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BRILLIANT SUCCESSES
OF BRITISH AND FRENCH
LONDON, Sept. 27.—The British have assumed the offensive in
northern France, and have captured five miles of German trenches south
of Labasse. Seven villages were taken. The allies have also made
several offensive moves on the German lines between Verdun and the
Belgian coast. It is reported that the Germans will abandon the ground
about Verdun.
The Germans killed and wounded on the western front are re
ported to number fifty thousand.
BRITISH TAKE PRISONERS AND GUNS
LONDON, Sept. 29.—A communicaton has just been made public,
which deals with the operations in France on Tuesday. It says that in
the heavy fighting around Loos the British have taken exceptionally
strong German lines, trenches and bomb-proof shelters, several hun
dred yards in extent, and have also taken the German second line. The
statement says that the British are now after the third line of trenches.
Three thousand prsoners were taken, twenty-one guns and forty
machine guns were captured, and others were destroyed in the fighting
of Tuesday.
ENDLESS PROCESSIONS OF GERMAN WOUNDED
ROTTERDAM, Sept. 27.—A battle is raging along the whole
front in Flanders. Endless processions of German wounded are pour
ing into the towns and villages of Belgium. The Germans everywhere
are hard pressed.
TERRIBLE LOSSES REPORTED
PARIS, Sept. 29.—The great battle n the Champagnec district
continued throughout the day with unabated fury north and south of
Aisne. The Germans and French engaged in a mighty artillery duel.
It is estimated that the Germans have lost 120,000 men in the Cham
pagne and Argonne districts alone.
The French have made mportant gains in the Artois district, hav
ing captured Hill 140, taking many prisoners. Twenty-three thousand
were captured at Champagne.
The casualties suffered by the Germans in the recent offensive
of the French and British, including killed, wounded and prisoners, is j
given officially today by the French war office as exceeding the
strength of three army corps.. North of Massiges today a thousand
Germans surrendered.
BERLIN BELITTLES DISASTER
BERLIN, Sept. 28.—Only two sections of the German lines are
reported to have been bent, in spite of the claims of the allies. The ;
German armies have been reinforced by many thousands, especially in ;
the Champagne district. The allies’ new offensive movement in the
vicinity of Lille has been brought to a standstill by a fierce German
counter-attack.
COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED
LONDON, Sept. 28.—The German counter-attacks on the western
front have been repulsed safely.
NEWS PERTAINING TO CONFLICT
RECEIVED FROM ALL WAR ZONES
LONDON, Sept. 25.—All eligible Russians in China have been
called to the colors, and it is reported that Harbin and Vladivostok soon
will be denuded of men of military age.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 25.—A German submarine in the Mediter
ranean has sunk several French and British steamships.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 25.—Three British warships bombarded
Zeebrugge at daybreak today.
BERLIN, Sept. 25.—The kaiser has ousted navy officers who are
hostile to the new submarine rules.
PARIS, Sept. 25.-—French airmen have bombarded the stations
at Metz and Sablons.
BERLIN, Sept. 25.—A British warship has been sunk off the coast
of Belgium.
LONDON, Sept. 28.—Catholic priests have been expelled from
Constantinople.
LONDON, Sept. 29.—The British forces have won an important
success in Mesopotamia. The Turks are in full retreat toward Bagdad.
• THE HAGUE, Sept. 29.—The Dutch government has entered a
protest against the passage over Holland of German Zeppelins.
LONDON, Sept. 21.—The British government will enforce con
scription only as a last resort. The general opinion seems to prevail
that conscription will bring about an industrial revolution throughout
England.
GENEVA, Sept. 18.—Germany shortly will issue a proclamation of
her intention to annex the Belgian territory now occupied.
BERLIN, Sept. 20.—Advices received here state that Turkey has
two million men under arms, and needs no assistance from Germany.
BERLIN, Sept. 22.—Commanders of submarines have been or
| dered to their base. It is believed to be the intention to order them to
intercept passenger liners and then permit them to escape.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 23.—Three Belgian citizens have been sen
tenced to death by the Germans for smuggling letters to the hostiles.
LONDON, Sept. 24.—Heavy fighting has taken place during the
past two days and nights in the North sea, but the admiralty will give
out nothing for publicaton.
FINANCIAL COMMISSION
COMPLETING ITS LABORS
NEW YORK, Sept. 29. The financial
commission which has been arranging the
loan with American bankera announces that
the matter has been arranged. The firm of
J. P. Morgan & Co. has organized a syndi
cate to handle the bonds which will be left
at the banks participating. The amount of
the loan is *500.000,900, and the interest
rate will be 5 per cent, secured by bonds of
the British and French governments.
The commission is going to Chicago to
complete the loan.
Closely Guarded
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.—The financial com
missioners of the allies have arrived here.
They are being closely guarded.
ENGLISH LABOR LEADER DEAD
LONDON, Sept. 27.—James Hardie, a
labor member of parliament, and leader of
the peace element, is dead from pneumonia.
PIONEERS, ATTENTION
A short business meeting of Igloo No. 10,
Pioneers of Alaska, will be held in the com
missioner’s court room, Iditarod, on
Wednesday, October 6, at 8 p. m., to dis
pose of matters arising during the summer.
No further meetings will be held in Octo
ber, owing to the lateness of the season,
and all hands being too busy for frolic, but—
Zip! Boom! Ah!
The season’s gayeties will open at A. B.
hall, Iditarod, Wednesday, November 3, at
| 8:30 p. m., with a bunch of devilment. Ini
tiation, feed by the old sourdough refresh
ment committee, and a right jolly program
of startling events. Old-timers, yank on
the mukluks and mush to this potlatch. The
member traveling the greatest distance will
receive a grand prize. For the love of Mike,
don't miss it!
GEORGE F. MARSH, Secretary.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON
KILLED BY ESCAPED CONVICT
ALBANY, Ore., Sept. 29.—Harry Minto,
superintendent of the Oregon state peniten
tiary, was shot and killed yesterday on the
public road two miles north of town by A.
J. Long of Portland, an escaped convict.
Hundreds of men pursued the murderer, and
he was fatally wounded last night by the
posse.
COLONEL JACKLING APPOINTED
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Colonel Jackling,
a wealthy mine owner and expert of Juneau,
Alaska, has been named as one of twelve
engineers who will investigate the many sub
way crashes which have occurred here.
RUSSIAN MINISTER DEAD
PETROGRAD, Sept. 25.—Minister of the
Interior Durnovo is dead. He had been a
member of the imperial council for many
years.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE
MASSACRED DT TURKISH FIENDS
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—The General Progressive Association of this city has received word that it
is estimated that four hundred and forty thousand Armenians have been put to death already in Asiatic
Turkey, and that six hundred thousand are homeless. At no previous time in the history of civilization has
the martyrdom of Christians assumed such awful proportions.__
WILSON REVIEWS NATION’S HEROES AT HISTORIC POINT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—Many thousands of veterans of the civil war, with their families, have ar
rived to participate in the forty-ninth annual reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic, whch opened
Tuesday. Twelve vessels of the United States navy are moored in the Potomac river to participate in the
exercises, at the command ol the President.
The grand parade of the veterans, which took pace Wednesday, was reviewed by President Wilson
from the same point as that occupied by President J ohnson in the grand review of the Union armies fifty
years ago.
The President formally welcomed the attendants on the encampment, and said that the civil war was
unique among conflicts. He told the veterans that their battles of half a century ago were fought in order
to establish principles which have been the greatest instrumentality for the uplift of mankind that the
world has ever seen.
DARING ATTEMPT
AT SLUICE ROBBERY
A daring attempt to rob the sluice boxes
of Charles Estmere, operating on upper
Flat creek, was frustrated by the timely in
terference of Albert Herbert, an employe,
on Sunday night of this week. Mr.
Estmere, who is just finishing up his
season’s work on the Chicago Bench, where
he has employed a small crew during the
summer, had retired to his home, a short
distance away, shortly after midnight, leav
ing Herbert on shift. Herbert was busy
working in the cut when his attention was
attracted by the growling of his dog. The
cut being brilliantly lighted, and the sluice
boxes shadowed in darkness, it was practi
cally impossible to see out of the cut. How
ever, he believed he distinguished the form
of a man in the boxes, and knowing no rea
son why Estmere should have occasion to
return, he decided to investigate. On ap
proaching the sluice boxes he noticed a
second form kneeling in the boxes, appar
ently about to remove the riffles, which Est
mere had taken the precaution to bolt down
securely. Realizing that an attempt at rob
bery was in progress, Herbert gave the
alarm, whereupon the would-be robbers
beat a hasty retreat and w’ere quickly swal
lowed up in the darkness. On investiga
tion, everything was found intact, thanks to
the watchfulness of the dog.
Estmere, remarking that he needed no
second warning, promptly cleaned up at
daylight.
It is believed that the attempt at rob
bery was made by persons familiar with the
workings, who relied on the blinding light
in the cut to make impossible the observa
tion of their operations at the sluice boxes.
This is not the first attempt at sluice box
robbery which has been made this summer,
several other attempts being reported, but
in each instance some circumstance inter
fered with the plans of the robbers.
Heretofore this district has been fortunate
in having very little of this kind of work
going on, and should the perpetrators be
discovered it would undoubtedly go hard
with them.
MACHINE CANDIDATES WIN
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Charles Perkins
was nominated as district attorney by the
Republicans yesterday, and with few excep
tions the regular organization candidates
have been successful at the primaries.
TERRIBLE HAVOC CREATED
BY EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE
ARDMORE, Okla., Sept. 29.—a car of
gasoline exploded in this city yesterday,
creating terrible destruction. Two city
blocks were razed, and two hundred persons
were injured by falling walls. Thirty-five
bodies have been recovered from the ruins.
The railroad company is blamed for the
exolosion.
TO INVESTIGATE PURCHASE
OF SEATTLE-BUILT VESSELS
SEATTLE, Sept. 29.—The Canadian Do
minion government has appointed a com
mission to investigate the purchase of two
Seattle-built submarines which were pur
chased by Premier McBride of British Co
lumbia for the Dominion a year ago.
JAPANESE DIPLOMAT SAYS
JAPS WILL ASTONISH WORLD
PARIS, Sept. 1.—What appears to be a
strong intimation that Japan will co-oper
ate in the campaign to force the Dardanelles
is contained in an interview with Baron
Hayashi, Japanese ambassador to Italy, tele
graphed to the Petit Parisien by its cor
respondent at Rome. Baron Hayashi said:
"We must not allow our enemies to profit
by information about the movement of
troops. We have not ceased to collaborate
with our allies to the extent assigned to us,
and the world will be astonished when it
knows what we have done, what we are
doing and what we are willing to do. The
Russians are nearest to us, and we can be
the most useful to them,
j "Rest assured, it is the greatest desire of
Japan to assist in the sacred cause of civ
ilization.”
FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON
The rainstorm of last Tuesday night de
veloped into a snowstorm before morning,
and for a time the first snowflakes of the
season fell. The ground was not whitened
in this vicinity, but the distant hills were
covered with a snowy mantle on Wednes
day morning.
PLANS OF NEW BATTLESHIPS
ARE GUARDED CLOSELY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—The hull
plans of the two 32,000-ton superdread
naughts, bids for which were advertised for
recently, are being guarded closely by the
officials of the navy department, as new
ideas as to defense against attack by tor
pedoes are incorporated.
FORMER OFFICIAL KILLED
IPSWICH, %ss., Sept. 29.—Benjamin
Cable, assistant secretary of commerce and
labor during President Taft’s administra
tion, was crushed to death in an automobile
accident here yesterday.
ROLPH RE-ELECTED
SAN FRANCISCO. Seyt. 29—Returns in
dicate that William Rolph, Jr., has been
re-elected mayor by a vote of two to one
over Eugene Schmitx.
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BUSINESS CHANGES
TARE PLACE AT FLAT
The business district of Flat City is due
for some radical changes in the near future.
C. R. Peck has purchased the pool hall of
Finnegan & Cameron, and intends to fix it
up for a store room, retaining his present
quarters for a warm storage warehouse. He
already has three warehouses, but finds his
quarters too small.
Finnegan Cameron will move into the
'old Hussey building.
Christy Anthoniesen, the Iditarod jeweler,
has bought William Taylor’s building and
business, including stock, which he will take
over on January 1 next. Mr. Taylor will
go Outside to take a course of study to
perfect himself as an optician.
OTTER DISTRICT SCHOOL
OPENS ON MONDAY NEXT
The Otter district school, under the su
pervision of Miss Coolidge, will open on
Monday next. The Letnes cabin, on Flat
creek, has been secured as a school build
ing. and is being fitted up for the purpose.
It is centrally located for the children of
both Flat and Otter creeks, and it is be
lieved the attendance of children this year
will be much greater than before.
MAIL FOR THE OUTSIDE
Acting Postmaster Baker has wired to
Superintendent Randles for authorization
to send a consignment of Outside mail in
care of Ray Henderson, who will leave here
for St. Michael not later than Wednesday
next. It is doubtful whether this can be
arranged, owing to the red-tape methods of
,ihe postal authorities. But in any event,
Ray has volunteered to carry letters for
mailing at St. Michael, and this will be a
tereat convenience to those wishing to take
advantage of the offer.
PICTURE SHOW SUNDAY NIGHT
Arrangements have been made for giving
a picture show at A. B. hall Sunday night.
It had been the purpose of the late Charles
Drapeau to give one more picture show here
before going to Flat City, and the films
which he intended to show will be used on
this occasion.
The estate of the late showman has been
found to be somewhat meager, but among
his effects are some valuable trinkets. It
is the hope of his friends to be able to clear
enough by means of this show to pay all
his obligations and save these mementoes
for his relatives.
The show will commence promptly at 9
o’clock, as usual.
SWOBODA CLEARED
PARIS, Sept. 29—A report was submitted
today by Commandant Julien which clears
Raymond Swoboda, the American who has
been held here for some time, of the charge
of being a German spy.
AMERICA!! MACHINISTS
FOR EUROPEAN FACTORIES
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Hundreds of
machinists from all parts of the county are
leaving each week to work in the war muni
tions plants of Europe.
ROUSES THE BALKANS
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LONDON, Sept. 29.—Three hundred thousand Austrian and Ger
man troops have begun an advance on the Serbain frontier in the di
rection of Orsova, says the Athens correspondent of the Exchange fele
graph Company.
BRITISH GUNS AND ARTILLERYMEN AT BELGRADE
BERLIN, Sept. 25.—It is reported here that Belgrade, Serbia, has
been newly fortified and equipped with heavy British guns and manned
by British artillerymen.
British and French troops intended fci service in Serbia have been
landed at Port Katherine, near Salonica, Greece, according to reports
from Budapesth.
GREEKS PREPARING FOR ACTION
ATHENS, Sept. 27.—The Greek government has requisitioned
twenty vessels for use as transports. A decree has been promulgated
convening the chamber of deputies to pass an act declaring martial law
and putting at the service of the government all state railways. The
transportation of merchandise has been foi bidden. A decree of mobil
ization has been signed by the king. Crowds cheered the king and
cabinet members on account of the mobilization orders.
GREEK RESERVES IN AMERICA RECALLED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—The Greek legation announces that all
reservists in America of the classes between 1892 and 1911 have been
called to the colors.
GREEKS IN ALASKA GALLED
SEATTLE, Sept. 29.-—Consul Liliopolous has issued a call to every
Greek reservist in the Northwestern states and Alaska to be prepared
to return home to fight.
GREECE HAS FORMIDABLE ARMY
PARIS, Sept. 28.—The mobilization of twenty classes of Greek
troops calls to the colors four hundred thousand men.
i OTHER BALKAN STATES DISTURBED
PARIS, Sept. 25.—In diplomatic circles it is reported that Bul
garian warships have been stationed in various sheltered bays in the
neighborhood of Black sea ports. Large numbers of men are working
to fortify the ports of the Black sea. and the belief is expressed that
Bulgaria will array itself with the allies.
ROUMANIA DEMANDS EXPLANATION
ROME, Sept. 28.—The Roumanian government has sent Sofia
a friendly note asking an explanation of the Bulgarian military prep
arations.
NO OFFENSE INTENDED
LONDON, Sept. 28.—The Bulgarian government states officially
that its mobilization program is in the line of national progress, and
is not of the slightest offensive character.
AMBASSADOR FORMALLY RECALLED
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—The state department has been ad
vised officially by the Austrian government that the recall of Ambassa
dor Dumba has been agreed to. A safe cor duct home for Dumba now
ts assured.
President Wilson had advised Ambassador Penfield, at Vienna,
to inform the Austrian government that the departure of Dumba on
leave was unsatisfactory, and that he insist on his recall.
The administration is endeavoring to unfathom the meaning of
Military Attache Von Papen’s visit to San I rancisco. Von Papen will
leave Tuesday for Mexico.
The President has decided not to call an extra session of the
senate.
GERMAN ARMY CORPS ANNIHILATED
LONDON, Sept. 29.—Wednesday’s Times contains a telegram
from its Petrograd correspondent in whch he says that reports which
have been confirmed from good sources are to the effect that the Forty
first German army corps was overtaken b} the flooding of the Pinsk
marshes, and being unable to escape, nearly the whole corps perished.
GERMAN OFFENSIVE GIECKED
PETROGRAD, Sept. 25.—The Geiman offensive has been
checked, and in several places the forces cf the kaiser are retreating.
German gunners defending Pinsk and Dumba were sabered m a cavalry
charge, and the recapture of those places is predicted.
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED ON BORDER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—-Conditions on the Mexican border
continue serious. United States troops are I able to cross into Mexican
territory at any time, in pursuit of the band ts.
EMBARGO AGAIN IN FORCE
LAREDO, Texas, Sept. 27.—Guns and ammunition for General
Carranza have been held at the border by United States custom offi
cers, which is supposed to announce the beginning of a new embargo.
EXTRAORDINARY ALIM MEASURES
LONDON, Sept. 27.—Every male Ge man, Turk and Austrian of
military age, heretofore granted exemption has been required to sur
render to the police. The British transport Transylvania has been sunk
off the sland of Crete.