VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1914. NO. 270...
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FRENCH DRIVE KAISER’S ARMY BACK IN LORRAINE
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BELIEVE ANDERSON
TOOK 01 LIFE
Brother Identified Gold Watch Pawn
ed By Elmer At Ellensburg—
Suicide Theory Strengthens.
SEATTLE, Aug. 18—The police
and detectives who have been work
ing to locate and punish the supposed
murderers of Elmer Anderson yester
day had a brother of Anderson’s iden
tify a gold watch which had been
pawned by the dead man at Ellens
burg some days before the shooting,
and which he had claimed was stolen
from him by highwaymen along with
$300.00 in cash he had in his pockets.
The identifying of the watch and
the testimony of an eye witness of
the shooting who saw Anderson fire
three shots into the high board fence,
has strengthened the police in the
opinion they reached shortly after
the finding of Anderson that he had
shot himself with suicidal intent.
REBEL ARMY IS
IN MEXICO CITY
Gen. Velesco Surrenders Capital to
Gen Obregon of the Rebel
Army—Carbajal Fled.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 18—Provision
al President Velesco, who succeeded
Provisional President Carbajal when
the latter fled to Vera Cruz for safe
ty following his inability to secure
enough fighting strength to success
fully oppose Carranza, today surren
dered his army to General Obregon,
the leader of the Carranza forces.
The rebel troops entered the town
and are policing it, preventing loot
ing and disorders.
Hundreds of arrests were immedi
ately made of Huerta supporters who
had been unable to flee because of
lack of funds and they are now In
prison awaiting trial and execution.
A grand welcome is planned for
General Carranza, the rebel provis
ional president who is to take charge
of the Mexican government, who will
arrive here tomorrow escorted by 10,
000 more rebel soldiers.
SEATTLE GIRLS
REACHED SAFETY
SEATTLE, Aug. 18.—Two girls,
members of the Washington Univer
sity, who were in Russia at the time
of the declaration of war, reached
New York yesterday en route home.
Both of them had been arrested by
the Russian police and charged with
being spies, but were released when
the American consul interested him
self in the case and convinced the
police officials that the girls were in
no way connected with the German
government
Ten baby black foxes were caught
near Hope a few weeks ago and are
now in captivity. The litter is worth
a small mint.
George Lockrldge, of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, is at the Copper
Block.
Reported That Kaiser Has Weakened His Belgium Army To Drive French
Back—More French Troops Sent Into Germany Upon Receipt of Report
Kaiser At Aix-al-Chapelle At Bedside of Crown Prince William, Who Was
Hit By Shell From Belgian Battery At Liege.—Japanese Cruiser Leaves San
Diego To Watch Liepzig—Will Prevent German Vessel Taking English
Merchant Ships—Tremendous German Army In Belgium—Brussels Fears
Capture and Capital Is Moved To Antwerp.
PARIS, Aug. 18—The French war
office has announced today that the
French troops have driven the Ger
man forces back ipto Lorraine and
<have now penetrated as far as Cha
teau Salins. The French forces have
occupied all of Lorraine west of Lene
trange, which is thirty-two miles
from the German-French border. The
cavalry division has reached to Cha
teau Salins, a considerable distance
further in Germany, but are being
held back by heavy masses of Ger
mans.
German Losses Heavy.
The German losses in the fighting
since last Monday have been very
heavy and they have been driven
from the mountain passes in spite of
every effort to hold back the French
forces.
Abandoned Much War Material.
The Germans in retiring abandon
ed much war munitions, leaving guns,
ammunition and food in their rush
for safety from the French cavalry,
which pursued them.
Entered Through Valley of the Seille.
The French army entered through
the valley of the River Seille and
drove back the German army.
Crown Prince Dying
PARIS, Aug. 18.—The German
Crown Prince Frederick William is
reported to be dying at Aix-la-Chap
elle, where the Kaiser has been for
the past few days at the bedside of
his eldest son. The Crown Prince,
with the Eighth army corps, hasten
ed to aid General von Emmich at
Liege, and with his accustomed reck
lessness took an exposed position and
a shell from the Belgium guns ex
ploded near him, causing a terrible
wound in his breast, which is expect
ed to result in the death of the Crown
Prince.
General Joffre Returns To Paris.
General Joffre, chief of staff of the
French army, returned to this city
today from the front In Belgium and
after a conference with General
French, chief of staff of the English
army, large forces were sent to Lor
raine because of the information that
the German lines in Belgium were
being weakened to send troops against
the French, who have penetrated -in
to Germany.
Belgians Move Capital.
LONDON, Aug. 18.—Fearing that
the Immense German army now try
ing to turn the right flank of the
allies and pierce their lines at Di
nant may be successful and thus
place Brussels in danger of capture
the capital of Belgium has been mov
ed to Antwerp and thousands of men
are working to increase the fortifi
cations.
Fear for Communications.
The Belgium government fears that
should the Germans break the line
of the allies that they would be shut
off from communication with the
front and have therefore moved to
Antwerp, from which place the direc
tion of the operations will be carried
out and at which place the parlia
ment will sit.
Luxemburg Army Turns North.
The Immense army of Germans
which moved through Luxemburg has
turned north following down the Riv
er Meuse and are sweeping all op
position away, as they are much
stronger than any force the allies
have in that part of Belgium.
Germans Follow Down Meuse.
The Daily Express here states that
the big battle is undoubtedly now in
progress, but that details cannot be
secured until a decisive victory has
been won.
May Cut Communications.
The big Luxemburg army of Ger
mans, if they continue to advance,
will be able to cut the allies line
in half and separate the Belgian army
and part of the French and British
from the balance of the forces ex
tending to France.
Would Also Expose Germans to
Flank Attack.
The Belgian and French army now
at Liege and Namur numbers a half
million men and should the Germans
advance far beyond these two forti
fled positions they would be exposed
to a flank attack which might be
disastrous.
More Men From England.
The war office is sending another
army of 100,000 English troops across
■jtlhe channel to Belgium and they
will reach the front within a week.
The transports have been taking the
men to Dunkirk and Ostende in
Prance and Belgium.
Germans In Jamaica Arrested.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—The report
has reached here from Jamaica that
the British authorities in that port
have arrested every German subject
on the islands and will hold them
until the end of the war.
Steamer Brings Refugees.
The British steamer Laconia reach
ed here today from Liverpool with
EXPOSURE SENDS
Packers Drop Prices When Their Lit
tle Game Is Exposed By Dis
trict Attorney.
CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—The price of
beef in this city has taken a big
drop since yesterday and will go still
lower because of the exposure by the
federal district attorney, who ascer
tained that more meat was now held
Jin Chicago than at any time in the
past ten years and that the cold stor
age plan's were filled with beef, mut
ton, pork and other meats, besides
thousands of cases of eggs and large
quantities of vegetables although be
cause of the war in Europe the pack
ers and the retailers had been"“soak
ing it to the public."
A movement is on foot here to
secure legislation which will divorce
the wholesaler and retailer, as it is
now claimed that the packers own
Cmore than fifty per cent, of the re
tail shops and that the price is fix
ed by the big men through a gen
tlemen’s agreement. This condition
is said to exist in many cities and
towns besides Ch'cago.
The federal prosecutor has started
a second investigation to secure
enough evidence upon which to in
dict the packers and the retailers for
conspiracy in restraint of trade.
MAIL GOES TO EUROPE
VIA THE SPIRIT CITY
SEATTLE, Aug. 18.—The mall for
Europe has been sent from Seattle
to Japan and then to Siberia to be
taken to Russia, while some of It Is
to be sent to Europe via the Red
Sea and the Sues canal.
The tram is finished to the mill at
the Cameron-Johnson mine.
A. W. Watson Is at the Copper
Block from the Nelchlna.
Bob McIntosh- arrived in town
from Mineral creek last evening.
PRESIDENT WILL
GO ON STUMP
Will Speak In Districts Where Demo
cratic Congressmen Need Help—
Fear Republican Gains.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Demo
cratic congressmen have succeeded in
convincing administration officials
that there is great danger that the
present Democratic majority in the
House will be overturned at the No
vember elections. That this feeling
ias had its influence on the president
was Indicated today when it became
known that Mr. Wilson had determ
ined to make speeches for Democrat
ic congressional candidates in the
forthcoming campaign.
Republican congressmen are assert
ing that their party will make gains
in the congressional elections in prac
tically every western state, and some
or tnem insist tnat, witn tne possible
exception of Indiana, these gains will
be considerable. Such assertions are
made as that in Illinois, which now
has a congressional delegation com
posed of twenty Democrats, four Re
publicans, one Progressive Republi
can, and two Progressives, only three
Democratic congressmen will be re
turned. The Republicans are also
declaring that half of the twenty
Pennsylvania districts which return
ed Democrats in the late congression
al election, will be won by the Re
publicans. The New York City Dem
ocrats in congress have made no sec
ret of their alarm.
William F. McCombs, chairman of
the Democratic national committee,
left Washington last week for a tour
of the west to analyze political con
ditions. It is expected that when
he Returns he will be able to map
out an Itinerary for President Wilson
that will take the president into dis
tricts where his help will be needed
by the Democratic candidates for
congress. No definite plans for any
speech-making tour by the president
have been made, but it is not believ
ed that he will extend his campaign
ing very far west.
1,800 American refugees, who were
traveling abroad at the time the war
broke out. Most of them returned
without their baggage and were on
ly too glad to escape the horrors of
the conditions in the several Euro
pean countries by reason of the war.
Belgian Newspaper Man Visits Ger
mans.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 18.—A daring
newspaper man of this city suc
ceeded in visiting the German lines,
passing through them into Germany
and returning and he reports that an
unbelievable army of Germans is
pouring into Belgium from Aix-la
Chapelle to Arlon.
Two Big Armies.
An immense army is pouring down
from the north, while the other is
working down the Meuse, having
crossed through Luxemburg.
Germans Highly Pleased With Result
So Far.
The correspondent states that the
German officers are well pleased with
the result of the war so far: that
they did not expert to take the city
of Liege in three months and that
it has require' only a week of their
time. Further, the Germans are per
fectly welded and are working as a
unit, while the allies are not, in many
instances, working in harmony.
London Germans Lose Telephones.
LONDON, Aug. 18.—The police au
thorities, under orders from the mil
itary officers, have had all telephones
in the homes of Germans residing in
London disconnected so that they
might not in any way communicate
with one another or with agents who
may be representing Germany in this
city and who would be glad to se
cure information regarding the move
ment of troops and war vessels.
Germans Praise Bravery of Belgians.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 18.—The Ger
man government, through the foreign
office of Denmark, has sent a note
to the Belgian government offering
to withdraw the German troops af
ter Brussels is captured if the Bel
gian government will cease its opposi
tion. The note praises highly the
bravery and efficiency, of the Bel
gian army.
King Albert Rejects German Offer.
King Albert, however, has rejected
the offer made by Germany through
Denmark and says that his people will
fight to the bitter end to prevent the
Germans from using Belgium as a
base of operations against France,
destroying the property of Belgians,
killing non-combatants and laying
waste the fields.
Invasion Unjustified.
King Albert stated that the inva
sion of Belgium was unnecessary and
was in violation of the treaty with
Germany; that if one treaty can be
broken with impunity by the Kaiser’s
government, how, then, can he ex
pect that any other will be kept?
SA DIEGO, Cal., Aug 18.—The Ja
panese cruiser Idsumo, which has
been in Mexican waters, left here to
day fully coaled with orders to watch
the German cruiser Leipzig and pre
vent her from making any captures
of British shipping vessels.
Idxumo Is Faster and Heavier Boat.
The Japanese cruiser is the fast
er of the two by several knots and
(Continued on page 3.)
NO FOREIGN SHIPS
IN GOASI TRADE
Senate Refuses To Allow Foreign
Ships To Enter Coasting Trade—
Register for Foreign Ships.
WASHINGTON', Aug. 18.—The Sen
ate today passed the House bill
granting to foreign ships an oppor
tunity to register under the American
flag and thus be able to operate dur
ing the present war in'Europe. The
upper House, however, rejected by a
large vote the attempt to amend the
bill to allow for foreign built ships
to enter the coastwise trade of the
United States.
Under the bill as now passed for
eign vessels may be registered by
the United States government and fly
the Stars and Stripes and will be
protected from seizure by any of the
powers at war. Ships to enter the
coasting trade must be American
built.
TWO BOY CROOKS
MAKE BIG HAUL
Secure Two Thousand Dollars From
Homestead Bank In Pittsburg and
Escape In Stolen Auto.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 18.—Two
youths entered the Homestead bank
here today and while one of them
covered the officers with his auto
matic gun the other calmly raked In
a couple of thousand dollars into a
satchel and then the two boys back
ed out into the street, stepped into
an automobile, which was standing
near the entrance to the bank, and
escaped.
The automobile belonged to a cus
tomer of the bank, who was closeted
with the president, and so far the
police have been unable to locate the
-machine which they fear has been
taken from the city and its name and
number changed so as to defy detec
tion.
A dozen detectives, along with the
special detectives of the Bankers
Protective Association, are hunting
for clues.
STORM DELAYS
R. R ENGINEERS
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 18.—The de
parture of Thomas Riggs and Lieut.
Mears, of the Alaska Engineering
Commission, has been delayed be
cause of the heavy rainfall of the
past few days, which has done much
damage to roads and bridges. The
flood which followed the storm has
taken out part of the bridge from
Fairbanks to Garden City and from
here to the coast reports have been
received of culverts washed out,
bridges damaged and roads destroy
ed.
Alvah Eames passed through last
night to Cordova after a trip of in
spection of the postoffices to the west
ward.
Peter Krlvokapich Is at the Val
des hospital In a serious condition
suffering with liver trouble.