vQL 1Q VALDEZ, ALA8KA, 8ATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1914. NO- 268
BREAD GOES UP~
PEOPLE STARVE
Loaf Reduced One Ounce and
Half—City Authorities Will
Make Effort to Help.
. NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—The poor of
this city are feeling the effects of
the price raising which has followed
the European war. Bread is now
sold in loaves reduced one and
a half ounces and the poor are starv
ing. Pathetic scenes are witnessed
in the East and West Sides and many
families have been forced to beg.
The city authorities will take steps
at once to relieve the situation and
if possible to reduce the cost of
foodstuffs.
I. W. W. leaders are urging the
people to violence and many arrests
have been made.
HEAVY LOSS OF
IMPORT REVENUES
European War Cuts United States
Income Down By $100,000,000
Annually.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Esti
mates made by the Treasury officials
'place the loss in revenue to the Unit
ed States government at $100,000,000
a year because of the shutting off of
imports from Europe.
The administration leaders are
greatly worried at the outlook and
are unable to agree upon a satisfac
tory war measure to raise the neces
sary income for the government pay
roll.
Some favor a measure similar to
that used in 1898, taxing all checks,
real estate transfers and other ex
changes in the regular course of
'business, while others are in favor
of taxing it all on liquors, cigars,
coffee and luxuries.
The supply of gold in the treasury
is still more than ample to care for
the demands of the banks and it is
not expected that the government
will have to buy gold in the market.
Banking experts claim that no gold
shipments will be made to Europe
for months as- the shipments cannot
be made while the war lasts with
any certainty of safe delivery.
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TEKEO, Wash., Aug. 15.—Two farm
hands caught firing a threshing out
fit were lynched by farmers here yes
terday. The two men had been work
ing on the farm with the threshing
outfit and had become tired of work
and hoped to secure a lay-off by de
stroying the machine, but they were
caught in the act. The machine was
entirely destroyed.
If there were mermaids there
would be more summer drowningB.
Germans Attacking Haelem Are Almost Annihilated—Out of Force of 5,000
Men Only 500 Escape—Liege Forts Still Hold Out—German Army In Bow
Shape From Huy On Meuse River Almost To Namur—Germans Conceal
ing Point of Attack—Tremendous Army Expected To Strike At Any Mo
ment—Japan To Declare War On Germany—Alsacian Engineer On
German Troop Train Steals Regiment of German Soldiers and Takes Them
into French Lines Where They Surrender—Russia Asks Poland To Be
Good—English Lines Resume Sailings—Socialist Leader Was Executed.
; BRUSSELS, Aug. 15—Out ctf five
’thousand German troops used in the
attack on the city of Haelem today
only five hundred escaped. The rest
were either killed, wounded or cap
tured by the Belgian forces. The Ger
man forces refused to be driven back
until they were completely annihilat
ed by the cross-fire of the Belgian
army entrenched behind the fortifi
cations.
Special Train for Wounded.
A special train left here for Hae
lem to bring the wounded here and
also to bring back the captured Ger
mans.
Belgians Still Hold Liege Forts.
The commander of the forts about
Liege has wired here that he still
held the forts, against the Germans,
who were renewing their attack and
that he had inflicted great loss on
the German attacking forces.
Report Russian Victory.
PARIS, Aug. 15.—The entire fourth
regiment of Austrian infantry were
annihilated by the Russians at Duis
ted river and the first regiment of
cavalry almost wiped out when the
superior force of Russians met the
. Austrians. The troops of Emperor
Tnsenh wv>re forced to eive ground.
German Against Muscovite.
BERLIN, Aug. 15—The German
chancellor, Herr von Bethmann-Holl
weg, has announced to the people
of Germany that the German empire
has entered a death struggle In which
the Muscovite is ranged against the
German, and that If Russia wins that
country will rule the world.
Can’t Locate German Point of Attack.
LONDON, Aug. 15.—In spite of ev
ery effort on the part of the airmen
and spy system of the allies the
point of attack by the Germans has
not been located. Two million Ger
mans are spread out bow-shape from
Huy, on the River Meuse, to a point
between Liege and Namur and are
ready for an assault on- the line of
fortifications held by the allies.
Constant Reinforcements Arriving.
Both sides are constantly receiving
reflnforcements and are preparing
for the battle which is certain to
come, and almost at any moment,
r The Germany are screening the move
ments Of thefr troops by using large
forces of cavalry. Airmen are try
ing to locate the point of concentra
tion of the Germans.
Germans Lose Advantage.
The desperate end unexpected re
sistance put up by the Belgian gar
rison at Liege hae. caused the Ger
mans to lose all the advantage they
secured by mobilizing the army thirty
hours before the French, who hoped
to be saved the heavy expense nec
essary to take the army to the front.
WJhile the Germans were held back
at Liege the French have now gain
ed the lost time and have the full
fighting strength of the army at the
front.
To Walt for Russians.
The English secretary of war has
■ advised the British and French com
manders to wait for the concentra
tion of the Russian troops and for
the advance of the Czar’s army into
Germany, so that all armies may
attack at the same time and thus
force the Germans to weaken the
strong forces now on the Belgium and
French borders.
Revolution In Herzegovina.
ATHENS, Aug. 15—A revolt against
Austria has broken out in the prov
ince of Herzegovina, which is large
ly populated with Slavs who are very
strongly in favor of annexation wbh
Servia. The rebels are forming an
army and have in many places cap
tured the public buildings and arse
nals and are outfitting and preparing
to resist the Austrian troops in the
military posts.
German Socialist Shot.
LONDON, Aug. 15.—The Socialist
•paper issued here has secured con
firmation of the reported shooting of
Dr. Karl Liebnecht, the German So
cialist leader who was shot by order
of the military authorities of Berlin
when he refused to join the army.
Many other Socialists were also shot,
although just how many has not as
yet been learned.
Refused to Join Army.
Liebnecht refused the response
when served with orders to join his
regiment, claiming he would not fight
and kill at the orders of the Kaiser.
He was tried by court martial and
shot.
Vancouver Expect* Be Bombarded.
VANCOUVER. B. C„ Aug. 15—The
people of this city are panic stricken
because of the expected bombardment
of the city by the German cruisers
Leipzig and Nuremburg, which have
been reported as coming up the coast
from Miexico and tfere seen yesterday
170 miles north of San Francisco.
Gunners Reach Coast.
The detachment of 150 gunners ar
rived here from Ontario last night
to man the forts and handle the
guns erected a few days ago near
the narrows a few miles from town.
Alsacian Engineer Steals German
Regiment .
LONDON, Aug. 15.—An Alsacian en
gineer on a German troop train stole
a train load of German troops and
kept his train moving until he had
them in the French lines, where they
were forced to surrender. The en
gineer was given a rousing reception
by the French.
Austrian Ship Sunk By Mine.
LONDON, Aug. 15.—The Austrian
liner Baron Gautsch was sunk yes
terday off the Dalmatian coast when
the ship struck a mine, which had
broken loose from its moorings and
floated away. One hundred and fifty
out of the 300 passengers and crew
were lost.
Japan to Declare War On Germany.
PARIS, Aug. 15.—Upon unimpeach
able authority it is announced here
today that Japan will declare war up
on Germany and will send her fleet
to clean up the Pacific ocean from
Cape Town to the Arctic and also
the Red Sea.
All German Possessions to Be Taken.
The Japanese will attempt to seize
all German possessions on the Paci
fic, including Samoa, owned jointly
by Germany and the United States,
the Tsingtao concession on Kiao
Chou bay taken by Germany from
China, and may also send a fleet of
heavy battleships and fast cruisers
Into the Mediterranean Sea to help
the French and British fleets.
British Lines Resume Sailings.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—All British
lines of steamships have resumed sail
ings, as the sea is now clear of Ger
man ships. The travel from here is
mostly reservists returning to take
up arms in defence of the countries
in which they were born. Thousands
of French have already left. The
Germans are returning via Italy, but
FIRST DIVISION GIVING
BUNNELL GREAT RECEPTION
JUNEAU, Aug. 15.—C. E. Bunnell,
the Democratic candidate for delegate
to congress, returned hel-e yesterday
from Ketchikan, where he held one
of the largest meetings ever held in
the "First City of Alaska." The peo
ple of Ketchikan gave the candidate
a rousing reception, crowding the hall
to its fullest capacity.
Big Meeting In Jiineau. /
The Juneau Democratic Club held
a meeting last night which packed
Elks’ hall and gave to the candidate
of the party a tremendous welcome.
Mr. Bunnell made a short address,
showing clearly that he desires only
the welfare of the people of Alaska
and if elected will beng his every
energy to secure legislation for the
good of the people of the north.
Nam* Campaign Committee.
The club named a campaign com
mittee of five for the First division.
Two of the members of the commit
tee are women.
Bunnell to Talk at Douglaa and Tread
well.
Mr. Bunnell will speak at both
Douglas and Treadwell tonight and
will leave on the Alameda tomorrow
for Valdes, where he will remain for
about ten days and then will leave
for Fairbanks and Nome.
are fearful that they will never be
allowed to pass Gibraltar.
Americans Leave Germany
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15—Ambassa
dor Gerard has wired to the State
department that many Americans are
leaving Germany for the United
States via Holland, the German gov
ernment having placed several trains
at the disposal of the ambassador to
take the Americans who wished to
leave to the border.
Turks Get German Ships.
LONDON, Aug. 15.—It is reported
here that the German crews on the
cruisers Goeben and Breslau have left
the vessels and the two boats are
now manned by Turkish sailors and
the command of the ships has been
placed with Al. Limpus, an English
naval officer loaned to Turkey sever
al years ago, but still connected with
the British navy. It is expected here
that England, France and Russia will
be satisfied with the arrangement, as
the ships cannot be used by the Ger
mans.
Turkish names have also been
painted on the two ships to show
good faith.
Dynamite Canadian Wireless Plant
LONDON, Ont., Aug. 15-The big gov
ernment wireless plant here was dy
namited last night and almost com
pletely destroyed, everal operators
in the building at the time were
seriously Injured. The work is believ
ed to have been done by Socialists,
who are opposed to the war, or by
German or Austrian sympathizers.
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Attempt Destroy Armory.
LONDON, Ont-, Aug. 15.—An at
tempt was made last night to burn
the ordnance corps building here, but
the fire was discovered and the blaze
extinguished with but little loss.
Large stores of ammunition were in
th.- structure and the loss would
have been serious at this time. Spe
cial guards have been placed about
all public buildings.
Belgians to Destroy Liege Forts.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 15.—General Le
naur, commanding the forts about
Liege, which are still holding out
agalnBt the German attacks, has been
ordered to destroy the forts and re
tire as the allies have made a sec
ond line of defense which will ef
fectually block the advance of the
German army. The fact that the forts
are running short of ammunition has
been a deciding factor In the decision
Df the war department to make no
further effort to hold the line of
torts.
Allies to Cover Retirement.
The French and British allies are
prepared to cover the retirement of
the garrison by making a general at
tack on the Germans should they try
to persue the forces of General Le
laur.
nussia rnmim roianu rrttaom.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15 —Be
cause of the unrest in Poland the
(Continued on page 4).'
PANAMA CANAL IS
FORMALLY OPENED
Steamer Ancon, 10,000-Ton Ship,
Starts Through—Canal Now
Open for Business.
PANAMA, Aug. 15.—The 10,000-ton
steamer Ancon, belonging to the Pan
ama railroad, and owned by the Un
ited States government, loaded with
passengers, the guests of Colonel Goe
thals, started through the canal to
day from this city to Colon.
The passage of the Ancon means
the opening of the canal for traffic
and all steamers may now use the
canal excepting those owned entire
ly 4r in part by the railroads.
The ship was gaily decorated with
flags and bunting and received a sa
lute from all the vessels in the har
bor as she entered the canal.
ROOSEVELT TO
TEST HIS VOICE
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Will Spend Four Days On Stump for
Hinman—Is Determined to
Defeat Whitman.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15—Colonel
Roosevelt has announced that he will
give his voice a four days’ test by
malting a tour of northern New York
in the interest of Harvey D. Hinman,
the Republican candidate, whom he
is urging the Republicans to select
as their standard bearer. Hinman is
also a candidate on the Progressive
ticket.
Colonel Roosevelt is determined to
defeat District Attorney Whitman,
whom he fears as presidential tim
ber and who wohld be in position
to secure the New York delegation
at the Republican national conven
tion If he made good as governor.
Master Electrician . Leopold Stock
er, of the local cable office, will leave
tonight on the Mariposa for San
Francisco. Mrs. Stocker will accom
pany her husband. During the resi
dence in Valdez of Mr. and Mrs.
Stocker they have made a large num
ber of friends who regret the trans
fer to other duties, and who wish
them every success.
INVENTOR OF
SUBMARINE DEAD
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-*John Phil
ips Holland, the inventor of the sub
marine boat, died here yesterday.
Holland invented and built the first
submarine boat, wfelch he had con
siderable difficulty in disposing of to
the government, as naval officers, at
that time,,: claimed it was useless.
Now, After having with great pains
learned/ the pronunciations of those
Mexlbifn names, it becomes necessary
to learn those of Austrians, Slavs and
Russians. It is almost too much.
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