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AMERICANS RETAIN RIGHT TO
PURSUE BANDITS OVER BORDER
I’NITEI) STATES WILL WITHDRAW
ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 25.—Although the informa
tion has not been officially confirmed it may be taken as a
fact that a formal agreement was arrived at by the l nit
ed States and Mexican commissioners this afternoon that
the I'nited States will withdraw its troops from Mexico
but it is given the right to pursue bandits across the bor
der. The protocol is said to have been already signed and
an adjournment of the peace conference has been taken
for two weeks to permit Commissioner Pani to present the
facts to Carranza. The withdrawal of the troops will take
place forty days after the acceptance of the agreement by
Mexico’s provisional president. The American commis
sioners are said to have concluded that as Carranza is able
to handle iYlla and will be in a better position to run
him down no excuse exists for keeping our troops on Mex
ican soil.
VILLA ROUT COMPLETE
EL PASO, Nov. 25.—At four this afternoon General
Trevino wired the Mexican consul here that the victory
over Villa is complete and the villistas entirely routed.
The Carranza cavalry is now pursuing the fleeing enemy.
EARLIER ACCOUNTS
EL PASO. Nov. 24. — Villa has been routed at Chi
huahua and has been driven southward with the Carranza
forces in pursuit. After a battle which lasted seven hours
and after three determined attacks by Villa, which were
met hv artillerv, the bandits were smashed with enormous
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losses. Villa personally led the attacks with crutches or
strapped to the saddle of his horse. During the fighting
General Trevino himself received a scalp wound but was
not incapacitated and continued to lead until the end. The
Villa force consisted of four thousand men well armed
and mounted but without field guns. The victory is be
lieved to be due to the latter circumstance as Terveno
had the large guns and did deadly execution with them.
TIIK I’KOIM.KS FOOD IN
ENGLAND
On Teusday last week the country
was somewhat surprised by the oiliei
al announcement that a Royal Com
mission had been formed to control
the wheat supply in this country and
that the importation of wheat would
now be carried on by the Hoard of
Trade and not privately. On Wed
nesday came the announcement that
the price of bread had again risen
and was now 10*1. a quartern loaf, a
against 5*-d. at the beginning of the
war. What do these things mean?
Everybody knows that England main
ly depends on foreign lands for its
food supplies in general and for its
wheat in particular. At the very be
ginning of the war the Government
saw that it would be highly danger
ous to leave the wheat trade to take
care of itself. So steps were taken
to ensure that there should be ample
reserves in this country for any pos
sible contingency. There came a
shortage of merchant shipping due
mainly to the absorption of larg#
numbers of our ships in war work,
in the conveyance of troops, or acting
as auxiliaries to the Fleet. Freighters
went up. The Hoard of Trade, as
suming more ami more control over
shipping, arranged that a large part
of our wheat supplies should come
from America, owing to the short
journey from the United States ports
to here. Australia, with her bounti
ful harvests of 191“>-16, with her en
ormous stocks of surplus wheat, na
turally did not like this. Australia
wanted ships to take her wheat to the
British market. The large American
purchases also made a tendency for
INVESTIGATING PRICES
ST. PAUL. Nov. 24. — The grand
jury is now investigating prices of
foodstuffs with a view to discovering
the reasons for the inmmense in- j
crease in prices and some sensation-1
al revelations are promised.
GOING ON ALAMEDA
The following will leave for the
outside on the Alameda: C. A. Blom,
L. C. Wilkes, J. J. Chisholm, Ed.
Grabbe, Mary Hadley, Charles Nut
ter ami Mrs. Nutter, Fred Mears.
WATKIN EVANS HEADS
UNIVERSITY STATION
SEATTLE, Nov. ^4.—George Wt
kin Evans has been chosen as the
head of the United States mine sta
tion at the University. He was form
erly a government investigator of the
Matanuska and Bering coal fields.
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the price of wheat to rise and for the
Chicago wheat pit to have much pow
er in dominating the world prices.
Mr. Hughes, the Australian Premier,
showed during his recent visit here
that he was very much alive to this
issue. Recently the shipping situa
tion has improved, and the Govern
ment has seized the opportunity of
making immense Australian pur
chases and flinging them on the
European market.a splendid thing for
Australia and for ourselves and an
other proof of the close Imperial co
operation now existing. The effect of
the arrival of these Australian sup
plies will be to relieve the wheat sit
uation there and to add to our already
very considerable reserves.—London
Daily Mail.
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NO EIGHT HOUR DAY
DURING THE TRIALS
WASHINGTON', ..ov. 24.—Attor
ney General Gregory and the railroad
attorneys have agreed to expedite the
supreme court ruling on the question
of the eight hour day so that the
pending suits might be stopped.
Gregory has agreed in the meantime
not to prosecute the railroads that
refuse to recognize the Adamson law
until the supreme court settles the
matter.
DEADLOCKED
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 24. — The
! government and the counsel for the
! railroads are deadlocked on the ques
tion as to what case will he made a
test case for final decision by the*
supreme court.
TO BOYCOTT EC.C.S TO
Bit I NO DOWN THE PRICE
Cl l ICAC.O, Nov. 24.—Alderman
Pretzel has issued a suggestion to the
people to “boycott” eggs altogether
until the dealers are compelled to re
duce the price. It is pointed out that
eggs cannot be held very long.
CITY MAY SELL COAL
NEW YORK. Nov. 24.—Mayor
Mitchell threatened today that unless
some improvement comes in the price
of coal the city will go into the coal
business and sell to small consumers.
He declares that such a course may
be found necessary to save the poor
from suffering.
V VERY PLEASANT
TIME ANTICIPATED
The box social to be given by the
Philatheas on next Monday night at
van Gilder hall promises to be one of
the most enjoyable social affairs of
the season. A large number of the
ladies and girls are preparing box
suppers for two, and these boxes will
be auctioned off, the lady preparing
the lunch to be the hostess to the
successful bidder. The proceeds of
the affair will be used by the Philath
eas in helping to beautify the new
Methodist church and especially their
class room. Some of the best talent
in Seward have promised to take part
in the program, among these being
Messrs. Otto Moses, Erich Lucas,
John Kacerosky, Mrs. E. O. Sawyer,
Mrs. Fred Johnston, Mrs. Reed and
others. Everyone is invited to be
present.
SAYS RAILROADS WILL
NEED MORE CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Counsel
Thom of the railway executive advis
ory committee told the congressional
committee on railroads today that the
railroads will need a billion and
a quarter additional capital annually,
beginning from next December, to
handle the growing commerce. He
says a quarter of a billion will also be
reeded to refund the maturing in
debtedness. He believes the estab
lishment of a federal incorporation
system will attract investors.
The Athletic Club should get busy
and have a skating rink also.
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WICKERSHAM IS
YET CONFIDENT
On His Way to Washington
Alter the Rate
Hearing.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—Delegate
James Wickersham arrived here on
the Humboldt from Alaska to attend
the rate hearing, after which he will
} proceed to Washington to attend the
session of congress beginning next
1 month. When asked for an opinion
about the result of the delegate elec
tion in Alaska he expressed confi
dence that the final count would find
him re-elected. He pointed to the
lead of seventy which Sulzcr now
holds and appeared to believe that it
would be easily overcome by the pre
cincts yet to be heard from.
DELIGHTFUL FAREWELL
The farewell Dansant given la*
evening in van Gilder hall by Messr*
James Roper and Gerald Gill wa
really delightful and will make th<
memory of the hosts all the mor
pleasant when they are gone. Se\
eral unique features added spiee t
the occasion, chief of which was th
dancing of Miss Lucille Hallett. Mis
Hallett was carried out in an enorm
ou« from which she spran:
in the center of the hall to per lorn
a most graceful dance. Afte th<
dance she jumped into the box an ’
was carried out as she was carried in
Other features were two “Favo*
dances,” the partners being determin
ed by drawing favors. Those presen4
at the most pleasant event were:
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Weir and Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Ward, patrons and
patronesses; Misses Sylvia Wold,
Mate Long, Frances Root, Edna
Robb, Margaret Romig, Elizabeth
Romig, Cornelia Cooper, Lucille Hal
lett, Large, Ada White, Florence Ral
laine, Botkin; Mr and Mrs. Frank
Waller, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. De Line.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Colburn, Mr. and
Mi's. D. E. Large; Messrs. George
Colwell, Daniel Dunlap, Robert
Romig, C. J. Clifford. Neil Sexton.
Grant Carlson, E. S. Jaccard, Frank
Cotter, Leon Urbach, Harry Foster,
Leon Booker, Heinie Haasch, Gerald
Gill, James H. Roper.
SHOT FOR I. W. NV. SI RS
STEAMBOAT COMPANY
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—Oscar Carl
son, a carpenter who was aboard the
steamer at Everett when it was fired
on by the people of Everett, and who
was hit by twelve bullets, has brought
suit against the Vashon Navigation
Company for fifty thousand dollars.
The suit is grounded on the allegation
that the company was responsible for
taking the “Workers” and in other
ways.
CROWD COMING OVER
TRAIL FROM IDITAROD
Captain Meal's arrived at the
Brooks and Sutherland tie camp at
Bird creek last night and left this
morning for Seward. He is due at
Kern creek at 4 o’clock this afternoon,
the train having left this morning
with a coach to meet him at Mile 5”.
He stated over the phone last night
that a big crowd is on the way over
the trail from Iditarod *and coming
this way. R. J. Weir says he will
commence immediately laying a
skeleton track over the snow slide at
! Mile 5”t,l> to pull cars and flats over
I as more than half the new cars and
rolling stock are on the other side of
it. He will make a way over the
snowslide, pull the cars over with a
cable, using the locomotive on this
| side.
FALKENHAYN TAKES ROUMANIAN
TOWNS AND THINGS LOOK BAD
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
BUYS RECTORY SITE
Rev. Mr. Zinn Expects to
Build Fine Rectory
Here.
Kev. George J. Zinn has purchase
tne lot next to the Episcopal chuivi.
frolic. I'Vank Liallaine and expects t
erect a line rectory thereon. It is Un
2 in block 12. The church stands on
lot 1 and .Mr. Zinn discovered that
: the church goes beyond the bounds o:
| its lot and encroaches on lot 2. K'rank
E. liallaine was seen about it aim
told them not to bother as they could
have the whole of lot 2 on their ow.i
terms. So, the agreement was mad*
to take the lot at the nominal price of
$250, one hundred of which has been
paid and the deed is now in escro. It
is hoped that lot .‘i can also he pur
chased from John liallaine and tin
church property will then join tin
school property. Mr. Zinn believ*
the rectory, a hotair plant for 11:
church and some other impro\ .menu
will cost about $5,000 and he is now ■
starting a campaign to raise tin j
money outside. He is getting cuts j
made of the church and city and \vi’; j
send the pictures to all the church j
papers outside witii personal letters;
to wealthy Episcopalians. This, he
expects, will bring the matter, and
incidentally, Seward, before hundred.'
of thousand of readers. He will als
send maps and other facts of an ad
vertising nature so that a big cam
paign will be made and the money
secured.
Mr. /.inn will go on the Alameda [
to Valdez but will visit Seward even
month or so.
CITMI) VERY ACTIVE
IN TERRITORY
From a recent compilation of the
records of birth in Alaska, which have
been reported to the Secretary’s Of
fice, as having occurred prior to the
year 1913, and during the years 1913,
14, 15 and up to September 1, 1916,
the following results are shown. In
the first division a total of 1282; 682
males, 593 females and 3 sex not stat
ed, comprising 926 whites, 210 ?p
dians, 64 half-breeds, 1 black, 1
Chinese, 21 Japanese and 59 national
ity not stated.
In the second, third and fourth di
vision of Alaska, the total is given as
2832, of which number 1412 were
males, 129 females and 21 sex not
stated. Of the number 447 were j
whites, 1600 Indians, 284 half-breeds,
1 Chinese, 8 Japanese, 442 Eskimo
an<l 51 nationality not stated.
The record of deaths reported dur
ing the year 1915 shows 186 in the
first division, of which 139 were males
and 47 females, distributed as fol
lows: Juneau 57, Douglas 21, Skag-1
way 9. Haines 18, Sitka 28, Ketchikan
28, Wrangel 4, Petersburg 2, Craig
16, Yakutat 3.
The total number of deaths during ‘
the years 1915 in the other three di-j
visions was 406, of which 251 were
males and 155 females.
The total number of marriages re
corded is 3755 for the period prior to
1913, during the years 1913, 14, 15
and up to and including September 1, j
1916. Of this number 2,341 were
sodemnized in the First division.
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Bert Anderson will leave Monday
for Anchorage where he will be as
I sociated with the Woods firm.
ROUMANIA IN A BAD WAY
BERLIN, Nov. 24.—The Teutons have captured Or
sova and Turnu Severinu in the extreme west of Rou
mania and Ealkenhayn is now driving eastward towards
the Alt, or Aluta, valley. A large Roumanian army was
stationed at Orsova and while the reports are not definite
it is supposed that it and the Roumanian forces at Turnu
Severinu have been captured or completely broken up.
Berlin now looks for Roumania to sue for peace or for the
Roumanian army to fall back to eastern Roumania, as the1
Serbs fell back on Albania, and try to make a juncture
with the Russians for further defensive operations.
! BUCHAREST ALMOST HOPELESS
BERLIN, Nov. 24.—Bucharest has been heard from
and it admits that if the attempts now being made by the
Bulgarians and Teutons to cross the Danube at Simmitza
are successful it will mean the cutting in behind the Rou
manian western lines. Simmitza is situated about half
ay on the Roumanian border and an army crossing the
Uanuhe there and marching north would be west oi micn
arest only thirty or forty miles. It would be a greater
i distance east of Krajoya where the Roumanians are try
ing to check Falkenhayn and the Roumanian army at the
i latter place would be cut off.
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LONDON OPPOSES EMBARGO
LONDON, Nov. 25.—The information that a bill to
1 place an embargo on wheat will be introduced in the Unit
ed States congress next month is now receiving a lot ol
j attention here. The Times states outright that the bill is
part of the pro-German propaganda in America and the
I Daily News declares that the passing of such a measure
would prove the unwillingness of the United States to
hurt itself in the slightest to aid a kindred nation.
ADMIT ORSOVA CAPTURED
j LONDON, Nov. 25. — Pretograd reports admit the
I capture of Orsova by Lalkenhayn. It is feaied that the
First Roumanian army operating in that region has suf
fered terribly. (Orsova is near the Iron Gates of the
1 Danube, where Serbia, Roumania and Austrian territory
come together.
SUBMARINES IN AGEAN
ATHENS, Nov. 25.—The loss of the two great Brit
| ish ships, the Brittannic and Braemer Castle, is credited
here to German submarines which are said to be operat
ing in the Agean with their base at Kavala, the Gieek sea
port town recently occupied by the Bulgarians. 1 he de
j struction of the vessels has created the belief that Ger
many is now shipping submarine parts overland to Ka
vala and having them assembled there.
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i STILL QUIET ON SOMME
LONDON, Nov. 25.—Bad weather is again delaying
the operations on the Somme, Haig reports. Artillery
iexchanges are proceeding at Ciuedecourt and the htench
are shelling further east on the Bapaume-Perronne road.
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT
ROME, Nov. 25.—Austrian infantry reconnoitering
attacks on the Carso plateau were repulsed yesterday.
No other activity is reported by the war office.