"-- _ VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1915. NO. 25.
VOL. 13. _ _ _■
RUSSIANS REPORT BIG VICTORY
HAVE DEFEATED AUSTRIANS SOUTH OF DUKLA PASS
ITALY’S KING CALLS MORE RESERVES TO THE COLORS
RUMANIA FEARS BULGARIA; DARE NOT ENTER WAR
SENATE HOLDS
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Ship Purchase Bill Under Consider
ation—Republicans Trying To
Prevent Vote.
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' WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—The fight
of the administration leaders to force
the passage of the ship purchase bill
resulted in an all night session of the
Senate. The administration leaders
are making strenuous efforts to force
the bill and so far have been able to
prevent the majority from bringing
the measure to a vote.
. It seems now almost certain that
if the bill reaches a vote it will
;pass and $50,000,000 will be appro
priated by the Senate to start a
government-owned and operated
steamship line between any port or
ports the administration may desire
to operate to and from.
The certainty that the bill will
..pass if allowed to come to a vote
has caused the Republican leaders to
make a desperate and determined ef
fort to prevent the vote and the
rules of the Senate allow the minor
ity to hold up legislation for many
weeks.
BILL BE PASSED
OVER WILSON VETO
House Committee Votes To Report
Immigration Bill Favorable—
Expect Success.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—The
House Immigration commitjtee has
voted to report to the House of Rep
resentatives the Immigration bill ve
toed (by President Wijlson because
it contained a provision barring from
entrance into the United States the
illiterate peoples of the world.
A hard fight will be made by the
friends of President Wilson to pre
vent the immigration bill becoming
a law over the veto of the president.
This they arfe confident they will be
able to do as the Constitution of the
w United. States provides that a two
thirds vote is necessary to pass the
bill over the veto of the chief ex
ecutive.
The House of Representatives will
vote on the measure first as all bills
vetoed must be returned to the House
■from which they originate for con
sideration.
The advocates of the bill insist that
they have enough votes to pass the
measure and will make great sacri
fices if necessary to get the required
votes.
District Attorney W. N. Spence re
turned from Georgia this morning.
Attorney and Mrs. T. J. Donohoe
and family returned on the steamer
Mariposa this morning after spend
ing several months In California.
Russians Report Capture of Pillhallen In East Prussia—Italy Expects Enter War
In Few Days—Will Invade Austria and Send Troops To Aid Servians—
Greece May Threaten Bulgaria In Effort To Aid Rumania—Petrograd Re
ports Ind<>»te Austrian Army In Poland Is Threatened Because of Russian
Success In Carpathians—German Aviators Again Raid Dunkirk.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 30.—The Rus
sian offensive in East Prussia con
tinues with material gains to the in
vading forces. Pillhallen, ten miles
over the border, and a railroad cen
ter of importance, fell into the Rus
sian hands today. The Germans de
stroyed large quantities of rolling
stock and war supplies which they
did not wish to fall into the hands
of the victors.
Battles Continue Day and Night.
The fighting in East Prussia con
tinues day and night. Assault fol
lows assault as the commanders in
sist that the Germans be given no
opportunity to reform the line and
rebuild field forts. The new artillery
reaching the front from Japan and
Canada is now doing terrific damage
to the German field forts.
No Change Along the Vistula.
The reports received here from
Mlawa, Plock and Sierpc indicate
that no change has taken place in
the relative positions of the two arm
ies operating north of the Vistula and
west of Warsaw. Gen. Hindenburg’s
operations near Warsaw have also
failed to produce changes effecting
the positions of the opposing armies.
Russian Victory Reported.
The Russian troops operating south
of Dukla pass have won a signal vic
tory over the Austro-German forces,
slaughtering them by thousands as
they tried to break through the cor
don of troops drawn about their po
sitions. Large reinforcements sent
to the scene by Hindenburg arrived
too late to save the army and all
they were able to do was gather the
separated units and protect them
from annihilation by the Cossacks,
who were following up the victory in
a tremendous dash after the fleeing
army. Thousands of prisoners were
captured.
Russian Victory Imperils Austrian
Force.
The victory south of Dukle may
force the Austrian army operating in
southern Poland to retreat as their
line of communication is open to at
tack by the victors.
Russians Still In Galicia.
The reports from Vienna and Ber
lin that because of the concentration
of the German-Austrian forces in the
Carpathian region that the Russians
would be swept from Galicia, seem
■doomed to failure, as the Russian
grip on Galicia is becoming strong
er as the weeks pass and the fall
of Przemysl is confidently expected
within a week. The sorties by the
garrison become weaker and weak
er and the plague is causing many
deaths, especially among the non
combatants in the city. The Russian
containing force is slowly pushing
the line of trenches nearer the pro
tecting forts, many of which have
been reduced by the fire of the big
Russian siege guns. The guns cap
tured at Lemberg in the early days
of the war are being used to reduce
the Austrian forts.
Russians In Hungary.
The Russian invasion of Hungary
is proceeding rapidly. Several posi
tions have been taken up by the Rus
sians at the foot of the Carpathians
on the Hungarian side. An Invasion
Of Hungary, however, must await the
arrival of more troops as the coun
try is level, giving littlte opportunity
for field forts and the fighting will
be all open infantry attacks, requir
ing large numbers of men, especial
ly cavalry.
Italy Expects War.
ROME, Jan. 30.—King Victor has
called out the first three lines of re
serves and the country is all excite
ment. The order for the mobiliza
tion of the troops can have but one
meaning—Italy will declare war at
once.
Mobilization Precedes Declaration.
It is expected that as soon as the
mobilization of the troops is complet
ed that Italy will declare war. This
will require several days. The people
in all parts of the country are parad
ing the streets carrying the Italian
flag and cheering for the French and
British. Strong police and military
'guards are maintained in the cities
to protect the German and Austrian
consulates. No demonstrations have
been made against the German or
Austrian legations in this city, but
the police refuse to allow the crowds
an opportunity to gather near the
building.
Plan of Campaign.
It is expected that the Italian plan
of campaign will be to throw a large
force of men into the Austrian prov
inces of Tyrol and Carinthia, and al
so into the provinces along the Adri
atic, and this invasion of Austria
from the south will force the German
Austrlan forces to weaken the main
armies fighting Russia and the Al
lies.
Will Aid Servia.
The entrance of Italy into the war
will be a great aid to Servia, forc
ing the Austrians to weaken the
force operating against King Peter.
The Italian and Servian armies will
endeavor to effect a junction in Bos
nia.
Aviators Raid Dunkirk.
BERLIN, Jan. 30.—German avia
tors again raided Dunkirk, dropping
many bombs upon the city, where
the British and French have been
gathering large supplies of war ma
terial for distribution to the troops
along the battle line. Dozens of
bombs were dropped into the city
but the extent of the damage is not
known here, as the aviators were
forced to seek safety in the German
lines when a number of French and
British aviators approached.
Rumanians Fear Bulgars.
LONDON, Jan. 30—The fear of
Bulgaria is delaying the entrance of
Rumania into the present conflict.
Bulgaria is waiting an opportunity to
•recover the territory ceded to Ru
mania as the price of neutrality in
the Balkan war. Bulgaria also de
sires the recovery of the territory
lost to Greece and Servia in the sec
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BREAKS NECK IN
TESTING MACHINE
George Keller Break* His Neck in
Strength Testing Machine—
Police Investigate.
STOCKTON, Jan. 30.—George Kel
ler, a strong man of this city, is
dead today following an effort to test
bis strength in a back and neck-test
ing machine. Keller strained away
for a few minutes and forced the
machine to show a neck strength of
CL,500 pounds, when he suddenly col
lapsed and surgeons found that he
had suffered a broken neck. Keller
died almost instantly.
The police have arrested the men
connected with the human testing ma
chine and are investigating the con
ditions under which Keller lost his
life. That he entered the machine
willingly is not disputed but that he
should have been allowed to contin
ue to strain until his neck was brok
en had aroused the police, who will
hold all the men connected with the
test.
The Prospector office for Job work.
GERHUNY WILLING
TO MIKE EXPORTS
Manufacturers Are Soliciting Orders
In America—Military Strength
Not Used.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—The import
ers of this city have received letters
from manufacturers of Germany in
which they solicit orders, stating that
in spite of the war the factories are
working almost full blast and that
the companies can turn out all the
goods wanted by American importers.
The letters indicate that the indus
trial life of Germany has not been
destroyed by the war'but rather that,
the effort to secure foreign business
is keen. Some of the letters from
big manufacturers in Germany state
that not a third of the military
strength of the empire has been used
in the present conflict to date and
that the fatherland will continue the
tight for years. The continuation of
exports, especially of manufactured
goods, will be of great benefit to the
non-combatants of thp country, is the
opinion of the writers.
Iff SOON SETTLE
OHIO CONI SINE
Men and Operators Have Reached
An Agreement—Strike Has
Lasted a Year.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 30—The federal
officials, the mine operators and mine
workers have reached an agreement
to submit the differences between
the strikers and operators in the
Ohio soft coal section to a board of
arbitration to be selected by the rep
resentatives of the different officials.
The strike has been in force now
for a year and thousands of dollars
in wages has been lost to the men
and the mines have been operating on
half time. Many of the mines have
been closed down entirely. The mine
owners recently started to eject the
tenants In the mine-owned houses be
cause of the refusal to return to work.
In some instances the men had not
paid rent since the strike started.
It Is expected that a preliminary
agreement will be made In a few
days by which the men will return
to work until the decision of the ar
bitrators.
COAST GUARD
Life Saving Crews and Revenue Cut
ters All Joined In One Sys
- tem By Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—The bill
recently passed by congress and ap
proved by President Wilson consol
idating the Life Saving Service and
the Revenue Service into one branch
of the government, to be known as
the Coast Guard Service, is now in
operation. The combination of the
two branches have become effective
and it is believed that it will work
to better advantage than the old sys
tem.
The law as passed provides that in
the event of war the Coast Guard
Service will become an auxiliary to
the Navy Department.
Lieut. Tenny arrived on the Mari
posa to take command of Fort Lis
cum during the absence of Lieut.
Koehler, who has been called to Fort
Wlm. H. Seward to attend a gener
al court martial.
WILSON TO OPEN
PANAMA FAIO
Leaves White House In Few Weeks
—Will Speak In Seattle—Receiv
es Many Invitations.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—President
Wilson will leave here in a few
weeks for San Francisco to speak at
the formal opening of the Panama
fair. The president will take the
northern route and stop at Seattle to
speak. He will also speak in many
other cities in the west and return
ing will take the southern route. The
plans for the trip are not officially
announced and are subject to change.
Invitations from many cities contin
ue to come into the White House
asking the president to speak at the
towns as he passed through or else
change the itinerary to include their
towns.
The speech-making tour is not in
the nature of a campaign trip, but
rather is being made because of the
demand by the people to hear the
president.
A large party of high administra
tion officials will accompany the
president.
LABOR LEADER
ROASTS CHARITY
Says Workers Demand Justtoe Not
Alms—Rockefeller, Jr., Blamed
for Colorado Strike,
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—John R.
Lawson, a member of the Colorado
executive board of the United Mine
Workers, was a witness before the
Industrial Relations commission to
day and attacked the large philan
thropical corporations because they
substitute their charity for justice.
"The working man, and especially
the American working man, does not
ask charity, but is willing to work
for and earn his own living, and all
that American labor asks is a fair
return for the work performed and
honest wages, not charity hospitals
and orphan asylums for the children
of the workers,” said Lawson.
He also cited the case of the fam
ilies of the striking miners in Colo
rado after the conclusion of the re
cent strike. The Rockefeller Foun
dation sent millions of dollars worth
of food and supplies to Belgium and
other countries m Europe, but the
families of the miners were left to
ptarve for all the big foundation
cared.
Lawson also insisted that J. D.
Rockefeller, Jr„ waa tbe man guilty
of causing the Colorado strike and bis
graft upon the laborers and refusal
to pay living wages caused all the
trouble.
Deputy Marshal Albert DowlidgM*
turned on the steamer Mariposa from
Portland.