VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALAHKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1010 NUMBER 200
TEUTONS MAKE FARTHER
ADVANCES IN DOBRUDJA
CAPTURE THE TOWN OF RAHOVA—RUMANIANS REPORTED TO BE
RETREATING IN CONFUSION—SEVEN THOUSAND MEN CAPTUR
ED—RUMANIAN OFFENSIVE COLLAPSING — HERBS CAPTURE
BULGARIAN TRENCHES NEAR CERNA—MACKENHMN DRIVING
RUSSIANS AND RUMANIANS NORTHWEST OF CXINSTANZA—RU
MANIAN OFFENSIVE OITUZ VALLEY SUCCESSFUL — CAPTURE
PRISONERS AND MAIN GUNS.
BERLIN, Oct. 26.—The Teutons It.
Dobrudja continue to advance, and
have captured the town of Rasove,
eight miles south of Cernadova. The
Rumanians are yielding in confusion,
and the Teutons have captured seven
thousand men and eighty officers.
Resistance Collapses.
BERLIN, Oct. 25.—The Teuton of
fensive under General Falkenhayn in
western Rumania is reported to have
succeeded, the strong resistance of
the Rumanians having collapsed at
the southern end of the Rotherthrum
Pass as a result of the capture by the
Teutons of the town of Predel.
Enormous Losses.
BERLIN, Oct. 25.—The war office
reports that the Allies have suffered
terrible losses in their attacks nortl.
and south of the Somme, where thcv
suffered a heavy defeat yesterday.
West of Transedoy the British dead
were piled in great heaps. At Ablain
court the French attacks were re
pulsed with heavy losses.
Russia Admits Gains.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 25.—A war of
fice bulletin states that the Germans
under General Mackenson have occu
pied the junction at Medjidie, in Do
brudja and virtually control the Con
stanza railway.
Teutons Advancing.
LONDON, Oct. 26.—The Teutons
under General von Mackensen are re
ported to be driving the Rumanian
left flank back to the Tzara Murat dis
trict, 16 miles northwest of Con
stanza.
Herbs Make Gains.
PARIS, Oct. 25.—By a heavy ar
tillery fire the Serbs stopped a fierce
counter attack of the Bulgarians and
then by a brilliant infantry charge
captured the Bulgarian trenches to
the depth of half a mile near Cernu.
Along the Htruma both forces are in
active.
Rumanians Gain.
BUCHAREST, Oct. 25.—The Ru
manian offensive in the Outuz valley
has been successful in driving back
the Teutons and has resulted in the
capture of several hundred of Falken
hayn's troops and a number of ma
chine guns.
French Retake Positions.
LONDON, Oct. 25.—By a lightning
like blow yesterday the French re
captured poistions on the Verdun
front in one day that it took the Ger
mans more than two months of ter
rific fighting and a terrible toll of
men to take.
Retake Douamont.
PARIS, Oct. 26.—After an intense
artillery bombardment the French in
fantry yesterday assailed the German
positions east and northeast of Ver
dun and carried them by storm, the
French troops penetrating the Ger
man center along a four-mile front
to a depth of more than two miles
The fortress of Douamont, which cost
the Germans weeks of time and thou
sands of men, fell into the hands of
the French as well as several other
strong positions.
Advancing from Thiamont north
ward the French rushed and sur
rounded the Haudremont quarry an
other strong position, capturing it
and about four thousand German
prisoners. The French losses were
comparatively small, the Germans
having been taken by surprise.
SULZER MAKES
DECIDED HII
MUCH ENTHUSIASM IN CORDOVA
Democratic Candidate for Delegate to
Congress Fills Empress Theatre to
Overflowing—Applaus Is Sponta
neous and Hearty.
Charles A. Sulzer, the Democratic
nominee for Delegate to Congress 'or
Alaska spoke last evening in Cordova
to one of the largest and most enthu:
elastic audiences ever gathered at a
political meeting. Mr. Sulzer was in
troduced by Mayor Slater following
which the candidate made one of the
roost effective and convincing speeches
of the campaign.
He brought up the issues Of the
campaign and disposed of them in u
manner that brought forth the enthu
siastic plaudits of his hearers. He
made a most decided hit, when, in
speaking of a full form of territorial
government he said that Delegate
Wickersham claimed that if Alaslc
did not have a full territorial forn. of
government now he did not know
what such a form of government was
This being the case it was time to give
the Delegate a vacation of two years
and send to Washington a man who
did know the difference.
ThlB speech was greeted with tie
mendous applause, the people rising
in their Beats and cheering heartllv
The outbreak was spontaneous and
unanimous, demonstrating that the
speaker has struck the right chord.
It is generally conceded that Mr. Sul
zer gained a great number of friends
in Cordova, and that there is no pos-!
slble chance of Wlckersham carrying 1
the town.
Mr. Sulzer and Mrs. Sulzer came
up from Cordova this morning and
will remain here until the arrival of
the Mariposa, when they will go to
Seward and Anchorage.
George Schofield, the Republican
candidate for Attorney General, was
a through passenegr on the Admiral
Farragut for Anchorage. During the
stay of the boat In tpwn he visited
with a number of his friends here.
CLEAR, CLEAN-CUT ENGLISH
IIEWS W'AY TO SUCCESS
Grunts and growls and hickory
sticks were the tools with which prim
itive man began carving a language*.
To this day they serve a purpose. But
unfortunately civilization has become
complex and frail, and man cannot
very well dress in skins and prowl
about with clubs and make himself
understood by the language of signs.
The entire business of 20th century
life is carried on by the difficult art
of speaking and writing and it is of
great importance to be familiar with
the modern tools of expression, name
ly words and combinations of words.
These can be handled in two ways,
correctly and incorrectly. Long be
fore our time society worked out the
plans and specifications for proper
English speaking. The whole scheme
is based on grammar, and with gram
matical knowledge comes the satis
faction of knowing that whatever is
said is clothed in good English.
An early issue of this paper will
outliue the courses in English offer
ed by the University.
CUDDY RETURNS FROM
TRIP TO THE STATES
W. N. Cuddy returned on the Ad
miral Farragut from a business trip
to the States. He reports everything
booming with the merchants doing a
record business. Mr. Cuddy made
extensive purchases for his store but
states that prices have made tremen
dous advances of late and are still
climbing. He reports fine weather
outside and that everyone is tremen
dously excited over the coming elec
tion.
W. C. Walker came up from Coi
dova on the Admiral Farragut.
Kero Weather Inside.
The coldest point on the trail, ac
cording to today’s report is zero at
McCallum. The summit of Thomp
son Pass, with 5 above zero, is the
next coldest point, followed closely
by Paxson and Salcha with 6 above.
Fairbanks, the Interior terminus of
the road and Valdez the coast termi
nus, have temperatures of 32 above.
Travel Difficult.
Today’s trail report states that the
road in the vicinity of Hogan is in
bad condition owing to the continued
rains. Gibson’s stage is reported stuck
five miles north of Sourdough road
house and McDonald and Edgecomb
are In a similar position about one
mile north of Sourdogh.
ENGLISH GUNNERS SEND FRY ATT MESSAGES
Photo by American Cress Association.
Germany sentenced Cnptnln Eryatt to death, charging tha. he rammed a submarine with hla ship. England hu
declared Ills execution uiiwnrniiilcd .
REPORT RATTLE
III SANJOMINGO
RKItKL KORf'KH ARK ROl'TKI)
Advices from Santo Domingo State
Rebel General Killed and Several
American Soldiers and Two Cap
tains.
SANTO DOMINGO, Oct. 25—A Bat
tle between the rebels and American
marines here today, in which the reb
els were decisively defeated. Genera!
Batista, one of the rebel leaders, and
many of his followers, ure reported
to have been killed. Several Ameri
can soldiers and Captains Low and
Atwood are said to have been killed.
No Ollicial Reports.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 26.—
No official report has been received oi
a battle between the Dominican reb
els and the American bluejackets re
ported from Santo Domingo. It is be
lieved in official circles that no gen
eral engagement between the force
has occurred, but a slight elusb be
tween the marines and a marauding
band of rebels may have taken place.
Charles Garwood, who spoilt the
summer in at Valdez creek, was an
arrival on the Admiral Farragut.
Snow Deep on Summit.
Forty-nine inches of snow on
Thompson Pass is the report from the
telegraph station this morning. At
McCallum the snow is 22 inches deep
with a temperature of zero.
ADMIRAL FARRAGl'T IN
AND HAILS WENT
The steamer Admiral Farragut ar
rived from the south about 6:30 this
morning and remained in port until
about 11 o’clock, when she sailed for
the westward. The passengers for
Valdez were Mrs. E. Classon, Rev.
George /inn, Mrs. /inn and child,
Ileendin, R. B. McGowan, F. Hen
drickson, Mrs* Hendrickson and child,
II. D. Burhoe and W. N. Cuddy from
Seattle: Charles A. Sulzer and Mrs.
Sulzer, John Ronan, Charles Gar
wood, T. J. Donohoe from Cordova.
HUGHES WANTS
NO HYPENATES
i
—
KXCLl'HIVE AMERICAN POLICY j
In Speech Before u Huge Crowd in
Brooklyn Republican Candidate
Promises I’nshaking .Maintenance
Rights of All.
NKW YORK, Oct. 25.—-A huge aud
ience gathered in Brooklyn last eve
ning to hear Charles Kvans Hughes
talk on the issues of the campaign.
Hughes partially dropped his criticism
of the Democratic administration and
devoted himself largely to tho sub
ject of Americanism. He declared he
wunted no hyphenated support and
promised if elected to maintain an
exclusively American policy in which
fairness and an unshaking mainte
nance of the rights of all without par
tiality to any nationality would be
the keynote.
HON. CHAS. A. SULZER,
Will address the people of Valdez at 8 o’clock this evening in Eagle
Hall on the issues of the campaign. Everybody Is invited to attend and a
special invitation is given the ladies of the town to be present. Mr. Sul
zer is an entertaining speaker, who presents his side of the campaign in a
forceful and convincing manner, and his address will be of Interest to
everybody.
DESTRUCTION NOl
PLANNED BOSSES
Manager of Washington Employers’
Association Hays Their Iteform Is
Sought Instead — Anti-Picketing
I .aw Is rplield.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 25.—That
it is not the purpose of the Employers
Association of Washington to destroy >
unionism, but if possible to reform
It, and that it is to the welfare of
both the unions and the public that
the anti-picketing referendum meas
ure should be adopted at the Novem
ber elections, are statements made to
day by the manager of that organi
zation, Leigh H. Hunt.
"We are trying to convince the peo
ple of Washington that we are not or
ganized for the purpose of destroying]
the unions but for the purpose of re- j
forming it until its members refrain i
from unlawful acts.
ricneiing is mo niomer or rorcoi
ami violence and is entirely bin-Amer- J
lean. This law would he in force now ;
except that it has been challenged by I
the referendum. The unions are now!
spending vast sums to defeat it. We
are striving to have the legislature
up. Citizens who have witnessed the
tactics of the longshoremen in their
recent strike in Seattle can see the
evil effects of picketing, and the vio
lence it invariably leads to.”
HARVARD MAN GIVEN
MUNIFICENT REWARD
PARIS, Oct. 25.—Norman Prince,
an American and a graduate from
Harvard, has been decorated for dis
tinguished service in the French avi
ation corps. Prince has been wound
ed several times, and recently had
both legs broken. He gave up a lu
crative law practice in Chicago to
join the American contingent.
A Hot Campaign
has been made by the various candi
dates throughout the territory, but
their time is short and they are tak
ing advantage of every minute. It is
the same with cement work. If you
need new flues or chimneys the sea
son is rapidly drawing to a close and
fhe work must be done at once. See
Blake, he does it better and cheaper
than the other fellow. if
WILD D* CKS and dkkr
ItOTIIKi: CHICO PKOPLK
A conespondcnt sends us (he fol
lowing clipping asks if we believe
that Jimmy Patterson or Porter King
would be able to get the limit in the
following locality:
CHICO, Calif. Ducks are so nu
merous (n the rice fields to the south
of Chico that rice men are organizing
gun clubs for their protection.
At the sumc time the farmers in
the lower foothills are pestered !:>
great droves of deer v.’hich destroy
i heir crops. C. L. Crowder chased
*0 out of his field yesterday at Polk
Springs
Ducks and venison are common
staples of food in this vicinity.
Today for an hour the sky wus ob
scured 'u the ltiehvale region, the
ducks arriving by the thousands.
Hunters >n the marshes are happy but
the rice men are fearful of great loss
through the bird.-, During the past
few days Docks of from 6,000 to ter
thousand ducks heve been no uncoin
mon sight. The ducks are all mal
lards ami sprigs. The squawking of
the maPnrds resembles rolling thun
der.”
Day CumlDK In.
Charles M. Day will leave Wortman
this morning and bring oue of his
big auto trucks into town.
CARRANZA GOVERNMENT IS
REPORTED TO RE TOTTERING
UNOFFICIAL BUT RELIABLE ADVICES STATE CARRANZA AND
OHpEUON ARE PREPARING TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY—WIVES
ARE ALREADY IN THE UNTIED STATES—SETTLEMENT OF DIF
FERENCES BY COMMISSIONERS BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIF
FICULT—VILLA REPORTED TO BE FIGHTING AT THE GATES
OF ITIIHUAHUA CITY—GENERAL TREVINO MAKING LTITLE RE
SISTANCE— CARRANZA TROOPS FLEEING NORTHWARD.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 26.—
Unofficial messages from Mexico, but
which are believed to be from sources
perfectly authentic, state that Presi
dent Carranza of Mexico and his
Minister of War Obregon are plan
ning to flee from the country. The
advices point out that Carranza and
Obregon are going ostensibly to QueiS
etaro, but more than likely are mak
ing their way to Tamploc where they
can take a steamer for the United
States or Cuba. Their wives are al
ready In thfe United States and it is
generally believed at the Mexican
capital that the officials are prepar
ing to join them.
The Mexican embassy most emphat
ically denies that the President and
Secretary of War are planning to
leave Mexico and state that their
wives are merely traveling in the
United States on a mission the nature
of which the officials of the embassy
have not made public.
The chances of a settlement of the
trouble between the United States and
Mexico by the Commissioners now in
session is becoming increasingly diffi
cult and it is generally conceded that
no adjustment of the differences be
tween the two countries may he ex
pected from this source.
SAN' ANTONIO, Oct. 25.——General
Bell, commanding the American sol
diers here, reports that the outlaws
under Villa have completed overrun
southern and western Chihuahua, and
are now giving battle to the Carran
za forces at Trentino. a suburb of Chi
huahua city, and the chances are
that the city will fall into the hands
of the outlaw within a short time.
General Trevino, commander of the
Carranza forces, is reported to tie do
ing nothing, and the people of the
city are panic stricken. Military of
ficials here are unable to account for
Trevino’s indifference and inaction
Various opinions prevail, some to tie
effect that Trevino is in sympathy
with Villa, others that he is afraid
to direct an attack against the out
law and others that the Carranza
commander is short of ammunition.
NAVAL OFFICERS BAY BUB.
IB ON HER WAY HOME
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Oct. 25 -
Government officials believe that the
German submarine U-63 is now on her
way back to Germany and that anoth
er Is on the way to the American
coast.
The feature and source of informa
tion upon which their belief ia found
ed has not been disclosed. While dis
claiming any information on the sut
ject, many naval officers are convinc
ed that the 11-53 carried out fully a
dettnite program of the German ad
miralty, which included a sudden rsid
and return to Germany.
Officials also discredit reports of a
secret base on the American coast.
Every report traced down so far has
been without the shadow of founda
tion in fact.
BABY GIRL AND HUGE
RATTLER MAKE FRIENDS
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Oct. 24 — Dor
othy Hamilton, 3 years old, daughter
of C. H. F. Hamilton, San Francisco,
played with a rattlesnake for several
i’ours at Tobin. The snake and Dor
othy bectmc fine friends and the litt!:>
girl pelrod it and hugged it without
any resentment on the part of the
snake.
BOY INJURED WHILE
HUNTING LOSES ONE LEG.
ANACORTES, Oct. 25.—Donald
Forbes, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Forbes, who was severely wounded by
the accidental discharge of a 20-20
rifle while hunting on Mount Erie a
week ago last Sunday, was obliged to
undergo an operation at the Anacor
tes hospital for the amputation of the
right leg at the knee. That member
was so badly shattered by the soft
nosed bullet that an operation was
necessary.
NEW RECTOR HERE FOR
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Kev. George J. Zinn, the new rec
tor of the Episcopal church, accom
panied by Mrs. Zinn and young son
arrived on the Admiral Farragut and
Itave taken up their residence in the
rectory.
Kev. Zinn was formerly curate at
St. Mark's Episcopal church in Seat
tle, and later was in charge of the
tuissjons of St. James, Fremont and
St. Andrews, Green Lake, and was
recently appointed by the general
board of missions of the Episcopal
:hurch to take charge of the Alaska
missions at Valdes and Seward, with
headquarters at Valdes.
Rev. Mr. Zinn is a native of Day
ton, O., and later attended the Gen
ial Theological seminary. New York
City, following which he was ordaln
d a deacon by Bishop Anderson >i
Chicago. Until a few months ago he
served as secretary of the charities
indorsement bureau of the Seattle
i'hamber of Commerce.
Liner Reported Sunk.
MONTREAL, Oct. 26.—Rumors
were current here today that the big
Allan liner Sicilian, eastbound from
Montreal, has been sunk by a subma
rine.
INTERIOR TRIP
WILL KKMAIX OX TIIK COAST
Returned to Conlovit from (liitina
ami MeCurlli) anil Stated that lie
llad Knded His Campaign S|ieeclies
—Is Miirli Discouraged al Outlook.
Advices received from Cordova
state that Delegate Wickersham has
returned to tliat place from ('liitina
and McCarthy, where he made ad
dresses on the campaign issues. The
Delegate announced that he hud given
up his trip to Fairbanks and the in
terior, and had completed his cam
paign so far as speeches were con •
cerned. He did uot state what his
movements would be from now until
election, but it is presumed that he
will return to the First division.
It is reported in Cordova that the
Delegate is much discouraged ovo
his cool reception at the mining
camps and realizes thut he has small
chunce of election.
T. J. Donohoe returned on the Ad
miral Farragut from a trip to Cor
dova.
William Johnson, formerly freight
clerk on the Admiral Farragut, is
now holding the responsible position
of purser on that boat, having been
promoted to the position on the trans
fer recently of Purser Strout to the
southern run.
M. F. Hendrickson of the Cube
Mining Company, accompanied bj
Mrs. Hendrickson and child, arrived
on the Admiral Farragut from the
States, and have taken up their resi
dence in the Cameron residence on
Sherman street.
E. P. Caslimuu arrived in town
from Wortmgn this afternoon with a
load of pork, not the Congressional
variety, but nine handsome black
pigs.
SENATORIAL CAND1DATK
IS VISITING THE CITY
John Ronan, the Democratic candi
date for Territorial Senator, is a vis
itor in Valdez, having come up from
Cordova on the Admiral Farragut and
will spend several days here in the
interest of his cumpaigu. Mr. Roi.au
is already well and favorably known
to a great many of the people of Val
dez, and is sure to gain many friei ds
during bis stay. Mr. Ronan will prob
ably make a short talk to the people
of the town before he leaves, setting
forth his claims to the office for which
he has been nominated.
John Ronan. democratic candidate
for Territorial Senator, was an arri
val on the Farragut from Cordova.
Ladies' Minstrels Friday night.