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ZAPATA LOSES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 14.—The
agency of General Carranza in this
city today announced that dispatches
had been received from their leader
at Vera Cruz stating that the Zapata
troops had suffered heavily in the
recent battle for the control of Mexico
City, and asserting that as a fighting
unit his army was entirely disorgan
ized. The announcement said that i>
the last four days fighting which re
suited in Zapata evacuating the capi
tal 3,000 of Zapata's soldiers were
killed. Many more than that were
wounded and missing, besides a large
number of prisoners that Gonzales
took.
ATTACK IS MADE
ON BRITISH
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WASHINGTON, D. 0„ July 14.—
It has just been disclosed that an at
tempt was made to hold up the
iBritish ambassador, Sir Arthur Spring
Rice on the night of the day that
Morgan was shot by assassin Holt.
The ambassador, who had remained at
Morgan’s home all day, had entered
an automobile and was on his way to
the home of Willard Straight. He had
but Just telephoned to Straight that
he was coming, and nobody else knew
of his destination. When but a short
distance along the road, from Glen
cove a party of men in an automobile
not bearing a license plate, attempted
to stop the ambassador’s car. It was
plain that they had been lying in
wait along the roadside, and it is a
mystery how they learned the plans
^ of the official.
When the men in the roadside auto
pointed their guns at the chaffeur
he put on full speed and crowded past
them in safety. No shots were fired.
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CONTROLLER BAY LAND
AT LAST IS PATENTED
A patent was received at the Juneau
Land Office for 160 acres in favor of
Prank P. Davis. The land is located
on Controller Bay and is in what Is
known as the Ryan elimination. This
is the last of the four applications
which were received shortly after the
elimination was announced and which
were filed away ahead of any of the
others. The fact that these four appli
cations were filed within such a short
time led to charges of collusion with
the officials and was the cause of
much controversy at the time.
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yALLBJO, Cal., July 14.—Five tor
pedo boats will sail from here to
Puget Sound tomorrow, and will con
tinue their cruise to Alaskan waters.
The boats are the Whipple, Paul
Jones, Perry, Preble and Truxton.
From Seattle the boats will go to
Sitka, and later to Dutch Harbor.
Whether any other Alaskan portR will
bg visited la not known.
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VALDEZ, Alaska, July 15.—The most irnpor
tant section of this town was totally destroyed by a
terrific fire which commenced at 4 o’clock this morn
ing.. Practically the entire business section of the
city has been destroyed.. The loss is estimated at
three quarters of a million, but partially covered by
insurance.
Among the business houses which have been
completely burned up are those of 3. Blum & Co.,
The First Ban kof Valdez, Wm. Blackwell, Tony’s
Saloon, Empress Theater, Treat Building, Valdez
Dock Company Building, Panama Hotel, Valdez
Daily Prospector, The Alaska Road Commission
Building, The Post-Office, the telephone exchange,
the Crawford Mills, Copper River Lumber Co., the
Dieringer barns, home of J. C. Martine, the office of
the Dock Co., the government warehouses and other
buildings in the section from McKinley Street down
to the waterfront. Both sides of Reservation Ave.,
the main street leading from the dock were wiped
out. The loss of the Road Commission building will
be a severe one as all the records of the commission
including the maps and notes covering 10 years’
work have been totally destroyed.
Dynamite was employed in vain to stop the
flames, which gained great headway, and which was'
fed by the wooden buildings dryed out thoroughly,
by the recent prolonged dry spell. The officers in
charge of Fort Liscum dispatched the garrison to
Valdez to aid in fighting the flames and the whole
population of the town worked heroically to save
was was possible. Fortunately no lives were lost.
The fire department announced at 9 this morning
that the fire was under control although great clouds
of smoke were still pouring from the ruins, and the
fire was burning briskly in several places.. The fire
was spectacular in the extreme, and at one time
threatened to destroy the city. The width of McKin
ley Street, and the fact that what wind there was,
blew from the direction of the glacier and towards
the waterfront, was all that saved the remainder of
the town from burning.
When the news reached Cordova this morning,
Mayor Slater immediately dispatched a telegram
addressed to the Mayor of Valdez offering to send
over any assistance that was necessary on the Evans,
which is due today.
FRENCH LOSE POSITIONS
IN flBGONNE FOREST
BEIiLIN, .July 14.—The official German stale
ment issued this morning states that their troops in
the Argonne Forest yesterday stormed and captured
the French positions for a width of three kilometers
and a depth of one kilometer. The lighting was
severe, and the French soldiers lost heavily. The
Germans are still in possession of the captured' posi
tions and have successfully repulsed several severe
attacks to retake them.
The German troops also stormed an important
hill in this section, but the French fought valorously
and could not be dislodged. As a result of the day’s
operations the Germans took 2,600 prisoners and two
field cannon. Eight other cannon were put out of
commission by tin* Germans.
LONDON, July 14.—The Teutonic offensive in
Russian Roland has boon inactive for more than a
week. The same situation is found in Galicia. On
neither fronts are the Austro-German allies making
any effort to continue their attacks on the Russians.
The Russians are availing themselves of the respite
to strengthen and solidify their center, which has
suffered' the most from the recent fighting. The
soldiers are rested, and their army is now in good
condition, composed of veterans, who have been
through some of the severest fighting of the war.
Along the Russian center there has been a slight
falling back to a more advantageous line north of
Krnnsik. The Slavs have entrenched themselves
here and await the next attack of the Teutons.
LONDON, July 14.—The bill introduced in
Parliament yesterday by the government for the
purpose of regulating tin* price of coal, specifically
states that coal cannot lx* sold at the pit mouth at a
rate exceeding four shillings per ton more than the
price was during the year ending June 30, 1014. This
means that tin* coal mine owners will be largely
restricted in the profits they can make on the fuel,
as under present conditions the coal could be sold
tor much more than the price set by the government.
The measure is meeting with popular approval, and
no doubt will become law, although considerable
mutterings of discontent are arising from the coal
magnates. The bill is looked upon in Kngland as a
war measure and hardly any of the members of the
Commons will risk the popular disapproval In
opposing the bill.
LONDON, .Inly 14.—Two spies were* brought
here today and will lx* immediately tried on a charge
of espionage. The specific complaint against tin*
men is that they attempted to send information to
Germany about the movements of the British fleet.
The men will be tried by court martial.
LONDON, July 14. I'rad ically every inch of
colonial possessions that (Jcnnany had before the
war has been taken away from her and captured by
the allies. These colonial possessions were a vast
empire in themselves, before which in point of terri
to rial size, the fatherland was a dwarf. The official
figures of the extent ot (lernian colonial territory
now controlled by the allies has been put at 4f>(),000
square miles.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 14. -The government today offi
cally corroborated the previous press announce
ments that the subscriptions to the great British war
loan now being raised had reached a total of throe
billion dollars. The subscriptions are still coming
in, and the enthusiasm of tin* people, and their
desire to aid their country in the present crisis is
very gratifying to the officials. It is said that the
money subscribed has far exceeded the expectations
of the cabinet when the loan was first floated.
VTLLACH, Austria, July 14—The Italians have
captured two miles of Austrian trenches in the
Carnic Alps. The fighting for the past few days
have been heavy in this vicinity, with the Austrians
attacking, and trying to force a passage through the
Italian lines. The Italians succeeded in sanding
forward new troops, and assumed the offensive
resulting in the capture of the Austrian trenches.
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ROME, July 14. it was semi-oflicially
announced today that v hen Austria at last awakened'
to tlu' fact that war with Italy was inevitable, she
made strenuous efforts to conclude' a separate peace
with Servia. Failing in this Austria attempted to
persuade Servia to nirree to an armistice with the
evident intention of transferring her troops from the
Servian border to the Italian frontier. Servia
emphatically rejected both proposals.
GERMANS BEHIND STRIKE
AT ARMS FACTORY OF
REMINGTON COMPANY
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 14.—Major Pen
hold, president of the Remington Arms Company,
th«> big plant in this city, which has recently
increased its equipment and employes so that it out
ranks the Krupp works at Essen, said today, in dis
cussing the labor trouble that is seriously endanger
ing the war contracts which his firm has assumed,
that ho thought it was all duo to the work of
German sympathizers. Penfield asserted that he had
some foundations for his belief, and personally was
convinced that the quarrelling between the Carpen
ters I’nion and the Structural Iron Workers over
which craft had jurisdiction of the millwrights, was
simply worked up to hinder the manufacture of war
munitions atad their shipment to the allies. The
matter of the dispute is a minor one, and' should have
no real foundation for causing the work of erecting
the new buildings to be stopped until it is decided.
1.()NIH>X, July 1-1—The French war office today
issued a communique which asserted that their front
in the Argonne Forest, after being compelled to
retire in face of a violent attack made by the army
of the Crown Prince, has been restored after a suc
cessful counter attack. The net result of the opera
tions has been that the Germans gained nothing,
although making a fearful expenditure in human
lives for their efforts.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14.—In the
uhlress which the American meat packers presented1
■° Ktstto department protesting in strong terms i
(gainst England interfering with legitimate Ameri- »
an trade with non belligerent countries, it is stated 1
■hat despite assurance given by Great Britain to
die shippers of the destined cargoes to the effect that
die proceedings in the prize court would he
•xpedited, the English authorities are making no j
dforts to dispose of the cases, and either release the ,
cargoes or condemn them; The oompulint is made }
that not a single cargo has lieen turned' loose, and !
the implication is made that England is wrongfully <
holding u]) the shipments and delaying trial because
die knows her case is weak. At present the British
idmiralty have in detention over 30 British, Ameri- (
*au and other vessels, with cargoes of ammunition ,
uid foodstuffs consigned to neutral countries,
mostly to Sweden, Denmark and Norway. In the
lispatches from England yesterday, this number of
ships were admitted to be detained, but it was
mplied that the evidence that the cargoes were i
ntended for trans-shipment into Germany was
strong.
OUEHETflflO Nfll
IN CONTROL
OF VILLA
WASHINGTON. D. 0., July 14.
The Washington headquarters of G^
eral Villa received word from the
chief today with the news that Vi|
had led his forces in an attack up<
Queretaro and captured the city y<j
terday. According to the telegra
sent by Villa, General Obregon is no
completely isolated from his base •
supplies. Villa intends to remain s
the field at the head of his troops an
says that he will continue the cal
paign in the direction of Mexico Clt,
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The Victoria arrived here this mornj
ing at 6:30 coming from Nome vtg
Seward and Valdez. The tourists on
board went to the glaciers on an ex
cursion train at 8 15 this morning jre*
turning in time to sail south about
3:30 p .m. Governor and Mrs. Strong)
came from Nome on the Victoria butj
laid over at Seward and will come toi
Cordova on the Alameda. The pas
sengers on the boat are:
W. H. Cox, Mrs. Lucy Cox, E. E.
Cox, Mr. Aiken, Miss S. Williams,
Miss A. Joyce, Mr. Breckert and wife,
A. M. Hender, J. W. Hender, W. H.
Metson, Miss Nellie Friend, Miss Alma'
Walper, Walter Wrright, Joe Makeme,
W. E. Curry, Miss Cora Hawk, Miss J.;
S. Caldwell, Miss Maud Burroughs, P.J
Smith, J. S. Barnes, Mrs. C. Kendal!.'
P. M. and O. T. Nitzchmen, Miss Cor-^
bett, .Miss McIntosh, W. H. Turner'
and wife, E. Endglert and wife, Mrs.
Geo. Geper, Mrs. J. H. McGuire, Mrs.
T. Coffin, M. S. Newcombe and wife, j
G. M. Keller, and wife, E. E. Robbins, ;
r. T. Winter, J. Will, Master Will, Wm. 1
H. Gomen, John Deer, Miss Wilte,
Miss M. Kobie, Mrs. Schwartz, Geo.
Maynard and family, Miss L. Noho
*oc, Miss G. Gould, Harold Bauer,
Philip E. Bauer and wife, Herman
Sauer, John J. Link, M. Bacroft, wife
ind children, Miss Robbins, Miss
3reen, M. Mantell, S. J. Steiner, W.
Irossman, J. W. McGuire, Thos.
tngen, Andrew Lawson, Mrs. H. 8.
iVebb and children, Geo Betts. Mrs.
i\ H. Roust, Miss May Lewis, Pora
Bum, A. M. Minte, W. Hite, Andy
Ceya, J. Kracower, I. Kracower,
fugo Winter, wife and child, Clarence
'ease, Mrs. Pease, Emily Cox, H. L.
Stull, l-ewls Stull, Mrs. C. J. Admonda,
leo. Brown and Henry Schaefer.
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