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_ 1 LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS
Vol. 10. No. 11 _
SERB ARMY FLEES ACROSS MONTENEGRIN BORDER
AND TEUTONS PROCLAIM SERBIA CONQUERED
GREECE AGAIN REFUSES THE
DEMANDS OF THE ALLIES
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Providence Journal Declares It
Has Written Documents to
Prove the Guilt of
Crowlev.
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SERBIA CONQUERED
LONDON, Dec. 2.—The Germans and Austrians
have at last crossed the Montenegrin border and the Ger
man and Bulgarian governments have oflcially announced
the end of the Serbian campaign and the total conquest of
the little kingdom. The remnant of the Serbian army in
the north succeeded in crossing the border and joining the
army of the Montenegrins. Both armies are now facing
the Teutonic allies and maintaining a tierce resistance but
another Austrian force is preparing to strike Montenegro
from the north or west and so surround the Serbo-Mon
tenegrin forces in the mountain fastnesses. No official
confirmation has been published here of the statement
from Sofia that the Bulgarians have defeated the Franco
English forces in southern Serbia but the allied army in
that region has certainly made no advance.
GREECE OBSTINATE
LONDON, Dec. 2.—Greece continues to insist on
maintaining neutrality and on holding herself independ
ent of all sides. She has been asked by the Entente pow
ers to evacuate Saloniki for their benefit, to surrender the
Saloniki-Nish railroad and to permit the Allied forces to
police her coastal waters but she has refused to agree to
any of these proposals. Her position is now a most seri
ous one as the Allies will certainly insist on some of the
demands ind can enforce them with their navies against
the unprotected Greek coasts.
PROOF AGAINST CROWLEY
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 2.—The Providence Journal
claims now that it has written documents connecting
Crowley with the pro-German plots for the blowing up oi
munitions ships. Crowley is the man who is being held
at San Francisco on the charge of plotting. The Journal
says he was the man placed in direction of the destruction
of water front property, that he was responsible for the
blowing up of the dynamite barge at Seattle and that he
attempted to blow up munitions ships at Tacoma.
BETHMANN HOLLWEG SILENT
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2.—Chancellor von Bethmann
Hollweg has not made the expected statement regarding j
the terms of peace which Germany would consider and
much disappointment is manifested by the socialists. A
number of newspapers in Berlin have expressed the
opinion, since the chancellor refused to speak, that the
socialist plan to get the chancellor to tell what peace pro
posals German might consider is a good one. They admit
that such a statement by Germany now might have the ef
fect of causing her enemies to think she is weakening but
most of the Berlin papers believe that the Teutonic posi
tion now is too strong to bother about any opinions that
the world might have as to the outcome of the war.
NO BRITISH CONSCRIPTION
LONDON, Dec. 2.—The opponents of conscription
have won and Great Britain will have to depend on volun
tary enlistments to keep up her army. The Chronicle
states that conscription has lost because the people know
it was proposed by the enemies of the government to de
feat Asquith and his supporters. One of the chief reasons
for the failure of conscrpition was the opposition of Red
mond the leader of the Irish party who is one of Asquith’s
chief supporters in all war measures. Lloyd George was
suspected of being secretly favorable to conscription for
a time but he :s now apparently dead against it.
ITALY STANDS FIRM
ROME, Dec. 2—The minister of foreign affairs is
sued a formal statement this morning that Italy will not
make a separate peace' The statement is made to put at
rest rumors emanating from Austrian sources.
ALASKA BUREAU
IS WITH SEWARD
WORKING FOR EARLIEST COM
PLETION OF SEWARD
FAIRBANKS R. R.
SEATTLE, Dec. 2.—The Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce has unreservedly endorsed
the administration’s program in re
lation to the construction of the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska, and al
ways has endorsed it. It also en
dorses all the administration’s fixed
plans for the development of Alaska
and for the earliest possible comple
tion of the railroad from Seward to
Fairbanks. The Bureau is earnestly
working for all sections of Alaska and
against none.
(Signed) J. L. McPHERSON,
Secretary.
The above cable was received this
morning and caused some smiles.
The chances are that something has
reached the Bureau that gives it the
impression that Seward believes the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and
its Bureau are opposed to us. If Mr.
McPherson reads this it is hoped he
will take a suggestion that in future
if he wants anyone who believes any
such thing he should address John E.
Ballaine or the Morningside Lunatic
asylum.
NO MOKE ALCOHOL IN
KLI M PI DOING, ETCETERA
Vtlornev General Announces that i
Dishes Even Like Brandied
Peaches Prohibited.
DENVER, Dec. 2.—The Attorney!
General has announced that mince-j
meat, plumpudding, brandied peaches I
ind other things containing alcohol are
prohibited under the Prohibition law. j
This announcement is made positively;
in answer to a request for the Attor- \
ney General’s opinion on the question. ■
CARRANZA RECOGN Z£D,
THESE MEN MAY BE
ENVOYS TO AND
FROM MEXICO.
EUSEO RREDONDO
HENRY P FLETCHER
(Venustiuno Carranza now being formally
recognized as the chief executive of the
republic of Mexico by the governments
of the United States. Hrazil, Chile. Ar
gentina. Itollvla, Uruguay. Guatemala.
Colombia and Nicaragua, each of the
governments sent a letter to Ellseo Ar
redondo, personal representative in
Washington of Carranza. It is expected
that Arredondo will become Mexican
ambassador to the United States. Henry
Prather Fletcher, at present Vmerlenn
ambassador to Chile, practically has
been decided upon as the next umbossa
dor to Mexico. Although a Republican
In polities, he was elevated from the
rank of minister to ambassador by
President Wilson after a long and sttc
cessful record in the diplomatic service.)
GIRL OF FOFRTEEN
COMMITS sriCIDE '
CLEVELAND, Dec. 2. — Fannie]
Smill, fourteen years of age, commit
ted suicide last night by throwing
herself under a train. The act was
due to despondency because of her in
ability to master her school work.
NEW YORK HAS SNOW
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—A heavy fall
of snow is now going on here. It is
the first of the season.
SERBIA LAID LOW
BERLIN, Dec. 2.—The government officially an
nounces that the Serbian army has evacuated Serbian
territory in the west and has crossed over the Montene
V
grin border, leaving the central powers in complete con
trol. Some Serbian forces are still making a show of
resistance against the Bulgarians west of Monastir, it is
stated, but they have been virtually annihilated as a seri
ously resisting body. The Bulgarians are said to have
complete control in the south.
BRITISH LOST HALF MILLION
LONDON, Dec. 2.—Prime Minister Asquith announc
ed the total British losses in the house of commons yes
terday. The losses in the western front up to date are
379,953. The losses in the near east, including the Bal
kans and Dardanelles, are 106,610. The losses in other
land fighting are 11,502. The losses at sea are 12,160.
These losses include the killed, wounded and missing.
BRITISH SHIPPING LOSS
LONDON, Dec 2.—The Board of Trade reports that
in the month of November the British lost fifty-three mer
chant ships and thirty-five wind jammers. The total loss
of life by the sinking of those ships was six hundred and
fifty. Virtually all of them were sunk by submarines.
Several were sunk in the Mediterranean but the majority
were sunk in northern waters.
NO REPORTS EAST OR WEST
LONDON, Dec 2.—No official reports were issued to
day about the progress of affairs on the western or east
ern fronts.
EXPLOSION IS
MYSTERY YET
NO WITNESS ABLE TO TELL
CAUSE OF CATASTROPHE
AT RAVENSDALE.
RAVENSDALE, Dec. 2.—A.though
dozens of witnesses have been ex
amined in the investigation into the
causes of the mine explosion at Rav
ensdale, which caused the l>ss of
thirty-one lives, no one has been able
to throw the least light on the origin
of the disaster and the cause remains
a mystery. The investigation is still
proceeding and experts have been em
ployed by the govenment to examine
the mine but without result. It is
made clear, however, that the com
pany is in no way responsible as *he
explosion must have come from some
extraordinary source.
Anchorage G. 0. P.
Has Organized
Arthur Frame President and Lathrop
Vice-President of New
Club.
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.—The Re
publicans of Anchorage organized a
club last night and the meeting haa
a good attendance. Arthur Frame
was elected president and Captain
Lathrop was electel vice-president.
Jim Coflfey is secretary and Jack
Sutherland is treasurer. The local
Republicans seem to be anxious to en
ter into the work of organization with
real earnestness.
Ml’SHERS SHOULD
TAKE DOG FEED
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.—A1 Cham
berlin ,\vho left with Herron and
Sport Smith last night, warns mush
ers that they should take along dog
feed as there is none obtainable at the
roadhouses. He says the trail around
Turnagain Arm is in bad condition.
JACK OLSON FROZEN
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2. — While
Moose hunting at Eagle river Jack
Olson fell into a creek last Sunday
and had his hands and feet frozen.
He has been brought here for treat
ment but his injuries are not serious.
TO ASSIST MEARS
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.—H. P. War
ren who recently arrived here has
been announced as assistant to Com
mission Mears and will be in charge
during the latter’s absence. Mears
and O’Reilly are still at Matanuska.
ANCHORAGE BOWLERS
TO CHALLENGE SEWARD
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.—A bowling
touhnament is now proceeding here
and the winners intend to challenge
Seward. Anchorage people are also
planning for a minstrel show and an
other mask ball during the holidays.
* JANE ADDAMS IMPROVES
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.—Jane Addams
is improving but the doctors still de
clare that she should not accompany
the Ford peace commission ship to
Europe.
TWENTY BELOW LAST WEEK
One night last week the ther
mometer registered twenty below
zero at Mills Creek. D. Lindsey ar
rived from that creek last evening
and says the temperature was five be
low when he left there yesterday
morning. Mr. Lindsey has been out
looking over the country.
Interstate Com. to
Direct New Bills
Fifty Millions to be Asked For Build
ing the New Merchant
Marine.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. — The
Overseas Board of Correspondence of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
will have control of all the new ship
ping bills in th coming session and
also will direct operations in connec
tion with the proposed appropriation
.or fifty millions for the construction
of the new merchant marine. The
plan is to have the new ships of the
merchant marine designed so that
they can be used as auxiliary vessels
of the navy in an emergency and this
part of the plan has already been ap
proved by Secretaries McAdoo and
Redfield. The plans now formed are
expected to be the nuclues of the en
tire shipping bill of the administra
tion.
DARING ROBBERY IN
SEATTLE THIS MORNING
Thieves Bind Clerk of First Avenue
Jewelry Store and Get Two
Thousand.
SEATTLE, Dec. 2.—This morn
ing at 8:30 o’clock, while hundreds of
people were passing by on the side
walk, two robbers entered a jewelry
store on First Avenue, bound the
clerk in a back mom and got away
clear with diamonds valued at two
thousand dollars. The robbers have
not been caught nor have they left the
slightest clue, apparently.
PERKINS TELLS WHO WILL
HEAD PROGRESSIVE BUNCH
Four Men Named as Likely to Head
the Ticket in Presidential
Race.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Chairman
Perkins of the Progressive Party’s
National Committee declared today
finally that the party will have a na
tional ticket and will run a candidate
for the presidency. The man to head
that ticket, he cays, will be either
Roosevelt, Johnson of California,
Beveridge of Indiana, or Bird of Mai*
sachusetts.
Traveling To and
From Anchorage
Advance Guard Reached Seward Over
the Trail Last Evening.
The advance guard of the Anchor
age overland travelers reached Sew
ard last evening and inaugurated the
first trail season between the two
cities. More than a score of people
were in the first bunch and the main
body of travelers has not yet reached
this city but a very large number of
travelers are now enroute. Amongst
those who reached Seward yesterday
from Anchorage were Roy Fairbanks,
William Merchant, Frank Ennis, J. P.
McGovern, W. L. Bartlett, W. A.
Murray, Mrs. 0. Jacobsen, Charles
Harper and B. Carlson. C. R. Graham
arrived from Iditarod. John Ronan,
A. H. Case, North Brooks, L. C.
Ramey and Charley Harper were
other arrivals. Mayor Moore sent
word to George Parks that he had ar
rived safely at Anchorage from Sew
ard and he also stated that Charley
Herron and Sport Smith left Anchor
age yesterday with A1 Chamberlin’s
dog team and stayed last night at
Whitney’s roadhouse.
Miss White and Miss Byles have
returned to their old residence at the
Thoday house. Miss Byles fell on
the ice yesterday and hurt herself a
' little.
VILLA GENERAL
QUITS THE WAR
l RBALEJO SURRENDERS WITH
FOt'KTEEN HI NDRED OF
HIS SOLDIERS.
NOGALES, Dec. 2.—General Ur
balejo, commander of the Indiun
forces in the army of Villa, has sur
rendered to the Carranza command
ers with fourteen hundred soldiers.
After the defeat of the Villa army at
Hermosillo the opinion prevails that
his cause is hopelessly lost and the
surrender of Urbalejo seems to mark
the disintegration of his army.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. The Kus
sian, Spanish and Italian government*
will soon recognize Carranza as the
head of the Mexican government ac
cording to official advices.
First Deal in Mew
Lewis River Strike
\nchorage Mining Men lake Over
Claims For Good Figure.
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.—The first
deal made in mining claims in the
Lewis River country, where the strike
was made recently, as telegraphed to
the Gateway, has just been consum
mated. Sam Wagner has sold his in
terest there to three local mining men
mimed Moore, Peoples and Wooleber
and the price is stated to be a “good
figure.*' The latest reports are that
the camp gives every promises <>f be
ing a good one and quite a few people
are thinking of going there. Sever
al have already hit the trail.
VANCOUVER ALSO TO
VOTE ON PROHIBITION
VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 2. It
has been decided to refer the question
of prohibition to the electors at the
next election and all British Columbia
begins to look as though it will go
dry and so complete the dry belt all
the way between Alaska and Cali
fornia.
MINNESOTA IS
BELIEVED SAFE •
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.—It is
generally thought that the Minnesota
is not in serious difficulties as nothing
was heard from her today and her re
turn is probably due only to the
mutiny of the crew against traveling
on her when they feared her to be
too much loaded.
CHARLES BERN GETS HOME
WHEN BELIEVED LOST
Charles Bern who had been absent
for some ten days arrived home yes
terday at his ranch near Resurrection
river. He was compelled to leave his
boat and walk back, a walk which oc
cupied three days. His son and an
other boy went out in search of him
yesterday and they are still away, not
knowing that the lost one had return
ed. Bern’s boat is still over near Por
cupine bay somewhere.
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MIAMI COMPANY STILL
AT WORK QUARTZ CREEK
A. H. Case who is prospecting the
Herschell-Parker properties on
Quartz creek arrived in town yester
day and will go back to prospect for
some three weeks more. He does not
wish to tell the result of the work, of
course.
EVANS LEAVES JUNEAU
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The Evans sailed from Juneau at
1 a. m. December 1.
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