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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1915.
BALKANS BUY OFF BULGARIA.
The puzzling situation in the Bal
kans at last seems to be clearing
up. To those interested in the great
game of international politics of
which the fighting is the war’s out
ward expression, the latest diploma .ic
coup makes a strong appeal.
Before 1912 few Americans recog
nized in the Balkan states anything
more than meaningless labels for a
vague region between Turkey and
the big nations of northern and west
ern Europe. The alliance of Greece,
Servia, Bulgaria, and Montenegro
showed these little states as virile
nationalities of high courage and mili
tary capacity. The second Balkan
war, fought over the territorial spoils
of defeated Turkey, brought sadness
to millions of American admirers.
After little more than a year of
peace, Servia became the unwitting
cause of the present great conflict.
Instantly the question arose, “What
will the rest do?” Valiant little Mon
tenegro immediately jumped in and
sent against Austria the few thousand
soldiers left alive from the previous
wars. The rest hung back, Greece,
openly sympathizing with the Allies,
awaited the time to strike again at
Turkey. Rumania, a Latin nation
whose people favored the Allies and
whose king, a Hohenzollern, favored
Germany and Austria, preserved a
difficult and tense neutrality until
King Carol died, a few weeks ago,
and his successor, Ferdinand, show
ed himself willing to yield to the
popular will. The great enigma, how
ever, was Bulgaria, the strongest oi
all the Balkan states until her
strength was shattered in the after
math of the Turkish war, and still
capable of making vast trouble for
any of her neighbors.
Bulgaria, it seems, has decided up
on a definite course of action. She
will take a leaf out of Rumania’s
book, and stay out of the war—for
a consideration.
It will be remembered that Ru
mania, a traditional foe of Bulgaria,
at the close of the Balkan war de
manded that Bulgaria give her a slice
of territory as a reward for her neu
trality. She might have jumped on
to Bulgaria’s back when that nation’s
back was turned, but had refrained.
Therefore, Rumania naively explain
ed, she deserved Dobrudja, a district
about the size of Connecticut, giving
her access to the Black Sea. And
when Bulgaria refused, she marched
across the Danube and took it.
Bulgaria has meditated revenge for
that, as for the lands wrested from
her simultaneously by Servia and
Greece. But she has yielded 'to the
voice of diplomacy. And the diplomat
ic masterpiece in question, it is re
ported, is English. Bulgaria has made
terms backed by the written guaran
tee of Great Britain, with the ac
quiescence of Prance and Russia,
about to this effect:
As a reward for her neutrality Bul
garia w"’ regain Dobrudja from Ru
mania. Servia, for immunity from
attack by Bulgaria, will give back
a goodly slice of Macedonia. Greece
may contribute Kavala. Turkey is
expected to be, Involuntarily, the chief
contributor to this territorial collec
tion in which Great Britain, in behalf
of the Allies, has passed around the
diplomaic hat.
With Bulgaria sewed up, the other
Balkan states are free to follow their
amhitic-ns. Rumania is expected to
plunge into the melee soon on the
side of the Allies, and strike for the
conquest of. Transylvania and Buko
vina, where 4,000,000 Rumanians are
unwilling subjects of the Austro-Hun
garian empire. An invasion of that
section would please Russia by re
lieving the pressure on the Russian
•forces invading Galicia. Russia will
have access, too, to the great oil sup
plies of Rumania.
Greece likewise, with Bulgaria tak
en care of, can proceed without fear.
She has been yearning to go to the
help of Servia; together, the two na
tions might take from Austria the
provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
These are Serb in population, and
may remain Servia’s if won. Servia
might also absorb Montenegro, with
her consent, apd thus reach the Adrl
atic even without the conquest of ad
joining seaports. Greece would prob
ably be content with a slice of the
artificial and impossible state of Al
bania, and with such Turkish islands
in the Aegean as could easily be pick
ed up. The armies of all these Bal
kan states, by the way, would be im
mensely serviceable to their big Al
lies if they decided to make a land
campaign against Constantinople.—
Ex.
TERRIEIC ASSAULTS
Oil JRE HUES
(Continued from page 1.)
cause she aided the Belgians to es
cape from the country to join the Bel
gian army in France. The Greek gov
ernment has made a strong protest
and will follow the protest by a de
mand for the release of the wife of
the consul. The Greek minister at
Berlin has already interested himself
in the case and has succeeded in
securing a stay of sentence for a
few days so that he may communi
cate with his government.
VIENNA, Jan. 27.—The Russian
troops holding important passes in
the Carpathian mountains have been
driven from the positions and the
passes are again in the hands of the
Austrian forces. The Russian losses
have been heavy and the invasion of
Hungary has been checked. It is
doubtful if it will be resumed until
the engagement in southern Poland
is ended. Upon the battle in Poland
depends to a great extent the fate
of Hungary, as the Austro-German
forces have concentrated a huge force
to strike at the Russian army and
stop its advance southward to aid
the force operating in Galicia.
Wedge In Russian Line.
The Austro-German forces have
driven a wedge into the Russian line
at Kielce. Against this wedge attack
after attack has been made without
success and the Russians have renew
ed the offensive along the Pilica riv
er in an effort to break through with
reinforcements for the army operat
ing near Kielce.
Allies Fail Regain Lost Ground
BERLIN, Jan. 27.—The Allies have
failed to regain the ground lost at La
Bassee. In the assaults upon the
German lines they lost heavily and
were finally compelled to abandon the
attacks.
Berlin Reports Successes At Cra
onne.
The war office also reports German
success at Craonne, where important
positions held by the French have
been captured and are now occupied
by the kaiser’s troops.
Details of Naval Engagement.
LONDON, Jan. 27.—The British
battleships Lion and Tiger, which
were in the engagement last Sun
day in the North Sea when the Ger
man cruiser Blucher was sunk have;
reached Portsmouth. The two war
ships have been damaged as a re
sult of hits from the German guns.
The number of men lost on the Brit
ish ships has not been made public
and is awaited with considerable in
terest. The report that a British
ship was lost is denied by the men
on the ships.
200 German Prisoners.
The destroyers with the British
fleet picked up 200 German soldiers
who were floating about after the
Blucher went down. The men have
been brought to this city and will be
interned in Wales. All of them tell
of thrilling experiences and confirm
the earlier report that two German
cruisers were damaged.
, Bad Fire On Moltke.
The big battle cruiser Moltke was
set on fire by the fire of the British
battleships and was so badly dam
aged that it was doubtful if she would
reach port.. The Derflinger was also
badly damaged, having been hit be
low the water line and kept afloat,
by the aid of her watertight compart
ments.
Zeppelins Aided Germans.'
The British ships were forced to
retire as a result of the arrival on
the scene of a large number of aero
planes and Zeppelins, the latter of
which dropped many bombs with re
markable aim and caused the fleet
commander to fear for the safety of
his ships in the unequal contest.
The guns on the battleships could not
he elevated to reach the Zeppelins.
Blucher Sunk By Torpedo.
One of the officers of the Blucher
who was picked up stated that the
ship was sunk by a torpedo which
caused an explosion of the forward
magazine. The ship, however, had
been shot full of holes. One survivor
stated that t£e sea was covered with
dead men, arms or legs of the mem
bers of the crew.
British Had Big 8hlps In Action.
(The reports today from London
state that the British ships Tiger
and Lion were injured in the North
Sea engagement. The Tiger is one
of the largest ships in the British
navy, having a displacement of 28,
000 tons and was capable of making
a speed of twenty-eight knots an hour.
She was commissioned last year af
ter the war started. The Lion is
a battle cruiser of 26,350 tons dis
placement. The British admit having
live cruisers in the fleet but do not
state what other three boats were en
gaged. The German ship Blucher,
which was sunk, was a new ship with
a displacement of 15,500 tons and a
speed of twenty-six knots. The Moltke
is a battle cruiser with a speed of
twenty-eight knots and a displace
ment of 25,000 tons. The Derfling'-r
is not listed but is likely one of the
new fast boats built by the Germans
in the past year.—Ed.)
Norway Cannot Send Warship.
CHRISTIANIA, Jan. 27— Norway
has decided definitely that it w’ill be
impossible for her to send a warship
to take part in the naval ceremonies
in connection with the opening of
the Panama canal for the reason that
her entire fleet will he required for
the defense of Norwegian neutrality.
Armies In West Waiting.
LONDON, Jan. 27.—The great, arm
ies battling in the eastern and west
ern arenas of the war, by artillery
exchanges, sapping operations, and
trench attacks, continue to be align
ed today much as they were on the
1st of January. Everywhere the dis
position seems to be to await the
coming of spring, when, with fresh
armies thrown into the field, events
promise to move more Quickly.
Great Britain is now sending thou
sands of men to France every week,
and, according to today’s reports
from Berlin, Germany, aware of this,
is making great military preparations
for a counter-movement. All the re
serves are being called to the colors,
and the German generals also are
preparing to assume active direction
of all the campaigns—that is to say,
the Austo-Hungarian fight against Ser
via and Russia, and the Turkish cam
paign against Russia and Great Bri
tain.
This, briefly, is the schedule which
military observers in London believe
will be followed, subject, however, to
any change which the entrance into
the war of Rumania or Italy might
necessitate.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Fine show at the Orpheum tonight.
Mr and Mrs. Blackwood returned
to Ellamar this morning after a short
stay in town.
Swell pictures and music at the
Orpheum tonight.
Chas. Spalding and Steve Speck are
in town from the Valdez glacier.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
There will be no meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society Thursday after
noon, Jan. 28.
Imported Japanese baskets at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
“Who Killed Olga Carew?” is a two
reel sensation at the Orpheum to
night.
Best Yakima netted gem spuds 20
lbs. for 50c at the Yakima Fruit Co.
J. C. Martin made a round trip to
the Ramsay-Rutherford property yes
terday.
Mrs. Hogbloom was taken to the
Valdez hospital at 8 o’clock this morn
ing and operated upon for stomach
trouble. The patient is reported as
rallying from the shock of the op
eration.
If yon want all the news all the
time read the Dally Prospector.
TIDE TABLE8 PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from tne official tide tc •
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water Is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez .time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is given ifce height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Wednesday, January 27.
High water 9:14 a. m., 11.4; 11:20
p. m., 9.0.
Low water 2:43 a. m.( 4.1; 4:49 p.
m.. 0.3.
Thursday, January 28.
High water 10:10 a. m., 11.8; 11:53
p. m., 9.4.
Low water 3:49 a. m., 3.8; 5:25 p.
m.. 0.3.
Friday, January 29.
High wa*er 10:49 a. m., 12.3.
Low water 4:40 a. m., 3*.4; 5:67
p. m.. 0.7.
Saturday, January 30.
High water 12:23 a. m., 9.9; 11:30
a. m., 12.7.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 27, 1915.
STATION AbOTe Below. Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 10 20 Cloudy, calm, no snow on trail.
Paxson’s . 20 12 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Hogan . 6 12 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Gulkana . 6 14 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center . 6 10 Clear, calm, trail good.
Ton8lna . 0 24 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell .. 0 24 Cloudy, calm, traiT good.
Beaver Dam . 0 34 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Summit . 25 40 Cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Wortman’s . 22 40 Clear calm, trail good.
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