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VOLUME xv. NO. 73. relephone Main 46._ nomt, Alaska Tuesday, march 2. 1915. Telephone Main 46. PRICE a5 CENTS
REPORTED VILLA
DEAD, BORIEO
SAN ANTONIA, March - A niess
age from Aligns Callentes says that
Villa, the famous Mexican leader Is
dead and hurled blit the report is given
little credence as no details are given
and at lust accounts Villa was very
much alive and busily directing his
forces.
WILL SURRENDER
TR CARRANZA
\ KIT A CIil'Z, March 11. 11 is report
edthut former President Guiterrez has
made a formal offer lo uiiciinditiona
surreuder to General Carranza.
The following of Uuilerrez is said N
have greatly decreased and he is now
declared to he deserted b> hII save tie
most faithful of Ids adherents.
ECUADOR SWEPT
BY VIOLENT
STORMS
OITYAQUIL, Alaivh 2, Western
Kcuador has again been vested bv a
storm of extraordinary fury and much
damage hus resulted from the a, lion
of wind and. water. The hurricane
has utmost obliterated several moun
tain villages and shipping is completely
paralyzed, the majority of the coast
ing vessels being wrecked.
CHINESE BATTLE
WITH PIRATES
PEKIN, March 2. River pirates urn
giving the government much trouble
and tin (lie is seriously hampered by tho
depredations of the sen outlaws. The
Republican gunboats recently engaged
in buttle with a licet of Pirate junks
on the Ynlu. sinking a number of the
' latter vessels and capturing over a
hundred prisoners, the maje.rit.v of
whom were summarily executed.
CULEBRA CUT FILLING
FROM SLIDE.
COLON, March. 1.—The constant
slides in Culebra Cut continue to
threaten to block traffic through the
canal qml the almost constant move
ment of the surrounding earth is giving
the canal officials much trouble. The
present slide is intruding slowly and is
raising the bottom of the cut at the
rate of an inch an hour. The officials
are of the opinion that the dredges will
be able to keep the channel free for
the passage of traffic
HOME COOKING
The Coffee House and Restaurant of
Mr*. Niebling i* the only place to gel
home cooking.. Lunches and shorl
order* will receive the best of atten
tion. Dinner served from five o'clock
on, and it can’t be beat. Next door t£
tho Surprise store. tl
Don’t forget Holt’s Sacrifice Sale
Wednesday, Mar. 3 to Saturday Marci
IS. All goods at cost, 10 days only
Tol. Main 96 HOLT’S. 411 Fron
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ENGLISH AMBASSADOR SAYS
ALLIES DECREE TEMPORARY.
WASHINGTON, Alareh 2. The re
ceipt of theicply of lima in ami I- ranee
relative to Die war zuiic, which was
Uansimlted to Uie Slate Depart men I
yesterday has created a stir in official
circles and il is generally believed that
the government is planning a strong
protest against the action of tie Allies
in cutting' off I he German Kmpire fpont
the rest of the world. The Knglish
Ambassador states that the decree is
lilt no sense dual being hill a temporary
neasurc instituted until the Allied gov
] f,i nrr.snts can consider the Amerietfn
■■■■■■I
proposals more fully.
AMERICAN SHIP OWNERS
WILL NOT TAKE CHANCES.
ASIIINOTdN, March 2.—Amcrl
*an commerce with western European
ports is (^olured to be almost at a
standstill owing to the general refusal
j"i American ship owners to accept
shipments for Europe until the block
I aue principles of England and Germany
are definitely settled. The uncertain!
"f navigation in the waters of Western
Europe is the reason given by the
larger American shipping firms fur re
fusing shipments. m
ENGLAND WILL SHIP ALL
SUPPLIES THROUGH CANADA.
l.ttXUON, .Mart'll J. It is oflictully
.staled that ill the future ISilgland will
receive all supplies from the western
Hemisphere hy way of Canada. By
this means the government hopes to
avoid controversy with tile Washington
government and United States slap
lets. The British government, it is
stated, will make every attempt to
a'-old friction with the United States
and it is believed that the method pro
posed will create a better understand
log between Britiaa and tile Western
1 tepubllc.
WILSON WILL PROTEST
ALLIES DECISION.
\\ A SHI NET* >N. March. Pres1
dent iVVIson insists that the Europe i
nations have no right to change rh
rules •!' warfare whenever it suits tfair
whim or cunvenipnn* and will address
.• note of in«iuir> t«* both England in I
I *i a in f tomorrow.
The Nugget is giving its subset ihtud
m re telegraph n**ws than any other
11" i in \laska and will continue b
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; DARMLLES CEASES
DARDANELLES ATTACK CEASES
ACOUNT BAD WEATHER.
LONDON. Maroll It is olliclalK
jstated that the attack of the Anglo
French squadron on tie central de
fenscs nf tin- Dardanelles has lii eii tain
iporarily suspended owing to nnfuvot
I a tile weather conditions. \ tempest of
unusual fiiry is said to lie sweeping
over the Oallipi'li I’eninsnl.i making
operations extremely diltiiult and the
j fleet has retired to places of shelter
TURKEY RUSHING
TROOPS TO DARDANELLES.
I.» '.YI >» i Y. March Reports from
tlic Dardanelles state that Turkey is
lushing troops to tlie remaining forts
along tlie water wav to prevent the
1 seizure hv landing parties from the
i allied warships.
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FRENCH FERRYBOAT
STRIKES DRIFTING MINE
I’.MUS, .March IV 'Phe I'lem li ferrj
boat Lascogne lias been seriously (lain
aged by contact with a drifting mine
off the harbor of Dieppe. The explo
sion tore :f great hole in the bow of the
vessel and threw the many passengers
into a wild panic of fear. Timel>
action In' the ships officials alone pre
vented a disaster and ilio vessel was
enabled to make port with deeks awash
and without the loss of a single life.
The vessel later sank at the dorks...
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GERMANY COMPELLED WORK
NIGHTS TO GIVE NEWS
TO WORLD.
NEW YORK, March 2. The Kayville
wireless station, answering the clamors
of German Americans for German news
advises that the Germans are making
every effort to get more news to the
western world and are at present con
suming almost the entire night in send
ing news to America alone. Reports
received yesterday declare that Gen
eral Yon Hinctenhorg lias returned to
western Poland with tin' intention of
renewing the offensive against Warsaw
from the center us well ns from the
North and Southwest. The reports
say that the proposed movement will
be the most gigantic of tie Polish cam
paign
The German forces advancing along
the west bank of the Vistula are de
clared to lie making splendid headway.
WEATHER REPORT.
Nome. Alaska, March 1.191'.
Temperature—Max 33, Min 32
llarometcr—29.S3 inches
, Weather—Cloudy
* Wind—^ VT. 12 miles per hour
KITCHNER CEASES VI9ITS
TO FRANCE.
FoNDtiN, March 1 -Since the begin
ning of the German submarine blockade
Ford Kitchner has ceased his weekly
flj ing visits to confer with General
French at Calais owing to the fear that
England’s War Ford might he aboard
some vessel when it was torpedoed.
It is stated that England has a score
of Naval air scouts daily patrolling
the seas surrounding the Island which
arc constantly watching for submarines
whose presence is indicated to the tor
pedo licet bj- signals. The submarines
are said to be easily discerned by the
airmen.
SPECIAL SALE.
On Ladies Tailored Suits. Prices
$16.50 to $27.50.
Cut prices on all goods.
MRS. J. WANOER'S
2nd Ave. opp. Court House.
Strietly fresh «88* anfl P°ultry ■* |
Prosser* Harness Shop. Phone Black 5
Augustine and Kyor ohooolataa and
i Buttor eriep at tho Roaa Candy Btaro.
m
SKATTLK, - In anticipation
of the expected revival of shipping
during the coining summer the rail
roads of the Northwest are making
preparations for the handling of a large
increase in I’acith <'oast traffic < >r
Hers for lumber have been given to
local lumber firms aggregating two mil
, --:
lion i w hundred thousand feet to ho
used in the construction of new cars.
The orders are from the I'nioti Pac ific
and < neeon and \V ishiiU4t*»n i lilronda
ex< lusivelv.
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AUSTRIANS PROTEST
TREATMENT, PRISONERS
VIFNWA. .March - - The Austrian
government has sent a formal protest
i i Russia against the barbarous treat
uient of Austrians held as prisoners
of war and partieulnrlv warning the
Slav government that unless the pris
oners are better fed tile Austrians will
reduro the diet of Russian prisoners
in Austria to bread and water alone
Tin- oflleial Gazette quotes the Kmperor
Franz Joseph as saying that the Hus
sians are only ill possession of a small
Portion of Austrian soil and must soon i
he < omiitlied to leave the soil of the
A list i ian fatherland.
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in.ti- telegraph news than any other
paper In Masha and will continue to
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100 TONS OF FLOMR.
Bread only Bo. North Pole Bakery
and Anvil Bakery.
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FAMINE CONTINUES TO
GROW IN ITALY.
HOME, Alarch 1.- The food riots
throughout the Kingdom continue to
daily grow more serious and the gov
ernment is quietly concentrating largo
numbers of troops around Rome. Na
pies, Venice and other large Italian
cities fearing an increase of (he di •
turbances.
The recent heavy rains and Hoods;
have had the serious effect of further
decreasing the fond supplies and the
suffering among the poorer classes con
tinues to grow worse. < >n account of
the shortage the government is plan
ning to restrict the exportation of all
fond stuifs except to Switzerland
MOOSE SOCIAL DANCE.
The Loyal Order of Moose will give
a social dance at their hall Wednesday
evening. Dancing begins at nine o'clock
to be followed later with refreshments
consisting of ice cream, cake and coffee
and then some. COMMITTEE.
Strietly fresh eggs and poultry at
Pressers Harness Shop. Phone Blsck b.
!
RUSSIAN BOMBARD AND
TAKE TURKISH PORT.
I'ETHOUKAD, Mail'll - The Kus
si.ui flot*t is again active along tin- coast
of Asia Minor recently bombarded the
Turkish port of Khopa same miles be
low Datum. The report of the fleet
i ommaudei states that tie- cit> was
taken by tin* Russian marines at Die
ronehision of tin- bombardment.
ENGLISHCOAST LITTERED
WITH WRECKAGE.
|,i iXI>( iN Mui ' h - It is reported
that tin* Kastern shore of England is
littered with wreckage from vessels
sunk in tin- North Sea, much of the
wreckage is from vessels sunk during
tho German submarine raid but the
greater portion is said to bo from ves
sels of unknown identity many of which
have not yet been reported as lost
Tin* heavy easterly winds yesterday
brought several drifting mines to shore.
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GERMAN MINE
SWEEPER SUNK
f
'I'KMIA'iKN. March 2.—A mes
received here staie-s that a Oer
in.in mine sweeper has been sunk by
ti explosion orT the Danish coast It
is thought that the vessel encountered
i mine. All hands are said to have
; ns is tied.
MERCHANTMAN
REPORTS RAMS
SUBMARINE
LONDON, March 2. -An khiglish
iiHTi imiitnian is reported to have rum
med a iJerman submarine In the chan -
nel yesterday musing the destruction
the under water vessel.
NAVAL BATTLE
UPPER ADRIATIC
ih'AIK. .Mart'll 2 ltispatehes from th*
Adrian. mast state that the Austrian
and Allied fleets have engaged In *
naval battle In the upper Adriatic b«
lwe. n Trieste and the Austrian naval
i ise at Tola The results are but little
known lloth sides are said to have
employed submarines
SAYS ALASKA
DISPLAY PUNK
SEATTLE, .M.uoh j. Hurry Wood
ward of Fairbanks. Alaska, who re
turned from San Francisco yesterday,
says in an interview, that the Alusk*
exhibit at tic* Panama Pacific Exposi
tion is incomplete in every way and Ls
In no way descriptive of the Industries
ci- resources of the territory Mr.
Woodward declares that the exhibit is
an abomination.
ENGLISH INFANTRY MEN
NECESSARY TO MAN BIG QUNS
l.o.VDON. March 2. Lord Kltchuer
has informed the House of Commons
that his appeal to Englishmen abroad
has resulted in the. approximately two
nrm' corps being formed by patriotic
sens ot Itritian yvhn have answered
tic , ill to protect the Motherland.
The great military lender also vol
unteered the statement that owing to
tic- great numbers of heavy guns ship
I*ed to the Allies, many English infan -
lr' companies have been transferred to
the artillery service to man the newly
received advance.
WOMEN TO FILL MEN'S
PLACES IN FRENCH
GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
PA Ills. March 2.—The French gov
ernment. realizing that the coming
Summer is the culminating point of
the great war. is preparing a plan to
rcplfti . with women, all men engaged
in tic public service who are capable
of I.curing arms By this means many
thousand men yvill be added to the
French forces
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