FRENCH FORCES INVADE ALSACE
SUDDEN MOVE FOLLOWS WAR COUNCIL IN FRANCE
SITUATION IN POLAND IS REPORTED AS UNCHANGED
KAISER’S SON ESCAPES IN AEROPLANE FROM RUSSIANS
ART TRUES
ARE DESTROYED
Being Sent From France To New
York for Safe Keeping—Fire
In Hold of Steamer
NEW YORK, Dec. 5—Fire in the
hold of the big freighter Mississippi
while en route from Havre, France,
to New York resulted in the loss of
$800,000 worth of art treasures which
were being brought to this country
from France and Belgium to save
them from the Germans who are tak
ing all art treasures they can find in
captured cities and sending them to
Berlin. '*
It is estimated that $50,000,000’
worth of art treasures are held in the
United States for safe keeping untU
the war is over. The art treasures
have come from England, France and
Belgium.
GERMAN INDUSTRY
IS PARALYZED
Manufacture of Luxuries Stopped and
Great Unemployment In Other
Trades, Socialist Leader Says.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 5.—Dr. Troel
stra, leader of the Dutch Social Demo
cratic Labor Party, who has been vis
iting in Berlin, asked a well-known
German Socialist member of the
reichstag, Herr Molkenbuhr, about the
economic effects of the war in Ber
lin and throughout Germany, and now
publishes in the Dutch Socialist news
paper, Het Volk, an account of the
interview.
Herr Molkenbuhr pointed out that
unemployment in Germany was very
great. He said that all industries for
the manufacture of luxuries, such as
furniture, embroidery, etc., had stop
ped work, while in the commercial
and transport trades and among ma
sons unemployment was particularly
heavy, and a number of workmen
were being put to agricultural labor.
Professional men, such as authors,
music teachers, musicians and actors
were suffering keenly, he said, many
concert rooms and dancing establish
ments having been closed and the as
sembly rooms fitted up as hospitals.
The sale of Het Volk has been pro
hibited in Germany.
PROHIBITION NOT
FORJftTHOLICS
TUSCON, Ariz., Dec. 5.—Bishop
Henry Granjon, of the Catholic
church, in his will, which was read
here today, severely condemns the
prohibition caulse,, 'claiming that it
prohibits the use of wine at the sac
raments.
Germans Take Offensive In Northern France In Order To Relieve the Frontier
Forces In Alsace and Lorrain Where French Have Sent Strong Invading
Force—Big Battle On for Control of Radmosky, An Important Railroad
Center In Poland—Germans Have Isolated Lodz—British Papers Tell of
Loss of Audacious But Are Not Allowed To Give Name of Battleship Lost—
London Military Experts Predict Russian Invasion of Silesia From Southwest.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 5.—
The French are invading the German
provinces of Alsace and Lorraine in
great numbers. An army of 1,000,
000 men has suddenly been thrown
across the border from Nancy south
to the Swiss border. The Germans
are outnumbered but are making a
desperate fight and are endeavoring
to hold the invaders back until re
inforcements can be sent to their aid.
The Germans were surprised by the
sudden attack as the French army
was concentrated far to the west and
then suddenly the entire railroad, sys
tem was used to throw the new force
against the German left wing. The
French hold Hulhausen, Colmar and
are within sight of Strassburg, which,
however, is strongly fortified and will
delay them for weeks.
Germans Take Offensive.
LONDON, Dec. 5.—The Germans
have suddenly taken the offensive
along the line from Ypres to La
Bassee and on to Arras. It is ex
pected the new offensive move is
made to check the invasion of the
German provinces of Alsace and Lor
raine. The allies are holding the kai
ser’s troops back, although strong
pressure is being exerted by the Ger
mans to break the line.
War Council Decided New Attack.
It is said here by military men that
the sudden offensive move by the al
lies was started immediately follow
ing the council of war held by King
George, King Albert, President Poin
care, Generals Joffre, Kitchener,
French and other military experts in
northern France yesterday.
Hope To Break Deadlock.
The allies hope to break the dead
lock in France and Belgium and thus
aid the Russians in the east. If the
French army can break its way past
the German forts and field trenches
and threaten the rear of the army in
Belgium, Luxemberg and on the River
Meuse its retirement will be certain,
but even if the attack only succeeds
in forcing the kaiser to weaken his
line in Poland it will have accom
plished much for the allies.
Russians To Invade Silisia.
LONDON, Dec. 5.—Military experts
here predict that the Russians will
invade the German province at Silisia
from the southwest and will merely
mass the garrison at Cracow, pre
venting it from attacking the Russian
flank. The German garrison in Cra
cow will not exceed 30,000 men. The
Russians will encircle the city with
100,000 men and continue the march
into the heart of Germany.
Force Hindenberg’s Withdrawal.
Such an invasion would immediate
ly force the recall of Hindenberg’s
army from Poland to protect Silisia
from the southwest. It would also
force the weakening of the German
lines In East Prussia.
German Wedges In Russian Lines.
The Germans have driven several
wedges into the Russian lines In cen
tral Poland and the Russians have
also pushed troops into the German
lines and although the fighting has
been desperate the two armies are
holding the positions they held yes
terday. The losses on both sides
have been heavy. Attacks and count
er attacks have been made day and
night. Much close fighting has been
reported.
Lodz Is Isolated.
Late yesterday afternoon the Ger
mans were able to isolate the Poland
city of Lodz. The Russians have sent
three army corps to that point and
expect to re-open communication with
the forces near the city, who are still
fighting the Germans.
Desperate Fight for Radmosky.
;At Radmosky, 20 miles north of
Czentochtowa, the Russians and Ger
mans are in a desperate battle. The
city of Rodmosky is an important
railroad center. The Russians are as
determined to hold the city as the
Germans are to take it.
British Get Late News.
The papers of London are publish
ing today the loss of the battleship
Audacious. The papers are not al
lowed to mention the name of the
ship but are permitted to state that
a large battleship was lost in the
Irish Sea when it struck a mine. The
boat was lost on Oct. 27 and the Brit
ish public are receiving their first
news of the disaster today.
Germans Lose Heavily At Bzura.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 5.—It is esti
mated that fully two-thirds of the
three German army corps surround
ed by the Russians at Bzura have
been killed, wounded or captured. The
balance of the troops were able to
escape, breaking through the Rus
sian lines and fleeing to the German
frontier. They suffered heavily in
making the break through the lines
and abandoned all the supplies and
most Jof the field artillery of the
three army corps.
Kaiser’s Son Escapes In Aeroplane.
The effort to escape the Russians
was so desperate that Prince Oscar
Joachin was forced to resort to the
use of an areoplane in order to evade
capture. His effort was successful
and the prince and aviator flew at
a height of fully 5,000 feet and made
for the German lines where they
alighted in safety.
Aeroplane Dart Deadly.
PARIS, Dec. 5.—A French doctor,
who has just returned from Flanders,
describing the effect of the “Fleche
d’aero,” as the steel darts with which
the French airmen are supplied, are
generally called, said:
“Among the 2,000 wounded whom
we treated in 48 hours, was a German
who had been struck by an aeroplane
dart. He was evidently bending ov
er when hit, for the dart had enter
ed the'right thigh and traversed the
whole leg, so that the point emerged
just above the boot. The man was
conscious when he was brought in,
and said he felt no pain, only a heavy
WRLSHRUE MAY
GET BIG LIBERS
German Commerce Destroyer Is Re
ported Prowling On Main Route
To Europe.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—The fast
German cruiser Karlsruhe is report
ed prowling along the lanes of ocean
travel between this city and the Brit
ish isles. The British ships are all
running without lights and several of
the fastest battle cruisers are patrol
ing the lane, keeping in touch with
the big White Star and Cunard lin
ers, which would make great prizes
for the German commerce destroyer.
From New York to Marlin Pear the
British admiralty have a line of war
ships constantly on the lookout for
the German ships.
Acting under orders from the Brit
ish admiralty all sailings of the lin
ers from this port are to be made
only after the warships on patrol out
side Sandy Hook have been notified
in order that the ships may be able
to provide a safe convoy to the $5,
000,000 liners.
REFORMER STEPS
FROM NARROW PATH
Lieut. Governor O’Neil, Who Wanted
To Save Girls, May Get Sen
tence Himself.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 5— Lieu
tenant-governor O’Neil, Speaker of the
House Cook and many other politic
ians and office holders, have been
arrested here today following their
indictment by the grand jury for pad
ding the accounts of employees of
the state and pocketing the money.
All of the men gave bond and were
released.
Lieutenant-governor O’Neil caused a
great commotion two years ago when
he headed the vice commission and
claimed that the big store proprietors
and factory owners were grafting from
the wages of the girls and forcing
many of them to turn to a life of
shame to get a living. The reformer
Is now charged with doing a little
grafting on his own account.
Universal percolators and chafing
dishes at Valdez Drug Co. tf
blow. He died soon afterward from
shock and loss of blood.”
The darts resemble steel pencils.
They are/about five inches long with
the unpointed half-fluted to insure
their falling head first. It is calcu
lated that they strike with a hun
dred pounds force if thrown from an
elevation of 1,000 meters.
Mine Cast Up By Sea.
LONDON, Dec. 5.—A mine washed
ashore near Westkapelle, Holland, ex
ploded today while being examined,
killing three naval officers, one civil
ian and three sailors. This infor
mation was contained in an announce
ment made by the Dutch Ministry of
Marine and sent by cable from Am
sterdam to Reuter’s Telegram Com
pany. Several mines had been taken
to pieces successfully before the ac
cident occurred. Between 30 and 40
mines were seen in the Scheldt near
Flushing yesterday. Some were de
stroyed, the Dutch officials say, by
torpedo boats, and others were wash
ed ashore.
Mines Strew Dutch Coast.
THE HAGUE. Dec. 5—Holland’s
difficult position as a result of the
war Is shown by one week’s reports
from the coast and frontiers. Along
the coast eighty mines, of French,
German and English make, have come
up on shore and, exploding, caused
the death of nine persons and the
wounding of five. More than 100 bod
ies, presumably of British sailors from
sunken warships, have been washed
ashore and buried with military hon
ors.
Along the southern frontier nearly
200 Belgians, who had been hiding
from the Germans, surrendered to the
Dutch army. They crossed the fron
tier in civilian clothes and then put
on their uniforms, which they car
ried in bags, and claimed protection
in the Dutch international detention
camps, saying that otherwise they
would starve. Since the beginning
of the cold weather a dozen Germans
have crossed into Holland, surren
dered their arms, and have been sent
to the detention camps.
un n o v. zt an apparently naiiiag
ed war balloon, floating at a great
height, passed over the southern prov
inces and disappeared in an easterly
direction. On Nov. 26 a German bor
der patrol near Nleuweschans opened
fire on Dutch frontier guards, mistak
ing them for smugglers. Through
trains to Germany have been abolish
ed, while the trip across the North
Sea to England, which formerly re
quired seven hours, now takes 27
hours.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Dec. 4, 1914.
Barometric,, pressure ....30,221
Temperature at 7 p. m. 27
Maximum temperature . 37
Minimum temperature . 23
Mean temperature . 30
Precipitation .02
Clear, gentle wind northeast 15
miles. Snowed "at night.
STRIKE PRORE
STILL CONTINUES
Senator Patterson Blames Governor
Ammond for Allowing Militia
Full Authority.
DENVER, Dec. 5.—The labor un
ions will introduce to the Industrial
commission investigating the coal
strike in this state for President Wil
son the telegram sent by J. D. Rocke
feller, Jr., to his managers instruct
ing them how to mold public opin
ion. Other telegrams between the
managers and the son of the oil mag
nate will be produced.
Senator Patterson was a witness
yesterday before the commission and
stated that Governor Ammond invol
untarily abdicating his authority to
the militia caused chaos and disorder
and lost control of the miners.
ITALIANS STOP
RE-EXPORT COPPER
Such Goods for Germany Must Be
Addressed There—Also Checks
Wheat Speculation.
MILAN, Dec. 5.—-To frustrate ex
port agents who deal in contraband
merchandise for belligerent countries,
the Italian government has promul
gated an order which comes into
force immediately. No class of goods,
the exportation of which from Italy
has been vetoed since the outbreak
of the war, can be redispatched to
foreign countries if they arrive at
Italian ports accompanied by invoic
es showing Italy as their destination.
Moreover, if invoices of such con
signments are made out to “bearer”
and fail to specify any fixed destina
tion, then all goods are to be con
sidered as intended for home con
sumption, and no subsequent transit
across the frontiers will be tolerated.
The depress is likely to act as a
check on the shipments of copper to
Germany, in which American interests
have been concerned. It means that
copper for Germany sent through Italy
must be addressed to Germany, and
such shipments could be easily picked
off by British warships at Gibraltar
or on the high seas. Sweden and
Norway have already prohibited the
shipments of copper through their
countries.
STEAMER ALAMEDA
PASSES JUNEAU
The steamer Alameda left Juneau
at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon and
is due in Valdez tomorrow afternoon.
The Alameda is not scheduled to call
at Skagway.