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chinT floods
TAKE MANY LIVES
Amerrcan Consul Reports 8,000,000
Are Starving—Aid Needed At
Once—Children Being Sold.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.—The
consul general of the United States
in China has reported to the State
department that the Chinese face a
terrible winter because of the floods
and that eight million people are suf
fering and are almost certain to
starve. Whole towns have been blot
ted out by the floods and the people
forced to seek shelter in the higher
districts.
The consul general has asked for
aid, which must be prompt to save
the Chinese. Thousands of women
and children are dying each day. The
young girls are being sold into slav
ery or are being slaughtered by their
parents to save the food that other
wise would be used by them.
MORE AMERICANS
QUIT EUROPE
Seven Steamers Leave Liverpool and
Have 10,000 Returning Americans
—Millionaires In Steerage.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 14—Seven
more trans-atlantic steamers left here
today for America. Three of the
boats are bound for Canada and four
cleared for New York and had 10,000
American passengers, who were in
Europe at tEe outbreak of hostilities
and were unable to return because
of lack of transportation.
The Americans were forced to take
steerage passage from here to New
York; some because they have no
money and others because the ac
commodations on the boats are limit
ed and many who have always travel
ed de luxe are now glad to get across
even in the steerage.
The passage rate has been more
than doubled and the tourists who
came to Europe on Cook touring tick
ets are stranded and the American
consuls are advancing them enough
money to pay their passage and are
accepting in return the unused tick
ets and a promise of pay from the
Americans.
FIND HIGH PEAK IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Miss Mary
Jobe, the mountain climber and ex
plorer, returned to this city today and
announces that she has discovered a
new mountain peak in northwestern
British Columbia, which has never
been known of heretofore and which
is a little over 11,000 feet in height.
This is one of the largest mountains
discovered in recent years.
Red Cross Ship Sails.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—The steam
er Red Cross, with 150 surgeons and
nurses and a crew made up entirely
of Americans, sailed from here to
day for Europe to render such aid
as they can to ‘he wounded soldiers
and sailors of all the armies engaged
in the war In Europe.
Germans Report Capturing 219,000 Prisoners of Whom 90,000 Are Russians,
85,000 French, 30,000 Belgians and 14,000 British—Another Big Battle
Being Fought In Galicia Where German-Austrian Troops Oppose Russians
Next Big Battle Expected On Lunenberg Frontier—Reports From the Front
Are Meagre.
LONDON, Sept. 14.—The armies of
the allies fighting the Germans-Aus
trians number fully 1,500,000 on a fir
ing line extending for 100 miles along
a jagged line in north central France.
The Germans have fully as many
men opposed to the allies besides
large forces held in reserve in Bel
gium and Luxemburg.
Fighting Is East and North of Paris.
The fighting is east and north of
Paris and the German line of com
munication lies through Luxemburg,
where the German general staff is
still located.
Rejoicing May Be Premature.
Military experts here have issued
a warning to the people that they
should not be premature in their
rejoicing and that while the allies
are gaining ground and the Germans
are being forced to retreat, yet the
kaiser may be planning a strategic
retreat which will place him m a
strongly entrenched position.
Meagre Reports Received.
Only the most meagre reports have
been received here from the front
the past twenty-four hours, indicat
ing that no important engagements
have taken place.
Germans Lost Battle of Marne.
The Germans lost the battle now
officially called the “Battle of Marne,”
fought about the city of Vitry, and
were forced to retire, leaving their
wounded upon the battlefield. Their
losses were terrible and the British
war office has received word that the
losses to the French center was also
very heavy because of the desperate
charges made to capture the heights
which commanded the key to the po
sitions, and which the troops com
manded by General Pau were forced
to assault many times before they
gained the heights.
General Pau Idol of the Army.
The French and English troops
have gone wild over General Pau,
the hero of several engagements.
Austrians Become Aggressive.
VIENNA, Sept. 14.—The Austrians,
in spite of the superior numbers of
the Russians, have taken the aggres
sive in Galicia and have driven back
the Russians toward Lemburg.
Drive Russian* From Grotekger.
The combined German-Austrian
army has succeeded in driving the
Russians from Grotekger, where they
were strongly entrenched.
Germans Winning In East Prussia.
The Germans continue to drive the
Russians back in East Prussia and
are preparing to raise the siege of
KoenigsEerg, which the Russians
have been unable to take, although
they have had the town surrounded
for two weeks
Austrians Greatly Encouraged.
The effect of the Austrian victory
over the Servians, the defeat of the
Russians in Galicia and the terrible
defeat inflicted by the German-Aus
trian army near Tarnow has result
ed in the people of Austria demand
ing an aggressive campaign against
the Russians at once.
Russians Admit Austrians Active.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 14.—The war
office has admitted that the Austri
ans have assumed the aggressive and
are now attacking the Russian troops
in Eastern Galicia. They have been
greatly reinforced by Germans.
Battle Line 100 Miles Long.
The Russians have a battle front
of 100 miles and are stretched in a
semi-circle from Russian, Poland to
the Dianster river.
Center Engaged In Battle.
The entire Russian center is now
engaged in a death struggle with the
Austrian-German army and the bat
tle is expected to last a week and
will extend the entire line of the
Russian front. If successful the Rus
sian march on Breslau will be contin
ued.
Germans Have Many Prisoners.
BERLIN, Sept. 14.—The German
war office has announced that to date
the army has taken 219,000 prison
ers of whom 90,000 are Russians and
compromise the two army corps cap
tured at Allenstein in East Prussia.
Fifteen generals are among the cap
tured.
Have 85,000 French Captives.
The French captives total 85,000
men and officers, while the Belgians
number 30,000 and the British 20,000.
More Germans Killed.
The twenty-first casualty list was
issued today by the war office, show
ing a batch of 7,000 more German
dead and 12,000 wounded. The lists
are issued almost every day. The
war office refuses to give out any in
formation at this time as to where
*he men were lost, as it might give
the enemy valuable information.
Germans Completely Routed.
BORDEAUX, Sept. 14.—While the
war office will give out but meagre
reports regarding the operations at
the front, it is believed here that
the German rout has developed into
a tremendous disaster for the kaiser’s
soldiers and for his nation and that
the offensive operations of the Ger
man army has been stopped and their
future work will be merely defen
sive.
Germans Returning To Fatherland.
The reports from the border indi
cate that the kaiser’s troops are re
turning to Germany through St.
Quentin, Mazieres and into Luxem
burg and that they are pouring
across the border as fast as possible.
German Left In Danger.
The German left, operating south
of Verdun, are in danger of being
cut off and forced to surrender, as
the French now control almost all
of Lorraine and are pushing forward
to Verdun, from Nancy, and the
troops in Lorraine are working to cut
the German right by making a con
nection with the French, thus forc
ing them to remain and fight against
heavy odds.
Joffre’s Brilliant Victory.
The victory of General Joffre at the
battle of Marne is regarded here as
the greatest surprise of history.
With his army beaten back to Paris,
almost disorganized, dissatisfied and
weak, he suddenly succeeded in tak
ing the offensive, drove the Ger
mans from the shadow of the French
capital, defeated them decisively at
Marne and is forcing them into Ger
many a disheartened and disorgan
ized army.
Marvelous Reversal of Roles.
It Is considered here as the most
remarkable reversal of roles ever
known in the history of the world to
change from defeat to conqueror with
in a week; with one week the French
losing ground and beaten and the'next
the victorious Germans fleeing in de
feat for the border.
People Wild With Joy.
The people here are wild with joy
at the outcome of the big battle and
are crying, "On to Berlin! On to
Berlin! Viva Joffre! Viva Pau!”
Germans In Critical Position.
The position of the German army
is extremely critical. The allies are
making a vigorous campaign against
them in northeast France, while the
Belgians are pounding away at them
in the north and have forced the Ger
mans to give ground and retire to
wards Liege, leaving large supplies
of war munitions and food.
Asks Austria To Explain.
LONDON, Sept. 14.—The Rome
correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graph Company, says: “Italy has
asked for a friendly explanation from
Austria regarding the landing of a
large shipment of Austrian arms at
Medua, an Albanian seaport. The Ser
vian minister, who protested to Italy,
alleged that the Austrians were arm
ing the Albanians against Servia.”
Paris Expects Big Battle.
PARIS, Sept. 14.—The allies have
been victorious at the first stage of
the battle with the invading Germans
but the real battle is expected to
take place within a few hours. The
Germans have abandoned all the
strong entrenchments erected by them
to cover possible defeat and a nec
essary retirement and are falling
back to the Ardennes, where they can
cover their retirement with a very
small force. ■
New Positions Heavily Timbered.
The new positions are located in
the heavily timbered Ardennes moun
tains and the roads are easy of de
fense by small forces, making a di
rect assault upon the Germans, an
impossibility except at a tremendous
cost of life.
Germans Forming New Line.
The Germans are forming a new
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BALANCE OF KARLUK’S CREW RESCUED
BY TRADING SCHOONER KING & WING
NOME, Sept. 14.—The revenue cut
ter Bear returned here yesterday
from Wrangell Island off the Siber
ian coast, bringing twelve rescued
members of the crew of the steamer
Karluk of the Stefansson Arctic ex
pedition, who had been wrecked near
Herald Island on January 11th and
had been waiting for rescue ever
sines. /
Eight members of the expedition
were lost, they having left the is
land in January, intending to make
their way to Siberia, but have never
been seen since.
Two scientists of the party, B. Ma
men and G. S. Mallock, died on the
Island the day after the arrival of the
Bear. Both men suffered with
Bright’s disease, brought on by hun
ger and the eating of seal and fish
almost exclusively. Fireman George
Bradley accidentally shot and killed
himself shortly after Captain Bartlett
left the party. 1
The provisions taken by the men
from the Karluk were completely ex
hausted, and they were living on seal,
some birds, a few fish and three bear
CUTTER BEAR THEN BRINGS TWELVE SURVIVORS OF CREW TO
NOME—EIGHT LEFT CAMP LAST WINTER AND NEVER HEARD
OF—THREE MEN DIED ON WRANGELL ISLAND.
which they had killed. The party
had been divided, one establishing
camp at Cape Waring and the other
at Rogers harbor, so that the
chances of securing food might be
better.
When the Bear appeared at Rogers
harbor thei men were almost crazed
with joy, shooting their guns into the
air, jumping and dancing on the
beach and shouting at the top of
their voices.
The gas schooner King & Wing,
wlbiich left! Nome on lAugt' 30 to
make a second attempt to save the
shipwrecked crew, reaching the is
land at the same time as the Bear,
and transferred the men from the is
land te the cutter. A heavy sea was
running at the time, but the rescuers
feared to delay as the Ice, which
had cleared from the island for the
first time in many months, might
again become packed along the
shores.
The Karluk was blown from her
winter quarters near the Colville riv
er north of Alaska on September 25,
1913, while Stefansson was on a
hunting trip and drifted across the
Arctic ocean, finally being crushed by
the ice on January 11th sixty miles
from Herald Island, where the crew
established Camp Shipwreck, taking
supplies from the whaler on the ice
to the camp, where they lived until
the storm was over and then made
their way to the island, where they
remained ever since.
Eight of the members of the crew
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were lost. They left Camp Shipwreck
to make their way to Wrangell Is
land. but never returned.
The men rescued’ are; W. L. Mc
Kinley, a scientist; John Munro, as
sistant engineer; B. Williamson, stew
ard; Robert Templeman, assistant
steward; Ernest Chief, fireman; F.
W. Maurer, seaman; H. Williams and
John Hadley, and the family of four
natives taken aboard at Point Bar
row before the ship drifted to sea.
The Bear made several attempts
to reach the island the past summer,
but was driven off because of the
heavy ice floes, which prevented the
government steamer from reaching
the island. Several other large pow
er boats were chartered to make the
trip and they likewise failed.
Captain Bartlett was aboard the
revenue cutter Bear when the rescue
was made, having left his party on
Wrangell Island on February 18 and
made his way to Emma harbor, on
the Siberian coast, where he was
picked up by the steam whaler Her
man, commanded by Captain Peter
son, and was brought to St. Michael.
Republicans Trying To Force Demo
crats To Let Go of More of
the Pork Barrel.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 —The
Democratic committee considering
the Rivers and Harbors bill with its
appropriation of $54,000,000, today re
turned the bill to the Senate after
having cut $18,000,000 from the ap
propriation, but the Republicans are
still dissatisfied with the measure
and have started to filibuster with
the view of forcing the majority party
to cut the appropriation still furth
er.
The Southern senators who have
had appropriations cut from the bill
are up in arms and insist that if the
bill is not passed as at present re
ported to the Senate they will fight
it to the end and no part of the
country will get an appropriation.
MINNESOTA HAS
A RICH CARGO
Brings Tea and Silks Worth $10,000,
000 To Seattle From the Orient
—Largest Cargo Ever.
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—The big Hill
liner, the Minnesota, largest Ameri
can merchant vessel afloat, reached
here today from the Orient, bringing
a cargo of tea and silks worth $10,
000,000, which is believed to be the
largest cargo of tea and silk ever
brought across the Pacific.
The fear that Japanese or English
vessels might be caught by the Ger
man cruisers still at large on the
Pacific caused the firms of shippers
in the Orient to hold the freight for
the American liner, which is free
from capture by any of the warring
nations.
Bunnell Passes Paxson’s Station.
C. E. Bunnell reached Paxson’s at
7 this morning and is making fast
time to Fairbanks. He is making the
trip to the interior on the Sheldon
automobile.
SAMPSON CREW
ON TOE WATSON
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—The officials
of the Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
have selected Captain Edward Hick
man, formerly pilot on the Admiral
Sampson, to be commanding officer
of the Admiral Watson, which is to
start her maiden trip to Valdez to
morrow.
The majority of the crew of the
Sampson are on the Watson, which
will leave with a big cargo and a
number of passengers tomorrow
night.
Weather Report.
Valdez. Sept. 13, 1914.
Barometric pressure .29,928
Temperature at 5 p. m.49
Maximum temperature .58
Minimum temperature .42
Mean temmperature .481-2
Precipitation .20
Partly cloudy, oalm, wind south
west, six mUes. Hair at night and
from 6 a. m. to 10:30 a. m.