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LONDON MAINTAINS BLACKLIST AND
SAYS II. S. THREATENS ALLILD RIGHTS
BRITISH DENY U. S. RIGHTS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.—The British reply to the
blacklist protest of the United States was made public to
day and 1 as created a sensation as it denies the right of
America t.» interfere with Britain in the matter and goes
further even by declaring that the l nited States is inter
fering and means to interfere unduiy with British rights.
The reply denies the right of neutrals traders to ruthless
ly cancel the blacklist which. Britain maintains, means
nothing more than a measure concerning Britain only and
a measure wfffeh is designed to shorten the war. \ is-:
count Grey states positively that he refuses to> erase
American names front the blacklist and he expresses the
sincere belief that America intends to challenge the sov
ereign rights of Britain. He declares that a tong and bit
ter struggle is in sight yet in Europe and that the En
tente Alliance has every right to use every legitimate
means to cripple the enemy. Negotiations are still open,
officials say.
STORY OF COLUMBIAN
YORUNNA. Spain. Nov. 15.—Captain Curtis of the
ship Columbian sunk by the Germans reports that he was:
dining on his vessel at the time he heard a shot which was
the first intimation of the presence of the submarine. He
found the submarine to be four miles awaj and he im
mediately hoisted the American flag. The E -49 approach
ed and ordered them to leave the Columbian in an impos
sibly short time. Curtis told the submarine commander
that he should respect the flag and six Americans were
dispatched to the sttb to explain what the ( olumbian was
and what she carried, but the explanations were not al
lowed. The crew was ordered oil but plenty of time was
given them to transfer to the Balto. Ihe Swedish ship
Yaring was also given permission to enter port to secure
provisions.
BRITISH SHIP SUNK
PARIS, Nov. 15. — The British ship Sarah Radcliff
has boon sunk by the Germans otl the 1 rench coast. Site
was first torpedoed and afterwards thirty shots were fir
ed to send her down. Thirty of the crew were rescued.
• GERMANS WIN PRESSOIRE
PARIS, Nov. 15. — It is admitted that the Germans
have taken possession of Pressoire by the use ot liquid
fire.
GERMANS STRIKING HARD
LONDON, Nov. 15.—The official news this afternoon
is that the battle of Ancre continues. The Germans are
striking a hard blow at the French at Ablaincourt and
Chaulncs but no result is yet reported.
CANADIANS AGAIN PRAISED
LONDON, Nov. 15.—With bombs and bayonets the
Canadians have taken a thousand yards of the trench
front at Regina and have German forces now between the
two arms of a semi-circle. The effectiveness of the cur
tain fire prevented heavy British losses and all attempts
bv the Germans to make counter attacks fell down.
FURTHER FRENCH PROGRESS
PARIS, Nov. 15. — The French today made further
progress at St. Pierre \ aast wood.
BALDWIN LECTl'RE AT
8:13 STANDARD TIME
The lecture by Asa C. Baldwin next
Saturday evening will begin at 8:13
standard time. The admission is only
30 cents which is regarded as very
small, and the big dance after the
lecture w ill be given free.
C. W. Winstedt and family will
leave for Juneau on one of the first
boats.
BERT WOOD INSANE
Bert L. Wood, who was found nak
ed in the Catholic church yesterdi.
was adjudged insane today ami will bo t
sent out to the asylum. The hearing ’
1 in the case of Paul Benson will come !
tomorrow.
CHISANA NOT REPORTED
CORDOVA. Nov. 15.—The report of
the elction results in Chisana has not
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1 been received here yet.
CONFERENCE ABOUT
MEXICO MAY FAIL
Chairman of Mexican Com
mission Objects to Pro
visional Withdrawal
ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. I'.,—Chair
num Cabrera of the Mexican peace
commissioners is now vigorously op
posing the provisional clause in the
proposal of the United States to with
draw its troops from Mexico. He ob
ject." to the proposed border patrol al
so and the deferences of opinion on
these questions may bring to an end
the endeavors of the commission.
ORDERS AMERICANS RELEASED
EL PASO, Nov. 15.—The state de
partment has peremptorily demanded
the release of three Americans who
have been jailed in Juarez.
“IS VILLA ALIVE"
Tip's question has been asked of one
)f the editors of Thi Review more
frequently, since his recent arrival
from Mexico, than any other «»f the
many queries that have been pro
pounded.
R is over live months since the
Columbus affair, and nearly that per
iod has elapsed since any credible evi
dence of Villa's existence has been
presented. In one of the encounters
a few days after the raid it is known
positively that the bandit leader was
badly wounded. Then he dropned out
of sight, and while his name has of
late been used in connection with
various bandit gangs that have been
making trouble in a portion of Chi
huahua. no reliable person has been
found who affirms with positiveness
that he has seen ami recognized him.
No one who knows Villa personally,
as does the writer, can believe for a
moment that a person of his disposi
tion could by any possiblity remain
in hiding for any length of time un
less seriously wounded. He would
have appeared in many centers of;
population and would have been seen!
and identified by many not his friends
and who would inevitably have made
the fact known. Villa’s personality
and appearance are too striking to ad
mit of successful disguise and any
one who has known him would recog
nize him in spite of almost any at
tempt to conceal his identity.
If he were wounded and in hiding,
that fact too would have been known!
to hundreds if not thousands in far
less time than has elapsed since his
first disappearance. Even in the re
mote fastnesses of the Sierra Mndre,
sparsely settled as that region is,
news travels rapidly. As an instance,
the writer several years ago was
journeying in these mountains with
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only a mozo as a guide ami com pan- j
ion, and was making good progress)
daily. Yet not infrequently he enter-j
ed Indian villages of the smallest size j
and in the most secluded sections and j
to his astonishment found that the |
people had known of his coming two 1
or three days beforehand. News j
travels fast and far among the|
natives, strangers are the objects of i
groa* curiosity, and if Villa had been
in hiding as has been supposed his
presence would have been widely
known both to friends and enemies in-'
side of a very few weeks.
Yet as stated, five months or there- j
nboats have elapsed since there has|
been anv definite reliable information
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regarding him. If indeed he be alive,;
he has shown a most remarkable abil- j
I
ity to keep that fact a secret. Indeed,
CALIFORNIA COUNT
REMAINS THE SAME
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.—The
official count of the votes now pro
! feeding in this state closely tallies
with the unofficial count which gave
Wilson more than three thousand of a
plurality. The Democrats and Repub
licans alike discredit the stories of
rumored irregularities in the first
count and believe everything will be
found to have been properly carried
out.
POLITICAL NOTES
A man named John W. Frame
spoke in his paper of his opponet for
election, Dooley, in the most disgust
ing manner and the result of the pol1
ing shows that Dooley beat him bed
ly. This is another indication of the
fact that Alaskans are too broad to
stand for filthy abuse of any man.
In speaking recently of James
Wickersham, Frank Waskey, first
delegate to congress, said “the day of
piffle in Washington and peddle it 1
Alaska is gone.”
The big vote for George Grigsby
show's how a really good fellow i.^
recognized everywhere even on short
acquaintance.
It does not seem to be generallv
known that Shackleford in a speed,
a, a Republican meeting in Juneau
roasted Sulzer badly. And yet peo
ple w ill tell you that because Shackle
ford was opposed to Wickersham he
was for the Democrat.
Colonel Richardson and the Alaska
Road Commission have been endorsed
by the voters of Alaska, even though
future counting might give a little
lead. to Wickersham.
The estimates of the Valdez Pros
pector and the Gateway of the voting
up to the day before yesterday were
only at variance by five votes. Any
other estimate up to yesterday was
only blind guess work substituted for
the trouble and expense of getting
real returns.
Some of the precincts not yet heard
from are probably Koyukuk, Hetties.
Fort Yukon, Poorman, Marshall.
Ophir, Tolstoi, Chisana, Kobuk, Kiana
and a few smaller places. None of
these places is connected by telegraph
with the larger centers and navigation
is closed.
It is not generally known that Al
aska once was a dry territory. John
Noon lived at Juneau at that time and
he says the number of saloons in that
city could hardly be less than forty
two, all blind tigers or pigs or what
ever they are. Another thing that
may not be generally known is that
the man who introduced the dry reso
lution in the legislature once had an
interest in a saloon in the interior.
REOIEUK MAKES GAINS
FOR HUGHES IN MINN.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 15.—A recheck of
the votes gives Hughes a plurality ol
1,068 in Minnesota. A big gain was
made by him in rechecking the votes
at Hennepin.
HENRY GEORGE DEAD
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Henry
George, Jr., died here today.
it would have been well nigh practi
cally impossible.
Put the customary non-committal j
reply to a difficult question is appro-,
priate in this connection: “Quien
sabe”
And by the way, the native pro
nunciation of the name is Vee-yah.—
Mexican Review,
TERRIFIC FIGHTING RAGES ON
THE WESTERN FRONTS AGAIN
iGILL MAY AGAIN
RE RECALLED
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Meeting Held to Denounce
llim For Blaming
Everett.
SEATTLE, Nov. 11.—'The threaten
ed mail election to oust Alayor (iiii
is believed to have been launched at
a meeting today twenty-five
prominent business men headed 1>>
Judge i'homas Gurke. Resolutions
were passe*! showing sympathy for Liu
people of Everett in attacking tlu*
Industrial Workers of the Work!,
and attacking .Mayor dill’s utterances
in connection witii tiu* matter. The
speakers at tiu* meeting aiso attacked
the city administration of Seattle for
failing to- prevent the Workers from
embarking in this city on their mis
sion.
GILL TALES
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 11.—May
or (iilt of Seattle talked here today to
business men and city officials and
disclaimed any liking for the Indust
rial Workers of the World. He de
clared, however, tha: a federal in
vestigation will diM-loM* a situation iu
Everett which is without parallel 10
tin* United States and he reiterated
ilie opinion that the companies were
responsible for the whole trouble and
the resulting murders. He .-aid tlu
companies were alone to blame foi
*he beating up of sixteen members ol
the organization a week before tlu
shooting and that this beating up
brought around the fatal occurrence.
CARRANZA ORDERS MINE
OWNERS WORK OR QCl'l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The
Carranza decree which demands that
mine owners resume operations on j
their properties or forfeit them he-;
came effective today. Many American
mine owners are interested in this
command and some trouble is expect
ed as some of them will refuse to
take chances and the forfeiture of
their properties will probably not be I
countenanced by this government.
GUILD TO MEET
St. Peter’s Guild will meet tomo
rrow afternoon at Mrs. Balderston’s.
TO BUILD 10 STEEL
CARS FOR ALASKA
Greater activity is expected to be in
evidence soon at the car building and
repairing plant of the Twohy Bros,
company, on East Sixtieth street, ad
joining the line of the Oregon-Wash
ington Rail Road & Navigation
company, where a contract will be
filled probably for constructing 40
standard all-steel cars for the Copper
River & Northern Railway company.
In competition with Eastern car
builders and with a rival plant at
Seattle, the Twohy Bros, company has
submitted the best bid, having guar
anteed delivery of the shipment to
Cordova, Alaska, earlier than tlu\
time named in other bids. The con
tract amounts to approximately $04,
000.—Portland Telegram.
The manner in which the Hughes
people clung to hope outside and the
Wickershamites cling to hope inside,
recalls the story of the Irishman who
fell from the top of a twenty story
building and remarked, as he shot
past the window on the second floor,
that he was all right yet, anyhow.
MARIPOSA LEAVES CORDOVA
The Mariposa left Cordova at 10:301
this morning.
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! MORE BRITISH VICTORIES
LONDON, Nov. 15.—The British yesterday in splen
did assaults won Beaucourt and Surancre and all the pres
ent ohective points have thus been gained. The pressure
is not yet relaxed and will not he until our troops win
Miraumont, Aitchet and Legrand, an important railroad
| junction northwest of Bapaume and the ultimate objective
! of the great offensive for this year. The charge of the
j British troops is reported to have been a most dashing
i one. The men went across No Man’s Land cheering loiid
y and without the slightest hesitation.
FRENCH PRAISE BRITISH
PARIS, Nov. 1”).—In the fighting that resulted in the
■('cent British captures the British displayed great hero
sin. They first crept within a few yards of the German
i trendies and then charged with loud hurrahs. Ten as
saults at St. Pierre resulted in the surrender of a whole
Jeniiaii bataliion.
BRITISH ATTACKS TREMENDOUS
BERLIN, Nov. 13. — The British attacks yesterday
vere tremendous and a little ground was gained by them.
Hie French attacks at Saillv failed.
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TEUTONS MAKE PROGRESS
BERLIN, Nov. 13.—The Teutons have made progress
;out,h of Tulghes despite strong Roumanian resistance,
fhe Russians have also been compelled to retire in north
•rn Transylvania. On the Macedonian front a battle is
io\v raging in the plain north of Cerna but no result has
loen reported. In other fields conditions had remained
inchanged so far as the official news this morning told to
he contrary.
AIRRAIDS IN TRENTINO
ROME, Nov. 15.—Air raids by the Austrians are re
ported from various places all over the 1 rentino hut the
>nlv results stated are the deaths of two soldieis.
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ROUMANIANS SUCCESSFUL
BUCHAREST, Nov. 15.—The Roumanian center has
been successful over the Teutons in the north ami cease
less attacks by the Teutons in the Usui valley have been
entirely overcome.
ROUMANIAN FLOTILLA ACTIVE
LONDON, Nov. 15.—A Roumanian flotilla has arriv
'd at Seimeni on the Danube, north of Cernadova, and is
iow bombarding the left flank of the Teutons. From the
news received in the past twenty-four hours from that
quarter it is evident that the Teutons have decided to be
satisfied to hold the Cernadova-Black Sea line.
TEUTONS WIN IN WALLACHIA
BERLIN, Nov. 15.—The Teutons have been success
ful in Wallachia and have taken eighteen hundred prison
ers. Wallachia is the part of Roumania in which Cant pa- .
lung is situated...
RUSSIANS REPULSED
BERLIN, Nov. 15. — Severe Russian attacks south
east of Lemberg have been repulsed, it is officially an
nounced.
FRENCH REPULSED
SOFIA. Nov. 15.—On the Greek front, the war office
reports, the Bulgarians have repulsed weak attacks by
French detachments south of Lake Malik. \ igorous ar
tillery fighting is proceeding near Lake Presba.
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SAYS PEACE IS TALKED OF
BERLIN, Nov. 15.—Count Apponyi, former premier
of Hungary, stated today in an interview that a move to
wards peace is probable during the winter. He says the
statesmen of all the belligerent countries are becoming
reconciled. .. .