GERMANS, SUFFER! TERRIFIC
LOSSES, ARE BEATEN BACK
ALONG WESTERN BATTLEFHT
Russian Transports Landing Army on
Bulgarian Coast While Accompany
ing Cruiser and Torpedo Boats Bom
bard Seaport of Varna.
Loudon, Dec. 21—Sixteen Rus
sian transports, convoyed by one
cruiser and two torpedo boat de
stroyers, arrived off ?ho coast of
Bulgaria near the seaport of Varna,
and are engaged inbombarding that
port most vigorously. It is be
lieved that under cover of the bom
bardment of the fortifications at j
Varna, the troops on board the:
transports will make an effort to *
land uear that town, while under j
protection of the suns of the gua"
boats.
Word has t>®en received here stat
ing that the German army has be
gun offensive operations at various
points on the western battle front,
and that under cover of gas bombs,
a terrific onslaught was made on
the Allies trenches near Ypree, The
attacking Teuton force was nearly
annihilated, and reports from the
other points of attack state tha; in
every instance the German arms
were repulsed "with great loeses.
OFF PURSUERS
Athens, Dec. 21—Tne pursuit of
the Entente Allies army into Greece
by the Bulgarian forxs has been
retarded in the section uear Doraine
by a large force of Grecian troops
interposing themselves between the
pursued and the pursuing. Just
wnat construction the Teutonic pow
ers will place upon this interven
tion it is hard to state but it is be
lieved that it will be looked upon
us an unfriendly act, and may cause
a rupture of the relations now ex
isting.
GEK^l.YN-lUUiX MEN ALLOWED
SKATS IX EXGLISH COUXCIL
Loudon, Dec. 17—An attempt to
deprive Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir
Earnest Cassel of their member
ship in the Privy council on ac
count of their German birth has
been defeated. Baron Reading,
chief justice, delivered the judg
ment entitling them t£ thetr seats.
FORD CAN'T
HOLD MEETINGS
Cliristlania, Dec. 21—Henry Ford,
as leader of the Fori Ptace com
mission, has been notified by the
Danish authorities that no meetings
of demonstrative nature will be
permitted to be held in Copenhagen.
The Ford commission, has met
with very little encouragement from
the government officiate of th<& na
tions thus far visited.
GEKMAJi PLOTTERS PLAN
TO HAVE CARRAXZA KILLED
New York, Doc. 21—The New
York Herald says German agents
are plotting with Gen. Huerta for a
new revolution in Mexico, and have
agreed to supply him with money
iu unlimited amounts, 10,000 Maus
er rifles, thousands of cartridges &n<|
$60,000 as a reward to the person
who kills Gen. Carranza. Evidence
confirming this has been sent to
the state department at Washing
ton.
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EMPLOYMENT OF UNSKiLLEO LABOR
WOULD SM MUTE WAR
David Lloyd George Says Length of
Great Struggle Depends on Action
of British Labor Unions Regarding
Manufacture of Munitions.
London, Dec. 21—With, the or-,
ganizatlon of a labor union, re
presenting over 2,000,000 men, the
early part of this month, England
has been confronted with the strong*
est labor organization In its his-1
tory and coming at this time, when
all shouM be working in unison and
entire harmony, the question of
settling all disputes which might
arise is a most disquieting one.
The organization was perfected
for the purpose of offensive and de
fensive action in matters respecting
wages and conditlona o' work, and
even with tho immense number of
skilled artisans within the kingdom,
the force is insufficient to meet
the demands of the army for muni
tions of war.
David Lloyd George stated to
day that the question of the length
of the war rests with the laborer of
England. If this immense labor or
ganization will permit the employ
ment of unskilled labor to assist
tli jm '» the manufacture of muni
tii ns, the war would bi. brought to
a speedy end.
LODE MINI I
IS INCREASING
Washington, Dec. 21—Government
Mine Inspector Smith of the United I
States Bureau of Mines in a report j
wh.'ch he has just made public ]
states that lode mining in Alaska is,
ssteadily Increasing, and that dur- I
ing »he fiscal year just ended, tho
increase has been most gratifying.
In his report, Inspector Smith ;
asks that the present mine inspec- j
tiou law /be repealed, as it is to- i
tally Inadequate to meet tho de
mands of the condition as existing
In the northland, and that a now I
law be enacted which will better i
fit »ha needs of the territory.
He also asks that a mine expert- 1
mental station bo established in Al
aska, so that miners could bo giv
en experience in mlnlag by demon-!
stratlng the various mod^s and j
methods of lode mining.
Word was received from the Tolo-,
vana yesterday that Joe Eglar, tlie i
well known mining man of tho Hot |
Spring district, who is now in thoj
Tolovana, has purchased the Key
stone drill, -which Loo Preg took to j
Livengcod creek last summer. Tho
exact consideration of the transfer
is not known, but it was stated yes
terday bv a man who just returned ;
from Brooks that ho thought Pre?'
received $5,000 for It.
Mr. Eglajr has been doing con
siderable prospecting on Moose and
other creeks and will continue to I
Search for the paystreak during thy i
■remainder of the winter. The Preg
drill is thoroughly equipped and
ready for work. With Keene's drill
working every day and with the
Preg drill In operation, the chances
of locating paystreaks are fetter
»h.tn over.
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10 ANCHORAGE
i
Seward, Doc. 9—Although Har
bormaster Locko and others sent
from Anchorage by Lieut Frederick j
Mears, of the Alaska engineering |
commission, to investigate ice condi-,
lions at Goose bay, across Cook I
inlet from Anchorage, reported that j
the ice there was not as thick as
at Anchorage, the Alaska, Steamship
company refused to send the big
freighter Seward there to unload. j
-Mr. Locke reported that the vessel j
eould break her way through the :
ico to I he cannery wharf at Goose j
bay, bu* steamship officials said |
that the ice field bolow Anchorage,
where the floes from Knik arm and I
Turnagain arm mee*, would en-;
danger the safety of the craft if thu ,
Seward attempted to go to Goose |
bay. The ice in Turnagaln airm '■
wr.g reported heavier than at any |
time during the last five years.
The Seward is discharging' her en
tire cai'eo of railroad material and
supplies for the governmnet con
struction camp at Anchorage here.
•\s a result, Anchorage will be vir
tu illy without fire protection this
wi iter, the Seward's cargo including
co upleto equipment foT the An
r*h >rnge fire department, from a
fii'o bell to a chemical engine. Sev
1 hundred feet of fire hose may
be sent in by dog sled«i, but the i
he ivier apparatus cannot b«i moved
tintil next spring.
The Alaska road commission is
Sir paring to keep the Seward-An
' (Continued on page 4.)
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P. H. GANTY
MEXICO IS AfPEAGE
WIIH THE WHOLE WORLD
American Capital Eager to Resume
Operations in Southern Republic and
Activity in All Branches of Industry
Will Be Keen.
El Pajao, Dec. 21—A Peace pact
lias been signed by; officials repre
senting General Josq Villa and the
Mexico defacto government, the
signing of the document which re
stores peace within the borders of
the Republic of Mexico having taken
place late yesterday afternoon in a
town situated near thq northern,
Mexican border.
General Villa's brother, who has
taken an active part In the rebellion
which las rocked the foundation of
Mexico for the past several years
has arrived in this city, and J ewe
Villa is expected here this after
noon, where lie will seek proteoton
such as the United States affords
political refugees.
Washington, Dec. 21—With, the
declaration of peace, and the
signing of the peace pact by the
belligerent* factions in. Mexico, Am
erican capital has already hegun
preparations for the resumption of
operations within the Mexican Re
public, and it is believed that now
that peace has been established in
our nearest southern neighbor re
republic, great activity in all
branches of industry will at once be
keen.
JUNEAU »
FOR DAMAGES
Juneau: Late today the jury in
the Bernard Mergletr ?20,000 dam
age suit against the City of Juneau
will go to the jury, it was indicated
a» 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Mer
gler claimB he received a rupture
which has Impaired his healtly as a
result ot a fall through if side
walk he claims was defective
Witnesses examined thia after
noon included J. T. Martin, J. K.
Connors, E. Kirchoffed, L. V. Win
ter, and Dr. L. O Sloane, all of
wnom were called in behalf of the
city.
The court this morning at 10
o'clock denied Attorney HeUenthal's
motion for a non-euit and the case
was resumed. The motion was made
late yesterday afternoon and Judge
Jennings took the matter under ad
visement over night.
SERVES SENTENCE THEN*
WEDS "WOMAN IN CASE"
_____
Oakland, Dec. 16 — Maury I.
Diggs, former state architect, jvho
was convicted with F. Drew Camln
ettl in 1913 of white slavery, mar
ried Martha Warrington, "the wo
man in the case," last night. The
couple secured a license from the
Alameda County clerk and tha
ceiemony was performed here.
As a result of tha wedding, which
was unexpected, San Francisco" and
Oakland newBpaperB this mornine
re-published details of what waa one
of the most sensational scandals in
California history. Diggs and his
companion, Caminetti, the latter a
prominent Berkeley collegian and
son of the federal commissioner of
immigration, left Sacramento for
K>;no in August, 1913, with Mar
tha. WaTrington and Lola Norrls.
The (o.ur were arrested in a cottage
a» Renp several days later and
charges of violation of the Mann
acf for transporting women from
one state to another for immoral
purposes, were 'jdged against Cam
inetti and Diggs.
Afer a tfial in San Francisco the
young men were convicted and sen
tenced, Diggs to two years and
Caminetti to sixteen months. Diggs
was shielded at bis trial by; Miss
Warrington, but Miss Norrls was a
star witness for *he prosecution
Diggs recently was released from
Folsom prison.
Diggs' first wife secured a di
vorce from him shortly after her
husband's conviction.
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