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HINDENBERG TAKES OFFENSIVE
GERMANS HAVE FOUR ARMIES ATTACKING RUSSIANS
LARGEST FRENCH BATTLESHIP IS SUNK BY AUSTRIANS
RENEWAL OF FIGHTING ALONG WESTERN BATTLE LINE
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Second Note Expected In Few Days
_Will Be More Complete—Won’t
y. Guarantee Manifests.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—The State
Department is not satisfied with the
reply made by the British government
to the protest sent by President Wil
son to Great Britain because of the
stopping and searching of American
merchant vessels which are engaged
in carrying merchandise between
neutral countries.
A more complete reply is expected
in a few days from London. This re
ply is awaited with considerable in
terest. It is reported that the gov
ernment is determined to be firm and
will insist upon the right of the
American ships to go unsearched, nor
will the government inspect all car
goes and guarantee that the manifests
■are as indicated, but will prosecute
any and all persons who can be
shown to have violated the laws of
the United States.
UT MARKET
TAKES A JUMP
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Fish Sold Yesterday for 11 Cents a
Pound—Six Hundred Pounds
Changed Hands.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 12.—Halibut sold
here yesterday for 11 cents a pound
wholesale. The fish has been bring
, ing 4 and 5 cents a pound. The mar
ket Is short and only 600 pounds of
fish changed hands.
Prince Rupert, the terminus of the
Grand Trunk Pacific, has' become a
great fishing port and many of the
fishermen who heretofore brought
their catches to Seattle for trans
shipment to the eastern cities now
go to Prince Rupert because it is
nearer the Alaska fishing banks and
the Canadian fish dealers have agreed
to take all fish offered at 5 cents a
pound no matter what the price may
be in Seattle. This has resulted in
most of the fishing boats taking the
catch to the Canadian town. At
Prince Rupert the fish are placed in
refrigerator oars and sent to eastern
cities. The catch coming from the
’northern waters finds a ready market.
Fishermen of this city state that
the Seattle fish dealers manipulate
the prices sol that the fishermen re
ceive but little for the catch. Sever
al investigations have been made but
the conditions do not change. Com
petition with Prince Rupert may re
sult in a fairer deal in this city for
the fishermen.
Joe Plant will leave on the steam
er Mariposa for the states. He will
return to Alaska next spring after
touring the United States.
The Prospector office for Job work.
Courbet Sunk and Jean Bart Badly Damaged By Austrian Submarine—Ger
mans Plan To Crush Grand Duke’s Army—Simultaneous Attacks By Four
Different Armies—Austria Still In Bad Shape—British Waiting for Spring
To Start General Advance—Fighting Reported From Many Points.
BERLIN, Jan. 12—Big military op
erations have been started in Poland.
The general staff is now certain that
the Anglo-French line in the west is
unable to make any progress in
Flanders and Franjp and all the re
serve strength of Germany, that has
been held at interior points for in
stant dispatch to the eastern or west
ern border, has been sent to aid Gen.
Hindenburg in one determined at
tempt to crush the Russian opposi
tion. The confidence of the people
in Field Marshal von Hindenburg is
reflected in the war office and the
emperor and people are willing that
he should be given a free hand and
have at his disposal all the military
strength that can be spared from the
fighting in the west.
Hindenburg Near Warsaw.
Gen. Hindenburg has established
his headquarters near the Bzura riv
. Mackensen is further north
operating near Plock from the Vis
tula to the positions at Lowicz. King
Ludwig, of Bavaria, Is in command
of the troops now in possession of
Mlawa, near Soldau, while a fourth
army is at Thorn ready to push up
the Vistula and clear the north bank
of the river of Russians who have
been blocking the river transporta
tion of supplies to the army.
Four Armies Attack At Once.
The four armies will attack the
Russians simultaneously and it is ex
pected that the Russians will be
forced to abandon the Hungarian in
vasion and the march on Cracow and
send reinforcements to Warsaw to
protect that city from Gen. Hinden
burg's attacks.
Germans Bringing Up Heavy Guns
PETROGRAX), Jan. 12.—The Ger
mans are bringing up heavy guns.
The heavy calibre artillery includes
some guns as large as 11-inch. These
monsters are moved along ordinary
roads by motor traction, but in an
emergency can even be dragged by
horses, 13 to a gun. Naturally they
move only on the best chausee roads,
and these are extremely sparse in Po
land, but the frost has now set in,
which will doubtless facilitate traffic
of every kind, provided the snowfalls
are not too heavy. Presumably the
heavy artillery is not intended so
much to force the passage of the riv
ers as to bombard fortresses. Their
first idea was that if they got across
the rivers they would soon dispose of
the Russian forces behind this line
and march gloriously into Warsaw.
Long Russian Line.
LONDON, Jan. 12.—With the en
trance of Rumania into the war as
an ally of Russia, the Russian line
will extend from the shores of the
Black Sea to the coast of the Adri
atic and will link the Servian army
with the Rumanians and the Ruman
ians with the Russians operating in
Galicia. It is believed here that Ru
mania will enter the war soon. The
extensive line of the Russians, Ru
manians and Servians then operat
ing against Austria-Hungary will
mean the collapse of the Germanic
eastern campaign.
Austrians Sink French Dreadnought.
BERLIN, Jan. 12.—The 23,000-ton
French battleship Courbet, one of the
latest and best ships in the French
navy, was sunk yesterday at the en
trance of the Adriatic by an Austrian
submarine. The French battleship
Jean Bart, the pride. of the French
admiralty and the flagship of the
French Mediterranean fleet, was bad
ly damaged as a result of a collision
in the panic to escape the Austrian
submarines.
The Courbet was a 23,500-ton super
dreadnought, built in 1914, with a
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LANE FAVORS PURCHASE OF CORDOVA ROAD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Secretary
Franklin K. Lane, of the Department
of the Interior, in an interview today
stated that the Alaska railroad would
be started in the spring. The an
nouncement was made following the
conference yesterday between the
secretary and the members of the
Alaska Engineering Commission.
President Wilson attended the con
ference.
The secretary admits that the pur
chase of the Cordova railroad, owned
by the Copper River and Northwest
ern Railroad Company, composed of
the Morgan and Guggenheim Inter
ests, is desired and that it should
toe made a part of the government
system because it would then mean
the one system of roads to the cop
per fields, the interior, and by the
building of a road to the Matanuska
from Chitina would bring all the lines
to one coast terminal.
It is reported that the Morgan in
terests have offered the Cordova rail
road to Secretary Lane at any price
that the government experts may put
upon it. Some reports say that It
has been offered for the sum of $5,
000,000. J. P. Morgan has held sev
eral conferences with the secretary
regarding the sale of the road.
Just how soon the Alaska Engi
neering Commission will make its re
port cannot be stated. That Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Lane have
had from the commissioners a full
verbal report is not doubted, but not
until the report Is written and printed
for distribution among the members
of congress will it be made public.
Alaskans expect the report in a fe#
days.
That the selection of a coast term
inal will precipitate a fight in con
gress is certain. The advocates of
the different routes expect to take
the matter to the floor of congress
if the commission does not select the
route they favor. All the roads have
agents here. The Roslne interests,
’with plans of a road from Haines to
Fairbanks,fcon to the Matanuska, with
a branch line and another to Nome,
are well represented, as is the Cor
dova railroad and the Seward line.
Clifford Philips and J. Swanson left
for Mineral creek this morning.
DO JAP WARSHIPS
FOR TRE FAIR
TOKIO, Jan. 12—The government
has Informed the American ambassa
dor that because of the war the ad
miralty does not care to send a bat
tleship to attend the parade through
the Panama Canal and the opening
of the San Francisco exposition. The
government had Intended to show its
friendliness by sending several of the
largest ships in the navy but can
not now carry out its plan.
BREAD GOES UP
CENT A LOAF
TOLEDO, Jan. 12.—The bakers of
this city have all raised the price of
bread one cent a loaf. Another raise
will be made if the cost of flour Is
raised by the millers.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
New York Money Bags Will Invest
$25,000 In Bank At Terminus
of Railroad.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—New York
financiers have applied to the Treas
ury Department for a charter for a
National bank to be established in
Alaska. The new bank is to bo
known as the Harriman National
Bank of Alaska and is to be located
at the coast town that secures the
terminus of the government railroad
from the coast to the interior.
The capital of the new bank will
be $25,000. Just who are the back
ers of the new venture is not made
public.
O. A. Borgan won the diamond ring
raffled at the Hunt Candy Store. The
letters P D was the winning combina
tion.
BORDER TROUBLES
ME SETTLED
Gen. Scott Succeeds In Having Op
posing Generals Sifcn Peace
Pact At Naco.
NACO, Jan. 12.—The warring Mex
ican chiefs operating across the bord
er have finally signed a peace pact
and no more trouble is expected along
'the border of Arizona and Mexico.
Gen. Scott has finally been able to
induce the opposing commanders to
agree to conditions for the fighting
near the border that would preven*
stray shots coming across the line
into the United States. This agree
‘ment has been signed by both com
manders with the advice and consent
bf the provisional presidents of both
factions.
The 5,000 American troops station
ed here will, however, remain anil
patrol the border.
BOARD OF TRADE
BF INVESTIGATED
CHICAGO, Jan. 12—The investiga
tion started by the federal govern
ment directed towards the bakers for
raising prices on bread will now be
turned to the Board of Trade, as it
has been found that with wheat at
present prices the bakers cannot sell
bread for the same price they did
when wheat was selling for 80 cents
a bushel. It is charged that the
present prices are speculative and
that insiders are holding up the price.
This combination will be investigat
ed by the federal district attorney.
IMS SMALLER
III NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12—The bak
ers of this city have cut the weight
of loaves of bread by two ounces. A
further cut in weight will be made
if the price of flour goes up.
R. FI. EMPLOYEES
MUST TAKE BATH
Efficiency Expert Says Bathe Tri
Weekly and Drink Three Pints
of Water Daily.
OMAHA, Jan. 12.—The efficiency
expert of the Union Pacific railroad
urges the directors to compel all em
ployees to bathe tri-weekly and to
drink three pints of water daily to
flush the system and carry away the
impurities of the system. All the
employees, it is recommended, should
be compelled to enjoy music every
evening so that the soothing effect of
the music may soothe the nerves.
It is stated that as a result the
bodies and minds of the employees
of the railroad company will be in
better condition and that their work
will be more efficient and especially
the minds of the men, in whose care
are the lives of passengers and the
property of the company, will be
clearer and more active than if the
above rules are not followed.
MANY TOURISTS
COMING NORTH
Steamship Lines Have Already Made
Many Reservations—Travel To
Europe Stopped.
SEATTLE, Jan. 12.—The largest
tourist travel in the history of Alas
ka will leave this city during the next
summer and go to the northern ter
ritory. Steamship men here predict
the best business since the early
days when every steamer was crowd
ed with prospectors going to the
north. Every company operating
steamers from Seattle to Alaska have
received hundreds and hundreds of
requests for information regarding
the trip and for schedules of sailings
besides which several hundred reser
vations have already been made.
The requests for information are
nnostly directed to the lines operating
boats on the inside passage. The Ca
nadian companies operating from
Vancouver to Skagway have also re
ceived many requests for reserva
tions.
The closing of Europe to the tour
ist travel has forced many Americans
to seek for pleasure trips in America,
and most of the railroads and all of
the steamship lines entering this city
have spent thousands of dollars to ad
vertise the advantages of the trip to
Alaska via the inside passage.
The Law and Order committee of
the city council met last night and
considered the Martin ordinance,
which provides for registration of
voters and the .use of the Australian
ballot. The committee, consisting of
Councilmen Lyons, White and Thom
as will report the ordinance favor
able.