IN AMMUNITION
FOR THE SLUES
Lack of Shells May Cause Early End
ing of War—Americans Re
fuse Orders.
NEW YORK, April 8—Arrivals here
today from England report that the
Allies have experienced a great short
age of ammunition and that this
shortage may result in the early end
ing of the war. It is stated that the
government of England is making
frantic efforts to secure more shells
but the call from the front is in
creasing and the time required to
manufacture the powder and the shells
makes It impossible to secure shells
fast enough.
It is reported that a similar condi
tion exists in Germany and therefore
the war cannot last much beyond the
coming fall.
It is stated here that orders for
700,000,000 shells have been offered to
American manufacturers, who, how
ever, have refused to accept the or
ders as they are unable to fill them.
NO FIGHT FILMS
TO BE IMPORTED
Law Passed In 1910 Prevents Pro
moters Bringing in Movies of
Big Event.
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The fact
was disclosed today that the Secre
tary of the Treasury has issued orders
to all collectors of customs that the
films of the fight between Johnson and
Willard cannot be imported into the
United States because of the passage
in 1910 of a lawr prohibiting the inter
state transportation and importation
of light films. The lawr was passed
shortly after the battle between Jef
fries and Johnson.
That efforts will be made to bring
the films in is certain and that the
fight will be put on at a number of
places and the law tested sterns cer
tain and in the event of the consti
tutionality of the law being upheld the
pictures will be put on in the same
manner as fights are often pulled off
•in dark cellars, far off barns and at
places where the police are not likely
to interfere.
MOB WRECKS THE
VANCOUVER MARKET
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VANCOUVER, B. C., April 8.—Be
cause they are denied work by the
municipal authorities 1,500 men of this
city stormed the markets and helped
themselves to what they wanted and
in many instances where resistance
was offered them they wrecked the
stalls. The mounted police and the
troops, however, were able to disperse
the mob and drove them from the
market, but not until many of them
had heads cracked.
BIG WHEAT CHOP
IS ANTICIPATED
WASHINGTON, April 8.—The ex
perts of the Agricultural Department
report that this year’s wheat crop will
be a record breaker and will total
fully $619,000,000 bushels. Farmers
have planted more wheat expecting
that the present heavy prices will
prevail next fall.
Famous Writer Passes Away.
NEW YORK, April 8.—F. Hopkin
son Smith, the famous artist and au
thor, died here today at the age of 77.
RUSSIANS CLAIM VICTORY IN CARPATHIANS
PETROGRAD, April 8.—The Rus
sian army has cut its way through
the Austrian line in two places and
has captured Smolnik, east of Lup
kow. The Austrians have been driv
en from the battlefield and the Rus
sian line has driven a wedge between
the east and western wings of the
Teutonic army west of Dukla pass.
Menace Sandec Pass.
The change in positions gives to
the troops of the czar a great ad
vantage and the success of today
menaces the main line of communi
cation of the Austrians between Bud
apest and Cracow because of the dan
ger of the fall of Sandec pass, through
which the railroad runs.
Experts Expect Victory.
The military experts claim that if
the railroad south of Lupkow pass is
captured that the left wing of the
Austrian army will be cut off from
its bjise of suppliles and from the
reserves that would be needed to aid
them in the event of a general at
tack.
Carpathian Fighting At Crisis.
The fighting in the Carpathian
range has reached the crisis. Each
eide has sent to the front every avail
able man and the battle has been in
progress 'or a week with the out
come in ddubt until the success of
yesterday Russian reserves have been
pushed soiith as fast as possible and
are reaching the firing line today to
WOMEN 10 HOLD
PEHCECONFEREHCE
Delegates Leave New York for The
Hague—Mrs. Pankhurst Against
Peace Movement.
NEW YORK, April 8.—Mme. Risika
Schwinner, representing the Women’s
International Suffrage Alliance, left
here today with twenty-eight other
delegates to attend the peace confer
ence to be held at The Hague the
last part of this month. The conven
tion aims to bring the women of the
world to the realization that they
have the power to stop the war if
they will insist that the slaughter
stop.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the mil
itant sufTragette of England, has an
nounced that this is not the time to
talk of peace, but rather that the
women of England should work to
secure more men for the army so
that, the British empire, win the pres
ent conflict against the Germans.
SHOT BY BARBER
Attorney for Noyes Crowd In Nome
Seriously Wounded In Row
Over Lawsuit.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 8.—Wilson
Hume, a well-known attorney, was
shot and seriously wounded by a bar
ber here this morning in a wrangle
over a lawsuit in which Hume had
been retained by the barber. Hume
has an even chance to recover.
Wilson Hume was a partner of O.
P. Hubbard, now of Valdez, at Nome.
They were attorneys for the McKen
zie-Noyes crowd, celebrated by Rex
Beach's “Spoilers,” and the Federal
Reporter. The firm name was Hub
bard, Beaman & Hume.
Massachusetts Campaign On.
BOSTON April 8.—Former Repre
sentative Samuel W. McCall, Republi
can candidate for governor, will
speak tonight at a ‘‘new voters" rally
held by the City History Club at the
Old South meetinghouse.
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REPORT HAVING DRIVEN A GRE AT WEDGE INTO AUSTRIAN LINES
DIVIDING THE OPPOSING ARMY—CARPATHIAN FIGHTING FINAL
LY REACHES CRISIS—FRENCH CLAIM GAINS ALONG MEUSE—
MONTENEGRIN CHILDREN KILLED BY AUSTRIAN AVIATOR—
BERLIN REPORTS ANOTHER VICTORY IN EAST PRUSSIA,
WHERE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE FAILS.
bring the necessary pressure that will
break down all opposition.
Cannot Force Dardanelles.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8—The
Sultan in a public statement assured
the people that the Allies could not
force the Dardanelles because of the
forts which had already sunk five of
the big British and French warships,
but had also severely damaged many
others which would be out of the
fighting for months. The statement
is also made that no effort will be
made to move the seat of government
into Asia Minor but it will remain in
Constantinople.
Russians Claim Big Captures.
PETROGRAD, April 8.—The war
office issued an official statement this
afternoon in which it is claimed that
in the past week the armies oper
ating in the Carpathian mountains
have succeeded in capturing 60,000
Austrians and Germans.
Continue Huge Offensive.
The offensive of tfhe Russians con
tinues and the fighting is being forced
continually in order that the Teutonic
PRINZ EITIL HAS INTERNED
CRUISER REMAINS IN AMERICA
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COMMANDER OF THE CONVERTED CRUISER SAID WOULD BE SUI
CIDE TO LEAVE HARBOR IN FACE OF SUPERIOR ODDS—BRIT
ISH AND FRENCH WARSHIPS AT ENTRANCE TO HARBOR.
NEWPORT NEWS, April 8.—The
German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich interned here today and will
be held by the United States naval
authorities until the end of the war.
Commander Thierichens, of the Ger
man ship, informed the authorities
that it would be suicide for him to
take his ship to sea as the Englilsh
and French warships outside the har
bor would be able to send his vessel
to the bottom without trouble, as he
had no armor and as for speed his
bhip could not run from the slowest
of the ships at the capes.
The German commander had been
given until 4 this afternoon to leave
the harbor and he had hoisted all
flags, gotten up steam and made as
if to leave in order to force the fleet
of ships at the entrance to call for
mpre help from the ships at New
York and thus, if possible, aid some
German ships which might want to
get into or from that harbor. When
the time limit was up the commander
notified the authorities that he would
■intern and his ship is now in charge
of a detail from the Alabama.
The American naval authorities
had made every preparation to pro
tect American neutrality and several
cruisers were on hand besides the big
battleship Alabama and they would
have protected the German ship
against any attempt of the Allies ships
t.o have crossed the three-mile limit.
It was reported yesterday that as
the German ship only drew thirteen
feet of water she would endeavor to
reach New York, making the trip with
the three-mile limit, but this proved
an error. _
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Wants Democrats To Make It the Is
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sue of Next Campaign—8ome
Opposition.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—Secretary
of State W. J. Bryan has published a
statement in which he says that the
Democratic party should adopt as its
principal plank in 1916 the prohibi
tion of the sale and manufacture of
liquors in the’United States. He says
he is in favor of such a plank and
would like to see it made a part of
tUe platform in 1916.
Just how the other leaders of the
party will like the action of the sec
retary is not known, but as the Dem
ocratic party needs the aid of the big
eastern states which oppose prohibi
tion it is hardly likely that many of
them will favor his plank, while on
the other hand the southern and west
ern states will back him and it may
result in a serious break in the party.
jMany close observers of public
opinion insist that the next national
election will be fought on the prohi
bition issue.
E B. Wh*eat and family are now in
San Francisco visiting the great ex
position. They expect to return to
Seattle next month.
Subscribe for the Daily Prospector.
CANAL LAW HAS
BEEN VIOLATED
Great Northern Railroad Sent Steam
er Through Canal Carrying Both
Freight and Passenger*.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—The in
terstate commerce commission has
started an investigation into the
charge that the Great Northern rail
road company violated the law when
the new big steamer built by the line
for the Portland-San Francisco run
passed through the Panama canal
carrying passengers. The law pro
hibits any railroad owned steamer us
ing the canal to carry freight and pas
sengers from one coast to the other
and the Great Northern carried both
when making the trip from the build
ers to the home port of the ship at
Portland, where she is to be used in
connection with the railroad and will
make the missing link from Portland
to San Francisco and compete with
the Shasta Limited.
The company insists that the ship
was not used as part of the rail
road system when it made the trip
from ocean to oc'ean and that there
fore the law is not effective. The in
terstate commerce commission, how
ever, will investigate the charge and
may start a c'vil and criminal action
against the directors.
The Prospector office for job work.
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allies cannot bring up reinforcements
by the, use of the frontier railroads
but are; forced to keep the entire line
at its full strength.
Fighting In Hungary.
The fighting has been carried into
Hungary, where the Germans have
been building strong field trenches.
Aviator Kills Children.
PARIS, April 8—Twelve women and
children were killed today by an
Austrian aviator who dropped bombs
upon the city of Polgoritza, in Mon
tenegro. The women had no warn
ing of the coming of the aviator. The
Austrian airman made good his es
cape back to the lines of the Aus
trians.
Dutch May Enter War.
LONDON, April 8.—It is believed
that the situation in Holland has be
come so desperate that the little
•kingdom will soon declare war against
Germany. The German blockade, the
trouble between the border troops,
the failure to respect the rights of the
Dutch marine and the sinking of
many Dutch vessels by the subma
rines has stirred public opinion and
the people demand that some action
be taken to insure protection for the
people.
Report Dutch Mobilization.
Some reports] reaching here are
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HUERTA TO TRY
BE PRESIDENT
Former Head of Mexico Soon Reach
New York and May Start An
other Revolution.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—Former
Provisional President Huerta of Mex
ico is expected to reach New York
Saturday and his return to America
has started a number of rumors. The
report is general that he will head
another revolution in Mexico and will
make a determined effort to regain
control of the government of the re
public of Mexico from 'which he was
driven by President Wilson because
of the refusal to salute the Amer
ican flag after the Tampico incident.
It is understood that the land own
ers of Mexico have raised consider
able money to start a revolt and that
they insist upon Huerta taking charge
of the revolution because he is the
only man in Mexico capable of hand
ling the different parties and will rule
with an iron hand.
REPORT DEFEAT
OF VILLA ARMY
Battle Yesterday Near Irapuato—
Villa Denies Stories of
Loss.
VERA CRUZ, April 8.—General Ob
regon, the Carranza leader, announced
that the battle yesterday between the
loyal Carranza troops and the forces
of Villa had resulted in a victory for
the provisional president and that the
Villaites had fled in disorder, leaving
many dead on the battle field. The
engagement took place near Irapuato.
WASHINGTON, April 3.—Agents
here for the Villa faction claim to
have received word from their chief
to the effect that his troops had won
a big victory yesterday over the Car
ranza forces. The statement is in
direct contradiction to that sent out
from Vera Cruz by the Carranzaites.
The American state department has
no advices from its agents with the
Villa troops and cannot tell which side
has been successful.
FOUND MURDERED
IN RER CABIN
Fairbanks Woman Found Murdered
and Her Assailants Have Not
Been Identified.
FAIRBANKS, April 8.—Alice Harp,
a woman of the underworld, was
found m her cabin here yesterday
murdered by having been struck on
the head with a rock and then hav
ing her throat cut.
It is believed that the motive of the
crime was robbery as the woman was
known to have a large sum of money
in the cabin which together with her
jewelry is missing. No trace of the
murderer has been found yet, but the
marshal’s office believe that they
have a clue and will not rest until
they bring the guilty party to justice.
The murdered woman was formerly
the wife of William Harp, a minei
at Hot Springs, but they have been
divorced for some time and Mrs.
Harp has been a resident of the re
stricted district since she came to
Fairbanks.
NORWAY WANTS
GERMAN MONEY
For Sinking of Steamer Belridge By
Submarine and Asks $70,000
for Loss.
CHRISTIANIA, April 8.—The gov
ernment of Norway has made a de
mand for the immediate payment of
$70,000 to the owners of the Norwe
gian steamer Belridge, which was
sunk by a German submarine in the
English Channel on February 17. It
Is generally believed here that the
German government will make the
payment for the steamer, which was
torpedoed before the order of block
ade was in force.
The German and British blockades
have forced most of the coasting
steamers which have been plying be
tween Norway, England, Denmark,
Holland and Germany to withdraw
from the runs and seek cargoes else
where.
A few boats still take the chance
of destruction, but those sail to
England round Scotland and do not
attempt to go through the North sea.
MIRIM SAILS
WHTOIIIGHT
The Alaska Steamship Company’s
steamer Mariposa will leave for Seat
tle tonight at 10:30 according to the
Information furnished to the local ag
ents.
There are several traveling men
bound for Cordova, Mr. Campbell for
Ketchikan and Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey
for Seattle, and a few second-class
passengers constitute the passenger
list at the time of going to press.
OLYMPIC GAMES
FOR LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, April 8.—An effort
will be made by the commercial as
sociations of this city to have the
1916 Olympic games held in this city.
The original plan was to have the
games in Berlin, but the war makes
it impossible to keep to the schedule
and the merchants of this city will
make an efTort to have the commit
tee in charge of the games transfer
them to Los Angeles. The Southern
Pacific railroad will help the organ
izations in the fight to bring the
games to Los Angeles.