xttT1#I1 VT,r VALDKZ, ALASKA, SATTBDAY, NOVKMBKIl 25, 10KI M’MBKIi 282.
YOLUMlb XIV. _
WESTERN ARMY
III TIGHT PLSCE
'I IIKI-.Vl'CM'iR I lid.M' ,\M> RS >R
tillii'.'iriai< Tm:i:;s i.i UMcill Srciinlt
May H<> Caught lie!yycell Tm.» I ia-< >
It Teutons Succeed in Crossing the
Danilin*—May tie Ontllankcd.
dl.'CH ARiiiST. N»v. gi>. —Much un
easiness is li lt here over the success
of the Teutons in Western Rumania.
Tin- loss of Orsova and Turnu-Sev
, rin. while keely felt, is in no sense
an overwhelming catastrophe, hut it
places Hie Rumanian troops in that
section in a precious position for the
present, as they may he outflanked
by the Teutons.
The German:-: are making desper
ate efforts to cross the Danube into
Rumania at Seimuitza, and while
their efforts have so far been unsuc
cessful, should they succeed in mak
ing the crossing it will permit of
>heir cutting in behind the Rumanian
army in the west, completing encircl
ing them.
TEUTON POSITION
DIFFICULT ONE
1.1 \ ES ARE I'MII'IjV EXTENDED
ISritish Military Experts Refuse to
Predict Outcome of Rumanian
Campaign—Admit Teutonic Gains
\re Large.
LONDON. Nov. 25.—English mil
.tary experts, while admitting the
Teuton gains in western Rumania
have been large, they seriously ques
tion whetliei these gains are sufi -
cient to overcome, losses elsewhere.
They refuse to predict the outcome
of the Rumanian campaign, hut state
the position of the Teutons is a dif
ficult one. as they are facing a win
ter campaign with their lines unduly
extended and their lines of commu
nication not strongly guarded.
Wife Sees Husband Shot
PATTERSON, N. J., Nov. 26.—
Two masked highwaymen held up E.
Ward Vanhouten, an electrician of
West Patterson, on the Camp road
tonight and shot him while his wife
looked on. He is in St. Joseph's hos
pital with two wounds which may
prove fatal. Vanhouten, half a mile
from his home, found he ha4 left his
money behind and started back, leav
ing his wife who was on her way to
Patterson to shop. When he returned
two m^n leaped from the brush and
threatened him. When he called ou*.
"what do you want?” he was shot.
Announcement.
The Woman’s Auxiliary, Pioneers
of Alaska, announce a dance to be
given Thanksgiving night at Eagles'
Hall. Everybody cordially invited to
attend. k-th-4t
A large quantity of ducks and
geese came on the Alameda for our
local merchants.
The matinee for the children given
by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher at
Ihe Empress theatre was well attend
ed and all had a good time. A Charles
Chaplin feature was among the pic
tures shown.
Mrs. K. II. Zugg and Miss Frances
Zugg were arrivals on the Alameda
from the States.
B. S. Mills, formerly of the Redon
do, is now first officer on the Alame
da.
A stray dog entered the Indepen
dent meat market at Nome the other
day and helped |tg©lf to a. ^ne .Join
steak. The proprietor, grabbing a
stick of wood . pupued the. (canine
into the street, and with deadly acT
curacy hurled the Mick, missing the
y dog and breaking a One plate glass
window in a store front. Tie paid
for it.
WVINK S Mi Ml OPKXS
MW A.WF.KI( AN TOlTij
MoNTliKAU Nov. li.V Mint). Sar- |
ah ii'Tnhardt, the great French irag-!
e. has opened lor now Ainerii
•.. !! lour hero this month. She wa -1
•{;> un greater •.’•.wptiOB than over!
('•.itics agreed that, notwith
standing iter 7-’ years and the phy
sical handicap under which site labors
ti e loss ol a iittii.. 1 he Divine Air-|
ah is still at the zenith of her pow-1
or., and that she is a hotter actress
than she* was four years ago.
QELEGATMS
>,\'| 1,1; ,\'IT KM» HATH HMAIilNii
Wiekersliam lv. ires'-< ' Conlhlenee in
His lie-elect .'■•it and Says Snl/.er’s
end Will l»e Overcome in .Missing
Precincts—(iocs to Washington.
SEATTLE, Nov. 25. Delegate
Wickershani arrived here today on
the steamer Humboldt from Juneau
The Delegate attended the Interstate
[commerce hearing at Juneau, and
v. ill remain it >re until the hearing
scheduled for this city lias been com
pleted. wnen he will return to Wash
ington.
When interviewed this morning
l.y representatives of the newspapers,
Mr. Wickershani expressed confide’.<e
in his re-eleetii it. and pointed to Sul
z.er's small plurality, which he de
clared would lie overcome in the pre
cincts still to come in.
HERGERGH1G
CHIHUAHUA CITY
OITLAW CHARGE DESI’EltATK
j Terrific Hand to Hand l ighting In
the Streets-Trevino Wires That
Villistas Have Keen Completel}
Itouted and Retreat South.
EL PASO, Nov. 25.—The battle
for tlie possession of the City of Chi
huahua was resumed yesterday after
noon between the Villistas and the
Carranza troops under General Tre
vino. The Villistas attacked with
reckless bravery, charging again and
again the Carranza positions, and fin
ally effecting an entrance into the
outskirts of the city. Refugees re
port the hand to hand lighting in the
streets, was terrific, both sides losing
heavily, and the fate of the city was
hanging in the balance;
This morning the Mexican consul
here received a telegram from Gen
eral Trevino stating that the Carrau
za troops had won a decisive victory
over Villa and his followers, and that
they were fleeing south hotly pur
sued by the victorious Federalists.
Andrew Nelson, who has been w :h
the Hoad Commission during the nest
summer, arrived on the Alameda tr .in
Cordova.
In a letter received from Charles
Wulff, in a recent mail, he states
that coal is as high in New York as
in Valdez, selling on the dock for
j $10.50.
Gus Johnson, who has been with
the Alaska Road Commission the past
summer, returned from Chitina on
the Alaska.
Gus Johnson, who has been with
the Alaska Road Commission during
the past summer returned from Chit
ina on the Alameda.
M. G. Roper, formerly on the Eu
reka, has been ,transferred to (he Air
ameda in the position of freight clerk.
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Capt. R., Hanson, formerly master
of the steamer Santa Ana, is making
the trip on tb? Alameda as pilot. The
S^nta Ana broke her shaft while
southbound recently, in southeastern
Alaska waters.
LIBERTY STATUE FLOOD LIGHTED DEC. 2
Pilot.) by courtesy of Society For Electrical Develuimiem
The statue of Liberty, which was thirty years old Oct, 28. will be flood
l lighted by electricity permanently Dec. 2 through subscriptions of the Amer
l ican people. The latter date has been fixed f<>r the rededionthm of the statue
as “Liberty Enlightening the World." These words were first used by Auguste
Bartholdi, the French sculptor. President Wilson has promised to attend the
ceremony.
NEWS HI TCHEltS AUK
ElNEl* EUH I.KglOK \I*S.
| NEW ORLEANS. La.. Nov. 25.
I Two .Jackson, Miss., news agents wen
j lined $50 each for selling copies of a
'( hicago newspaper confining a liquor
j advertisement. The lines were re
! mitted on the promise of the agents
that in the future they would delete
such advertisements before offering
the papers for sale.
jUKANBY PILE DRIVER
DRIFTS ACROSS BAY
—
The pile driver moored at the Gran
by wharf broke away yesterday and
drifted across the bay before the
strong wind blowing. Capt. Tim
Marcum went out with his launch
Shamrock, and attempted to tow the
barge back to its berth, but was un
| able to make progress in the face of
the gale. Finally the craft overturn
ed, and the gin, hammer, boiler and
engine "went overboard, but are still
; fastened to the barge by the stays.
The barge is now off Gold creek, an
chored by the hammer and boiler, and
will be righted and brought back
when the wind goes down.
I
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CAPTIVE DOVE MAY BE
FROM GERMAN l-RAIDER
EDUEWATER, N. J.. Nov. 25.—
The police are holding prisoner a
white dove with a band of yellow me
tal on its leg bearing the inscription
U-53, (he number of the German sub
marine which made its memorable
raid off Nantucket.
The dove flew in the window of a
business office here recently
i AttorneyrR.. E. Capers of Cordova,
was an arrival from that city on the
Alameda.
Hal Jestland, the 14-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs.-Charles Lynn of
Brooks, left Fairbanks recently tor
Baltimore, Md., where he will under
go medical treatment. He will make
the trip alene. - He is to meet his sis
ter^m Seattle,-who will-see that he
gets started' right from that city.
, • i s -t < •• — .
The stegmer Alameda had 49 tons
of freight aboard for local merchants.
\LA.M) DA Aitttl\'KS
AND SAILS WEST
The steamer Alameda arrived it>
port shortly before noon from thi
south, and sailed for the westward
about three hours later. Her pa
sengers for Valdez were: R. H. Hig
gins. Mrs. K. 1). Zugg, Frances Zugg,
F. T. Hope, lT. G. Lash ley, A. F.
Sullivan, R. E. Capers, Rev. A.
Fletcher, Andrew Nelson, George F.
Johnson.
BEHEADED BODY OP BOY
FOUND ON CITY DUMP
EAST ST. LOUIS, Nov. 25.—The
beheaded body of A. Mabarian's 3
year-old boy, who had been missing
from home for ten days was found on
the city dump yesterday. The father
says that he believes the boy was
killed by members of the Armenian
colony, with whom he had quarreled
over business matters.
ALLIES WILL LEND
VENIZELOS $2,000,000
Government at Athens Agrees to Al
low Reinforcing of Army.
LONDON, Nov. 25.—The Allies
have decided to lend the Salonika
government $2,000,000, according to
an Athens dispatch.
The Government at Athens, the dis
patch adds, has agreed to place no
obstacle in the way of reinforcing the
allied army at Saloniki. recognizing
the Saloniki movement as solely an
ti-liulgarian in aim.
The Saloniki government is headed
by former Premier Venizelos, who
was appointed goveraor of Greece by
the Allies, who deposed King Con
stantine and seized the Greek navy.
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.lory binds Sub. Captain Guilty.
LONDON, Nov. 25i—At h coroner’s
Inquest over the bodies of five Greek
sailors off the steamship George M.
Embirices, • who were’ drowned1 when
the ship was sunk by a German sub1
marine, returned a verdict finding the
captain of the submarine guilty of
murder, and expressing'their horror
at the sinking of the ship.
i \1>M- S' MtfllT AT
thi-: HA*.:
To:i -ii; i.- iedirv. -1• _r111 a' Moo-:
iia.i and tin- lair sex will hav-* lull
rliargi- of the -lance ami re fresh
:!!••!)- K\r<-I!e::l niii-sii is promised.
in Italy.
Tin-re nr.•: liil hertnii.- i:i Italy v.-i.n,
live solitary ivi-. in mountain eav-.
and ihey lliunlc-r no fewer than !i!|e,
.'\!nnii£ these reeiiii.es there are six
t'“>Ti who are ov r ii'> years of a-:"
-tad three eeiit<;iiari<ms. wliile :• J• oi
tile oilier., have passed ihe :it-- ol Ml
EVANS DEM
Is SKATTM-: MINI Mi laMil M-il-iH
Will Ife At lleatl of .Milling- Station
and I'nivei-sity to He l-'.stuhlishcd
i In the (iovei-iiinent at l-airhanks
| Next Summer.
SEA FTLE. Nov. 25. George Wat
jkins Evans, a well-known mi.ling <v
jgineer of tliis city, lias been appoint
ed head of the I'nited States mining
|station and i’niversity to lie estah
jlislicd at Fairbanks next Summer.
Evans is thoroughly familiar witli
mining conditions in Alaska, having
ispent a number of years in the Ter
ritory. He was also the engineer it:
I charge of the party which took on
• the coal from the Matainiska field for
|a naval test about two years ago? ;ts.<!
lias made a careful examination of
•the Matanuska and Bering fields.
During the p isl summer lie also made
an examination of the Matanuska
fields.
LONDON’S BODY
IS
|SKKV1CKS AT NOON TODAV
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Only Immediate I'amilv of Deceased
Writer f'resent—First Wife Pros
trated at News of Mis Smtdeu
Death.
SANTA ROSE. Calif., Nov. 25.—
The body of the late Jack London,
the noted novelist and writer, who
died at his Glen Ellen ranch Wednes
day was cremated at Oakland at noon
today, only the members of his im
mediate family being present.' His
first wife, who was Bessie Maddern,
of Oakland, is prostrated at the news
of his sudden demise.
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ARKANSAS TO HAVE HANGING
DESPITE LAW AGAINST
LEAVENWORTH, Nov. 25.—Win.
White, a negro trooper stationed at
Fort Leavenworth, was found guilty
last Saturday in the United States dis
trict court of first degree murder and
was sentenced to be hanged on the
government reservation Friday, De
cember 15. White shot and killed
Sergt. J. W. Jackson, whom he found
in a compromising position with h's
wife. White had suspected the ser
geant of undue intimacy with Ins
wife, who was a white woman, for
some time, and watching the pair
caught them at his home. He shot
and killed White, who tried to es
cape by jumping through a window.
Capital punishment is prohibited
in Kansas, but the state statute does
not apply to the governmetn reserva
lion.
Coin for Red Cross.
ALLIANCE, O., Nov. 25.—The Ru
manian Beneficial Union announced
today that $50,000 had been raised
In two weeks for the Rumanian Red
Cross Society for relief of war suf
ferers.
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' Charles Fowlkes and his mother,
Mrs. Esson. will leave on the Ala
meda for a visit to the^fttates. Mr.
FoWltfwf will return In about a month
but Mrs. Esson will remain outside
until early spring
I lumvt. 1% pt;. V.
War Olthe in Berlin !»»>>•■« Baiietisi
N lailuitig i .*•« ;•••*), t.riiNh ami !;«■••
-:an l! ai k~ <>n f!i !■ » at ■ ire
Repulsed.
BMRBIN. Nov LI.’.. ,\ii i.!!a i;i' bu,.
!•■!!.. ■ - ui.il iO': iy ■ hi* :h• ■ Russia .s
Is a vi- m *n i large h.'idies of troop.*. ;o .
inf*<rre th.<* Un.-so-RuManian force
operating in !>o!»ri.l.i * and North' . ■
Hiimania. ami that heavy fighting ’•>
in progress in obth districts !>
Western Rumania the Teutons cap
tured fully ;!00 railroad ears when
the town of Craiova fell into their
hands. The bulletin also says that
the Russians launched a heavy attack
against the German positions south
of Dvinsk, in Courland. hut were re
pulsed with heavy losses. On tie*
Somme front the British attacked a*
Guedecourt and the French at S’
Pierre, hut both were unsuccessful.
RAILROADS NEED
yi ARTh'll till.MON ANNI AM.A
Counsel Thomas Tells Congressional
Committee that Roads Will Need
Vast Sums to Meet the Increasing
Traffic of the Country.
WASH 1XGTCN. 1). C.. Nov. 25.—
Counsel Thomas of the Railways Ex
ecutive Advisory Committee, appear
ed before the Congressional Com
mittee today and stated that the rail
roads of the country will need a quar
ter of a Idllion additional capital an
nually for the next decade to handle
the growing commeice of the coun
try. Another quarter of a billion an
nuallv will be needed by the roads O'
refund matcrieg indebtedness.
CAPTAIN WARING PTNISHKH
Army Medical Officer Reduced 25
Idles After a Military Trial
WASHINGTON. D. 0.. Nov. 25.—
The War Deparment has announced
that Captain John H. B. Waring of
the Army Medical Corps has been re
jduced twenty-five files in rank on
the list of captains of the Medical
Corps after conviction by court-mart
ial on charges of conduct to the pre
judice of good order and military
discipline.
The court-martial was based on
charges that he was guilty of mal
ingering. At the trial evidence was
given by several civilian eye special
ists through depositions that Captain
Waring should not have been sent
to Honolulu where the strong light
aggravated his trouble. In Captain
Waring’8 defense it was alleged that
he was not properly treated by army
medical officers.
Rev. Fr. Fletcher returned from a
two weeks' visit to Cordova, on
church matters. Services will ho
held*in the church tomorrow at the
usual hours.
FOR RENT—6-i house furn
ished on McKinley Inquire of C.
C. Rudolph. tf
Jim Hagan returned on the Alamo
da from the Kennecott country. Jim
made a big killing on the election two
pears ago. and rumor says that he
cleaned up In the vicinity of $12,000
an the contest just past.
Deputy Marshal A. F. Sullivan re
turned on the Alameda from a trip
to the States with an insane prison
er for Morningslde.
Deputy Marshal A. F. Sullivan
brought up from Cordova the “Span
ish Kid." bound over to the grand
|ury «t- that place on the charge of
arceny.