VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1016 NUMBER 26*
BATHE STILL RAGING
FOR POSESSION CHIHUAHUA
HKTHKAT OK VILLA MILITARY RI SK TO DRAW Ol T DEFENDERS
_TERN ON Pl'RSl'KRS AND DRIVE THEM BACK — ATTACKS
CHV ON ALL SIDES—VI LUST AS DRIVK REINFORCEMENTS
HACK—STORM ARTILLERY EMPLACEMENTS—VILLISTAS GAIN
A FOOTHOLD IN Ol THKIRTS OF CHIHAL'HAl' AND CITS WATER
SIPPLY—Kl'MORS REACH JLAHKZ THAT TREVINO HAS BEEN
BOLTED. ,
JUAREZ. Nov. 27.— Advices from
Chihuahua slate that the repotted re
treat of the Villa forces Saturday
was merely a military ruse to draw
the defenders of the city front their
defenses. General Ozuna, who com
manded the Carranza’ forces sent in
pursuit of t►£••• ►ws. was forced to
return to tlTi city, having been driven
bi.^k by the Villlstas, who again re
newed their attack on the cily with
the utmost vigor. The outlaws at
’ tacked first on the east side of the
city, but were repulsed and made a
Ictour to tho northwest anf. again
i ttneked. At 9 o'clock on Saturday
night the fighting was still in pro
gi^xis. It is estimated that the Villis
tas have lost between five and eight
berdred in killed and an equal num
oer of wounded The division of Car
ranza troops tinder General Mur
giaus, which has beet, sent to the
relief of Chihuahua, has not jet been
located.
Relief Driven Dark
EL PASO. Nov. #7.—Advices re
volved here yesterday itate I hat the
•inforcemerits for Chihuahua under
General "’a-giaus, consisting of a
larg- uciimcnt of cavalry, were
drliei* rack b> the Villlstas. The
cavalry was nearing the city from ihe
south when they were attached and
signally defeated by the Viliiatas. Tho
telegraph wires between Juarez and
Chihuahua have been cut, by the out
laws.
Storm City on All Shies
EL PASO. Nov. 27.—After several
hours of rest during the night the
Villlstas again attacked Chihuahua at
tin early hour in the morning, inak
i>g ferocious charges against the
trenches of the Trevino forces, in
which both the infantry and the cav
alry participated. The attacks were
made simultaneously on the eastern,
western and norther sides of the city.
A separate column of the Viilistas
also attempted to storm the gin em
placements of the Carranzlstas on
Santa Rose HU1. where a large body
of the federal troops are massed, but
the attackers were rcpu'sed with
heavy losses.
Cuts Water Supply
EL PASO, Nov. 27.—Advices re
ceived here this morning state that
the Viilistas have succeeded in gain
ing a foothold in the outskirts of the
cty of ChinuahUR, and have severed
the aqueduct supplying the city wit.
water. It is rumored In Juarez that
Trevino hot. been routed and that (he
: Viilistas have appeared about eight
een miles south of Juarez, aqd Cen
tral Gonzales, commander of the Car
iianza troops in that city, is preparing
I to attack them The outlaw band b
said to number about 200 men.
Fighting Continues
EL PASO, Nov. 27.—Advices from
Chihuahua still continue, the Villis
tas making a desperate attempt to
rush the city. The results of the bat
. tie had not been reported at noon
I today.
Itepored Villa Routed
i JUAREZ, Nov. 27.—It is.reported
here that the Viilistas attacking Chi
huahuu have been routed. General
ISegrada Murgiaus is advancing over
land from Santa Rosalia with rein
forcement!. and the Carranzistas are
hopeful that with these reinforce
ments Trevino will be able to effect
Hie capture of Villa.
I. W. W.’S TO GET HI 1-1.STKOM
ASHES IN (MM) PACKAGES
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—The ashes
of Joseph Hills) rora, organizer of the
Industrial Workers of the World,
who was shot for murder by the state
of Utah, after trial and conviction
a year ago, will be distributed In six
hundred parchment packages to the
delegates of the I. W. W, at Its tenth
annual convention, which begins here
Sunday. William D. Haywood, gen
eral organizer of the I. W. W., today
had the urn containing Hi.llstrom’s
ashes brought from Graceland ceme
tery to th<* headquarters of the or*
ganisatiou. “These packets will g:>
to all parts of the world, where me
morial meetings will be held to hon
or Hlllstrom,” said Haywood.
T. R.’S BIRTHPLACE
TO BE TORN DOWN
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—The old
lour-story house In Twentieth street
in which Colonel Roosevelt war born
October 27, 1858, is to be torn down
to make room for a modern busiress
place, it was announced today. Sev
eral years ago the Roosevelt Home
club was organized with $1 member
ship fee to preserve the building ns
a place of historic interest but ow
ing to a lapse of payments on mort
gage the property was recently sold
under forclt-sure.
BANK BOBBERS PLAY
SANTA CLAUS THICK.1
WALENSBURG. Nov. 5 7.—Gain
ing entrance through an abandoned
chimney hole in the ceiling, covered
over with lath and plaster for some
time, robbers early today broke into
the First National Bank here, dyna
mited the safe and got sway with
$6,700, rco3tly in silver. The sole
clue was the leather handle of a stii;.
case, apparently wrenched off by the
weight of the looted coin.
E. D. Reiter returned from La
touche on the Alameda. He depart- \
ed for the States on the same boat, j
Y.XFjK auxin defeats
HARVARD BY SCORE (i TO 3
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Nov. 27.—
before an audience of 8000 specta
tors the Yale eleven defeated the Har
vard team in a hard-fought constesl
by a scorj of 6 to 3. The weather
conditions were ideal, being clear and
cool. From start to finish both sides
fought for the supremacy but the Yal«
team outpointed their antagonist!
and carried off the honors.
Miss Blanche Fogg left on the Ala
meda for Seattle, where she wil
spend the next two months.
Mrs. F. M. Brown left on the Ala
meda, and will spend the winter al
her homo In Seattle.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER.
Republican Candidate For
Governor of Michigan.
FOUR KILLED
LAUNCH ACCIDENT
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| DRAWN UNDER STEAMER WHEEL
; Launrli from U. S. Steamer Glacier,
Containing 50 Sailors is Sent to
Bottom of San ErtmcLsco Bay—
Two Injured Seriously.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.—Sat
iurday evening a launch from the U.
IS. supply ship Glacier, carrying 50
i sailors returning from shore leave,
whTle putting off from here was car
ried by the tide under the stern of
the steamer Apache. The wheel hit
the lunch, cutting it nearly in two
and she went down like a stone. One
of the sailors is known to have been
killed but the total loss of life is un
known.
Four Sailors Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.—Later
reports from the U. S. supply ship
Glacier state that four of the sailors
aboard the launch which was drawn
under the wheel of the steamei
Apache and sunk, were killed and
two others seriously injured.
SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE
Lane Says World Wants a New Mex
ico and Has a Better Chance of
Getting it Without Sympathy of
Exploiters
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ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 27.— So.
retary of the Interior Lane, in an
interview today, stated he considered
President Carranza, of Mexico, a
strong man, and that lie should lie
given a chance to bring order in
j Mexico, without interference on the
| part of the United States. He said the
l world wanted a new Mexico, and that
I Carranza would have a better chance
jto bring about the desired condition
without the sympathy of exploiters
of the country.
BIG BILL AT THE EMPRESS
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
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Special Thanksgiving Program Will
Be Feature of the Evening.
Tonight and tomorrow night Marie
Doro will appear in “The Morals of
Marcus,” assisted by an all star cast.
Charley Chaplin in “In the Bank”
will also be a feature of these enter
tainments. Both of the pictures a e
full of life and swing and the patrons
are assured of an extra long program
as “The Morals of Marcus” is a five
reel film and Charley Chaplain is in
two acts.
1 ' Thanksgiving Day an extra large
program has been arranged for the
patrons of the Empress. “Civiliza
tion,” the great million dollar produc
tion will be here about December 10.
Kev. George John Zinn, pastor of
the Episcopal church here, returned
on the Alameda today from a two
weeks' visit to Seward, where he has
heen looking after business matters
connected with his church at that
point. Mr. Zinn reports business
good in Seward and that a lively spir
it of optimism pervades the town. He
states that his church will erect a fii\e
rectory at Seward, which will be sup
plied with a pastor from outside. He
brought a fine Llewellyn pup with
■ him, which he purchased from Eric
Lucas.
Dr. Dalton in Portland.
A communication received on last
boat states that Dr. E. C. Dalton, for
merly of Valdez, has taken up his
residence in Portland, Oregon.
V, _
^John Wilson was an arrival from
LiAtouche on the Alameda.
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Charles Fowlkes and his mother,
%«*■ Esson, left on the Alameda for a
trip to Tacoma.
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VISIT COLD STORAGK HOt'NKK
Investigators in Chicago Find Murli
Pood in Odd Storage—-Owners Are
Ordered to Sell or Go to Jail—
72,000,000 Fggs Hoarded fp.
CHICAGO, Xov. 27.—The enor
mous Increase in the price of food
stuffs has precipitated a bitter fight
to break the food combine. Fifty in
vestigators appointed by the city have
today entered the various cold stor
age plants in the city and have tag
ged vast quantities of eggs and pro
Jviions held in violation of the city or
dinances.
I James Wetz, one speculator, who
has 72,000,000 eggs in storage has
been, ordered to at once place them
on the market or be jailed.
Other speculators, who are hoard
ing vast quantities of food stuffs for
higher prices, have also been warn
ed to put their holdings on the mar
ket under penalty o£ prosecution.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
BUYS REM SHE
Rev. Mr. Zinn Expects to Build Fine
Rectory in Reward.
Rev. George J. Zinn has purchased
the lot next to the Episcopal church
trdtn Frank Ballaine and expects to
i erect a fine rectory thereon. It is lot
j2 in block 12. The church stands
jon lot 1 and Mr. Zinn discovered that
| the church goes beyond the bounds
jot' its lot and encroaches on lot 2.
Frank I.. Ballaine was seen about
! it and told them not to bother as
jthey could have the whole of lot 2
ion their own terms. So the agree
ment was made to take the lot at
! the nominal price of $250, one hun
dred of which was paid down and
the deed placed in escrow. It is
hoped that 3 can also be purchas
ed from John Ballaine and the church
| property will then join the school
! property.
Mr. Zinn believes the rectory, a
hotair plant for the church and some
other improvements will cost about
$5,000, and he is now starting a cam
paign to raise the. money outside. He
is getting cuts made of the church
and city and will send the pictures to
all the church papels outside with
personal letters to wealthy Episco
palians. This he expects will bring
the matter, and incidentally Seward,
before hundreds, of thousands of In
terested readers. He will also send
maps and other tacts of an adver
tising nature so that a big campaign
will be made and the money secured.
Mr. Zinn will go on the Alameda
to Valdez but will visit Seward every
month or so.—Gateway.
C HINESE COLLIES ARE
FIGHTING FOR BRITAIN
LONDON, Nov. 27.—The official
London Gazette announces that
Lieutenant Colonel B. C. Fairfax, of
the Liverpool regiment, has been ap
pointed to the command of the Chin
ese labor corps. This is the first an
nouncement of the organization of
such a corps in the British army.
Carpenter’s Wages Raised
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 27.—Ap
proximately 1,500 carpenters’ mech
anics and other skilled laborers em
ployed in the ship yards along the
Willamette and Columbia rivers re
ceived an increase in pay from $4.50
to $5 per day. The order was issued
following negotiations between the
employers and workmen.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ingram left
on the Alameda for the States. Mr.
Ingram will return about the first of
the year and Mrs. Ingram will remain
outside until spring.
Oscar Olson was an outgoing pas
senger on ~the Alameda for Seattle.
Dan Sheehan was an outgoing pas
senger on the Alameda for Seattle.
RUMANIANS REPORTED TO
HAVE ESCAPED TEUTON TRAP
ENCIRCLING MOVEMENT BY FAI.KENHAYN FAILS TO ACCOMPLISH
PURPOSE—RUMANIANS DESTROY STORES TO PREVENT THEM
FALLING INTO HANDS OF ENEMY—GERMAN NAVAL VESSELS
BOMBARD ENGLISH COAST—TEUTONS CROSS DANUBE NEAR
JOALKZ BUT ADVANCE IS STOPPED AT ZIMNTTZA—SERBIANS
ADVANCE NORTHEAST OK MONASTIR AND NEAR PKILKP.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 27.—A wire
less message received here from
Bucharest states that the Rumanians
In Western Rumania have succeeded
in escaping from the encircling move
ment initiated l>y Falkenhayn. The
Rumanians destroyed vast stores of
foodstuffs to prevent them falling
into the hands of the enemy.
The report is most encouraging, as
the escape of the Rumanians from
the Teuton trap means that the Ru
manians are in a position to drive a
wedge between Orsova and Craiva,
cutting the Teuton line of Communl
cvation, and permitting of a Junction
between the Rumanian forces in
Western Rumania and those in the
Alt Valley. Berlin admits that the
Rumanians have made a most tena
cious resistance.
Drive at Bucharest.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—The German
drive at Bucharest is believed to have
started because of the failure of the
Teutons in Western Rumania to ef
fect any important capture of Ruma
nian troops, as has been anticipated.
The escape of the Rumanians from
Falkenhayn's encircling movement
leaves them in a favorable positioi .
“ Teutons Cross Danube.
BUCHAREST. Nov. 27.- The Ger
man forces have crossed the Danube
at Joalaez, hut their advance was
stopped at Ziumitza.
Rumanians Retreating.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 27.—Advices
received here state that the Ruma
nians have retreated before the Teu
ton advance south of Rotherthrun
Pass, in Northern Rumania.
Teutons Cross Alt.
BERLIN, Nov. 27.—The Teutons
have succeeded in crossing the Alt
river concurrent^ witlt Von Maeken
sen’s drive toward Zimnita and have
captured several villages.
Bombard English Coast.
BERLIN, Nov. 27.—-An admiralty
report states that German naval ves
sels Thursday bombarded the British
town of Ramsgate and sunk a British
patrol boat.
Declare War Bulgaria.
ATHENS, Nov. 27.—It is officially
stated that the Venlzelos government
has declared war against Bulgaria.
Reports Little Damage.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—Six German
torpedo boats raided ~ the English
coast Thursday night but their shots
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jji
ivere withort .'.lat^rial effect. They
ired probably a loiftn rounds each,
ind struck one small vessel. The
lamage ashore was slight.
Reconsider Demands.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—A dispat -h
from Rome states that the Greek
rovernment has reconsidered the de
mands of the Allied Powers, and will
tot further resist the demands. The
resignation of the cabinet is believed
mminent, and King Constantine has
raided on a former minister for a
ronference at the Palace.
Drive Unbroken.
BERLIN', N'ov. 27.—Von Macken
son has crossed the Danube at sever
il places and the Teutons in Walla
i'hia have reached the river Alutu,
showing that the Teuton drive is. un
broken, A new Teutonic offensive
.as been initiated in the northern
.’arpathians and in Moldavia. Heavy
fighting is in progress with the Rus
sians in :he vicinity of Tulghes. On
the Somme front several British at
tacks in the vicinity of Andre have
>een repulsed.
Allies Successful.
PARIS, N'ov. 27.—The Entente
Allies have been successful and are
making good progress north of Mon
istir. They are now approaching the
important town of Prilep. In Al
bania the Italians have reached N’iji
E*ol. On the Somme front a lively
bombardment is in progress at Sailly
md Ablaincourt.
Rumanian- Successful.
BUCHAREST. N'ov. 27.—The Ru
manian offensive in Dobrudja is mak
ing progress and has resulted in the
rapture of seveial villages within 15
miles of Czernadova.
Serbs Take Town.
SALONTKI, N'ov. 27.—The Serb’'
ms have succeeded in capturing the
town of Rapesh. in Serbia, within 10
mies of Prilep. The Teutons were
tiecisively defeated and retreated
northward in disorder.
Artillery Active.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—South of An
cre, on the Somme front, the Ger
man artillery and trench mortars are
active.
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Peace Talk Folly.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—Lord Cecil to
day declared, that in face of the Bel
gian deportations and the torpedoing
Df the British,Hospital ships Britan
nic apd Braemar Cgstie all talk of
peace - is folly., Wlihe no official re
ports have been received regarding
the sinking of the liospital ships, in
dicatiops are that they were torpe
doed.
Denies Torpedoing Ships.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—A report
from Berlin thorugh Amsterdam says
that the German Admiralty denies all
responsibility for the sinking of the
Britannic and Braemer Castle, stating
that no German submarines were in
Aegean sea waters at those times. It
is possible that submarines belong
ing to Turkey may have torpedoed
the ships, but no report to this ef
fect has been received in Berlin.
British Ship Missing.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—The British
steamer Rappahannock is reported
long overdue and it is believed to
have been sunk.
Bridges Destroyed.
LONDON, Nov. 27.— Reports from
Rome state that the bridges across
:he Danube have been destroyed by
the Rumanians. It is also stated that
■he people of Dobrudja are suffering
from a shortage of foods. A report
from Athens says that Gen. Sarrail,
commander of the provisional forces,
nas demanded the royalist forces to
tvacuate Katerina, and in the event
)f their failure to do so will attack
he city.
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