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.Inerlcan Physician States that the
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Crippled Soldiers are Worst
Feature of Present War.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 15.—
An American physician who has re
turned from service with the Red
Gross in Franc# and Serbia states
that the loss of life on the battle
fields of Europe are not the most ap
palling features of the war. He as
serts that more than two million
young men have been maimed and
crippled for life since the war began
hast year. He says the governments
of the warring European nations are
sow being taxed to their utmost in
earing for the soldiers who have been
rendered inable to earn their pwn
Bring. Hundreds ol’ thousands have
lost their sight and are being taught
£ read from raised letters.
The physician states that through
’tie activiue of the Red Cross ty
phoid and i ther diseases which were
devastating the Serbians, have been
eradicated and that the Serbian army
Is in splendid condition. The Red
Cross has been forced to abandon its
work in Serbia owing to lack of funds
bat still maintains a small force In
the country teaching the people sim
ple sanitary rules of cleanliness.
New York Paper Reports that British
Cabinet May be Forced to Re
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sign Owing to Criticism.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—The New
York Herald prints a story purport
tag to come from London which re
ports that serious trouble is brewing
ta England which may result in the
entire British cabinet being forced to
resign.
.Sir Edward Grey, foreign secretary,
vrho failed signally in keeping the
Balkan states neutral is being severe
icised by the British presb. The
blame for Great Britain's en
the war is now being charged
against the foreign secretary, and
• several of the London dailies assert
that had Sir Edward Grey remained
'Arm that the war could have been
avoided as Russia and France would
not have entered the struggle with
oot the promised support of Great
Britain.
It is reported (hat in the House of
Jjords, nearly every member of which
kas suffered the loss of one or more
aons, the criticism of Sir Edward
Grey was very bitter.
MT. WRANGELL BELIEVED
TO BE ACTIVE VOLCANO.
An Immense volume of smoke has
appeared in the heavens in and
around the Alaska range of moun
tains. The general opinion is that
Mt. Wrangell has become quite ac
tive again, as there is quite a quan
tity of -light ash falling apparently
from the direction of Wrangell moun
tains. The smoke become so dense
on the 12th as to cause the sun,
which was high at the time, to look
like a ball of Are. Large puffs of
smoke, tinged with red, were dis
cernible above the range of moun
tains Borne 100 miles from Kennecott.
About seven years ago, Mt. Wran
gell was active and threw out Just
such ash as is falling now. The vol
cano is 14,000 feet high.—Nome
SjfitlTIHH GOVERNMENT
RATIFIES BIG LOAN.
LONDON,» Oct. 15.—The British
House ot Lords has received the re
port of the Anglo-French commis
sioners who secured the loan of five
hundred million dollars in the Uni
ted StateB and has ratified the loan
-whtch Is guaranteed by both the
British and French governments.
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FLEET OF GERMAN ZEPPELINS RAINED
BOMBS INTO HEART OF LONOON LAST NIGHT
LONDON, Oct. 15.—German Zep
pelins again visited London last
night and rained bombs into the heart
of the city from an estimated height
of eight thousand feet. Strict cen
sorship is being maintained to pre
vent the extent of the damage be
coming known but the war office has
posted a bulletin stating that but
nine persons were killed and thirty
four injured. Of the dead two ure
women, six civilians, and one soldier.
The injured are all civilians. The
loss to property is reported to be very
light as the explosions did not cause
fires to break out. The first intima
tion that the residents had of the at
tack was when a terrific explosion oc
curred, completely wrecking a small
business block. Other bombs were
rained down in quick succession be
fore the Zeppelins disappeared into
STRICT CENSORSHIP BEING ENFORCED BUT WAR OFFICE ADMITS
THAT NINE PERSONS WERE KILLED AND SCORES INJURED BY
THE EXPLOSIONS—OTHER ENGLISH CITIES ALSO BOMBARDED.
GERMANS THROWING FORCES AGAINST ALLIES’ POSITIONS IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM TO RECOVER GROUND LOST DURING
DRIVE—TEUTONIC LOSSES ESTIMATED AT 30,000 DAILY.
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the clouds. The airship used a pow
erful searchlight to locate its posi
tion above the city and is believed
to have escaped unharmed although
it was made the target of a hundred
shells.
Desperate Fighting in France.
PARIS, Oct. 15.—German troops
are reported to have started a desper
ate attempt to recover the ground
lost during the drive of the Allies
Counter attacks are reported as be
ing made against the British and Bel
gians on the extreme west regardless
of the loss of life to their troops. Reg
iment after regiment have been hurl
eu against the British but have been
unable to dislodge them from their
positions. It is estimated that the
German losses have averaged more
than thirty thousand daily for the
past week. Aviators report that hos
pital trains have been carrying the
wounded north for several days.
Italy ill Hainan IVar.
PARIS. Oct. 15.—It is reported in
semi-official circles that Italy is soon
to declare war against the Balkan
states which have joined the Teu
tonic allies and will send troops to
join the British and French armies
now heading northward from Salon
ika
Berlin Reports London Raid.
BERLIN, Oct. 15.—A German air
fleet raided London and coast cities
of England last night and it is be
lieved damage to an enormous ex
jtent was done in London. Two Zep
! pelins took part in the raid, one of
I them bombarding London while the
other attacked the coast cities.
KNIGHTS MO
TO HAVE PRODUCER
Copi>er Property at Bay of Isles Be
ing Developed by H. C. Vance,
Showing Up Strong.
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Martin Welsh, the Spokane million
aire mining man, who visited Valdez
last summer to inspect a number of j
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mining properties with a view of their
purchase and development, has ac
quired the copper properties of Val
entine and assbciates at the Bay of j
Isles, Knight’s Island, and now has a
crew of seven men sinking a shaft on j
the property.
The property is reported to have,
one of the most extensive copper de- 1
posits on Prince William sound,
which Dr. Brooks of the Geological1
survey department declares contains
more copper ores than all the states
together. The ore body which H. C.
Vance, the mining engineer In charge,
is developing is more than sixty feet
wide, with fifteen feet of the lead
carrying values of better than ten per
cent copper. About thirty feet of the
center of the lead carries values of
between two and three per cent cop
per and the balance from five to six
per cent copper.
The shaft Is down 80 feet and will
be continued to one hundred feet.
The ore has shown increased values
with depth and a 1500 foot tunnel
will be run on the ore this winter,
which will give a depth of more than
500 feet below the surface.
The Bay of Isles is a splendid loca
tion for cheap handling of ores on an
extensive scale as large steamers have
called at the mine and discharged
cargoes. A wharf is soon to be built
and shipments of ore will be made
to the Tacoma smelter at an early
date for testing purposes.
Joe Stanton left for Copper Center
this morning with his auto stage, car
rying mail and freight. He expects
some difficulty on the summit where
a heavy fall of snow is reported, but
says his Ford has never yet been
stuck in the snow and he will get
through in some manner.
John D’Hart, who has been em
ployed in the Cliff mine for years,
was an outgoing passenger on the
Northwestern for Seattle, accompan
ied by his wife and family. They
will make an extended trip of the
Pacific coast and will take in the San
Francisco exposition.
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The steamer Delhi, which has re
ceived much attention since she was
wrecked in the Wrangell Narrows
last year, has been sold for junk for
(2000. The steamer was beached at
Ketchikan and patched up to make
the trip to Prince Rupert where she
was to have been drydocked but when
she was pumped out her engines was
found to. be useless and the hull a
mere shell. There was great disap
pointment to the owners of the
wreck when her condition was re
vealed.
ALCOHOL EXPLOSION BORNS
NAVY WIRELESS STATION
BLAZING FLUID THROWN OVER FIVE MEN WHEN TANK OF ALCO
HOL IS IGNITED BY BACKFIRE FROM ENGINE BEING INSTALL
ED—INJURED MEN BROUGHT TO CORDOVA AND PHYSICIANS
BELIEVE LIVES OF TWO CAN BE SAVED—STATION GUTTED
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BY FIRE AND PUT OUT OF COMMISSION.
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CORDOVA, let. 15.—Great excite
ment prevailed here last night when
a boat from the Naval Radio station
at Whitshed brought the news that
an explosion of alcohol had wrecked
the station and severely burned five
workmen, two of them probably fa
tally. A physician was Immediately
dispatched to the aid of the injured
men but the launch was held up five
hours on the Copper river mud flats.
The explosion occurred about 7:00
o’clock last night when a tank of
alcohol waB ignited by backfire from
an engine which the men were in
stalling. The tank burst, drenching
the workmen in the burning fluid
and setting fire to the station, which
was almost completly gutted. It was
only by heroic work on the part of
the Signal Corps men that the build
ing was saved. The operating room
was burned and the service put out
of commission.
The. explosion occurred while the
imen were adjusting and testing the
new machinery which had just been
installed in the arc room, an addition
{Which was recently erected when the
; capacity of the plant was increased.
| John Glllis, superintendent of the
I work, escaped with slight injuries,
j being burned about the head, arms
land shoulders, his body having been
I protected from the burning fluid.
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,, David Barrjr, a civilian, who was
working with the party of men from
the government, wireless ship Pro
metheus, was burned on the face,
hands and body, and is not expected
to survive.
A. J. Holton, a gunner of the Pro
metheus, was burned on the face,
hands and body and will die.
George O’Hara, connected with the
Whitshed station, was severely burn
ed about the face and hands.
M. Schajkowski, also of the radio
station, was badly burned.
When the explosion occurred Gil
lis, O’Hara and Barry jumped out of
the window to the outside of the
building in an effort to escape from
the burning fluid. Witnesses of the
tragedy declafe that O’Hara resemb
led a huge ball of fire as he raced
for the ocean to quench the flames.
Holton, Barry and Schajkowski
have been brought he to the hospi
tal, but it is believed that the latter
two cannot recover.
O’Hara was in too critical a con
dition to be brought to the hospital,
and it is feared that he will die be
fore midnight.
The accident occurred in the new
addition which had Just been com
pleted at a cost of $8000, and the
building was compietely gutted and
the plant destroyed.
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' Hunters are Reported to be Supplying
Anchorage with Moose Meat,
Contrary to Law.
SEWARD, Oct. 15.—Illegal slaugh
ter of moose is reported , to have tak
en place at Katchemak Bay and on
the Chickaloon Plats. It is reported
that the meat has been sent to An
chorage where it was disposed of in
the public markets as there Is no
game warden there.
Game Warden Erickson has re
ceived orders to proceed to Anchor
age to Investigate the alleged slaugh
ter of ipoose and to apprehend the
hunters it any game has been killed.
The game laws of Alaska prohibit the
taking of moose from Kenat penin
sula for a number of years and If the
meat was sent to Anchorage as re
ported, the hunters and dealers who
sold the meat will be prosecuted.
MAHERS BEFORE
DISTRICT COURT
Motion will be Made.to Have Alaska
Northern R. R. Case vs. John
Ballaine Tried at Seward.
The court overruled the demur
rer in the case of J. L. Reed vs.
Thompson & Ellis, in which the at
torney is suing for fees.
The plaintiff’s demurrer in the case
of E. D. Day vs. the Kenal Mining _&
Milling Company, a wage case, was
overruled by the court this forenoon.
Late this afternoon a motion was
made to have the case of the Alaska
Northern Railroad company, et al.,
vs John Ballaine, involving the own
ership of the Seward townsite trans
ferred to Seward to be tried at the
term of oourt to convene there on
November 1.
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BETTER DEFENSES
FAVORED BT AEL
Canvass of Senators and Congress
men Shows that Administra
tion's Policy is Favored.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 15.—
It is reported In official circles here
that a careful canvass of the mem
bers of the senate and house of rep
resentatives has been made to ascer
tain their sentiments toward the ad
ministration’s policy of greater pre
paredness for war, and*the count has
shown that a majority of both
houses will favor measures for a
greater defense plan.
Representative James R. Mann, the
recognized Republican leader in the
house, has openly gone on record as
favoring larger naval and land forces.
At a dinner in St. Louis last week,
which was attended by many of the
leaders of the party, Mann declared
that while he believed it was not the
duty of the United States to attempt
to civilize or interfere in Europe he
believed it a duty which we owe to
ourselves to be prepared to defend
and protect ourselves from European
aggression. He said that the United
States had the wealth and the men,
but that lacking organization the
country would be powerless to defend
itself against a powerful enemy
which might be attracted by our
wealth..
United States Senator John W.
Weeks of Massachusetts, who is re
garded as a possible Republican can
didate for the presidency, also favors
greater national defenses but says
“We must not become military mad.
There is no danger of that as our
form of government and our citizen
ship are not adapted to military prop
aganda. We may want to conquer
the trade of the world but we do not
want other nations to take other
lands."
IiOOAIi BREVITIES.
The stemship Admiral Evans ar
rived In the Bay at 4 o’clock this
afternoon, and as we go to press the
old reliable is unloading freight at
Port Liseum.
Several of the passengers leaving
on the Northwestern this morning
narrowly escaped being left behind.
Joe Spenard, with his City Express
auto, landed one belated passenger on
the dock just as the gangplank was
being drawn.
Franft L. Ballalne, of Seward, ar
rived from the railroad town on the
Northwestern this morning to attend
the district court in a case set for trial
next Monday, In which the stockhold
ers of the Alaska Northern will seek
to establish the fact that the Seward
townsite, owned by John E. Ballalne,
and Prank L. Ballalne, was purchased
by money belonging to the railroad
company.
Ketchikan citizens travel as far as
Juneau to become Elks.
DIRECTORS ARE
BROUGHT TO TRIAL
Twenty-One Directors of New Havet
Railroad on Trial for Misap
propriation of Earnings.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—The trial o
the directors of the New York, Net
Haven and Hartford railroad fo
fraudulent misuse of the earnings o
the company began here yesterda
afternoon. Twenty-one of the dlrec
tors have been indicted and mus
stand trial, and it is believed tha
sensational disclosures regardtn;
high finance will be made during th
trial.
The government prosecution ha
appealed against the grant of immu
nity given W. Skinner and J. F. Fu!
Iton, two of the directors, for thei
testimony offered in the Mellen cast
The government also asks that ar
other of the directors. D. Robbim
be sentenced, as his plea for immun
ty which was refused, established hi
guilt.
The stockholders of the New Yorl
New Haven & Hartford railroad wi
!sue the directors for sums aggrega
ing nearly $300,000,000 of the eari
ings of the company which were vote
from its treasury by the directors an
used in financing other enterprises 1
which the stockholders of the roa
had no interest.
ELLAMAR MINER
DIES OF IMIIIIE!
Crushed by Tons of Rock which Car*
from the Roof of Ellamar Cop
per Mine hate Wednesday.
Mato Zohn. an Austrian miner er
ployed in the Ellamar copper mil
died in the Valdez hospital last nig!
from loss of blood due to the lap
of more than twelve hours after beit
injured before receiving compete
medical attention.
The miner was caught by a cave
which occurred in the mine la
Wednesday night and his companio
worked for four hours to effect b
release from the tons of rock whb
had inflicted fatal injuries. T'
workers themselves were threaten
with fresh slides and their lives we
in constant danger during the resc
work.
Immediately after the injured m
had been released from the slide
was placed on board the Ellam
launch to bring him to Valdez f
medical attention. A terrific stoi
was raging outside the Narrows, a
the little craft pitched and tossed
the waves for hours before gain!
the shelter of Valdez Bay. Ni
hours were required to make the ti
which is usually made in less th
four hours.
The injured and unconscious m
was taken to the Valdez hospit
where an examination of his injur
revealed the fact that he had suffer
a crushed skull. Internal injuries a.
one of his leys badly crushed he’ij
the knee. He was very weak frc;
loss of hlood hut the physicians «j
cided upon an immediate amputat;
of the crushed foot and leg below t
knee. The man failed to rally aft
the operation and passed awa- \t
night without having regained cf
jsciousness.
When It was realized mat z.o
was passing away Father Van der 1
was summoned to his bedside,
Zohn, as is the case of nearly all Ai
trians was of the Catholic faith, a
received absolution before he died.
Deceased was a native of the A-'
trian province of Herzegovina. n«
the border of Montenegro, where 1
aged parents now live. One brotl
is believed to be living in Callforrj
He came to Ellamar from Fairbatj
and from paper In his pockets it
believed he became a member of \
Loyal Order ot Moose. There ar^
number, of Austrians living in VaU
who have takes charge of the bt‘
and will see that it receives the sa
attention accorded the dead in .
I native land.
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