SURRENDERS TO
NEW YORK POLICE
Foreigner Declares That He Assas
sinated Governor of Galicia
Seven Years Ago.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—A man
claiming to be S. Jczynski, who mur
dered Count Potochi, the Austrian
governof the province of Galicia sev
en years ago, surrendered himself to
the New York police last night and
is being held for investigation.
The assassination of Count Potochi
was one of the many atrocities which
led to the present European war. The
murder occurred during the summer
<rf 1908 while the governor was at
tending a public celebration.
Jczynski, who is a Russian Pole,
states that since escaping from Gal
icia, he has traveled over the world
in his efforts to -evade detection and
Ahat he has been in America for sev
■ny*i years. He told ;the police that
he was a member of a secret society
which existed in Galicia to extermin
aainate the Austrian royal family.
ilL DECIDE THE
FITE OF CHM
President Yuan Has Summoned An
Army to Afford Protection to
(Convention Members.
PEKING. Sept. 28.—That the fate
of the Chinese republic rests with
the convention of citizens soon to be
held In this city, has been declared
hy President Yuan. The president
states that troops have been provided
for the protection of citizens who at
tend the convention which will de
cide if the Chinese republic form of
government is to be continued or the
monarchy he restored.
The diplomats of the foreign pow
ers have been active in their attempts
to guide the Chinese statesmen who
will participate in the convention, to
adopt a constitution which will fav
oh^heir respective countries. It is
behoved that by centralization of
power 'the Japanese government will
control the convention, although it
was in protest of the Japanese ag
gressions that President Yuan decid
ed to call the convention to determine
the fate of the nation.
The province of Mongolia, which
broke away from the Chinese empire
and set irp a form of government of
its own, is reported to have declared
in favor of again becoming a part of
the empire should the monarchy be
restored. Mongolia would, however,
remain a separate state.
MINERS ENTOMBED IN
PENNSYLVANIA MINE.
LANSFORD, Pa., Sept. 28.—An
explosion which occurred In a mine
near here last night entombed eleven
miners and it is feared that they have
been killed. The explosion blocked
the entrances and wrecked the air
shafts. Rescue parties are endeavor
ing to reach the miners through old
workings in the hope they were en
abled to reach safety by flight from
the place where the explosion oc
curred.
ALASKANS ENTERTAINED
BY SEATTLE CLUBS.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—Following
Ita usual custom of inviting promi
nent Alaskans in the city to its regu
lar,£#eekly luncheons, Editor Stone
of Seward, Editor John Troy of Ju
neau, and Sam Blum of Valdez, were
entertained by a joint committee of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
and the Arctic Club. The AlaskAns
nil made interesting talks and told of
the development of the territory and
et their districts in particular.
The members of the Valdez Fire
department state that there is a
strong demand for the tickets for the
Jitney dance which will be given in
Eagle hall Saturday evening.
DESPERATE FIGHTING ON WESTERN FRONTIER
BEING WAGED TO BREAK EXISTING DEADLOCK
LONDON, Sept. 28.—Desperate
fighting is reported along the west
ern battle line, where the Germans
are endeavoring to recover ground
lost during the Allies drive. The Ger
mans have made many counter at
tacks but have failed to dislodge the
British from their new positions. The
British are reported to have made
additional gains near Hullock Loos,
where hand to hand fighting resulted
in charges against the German in
trenchments. Little news is permit
ted to leak out regarding the opera
tions at the front, but it is believed
that the Allies are persisting in their
attempt to break the deadlock and
that both sides are suffering heavy
losses.
Berlin Says Drive Is Failure.
BERLIN, Sept. 28.—The German
war office has announced that the
drive of the Allies on the western
frontier has been checked and that
the German troops by counter at
tacks have succeeded in retaking the
old positions. It is authoritively re
ported that 7000 Allies were taken
prisoners during the counter attacks
of the Germans.
Wounded Arrive In London.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—Hundreds of
the British soldiers wounded in the
Allies drive of the past two days are
arriving from France and have serv
ed to dampen the spirit of jubilation
manifest over the advances claimed
over the Germans by the British war
offlce.“'lt is reported frojm Paris that
train load after train load of Ger
man prisoners are arriving from the
north and are being sent to prison
camps in southern France.
LITTLE NEW’S IS PERMITTED TO REACH LONDON REGARDING
THE PATE OF THE ARMIES ENGAGED IN THE DEADLY STRUG
GLE BUT MANY WOUNDED BRITISH BEING BROUGHT FROM
FRANCE—BERLIN REPORTS THAT ALLIES DRIVE HAS BEEN A
FAILURE—RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET SILENCES GERMAN GUNS
NEAR RIGA BUT COMMANDER OF FLEET IS KILLED—BE
LIEVED INVASION OF SERBIA HAS BEEN POSTPONED—BERLIN
CLAIMS CAPTURE OF 7,000 ALLIES IN YESTERDAY’S ENGAGE
MENTS—PETROGRAD REPORTS GERMAN OFFENSE WEAKER.
Serbian Invasion Delayed.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—The belief is
expressed by military experts that
the Teutonic invasion of Serbia has
been delayed for two weeks by the
losses suffered on both the eastern
and western frontiers.
Russian Commander Killed.
PETROGRAD, Sept 28.—The Rus
sian Baltic fleet has bombarded the
German batteries near the Gulf of
Riga and has silenced the German
guns. During the bombardment a
German shell exploded on the deck
of one of the warships, killing Prince
Wiasemiki, commander of the Rus
sian fleet.
Germans Prisoners Exhausted.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—Advices from
the western frontier state that thou
sands of the German prisoners cap
tured since the Allies drive began two
days ago are old men and are in a
state of collapse from their long
siege in the trenches. Many of the
German prisoners eagerly surrender
ed and stated that they hoped the
war would soon be over. All are fear
ful that Germany will succeed In
overcoming the great nations which
have become arrayed against the
German empire. The prisoners state
that they have been forced to remain
in the trenches for days without re
lief, owing to the troops having been
withdrawn for the Russian cam
paign.
German Offensive Weaker.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 28.—Advices
from the front where Gen. Hinden
burg is battling to destroy the Rus
sian army states that the German of
fensive has slackened and that the
Russians have held their positions.
It is believed that Hindenburg’s com
mand has spent its strength and will
soon be forced back. It is believed
that the reinforcements expected by
Hindenburg to protect his extended
lines have failed to arrive, owing to
the onslaught of the Allies on the
western frontier.
Greece Takes Over Transports.
ATHENS, Sept. 28.—The Greek
government has requisitioned twenty
transports' to bring Greek reservists
home from foreign countries. It is
stated that nearly 100,000 Greek re
servists in the United States have no
tified their consuls of their intention
of returning to enter the war. Sixty
thousand reservists are reported to
be awaiting transportation home from
South American countries.
Greece Mobilizing Army.
PARIS, Sept. 28.—It is reported
that Greece has mobilized an army
of 400,000 men and the army is ready
to go to Serbians defense the moment
the invasion of the Teutonic forces
begin.
Bulgars Sign Turkish Treaty.
SOFIA, Sept. 28.—The protocol,
whereby the Turkish government
cedes to Bulgaria disputed territory,
was signed today. The treaty pro
vides that during the present war
that Bulgaria shall keep her army
mobilized as a menace to prevent
other Balkan states from declaring
war on Turkey.
Italians Report Success.
ROME, Sept. 28.—The Italian war
office bulletin states that the Italian
troops have forced the Austrians
from a number of their strongholds
in the Alps. Heavy snowfalls have
rendered the movements of troops in
the mountains extremely dangerous.
Serbs Silence Teutonic Guns.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—Advices from
Belgrade state that the guns of the
Belgrade fortress have silenced the
Teutonic bombardment from across
the river, and it is believed that the
threatened invasion of Serbia will be
abolished by the Teutons owing to
the heavy reverses along both the
eastern and western frontiers.
CATHOLIC PRIESTS
SENT FROM TURKEY
Believed That Expulsion "is Due to
Their Efforts to Check Mas
sacres of Armenians.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—It is reported
from Rome that the Turkish govern
ment has ordered that all Catholic
priests be expelled from the Ottoman
empire, and that hundreds of priests
are arriving at Russian Black Sea
ports, and crossing into Bulgaria and
Greece for safety.
It is believed that the order expell
ing the priests is due to their efforts
to protect the Armenians from mas
sacre. The dispatches from Rome
substantiate the reports of the Ameri
can missionaries that hundreds of
thousands of Armenians have been
slaughtered by the Turkish and Kurd
soldiers.
it Has been announced mat. En
gland will take part in raising funds
for the Red Cross operations for the
relief of the Armenians. The Brit
ish government has urged delay in
raising subscriptions until Ambassa
dor Morgenthau, representative of
the United States at Constantinople,
has rendered his report to President
Wilson, concerning the reported 1
Turkish atrocities.
ATTEMPT MADE TO BURN
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT OUT.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Sept. 28.
An attempt was made last night to
destroy the home of Franklin Roose
velt, first assistant of the secretary
of the navy. The fire was discovered
before the flames had gained head
way and was extinguished before the
building had been greatly damaged.
The police have investigated the fire
and declare that it is the work of
incendiaries.
The steamer Alameda passed Ju
neau at 11 o’clock this forenoon en
route to Skagway. Alameda should
reach Valdes about Thursday night
unless she encounters foggy or stor
my weather.
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VISITING WEST
Are Taking Advantage of Opportunity
to See Western Portion of the
United States.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.—Four mem
bers of the commission representing
the British and French governments
who are in America to place bonds
of their governments with American
bankers to the extent of $500,000,
000, have arrived in Chicago under
heavy guard.
The members of the commission,
several of whom have made previous
visits to America before, declare that
their visit to the west is of a private
nature and has no bearing on the loan
Question. Some of them have never
been west of New York and they are
taking the present opportunity of
seeing more of the country. They
have expressed themselves as satis
fied with the negotiations for secur
ing the huge loan in America.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
SAILS FROM SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—The steamer
Admiral Farragut sailed 'last night
for Valdez and other Alaskan ports.
Seorge Baker, of Valdez, is a return
ing passenger of the steamer. The
Farragut carries three ljundred tons
if steel rails and other supplies for
the Alaskan Engineering commission
tor Anchorage.
rEXANS PREPARE FOR
ANOTHER MEXICAN RAID.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Sept. 24.—
A force of one hundred Mexicans
ire reported to be gathering across
;he Rio Grande at Progresso with the
ivident intention of participation In
mother raid into Texas. The caval
ry patrol Is keeping sharp watch of
;he band and they will be shot should
;hey attempt to land on Texas soli.
The EariCs are planning an old
;ime frontpr dance on the eve of Hal
owe’en, October 30. Early day feat
ires will be the attraction.
CONVICT KILLS
TWO OFFICIALS
Takes Gun from Guard and Kills
Marshal and Superintendent of
the Penitentiary.
SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 28.—Depu
ties and posses of citizens are scour
ing the country to recapture an es
caped prisoner who murdered the
superintendent and one of the guards
in his break for liberty. The prisoner
engaged the guard in a scuffle and
succeeded in taking his gun away
from him. Superintendent Harry
Minto went to the assistance of the
guard and was shot dead. The des
perate man then killed the guard.
The convict escaped with the gun
and deputies have warned civilians
that the man will not hesitate In tak
ing life in his efforts to evade cap
ture. It is believed that he is con
cealed near the asylum and that he
will be captured before he can reach
the shelter of the heavy timber, a few
miles distant from the penitentiary.
ADMIRAL WATSON BEEN
SUCCESSFULLY FLOATED.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—The steamer
Admiral Watson, of the Admiral line,
which was rammed and sunk by the
Pacific Coast Steamship company’s
freighter, the Paraiso, was floated
today and will be towed to the dry
dock of the Seattle Drydock & Con
struction company. Divers succeeded
in patching the eighteen foot hole
cut in the Watson’s hull by the Pa-1
raiso, and the wrecker Santa Cruz i
has succeeded in pumping the vessel
out without wrecking the bulkheads
by pumping the water from all com
partments at the same time.
When the Watson was rammed and
Bunk her cargo consisted of lumber,
steel rails and shipments of grocer
ies for Alaskan merchants. Once the
ship was lifted from the bottom of
the bay she floated by her own buoy
ancy. It will require several weeks
before the Watson is again back on
the northern run.
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DIPLOMATS LEAVE
BALKAN CAPITALS
Serbia, Rumania and Greece are Pre
paring for Entrance of Bulgaria
Into tlie War.
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LONDON, Sept. 28.—Notwith
standing the denial of the Bulgarian
government that Bulgaria’s mobiliza
tion of her army is not intended for
offensive action, it is believed that
the Balkan states will soon be in the
war. Diplomats are leaving the Bal
kan capitals on pretext of illness and
preparations are being made every
where along the borders to repel in
vasions of to begin offensive move
ments.
The Servian ambassador to Bulga
ria has left Sofia and returned home
claiming ill health as the reason for
his hasty action. The Bulgarian con
suls in Macedonia have also been re
called on • the same pretext of ill
health.
Reports from Black sea ports say
that the Bulgarians are still fever
ishly working to erect fortifications
along the coast to resist attacks by
the Russian Black sea fleet, now in
undisputed command of the sea. Ru
manian diplomats are also reported
to be preparing to leave the Bulga
rian capital and all indications point
to the struggle beginning shortly
after the army of Greece has been
mobilized.
CAR CRUSHES MEN
WORKING IN TUNNEL.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28.—Five
men were crushed to death today
and eleven men injured when a train
was hacked into a tunnel where the
men were working. The five men
were caught between the car and the
wall of rock and were instantly kill
ed, the others having escaped death
by throwing themselves beside the
rails. Many of the injured men lost
arms and legs by the wheels of the
car passing over them.
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ENGLISHMEN ARE
ENLISTING NOIA
Success of Allies Along the VVesteri
Front Has Caused Great Wave
of Enthusiasm.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—The news o
the success attending the drive of th>
Allies against the Germans along tht
western frontier has caused great en
thusiasm throughout England an<
thousands of Englishmen who weri
opposed to conscription are now vol
untarily enlisting.
The British now believe that th«
object of the German nation was no
to check the advance of the Russiar
nation, nor France or Belgium, but
that the overthrow of England wai
the real object of the Germans.
The numerous raids of the Germar
Zeppelins has caused intense hatred
of the Teutons to manifest itself in
England and men who have refused
to enlist in defense of their countrj
are being discharged from employ
ment and regarded as lacking in pa
jtriotism.
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FIFTY KILLED AND
HUNDREDS HURT
City of Ardmore, Okla., Destroyed by
Explosion which Followed Tap
of Inspector's Hammer,
ARDMORE, Okla., Sept. 28.—A
spark from a car inspector’s hammer
caused a carload of gasoline to ex
plode in this city early this morning
and resulted in the business center
of the city being burned, the killing
of fifty persons and two hundred be
ing severely burned and injured.
The force of the explosion was so
terrific that a large block near the
track was blown to pieces and every
window in the city broken. The
buildings rocked as though struck by
a cyclone, and a number of blocks
collapsed. Fire followed the explo
sion and the flames swept through
the heart of the city before being
checked.
Intense excitement prevailed dur
ing the fire and the city was placed
under martial law. The fire depart
ment was handicapped in fighting
the flames as the streets had been lit
tered with the wreck of the blocks
destroyed. Doctors and nurses have
been arriving from Gainesville and
other cities to care for the injured
persons, many of whom will succumb
to their burns and other injuries sus
tained by the falling walls and glass.
ARDMdRE, Sept. 28.—A conserv
ative estimate of the damage in this
city caused by the explosion and the
fire which followed places the losses
at $1,000,000. It is stated that the
death list is growing as several re
mains have been found in the wreck
of the factory destroyed by an explo
sion.
WASHNGTON, Sept. 28.—A fed
eral investigation of the Ardmore dis
aster has been ordered to determine
the true cause of the disaster. It is
not believed that the car was loaded
with gasoline, and explosive experts
have expressed the belief that gun
cotton caused the terrific havoc.
NEW BOARD SIDEWALKS
ARE BEING LAID.
A gang of men are busy laying a
new sidewalk from in front of the
Owl Drug store to Keystone avenue,
to replace the old planks which had
become dangerous to pedestrians. The
government is also laying a board
walk in front of the site formerly oc
cupied by the postofflce before the
fire, and the walks have been com
pleted in front of the Alaska Steam
ship office and thf George C. Treat
block, permitting of pedestrians trav
eling dry shod from the dock to any
part of town.