VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915. NO 106.
VOL. 13. _ _ _ _ . _
FAIL TO RAISE ~
SUBMARINE H
Cables Break When Strain Is Put On
Them—Efforts Be Continued Un
til Boat Is Brought Up.
HONOLULU, April 24.—Admiral
Howard reported today that the at
tempt to lift the sunken submarine
F-4 from the bottom of the ocean had
been a failure because the strain on
the cables was so great that they
broke and the boat dropped back in
to the sand.
The work of fastening more and
stronger cables to the submarine will
be started at once. The divers are
confident that the craft can be rais
ed, as it is only a matter of tying
enough cables to the boat, and they,
will begin at once to fasten the lines.
The failure yesterday was a disap
pointment to the naval officers, who
had hoped the work of raising the
craft would be completed today and
the reason for the failure of the boat
to come to the surface Would be
known to them. The desire to recov
er the bodies of the men in the boat
is only part of the reason for the ex
penditure of so much money and ef
fort to raise the craft. The Navy
Department is greatly concerned to
learn the reason for the accident, so
that it may be avoided in future.
GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS
LEAVE FOR SWITZERLAND
REPORTS FROM GENEVA INDICATE THAT OPEN RUPTURE CANNOT
BE DELAYED FOR MANY HOURS—GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CALL UPON ITALY FOR EXPLANA
TION FOR MOBILIZATION, INDICATING THAT THEY EXPECT
WAR—ITALIAN TROOPS CONCENTRATED IN COAST TOWNS AND
TRANSPORTS READY TO TA KE THEM TO SERBIA
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 24.—
■German and Austrian residents of
Italy are flocking across the border
v into this country, seeking safety from
the mobs of Italians which are now
all past control by the government.
They have abandoned everything in
the effort to save their lives and es
cape from the country before the
storm breaks.
The train service on the interna
tional railway from Italy to Austria
has been completely stopped and no
trains are now running across the
line, as the Italians fear to allow a
train to reach an Austrian city, where
it will be seized by the military au
thorities and thus add to the equip
ment that will be used against them
as soon as war is declared.
It is generally believed here that
the declaration of war must come
within a short time. The German
government seems loath to start the
break and the Austrian diplomats
have not as yet asked for any expla
nation from the Italian government
for the mobilization which would im
mediately precipitate the issue and
force the declaration of war.
Reports reaching here from Italian
coast cities indicate a concentration
of troops for an Invasion of Austria
via Serbia or Montenegro. Transports
; have been assembled in the coast
| towns ready for instant use. It is
expected that {he Italians will en
deavor to move the troops before the
official declaration of war is made,
but this is only guess work and the
government could hardly expect , to be
successful in making the move undis
covered, as the country is honey
combed with German spies.
BIG BUSINESS
HELPED TEDDY
Ex-President Says Nothing Wrong In
Their Doing It—His Record Is
Being Exposed.
SYRACUSE, April 24.—Theodore
Roosevelt, ex-president of the Unit
ed States, has spent two full days
' cross-examination and his pa
tience has been sorely tried because
the questions asked forced him to
reveal his deals with Republican lead
ers and with big corporations which
paid for his election, spending large
sHms of money in an effort to con
vince the: people that Teddy was the
man for the people, and for the cor
porations.
Roosevelt said that $2,000,000 was
contributed to his 1904 campaign fund
by corporations, but that he did not
consider that it was wrong for him
to accept the money. His only ob
jection was an indirect request to his
campaign managers not to accept
money from the Standard Oil com
pany, as he considered it impolitic,
but he admitted that he did not try to
see that his orders were carried out.
Roosevelt defended the Ryan con
tribution to the Parker fund of $500,
000 and he believed that the corpor
ations could well afford to pay the
cost of the political campaigns, as
they are most vitally interested in the
outcome.
The Barnes attorneys are still grill
ing the .ex-president, treating him
with no more consideration than had
he never been the chief magistrate
of the nation.
Dance Tonight for Convent.
Dance tonight at Moose hall, the
proceeds of which will be used for
the continuance of the work of the
Catholic convent. Fine music, and an
excellent lunch.
BLOODIEST BATTLE OF WAR BEING FOUGHT;
GERMANS TRYING TO REACH CHANNEL PORTS
LONDON, April 24.—Under cover of
the terrific bombardment upon Ypre3
the Germans have launched a terrific
attack upon the entrre line of the
Allies in northern France and Bel
gium. Tno fighting has been terri
ble. Thcusan'ds of men have already
been killed on both sides. Tne Kai
ser’s troops refuse to halt 'and the
battle continues day and night. The
Germans succeeded in concentrating
a large amount of heavy artillery for
the battle and they first subjected the
Allies lines to a bombardment.
Desperate Infantry Charges.
Following the cannonading the Ger
man infantry charged the trenches,
driving the British back at a few
points but were themselves forced
back at other places. The pick of
the first line of troops were sent
against the trenches and in spite of
a most desperate cross fire by the
hidden machine guns the men worked
themselves up to the trenches, cut
ting away the barbed wire entangle
ments, which had been partially
wrecked by the shells from the big
guns.
Bloodiest Battle of Present Campaign.
The reports reaching here indicate
that the battle now raging is the
bloodiest in the present campaign and
that the death list will be very heavy.
LONDON ADMITS LOSSES HAVE BEEN VERY HEAVY — GERMANS
FOLLOWED YPRES BOMBARDMENT WITH GENERAL ENGAGE
MENT IN NORTHERN FRANCE—ALLI ES BELIEVED GERMANS
READY TO QUIT BELGIUM—RESULT OF BATTLE STILL IN DOUBT
—GERMANS REPORT GAINS AGAINST FRENCH AT ST. MIHIEL—
TWO MORE STEAMERS SUBMARINED IN NORTH SEA.
The people are already demanding
the publication of the list of casual
ties and the fact that the war office
admits heavy losses is probably made
public to break the news and prepare
the people for the heavy losses.
Coast Is German Objective.
Military experts now insist that the
German objective Js the coast of
France and the capture of Calais and
Dunkirk. This object has been In
the minds of the Germans since.the
early days of the war following the
failure to capture Paris. The Belgians
and British have effectively blocked
them to date.
Holland Reports Considered False.
The reports coming from The Ha
gue to the effect that the Germans
were ready to abandon Belgium are
considered erroneous as the stopping
of the trains was more likely for the
purpose of sending in heavy reserve
forces to back up the sudden and un
expected offensive attacks.
Germans At St Mihiel.
AMSTERDAM, April 24.—The Ger
man war office has issued an official
statement telling of gains over the
French at St. Mihiel, where they
maintain a wedge in the French lines
which has been held there in spite
of every effort by the Frenchmen to
dislodge it. Any gain at that point
would menace the French forts at
Verdun, which would come within the
range of the big German siege guns
and soon be reduced.
More Ships Submarined.
LONDON, April 24.—A British
freighter of 3,000 tons displacement
and one Finnish steamer were sunk
in the North sea today by German
submarines. Parts of the crews of
—
the two boats were lost, the remain
der being picked up by trawlers which
went to their rescue.
Little Fighting In East Prussia.
PKTROGRAD, April 24.—Reports
from Russian commanders in east
Prussia indicate that but little fight
ing is taking place at that point at
present. The rains and spring thaw
have made the roads almost impassa
ble.
Vienna Reports Big Russian Defeat
VIENNA, April 24.—The Russian
army operating against the Austro
German forces in the Uszok region
have been defeated with terrible loss
es. The Russians in their haste to
capture the forts guarding the pass
were cut down by the thousands as
they attacked in mass formation.
The Austrian forces were able to
strike at the flank of the enemy and
completed the rout of the czar’s
troops and they left thousands of
dead on' the battlefield and abandon
ed many cannon, machine guns and
also left thousands of prisoners to
fall into the hands of the Germanic
armies.
Germans Took 5,510 Guns.
BERLIN, April 24.—According to
an official list made public there
were in Germany on March 1, 5,510
pieces of captured artillery. These
include 3,300 Belgian pieces, 1,300
French guns, 850 Russian and 60
British.
Find Submarine Base.
COPENHAGEN, April 24.—A group
of Norwegian airmen, who have been
scouring the coasts of Norway, inves
tigating rumors that a German sub
STILL FIGHTING
Making Their Way To Turkey From
Arabia—Beat Off Arabs Who
Attack Them.
BERLIN, April 24.—The members
of the crew of the German cruiser
Emden, who escaped from Cocoa Is
land at the time the vessel was de
stroyed and who later stole and con
verted the merchantman Ayesha into
a cruiser, were forced to seek safety
in an Arabian port, where they beat
off an attack by Arabs, forced their
way to the railroad and are now head
ed for Turkey to continue the fight
against the enemies of the father
land.
The lieutenant in charge of the fif
ty men and each of the members of
the crew, who are so willing to aid
their country, have been given the
iron cross for special merit and have
been made a grant of money. The
kaiser has also directed that the
navy official paper publish his thanks
to them so that all the members of
the navy may know that the emperor
and the people appreciate the valiant
efforts the members of the navy have
made to aid the country now fighting
almost all of the world in an effort
to maintain its independence.
Several tons of third- and fourth
class mall, which had accumulated In
the Cordova postoffice, was recently
shipped back to Seattle and will be
sent to Its destination on the first
steamer sailing for Nome.
Industrial Commission Believe They
Have the Dope On Him—Claim
He Lied To Them.
KKANSAS CITY, Mo., April 24.—
The Industrial Relations commission
will reopen the investigation of the
Colorado coal strike because of the
fact that J. D. Rockefeller, Jr„ had
testified that he had taken no active
part in directing the managers of his
coal companies in the course they
were to persue in breaking the strike,
•while the commission now claim to
have in their possession his letters
and telegrams to the managers in
which he approved every moce made
by them and also directed many
moves that the managers had not
thought of.
An attempt will be made to se
cure evidence enough against the oil
king’s son to result in an investiga
tion by a federal grand jury and a
possible indictment.
Funiture for sale, including buffet,
dressing table, mirror, desk, etc. Ap
ply Mrs. Bloomqulst, corner Sherman
and Wall streets. k 1
Sidney Drake is a passenger for
Seward on the Mariposa, due here
tonight.
Last chance tonight to see Mary
PIckford "In the Bishop’s Carriage,’’
and a complete change tomorrow.
marine base was located in some
sheltered spot of these neutral wa
fers found several German subma
rine gathered behind the cliffs in
Bergen bay. The submarines were
ordered to depart immediately or be
interned for the remainder of the
war.
Dutch Deny Friction.
THE HAGUE, April 24.—The clos
est inquiries made today in diplomat
ic, ministerial and military circles
failed to discover the reason for the
alarming rumors printed in London
newspapers relative to the possibility
of hostilities between Holland and
Germany, or for the charging of high
insurance premiums. Nothing ap
pears to have arisen recently at any
point along the frontier which would
cause Holland to cease to maintain
her position of strictest neutrality.
Germany’s Prisoners Number 812,808.
AMSTERDAM, April 24.—A dis
patch received here from Berlin says
that on April 1 812,808 prisoners of
war were being held in Germany—
10,175 officers and 802,633 men. The
dispatch gives the prisoners by na
tionality as follows:
French, 3,868 officers, and 238,496
(Continued on page 2.)
GERMANS EVACUATING LIEGE
TO USE TROOPS AGAINST ITALY
ALL RAILROAD TRAFFIC STOPPED ALONG BELGIAN AND HOLLAND
BORDER, WHILE TROOP TRAINS START MOVING SUPPLIES IN
TO THE FRONTIER FORTS—K AISER’S ARMY WILL ATTEMPT TO
HOLD ANTWERP IS REPORT FROM HAGUE—BELGIANS FEAR
THAT KAISER’S ARMY MAY TAKE ALL ART TREASURES BACK
TO BERLIN WHEN THE ARMY MOVES BACK TO THE FRONTIER.
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THE HAGUE, April 24.—The Ger
man military forces are to be with
drawn from Belgium towards the Ger
man frontier forts. This is the first
move of the German general staff in
preparing for the entrance of Italy
into the war. The new German lint
will be much shorter and will allow
for the withdrawal of 250,000 men
from the present line and their use
against the raw recruits of the Ital
ians.
Railroad Traffic Stopped.
The move started yesterday when
all traffic on the German railroad
lines from the Belgium and Dutch
frontiers was stopped and the troop
trains started moving to the front to
pick up first the supply camps and
reserve ammunition depots and later
the men themselves, will fall back
upon the new line of trenches, but
not until they have inflicted as much
damage upon "the Belgian and British
troops as possible.
Fears for Belgian Art.
Just what disposition the Germans
will make of the art treasures In the
Brussels art galleries is. of course, a
matter of keen interest to the peo
ple of Belgium who are now in this
country. It is feared by them that
the Germans will take the most val
uable paintings to Berlin.
Kaiser Will Hold Antwerp.
That the German general staff will
hold Aantwerp and control the Sheldt
river is expected here. The new Ger
man line may take in Liege and ex
tend north to Antwerp. The kaiser’s
staff may figure that the Belgians will
not make any effort to shell Antwerp
because of the certainty that the city
would suffer great damage if they did.
How the United States Rose From
the Ocean.
An interesting exhibit which will he
shown by the United States Geolog
ical Survey at the Panama-Pacific Ex
position, in San Francisco, will be the
illustration of the development of the
surface features of the United States
and adjoining lands—the gradual rise
of the continent from the primal ocean
and the accompanying development
of life—a pictorial story of progress
front the early fish and the huge half
reptile creatures known as saurians
to the higher mammals such as the
great saber-tooth tiger and the giant
hyena.
Church of the Epiphany.
Rev. E. H. Molony rector. The
morning services will be as usual in
the Church of the Epiphany. There
will be no evening service.
Dance Tonight for Convent.
Dance tonight at Moose hall, the
proceeds of which will be used, for
the continuance of the work of the
Catholic convent. Fine music, and an
excellent lunch.
ALASKA HESS
10 BUMMED
Navy Department Authorized Expen
diture of $50,000 On New Work
On CoastStations.
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VALLEJO, Cal., April 24.—The of
ficials here of the navy yard today re
ceived orders from Washington direct
ing them to gather equipment to the
value of $50,000 for the repairing and
enlarging of the navy wireless sta
tions in Alaska. The department is
anxious to have the stations In first
class condition in case of need, as it
is realized that should this country
become engaged in war It would then
be too late to do anything.
The navy will send a warship north
to attend to the work and navy ex
perts will install the new equipment.
Head of Canadian Pacific Now In Se
attle and Says Banks Will Soon
Turn Money In Circulation.
SEATTLE, April 24.—Sir Thomas
Shaughnessey, president of the Cana
dian Pacific railroad, who is now in
this city, predicted today that good
times for the United States and Can
ada was a matter of but a few months
and that the industries of both coun
tries would speedily resume normal
output.
“When the war ends the large
amount of money now held in the
banks in the United States must seek
investment,” said the railroad presi
dent. “This money will look for op
portunities to earn an interest. The
banks at this time are holding back
investmnts waiting for the turn of
the financial tide, but when it reach
es its flood money for every legiti
mate business enterprise will be of
fered in plenty and conditions will be
better than they have been for
years.
“The stopping of speculative enter
prises is a good thing for both the
business of Canada and the United
States,” concluded the railroad pres
ident, “as a riot of speculation al
ways leads up to a panic.”