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WICKE :
Delegate Wickersham absolutely denies that he has any ,
comhiwMion with Shackleford, who is attempting to retain his
hold <m the territorial policy of Alaska by apparently sup
porting Wickersham, while in reality lie is Wickersham’s
worst enemy. In an open letter to tin* press of Alaska Wicker
sham says: h
Washington, I). ('., March .'50, 1010.
To the Delegates to the Republican Territorial Convention,
Seward, Alaska:
(jpntlemen:—The people of Alaska seem to have concluded
that mere ought to be an effective organization of the Rcpuhli
can, as'well as the Democratic party, in the Territory, and many
of my most active friends and supporters have .joined' in the
movement, and are among vour number. In view of their an-i
nounced intention to present my name to your convention, and
because of many rumors tending to create misunderstanding I
md contention hereafter, 1 feel impelled in fairness to tHy]
'riends and to those who have long been my political opponents
o make this public statement in advance of any action on your
»art.
I have not, and will not, enter into any combination or
igreement with or against any person or faction,
n or out of the Republican organization for the control of pat-;
■onage, in whole or in part, or at all, or for the control of my
letions in am way whatever as the representative of all the
K'ople of Alaska, or for any other purpose. I will not he bound i
>y any pledge made for me without it is clearly stated in the
datform or resolutions adopted by the convention, it seems
o me there can lx* no successful unity of action or reorganiza
ion of the Republican party in Alaska without entire frankness
.vi th the men and women who do the voting, and because of that
address this communication to yon in this public manner, f1
••in better do without tie- nomination or the election to (*on
Lrnfss than be placed in the attitude of having betrayed either
uy associates or the people whom I have represented' with such
freedom and confidence for eight years, and whom 1 must con
tinue to represent with freedom and confidence, or not at all.
In the event ot my election, I pledge myself to harmony
md fair dealing toward friends and past opponents alike, to
the support of the bill which I have already introduced grant
ing more extended powers to the territorial government, to the
support of the statehood bill, to the creation of better trans
portation conditions and the control and reduction of harden
ouie freight rates, and generally to the upbuilding of me in—
lu-tries natural to our resources free from monopoly arid un
just restraint. If you nominate me upon this understanding
there will be but little chance for contention and disagreement
hereafter, Hospect fully. JAMKS WICKKKSIIAM.
Hi? MILS
NIT DENY ALL
WASHINGTON, \pril in. It was
stated today that Germany has not as
yet officially denied all responsibility
for the sinking of the channel liner
Sussex. The foreign office has re
quested Ambassador Gerard to furnish
it with whatever information the
United States possesses tending to
prove that the Sussex was torpedoed.
MTS FACTS ON
W, — The
government announced today that in
its collection of evidence concerning
the recent activities of the German j
submarines, is not limiting itself to
cases where the attack was success
ful, but are trying to get at the real
facts of the submarine situation, in
the light of Germany’s promises to
the United States concerning the fu-j
turej^'onduct of the U-boats. In pur
suance of this policy the government
has asked the French government to
furnish it with all the information1
the Freeh possess concerning the at
tack on the French liner Patria, which I
was reported to have been the sub- |
ject of a submarine attack, the tor
pedo passing within a few fee of the
stern of the vessel.
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tHUtNM
PRESIDENT ARE
CANCELLED
W^JHINGTOX, April 10. - Presi
(leiiBn^lson has been forced to can
cel all his engagements because of n
severe cold, contracted when he es
saved a week-end cruise on the presi
dential yacht Mayflower last Satur
day. The trip down the Potomac
proved to be a cold and stormy one,
and the weather in Chesapeake bay
was even worse, causing the May
flo'^r to return and abandon the
ri4c
WASHINGTON, April 10. — Presi
dent Wilson is much better this af
ternoon, and it is expected that he
will be fully recovered from the cold
contracted on the Mayflower, within
a few days. This afternoon was the
first time he appeared outside since
Saturday, and he took an automobile
with his wife.
liERMAN DRlvh A1 VJtRDUJN FAILURE
PARIS, April 10. — The failure ol
the latest great hammer stroke of the
Germans at Verdun, which reached its
zenith last night, and was without re
sults, has greatly encouraged the
French press and the public, and the
tone of the newspaper articles today
by the lending miltary critics, express
quiet confidence in the ultimate vie
tory of the defenders of the besieged
city. The experts explain that thr
French troops evacuated Bethincoiirt
because it formed a dangerous salient
that was difficult to defend, and of
fered no advantages commensurate
with the sacrifices which would have
been necessary to hold it. The fight
ing yesterday was as ferocious and the
casualties as large as that of any pre
vious day in the battle for the pos
session of Verdun. The Germans
hurled two entire army corps in dense
masses, al the French positions north
east. of Verdun, between Avoncourt
and (’timb res. Another body, com
prising a division and a naif, charged
the French line between Avoncourt
and Uethincourt. The great number
used by the Germans in the attael
‘show that a supremo effort was beini
made to break the French line, am
hurl the soldiers hark closer to Ver
dun. It was apparently hoped tha
a crushing defeat would he adminis
tered, from which the French wotili
lie unable to rally in time to preven
[the Germans from pressing honn
[their advantage and sweeping forwart
to the gates of the city. The fnilun
of the plan was due to the German
u'nderstimating the strength of tin
• French resistance, and tlie bravery o
the seasoned troops in the trenches
When the charge came the Gertnai
ranks were ploughed by artillery am
[machine gun fire, but they came for
ward splendidly, not breaking uni I
[they were within a hundred yards o
the French trenches. The mortalit;
among tlie Germans was enormous, a:
.great holes were torn through thei
lines, and the battle field was i
[shambles when the fight was over
j When they were charging they seemet
to he insensible to the losses the;
»I were suffering, but their ranks were
; so thinned by the fire of the French
C that the order to retire was finally
I ■ given. They came forward three times
in the effort to break the French re
' sistam c, but each onslaught failed to i
- shake the French line.
:! PA it Irt. April in. — The war office
s | issued an official communique this
I morning, stating that last niglil wit
Guessed the continuance of the heavy
t attacks which the Germans have been
• delivering against the French posi
r tion north and east of Verdun. The j
.fighting was severe on both sides of I
i tie Mtiese. The fiercest battle was!
I fought over a front thirteen miles
--long. . \teniling from Hill iht4 to Fort
I Douamont. West of the Muese the
rj battle raged around Headman's Hill, j
■ which has been the goal of the Get -;
i man attack ever since the beginning \
• of the drive the hist week in Febru j
i ary. hut which so far has withstood |
. ail the Teuton assaults, and still re-!
I mains in the hands of the French. Thei
■ Germans were thrown back again and I
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again last night, despite the size of
the attacking columns, and they re
gistered no gains at any point except
on a front 500 yards long near Hill!
2!t5. The German assault was profit i
less ns well east of the Meuse, where
the positions of the contending armies
suffered no material change.
BERLIN, April In, — The war of-;
fice issued an official bulletin today,
announcing that in the fighting yes
terday before Verdun, the town of
Beihincourt and some fortified posi
tions of the fort to the southwest of
Lcdhincnurt were cut off by the Ger
mans and isolated from the remainder
of the French troops, causing about 1
three hundred French soldiers tto
surrender. The Germans took here,
besides the men, two guns and thir I
teen machine guns. The losses suf
fered by the French in killed and
wounded were considerable-in this re-j
gion, as could be seen from the num |
her of deail on the ground when the
French troops surrendered.
VILLA OFFICIALLY REPORTED WOUNDED
PERSHING HEADQUARTERS II
MEXICO. April 10. — The Constitu
Homilist headquarters in Chihuahu
City are cordially co-operating witl
the American expeditionary force it
the effort to capture and destroy Villi
and his hand of outlaws. Good feelini
prevails whenever the Carranza troop
and the American soldiers meet in t
field, and evidences of the good in
tentlons of the Carranza de facti
government to preserve friendlinesi
with the Americans are multiplyini
daily.
EL PASO, April 10. — A report wai
received here today stating that goo<
information had been learned tending
- to show that General Villa had passed
t l’arral with about two hundred men
i in his command, heading towards Du
i rango City. Detachments of the Tliir
i teenth IT. S. Cavalry are but one day
; I behind tlie outlaw, and are pressing
i the pursuit with energy and persist
ence.
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i EL PASO, April 10. — Carranza re
i ceived advices today that General VII
; la was in the neighborhood of Parra).
EL PASO, April 10. — It was an
i nounced today that General Bertainia,
I the Carranza commander at Madera,
lias absolute confirmation that Gen
eral Villa was wounded by a rifle bul
let lodging in his left leg. The bandit
leader was further injured when he
I fell from his horse, breaking some
I of the bones in the same leg.
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WASHINGTON, April 10. — It was
officially announced today by the war
department that General Pershing
claims that the report of the wounding
of General Villa is correct. The re
port has been current for weeks, but
the recent fast march by Villa from
Guerrero to south of Chihuahua City
lead the authorities to suspect that
the report was erroneous or else Villa
could not have covered so much ,
ground in so short a time. Pershing
now officially reports to General Kun
Rton at San Antonio that Villa is se- (
verely wounded. He also states that .
the Carranza troops are fully co-oper
ating with him in the chase, and that
the railroad situation has been much ,
improved, the army supplies going for- ]
ward safeiy and expeditiously. The!
government has received an intiina- |
tion from the Carranza officials at I,
Queretaro that they would like to
know how much longer the United (
States intended to use the road for (
the transportation of troops and sup
plies into Mexico. t
FIVE CHINESE
SHIPS JOIN
REBELS
SHANGHAI, April 10. — Five ('hi
nose warships stationed at Canton
joined the rebel Chinese on April 0.
The supporters of the Republican form i
of government in China, with the
leaders in this city, are endeavoring
to bring about the retirement of Pre
sident Yuan Shi Kai through popular
pressure, and not by forcible action.
They do not entirely approve of tlie
rebel movement or the action of the
warships in joining the rebels. These
peaceful' Republi. ans are hopeful that <
some strong foreign power, preferably
Great Britain or the United States,
will make Yuan see that his position ,
is untenable, and induce him to yield
to the interests of peace and pro
gress.
[HIKE AGAINST
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LONDON, April 10. — "In view of
lie situation in Portugal," exiting]t
llanuel, who is now living in a suburb |i
if London, lias issued a proclamation. | 1
isking all his followers in Portilgal, ’
is well as royalists abroad, to support '
‘whatever form of government inky!
ie established in Portugal.” ,
The steamer Watson arrived from i
leattie yesterday morning. Her Cor
lova passengers were: 'Fred L. Peck, i
timer Swanson, \V. H. ltoger, L. 0.
less. J. O. Sater, Mrs. P. S. DeOraff.
loe Kochnaa, Mrs. F. McCurdy, K.
iY. Finlayson. George c. Yiekay, W. i
1. Hoot. C. K. Quinton, Walter Gaff
tey, and six steerage. ‘
HERMAN - EATON
Geo. A. Brooks, a well known mining
ngineer ol' Seattle, spent yesterday
n Cordova. He has bonded the
1
iermnn-Eaton properties at Betties
ay, in the Port Wells district. Mr.
trooks made a thorough examination
f the property and expresses himself
s highly pleased with the shewing
nude by the development work al
eady done, and is confident it will
rove, with further work, a large pro
ucer. lib has ample backing for the
nterprise, and expects to get the
ark started within a short time.
Mr. Brooks will leave on the next
oat for Seattle, and will return lit
short time with the necessary ma
liiat .y to demonstrate the producing
■talkies of his recent acquisition.
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TRAVELLER “
I TOTAL
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The launch Traveler, Captain Cra |
mcr, which made Anchorage the other!
day, is now a wreck, and has been |
abandoned at Fire creek on the east, |
side of Knik am. She had been tied r
up at the dock at Goose hay when ]
she broke loose and drifted across %
the arm to Fire creek where the t
incoming tide and ice smashed her >
upper parts, taking off the house and r
all the upper works. She has been
abandoned.
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Walter Gaffney returned to Cor
dova ou the Watson yesterday, and t
lias taken his old position .vith the
Hi uni, O’Neill Co. r
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UHit IS
SENTENCED TO
SIX YEARS
FAIRBANKS, April 10. — W. H.
iVooldridge, one of the men convicted
if attempting to rape a half-breed
;irl. was sentenced Saturday by Judge
linnnell to serve six years in the
penitentiary. The young girl who was
lie object of Wooldridge’s attack was
tnder the legal age, ami is named
-aura Herrington. Dan Callahan, pro
ninent politically in ibis city for
■ears, who was convicted of raping
Dace Carey, another half-breed girl,
■vi 11 lie sentenced tomorrow.
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STEAMSHIPS ARE
TAXED TD
i
SEATTLE. April 10. — The Alaska
Steamship Company announced today
hat no more freight would be re
vived at the Seattle pier for trans
lortation to the north until space
ould he pro\ ided on outgoing vessels,
'he amount of freight now moving to
Uaska is enormous, and the steam
hip company’s facilities are taled to
he utmost. Outside of the unutfcally
leavy increase of ordinary freight
noving northwards, due partly to the
;overnment construction of railroads,
he steamship companies are burdened
xcessively because of the fact that
he canneries have chartered many of
heir boats, thereby depending on the
egular freight and passenger steam
rs for delivering the year's supplies
o the many canneries scattered be
weien Ketchikan and the Bering sea.
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NEW YORK, April 10. — The
'reach exchange on the local market
cached its lowest point today since
ist year. It now takes six francs,
allied at $1.20 in American money,
0 purchase an American dollar. Km
usuries of France are seeking an out
Ight loan of considerable proportions
rom strong financial institutions here
1 an effort to relieve the exchange
ituation.
The steamer Alameda is scheduled
) leave for ^cattle this mo-ring. The
utgoing passengers arc Co-’ • F.
owe and Mr.' >-r»« snitili