VOLUME 13 VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1015 NO. 123
' PARLIAMENT BUSY
MAKING LOANS
Eagland Preparing for Three Year
War—May Issue More Govern
ment Bonds—Debt Heavy.
LONDON. Sept. 14.—The British
parliament is busy straightening out
the finances of the United Empire, so
that the cost of the present war can
be handled without upsetting the
business life of the Empire. The
British financial institutions have to
bear not only the burden of the Brit
ish armies and navies, but have also
been called upon to finance the Ital
ian campaign, the Serbian army and
to a groat extent borne the burden of
the Russian expenditures.
It is planned now to issue new
bonds taking up all pension issues
- gut loan. The bonds to
ates of interest and to run
years by which time the
government expects the war will be
over and the nation able to secure
loans at more reasonable rates.
LIVE MOUNTAIN SHEEP
BROUGHT TO VALDEZ.
Thomas Noyes, who has spent two
years in Shushanna. is in Valdez as
& witness in a case which will come
before the Federal court term be
ginning today. He is accompanied by
bis wife and daughter, and after leav
ing Valdez will make an extended
trip to the outside.
Mr. Noyes brought a young moun
tain sheep which he captured last
spring and the animal is attracting
considerable attention as it is possi
bly the only one of its kind in cap
tivity. The lamb is a beauty and will
be taken to an island in Southeast
ern Alaska, near Ketchikan, where
Mr. Noyes has a home. It is said
that the Smithsonian Institute has
a standing offler for a live animal
bnt as the wild sheep live in the
bigh mountains it is almost impos
sible to transport them by ocean.
Mrs. Noves is also an enthusiastic
bnnter as well as her husband, and
bas several moose, caribou, sheep
and goats to her credit as a hunter.
The B. F. M. came up last night
from Hobo Bay.
RUMANIANS AND BULGARS FIGHTING
ANOTHER WAR IN BALKAN STATES
King Ferdinand Ready to Aid the Teutons and Rumania Starts at Once to Strike at the Bulgars while Greece is Also Expecting to
Throw Force Against the Bulgars and Turks, Receiving Aid of 300,000 Italians, French and British.—Bulgars Acts Have Brought
the Balkan Situation to Climax and Nothing Can Stay the Spread of the War into Several More Nations.—In Fighting Along the
Border the Rumanians ere Victorious.—Rumanians Claim Bulgarians Were Aggressors, and Crossed the Border Looking for Fight,
Which Was Quickly Granted Them.—Campaign to Force the Dardanelles Must Now be Pushed in Order to Send Munitions of
War to Rumania.—Russians Will Send Troops into Rumania as Aid and Will Strike German-Austrian Flank
ATHENS, Sept. 14.—^The Ruma
nians and Bulgarian border guards
are fighci.ig. The reports from Buch
arest claim that the Bulgars invaded
Rumania looking for light, and that
because of their aggression the Ru
manians were forced to protect them
selves w'th the result that the Bul
gars were thrown back across the
boTder with heavy losses.
Declaration of War Expected.
The two Balkan nations are expect
ed to be at war within a few days
if not a few hours. The action of
Bulgaria in signing a treaty with
Turkey securing large territorial in
terests in return for aiding the Sul
tan’s government by allowing muni
tions of war to cross the line has
brought on a crisis.
Greece to Aid Rumanians.
The government of Greece is ex
pected to join the Rumanians as soon
as war is declared between the Ru
manians and Bulgars. The massing
of troops on the Bulgarian border
has starred. The fleet is ready to
shell B"lgarian and Turkish coast
towns and according to reports Eng
land, France and Italy will send a
force of 100,000 men to co-operate
with the Greeks in invading Bulga
ria and then into Turkey and strike
for Constantinople, while the Ru
manians invac'e Bulgaria from the
north and east and the Serbians
threaten them from the west. Ger
many and Austria must then send
large forces south and weaken the
lines in Russia and in the west,
where an active campaign will be
started so that the fighting w’ill be
intensified at ail points among
the Germanic allies.
FRENCH DESTROE
A SUBMARINE
German Lnder water Craft is Sent to
Bottom by French Torpedo
Boat After Short Battle.
ATHENS, Sept. 14.—The French
torpedo boat on duty near Mythilene
in the Agean sea today engaged and
sunk a German torpedo boat operat
ing from a base in Turkey. The
submarine made short work of the
undersea fighter, which was hit by a
torpedo as it was coming to the sur
face.
The periscope was sighted and as
the boat slowly rose to take its bear
ings the fast torpedo boat reached
within striking distance and the tor
pedo hit the ship and blew it and its
crew to atoms.
None of the crew were picked up.
Lieut. Dougherty leaves tomorrow
for Fairbanks on a trip of inspection
which will take a month.
ALLIES WANT MILLION OF U. S. MONEY
WOULD FLOAT LARGE LOAN M AMERICA
FRENCH AND BRITISH FINANCIAL COMMISSIONERS NOW IN NEW
YORK ASK FOR LOAN OF $1,000,000,000 FROM U. 8. BANKERS,
BUT WILL NOT PUT UP COLLATERAL AS HAS BEEN DONE
PREVIOUSLY—THE AMERICAN BANKS HAVE PLENTY OF
GOLD AND MAY ACCEPT THE OFFER OF COMMISSIONERS.
ADMINISTRATION MAY OBJECT TO PLACING LOAN IN THE U, S.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—The Brit
ish and French financial commis
sioners now in this city to secure the
loan of American money to finance
the war today asked for $1,000,000,
000 of American gold in exchange
for French and British government
bondB which are not to be protected
toy, othej-.collateral as had been the
- m*,kg heretofore when government
bonds have been brought to New
York and placed with bankers who
have also been protected by the de
« positing ot American securities to
protect the loan.
The request for a loan of $1,000,
000,000 in the United States has
caused much surprise here among
the money kings. The commission
ers,hln asking for the money, state
that every dollar of the loan will be
spent In the United States to buy mu
% nttions of war for export to the al
lies.
It is generally believed in Wall
Street that the necessary money will
he forthcoming as the banks have
men gold on hands than they can
nse In American loans and would
willingly seek its Investment in for
eign government bonds. The bank
ers will secure the co-operation of
the munition manufacturers In fin
ancing the loan as they reap the
greatest gains through the big profits
on munitions.
While timid bankers fear that in
the event of the defeat of the Allies
that their bonds and debts will be
repudiated others are confident that
the Allies will win and that even if
they should lose the bonds would be
taken caie of in time.
Just how the sale of bonds will be
made is not known. The J. P. Mor
gan banking house is the fiscal
agent of the British and French gov
ernments. They will however hard
ly float a popular issue of bonds be
cause of the statement made by the
President in the early days of the
war that it would violate the neu
trality of the United States if loans
were floated. The lawyers however,
have disputed the Administration
contention but the banking house
would hardly care to openly defy the
President It is expected, therefore,
that the loan will be secretly placed
among the bankers and manufactu
rers.
Tonight.
The Liberty Theatre announces for
tonight it -second feature in Four
Acts: ‘ One of a Million,” the great
est preachment against war ever pro
duced. *
ALL RUMANIANS
CALLED TO COLORS
Action of Bulgaria Brought On Crisis
Report of New Balkan Alliance
Conies From Paris.
PARIS, Sept. 14.—The Rumanian
government has issued a call f6r the
mobilization of all reserves in the
army. The entire strength of the na
tion has been called to arms and
fully 1,500,000 men will be ready in
a week to protect the country from
German aggression and strike at the
flank of the Kaiser's army operating
in Galicia.
The call to arms yesterday by the
government of Bulgaria caused a
breaking of the deadlock in the Bal
kans. The report reaches here that
a new alliance has been formed in
the Balkans and a division of the
spoils planned, Serb'a giving up Mac
edonia to Bulgaria and in exchange
will be compensated by a large slice
of Austria if the Allies are success
ful. Serbia has also given up all
claim on Albania, which will go to
Italy.
Some doubt is held as to the in
tention of Bulgaria and many diplo
mats assert, that the Rumania mobili
zation is a threat against Bulgaria
which will be invaded should King
Ferdinand determine to join the
Teutons. Greece is certain also to
join the Serbians if Bulgaria attacks.
NEW REBELLION
IN PORTUGAL
Royalists Persist in Trying to Over
throw the Republican Govern
ment-Army Course In Doubt
PARIS, Sept. 14.—Another revo
lution has brokbn out in Portugal.
The new insurrection is lead by the
royalists who are well armed and
prepared for a long fight with the
republican government. It is report
ed that a large part of the army is
ready to join the royalists. The in
surrection started last night in Lis
bon and the fighting in that city con
tinued all night a'd into the day.
Just who is winning is not known
as the wires are down having been
cut by the rebels. '
At first it was reported that the
Portuguese ships of war in the har
bor at Lisbon had joined the rebels,
and that the city was being shelled
by the warships, but this is denied as
wireless roports of the fighting have
been sent from Lisbon harbor by
French merchant ships now at that
place.
W. P Henry came over from Sew
ard last night to remain several
weeks.
DEMAND RANSOM
FDR AN AMERICAN
Villa Forces Hold E. Ledwidge, De
manding $10,000—Troops May
Seek Him at Once.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 14.—
The report has reached here that E.
Ledwidge, the commissary manager
of the Mexican ft Northwestern rail
road is being held by General Villa
until a ransom of $10,000 is paid.
The men who worked under Led
widge have raised the money and are
sending it to the bandits, although
Ledwidge has sent a strong protest
against them paying a dollar, saying
it will be encouraging brigandage,
and that scores of American men,
women and children will be put in
danger of being kidnaped if the rob
bers are successful in securing money
to release him. He says jthat it
were better for him to die.
The statement from Ledwidge
reached here from one of the party
who escaped from the Mexicans.
Christ Ledwidge, a capitalist, brother
of the kidnaped man, has been noti
fied of his brother’s position and is
speeding to the border to effect his
release.
• The Mexicans are reported ready
to torture Ledwidge in order to force
him to send letters to his brother
asking aid.
From El Paso comes the report
that a band of cowboys are prepar
ing to invade Mexico and recover
Ledwidge dead oy alive, and inflict
terrible punishment on the kidnapers.
Federal troops may also be sent
on the errand.
BELIEVED THREE
MENJOWNEO
Wm. O'Connor, U. S. Commission
er at Chitina, who U in Valdez to at
tend the term of court, states that
three men are believed to have lost
their lives in the Nlzina river re
cently. A squaw claims to have wit-,
nessed the accident, but no sign of
the bodies or wreck of the boat have
been found.
It is feared, however, that an ac
cident has occurred, as just at this
time of the season the miners who
have been employed in the interior
mines are coming to the coast, and
the waters of the river have been un
usually high and dangerous to all
except the most experienced river
men.
STEAMER ALLIANCE
REACHES SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—The steamer
Alliance of the Brown & Hawkins
line reached here today from Seward
and the north. How long the boat
will be kept on the run Is not known
but at least one more trip will be
made by the steamer.
Nemo Corsets at H. Winter’s, tf.
ITA N FIS
DE
■
Bring Down Three of Enemy’s Air
Squadron in Battle Over
the Adriatic.
PARIS, Sept. 14.—Italian aero
planes defeated an Austrian air
squadron off the Adriatic coast, ac
cording to a dispatch to the Figaro
from Turin.
Three of the Austrian machines
were brought down and their crews
were either killed or made prisoners.
The Figaro’s correspondent says
that the Italian squadron forced an
engagement upon the Austrians after
a long, stern chase.
The Italian aviators returned to
their base without loss or injury.
M. H Gedney of Ellamar, left for
the states on the Alameda, to have
his arm attended to by a specialist,
as he suffered an injury in the mine
which resulted in crippling the arm.
MEXICANS KILL
MORE AMERICANS
Forty Attack Party of Ten But Are
Routed—Five Arrested Rater
In Brownsville.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 14.—Five
Mexicans were arrpsted here today,
following an attack by forty Mexi
cans upon ten Americans. In the bat
tle that followed the Mexicans were
routed and several of them killed, but
two American citizens were also kill
ed and the Mexicans are to be held
for murder.
The greatest surprise is shown here
at the arrest as for the past few
weeks almost all tue Mexicans cap
tured have attempted to escape and
been shot by their guards, but as the
arrests were made in the city proper
after the Mexicans had reached there
it is supposed uo opportunity offered
for swift justice.
Conditions along the border are no
better. The lawless Mexicans con
tinue to cross the line in bands and
attack so all details of American
troops or ranchers Generally the
invaders are worsted and suffer
heavy losses and then return to the
other side only to repeat the inva
sion.
DEVICE TO SAVE SUBMARINES.
Navy Department Is Experimenting
With Salvage Apparatus.
NEWPORT, Sept. 14.—A device
for the salvaging of a submarine un
able to reach the surface is being
tested by naval officers here. In the
course of the experiments the sub
marine G-l was submerged to a depth
of between fifty and sixty feet then
brought to the surface, it was known
here tonight.
Lieut. Robert T. Merrill, attached
to the submarine tender Tonopah, is
the Inventor of the device, the na
ture of which is kept secret.
W. J. Callaghan is in town today
from Shoup Bay, where he is putting
new machinery in his launch, the N.
& S. The launch will be equipped
with a 23 h. p. Corliss engine and
will be kept in service around the
Sound.
HINDENBURG TRYING REACH RIGA
MASSES TROOPS IN THE NORTH
Must Bring On General Engagement as Germans Cannot Entrench
Along the Five Hundred Mile Line in the West as They Have
Done in the East.—British Expect Russians Will be Forced to
Save Riga even at the Expense of Bringing on the Decisive En
gagement they Have Tried to Avoid.— Germans Also Hope by
New Attack to Divert Russian Attention from Galicia.
LONDON. Sept. 14.—General Hln
denberg has thrown all his available
forces to the north in the hope of
cutting the Vizna-Ovinsk railroad.
The troops from the German interior
points have been thrown to the
north with terrific fury to break
through the line and reach Riga,
which has been held by the Russians
in spite of the repeated efforts of
General von Beulow and a large force
of Germans.
The Germans have abondoned the
plan of campaign to strike through
into the depots and munition centers
of Central Russia. They have been
rolled back after each attempt until
finally despairing of gaining his ob
ject, the commanding German gen
eral has withdrawn enough of his
forces from the center to give the
Germans a preponderance in the
north and is now ready to beat his
way to the Gulf of Riga.
The result of the new attack Is
waited here with great Interest. If
the .Russians can hold the new Ger
man offensive, the Kaiser’s army will
be forced into a retreat which may
become a rout. They will never be
able to entrench on the long 600 mile
line in the east as has been done in
the west and consequently with the
new Russian forces reaching the
front as fast as equipped the Ger
man line will be in great danger.
The attack of Hindenberg in the
north is also made with the hope of
diverting the Russian reinforcements
from Galicia, where the Slavs have
won several decided victories which
put the German-Austro line in the
south in a precarious position.
The failure of General von Beulow
to make tbe necessary gains in the
Riga district has upset the huge plans
of the Germans for the crushing of
the opposition in the east, the recent
defeats in Galicia also affected the
general plan and the mobilization of
the Rumanian army of a million men
ready to strike the flank of the Aus
tro-German forces at Lemberg forces
the Kaiser to make one tremendous
effort to crush the opposition at
once.
It is not of course known here
what plan the Russians will take to
combat tbe German attacks. A con
tinued retreat would be as disastrous
to the German plans as a defeat. The
Russians, however, would be loath
to retreat further It Riga should fall
because of the retirement of the
troops, and consequently many ex
perts predict a decisive battle will be
fought In the north within a week.