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SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1915.
GERMAN LOSSES 1,800,000.
The French war office, in a review
of the first six months of the war,
takes the attitude that Germany has
reached and passed the high-water
mark of her efficiency. It places her
loss in killed, wounded and prisoners
for the first six months of the war
at 1,800.000 men, not including those
disabled by sickness. It claims that
to replace these and subsequent loss
es she has not more than 2,000,000
men available. Since the expiration
of the period covered by this esti
mate two months have elapsed, in
which the losses on both sides have
been heavy. It is also true, perhaps,
that France has reached her maxi
mum of efficiency in a military sense,
but Great Britain has not by any
means done so. Kitchener’s army is
not yet wholly ready for service and
Britain can still recruit, if necessary,
a couple of million more men, while
there are ample reserves of men in
India. It is frankly admitted by the
British that the supply of munitions
is the vital factor at present.—Ex.
MONEY AND LEADERSHIP.
. For years the name of “the Roths
childs” in Europe has been synony
mous with vast wealth and the in
fluence which attaches to it. It is
therefore a little startling at first to
read that the late Baron Rothschild’s
estate, as sworn to for probate,
amounts to but $12,500,000.
Probably the total was reduced be
fore his death by gifts to the liv
ing—family and charitable. But when
all allowances are made the fact re
mains that the dead man, once regard
ed as England’s greatest financier,
left property of less value than .that
ascribed to many Americans whose
names are hardly known outside of
their own cities.
Whence came- the-prestige that he
enjoyed—the practical influence which
he exercised? Certainly not from
the brute force of only twelve mil
lions. The answer is, of course, that
it came from his possessing import
ant family connections in other coun
tries, a secure and long-recognized
financial position in England, and
great native ability.
And if the proper relative value
could be ascribed to the separate ele
ments of his reputation and influence
it probably would be found that na
tive ability was, after all, the most
important. Mere money never made
a great financier or a great anything.
All it can make by itself is a multi
millionaire.—Ex.
Death and Birth Rates.
The vital statistics for the first half
of 1914—that is before the war be
ga,n—show that there was a notably
greater number of deaths than births
in France. The net diminution in the
French population during that six
months was about 17,000, while the
population of Germany increased
nearly 500,000. Germany’s birth rate
is much lower than it was, but it is
still far ahead of that of France.
France at the present moment rep
resents the highest point of the move
ment for the reduction of births that
has been making itself felt all over
the world during the last generation.
This is beyond all doubt the most im
portant factor in present-day civiliz
ation. The decrease in population in
France may seem startling to some,
but it must not be forgotten that in
New York state, in any town where
there is not a considerable foreign
population, the death rate at the
present time is higher than the birth
rate. The native American as such
is dying out. Here is the folk prob
lem of the future. It has been cal
culated that in the year 2000 the Un
ited States will, according to pres
ent vital statistics, be occupied al
most exclusively by the descendants
of Central and Southern Europeans.
The question is: What are we go
ing to do about it?? France is asking
that question very Insistently just
now.—New York Herald.
John and Yabian Miller have been
offered positions with the Alaska en
gineering commission, and will leave
on the next boat for Anchorage.
New Electric Submarine.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H„ May 22
Work on the new electric submarine
for the navy, the L-8, now building at
the navy yard here, is being pushed
to conclusion rapidly. Mrs. Madeline
Edison-SIoane, daughter of Thomas
Alva Edison, has accepted Secretary
of the Navy Daniels’ invitation to
christen the U-8. Mrs. Sloane was
asked to christen the vessel because
it is the first submarine ever built to
be equipped with the Edison storage
battery. , l
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AUSTRIA DESTROYS
ITALIAN BRIDGfS
(Continued from page 1.)
against the Austrian army. The Aus
trians have feared to invade Servia
because of the agitation In Italy
which would have resulted in a dec
laration of war should Austria subju
gate the little kingdom.
Rumania To Join With Italy.
ROME, May 22.—It is announced
here semiofficially that the Italian
and Rumanian governments have suc
ceeded in making an alliance which
will result in the two countries join
ing the war against Austria and Ger
many at the same time. The terms
of the treaty have been agreed upon
the division of spoils and also the sup
port of the Triple Entente secured to
the terms agreed upon.
Allies Re-outfitted Servia.
LONDON, May 22.—The war office
admits that the new equipment sent
to Servia the past four months was
sent from British and French mili
tary supply depots and the Servian
army is now fully equipped with ev
ery military need. Food supplies are
also being rushed to Servia so that
an offensive may be started and the
Russians relieved of much pressure in
the Galician campaign.
Germans Pressing Galician Campaign.
The military experts here say that
the Germans are pressing the Rus
sians in Galicia with huge forces in
order to if possible destroy the Rus
sian offensive before the entrance of
Italy and Rumania into the conflict.
The Russians have made great con
cessions to Rumania in an effort to
have the Rumanians strike at the
rear of the Austrian army operating
in Bukowina.
German Offensive In Vistula.
PETROGRAD, May 22.—The Ger
mans are active along the Pilica and#
Vistula rivers and are striving again
to reach Warsaw. The fact that the
Russian commander has weakened the
Poland forces to reinforce the Gali
cian armies gave the opportunity to
Hindenburg which he has long sought
for. The strongly entrenched Rus
sians, however, have poured a terri
fic artillery lire upon the charging
Teutons, cutting them down by the
thousands and rolling back the on
rusliin'g Germans.
Galician Offensive Slackens.
The offensive of the German-Aus
trian forces against the Russian po
sitions in Galicia has slackened, as
the enemy have moved the offensive
north and are now striking for War
saw.
100,000 Russians Captured.
The German successes in Galicia
have added 100,000 more Russian pris
oners to the already huge number held
in captivity in this country. Almost
a million prisoners are now held in
the concentration camps of Germany
and the feeding of the large force is
considerable of a problem.
No Fighting In West.
PARIS, May 22.—Little lighting is
in progress in the western battle zone.
The lights yesterday were small en
gagements and indecisive. None were
of importance.
Galician Battle At Standstill.
BERLIN, May 22.—The battle in
Galicia is at a standstill. The Rus
sians have received strong reinforce
ments from northern poins and the
Germans are now swinging back to
wards Warsaw in an effort to break
through the Russian defenses about
that city while the line is weak. The
Russians cannot move northward
again because of the poor transporta
tion in Poland and Russia and the
German general staff expects to cross
the Pilica and Vistula and reach
Warsaw before the Grand Duke can
interpose enough troops to block the
advance.
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In Bankruptcy.
In the District Court of the United
States for the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division.—In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of the estate of Alas
ka Oil & Refining Company, a private
corporation.—In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of the Alaska Oil
& Refining Company, a corporation
organized under the laws of the State
of Washington and doing business in
in Kayak precinct, Third Division,
Territory of Alaska.
Notice is hereby given that on the
1st day of May, A. D. 1915, the said
Alaska Oil & Refining Company was
duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that
the first meeting of its creditors will
be held at the office of Chas. G. Gan
ty, Referee in Bankruptcy, in Valdez,
Alaska, on the 31st day of May. 1915,
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon of said
day, at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims, ap
point a trustee, examine the bank
rupt, and transact such other busi
ness as may properly come before
said meeting.
Dated this 14th day of May, 1915.
CHAS. G. GANTY,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
Geo. C. Treat, Edmund Smith and
Logan Archibald, plaintiffs, vs. H. E.
Ellis, defendant.—No. 721. Summons.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting:
To H. E. Ellis, the above-named
defendant:
You are hereby .required to appear
in the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division, at Val
dez, Alaska, within thirty days after
the completion of the publication of
this summons, to-wit, within thirty
days from and after the 28tli day of
June, 1915, and answer the com
plaint of Geo. C. Treat, Edmund
Smith and Logan Archibald, the
above-named plaintiffs in the above
entitled cause.
The said cause is a suit brought
by said plaintiffs against you, pray
ing a decree of this court that you
specifically perform a certain con
tract entered into between you and
the above-named plaintiffs, Treat and
Smith, on the 9th day of July, 1908,
and by which it was agreed that a
certain corporation was to be formed
to be known as "Mystic Gold Min
ing Company”: that after the for
mation of said corporation you were
to deed to said corporation eight cer
tain lode mining claims, situate on the
northerly side of Valdez bay, between
Gold Creek and Shoups bay, in the
Valdez recording precinct. Territory
of Alaska, and known as and called:
The Mystic No. 1 lode claim, no
tice of location of which is of record
in Book K of Mining Locations, at
page 506, of the records of said Val
dez recording precinct, at Valdez,
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The Mystic No. 2 lode claim, notice
of location of which is of record in
said Book K, at page 505, of said
records;
The Mystery No. 1 lode claim, no
tice of location of which is of record
in Book O of Mining Locations, at
page 452, of said records:
The Mystery No. 2 lode claim, no
tice of location thereof being record
ed in said Book O, at page 453, of
said records;
The Mystery No. 3 lode claim, no
tice of location thereof being record
ed in said Book O, at page 605, of said
records:
The Parallel No. 1 lode claim, no
tice of location thereof being of rec
ord in said Book O, at page 607, of
said records:
The Parallel No. 2 lode claim, no
tice of location thereof being of rec
ord in said Book O, at page 606, of
said records:
The High Bar lode claim, notice of
location thereof being of record in
said Book O, at page 451, of said
records.
Twenty per centum of the stock of
said corporation was then, by the
terms of said contract, to be trans
ferred to plaintiffs Treat and Smith,
and twenty per centum of the said
stock was to remain in tne treasury
of said corporation, to be sold by said
treasury as directed by the board of
directors of said corporation, the
money received from the sale of the
said twenty per centum of treasury
stock to be used in establishing a re
duction plant upon said mining claims
and in the development of the said
claims.
Or, that you deed to each of plain
tiffs Treat and Smith an undivided
one-tenth interest in and to each and
all of said eight mining claims. That
the plaintiffs herein be adjudged and
decreed to be the owners of an un
divided one-fifth interest in and to all
tools, machinery, equipment, buildings
and improvements placed upon said
mining claims by the Cliff Mining
Company, a corporation, in the fol
lowing proportions: Plaintiff Geo. C.
Treat, an undivided one-tenth inter
est; Plaintiff Edmund Smith, an un
divided one-twentieth interest; plain
tiff Logan Archibald, an undivided
one-twentieth interest. That you,
your agents, attorneys and employees,
be enjoined and restrained from sell
ing or removing any of said tools,
equipment or buildings pending this
suit. That you be enjoined from
transferring the title of each and all
of said mining claims pending the
final determination of this suit. That
the said plaintiffs have such other
and further relief as to the court may
seem just. And that plaintiffs have
judgment against you for their costs
and disbursements incurred in this
suit.
The order for the publication of this
summons was duly made and entered
in the above-entitled court on t.he
10th day of May, 1915.
And you are hereby notified that
if you fall to appear and answer said
complaint as. .herein required, the said
plaintiffs will ta)ce judgment against
you for want thereof for their costs
and disbursements incurred in this
suit, and will apply to the court for
the relief demanded In said com
plaint, as heretofore set out.
The date of the first publication
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of •'his summons is tne 17th day of
May, 1915, and the date of the last
publication thereof is the/28th day of
June, 1915.
Witness the Honorable Fred. M.
Brown, Judge of said Court, and the
seal thereof, this 15th day of May,
■ in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and fifteen, and of our
independence the one hundred thirfy
ninth. ARTHUR LANG,
(Official Seal.) Clerk.
Lyons & Ritchie and Donohoe &
Dimond, attorneys for plaintiffs.
Publications May 17, 24, June 1, 8,
15, 22, 28.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
Anthony J. Dimond, plaintiff, vs.
Rambler Gold Mining Co., a corpor
ation, defendant.—Summons. No. 714.
—Summons. No. 714.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting:
To Rambler Gold Mining Co., a cor
poration, the above-named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division, at Val
dez, Alaska, within thirty days after
-the completion of the publication of
this summons, to-wit: on the 20th day
of July, 1915, and answer to the com
plaint of Anthony J. Dimond, the
above-named plaintiff in the above
entitled cause. The said cause is an
action brought by the said plaintiff
against you to recover from you the
sum of twenty-two hundred ninety
three and 14-100 dollars ($2,293.14).
together with interest thereon from
the first day of January, 1915, until
date of judgment at the rate of eight
per centum per annum, and the said
plaintiff’s costs''and disbursements in
said cause. The order for the pub
lication of this summons was duly
made and entered on the 7th day of
May, 1916.
And you are hereby notified that
if you fail to appear and answer said
complaint as herein required, the said
plaintiff will take judgment against
you for the said sum of twenty-two
hundred ninety-three and 14-100 dol-.
lars ($2,293.14), together with inter
est and costs and disbursements, as
above stated, a ... >>< .> i
The date of the first publication of
this summons is the 7th day of May,
1916/ and the date of the last pub
lication thereof is June 18, 1915.
Witness ths Honorable Fred. M.
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Administrator’* Notice.
In the Commissioner’s Court for Val
dez Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Liz
zie Stropp, deceased—Notice of Piling
of' Pinal Account and of Hearing
Thereof.
Notice is hereby given that E. E.
Ritchie, administrator of the estate
of Lizzie Stropp, deceased, has filed
his final account as such administra
tor, and asked for settlement of the
same; and that Tuesday. July 6,1915,
at 10 o’clock a. m., has been set by
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