GERMAM SUBS ON ATLANTIC COAST
Nine Vessels Are Torpedoed Just Outside Nantucket Light-Ship
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9--- British Steamers Stephane, Strathdene, West Point and Kingston, the Dutch steamer Bloomersdyk, the
Norwegian Steamer Christian Knudson were sunk or crippled and three other steamers are reported to have been sunk along the At
lantic Coast just outside the three mile limit. The whole U. S. destroyer fleet been ordered out to rescue the survivors. Believed fleet of
German submarines now on Atlantic Coast.
BOSTON WINS
SECOND GAME
GOES FOR FOURTEEN INNINGS
By a Score of Two to One the Bostons
Capture the Second Game of the
World's Championship Series—
Next Game Played at Brooklyn.
Brooklyn . 1
Boston. 2
R H E
Brooklyn . 16 2
Boston . 2 7 1
Batteries—Boston, Ruth and Thom
as; Brooklyn, Smith and Miller.
BOSTON, Oct. 9.—In one of the
closest and most exciting contests ever
played here the home team again
gained a victory over the Brooklyn
team by a score of 2 to 1, giving Bo>
ton two games of the world's series to
none for the Brooklyn's.
Brooklyn went first to bat and cap
tured the first run of the game when
Miller clouted the pill into deep cen
ter for a homer. The rest of the in
ning was productive of no result for
either Brooklyn or for the homo
team.
Second Inning Brooklyn was retir
ed in one, two, three order, and the
Boston team failed to score.
Third inning, Brooklyn again fail
ed to get a man around the bases. 4i,
the second half Scott scored for Bos
ton when Cutshaw fumbled Ruth's
grounder. Ruth went out at first, and
Janokin's hit forced Hooper out at
second, Olson to Cutshaw.
From the fourth to the fourteenth
neither side was able to get a man
across the plate. Both teams played
perfect ball and up to the end of the
first half of the fourteenth when Jan
vrln’s out retired the Brooklyn side
it was anybody’s game.
In the last half of the fourteenth,
with two out, McNally scored on
Gainer's single, giving the game to
Boston.
The game was the longest in his
tory in a world’s campionship series.
Gainor, a pinch hitter for Gardner in
the fourteenth, singled and brought in
McNally for the winning run.
The line-up of the teams was as fol
lows: Boston—Hooper rf., Janvrin 2b,
Walker and Walsh cf., Hoblitzel lb,
Lewis If., Gardner 3b, Scott ss.
Brooklyn—Johnston rf., Cutshaw 2b,
Myers cf, Daubert lb, Wheat If, Mow
efy 3b, Olson ss.
The next game of the series will be
played in Brooklyn tomorrow and the
fourth game at the same place.
GERARD STORY
NOT BRINGING PEACE TERMS
Berlin States Story Published in the
1’nited States Regarding Gerard's
Mission to America Is Without
Coundation.
BERLIN, Oct. 9.—The press here
yesterday emphatically denied the
story printed in the United States that
United States Ambassador Gerard,
who is on his way home on a vaca
tion, cariics with him a peace pro
posal from the German Emperor for
luhmission to President Wilson.
it is asserted that any proposal that
Germany might make would cot lie
icceptable to the Allies, anil that Ger
.nany is prepared to continue the war
until such time as the Allies are will
ing to submit terms of pea>je which
Germany may accept with honor.
ELMER TO HAVE
MODERN PLANT
MUCH WORK HONE THIS YEAR
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I
Slate Creek Operator lluilils 10,000
Feet of Flume uml I’lpe Bine—Re
porled Cleaned l:p Fifty Thousand
Dollars in Thirty Days.
J. M. .Rimer, who is operating on
a large scale in the Slate Creek dis
irct, left there September 28 and ar
ived in Cordova a few days ago,
from which place he will take a trip
to the westward before returning to
the States. Mr. Elmer expresses him
self as well pleased with his season’s
work, and will return there next sea
son with a large quantity of supplies
and also a complete sawmill outfit,
which he will use for cutting about
'{00,000 feet of lumber necessary to
carry on his mining operations. Chas.
Swanson, with a crew of fifteen men,
are now on the ground getting out the
logs and after snow falls will freight
them to the sawmill site.
During the past season Mr. Elmer
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Submarines Reap Harvest
Along the Atlantic Coast
FLEET OF UNDERSEA WAR CRAFT MAKE LONG VOYAGE AND TAKES ENEMY SHIPPING IIY SI II
PIUSE—AT LEAST THREE OF THE BIG GERMAN SUBMARINES ARE OPERATING—I'-Sil HOLDS UP
AN AMERICAN STEAMER KANSAN—SURVIVOR OF STEPHANO STATES THAT OFFICER RECOG
NIZED SUBMARINE SINKING THE VESSEL AS THE U-fll. NEWPORT COLONISTS ARE THROWING
OPEN HOUSES TO CARE FOR THE RESCUED—DESTROYERS ARRIVE AT NEWPORT WITH SOME
TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN PASSENGERS AND CREWS OF STRICKEN STEAMSHIPS.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 9.—
Advices received here this morning
state that a fleet of German submar
ines are operating nlong the Atlantic
Coast just outside the three-mile lim
it, and yesterday succeeded in sink
i ir.g a number of vessels and crippling
; others. The presence of the submar
ines on this side of the Atlantic was
unsuspected, and the vessels fell easy
victims* to (lie submersible fighters.
The victims of the German craft
so far reported are the British steam
ers Slephano, Strathdene, West Point,
and Kingston, the Dutch steamer
Itlootnersdyke, and the Norwegian
steamer Christian Knudson. It is also
reported that three other vessels,
whose names are at present unknown,
were either sunk or crippled by tor
pedoes.
The Navy department immediately
ordered the entire destroyer fleet of
thf navy out to pick up the survivors
of the stricken ships. British cruisers
arrived on the scene about 2 o'clock
this morning, and aided in picking
UP the crews and passengers.
President Wilson is much perturb
ed over the sinking of the vessels,
but states that he does not believe
the incident will lead to international
complications, isasmuch as the at
tacks, so far as can he learned, took
place on the high seas.
Boston Says no Lives lx>st
BOSTON, Oct. 9.—The submarine
arm of the German navy is ravaging
the shipping along the Atlantic coast.
So far as can be learned there has
been no lives lost, although nine ves
sels have been reported as victims of
the activities of the submarines. The
British steamer Kingston, which is
reported to have been one of the ves
sels attacked, has not yet been locat
ed.
Hoeognl/.cs Submarine
NEWPORT, Oct. 9.—Mrs. Henry
Wilson of Williamston, one of the
passengers on the British steamer
Stephano, sunk yesterday by a Ger
man submarine, was landed here to
day. She says, that one of the officers
of the steamer told her that In* dis
tinctly saw through his glasses the
submarine which attacked that vessel
and that she bore the letters and
numerals “IJ-61.” The executive of
ficer of the United States destroyer
Ericson, returning here from Nan
tucket, reports that nine ships have
been sunk, and that at least three
submarines are operating.
Stops American Ship
NEWPORT, Oct. 0. -At daylight
this morning the German submarine
U—53. which arrived here Saturday,
ostensibly for mail with the German
ambassador, stopped the American
Kansan southeast of Nantucket. The
naval radio station here has been
closed to the press until further ord
ers from Washington, t'aptaiu Smith,
of the steamer Kansan, reports that
the submarine which stopped his ship
carried no colors. Half an hour later
the submarine encountered the llrlt
ish steamer Slrathdene near the Nan
tucket lightship and sent her to the
bottom. The lightship reports by
wireless that the Strathdene sunk at
fi o’clock this morning and that twen
ty of the crew was rescued. About
twenty arc said to be missing.
Kansas Goes to Aifl
NEWPORT. Oct. 9.—A wireless
message received here from the Amer
ican steamer Kansan states that she is
going to rescue the passengers of the
steamer West Point, which was re
ported to have been torpedoed and
in a sinking condition about 60 miles
away.
Htepliuno Rich Prize
NEWPORT, Oct. 9.—The steamer
Stcphano, sunk by the German sub
marines yesterday, belonged to the
Red Cross line of steamers, and was
the richest prize of the lot. She had
been recently purchased from Russia,
and carried forty-four first class pas
sengers. forty second class and a crew
of eighty.
Destroyers Rescue
NEWPORT. Oct. 9. — Admiral
Knight reports that American des
troyers rescued all the passengers
and crew of the steamer Kingston,
torpedoed anil sunk by the German
submarines.
Mousing Survivors.
NEWPORT. Oct. 9.—Mrs. Elsie
Vanderbilt and other society leaders
here are housing the survivors from
the torpedoed vessels. Four It. S. de
stroyers arrived here this morning
with 21(1 persons rescued from t!ir
sunken steamers.
Mot ilia of Submarines.
WASHINGTON, I). C’„ Oct. 9.—
Naval Officials here state that too
many torpedoes were used in yester
day's attacks to have permitted one
submarine to accomplish the work of
destruction. It is believed that there
is a Mot ilia of the German submersi
hles now along the Atlantic coast.
Teutonic representatives here express
great satisfaction at the work of the
submarines.
l«'orm«*i*ly on the Pacific.
SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—The steamer
Strathdene, sunk by Oerman subma
rines on the Atlantic coast yesterday
was formerly in the lumber trade on
the Pacific. In the year 1914 she was
engaged in carrying lumber between ]
the United States and Australia. i
Sinking Is Legal.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 9.— <
Secretary of the Navy Daniels this ]
morning stated that the sinking of a
number of steamers on the Atlantic
coast by German submarines would
not lead to international complies- :
tions. He asserts that the attacks ]
were made outside the three-mile lint- i
it, on the high seas, and were per- I
fectly in accord with the provisions j
of international law.
Believe Sub Escorted The Bremen
FIVE HUNDRED VILLI8TA8
PUT TO-DEATH
EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 9.—Whole
sale executions of alleged Villa sym
pathizers, by orders of Oen. Carranza,
are occurring in Chihuahua City, fol
lowing the recent capture of a part
of the outlaw band. Five hundred men
have been executed according to the
dispatches, and hundreds more have
been arrested.
It is believed here that Carranza
is removing all opposed to his gov
ernment, and that many of those exe
cuted never saw military service.
High Wind Tonsina.
A report from Tonsina yesterday
stated that an extremely high wind
prevailed there recently, which up
rooted a number of trees along the
military telegraph line, badly tang
ling up the wires.
Julius Jungholm and bride have
purchased the Blackwell residence on
Sherman street and will take up their
residence there.
CITY COUNCIL NAMES
OKEICKRH OK ELECTION
At a special meeting of the city
council Saturday afternoon the official
notice of election was prepared and
posted. The notice names the city
hall in Valdez as the polling place for
the coming Territorial election to be
held November 7, and names the city
hall in Valdez as the polling place
for the coming Terrltoiral election to
be held November 7, and names Chas
Spongberg, Wm. Morion and H. M.
Delano as judges of election, and
Chas. Kraemer and Thos. Hunt as
clerks.
— —
Steamship Sailing Postponed.
Tho local steamship office has re
ceived advices from Seattle to the
effect that the steamer Alameda sail
ing has been postponed until 9 o’clock
in the morning of October 12.
The launch B. F. M. left this morn
ing for the Granite mine, taking a
number of passengers and consider
able freight.
MGE4ASIE0—
SEVENTEEN DAYS
CORRKSPONDKNTS BOARD U-jSH
Interesting Account of Voyage of the
German War Submarine—la Pro
visioned for Three Months Yet—
May Never Re|H»rt Home.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 —Naval ex
perts here believe the giant war sub
marine 17-63 which arrived at New
port News Saturday, escorted the sub
marine freighter Bremen across the
Atlantic, but the vessel has not yet
put in at any port.
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WH KKKHHAM MEETING
LACKED ENTHUSIASM
ANCHORAGE, Oct. 9.—The Wick
ersham meeting held in Labor Union
hall Saturday night was largely at
tended by Union men and Socialists,
with a handful of Frame and Herron
followers. The audience was very
lukewarm, the only spontaneous ap
plause accorded the speekers being
when he mentioned the name of the
Socialist Congressman Landon. The
speaker was in poor form and made
a very uninteresting talk.
FAIRBANKS NEWS
CEASES PUBLICATION
Advices received from Fairbanks
this morning states that the Times,
the only paper in Fairbanks support
ing Wickershant, has ceased publica
tion.
Copper Continues Firm
NEW YORK. Oct. 7.—Copper was
the principal feature of the metal
trading throughout the week. The
metal Is in steady demand with slight
increase In prices. Today's quotations
for electrolytic is 27.25 to 28.50 cents
per pound.
SEATTLE TIMES NOW
IN NEW BITLDING
SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—The Seattle
Times moved into its new five-story
steel and concrete building on Times
square, facing Westlake avenue, last
week. I
The new building is a memorial to
A. J. Blethen who died last year after
ho had made all arrangements for
the construction of the new building.
The American flag that waved In
the cloud of hmoke during the Are of
February, ljil2, over the old Times
building on Second avenue, was hoist
ed above the new structure. A band
concert and display of flreworkB were
part of the housewarming ceremonies
Nix Drown In Ntorm.
OSWEGO, N. Y„ Oct. 9.—Six mem
bers of the crew of the steamer Rob
ertvai, of Ottawa, were drowned Virhon
the vessel was overwhelmed by the
seas during a storm and foundered In
Lake Ontario, nine miles from here
yesterday, it was learned today when
three members of the crew reached
here exhausted in a lifeboat. The
boat was partly Ailed with water and
the bow was cut off. They said they
had been aAoat for nine houra
HUGE CROWD
ATTENDS GAME
KKt’KIl’TS MOItK THAN ..Mill
Players oil <'liuni|iionslil|i Teams Will
Divide Nearly $41,000 as Their
Share of the Date lteeei|it.s Satur
day’s Giiiiii*.
BOSTON, Oct. 9. The otlicinl re
port of the attendance at the world's
championship game Saturday between
the Boston and Brooklyn teams places
the number at 36,117. The receipts j
were $76,489.50, of which the play
ors' share, to be divided among the;
members of the two teams is $41,-'
304.33. Each club will get $13,
768.11.
PKTIUFIKD IMIMtlN'T OF
INDIAN MAID'S FOOT
BEDDING, Cal., Oct. 9.- The pet
ried imprint of a human foot, believ
ed to he that of an Indian maiden,
made several thousand years ago, wns|
on exhibition here today. The cast i
was found twenty feet below the sur
lace by workmen digging an irriga
tion canal.
The Indian girl was thought to
have stepped into soft dirt or mud
Water or wind was then believed to j
have covered the imprint with sand,
which later formed a sandstone mould -
giving even the details of the toes,!
hall of the foot and lines fo tin' in
step, which is highly arched and per- \
feet in shape. !
ROAD REFUSES
hickat noktiikkn shi nts cars
Vakinia I Iti/nis With Hall Hats, Axe
Handles anil I'ii-e Hose Kotintl C|>
I'ott) "I Won’t Work’s" and Hare
Them in |{<TriKerator Cars.
XOHTII YAKIMA. Oct. 9.—Olio
hundred ami fifty citizens armed with
liall bats, pick handles and tire hose
routed , forty Industrial Workers of
the World, and escorted them to jail
Saturday. The men were placed in
two refrigerator cars and orders given
to (Ircat Northern trainmen to haul
them away, but the railroad crew re
fused and shunted the cars onto a sid
ing. The men are still locked ill
the cars and iy>w the busy business
men of this city are debating on how
they can let go of their job.
Ten leaders of the crowd were held
in the county jail and will be_Jj.fciil
tor trial. Those confined in jail this
morning tore the bunks apart, tore
up the floor, broke the windows and
whooped and yelled until the tire de
partment turned the hose on them. In
the guard were represented all tip*
business men in the city, county offi
cers. prolessional men, and many
members of other tradon unions. The
Industrial Workers of the World
members shouted defiance but offered
no resistance.
They will be escorted to the county
line in auto trucks and told to keep
going.
Fighting Is General
Eastern-Western Fronts
BERLIN, Oct. 9.—A war office re
port states that the Rumanian losses
(luring the past two weeks in Trnnsyl
vania have been two hundred thou
sand. Budapest reports that several
ot the Rumanian crack regiments
have been completely annihilated.
Italians Advance.
PARIS, Oct. 9.—Advices from the
Macedonia front state that the Ital
ians have taken up the offensive and
are attacking the Bulgarians in tie
Butkova region east of Vardar and
are making some progress.
British Losses :i07,tt’21.
LONDON, Qct. 9.—The British
losses on the Sonime front for tin
month of September have been unu
sually heavy, according to an official
bulletin issued recently. Over thro*,
hundred thousand men were killed
last month, 6,000 Canadians being
among the number.
Von Mackensen Defeated.
PETROGRAD. Oct. 9.—An official
bulletin states that the Russians and
Rumanians in Dobrudja have admin
istered a decisive defeat to the Teu
tons under Gen. Von Muckeuseu, and
have occupied the Kuravka Besaul
heights. Counter attacks by the Teu
tons wore repulsed.
Teutons Repulsed.
PETROGRAD. Oct 9.—An official
bulletin issued today states that tin'
Gormans and Austrians made four
heavy attacks against the Russian po
sitions on th£ Zlota Lipa river in tie'
vicinity of Shibalin. hut were repulsed
with great loss.
Germans Advance.
BERLIN, Oct. 9.—A bulletin Issued
today states that the Teutons have
made gains in Transylvania. In the
Eastern district the Teutons attacked
the Entente front with success, driv
ing hack the enemy for a consider
altly distance.
British Advance.
LONDON. Oil. 9. Official advices
slate that yesterday the British ad
vanced it thousand yards on the
.Somme front, between Guadecourt
and I.es Bofes.
Rumanian* Cross Danube.
LONDON, Oct. !l. Advices receiv
ed here today from Rome state that
a fresh Rumanian expedition has
crossed the Danube into Bulgaria, and
in a sharp encounter repulsed the
forces under General Von Macken
sen. This report is coutirmed by ad
vices from Petrogrud
Allies Advance.
PARIS, Oct. 9.—A joint attack of
the Allies on the Somme front resum
ed in an advance of the Allied line
two-thirds of a mile on the Somme
front yesterday.
Teutons Retake Kronstadt.
BERLIN. Oct. 9 — An official bul
letin issued this afternoon states that
the Teutons have recaptured the
Transylvania city of Kroustadt from
the Rumanians.
Rumanians Retreating.
BUCHAREST, Oct. 9.—It was of
ficially reported here today that the
Rumanian troops invading Transyl
vania have fallen hack to the Carpa
thians to protect the passes from at
tack by the Teutons.
Trnn*|M»rts Sunk.
PARIS. Oct. 9.—-Advices received
here state that the French transport
dallia, with two thousand French aDd
Serbian troops aboard, has been min
ed and sunk. Only meagre reports
of the sinking of the vessel have
been received, and it is not known
how great the loss of life was.