V0L 10 VALDEZ, ALA8KA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914. _NO- 309
RUSSIANS CLAIM GERMANS DEFEATED
REPORT ROUT OF KAISER’S FORCE WHICH INVADED SUWALIK
ALLIES SENDING RE-ENFORCEMENTS INTO NORTHERN FRANCE
GENERAL VON KLUCK HOLDING AGAINST SUPERIOR NUMBERS
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OLDlUID mule
SHIES HERS
Leads Entombed Men To Old Shaft,
Through Which They Escape
From Living Death.
WEBB CITY. Mo., Oct. 2.—Forty
miners were caught in the lower levels
of a zinc mine near here last night
when a cavein occurred and were sav
ed by making their way through old
and abandoned workings to a totter
ing ladder which reached 300 feet
up the shaft to another opening. The
men were led from the new work
ings to the old by a blind mule, which
Was able to scent the fresh air and
the men found escape possible by
climbing the long ladder.
The cavein caught the men in such
a position that they could not dig
their way out and relief from the
outside could not possibly have reach
ed them in time to nave savea me
lives of the men. In spite of the
helplessness of the outlook men were
working in two-hour shifts trying to
clear away the debris and reach the
miners, when after many hours hard
work the entombed men reached the
surface.
The wives and children of the min
ers caught below were overjoyed to
learn that their beloved ones had all
reached safety.
The men have arranged for the care
of the mule until the shaft is cleared
and he will be well fed and watered
by means of the long ladder.
WILL INVESTIGATE
CAUSE OF UNREST
Rockefeller Foundation Tackles Big
Job—Canadian Labor Minister
To Head Commission.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—The Rocke
feller Foundation announced " today
that it would Investigate the world
wide unrest among workingmen. The
investigation would be scientific and
thorough and would endeavor to as
certain the causes which* made the
workingmen of the world dissatisfied.
The Investigation, which will cov
er a number of years, will be in
charge of former Canadian Minister of
Labor McKenzie, who will have a
large force of assistants in the work.
US PARROTS
TALK RUSSIA!
PETROGRAD, Oct. 2.—Parrots be
longing to the German emperor found
upon his estate in East Prussia, which
is occupied by Russians, are being
taught to speak Russian and as soon
as they have completed their educa
tion the talking birds will be sent
back to the German emperor speak
ing a message in Russian which is
( expected to make the kaiser some
warm should he hear it. A special
officer and a number of attendants
are teaching the birds to forget Ger
man and talk only Russian.
New 8kypllot Coming.
The Reverend Edward H. Maloney
will arrive on the Northwestern to
morrow and will take charge of the
Church of the Epiphany. Regular
services will be held at the church
next Sunday. Rev. Maloney is ac
companied by his wife and family.
Germans Capture Thirty French Aeroplanes—England Will Lay Mines As Counter Move To Ger
mans—Will Stop Shipping To Holland—Many Villages Around Antwerp Are Destroyed By
Bombardment—Artillery Duel Continues Under Personal Direction of German Emperor—Ger
mans Fail To Put Bridges Across Meuse At St. Mihiel As French Artillery Destroys Pontoons—
General Hindenberg To Have Supreme Command of German-Austrian Forces Opposing the
Russians—Germans Report Capture of Noyon Heights—British Indian Troops Reach France.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 2.—The Ger
man army operating in Suwalki prov
ince, near the East Prussian border,
has been broken and is fleeing in
disorder across the German frontier.
The German center was smashed and
routed and the entire army forced
to make a quick retreat or be anni
hilated.
German Forces Demoralized.
The German invaders were demor
alized by the loss of General Hinden
berg, who left for Silecia and the Rus
sians, taking the offensive, soon
broke their line, capturing many
prisoners, who state that in the ear
lier days of the war they fought in
France against the allies and were
then sent to the Russian line to block
the Slavs.
Battlet Along Aisne Continues.
PARIS, Oct. 2.—The battle along
the Aisne river continues. The Ger
man right has been strongly rein
forced and General von Kluck is mak
ing a desperate resistance, but in
spite of his efforts to break through
the allies lines he has been repul
sed.
Germans Exhausting Themselves.
The Germans are exhausting them
selves in the vain effort to break
through the allies lines.
Cannot Bridge Meuse At St. Mihiel.
The German efforts to bridge the
Meuse river near St. Mihiel have
failed and pontoon bridge after bridge
has been destroyed by the French ar
tillery lire.
British To Lay Mines.
LONDON, Oct. 2.—The British ad
miralty have announced that they will
CUSTOWIS RECEIPTS
SHOW BIG DROP
Loss of $6,000,000 At New York Cus
tom House for September—Im
ports Have Almost Stopped.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2.—Custom re
ceipts have dropped off 36,000,000 dur
ing the month of September and the
loss next month will be even great
er, as much of the income of the
last month was made from with
drawals from the bonded storehouses
of goods which had been imported
before the war and were not passed
by the customs department.
The Imports have almost stopped
and thousands of vessels are lying in
the harbor idle. Grain and food car
goes are the only ones moving and
most of the foreign shipments of
grain pass through the lakes to Ca
nadian ports and are sent to Europe
in British bottoms.
No Moose Dance Saturday.
Because of the Catholic bazar to be
held Saturday night the Moose lodge
will not hold its regular Saturday
night dance.
Civic League Meets Tomorrow.
The Civic League will meet tomor
row afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
City ball. All ladles interested in the
matter are urged to be present.
Will give an Interest In number of
placer claims on Mineral creek to per
son assisting me forty days In repre
senting work. Apply C. H. Phillips.
lay mines as a counter move to the
German method. The mines will be
laid near the German coast and will
result in the stopping of all ship
ping from North Sea ports and will
'also effect the Holland shipping and
will result In cutting off large sup
plies for Germany through Holland.
Kaiser Directs Battle.
BERLIN, Oct. 2.—The German
forces operating in northern France
are now under the personal direction
of the German emperor, who goes
from point to point encouraging the
men and officers and watching and
directing every move.
Bombarding the Allies Positions.
Tl. j! German artillery is hammering
awayV.at the allies positions and an
artillery duel is being fought. The
German niarksmenship is remarkable
and the big siege guns are playing
havoc with the French forts. The
battle extends from Nancy to the
Oise river and thence north almost
to Mons.
Not Using Big Guns At Antwerp.
ANTWERP, Oct. 2.—The aviators
spying the German positions, state
that the Germans have not yet started
to use the big 16-incli siege guns,
but are using a smaller gun, which,
however, has destroyed all the vil
lages about Antwerp.
Kiao Chau Resistance Surprises Japy/
TOKIO, Oct. 2.—The remarkab/ri
resistance of the German garrison at
Kiao Chau has surprised the military
experts here, who expected the gar
rison to quit long ago because of the
known unpreparedness of the same
and its small number of men. The
Japanese and British warships have
landed a large number of heavy guns
which are to be used in reducing the
forts. No attempt has as yet been
made to storm the forts. Both land
batteries and battleships continue the
work of reducing the big fortifica
tions.
Bulgarian* Called To Color*.
ROME, Oct. 2.—The Bulgarian re
serves have been ordered to the col
ors. The long deferred war in the
Balkans is expected to start within
a few days. Just which side the
Bulgars will take is not known here
and if known is being kept secret.
Many Bosnians Executed.
The Austrians have executed many
Bosnians who have been charged with
signaling to the Servlan-Montenegrin
forces operating in the mountains
near Sarajevo.
Fall of Tarnow Is Reported.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 2.—The report
has reached here that the Austrian
German garrison at Tarnow, the for
titied town of Galicia, which has been
resisting the advance of the Russians,
has fallen and that large supplies of
war munitions gathered at the big
Austrian depot has fallen into the
hands of the Russians.
German Invasion of Poland.
The war office admits that the Ger
man troops have concentrated far in
to Poland, opposite Silecia, but the
Russians are strongly entrenched and
will stop the invaders.
Confirm German Defeat Suwalki.
The war office confirms the reports
of German defeats in Suwalki, where
the Germans have been beaten and
driven across the line in disorder,
losing many prisoners and guns. The
Germans are retreating in disorder.
Germans Capture Many Aeroplanes.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2.—It has been
reported here that the Germans have
captured thirty aeroplanes which were
being sent from France into Belgium
for use of Belgian aviators.
Many German Wounded At Cologne
LONDON, Oct. 2.—The Germans
have 60,000 wounded in the city of
Cologne, besides many wounded who
have been allowed to return home so
that the government might be spared
the expense of nursing them. From
reports received through Rotterdam
it is estimated that fully 250,000 Ger
,uian wounded have returned to Ger
iVny from the front.
' Cologne Fears Aeroplane Attack.
The people of this city fear an at
tack from aeroplanes because of the
threats of reprisals from Belgian and
British sources. The inhabitants are
panic-stricken and many are leaving
for the interior cities not as likely
to be visited by the aviators.
Germans Destroy Antwerp Forts.
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 2—The Ger
man forces besieging Antwerp have
destroyed two forts defending the city
and are still throwing in shot and
shell at the other forts to destroy
them also.
British Indian Troops Reach France.
Reports received here state that
100,000 Indian troops from India were
landed yesterday at Nice and were
immediately entrained and sent north.
Germans Arrest Belgians.
The German military commanders
have ordered all Belgians of military
age who are not now connected with
the Belgian hrmy to leave immedi
ately for Holland. The men who re
fuse are arrested and sent to Ger
many as military prisoners. The
Germans Intend to prevent the Bel
gian army being recruited from
among civilians of military age.
Many Prussians Have Been Killed.
LONDON, Oct. 2.—The German
government has issued its 35th Ger
man casualty list showing that 90,000
Prussians alone have died to date,
while the deaths of men from other
states of the German empire have al
so suffered heavily. The wounded are
estimated at fully 350.000 men.
German Wounded Mad At Teddy.
German wounded here who have
read in the English papers ihe criti
cism by Colonel Roosevelt of the Ger
man emperor’s war policy are angry
at him. The Germans believe that
Roosevelt should praise the German
kaiser for his policy, which has built
up a great nation in spite of inter
national opposition.
Germans In Sea Battle With Japs.
TOKIO, Oct. 1.—German aeroplanes
are assisting the German fleet at
Kiao Chau, and yesterday when the
German fleet made a dash for the
open sea they were of great aid in
dropping bombs upon the Japanese
warships. One German vessel was
sunk and one Japanese boat lost and
a number severely damaged. The
German ships returned to the har
bor.
Russians Drive Landing Force Away.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 2.—The Rus
sian fleet yesterday drove away forty
German transports with troops which
it was proposed to land at Windau.
The transports were protected by a
number of fast cruisers, but the Rus
sians forced them to retire.
French War Office Advises British.
LONDON, Oct. 2.—The British war
office this morning received a thirty
word message from the French war
office regarding the operations at the
front. The message simply stated that
progress was heing made at both ends
of the allies lines and that the sit
uation was exceedingly hopeful for
success.
Censorship Very Severe
The censorship by the British mili
tary authorities have been exception
ally heavy the past few days. The
war office Is endeavoring to prevent
leaks of news which might be of aid
to the German war office. The move
ments of troops cannot be published
nor can the exact location of the Brit
ish troops be mentioned in the pa
pers even when known to the editors.
Germans Alarmed.
PETROGRAD. Oct. 2—The Ger
mans have become greatly alarmed at
the rapid progress being made by the
Russian forces commanded by Grand
Duke Nicholas, who has made a junc
tion with the army that defeated the
Austrians near Lubln and the big
Gallcian-Russlan army, which has al
so been victorious In Its battles with
HERRARA MAKES WAR ON VILLA
EL PASO. Tex., Oct. 2.—General
Herrara has started a new revolt
against his former chief. General Vil
la, and all efforts to make peace be
tween Villa and Carranza have been
abandoned by Carranza and h|s fol
lowers until the outcome of the new
revolt Is made certain. General Her
rara has a well organized force of
men and has secured large supplies
from Villa during the past month,
when Villa thought him loyal.
Provisional President Carranza,
who was to have resigned last night
to a committee of Mexican war chiefs,
has deferred his resignation hoping
that Villa will be overthrown by his
own subordinate and that then the
loyal Carrania forces will be able to
deal with the two factions.
The outlook for peace in Mexico
Is bad In spite of the reassuring
statements from the American State
department. Mexicans here predict
that the revolution will break out
within a week and that as the large
Imports of arms and ammunition and
field guns give the factions plenty of
munitions the war will last longer
and be more bloody than any In the
past
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2.—Provision
al President Carrania will deliver his
address and resignation today to six
generals of the Constitutional army
and to the twenty-four governors rep
resenting the different states of the
republic.
The resignation is expected in spite
of the news from the north that Gen
eral Villa and General Herrara have
broken and are to fight one another.
Foreigners in the city are fearful
that the present administration will
be unable to reconcile the different
factions and bring them together to
put down the long list of bandits op
erating in all sections of the country
and to establish peace.
- John H. D. Bouse will lqave on the
steamer Northwestern with a number
of prisoners for Seward.
the Austrian forces in that province.
With large reinforcements the Grand
Duke has selected a battle line ex
tending from Tarnow to the Warthe
river, and the combined German-Aus
trian forces are now commanded by
General llinderberg, who has been in
charge of the German military oper
ations in East Prussia.
Germans In Supreme Command.
The German military authorities
have forced the Austrians to allow a
German commander to have complete
charge of the Austrian forces and al
so have forced them to allow German
officers in many Austrian divisions
and German officers on the Austrian
corps commander’s staff to see that
the orders of the German supreme
commander are carried out. Much
friction is expected between the two
armies ' by reason of the German de
mands for control.
Armies Are In Contact.
The two opposing armies are now
in contact. The Germans and Aus
trians have a chain of forts along
the Silecian border and are also very
heavily entrenched along the railroad
to Tarnow.
Russian Froces Take Offensive.
General Rennenkampff, command
ing the Russian forces which are op
erating near the Nieman river, in Su
walki province, has taken the offen
sive again and is reported as having
driven the Germans some distance
back since yesterday. The German
army at Augustovo is also being En
gaged. This army is placed to pro
tect the rear of the German force op
erating in northern Suwalki, and
should it be defeated the position of
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BRITISH ADMIT
USING DUMDUMS
Announcement Made By Germans
That British Colonel Admits
the Charge. .
BERLIN, Oct. 2.—The war office
has announced that Colonel Gordon
Gordon, commanding a regiment of
Highlanders, and who is now a pris
oner here, having been captured sev
eral weeks ago in the fighting in
northern France, has admitted to the
German war office that he allowed
the use of dum-dum bullets. The bul
let was made expansive by .cutting
a cross at its point through the steel
jacket and as a result when it meets
resistance the bullet expands the
same as a soft nose bullet. «
One report circulated here is that
Colonel Gordon Gordon has been
shot. The American jn in later has
asked for the particulars of the ex
ecution according to one statement
and has been furnished with the copy
of the signed confession of Oolonel
Gordon.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.—No news
has been received here regarding the
execution of Colonel Gordon Gordon
by the Germans and the investigation
by the American ambassador of the
shooting following a supposed con
fession regarding the use of dum-dum
bulletB by the English. The story
is believed to be a fake, because if
Colonel Gordon did make such a con
fession he was signing his own death
Warrant and must have known It.
■
DEFEAT PENROSE
IS TEDDY’S CRT
Says He Is a Boss, and Penrose Re
plies By Claimbig Roosevelt
Biggest Boss Ever.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.—Colonel
Roosevelt, owner of the Progressive
party, spoke here last night in aid
of Gifford Pinchot, who is the Pro
gressive candidate for senator from
Pennsylvania. He also spoke for the
Democratic nominee, McCormick for
governor.
Roosevelt denounced Senator Pen
rose as a boss and said that the
bossism of Penrose and his friends
prevented good government for the
people of the state.
After Roosevelt had made his ad
dress Senator Penrose, in an inter
view, stated that Roosevelt, while in
the presidency, had used all the meth
ods of bossism which he now con
demns and had written to himself and
others, whom he now calls bosses,
thanking them for the work done in
his behalf by the same methods now
condemned. He also asserted that
Roosevelt today is in the hands of
the most notorious boss in Pennsyl
vania, Ross Flynn, of Pittsburg, and
that Roosevelt's party stood for a far
worse brand of. bossism than either
the Republican or Democratic organ
izations.
CONGRESS PLANS
ADJOURNMENT
October 15 Set As Date To Close Ses
sion—Hope To Clear Calendar
By That Time.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.—The l>em
I ocratic leaders in congress have ten
tatively agreed upon October lf» as
the date for adjournment of con
gress. The date is subject to a
•change should the present program
need changing or should the admin
istration measures be delayed in pass
age.
The administration is expected to
call a special session shortly after
the fall election to take up new leg
islation needed by reason of the war.
The shipping bill, providing for the
purchase of the German merchant
vessels now in American ports, for
use of the American people In ex
porting supplies, will be considered
at the special session.
Bill MHHIS FORCED
TO COT RITES
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2.—The
transcontinental railroad lines oper
ating from this port to Pacific coast
ports today announced a cut of 25
per cent, in the rates for coast
freight because of the competition
from steamers using the new Panama
canal. The railroads expect to se
cure the larger share of the busi
ness because of the promptness with
which freight shipments can be sent
across the country as compared with
the Blower route through the canal.
Nothing has been heard of the
freighter Cordova bringing to Valder
the survivors of the revenue cutter
Tahoma, recently wrecked ‘o the
westward. The steamer should ar
rive within a few days.