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ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS _•_PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEI t SUNDAY ______
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ONE REPORT SAYS VILLA IS
RETREATING TO MOUNTAINS
t
THE NAMIQUIPA BATTLE
EL PASO, March 21.—The force of Colonel Cano en
gaged in battle at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon with the
bandits, led by Villa, at Namaquipa. According to the
dispatches received by General Gavira. the Carranza com
mander at Juarez, the result of the lighting had not been
decided at the time the last dispatch was received. It is
clear, however, that some severe righting has been in
progress and that the Carranza troops have gained posi-j
tions where it was possible to force \ ilia to combat. This
fact leads to the hope that the mobile American columns
will soon be in touch with the bandits.
SAYS VILLA DEFEATED
EL PASO, March 21—In a wireless message to,
Columbus General Pershing says the Yillaistas have been!
heavilv defeated bv the Carranza forces and are retreat
ing into the Santa Clara mountains. It is impossible to
get any reports past the censors and it is even thought
that some false stories are being circulated to deceive ant
possible Villa scouts. The same tactics are being adopted
by the military authorities as are adopted in the European
belligerent countries and even today when it was an
nounced that Aviation Lieutenant Bowen, who was scout
ing ahead of the American expedition- fell and was seri
ously injured it was stated that the accident took place
“somewhere in Mexico.”
VILLA STILL FIGHTING
SAN ANTONIO, March 21.—The accounts about the!
reported fighting with Villa are becoming somewhat con
fusing. The first report from Pershing was that Villa
had been beaten by the Mexican government troops near.
La Cruces and that he was retreating northward. This
report was followed, however, by the unofficial report that
Villa was still fighting at Namiquipa, south of La Cruces.
RAID DANGER OVER
WASHINGTON, March 21.—Information from the
Mexican border is to the effect that all danger of raids is
now over. As the main body of Y illaistas is in flight the j
scattered adherents of the bandit chief have apparently
decided to abandon all attempts at outlawry.
FUNSTON SPEAKS
SAN ANTONIO, March 21.—“On the map it looks as
if Villa might be in hot water,” said General Funston to
day. “The next few hours may tell the story but we must
not forget that he is still free of movement in a large ex
tent of country where he knows every trail."
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❖ COMMERCIAL CLUB ♦
❖ TO MEET TONIGHT ♦
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The Commercial Club will hold an
important meeting this evening at 8
o’clock when all members are request
ed to attend.
SHAKESPEARE WOULD GO TO
BED WITH THE CHICKENS
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
STRATFORD-ON-AVON, March 1.
—(By Mail)—If William Shakespeare
lived today he would not spend long
night hours penning literature for
future generations in his home on
Stratford’s main thoroughfare.
Lights are prohibited in Stratford.
The mayor’s council has decided that
until the war is over Stratforders
shall go to bed with the chickens or
spend their evenings in darkness.
The recent Zeppelin raid on the Mid
lands is responsible for the order.
In peace time tourists from all
parts of the world came here to see
where and how Shakespeare lived.
The town council is simply taking
precautions in order that there will
be something left for tourists to see
after the war.
Tie cutters wanted. Alaska Trans
fer. 3-21—3t.
“BABIES** OF THE BRITISH
NAVY FEARFULLY UGLY
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
ABOARD H. M. S. TORPEDO
BOAT NO. 00, SOMEWHERE IN
THE NORTH SEA, March 13.—’Visi
ble proof that British ship yards have
not been idle since this war began
was seen from the deck of this little
craft today.
Steaming slowly past a long double
line of warships, observers aboard
were able to look upon a new- type of
sea fighters, many types in fact, built
for war ami not for looks. These
ugly colored craft with mottled sides
and daubed plates were the “babies”
of the fleet, “infants” who have
plunged their noses into the sea with
out ceremony or publicity.
The ship yards from whence they
came are turning out sister ships as
fast as men can put metal together.
No time is being wasted veneering
the officers' cabins in mahogany or to
putting the painter’s touch on the hull
and super-structure. These newest
craft are just plain ugly but they em
body all the last kinds of efficiency
for which naval constructures have
the experience of the war to thank.
The make-up of these fleet “babies”
must remain a mystery until after
the war. In the meantime they are
the secret pride of the British navy.
Bryan For Wilson
For Re-nomination
Also Declares President Will be the
Only Democratic Candidate.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 21.—In a
speech delivered here last night Wil
liam Jennings Bryan declared that he
will support President Wilson for the
re-nomination at the national conven
tion. He also expressed the belief
..at there will be no other Democratic
candidate. The declaration is taken to
mean that all question of the re
nomination of Wilson is now set at
rest and that Bryan will support him
loyally.
WHITE BEATS WELLS
CINCINNATI, March 21.—Charley
White received the decision over Matt
Wells last night.
ENGLISH ARISTOCRATS
WANT HEAVIER TAXES
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
LONDON, March 14.—There is a
vigorous, growing demand throughout
England for higher, much higher,
taxes; not so much to raise more
money for the war as to compel peo
ple to economize. At any rate, this
is the way the movement’s backers
express it.
The argument is that even a man
who can afford to do so, has no right
to consume the country’s sustenance
extravagantly at such a time. It is
charged that many of the working
classes, whose wages have been
greatly inflated by the war, insist on
doing it. The “higher taxes” ad
vocates want the government to com
pel labor to economize.
Incidentally, it is pointed out that
increased taxation will enable Eng
land to meet more of its war bills as
it goes along, instead of saddling
them on to prosperity. A heavy tar
iff on the necessaries of life is the
thing most generally urged. It has
been noticed that, rather oddly, this
program’s supporters are mostly of
the aristocratic, capitalistic, conser
vative class. From this fact the fol
lowing conclusion has been drawn and
freely expressed by many English
men:
Workingmen are making so much
money at present that their standard
of living is much higher than before
the war. After the war there will be
a return to old conditions. This will
result in bitter discontent and the
workers will object to a return to the
old standard. If the capitalists can
make the workingman’s taxes so
heavy now that his higher pay will
do him no good, he will not find fault
with a subsequent slump, correspond
ingly, to lower wages and lower
prices.
As for the other argument, these
same radicals reason that all the war
bills the workers are forced to pay for
now will be, by just that much, a
lighter burden on the capitalists in
the future. Whether this is a social
istic argument or not, it is much
heard in England at present.
KERNS FOR COUNCIL
G. M. Kerns has announced that he
will be a candidate for the city coun
cil at the election two weeks from to
day.
CLUB COMMITTEE
President Lane, of the Seward
Democratic Club, has named J. J.
Ryan, T. W. Hawkins and W. H.
Whittlesey, as the executive commit
tee of the club.
SEVENTEEN YEARS 01.1)
CASHIER IS FUGITIVE
Oliver Cline, Youthful hut Prominent
Official of Pacific Coast
Co. Wanted.
SEATTLE, March 21.—Oliver H.
Cline, aged seventeen, cashier of the
Pacific Coast Company and its sub
sidiary corporations, is charged with
embezzling $10,000 of the company’s
funds and he disappeared a week ago.
The charge came out in connection
with a civil suit which has been filed
in the superior court. Cline is now
being sought by private detectives
but it is believed he has made for
some foreign country.
* ELECTION BOARD * *
* IS NOW READY ❖
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An election board was selected last
night for the municipal election which
will come two weeks from today.
The same board as that chosen for t) ft
special election was selected but Miss
Sexton takes the place of Mrs. EVs
worth. The Bundesrath also last
night took final steps in connection
with the clearing of the street at the
approach to the new dock.
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❖ GREAT WOMAN’S *
❖ CONVENTION SOON •>
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(United Press Stair Correspondent*
NEW YORK, March 10. —Father
Knickerbocker will tip his three
cornered hat to twenty thousand club
women while two million others
throughout the United States and its
possessions watch fram afar the
opening of the biennial convention of
Federated Women’s Clubs of the
United States, in New ^ ork May 23.
Scarce a city or town in the United
States, Hawaii, Porto Rico, the Philip
pines or Panama but whose most
prominent clubwomen will journey to
Gotham for the monster feminine
meetings in the mammoth Seventh
Regiment armory. This convention
is looked forward to as one of the
biggest and most important gather
ings of women ever held.
Every feminine and many a mas
culine problem will be considered
from the moment Mrs. P. V. Penny
packer of Texas, President of the
General Federation, bangs the block
with her silver crusted gavel, until
the last argumentative female voice is
stilled at the close of the sessions
June 2nd.
The list of subjects will include the
price of peace and petticoats, the
length of love and lingerie; women’s
spheres and women's tears; chops and
chowder, paints and powder, babies,
ballots, civic betterment and how' to
avoid crow’s-feet, the management of
husbands and other hired help; war,
divorce and hats, of course.
To be sure, this does not begin to ap
proximate the length of the list, but
when you pause to consider the num
ber of things one woman can think of
to talk about, then multiply that by
tw’enty thousand and start them all up
with the avow'ed purpose of talking
why, no wonder.
The w’omen want President Wilson
to open the convention. William
Howard Taft, Miss Jane Addams,
Mayor Mitchel and other notables will
speak. Mrs. John Hays Hammond is
chairman of the Convention's Advi
sory committee. Mrs. William Todd
Helmuth is honorary chairman of the
convention. Mrs. Francis D. Everest
of Chicago is chairman of the pro
gram committee. Mrs. William Grant 1
Brown of New York is chairman of
the locat Biennial Board.
A merry, merry session is fully ex
pected when it comes to the election
of a new National President to suc
ceed Mrs. Pennypacker.
FAIRBANKS PRIMARY
FAIRBANKS, March 12. —Terri
torial Committeeman Marquam w'ill
head the Fairbanks delegation to the
Sew’ard convention as a result of the ^
primary held here Saturday.
SEVERE EIOUTING AROUND
VERDUN: GERMANS GAINING
G. O. P. Convention
Here to Be Hot One
Will Be Attended by All the Leading
Republicans of Territory.
By reading the exchanges on the
last boats it is made clear that the
Republican Territorial convention to
be held here on the 19th of next
month will be one of the most remark
able, if not actually Uie most so, that
was ever held in Alaska. All the big
guns of the party in the Territory
will be present. L. P. Shackleford
will attend in person and Rustgard
will be here to meet him to light his
every move either by lobbying out
side the convention or otherwise. An
other stormy petrel of politics will
be here in the shape of Tom Marquam
of Fairbanks. From Seattle will come
W. A. Gilmore, of Nome, and there is
a sort of rumor that Gil will be found
on the side of Shack. There are still j
some sub rosa affairs to be cleared.
The Valdez bunch is nearly all out
against Wickersham but it is appar
ently a question whether the proposal
to nominate the present delegate will
not receive strong support from the
delegates from Fairbanks and all the
interior where Wickersham has got a
big hold on the crowd. Between the
delegates who will represent Seward,
Cordova and Valdez there is now' go
ing on a quiet bit of work to frame
up for the big event. Opinion seems
to differ as to the relative strength of
Wickersham’s friends and his oppon
ents but the thing is being studied
out in preparation. The Seward Re
publicans, for instance, have recently
got in touch with the Valdez dele
gates and to some extent w'ith the
Cordovans who, by the way, are al
most sure to fight Wickersham to a
man. The intention of Shackleford is
evidently to secure a strong union be
tween himself and Wickersham to get
together on the patronage question in
the event that the Republicans w in in
the general elections. The fact that
Wick has gone over unreservedly to
the Republicans threaten to place
him in charge of all Republican pat
ronage to the ousting of Shackleford
and all others. Shackleford, it is
thought, will again be a candidate for
national committeeman.
FAIRBANKS ROMANCE
From the menial occupation of a
chambermaid in the Nordale Hotel in
Fairbanks, to the affianced wife of a
mining operator worth $500,000, is
the step taken by Wilhelmina M.
Schoenberger. At some future date
she will become the wife of Adolph
Bock, but the date of the wedding has
not been announced. The bride-elect
has been working at The Nordale for
eight years, and Bock, who has taken
a fortune out of the Hot Springs dis
trict, met her frequently while stop
ping at the hotel. After their marri
age Bock plans to make a tour of the
States.—Ex.
WAR ODDITIES
LONDON.—Despite the war and
national economy, hothouse straw
berries are selling in London at $2.50
a pound.
LONDON.—Notice posted on the
outside of a Battersea furniture shop:
“Owner and entire staff joined the
forces. Entire stock must be clear
ed.”
LONDON.—Over half of the entire
staff of Barclay’s bank are now in the
army and thirty have been killed.
This is the bank made famous in
Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities. (
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GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY
BERLIN, March 21.—It is officially claimed that the
German troops last night captured a French position ten
miles northeast of Verdun and took twenty-five prisoners
and a great quantity of booty. Some other successes are
also announced at different points around the main fort
ress and our position is improving constantly.
FRENCH ADMIT LOSSES
PARIS, March 21.—It is officially admitted by the war
office that the Germans have gained more ground on the
west bank of the Meuse. The enemy’s assaults were re
newed during the night along the Abancourt and Malan
court fronts and very heavy fighting is still proceeding.
The losses of the Germans are believed to lie awful owing
to the fact that they are taking the offensive against
strong positions!
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RUSSIANS CLAIM GAINS
LONDON, March 21.—The Russians are claiming im
portant victories on the eastern front in the past few
days. According to the latest from Petrograd von Hin
denburg has been forced to retire to avoid the annihila
tion of a large part of his army and the Slavs have ad
vanced to new and favorable positions. The facts are not
given with close detail but the victory is believed to be
very important and significant.
GERMANS TRY TO OUTFLANK
LONDON, March 21.—Hurling a terrific flanking
force from the west the Germans are now trying to com
pel the French to abandon their positions northwest of
Verdun. The dispatches from Berlin and Paris declare
that the offensive west of Malancourt followed the failure
of the frontal German attacks west of the Meuse. There
is very little direct news given out here about the new of
fensive of the Germans but that it is the most bitter one
since the opening of the Verdun campaign is made evident
to one reading between the lines of the dispatches.
NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT
LONDON, March 21.—Four British Destroyers engag
ed three German Destroyers yesterday off the Belgian
coast but neither side lost a vessel. The British admir
alty announces that two of the German vessels were hit
by British shells and that the Germans escaped into Zee
brugge after a manning fight. Four British sailors were
wounded and these were the total casualties, according to
the British report. The German admiralty announces on
the other hand that the Germans scored several hits and
that the British vessels fled.
NOTHING FROM ASIA MINOR
LONDON, March 21.—The dearth of news regarding
the progress of the fighting near Kut-el-Amara has caus
ed some uneasiness here. The last information to arrive
was that General Alymer’s relieving force had received a
check but Townshend is evidently still holding his own in
the beleagured city and reinforcements are expected by
way of the Persian Gulf constantly. In the meantime the
Russians and Turks seem to have come to a standstill
around Erzerum. The conditions in the Balkans have ap
parently undergone no change and the opinion here is that
no invasion of Egypt is intended as Germany would never
have started its great attack on Verdun if new campaigns
were to be inaugurated.
SUB CAMPAIGN CONTINUES
AMSTERDAM, March 21.—Two more small vessels
were sunk yesterday in the North Sea, presumably by
German submarines and the losses to shipping are becom
ing almost as great as previously. One of the ships sunk
was Dutch.
GO ON DORA j
The following will leave on the
Dora this afternoon: S. Chase, E.
Murchison, Joe McMillan, D. Tiedge,
Capt. J. S. Osmond and wife, J.,
Bradtkerb, D. V. Macintosh, Sam S.
Soupcoff, Andrew Groswold, District;j
Attorney Spence and W. G. Whorf. ;
ADMIRAL WATSON
IN THE MORNING
Famous Vessel Will Go to Seldovia
This Trip.
The Admiral Watson is due to ar
rive here at nine o’clock in the morn
ing. She will go to Seldovia this trip.