.FUNERAL BE HELD
Oil TUESDAY NEAT
Remain* of Mr*. Wil*on Will Be Laid
to Rest Beside Her Parents
at Rome, Georgia.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—It was an
nounced this morning that the funer
al of Mrs. Wilson, wife of President
Woodrow Wilson, would be held on
Tuesday next. The remains will be
interred in the cemetery at Rome,
Georgia, beside her parents.
The body will be taken from the
White House to the funeral train and
will be accompanied by the family
of deceased and friends. Mrs. Wil
son’s friends at Princeton, where she
took an active part in the social life
of the city while her husband was
president of the university, have sent
a most beautiful floral tribute. Prince
ton friends will attend the funeral in
great numbers.
PEACE COUNCIL
BEEN POSTPONED
Both Protestant and Catholic Confer
ences In Europe Are Stopped
By European War.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—The Amer
ican delegates to the World Church
Peace conference, which sailed from
New York for Constance, Switzer
land, on July 22, are now in London
and have cabled that they are re
turning home, the conference having
been postponed on account of the.
European war.
Many of the most prominent Amer
ican divines are members of the
party, the list containing such names
as Rev. E. H. Abbott, son of Lyman
Abbott; Bishop Wilson, of New York;
Bishop Hamilton, of Boston, and sev
eral others. The Catholic conference
which was to have been held at
Liege, Belgium, at the same time,
has also been postponed.
NORTHWESTERN
The steamer Northwestern left
Seward this morning at 6:30 and Is
due In Valdez this evening between
6 and 7.
Fine Music and Pictures.
The Orpheum orchestra of five
pieces ton'ght and the following good
movies:
Overture, orchestra.
His Brand, cowboy drama.
Why IJags Left Home, dog comedy.
Frontier Twin’s Heroism, western
comedy.
Sblection by orchestra.
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See the way Plngree shoes ate
finished.
German Torpedo Boats Enter Humber River In England and Sink]Four|Big
Battleships Is Report Received In New York—British Warship In San Fran
cisco Harbor Is Given Fifty Tons of Coal and Ordered To Leave—American
Warships To Patrol the Coast—German Ships Off Lower California—Ger
man Freighter Reaches San Francisco With Million Dollar Cargo—Social
ists Protest Against War—Germans Lose Heavily at Liege—Commander’s
Son Among the Slain—Germany and Austria Insist On Italian Aid—Servia
Invades Bosnia With Crown Prince Commanding Troops.
/
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—A private
message received here today states
that the German torpedo boats en
tered the Humber River, England,
and sunk four of the largest Eng
lish warships, which were at anchor.
The report also states that a num
ber of German boats were lost. The
attack on the British ships was made
under cover of darkness and the Ger
man vessels were able to get within
striking distance of the big battle
ships before being discovered. A
number, however, were not able to
escape.
Because of the censorship on Ger
man news but little is made public
here excepting that which the English
and French are willing to have known.
British Cruiser In San Sanfrancisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8.—'The -Ca
nadian government cruiser Rainbow
with a crew of 300 men, arrived here
yesterday from a cruise to sea, having
left Victoria a week ago. The Cana
dian warship, under international law,
must put to sea after receiving fifty
tons of coal which is considered
enough to take her to the nearest
Canadian port.
Gorman Cruisers Off California Coast
The German cruisers Leipsig and
Nuremburg which were reported is
being off the coast of Southern Cali
fornia, are still in that locality and
were reported by an American ves
sel which they overhauled.
Would Koop Orient Free of Wer.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The Chi
nese foreign secretary has proposed
that the United States, Japan and
China combine and declare the Ori
ent a closed sea as far as military
operations are concerned between the
powers of Europe, who threaten to
bring the war into Chinese porta.
Want China Protected.
China has also asked the Ameri
can government to protect her ports
from foreign naval battles, as she
fears the powers will pay but scant
respect to any request made by Chi
na.
French to Help Belgians.
PARIS, Aug. 8.—Three full corps of
the French army are rushing towards
Liege to reinforce the Belgian troops
now holding that city. The French
are receiving a rousing welcome as
they pass through Belgium. It is’ al
so kntfwn that German troops are be
ing sent to reinforce the command
of General von Bmmlch. The Bel
gian victory over the German troops
has created the wildest excitement
throughout France.
German Socialists Shot.
NEW TORE, Aug. 8.—It is reported
here that the German Emperor )ias
had one hundred Socialists shot,' In
cluding Leader Llenknecht, who, as a
member of the Reichstag, has advo
cated peace. The Socialists are tfso
reported as having offered opposition
to the government war plaftip :.,-‘
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 8.—The 19
year-old son of General von Emmich,
commander of the German force at
tacking Liege, was killed yesterday
in the attack on that city. The boy
was a lieutenant and was with the
force which captured the outer works
and then were almost annihilated by
the cross fire and exploding mines
of the Belgians.
Insist That Italy Join Allies.
ROME, Aug. 8— Germany sad. Aus
tria are bringing strong pressure up
on the Italian foreign office to have
the Italian government declare war
against England, France and Russia.
Every possible Inducement has been
made, even to an offer of territory.
Italy Insists On Neutrality.
The Italian government, however,
insists that they propose to remain
neutral and that no amount of pres
sure or force can change the attitude
of the government. Premier Salan
dra minister of foreign affairs, stated
today that neither Germany nor Aus
tria had consulted with the Italian
foreign office before sending the ul
timatum to Servia, which is the di
rect cause of the war and further
that Italy had for months opposed
the policy of aggression of Austria to
,wards the Balkan states.
English Troops Reach France.
PARIS, Aug.. 8.—The French war
office has announced that the first de
tachment of English troops were
landed on French' soil thjs morning
and that 500,000 men from England
will cross the channel and operate
with the French and Belgians against
the Germans.
Patrol English Channel.
English battleships patrol the Eng
lish channel while the troops are
crossing. The English army will be
rushed to the front at once.
Germans Leave Canada.
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 8.—Can
ada has closed all German consulates
throughout the Dominion and has In
structed the German officials to leave
Canada within forty-eight hours. The
excitement in all parts of Canada is
intense and applications are being
sent from every province to be per
mitted to send regiments to aid Great
Britain and France.
Austrian* Evacuate 8emendrla.
ROME, Aug. 8.—The entire Austri
an army of occupation which had in
1 vaded Servla and occupied Semendrla
has withdrawn. The flower of the
Austrian army had been sent to the
Servian border ready to invade the
little kingdom, but the war with Rus
sia and France has caused the war
minister to determine to send the
best troops to the north to invade
Russia and prevent the troops of the
Scar from Interfering with the cam
paign cf the Germans against France.
German Liners Remain In Seattle.
SEATTLE. Aug. 8.—The Kosmos
German liners which operate from
this port to the Orient, have been
ordered to remain in port The boats
.will be well guarded by private de
tectives from any attack by men who
would aid their country by destroy
ing German commerce.
American Sailing* Continue.
All American sailing continues to
the far east as the large number of
British and Japanese warships in the
Pacific will make it safe for them
to operate.
Harrison Line Cancel* Sailings.
The Harrison line, operating steam
ers from here to the Orient, has can
celled all sailings. The company is
a German concern and operates Ger
man boats.
Tire Prices Swing Upward.
The prices for automobile tires
have gone upward twenty per cent,
since the outbreak of war in Europe.
As all the rubber for tire manu
facture comes from London the clos
ing of that market will so upset the
trade that prices will • remain high
for many months.
German Freighter at Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8.—The big
German freighter Alexander reached
this port yesterday with a cargo val
ued at one million dollars. The Ger
man ship evaded the British warships,
wh'ch are hunting the high seas for
merchantmen.
Battle In Far East
MANILA, Aug. 8.—German and
British warships are reported as bat
tling off the Chinese coast. It is be
lieved that the two fleets are en
gaged in a death struggle.
The British China squadron is com
posed of the battleship Triumph, four
cruisers, three gunboats, eight de
stroyers, three submarines, four tor
pedo boats, ten river gunboats, a dis
patch vessel and two sloops.
The German naval force in Chinese
waters consists of the armored cruis
er Scharnhorst, flagship of Vice Ad
miral Count von Spee, one other arm
ored cruiser, three small cruisers,
seven gunboats and one torpedo boat.
Danish Troops Summoned.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 8—The re
serves of the first three classes in
Denmark were summoned yesterday
to the colors. The standing army
of Denmark will be kept at its max
imum to prevent invasion by the Ger
mans or those wis ling to Invade Ger
many.
Servian* Hold Belgrade.
BELGRADE, Aug. 8.—The Austri
ans continue bombarding this city.
The bombardment started on July
29th and has continued ever since.
The palace of King Peter and many
other buildings have been complete
ly demolished by the artillery fire of
the Austrians.
Business Resumed.
At first the women and children
were greatly terrorised but they are
now calm and business has been re
sumed and most of the shops have
been reopened and are doing busi
ness. More troops are reaching here
every day from the south and a
.large army is being organised to en
ter Bosnia and take that province,
formerly part of Servia, from the Aus
trians.
Crown Prince Leads Servians.
NISH, Servia, Aug. 8.—The Servian
army, led by the Crown Prince of
Servia, has invaded Austria. The
army crossed the River Drina and
will endeavor to drive the Austrians
from the Province of Bosnia.
Montenegrins to Work Northward.
An army of Montenegrins, rein
forced by several divisions of the
Servian army, will also attempt to
capture the port of Cattaro, on the
Adriatic Sea, and one of the strong
est fortified ports in Europe.
Germans Care for Wounded.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 8.—The German
troops are burying the dead and car
ing for the wounded in yesterday’s
battle. The wounded are being sent
to Germany on the trains that are
used to bring reinforcements to the
front. Many German wounded are be
ing brought here, as well as the Bel
gians who were injured in the bat
tle.
King Thanks His Army.
King Albert has sent a letter of
thanks to the commander and troops
who defended the city of Liege
against the German attack.
Portugal to Aid England.
LISBON, Aug. 8.—The Parliament
last night voted to Join with Eng
land in the present conflict. The Re
publicans wish to show appreciation
for help given the republic when Ger
many and several of the other pow
ers were forcing the country to re
call King Manuel.
Montenegro Joint Servia.
VIENNA, Aug. 8.—The Montenegrin
government has joined with Servia in j
the war against Austria. A declara
tion of war was made today by Mon
tenegro.
English Peers Cheer Italians.
LONDON, Aug. 8.—A number of
English peers joined the populace in
a remarkable demonstration of
friendship last night to the Italian am
bassador. Crowds of people, includ
ing many peers,' stood for hours in
front of the ambassador’s residence
cheering for Italy.
New York 8oclall«te Protest.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Socialists of
all nations paraded the streets last
night as a protest against the pres
ent conflict in Europe, which they
claim Is unnecessary and could be
avoided. The Socialists assert that
the crowned heads and military men
of Europe brought about the war and
that the people do not want to fight
and kill one another.
-i Thousands Applaud Socialists.
Thousands of people applauded the
Socialists as they paraded carrying
banners denouncing the war and the
unnecessary loss of millions of young
then. The people as A whale endor
sed the sentiments of the Socialists
for peace. Several attempts were
made tor foreign residents to inter
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CONFIRM MEMBERS
OF RESERVE BOARD
Delano and Warburg Are Confirmed
After Fifty-four Hours Debate
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The Sen
ate this morning confirmed the nom
ination of Paul Warburg, the New
York banker, and of F. Delano, the
railroad president, to be members of
the federal reserve board.
The fight against the confirmation
was led by Senator Bristow and for
fifty-four hours the Senate debated
on the question of confirmation or
against it, but finally decided that
the men named by the president
should be confirmed.
Senator Bristow’s fight was princi
pally directed against Warburg, who
is a member of the banking firm of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
MEXICAN LEADERS
TO MAKE PEACE
One Hundred and Twelve Federal
Generals Willing to Surrender
Unconditionally.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 8.—One hun
dred and twelve generals who have
been in the service of the Huerta
government, and who have been try
ing to have the rebel commander
agree that all of them shall be giv
en personal protection, met here yes
terday to discuss the future course
of the Mexican federals towards the
advancing rebels. The generals all
concluded that to fight was in vain
and that they were willing to sur
render to General Carranza uncondi
tionally and would take their chances
with him.
The decision will prevent further
trouble In Mexico. General Carranza
will send his troops into the city and
the federals will give up their arms
and the men will be dismissed, while
the officers are to remain prisoners
of war awaiting the decision of the
rebel authorities.
MARIPOSA SAILS
FROM SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 8.—The steamer
Mariposa sailed from here last night
for Valdes with the following passen
gers: Edwin Eckern, Al. Dowling, E.
Keesler, Frank Nelnlnger and J.
Richmond.
James Fish, secretary of the Com
mercial Association, made a trip to
Wortman's last night to bring his
son Lloyd to town, who is suffering
with a bad toot, having cut it some
time ago and blood poisoning Is
threatened He returned with the
boy this noon.
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8. Mem * Co. sole «genta tor the
Pingree shoe.