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JAP WARSHIPS IN MEXICO
WASHINGTON. June 24. — The navy department
took official cognizance today of the report that Japanese
warships have arrived in Mexican waters to the west of
Mexico ami Secretary Daniels has instructed Admiral
Winslow, who is at Lapaz, Lower California, to investi
gate. This news was regarded as highly sensational when
it arrived here today, the very tact that the sec i eta i \ oi
the navy considered it advisable to look into the mattei
iias been taken as sufficient to create conjecture as to why
the Japanese should consider the time opportune for such
a demonstration on this side.
DISASTER VERY SEVERE
SAN ANTONIO. June 24. — Two troops, about one
hundred men, of the Tenth cavalry under Captain Charles
T. Bovd, were practically wiped out by the attack of the
Mexican forces at Carrizal. according to the latest and
most reliable news received here. 1 he first account receiv
ed by the United Press was that 40 men had been killed on
the American side and this is seen now to have been too
conservative an estimate. Fragments of the report of Gen
eral Pershing regarding the engagement ot June 21 which
have become public indicate that seven survivors in all, j
including those who arrived last night, reached the main
column. All were enlisted men.
FEVERISHLY MOBILIZING
WASHINGTON, June 24.—The national guards or
ganizations throughout the country are straining every
nerve to prepare for active service on the Mexican border.
New orders have been flashed by Secretary Baker calling
for more haste and all red tape has been cast aside. Auth
orization has been given by which the state troops will be
rushed to reinforce the border guards at the earliest mo
ment. The entire army of a hundred thousand has been
brought out by the President’s call and placed directly at
General Funston’s disposal.
(Delayed Friday Cables)
ALLIES FOR MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, June 23.—That the republic of Sal
vador and Costa Rica will join Mexico in opposing an in-,
vasion of Mexico by the United States is the statement;
made here today, this has not been stated officially but
high officials say that the rfto republics have actually sent
word to that effect.
U. S. PREPARES
WASHINGTON, June 23.—The United States gov
ernment has asked the British diplomatic representative
in Mexico City to look after United States interests in the
event of war.
ALLIED AMMUNITIONS SEIZED
SHAMOKIN, Pa., June 23.—Sixteen carloads of am
munition which were consigned to New York for the Al
lies were requisitioned today by United States army of
ficials and were immediately re-routed to Buffalo to be
sent to the arsenal at Fort Worth, Texas.
SAY TWO COMPANIES LOST
EL PASO, June 23.—Unconfirmed reports received
by the representatives here of American mining com
panies in Mexico state that troops C and K. of the Tenth
cavalry were practically annihilated at Carrizal by the
Mexicans.
PERSHING SENDS REPORT
WASHINGTON, June 23. — The report of General
Pershing has been received but it is found to be just about
the same as the other reports coming of the fight at Car
rizal. All the information Pershing got evidently came
through the same sources as those the United Press drew
from.
SUPPORT SOLDIERS’ FAMILIES
WASHINGTON, June 23.—With only two dissenting
' votes the House today passed a resolution providing fifty
dollars a month for the support of the family of each
militiaman summoned to the Mexican border. The sunt
will be used to support only the dependents of the militia
men.
RAID U. S. TERRITORY
COLUMBUS, June 23.—Mexican bandits are report
ed to have raided U. S. territory fifty miles west of here
and to have run off with horses from Parker s ranch
southwest of Hachita, New Mexico. If fighting or loss of
life resulted it has not been mentioned.
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CIVIL SUNDRY
PASSES HOUSE
The Civil Sundry bill, including the
six million appropriation for the Al
aska railroad, passed the house touay.
Phis, of course, was made certain
after the committee had reported it
and it had to be passed before the
beginning of the*fiscal year, July 1.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS STOP
ONE MAN’S 1U S1NESS
PORTLAND, June 22.—An unusual
plea was made today in a local court
by the proprietor of a bakery house
whose employee was being tried lor
drunkencss. The bakery owner de
clared that two of his employes had
been cafled with the militia to the
Mexican frontier and that it the third
were put in jail he would have to
close his shop. The judge took this
fact into account and sentenced the
employe on trial to serve live succes
sive Sundays in jail. This will leave
him the weekdays for work.
EX-CONGR ESSM A N FIN E1 >
I NDER PROHIBITION LAM
TACOMA, June 22.—Former Con
gressman Stanton Mar Burton was
lined $250 today for bringing a trunk
tilled with liquor from Chicago where
he had been a delegate to the Pro
gressive national convention. The
liquor was discovered in his trunk be
cause one of the bottles broke and the
whisky leaked out.
IDAHO TOWN COVERED
W ITH A BIG FLOOD
SAXDPOINT, Idaho, June 23.—
Bonnery's Ferry, Idaho, is under
water. The Kootenai river has risen
higher than ever before and the water
covers the floors of the business
houses six inches to three feet in
depth.
DI CKS DIED OF COLD
DI KING LAST WINTER
Dr. Baughman, game warden, who
has returned from a tour of his dis
trict relates the interesting fact that
the wild ducks died in great numbers
during last winter from the cold. He
found several dead ones. He also saw
fifteen bear around the Cook Inlet
beach. The moose are doing well. In
the fishing line Dr. Baughman reports
that Libby’s and also the Alaska
Packers have caught five or six thou
sand cases of king salmon each. The
| Reds have only just begun to run.
ANCHORAGE WANTS
NO MORE LOT SALES
Petitions Circulated Which Say Sale
Would be Breach of Faith.
ANCHORAGE, June 23.—1Two pe
titions are now in ciruclation tat An
chorage getting the signature of the
people who protest against the furth
er sale of lots by the govern^ \ in
the Anchorage townsite. The peti
tioners first object to the sale of lots
in places which had, it is alleged,
been described as park sites, and they
object also to any sale of lots what
ever on several grounds. The peti
tioners declare that such a sale would
scatter the town too far and would
have the effect of altering the value
of lots already bought. It is even
said that a further sale would be a
breach <*hfaith on the part of the gov
ernment.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
ORGANIZE AM) INSTALL
Last night the local Spanish War
Veterans met, for the first time in
Seward as a regular constituted camp
and installed officers for the ensuing
term.* Headquarters of the James K.
Thompson Camp, having recently
been transferred, by general orders,
from Ft. Liscum, to Seward.
Last night several new members
were mustered in as recruits to the
camp while others became members
of the local camp by transfer from
different camps in the States.
Past Jr. Vice-Commander Poin
dexter, acting under instructions from
Headquarters Dept, of Washington
and Alaska, officiated as mustering
and installing officer, with Comrade
C. H. Hill acting as master of cere
monies. The following officers were
installed:
Commander, E. V. Hawley,
Sr. Vice-Commander, Lee Murphy.
Jr. Vice-Commander, J. E. Lynch.
Quartermaster, D. Skiatitis.
Chaplain, D. R. Baker.
Sr. Officer of the Guard McIntosh.
Jr. Officer of the Guard By ram.
Trustees: H. J. Murphy, C. R.
Bushnell and Capt. Ward.
Color Sergeants, F. Skeen and U
11. Stites.
After the installation a short busi
ness meeting was held during which
active steps were taken to organize a
ladies auxiliary in connection with the
camp, so other Seward organizations
wilr have to look to their laurels or
the Spanish War Veterans will beat
them to it in the the matter of a
ladies auxiliary.
CARRANZA CAN SETTLE IT
WASHINGTON, June 24.—If Carranza troops were
responsible for the Carrizal affair Carranza can settle the
matter by denouncing the action, the state department of
ficially indicated this afternoon. It is feared that this de
i cision will create tremendous opposition throughout the
I country.
FIND MEXICAN DYNAMITE
COLUMBUS, June 23.—The finding of a long fuse in
I a Mexican shack here has led to the fear that dynamite
has been secreted to attack the base camp in the event of
war. In compliance with orders from Washington a vir
tual embargo has been placed on foodstuffs along the bor
der and military measures have been taken to prevent the
falling into the hands of the Mexicans of large quantities
of food which is being sent into Mexico.
. U. S. LUMBER DESTROYED
EL PASO, June 23.—Five carloads of lumber for the
use of the American troops at Colonia Dublan were de
stroyed by fire at Juarez railroad yards yesterday and it
j is believed that the fire was started by Mexicans to handi
I cap Pershing.
FRENCH ADMIT MORE GERMAN
ADVANCES CLOSE TO VERDON
SECOND
EDITION
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BIG LINER TAKEN
LONDON, June 24.—A steamship
which is believed to be* the great
eastern liner Brussels has b^cn cap
tured by a German submarine and
taken to Zeebrugge.
POPE TO APPEAL
LONDON, June 24.—The Pope has
decided to appeal to President Wilson
and Carranza in an earnest endeavor
to have war avoided.
FRENCH TAKE VILLAGE
PARIS, June 24.—In a counter at
tack today the French troops re
captured the village of Pretpons
which was taken by the Germans yes
terday.
MEXICAN MILITARY ACTIVE
MEXICO CITY, June 24.—The
military officials have displayed the
greatest activity in view of the pros
pect of war with the United States.
They have been on the move clay and
night since the situation became
critical though the city is quiet so far
as the civil population is concerned.
NO DETAILS YET
WASHINGTON, June 24.—Follow
ing a conference between Wilson and
Lansing today Raker stated that the
government does not expect to be able
to give out the detailed account of the
Carrizal fight for twenty-four hours.
DECLINES TO INTERVENE
BUENOS AIRES, June 24. — The
Argentine Republic government has
dispatched a note to Chile declining
to intervene with the other South
American republics to prevent war
between Mexico and the United
States.
POPE HOLDS CONFERENCE
ROME, June 24. —The Pope today
held a lengthy conference with the
Spanish ambassador and discussed "Hie
advisability of asking Spain to medi
ate between the United States and
Mexico.
TOWN WIPED OUT
NEEDLES, Calif., June 24. —Five
are believed to be dead and the busi
ness section is all but wiped out by a
fire which occurred here today.
FIGHT OVER PAY
WASHINGTON, June 24.—The at
tempts to pay the national guardsmen
$30 a month on the Mexican frontier
failed today aft\r a bitter debate in
which it was charged that the pro
posal if carried out would make mer
cenaries of the militia.
MORAN INVITES TEDDY
NEW YORK, June 24.—Frank
Moran invited Theodore Roosevelt to
be his guest Thursday night when he
fights Jack Dillon. Because of other
engagements the Colonel has been
forced to send his regrets. Moran
once served as quartermaster of the.
President’s yacht Mayflower. I
GERMANS ADVANCE FURTHER
PARIS, June 24. — In fierce lighting in the region
northeast oi v erdun yesterday, Friday, the Germans, it is
admitted, carried tne nrst line trenches of the French be
tvven Hills 220 and 221. The Germans have also carried
the Thiaumont works, according to the French official
communique. In addition to this the Germans drove their
attack as tar as Fleury, three and a hall miles northeast
of V erdun, but here they were repulsed. In other sectors
in this region heavy offensive movements by the Germans
were stopped by French lire.
(Note:—Although this message says Fleury is tlu\
and a half miles from Verdun two maps available in this
office say it is only two miles from the main fortress of
Verdun. According to the same maps Thiaumont is only
one mile and a half from the main fortress.)
RECRUITER ARRESTED
SEATTLE, June 24.—Lieutenant Ernest Austin, who
was for five years with the trans-Pacific service of the
British navy and who for the last year and a half has been
recruiting officer for the American legion of Canada, was
arrested in Seattle last night and charged with violating
the neutrality laws. The complaint was signed by Agent
Justice of the federal department who charges that Aus
tin offered him $5 a day to recruit bandsmen for the
Canadian army.
TWO BALLAINES
FILED SUIT
CLAIM TOGETHER $430,000
AGAINST THE ALASKA
NORTHERN RAILROAD.
Frank L. Ballaine and John E.
Ballaine have filed suit at Anchorage
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against Alaska Northern R. R. and to
gether claim $450,000 damages be
cause of the suit brought by the Al
aska Northern against the Ballaines
and tried here last fall. John Bal
laine asks damages amounting to
$300,000 and Frank asks damages in
the sum of $150,000. L. V. Ray went
to Anchorage and tiled the suit, ser
vice being made on B. H. Barndollar,
the agent and secretary of the Alaska
Northern since it was taken over by
the government. William C. Edos is
president and Lieutenant Fred Mears
is vice-president. The govrnment still
owes six hundred thousand odd dollars ;
on the price of the railroad and when
the time comes for the payment will
probably pay this money into some
bank in the District of Columbia and
if the case is not settled it may pay
the money into court and will be able
to go on with the work on the rail
road, the money remaining in escro
until the case is decided.
ALASKA LEAVES
The steamship Alaska left Seattle
on the 23rd.
CAME ON EVANS
The following arrived on the Evans
last evening from the west: G. Parks,
U. E. Ludy, L. Bolhmer, and wife, J.
Fremstad, J. Baughman.
WENT ON EVANS
The following went south on the
Evans yesterday: Mr. and Mrs. John
son, 0. R. Hart, J. H. Nicholls, Lee
Hall, W. McGjven, H. Lambert, J. A.
Sullivan. R. Burr, T. Tomlin and seven
steerage.
TO TAKE OUT COAL
According to advices from Anchor
age a government collier is now being
got ready outside to take the coal
from Matanuska.
The Fidalgo Island Packing Co.
have built a large deep water trap off
Ninilchik. It is about a mile off
shore, and will rival their Bluff Point
trap in size.
Lumber Goes Oft
Game Comes Of f
Big Tussel by Baseball Teams
Scheduled For Tomor
row Afternoon.
Everybody give three cheers; The
lumber is being moved off Bay View
Bark and wil bo all cleared away by
the Fourth of July. The Koscoe arri
ved this morning and the engineer in
charge at headquarters was most
pleased apparently this morning to be
able to unounce that at lui>t the lum
ber can be taken away and leave the
grounds for good games,
j Two rattling good nines are expect
ed to face each other tomorrow. Some
new blood is to be brought in and
some of the men off the government
tug have an ambition to try their
hand in Seward company. Some of
the enginering crews will also get in
tonight and get places on the teams.
The game will be played with real
seriousness, alt the slipshod and lack
adaisical stuff that spoils so many
tryouts being cut out. The game will
begin at 2 p. m. and Captain Taylor
has put a box of cigars up on his side.
BIG HAI L OF LIQUOR
IS MADE AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, June 24.—Three ship
ments of beer and whiskey valued at
$4,000 were seized yesterday by city
detectives in the freight yards. The
liquor was hauled to the rear of the
Public Safety building and dumped in
to the sewer by the orders of Chief of
Police Beckingham.
COLONEL DICK HOME
Anton Eide will leave on the Mari
posa for Valdez where he will meet
Colonel Richardson who arrived home
on that same boat.
MERRY THIMBLE CLUB
WILL HAVE A PICNIC
The Merry Thimble Club will have
a picnic on Tuesday, June 2H. All
the members will meet at Mrs. J. L.
Green’s at 11 a. m. and games and
prizes have been provided for.
FARRAGUT FROM JUNEAU
The Farragut sailed from Juneau
at 6 p. m. on the 23rd.
MARIPOSA TONIGHT
The Mariposa is due to arrive here
tonight at 11 o’clock.