El Paso, Jan. 12—From advice
received in this citv this morning,
from a Eource which is considered
to be authentic. It is believed that
seventeea Americans were taken
from a train near Chihuahua yes
terday by a troop o* renegades,
claiming to be following out orders
given byt General Rodriguez, form
erly one of Gen. Villa's staff, and
that they -were taken away and
shot to death. Immediately after
the advice was received, messen
gers were seut across tho line by
♦he United States government to
ascertain if the report was true.
THE JAPS WILL GET THEM
IF THEY DON'T WATCH OUT
Tokio, Jan. 12—The feeling in
Japan, both in official circles and
among the common people is very
iuteuse and bitter over the Binking
ct two Japanese p^is-enger liners in
the Mediterranean a few days go,
nad »he government is being called
upon from every quarter to take
action. While the army and navy
departments refuse to give out any
information of intended actions,
ther* is evidence of increased ac
tivity c-n every hand and the forces
of all munition •works are being in
creased as fast as machinery can
bo secured and placed in position
for use.
Within the past ten. days several
battleships and cruisers and many
smaller vessels liava taken, aboard
large quantities of coal and sup
plies and quietly steamed away from
the navy yards under sealed orders.
No one here but the highest of
ficers of the navy know, where they
are going, but it is generally be
lieved that they aro bound lor the
Mediterranean to make war upon
the Austrian submarines and avenge
the loss of the Japanese liners.
10 GE1 EVER
FOR BOY-ED
Berlin, Jan. 12—The German gov
ernment is investigating charges
that American Consul Higgins, sta
tioned at Stuttgart lias made com
ments on military even's derogatory
to the Germans, and if the reports
are confirmed his recall will be
demanded of 'he American govern
ment.
RSSIANS COMING TO
ASK BIG WAR LOAN
New York, Jan. 12—Advice has
been received from Petrograd that
two influential Russian financiers
have sailed for America for the
purpose of seeking a war loan of
onu hundred million dollars.
Loudon, Jan. 12—That Montene
gro is being crumpled up by the
Austriang afteT the manner in
which the Teutons laid waste the
kingdom of Serbia, is reported
from the Balkan district today. I
Mount Loveen, one of the best j
of the Montenegrin strongholds, h:i3
! fallen after a severe siege lasting '
[ several days, tho guns of tho fort j
not being able to cope with the ,
heavy German artillery.
WELSH-DUNDEE FIGHT
INDEFI.VTKLV I'OSTfOXED
New York, Jan. 12—The Welsh
Dundee fight, scheduled to take
plac» in this city has been indefin
itely postponed.
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Washington, Jan. 12—Chairman
Edes o? the Alaska railroad commis
sion appeared before the house com
mittee ou appropriations yester
day and urged upon the com
mittee members the importance) of
makiug a preliminary appro
priation of $2,000,000 to he
immediately available for push
| ing the construction work
j on the Alaska railway. He
i statt*l that the commission is eager
I to hasten work on the Matannska
division amd to begin work on the
section frcm Kern creek to Anchor
as;© Junction along Turnagain Arm.
He urged upon tba committee i
that his appropriation should be
made cls quickly as It is possisblo
i'or congress to take action as the
commission has already exhausted
all available funds and even con
tracted some obligations beyond the
I'unds c.' Its disposal in order to
protect some of the construction
work already under way from the
destruction by the elements which
would follow leaving it in am un
iinishef condition.
The action of the railroad com
nissiou in asking for this emergency
appropriation ox $2,000,000 to con
Lin ue ihe work until the larger ap
propriation which he lina asked for
can be considered by congress, has
lie endorsement of Secretary Lane
and nas also been endorsed by the
commercial bodies of nearly all Al
askan cities and the Seattle cham
ier of commerce.
IBfiPSC
Chicago, Jan. 12—The national
committee of the progressive party
is in session here today, having mot
to name the time and place for tho
national convention of t he party. J
Chairman. Perkins, speaking for j
the committee, said that It was the
intentiou ot the party leaders to
place a presidential ticket in the
field for tho election next fall.
Chicago, Jan. 12—Later—At the'
meeting held by the National Pro-,
grcssive committe, it was "niadti1
very plarn that the dosire of the
leaders of the progressive party
was for a healing of the breach j
between the two factions of the re
publican party, r.nd groat hopes j
a"f- being held out that an agree- j
ment will be reached whereby both I
the progressives and regular repub- •
licans will, settle on ono candidate 1
for the presidency.
It was decided to hold the Na- j
tional convention in Chicago on
June seventh. Tho program asj
now planned by the progressives
strongly endorse a plan for pre
paredness.
El Paso, Jan. 11 —Gen. Villa
whose whereabou's have been a
mystery since he withdrew from
command of his army is reported to
bo reorganizing his forces euroute
to join with Gen. Zapata with a
vic-w of continuing war against
Carranza.
Gen. Zapata is at Morelos with
an army of 35,000 men and it is
Villa's intention to sign an agree
ment with the former leader to
drive the Carranza government out
of newer.
lie DON'T
LIKE TEDDY H
Albany, Jan. 12—In view of tho
,act that tho name of Theodore
Roosevelt may come ud before the
Republican National convention, as
a candiilte for the presidency, RQ
publican National Committeeman
lia-rues stated today that he would
under no circumstances attend the
convention to be held in Chicago
us a delegate but that he would,
however, attend as a member of
the Republican Nationil committee
Juneau, Jan. 12—According to a
Marcouigram reeeivod in this city
ast ni^ht, Captain Charles O'Brien,
naster cf the Alaska s. S. com
lany's stoamer Northwestern played
he part of Dan Cupid chortly after
lis vtssel had sailed from Seattle,
in uniting in tho holy bonds of
natriruony, F. J. Munson, a promin
ent wf.stern Alaska mining man,
tnd Mrs. Rose Fetterley of Seat
tle.
It Is reported that the bride,
Mrs. Fetterley, had but three
aiontlis ago secured a divorce from
Uer husband, and as the laws of
'he State of Washington will not
[>ermit ef a divorced person re
tnarryyig within one year from the
late of tho divorce, the two in
terested parties thought of the
plan of having the ceremony per
formed 011 board the boat after
they bad left the jurisdiction of
the state.
Therefore, on Monday night,
shortly after the Northwestern had
mailed from Seattle, Caulain O'Brien
ivas called upon, and In the presence
Df a few of the other passengers
the two were made one.
"PREFERRED STOCK"
Means the very bi;gt in canned goods
IJnsoIiced testimonials from many sat»
isfied customers give evidence of the
good quality of these goods. We are
the Skagway agents for "PREFERRED
STOCK" brand and are authorized to
guarantee every can—This means that
should there happen to be a can not up
to standard, all you have to do is to let
us know and another<me will be sent
you in ptece of it, or money refunded.
P. H. GANTY
DELEGATES FROM 21 REPUBLICS
GLADLY TALK PAN-AMERiCANIS
Wf-abington, Jan. 12—At practi
cally e very session of the many
groups into which the Pan-Ameri
can Sclontific congress Is divided,
scientific discussion, for which the
delegates ostensibly assembled, w.a
subordinated to broad, general con
sideration of means of bimling all
the Americas in such a Pan-Ameri
canism as Secretary Lansing char
acterized in hia address of wel
come, as "one for all; all for one."
During all the three weeks the
delegatee have been here they
have discussed the pro-table deep
er significance of their gathering
when they heard informally of the
attention attracted among the Eu
ropean diplomats by Secretary1 Lans
ing's declaration that "if the sov
ereignty of a sister republic is men
aced from overseas, the power of
the U.nJied States, and I hope the
united power of the American re
publics, will constitute the bul
wark which will protect the inde
pendence and integrity of their
neighbor from unjust invasion or
aggression."
Nona of the delegates came to
the congress with any plenary pow
ers and It is reaJized that the most
important result of the gathering
will he the impression the rer
presentatives carry back to their
homes
The extent to which tho Latin
Americans have been taken into
the inner circles of official and pri
vate society in the capital probably
nevar has been equaled in any
other official gathering. It has
been so marked that today in a
formal statement Director General
John Barrett, of the Pan-American
union, declared the spirit of fra
ternity and unity was the dominant
note of the gathering.
At the principal meetings the
keynote addresses were on the
need oX binding the Americas to
arbitar&tion of all idsputea between
them.
Some f{ the speakers went 30
far as t'. advocate compulsory arbi
tration and a Pan-American court
of just'-.e to malce and enforce
awards. Other delegates spoke of
the nerei-sity for uniformity of the
private <.nd public law codes in all
the American states. All the dele
gates agreed that throughout all
Pan-America there was growing
sentiment in fayor of the arbitral
ettlemcnt of disputes.
Concrete development of the con
gress resulted in the formation of
the American Institute of Interna
tional Law, composed of 105 lead
ing publicists, five members being
chosen from each of the twenty-one
American countries. Through this
institute its founders hope ultim
ately to influence the world to
bring Jibout rehabilitation of the
international legal fabric.
In his address Secretary Lansing
said that the breaking do>vn of
international relations between the
countries of the old world had
made *he American countries the
guardians of the rights of interna
tional law. He emphasized the
necessity lor a system of interna
tional relations founded on the
right3 of justice to all.
The following officers were elect
ed.
Honorary president—Elihu Root,
former secretary of state and senat
or from New York."
President—James Brown Scott,
secrecy of the Carnegie endow
ment for peace, and former solicit
or of the state department.
Secretary—Gen. Alexander Alvar
ez, former counsel of foreign affair3
of Chile.
Treasurer—Lefis Anderson, form
er minister of foreign affairs of
Costa Rica.
ICE BLOCKS COLUMBIA
Portland, Jan. 12—The Colum
bia river is blocked by ;i huge ice
jam above this city.
WILL NOT FIGHT
CONSCRIPTION LAW
London, Jan. 12—Leaders of the
Irish Nationalists have announced
in the Louso of commons that their
party will offer no further opposi
tion to the. adoption and enforce
meiU of the conscription program
of the government.
IIKl'KTA LVI.VO AT
THE DOOR OF DEATH
El Paso, Jan. 12—Y»ord was re
ceived in this city this morning' that
President Huerta was lying at
death's door, and that there was
very little hopes of his phyaicains
being a. e to save his life. No de
tails are given.
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