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GERMANS RETREAT FROM PARIS
BIG BATTLE BEING FOUGHT IN CHAMPAGNE COUNTRY
KAISER S TROOPS FORCED BACK WITH HEAVY LOSSES
WANT GOVERNMENT
TO STORE COPPER
Mines Cannot Be Financed By Oper
ators and Will Be Closed Throw
ing Miners Out of Work.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9—A bill has
been introduced in the Senate direct
ing the government to purchase fif
teen million pounds of copper at the
average prevailing price of the metal
during the six months ending June
30.
The argument is advanced that the
copper market is demoralized owing
to the European war and that the
copper mines, which employ thou
sands of men, must close unless the
mine operators can be given relief
by the government. Many of the
mines have already reduced their op
erations and it is declared that all
will be closed within sixty days un
less the government comes to their
relief by financing the operators by
purchasing the metal and storing it
until foreign trade is resumed.
DEMOCRjiTSPLACE
TICKET IN HELD
Democrats of First Division Name
Candidates for Senator and Rep
resentatives.
JUNEAU. Sept. 9.—The Democrat
ic divisional convention which has
been in session here for two days
completed its work today by nomi
nating and placing in the field a
straight Democratic ticket. The del
egates to the convention were care
ful to divide the honors among the
most populous parts of the division,
Wrangell, Sitka, Juneau and Ketchi
kan being given consideration.
Following is the ticket as endorsed
by the convention:
For Senator—C. M. McGrath, of
Sitka.
For representatives—N. J. Svind
seth, Wrangell; R. L. Petty, Ketchi
kan; C. F. Cheek and George F. For
rest, of Juneau.
The convention endorsed the can
didacy of ChaS. E. Bunnell, the Dem
ocratic candidate for delegate to con
gress and pledged their united sup
port to the party’s standard-bearers.
CARRANZA FORCED
10 BACK 11
Cannot Become Candidate for Presi
dent of Mexico Under Agreement
Made With Villa.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9—It Is un
officially reported here that Provis
ional President Carranza and Gener
al Villa have settled their differen
ces and that the latter has forced his
demands for an election with mili
tary men uneligible as candidates for
the presidency.
General Villa has declared time and
again that he had no political aspira
tions, his only aim being to bring
about lasting peace in Mexico. He
Is opposed to Carranza or any other
military leader becoming executive
head of the government, fearing that
they would use the army to keep
themselves In power indefinitely.
German War Office Believed To Have Realized That Line of Communication
Was Drawn Out Too Long To Be Safely Maintained and Is Now Solidify
ing Army—Thirty Thousand Germans Reported To Have Been Captured
East of Paris—German Troops Withdrawn From Forts on Northern French
Frontier To Reinforce Army Sent Against Paris—Russians Again Take
Up March To Vienna—Russian Ambassador Notifies Washington That the
Russians Captured Eighty Thousand Austrians at Lemberg—Emperor
William and Chancellor Hollweg Reported To Have Quarreled.
BORDEAUX, Sept. 9.—The French
nation is rejoicing that the tide of
war has turned in favor of the army
of the allies and that the German
troops are being driven back on the
northern frontier. Paris is reported
to be wild with joy in having es
caped the horrors of a siege.
Allies To Press Advantages.
The war office has announced that
the capital of France is soon to be
moved to Paris again and that the
stay in Bordeaux will be short. Gen
eral Joffre has reported that the Ger
man troops have exhausted them
selves in their rush to Paris and that
they are now being driven back with
heavy losses. He declares that the
Germans will be unable to solidify
their army for further invasion of
France but that they are falling back
upon the French frontier.
Indian Troops In France.
Two regiments of native cavalry
and one of artillery from India have
been landed at Marseilles and are
being rushed north to support the
allies. The troops are accompanied
by many Indian potentates who are
desirous of showing their loyalty to
the British empire.
Germans Have Suffered Heavily In
France.
ROME, Sept. 9.—It is believed in
Rome that the Germans have aban
doned the siege of Paris owing to
the arrival of the Russian troops in
France, via England. The army of
the allies on the northwest frontier
of France has been steadily augment
ed and the Germans evidently feared
that their line of communication
would be cut, leaving the right wing
isolated from its base of supplies.
Paid Heavy Toll.
The German army has paid heavy
toll in killed and wounded since it
entered France. They were unable
to force a decisive battle, the allies
always retreating under cover were
able to Inflict greater punishment up
on the advancing army.
Ruaaihna Report Successes.
PARIS, Sept. 9—The military gov
ernor of the Austrian province of Ga
licia has announced that the allies
are victorious over the Austrian
troops everywhere, and that the Aus
trians are being driven back upon
Vienna by the Russians. The Ser
vians are reported to have utterly
•routed the Austrian army, which was
destroyed beyond all attempts at re
construction as a useful field force.
French Center Advancing.
The French center has repulsed the
Germans inflicting heavy loss of life
and capturing many prisoners. The
German right wing, which had swept
from Belgium to the gates of Paris
without a serious reverse are report
ed to have crumpled under the ter
rific pressure of the allies.
Germans Are txnausiea.
The German prisoners captured are
all in an exhausted condition and
declare that they have been worn
out by the constant and rapid ad
vance of the army. Many of them
assert that they have been in en
gagements almost every day since
the German army entered Belgium.
German Prisoners Discouraged.
German prisoners assert that a
feeling of hopelessness Is spreading
through the German armies. They
believe that the plans of the kaiser
to crush France and then to turn and
fight Russia has failed and *hat the
allies, who are constantly receiving
reinforcements, must win in the
great struggle.
American Government Notified.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—The Rus
sian embassy here has announced
that the Russian army took eighty
thousand Austrian prisoners in the
battle around Lemberg, in Galicia.
The Russians now control more than
half of the province of Galicia and
have again taken up the advance up
on Vienna.
Atrocities Denied.
The Russian ambassador has em
phatically denied the atrocities cred
ited to the Russian troops by the
German and Austrian press. He de
clares that the Austrian wounded,
which were left on the field of bat
tle when the Austrians fled or were
captured, were cared for in the same
manner as the Russian wounded. The
Russians also buried the Austrian
dead which had fallen during the bat
tle.
Belgians Claim Victories.
ANTWERP, Sept. 9—The Belgian
war office claims that the German
forces were routed when they attack
ed the fort at Starmand. The Ger
mans charged In mass formation and
were met by a withering fire from
concealed Belgian artillery. The Ger
mans suffered heavily before they
could retreat to protected positions.
Kaiser Quarrels With Chancellor.
ROME, Sept. 9.—It is reported that
a quarrel has taken place between
the emperor and Herr von Bethmann
Hollweg, chancellor of the empire.
It Is asserted that Emperor William
blames the chancellor for England be
ing drawn into the conflict, through
faulty diplomacy on the part of the
chancellor. It Is also understood that
Italy demanded that the chancellor
be dismissed as the price of her en
tering the war with Germany and
Austria. The kaiser declined to ac
cede to the request of the Italian gov
ernment and the Italians have re
mained neutral. Emperor William is
reported to have declared that Herr
von Bethmann-Hollweg would be
made to feel the displeasure of the
emperor for his monumental blunder
in diplomacy.
Ghent Will Not Resist.
GHENT, Sept. 9.—The German
army which is approaching this city
have agreed not to bombard the city
and will place only a nominal number
of troops here as the city authorities
have promised not to offer resistance
to the entrance of the Germans. The
citizens hope that the German army
may soon be rorced to evacuate as
the news of the success of the allies
against the German trooos before
Paris has spread through Belgium.
Germans Retreating From Paris.
LONDON, Sept. 9.—The war office
announces that the German right
wing which suffered severe reverses
during the past two days has begun
to retreat from before Paris. The
troops are steadily falling back at
the rate of ten miles each day. The
allies are pressing them hard, but
the Germans are covering their re
treat in a masterly manner.
England Needs More Cruisers.
The London Daily Telegraph today
prints an editorial calling upon the
British colonies to contribute money
RED HAT CONFERRED
ON FOURCARDINALS
ROME, Sept. 9.—Pope Benedictus
held his first consistory yesterday
and conferred the Red Hat degree
upon Cardinals Bello, Menendez, Pif
fl and Csernonch. The consistory
he^d yesterday was secret, only the
cardinals being present, and will be
followed by a semi-public consistory
when the bishops present in Rome
will be permitted to take part in the
meeting.
SEA WOLF MET
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Sept. 9.—The
coroner’s jury in the case of Alex
ander McLean, better known as the
"Sea Wolf," returned a verdict that
deceased came to his death through
accidental drowning. The coroner’s
investigation proved that there were
no marks on McLean’s body which
would lead to the belief that he had
met with foul play before entering
the water.
McLean was believed to have been
the character which Jack London de
scribed in his book the “Sea Wolf.”
He had lived for many years on the
Pacific coast
8eward Bringing Explosives.
SEATTLE, Sept. 9.—The freight
er Seward sailed for Alaska last night
carrying a general cargo of freight
and explosives.
Up to the time of going to press
the Alameda ha,d not reported at
Seward from Ship Creek, but It Is
believed that she will reach Valdez
at an early hour tomorrow morning.
INCOME TIB HIS
BEEH INCREASED
WASHINGTON, Sept 9—The Ways
and Means committee of the House
has agreed upon increasing the in
come tax as a means of raising funds
to carry on the business of the coun
ery. The tax will be Increased one
half per cent, and the minimum ex
emption will also be reduced, bring
ing Incomes of $2,000 or more under
taxation, for single people and $3,000
or more for married people.
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GERMAN VICTORT
DEATH TO SOFEBAGE
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LONDON, Sept. 9.—Miss Sylvia
Pankhurst, the militant suffragette
leader, made a dramatic speech yes
terday before an audience numbering
thousands in which he declared
that it would be the greatest calam
ity which could overtake the women
of the world should Germany win
the war. She declares that in few
countries in the civilized world wo
men were deprived of their political
rights as they were in Germany.
QUICK RESULTS FROM
PR08PECT0R ADVERTISING
Pete Huganir can testify that ad
vertising in the Daily Prospector
brings quick results. Yesterday he
advertised his house and lot for sale
and had the property sold within a
few hours after the paper was off
the press. Having disposed of their
home MC and Mrs. Huganir twill
spend the winter in the states. The
property was purchased by Marlon
Leach.
toward the building of more cruisers.
Canada is urged to contribute $35,
000,000.
Every Penny Needed.
Lloyd George, speaking before par
liament, declared that England need
ed every penny available to enable
her to carry on the war in which she
was now engaged. He urged Eng
lishmen in every part of the world
to come to the assistance of the em
pire in her hour of peril.
German Shipping Has Suffered.
It is estimated by the war office
that German ships having a value
of $25,000,000 have been captured by
the British while the loss to the Brit
ish shipping will not exceed $5,000,
000. Many of the British ships were
in German ports when war was de
clared and were seized.
Big Battle Raging.
PARIS, Sept. 9.—A terrific battle
is reported by aviators to be raging
east of Paris with the outcome un
certain as yet. The battle began yes
terday after the German army which
had come from the north had cross
ed the river Marne. The German
troops are reported to be giving
ground but to be stubbornly contest
ing every position.
Many Germans captured.
The German forces are being driv
en back through the champagne
country in the provinces of Marne
and Meuse. Thirty thousand prison
ers were cap‘ured and the Germans
were forced to hastily retreat, leav
ing their dead and wounded on the
field. The German losses are report
ed to be enormous.
German Line Too Extended.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 9.—The Ger
man troops are reported to have suf
fered reverses at many points along
their line of communication through
France. The right wing is reported
to have given way before the weight
of the allies army and is retreating
to meet the troops withdrawn from
the frontier French forts of Lille and
Valenciennes.
Germans Leave Mauberge.
The German army which was be
sieging the city and forts at Mau
berge have been hastily withdrawn
and are being rushed to the support
of the German left wing which is
gradually being forced to bend back
ward toward the Belgian border, en
dangering the German line of com
munication through northern France.
The allies are reported to have in
flicted terrible losses upon the re
treating German troops.
German Army Was Weakened.
It is believed that the German war
office has realized that the German
troops were advanced too fast, leav
ing the lines too extended to support
the weak spots if attacked by the
allies. The belief is expressed that
should the allies succeed in driving
the German left wing back into Bel
gium that the German right and cen
ter armies may be captured or de
stroyed.
Paris Still In Danger.
LONDON, Sept. 9.—The war office
has announced that the advantages
secured by the allies in France
against the German troops are not
of a decisive nature and that several
German armies are still In position
to advance upon Paris. The Russians
in Poland are still unable to deflect
the main German army from France
to meet the Russians- The defeat of
the Russian forces near Allensteinby
the Germans has checked the ad
vance of the Russian center army Op?
erating in Poland while the northern
Russian army dare not penetrate East
Prussia beyond the Vistula river be
fore the capture of the Konlgsberg
forts has been accomplished.
AMERICA WILL
PRAY FOR PEACE
President Wilson Says United States
Should Be Thankful We Are Not
Involved In War.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—President
Wilson, the man of peace, has issued
a proclamation setting October 4 as
a day when every American should
offer a prayer for peace. He believes
the American people have great
cause for thankfulness that we are
not involved In war such as is now
raging in Europe and Asia, bringing
ruin, desolation, untold misery and
suffering in its wake.
The president’s proclamation has
met with the instantaneous approval
of the clergy of all denominations
and church workers will be urged to
make the observance of the day as
one of peace and prayer as universal
as possible.
Heavy Rains Have Caused the Rivers
To Flood Lowlands Spreading
Misery and Loss.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 9—More than
three thousand people are homeless
and millions of dollars worth of prop
erty have been swept away by the
swollen rivers of this state. Unpre
cedented rains have been falling over
the entire state during the past week
and the rivers have overflowed their
banks. Inundating the lowlands for
a depth of several feet.
The Kansas and Arkansas rivers
have reached the highest stage since
the settlement of the state by
whites. Thousands of head of live
stock have been drowned and crops
of all nature, especially the com has
suffered. Hundreds of persons In the
isolated communities are in danger
of perishing, as they are marooned
and cannot escape until outside help
reaches them.
The state authorities are active in
affording relief to the sufferers and
relief parties are bringing hundreds
of people here daily, as they have
lost their homes in the flood.
OF AIDING BANDIT
Chinese In San Francisco Declare
That He Wants To See Govern
ment Overthrown.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 —
Charges that President Yuan Shi Kai
of China Is backing White Wolf, the
bandit, are being made up and down
the Pacific coast by agents of the
Chinese revolutionary movement. Or
iginally, they »ay, they tried to make
a revolutionist of White Wolf. While
they were doing so, they suspect the
outlaw gave much valuable Informa
tion concerning their plans to Yuan.
Later, when they had learned he was
a traitor, they declared the president,
representing him to he still for the
revolutionary cause, encouraged to
commit depredations In districts
whose loyalty he doubted as a means
of making his victims hate the move
ment they supposed he favored.