VOL. 10. VALDEZ, ALA8KA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1914. N0 81?
ANTWERP MUST PAY HUNDRED MILLION
GERMANS THREATEN TO RAZE CITY IF INDEMNITY IS NOT PAID
HOLLAND MAY BE INVADED AND FATE BE SAME AS BELGIUM
BIG KRUPP SIEGE GUNS REDUCED ANTWERP FORTS TO DUST
LEM BILL
IS REJECTED
Senate Sends Bill Back To Conference
Committee and All Hope for the
Measure Is Given Up.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—By a vote
of 26 to 23 the Senate on Saturday
afternoon returned the Alaska coal
land leasing bill to the conference
committee, refusing to accept the bill
as agreed to by the conferees.
All hope for the passage of the coal
leasing bill has been abandoned by
the friends of the administration, as
every possible pressure was brought
to bear by the president upon mem
bers of the Senate who opposed it.
The former strongly urged the en
actment of the bill as the only way
in which to open up the mining re
sources of the north, not only the
coal, but by thus giving Alaskans
cheap fuel the copper and iron mine
owners would be enabled also to open
up and employ a large number of
men.
A strong effort was made by the
friends of the president to put off the
rejection of the bill until a later day,
but without avail.
JAPANESE WANT
GERMAN ISLANDS
Officially Announced At Tokio That
Mikado’* Government Will Keep
*
All It Get* It* Hand* On.
TOKIO, Oct. 8.—(Delayed in trans
mission)—The Japanese government
announced today that it had never
made any promises to the American
government nor Great Britain that
Japan would not seize any other Ger
man possessions in the Orient except
ing Kiao Chau. The announcement
was made officially following much
adverse criticism of the government
in going to war, with the only possi
ble gain a small German possession
in China, when many, of the best
coaling stations in the Pacific were to
be had for the asking and the navy
could easily tal(e the Marshal Islands,
the Caroline islands east of the Phil
ippines and not very far distant from
them, lying dlrectlf in the path be
tween the Philippines and the Unit
ed States. ,
'rue uernqans also nave a number
of islands in the Ladrone group and
the Bismarck archipelago, near New
Ouinea, all of which would be of great
benefit to Japan as a maritime,-tow
er, giving her many coaling stalons
and places to fortify for the protec
tion of commerce and from which'to
prey upon the commerce of the Unit
ed States, should the two countries
evpr clash.
MTHWSTM
DUEJISHTILE
SEATTLE, Oct 12.—The steamer
Northwestern will arrive in Seattle
this evening from the north and sails
north again on November 1st, making
the last trip of the summer schedule
'on the Alaska Steamship line. After
November 1st all steamers of the
bompany will pass Wrangell and
Skagway without stopping. Boats
will sail from Seattle every ten days
Instead of every six, as has been
done the past season.
French Report Great Gain In Center—Drive Germans Back From Many Positions—Antwerp Gar
rison Escaped and Has Joined British Army Near Ostend and Combined Armies Are Prepar
ing To Receive the Germans—Eight Thousand British and Belgian Troops Forced To Seek
Shelter In Holland and Are Prisoners In the Netherlands—Were Rear Guard and Delayed the
German Advance Helping Main Army To Escape—Vienna Says Russians Driven From Hungary.
EDISON MAKING
NEW SUBMARINE
Will Take Air From Water and Ex
pects To Allow Boat To Remain
Under Water Indefinitely.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Thomas A.
Edison, the great electrical engineer
and inventor is perfecting a new sub
marine with an arrangement by which
air is to be taken from water for the
use of the crew. It is believed that
his invention will allow submarine
boats to remain under water inde
finitely as a continuous supply of air
can be had from the ocean by ex
tracting the oxygen which is in the
water. Tlie new invention is being
tested at the Holland submarine
works and special guards prevent any
unauthorized parties from trying to
spy upon the new method.
MEXICAN SHELLS
FALL IN ARIZONA
Custom House At Naco Demolished,
Also Several Residences—Ameri
can Army Office Warns.
NACO, Mexico, Oct. 12.—The Vil
laites and Carranzaites lighting across
the border from here are still at it
and four shells fired by them have
fallen in American territory. One
wrecked the custom house, while oth
ers have demolished residences in the
city.
The commander of the American
troops has ordered the Mexicans to
direct their fire In the other direc
tion or else he will take a hand in
the fighting for the protection of the
American citizens here and will open
fire on both sides of the participants
In the Mexican squabble.
The American border patrol has
been doubled to stop any marauding
bands crossing into Arizona.
Charles Fowlkes Is now at the
Granite mine as assayer and book
keeper and will remain at the Port
Wells property this winter.
SHITE HIS
HUB THE BILL
"i <
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—<Delayed
In transmission)—The war tsix meas
ure, Whioh has been in the hands of
the committee for pome time, was re
ported to the Senate today and will
be considered at pnce. Many amend
ments are expected. The liquor in
terests will fight the effort to tax li
quors and the gasoline manufactur
ers are opposing the tax on gasoline,
claiming It will work a hardship up
on the Industries of the country,
which are dependent upon gasoline for
motive power.
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LONDON, Oct. 12.—The Germans
have taken An'werp and now hold
that city, which is to be forced to
pay an indemnity of $100,000,000 or
be entirely destroyed. The garrison
led by King Albert left the city and
made a Junction with the British
troops at Ostend and are now ready
to renew the attack on the Germans.
In northern France the allied army
has made some progress in the cen
ter according to advices from Paris
and have pushed the enemy back.
From Russia today the news is not
extensive, indicating that big events
are taking place in the East. Some
upprehension is felt in London over
the outcome when the Germans, with
.their full strength, come in contact
With the poorly trained and equipped
Russian force.
Fear for Holland.
The naval experts here believe that
the Germans will seize the land at
the mouth of the Scheldt river and
thus, violating Holland neutrality, that
country must take one side or the
other.
Germans Drop Bombs In Paris.
PARIS, Oct. 12.—German aviators
yesterday dropped twenty bombs In
this city, killing many people, most
of whom were women and children
and all of them non-combatants. The
French aviators guarding the city en
gaged the Germans but were unable
to drive them off until twenty bombs
had been dropped.
Germans Failed To Lay Siege Bruges
and Belgians Escape.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—The garrison
from Antwerp escaped the German
army because of the failure of the
kaiser’s general staff to take Bruges
and the entire garrison escaped to
Ostend, using the main line of rail
road from Antwerp to Bruges and
are now taking the offensive in con
junction with the British army.
Attacking Germans Near Ghent.
. The army of the allies have at
tacked the Germans entrenched near
Ghent and Inflicted considerable loss
upon them. The attack continues in
an effort to force the Germans to
retire upon Brussels.
British Naval Reserves Lost Heavily.
The British naval reserves number
ing 8.000 men at Antwerp, lost 500
killed and wounded during the light
ing; 2,000 naval reserves were forc
ed to seek refuge in Holland, along
with a part of the Belgian garrison,
who held the city for several hours
after the main army had escaped, and
who covered the retreat, blocking and
delaying the Germans until they were
cut off and forced to seek safety in
Holland, where they were disarmed
and will be held as prisoners of war
until the end of the war.
Battle of Aisne Called Great Battle.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—The correspon
dents at the front with the allies
army now designate the battle along
the Aisne river as the ‘great battle.”
It has been in progress for a month
without any great gain on either side.
Suwalki Province Cleared of Ger
mans.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 12.—The prov
ince of Suwalki, which a week ago
was entirely in the hands of the Ger
mans, is now cleared of the kaiser's
soldiers, all stragglers having been
captured. The Russian operations re
sulted in the capture of 10,000 Ger
man prisoners and fifty guns.
Germans Levy $100,000,000 On Ant
werp.
LONDON, Oct. 12.—The Germans
now occupying the city of Antwerp
have levied an indemnity of $100,000,
000 upon the city and demand imme
diate payment under threat of de
stroying what remains of the city,
including a number of buildings built
hundreds of years ago.
Burgomaster Pleads Poverty.
The burgomaster of Antwerp, who
remained in the city and officially
surrendered it to the Germans, has
been held a hostage along with a
number of prominent citizens. The
burgomaster has pled the extreme pov
erty of the city as an excuse for not
paying the big indemnity, claiming
that all the valuables were sent to
Ijondon from the banks before the
Germans arrived and it is expected
tnat no indemnity will he paid and
that the Germans will be allowed to
'pstroy what remains of the city if
they desire to do so.
Will Make Antwerp a Naval Base.
Naval experts here believe that the
Germans will make of Antwerp a na
val base for operations against the
British. It is predicted here that
Germany will seize the Scheldt river,
which runs through Holland and will
fortify the mouth of the river at once.
Will Force Holland In the Fight.
It is believed that Holland will
soon be forced to choose one side or
the other, as the Germans are certain
to follow up the present advantage
by siezing Dutch territory on the
coast. Holland must then elect to
join Germany or the allies, and in
either event her doom is sealed, as
she will become the battle ground of
the opposing armies and her coast
will be bombarded by the opposing
fleets. Her commerce will become the
prey of the enemy, while her colonies,
some of the most valuable in the
world, will fall into the hands of the
allies should the decision be for Ger
many, while if against the kaiser her
noiue ciues win ue captured ana
burned and the inhabitants forced to
pay big indemnities to finance the
war of Germany.
Austrian* Claim Victories.
VIENNA, Oct. 12.—The war office
announced today that all the Russians
have been cleared from Hungary and
also that Western Galicia is also free
of invaders, while Rzeszow, east of
Tarnow, is now held by the Austrian
German troops.
Belgians At Ostend.
OSTEND, Oct. 12.—The Belgian and
British troops from Antwerp have
reached here and after driving back
the German patrols have entrenched
and will await the arrival of the Ger
mans. The British admiralty have
sent here some of the most power
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BOSTON MAKES IT THREE STRAIGHT
BOSTON, Oct. 12.—The Boston
Braves won the third game of the
world’s series today by a scoree of
5 to 4. The game went twelve Inn
ings and was filled with aensational
plays made by the members of both
teams. The Mackmen secured eight
hits, while the Braves made nine,
and both teams were guilty of one
error. The error made by Connely,
the left fielder for the local team, let
in a run In the first Inning and was
costly, but after that the team clos
ed up and played championship ball.
Tyler pitched the first ten Innings
and was relieved by James. Ollbert
batted for James in the last half of
the twelfth Inning and his long fly to
deep center gave Mann, who was on
third, a change to reach home with
the winning run. Devore batted for
Tyler In the ninth In an effort to
bring In a run, but It was a fail
ure, and James then replaced him.
The game by innings was as fol
lows:
The Philadelphia team was the first
to the bat and Murphy succeeded In
reaching second, being passed to first
and stole second. ColllnB sent a long
drive to deep center and Connely, who
caught the ball, fumbled It a moment
and then lete It fall and Murphy
scampered home. The Boston team
failed to score In the first.
In the second Inning the Mackmen
were unable to find Tyler and he re
fused to make any presents of pass
es, so they were retired with ease.
The Boston players, however, made
one run when Maranvllle singled,
made second’ on a steal and walked
home when Gowdy, the Boston catch
er, hit the ball for a two-bagger.
In the third neither side made a
run and in the fourth both teams
grabbed one each. Philadelphia made
one when Walch singled with Mc
Innes on second and he made home,
giving the Mackmen a lead of one
run. In this inning Maranvllle sin
gled, scoring Scheldt, who was on
second.
From the third to the tenth Inning
neither team made a run, although
several reached the bases.
,The Philadelphia team seemed to
have the game sewed up in the first
half of the tenth when they made
two runB, but the local players made
It even when they came to the bat,
and the fans were almost wild when
the tying run went over the plate.
The Mackmen got the bases full In
this Inning and "Home Run Baker”
came to the bat. He hit a terrific
slash through the Infield between first
and second bases and Schang and
Murphy, on third and second, scored.
Not to be outdone the Braves made
two runs when they got to bat.
Gowdy made a home-run drive, but
no one was on base. Moran reached
third, malting first when Bush gave
him a pass to first and he made third
on a steal, reaching home when Con
noly sent a high fly.
Neither side scored in the eleventh
and in the last half of the twelfth
with no one out, Gowdy made a two
bagger and Mann, who was running
for him, made third, when Gilbert
made a single and homo on a long
sacrifice drive.
The attendance was 39,000.
If Boston wins tomorrow's game
she takes the championship. Phila
delphia must win four straight to win
it.
Boston made five runs, nine hits
and one error, while Philadelphia
nuide four runs, eight hits and one
error. The score by innings follows:
123456789 10 1112
Phlla. ..1 00100000 2 0 0—4
Boston ..0 101000002 0 1—5
BOSTON, Oct. 12.—When the gates
at the baseball park of the Boston
National League team were opened
today, 25,000 people were In line
waiting to get into the grounds and
secure a good seat. Many of them
had been waiting all night for the
gates to open.
{Speculators who secured tickets to
the park are selling two-dollar seats
for $30 and finding ready takers.
Thte betting this morning favors the
Bostonians for this game and two
to-one odds are given for the series,
of which the Boston team must take
four games out of seven.
CHARGE DIRECTORS
LOOTED RAILROAD
Interstate Commerce Commission
Starts Probe of Rock Island—42,
000,000 Lost to Stockholders.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—The In
terstate Commerce Commission will
start the probe into the looting of
the Rock Island railroad today. The
charges that the directors have stol
en several millions of dollars from
the treasury by bogus contracts and
by other methods are to be Investi
gated. '
A committee representing a large
number of small stockholders will
present considerable evidence against
the directors, who may be forced to
return the stolen money if the evi
dence received at the Interstate Com
merce Commission Justifies a civil
suit.
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COLORADO TRAIN
Reported Falcon Joslin Haa Been In
jured, But Skagway Dispatch Indi
cates It Is An Error.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Oct 12.
—A twenty-ton boulder rolled down
from the mountain side this morning
and striking a passenger coach of the
Rio Grande railroad while the train
was going through the canyon it
caused the death of three passen
gers, injured fourteen more and
smashed the coach. >
The injured were immediately
brought here for treatment and one
of them is the Alaska mining op
erator and railroad magnate, Falcon
Joslin, who had his hip wrenched.
Joslin, However, Is In 8kagway.
SKAGWAY, Oct. 12.—The message
received here from Grand Junction,
Colorado, telling of the injury of Fal
con Joslin in the train wreck in the
Grand Canyon Is in error, as Mr. Jos
lin and his son left here on the Mar
tiposa this morning and consequently
could not have been on the train.
RUSSIA BUYS
BIGJCEBREAKER
FORT WILLIAM, Out., Oct. 12.—
The Russian government has bought
from the Great Lakes Towing and
Wrecking Company a big lc«-break
ing tug, which will leave immediate
ly for Montreal to cross the Atlantic.
It Is believed the Ice-breaker Is want
ed to assist in keeping open the Rus
sian White Sea Port of Archangel,
which is Just'now of Inestimable val
ue because the Germans at Kiel dom
inate the naval situation In the Bal
tic.
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BRITISH MUMS
SAVED THE ARMY
Reported the Approach of the German
Encircling Movement At Lille
—Army Saved.
BORDEAUX, Oct. 8—(Delayed in
transmission)—The French war of
fice announced today that the Brit
ish aviators saved the northern army
yesterday when they reported the
sudden approach of the German cav
alry from the north of Lille and by
their timely warning allowed for the
bringing up of French cavalry to aid
the small force of British horsemen
who were holding the city to pro
tect the allies line of communication
to the coast.
Had the Germans been able to have
surprised the Franco-British troops
and captured Lille the main army on
the Alsne would have been in danger
of being flanked and as it was bare
ly time enough was given to rush
troops to the scene from the allies left
and from the coast.
The German encircling movement
was stopped at Lille and the force
of Uhlans were severely defeated.
Engagements of cavalry north of Lille
are reported here as continuing.
FUNSTON STAYS
AT VERA CRUZ
American Soldier* Not To Leave Mex
ican Port Until Condition*
Look Better.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 12.—The war
office announced today that Gener
al Funston and the American troops
would remain at Vera Cruz indefinite
ly, as the general outlook for peace
In Mexico was bad. The rebels led
by General Villa are In open revolt
against Carranza and fighting contin
ues at Naco. while Villa and his
forces are marching south to take
Terreon.
Former federal soldiers who escap
ed from Mexico City just before Car
ranza reached the capital are now
•roaming about the country taking
•whatsoever they want, raiding towns
hnd cities and impressing many men
so as to make their forces large
enough to resist Carranza.
It is understood in Washington that
European powers with interests in
Mexico have protested to the United
States against the withdrawal of the
'troops as all countries now look to
the United States for protection for
their nations and have pointed out
that they in turn have In many in
stances provided protection for Amer
icans in various parts of the world.
CABLE IIP ANB
WORKING HIE
•
The cable between Valdei and Sit
ka, which was down and out since
the evening of October 8th, was re
paired yesterday afternon at 5:30 and
la again working fine. The operators
at the Valdeg office had their hands
full last night clearing the line of the
accumulated messages awaiting trans
mission at Sitka coming north, and
also a large number from the north
which were en route to Seatle. The
office was open all night, the men
working until they cleared the line
this morning.