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CARRANZA SOLDIERS MUTINY AND
DIRECT BATTERIES AT THE l. S.
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KINGSVILLE, Texas, March U5.-Thi.-ty bandits are:
reported to have fired upon'sixteen American soldiers j
who were guarding the bridge near this place last night.
The Americans returned the fire and about a hundred j
shots were fired, none of which hit the Americans. Ihe
casualties amongst the Mexicans, if any, are not known.
Both sides fought from cover.
OTHERS FIRED UPON
BROWNSVILLE, March If..—The American soldiers
guarding the bridge here were fired on last night b>
Mexican bandits. It was feared for a time that the shots
might have been fired by Carranza troops but it is made
perfectly clear that the assailants were irregulars. 1 here
were no casualties.
REGULARS WILL AID U. S.
WASHINGTON, March 16.—All the reports today
indicate that the de facto government of Mexico will co
operate with the United States in its efforts to capture
Villa and his bandits and. it is hoped by the officials that
no serious developments will occur during the pursuit of
Villa. The chase is expected to take several days at least
and some people are inclined to believe that as \ ilia and
his men can go where American troops could hat dly pene
trate in a body the hunt will be much longer.
CENSORSHIP STRICT
EL PASO, March 16.—So strict is the censorship that
it was impossible early this morning to tell with official
confirmation whether the American troops have crossed
over the line or not. It is generally taken for granted,
however, that the United States troops are actually now
marching through Mexican territory. The best inform
ed opinion is that Dodds force is of the flying column sort
and is mounted on the best horses and supplied with the
best means for carrying supplies with it quickly enough
to prevent delay on the march. Scouting has been carried
on with a view to discovering the most likely location of
Villa himself. Several movements of troops have been
carried on openly along the border but those movements
are supposed either to be a cloak for the actual work or
for the purpose of strengthening border garrisons.
AMERICANS FLEE
WASHINGTON, March 16.—The American colonists
at Torreon and Nacarazi are fleeing to the States in the
belief that the war between the United States and Mexico
will become general and that their position in Mexico had
become dangerous. They reported that the feeling in
Mexico is serious.
CARRANZA MEN REVOLT
DOUGLAS, March 16.—The report has arrived here
that three thousand Carranza troops have mutinied at
Cabullona, eighteen miles south of this place, and are
causing the greatest concern. Scouts report that the
mutineers are entrenching and placing batteries directed
at the United States boundary with the apparent purpose
of opposing any advance of American troops into Mexican
territory. The guns, it is said> are pointed directly at the
place which the Americans must cross in the march
against Villa.
NATIONAL GUARDS ORDERED
SAN ANTONIO, March 16.—The National Guards of
Arizona, Texas and New Mexico have been ordered to
mobilize on the border to protect American citizens
against any possible raid from the Mexican side. The
Guards are now actually mobilizing and taking up their
places at the points to which they are directed.
FEELING AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, March 16.—The same censorship
exists here about Mexican affairs, apparently, as that
which is making itself so evident at military headquarters
on the international boundary. The most disquieting re
ports are coming from the border by all accounts although
official Mexico seems to be favorable to maintaining
strictly the agreement made between the two govern
ments.
Democrats Elect
Their New Officers
Sixteen, Including Two Ladies, Nomi
nated for Primary Election.
The Democratic Club of Seward
met last evening in Pioneer Hall,
elected officers for the coming year
and nominated sixteen candidates for
election act delegates to the Juneau
convention. The meeting was more
largely attended than any of the Re
publican meetings held here recently
and quite a lot of interest was shown
in it. President W. E. Root insisted
on resigning from the position and
the following officers were elected:
Derrick Lane, president; Hugh
Dougherty, 1st vice-president; D. C.
Matheson, 2nd vice-president; Geo.
Phelps, secretary; J. E. Wooley, asst,
secretary; H. E. Ellsworth, treasurer.
The following are candidates for
delegates to the Territorial Conven
tion:
John Ronan, T. W. Hawkins, Mrs.
W. E. Root, Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth. J.
J. Ryan, B. F. Swesey, F. A. Taylor,
Geo. Phelps, F. J. Nickerson, C. E.
Martin, Wayne Blue, Derrick Lane,
J. W. Hamilton and P. J. Donohue.
PANAMA CANAL TO BE
ALL OPEN NEXT MONTH
WASHINGTON, March 16.—The
official prediction is made that the
Panama canal will bo open for ves
sels of deep draught on April 15.
Most successful work has been done
on the waterway during the past few
weeks.
❖ OVER A HUNDRED *
❖ ON THE FARRAGUT ❖
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About a hundred and twenty people
arrived on the Farragut in Seward
this morning. The following are the
first class passengers:
E. Jones, C. Knutson, F. M. Kemp
er, T. B. Watson, I. Bayless, H. H.
Hobbs, G. S. Rizor, J. B. Woolas,
Chas. Katzmiller, F. Obriket, Sr., F.
Obriket, Jr., Mrs. LaVarne, J. Calla
han, G. C. Kay, S. J. Bailey, J. B.
Woodman, Jas. King, Mrs. N. R.
Anderson, Mrs. M. Long, Mrs. Mc
Donald, W. P. James, Geo. Christ
naucht, E. C. Oldfin, Con Lien, H.
Dawson, J. Dawson, J Mutchler, H.
Fathers, C. M. Hanson, £. W. Merrill,
W. G. Glaincrt, S. Burns, Sister
Frances, Sister Margaret Mary,
Sister Stephany, Gus Olson, W. N.
Spence and 75 steerage.
THIMBLE CLUB MEETS
The Merry Thimble Cluj) met at
Mrs. Martin’s yesterday. Mrs. Mc
Near and Mrs. Skeen were guests of
honor and Mrs. Wever won the prize.
The next meeting will be at Mrs.
Chambers/
The Farragut had 71 tons of freight
for this place.
Was Seattle Doctor
Executed as a Spy?
Persistent Humors that Doctor Mel
Horn Was Shot by the
British.
SEATTLE, March 16. — Persistent
rumors are alloat that Dr. W aiton M.
ivlelhorn, a prominent physician ot
this city has been secretly executed
in England as a German spy. The
report is that letters of a commitai
nature were found in his pockets but
nis friends deny that he was in any
way connected with the secret service
of any belligerent nation. He left
Seattle last November to join the
German Red Cross and nothing has
been heard from him since. Confirm
ation of the story of his execution has
ben sought but without any result.
The authorities at Washington have
ooen advised of the rumor and an in
vestigation will probably be made at
once.
Fairbanks Adopts
Half New Law
For Separate Mayor but Separate
Election of Otlicials Lost
by 8 Votes.
FAIRBANKS, March 16.—In the
election Here to secure tne opinion oi
me people oil tlie question oi electing
a mayor and oinciais oi tne mumcip
mity separately lrom the council tne
section ox a mayor separately was
warned and the separate election oi j
oinciais was deleutcd oy a majority
ox omy eight. Three hundred anu
onrty-eight votes were cast.
COME TO INVESTIGATE
FOR THE INSURANCE
Judge George J. Love of Valdez ar
rived on the Farragut to adjudge the
are losses sustained in the fire which
destroyed the Daggett block, the Col
well building and other property'. The
judge, by the way, says that Colonel
Millard has made the payment on the
Granite mine and the deed is filed.
NORTHWESTERN LEFT
JUNEAU LAST NIGHT
The steamship Northwestern left
Juneau at 10 p. m. yesterday and this
ought to bring her to Cordova at
midnight tonight,
❖ VAN PELT OUT FOR *
* CITY ATTORNEY ❖
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Judge van Pelt, who has made a
host of friends since his arrival here,
announces today his candidacy for the
city attorneyship of Sew’ard in the
election to take place on April 4. He
was formerly District Judge m
; Nevada and is a lawyer of high
standing.
PERSHING IS GONE OVER
SAN ANTONIO, March 16. —The first actual in
formation of an official kind that the Americans did really
cross the line yesterday was received today when it was
learned that a wireless message had been received fiom
the Pershing command regarding the American forces
actually on Mexican soil. Funston states, however, that
the message contained no report of what was going on
and it is assumed that the message was one of no import
ance to the campaign. It has been learned that the mes
sage came from a point nearly twenty miles in the inter
ior of Mexico and was probably sent from some cavalry
command which is making a forced march to cut off \ ilia
from the mountains.
WICKERSHAM TO
BE NOMINATED
AT LEAST THAT IS INFORMA
TION SECURED THROUGH
U. P. AT JUNEAU.
JUNEAU, March 16.—From full
returns received from all the primary
elections in Alaska it is indicated that
YVickersham will receive the nomina
tion of the Republican party of the
territory at the coming convention at
Seward. The indication also is that
Schofield of Nome and Shackleford
are the strongest in the running for
national committeemen and that they
will be instructed for Hughes.
The above cable came through the
United Press via Seattle and is evi
dently the opinion of the U. P. repre
sentative at the Territorial capital.
The message suggests another phase
of the political situation which has
been suspected for some time. Scho
tield has always been one of the
staunch “regulars” in Nome and was
the committeeman for that city. He
was United States Commissioner
under Muranc because of his unbend
ing “regularity” and it is almost safe
to assume that he is now accompanied
by other leading members of the Re
publican organization in the Second
division. A report has reached the
Gateway that Gilmore, formerly can
didate for congress and a delegate to
the coming convention here, is inclin
ed to the Shackleford side, and, ap
parently, that would mean the Wick
ersham side.
;• ♦ «> ❖ ♦ *>
❖ To *
❖ The Editor of the Gateway. *
❖ Sir: *
*> Will you please publish the *
•> following reference to the article v
❖ in last night’s “official paper of *
*:• the city of Seward,” captioned; *
❖ “Coupling Made, Was Missing.” *•*
❖ I merely wish to state that the *
•> clumsy innuendo contained *5*
❖ therein is as contemptible and •>
•> base as the statement is malici
❖ ous and false. The story is a lie *
*> and its author is no better than *
❖ the story. *
.> Yours truly, *
❖ S. M. GRAFF.
❖ Seward, Alaska.
•> March 16th, 1916. ^
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Big Minstrel Show
Begins 8:30 Sharp
Chorus of Twenty-Four Voices Care
fully trained Will be a
Feature.
The big A. B. Minstrel Show will
commence at 8:30 sharp tomorrow
evening. The chorus is composed ol
twenty-four of Seward’s best voices.
They have been in training for several
weeks and are in perfect form. The
end men—well, they must be seen to
be appreciated, and what they have
to say is said to be of the kind to
tickle the local ear. At the dress re
hearsal last evening the entire show
was produced and, although the paper
cannot talk from personal knowledge,
those who were privileged to be pres
ent say it is a hummer. The quartette
composed of Messrs. Kerr, Bruner,
Clark and Moses will render some of
the ever pleasant old Southern songs.
The music, vocal and instrumental,
alone will be worth more than the
price of admission.
CARL STROUTS FATHER DIES
The father of Carl Strout, the
popular purser of the Farragut, died
recently in Seattle. The death of the
gentleman took place on the day that
Carl arrived in Seattle on the last
trip.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
SUCCESS AT VERDUN
PALATIAL LINER SUNK
AMSTERDAM, March 1G. —The Dutch steamer
Tubantia, the most palatial vessel on the Atlantic, a liner
of fifteen thousand tons, is now at the bottom of the North
Sea, having been sunk yesterday by a mine. She had
eighty-seven passengers aboard and a crew of three hun
dred at the time of the disaster but all were saved. After
the explosion the great ship took three hours to sink and
this gave a chance for all aboard to get away on boats or
to wait for aid that came in answer to signals of distress
sent out immediately after the concussion. The Tubantia
was less than a year old and was probably the most beauti
fully fitted liner on any sea.
VON TIRPITZ RESIGNS
LONDON, March 16.—Grand Admiral von Tirpitz,
the head of the German navy, has resigned and has been
superseded by Admiral Capelle. It is believed that von
Tirpitz disagreed with the kaiser's demand for greater
naval activity.
WHY VON TIRPITZ QUIT
THE HAGUE’ March 16.—Reliable advices received
here indicate that the resignation of Admiral von Tirpitz
foreshadows the abandonment of submarine attacks with
out warning. The kaiser, it is said, tried to win the ad
miral to such an abandonment of the plan but failed.
GERMANS HALTED BY FRENCH
LONDON, March 16.—Paris claims that the French
fire yesterday cut two German regiments to pieces and
halted the German offensive west of the Meuse river. Two
thousand Germans are reported to have been killed in the
assault in a few hours.
FRENCH HURLED BACK
BERLIN, March 16.—French attacks in force on
Deadman’s Hill yesterday were hurled back by our forces.
The conditions on the rest of the Verdun front remain un
changed. Deadman’s Hill was taken by our troops several
days ago and the efforts of the French were meant to re
cover the lost positions.
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
FOR SEWARD ON WATSON
SEATTLE, March 16.—The follow
ing passengers left for Seward on the
Watson last night:
W. Mulligan and wife, Sam Sit
tonia, C. Downie, Fred Lily man, J.
McCallen, W. Foster, Hydwell Davies,
C. Anderson, J. Cregg, G. Brown, L.
Keir, J. BartholfT, A. Barcy and wife,
Burke Ketcham, J. Moninsmith, R.
McMillan, M. Packard, J. Heming
way, B. Hettle and wife, B. Torrens,
J. Moffett, G. Rathbun, S. Hommond,
Mrs. Nellie Bates, Miss L. Lorraine,
Mrs. Thos. Davies, R. Davis and wife,
Dave Ison, H. Ness, S. Beck, E. Mcl
burg, Frank Brager, and wife, Frank
Beckman, Mrs. Helen Schwab, Miss
Selma Wilson, Imogene Mulligan,
Mary McConnell, P. Burke, S. Hisno,
T. Donohoe and wife, S. Houseman,
J. Brooks, Isaac Saintmary, Bert
Schaffer and a hundred twenty-eight
steerage.
BIG APPROPRIATION
FOR BREMERTON YARD
Yards Will be Equipped for the Build
ing of Great Battleships.
WASHINGTON, March 16. —The
senate today passed an appropriation
of two million and sixty-five thousand
dollars to equip the Bremerton yards
for the building there of battleships.
“Grandma” White, as she has come
to be^ affectionately known, arrived in
I the city last evening and will return
home on Monday.
BIG RING OF SMUGGLERS
ARRESTED AT SEATTLE
Said to be the Greatest Organization
of the Kind in History.
SEATTLE, March 16.—Twenty-five
people, including whites, Chinese and
Japanese, were arrested here today on
the charge of being the leaders of the
most extensive opium and Chinese
smuggling ring in the history of
America. It is claimed that the ring
cleaned up a million dollars on opium
and three hundred thousand dollars
by smuggling Chinese during the
last three years. The operations
were carried on between Vancouver
and Seattle in launches. Two boats
have also been seized.
CRUISER IS RUSHED
DOWN TO VERA CRUZ
WASHINGTON, March 16. — The
battleship Kentucky has received
orders to rush to Vera Cruz at once
from New Orleans. The rush is re
garded as an indication that trouble
is feared.
W. F. Thompson, editor of the Fair
banks News-Miner leaves on the Far
ragut for his home town where he will
again probably take up the reins o!
the pen or whatever it should be call
ed. He has been visiting Seward for
several days.
Raymond Johnson, a young school
teacher of California, has come to
settle in this country.