VOL. 10. VALDEZ, ALA8KA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1914. NO. 322.
KAISER’S BIG ARMIES MAKE JUNCTION
GERMANS FROM BELGIUM AND NORTH FRANCE JOIN FOR FIGHT
INVINCIBLE FORCE IS MARCHING TOWARDS ALLIES POSITIONS
RUSSIANS ADMIT GERMANS NEAR WARSAW; ACROSS VISTULA
DIRECTORS LOOT
Rock Island Lost $40,090,000 In Two
Deals—Plenty of Watered Stock
As Usual.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—Expert
Accountant Sharrod testified today
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which is investigating the
Rock Island railroad finances, that
by making the 'Frisco and Alton deals
the Rock Island Railroad Company
lost $40,000,000, all of which went
into the hands of the directors of the
road, who were supposed to protect
the shareholders.
The stock of the railroad was wa
tered five times its proper value. The
big officials of the road received
enormous salaries. It is now proven
that the men in charge of the Rock
Island had been looting and stealing
and getting rich.
The investigation will be continued
and it is expected that Attorney Gen
eral Gregory will prosecute any of
the directors whom it can be proved
took part in the steals.
HAVE ARMISTICE
IN MEXICO
Peace Conference Arranges for One In
Northern Mexico, But General
Villa Still Fighting.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 17.—The con
vention |of Mexican leaders repre
senting Generals Villa and Carranza,
which has been in session at Tguas
Caluentes for the past few days, has
succeeded in arranging for an arm
istice between the two factions, which
are now battling for control of north
ern Mexico.
The convention has not been har
monious, but finally settled upon an
agreement to stop the war and to
accept the resignation of General Car
ranza, who steps down as provision
al president, but remains a candidate
for election to the presidency at the
election next month.
Reports received here, however, from
Maco, in Senora state, are that Oh».
eral Maytorena, with his Villa • im
porters and Yaqul Indians, still ,
bards the town. Colonel Benjamin
Hill, the Carranza commander, is
strongly entrenched and holding his
own.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—Major Weiner
again denounces Professor Munster
berg for his conduct in starting and
continuing a campaign of villlflcatlon
on behalf of Germany and states that
he believes the Harvard University
officials should place a mussle upon
the exchange professor, who should
not be allowed to ubo his office and
position to try to manufacture senti
ment and public opinion for the Getv
mans.
Weather Report
Valdes, Oct. 16. 1914.
Barometric pressure .29,110
Temperature at 7 p. m..40
Maximum temperature.67
Minimum temperature ...39
Mean temperature ..471-2
Partly cloudy, gentle wind north
east 14 miles.
Report That British
French Are Ma
Thousand Oste
WANT RECEIVER
FOR ROCK ISLAND
New York Stockholder Claims That
the Directors Are Stealing the
Assets of the Company.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—The stock
holders of the Rock Island railroad
have started an action here today to
secure the appointment by the fed
eral courts of a receiver for the rail
road, claiming that the present man
agement and board of directors have
been looting the company and steal
ing from the stockholders and that
unless the courts interfere and ap
point a receiver the assets of the
road will be was'ed and squandered
away.
The case will be heard on Monday
and it is believed that the courts will
take some action following the evi
dence adduced at the meeting of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
showing great frauds by the officials.
WIRELESS STATION
MAY BE CLOSED
President Directs That Officials Ex
plain Why Message Was Sent From
Honolulu to German Warship.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.—The Navy
department has ordered the closing
of the Marconi wireless station in
Honolulu unless the officials In charge
can give a satisfactory explanation for
the sending of a message to a German
warship in violation of the orders of
President Wilson.
The wireless message informed the
commander of the whereabouts of
British cruisers and also where he
would receive his own supplies anJ
was Intercepted by an American war
ship and its contents reported, caus
ing an investigation.
The government is determined, at
all costs, to force the wireless sta
tions in the United States or any of
Its colonies to maintain the strictest
neutrality.
CIVIC LEAGUE
DtlCnOMGIT
The Valdes Civic League will give
a dance tonight at Eagle Hall. The
proceeds of the dance are to be used
for the Valdes Fire Department for
better fire protection. The members
of the League have provided an ex
ceptionally good midnight lunch- The
Relnke orehesta will funlah the mu
sic. The House Committee of the
MoOBe have agreed to postpone their
regular Saturday night dance tonight
so that there will not be two dances
tor this evening.
Mias Monohan returned to Valdez
on the steamer Alameda this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Blum left on
the Alameda for the states for an
extended vlslh
Cruisers Terrible and Invincible Were Sunk By German Submarines Is Denied—
iking Gains In Alsace Country—Neither Side Can Pierce the Other’s Lines—Forty
nd Refugees Reach Dover; Some Crossed English Channel In Rowboats.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—The admiralty
denies the report that the British
cruisers Terrible and Invincible have
been sunk by German submarines.
It Is stated that the two cruisers
have both reported since the suppos
ed sinking.
British People Determined.
The British people are determined
to win and the work of securing
more recruits Is being rushed every
day. The reports here from Russians
are conflicting and no one knows what
(o believe regarding the situation In
the East, while in France the allies
have more than held their own, de
feating several German armies, but
the large reinforcements coming each
day to the Germans may turn the
tide of battle, and many await news
from the front with much anxiety.
German Armies Meet.
The two German armies, one op
erating in Belgium and the other in
northern France, have been able to
affect a junction in spite of the ef
forts of the allies to prevent it.
Drop Bombs On Dunkirk.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—German aero
planes appeared over Dunkirk today
and dropped bombs, escaping to the
eastward. The bombs dropped did
but little damage and no one was
hurt.
French Say Germans Cannot Hold Os
tend.
PARIS, Oct. 17.—The French war
office states that the Germans can
not hold Ostena unless they defeat
the allies army, as any troops or large
guns erected at the coast city for
coast defense or to prevent land at
tacks will be lost should the allies
be able to move northward.
Germans Marching Down Vistula.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 17.—The gener
al staff admits today that the Ger
mans are marching down the Vistula
river from Cracow, but it Is stated
they will soon be checked, as large
forces of Russians are waiting for
them near the junction of the Vis
tula and the Sans rivers.
Austrians Expel Italians.
ROME, Oct. 17.—The Austrian gov
ernment has issued an order expel
ling all Italians from Trieste, the
Austrian Adriatic naval port. The
order was made following the destruc
tion of the new $12,00(1,000 battleship
just about to be launched, which was
burned and made worthless. Much
excitement has resulted In this city,
where it is generally believed the
government cannot long maintain its
position of neutrality when the peo
ple are clamoring for war against
Austria and the taking of the Aus
trian Adriatic provinces.
Germans Drive King George From
Buckingham Palace.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—King George
and the Royal family have left Buck
ingham palace and have moved to
Sandringham palace, fearing the raid
by the Germans in Zeppelins, who
would without doubt make the first
attack upon the home of the king.
Use Oxygen Helmets While Burying
Dead.
PARIS, Oct. 17.—Firemen from this
city using oxygen helmets have been
working on the battlefields of Roye
burying the dead, who have been al
lowed to lie where they fell for the
past three weeks and now constitute
i menace to the French advance,
which must pass over the ground
held by the Germans and where they
ufTered great losses. The bodies
were in a bad state of decomposi
tion.
Russians Fortifying Warsaw.
PETROGRAI}, Oet. 17—The war
office admits today that the Russian
garrison at Warsaw, In Poland, have
started work to fortify the city against
the Germans, who are again within
teven miles of the city.
Refugees Reach Dover.
DOVER, Eng., Oct. 17.—Forty thou
sand refugees landed here and at
folkstone In the two days before the
evacuation of Ostend. Many of the
refugees crossed the English chan
nel In rowboats and fortunately the
waters were calm and no accidents
ijje reported.
Refugees Fear Germans.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—When the Ger
mans reached Ostend the refugees
eft in the city hooted aud screamed
at the Uhlans and were wild with ter
ror, fearing that the city would be
destroyed and that the men, women
and children would receive the same
treatment as that given to many in
habitants of Belgian cities taken by
the Germans.
German Fortress In London.
LONDON, Oct. 17.—The police yes
terday raided a German book store,
arresting twenty German spies. The
concrete walls of the building were
so constructed that it could be used
as a fortress and underground tun
nels were found leading to other
buildings several blocks away. The
police fear that some of the gang
of spies escaped. Hundreds of guns
were found and considerable ammu
nition.
British Public Wants the News.
The people are demanding the
news from the war office and insist
that good and bad news be made
public as soon as the authorities have
verified it.
French Continue Invasion of Alsace.
PAItlS, Oct. 17.—After the fierce
battle |of yesterday in tJie Vosges
mountains in which the Germans were
defeated and the capture of Mulliau
sen and Altkirch, the French forces
have pushed the advantage and have
conquered most of Alsace and are
pushing north towards Metz.
Tightens Contraband Rules.
LONDON. Oct. 17.—The British
government is daily making its posi
tion clearer as to what is regarded
as contraband war. Foodstuffs as
signed to neutral countries accessible
to Germany will not be permitted to
enter unless the governments con
cerned assure England that the food
is not destined for Germany and not
intended to replace other supplies
destined for Germany. England, how
ever, desires that neutral countries
shall have an adequate food supply
for their own people.
Reported Germans Leave Lille.
BOLOGNE, Oct. 17.—It is reported
here this morning that the Germans
have evacuated the city of Lille,
which they had held for some days.
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BOER GENERAL
TO FIGHT BOERS
General Botha Will Fight To Main
tain Britlah Colonies for the
British Crown.
CAPETOWN, Oct. 17.—Premier
Botha, the former Boer general, and
now head of the German South Af
rican stateB, has taken personal
charge of the operations against the
rebels and expects to crush them
without trouble.
General Botha has secured the co
operation of the larger number of
Boers, who aided him In his fight In
1901 against England and expects to
crush the Boers who have been urg
ed through German sympathy to start
a revolution.
In spite of the fact that 6,000 Brit
ish troops generally kept In South
Africa are now In France, the terri
torials are believed to be strong
enough to handle the situation be
cause of the refusal of the people to
join with them in the attack upon the
crown. , .
Many Boers maintain that the pres
ent system of government gives them
a larger measure of self-government
than did the republics of the Trans
vaal. or Orange Free State.
WICK 61 *
So John Rosen*, Promoter of Haines
Road, Is Urging His Election
On That Account.
JUNEAU, Oct. 17.—People In this
city who attended the Wlckersham
meeting held at Haines, near Fort
William H. Seward, state that the del
egate, In hlB speech at Haines, told
the people to prepare for the govern
ment railroad. Since that speech
John Bosene, the railroad promoter,
who was the advance agent for the
Ouggenheims in promoting the Val
dez railroad, afterwards abandoned
by them, has flooded the Southeast
ern Alaska cities with letters to busi
ness men urging them to support
Judge Wlckersham because South
eastern Alaska would get the rail
road. Rosene is promoting the Alas
ka Midland railroad from Haines as
Its coast terminus to Fairbanks.
The Democrats of Southeastern
Alaska, however, are certain to carry
this division by a. large majority ov
er the present Republican delegate.
Mayor E. E. Ritchie returned on
the Alameda this morning tnm Sew*
ard, where he attended court.
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ITALY LOSES HER
FOREIGN MINISTER
Marquis di San Giuliano, Who Haa
Held Position Since 1899, Pass
es Away.
ROME, Oct. 17.—The Marquis di
San Giuliano, Kalian minister of for
eign affairs, died here suddenly to
day. He has been at the head of
the foreign affairs of the government
Bince 1899 and has been a power in
Italian foreign relations. He is said
to have known more about the work
ings of the German and Austrian spy
system as a member of the Triple
Alliance than any man outside of the
German and Austrian foreign offices,
but was exceptionally secretive.
He received the decoration of the
Knight of the Order of the Annun
ciation for his services during the
recent Turklsh-Itallan war, which
decoration invested him with the tit
ular designation of cousin of the king
and almost royal prerogatives.
San Giuliano was considered as one
of the most able diplomats in the
world.
Judge F. M. Brown returned on the
Alameda this morning after holding
a term of court at Seward.
BOGUS JOSLIN
IS ARRESTED
Had Large Drafts Upon His Person
and Was Preparing To Make
a Clean-up.
. PUEBLO. Colo., Oct. 17—A war
rant has been Issued for the arrest
of the man who was injured in the
wreck near here a few days ago, and
who claimed to be Falcon Joslin, of
Fairbanks, Alaska, and carried drafts
and papers made out in Joslln's name
and which are believed to have been
for the purpose of securing money
by fraud. The police will make a
complete investigation and intend to
hold the man until he can explain
how he came to be using Joslln’s
name.
The Bogus Joslin exhibited a large
number of drafts, claiming to be the
Fairbanks millionaire, and it is ex
pected that he was preparng to get
them cashed. i
SEARS ESTATE
$1
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Mail Order Man Left Entire Estate To
His Widow—Has Been Amassed
In Fifteen Years.
WAUKEGAN, Wis., Oct. 17—The
estate of Wm. Sears, of Sears, Roe
buck & Co., is valued at 117,000,000,
according to the inventory filed today
with the will of the late mail order
man. The entire estate is left to
his widow.
Sears made his money by selling
direct to the consumer and has amass
ed his fortune within the last fifteen
years.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
George Fawcett left for Cordova on
the Alameda.
Judge Lyons left this morning for
Cordova to start his campaign in that
city. The judge will also go toCblt
lna and spend a few dayB in the in
terior city.
FRANK EVANS
IS NOT INSANE
Frank Evans, who cut his throat in
a room over Tony Carlson's saloon
on Sunday, September 27, and then
tried to kill the saloonkeeper, in
whose place he had been drinking
booze for three weeks, was given a
trial last night before Commissioner
Love and the jury found him not
insane.
Evans testified that he had been
drinking for three weeks before the
event and had also had considerable
liquor on the Sunday on which he
made the outbreak.
The jury found that Evans was
crazed with boose and was not sane
at the time, but had fully recovered.
He was discharged and left on the
steamer Alameda for Seattle.
HELP ALLIES SAYS
PROF. ELLIOTT
Former President of Harvard Says
That German Militarism Should
Be Downed.
BOSTON, Oct. 17. -Former Presi
dent Elliott, of Harvard Pniversity,
has Issued a statement in which he
declares that the Pnited States should
prepare for war and should the al
lies become exhausted in the pres
ent conflict then the Pnited States
should join with and aid them to
down German militarism.
Prof. Elliott says that Germany has
violated an international agreement
by ruthlessly invading Belgium anil
that what was done to the Belgians
will be done to every nation that
opposes Germany, no matter how
many treaties that nation may make
to the contrary. The Pnited States
should be ready to aid in downing
a menace not only to the Pnited
States but to every small nation and
every people on the face of the globe,
is the way the learned professor puts
it.
BRITISH WANT
Send Special Envoy To United States
To Arrange for Purchase of Cot
ton for British Mills.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Sir George
Paish, a special envoy of David
Lloyd George, chancellor of the ex
chequer, arrived here today from
England to arrange for a system of
credits between England and the Un
ited States so that the present con
dltions can be done away with. All
goods now being purchased in the
United States must be paid for in
gold and in consequence business
conditions are unsettled.
Sir George Paish states that the
British Moratorium will expire on
November 4th, after which British
debtors must pay all loans and hills
due and that the government would
give aid to all who were unable to
meet their obligations. The Mora
torium was made necessary following
the announcement of war because
business conditions were so unusual
is to require drastic measures.
The envoy will arrange for the
base of exchange for cotton, of which
the English mills are in great need,
but have not the cash to pay for it.
rmiTstIs
FOR THE ARMIES
MERCER. Pa., Oct. 17—Sheet metal
merchants In this city received orders
tor 60,000 large sheet metal stoves
trom agents of the British and French
Sovemments. The stoves are to be
lelivered as soon as possible and are
to be used by the armies in northern
France.
Alaska Day Services.
Rev. Charles S. Price will speak
Sunday night in the Congregational
church at 7:30 p. m.. The subject
trill be "Alaska and Its Pioneers."
Professor F. O. Davis will recite "The
Law of the Yukon.” Congregational
tinging of well known patriotic
hymns. The morning subject will be
‘Sidelights On the Life of David.”
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend these servlets.