GERMANS CONTINUE FALL BACK
french troops are winning over right wing
RUSSIAN LEFT WING REPORTED ROUTED BY GERMANS
ENGLAND WILL RAISE ANOTHER ENORMOUS ARMY
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WICK DON'T LIKE
PRESIDENT’S DILL
Says Administration Coal Leasing
Bill Favors Monopoly—Talks
To the Arctic Club.
SEATTLE. Sept. 12.—James Wick
ersham, delegate from Alaska to
congress, was the guest of the Seat
tle merchants at the Arctic Club last
night and in an address denounced
the administration coal land leasing
bill, claiming that it favored the big
interests and would result in the
monopoly of the coal lands by cap
italists. 1
The delegate will leave shortly for
the north to tour the territory and
campaign for re-election. The reports
received here have caused the dele
gate’s friends to fear the outcome
and he will make an active cam
paign.
TURKS TO TRY
FREE THEMSELVES
Notify Secretary Bryan Hereafter
✓
Foreigners Will Be Tried In
Turkish Courts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—The
Turkish government through its am
bassador here today notified the Un
ited States department that hereafter
the Ottoman empire would insist up
on the right to try the subjects of
foreign countries who are charged
with crimes in Turkey. Heretofore
the powers maintained courts in Con
stantinople and the Turks were forc
ed to bring charges against Euro
peans in the court of the country
from which they came. .
The Sultan intends at this time,
while all Europe is involved in war,
to throw off the domination of the
powers who have held a club over the
Turks for thirty years and have forc
ed them to allow foreign courts to
try foreign residents.
It is expected here that England,
France and Russia will refuse to al
low the change and will insist upon
more stringent regulations governing
the conduct of the Turks.
MARIPOSA LEAVES
SEATTLE TONIGHT
—
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—The Maripo
sa will sail for Alaskan ports tonight
and will carry the last shipments of
freight for interior Alaska via Daw
son, the delivery of which is guar
anteed by the transportation compan
ies.
Colonel Thompson Dies.
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—Col. Thomp
son, for a long time in charge of the
United States military cable from
here to Alaska, died last night after
a short illness. Colonel Thompson
was sixty-six years old and was re
tired.
The launch Brighton left today for
Port Wells.
The Republican Club will meet to
night in the city hall at 8 o’clock
sharp. A full a*tendance Is request
ed.
British Threaten To Close the North Sea Because the Germans Are Laying
Mines From Disguised Fishing Boats—Britain To Put 500,000 More Troops
In Field By January and One Million Extra By June—General Pau Gains
Heights At Lezanne and Stops Germans From Assaulting French Center
Heavy Losses On Both Sides Continue—Austrians Reported From Berlin
As Reformed and Headed for Lemburg—Berlin Also Reports Servians
Defeated By Austrians.
PARIS, Sept. 12.—The French war
office has officially announced that
the success of the French against the
German left wing continues and that
the enemy are falling back rapidly.
Abandon Supplies.
The retreating Oermans have been
forced to abandon large stores of
food and war supplies and much am
munition which was taken by the
French and will be used against the
German army. The supplies were
abandoned north of the Marne and
the Germans are retreating to the
Aisne river.
British Take Prisoners.
The British captured 1,500 troops
yesterday on the German left and
continue to take prisoners or the men
who are exhausted and fall to keep
up with the German retreat.
General Pau Gains Advantage.
General Pau, who defeated the
German army corps at Dieppe ten
days ago, winning the first big vic
tory for the allies, last night cap
tured the heights above Lezanneand
has stopped the terrific assaults of
the Germans on the Franeo-British
center. i
was tsrmiani reai.
The work of General Pau and his
division w'as one of the most spec
tacular attacks <?f the present war.
First shelling the heights upon which
the Germans had planted many guns,
he ordered a charge and although the
first line was cut down almost to the
man and the second suffered severe
ly yet the third line continued the
charge and when reinforcements ar
rived carried tne Lezanne heights by
storm, driving the Germans out with
bayonets and then turning the Ger
man guns upon the retreating troops.
Commands Key To Attack.
The position taken by General Pau
commands the key to the German at
tack and they have made repeated
attempts today to retake the heights,
but without success and the kaiser’s
troops will be forced to seek some
other point of attack unless they can
recover the lost ground.
Losses On Both 8ides Are Heavy.
The war office admits that the
losses to the French army, especially
In the center, have been very heavy,
but states that the Germans have
suffered a much greater loss of life.
The estimates of the losses on both
sides since last Sunday amount to
300,000 men.
British To Raise Army.
LONDON, Sept. 12.-—At a monster
meeting last night Lord Churchill,
lord of the admiralty, told the peo
ple that the English government
would have 500,000 more troops
ready and in the field by January
and that an additional one million
men would be equipped and sent to
the front not later than June of next
year.
Big Forces Needed.
The allies will continue to pour
Into the battlefields the big armies
as fast as organized, because by so
doing the Germans can be wiped out
by weight of numbers.
Expect Long War.
The British government will be
prepared for a long war according to
Lord Churchill but he hopes that the
trouble may be settled in a few
months.
English Control Sea.
The British navy now controls the
sea and the steamers are running
regularly again. Many of the German
boats captured by the British are
being used by the government for
transports, thus relieving the reserve
fleet for mercantile service.
Sweden’s Eyes On Finland.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 12.—The sit
uation in the Scandanavian Peninsula
is quiet, and there is mutual de
termination, for the present, to main
tain neutrality. The entente between
Norway and Sweden is considered an
effective bar against attack. There
is, however, a strong belief in Swe
den, that an opportunity may come,
with the territorial readjustments af
ter the war, for Sweden to regain
her former Finnish provinces.
The latest German newspapers re
ceived here carry appeals for sub
scriptions for the maintenance of
families bereft of their breadwinners
by the war. These papers show also
that various German municipalities
are spending larger sums of money
in the purchase of food and in pro
viding w-ork for the unemployed.
Nearly all the German trades unions
are giving up one-fourth of their sub
scriptions for the benefit of the
needy.
Russians Bombarding Konigsberg.
LONDON, Sept. 12.—The Russians
are now bombarding Konigsberg, hav
ing brought up the heavy artillery
from Petrograd. The Russian guns
are demolishing the forts and the city
is expected to surrender in a short
time. The Russians are reported to
have cut off communication with the
sea and are prepared to starve the
army into submission if the assaults
fail.
Great Battle Imminent.
A great battle is imminent in East
Prussia, the Germans are massing ev
ery available man for the fight and
have also joined the Austrian army,
giving them a fiorce estimated at
nearly 2,000,000 men. The Russians
nummber fully 4,000,000 and are pre
paring to crush by weight of num
bers the German opposition.
Germans Stake All On Battle.
The Germans have staked all on
the big battle because failure means
the opening of the way for the Rus
sians, who will be able to force their
way to Berlin, while the Russian
army from Galicia will be unopposed,
wuile if the northern Russian army
is crushed then General Benckendor
off will be able to meet the Russians
in Galicia with an army flushed with
victory.
Strong German Reinforcements.
Strong German reinforcements
have reached the Russian front ac
cording to Information received here
and the Russians have been advised
of the fact.
Allies To Keep Germans Busy.
The allies fighting in France will
keep the German army busy all along
the line so that no more troops can be
taken from the kaiser’s army in
France to aid the western army in
Prussia.
North Sea Be Blocked.
i’he Admiralty plans closing the
North Sea to shipping of all nations
because of the laying of mines by
the Germans, who sent the mines
adrift from fishing boats, which are
disguised to represent English boats.
Twenty ships, mostly Danish and
Norwegian, have been lost and 500
lives have been sacrificed in the
North Sea from neutral vessels.
Would Cut Off German Food Supplies.
The closing of the North Sea would
result in cutting off the Holland coast
and would result in stopping the im
ports of grain in Holland ships which
WILSON VETOES
POSTAL BANK BILL
Feared New Measure Would Interfere
With New Banking Bill—Aimed
To Raise Deposit Limit.
WASHINGTON. Sept. i2.—Presi
dent Wilson today vetoed the postal
savings bank bill, which was passed
by congress to allow for the depos
iting of as high as $1,000 in the post
al banks by any one deposPor. The
former limit was $500.
The president in vetoing the bill
said that it repealed the provision in
the banking bill which required the
deposits of postal savings banks to
be placed in reserve banks only and
left it open to state banks, which was
objectionable to him, as the reserve
banks should secure all the funds
possible in order to aid in times of
panic.
Since the outbreak of the war in
Europe many foreigners have with
drawn their funds from the national
and state banks and are placing them
in the postal banks. Many of them
have more than can be deposited in
the savings banks and to prevent the
money being placed in socks and tin
boxes and hidden, and thus with
drawn from circulation, congress
passed the bill increasing the amount
which might be deposited. The post
al banks have ten times the deposits
of two months ago.
PLENA OF ALE
FOR TOMMY ATKINS
Big Shipment of 3,000 Tone Leaves
New York for the British In
France.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—A shipment
of 3,000 tons of ale and beer left
here today for France. The consign
ment Is for the British troops In
France and was ordered by the Brit
ish consul of a local brewery.
It is expected now that the lanes
of the sea are cleared and that large
shipments of supplies of all kinds will
be sent across to France from this
country. Orders for grain, horses,
uniforms, beer and many other com
missary supplies are pouring in up
on the manufacturers.
ADMIRAL SCHLET
REICHES SEATTLE
■ ,.f ,, ■■—
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—The steamer
Admiral Schley, of the Admiral Line,
reached here today from New York
and will join the Admiral Dewey on
the run from Seattle to ’Frisco. The
Admiral Watson will sail for Valdez
on the 15th.
is being sold to Germans. The Brit
ish government has protested against
the Netherlands aiding the Germans,
but without avail.
Germans Bombarding Nancy.
BORDEAUX, Sept. 12.—The Ger
mans last night advanced upon Nancy
near the Alsace border and are now
bommbarding the city and fortifica
tions. The French have held the
forts against many charges and the
new guns installed in the pits are
holding back the Germans.
Germans Leave Belgium.
GHENT, Sept. 12.—The Germans
are taking a large number of troops
from Belgium and are rushing them
into France to aid the German army
near Verdun. The Belgian and Eng
lish aviators report that 250,000 Ger
mans have left in the past twenty
four hours and that Brussels will
soon be evacuated.
Antwerp Garrison Busy.
ANTWERP, Sept. 12.—The Belgian
garrison of this city made an attack
upon the German forces near here
and inflicted a defeat upon them, the
Germans retiring for a short distance
only to advance again after the Bel
gians retired into the city.
Austrians Ready for Peace.
ROME, Sept. 12.—The Austrians
are ready for peace according to
word received here from Vienna. The
people are complaining against the
Germans, claiming that the Austrians
were forced to meet the Russian at
tack alone and that the czar’s forces
were so overwhelming that defeat
was certain from the start.
Germans Refused Aid.
The Germans are reported to have
refused aid to the Austrians besides
which they forced the war ofTice to
send 500,000 of the first line of
troops into Alsace to aid the Germans
in crushing France.
Drop Bombs Near Kaiser.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 12—Four
French aeroplanes yesterday dropped
bombs near the German kaiser and
the general stafT of the German army
when they were consulting at Lux
emburg and planning for the check
ing of the allies advance towards
the border.
Only one aeroplane dropped . the
bombs and the other three fought off
the German aviators, who tried to
save their emperor. As far as is
known the bombs went wide 'of the
mark and none were killed or injured
but all were badly frightened. The
kaiser was bundled Into a fast au
tomobile and rushed into the city for
safety. He was taken into a railroad
tunnel for safety until the French and
English aviators were forced to re
tire. The German general staff was
scattered in every direction looking
for places of safety.
Germans Cross Marne.
BERLIN, Sept. 12— It is officially
announced by the war office that the
German army has crossed the Marne
river and has succeeded in holding
a superior force from crossing.
Crown Prince's Army- At Verdun.
The German army under the crown
prince is bombarding a fortification
near Verdun. The French army at
Verdun was Instrumental in check
ing the advance of the German left
wing. The attack on Verdun has been
waged for three days with the cap
ture of several forts by the Germans.
Austrian Army Again Advancing.
BERLIN, Sept. 12.—After nine
days severe fighting against an army
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SAIL TOMORROW
Hospital Vessel Outfitted By Ameri
cans to Have An American
Crew and Sails Tomorrow.
NEW YORK. Sept. 12.—The offi
cials of the Red Cross Association
have discharged the German sailors
employed to man the steamer Red
Cross being fitted out to render aid
to the peoples of Europe now en
gaged in war. The entire crew Is
now made up of Americans.
The change was made following
the objection of the English ambassa
dor to the employment of a crew al
most exclusively German, the sailors
of the German merchant vessels held
here because of the war.
The S. S. Red Cross has been out
fitted by the American Red Cross As
sociation and will sail for Europe to
morrow with a large staff of doctors
and with supplies to aid the sick and
wounded.
JAKE A SHOT
AT BIG TURK
War Minister of Ottoman Empire
Shoots Crown Prince—Fight
About War Policy.
PARIS. Sept. 12.—Word was re
ceived here last night front the
French ambassador at Constantinople
that War Minister Enver Pasha
quarreled with the crown prince of
Turkey and shot him. The men quar
reled regarding the war policy of the
empire. The war minister is insist
ent that the Turkish empire enter the
European war at once and make an
effort to recover part of the territory
lost during the Balkan wars, but the
crown prince, under treaty of the al
lies, is adverse to entering the fight,
fearing he may lose what little re
mains of the once big country gov
erned by the Turkish Sultans.
The war minister is under arrest
and is expected to be executed in
a few weeks. The crown prince is
in a dangerous condition but may
recover.
COULOlOTWIN
WHENWATCHED
CHICAGO, Sept 12.—Former Con
gressman McDermott, who resigned
under fire when a probe had been au
thorized to investigate the charges
that he had been elected through
fraud, was defeated at the primar
ies Thursday.
Vancouver Win* Another Penant.
SEATTLE, Sept. 12.—The Vancouv
er baseball team yesterday cinched
the penant of the Northwestern Lea
gue with yesterdayfs game. The
same club won the championship last
year.
Judge Robbins came up this morn
ing from Ellamar.
There will be a tea from S to S
Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. H. T. Whitley for the benefit of
the Episcopal Sunday school. Every
body cordially invited.