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VOLUME XVI- NO. M> ELEPHONB MAIN O. NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRUB 28 CENTtt
WANTS PROGRESSIVES TO
ADOPT PREPAREDNESS
A. P. A. Serv im.
rinr-AOC, Jaa It— Reeaevelt baa
wf>eb tha aatlomRj erimmlHee of tha
BfograaalTa party now tn aaaalon In
Ala atty urging then ta adopt pro
pa at»m aa a plank In tha party plat
tarn ta ba submitted to tba retere *
Aa aa aping alaatioa
Tba Bull klooaa leader Innate that
preaaredneee la the great, at laaua now
before tha American people and should
»• strongly urged *t the June con
vention to be held in this city. In his
telegram Roosevelt also assert* that
tlie progressive party should come on
strongly In favor of an Americanism
which shall be an American and noth
ing sis*.
Perkins. shalrman of the commiit ■
says that the progressives will stand
on ths same platform as adopted at |
the Chicago convention and will, in*
addition, adopt such other progress! v
measures aM are fitted to the needs o
the country. Perkins is also mviuali
rally for Roosevelt as the party nom
inee for prewident but asserts that the
party has in no degree determined upon
as their standard bearer In the coming
campaign.
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GERMANS CONTINUE ATTACKS
IN CHAMPAGNE
A. P. A. Sarvlaa.
PARIS. Jab l».—'Tha war afloa
sair.aauaW ua laat night aaaarts that
tha tfaisaana ara still trying to ha»
■ a: thalr way through tha waatarn
itnaa la tha Chaaipagna section hut
witliaut rastilt sava lrnroensa losaaa ta
rhantaalraa Vigorous infantry assaults
fallowad tntonss artillary lira wars
asaasaaaasnarrrccimi
sentlnued throughout the day yester
day The attacks were checked In
e\ ery ease with the enemy Buffering
great lueses at every eharge
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HAY PROPOSES NAT’L i
GUARD INCREASE
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a P. A. geo lee.
ITAMnXGTOH, daa id.—Chatrasaa
■ sy «f the military eossmlttee of the
kense of representative* suggested to
President Wilson today that the most
edfeetlve way of solving the problem
af laereaelng the military strength of
gke natloa Is by increasing the etreagth
4 the aatienal guard
i
n*> propose* to offer a bill provld - j
lug for ss Increase of the national'
guard a# a substitute for the proposed
continental army plan submitted by!
Garrison, claiming that it will prove I
equally as effective in Increasing tho |
strength of the military forces andj
will be far cheaper than tho building;
up of a distinct military force,
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GERMANS ARE j
GATHERING FOR
GREAT OFFENSIVE
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON. Jan. 13.—To ail appour
tinces the Germans are preparing for
the commencement of a giant offen
sive along the western front anti all
reports arriving here tell of great con
t duration going on behind the Ger
man lines from the Flanders section to
the Vosges. Artillery Are Is gradual
ly Increasing In intensity on both sides
and Is believed to be the prelude to a
great drive of which the Aghtlng go
ing on in the Champagne section Is
the commencement. The Germans are
pouring In torrents of shot and shell
at many points along the line and are
receiving a vigorous response from the
allies side.
NEWS FLASHES
—
A. P. A. Service.
EL PASO Jan. 13.—Former Mexican I
President Victortano Hutrta Is dying
a Fort Bliss.
Heavy Earthquake Registered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The sets-i
rnlograpli Instruments here registered
an earthquake of great severity this
morning. The location of tho disturb
ance has not been ascertained. Tho
vibrations Indicated that the shock
[was about 2,600 miles distant.
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Okuma Nearly Asiaeainated.
TOKIO, Jan. 13.—Premier Okuma
had a narrow escapo from death at
the hands of assassins while returning
home at an early hour this morning.
8chmidt Given Life Sentence
LC/J ANGELES. Jan. 13.—Schmidt,
who was found guilty of murder In
connection with the Times explosion
was sentenced to life Imprisonment in
accordance with the verdict of the
Jury. When asked If he had anything
to say before sentence was pronounced,
Schmidt delivered a tirade against the
rotten Industrial oondltlons of the
present day.
URGE TAFT FOR
SUPREME BENCH
———
A. P. A. Ssrvioa.
NEW TORK. Jan. 13.—Seven former
presidents of the American Bar Asso
ciation have written to the president
urging him to appoint former Presi
dent William Howard Taft to tho va
cancy In the United States supreme
court created by the death of Justice
Lamar. In thev lew of the writers Taft
Is the foremoat man for tho position
now in the United State*
MONTENEGRO BEING
SLOWLY CRUSHED
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Jim. 13. The Monteneg-j
rins are being crumbled up by the
Austrians after ibe fashion of tno fate
meted out to the Serbians und there
is little doubt that the end of the
Montenegrin resistance to the over
whelming strength of the Austrian
power is In sight.
From all accounts the Montenegrin?
are being forced steadily southward
toward the Albanian border although
offering a tremendous resistance aid- i
ed by thV natural conditions for de
fense offered by the country In which
the fighting Is proceeding. The Aus
trlans have captured Mount Lovcen,
overlooking the capital t'etunje and
ut'e gradually surrounding the capital
Itself from which the Montenegrins
have withdrawn together with th.
supplies and ammunition, i h. Ai
tenegrln forces are withdrawing ii
the mountainous sections east of thu
city whore their furthoi pursuit wiil
he difficult 'and costly.
A large section of the Montenegrin
army has Joined with the remnant of
the Serbian forces which succeeded in I
reaching the coast through Albania
and Is reported to he concentrating in
the vicinity of Scutarla where wit;
a large bod) of Italians they will re
sist further advances of the Austrians.
MONTENEGRINS SUFFER
HEAVY DEFEATS
A. P. A. Service.
R( i.MK, Jan 13. Keports arriving
here from the Monteutgrln capital ad
mit a series of heavy reverses sul
fell U by the Montenegrin forces and
also tell of the capture of Mount
Lovcen the great Montenegrin strong
hold and the key to the capital; C<
tlnje. Dispatches last night stated
thut the Montenegrins are withdrawing
tu the mountains beyond the city. The
Montenegrins succeeded m saving their
supplies before abandoning Mount
Duveen and tlie cupital.
PROGRESSIVES HOPE FOR
UNITY WITH REPUBLICANS
A. P. A vice.
CHICAGO. Jan. 111.—Chairman Per
kins of the progressive committee
states that ii Is the hope of the partyi
that the progressives and regular re
publicans can agree on some candidate
as it is not the desire of the former
to insist upon a candidate of its own
selection.
"What in wanted." Perkins declares,
' in a man who is willing to accept
the principles we espotiRe and If such
a man is put forth by ttie republicans
we will support him with the full
strength of the party."
Roosevelt Is naturally the choice of
the progressive party hut we are quite
ready to support the regular nominee;
iif the republicans if acceptable to our
views."
Tin- committee have decided to hold
their convention on June 7th and it Is
intimated that the progress will be
strong for preparedness, suffrage unit
an American merchant marine.
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17 AMERICANS REPORTED
SHOT BY VILLAISTAS
V P. A. Service.
EL PASO, Jan. 13 Reports reaching
here from Chihauhua today state that
seventeen persons, all of whom are
alleged to have been Americans, were
taken from a north bound train near
that iiiv by military guard and were
later shot by order of Rodriguez, the
Villa general who 1ms refused to lay
down his arms under the terms of the
amnesty granted by the Carranza gov
ernment
The reason for the execution of ttie
alleged Americans is not given, but is
believed to be animated solely by thei
hatred of the Villa followers for all
Americans whom they blame for the I
failure of their cause.
REPORTS OF RANDIT
MURDERS CONFIRMED
A. P. A. Ssrvio*.
El. PASO, Jan. 13.—The reports uf
the killing of Americans by bandits
received here yesterday vvero con
firmed by the arrival here tills morning
of the dead bodies of eighteen of the
. ictlms several of which are badly mu
ttlyated by the desperadoes.
According to an American who ar
rived with tlie bodies the train on
which the Americans were riding was
stopped by tho Mexicans who wore
formerly Villa soldiers and the Am
ericans were deliberately shot down
ater being robbed of their valuables.
The same party also states that the
report was current in Chihauhua at tho
time he left that ten Americans and
two English women had been killed
by Villa troops at the town of Madero.
One of the women Is said to he tho
wife of Jack Leftbrldge, retired Brit
ish army officer who had been visiting
at the Hearst ranch.
Tho bodies arriving here were all
stripped of clothing and all had been
mutilated In some degree The most
Intense Indignation prevails hero und
there is an imminent prospect that the
Americans may exact reprisals
WILSON DEMANDS
PUNISHMENT OF MURDERER3
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON Jan. 13.—The presi
dent and Secretary Lansing are look
ing to Carranza for prompt compliance
with the demand of the United Stntes
that he tako immediate steps toward
the apprehension and punishment of
the Mexican bandits who were engaged
in the killing of eighteen Americans
in the vicinity of Chlhauhua, which
demand was forwarded immediately
on receipt of authentic Information of
the atn :ity.
No word has so far been received
of tho reported killing of ten other
Americans at Madero. Tho state de
partment is now in communication
with American representatives to learn
the truth of tho matter.
BARNES VIEWS
ROOSEVELT AS STRONG
POSSIBILITY
A. P. A. Service.
ALBANY Jail. 13.—Barnes announc
ed today that In view of the possibility
>!' Roosevelt being a candidate for the
republican nomination at the coming
■ invention he has decided that he will
not go to Chicago as a delegate but
will attend as a member of the na
tlonul committee. He further declared
that there is little doubt in his mind
that Roosevelt is seeking the notnlna
lInn. despite his present noncomraltlcal
attitude, and will shortly come out
openly,
HEAVY SNOWS
COVER WESTERN
STATES
A. P. \. Servioe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Reports
from alt sections of the west receiv
ed at the government weather bureau
discloses that, with the exception of
a comparatively small area along the
Pacific slope, the entire western coun
try is In the grip of the storm king.
Heavy snows have falen |rom the
Sierra's to Kansas and Intensely cold
weather prevails. Heavy blUsards
have raged In the northwest during
tiie past forty-eight hours while bit
ter cold has been the rule In Montana
and the Dakotas.
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