VOLIMF XIV VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1016 NUMBER 80
MEXICANS FIRE ON AMERICAN TROOPS
SMALL FORCE AMERICANS
FIGHT RESIDENTS PARRAL
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SMALL FORCE UNDER MAJOR TOMKINS IS ATTACKED AFTER EN
TERING TOWN, AND IS COMPELLED TO WITHDRAW—OF
FICIALS AT WASHINGTON EXPRESS BELIEF THAT A WAR
WTTH MEXICO IS UNAVOIDABLE—ANXIETY IS EXPRESSED
ji-Qjj THE FATE OF TOMKIN’S COMMAND—VILLISTAS ATTACK
AMERICAN SUPPLY TRAIN.
MEXICO CITY, April 14.—Gen
eral Obregon, commander of the Car
ranza troops, has sent a message to
President Carranza, stating that a de
tachment of American troops engaged
in a pitched battle yesterday with
the residents of the town of Parral,
fojTowing the entry of troops into
that town, and that the soldiers fin
ally retired.
The message does not state any of
the cirucmstances leading up to the
fight, but it is expected that some act
on the part of the soldiers precipit
ated the battle.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14.—
It is generally conceded here that if
the reported attack by the residents
of the Mexican town of Parral upon
a detachment of American soldiers
is verified that war with Mexico can
not be avoided.
High officials in the Eld-ministration
state there appears to be no way in
which the United States can avoid
war unless Caranza makes an abject
apology for the attack and pays a
large indemnity to the relatives of
the killed and the wounded, and it
,is almost assured that he will not
do this.
That war is not unexpected is
demonstrated by the fact that the
war department is planning for op
erations on an extensive scale, al
though the officials refuse to either j
confirm or deny that their plans are;
aimed at any invasion of, Mexico. Itj
is believed here, however, that the i
government will send practically the
whole of the regular army to the bor
der, au^l that several states will be
called upon to furnish the quota of
soldiers for service in the south.
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ALLEGED PLOT
TO BURN SHIPS
FOUR GERMAN'S ARE ARRESTED
Secret Service Men (! uiiu to Have
Evidence that Men Were Leaders
In a Wholesale Conspiracy to De
stroy Munition Ships.
NEW YORK, April 14.—Four Ger
mans wpre taken into custody here
todfC'fftiy members of the United
States Secret Service, charged with
conspiracy to destroy munition ships.
The detectives claim to have suffi
cient evidence to prove conclusively
that the prisoners are leaders in a
conspiracy to accomplish the whole
sale destruction of ships loaded with
munitions for the Entente Allies by
means of fire bombs, which were to
toe concealed in the holds of vessels
loading at various ports throughout
the country. The bombs were timed
to explode some time after the ves
sel had left port, and would set fire
to the cargo and cause the destruc
tion of the ship.
WARSHIPS PATROL THE
SULU SEA FOR ENEMIES
MANILA, April 14.—Travelers
from Mindanao say that the csuiser
Brooklyn is patrolling the Sulu Sea
as Germans are suspected of assem
bling U-boat parts there. The activi
ties ashore and afloat are regarded
as suspicious. The Allies’ warships
swarm in these waters and it is as
serted are violating neutrality. On
one occasion one anchored close to
' the Bhore of Bongo Island, the crew
landing and forcing the inhabitants
to supply them with provisions.
ADMIRAL WATSON HERE
AND SAILS FOR SOUTH
WThe steamer Admiral Whtson came
inVrom the westward about 8 o’clock
thfc morning and left about an hour
later for the south. She had a num
ber of passengers for the south and
the following for Valdez: George A.
Kirk, Matt Britton, C. F. Hewitt,
John Kacerosky, C. E. Martin, A.
- Benson, Orkar Sorsa, W. R. Cantrell,
and two steerage.
It is said that Cel. Jacklin, the
’ Southeastern Alaska mining man,
and the Hayden & Stone interests of
Poston are negotiating to takd over
from British and German interests
immense deposits of cassiterite ore in
Bolivia, valued at over $200,000,000 ^
GERMAN NOTE
WILL ASK FURTHER QUESTIONS
President Says Reply of Imi>erial
Government Does Not Explain
Many of the Points in Controversy
Regarding Steamer Sussex.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aprii 14.—
President Wilson has announced that
the German note regarding the torpe
doing of the channel steamer Sussex
is not satisfactory, inasmuch as it
fails to explain many points in con
troversy regarding the attack on the
vessel. He states that the Imperial
government will be asked to make
their explaantion more complete.
GILL PROPOSES
NOVELSCHEME
TO ESTABLISH LIQUOR STATIONS
Would Have City Establish Stations
for the Sale of Liquor on Prescrip
tions, and Prohibit Sale in Drug
Stores Entirely.
SEATTLE, April 14.—Mayor Hi
Gill is out with a novel proposition
to put down the blind pigs in this
city. He proposes to establish sta
tions in various parts of the city to
sell whisky on prescriptions, and to
prohibit the sale of liquors in drug
stores entirely.
The mayor stateB that this is the
only way In which the illicit sale of
liquors In the city can be put .down.
Leslie Cramer,'who has been with
the Engineering Commission at Sew
ard for some time, accompauied by
Mrs. Cramer, was an outgoing passen
ger on the Watson for Seattle, wljere
he will take a position as disbursing
officer in the Seattle office of the Com -
mission.
Another copper property on the
Sound to be developed and placed on
the shipping list sounds good to the
people of this community.
RAIDER EMDEN
COMPLETE WRECK:
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ATTEMPT TO RAISE ABANDONED j
Australians give up all Hope to Salve
the Wreck of the Famous German
Raider which is Ashore at Cocos
Island.
LONDON, April 14.—All hope has
been abandoned of salving the Ger
man cruiser Emden, which was run
ashore and destroyed at Cocos island
by the Australian cruiser Sydney in
November, 1914. About a year ago,
during comparatively calm weather. 1
a British warship paid two visits to j
the wreck of the Emden on North j
Keeling island and removed some
guns and other gear, part of which
was handed over to the Australian
government.
A statement by the Australian min
ister of the navy, the Hon. J. A. Jen
sen, relates that H. M. A. S. Pro
tector visited the scene of the action
in November last. It was found that
the stern half of the Emden had com-!
pletely disappeared, and very heavy
surf was still breaking over what re-!
tuained of the vessel. The wreckage I
east up on the beach gave evidence ]
of terrific seas. The Protector waited !
a week at the island in hope of get-;
ting a chance to board the Emden, |
but this was never for an instant i
possible. Information was obtained j
from local residents that since the |
British warship's second visit no one :
had been near the wreck, but a i
steamer from Sydney with motion
picture takers on board.
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STOCKS DROP TO FIVE POINTS
Market Strongly Affected l>y Report
ing tliat Count Von Bernstorff
Would Be Given Passports by Ad
ministration.
NEW YORK, April 14.—It is ru
mored here that the diplomatic rela
tions between the United States and
Germany have reached a point where
a rupture may occur at any moment.
The reply made by President Wilson
that Germany's explanation of the
torpedoing of the channel steamer
Sussex was not satisfactory, has led
to the rumor that Count von Bern
storff will be handed his passport in
the near future and as a consequence
the stock exchange was considerably
affected. The market dropped from
two to five points below the closing
prices of yesterday, when the ex
change opened this morning and a
further slump is looked for.
PROMISES TO
PAV BRAZIL DEPOSIT
RIO JANEIRO. April 14.—It is
announced that the German govern
ment ha3 declared its intention to as
sume responsibility for the payment
of the money deposited in Berlin
banks to the account of the State of
Sao Paulo, amounting to about thir
ty millions.
Thtf' newspapers praise the ttuick
action of the Brazilian Chancellery in
this matter. A Epocha. however,
asks if the Germans will be able to
keep their promises.
BREAK WITH GERMANY IS
DECLARED TO BE IMMINENT
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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DECLARE SITUATION IS GRAVE AND
NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE CAN PREVENT A SEVERANCE
OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS—PRESIDENT FIRMLY CONVINCED
THAT GERMANY RUTHLESSLY VIOLATED PROMISES AND TOR
PEDOED SUSSEX—NEW NOTE WILL BE SENT TOMORROW.
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 14.—
It is believed here today that noth
ing short of a miracle can prevent
an open break with Germany over the
undersea campaign waged by that
country.
Officials make no secret of the
fact that they consider the situation
exceedingly grave and it is generally
expected that Count von Bernstorff
will be handed his passport within a
few days, unless a reply from Ger
many, of a more satisfactory nature
than the note received yesterday, is
at once forthcoming.
President Wilson has publicly
stated that the German reply to the
American note on the Sussex is far
from satisfactory in its tenor, and
that he is firmly convinced the vessel
was deliberately submarined in dir
ect violation of the promises made to
the United States by the German gov
ernment.
The cabinet held a prolonged ses
sion today, at which the submarine
policy of Germany was discussed at
length. Following the session it was
announced that another note on the
Sussex affair would be immediately
prepared and forwarded to the Im
perial government tomorrow. Pend
ing the reply no action will be taken
but it is iutimated that if the reply
to the note is not satisfactory dip
lomatic relations with Germany will
be severed at once. '
believe have found
DEPOSIT OF TUNGSTEN
Jack Reider and Jim Battstone
have discovered a large deposit of
mineral, which tliey firmly believe is
tungsten. The discoverers refuse to
give the location of the property for
they have not staked the ground aud
will await the returns from an analy
sis of the ore which they are having
made. p
The Watson took from Seward to
Seldovla Fred D. Browne, K. R. Chap
man and F. C. Kobley, who will go
from Seward to Anchorage on a
launch. Mr. Browne will have charge
of a locating party for the Engineer
ing Commission, and will work in the
Susltna country.
Mrs. Wayne Blue, wife of the Sew
ard agent for the Pacific Alaska Navi
gation Co., accompanied by her son.
was a passenger for Seattle on the
Watson. *
DISCOVER NATURAL COLOR
PHOTOGRAPHY PROCESS
What is hailed as an important sci
entific discovery in late photog
raphy reproducing natural colors,
found after eight years of experi
menting by Pineschi brothers and by
Signor ~>antoni of Rome, Italy. Those
men say that they have solved in a
satisfactory way a problem on which
they have been working in many
countries and that important com
mercial results are to be expected
from the exploitation of their discov
ery for the purpose of moving picture
exhibitions. Complete tests are soon
to be made by disinterested scientists
to determine the full scope of the dis
covery.
Mrs. M. Rucker will take over the
dining room now being conducted by
Mrs. St. Marie on the first day of
May. Mrs. St. Marie will go to An
chorage and go into business at that
place.
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DINERS DECLARE IN FAVOR
OF A WAR WITH MEXICANS
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AT JEFFERSON DAY BANQUET PRESIDENT ASKS IF THE COUN
TRY IS WILLING TO GO TO WAR IF INTERESTS OF HUMAN
ITY DEMAND—RESPONSE IS AN ENTHUSIASTIC AFFIRMATIVE
OBVIOUS THAT PRESIDENT REFERRED TO MEXICO, AND RE
MARKS LEAD TO BELIEF THAT WAR WITH THAT COUNTRY
IS PROBABLE IF NOT INEVITABLE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 14.—
President Wilson was the principal
speaker at a Jefferson Day banquet
held in this city last night.
During his address the President,
after expressing the hope tiiat the
United States may not be drawn into
war. asked the large and imposing
obvious that he referred to Mexico
be willing to go to war if. the inter
ests of humanity demanded it. The
response to this question was im
mediate and enthusiastic shouts of
“Yes." and prolonged cheers follow
ed.
While the President made no refer
ence to any particular country, it was
obvious that he refered to Mexico
when he spoke of war, and his re
marks have left the impression that
he considered war with that country
probable if not inevitable. He made
no reference to the attitude of Presi
dent Carranza regarding the pres
ence of United States troops in Mex
ico.
During the course of Jjis remarks
the President reviewed the achiev
ments of the Democratic party, and
stated that the present crisis in the
.foreign relations of the country
I would have to be settled by the
j Democratic party. He declared the
! Republican party to he only provis
jional. and said now is the time for
j clear-thinking and non-partizanship.
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Anxiety for Tompkins
WASHINGTON, D. C\. April 14.—
Deep anxiety is felt here over the
j fate of Major Tompkins and the
small force under his command, that
| was attacked by the residents of Par
| ra 1 yesterday.
] The American commander is in a
! Hostile section, and is completely
I surrounded by Mexican soldiers who
I largely outnumber liis command.
Attack Supply Train
SAN ANTONIO. April 14.—Gener
! al Pershing, commander of the
: American expedition in Mexico, has
I sent in a report that a baud of forty
! Villistas made an. attack last night
oil an American supply train, and in
ithe fight that ensued they were driv
j en off with one man killed. The
Americans came out of the fight un
| scathed.
10 MILLIONS
FOR SUPPLIES
IMG EXPENDITURE IN SEATTLE
Alaska Engineering Commission will
S|teiid Large Sum in the Purchase
of Supplies in Seattle Within a
Short Time.
SEATTLE, April 14.—Purchasing
Agent Doyle of the Alaska Engineer
ing Commission, states that the com
mission is preparing to make exten
sive purchases here in the near fu
ture.
He asserts that the Commission
will expend here within the next few
weeks fully two million dollars in
the purchase of supplies.
IMST INCREASE
BANK RESOURCES
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AMOUNTS NEARLY $3,000 000,000
Report Issued by( the Treasury De
partment Places ‘Increase In Re
sources of National Banks Past
Year at $2,875,000,000.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14.—
The total resources of the national
banks of the country according to a
statement issued by the Treasury De
partment this morning, $13,760,
000,000. This is an increase during
the past year of practically two bil
lion, seven hundred and fifty millions.
If you wish to invest in real eathte,
we can save you money. Alaska Inv.
Co., Phone 196. 2t
Miss Marjory Rieman left this
morning to return to Camp Comfort
with a load of supplies. She took out
a large load of grain and feed on a
double ender, with no one to look
after the outfit but herself.
TIMES COMES
OIITFOB TEDDY
SAYS HE IS LOGICAL CANDIDATE
New York Newspaper Which Opposed
the Colonel in 1!M2, Declares He
Is the Logical Republican Candi
date for the Presidency.
NEW YORK. April 14.—The
Times of this city, which has been
strongly old-line Republican, and was
one of the most bitter opponents of
Roosevelt in the 1912 campaign, has
completely changed its attitude to
ward the Colonel:
In a leading editorial this morn
ing, the Times comes out strongly for
Roosevelt, and declares that he is the
logical man for the Republican can
didate for the presidency, and that
the country needs him to quicken its
pulse. The editorial says that Root
has been entirely eliminated from the
race for the nomination.
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TEUTONIC SONS CHALLENGE
EX-BRITONS TO ENLIST
NEW YORK. April 13.—The dan
der of the Teutonic Sons of America
was up yesterday.
The national council met at the
Bismarck Hotel and adopted a reso
lution which reads in part:
“Resolved, As a practical repudia
tion of all slurs cast upon the Teu
tonic element of America, that the
Teutonic Sons of America, will offer
to the United States army the serv
ices of five trained soldiers of Teuton
ic origin, who have either served in
the American or German army, for
every recruit of English (not Irish)
origin that English Americans can
produce and persuade to serve the
American nation as a soldier at the
front."
Conditions at the bottoer, the reso
lution says, show the way for all true
Americans to be patriotic by serving
the cause actively.
The Granby boat, thp Mary Lee.
crossed the bay this afternoon with
a load of merchandise for the mine.
She carried as passengers Jas. Craig,
Mr. McGilvray and Louis Johnson.
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