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The Great March 11 Max. 25, Min. 9—1 p. m. 17
| Light N. Wind—Clear.
A L A S K A N March 15 Max. 26, Min. 11-4 p. ra. 18
Light N. Wind—Clear.
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EL PASO, March 17.—The Seventh and Tenth Caval
ry have advanced into Mexico and are advancing by foic
ed marches from Culberson’s ranch near Nachita and are
now nearing Villa territory somewhere in the neighbor
hood of Casas Grandes, according to the most reliable in
formation obtainable here. It is reported that they aie
marching with the minimum equipment and are led by
Mormon scouts. From their point ol departure the dis
tance is eighty-five miles to Casas Grandes and if Y ilia in
tends to offer an organized resistance it is possible for his
forces and the l nited States troops to come in contact
soon.
NO FIGHTING YET
SAN ANTONIO, March 17.—It has been definitely
announced that Pershing’s column is now marching
through Mexico but has not yet come in contact with the
Mexicans. No casualties have been announced and it is
assumed that the Americans are preceding without op
position. It is also now known that the Americans are
sweeping in a gigantic circle, miles in extent, with the evi
dent intention of cutting off Villa’s retreat. Aeroplanes
have been brought into service for the first time in Ameri
can military service and several machines are flying in
front of the invading forces seeking indications of the
where abouts of Villa and his people.
TACOMA, March 17.— Twenty Spanish American
War veterans have been drilling the local National Guard
for the past six months, according to the information se
cured today for the first time. The drilling has been go
ing on at the armory under secret instructions from the
secretary of war and the conclusion drawn is that the
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same drilling has been proceeding in other parts of the
country with a view to preparing for a conflict of some
kind.
Tells W hat Aero
Mail Service Is
United Press Finds Some New Stuff
About the Coming Hi*,
Event.
(Social to Gateway by United Press)
WASHINGTON, March 9. — With
, aeroplanes expected to cover bO miles
an hour, Alaska soon Will have about
the fastest mail service in the worm.
I f or the dog-teams, Yukon river
| barges, frontier railways and traits,
tne post otnce department will suo
' slitute the latest type of planes,
i capable of carrying 3,U00 ton loans,
| at more than express tram speed.
Besides the seven planned Alaska
routes, there is likely to be one in
Massachusetts. Economy is the pri
mary motive of the government, but
in at least one of the Alaskan routes
the delivery of a letter which now
, takes two weeks will be accomplished
in 12 hours.
In the Massachusetts route—start
ing from New Bedford and serving
the islands of Martha’s vineyard and
Nantucket—the big difficulty to over
come, said Second Assistant Post
| master Praeger today, will be fog.
In Alaska, difficulty is expected in
.
; finding suitable landing places; in
| the cross-winds that sweep in and
out of mountain ranges; and in the
intense cold the aviator will be sub
jected to in certain seasons.
“But it is not the human factor
which worries us most,’’ continued
Praeger. Your skilled aviator of to
day takes little account of wind and
VILLA THREATENS
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Advices received at the
State Department are to the effect that Villa has started
marching towards the Morman settlement at Casas
Grandes and fears are entertained that serious news will
be heard from that quarter before the American troops
have time to act.
COSTS BIG MONEY
WASHINGTON, March 17.—The war department
announces that it is costing the government seventy-two
thousand dollars a day to hunt Villa. This information
came out in connection with the signing by the president
of the joint senate and house resolution providing that
the army be recruited to its full strength. The resolution
becomes effective immediately.
WASHINGTON, March 17.—A resolution assuring
the Mexican people that the expedition to their country
was not sent for intervention and would not encroach in
the slightest degree on Mexican sovereignty was adopted
by the senate today.
TODAY’S ODDEST STORY
DALLAS, Tex., March 10.—Sam j
Harris of Farmersville has almost
realized his greatest ambition. He
has only to increase his girth another
inch to have the same circumference
as altitude, and he’s six feet, two
inches tall.
"Ill measure up or weigh up with
J©63 Willard any day, for the heavy
weight championship, surveyors’ tape
and hay scales preferred,” said Sam
today. Sam is 42. He’s 60H inches
around his chest, 73 inches around the
waist, 82 inches around the hips, 47
inches around the thigh, 27 inches
around the calf, and required 25
inch armholes in his vest He wears
a 10^4 size shoe.
WAR ODDITIES
LONDON. — Lieut. Edward R.
MuJoch, 25, who died at Neuve
Chapelle, made his will on a sheet of
notebook paper leaving $75,000 to a
chorus girl whose weekly earnings
totaled $7.50,
NORTHERN LIGHTS CRIPPLED
THE CABLE AND LAND LINES
VALDEZ.—The unusual brilliance
of the Aurora Borealis last night was
enjoyed bv everyone except the boys
at the local office of the Signal Corps,
where the electric waves sent the in
struments out of commission. The
display lasted from early evening until
early morning and caused the operat
ors no end of trouble as the tracer re
fused to stay within its prescribed
bounds. Not only were the land lines
affected but.the cabb was subjected
to interruptions. In the interior the
force of electricity in the air appears
to have been greater than in Valdez
as the telegraph instruments would
respond to even’ flash of light in the
heavens.—Prospector.
GIBBONS TO BOX SMITH
ST. PAUL, March 17.—Mike Gib
bons and Jeff Smith will box ten
rounds tonight The latter is a slight
favorito.
> CANNERY TENDER *
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PRINCE RUPERT, March 17.—All
hope for the safety of the captain awl
five members of the crew of the can
nery tender Alpha has been abandon
ed. The vessel was sunk ofT Rachel
island yesterday.
BIG DOG RACE IS
OFF AT ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE, March 17.—The big
dog team race started today from this
city to Knik and return for three
prizes of $500, $300 and $100. Three
teams started. A combination team
of five dogs with Albian Gustafson as
the driver crossed the line at eight
this morning. Five minutes later the
Matheson and Jensen bird-dog team
of seven dogs, Frank Gleason, hit out,
and another five minutes later Wil
liam J. Spence with his own team of
nine dogs took the trail. The rivalry
is keen and there is quite a lot of hot
ting. The first telephone report will
come from Eklutna.
!♦ PRESIDENT WEARING ♦
❖ REDMOND SHAMROCK *
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WASHINGTON, March 17.—Presi
dent Wilson appeared in his office this
morning wearing a green necktie and
a suit with a green tinge. In the lapel
of the coat he wore a shamrock which
had been sent specially to him by
John E. Redmond, the chairman of the
Nationalist party in the British parli
ament. He drew the attention of the
correspondents particularly to the
fact that the trefoil had been Red
mond’s own personal gift.
BELIEVE GOV. SPRY
IN SERIOUS DANGER
SALT LAKE, March 17.—Fears are
strong today that an attempt is about
to be made to assassinate Governor
Spry. Just after the execution of Joe
Hillstrom the governor received warn
ing from a secret society called “Kob”
that immediately after he received by
mail a Jack of Spades he would be
done to death. Yesterday the Jack of
| Spades came through the post office
with the governor's mail and very
real alarm is felt that the threat is
not without foundation. The guards
over the residence and offices of the
governor have been doubled.
cold. An extremely dense fog will
delay service some, probably.
“Another difficulty probably will
be getting machines which will carry
3,000 pounds of mail. There are such
machines on the European battle
fields, but the demands of America
may not have produced such giant
craft.”
Praeger has advertised for such
machines and has appealed to the
patriotic impulses of national aerial
societies to <»how wh' c American
genius can do.
In the Massachusetts route the
planes will be used between mainland
and the outlying islands, across
stormy and treacherous reaches of
water.
If these routes are successful, says
Praeger, the opportunities for further
use of aviation mail service are al
most limitless.
GLEASON LEADING IN
ANCHORAGE DOG RACE
ANCHORAGE, March 17.—Gleason
i passed the Eklutna telephone station
at 10.54 and is in the lead. Spencer
also passed the station and Gustafson
but not until 11:15. Between the two
last points Spencer gained six miles
on Gleason but Gleason is still ahead
/our miles in the race according to
last reports. The opinion is that
Spencer will win. No other report
will be received for hours.
NO MOOSE MEETING
The Moose lodge will not meet to
night because of the Minstrel show.
TERRIFIC ONSLAUGHTS BY GERMANS DENT
FRENCH LINES DEFENDING VERDUN FORTRESS
(Bending bacK Ihc French line in aeveral p aces was lne elteci ol llle terrihc Geriimn uiiidnught foi Verdun,
French asserted that no Important gain was made, and they retired from the'r “n,e 11t”?ChS?hi" SI showll
ulso said th • German gains were made at the cost of fearful and reckless expenditure of ll\ea. P.' . f th«
where the' army of the German crown prince bent the French line. A-Battle line In the region of Verdun before th«
Garman army11 estimated a. 300.00) man. began It. great drive for the citadel U-JYeaent front. ahowIngthechanKeamiu.
bv the capture of the villages of Brabant. Haumont. Samogneux and Ornes. taking the Germansto within a few millea of
the outer forts of Verdun The entire wooded district northeast of Beaumont and the forest of Herb*• Is held by t
mins C- Verdun; objective of the crown prince In a move said by military critics to mark a.new attemptto ^chPuruj
no mllee away Picture No. 1 ahows kaiser and crown prince (in center) at the prince s heftdtiuate.i immediate
SJSSJIu 75 left) and General Joffre -> nch commander in chief, in conciliation General Caatelnau ia »u ImmedlaU
command ofShe troop* dtfonding Ve» l --r—
BULGARIA REPORTED IN
THROES OF REVOLT
LONDON, March 17—According to special dis
patches from Rome a revolution is now imminent in Bul
garia because of dissatisfaction with the part taken by
the government in the war. The soldiers arid the populace
is reported to be very restless. Several bombs have been
found near the royal palace at Sofia and a number of ar
rests have been made. There is not the slightest doubt
that something is wrong but the extent of the threatened
trouble is not yet made clear.
STILL QUIET IN EAST
LONDON- March 17.—The situation on the eastern
front is puzzling the people here but no official informa
tion has been given out. It is regarded as extraordinary
that not a word is mentioned when the whole country had
hoped that the Russians would have attempted an offen
sive if only to relieve the situation in the west while the
Germans are attacking in several parts of the line. As
it is the Germans and Russians where they face each
other seem to have settled down to a condition of watch
ing only.
GERMANS CLAIM WINS
BERLIN, March 17.—The repulse of two French at
tacks is officially announced at Deadnian’s Hill. The first
assault reached the German lines after horrible losses but
when the French struck the barbed wire entanglements
they gave up hope and surrendered. The second rush was
halted by our deadly artillery fire. The charges were gal
lantly earned out but the enemy had only the choice of
surrender or of retreating over a zone that was swept by
fire.
FIFTEEN MAY HAVE DIED
LONDON, March 17.—It is now feared that fifteen
people who were aboard the big liner Tubantia were
drowned when one of the lifeboats swamped. All the
others have been accounted for.
❖ EVERYONE IN
❖ PLACE AT 8:30 <*
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When the curtain goes up at 8:30
this evening all Seward is expected t*> i
be seated in A. B. Hall. At that;
moment will begin the widely herald
ed Minstrel Show' which has had the
concentration of all the talent of Sew -
ard given to it for the past few' w'eeks.
The people taking part have certainly
not been lax in their efforts and they
will produce the best that is in them.
The most interesting local topical
events will be hit off in the most
sparkling manner and there are at
least a couple of hours of the pleas
antest entertainment in store this,
evening for the audience. The person
who loses the musical part of this
evening’s program will lose more
than three times the money could buy
under oidinary circumstances.
SEWARD MAN’S BROTHER
’ IN THE BIG LEAGUE
In the latent United Press letter
dispatches to the Gateway appears
the name of I. J. Colwell who has
been bought by the Brooklyn Nation
als and who promises to become a
national celebrity in a short time.
He is a brother of George Colwell, a
popular member of the engineering
staff of the Railroad Commission at
Seward. The pitching brother headed
the Northwestern League last year
when pitching for Vancouver, B. C.,
and was grabbed by the Brooklyn out- j
fit. He is now in training for the j
season and Seward will have a sort of j
personal interest in the fortunes of
the Brooklyn bunch.
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DORA COMING
The Dora left Kodiak at 11 p. m.
yesterday and is expected to arrive
in Seward Monady morning.
The S. S. Northwestern is due to
arrive in Cordova at 4 o'clock this
‘ afternoon.
LONG HOURS KILLING OFF
CHICAGO BOOT-BLACKS
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
CHICAGO, March 9.—A campaign
to stave off a famine in boot-blacks
is on here today. Prominent Gieeks,
assisted by the Greek consul, priests,
national societies, Greek newspapers
and settlement leaders, agitated a
movement for cleaner living quarters
for Greek boot-blacks who work from
14 to 18 hours a day seven days a
week and who live nine in a room.
The long hours and unhealthy quart
are are killing off the brush weilders.
George Prasinos, millionaire boot
black, is leading the campaign to
“save the boot-blacks," of whom there
are 2,000 in Chicago.
youth electrocuted
FOR POLITCAL MURDER
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
OSSINING, N. Y., March 10.—
Nineteen year old Antonio Impoluzzo
was electrocuted in the death house
at Sing Sing Penitentiary here at
dawn today. Impoluzzo shot to death
Thomas Lamonte of New York, grain
merchant and aspirant for the politi
cal leadership of Gotham’s Little
Italy following the murder of the
former leader, Michael Angelo
Galucci. Impoluzzo fired three shots
into Lamonte’s back as Lamonte
stood talking to his niece, Rosa
Lamonte. The jury found Impoluzzo
guilty after one hour’s deliberation.
WENT ON FARRAGUT
The following went out yesterday
on the Farragut: E. H. Smith, T. N.
Hawes, Carl Carlson, Mrs. C. Carlson,
N. P. Clarberg, H. G. Conway, Mrs.
Bessie Fletcher, W. F. Thompson,
W. J. Taylor, N. K Martin, J. J. Fin
negan, A. A. Shonbeck, Gus Gilles,
G. Horgan, C. Strom, J. Ribuch, K.
Ferris, A. Sheehan and C. Smith.
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