The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-17

Both Berlin and Vienna are now fully alive to the immensity of the proportions along which the lines of the Russian offensive movement on the eastern battlefront are con ducted Considerable anxiety as to the outcome is expressed in both cities, according 10 London dis patches.
 The Russians arc fighting with a recklessness heretofore unsurpassed in this war Men are no object to rhe Russian generals, t s-nms, fcr they are fallre before the fire from the troops in the German trenches literally by the thousand IL is stat cd in the dispatches that fully 175.- 900 men lost their lives in the fight ing which took place yesterday in front of CzortkoW and Czern0Witz. The tattle line in that portion of the eastern battlefront is 50 miles in length It stretches from Czortkow, in Galicia, tC Czornowitz, in the province of Rukowina.
 The reports received in London indicate that the present struggle is the bloodiest of all the war The Russians are in much better shape than they were wien they attempted t'.n Ijia dIieo 2 year a@C with s'Irh disastrous results to the Russian arms, and it is believed in London
 
 General Villa, while at Rubio last week, declared that he would kill any American he found travelling west of Chihuahua.
 MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.
 EL PASO, Jan. 14.-Martial law was declared in this city at II o'clock last night by General Peish. ing, in command at Fort Bliss. The police were entirely unable to handle the crowds in the streets or stop the rioting Four companies were ordered to take charge of the down town districts and all MeXicans were advised to leave for their own good. Five MeXicans, who were formerly n Et.I,'s cunaiand. were Ucnv'tei. A movement has been started to organize a company of thousand mining men to run down the bandits. and it is rapidly gaining headWay. General Carralza has been communi- cated with and the proposal submit ted to him.
 COSTLY GAME.
 SAN ANTONIO, Jan, 14.-State officials estimate that the indictment of Victoriano Huerta and eleven MeXicans, on a charge of conspiracy, has cost the government about $25- 000
 HUERTA DIES.
 FL PASO, Jan. 14,-Victoriano Huerta. former president of Mexico, died at his home here last night. He was seventy-two years of age. It Is planned to take his body to Mexico for burial.
 WE SHOULD STAY OUT.
 AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 14.-Governor Furgeson today said that the United States is unprepared to act with the necessary dispatch in the face Of such a situation. He added that he considered it folly to attempt the pacification of Mexico by force.
 CARRANzA AFTER THEM.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14.-- Eliseo Aredondo, ambassador from Mexico, representing President Car ranza, today called on Secretary of State Lansing and gave him assur- ances that CarranZa troops had been dispatched on the trail of the ban dits responsible for the murder of the IS Americans. He added that they had orders to capture or kill all the bandits concerned.
 INTERVENTION POSSIBLE
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14.- At no time since President Madero, of Mexico, was assaSSinated did in tervention in that country seem as probable as it does today Shortly after congress convened today Sena- tor Works, of California, introduced resolution authorizing and direct ing President Wilson to intervene in Mexico The resolution also pro vided that President Wilson be di rected to maintain a sufficient mili- tary force in Mexico until complete order is restored there. and until such time as the Mexican govern ment is able to maintain peace.
 WHAT TEDDY SAYS
 NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-In speak ing of the resolution introduced in congress asking that authority be given to the President to intervene in Mexico, with a view to restor- ing order there, former President Theodore Roosevelt said that he would favor the resolution, and would Urge that Major General Leonard A.