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-- VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1914. NO. 359.
VOL. 10. _ •
10,000 RUSSIANS ARE CAPTURED
GERMANS CLAIM MORE GAINS IN POLAND CAMPAIGN
RUSSIANS ALSO CLAIM VICTORIES AGAINST AUSTRIANS
VIENNA REPORTS SERVIANS DECISIVELY DEFEATED
FRENCH RESERVE
IS NOW READY
Mobilization Practically Complete and
New Army Soon To Go To
the Front.
LONDON, Dec. 1.—It can be an
nounced on indisputable authority and
variously corroborative evidence that
reports to the effect that France has
already put practically her whole
fighting force in the field are incor
rect. Behind the army which holds
the long battle line there are new
armies which Gen. Joffre will doubt
less bring into play at what he judges
the psychological moment.
It is now generally admitted that
the French were not prepared when
the war began; that they had not
sufficient clothing; that the artillery
was not as complete as friends of
France had hoped, and that the mob
ilization in consequence was serious
ly delayed. Nearly four months have
now passed, however, and during
that time an exceptionally capable
ministry has been exerting itself to
the utmost to put things right and
to complete the mobilization. There
are grounds for believing that al
though the supply of boots and oth
er clothing is not even yet quite what
it ought to be, for all that most of
what has been lacking has been made
good, and the French mobilization is
now nearing completion. It follows
that for some time to come the French
will be growing more and more effi
cient, while it is believed here that
the efficiency of the German fighting
machine will be proportionately de
clining.
AMERICAN SAILORS
SINGTIPPERARY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—President
Wilson has directed that the singing
of the British war song, "Tipperary,”
on board the United States warships
shall be stopped at once. “Tipperary”
has become the national battle cry of
the British sailors and soldiers and
its singing by American, sailors is
likely to give offense to the Germans
and Austrians.
HUNTING SEASON'S
Mill) CASUALTIES
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.—In thirteen
states in which the hunting season ha^
just closed 11 people have been kill
ed and 160 hurt by the accidental
' shooting of friends or guides by am
ateur hunters. The loss this year is
larger than for many years back and
when the returns from all the states
are in a small army will have been
killed or crippled as a result of hunt
ers mistaking men for deer.
Mark Gleason returned from the
Rutherford-Ramsay mine this after
noon.
Russians Say That German Veterans From Belgium Campaign Are Now Being
Used In Poland—Kaiser Formerly Sent Boys Against Slavs—Field Mar
shal Von Glotz, Military Governor of Belgium, To Command the Turks—
Jap and British Fleet Off Lower California—Russians Admit Germans
Escaped Lodz Trap—Heavy Fighting In Galicia.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—Ten thousand
more Russian troops have been cap
tured in Poland by the German forces
commanded by Field Marshal Hinden
berg. The operations of the invading
force in Poland continue with univer
sal success and it is expected that
because of the terrible crush the Rus
sian center has received that the nor
thern wing of the czar’s army will
be forced to abandon the East Prus
sian campaign.
Germans Escape Lodz Trap.
LONDON, Dec. 1.—The military ex
perts admit today that the German
forces commanded by Field Marshal
Hindenberg have successfully escap
ed from the trap laid by Grand Duke
Nicholas at Lodz. The junction of the
two German armies and the re-open
ing of the line of communication to
the German frontier has prevented
the cutting of Hindenberg’s command.
The war office, however, is in receipt
of an official dispatch from Petrograd
stating that while the Germans have
escaped, yet they have suffered heavy
losses and have left thousands of
wounded in the hands of the Russians.
More Troops for South Africa.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—The papers here
state that the reports from German
West Africa indicate that the Boer
rebels have made considerable head
way in the effort to establish a new
republic in the Union of South Afri
ca. The British reports are said to
be in error and the rebellion has not
been crushed. The British govern
ment will be forced to send thousands
of new troops to South Africa or lose
the colonies.
German Veterans In Poland.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 1.—The Ger
mans have a large force of veterans
of the France-Belgium campaign now
in Poland and are making attack after
attack upon the Russian lines with
out success. Boys and second reserve
men were used by the Germans when
the invasion of Poland started as the
kaiser’s general staff underrated the
fighting ability of the Russians, who,
while not equipped as well as the
Germans, still are fighting with a ter
rible determination and have surpris
ed the Germans.
English Playing Football.
LONDON, Dec. 1.—The football
players denounce the agitation going
on in the press against playing foot
ball while the country is at war and
thousands of English are daily los
ing their lives for the empire. The
players insist that if football is stop
ped then the theaters should also
close.
Russians Capture Miles of Trenches.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 1.—The Russian
force operating in the Strykow dis
trict, where three German army corps
were surrounded, have captured ten
miles of entrenchments built by the
Germans, but were unable to capture
the command, 'which skillfully broke
through the Russian lines jafter a
hard fight lasting for five days. The
Germans suffered heavily in the many
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terrific onslaughts made on the Rus
sian lines.
Austrian Losses In Carpathians.
After a fight lasting for ten days
the Austrians have been forced to
abandon the positions held by them
to protect the Carpathians. For 30
miles from Kjomancza the passes are
all in the hands of the Russians.
50,000 Austrians Captured.
The Austrian losses by capture for
the first two weeks in November in
the fighting in Galicia are fully 50,000
according to the reports from the Rus
sian commanders at the front.
German Attack On Ypres.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1.—The Ger
mans have renewed the attack at
Ypres. The big guns have been shell
ing the allies’ lines without interrup
tion for hours and attack after at
tack has been made upon the en
trenchments. The outcome of the
battle is in doubt but reports reach
ing here indicate that the Germans
are pushing ahead in spite of the ef
forts of the British army to check
them, but so far the Germans have
not been able to pierce the allies'
line.
Aimine for Coast.
The kaiser’s army is determined to
reach the coast at any cost in men
and is pounding away at the line day
and night. One hundred thousand
Germans are engaged in the battle at
Ypres.
Germans Lose Big Guns.
LONDON, Dec. 1.—A very determin
ed attempt was made by the Germans
to pierce the British lines in the
neighborhood of La Bassee. They
were repulsed with great losses and
their artillery suffered heavily. Two
of their biggest guns, said to be 14
lnch, were destroyed, and one of their
largest howitzers, believed to be of
the 16 1-2-inch type, is said to have
been captured. This was a brilliant
achievement for which the British
artillery was almost entirely respon
sible. The British troops have been
relentlessly shelling the German po
sitions for a week and have crippled
the German offensive.
At La Bassee, however, the Ger
mans began a night attack on Sat
urday, and on Sunday morning they
were well on toward Bethune. The
town seemed to be at their mercy,
but their infantry had been trapped.
They had met little opposition, for
the thin lines of khaki had retreated
before them and occupied a position
.on the slopes of a hill. The British
infantry opened a terrifying rifle fire
which decimated the Germans. In
the meantime the latter had brought
their artillery forward, and in the
stampede that ensued after the Brit
ish fire opened, their gun crews and
infantry became a panic-stricken mass
of humanity. The British guns did
their work mercilessly. The Germans
were driven back helter-skelter, leav
ing piles of dead. Their guns were
also abandoned, with several rounds
of ammunition.
The bombardment of Ypres served
to absolve the allies of the obligation
of looking after nearly 1,000 German
p-isoners. The Germans’ shells fell
CONGRESSMEN JtRE'
RMIMPITIL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Many con
gressmen and members of the Senate
are reaching this city to attend the
session of congress which convenes
next Tuesday. Many of the members
of this congress were defeated for re
election and will not attend the ses
sions of the 64th congress.
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MOOSE MANAGERS
MEET WEDNESDAY
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CHICAGO, Dec. 1.—The National
Progressive Committee will meet here
next Wednesday. It Is believed that
it will be the last meeting of the
party as a separate organization and
that the next meeting of the commit
tee will be called to arrange for an
amalgamation with the Republican
party. The poor showing of the
Moosers in all states excepting Cali
fornia has started talk of abandon
ing the organization. In many states
the party has lost its standing upon
the ballot and cannot be placed on the
official ballot except by petition.
JIM CROW LAW -
FULLOF HOLES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The Unit
ed States Supreme Court today decid
ed that the Oklahoma Jim Crow law
is invalid. The law provided that
separate cars must be furnished for
negroes and white riders on the
trains. The court holds the law is
void.
PEACE PLEA BY
GERMAN FIRM
PARIS, Dec. 1.—A circular being
sent abroad by a Hamburg publishing
firm has been received here. It urges
the duty of neutral powers to Inter
vene on behalf of peace. None of
the nations engaged, asserts this
document, really wants war, which
is an insult to good common sense,
religion and humanity. The circular
concludes with an appeal to humann
beings at large to lift up their voices
and cry: "Enough of war. Stop all
this massacre and devastation.”
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on the railway station, where they
evidently hoped to blow up one of
the armored trains. At the moment
the prisoners were awaiting the ar
rival of a special train to convey
them to the south of France. They
were killed in appalling numbers, on
ly 284 surviving unscathed. One hun
dred and sixty-one were wounded and
conveyed to the British base hospitals.
The others are still unburied at the
railway station.
Holland Declines Aid.
THE HAGUE. Dec. 1.—The Neth
erlands government has declined aid
offered by Americans to care for the
Belgian refugees now in Holland,
where they are seeking shelter from
the Germans. Queen Wilhelmina has
issued a statement in which the aid
is refused, although the American
committee is thanked for the offer.
The queen states that it is incompat
ible with the national honor of the
Netherlands to accept aid and that
Holland will bear the burden.
Jap Fleet Off California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.—Steam
ers arriving here from Lower Cali
fornia report passing a fleet of war
ships off that coast. The fleet con
sisted of three fast Japanese cruisers
and one British cruiser also of the
battle cruiser type. A number of
British colliers were standing by the
fleet transferring coal.
Gen. von Glotz To Command Turks.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—The war office
announces the appointment of Field
Marshal von Glotz, now military gov
ernor of Belgium, as adviser of the
Turkish government in the present
war against Russia and the allies. It
is believed that Field Marshal von
Glotz will be made commander-in-chief
of the Turkish forces. The general
has been recalled from Brussels and
leaves at once for Turkey, going via
Austria and Bulgaria.
Floating Mine Near New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.—A floating
mine has been discovered by an Amer
ican steamer off Fire Is'and. The
mine was in the direct path of the
ocean liners and is believed to have
been dropped off by the Germans
from some neutral vessel for the pur
pose of sinking one of the British
cruisers which are constantly on
watch off this harbor. A dozen Brit
ish boats are patrolling the coast line
50 miles on each side of Sandy Hook.
Annoy American Shipping.
The British warships have con
stantly annoyed the American and
neutral shipping entering and leaving
this harbor. All boats are stopped
and searched after they leave the 3
tnlle limit. The warships also Inter
fere with the wireless messages from
neutral ships to the shore.
Take Troop* From Finland.
LONDON. Dec. 1.—News from Hel
singfors, Finland, states that the Rus
sians have withdrawn troops from the
east and west of Finland to join the
main Russian army, indicating that
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ARMY AND NAVY
NEED SOME DOUGH
Navy Needs Appropriation of $146,
000,000, While Army Be Satisfied
With $104,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The Army
and Navy departments of the govern
ment will ask for bigger appropria
tions for the work of the military
branches of the government. The
navy will need $146,000,000 for this
year’s work, while the army will re
quire $104,000,000, according to the
estimates of the heads of the depart
ments. It is believed here that but
little opposition will be shown in con
gress to the appropriation for better
military protection and all realize that
it will be years before the present
conflict in Europe will be settled and
that the United States must be in
a position to command the respectful
attention of the fighting nations.
While all the powers now seem in
clined to respect the Monroe Doctrine
and the rules and regulations regard
ing the use of the Panama canal, yet
should conditions change they might
wish to disregard them unless the
United States is prepared to uphold
its contentions with a show of force.
Robert McIntosh and a force of men
and horses left this morning for Sol
omon basin with the big Quinn gen
erator. The Mary Lee towed the
scow across the bay.
STRIKE DELAYS
SHACKLETON
SYDNEY, Aus., Dec. 1.—Because of
a strike in the shipyard here the
Shackleton antarctic expedition is de
layed and may not be able to leave
this season. An effort is being made
by the members of the antarctic ex
pedition to have the strike settled in
as far as it affects the finishing of
the work on the ship needed by Shack
leton.
FEW STRIKERS
III COLORADO
DENVER, Dec. 1.—President Wei
born, of the Colorado Fuel Company,
in a statement Issued today, says that
ten thousand employees are constant
ly working in the strike zone and
that 1,000 union men are trying to
force recognition of the unions by
the operators. The fight of the op
erators for an open shop will be con
tinued at any cost and the company
will fight to the end and will close
down the mines rather than stand for
union dictation, says President Wel
born.
District Attorney Spence leaves on
the steamer Mariposa en route for
Washington, D. C.