vql 1() VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, '14 NO. 301.
GERMANS FORCED GIVE GROUND
' ALUES MAKE GAIN; GERMAN RIGHT WING IS TURNED
SUBMARINE WHICH SUNK THE BRITISH SHIPS ESCAPED
REPORTED GERMANS EVACUATING AISNE TRENCHES
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WILSON INSISTS
COAL OILL PASS
Will Force Congress To Push Through
the Coal Leasing Bill Demanded
By the Administration.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—Late
yesterday afternoon President Wilson
sent for several senators and urged
upon them the great need for the
immediate passage of the adminis
tration coal land leasing bill for
Alaska and insisted that congress
take immediate action because the
coal was needed not only as a com
mercial necessity for the people of
Alaska and the Pacific coast, but al
so as a military measure.
It is expected that with the active
support of the administration the
Walsh coal land bill will be pushed
through the Senate within a month.
(This is the bill denounced by the
delegate in a recent speech in Seat
tle. The delegate is now touring
Alaska for re-election, while big prob
lems for the north are under discus
sion in Washington. The pay of the
delegate is $7,500 a year and mile
age for 6,000 miles, also a tidy sum.
—Ed.)
BOSTON CERTAIN
TO WIN PENNANT
Defeat of Giants By Chicago and Vic
tory for Boston Over Pittsburg
Almost Settles Fight.
BOSTON, Sept 23.—When New
York lost to Chicago yesterday Bos
ton in the meantime defeating Pitts
burg, the race for the pennant in the
National League was decided, the rag
going to Boston. The race for the
pennant in the parent organization
this year was the greatest in the
history of the league, and if It had not
been for the European war, what
started out to be a disastrous season
would have developed into the big
gest financial success.
Boston on July 4th was in last
place and looked to be pretty well
settled in that position. Suddenly
they took a winning streak and went
steadily to the top and today have
cinched the pennant. The race in the
American League was decided months
ago, Philadelphia being so far ahead
there was no chance of being over
taken.
The National Commission is ex
pected to decide within the next two
or three days where the opening
games of the world series will be
played.
Senator and Mrs. B. F. Millard re
turned to Valdez last night from the
Granite mine.
G. 0. P. TO FIGHT
ANY WAR TAX
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—The Re
publican party has decided to fight
any war tax measure, clalniing that If
the majority will cat appropriations
the need for extra taxes will be done
away with. They claim that there
1b no occasion for a panic or hasty
action and that extra burdens should
not be heaped on the people In
these times of Btress.
German Right Turned Between Peronne and St. Quentin—Allies Take Nine
Miles of German Trenches Which Are Found Filled With Dead—Only One
Hundred Out of Fifteen Hundred of the Crews of the Three British War- j
ships Were Saved—Ships Worth $4,000,000 Each—Russians Have Many
Armies In Field—Siege of Przemysl.
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THE HAGUE, Sept. 23.—The mil
itary experts here say that as Gen
eral von Kluck has received over
100,000 fresh troops and yet is pre
vented from making any advance
against the allies, it demonstrates
that the Germans have reached the
zenith of power and success and that
from now on they will be pushed
back steadily, winning an occasional
success but losing the majority of en
gagements.
Germans Retiring At Rate of Four
Miles a Day.
It is pointed out that the Germans
are continually retiring all along the
line and in no place have the allies
failed to make a gain, while the av
erage gain is four miles a day.
Report Russians Near Cracow.
CRACOW, Austria, Sept. 23.—The
Russians are reported advancing up
on this city with a large force and
are now said to be near here. The
people are said to be panic-stricken
and all except the Slavs are fleeing
"o the interior. No Austrian army
large enough to stop the Russians is
near here.
Russians Reported As Bombarding
Breslau.
PARIS, Sept. 23.—An unconfirmed
report has been circulated here that
tne Russians are bombarding the city
of Breslau near the border of Rus
sian Poland.
Three Ships Lost By British Were
Big Cruisers.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—The three
ships sunk in the Nt>rth Sea yester
day by the German submarines were
three large cruisers, each worth $4,
000,000, and they had large crews
aboard. The news has caused great
excitement in England and the peo
ple are demanding that the admiralty
take the aggressive at once. The
wild rage of the British public has
forced the navy department to take
an aggessive attitude and orders
were issued that the German fleet
must be made to fight at once.
Churchill Make* Statement.
Lord Churchill announced today
that the navy would drag the German
ships from their shelter like dogs af
ter rats and would sink them al1.
Will Use Submarines.
It is understood that volunteers
have been called for to man a num
ber of the big submarines which are
to be sent into the German harbors
to seek revenge upon the Germans for
the North Sea defeat. The men are
told that none are expected to re
turn alive, but no knowledge of what
they are to do has been made public.
Several thousand men volflnteered
within a few minutes after the call
was posted on the battleships.
Admiralty very Active.
At no time since the beginning of
the war has the admiralty shown
such activity as at present. I That
something big is brewing is the gen
eral impression.
British Losses In France Have Been
Great.
The war office announced today
that the losses during the fighting
the past week in northern France
have been exceptionally heavy, but
that the gaps made by death and
by the wounded have all been more
than filled by the arrival at the front
of the recruits and reservists, who
had been rushed to France as fast as
possible.
Germans Have 100 Mile Line En
trenchments.
The Germans have an almost con
tinuous line of entrenchments the
entire front of the army a distance
of 100 miles. The allies guns con
tinually play upon the German po
sitions and give them but little rest.
French Gaining Constantly.
The gains of the French have been
constant and surprising, as the Ger
mans have fully as many men at the
front as the allies. The French dis
played a courage and patience unex
pected of them and wait for signs
of any weakness on the part of the
Germans and then charge, driving
back the invaders. Their work has
brought high praise not only from
French generals but the British have
marveled at the new France so de
termined to win the war and recov
er the lost provinces of Alsace-Lor
raine.
Germans Close the Rhine.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 23.—The Ger
man authorities have closed the Riv
er Rhine and no Dutch boats will
hereafter be allowed to operate on
the big German waterway which has
its source in Dutch territory. The
information has reached here that the
big Rhine forts are being strength
ened and that thousands of people are
working day and night along the
Rhine to prepare for the invasion of
Germany, which now seems certain
unless the army in France inflicts a
decisive defeat upon the allies.
Germans Have Little Hope for Suc
cess In Present Campaign.
The German people have but lit
tle hope for a successful termination
of the present battle, because it is
known that the army has lost ground
and the terrible losses inflicted up
on the kaiser’s army by the allies
is beginning to be realized. The
wounded tell of terrible slaughter by
the continued methods of mass at
tack.
Dcnm ct vh/ ui uivum.
Dutch residents of Berlin report
that thousands of women are wear
ing black because of the death of
fathers, sons, brothers or sweet
hearts. The death list is appalling
and the city is gloomy. One report
states that murmurs of opposition to
the government can be heard and
that a defeat would almost certainly
mean the overthrow of the kaiser.
Germans Justify Destruction of Cathe
dral.
BERLIN, Sept. 23.—Because of the
intense feeling in neutral countries
regarding the destruction of the ca
thedral at Reims by German artillery
the foreign office has issued a state
ment asserting that the French gun
ners had planted guns in the cathe
dral towers to shoot at aviators and
had batteries packed on the cathe
dral grounds, expecting them to be
safe from attack because of the red
flag flying from the towers. The de
struction was necessary as a military
measure, is the assertion of the for
eign office.
Pope Make* Strong Protest.
ROME, ept. 23.—The Pope ' has
made a strong protest to the Ger
man government because of the de
struction of the cathedral at Reims,
which was one of the finest structures
in the world and its loss to the
church a heavy blow. Catholics the
world over have been aroused to a
high pitch of indignation at the need
less destruction.
Boer General Quite His Job.
CAPETOWN, S. F., Sept. 23.—Gen
eral Beers, one of the Boer generals
who fought Great Britain and who
later became a high official in the
c,ape' Colony, holding a position in
the territorial army, refused today to
head a force into German Southwest
Africa, claiming that it is a war of
aggression and that' the Germans of
the colony have made no attack upon
the British.
Germans Subscribe Big War Fund.
BERLIN, Sept. 23.—The German
people have subscribed to the gov
ernment war loan of $1,500,000,000,
which has all been taken in this
country and by many people, the
loan being made in small parcels.
The prompt response of the people
to the call for money shows clearly
that the masses are with the gov
ernment and disprove all stories re
garding opposition to the emperor
and the war by the masses.
German* Burn Two More Cities.
OSTEND, Sept. 23.—Because the
citizens of Heverle and of Betties,
two cities near Brussels, have refus
ed to pay the indemnity demanded
by the German military authorities,
both cities were destroyed last night,
the citizens being given one hour to
leave their homes and seek shelter in
the fields or in other cities. The Ger
man officers claim that war taxes lev
ied by them will be paid on every
town assessed or a snnilar fate will
be in store for the cities which re
fuse.
German Right Wing Finally Turned.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—It is reported
here upon good authority that the
German right wing, commanded by
General von Kluck, has finally been
turned and that his force Is retiring
towards the Belgium border and may
be forced so far away from the base
of supplies as to be caught by the
allies in a position which will make
surrender imperative.
Trenches Filled With Dead.
Nine miles of trenches evacuated
by the Germans between Peronne and
St. Quentin were found filled with
German dead and indicates the terri-'
ble effective fire of the allies big
guns which played upon the trench
es for days.
New British Army Attack Right.
A new army of 75,000 men sent
from here a few days ago has arrived
at the front and its arrival gave the
allies the needed reinforcements to
take the offensive and turn the Ger
man wing. This new army is now
attacking the Germans with great
vigor. Most of the men have seen
service, having been brought here
from the colonies or recruited from
reserve men.
Germans In Critical Position.
The German right is undoubtedly
in a critical position and if the al
lies can keep forcing General von
Kluck’s army further away from the
main army it will certainly be cap
tured, as the way through Belgium
is dangerous for a retreating army
subject always to a flank attack from
the Belgian forces, which continu
ally annoys the enemy, blowing up
bridges and tunnels and destroying
tracks and roads.
Save 100 Men From Sinking Cruisers
One hundred men out of 1,500 on
/he British cruisers sunk in the North
Sea were saved. The rest of the men
went down with their ships. The
shock of the loss of the three boats
has stunned England, the people be
ing alarmed at the loss.
Russians Start Siege of Przemysl.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 23.—The Rus
sian army has started the siege of
Przemysl, the strongly fortified posi
tion in Galicia. The commander has
allowed enough troops to remain
about the city to contain the gar
rison, while others are expected to
push on after the retreating Austri
an-German army, which is fleeing
towards Jaslo.
Using Big German Guns.
The big siege guns from the forts
at Lemberg, which was captured a
short time ago by the Russians, have
been brought up for use against the
Austrian forts. The guns are of the
latest patent big Krupp gun. The
Russians also captured large quanti
ties of ammunition at Lemberg and
are shooting the Austrians with their
own ammunition. The big Russian
guns are also being used but it has
been found that th« big Krupp guns
hate a longer range.
Russians Have Many Armies.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 23.—The war
office states that the Russian plans
require a number of large armies,
one to operate in Galicia, another
to push through Selicia into Ger
many, a third to invade Germany
from Poland and to besiege Breslau,
while still another will operate in
East Prussia and continue to hold
the three German army corps in
Konigsberg.
Will Force Germans To Bring Large
Forces East.
,It is expected by this means to
force the Germans to weaken their
line in France because it will require
a large force of men to block the
Russian advance, especially now that
the Austrians have been so decisive
ly whipped.
Expose Plan of Operation.
The Russians plan to push forward
wherever the German line is weak
est should the forces of the kaiser be
strengthened in East Prussia, the
Russian army in Selicia or Poland
or both will advance and should the
East Prussian army be weakened
then the Russians near Konigsberg
will advance.
Hunting for Wireless In Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 23.—At the
request of the British government the
United States authorities are hunting
for a wireless station believed to be
operating in the Oregon hills and to
be in constant communication with
the German warships off this coast
and far out to sea. Wireless mes
sages to the German ships advising
them of the movements of British
and Japanese warships and merchant
vessels have been intercepted and are
being sent by a powerful station.
Germans Hold Liege Forts.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—The military
authorities announce that the report
a few days ago of the withdrawal of
the German troops from the Liege
forts has been found to have been
erroneous and that the Liege forts
are being repaired and strengthen
ed ready to be used to stay any pos
sible invasion of Germany by the al
lies.
German Right Fighting Desperately.
Day and night the artillery duel
continues on the German right. The
allies crawled forward at midnight
until near the German positions, then
rushed the entrenchments and after
a hand to hand fight forced the Ger
mans to run. The advantage gained
has been of great help today in shell
ing the German positions.
Von Kluck Moves Headquarters To
Mons.
General von Kluck has moved his
headquarters to Mons, in Belgium.
The German right, which was strong
ly entrenched at Noyon, has been
forced back. The fighting was hot
test at Noyon and the Germans have
been forced to push back up the Oise
river, as the positions gained by the
French at Peronne and St. Quentin
prevent his making a junctionn with
the main German army, which he has
been striving to do for the past ten
days, but has been blocked at every
effort despite the strong reinforce
ments sent him from Belgium.
Must Retire Through Belgium.
The withdrawal to Mons of'the von
Kluck. headquarters indicates that
he will take the only road left open
to retreat via Belgium. The railroad
line is still in the hands of the Ger
mans and can be used to take them
back, but the line is in dagger of
being cut, in which event his army
cannot retire and must fight against
overwhelming odds, besides having
its supply cut off.
Believed Germans Retire All Along
Line.
PARIS, Sept. 23.—The indications
point to the speedy retirement of the
Germans all along the line of the
Alsne river. Aviators still report
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SENATE PASSES
HARBOR BILL
Provides for Only $20,000,000 Appro
priation—House Is Expected To
Fight Measure.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—The
Senate yesterday afternoon prompt
ly passed the Rivers and Harbors
bill demanded by the Republicans,
who were aided by sixteen Democrat
ic senators. The bill provides for
an appropriation 'of $20,000,000 in
stead of $54,000,000, as at first plan
ned.
The bill was sent to the House,
which is expected to fight the meas
ure, as the House is largely Demo
cratic and almost every congressman
has had some pet item shoved out
of the bill by the senators. They
insist that the appropriations are
needed and that in times like the
present the government should spend
as much money as possible, while in
good times it matters little. Pros
perity, they assert, fan be brought
back quicker by the government con
tinuing public works than by stopping
them.
VILLA WILL HEAD
NEW REVOLUTION
Has Been Buying Large Quantities of
War Supplies—Will Join Gen
eral Maytorena.
NACO, Arlz., Sept. 23.—Indications
here point to the fact that General
Villa, with his forces of 30,000 train
ed fighters, will join with General
Maytorena, of Sonora, In the rebel
lion against General Carranza, now
acting provisional president of Mex
ico.
Since President Wilson lifted the
embargo on arms and ammunintion
General Villa has purchased millions
of rounds of ammunition and many
new machine guns besides field
pieces. He has also retained all of
the pieces captured from the federal
army.
Villa will start with the largest
army that has ever been used in a
rebellion against a constitutional or
provisional government in Mexico and
has complete control of several
northern states.
It is expected that Carranza will
make concessions to Villa if possible,
as he cannot expect to successfully
cope with Villa, who is considered
the best military man in the repub
lic. Villa insists that Carranza re
sign as provisional president or else
announce that he will not be a can
didate for president at the coming
election as the constitution requires
that no president or provisional presi
dent succeed himself.
ALAMEDA HEBE
EARLY FRIDAY'
The steamer Alameda, of the Alas
ka Steamship Company, left Skagway
at 10:15 last night and should reach
Valdez early Friday morning.
The Orpheum being out of film,
there will be no show until the ar
rival of the next steamer.