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VQL 1Q VALDEZ, ALA8KA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1914. NO. 316.
ALLIES ARMY MOVING INTO BELGIUM
STRENUOUS EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO RELIEVE ANTWERP
RUSSIANS TAKE OFFENSIVE AND ARE MARCHING ON POSEN
BRITISH LINES OF COMMUNICATION TO COAST ARE KEPT FREE
eon mis
THE HOST OWE
Philadelphia Play* Errorlese Game,
But Are Unable To Find Rudolph,
Who Allowed Only Five Hite.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10—The
game yesterday was won by Boston by
a score of 7 to 1. Bender pitched
the first six innings for the local team
and was knocked out of the box in the
sixth and replaced by Wycoff, who
was succeeded by Schang with Lapp
catching. Rudolph pitched the full
nine Innings and Gowdy caught him.
The game in detail is as follows:
Bender started the game for the lo
cal team and pitched six innings, al
lowing six of the total of seven runs
made by the visitors. The two runs
made by the Bean-eaters in the sec
ond were earned by Whitted, who
scored on Gowdy’s two-bagger (the
latter reached home some how or
other, though the dispatches do not
state). At any rate the Boston team
secured a two-run lead in the second
but in the last half of the Inning Mc
Innls made home for the local team
when Strunk batted a single.
In the fifth inning Gowdy tripled,
scoring on Maranville’s single; in the
sixth Evers and Connolly scored when
Whitted made a triple, and the latter
scored on Schmidt’s single. At this
stage of the game Bender was told
to watcn tne game irom me oencn
and he was relieved by Wycoff, who
allowed no runs in the seventh, but
gave one In the eighth, when Gowdy
singled and allowed Schmidt, who
was on third, to steal home. Schang
finished the last part of the eighth
and ninth Innings, Lapp catching the
entire nine innings. Boston made
seven runs, eleven hits and two er
rors, while Philadelphia made one run,
five hits and no errors. Rudolph
pitched for Boston with Gowdy catch
ing.
The score by innings follows:
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Boston .. .0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0—7
Philadelphia .. .01000000 0—1
AUSTRALIA TO
AID BELGIUM
Will Make Gift of *600,000 To Them
for Heroic Defense, Also 8end
* Ing Food Supplies.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 10.—
The Parliament of Australia plans
German Prisoners Dwindle When Official List Is Exchanged—General Von Moltke Reported From
Rome As Still In Charge of the General Staff of the German Army—Russians Defeat Austrian
Army In Marmaros Province and Now Control Most of Hungary—Przemysl Reported To Have
Surrendered To Russians—Its Garrison of Three German and Two Austrian Corps Now Prison
ers_London Reports Large Body Germans Trapped South of Antwerp and Annihilated.
LONDON. Oct. 10.—(Via Egbert and
Ashcroft)—The army in France is
making constant advances northward
a'ong the flank of the German right
and are striving to make a connec
tion with the British-Belglan army op
erating from Ostend and then con
tinue the advance towards Antwerp
and relieve that city.
Forcing German Change of Plans.
The allies, by massing all possible
reinforcements against the German
right, have compelled the enemy to
change front, forced them to take all
th? reserves from the center and ex
treme left to protect the line through
Belgium. At first the Germans were
disposed to take advantage of the
weak line the French offered along
the Meuse and attacked the entrench
ments. but the superior positions held
by the allies and the forts to the
east stopped the advance and the kai
ser’s soldiers were forced to retire
at this time. The allies were so
strong that the German general staff
were unable to wait longer to send
men to Mons, Arras and other west
ern points to protect the line through
Belgium.
Allies Checked By von Kluck.
General von Kluck has presented a
strong barrier to the allies, who, un
able to pierce his lines, have .how
ever, continued to move northward,
establishing new lines of communica
tion with the coast and threatening
the German line through Belgium.
Advancing to Relievo Antwerp.
The British troops at Ostend have
become active, have captured a Ger
man force south of Antwerp, are
threatening the Germans near Brus
sels, and are expected to move south
ward to join with the allies moving
north from, France. The comjbined
force will then continue to work north,
receiving supplies from the British
transports landing at Ostend and oth
er coast towns and will threaten the
German force of 300,000, which is op
erating against Antwerp.
Antwerp Still Holding Out Though
Hard Prened.
From Antwerp comes the report that
the city still holds out, although hard
pressed, but the besieging force
which is making attack after attack
and keeping the garrison constantly
on the lookout
Antwerp Refugees Continue To Ar
rive.
Thousands of refugees continue to
arrive here from Antwerp, seeking
safety in London from the German
assaults and fearing that the city may
fall. All valuables, bonds, papers,
money and articles of great value, in
cluding paintings and statues of great
age, and are being placed in safety
deposit vaults in London by the Bel
gium people and their government.
Russians Active.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 10.—The Rus
sian center army has taken the of
fensive and has reached to within 80
miles of Posen, threatening that city.
The Russian forcea operating against
Breslau have taken the offensive to
prevent, the Germans at that city
sending' relufrocements north and
likewise the forces at Cracow are en
gaging the German-Austrlan forcea.
If Is expected’that by keeping the
Oermaha busy all along the line the
weak spots will be uncovered and the
Russian mass of troops will advance
labs Germany, forcing the kaiser to
•end. more of his men from France
and Belgium to strengthen his east
ern line, and ■ may even. cause the
German general staff to light a defen
algo baffle behind, the; Rhine forts.
Alllee Continue To Advance North
'u»rd.
- OSTEND. Oct. 10.—The allies con
tinue to make rapid advances north
ward from Fiance and tbC Germans
are pulling in the patrols and out
,
posts towards Brussels for fear they
will be cut off, besides which they
are bringing up more men from Col
ogne. Twenty thousand naval reserv
es arrived yesterday at Liege, Indicat
ing that the Germans are hard press
ed for troops.
British Annihilate German Forces.
LONDON, Oct. 10—The British
troops, making a sudden march from
Ostend, trapped a force of German
troops south of Antwerp this morning
and annihilated them. The Germans
were completely surprised, not know
ing of the force of British troops,
which secured positions of advantage
and opened lire upon the Germans at
daybreak, cutting them down by the
hundreds until Anally they surrender
ed. The Germans put up a desper
ate dglit, bu' were outnumbered and
caught in a position where they were
almost powerless.
No Details of Battle Published.
The censorship is so strong that
details of the defeat of the Germans
and the location of the battleAeld is
withheld by the authorities, who only
admit that the Germans were defeat
ed south of Antwerp.
Fires In Antwerp.
THE HAGUE, Oct. 10.—During yes
terday’s bombardment of the city of
Antwerp several fires were started and
at one time four fires were blazing
away in different parts of the city,
but the firemen soon extinguished
them and saved the city.
Germans Do ai Little Flooding Them
selves.
The Germans have opened several
dikes about the city and flooded sec
tions of the country held by the Bel
gians and thus prevented their us
ing men and guns to advantage.
City Expected To Fall.
It Is the opinion here that the city
of Antwerp must surrender in a few
days and that the vast quantity of
grain and foods collected by the gov
ernment for a year’s siege will fall
into the hands of the Germans. The
big supply of war munitions will al
so be lOBt.
Germans Making Great Gains At Ant
werp.
The German besieging forces are
making great gains at Antwerp and
have already captured four of the
Inner circle of forts guarding the city,
but when they assaulted the trenches
between the forts the Belgian troops
drove them back with great slaugh
ter and the German artillery Is now
sheelling the trenches to drive the
Belgians out and allow of the taking
of the trenches by assault.
Przemysl Reported Surrendered.
ROME, Oct. 10.—It is reported here
that the forts about Przemysl, which
were held by three German army
corps, have been taken by the Rus
sians, who have been besieging the
city for the past two weeks. The
report lacks confirmation and is
doubted by many, who believe that
the German troops would have held
out longer, as the city is one of the
strongest fortlfled in the world and
was provisioned to stand a siege of
two years. The fall of the city would
be a terrible blow to German pres
tigee, besides which the Russian
force of 400,000 now operating against
Przemysl would be liberated for raids
into Hungary or to strike the Austro
German flank near Tarnow.
Russians Whip Austrians.
It is also reported here and par
tially confirmeed that the Russian
troops have wiped out a large force
of Austrians in Marmaros province.
The Austrians were completely wiped
out as an army, a few scattered un
its escaping and fleeing towards
Szathmar-Nemethl. It is reported
here that four-fifths of Galicia is now
held by the Russians and that one
third of Hungary is • also held by
them, but the last statement is doubt
ed, as the Russians would not dare
to spread out and extend their lines
enough to embrace one-third of the
territory of Hungary, while a large
force was operating in the north
against them.
Belgian Capital To Move To England.
LONDON, Oct. 10.—The capital of
King Albert of Belgium may be mov
ed to England within a few days
should the allies lose in the battle
now raging in northern France and
Belgium.
Will Reopen the Dardanelles.
The allies have started the work of
opening the Dardanelles to Russian
commerce. The Russians are massing
a force in the Black Sea which will
be landed near Constantinople as soon
as the Turkish fleet is disposed of.
The allies, however, will endeavor to
open the Dardanelles first then en
tering the Sea of Marmora Constan
tinople can be bombarded with ease
and the Sultan forced to surrender.
Fleet Ready at Lemmoi.
The allies fleets are preparing for
the work at Lemmos island, and a
force of marines will be lunded un
der cover of the guns of the ships.
General von Moltke Still Rules.
ROME, Oct. 10.—General von
Moltke still commands the German
army as chief of staff, according to
a report received here through Switz
erland. It is believed that the Ger
man emperor would not dare to make
a move as serious ns the dismissal
of von Moltke in the middle of a
campaign of such magnitude as the
German operations in France and Rus
sia. It has always been understood
that the kaiser and von Moltke did
not agree upon methods for the up
building of the army, nor did the em
peror approve of many of the plans
of the chief of staff, but army offi
cers all recognized in von Moltke a
wonderful military genius, and while
none liked him personally all believ
ed in his ability and still do.
250,000 Captives Shrink To 50,000.
LONDON. Oct. 10.—The Central
News Agency has received the fol
lowing Jlispatch from Rome: "A
message from Berlin says the gen
eral staff, having agreed to the com
plete official list of prisoners, has
found It necessary to admit that the
totals already announced were erro
neous. The aggregate number of pris
oners in German hands is now reduc
ed from 250.000 to 50,000, of whom
30,000 are Russians.”
Fight for Hours Without Seeing
Enemy.
LONDON, Oct. 10—(By mall to New
York)—One of the most terrifying
things about the present fighting on
the continent, according to wounded
soldiers who have returned herefrom
the war zone in northeastern France,
Is that the troops are frequently in
action for hours without seeing their
enemies.
There have been, It is true, more
DWYER CASE
10 THE JURY
Judge Brown Sentence tRoblee To
8erve Three Years—Gives McEv
ery One Year and a Day.
SEWARD, Oct. 10.—The Dwyer
jury has been considering the mur
der charge against J. Dwyer since
yesterday afternoon at 4 p. m., and
up to the time of going to press was
still out.
Judge F. M. Brown this morning
sentenced John McEvery to serve one
year and a day in the penitentiary
for attempted murder and also sen
tenced Robles to serve three years.
Robles served time In allfornla for
a similar crime, assault with Intent
to kill, and was out on patrol when
he committed the crime to the west
ward.
The court will be through next
week with all cases excepting those
of Goss, from Unalaska, who, how
ever, cannot be tried until the arriv
al of Deputy Marshal Hastings and
several witnesses from Attu.
S. S. MIRIM
SIRS MIR
The steamer Mariposa reached Val
dez at 2 o’clock this morning, sailing
an hour later tor Seattle with the
following passengers: Miss Emma
Berglund, Tony Winch, O. Llttlg, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Y. Saint, G. E. DeRos
ler, E. Olson, J. G. Sllngerland, H.
•E. F. King, Charles Cole, B. L. John
son, George L. Harrington, George
Elkins, J. J. McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs.
O. O. Lewis.
ADMIRAL Ellis
SUL fOBStlTTLE
The steamer Admiral Evans reach
ed Valdez at 10 this morning, sailing
for Seattle at 11:30 with a number
of passengers.
Raymond Myers Is ezpected In Val
dez from Slate creek tomorrow.
L. J. Geer Is in Valdez from Fair
banks, having made the trip over the
government wagon road.
ARMY AVIATOR
BREAKS RECORD
U. 8. Soldier Climbe Toward Heaven
and Reachea 17,500 Feet Eleva
tion—Found It Cold.
«t
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 10,-^Army
Aviator Miller yesterday reached an
altitude of 17,500 feet here in an army
aeroplane. Miller broke all records
for altitude in America.
Hundreds of people witnessed the
daring operator climb skyward until
be could be barely seen with field
glasses; watched him climb in cir
cles up, up, as he worked his tilted
planes In a cork screw ascent far In
to the heavens.
When Muller returned to earth he
was almost numb from the intense
cold at the upper elevations, and he
had to be assisted from the seat In
the aeroplane. He was given a rous
ing welcome when the instruments
carried by him In the car showed that
he had smashed all records.
The Prospector office for Job worth
hand-tcybanq engagements than ex
perts expected, with modern weapons,
but there have also been numerous
artillery duels, and with death drop
ping all about them, those who were
hurling It at them, were often not on
ly invisible, but in many cases It was
not even possible to determine the
location of their batteries.
“One day," said a wounded lance
corporal, describing this sort of fight
ing, "we lay ten hours In the trench
es with shells falling about us like
rain. We could see puffs of smoke
along the horizon and hear the con
stant roar of the guns, but not a soul
except ourselves was in sight Only
when you got a wound did you realize
that you really were in battle.
"At the beginning of the campaign,
although we were under fire constant
ly, it was three whole days before
we actualy set eyes on a German."
The same corporal commented on
the indifference the German officers
seemed to feel for the loss of their
men.
“They advanced in close formation
against one position," he said, "from
which we were about to withdraw
because it was dominated by a Ger
man battery we could not locate.
“As the infantry advanced the Brit
ish guns opened on them and tore
great holes in their ranks. Red Cross
men said they picked up 1,600 dead
and wounded Germans in front of
that position.
“The German close formation was
responsible for It."
“And yet the British losses did not
exceed twenty.
Rotterdam Filled With Refugees.
ROTTERDAM, Holland. Oct. 10.—
This city U filled with refugees and
the authorities have issued orders to
prevent any more Belgians coming to
this city because of the overcrowded
conditions here, which are likely to
lead to an epidemic. No more ref
ugees were admitted.
Judge Lyons Back In Valdes.
Judge Lyons returned on the Mari
posa from Seward, where he went to
; attend court .and also to do a little
campaigning. The judge was well re
ceived in Seward and while unable to
speak to the people as a whole, yet
was able to meet many personally
and his friends say he will receive
a large vote to the westward.
EAGLE DANCE
FORJONIGHT
The old-time dance to be given by
the Eagles will be held tonight at
Eagle hall. The committee have ev
erything In readiness for th<- big
crowds which are expected to fill the
hall. The scene will be well worth
the admission fee just to sit In the
gallery and watch the dancers and
gamblers.
“Dad” Ingram la Back Again.
Representative H. B. Ingram, who
has been to the westward campaign
ing. returned to Valdes this morn
ing on the Mariposa. At Seward the
Valdes representative held the
public meeting held by any of the
candidates and spoke to the crowd
at the Seward theater Thursday even
ing. He was given a good recep
tion and the large crowd listened at
tentively to his talk, which lasted tor
one hour and forty-live minutes. Moot
encouraging reports from hlo sup
porters to the westward are being
received.
Albert Benson is up from Pert
Wells to remain a few days la Val
des.
BOSTON MAKES
IT TWO STRAIGHT
Jam** Pitch** Second Game for Bean
<. eaters and Plank for Mackmen
—James Win*.
Boston 1. Philadelphia 0.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 10.—The
game today between Philadelphia and
Boston was a pitcher’s battle between
Big James, of the Boston, and Plank,
of the Athletics, with the long bean
eater getting the best of It, allowing
only three hits, while Plank allowed
seven. As' yesterday, the Philadel
phia team played a better game, mak
ing only one error, while Boston made
two.
The winning run was made by Deal,
who replaced Smith at third base, and
who has not been in the game for
several months. Deal made his run
In the last half of the ninth inning
after Maranville was put out, by send
ing a two-bagger into center held.
Deal stole third when Plank was off
his guard, then when Mann singled
Deal went home, sliding Into the plate
just a second ahead of the ball.
Plank struck out five men, while
James forced six of the Philadelphia
players to bite the dust, but James
fanned every time he went to the
bat Thirty-three of Stalling’s men
faced Plank In the nine Innings, while
only twenty-nine went to bat for the
Athletics.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Louie Johnson is over from the
lies power plant, where he has been
for the past bIx months.
Charles Herron, the Cook Inlet min
ing operator, and his partner, Major
French, went south on the Mariposa
and will spend the winter in Seattle.
Judge Spence returned to Valdez on
the Admiral Evans. Assistant District
Attorneys Brubaker and Whittlesey
will conduct the prosecutions for the
government at Seward.
LOffluiW
BEEN INDICTED
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Former Illinois Senator Must Face
Trial for Irregularities In His
Banking Business.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—The grand Jury
today returned indictments against
former Senator Lorlmer, who is charg
ed with having received $60,000
Worth of worthless paper whtle in
charge of the LaSalle bank, and that
he knew It was worthless, thus de
frauding the stockholders of the
bank.
The Indictment also charges many
Irregularities during the course of the
control of the bank by Lorlmer and
bis friends, many of whom are also
Indicted with him for violation of the
banking laws. The state expects to
secure convictions of all the men in
volved.
Sam Blum left on the Mariposa this
morning foil Cordova pnd will re
turn on the Alameda.
Weather Report
Barometric pressure .29,644
Temperature at 7 p. m.42
M»tiniiiin temperature .45
temperature .38
Wnsn temperature.411-2
Precipitation .17
loudy air, wind northeast six miles.
Balned at night and all day.