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THE ALASKA CITIZEN ■ — ■ - l -rqg?*— *' ' 1 — - - - - --rr^r— ■ ■ VOL. VII. FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1916. NO. 22 MEXICAN AFFAIR THINGS ARE NOT GOINGASTHEY SHOULD IN SOUTHERN REPUBLIC WASHINGTON I) (V. July 23 - The report received here to the ef feet that Villa, the Mexican bandit, now has an army or IS.000 men at his command, is disconcerting to the plans of the administration re garding Mexico It had been ex pected that the I'nited States would take joint military action with Car ranza against Villa, but if the. re port concerning the size of his force is true the administration realizes that it means practical in tervention or the abandonment of the southern republic to outlawry and the border to the outrages of the bandits. The report concerning Villa’s force comes from General Pershing to General Funston. It is realized in official circles that the withdrawal of the Ameri can troops from Mexico under pre vailing circumstances is impossible. For it is easily to be seen that the Villa army is not an aggregation of bandits, but that its size approxi mates a revolution The administration realizes the pre rariousness of the Carranzaista-s in Chihuahua, (’oahuila and Durango On the other hand, the Mexican embassy announces that there are 25.000 Carranza soldiers in Chihua hua ready to mobilize and move in any direction, and that the Villa istas number less than 10 000 and are poorly armed. It is reported here that the Jap anese emperor is delaying receiving the Mexican ambassador to Japan relative to a sale of munitions of war to the Carranzaistas. It is un derstood that Japan will refuse to sell the munitions to Mexico be cause Mexico is unable to pay In gold, and for the reason that the Russian orders are taxing the capaci ty of the Japanese manufacturing concerns DEPOT BURNED. JFARKZ, Mexico.. July 23.—In cendiarism is blamed for the burn ing of the railroad station here to day. It is believed that secret sym pathizers of Villa had a hand In the outrage. N'ENANA. July 23.—Upon passing through here this afternoon and h aiming the result of the two games of baseball played at Fairbanks be tween the local team and the team of that city. Thomas A. McGowan, the well known attorney and politi cian. announced tabt he would give a cup to the winner of the best two out of three games, to be played in the near future at Fairbanks. He prefers that the series be played early this fall just before the close of navigation, on account of the fact that Delegate Wit kersham and Chas. A. Sulzer, the Democratic candidate for delegate, will be carrying on their campaigns in this district at that time figuring on the baseball games as a drawing card for the campaigners. New Law Will Force Mines to Stop Work SEATTLE, July 23,—Experienced raining men of this city declare that the passage of the general re venue bill now pending in congress will have the effect of closing down a score or more of the low grade copper mines of Alaska. The pro posed law carries with it a provi sion for a tax of from one to three per cent on all refined copper. It will also have the effect of driving 30 or more ore carriers now operat ing to the coast of Alaska from this city out of business. Protests are being sent to Wash ington from both of the commercial bodies of this city, as well as by individuals. The manufacturers’ as sociation is also joining in the pro tests. K W. Baxter, vice-president of the Alaska Steamship company, is quoted as having said that a re duction by taxation of $15 per ton in the price of copper indicates the penalizing of American industry for the benefit of foreign countries. BELGIAN CROPS GOOD. BERLIN, July 23—A report re ceived here from Belgium iB to the effect that the crops in that country are better this year than ever before. The rains which fell during the month of May are believed to be responsible. 300 People Have Miraculous Escape LIGHTER RAMS AN EXCURSION BOAT—PASSENGERS LANDED SAFELY, NEW YORK, July 23.—Three hundred people had a narrow escape from death today, when the excursion steamer Keysport was rammed and sunk by the lightering boat Ramos. In fact, the passengers on the excur sion boat owe their lives to the prompt action taken by the crew of the lighter in releasing them from their serious predica ment. Immediately after the accident happened and it was seen that the Keysport would surely sink, the Ramos pushed the excur sion boat up against the battery wall and the unloading of the passengers took place. Nor were they unloaded too soon, as the Keysport sunk in 12 minutes al ter It was rammed by the lighter. Forests Afire In Nenana Country NENANA, July 23.—The forests of this vicinity are ablaze as a re sult. it is believed, of fires started by clearing contractors on the Al aska railroad. The telegraph line in a portion of the forest is threat ened with destruction, and all of the available men are out fighting the fire where it is the most threat ening. STUCK COMING NORTH. SEATTLE, July 23.—Archdeacon Hudson Stuck arrived here today from the east. He expects to leave lor Alaska, to be gone several years, within the next few days. Lane Announces His Plans For Fairbanks _ WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane has authoritatively announced his decision to establish a mining experimental station at Fairbanks, Alaska. And he further states that the government may even do more toward the encouragement of the miners of interior Alaska at a later date. He emphasizes the necessity of government research as regards mining in Alaska, and he expects Immediate developments in a mining way from the new oil flotation pro cess, which makes possible the uti lization of very low grade ores. The secretary also states that lm is anxious to make a trip to the '’ribilcff islands and ether places on the Alaska coast. However, he also states that his plans are un settled, as he has considerable work to do relative to congressional leg islation and the late adjournment Deutschland Gets Clearance Papers BALTIMORE, Md.. July 23.—Port Collector Ryan has acknowledged that he has secretly delivered clear ance papers to the German merchant submarine Deutschland, which has now disappeared. And he refuses to make comment on the delivery of the papers, except to intimate that they called for the clearance of the vessel within 48 hours. The management of the German TRI-COLOR STILL WAVES OVER VERDUN _______ _____ PARIS, July 23.—The tri color still waves at Verdun, after six months I of fighting. The pressure has been lightened recently because of the Somme offensive. The Germans are shelling Fleury, the smashing infan try attacks having been abandoned. The artillery firing against Yaux and I Darnloup is very violent. The Ger ' man offensive began seven miles from Verdun, and their foremost trenches are now located three miles from the city. The French are still undispossessed, and are confident that they will be able to hold the stronghold. RUSSIANS ADVANCING. LONDON, July 23.—The Russians are advancing on the Lipa and Styr livers. Petrograd reports that the j enemy is retreating in great disor der before General Sabharoff. who | is advancing on the Llpa and who lias captured 300 officers and 12.000 ! men. His prisoners now total 26 - 1000. Kovel and Lemberg are in | dancer of capture by the Rus sians, who have also taken an im ■ portant height near Delatyn. Vi enna contradicts the Petrograd re port and claims counter captures. ON WESTERN FRONT. LONDON, July 23.—It is officially announced that there has been a complete cessation of trench storm ings and infantry attacks in Flan ; tiers and that a big artillery duel j is now on. A constant stream of ! fire from big guns is being poured ' across No Man’s Land. General Haig planes were destroyed and several torced to descend. One British aero lanes were destroyed and several torced to descend. One British areo I | plane was brought down and two are missing. It is believed here that General Haig is planning an im mediate Infantry smash. There is great satisfaction here over the re cent successes of the allies and the attainment of new positions. The Germans officially confirm the artil lery duel now going on. They say that the allies along the Somme were unable to reassume any large uniform thrust after yesterday’s de- j feat, claiming that they easily re- [ pulsed the separate attacks of the French and British troops, desperate [ counter attacks being unavailing ITALIANS GAIN. ROME, July 23.—It is officially j reported here that the Italian troops i have been generally successful in their operations against the Austri ans between the Adige and Brenta rivers. j shipping concern which is operat ing the Deutschland has received j information to the effect that the Bremen, her sister ship, is now ! enroute and may be expected to ar rive at any hour. it is intimat'-l ! that two fighting German submarines j are accompanying the Bremen, the . intention being to sink the allied warships which are now patrolling I the Norfolk capes in an attempt to , keep the German underwater mer 1 chantmen from operating. DRAWING SOON.. SPOKANE, July 23.—Ninety thou sand people have registered their names for the drawing of home steads in the Colville Indian reser vation. The drawing is to take place on August 3. Two thousand homesteads are then to be turned over to the holders of the lucky numbers. GARMENT WORKERS WIN OUT. NEW YORK, July 23.—The thirty thousand garment workers of this city and other parts of the east who have been on strike for the past several months, have won their battle, the employers consenting to let them go to work on their own terms, it is therefore probable that numbers of the garment factories of the city will resume work tomor : row morning. It is believed that threats of federal intervention made to the manufacturers hastened the settlement of the strike In favor of j the working people. Tenement Burns; Five Cremated NEW YORK, July 23—Five mem bers of one family were burned to death today in a tenement fire in Brooklyn and several more inmates of the place were seriously injured ! by jumping in an attempt to get out of the burning building. It is believed that some of the injured will die. All of those who were burned to death were children the parents being away from home at work when the fire started. ASKS SPEEDY TRIAL. OLYMPIA. Wn„ July 23-Mrs. John Gillies, wife of the escaped Insurance fund looter, who Is being held on the charge of aiding and abetting her husband’s escape from jail has petitioned the court through her attorney asking for a speedy trial. She has also asked a reduc tion of $1,000 in the amount of bail named, claiming that she can get bonds and get out of jail In that manner. SAN FRANCISCO. July 23.—The | anarchistic element which makes its j headquarters in this city is being 1 blamed for the placing of the bomb which killed seven people and in jured more than 40 others during the preparedness parade yesterday. The presence of the anarchist lead er, Emma Goldman, in this city at the present time is greatly resented by the populace, as it is generally believed that she was indirectly con cerned in the outrage. The San Francisco Bulletin, a newspaper with an archistic tendencies, which has conducted a long anti-preparedness campaign, is also being bitterly de nounced by the citizens. In fact, sedate business men of this city are openly advocating direct violent action against the perpetrators of the crime if they can be caught. The explosion took place yester day afternoon at the corner of Mar ket and Stewart streets. The bomb had been placed in a suit case which was placed against a brick wall, apparently for the purpose of causing the bullets and other mis siles contained in the bomb to rico chet into the ranks of the prepared ness paraders. Jt had no effect, however, as the parade continued uninterrupted, those killed or in jured being mainly among the num bers of the massed spectators. Prior to the perpetration of the outrage the newspapers and a num ber of citizens prominently associat ed with arrangements for the pa rade had received anonymous warn ings to the effect that something untoward was at hand. In fact the warnings circulated stated that s ores of the paraders were to be slaughtered. However, but little at tention was paid to the warnings by those interested. The San Francisco Examiner, an ticipating the outrage as told in the warnings received by all the newspapers, kept a number of re porters and newspaper photographers on duty at various parts of the pa rading line at all times. One of these automobiles was located im mediately in front of the Examiner building. Therefore, when the ex plosion occurred it shot down Mar ket street and some excellent pic tures of the scene were secured. The houses in the end of the city where the explosion occurred rock ed on their foundations. In fact, numerous plate glass windows were caved in and various light articles blown for several blocks. Mrs. William Taylor, leader of the women’s division of the pre paredness parade, was personally threatened in a letter delivered to her by an unknown man. But, un daunted by the threats the note, contained, she led her division until the parade was over, even after the explosion occurred. A rigorous investigation of the explosion is now being made by the police. Only one arrest has been made that of a man who made con siderable talk against preparedness, but it is now believed that he had no connection with the affair. Science Lecturer Due This Week Prof. Hermann S. Herlng, a mem ber of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Bos ton, Mass., will arrive in Fairbanks on the steamer Tanana due to ar rive here next Saturday, and will deliver a free lecture on Christian Science at the Auditorium at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afte.moon, July 30. Prof. Herlng is the second Chris- ] tion Science lecturer to come north —Mr. William R. Rathvon, who came to Fairbanks last year, being the first lecturer in this Northland. | LANE COMING NORTH. SEATTLE, July 23.—The schooner j Great Bear, of which Captain Louis j Lane is owner and master, will leave here Tuesday for the north. . Captain I>ane states that he is go ing on a trip of Arctic exploration, and that he may be gone 'or two j years. LUMBER RATES ENDORSED. CHICAGO, July 23—Witnesses ap pearing before the Interstate Com merce Commission to testify in the matter of lumber rates, have unani mously endorsed the uniform rates which prevail at the present time It is therefore probable that the commission will not take action with the Intent of lowering the rates. LONDON, July 23 — A gift Of *250 000 has been made to the National Surgical society as a prize for the inventor who will make the best artificial hand for soldiers who have lost hands in the war. The name of the donor of the fund has not been made public. Hoosier Poet Has Crossed the River JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY DIES OF PARALYSIS AT AGE OF 63. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. July 23. —Janies Whitcomb Riley, known throughout the civilized world as "The Hoosier Poet,” died at his home in this city today, as the result of a stroke of paraly sis. It was the second stroke he had suffered recently. Mr. Riley leaves the bulk of his for tune which he accumulated by publishing his literary works for the purpose of purchasing a li brary site here. Mi. Riley was born In 1853, and began contributing poems to the Indianapolis papers when but 20 years of age. Much of his verse is in the middle western, or hoosier, dialect. Early in life he wrote under the pen name of "Benjamin F. Johnson of Boone.” Dread Disease Is Spreading Rapidly NEW YORK, July 23.—Infantile paralysis ts now spreading so rap idly here that the health authori ties of this city are having a hard time to keep up with it. In fact, they have been forced to take most of the physicians on the health staff, in order to stop, if possible, the further spread of the dread disease. One hundred and forty new cases made their appearance here today. In some cases death is practically instantaneous, forty deaths occurring today. One baby died this morning in less than 40 minutes after it became paralyzed. Another died In 30 minutes and still another, a very ' young Infant, in ten minutes' time. 1 Dr. Simon Flexner, the great spe- ' ciallst, is expected to arrive here 1 today to confer with the health offl- 1 cials. It ts believed that he will 1 attempt to strengthen the victims 1 □f the attacks of the disease by the 1 use of prophylactic gasurers. The officials of the Rockefeller 1 Foundation have assured the health 1 authorities that the foundation is 1 willing to spend any amount In or der that the disease may be elimi nated. John D. Rockefeller himself Is greatly Interested in the fight being made against the disease and the consequent medical research which will be the outcome of It I having sent several special inquiries < relative to the progress being made i by the health authorities. He has < also sent a special appeal to Dr. s Flexner, asking that the specialist 1 route here and aid the foundation c ind the bacteriologists in discovering [he source of the disease, if possl- l ble. 1 It is probable, according to an c mnouncement made, today following . i conference of Mayor Mitchel with I the members of the board of educa- i tion. that the city schools will not 1 be opened In September as usual. For it Is thought that, although It Is evident that the epidemic Is com pletely checked, It might break out i igain. in which event the younger t •hildren attending the lower grade ' schools and the kindergartens would t be in great danger. i The disease is most fatal to chll- c Iren up to ten or twelve years of c ige, although older ones have been 1 mown to become affected. r SUFFRAGISTS REPUBLICAN LEADERS ANNOYED AT ACTIONS OF WOMEN AND GERMAN VOTERS WASHINGTON, 1) C July 23. Chairman Wilcox, of the Republl can campaign committee, is consid er&bly worried over the attitude of the suffragists and of several hun dred thousand German voters The German leaders are embarassing Mi Wilcox by their loud proclamation of loyalty to Hughes, but Wilco is nonplussed at their attitude, be ing of the opinion that a more quiet delivery of the several hundred thou sand German votes would be a bet ter sign of good faith. The suffragists are apparently fa vorlng Hughes, but Miss Alice Paul says that a mere endorsement of suffrage is insufficient. The Repub licans want the women's votes, as they believe that they are essential to party success, but they won’t re cetve the vote delivered enmas- - by contract. And the women will not countenance party disloyalty, be cause their best method of securing suffrage will have then been taken from them. PARKER RIDICULED. WASHINGTON. I) (' July 23 The Bull Moose rail of ox-Governor Parker of Louisiana, calling the Progressives of that state to the banner of Hughes, is being ridiculed by politicians here. They say that the leaders of neither party are in terested in the movement of the Progressives as a party IN HUGHES' HOME STATE. SYRACUSE. N Y.. July 23 - -The session of the Progressive state com rnittee of this state adjourned here yesterday without utilizing the sug gestions offered by George W. Per kins and Horace Wllkenson regard Ing the endorsement of Justice Hughes. SEATTLE HAS BIG TRADE. SEATTLE July 23. For the six months preceding July 1. the sea commerce of the city of Seattle amounted to $194,000,000. according to a report published by tlie Seattle Chamber of Commerce There was an increase of $40 000,000 in the trade with Vladivostok. Russia, alone. CO TO NENANA Shortly after the baseball game yes terday afternoon it was stated that m attempt is to be made to get up \n excursion to go to Nenana for soball game next Sunday No lefinite arrangements for a trip have ,-et been made, but it is understood hat the plan has to do with the ■hartering of one of the small steam >rs which ply the waters of the Panana, together with a barge with i floor good enough to permit dano ng. it is thought that, by leaving Fairbanks late Saturday night or ■arly Sunday morning the trip could ■aslly be made to Nenana and back lefore Monday morning, giving plen y of time for a baseball game there ind for those who wish to do so o view the situation as it now is it the new town. It is no more han a six-hour trip from Fairbanks low'n to Nenana, a total of 77 miles, mt it takes 12 or 15 hours usually 0 make the trip upstream against he current of the river. Woman’s Civic Club Holds Its Election The Woman's Civic Club of Fair lanks at the last regular meeting lected officers for the ensuing six uonths, all the old officers being re jected except first vice-president ,nd the treasurer, the latter, Mrs. K. Pratt, leaving for the Outside n the Alaska yesterday. The officers are Mrs L. R. Od ette, president; Mrs. G. G. Bruce Irst vice-president; Mrs. G. A. Mac uarrie, second vice-president; Mrs A, Webb, recording secretary; )r. Aline Bradley, corresponding see etary; Mrs. Cambridge, treasurer Irs. Kd Wlekersham, scrutineer TORNADO IN MINNESOTA. ALBERT LEA, Minn, July 23.— 1 tornado of great violence visited his section of the country today, 'here was very little damage in his city proper, but in the sur ounding country crops were greatly amaged and outlying towns report onslderable damage to buildings. No Ives were lost, as far as can be scertained.