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GREEKS WILL KEEP ARMY TO
AWAIT EITHER DEVELOPMENTS
GERMANS VOTE AGAINST WILSON
NEW YORK. Dec. 17— In an article in this week’s
Fatherland, the pro-German paper. Professor Hugo Mun
sterberg, the eminent professor of Harvard university,
declares that all Germans and people of German descent
will refuse to vote for President Wilson at the next elec
tion. He even declares that the "country would have been
more fortunate if Roosevelt had been president when the
war broke out.”
NO GREEK INVASION
SOFIA, Dec. 17.—It is denied officially that Bulgarian
cavalry has crossed the line and invaded Greek territory
None of the troops of the Central powers have entered
Greece but the official statement is to the effect that if
the French and British persist in occupying Saloniki that
province can no longer be regarded as neutral territory.
It is expected that within a few days Bulgaria will form
ally announce the annexation of Macedonia and the oc
casion will be observed as a great national holiday. The
conquest of Serbia is still being celebrated with wild re
joicings in this capital.
SAYS WAR WILL BE A DRAW
LONDON, Dec. 17.—J. L. Garvin, who is regarded as
London's leading editorial writer, has expressed the
opinion in the Pall Mall Gazette that the failure of the
Allies to save Serbia and prevent the Teutons from reach
ing Constantinople will make the war a draw. This opin
ion was expressed some time ago, before the conquest of
Serbia, and Garvin now declares that he finds no reason
to alter the opinion. His opinion is due, he says, to the
knowledge that Germany can draw supplies from an in
finitely greater area and can arm the Turks. He does not
believe, however, that the Allies can be decisively defeated
no matter what the future might bring forth in the^near
east.
FOKI) OFF FOR NORWAY
LONDON. Dec. 17—Despairing of ever gaining per
mission to land on British soil the Ford peace expedition
has departed on the Oscar 11 for Kristiansand, Norway.
Instead of being welcomed by the British authorities the
expedition found some little difficulty in being released to
proceed on its journey. There is no indication given of
the sort of reception awaiting the Americans by the Nor
wegian government. Before leaving Kirkwall Ford told
representatives of the newspapers that his expedition was
ridiculed in the United States by the capital-controlled
newspapers in behalf of ammunition manufacturers. He
also denied that he is pro-anything and declared that the
statement that he is of German descent is a falsehood in
vented by the enemies of peace. ■
AUSTRIA’A REPLY COMES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The reply of Austria to
the note of the U. S government was received last night
after midnight but as it came in code several hours will be
required to decipher it. The contents will not be made
public until President Wilson and Secretary Lansing have
studied it carefully but the chief statements in it were
those contained in the outline given the other day, it is
believed. The country, judging from what has been known
about the answer, is inclined to regard it as being intend
ed to be merely evasive.
TO SMASH MONTENEGRO
PARIS, Dec. IT.—Austria is now rushing fresh
troops across the Montenegrin border and is carrying out
its bloody drive through that country with a vengeance
in the effort to capture or annihilate the Montenegrin
army in the quickest possible time. It is regarded as cer
tain'that after the conquest of Montenegro Albania will
be invaded by the Teutons and an attempt made to drive
out the Italians from Avlona and Durazzo. In the mean
time the Italians and the retreating Serbians are march
ing to effect a juncture in Albania
RELIEF SHIP WRECKED ,
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 17.—The British steamship
Leavenpool, which was engaged in the work of carrying
relief to the Belgians, has either struck a mine or been
torpedoed and she is now beached on the Dutch coast.
She was under charter to the American Belgian Relief
Commission and was carrying six thousand five hundred
tons of provisions to the Belgians. It is believed that the
cargo can be saved.
CLEARING UP MINNESOTA
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.—The real cause of the
trouble on the Minnesota is expected to be established to
day. It is estimated that the cost for repairing the ship
will be a hundred thousand dollars.
FRAZER BOUND OVER
ANCHORAGE, Dee. 17.—George
Frazer who was arrested for passing
Confederate money has waived ex
amination and has been bound over to j
the grand jury.
TOWN DESTROYER BY
MISSISSIPPI STORM
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MERIDIAN, Miss., Deo., 17.—A
tremendous tornado swept over parts
of this state this afternoon and hun
dreds of people were killed and in
jured. In this vicinity ten were kill
ed and a hundred injured. The town
of Cullow is said to have been
destroyed entirely but the number of
casualties is not known yet owing to
the difficulty in communication^. Six
people have been killed at Gilles. At
Laundervale, Kemper county, two
women were killed, a house was blown
down and scores were injured. It is
certain that a large loss was sustain
ed by the destruction of cattle and
buildings but the full details cannot
yet be ascertained.
‘ CEASE FIRING! TAKE BOYS FROM TRENCHES!"
FORDS PEACE MISSION WILL TELL EUROPE.
'TOYS IN TRtNCHtV
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Photos by American Press Association.
(In the hope of bringing about at least a temporary cassation of hostilities, “to take the boys out of the trenches for Christ
mas.” as one report of his words put it, Henry Ford Ims chartered the steamer Oscar II. and will set sail on Dec. 4 for
Europe. He will be accompanied by several prominent peace advocates, both men and women. “The time has come to
•ay ‘Cease ftrlng.* " said Mr. Ford. The “peace ship’s" Idea is not original with Henry Ford, nor is it a new idea. It
was first proposed by Mme. Kosika Schwlmmer of Budapest, Hungary, secretary of the International equal suffrage
council, who placed It before the natlonul p-ace conference In Chicago on Feb. 27 of tills year. Mr. Ford baa asked
many prominent person# to sail with him, and a large number have expressed a mpathy with his ideas.]
KAISER MOVING AGAIN
BELGRADE, Dec. 17.—The kaiser is expected to ar
rive here from the eastern front in a few days and muj
then proceed direct to Constantinople, it is also thought
possible that Franz Josef may come here to meet him
The old emperor is declared to have actually gained in j
vigor since the victories over the allies in Serbia and the |
Serbians themselves. It is thought possible that Czar
Ferdinand will accompany Wilhelm to the Sublime Porte.
GREECE KEEPS ARMY
ATHENS, Dec. 17.—The Greek government has de
cided to delay demobilization but it denies that this decis
ion is due to any fear that the Bulgarians will attempt to
invade Greek territory. It is assumed that the cabinet
and king are now discussing with the ministers of both
warring sides questions relating to the occupation of
Saloniki by the French and British.
FORTIFY IN EAST
BERLIN, Dec. 17.—The official bulletin this morning
is a curt notification that all is comparatively quiet on all
fronts with the immediate task of the Central allies ac
complished in the Balkans. In the east, the war office
says, General Hindenberg 'occupies the strongest
strategic position to be found in all Russia and the future
can be awaited there confidently.
ITALIAN LINER SUNK
LONDON, Dec. 17.—The Italian liner Port Said was
torpedoed and sunk yesterday by a submarine, presum
ably Austrian. The vessel was of five thousand tonnage
and the meagre reports say that she had passengers
aboard at the time of her destruction but no information
has come as to the number of lives lost, if any.
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ZEPPELIN SHOT DOWN
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 17.—A Zeppelin has been shot
down in Belgium and the crew was killed. The dispatch
says the occurrence took place near Brussels but that
city is so far from any allied forces that it is hard to un
derstand how a Zeppelin could be destroyed there unless
by another airship.
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ARTILLERY IN CHAMPAGNE
PARIS, Dec 17.—Some artillery exchanges are re
ported today from the department of Champagne but
along most of the line the opposing sides are resting quiet
ly and with unaccustomed security.
WANTS HUNGARY j
TO MAKE PEACE
LEADER OF INDEPENDENCE
PARTY MAKES A SENSA
TIONAL SPEECH.
LONDON, Dec. 17—Count Karolyi,
the leader of the Independence party
in Hungary, has made the sensation
al demand in parliament that Hung
ary seek for separate peace with the
enemy powers. He declared that
Hungary has accomplished every
thing that was asked from her and
ho saw no reason why Hungarian
blood should longer be shed for
Austria or Germany. He makes the
claim that Hungary saved the mon- i
archy and the throne when she hurled
back the Russian legions from ' the j
Carpathians and Hungarian soil, i
“Owing to the fact that the Hungar
ian army has brought the war to the
present successful stage we have a
perfect right to make claims for
compensation,” he said. The Count
has a large following in Hungary but
it is pointed out that the Hungarian
army is under arms and the difficulty
of breaking away from Austria would
be very great. (The name “Karolyi”
given here may be a mis-spelling for
the name of an eminent Hungarian
whose name is somewhat similar.)
REPUBLICAN MEETING
The Republicans will meet this
evening in Pioneer Hall at eight
o’clock and form a club. Steps will
then probably be taken to prepare for
the Territorial Convention which is
sure to be held in this city in March.
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MOOSE MEET TONIGHT
The regular meeting of Seward
Lodge Loyal Order of Moose will take
place this evening.
VILLA TO BE EXILED
BY HIS OWN LEADERS
EL PASO, Dec. 17.—General Villa
is now virtually a prisoner of his gen
erals and is facing the very great
probability of being deported by them
because of the failure of the campaign
under his leadership. Eleven of his
leaders have taken over the whole
task which was formerly his and he
has lost every vestige of power. He
has been forbidden to attend theircoun
cils and they are now said to have in
Anchorage Calls
Seward Dog Men
Organizes Kennel Club and Officers
Are Elected.
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 17.—The An
chorage Kennel and Sport Club has
been organized. A. A. Shonback was
elected president, Jack Robart is vice
president, A. H. Fisher is secretary
and N. W. Pilger is treasurer. The
plan is to pull off dog races as soon
as the preparations can be made and
the co-operation of Seward is urged.
The chief event in conterr^pl^Clon in
case Seward co-operates is a race be
tween the two cities. Many members
joined and the meeting was enthusi
astic.
Some Seward people are already
talking of organizing for the purpose
of giving this co-operation and a
meeting will probably be held very
soon.
FLETCHER IS APPOINTED
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Henry
P. Fletcher, of Pennsylvania and
formerly minister to Chile, has been
appointed ambassador to Mexico.
The appointment is regarded as rath
er a diplomatic than a political one.
IMMIGRATION
FALLS AWAY
LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT IT
WAS BEFORE THE
WAR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The
total immigration from Europe for
the year ending in June was three
hundred and twenty-six thousand
seven hundred. For the previous year
the immigration was a million. The
immigration from Mexico this year
is estimated at a million. It has been
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suggested that before the war ends
the United States should pass more
stringent immigration laws as a tre
mendous flood of immigration is look
ed for at the cessation of hostilities.
WOMEN BOOTLEGGERS
TO BE SENTENCED
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 17.—Mrs.
Dunlap, Miss Crawford and George
Bateman have been found guilty of
the second offense on the charge of
bootlegging and they will be sentenc
ed today. T. Pichette has pleaded
guilty on the same charge and was
fined. Several other arrests are ex
pected but the booze sellers are be
! coming more wary all the time.
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TRAVELLER TO GOOSE BAY
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 17. —The
launch Traveller, Captain Cramer, j
went to Goose Bay yesterday. She
plans to leave for Seldovia on Satur
day.
ANCHORAGE LINE UP
Communication between Anchorage
and Seward was re-established today,
I the wires having been fixed.
contemplation a plan to break up into
separate parties and wage a guerilla
warfare in the north. Carranza ha.^
failed to cut olf their retreat and the
way lies open to them still but the
back of the campaign has been broken
and nothing remains but to wait for
some possible development or scatter
in small bodies. Surrender iV believed
to be out of the question as death
would be the portion of the leaders.
SAYS TWO MEN
COULD DO IT
COMMANDER SWISS ARMY RE
LIEVES POPE AM) WILSON
COLLI) MAKE PEACE.
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 17
General Wille, commander-in-chief of
the Swiss army, has issued a state
ment saying that the pope and Presi
dent Wilson could end the war if they
went about it determinedly. He d*
dares that all that is needed is foi
those two to make a united appeal.
General Wille describes Bencdictus
and Wilson as the two most power
ful influences in the world today out
side of any of the warring kings or
statesmen and he expresses the be
lief that whatever action they might
take would be supported by all the
neutral states and heeded by all the
belligerents. It is worthy of note
that Wille is not a Catholic and his
statement carries, therefore, all the
greater weight. An effort is now be
ing organized to have his words con
veyed to all nations so that a journal
istic opinion, at least, might be ex
pressed and guide the pope and
American president to a proper
course of action. All Switzerland is
most desirous of aiding in the work
of stopping the devastation all around
it.
ROBBERS KILL FATHER
AM) SON AND DAUGHTER
Storekeeper and His Family Die De
fending Their Goods at Ensi
nore, California.
ENSINORE, Calif., Dec. 17.-P. C.
Maeey was killed and his son and
daughter were fatally wounded last
night by robbers who held up the
Maeey store here. Maeey made a de
termined defense and was shot before
his children had rushed to the scene.
The boy and girl bravely attacked the
robbers and were also shot. The
deaths of both may occur at any
moment.
BIG OPIUM CAPTURE
MADE IN SEATTLE
Dope and Contraband Chinamen
Taken From Automobile After
Landing From B. C.
SEATTLE, Dec. 17.—The Immi
gration officers captured two whites,
fifteen “contraband” Chinamen and
nine thousand dollars worth of opium
last night in this city. The opium was
discovered in an automobile just after
it had been landed from a launch from
Vancouver, B. C. The Chinamen will
be deported as soon as possible but
they will probably be held until the
investigation by the federal investi
gating board which is now enroute
from San Francisco. The discovery
of th*» Chinamen was made rather by
accident than otherwise and this gives
rise to the belief that the traffic is
being engaged in on a very large
scale.
ALAMEDA DUE AT FIVE
The Alameda sailed from Valdez at
2 o’clock this morning and is due to
arrive here at five this afternoon.
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