VOLUME 18 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1915 NO. 181
BERLIN SAYS BANK
' OF ENGLAND HIT
Reports that Severe Damage Has
Resulted to Coast Cities from
Zeppelin Raids.
BERLIN, Sept. 23.—It is reported
Bare that during the recent raid of
Heppelins against London and cities
along the coast of England in wh'ch
many bombs were dropped into the
kmrt of London, that one of the
Bombs bit and partially wrecked the
Bank of England. The Information
comes from Amsterdam and is be
lieved to be correct. The informant
stated that the British government
mas using every effort to suppress
the news of the damages wrought by
tBe Zeppelins in London.
The Zeppelins hare made several
successful raids against the English
ceust and have destroyed a number
of the coast defenses. All of the air
kBImi taking part in the raids on Eng
'*1udA have returned safely with the
‘ .vureption of two, one of which was
lust near London, and the other by
tBe failure of her engines which
caused her to sink into the sea.
That the numerous raids over the
English cities has caused the people
to become panic stricken is reported
from Amsterdam and it is believed
fBot demands will soon be made up
oa the British government to seek
peace.
BERMANS DENY
Cwiiisii Admiralty Expresses Belief
That Vessel Hit Floating Mine
or from Internal Explosion.
BERLIN, Sept. 23.—The German
admiralty has announced positively
that no German submarine torpedo
ed the liner Hesperian which was
sank on September 6, while en route
(fryfrom Montreal to Liverpool. All of
IP® commanders of submarines have
"'‘positively denied the- sinking of the
* Hesperian and it is believed that the
doer was sunk by striking a floating
mine or from an internal explosion.
In proof of their statements that
the Hesperian was sunk by hitting a
mine the German admiralty points to
the fact that the steamer floated for
many hours after being hit and that
all the passengers had ample time to
leave the steamer in small boats.
It 1b stated that Kaiser Wilhelm
ham requested a conference with Am
bassador Gerard concerning the Hes
perian controversy as he desires a
speedy adjustment of the charges
that the liner was sunk by a German
aahmarine after an agreement had
been reached that the lives of passen
gers would not be endangered by the
■abmarines.
COOK INLET SALMON PACK
IB ABOUT 150,000 CASES
The salmon pack for this season
in Cook Inlet will reach 160,000
cases, according to W. G. Warf, man
ager of the Seldovia cannery, after
visiting the canneries at Port Gra
ham, Seldovia, Kasiloff, Kenai and
Goose Bay.
The season is closed and the can
aeries at the head of the inlet have
already shut down. Most of the pack
at Goose Bay was taken out 2 weeks
ago, while the cannery ship from Ke
aai was towed to sea yesterday. The
Admiral Evans will call at Port Gra
ham and Seldovia on its return trip
pad pick up several thousand cases
%.d the crews.
‘The packs at the various canneries
from an estimate made just before
the shutdown, are, Kasiloff, 49,000
oases, Kenai, 40,000, Port Graham,
*4,000, Seldovia and Goose Bay, 16,
•00 each.—Seward Post.
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THE PINZON has a new shipment
of the large 12in.x6 foot pictures of
Valdez. Make your .selections early.
15-tf. THE PINZON.
SERBIAN POSITIONS ALONG THE DANUBE
BEING BOMBARDED BY TEUTONIC ARMY
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LONDON, Sept. 23.—Advices from
Nish state that the long anticipated
campaign to force passage for mu
nitions of war to Turkey through
Serbia has started, and that the Serb
positions along the Danube are re
ported to be under heavy bombard
ment. German troops are massed in
strength along the border and the
bombardment, it is believed, will be
followed by an invasion by the Ger
mans. ^The Serbian army has been
brought to a high state of efficiency
during the lull in fighting that coun
try during the past months and is
prepared to meet the invaders.
Reinforcements have been sent to
Serbia by the Allies owing to the
uncertainty of the Balkan situation.
That Greece will enter the war in
support of Serbia is believed possible
if the threatened invasion is carried
beyond the borders.
Teutons Have Many Prisoners.
BERLIN, Sept. 23.—The war of
fice has announced that the Germans
have captured 1,750,000 prisoners
since the beginning of the war. The
care of the prisoners is proving a
difficult problem for the military au
thorities and their great numbers are
adding to the economic problems of
the nation. The prisoners are em
ployed in many capacities throughout
central Germany. Thousands are
employed in the mines, building
roads and in gathering the crops.
Serbian Army on Border.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—Two divisions
of the Serbian army have been moved
to the Bulgarian border and the Bul
garian government has been warned
against soldiers of that country mak
ing raids across the border. It is
reported that hundreds of Bulgarian
soldiers have crossed the border and
SAFE CONDUCT IS
DENIED TO DUUBA
Formal Notice of Ambassador’s Re
call Has Not Been Received
from Vienna.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23.—
President Wilson has denied the re
quest of Ambassador Duma, of Aus
tria, who applied for passports pro
viding for his safety while passing
through the British blockade en
route to Germany. The ambassador
has been recalled to Vienna by his
government, owing to the controver
sy in which he has become involved
by his activities in organizing strikes
among munition workers in the U.
S.
President Wilson informed the
representative of Ambassador Dum
ba, who applied for the passport, that
the United States government had re
ceived no formal notice from Vienna
of the recall of the ambassador and
should he grant the request of Dum
ba before receiving the formal no
tice it might 'discredit the ambassa
dor.
Dumba has announced that he is
ready to sail for Europe on Tuesday
next and has secured his passage on
the steamer. He has entered a com
plaint with Secretary Lapsing that
his cables to Vienna have been held
up or failed to reach their destina
tion. I^e expresses the hope that
the formal notice of his recall to Vi
enna will be received before the date
of sailing. (
Pope’s Horse Dies.
ROME, Sept. 23.—The Pope’s
horse dropped dead today while be
ing driven by Pope Benedict XV* in
a secluded street in a residential, sec
tion of the city.
Tonight.
The Liberty Theatre presents to
night that gorgeous superb produc
tion in three acts, “The Sleeping
Beauty,” and a comedy to complete
the program. *
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BELIEVED THAT GERMAN CAMPAIGN TO FORCE PASSAGE THRU
BALKANS TO ASSISTANCE OF TURKEY HAS STARTED—GER
MAN ARMY REPORTED TO HAVE MOBILIZED IN AUSTRIA TO
START INVASION—SERBIA SENDS TROOPS TO THE BULGARIAN
BORDER—BRITISH FLEET BOMBARDS BELGIAN COAST OCCU
PIED BY GERMANS—TEUTONS TRYING TO WIN RUMANIA TO
REMAIN NEUTRAL.
raided several towns.
Germans Try to Win Rumania.
fcONDON, Sept. 23.—It Is reported
that the Duke of Meiklenburg is en
route to Bucharest to confer with
the Rumanian government. The
Duke, it is understood, has been em
powered by the German government
to offer valuable German concessions
to Rumania in return for Rumania’s
remaining neutral. It is believed that
Germany will try to win the consent
of King Ferdinand to permit muni
MANY AUSTRIANS
ME CAPTURED
Grand Duke Nicholas Making Pro
gress in Southern War Zone and
Retakes Lost Territory.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 23.—The Rus
sian war office has made public a
statement showing that during the
month of August seventy thousand
Austrian prisoners were captured as
wiiH as an immense amount of muni
tions of war. The Russians are re
ported to be forcing the Austrians
back and are recovering the terri
tory lost when the Russian supply
of munitions were exhausted.
Grand Duke Nicholas, who is now
in command of the southern Russian
army, has reported that his army has
been successful In capturing several
cities and is soon to begin another
invasion of Gallicia.
The new army being mobilized in
central Russia is being concentrated
in training camps and will be ready
for service in the late winter cam
paign which is now being planned in
Russia. Hundreds of factories and
machine shops throughout the em
pire are being taken over by the
government and converted into mu
nition factories. The machinery for
equipping the factories for making
rifles and shells is being supplied
from Japan and America.
EXPLANATION IS
NOT SATISFAGTIUY
Bulgaria Announces that She Has a
Treaty With Turkey to Main
tain Armed Neutrality.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—The explana
tion offered by the Bulgarian govern
ment for th%mobilization of the Bul
garian troops on the border of Ru
mania has been received and is not
regarded as satisfactory to the'Allies.
Premier Radoslavoff has informed
the European powers which request
ed explanation for the mobilization
that Bulgaria has entered into a com
pact with Turkey to maintain armed
neutrality in return for railway and
territorial concessions.
It is believed that the Bulgarian
army has been mobilized with a view
of menacing Rumania into remain
ing neutral and granting the request
of the Teutons that munitions of war
be permitted sent through Rumania
to Turkey. The Rumanian army has
been mobilized and is ready to enter
the war when requested to do so by
the Allied powers.
I
tions of war being sent through his
territory to Turkey.
Desperate Fighting at Dvinska.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 23.—Terrific
hand to hand fighting is reported at
Dvinska, where the Russian trenches
are being repeatedly charged by the
Germans. The Russian trenches
were subjected to a terrific bombard
ment before the Germans attempted
to carry the positions by storm. The
report states that the Germans have
been repeatedly repulsed with heavy
CHINA REPUBLIC
NOT A SUCCESS
President Requested to Call Meeting
to Determine Form of Govern
ment for Future.
PEKIN. Sept. 23.—It Is reported
here that the Council of State has
requested President Yuan to call a
meeting of representative citizens of
China to determine whether China
shall remain a republic or restore the
monarchy. Under her present form
of government China has not advanc
ed as fast as those who were respon
sible for the overthrow of the mon
archy had hoped and many of the or
ganizers of the rebellion now express
the wish of restoring the monarchy.
The activities of Japanese through
out China, and especially in the
province of Manchuria, has caused
the leaders of the republic to realize
that China must soon pass under the
domination of Japan The Chinese
merchants throughout th« Empire
have persisted in the organized boy
cott against Japanese goods and dip
lomatic relations between the two
countries are severely strained.
LOST—13-link penny of U. S.,
dated 1774. Reward for return to
Prospector office or E. Y. Taylor. 2t
VILLA’S ARMY IS
IN HASTY RETREAT
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General Obregon Pursuing Fleeing
Army and Taking Many Prison
ers North of Chihuahua.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—Dis
patches from the Mexican border
state that the defeat of Gen. Villa’s
army at Chihuahua was a crushing
blow and has caused the Villa forces
to hastily retreat northward. Gen
eral Obregon is reported to be in pur
suit of the fleeing Villaites and has
captured a number of prisoners and
the army's camp equipment.
That, the defeat of Gen. Villa’s
Army may have an effect upon the de
cision soon to be reached by the Pan
American conferees now in session in
New York, is believed possible. The
Carranza forces have defeated Villa’s
armies In a number of important en
gagements and Carranza is steadily
extending control over the northern
states heretofore regarded as Villa's
stronghold. ~
H. If. Wylde left this morning for
the head of Lowe river to prospect.
losses but continue to send fresh
troops into the struggle with the de
termination of capturing the posi
tions.
Submarine Base Bombarded.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 23.—The
British fleet is bombarding the Ger
man submarine and military bases
at Zeebrugees on the coast of Bel
gium. The bombardment began at
daybreak and it is believed that a
large fleet is taking part in the en
gagement. A large factory, used by
the Germans for military purposes,
has been destroyed. The forts built
by the Germans since their occupan
cy of Belgium, have been subjected
to a terrific rain of shells from the
warshaps, but the extent of the dam
age has not been learned. The Ger
man submarine bases at Zeebrugees
have been constructed under the
dykes and are hidden from the avi
ators. Being built of concrete they
are proof against the bombs used by
airmen.
French Aeroplanes Visit Stuttgart.
BERLIN, Sept. 23.—French aero
planes, disguised as German ma
chines, raided Stuttgart early this
morning and rained bombs into the
city. Four civilians were killed and
many persons injured before the
enemy were driven away by German
aviators.
Stuttgart Palace Wrecked.
PARIS, Sept. 23.—French aero
planes visited the city of Stuttgart,
capital of Wurtemberg, this morning,
and bombarded the city with a score
of bombs. One of the machines suc
ceeded in dropping bombs on the
palace. It is believed the raid re
sulted in great damage being done.
All the French machines returned
safely from the raid, although they
were attacked by German airmen.
GERMANY MINES
BALTIC ENTRANCE
Will Prevent Blockade Runners and
Carriers of Contraband Reach
Coast of Russia.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 23.—The
German admiralty has notified all
neutral nations that a mine field has
been created in the south end of the
sound connecting the Baltic with the
North Sea and offers to provide Ger
man pilots for neutral vessels enter
ing the zone. It is reported that
German cruisers await the arrivel of
ships and show the way through
the waters which are strewn with
anchored mines.
It is believed that the recent min
ing of the entrance of the Baltic sea
is intended to prevent blockade run
ners reaching Russia with shipments
and will cause all neutrals to recog
nize the right of Germany’s control
of the Baltic. It is believed that the
government of Normay and Sweden
will protest against the mining of
the channel.
MARIPOSA DUE BACK
SATURDAY MORNING
The local office of the Alaska
Steamship company expects the
steamship Mariposa to return from
Anchorage about Saturday morning.
The steamship Admiral Evans,
which goes to Kodiak this trip', is not
expected back from the westward
until Monday next. There are a num
ber of persons who have been attend
ing the term of court in Valdez and
they will leave for their homes in
Cordova and interior points on the
first steamer.
Notice of Meeting.
-The regular meeting of Valdez
Aerie 1971, Fraternal Order of Ea
gles will be held at Eagles Hall, Fri
day evening, September 24. All mem
bers requested to be present. All
visiting Eagles specially invited.
2t C. J. TODD, Secy.
JOFFRE PMS VISIT
TO ITU FRON
Rome Hints of Concerted Miiita
Action—King Decorates
Frenchman.
\
ROME. Sept. 23.—A semi-offic
note announces that General Joffi
the French Commander in Chief, h
paid a visit to Italy to be present
to King Victor Emmanuel and ma
the acquaintance of Lieut. Gen. C
dorna, Chief of Staff of the Itali
Army. The King greatly appreciat
General Joffre’s visit, and confer*
upon him the Grand Cross of t
Military Order of Savoy.
Gen. Joffre spent two days at ge
eral headquarters and inspect
some of the more important poin
along the frontier. He arrived
Turin on Friday and was met at t
station by Gen. Porro, Assistant Chi
of the General Staff, who accomp
nied him to Milan. The two Genert
then proceeded to general headqut
ters.
Public opinion is highly gratifi
at Gen. Joffre’s visit. The newsp
pers remark that the French Gover
ment thus returns Gen. Porro’s vis
to France, but add that the hij
position held by Gen. Porro’s vii
to France, but add that the high p
sition held by General Joffre mak
the visit more than a mere act
courtesy.
GERMANS WILL
SETTLE FOR FRY!
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—
Adnjiralty Has Been Instructed to L
All Passenger Ships Go Free
Even With Munitions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—Fret
dent Wilson has received the rep
of the German government to tl
American government to the secor
note sent from Washington to Deri
in the Frye case. The German no
is friendly and concedes that Pres
dent Wilson’s view of the intern
tional law is correct. The Germr
government states that the owne
of the American bark Frye will 1
indemnified to the full extent of tl
vessel and cargo.
The German note also annour.C'
that the German admiralty has be<
instructed to warn commanders •
submarines against sinking America
vessels even when loaded with mun
tions of war destined for ports r
countries with which Germany is i
war The commanders of snbmarim
have been instructed to pern.it a
neutral vessels to go free if they cai
not be captured and taken to Ge
man ports as prizes of war.
MAY LOSE CITIZENSHIP.
Status of Baltimoreans Fighting i
Europe is in Doubt.
BALTIMORE Sept. 23.—A quec?
tion of law may arise if the youn,
Baltimoreans now fighting in Europ,
John Poe, John Sidney Howell, Ale:,
ander Godby, and Martin D. Mono}
han, attempt to return to their ni
tive land. It is held by the Depart
ment of Labor that by taking up arm
they have expatriated themselve;
This was the findings in the case c
Prank Caswell, of Harrison, Me., wh
attempted to come home, after flgh'.
ing with the Canadian contingen
but was held up by the authority
cn the ground that he had ceased t
be a citizen of the United States
Local officers declare that a diffel
ent light may be thrown upon tb
subject when it becomes known ui.
der just what conditions these youn
Baltimoreans enlisted. If they rt;
nounced their allegiance to the Ua|
ted States, and swore allegiance t^j
the flag of England, there appeal
to be doubt as to just what the foi
eign powers exact of their recruit!
The steamer Alliance of the Ind<j
pendent Stemshlp line, is expected tj
reach Valdes tonight. She bring
two passengers for Valdes.