The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-09

mentS made TO emma by the Otner
powers and is based on the belief that
the time is not propitious for such an
DOUGLAS, General Villa has been
forced by hunger, thirst and lack of
to abandon his attack on
Aqua Priea and has withdrawn his
army to Aanavacachi Pass tweleve
miles southwest of this place. The
victors counted 1893 dead Villa soldiers
on the field after tire retreat. Car
ranza's army had Is dead and several
wounded.
SEATTLE. Nov. 1.-The Alaska
Steamship Company officials have de-
cided to rechristen the big freighters
recently purchased on the Atlantic
coast for the Southwestern Alaska
run, and will make them conform
with the names given other freighters
In the Alaska service.
The Bennington will be named the
Juneau and the Burlington will be
rechristened the Valdez, making Ju-
neau, Cordova, Valdez, Latouche and
Seward, the principal Alaskan coast
towns represented in the list. The
officials also state that they have I'M
der contemplation the purchase of an
other big freighter early next spring
to be named Ketchikan.
The Alaska Steamship company
states that the freighters will be plac-
ed in service as soon as possible after
their arrival on Puget Sound, in or
der that shipments of copper ores
form the mines of Alaska may be
made promptly to the smelter at Ia
coma. The smelter has recently been
enlarged and its capacity increased so
that several thousand tons Of ore
daily from Alaska can be treated in
addition to the regular shipments of
ores received from Pacific coast and
British Columbia mines.
SEATTLE, Nov. 4-The Seaman's
Act passed by the last Congress goes
into effect today, and while the ship
ping companies here have not all
made the necessary arrangements to
comply fully with the law, it is under
stood that the government will per-
NIT uncertified seamen to work on the
vessels for short time further so as
not to hamper the schedule Of the
ships. From New York it is learned
that so far but one yes III has with
drawn from an American registry be-
cause 0, the new bill.
DETROIT, Nov. 3-The proposition
ON the ballots in this city submitting
the question of municipal ownership
of the street car lines to the people
was decided upon adversely. The pro
ponents of municipal ownership made
a strong fight but the measure was lost
by big vote.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3-At the
state election here yesterday the wo-
man suffrage amendment to the state
constitution made a remarkable run
and was defeated by only a majority
of $4,000. Full returns from the rest
of the state are not yet available but
it seems as if the republicans kept
their normal vote in all sections. In
this city the Republicans made clean
sweep of the offices, and elected Thos.
B. Smith mayor, to succeed Mayor
Blankenburg. The advocates of the
Women's cause are jublant over the
fine showing they made in the state
and they are claiming that the big
vote they received is at least a moral
victory and preparations are being
made for holding big celebration in
this city to show their jubliation over
the returns.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 3-Nearly
complete returns gave Stanley, Dem
ocrat nearly nine thousand plurality
over Morrow the republican candidate
for Governor.
BOSTON, Nov. Samuel w. Nc
Call the Republican candidate for
governor was elected over his demo
vratic opponent, David l. Walsh, yes
terday by a majority of 5000. The
of Mccall marks the end of a
five year domination of the state by
the Democrats, who failed to elect Gov
ernor Walsh for a third term. All
the other state officers elected are
who made a clean sweep
for their ticket. Both houses of the
legislature are Republican as they
have always been, but the Progressive
representation has been greatly de-
creased, and their candidate for gov