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GENERAL VILLA ABANDONS LOST CAUSE AND U. S.
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OFFERS TO ADMIT HIM WITHOUT MOLESTATION
BRITISH ARMY QUITS DARDANELLES
AND MAY GO TO DEFEND EGYPT
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BRITISH ABANDON DARDANELLES
LONDON. Doc. 20.—The expected has happened andj
it was officially announced this morning that the British i
forces at Suvia Bay and the Anzac region, Gallipoli pen
insula, have been transferred to "another field of opera
tions. The statement is somewhat indefinite and there
is some doubt as to whether the withdrawal has already
bet n made or is proceeding It is generally assumed that
the retiring forces will be sent either to Egypt or to the
Balkans. The announcement has created a feeling of the;
greatest anxiety as to iiow the British troops fared or will
fare in making tiie attempt to reach the ships, as the na
tion still remembers the horrible slaughter of its soldiers
when the army landed on the peninsula in its ill-fated at
tempt to reach Constantinople. Once again the retire
ment lias revived the accusations of incompetence against
the government and a ready pessimistic feeling has been
aroused. The British losses on the Peninsula have been
nearly a hundred thousand but it is maintained that
some advantage was gained by keeping the Turkish army
occupied in that quarter. It is generally admitted by the
press that loss of prestige will result from the costly fail
ure but all express the belief that wisdom dictated the
abandonment.
BULGARIANS ATTACK AMERICANS
SALOXIKI. Greece, Dec. 20.—Mrs. Walter Farwell
of Chicago, has been roughly treated and Dr. Harry S.
Forbes was beaten by Bulgarian soldiers and officers, and
at the same time the American Hag was insulted by the
troops of the same nationality. Mrs. Faiwell is the wife
of a Chicago minister and a society w oman who had gone
to Bulgaria as a war correspondent. She complains that
she was seized and roughly handled when she attempted
to take photographs of Bulgarian officers Dr. Forbes
is an American Red Cross doctor and the beating he re
ceived was administered when it was found by the Bul
garians that he had stored twenty-four cars of flour at
Monastic for the aid of Serbian refugees The flour was
stored in the Red Cross headquarters but the Bulgarians
seized it and tore down the American flag over the build
ing. At the same time a Bulgarian officer beat Forbes
severely with the butt of his sword. Mrs. Forbes and the
doctor are still virtually prisoners. During the assault
on Forbes and the tearing down of the flag one of the
Bulgarian officers, who claimed to have been formerly a
deputy sheriff in Kansas, said in allusion to the Stars and
stripe's: “I know that rag: It is only good enough to
scare Mexicans, not Bulgarians."
FORI) STILL DETERMINED
CHRISTIANA, Norway, Dec. 20.—The leaders of the
Ford expedition, according to messages just received, are
ery doubtful no was to their reception in Norway. It is
really a fact that public opinion here is almost hostile. It
is also known that Judge Lindsay of Denver, a member
of the party, is urging Ford to abandon his purpose and
turn his attention to finding homes for the war orphans,
but Ford insists on pursuing his former course. He has
already spent a hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
and the total expense will reach half a million before the
expedition returns to the United States.
TURKS CELEBRATE
BERLIN, Dec. 20.—Constantinople is preparing for
extraordinary demonstrations of triumph to celebrate the
defeat of the British and French at the Dardanelles, the
British having decided to retreat from Gallopoli penin
sula and abandon the attempt at the impossible. “On to
Egypt” is the cry in the streets of the Ottoman capital to
day. The government has not yet announced whether or
not Turkish troops will be used in the event of an allied
attempt to attack the forces of the Central powers in
Serbia. It is estimated that by the withdrawal of the
Entente Allies from the Dardanelles half a million Turk
ish veterans have been released for operations elsewhere.
RUSSIANS QUIT BALKANS
LONDON, Dec. 20.—The Russian army which had
gathered near the Roumanian and Bulgarian frontiers
has withdrawn and it is presumed that it is about to be
used for another great drive against the Austrians on the
Russian-Galician frontier. The belief here is that Rou
mania has promised to co-operate in the attack but there
is a smaller body of opinion inclined to the idea that the
Russians have quit because of failure to secure Rouman
ian pel-mission to cross her tei ritory. The bulk of opinion
is, however, that when the Russians are ready to attack
from the east Roumania’s troops will march against
Transylvania from the south.
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Thomas 1>. Drayton writes from
Kern creek to the Gateway and sev
eral others asking for expressions of
opinions with respect to the question
as to how the territory should be
governed. He seems to think Alaska
shoo'd do anything to prevent com
mission forms of government which
he believes, apparently, to be of the j
bureaucratic order. Mr. Drayton will !
be best lemembered as the gentleman
who immediately after arrival in Sew
ard inaugurated a campaign against
certain forms of dancing. He sug
gests that a convention ought to be
held but if Mr. Drayton will take this
for an answer it may be said that
very few people in the territory, legis- j
lators included, seem to know or (
agree on what the territory really
wants and if Mr. Drayton knows
after such a short residence here he j
is to be congratulated. l<est there!
may be any confusion it is better to j
state that the convention would take ,
up the question of government not
raggir.g or hesitations
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IDITAROD LOOKS GOOD
Several Iditarod Boys Coming Out
Over the Trail.
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Andrew B. Evans arrived on the j
train last Saturday from Otter creek,.
Iditarod Mining camp, and reports I
that the whole camp is looking better
than ever. Moore Creek, on which
Bennet ami L. L. James are interest
ed, Mr. Evans says, is showing up j
wonderfully well. On this creek three
or four men took out between $25,000 j
and $20,000 last season.
Mr. Evans says that the trails out
from Iditarod are none too good, the
worst stretch being on the other side
of Tacotna, due no doubt to the mail
teams switching over to a new route.
He expects the gold teams, in
charge of Ernest Beattie, Bob Griffis
and Jim Haley to arrive in Seward in
about four days. Other Iditarod boys 1
coming out are. Captain Norton with 1
three pasesengers and Joe Smith, an
Iditarod merchant, who were due to
leave that city about December 15th
and are expected to arrive here about
New Years.
Mr. Evans will leave for Juneau on
the next boat and will spend most of
January there, when he will return to
Iditarod via Seward. He will leave !
his team of six dogs here until his re
turn from Juneau.
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PANAMA, IVc. ID.—Ten ships
which draw less than ten feet of
water penetrated the canal today to
make the journey from ocean to
ocean. It is stated that the journey
will not by any means be found im
possible.
SCIENTISTS EXAMINE
THE PANAMA ( ANAL
PANAMA. Dec. 20.—It is believed
that the canal will permit travel for a
few days now but will later he clos
ed for a continuation of the work of
clearing. The scientists have arrived
who will examine the formations
around the canal with a view to form
ing some idea as to how slides can be
prevented.
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It is learned that an application has
been made for an appropriation to
employ an additional assistant dis
trict attorney for this division, and
the fact has given rise to the belief
in some quarters that if the money is
secured Seward will again be made
the headquarters of an assistant.
SEATTLE LAI'NDRY MAN
KILLS A HIGHWAYMAN
Two Laborers, One of Whom Had a
Sick Wife, Turned
Bandits.
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—John Woelf
was fatally wounded and Claude
Tripp was taken prisoner last night
by a laundryman whom they attempt
ed to hold up while he was driving a
horse and buggy with laundry. Woelf
and Tripp are laborers. The former
has a sick wife and two children and
was probably driven to desperation
but Tripp was earning three dollars a
day. They were both employes of
steel works, The affair took place at
midnight and when the robbers order
ed the laundryman to throw up his
hands the horse bolted. The driver
managed to hold him in after a while
and he returned afoot to where thetwo
holdups stood. Opening fire he shot
Woelf fatally and having captured
Tripp he turned him over to the
police.
Jack Ronan will leave on the next
boat for a trip outside.
ANOTHER CONFESSION ALLEGED
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The federal authorities claim
to have obtained a confession from the secretary of Paul
Koenig, the former head of the Hamburger-American
Line detectives, who has been arrested on the charge of
complicity in a plot to blow up the Welland canal. The
confession is said to have confirmed the belief that Koenig
was the head of the German bomb plotting in America
and sensational developments are looked for immediately.
Thirty-five important arrests are said to be the first likely
result of the confession.
LOKAL ANZEIGER SUPPRESSED
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 20.—The Lokal Anzeiger, the
largest paper in Germany has been suppressed by the
government because of statements which are believed to
be injurious to the Teutonic cause. The circumstances
are said to be similar to those connected with the supres
sion of the London Globe for saying that Kitchener had
resigned/ The Lokal Anzeiger was Liberal in politcs.
ROYALTY ESCAPES BOMB
PARIS, Dec. 20.—According to press reports the king
and queen of Belgium recently narrowly escaped death
from aerial bombs.
VILLA GIVES
UP ALL HOPE
[offers to surrender all
TERRITORY TO CARRANZA
IF LET GO TO THE U. S.
EL FASO, Dec. 20.—A conference
of representatives of Carranza, Villa
and the United States is now in ses
sion here and Valla has authorized his
delegates to say that he will surrend
er all the territory held by him to
Carranza if he is permitted to go
across the line to the United States
unmolested. The permission is asked
from the United States whose govern
ment, Villa evidently fears, might
drive him back to Mexican territory
and so place him in the merciless
hands of his conquerors. A reply
from Washington is expected today
and should that reply be favorable it
is expected that peace will dawn once
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more in Mexican affairs. The only
doubt about the coming of peace
would arise from the feeling that
some of Villa’s generals who have
virtually disposed him may continue
a guerilla warfare.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Secre
tary of State Lansing announced this
afternoon that Villa will be permitted
to enter the States without molesta
tion if he comes voluntarily as a civi
lian. If he is driven across by the
forces of his enemies he will be in
terned but he cannot be extradit
ed as he will be a political prisoner.
This announcement is taken as vir
tually the announcement of the end
of the Mexican war. The famous
chief is expected to take advantage
of the opportunity at once as his own
leader's have ousted him from the
real command and the end of his
career has come.
W ilson and Bride
Joyfully Aloof
Messages From Rulers of World Fol
low Them to Hotsprings, Va.,
HOTSPRINGS, Va., Dec. 20.—
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson ar
rived here Sunday morning after their
marriage. They occupy four rooms in
the hotel and are separated from the
rooms of of all other guests by leav
ing vacant of the adjoining rooms.
Messages from all the rulers of the
world have followed them here con
gratulating them. Two weeks will be
spent by the couple here and during
that time they will occupy themselves
with golfing, motoring and mountain
climbing.
Prosecute Huerta
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 20.—’The
government has concluded arrange
ments for the prosecution of Huerta
for plotting to violate the neutrality
of the United States and he is ex
pected to be indicted in January.
IMMENSE MUNITIONS
ORDERS ARE UNFILLED
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—'The United
States Steel Corporation in the month
of November had seven million tons
of unfilled orders, owing chiefly to the
immense orders received from the al
lied belligerents. This was an increase
of a million tons over October.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
VALDEZ JANUARY 10
VALDEZ, Dec. 14.—Chairman
Joseph Baxter, of the Democratic ter
ritorial committee, has called a meet
ing of the committee to he held here
on January 10, to fix the time and
place for the holding of the territorial
convention, and arranging for the
holding of the primaries.
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FAIRBANKS CIFY HAS
BIG AND FATAL FIRt
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 20.—The Cali
fornia block, formerly owned by Fred
Martin, was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon and George
Salaoff, a Russian was burned to
death. For a time the entire business
block and the Northern Commercial
Company’s plant was threatened but
the flames were confined and the only
buildings destroyed were the famous
California saloon building and the
grocery of Jack Hcaly. The loss by
the destruction of the California is
thirty thousand dollars and the loss j
by the destruction of the Hcaly '
grocery* is five thousand. Fred I
Martin who formerly owned the build- j
Hi Gill Will Be j
a Candidate Again
Announces That He Will Seek Re
election Notwithstanding
Former Statements.
SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—Mayor Hi Gill
announced today that he will be a
candidate for election to the mayor
alty once more at the coming election.
The announcement has been received
in some places with anything but wel
come and the eternal opponents of the
present mayor are getting busy re
minding the people that when he
stood for election the last time he
stated that he was doing so only to
have himself vindicated, and that he
would never again seek the office. It
is admitted on all hands, however,
that he has become so popular during
the present term that he will win
again.
MAN BADLY HURT
Dr. J. M. Sloan received a telephone
message just before press time from
Mile Twelve that a man is being
brought in on the train who is bleed
ing to death The name of the man
or the cause is not told.
GERMANS PROMISE TO
PUNISH IF GUILTY
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The New
York Times this morning publishes an
authorized statement denying the
charges against German and Austrian
officials. The paper also declares that
it is authorized to say that if any of
ficials or officers are found guilty
after an invesigation they will be
punished by their own governments.
RECTOR’S WIFE KILLED
ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON
ABERDEEN, Dec. 20.—While on
the way to church yesterday Mrs.
Frederick W. Green, the wife of the
Episcopal rector, was run down by an
auto hearse and killed. Her daughter
Elizabeth who accompanied her was
severely injured. The driver of the
hearse has been arrested.
SEATTLE CONTINUES TO
BE HEALTHIEST CITY
SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—Seattle con
tinues to hold the record for having
the lowest death rate of all the large
cities of the world. The rate for 1915
will be less than eight per cent. San
Francisco’s death rate is fifteen per
cent and Portland’s is about 9 per
cent.
SLOGANS FOR SEWARD
The publicity committee of the
chamber of commerce met yesterday
afternoon at one o'clock to make up
some catchy slogans for boosting
Seward and vicinity.
ing is now in Anchorage. The stock
and fixtures were also a complete
loss. Salaoff was evidently in the
toilet when the flames burst out and
was suffocated in trying t<» escape.
His body was recovered. The fire
was caused by an explosion of the g;i^
system for lighting the building
which became a solid mass of flame
immediately after the first burst and
before the department wa.i immon
ed. The Hotel Northern was ai o
slightly damaged. The thermometer
was thirty below at the time of the
fire but there was no wind, else the
whole block would have surely been
destroyed.
PILOT BLAMED
FOR MARIPOSA
JOHN WALL LOSES Lit E.VSE I OK
NEGLIGENCE THAI CAI S
El) THE WRECK.
SEATTLE, Dec. 10. The marine
inspectors, it was announced this
morning, have suspended the license
of John Wall who had been pilot on
the steamer Mariposa when she went
ashore in southeastern waters of Al
aska. The suspension stands unti!
January when Wall’s license expires
so that the suspension may be re
garded as permanent. The testimony
at the investigation tended to show
that the conditions were favorable to
navigation at the time of the accident
and that nothing but carlessness could
have permitted it.
Many Applying for
Drug Stores Seattle
Far Sighted Individuals Keep an Eye
on January First.
SEATLE, Dec. 20.—An unpreced
ented demand is now apparent her**
for sites which would be suitable for
drug stores and the authorities say
that the increase in the demand is
unquestionably due to the desire of
people to enter the drug business
with a view to the coming of prohibi
tion within two weeks. It has become
evident that many suitable sites
have changed hands or have been
leased since the prohibition law was
passed but only since the final de
cision of the supreme court has the
rush become so emphasized as to ex
pose its real character.
BOY BURNED TO DEATH
SEATTLE LAST EVENING
While Port Commissioner Gleason Is
At Dinner His House
Takes Fire.
SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—Merton Glea
son, the five years old son of the port
commissioner of this place, was burn
ed to death last night in the residence
his parents while they were out
dining. The boy was in bed when the
floor took fire from an overheated
stove.
EVANS PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—The Evans
left yesterday, Sunday, for Seward
n’ith the following passengers; Mrs.
C. A. Myers and Mrs. Ray Houghton.
For Kodiak; E. E. Rettittin and one
steerage.
There will be no meeting of the
Masons the coming Thursday evening,
and none until after the Christmas
holidays.