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V. VOLUME IS ' VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1915 NO. 124
MUST DISAVOW SINKING OF ARABIC
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ALL MEXICANS
ARE RARRED
Health Authorities Issue Orders to
Stop Them Crossing Line.—
C«”ranzaists Retaliates.
EAGLE PASS, Sept. 14.—The
health officers of Texas have issued
an order forbidding Mexicans from
entering '.his state without the per
mission of the American army. This
order i» expected to stop the Mexi
cans crossing the border because all
who are found in the cities and
towns are to be arrested. Many
Mexican-, cross the tine, secure arms
th> side, and ioin in the raids
t^jot ho.ve caused so much trouble,
ana when pursued cross into Mex
ico. Nov. nil Mexicans in the state
must have permits or they will be
placed under arrest and detention.
As soon as the health officials is
sued the order the Carranzites across
the line issued a similar order which
they hope will force the rescinding
of the Texas order. All Americans
are forbidden from entering Mexico.
MEAT RATIONS
MAY BE GUT
likely to Establish a Card System
as With Bread, Trade Asso
ciation Asserts.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 15.—
Germany is facing the necessity of
reducing the meat consumption of
her civil population by 40 or 50 per
cent, according to a report compiled
by the American Association of Com
merce and Trade in Berlin, just re
ceived at the Department of Com
merce. On the other hand, the re
port says that a bread card system
has resulted in a surplus of wheat
and rye flour which will make pos
sible an increase in the bread allow
ance in the coming year.
The introduction of a meat card
scheme to restrict consumption and
at the same time to insure reasona
ble prices for the masses is forecast
t*y the association. From statistics
< gathered before the war it is esti
mated that Germany depended upon
Imports from other nations for about
27.3 per cent of her foodstuffs.
“It should be borne In mind that
Germany’s isolation is not complete,”
the report asserts, “since over 8,
300,000 bushels of wheat have been
brought in since the outbreak of the
war and not much less of fodder,
which is about one-tenth of normal
imports per year.”
It is estimated that in 1916-16, on
the basis of the basis of the present
bread card distribution, a demand for
about 7,380,000 tons of breadstuffs
must be supplied from a supply rang
ing from 7,500,000 to 8,000,000 tons
not including 33,670,000 barrels of
flour left over from last year’s crop.
“The conclusion is,” the report de
clares, “that all demands for bread
stuffs and potatoes can be filled. It
will be possible to increase the bread
rate per head on the bread cards, and
sugar and milk will be sufficiently
supplied. The meat consumption,
however, will have to undergo re
strictions, and it seems that a limi
tation of 40 to 50 per cent will have
totbe figured with.”
* NORTHWESTERN
PASSES JUNEAU.
The steamer Northwestern passed
Juneau at 6 o’clock this morning,
' "and should leavk Skagway early to
night unless delayed ljy the unload
ing of freight at the Lynn Canal
holm.
Lansing Says After Disavowal it Will Be Time Enough to Arbitrate—Wilson Ready to Call Extra Session of Congress Unless Ger
many Disavows Sinking of British Liner Without Warning and the Consequent Loss of Two American Lives—Army and Navy
Will be Increased—Many Battleships Planned with Huge Fleet of Submarines of the Ocean-going Type—Want Army of Six Hun
dred Thousand Men—Militia Not of Much Aid and New Reserve is to be Built Up—Bernstorff will be Given His Passports Unless
Disavowal is Forthcoming—No More Notes but Time for Action According to Administration Officials.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 15.—
Secretary Lansing today demanded
of the German foreign-office a com
plete disavowal of the sinking of the
liner Arabic and the consequent loss
of two American lives. The request
for arbitration as asked for by Ger
many in the recent note according to
Lansing, will be granted only after
a complete and distinct disavowal by
the Imperial German government of
the act of its submarine commander
in sinking a liner without warning
to the passengers so that they might
be given an opportunity to leave the
ship prior to its being submarined.
The Administration will not for
one instant agree to arbitrate the
question of the right of Germany to
sink merchant ships without warn
ing. Unless the disavowal is given
immediately the President will act at
once and will hand Count Bernstorff
his passports and will then take such
measures as will be necessary to pro
tect the lives of Americans on the
high seas.
Should It be found necessary to dis
miss Count von Bernstorff and recall
Ambassador Gerard the first step of
the administration program will be
to call an extra session of congress
if the situation Is critical, otherwise
the President would wait until the
December session when he would per
sonally ask congress for authority to
organize a standing army of 200,000
with provision for a war footing of
600,000 and the creation of a tre
mendous reserve army.
Congress would be urged by the
President to make a large increase in
the navy, the increase to consist of
six battleships, a considerable num
ber of submarines of the sea-going
type now used abroad, many aero
planes and dirigibles for the army
and navy and enough cruisers and
armored cruisers and torpedo boats
commensurate to the increase of the
battleships force.
President Determined.
President Wilson is represented as
being fully aware of what it will
mean to this country if diplomatic
relations with Germany are severed.
All that, it was said, was considered
at the time the Lusitania case was
before the Cabinet. The President
realizes that a break in diplomatic
relations between the two govern
ments may lead to even more serious
misunderstandings, and possibly to
war. The President, it was asserted,
when he sent his warning to Ger
many on July 21 that prompt action
should be taken if a German subma
rine committed an act involving the
jeopardy of an American citizen, ap
proximating in principle that of sink
ing the Lusitania.
A more emphattc step than the dis
missal of the German ambassador
could hardly be taken at this time.
In addition to the dismissal of Bern
storff Ambassador Gerard would be
recalled and the diplomatic connec
tions between the two countries sev
ered. Some neutral country would
be made by the German government
for the protection of its interests in
this country.
CITIZENS PLANNED
Charge That Detectives Held Confer
ence With Prosecutor to Frame
Up on Indianapolis Mayor.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—The at
torneys for Mayor Bell and other city
officials charged with election frauds
at the last election have turned the
tables on the prosecutor and will ask
for his indictment, charging that the
prosecutor met the hired detectives at
midnight in a local park and framed
up the evidence by which they hoped
to secure the convictions. The de
fense asserts they have a confession
from several of the detectives and
also have the evidence of several citi
zens who overheard the conversation.
According to the attorneys for the
defense the State prosecutor planned
to railroad the city officials in order
that he might secure a reputation
for himself and thus secure political
elevation by the people.
RUMANIA WILL
FIGHT AUSTRIA
Mobilization of the Army Called and
Troops Massed to Strike Teu
ton’s Flank in Galicia.
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ROME, Sept. 15.—The Rumanian
government has ordered the mobili
zation of the army for the purpose
of striking at Austria. The aggres
sion of the German-Austria diplomats
and the constant threats made when
demanding the free transport of mu
nitions from Germany to Turkey has
become unbearable and the order to
mobilize has been given.
The army is being concentrated on
the northern frontier and will be
launched against the Adstria-German
line in Galicia and will join with the
Russians in closing in on the Teu
tons.
The relations between the Italian
government and the Rumanian gov
ernment has been very friendly and
when this country Joined the Allies,
It was almost a foregone conclusion
that Rumania would follow. The de
lay has been caused by the efforts of
the diplomats of the Allies to securo
the active aid of the Bulgars but hav
ing failed the other Balkan statos
will not strike at the common ene
my.
▲ shipment of fresh Hass candles
received at the Pinson on the last
boat. None better '; try them. •
IDEM CAPTURES MODE SLAVS
HIS ARMY 30 MILES FROM DVINSK
Campaign of Teutons Against Riga is Making Rapid Progress—Rus
sians Admit that ViJna and Dvinsk Positions May be Evacuated.
Civilians Warned to Leave.—Slavs Destroy Everything of Value
as they Retreat—London Reports Five Thousand Slavs Cap
tured in Today’s Fighting.—Fear that Riga will Fall.
LONDON, Sept. 15.—The German
army under Gen. von Hlndenberg,
has captured 5000 Russians in the
fighting in the north and is now
within 30 miles of Dvinsk, pushing
forward rapidly to strike at the main
Russian line and cut off Riga from
all support by the field army. The
enveloping movement south and east
of Riga continues, and the city may
be cut off from the field army unless
the Teutons are checked.
Reports from Petrograd indicate
that the Russian general staff has or
dered the evacuation of the Vilna and
Vote Was Three to One for Prohibi
tion—Brewery Interests Will
Fight Case in Courts.
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CHARLESTON, S. C., Sept. 15.—
The state has gone dry by a vote of
three to one. The brewery and sa
loon interest fought desperately to
prevent the people prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of liquor in the
state but failed. The new law goes
into effect on January 1, 1916, after
which time no liquors can be sold in
the state.
Brewery interests will take the
matter to the courts in a hope of
having the law declared unconstitu
tional.
FORMING RUSSIAN MINISTRY.
Dully Conferences of Parties Looking
to a Coalition.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 15.—Daily
conferences are being held by mem
bers of the various parties in the
Duma, and the Council of the Em
pire, with a view to the formation
of a coalition Ministry, the possibility
oi which has been under lively dis
cussion of late in the corridors of
the Duma.
The names of Michael Vladtmlro
vitch Rodzianko, the President of the
Duma, and of Nikolai A. Khomya
koff, former President of that body,
are being mentioned in connection
with/Premiership.
Dvtnsk positions, and has sent a
warning to the civilian population to
retire to the interior of Russia. The
retreating Russian army continues to
devastate the country as the army re
treats and nothing of value is left.
All crops that cannot be harvested
are set on fire and burned. Buildings
are destroyed and all food taken
with the army. The desolation in
the rear of the retreating Russians is
terrible.
It is feared here by military ex
perts that Riga will he abandoned
by the Russians after the naval yards
have been destroyed.
RIG PRICE FOR
BOSION HERALD
Paper Sold at Auction and Brings
$1,800,000—Will Be Enlarged
and Improved.
BOSTON. Sept. 15.—At the public
Sale here today of the Boston Her
ald of this city, the plant, goodwill
and accounts receivable brought $1,
800,000 under the hammer at the
marshal’s sale. The price is astound
ing. The papers is considered one
of the highest class papers in the
East, as it has a splendid equipment
oi expensive presses and machines,
besi'des a large circulation, but few
expected the paper would bring
nearly two million at a forced sale.
The newcomers plan to extend the
scope of the paper and increase its
circulation.
SIX GENERALS TO RESERVES.
Joftre Continues to Remove Older
Officers from the Active List,
PARIS, Sept. 16.—Six more Gen
erals it is officially announced, have
been transferred from tbe active to
the reserve list.
Thiq ia in pursuance of the policy
of General Joftre in placing only
young and active men in responsible
commands.
Since the outbreak of the war this
policy has resulted In reducing tbe
average age of French Generals from
<1 to 61,
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ENGLISH MINISTRY
ARE NOW DIVIDED
Lawmakers Are Split Over Issue and
New Cabinet May Be Formed
in a Few Days.
LONDON, Sept. 15.—The ministry
may break over the conscription is
sue. Lord Kitchener insists that the
nation put out its full strength and
demands that stay-at-home able bod
ied Englishmen be forced to join the
colors, as is the case in France, Italy,
Russia, Germany and Austria. A
number of members of the cabinet
are opposing the plan for conscrip
tion and the result is expected to be
the dismissal of the cabinet and the
formation of a new cabinet.
A committee consisting of Lord
Crewe, Lord Curzon, Churchill, Hen
derson and Chamberlain of the cabi
net have been holding hearings on
conscription and have finally come to
the conclusion that conscription is ad
visable and feasible.
FEAR INVASION BY
ABIDED MEXICANS
Infantry Rushed to San Benito to
Check Mexicans—Citizens are
Living in Armed Camps.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 15.—A de
tachment of infantry left Ft. Brown
last night, and is being rushed as
fast as possible to San Benito, be
cause of the information received by
the authorities of a threatened inva
sion in Texas at San Bonito, by the
Mexicans, who have gathered a large
force just across the border.
Conditions have grown worse in
the past few days. The people along
the border have been forced to leave
their ranches and are living in con
centration camps armed and ready to
repel any attack. Thp Mexicans
have looted and burned many' ranch
houses. Even in the cities the citi
zens are forced to join together to
check the Mexicans who are killing
citizens found out late at night, when
they think they have a chance to
make a killing a£d escape.
As a consequence the Americans
are also shooting Mexicans on sight,
and conditions are becoming unbear
able. The women and children are
being cared for by the men and are
not allowed out unless accompanied
by escorts.
Nemo Corsets at *. Winter’s, tt.
PRO-GERMANS 10
HELP THE ALLIES
American Bunkers with German
Leaning Will Take Hart of the
French and British Loan.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—It is be
lieved in financial circles that many
pro-German banks of this city will
participate in the loan to the Allies
which the financial commissioners of
France and England are now placing
in this city.
The banking house of Kuhn, Loeb
& Co., the second largest banking
establishment in the United States,
will join with the J. P. Morgan house
in taking a large slice of the loan of
a billion dollares. Many of the lit
tle banking houses affiliated with the
Morgan and Loeb banking houses will
take part of the loan, and because of
the vast amount of idle money in the
hanks it is expected the loan can be
floated without trouble. The bank
ers are willing to accept high rates of
interest from Allies or Teutons.
At the various banks in this city
reporters were informed that the
banking officials had not been ap
proached by the agents of the Allies,
but expected to be within a few days.
BERMAN POLICY
ALARMS HOLLAND
BetJimann-HolUveg’s “New Europe”
Speed, a Menace to Neutrals,
Journal Says.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 14.—The Rot
terdam C'ourant, the most influential
and the most widely circulated news
paper n: Holland publishes tonight
on its first page a two-column edito
rial virtually declaring Chancellor
von Beth rann-Hollweg’s irecent talk
to the Reichstag was a menace to
tl*3 neutral States. The article gains
in signilhance from the fact that the
Courani heretofore has been consid
ered strongly pro-German. The pa
per says:
“What the German Chancellor in
the Reichstag on August 19th de
scribed as ‘a new Europe'—under
the general enthusiastic applause of
his hearers—is in the eyes of us neu
trals a future hell. It is not be
cause * is Germany for which the
Chancellor claims 'an impregnably
strong position.’ For England or
Russia to assume to play the star part
in this anachronistic fashion would
be equally unbearab'e. But, if any
state succeeds in so strengthening
itself that it is wholly invincible, why
then K'cg Terror becomes our only
ruler."
The Rotterdam Journal’s expres
sions coincide with those of other
leading Dutch papers, which are
strenuously protesting against the
idea of p. complete German hegamony
over Europe, General Staal, a Dutch
ex-Ministor of War, writing in Het
Vaatorland, says:
“German drafts of peace terms in
dicate that Germany will not be able
to help incorporating Belgium. Who
ever breaches this proposal is com
pletely forgetful of tne fact that Bel
gium has been involved in the war
against her wishes and by an act on
the part of Germany. If Germany
continues to occupy Belgium after
peace she will give to this war a
character which would stamp her as
a brutal, grasping usurper and make
neutrals sorry not to have inter
vened.”
Mrs. Charles Kramer, accompanied
by Fred Kramer, left this morning
for Ptarmigan Prop, in the City Ex
press to meet Mr. Kramer, the Slate
Creek mining operator who is re
turning to tke city after a season at
tee mines. .4