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--~ VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1914. ’ NO. 341.
VOL. 10. _ _
RUSSIAN ARMIES WIN VICTORIES
GERMAN PRUSSIAN AND SILECIAN BORDERS CROSSED
KAISER’S TROOPS STILL CONTINUE BATTLE AT YPRES
AUSTRIANS LOST MANY; GERMAN SUPPORT IS CUT OFF
GOVERNMENT TRY
STOP EPIDEMIC
Thousands of Cattle Are Being Killed
and Bodies Burned—Milk and
Butter Tested.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9—The government
is taking drastic measures to con
trol the foot and mouth disease which
has been discovered among the cat
tle in this city and also in a number
of the central and eastern states.
Every cattle shipment is being trac
ed to its source and the origin of the
epidemic will be located. Thousands
of cattle are being killed and the
bodies burned here every day. The
cattle pens are being fumigated and
cleaned, rats and birds that carry
the disease germs are being shot by
the thousands and no cattle are al
lowed to be brought here or sent
away.
The government is anxious to lo
cate the source of the trouble and to
stop the shipments from that section
and also to punish if possible the
men who are responsible for the
spread of the disease.
All milk now served in this city is
boiled. Butter is being tested and
much of it is condemned and the
medical authorities are exercising the
greatest care to prevent the spread
of the disease to £uman beings.
No Boxing Goes In Montana.
HELENA, Mont., Nov. 9.—The bill
to legalize boxing in this state and
the bill to provide a workmen’s com
pensation act were lost in the elec
tion last Tuesday.
milS AGAIN
ON k RAMPAGE
Shocks Felt for Miles and People
Fleeing In Terror—Quake At
• Frisco Kills Two.
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NAPLES. Italy, Nov. 9.—Mount Ve
suvius is again in eruption and the
explosions and shocks are more ac
cute than ever and are very frequent.
The people living on the side of the
mountain are fleeing for safety. The
troops are forcing all those who are
in the danger zone to leave for the
coast even when they would remain.
The violent quakes are felt for many
miles.
MESSINA, Italy, Nov. 9—Severe
earthquakes have been felt here dur
ing the past 24 hours. The people
have become greatly frightened, as
many of them remember the great
disaster to this city six years ago.
The damage has not been very great
although a number of buildings which
withstood the shocks of former quakes
have collapsed. Most of the build
ings here have been rebuilt and are
low and not easily damaged.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.—Earth
quakes have been felt here during
Frost Aids Russians Who Are Moving Rapidly—Rotterdam Reports German
Reserves Moving Towards Russia To Support the Border Armies—German
Loss 100,000 Men Last Week—Japanese Reported To Have Captured
Cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau—Krupp Howitzers At Ostend—French
Retake Meuse Heights—Antwerp Fined $10,000,000 In Spite of Promise
That No Fine Would Be Imposed—Grief In Berlin Over Fall of Tsing Tau.
LONDON, Nov. 9.—The Russian
army has crossed the border of East
Prussia and is now ten miles within
the German line and is driving the
kaiser’s troops back. The Russians
have also crossed the Silecian bord
er and are making rapid advances to
wards Breslau. The French have
again invaded Alsace and now con
trol almost all of that province.
Germain Plans Upset.
LONDON, Nov. 9—The German
plan to hold the fortifications along
the Wiartha river with a small con
taining force while the reserve forces
were launched against the French
coast points has failed. The contin
ued Russian advance has forced
them not only to hold the present
force on the Wartha, but also to send
frant'c calls for help from the west
ern frontier, as Selicia is in great
danger. The Austrian troops have
been decisively beaten at the San
river; 30,000 prisoners have been tak
en and the Russian advance contin
ues.
Rome Reports Russian Victory.
ROME, Nov. 9.—The report has
reached here of a big victory for the
Russian forces along the San river.
The Russians captured 30,000 Austri
an and German troops and forced the
army to retire in disorder towards
the Carpathians, as the retreat to
wards Silesia has been cut off by
the rapid march of the czar’s troops,
troops.
German Troops Traveling East.
ROTTERDAM, Nov. 9.—The Ger
man general staff Is sending thou
sands of troops from the Beligan bat
tlefields to face the Russians. All
through the night train after train
passed through Cologne loaded with
the flower of the kaiser’s fighting
force. That the condition on the
•western frontier is bad is evidenced
by the suppressed excitement and
fear of the German people. The Rus
sians, who were not considered at all
in the fighting during the early
stages of the war, have shown not
only wonderful fighting ability, but
also great generalship.
Russians Making 14 Miles a Day.
The Russian advance into Germany
is at the rate of 14 miles a day.
The hard frosts have made travel
easy and the transportation of guns
and heavy munitions of war is a
matter of little concern to the Rus
sian transport system, as roads,
fields, rivers and streams are all froz
en hard.
Russians Burning Dead Germans.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 9.—The Rus
sians are burning the bodies of the
dead Germans because the hard
frosts prevent the digging of trench
es in which to bury the dead. The
ground is frozen so hard that the
digging of trenches is also impossi
ble and the fighting now is in the
open. The Russians, accustomed to the
cold climate, are not hindered by the
bitter winds and a winter campaign
is certain to be pushed by the czar.
Germans Claim Retreat Is Strategic.
BERLIN, Nov. 9.—The German re
treat from Poland was not a rout,
as announced by the Russian war of
fice, but was made for strategic rea
sons. The above announcement was
made today by the general staff. The
conditions of the roads in Poland, the
lack of transport service, the desire
to concentrate all the available force
against the allies in France have de
termined the government to abandon
the campaign to take Warsaw
and the plan now announced is to
hold the frontier force until the cam
paign in France is decided.
Big Force Faces Russians.
The official announcement is made
that no more troops are needed in
East Prussia or Silesia as 3,000,000
troops of the oerman-Austrian arm
ies now face the Russians.
Loss of Tsing-Tau Is Mourned
The loss of Tsing-Tau is mourned
by the people who had hoped the
garrison could hold out against the
Japanese until the war in Europe was
settled and that the rich Chinese
province opened and developed by
Germans with millions of German
money would remain under German
control.
Germans Predict Russian Defeat.
The papers here announce that the
retreat of the Germans from Poland
was made in good order and for strat
egic reasons only. They predict that
the Russians will be decisively beat
en within a few days as the reserve
troops nowbeing sent to Silecia will
give the Germans an opportunity to
take the offensive. They point out
the fact that the ground being frozen
the Russians cannot dig trenches,
without which they would be cut to
pieces from the German line of
trenches and forts along the fron
tier should they endeavor to attach
them, and it is stated that the Rus
sian advance will stop dead at the Si
lecian border.
Germans Lost 100,000 At Ypres.
PARIS, Nov. 9.—The German cas
ualties in the week’s battle at Ypres
number 100,000. The fighting was the
hardest of the present war and the
losses on both sides heavy. The ar
tillery duel which was carried on all
of last week has ended and the Ger
mans have resumed the infantry at
tacks upon the allies positions. The
German offensive in the northwest has
not been crippled by the sending of
reserves to Poland and East Prussia,
but on the contrary have become
more persistent and determined. The
German objective is the coast ports
but the heaviest fighting is reported
from Ypres, where the kaiser’s troops
tore striving to break the allies’ line
land threaten their rear.
Antwerp Fined $10,000,000.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 9.—The city
of Antwerp has been fined $10,000,
000 by the German commander over
and above the fine of feeding and
quartering the garrison of 15,000 men.
The refugees have largely returned
and must pay the fine at once un
der penalty of having their property
destroyed and possibly arrest and ex
ecution if the fine is not paid. Hos
tages are being held by the military
authorities. The Belgians are indig
nant at the new fine, claiming that
it was agreed that if the refugees
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the night and reports show that the
violent shocks extend as far south
as San Diego. No great damage has
been done to the city and as far
as known only two men lost their
lives when they were caught in an
earth slide started by the quake.
CATANIA, Italy, Nov. 9.—Mount
Aetna is in eruption. The people are
seeking shelter far from the volcano,
which is belching forth tremendous
volumes of fire, aShes and lava and
sending it for miles over the sur
rounding country. The lava is slow
ly making its way down the mountain
side and is destroying everything in
its path.
MAXIM BULLET
HUB IIPPEUI
LONDON, Nov. 9.—The Sunday
newspaper, The People, announces
that Sir Hiram Maxim has invented
an incendiary bullet for use against
a Zeppelin. It can be fired from an
ordinary rifle, and immediately the
bullet strikes the airship It will set
the gas afire. The invention can be
applied to Maxims and other guns.
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CARRANZA REFUSES U. S.
DEMANDS FOR AMNESTY
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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT TRYING TO SECURE SAFETY OF MEXICAN
REFUGEES AT VERA CRUZ—VILLA ARRESTS PROVISIONAL
PRESIDENT GUITEREZ—WOULD BE DICTATOR.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9.—Provision
al President Carranza has refused the
request of the United States that he
•grant a general amnesty to all Mex
icans now In Vera Cruz. The provis
ional president asserts it- would he
Illegal and while promising that he
will grant all former Huerta follow
ers a fair trial he will not pledge
himself to protect them from prose
cution.
It is generally believed here that
the refusal will lengthen the occupa
tion of Vera Cruz by the American
troops. Carranza has closed the port
of Vera Cruz because the American
government insists that the custom
receipts collected under American oc
cupation shall be paid to the French
owners of the custom bonds.
Carranza also refuses to promise
the American government that he
will not collect taxes from residents
of Vera Cruz who have already paid
to the American officials.
The outlook for peace in Mexico
is bad. Both sides continue to pre
pare for the conflict.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9—It is re
ported here that General Villa has
imprisoned General (Jbiterez, the new
ly-elected provisional pesldent of Mex
ico, because he has efused to obey
the orders of Villa, who is determ
ined to dictate the policies to be
carried out by the new government.
Guiterez was elected several days
ago by the peace convention held at
Aguas Calientes, where he has es
tablished his temporary capital. Gen
eral Villa is concentrating his forces
at the same place and is preparing
for the march upon Puebla, where
Provisional President Carranza has
opened his headquarters.
Alameda Reaches Spirit City.
SEATTLE, Nov. 9.—The steamer
Alameda reached here today from
Alaska and will sail north on Novem
ber 16. The new eight-day schedule
is now in force and Skagway, Wran
gell and Ship Creek have been tak
en from the list of ports of call for
the Alaska liners.
Fern Wagner left for a trip to Port
Wells today.
>Ernest Olson arrived yesterday
from Tiekhell, where he has been do
ing some development work. He re
ports mining in that section as look
ing good.
KITCHEN MAY
LEAD DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9—It is be
lieved here that the Democratic con
gressmen will select Congressman
Claude Kitchen, of North Carolina, as
the party floor leader and whip of
the House to succeed Congressman
Oscar Underwood, who has been elect
ed to the Senate.
Thitry-flve per cent, discount on
diamonds and nuggets. Plant & Co.
GOST TEN BILLION
IN SEVEN MONTHS
So Estimates Paul Leroy-Beaulieu,
Who Says Economic Progress
Will Be Checked.
PARIS, Nov. 9.—Paul Leroy-Beau
lieu, the economist, estimates that
each of the greater belligrents is
spending an average equivalent to
$200,000,000 monthly. In presenting
these figures to the Academy of Moral
and Political Sciences today, he said
that he considered it probable that
the war would continue seven months
from August 1.
Accordingly the five greater powers
engaged were committed to an expen
diture of $7,000,000,000. Each of the
smaller states, including Japan, will
have expenses of $600,000,000 to $800,
000,000 each to meet.
M. Leroy-Beaulieu continued:
“One might say that the war will
cost the fighting powers roughly $9,
000,000,000 to $10,000,000,000.
These figures, which do not take
into account the losses of revenues
during hostilities, will be met first,
by the issuance of notes against the
accumulated gold in the government
banks; second, by the issuance of
short term treasury bonds to which
all governments are having recourse
during the war, and third, by delaying
payments for military necessities.
“The larger part of the savings of
the world will be absorbed by the
taking up of national loans and eco
nomic progress will be seriously
checked.”
FOREST FIRES
IN TRE EAST
Worst Drought In Many Years Visits
the Eastern States—Loss
Will Be Heavy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9—The
worst drought in the history of the
Atlantic states is giving the govern
ment considerable worry. The dead,
dry leaves in the eastern forests have
caught fire in dozens of places and
flames are sweeping over the forests
without hinderance. Millions of dol
lars worth of timber has already been
destroyed and unless a heavy fall of
snow comes within the next day or
two the loss will be tremendous.
Several villages and towns are in
danger of being wiped out by the
fires and the railroad companies have
special trains waiting to take the
people to safety in case of need.
Reserve Banks Pay Capital.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—The re
serve banks have paid in the $18,000,
000 in capital stock as required by
the banking law. The banks will
start business next Monday. All the
reserve banks will open at the same
time.
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