^QL 1Q VALDEZ, ALA8KA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1914. ; NO. 343.
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SIEGE IS RENEWED AT PRZEMYSL
RUSSIANS HAVE AGAIN SURROUNDED FORTIFIED CITY
GERMAN CRUISER KOENIGSBERG BOTTLED BY BRITISH
AUSTRIANS REPORT VICTORY OVER 120,000 SERVIANS
mm ghits
II. G. REPEST
Will Give Immunity To All Mexicans
In Vera Cruz—Wants Mexican
City Evacuated
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—Provis
ional President Carranza has notified
the State department that his gov
ernment ■will agree to the American
■request for immunity for all Mexi
cans in Vera Cruz provided the Unit
ed States government will fix a date
for the evacuation of the city by Gen
eral Funston and his troops.
It is not believed here that the re
quest of th© provisional government
in Mexico will be granted, as the oc
cupation at Vera Cruz will continue
until a stable government is establish
ed in Mexico. Until the fight between
Carranza and Villa is decided and the
many questions regarding losses of life
and property of foreigners in Mexico
is cleaned up and a satisfactory set
tlement made the troops are to re
main at Vera Cruz so that city may
be used as a base for military oper
ations in case of need.
The foreign governments interested
in Mexico have urged the United
states to protect their citizens in
the republic and to continue the oc
cupation as a means to that end.
FRENCH HIKING
BIG SIEGE GUNS
Allies Will Soon Have Guns Equal
ing Range to the Krupp
Siege Guns.
PARIS, Nov. 11.—The war depart
ment has announced that the French
and British armies would soon have!
a large number of powerful mobile
siege guns which have just been
manufactured. The new guns are pat
terned after the famous Krupp guns
and are improved.
Following the capture of the first
German siege gun, when General von
Kluck retired from Paris, military ord
nance experts from the French and
British governments were set to work
to copy the new gun and the factories
in England, where great steel works
are maintained, and those of the
French government and of private
concerns were started at work on
the new guns as planned by the ex
perts.
The new gun is larger than that
first used by the Germans at Namur
and tests made to date show it to
be the most powerful gun yet devis
ed. The French gun, like that of the
Germans, piust be used at an eleva
tion and is on the plan of the howitz
ers.
The Ladies’ Aid will meet Thurs
day afternoon, November 12, in the
lecture room of the church. Every
one cordially invited.
Japanese Take Formal Possession of Tsing Tau—Krupps Making Five Big Siege
Guns Each Day—Spy Burns S. S. Rembrant At Norfolk, Va., and Eight
Hundred Horses Intended for French Army Are Cremated—Emden De
stroyed Shipping Valued at $10,000,000—Insurance Rates Cut 50 Per Cent
Following Her Destruction—Anti-German Riots In Constantinople.
VIENNA, Nov. 11—The Russians
have resumed the siege of Przemysl,
which they had abandoned that the
force of troops surrounding the city
might be used against the Austrian
force along the aSn river. With the
retirement of the German line the
Austrian force has also fallen back
and the Russian advance again sur
rounds Przemysl.
Garrison Strengthened.
During the time the Russians left
the city one new army corps were
sent into the forts and a large
amount of supplies for the city and
the army was also gathered and rush
ed to Przemysl besides all non-com
batants who desired were given an
opportunity to leave, thus relieving
the authorities of a heavy burden.
New Krupp siege guns with long
range were installed in the forts and
it is expected that the Russians will
be unable to take the forts and that
their advance upon Austria will be
blocked, as they dare not leave the
Austrian forts in their rear.
German Warships Near Lima.
LIMA, Peru, Nov. 11.—A fleet of
German warships have been sighted
goinb north and it is reported the Ja
panese warships are waiting for them
while a fleet of British warships are
also traveling south from the Pan
ama canal and that the kaiser’s boats
are surrounded and must fight against
superior odds.
Koenigsberg Is Bottled Up.
LONDON, Nov. 11.—The German
cruiser Koenigsberg has been bottled
up in German West African waters
by the British cruiser Chatham, which
has finally been able to overhaul the
German warship and forced her to
seek safety in the German port. The
cruiser will watch the harbor until
other warships arrive, when an effort
will be made to reduce the forts at
the entrance to the harbor and to
capture or destroy the kaiser’s ship.
The Chatham has the range on the
Koenigsberg and the German ship
care not fight.
Long Hunt for Emden.
The sinking of the Emden ends a
hunt of several weeks in which 70
British, French and Japanese war
ships were trying to come in contact
with the German commerce destroy
er in vain. They combed the Indian
ocean and Anally-the Sydney found
the kaiser’s fast cruisers after the
boat had been reported by the Brit
ish warship, which had unsuccessful
ly chased her the day previous. The
Sydney, like the Chatham, had the
range of the German vessels and the
Aght was short.
Emden Did $10,000,000 Damage.
The Emden succeeded in sinking
ships and cargoes valued at $10,000,
000 before she was herself sent to
the bottom.
Another Norwegian Ship Sinks.
LONDON, Nov. 11.—Another Nor
wegian merchantship struck a mine
in the North Sea and was sunk. The
accident happened yesterday and Ash
ing boats picked up the entire crew
I and all the passengers on the Nor
wegian ship which remained afloat
for twenty minutes, giving time for
the launching of the boats.
Warships Help Belgians.
PARIS, Nov. 11.—The British and
French warships late yesterday after
noon came In close to the coast of
Belgium and shelling the position tak
en by the Germans, driving them back
with heavy loss and the warships are
now patroling the coast, supporting
Ithe Belgian force, which holds the ex
treme end of the allies’ line.
Turks Halt Russian Advance.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 11—The Turk
ish army in Armenia is making a des
perate resistance and the Russian
force sent against them, which at
first made such rapid headway, has
■been brought to a standstill and the
commander is asking for more troops,
which will be sent him within two
weeks. In the meantime the opera
tions will be stopped.
Capture of Emden Sends Insurance
Rates Down.
LONDON, Nov. 11.—As a result of
the sinking of the German cruiser
Emden by the Australian battleship
Sydney, marine insurance rates to
points east of the Suez Canal have
been cut 50 per cent.
German Spy Burns Steamer.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 11.—German
spies set fire to and destroyed the
Steamer Rembrant, which was loaded
with 800 head of horses destined to
France for use of the French cavalry.
The 800 horses were all cremated.
The police here are investigating the
fire and hope to arrest the members
'of the German secret service who are
in this city and are believed to have
committed the crime.
Iron Cross for Admiral Spree.
BERLIN, Nov. 11.—Emperor Wil
helm yesterday conferred the iron
cross of the third order upon Admir
al Spree, who commanded the German j
fleet which sunk the British warships
Goodhope and Mammouth. All the
members of the crew of the German
warships are also to receive iron
crosses for the service they have ren
dered the navy.
Austrians Conquer Servians.
VIENNA, Nov. 11.—After a battle
lasting three days the Servian troops
have driven 120,000 Servians to Val
jevo. The Servian forces suffered a
heavy loss in the battle and left many
wounded upon the battlefield.
Vienna Hears of Riots In Russia.
It has been reported here that the
Russian workingmen in southern Rus
sia are rioting and that the condi
tion is serious and may force the czar
to send troops from Galicia to the
scene of the riots.
Japanese Enter Tsing Tau
TOKIO, Nov. 11.—The Japanese and
British armies which have been be
sieging Tsing Tau entered the city
today, the formal surrender being
made by the German commander to
the Japanese commander, the rank
TURKS WILL KILL
If TOWNS SHELLED
Commander At Beirut Tells American
Consul He Will Kill Foreigners
If Towns Are Bombarded.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—The
Turkish commander of Beirut has not
ified the American (consul at that
place that for every Mohammedan
killed by the bombardment of unfor
tified towns from the battleships of
the allies he would execute three
British and French subjects.
The communication was made to
the American consul, as that official
represents both the British and French
interests in Turkey and Asia now that
war has been declared.
The threat is made only when un
fortified towns are bombarded, but as
few Turkish towns are fortified they
would be immune from attack by the
warships under the construction of
International law as taken by the
Turkish commander. The foreign
residents in Turkish cities have been
arrested and are held as hostages by
the authorities.
HE BATTLESHIPS
FOR OUR min
Secretary Daniels Will Insist Upon
Two More Ships From Next
Session of Congress.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 11—Secretary
Daniels of the Navy department will
ask congress to appropriate enough
money for the building of two more
battleships, four fast battle cruisers,
20 submarines and a number of tor
pedo boat destroyers.
The secretary insists that now is
the time to prepare for war and that
the better we are prepared to meet
a foe the less chance there is that
we will have to fight. The ability to
protect ourselves is necessary to
maintain our international relations
as a world power and to receive con
sideration from other powers. The
ability to enforce respect is the only
manner of securing it, is the way the
secretary puts it, and a navy big and
strong and efficient will make all pow
ers considerate of our desires.
Sutscilbe for the Prospector.
ing officer of the allies. The bom
bardment to the forts and city had
done much damage. Many Chinese
residents of Tsing Tau who were not
allowed to seek shelter and safety
away from the city before the invest
ment were found to have been killed.
The town was greatly damaged by
the shell fire and the consequent fires
resulting from this source. The forts
were destroyed and all ships in the
harbor sunk.
'Krupp Making Five Siege Guns a
Day.
BERLIN, Nov. 11.—The Kruppgun
(works at Essen are turning out five big
siege guns every 24 hours according
to the report here. These guns, which
a) e far superior to any used by the
allies, have reduced every fort against
which they have been used.
Germans Destroy Poland Roads.
PETROGRAJD, Nov. 11—The Ger
man force which retired from Poland
burned all the bridges and also plow
ed the roads, indicating that they
have no intention of renewing the Po
land invasion. Big motor gang plows
were used to tear up the roads.
Rheims Bombardment Continues.
PARIS, Nov. 11.—The bombardment
of Rheims continues. The Germans
have almost destroyed the city with
the constant shelling which started
on September 12th and has been un
interrupted since that date. Both
sides hold the same positions today
they did on September 12th in spite
of the furious charges and counter
charges made the French and Ger
man armies.
German Prisoners Neglected In Lon
don.
BERLIN, Nov. 11—According to dis
patches received here from London
the German prisoners held in Eng
land are being mistreated and are dy
ing of disease and neglect. The Amer
ican ambassador representing German
interests has been requested to in
vestigate and demand for German
prisoners the same treatment given
to British prisoners held in Germany.
Anti-German Riots In Constantinople.
ATHENS, Nov. 11.—Reports from
Constantinople are to the effect that
the Turkish defeats by the Russians
has caused pwch dissatisfaction
among the people, who blame Ger
many for the predicament in which
the country has found itself and as
a result anti-German riots in Con
stantinople and other cities are re
ported. German diplomats assured the
Sultan that England and France
would 'not tenter the /war even if
Russian Black Sea ports were bom
barded and now all the allied na
tions have declared war and threat
en to dismember Turkey, drive the
Sultan from Europe and place the
Russian bear in control of the Black
Sea.
Two Hundred Lost From Emden.
LONDON, Nov. 11—The admiralty
announces that 200 members of the
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CHILD DEVELOPS
CATTLE DISEASE
First Case Shows Up In Akron, Ohio
—One Thousand Children Are
Quarantined.
AKRON, O., Nov. 11.—In spite of
the efforts of the federal and state
authorities to prevent the spreading
of the foot and mouth disease now
prevalent among the cattle of many
states to human beings, a school girl
of this city has developed the dis
ease and is being quarantined to pre
vent Its spread to others.
The health officers have immediate
ly ordered the closing of all the
.schools and the quarantining of one
■thousand pupils of the schools and ex
•tra doctors have been appointed to
make inspections and locate any oth
er children suffering with the cattle
disease.
Health officers all over the state
are inspecting the schools and watch
ing for the first symptoms of the
scourge and all teachers have been
directed how to recognize it and must
report immediately. No more cattle
are allowed to come into the state,
milk must be boiled, butter cannot
be used and other stringent regula
tions are now In force.
WANT GOVERNMENT
OPERATE MINES
Labor Congress Now In Session In
sists That Colorado Mines Be
Run By the Government.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11.—The
Federation of Labor now in session
in this city will request President
Wilson to operate the Colorado coal
mines under government rules and
regulations. The operators have re
fused to grant a three-year truce
asked by President Wilson and it is
urged now by the laborites that the
government should take charge of the
mines and operate them, paying a
fair price for labor and marketing the
coal at a reasonable profit.
It is known that Secretary of La
bor Wilson is anxious to try the gov
ernment operation of the mines and
believes that the trouble between op
erator and miner can then be avoided.
Admiral Evans Reaches Seattle.
SEATTLE, Nov. 11.—The steamer
Admiral Evans, of the Admiral Line,
reached here last night and will sail
north next Sunday evening.
BRIGHTWELL BRINGS
CORDOVA PRISONER
Deputy Marshal Sam Brightwell, of
Cordova, brought Tony Papas or Sutl
key to Valdez to await the action of
the grand jury. Papas is held charged
with assault with intent to kill.