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VOLUME 13 VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915 NO.
AMBASSADOR BEEN
RECALLED HOME
Mamba Has Refused to Make State
ment Concerning Letter Given
American Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21.—
It has been announced by Ambassa
dor Duraba’a private secretary that
the Austrian ambassador has been
called to Vienna for consultation
and will said from New York on
September 28. That President Wil
son has informed Vienna that Dum
ba's usefulness as Austria’s repre
sentative in the United States has
ended is not doubted in diplomatic
circles.
Ambassador Dumba has refused to
make any statement concerning the
letter which his secretary entrusted
to James Archibald, the American
' newspaper correspondent. The let
fur was directed to Vienna and in
1 ^‘formed the Austrian government of
the activities of Dumba in organir
ing strikes among the German and
Austrian employes in munition fac
tories in the United States. The let
ter was taken from Archibald’s bag
gage by agents of the British govern
ment upon his arrival in England and
resulted in Ambassador being dis
credited with President Wilson.
MVESTIGATIDN IS
HOT SATISFACTORY
Secretary Lansing Determined to
Stop Leaks of Confidential News
from State Department.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21.— ;
Officials of the State department are
dissatisfied with the result of the in
vestigation as to how the New York
Sun secured a copy of the letter sent
to Secretary Lansing by Austrian Am
bassador Dumba, in which the latter
complained that the had been unable |
to cable to Vienna an explanation of
Mhe charges which have caused him
to be recalled.
The New York paper published the |
latter within a few hours after it had
boon received by Secretary Lansing ,
served to further discredit the
. Ambassador as complaining against
the treatment accorded him by the
State department. Secretary Lansing
regarded the letter as strictly private ;
aad is mystified as to where the leak ,
occurred. .
Ambassador Dumba, as well as hts
secretary, deny they are responsible ,
for the letter reaching the newspaper
and the reporter who secured the
copy of the letter has failed to offei
a satisfactory explanation as to how .
bo secured it. That a leak Unofficial
linirinfiHR Of the State department ex- '
tuts is the opinion of Secretary Lan<
■ing and he is determined to learn
tbe source and prevent a recurrence
as It is feared that other government
secrets are becoming known to for
eign nations.
It is believed that the publication
of Dumba’s letter will result in the
dosing of all avenues of news for
reporters except through the heads
of departments.
LAUNCH SHAMROCK IN
FROM PORT WELLS
The launch Shamrock, Capt. Tiro
Marcum, returned from Port Wells
this afternoon bringing a number of
passengers from • different sound
points. The passengers were: Mike
Sullivan, Portage Bay; Alex Mehan,
fester Island; Lon Richter and Hy
Hummel, B,erry Arm; D. McCrlm
men. Portage Bay; Mike Jacobson.
Granite Mine; and Joe Anderson from
Unavik Bay. Capt. Marcum reports
•a pleasant trip considering the late
season.
Ed. Edleman, Arthur March and
J. McKenney, who have been wit
nesses In the fish cases before the
federal court, will leave on the Evans
for their homes.
RUSSIAN ARMY REPORTED TO RE ESCAPING
FROM THE TRAP SET RY GEN. HINDENRURG
LONDON, Sept. 21.—Advices re
ceived by the British War office from
Petrograd are more hopeful of the
situation at Vilna, where a large part
of the Russian field army has been
surrounded by the Germans under
Gen. Hindenburg. The dispatches
express confidence that the Russian
army will extricate itself from the
trap set by Gen. Hindenburg. Ter
rific fighting is reported as bein?;
waged north of the city where the
Russians are attempting to force their
way through the Germati lines. Gen
Hindenburg is reported to be receiv
ing reinforcements' from Central
Germany and from the army before
Riga in order to crush the Russian
PETROGRAD DISPATCHES INDICATE THAT RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO CHECK TEUTONS NORTH OF VILNA AND CONFIDENCE
IS EXPRESSED THAT CZAR’S ARMY WILL ESCAPE—BULGARI A
REPORTS THAT STRONG GERMAN ARMY HAS BEEN QUIETLY
MOBILIZED FOR CAMPAIGN AGAINST SERBIA AND RUMANIA.
army and force its surrender.
Germans Investing Dvinsk.
BERLIN, Sept. 21.—The German
army is surrounding the city of
Dvinsk and is preparing to shell the
city into surrendering. Thousands
of civilians are leaving the city fear
ing that it will be destroyed by fire
before being evacuated by the Rus
sians.
Germans Concentrating in South.
ROME, Sept. 21.—Excitement is
reported to prevail throughout Bul
garia, owing to a report that a strong
German army has been quietly mo
bilized on the borders of Serbia and
Rumania and is soon to begin an in
vasion of the Balkan states. It is be
lieved that the Germans have decided
upon a campaign against Rumania to
force a passage through that coun
try to the assistance of Turkey.
SEWARD COURT TERM
BEGINS NOVEMBER 1.
Judge Fred M. Brown of the dis
trict court, announced this morning
that the Seward term of court would
begin on November 1 and that a petit
jury only would be called for the
term.
SLIDE AT CULEBRA
CLOSES THE CANAL.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Dis
patches received this morning state
that another big slide has occurred
in the Panama canal at Culebra cut
and that the canal is closed to all ves
sels. The dispatch conveys the in
formation that it is believed the ca
aal will be cleared for small vessels
before the close of the week.
Ann has a
NARROW ESCAPE
Fell One Thousand Feet Before En
gine Started While Giving Ex
hibition In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 21.—The
housands of people who were present
it the exposition grounds last even
ng were given a thrill for which the
Management of the exposition had
iot arranged. Aviator Niles, who has
ieen engaged by the fair directors to
'urnish a series of entertainments
or visitors, was performing the usu
il stunts in the air when his engine
mddenly stopped and the machine
iegan a rapid descent. The specta
,ors realized the peril of Niles and
ihgry groans went up from the great
;rowd.
After dropping for more than one
housand feet Niles succeeded in
itarting the engine and made a safe
anding on the fair grounds.
It was necessary for the police to
ceep the crowd in check as everyone
vanted to congratulate him upon re
aining his nerve during the trying
noments.
rHEY SUNK A HOLE
AND FOUND A LAKE.
Prospectors on Flat creek, in the
JVIld creek district in the Koyukuk
sountry, a country where some good
noney has been taken out, sunk a
10le 226 feet, and ran into clear blue
ce. They put in a steam pipe and
ran it down for many feet, but four.d
10 bottom to the ice and were com
pelled to quit the hole. It is believ
pd that they ran into what was at
pne time a subterranean lake, which
pas become frozen into a solid piece
pf ice.
NORTHWESTERN HAS
PASSED TO SOUTH.
The steamer Northwestern sailed
from Valdez at 9:30 o’clock this
morning and carried a number of
passengers to the states.. The steam
jr loaded one thousand tons of cop
per ore and concentrates at La
:ouche.
Judge Royal A. Gunnison of Ju
neau, who has been attending the
term of court as attorney for Libby,
McNeil & Libby in the fish cases, was
i passenger for Juneau on the
Northwestern today.
Grover Frame returned from Chit
Ina last night bringing four passen
gers from the Interior. He reports
the roads drying up in fine shape
snd will start for Fairbanks in a few
lays.
DENY SINKING
OF HESPERIAN
Berlin Reports that Commanders of
Submarines Deny Sinking of
the Big Liner.
BERLIN, Sept. 21.—The German
admiralty has announced that all the
German submarines operating in the
war zone surrounding the British
isles have reported to their bases,
and that none of the commanders re
port the. sinking of the liner Hespe
rian, which was submarined off the
coast of Ireland on September 6th.
The steamer carried six hundred pas
sengers, all of whom were saved.
LONDON, Sept. 21.—The report
of the German admiralty that none
of the commanders of the subma
rines have reported the sinking of
the Hesperian is regarded as confir
mation of the belief of the British
admiralty that the submarine which
torpedoed the liner was sunk by a
British torpedo boat the same day the
liner was destroyed.
VISITING HOMES OF
LUDLOW MINERS
Rockefeller’s Arrest May Be Caused
By Mine Workers on Charge of
Causing Tragedy.
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TRINIDAD, Colo., Sept. 21.—John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., who is here to in
vestigate the conditions of the min
ers in the coal mines In which the
Rockefellers are interested, has vis
ited several of the mines as well as
at the homes of the miners.
It is reported here that the lead
ers of the Mine Workers Union is
planning to cause the arrest of Rock
efeller on the charge of being respon
sible for the murder of the men.
women and children shot down by
the guards and state militia at Lud
low.
Rockefeller has refused to express
any opinion as to conditions in the
mines although many eastern news
papers have special correspondents
covering his trip in anticipation of
big stories developing. The New
York millionaire Is relying entirely
upon the good faith of the miners
for protection from assault and has
refused the services of guards from
the sheriff.
Sam Knudson to Take Vacation.
Genial Sam Knudson, wharfinger
for the Valdez Dock company, who
has not been outside of Valdez Bay
for more years than he cares to re
member, wiU make a trip to Anchor
age on th# :fteamer Mariposa today.
Sam will be greatly missed by his na
trons.
LONGSHOREMEN’S
STRIKE IS ENDED
Activities of European Agents arc
Believed to Have Caused a
Strike in New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—The long
shoremen's strike, which has hamp
ered shipping for several days, has
been settled and the men have re
turned to work. The expose of the
activities of German and Austrian
sympathizers tn organizing the
strike among munition workers has
caused many of the strikers to cast
suspicion upon their leaders, is be
lieved to have hastened the settle
ment of the controversy which threat
ened to be long drawn out.
Reports from San Francisco and
other Pacific Coast ports state that
leaders of the International Long
shoremen’s Union are opposed to the
local unions going on strike at the
present time, owing to the general
feeling that European agents have
been active among the men, with a
view of having shipments for Europe
delayed.
ARCHIBALD 10
FIGHICHARGES
Will Clear Himself of Suspicion of
Intriguing in Violation of
Neutrality Laws.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—James
Archibald, the American newspaper
man who became involved in the sen
sational Intrigue which has resulted
in Ambassador Dumba, of Austria,
being requested to return to Vienna,
has engaged the services of a prom
inent New York attorney and states
he will make a fight to clear himself
of any suspicion of having conspired
to violate the neutrality laws of the
United States.
Archibald reiterates his statement
that he was handed the letter as he
was going up the gangplank just be
fore the steamer sailed for England.
He received the letter from Dumba’s
private secretary and was not aware
of its contents. He believed that the
letter would secure special privileges
for him in his work at the front
among Austrian officers as he had re
quested Dumba to use his efforts in
securing news for his paper.
The correspondent is Indignant at
Dumba and his secretary for their
efforts at attempting to use him to
convey information to Vienna which
would discredit Americans there.
Last Time Tonight.
‘‘The Ragpicker of Paris” in three
acts at the Libery Theatre tonight,
and Jefferson De Angelis, that Broad
way star, in a farce comedy entitled
“Beware of a Dog." •
KARL THIELE HAS
BIG TRADING POST.
According to information received
in Fairbanks on the last mail from
Iditarod, Karl Thiele, the former well
known Fairbanksan, is now the head
of a big trading establishment near
Bethel on the Kuskokwim river. It
is understood that a number of Idit
arod people are Interested with him
in the venture, which promises to be
a big success.
TEXAS COTTON
EXPORTS HEAVY
Shipments from Galveston for One
Day Reached Total of 12,000,
000—Bound for England.
GALVESTON, Sept. 21.—The cot
ton exports from this port yesterday
reached the grand total of $2,000,
000. , Scores of vessels were loaded
and many are awaiting their turn to
take on cargo. Nearly all the ship
ments leaving yesterday are destin
ed for England.
The announcement of Ambassador
Bernstorff that Germany would rec
ognize the rights of neutral vessels
in the war zone by giving them warn
ing before sinking the vessels has
caused many timid ship owners to
seek business in the carrying of cot
ton to Europe.
The cotton crop of Texas this year
will exceed all past records as the
area under cultivation was nearly
five hundred thousand acres greater
than that of last year. The planters
are realizing a good price for their
cotton sales with Europe, which is
being financed through New York
banks.
VOLCANOES REPORTED
AS VERY ACTIVE.
ROME, Sept. 21.—Advices have
been received stating that Vesuvius
Aetna and Stromboli volcanoes are
becoming very active and /are dis
charging great clouds of smoke and
lava. The populace living near the
volcanoes are panic-stricken and are
deserting their homes, fearing an ,
eruption. i
MANY IMPRISONED IN
ENGLISH COAL MINE ,
LONDON, Sept. 21.—An explosion i
which occurred in a colliery at Nune- ,
aton, trapped two hundred and see- |
enty miners in the mine and it is <
feared that many of them have been (
killed. Rescuers have brough many
bodies to the surface and report that .
the explosion has wrecked a largo
part of the workings where the men
were employed.
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“The Ragpicker of Paris."
Tonight at the Liberty theatre 1
“The Ragpicker of Paris,” the third 1
of the Feature aims that have been 1
booked. • i
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Some Show. I
See “The Ragpicker of Paris” in '
three acts at the Liberty theatre to- 1
night, and Jefferson De Angelis in n '
farce comedy. •
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'JopedKOJcl etc .to, aqiqosqns 1
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WILL PROTECT
ALL FOREIGNE
General Villa States He Always
#
Protected Foreigners In Terr
tory Under His Control.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Repr.
tatives of General Villa, who
appeared before the Pan-Amei
conferees are making a strong e
to secure his selection as the r<
nized head of the Mexican got
ment. General Villa has also
dispatches to Washington statin
has and will continue to evert e
effort to protect Americans and o
foreigners in the territory undei
control.
The Pan-American conferees
taking evidence of prominent A:
icans who have recently come 1
Mexico. Few Mexicans have app
ed before the conferees althougl
vitations were sent to all leading
erals and prominent merchants tc
vise with the conferees.
Gen. Carranza ignored the in'
tion of the conferees when he le
ed that representatives of Gen
Villa were to be permitted to be p
ent. He has stated that any pe;
who recognizes Villa as other tht
bandit is unfit to sit In judgment u
Mexico.
GERMAN PAPER
PRAISES WILSt
Bays President Is Cleverer than
lucky Bryan and the Astute
Politician Roosevelt.
LONDON: The National Zeitu
•egarded as the semi-official ori
)f the German government, publi
sd an article under the headi'
‘Wilson, Bryan and Rooseve
which is noteworthy for its frien
:one and for the ungrudging admi
don expressed for President Wils
“The personality of President V
son has been illuminated m
strongly than ever before, the !
:ional Zeitung says, during the
siting days through which Amer
las just passed. The President \
ippear in a new light. Never %
lis position more difficult than d
ng the Arabic crisis, "when 1
Bryan was calling on Americans
peace at any price and Col. Roo
felt was summoning them to v
igainst Germany.”
"That President Wilson withstc
:hls temptation and may be couni
>n to withstand it further, must
icknowledged,’ the newspaper sa
notwithstanding the fact that (
Herman people certainly have r
son to be dissatisfied with his at
;ude in the matter of submari
'are.’
Mr. Wilson is characterized as
nore clever politician than ‘the i
ucky Bryan and the astute politicl
doosevelt.’ The article concluf,
with the statement that Germany t
ilways desired to maintain the tra-'
litional friendly relations with t
Jnited States, and that it may
loped the Arabic case will serve
dear up misunderstandings on bo;
ddes. The National Zeitung ad'
hat it must be possible to reach
inderstanding,- inasmuch as t1
mints in dispute are matters of prij
dple and not of conquest, victorfc
>r defeats.”
AMERICA IS ASKED
TO SAVE ARMENIA^
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Ambass;
lor Bryce has issued an appeal to tg
American people to ask Germany i
itop the massacre of Armenians ?
he Turks and Kurds. AmericJ
nlsslonarles who have arrived at P«§
■ograd report that four hundr
housand Armenians who were tak
rom their homes and sent to Interi
Turkey when the war began ha
teen massacred, The America
vere forced to leave Turkey as th
vere charged with having assist
he Armenians in defending thei
wives.