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MEXICAN BANDIT SAID TO
HAVE DIVIDED HIS EORCES
BANDITS IN MOUNTAINS
SAN ANTONIO, March 30.—Villa has reached the
Guerrero Mountains and the chances of catching him now
seem to be far less than they were supposed to be a few
days ago. This news is official but it has been stated un
officially that the bandit chief has divided his force into
three bands, keeping only twenty picked fighters in his
own personal command. With these he is stated to have
expressed the belief that he can defy all the armies on the
American continent. One of the three forces is reported
to have crossed the railroad southwest of Chihuahua City
but this is not believed to be the force under the chief’s
personal leadership. There is no idea here what the other
two divisions are doing but it is presumed that they will
try to raise recruits as they travel through the country.
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tear down u. s. flags
SAX DIEGO' Calif., March 30.—Mexican peons
thronged the streets of Mazatlan last night, just after
learning for the first time that an American expedition
had crossed into Mexico, and tore down the American
flags wherever found. They also attempted to attack
American residents but the better class of citizens and the
officials of the port co-operated to stop the rioting and
succeeded.
TO MAKE AEROPLANES
LOS ANGELES, March 30.—In response to an urgent
telegram from Secretary of War Baker, Glenn L. Martin,
the local war plane constructor, left for Washington to
day. The urgency of the message has created the belief
that the Mexican trouble may yet make the manufacture
of planes a necessity.
SCHOFIELD AND j
GILMORE COME:
ALL NOME PROXIES VOTED TO,
THEM FOR THE SEWARD
CONVENTION.
NOME. March 29.—The Republi
cans of Nome i.t their primaries vot
ed their proxies wo William A. Gil
more ami George D. Schofield to be
voted as a unit on ail matters relating
to the second division. Both men are1
outside this winter and will attend the
convention at Seward. No statement
has been made by them on the question j
of a possible attempt to nominate j
Wickersham
MORE THAN A HUNDRED
COME ON THE ALASKA
The steamship Alaska arrived about
5 o’clock this morning with seventy
five first class passengers ami with a
number of steerage that brought the
total up to more than a hundred. The
following are the first class pas
sengers:
D. Calhoon, E. McDonald, Sidney
Pugh, B. B. Smith, John Maltby, Wm.
A. Maltby, Mrs. Maltby, T. L. Murphy
A. L. Dowling, Mrs A. L. Dowling,
Merriel Towle, Mrs. T. B. Towle, F.
U. Mayhew, Miss L. K. Black. Miss
Clara Allred, Ed. Sullivan, Mrs. Sul
livan, Mrs. Rose McGibney, Mrs. J.
E. Bartie, Mrs. Agnes Johnson, Frank
Karasick, D. A. Heminger, Mrs.
M. Emery, Mrs. Selma Scott, Mrs. A.
S. Hallett, L. B. Rossi, W. J. Beckand,
Max Gidding, Joe, Crvier, Mrs. Palm
er, Pat Mehan, Miss A. Rhein, Miss
R. Schwader, Miss J. Kapp, M. J.
Gottstein, Sam McDonald, Belle Self.
Hattie Maltby, May Neff, Emma Neff,
James Wardell, Milo Roberts, Minnie
Rose, John Fenner, Geo. L. Shepard,
Jas. Kermend, R. J. O’Connor, E. R.
Warren, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. F. Braz
lan, Mrs. B. Alexander, E. Parker, C.
Anderson, P. Benoit, H. Fredrickson,
P. H. Canty, S. Swanson, P. Kowalski,
J. Covey, A. Cameron, T. Cameron,
Will Nome Also
Vote Wickersham?
Reports Say That Gilmore is Lined
Tp With Shackleford.
The news received today that W. A.
Gilmore and George Schofield have re
ceived full control of the proxies of
the Second division has led some local
Republicans to believe that Nome will
also be found in favor of nominating
Wickersham as the candidate of the
regular Republicans for delegate to
congress. It is rather difficult to get
at the reason for this belief but there
| is evidently some reason for feeling
that Gilmore is with the Shackleford
side and opposed to the people who
made the fight against Shackleford.
Gilmore was formerly strongly for
Wickersham until he became a candi
date himself on the regular ticket
The local Republican committeemen
have been asked to say what they
know about this whole affair but they
will not speak for publication. How
ever, the plot is thickening for the
grand denouement which comes here
in April.
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AROLINE COMING
The steamship Aroline of the
f Pacific Alaska Navigation Company
left Juneau yesterday morning at 10
o’clock. She is bringing only freight
this time but she is also arranged for
passenger service and will carry pas
sengers henceforth. She is a new
ship, built only two years.
W. P. Henry has opened offices for
his realty business and Alaska coal
agency in the building opposite tne
Bank of Seward. He stated this
morning that after the arrival of the
! Alaska he had scores of applications
for houses from the new arrivals.
Mrs. T. B. Towle was In incoming
passenger on the Alaska.
Chas Ansio, P. Malinen, W. H. Sul
grover, B. Alexander, J. Galen, W. J.
! Cavanaugh, Geo. A. Knik, Henry Mil
1 ler, Mrs. L. Holt, Isaac Smith, J.
' Ewart, E. J. Woolley, R. J, Crimont.
(The smaller scale map. lower right hand
corner, shows the battle line at Verdun
at the beginning of the great drive from
the northwest. In the larger scale map
may be seen the scene of the western
drive with the hills and villages and
woods that have witnessed so much
bloody attack and counterattack. Hill
243, near Forges, was lowered thirty feet
by terrific German artillery fire before
the Infantry advanced. The smaller map
shows the chief operations In the Ger
man attempt to take the fortress of Ver
dun. which have now been transferred to
the west of the Meuse. There the Ger
mans. after taking the village of Forges
on Monday, have pressed on along the
railroad running south and west along
the river and have bent back the French
line on both sides of the Cote de TOle.
gaining a foothold In the Bols des Cor
beaux to the west of the cote, and tak
ing hill *«. between the cote and the
railroad, by assault. Numbers on large
may Indicate elevationii In feet.]
SAYS KMBALMKR AIDED
IN THE PECK MURDER
NEW YORK, March 30.—The ef-J
forts of Detective Swvnn, the man in
charge of the Waite murder case,
are now centered in the effort to
locate Eugene Oliver Cane who em* j
balmed the body of Peck, the murder- j
ed father in law. Cane’s arrest is
required on a charge of conspiring to:
commit crime. Dr. Waite asserts that I
Cane accepted $9,000 cash and a check
for $9,400 as part payment of the j
sum of $25,000 to be paid for swear-i
ing that he used arsenic in embalming!
the body of Peck. The case is excit-j
ing nation-wide interes and
promises to be the most sensational
for many years.
FAMOUS PAINTINGS
STOLEN IN ITALY:
ROME, March 30.—Ten paintings'
whose aggregate value is more than
a million dollars have been stolen
from the monastery of San Pietro De
Casfensi at Porunia and the churches
through out Italy are praying for
their recovery.
MINERS ENTOMBED
JOHNSTOWN, I’a., March 30.—J
Ten or twelve men are believed to be
entombed in ar mine ten miles west of j
this place by an explosion which
knocked the ventilating fan out of
commission. The inner reaches of the
mine are believed to be on fire.
BROOKLYN. March 25.—A few
years ago Herbert Allen. 295 Irving
avenue, lost his legs in an accident.
He didn’t collect a cent in damages.
Last year he lost his wooden legs in
an accident. “This time I’ll sue,”,
said he. The Queens County court
has granted him $329 damages from'
the Brooklyn Heights Railroad com-;
pany. 1
MAIN FIGHTING AT VERDUN SWINGS
AROUND TO NORTHWEST OF THE CITY
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DETAIL AND GENERAL
MAP OF SITUATION
AROUND VERDUN
SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS WITH
GERMANY NOW ALMOST CERTAIN
TWELVE OUT
FOR COUNCIL
NO NAMES PRESENTED AT THE
LAST MOMENT TO
CLERK.
When the time closed last night for
nomination of candidates lor the
municipal election twelve candidates
were in the Held for [he city council.
In alphabetical order they are are as
follows: J. K. Chamberlain, Hugh
Dougherty, John DuBreuil, J. L.
Graef, Gerhard Johnson. J. T. Harvey,
G. M. Kerns, Reginald Kerr, Peter M.
Ogle, John B. Slater, William Sauers,
Frank L. Torrey.
The following are the candidates i
for mayor: C. A. Myers, John Noon, j
and C. W\ Winstedt.
The candidates for clerk are Leon
C. Booker, W. T. Lucas and Otto H.
Poehlman.
Dr. Romig is the only candidate for
treasurer.
For city attorney the candidates
are W. D. Coppernoll, J. Lindley
Green and 0. J. Van Pelt.
The candidates for school board are
Merrill A. Martin and Frank K.
Youngs.
MANY INJi'RED
CHICAGO, March 30.—Fifty peo
ple were injured here today in a street
car collision which was due to a fop.
Two collisions occurred, one at Cicero
in which 38 were hurt, and one at
Lyons in which 12 were injured.
EVANS IN MORNING
The Evans will arrive here from j
the westward at 7 o’clock tomorrow -
morning.
❖ GREAT RAILROAD *
* STRIKE EXPECTED *
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CLEVELAND, March 30. — Three
hundred and sixty thousand railway
employes have submitted to 4;>K rail
road companies demands for an eight
hour day and time and a half pay for
overtime. The general managers of
the companies, have been notified that
a written answer will be expected by
April 29 when a general strike will
be declared if the demands are not
granted. This is the beginning of the
trouble which has threatened for some
time. A strike would mean tying up
almost all the railroads in the
country.
OKLAHOMA G. 0. P. DELEGATES
PROBABLY I MNSTKITTED
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 22.—
Even the most astute politicians in
the state admitted that the result of
tiie Republican state convention,
which opened here today, could best
be expressed at present by a big
question mark. There was no “native
son" element in evidence, and what
sentiment previously had been ex
pressed was about equally divided be
tween Roosevelt, Hughes and Borah.
An uninstructed delegation appeared
to be the most probable outcome.
SAM GRAFF RETIRES
At the last minute S. M. Graff de
cided to withdraw as a candidate for
the school board as he considers two
entries enough. His petition was
circulated yesterday but was not tiled.
NEW BUSINESS FOR SEWARD
Mrs. D. Hallett and Mrs. Selma
Scott will open a store here soon. A
millinery stock has already been ship
ped and other lines will probably be
added.
GERMAN RUPTURE SURE
| WASHINGTON, March 30.—The expectation that
| the United States government would recede from its de
I termination to sever the diplomatic relations with Ger
I many was removed today when it was learned that a Ger
man submarine has sunk the British steamer Eaglepoint
without warning wihle she was carrying American pas
| sengers. A feeling had grown up that the American stand
taken after the sinking of the Sussex would not ho main
tained but the sinking of the Eaglepoint has caused the
feeling that a severance of the relations is now almost an
absolute certainty. It is given out in a manner that may
be called official that only a prompt settlement by Ger
many of the whole submarine issue can prevent the
threatened rupture and only very few are optimistic
enough to believe that Germany will grant the demands
made by this country.
MALANCOURTIN DANGER
LONDON, March 30.—Hurling shells on the French
works from three sides the Germans today sent ten thou
sand men charging upon Malancourt in a supreme effort
to capture it and seize two highways which intersect
three French positions. It is admitted that the place is in
serious danger of falling as the Teutons have cleared the
country to the east and west of it.
GERMAN STATEMENT
BERLIN, March 30.—Although the German army of
the crown prince is now centering every effort on tin
smash against Malancourt the war office today failed to
claim any important gains there. The official statement
claims that the French were repulsed in their attacks on
Avocourt woods. It also says that terrific artillery duels
raged all night last night along the river Meuse for a long
distance.
SCOTCH WORKERS STRIKE
LONDON, March 30.—David Lloyd George, minister
of munitions, has returned from France in a hurry, it is
admitted, to attempt to settle a strike which has been call
ed by the big gun workmen as a protest against conscrip
tion. He alluded to the strike the other day in the House
of Commons but there was no idea in London that it
had assumed such serious proportions or that so import
ant a question as conscription was involved. Not all the
men engaged in the gun factories want the strike but
enough are in favor of it to make the matter really grave.
GERMANS REPULSED
PARIS, March 30—The official statement today is
that the Germans have been checked in their drive against
Malancourt. Several attempts by the Teutons to recap
ture the positions captured by the French some time ago
near Malancourt have been repulsed with heavy losses.
Malancourt is a little over a mile west of Bethincourt.
The Avocourt woods are a mile or two southwest of Mal
ancourt.
GERMANS MAKE CLAIMS
BERLIN, March 30.—The French have been repulsed
in several attempts to take the German positions in Avo
court woods.
RAILROAD MEN GET
10 PER CENT BONUS
The Copper River & Northwestern
railway has decided voluntarily to in
crease the wages of its employees.
As long as the price of copper remains
up and the heavy shipments of ore
continue the men on the road will re
ceive a bonus of ten per cent, the
maximum amount to be paid any em
ploye for a month being $15. In
other words, the greatest benefit to
be derived from the increase will be
by those in the operating department
of the road.—Cordova Times. •
GOING ON EVANS
The following will go out on the
Evans: J. IjL Woolas, Mrs. H. V.
Hopkins, Mrs. S. Babcock and daught
er, F. Obriket, Jr., S. A. Dray, C. G.
Griffith, Miss Olive Walters.
Getting Ready for
Station Work Here
Prospective station men are now
looking over the work that will soon
be let out but Engineer in Charge
Weir wishes to have it known that the
work cannot be let out until the snow
is off the ground. The first station
work will probably be let between
Mile 7 and Mile 8 and a half. The
place where the station work will bo
done must be first cross-sectioned.
GRAND FINAL TONIGHT
The grand final at Billiards will bo
played tonight at 7 o’clock. Bruner,
218; Mathison, 100. The winner of
this game wins the grand prize.