VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1914. NO. 265.
VOL. 10. _____
FRENCH STOP GERMAN INVASION
K
TO INVESTIGATE_
COST OF LUG
Congress Takes Hand In the Price
Raising Business and May Order
An Investigation.
WASHINGTON Aug. 12.—A resolu
tion was introduced in congress yes
terday directing Secretary of Com
merce Redfleld to make an investi
gation into the recent price raising of
the merchants in all parts of the
United States. Several members of
congress staged that they could not
see why prices should go up when
our exports have ceased.
Congressmen predicted that unless
some action was taken promptly to
keep the price of foods reasonable
that bread riots were sure to result
and the I. W. W. agitators would lead
mobs upon a rampage of destruction.
The present high prices, coupled
with the recent hard times and the
large number of funemployed, have
caused the leaders of the government
much apprehension.
FARMERS BOOST
COST OF LIVING
Expect Still Higher Prices When Eu
rope Takes Our Foods In the
Near Future.
CHICAGO. Aug. 12.—The raise of
price on foodstuffs has been caused
partly by the farmers homing back
supplies, as they expect that when
the freight moves to Europe prices
will be higher than at present, and
also because of the efforts of the
large produce handlers, packers and
cold storage men to secure a large
supply for the raise they seem to ex
pect later in the season.
■The federal prosecutor here has
started an Investigation of the recent
price raising and threatens to prose
cute all who have boosted the price
of supplies artificially, as it Is claim
ed the packers have done.
The packers, through their owner
ship of the retail distributing stores,
•have been able to reap a tremendous
profit on the recent raise.
COURTS DISSOLVE
HARVESTER TRUST
ST. PAUL, Aug. 12—The federal
courts have ordered the dissolution
Of the big Harvester Trust, owned
principally by Chairman Perkins, of
the Bull Moose party. The court di
rected that the trust be broken into
r three par*s and that ninety days be
allowed the officers and directory in
which to make the change.
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P1SSESJMGW1V
The steamer Mariposa left Skag
way at 11 P- m. last night and Is
expected to reach Valdez Thursday
evening.
Plnqree! Plngree! Plngree!
See the way Plngree shoes are
finished.
Hold Kaiser’s Army At Longwy, the Iron Gate of France—German Artillery
Surpasses That of French—Resume Attack On Liege Forts—German
Army Within Thirty Miles of Brussels—Russian Fleet Clears Baltic—Swiss
Will Try to Maintain Neutrality ^--Lusitania Reaches Liverpool—Paper
Money No Good In Berlin—River Meuse Runs Red With German Blood—
Italians Have No Coal To Operate Trains—Government Fears Revolution.
PARIS, Aug. 12.—The French war
office issued a statement this after
noon claiming that the German ad
vance into France has been stopped
at Longwy and that the tide of bat
tle has turned in favor of the French,
who were forced out of Germany, as
their invading force was not strong
enough to hold the tremendous Ger
man army sent against them.
Longwy Called Iron Gate to France.
Note: (The city of Longwy, where
the French claim to have stopped
the German invasion, is called “The
Iron Gate to France,” and is one
of the strongest fortified towns in
Europe. The Prussians have cap
tured the city on three different oc
casions, but its fortifications have
been rebuilt and remodeled to meet
changed military conditions).
Germans Using Powerful Guns.
The German Krupp field guns are
the most powerful ever known and
are far superior to those used in the
French army.
French Admit Reverse.
PARIS, Aug. 12.—The French war
office late last night admitted that
the French army of invasion into Ger
many, which had penetrated into Al
sace as far as Altkirch and also cap
tured Mulhausen, twenty miles in
land from the border, has been driv
en back by a large force of Germans
who were driving the smaller French
force back upon the reserve force at
the border.
London Hears of French Defeat.
LONDON, Aug. 12.—A German
army of half a million men has driv
en the French forces back from Al
sace, completely routing the French.
The Germans continue the pursuit of
the French forces and have taken
many prisoners.
German Army In Luxemburg.
A huge German army has complete
ly overrun the province of Luxem
burg, .which borders on Belgium,
France and Germany. The Germans
are in a position to turn north and
aid the army around Liege east and
strike at Namur, or south into north
ern franco.
Correspondent Tells of Liege Attack.
The special war correspondent of
the Dally Telegraph has succeeded in
getting to his paper an account of
the battle at Liege and he reports
that the loss of German troops was
exaggerated; that he doubts if 30,000
men fell in the three days’ battle on
both sides.
German Artillery Good.
The work of the German artillery
was exceptionally good, according to
the correspondent. They were able
to do considerable damage to the city
and the fortifications. It was the ar
tillery that saved the German army
from a terrible defeat by holding the
Belgians In check whenever they tried
to pursue the Kaiser’s army.
Use Solid Formation.
The Germans used the solid forma
tion in charging upon the Belgian po
sitions and their men were mowed
down by the thousands. The Belgians
had placed Wire netting about the
forts and the men hacked fiercely at
them in order to. reach the Belgian
lines, while the machine guns and
volley firing of the men In the
trenches caused a heavy loss of life.
Germans Mostly Boys.
The prisoners taken by the Belgians
were mostly boys, few of them out
of their ’teens, and they fought like
devils.
River Meuse Red With Blood.
ANTWERP, Aug. 12.—The River
Meuse Is running red with' blood from
the German dead at Liege. The Ger
mans still attack the forts and the
Belgians in the fortifications on both
sides of the river have taken a fear
ful death toll. None of the forts
have fallen as far as is known here.
Big Battle Soon.
LONDON, Aug. 12—A gigantic bat
tle—the greatest In the history of the
world—will be fought north of Liege
shortly. The Germans have started
two flank movements and with a tre
mendous army are threatening Brus
sels. One of the flank movements
started from Aix-la-Chapelle and is
working north off Liege.
Vanguard Use Quick-firing Guns.
The vanguard of the German army
of invasion, strongly supported, are
using quick-firing guns and are driv
ing back the Belgians. The Germans
have advanced to within thirty miles
of Brussels, where King Albert is
massing a strong force of Belgians
and is waiting the arrival of his al
lies, the French and British.
Russians Clearing Baltic sea.
The Russian fleet is clearing the
Baltic sea, scouring for German mer
chant vessels, of which they have
captured twenty. The German war
fleet Is believed to be at Keil wait
ing until they can strike at the Brit
ish fleet.
—
Lusitania Reaches Liverpool.
LONDON, Aug. 12.—The big Cu
narder Lusitania reached Liverpool
last night after making the run from
New York across the Atlantic. The
big boat was escorted far out from
New York by the Essex and then
made a run for the British ships wait
ing to receive her off the coast of
England. Few German ships could
capture the Lusitania in a straight
away race, as she is good for twenty
five knots, having an indicated horse
power of 70,000.
Germans Hammering at Liege.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 12—The Germans
this morning resumed the attack up
on the fortifications at Liege and are
storming the forts. So far the Bel
gians have held out, driving the Ger
mans back time after time, as they
tried to take the forts. The garrisons
have waited for hours without firing
a shot un*il the German commander,
thinking his artillery fire had silen
ced them, sent his troops at the for
tifications, when a blaze of fire mow
ed down the attacking forces.
German Losses Are Exceptionally
Heavy.
The Germans have already lost in
killed and wounded more men than
the Belgians have in the forts. The
impatience of the Kaiser’s troops to
reduce the forts has been costly in
the loss of human lives.
Kaiser Against Storming Liege.
BERLIN, Aug. 12.—The Kaiser ve
toed General von Emmlch’s plan for
storming the forts at Liege, but Gen
eral von Emmich was so impatient
.that he refused to wait and sent his
men against the forts in mass in spite
of the opposition of the Emperor.
German Loss Exaggerated.
The loss of German troops at Liege
has been greatly exaggerated in the
foreign press, according to the state
ments issued here by the war office,
which denies that 30,000 men have
fallen in the vain assault on Liege.
England Declare* War On Austria.
LONDON, Aug. 12.—The British
Empire late last night declared war
upon Austria-Hungary following the
refusal of tfhe dual empire to reply
to an ultimatum regarding the mass
ing of troops on the French border.
The Austrian ambassador was given
his passports and will leave for Den
mark today, escorted by a detachment
of troops to protect him and his
party from any popular demonstra
tion.
Will Clear the Adriatic.
It is expected here that the com
bined English and French Mediterran
ean fleets will attempt to clean up
the German and Austrian fleet of war
ships and thus protect the' route to
India and prevent Interference with
travel to the Orient via the Suez ca
nal.
—
English Clear Atlantic Ocean.
MONTREAL, Aug. 12.—The British
warships have cleared the Atlantic
ocean of German warships, having
sunk the Dresden and the other Ger
BIG WAR TAX
FOR AMERICANS
Administration Try to Raise $100,000,
000 By Raising the Tariff—Al
so Soak It On Booze.
WASHINGTON Aug. 12.—Because
of the heavy falling off in tax re
ceipts the government plans a war tax
of $100,000,000, to be levied on malt
and spirituous liquors, besides an In
crease of the tax on coffee, leather
and other Imports which'the people
must have.
A heavy import duty will be levied
on all foods imported, all supplies
necessary for the manufacture of
clothing, as the only means of rais
ing the money, as It Is feared that to
only tax luxuries would mean to stop
their use and not raise a revenue.
The leaders of the administration
are greatly worried at the outlook.
Launoh for Hire.
Will take fls' Inf, hunting or p'cn'c
parties on excursions on the com
modious launch G. M. P. No. 2. En
quire Alaska Hand Laundry. tf
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ROOSEVELT DOWK
Says Colonel Can Look to Him
for No Favors Because of
Present Support
PLATTSBURG. N. Y.. Aug. 12.—
Former State Senator Harvey Hin
man, who Is a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for governor and
also the nominee of the Roosevelt
party, In a speech here last night,
said that "Colonel Roosevelt need
look for no favors from me because
of his support in the present cam
paign against Mr. Whitman.” Hin
man also denied that he had promised
Colonel Roosevelt his support for the
presidential nomination In 1916.
District Attorney Whitman is al
so a candidate in the Republican pri
maries and has a strong following
among the Bull Moosera, who see In
him a fearless public officer. Roose
velt, however, Is strongly opposed to
Whitman because of the fear that
Whitman is possible presidential tim
ber and may prevent the nomination
of the ex-presldent In 1916.
man vessels that came north from
Mexico and Santo Domingo when w-ar
was declared so that they might prey
upon the British commerce out of
New York. The British fleet, using
.the Lusitania as a bait, drew the two
German ships into a trap and sank
them. As far as is known no Ger
man vessels are now In the Atlantic.
Ships to Leave for England
A big fleet of merchant vessels will
leave here in a few days for England
with supplies for the British. Millions
of bushels of grain will be taken
besides other food supplies.
Troops to Leave.
The Canadian troops will also leave
within a week and will be convoyed
by British cruisers. The troops will
go on fast liners.
Swiss Will Fight.
BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 12.—An
army of 50,000 Swiss is being con
centrated near here to stop the vio
lations of neutrality by the Germans
and Austrians who have invaded
Switzerland at will and have caused
much damage to property, besides
threatening to involve this country
with France. The troops will tire
upon any army ‘hat attempts to make
a short cut across the line.
Fear Revolution In Italy.
ROME, Aug. 12.—Because of the
high prices of food and the shutting
dowif of almost all industries this
country is on the verge of a revolu
tion. Thousands of unemployed pa
raded the streets last night and the
police fear to molest them.
No Coal for Trains.
The entire railway system in the
country has been crippled by the lack
of coal. The sudden war has shut
off the supply of coal from England,
which has always supplied the Ital
ian markets. Only a few trains are
run in order to save fuel.
City to Fix Prices.
The municipal officials today fixed
the selling price for foods and the
merchants were notified that if they
tried to exceed the prices made by
the government they would be ar
rested and their stocks confiscated
and given to the poor.
German Reeervlata Leave New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—A small
number of German reservists left here
yesterday on an Italian steamer for
Italy and hope to make their way
from Italy into Germany through
Austria. Only a few were able to se
cure accommodations on the boat.
Many Reeervlata Stranded.
Many German officers reaching
here en route to Germany to take
their places in the army have been
stranded and are being cared for by
the German people of New York un
til they can reach the other side of
the Atlantic. Many expect to take
passage to Norway and cross into
Denmark and thence to Germany.
England May Search 8hips.
It is feared here that the English
warships will again demand the right
to search the merchant vessels of
neutral powers and to take off any
reservists of the enemy and impris
on them.
Bulgaria to Remain Neutral.
SOFIA, Aug. 12.—The entire Bul
garian army has been called to the
colors and the country placed under
martial law. King Ferdinand issued
a statement today that Bulgaria would
remain neutral and that the army
was called and martial law establish
ed to maintain the neutrality of this
country.
Belgian Loss Staggering.
BRUSSEL8, Aug. 12.—The Belgian
(Continued on page 4).
SIMPLE SERVICE
FOR MRS. WILSON
President’s Wife Laid to Rest at
Rome, Ga.—Church Bells Tolled
Along the Route.
ROME, Ga., Aug. 12.—The funeral
services at the grave of Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, held here yesterday,
were very simple. Only a few inti
mate friends accompanied the presi
dent and the body from Washington
to this city on the special train.
As the train passed through the
towns en route from Washington to
this place the church bells were toll
ed and people stood at the stations
with bared heads as a mark of re
spect to the "first lady of the land.”
All railroad stations were draped in
mourning, as was also the engine and
train.
The president left shortly after the
bur*ial for (Washington, where the
tremendous press of public business
will require his attention.
NEW HAVEN ROAD
TO DISSOLVE
Eastern Railroad Will Be Broken In
to Small Units—Elliot to Be
President of New Line.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—The direct
ors of the New Haven railroad have
agreed to dissolve the company and
i. reorganize. The Boston and Maine
will become a separate concern, while
the New Haven will be shorn of
all its competing lines. President
Howard Elliot will head the new com
pany to take over the New Haven,
while Vice-president Hust will be
comet president of the Boston and
Maine.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The dis
solution of the New Haven railroad
will not prevent nor will it stay the
criminal prosecutions against the di
rectors of the road, who are charged
with having looted the company.
Attorney General McReynolds states
that the Department of Justice will
push the criminal cases Just as fast
as possible.
PRICES GO UP
IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—The prices
of many things took an upward jump
today. Hats were raised fifteen per
cent., dress good went up ten per
cent., tea jumped upward 25 per cent.,
while the price of cheese was tilted
twenty per cent. Almost every com
modity needed by the peoplei has been
given a lift upward.
$. S. SAMPSON
HEHE_T0NIGHT
The steamer Sampson, of the Ad*
mlral line, is expected to reach Cor
dova at 5 this evening and should
reach Valdes about midnight.
Pingreet Plngree! Ping reel
You’ll see some clever shoemaking
in the Plngree shoe.