FROM FRIDAY’S DAILY
Berlin, Sept- IS The war of
ficials claim that the battle i*j
s‘i| in progress at Marne, butj
. -» \er> reticient as far as to
giving out any news concerning]
? ;iT> outcome. A* the Germans
have strongly fortified them-'
-elves at Marne it is believed
they will be able to hold their]
own.
Hague. Sept. IS—Advices
from Austria show that they are
r-:ady for peace when the Rus
sian forces give battle to the
Germans, and Ibis has come a
bout due to the terrible and
dreadful losses the Austrians
sustained in the battle yester
day.
Paris. Sept. 15—The fore??
which have surrounded the city
of Verdun within the past few
day? have evidently captured
the city as the reports show- that
the Germans have lifted the
*eige of Verdun and were driv
en north and east of Yarenae*
thus bringing the Allied forces
near and nearer to the German
territory. It is admitted that
the German army u seeking
heavy reinforcements in order
to make a determined stand ? -
gainst :he savage fighting wh c’
has followed the taking of Ver
di Many troops are scatter
ed along the Aisne rtver and
severe f ghting has occurred
w.:h a fremenduou? loss being
- if. a me i. As there is a mod
stringent censorship being mafr
t-.n-ed over alt war new-* very
little authentic news comas
from the German headquart
ers.
Paris. Sept. 15—Rumors ore
being circulated to the effect
‘hat the Russ.an force? are
r --v r-; ;-v.r.r Prvzemy*! wM v
i* situated ir. Galacia. and t? '•
* wp. q’ alvVf.it ,v r*?'rs-vr.
Ii I* not indicated how many
forts were raptured, but it >
r resumed there were not many.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 15—It l?
unofficially reported that Ger
many has withdraws its !r«»p‘
along the first lire a? they ar
reeded to assist the Germar
f rees now in France.
Si. Petersburg. Sept. {?—
There is a concentration of
tls#? >'t An5?rli and Gtr
n::v Cra;^. which
located in Russian Poland. 1*
■* estimated that at least 2.
f- •''»A jW* > £n*rT! *'? ! %
* ' a h-OT '.TT l. T.% ijM?! ?
: “Jr. Tir:;» i -r:~;e?.
London. SepL if—Adi r?* j
come from Italy stating fhr
Roumania may unite h?r fore- j
- - " -■ St A lit iT. * If - . ■
should come about German?
would be throws chiefly ujkt
her own resources. This evi
dently will be a derided hi :-w- *
the l:«* of many men wh
would probably be available fi"
o-e of the other forces.
Paris. Sept. 15—The war ie
r -‘men says that the Germ
- -■ - e* constituting the cer
■- and which >- in command o
‘be Crown Prince, ha* r* A" e J
1 a considerable distance.
W -hire' an. Sept. 15— a|
gr am ha* beer. recenred
French embassy stating I
- ‘he German* had evacuate j
’ a— n«s. and ‘h * bring- b
- z: f ■ ’ ;ee
' ' ' - ' ' I
- ’ • e-h h - z~ . iually berngj
v« 3l. The re* ’* well!
' - rev -h'rg in it* ef-j
v »y » have beer!
- - Sept. 15—The t
. u-vv'—’neni ba- warn
- - aviator* that they murij
•. Vs... . ’ ’ '
- p P* >-$• JU;
- tr when Canada >
in the furtherance of the war!
; r'z[ *•
" - * ■?-15—The
; - make* the
tV - the English}
'-■** u r**- p ^F| |fl ST ?
int.i .. -.one* are greatly exeg-j
—- ■ ■r-=ai;
garated and mostly untrue, in-;
asmueh as the retreat which!
has been in progress for sev
eral days past was nothing more
than a technics} war maneuver.
London. Sep: IS—Panic rules
, *
sn Austria. The great, un
wieldy and bankrupt embire. |
dragged reluctantly at the heels
of Germany, is in a state ofi
muddle and fear. Her armies.]
half-hearted at frst. and now
openly mu bonus, are beaten
back at every point by the Rus
sians. The policy of mixing In J
each company men of different
races which compose the em
pire has had the result thal
there -ts now no espird de -.orp
in the army. The men were
driven into trains at the point of
:he bayonet and scores were
shot by their officers to ter
rorise their fellows into obed
ience.
Paris Sept. IS—In spite o'
of she desperate attacks made
by the Austrians the situation
icc-ks rather favorable for the
Servians, although the Austri
ans are beginning to resume of
fens.ve operations along the
; Dr in a river.
■
The Commercial Club which
•neS la~i evening had as its
: gsjes’j J 5ge W: kersham ar.d
| Dr. Lester Jones, both of whom
jspoke at length '--a Alaska, b;..
(principally the fish question
was {he main one dwelt upon.
Dr. Jones in bis master' *'
way touched generally upon the
subject of fish traps and the
se ne and gill net as the Eie3:"s
>f cat fe.ng fish.
The foundation of protecting
:od preserving Alaska’s great
s- industry are:—
Firs:—Sufficient money -s
• .e;led ;; enforce the laws the
ear round by a nadaquate
number of men and safe and
o-t boats.
Se end—There neve- having
I been a conviciton for a violation
I )f the fishing laws in Alaska, it
: appears to him that money, new
aw*, and complaints are of r.o
ai.:e unless this deplorable
:: adjusts itself
He would no: state that the
- - •
j 'cl. but did In substance say
hit ill fish'.ag methvis sh' Id
e : ::: ed. thereby assuring
he preservation of {he sa’
; Tien He r*>lnted out that the
st: ivkea from the trass wer*'
eceived In the major.*, y ,f ciJ
- in i pst-class condition,
’bich could not always be said
— - : ’
.s impossible for the seine
ni gillneters to get their fist
3 the canneries Id case o'
torms while under the same
ond:: :;s :h? fish traps would
teen the ? sh ja good condition*
int’i the etcrm abated, and*
ben be carried to the canner
ss in a good yonditlon. An ir
bent was ted where many
• ov«*r
.'Oar'i because d the 'nablhty
•" 2*** ~.r*\** f f*r-’TI
?rni*?rs to th& e.-iooerv
hey spoiled. It was -ail j
ri.ade no difference how th*
sh were taken -o long as they
vere takes in a sanitary.- mar
er. At least 75 per cent
he fish wasted wer* taken by
*e,ney - i’ ll r.e OwIr.n to
he inadeq : ate appropria‘h-n *jj
mode for th* fisheries ~‘."i
* has been terribly handiesn
?d during the pi«t sea-e
’' d It was suggested that c
now imposed upon the ran
' *r people be turned back in
A -ka for the purpose of
the fishing ind-.s
•■y find sn case there should be
-» - irp! .it should be given
-.er to the various towns in
\Pt-ka for the maintainanee >•'
he schools or roads. , Sevcre-I
member- of the audience had
an opportunity to ask ^hy the1
•rap* she fid not be abolished
ind each one was answere; in.
an plain and logical manner. It,
t
was also mentioned that t! was
not She means of faking the fish
fhaf was harmful, lull thus there
should be restrictions as to
She amount of the pack, wheth
er if happens to fall upon the
cannery men. seiner of the mai
with She small boat. A change
in the judicial administration
of the cases arising under the
f,<h laws was suggested. Dr.
Jones has complied an iirr or.se
amount of data on the * '
of fish and canneries which
be submitted in his report t
the Secretary of Commerce. a
to the President when he re
tains to Washington.
r.cusi derail!? intere*; *.va
manifested by ail were
| fortunate enough to attend th?
| meeting, and no doubt mam
more would have attended It ;
sufficient notice been given t-1
apprise t'e citizens that Dr.
J -•?- w. it g’e a s cm the
subject of f-.sh ar.d things per
tinent thereto.
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FROM SATURDAY'S DAILY
New. V. k. 5 p:. ! ■ T , G »
.-- Bemsk
r, as declared :r.«t .... tor ej «. a
side rati', a would Germany ever
x ascent to a:tv peace propo-al
: y which she would Be denv.d
of any of her territory. Judg
es from his views x. x xsunv'd
that the German Empire is g -
,:-g to continue the conflict u'i
■ :.i the -Allied forces cm lx x
hx -: : - x. the pr ; - •
-f peace.
Lfondoi. s i —In its en
j oeavor to oulnask She Germans
•.l-.esg the A sen river the Allied
forces have mobilized its pick
ed men equipped wX.h heavy
guns
> fail to keep* the Allied force
in check it will be only a short
lime before they will be fighl
ng on German s . as the dis
tance from the present fore*
s only about 25 miles. The
German war Jep» rimerx ev -
iens'.y -ee* the gravity of fix:
- t :;,t. --n. •- -he b - 1 eez '
in* f:x v- over from Au-trSa.
London, field. tb—After a
: - • ! of -ierx*’ o th.-- ntti
. . ...
- -e .- • -
i r
! nounced that several dt-ask-•
have taken place in the Bait'
-e-. where the German; we •
■ v.» i ifferers. If .- co nfirm’
hat German warships fired
r while scouting
;■ £u»- ’ ’ r*? T1 ;i * ~ e Vi Zr V - * *r x 1
Tbeve wr^ lo**
fe an j prop*erfy before it wa-|
learned that a mistike had been
made.
London. Sept, lb—Bed ... a
■ rdinz f t- a *•..•• - receive I •
here, serf* - i have lo-t - me i
thing cf its prev g -
.'f.->T2. 11 *r"*•*; - r-x
2 ->f x -ei> •;y«'-- dir
eezlon of the aHy in GalfiCia j
During the f.r-i ??%v weeks ■
-he war Germany • Ax * r;
virfoaiiy dilated the dire-'-ttcr!
f the am' a 2 o - .r ■ he R . • 1
-fan border, because J the in-!
adequacy of Bo- - a ranroad-:
■ . - . q . .
i at ion has been radically ch&tigl
- J by the R e--- - \j
• islicis.
r .
I 5 - * f »i now So 2**: (*'■ t i
' - the > > f fer< *;v#t F''i-*l
i - - a. »he ha- t. ;•> wn
><a.o*iii men along the !•' ‘
• . Th:- action - r.-rar
ag
of Germany which cannot r*.
r.a- n naanst* ered. Hero- the
stories t-f the movements of;
German vetrx - from the west
ern war area to - ;- 'em Pru*-.
-.a .gener a. ’ are considered
'edible.
.St. Pe*e . -x :SepL JO—G'-r.
red Riizsky, who won such a
Gigai viefori over the Austrian
'orces at Lemberg, i- contln
••ng 1. - attempt to <■ y•
my of General A ffenberg.
London, Sept. JO—The Par! -
• merit wd.i h ii J* . -e--!» ;;
-tened lo the King's .speech j
■ ■ .1—. ■■■■■■■■ ■ M —————
which showed that the British
Government had done every-5
Fling to preserve peace. This
does not harmonize with the
utterences of the Kaiser on the;
subject.
London, Sept. 19—An artil
lery fire which is unpreced
ented in the history of ware
fare is reported to have occur
red between the French and
German armies. The attack "'»>
made on the center of the Ger
man army now stationed in
eastern France.
Londan. Sept. IS'—In a gener
al battle in which the French
were on the aggressive it Is re
ported that they lost very heav
iy .both of men and artillery.;
\o advices were received stat
ing where the battle cccured.
London. Sept. Is'—Owing to j
the present strife in Europe the
British Parliament has been in
session longer than usual, but
ow they decided to take an ad
jo’.irnmenl until the 27th day
f October, unless circumstan
ce should arise calling for an
earlier time for them to re-con
vene.
Paris, Sept. It'—Authentic rr
• come from the front stat!
g that a gigantic battle was
ought and more are expected
0 follow ail along the entire
front from Xoyon to the frotier.
The fighting has been going on
’ll day and night with appal
ling losses on both sides.
L >ndon, Sept. 19—Gen. Von
\i .k who lia* ' attempted to;
-k the line* of the Allied
orees was unsuccessful as Sir
Charles Ferguson made a bril
a:it stand against the Imper
il Army of Germany. Sir
Charles Ferguson has been
omplimented by the Britt -h
government for his great display
f the millitary art.
P Sep:. 19—After five
: y* : fighting, the battle -do: s
river Aisue has not brought
Firth any material results on
:her s ie. however, both site
claim as having gotten an ad
vantage over the other. M :e
'han a thousand men were k:.i
ed on each side an<| it .- est
mate! that many limes tlii
nir.b r were wounded.
Parr. Sep**, 19—According ‘
ficiais there are abo;.i
wo miiiion and six hundred
thousand men now engaged in
« at warfare a ling the Aisn?
ver wh h parrell* the river
M ;*- <n the French side/
The cold drenching,
: The cold drenching|
"ains have caused an addition-;
1 h r*h:p to the soldiers no-,
ng sped £s w ell as to thej
n - ! • :e- who are being
• j ' > ine rear. The exces
ive ram- have caused the riv-!
• ove-Row their banks and
. impeded the progress r-fj
the armies.
T ki *?ept. 19—British steam,
- : - 1 the extent of five are re
' •:'••.{ F have been - ink by.
a- German crui-er Eden off
he coast of India. All the pas
-.■•r- were taken off before!
they went down.
B >rdeaux. Sept. 19—After
ry persistent attack* the
Vreiv a for e- have proclaimed
-ignatled victory over the
Germans who were stationed!
‘ '• >:icy. whi' h is located a
■ five mile- from the Ocr
lii.fi. It has occupied the
e j force* eighteen days to
a ii this point.
Bordeaux. Sep!. 19—Wb.de the
i .jt* in progress. ft j* re
por (j that the Kaiser spent a
treat deal of hi- time at the
' o; t directing !he rnovenien *
rf the army in the neighborhood,
if Saury.
Bordeaux, Sept. 19—Presidcr.t 1
P .nimrif ha- ordered bis cori
*-a 1 nla ti> ms k sent to the 1
-eiich General* on fiebalf of '
f.b Republic for fhe-r ■
• La tit services rendered in the 1
• ce*,t engagements.
Berlin Sept. 19—A brief rnci-^
sage from the German war hea l
quarters state-; that the lines
■>>V holding their own.
Vienna, Sept. 19 A sentiment
which shows an adverse feeling
against the Gorman govern
ment because of the losses sus
t lined in the recent bailies has
caused many riots and many out
breaks have occurred oil over tli*
Empire.
London, Sept. !9—It is re
ported that the Germans :ce
heavily reinforced and smash
ing the French center near
Rlteims. Gould remains as to
the victors and there is in
change in the situation. The
Germans have bombarded and
destroyed the whole city of
rermonde.
St. Petersburg. Sept. IP—Rus
dans are in full pursuit of the
Austrian army. With the t'om
ng of the vast armies of the
F.zar, which are steadily moving
toward the German boundary,
the Kaiser is becoming more
anxious as the days go by.
Paris. Sept. 19—The entire
French front is now engaged
u a gigantic battle against the
rown Prince of Germany, but
owing to the extreme cold
weather and the light clothing
which clads the troops they are
-offering to a great extent.
Washington, Sepp 19—Later
—Announcement was made late
this afternoon that the Kaiser
wa< nibbling at the bait held
■■•lit by President Wilson for
peace. It is the profound hopes
of the members of the Diplo
matic Service that the President
will be successful in baiting the
Kaiser,
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FROM MONDAYS DAILY
London, Sep*. 21—The Ger
man cruiser Ivoenigsberg
aught the British light cruis
er Pegasus overhauling her
machinery in the harbor of Zan
zibar. They make a Strong re
sistance against capture, but as
he ship was in no condition to
tie handled effectievly they
vere soon overcome by the
German cruiser soon after fir
ring" commensed. The dispatch
es date that the Pegasus was
• mpletely disabled.
London. Sept. 21—Heavy ar
ilery duel* have occurred with
in the past- twenty four hour-,
during which time neither side
has scored and material advan
tage. Both sides are heavily
entrenched from Oise to thr
M ie$e and thence southward to'
‘he Franco-German frontiir.
The fighting ha* been fierc’-t
•n the Allies left wing in the !
vicinity of Rheirn* A crreat many
pitched battles have been fought
!* close range an.] the killed arid
wounded is expecter to be larg
S*. Petersburg. Sept .21—The
Vustrians have been defeated
rain near Baranow and Rant
-how. and are being gradually
epulsed on all hands. The Ger
nan* who were assisting in thi*|
offensive movement have su*
'ained very heavy losses. The
Russian* have managed toj
•heck the German* iri East!
i
Prussia and it now looks as
hough the German* ,-irc exper
eticing the same reverse* they
;;ve encoiintere 1 iri France.
Loud n, Sept. 21— Arbiters
fuel* have occurred within -the;
■ t-t twenty-four hour* during
vhich time neither side has:
•cored any material advantage
iolh *ide- are heavily entrnecii!
d from Oi.-e to the Mucse and
hence southward to the!
'raneo-German frontier. Th
ghtirig ha* been fiercest (•'•
he Allies left in the vicinity of
t h e i rn *. and the killed andj
bounded is expected to run ■ i{»
ato the ten* f thousands. The
Tench now have heavier arili-i
ery on the way in order to la
dde to meet the artillerv fire"
*' 1
if the German- on Hie same
noting. All the eyes of Europe .
r- ir.w centered on this pointy
as the outcome will tide mi in.'
b» a great extent whether or
not the invading Germans will
he able to hold their foothold
u Freneh territory.
Washington, Sept. 12—Advic
es have been received in this
city that Roumania has joined
her forces with those of Sonia
and is now prepared to give
battle with Austria. It was hap
e.| all along that Roumania
" old not get into the present
struggle.
Rome, Sept. 21—General Dun
kil’s army is reported to he com
plelely surrounded by Russians.
This came about at the result
of their failure to receive rein
forcements and the withdrawal
of troop* to another section a
few days ago. It is expected
they twill be compelled to sur
render unless they can find a
weak point in the attacking
Russians.
Rome, Sept. 21—There Is a
great unrest in this country at
the present time in spite of the
fact that Italy has declared that
she would remain neutral. It
is estimated that half a million
men are at present under arms.
Bordeaux, Sept. 2iThe fam
ous cathedral in Rlieims wa
"Ct afire by shells from the
German artillery and is a total
wreck. Many of the old
and famous landmarks were
destroyed in a like manner.
There has been wfdu protests
-ent to the foreign governments
beseeching them not toallow
the waring factions to destroy
such places of interest and
note.
Berlin, Sept. 21—It is official
ly announced in this city that
the German army was forced
to bombard the city of Rheims
as the Allies had fortified them
selves within the city and were
using their artillery to such
good advantage on the Germans
St. Petersburg, Sept. 21—The
-oldiers who have been bombard
ing the fortress at Przemy-1
have been met with a terrible
resistance and the outcome can
not be fortold. The battle wa
-1*11 in progress when the lo-i
dispatches (were received.
Paris. Sept. 21—Large num
bers of reinforcements are be
ng brought from Lorraine to
"i-t the Germans who ar?
-trongly entrenched (along the
river Aisne. As this will
strengthen the immense forces
which have been gathered along
he River Aisne, 'the Kaiser
feels as though he will be able
to check the allied forces.
London, Sept. 21—The Ger
man forces are withstanding
:'ie Allies’ furious assaults and
his has had the effect of
’> 'lying up the depressed nation
which has been unsuccessful
in most of the battles of late.
London, Sept. 21—British
aviators have been scouting a
b-ng the German border and
have been very successful in
locating the Germans in their
var movements. The German
batteries were seen masked in
ihe woods.
London, Sept. 21—Other tac
tics ace now being used by the
Kaiser as word comes to Hie ef
fect that the German right army
•f rp- which were heretofore
stationed *n France ami Bel
gium are being withdrawn and
•ent to the Russian frontier to
'-si.-! the Austrians who have
been miserably weak in check
ing Hie Russians, it. iwas or
ginalty believed that the Rus
-iaiis could easily be taken care
I by the Austrians, while the
German army was on a whirl
wind flight, to Pari*.
Berlin, Sept. 21—The war of
fice announces that the Ger
man forces are making rapid
•pogress against the Russian*
ii Hast Prussia, and it is gen
rally undertood that the Ger
mans have met with reverse*
it more than one occasion along
the Russian border.
Weather prophets through
out Hie territory vary widely in
their predictions for the coin
ing season. Because of I lie
heavy rains in the interior, the
weather sharps of (tie ’Kuir
hanks country predict an un
usually pleasant, fall, with lung,
bright, warm Indian summer
and a laile iwinler. Cordova
prophets, drawing their eon
elusions from flic early south
ward flight of ducks and geese,
and other indications, declare
for an early amt severe winter
season, Take your choice.
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There is every indication that
! before the coming of a new
year President Wilson Nvill
have in his hands the report of
the Alaska Engineering Com
mission. These men are mak
ing good progress in securing
surveys of proposed routes for
government railorads and data
concerning the probable re
sources of the country. It is
expected that early in 1015 an
jnouncement will be made or a
route selected for the construc
tion of the first railroad.
1 Comparison shows that Alaska
lias an area of 580,400 square
miles and a population of 64,
350. Sweden, Norway and
Finland combined have an ar*a
of 441,576 square miles and a
population of 10,884,839. The
three European countries are in
the same latitude with Alaska,
and climatic conditions are said
to he practically the same. The
figures illustrate what oppor
tunities exists for development
in Alaska.
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j The Forest Service is con
structing a boat house on (>ra
vina Island fop the purpose of
hauling out its launches for re
, pairs, etc. The structure will
I he about 30 feet wide on the
waterfront and have a depth of
about 70 feet and will have a
hoisting engine for hauling the
boats onto the ways,
-1
I the cannery iat Craig managed
| to fill all of ils contracts an 1
j has now closed down for the
season. The mines at Sulzer
have also shut down and things
| in general are rather quiet due
mostly to the closing of the
mines.
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! What is said to he the best
'•ectord ever made in hoisting
dirt from deep ground was that
accomplished by E. M. Keys, at
15 below Cleary, last Friday. In
a 10 hour Workday, the oper
ator hoisted 551 buckets of dirt
•i not quite one to every min
ute. During the last half hour
of Work the operator hoisted
00 buckets, or one every ha!r
miiiuee. The ground is 80 feet
deep, and fhe feat is considered
remarkable by all Chilian ik a
mining men.-Fairbanks Time'--.
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Harry Fa-set has been pro
moted to the position of govern
meiit agent at the Priblof inl
ands.
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