VQL 10 VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1914. NO. 273.
NORTH SEA FLEET DESTROYED BY TORPEDO BOATS
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NANAIMO STRIKE
NOW SETTLED
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Miners Accept Terms of the Operators
After Expending $1,000,000 To
Make the Fight.
NANAIMO, B. C., Aug. 21.—The
strike of coal miners at this place,
which has been in force for the past
eighteen months was officially declar
ed off today. The men made a com
plete surrender to the coal operators
and made individual applications for
reinstatement. The coal mines have
been in operation, however, for the
past six months and are running at
full time.
Officials of the United Mine Work
ers state that the organization has
paid $1,000,000 in strike relief work
among the miners and that they had
hoped to be able to continue the
strike but without funds the men
were forced to give in and accept
any terms the operators cared to im
► pose.
HAVE VALIDATED
TERRITORIAL LAWS
Congress Passes Bill Making Laws
Passed By Alaska Legislature
Federal Statutes.
JUNEAU, Aug. 21.—Governor
Strong today received a message from
Washington informing him that con
gress had passed the bill validating
the territorial law and that the laws
passed by the first territorial legis
lature will become operative by rea
* son of the congressional action as
soon as President Wilson signs the
bill.
Treasurer Smith of the territory,
however, has issued a statement to
the effect that “even though con
gress has passed the ldw validitatlng
the poll tax no effort will be made
this year to enforce its collection, be
cause the time fixed by law for col
lecting the tax has expired.” The
law requires the collection by the
first Monday in August of each year.
The law as passed by the legisla
. ture provides for a tax on the out
■ put of salmon and will result in the
loss of this revenue this year also.
Much confusion was caused when
the legislature passed a number of
laws regarding revenue and then
were unable to enforce its collec
tion because the federal officials
were ordered not to enforce territor
v ial laws. The act of congress just
* passed make of the territorial laws
federal statutes and are to be en
forced by the federal officials at gov
ernment expense.
TORNADO KILLS
, IN PENNSYLVANIA
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Aug. 21.—
vr Five people were killed and many
Injured during the tornado which
swept over this city yesterday. Hun
X dreds of buildings wore destroyed by
the high winds and sudden gusts.
Fruit orchards all over the state al
so suffered a heavy loss.
Approach British Vessels Under Cover of Fog—Zepellin Destroys Three Dread
noughts—Germans Now Control Almost All of Belgium and Antwerp Will
Be Evacuated—Have Tremendous Army In Little Kingdom—French
Recapture Mulhausen—Austrians Fail To Help Germans—Russia Still Un
heard From—Slav Rebellion Reported In Austria.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.—The New
York Herald issued a special edition
today claiming that the English fleet
in the North Sea had lost forty-two
ships, most of them of the larger type
and that the silence regarding the
movements of the big warships which
had prevailed in London for the past
few days was caused by efforts to
keep news of the loss from the pub
lic.
The German torpedo boats sunk
thirty-nine of the English ships, ap
proaching the British fleet under cov
er of the heavy fog which settled ov
er the fleet and before the vessels
were able to seek shelter thirty-nine
of them were sunk. Three of the
largest dreadnoughts have also been
sunk, according to the Herald, by
German Zeppelins, which were able
to get just above the big warships
during the fog, which hung low, ex
posing the masts of the big ships,
while hiding the positions of the air
ships until it was too late to save
the big vessels.
German Losses Not Known.
The Herald refuses to state how it
received the news but it is believed
to have come in a cipher message
arranged by its Paris and London
correspondents for just such an
emergency.
Names or vessels not i\nown.
The names of the vessels which
were lost cannot be ascertained. The
German navy has 141 torpedo boat
destroyers and forty-seven torpedo
boats, and all of them are good for
from thirty to thirty-one knots an
hour and can send torpedoes a dis
tance of several miles with consider
able accuracy, and when within 1,000
yards can hit a battleship with every
shot. The vessels carry small forces
and are expected to take desperate
chances in order to sink the big ves
sels of an enemy’s fleet.
English Hold Shipping.
The report here has had the effect
of cancelling all sailings of British
and French vessels until the steam
ship owners can secure accurate in
formation from London regarding the
sea battle and can be assured of pro
tection from the English fleet. If
the report is true and England has
suffered a severe loss on the sea the
Germans will be able to have an equal
break with the English as far as the
navies are concerned, as the loss of
forty-two first-class ships will put
the navies on a par.
England Will Starve.
That England will starve within a
few weeks if the control of the sea
Is lost is certain. It is estimated
that the British Isles have food
enough for one week only *and unless
they can maintain the control of the
sea and receive supplies are doomed
to a prompt surrender.
German* Everywhere.
LONDON, Aug. 21.—The reports by
aviators and spies in, Belgium are to
the effect that the Germans are every
where raiding and scouting, bom
barding towns and cities and spread
ing all over the country from Ant
werp to Luxemburg.
Have Several Million Men.
The Germans have several million
men in Belgium alone according to
the reports received here and are pre
paring to sweep all opposition aside
and control the North Sea opposite
England, from which point they can
operate against the English fleet to
better advantage.
England To Protect Coast.
The big English warships have
been ordered to the Belgium coast to
aid in preventing the erection of coast
batteries by the Germans opposite the
London coast.
Paris Is Hungry.
PARIS, Aug. 21.—Because the gov
ernment has confiscated all foodstuffs
that as a rule filled the stocks of
Paris merchants the markets of this
city are without a supply and many
people are starving. The government
has opened up soup kitchens to care
for those who have no means or who
are unable to secure supplies.
Expect Amerioan Wheat.
It is expected by the government
officials that large cargoes of wheat
will soon arrive in France from the
United States and Canada and will
relieve the situation here.
Germans Are Hungry.
STOCKHOLM. Aug. 21.—Reports
have been received here from Berlin
tellihg of bread riots in the German
capital. The shortage of food sup
plies has already been felt and the
people have not been able to ac
commodate themselves to the new
conditions. It is stated by Germans
in this city that the shortage in Ber
lin is only because of interrupted
transportation to that city and that
as the troops are now fully mobiliz
ed the cond'tions will be better.
Reservists Cannot Get Back.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.—The German
and Austria-Hungary reservist's who
for the past two weeks have been
waiting here in the hope that the con
sulates of the two countries would
be able to provide transportation for
them to the fatherland, have return
ed to their homes because of the
announcement made today that all
hope of securing a ship or of its
being able to enter a German port
if secured has been given up by the
consul generals.
Many Lost Good Jobs.
Many of the men quit good posi
tions at the call of the Kaiser and are
now without funds or a position, and
as conditions here are bad and many
are being laid off the German-Ameri
cans have organized to provide for
the men until they can secure work.
French and English Return.
The French and English reservists
are being sent from here on every
boat. Several thousand former Eng
lish naval men responded to the call
and the hotels of New York are with
out their French chefs and waiters,
all of whom dropped their work and
left for France upon the first call.
English Admit Brussels Captured.
LONDON, Aug. 21.—It is officially
admitted here by the war office that
the German troops have occupied
Brussels and are now in possession
ofi the former capital of Belgium.
Government and Banks Move.
The government moved all state pa
pers and articles of value to Ant
werp several days before the fall of
the city and the banks moved securi
ties and money while the rich citi
zens also left the city with everything
of value they could move.
Cavalry Entered First.
A division of 10,000 German cavalry
was the first to enter the city and
the Belgians made no resistance, fall
ing back as the Germans advanced.
Following the cavalry brigade a large
force of German infantry occupied
the city.
Messages From Aeroplanes.
LONDON, Aug. 21.—The war of
fice has issued an appeal to the peo
ple of England to watch for messages
dropped from the aeroplanes of the
German army scouts, who are flying
to and from England, taking and
bringing messages to German spies in
this country.
French Retake Mulhausen.
PARIS, Aug. 21.—The French troops
in lower Alsace re-occupied Mulhau
sen, one of the largest cities in that
province and near the Swiss border.
The Germans put up a hard fight to
prevent the occupation of the city
but were repulsed by the French.
French U«e Arab*.
Detachments of the famous Turcos
or native troops from the French col
ony of Algeria, assisted in the cap
ture and distinguished themselves by
their dash. The detachment was re
cruited in Algeria, where they see
constant service in the southern pro
vinces against the roving tribes of
Arab horsemen, who continually har
ass the French troops.
Officered By French.
Half of the officers of the Arabs
are Frenchmen, while the balance are
UNITED STATES MAY BUY
GERMAN MERCHANT SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—The ad
ministration leaders have almost com
pleted the bill providing for an ap
propriation of 130,000,000 with which
to purchase the merchant ships of the
German marine, which are now tied
up In American ports.
The North German Lloyd and Ham
burg-Amerlcan line have both made
offers to the government to dispose
of the ships now in the United States
at less than half the original cost.
The government plans to operate a
line of steamers from New York, Bos
ton and Philadelphia to Liverpool and
Havre and hopes thus to relieve the
present congested freight and pas
senger business between the new
and old worlds.
Much opposition has been shown
by anti-administration members of
congress, who fear International com
plications through the purchase of
foreign ships and their operation by
the government Close fMends of the
president, however, state that the
reason for the purchase by the gov
ernment Is to avoid foreign trouble,
as England and France fear that any
sale to American business men will
be a subterfuge and merely made to
hold the ships for the Germans, while
if the government purchases them it
will be a bona flde sale.
The vessels of the Hamburg-Ameri
can line offered to the government
and now at Hoboken or South Brook
lyn, are ‘the Vaterland, Hamburg,
Pennsylvania, President Grant, Presi
dent Lincoln, Koenig Wilhelm II,
Prin* Joachim, Prinz Eltel Friedrich,
Nassovia, Pisa, All em an la and Grae
cia. Besides these vessels, the Amer
lka is laid up in Boston and the Cin
cinnati is expected to reach that port
today.
The North German Lloyd has six
liners in New York harbor—the Kai
ser Wilhelm II, George Washington,
Barbarossa, Grosser Kurfuerst, Prin
sess Irene and Friedrich der Grosse.
The Kranprlnzessin Cecllle is at Bar
Harbor, the Rhein at Baltimore and
the Neckar at Havana.
Other liners are the Adriatic of the
White Star, Saxonia of the Cunard,
Czar of the Russian-American Line,
the Uranium and the Princlpello of
the Uranium Line and the Vandyck
of the Lamport & Holt Line. Four
German oil tank steamers ,are at
Tompklnsvllle and Bayonne, N. J.
men who rise from the ranks. They
are remarkable sharpshooters.
Austrians Fail To Help Germans.
The large detachments of Austrians
expected by the German war office
to reinforce the German defense along
the Rhine, while the main army
crossed Belgium into France, have
not matrialized because of the unex
pected aggressive action of Servia,
whose little army of 300,000 have been
able to enter Bosnia and drive the
Austrians back and threaten an in
vasion of Austria itself.
Russians Also Busy.
The Russian army on the Austrian
border is also busy and requires the
full strength of the Austrian army to
hold them in check.
Aviator Flies Over Germany.
PARIS Aug. 21.—Aviator Pegoud,
of loop-the-loop fame, returned to
France y-esterday afternoon after mak
ing a trip across Germany of 180
miles, dropping bombs upon the for
tified towns and observing the con
centration of troops by the Kaiser’s
war office. His machine was riddled
with bullets but he himself escaped
injury, as his seat is placed within
an light armored basket to protect
him from the shots of the enemy.
Did Great Damage.
The bombs dropped by Pegoud did
considerable damage, exploding in the
barracks and destroying them, while
causing great loss of life. A high
power explosive is being used.
Gets New Aeroplane.
A new aeroplane was furnished the
aviator and he will leave today up
on a second trip into Germany.
German Papers Belittle Japs.
BERLIN, Aug. 21.—The newspapers
of this city belittle the ultimatum
from Japan, claiming that one more
declaration of war against Germany
is inconsequential and that the govern
ment will never allow the yellow race
to dictate. The papers also predict
that the allies will regret the entrance
of the Orientals into the fray, be
cause, they say, it means trouble for
the Caucasians sooner or later.
Kaiser Orders Resistance.
The Kaiser has refused to agree to
the surrender of the Kiao-Chau pro
tectorate and has issued orders to
the commander at Tsingtau to hold
the fort against the Japanese at any
cost.
U. S. To Insure Ships.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—The com
mittees in both the House and Sen
ate, to which had been referred the
administration’s bill to provide gov
ernment insurance for cargoes and
ships sailing from the United States
to Europe has been favorably report
ed by both committees and will un
doubtedly be passed.
To Reduce Insurance Rate.
The bill is expected to reduce the
insurance rate now being charged by
American and foreign marine com
panies, which have a high war rate,
causing the owners of the vessels to
raise the charges for hauling freight
to Europe.
Claim It Will Help Shipping.
It is claimed by administration lead
ers that the government Insurance
will aid shipping and thus result in
placing financial conditions in Amer
ica upon a better and a safer basis.
The bill appropriated $10,000,000 as
a fund for paying any war loss, in
cluding capture by the enemy or loss
by striking a mine.
Boys and Old Men Guard Berlin.
ROTTERDAM, Aug. 21.—Refugees
who arrived here today from the Ger
man capital report that the German
war office has sent every available
man to the front and that the forts
about Berlin are being garrisoned by
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AM H
Refuse To Allow Mazandan To Leave
San Francisco With Coal—Fear
It Is for the Leipzig.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.—The
custom officials here have ordered the
master of the German tramp steam
er Mazandan to discharge 5,000 tons
. of coal which she had loaded and
was about to leave this port with.
The,custom officials feared that the
coal was destined for the German
cruiser Leipzig, which left here a
few days ago for Samoa with her
bunkers filled and her decks loaded
with coal but which may have re
mained on tile Pacific coast as a
commerce destroyer.
Nothing has been heard from the
German cruiser since she left here,
nor has the Japanese cruiser been
sighted, although the big Jap boat
had orders to overtake and watch the
German ship and to sink her when
the war broke out between Germany
and Japan.
Delay In Transportation of Cardinals
Feared—Powers Asked To Fur
nish Special Trains.
ROME, Aug. 21.—The present Eu
ropean war menaces the meeting of
the Sacred College of Cardinals, upon
whom falls the burden of selecting
a new PontlfT of the Catholic church.
The cardinals are located in all
parts of Europe and America and be
cause of the fear that railroad com
munication may be cut off and their
return delayed many members are
expected to remain away.
The Italian government at the re
quest of the Vatican has issued a
statement agreeing to protect all for
eign cardinals who attend the meet
ing of the college and to guard them
until their return to the countries
from which they come.
The government and the Vatican
have requested the powers at war
to provide special trains flying mourn
ing flags for the cardinals that they
may pass through the lines and into
Italy and this may be done, although
the tax upon the railroads by the
moving of troops has been excep
tionally heavy and non-Catholic coun
tries will hardly care to stop mili
tary operations to give a special train
for the church.
UAL WILL
BECOME CITIZEN
VERA CRUZ, Aug. 21.—Former
Provisional President Carbajal of
Mexico arrived here today on a
special train from the capital and
will leave for Galveston on the first
boat to learn the English language
and will then seek admission to the
American bar.
Carbajal Is considered one of the
best lawyers In Mexico and for many
years has been chief justice of the
Mexican supreme court.