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ITALIAN ARMY IS REPULSED WITH GREAT LOSS
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ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT, VIENNA ANNOUNCES
NEW FRENCH PRIME MINISTER
DETERMINED TO FIGHT TO END
SAY GERMANY FACES FAMINE
ITALIANS BADLY DEFEATED
VIENNA. Oct. 30.—The Italians have been repulsed
with sanguinary losses along the whole Italian front ac
cording to the official advices given out today by the war
office. The announcement declares that notwithstand
ing their terrible defeat the Italians attacked with un
precedented violence. The repulse was so pronounced
that it is regarded as almost decisive.
FRANCE TO FIGHT ON
PARIS. Oct. 30.—Premier Briand, the new head of
the French cabinet, in an exclusive interview to the Unit- j
ed Press Association correspondent, declared today that
the new ministry will not deviate one iota from the,
country's announced determination to win the war and
crush German militarism forever. “By victory alone will
we win permanent peace and we refuse to accept a posi
tion of compromise," said Briand.
GERMAN FOOD SHORT
LONDON, Oct. 30.—The fear af starvation, it is de
clared by the newspapers today, is producing the _ most
serious situation in Germany. Amsterdam and Copen
hagen report that the food shortage is already felt all
over the German empire, and dispatches appearing in
American newspapers are attributed to the economic
pressure within the Fatherland.
RUSSIANS TO BULGARIA
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30.—According to Berlin priv
ate advices of a most reliable nature a fleet of Russian
transports convoyed by a cruiser has left Odessa on the
way to the Bulgarian coast to aid the Serbians. The in
tention is to land on Bulgarian soil.
CANADA RECRUITING
OTTAWA. Oct. 30.—A great recruiting campaign is
about to begin to bring the Canadian forces at the front
up to a quarter of a million men, according to the an
nouncement made today.
BRITISH SHIP SUNK
LONDON, Oct. 30.—A British mine' sweeper has
been sunk off Gallipoli peninsula by a collision and one
hundred members.of the crew are reported missing. The
cause of the collision and other details are lacking.
RUSSIANS WIN ROUMANIA
ATHENS, Oct. 30.—Reports said to be based on
diplomatic authority indicate that Roumania has consent
ed to permit the Russians to cross Roumanian territory
into Bulgaria to aid the Serbians. It is also stated that
Roumania has been given the territory coveted by her in
Russian Bessarabia. __
! Court Calendar]
The following is the civil calendar
for the term of the District Court
which commences next Monday morn
ing in A. B. Hall:
Willis L. Gary vs. Laura E. Gary.
L. V. Ray ve. Skeen-Lechner Min
ing Co.
Alfred Carlson vs. Skeen-Lechner
Mining Co.
J. L. Reed vs. Eri Thompson and
M. A. Ellis & J. M. Cummings.
Lizzie Jenkins V3. John Jenkins.
Ruth Dunlap vs. Henry Bahren
burg.
John Sherman Haynes vs. Frank
M. Boyle.
Town of Seward vs. Alaska North
ern Ry. Co.
Alaska Northern Railway Co. vs.
Charles Matteus.
Joanna B. SeifTert vs. J. B. Stull. !
T. W. Hawkins vs. Napoleon Wells.
Mae Kelley vs. Walter Harriscn
Kelly.
Catherine Roycroft vs. W. M.
Sauers.
Samuel F. Smith vs. Parescovia
Smith.
Sunrise Dredging Co. vs. American
Dredge Bldg. & Construction Co.
J. T. Walsh vs. J. P. Mantell.
Henry Oliver vs. Jessie B. Oliver.
Maud Roycroft vs. Frank I. Roy
croft.
HaiTiman National Bank of Alaska
vs. H. S. Rowling, Herbert W. Bird
and Bock, Beals & Bird.
M. 0 Cameron vs. Louis Jensen.
J. P. Mantell vs. C. E. Bade.
MOOSE START SEASON
WITH SOCIAL MEETING
A social for the members was
given by the Moose lodge last night
as the beginning of the season of
festivities. A nice lunch w^as provid
ed, and Billie Butts handed around
the cigars. Dictator Conroy presi
ed. On the next Friday but one
the pleasant series of Moose dances
will begin for the winter with a real
old romp. The lodge sees a most
successful time ahead.
YOUNG ARMOUR AT WORK
IN A HUMBLE POSITION
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—Philip D.
Armour, Number 3, has taken a
humble position in the stockyards so
that he might obtain practical infor
ation that will fit him later to oc
i cupy the place as head of the busi
ness. He even takes part in the
physical w’ork and helps in slaughter
j ing and preparing the meat
Murders Five and
Then Kills Himself
Idaho Hotel Proprietor Perpetrates
Horrible Slaughter Because
of Divorce.
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. SO.—William
Cameron, formerly a hotel proprietor
of Carey, Idaho, yesterday murdered
his wife, his father in law, his moth
er in law, his brother in law, his
daughter and then inflicted wounds
on himself which will prove fatal.
The wife had started suit for divorce
and Cameron blamed her family for
it. She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Adamson and the sister of
James Adamson, all of whom met
their death yesterday at the hands of
Cameron. His own daughter, whom
he also mutxlered, was only eighteen
years of age and a pretty girl. The
wound inflicted on himself is in the
head and the doctors say he has no
chance of recovery. Some time ago
he served a jail sentence after com
plaints made by his neighbors for
beating his wife.
W ets Parade in
Immense Numbers
Tremenoduos Demonstration to Pre
vent Ohio Going Dry
Next Week.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 30.—Walking
ten abreast countless thousands of
ihe men opposed to the dry campaign
marched through this city yesterday
in a parade that took one hour and
a half to pass any given point. No
real estimate of the number taking
part in the campaign has been at
tempted but the marchers occupied
almost the whole street across from
sidewalk to sidewalk and continued
| in an unbroken flood for the time
stated. The statewide prohibition
election will take place next week and
the demonstration was the climax of
the campaign in opposition to mak
ing Ohio dry.
T. C. WEST IS NOW
IN VALDEZ HOSPITAL
T. C. West, the attorney for the
Alaska Northern Railroad in the case
against the Ballaines, is now In a
Valdez hospital. He was operated on
yesterday* and a cable from Messrs.
Donohue and Dimond to L. L. James
of Seward says that he is progress
ing faovrably. He was ill when he
left here on the Alameda and his
condition became so bad that he had
to be taken off the boat.
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TOLOVANA TRAIL BAI)
FAIRBANKS, Cct. 30.—Much dis
satisfaction is expressed about the
new trail to the Tolovana because of
the grades and it is thought that the
fifteen thousand dollars expended on
it has been uselessly spent Tom
Patterson, merchant, has been ap
pointed postmaster at Tolovana.
W. F. WEIMER HURT
W. F. Weimer yesterday met with
an injury that is likely to cost him a
finger. While working with a “buzz"
saw at his new saw mill on Lake
Kenai yesterday morning, he had his
third finger on the left ham! badly
cut and the left hand generally
lacerated. Dr. Sloan hopes to save
the finger.
BIG FIRE IN
THEJKIONDYKE
CANADIAN KLONDYKE COM
PANY’S STEAM GENERATING
PLANT DESTROYED.
DAWSON, Oct. 30.—The Canadian
Klondyke Mining company’? large
steam generating plant was destroyed
by fire last Friday and the loss is
away up in the thousands of dollars.
The cause of the fire is something of
a mystery but that it was accidental
there is no reason to doubt. The loss
of the plant has compelled the com
pany to continue the operation of its
dredges by means of water power
which is available in fairly good
quantity from the big ditches. The
dredges had to be shut down for a
time until the new adjustments are
made.
WOMEN HOLD THE LAST
MEETING BEFORE VOTING
Confident that New York Will Give
Majority in Favor of
Woman Suffrage
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—'The woman
suffragists held their final meeting
last night before the election which
comes off next Tuesday. All who
spoke expressed the most absolute
confidence that victory will perch on
the female banner.
Thief With a New
Trick Makes Haul
Got Away With Thousands by Means
of Tool that Looked
Like Pen.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 30.—Using a
device that looked like a fountain
pen a robber succeeded in getting
away with thousands of dollars here
yesterday from the Natioual Ex
change Bank. He and his confeder
ates entered the bank and the others
engaged the teller in conversation.
All were well dressed and apparently
men of means. The chief operator
of the bunch took what was appar
ently a fountain pen and proceeded
to handle it as a man does who is
thinking before coming to the con
clusion to write what he wants to.
The teller was occupied but from
what can be gathered the fountain
pen was nothing but an implement
with a hook on the end of it. Insert
ing this hook between the bars of the
cage the thief drew out eighteen
hundred dollars in currency and
twenty-two . thousand dollars in
checks. The confederates ended
their conversation with the teller and
followed the man with the pen out
quietly. They had been gone some
time before the robbery was discov
ered and not a clue has yet been
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found.
FINE TIME EXPECTED
AT THE DANCE TONIGHT
One of the Largest Crowds on Record
Looked for at Dance of St.
Peter’s Guild.
The ladies of St. Peter’s Guild are
now perfectly satisfied that their
exertions wijl result in one of the
pleasantest evenings imaginable when
their* dance comes off tonight in A. B.
Hall. The refreshments will add a
new’ feature to events of the kind and
give the affair a “tone” which is sadly
lacking in the usual sort of public
dance. Dancing will begin at 9
o’clock sharp and end at tw’elve so
that those who want to take full op
portunity to enjoy the evening had
better show up on time.
WANT SPENCE
TAKEN AWAY
DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF VALDEZ j
ASKS REMOVAL OF THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
On the way back to Washington at
this moment is an appeal from the
Democrats of Valdez to remove from
office District Attorney Spence of
the Third division, acording to indis
putable evidence received today by
the Gateway. The resolution calling
for the retirement of the district
attorney was passed at a meeting of
the Democratic club of Valdez about
ten days ago. It carried a preamble
which stated that Spence has not
identified himself with the Demo
cratic party in Alaska, has associated
and worked with the bitterest op
ponents of the organization, is not an
Alaskan, and is in various way un
fitted for the position. The informa
tion received even goes the length of
saying that Spence is incompetent.
A rumor has also reached the Gate
way that the Bar association of Val
dez is about to follow along the same
lines with regard to the district at
torney.
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SAYS ALASKA WILL GO DRY
LANCASTER, 0., Oct. 26.—Wil
liam Jennings Bryan is touring this
state in the interests of prohibition.
He expresses the belief that congress
at its next session will abolish li
censes in Alaska.—Valdez Prospector.
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR
SELDOVIA SALMON CO.
E. F, Randolph, Manager of the Com
pany, Appointed by Dis
trict Judge.
E. F. Randolph, manager of the
Seldovia Salmon company, has been
appointed receiver of that concern by
Judge Brown after application for
the appointment of a receiver was
made by Lyons and Ritchie, the Val
dez firm of attorneys. The immedi
ate cause of the motion for the ap
pointment of a receiver, apparently,
was the filing of a suit for $10,000
by the firm of Goon Dip & Company
for the supply of labor. The total
amount of the indebtedness to the
Chinese firm was over $15,000 of
which $4,000 was paid. The suit was
filed through Lyons and Ritchie. E.
F. Randolph, manager of the Salmon
company, in an affidavit states that
the company is indebted in the sum
of $70,000 and that a forced sale
would not bring more than $50,000.
The company was incorporated for
$150,000 and Mr. Randolph says mis
management caused a loss of $100,
000. He took over the management
in 1914, he states, and made a profit
that year. Mr. Randolph also states
in his affidavit that arrangements
have been made through the large
stockholders to meet the indebted
ness in a given time and to re-or
ganize the company on a paying
basis, and they want to be assured of
protection. All the stock except
three shares is owned by Ben Moyses
and the estate of Julius Rcdels
heimer.
MAIL CLOSES
First mail over trail to Knik, Idita
rod, and Susitna closes at 6 p. m. to
night.
A large number of children attend- j
ed the Sunday school Hallow * cn j
party at the Methodist church last
night, and a very pleasant time
spent.
W. H. Whittelesey made a trip out
to Kenai Lake on the car this morn
ing.
BIG BATTLE BEGINS
AT MEXICAN BORDER
Seven Thousand United States
Troops Stand Ready to Fire
If Foreigners Invade.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—General Funston reported
this afternoon that the battle between the armies of
Carranza and Villa has begun at Agua Prieta just across
the border from Douglas, Arizona. This is the battle
which has been expected for some time and which is ex
pected to be decisive.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. 30—The first item of news
from the battle which is raging at Agua Prieta is that
General Calles has dispersed three hundred Villa troops
at Cabullax and a Villa patrol west of Agua Prieta has
been wiped out.
Six or seven thousand American troops are now
patrolling the border ready to fire if Villa attempts to
cross into United States territory to carry out a flanking
movement against Carranza. Seven thousand Carranza
troops are now moving by forced marches towards the
battle field and their arrival is expected to insure victory
for their side. It is stated that five thousand Villaistas
are in battle formation south and east of Agua Prieta.
SIR CHARLES TUPPER DEAD
OTTAWA, Oct. 30.—Sir Charles Tupper, formerly
premier of the Dominion and a famous lawyer, is dead in
London. He has been known as the Grand Old Man of
Canada.
TO BLOW UP CHURCHES
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—Arthur Farwell, president of
the Law and Order League, has received a letter signed
by Mathew Josephson, executive agent of the Non
Church and Anti- Prohibition League, stating that live
million members of the League are supplied with ex
plosives, and will blow up every church and other “Dry
property in Illinois if necessary to stop the persecution ot
saloons.
CONTINUE THREATS
SALT LAKE, Oct. 30.—The I. W. W. continue their
threats to kill Governor Spry, to blow up the federal
buildings and call a general strike all over America n the
death sentence on Hillstrom is not commuted. 1 he go\
ernor’s bodyguard has been increased.
MORGAN IMPROVES
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—The condition of John Pier
pont Morgan continues to improve.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 30.—Charley White lost the
decision today to Matt Wells, the English lightweight, in
ten rounds.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 30.—The Board of Pardons
has commuted the death sentence to life in the cases of
Gleen Witt and Charles Oxnam, of Los Angeles, and of
Mat Weston, of Oakland.
NEW S. S. COMPANY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Albany and New York
advices state that the Pacific and Eastern Steamship
company has been organized to take the place of the
Pacific Mail company which recently stopped operating
The new company has an initial capital of two million.
The names of the owners are witheld for the present.
Some Atlantic steamers will be taken to the Pacific by the
new company. _ _
COURT TO BE HELD
IN THE A. B. HALL
Arrangements have been made for
holding court in the new A. B. Hall.
The term commences Monday next,
and with the present cases to be tried
will last but three or four days.
FINE WINDOW DISPLAY
Heine Haasch, of the Hardware
department of Brown & Hawkins, and 1
Charles E. Martin, of the clothing |
department, have arranged window,
displays in their departments that,
would bo a credit to any business
house. In the hardware department
there has been arranged various ,
household necessities in the form of,
a pipe organ, J
De Palma Drives
116 Miles An Hour
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Ralph De
Palma smashed the world's record
for speed yesterday when he drove
his automobile one hundred and six
teen miles an hour in a race on
Sheepshead track. The former record
was held by Barney Oldfield who had
made one hundred and eleven miles
in an hour, or five miles less than
the record now established by De
Palma. A vast throng witnessed the
race and the speed of De Palma al
most took the breath out of the
spectators.