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VILLA’S ARMY IS DEFEATED IN THE BATTLE OF
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AGUA PRIETA AND IS RETREATING IN DISORDER
STAR OF NOTED CHIEFTAIN
SINKS IN MEXICAN BATTLE
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. 2.—The
battle of Agua Pricta. on which the
fate of Villa probably depends, is
now raging fiercely. The attacks
were renewed b> the Villa froces on
all sides of Agua Pricta at one
o'clock this morning. Previous to
that time the Carranza troops ex
ploded mines along the whole front
over which the Villa charge was ex
pected to take place and the holes
made in the ground rendered the ad- ^
vance a matter of extreme difficulty.
The firing is heavy and violent on
the west side of Agua I’rieta and in
dicates that the Yaqui Indians from I
Naco are attempting to storm the ;
tow n from that quarter. At 1:30 -i
o’clock this morning, or just half an
hour after the opening of the bat' j'
tie. all the Villa forces were engaged i
and were pounding the defenses of ^
General Calles south and west of the
town. Calles replied with guns,
rifles and by the exploiting of many
mines. Bullets about that hour be
gan falling in this city and P. K.
Jones, letter carrier, was shot as he
stood in front of his home. As this
dispatch is sent the bullets are sti"
falling and the belief is growing that
the United States troops will be or- I
dered to open fire across the border <
to protect the lives of Americans or »
this side. At five minutes after two
o’clock this morning, or a little over
an hour since the re-opening of the
big battle. Calles reported that the
Villa attacks were being repulsed and
that the enemy was leaving many
dead around the Carranza trenches
up against which they had charged
in the manner of European soldiers
in a similar sort of combat. The
Calles report concluded with the con
fident assertion: “We will hold Agua
1’rieta for years.” At this time bul
lets are falling thick in Seventh
street, Douglas, the street in which
Jones was hit. Women and children
are remaining indoors while the bul
lets are pattering on the roofs anil
walls. All over the city bullets con
tinue to fall but not in such quanti
ties. They are believed to be coming
from the Villa lint's where heavy fir
ing continues. Some of the bullets
are falilng even a mile from the
boundary line. At 2 o’clock Calles
reported that he lost forty-five men
killed and seventy-five wounded. The
hostile forces have apparently taker
a leaf from the European book and
are placing much faith in trenches
for defensive purposes so that a pro
longed battle may be expected unless
i>ne army or the other succeeds in
outflanking the opposing side. It is
DICK DAWSON BUYS
BARNES’ PROPERTY
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.—Dick
Dawson purchased the Barnes prop
erty on Crow creek today and it will
probably be developed extensively.;
No further facts relating to the deal
are stated but it is assumed that j
some of the men, including Solner,;
who have been interested with Daw
i
eon in his other properties are also j
parties to the present de^l. It is
Foul Murder Done |
at Issaquah,W ash.
Body of Farmer’s Wife Found Float
ing in an Abandoned
Well.
SEATTLE, Nov. 2.—The body of
Mrs. John Ellis, the wife of an Is
saquah farmer, was found floating
yesterday in an abandoned well close
to that town and there is every’ reas
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on to believe that she was the victim
of foul play. Mystery, however, sur
rounds the matter at present and not
a clue has been obtained that could
throw any light on the reason for
taking the woman’s life.
COURT NOTES
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The case of Roycroft vs. Sauers
was continued yesterday afternoon
until tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock.
The case of Haynes vs. Boyle will
not be heard until the Evans arrives
as the defendant will not get here
sooner. The case arises from mat
ters connected with the property
where the Urbach store is.
It is reported that another suit
connected with real estate in the city
may not come for trial.
E. Levin has changed the arrange
ment in the Commerce Cafe, making
it much more handy to keep care of
customers. He will install a range in
the front of the restaurant in the
near future.
likely that a large stamp mill will be
installed as soon as possible.
The Barnes property on Crow
creek consists of eleven quartz claims
w hich are reported to 'be most prom
ising. Barnes is no longer the owner
of them and they were in the hands
of the Turnagain Arm company when
purchased, as stated by the forego
ing cable, by the Dick Dawsbn in
terests.
WICKERSHAM WILL
LIKELY SOON COME
It was stated today that Delegate
Wickersham has arrived at Cordova
and that the time of his visit to Sew
ard will depend on the movements of
boats. The news of his arrival has
not been received directly by this
paper, however. As the Evans, the
next boat, will not arrive before the
beginning of next week and as Mr.
W'ickersham will probably visit Val
dez on his way from Cordova he will
hardly arrive here before the end of
the week.
❖ SHIP MOVEMENTS *
❖ FOR THIS MONTH ❖
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Agent Alex McDonald has receiv
| ed notification of the following
schedule for this month for the ves
sels of the Alaska Steamship com
pany:
The City of Puebla will sail on the
4th, from Seattle via the outside
passage.
The Kansas City will sail on the
same date as a freighter and will
come by the outside passage.
The Northwestern will sail on the
6th via the inside passage and will
go through to Anchorage. The City
of Puebla ami the Kansas City will
also go to Anchorage.
The Alameda will sail on the 20th.
The Cordova is due at Anchorage
Saturday morning with a thousand
tons of freight
- still feared that to carry out a
flanking movement Villa may use
United States territory and so pre
cipatc a battle with American troops
which are now' placed in positions
best calculated to defeat any sue*
attempt.
VILLA DEFEATED
DOUGLAS, Nov. 2.—Beaten to a
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standstill by General Calles of thej
! Carranza army at Agua Prieta the j
Villa army is retreating this after
noon in an easterly direction. The
Villa forces began to give way early
this morning and wavered for a time.
I then falling back and leaving four
’ hundred dead and wounded on the
' field. The latest news is that the re
; treating army is disintegrating fast
1 and hundreds are deserting in search
| of food. Many buildings in Agua
Prieta have been badly damaged.
The wounded Villa prisoners declare
that moit cf their army had been
without food for two days. Since
then it has been further learned that
the retreat has been halted several
miles ea^t of Agua Prieta where a
herd of five hundred cattle was
found, confiscated, killed and eaten
have cooked by the starving soldiers.
The defeat of Villa is regained as de
cisive.
FAILED TD PAY
| THE MONEY BACK
ONE VALDEZ MAN'S NAME AP
PEARS AS A REFUGEE
FROM EUROPE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—The
Treasury department has published
the list of names of the Americans
who received financial aid in Europe
after the outbreak of the war to en
able them to return home or for
other uses and who failed to pay the
money back to the government.
Among the names on the list is that
of Mark Graden, of Valdez, Alaska,
who received fifty dollars. Seven
names of Seattle people are on the
list. Many of those who refused to
reimburse the government are said
to be people of some means who con
sidered, apparently, that the govern
ment owed them money or was
bound to supply them with funds
! under extraordinary circumstances
such as those in which they found
themselves.
THE WOMAN’S CLUB
DISCUSSES FEDERATION
The Woman’s club of Seward met
! yesterday afternoon at the Pioneer
Hall with the president, Mrs. W. E.
Root, in the chair. The main topic
1 of discussion yesterday was the pro
posed constitution and by-laws of a
territorial federation of Women’s
Clubs as drafted by the Douglas Wo
man’s Club, and whether this club
would join that federation or not.
There was no decision in the matter
and the general opinion seems to be ,
that it would t>e of no advantage to
the local club, and would be a source
of considerable outlay of money.
About 15 ladies attended the meeting
! yesterday afternoon. Hereafter the
Woman’s Club of Seward will meet
at the Pioneer Hall the first and third
Monday of each month. The name
chosen for the club yesterday was,
“The Woman’s Club of Seward.’’
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Ole Hoagland came in yesterday
I afternoon from Kenai Lake with a
good sired moose.
CHINA WANTS
A KING AGAIN
RECENT ELECTIONS INDICATE
THAT PEOPLE HAVE TIRED
OF REPUBLIC GOVT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—The in
formation arriving here from the
elections recently held in China in
dicate that the sentiment of the peo
ple has shown itself unmistakably in
favor of a return to a monarchy.
The details of the elections have not
yet arrived and it is likely that they
are not known even in the republic it
self but the news from the large
centers of population is distinctly in
dicative of the fact that the people
have grown tired of the republican
form of government which they have
experienced for some time.
Making Big Figlit
oil Dist. Attorney
Table Compiled Showing How Mem
bers of the Family
Have Succeeded.
A tremendous fight is now being
waged against District Attorney
Spence all over the division if re
ports from other quarters can be re
lied upon. Some of those opposed to
him have compiled a list of his rela
tives who have secured positions in
timating, no doubt, that they secured
them through his influence as Dis
trict Attorney. The following list
has been supplied the Gateway which
publishes it merely as a matter of
information on a question which is
now causing much talk:
The Document and List
W. N. Spence
Appointed United States Attorney
for the Third Division, Territory of
Alaska from Mitchel County, Second
Congressional District, State of
Georgia. Date of appointment,
March 27th, 1914. Date of confirma
tion, Date of taking office May 1st,
1814.
Hillard G. Bonnet, Nephew
Served as clerk to the United
States Attorney at Valdez from Aug.
1st, 1914, to May 18th, 1915, salary
>1.800 per annum.
Ruth Spence, Daughter
Served as clerk to the United
States attorney at Valdez from May
10th, 1015, to August 15th, 1015,
salary $1,800 per annum.
William 11. Bonnet, Nephew
Served as clerk to the United
States attorney at Valdez from
August 16, 1015 and is still serving,
salary $1,800 per annum.
Toy Spence, Daughter
Teacher in Valdez schools for
periods (pr. years) 1014-15-16, salary
$100 per month.
Ruth Spence, Daughter
Teacher at Unga government
school for year 1015-16, salary $175
per inonth.
Miss Bonnet, Niece
Understood appointed to teach
school at Knik or Anchorage as soon
as she can return from Unga in Nov.
Salary not known.
Bennet Spence, Son
Worked with the Railroad Comis
sion during the summer of 1015 with
one of the survey parties. Salary
not known.
Hillard G. Bennet, Nephew
Worked in the office of the Rail
road Commission at Seward and An
chorage for a short time, salary not
known. He went wih the Floating
court as a bailiff and did not receive
much compensation.
According to word received by the
Engineering commission this morn
ing it has been snowing considerably
from Mile 34 out the line.
BULGARIANS TAKE MON ASTIR
AND BRITISH QUIT GALLIPOLI
'Shot Dead Over llie
Body of His Mother
Watching the Death Bed Robert
Brewester Killed Through
Jealousy.
STEWARTSVILLE, Minn., Xov. 2.
—Robert Brewster was shot and kill
ed last night while watching over the (
body of his dead mother. The shot
which took his life was bred by Den
nis Smith who was an employe of the
Brewster farm and who is believed to j
have committed the deed because of
jealousy due to the attentions of the
two men to the same girl. Mrs.
Brewster died on the same day that
her son met his death. Smith has (
been arrested but has made no state- j
merit, nor has he accounted for the
reason why he chose the day of Mrs. j
Brewster’s death for the murder.
ARIZONA ALIEN LAW
IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—The
supreme court today handed down a
decision to the effect that the Arizona
alien labor law is unconstitutional.
HERMAN RIDDER |
PASSES AWAY
TREASURER DEMOCRATIC NA
TIONAL COMMITTEE AND
AN EDITOR OF NOTE
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Herman
Ridder, treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee, died here last
night of kidney trouble. He was
editor of the New York Staats Zei
tung, the leading German newspaper
of the United States, and had since
the beginning of the war taken a
leading part in opposing the anti
German movements in this country.
It is thought here that the pro-Ger
man element will make his funeral a
sort of demonstration in favor of
German propaganda. He was sixt> -
four years of age.
HENRY OLIVER GRANTED
DIVORCE THIS MORNINGj
Henry Oliver was granted a di
vorce from Jessie B. Oliver this
morning by Judge Brown. There was
no defense but the stipulation that
there would be no defense was agreed
to because Mrs. Oliver was given the
custody of her child. L. L. James,
Jr., was attorney for the plaintiff.
PLAINTIFF IN TOWNSITE
CASE ASKS 100 DAYS
The attorney for the defense, T. C.
West, in the case of the Alaska
Northern Railroad vs. the Ballaines
wired from Valdez, asking the court
for 100 days in which to file his ex
ceptions to the court’s finding of facts
and decision of law. Mr. West claims
that he is in such poor healtth that
he will have to leave for the States
on an early boat for expert medical ,
attention.
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PIONEERS MEET
The regular meeting of the Pione
The regular monthly meeting of
the Pioneers will take place this
evening at 8 o’clock at the Pioneer
Hall. Several names are to be voted
1 on.
BULGAKS TAKE MONASTIR
LONDON, Nov. 2.—There is only too much reason to
believe that the Bulgarians have captured the city of
Monastir, Serbia, and advices from Athens today tend to
confirm the belief. Monastir is in the extreme soutli of
Serbia and near the Greek border and the capture of it
shows that the Bulgarians must have invaded from the
south and are thus threatening the Serbian line of re
treat.
ITALIANS DEFEATED
VIENNA, Nov. 2.—After a fortnight’s battle the
Austrian army stands triumphant over the Italians along
the Isonzo valley and the enemy has been repulsed at ail
points with a loss of one hundred and fifty thousand men.
The attempt of the Italians was the third to break down
our opposition in that quarter. It has been so badly de
feated tlia: the whole Italian front is now reported to be
subsiding. Our defenses are now so strong in that
theatre that our general staff is perfectly confident that
we can hold back the enemy with half his number.
PEACE CONFERENCE COMING
ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. 2.—It is unofficially an
nounced that a peace conference will soon he held at
Lucerne and socialist newspapers declare that Prince
von Buelovv, former imperial chancellor of Germany, has
agreed to attend. It is admitted in high quarters that
some efforts have been proceeding sub rosa towards mak
ing the conference possible.
BRITISH BOAT SUNK
LONDON, Nov. 2—The British Torpedo boat Nine
ty-six was sunk by a collision in the Straits of Gibraltar
yesterday and two officers and nine men were drowned.
The admiralty denies that the vessel was sunk by a Ger
man submarine.
KING GEORGE WELL
LONDON, Nov. 2—King George has returned to
Buckingham palace following his convalescence I roni the
injuries caused by the fall from his horse while with the
army at the front.
BLOCKADE GREECE
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 2.—The German
submarines in the Mediterranean have been ordered to
proceed with a blockade of Greece according to advices
from Munich. The blockade is probably intended to pre
vent supplies from reaching the allied forces which are
attempting to aid the Serbians and to prevent hostile
forces from landing on Greek soil.
GERMANS GAIN NOTHING IN WEST
LONDON, Nov. 2.—In a speech in the house of com
mons this afternoon Prime Minister Asquith declared
that the Germans have gained not one foot of ground in
France or Flanders since April. He admitted, however,
that the British casualties in that quarter to date amount
to three hundred and seventy-seven thousand men. He
strongly hinted also that the allied troops will be with
drawn from the Dardanelles for operations in the eastoi n
theatre, that is, probably, in the Balkans. No news w nat
ever is being given out front the western front and it is
assumed that stalemate has again set in. The relative
positions of the opposing forces are about the same as
they were months ago. The allied offensive has complcte
ly come to an end.
Mrs. Galt’s Mother
Nearly Lost Life
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Mrs. Bolling and her
daughter, mother and sister of President \\ ilson’s fi
ancee, narrowly escaped death and Miss Louise Roberts
Cunningham lost her life as a result of the eflorts of
Samuel Cunningham to fumigate his apartments this
morning. The man is a chemist and he tried to perform
the work with some chemicals whose properties are not
yet fully determined. He was arrested today and will be
charged with manslaughter. The fumes killed the girl
almost immediately. Mrs. Bolling had apartments close
to Cunningham in the same house and their escape is re
garded as remarkable as the chemicals used were evident
ly very deadly.