MEXICANS AND
CAM FIGHT
Ton United States Patrols Engage
Five Hundred Mexicans in a
Fight Across the River.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 20.—A
party of ten United States cavalry
men, while partolling the banks of
the Rio Grande near here were fired
upon by Mexican soldiers across the
river. Although the Mexicans num
bered more than 500 the Americans
replied to their fire, and report that
they hit many of the Mexicans, who
were carried away by their compan
Hms. None of the Americans were
hit.
The long-range battle lasted until
the arrival of reinforcements from
this city, when the Mexicans with
drew from the banks of the river and
went into camp just beyond range of
■f the’ American rifles. The situation
, Along the border is fast becoming in
tolerable to Texans and the governor
is being urged to call out the militia.
The governor has been requested by
the federal authorities not to call the
militia to patrol the border as it is
feAred they will cross the border into
Mexico in retaliation for the Mexican
raids upon isolated Texas ranches.
WILL RECOGNIZE
MEXICAN LEADER
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Paa*American Conference Resumes
Session and Will Decide Upon
Head of Mexico.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—The Pan
American conference resumed its
session and has decided to recognize
some leader for the Mexican govern
ment and take steps to insure a sta
ble government for the republic be
fore another adjournment is taken.
Representatives of General Villa ap
peared before the conference and en
tered a protest against General Car
ranza being invited to send represen
tatives to the conference.
Reports from Mexico City indicate
a deplorable condition among the
poor, thousands of whom are reported
to be on the verge of starvation. The
reports from the capital are believed
to have hastened the decision of the
conferees to force Mexico to establish
a Btable government, even should in
tervention be necessary.
The representatives of General Vil
la state that their chief has express
ed confidence in the plans of the Pan
American representatives and will
abide by their decision is assured the
Mexican people are to be given a
voice in the government of their
country.
MARIPOSA DUE FROM
SOUTH TOMORROW.
The steamer Mariposa will arrive
in Valdez tomorrow some time, and
is bringing a number of passengers,
several of whom are Valdez citizens
who have been visiting the San
Francisco exposition.
A message was received from Cor
dova late this afternoon stating that
the Mariposa reached there at noon
today, but that the officers had stated
tl)at they would nut sail for Valdez
nntil noon tomorrow.
NORTHWESTERN DUE FROM
WESTWARD TOMORROW.
The steamer Northwestern, which
( nailed to the westward early Sunday
morning is expected to return to
Valdez some time tomorrow fore
noon. It is reported that the steam
, er will load one thousand tons of
copper ore at Latouche and should
such be the case she will not reach
Valdez before noon.
Notice -of Meeting.
The Eastern Star will meet Tues
day evening at 8 o’clock.
St WALTER STEWART, Sec.
GERMANS HAVE SURROUNDED SLAV ARMY
OF HALF MILLION MEN AT VILNA CITY
LONDON, Sept. 20.—Advices from
Petrograd states that the German
army has encircled the city of Vilna
and that Russian troops numbering
nearly a half million men have been
surrounded and cut off from the main
army. Fears are expressed that the
Russians, who are attempting to cut
their way through the German cir
cle, will be captured as their muni
tions must soon become exhausted m
the terrific battle which is raging.
The Germans annihilated whole de
tachments of the Russians when the
Czar’s generals attempted to repeat
the tactics successfully employed in
saving the Russian army at Warsaw.
The disaster which has overtaken
the Russian forces has created a feel
ing of gloom throughout the empire
as it is feared that General Hinden
burg has destroyed the usefulness of
Russia’s field force, which will re
quire months to build up as an ag
gressive opposition to the advance of
the Teutons. The details of the bat
tle which is now raging is anxiously
awaited in England, as it is realized
that if General Hindenburg succeeds
RUSSIANS ARE ATTEMPTING TO REPEAT TACTICS WHICH THE
GRAND DUKE SUCCESSFULLY USED IN SAVING ARMY WHEN
WARSAW WAS EVACUATED—LONDON FEARS THAT RUSSIAN
ARMY BEING DESTROYED WILL LEAVE TEUTONS FREE TO
THROW STRENGTH AGAINST THE WEST—BERLIN ANNOUNCES
THAT TURKEY NOW HAS ARMY OF TWO MILLION MEN—COM
MANDERS OF GERMAN SUBMARINES SUMMONED TO CONFER
ENCE AT THE HAGUE.
in capturing the Russian army that
the Germans will be free to throw
their strength against the allies in
the west.
LONDON, Sept. 20.—Dispatches
received by the War office from Brit
ish officers with the Russians in the
north state that the Germans have
captured the city of Vilna, and that
a large part of the Russian troops
defending the fortifications have been
annihilated. Thousands of prison
ers and much munitions of war are
reported to have fallen into the hands
of Gen. Hindenburg’s army when the
city was captured. The final assault
of the German troops against the city
was so terrific that the Russian gen
eral’s army was unable to retreat to
the north with their commands and
were surrounded and captured. The
dispatches indicate that the Germans
suffered heavy loss in charges against
the Russian trenches but carried the
positions by overwhelming numbers
after the Russian trenches had been
subjected to heavy artillery fire,
which obliterated long lines of the
Russian field artillery.
Turkey Has Big Army.
BERLUjf, Sept. 20.—Advices have
been received here from Constant!
nople stating that Enver Pasha has
made the announcement that Turkey
now has two million men under arms
and has been able to check the opera
tions of the Allies on Gallipola pe
ninsula.
Confer on Submarines.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 20.—It is an
nounced that all commanders of Ger
man submarines have been summon
ed by the German government to a
conference at The Hague. It is be
lieved that the Germans are about
to abandon their submarine warfare
against neutral shipping and will con
fine their activities against the war
fleets of the allies. Germany is
known to have suffered the loss of
many of her undersea fighters dur
ing the past few months and naval
experts here express the belief that
the conference will result in the sub
marine warfare being abandoned.
I
TO PUT ALASKA
IN THE DRY LIST
Founder of American Anti-Saloon
League States That Vigorous
Campaign Being Organized
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.—Dr
Howard Russells, founder of the
American Anti-Saloon League, is in
the city and states that the league
will make a determined effort to put
Alaska and the Hawaiian islands in
the dry column at the next electio 1
He announces that the league now
has a fund of $2,000,000 which will
be used in the campaigns.
Dr. Russells believes that Alaska
is sure to enter tne list of prohibition
countries, but is not so positive oi
the Hawaiian islands, owing to D e
large foreign population there. H>'
states uiat reports from all parts of
Alaska indicate that prohibition will
sweep the territory and that in the
Seconds division the federal authori
ties have refused to grant licenses
for saloons extending beyond May
next year, believing that the people
will favor prohibition.
The prohibition campaign in the
north is soon to begin and Dr. Rus
sells states that several temperance
speakers of national reputation have
offered their services in Alaska dur
ing the campaign. He also stated
that the league anticipated opposi
tion from the wholesale liquor def
ers and manufacturers association.
He believed that the liquor men of
the Pacific Coast states had created
a fund to fight prohibition in Alaska,
but expressed the belief that the cam
paign would result in the territory
going dry owing to the general
apathy of the saloon men.
LORD AND LADY DECIES
COMING TO NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.--Lord De
cies, who married Helen Vivien
Gould of New York, has cabled the
New York Horse Show association
that they will attend the show. Lord
Decies, who is an officer in the Brit
ish army and has been serving in
France with his company, suffered a
wound in his engagement last spring
and has not yet recovered sufficiently
to return to the front. Lady Decies
was also injured by a bursting shell
while serving as nurse in a hospital
at the front in France.
ODD FKLLOWS CONVENTION
IN EXPOSITION CITY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.—The
Convention of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows began in this
city today. The convention is at
tended by members of the order from
every State in the Union.
Price's Candy and other new goods
at the Emporium. *
PRESIDENT WILSON MAY CALL
THE SENATE INTO SESSION
PAN-AMERICAN CONFEREES ARE PREPARED TO SELECT HEAD
FOR MEXICAN GOVERNMENT AND ARE DETERMINED THAT A
STABLE GOVERNMENT MUST BE PLACED IN CONTROL OF WAR
TORN REPUBLIC, EVEN IF ARMED INTERVENTION BE NECES
SARY. - • •
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—It is
rumored in official circles here that
President Wilson is considering call
ing a session of the Senate to advise
with him regarding the Mexican sit
uation. It is known that the Mexi
can situation has been the subject
under discussion at several confer
ences of the cabinet at the White
House during the past few days.
That the United States will be
compelled to intervene in Mexico, and
that President Wilson will have the
support of the South American coun
tries is the prevailing opinion of
prominent army and navy officials.
The action of President Carranza in
refusing to send delegates to confer
with the Pan-American conferees
has complicated matters as only Vil
la representatives have appeared
with suggestions as to methods of re
storing peace in the war-torn repub
lic. s
The Pan-American representatives,
now in session in New York, have
announced that they are prepared to
select a leader for Mexico, who will
be extended the support of the United
States and Latin-American countries
in restoring and maintaining order in
Mexico, even should armed interven
tion become necessary.
Conditions along the Texas border
are rapidly developing into a state
of guerrilla warfare and clashes be
tween the Mexicans and United States
cavalry border patrols are of daily
occurrence. Scores of Americans
have been killed in the raids of Mex
ican bandits into isolated portions of
the state and Texans have taken re
venge at every possible opportuni
ty. Patrols near Brownsville report
that several bodies of Mexicans have
been seen floating down the river
tied to trees but the manner in which
they met their deaths is only conjec
ture.
The representatives of the South
American countries have been kepi
fully informed of conditions in Mex
ico City where thousands of the resi
dents are reported to be starving to
death, and all have expressed the
sentiment that the time has come
when conditions in Mexico must be
settled and a stable government
placed in control of the country’s
finances. __
AMERICANS FLEE
BEFORE THE TURKS
Missionaries in Armenia are Forced
to Get Out of Country to Es
cape Turks.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 20.—Several
American missionaries who have been
laboring in Armenia, have reached
this city en route to America and
state that they have been forced to
get out of the country to escape the
vengeance of the Turkish troops, as
the Americans have been accused of
lending assistance to the Armenians
in their opposition to the Ottoman
government.
The missionaries report that mas
sacres of innocent Armenian Chris
tians is of daily occurrence and that
thousands have been sacrificed to the
hate of the Turkish troops. The mis
sionaries will return to America by
crossing Siberia and taking passage
across the Pacific.
SUSPEND LICENSE
OF EVANS’ MATE
Inspectors Decide that He Was Re
sponsible lor Grounding of the
Evans Two Months Ago.
SEATTLE, Sept. 20.—The boar!
of Marine Inspectors which has been
investigating the grounding of the
steamer Admiral Evans off Point
Dick, Alaska, two months ago, has
held that Mate McKay, who was act
ing as pilot when the steamer ground
ed, was responsible for the accident,
and his license has been suspended.
The above message is believed t >
refer to Capt. Archibald McKay, who
is now in command of the steamor
Alliance operating under charter to
the Independent Steamship company,
owned by Brown ft Hawkins of Sdw
ard. The Alliance is now en route
to Valdez and the westward.
HUGE LOAN IS
BEING ARRANGED
New York Bankers Will Take Brit
ish and French Government
Bonds for Huge Sam.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—It is re
ported in financial circles here that
the New York bankers have practi
cally determined to finance the loan
of three-quarters of a billion which
is being offered to American bankers
through the financial house of J. P.
Morgan & Co., for the British and
French governments. A syndicate of
American bankers has offered to un
derwrite the loan for a commission
of one-half of one per cent.
The bonds which are being offered
by the British and French govern
ments will mature in from five to
seven years and will be redeemable
at the rate of one hundred millions
annually.
The strong opposition which ap
peared in banking circles to making
the huge loan to the European gov
ernments without securities other
than the promises of the governments
to meet their obligations has been
quietly suppressed. Bankers are de
clared to have feared that should the
Germans eventually triumph that the
loans to the British and French gov
ernments without tangible securities
would be worthless and would result
in a disastrous financial panic in this
country.
Report is current in Wall Street
that the Rockefeller, Carnegie, Gould
and Harriman interests are active in
seeing that the loan is made and are
subscribing liberally for the bonds.
The opposition on the part of bank
ers who are willing to subscribe to
the loan but who are opposed to the
money being used for the payment of
munitions *f war to be used against
the Germans is understood to be con
fined to banking institutions in which
German-Americans are interested.
The purchases of the British and
French governments in America
since the beginning of the European
war are said to have reached the
grand total of $750,000,000.
STEFANSSON’S MOTHER
HEARS SON IS SAFE.
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WINDARD, Bask., Sept. 20.—
When Informed that her son was still
alive and had been heard from, the
mother of Explorer Stefansson wept
from joy. Immediately upon receiv
ing the message from Nome that the
explorer was safe, an official of the
Dominion government was dispatched
to the lonely Stefansson home near
this town to convey the good news to
the anxiously awaiting mother, who
had never lost hope that her son
would be heard from afid would come
back to her. She is 90 years of age.
AUSTRIAN WAR
OFFICE SILENT
Believed That Strong Army Is Beini
Mobilized to Begin Invasion
of Serbian Territory.
THE HAuL'E, Sept. 20.—No new
has been received from Vienna du:
ing the past week concerning th
movements of Austrian troops an
the silence of the Austrian War offie
is believed to cover the concentra
tion of a strong Austrian army fn
the invasion of Serbia.
Dispatches from Belgrade stf.t
that troop trains have been arru
ing at the Austrian border from th
north during the week and it is bf
lieved that a large German army i
being sent to join forces with th
Austrians in forcing a way throug
Serbia to Turkey.
That the allies have been prep.-i
ing for the Teutonic campaign in So
bia is evidenced by the fact tin
British statesmen recently declare
on the floor of parliament that a
army of 400.000 Germans would I
required to overcome the forces tr
Allies have mobilized for the defen;
of Serbia and expressing doubt th:
the Germans and Austrians cou
spare that number of men at presei
from their other war zones.
ROCKEFELLER JR.
Declares That He Will Iavestiga
Causes .of Strikes and Improve
Conditions.
TRINIDAD, Colo., Sept. 20.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., arrived he
yesterday and will personally invi
Itigate conditions in the coal mines
which a portion of the Rockefel!
millions are invested. He promie
that his investigation will be th<
lough and that if conditions are fou
; to be as deplorable as has been stat
1 hy the strikers and Mother Jon
that he would take immediate ste
to improve the working conditions
the miners.
When Rockefeller arrived he w
met by a large delegation of the m
ers, who welcomed him to the cat
where scores of men and women
well as innocent children have be
killed since the strike began. Lei
ers of the miners have promised tl;
the New York millionaire will not
molested by the strikers and he •
dined the guards offered by the sh
iff. Rockefeller declares that he v
get to the bottom of the causes wh
led to the strike and if possible i
that conditions are improved,
majority of the miners in this d
trict are foreigners.
WILL GO OVER ROAD
IN PRIVATE Ain
Mrs. J. A. Healy, wife of a proi
nent Fairbanks^ business man, an
ed in Valdez on the Northweste.
and will make the trip over the rc
to Fairbanks in an auto which 1
Shaw, a Fairbanks hotel man,
bringing on the Mariposa. Shaw >
been on an extended trip throe,
the states and purchased a Ford a\
while in Detroit, drove the mach'
to San Francisco, and after taking;
the exposition turned his mach
northward and came to Seattle. M
Healy is meeting with many Ff
banks friends since arriving in \,
dez.
MRS. HARRIMAN WANTS
PRESENT WOMEN'S SO
— — ;
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20.—ll ^
Edward Harrlman, ot New Yc
member of the Federal Industrial
latlons commission, which has b
Investigating the cause of the pree
unrest among the working clai
throughout the country, wants to
another report dealing with coi
tlons among women who earn tl
own living.
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