VOL. 10. VALDEZ, ALA8KA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,’14. N0. 307.
GERMAN RIGHT IS STILL HOLDING OUT
OVERWHELMING NUMBERS DO NOT AVAIL THE ALLIES ARMY
HOLLAND FEARS THAT HER NEUTRALITY WILL BE VIOLATED
BELGIANS BURN HOSPITAL CONTAINING GERMAN WOUNDED
SPECIAL SESSION
FOB NOVEMBER
Administration Leaders Would Recon
vene Congress Following the
Election To Pass More Bills.
(WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Admin
istration leaders in both houses of
congress are strongly urging Presi
dent Wilson to call a special session
of congress to convene on November
11 in order that the ship purchasing
bill may be considered and other leg
islation needed because of changed
conditions brought about by the war
may also be attended to.
The present session must soon end
as the members of congress are anx
ious to return to their constituencies
to rebuild political fences broken
down during the past eighteen months.
They are urging the closing of the
present session so that the Democrats
can return and stump their districts
for re-election.
VALDEZ MINERS
FIND BIG LEAD
Three Foot Wide and Rock On Sur
face Assays $967.55 Ton—Start
-Development At Once.
What the owners believe to be one
of the largest leads ever located on
l'rince William Sound was discovered
last week near the head of Portage
bay. The owners, H. P. Sullivan, Guy
Banta, Mike Sherry, J. B. Hanson and
Edwin Eckern, will start development
work within a few days. The lead dis
covered has been uncovered for 60
feet and can be traced for a distance
of 400 feet. It is three feet wide and
samples taken on the surface and
assayed show values of $967.55 per
ton.
The locators believe they have dis
covered the largest lead of high grade
free milling ore located on Prince
William Sound and intend to spend
the winter developing the property
and shipping the ore as development
proceeds to the Tacoma smelter. They
are confident that it will develop in
to one of the best producers on the
coast.
GORDiTiiT
TRIES MURDER
Hide* Wounded Partner In Bruih,
Thinking Him Dead—Man Foound
and Partner Arretted.
,i—:
CORDOVA, Sept. JO—Tony Papas,
alias Tony Rlthetakis, was arrested
today at mile 30 on the Copper River
and Northwestern railroad for at
tempting to murder his partner at
Cordova last Saturday.
Papas, after committing the crime,
thinking his partner was dead, hid
the body in the brush. The man was
found Sunday and placed in the hos
pital. Deputy Brtghtwell was imme
diately notified and started to find
the culprit and he was arrested to
day.
The time for the hearing has not
been set as the wounded man is in
a precarious condition and cannot ap
pear in court at present
Reports of German Defeat Denied—Four British Vessels Sunk By German Warship—French Re
ported That German Right Had Been Crushed and Was Fleeing But Later Admit Error—Von
Kluck Still Holds—German and Austrian Forces Make Junction in Galicia and Are Ready To
Receive Approaching Russians—Zeppelin Drops Bombs On Russian School Children Killing
Twelve—Germans Move Headquarters From Brussels To Namur To Prevent Being Cut Off—
Reported Kaiser’s Third Son Died of Wounds—Brussels Pays In Gold and Mayor Is Released.
LONDON, Sept. 30—Early this
morning reports were received from
Paris indicating that the allies had
finally broken down the German right
commanded by General von Kluckand
that his force was fleeing in disorder
to the line of forts on the Sambre
river. These joyful tidings, however,
were soon denied officially by the
French war office, which only claims
that the French have again captured
Peronne and that the attack on von
Kluck continues. The Germans are
preparing to take Antwerp and use
it as a base of operations for the
big fleet of Zeppelins, which tire ex
pected to raid and terrorize England.
The Belgians, however, have again
opened the dikes, flooding the coun
try and retarding German military
movements. The German forces near
Antwerp consist of marine reserves,
thus allowing the regular troops to
operate in France.
Germans Claim Gain On Meuse.
Tlie German war office denies tlie
report of tlie retreat of General von
Kluck and states that he still holds
his positions and that the German
center has gained materially during
the last twenty-four hours and will
soon pierce the allies positions.
Will Again Attack Antwerp.
LONDON. Sept. .10.—A German
army numbering one hundred and fifty
thousand men has been assembled at
Brussels and is ready to make an
other attack against Antwerp. The
Germans are reported to be using
Austrian cannon, as the heavy Krupp
guns are needed in I'e battle along
the Aisne river. The Austrian can
non are inferior to the Krupps and
military experts believe that the Bel
gian forts have little to fear from
the guns.
Many English Have Rheumatism.
Reports from the front indicate an
alarming number of British soldiers
suffering from rheumatism as a re
sult of exposure to rains and sleep
ing on the water soaked ground.
Enormous quantities of woolen cloth
ing have been sent forward and it is
hoped that the change in the weath
er in France from rain to cold may
bring about a change for the better.
Innocent Children Murdered.
BIALYSTOK, Russia, Sept. 30.—A
Zeppelin operating from the German
a,rroy in East Prussia passed over this
city yesterday afternoon and dropped
bombs into a crowd of school chil
dren, killing more than a dozen and
wounding scores of others. The ma
chine was flying at a great height
and it is believed the Germans mis
took the children for part of an army.
The outrage has added to the in
tense hatred of the Russians for the
Germans.
Losses Heavy On Both Sides.
PARIS, Sept. 30.—It is officially
admitted that the allies have suffered
the loss of one hundred thousand men
during the battle of the Aisne. It is
also claimed that the German losses
were nearly as large, numbering
eighty thousand. The explanation is
offered that the heavy losses of the
allies was due to the necessity of dis
lodging the German troops from posi
tions which had been prepared for
them by German residents in France
under the guise of preparing factory
iitPK.
Russians Marching on Silicia.
PETRQGRAD, Sept. 31).—Two Rus
sian armies, numbering nearly two
million men, are marching upon the
lerman province of Silicia. One army
s marching westward from Jaroslaw,
while the other is passing through
lorthern Galicia via Przemysl. The
’orts at Przemysl are being reduced
ind it is believed that the city will
soon fall into the hands of the Rus
sians when the southern army will
le free to move forward and unite
with the army which is approach
ng Cracow.
Germans Manning Cracow Forts.
The information has been received
hat the forts at racow are manned
entirely by Germans, the Austrians
laving taken a stand at Tarnow,
which is now being reduced by the
Ituusians. The Tarnow garrison has
ieeu making repeated sorties and
hreatenlng the Russian line of com
munication and the downfall of the
forts must be accomplished before
the Russians can unite with the oth
er Jaroslaw army.
Austrians Bottled In Tamow.
The Russians now surround Tar
now, where the Austrian army is mak
ing its stand. It is believed that the
Austrians relied upon the Germans
which are now -in the Cracow forts
joining them in defense of Tarnow.
The Russians have cut off the re
treat of the Austrian garrison to Cra
cow.
Przemysl Forts Still Hold Out
(BERLIN, Sept. 30.—The war office
has received information that the
Austrians have been successful in
defending (he forts at Przemysl
against the attacks of the Russians.
It is admitted that a number of the
forts have fallen but the opposition
of the garrison has delayed the ad
vance of the southern Russian army
until the German troops could be
transported to Cracow, where they
will reinforce the Austrians in de
fense of that city.
Australian Troops Reach Vancouver.
VANCOUVER,, B. C„ Sept. 30.—
The first detachment of Australian
troops reached here yesterday en
route to fight with England in the
war of the nations.
Mora British Merchant Ships Sunk.
LONDON, Sept. 30.—The admiralty
admitted today that the German crui
ser Emden has sunk four more Brit
ish merchant vessels. The navy de
partment has dispatched several war
ships to, if possible, capture or de
stroy the big German commerce de
stroyer.
Germans Have Wonderful Intelligence
Department.
The French and British war office
have been amazed at the wonderful
knowledge of Intended movements of
troops along the Aisne river which
the German commanders show, and
are inclined to believe that when the
kaiser’s army retired from the Marne
they left hundreds of spies in all the
towns and woods to spy out the
movements of the allies and that thus
all movements of troops are known
to the German general staff, who are
always prepared to anticipate them.
The allies have a superiority in num
hers but fail to break the German
lines because of the advantage gain
ed by the German secret service
How the knowledge is conveyed to
the German stuff is a mystery and
every efTort is being made to locate
the leaks.
French Canadians Enlist.
OTTAWA. Canada, Sept. 30, -Fully
five thousand French Canadians have
enlisted with the Canadian troops to
fight for Great Britain and France
against Germany. The troops are be
ing equipped and drilled near here,
recruits taking the place of regiments
as fast as they are sent away.
German Officers Shot In Back.
PARIS, Sept. 30.—It Is reported
that autopsies made by many surg
eons upon dead German officers show
that many of them were shot in the
back by their own men. It is be
lieved that the Socialists are busy and
find the only method of stopping the
war is to kill the officers.
Brussels Mayor Pays In Gold.
LONDON. Sept. SO.—Tile mayor of
Brussels, who endeavored to pay the
German wrar Indemnity of $40,000,000
with German government bonds and
was jailed because he refused to pay
in gold, was released last night when
he paid the $0,000,000 installment in
gold.
Germans and British Exchange Pris
on Lists.
The German and British wrar offi
ces have exchanged the list of pris
oners held by the two countries and
the exchanging of prisoners will start
at once.
Belgians Burn German Wounded.
To such a high state of opposition
ml bitterness have the Belgian peo
ple been aroused by the German ac
tions that yesterday when a Belgian
army captured Linden, near Lour
vtne, they set fire to the big German
hospital containing many German
wounded. The Belgian troops no
longer take prisoners and expect no
mercy and are given none.
Kaiser's Son Reported Dead.
Prince Adelbert, third son of the
German emperor, is reported to have
died at the Brussels hospital from
the effect of his wounds. The story
as given out indicates that he also
was shot by German bullets, but no
confirmation of the cause of death
ran be secured.
German Socialist Paper Suppressed.
The German Socialist paper “Vor
waerts” has been suppressed by the
military authorities in Germany be
cause of its criticisms of the destruc
tion of the property of the Belgians
and because it opposed the methods
of the invading forces in Belgium In
killing non-combatants.
Battle Near Alost.
With 20,000 Germans now at Alost
and a force of the same size ap
proaching the city from the west, it is
almost certain that a battle will be
fought there within a day.
Chinks Blow Up Bridges.
'PEKIN, Sept. 30.—Angered at the
violation of Chinese neutrality by the
Japanese force now approaching Kiao
Chau the Chinese forces have blown
up all the bridges across which the
Japanese must cross and will delay
them as much as possible.
Japs Bombard German Forts.
The big Japanese warships have
been shelling the German forts at
Kiao Chau and the land forces have
already driven the German forces
within the main defenses. The loss
to the Japanese has been heavier
than expected.
New Guns for German Warships.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 30—Trawlers
who arrived here today from German
ports report that the German naval
authorities have been Installing a new
powerful Krupp gun on all the Ger
man battleships and that It is report
ed to be the longest shooting gun
in the world and far superior to the
British guns. They also say that sail
ors told them that as soon as the
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GERMANS JAIL
BRUSSELS MAYOR
OSTEND, Sept. 29.—The military
governor of Brussels bas again jailed
the mayor of that city because he in
sisted upon paying the German war
indemnity installment of $0,000,000 by
paying with German government
bonds, but the military commander
insisted upon having the payment
made in gold. The Belgium people
expect to receive a large indemnity
from Germany in the event of the
.success of the allies, and while at
this time paying the harsh terms of
the conquerors rather than have their
homes destroyed they still show much
bitterness towards the invaders.
iDMiUnms
LEAVES SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Sept. 30.—The steamer
Admiral Evans, of the Admiral Line,
■ailed north last night with a full
cargo but light passenger list. The
only passenger for Valdez is Gladys
Sulp, who is en route to Fort Lls
cum.
M’DONALD GETS
GOAL PATENTS
Made An 11 Year* Fight—Present
Administration With the Miners
and Will Aid Them.
SEATTLE, Sept. 30.—Although for
mal notice is still reserved the land
office has granted patent to the Mc
Donald group of coal claims in the
Bering River section after a fight
lasting for eleven years.
The officials tried upon many pre
texts to cancel the locations, but
were unable to carry out their plans.
Alaskans here look upon the grant
ing of patent to the McDonald claims
as another Indication that the pres
ent Democratic administration is de
termined to aid Alaskans In every
way possible Instead of placing all
possible obstacles In the path of the
pioneer miners and prospectors who
seek to develop the north.
Fancy Yakima netted Gem potatoes
3c per lb„ 33 per sack. Phone (6.
Free delivery. The Yakima Fruit Co.
The Prospector office for Job work.
GUNMAKERS
IRON_
BERLIN, Sept. 30.—Kaiser Wilhelm
yesterday ordered that seven mem
bers of the Krupp gun works receive
the iron cross for special work In con
nection with the discovery and man
ufacture of the big howitzers brought
out by the gunmakers just at the
opening of the war and the guns
which have saved the German forces
from defeat In northern France, where
they are outnumbered besides hav
ing been the direct cause of the win
ning of the flrst big battle of the
war by reducing the forts at Namur,
while the fort guns were unable to
reach the German positions.
MUSE NAMES THE
COIL COMES
*
WASHINGTON, Sept 30.—Con
gressmen Lenroot, of Wisconsin, Fer
ris, of Oklahoma, and Graham, of
Illinois, have been named as the con
ference representatives for the House
upon the Alaska coal land leasing
bill.
DATES SET FOR
BASE BALL FINALS
Boston Sure of Pennant—National
Commission Sets October Ninth
As the First Date.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30—The
baseball National Commission today
decided upon October 9th as the day
for the opening of the inter-league
championship games between the
Boston Nationals and the Philadel
phia Americans, the opening game to
be played in Philadelphia with the
second game on the 10th in the
same city, then two games to be play
ed in Boston on the 12th and 18th,
with the fifth game in this city, the
sixth in Boston.
The effort to have one of the games
played in New York so that the gate
receipts might be increased, was dis
countenanced by the baseball mag
nates.
Messrs. Keys and Ellis arrived ov
er the trail from Fairbanks this
morning. They report the trail in
■fine condition.
LINDEBERG PAID
FOR RESCUE WORK
Jafet Lindeberg recently outfitted
the steamer Corwin at his own ex
pense and sent it to Wrangell Is
land to rescue the stranded members
of the Stefansson Arctic exploring ex
pedition. The boat was wrecked at
Teller while en route to the island
and is believed to be a total loss.
The cost of the attempted rescue
will be heavy to Mr. Lindeberg, as he
guaranteed to protect the owners of
the boat from loss before they would
start on the voyage to the north.
AMERICAN MULES
FOR FRENCH ARMY
WlARRENSBURQ, Mo.. Sept. 30.—
French army officials have placed an
order for 10,000 horses and mules for
use in France during the present war.
The order must be filled within thirty
days and the mules shipped to Can
ada, where they will fee received and
paid for.
J. . Irving arrived yesterday from
Port WeUn.,^^1^..... .
TEDDY FAVORS
PROHIBITION
Is Campaigning Ohio for Moosera,
Who Favor Killing Liquor Trade
—Draws Good Crowds.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 30.—Colonel
Roosevelt, head of the Progressive
party, is campaigning the state ad
vocating the passing of the prohibi
tion laws for which the party in Ohio
is making a light and urging the peo
ple to send Progressive statesmen to
both the state and national legisla
tures and to elect Progressive men
to state office because they only will
obey the will of the people and are
not boss ridden.
While the crowds which are drawn
to the Roosevelt meetings are not
near as large as those of two years
ago, yet he is receiving a good hear
ing by the people of the state, espec
ially the women, to whom the pro
hibition issue is of much importance.
MEXICAN PEACE
PROSPECTS GOOD
Consul Silliman Informs State De
partment That All Factions
Will Be United.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Consul
Silliman, the official representative
of the United States government, has
wired to the State department that
the prospects for peace in Mexico
never looked brighter and that a last
ing peace will result from the bring
ing together of the different factions
in the Constitutional party, joining
with the business interests in Mex
ico, who are anxious that peace be
established and business resumed.
No details of the arrangements for
peace between the Villa and Carran
za factions have been received, but
it is understood that all of Villa’s
demands have been agreed to and on
his part General Villa insists that
he will not be a candidate for trie
office of president and is opposed to
the election of a military man, thus
breaking the military power which
haa caused such discord and trouble
in the republic.
As far as is known here the Amer
ican troops at Vera Cruz will re
main until the election is over and
the new president installed, after
■which they will be withdrawn.
MILLARD BRINGS
GOLD SHIPMENT
Granite Mine Send* Thirteen Thou
sand Dollars for Shipment To
8eattl* Assay Office.
The B. P. M. arrived here yester
day from the Qranlte mine, bringing
Superintendent Ray Millard and two
gold bricks, the result of the clean
up. The bricks are valued at thir
teen thousand dollars and will be
sent out on the Admiral Watson.
Supt Millard reports that every
thing is vxorilng smoothly at the
mine and they now have five feet of
ore in the lower level.
Mrs. Millard accompanied her hua- _
band and they will return to the prop
arty in the morning.