vql 1Q VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1914. NO. 279.
FATE OF ALLIES ARMY IN BALANCE
GERMANS SENDING ARMY TO CUT FRENCH FROM PARIS
ENGLISH PREMIER SAYS TROOPS FORCED TO RETIRE
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FAIL TO RESCUE
MALI'S GREW
Power Schooner Abler Unable To
Reach Wrangell Island and Take
Off Marooned Men.
NOME, Aug. , 28.—The power
schooner Abler whs forced to return
to this port today after reaching to
within fifteen miles of Wrangell is
land, where the members of the crew
of the ill-fated Karluk are waiting
for rescue. The schooner bucked the
ice for days, using up all her fuel
and until the captain feared to re
main any longer. He turned back
here for more fuel and may start at
once for the island in the hope of
reaching it before the winter freeze
up.
The officers of the Abler report
that they have never seen the Arctic
as full of ice as it is this year,
preventing them from reaching many
ports where they generally were able
to call and trade with the natives
for ivory and skins.
TROUBLE TOR
BUTTE MINERS
Force Members of Western Federa
tion To Parade Through Streets
and Join New Union.
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 28—The in
surgent miners who have organized a
new union in opposition to the West
ern Federation of Miners yesterday
captured forty miners of the old un
ion and forced them to parade
through the streets to the new union
hall, where they were compelled to
join the new union.
The police were unable to stop the
procession or rescue the captives,
who preferred to remain with the
old organization.
More trouble is expected, as the
Western Federation will send into
this city enough men to provide pro
tection for Its members and a clash
is expected. Federal troops may be
asked for to prevent a riot, which
is almost certain to follow the shut
ting down of many of the mines and
smelters because of the war.
NO VALDEZ MAIL
ON THE SAMPSON
SEATTLE. Aug. 28.—The postoffice
officials here have announced that
no shipment of mail for Valdez or
Seward was aboard the steamer
Sampson when she went down in
Puget Sound on Wednesday morn
ing. The mail all left here on the
steamer Mariposa, which left at 9
o’clock the evening of the 25th, while
the Sampson was delayed until 4 in
the morning.
DECEMBER WHEAT
GOES! 11.11
CHICAGO, Aug. 28.—Wheat for
delivery next December went to $1.
17 a bushel yesterday and is expect
ed to go up to $1.20. It is believed
that in December the ocean routes
will have be$n cleared of hostile
cruisers, that the demand in Europe
will have become imperative and that
the price will be stiff.
French Cabinet Resigns and New One Formed—Paris Is Preparing for Siege—
Zeppelins Drop Bombs On Antwerp From Cage Suspended From Airship
High Above Attack—Russians Near Koenigsberg While Austrians Claim
Great Victory In Russian Poland—France Protests Against German Ships
Under American Flag—Intense Feeling Throughout British Empire.
LONDON, Aug. 28.-‘-"British
troops on French frontier,” announ
ced Premier Asquith in the House
of Commons today, “sustained an as
sault Wednesday from five complete
Germany army corps. Our troops
and the French held their ground un
til brunt attack had been met, then
retired slightly to new position. Brit
ish inflicted enormous losses on Ger
mans. 1 regret to state that our loss
es were correspondingly heavy. The
British troops are holding line in vi
cinity Campbria. The Germans charg
ed again and again but were repulsed
with heavy losses. The British rifle
fire, supported by artillery proved
most effective. While British second
corps was resisting the first corps at
tacked the Germans on the right, in
flicting great losses.”
LONDON, Aug. 28—The greatest
battle of the present war is now
being fought in northern France, near
the Belgium border. The allies are
falling back and fighting strongly on
the defensive, hoping to hold the
Kaiser’s troops and stop their mad
rush into France and on to Paris.
French and English Being Worsted.
Only meagre reports can be se
cured here, as the strictest censor
ship is being exercised by the army
officers, who refuse to give out any
details, but it is known that the Eng
lish and French are being worsted
and driven back and are in danger
of being cut off from Paris by the
huge German army which is trying
to flank them from the south.
Enormous Flanking Army.
The Germans are using the largest
body of troops ever moved in an at
tempt to flank the allies and are re
ported as moving swiftly towards the
rear of the allies.
Germans Use Aeroplanes With Great
Success.
The Germans have abandoned all
efforts to use motorcycles for scout
ing and are using their aeroplanes
with great success, directing the fire
of the batteries from the aeroplanes,
which use disks to signal to the men
at the guns.
British Mowed Down.
The British troops were mowed
down by the Germans by the super
ior artillery fire of the German gun
ners. The English losses have been
reported as exceptionally heavy,
many regiments having been wiped
out.
Intense Feeling In Berlin.
BERLIN, Aug. 28.—It Is difficult
to describe the fierce exultation of
all classes of people In Berlin over
the news of British reverses at Mau
beuge. German resentment at Eng
land for having ‘‘injected herself into
this conflict” and for calling in Ja
pan, a yellow race, is so deep and
bitter that news of the surrender of
the British army on the continent
would be received with more joy and
satisfaction in Berlin than tidings of
the fall of Paris.
Austrians Claim Great Victory.
VIENNA, Aug. 28.—The Austrian
war office claims that the victory won
by the Austrian army near Sando
mierz was one of the greatest in his
tory, but that the German successes
in Belgium and France have over
shadowed the work of 'the Austrians,
who are pushing the Russian army
back upon Lublin.
Austrians Crossing Into Poland.
The Austrian army, 500,000 strong,
is crossing into Poland at the junc
tion of the Dniester and Vistula riv
ers and are pushing northward to
cut the line of communication of the
Russian army that is moving into
Germany.
New French Cabinet.
PARIS, Aug. 28.—Premier Vivian!
is forming a new cabinet because
of the resignation of the old cab
inet, which has been in power since
the beginning of the war. The re
cent reyerses to French arms have
forced the cabinet to resign and an
effort will be made to secure a
stronger cabinet.
New War Minister.
Millerand has been named minis
ter of war in the new cabinet and has
started the most sweeping changes
in the general staff. Those offi
cers who are showing ability in the
handling of men and in defeating the
Germans are tc be promoted as rap
idly as possible.
Paris Preparing for Siege.
The cabinet has started the work
of preparing to withstand a siege and
all foods are being taken over by
the government. Foodstuffs are be
ing gathered from other sections of
the republic and rushed here so that
the people and the garrisons may not
strave. Huge entrenchments are be
ing erected and non-combatants are
being advised to prepare to leave for
the south, because the government,
In case of necessity will not feed the
populace.
Measures Only Precautionary.
The war minister has issued a
statement saying that the measures
adopted are only precautionary; that
the big entrenchments and new forts
are to be prepared in case of need,
but that the German advance will
be stopped long before it can reach
this city, in spite of the fact that
the Germans have 4,000,000 men on
the French firing line and several
million more on the second battle
line.
German Plans Revealed.
The war office has information that
the German government will try to
continue its advance to Paris and
if possible take that city and force
the French to sign a treaty of peace,
pay a big war indemnity and then
turn upon Russia.
Russia’s Huge Force.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 28.—The
war department has commenced the
organization and equipment of an
army of 20,000,000 men, who are to
be drilled and trained and sent to
the front as needed to fill up the
first line of the army which numbers
8,000,000 men, and with which it is
expected the Russian army will be
able to crush out all opposition from
Germany and Austria.
Protest Antwerp Bombardment.
ANTWERP, Aug. 28.—All foreign
consuls in this city have sent a
strong protest to the commander of
the German troops investing the city
demanding that they stop sending
shells into the residence section of
the city, and also cease dropping
bombs In the unfortified parts of the
town from Zeppelins, and which have
done great damage. Dropping high
explosives in the residence parts of
the town is against the revised rules
•f warfare.
American Consul To Leave Tslngtau.
SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 28.—The
American consul at T^ingtau has
been warned to leave that post ac
cording to information received here.
The place is to be bombarded by
the big warships of Japan and the
town reduced.
Russians Near Koenigsberg.
PARIS, Aug. 28.—The war office
here has received information from
the Russian government that the Rus
sian army is now near the strongly
fortified town of Koenigsberg, on
Danzig bay, into which they have
forced the German border army. The
Russians are vastly superior in num
bers and will bottle the German army
up with several sections of the Rus
sian force, while the rest push on
into Germany towards Berlin.
Germans Preparing To Make Stand
Against Russians On Oder.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 28.—The Ger
mans plan to make the stand against
the Russian army at the fortifica
tions on the Oder river, but will fall
back slowly, checking the Russians
as much as possible and delaying
them at every point by blowing up
bridges, making counter attacks and
destroying the railroads.
Germans Use Zeppelins Effectively.
ANTWERP, Aug. 28.—The Ger
mans are using their big dirigibles
effectively by keeping the ships high
up in the air they cannot be reach
ed by the guns of the Belgians,
while a man in an armored cage
dropped from the ship by a steel
cable is able to place the bombs
wherever he wishes, and is safe from
the shot of the enemy. The armor
ed cage is^kept at a level of several
hundred feet from the ground and
a telephone is maintained to the op
erator on the airship, directing the
movements of the dirigible.
French Make Protest.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—The
French government, through the
French ambassador here, has filed
a written protest with the State de
partment against the purchase by the
American government or by Ameri
can citizens of the German ships now
in American ports or other neutral
ports.
Would Greatly Aid Germany.
The purchase of the ships would
be of great aid to the Germans and
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OPEN MONDAY
High School Will Be Delayed Be
cause of the Absence of Prin
cipal Davis.
The Valdez public school will re
open next Monday after a vacation
of almost three months. Only the
lower grades will be organized Mon
day because of the delay. in return
tag here of Professor Davis, who has
been visiting his old home in the
East. Miss Carnall, the new assist
ant principal, is also on the Mari
posa and will be late in reporting.
The primary room taught by Mrs.
Kelsey, grades 1 and 2, the interme
diate rooms, grades 3 and 4, taught
by Miss Augustine, and the grammar
grades, 5 6 and 7, taught by Miss
Spence, will meet in their respective
rooms on Monday at 9 o’clock.
• The upper grades will meet upon
the arrival of the principal and as
sistant principal.
Alameda Will Be Day Late.
SEATTLE, Aug. 28.—1The steamer
Alameda will be delayed one day in
leaving here and will sail for Valdez
the evening of August 31.
NEW YORKERS
ARE STARVING
High Prices for Food Causes Deaths
—Bread Lines Are Started To
Help the Poor.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—Five people
starved to death yesterday on the
East Side of New York and a num
ber have been taken to the hospitals
in an effort to save their lives. Men,
women and children are slowly fad
ing away because of their inability
jo secure sufficient food. The price
of bread has gone upward, while the
manufacturers are laying off many
hands because of the changed condi
tions following the war in Europe.
Many grocery stores have been
closed as the people cannot pay the
high prices demanded by the grocers.
In spite of the fact that shipments
to Europe have been less the past
month than at any time in the past
ten years, the prices of foodB have
gone steadily upward, sugar selling
for almost double the price of July;
flour and corn and other staples the
same and Imported goods are almost
all off the market.
The threat of a federal probe has
done little to aid the starving peo
ple.
WHO ARE ABSENT
Speaker Clark and Leader Under
wood Determined To Have Ma
jority In Congreea.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—More
than one hundred congressmen who
have been away on lecturing trips
and at home attending to the repair
ing of their political fences have re
turned here as a result of the pass
age of the bill advocated by Floor
Leader Underwood docking all con
gressmen who do not attend sessions.
Congressmen who do not attend the
sessions will lose their pay.
Speaker Clark ordered the arrest
of eighty members last Wednesday
evening who were in the city but
failed to attend and they were severe
ly arraigned for lack of interest in
the public business.
Dictator Huorta Now In Spain.
SANTANDER, Spain, Aug. 28.—
Former Provisional President of Mex
ico Huerta arrived here today from
England and expects to make his
home here. Huerta is well supplied
with money and seems satisfied to
take life easy.
MOOSERS TURN
TEDDY DOWN
His Name Is Hooted At New York
Progressive Convention—Daven
port for Governor.
UTICA, N. Y„ Aug. 28.—At the
state convention held here today by
the Progressive party Frederick Dav
enport was named for governor. The
boom started for Colonel Roosevelt
was shouted down and the former
idol of the party was hooted and hiss
ed by the members of the conven
tion. Ex-Governor Sulzer, who was
a candidate for the nomination, was
also treated badly by the delegates,
who refused to consider his name at
all.
Friends of Colonel Roosevelt tried
in every way to have him nominat
ed, but the majority were so strong
ly opposed because of the recent ef
fort of the colonel to hand the party
in this state back to the Republi
can machine that they hooted and
hissed his name at every effort of
his friends to bring it before the con
vention.
Judge Whittlesey arrived from the
westward on the cutter McCulloch.
STEAMSHIP BILL
House Committee Will Listen To Bus
iness Men Before Passing
the Measure.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—The
House committee on shipping today
started the hearings on the admin
istration shipping bill, which would
authorize the organization of a $10,
000,000 steamship company with the
government as the majority owner
and always having full control and
direction of the operations of the
company.
Many business men favor the ad
ministration bill, believing it to be
the only means of securing the big
German steamers for the American
flag in a manner that will demon
strate to both England and France
that no subterfuge is planned, which
would save the German liners from
capture, but that following the war
the boats would be returned to the
German owners.
INSPECTORS START
SAMPSON PROBE
Probe Will Be Conducted Behind
Closed Doors—Many Wit
nesses Called.
SEATTLE, Aug. 28.—The federal
steamship inspectors today started
the investigation into the causes of
the loss of the steamer Admiral
Sampson, which was sunk Wednes
day morning with the loss of eleven
lives. The inspectors are holding
their session in the Federal building
and are conducting the investigation
behind closed doors.
Many passengers and all the mem
bers of the crew of the Sampson, who
are alive, have been called to appear
before the inspectors, as have also
the officials of the Princess Victor
ia and the passengers on the linei',
who are believed to know of the
.speed at which the Canadian boat was
going. If the investigation shows
that Captain Hickey was going full
speed in the fog criminal indictment
may be found against him charging
murder.
WATSON IMS
AOMIRALSAMPSON
SEATTLE, Aug. 28.—President
Alexander announced today that the
steamer Admiral Watson, which is
now plying between this city and San
Francisco, and a sister ship of the
Admiral Evans, will be sent north
replacing the Admiral Sampson, leav
ing here on September 15. The two
admirals now coming from the east
ern coast are to be placed on the
Seattle-Friaco run upon their arriv
al.
MORE ADMIRALS
Affi COMING
SEATTLE, Aug. 28.—The steamers
Admiral Schley and Admiral Dewey,
the two Admiral liners, are expected
to reach this city early next month
and one of them may be placed on
the Alaska run by the company. The
two boats are larger and better equip
ped than was the Sampson.