VALDEZ. ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1914. NO. 300.
VOL. 10. _ ,_ '
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER CONTINUES
DESTINY OF EMPIRES HANG BY THREAD IN FRANCE
ALGERIAN TROOPS CAPTURE POMPELLE BY ASSAULT
GERMANS USING SIEGE GUNS IN FIELD OPERATIONS
THREE BRITISH CRUISERS SUNK IN NORTH SEA BY TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES
RAILROADS GUN
RATE INCREASE
Interstate Commerce Commission Al
lows Basic Rate of Two and Half
Cents Mile Passenger Fare.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—The In
terstate Commerce Commission will
shortly allow the railroads all over
the United States to raise the pas
senger rate to two and one-half cents
a mile, the rate to be uniform all
over the country. It is announced
that this rate has been decided up
on as the only means of saving the
roads from bankruptcy and no furth
er advances are to be tolerated to
the employees until after the pres
ent crisis is over.
The announcement was expected, as
much pressure has been brought to
bear on the commission by business
men who feared the result should
the roads be further harrassed by the
restriction of rates.
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Sixteen Senators Join Republicans In
Filibuster—Send Rivers and Har
bors Bill To Committee.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—Sixteen
Democrats joined with the Republi
cans today and forced the majority
leaders to send the Rivers and Har
bors bill back to the committee with
instruction to slash off all possible
items and to bring the bill to 120,000,
P00.
The Republicans have been filibus
tering for a week and in spite of
bringing up ancient rules and regu
lations they have prevented consider
ation, Senator Kenyon speaking all
of one night, compelling the Demo
crats to maintain a quorum, but un
able to secure consideration of the
measure, which provided for the ex
penditure of $54,000,000.
The revolt of the sixteen Demo
cratic senators caused a sensation
and the majority leaders were sur
prised when the vote showed so large
loss.
Independent Democrats assert that
at the present time the pork barrel
must be forgotten and only such work
carried on as is necessary and that
no new work be started until finan
cial conditions improve.
It is stated that President Wilson
is with the revolters and would be
willing to have the bill cut to $13,
000,000.
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NEW RULES FOR
THE SKATING RINK
The owners of the Valdez skating
rink have started a new system in
connection with the rink. Hereafter
admission to spectators will be ten
cents and any who later wish to skate
can do so by paying 40 cents addi
tional. The management will have
the Reinke orchestra each evening to
play selections for the entertainment
of the spectators and the benefit of
the skaters.
Mrs. Nels Jepson and Miss Jessie
Jepson will leave in the morning for
their home at Beaver Dam.
Crown Prince Commanding Near Verdun Where Terrific Assaults Are Being
Made On Allies Positions—British Officers Maintaining Tradition of the
, Service—Kaiser Wilhelm Gives His Fourth Son An Iron Cross for Being
Wounded—Battle Raging In Galicia With 2,000,000 Men On Firing Line—
Germans Drive Russians From East Prussia and Prepare To Invade Poland—
Japs Report Destruction of Two Forts At Kiao Chow—Serajevo, Capital of
Bosnia, Captured By Servians and Montenegrins.
LONDON, ;Sept. \22.—In spite of
the determined attack made by the
Germans upon the positions held by
the allies and in many places the
counter assaults made by the Fran
co-British soldiers, no decided ad
vantage has been gained by either
side.
German Attack Concentrated Near
Verdun.
All through the night the Germans
continued their assaults upon the
Verdun forts and upon the entrench
ments nearby in an effort to break
through and so far have been beat
en back with heavy losses.
Using Big Krupp Siege Guns.
The Germans are using the big
siege guns brought from Namur and
from the forts along the border of
Germany and they are sending in
a terrific fire with the big guns,
which, however, is being responded
to by the big guns in the forts which
have as long if not longer range, be
sides which many new batteries of
siege guns have been brought up to
the firing line by the French and
are shelling the German positions.
Crown Prince Has Important Position.
Because of the importance to the
Germans of the capture of Verdun
the crown prince himself is directing
the attack at that place and is cheer
ing the men on.
French Make Gains.
PARIS, Sept 22.—The French
made notable gains between Reims
and Argonne and along the Craonne
heights* where the .soldiers scaled
almost perpendicular heights in the
face of a heavy rifle fire and suc
ceeded in holding them In spite of
the desperate efforts to force them
to evacuate.
Germans Also Claim Gain* At cra
onne.
BERLIN, Sept. 22—The war office
published a statement this morning
announcing that the German troops
had advanced and now held strong
positions in the Craonne hills from
which they were able to shell the
enemy and were forcing them to re
tire further from the German fron
tier.
Three British Warships Sunk.
LONDON, Sept. 22.—Three British
warships, the cruisers Aboukin, Ho
gue and Cressy were sunk in the
North Sea today by two German
submarines, which were themselves
sunk by the British ships. Only a
few of the members of the crews
were picked up by torpedo boats,
which were near, and rushed to the
scene at once.
Germans Make Quick Raid.
The Germans made a quick raid
from their base of supplies on the
North Sea and approached the Abou
kin without being observed, discharg
ing a1 torpedo which struck the ves
sel amidships causing the ship to
sink within a few minutes. The oth
er two boats then rushed to assist
the stricken ship and were them
selves hit and sunk, while torpedo
boats called by wireless, soon sank
the German vessels. The lost ships
were small cruisers used for patrol
duty in order that the larger vessels
may be safe.
Montenegrins and 8ervlane Take 8er
ajevo.
ROME, Sept. 22.—The Montenegrin
and Servian armies today capfured
the city of Serajevo, the capital of
Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was at
this city that the Archduke Ferdi
nand, of Austria, and his wife, were
assassinated and which is considered
as the excuse, if not the direct cause,
of *he present war.
Austrians Badly Defeated.
The Austrians were badly defeat
ed by the combined Montenegrin and
Servian forces and are fleeing in dis
order to Senitza. They left many
prisoners and large supplies of war
material at the capital for the vic
tors, who have taken 300 cannon.
Churchill Says No Peace With Mili
tarism.
LONDON, Sept. 22.—Lord Church
ill, first lord of the admiralty, an
nounced today in reference to the
feports that Germany was seeking
peace: “That German peace propos
als were insincere and that England
would make no peace with German
militarism short of the grave. When
this war is over the militarism of
the kaiser will rule the world or the
people will rule. No compromise is
possible. Wle do not want to sub
jugate the peoples of Germany or
Austria, but will set them free from
the despotism of military rule.”
British Officers Pay Heavy Toll.
The loss of 800 British officers is
considered here as far in excess of
the general proportions of officers to
men and is taken as indicating that
the officers are living up to the tra
ditions of the service. The war of
fice announces that 800 officers from
captain up have been killed, wounded
or missing.
Report Another Servian Victory.
NISH, Sept. 22.—After a battle of
several days the Servians defeated
250,000 Austrians according to the
report issued hy the Servian war of
fice. The Austrians were driven
across the River Drlna with great
loss. No details of the fight have
been made public but the officers as
sert that the defeat of last week
has been wiped out.
German Siege Guns Work Perfectly.
PARIS, Sept. 22.—It is admitted
here by military authorities that the
German masked batteries, especially
the big siege guns, are taking a ter
rible toll of lives from among the al
lies troops and that so far, in spite
of the efforts of many aviators, the
guns cannot be located and dislodg
ed. The big guns have a range of
seven miles and the mobile charac
ter of the big motor batteries has
surprised the French, who were not
anticipating that the Germans would
bring the siege guns into play in the
field.
French Realize German Rage.
For the first time the French
troops have realized the terrible rage
of the German commanders and of
the men in general at the check they
have received at the Marne and the
failure to break through the allies
lines In spite of the sacrifice of sev
'eral hundred thousand men. This
rage was displayed in the deliberate
destruction of the Reims cathedral.
How Reims Cathedral Caught Fire.
The big church structure caught
fire from the shells of the German
guns when they struck the scaffold
ing erected a few months ago to
make repairs and the fire quickly
spread to the straw upon which the
German wounded were lying. In
spite of the heroic efforts of the at
tendants almost all of the soldiers
were cremated. The structure was
a complete loss.
Germans Explain Bombardment.
BERLIN, Sept. 22.—It is explain
ed here that the German commander
was forced to bombard the cathedral
because of the vigor with which the
French gunners were serving their
pieces n Reims, and the only hope
of dislodging them was to shoot at
the big church building to force the
batteries from Reims or else destroy
the church.
Italians Demand War On Austria.
ROME, Sept. 22.—The authorities
here were forced last night to send
a strong detachment of troops to
guard the residences and legations
of the Austrian and German ambas
sadors because of the riots in the
city and the threats of the populace,
who are demanding war upon Aus
tria and the recovery of the two
provinces of Tyrol and Carniola, the
population of which is ninety per cent
Italian. The mobs started for the
ambassles of the Austrian and Ger
man governments but were stopped
by the strong force of troops.
Italy Cannot Avoid Conflict.
It is almost certain now that noth
ing can prevent the Italian nation
from entering the conflict as an ally
for the Triple Entente.
Government Would Remain Neutral.
The government would remain neu
tral but the people are insisting that
as they are suffering almost as much
as if at war and industrial condi
tions continue bad that the nation
might as well be involved and se
cure some of the fruits of success
ful war. Should the allies defeat the
Germans in the conflict now on in
northern France Italy will be forced
by the people to declare with the
French and English. '
Algerian Troops Retake Pompelte.
CHARLON SUR MARNE, Prance,
Sept. 22.—The Turcos charged and
recaptured the Pompelle heights
yesterday, driving the Germans from
the strong position, which, if they
had been able to hold, would have
resulted in the falling back of the
French forces. The Turcos charged
up the hill and although the machine
guns and rifle fire of the Germans
took a terrible toll of lives they con
tinued and fought hand to hand for
possession of the heights until the
Germans fled in terror from the
Africans, who could not be stayed
by the hellish fire.
Choked Germans To Death.
After the battle many Turcos were
found with a death grip upon the
throat of a German which could not
be shaken and the two had died to
gether. The Germans show no quar
ter to the African troops of the
French and they in turn neither give
nor ask quarter. No Turcos are tak
en prisoners by the Germans. As
yet the Algerian troops have not
been defeated and the kaiser’s sol
diers fear them worse than the
French or English soldiers. They
are remarkable marksmen.
Germans Used Turcos for Exhibition.
At (the beginning of the war a
number of Turco prisoners were tak
en by the Germans and were used
to arouse public sentiment against
the allies, the dark-skinned Africans
being taken from city to city on an
open flat car in order to arouse bit
ter hatred and fear in the breasts of
the people of Germany. These were
the only Turco prisoners taken.
Germans Cannot Retreat.
The German position is such that
they must fight or lose almost all of
their artillery, as the heavy muddy
roads will prevent them taking the
big guns back.
Kaiser’s Fourth Son Gets Cross for
Bravery.
LONDON, Sept. 22.—The kaiser
has bestowed upon his fourth son,
Augugt William, the iron cross because
of his bravery. The German prince
was wounded during the recent, fight
ing.
Germans Manning Frontier Forts.
Aeroplanes of the Franeo-British
army report that large numbers of
German troops are retiring towards
the German border and it is believ
ed here that they are preparing to
man the frontier forts and that the
main field army will likewise retire
in a few days because of the inabil
ity of the army to break the allies
line.
Germans Again Defeat Russians.
BERLIN, Sept. 22.—The German
army has again defeated the Russian
forces in southeast East Prussia, tak
ing the city of Lyck, which has here
tofpre been held by the Russians,
who were compelled to retire. The
Germans then took the cities qf Gra
jevo and Szczuczyn, in Russian Po
land, defeating the Finnish division
of the Russian army, which fled in
disorder before the victorious Ger
mans.
Ready » To Invade Russia.
The German force is /how ready to
Invade Russia and will start the in
vasion within a few days only wait
ing for the reinforcements now en
route. With <he defeat of the Rus
sians in East Prussia the people of
Berlin believe that all danger from
the north has disappeared and that
the Austrian-German forces in Galicia
will be able to block the Russian ad
vance if they do not defeat and rout
the army under General Ruzsky.
More Dope About von Kluck.
LONDON, Sept. 22.—The military
experts here state that the position
of General von Kluck, commanding
the German right, is desperate in
spite of the fact that he has received
100,000 new troops. The allies still
hold a position between his force and
the main German army which may
be forced to retire and leave the
right wing to its fate.
Allies Losses Staggering.
The war office has admitted that
the losses to the allies during the
past two weeks fighting has been
staggering and that the new meth
ods of warfare are taking thousands
of liveb every day.
Germans Ordered To Retreat
It U reported here that the kaiser
has ordered the army in northern
France to retire to' the frontier forts.
The source of the rumor Is not
known, but is believed to be true,
as aviators report large sections Of
the German arttty retiring towards
the frontier.
German Army Not Well Fed.
PARIS, sepl. *2.—Many Gerinah
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FIND GOOD ODE
ON THREE IN ONE
Lead Two Feet Wide Struck At a
Depth of 600 Feet—.Tunnel Was
Driven 550 Feet.
Jeff Devinney, mining operator, has
brought to town samples of high
grade ore taken from the Three-Iu
One claims on Shoup bay. The lead
has been struck at a depth of 600
feet and shows free gold and high
values at that depth, which is be
lieved to be the deepest at which free
gold has been found in this section
and shows that the leads go down.
The lead is two feet wide in the
face of the tunnel, which was driv
en for 550 feet into the hill.
The operations on the claims will
continue and as soon as enough ore
has been blocked out a mill will lie
constructed and the ore milled.
Name Judges for Coming Election—
Receive Check From Valdez Elec
tric Co. for August Business.
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The city fathers met last night and
transacted much city business. Two
precincts were established by the
council for the voting on November
third and judges and clerks were
named. The council also received a
check for $5.45 from the Valdez Elec
tric company as the franchise tax on
its Income above $1,000 for the
month of August.
, Mayor Ritchie also called the at
tention of the council to the fact that
in establishing block 40 for the re
stricted district they had created a
■monopoly for the owners of that sec
tion and that the women were being
forced to give up most of their earn
ings to their landlords. He urged the
council to enlarge the "bad lands” by
adding several blocks beyond Dewey
street and between it and the dike,
where they would not be in the way
of any families, and yet at the same
time the larger district would allow
for competition among the landown
ers.
The attention of the council was
called to the darkness on Wall
street, and as it constitutes the gate
way to the town from the Valdez
wharf Councilman King moved that
the group of lights which was orig
inally intended to be placed before
the school house should be placed at
the end of the dock and the mo
tion was passed. Other lights were
also ordered placed about the city
where needed.
The judges selected for precinct
number one, which is all of that por
tion of the town east of the line run
ning through the center of Alaska
avenue, are as follows: H. M. De
La’no, Totn Hunt and Louis Rosen
thal; clerks, H. M. Conrad and H. P.
Sullivan. < s'
For precinct number two, which in
cludes all of Valdez west of Alaska
avehhe: Judges, Con Lowney, T. E.
Wlkidel and Frank Hayes; for clerks,
Ross Hockey and Frank Millard.
Hie polling place for precinct num
ber one was designated as the City
Hall ahd tor precinct number two
the Fish building.