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SEWAR1), ALASK A, TIIURSDAY, JULY G, 1916._______ __-—
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REPORTED THAT VILLA AT HEAD OF TROOPS HAS
DEFEATED CARRANZA FORCE IN BLOODY BATTLE
BODIES OF SLAIN AMERICAN
TROOPERS RROUGHT TO U. S.
MEXICANS STARVING
EAGLE PASS, July G—Two million men, women and
children in .Mexico are on the verge of starvation, ac
cording to Jose F. Martinez who has traveled all over the
Republic for two months to prepare a report on the condi
tions there for New \ ork interests. His statement of the
facts shows the condition in some parts to be frightful.
STILL SEND MILITIA
WASHING ION. July G.—Although the state depart
ment and the government generally is convinced that all
danger of war with Mexico is passed the war department
has decided to persist in its original intention ot sending
to the border ail the militiamen called out. This move is
made to guard against any possible recurrence of trouble.
REPORT VILLA IN BATTLE
El. PASO. July G. — Reports have arrived here that
the Villa forces have gained a complete victory over the
army of Carranza in a bloody engagement which has oc
curred southwest of Jiminez. This report followed the
statement by Manuel Madinavesta, formerly chief of stall
to Villa, that he saw Villa last Friday at Bautesta, Dur
ango. At that time, he says. Villa had eleven hundred
followers with him. San Bautesta is thirty-five miles
south of Parral.
BODIES RECOVERED
EL PASO. July G. — The bodies of Captain Boyd,
Lieutenant Adair and the colored troopers have all been
recovered from the Carrizal battle field and have been
brought by El Paso undertakers to Juarez. They will be
formally delivered to the army representatives today and
will receive a military burial. An immense crowd will be
present to receive them.
Reliable j\eivs Kept Quiet
NEWS VERY SCARCE
THE HAGUE, July 6.—Correspondents here find it
very difficult to secure reliable information ot the pro
gress of tile fighting on the war fronts, east or west.
Travel across the borders has been limited by all the
belligerent countries and this creates the impression that
the supreme moment is at hand.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE PROCEEDS
LONDON, July o.—Judging by the meagre dis
patches published front the front this morning the great
allied offensive is still proceeding with full vigor in the
west. The city of Amiens is apparently the center of the
chief allied base. The Somme river runs almost east and
west at that point and the British troops are on both
banks. The fact that no advances by our forces are re
ported is taken as an indication that the Germans had
strongly fortified positions behind their front entrench
ments and are resisting stubbornly. It is semi-officially
stated that the country must be prepared to hear of large
lists of casualties and it is reminded that the offensive
means attacks in the open against entrenched troops that
are the best equipped and best trained in the world.
BOMBARD VERDUN
PARIS. July G.—The war office announces that the
cathedral of Verdun was heavily bombarded last night by
the Germans with large shells. The suggestion evidently
is that the attack on the cathedral was intentional and it
is assumed from that belief that the Germans are attack
ing it for the purpose of preventing its use as a stronghold
by oyr forces if the Verdun siege results in an assault on
the main fortress itself. There were violent bombard
ments yesterday at various points on the Verdun front
but the Germans made no infantry attacks. In Alsace a
French detachment penetrated a German trench near
Burhaupt and found it full of dead Germans.
KAISER TO THE FRONT
LONDON, July 6.—The kaiser is reported to have ar
rived at the Somme front accompanied by members of
his staff who will direct the defense of the German lines
against the great allied offensive. An Amsterdam dis
patch reports that on the arrival of the emperor on the
west front he established his headquarters near the very
front not far from Cambrai opposite the British lines.
New Liquor Rules
By Judge Brown
VALDEZ, July 5. — Judge Brown
has formulated new saloon regula
tions which provide that all liquor
sold and taken out of saloons must
be registered and the names of the
purchasers and the amounts of the
sales must be open to inspection by
the marshal at all times. Failure to
follow these regulations will be made
grounds for the revocation of licenses.
The judge says saloons have license
for retail sales only and not for the
j distribution of liquor beyond their
I immediate vicinities. Liquor must
not be sold to be taken to Anchorage
or other dry towns. An attempt to
evade the spirit of the rules will
cause licenses to be revoked.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY ON FOX
ISLAND DECLARED INVALID
ANCHORAGE, June 25.—Renard
island, at the entrance to Resurrection
bay, is not open to entry for home
steads, according to a statement made
by Andrew Christensen, manager of
the .U S. railroad lands department,
today.
Christensen has been informed from
Seward that L. M. Olson has filed a
claim on that island and says that the
location is invalid.—Ex.
KISSING PASTOR OF
CEDAR GROVE RESIGNS
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
CEDAR GROVE, N. J., June IK).—
’Having resigned after confessing he
was a “naughty boy” for kissing
pretty 15-year-old Miss Maud
Jacobus, the Reverend J. Lewis
Evans, 55, “The Kissing Pastor of
Cedar Grove,” left here today with his
wife, his luggage and no regrets.
According to the story told i>>*
Evans, Mrs. Evans and Miss Jacobus
at the time the kissing incident was
probed by the Congregational church
standing committee, Miss Maud was
helping arrange the parsonage and
found Dr. Evans among the furniture
in an upstairs bedroom.
Dr. Evans admitted that it was then
he kissed her. The Standing commit
tee sat down on Dr. Evans, demanding
his resignation.
His reverence is not without friends
among the churchfolk even now, nev
ertheless. Lewis Evans, no relation,
who formerly was treasurer of the
church, said that “even if Dr. Evans
has been an ass, he has been treated
too harshly by the church.”
Dr. Evans said he was glad to know
Mr. Evans said that. He said he
agreed with him; he “guessed he had
been an ass.”
Miss Maud had been secretary of
Dr. Evans’ Sunday school. She caus
ed all the row by telling about the
bedroom kiss.
NURSES ON THE WARPATH
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
TOLEDO, O., July 1. — Fifteen
nurses from a local hospital marched
| in a preparedness parade here today.
They were armed with rolling pins
and carried a large “We Are Prepar
ed” banner. Over forty thousand
Toledoans marched in the parade.
Of that number 10,000 were Willys
Overland automobile company em
ployes.
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Joe Hoffman has been elected dele
gate to the Democratic divisional con
vention from Resurrection precinct.
He came to town from his ranch this
morning.
AMERICANS WIN j
A GOODBATTLE
ROUT 250 ENEMIES AND AD
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VANCE ON SAN DOMINGO
C A P 1 T A L.
WASHINGTON, July 0.—Routing
two hundred and fifty revolutionists,
killing twenty-seven and capturing
live the American forces are now ad
vancing on Santiago, San Domingo.
The American losses were one killed,
one seriously wounded and seven
slightly wounded. The battle took
place last Saturday.
FREDDIE WELSH WILL
FIGHT FOR THE BELT
DENVER, July 6.—Freddie Welsh
has agreed that for a puree of $17,500
he will light any lightweight chosen
by the Colorado Springs Athletic Club
for the championship of the world,
twenty rounds on Labor Day.
SEATTLE MEN APPEAL
IN L1QIOR ( ASKS
SEATTLE, July (>.—John Ceden, of
Seattle, whose private room in tfu*
Rainier Club was raided by the sherill
and whose liquor was seized, and W.
E. Boeing, whose home was raided
and whose liquor was taken, have won
their suit for an appeal to the
supreme court. *' >th ere wealthy
men and declare they will go to the
extreme limit to prove that the action
of the authorities was unlawful. The
court also held that the appellants
are entitled to their liquor and orders
it returned to them.
REPORTED LATHROP IS
READY TO Bl'ILD HERE
The report is* current that Captain
Lathrop has secured a site and has
made all preparations for the erection
of a theatre building in Seward. It
is also stated that the building will be
a large one and will be partly used as
an apartment house.
SPECIAL SHOW FRIDAY
A special show will be given at the
Empress Theatre next Friday even
ing, and it will be nothing less than
“Peggy” in which Lillie Burke is the
star. This play was specially brought
to Anchorage for the opening nigflt
of the new theatre in that city.
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CALL FOR 6,000
FEET OF PILING
The Engineering Commission is
calling for bids for six thousand fee?
of piling for use in Kenai Basin. The
stcamshovel is also being prepared for
operation.
WAR COLLEGE TALKS
OF FORTIFYING HERE
The Army and Navy Journal in one
of its issues this month contains an
article about the tentative plans for
the fortifying of Resurrection bay.
The plans spoken of arc suggested by
the War College and show that the
subject is receiving attention again.
SNOWSLIDE WIPES OFT
GOLD CREEK BUILDINGS
Jim Mitchell brings to town a story
of a gigantic snowslide in the Gold
Creek basin which completely wiped
out the plant of the Gold Creek Min
ing Company. The slide smashed the
cookhouse and bunkhouse of the com
pany into small pieces hardly a board
or timber of the structures remain
ing more than a foot or two in length.
1 and piled the debris high^ up the
mountain on the opposite side of the
* creek.—Valdez Prospector.
FINAL PAYMENT MADE BY THE
GOVT. ON ALASKA NORTHERN
Infants Dying ol
Paralysis in N. \.
NEW YORK, July 6.—An average
of one death an hour from infant
paralysis is recorded as the result of
the epidemic which is now raging
here. Twelve children died of it be
tween the hours of ten last night and
ten this morning and in forty-eight
hours one hundred and seventy-eight
cases were reported, of which one
hundred and two occurred in the last
twenty-four hours. The epidenmic is
chiefly apparent in Brooklyn. Gener
al Wood today ordered the virtual
quarantining of Governor’s Island be
cause of the epidemic. Since June 27
when the epidemic took hold seven
hundred and two cases have occurred.
THE ALASKA PLANK
The following is the Alaskan plank
of the Democratic platform in full.
“It has been and will be the policy
of the Democratic party to enact all
laws necessary for the speedy devel
opment of Alaska and its great natur
al resources.
“We favor granting to the people
I of Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico
! the traditional territorial government
accorded to all territories of the Uni
ted States since the beginning of out
government and we believe the offi
cials appointed- to administer the gov
ernment of those several territories
should be qualified by previous bona
fide residence."
KLLAMAU BOSS KILLED
VALDEZ, July 3— Oscar Johnson,
shift boss at the Ellamar mine, was
killed while working in the shaft at
the mine Friday night, and the body
was brought to town yesterday.
Johnson was atone at the time of
the accident, and the f*ait tim* and
manner u‘ his death is unknown
F o'u the ir cidents mm unding l.is
death, d ij surmied tl.a* sonm:1* ».g
» as not ..us* right ir. the -haft or that
Johnson so believed. The shaft is a
3-compartment one, in two of which
hoisting cages are operated, and the
third is a man shaft with ladders and
frequent landing stages. Some time
during the night, before midnight,
Johnson had evidently taken a wren
ch and other tools to make some re
pairs at the 100-ft. level. On the
platform where he was working was a
piece of timber, which in some way
he must have shoved aside in such a
manner that one end projected over
into the cage department, and a des
cending cage struck the timber in
such a manner as to bring the other
end in violent contact with Johnson’s
head, crushing his skull.—Ex.
FRANCE STILL BUYING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF U. S. HORSES
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
LINCOLN, Neb., July 1. —The
French government is still buying
American horses, having within the
last two weeks placed contracts for
lTu)00 head, the order to be filled by
July 15.
Omaha is the concentration point
for this shipment. One hundred and
sixty-five dollars per head is the price
under the contract, making the total
expenditure for this shipment $1,650,
000. Most of this money will go to
horse raisers in Nebraska, though
some horses will be taken from Kan
sas, Iowa and South Dakota.
Since the beginning of the war
horses have been concentrated in this
section for shipment to the allies for
use in the war zone.
WASHINGTON, July 5.—(Delayed—)The govern
ment today made the final payment on the Alaska North
ern railroad and it is announced that work will he rushed
through to the coal fields and the Susitna valley.
(Note:—The message is given here just as it was re
ceived except that the original said that the “government
pays a million final settlement Alaska Northern. ’ Ihe
context seems to indicate that the work will he rushed
from Seward.) _
Meats Warns Amin
Through the Gateway Commissioner Frederick
Mears again by telegram warns working men from rush
ing for work up here. The following is the message re
ceived by the Gateway from Mr. Mears this afternoon:
ANCHORAGE, July 6.—As the passage of the large
appropriation bill may cause large numbers of laborers to
head this way I desire to repeat my warning given you on
May 8 to the effect that there is still a surplus supply of
labor, both skilled and unskilled, to meet all requirements.
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Captain Jerry Alien and Scorer S.
Fisher last evening made a special re
quest to the Gateway to express then
appreciation for what they are kind
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enough to describe as a very pleasant
visit to Seward. They say they found
the people generally most friendly
and desirous of pleasing. Indeed, they
were so high in praise of the people
of Seward that a Seward paper woufd
blush to repeat their words. How
ever, it is a pleasure to know the
soldier boys were pleased.
TALKEETNA NOTES
ANCHORAGE, July 3. — Wm.
Springer and party outfitted here for
a prospecting trip through Talkeetna
and Broad Pass districts.
Messrs. Phillips and Lytle from
Seattle are here on a prospecting
tour.
A line line of general merchandise
has been opened up here by Roberts
and Miller.
The tunnel type gas boat Hazel
B II., Capt. Barrington, makes week
ly trips now between Anchorage ant?
Talkeetna.
DANCE WAS FINE
The Carnival dance last night was
“some” time. One of the biggest
crowds on record attended and the
coloring was something extraordin
ary. The music was unusually good
as a violin and a cornet were added
to Mrs. McNeer’s fine playing. John
ny Ivacerosky and a gentleman with
an unspellablc name provided some
vaudeville stunts that gave variety
and amusement. Johnny appeared as
Charley Chaplin, even to the torn
pants. The dancers made little effort
to disguise themselves effectively but
the warm weather made masks un
comfortable. The dresses were varied
and very pretty and there were so
many of them that none could be
mentioned. W. Patrick Henry was
the usual successful floor manager.
RIVAL CANDIDATES TO
STRUGGLE FOR NOMINATION
VALDEZ.—It is reported that sev
eral Cordovans will come up to Val
dez to attend the Republican District
convention to be held here July 17.
A fight is on in that city between the
adherents of Chas. Goodell ann
George Dooley, rival candidates for
the nomination as member of the
Territorial senate, and the fight will
be carried to the floor of the conven
tion.—Ex.
Hurricane Cuts
Oil' Communication
NEW ORLEANS, July 6.—Mobile
and Pensacola have been cut off from
all communication with the outside
world by a terrific hurricane.
WASHINGTON, July 0. — Com
munication from Washington with
Mobile and Pensacola has been cut off
since 11 a. m. yesterday. The weath
er bureau admits that shortly before
that time a terrific gale was blowing
at the rate of eighty miles an hour.
JOE MORRIS STARTS
FINE PRODUCE HOUSE
Joe Morris, a popular Seward man,
went out on the Alameda this morn
ing to make arrangements for tTu*
establishment of a cold storage plant
and wholesale produce house at An
chorage. He has all arrangements
made at that town and has already
secured the lumber for the building
which will be a fine one.
NAME OF EDES NOT
ON PASSENGER LIST
The Evans left Seattle on Tuesday
night and the Northwestern left Mon
day but the name of Chairman W. C.
Edes is not on the passenger list of
either. It was expected at head
quarters that he would leave on the
Evans. The following are the pas
senger lists received this morning:
Evans; A. Benson and Roger S.
Colburn.
Northwestern; Mrs. John Enstrum
and four children, and four steerage.
NAME IS GIRDWOOD
The name of the Glar’er telegraph
office has been changed to that of
Gird wood.
ESCAPES SHOTS BUT
BADLY HURT BY TIMBER
Lawrence Bus was taken to the
hospital yesterday afternoon suffering
from serious injuries received by be
ing struck by a piece of timber which
was being moved yesterday on the
dock. One end of the timber was on
a car and the other was on the should
er of Bus when it swung around some
way and dragged him against other
obstructions. He was cut at the side
of the eye, behind the ear, the tenth
rib was injured, the other side was
also hurt and so was his back and
several other places, and to cap the
climax he had a leg bone broken. The
injured man is the man whom Mrs.
Michaelson was charged with shooting
at some time ago.