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VOLUME 18 VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1915 NUMBER 18
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BITTER FIGHT HE
MADE ON fGOMES
Bryan Following Not Hopeful of the
Unanimous Renomination of
President Wilson.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—Many
democratic leaders in the capital are
in believing that the Democratic Na
tional convention will be so harmo
nious that President Wilson will be
renominated by acclamation. The be
Bet is also expressed that a bitter
light will be waged against the reten
tion of William F. McCombs, as
chairman of the National committee.
Democratic leaders who claim to be
in touch with the true sentiments of
democrats in the central and west
ern states assert that Mack has failed
4 to consider William Jennings Bryan
In his reckoning. The former secre
tary of state is regarded as having
incMRsed his following by his advo
peace and that the German
American vote will be solid against
President Wilson receiving the re
nomination.
The "preparedness” policy of the
administration, it is believed, will
meet with opposition in the conven
tion from the Bryan followers and
possibly may result in disrupting the
party. The Bryanites are sure that
President Wilson cannot be nominat
ed unless he has the unqualified sup
port of the former secretary of State.
MUM WINS
ON EVERT POINT
Decision Handed Down by District
Court Confirms Ballaine Bros,
as Townsite Owners.
SEWARD, Nov. 1.—The district
court convened here this morning at
10 o’clock with a number of cases
on the docket. The transfer of the
Anchorage liquor cases to be tried be
fore the U. S. commissioner at An
chorage has considerably reduced the
GENERAL VILLA SAYS HE NO LONGER CARES
WHAT HAPPENS TO FOREIGNERS IN MEXICO
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. 1—Gener
al Villa, leader of the Mexican rebel
army, which is preparing to attack
Agua Prieta, the border town across
the line from Douglas, has declared
that he no longer gives a damn what
happens to foreigners in Mexico and
that he can whip the United States
army as well as the Carranza forces.
General Funston, commanding the
United States troops along the bor
der, arrived in Douglas yesterday, to
take active command of the three
thousand United States troops rein
forcing the Carranza troops across
the border. The American troops
have prepared entrenchments paral
leling the Carranza positions where
they face Villa’s army, numbering
ten thousand men.
General Villa joined his forces Sat
DOES NOT GIVE A DAMN IF THEV ARE SLAUGHTERED AND DE
CLARES THAT HE WILL WHIP THE UNITED STATES TROOPS
SHOULD GENERAL FUN8TON FIRE ON HIS ARMY ATTACKING
AGUA PRIETA—AMERICAN TROOPS ARE ENTRENCHED PARAL
LELING CARRANZA POSITIONS AND MAY ENGAGE IN BATTLE
ACROSS THE FORDER FROM AMERICAN TERRITORY — VILLA
HAS ARMY OF TEN THOUSAND FACING THREE THOUSAND
AMERICANS BACK OF CARRANZA TROOPS.
urday night and is reported to have
become terribly enraged when inform
ed that General Funston had ordered
the Villa troops to take up positions
which would not endanger the lives
of American citizens by bullets cross
ing the border. He is reported to
have told a representative of a Doug
las newspaper that he was prepared
to give battle to General Funston’s
troops if they interfered in the attack
on Agua Prieta.
More Troops for Border.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Nov. 1.—
The alarming reports from Douglas
has caused intense excitement here
and it is believed that General rune
ton has been ordered to engage in
the battle against Villa’s army should
the Carranza forces be unable .to de
fend the city. It is reported that ad
ditional troops have been sent to
Douglas to reinforce Gen. Funston’s
command as it is feared that should
Villa bandits capture Augua Prieta
they will attack Douglas with the
object of securing loot and in re
venge for the recognition of General
Carranza by President Wilson.
Citzens of Douglas are arming in
order to reinforce the American
troops should Villa’s overwhelming
force disregard the warning of Gen
eral Funston and begin firing across
the line.
number of cases to be tried here and
it is now believed that the court term
will have been completed in time for
the officials to return to Valdez on the
next steamer following the Admiral
Farragut.
Judge Fred M. Brown today ren
dered his decision in the case of the
stockholders of the Alaskan North
ern Railroad Company vs. John E.
Baliaine, ipvolvlng title to a portion
of the Seward townsite, the decision
being in favor of the defendants on
every point.
The decision of the court is meeting
with general endorsement of the citi
zens of Seward who know the circum
stances of the case and believed that
the suit was brought for the purpose
of trying to cloud title to property
here in the hope of securing a settle
ment, and the statement of the court
that the case was one which should
have been settled out of court is now
made plain.
John Baliaine and his brother,
Frank L. Baliaine, are receiving the
congratulations of their friends over
the favorable decision regarding their
valuable city property.
NEW YORK BUDGET
shows big increase:
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—The esti
mates prepared by the heads of the
different departments of the city gov
ernment shows that the budget will
be $214,000,000, an increase of $15,
000,000 over that of last year.
PACIFIC-ALASKA NAVIGATION
COMPANY ENLARGES FLEET
TWO LARGE ATLANTIC LINERS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED FOR THE
ADMIRAL LINE FLEET IN SOUTHWESTERN ALASKAN WATERS
AND WILL BE NAMED THE ADMIRAL SERBEE AND ADMIRAL
CLARK—STEAMERS HAVE TONNAGE CAPACITY OF 3,300 TONS
EACH AND SPEED OF TEN AND ONE-HALF KNOTS PER HOUR—
PRICE REPORTED TO HAVE BEN $300,000.
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SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—President H.
F. Alexander of the Alaska-Pacific
Navigation company, has announced
that two large passenger steamers
have been purchased on the Atlantic
coast and will be added to the Admi
ral line fleet on the Southwestern
Alaska run. The steamers are the
Ogdensburg and Rutland, and the
price is reported to have been $300,
•00.
The steamers were purchased for
the Alaska-Pacific Navigation com
pany by T. B. Wilson, a director of
the company, who left immediately
for New York following the annual
meeting of the company in Seattle on
October 14, to pave the way for an
expansion of the company’s business
In Alapka.
The* Ogdensburg and Rutland are
sister ships, each having a tonnage of
3300 tons and capable of making ten
and one half knots per hour, and af
ford splendid passenger accommoda
tions. The steamers are now in New
York and will be sent around the
cape early in January in order that
they may be remodeled after their
arrival at Puget Sound, before being
placed on the Alaska run.
The Ogdensburg will be rechristen
ed the Admiral Serbee and the Rut
land the Admiral Clark. Officers will
be sent to the Atlantic to being the
steamers to Puget Sound.
At the annual meeting of the Alas
ka-Pacific Navigation company on
October 14, President H. F. Alexan
der was re-elected and the position of
chairman of the board created, to
which Chester Thorne, chairman of
the Board of the National Bank of
Tacoma was chosen. The board of
directors elected represents strong fin
ancial interests in San Francisco,
Portland, Seattle, and Tacoma, indi
cate that the company is planning an
expansion of its business to keep
pace with the development of the
north.
The directors of the company are.
First vice-president, T. B. Wilcox, of
Portland; Becond vice-president, S. A.
Perkins, of Tacoma; treasurer, Wil
liam Jones of Portland, and directors,
M. A. Arnold, president of the First
Eational Bank of Seattle; James D.
oge. president of the Union Trust
& Savings Company of Seattle; Col.
D. C. Jackling of New York and San
Francisco; E. A. Stuart, president of
the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk
Co. of Seattle, and R. P. Burchart, a
wealthy cement manufacturer of Vic
toria, B. C., who was added to the di
rectorate.
JAPAN’S ATTITUDE
ALARMING TO CHINA
Japanese Government Will Make
Restoration of Monarchy in Chi
na Pretext for More Demands
PEKING, Nov. 1.—President Yuan
has announced that it is too late for
the Japanese and European govern
ments to protest against the restora
tion of the monarchy in China, as the
step has already been decided upon.
The government of Japan has en
tered a strong protest against the
the abolition of the republic form of
government in China, and has assum
ed an aggressive attitude towards
China which has caused alarm in the
empire. It is feared that Japan will
make the change of government in
China an excuse to increase her de
mands upon the nation for further
concessions.
Japanese missionaries have been
sent to all parts of the Chinese em
pire to arouse antagonism against the
restoration of the monarchy and it is
believed the missionaries will be fol
lowed by an armed invasion on the
pretext that the monarchy might dis
regard the treaty recently forced upon
China by Japan, giving her territo
rial and commercial concessions
which must ultimately place her in
control of the affairs of the empire.
Pete Cashman, of Wortman’s road
house, is in town on business.
WETS CIU FRAUD
IS B PLANNED
Assert that One-Fourtli of Ohio Pro
liibitionists are Not Entitled to
Vote Tomorrow on Issue.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 1.—The lead
ers of the "wet" campaign declare
that the prohibitionists are preparing
to vote thousands of persons who are
not residents of the state. They de
clare that fully one-fourth of the pro
hibitionists are not entitled to vote
'and will be arrested if they go to the
polls. The wets claim the election,
wftich will be held tomorrow, will re
sult in a majority of fifty thousand
against prohibition.
It is estimated that William Jen
nings Bryan has addressed fifty mil
lion people in fifty cities during the
present campaign and should the
prohibitionists carry the election the
former secretary of state will be en
titled to the credit.
Both sides have waged active cam
paigns, spending money lavishly by
hiring speakers of national reputation
to tour the state in their interests.
Special police are being sworn in in
every city in the state as it is feared
thrt, trouble will result at the polls
as jji'e feeling is very bitter.
THE S.S. JUNEAU
AND S.S. VALDEZ
The Bennington and Burlington, Re
cently Bought by the Alaska S.
8. Company be Rechristened
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—The Alaska
Steamship Company officials have de
cided to rechristen the big freighters
recently purchased on the Atlantic
coast for the Southwestern Alaska
run, and will make them conform
with the names given other freighters
in the Alaska service.
The Bennington will be named the
Juneau and the Burlington will be
rechristened the Valdez, making Ju
neau, Cordova, Valdez, Latouche and
Seward, the principal Alaskan coast
towns represented in the list. The
officials also state that they have un
der contemplation the purchase of an
other big freighter early next spring
to be named Ketchikan.
The Alaska Steamship company
states that the freighters will be plac
ed in service as soon as possible after
their arrival on Puget Sound, in or
der that shipments of copper ores
from the mines of Alaska may be
made promptly to the smelter at Ta
coma. The smelter has recently been
enlarged and its capacity increased so
that several thousand tons of ore
daily from Alaska can be treated in
addition to the regular shipments of
ores received from Pacific coast and
British Columbia mines.
BRITISH SEIZE
AMERICAN SHIPS
President Wilson Has Entered Offi
cial Protest and Elplanation
Will Re Demanded.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.—British
cruisers yesterday seized the Ameri
can freighters Tamburg and Hooking
and took them to Halifax harbor, de
spite the protests of the* officers of
the ships. No official explanation has
been offered regarding the seizure of
the freighters, but it is believed the
British have knowledge they have
carried contraband of war destined
for Germany. President Wilson will
demand an explanation and has al
ready officially protested against-the
high-handed methods of the British
admiralty in stopping American ves
sels on the high seas.
The German-American papers are
printing sarcastic references to the
seizure of the American freighters,
and declare that the action of the
British cruisers will afford President
Wilson an excellent opportunity of
proving his neutrality.
Eli Larson has finished painting the
front of Judge Reed’s office building
on the approach to the Valdez dock.
CAPTAIN BIRKLANH WINS
IN HIS RACE WITH HEATH.
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—Captain Birk
Iand, of the whaler Unimak, who has
tened from Akutan to the bedside of
his son who is dying in a Seattle hos
pital, won the race and reached his
boy while he was still alive and con
scious. He received the word of the
fatal illness of his son while at the
farthest outpost and immediately left
for Seattle coming along the coast.
He was delayed while on the Dora by
a storm west of Kodiak, but reports
a quick passage from Seward to Se
attle.
MILLIONAIRE NEW YORK
BROKER A SUICIDE.
NEW YORK, Nov. L—Richard
Reid, a millionaire broker of this
city, committed- suicide Saturday dur
ing a fit of despondency resulting
from heavy losses in stock specula
tions. For many years he was con
nected with the management of sev
eral great railroad systems and it is
believed that fear of government in
vestigation contributed to his despon
dency.
Joe Stanton, the mail contractor
and freighter, arrived from Wort
man’s this morning in his auto truck.
He has disposed of the Ford truck
to Pete Cashman, who will use it in
connection with his roadhouse at
Wortman.
ONLY FIFTY ARE
10 BE INVITEI
Believed that President Wilson an
Mrs. Galt will be Married Dur
ing First Week in December.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.
It has been announced that only fift
guests, the immediate relatives o
President Wilson and Mrs. Norma:
Galt, will be invited to their wedding
It is believed the wedding will tak
place during the first week in Decern
her and that the couple will spend ;
short honeymoon in the southen
states, where President Wilson wil
be enabled to keep in close touch witl
the affairs of the nation.
President Wilson, Mrs. Galt, Mrs
McAdoo, who until her marriage wit!
Secretary McAdoo, of the treasury de
partment with Miss Eleanor Wilson
Miss Bones, the president’s cousin
and Miss Gertrude Gordon, who is a
ward of Mrs. Galt' spent Sunday aft
ernoon at the home of the president’s
brother, where President Wilson met
a number of Mrs. Galt’s relatives with
whom he had not been acquainted.
The announcement that the number
of guests to be invited will be limited
to fifty has caused disappointment
among the society leaders who have
been showering attention on Mrs.
Galt since the announcement of her
engagement.
GERMANS GATHER
IN CONSPIRATORS
Twenty More Including Four Women,
Are Arrested for Plotting to
Destroy the Railroads.
LONDON, Nov. 1.—Dispatches
from Berlin state that twenty more
persons have been arrested by the
German authorities in connection with
the gigantic conspiracy against Ger
man rule in Belgium. Four Belgium
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CAPT. LANE AND PARTY
HAVE REACHED FAIRRANKS
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states THAT EXPLORER STEFFENSSON NOW HAS BEST OUTFIT
EVER TAKEN INTO ARCTIC AND HAS GRANTED ONE MORE
YEAR’S TIME BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE
INVESTIGATIONS—PARTY LEFT HERSCHEL ISLAND ON SEPT
EMBER 18 AND CAME ACROSS ARCTIC TUNDRAS TO YUKON
RIVER—CREW OF POLAR BEAR WERE EAGER TO GO WITH
VESSEL TO FAR NORTH.
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 1.—Capt. Louis
L. Lane, the Arctic explorer who sold
his schooner Polar Bear to Explorer
Steffensson, arrived in Fairbanks
from Circle City last night and was
given a big reception upon his ar
rival here.
Lane is accompanied by two Ameri
cans who went into the Arctic last
summer seeking adventures. They
report that they came overland all
the way with the exception of making
the trip from Herschell Island to the
mainland a distance pf twenty-live
miles, in an open boat.
The party left Herschell island on
September 13 th and have been trav
eling at easy stages ever since. They
report that Steffensson left for the
north end of Banksland on Septem
ber 3, and that he now has the best
outfit ever taken into the Arctic for
exploration purposes.
The crew of the Polar Bear, who
were with Lane, were eager to ac
company Steffensson on his trip and
Capt. Lane declares that they are the
best men for the undertaking to be
found in the country, as they are ln
nured to the hardships of the north.
Capt. Lane reports that Explorer
Steft'ensson requested the Canadian
government to give him one more
year in order to pursue his inves
tigations and that the request was
granted. He reports that he discov
ered the wreck of Steffensson’s boat,
the Explorer on a sand spit near Cape
Kellett, on August 11. The vessel
had been ground to pieces by the ice
and was a complete wreck. When
Lane met Steffenssen the latter had
just returned from a winter trip, hav
ing used sleds to transport the mea
gre supply of food with which the
party were equipped.
Lane and his companions will leave
for the coast tomorrow en route to
the states and Capt. Lane says he will
buy another boat and go to the Arc
tic next summer.
Judge W. A. Munley, who has been
in San Francisco appearing before the
Circuit court of appeals in a case ap
pealed from this district, is a passen
ger on the Admiral Bvana for An-;
chorage where he has been appointed
United States assistant district attor
ney,
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