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Yol. io. No. 276 SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, !!>!<»_Ten Cents the Copy
ASQUITH FAVORS PEACE BUT THE
ALLIES WILL FIRST WIN OUT
ASQUITH TALKS PEACE
LONDON. Nov. 10.—At the banquet in the Guild hall
today to Sir Henry Dunn, the new lord mayor, Prime
Minister Asquith in a speech declared that Great Britain
has most reason of any of the belligerent nations to de
sire peace but. He declared, the Allies have a common
cause and must gain what they desire. He reviewed the
victories of the Entente alliance since the beginning of the
st niggle.
CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCES
BERLIN, Nov. 10.—Chancellor von Bethmann Hol
weg made an announcement today in which he stated that
Germany is willing after peace is declared to co-operate
and collaborate with other nations to guarantee justice toi
all nations and freedom on land and sea, especially it the
war creates political conditions requiring such a guaran
tee. The first- conditions of such organization, though, he
says, must be antagonism to aggressive coalitions. He de
clares that it became known in 1015 that Britain and
France had promised to Russia dictatorial domination
over Constantinople, the Bosporus and the Dardanelles as
well as the hinterlands on both sides. He asserts that the
Allies proposed to enforce their domination by arms in ai
brutai and impossible manner. The chancellor also de
clares that Germany never planned to rob France of her
colonies but that Britain favored the French and Rus
sian plans for conquests which only war could obtain.
SAY GERMANS EXAGGERATED
BUCHAREST, Nov. 10.—The German claims regard
ing their captures on October 1 and 21 in Dobrudja are:
exaggerated, according to the war offee report. During I
the same period we captured six thousand.
ITALIANS TAKE GUNS !
ROME, Nov. 10.—The Italian offensive in the Carso]
plateau region yesterday resulted in the capture of twenty
guns thirteen of which are of medium caliber. The bom-.
bardment in that district is intermittent.
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FIGHTING IN DOBRUDJA
PETROGRAD. Nov. 10.—The war office reports that
the Russians are fighting desperately two miles west of
Cernadova.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 10.—The Roumanians have in
augurated a strong offensive at Predeal and are envelop
ing the enemv’s left flank.
FREEDOM OF PRESS
VIENNA, Nov. 10.—The freedom of the press is be
lieved to be assured under Premier von Koerber. He says
he will permit discussions on the food problem and on in
ternational questions.
MANY AIRSHIPS DOWNED
PARIS. Nov. 10.—Seventy aerial combats have taken
place recently on the French front in which three Fokkers
and nine other German airships were downed. The only
report of land fighting today on the Somme is that in
termittent artillery duels are proceeding. The minister of
the interior has asked for a three per cent tax on restaur
ant bills under three dollars and five per cent on hills
above that amount.
VILLA REINFORCED,
MARCHES ON TORREON
EL PASO, N'ov. 10. — Villa has been reinforced by
thirty four hundred troops from Zacarecas and is now
nearing Torreon, the railroad center. It is declared that
the Carranzaistas will evacuate Torreon without attempt
ing to resist and that Villa will then move on Chihuahua
and Juarez.
Ship Is Lost In
Lake Superior!
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CLKYKLAX 1). Nov. 10.—A steam
er which is believed to be the Fron
tenae lias sunk in Lake Superior and
twenty people were lost on her.
POLITICAL NOTKS
It is quite possible that we shall
not know the result of the Delegate
election in the territory for weeks. In
the election four years ago for the
territorial legislature Grimm of Nome
went to Juneau in the belief that he
hud been elected but in Spring, after
many months, it was fount! that Aid
rich had got enough votes in the Ki
ana precinct to beat Grimm. Kiana is
a place far north of Nome and lias
miserable means of communication.
There are several other such places
which it not quite so bad, are nearly
so.
fhe man who introduced the Prohi
bition measure in the territorial legis
lature, C. k. Snow, has evident!}
jcett beaten for re-election in the
rourth division.
Ketchikan is reported to have
switched to Wickersham in the past
coupic oi weeks because ol considera
tions connected with the Alexander
fish bill. Most of the lishermen there
.ere said to have voted for Wicker
sham although they were strong tor
Sulzer in the beginning.
Heckman, elected senator in the
First division again, is a cannyer
man and one of the leaders of the
fishery interests.
Marshall and Doorman are two im
portant camps from which the re
turns have not been received. Mar
shall may be expected to go for Sul
zer as Frank Waskey lives there and
has a lot of influence. Doorman may
be expected for Wickersham as it is
the camp in which Dan Sutherland has
been operating.
The reports from Kodiak had not
been received when this was written.
Last election it went strong for Gun
nell but Gunnell was known there
and Sulzer is not. It will likely be
for Sulzer but not by quite so large
a majority.
Candle, the Inmachuk, Kiana and
other precincts north of Nome would
at least probably give a standoff in
favor of the Democrat.
EVANS COMING
The Adimarl Evans left Anchorage
this morning at 6 o’clock.
LIEUT. MEANS WINS C APTAINCY
Commissioner F. Mears, of the
Alaskan Enginering Commission, has
received his commission promoting
him from first lieutenant to the rank
of captain in the United States
cavalry.—Ex.
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PREPARE TO PROSECl'TE
FRAP OS IN CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.—Wash
ington has instructed United States
Attorney John Preston to prepare to
handle election fraud cases arising
from the campaign. Manager Frank
lin Hitchborn says the drys will de
mand a recount of the voting on the
prohibition amendments. Extensive
frauds are alleged and the recount
may affect the result of the president
ial election.
Mrs. Frank Waller was hostess to
two separate parties yesterday. One
was in the afternoon and one in the
evening.
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
Re-elected Alter the Most Sensational
Contest in history.
REPUBLICANS LOST CALIFORNIA
suffkaof is losim;
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
SIOUX FALLS, S. I)., Nov. 0 —
Suffrage is losing in this state. With
three-fourths of the votes counted the
majority against surfrage L two
thousand.
Mr. and Mrs. James It. Hayden will
leave on the Admiral Fvans for a
vacation of a couple of months or
in the States.
SULZER LEADS AND !
CHANCES ABE GOOD
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| CERTAIN OF SULZER VICTORY
JUNEAU, *\ov. 10.—The First division, with Sulzei
and other Sulzer strongholds not reported, eight precinct:
missing in all, give Sulzer -,--0 and Wickersham i,Y4o.
Airs. Lewis got 800. Sulzer s plurality in the First wii
oe 000. Wickersham leads in me Second by 160 and u.
the Fourth by 9. Telegrams trum me Second division
say that the final returns \»m make mat division even.
Telegrams from The Fourth ui\ lsiou say Vv ickcrsiiam can
not carry tiiat division by more man oo. All this makes n
apparently certain that Suizer s majority in me ierruon
will not be less tuan 800. me Juneau empire tomgiu
telegraphed congratulations u> inm. urigsuy is now oe
lieved to be 1,600 ahead ana ms majority may be 2,000. li
the estimates of the unreported precincts in the Tihru
division are correct Sinzer wm have more than live hun
dred plurality.
SULZER ALL l'UR SULZER
JUNEAU, Nov. 10.—Suizer, the home town of the
Democratic candidate and tiie town that is named alter
him went for him almost to a man, the vote being 72 for
Sulzer to 2 for Wickersham. This gives Sulzer now a leac.
of 551 in the first division and it may increase to 000.
NOME WILL BE EVEN
JUNEAU, Nov. 10.—N. O. Solberg wires from Nome
that the result in tiie Second division will be even between
Sulzer and Wickersham.
SAYS WILSON VICTORY COMPLETE
CHICAGO,' Nov. 10.—Senator Walsh says Wilson’s
victory is complete. ‘‘Wilson has the support of the coun
try and the house and senate,” said Walsh, “and the vict
ory has been achieved through the well nigh unanimous
support of the Democratic west.”
FRAUD CHARGED N. I).
BISMARCK, N. D., Nov. 10.—Fraud is now charged
against the Democrats and the Republicans are demand
ing a recount.
DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL IN MINN.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 10.—With fifty precincts uncounted
Wheaton, the Democratic chairman, still claims Minnesota
Wilsonian although Hughes has a lead of 752. Two thou
sand one hundred and thirty eight votes on the border
nay decide but the full result will probably not be known
l dll Tuesday in the state.
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CALIF. MAY HAVE ERRORS
NEW YORK, Nov. 10. — The Republicans contend
hat since California gave only a majority of three thou
sand many slight errors may lie found, but they say noth- j
'ng about a contest.
ELECTORALS ARE STATE OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—An examination of the
i supreme court decisions shows that the Electors are plain
i ly state officials and federal jurisdiction over them is de
nied. In the Hayes-Tilden contest a congressional com
mittee stated that a verification of the votes in a Presi
dential election by the states is necessary.
HUGHES THREW AWAY CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. — Observers am now
pointing out that Hiram Johnson, for governor, led the
Hughes vote in the state by three hundred thousand and
they attribute the defeat of Hughes to his slighting of
Johnson during the campaign in California. Hughes
heeded William H. Crocker who was opposing Johnson,
and Hughes and Johnson stayed in the same hotel at
Longbeach but never met.
CALIFORNIA FOR WILSON
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10—(Received at 8:15 a. m.)
—All doubt was removed about the result in this state at
> o’clock last night. Wilson’s lead was 2,007. It is also as
serted, but it is not confirmed, that Wilson leads in New
Vlexico by 2,043 with 180 precincts uncounted. (The lat
ter part of this message is such that this reading of it
may not be correct.)
CONCEDES WILSON CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.—(Received 8:55 a. m.)
—Republican Chairman Rowell reviews the returns when
,nly ks scattered precincts were left to be counted and lie
oncedes Wilson a majority probably of 2.970.
MORE FROM CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10—(Received at 9:08 a. in.)
—With 5, 834 precincts counted Wilson has Itio, t>i>9, a
durably of 3,111.
WILSON HAS 270
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—It is clear this morning that
Wilson has 270 electoral votes. The Hughes plurality in
West Virginia is 159 with 139 precincts uncounted. Five
ongressional contests are undecided, four of which are
un nially Democratic and two Republican. One is New
dexico undecided. The revised returns show that the
Democrats have elected 215 to congress which gives them
i. plurality. Of the congressmen elected one each has been
lected by the Independents, Socialists, Progressives and
protectionists. If the districts remain unchanged the
democrats will have a plurality ol three. Miss Jeannet*
e Rankin still stands a line chance of being elected t‘>
.‘digress from Montana by the Republicans and she mu'
ie the first woman member ol congress.
UNWILLING TO CONCEDE
NEW YORK, Nov. 10— (Received at 8:55 a. m.)
j'he Republicans are still unwilling to concede victory to
Wilson. Wilcox remained silent when the Democratic
victory in California was reported. "So lar as the claims
>f the Democrats that we practised fraud are concerned”
ie said, “we are willing to give them all the aid possible
to prove it.”
“It’s all over,” said McCormick. “We stick unflmch
ngly to the claim that we have 288 electorals."
G. O. 1\ WILL DEMAND RECOUNTS
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—The Republicans will demand
a recount in California, New Mexico, Minnesota and
North Dakota. Hughes, Colby and Wilcox were in close
conference last night.
MINNESOTA
St. PAUL, Nov. 10. — (Received at 8:55) — With
eighty-four precincts uncounted Hughes leads by 772.
WILSON SAYS NOTHING
LONGBRANCH, Nov. 10.—Wilson went to Williams
town last night and will return to Washington on Sun
day. He has no statement to make and is awaiting de
finite figures.
CONCEDE NORTH DAKOTA
FARGO, Nov. 9.—(Received last night) — The Re
publicans concede North Dakota to Wilson. Wilson is
leading in North Dakota by 1,400. His lead in California
is 2,326 with 5,681 precincts counted.
CONCORD, Nov. 9.—Twenty-five precincts not re
ported and the certified returns give Hughes 4,338 and
Wilson 4,207. ..