-- VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1914. NO. 345.
VOL. 10. ___
GERMANS CAPTURE YSER CANAL
AUSTRIANS ADMIT RUSSIAN POSSESSION OF GALICIA
GERMAN CRUISERS ARE COALING AT VALPARAISO
CZAR’S TROOPS OCCUPY JOHANNISBURG IN PRUSSIA
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NEGROES INSULT
PRESIDENT WILSON
Delegation Received At White House
Ejected When Spokesman Be
comes Insulting.
WASHINGTON, Nor. 13.—A dele
gation of negroes representing the
negro men and women employed in
the different departments of the gov
ernment, who were protesting against
the segregation of white and black
employees was received,yesterday af
ternoon by President Wilson, who
listened to the complaint until the
leader of the delegation became in
sulting to the president, who refused
to listen to them further and cut the
Interview short and ordered the ne
groes sent from the White House.
The white employees of the differ
ent departments refuse to mingle
with the blacks and it is certain that
if the government attempts to en
force the rule desired by the colored
workers of the departments that trou
ble will result.
VILLA'S ARMY
IS OS THE MINE
Starts for Queretaro—Carranza Sends
Family to U. S.—American
Troops Remain.
CALIENTES. Mex., Nov. 13.—Gen
eral Villa, who was (appointed su
preme head of the Mexican army by
Provisional President Gulterez, start
ed with 5,000 men and many cannon
for Queretaro, a large city half way
between here and Mexico City, where
the Carranza forces are entrenched.
Villa expects an easy victory. He
has ordered the commanders of the
department of the north who are loy
al to him to arrest every man believ
ed to be with Carranza in the pres
ent fight. It is reported that a dozen
executions took place here early yes
terday morning of Mexicans loyal to
Carranza.
General Zapata is working with Vil
la ■ and aiding him in the battle
against Provisional President Car
ranza. His troops are operating near
Mexico City.
General Carranza has already sent
his family to the United States for
safety.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—The War
department announced today that the
American troops at Vera Cruz would
not be withdrawn until peace had been
established in Mexico. General Fun
ston has been notified to make ar
rangements for a long stay in the
coast city.
Colonel Richardson left on the
Northwestern for Washington to re
port to the War department upon the.
work in Alaska and to plan for next
year’s work.
British Towns Bombarded By German Aviators—Paris Admits Germans Have
Crossed Yser Canal—Servians Report Capture of 6,000 Austrians Near Bel
grade—Russians Report German Defeat At Kalisz On German-Poland
Border—Australian Troop Ships Leave Sydney With Convoy of 14 Warships
BERLIN, Nov. 13.—The Germans
have cleared the Yser section of the
British and Belgian troops and now
have a clear road to the sea. The
allies have been decisively beaten
by the troops commanded by the
Duke of Wurttemburg. Five thousand
prisoners were captured during yes
terday’s fighting.
German Aviators Over English Cities.
German aviators last night flew ov
er the English cities of Harwich and
Sheerness, dropping bombs upon the
two towns.
German Ships At Valparaiso.
VALPARAISO, Chile, Nov. 13.—
German cruisers Leipzig and Dres
den are coaling in this port today and
are expected to leave as quickly as
possible as a Japanese fleet is re
ported nearing here to engage the
two ships. The German ships were
almost out of coal when they put
in the harbor and will be given
enough coal to take them to Ger
many, which is the nearest home
port. The boats will receive a full
supply under the rules of interna
tional law.
Russians Report Another Victory.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 13.—The war
ofTice announces another victory for
the Russian army over the Germans
and the battle took place at Kallsz,
in Poland, near the border. No de
tails of the battle are given.
British Losses 57,000.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—The British
losses to date in Prance have been
57,000 men. A large number of offi
cers have been killed or wounded.
Will Raise More Troops.
Another army of 1,000,000 men will
be raised at once. The present force
of recruits are being drilled and will
be sent to the front shortly.
Paris Admits Germans Cross Yser.
The military governor of Paris has
admitted that the Germans have cross
ed the Yser river. Strong reinforce
ments are being sent from here to the
coast to aid the troops in holding the
Germans back.
Russians Near Cracow.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—Another Rus
sian army is marching on Cracow
from Poland and an army from the
San river. They expect an easy con
quest.
Hongkong Ousts Germans.
HONGKONG, Nov. 13.—The legis
lative Council of Hongkong today
passed an ordinance, to go into ef
fect immediately, compelling all ene
mies of Great Britain residing with
in the colony to bring their business
enterprises to an end and depart.
The government will appoint liquida
tors. Any person purchasing such a
foreign business must show his good
faith. There are as many German
firms doing business in Hongkong as
there are British concerns.
To Seize All Reservists.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—The London
Times’s naval correspondent announ
ces that the instructions given to ex
amining officers in the British patrol
service not to arrest small parties
of enemy reservists in neutral ves
sels on the high seas have now been
rescinded. Such aliens liable to mil
itary service are, it is understood, to
ibe removed from neutral ships on high
feeas as well as in territorial waters.
Russians Still Gaining Ground.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—The Russians
have taken the city of Johannesburg,
in East Prussia. They now control
the railroad from Lyck to Johannes
burg and also the Lyck-Soldau rail
road. The Russians are pushing in
to East Prussia at Wirballen in large
force. At Johannesburg the Russians
took many prisoners and considerable
stores of war supplies. The Germans
also destroyed much of the war muni
tion before they were driven back.
Australian Troops Start for the Front.
SYDNEY, Nov. 13.—The second de
tachment of 25,000 troops left here
today for France to fight for the Brit
ish Empire. The men left on twelve
transports and the troop ships are be
ing convoyed by fourteen cruisers and
battleships which will guard the men
as far as the Suez Canal, where the
Mediterranean fleets will take charge
of the vessels and escort them to
Marseilles, in southern France.
Troops Well Equipped.
The detachment of troops have ev
erything necessary to go immediately
to the front. The men have been
equipped by the commonwealth. A
tremendous mob witnessed the depar
ture of the soldiers from here. Anoth
er army of 50,000 is being raised and
will be sent to Europe in thirty days.
Servians Claim Victory.
NISH, Nov. 13.—The Servian army
yesterday captured 6,000 Austrians
who had crossed the Danube river,
but were not supported in time to
prevent the Servians from surround
ing them with greatly superior forces.
The capture took place near Belgrade.
Austrians Admit Withdrawal From
Galicia.
VIENNA, Nov. 13.—The war office
admits that the Austrian forces have
withdrawn from western Galicia. The
Austrian forces, however, still hold
strongly fortified towns in Cracow
and Taraow sections of Galicia.
British Admiral Acquitted.
LONDON, Nov. 13.—Admiral Trou
bridge, who commanded the British
Mediterranean fleet and was charged
with neglect of duty in allowing the
escape of the German cruisers Goeben
and Breslau from an Italian town
early in the war, was acquitted today
by a court martial ordered to inves
tigate the affair. The two German
ships found refuge in the Dardanelles
on August 11th and have since been
bombarding Black Sea ports of Rus
sia.
Bomb Angers the Swiss.
PARIS, Nov. 13.—A Havre News
Agency dispatch from Belfort says
that a German aeroplane which flew
■over the fortress of Belfort on Friday
and into Swiss territory dropped a
'bomb which fell in Switzerland. Much
Irritation, it is added, was caused
against Germany by the incident.
Predict a Split In Germany.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13.—There are
sundry means of learning something
of the mood of the German people.
There is a regular coming and going
of business men between Berlin and
other German cities and Amsterdam.
I have come into contact with many
of these business men, and they have
willingly given me their impressions.
All with whom I spoke have carried
away with them very curious and in
teresting impressions as to the pres
ent relations between the German
army and the German people.
“It would never surprise me,” said
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VICTORIA PEOPLE
FEAR GERMANS
Sending Valuables To Seattle1 for
Safety—Think Germans Will
Demand Indemnity.
SEATTLE, Nov. 13.—Canadian
banks doing business in Victoria have
arranged for the leasing of large
safety deposit vaults in this city in
which to place the valuables of the
people of Victoria, who fear that the
German fleet on the Pacific coast will
enter the harbor at Victoria and de
mand an indemnity of the people up
on penalty of shelling the town if it
is not paid.
The banks Intend to have the val
uables of their clients in Seattle
vaults, where they cannot be touched
by the Germans. Many citizens of
Victoria are also sending jewelry,
bonds, stocks and gold to this city
for safety.
The Brighton returned yesterday to
Valdez after a hard trip from Golden.
BOMB WRECKS
N. Y. COURTHOUSE
Gang Were After Judge Gibbs, Who
Sent Italians To Penitentiary
for White Slavery.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—A bomb
placed in the Bronx million dollar
court house yesterday seriously dam
aged the building and forced the peo
ple in the tenements near the court
house to flee from their homes into
the street. The police were some
time in calming the crowds of fright
ened foreigners.
The bomb is believed to have been
intended for Judge Gibbs, who has re
cently passed heavy sentences upon
a number of foreigners who have been
convicted of violating the white slave
act.
Most of the foreigners were Italians
and the Italian branch of the New
York detective department have start
ed an Investigation which, it is hoped,
will result in the capture of the bomb
manufacturers.
A. B. WILL BOLD
ALASKA SESSION
Present Session of Grand Lodge In
Seattle To Be Adjourned To
Juneau.
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SEATTLE, Nov. 13.—The Grand
Camp of the Arctic Brotherhood has
decided to adjourn the present session
of the camp from Seattle to Juneau,
the adjourned meeting to be held in
March, when most of the delegates
now in this city will be returning
north.
An effort will be made to reunite
the different factions in the order and
to arrange for a better understand
ing between the two factions, which
are drifting apart.
Governor Strong of Alaska was
nominated to be Grand Chief of the
order at today’s session and William
Gilmore, of Nome, former candidate
for delegate to congress, was nomi
nated as vice-chief.
Subset ibe for the Prospector.
PASSENGER KILLS
FOR REPRIMAND
Boston Architect Wanted To Run the
Decks In Pajamas—Shoots Cap
tain and Passenger.
CARLESTON, S. C., Nov. 13.—En
raged because he was reprimanded
for appearing on the deck of the
steamer Mohawk in his pajamas, Geo.
Perkins, a Boston architect, killed
Fred Hinman, a Florida publisher,
wounded the captain of the boat, and
one of the members of the crew be
fore he was overpowered and put in
irons.
The shooting happened near this
city and the murderer was turned ov
er to the federal authorities upon the
arrival of the boat, which reported the
death of Hinman by wireless and ask
ed for a United States marshal to
meet the boat and take charge of
the prisoner.
'The captain is not seriously injur
ed and is expected to recover.
BREWER FRESH
GETS KILLED
Made An Indecent Proposal But Will
Never Do It Again—Girl’s
Aim Was Good.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Nov. 13.—
Otto Koehler, a wealthy brewer of
this city, was shot and killed by Miss
Hedda Burgemeister, a trained nurse,
because he made an indecent propos
al to her and refused to leave her
house when ordered to do so. Koeh
ler had called upon the girl frequent
ly in spite of her protests. She had
nursed him during an illness of sev
eral months and he became infatuat
ed with her. Because of her contin
ued refusal to love him he attempted
by force to secure his desires but the
nurse drew a revolver and shot him.
The brewer was 58 years old and
married. The girl insists the shoot
ing was in self-denfense and that she
was compelled to protect her honor.
The death of the wealthy brewer
caused a sensation here, as he was
prominent In society circles.
START RIOT AT
American Federation Hold Warm Ses
sion—Catholics Denounce Vio
lence At Strikes.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13.—The
Catholics who are members of the
convention here of delegates from the
locals of the American Federation of
Xiabor, caused a riot in the hall yes
terday w'ljen they denounced the use
of violence in order to win strikes.
Hot-headed members of the conven
tion who claimed that the only means
of winning was to intimidate and whip
the “scabs” who applied for strikers’
places and also to force the greedy
capitalists to fear the workingmen,
replied to the Catholics in exceedingly
warm language.
The convention was in an uproar
for some time, when President Gonip
ers interceded and gaining the at
tention of the delegates, said that he
deplored acts of violence in strikes
and that the strikers gained nothing
by resorting to rash acts, but that
it must be remembered that condi
tions often became so unbearable that
men could not control their anger or
passions and that much must be for
given them when acting under the
great stress of abuse by the capital
ists.
Russian Loan Over-subscribed.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 13.—The Rus
sian loan of $225,000,000 needed to
carry on the war was over-subscribed
by the people, who are a unit in de
siring that the war be continued to
a successful conclusion.
Judge S. O. Mofford came over from
Seward on the steamer Northwestern
to attend court.