‘ Haltoz Imlu Jlroajjwte
s ~ VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1915. NO. 7.
VOL. 13. ____ _ _
ENTRENCHMENTS BEING BUILT BY KAISER’S ENGINEERS
GERMANS WIN ENGAGEMENT IN ARGONNE DISTRICT
RUMANIAN ARMY IS MOBILIZED TO INVADE AUSTRIA
MILLIONS IN GOLD
FOR GEN. N J
Shipment of $3,000,000 Went .From
Fort Worth To Juarez Last
Thursday.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Jan. 9.—
Three million dollars in gold was
shipped from here last Thursday to
Gen. Villa at Juarez. It is believed
that the money will be used to pay
troops and for the purchase of sup
plies.
It is known that the Villaites have
large sums of money on deposit in
American banks. The withdrawal of
the money for use in Mexico indi
cates that Villa has no intention of
quitting the fight, as otherwise he
would leave the money in America if
he thought that Carranza had a
chance to win.
The Villa money is .reported to have
been secured by looting and by hold
ing many foreigners and rich Mexi
cans for ransom.
BRITISH REPLY
TO WILSON’S NOTE
■If
Reply of Sir Edward Grey Is Report
ed As Very Friendly—No More
Interference.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—The State
Department has received the reply
of the British cabinet to the protest
made by President Wilson against
the continued interference with
American ships carrying supplies be
tween neutral countries. It is under
stood the reply will be made public
on Sunday and that the tone of the
British note is very friendly and
that steps have been taken by the
admiralty not to interfere with Amer
ican shipping.
Sbme reports have it that the Brit
ish government has requested that
the American State Department guar
antee that all manifests of cargoes
on American ships are as listed and
that an inspection of the shipments
be made before the ships are loaded,
thus doing away with the interfer
ence and the detention of steamers
which have frequently been forced to
unload cargo in British ports so that
an Inspection might be made.
, JACK JOHNSON TO
FIGHTWILLARD
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Jack John
son, the champion heavyweight of the
■world, will fight Jess Willard at Ju
arez, Mexico, on March 6th. The
agreement^ j*as signed, today. The
■fight is to go 45 rounds or until a
knockout.
Athens Reports Indicate War Between Greece and Turkey Is Certain—French
Claim Gains In Alsace Country, Also At Nieuport—Russians Say Hinden
berg Unable To Break Russian Line—Invasion of Austria Continues.
GENEVA, Jan. 9.—A German army
corps has reached Salzburg en route
to the Italian-Austrian border, where
they will re-enforce the Austrian
forces now protecting the frontier.
The frontier force has been busy for
months building frontier forts and all
Italian troops from Austrian provin
ces have been taken into Germany,
where they will replace them at the
border. That Italy will be engaged
in the war in a short time seems
certain.
Rumania Won’t Wait for Italy.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—The Rumanian
government will not wait for Italy to
enter the war, but will be fighting
with the Allies in a few days. The
order for the mobilization of the
army has been given and 750,000
troops have been called to the colors.
It will require several days and pos
sibly a week for the troops to reach
the concentra'ion camps. It is be
lieved here that the invasion into
Transylvania will immediately follow
in an effort to strike at the rear of
the Austrian army operating in Hun
gary against the Russians.
German Poland Campaign Fails.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 9.—Hinden
burg’s unsuccessful Poland campaign
in Poland has demonstrated the in
ability of the German center to move
forward and strike an effective blow
until the army is reinforced, as the
Russians have stopped every assault,
driven back every advance and still
hold the positions along the Bzura
and Rawa rivers that they took up
following the battle of Lowicz. The
■military experts here expect Gen.
Hindenburg to bring up heavy rein
forcements in an effort to force the
Russians to abandon the Galicia cam
paign, which has progressed to such
an extent that the Russians are in
vading Hungary at many points.
Investigate Killing of Priests.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 9.—The British
government has asked the American
ambassador here to investigate the
reported torturing and killing of Bel
gian priests by the German military
authorities) because the prieste re
fused to aid the invaders.
Austrians Want Larger Army.
VIENNA, Jan. 9.—The Austrian
government is making every effort to
Increase the army. Thousands of men
rejected at the outbreak of war are
now being impressed into the army.
The government is making strenuous
efforts to fill up the vacancies made
by deaths and capture in the force
operating in Galicia, besides which
the first line of troops sent into Ger
many at the outbreak of war, when
it was the plan of the German army
staff to crush Prance by weight of
numbers and for that purpose concen
trated in Belgium and Prance the en
tire strength of the German regular
army and the first reserves with all
the forces that could be spared from
Austria-Hungary, and suffered terri
ble losses. The flower of the army
was sent to Prance and Belgium
while the best field and siege batter
ies were also. used. The guns used
to reduce Antwerp were Austrian
siege guns. The losses of the first
six weeks of the war are being
felt now that the Russian hosts have
concentrated on the border of Hun
gary.
Austria May Seek Peace.
Unless the army can be Increased
to sufficient strength to block the
Russian force Invading Hungary the
emperor will be forced to seek peace
upon the best tetrms obtainable.
Ten Russian Aeroplanes Destroyed.
BERLIN, Jan. 9.—The German
troops in the trenches at Lowicz have
succeeded in bringing down ten aero
planes operated by Russian officers.
The Russians were observing the po
sitions of the troops and were fly
ing low in order to spy out the land
when the G rmans, from concealed
positions would volley at them and
brought down the ten machines,
which were wrecked.
489 000 French Wounded.
PARIS, Jan. 9.—Almost half a mil
lion soldiers have been treated in
French hospitals since the outbreak
of the war. Of these 2 1-2 per cent,
ihave died In the hospitals. The ex
act number as given out by the war
office is 489,733 wounded treated.
Missing Metz Deputy Reveals Self.
PARIS, Jan. 9.—Georges Weill, the
long missing deputy for Metz in the
German parliament, has been found,
or rather has revealed himself. In
a manifesto to his friends in Alsace
Lorraine he writes:
“Since the outbreak of the war I
have let the German press clrculare
all sorts of stories about me, aud
have neither protested nor denied,
for I owed complete silence to my
aged parents, who were still at
Strassburg, and I preferred to leave
even them in ignorance of what had
happened to me rather than to ex
pose them to the anger of those still
masters in that city. Now that they
are in safety jny liberty of speecn
is reconquered.
“On Aug. 5 I enlisted in the French
army. In joining the army of the
republic and thus continuing the
struggle against militarized, Prus
sianized Germany, I am conscious that
I have well fulfilled my duty as a
Socialist Deputy and as Deputy for
Alsace-Lorraine.”
War May Soon Spread.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—Following the
categorical assurances of the Bulgar
ian government of its intention to
maintain strict neutrality in the war,
the entente powers, Great Britain,
France and Russia, have given guar
antees at both Athens and Buchare.-t
that Bulgaria will not attack Greece
in the event of the latter country as
Butchers, Grocers and Bankers Insist
That Prices Will Go Skyward Un
less Embargo Is Enforced.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—The Butchers
and Grocers Association of this city
has started an agitation to force the
government to place an embargo on
the export of foods so that the prices
may be kept within reason. The
bakers also insist upon an embargo
On wheat so that bread can be sold
in the United States at least as
cheaply as in countries engaged in
the war.
Unless this is done the associa
tions insist that food prices in Amer
ica will go so higllf*’ that thousands
and thousands of “poorer people in
the large cities are certain to starve
to death.
It is charged by the association that
the farmers are not gaining the ad
vantage of the high prices but that
the speculators have gathered all the
wheat and are holding it for high
prices. It is therefore charged that
the farmer will not be out If the
embargo Is enforced, while the peo
ple In the congested parts of the
country, especially In the large cities,
will get food at a reasonable price.
The export of meat Is also dangerous
as the supply will be depleted and the
American people must pay a big ad
cance for meat because the big pack
ers are selling to belligerents at a
large profit.
SOCIETY WOMEN
NOT GOOD NUDGES
Kitchener Tells Them To Stay At
Home and Let Someone Go That
Knows What To bo.
LONDON. Jan. 9.—Lord Kitchener,
secretary of state for war, stated to
day that he did not want any more
society women to go to the front as
nurses unless they submitted to the
same tests as to their ability that oth
er nurses were called upon to stand.
It has been found that many of the
society leaders were useless and re
quired the aid of several men and
women to care for them when they
reached the front and in consequence
were not only useless to the army
and the wounded, but were a drain
upon those already at the front.
Society women who expect to go
ito the front on a lark will find it
hard hereafter to get transportation.
The war office also intends giving
each nurse six months hard training
In England before they can go to
France. This will also cool the or
dor of the society butterflys. The
French medical corps has been devel
oped to such an extent that it can
now attend to all the wants of the
wounded soldiers at he base hospitals,
while England will transport wound
ed British troops to England as fast
as possible.
Alvah Eames passed through yes
terday on the Alameda, returning to
his home at Cordova.
sisting Servia, and will not attack
Rumania, should that state actively
participate in the war. This is tak
en to foreshadow the approaching
participation of Rumania and Greece.
British Watch Hungary.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—Political devel
opments in Hungary, whose people
are reported to be deeply discontent
ed because they think that Germany
and Austria are failing to give Hun
gary a fair share of protection, are
the subject of much speculation and
deep interest in England.
Were 5,000 Boer Rebels.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—The first real
intimation of the extent of the South
African rebellion is given by the
Minister of Justice of the Union of
South Africa, who says that 4,000
rebels are now in prison and that
1,000 have been sent to their homes
on parole. There are still a few
roaming about the country, but they
are without leaders and are surren
dering upon the appearance of Union
orces:
Want Old Men Employed As Clerks.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—The owners of
Stores in Great Britain have been
asked by the government to employ
old men as clerks in order that the
younger and stronger men might en
list in the army. It is pointed out
that if this policy is carried out the
old men will secure employment,
while the government will secure the
services of the young and strongmen
of the country in the army.
Greek Turkish Relations Strained.
ATHENS, Jan. 9.—The government
is alarmed at the strained relations
between this country and Turkey.
Thousands of Greek citizens are still
in the Turkish empire and fears for
their safety caused the government
to go slow in negotiating with the
Ottoman empire as it had been hop
ed to secure enough time for the
Greek merchants to close up their
businesses and reach safety in some
neutral city before war broke out.
The war and navy departments are
ready, however, for any emergency
and if called upon to go into the war
with the Allies the army is ready to
send 500,000 men to aid Servia or
against the Turks.
French Lose In Argonne District.
BERLIN, Jan. 9.—The French have
lost considerable ground in the Ar
gonne district. The German troops
drove tunnels under the French
trenches and blew them up, killing
several thousand of the enemy. The
infantry attack which followed the ex
plosions were successful and the Ger
man line was moved several miles
south of the line held yesterday. The
strong French reinforcements pre
vented a further advance.
French Repulsed At Reims.
The French made a determined at
tack upon the German positions at
Reims but failed and the attacking
force was repulsed with heavy loss.
The enemy fear to bring on the gen
eral engagement so often spoken of
in the dispatches. The German troops
hold a strongly fortified position and
any assault will mean terrible loss to
the Allies. A second line of trenches
^Continued on page 2.)
NO WOODEN GARS
r
State Public Service Corporation Pro
hibits Them Because of Re
cent Accident.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Following the
investigation into the causes that led
to the fire in the New York sub
way early this week, an accident
which cost the life of one passenger
and threatened several thousand oth
ers, 100 of whom were overcome by
the smoke, the Public Service Com
mission of this division today issued
an order that no more wooden cars
are to be used in the subway and
that steel cars must be purchased at
once by the city and the. Interborough
Railroad Confpany, operating the sub
way.
The wooden cars caught fire from
the third rail and it was with diffi
culty that the firemen were able 10
reach the scene, rescue the passen
gers and extinguish the flames.
CANADA PAYS FOR
KILLING AMERICAN
Admits Fault—Bryan Demanded Very
Heavy Damages for Family
of the Dead Man.
OTTAWA, Can., Jan. 9—The Ca
nadian government will pay big dam
ages to the family of Walter Smith,
who was kiled by Canadian troops
at Fort Erie on Dec. 8. Charles Dorsch
who was severely wounded will also
receive heavy damages as a result of
the shooting.
The demand made by Secretary
Bryan of the American State Depart
ment was accompanied by proof of
guilt against the Dominion guards, who
had failed to use ordinary good judg
ment and as a result the officials cf
the government decided to pay the
claim for damages at once and not al
low the trouble to irritate the two
governments.
Smith and Dorsch were hunting
ducks near the Canadian shore when
tired upon by the Dominion guards.
M'ADOO RIDES
IN ENGINE CAB
ALBERQUE, N. M., Jan. 9.—Secre
tary McAdooj, jot the cabinet, and
Mrs. McAdoo, daughter of President
Wilson, today rode in the cab of an
engine on the run from Winslow to
Adamana. The couple enjoyed the
ride immensely and they thanked the
engineer for the privilege.
Swell pictures and music at the
Orpheum tonight.