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PERSHING'S TROOPS DRIVING IN ON VILLA AND
THE BATTLE WITH BANDITS MAY BE CLOSE
CARRANZA TROOPS CROWDING
IN FROM THREE OTHER SIDES
EL PASO. March 20.—The first news received this
morning from Mexico is that \ ilia is being driven into a
trap by the rapid advance of the Americans. This in
formation was conveyed in a wireless message from the
front and in telegrams to General Gavina, the Carranza
commander at Juarez. Pershing's force has learned that
in his flight Villa raided American colonists in his route of
March and in the vicinity of his mountain retreats. It is
also said that he killed some of the residents when they
made a show of resistance. From what one can learn it
seems to depend on the Carranza troops now whether
Villa can be caught in the present trap or not. They hold
the net on three sides while the Americans are driving]
forward from the fourth side with amazing rapidity.:
Villa is now reported to be in the Babirocka lake region
today on the ranch of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst which he has
ravaged several times during the past few days. The
place is about fifty miles south of Galena.
FEAR VILLA ATTACK
MARFA, Texas, March ID.—It is reported here that
Villa bandits are mobilizing at Presidio with the apparent
purpose of crossing the line and attacking the Americans, j
So imminent does the peril appear that the women are
leaving and much alarm is felt by all parties.
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VILLA OUTLAWED
MEXICO CITY, March 20.—Obregon has issued aj
decree declaring V illa and his followers outlaws and or
dering that they be killed on sight. Iwo suspects were,
shot at Hermosillo yesterday.
TEXAS WANTS TROOPS
SAN ANTONIO, March 19.—Thousands of residents
of Texas towns have petitioned Funston for forces of
soldiers at different points on the border as a protection
against attacks but he has replied that it is impossible for
him to do so as he has no troops to spare. He advised the
organization of local defense corps wherever they were
needed. The belief here is that a battle between V ilia and
Pershing will be fought at any moment. The Ameri
can commander is making fine speed and is believed to be
hot on the bandit’s trail and will attempt to force him to
an open fight or entrap him in the hills.
WASHINGTON, Match 20. —The President has an
nounced that this nation or its troops will do nothing in
Mexico that might embarras Carranza in any way. If
the latter refuses permission to let the Americans use the
railroads the war department will devise other means of
transportation. The statement of Carranza has entirely
satisfied America’s demand. He still reiterates that he
will give full co-operation in the hunt for V illa.
♦ EVANS IS BRINGING *
♦ BUNCH OF STEERAGE *
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The Evans left last night with the
following passengers for Seward:
John Barrett, C. Gardner, A.
Horton, Mrs. James Holland, Dr. H.
Schaleben, J. Hollis, George White
and wife, F. PoUey, Fred Martin and
wife, Mathew George. Henry Aho and
forty steerage.
WHERE IS RICHARDSON?
Major Davidson of the Alaska Road
Commission says he has no official
communication to the effect that
Colonel W. P. Richardson has gone to
Mexico. He has heard a rumor to
that effect, however, he told a \ aldez
paper.
ALASKA NOTES
McCarthy City has again voted it
self into the wet col imn after having
been dry for a year.
Ben Silverman and his associates
have sold the Copper Coin mine on
Knight’s Island for $75,000.
Judge J. J. Finnegan returned from
Valdez this morning.
MEN ARRIVE TO START
NEW CANNERY TO WEST
Stephen Chase, Jr., of Everett,
Joseph McMillan, H. Tiedge, of Bel
lingham. and E. Murcheson, of Stev
eston, B. C., arrived on the North
vestern and will go on the Dora for
Herendeen Bay, Bering Sea, by way
of Sand Point, to start a cannery.
Their company is the Bering Sea
Packing Company. They have pur
chased the old revenue cutter Rush,
also the cannery tender St. Peter, and
i have chartered the three masted
j schooner Ruby, all of which have left
Everett loaded with cannery supplies.
The St. Peter is expected to arrive
here tomorrow. One of the gentle
| men expresses the opinion that Brad
| ford won the race for the cannery site
some time ago by two hours.
GOING WEST
The following passengers who came
on the Northwestern will go west on
the Dora:
J. S. Osmund, Mrs. Osmund, M.
Larsen, J. Brodthorp, A. Groswold, D.
V. McIntosh, S. Chase, J. McMillan
and E. Murcheson,
Racing Teams Come
to Meet Committee
Labor Temple Opened at Anchorage
By Great Crowd.
ANCHORAGE, March 20. — The
| Mathewson, Spencer and Jensen rac
ing teams left for Seward this morn
ing to convey to Anchorage the mem
I bets of the labor committee appoint
! cm! by the government to fix a wage
scale. 'Hie committee is now on the
way. The Labor Temple was opened
Saturday night by a smoker under
the auspices of the Union and it is
estimated that between eighteen hun
dred and nineteen hundred people
1 were present. It was a huge success.
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SPRING BREAKING IN
THE MATANTSK V VALLEY
ANCHORAGE, March 20. — The
snow has disappeared from the Mata
nuska valley.
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❖ FIRST OF THE TEAS *
❖ TOMORROW AFTERNOON ❖
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The first of the scries of Lenton
Tvim « m o1’— .. * * ** —
noon in the Episcopal Church parlors.
A feature will be the reading by Mrs.
Moloney of the How and Why of the
Emmanuel Movement, by Rev.
Thomas Parker Boyd. Mrs. Graff and
Mrs. De Line will be hostesses and all
the ladies of Seward are cordially in
vited. There will be a silver offering.
S. S. NORTHWESTERN HAD
OVER 100 PASSENGERS
The steamship Northwestern arriv
ed this morning with more than a
| hundred passengers for Seward. She
had ninety from Seattle and some ad
ditional ones came from way points.
The first class was published when
she left Seattle.
NORTHWESTERN UEAVES
TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT
The Northwestern is scheduled to
leave tonight at midnight
I.GOVERNOR STRONG FOR
ALASKANS TO GET VILLA
SEATTLE, March 19.—Governor
Strong is quoted in the newspapers
now as saying that a batallion of a
j thousand men could easily be recruit
ed in Alaska and would be of immense
service in running down V'illa because
of their familiarity with frontier
hardships and ways.
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❖ NEW POSTMASTER *
❖ NAMED AT JUNEAU *
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WASHINGTON, March 20.—Z. M.
Bradford has l>een nominated post
master at Juneau.
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ALEX ABERG STARTS
WESTERN TOUR TODAY
DULUTH, Minn., March 20.—Alex
Aberg. world champion Graeco- Ro
man wrestler, will visit Duluth, Min-j
neapolis, Sioux City, Omaha, Lincoln,
Kansas City, Denver and the coast, ’
meeting all wrestlers in the Graeco
Roman style, beginning today. Aberg
has challenged Joe Stechcr, offering
to post $1,000 forfeit to throw him i*
five minutes, Graeco-Roman styie.
He then agrees to wrestle the rest!
of the match catch-as-catch-can.
! TOM TAGGART GETS
JOB AS SEN ATOR |
INDIANAPOLIS, March 20. -The:
governor has appointed Tom Taggart,
the democratic leader, to succeed
Senator Shively, deceased. It is only j
.. -- -tt a-... T«»ortrpri was be
ing accused of graft but the appoint-’
merit by the governor is taken as the j
seal of approval on all the political
actions of the new senator.
LUMBER ARRIVES FOR
WAREHOUSE ON DOCK
The lumber for the building of the
new warehouse on the dock arrived j
today on the Northwestern and the,
work will be commenced at once.
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WATSON LEAVES JUNEAU
The Admiral Watson left Juneau
at .1 a. m. yesterday. i
DORA ARRIVES
The steamer Dora arrived from the
westward Saturday evening.
DORA OFF TOMORROW
The Dora will leave for the west
ward tomorrow afternoon.
i TERRIFIC STORM IN
PORTLAND, OREGON
Thunder Bolt Hits Hoof of Church
and Causes Some Havoc.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 20.—A
high wind accompanied by an electri
cal storm visited this city and its en
virons late yesterday and caused a
remarkable amount of damage. One
suburban resident named William
Marks was crushed to death by the
falling of a tree across his house. A
number of barns and other sorts of
bui|dings in the southeast district of
the city were destroyed but the
strangest occurrence was that a
thunderbolt struck the spire of the
St. Francis Catholic church and rip
ped oir the shingles for a space of
fifty square feet. The thunder was
of unusual violence.
SPECIAL MEETING
PIONEERS TONIGHT
Will Be Held in Honor of Andrew
Groswold Who Goes W est
on the Dora.
The Igloo of Pioneers of Alaska
has decided to hold a special meeting
tonight instead of waiting until to
morrow, the regular meeting tonight.
This is done in honor of Andrew’ Gros
w’old who is going away on the Dora
and fho has been a very stalw’art
friend of the organization all the
time. There will probably be re
freshments and everyone is urged to
attend.
JAMES McCOY MI ST GO
OUT TO FIX IT UP
Well Known Citizen lorceu
Back to Idaho on a Charge.
James McCoy, a well known citizen,
will go out on the Northwestern to
clear up a matter of about $5,000 on
notes or something. The extradition
officer of Idaho, W. G. Thompson, ar
rived on the boat with orders from
Governor Strong at the request of the
governor of Idaho to have Mr. McCoy
taken out. The story of the whole
thing, Mr. McCoy said this afternoon,
was that he and some others went on
notes out there and that they are now
trying to mako him make those note*
good and using the federal attorney’s
office for the purpose. The alleged
transactions took place in connection
with mining in the Jarbidgc district
of Nevada. Mr. McCoy even goes so
far as to say that the whole thing is
a blackmailing scheme.
ENGLAND NEEDS FARM LABORERS;
RECRUITS WOMEN FOR THE WORK
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WQMLN AT WORK ON tNGLISH FA^M_-1
Photo by American Press Association.
♦ . mused bv the shortage of men for farm work the British government has decided,
[lu an endeavor to overconie the d fflcaUy cau.sed ^ t0 reCrutt women for this work. It Is proposed that an armlet
suyi the London Dal|>; JJ«»* “0rk and that they also be entitled to wear a special uniform Bvarjr
b« Issued to women willing to undertake farm w „ hoped by the canvass to raise a body of «0.
^,a^V:;oCOa“r^^1'toVgage “h,eUcunu^ wrrk Our photo .how. woman fading a threah.ng machln. on ^
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FIGHTING AT VERDUN
RENEWED BITTERLY
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RENEW FIGHTING AT VERDUN
PARIS, March 20.—Fighting lias been renewed
around Verdun but thp official announcement today de
| dares that our troops have hurled back the attacks of the
| Germans at Pepper Hill, four miles from the main fort
ress. This is about the closest point to which the enemy
has advanced. It is admitted that our first defending line
to the north of the fortress has been bent back some miles
by the drives of the past few weeks but the attempt of the
Teutons to make any further advance will be faced by
much greater difficulties.
TWO MORE SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, March 20.—The British steamer Dalhouse
and the Norwegian steamer Langeli were sunk yesterday
somewhere in the North Sea. Whether they were sunk
by mines or torpedoes is not clear. Some lives were lost
but the number is not known.
TRIED TO KILL PREMIER
ROME, March 20—The report that an attempt was
made to assassinate Radoslavoff, the prime minister of
Bulgaria’ has heen confirmed. The attempt was made by
a postal employe while the premier was driving in the
streets of Sofia. None of the two bullets fired hit the
premier but his coachman was wounded. This attempt
has evidently grown out of the bitter agitation which is
now proceeding against the war. Radoslavoff is believed
to be, after tne King, - - • • • 1 ..f
the war on the side of Germany and against Russia, the
country that gave Bulgaria its independence. Janescu,
thought to be the strongest man in Bulgarian public file,
is still leading the anti-Teuton campaign.
SAY FRENCH REPULSED
BERLIN, March 20.—The official statement today is
that the French attacks around Verdun have been repuls
ed with heavy losses. The enemy has brought up strong
reinforcements and are now apparently bent on the at
tempt to recover the lost ground. We have held all the
ground taken in the early days of the fighting in that
quarter.
DUTCH STEAMER SUNK
LONDON, March 20—The Duffch steamer Palern
bank was torpedoed southeast of England yesterdaj and
sunk but no lives were lost. No other details were given
out about it.
ENGLAND RAIDED AGAIN
LONDON, March 20.—Nine people, were killed and
twenty-nine were injured by a raid made by four Gei man
aeroplanes yesterday over the east coast of Kent. British
airmen attacked the invaders and a British flyer brought
down one of the hostile machines and killed the German
observer.
QUIET ON WEST FRONT
LONDON, March 20.—There is no account this morn
ing of any unusual occurrences on the western front and
if is assumed that the German offensive at Verdun is still
lulled. There is also little to relate of ither fronts but all
the belligerents are believed to be making the final pre
parations for terrific onslaughts. The censorship in this
country, particularly about troop movements, is becom
ing more strict than ever.
TURKS AND BULGARS AT OUTS
ROME, March 20.—Reliable information has been re
ceived by the press that serious differences have broken
out between the Turks and Bulgars on the question of the
attack on Saloniki and that the chances for a complete
breach are good. Some of-the Bulgarian people and many
of its public men are agitating strongly at present a
change of policy with respect to the whole war.