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~~ VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1914. NO. 360.
VOL. 10. _' __
80,000 RUSSIANS ARE CAPTURED
BERLIN REPORT OF HUGE CAPTURE OF CZAR’S TROOPS
TERRIFIC GERMAN BOMBARDMENT ARRAS AND YPRES
BRITISH PEOPLE DEMAND BIG VICTORY BY CHRISTMAS
Sufi
HOW ON TRIM.
"Wolf of Wall Street” Finally Caught
In New York—He Long Evad
ed Arrest.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—The trial of
David Lamar, "the wolf of Wall
street," commenced today. Lamar is
charged with having impersonated an
officer of the government. He tele
phoned to a number of big financiers
representing himself as Mitchell Pal
mer and was able to secure inside
information regarding proposed leg
islation and thus made considerable
money on the stock market.
Lamar long evaded arrest in New
York, where he was indicted. Extra
dition was fought by him from the
District of Columbia to New York, but
he frequently made trips to this city
and was finally arrested.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Bush, which has been ser
iously ill for the past week, is great
ly improved.
NOTHING TO
CORDOVA DOPE
Chairman Edes Says No Interview Has
Been Given Regarding Plans of
the R. R. Commission.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 2, 1914.
Valdez Daily Prospector, Valdez.
Referring to ydlur telegram to Com
missioner Tom Riggs we beg to advise
that no member of the commission
has formed or expressed an opinion
as to the railroad route.
WILLIAM C. EDES.
The above message was received
this morning by the Prospector from
Chairman Edes, of the Alaska En
gineering Commission, in reply to a
message sent yesterday to Tom Riggs,
a member of the commission, ask
ing if it were true that Chairman
Edes had stated that he thought favo
ably of the purchase of the Cordova
railroad and its incorporation into the
proposed government system which is
to open up the territory. The state
ment was published in Seattle papers
last Sunday and wired to Valdez by
our correspondent. The reply sets at
rest the rumors that the road will
start from Cordova and Indicates that
the commission have not yet finished
the work of comparing the routes with
each other.
Mrs. W. B. Elliot*, of Cordova, came
over on the Mariposa to visit for a
short time with her son; Walter El
liott.
The Ladies Aid will meet in the
lecture room of the Congregational
church Thursday afternoon, Dec. 3.
Everyone cordially invited.
Belgrade, Capital of Servia, Finally Falls Into Austrian Hands—First Shots of
Present Tremendous Conflict Were Fired At Belgrade—Germans Claim
Gains In Argonne—Russians Reoccupy Plock—Germans Surrounded At
Bzura Break Through Russian Line Leaving Supplies and Wounded—Aus
trians and Russians Battling for Possession of Carpathion Mountain Passes.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.—During the past
20 days the Germans have captured
80,000 Russians in the fighting on the
eastern frontier. The German opera
tions have been remarkably success
ful. The Russians are poorly equip
ped and officered and have surrender
ed in large numbers. The military
campaign in Poland has been so suc
cessful that in spite of the large su
periority of the Rusisans over the
force commanded by General Hinden
berg the kaiser’s troops are pushing
forward fighting on the offensive and
gaining ground every day.
German Gains In Argonne Region.
The Germans have gained much
ground in the Argonne district, in
France, and many strong positions
formerly held by the French are now
in the hands of the Germans, who are
pushing south.
Przemysl Attack Repulsed.
The Russians made another attack
upon the forts at Przemysl in Galicia,
where Germans and Austrians are
holding the city and the attacking
force w6re defeated with heavy losse.
Big Battle . In Hungary.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2.—For ten days
the Russians have been battling with
the Austrian forces^ in Hungary and
the reports from the front today in
dicate that the Russians have again
been successful in defeating the troops
of Emperor Joseph. The battle has
been fought on th# slope leading from
the Carpathian mountains on the
Hungarian side anc| the Russians are
now on the jjlajns of Hungary, where
long resistance by the Austrias forces
I is hopeless. The battle is still in
progress.
German Deserter Held As Spy.
LONDON. Dec. 2.—A German sol
dier claiming to have deserted from
the kaiser’s army was arrested here
today charged with being a spy. He
was traveling under an American
passport.
Belgrade Finally Falls.
SOFIA, Dec. 2.—Belgrade has fall
en. The capital of Servia just over
the line from Austria, which has been
bombarded for four months, is now in
the hands of the Austrians. The gar
rison of the little city setired. All the
government departments were mov
ed to the mountains early in the war
and are safe rrom the Austrians.
■War Started At Belgrade.
It was at Belgrade that the open
ing shots of the present huge war were
fired. The Austrians started the hos
tilities by firing on the city from the
gunboats on the River Danube. The I
Servians have made a desperate re
sistance against overwhelming odds
and have finally been conquered.
Servians In Critical Position.
The Servian forces are now in a
critical position and are now falling
back towards the mountains.
Germans Escape Russian Cordon.
BERLIN, Dec. 2.—The German
troops which were surrounded in the
Bzura river district by the Russians,
in superior force, have been able to
break through tie lines of the enemy
and escape. Twelve thousand Rus
sians were captured by the Germans
when they crushed through the czar’s
lines and cut off a large section of
the opposing army.
Germans Advancing Near Plock.
The war office announces a gain of
considerable ground by the forces op
erating near Plock on the Vistula, in
Poland. The Russians are falling
back towards the Vistula and may
be forced to retire to the east bank
of the big stream.
Bury Dead In Secret.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 2.—A corres
pondent tells an amazing story of
how the German dead are disposed
of at Quatricht, a little village in the
neighborhood of Ghent. Every day
people see huge pits dug, and every
night they hear the rumble of wag
ons, but they must not even peep
from their houses. Each morning,
however, shows fresh mounds of earth
and the people have come to the con
clusion that bodies must be brought
to the place of burial in wagons.
The wounded are transported during
the day so that they may not 6ee
the procession of the dead.
Wound Kills Col. von Reuter.
PARIS, Dec. 2.—A dispatch from
Montpellier says that a letter, reach
ing there from Beziers, reports the
death of Col. von Reuter, the German
officer who was concerned in the
Zabern affair. A priest who carried
the colonel on a stretcher says that
he was seriously wounded by a bay
onet thrust In a fight in Alsace.
$2,499,000 for Horses.
EAST ST. LOUIS. 111., Dec. 2 —
Horses and mules valued at $2,499,000
have been shipped from the National
Stock Yards here to the French and
British governments since the war
began, according to a statement giv
en out at the yards today. The Eng
lish have bought 5,020 horses and the
French 7,476, the average price be
ing $200 a head. Contracts have been
let for 8,000 to 13,000 additional ani
mals, to be shipped from East St.
Louis and Oklahoma City.
Col. Seely a Daring Scout.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—When Field Mar
shal French resigned from the Army
Council last spring, because the cab
inet failed to support the assurances
he had given the officers in Ireland
that they would not be called upon
to fight the Ulster Volunteers, no one
dreamed that a few months would
bring him fame as the commander of
the best army Great Britain has ever
put in the field. For the same rea
son Col. J. E. B. Seely retired from
the cabinet post of secretary for war
during the Irish trroubles, and today
he is one of the most active and con
spicuous of the staff officers at the
front. Col. Seely always was rated
by his friends a better soldier than
NEW HANGMAN
FOR ARIZONA
LITTLE ROCK, Ariz., Dec. 2.—
Governor Hill has appointed George
Demsey as sheriff to carry out the
mandates of the courts that 19 men
shall hang on December 19, and three
more during the week between Christ
mas and New Years. Demsey states
that he will execute the men and
that he will not lose any sleep as a
result.
FORTHtLl
FOR HMIBOR WORE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—The next
Rivers and Harbors bill will carry
an appropriation of $40,000,000, is the
statement made by several members
of the Sedate. The last bill for $54,
000,000 was cut to $20,000,000 because
of the fight made by Republicans
against a pork barrel when the peo
ple were being taxed heavily to car
ry on government work. Members of
congress now insist that the work was
continued and that it will result in
prosperity, while if all government
work is discontinued hard times are
certain.
DISINCORPORATE
snip co.
SEATTLE, Dec. 2.—The Western
Alaska Steamship Company, which
was organized last spring to enter
the Alaska trade, especially to South
western Alaska, has been disincor
porated. The company has never op
erated boats but was endeavoring to
secure charters on several steam
schooners.
MORElIiNE)
FOR THE KAISER
BERLIN, Dec. 2—The reichstagmet
today and an appropriation of $1,250,
000,000 will be passed at the first ses
sion with which to continue the war.
This makes the second appropriation
of over a billion dollars and Indicates
that when the war is finally over the
burden upon the people will be terri
ble, unless Germany conquers and
forces the vanquished nations to pay
tremendoufe indemnities. Ten billion
dollars will be demanded by Germany
from the allies to recompensate the
nation for the war losses before peace
terms will be granted.
politician, and now he is vindicating
their judgment.
In a small motor car, which has
been struck twice by German shrap
nel, Col. Seely is "all over the place,”
according to the English slang. He
has distinguished himself particularly
by his enterprise at scouting. On sev
eral occasions when it was necessary
to know whether some village was oc
cupied by Germans, according to the
stories of English correspondents. Col
Seely has dashed into the place, re
connoitred and returned to head
quarters.
London Crime Much Less.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—"The falling off
of crime in this country since the
beginining of the war has been truly
remarkable. As compared with three
years ago, there has been a diminu
tion of 30 per cent, in indictable of
fenses,” said Justice Robert Wallace
today in charging the grand jury.
The justice explained that he attrib
uted this decrease partly to public
restraint in war time, but principally
to the reduction in the number of
hours saloons are permitted to stay
open. “The effect of this,” he said,
“has been truly wonderful.”
Russians Admit Germans Escaping
Trap.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2.—Portions of
the Germans surrounded by the Rus
sians have been able to escape, but
many other sections of the kaiser’s
army are cut off from supports and
will be captured. The Germans have
in every Instance been forced to
abandon huge amounts of equipment
and have left many dead and wound
ed behind them, besides being forced
to liberate the prisoners held by
them but which they could not send
to the frontier as the lines were cut
by the Cossacks.
Russians Re-occupy Plock.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2.—The Rus
sians have re-occupied Plock and now
control the Vistula river.
Still Bombarding Arras.
PARIS, Dec. 2.—The Germans con
tinue to bombard the allies’ lines be
tween Arras and Ypres. The bom
bardment is the most terrific of the
war. Many big Krupp siegs howitz
ers nick-named by the British “Jack
Johnsons,” are throwing shell after
shell into the French lines, but with
out great damage as the trenches are
all bomb proof and the men are un
der ground.
Germans Massed for Attack.
The Germans are massed for a
strong effort to push through to the
coast, but the war office is confident
that the efTort will be in vain.
British1 Demand Victory.
LONDON, Dec. 2.—The British peo
ple demand a victory for British arms
•by Christmas. They are becoming
more and more impatient at the con
stant losses of ships and battling in
France and Belgium without decided
gains. The army and navy officers
are hopeful that the popular demand
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UNITED STATES
TO PIGUT WINNER
Former Mayor George B. McClellan,
of New York, Says It Is Up To
Us To Lick Winner.
PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 2.—George
B. McClellan, former mayor of New
York City, In a statement here today
said that the United States would be
forced to fight the winner of the pres
ent war in Europe in order to defend
the Monroe Doctrine or else abandon
the position this country has taken
regarding the conquest of the Amer
ica’s by the powers of Europe.
He said the republic should at once
prepare for the conflict and be ready
in the event of aggression by the
powers of Europe, all of whom look
with longing eyes upon the undevelop
ed South American republic which
they would seize and use for future
conquests.
McClellan is the son of the great
civil war commander and his state
ment carries great weight in the east.
STOLE PRESS
IS ARRESTED
High Priced News Stolen In New
York and Sold To Small News
Organizations.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Harry Lin
der, a telegraph operator employed
by the Postal Telegraph and Cable
Company, was arrested today charg
ed with stealing the news service of
the Associated Press Association and
selling it to minor press bureaus
which were thus able to secure the
benefits of the news gathered at big
expense by the big American Associa
tion and in many cases as quickly as
the Association itself received the
news.
President Stone of the American
Association has known for many
weeks that news was "leaking” and
several detectives were placed on the
case, resulting in the arrest of Linder
this morning. He had copies of all
the foreign press news in his pockets
when taken in.
Several other arrests are expected
today.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
C. Murray is in town from Port
Wells.
Joe Harris came up from Port
Wells on the Brighton.
O. Olsen arrived in town from
Thompson Pass with a fine mountain
goat.
James E. Wilson, the freighter, re
turned to town today with his outfit
after delivering freight for John Lind
gren at Tiekhell. He reports the trail
in good condition.