VOL. 10. VALDEZ, ALA8KA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1914 NO. 323.
RUSSIANS REPORT GERMANS DEFEATED
SAID TO HAVE DRIVEN BACK KAISER'S TROOPS FROM VISTULA
GERMANS FORCE ANTWERP CITIZENS TO SUPPORT GARRISON
BATTLE LINE IN NORTHERN FRANCE IS FULLY 350 MILES LONG
SAYS JOHNSOM IS
ALASKA’S BESI6EI
Dr. Mustard, of Nome, Asserts Wash
ington Congressman Does Work
Wickersham Ought To Do.
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—Dr. Mustard,
of Nome, returned today from Wash
ington, where he has spent some
time. He says Representative John
son, of Washington state, is doing
work for Alaska that Delegate Wick
ersham ought to do; that an Alaska
man can always go to Johnson and
get his help for anything, either in
congress or the departments, while
Wickersham does nothing except
boost his own schemes.
Dr. Mustard also says that Johnson
is not pleased over Wickersham's
clever scheme to unload on Johnson
any row that might arise over the
bill to exempt mining claims in Alas
ka for annual labor. This was a pro
ject to save expense to some of Wick
ersham’s corporation and other
wealthy friends owning miles of
claims, but the delegate did not know
how it would strike the people of
Alaska, so he asked Johnson to in
troduce it because it would carry
more weight coming from a congress
man. Believing it was something
Alaska wanted Johnson introduced th*
bill and thereby was made the goat.
HOLDUPS GET
THE BUNKS MONEY
City Marshal Knew the Robbers Were
Coming But He and Deputies Left
Just Before Their Arrival.
SEDRO-WOOLEY, Wash., Oct. 19.—
Late Saturday evening five unmaBked
bandits, all of them foreigners, enter
ed the First National Bank here and
secured $20,000 in gold and then es
caped.
The bank officials had been warned
of the intended holdup and the city
marshal and a number of deputies had
been stationed at the bank building
but had left a short time before the
holdup.
The five men boldly entered the
building, fired a number of shots ov
er the heads of the patrons of the
bank, forced the cashier to hand them
over $20,000 In gold and then made
a break for the woods. The cashier
drew^jjlB revolver as the robbers left
^be bank and fired after them repeat
" edly but without effect. ,
Through the descriptions given the
police of the men who were expect
ed to make the raid and also that
given by those who witnessed the
holdup it is expected all five of the
foreigners will be caught.
VICTORIA LEMS
FORJOME CUT
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—The steamer
Victoria, of the Alaska Steamship
Co., left here yesterday for Nome
with a large number of passengers
and considerable freight This la the
last trip of the Victoria to Nome and
possibly the last boat that will leave
here for the Arctic.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Jaynes, which was born last
Saturday, died yesterday morning
and was burled during the day.
Antwerp Forts Which Were Destroyed By Belgians Are Being Rebuilt In Case Kaiser’s Troops Are
Forced To Retreat—Dunkirk Is Being Fortified and Is Ideally Situated for Defense—Survivors
of Cruiser Hawke Reach Hull Say Attack Was Unexpected—Battle In Progress Near Arras.
BIG OUTFIT FOB
PORT WELLS MINE
Rambler Gold Mining Company Send
Fifteen Men and Large Amount
of Supplies To Piggott Bay.
Emil Davis, the mining operator,
left today for the Tom Boy property
in Piggott bay, in the Port Wells
section, which is being opened by
the Rambler Gold Mining Co. Mr.
Davis is in charge of the wrork and
sent a crew of fifteen men to the
property last Saturday.
Eight horses and two dog teams
were sent to take the outfit from the
beach to the mine.
The Rambler Gold Mining Company
recently bonded the claims from Joe
Domenzie and Ike Westbrook and the
company have made a careful inves
tigation of the value of the claims and
are fully satisfied that the Tom Boy
property will be one of the larg
est producers in the Prince William
Sound section.
Development work will be rapidly
pushed and the management hope
soon to place a mill upon the ground
but not until the amount of ore block
ed out justifies the expense.
QUAKE DESTROYS
GREEK TOWNS
Three Provinces Are Hit Hard—
More Quakes Are Predicted
By the Experts.
ATHENS, Greece, Oct 19.—Numer
ous earthquakes have been reported
in three provinces of Greece, result
ing in the destruction of many build
ings and considerable loss of life.
The (government has 1 dispatched
troops to the scene to aid the people
and also to prevent looting.
It is feared that more earthquakes
will follow, as experts claim that the
the Mediterranean Sea are such as
conditions at the active volcanoes on
would indicate extensive upheavals.
HIGH TIDE DUE
HEREJOMORROW
The highest tide in seven years is
predicted for^tomorrow by the official
tide book. The tide will have a raise
of 14 feet and four Inches and it
will be high tide at 12:21 p. m. The
tide, however, depends greatly upon
weather conditions. An offshore wind
will lower the tide many Inches, while
an inshore wind will add to it. To
morrow's tide will he the highest In
seven years according to the book,
whloh also states that the tide on
November 18th will be three Inches
higher than tomorrow’s tide.
Two-reel drama, Shadows of Life,
at the Orpbeum tonight.
Sergt.. C O. Simmons, arrived In
town from out the government road
yesterday. < * . .
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LONDON, Oct. 19.—The Russians
have driven the Germans back from
the Vistula and have inflicted con
siderable losses upon them, according
to reliable information received here.
The allies in France have also been
more than holding their positions and
have made slight gains. The battle
line extends 350 miles from the Alps
to Ostend and the two armies are
in constant contact. No news of the
condition of the army commanded by
tlie Crown Prince has been received
here. At Arras a desperate battle is
under way, while on the lower Lys'
I he two armies are battling day and
night.
Heavy Fighting Along the Lys River.
LONDON, Oct. 19.—Heavy fighting
is in progress along the lower Lys
river. The Germans are trying to
break through the line held by the
allies in an effort to reach the coast
of northern France, from which posi
tion they can threaten the lines of
communication to the allies. The re
ports indicate no great advantage to
either side but the German loss has
been heavy, as they have been at
tacking strongly entrenched positions
in the effort to dislodge the British
and Belgian troops.
Germans Repairing Antwerp Forts.
ROTTERDAM, Oct. 19—The Ger
mans are repairing the forts about
Antwerp which were (destroyed by
shell fire during the bombardment or
blown up by the allies when the city
was abandoned. It Is believed that
the Germans will use it In case of
a forced retreat and are preparing
for the possibility that the German
forces may be driven back.
Germans Cannot Take Dunkirk.
LONDON, Oct. 19—The allies block
ed the efforts of the Germans to take
any of the channel ports and are pre
paring to hold Dunkirk, where large
entrenchments are being built. The
city is ideally situated for defense,
as it is located on a high bluff, while
the surrounding country Is low and
marshy and can be inundated.
Heavy Fighting Around Arras.
Heavy fighting has taken place all
day yesterday around Arras, in nor
thern France, where the Germans are
still trying to beat down the offensive
of the allies.
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Germans Wave Antwerp Indemnity.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 19.—The Ger
mans waive the Indemnity of $100,
000,000, imposed upon the captured
city, provided the citizens will feed
a garrison of 15,000 men, who are to
be stationed there for the present.
The citizens have agreed to the con
ditions. It was impossible to collect
the indemnity of $100,000,000, as all
the money and valuables in the city
had been sent to London before King
Albert and the army vacated Ant
werp.
German Operations In Poland Handi
capped.
PBTROGRAD, Oct. 19.—The Ger
man operations in Poland have been
greatly retarded because of lack of
communications. The railroad sys
tems in Poland are poor as compar
ed with those in Germany and when
the German commanders are forced
to depend upon the Russian railroads,
which are two feet wider than the
German tracks they are forced to
move slowly.
Poles Attacking the German Rear.
The Poles are so bitter against the
Germans because the German Poles
have received worse treatment than
those governed either by Russia or
Austria that they have destroyed all
bridges In the rear of the German
army, have destroyed large quantities
of supplies concentrated In Poland
for the army and have made neces
sary the maintaining of a large guard
all along the roads.
Russians Capture Seige Train.
The Russians have also captured a
seige train of the German army which
was being sent to the front and the
Cossacks making a sudden march,
drove the guards with the train back
and captured it. Several of the big
German howitzers with a large
amount of ammunition were taken.
Germans Admit Vistula Loss.
BERLIN, Oct. 19.—The German war
office admits that the stand taken by
the army along the Vistula cannot be
held because of the large force of
Russians, who threaten the rear and
harrass the line of communication.
It is reported here that the forces
have fallen hack towards the fron
tier.
Allies Making Gains.
PARIS. Oct. 19—The allies continue
to make gains in the northwest and
have held the Germans back, crush
ing the force 'which at1iemptei\ to
break through and reach the coast.
Good News From Russia.
The general staff of the Russian
army and also French correspondents
and French officers with the Russian
army in Poland report that the Rus
sians have inflicted a terrible defeat
upon the kaiser’s troops and have
driven them back from the Vistula
•river. The Germans had attempted
to entrench themselves and hold the
positions along the river, which is
deep and treacherous, but were forc
ed to abandon them and seek safety
in retreat towards the German fron
tier.
Germans Send Money To Turks.
. ATHENS, Oct. 19.—The Germans
have sent $5,000,000 in gold to the
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CORDOVA CHILLY
TO WICKERSHAM
Delegate Get* Big Crowd But Little
Applause for Same Old Talk
About Himself.
CORDOVA, Oct. 19—Delegate Wick
ersham had a big crowd at his meet
ing here Saturday night, but there
was a painful lack of enthusiasm ap
parent in the crowd and scarcely any
evidence of approval. The almost to
tal absence of applause was so no
ticeable that it was commented upon.
The delegate undertook to show
from letters that Bunnell is not a
Democrat, merely repeating what he
has paraded elsewhere. He fiercely
roasted Judge Jennings, John W.
Troy and Marshal Bishop, of Juneau,
designating them as would-be political
bosses.
Wickersham claimed about all the
credit there is going for the Alaska
railroad bill. Said he wrote the orig
inal draft, and tried to give the Im
pression that the administration lean
ed on him all the way through in
the fight for the bill. He also claim
ed credit for the effort to open up
Alaska coal by new legislation, but
did not make clear Just what he has
done or what he favors. He eulogis
ed Pinchot but got no applause for It.
The Socialists came In for an at
tack. Wickersham said they were six
years behind the times, as everything
they asked for has already been ac
complished. He refused to accept
a challenge to meet any of them In
open debate or to answer any Ques
tions. \ '.
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MORE TROUBLE
IN MEXICO
Lower California Wants To Go It
Alone and 8ecedee—'Will Organ
ize Separate Country.
LOS ANGELES, Oct 19.—The peo
ple of southern California, which is
a state of the Mexican republic, have
seceded and declared their independ
ence of any government at Mexico
City or any affiliation with any of
the other Mexican states.
The announcement has caused no
surprise, as the unrest in lower Cali
fornia has been growing and it was
expected that some leader would
grasp the opportunity to become dic
tator and establish a little principal
ity of the long strip of land along
the coast.
ROBERTrAfT
IS MARRIED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Robert
Taft, son of the ex-presldent, and
Miss Martha Bowers, daughter of the
former solicitor general Under the
Taft administration, were married
here last Saturday afternoon. The
Wedding was one of the most bril
liant affairs ever held ih the capital.
Hundreds of guests from all parts of
the United States were present. Ex
president Taft and the entire Taft
I family were. in' attendance.
BOOST FOR VALDEZ
BY WIGKERSHAM
Delegate’* Alaska Commission Bill
Would Move Road Work Head
quarters To Juneau.
Delegate Wlckersham’s Alaska ad
ministrative commission scheme would
transfer to Juneau the headquarters
of all Alaska road work, now direct
ed from Valdez. The bill provides:
"That the said commission shall
hold its sessions, and as far as prac
ticable conduct its business, In the
city of Juneau, Alaska; the United
States shall provide and furnish an
office or offices In Juneau for such
commission.”
Then section 5 provides that all
the duty, power, authority and jur
isdiction by law now imposed upon
the board of road commissioners for
Alaska shall be, and they are here
by, transferred to and from the date
when this act takes effect shall be
performed by the Alaska Administra
tive Commission.”
Anybody of high school age can
guess closely how much road work
will filter through Valdez from Ju
neau. Then he can go out and give
three cheers for Wickersham because
"he Is a fighter.” What does It mat
ter that he walks all over the toes
of his friends while he Is fighting?
Crls Peterson left for Port Wells
this morning.
- Andy Supernant will leave In the
morning for Broad Pass, where he
will prospect this winter.
Long and Bitter Fight Between South
ern Editor and President
Comes To An End.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—President
Wilson yesterday entertained Colonel
Watterson, editor of the Courier-Jour
nal, at dinner. Colonel Watterrou
has been a bitter opponent of the
president’s since the attack by Presi
dent Wilson, while a candidate, upon
Colonel Harvey. Both men then with
drew their support and have been at
times very bitter in personally de
nouncing the president.
It is believed here that the re
approachment of the president and
the two Democratic colonels means
that the second term plank of the
platform Is to be ditched and that
President Wilson will be a candidate
to succeed himself.
•A number of the members of the
Moose Lodge, headed by Grant Rem
ington, Harry Schultz and Victor
Marion, spent yesterday in cementing
the cracks between the logs of the
Moose hall.
COTTON DRESSES
FOR THE LADIES
Fashion Art League Decrees Their Use
Next Year—Petticoats Are To
Be Extra Wide
CHICAGO, Oct. 19—The Fashion
Art League, which sets the fashions
for the people of the United States,
declared today for cotton petticoats
with wide skirts for next year as a ,
means of helping the cotton planters
of the south, who declare that they
will be ruined unless the cotton crop
in the United States is used quickly.
It is expected that cotton dresses
will be used almost exclusively next ,
year. The skirts are to be extra ]
wide so that plenty of material can
be wasted in making them. ,
CIBLUSiT :
BURST. TUBS
The government cable was severed
this morning near St Ellas by the
cable repair ship Burnside, which Is
now overhauling the cable and plac
ing it in condition for winter service. :
The cableshlp was In communication 1
with the local office at 11:30 this i
morning and It Is believed by the of- I
fleers In charge of the Valdes station i
that it is but a matter of a few j
hours until the line will be In opera
tion. The Prospector received a press
service before the line went down.
John Bence leaves for Shoup bay 1
in the morning.
This la apple week, all varieties :
12.50 per box delivered. 'Phones 66,
the Yakima Fruit Co. kM <
SOUTHERN PEOPLE
CRT FOR H .P
Want Government To Buy All the Cot
ton So That European War Will
Not Affect Them.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Despite
the denunciations of the Democratic
leaders five southern members of the
Senate fought the administration war
tax bill because of the failure of the
amendment to give relief to the cot
ton planters of the south.
The southern members insisted that
the amendment to appropriate $500,
000,000 for the purchase of cotton in
order that the price of that com
modity might be stabilized while the
majority of the party insisted that
cotton planters must take the same
chances as do other business men and
not expect the government to show
them special favors.
The efforts of the southern mem
bers to have the government refund
to the southern states the $65,000,
000 of cotton tax money collected by
the northern states after the civil war
was also defeated.
The new revenue act provides a $1,
75 tax per barrel upon beer, 80 cents
a gallon on wine and also provides
for taxes upon stock transfers.
The bill passed the Senate on Sat
urday.
DANCE FOR BENEFIT
EVERYMAN'S CLUB
Rev. Molony Will Try To Secure
Fund* To Pay Off Debts Still
Hanging Over the Club.
A dance will be given next Satur
day night for the purpose of raising
Funds to pay off the debt upon tbe
Everyman's Club House. Rev. Molony,
in charge of the Church of the Epiph
my, Is anxious that the club rooms
ihall be of service to the many men
n Valdez who would be glad of a
place to spend many of the hours of
;he long winter days. He is spend
ng the greater part of his time, atd
»d by the men who enjoy tbe priv
leges of the club rooms, to keep them
n good condition and to provide a
dean club room for the workingmen.
The dance will be held in Eagle
tall and the ladies have promised to
lerve refreshments. Excellent music
tas also been arranged for the dance.
The citizens of the town should
rive Rev. Molony every assistance
hey can in this work and should turn
>ut en masse to make the dance the
mccess it ought to be.
ISO SAILS
FROM SEWARD
SEWARD, Oct. 19.—The steamer
Jirigo, of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
eft here at 2 o'clock this morning
or Unalaska and way ports. The
mat was loaded with Jurors and wit
lesses who attended the term of court
teld in this city.
Weather Report.
Valdes, Oct. 18, 1914.
barometric pressure......29,064
femperature at 6 p. m.43
Maximum temperaturee.4T
Kinltnum temperature .34
Mean temperature ...401-2
Partly cloudy, gentle wind north
mat fifteen miles.