VOLUME 18 VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1915 NO. 151
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Interned Officers of Kronprinz Have
Disappeared and Believed
They Escaped.
NORFOLK, Oct. 16.—A sensation
was created here today when it be
came known that six officers of the
German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm,
which interned last spring, had brok
en their parole and disappeared. An
investigation of the disappearance of
the German officers will be made by
naval officials.
German Ambassador von Bern
stOTff has refused to credit the report
that the Germans have broken their
•arole and declares that they will re
port to the officers in charge of the
station. He believes the officers are
cnests of German families in the city.
^rhe launch Shamrock, Capt. Tim
4t|rcum, left for Port Wells this
'‘vtorning carrying a number of pas
sengers and a considerable shipment
of freight to miners down the sound.
GUIDE AMD GAME
N ROW
Game Warden Baughman Had Re
ported to Governor that Guide
Violated the Game Laws.
SEWARD, Oct. 16.—A row has oc
curred between Cbas. Emsweiler,
cue of the best known guides in this
district, and Game Warden Baugh
—— which will be settled in the
court and may result in the game
warden losing his position if Ems
weiler can sustain his charges.
Emsweiler recently applied to Gov
ernor Strong for a renewal of his li
cense as a guide but was refused as
he had not secured the endorsement
cr Game Warden Baughman. The
game warden had also reported to
Governor Strong that Emsweiler had
violated the game laws and was not,
thedefote, a fit person to be permitted
to secure a license as a guide.
The guide has demanded that the
game warden take the same course
with kim as with any other person
who has violated the game laws, and
Baughman has accepted the proposi
tion and will cause his arrest. Baugh
man says Emsweiler’s illegal killing
mt game took place two years ago,
hut that he will be able to produce
evidence that will secure a convic
tion.
Emsweiier, who is wen Known nere,
and has acted as guide for a party
of British officers and famous sports
men while hunting in the Kenai pe
ninsula, declares that his license was
refused because he demanded that
the game laws be enforced. He says
that Baughman, who was appointed
game warden by Governor Strong, is
employed in a drug store and does
not attend to his official duties.'
In view of the fact that illegal kill
ing of moose has been reported from
Katchemak Bay and Chickaloon flats,
and the alleged selling of the meat
at Anchorage, the row between the
guide and the game warden is creat
ing much interest.
Interior Rivers Closing.
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 16.—All the
rivers of the interior are running
with Ice and the steamers have sought
their winter quarters. All the steam
ers on the Tanana have reached safe
shelter in the sloughs below Chena
«r below Fairbanks.
MrbldfeK Operator Coming to Coast.
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 16.—E. M.
Keys, the largest operator in the
Fairbanks district left here last night
with his family for the coast in a
private automobile. They will visit
the San Francisco exposition and
spend the winter in California.
Wells-Fargo Money Orders and
Traveler’s checks are payable any
where In the United States or Cana
da. D. F. Millard, Copper Blk. tf
KING CONSTANTINE INFORMS ALLIES THAT
GREECE WILL NOT FIGHT FOR SERRIA
LONDON, Oct. 16.—It is reported
that Foreign Secretary Sir Edward
Grey has received an official note
from King Constantine saying that
his government has definitely decided
not to intervene in behalf of Serbia,
and has requested the Allies to with
draw her troops from Greek soil as
Premier Venizolas, who permitted
the landing of foreign troops at Sa
lonika has been repudiated by the na
tion. It is reported in dispatches
from Athens that King Constantine,
in addressing the chamber of depu
ties declared that "Greece is drawing
her sword from its scabbard In or- i
der to be ready to preserve its na- i
tional integrity and the freedom of
the Greek people.”
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Zeppelin Raid Destructive.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—Advices
from London state that the recent
raid of German Zeppelins upon Lon
don and other coast cities of Lon
don was the most destructive of life
and property which has taken place.
The British war office bulletin an
nounces that fifty victims of the ex
plosions are dead and that 115 have
suffered injuries. Of the dead twen
REPORTED THAT GREECE HAS REQUESTED WITHDRAWAL OF ALL
BRITISH AND FRENCH TROOPS FROM GREECE—KING TELLS
DEPUTIES GREECE DRAWING SWORD TO DEFEND INTEGRITY
OF NATION—HEAVY FIGHTING ON BOTH EASTERN AND WEST
ERN BATTLE FRONTS TO RELIEVE PRESSURE OF TEUTONS
AGAINST SERBIA—RUMANIA MUST DECIDEJGERMAN TORPEDO
BOAT DESTROYED.
ty are women and children, but one
soldier having been killed.
Dardanelles Losses Heavy.
LONDON, Oct. 16.—The British
war office has officially announced
that the British casualties, including
both land and naval forces, from the
beginning of the war up to the end
of the first week in October, number
one hundred and twenty thousand.
It is reported that the Australian and
New Zealand losses have been very
heavy as they have bourne the brunt
of the fighting on the Gallipoli pe
ninsula.
Rumania Must Decide.
VIENNA, Oct. 16.—The Austrian
government will demand that King
Ferdinand of Rumania, definitely de
cide as to which side she will favor
in the war. It is officially reported
that Russia has asked Rumania for
permission to send troops through
that country to the aid of Serbia and
it is believed that if the request is
granted that Austria will immedi
ately declare war on Rumania.
Want to Cross Rumania.
BUCHAREST, Oct. 16.—The Rus
sian government has asked Rumania
for permission to send troops
through this country to Serbia and
has inquired if Rumania intends to
respect her treaty with Serbia to join
her if that country was invaded by
Bulgaria. It is believed that the re
quest will be refused on the plea that
to grant the favor would be a vio
lation of neutrality.
Battling to Believe Serbia.
PARIS, Oct. 16.—The Germans
have been attacked on both (he
eastern and western fronts in order
to force the Teutons to withdraw
troops from their Serbian campaign.
Desperate fighting is reported on the
eastern battle front where the Rus
sians have checked Gen. Hinde.io Tg
and now have the Germans on the de
fensive. Through Northern France
and Belgium the Allies have started
a tremendous offensive mover.ent
and the German positions are being
subjected to a terrific bombardment.
From the Argonne forests comes the
report that the Crown Prince's 8'iny
has been forced back from its first
line of trenches and that in counter
attacks the Germans have been re
pulse l.
German Destroyer Torpedoed.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 16.—A Brit
ish submarine, which crept close to
the entrance of the Baltic in a fog
Thursday night torpedoed and sank
a German torpedo boat destroyer,
which was patrolling the entrance to
the Baltic. The crew of the destroy
er reached shore.
SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE
CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 16.—Advices
from Central America state that the
victims of the recent earthquake
which visited Central America now
number more than two hundred.
Great damage to property resulted
from the disturbance as the earth
quake was the severest experienced
in fifty years and continued for sev
eral hours.
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German Diplomats Hopeful that Both
Greece and Rumania will Join
the Teutonic Allies.
BERLIN, Oct. 16.—It is admit
ted in diplomatic circles that the Bal
kan situation is critical in the ex
treme but German diplomats are j
hopeful of a favorable outcome of the
latest complications which have aris
en. It is reported that Greece has
demanded that the Allies troops land
ed at Salonika be withdrawn and
King Constantine is reported to have
declared that Greece will maintain
her integrity with force. It is believ
ed that Greece will join with Bulga
ria in the invasion of Serbia.
Latest advices from the Rumanian
capital states that King Ferdinand
will undoubtedly declare war in favor
of the Teutonic allies should Russia
persist in her plans to send troops to
Serbia through Rumania.
The Teutonic Serbian campaign is i
reported to be progressing satisfac- j
torily and Gen. Mackensen is Dressing |
the Serbians into the mountains from :
the west. The last Serbian fort guard- j
Ing Belgrade has been captured, per- !
mitting the Teutonic invasion from j
the north to advance toward Nish,1
tor which a strong Bulgarian army
is headed.
Military authorities declare that
the first object of both the Teutonic
ind Bulgarian forces is to secure con
trol of the Orient railroad which will
permit of munitions and possibly an
irmy, being sent to Constantinople
Saturday evening. The Moose orches
IUFFRAGETTES PARADE TO
SHOW THEIR STRENGTH.
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BOSTON, Oct. 16.—Ten thousand
women paraded the streets of this
jity yesterday carrying banners urg
ing the voters to favor equal fran
;hise at the election to be held next
nonth. It is announced that parades
md demonstrations will be made in
jvery city and town in the state to
ihow the strength of the movement
;o secure the right to vote.
ANOTHER ALASKA TRAGEDY
REPORTED FROM IDITAROD
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PARTY OF TEN, INCLUDING WOMEN, STARTED FOR 8T. MICHAEL
IN LAUNCH, BUT HAVE FAILED TO REACH DESTINATION AND
MOUTH OF, YUKON RIVER IS FROZEN OVER—FEARS ENTER
TAINED THAT LAUNCH WAS CRUSHED BY ICE OR WILL FREEZE
TO DEATH BEFORE A88ISTAN CE CAN REACH THEM.
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 16.—Great con
cern is felt in Fairbanks and other
interior camps over the possible
drowning of a party of ten persons
who left Iditarod on October 6th, in
the launch Tramp, bound for St.
Michael, where they were to take pas
sage on a steamer for the States.
There are several women in the party,
one of whom is an invalid.
The launch has failed to reach St.
Michael and no news has been receiv
ed concerning her fate. Reports
from St. Michael state that the Yu
kon is frozen over, and it is feared
that the little craft was caught in the
ice and crushed and that all lost
their lives, adding another to the list
of northern tragedies.
The military authorities at Fort
Gibbon ordered the Signal Corps men
stationed at lower river points to
keep a sharp watch for the party and
render assistance if possible. All the
stations have reported the. Yukon
running full of ice, and that nothing
can be done toward searching for
the party.
It is feared that the launch was
crushed by the ice and its occupants
drowned or that they have been forc
ed to land on the bleak sand bars
(near the mouth of the Yukon, in
| which case it is believed they will
, freeze to death or perish from the
:cold and lack of food before assis
itance can reach them. The launch
,when she left Iditarod carried sup
plies for only a few days and would
lhave no opportunity of securing fur
ther supplies.
Steamboatmen who are familiar
with the lower Yukon river still en
tertain hopes that the party are safe
as they state that there are several
sheltered places where the captain of
the launoh would most probably land
when he encountered heavy ice in
the river. They believe that the
launch may have reached Kotlik
station, near the mouth of the Yu
kon, but which is now closed for the
winter. The Signal Corps officers
report that provisions were left in
the station asfa precautionary relief |
measure for just such cases. I
PRESIDENT CONGRATULATED
BY LITTLE REPUBLIC.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.—A rep
resentative of the government of An
dorra, the second smallest republic
in the world, has arrived In the Uni
ted States, bringing congratulations
from President Pierre Font, of An
dorra, to President Wilson, president
of the largest republic, on his neu
trality policy. Andorra is located
between France and Spain and is un
der a joint suzerainty of the French
ind Spanish governments. It covers
in area of 175 square miles, and has
i population of six thousand.
Among the passengers on the Ad
miral Evans last night en route to
Anchorage the name of Mrs. J. A.
Wainwright appears. She is the
mother of Mrs. Clears, wife of Lieut.
Vfears of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, and will spend the win
;er In Anchorage. She was one of
the passengers on the ill-fated Marl
josa.
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Mr. BkUalne and brother are leav
ng on %' trip to the canyon in the
3ity Express auto.
NORTH YAKIMA MAN
BOOSTS VALDEZ MINES. |
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SEATTLE, Oct. 16.—H Y. Saint, !
the North Yakima business man, who
has just returned from a trip of in- .
spection to mining property in the
Valdez district, in an interview re
cently printed in the Post-Intelligen- ;
cer, gives the Valdez mining district j
a big boost. He believes that Valdez |
will be headquarters for one of the
richest and greatest gold and copper j
producing camps in the United States. ;
He reports that during the past year j
a number of properties have been {
advanced to the stage where they!
will soon become producers and that
the properties equipped with mills j
and still turning out bricks of gold ;
and have invariably found that the
leads carry their values to great
depth.
The new steam heating plant has
been completed and will be in oper
ation tonight. The management
promises that in the future the Lib
erty will be one of the most comfort
able and best ventilated theatres in
the north.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
CARRANZA TROOPS HAVE
AGAIN DEPEATED VILLA.
GUAYMAS, Oct. 16.—After des
perate fighting for several hours the
Carranza troops have captured this
city and driven General Villa’s forces
to the westward. It is reported that
a number of Villa’s leaders are
among the prisoners captured. When
Villa’s troops realized that defeat was
sure they raided the stores and resi
dences before leaving the city.
MINISTER DELCiSSE
FORCED TO RESIGN
Believed Italy will Send Troops to
Join Allies in Defense of Serbia
Against Bulgaria.
PARIS, Oct. 16.—M. Deicasse,
minister of foreign affairs in the
French cabinet, has been forced to
resign owing to the dissension caused
by the Balkan reversal of sentiment.
Other members of the cabinet have
charged that arbitrary dealings of
Minister Deicasse caused Bulgaria to
break with the Allies and joined the
Teutonic Allies. It is feared that it
is now too late to pacify Greece with
promises of territorial concessions
which would have caused her to de
clare in favor of the Allies had the
offers been made several weeks ago
before the present crisis came.
Advices from Rome state that it
is probable that Italian troops will
be sent to Bulgaria in defense of Ser
bia in order to prevent the Teutonic
troops from smashing a passage
through to Constantinople.
The Russian mack sea neet is re
ported to have bombarded and de
stroyed the Bulgarian cities of Varna
and Agathopolis, and are preparing
to land trbops to attack the fortified
city of Borgas by land. The guns of
the Borgas forts forced the Russian
fleet to withdraw beyond their range
when the city was attacked Thursday.
Tolovana Commissioner Appointed.
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 16.—Judge
Bunnell has appointed Howard John
son Atwell to be commissioner at Tol
ovana, the new mining district. A
transcript of the records of the dis
trict are now being made from the
Fairbanks records. The commission
er will soon leave for Tolovana this
week over the Olnes road.
The Moose will give their regular
Saturday evening dance this even
ing, as the Pioneer Women of Alas
ka have postponed their dance until
Monday evening. The Moose orches
tra promise some new music for the
occasion.
CHAMPIONS MAY
NOT VISIT COAST
Managers of Baseball Teams are Un
able to Agree on Financial Ar
rangements for the Trip.
PHILDELPHIA. Oct. 16.—Nego
tions which have been under way to
have the Boston Uedsox, champion
ship baseball team of the world, and
the Philadelphia Nationals, make a
trip to the Pacific coast, where a num
ber of games would be played before
the San Francisco and San Diego
fair visitors, has fallen through. It
is announced that the managers of
the teams are unable to agree as to
the division of the receipts.
It is reported that the directors of
the San Francisco expesition have of
fered to pay the traveling expenses of
both teams to the coast and return
and other coast cities have also of
fered inducements for the pennant
winners of both the big leagues to
make the trip west, and the matter
will be put up to the National Base
ball commission.
FEARS MARIPOSA
WRECK COMPLETE
Ship Badly Listed to Starboard and
Stern Settling Into Deep
Water—Bow on Rocks.
Purser Keogh, of the Admiral
Evans, displayed some fine pictures of
the wrecked Alaska Steamship com
pany’s liner Mariposa yesterday to
his friends while in Valdez. The pic
tures show the Mariposa with her
bow high on the rock and badly list
ed to starboard. Since the pictures
were taken Purser Keogh reports
that the stern of the steamer has
sunk into deep water and is now sub
merged to the smokestacks.
The Mariposa struck early in the
morning 'while Jack Wall, the well
known pilot, was on watch. Imme
diately after the vessel struck the
passengers were landed and soon the
steamer Dispatch arrived at the scene
of the wreck.
The passengers, mail, express and
baggage were sent to Ketchikan on
the Dispatch as well as eight num
bers of the crew to care for the wants
of the passengers. The Admiral
Evans stood by the wreck for five
hours and reports that the Alaska
Steamship company’s big freighter,
Cordova, was also standing by ready
to offer any assistance possible. The
Evans brought the stranded passen
gers, mail, express and baggage with
her from Ketchikan.
Most of the members of the Mari
posa's crew have been sent to Seat
tle. Twenty-one of them were sent ,
south on the fishing boat Star, thir
teen on the C. P. R. steamer Sophia
and thirteen on the fishing schooner
Ventura. The balance of the crew,
including Capt. O’Brien and Chief
Engineer Raymond, are camped on
the beach near the scene of the
wreck.
DYING EMPEROR CALLS TO
ARMY TO DEFEAT RUSSIANS
VIENNA, Oct. 16.—Emperor Jos
eph is reported to he nearing the end
and has been confined to his bed for
many months. He has been posted
as to the successes of the Austrian
arms and his physicians report that
he feebly mutters, “Austrians, repulse
all Russians.”
TEUTONS IN POSSESSION
OF BELGRADE HEIGHTS.
VIENNA, Oct. 10.—The Teutons
have captured the last of the Ser
bian forts on the Belgrade heights, k
commanding position. It is reported
that a number of prisoners and great
stores of munitions have been cap
tured. The talcing of the heights
has revealed the fact that British
guns have beep used in fortifying the
Serbian forts, ivhtch crumbled before
the Austrian siege guns.