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'- VALDEZ, ALA8KA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1914. NO. 339.
VOL. 10. _ __
GERMANS TRYING REACH COAST
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN BELGIUM; ALLIES LINES HOLD
RUSSIANS CLAIM GAINS IN GALICIA; RETAKE JAROSLAW
BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS BOMBARD DARDANELES
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TRUST HE
SAYS NOT GUILTY
William Rockefeller, Feebly Pleads
“Not Guilty”—Big Lawyers
To Defend Him.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—William
Rockefeller, who was indicted in con
nection with the looting of the New
York and New Haven railroad com
pany, pled not guilty to the indict
ment this morning. Rockefeller was
w-jak and feeble when arraigned to
t^ako his plea and seemed greatly
worried. He has been ill for many
months.
For the first time in a decade the
capitalist was willing to pose for a
picture and the newspaper photog
raphers soon had a dozen snaps of
him.
The other magnates and former di
rectors of the New Haven also pled
not guilty and the array of attor
neys to defend the capitalists includ
es almost all the big lawyers of the
East and Middle West.
VILLA 10 LEAD
AGAINST CARRANZA
Ha* Gathered Big Army and Large
Stores of Supplies—Carranza
Also Well Provided.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—General
Villa will take charge of the military
operations against General Carranza
and has gathered his army at Torre
on. The administration has tried to
avoid the outbreak between the two
generals in vain and has announced
that the United States would remain
neutral and allow them to fight it
out, insisting always that both sides
protect foreigners from assault and
respect the property rights of all
foreigners.
It is known that Villa has been
gathering large quantities of war sup
plies, but Carranza has all the guns
and equipments taken from Huerta
after his flight and consisting oi
many German field guns, machine
guns and rifles with large supplies
of ammunition. The guns were land
ed in Puerta Mexico a few days af
ter the occupation of Vera Cruz by
the American troops and fell into
Carranza’s hands.
Before the federal troops left Mex
ico City, however, they took a large
part of these war supplies and have
hidden them. Some of the ex-federal
commands have joined Villa, some
Carranza and a few are working in
dependent of either. ,
CALIENTE3S, Mex., Nov. 6.—Gener
al Villa stated today that he was will
ing to ult if it was essential that he
leave Mexico in order to get rid of
General Carranza, whom he states
is a despot worse than Diaz ever
dared to be and that military control
of the affairs must cease.
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British Cruisers Mammouth and Goodhope Were the Two British Ships Sunk
By CiM-mans Off South American Coast—1500 Men Known To Have Been
Lost—Fate of Cruiser Glasgow In Doubt—Transport Missing—Kaiser
Offers Reward for Every Machine Gun Captured—Russians Abandon Siege
of Przemysl Because Cholera Is Raging In City—Russians Defeat Turks.
. LONDON, Nov. 6.—The fighting has
been resumed In the triangle between
Ypres, Dixmunde and Eoules. The
most desperate fighting of the war is
now going on. The Germans have
massed a large army, concentrating
500,000 men at Ypres and are try
ing to break through the allies lines
and reach the coast.
Reward for German Soldiers.
BERLIN, Nov. 6—The kaiser to
day announced that hereafter the sol
diers capturing a machine gun from
the enemy would receive a reward of
$190. The order was ordered read
to each regiment and is expected to
result in the taking of many of the
small fast shooting machine guns,
which have taken a terrible toll in
lives to date.
May Offer Bigger Reward for Large
Guns.
It is believed that the kaiser will
offer a larger reward for the capture
of field guns and a still greater re
ward for the capture of siege guns
and forts. „
Many British Sailors Lost.
VALPARAISO, Nov. 6.—The British
cruiser Mammouth had 600 men
aboard when sunk by the German
fleet. The Goodhope had 900 men.
The fate of the cruiser Glasgow is
unknown and the transport Otranto
is also missing and may have been
caught by the Germans.
Russians Retake Jarosiaw.
LEMBERG, Galicia, Nov. 6—The
Russians have re-taken Jarosiaw, an
important junction station north of
Przemysl. Five thousand Austrian
and German troops were captured and
also a large amount of war supplies,
which had been gathered for the army
operating along the San river.
Striking At Austrian Rear.
The Russian force is pushing along
the railroad towards Rzeszow to
strike the Austrian-German rear and
cut the line of communication for
the army entrenched along the San
river. If successful the enemy must
fall back towards Cracow and the
Russian Poland army and that from
Galicia will make a junction.
German Cruiser Struck Mine.
BERLIN, Nov. 6.—The German
cruiser Yorck, which was sunk off
the Holland coast yesterday struck a
mine laid by the German mine-lay
ing vessels and was not sunk by a
British submarine. The admiralty re
ports that 260 men were drowned and
that part of the crew was. rescued by
passing boats.
Russians Cannot Invade East Prussia.
The Intense cold weather along the
Russian border has prevented the
Russian invasion. The czar’s troops
cannot penetrate past the border
forts.
Artillery Duels Continue.
PARIS, Nov. 6.—The battle along
the frontier today consists of an ar
tillery duel between the gunners of
the opposing forces. Neither side
has been able to make much gain.
The German forces concentrated at
Ypres has been unable to push south
or west. Reinforcements have been
sent to the division of the allies op
posing the German forces at Ypres.
Experts Praise German Strategy.
iWASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Naval ex
perts here praise the German strat
egy in quickly gathering the differ
ent units of the Pacific fleet and
striking at Admiral Chadock’s fleet
soon after it emerged from the
Straits of Magellan.
Vancouver Fears Attack.
VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 6.—It is
reported here that the German fleet
is coming north ana will attack this
city. The naval authorities at Es
quimau have two submarines ready
to defend Victoria.
British Fear for Admiral Chadock.
(LONDON, Nov. 6.—The people fear
that Admiral Chadock, commander of
the British fleet sunk in Valparaiso
harbor, has been lost as no report
has been received from him, all in
formation coming from the British
consul.
8iege of Przemysl Abandoned.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 6.—The siege
of Przemysl has been abandoned by
the Russians because of the large
number of cases of cholera in the be
sieged city. The troops have with
drawn to the north and hold a po
sition between Przemysl and Lem
berg.
Russians Capture Armenian Towns.
The Russian troops from the Cau
casus mountains have invaded Armen
ia and captured several towns, driv
ing the Turks back. The Russian
general staff states that anticipating
trouble with Turkey 500,000 troops
have been concentrated in the Cauca
sus and that military operations in
Germany and Galicia will not be stop
ped by any reason of the Sultan’s
declaration of war.
Persia To Remain Neutral.
The Persian government has not
ified Russia that they would maintain
strict neutrality and that all citizens
of Persia attempting to take any part
in aiding the Turks or Russians would
be instantly executed.
Egyptian* Catch German Spy.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov. 6 —
The Egyptian authorities yesterday
sentenced a German officer to life im
prisonment following the discovery
upon liim of complete plans for the
destruction of the Suez canal. The
plans called for the dynamiting of the
locks and the canal would be use
less.
French Declare War On Turk*.
PARIS, Nov. 6.—The French gov
ernment has declared war upon Tur
key following the Black Sea outrages.
SHOOTING AFFAIR
AT MAGARTHY
A. E. Todd, Former Commissioner,
Shoots Man Named Officer—
Injured Man Dyign.
McCarthy, Nov. 6.—a. E. Todd,
former United States commissioner
at this place, last night shot E. F.
Officer between the two eyes and Of
ficer, while still living, is expected to
die. The shooting occurred over an
election argument.
Todd is out on bail pending the re
sult of the injuries to Officer.
ELEVENSTATES"
GIVE WIEN VOTES
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.—Eleven states
and Alaska have given women the
right to vote. Several ■ new state*
have been added to the list by the
recent election and the work will be
continued by the Equal Suffrage Lea
gue to secure the amendment to the
constitution to give universal suffrage
to women of all the states.
Ed. Selleck leaves in the morning
for a trip to Port Wells.
ALASKA GOAL BE
TESTED SOON
Cruiser Maryland Returns to .Brem
erton To Resume Matanuska
Coal Tests.
SEATTLE, Nov. 6.—The cruiser
Maryland returned to Bremerton to
day to resume the testing of the Mat
anuska coal brought here last spring
from Cook’s Inlet. The coal will be
given a thorough testing and reports
made to the Navy department offi
cials. Some of the coal will be sent
to the testing plant at Annapolis.
GOLD BRICK FROM
GRtNITE MINE
Superintendent W. R. Millard, of
the Granite Gold Mining company,
arrived In Valdez last evening from
the mine, bringing a gold brick worth
$13,000, the result of a couple of
weeks run. Mr. Millard reports that
the property is looking better as de
velopment work progresses and that
It will be one of the big mines of
Alaska.
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The French fleet, now in the Mediter
ranean, has been instructed to reduce
the forts near the Dardanelles.
Servia Declares War.
LONDON, Nov. 6.—The Servian
government today officially declared
war upon Turkey and is preparing to
defend h°r southern border from at
tack having concentrated troops at
Demir Kapu. The Greeks are mobil
ized at Drama and unless Bulgaria
joins with Turkey no trouble is ex
pected in controlling the Turks, who
must cross Bulgarian territory in or
der to reach the Servians or Greeks.
Italy Come In If Bulgaria Does.
It is understood here that should
Bulgaria attempt to aid the Turks
that the Italian government will join
with the allies in order that she may
be able to be the controling nation
in the Balkans.
Persians Are Excited.
TEHERAN, Persia, Nov. 6.—Dow
leh the Pretender, claiming to have
the support of Germany, has announ
ced himself Shah of Persia and is
gathering an army to march upon this
city. The people are greatly excited
and are fighting among themselves.
The Russian Cossacks are pushing
south from Caucasia and are report
ed to have defeated the Turks in Asia
Minor. The Russian government
seems to have been better prepared
for the invasion of Asia Minor than
the Turkish and German governments
had expected.
Turkish Ambassador Leave London.
LONDON, Nov. 6.—The Turkish am
bassador left here today under es
cort of British troops. He will sail
for Spain from which country he will
go to Turkey.
Koenigsberg Reported Disabled.
The German cruiser Koenigsberg,
which has been preying upon British
commerce in the south Pacific oceau
and later was reported in the Indian
ocean aiding the Emden, has been
reported as disabled, having been in
jured in a fight with Japanese boats.
The naval battle took place in the
Indian ocean.
Germans FalJ Into Pits.
LONDON, Nov. 6—In the battle of
the Yser, where the Germans lost
fully 100,000 men killed, wounded and
captured, the Belgians and British
troops dug deep pits, filled them with
sharp stakes pointed upward and
when the Germans charged across the
concealed pit the covering broke
through, the men were caught upon
the spears and thousands killed. The
pits were filled with dead and the
remainder of the army marched over
the bodies of their comrades, who
were screaming in agony. Other pits
waited for the Germans as they ad
vanced until finally the commander
called a halt and finally withdrew.
Deadlock In Belgium.
In spite of the repeated attempts
upon the part of the Germans to ad
vance towards the coast of France or
towards Paris the allies have been
able to check them and operations
are at a standstill. The allies have
also been unable to move forward and
both sides are resting.
SIX CREMATED
NEW YORK FIRE
Dozen Firemen Hurt—Many Thrill,
ing Rescues By Police and
Firemen.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—The Waver
ley Hotel was destroyed by fire last
night and six guests of the hostelry
were cremated. Dozens of guests
were taken from the building by the
police and firemen after they had been
overcome by the smoke. The build
ing was gutted.
The firemen took a number of
gues*s of the hotel down scaling lad
ders, while immense crowds gather
ed and watched them at work, cheer
ing each rescue. The police also
made a number of rescues.
A dozen firemen were severely
burned making rescues as they went
from room to room In spite of the
big start of the fire and searched for
those overcome by the smoke.
WICK CARRIED
Return* From Westward Put Noon
and Tansy In the Running
Granite for Democrat.
.1
For Senator.
Price . 656
Hubbard ..'.576
Goshaw .372
Chase .. 333
German . 145
For Representative.
Holland .875
Day .875
Noon .799
Ingram .»..797
Tansy .775
Lyons .739
The Seldovia vote is a big boost
for Tansy and Noon, who are now
well in the running. Cook Inlet points
are expected to aid them, while the
westward precincts at Afognak, Unga
and Sand Point may help Ingram and
Lyons.
New Precincts Heard From.
SELDOVIA—Wickersham 66, Hub
bard 60, Goshaw 4, German 2, Tansy
63, Noon 60, Day 60, Markle 61,
White 5, Bradford 1.
GRANITE—Wickersham 3, Bunnell
24, Brooks 13, Price 20, Goshaw 2,
Hubbard 3, White 1, Ingram 18, Ly
ons 10, Bradford 4, Finnegan 3, Day
2, Noon 4, Holland 16.
KATALLA—Wickersham 30, Bun
nell 20, Brooks 3, Price 25, Goshaw 1,
Hubbard 12, White 6, Ingram 34, Ly
ons 29, Finnegan 29, Day 28, Noon
19, Holland 23.
Weather Report.
. • Valdez, Nov. 6, 1914.
Barometric pressure ..29,850
Temperature at 7 p. m. .. 29
Maximum temperature . 41
Minimum temperature . 27
Mean temperature .. 34
Clear air; -wind northeast four
miles.