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VOL. 10. _ _
FRENCH CLAIM GAIN AT D1NANT
JAPAN ORDERS GERMANY TO WITHDRAW FROM ASIA
RUSSIA WILL FORCE TURKEY TO OPEN DARDANELLES
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DISCOVERT «T
CELEBRATED
Parade of Native Born White Chil
dren and Pioneers Were Fea
ture of the Day.
DAWSON, Y. T., Aug. 17.—Discov
ery Day is being celebrated here to
.day under the auspices of the Yukon
Order of Pioneers. The qualifications
for membership of the order were
recently changed, permitting all Yu
koners who were in the north before
1898 to become members. Scores of
new members were initiated at the
meeting last Friday in order that they
might participate in today’s parade.
The big feature of the celebration
this morning was the parade of
sourdoughs. There were many uni
que floats in the parade Including the
first scraper ever brought to Yukon,
as well as the oldest cart ever seen
in Dawson. Hundreds of native born
white children took part in the pa
rade. Capt. Mayo, who came to Yu
kon in 1873, and has been in the val
ley ever since, was the guest of the
city.
RESERVISTS SAFE
III UNITED STATES
Bryan Issues Statement Telling Them
Not to Fear Arrest It They Do
Not Return to Europe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17—Secretary
Bryan, of the State department, has
Issued a statement to the aliens in
the United States, who are subject
to duty in the armies of the coun
tries now involved in war in Europe,
that they need not fear prosecution
if they do not respond to the call
to arms which has been sent broad
cast throughout the country to the
reservists within the borders of the
United States.
Aliens, many of them illiterate,
have been made to believe by the
consuls of their respeclve countries
that they will be arrested by the
American police and forced to join
their regiments in Europe- They have
been writing, or having friends write,
to the State department asking if
it is true that the government would
deport them if they failed to respond
to the call to the colors.
It is estimated that at least two
million reservists, many of whom
/have only first papers, are now in the
United States from Russia, Germany,
France, Servia, Austria-Hungary, Mon
tenegro and the other countries in
volved, or which have mobilized and
called upon all reservists to answer.
The front axle of the White Ford
automobile broke at Tonsina yester
day and the party are held up at
that point. The axle of the Day ma
chine will be sent to Chltina tonight
via Cordova so that the auto can re
turn to Valdez.
Free show, orchestra and pictures
and also O. P. Hubbard will lecture
on railroad matters in Alaska at the
Orpheum tonight. Everybody wel
come.
Greatest Battle In History of World Being Fought—No Details Allowed To
Leak Out—Fighting May Last W$ek—London Reports That Italy Will Be
In Fray In a Few Days To Protect1 Herself In Adriatic—President Wilson
Believes Japan Does Not Intend Ti Violate the Integrity of China—Kiao
Chau May Be Taken By Chinese fiSefore Japan Can Act—American Naval
and Military Office Feel Confident! Germans Will Hold the Fortified Town.
LONDON, Aug. 17—Although the
French claim a decisive victory at
Dinant, the German guns covered the
retirement of the German troops and
prevented the French from gaining
much by reason of the victory. The
German advance, however, has been
blocked and the effort to pierce the
line of allies at Dinant and thus, cut
off the large force of Belgians, French
and English northeast of that city
has failed so far. The extended line
of fighting has caused the allies much
trouble, as the Germans have so far
been able to cover their point of at
tack and the reserve forces have had
to be rushed to Dinant to drive back
•the heavy masses of Germans, thus
weakening other points which may
be attacked at any moment.
Fighting Ail Along the Line.
In an effort to keep the Germans
from massing troops at any one point
the allies have ordered the troops
from Maestricht to the Swiss border
to keep attacking the German forces
and to force them to keep all their
strength scattered instead of allow
ing for the concentration in Belgium.
Few Details of Battle.
Only the most vague details of the
battle are allowed to sift through by
the official censors, but it is known
that the losses on both sides have
been exceptionally heavy, the Ger
mans realizing that they must defeat
the French and allies within the next
week before the Russian hordes come
over into Germany and have attack
ed the allies line time after time,
gaining some advantage in places and
losing at other points, but always re
newing the attack.
Heavy Losses.
That the losses have been excep
tionally heavy on both sides because
of the close fighting is believed here,
as It Is reported from Brussels that
thousands of wounded are being
brought to the Belgian capital for
treatment and every public building
in the city has been turned Into a
hospital, while many private homes
are filled with the Injured.
English Pray for Victory.
In every church in England yester
day prayers were offered for the vic
tory of English arms and for the tri
umph of the allies against Germany.
French War Minister Makes State
ment.
PARIS, Aug. 17.—The French min
ister of war last night issued a state
ment to the Waiting thousands, who
demand information of the big bat
tle now being fought on the German
and Belgium frontiers. He said:
Whole French Army Engaged.
"The whole French army, consist
ing of two million men, is engaged
in a battle line extending for three
hundred miles with almost the en
tire German army, excepting a small
part sent by the Kaiser to the Rus
sian border. The violation of the neu
trality has extended the line of bat
,tle and we are called upon to de
fend the neutrality of Belgium be
hind hastily prepared fortifications.
The battle line extends from Mas
tricht, near the Holland border, to
the Swiss border, near Basel. The
Germans have an equal force against
the French and allies.”
•aye Statement If To Prepare People.
In concluding the statement the
war minister says: “These observa
tions have for their object the prep
aration of the public mind for a bat
tle in new form and without prece
dent in history; the greatest battle
in the history of the world, and the
losses on botv sides will be tremen
dous.
Result Not Be Known for Week.
“The result of the battle will not
be known for a week, and it may
be longer as the line of battle is ex
tended and the advantages at one
place are often offset by the losses
at another.”
French Still Hold Germans Back.
Unofficially it has been stated here
that the French lines have not been
broken by the larger force of Gervj
mans at Dinant, but that the French
army has won a decisive advantage,
forcing the Kaiser’s forces to retire.
Russia Sends Ultimatum to Turkey.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 17.—
The Russian ambassador at Constan
tinople has delivered an ultimatum
to the Turkish government demand
ing that the Turkish government
grant the free passage through the
Dardanelles and Bosporus. This
right has therefore, been denied to
Russia following the treaty which was
signed after the Crimean war, fought
in 1854-56, mostly on the shores of
the Black Sea by France, England,
Sardina and Turkey against the Rus
sians, who were prevented from
reaching down to the Mediterranean.
To Take Constantinople By Force.
The Russian ambassador has stated
that unless the right is granted im
mediately the Russian Black Sea
fleet will take the old obsolete forts
of the Turks along the narrows and
will land troops to take Constanti
nople.
Tokio Expects War.
TOKIO, Aug. 17.—War is expected
here against Germany. The Mikado
has sent an ultimatum to the German
foreign office giving them six days to
reply' to the demand that Germany
evacuate Kiau-chau and surrender the
"protectorate to Japan. It is not ex
pected that Germany will heed tfie
demand, because all the German mer
chant vessels in the Orient at the
breaking out of hostilities have been
convoyed to Kiao-chau so as to be
safe under the fortifications.
Germans Prepared for Fight.
All German reservists in Japan and
"hina have been making their way
to Tsing-tau, the fortified city, to
join the colors. The German war
ships of the Oriental squadron are
also operating from Kiao-chau.
Must Answer In Six Days.
The ultimatum demands the Ger
man answer not later than next Sun
SULZER NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR
Prohibitionist* Turn Down Dr. West
field and Name Impeached Gov
ernor to Head Ticket.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Aug. 17.—The
Prohibitionists here today nominated
former Governor William Sulzer to be
their standard bearer In the fight this
.fall in this state. Sulzer will head
the ticket and will run for the posi
tion from which he was driven by
reason of the exposures of graft and
rottenness in the state administra
tion under his direction.
The Prohibitionists all over the
state had expected that Dr. Westfield,
one of the strongest advocates of
temperance In the East, wotfld be
named, but at the convention the
friends of Sulzer stampeded the del
egates for the deposed governor, and
his nomination wus carried.
OPIUM 8ELLER8 TO
BE REGISTERED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17—The Unit
ed States Senate today passed the bill
providing that all dispensers of op
ium or other harmful drugs must se
cure a permit from, the government
to handle the drug and also be regis
tered with the government and must
keep a record of all sales. The law
'applies to Alaska and a heavy pen
alty is provided in the bill for vio
lation of the law.
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FIENDISH NIGGER
MURDERS FAMILY
Shut* Door* of Bungalow and Kill*
Six—Wound* Three Other* When
They Jump Through Window.
SPRING GREEN, Wis., Aug. 17 —
Enraged because he had been re
buked by his master, Julian Carle
ton, a negro cook, set lire to the
bungalow of Architect Frank Wright
while Wright and eight others were
at the dinner table and then closing
the doors and standing at the only
window In the bungalow the negro
killed six of the nine as they jump
ed from the burning structure and
hitting the other three gave them
probably fatal wounds.
Mrs. Bouton Borthwick, Wright’s
notorious affinity, and her two chil
dren, were among those killed.
Carleton was caught by the posse
of farmers who started after him
when they heard of the killings. He
was found In an old bo lien where
he had hid, and is now In jail. Were
it not for the general dislike %t
Wright held by the people because
of his Immoral conduct the negro
would undoubtedly have been lynch
ed. A heavy guard Is now being
constantly maintained over him. The
negro refuses to talk.
Wright is missing, and although
he was hit by the negro It is be
lieved he has wandered off In the
woods and died.
day and the surrender of the port
by September 15. The Japanese gov
ernment states that the protectorate
will be returned to China by the
Japanese, but many foreigners here
doubt if that part of the program
will be carried out.
Foreign Office Issues Statement.
The foreign office issued a state
ment today saying: “The Japanese
government wants to fulfill her treaty
obligations with England and by
forcing the Germans to evacuate
Kiao-chau will be removing the
cause of all Oriental peace disturb
ance, besides assuring that the in
terests of Japan be safeguarded and
the integrity of China maintained.
Japan has <given the German govern
ment six days to consider and reply
to the ultimatum so that we take no
unfair advantage, as might occur
should the Germans not receive the
ultimatum at Berlin because of the
delay in transmission of messages.”
Japs Assure United States.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The Ja
panese Ambassador Viscount Sutemi
Chinda has called upon Secretary of
State Bryan and presented a copy
of the ultimatum to Germany regard
ing the evacuation of the German pro
tectorate in China and has assured
the secretary that the Japanese gov
ernment will safeguard the interests
of the United States in China and
will respect the integrity of China.
Japan Lands On Germany.
TOKIO, Aug. 17—The Japanese
government today officially notified
the German government to at once
withdraw all her warships from and
evacuate Kiao-chau, which is the Ger
man protectorate in China.
Will Use Force.
The ultimatum gives Germany, un
til next Sunday to comply with the
order of the Japanese government, af
ter which time the Japanese army
and navy will take such measures as
are necessary to carry out the ulti
matum.
Japanese Apply Monroe Doctrine.
The action of the cabinet of the
Mikado is taken as the first step in
the carrying out of the Monroe doc
trine as it applies to the East, which
is that all of Asia shall belong to
the Asiatics with Japan as the rul
ing people.
i-iussia was rim.
The Russo-Japanese war was the
first start at the expulsion of the
Caucasian race from Asia, and it is
believed here by many high govern
ment officials that the second blow
at white supremacy will be struck
next week when the Japanese army
and navy is turned against Germany.
English Asiatic Fleet Defeated.
It is believed here that the Ger
man Asiatic fleet has seriously crip
pled the English and French fleets,
several ships of which are reported
as having been sunk vtbile two re
turned to Hongkong badly disabled.
Just how much damage has been
done to English and French shipping
Is not known.
President Believee 1n Japs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17—President
Wilson believes that the Japanese
government will keep its promise to
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AMERICANS LEAVE
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Three Lines Start for United States—
Millionaires In Steerage—Sailors
Demand More Pay.
LIVERPOOL, Eng., Aug. 17—An un
precedented scene was witnessed here
today when four thousand Americans
departed on three steamers for the
United States. Many of the passen
gers in the steerage are millionaires,
but were forced to take passage in
the steerage or else remain on the
other side. The passenger rate has
been jumped upward by the transpor
tation lines.
The sailors of the Atlantic trans
port steamer Minnewaska, flying the
English flag, have struck for higher
pay, claiming that the dangers of sail
ing the sea at this time are more
than ordinary and that they should be
better paid. Besides the danger of
striking a floating mine the great dan
ger of capture or being sunk by a
foreign warship always exists.
The demands of the sailors were
granted.
MEAT TRUSTS
ME HEAVY TOLL
No Shortage In Meat or Produce, But
Rates Go Up While Surplus Goes
Into Cold Storage Plants.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—The federal
prosecutor here has just completed
an Investigation of the cause for the
raise in the price of beef since the
European war and also of other
foods has wired to the attorney gener
al that he can not find any meat
shortage, but rather that the closing
of ocean transportation has resulted
in the packers filling their cold stor
age rooms to capacity.
He also reports that every cold
storage building in Chicago is being
filled with perishable provisions and
that the companies expect to reap
a harvest by maintaining high prices
all through the coming winter.
The packers own fifty per cent, of
the retail dealers in this city and
the books here also show a similar
condition in all other cities and are
not only raising the wholesale price
but adding some more to it when re
tailing.
It Is expected here that the ad
ministration will order prosecutions
of the meat trust controlling the meat
and cold storage business of the Un
ited States and will endeavor to
break the high rates being charged
by them.
SEATTLE. Aug. 17.—An Investiga
tion made by the federal district at
torney into the cause for the raise of
the price of food has exposed a sim
ilar condition in the market here to
that existing in Chicago. Packers
owning fifty per cent, of the retail
stores and cold storage plants have
raised the price in spite of the tact
that the market is overloaded. The
surplus is being stored in the chill
i rooms of the b'g cold storage plants.