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lNCHOBAUK, ALASKA, TUBS DA?, SEPTEMBER 1!), 1016
PRICE TEN CENTS.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, Sept. 19 — Government sol
dier* have been detailed to bring order out of chaos, created
by General Villa’s Hidalgo day attack on the state capital.
The bodies of several hundred men and animals, killed in the
raid, and laying about the streets of the city, are being removed
today and are being interred in graves outside the city limits.
Remains of men and animals are being dumped in unceremoni
ously, because of the necessity of haste in the matter of burial.
* Many of the buildings of the city, that were fired by the
bandit gang, have been razed to protect passing pedestrian-.
The fire burned a number of buildings so badly that only char
recl remnants remained standing.
Eightv-four Villa prisoners, taken captive by the govern
ment troops, were summarily executed. Among the executed
was M. Choas, who formerly served as Villa’s chief of staff.
CHICAGO, Sept. 19.—Two members of the blackmailing
gang, taken into custody by the authorities, have made a com
plete confession of the activities of the lawless organization.
They declare that the blackmail plan'composed a regularly or
ganized syndicate, that had cleaned up a million dollars in
the past 12 months. They say that the Mann white slave act
was the chief weapon employed against the politicians. Many
of the delegates attending the big conventions in Chicago were
accompanied by lady friends. It was the business of the or
gSdrzed blackmail gang to find out about these things, and
when they had “the goods” on a politician, they made him
come through with big money, depending upon his financial
ability to pay.
A country-wide search is in progress for H. C. Woodward,
whom the men who confessed say was the chief director of the
vice syndicate. Telegraphic descriptions have been sent
broadcast throughout the country and his apprehension is dai
ly expected.
Seven of the alleged members of the blackmail gang will
be arraigned tomorrow.
AGED AUNT OF PRESIDENT TOSHES
DIM ABOUT CHANGING HIS N1E
COLUMBIA, Sept. 19. —While in Columbia, President
and Mrs. Wilson visited Mrs. Janies Woodrow, an aunt of the
chief executive, who welcomed him as “Tommy.” Turning to
Mrs. Wilson, the aged woman said, “Since he (referring to
the president) took to writing hooks, he calls himself Wood
row.”
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-The steame»-Re4ondo saikd-^l&sL
night, en route to Skagway and way ports. The major part'
of the cargo is «T,000 tons of rails that will be shipped to Ne
nana, via Skagway.
4 THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET.
IN FIT OF DESPONDENCY. HUGHF ON
BY ILL HEALTH, MRS. CLARA FOREMAN
TAKES HER 01 LIFE LAST NIGHT
“Grief is a fiuit that God forbids
to grow upon a branch too feeble to
support its weight.”
How apt and true but especially for
t mate for little Leland and Russell
rorman and is apropos to the sad
case that comes home to Anchorage
this morning as the result of the sui
cide of Mrs. Clara Forman in this city
last night.
The coroner’s jury verdict was that
“she came to her death by her own
hands”; probably under the strain and
stress of mental derangement" brought
about only by the cause known to her
self and her God. Again the mantle
of charity is drawn and the broad
minded and g'enerous will put it down
as another sad case in which the
weaker and gentler sex efrer pay the
penalty.
The post mortem was held and the
testimony heard before the corner’s
jury this morning with U. S. Commis
sioner R. D. Chase presiding in the
absence of Judge Leopold David; the
verdict with signatures attached is as
follows:
Verdict of Coroner’s Jury.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division,
Kenai Precinct, at Anchorage.
In the matter of the Inquest upon
the body of Mrs. Clara Foreman, de
ceased.
We, the jury, duly empaneled and
sworn in the above-entitled matter,
after careful inquiry, do find, as fol
lows:
1. That the name of the deceased
is Mrs. Clara Foreman, age about 20,
married, and a resident of Anchorage,
Alaska. •
2. That she came to her death at
Anchorage, Alaska, about 8:30 p. m.
on the 18th day of September, 1916,
by means of a pistol shot fired by her
own hand.
Dated at Anchorage, Alaska, this
19th day of September, 1916.
THOS. DWYER, Foreman.
J. H. SMITH,
C. BRANNON.
CHAS. SKINNER,
S. S. SOPER,
JACK LOFSTROM.
Mrs. Clara Foreman took her own
life last night at 8:30 o’clock by
shooting herself through the heart
with a .22 caliber, Colts revolver, in
the presence of her two small chil
dren, her husband and Dr. J. L.
Hawes. The tragedy occurred in a
tent the family were occupying on 6th
avenue and E street and her death
was instantaneous.
Dr. K. O. Kyvig was immediately
summoned but she was past all med
ical assistance and the body was re
moved to the V/oods undertaking par
JorsQj^^^treet where it awaits the
iIM ■.aMMUWry'
Haun, from Hope.
In the testimony of Bert Foreman,
her husband, before the coroner’s jury
this morning, he said that they were
married in Knik the 11th day of July,
1015 and had resided most of the
time in Hope where he was employed.
He said that their married life had
been happy and there was no further
testimony to refute this statement.
Mrs. Foreman had been suffering
from illness and arrived in Anchorage
on the Oth of this month with the in
tention of leaving for the outside with
her two children, by a former marri
age.
However, these plans were changed,
as it was learned today that
Mrs. Foreman had accepted a position
with the Hotel Anchorage and was to
have gone to work this morning. Mr.
Foreman arrived in Anchorage last
evening at 6:30 o’clock, coming for
medical attention.
In the testimony of both Mr. For
man and Dr. Hawes the fact was
brought out that there was apparent
ly no trouble between husband and
wife and Dr. Hawes was only called
in to refute some ill-timed remark
that had been previously made re
garding Mrs. Foreman. Both gentle
men said that she acted strangely and
had been crying and seemed very
much wrought up over something,
possibly over the fact that she had
been suffering from a protracted ill
ness. It seems that she was talking
in a general way and got up from the
bed, where she was seated with her
husband, and went to the foot of the
bed, took the revolver from under
neath the bed clothes and deliberately
shot herself through the heart.
According to the testimony- she fell
down and while everything possible
was done she died at once. Both men
said the act was committed so quickly
that they did not realize what had
happened until the whole affair was
over.
There is no particular blame attach
ed to any one and while she has often
been heard to say she was tired of
life, not even her most intimate
friends anticipated such an end. The
revolver in question was given her by
Dr. Hawes upon her request and was
intended only as a means of self-pro
tection. This she substantiates in a
note written just previous to the sui
cide. That the death was premeditat
ed is borne out by the note found in
the pocket of her skirt in which she
say:s she was tired of life and took
her life by her own hands. Her fath
er and mother reside in Gilroy, Cali
fornia, and that her last thoughts
were of them is evidenced in a further
message in the note asking that they
be spared the truth, of the manner of
her death.
The finale of the note should reach
the hearts of everyone in Anchorage
who may know of this sad case and
!ui forgiw-iv.e^Hafce
voiced the supplication that so often
goes up to the throne of God for for
giveness and for mercy.
TEUTONS Ml TWO
BKIiLIN, Sept. 19.—A German official report today claims
two Teuton victories of importance. The Austro-German forc
es operating against the Rnssian-llouraauian forces inflicted a
defeat on the enemy, which is retreating before t ■ Teuton ad
vance. Positions have been abandoned and are now occupied
by the victors.
In the south Somme sector, the German army have gained
the greater part of the ground lost to the Allies in Saturday’s
lighting. Vigorous counter attacks waged by the Teutons have
proved successful. Three thousand five hundred British pris
oners have been taken captive, sixteen machine guns have been
taken and ten Allied aeroplanes have been brought to the
ground.
French Claim Successes.
PARIS, Sept. 19.—South of Combles, says the French of
ficial communique today, the French army under the command
of General Foch, last night carried a group of trenches occu
pied by the German forces, compelling the enemy to flee in
disorder.
Desperate fighting continues today around Deniecourt, at
the Verdun front. The feature of the fighting here was the cap
ture, by the French troops, of a German trend: on Dead Man’s
bill. The trench was taken after repeated cluuges.
NI’j^V \ ORK, Sept. 1!>—Two hundred thousand members of
the United Hebrew Trades union, have voted to go on a sym
pathetic strike with the street car employes, if called upon to
do so by the Central Federated union. This announcement is
the feature of the street car situation today.
Rioting continues throughout New York, but so far no
lives have been lost. The governor says that the time has not
arrived for calling out the state militia, as the city authorities
are handling the present situation.
ALASKA HAS GREAT RESOURCE IN
RAW MATERIAL FOR PAPER MAKING
CHICAGO, Sept. 1!).—In discussing the scarcity of paper
making material, Frederick J. Hasken said: “In southeastern
Alaska, on government land, as property of the nation, we have
the greatest supply of raw material for paper making in the
world.” -
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—Suspicion points to Miss Mary
McNil' as tlic murderer of Dwight Dilworth.one of the foremost
members of the New York bar, which is the sensation of the day
in the metropolis. Dilworth and the girl were riding in an auto
when'tile attorney was shot and kilted. She denies her guilt.
Wheat Brings High Prices.
SEATTLE, Sept. 19.—The entry of Romantiia in the world
war caused wheat to drop perceptibly, due to the belief that
ilTe~DU'fdawrtRT’N on-trhmd .HftSin to .Rcyswfc
commerce. A reaction has set in, however, and the wheat farm
ers are offered prices around $1.20 amk$l .25 per bushel.