VALDEZ, ALA8KA, MONDAY AUGUST 24, 1914. NO. 275.
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MIGHTY ARMIES STILL FIGHTING
' LONDON REPORTS GERMAN CROWN PRINCE IS DEAD
JAP MURDERS
AMERICAN 6IRL
Throws Body Over Cliff Near Frisco,
But Forgets To Take Cord From
Neck and Is Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.—The
body of Helen Smith, a young artist,
was found on the beach a mile from
Carmel by the Sea, and yester’ay the
police arrested George Kodini, a Ja
panese artist, who was seen with the
girl shortly before her disappearance.
A heavy piece of twine was found
around the girl’s neck, which nad
caused her death before she was
thrown over the cliff.
Kodini denies that he murdered the
girl and says that she fell from the
cliff while they were walking near
the edge viewing the beautiful scen
ery. Under a severe sweating the
Jap admitted that the girl and he
had quarreled because she refused
to marry him, but he still maintained
that he had not murdered her, but
had walked away and returned to
his home. The police, however, have
charged him with first degree mur
der.
A strong detail of police watch the
jail to prevent a lynching.
POPE PIUS l
LAID AT REST
College of Cardinals To Meet On the
31st To Elect a New Pope—Amer
ican Cardinals Be Late.
ROME, Aug. 24.—One thousand
people witnessed the entombing of
Pope Pius X., who was laid at rest
in St. Peters cathedral beside the
remains of Pope Pius VI. The serv
ices took place at sunset yesterday.
The ceremonies were simple, al
though many cardinals and all the
high diplomatic officials in this city
were in attendance representing the
various governments of the world.
No Armistice Possible.
No armistice between the nations
of Europe is possible according to
the replies received here from the
nations approached by the represen
tatives of the Pope at the courts of
Europe. All fear that too much dis
sension would follow the stopping of
hostilities and as Germany considers
time the essence of success and is
determined to bring the war to a
speedy conclusion, no chance exists
for an armistice to last while a new
Pope is elected.
College Meets On 31st.
The Sacred College of Cardinals
will meet next Monday. Cardinals
Gibbons and O’Connell, of America,
will arrive after the commencement
of the conclave.
No Adjournment Until Election.
The College of Cardinals will meet
on the 31st and will remain in ses
sion until the election of the Pope.
The conclave is held in secret and
once having entered the room in
which the meeting is held no cardi
nal will be allowed to leave until the
final vote is taken. The balloting is
in secret and nothing Is given out
until the end of the session.
Italian Successor Certain.
It is generally expected that an
Italian will succeed Pope Plus X., as
the Italian cardinals have a majority
of the votes in the Sacred College
Movies of the War.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24—The mov
lng picture houses are going to dc
the greatest business in their history
this year. Things have been rathei
dull, but the European war has prov
ed a great stimulus to attendance
at the theaters where events of the
world are shown on the screen. The
first pictures of the war have begui
to aiTive and, in spite of the rigid
censorship many of the views secur
ed by the moving picture men are
very interesting. In a few weeki
these will be distributed throughout
the countiy. *
Allies Still Hold Namur and Battle Line Has Contracted—Big Army Hurled
Against French and English Near Charleroi—French Playing for Time To
Allow Russians To Invade Germany—Kaiser’s Army Trying To Finish
Allies At Once and Press the Fighting—Japanese Start for Kiau-Chau
With Army and Fleet of Warships—To Clear Orient of Germans Forever.
PARIS, Aug. 24—The great battle
line which on Friday extended from
the North Sea to the Swiss border
has now been contracted and the Ger
mans have centered the fight on that
section lying between Mons and the
Luxemburg border. The German army
is trying to crush the allies, who are
using Namur as a shield, and with
that point as the extreme northern
.end of the French lines the army is
trailed East ana West, the western
end reaching to Mons, while the east
ern end extends to the border of
Luxemburg.
A Week of Constant Fighting.
A week of constant fighting has
been going on with the Germans at
tacking each line of fortifications as
fast as possible and while sweeping
southward have paid a terrible toll of
lives.
Battle Followed Battle.
Battle has followed battle when
ever the two forces could meet and
the allies have planned to fall back
and force the Germans to extend their
lines besides which every day gain
ed gives the Russians time to ad
vance into Prussia.
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The French general staff have
agreed to fight at present from be
hind breastworks and to delay the
Germans as much as possible, while
forcing them to extend their lines
westward, so that when the Russians
force the Germans to turn ami
strengthen the Prussian army on the
East, then the French will take the
offensive and drive the Kaiser’s army
from Belgium and invade Germany.
French Active In Alsace.
The French have had frequent
clashes with the German and Aus
trian troops on the Rhine and the
fighting still progresses today. The
Germans are reported as having re
newed the attack upon Mulhausen,
taken by the French last week and
have a large force. The French are
still reported in possession of the
city but preparing to evacuate it.
Russia Moving West.
The report has been received here
that the Russian army is moving
westward and that the Czar has is
sued orders for a rapid advance so
that the allies in Belgium will not
be forced to feel the full weight of
the Kaiser’s army.
Crown Prince Reported Dead.
LONDON, Aug. 24.—Persistent ru
mors reach here of the reported death
of Crown Prince Frederick William
of Germany. Some reports state that
he was shot during the first battles
at Liege, others that a German So
cialist wounded the Crown Prince
shortly after the war commenced; still
another story has it that a Belgian
shot the Kaiser's first born when the
Germans Invaded Belgium. The same
reports have been received In Paris,
St. Petersburg and Rome and are
so persistent that officials here be
lieve them to be true.
Japan Declares War.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—After
waiting four hours beyond the 'time
allowed in the ultimatum sent by
Japan to Germany and receiving no
reply the Japanese government has
declared war upon the German em
pire.
8ea Battle Expected Near Frisco.
A sea battle is expected off the
coast of California, where the German
cruiser Leipzig has been cruising the
past few weeks, while the Japanese
cruiser Idzumo, three times as large
and ten knots faster, is now wait
ing to clean up the little German ship.
Bombardment Klao-Chau Commences.
SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 24.—The
bombardment of Klau-Chau commen
ced as soon as war between Japan
and Germany was declared. The Ja
panese battle fleet waiting off the
coast of Klau-Chau were notified of
the declaration of war and started
to bombard at once. The forts replied
but the battle was at long range and
as far as Is known no damage was
done on either side.
Japanese Monroe Doctrine Starts.
PEKING, Aug. 24.—The Chinese
government Is greatly worried be
cause of the extension of the Euro
pean war to this country, between
Japan and Germany tad feats that
the Japanese Monroe doctrine of Asia
for Japan has received its first op
portunity and -will be carried on ruth
lessly.
All Germans Expelled.
The Japanese have expelled the
German residents of Mukden, Dalny,
and all other cities in which the Ja
panese have any influence.
Drive German Ships From Asia For
ever.
The Japanese fleet will endeavor
to drive the German merchant ships
from Asia forever and hope to take
the fortified town of Kiao-Chau with
out much trouble and to confine the
war to that section of China.
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Ail In Readiness.
KOKURA, Japan, Aug. 24—Late
Saturday night the transports in this
harbor sailed for the German protec
torate of Kiao-Chau. The men had
been loaded on the ships several days
ago and all was in readiness when
war was declared. The fleet of bat
tle cruisers an<t superdreadnoughts
met the transports when they left
the bay and escorted them on their
iway to China. Fast cruisers*had been
stationed all arong the route from
here to Kiao-Chau to watch for the
German ships besides which the bat
tle fleet was stationed at the entrance
of the German t^rbor to prevent
any ships leaving.
Greatest Battle In History.
LONDON, Aug. 24.—The greatest
battle of the war and to date the
greatest battle in history has been
going on for the past four days about
Namur, using that city as a shield
the allies have a strong line facing
the Germans, who are working on
both sides of the allies’ wedge and
are throwing the pick of the German
army against them.
Allies Outnumbered.
The allies are outnumbered by the
Germans and have been forced to
give ground to prevent the rapidly,
moving divisions from Luxemburg |
and also to the west from securing a
hold in the rear of the army and
cutting them of! from their base of
supplies in France.
German Plans Revealed.
One column of Germans is moving
swiftly southward from Brussels
sweeping all opposition aside and
forcing the retirement of the allies
and is headed directly for Valencien
nes with the purpose of flanking the
allies at Namur. One column is march
ing south via Ninobe, while the
third is working southward via Mons
crpt.
Germans Losing Heavily.
ANTWERP, Aug. 24.—The Ger
mans are losing heavily in their
fights in Belgium but in spite of a
loss of 20.000 men are pushing for
ward and spreading out further from
their base of supplies. The cost in
men seems as nothing to the Germans,
who are determined to bring the bat
tle to a prompt conclusion in an ef
fort to relieve the army here and
turn it against Russia.
Antwerp Garrison To Take Offensive.
Tne governor of this city is pre
paring to take the offensive and will
attack the German line of commun
ication and hopes to cut off its sup
plies from Liege.
Will Destroy Bridges.
All bridges on the railroads leading
GOVERNMENT TO
BUY SOME SILVER
European Market Cut Off and Mines
Must Close If Output Is Not
Taken By the Government.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—The Un
ited States Senate today passed the
bill Introduced by Senator Smoot, of
Utah, directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase 4,000,000 ounces
of silver from American mine own
ers in order to keep the mines op
erating as the shipments of silver
heretofore sent to Europe have been
cut off and the mines must close
down unless the government steps in
and purchases the output.
It is expected that by purchasing
the silver the mines can be kept open
until conditions lu Europe have im
proved and possibly until the end of
the war, when shipments to Europe
will be resumed.
The House is expected to pass the
bill today as an emergenccy meas
ure. r
JOHN HOOH TO
RUNJOR BOOSE
SEWARD, Aug. 24.—John .Noon, of
this city, has been named by the
Wilckershamltes of this city to take
the place of S. L. Colwell, who was
named at the Valdes convention for
representative to the Alaska legisla
ture but resigned. Mr. Noon has
accepted the nomination and will
make an active campaign.
Jack Noon is associated with Bros
lus ft Noon, the Seward contractors,
and before going to the westward was
the owner of the Summit roadhouse
and also spent considerable time In
Fairbanks In the early days.
AMERICANS LEAVE
MUCH BAGGAGE
Mountains of Trunks Left In Liver
pool Unclaimed By Owners Who
Are Glad To Leave Europe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.—The White
Star liner Baltic arrived here today
from Liverpool with 2,000 Americans
all glad to get back from the scene
of the war. The returning Americans
say that mountains of baggage is
piled up on the piers of Liverpool
waiting for owners and as none of
the baggage is checked in Europe
much of 't will be lost, as owners
must Identify their baggage and take
it away.
Most of the returning Americans
left the other side without their
trunks and the government may send
an agent to Liverpool to help straight
en out the tangle of lost baggage.
Councilman and Mrs. White are ex
pected to reach Valdez this evening
from Chltlna.
CORDOVA TAKES
YUKOI[ FREIGHT
SEATTLE, Aug. 24.—The steam
freighter Cordova left here yesterday
for St. Michael with 2500 tons of
freight for St. Michael to be distrib
uted along the Yukon at the trading
stations and also sent to Fairbanks,
and the Idltarod. This is the last
shipment of freight for the Yukon
river that will take the lower river
route, the balance will be sent via
Skagway and the White Pass and
Yukon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dooley and
family arrived from Landlock bay on
the Admiral Evans yesterday.
to Germany will be destroyed as fast
as they are prepared and if possible
the German commander will be forc
ed to keep a large force in his rear
and weaken his attacking line to fight
the Antwerp garrison.
Japan Mimics Germany.
TOKIO, Aug. 24.—The Japanese
declaration of war to Germany con
tained the exact paraphrase of the
note sent to Japan by the German
government in 1895 following the
Chinese-Japanese war and demanding
that Japan relinquish the Piaotung
peninsula, which she had taken from
China during the fighting.
Japs Cheer and Parade.
The Japanese cheered and paraded
when they were informed that war
had been declared and, marching to
the English consulate, they cheered
for England, for France and for the
Mikado.
German Governor Will Fight.
TSINGTAU, China, Aug. 24.—The
German governor of Kiao-Chau an
nounced today that the Germans
would fight to the end and would
show the Japanese that they can
fight. The Germans are ready to
fight, having been making prepara
tions for the past month.
Italy Sure To Join England.
MALTA, Aug. 24.—Prominent Ital
ians here claim that they have re
ceived cable advices that the Italian
government would join England in
the war upon Germany and Austria
and that Italy expected to secure a
large slice of Austria and also of
Albania acros the Adriatic Sea.
Neutral Steamers Sunk.
LONDON, Aug. 24.—The Danish
steamer Maryland struck a floating
mine in the North Sea yesterday and
sunk in a few minutes, while the
Danish steamer Broberg, which went
to rescue the crew and passengers
of the sinking steamer also hit a
mine and went down in ten minutes.
Only a few of the passengers and
crew of the two boats escaped by
launching a couple of life rafts.
Grave Danger for British Fleet.
The large number of mines set
loose in the North Sea constitute a
grave danger for the British fleet, be
cause of the almost absolute certain
ty that if the fleet maneuvers in the
north Sea some of the big vessels
are certain to be sunk. The Germans
are sending the mines overbo. -d from
small vessels that operate under cov
er of darkness.
Mines Effect Importation Foodstuffs.
The floating mines much have now
destroyed a large number of neutral
ships will seriously affect the Impor
tation of foodstuffs from the Scandi
navian. countries, which have been
supplying the wants of the English
until the sea can be cleared of the
German ships. The rates for pas
senger and freight shipments across
the North Sea are almost prohibitive
and hereafter most of the ships will
make the big detour and approach
England from the west.
German Methods of Night Attack.
LONDON, Aug. 24.—A war corres
pondent has sent here a description
of the night attack made upon the
Belgium fortifications. After captur
ing the city. Tirlemont the Germans
advanced upon Louvalnni during the
night and sending a fleet of aero
planes to locate the fortifications and
entrenchments were able to force the
Belgian army to retire.
Use Fire Signals.
The aeroplanes operating at a
height of 200 yards, would spot the
Belgian line of defense and would
drop plaques, which burst Into flames
when they struck the ground and
could not be extinguished. The Ger
man artillery then secured the range
and shelled the entrenchment^ forc
ing the retirement of thejMglaas.
Used Aeroplane SearoMprak
The Germans also used search
lights from the aeroplanes and diri
gibles, exposing the Belgian Infantry,
who were forced to flee. The Ger
mans have a wonderful equipment of
aeroplanes and airships and are us
ing them to good advantage against
the Belgians and the allies.
Stricken With Appendicitis In Glacier
Park—Operation Performed
In Touring Car.
GLACIER PARK, Aug. 24.—DariU3
Miller, president of the Burlington
railroad, while touring the Glacier
Park in his automobile, was stricken
with appendicitis and died under an
operation, which was performed in
his touring car by doctors rushed here
from Seattle and St. Paul on special
trains, which broke all speed records
on the way to the dying man.
The case was so accute and dan
gerous that the doctors, upon their
arrival, decided to operate at once
as the only hope of saving the life
of the railroad magnate, but they
were too late and he died under the
operation.
When the seriousness of his con
dition became apparent telegrams
were sent to Seattle and St. Paul for
specials and doctors and they were
made up immediately and rushed to
Glacier Park, where waiting automo
biles conveyed them to the dying rail
road president.
WON IfflM.10
MOTHER COUNTRY
Territory Sending 500 Men To Aid
British Cause, While Women Send
Money for Hospital Ship.
DAWSON, Y. T., Aug. 24.—The cit
izens of Yukon are proving their loy
alty to the Empire by sending both
men and money to the support of
the mother country in the struggle
with Germany. The response to a
call for 500 volunteers In this ter
ritory has been answered, many of
them being veterans in the service
of Britain in former wars.
Former members of the mounted
police were given preefrence but the
enrollment embraces Montenegrins,
Russians, Italians, as well as a few
Americans. One young man born in
Yukon is on the list. He is Charles
O’Brien son of Thomas W. O’Brien,
the Yukon pioneer.
The Dawson branch of the Daugh
ters of the Empire have forwarded
$6,500 toward the equipment of the
hospital ship, which will be present
ed to the British admiralty by the
women of Canada.
German residents of Yukon have
been notified that they must not leave
the territory in an effort to return
to their native land to take, up arms
against Great Britain. There are a
number of German reservists in the
north, all of whom received the call
to arms.
Dr. Thompson, member of parlia
ment from Yukon, has enlisted for
service In Europe if called upon. The
first Yukoner to leave for the front
was Jack Watt, who spent the win
ter in Chisana. He has seen service
in Inia, China and Egypt, and left on
the first boat after war had been de
clared.
Longshoremen Idle.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.—The num
ber of longshoremen idle in this city
through the holding up of foreign
vessels has been estimated by G.
H. Brown, the business agent of the
Sailors Eastern and Gulf Association,
at 20,000. A large number of seamen
are also idle, but as most of them
signed for the round trip on the oth
er side, they are being cared for by
the companies.
Powder Mills Rushed.
PATTERSON, N. J., Aug. 24.—The
Du Pont de Nemours Powder Com
pany factories at Pompton Lakes,
Wayne, Mountain View, and Haskell
are working day and night as the di
rect result of the European war, as
a large part of the powder, fusee
an4 caps used will come from the
DU Pent factories. Many extra hands
have keen taken on.