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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
PRESIDENT
 IS AIDING
 CARRANZA

WASHINGTON. Oct 2O Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson today declared an embargo on the shipment of arms and ammunition Co Mexico The President signed a supplementary or- der, however, which excepis Gen. Car ranza's government from the embargo, and permits munitions to SO through to him unhampered.
 The prohibition of the shipment of war supplies applies to the factions which are opposed to Che government which the United States government and tho South American powers have recognized.
 The Presidents action is regarded as highly significant, following as it does the recognition Of Carrana, and Is interpreted as expressing his inten- uon Go help put an end to lighting in Mexico.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
GAGOFF TO HANG FOR
 HIS CRIME

WHITERQRsE. Oct. 20-Aiexander GagoH. this afternoon plead guilty Go murder and was sentenced by Ipdge Macauiay % be hanged March 1toh.
 Gago1 sho, and killed Pat Kinslow, George Lane. T. Boskoyich and Henry Cook September Soth.
 Judge Macaulay reached Waitehorse yesterday with other officials. The trial began this afternoon. A jury was qlucliy secured. GagoH was ask ed to plead. and said:
 ~l am guilty said two or three times that I was guilty, and say SO agnin-"
 The jury was dismissed. but the court took the evidence in Che case. and then adiudged the accused to be riuity. and sentenced hi mas stated.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
MUIR GETS HIGH
 POSITION WITH
 [. S. SIMPLIFYING

Downie D. Muir. Jr. engineer in charge of the development of the Eb- ner mine for the United States Smelt- ing & Refining Company. has been pro- noted to high position. according Go letters received in Juneau this morning. Mr. Muir has been made superintendent of the big company's mining operations in the Bingham. Utah. district. and the lnter-Mountain district. embracing the Rocky Noun tain states. Mir. Mulr's headquarters will be In Salt Lake City. He will continue to direct the work in the Ebner
 The Bingham properties include three mines which are producing. In the Inter-aiountain district the United States Smelling Company is carrying on exploration work. Two companies, one to mine and one to explore, were organized and placed in charge Of AIr. Muir.
 The United States Smelling & Re dning company came into the control of the Ebner mine on the development contract which was made two years ago The Chapman bondholders agreed with the smeiting company to sell the mine to the latter for S1.OOO,. 900. providing that the company's de veiopment showed the mine to be of a value not more than $15.000,000- A clause in the contract provided that the United States Smelling Company should spend at least $500.000 in de- velopment: and that # paying value was not found when that amount was spent. it should be returned to them by the Ebner owners. The result was a suit by the smelting company to re- cover the money it had spent in de velopment The property was put under the hammer and bid in by the United States Smelling agents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
WOMAN SUFFRAGE LOSES HEAVILY
 IN NEW JERSEY

TRENTON, N. J., Oct 2o.-The pro posed woman suffrage amendment to the constitution was defeated by ire- mendous majority It is believed that every county in the State has given a majority against the women notwith- standing the vigorous campaign that was waged in behaifeol the amend ment by the women. The supporters did not expect to win but they did ex- poet a much larger vote than was giv- en them.
 President Woodrow Wilson voted
 early yesterday at Princeton. and cast his vote for the amendment. He was greeted with enthusiasm where. ever he appeared.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
GERMANS START
 RUSSIAN RIOTS

LONDON, Oct 2o.--A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Petrograd quotes Alexe Kavostoil Minister oi the Interior in the Russian govern ment, as saying in replying to ques ton concerning the proclamation of martial lew in Moscow
 "The Germans have got into condition of utter exhaustion. They have really lost the war now. They will In the future strive Co put a drag on our activi- ties in the production of muni- tions of war by stirring up strikes and causing confusion and disor- ganization of our means of trans portatlon Of troops and war sup plies"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
ENGLAND IS ABLE
 TO AID HER ALLIES

LONDON Oct. 2O- Sir George Paish. In a statement concerning the recent speech Of the Finance Minis. ter says
 "The speech of the financiai secre- ary of the treasury is being much discussed. No one acquainted with the financial strength of Great Bri- tain can doubt her powers to maln- tain her great war expenses and to continue her valuable assistance to her Allies. provided, of coudse, that her financial strength is husbanded and exerted in a manner that will yield the greated advantage
 "An important part of that fnan- cial strength consists in the freedom with which money is spent In Eng land In normal times, after provision is made for the capital needs of the country and for the great sums of money loaned to the foreign nations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
DOLPHIN TO TAKE
 HEAVY LIST OF
 PASSENGERS OUT

The steamship Dolphin win sail south tonight with a heavy list of passengers from Juneau Many of the passengers were booked to sail on the Northwestern. but when that yes- sel arrived from Che Westward she had all accommodations taken.
 The Dolphin's passengers from Ju- near win be as follows
 For Seattle - F. Oslrom. Albert Vile. D. D. Garvey. F. M. Kelly. w. D. Ford and wife. Oscar Loe, F. A. Born. s. Winner. Miss R. Hatch p. l. Wade and wife and two sons. John "a. Scott. P. Obermnier. w. zIlhen. A Bereuaiier. Had Mcbride. A. P Cloudy. c. M. Printz. D. McQuestion P. s. Hoiz. J. F. Eckhart. zir and Mrs Jack Dalton. Capt. F. B. Hoffman. A BeseloR. J. Beseion-
 For Ketchikan-T. Chapin and wife
 For wrangell-Fred Lundberg.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
MAY JAIL INTERNFD
 GERMANS

WASHINGTON Oct. 2o.-Navai oh cials arc oonclderino the advicablilty of placing Che 800 sailora and officers of she two German warahlpl interned al Newport Ncws Into detention camp to prevent fur.her eooapee. The escape Of three German oiiooro yeo- tsrday has incenocd thc government oiicials. Six petty cdlcera had prev. lously escaped from tho Kronz Prlnz Wilhelm.
 Secret service agents, acsiotod by coast guard cutters pro searching for the fuaitlves. British men-otwar arc also on thc lookout for thom.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20

 BALKAN
 ATTACKED


 LONDON, Oct. 20. - The Central Powers have decided upon stfl anoth- CT campaign. according to dispatch es reaching here from an origin in Frankfort he statement is that Montenegro will be Invaded by Ger man army Of 2o,OOO men.
 This army will cooperate with one of sO0.OOO that will be sent against Serbia to aid Bulgaria in the war against that country
 Austrian and German artillery have arrived from Galicia at Sarayevo in Bosnia, GO miles north of the Monte negrln border to participate in the campaign against Montenegro.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
AUTO THIEVES STEAL
 75 NEW YORK MAcHlNEs

NEW YORK, Oct 20.-Two men arrested at Middlesboro, Ky. and re. turned to New York, and two others captured at Patchogu, Long Island, are charged by Che police with having stolen In New York seventy-ifve au- tomobres and of having sold most of the machines in Long leland. With the automobiles they were unable to sell. the police charged, the men started taxicab service at Cumber- land. Gap. Ky Two Of the men plead guilty
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
CANADA TO AID
 THE RUSSIAN JEWS

MONTREAL, Oct. 2O-stirred by a cable from Leopold de RothschiId and other English Jew leaders stating that the number of Jewish sufferers in the Russian war zone exceeds 1.50O,- OcO, while unparalleled tragedy and appalling suffering render further ef- forts imperative" Montreal Hebrews have opened campaign with the ob- feet of raising at least $50,00os The campaign win probably be carried on for some time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
FORGE GERMAN LINES
 ALL OUT OF SHAPE

PETRoGRAD. Sept. 2O-The Dvinsk region has become the arena of fierce artillery battle, punctuated by direct collisions in the neighhorhood of Schlosburg and Gargounokoyo, the northeast front fortress.
 In the southern theatre the Aus tro-German front is becoming abnor- mally convex owing to the Russian success in the region of Kobel on the Prlpet and the presence of Russian forces on the line Of the oginsky can al in the Pinsk district. From these circumstances the military authori- ties infer that the Germans would be compelled to retire to the westward immediately.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
GOVERNMENT TO GUARD AGAINST
 CON TRACTORS

RALEIGH. N. C.. Oct. 20. - What the government expects Go do toward preventing private manufacturers from reaping excessive profits in the ex. penditure of hundreds of millions in- volved in the administrations Nation. al defense program was outlined here today by Secretary of the Navy Jo- sephus Daniels in a speech to the North Carolina State fair
 Among other things, be said that In bis annual report he win recom' mend the enactment of legislation to enable the government to equip itself to build more naval craft. and make It's own armor plate and greatly extend it's manufacture Of munitions.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
COURT AT WORK ON
 FALL TERM

The special October term Of Che United States district court began ai 10 o'clock this morning and at l1:so the following men were sworn to serve as & grand jury for the term. the last four of whom were listed in @ special venire
 L. B Adsit, Gunnar Blomgren, w. ". Casey Grafton Coleman, F. J. Cor. ey, B. c. Day William Dickinson. c. Fagerson. D. w. Fales, A. A. Hum frey E. R. Jaeger. ". p. Lass. c. H. Passells. E. ?. Pond. Paul Bloedhorn. J !. Kincaid. B. A. Barnette. John Les ne. w E. Burns. Dan Lee, p. N. Null lin and Tom Sweeny.
 W. W. Casey of Juneau was appoint- ed foreman og the grand jury.
 R. NJ. Honey has been appointed as bailiR.
 A. Eikland was excused untii Octo- Der 20. as wac J. N. stoody B. A. Barnette win arrive from Haines on the Dolphin tonight
 petit Jury.
 On account of the fact that no cases were ready for trial this morning the petit jurymen were excused untii Fri- day morning at ten o'clock. The petit jury is as follows,
 George Burford. Frank Carroll Rus sell Casey. J. v. Davis. J IT, Gilpat- rick. F. Heidorn. J. F. Mullen, R. E. Murphy. Patrick Riley T. A. Sloan. Clark Smith. John IT. spickett, B. T.. Tripp, ". R. Wills. W. Kilburn. B. R. George Beare, Charles Haley.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
Force Center f7 Mlles

PETRoGRAD, oct. 2O.-RussIan di- yisicn troops have thrust the Ger, man center north of Pinsk back sew euteen miles and are continuing sue cessful attacks. according to today's official bulletin.
 Military experts predict progress along the entire front will force the Germans to make general retreat and compel them to abandon posi- lions where they had expected to pass the winter
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
CARSON DIFFERED
 OVER BALKANS

LONDON. Oct 2O.-Sir Edward Car son announced in the House of Com mons today that his resignation was due to divergence of views in regard to the military affairs of the Near East
 Sir Edward Carson was received by the King today after the latter had had a conference with Andrew Bonar Law. who win become Prime Mini ster I'm case Premier Asquith retires.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
LJLL IN WAR
 ALONG ENTIRE
 WESTERN FRONT

PARIS, Oct 2o-There hos been a decided lull in the operations through out the entire Western front. The un successful German assaults have been discontinued, and. aside from artillery attacks there has been little activity on the part of the Allies armies for two days They made some gains in the Lorraine section yesterday morn. ing, but during the night and today the iull is marked
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
BULGARS DEVELOP
 SERBIAN CAMPAIGN

LONDON Oct 2O.-The latest re- ports from the Balkans indicate that Bulgarias campaign against Serbia has been developing with great rapidi- ty The Bulgarian troops have cross ed the border into Serbia in no less than eight places. and they are in force at many of the points
 The Allies are preparing to meet the Invaders. and troops are being landed at Salonlka and crowded to- ward the frontier.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
ACCIDENT KILLS
 CANADIAN TROOPS

LONDON. Oct. 2O.-Thirteen Cana dian soldiers. members of the over seas Construction Corps were Injured in Hampshire when stone laden truck was overturned, and fell upon them.
 Sappers Flames Mooney. Olden and Little are probably fatally hurt
 The accident occurred this morning
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
ATTACKS ON CABINET
 CONTINUE

LONDON, Oct 2O-cabinet minis ters were again bombarded with war questions in the House of Commons today but for the most part they man aged to escape an intended frontal at- tack by those who are seeking the downfall Of the coalition government.
 Replies developed that the officer who commanded the landing Of Brit ish troops at Sulya Bay Gallipoli peninsula. had been shelyed. and that he now holds no command in the Brit fish army
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
TEN MEXICAN BANDITS
 SHOT OR HANGED FOR
 TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERY

BROWNSVILLE. Aex.. Oct 20. - Four Mexican bandits were hanged to trees and six shot by the citizens pos ses for participation in the train hold up and robbery Monday which result sd in the killing of three Americans.
 American troops are stationed along the Rio Grande river to prevent Mex icans from crossing over the boundary
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
PRINCE LEOPOLD LOSES
 FAMILY MEMBERS

BERLIN. Oct 2O.-Dsix in my house have died on the field of battle. It has been sad year. but it must be endured with fortitude
 In thls simple way Leopold, Che reigning prince Of Lippe, spoke con corning the losses ip his family during the present war There was even a note of pride in his voice. They had done their duty and there was nothing more to be said
 The Prince spoke in his castle ai the foot of Teutoberg mountain, buill more than 1000 years ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
Mexicana pleased.

WASHINGTON. Oct 2O- mforma. ton received here from various sec. lions of Mexico indicate that the peo- pie of that country have generally ac- quiesced In the recognition of Gen. Carranza as the head of the Mexican government The people everywhere are said to be pleased at the pros. pect Of early peace in that troubled country
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
WELL KNOWN MINER
 TO LEAVE FOR UTAH

Had Mcbride. @ we'll known miner. who for several months has been em- Dioved by Foreman Arthur Riendeau. in the Alaska Gold Belt cross-cut, leaves tonight on the Dolphin on his way to Marysvale. Utah. io work in a potash mine at that place which Is owned by the United States Smelling E Refining Company. The mine is under the superintendency of Leo K. Kennedy. former Juaiin superintend- ent. and George c. Jones. a former Treadwell and Juneau mining man. al- SO Is working there iu an official ca. pacity
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
STREAMS DEFEAT
 TFUTONIC FORCES

GENEVA. Oct. 2O-The serbians have repulsed the Austro-Germau forces north of shabat. according to a Bucharest message today. The dis patches say that heavy losses were sustained by the Teutons. and that they are retreating in disorder
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
BULGARS CUT
 OFF THE ALLIES

SOFIA. Oct. 20.-The Bulgarian troops have captured Ege PalonlSa, cutting the rail communications be- tween serbians and the Allies who are landing at salonilzi
 The capture is regarded as highly important by the Bulgarian war; Of flee. and every effort will be made to hold the position.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
TEUroN LOSSES
 HEAVY IN sER5lf

PARIS. Oct. 2O.- Anstro-German losses in the campaign against Ser bin. up to Thursday evening October l4. were estimated at 25,0o0 officers and men killed and 60,O00 wounded. according to a dispatch received hy the Temps from Nish, the Serbian capital The Serbian army operating In the north. the message states, al- SO sustained heavy losses.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
FAIRBANKS WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS
 RUSSIAN AND SELF

FAIRBANKS. Oct. 20.-Elie Kadzof. Russian. was accidentally shot in the lower part Of the abdomen yes. terday in a house in the restricted district by Louise Lohr. Physicians say that he will recover.
 The girl shot one Of her own fin- gers off with the same shot which struck Kadzoi
 No arrests were made.
 Miner Suicides
 Charles Skoiland. @ Norwegian miner aged Ss years. shot himself be- hind the ear Monday afternoon. while in the California saloon. and died three hours later No reason was given for the act.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
POPE INTERVIEWS TO
 SAVE CONDEMNED LIVES
N

ROME. Oct. 2O.-Pope Benedict. at the request of the British and Belgi- an legations, has interested with Elm peror William in behalf of Baron De Hempshulnne. Countess De Belle vile, Mile. Thulier and seven other French persons. who have been con- demned by the Germans to be shot as spies
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
OTTO NoFFKE IS NOW
 10 DE nGEoRoE MAsoNl

An order was this morning issued by Judge Jennings permitting Otto Nonke to change his name to George Mason. Nolke filed bis petition dur ing the last term Of court and made bis request for permission to change his name on the ground that among his countrymen bis own name haa sig nidcance which subjects him to ridi cule.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
BYsrANDER WAS SHOT
 AT BENTON BANK ROBBERY

SEATTLE. oct 20.-staniey Lees, a by.atander, was shot in Inc foot as the result Of a iusllade of shots that were fired by fleeing bank robbers ai ter robbing Che Citizens Bunk at Ken. ton yesterday
 There have been no arrests as yet in connection with the robbery The robbers lei, the automobile shortly af ter leaving the bank and are now supposed to be in the woods in lhe vicinity of Lake Washington
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
.coRDoVA WIRELESS STATION
 WILL BE REPAIRED SOON

SEATTLE. Oct 2O - The govern ment steamship Promethus is coaling here preparatory to sailing with ap- paratus and stores for rebuilding the Cordoya radio station that was recent. ly destroyed by an explosion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
MlNlsTER's REPRESENTATIVE
 IS VISITING cANApf

OTTAWA, Oct 2O.-D. A. Thomas representative Of David Lloyd George British minister of munitions. accom- panied by Sir Fred, Donaldson, of the Woolwich arsenal, and Lionel Huch ems, of che well known firm of Cam mel, Laid & Co.,. reached Ottawa re- gently from New York
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
MAGAZINE REPRESENTATIVE
 IS BUSINESS VISITOR HERE

Miss Leah M. Lawson, representing Everybody's and Cosmopolitan mag azines and the International Mago. zines. arrived on the Dolphin and win spend some time m Juneau in connection with her business. She is at the Gastineau hotel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
ARRESTS FOLLOW
 HAYNES SHOOTING

HAYNES. Oct. 20-Cari Logan. who was with Severt Johnson and Roy Burst. when che latter was accident ally shot in a house of prostitution conducted by Bee Jones. was arrested yesterday and convicted. of carrying concealed weapons He had the gun with which Hurst was shot Logan was fined S10.
 Bee Jones. the woman in whose house the shooting occurred, was ar rested for selling liquor without @ license.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
MOSCOW UNIVERSITY
 STUDENTS ON STRIKE

BERLIN. Oct. 20. - (wireless via Tuckerton)--According to the Rus sian newspaper, "Novoe yremya,' the students of Moscow University are on a strike. and the university is con stantly guarded by soldiers The stu dents of the commercial high school. the technical high school and the women's university have joined the strike
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
moeaN 6EATs coFFEY

NEW YORK. Oct 2o-Jlm coney the Dublin Giant" was knocked out by Pittsburgh Frank Moran. Tn the third round Of Q scheduled loround bout here last night coney was clear IU nnLnlnannd.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
Aurss shooslna AeeIdentaI

HAYNES. Oct. 2O-Omciai investi- Eation shows that the shooting oe Roy Hurst yesterday was purely acciden- tal Johnson has been completely ex- h0nerated by public opinion as well as by the officers Of the law
 Bee Jones. the colored woman in whose house of m repute lhe shoot ing occurred. was found guilty of sell ing liquor without a license. and was fined s100
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
carr.n-. lo MI nordsr.

LAREDO. Tex Oct 20-Gen Car ranza. the recognized head of the Mexican governments will visit the Mexican border at Piedras Negrases and Neuvo Laredo within the next week. said advices received in the latter town from Torreon. where Car ranza arrived today on a trip Of inc specton throughout the Northern States Of Mexico.
 It is said that he will have confer ences with American representatives while in this vicinity
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
MEIIEN TEeTIEIEs

AGAINST ROCKEFELLER NEW YORK, Oct 20. - Charles &. Nellen took the stand today as wit ness for the government Tn the trial Of William Rockefeller and associates on the charges growing out of their ace lions as directors of the New Haven. He testified in detail to facts concern ing New Haven management
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
RUSSIA TO ISSUE
 LARGE BOND LOAN

PETRoGRAD. Oct. 2o--The Russi- an government is preparing to issue an internal loan of l'000,OOOOOO ru. hlcs, bearing an interest rate of 5ik per cent
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
orncn oIIorArIoNa

NOW YORK. Oct 20-Alaska Gold closed today at S2M Chino at aga, Raw 25 Utah Copper 697s Butte and Superior 6o
 Copper remains at IS cents a pomd.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
coNNAUeHT PRINCESS
 uNpEReoEs OPERATION

LONDON, Oct 20.-Princess Arthur of Connought underwent an operation for acute appendicitis Sunday Her condition is satisfactory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
SIGN OF CROSS CUT
 ON HEADS OF SLAIN

PARIS. Oct. 2O.-That secret so
 ciety similar Co the Ancient Gar bonoiris" stlll exists in Italy is re. vealed by the discovery of the mutt lated bodies of two gendarmes with the sign of the cross cut upon their foreheads. The societys mission is supposed to be to wreak vengeance on the tools Of Austrian depression.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
7oooo Malority Aqalnst suHranc.

TRENTON. Oct. 20.-Almost com. plete returns received rom yesterdays election indicate that the majority aeainst the woman suffrage amend ment is over 10000
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-20
EMPIRE PRESS BREAKS.

g An accident to The Empire e pire's press this afternoon will s make the paper unusually late q tonight.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-01
JITNEY BUSES
CUT CALIFORNIA
STATE REVENUE

SACRAMENTO. Cal.-MemDers Of
the joint committee on revenue: and
taxation learned from representatives
of street railways in California that
the state is losing thousands of dol
lars monthly by reason OF the decrease
in the earnings of street-car compan,
les since the advent Of the jitney bus
The committee. at public hearing.
heard earnest pleas of railway corpur.
atoms for regulation of the iitney and
listened to equally as earnest protests
from the jitney people, who asserted
that their business already: is beir~
heavily taxed ~.: r.. -.
Senator Prescott CogswelFs bill
regulating jitney busses was consider
ed at length. .
G. X. Week, representing the San
Francisco, Oakland and San Jose Ter
$4,000 since the first of the year
lngs of his company had decreased
minaf Railways, declared that the earn
That means loss of $4,000 this
year to the state" said Week. When
the revenues of railway company