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VOLUME XV. no. 39.^ ^ felephone Main. 46. _no**, alaeka ', hursday, January, 2I, m6._Telephone Mam 46. PRICE 35 CENTS
SLAVS ADVANCING l-\
ENTHUSIASM RAMPANT IN BERLIN OVER RAID
VON HMDENBERG FEARS SLAVS REAGH THORN
ED JOHNSON KILLED BY
A POLICE AUTOMOBILE
SEATTLE. Jun. 21— A man by the
name of Ed Johnson was run over and
badly injured by a police automobile
today which resulted luter in the death
of Johnson.
The automobile contained a crowd ot
joyriding cops and the ear was being
driven at high speed when it struck
Johnson who was at the time crossing
the street.
Johnson was thrown twenty feet and
struck the pavement with great force.
He was picked up and medical itssis
tutice was hastily summoned hut John
son did not regain consciousness and
died within a few minutes after being
hit by the ear.
Patrolman Stanley who was driving
the car is under arrest charged with
manslaughter.
MAYOR DILL VETOES
AUTO BUSS MEASURE
SEATTLE. Jan. 21. Mayor Gill to
day vetoed the council's proposition to
appropriate fifty thousand dollars for
the purchase of auto busses for down
town districts The grounds upon
which the mayor vetoed the measure
was the claim that it was Illegally
drawn.
COMMITTEES OF F. 0. E. BALL.
The following is a list of committees
for Eagle Annual Ball:
EXECUTIVE
Ralph Lomen Chairman. \V. (\ Mc
Guire, A. J. Ketterer, E, W. Carleton,
W. M. Eddy, Jack Gale, Wm. Stipek,
Jack Warwick and Norvin W Lewis,
FLOOR
W. C. McGuire Chairman, L. L. War
doll, J, Fehse, ,T, A. Party, W. P Arey
Chace.
Music—A. J. Ketterer.
RECEPTION
E. W. Carleton Chairman, A. Polet,
J F. Hobbes, Fred Daniels, John Sund
back, o. D. Cochran. Hon. J. R. Tucker,
Gus Burndt, A. Wittenberg. Henry
Gum. C. C. Crooks and Wm. Priest.
ENTERTAINMENT
W. M. Eddy Chairman, J. J. Stokes,
Henry Peterson, Ohns. Lonelier and J«s.
Rurstk.
* REFRESHMENT
Jack Gale Chairman, A. Britzius, Al.
. Sttton ,Tns. Fox, and Ilerold Lyle.
DECORATION.
Wm. Stipek Chairman, Don Frazier,
C. C. Beyers, W. A. Mncumber and
Arthur Wright.
FINANCE.
J. W. Warwick Chairman, Frank
Mielke, and Ralph Lomen.
ADVERTISING
Norvin W. Lewis Chairman. Alfred
Lomen and Fred Peterson.
The above committee will meet to
morow at the Eagle hall at three
o'clock to make arrangments for the
Eagle Annual Rail to be given on Feb
Oth.
The Eagles during the last sixty days
have initiated more than a hundred
new candidates and are doing things.
That they will make an effort to out do
themselves at this event is assured.
Miss Garcslon’s dancing class will
bsgin at 8 p. m., Friday evening at the
Parish hall. Price per leeson $1.00.
Hot chocolate, hot boof toa, malted
milk and froth ioe cream and soda
water at the Rose Candy Store
Strictly fresh eggs and poultry at
Prossers Harness Shop. Phono Black !>.
For froth peanut sandito, salted
paanute and salted •Intone go to tho
Roto Candy Store.
Hi NDEBERG FEARS RUSSIANS
MAY ENDANGER LINE OF
' COMMUNICATION.
BERLIN. Jan .21.—Von Hindeherg
fears that the freezing of the Vistula
river which will permit the Russians
; to cross In force and endanger the
| German communication with Thorn.
The movement of large bodies of
Russians In the direction of Block with
the evident intention of striking at the
! German line of communications are
! evidently relying on the freezing over
| of the Vistula to enable them to strike
an effective blow by destroying the
German rati roads.
GERMANS ASSUME THE
DEFENSIVE IN POLAND.
PETROGRAD. Jan. 21.—After many
attempts and failures to break through
'the Russian lines the Germans have
! now assumed the defensive Along a
• front of sixty miles extending from
; Ciechanow south across the Vistula in
I an effort to intercept the advance of
' the Russians on Thorn, which Is a
strong German position and large rail
road center. The Germans have en
trenched and now are on the defensive.
VISTULA BATTLE MIDST
BLINDING BLIZZARDS.
PETROGRAD,Jan 21 The Slav and
Tuetons (Kittled along the lower Vistula
all day yesterdaj from daylight until
dnrkness set in. The lighting Is in the
midst of a blinding blizzard which fre
quently obscured the struggling lines
of Infantry resulting in both sides tir
ing on their own troops and finally
compelling both sides to desist and
await the passing of the storm. The
Germans acting on the offensive were
unable to advance their lines and suf
fered terrible losses by hurling their
Infftntrv against (lie Russian lines.
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AUSTRIANS BRINGING UP BIG
GUNS UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
VIENNA. Jan. 21.—The Austrians
south of Warsaw are trying to bring
up big guns hut are hampered by ttie
conditions of the road which are never
good but now made almost impassable
by the depth of soft snow The Aus
trian forces aro being concentrated to
check the second attack on Cracow by
the Russians which seems to he the
intention of the Russians.
GERMANS APPEAR AT
REAR RU88IAN LINES.
PETROGRAD, Jan 21.—A Petrograd
flash states that a small body of Ger
mans has appeared at the rear of the
Russian lines.
TURKI8H RETREAT
BECOMES A ROUT.
PETROGRAD, Jan 21—All news
from Caucaus confirms the news of
the success of the Russian force opera
ting against the Turks. The Turkish
retreat after a series of defeats has be
come a rout and the Turkish army is
practically destroyed.
COSSACKS DEVASTATE
EAST PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Jan. 21.—Practically the
entlro eastern Prussia and northwest
ern Poland is now raging with heavy
skirmishes between tho German and
Russian cavalry. Tho uhlans and cos
sacks aro locking lances everywhere.
Over a territory of hundreds of square
miles bands of tho Czar's cossacks aro
attempting to devastate tho country,
killing all who show themsolves and
appropriating every pound of food. In
many cases the villages and towns are
left absolutely without anything to
sustain life.
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ALLIES MAKE CONTRACTS FOR
!VA8T AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES.
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NEW YORK, Jan 21—From all
; parts of North America comes reports
of great contracts for supplies of every
nature for the use of the allies All of
I these contracts, it is believed, calls for
! delivery in Canada, so as to pu . lude
the possibility of further international
controversarles High authorities de
clare that the allies supply contracts
j which have now been let ts sufficient
: to supply their great armies for two
, years. These facts are taken as con
clusively that the allied powers ex
pect that it will lake three years to
whip the Kaiser,
LORD KITCHNER SAYS NO VITAL
DANGER FROM AERIAL RAIDS.
LONDON, Jan. 21.—The people of
London are wrought to a high pitch
over the German air raid and hourly
expect the oft threatened raid on the
city Lord Kitchner has announced to
the people that there need he no fear
of a Zeppelin raid, as he considers huvI.
a raid practically impossible. He de
claim that It is now proven to his sat -
tsfactlon that the late aerial raids in
cluded no Zeppelins and confirms his
belief that the enemy found il highly
Impractical to use airships beyond the
seas. The raid also shows that no
vital damage can he Inflicted by the
enemy even upon our great city of
London by aeroplanes. Lord Kitchner I
assures the people of London that there
Is no immediate, if there ever can ine,
any danger through aerial attacks upon
London
ENTHU8IASM RAMPANT OVER
ENGLISH RAID.
IlEItLIN, Jan 21. — The enthusiasm of(
the Oermnn people over the successful!
Zeppelin raid on England is rampant, i
Everywhere the people are giving ex
pressions of their joy and are celebrat
ing the event as the greatest success |
of the war
It is confidently believed that Oer- j
many now has demonstrated her ability
to carry the war into England
ONLY ZEPPELINS TOOK
PART IN ENGLISH RAID
LONDON, Jan. 21.—Latest returns
from the towns which were subjected
to att.ack by the German Zeppelin
raiders show that there were only four
killed and ten injured, outside of Yar
mouth where the Gormans dropped
several bombs on the reserves with dls
asterous effect.
The authorities are unable to agree
as to whether or not thero were any
aeroplanes accompanying the Zeppelins
but experts sny that the size of the
bomba indicate that only Zeppelins
took part in the raid
KITCHNER SAYS THE WAR
WILL PARALIZE EUROPE.
LONDON'. Jan. 21.—Lord Kitchner
in discussing tho future of the war said
that winter aids the completition of
mobilization and that next summers
fighting will cost millions of lives and
will completely paralize Europe. In
the opinion of Lord Kitchner the war
has only just began and will be long
continued, the present being but the
prelude to a most terrible war.
Mks Garcelon’s danoing class will
begin at 8 p. m., Friday evening at the
Parish hall. Price per lesson $1.00.
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KITCHNER SAYS A STREAM OF
REINFORCEMENTS IS BEING SENT
LONDON. Jan 21 Lord Kitchner.
when making his week end visit to
General French's firing line in ninth
eastern France, informed French that
there was a steady stream of rein
forcements arriving from England He
assured General French that ample
forces would he furnished him to pro
tect the French and Belgian coasts and
further German depredations or pos
sibility of the enemy securing a base
from which the British Isles might he
! endangered.
GERMANS BLOW UP
FRENCH DEFENSES.
AMSTERDAM. .Ian 21 -German sap
pers succeeded in getting under the
! French trenches near St Hubert which
| were blown up today. Many French
I soldiers were killed by the explosion
anti the defensive works completely
j destroyed. The French losses in killed
are said to have amounted to several
hundred
GERMANS CAPTURE ALLIED
TRENCHES IN ARGONNE REGION
PARIS, .Tan. 21.—-After a terrible
bombardment of the allied trenches in
the Argonne region the Germans cap
tured several trenches compelling the
allies to fall hack. The assault hv the
i
German infantry, following an artillery
bombardment, was in overwhelming
numbers and the allies retired only
after a most desperate resistance which
cost the Germans dearly
The trenches were carried only after
a most desperate and bloody hand t..
hand conflict in tho trenches in which j
both sides suffered severe losses
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GERMANS DISLODGED
NEAR ST GEORGE
BORDEAUX, Jan. 21. The Germans
were dislodged from their trenches
near St. George after a sharp artillery
engagement followed by an infantry as
sault. The fight was brief hut Moody
and hundreds nf the defenders as well
as the attacking forces wire killed In'
the general assault. The Germans
finally gave away before a Istvonot
eharge of the allies
BATTLEFIELD TORN BY
TERRIBLE HOWITZER FIRE
BERLIN, Jan. 21.—The German ceil-I
ter in France is described as now fac- j
ing the battlefields which are terribly
torn and filled with great holes and
ruts which have been plowed up by
the terrible howitzer fire directed
against the enemies lines steadily for
weeks. The enemy, dispite terrible
losses, still occupy their trenches be
cause they fear that their evacuation
would mean the opening the French
capital again to grfctt danger
GERMAN ARTILLERY CONTINUES!
TO POUND ALLIES TRENCHES.
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COPENHAGEN, Jan. 21—The Ger
man artillery Is incessantly pounding
the allies trenches east of Solssons and
north of Reims, compelling tho allies
to suffer immense losses In order to
hold their positions. If these trenches
wove vacated It would he an awful blow
to the confidence that both English and
French nations have placed in Generals
Joffre and French. The superior ar
tillery has undoubtedly played havoc
with the allied lines which are held
tenaciously at great cost in men and
which may finally have to he abandon
ed to the Germans
Did you got your frao war map?
GERMANS CLAIM SMALL
GAINS AT A DOZEN POINTS.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 21.—Uermai
I dispatches claim small gains at u dozei
! points in the Freud, war zone Tin
1 largest gain reported was to the north
;>ast of rfolssons where a mile and £
I half of the enemy's trenches were lit
I ei-ally eaten up by the German howit
zers making their position absolutely
j untenable. When the trenches wen
I abandoned they were found brim ful
I of mangled bodies of the enemy. Thou
sands undoubtedly lost their lives ii
this short stretch of territory
JAPANESE REINFORCE
KOREAN GARRISONS.
Hi i.Vil K' i\(i hiii - I I 'neonfirmed
Korean reports slate that large rein
forcements have been secretelv dis
patched to strengthen the Japanese
garrisons throughout Korea This has
followed threatening indications of an
outbreak in the northern mountain dl
tri( ts of Korea.
YUAN SHI K AI DETERMINED TO
SUPPRESS MANCHU REVOLTS
t’KKIN, Jan 21 Tin military gov
Conors of the Mongolian provinces have
been ordered once for .ill. to suppress
the Munclm hands whlcli hove so loto
operated in those provinces. Yuan Shi
Ksl has issued drastic orders looking
to the suppression of tin Matii'liu re
volts in northern China
The orders are to summarily execute
the entire male population, n neces
sary. to suppress the Manehus who
dominate the towns and villages ,i a
large portion of northern China
AVEZZANO FEELS TWO LIGHT
TREMORS AGAIN LAST NIGHT
lttl.ME, .Ian, 2 1 \vezzano was
rudely awakened last night by two
slight tremors which aroused the peo
ple who are in constant dread of the
recurrence of tile terrible di-aster
through which they have just passed
Italian scientists, however, an agreed
that there is no further danger to be
feared in the earthquake zoic They
assert that the short shocks ue hilt
echoes of last week's earthquake and
that there is but slight daneot ,f an
other v iolent shock.
OBREG0N AND GUITERREZ
PLAN REFORM MOVEMENT
HI. PAS<>. Jan 21 General Obregoii,
Carranza's first chief, and former Pre
sident Guiterrez are planning a re
form movement which they hope will
lead to a speedy adjustment of the
Mexican troubles They believe that
tin* present trouble is largely due to
the personal jealousies existing be
tween Carranza and Villa, so they are
planning' a reform movement which
means the elimination of both Villa
and Carranza from Mexican politics.
It is believed that such a movement
would meet with popular favor, would
end the present war and permit of con
certed action in restoring order
throughout the country.
Wl ATHFR REPORT.
Nome. Alaska. Jan. 20. 1911
Temperature—Max. 11. Min 1
Barometer—30.lo inches
Weather—Clear.
Wind—Northwest t miles per hour,
average 9 miles per hour
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GARZA WOULD MAKE
THE CAPITAL NEUTRAL
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.UE.\I<'o CITY, Jan. 21.—President
Garza wants the capital to be made
neutral and is attempting to bring
a bo ui such an agreement between the
warring factions.
Villa yesterday signalled his intention
to evacuate Mexico City which is
thought to be an effort on his part to
i cany nut Garza's policy to establish a
neutial zone in and about Mexico City
LIQUOR MEN OVERWHELMINGLY
DEFEATED AT OLYMPIA, WASH.
uLY'M P1A. Jan 21 The wets have
lost out at ul> tnpia In their attempt to
secure another tote on the liquor qua*
11. in.
A hill introduced providing for a
-;.e. iai election in 1215 at which time
the liquor question should be resub
milted to the people was defeated to
day by an overwhelming tote
It is thought that the liquor men
will now give up the fight so far as
| pealing to the voters of the state Is
■ ouierneil although It is intimated that
the light in.iv be . irrled to the courts
to test tin- . oust it ut ionallty if the law
v I ich sei ms to have been loosely
drawn ami gives the liquor men a
flghtim- - !..m - to bas e the law set
aside.
HAZZARD DISMISSED AFTER
HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING
t'iiUD'iVA Jan 21 The case
agalimt George Hazzard, the Tacoma
poliiU'ium who was arrested on a
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses, was dismissed on motion of
the deputy district attorney today The
false pretense involved the sum of six
dollars and there was lacking enough
i videm to bind the prisoner over to
app. ir before tin grand jury and he
w i- dismissed upon preliminary ex
fimiimlion. Hazzard was arrested In
Juneau mil brought back to Cordova
fa preliminary hearing. Hazzard
made restitution for other loans here,
win. ti amounted i . three hundred dol
lars
MANY TOURISTS ARE EXPECTED
SKaTI.K, .lau Tile steamship
companies iperatlng from this city to
Alaska ■ \pert . tremendous rush of
tourist next summer and are nlready
piep.irlng for the big business.
The present war in Europe has pre
elude.! the possibility of the trips to
Europe which the wealthy people of
thi railed States have been accus
tomed to taking, and the companies
ha started an extensive advertising
campaign to the east to turn the
travelers to Alaska
Advertising agents believe that
they hat e succeeded to the extent that
tlm business next sununr will be th**
largest In the history of the north
Strictly fresh eggs and poultry at
Prossers Harness Shop. Phon# Black 5
NEW DANCING 9CHOOL
Miners Home Club Dancing School
Tuesday and Friday evaning at 3 p. m
Tangos. Hesitations, as wall at all tha
, older dance* Mrs. Oliver and Mr*.
Peterson, teachers.
SPECIAL SALE
tin Imusedresses and aprons
House dresses $1.26 to$3.3»
Aprons.60c to I1.8S
A few evening dresses at cost Ticket
given on 64-Inch hand embroidered
table cover with each $1.00 purchase.
Stamped goods. D. M. C. thread at
MRS. J. WANQER'S
2nd Ava. opp. Court Home.