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ADVANCE OF ALLIES
WAS DEARLY DOVGHT
LONDON, Oct. 3.—The losses on both sides in the recent fighting
on the western front total three hundred thousand. The ram and mud
are now halting the offensive movement of the allies. Many of the
best French aviators are providing protection against the German Zep
pelins.
OPERATIONS OF THE FRENCH
PARIS, Oct. 5.—Slight gains have been made at Labasse and
Champagne, and the French made substantial gams today at Arras. ^
French aeroplanes dropped forty bombs upon the military works at
Zublon, one of the great German fortresses in the suburbs of Metz.. An
air attack w'as also made upon the kaiser’s quarters at Luxembourg, but
the results are unknowm.
BRITISH AT A STANDSTILL
BERLIN, Oct. 8.—The British forces have been unable to capture j
the city of Loos.
GERMAN TRENCHES CRUMBLING
PARIS, Oct. 8.—The second line of German trenches is crum
bling from the effect of French shells.
AN UNEXPLAINED DISPATCH
LILLE, Oct. 6.—The counter-attacks of the German forces have j
been repulsed. (The foregoing w-ould seem to indicate that Lille is in j
the hands of the allies, although no dispatch to that effect has been re
ceived here.—Ed.)
ALLIED AIRMEN RAID LIEGE
LONDON, Oct. 8.—Allied airmen have made a raid on the city ,
of Liege, causing a heavy explosion.
FIERCE FIGHTING ON EASTERN FRONT
BERLIN, Oct. 8.—A violent attack on the Austrian forces is in
progress on the Bessarabian frontier.
RUSSIANS HOLDING THEIR OWN
PARIS, Oct. 5.—The Germans are progressing slightly in the re
gion of Dvinska and Volhvnia. The Russians are holding their own at
other places along the lne.
GERMANS REPULSED _
LONDON, Oct. 3.—The Germans have been repulsed at Dvinsk,
and the fight is turning to the advantage of the Russians. General Ku
ropatkin has been reinstated as chief of the Russian Grenadiers corps.
CHOLERA TAKES A HAND
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3.—Advices received here state that cholera
is raging in Galicia.
ASSAULT Oil TRIESTE IS ABANDONED
UDINE, Oct. 8.—The original idea of the capture of Trieste now
has been abandoned by Italy. Instead its bombardment by aviators
will be undertaken.
WINTER SETS IN
ROME, Oct. 8.—The Italians are encountering zero weather in ;
Gemona valley.
TERM OF COURT
NEXTSPRING
Court Will Convene at Time When
the Trails of the District Are
in Shape for Travel
From a source which The Pioneer is not
at liberty to divulge, but which there is
every reason to believe is reliable, the in
formation is received that the Iditarod and
Ruby terms of the federal district court will
be held in the spring, at least prior to the
break-up.
This will be welcome news to attorneys
and litigants alike, and all those having
business with the court. Heretofore the
Iditarod term always has been held in sum
mer, when advantage could be taken of the
steamboat transportation. This was con
venient enough for the court officials, who
traveled on the regular steamboat routes,
but as far as the residents of the district
were concerned it was most inconvenient,
file portion of the Fourth district which
relies upon the Iditarod term of court is a
large one, and while the navigable stream;
are numerous, there are few regular steam
boat routes, and most of the travel is over
land. As the trails during the summer are
nothing but bogs and swamps, but few
persons travel them, and as a consequence
litigants are put to much inconvenience, de
lay and expense.
The winter season, and especially the late
spring, when the trails are in prime condi
tion, is the most convenient time for hold
ing court in this section, and attempts have
heretofore been made to induce the holding
4 of the Iditarod term at that time. That
” Judge Bunnell has decided to consult the
convenience of the public in this regard is
gratifying news indeed.
PRESIDENT WILL WITNESS
CHAMPIONSHIP BALL GAME
FASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—President Wilson
will go to Philadelphia Saturday to witness
the second game in the world’s champion
ship baseball series.
“CARIBOU BILL” DETERING
MEETS WITH BAD ACCIDENT
William Detering, known all over the
North as “Caribou Bill,” and an old-time ■
Alaska miner, was seriously and probably
dangerously injured on Monday evening
last while engaged in mining operations on
Otter creek. Detering, who is interested
with Charles Strandberg in a lease on that
creek, was engaged in operating a scraper,
when in some manner he was thrown vio
lently to the ground, supposedly striking
on his head. He was rendered unconscious
and remained in that condition for several
hours. A rush call was immediately sent to
Dr. Auringer, at Flat City, and everything
possible was done to relieve the injured
man. He recovered consciousness late at
night, and it was then found that he had
lost the use of his limbs. It was impossible
for the physician to determine the full ex
tent of his injuries at the time, but it was
thought that his spine had been injured.
Mr. Detering was removed to the Flat
hospital on Tuesday, and arrangements were
at once made for his removal to the Out
side for treatment.
He was taken on board the launch Tramp
on Thursday night last and wil go to Seattle.
LAST CONSIGNMENT OF MAIL
UNDER SUMMER CONTRACT
The last regular consignment of mail un
der the summer contract arrived on Sat
urday morning last on board the Sea Wolf.
It was not a large consignment.
It seems doubtful now whether there will
be any more mail shipped in by the water
route this year. Nothing has been heard
from Superintendent Randles as to whether
E.n emergency mail shipment would be made
to clear up the last mail coming down the
Yukon, and it now seems likely that the
accumulated mail, if there be any, will re
main at Ruby until the winter mail route
is in operation.
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ABE WEISS MOVES STOCK
Abe Weiss, the Flat City clothing mer
chant, came to Iditarod on Tuesday last,
and has been busily engaged in making ar
rangements for the removal of the stock
of the Bayles Clothing Company, recently
! purchased by him, which will be added to
his establishment at Flat City.
ATWELL IS NAMED
Man Well Known in Iditarod Dis
trict Secures Official Plum
Sought by Many
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 2.—H. J. Atwell was
today named as commissioner of the new
Tolovana precinct by Judge Charles E. Bun
nell, and he will assume his duties in that
capacity on October 15. The appointment
is a most popular one here.
Mr. Atwell now is employed in the local
land office as special timber agent. He has
tendered his resignation of that position, to
take effect from the date of his appointment
as commissioner.
NAVY OF UNCLE SAMUEL
TO UTILIZE ALL WIRELESS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—All commercial
and amateur wireless stations will be organ
ized soon by the navy department for use
in case of emergency.
October 12 is Columbus day, a legal holi
day in some states, but not in Alaska. It
commemorates the discovery of America.
HURRICANE ON THE GULF
IS TERRIBLY DESTRUCTIVE
TO LIFE AND PROPERTY
NEW YORK, Oct. 3. A hurricane which
swept the entire coast of the Gulf of Mexico
yesterday caused the death of at least five |
hundred persons and a property damage
estimated at $12,000,000.
CINCINNATI MAN ELECTED
TO HEAD GRAND ARMY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—The annual en
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public concluded its sessions here today.
Kansas City was selected as the place of the
next gathering, and Liash Monford of Cin i
cinnati was elected commander in chief.
TERRIBLE MORTALITY
AMONG BRITISH OFFICERS
LONDON, Oct. 8.—Seventeen thousand
British officers have been lost in the war,
it was announced today.
MINNEAPOLIS TO LICENSE SALOONS j
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 7. This entire
county has voted “wet/ and all saloons will
) be relicensed. 1
ALASKA REFORMS
Editor of Widely-Read Publication
in Favor of Lane’s Plan for
a Development Board
SEATTLE, Oct. 5.—Colonel John A.
Schleicher, editor of Leslie’s Weekly, who
is publishing a series of articles on Alaska,
advocates in his latest contribution the tak
ing of the affairs of Alaska out of the hands
of the hundred or more bureau chiefs at
Washington and placing them under the di
rection of one person, who is to be the as
sistant secretary of the interior.
The reforms suggested by the colonel are
somewhat along the lines of Secretary Lane’s
proposals for a commission to administer
the affairs of the national government in
Alaska. Colonel Schleicher recently made a
trip to the North, and undertook an ex
haustive study of conditions there, which
forms the basis of his series of articles.
SUNDAY CLOSING IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Oct. 7.—The mayor has or
dered the closing of all saloons on Sunday,
according to law.
PRESIDENT WILSON IS EBGA8ED
TO WED “CHARMING WIDOW”
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—Great surprise was occasioned in officir.l and social circles in this city today
by the announcement by President Wilson of his engagement to Mrs. Norman Galt. The wedding prob
ably will take place in December. The lady is an especial friend of the President’s daughter, Miss Mar
garet Wilson.
“‘The President’s fiancee is a charming widow, 3 8 years of age. Hundreds of congratulations have
been received. „
ANOTHER INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—President Wilson has l timated that be will cast his ballot for woman suffrage
at the forthcoming electon in his home state of New Jersey. The election takes place October 19,
BULGARIA CASTS LOfllTI TEFTiNS
LONDON, Oct. 8.—The Bulgarian government has stopped the operation of the telegraph lines. The
demands made by Russia have been rejected by the Bulgarian government, and the Bulgarian minister to
Petrograd has started home. Bulgarians residing in Russia are ready to join the army, and are offering
to enlist.
WAR HAS BEEN DECLARED
GENEVA, Oct. 8.—Serbia has declared war against Bulgaria.
BERLIN HEARS THE NEWS
BERLIN, Oct. 8.—It is announced that Bulgaria has joined forces with the Teutonic allies.
BULGARIA’S CAMPAIGN HAS BEGUN
LONDON, Oct. 8.—The new Teutonic invasion of Serbia is under full swing, in command of General
Von Mackensen. Bulgaria already has struck at Ser bia, her birdmen having hurled bombs upon Nish.
HOSTILITIES MAY START AT ANY MOMENT
PETROGRAD, Oct. 6.—Upon the refusal of the Bulgarian government to meet the demands of
Russia that she break with the Central powers, Russ ia has recalled her minister to Sofia, and he will at
once depart with his staff. Hostilities may be declar ed at any time.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BROKEN
LONDON, Oct. 8.—The allies have broken off d iplomatic relations with Bulgaria. The German Gen
eral Liman Von Sanders has arrived at Phillipoppoli s, and is in conference with King Ferdinand. The
French troops are moving rapidly from Salonika.
ALLIES’ MINISTERS PREPARE TO LEAVE
SOFIA, Oct. 8.—The Russian, French, British and Italian ministers have asked for their passports.
PREPARING TO DEFEND SERBIA AND GREECE
PARIS, Oct. 8.—The allies already are taking military measures to defend Serbia and Greece against
Bulgaria, and will invade the latter in case of war. The concentration of the Bulgarian army is well under
way, and a clash between the Serbian and Bulgarian outposts is lmjninent. Turkish troops are marc
ing to join the Bulgarian forces.
FOR INVASION OF SERBIA
BUCHAREST, Oct. 3.—Two hundred and fifty thousand Teutons, with two thousand guns, have ar
rived at the Serbian frontier, ready for war. They are under command of General Ma_kensen.
TEUTONS CROSS BORDERS
BERLIN, Oct. 8.—Large forces of Germans an d Austrians have invaded Serbia, crossing the Drina,
Save and Danube rivers.
ASSUMING ASPECTS OF WARFARE
ATHENS, Oct. 6.—Bulgarian revenue cutters in the Aegean sea have pursued a Greek sailing vessel,
which escaped undamaged. Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Macedonia. The French have
landed troops at Salonika to assist Greece.
ATHENS, Sept. 7.—The crown prince and members of the Greek general staff have gone to Salonika.
A large number of German officers and aviators hav e arrived at Sofia.
WARLIKE PREMIER IS OUT AGAIN
LONDON, Oct. 8.—King Constantine of Greece has accepted the resignation of Premier Vemzelos,
which was brought about through inability to agree as to the atttude of the government wj-ffi reference
to the Balkan situation. It is expected that the landing of French troops at Salonika to assist Serbia will
be stopped now. GERMAN NEWS OF FRANCE’S ACTION
BERLIN, Oct. 5._The French government is understood to have refused to allow Bulgarian reservists
to leave France.
MERCHANDISE TO BE CONFISCATED
ATHENS, Oct. 8.—The allies have notified Greece that merchandise consigned to Greece through Bul
garia will be treated as contraband and confiscated.
' GREECE ASSUMES PECULIAR ATTITUDE
ATHENS, Oct. 8._Premier Zamias has formed a new cabinet, and announces that the attitude of
Greece will be that of "benevolent neutrality toward the allies.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8.—The first game in the world’s chan
pionship baseball series between the Philadelphia Athletics, of the Na
tional League, and the Boston Red Sox, of the American League, was
won by the former by a score of 3 to I. The Red Sox, however, still
remain the favorites in the betting, hollowing is a summary of the
game:
R. H. E.
Philadelphia . 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 1
Boston . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10—1 8 1
Batteries: For Philadelphia—Alexander and Burns. For Bo t :> -
Shore and Cady.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—Ge
that Germany will disavow the torp
indemnity for the American lives lo
of the German government on the
the President and his advisors. It
the act, and further negotiations r
DISCREDITED DIP
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.—Dr. Du.
to the United States, recently recall
son, departed for home today.
CAPTAIN LOUIS LANE
MAN WHO FOUND EXPLORER
NOME. Sept. 17. The news that \ il
hjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, was
ahve. well and as ambitious as ever, after
having been give up as lost or dead, was
orought to this city by the steam schooner
Ruby, which has been in the Arctic since
early in the summer. Stefansson was found
on Banks Land by Captain Louis Lane,
owner of the steam schooners Polar Bear
and Ruby, who makes one trip each year to
the far North. Neither discouraged nor
worn by his experience, Stefansson is now
pushing onward toward the North, having
found the continent which he has contended
for years existed about due north of Vic
toria Land. The “promised land” lies a
little to the north and east of Prince Pat
rick’s Land, which is almost due north of
Banks Land.
During a bad storm and heavy movement
of the sea Captain Louis Lane, with the
schooner Polar Bear, went to a small cove
in Banks Land for shelter. Being com
pelled to remain there for a few days, he
explored the beach a little and came upon
Stefansson.
Stefansson had been out of provisions for
more than a year, and was living off the
land, as do the Eskimos. To this fact he
attributes his success in the Arctic, as he
always has made it a point to learn to live
as do the natives in the country which he
is exploring.
The steamer Mary Sachs, in which Stef
ansson went North, was a total wreck, and
had been abandoned for almost two years.
As soon as weather permitted the Polar Bear
went from Banks Land to Herschell island,
where Dr. R. M. Anderson, with the south
ern party, were found. The party were all
well and their caches were replenished by
the Ruby. The Ruby was not able to give
them all the supplies needed, but did give
them enough to last for many months.
At Hersche! island Stefansson chartered
the Polar Bear and started for Banks Land
again. Upon reaching there he purchased
the schooner and resumed his expedition to
the northward.
■man Ambassador Bernstorff says
edoing of the Arabic, and will pay
>t in the disaster, ihe second note
Arabic matter has failed to sat; fv
is stated not to be a disavowal of
ow are necessary.
L9MAT DEPARTS
nba, the Austro-Hungarian minuter
ed at the request of President \\ ll
Death Comes to Relief of Hardy
Prospector, After Terrible Suf
fering—Was an Old-Time
Resident of the North
After suffering for more than tw- > ars
the ravages of disea.-e. and dispLo.. ng
vitality which was
to the relief of Alex Cornwall, the w**ll
known prospector and miner, at 1" 1
last Thursday evening at the Flat h -ioai
The body was brought to the city 1 >•
and is now at the Smith undertaking ; ar
lors.
The death of Mr Cornwall wa.- •; >' ’
an old ailment which attacked him ’•
years ag< Vt t
that it would be necessary for him ?•
dergo an operation. Later, wiul • :n '■»
wilds of the Kuskokwim region. : • w as
again attacked by the malady II was
taken to the roarlhouse at Aniak oy hi> : a
ner. Frank Mills, and Mr. a no Mr- 1':..
E. Stubbs cared
when he was taken to Bethel an i i .
on by the government surgeon. IV L \\ il
son Heed. He did not reach Bethel until
thirty-five days after the attack, and \\
then in a serious condition. The phy-s v. -
duties took him elsewhere, and Mr. ( rn
wall started for Iditarod, walking r • i
the distance. He arrived in I l it * it> a
year ago last August. During th winter
his condition l>ec ame rritical u
taken to the hospital about Christmas time
Fie remained at the h y ital, s wing i
improvement, until late this *uiiiii:er. .. . :i
on August 15 he was started in charge ' a
trained nurse for the Out.-ide. wher ■ it v. s
expected that he would have a ben*-: :i
to recover his health. When the boat ar
rived at Tatiana the
there advised his return, saying his
was hopeless, and he was brought t> .■ k
to the Flat hospital, where the eno u e
Mr Cornwall was born in B
in 1858, and came to this country. -m
posedly with his parents, when a child. N
one in this district seems to have ki -Ce.
of any relatives in this country. It i> km wn
that he had resided in Nevada, ami later n
Tacoma, Wash., and that he came t« Skag
way in 1899. He was for some .war- <
gaged in mining at Dawson, and later, w.'h
his partner, Frank Mills, worked
ground in the Fairbanks district. He ame
to Iditarod in 1910. He went to Bear creek,
in the Kuskokwim region, a year ago last
April, where he and Mr. Mills had a lay
The funeral is to be held next Monday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, under the auspices f
the Pioneers of Alaska, of which he wa- a
honorary member. The services will V
held in A. B. hall, this city.
SIR WILLIAM VAN HORNE DEAD
MONTREAL, Sept. 11.—Sir William Van
Horne, one of the foremost railroad men of
the American continent, and who had been
called ‘ the Hill and Hiyriman of Canada,”
died here today at the age of 72.
Van Horne rose from the foot of the lad
der to wealth and fame as one of the so
called empire builders of Canada. Although
he was born in the United States, in Will
county, Illinois, and gained railway experi
ence through many years’ connection with
railroads in the Central and W’estern U nited
States, it was after his moving to Canada
and becoming general manager of the Cana
dian Pacific railway, in 1882, that he
achieved his most notable triumph by push
ing the railway to completion across the
continent.
SAN FRANCISCO’S SHOW
IS PAYING PROPOSITION
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11.—The net
profit from the Panama-Pacific exposition to
date is more than nine hundred thousand
dollars, and not a debt remains to be paid,
according to the information given out by
the directors this morning. The attendance
is keeping up amazingly, and is really
greater now than at any period since the
opening.
Up to August 25 the total number of vis
itors to the exposition had reached 11,000,
000. The average daily attendance since
the exposition opened, February 20, has
been 59,919. The average, for the last two
weeks of August was 79,277.
AGED EMPEROR IS ILL
ROME, Oct. 7.—Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria is seriously ill, and the crown
prince has been called to Vienna.
NOTED SINGER DEAD
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11— Christine
Nilsson, the opera singer, died yesterday in
London.
YUKON POET AT THE FRONT
SAN’ FRANCISCO, Sept. 11 R iiert
Service, the Yukon poet, has written to a
friend from the front, where he is serving
in the French army. The letter is from
“somewhere in France.” as usual, and in it
Service speaks in the most confident terms
of the outlook for the allied cause.
GASOLINE KIDS' BALL
A. B. HALL, OCT. 16,1015
The Best Dance Music has been secured
and the Hall will be Elec
trically Lighted
ADMISSION, $2.50
MUSIC BY LOWRIE & TAYLOR