VOL 1Q VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1914. NO. 267.
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EUROPEAN WAR
WILL HELP U. S.
So States.Secretary Houston of De
partment of Agriculture—Must
Have Our Foods.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14—Secretary
of Agriculture Houston is very op
timistic over the prospects for pros
perity for the United States, and es
pecially the agricultural and manu
facturing industries. Secretary Hous
ton states that the crops in Europe
have been exceptionally poor the past
year and that England, France and
the other countries- at war must have
our foods or starve and that if Eng
land and France once clear the seas
of German ships ocean traffic will
be resumed and tremendous ship
ments of wheat and manufactured
goods will be made to Europe.
The United States is the only large
producer of foodstuffs undisturbed by
the present war and must supply
the world. The farmers will secure
big prices while the labor of the
country will be busy manufacturing
the products needed across the ocean,
so says the secretary.
FREE GOLD STRIKE
AT FORT GEDRGE
FORT GEORGE, B. C., Aug. 14.—
A rich free milling gold strike has
been made within sight of this city
and many are stampeding to the
surrounding hills locating and hunt
ing for the extension of the lead.
The miners who located the strike
secured several claims for which they
have been offered a big price.
MARIPOSA COMES
FROMJEATTLE
The steamer Mariposa, of the Alas
ka Steamship Company, arrived at
3 o’clock this morning from Seat
tle and sailed at 6 this morning for
Seward, which is as far west as the
boat will go on this trip. The follow
ing passengers arrived for Valdex:
Edwin Eckern, A. C. Dowling, G. L.
Richmond, E. C. Keesler, J. F. Nein
enger.
THINK ANDERSON
SHOT_HIMSELF
SEATTLE, Aug. 14.—Elmer Ander
son, the Valdez miner who was found
with a bullet in his breast on Uni
versity avenue on Wednesday night,
is believed to be dying. The police
have been making an investigation
and have found a witness who saw
Anderson shoot into the fence. It le
believed that he fired the shot into
his own breast with suicidal intent
The witness says he saw no one at
tempt to hold Anderson up.
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Kaiser, Crown Prince and Count Von Moltke All With German Army in Bel
gium-General French and General Joffre, Chief of the French Army, Are
With Allies—Line of Battle Extends 200 Miles—French Ordered To Keep
Germans In Alsace Busy and Prevent Reinforcements Being Sent To Bel
gium-Big Russian Army At Back Door of Germany—English Warships
Worsted In Fight In Orient—General Von Emmich Reported Killed—Liep
zig Is Headed for Vancouver—Turkey Buys Two German Warships.
LONDON, Aug. 1 4.—General
French of the British army has
reached Belgium to consult with Gen
eral Joffre, commander of the French
army, and to plan for the big bat
tle which is expected at any mo
ment in Belgium. The German forces
have been defeated at every effort to
break the line of the allies and are
'expected to storm the entire works
and fortifications over a distance of
200 miles in an e’ffort to break
through. The Germans have a force
of over 1,500,000 . men massed against
the allies and are expected to make
the assault this evening under cover
of darkness.
French to Fight All Along Line.
The French army in Alsace and
also those opposite Luxemburg have
been ordered to attack the Germans
so that no reinforcements can be sent
to the Crown Prince, who is in com
mand of the German forces. General
von Moltke, chief of the general staff
of Germany, is also with the forces
operating in Belgium and the Kaiser
is at Aix-la-Chapelle and everything
points to the fact that the biggest
battle in the history of the world will
be fought within the next twenty-four
hours.
Russia At Back Door.
The Germans must defeet the al
lies or they are doomed, as the Rus
sians are now massed on the border
of Poland and have sent the advance
guard across. They are reported as
being three million strong with 7,000
pieces of cannon and are to concen
trate their efforts towards the Ger
mans, holding the Austrians until lat
er.
Naval Duel In the Atlantic.
. HALIFAX. Aug. 14.—The British
warship Bristol, the smallest war ves
sel in the British navy, fought along
range battle with the German cruiser
Karlruhe, which was endeavoring to
sink English merchant vessels. The
little ship was able to hold the Ger
man ship long enough for the merch
ant vessels to escape and for the Brit
ish and French cruisers to hasten to
the scene, whereupon the German
cruiser turned and fled from the large
force of the enemy. The Bristol es
caped.
'Gen. von Emmlch Reported Dead.
BRUSSELS, Aug.T4.—A report has
been received here that General
Count von Emmirh who has been
commanding the German attack at
Liege, has been killed in the des
perate fighting at that city today.
The German general was leading his
men and had taken an advanced po
sition with his staff to direct the
movements of the troops when the
fire from the Belgian guns caught the
general and his staff, killing von Em
mlch.
Turks Buy German Warships.
LONDON, Aug. 14.—In reply to the
demand made by Foreign Secretary
Grey upon Turkey that the German
-warships, Goeben and Breslau, wliich
sought refuge in the Ottoman em
pire from the British and French
fleets, be dismantled the Turkish gov
ernment has Informed England that
Turkey has purchased the two ships
and that they will be made part of
the Turkish navy,
Powers Demand Repatriation of Crew.
England, France and Russia have
made a demand upon Turkey that the
German crews be immediately sent
back to Germany, as they fear the
.Turks will again sell the ships to
the Germans as soon as the British
fleet leaves the Dardanelles. They
have also notified the Turkish gov
ernment that the ships will be seized
if caught on the seas outside of Turk
ish waters.
England Took Over Turkish Ships.
The purchase of the two German
ships evens Turkey for the seizure of
two dreadnoughts taken by England
from Turkey at the outbreak of the
war. The ships were building in
English shipyards and were almost
completed.
Czar’s Army Is Mobilized.
LONDON, Aug. 14.—The mobiliza
tion of the army of the Czar has
been completed and an army of two
million men has been placed on the
German and Austrian frontiers
and are moving slowly forward burn
ing and destroying everything in theii
path. The German forces are un
able to stop the hordes from the
Russian steppes.
French Ships Leave Havre.
HAVRE, Aug. 14.—The transatlan
tic steamers Chicago and France, of
the French line, sailed from here to
day for New York filled with passen
gers, most of whom are Americans,
returning to the United States.
Don’t Fear German Warships.
The French and English naval au
thorities now have all German ships
located and will resume ocean traffic.
The fleets on both sides of the At
lantic will keep in constant commun
ication with the two liners and are
prepared to give any assistance need
ed.
Guns for Vancouver.
WINNIPEG, Aug. 14.—A train load
of big guns and ammunition left here
last night for Vancouver to be used
in defense of the coast city against
any attack by the Germans.
Strict Censorship In Paris.
PARIS, Aug. 14.—No special edi
tions are allowed printed here by the
newspapers, the military authorities
having issued orders to the publish
ers to that effect. All editions are
first censored by military officers be
fore run off the presses and only
such military affairs as are inconse
quential are printed.
French Women In Factories.
PARIS, Aug. 14.—The women of
this city have taken the place of the
men at the factories and are work
ing from twelve to sixteen hours a
day In order that the industries of
the country may be kept going. The
MURDERED MAN IDENTIFIED
DY MINERS’ UNIDN CARDS
The coroner’s Jury which yester
day went from Copper Center to the
foot of the Tazlina lake to Inves
tigate the cause of the death of the
man whose body had been found the
day previous by Roy Morrison brought
in a verdict to the effect that John
Smith had been killed by persons un
known. The head was found crush
ed and the skull had been broken.
The body had been hidden in the
brush, being partially covered with
sod and willows.
Investigation of the clothing reveal
ed the fact that the body was that of
a man about thirty years old, and
from the fact that In the clothing
were found cards showing him to be
a member of the miners’ union at
Black Diamond, Wash., also a certi
ficate as a coal miner in Illinois, and
a membership card in the Eagles,
all made out to the name of John
Smith, the Identity of the man was
made out.
Smith was born in Austria, accord
ing to the cards; was thirty years
old, five feet ten inches in height.
The body was so badly decomposed
that no description of his appearance
can be g'ven. The man had been
dead for about two months or pos
sibly lodger.
Chief Deputy Marshal John Bouse
immediately took steps to have the
case Investigated and has asked the
Department of Justice to send De
tective McGuire to the scene at once.
The chief deputy has sent a descrip
tion of the dead man to all points
along the trail and will endeavor to
trace his movement. It is now be
lieved that the Siwash on .the river
are guilty of the murder, not only
of Smith, but also of the two men
killed last summer near Willow
creek.
Ole Nelson and Herman Anderson
w"ere murdered near Willow creek
about August 1 of last year, the bodies
being found by Frank Bingham, who
operates the Willow creek roadhouse.
The men were on the road to the
coast when shot and killed and their
bodies left near the roadside until
found. The government has been
making every effort to locate a num
ber of foreigners who made the trip
to the coast about the same time but
so far has been unsuccessful. Many,
however, have held the belief that
the murders were committed b'y na
tives, and the finding of another body
at Taillna will strengthen their be
lief.
Three million dollars have been
spent to bring the pojrqr of a water
faji 90 miles to Bombay for electric
light and power puiyoses.
government arsenals are being work
ed night and day and cartridges by
the millions are being manufactured.
Women As Farmers.
The women of the country districts
are also reaping the harvests and
caring for the products of the soil so
that the men in the army fighting for
France may be well provisioned.
Would Assassinate King Albert.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 14.—An unsuc
cessful attempt was made last night
to kill King Albert, who, in spite
of the advice of his ministers, has
been at the front since the war be
gan and has greatly aided and en
couraged the troops in their resist
ance of the Germans.
Assailant Escapes.
The assailant of the King escaped
in the confusion and it is believed
to have been a Socialist opposed to
the war, who believes it- best to kill
the rulers of the countries involved
in the conflict in order to bring
about peace. It is believed that plots
exTst to kill off all the crowned heads
and that the attack on the Crown
Prince of Germany was dictated by
the same general order to a secret
society of Socialists.
King Has Taken Many Chances.
IC.ng Albert has taken his life In
bis hands many times during the
rast week of fighting and is constant
ly at the front urging his men to
greater daring In resisting the inva
sion of Belgium. He has also dem
onstrated much ability as a strategist
and has worsted the Germans on
all occasions.
Fighting In Vosges Mountains.
PARIS, Aug. 14.—The French and
German troops are fighting in the
Vosges mountain passes, which are
held by the French and have been
strongly fortified. The Germans are
making every effort to take the pass
es from the French, but so far have
been unsuccessful.
> Heavy Losses Reported.
The French commander has re
ported that the loss of the Germans
in the assaults have been very heavy
as they were forced to storm the
passes, which have been mined, be
sides which barbed wire fences have
been built to delay the troops while
the machine guns mowed them down.
German Aviator Drops Bombs On
Vesoul. ' ~
A German aviator flying the French
flag dropped bombs upon the city of
Vesoul, forty miles from the border,
doing considerable damage. The
French denounce the violation of the
lawn of civilized warfare by the Ger
mans.
Demand Swiss Disarm Germans.
The French government has made
a demand upon the Swiss that all
German troops violating the neutral
ity of Switzerland and caught cross
ing the border from Germany Into
Swiss territory shall be Immediate
ly arrested and disarmed.
Germans Cripple English 8hips.
HONGKONG, China, Aug. 14.—
Two British warships reached here
today, limping into port badly dam
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WILSON AFTER
PRICE RAISERS
Asks McReynolds to Prosecute Them
If Possible—Will Have Law to
Regulate Grafters.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14—President
Wilson has written to Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds asking that if pos
sible the merchants and dealers in
foodstuffs who have been guilty of
raising the price shall be prosecuted
if any law can be found that will
cover the acts.
The president has requested that if
no law is now on the statute books
that he be advised of it and inti
mates that he will ask congress to
immediately pass a law governing the
efforts of the merchants to make a
big “killing” because of the war in
Europe. President Wilson will urge
stringent laws and heavy penalties
for price raising, as he says the con
ditions are so serious that the peo
ple ought to be protected.
Deputy Marshal Carl Armstrong
passed through on the steamer Mari
posa for Kodiak.
CATTLE GO DOWN
HHTJBCE OP
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—'The packers
and retailers have raised meat prices
three cents a pound, although the
price of beef cattle has dropped con
siderable since the first scare. The
efforts of the farmers to unload at
the high prices has resulted in glut
ting the market with cattle but the
packers are still bleeding the people
for the higher prices.
SENATE PASSES
PEACE TREATY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—The Sen
ate this afternoon passed eighteen
peace treaties with foreign nations,
all of them providing that before
either country can resort to grms that
a commission must investigate and
report upon the facts and causes lead
ing to the dispute and recommend a
settlement.
VICTORIA COMES
FAOMJME CUV
The steamer Victoria, In command
of Captain John O’Brien, arriaved
last night at 8 o’clock and sailed at
midnight for Cordova, from Which
port she will sail to Seattle by the
outside. The ship had a large num
ber of passengers and excursionists
aboard. The steamer was en route
from NOme.
Edwin Eckern, cashier of the Val
des Bank and Trust Company, re
turned to Valdez on the Mariposa.
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