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LORD BOBS DIES IN FRANCE
HOSTILE ARMIES IN FLANDERS DEADLCOKED
GUITERREZ IS
NOW PRESIDENT
FORMALLY INFORMS V. S. HE
IS NOW HEAD IN
MEXICO
WASHINGTON Nov. 16.—Kulalio
Guiterrez has formally notified the
United Suites government that he has
asumed the provisional presidency of
the Mexican republic according to the
desires of the national convention and
that in him are now vested all the
power given to a real president. In
making the announcement Guiterrez
guarantees protection to Americans
and all other foreigners in the repub
lic and in other ways gives indication
that he will try to conduct the affairs
in a legal and proper manner until the
people have been given an opportunity
to regularly elect a permanent presi
dent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—A com
plete settlement of ail the differences
between all the Mexican sections is
indicated in a dispatch received here
today from the United States govern
ment agent at Aguas Calientes. He
declares that Carranza has decided to
resign in favor of Guiterrez and
everything points to a peaceful solu
tion of all the trouble. The announce
ment is to the effect that Carranza
will resign immediatly.
Since the first dispatch from the
U. S. Agent another has come saying
that Carranza makes as a condition
of his resignation that Villa resign
and leave the country. It is certain
that he has demanded Villa’s resigna
tion from his military command but
the demand that Villa leave the coun
try is rather suggested.
WANT SEW ARD RAILROAD
PEOPLE INDICTED
It has transpired that the summon
ing of Herbert Tozier to appear be
fore the grand jury at Valdez is due
to the fact that some one is trying to
have an indictment brought in against
the railroad for not paying wharf
license taxes. It is said in behalf of
the company that negotiations were
already going on and that these taxes
would have been paid. The death of
the company’s attorney, which was
mentioned some days ago, caused a
delay in these negotiations. It is also
said that even if the effort to have the
railroad fined succeeds it will
mean only that this fine would go to
another fund altogether and would
not come to the city.
MAKE BIG HAUL OF
HERRINGS IN BAY
Fisherman Convinced That Fishing
Here Would Beat Gold Mining
Two tons of the delicious little fish
known as herring sardines were
caught Saturday by M. J . Doyle and
Bob Guest and one ton was caught
yesterday. Mr. Doyle says that the
extraordinary run of the fish proves
fully that there would be big money
in the fishing business here.
WILSON SELLS LOTS
Joe Wilson has sold lots 17 and IS
in block 35 to W. H. Christmas. The
price for the two lots was $350.
MANY TO COME THIS WAY.
Among those who are expected to
arrive soon over the trail from the
Iditarod are the men who have been
operating the Guggenheim dredges in
that place. The number of these men
it said to be fifty two.
BERLIN CLAIMS IMMENSE
VICTORY OVER RUSSIANS
LORD ROBERTS DEAD
LONDON, Nov. 16.—The British empire is today'
mourning the death of Earl Roberts of Kandahar which
occurred last Saturday in France while the veteran mar-j
shal was visting the Indian troops at the front. He was
forme rely commander in chief of the British army but had
retired owing to old age. He was more than eighty years
old when he died. Lord Roberts was known as “Bobs” in
the army and it is probable that no more popular leader
ever existed in the British army. His son was killed in the
Boer war and received the Victoria Cross lor gallantry
after death. The old general had seen much service and
for many years has been warning the British nation of
just exactly what is now occurring. Even since the war be
gan he has been working hard to get recruits and despite
his great age took an active part in directing military af
fairs, dying in harness. The cause of death was pneu
monia.
GERMANS REPULSED
PARIS, Nov. lG.—The official news given out this
morning is that all the German attacks in West Flanders
have been repulsed and that the allies have taken the of
fensive and have regained several positions. All day yes
terday the lighting continued from Nieuport along the
Yser canal to the country around Dixmude but it was
limited to a great extent to artillery exchanges. One whole
German regiment was destroyed south of Dixschoote and
on the whole the day’s work was entirely favorable to the
allied forces.
ARMIES DEADLOCKED
LONDON, Nov. lG.—The official news given out by
the British authorities this morning shows that the two
opposing armies have become deadlocked in West Fland
ers and no one seems to be able to even venture a likely
forecast of what the result will be. Both sides seem to be
terribly determined to hold their own if they cannot make
advances and it is very hard indeed to know what the out
come will be.
SOLDIERS SUFFERING
Snow and generally adverse weather is prevailing and
the troops are suffering severely. These climatic condi
tions make necessary more frequent shifts of troops. They
are suffering particularv from throat and lung trouble
which threatens now to be more deadly than the enemy.
It is said that one can hardly, imagine what the men are
going through unless he experienced it. The snow falls
steadily at times on the men as they sleep in the open or
stand in the trenches and covers them with a white mantel
while all the time the guns of the enemy send in their
shells. It is assumed that the Germans are suffering equal
ly. The trench warfare daily becomes a more terrible
ordeal.
GERMANS STILL COVET COAST
The Germans have not yet abandoned their attempts
to reach the French coast towns and hard fighting is
ahead until they do. They have failed to make any ad
vance within the past couple of days but on the other hand
they have suffered severe reverses. They have been forced
to release their grip on the left bank of the Yser which
they held last week and they are now back on the right.
They are, however, putting the final touch on their
trench which stretch row after row from Ostend to the
Dutch border. If their present lines are broken the enemy
will probably endeavor to winter in those carefully pre
pared trenches and positions where they are working hard
to provide shelter from the cold and snow.
THE SAME IN RUSSIA
Similar plans to those adopted in Flanders by the Ger
mans are being used also in Russian warfare. The weath
er there must be still more severe but the Germans are
also building carefully prepared trenches where the nec
sary shelter is provided. The Russian armies are now
converging on Cracow which will probably be besieged.
The Austrians are said to be falling back once more on
that stronghold but are still maintaining their hold on
Przemysl.
FRENCH HAVE ADVANCED
PARIS, Nov. 16.—The government announces this
afternoon that the advance made by the French in the
Verdun region is from three to six miles during the past
month. This advance is apparently very slight but it
means that the Germans have been checked in their efforts
to take that fortress and have actually lost ground in a
place whose possession is of supreme importance.
GERMANS CLAIM GREAT TRIUMPH
BERLIN, Nov. 16.—Another tremendous victory
over the Russians in Russian Poland is officially announc
ed here today. The announcement states that in a great
battle thirty* miles northwest of Plock several Russian
army corps were defeated and driven back beyond Kutno
leaving twenty three thousand prisoners in the hands of
the victorious Germans. In addition to the prisoners the
Germans captured twenty machine guns and some can
nons. Plock is on the Vistula river south of East Prussia
and the Germans are now in command of the river at that
point and their line extends northeast to the eastern
boundary of East Prussia. The victory is only second to
the great one also inflicted on the Russians by General
Hindenburg and it has had the effect of lessening here
the anxiety regarding the future of the fighting against
the Russians.
PETROGRAD TELLS OE FIGHTING
PETROGRAD, Nov. 16.—The Russian advance into
East Prussia is assisted by the cold weather which enables
the Russian troops to move more rapidly. The snow has
not fallen in sufficient quantities yet to hinder the ad
\ ance and all is reported to be going well with the armies
of the czar. The Germans are making slow progress
along a line which extends from the river Warthe across
the V istula to the southern frontier of East Prussia. The
new front extends over a distance of three hundred miles
from the Warthe to the .extreme northeastern section of
East Prussia. The German right wing seems to be feeling
its way cautiously across Russian Poland but it is now
evident that the warfare is still going on in Russian terri
tory. The German center is stubbornly resisting the de
termined advance of the Russians and no decisive re
sults have been chronicled today.
RUSSIANS LEVY FINES
LONDON, Nov. 16.—The Russians are also progress
ing in East Prussia and are levying fines on the cities
after the manner of the Germans in Belgium. Severe
fighting is supposed to be proceeding in that province but
the details are lacking. The Russians are supposed to be
advancing with much greater caution through the
swampy country to avoid a disaster similar to that which
occurred at Allenstein.
RUSSIANS REPORT PROGRESS
PETROGRAD, Nov 14.— It is officially announced
that in East Prussia the Russian army continues to make
progress. Near Soldau we captured five German howitz
ers. On November 13 we forced the Germans to retreat
from Rypin between the Warthe and the Vistula rivers.
Between those rivers we have had several engagements
with the advance guards of the enemy and in the direction
of Cracow. The Russians have also crossed the Schreniava
river and matter? look very favorable.
BRITAIN HOLDS MANY GERMANS
LONDON, Nov. 16.—Official figures given out today
show that fourteen thousand five hundred citizens of
hostile countries are now held prisoners in concentra
tion camps in the British islands. These prisoners are in
addition to the prisoners taken in action and the reser
vists taken off ships on their way to Germany and Austria
to fight.
It is estimated that twenty thousand alien enemies,
or subjects of hostile nations, are still free in England and
it is quite possible that all of them may be rounded up to
prevent the elaborate system of German espionage which
is undoubtedly being practised here. An American of em
inence has recently visited the concentration camp to
study the manner in which the prisoners are treated and
he has now gone to investigate the conditions of British
prisoners in Germany.
U. S. KNEW ABOUT AUDACIOUS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—The United States has all
the time known about the sinking of the British dread
naught Audacious off the Irish coast, it transpired today,
but had kept the matter secret at the request of the Brit
ish government. Members of the U. S. cabinet now state
that this government was officially informed of the dis
aster by the British authorities who at the same time man
ifested a great desire to keep the facts quiet. The first
news of the sinking of the Audacious was received by the
Associated Press so that the readers of Associated Press
newspapers in this country knew of the awful occur
rence even before the German government or the people
of Great Britain itself.
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MAIANUSKA COAL
BEATS OCISIDE KIND
That the coal which is now being
tested at Bremerton from Matanuska
is not only the best from those coal
fields that has been secured but that
it is also superior to the coal obtained
from the great and famous coal fields
outside is the statement contained in
a letter to Harry Ellsworth from an
officer of the Maryland which is now
.nuking the tests at the dockyards
mentioned. As the writer of the let
ter did not give positive permission
k.o have his name used Mr. Ellsworth
wishes it kept secret but the informa
tion was given in accordance with a
promise that the truth about the test
would be sent here as the testing
operations proceeded. Several tests
save already evidently been made ol
die last coal sent outside and the re
sults are even more satisfactory than
the former tests.
MARCONI MAN HERE
Reginald Harris of the Marconi
iVireless company was a visitor to
toward on the Mariposa on Saturday
ut returned with that vessel. Dur
ng his short stay he was principally
ntcrested in discovering what the
.opinion of the people was as to where
the ocean terminal of the government
railroad will be and evidently made
his trip for that purpose. His com
pany is about to install a wireless
system which they believe will cause
.in immense reduction in tolls.
PRESIDENT VISITS
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—President
Wilson has been visiting Colonel
House in this city and will return to
Washington tomorrow.
ARRIVED ON MARIPOSA
The following passengers arrived on
the Mariposa: Mrs. S. L. Colwell, O.
Al. Anderson, Capt. Johnson, Dorothy
Buckley, Mrs. Paul Buckley. Thorgen
scn, Davidson, Hoogrson, Matson and
lx)ve.
Oscar Anderson, a well known drug
gist of Fairbanks and the Iditarod,
started over the trail for the interior
this morning.
Leo Margules leaves in the morning
for a trip over the line particularly
to the Oasis.
EXPECT BIG MINING
SEASON NEXT YEAR
Many Men Will Spend the Winter in
tiie Gird wood Dintiict and Around
That many men will spend the win
ter in Girdwood and in the neighbor
aood is the statement of AI. Williams
who came in from that section a
couple of days ago. Messrs. Williams
and Mike Deegan who have been
finishing up their assessment work on
California creek arrived last Satur
my. They report that the French and
union drill is still working. Dawson
..is a crew of men getting things
eady for work in the Spring. An ex
eilent saw mill site has been cleared
ind about 100,000 feet of logs are
aiting on the roll ways. Mrs. White
ho has started a roadhouse at Gird
.ood has men working getting things
eady for the winter. She has a large
mi.ding used as a kitchen and din
ng room which will seat about fifty
aen. She also has a splendid bunk
muse and dog houses that will ac
omodate about fifty dogs. Most ol
.lie people there are looking forward
.o a big mining season next year.
REGIONAL RESERVE BANKS
BEGINNING WORK TODAY
Twelve of Thein Start to Avert a
Financial Crisis in I'nited States
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Twelve
regional reserve banks begin business
n different parts of the country today.
They will make loans at low rates of
nterest on approved paper and so ex
pect to prevent a financial crisis.
GOING ON DORA
The following pasengers went west
on the Dora: Alex SingerofT S. Golley,
Leonti Siftsoff, E. R. Bogart, David
Bogart, C. E. Petersen, John A. Mc
Lain, Paul Buckley. Mrs. Buckley, H.
1). Clark, P. Martin, N. D. King and
R. Matson.
WENT ON MARIPOSA
In addition to those published Sat
urday the following went on the Mar
iposa: E. M. Smith, Wm. Aiken, J. G.
Courtnay, W. Lewis and J. F. Cham
berlin.
ASQUITHt ASKS MORE MONEY
LONDON, Nov. 16.—In the house of commons today
Prime Minister Asquith moved for the granting of an
additional war credit of one and a quarter billion dollais.
Phis sum in addition to the half billion voted in August
means an increase of more than fifty per cent in the na
tional debt of Great Britain. Asquith declared in asking
for the appropriation that most of the appropriations
have already been expended in military operations, in
loans to allies and in food supplies foi the countiy. 1 e
war, according to the prime minister’s statement, is now
costing this country nearly five millions a day. The speech
caused a sensation but the money will be given immediat
ly although there is some difficulty in the attempt to
understand how the war can be costing Britain as much
as it cost France. The loans to allies and the purchase of
supplies for the country partially accounts for the gi eat
cost of the war and the latter necessity is a serious one and
shows the great difficulty which a non-supporting country
like this meets.
CAPTURE TURK FORT
LONDON, Nov. 16.—British warships and Indian
troops have capturd a Turkish fort at the entrance to the
Red Sea. The Indians were sent directly across from
Bombay and additional great forces of troops of that
nationtlity are availible for service in that part of the
world. Very little news is given out here as to the alleged
discontent in Egypt and Persia but the government con
tinues to deny that uprisings have occurred.