VALPEZ. ALA8KA, MONDAY, OCTO HER 5, 1914.
VOL. 10. ___ NO. 311.
FRENCH TROOPS NEAR BELGIAN BORDER
A! JJES LEFT MAKING RAPID GAINS ENCIRCLING GERMAN RIGHT
CROWN PRINCE BEING PUSHED BACK INTO ARGONNE FORESTS
BERLIN REPORTS DEFEAT OF RUSSIANS NEAR NIEMAN RIVER
MITES FEAR
RUST DIVISION
Large New Vote An Unknown Feature
of Coming Election—Women Vote
It Alto Uncertain.
Reports have reached Valdez from
Juneau that the present partyless del
egate to congress Is greatly worried
at the outlook in the First division,
where the large vote, especially of
the new men and the addition of the
women vote is giving the delegate and
his friends and worshipers much
worry. The delegate is spending much
more time in the First than he at
first intended in an effort to over
come the opposition of the people of
that section.
It is also reported that friends of
the delegate, fearing the women vote
in the north, may make an effort to
prevent them casting a ballot at the
delegate election and will try to con
fine the women’s vote to territorial
candidates.
HEICHIM MNP
REPORTED QUIET
Koyukuk Miners Putting Down Shaft
On Crooked Creek Bench—Hole
190 Feet Deep.
h. F. Shaw, who was appointed by
Judge Brown to be commissioner at
Neichina when the stampede occurred
to that camp last fall, has arrived
in Valdez and will be here for a few
days. He has appointed F. B. Burch,
well known Seattle attorney, who Is
now In Neichina, his deputy. The
latter is repored to be a very capable
man for the position.
Mr. Shaw states that there are
about thirty men In the camp at the
present time. Most of the men who
stampeded to that section last winter
and spring have drifted to other
places, but there are a few who still
pin their faith to Neichina. While
the camp has not developed the big
things Which were hoped for gold has
been found in a number of places and
prospectors believe that if is as gpod
a place to prospect as any other.
On Gold creek, in the Oshetna dis
trict, Chas. Anderson is reported to
have located fair prospects and will
further develop bis ground. On Bled
creek, lcated boy Frank Reid, the
well known Valdez packer, Reid,
Bud Tolson, Andy Berglund and John
ny Corrigan, report they have good
prospects and will also develop their
claims.
On Albert creek, where the find
was made which caused the stam
pede to the district, there are six
men working. The owners of Dis
covery, Olson, Oetchel, Kemp and
Andeson will take In supplies this
winter In preparation for next sum
Jner’a operations. McCormack and
Amlpyson are also endeavoring to de
velop a paystreak.
Wemchke, Meredith and Bertch,
working on a tributary of Sleigh
creek, report good prospects. Sleigh
is a tributary of Crooked creek.
What promises to be one of the
deepest shafts in Alaska is being put
to bedrock on a bench on Crooked
creek by Decker and associates. The
shaft is now down 190 feet Several
strata* of gold bearing gravel have
been penetrated and the men are
hopeful that they will find good pay
on bedrock. They are from Koyukuk
and are using a small thawer.
Dan Sutherland, the Chlsana min
ing operator, will leave tonight on
the Northwestern for Seattle.
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Russia Mobilizes Her Reserves—Czar Arrives At Front and Takes Charge of Operations Along the
German Border—Both Armies In France Receiving Re-enforcements—Germans Take Three
Forts Guarding Antwerp—London Believes Antwerp Must Soon Fall—Belgians Still Holding
Malines—Portugal Expected To Send Troops To Aid England—British Transports At Lisbon.
LONDON, Oct. Late this after
ioon reports were' received from Gen
eral French telling of severe fighting
it Douai north of Arras. The report
>f fighting near the Belgian border
ndicates that the allies have made re
narkable progress and that the en
circling movement has been pushed
lorth until it almost reaches the Bel
;ian frontier.
Reinforcements for Both Armies.
The reports indicate that the Brit
sh have been strongly reinforced by
he arrival of the British-Indian
roops and also by the third army
rom England and the French have
ilso brought north more men, weak
ening all the garrisons at southern
orts in the effort to crush the Ger
npns now in France.
Portugal To Join Allies.
Under an old treaty with Portugal
England may call upon that country
:o send troops in any war on the
continent. The treaty was made years
ago when England stood between the
French and the conquest of Spain and
Portugal. British transports are now
at Lisbon and it Is expected the Port
uguese troops will be sent to France
within a week and that Portugal will
join the allies in the war on German
militarism.
Germans Report Russian Defeat.
BERLIN, Oct. 5.—After a battle
lasting for two days the Germans
have badly beaten the Russian right,
which was trying to cross fhe Nie
man river. The Russian losses were
exceptionally heavy, the men charg
ing the German positions time and
again until finally they were forced
to break and run. No pursuit was
made by the Germans because of the
difficulty in crossing the river.
Russian Emperor At the Front.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 5.—Czar Nich
olas has reached the Russian army
operating at the front and was
cheered by the soldiers. The czar is
taking personal charge of the mili
tary movements.
German* Receiving More Reinforce
ments.
BERLIN, Oct. 5.—Reinforcements
of German reserves are being sent to
Belgium, while those quartered in
that country are being moved for
ward to support the army in France,
which is expected to extend its line
materially within a few days, as the
allies are exhausted and must soon
give way.
Crown Prince Getting Whipped.
LONDON, Oct. B—The French
troops opposing the army of the Ger
man crown prince in the Argenne dis
trict have made considerable gain to
day, forcing the German forces back
towards the border with heavy loss
es.
Artillery Duel All Night
All night long the big guns on both
sides of the battle line were busy
throwing shells into the armies of
the opponents.
German* Have Strong Line To Re
treat To.
The military experts here say that
even If the Germans retire the new
line along the Meuse river Is strong
er than the present line along the
Aisne, which they hate held since
September 13th in spite of the efforts
of the allies tb break their lines or
cut the communications of the army.
Feared That Antwerp Will Fall.
It is feared here that Antwerp will
fall, as the Germans are making ev
ery effort fe reduce the city befpre
the allies can send relief. It Is re
ported that the Krupp guns are be
ing operated by the civilian employees
of the Krupp works, as the Germans
have lost heavily In the artillery
branch of the service and therefore
civilians have been Impressed.
■ Belgians Holding Mallnes.
The Belgian troops still hold Ma
tinee south of here, although at a
heavy cost in life. The troops have
repulsed all attacks of the Germans,
-who have lost fully 8,000 men trying
to take the city. The Belgian for
tifications are holding the German ad
vance on Antwerp, but cannot be ex
pected to hold out much longer.
French Capture Destroyer of Louvain.
The French troops have captured
Major Manteuffel, the commanding of
ficer of the German troops at Louvain
and the officer who gave the orders
for the destruction of that city. He is
closely guarded and will be court
martialed. It is generally believed
here that Major Manteuffel will be
shot.
Many Irishmen Enlisted.
DUBLIN, Oct. 5.—Many Irishmen
have already enlisted with the Brit
ish troops to fight for the empire.
To date 26,000 enlistments have been
accepted here from Irishmen of both
tlie north and south, besides the
large number in the army at the out
break of the war.
German Spies At Namur.
PARIS, Oct. 5.—It is stated today
that the fall of Namur during the
early days of the war was caused
by the action of German spies, who
opened the flood gates of the Meuse,
allowing the German forces to cross
the river without trouble. The open
ing of the flood gates gave the vic
tory to the Germans.
German Howjtzers Not Very Good.
The wppnded spldiers pf the engi
neer cprps, who have seen the b|g
Germpn hpwltsers captured by the
allies from the Germans, say that the
gun is not easy to handle because
of the tremendous weight, forty
horses being unable to move them
through the mud, besides which the
mechanism of the big gun Is so deli
cate that it is out of commission a
large part of the time.
Useless At Short Range.
The Krupp gun is useless except at
long range. Bay the engineers, as the
shells fail to explode unless thrown
high and a long distance.
Bavarians Made Daring Raid In Aug
ust.
BERLIN. Oct. 6.—The war office
has issued an official report regard
ing the daring raid made -by the first
Bavarian army corps early in August,
when they crossed into France, in
flicted terrible losses upon the
French, who, though they outnumber
ed the Germans ten to Oh®, retired,
thinking the entire German army was
crossing from Meta and then returned
in safety to the German side with
many prisoners. The corps lost fully
one-half of Its number, however, In
the fighting.
Dikes Opened At Antwerp.
ANTWERP, Oct. 5.—The Germans
still have much flooded country to
traverse before they can reach the
city proper, and although several of
the outer forts have fallen the gar
rison is in no danger. The forts fatt
en are old and obsolete and are sit
uated In the southern direction some
miles from the city proper.
Germans Have Big Force On Fight
ing Line.
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 5.—Esti
mates made here by military men
who are familiar with the position
of the German army corps both in
France and on the Russian border
state that Germany has 2,600,000 men
on the fightfpg line in France. The
force consists of thirty full army
corps and parts of reserve corps,
while on the Russian border in East
Prussia thirteen full army corps, of
40,000 men to the corps, have been
stationed and in Silecla the Germans
have eleven corps working in con
junction with the Austrians, the
number of whose forces is estimat
ed at 1,000,000 men.
Germans Capture Outer Antwerp
Works.
ANTWERP, Oct. 5.—The Belgian
war department has officially announ
ced that the Germans have taken the
outer fortifications to the south of
Antwerp. The loss is not considered
as material by the authorities.
Russians Again Invade Germany.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 5.—The Rus
sian right wing is again operating in
Germany, having crossed the frontier
late yesterday and is now operating in,
East Prussia.
Allies Repulse Germans At Every
Point.
LONDON, Oct. i».—Reports from
the allies armies (n France indicate
that the Franco-Britlsh troops have
repulsed every attack made by the
Germans along the line of the Aisne
fortifications and at Noyon and Roye,
and have taken the offensive along
the German right wing, where efforts
to encircle General von Kluck and
his supporting forces is being push
ed vigorously.
Allies Plan of Campaign.
Presumably the efforts of the allies
have been divided into three supreme
struggles: First, to dislodge the Ger
mans from the heights of the Aisne;
second, to break through the fourth
and fifth German armies at the cen
NORTHWESTERN
HERE TONIGHT
The steamer Northwestern, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, left
Seward at 10 o’clock last night and
is expected at midnight tonight. The
boat will load ore at Latouche before
calling at Valdez.
Ladies Raise $600.00 At Pair and
Dance—Committees Worked
Hard for Weeks.
The Catholic fair and dance held
last Saturday night was one of the
most successful money raising af
fairs-ever held in Valdez, as the la
dles succeeded In raising $600 for
church work. The Eagle hall was
crowded to the doors and booths and
stalls were arranged about the walls
and the women of the church sold
the fancy pieces, candy and flowers
provided by the members of the lo
cal church and friends of the congre
gation.
Mrs. William Dolan, one of the
members of the committee sold In
the neighborhood of $100 In tickets,
while Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Hurd and
other members of the church worked
constantly for weeks before the af
fair to make It the success It was.
The Prospector office for Job work.
MEXICAN LEADERS
WAN! CARRANZA
Dramatic Scene When Provieional
President Resigns—Stormy Session
and Resignation Rejected.
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f^BXIOO CITY, Oct. 5—One pt the
most dramatic scenes ever witnessed
In this city took place last Saturday
afternoon when Provisional President
Carransa read to the assembled gov
ernors and military leaders his res
ignation as provisional president,
which had been forced upon him by
Qeneral Villa, the Constitutionalist
leader of the north, who insists up
on the constitution being obeyed to
the letter.
Carransa was overcome with emo
tion when he lead to the conference
his resignation and many of the hard
ened soldiers, who had seen men
slaughtered without the slightest
show of feeling, wept silent tears.
A stormy debate followed the res
ignation and the leaders, all of whom
are from southern states, VUla and
the northern states not being repre
sented, Insisted upon Qeneral Car
ranza retaining the presidency. The
resignation was rejected and Carran
za still retains the presidency.
Enough opposition WO* manifested
by some of the members of the con
ference to cause trouble and for a
time it Rooked «• U bloodshed would
follow. While the majority of the
members pf the conference Insisted
on Carransa remaining, a few coun
seled the nanting of another pro
visional president. Carransa, how
ever, stated that ho would bo a can
didate for the presidency against any
man desired by Qeneral Villa.
MARIPOSA HERE
IN TIMING
The steamer Mariposa is due to
reach Cordova at 9 this evening and
should leave the railroad town at
midnight and reach Valdez early In
the morning.
RESERVE BANKS
SOON TO OPEN
Bank* At New York, Chicago and
St Louis Will Be First Ready
—Balance Few Weeks Later.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.—The re
serve banks in New York, Chicago
and St. Louis will be open for busi
ness on October 15th, according to
a (statement issued today by the
members of the Reserve Ranking
Board. The banks In the ihree-nam
ed cities will open simultaneously at
the opening pf business on October
15th,
The remaining nine reserve banks
are to be opened as soon as possible
and all are expected to be doing busi
ness within a month.
Weather Report.
Barometric pressrue .29,452
Temperature at 5 p. m.42
Maximum temperature .44
Minimum temperature .36
Mean temperature.40
Precipitation .06
Cloudy air, wind northeast seven
miles. Rain at midnight.
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ter, and third to outflank the Ger
man right under General von Kluck.
The positions of the fourth and fifth
armies of the Germans Is not con
sidered so strong as the remainder of
the line, while if the flanking move
ment is successful the railroad lines
upon which the Germans depend
would be cut.
Germans Stop Advances In Center.
The German fourth and fifth arm
ies weakened by the large numbers
pf men sent to the German right
have, however, been unable to check
the allies advance and the Germans
have perfected the system of com
munications between their several
trmies so that the reserves of one
-an easily be thrown to aid that of
iny part of the line threatened by
tuperior numbers.
Berlin Reports Fall of Antwerp Forts.
BERLIN, Oct. 5.—The announce
ment is made here today of the fall
pf Port Koningboyck, Fort Wavre
xnd Port Waelhem, guarding the ap
proach to Antwerp from the south,
the direction the German army Is
taking in its investment of the city.
The forts were reduced by the Ger
man siege guns and the parts of the
garrisons not killed were forced to
Flee to other forts in the inner line
pf defenses.
Germans Pouring Through Gaps.
The German army is pouring
through the gaps made in the Ant
werp line by the loss of their outer
rorts. The advantage gained is ex
pected to result in the speedy re
luction of the city. The big siege
guns are to be mounted in the Bel
gian forts at once.
British Artillery Assisting Belgians.
LONDON, Oct. 5.—The British war
office has not only sent men to Ant
werp to aid the Belgians in holding
that city but the department has also
sent some of the artillery from the
roast defense works to the Belgians
because of Its greater power than
some now used by the Belgians. The
British gunners formerly In charge of
the guns have also been sent across
the North Sea to man the batteries.
More Russians Called To Color*.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 5.—The war of
fice has called the last active reserves
to the colors and the men are to be
concentrated at different mobilization
ramps and drilled ready to take their
places on the firing line should the
need be apparent for the Immense
Russian reserves going Into active
service. Because of the huge Rue
slan army the reserves were not call
ed at the outbreak of the war, but
were allowed to remain and till the
Helds and reap the harvests.
Admiral Wataon Sail Next 8unday.
SEATTLE. Oct. 6.—The steamer
Watson, of the Admiral Line, will
sail north next Sunday evening, ac
cording to the announcement today of
the officials of the Admiral Line.
Alameda Reaches Seattle.
SEATTLE, Oct. 6.—The steamer
Alameda reached here today at noon
from Valdes and will sail north on
schedule.
Racing Event Next Friday.
Ray Robrbaugh, the, ohamplon long
distance racer, Is ready for the big
event next Friday at the skating
rink, when he will race with Johnny
Kacerosky and Ike Beal for a big
prize. The distance will be three
miles. The champion with the long
name will race the two others, one of
whom has a worse name than the
champion, a relay race. They will
relieve each other while the cham
pion racer goes it alone. An admis
sion will be charged that evening.
Change of ploturea at the Orph
eum tonight l
AUSTRIAN CAPITAL
MOVE TO ALPS
Austria^ Emperor and Department
Head* May Go To Innsbruck In
Tyrol If Vienna Vacated.
ROME, Oct. 5.—The report has
Reached here that in the event of the
Austrian emperor being forced to
leave Vienna for fear of that 'city be
ing invested or captured by the Rus
sians the capital of Austria-Hungary
will be moved to Innsbruck in the
province of Tyrol, where the officials
can be in close touch with the Ger
man allies and in no fear of being
cut off from the support of the Ger
man army.
It was at first thought by the Aus
trian government that Prague should
be made the temporary capital of the
Dual Empire, but fear that Russian
victories would endanger that city
caused the selection of Innsbruck.
Foreign diplomats have not yet been
notified of the change officially.
SKELETON FOUND
IN LONELY SPOT
Prospector Finds Remains of Human
Being Near Mouth of Big
Oshetna River.
John King, who formerly lived at
Cordova, is believed to have suffer
ed a tragic death in u lonely spot
near the mouth of the Big Oshetna
river. The finding of the skeleton
was reported to Commissioner Shaw,
of Nelchina, and an investigation is
now being conducted to learn the
identity of the man.
The skeleton was found by Andy
Conrad, a well known prospector,
who was returning to Nelchina from
Talkeetna mountains, where he hud
Spent the summer prospecting. He
reached the mouth of the Big Oshetna
at nightfall and in looking around
for a place to camp came across a
tent. The tent was unoccupied and
Bhowed signs of long absence by the
owner. The clothing was moulded
and the stove and cooking utensils a
mass of rust. Conrad’s dogs acted
In a strange manner and upon inves
tigation he came across the remains
of a human being. The wild animals
had scattered the bones, but unmis
takable signs showed that the man
had died near the entrance of the
tent
Conrad found a number of bills in
a tomato can in the tent which show
ed that deceased had made purchases
In Seyard in April, 1910. Upon an
Identification card was found the in
formation that deceased was John
King, and that he had lived at Cor
dova. Deceased also kept a diary, the
last entries of which showed that it
was snowing every day and from this
It is adduced that deceased had came
to his death early in the winter of
1910. One of the entries stated that
he had discovered ground which av
eraged four cents per pan. An old
rocker found near the tent showed
that it had been used.
Conrad gathered up the remains
and Interred them at the lonely spot
where deceased had closed his career.
The diary and papers were turned
Dver to Commissioner Shaw.
Robert Weaver, of the Gold Creek
Mining Company, reached Valdes at
noon today from his property on Gold
creek.
Jim Mftchefl returned to Valdes
at noon today.