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WARFARE RREAKS OUT
, IOICAN ORDER AGAIN;
3 AMERICANS KILLED
HACHITA. N. M., Friday, Feb. 16. — Three more
Americans have been murdered by Mexican bandits, ac
» cording to word brought here this morning by Lem Spills
bury, scout for Gen. Pershing.
The dead are Andrew P. Peterson, Hugh Accord and
Burton Jensen. All were Mormons.
The bandits captured their victims Wednesday, in a
raid 60 miles southwest of here in which they also took
several ranch hands prisoners and run off with a herd of
' stock. The bodies had been shot through many times and
were left stripped by the murderers, who took their cap
tives across the line before killing them.
BANDITS ATTACK FLORIDA REGIMENT
SAN ANTONIO, Friday, Feb. 16—American troops
have cut off the escape of bandit Mexicans who crossed
the line and attacked the Second Florida regiment last
night, according to reports from Gen. Parker to Gen.
Funston. The capture of the gang is expected hourly.
HEARST RANCH RAIDED
EL PASO. Friday, Feb. 16.—Julio Acosta, command
er in the Villa bandit army raided the Naherachic ranch
belonging to Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, yesterday, killing two
Mexican ranch hands and wounding several others. The
* ranch house was looted and a number of horses were
driven off. This ranch is located two miles from Madera,
Chihuahua.
HEAVY FIGHTING 1$
REPORTED NEAR HAVANA
WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. 16. — Heavy fighting;
occurred last night between rebels and government troops
17 miles west of Havana. Several rebels were killed and
their bodies left behind on the field.
Minister Gonzales from Cuba, reported this morning
that the entire eastern section threatens to rise in revolt.
•PRESIDENTK ’INGTAR
ON WAR AND NAVY WORK
WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. 16.—“I am just keep
ing tab on things,” said President Wilson as he returned
during a snow storm today from a round of the war and
navy department headquarters. He conferred with both
Sec. Baker and Sec. Daniels in their own offices.
ATTEMPTS MADEJ0M00T SENTRIES
OSWEGO. N. Y., Friday, Feb. 16. — Three attempts
i have been made during the past 48 hours to shoot sentries
on guard at the state armory, by parties unknown. The
shots were fired from a distance at night.
AMERICAN SAILORS^ ARE RELEASED
BERLIN, Friday, Feb. 16. — American sailors
brought in on the prize ship Yarrowdale from vessels
sunk in the South Pacific, were liberated today._
LATE CABLES
KILLED BY STREET CAR
SEATTLE, Friday, Feb. 16—Z. C. Young, 84, was
run down and killed by a stieel cai iieie. i
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WOMAN FOUND DEAD
SEATTLE Friday, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Ella Crandall, a
widow was found dead in the Marcy apartments here this
morning.
PUBLISHERS SUE ESTATE
DENVER. Friday, Feb. 16.—The Denver Publishing
company, owners of the Rocky Mountain News and the
Denver Times, have filed a claim against the estate of the
i late Sen. Patterson, demanding $250,000 for certain ser-|
vices rendered. _
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STOLEN CHARTS OF
ALASKA FOUND IN
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GERMAN'S TRUNK
NEW YORK, Friday, Feb. 16. — Stolen government
i charts of all the important channels, harbors and anchor
ages on the Alaskan coast, were discovered by the police
today among the effects in a trunk belonging to Herbert
Sauer, a German sentenced for manslaughter for killing
' and robbing a woman.
On being asked what he had intended to do with the
maps Sauer replied that he wanted to make a name for
himself and gain the friendship of the officials to whom
he expected to give them when he returned to the
Fatherland. He denied that the charts were stolen at the
behest of any one or that he was connected with the sec
ret service of the imperial government.
HUNDRED AND
THREE COMING
ON S.S. ALASKA
Spring Rush for Terminal
City is on, Earlier
Than is Usual
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SEATTLE, Friday, Feb. 16. —The
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Alaska Steamship company's liner,
Alaska will sail for Seward tonight.
Passengers booked to noon included:
R. Osborne and wife, Willard John
ston, T. Jonovich, Marko Savovich,
Kesto Yoneick, George Nagulich, Dan
Robinson, Wm. Gerig, Wilson Free
man, Mx Nelson, Mrs. C. Chaxpeet,
Capt. Fre<lerick Wears, Harry Bibson,
Harry Agoff, Mike Gibson, Sam
Bidow, John Papouich, Dan Poznovi
vich, Clifford Wooers, G. Smally, H.
Vaughan and wife, Forest Smally,
Violet Gaffney, Tom Wunn and wife,
and seventy-six steerage.
ADMIRAL LINER IS
ON WAY NORTH
WITH BIG CROWD
SEATTLE, Friday, Feb. 16. —The
Admiral Farragut sailed for Seward
last night with the following passen
gers: E. L. Stepp, John Rice, L.
Byrne, G. Campbell and wife and two
steerage. The Farragut^vas practi
cally sold out for way ports.
STANLEY DOLLAR
SAILS FOR SEWARD
POWDER AND COAL
SEATTLE, Friday, Feb. 16. — The
freighter Stanley Dollar of the Alas
ka Steamship company, sailed this
morning for Alaska points. Seward
will be her most western port of call.
She has as part of her cargo a con
signment of powder and coal for tTie
Alaskan Engineering commission.
WARM STORAGE
BUILDING ON
DOCK COMPLETE
Interior work on the warm storage
on the dock was completed today, ana
when the doors are hung the ware
house to guard against frost will be
complete.
BOATS AND TRAINS I
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The steamer Dora sailed westward
at one o'clock today.
The Alaska sailed for Seward and
way ports from Seattle today.
The Admiral Farragut is due in Ju
neau tomorrow.
The train will leave tomorrow
morning for Mile 40.
DRIVE PILING
FOR FISH DOCK
NEXT WEEK
Commission Loans Equip
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Ment to San Juan Co.
For Few Days
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Pile driving equipment and crews
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
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sion have been loaned to the San Juan j
Fishing and Packing company to con-'
struct the dock at the fishing station j
site at Powder House point.
The commission |iad just com pie?-1
ed work on the railroad dock and
could not commence work on the
bridges until the first of March, giv
ing an opportunity to assist the pack
ing company. Under the agreement,
the company pays all wages and ex
pense of operation but no charge is
made for the use of the equipment.
Piling cut by the Alaska Transfer
and foundation material for the cold
storage is being delivered on the site,
and the pile driver will be put in op
eration Monday morning.
CAPT. MEARS IS
COMING ON ALASKA;
DELAYED A DAY
SEATTLE, Friday, Feb. 16.—Capt.
Frederick Mears, of the Ahiskan En
gineering commission, who was
scheduled to sail for Seward last
night did not get away and will leave
tonight on the Alaska.
DEALERS ORDERED
TO STOP SHIPPING
“BOTTLED GOODS”!
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Local liquor dealers have received I
a mandatory order from U. S. Mar
shal Brenemann to stop shipping li
quor to Anchorage and other points
along the government railroad.
Orders were recently Issued by the!
U. S. railroad officials stopping the
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shipment of liquor by train in any
form.
Brenneman’s order was accom-:
panied by a warning that unless com
plied with, he would proceed against
all licenses and have them revoked1
and would also oppose the^ issuing of
any licenses in Seward for the bal
ance of this year.
THE WEATHER
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Yesterday.
Maximum . 3i>
Minimum . 29
Current . 29
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Weather ... Clear
Wind . North
WEATHER TOMORROW
Fair and warmer.
AMERICANS IN EMPIRE
WARN IY WASHINGTON
TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY
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| LONDON, Friday, Feb. 16. — Negotiations between
the American ambassador at Vienna and the Austro
Hungarian government, looking to a peaceful settlement,
whereby lives of Americans traveling on ships in the
Mediterranean might be protected, have been broken off,
according to messages from Vienna to the Berliner Tage
blatt.
AMERICAN’S IN AUSTRIA WARNED
PAJilS, Friday, Feb. l(i.—American citizens in
Austria have been warned by the United States to -leave
that country at once, according to advices received here
from an official source via Switzerland. _
KAISER URGES ON HIS
SUBMARINES IN WAR OF
HATE AGAINST ENGLAND
BERLIN, Friday, Feb. 16.—In an-imperial order to
the German navy the Kaiser says:
“In the impending decisive battle the task falls on my
navy of turning on England the war method of starvation
by means of which our most hated and most obstinate
enemy intends 1 > overthrow the German people, and
against him and his allies, combating their sea traffic with
ail means in our power.
“In this work submarines will stand in the first rank
and I expect this weapon to be developed and handled with
wise foresight.
SINKING OF SHIPS GOES ON
LONDON, Friday, Feb. 16.— The tonnage of vessels
junk on Thursday tolal 8,000.
Four vessels of a total tonnage of 5,000 were sunk up
to noon today.
TEUTONS DRIVE AHEAD; ALSO WITHDRAW
BERLIN, Friday, Feb. 16. — Germans in the Cham
paign sector attacked .along a mile and a half front today
and drove the French back half a mile, taking 856
prisoners. • .
German troops between the Serre river and the Som
me withdrew from advanced positions during the night.
NEUTRAL POWERS TO AVOID “ZONE”
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NEW YORK, Friday, Feb. 16—Decision by England
to permit neutral vessels from the United States for Eur
ope to undergo an examination at Halifax instead of
Kirkwall or Falmouth, brought immediate relief today in
the congested cargo situation.
This ruling will enable steamers bound for any na
tion in Europe to avoid stopping at England for an exam
ination of manifest under her blockade rule, lessening the
danger from submarines in the barred area. Ships for
Spain or the Scandinavian countries can thus avoid the
barred zone entirely.
Steamships for neutral countries will resume their
regular sailings at once.__
POSTAL BILL HAS ‘BONE’ DRY CLAUSE
WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. 16.—The annual post
office bill, carrying appropriations for $330,000,000 and a
provision against the use of the mails to secure the im
portation of liquor into dry states, was passed by the
senate today.___'
MAY PUT STEAMER!ALASKA RUN
PORTLAND, Friday, Feb. 16.—C. A. Burkhardt and
associates are again endeavoring to establish a direct
steamboat service between this port and Alaska. Burk
hardt organized the Alaska Pacific Navigation company
some time ago but was unable at that time to carry his
plans into effect. . __d