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ONE dollar PER^I IDITAROD. ALASKA. SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 15. 191 ft _MBmnamm
WASHINGTON, April 14.—The first loss of life
sustained by troops of the American expedition into
Mexico occurred at the city of Parra!, when Mexican
civilians fired upon the American soldiers, lhe are
was returned. The losses on both sides are un
known. , , „ ,
Secretary of War Baker has ordered General
Funs ton to lake whatever steps he deems necessary
in the premises. ,
Apprehension is felt for the safety of Colonel
Tompkins’ men at Parra!. ^ )
Marked improvement in coiid t ons aiong tne
Mexican border was reported by Gener\1 I'unston
on Monday last, which permitted the use of troops
lo strengthen the expedition which is seeking - ilia.
fhe Tlwteenlh cavalry, under ( olonel Slocu n.
which was stationed at Columl us at the line of the
raid, is now at the front pursuing Villa.
May AjU for Mare T ps
S \N ANTONIO, A or 1 i 3. - -Unless the work of
the American expedition m Mexico he accomplished
within a few days General funstev I asx l.ic ’
department to meve the poops iv.>w stationed ,u
otlu r points in the United St me- »uio wU-ako, ie
placing them with militia.
Villa Reported to Be ?n Ban V ay
MEXICO CITY, April 13. -Genera! Herrera, has
reported t ■ the war department from Guarrcro that
Villa is fleeing south with a Ice. iokowers, and taut
he is poorlv armed and is wit nou rat.on?.
Villa left the mam body of ir.e- cc mmano - ’■■! • w
hiding in the Sierra Madres mounla.ns, according to
another report. live last of his r etreating forces
passed through Chihuahua closely followed by tne
Carranza troops, after a severe deb- t. ( General
Reyes, operating in t!w Laguna dMrict, has asked
the government for terms under which he can agree
to lay down his arms.
News Notes from the Troubled Border
?\N DIEGO, April 13. Several American- hav. hen kind
-,nd wounded in bandit riots in the vicinity of Sonora. A nav: 1
radio message say- the cruiser Denver h: - been ordered t > C.tiav
n.as to investigate the report.
El. PASO. April 10. General Vnez Salazar. . n • of the ..
known former Huerta generals., has l -ft here :nd cros-ed the K r
der He announced his intention of taking up arms against toe
United States
SAN ANTONIO. April 10. The co operation of i rranza \ ith
i!i-- United States t . a limited extent i- indicated in an tlei of
the use of the tel-graph lines to the United Slates tro.-j
El, PASO, Apr.! 12 The pursuit of Villa probably wdl 1 <•
brought to a su •< - -fui c nclusi i wit in f r y eig : :
bandit is believed tn have been either k.lit-1 - r is bicdtn m
Durango beyond reach.
COLUMBUS, Air:! 12 Wounded Mexii n - iiicrs, who ilf
sorted at ter the raid, have been brought here as {>ri-o!K‘i.-.
ROOSEVELT IS DESIGNATED AS FORLORN HOPE
NEW YORK. April I 3.—The Tribune calls for the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for the presi
dency by the Republican national convention, say
ing that he is the only leader who can expect to wm
against Wilson. The Tribune fought strenuously
against the ex-President four years ago.
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CHARGES DOWNFALL TO THE NEWSPAPERS
CHICAGO. April 14.—Ex-United States Sen no*
Lorimer, on trial for bank-wrecking, m toiling ms
story on the witness stand today, evinced great em
barrassment. He laid the blame for his troubles
upon opposition newspapers, which took his time
and attention from his business.
WAGING WAR UNDER UNITED STATES FLAG
NEW YORK, April 13.—Four rr.cn have been ar
rested here, charged with placing fire bombs aboard
ships loaded wtih war munitions for the entente al
lies. Three of the prisoners were employed by Ger
_ man steamship lines.
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RESIGNATION OF AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Henry Morgenthau,
United States ambassador to Constantinople, is ex
pected to resign his post. He has been urged to help
in the campaign for President Wilson s re-election.
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PORTLAND TO BID FOR ALASKA COMMERCE
PORTLAND, April 14.—Three vessels are to be
built by funds obtained from a popular bond issue
to enter the Alaska trade. Ships will be chartered
while others are under construction.
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KAISER WILHELM HAS NARROW ESCAPE
^ LONDON, April 12.—The kaiser is suffering from
nervous shock, the result of a narrow escape from
death by the explosion of a shell.
GERMANY’S AMBITIOUS PLAN
HOT FAVORED IN AUSTRIA
LONDON. Apr.! 10. Count Tiszan, the
Hungarian premier, and Baron Burien, the
Austrian foreign minister, are expected to
resign, and the whole ministry is shaky ow
ing to opposition to the Germ an pirns to
: establish a customs union and the economic
- federation between the central powers and
j their allies.
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THE DYNA1MT1NG CASE
I .OS ANGELES, April 12. A jury has
been secured in the Cm si an dynamiting ease,
i and the taking of testimony will -commence
tomorrow.
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ITALIAN RESERVES CALLED
ROMM. April 12. A royal cM‘crc'0 Inis
lx*on issued ia which :t <■; 11 is made for re
-dvists.
CALLAHAN AND WOOLDRIDGE
WILL GO TO PENITENTIARY
FOR CRIMES AGAINST GIRLS
FAIRBANKS. April 11. Han Callahan, |
the* well known Fairbanks character mid
ex-member of the city council, was today ,
sentenced by Judge Bunnell in the district I
court t,- serve a term of twelve years in the
federal penitentiary at McNeil's island.
Washington. He was convicted recently of
a statute ry crime. When asked if he had
anything to say why sentence should not be
pronounced. Callahan took occasion to de
liver a bitter tirade against District Attor
ney R. F. Roth and Clerk of the Court J. K.
( lark, whom he accused »>f “railroading
him to the penitentiary.
W. II. Wooldridge, convicted of a similar
offense, was sentenced on Saturday 'u.-g to
serve a term of years.
The victims in 1 »ot!i in.*lances w re gill
( t tender years.
GREAT BRITAIN TO FIGHT
TILL DEATH OF MILITARISM
LONDON, April 11. Premier Asquith in
:j speech yesterday declared that Oreat Brit
ain would not sue for peace, and asserted
that tlie war would be carried on until all
danger of the rule of the military caste is
gone forever.
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BALL SEASON OPENS
M AY YORK, April 8. The opening game
of the spring baseball season was played
here today. The Nationals won from the
Americans by a score of 8 to 2.
LINER LEAVES WITHOUT MAIL
LONDON, April 8. The Danish liner
Li lieriek the Kighrh, for New York, left
without mad today, as it was sii to the
war office for examination.
Gccsd Pay Fes Been Found an iv/o CreeLs, and r. Wide Area ci Country lias ilfiea ntaivOfi Ae.uni.iic
Staicpeders Uniminc usfy Rercrt That the Outlook for an Important Mining District
Pc'n,7 Opened U-i to Po^eiopsnent Is bxces’eat— Its Location
Favorable tor Water Tiaospcrl t on
Seldom if ever in the history of the r. vu'w ydd discoveries that have excited the residents of tins
territory during the past fev years, or sm e t e sen t nal news of the Klondike discoveries caused le
greatest “stamped-.'” in decades, he*v the ;to ke< ! returned stampeders been so universally favorabl - as
those brought to tditnrod this week I-;, tV men \.h0 joined the rush to the new diggings on the To!<?o>.
Invariably it hr..- l-e i !l c c • c, e w where fabu' ridy rich placers have been uncovered, that among ice
first returning prospectors there reeve ro:ru .ho deprecated the extent and value of lire find and brought
d:•ccurarr rw new as to it; genuineness. So far. a:;hough scores of men have returned from the scene -m
the discoveries on Boob and Mastodon cree,.r no- one has so far been heard to belittle the firs! vepcrK
Indeed, with e&t h returning inusher cor e? news of even greater possibilities loan were suggested by me
first reports.
Among tire first of tire Id'.larod stampeders to return was Dave Strandhcrg, the well-known operator
who was one of the first to leave for the scene from tins o’ -rrVt. Mr. Strandberg says that the out'oo'- for
the opening up of a promising mining district is exc :ont. He mrde pann’ngs on No. 2 below, Boon
creek, taking three pans from the damn and three pans f-om the bottom of the shaft. These gave a total
of $1.80, which, Dave says, would indicate a value of V 50 to the foot. The sold is coarse, and there is
about three or four feet of gravel. Fans taken by Car! Byers and Herb Riley from the same prospect gave
similar results. i ,
A letter received in this city from j. h. Pii-mc- '•••••? !wt he has pav in two snafts, one on tne upper
end of discovery and one near the upper end of No. 1 below, and on the Emmet Fraction he says Ihev
have better than $3 per foot, and reports say it is grit n; 1 alter, but nearly all prospecting is at a stand
still. The ;elter was dated April 2.
Vv’hen the f rst strmpede-s from !dft ,rod arri% ed - - ! e scene they found that Mastodon creek, the
reports from which were responsible tor t,. * latest rush hac! practically all been staked. Ho-.eve. me
reports of the rich hnd on Boob creek encouraged riem to stake on that stream, ns welj as on Hurst
cree'i. another tributary of Mastodon, and on Le2"° creek, a tributary of the Tolstoi. Mastodon was
staked almost entirely by Qph r and Ruby people. ire e ore said to be many persons from Ruby now on
the v.av to the scene of the discoveries.
How tire Nev/i Was Received in Iditarcd
When the new* of the strike was first heard in ih’s city and district there was the usual amount o.
skepticism displayed, but as further reports came in tne excitement g.ew unul scores o. p-.,..o.:S o.,
v/ere or. the trail and other scores were marina frent c efiorts to secure the means of tr sii-poi tat ion io
their outfits. It is safe to say that the number leas in? here was limited by the number of dog teams avail
able. In fact, many left for the new d strict on foot. Throughout the week, as the returning mushers ai
med with confirmatory stories of the r.chncss of the find, many more left for the d-stiv i, and more are
to follow if the trails hold up. The soft weather has played havoc with the trails, and much o* the ois
tance to be traversed is now bare ground.
In spite of the poor trails, however, many outfits are going in. Bod Roberson left on luesdav won
a Toiler and complete prospecting outfit prepared lo make an extensive stay, and ferry Baker likewise
took in a ho ler fer Fritz Walters. Roberson's outfit will be transported as far as Frtz s roadnouse bv
horses. Many others who made the trip last week for the purpose of staking returned and tooA m su h
supplies as would enable them to conduct operations until the opening of navigation, v.hen supplies will
be landed near the mouth of Booh creek by boat.
Excitement Is Intense Among Residents
The discoveries have been the one topic cf conversation throughout the city and district during, toe
week. Each returning stampeder is buttonholed and questioned for confirmation of the reports, which
is invariably given. All alike agree that there are no new developments to rep -c, as the miners are
usually arranging for transportation of supplies to the new camp. The stampede teven nas thorough:y
saturated the atmosphere. Many old-timers wno had decided to await developmen'S before jomng tie
rush could not resist the pressure, and as the frosty weather oi the latter part of the week made tia • c.mg
possible, the exodus still continues.
Already local business men are making tentative plans for taking in stoc.-cs of gooois as soon as rive,
navigation opens. A towns-te has been located by W. A. Vina! of Ophir at the mouth cf Mastodon, and
has been named Cooper. It is said the trip to tins point can be made by launch. Tne.re will be no
attempt to transport merchandise to tic new District until navigation opens, hcwevei. llie c.ose ap
proach of the break-up makes even a small venture on such lines rnthei nskv, and tneie is a likelihood that
no business bouses will open up until after the streams are open. James Tropea 01 this city probably
will be among the first to engage m a business enterprise at the new town. He is taking m a large teni
and equipment and will open up a bunk house at once.
News Has Been Widely Disseminated
From all appearances the news of the strike has been scattered broadcast, and the indications are
that there will be a tremendous rush to the new diggings with the departure of the first boats, should the
news received continue favorable. The original sta'-ers on Mastdoon and Boob creeks were Ophir and
Ruby people, and it is presumed that these conveyed the news of the hnd to interested peisons located m
near-by camps prior to the rush which started from this city. At any rate, stampeders returning lrom the
scene the latter part of the week report that numbers of persons are arriving from Ruby and Long creek
and points along the Yukon. .
Already preparations are being made for the dispatch of vessels from Iditarod with the opening of
navigation, and elsewhere in this issue of 1 lie Pioneer Ear! Byers announces the departure of a launch at
the earliest possible moment. Other river men also are making similar preparations.
The route from Iditarod by water is down the Iditarod to the Innoko, up that stream to the mouth
of the Ditna, which is a few m.les above Dishkaket, up the Ditna to the Tolstoi, and thence up that
waterway to the mouth of the Boob. It is said to be a distance of several hundred miles, and vesse.s of
1 considerable size can make the trip. The distance by trail is in the neighborhood of sixty miles.
WASHINGTON, April 14, The United Slew's
holds Germany guilty of the sinking of the st • mi ' . >
Sussex and the loss of American lives, and drastic ac
tion is likely to be taken unless Berlin shows cow!
faith and promises to observe international law and
the delates of human ty in tier submarine war fa •
She will also he asked to punish the commander of
the offending submarine.
Germany s admission that her submarine n'!y
attacked merchant ships has simplified the task o!
the state department, which is now preparing for the
•i; xt stop to he taken by the United States.
Oams Rules of ¥/arfare Were Observed
BRR.LIN, April 1 3.- - f he reply of the German gov
ernment to to the American note concerning ii.e rd ■
<ng of five sh ps recently slates that tire v« .<•!.. vvr
destroyed by G rinan submarines legally and ;cmc
mg to the rules of warfare.
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ATTACK OK VERDUN HAS SPENT ITS FORCE
PARIS, April i 4. -i he city has been celebratin'.’
tire victories gamed at Verdun, where early n !i: •
week fierce German attacks were success!ully re
sisted. The last attack on the defenses ol Vrrd i
v/as beaten back, and it is thought that i:>» battle
bee fueled for tn£ pfosunt.
The Reports from London
LONDON. April 13.—There is a ball in the fight
ing at Verdun, and the Germans are believed to
be assembling the r forces for a fresh attach on
Deed man’s hill. The French 1 lave evacuated the
Bethmcourt saber.t under cover of tDabne. v
interference. This move enables them to straighten
their line of defense.
War News in Brief
PETROGRAI), April 14. The Turk* are lighting hard p.
defend Erzerum. The Russians are advancing with a Mr ng
ft rce in a southwesterly direction.
The German cruiser Bre-lau has arrived at the Black - a »m
trance to the Bosphorus. Her retreat is said to be cut i;
LONDON. April 14. The E-.- of three British and t : L
-Ian vessel• is reported. They wa re .-unk by .-ubmurine-.
Ten milli n do la is in German securities have fallen into Brit
ish hands. They were taken from ships between Holland a.id the
United States.
Great Britain ha* agreed to pay the Chicago pack, r- f r now,
cargoes taken by British ships. The sum involved i- a:»< ■
twenty millien d< 11: is.
LONDON. April 11. The sinking of eight more steam.-!: , .- r
reported, six of which were British.
WASHINGTON. April N The American mod i; Edna h. **
be ii stized in the Pacific by the Briti.-h and taken t > Emdand t
be disposed of by a prize court.
OTTAWA. April 14 ( nn-Yiupiion is likely to be p ».
feet in Canada.
ROMI ' ■ 11 The A list i paring t r e t!
.tTen-ive m a large scale along the whole L 1; n fr ..
BERLIN. April 1.’ The British ! ive made . str-m:
upon the German oo-iti- us at Yores, but have been rejud- .
SUDDEN DEATH OF RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
MOUNT KISCO N. Y„ April I 3.—Richard Hard
ing Davis, the novelist, playwright and wav
spondent. died unexpectedly today at his h .era* at
Cross Roads farms, near here. He was 52 yearn. *.>t
age. Mr. Davis was born in Philadelphia, and wa*.
educated at Lehigh and Johns Hopkins universities.
He served as war correspondent for the Lend .'
Times and the New York Herald m the I r A. A
Greek, Spanish-Amencan, South African and R.:-'C
Japanese wars, and was the author of many \ j. ■
of ficton and travel. He was a fellow of the Ro;. al
Geographical Society, London, and the Explorers’
Club cf America. Recently lus articles on the great
European war have attracted a great deal of atten
tion.
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REUTERDAHL CONDEMNS PRESIDENT WILSON
WASHINGTON, April 13.—The refusal of Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels to permit Admiral Bradles.
Fiske to read papers before the Navy League con
vention has stirred up a wave of denunciation. Hem .'
Reuterdahl, the noted artist and writer on naval
subjects, in a caustic speech declared that Preside",!
Wilson was responsible for the actions of his subor
dinates.
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PORK BARREL BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE
WASHINGTON, April 12.—The rivers and har
bors bill, carrying an appropriation of $40,000,
000, passed the house of representatives today.
The house committee on insular affairs has sub
mitted a favorable report on the Philippines inde
pendence bill, which already has passed the senate.
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SEATTLE’S POLICE CHIEF LOSES POSITION
SEATTLE, April 12.—Mayor Hi Gill has removed
Chief of Police Lang and appointed as his successes
Charles Reckmgham.