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Vol. 10, No 145. SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. MONDAY, MAY 8, 1916._ Ten Cent! the Copy
VILLA BAND AGAIN RAIDS UNITED STATES TERRI
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TORY AND SLAYS SEVERAL AMERICAN CITIZENS
THREE U. S. SOLDIERS KILLED AND
THROATS OF TWO CIVILIANS CUT
SEVERAL AMERICANS KILLED
EL PASO, May S. — Once again the forces of Villa
have raided United States territory and once again they
have slaughtered American citizens. A band of seventy
Villaistas forded the Rio Grande last Friday night and
sweeping fifteen miles inland on United States soil raided
the settlement of Glenn Springs and attacked a detach
ment of American cavalry consisting of nine men of Troop
A. Fourteenth cavalry. In the fight which ensued three
American troopers were killed and an American boy ten
years of age was also hit and killed. Two others of the
cavalrymen were wounded and one is missing and he is
supposed to be now a prisoner in the hands of the raiding
band which is now fleeing southward into Coahuila,
Mexico. According to other reports two American civi
lians, one of whom was J. Deemer and the other a man
named Compton, were taken by the Mexicans, carried
across the border and there had their throats cut by the
murderous captors. A posse of fifty American citizens is
now in pursuit. It started after the bandits from Mara
thon on horseback and it is said to have already crossed
the line on the heels of the marauders. The raid is ex
pected to have the most serious consequences and already
the people of the border are appealing for the raising of a
great American force to invade Mexico properly.
TO SIGN AGREEMENT
EL PASO, May 8.—Generals Scott and Obregon have
planned to meet today to sign an agreement covering the
future operations of the United States troops in Mexico.
It is stated from authentic'sources that the raid of the
Villa band at Glenn Springs will be regarded as merely
an incident and not as a dominating factor, although it
may be taken for granted that the raid will have the effect
of strengthening the determination of the American ad
ministration. ^__
ABOUT BRITISH BLOCKADE
LONDON, May 7. — Lord Hugh Cecil, minister of
war, answered today semi-officially the contentions re
garding the British blockade contained in the German
reply to the American demands, and he declared that no
neutrals suffered from the blockade. He also quoted pre
cedents to show that in war foodstuffs were always pre
vented from reaching an enemy.
GREAT OFFENSIVE PLANNED
LONDON, May 7. — The censorship has for some
reason or another now permitted the statement that the
Allies are preparing for a tremendous offensive move
ment against the Central powers on all fronts within the
next thirty days. Some surprise is expressed that such a
statement would be let have publicity.
GREAT RUSSIAN GRAFT
STOCKHOLM, May 8.—The Russian government is
now engaged in the investigation of immense graft and
one of the greatest scandals in the history of the empire
is being exposed. It has been found already that three
million rubles have disappeared and several officials have
been placed under arrest. This is regarded as only one of
the series of grafting operations since the war began.
GALICIA LAID WASTE
VIENNA, May 8.—The work of reconstructing
Galicia is now proceeding but the Austrian government
finds the task a tremendous one as the whole province has
been laid waste by the Russians and what was left was
over-run by the Teutons themselves in the pursuit of the
Slavs. The loss to property amounts to more than two
billions.
GERMANS AGAIN ATTACK
PARIS, May 8.—The Germans started another big of
fensive movement against Verdun yesterday and the mili
tary critics express the belief that yesterday’s attack is
the prelude to another tremendous offensive against that
fortress. Three offensives have been tried and this is re
garded as the fourth and final.
FRENCH RE-CAPTURE POSITIONS
PARIS, May 8.—The French troops re-captured last
night a large part of the ground lost yesterday to the Ger
mans. The Germans, it is admitted, yesterday won quite
a considerable amount of ground on both banks of the
Meuse but our troops started a general counter offensive
last night with the result stated. The struggle is still pro
ceeding with terrific energy and the result cannot yet be
predicted, although our troops are reported to be holding
their own.
GERMAN RAIDER AT LARGE
NEW YORK, May 8.—Two German submarines ac
companied by a German raider, which are believed to have
escaped from Kiel, are reported at large in the Atlantic.
The report also says that the submarines have been order
ed to torpedo the Cunard liner Orduna which is on the
way across the Atlantic to England with a tremendous
cargo of war munitions and three hundred passengers.
The plan of Germany is said to be to unload the passen
gers and crew of the Orduna to the raider before sinking
the liner and so prove that submarining of merchant ships
can be carried out legitimately. The news is expected
momentarily here that the German vessels have carried
out their object, if not on the Orduna, on some other.
The munitions cargo of the Orduna is so great that her
sinking would be the greatest submarine feat of the whole
war.
WILSON NOT TO ASK PEACE
WASHINGTON, May 8. — That President Wilson
will not make a move to bring about peace in Europe now
may be also regarded as a statement on most reliable
authority. The veiled suggestion that he might do so,
which wras contained in the German note, will not be
heeded. It is also learned on the highest authority that
acting on the advice of the American ambassadors in
London and Paris the American administration will not
make proposals of peace unless the promised great offen
sive of the Allies is launched. This may be taken to mean
that the allied nations have intimated through the Ameri
can embassies abroad that interefrence by the United
States before the great offensive is tried would be regard
ed ill-timed. This has led to the belief in some quarters
that if the Allied offensive should fail the Russians, Brit
ish and French would be ready to entertain peace pro
posals. __
Admiral Line Has
Two New Steamers
Unprecedented Travel Predicted This
Summer by S. S. Companies.
SEATTLE, May 7.—Superintendent
Storrs has announced that the Admir
al line has secured two new steam
ships for the Alaska trade and that
they will be placed on the run as soon
as possible. All the officials of the
Alaska steamship companies predict
an unprecedentedly busy season.
They believe that the travel to your
part of the territory' will be beyond
all expectation.
EVANS DUE 3 P. M.
The Admiral Evans left Valdez at
11:30 last night and is due here at 3
p. m. today.
WENT ON ALAMEDA
The following left on the Alameda
which sailed at 10 a. m. yesterday:
H. G. Wilson and Mrs Wilson, to Ju
neau; A. J. Wilkie and wife to La
touche; J. J. Cavana and wife, to Val
dez, and one steerage.
CAME ON ALAMEDA
The following arrived on the Ala
meda yesterday morning: W. J.
Stevens, L. T. Russel, Sam Gregory,
C. J. Stanley, Hans Paulson, S. W.
; Fuertel and wife, R. D. Miller, Mrs.
! D. Hallett and L N. Fisher.
TEAMS HAD NICE
PRACTISE GAME
The baseball teams had a very in
teresting practise game yesterday
afternoon but what might be called a
fresh breeze blew in from the sea and
made it disagreeable on the grand
stand unless some particular cause
held one there. The teams were those
of Captain Hoben and Captain Ennis,
the former’s All-Stpr bunch winning
by 9 to 4. A new pitcher named
Peterson, a man who is said to be a
big leaguer, was tried out on the En
nis side but every batter sent him in
to the bush with such persistent facil
ity that he seemed to belong there.
Taylor and Nash were two new men
who promise well and several of the
Seward men seem to be in good form,
so from now on we may all expect to
see some good ball.
SPECIAL MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT
A special meeting of the city coun
cil will take place this evening. One
of the chief reasons for holding the
meeting, if not the chief reason, is to
act on the bids for garbage work.
PROSPECTING GULCH
Joe Kennedy, formerly a well
i known miner of Nome, has started
prospecting for quartz up the Lowell
creek gulch. He believes this district
has very promising mineral outlook.
Chairman Edes
Answers Mayor
That the Engineering Commission
is here to build a railroad for the
government in the best manner pos
sible and that the Commission will
use the most favorable methods an<*
ways to make the construction work
as successful and economical as it
can, is the gist of a letter received by
Mayor Myers from Chairman Edes of I
the Commission in reply to the re-!
quest of the Chamber of Commerce
and the mayor that this place be used
as the base for all railroad work be
tween this city and Mile One Hun
dred.
Mr. Edes stated to this paper be
fore he went outside that the work ;
between Seward and Anchorage would j
be done in the manner the Commis
sion believed to be dictated by the de
sire to work successfully, and in the
letter to the mayor now he points out
again that the commission has not
been established for the purpose of
aiding any community above another
but to build the railroad. Hefore he
went out he suggested that a water
route for the sending of supplies was
provided by Turnagain Arm and that
it would probably be found more
convenient than a route over the Al
aska Northern.
AVIATOR SAVES LIVES
IN A SEATTLE LAKE
SEATTLE, May 8.—Flight Lieuten
ant tMaroney,o{_ the .National Guard
terday in Lake Union by flying to the
rescue of two men whose canoe had
upturned. A most remarkable fact
connected with the occurrence was
that Maroney had just chistened his
new flying boat yesterday morning
when the canoe upset. Maroney shot
out at once and picked the struggling
boatmen from the water.
BALLAINES COMING
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Ballaine and
their son Francis are incoming pas
sengers on the Evans after quite a
long visit outside.
TO WORK AT SUSITNA
Fred M. Brown, fomerly locating
engineer for the Southern Pacific
road, has taken a position with the
Alaska Engineering Commission, and
will handle the location work in Susi
tna valley.
HOSPITAL HELPERS MEET
The ladies known as the Hospital
Helpers will meet on Wednesday to
have all the reports relating to the
dance received.
WESTINGHOUSE MEN
GO BACK TO WORK
PITTSBURG, May 3.—Four thou
sand employees of the Westinghouse
airbrake plant returned to work to
day.
COMING ON FARRAGUT
SEATTLE, May 8.—The following
are passengers for Seward on the Ad
miral Farragut; John Murphy, C.
Reed, Estella Washington, J. Elm
quist and Ray Pedrich.
ALASKA IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, May 8.—The Alaska ar
rived on Sunday and will sail Wed
nesday.
QUEER JUNEAU SUIT
Mrs. Milka Sepich, who recently
figured in a shooting affray at Ju
; neau, when John Puz shot her in the
head and then attempted suicide, ha3
filed an action for divorce against her
: husband, charging cruel and inhuman
> treatment.—Ex.
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
REPLV OF GERMANE
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Irish Countess Is Sentenced to
Death, But Sentence Changed
I to Penal Servitude for Life.
ANSWER GERMANY TODAY
WASHINGTON, May 8. - President Wilson will an
nounce his acceptance of the German reply late today.
This can now be stated with perfect confidence, the
information having been given to the United Press by an
official whose words may be said to be almost equal to a
statement by the President himself. It is also understood
now that the president’s position will be outlined in a brief
note to Germany, and Lansing will make that note public
in this country. The communication will be a formal
acknowledgment of the receipt of the German reply and
will indicate that this government in accepting the new
pledges of Germany considers itself in no way bound to
the conditions of the answer. The president is known to
be taking the position that the United States is dealing
with Germany apart from its negotiaions with Great
Britain and that it will continue to deal with Great Britain
without reference to the negotiations with Germany. The
Cfia^ffirAinerich'ti'hlt'^dg^h-iay' oe ibo.hieb^, wtho/'t«
an acceptance of that part of the German reply which
covers the orders to submarine commandeis, and the ic
jection of everything else. In other words, this govern
ment declines to accept any proviso or condition, parti
cularly that relating to Great Britain s blockade. I hr
answer will eliminate the possibility of a break because of
any episode which happened in the past. T he future re
lations between the two nations depend on the adherence
to the rules of operation laid down in the instructions to
the German submarine commanders by the German gov
ernment.
PEACE WITH GERMANY SURE
WASHINGTON, May 7.—All that can be heard here
now of the subject of the relations between this country
and Germany indicates that peace is certain. It is said
that President Wilson was displeased with portions of the
German reply but that he will not break the relations with
Germany if the Germans keep their promises as outlined
in the note. The general anticipation is that this country
will make no answer to Germany but will wait to see if the
orders given to German submarine commanders are ful
filled to the letter.
BERLIN PRESS GETS FRIENDLY
BERLIN, May 8.—The tone of the Berlin press has
improved its tone to a friendly discussion of the Ameri
can demands during the past few days. One famous pap
er, The Zukunft, goes as far as to say that President Wil
son has exhibited real bravery in making the demands he
did. On the whole the relations between the two govern
ments seem to be much better.
IRISH COUNTESS SENTENCED
DUBLIN, May 8.—Countess Markovich was sentenc
ed to death last Saturday by a British court martial, for
taking a leading part in the Irish revolt, but the effect
which the execution of a woman would have on world
opinion has caused the commutation of the death sentence
to a sentence of imprisonment for life. The countess is
the sister of an Irish baron. During the revolt the count
ess dressed herself in the uniform of an Irish volunteer
and is said to have fought with a rifle. However, she was
one of the leading spirits in the revolt which was partici
pated in by many persons of the highest social position.
It is now pretty well known that the revolt was started
without any hope of success but to show the world that
Ireland was no part of England, and this was done even
when the leaders of the revolt knew they were sacrificing
.their lives.