vQL i(J 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, /VUGU8T 10, 1914. NO. 263.
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FUNERAL SEDUCE
FOR MRS. UR
Only (Close Friends of President At
tend—Members of Cabinet and
Families to Attend Burial.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Funeral
services over the remains of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, wife of the Presi
dent of the United States, were held
this afternoon in the East room of
the White House.
Only the closest friends of the fam
ily attended the services, which were
conducted by Rev. Beach, of Prince
ton. Six grey horses drew the hearse
to the railway station and the body
is being taken to the former home
of Mrs. Wilson at Rome, Georgia,
where she resided before her mar
riage.
Six policemen acted as pallbearers,
carrying the body from the White
House to the hearse and from the
hearse to the train. All buildings on
streets between the White House and
the station were draped in mourning
and the train was similarly draped.
The streets were crowded with peo
ple, who stood with bared heads as
the funeral procession passed by.
The president and his family and
his closest personal friends left on
the special train for Rome with the
body. The burial will be held tomor
row.
SKATING DINK
SOON BE CLOSED
New Floor Has Been Wired for—
Tonight Is Last Night to Enjoy
* Skating for a Month.
Tonight will be the last night that
the lovers of skating will have a
chance to enjoy themselves in the
skating rink until the new floor,
which has been wired for, reaches
Valdez. The floor is not in good con
dition and .the owners have wired for
a maple floor and intend making the
rink One of the finest in the north.
The building will .also be enlarged.
The rink has been crowded ever
since it was opened and many have
enjoyed the healthful exercise. The
new floor will add greatly to the
pleasure of skating. The floor will
have to be built and It will require
about a month to receive and lay the
new floor. *
Alameda Reachea Seattle.
SEATTLE, Aug. 10.—The steamer
Alameda, of the Alaska Steamship
company, reached here yesterday
morning and will sail north on the
13th.
, Is This the Colonel7
Some men make a great show of
aiming high, and then are satisfied
if their shooting makes a lot of noise,
even if they never hit anything.—Al
bany Journal.
Do you reckon Bill Barnes’s paper
was alluSlng at the colonel when it
printed the foregoing allegation?
A Fierce Battle.
One of the fiercest battles in his*,
tory Is shown «at the Orpheum to
night when Campaigning With Cus
ter, in two reels, will be shown. Also
^ge Orpheum orchestra of five pieces.
Pine comedy picture.
*** Plngreel Plngreel Plngreel
You’ll see some clever shoe making
in the Plngree shoe.
IANS HOLDING LIEGE F
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Germans Entered City But Failed To Take Forts—French, British and Bel
I Troops Combine at Nemur—German Cruisers Have British Vessels
led In Magdelena Bay and Cruiser Rainbow Starts for Scene to Aid
sh Ships—Control of North Pacific Depends On Outcome of Sea Bat
tle—Japanese May Enter Conflect Today—German Kaiser Takes Charge
of Belgium Invasion—Russian Army Enters Austria—German Soldiers
Commit No Excesses When They Capture Liege—Big Battle Soon Be
Fought In Alsace Where Austrians and Germans Have Combined.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 10.—The war min
ister announced today that Liege still
held out against the Germans, who
had invested the city, cutting off com
munication, but were unable to take
the city by assault and were prepar
ing to starve the garrison into sub
mission.
French Won Great Victory.
The victory of the French Satur
day when they captured the city of
Altkirch, in Alsace, was one of great
importance, according to the war min
ister, as it lays open the way Into
Germany from the south and will force
the Germans to abandon their plan
of striking at France through Bel
gium, which they hoped to do with
out resistance and would have been
successful but for the wonderful re
sistance at Liege and the spy sys
tem and aviators of the French, who
have been able to report on German
troop movements as fast as made. It
is expected that the Kaiser’s army
will now direct its attention to hold
ing back the French, and that with
the reinforcements of French and
English troops now in Belgium the
German invasion will be stopped,
Germans Lost Heavily.
- The Germans lost heavily in the
battle of Altkirch, as 30,000 men fell,
while the French loss is placed at
15,000.
German Plans Blocked.
LONDON, Aug. 10.—The English
secretary of war, Lord Kitchener, stat
ed today that if the German plan of
invasion of France was through Bel
gium that even if Leige had fallen as
reported from Berlin, yet the fortified
city of Namur was still in the path
of the Germans and the British troops
were now at that city.
250,000 French In Belgium.
The French war office has advised
Lord Kitchener that 250,000 French
soldiers of the regular army were
now in Belgium to aid the Belgians
under King Albert. The Belgian army
is reported as 250,000 strong, but
many of them are held in the fortifi
cations.
Prince Secures Money for Women.
The response of the appeal of the
Prince of, Wales for money with
which to-ielp the wives and children
hf the English soldiers who have been
forced to leave their homes unpro
vided for has been prompt, and $2,
500,000 was raised yesterday and
millions more are expected.
American* Leave Europe.
Six trans-Atlantic steamers left
Liverpool and Antwerp yesterday car
rying six thousand Americans who
are returning home with their vaca
tions uncompleted, but all of them
glad to leave the scenes of strife.
Want Americans Censor News.
The demand has been made upon
the war office to allow American
newspapermen to aid the censors of
•news received by the war depart
ment so that the people may feel
sure that the news published is au
thentic' besides which the protest
made by the German-Amerlcans In
the United Stages that news from Lon
don Is colored, against Germany is
denied; and the papers here are will
ing that American newspapermen
may see that nothing is suppressed
Trawlers Search for Mines.
British trawlers are searching the
-waters' of English harbors for mines
which itt* Is believed that German
mine laying ships have dropped Into
the waters. Several such vessels
have been sunk in English waters
and It Is feared that the Germans
have dropepd many mines. The Ger
man boats operate under cover of
darkness.
Many Englishmen Enlisting.
LONDON, Aug. 10.—The recruiting
offices in all parts of the United
Kingdom are crowded day and night
by men and boys seeking to enlist.
The army of 500,000 to be raised
and sent to Belgium will be enlisted
within a week. The Bishop of London
is one of those who have enlisted.
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Germans Claim Victory.
BERLIN, Aug. 10.—The German
war office has published a statement
claiming a great victory over the
French at Altkirch, the city lost by
the Germans last Saturday, and which
the war office says has been re-taken
by the Kaiser’s troops and thousands
of French killed, wounded or cap
tured.
Police Spread Glad War News.
Tne police on bicycles spread the
news here Saturday night of the cap
ture of Liege by the German army.
After the news of German disasters
and the terrible loss of life in the
assault on Liege, its capture aroused
the spirit of the people, who cheered
the Emperor all night.
Austrians Invade Russia. i
VIENNA, Aug. 10.—The Austrian
army has invaded Russia and has de
stroyed many Russian towns by burn
ing them to the ground. The Russian
army has failed to rnaxe its appear
ance on the Austrian border as yet.
British Warships Bottled.
VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 10.—The
British cruisers Algerine and Sher
water are bottled up in Magdelina bay,
on the Pacific coast of lower Cali
fornia by the German cruisers Liep
zig and Nuremburg, which are much
heavier ships than the British ves
sels.
Rainbow Goes to Aid of British.
The British cruiser Rainbow is now
racing to reach the scene in the hope
of aiding the two British cruisers, be
cause if the Germans are successful
they will have possession of the Pa
cific until the arrival of British war
ships from the Orient, where they are
now busily engaged with the China
fleet of the Germans.
Conceal German Victories.
LONDON, Aug. 10—The newspapers
of this city claim that foreign pa
pers have been publishing fake stor
ies of German disasters and have cir
culated them in the hope of Injuring
Germany and preventing her allies
from aiding her, while the Berlin pa
pers claim the German troops have
been successful and will march tri
umphantly through northern France.
Austrians Reinforce Germans.
BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 10.—An
Austrian army 40,000 strong has join
ed the German forces near here and
a great battle Is Imminent.
Germans Evacuated Altklrch.
The report of a great French vic
tory at Altklrch is dicredlted here.
The Germans evacuated Altklrch, re
tiring before the strong French force.
The .city, however, Is held by the
French and (the German army is pre
paring to re-take It
. Two Tremendous Armies.
The two apposing armies number
more than a million and a half of
men and are about equally divided.
The German relnfdrcehientS: pe con
stantly arriving. Thousands of Aus
trians are coming from L4ke Con
stance and on the railroad, while more
are pushing across country to reach
the front.
Capture of City Unimportant.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 10.—The cap
ture of Liege by the Germans is de
clared as unimportant by the war of
fice. The forts still remain in the
hands of the Belgians, but they can
not fire upon the Germans entrench
ed in the city without damaging the
city besides killing many citizens still
In the town. .
Fort* Will Help French.
The minister of war states that
.with the arrival of the French and
British the Germans will be forced
to evacuate the city, as the forts op
ening fire from the rear and the
.French and English threatening a
flank movement will place them in
a precarious position and may result
in the surrender of the entire Ger
man command in the city.
Germans Charged In Mass Formation.
The Germans charged the Belgium
forts in mass formation, expecting to
overpower them by weight of num
bers but were mowed down by the
thousands. The German attack was
similar to that of the Japanese when
they attempted to take Port Arthur
from the Russians.
Brussels a Huge Hospital.
This city is a huge hospital. All
the school buildings and public struc
tures have been converte dinto hos
pitals for the wounded Belgians
brought here from Liege. The lines
of communication to the front were
kept open until the capture of the
city by the Germans and almost all
the injured soldiers were brought
here. Few fell into the hands of the
Germans. Many wounded Germans
were also brought here.
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Fall of Liege Confirmed.
LONDON, Aug. 10.—The fall of the
city of Liege has been confirmed.
The Germans, under General von Em
mlch, captured the city late Friday
night, entering through the charred
forests. The forests which surround
the city are still held by the Belgian
commander, but he has made no ef
fort to fire upon the Germans in the
Pity.
Imprison Principal Citizens.
The German commander immedi
ately arrested the principal citizens
and is holding them as hostages to
prevent the bombardment of 'he city
by the Belgians.
Germans Entrenched In the Public
Square.
The Germans are entrenched in the
public square and are preparing to
hold the city against the French and
British, who are now nearing here.
Citizens Hide In Cellars.
The citizens of the city hid in the
cellars when the Germans entered,
fearing that they would commit ex
cesses because of the terrible resist
ance and heavy loss of life during
the assault, but the German comman
der prevented any outbreak by the
soldiers and the citizens were soon
on the streets mingling with the in
vaders. ‘ " . 1 ; ■
German and Belgian Soldiers Mingle.
One of the strangest sights was the
free mingling of German and Belgian
soldiers on the streets after the cap
ture of the city. The Belgians, while
prisoners, are allowed the freedom of
the city. " (tit *
Old and Young Die Together.
Orbit heaps of dead were found on
the Streets where the troops blocked
the Germans. Old and young were
found pile dtogether. An old man of
70 and a boy of 12 were seen side
by side, where they had fallen while
trying to stem the onrushing Ger
mans.
Dead Await Identification.
The work of identifying the dead
and burying them has started and
as fast as the bodies are searched
and the card of identification is made
out they are cremated.
Germans Lose Colony.
CAPETOWN, Africa, Aug. 10.—A
(force of British native troops have
invaded German East Africa on the
'east coast of Africa. Several war
ships have also taken possession of
coast towns.
Turks Ready to Strike.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 10.—The
Turkish army has been mobilized on
the frontier of Bulgaria and is ex
pected at any time to strike at Bul
garia and Servia with the expecta
tion of securing part of the territory
lost during the recent war with the
Balkan states.
Cholera In Servian Army.
ATHENS, Aug. 10—Cholera has
broken out in the Austrian and Ser
vian armies according to reports re
ceived here and it is feared it will
spread to all the armies now in the
field and will take a toll of death far
greater than the loss in battle and
possibly might almost depopulate Eu
rope.
Belgium Army Advancing to Re-take
Liege.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 10.—It Is report
ed here that another Belgian army
is advancing to re-take Liege.
British Ship Makes Big Capture.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The British
cruiser Essex has captured the North
German Lloyd steamship, the Kron
prlnz Wilhelm, one of the best boats
of the line, and Is convoying her to
Bermuda as a prize of war. Two sep
arate reports have be$n received here
regarding the capture of the vessel
and it is believed it is authentic.
Think Liege Forte Fell.
LONDON, Aug. 10.—Although the
Belgians deny that the> Germans cap
tured any forts about Liege, it is be
lieved here that some of the forts
have fallen into the hands of the
Kaiser’s army. The forts are so ar
ranged that the fall of one does not
mean the fall of all as each fort is
sep'arate and will fight on Irrespective
of the fall of other links In the chain.
G.ermano Will Bodega Fort*.
It is expected that the German
troops will lay siege to all the forts
Individually and will try to force
♦li*m to surrender.
Make City Base for Supplies.
The Kalder’s troops are expected
to make the city of Liege a base for
supplies. An enormous army of Ger
mans have cproe into the city and
now outnumber the Belgian army five
to one. • -
Liege Garrison Fled to Namur.
The Belgian garrison, which was
stationed In the city when It waa forc
ed out by the Genuine, retired to
Namur, where they'jofiMG the French
end English and the Belgian angiy
located there.
Block Gorman Invasion at Namur.
. The allies plan to atop the German
Invasion of Belgium at Nntbftr, Where
a strong force h'M'taken position and
Where they are working hlghf and
day to fortify the city- ‘Trenches are
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ORTS
RESERVE BOARD
IS ORGANIZED
Will Take Charge of the Banking of
the Country—Expect* to Pre
vent Panics.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—The re
serve board appointed by President
Wilson to take charge of and direct
the banking business of* the country
and more especially to control and
direct the operations of the federal
reserve bank, a depository of banks,
was organized here today. All of
the members of the board were pres
ent excepting Delano, who is now
en route to the city to take the oath
of office.
STOP DEPORTING
UNDESIRABLE ALIENS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—The de
partment of immigration nas ordered
stopped the deportation of undesirable
aliens who have reached this coun
try. The action of the government
has been taken because of the lack
of transportation to the foreign coun
tries.
The property owners on Court
street have commenced the construc
tion of a sewer from Hobart street
to the bay, connecting with the Fish
sewer.
CITY OF LIEGE
WELL FORTIFIED
Belgian City Is Almost Impregnable
From Invasion—Twelve Forts
Protect the City.
After the great war of 1870 an im
mense and far-reaching change took
place in the range and destructive
ness of siege artillery. All the Bel
gian fortifications, including even the
fine new works at Antwerp, were ren
dered useless. In 1886 the question
was pressed home to the conscience
of the Belgian people by the efforts
of General Brialmont, who had just
made a great reputation by his elab
orate scheme of fortification at Buch
arest.
The Belgian Chambers were induc
ed to vote the necessary funds for
the modernizing of the fortress of
Antwerp, qnd for the erection of new
positions or “tetes de pont” at Liege
and Namur, thus further reducing the
total of Belgian fortresses to three.
At Namur, the old citadel famous
for its sieges in the time of Louis
XIV. was abandoned, and a ring of
nine new forts at distances of four
or five miles from the town was sub
stltuted.
These forts are cupola-shaped and
bomb proof. The guns In them are
raised automatically and hare a
range of ten miles or even more.
At Liege there are twelve new forts;
two of the strongest of them at
Fleron and Chaudfontalne command
the railway and road from Germany.
There Is no doubt that-the Namur
aqd Liege positions are exceedingly
strong, -’but both require larger gar
risons than is generally assumed tor
the defence Of the Intervals. For in
stance, the fort of Evegnee, at Liege,
Wtu captured in theqry during some
recent Belgian manoeuvres, and the
loss of one of the detached forts
Would 'seriously compromise the se
curity Of'the'others.
' The question of the fortifications
at these places is of such great im
portance that ft may be useful to
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