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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1916 NUMBER 266
SULZER ALMOST CERTAIN OF ELECTION
RUMANIANS ARE VICTORIOUS
TRANSYLVANIA DOORUDJA
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*<£JjLN MACKENSEN DEFEATED WITH HEAVY LOSSES, AND MAKES
RETREAT AFTER BURNING VILLAGES—RUMANIAN OFFENSIVE
_ ON DOBRUDJE FRONT SUCCESSFUL — TEUTONS LOSE FORTY
THOUSAND MEN—GERMANS RETAKE POSITIONS ON SOMME
FRONT—SUB AND DESTROYER ARE SUNK IN DUEL—BRITISH
REGAIN LOST TRENCHES—FRENCH CLAIM TO HAVE MADE
GAINS AT SAILLISEL.
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Rumanians Victorious.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 7.—The Ruma
nian offensive in the north has result
in a victory. Von Mackensen, the
German commander, has been defeat
ed with heavy losses, and has been
compelled to retire north of Hirsova,
burning several villages after evacu
ating them.
Rumanians Gain Dubrudje.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 7.—An official
bulletin issued today by the Ruma
nian war office states that the Rurna
A* nian offensive in Dubrudja has been
^ successful all along the line, the Teu
7 tons having been compelled to fall
back at several points.
Teutons Lose Heavily.
LONDON, Nov. 7.—An official dis
patch from Bucharact states that the
Teuton losses in the Jail valley have
been extremely heavy. It is estimated
the forces opposing the Rumanians
have lost no less than one and one
half divisions, or nearly 40,000 men
in killed, wounded and captured.
British Regain Ground.
LONDON, Nov. 7.—By a series of
attacks against the German positions
the British on the Somme front are
steadily gaining ground around Butte
Dunclecourt and have captured sev
eral of the German trenches, includ
ing those recaptured yesterday by the
Germans. The battle is still in pro
gress, the Germans making a most
stubborn resistance to the advance of
the British, but are being slowly driv
en back. The losses on both sides
are very heavy.
German* Reatke Positions.
LONDON. Nov. 7.—By a terrific at
tack the Germans have forced the
British and French to relinquish a
portion of the gains made at Butte
Dunclecourt, along the Bapaume road.
The Germans concentrated a heavy
force for the attack and they succeed
ed in driving the allies out of several
of the positions captured the day be
fore.
French Make Gains.
PARIS, Nov. 7.—A heavy German
offensive against the French positions
in the vicinity of Saillisel, northeast
of Combles, was signally repulsed,
and by a* sharp counter attack the
French succeeded in taking several
German trenches.
Both Boats Go Down.
ROME, Nov. 7.—The admiralty an
nounced today that an Austrian sub
marine and an Italian destroyer en
gaged in a duel on October 16, which
resulted in both vessels going to the
bottom. The destroyer caught the
submarine and opened fire on her, one
shot taking effect and so damaging
the sub that she could not submerge,
and her upper works were literally
shot to pieces before she went down.
Before sinking however, she sent a
torpedo which took effect on the de
stroyer inflicting damages from which
she sank in a few minutes. The crew
of the destroyer escaped.
y SAYS HOLDERS INDEBTED HER
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* Mrs. Margaret Corbett, Widow of the
* Former Well-Known Sporting Man,
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Attaches $5800,000 in Election Bets
v in San Francisco.
>, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.—Mar
t garet Corbett, the widow of the for
4 raer well-known sporting man, Tom
Corbett, today attached $200,000 in
-^jets in the custody of Keegan Mona
S ^ ban and Jimmy Cofferoth. She al
leges that the men refused to pay her
j; $160 per month for running the bus
iness of Corbett, which they had
* agreed to pay her following the death
of her husband.
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ijf big dance at moose
JT . HALL THIS EVENING
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it Tonight the Moose will give a spe
cial dance. Excellent music has been
Ipinvided, and lunch, which is under
‘ the ^IrectloiT of the lady Moose, will
7b* served at midnight. As an added
■'*.( attraction the Moose have made ar
7^ iangements to receive the election re
dims not only from Alaskan points,
J but all over the United States, which
will be written on a blackboard at in
.Jltervals of ever* few minutes.
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FIRST RETURNS
BEEHJECEIVEO
SMALL MASSACHUSETTS TOWN
New Ashford, out of Twenty-five Reg
istered Casts 23 Votes, of Which
Hughes Gets Sixteen and Wilson
Seven.
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PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 7.—The
first election returns to be received
are from the small town of New Ash
ford. Twenty-five persons registered
there and twenty-three votes were
cast. Of these Hughes received six
teen votes and President Wilson re
ceived seven.
WILSON’S ANNOYER MAKES
ESCAPE FROM GUARDS
PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 7.—Morris
Diamond of Bay City, Mich., who
was sent to the City Home at Mar
shalsea, a month ago after his arrest
here for sending threatening letters
to President Wilson from Cleveland
escaped from the institution last
night. Diamond was held as an in
sane person.
Alameda Due Today.
The steamer Alameda left Cordova
at 9 o’clock this morning and is ex
pected to arrive here about 4 o’clock
this afternoon.
REPORTS FAVOR !
SULZER SUCCESS
BIG MAJORITY IX THE FIRST
Party Workers Claim All Twelve Pre
cincts for Democratic Candidate—
Other Precincts Show Has Gained
Strength.
JUNEAU, Nov. 7.—The citizens of
this division turned out early and
before noon a majority of the votes
in all the Gastineau channel previncts
had been cast. The voting is unusu
ally heavy, and is going strongly for
Sulzer, and it is now predicted along
the channel that his plurality will ex
ceed 1,000. Advices from other pre
cincts in the division indicate a sim
ilar condition, and the precinct work
ers claim that Sulzer will carry every
precinct in the division.
A Close Contest.
CORDOVA, Nov. 7.—The presence
here of Delegate Wickersham and the
activity of his workers has undoubt
edly had some effect upon the vote
here, but It is doubted if he will carry
this precinct. Sulzer made a splendid
impression here, and gained many
friends, sufficient it is believed, to
overcome the advantage the Dele
gate’s presence here may have in his
favor, and it is thought that Sulzer
will carry the town by a small plu
rality. The full vote is being brought
out.
Along the railroad, which has al
ways been for Wickersham, there is
probably little change. At Chitina
and McCarthy the Democrats claim
Sulzer has an even break and possibly
a shade the best of the contest. At
Kennecott, it is believed the endorse
ment of Sulzer by the labor element
has had a big effect, and that this
precinct will give a majority for the
Democratic candidate.
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Seward for Sulzer.
SEWARD, Nov. 7.—The Sulzerites
claim this town by a substantial plu
lality. It is conceded by the Wicker
sham followers that the race will be
a close one here, but they refuse to
Concede the town to Sulzer. A con
servative estimate is that Sulzer will
Carry the town by a small plurality.
Claim Anchorage.
ANCHORAGE, Nov. 7.—Sulzer
ites, Wicker sham and Lewis support
ers are all claiming this town. In all
circles it is conceded that the senti
ment toward Sulzer has been steadily
growing, his endorsement by the labor
unions haying had a strong effect
upon the men employed on the. rail
road, and had he arrived here at an
earlier date there Is no doubt but that
he would have carried the town by a
substantial plurality with Lena Mor
row Lewis second. It is certain that
a large percentage of the business
men are favorable to Sulzer, despite
claims to the contrary, and it is be
lieved Sulzer has better than an even
break here now.
SAYS POWER OF LOVE
GOES BEYOND THE GRAVE
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Goez, pastor of
the spiritualists’ church, Baltimore,
in an addrern before the 24th annual
convention of the National Spiritual
ists recently held there, Is reported
to have declared that woman possess
ed the greatest spiritual attraction
and will wth the love of a man after
“passing tmr' regardless of his choice
on earth.
“In my case,” she said, "I am the
husband’s second wife but sometime
I shall know whether his former wife
or I have the greatest attraction."
The primary reason for being good
on earth, she pointed out, is that just
as you have lived here so will you
continue to live hereafter.
ARE REVERSED
WU-SON MONEY IS IN' EVIDENCE
Nothing Better than Even Money is
Offered in New York Today—
Bickard Says Wilson Favorite in
Betting at Cleveland.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Betting
shows a decided tendency toward
Wilson. During the late hours of yes
terday afternoon the odds steadily
declined to 10 to 9 with plenty of Wil
son money in sight. However, the
Democrats demanded these odds and
refused to place even money.
Odds Change
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—There has
been a complete reversal in the bet
ting since midnight, and odds now
favor Wilson. Wilson money is in
sight everywhere. Tex Rickard, the
well-known sporting man, who has
been backing Wilson consistently, re
ports this morning that nothing bet
ter than even money on Hughes can
be secured, and it is not very plenti
ful at that. Rickard has placed more
than 4100,000 in this city on the Ohio
result, taking the Wilson end. He
states that all of this money has been
sent him by Ohio business men, who
are confident Wilson will carry the
state, and who obtained better odds
here than were offered at home. He
states that he has received a wire
from Cleveland today to the effect
that Wilson is a strong favorite in
the betting there today.
AMERICANS FLEE
FROM CHIHUAHUA
ONLY FOUR LEFT IN THE CITY
Remainder In Panic Are Fleeing (or
United States—Villist&s Reported
to Be Committing Horrible Atroc
ities—Carranza Troops Retreating.
EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 7.—Advices
recently received here that but
four Americans remain in the city of
Chihuahua, the remainder having fled
northward and are now on thei; way
to the United States in a panic, engen
dered by tales of the terrible atroci
ties being committed by the Villistas.
The entire state of Chihuahua is
overrun with Villa followers who are
looting and plundering. The foreign
consuls in Chihuahua have been as
sured by General Trevino that he will
not evacuate the city.
It is officially confirmed that Gen
eral Herrera, the Carranza comman
der, has evacuted Parral, which was
immediately taken possession of by
the Villistas.
Herrera is falling back on Escalon,
where it is expected that he will meet
other Carranza commanders and their
forces.
SPIRITUALISTS OPPOSE
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7.—Chicago was
chosen at the 1917 meeting place of
the National Spiritualists Association
which closed its annual gathering to
day. Resolutions adopted include an
indorsement of cremation and urged
abolition of capital punishment.
Fred Fish came In today from
Camp Comfort and returned thiB eve
ning with a load of feed.
NECK AND NECK RACE FOR
SUPREMACY IN NEW YORK
APPARENTLY LITTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES
IN RACE FOR EMPIRE STATE—WILSON LEADING BY 30,000 IN
CHICAGO—DEMOCRATS PLEASED WITH GREAT TREND FOR
WILSON—McCORMICK SAYS WILSON SURE OF ELECTION—TED
DY SAYS HUGHES WILL WIN—HUGHES LEADS IN MASSACHU
SETTS VOTE, BUT BY SMALLER MARGIN THAN USUAL.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—The race in
this State is neck and neck with Wil
30® slightly in the lead, but it is no
body’s race yet, although at this stage
Wilson is undoubtedly leading. Dem
ocratic leaders express the utmost
confidence that Wilson will carry the
state by a handsome majority.
Wilson Leads in Chicago.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Advices
from Chicago state that the vote is
going strongly for Wilson. It is said
he is leading in that city by fully
thirty thousand.
Deficit Campaign Fund.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Henry Mor
genthau, treasurer of the Democratic
campaign fund, states that the Demo
crats have spent $1,850,000, and that
a deficit of about $20,000, but that
the Democrats are not worrying, a3
the utmost confidence prevails among
the leaders that Wilson will be re
elected.
Hughes Sure Says Teddy.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y„ Nov. 7.—Col
Roosevelt today predicts that Hughes
will carry the country by a substantial
plurality. He asserts that the united
Republican party is behind the candi
date and his election is certain.
Roosevelt Has Hurt Hughes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Republican
leaders are becoming worried over the
belief that Theodore Roosevelt’s
campaign speeches have seriously im
paired Hughes’ chances for election.
It is being demonstrated in this city
and state today that many votes ap
parently for Hughes have been turned
to Wilson on account of Roosevelt's
rabid speeches. It is now generally
admitted here that the entrance of
Teddy into the campaign was a seri
ous mistake.
Odds Shorten.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—The odds
against Wilson gradually shortened
during the closing hours Jt the cam
paign and bets were made at even
money today. During a scene of the
wildest contusion on the curb Mon
day evening, during which Wilson
money appeared in abundance, the
odds on Hughes sagged from 10 to 6
to 10 to 8, and at this figure the bet
ting closed. The Democrats are much
pleased with the tremendous trend
toward Wilson in the last hours of
the campaign. It is asserted that
never in the history of a national elec
tion has the tide set in so strongly to
ward a candidate, and they assert the
election of Wilson is assured.
McCormick Says Wilson.
HARRISBURG. Pa.. Nov. 7.—
Vance McCormick, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, re
turned to his home here today to cast
his vote. McCormick says he has ne\
er had the slightest doubt but that
Wilson would be returned to the pres
idency, and at this time he is more
certain than ev< r.
HERT DECLARES
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CERTAIN HUGHES BE ELECTED
Manager Republican Headquarters in
Chicago is Perfectly Satisfied—;He
Urges Women <9 Vote the Straight
Republican TAcfcefc.
CHICAGO, Nov- 7.—Manager Heft
of the Republican headquaf.tefa here,
expresses the conviction that the Re
publicans are certain of victqry. H®
states that the indications are ex
tremely favorable to Hughes, and that
the headquarters is well satisfied with
the. outlook. Miss Harriet Vittum
head of the Republican women, in an
address last night urged the women
to vote the straight Republican
ticket.
ifrappers Earn $20,000,000
WAJHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 7.—
Despite the fact that the finer fur
bearing animals are steadily decreas
ing, the value of raw fur production
In the United States and Canada has
shown enormous growth in recent
years. A report Issued by the depart
ment of agriculture today estimates
the earnings of trappers in North
America at not less than $20,000,000.
Eli Larson, Louis Larson and H. J.
Harvey left this afternoon for Knight
Island, where they will do develop
ment work on their copper properties.
WILSON VOTES
TICKET STRAIGHT
NEWSPAPER MEN ACCOMPANY
President Cast Fiftieth Ballot in His
Precinct and Voted Straight Ticket.
Three Autos With Sixteen Men Go
W**h ill*? *8 Guard.
PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 7.—Pres
l*«hl W«W PU.t e^rly this morn
la* and cast his Y0te Just about 9
o’clock. His was the fiftieth vote cast
in the precinct, and was the straight
Democratic ticket, both state and na
tional. It required three autos, six
teen men and 60 gallons of gasoline
to deliver the vote, the President be
ing accompanied to the polls by a
number of newspaper men and two
secret service men.
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That's Walloping 'Em
The Daily News makes no pretense
of being even friendly towards the
professional reformers who are keep
ing alive an agitation of the liquor
question in Mississippi.
We are frankljy>*vowedly, openly,
and agressively hQftile to profession
al reformers of {very kind and de
scription. The man who reforms for
revenue only is one of the worst pests
on the universe.—Jackson News.
Election returns at the Empress
Theatre tonight with a fine drama,
“Fine Feathers.”