„ VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1914. NO. 272.
VOL. 10. ____
BRUSSELS CAPTURED BY GERMANS
KAISER’S ARMY IS STEADILY ADVANCING IN BELGIUM
Fell In Faint When First Told Of It
_Died of Broken Heart Because
of Horror of War.
ROME, Aug. 20.—Pope Pius X. re
covered consciousness just before his
death yesterday and said to the im
mediate relatives at his bedside and
to the cardinals of the church: “The
Almighty wishes to spare me the hor
rors which Europe is now under
going.”
The outbreak of war between Aus
tria and Russia and the certainty that
almost all the other nations would be
involved caused the Pope great dis
tress and when first informed of the
certainty of war the Pope fell in a
ifaint, greatly distressed that at this
time and in this enlightened age the
people of Europe should become in
volved in a terrible war.
The Pope died of a broken heart
and because of his inability to save
his people from the scurge of war.
The Valdez Real Estate Agency
yesterday sold to Cashier Eckern, of
the Valdez Bank & Trust Co., the
Ernst house on Hobart street. The
consideration was $1,800.
UNITED STATES
10 BOV SHIPS
Bill Introduced In Congress Providing
for Purchase of Foreign Ves
sels By Government
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Follow
ing a long conference between the
president and his cabinet, which the
leaders of the administration in con
gress also attended, it was decided
that the administration would favor
a bill providing for the purchase of
the foreign ships now in American
ports which are to be used by the
government to transport the grain
and foodstuffs needed by Europe and
which must be sold at once or finan
cial ruin is certain for many in the
United States.
A bill was introduced yesterday pro
viding $25,000,000 for the purpose of
purchasing the ships.
It is believed by many that this
course was taken by the administra
tion following a protest by England,
France and Russia against the sale
of the German ships to Americans,
and it is said that the foreign gov
ernment will have no objection if the
government buys and operates them,
as they will then be sure that no
subterfuge has been practiced by the
German owners of ships.
Those opposed to the government
entering the shipping business state
that if England, France, Russia, Bel
gium and the other powers at war
need the food supplies badly, as it is
made out they do, that England will
find a way to get the supplies.
Many fear that the shipping ques
tion is certain to draw the United
States into the European war, as none
of the nations care to bother about
Jt diplomacy and follow a refusal to
heed advice by an ultimatum.
SWELTERING HOT
INJEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Today and
yesterday have been two of the hot
test days on record In this city.
• Many have died from the effects of
the heat and the hospitals are fill
ed with those picked up on the streets
suffering from sunstroke. Yesterday
it was 95 degrees in the aaade with
much humidity, while today it Is a
few degrees higher.
Tremendous German Army Now At the Outskirts of Antwerp Where Head-1
quarters of Belgian Government Has Been Established—Small Army of
Servians Hold Pass Against Overwhelming Number of Austrians—Russians
Expelled From Germany—Switzerland Fears Famine and Appeals to United
States—German Shipping Suffer Losses Estimated at Three Hundred Million
Dollars—Austrian Army Faces French Invaders In Alsace-Lorraine—Ger
man Army Enters Russian Poland—Austrians Menacing Italy.
PARIS, Aug. 20— It Is officially ad
mitted here by the war office that
the German army had finally found
an opening In the line of the Bel
gian forts and entrenchments and are
pushing north on both sides of the
Muese from Dinant near the French
border, pushing aside all opposition
and have passed beyond Namur with
out taking that point, but leaving it
hard pressed and in danger of be
ing cut off from the rest of the army
of the allies; that they have cap
tured the city of Vile and the town
of Tirelemont, in Belgium, besides ad
vancing their lines to Neuf Chateau
in Belgium Luxemburg close to the
French border.
German Losses Heavy.
Not only were the German losses
exceptionally heavy but the losses of
the Belgians and their allies was al
so large. The Germans, still using
mass formation, were pushing on be
cause of the tremendous number of
men in the army of invasion, but were
paying a frightful toll of lives by
their reckless advance.
Hardest Fighting At Tirelemont.
The hardest fighting was at Tire
lemont, where a force of Belgians
were determined not to lose the town.
The city was first in the hands of
one army and then the other until
the dead numbered thousands.
Germans Near Antwerp.
ANTWERP, Aug. 20.—The German
searchlights can be plainly seen in
the skies from this city. The lights
are continually playing upwards to
watch for dirigible balloons or aero
planes, which might attempt to drop
bombs on the army.
Dirigibles Destroyed.
One Belgian and one German dirigi
ble was destroyed today in the fight
ing, shots from opposing batteries
bringing down the big gas bags.
Many Aviators Killed.
The loss of life among the aviation
corps in both armies have been very
heavy. Many of the aviators . leave
the ground in machines, which, un
der ordinary conditions, they would
never dream of using and have met
with many accidents.
Germans Take Brussels.
PARIS, Aug. 20.—The city of Brus
sels, the capital of Belgium, has fal
len. A large detachment of German
cavalry entered the city late yester
day afternoon, the Belgians having
retired prior to the arrival of the
Germans and made no serious resist
ance. Many of the citizens of the
town left for Antwerp early in the
day on special trains and everything
of value was also taken away or hid
den.
Belgian Army At Antwerp,
i The Belgian army of the north re
tired upon Antwerp and are to hold
that city and at every opportunity to
attack the flank of the Germans,
while the English and French, with
Namur as the pivot, are erecting
strong defenses to block the advan
ces of the Germans into Belgium and
France.
England to Feed Belgium Army.
The English war office will send
to Antwerp supplies enough to pro
vide for King Albert’s army.
Servians Defeat Austrians.
LONDON, Aug. 20.—A force of 8.
000 Servians defeated an army of
80,000 Austrians trying to force their
way into Servia. The battle took
place in a narrow defile, where the
Servians had secreted themselves and
when ready they poured a terrible fire
down upon the Austrian forces, do
ing terrible execution; 3,0d0 Aus
trians were killed and 5,000 wounded,
while a large number were taken
prisoner. ;
Army Fless To 8afety.
The Austrians made a mad rush
for safety and left thousands of
stands of arms, ammunition in large
quantities and many horses and guns.
The force of Servians was so small
that pursuit was not thought of.
Germans Near Antwsrp.
ANTWERP,'Aug. 20.—German cav
alry have reached almost to this city
and in several instances have lnvad
ed the suburbs, but were driven out
by the Belgians. The people here are
only beginning to realize the tremen
dous army of Germans which has
crossed the border into Belgium and
now occupy many towns and have
taken all the provisions and supplies
they could lay their hands upon.
Ambassadors Move From Brussels.
The foreign ambassadors from
France, England, Russia and other
countries have all left Brussels and
are now in this city where tempo
rary headquarters for the government
has been established. Strong forces
of Belgians are being brought here
to protect the city and to prepare it
for a siege.
Swiss Appeal for Aid
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—The
Swiss legation here has made an
other appeal to the government to
aid the export of wheat from this
country to Switzerland, where all in
dustries are at a standstill and the
crops are rotting in the fields, while
the men are at the front trying to
protect the inland republic trom be
ing crushed by the weight of the
big neighbors who would wipe out the
little republic without a second
thought. The minister promised that
his country would remain neutral
throughout the war.
Famine Is Feared.
He also fears that famine will take
a terrible toll in lives unless wheat
is shipped to his country within a
very short time.
Turks Re-name German Ships.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 20.—The
German cruisers Breslau and Goeben,
which sought shelter here and were
later sold by the German govern
ment to Turkey, have been re
christened with Turkish names and
have been manned with Turkish sail
ors. The German crews have left for
Austria.
Germans Invade Russian Poland
BERLIN, Aug. 20.—A large force
of German troops has invaded Rus
sian Poland and expect to start a
rebellion in that province of Russia
against the Czar. The Polanders, who
are willing to fight against Russia,
are being armed and will be aided to
start a revolution.
Big Army of Invasion.
The German army of invasion into
Russia is a million strong and the
government has 4,000,000 men now
under arms besides 500,000 Austrians
in Germany who are aiding in the
fight against Russia and France.
Russians Expelled From Germany.
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 20.—About 15,
000 Russians reached here today from
Germany, having been expelled by
the German government. AH of them
were hungry, having been without
food for many days and exhausted
and nearly famished. They are now
being cared for by the Russian am
bassador here. Rich and poor alike
were sent from Germany and forced
to leave everything they had.
Austrians Menace Italy.
ROME, Aug. 20.—A large army of
Austrians is being openly mobilized
on the border of Italy and are threat
ening that country from the north.
The army is prepared to invade the
provinces of Lombardy and Venet
tia according to the reports receiv
ed in this city. The war office has
ordered a further mobilization of the
army and will match the force of
Austrians and prepare for the trouble
now certain to come.
Germany To Involve the World.
It is believed here that Germany
will involve Italy in the fight because
of her failure to join her allies in the
present war after Germany and Aus
tria prevented France and England
from interfering during the Italian
war on Turkey during which she se
cured large territorial holdings in Af
rica.
Cause Financial Panics and Revolu
tion.
The Germans plan to involve every
CITIZENS GIVE RECEPTION
TO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL PARTIE S FILL EAGLE HALL—CANDIDATE
MADE EXCELLENT ADDRESS, O UTLINING WORK HIS PARTY
WOULD LIKE TO CARRY TO COMPLETION.
C. E. Bunnell, the Democratic can
didate for delegate to congress, was
given a rousing welcome last night
at Eagle hall, which was crowded
with his friends ana townspeople,
many of whom were women, who
wished to honor him upon his return
from Skagway as the nominee of
the party of the administration.
Judge T. J. Dimond was chairman
of the meeting and made a short ad
dress, expressing the pleasure he and
the people of Valdez felt upon the
nomination of a Valdez citizen as the
delegate to congress on the Demo
cratic ticket
Mr. Bunnell was then introduced
to the audience and spoke for an
hour upon the issues of the cam
paign and upon the circumstances
which had led to his receiving and
accepting the nomination at Skagway.
He was listened to with attention, re
ceiving the applause occasionally of
the people in the hall.
The candidate outlined the con
structive work now being carried on
by the administration in Alaska, and
the platform endorsing that work as
passed by the Democrats at Skagway.
In conclusion Mr, Bunnell stated
that he would not, if elected, carry to
Washington any bitter personal fight
or grudge to work out at the expense
of the people of the territory, but
would devote his entire time work
ing in harmony with the administra
tion to secure for Alaska construct
ive legislation so that the resources
of the north might be developed and
Alaska permitted *o grow into a state
with a population of several hundred
thousand Inhabitants.
Cries for "Ritchie” by the audience
forced the mayor from his seat in
the rear of the platform to the speak
er’s table and be promised the can
didate his personal vote because he
was the best man named for dele
gate. The mayor paraded his Re
publicanism to the face of the Dem
ocrats present, but admitted that as
the O .0. P. had no candidate he did
not have to stretch his conscience to
vote for the candidate of the “un
washed Democrats.”
Judge Lyons also spoke endorsing
the candidate and speaking in high
terms of his ability and of his rec
ord of the past ten years in Valdes.
The judge asserted that voting was a
business proposition and that the peo
ple should vote for the man who
would secure the most good for the
people of the north. He further stat
ed that the Democratic candidate was
that man.
possible government into the mess be
cause the world panic which is almost
certain to follow because of the mob
ilizing of the huge armies and the
destroying of the crops will cause
revolutions and rebellions and may be
a means of aiding Germany by caus
ing internal dissentions at home.
Italy Near Revolution.
Because of the heavy financial bur
den of the war with Turkey and of
the partial mobilization of troops the
Socialists are becoming more active
here and threaten to tie up every
railroad and factory in the country
if troops are sent north. During the
revolt of two months ago much dam
age was done. The military authori
ties and police filled the jails with
political prisoners and rioters, many
of whom have been released and are
again leading demonstrations.
Germans Bombard Diest.
LONDON, Aug. 20.—The German
forces yesterday bombarded the city
of Diest, in Belgium, thirty-five miles
northeast of Liege. The Germans
were repulsed with slight loss.
Covering Point of Attack.
In spite of every effort of the spies
rnd scouts of the army of the allies
the Germans have successfully cov
ered the real point of attack and the
a.lies have been forced to await for
the German campaign to open before
they can bring up the reserves, which
are being concentrated at points from
whicn they can make a hurried march
to the front.
Long Line of French Forts.
The line of forts being garrisoned
by the French extends from Sedan,
in France, to Dinant, Namur, then
turning towards Brussels, but leaving
that city outs'de or the line as a
bait to the Germans.
Germans Dare Not Put Large Force
In Brussels.
The Germans dare not put a large
force in Brussels for fear that it may
.be cut off by a quick advance north
from Namur, cutting communication
with the main German army.
Would Cede Klao-Chau To United
States.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—The Chi
nese and German ambassadors here
have approached the American State
department with the suggestion that
Germany cede to the United States
the province and protectorate of
Kiao-Chau, in China, and that the
United States then cede it to China.
The purpose of the change lis to
have the transfer made through a
big power strong enough to assure
the delivery of the protectorate to
China.
Chinese Fear Japs Will Hold Pro
vince.
The Chinese fear that if the pro
vince is turned over to the Japanese
by the Germans that it might as well
remain in the hands of the present
owners as far as any good to China is
concerned, in fact they fear German
aggression less than Japanese aggres
sion.
England and Japan Object.
It is semi-officlally stated here that
the ambassadors of England and Ja
pan have lodged a strong protest with
the State department against the
course outlined by the Chinese and
German ambassadors.
Allies Take Many Prizes.
LONDON, Aug. 20.—It is estimat
ed that the allies have taken 200
German vessels of all sizes which,
with the cargo, is valued at |300,000,
000. The German vessels were scat
tered all over the world at the out
break of the war and were picked
up by the warships of the allies.
Many of the boats were captured
while lying at anchor in English,
French or Russian ports.
Shipping Resumed To England.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Because of
the resumption of shipping between
here and England a much better feel
ing exists In business circles. Sev
eral large ships left here yester
day for Liverpool and more are to
follow today and tomorrow. In spite
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WARSHIP WATCHES
OUTGOING LINERS
Battleship Maine Prevents Sailing
of Ships With Contraband
of War.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20—One of the
most powerful dreadnoughts in the
navy, the battleship Maine, is sta
tioned at the naval anchorage off
Tompkinsville, S. I., to back up strict
enforcement of the neutrality regula
tions in regard to vessels entering or
leaving New York harbor. All out
ward bound vessels have been ordered
to stop at Tompkinsville, where their
cargo will receive a final inspection
before they are allowed to go to sea.
Meanwhile the masters of ships
must file full manifests of all cargo
on board, in place of the old skeleton
manifests, and must be prepared to
answer any questions from the Col
lector relative to cargo or destination.
The regulations to prevent the de
parture of any ship with a contra
band cargo are the most stringent
ever put in effect in New York.
Among the precautions adopted are
the doubling of the regular force of
customs officers on the piers and
ships, and the formation of a flying
squad of inspectors to co-operate with
the federal authorities.
CARRANZA NOW
IN mo CITY
Enters Without Opposition—American
Consul Arrested Held Prisoner—
Villa To Fight Carranza.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20.—General
Carranza and his staff entered this
city this morning and were given
a rousing welcome by the populace,
who lined the streets. *
No disorders followed the transfer
of the government from General Val
esio to Provisional President Car
ranza.
American Conaul Arrested.
The American consul, Louis Hos
tetter, located at Hermosillo, control
led by the forces of General Carran
za, was arrested yesterday upon or
ders from the provisional president
and is held captive in spite of every
effort of the American government to
effect his release. It is charged that
Hiostetter has been giving aid to the
federal troops operating against Car
ranza.
Villa Ready To Fight
It Is also reported here that Gen*
eral Villa is ready to open hostili
ties against General Carranza, whom
he hates, because after making pos
sible the capture of Mexico City and
the overthrow of the Huerta govern
ment he is being thrown into the dis
card by the man who profited by his
generalship.
Seattle Bank* Call In Loans.
SEATTLE, Aug. 20 —The Seattle
banks have called In all loans and
refuse to loan money, as they claim
that the banks of this city will par
ticipate in the loans soon to be made
to foreign countries by American
bankers.
R '
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SARATOGA, N. Y.. Aug. 20.—The
Republican convention held here yes
terday completed its work and
adjourned. The platform adopted by
the convention arraigns the Democrat
ic party and the state and national
administrations. The voters are ask
ed to return the Republicans to pow
er.
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