THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VILLA ESCAPES THROUGH
SURROUNDING CORDON
By A P. A. Service.
SAN ANTONIO, March 26.—
The arrival of Lieutenant Dargue
the army aviation corps at
Columbus this evening, after a
continuous flight of one hundred
and sixty miles, brought confirm
ation of the earlier rennets con
cerning the escape of Villa from
the Mexican troops which had al
most surrounded his force near
Namiquipa.
Messages to the military au
thorities forwarded from Colum
bus state that Villa succeeded in
making his way through the en
folding ring of pursuers and was
well on the way to the lower
mountains before the action was
discovered.
The report states that three
columns of American cavalry are
now in close pursui> of the ban
dits. The Americans are two
hundred and fifty miles south of
the border at present. General
Pershing gives little detail con
cerning the movements of the
GOV’T ORDERS HISTORIC
jCUTTER THETIS SOLD
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 27.
—After long years of service in
looking after the affairs of Unice
Sam on the waters of the Pacific,
the historic ship Thetis will be
sold according to an announce
ment given out today. The old
revenue cutter is now proceeding
to this port from Honolulu and
ill be disposed of at public auc
tion soon after arrival. 1 he old
cutter is far from having outlived
her usefulness but must give way
to the newer and faster boats
which the government is building
for Pacific waters.
FAIRBANKS COUNCILMAN
CONVICTED ON RAPE CHARGE
A. P- A. Service.
FAIRBANKS, March 26.—Af-1
ter a somewhat sensational trial
in which the prosecution amply
sustained its case, Dan Callahan,
who for over ten years has been
a councilman, was convicted of
the charge of rape preferred
against him by the government
in Judge Bunnell’s court.
Callahan was indicted by the
grand jury February 21 on the
testimony of Grace Carey, a half
breed girl Although the indict
ment returned against Callahan
specified June 25, 1915, as the
date on which the crime was com
mitted, the testimony adduced at
the trial disclosed that there had
existed an intimacy of several
years standing between Callahan
and the girl, who is hardly four
teen years old at present. Calla
han was for years one of the most
active politicians of this city and
district. In addition to being a
member of the counciimanic
body for many years he also has
been prominent in territorial poli
tics and was a candidate for sena
tor from this division at the last
election.
It was the principal effort of
the Callahan lawyers to prove
Jiat the charge against their
client was animated by political
enemies. The effort was without
success as the prosecution was
able to bring up plenty of evi
dence to show that Callahan and
.he girl had been unduly intimate
for a long period
SEVEN MILLIONS IN
MUNITIONS DEPART.
FOR RUSSIA
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, March 27.—One of
the largest export shipments ever
sent from this port departed to
day on the steamship Honolulu
an. Stowed in the hold of the big
vessel were war munitions destin
ed for Russia valued at more than
-even million dollars. The con
Americans- It is believed here
that the escape of Villa was made
possible through the sympathy of
the Carranza troops, many of
whom are probably adverse to
seeing Villa taken.
SAYS AMERICANS CLOSE
ON VILLA’S HEELS
By A P. A. Service.
SAN ANTONIO, March 27.—
“The American expeditionary
forces are close on the heels of
Villa and his men something like
two hundred and fifty miles south
of the border. I would not be
I surprised at hearing of their be
jing in contact at any time,” was
ithe statement Of General Funston
this morning following the re
ceipt of reports from the field
headquarters of the American
forces at Casa Grande.
REPORTS INDICATE
VILLA PREPARING
TO MAKE STAND
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EL PASO, March 27.—Reports
from the American field head
qparters via Colonia Dublin and
Chriauhua and also by aeroplane
'to Columbus this afternoon state
ithat there is evidence that Villa
is preparing to make a stand
against the pursuing American
cavalry’ who are hot on the trail
[of his fleeing army.
The reports also assert that the
[Mexican people are not rallying
!to Villa’s support. On the con
trary, the bulk of the Mexicans
| in the vicinty of Casa Grander
and along the line of the present
pursuit of the retreating bandits
>re apparently in sympathy with
the movement looking to his cap
ture. Large numbers have ap
plied to the American troop9, of
ering to join in the pursuit. The
officers in command of the ex
peditionary forces have selected a
number to act a$ scouts with the
American troops.
.. ae=a .. u-.
signment will be landed at Vlad
ivostok. The rumor is current
that a Russian or Japanese War
ship will convoy the steamer
across the Pacific to protect the
vessel against possible attack
from the German commerce raid
ers alleged to be operating in Pa
cific waters.
But, what can you want with
only A SCRAP? OF PAPER
Look for it at Eagle hall, April 1.
GET YOUR ELECTION
CARDS AT THE NUGGET
RUSSIANS ARE
SURGING FORWARD
A. P. A. Service
LONDON, March 27.—Huge
Russian armies are pressing for
ward in gigantic offensive move
ments from the Baltic to the
'1 igris and it is indicated that the
Russians are now commencing
the mighty forward movement
promised since last fall. Further
successes against the Germans
on the European front and also
against the Turks along the Ti
gris river are reported in the of
ficial statemnts from Petrograd
today.
3ERMAN AEROS
BOMBUAKlI SALONIKA
| A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 27—Dis
patches from Salonika today state
that German aeroplanes bom
barded the city and also the af
lied vessels in the harbor yester
day afternoon but without in
flicting considerable damage.
DANISH REPORT SAYS
NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT
A P. A. Service
LONDON, March 27.—Dis
patches from Esbjerg, Denmark
to the Bcrlinstakc. Tidende to
day says a great naval battle be
tween the British and German
war fleets was fought three miles
off the Graady light ship Sunday
afternon. The admiralty has re
ccivcd no information concerning
SUBMARINES GET
THREE STEAMERS
P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 27.—The
British steamers Khartoum and
.'erne and the French steamer
lebe are reported to have been
sunk by a submarine with a pos
iblv heavy loss of life. Reports
'o the admiralty do not disclose
he point at which the vessel were
'Hacked.
$
ihe eiigagemnt. It is believed
here that the report refers to a
brief engagement between two
iernian patrol vessels and Britsh
le-trovers which occurred Sun
lax morning near Helgoland and
in which both of the German
hips were sunk. It is also be
iexed that one British destroyer
was lost
german Still
BATTER AT VERDUN
A. P. A. Service
BERLIN, March 27.—Terrific
artillery attacks are now going
on along the Verdun sector in
preparation for the final assault
which is expected to place the
Germans in possession of the
stronghold.
SUBSCRIBE TOR THE NUGGET
JESS WILLARD WINS
FIGHT WITH MORAN
i _
! A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, March 26 —
Willard proved the winner in the
match with Moran in ten rounds
1 of tame fighting which scarcely
ladder! to the laurels of cither man.
j Willard showed little speed and
'was on the defensive during the
(greater part of the earlier periods.
' Moran showed great willingness
and time and again bore his big
opponent to the rope where they
j exchanged punches at a lively
Kite but with little damage to
either.
The first three rounds were all
Moran but the champion woke up
later and carried off the larger
share of the honors. It i> the
general opinion of the sporting
writers that neither showed
nvthing like championship class.
The go proved a great attraction
to the public and thirty thousand
people were at the ringside when
time was called. Willard depart
• 1 for Chicago this morning with
forty thousand dollars as his
share of the gate receipts. Moran
declares that he can whip Wil
lard to a stand still in a longer
match. "I want a return match
with the champion over the twen
ty round route,” said Moran after
the mill. “I believe I can best
him at that- I cannot show at my
best at a ten round match.”
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUOOBT
MANY PERISH IN
SUSSEX SINKING
' A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 26.—So far
there are no complete details of
the attack on the channel steamer
S.issex. It is indicated however
that the death list will be large
as it is now definitely establish
ed that a far greater number lost
their lives than at first supposed
Charles Crocker, an American
who arrived in Paris last night
■antes in an interview that at least
fifty persons were killed and
drowned in the torpedo attack.
Crocker asserts that he is sure
several of the American passen
gers were killed- .Miss Eliabeth
Baldwin, the young American
resident of Paris who was at first
reported to have suffered a brok
i en leg is now reported to have
sustained serious if not fatal in
1 .
nines. .
NINETY SEVEN SUSSEX
PASSENGERS MISSING
PARIS, March 27.—An an
nouncement of the marine indus
try this afternoon states that
ninety seven of the passengers of
the steamer Sussex are missing
One American, Miss Callie Fen
nel of New York is among the
number not located. 1 he P.ald
.
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