VOLUME 13
' EIGHTY DROWNED
III HOSPITAL SHIP
A^gUa Strikes Floating Mine While
flossing English Channel
From France.
L.ONDON, Nov. 19.—The British
hospital ship Anglia, while returning
from France last night with nearly
fonr hundred wounded British sol
diers on board, struck a floating mine
in the English channel and sunk be
fore reaching shore.
When the Anglia received her
death blow signals of distress were
sent up and several steamers re
sponded and succeeded in taking off
three hundred of the wounded pas
sengers as well as the members of
the ^t^amer's crew. Eighty-five
woanLled are known to have perished
when the steamer sank.
The steamer encountered the float
ing mine near the center of the
channel and immediately steamed for
1,he nearest point of land in the hope
that she could be beached. The cap
tain of the Anglia is being criticised
for failure to immediately get hi3
passengers into the life boats when it
was seen that the steamer was in a
tanking condition. Many of the
steamer's crew were taken from the
water after the steamer sank.
READY FOB PEACE
ttemi-Official Statement Declares that
Initiative Mast Come from the
Allies If They Want Peace.
LONDON, Nov. 19.—Advices from
Berlin state that the evening papers
print identical articles showing that
they come from some authoritative
source, stating that Germany is ready
to make peace but that the initia
tive must come from the Allies. It
i&A-s^rted that much foreign terri
tory ifs now occupied by the central
powers of Europe and that the Teu
tonic allies have been successful in
all their campaigns.
The British press in commenting
on the dispatch from Berlin in unan
imous in declaring that the Allies
cannot seek nor accept peace until
the central powers of Europe have
been forced to withdraw within their
•own borders. It is asserted that Ger
man advances were made some time
ago through the king of Spain to as
certain the terms upon which the Al
lies would end the war and that they
had answered by raising greater ar
mies for coming campaigns.
Many British writers profess to be
lieve that the slowing up of the Teu
tonic campaigns on both the western
and eastern frontiers means that Ger
many has exhausted her strength and
that she lacks men to continue her
campaigns. It is declared that the
German and Austrian troops have
taken an insignificant part in the
crushing of Serbia, which was accom
plished by the Bulgarians. It is as
serted that no peace can be possible
until it is announced by Germany
that she is willing to withdraw with
in her own borders.
JUSTICE HUGHES NOT
PRESIDENTIAL candidate
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 19.—
Associate Justice Charles E. Hughes,
•of the Supreme court of the United
j ^States has wired Nebraska Republi
cans not to place his name before the
primaries as he is not a candidate for
the presidency.
Notice to Members.
Notice to Members of the Young
People’s Literary Club: A social
meeting of the club will be held at
Everyman’s Clubhouse at 8:30 this
evening. The members are all u.god
to be there.
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10 LEI DIE
burgeon Refused to Save Life of In*
fancy When Science Told Him
Child Would be Defective.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.—Dr. J. Hais
elden, a prominent surgeon in this
city, yesterday refused to perform an
operation on an infant which would
have saved its physical life but would
have rendered it a mental defective
for life. When the case was explain
ed to the child’s mother she agreed
with the physician and the child was
allowed to die.
The case has caused considerable
discussion throughout the country
with opinion divided as to the safely
of permitting physicians to decide
upon whether it is better to save life
than sacrifice it.
Dr. Haiselden, in replying to the
criticisms, states that he believed H
infinitely better to let the infant die
tiian to perform the operation with
the certainty that the child would be
a burden to society during its life.
Following as it does the announce
ment from Milwaukee that a number
of defectives were to be secretly ster
ilized, the case has attracted wine at
tention and is being made the sub
ject of editorials in nearly all the
daily papers.
BULGARIANS ARE
'jfO IftONASTIR
Have Captured Serbian City of Prllip
and Driving Allies and Serbs
Before Them Southward.
LONDON, Nov. 19.—It is officially
stated that Lord Kitchener has ar
rived at the Dardanelles and will re
view the situation in the straits and
on the Gallipoli peninsula before de
ciding upon the campaign which
will be followed by the Allies.
Advices from the Balkans state
that the Bulgarians are marching
southward from Uskup, through
Central Serbia and that they have
captured the city of Prllip and are
preparing to march upon Monastir,
near the border of Greece. The Al
lies and Serbs are reported as retreat
ing toward Monastir, where it is be
lieved a big battle will be fought.
The Allies are known to have con
centrated a large force near Monas
tir, the troops having been sent from
Saloniki.
Many British diplomats fear that
as a result of the demands of the Al
lies that Greece join them in the war,
that Greece will intern and disarm
the British and French troops if they
are forced to retreat southward from
Monastir.
VALDEZ PASSENGERS
ON STEAMER ALAMEDA
SEATTLE, Nov. 19.—The steamer
Alameda, the Alaska Steamship com
pany liner, sailed last Wednesday
evening for Valdez and other South
western Alaska ports. The cabin
passengers for Valdez are: W. Tay
lor, Mrs. Holtness, Mrs. Ruggles,
Mrs. Wright, Robert Kells, A. Kells,
Carl Carlson, Mike Thomas, Mrs. Jes
se Martin and Mrs. V. L. Sedgwick.
The passengers for Latouche are:
John Dahlberg, Ivan Dahlberg, Mrs.
E. French and son.
LEFT FORTUNE TO
JAPANESE SERVANT.
SEATTLE, Nov. 19.—It was dis
covered yesterday when the will of
the late William Holt, who died re
cently, was probated that he had left,
his property, valued at $160,000 to a
Japanese servant who nursed him lor
fourteen months during his last Ill
ness. Holt was unmarried and appa
rently did not have any living rela
tives. He was the owner of the
Grand Central hotel in this city.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
ALUES FLEET OF WARSHIPS
READY TO BOMBARD SALONIKI
REPORTED FROM ATHENS THAT GREECE WILL DISARM AND IN
TERN ALLIES TROOPS IN THEIR RETREAT FROM SERBIA TO
SALONIKI AND ALLIES THREATEN DESTRUCTION OF GREEK
COAST CITIES—KITCHENER INVESTIGATING SITUATION. AT
DARDANELLES—CANADA OFFERS ROOSEVELT COMMAND OF
NEW ARMY—HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DROWNED WHEN HOS
PITAL SHIP SINKS IN ENGLISH CHANNEL.
LONDON, Nov. 19.—It is reported
from Athens tl]£t King Constantine
of Greece, W*b ordered all Allies
troops which jMreat from Serbia into
Greece be disSmed and interned and
a huge fleet ^warships of the Allies
has been assembled at Saloniki to
insist upon the safe withdrawal of
British and French troops through
Greece. The Bulgarian troops are
reported as approaching Monastir,
near the . border of Greece, and in
case of reverses the Allies must re
treat into Greece or surrender. King
Constantine has been warned that
should the Allies troops be molested
in retiring to Saloniki that the city
will be bombarded as well as every
Greek city on her coasts.
Kitchener Investigating Monroe.
LONDON, Nov. 19.—The Marquis
of Lansdowne announced today that
Lord Kitchener, commander in chief
of the British army had gone to the
Dardanelles to investigate Gen. Mon
roe’s recommendatio'n that the Galli
poli campaign be abandoned. Gen.
Monroe has been in command of the
Allies land forces at the Dardanelles
and has been unable to make ad
vances although losses have been
very heavy. The former foreign sec
retary stated that the Allies would
abide by Lord Kitchener’s decision,
and if he recommended the with
drawal of troops from the peninsula
that the campaign would be aban
doned.
Canada Wants Roosevelt
WINNIPEG, Nov. 18.—Hon. Sam
uel Hughes, Canadian minister of mi
litia, has offered Col. Roosevelt, for
mer president of the United States,
the command of the new army which
Canada is training for the European
war. During the Colonel’s stay in
Canada, on his recent hunting trip,
he reviewed the Canadian troops and
after praising their courage as dem
onstrated in France, declared that
he would be proud to lead an army
of Canadians and he has now been
given the honor of declining.
Protest's Ancona’s Sinking.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—
As a result of Mrs. Dr. Greile, the
American lady who was a survivor
of the Italian steamer Ancona, which
was sunk in the Mediterranean sea,
testifying that the submarine kept up
an incessant fire from its guns upon
the steamer while the passengers
were entering the lifeboats, Secre
tary Lansing has sent a note to the
Austrian government protesting to
that country against the sinking of
the liner.
Hundred and Seventy Drowned.
LONDON, Nov. 18.—It is officially
stated that one hundred and seventy
wounded British soldiers perished
when the British hospital ship sank
in the British channel from having
encountered a floating mine. Two
hundred wounded were saved by
steamers which answered the distress
signals.
Tom Riggs Says Matanuska Coal will
Be Available for Navy Next
Year if Appropriation Made
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—Com
missioner Tom Higgs, of the Alaskan
Engineering commission, has arrived
in Washington from Alaska and has
established headquarters from which
an active campaign will be made to
secure a large appropriation from
congress for railroad construction
work in Alaska next season. Chair
man Edes, of the commission, has
been summoned from Alaska to con
fer with the department in regard to
next year, and to aid in securing a
large appropriation from the coming
congress.
Commissioner Riggs stated today
that the commission hoped to secure
an appropriation of $8,000,000 for
next year’s operations. He states that
surveys of the railroad from Seward
to Fairbanks have been completed
and he will recommend that con
struction work on the road be carried
on simultaneously from both ends of
the road next summer.
Riggs says that construction work on
the road from Anchorage to the Mat
auuska coal Helds progressed satis
factorily during the past summer
considering the small amount of
money available. He believes the
Matanuska road will be completed at
an early date next summer, making
the best coal in Alaska available for
the use of ttypj.Unlted States navy In
the Pacific.
Alex Thompson came up from
Knight’s island last night. He has
been working on a copper property
there which is being developed by
Spokane capitalists.
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery- tf
TEUTONIC ALLIES
NOT SLOWING UP
Natural Conditions in Serbia Pre
vented Teutons from Crushing
Serbian Main Army.
BERLIN, Nov. 18.—The German
war office bulletin states that the ter
rible natural conditions prevailing in
the country rather than the opposi
tion of the Allies is responsible for
the Teutonic nations slowing up in
their campaign in the Balkans. The
Serbians have destroyed the railroads
and bridges in their retreat and as
the snow lies deep in the mountains
the crossing of the rivers and moun
tain streams has been rendered ex
tremely difficult.
It is announced that the Bulgarian
and Austrian troops are closing in
nn the main Serbian army from the
north and west and that the Serbians
are retreating before the victorious
Teutonic allies.
The Vozzische Zeitung, comment
ing editorially on the Balkan situa
tion, states that the central powers
nf Europe have forced their way
through Serbia to the assistance of
Turkey and believes that the scene
nf the heaviest fighting is soon to be
shifted far to the south and in the
enemy’s country. It is asserted that
an army of one million Turks are be
ing equipped with munitions from
Germany and that the invasion of
Egypt is soon to begin.
Joe Stanton, who has the govern
ment contract for carrying the mall
between Valdez and Qulkana during
the summer months, has purchased
Pete Cashman’s residence on Key
stone avenue.
Mrs. J. C. Martin, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in the
States during the past few months,
is a passenger on the Alameda, which
sailed from Seattle last Wednesday.
REBELS KILLED <
WREN AMBUSHED
Villa Troops KUl American Rancher ,
When He Refused to Reveal
Place Grain Was Hidden.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Nov. 19.—Mexi
can federal troops ambushed General
Villa's force which was marching to
reinforce the rebels holding the city
of Cananea. The Villistas were caught
in a pass and seventy-eight killed,
one hundred and fifty wounded and
many prisoners taken.
Gen. Obregon is marching toward
Cananea and has received reinforce
ments. His army is well equipped
with ammunition and is accompanied
by six hundred cavalry.
It is reported here that one thou
sand Yaquis, under command of Gen.
Urbalejo, are marching toward Cana
nea to reinforce Villa and that they
are well supplied with provisions as
they have been raiding the country
through which they pass.
American Is Killed.
DOUGLAS, Nov. 19.—It is report
ed that Thomas Hart, an American
rancher on the Mexican side of the
border, has been killed by a raiding
band of Villaistas because he refused
to reveal where he had hidden his
HEATED DEBATE
, "4fcL' Ji.
American Federation of Labor Turns
Down Resolution Condemning
Militarism in Schools.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.—The
convention of the American Federa
tion of Labor now in session here,
after a heated debate, yesterday aft
ernoon rejected a resolution con
demning the propaganda for training
of students in schools and colleges
for military purposes. The debate at
times was very warm and savored of
a political encounter during a na
tional campaign.
The convention has also taken
steps to attempt a settlement of the
labor strike in the Clifton, Arizona,
copper district. The miners are
striking for higher wages and better
working conditions and the operators
have rejected all advances of the la
bor leaders to submit their cases to
arbitration.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs. V. L. Sedgwick is a passenger
on the Alameda.
Billy Egan, who has been work
ing on Knight’s island, has returned
to town.
The launch Shamrock returned last
night from her mid-week trip io Fi
dalgo and Landlock bays.
The launch Katalla Queen arrived
in Valdez last night after returning
to Ellamar from below the narrows,
owing to having run out of gasoline.
The launch Shamrock will leave
for Port Wells and way ports tomor
rom morning, carrying mail, freight
and passengers. The launch makes
the trip to all the bays, calling at all
ports which offer business. She is
staunch and t comfortable.
Rev. Father R. J. Cremont was a
passenger on the Admiral Farragut
this morning for Seward, accompan
ied by two SiBters who will have
charge of the new Catholic hospital
now being built at Seward. He will
return to Valdez at an early date.
The launch Elvira came up from
the Cliff mine this afternoon, bring
ing a crew of men who have been
engaged on the work of repairing
the wharf at the mine. The members
of the party were George Hayes, Her
man Kaho, Oscar Johnson, Gus Hog
bloom and Bede Little.
HUES 10 FORCE
HAND OF GREECE
Vnglo-French Conference in Paris
Results in Ultimatum Being
Sent to King Constantine.
PARIS, Nov. J 9.— It is reported
hat as a result of the Anglo-French
lommittee conference in Paris yester
iay in which Premier Asquith and
teveral members of the British cabi
let took part, that the Allies will at
tempt to force Greece into joining
igainst the Teutons. It is reported
that an ultimatum has been sent
King Constantine that unless Greeca
iecided to render active support to
lid Serbia that the forces of the Al
lies now in Saloniki will be turned
igainst Greece and that her coast
cities will be bombarded.
Latest advices from Athens state
that the Teutons have declared per
manent neutrality toward Greece and
that King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria,
lias promised not to invade Greece
unless she actively engages in the
war on the side of the Allies.
It is reported from Greece that
many Serbian soldiers, discouraged
with the failure of the Allies to send
lid to Serbia, have crossed into
Greece and have surrendered them
selves to be interned.
BELIEVE KRAUSE
MURDERED FIVE
Had Impersonated Dead Partner anti
Signatures of Other Victims
Found in His Effects.
JUNEAU, Nov. 19.—Investigation
hy the Juneau authorities has shown
that Edward Krause,' suspected of
having murdered five men in Alaska,
was known in Petersburg as Krause
and as Ole Moe in Juneau and that
lie received mail in both names at
the local postoffice. He apparently
used Moe’s name when he found it
advantageous to do so. He is believ
3d to have killed Moe, who was his
partner in a launch which they own
sd in Petersburg.
Detective Tennant, of Seattle, wlx
effected Krause’s arrest when he ar
rived on the steamer Jefferson, b.
lieves that Krause not only murder
Bd William Christie, the Treadwel
amalgamator, but that he murderer
Ole Moe, A. H. Dahl. Capt. James O
Plunkett, and C. F. Smith. Whei
Krause’s effects were searched pa
pers bearing Smith’s signature wer
found and it is believed that Kraus
had planned to dispose of Smith’
property in the States. Tennant be
lieves that both Plunkett and Smif'
ire dead.
The investigations of the authors
:ies have resulted in disclosing th
fact that six other men of Juneau o':
rreadwell have mysteriously disaj:
jeared during the time since Kraut,
Irst came to Alaska and the officer
ire trying to link their absence wit
he visits of Krause to this sectiot
Krause Fighting Extradition.
TACOMA, Nov. 19.—Edw. Kraus
,vho was arrested in Seattle charge
vith having been responsible for t)i
nysterious disappearance of sever
nen in Alaska, has engaged couns
md will fight extradition to Alask
Following the advice of his attorn;
re has refused to make any statemei
is to why he traveled under an t,.
turned name or how Moe’s papt;
;ame into his possession. >
\DMIRAL FARRAOUT
COMES FROM SOUl
The steamer Admiral Farragut,
;he Alaska-Pacific Steamship co
many’s fleet, arrived in Valdez at
sarly hour this morning and deps
id for the westward shortly aftei
i’clock. The Admiral Farragut, f
ng the last steamer of the season,'
;o to Anchorage, carried a num:
if Cook Inlet people Who were
urning from trips to the states'
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