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FROM FRIDAY’S DAILY
London, Sept. 1 l—A rumor L
in circulation in the capitals of
Europe which is supposed to
! ave come from Rlome that
Austria has had her till of war
and is ready to sue for peace.
The representative of France
and Russia now in this city had
a long conference with Earl
Gray this middling and thresh
ed over the matter. Thc agre
ement entered into last week
prevents any one of the 'three
countries mentioned making
terms with either Austria or
Germany without the sanction
of the other two, and it is a
foregone conclusion 'that Eng
land will not allow any terms
to be made with Austria that
are not a com plete blow a!
Germany. 1 '4 1:3 f] fjjj
Russians Approach Breslau
St. Petersburg, Sept, 11—The
advance of the Russian cen
tral army has reached within
ten miles of the large German
town of Breslau, in Silesia, and
it is expected that the place
will be invested within a day
or two. The town has a a big
garrison and hard fighting is
expected in its neighborhood.
Austrian Loss Heavy
Vienna, Sept. It—It is offic
ially announced 'by the Austri
an government that the losses
of the Austrian army in the re -
cent battle with the Russian
army near Lemberg aggregated
one hundred and twenty thou
sand men in killed and missing.
Archduke Frederick has been
oppoinlt/.l to the supreme com
mand of the Austrian troops
and plans an offensive campaign
as the only hope of keeping the
Russians away from Vienna.
Anti-war riots are lof frequent
recurrence throughout 'the
cities of Austria, and martial
law has been declared through
out tlie empire in the attempt
to stamp (hem out.
Germans Enter Poland
London, Sept, it-'From Den
mark comes word that a Ger
man army has entered Russian
Poland in an attempt to draw
the Russian advance away from
Berlin. It is believed that the
fourth army of the Russians,
which is now encamped in the
neighborhood *of Warsaw will
he dispatched against the in
vaders.
The Oceanic Is Wrecked
London, Sept. 11—The big
“learner Oceanic, a sifter vessel
of the Titanic, which was be
ing used as a transport and
merchant cruiser by the gov
ernment, is reported a total
wreck on the coast of Scotland.
She had been used in bringing
Russian troops from Arkangel
Germans Headed For Finland
London, Sept. 11—A Russian
wireless received 'this after
noon brings the news that n
German fleet consisting of f?i
warships of all sizes was seen
“learning up the Gulf of Both
nia toward Finland today. T<
is believed that the Germans
•arc planning to stir up the Fin
nish people to revolt against
Russian rule.
Allies Still Gaining Ground
Paris, Sept, 11—'Word from
the front is generally satisfac
tory, as the Allies continue to
force the Germans slowly
though steadily backward. Tim
fighting is desperate, hut the
Germans are losing heart and
hundreds of them are throw
ing down their arms and sur
rendering.
Reinforcements Arrive.
Berlin, Sept. J1—The German
light wing was heavily rein
forced lest night and a vigor
ous attack is being made ‘today
to regain the ground lost in the
iast couple 'of days. The offi
cers in command stale I lint the
forward movement will lie coo
tinned as they have men enough
to overcome the .opposition of
tile Allies. j
Pope Seeks Peace
Home, Sept. 11 Hope Benedic
tus lias asked the representa
tives of the warring nations of
Europe now at the court here
to confer with him with the
object in view of bringing a
boul peace and harmony.
French Occupy Alsace
Bordeaux, Sept. it-The
right wing of the French forc
es have driven the Germans
and Austrian troops back along
the upper Rhine valley having
taken the fortified city of
Mulhausen. This is the sec
ond time within the past month
that France has occupied this
city. The German forces had
been weakened by the with
drawal of troops to strengthen
the right wing, and also to face
the Russians in Ecast Prussia.
Bese/gtng Austrian Stronghold
St. Petersburg, Sept. 11—Tic
Austrian stronghold of Pryem
ysi has been invested by a big
Russian army and will be held
in that condition until forced
to surrender. Heavy guns arc
being moved against it to bat
ter down the walls.
No Peace Until The
Kaiser Is Beaten
Washington, Sept. 11—The
British representative in this
city in a formal note to the ad
ministration made the state
ment that peace in Europe can
never ‘he ‘accomplished until the
Kaiser is thoroughly defeated
and forced to sue for same.
Otherwise he will simply await
the opportunity to renew the
conflict as soon as the oppor
tune moment arrives.
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BIG STRIKE REPORTED
Seward, Sept. 11—1Tw-o pros
pectors are in this city from
the Broad Pass country, and
report the discovery of im
mense ledges of gold ore run
ning from fifteen to two hun
dred dollors per. ton.
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COMES FOR A VISIT
Mrs. Willard, wife of Capt.
D. F. Willard of the Seattle
Police force, arrived up from
ihe south on the Evans this
morning and will visit with her
sons Sherman and Jay and
heir families for a while.
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PROMINENT ARMY
OFFICERS PASS THROUGH
Major-General Arthur Mur
ray, commander of the Western
Department of the United
Rates Army, with headquart
ers at San Francisco, accom
panied by his chief of staff.
Col. Elieu Swift, passed through
m this morning’s steamer,
northbound. They are on a
tour of inspection of the army
posts in Alaska, and will prob
ably go over the trail from Yal
lez to Fairbanks, going out by
way of St. Michaels.
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ROY V. NYE IS MARRIED
The Miner Man was in re
ceipt of the announcement of
the marriage of Roy V. Nye in
last night’s mail. The cere
mony occurred at Burbank, (id
ifornia, Monday, August. 2 A.
Miss Mable L. Squires being
the bride.
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' TRAIL IS FINISHED
The cruiser Tahn of the For-i
■■ost Service returned this morn,
ing ivvilh the scow and outfit!
that has heen in use on the
Stikine River trail, wtijch has
been finished from the (larnet;
Ledge to a point up Ihe Slik-;
ine river kntiwn as Little An
drews’s slough. This will en
able travellers over Ihe ice of;
the river In gel to lido wafer alj
all stages of the river and obvi
ate Ihe danger of the lower end;
of the trail, j
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GEORGE IS IMPROVING
—
Sam Bornstein, the well
known commercial traveler,
informs local friends that
George Bulzer, who was injur
ed some time ago by the over
turning of Hie Bornstein auto
mobile, is dying finely. In fact,
the doctors in charge of the
case say there is every indica
tion of a complete recovery.
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SOCIALISTS NOMINATING
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION
The Socialists of Southeast
ern Alaska are now engaged
suggesting candidates for a
primary election to decide
whom are 'to be the party's can
didstes for legislative positions
in Hie forth-coming election.
I Our townsman George V.
Bland is mentioned as the prob
able choice of the party for
the Senate.
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Probably fatally injured, Bud
Houghton was brought from
Ghomley Sound last night and
is in the Hospital today. H?
was engaged in doing the as
sessment work on the McMil
lian & Shultz mining claims,
generally known as Ihe Sail
Chuck properties, and had pul
in a shot which failed to ex
plode. lie then put another
shot in the same hole and l'ired
it, expecting it to discharge 'Hu'
one that had missed. Instead
it apparently only relighted llv
fuse, for when Houghton went
into the place where the work
was being done, 'the old charge
exploded, smashing him with
the flying rock. Ilis injuries
are such that the Doctor.'
Myers, who have the case in
hand, think he has very little
chance of recovery. He sus
tained a compound fracture of
the jaw hone, four had scalp
Wounds, a cut in the neck full'
lour inches kmg, two nr three
broken ribs, and his right arm
and hand both broken. Otto
Herbst, an old friend, brought
him over to Ihe Hospital for
treatment, and everything pos
sible is being done for him.
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FROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
Berlin, Sept. 12—An attempt
was nmde veserdav by a French
or Belgiiv.i aviator to kill the
Kaiser and his general staff,
who were holding a conference
in this city. The bombs tli a I
were thrown from the 'aero
plane went wild of its mark.
Several of Hie surrounding build
ings were demolished by the
exploding bomb. The avia
tors were finally driven off by
the machine gnus especially ad
apted for this iype of air crafl
I ighting.
More Riots in Austria
Vienna, Sept. 12—Riots oi
no small importance have beai
very prevalent throughout Aus
tria, and there is a uHivevial
demand for peace which demon
slrates a strong Anti-German
feeling which is decidedly on
the increase. Because of ihis
desire for peace on (he part of
so many of the Austrian citl
:ens, if has the tendency lo euro
!‘u desire of many who are
t lo the government,
irsians Forced to Retreat
Berlin, Hep!. 12—Authentic;
i ports are coming in to !!.■
effect that the German army 1
successful in their battles with
the Russians in East Prussia,
where a large detachment of
Germans had hitherto been
‘■Put-. The fighting has been ter
rific and many men have been
iusl on both sides in vv united
and killed.
Capture Prisoners And Guns
London, Bepl. 12 "The Eng
lish and Erenrh forces captur
ed fifteen hundred German
prisoners and many guns when
!hey attacked the north flank
f the retreating Germans, who
ai’o retreating in great disced jr.
When the onslaught of the corn
L»incd forces'began the men be
came unmanageable and almost
the entire army broke and ran,
deserting their guns, and leav
ing their dead and wounded on
the field. The German army
has retreated lo Soissons which
is located about 35 miles north
of Paris,
Allied Forces are Massed
Bordeaux, Sept. 12—The Al
lied armies have now massed
their respective forces north of
Paris in such a formation as to
represent a pair of scissors in
formation. Both wings o fine
French end Allied armies arc
now closing in on the Germans
from both sides, and owing to
the distance from it sbase of
supplies the German army is
having a hard time to keep their
men supplied with ammunition
and food stuffs. The prisoners
taken in all the recent engage
ment* report that they have
been short of rations for some
time past. The Allied forces
are now in a position to keep
things on the move, as the Al
lied forces’ are receiving more
fresh reinforcements every day
and they have put new life Into
the hearts of those who have
been meeting so many reverses
in Ihe past month.
Will Benin Bombardment
London, Sept. 12—-Word
readies this city that the Rus
sian army which is advancing
through northern Germany be
gan ihe bombardment of the
large city of Koeuigsberg, in
Bast Prussia, with the result
that the whole city Is practically
m flames. The German army
-talioned iliere have made a
hard struggle to hold the city,
i Heavy seige guns and the over
| whelming numbers has been
more than they could resist.
Austrians Are Repulsed Again
Nish, ,Scpt. 12—After a heavy
engagement in which both
sides lost heavily, Crown Prince
Alexander and his command et
pulsed the Austrians, who 'have
retreated far beyond the limit
of Somlin.
Paris, Sepl. 12—The Allies ad
vanfe is still unchecked and a
battle is imminent on the center
of tlie German line. An indecis
ive battle has been fought on tlm
east wing and in some places
j the Germans have been for.‘fed
to retreat frop 30 to- 4 0
miles, while in others they have
advanced '-on Hie French and
at present their lines are so
broken that i( is hard to tell
who fire the actual gainers of
■he engagement, Many prison
ers have been taken 'on both
sides. F
Germans Still Retreating
Paris, Sept. 12—Latep—H is
now reported that the Germans
right wing ha^ been terribly in
vaded and are retreating almost
lo the point of degenerating in
to a rout. The army of the
Germans is nut only short of
ammunition bid if js far short
er on food supplies.
Will Transfer Capita* Again
Paris, Sept. 12-—JL is now
freely predicted Hint the seal of
government will he transferred
from Bordeaux back to Pans
from whence the government
officials moved only a few days
age.
Paris, Sepl. I?—Authentic re
ports arc befng sent forth that
he German army northeast of
Paris has been ridden into by
the combined forces of the
•h'ilish and Preach cavalry to
such an extent as to cut off"a
large force of the Germans from
any possibl means of gaining
supplies and ammunition. Six
thousand prisoners who were
nearly starved were taken »y
'lie Allied forces. Generals Yon
Klork and Vojj Buclow in com
nand of the German forces have
become badly separated and are
retreating in different direc
tions.
Bud Houghton who was ser
iously injured by an explosion
while doing assement work,
passed away this afternoon at
4:15.
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BACK FROM CONVENTION
Among the passengers coming
from juncau this morning on
the Jefferson was D. Noll who
had gone there as the Democrat
ic delegate from this district
! Pnom his version of the con
vention interest was manifested
by all the delegates in each
motion put forth.
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LIGHTHOUSE MAN RETURNS
Mr. W. J. Wright returned
this morning on the Jefferson,
after having been away from
Kcchikan for the past two
months. Mr. Wright report'
that a very pleasant trip was ex
perienoed throughout the entire
voyage which look them as far
as Unimak Pass. It was furth
er stated that all the officers
and crew of the Columbine
•
were anxious to get back to
Ketchikan. Jt is expected that
(he Columbine which is working
around Juneati will .return to
Ketchikan within the next week
or ten days.
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PAT McGONNIGAL SLIDES
500 FEET DOWN MOUNTAIN
Pat McGonnigal had a fright
ful slide down a mountain side
in Yankee basin the other day
and was brought to Juncau bad
ly bruised, 'by P. E. Early on the
Pacific Sunday. The injured
naan slipped and never stopped
rolling and tumbling until ho
had ascended fully 500 feet.
He had no bones broken and
aside from bruises and a bad
sc-nlp wound is all right. He ic
resting easy today under the
care of Dr. L. O. Sloan.—Empire
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WINTER PROSPECTS
IN DAWSON COUNTRY
Yukon being far remote from
outside centers, and having a
large stock of merchandise and
minning equipment on hand
should look forward to a busy
winter. While this is a camp
supported largely by the oper
ations of large dredge and
hydraulic companies, the sur
rounding country is rich in min
era] and placers, and affords
splendid opportunities for thoii
' sands 'of men to engage in pros
' pecting in any season of the
year, The war and the conse
quent unsettled conditions oul
side make it particularly inad
visable for people to go there
seeking labui. Those who arc
not going to the war will find
the Yukon tl/e ever-glowing
field ,.f promise and opportun
ity. The gold iof this region is
as stable as Gibraltar, and :i.
demand in these strenuous
times above all else, The man
who locates the pay now i;
doubly sure of the product of
bis labor being sought with
'agerness.
Nothing' is better in a hard
>r unsettled times than a proved
mining proposition, and partic
ularly oiip carrying gold. The
■ommsn metals may become a
Irng. Their murkest may he
hut off or affected by a eo
binaliion of circumstances. But
lie world cannot get too much
'old. The cry continually is
br more.
Untold millions in llip yellow
nelal lie strewn along the
i nek bottoms and in the bench
's in the Yukon gravels. *Men
who remain in the, country this
'.’inter will waste their time if
hey fossile hi the cabin. It will
require no ink re supplies ‘and
no more equipment worth
'nentiniiiiiig to live anj prosper!
ui Ilio claim than to hibernate
:u town. And the man who
' eeps eternally plugging away
"I it multiplies his chances. He
has a million opportunities to
none as compared to the indo
'ont fellow.“Dawson News.
FROM MONDAY8 DAILY
Belginas Are Fighting
London, Sept. 14—At Ihe wai
office reports were issued say
ing that the Belgians were en
gaged in a fierce fight with the
Gormans near Mailnes. It is
presumed that <a> large number
of lives will be lost in this bat
tle as there about 75,000 men
engaged.
Violinist Is Killed
London, Sept. 14—The noted
violinist, Fritz Kreisler was
killed in battle iwhile fighting
with the Austrians at Lemberg.
On several occasions he had
performed before the royal
houses of Europe and had an
international reputation ns a
violinist.
Are Optomistfc
London, Sept. 14—Both Bel
gium and France are optomis
lic over the results of the past
week which have had the effect
of inspiring confidence that the
Allied forces will he victorious
in the end.
Explain Their Retreat
St. Pctersberg, Sept. 14—The
war office in this city announc
es that the retreat of the Rus
sian army from East Prussia
was due to the taking of a new
position for the purpose of
keeping on the defensive while
Ihe French army marches on to
Berlin from a different quarter.
It is admitted that at least 10,
000 men were taken before they
were able to get away from the
German army.
Running Short of Gasoline
Berlin, Sept. 14—As Ihe gas
oline has been running short
it 'has had.the effect of hinder
ing Ihe movements of Ihe Ger
man army as the larger part of
its means of transportation is
by motors using gasoline. The
Kaiser’s forces have been vic
torious in repulsing the Rus
Mfm forces in east Prussia to
such an extent that the latter
army had retreated toward the
frontier where they were me1
by the eombinned German and
Austrian armies. The retreat
ing army was in much disorder
when they were Checked near
Lemberg and taken as prisoners
of war.
Occupy Ghent
Ghent, Sept. 14—The Belgian
army has reoccupier this city,
but before doing so had to fighl
a hard battle and thus drive the
German forces toward France,
and it is rumored that it will be
only ia few daws before the
Belgian forces will be in pos ■
session of Brussels again.
King Albert Goes to the Front
Atnwerp, Sept. 14—King Al
bert thp reigning head of Btd
gium, has gone to the front with
several thousand under his
command, The German arnp
lias abandoned the City of Leige
Ihe reason for so doing is not
given.
Will Raise Another Army
London, Sept. 14—Although
the Brilish Parliament is very
optomistic over the recent suc
cess, it is nevertheless fprrnul
aling plans whereby to raise an
army to- exceed in numbers
over two and one half million, i
one half of this number to bet
ready for actual service by the
first of the year, and the latter
to be in readiness by the middle
of next summer. Even from
this quarter there is every indi
cation that the European war
will not bo brought to an early
con-elusion. Calls have been
^ent out to all the British col
onies from whence many arc
expected to do battle ®n behalf
of Ihe British Empire.
Battle Indicisive
London, Sepl. 14—Continued
reports are coming in to the
effect that the retreating Ger
man army is in dire straits in
ns miirli as they are unable to
secure supplies and ammuni
tion ftwn their base. The bat
tle which has been wagering
I<ir llic pa -I w ack at Marnekng,
which is located between Paris
and Verdun, has not resulted
in either side being victorious,
yet many thousand meri have
lost (heir lives and many prison
ers taken on both sides.
War To Be Prolonged
Copenhagen, Sept. 14—News
papers arriving from Berlin
freely preidet that the present
war will bo prolonged for some
time to come. These papers
are lending 'all of its support
in carrying out the Kaiser’s first
proclamation issued at the be
ginning of the war.
Bordeau, Later—Sopt. 14—In
an official statement issued by
the French government it is pro
claimed that the French and Al
lied forces have been victorious
all along the line of Battle from
Belgium to Lorraine. This re
port has been confirmed by of
ficial reports from Gen. .Toffre,
that the armies of the center
and right wing have forced the
Germans back in disorder. They
are leaving their killed and
wounded on llie field as they
fall in most places. The fight
ing has been fierce and both
sides have lost heavily. The
French have captured a large
number of both heavy and light
seige guns which the Germans
have been unable to take with
them in their hurried retreat.
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JAP JUMPS FROM STEAMER
Capt. Landstnom, of th Steam
er Spokane, reports the drown
ing of >a Jap yesterday after
noon at 4:30 while coming from
Wrangell. From every indica
tion it appears as though tha
man was demented ns he was
being taken south by some of
his fellow countrymen. The
Jap ran to the stern of the ship
and jumped overboard. The
first offteer and several passen
gers saw the man take the fatal
leap. A life buoy was thrown
to him immediately and within
a few minutes a life boat was
lowered. The crew picked up
his hat and rawed around for a
Liout fifteen minutes in hopes of
finding the body but they were
unsuccessful. It appears that
the body disappeared from sight
the moment it hit the water.
One of the Japs who was ac
companying him got off here
and is planning to return to
the scene of the drowning,
trusting that lie might find tha
body,
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Nome, Sept. 14—Twelve mem
hers®! the Stefanson expedition
who have been marooned on
Wrangell Island for the past
eight months, were rescued' by
Hie schooner King find Wmg.
They were transfered to 11|0
revenue cutter Bear and will
reach this city tomorrow. There
are eight members missing.
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