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1-~ VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1914. NO. 352.
VOL. 10. _———————————————.
GERMANS HAVE STRONG FORCE PURSUING RUSSIANS
TURKS MAKE BETTER SHOWING THAN IN BALKAN WAR
TWO THOUSAND BRITISH DROWNED IN YSER CANAL
EUROPE ORDERS
STEEL PRODUCT
Charles Schwab Returns With Big
Orders From England and France
—Factories Soon Be Busy.
NEW YORK. Nov. 21.—Charles M.
Schwab, one of the largest owners of
steel manufacturing plants in the Un
ited States, returned here today from
Europe and predicts a great demand
for the steel products of the United
States. Schwab states that the steel
plants will immediately start the
work of filling large orders he has
brought back from England and
France and that the mills will be
working full time within a few
weeks.
The steel magnate predicts that the
present war will last for 18 months
and that as it continues the demands
for American food supplies and Amer
% ican manufactured goods will increase
and with the end of the war the
greatest wave of prosperity this coun
try has ever known will sweep from
one section to the other.
HEAVY GALES
SWEEP LAKES
Many Steamers In Distress—Bodies
Are Floating Ashore, Indicat
ing Wrecks.
GRAND MARAIES, Mich., Nov. 21.
—Terrific gales are sweeping over the
Great Lakes. Hundreds of steamers
were caught in the storm, some have
reached ports in safety, others are
sending out calls for aid and it is
feared a large number have been lost.
Bodies are floating ashore at dif
ferent points on the lakes, indicat
ing a number of boats have gone
down, and wreckage has been picked
up showing a large steamer was lost.
Life savers are on the lookout for
signals from boats which may ap
pear near enough to the shore to be
aided by the life boats.
GERMAN CRUISERS
NEAR VICTORIA
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—The two Ger
man cruisers Gneisenau and Scham
horst are reported to have passed
. Cape Flattery last night and the two
boats are expected to shell the city
of Victoria. American warships are
patrolling the coast line near Cape
Flattery to see that the neutrality of
the United States is not violated.
Bargains in holiday goods, wearing
apparel and articles of every-day want
at the Emporium. tf
Battle Between Austro-German Forces Developing Near Cracow—Austrian Ad
vance In Servia Causes Worry In Bulgaria—London Admits Recent Rus
sian Losses Total 50,000—Petrograd States Russian Retirement Is Strategic
Move As Center Is Too Far Advanced From Wings—Turks Have Captured
Azow, Saimas and Zavatlar—Austrians Capture 7,000 Russians.
LONDON, Nov. 21—The Russians
are continuing the retreat into Po
land for strategic purposes. The
Russian retirement will continue un
til the commanding generals have
reached the battle ground selected
by them upon which to give battle to
the invading Germans. This action
is made necessary, not because of
the victory of the Germans, but be
cause the Russian center is 200 miles
ahead of the wings and thus is expos
ed to flank attacks.
Two Battle Lines Forming.
The reports from Petrograd indi
cate that two immense battles will
be fought within the next few days.
The battle lines are forming between
the Wartha river and the Vistula, in
central Poland, 50 miles from the
German frontier, which is the cen
ter of the Russian line. Another bat
tle line is forming on a line extend
ing from Cracow to Czenstochowa.
Against the . first line in central Po
land the flower of the kaiser’s army
has been thrown. Only first line
troops, veterans of the fighting in
France, will be used to crush the
raw recruits sent to Warsaw when
that city was threatened and are still
holding the positions in the center.
Heavy reserves of the Siberian
troops, the best infantrymen in the
Russian army, are to reinforce the
czar’s forces at once.
Austria-Germane Hold Second Line.
The second line of battle from Cra
cow is held by Austria-German troops
commanded by German officers. The
result of these two battles is await
ed here with great interest as the
length of the war depends largely
upon the result. A German victory
■would prolong the war indefinitely,
which a victory for the czar’s troops
would mean a prompt invasion of
Germany and Austria.
Bulgarians Apprehensive.
Reports received here from Bul
garia indicate that the Bulgarian gov
ernment is worried at the successes
of the Austrian forces in Servla ana
the advances made by the Austrian
troops, which gives the Austrians a
chance to threaten Bulgaria. No de
mand has as yet been made upon
Bulgaria for aid by the Austrians, but
King Ferdinand will look with alarm
upon the conquest of Servla by Aus
tria as the fate of Bulgaria would
be as certain in the event of Austri
an ultimate success.
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Germans Want Control of Seagate*.
PARIS, Nov. 21.—The Germans are
striving to capture the sea gates,
which are held by the Belgians, sup
ported by British warships. The Bel
gians are holding the gates open and
have flooded the country, preventing
German military operations in the
Nieuport district.
German Attack Shift*.
LONDON, Nov. 2i.—The .German
attack was suddenly shifted yester
day from the extreme northwest of
the line to the Argonne forest sec
tion, where the army formerly com
manded by the Crown Prince Is still
In a dangerous position. The French
troops will now be forced to stand the
brunt of the fighting, which has here
tofore been largely directed against
the British and Belgian positions sup
ported by the French soldiers.
Desperate Attacks Being Made.
The Germans are making most
desperate attacks upon the French
line and are still trying to reach
Verdun, which fort has not been un
der fire to the present date. The
French field army holds a position
ten miles in advance of the huge forts
and have prevented the Germans
shelling them. The Germans made
many attacks during the night but
are reported to have been- beaten
back each time with heavy loss.
Turks Make Good Showing.
It is admitted that the Turks are
making a much better showing in
the present war than they did in
the recent Balkan wars, when the
soldiers of the .Sultan were whipped
from the start to the end of the con
flict. The resistance against the Rus
sians has stiffened and In many cases
has been successful. The Russians,
however, still hold positions well In
to Asia Minor.
England Extends Mine Fields.
LONDON, Nov. 21.—The admiralty
has announced a further extension of
the. mine field on the east coast of
England. This is taken here to in
dicate that the intelligence depart
ment has news of a contemplated at
tack upon England and is prepar
ing to protect the coast with mines.
500,000 Germans In Poland.
ROTTERDAM, Nov. 21.—The Ger
mans "ire hurling 500,000 troops into
Poland against the Russian center.
The Germans are reported to out
number the Russians, who weakened
the battle line following the success
es near Warsaw and dispatched
troops to East Prussia.
Austrians Retake Tarnow.
BERLIN, Nov. 21.—The Austrian
forces operating in Galicia have taken
SEATTLE CHAMBER
To Men Who Aided In Passage of
Alaska Railroad Bill—Will
Fight for Appropriation.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—The Seattle
Chardber of Commerce will tender a
banquet to the members of congress
from this state and all others who
were instrumental In securing the
passage through congress of the
Alaska railroad bill.
The chamber will start an active
campaign at once to secure the nec
essary appropriations during the next
session of congress, which convenes
next month, to start the work of
building the railroad from the Alas
ka coast to the coal fields and to
the Tanana. Considerable opposition
to the appropriation is feared, as the
financial condition of the government
is not as encouraging as It was at
the time the bill was passed and
the first $1,000,000 for surveys was
appropriated
Under the railroad bill as passed,
congress must provide additional ap
propriations from time to time to
continue the work. Without these ap
propriations the railroad cannot be
built. Because of the retrenching of
the administration following the loss
of the tariff receipts when war broke
out, it is feared by many that con
gressmen who lost appropriations for
rivers and harbors work will fight any
appropriation for railroads in Alas
ka and the chamber will fight to se
cure the passage of the money need
Bd.
LABOR FIGHTS
EIGHT HOUR DAY
Effort To Have Universal Eight-Hour
Day Provided By Law Is Oppos
ed By Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.—The
American Federation of Labor now
In session here, has adopted resolu
tions opposing an eight-hour day fix
ed by law for all industries. The
Federation delegates are of the be
lief that the unions can regulate the
number of hours to be worked far
(better than any statute, which must
necessarily cover both non-union and
union workers.
The delegates claim the result of
any such law would be the destruc
tion of labor unions and consequent
ly it would follow that the capitalistic
class would again be able to control
unorganized labor. The delegates are
in favor of organizing all workers for
better protection against the greedy
capitalists and will fight any law
which will result in the disbanding of
the unions.
The resolution passed by the Fed
eration says that if an eight-hour day
Is proposed by law the/legislature will
take advantage of the opening given
through the passage of such a law to
pass legislation detrimental to labor.
C. P. Hale, of San Francisco, has
filed application for a tract of land
under the Soldiers’ Additional Home
stead act, situated on the Alagnak
river, near Nushagak. The tract
comprises nearly ten acres and will
be used for cannery purposes. •
advantage of the fact that the Rus
sians have weakened the line in Ga
licia to strengthen the army in Po
land and have advanced towards the
Poland border, retaking the city of
Tarnow, which had fallen into the
hands of the czar’s troops. Wielizka,
a junction city 15 miles from Cra
cow, which was held by the Russians,
has also been retaken.
Austrians Capture 7,000 Russians.
During the operations against Tar
now and Wielizka the Austrian forces
captured 7,000 Russian troops, large
supplies of stores and many guns.
Russians Short of Cannon.
The Russian forces are short of
cannon and small arms. More than
1,500 field pieces have been captur
ed from the Russians by the Austri
ans and Germans since the war. The
source of supply from France and
England has been cut ofT as travel
through the Baltic Sea is Impossible
and the port of Archangle, on the
White Sea, is dangerous during the
winter because of the ice The few
factories in Russia that manufacture
arms and cannon cannot supply the
new guns needed at once.
Turks Defeating Russians.
BERLIN, Nov. 21.—The Turkish
troops have defeated the Russians at
Azow, Salmas and Zavatlar. The
Russians are being pushed back
across the border of Turkey in Asia
Minor.
Germans Will Cross Inundated Dis
trict.
BRUGES, Belgium, Nov. 21.—The
German engineers are preparing a
way to cross the inundated region of
the Yser, where the Belgians open
ed the dikes and drowned 5,000 Ger
man troops, many of whom were
wounded and were waiting for trans
portation to the rear. Armored mo
tor boats and armor-protected barges
will be used to ferry the army across
the ten miles of water now separat
ing the two fighting forces.
Two Thousand British Drowned.
BERLIN, Nov. 21.—Two thousand
British troops were drowned in the
Yser canal region when the Belgians
opened the dikes. The British troops
were not warned of the Intentions to
flood the Yser country and were
caught in the trenches dug in the
lowlands and were unable to escape.
Heavy Russian Losses.
LONDON, Nov. 21.—The British
war office admits the heavy losses of
thf Russian center, where it is an
nounced 50,000 Russians have been
killed, wounded or captured by the
Germans. The German advance is
believed to have been checked and
the Russian center Tprill endeavor to
hold the present position until the
wings can advance and support it.
Servian Resistance Impossible.
ROME, Nov. 21.—The Servian peo
ple are no longer capable of resist
ing Austria. The Austrians have con
centrated the best of the Austrian
army from the north to crush the
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BELGIAN REFUGEES
SEEKING SHELTER
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Thousands Continue To Reach Brus
sels From Other Cities and
Towns for Aid.
LONDON, Nov. 21.—Thousands of
refugees are reaching Brussels ev
ery day seeking food and shelter.
The refugees come mostly from the
smaller cities and from the farming
communities, which have been laid
.waste by the armies and all foods
confiscated by the invading army.
The refugees depend upon the aid
now being given them by the Ameri
can minister, who is in charge of the
American relief work.
No fuel is purchasable in Brussels
and the people are depending upon
kerosene for heat. The soup kitch
ens established by the American re
lief committee, are crowded day and
night. Former millionaires and the
humblest of the people stand In line
for a bowl of soup, while nobility and
peasant are shoulder to shoulder.
The intense cold and the lack of
food is causing much suffering.
HANGING GOES
III ARIZONA
Final Returns Tabulated and Hang
ing Still Goes—Twelve Murderers
Waited for the Re-count.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 21.—The fin
al returns just announced by the
election board of canvassers on the
amendment to abolish capital punish
ment show that the amendment was
lost by a small margin and hanging
still goes in this state for murder
and crimes against women.
Twelve murderers are waiting in
the penitentiary for the verdict and
they will all be hung within a few
weeks unless the governor commutes
the sentences. The men were inform
ed of the verdict of the people and
all showed much disappointment, as
they had hoped to have the sentences
changed to life imprisonment by the
passing of the amendment.
WOOL EXPORTS
ARE PROHIBITED
SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 21.—The
Australian government has issued an
order prohibiting the exporting of
wool from the commonwealth. The
wool will be held for use of the Brit
ish people. The government will pur
chase large supplies of wool for ex
port to Great Britain and France to
be used in the manufacture of cloth
ing for the troops.