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IHFYim AGAIN CHANGES RULER
FINANCIER BUSY TO GET RID OF CORDOVA RAILROAD
DEADLOCK IN WAR
SEEMSJO CONTINUE
GERMANS ON DEFENSIVE
LONDON, Jan. 18.—From the dispatches received
here it seems to be apparent that the Germans are on the
defensive now west of Warsaw. They are moving many
thousands of troops from Poland to the western front
and this fact is taken to indicate that more strenuous ef
forts are contemplated by them against the F rench and
British. Military experts are amazed at the dispatch ol
troops from the east to the west as the Russians outnum
ber the Germans immensely in Poland and are adding
great forces to their line every day. The Russians have
been reinforced by not less than a million men who have
newly arrived in Poland and have already been thrown
into the titanis struggle. In the face of such tremendous
odds it is regarded as utterly impossible tor Germany to
expect to keep its hold on Russian territory very long.
These great forces are evidently pushing back the Ger
man line west of Warsaw, although slowly, the Rus
sians have reoccupied Plock on the \ istula to the north
west of the capital and this clearly shows that the Ger
mans are hard pushed. A new Russian victory over the
Turks was reported today from Caucasia where the
Eleventh Turkish corps is* reported to have been annihi
lated at Karaurgan. This victory, according to Petro
grad, will release a sufficient force to meet the Turkish
invasion through Persia further to the eastward. Ihe
Turks are moving in strong force in that neighborhood
and are said to have the assistance of some Persians who
have risen to the call for a holy war. No further news
has been received as to the movements of the 1 urkish
army which is supposed to be preparing to march on
Egypt. If the Russians continue their successes against
the Turks in the east it is more than likely that the fear
ed invasion may have to be abandoned altogether. The
news from the front, east and west, is meager
this morning as it usually seems to be after each Sunday.
The movement of the Germans probably mean, that they
are again going to concentrate their greater force in the
western battle area with the possible intention of follow
ing up their successes at Soissons by attempting to drive
further forward on the road to Paris.
. FRENCH HOLD SUBURBS
SOISSONS, Jan. 18.—The French still hold some of
the suburbs of Soissons on the right bank of the river.
The French military authorities declare that their front
at that point is stronger than ever and that any danger
of the Germans forcing their way further towards Paris
need not be feared. The French also hold command of the
bridge head leading across the Aisne so that while they
are in a position to prevent the enemy from crossing that
way they are holding the means for recrossing the Aisne
themselves when the moment comes. Further develop
ments are expected to occur in that quarter very soon as
the Germans are sure to make the attempt to follow up
their advantage. The allies have, however, strengthened
their forces around Soissons and are reported to be still
hurrying large bodies of troops to that part of the line.
SAY GERMANS DESPONDENT
LONDON, Jan. 18.—The British official observer
with the British army at the front reports that German
prisoners say that the German rank and file realize that
a victorious German advance is now impossible. The pri
soners say that the German soldiers consider it their duty
now merely to gain an advantage commensurate with the
sacrifices incurred. A few Germans contemplate the pos
sibility of the invasion of their country and actual de
feat. ' The British observer also states that the British
soldiers are better provided for than the Germans. The
German medical arrangements, particularly, he says are
inferior and the number of deaths amongst the German
wounded is greater than in the allied ranks as a con
sequence.__.
CARPET BAG JUDGE
MAKES NOME PIOUS.
Great Dog Race Must End Because
Warning Sent From Bench.
NOME.—Yesterday the saloon men
of the various resorts which were
holding raffles for turkeys, etc., dur
ing Thanksgiving time were summon
ed to the court house where they were
admonished to refrain from a like oc
currence again with the understand
ing also that book making on dog
races in the future must be abandoned
and anyone guilty of such afTenses in
the future would be subject to having
their license taken from them. It
now begins to look as if Nome’s cele
brated All-Alaska Sweepstakers race
will be a thing of the past, as far as
raising a large purse is concerned.
The interest certainly will become
numbed without the use of a little
friendly wager which the books as a
rule permits and helps to hold the in
terest in dog racing together.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
MORGAN WILL SLE LANE
ABOIL ALASKA R. R. MATTERS
WASHINGTON, an. 18.—J. I'. Mor
gan discussed the foreign exchange
situation with President Wilson today
at the White house and told the Pres
ident that conditions were undoubtedly
improving. It is announced that
Morgan will see Secretary Lane soon
regarding the proposed sale of the
Copper River railroad. It is likely
that the interview will take place to
SENATE BEATS
PROHIBITION
DEFEATS BY TWO VOTES RIDER
TO DISTRICT OF COLUM
BIA BILL.
—
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—flhe sen-,
ate today defeated by forty votes to
thirty eight the prohibition rider to
the District of Columbia appropria
tion measures. The debate lasted for
five days and brought out some strong
speeches. The whole debate was
sprung unexpectedly and came at a
time when no one had any idea
that such *i matter was about to cornc
up for discussion. The debate ha>: put
hack other matters so much that it is ■
regarded as a serious hindrance to the!
passing of *he administration mea
sures.
After having waited for the storm
to die out the Dora proceeded on her j
journey yesterday.
day or tomorrow while Mr. Morganfl
is in the capital. It is supposed, how
ever, that nothing definite will hap
pen at this conference or that it will
be given out if it does. Morgan and
Lane will probably just discuss the
question in a manner that will give
the secreatry a knowledge of what is
to be expected so that really no great
significance can be attached to the ex
pected meeting.
PROPERTY LOSS
$60,000,000
THIS IS THE ESTIMATE OF THE
RESULT OF ITALIAN
QUAKE.
ROME, Jan. 18.— An unofficial
estimate of the property loss caused
by the great earthquake is sixty mil
lion dollars. The government has
made no estimate yet, however, b’it
will probably do so as soon as *he
more pressing necessities have been
attended to. The rescue work is pro
ceding very slowly as it is found to be
exceedingly difficult. The relief work
now overshadows the rescue work i.nd
the efforts for relief are well organiz
ed. Thousands of volunteers are work
ing and doing everything in their
power to help the poverty-stricken
survivors. The earthquake tremors
have ceased and the danger from a
recurrence of the catastrophe is sup
posed to have passed.
ITALIAN DEAD
STILL GREATER
TWENTY THOUSAND DEAD TEN j
THOUSAND INJURED AVEZ
ZANO DISTRICT.
AVEZZANO, Jan. 18.—Two thou-!
sand soldiers are now working in the
ruins of this town and the othi i towns!
in the neighborhood that were des
troyed by the earthquake. It is now
apparent that in the Avezzano dis- j
trict alone twenty thousand people j
have been killed and ten thousand in-1
jured. As places far removed from;
that district were also affected by the
quake seriously it is assumed that the
total losses will be found to have
been much greater than they were at
first believed to be. The government:
has striven to relieve the suffering of j
the survivors so earnestly that much i
of the destitution has been removed
temporarily at least.
GOVERNMENT ASKEI) TO
TAKE OVER TELEGRAPHS.
House Post Office Committee Begins
Consideration of the Lewis Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The
house post office committee has begun
the consideration of the Lewis bill fo»*
the taking over of the country’s tele
graph systems by the government.
HOUSTON AND BULLOCK
MUST GO INTO PRISON
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.—'The
United States supreme court has re
fused to issue a writ to review the j
cases of Charles E. Houston and
John H. Bullock, managers of Seattle
coal companies, who were convicted
of conspiracy tx> defraud the govern
ment by collusive bidding to furnish
coal to Alaska army posts. Bullock
was formerly the manager of the
Northwestern company at Nome and
made contracts with Fort Davis at
DOGS SAVING
MANY LIVES
WONDERFUL FEATS PERFORM
ED BY FAITHFUL CANINES
IN WAR.
(By The Associated Press.)
PARIS, Jan. 18.—Notwithstanding
much that has already been recorded
! of them, the ambulance dogs h^ve not
| yet been given full recognition for'ine
part they are playing in the war, say
| the dog lovers.
Through the courtesy of Dr. Kres
ser of the National Society of Ambu
lance Dogs, the Associated Press has
been shown a dozen letters from army
surgeons and soldiers telling in inter
that place, as well as with other posts
to furnish them with coal. It was
later discovered that he and members
of the company had conspired with
other contractors to keep up the price
of the coal sold to the army. They
were sentenced a couple of years ago
to the penitentiary but have fought
hard against imprisonment. Captain
Jarvis who committed suicide in Seat
tle was reported after his death to
have been mixed up in the matter and
that it was responsible for his act.
esting detail some of their intelligent
and courageous feats. First, discus
sing the general usefulness of the dog
in field ambulance work, Dr. Kresser
said this usefulness had become great
er in proportion to the development
of modern methods of warfare.
“The infantryman today does his
fighting from the ground, under any
cover he can find,” he said, “creeping
through thickets, hiding in ditches, be
hind hedges and every spot that is
likely to conceal him from the enemy.
Naturally the same cover hides from
I the view of the stretcher bearers pick
ing up the wounded after the battle.
“The French ambulance dog is the
French shepherd, an animal which is
proven to be far better adapted to the
work than the German shepherd dog
formerly employed in the I' rench
army, because the German dog is more
ferocious and is taught to fight the
enemy as well as to discover the
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UNEMPLOYED CAUSE
RIOTS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—Serious riots
occurred here yesterday as a result
of the large number of people who
are out of employment and are suffer
ing w'ant. Twenty one men and wo
men were arrested during the rioting
which occurred near Hull house. It
wras precipitated by the attempt of
great crowds of men and women who
attempted to parade without having
received permission to do so from the
city authorities. Each of those arrest
ed have been granted jury trials. One
of them is Lucy Parsons, widow of the
U. S. CANNON
BROUGHT BACK
MEXICAN HOSTII.ES QUIT NACO
IN DEFERENCE TO AMER
1
ICA’S WISHES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The
artillery which had been sent to Naco
by the United States government has
been ordered taken back to Oklahoma
as the Carranza and Villa troops have
evacuated Naco, Mexico, and there is
no longer any danger that bullets will
be fired from that place across the
border. The cannons were shipped to
back up General Scott's demand that
fighting cease so near the United
man who was hanged for complicity
in the Haymarket riots of years ago.
Another person arrested is the Rev.
Irwin St. John Tucker of the Episco
pal church of the Redeemer. As the
rioting was proceeding the minister
rushed into the crowd and attempted
to hold aloft a banner in which were
inscribed the words “Give us this day
our daily bread.” I* or a time the af
fair looked most serious and it is
much feared that something worse
may occur unless some relief is found
from the conditions now prevailing
amongst the poor.
States border. At that time there was
a fierce struggle proceeding between
the two hostile Mexican forces at
Naco. The trouble from that source
is now believed to be past.
INVESTIGATING WHEAT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The
President ahs included pooling agree
ments in the possible causes for the
recent rise in prices in wheat and
flour. The attorney general is now in
vestigating the matter and the dis
' covery of pools will be equal to a
j discovery of any other illegal
practices.
WATSON LEAVES VALDEZ.
The Admiral Watson left Valdez at
10:30 this morning and it due to ar
rive here tonight.
ANOTHER MEXICAN
PRESIDENT FIRED
Gutierrez is Deposed By Con
vention and Leaves Mexieo
City With Friends.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Once
again a president of Mexico has been
deposed and has been forced to leave
Mexico City. General Gutierrez, the
provisional president, was deposed
yesterday by the national convention
in favor of General Roque Garaz and
he left Mexico City immediately with
most of the garrison for Pachuco. The
force taken away with him is about
live thousand men including part of
his cabinet. It is unknown whether
he has abandoned all claim to the
FORMER ASSISTANT DIST.
ATTY. AT NOME DEAD.
W. N. Landers Contracts Disease at
Porto Rico Which Ends Fatally
in California.
LOS GATOS, California, Jan. 18.—
William Niceus Landers, formerly as
sistant district attorney at Nome,
died here yesterday of a tropical dis
ease contracted in Porto Rico. When
Hoyt, the former district attorney at
Nome, received the appointment as
attorney general in Porto Rico he
gave Landers a position under him.
A L A M EDA PASSENGERS.
SEATTLE, Jan. 18.—The Alameda
left Seattle Saturday nght. She has
John Hirsky and Mrs. Hirksy aboard
for Sewarl.
presidency or plans to organize a new
government. Villa and Zapata ur<*
still friendly to him and much will
probably depend on the view of the
matter taken by them. Villa has a
formidable army at Aguas Calientes
and it is expected that he himself will
enter Mexico City today. In the mean
time Zapata has ordered the busine
houses of the city closed but order has
been maintained and there seem to be
no indication of any breach of the
peace in the capital.
PRESIDENT TO
HEAR PUBLIC
THREE HOIKS NEXT FRIDAY
FOR IMMIGRATION LITER
ACY TEST.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.—Presi
dent Wilson has designated three
hours next Friday in which he will
give a public hearing to ascertain the
views of the people on the literacy
test in the immigration bill. Taft held
a similar hearing before vetoing a
similar measure and President Wilson
believes the public should be given a
chance to have their views expressed
before taking it on himself to nullify
an act of congress, especially on a
matter in which the people are per
sonally interested to so great an ex
tent. It is expected that he will veto
the measures unless he finds through
the people that the literacy test is
generally believed to be advisable.
There is no doubt that he is alto
gether opposed to it himself and
really giving the public hearing to re
move responsibility from his own
shoulders if he throws the bill out.
MAY TURN DOWN
SHIP PURCHASE
SOME DEMOCRATS OPPOSED
AND REPUBLICANS
STRONGLY SO.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The
democratic senators will caucus to
night on the ship purchase bill for the
purpose of considering certain amend
ments. The government ownership
feature is objectionable to some of the
democratic senators and the republi
can senators are unalterably opposed
to the whole bill. The democrats hope,
however, to secure enough progres
sive votes to tide them over the dif
ficulty. If the government ownership
and the government controlled steam
ship corporations features are elimin
ated the aid of the progressives may
be secured. In the meantime the hope
of passing other general legislation
has been abandoned and some of the
pet measures of the administration
are sure to go by the board.