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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
"ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME"
~~ p Box lmt 7 , __________________
VOL. IX, NO. 1253. JUNEAU. ALASKA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER I, 1916'. PRICE TEN CENTS
BANDIT VILLA MAKING ATTACK ON JUAREZ
POSSE SEARCHING FOR AN ASSASSIN
FIRING STARTED
NEAR JUAREZ IN
MORNING HOURS
Villa and His Followers
Are Believed to Have
Begun His Attack
Across Border.
MEXICANS FLEE TO U. S.
Refugees Report Chinese
Being Slaughtered in
Cfrhuahua City by
Villa's Soidiers.
EL PASO. Dec. 1.?It is be-,
lieved that Francisco Villa and hisj
forces are moving td attack Juar
ez. the Mexican stronghold of the
Carranza forces across the bor
der from here.. At daybreak this
morning firing began about four
miles south of Juarez. Fifty shots
were distinctly heard on the Am
erican side of the border but all
efforts to learn the cause have so
far proved unavailing.
The native residents of Juarez
heard the firing and believed that
the city had already been attacked
by Villa and several families ran
to the American side of the bridge;
across the Rio Grande, panic strick
en.
It is known that a heavy de
tachment of defacto cavalry were
routed out from their quarters,
jumped in the saddle and hur
ried out to the trace track from
Qnnrt#*!.
ACTIVITY AT JUAREZ. ' j
Juarez. Dec. 1.?Great activity
has aroused the Carranza military
forces here to defend the city in
view of a possible attack by Villa.
Cannon have been placed in the
parks and surrounding; the cus
toms house. No report has been J
received as to the cause of the
firing this morning four miles south
of the city.
VILLA SLAUGHTERING
CHIHUAHUA CHINESE.
El Paso. Dec. 1.?Alter his cap
ture of Chihuahua City. Bandit Vil
la began slaughtering the Chinese j
residents of the city. Four refu
gees arrived here this afternoon and
they told the United States au
thorities that up to the time they
fled from the city. 50 chinamen had
been killed by the bandits followers. 1
.. The refugees stated that Villa was I
in direct command and was at the
head of his forces. He has shaved
his moustache, which has been one
of the characteristics about him.
No report has been received re
garding the fleeing of Trevino forces
although it is reported that they j
have taken to the hills in an effort
to work south. Villa has stated
that he intends to capture the en
tire northern part of Mexico before
he is through.
MARIPOSA CLEARED
FROM SEATTLE FOR
NORTH EARLY TODAY
SEATTLE, IXc. 1. Steamer Marl-i
posa sailed for the north at 10j,
o'clock this m.Tning with the follow- ,
ing p i -ormer for Juneau: Mrs. i,
Situ Freim n, G. McClerg. Sam C. j
Gordon. Jam i;. Craven. S. W. Sal
mon. G. \V Itutt rworth. C. S. Pierce.
William Dry >rt and Finn Re?rille.
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i WEATHER REPORT?24 Hrs !
Ending at 3 p. m. Today: : <
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Friday. December 1st. i
Minimum 2S. ! (
Precipitation?.45 in.
Cloudy. j |
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ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND ARE
MARCHED AWAY
Information !s Given to the
United States First
Hand by Ministers
of the Belgians.
GIRLS NOW" INVOLVED
WASHINGTON*. Dec. 1.?One hun
dred thousand Belgians have been
deported from Belgium by the Ger
man authorities according to infor
mation presented to the State De
partment this afternoon by .Minister
Harenith.
| "The deportations." the minister
state!, "are now continuing at the
ite of 3,000 a week." * I
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Girts and Women Deported
LONDON, Dec. 1 It is reported ;
from Fauquemont, says a Router \
dispatch from Amsterdam today, that :
the male inhabitants of Hasselet <
and Laaia, Belgium, between the ag
es of seventeen and fifty, also girls t
and women posse>sing a sewing ma- j
chine are to be deported to Germany, f
FOREMAN :
IS DROPPED IN :
UNITED STATES js
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Fifty Million Dollars for
Great Britain and
France Is Called jj
Off Today.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.?J. I*. .Morgan
has issued instructions to drop the,
sale of the British-French treasury
notes. No explanation was made
with the announcement which was ?
issued today.
MINNEAPOLIS. Deo. 1. In ?vfor- "
ence to the desire of the Fc serai M
Reserve Board, the proposed $30,- 111
OOO.OOO loon to Great Britain and *1'
France, has been called off.
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PRESIDENT WILSON ?
GOES TO ATTEND A *
FETE IN NEW YORK ;
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WASHINGTON'. Dec. 1.?President tl
Wilson and Mrs. Wilson will leave ^
lomorro*.v morning for New York 1B
City to be present at the inaiitfura-;
tion of the new lighting system ofi|r
the Statue of Liberty. Elaborate!
ceremonies are planned, ending with|Ir
a big fete. jt,
CAPITALIST^
KILLED IN AUTO
ACCIDENT TODAYI"
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SEATTLE. Dec. 1. ? Alfred 'Van a
Fleet, an aged man. capitalist of |
Toiiet. 111., was killed in an auto-:
mobile accident here today. Mr. j11
Van Fleet was visiting relatives.
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AIRMEN KILL SIXTY WOMFN. ^
ROME, Dec. 1.?Sixty women and
children were killed in an air raid
carried out by an Austrian squa
dron, the War Office announced
today. The raid was at Wcadova.
Italy. ir
CANNED GOODS SCARCE. n'
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NEW YORK, Dec. 1.?Retail gro- ni
ccrs complain of a shortage of
canned goods, and some predict that pi
only one-third of the normal supply ra
will be available in New York this T
winter.
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NO MORE WHITE BREAD
IN NEW YORK PRISONS A
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.?Inmates
c-f New York state prisons and re
formatories will cat corn bread in
stead of white broad, beginning to
day. because of the. high cost of
living, it was announced. Turnips N
ind beets already have been substi- si
tutcd for potatoes. pi
FIGURES WITH
FACTS GIVEN ON
WATER SYSTEM
Mayor Stewart Prepares
An Article Setting
Forth Details of
Juneau Company
PROFITS ARE SHOWN
Estimated That Earnings
of Company Would Give
l\!eat Profit if City
Purchased System.
Tonight Mayor 15. D. Stewart will
present an array of facts and figures
o the city councllmen regarding the
luneau Water System. Today the
Mayor has furnished the following,
vhlch Is a statement of the revenues
in:! expenditures of the company and
ither details as follows:
The following Is a statement of
he revenues and expenditures of the
luneau Water Company, complied
rom the books of the company, and
irepared upon such a basis as to
how what may reasonably be
?xpccted in the way of net returns:
Receipts
The statement of receipts is based
pon the actual receipt , for the ten
lonths of 1916 ending October 31,
916.
tern 1. Power $ 1,105.00
tern 2. Connections 416.00
lem 3. Domestic service 14,186.95
lem 4. Miscellaneous ... 254.25
Total $ 15.962.20
Average per month, $1,595.22.
The receipts for the months from
uly 1 to Oct 31 inclusive have been
s follows:
July $2,071.25
August 1.674.00
September 1,667.50
October 1,618.00
Total $7,V30.tit>
Average per month. $1757.69.
The figures covering the past four
lonths may be more reasonably as
lined as representing those which
lay be expected as improved man
sement has resulted in bringing |
10 receipts to the amount given ,
r approximately $1750 per month.
Expenditures
The statement of expenditures has
fen made up in the following man
er: The items covering salaries,
liscelianeous operating expense, and;
ffiee expense have been taken as ]
ie average for the plast ten months..
alarics are of fixed amount from
lonth to month an 1 the other two
re small and arc fairly constant j
i amount.
The item of repairs and renewals]
icludes all expense of maintaining
ie condition of the system and rc- j
lacing such parts of the plant as <
ive needed it. The average per
lonth for this item has been ar
ved at by including all repair and
inewal charges from June 1, 1914
> October 31, 1916. The amounts
re as follows:
em 1. Salaries and super
intendence. per month $350.00
em 2. .Miscellaneous oper
ating expenses per month.. 44.6Si
em 3. Office expense per
month 24.00!
em 4. Repairs and renewals
per month 108.00
Total operating cost per
month $526.68
The Item of miscellaneous operat
ig expense includes the running of
ie pump supplying the small tun
pl reservoir supplying residents on
eventh street. Office expense is
lade up largely of stationery etc.
Assuming the receipts to be $1,700
?r month a recapitulation may be
iade a3 follows:
otal receipts per
month $1,700
otal operating cost
per month $526.6S
dd general deprec
iation over and
above renewal 3.
(This item is high)
permonth $125.00
Total expense .. $651.00
et return avilablo for meeting in
ailments and interest ? $l,04S.32i
er month or $12,579.S4, during the!
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SULZER PICKING UP
STEADILY IN RETURNS
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SEWARD. Dec. 1. ? A
wireless received here from
I the steamer Dora giveH the
election returns from Chlg
| nik as follow^:
Sulzer 10
. I Wlckershaatn .. 0
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Acording to the tabula
tion of The Empire Charles
A. Sulzer iH now In a lead
with 71 votes.
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purchase of the system a net prof
it when the system Is owned by the
I city.
' The Ability o* the City to Take Over
the Juneau Water Sy*tem
at this Time
A very carefully prepared financial
! statement of the City of Juneau for
! the year ending April 1. 1017 has
i been furnished by the City Clerk
dated November 17, 1010. In general
;terms this Is as follows:
Total receipts to date $112.303.8-1
, Eestimated receipts for re
mainder of council year. 15,702.67
Total $128,006.21
Total disbursements to
date $ 74,673.81
, Estimated disbursements
balance of council year.. 33,161.00 !
Unpaid bills on hand ....$ 1,403.20!
Total $109,328.10:
Balance subject to dis
bursement $ 1S.678.41 'i
It Ir no be noted that the estlmat
: ed expenditures tCr the remainder of
the year Includes, besides all ordin
ary expenses such as the running j
expenses of the various departments
the sum of $4,000.00 for extra work
on the streets and nu additional $2.
000.00 to cover unforseen incidental '
1 expenses. It will readily be seen
that considering the season of the j
year, the allowance for street work
j is very excessive.
I confidently believe that the pres
J ent council, with reasonable econ
! omy. could go out of office with a net
balance to the credit of the city of
$20,000.00.
I Method Proposed For Leagiiy Acquir
ing the Water Works
The following method has been
proposed to be used in taking over
the water system:
The present option held by the
mayor would be assigned to a trus
tee company which would pay Mr.
Lewis the initial installment of $28,
000.00.
Simultaneously with the assign-)
ment of the option to this company
the said company would execute in
favor of the city an option to pur
chase the system from time to time i
as funds were in hand to pay for j,
fractional interests. The company
would a!?b execute a lease of the'
system, whereby the city would be
come Into immediate control 'of the
plant and its funds. It would also
sell to the city at once a 28 per cent.
Interest in the works for $28,000.00.
Such a company, composed of some 1
of the best local buslnes" men, '
would act as a directorate on behalf''
of the city insuring good business ?'
management and would 3ervc with-; 1
out compensation until such timej(
the city had acquireu full ownership.'
There is in the city treasury at '"!
the present time a cash balance of J
approximately $37,000.00 out of which
could be paid the sum of $28,000.00
needed for acquiring full ownership 5
of ^8 per cent, of the cost of the ?'
system. As soon as this initial pay- (
ment is made, under the terms of 1
the Icaso drawn, the city would at JJ
once receive the full revenue of the j1
plant amounting to approximatly $1,-11
700.00 per month. The net return j
from this Income could bo used to i'
avoid payment of interest on the ^
part of the city.
ft will bo seen that on the basis;
of the foregoing statement as to the!
financial condition of the water sys- ?
tern under its present ownership the
Initial payment of $28,000.00 made 1
out of the funds at present on hand ,
in the city treasury would In all
probability be the last which would t
have to be made out of the city's
receipts aside from those desired
from the water works system lt3elf.
13. D. STEWART, Mayor.
JEFFERSON ARRIVES
The stenmer Jefferson arrived from 1
the south this afternoon with only
one passenger, M. F. Howe, for Ju
neau. The Jefferson brought IS tons
of freight for Juneau, 5 tons for
Thane and 10 tons for Douglas.
TEUTONS NEAR
BUCHAREST IN
LARGE FORCES
Von Mackensen and Army
Approaching the City
from Direction of
Argeshu River.
VIOLENT ATTACKS MADE
Germans Claim Russians
and Rumanians Are
Only Wasting
Their Lives.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.?Tlie Teutonic
I advance on Bucharest, the capital
of Rumania continues notwith
standing the resistance of the Ru
manians.
Gen. von Mackcnsen's forces arc
today reported to be approaching
the Argeshu river in the direction
of Bucharest.
The Russians and the Rumanians
late today made violent attacks ov
er a front 200 miles, the war office
announces. Their efforts are char
acterized as a waste of lives and
ammunition.
Yesterday the Rumanians suf
fered heavy losses. The Teutonic
forces took BOO prisoners and 21
cannon.
An offensive movement in the Do-:
brudja was begun yesterday by j
the Russians and the Rumanians i
who made massed attacks on the
Bulgarian left wing. The attack
was broken down under the Bul
garian lire.
GERMAN U BOATS
AGAIN REPORTED
IN TRAFFIC LANE
BOSTON, Dec. 1.?German U-boats
are again menacing shipping on the
Atlantic Iane3 of travel according to
a wireless report received here.
Warnings have been sent broadcast.
No reports of torpedoing have been
received.
EMPEROR'S BODY
IS GUARDED BY
GERMAN SOLDIERS!
BERLIN, Doc. The royal sop
ulchor at Curtea tie Arses, la West
ern Rumania. In which the body of
the dead Emperor Francis Joseph has
Seen placed, Is under protection of
ihe German troops. Emperor Wil
liam ordered this protection.
AIRPLANE PIONEER DEAD.
LONDON, Dec. 1.?Sir George
tyhltc is dead. Ho established the
Irst airplane manufactory in Eng
land, and was a pioneer of electric
itreet traction, being the first to
ntroduce It in London. lie was
52 years old and received the title (
>f baron in 1904. I
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rOUNG BANK MESSENGER
SLUGGED; $1,040 STOLEN
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.?Two negroes
dugged D. C. Warner, 15 years old, 1
i bank messenger, and robbed him i
>f $1,040 today and escaped. War- i
ler was returning from the First \
National Bank of Englewood to a i
jranch office of the Borden Dairy ]
Company with the payroll money. <
rhc negroes nttacked him from be
hind, he said.
5N0W TWO FEET DEEP
IN PARTS OF WISCONSIN ,
GREEN BAY, Wis., Dec. 1?Snow '
las been falling in Center and Up- !
>er Wisconsin thirty-six hours and ,
oday had reached a depth of two ,
teet in drifted spots in Green Bay.
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JUST THINK?
There Are Only
24 DAYS
Until Christmas!
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GERMANY WANTS
TO SETTLE THE
MARINA AFFAIR
Desires United States to
Make a Statement
Upon which to Have
a Settlement.
COMMANDER'S REPORT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.?The Ma
rina case was discussed today at a
conference between German Am
bassador von Rernstorff, Secretary
of State Lansing. Germany in a
communication in reply to the in
quiries of the United States, has
j asked for any information in pos
1 session of this government that will
j lead to a settlement.
"SUB" COMMANDER'S REPORT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.?The Ger
| man submarine commander, who
sunk the British horse ship Marina
j with a loss of six Americans, has
! reported to his government that
' lie took the vessel for a transport.
Germany has asked the United
States for information regarding
the status cf the ship and is ready
to offer amends if the Marina was
entitled to immunity.
FRANCIS HENEY
IS CALLED TO
WHITE HOUSE
President Wilson Sends
California Man Wire
to Be in the East
Next Week.
LOS ANTILLES, Dec. 1.?President i
Wilson has Invited by wire, Francis
J. Honey to be at a White House .
dinner on Dec. 7th," to meet Mr. '
Vance McOormlck."
There la some speculation rife
here that Mr. Honey may succeed i
Secretary of the Interior Franklin K.
Lane, the latter going to the Supreme ,
Hejich of the United States to take
the place left vacant by the reslg-j1
nation of Charles E. Hughes.
prominent/Ten
are lying today !
close to death !
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NEW YORK, Dec. 1.?John Hayes j
Hammond, the International engineer <
and prominent man Is very low at '
Ills residence here of Intestinal trou
bles. ]
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NEW YORK. Dec. L ? John D.
Archibald, of the Standard Oil, op- ^
prorated upon a week ngo for ap
pendicitis, Is dangerously ill at his 1
home at Tarrytown. I
DEMAND FOR CAULIFLOWER. I
RIVERHEAD, N. Y.. Dec. 1. ?
There Is such a shortage of all ar
ticles that can be used for pickles
this year that agents of pickle man
ufacturers paid as high as $100 a
ton for cauliflower to farmers here.
Early in the season many growers
were glad to get $20 a ton.
BLOODHOUNDS ARE USED.
LEXINGTON, Tcnn., Dec. 1. ?
Posses with bloodhounds began a
search today for the slayer of Mrs.
Callle Havener, 22 years old, and
Mrs. Rebecca Boatright, 20, who
wore found shot to death at the
liorne of the latter late yesterday.
The authorities believe robbery was
the motive of the crime.
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I STOCK QUOTATIONS I
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NEW YORK. Dec. 1.?Alaska Gold
closed today at 12%.
Alaska-Juneau at 7%.
American Zinc at 56%.
Rutto and Superior at 68%.
Ray at 32%.
Utah Copper at 121%.
Chino at 67%.
Copper metal was quoted at 33. .
ONE MAN DEAD
TWO WOUNDED
NEAR SEWARD
Assassin Makes Escape
and Marshal and a
Body of Men Are
in Pursuit
CHIEFS SON IS KILLED
Former Ketchikan Man Is
Held for Killing Son
of Former Chief of
Wrangell Tribe.
SEWARD, Dec. 1.?This section
of the country had a tragedy yes
terday and as a result one man is
dead, one is perhaps fatally in
jured and a third man has been
shot, but how seriously, is unknown
and a posse is pursuing the assassin.
A man by the name of Stoker, a
tie contractor for the Alaska En
gineering Commission, building the
government railroad, shot and kill
ed John Hendricks at Mile Twelve
late yesterday. Stoker then shot
and wounded, perhaps fatally, E.
Irving. Marshall Evans was notified
and with a posse went to the scene.
Stoker had left and the posse start
ed in pursuit.
A subsequent report was received
that Stoker, whose arrest was at
tempted at Mile Fourteen, shot an
other man and escaped.
MAN KILLED AT WRANGELL.
Wrangell, Dec. 1.?E. R. Bing
ham, recently of Ketchikan, this
morning shot and killed John
Shakes, son of the late chief of the
Thlinket tribe. The killing oc
curred over Bingham's wife, a na
tive woman, whom he brought here
from Ketchikan.
Bingham was arrested immediate
ly following the committing of the
crime and is held here in jail.
John Shakes was one of the best
known natives in Southeastern Al
aska.
TRAGEDY AT FAIRBANKS.
Fairbanks. Dec. 1?Early Thanks
giving morning the home of Mrs.
T. Porter was destroyed by fire, in
ler absence, and James Porter aged
:en months, and Mary Porter, aged
rour years, are dead, and Irene
iherman, aged 6, is so badly burned
:hat deatli is practically certain.
Little Irene rescued two from the
lames.
Jack Hansen and Jack O'Connor,
wo firemen were overcome fighting
he fire but were pulled from the
mrning building by comrades.
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS
and Mail Information
NOW BOUND NORTH |
Prince Rupert sailed last night |
Will be due here Sunday
night.
Admiral Watson sailed last
night. Will be duo Sunday '
night. Has mail.
Mariposa sailed at 10 a. m.
today. Will be due Monday.
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
Ai-Ki Is scheduled to sail from |
Seattle Sunday.
Humboldt is scheduled to sail '
| from Seattle Tuesday.
Princess Sophia Is scheduled to
sail from Vancouver tomorrow
night.
SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS I
City of Seattle is scheduled to
sail southbound tomorrow
morning.
I Jefferson should be southbound
| tomorrow.
j Admiral Evans Is scheduled to
( sail southbound next Monday.
1 Northwestern Is scheduled to
sail southbound next Wed
| nesday.
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