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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1916.
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PETROGRAD, Nov. 17—General Mackensen’s Teuton ar
my, operating in the province of Dobrudja, in Roumania, is on
the retreat before the advancing army under General Sakhar
off, commanding the Russian-Roumanian forces, says an offi
cial report issued by the war office today. Towns and villages
are being laid waste on the line of retreat, says the report.
AEROPLANES ATTACK BUCHAREST.
BUCHAREST, Roumania, Nov. 17.—A fleet composed of
eight German aeroplanes flew over the city of Bucharest last
night and dropped many bombs. Four people were killed and
£ 20 wounded, all of them being civilians.
POLAND TO BE RESTORED.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 17.—D ntention of the Russian
government to creaie a Iwauu -- hall embody all Polish
territory and to maintain it on a basis of autonomy under the
Russian government, says an official announcement issued to
day.
SUBMARINE COMMANDER MAKES DENIAL.
BERLIN, Nov. 17.—(By wireless to Sayville)—The asser
tions that the German submarine which sank the British steam
ship Rpwanmore, in which several Americans were employed
in the crew, fireij onv the lifeboats in which the crew sought
safety, is dismissed as utterly false, >in a report to the Gerinan
admiralty, made by the commander of the submarine.
BATTLE RAGES IN GALICIA.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 17.—A great battle is raging today
in Galicia, near the town of Vladimir. The Russian forces are
attacking the Teuton positions, but thus far have made no ap
preciable gains. The Russian advance on the city of Lemberg
continues. Progress is slow, but advances are slowly being
made. Fighting continues in the Carpathian mountains, where
the Russians are seeking to dislodge the Austrians from the al
most impregnable mountain passes that lead to the Hungarian
plains.
BRITISH TROOPS MAKE GAINS.
LONDON, Nov. 17.—The British troops, on the Somme
front, under the direction of General Haig, are still hammer
ing away at the oposing German positons. The battle contin
ued throughout the night. The Germans are making a stub
born resistance, but the British troops, which outnumber the
Germans two to one, are making substantial gains on the en
emy.
ITALIANS ADVANCE ON TRIESTE.
ROME, Nov. 17.—Reports from the Italian front are to
the effect that the Italian army is slowly advancing on the Aus
trian city of Trieste. The Austrian troops are slowly giving
way before the advancing Italians.
“MAN WHO CAUSED WAR” DIES.
VIENNA, Nov. 17. —Count Tchirsky, German ambassador
to Austria-Hungary, passed away last night, following a minor
operation for an intestinal disease. Thchirsky has sometimes
been called “the man that caused the war.”
POLISH AUTHOR
PASSES BEYOND
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—Henry
Sienkiewicz, the renowned Polish
author, who gained fame as the auth
or of “Quo Vadis,” died at Vevey, in
Switzerland, yesterday. He had
reached an advanced age.
HATFIELD CALLS
SPECIAL SESSION
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 17.—
Governor Hatfield of West Virginia
has called an extra session of the leg
islature, to convene Monday, for the
purpose of passing a state law to limit
the tenure of certain state elective and
appointive offices and to make some
of the state boards non-partisan in
character.
VICTORIA, B. C. Nov. 17.—Warnings to look out for Ger
man submarines are being flashed today to all British and
Japanese liners engaged in Pacific ocean waters. The warn
ings are being sent by wireless, under the auspices of the Brit
ish government. It is said that the British government has
received information of the presence of German submarines on
the Pacific ocean, for the purpose of attacking allied commerce,
especially British and Japanese transpacific liners. Great
stores of munitions of war and food stuffs have been shipped
from Canada and* the United States to Vladivostok and other
Russian ports, to be shipped from these ports via the trans
Siberian railway to European Russia. Likewise, munitions
and foodstuffs have been shipped to Japan. It is believed by
the authorities that the Germans have shipped knock-down
submarines to some coast point, probably in Mexico, and have
put them together there, and they are now seeking allied ship
ping.
The news has created a profound sensation in Victoria and
other British Columbia ports.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—Mayor Hi.
Gill declared this forenoon that if the
so-called law and order committee
took the initiative in filing a recall pe
tition, in an effort to oust him from
office, he would make public the
names of some of the members of this
law and order committee that were
concerned in “soft” drink establish
ments and in disorderly and lewd
houses in Seattle. He said it was a
fact that some of the so-called aristo
crats of Seattle owned property in
the redlight district and derived huge
rents from the tenants. Some of
these “good" people stood high in the
councils of local churches. The mayor
said if this committee really wished
something to do, it would find a fer
tile field for its efforts in the city of
Everett, in which little better than a
reign of anarchy existed.”
No Recall Anticipated.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—Rev. Dr. W.
A. Major, announced this afternoon
speaking on behalf of ninety per cent
of the members of the law and order
committee, that it was not the inten
tionof the committee to inaugurate
the recall of Mayor Gill, but merely
to show the mayor where he is wrong
with respect to the Industrial Work
ers of the World, and to save the good
name of the city of Seattle.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—The federal
government today filed charges of
conspiracy to ship liquor into the state
of Washington against Margett, a
local resident, and H. Hunt, president,
and the Jesse Moore Hunt Companay,
of San Ftancisco. The United States
district attorney of Sail Francisco
has been here collecting evidence
against the defendants and claims to
have a cinch case against them. The
grand jury in session here will bring
I in indictments against the defendants.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Inaug
ural plans for President Wilson com
prehend that he shall take the oath of
office Sunday, March 4, but that the
formal inaugural ceremonies shall
take place Monday, March 5. Those
in charge of the plans propose to have
a big celebration on that occasion.
Leading democrats from all parts of
the United States will be jn attend
ance. The West, that really el ected
the president, will be well represented;
ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 17.—The American-Mexican joint
high commission, in session here, expects to submit an agree
ment covering the withdrawal from Mexico of the American
troops under the command of General Pershing and a plan for
the joint patrol of the border by Saturday. The agreement
reached by the joint commission will be presented to both
governments for ratification or rejection.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.—In a speech
before the American Mining Congress,
in session here, yesterday, Van H.
Manning, director of the United
States bureau of mines, declared that
the development of the mining re
sources of the United States might be
compared to an orgy due to the hasty
and incomplete exploitation that had
been going on since the mining indus
try was first inaugurated in this coun
try. He said conditions were improv
ing, due to the invention of equip
ment and machinery that permitted
the recovery of most of the mineral
content in the ores. He said many
of the big abandoned mines could be
worked over at a good profit, with
proper facilities.
SAYS ALASKAN
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—A sensational
suit is on trial 'in the superior court
today, in which Margaret Strong is
the plaintiff and Peter Malone, an'
Alaska mining man, is defendant. The
woman alleges in her complaint that
Malone promised to marry her and has
thus far refused to make good his
word. Malone denies the woman’s
contention.
REPUBLICANS
CONTROL BY 5
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Incom
complete canvasses of the vote of the
congressional districts throughout the
United States, conducted under the
auspices of both of the big political
parties, reveal no changes in the of
ficial election results, which gives the
republicans control of the house , by
the narrow margin of five votes. The
canvass shows that 217 republicans
have been elected, 212 democrats and
six who are members of other parties.
LAWTON, Okla., Nov. 17.—Presil
dent and Mrs. Wilson’s Thanksgiving
turkey was shipped from Lawton to
day. The turkey is a monster and
came from the farm of George H.
Block, who is an ardent admirer of
the president.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17.—O. K.
Cushing, a democratitc state leader,
declared today that the official vote
of California would show no material
change from that reported before the
count began. “There is no chance on
earth that Wilson’s lead will be af
fected," he declared. All but twelve
counties have completed in the official
count and Wilson has gained some 200
votes in the recount.
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TIKE I BEST
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—Charles
Evans Hughes, candidate for presi
dent on the republican ticket, will
leave New York Saturday, en route
to Lakewood, New Jersey, where he
will remain for several weeks, taking
a complete rest from his recent vigor
ous campaign work. Mr. Hughes made
no statement concerning the result of
the election, other than to say that he
would abide by the official count.
IS RELEASED
EL PASO, Nov. 17.—William S.
Brahan, an American citizen who has
been under arrest and confined in the
jail at Juarez, Mexico, was released
today, the order coming from General
Gonzales, commander of the Carranza
troops at Juarez. The demand for
Brahan’s release came from the
United States government and a
prompt compliance with the request
followed. .
JITNEY DRIVERS
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 17.—
Three hundred jitney drivers operat
ing within the confines of the city of
Portland were taken into custody yes
terday and today, on the charge of
the violation of an ordinance of the
city requiring them to take out li
censes. The drivers will contest the
legality of the ordinance.
TELEPHONE LINE DOWN.
The telephone line connecting An
chorage and Seward, went down this
forenoon, but linemen are on the job
and it is expected that the break will
be repaired before the day is done.