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VOLUME XVI. NO- 115. TELEPHONE MAIN 4fl NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 4S. PftlvB 26 CENTS
REPORTS SAY VILLA'S BODY IN
HANDS OF CAHRANZISTS
A. P. A. Service
EL PASO, April 16.—Villa's
dead body is declared to be in
the hands of his enemies who
have torn it from the grave where
it had been placed by his follow
ers following the famous leader's
death from wounds received in
battle.
Reports that Villa’s dead body,
disinterred some days after his
burial, is in the possession of the
Caranza troops in lower Chihau
hua are contained in a series' of
telegraphic reports received in
Jaurez today by the Mexican of
ficials and, while they are not of
ficial, the accounts today are the
most circumstantial and appar
ently reliable that have so far
been received.
Reports that Villa was dead as
a result of severe wounds receiv
ed in the fighting between El Oso
and San Geronimo have been cur
rent both here and in Juarez for
over a week and it is now gener
ally believed that the famous lead
er is indeed dead. Most of the
reports have been from Mexican
sources but intimations of like
nature have aliso reached Gta
eral Funston from the American
headquarters in Mexico showing
that the report is current
throughout northern Mexico
TROOPS WILL BE WITH
DRAWN IF VILLA DEAD
A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, D. C, April
16.—Apparently reliable reports
that the dead body of Francisco
Villa is now in the hands of the
Carranza troops - somewhere in
lower Chihauhua were received
I here today from the American
mdlitar) headquarters at San An
tonio and it is now commencing
to be believed that the earlier re
ports of the death of the famous
Mexican were authentic.
It is now determined that the
American troops will be with
drawn from Mexico immediately
on receipt oi official intimation
that Villa is dead. Administra
tion officials made an unquali
fied statemnt to this effect, to
night.
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PERSHING REPORTS ON
MOTOR TRAIN ATTACK
—
A. P. A. Service.
SAN ANTONIO, April 17.— I
Official confirmation of the Co
lumbus reports of a bandit attack
on an American auto train in
Mexico Friday night, were rc
ceived at the military headquar
ters at Fort Sam Houston today
The report is fully confirmed by
General Pershing who was with
the train at the time of the attack
and assisted the troops to beat
off the bandits. _ _
In general terms the report
states that the motor truck train,
which was carrying a knocked
down aeroplane for the use of
the American forces, was attack
ed by forty bandits north of 5a-.
tevo early Friday night and a
sharp battle took place in which
the Mexicans were finally driven
off with the loss of one of their
number killed The detachment
of troops engaged in guarding
the train was too small to permit
af any being diverted to pursue1
Ihe Mexicans and their retreat
was unmolested. There were no
American losses.
COMPLETE RACE STORY.
_
A complete story of the All Alas
ka Sweepstakes Dog race, day by
day, with the score card was
printed in issue of April 151
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ies will be on sale at this office.
AGED SEATTLE VETERAN
DIES.
SEATTLE, April 16.—poctor
He.lry Yandell, a Confederate
veteran who served with distinc
tion during the Civil war, died
here today at the advanced age
of eighty two. The deceased
physician was a resident of Seat
tle for many years and was the
father of C B. Yandell, secretary
of the new Seattle Chamber ol
Commerce.
PIONEER SEATTLE
CONTRACTOR DEAD
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, April 17.—George
Driver, a pioneer contractor of
this city and connected with the
installation of many notable pub
lie works, died last night after 2
short illness.
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WENATCHEE MAN
MAN FOUND GUILTY
OF MURDERING WIFE
A. P. A. Service
! WENATCHEE, April 17.—
t James Dodin, a rancher of this
i section, was today adjudged
guilty of murdering his wife in a
it of passion some months ago.
The crime was the result of in
ordinate jealousy on the part of
Dodin.
SEAL CENSUS
ENUMERATOR ON
WAY NORTH
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, April 17.—-Dallas
Hanna, who has been appointed
by the government to conduct the
enumeration of the seal herds on
the PriblofT islands during the
coming season, arrived here to
day on his way north. Hanna
will represent the government in
all fnatters pertaining to the seal
1 herds during the summer.
DISTRAUGHT PARENTS
ATTEMPT SUICIDE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.
-Crazed with grief over the
de&th of two of her children, both
of whom died from diptheria
during the past few days, Mrs.
Margaret Lynch of this city ,at
tempted suicide by taking a dose
of poison while alone in her home
today. A short time after, her
husband, George Lynch, arrived
home from his work and finding
the apparently lifeless body of
his wife lying on the floor immed
iately proceeded to swallow a
dose of poison himself. Both
jare in a precarious condition but
may recover. The couple have
two children living.
PECK’S BAD BOY DEAD.
MILWAUKEE, April 17 —
One of the most famous char
acters in American literature,
; George S. Peck, the original of
‘“Peck’s Bad Boy” died here last
night._
VILLA LAST SEEN WHERE
BODY REPORTED FOUND
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Apnl 17.—
Further credence is lent to the
reports of the body of Villa be-,
ing now in the hands of the con
{stitutionalist forces by the re
ceipt of a telegram at the war
department stating that the ban
dit was last seen alive in the
vicinity of the place where the
reports say the body was found.
The administration is making
efforts to learn the truth of the
story that the band't leader is
dead. The officials are unani
mous in stating that confirmation
of the death of Villa will result
in tlie immediate withdrawal of
the American forces. The ma
jority of the officials are inclined
to credit the latest reports con
cerning the death of the bandit
chief.
CURTIS SORE ON WIL
SON ADMINISTRATION
By A P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, April 17.—Cyrus
H. Curtis, head of the great Cur
tis Publishing Company of Phil
adelphia, publisher of the Ladies
Home Journal, Saturday Even
ing Post and other well known
publications arrived from Hono
lulu last night and immediately
Went on record as being opposed
to the Wilson administration as
a result of his observations
abroad. Mr. Curtis was not the
least reluctant in expressing his
views and said that the adminis
tration policies have done the
country irreparable harm. “I
voted for Wilson at the last elec
tion,’’ said the publisher, “and I
have to say that I am sorrv for
it.”
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A- P. A. Service.
BOMBAY, India, April 16.— ]
Chelmsford, the newly appointed;
viceroy of Indian arrived Ihen
last night to commence his duties
as representative of King George |
and received a great ovation. 111
was announced' shortly after his
arrival that the vessel on which1
he sailed from England was at-;
tacked by a submarine while pas
sing through the Mediterranean
and had a narrow escape from
destruction. Owing to the speed
of the viceroy’s ship the .subma
rine was unable to approach close
enough for torpedo attack but
sent several shells from its deck
gun after the fleeing steamer.
None landed, however, and the
remainder of the journy was
without incident.
WICKERSHAM FIGHTING
FOR PRESERVATION
OF FISHERIES TAXES
1 1
The following communication]
relative to the fight the Alaska!
delegate is making to preserve thcj
light to tax the fisheries, was re
ceived by Mayor Diamond on the
last mail. The copy of the com
munication uferred to by Mr.
W ickt rsham as having been aeft
drc.rced by him to Mr. Alexander
nil! be published in tomorrow’^
'-sue. This communication gives
complete insight into the fisheries
matter and show's conclusively
what the people of Alaska wlil
lose in the event that they allow
the department of commerce to
steal away their rights for the
benefit of the fisheries.
I am just this moment in re
ceipt of your telegram dated Feb
ruary 16 which is nine days late
in reaching me. The telegram
voices the protest of the Nome
city council against the passage
of bills depriving the territorial
legislature of the power to raise
revenue by taxing fisheries prop
erty in Alaska as the property ot
other citizens is taxed. I thank
you for sending me this telegram
for it comes at a time when it is
needed. Every effort is being
made by the bureaus in Washing
ton to take away from Alaska
what little power we got in the
enabling act creating the legisla
ture. Secretary Redheld of the
department of commerce is the
worst of these pirates. He has no
respect for the rule of the people
and is determined, seemingly, to
build up an autocratic bureau in
Alaska for the control of our fish
eries, animals and birds and every
thing but the air. Of course, I am
going to do everything 1 can to
defeat his efforts along those lines
I and it is not only a great satisfac
tion but also of great assistance
to me to receive a telegram such
as the city council and mayor of
Nome sent me. I thank you for
it and beg that you assure the
city council of Nome that nothing
will be let undone by me to pro
tect the territory against this pi
ratic encroachment
I send you herewith a copy of
H. B. 9528 for your information.
1 also send you a copy of a com
munication which I addressed to
Mr. Alexander about this matter
and I wish the main substance oi
it coulij be printed in the paper
at Nome. Respectfully
JAMES WICKERSHAM.
Deli-gate from Alaska.
SEATTLE PHYSICIAN
ARRESTED FOR
HOOTCH PEDDLING
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, April 17.—Dr. YV.
G. Emmonds, a pioneer physician
of this city, was arrested today
and charged with a technical vio
lation of the anti liquor law by
indiscriminate writing of pre
scriptions for liquor. Dr. Em
monds has been under suspicion
,for some time and was finally
trapped through having wrote a
prescription for liquor for a per
fectly healthy police sergeant in
plain clothes
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Butter— utter
We have kept back a brand of butter that was shipped to us by
our old milkman, Herman Hoop from Ellensburg, Wash., last fall.
We did so for the purpose to be able to offer something good in
the spring days when it wou’<l be appreciated
TRY A BRICK
85c for 2 pound brick
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Last Mail Brought Advices
THAI CODNStl
has risen in price as follows:
Bricks to, per pound...
Middles to pey pound. .. 12 l-2c -
Whole to, pet pound.8c
Consider merchants as well consumers that at 8c per pound in
Nome aud less for large quantities that it is good business to come
and buy all that you will require for next summer Our price is de- j
livered to you, Seattle price the amount of two cents per pound
freight should be added \
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