ANCHORAGE,
ALASKA,
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER lfi, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
AND COOK INLET
LONDON, Nov. 15.—In continuing the great drive against
the Germans on the Somme front, the British forces yesterday
captured the village of Beaucourt, a most important strategical
point. In the two drives, the British captured five thousand
prisoners. The battle still rages today, the British pressing
hard the advantage gained in the past three days. The British
have gained the most important victory since the battle of the
M arne.
GERMANS MAKE GAINS.
PARIS, Nov. 16.-—Tlie French communique issued this
Cirning says tlie German troops gained a footing on the
encli advanced positons in the northern corner of the western
outskirts of Yaast wood in the*fighting last night. The Ger
mans also made some progress in the eastern section, near the
village of Pressoire.
RUSSIAN ATTACKS REPULSED.
BERLIN, Nov. 16.—(By wireless to Sayville)—Serious
Russian attacks were made on the front southeast of Lemberg,
, along the Narayuva river, last night, says the German official
report today, but all the assaults were repulsed by the Teuton
forces.
EXPECT TO CRUSH ROUMANIA.
BERLIN, Nov. 16.—(By wireless to Sayville)—Former
JRremier pf Hungary ^^ypni.^wlio reached Berlin last niglij,
said to the press today: “As soon as the armies of the cen
tral powers crush Roumania, as they crushed Belgium, Serbia
and Montenegro, it is believed that both sides will be willing
to consider the question of peace. The central powers are
now bending their efforts to crush Roumania and expect soon
to accomplish this result.”
FAILS TO MEET DEMANDS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Great Britain’s latest note
with respect to the protest made by the United States over the
blacklisting of American firms, fails to meet the demands made
by the administration. The demands comprehend that all
American names be stricken from the blacklist.
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CARDINAL MERCIER ISSUES PROTEST.
LONDON, Nov. 16.—Cardinal Mercier, primate of Bel
(^ um, on behalf of himself and the Catholic bishops of that
country, has issued a protest to the world against the deporta
tion from Belgium by Gentians of “thousands of inoffensive
citizens, in order to set them to forced labor in Germany.”
UNCLE SAM ENTJ2RS PROTEST.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Secretary of State Lansing has
formally notified the German government that the proposed
deportation of Belgians into Germany and forcing them to la
bor would have a most unfoidunate effect upon neutral opinion,
and particularly neutral opinion in the United States.
PRESIDENT IS
. VERY GRATEFUL
r TO THE WEST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Presi
dent Wilson, replying to an invitation
from Senator-elect King of Utah, to
visit the Pacific Coast states before
congress convenes, wired today as fol
lows :
“The invitation to visit the West
tugs hard at my heart, because I feel
duly grateful for the splendid, gener
ous support you have given me. But
I would not be worthy of your gener
ous confidence if I were to leave my
desk at a time when my duties are
Pjjpst critical and pressing and of a
Wirt that crowd upon me. I am prom
ising myself the pleasure of such a
trip, if ever I can get the freedom to
do so from, the exacting duties de
volving upon me.”
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.—The
Woman’s club, the Roosevelt club and
the Hughes club, of California, have
pledged themselves to work unceasing
ly, during the next four years, in an
effort to win the republican presiden
tial nomination in 1920 for United
States Senator-elect Hiram Johnson
of California.
Johnson is very popular in Cali
fornia. He carried the state by near
ly three hundred thousand plurality
over his democratic opponent for sen
ator, while President Wilson carried
the state by less than four thousand
plurality over Hughes.
The republicans feel that in John
son they would have a formidable
candidate for president. -
WUNIHDS
By 168 VOTES; HE
Delegate Wickersliam is 168 votes ahead of Charles A.
Sulzer in the delegate election, according to the latest infor
mation from all the divisions in Alaska. This information is
founded on reports from the newspapers in the four divisions,
and was gained by special effortson the part of The Times to
provide its readers with the result of this mighty close con
test.
From the First division, the Juneau Dispatch wired The
Times that the vote in that division gave Wickersliam 1,863
and Sulzer 2,330. Returns complete.
A report from the Industrial Worker at Nome, sa^s that
the vote in the Second division gave Wickersliam 1,380 and
Sulzer 078, with the Marshall City precinct to he heard from.
Last evening the Valdez Prospector wired The Times say
ing: “Our figures for the Third division give Wickersliam
1,814 and Sulzer 1,597.”
The latest report from the Fourth division, received by
'file Times from the Fairbanks Citizen, says: “The vote in
the Fourth division gives Wickersliam 1.401 and Sulzer 1,475,
with seven precincts missing.”
According to tlie^e figures, the vote to date, so far as heard
from in Anchorage, is as follows:
Wickersliam
First Division ....... 1,863
Second Division . 1,380
Third Division . 1,814
Fourth Division . 1,401
Sulzer
2,330
078
1,507
1,475
Totals .
Wickersliam’s lead
6,548
6,380
168
ROWELL PLACES
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.—
Chairman Rowell, of the state republi
can campaign committee, places the
blame for the loss of California to
Hughes squarely on the shoulders of
those persons who had charge of the
candidate’s campaign tour through
this state. Rowell declares that the
republicans who undertook, voluntar
ily, to look after Mr. Hughes on his
trip through California, not only made
a bad job of it, bo*' expressly disobey
ed instructions from Chairman Will
cox, of the republican national com
mittee, and other leaders in the East.
Rowell says the blame for the loss
of California must be placed where it
belongs—upon those who took charge
of his trip through this state. He
says he will not assume responsibility
for Hughes’ defeat, as the gentlemen
who “butted in” were responsible.
DEMAND RELEASE
EL PASO, Nov. 16.—The authori
ties at Washington have made a de
mand on Acting President Carranza
for the immediate release of Benjamin,
Evans, a scout attached to General
Pershing’s columns in Mexico, and
Joseph Williams, a Mormon, who re
sides at Colonia, Dublan, both of whom
are under arrest and held in jail at
Juarez.
TO INVESTIGATE KELP.
Delving into the appropriations of
the last congress has come to the
notice of the news gathering organiz
ations that the agricultural appropri
ation bill carries $176,000 for the in
vestigation of the keip situation on
the Pacific coast, including the big
kelp fields off the coast of this terri
tory.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Champ
Clark, speaker of the house of repre
sentatives, has returned to Washing
ton to take up his fight for re-election
to that position. The republicans
claim to have a majority of five in the
house, but the democrats are unwill
ing to concede this contention and say
they will remain in control. The
speakership contest will determine the
matter and one of the most desperate
contests in the history of the house Is
expected to ensue. Practically all the
democrats are behind Clark in his as
pirations for re-election. It is prob
able that the republicans will pit Con
gressman Mann, floor leader, against
him. There is some talk in republican
circles of bringing out former Speaker
Cannon, but it is pointed out that the
progressive leaders would not lend
him support.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Resig
nations of militia officers on duty on
the border are pouring into the war
department. About nine per cent out
of 20 per cent have asked permission
to quit the service, under the test
applied on the border duty. The offi
cers are getting homesick,, for the
most part, although some of them
are in business back home and feel
that they should not be absent for
such a lengthy time. Border patrol
duty is irksome. It is probable that
the war department will not accept
resignations unless for good and sub
stantial cause.
Jtdge C. E. Bunnell has re-estab
lished Ahe Chandalar recording pre
cinct, abolished some time ago when
the commissioner resigned and no one
was found competent to take the po-.
siticn. , John Barker has been named
as commissioner.
POR BLAND, Or., Nov. 16.—Mayor Hi Gill, of Seattle, in a
i speech delivered here last night, discussing the trouble aris
| ins over the Industrial Workers of the World in the city of
Everett, declared that a so-called law and order committee,
j composed of leading citizens of Everett, had taken one crowd
of Industrial Workers of the World into the woods adjoining
the city limits and “beat them plenty.” Continuing, he
isaid: “If there is a federal investigation in Everett,
a situation would he disclosed there that is almost without
equal in the United States. The city and county officials arc
j controlled by the big mill companies. Thousands of men.
with automatic revolvers in their pockets, have been patrolling
i the streets of Everett. Tf a stranger in overalls came to Ev
'erett he would be asked what he was doing by three or four
| men. Tf lie could not give an account of himself, he had to
leave tdwn. This situation is intolerable in a civilized oom
; inanity and should he stopped and those responsible should be
I called to the bar of justice.”
LAW AND ORDER COMMITTEE FORMED.
SEATTLE, Nov. 16.—Leading business and professional
men and ministers of Seattle have formed a law and order com
i mittee, composed of 100 members. At a meeting held this fore
noon, a resolution was passed strongly condemning the attitude
of Mayor Hi Gill with reference to the invasion of Everett by
members of the Industrial Workers of the World. Tt was sug
gested that a movement be inaugurated looking to the recall
of Mayor Gill, but action was deferred until a later meeting.
Among the leaders in the law and order committee are J. C.
Ford, N. B. Solner, Rev. W. A. Major, Erastus Brainerd, C. .T.
Smith, U. E. Tlorton, J. S. Gibson, John E. Price, L. S. Booth.
Josiah Collins, Alfred Battle, F. Osgood, H. C. Henry and oth
ers of equal prominence in the civic life of Seattle.
GILL WILLING TO FIGHT.
SEATTLE, Nov. 16.—When Mayor Hi Gill was informed
that a movement was on foot to bring about his recall, lie said
“1 will be the first to sign a recall petition, if given an oppor
tunity. I am willing to go to the people on my record. 1 shali
not be dominated by any so called law ar.d order committee,
formed by so-called men of prominence.”
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.—With
the official count from more than two
thirds of the counties in the state of
California completed up to last night,
President Wilson had increased his
plurality over Hughes by 286 votes.
This is on the face of completed coun
ty totals tabulated by the United Press
last evening.
The remaining counties cannot
change the result. Wilson has carried
California by nearly four thousand
plurality over Hughes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—Mrs. Henry
M. Flagler, widow of the multi-mil
lionaire and Standard Oil magnate,
was married yesterday to Judge Rob
ert Worth Bingham, of Louisville, ICy.
The judge and his bride were child
hood sweethearts. Mrs. Bingham is
seventy years of age. The judge is a
few years older.
LARD 20c POUND.
Portland, Ore., Nov. 16.—Lard is
Selling for 20 cents the pound retail
at the Portland markets, the highest
price paid for this product since the
Civil war.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—William
Jennings Bryan, the great commoner,
arrived in New York today and was
besieged by newspaper men to get his
views on the election and his future
plans. He expressed his keen grati
fication at the re-election of Presi
dent Wilson. He declared that the fi
nancial magnates of Wall street were
fast losing their power and would no
longer be an important factor in the
politics of the country. “The west,”
declared Bryan, “is going to take a
hand in governmental matters.” Dis
cussing his future plans, Bryan said:
l<Vhen a question arises, it must
helmet. The prohibition is here. The
democratic party cannot afford to
take the immoral side of a question
of morals. My work daring the next
four years will be to do all that I
can to make democracy dry. That is
a plain, unequivocal statement of my
attitude.”
R. BERKELEY
SEATTLE, Nov. 16.—The Univers
ity of Washington football team de
parted yesterday, enroute to Berke
ley, California, where it will play
against the big California team Sat
urday.