FROM FRIDAY’S DAILY
^London, Aug. 21 'The half °f
Belgium is a blackened ruin to
day, the advance of the victor
ious Germans being marked by
burning towns and villages,
trampled crops, devastsd
homes, and dead men every
where, and in .spite of all Bel
gian and Frank can do, the Ten
ton forces press steadily for
ward. Liege, Hasselt, Diesf,
Aerschot, Malines and Tirle
mont have fallen before them
and been practically destroyed,
and today their soldiers are in
possession of Brussels, one of
tile prettiest capitals of Europe,
and familiarly known among
the world’s travelers as “Little
Paris.” The allied Belgian and
French forces in a line extend
ing from Tirlcmont almost to
Waterloo were defeated yester
day, after a battle lasting for
five days of steady fighting, in
which not less than eight hun
dred thousand men were engag
ed, and during the night and
today are falling back on Ant
werp, their retreat is orderly,
and plans are now being made
to make the last stand as far as
Belgium is concerned at Ant
werp, around which defenses
are being erected in the shape
of a crescent over twenty miles
from point to point. Here, if
the Germans make the attack
the remnants of the Belgian
army, which has made a rec
ord in the past two weeks
without an equal in the history
of the world, will make its last
stand.
The final acts of the big bat
tle were tragic. In solid for
mation ihe Germans broke
through the line, and the bay
onet of the infantry and the
saber of the cavalry finished the
task, as they plowed through
the line of those opposing .them.
Though defeated, the Allies are
not beaten by any means, and
the German troops were too
near exhaustion to press their
victory by changing the retreat
into the route, so that the loss
of the Allies was not so grea!
as would naturally be expected,
and they will be ready to mala
a stand again as soon as they
reform.
The story from south of Bel
gium is altogether different.
There the French arms are
victorious, and the Germans
have been driven out of one
position into another. The lat
ter are making no attempt at a
forward movement, however
apparently content to keep the
French forces busy so that they
cannot aid their brothers to the
north. The probabilities arc
that the German plan of cam
paign calls for a simultaneous
attack all along tile border, as
soon as Belgium is disposed of
and it may be that the victor
ies of the French arms in the
smith are but. a blind to make
them over confident and corre
spondingly careless. At all
events, it looks as though the
Germans will he able to take
not only all of Belgium, but
France too, unless Russian
forces come thundering at
Germany’s eastern door, and
tliiis force the Kaiser to split
up his forces anf] confront the
new foe. If this can tie brought
about within the next coupie
of weeks, the war will not last
tong, for it will then he but
the matter of but a short time
until Germany is brought to
her knees.
Kaiser Delies Japan
Copenhagen, Aug. 21—Con-j
firmation is received here of j
flic report that the Kaiser has
ordered the commander of the
defenses at Kai-chou to pre
pare to resist the attack of the 1
Allied forces in the Orion!. !
This was taken bv tbe Japan- j
ese ambassador in Berlin to be j
a forrunner of a declaration of I
war by his country on Germany
so lie and his suite have left
the German capital and is now.
on his way to the coast to em;£
bark for this city.
Defeat Is Confirmed
Rotterdam, Aug. 21—A strict
censorship is being maintained
by both England and Belgium, ]
but it is rumored here that the
Germans have overwhelmingly
defeated the Allies in Belgium,
and the latter are now in full
retreat to Antwerp, where the
Jast stand will he made.
Naval Battle Reported
Yarmouth, Eng., Aug, 21—In
coming vessels to this port re
port having heard 'heavy and
sustained firing over toward
ITelegoland early in the week.
As this is where the British
fleet is thought 'to be waiting
a chance to attack the Germ
ans now in hiding at Cuxhaven.
it is believed that an engage
ment has been fought. The
Admirably will not allow any
news of the whereabouts of the
fleet be published.
Battle In The Air
Nancy, Aug. 21—French aero
planes attack and brought
to earth one of Germany’s huge
air battleships early in the week
during the advance of the
French forces into Alsce. The
dirigible came out during the
night on a scouting expidition
and something had apparently
happened to one of her engines
for at daybreak she was ob
served in the distance, making
toward the German fortifica
tions at slow speed, and evi
dently in distress. Three Frneoh
aeroplanes were manned and
sent out to attack the big ship,
which soon caught up with her.
By this time she was almost
over the German camp, but the
soldiers there were afraid to
fire on the aeroplanes for fear
of hitting the dirigible. The
aeroplanes riddled the balloon
with well directed shots, sett
ing it on fire and it fell inf0
the German camp from the
height of about twelve hun
dred feet, killing the whole of
the crew. The aeroplanes then
safely returned to French ter
ritory.
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FROM SATURDAY’S DAILY
Atwerp, Aug. 22—This city is
now in a state of .seige, with
the remnant of the Belgium
army manning the earthworks
which extended from the huge
Campine Canal on the north
east l hrough the towns of
Borgerhaut, Berchem, Bevern
and St. Nicholas, almost to the
Holland frontier on the north
west. King Albert and his en
tire staff are here, and the city
is under martial law. Within
the half circle described by the
entrenchments and the Scheldt
ire gathered about one and one
half millions of people, with
their all, prepared to make a
last stand for national exis
tance. Suffering, hunger, pain
and sorrow are everywhere, for
it is estimated that fully twenty
five per cent, of the young
men of the country have laid
down their lives on the altar
of their country, and now the
older men, many of them white
of beard and hair, are waiting
with their rifles in their hands
to strike one last blow for j
their countrv their homes and
their loved ones. The situa
tion is awful, and every hour ad
ds to it, as the steady stream of
refugees pour in to escape the j
sure death awaiting them else-j
where, for the German forces
are seizing food supplies of
every kind, and the very hear! ,
of Belgium, ordinarily a thriv-1
ing scene, is toda^- deserted, by
all who are able to travel, while
those compelled to remain are
in a pitiable condition.
All foreigners have been ask
ed k> leave this city, and steam
ers dre here available to trans
port them to France or England
l" The German forces are now
in complete control <of all irif
northern Belgium with the ex
ception of the territory in
cluded in the fortifications of
this place, and it is reported
that fifty th ousand Germans
are marching today from Brus
sels northwest to Ghent. This'
it is believed will give them the
key to Ostend, and prevent the
landing the landing of any more
British troops in this country.
This morning their cavalry
patrols reached Mechlin, four
teen miles southeast of Ant
werp and took possession of
the place.
Russian Soldiers Advance
St. Petersburg, Aug. 32— The
advance of the Imperial forces
against Germany and Austria
w-as begun yesterday, and to
day over two millions of men,
the pick of all the Rijssias,
are advancing. Thus far, al
though the moblization has
taken considerable time owing
to the immensity of the dis
tance to be covered, everything
has gone according to program,
and the General Staff Is con
fident that the Russian arms
will give a good account of
skirmishes 'thus far reported,
no difficulty has been exper
ienced in holding the enemy in
check all along both frontiers,
in fact the border patrol has
more than held its own, hav
ing made several daring raids
into the country of the enepiy
cutting their lines of commun
ication and gathering up large
numbers of horses and cattle.
Italy’s Troops Gathering
Rome, Aug. 22—The general
mobilization of the Italian
army lias been decided on, and
tlie order will be given for
same within the next day or
two.
French Control Alsace
London, Aug. 22— According
to advices received from Paris,
France is now in control of the
whole of upper Alsace, the
Germans having retreated in a
hurry toward Strassburg.
Want to Fight Germany
Paris, Aug. 22—Thousand of
foreigners, mostly Americans,
Mexicans and South Americans
nre offering to enlist in "the
French army.
Ultimatum Expires Tonight.
Seattle, Aug. 22—Japan’s ul
timatum to Germany expires a!
seven o’clock tonight, Coast
time. Local Japanese are con
fident that Germany will not a
bide by Japan’s terms and war
is certain.
Demand Cash of Belgium
London, Aug. 2211 is reported
here that Germany lias made
a demand on Belgium of forty
million dollars indemnity, and
threatens to burn Brussels if
same is not paid.
Namur Is Attacked
London, Aug. 23—By a wire
less comes word that a heavy
attack was begun on Namur
yesterday. The place is so sit
uated and fortified that it is
almost impregnible.
Canada Votes Cash
Ottawa, Aug. 22—In addition
he men Canada has voted to
e to aid' England, the Dom
un parliament last night vit
c I to appropriate fifty million
dollars for war purposes.
WORD FROM ACROSS
THE ALANTIC;
The following, received in
yesterday’s matt, will be of in
terest we think to the people of
Ketchikan, giving one an idea
as it does of the condition of
'he American refugees in. Eu
rope. It is from Dr. J. L.
Myers, who, with his wife has ;
been on the other side of the
Atlantic for some time.
London, Aug 1, id LA.
Mr. Richard Rushell, Jr.,
Ketchikan, Alaska,
Llear Dick;—For a long time
I’ve thought of writing you a
“press” letter, but have kept
postponing. NpvV I I believe I
have something that will inter
.es t' you' and others.
We are in Warring Europe.
Hh’w long the trouble will lust
no one knows. It has come like
a boll out of a clear sky. It
has produced trOtilde not only
for Europe, but,for thousands
of Americans. We can get no
news, scarcely, from the U. S.
One man wlm got here Sunday
Irom Switzerland wished his
folks to know that he wag safe
in London. He wrote a cable
and ordered it sent at once, and
wag jold that there were over
seven thousand messages ahead
of his. Americans are flying
Irom the Continent to England,
and Russians, Austrians, Ger
mans, French, and other nation,
alities are being called home
for war. This is depleting the
hotels here of servants. The
Stock Exchange is closed for
the first time in its history;
hank holidays, ordinarily a half
or whole day, have been stretch
ed to two or three days; the
government has made a ruling
delaying or postponing the pay
ment of bills. The 'things
brought about conditions mak
ing travelers cheekg and letters
of credit of no value, and thou
sands of Americans are now
stranded in London without
money.
To make it more complicated
the German, French and En
glish liners have been taken off
the run, which leaves the Amer
icans here for an indefinite
period without funds. Yester
day, notices were posted in var
ious places reading
EUROPEAN CRISIS
A Meeting of Americans
to consider problems which
have arisen through the
European war crisis will
bp held at 4:30 p.m,, Mon
day, Aug. 3, at the Wal
drof Hotel. Signed J.
Kent, Vice-Pres. Bankers
Trust Company, New York.
You see, millionaire nad col
lege professor and all were in
the same situation.
Throughout the day, the
streets were crowded with
people, everybody going every
where, and nobody going any
where. Fear, anxiety and nerv
ousness were manifest, and yeti
considering all, it was a jolly
lot of people.
To illustrate: A dentist of
Kansas City had just arrived
from Paris, Said he, “You
can't imagine what it’s like
over there. Why its h-.
Those Frenchmen are wild and
are making Paris hideous with
their singing, and shouting,
and shrieking, as mobs of men
go through the streets. Why,
my trunk’s over there yet. I
just threw a few things into my
suit case and got out as quick
ly as possible.” “Were you
frightened?” he was asked.
“Oh! No." he replied “I wasn’t
at all afraid, hut I thought I’d
! belter get out." “Hid you run?”
a fellow inquired. “No,” he
sai‘l- “I never ran at all, but I
passed a whole lot of people
who were running.”
Another man who had just
gotten here from Germany,
said he wasn’t going to stop
mh] ho got into the United
states. He and his mother
■vcre going out of Germany.
'Vlion they arrived at the last
station in German territory,
armed guards boarded the train
md ordered them off, telling
,hcm they must walk across
the border to the next station
in Belgium. This they had to
do after midnight. R was fen
mdes and they had to carry a!!
their baggage.
Ill confess, Dick many of us
Americans feel much as Pal
'lid . He had been in America
for thirty'years and decided to
go back to his native soil and
visit his old home. On arriving
there he found everything so
changed—friends gone, others
dead, childhood companions
grown, and nothing as he had
thought to find it. He hasten
ed back to the United Slates
and as his boat entered New
York harbor, he looked up at
the Statute of Liberty, which
you know faces Europe, and
pointing his finger at her, and
shaking it he said: “Ah! ould
girl, if yez iver see me again,
ye’ll have to turn ’round.”
The time soon passed, and at
4:30 there were over 3,000
Americans at (he Waldrof. Mr.
Kent called the meeting to
order, and various committees
were arranged for, one to ap
peal 'to the U. S. government
for help; another to secure
transportation home; a Press
committee, a hotel committee
to take care of us until money
arrived, and other committees
of less importance.
In the main, the meeting was
a quiet well-conducted one.
There was, however, one pin
headed biped who censured the
American ambassador for nor
being present. The chairman
in reply said: “Fellow citizens,
let us look at the big things.
Let us be calm and considerate.
At this moment the Ambassador
is at 'the office of Foreign
Affairs, and you all know what
trying ordeals those men arB
passing through. Our Ambas
sador is now facing a situation
no other ambassador in the civ
ilised world ever faced. lie
needs our sympathy and loyal
support. Like true Americans,
let us help him.”
The applause was tremen
dous, and there was no more
adverse criticism. Oscar
Strauss, former ambasador 'to
Turkey, was in tlie crowd and
was called to the platform.
With jolly twinkling eyes, and
a smile that made his face,
wrinkled with age, fairly beam,
lie looked over the audience,
which stood tense in silence,
and in clear cut words he said:
“Fellow Emigrators,” It was
the 'thing needed to relieve the
nervous strain, and men and
women burst into hearty, loud
applause. He continued when
silence was restored, which
was very soon and also most
profound, “or Exiles,” and a
gain a cheer which was longer,
followed by a silence as deep
as before, for everybody was
keenly anxious to hear everj
word from this man of exper
ience—“or further Fellow Cit
izens.” Cheer after cheei
burst forth, followed by that
big crowd heaving a deep sigh
as one man. IIe had his aud
ience. They were now relieved
of the nervous strain, and be
continued: “You have no rea
son for fear. You are safer
here than you could be any
where else on earth, EXCEPT
AMERICA. Be calm. Be quiet.
You will be cared for. Think
of the Americans now on the
Continent who cannot get out.
When you can, you who have
friends there must send them
money and supplies. Every
effort possible is being put
forth to the end that we shall
be cared-for. Congress today
is considering measures for
our relief. Those on the Con
I incut need our help. Let us do
what we can.”
There was other speeches,
but after Mr. Straus had spok
en, the meeting adjourned.
Then the hotel orchestra play
ed “The Star Spangled Banner”
and three cheers were given.
The orchestra then struck up
another tune. I think they
thought it was “Cod Save The
King,” but we knew it was “My
Country ’Tis of hee,” and we
cheered again. Say, I’m glad
i’m an American!
It is interesting having these
experiences. Before you gel
this, the whole thing may be
settled. However, it will give
you an idea of what we face,
aiui yet, e are not annoyed or
and yet we are not annoyed or
“It’s jolly good fun.”
Very Truly
J. L. MYERS.
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F. P. Farington is building a
dock on the Knik waterfront.
This makes the third dock for
Knik.
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H. A. NO. 01679
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office,
Juneau, Alaska.
July, 15, 1014.
Notice is hereby given that
Felix H, Fiedler, whose post
office address js Ketchikan,
Alaska, has filed in. this office
his application and proof of
final entry in support thereof,
lor the following described
tract of land situated on Gra*
vma Island in Lat., 55 deg. 20
min. North, Long., 131 deg. 41
min. 30 sec. West, and Tongass
Narrows, and directly across
said Narrows from the town of
Ketchikan, Alaska, saidapplica
tion bein^ under the homestead
laws and the Act of March 3,
1003, modifying th„ same in
Alaska:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
meander corner on line of or
dinary high tide of Tongass
Narrows whence U. S. L. M. No.
4, bears N. 82 deg. 58 min. E.
134.80 chs., and witness corner
bears dus south 2.07 chs.,
thence Northerly meandering
along the shore of said Ton
gass Narrows, 30.92 chs., to
Cor. No. 2, meander corner, on
line of ordinary high tide said
Narrows, whence W. C. bears
5. 55 deg. .07 chs., thence S.
55 chs., to Cor. No. 3, thence
due W. 0.37 chs. to-Cor. No. 4,
thence due S. 30.01 chs., lo Cor.
No. 5, llience due Last 57.54
chs., to Cor. No. 0, thence due
N. 34.54 chs., to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning, containing
an .area of 280.83 acres. Mag.
Variation 20 deg. 40 min. E. Be_
ing U. S. Survey 1081.
Any and all persons claiming
any portion of said land or de
siring to show its mineral char
acter, are required to file their
protests or adverse claims
under oath within the period of
publication of this notice, or
within thirty days thereafter.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First Publication Aug. 21 1914.
Last Publication Sept. 18 1914.
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NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In The Commissioners Court
For The Precinct of Ketohikan,
Territory of Alaska, In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Timothy McMahon, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
the final account of W. H.
Gilmour, administrator of the
Estate of Timothy McMahon,
deceased, has been rendered to
this court for settlement and
that the 28th, day of May, 19
14, at 2 o’clock p.m. has been
Inly appointed by said court
for the settlement of said ac
crunt, at which time any per
son interested in said estate
may appear and file his ex
ceptions in writing to said ac
count and attest the same.
Dated March 27, 1914.
E. S. STACK POLE
Probate Judge.
Cl!AS. II. COSGROVE,
Attorney for Administrator.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court
for the precinct of Sulzer, Alas
ka. Division Number 1., in
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
John Fintzen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Ihe undersigned, Jacob Lauth,
has been granted letters of ad
mi nisi ration, with the will an
i\ed. of Ihe es,-P» i.f John
Fintzen,, deceased and all per
sons having claims against
said estate, or said deceased,
are hereby requested to ex
ii'int thm xviti the necessary
v< tellers at my post of I ice ad
dress, Sulzer, Alaska, within
sin months after the first pub
'ication of this notice.
JACOB LAUTII
Administrator of tha estate of
John Fintzen, deceased.
Dated Ar. mi 2!«rd. Ii \
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Have you a friend In the
States?—Send them the Daiiy
Iy,ine'’- Phone 89
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RETURNS FROM THE SOUTH
Among the arrivals on the
Northwestern last night was A.
D. Bosworth, of the New Grand
Theater, and his daughter Miss
Ethel Bosworth. Mr. Bosworth
has been below making ar
rangements for attractions for
the New Grand, which will open
within the next week or ten
days.
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J. J. Underwood, of the
Seattle Times is making a tour
of the coast of Alaska gathering
material for an article for
Harpers.
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COMES FOR FUEL OIL
The big passenger steamer
Prince George of the Grand
Trunk Pacific fleet, now un
der charter to the British gov
ernment as a hospital ship and
manned by officers and men of
the British and Canadian navy,
arrived in port this morning
for 17 00 barrels of fuel oil
for her bunkers. Acting on his
instructions Deputy Collector
of Customs Dobbs refused to al
low the vessel to have oil until
he had communicated with
Washington on the matter,
and it was hanging fire pend
ing receipt of word. The
Prince George is one of the
two vessels the Grand Trunk
had been operating between
Seattle and Prince Rupert up
to the time war was declared.
She and her sister ship the
Prince Rupert were taken off
the run at that time, and were
taken over by the British gov
ernment to be used as trans
ports or hospital vessels, and
the George was put to the lat
ter use. In addition to the oper
ating crew she carries a hos
pital force of trained nurses
and surgeons, and flies the
Red Cross at her main. She
is probably as speedy a vessel
as ever was in Ketchikan hav
ing made the trip up from Rup
ert in five hours, which means
at the rate of 19 knots per
hour.
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NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
In the Commissioner’s Court
for the Precinct of Sulzer, Ter
ritory of Alaska, In Probata.
In the matter of the estate of
Walter Yeltatzie, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
final account of Jacob Lauth,
administrator of the estate of
Walter Yeltatzie deceased, has
been rendered to this court for
settlement and that the 21st
day of September 1914, at 2 o’
clock p.m., has been duly ap
pointed by said court for the
settlement of said account, at
which time any person inter
ested in said estate may appear
and file his exceptions in
writing to said account and at
lest the same.
Dated, August 17, 1914.
W. J. P1GG, U. S. Commis
sioner and Probate Judge.
JACOB LAUTH, Administra
tor.
hirst Publication Aug. 21, 1914
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