenated citizens of the country
v.ho stil cling to their former alleg
iance, declaring those of them who
nave a greater love for their native
iand than they possessed for this, the
land of their voluntary adoption should
be called to a reckoning by the na
tion.
Wilson spared no effort to make this
point impreslve stating that any man
who loved some other country better
.han America should be called upon
to declare their inclinations and should
be dealt with according to their ex- j
presslons. The executive delivered a j
strong plea for national preparedness
stating that the country should be pre
pared for war not for conquest but for
defense. He also ridiculed the claims
of the opponenis of preparedness that
the surest invitation to conquest is
preparation for war and the piling up
of great armaments. “I do not be
lieve that this country will ever take
another foot of ground by conquest
as long as its history shall continue,"
the speaker declared. The president
also insisted that Americans had little
or no interest in the affairs of Eu
rope and the true citizens cared
nothing for its politics or interests
neing chiefly concerned with their
own affairs and those of the peoples of
the western hemisphere. The presi
dent was applauded to the echo at the
conclusion of his uddress.
40 DYNAMITE SUSPECTS
ARE FACING ARREST
a. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.—Forty more
arrest In connection with the dyna
mite plots of Fay and Scholz are Im
minent, according to officials of the se
cret service who have been tracing up
ihe stories told by Fay since he was
taken into custody two weeks ago.
According to Wm. Flynn, chief of the
government secret service, the rami
fications of the plot to destroy muni
tions ships and ammunition factories
extended to nearly every port on the
Atlantic coast and investigated dis
closes that the number of people mix
ed up In the affair is far greater than
•
was even supposed.
Flynn states that both Fay and
Sholz while ostensibly reserving noth
ing concerning the extent and char
acters of the contemplated operations
are in reality holding back valuable
information. Detectives have found
out that some of the most prominent
Germans and Austrians in various At
lantic coast ports are connected with
the plot and that the number of ar
rests that will yet be made will reach
close to one hundred.
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SEATTLE MAN MURDERS
ENTIREFAMILY
A. p A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 5.—While temporar
ily insane as a result of an old Injury
to his spine, George Roberts, a plumbef
iged forty-live, killed his entire fam
ily this morning and then took his
own life. The slaughter began early
this morning while the other members
of the family were asleep at the home
on Lucille street.
Roberts used an axe and also a
revolver in completing his bloody work
and the house resembled a shambles |
when the police appeared on the scene !
following an alarm turned in by some j
of the neighbors. __
The victims of the insane man's fury
are his wife aged forty, his daughter
Ella aged twenty-two, Willa, another
daughter aged seventeen and George
jr„ aged sixteen. Roberts apparently
attempted to beat out the brains of his
wife and eldest daughter with an axe
but found the method unsatisfactory
and used the revolver on the others.
When found by the police the youngest
son was still breathing. Roberts him
self was shot through the head and
was quite dead.
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VENIZELOS DECLARES KING NOT
ARBITER OF WAR QUESTION
A. P. A. 8ervico.
ATHENS, Nov. 6.—During the 1
course of a heated debate today Ven- j
lzelos declared that the question of
peace or war does not rest with the
king but with the cabinet who were
the spokesmen of the people and In
no case should the ruler be allowed the
to dictate the policy of the
nation when Its very ex
istence hung In the balance as ap
peared to be a possibility of the pres
ent. The speaker declared that the
king was an excellent general and was
eminently qualified to command an
army but was never the less a very
peer statesman and In no sense qual
ified to deal with the present situa
tion.
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