ENGLAND DENIES
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British Government Issues Official
Denial that She Is Seeking
Separate Terms of Peace.
LONDON, Feb. 3.—The British
government has issued an official de
nial of the report sent out from Ber
lin stating that Britain was seeking
terms upon which separate peace
could be made and that she planned
to desert her allies in the war. The
British statement is to the effect that
England is in the war to the bitter
end antd that she will make no peace
until Germany has been humbled and
forced to withdraw within her borders
as before the beginning of hostilities.
It is believed here that the false re
port has been sent out by Germany
for the it might have upon Ru
mania ami in the hope of inducing
that country to join with the central
European powers. The Austrian
troops in eastern Galicia are being
bard pressed by the Russians and the
Teutons realize that should Rumania
enter the war on their side that Rus
sia would be forced to abandon her
southern campaign.
in contradiction of the German re
port Ix>rd Kitchener has stated that
Great Britain will have a new army
of four million men to put into the
field at an early date next spring
when the various campaigns iu which
the British are engaged will be prose
cuted with greater vigor than ever.
Jaks Hepfinger has moved to the
cabin owned by Felix Stepler, on Key
stone avenue. Felix has gone to the'
interior to work for Jack Miller on
Elate Creek uurlng the summer
months and Jake will enjoy bis com
fortable borne during his absence.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
GERMAN COMMERCE RApER MOEWE WHICH
CAPTURED APPAM IS STILL ROAMING SEAS
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NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—The again
of the steamship company owning t i>
Appam, which was brought into New
port Tuesday afternoon by a German
prize crew, say that the vessel was
captured by a small steamer which
presented the appearance of a tramp
vessel.
The vessel was flying the British
flag and signalled the Appam that sh i
wished to communicate and had
reached the side of the liner before
the officers of the British steamship
realized that she was not the class of
vessel they believed. As soon as the
steamer neared the liner canvas was
removed from a false forecastle and
it was seen that she was heavily
armed.
The Appam carried five hundred
thousand pounds of bullion in addi
tion to other valuable cargo and whf n
the German raider had effected her
capture the valuables were transfer
ed from the liner to the steamer
which had captured her. The com
merce raider also equipped herself
for an extended cruise from the sup
plies of her captive.
The survivors of the Appam say
that the officers of the German prize
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MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED OF THE SURVIVORS LANDED IN NEW- <
PORT FROM THE CAPTURED BRITISH LINER WERE SUFFER- ■
ING FROM WOUNDS—RAIDER H>AB DISGUISED AS MERCANT- !
MAN AND FLEW BRITISH FLAG-i-APPAM CARRIED VALUABLE j
CARGO INCLUDING HALF MILLION POUNDS OF BULLION— j
OTHER STEAMERS CAPTURED B* GERMANS WERE SUNK AF- j
TER PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE TAKEN OFF—COMMAND- |
ER OF PRIZE CREW REFUSES TO GIVE DETAILS.
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crew which brought the vessel intj
Newport kept the passengers from
overpowering them by threatening to
destroy the vessel with bombs at
the first sign of resistance.
The identity of the vessel has
not been established as Lieut Berg,
who commanded the prize crew, has
refused to disclose the identity of the
raider or give any of the details of
the capture of the liner or other ves
sels known to have been intercepted
by the mysterious vessel.
Victims of Commerce Raider.
NORFOLK, Feb. 5.—It has been
learned that the German commerce
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raider which captured the British
liner Appam was the steamer Moewe,
add that she also captured and ss.rk
the British' steamers Corbrldge Tra
der, Ariadne, Droomby, Farringford,
Clan McTavish and the Athuro.’The
members Of the crew who were tasen
£
from the doomed vessels by the Ger
mans say that in several ca-.es the nf
fl<jers of the vessels refused to sir
r^hder and that their vessels were
sank by shells from the raiders’ guns.
The passengers and crews of the
British vessels who were landed here
frpm the liner Appam, when she was
brought Into port by a German pr!^e
crpw numbered four hundred and (if
ty persons, mostly women a >t? chil
dren. The survivors of the Appam,
crew and passengers, numbered one
hundred and thirteen perrons. one
hundred and fifty-five survivors of
the other seven vessels wh'ch had
been sunk by the raided off tli9 coast
of Africa, and one hundred a< d thir- !
t>-eight German prisoners wh > were
on the Appam bound for the Prltisli
detention camps in England, and
twenty men of the prize cvew. Twoj
hundred and four of the survivors on ;
the Appam when she arrived were suf
fering from wounds received when
; their vessels had offered resistance.
Raider Roams Sens
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—The Ger
man commerce raider Moewe, whl :h
captured the British steamship Ap
pam and seven others off the coast «f
Africa is still roaming the seas, il;
ing the British flag and equipped with |
canvas which enables her to presect
the appearance of a merchantman.
The British consul here has cabled
full details of the activities of tiie
raider as learned from the survivors
and ail British steamships in sout >
ern waters have been warned by wife
less.
The launch Shamrock, Capt. Tim
Marcum, sailed for points down the
Sound at noon today and will visit
Ellaiuar, Fidalgo and Landlock. She
carried a large quantity of freight for
the mines at Fidalgo and Landlock as
well as a number of passengers for
the different points.
Good progress is being made in the
work of remodeling the premises
to be oca pied by Mrs. Liile as a Cafe
and bakery and the establishment
will soon be open to the public. Pri
vate dining rooms are being provided
and the place will present a neat and
attractive appearance.
SNOWFALL HAS PARALYZED
ALL BUSINESS IN SEATTLE
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Alii RAILROADS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED AND ALASKA DOG TEAMS
ARK BREAKING TRAILS THROUGH THE BUSINESS CENTER OF
THE t^TY—THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS UNABLE TO REACH
HOMES AND SPEND NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN HOTELS—CATHOLIC
CATHEDRAL COLLAPSES UNDER WEIGHT OF SNOW—SERIOUS
MILK FAMINE PREVAILS AND THOUSANDS OF BABIES HUNGRY
SEATTLE, Feb. 3.—This city is
snowed under to a depth of several
feet and all business has been par
alysed, During the past twenty-tour
hours thirty inches of snow has fal
len and the storm still continues, with
snow falling at the rate of one and
one-halt inches per hour, a new rec
ord for this section of the state. »
All railroads, both steam and elec
tric, are blocked and thousands of
persons who live in the suburbs and
outlying districts were unable to reach
their homes anatfowded into the
downtown hotels where they spent
the night.
The deep snow which stalled the
trains has also threatened the milk!
supply from' reaching the pity and a
serious famine is threatened as thou
sands of infants are being deprived
of their staff of life.
Alaska dog teams, driven by men
who have acquired fame on the win
ter trails of the north, are breaking
roads through the deep snows in the
business section of the city.
The unusually Heavy anowraii,
which fcs a new experience to most of
the people of Seattle, has caused an
immense amount of damage to prop
erty owners aside from the interrup
tion of all business. The roof of the
Catholic cathedral, one of the finest
buildings on the Pacific coast, col
lapsed yesterday under the weight of
enow, doing damage to the extent of
•no hundred and fifty thousand dol
■ fc.ru other property, owners have ac
cepted the advice of Alaskans ar.d
men were kept on the big buildings
all night shoveling snow from them
into the streets and alleyways.
All of the schools in the city have
been closed until the storm ceases
and the streets have been cleared of
(the huge drifts. The Seattle Electric
railway attempted to keep its tracks
clear in the down town section but
(was forced to abandon the attempt
after cars had become stalled in dif
ferent parts of the city.
Telegraphic advices from all parts
of the state say that the qftorm is
general and that the fall of show has
broken all previous records, except in
the mountain districts. Trains ar j
'stalled on all roads operating out of
Puget Sound points and none have
arrived or been dispatched during
the past twelve hours.
Residents who have exhausted
their supply of fuel are to be seen
(in all parts of the city wallowing
through the drifts carrying small
quantities of fuel to tide them over
until conditions improve and business
can be resumed.
TWO WARSHIPS LAID
UP FOR LACK OF MEN
WASHINGTON: Naval authorities
have announced that the big battle
ships Vermont and New Hampshire as
well as the Kansas. Connecticut and
Minnesota are unable to take part in
the annual manouvres of the Atlan
tic fleet off Guantanamo, Cuba. The
first two, it is said, are laid up be
cause of lack of men. There is no
reason given, however, why the other
vessels are not with the fleet.
Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suit*
cleaned and pressed.
tf OUY F. CAMERON.
Great Northern Hotel and Shields
Block Destroyed by Fire Daring ‘
a Fifty-Fire Mile Gale.
BELLINGHAM, Feb. 3.—This city
was visited by one of the most dis
astrous fires of recent years yester
day afternoon when an entire block
in Old Town, a waterfront district,
was swept by fire. The burnt dis
trict includes the Northern Hotel,
and the Shields block. The loss is
estimated at thirty thousand dollars
and is partly covered by insurance.
A flfty-flve mile blizzard prevailed
when the fire started and the fire
fighters were hampered in reaching
the scene by the deep snow drifts in
the streets.
It was. believed that all the occu
pants of the building had escaped,
but a -search of the ruins of the'
Northern Hotel revealed the remains
of one man who was cremated.
FORMER VILLA
GENERAL SHOT
Bandits Take General Ornelas from
Train fAJBMSh) Hint Before .
His Fellow Passengers.
EL PASO, Feb. 8.—General Tomas
Ornelas, a former Villa oat mat, tier,
was taken from the train vester.lav
afternoon while traveling from Jau
rez to Chihuahua city by a band of
Villaistas and was executed on the
platform of the station in fall view
of the other passengers.
General Ornelas was one of the
twelve rebel generals who surrender
ed to the Mexican federal troops aft
er deposing General Villa from the
leadership of the rebel army and hf
had been accused by General Vllln
of being a traitor to the cause of the
people.
After the bandits had executed Gen.
Ornelas they proceeded to rob tit
mall and express cars but did not at
tempt to molest tbe passengers.
Federal troops are In pursuit of the
bandits and it la, believed that they
will be Intercepted before reaching
their rendezvous in the mountains.
WANTED: Experienced woman de
sires work §s cook or maid. Refer
ences gffeu. Address Prospecter.
MONGOLIANS ARE
MARCHING SOUTH
Revolutionists have scaled the Great
* Wall of Ohiwa had are Bestow
ing the City of Datum fa.
MUKDEN. Feb. 3.—The Mongo
lians who have revolted against the
abolition cff the republic form of
government for China and the resto
ration of the monarchy with Yuan
3hai Kai as emperor, have crossed the
great wall of China and their advance
guard is now besieging the city of
Datumfa. ,
From almost every province in the
empire come reports of uprisings and
accounts of the federal troops suffer
ing defeats at the hands of the reb
els. The Mongolian invaders are re
ported as sweeping all before them
jud it is believed that the leaders of
the revolutionary movement plan to
jnit* their forces before engaging the
federal troops in a final assault on the
capital.
ATTACK DIRECTED
AGAINST LONDON
British BeUen Zeppelins Hid
Planned to Visit London But
Drifted In Fog to North.
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LONDON, Feb. 3.—The govern
ment officials have admitted that the
erman Zeppelins which visited the
eastern and northeastern coast of En
gland Tuesday night dropped bombs
.nto several towns and the rural dis
tricts in Derbyshire, Leicestershire
md Staffordshire.
It is officially admitted that fifty
four persons were killed and sixty
jeven injured by the explosions, and
that some damage was done to prop
erty in all of the districts visited.
It is believed by the officials that
he Zeppelins had planned a raid on
,ondon but that they had missed
their reckoning and drifted north- It
s not known how many of the huge
ilrcraft of the enemy took part in the
attack but It is believed that there
were at least two of them.
London was enveloped in fog when
the raid occurred and her escape from
attack is believed to have been due
to this fact.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. OSJand’s.
Prices reasonable. *
E. D. Iteiter, manager of the Alas
ka Mines Corporation, went to Fi
ilalgo bay today on the launch Sham
rock to learn of the progress which
is being made in the work of rebuild
ing the wharf which was destroyed
last week by the storm.
The steamer Northwestern, which
was reported as having sailed from
Seattle Sunday evening, had not been
reported from Juneau up to a late
hour this afternoon.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdez and
Wrangel on sale at the Valdez Drug
store. tf
SAKS ROOSEVELT
PREACHING WAR
I ♦resident Wilson Justifies His Mexi
can Policy and Hays People D >
Not Want Nation at War.
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| TOPEKA, Feb. 3.—In his address
here last night President Wilson, f«r
the first time during bis campaign
through the country in support of hts
national defense program indirectly
referred to Col. Roosevelt whm be
jsaid there were men in America wl<o
were actually preaching in favor t
war.
President Wilson declared that ha
was opposed to war if a con Diet could
be avoided without sacrificing the
honor or dignity of the nation. Tha
European war, however, ban shown
him the necessity of a nat'on being
prepared to defend herself • ■•must
foreign invasion.
i Speaking on the Mexican Situation
President Wilson said tha* the leader
of the opposition had endeavored tn
force this country to intervene In
Mexico following the regrettable In
cident when a number f Aineiu *
miners had been murdered by bai
dits. He had been severely criticised
for failure to send troops across the
border but he still believed that ha
had acted in the best interests ot tha
nation and that his action In k epiag
the country from becoming iuvolve*
in warfare would be approved by the
people.
Germany to Moscow in moving pic
tures Is the Introductory picture tn
the Paramount Feature, “The Ring
and the Man,” at tho Empress
night. , ..
Father Orloff, the Russian priest of
Ellamar, who has been visiting bin
parishioners in Valdez dnring tha
past few days, returned home today
on the launch Shamrock.
RUMANIAN ARMY MASSEO AND
READY TO STRIKE TEUTONS
PREMIER GOREMYKIN WHO KEPT RUMANIA PROM ENTERING THR
WAR AGAINST CENTRAL EUROPEAN POWERS HAS RESIGNED
ON ACCOUNT OP SICKNESS AND NEW PREMIER FAVOR8 RUS
SIANS—TURKISH ARMY OP EIGHTY THOUSAND MEN REPORT
ED SURROUNDED IN ASIA MINOR BY RUSSIANS—BERLIN RE
PORTS THAT BRITISH MUNITION PLANTS SUFFERED FROM
THE ZEPELLIN RAID—FRENCH TRENCHES CAPTURED.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 3.—Advices
from Bucharest say that four-fifths
of the Rumanian army has been mass
ed on her western borders against
the central European powers and war
is expected to be declared at any hour.
Premier Goremykin, who is credited
with having enabled King Ferdinand
in preventing hie country from being
involved In the struggle, has resign
ed owing to sickness and has been
succeeded by M. Sturmer. The new
premier is an ardent advocate of Ru
mania entering the war on the side
of the Slavs and believes that the
present time is most opportune as
Austria is being hard pressed by the
Russian armies in Galicia.
Turkish Army Surrounded.
ROME, Feb. 3.—It is reported
here from what Is believed to be re
liable sources that Field Marshal
Qolts, commanding an army of eighty
thousand Turks, has been surround
3d by the Russians in Brzerum, in
Turkish Asia Minor. The garrison
is reported to be short of provisions
and munitions and It is believed that
the entire army will be forced to sur
render.
Berlin Hears of Raid.
BERLIN, Feb. 8.—The German
war office has issued a bulletin stal
ling that the Zeppelins which raided
the coast of England Tuesday night
have returned in safety to the Ger
man lines. It is believed great dam
age was done to Industrial plants in
Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and
other elites where munition factor!ee
have been established by the British
government. It is believed here that
the British government in its report
of the raid has minimised the losses
as scores of bombs were dropped into
the cities.
Crown Prince Suicides.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 3.—
Turkish government officials have an
nounced that the Crown' Prince has
ended his life by cutting the arteries
in his wrists. Rumors are afloat that
the prince was the victim of a con
spiracy to overthrow the government
and that he was murdered by high
government officials.
Many Killed at Salonikl.
SALONIKI. Feb. 3.—It is admitted
by the British and French officers
that great damage resalted to the Al
lies positions from the recent raid by
German Zeppelins. Fourteen persona
are said to have been killed and
scores injured, but denial is made
that any of the munition depots were
destroyed.
French Trenches Captured.
BERLIN, Feb. fi.—Heavy fighting
Is reported to have occurred at sev
eral points along the western battle
front during the past twenty-four
hours. Dispatches from Northern
France state that in an engagement
yesterday In the region of Sommes,
that a long line of trenches were cap
tured from the French troops. Hand
grenades are saM to have been an im
portant factor in forcing the enemy
from their trenches.