GERARD LEAVES FOR BERLIN
WITH EXPLICIT INFORMATION
Washington, l>ec. 1—James W.
Gerard, United Stites Ambassador
*o Germany, before leaving for Ber
lin ttld a conference -with) Presi
dent Wilson antl was giv<« final in
structions.
The President en-ph.sized tliq un
favorable impression created inj this
coiu-trv by Germany's treatment of
fne Bclglums.
According to aunouncemonts miu«
here today at t];a State DetKUtment,
Ambassador G-€*raiU will carry very
explicit iofoirmatioaii for th«' Ger
man government as *o this! 'coun
try's position on tlxe submarine con
troversy. The President reiterated
tha* Cermarny mutt Jieep her s"l>
niarine pledges.]
GREECE REFUSE i
ALLIES DEUIID
London, Dee. 1—Admiral Fo-ur
n^t. commnander of the Anglo
Freuc> flee* in the Mediterran
ean. who on the 20th, o? last month*
sent a formal demand to the
the Creek government to Buxrejnder
to the entente allies the navy
and army, 'including arms, muni- j
»ious and artillery. this utorining j
rec^vtd a reply refusing to honori
the It-majids made.!
PETITION' FOR SUFFRAGE
STARTED IX DAWSON
A ret it ion for women's suffrage
In Yukon Territory has been start
ed cere by the Women's Protect- i
Ire I ague. The i>etiticns are ad
dress'd to Ottawa, and will be for
warded as soon.' as the field is
covered. The members of the
league state »hey are confident of ,
8Uffra.ee eventually.—Dawson Xewrs j
GILL PROM
Xav. '16.—Mayor Gill is
reported to have declaif d this morn
ins that U' his recall is filed lie will
name some of the signers who are
i Reverted in &°ff driuij places
aud fcfeDing disorderly houses, j
Toe mayor is said to have ad
?dvist\l the Lfliw aiwl Order League,
comoosal of jflromiuemt business and
professional men; and ministers.
fuat if they j hay© time to investi
gate aisythLng they should! investi
gate Everett. That they would
V sure to find plenty to investi
<a»e. I
DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT
The Elks club will give an in
'ormal dance at their hall tomor
row evening, to 'which the general
cnbi'c is cordially invited. 'The
Selmer five-piece orchestra will
furn)?h fhe [music, and refresh
men's will he served.
TREWS DEFEATED ARMY
RETURNS IN TATIEBS TO JUAREZ)
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Jdurez, Dec. 1—Tfce/asged re
mains of General Trevino's army J
wakh was forced to flee from Chi- j
tuahiia City before the fierce on
slaufch* of General Villa's attaching j
forces, reached this city last night
an-4 have encamped a* the out
skirts •' Che town.
T'.e hospitals are full of < the
wounded m^n o£ Sh-e defeated army
v,ho were brought from the scene
oi conflict.
Trevjno Is making an e£fort to j
renabiJitatg ixis shrunken command, j
aui v • asked the de factof govern
ment !'or reinforcements.
I* reported here tjia$ ahould
Villa strike Trevino before he is
siren more troojjs.his commaud
o'.ui-* be entirely annihilated, as
the men here are worn out with
the lC£f marches they have lately
ma^, .and are not in tit condittfoin
tj w'fhstand an, attack until they
art? a^i* to recuperate.
Ladies Georgette and
Crepe de Chine Waists
House Dresses and
Bungalow Aprons
NOW ON DISPLAY
Also a New Shipment of
Kayser Silk Underwear
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H. J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
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UNO SPECTATORS HAVE IT
Police Reserves Called Out and Protect
Huksters—Commission Men Now
Face Heavy Losses
PMtsburg, Dec. 1—Pol Icq reserves
were called1 out Jtnerg Wedinea'dtay to ,
quell a ridt; between tniriey fcUksters
and soeculatora vWa bjad endeavored
to pet a earner on tie festive bird |
icr the nurpjosof boosting the pric-' (
es.
For several weeto uaat ali Ship- ;
incuts o' tnirlktoeya ha<l bean| IxroUgfat
up i>y a clique of ^commission) mem. j
w' o had put the fowl iu cold Btor- J
age and hadl boosted th.e pHces until
were |eixarbltant. Acting c<n the
quiet another party cot together
J-u-' eeuding ogemts into the; rural [
districts Jipiugihit Mft a large nfumber
cf turkey and Tuesday started1
iiukstrj-s out'ail over 'heoitjr Beflling
'l>r»m at greatly reduced price®. A1
d?iu;j>d was made on the aiutlhorit
'es feu- protection against tjiis mgliit
o t o' marketing t'h«. birds, and
when no red/res could Ijo bad, tb«
commission men starred oait to put
file aeddiera out of business. Fights
folii-wed, and it wa& only the time
ly Ji.tervenlticm, of the police that
weveuted serious injurv to the men
on^ayed in the controversy. j
As a result of the flight, j-whein
tibe combines found that
the huksters jvere to | be
pro'teted, they flowered tbeir
uricts, and evem then a great nuim
tiive an enormous amount of tur
keys cui Ihand, and the SDoaulato-rs
jtand to lose a great amojunt of
nouey.
1D. ARCHIBALD SEMOUSL ? ILL!
W EXPECETED UNI liEH
Tairytotvn, Nt J., Dec. 1—John.
V. Arcliibbld, president or ■ the
Standard Oil 'Company, and who- 3s
L>robat>Jy ttiej closest associate to
Hie Rcckerfallers interests, j is
J incerousdy ill at his home in) tlhis
t'<«\ Five ,of America's greatest
pLys'ciaiis nxe inj constant att^nd
mce and yesterday infusion 'of
t>!ooi wag resorted to in an _ effort ,
'o g'vt strength, to hte stri/ciken fin
mcier.
John D. Rockerfeller Iras eancel
,el all engagements 'u ordeir to be
svitHij! xe^cb oif the sick man, and
res'erday spent the entire day at
ae Archibold home.
Bu''efins given! out by the pihysl
'ia,ns Jii charge, hoOd out very lit
,'fi hone £ot Jjis recovery, and) the
ind.ls looked far at aav moment.
REDUCE LINE
OF BATTLE
Bcrl'a, 'Dec. 1—As a token; of its I
~eat*ful surrender to the Teutonio (,
oroes, hundreds of .white flags werei
aisetl over the buildings of Orai-i"
jva, when, tlhe defending- force (of.'
ttumfjiiam soldiere evacuated the ci- 1
y. Thic .report is in direct contra-'j
,'ict cn off the reports given out',
I'uesdav that the inhabitants had j
;e* irrt to tlJie toy,® and desttroyed I
ill supplies tared there before re-.
raiting J to placa of safety. '
The line of bat Me of theT^utonJc, |
-llies have ben shortened mare thau.(
)u« hundted and twenty miles by
:»iscn of the capWure of Alexan
dria cm! Giugervo, on,1 the southern
>ord(rr of Rumania.
General Falkai^havn1 has captured
^he i own o^PiteacJii, which, is Bixty
t'lve miles northwest of Bucharest. 1
Autographic, Speed and Regular 1
Kodak Films in all sizes 'just ■ re- i,
ctived. Out stock is ^now com
—not|one_ size mdsBing. Re-'
member to -ask for Eastman N-C
Kodak Filma Kellers'. | tf. I
Washington, Doc. 1—Team work,
I'ixidi lias b©£oi the featmro of Washi
ngton's wonderful football buo
ess for ' nine years, triumphed
gain yesterday whoa they, scored
. 14 *o 7 victory over the Califor
lia , eleven.
Playing- together like a machine,
k'ltii every cog la smooth. running
irder, the 'Washington; aggregation
n one of the grea-test football
:ames ever witnessed in (Washing
on.
T'e contest was a sensation from
.very angle. Brill lam* carrying! o f
he hall, splendid kicking! and
)luckv holding; at critical stages
>y b"1'o elevens featured the strug
jle, and the great tfhjrong whichl wit
lessee .the affair tiled out 'of the
(tand tingling with) enthusiasm,
ideal weather was exrperiecncd
hrougnotut thl game.
The Califamiaais But ur a plucky
'iglit,'and ut times outplayed Do
aits men, although it was |usually
Washington did the advancing. '
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2 Preferred Stock Corn on Cob, Pumpkin, 2
5 Asparagus Tips. Tiny Q-reen Beans, High •
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g Grade Mincemeat in bulk or packages :
J Dromedary Dates, fresh Layer Figs, table 2
g Raisins, Jordan Shelled Almonds, fresh |
S English Walnuts, Almonds Brazel Nuts 1
| Plum Pudding in 1 and 2 pound tins- 3
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VILLA THREATENS 10 MASSACRE
AMERICANS AND FOREIGNERS
El Paso, Dec. jl—General Villa,
in command of th>q rebel forces in
Mexico, growing-, bolder 'by reasou,
of hia recent successes in the cap
ture cf the Cdty at Clhihuahua, ac
cording to rumors which, have beon
received here, is (Intent upon tak
ing the lives of all Americans and
foreigners whom he findgi in his
path. It is stated on good' author
ity tha4 he has made 'the threat
that he will kill al^Amerlcams and
o'her foreigners wfht&n. they fall in
to his hands, and the report fur
ther states 'that already he has
carried this threat inio effect by
massacring) tihirce American^ whom
he captured Ini fJhiihiuahua. )
Th's a (trice has J>eeu sent to the
various' towms where Americans
re now known to be residing and
. meat jmany merchants and cir
liaus are fleeing to places ot e&tor
jr.}
American merchants, who &ro en
aged in btusineee rIa Jawrez bar*
enf a requet to the United) State®
;oven.inent begging) _£or jjrojteptia*.
rilla 's belie/ved to be headed) for
aurrz with a strong force ot men,
•n-d immediately upon, the |reque8t
t'lng received, order were "issued
or the strengthening of the garr'
on of American] troops now ' Bl*<
iou(?d along the border, and Ge»
ral Bell immediately) dispatched
troing reinforcements to all _bord^»
ogts to be in re'^in-ess tlo rush lu
j Jleaico and prevent, if posBfbl*
he carrying out of the baaidlfc
hief's threat. J
WifiELES
Boston, Dec. jl — Allied) 'cruis
ers 'jotrolling ti© coast an© ^nd
fn<r out wireless messages every 11
four hours, warning all steamers toj t
avoid the regular course, as sev
oral Germanisuit>niarin:?a li'ad been
s'gh*" d in, th© Atlantic, amd ft j is
thou Pi* thlat they are there few the j
express purpose of dsetroying all
vessels, regardless o1 their nation-11
allty,
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Juct urpactocd tl'e most extens
ive line of flash lights 'ever re
ceived in Skagway. (A11 the lat
est sizes and 'varieties. 'Batteries
to fit all styles. Globes for ail I ^
makes of fl«<sli lights.' See them t
at Kellers'. | tf. ' i
Liudon, Dec. 1—Admiral-Jellico,
rjio has been commander 'txT tb«
iriU'.-h Fleet o£ fighting Shtpa jwsa
L'oteTday appointed First Sea, Lord
f I he British! Admiralty.
Adm'ral.Beatty, wfto was Inj'oom
land of the naval forces at .the
utla»d naval battle has |>een< &T>
o ul cd as Commander of 'tihei Brtt
jh Fleet to 6iicce< d| Admiral tfellico.
JIOHI MILLION DOLLABS 1
HAVE BEEN* RECEIVED
New York, Dec. 1—A ehipmeu*
t tight'million' dollars in gold 'waa
eceived in the United States from
l&DSda,'Wliiich: brings the year'a to
il tj live hundred and ten1 j mi lido*
ollars.
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ALLIES MAKE IMPORTANT
ADVANCES ONJACEOOIIAN FRONT
Perlla, Doc. 1—General Macken- ■
sen's army lis reported to be with
ia sixteen miles oif tbe Ruman(Laa
oanital. The defenders are making
a gallant stand o.n tlhe river south j
west c-t Bucharest. The ^Rusfeians i
a» Kirlibaba are making sirenu- <■
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jus attacks on) Falkenhaya's cscvm
aun! cat lone aod base of eiuppliefl in
I'r lnsylvania j in ani attempt' to
'em 'be tide of tattle.
Heavy fitting! continues 'onI the
laceIonian* front, ylxto tiha jAlllea
aakini, strong attacks and 'fQoord
1 with some important advances.|
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Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure to introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of oar town.
We knew that nothing would be to good
for you as a Christmas surprise, so here
they are, the best money can buy . . .
HALF HOSE
SMART WINTER CRAVATS
REAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SWEATER COATS OF ALL WOOL
Holiday Sets of All Kinds
WILL CLAYSON
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