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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1914.
HISTORY OF BELGRADE.
Belgrade, the capital of Servia, has
a long and varied military history.
It is situated on a lofty promontory
at the confluence of the Save and
Danube, and dominates entirely the
low-lying plains on all sides. This
excellent strategic and tactical posi
tion has made it a fortress of im
portance from the earliest times.
Belgrade was up until the recent
wars the most important commercial
town of Servia, but its exposed po
sition has led to the belief that if the
war had not broken out last sum
mer the capital of the kingdom
would have been transferred to Us
kub or Skoplje, the capital of the
ancient Serb empire reconquered from
the Turks in 1912. Belgrade in 1912
had a population of about 70,000 peo
ple. Since the Servians became in
dependent the town has made con
siderable progress, and now has sev
eral good hotels and a number of fine
public, buildings, among them the
IVeiv Konak, or palace, built to re
place the one in which King Alex
ander and Queen Draga were mur
dered in 1903. The beautiful Kale
megdan Park, overlooking the Dan
ube, is one of the principal features
of the town at present The city’s
street car lines employ cars purchas
ed from the Philadelphia Street Rail
ways Company some years ago. The
need of improving the condition of
the streets of Belgrade was so ob
vious that in the fall of 1911 a com
prehensive plan was laid out and all
the streets torn up, but only one had
been rebuilt when the Balkan war
broke out and money failed for pub
lic improvements. It is a question
now whether the rest will ever be
finished.
At the beginning of the present
war the Servian capital was moved
to Kraguyevatz, in the interior, and
later to Nish. The Austrians began
the attack on Belgrade on July 29,
bombarding the town both from bat
teries near Semin and from monitors
on the Danube. Within a few days
most of the city was in ruins and
practically all of the non-combatants
had fled The Servians held out, nev
ertheless, and early in September,
during a temporary paralysis of the
Austrian offensive, they succeeded in
driving the besiegers out of Semlin.
This advantage was later lost and the
Austrians have continued the attack
all through the autumn and finally
captured the city two weeks ago, on
ly to lose it again.
MARIPOSA COMES
EOOMTHE WEST
The steamer Mariposa arrived in
Valdez at 1 o’clock today from the
west and sailed south shortly after
for Seattle. The following passen
gers left on the boat for Seattle:
B. O. Peterson, J. B. Gray, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Butterworth, W. Wright,
P. H. Krivopick, Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Hemple.
For Juneau: F. A. Aldrich.
For Cordova: Rev. Father Shep
herd, J. W. Arnold.
Just arrived the most beautiful and
largest assortment of Christmas ties
at Ben Silverman’s. tf
Orpheum Tonight.
Orchids, educational picture.
The Escape, swell drama.
Birds of Passage, hand colored
comedy.
Mike and Jake, Pugilists, joker
comedy.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Dec. 15, 1914.
Barometric pressure .29,844
Temperature at 7 p. m. 32
Maximum temperature . 33
Minimum temperature . 28
Mean temperature . 301-2
Precipitation ....78
Cloudy air, wind northeast 4 miles.
Snowed at night and mixed snow and
rain from 6 a. m. to 7 p. m.
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ADMIRAL EVANS
IS DELAYED
Reported That Crack Admiral Liner
Hit Bird Reef In Port Gra
ham Harbor.
1
The report was received here this
afternoon on the steamer Mariposa
that the Admiral Evans had hit Bird
reef in Port Graham harbor, and that
she had been beached at the first
port and was being repaired. The
injury is not serious but the captain
of the ship would take no chances
at this time of the year and placed
the boat on the beach to ascertain
the damage and make repairs. The
plates which have been bent are to
be reinforced and a cement inner core
built to keep the water out. The Ev
ans is a double-bottom ship and only
one skin was broken.
The boat struck during a heavy
snowstorm. The steamer was going
under a slow bell and did not hit
hard. The order to reverse the en
gines soon put the ship out of dan
ger.
The wireless report of the accident
received by the Mariposa indicated
that the delay would be a matter of
two days.
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BRITISH COAST
(Continued from page 1.)
side of the rivers have been effect
ively checked by the heavily armor
ed monitors which patrol the river. !
The Servian shore batteries are un
able to block the river boats. A num
ber of Servian raiding parties have
been prevented from returning to the
Austrian side and are surrounded by
superior Austrian forces.
British and German Ships Battle.
LONDON, Dec. 16.—The British flo
tilla is engaging the German 'raiders
of Hartlepool. The kaiser’s ships are
fleeing towards Germany, scattering
mines as they go and the big war
ships are forced to pursue a longer
route to avoid the mines. It is ex
pected, however, that several of the
German boats will be sunk.
Eighteen Killed At Scarborough.
SCARBOROUGH, Eng., Dec. 16.—
as a result of the shelling of this
city 18 people were killed. The city
is in gloom, fearing another attack.
Christmas Gifts for Soldiers.
PARIS, Dec. 16.—One hundred cars
containing gifts for the soldiers at
the front are sent from this city each
day. The soldiers are all to receive
extra rations for the Christmas meals.
French Gains In Argonne Section.
The French troops operating in the
Argonne region report considerable
gains. During the night attacks sev
eral strong positions held by the
Germans were taken and are now
held by our troops.
Turks Bombard Sevastopol.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16.—Reports
from Berlin state that the Turkish
warships have again bombarded the
Russian Black Sea port of Sevasto
pol. The amount of damage is not
reported, but is believed to have been
light, as the forts at the entrance
to the bay would be able to keep the
warships some distance off shore and
thus the effect of the bombardment
would be slight.
Russians Lack Railroads.
LONDON, Dec. 16.—The lack of
railroads hinders the military opera
tions of the Russians. The Polish
campaign is slow because of the long
marches the troops must make to go
from one section of the big battle
field to another. The Germans are
also somewhat handicapped for the
same reason, but can use the strat
egic military railroads along the
frontier for the massing of troops
at any point from Konigsberg to
Cracow. It is for this reason that
the Russians continue to fall back at
each successive invasion of the Ger
mans into Poland.
No Change In France.
In spite of the fact that 300,000
men have been killed since Novem
ber 1 in the fighting in France, the
allies occupy the same positions to
day they did six weeks ago.
Germans Get Reinforcements.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 16.—The Ger
mans on the left bank of the Vistula
have received strong reinforcements.
A general engagement is on at the
Russian center. From the junction
of the Bsura river to Petrokow the
troops are engaged. The German loss
es have been heavy. The Russian
positions are holding and more troops
are constantly being pushed forward
from mobilization centers to the con
flict. A great Russian victory is ex
pected. The Germans at Soldau have
retired behind the line of frontier
forts and the Russian army operat
ing in that region has started by
forced marches for the Vistula, at
Plock, where they will strike at the
German rear. Only enough Russians
were left at Mlawa to prevent the
Germans returning into Poland.
$60,000,000 French Relief Fund.
PARIS, Dec. 16.—The French cab
inet will ask the Chamber of Dep
uties at its meeting on Dec. 22 for
an appropriation of $60,000,000 to be
used to aid the many French people
who suffer because of the war. The
many refugees from the north of
France must be cared for at govern
ment expense.
MORE TROOPS
SENTTO BORDER
(Continued from page 1.)
act will bring about a rupture be
tween the two countries.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—The War
Department today ordered Gen. Scott
to Naco to take command of the
troops on the border. The adminis
tration will no longer tolerate the
constant shooting of people on the
American side. Trouble is expected.
The War Department is as active as
it was last May when the Tampico
incident threatened war with Huerta.
The movement of three regiments to
Naco, the strengthening of the com
mand at El Paso, where Gen. Bliss
has been ordered to be ready in case
of trouble.
CHINESE WANT
AMERICAN MONEY
SAN FRANCISCCO, Dec. 16.—The
Chinese government Is endeavoring
to secure a loan of $1,500,000 from
American bankers.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Remington and Smltn Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed Tor $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, Dee. 16, 1914.
STATION Above Uelow Snow. In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 35 15 Cloudy, calm, trail fair.
McCallum . 20 6 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Paxson’s . 21 8 Cloudy, windy, trail good.
Hogan's . IS 5 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Gulkana . 21 8 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center _ 35 3 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonsina . 20 15 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell . 19 24 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam . 28 20 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Thompson’s Pass .. 29 35 Cloudy, calm, trail none.
Wortman’s . 28 14 Clear, calm, trail good to Valdez,
drifted north.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
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PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle
Nov. 15th, Dec. 5th and 25th
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan. Juneau, Yakutat, Ka
talla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak.
PUGET SOUND--CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and
Harvard for southern California ports.
Itieht reserved to ohantre dates and steamers without notice
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
Local Agent
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south -7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau. Sheep creek Trcadwon DouKlas
Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives. S S Seward. 9 S Seward. 5th
s S Latouohe. 15th; S S Cordova. 25th of each month-Rlght reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
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