• VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1914. NO. 356.
VOL. 10.
HINDENBERG’S ARMY IS CRUSHED
GERMAN ARMY IS FLEEING TO BORDER IN DISORDER
RUSSIANS NEAR CRACOW; POURING INTO HUNGARY
GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS IN PRZEMYSL ARE FIGHTING
ANOTHER MURDER
III BRISTOL BUT
Twelve-year-old Native Shoots Anoth
er Because of Abuse of Na
tive Woman.
On October 13th Saker Judas shot
and killed a native named Wassella
about 15 miles above Naknek, and
ehot and wounded Bandley Kovik, al
so a native, at the same time. The
natives had been drinking native
beer and were all more or less in
toxicated.
It seems Wassella had been abus
ing the mother of Judas, a boy 12
years of age, and he secured a gun
and shot Wassella through the fore
head, just between the eyes, killing
him instantly. Kovik heard the shot
and was coming to the fish house,
where the shooting occurred, to find
out what was the matter, when Ju
das fired a shot at him wounding him
in the chin. The last shot was made
because the boy was frightened and
not because Kovik or Judas had had
any trouble. Judas has been bfeund
over to the district court charged
with murder.
FOREST FIRES
IJURKANSAS
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 27.—For
est fires have swept the southern
section of Arkansas and have jumped
across the line into Louisiana. A
dozen people have been caught in the
■path of the flames and cremated. The
etate governments have sent troops
to the fire section to stop thfe spread
/of the flames. The damage to date
is many millions of dollars and sev
eral large towns are in the path of
the flames and will be lost unless the
wind changes.
ALASKA’S WATER
DEPTHS UNCERTAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.—Re
markable changes in the ocean floor
off the Alaska coast were reported
here today by Capt. C. D. Pederson,
whaling master and explorer, who re
turned from the far north several
days ago with the whaler Herman.
According to Capt. Pederson, the
water between Hog island and Amak
nak island has shoaled from an indi
cated chart depth of nine and one
half fathoms at high water, making
it Impossible for vessels of large
draught to ubo the passage.
Capt. Pederson believes the change
is due to volcanic disturbances on
Bogoslof island and in Unalaska.
The Valdez Civic League will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in the
city hall. All members are request
ed to be present.
The Brighton arrived yesterday
from Port Wells.
British Battleship Bulwark Sunk At Mouth of Thames and Only Twelve Out of
Crew of 800 Saved—Admiralty Says Accidental Dropping of Lyditte Shell
Caused Explosion—Germans Report Victory At Lowicz Where 40,000
Russians Were Captured But Admit Were Forced To Retire After Battle—
German Army Corps Surrounded At Brediny, Broke Through Russian Lines
But Were Cut Off From Support, Fighting Desperately But Must Surrender.
LONDON, Nov. 27—The army of
Germans commanded by General Hin
denberg, which invaded Poland, has
been hopelessly defeated. His force
has been crushed near Lowicz and is
’otreating in disorder towards the
Posen forts. The Russians are hope
ful of cutting off this retreat and of
annihilating his force and they are
rushing forward large forces of cav
alry to outflank the retreating Ger
mans and force them to accept bat
tle In the disorganized and unpre
pared condition the army is now in.
The Hindenberg army has been brok
en from the German force operating
near Cracow and the Silecian fron
tier is unprotected.
Reports Are Conflicting.
LONDON, Nov. 27—The reports
from Poland are hopelessly conflict
ing. The British observer’s official
reports are slow coming in, while the
dispatches from Berlin announce Ger
man victories!. The reports from
British military men with the czar’s
army indicate, however, that the Rus
sian advance continues and the gen
eral report is to the effect that Gen
eral Hindenberg has been hopelessly
beaten and is trying to reach the Ger
man frontier forts to re-form his
army.
Russian Army Near Cracow.
The Russian army operating south
of Warsaw is now within ten miles
of Cracow, the former capital of Po
land, and one of the strongly for
tified frontier cities. The army op
erating in Galicia has started the
invasion of Hungary and is now ov
errunning that province.
Austrians Execute Galicians.
LEMBERG, Nov. 27.—The Austri
ans have arrested 10,000 citizens of
Galicia whom they charge with aiding
the Russians. One thousand of them
have been put to death and 1,000
homes have been destroyed by fire
■in revenge for the aid the Slavs and
Poles have given the czar’s troops.
Germans and Austrians Reported
Fighting.
LEMBERG, Nov. 27—Heavy fir
ing has been reported in Przemysl,
where German and Austrian troops
are holding the city against the Rus
sians. It is believed the two nation
als have come to blows and are
fighting each other. It has been
known for some time that the Aus
trians objected to being commanded
by officers selected by the German
kaiser and were upon the point of
open revolt. The Austrians were de
sirous of surrendering the city to the
Russians but the kaiser’s troops ob
ject. The report has reached here
that the commander of the Austrian
army in Przemysl has been court
martialed and shot by the Germans.
Allies Outnumber Germans.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—The military
experts estimate that the allies have
a force of 2,500,000 men in northern
France and Belgium fighting 1,600,000
Germans. The British force in
Prance consists of 400,000 men and
will be Increased within six weeks
to fully 1,000,000, as the new army is
about ready to be sent across the
Channel to reinforce the force on
the continent.
Dixmude Is Retaken.
The allies have recaptured Dix
mude and now hold that city. The
Germans have been driven back all
along the line in Belg’um and from
Arras north and have suffered heavy
loss. It is expected that the allies
will now take the offensive against
the army commanded by the Duke
of Wurttemberg, although some ex
perts believe that the offensive of the
allies will be concentrated at a point
near the southern border of Luxem
berg in an effort to threaten the Ger
man rear and force the evacuation of
Belgium.
Kitchener Reports Russian Victory.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—Lord Kitchen
er today announced that the German
defeat In Poland was the worst de
feat the kaiser’s army had suffered
in this war. The losses In men and
war supplies was enormous. The
Russians have pushed forward at ev
ery point not only In Poland but In
East Prussia. The retreat of the
Germans was so precipitate that a
gap of 50 miles has been left open
on the Silesian border into which the
Russians are expected to pour, lay
ing waste the richest province of the
kaiser’s empire.
German* Capture 40,000 Russian*.
BERLIN, Nov. 27.—The Germans
have won a great victory at Lowicz,
Poland, and have taken 40,000 Rus
sian prisoners. The German army,
however, for strategic purposes, has
been forced to fall back towards the
German frontier and left the Russians
in possession of the battlefield. The
German losses were light.
Cholera Rages In Antwerp.
LONDON, Nov. 27.—Cholera is re
ported raging in Antwerp.
British Lose Battleship.
LONDON, Nov. 27—The British
battleship Bulwark was sunk off the
mouth of the Thames river yesterday
morning and only 12 of the crew of
800 men were saved. The Bulwark
was doing patrol duty when a sud
den explosion sent the big vessel to
the bottom. The ship’s band was on
the deck playing national airs and
the sea was calm when the big 15,000
ton vessel was suddenly lifted from
the water, turned over and disappear
ed. The terrific explosion shattered
the windows and rocked the houses
in Sheemess.
Churchill’s Explanation Don’t Explain
Lord Churchill, lord of the admiral
ty, made an explanation to the House
of Lords at its session last night,
claiming that the loss of the Bul
wark was due to the explosion of one
of the ship’s magazines and not to
the act of a German submarine. The
eiplanation was unsatisfactory and
■it is believed a parlimentary in
vestigation will be ordered of the
naval department
Navy Stronger Than At Beginning of
War.
Lord Churchill states that in spite
ROOSEVELT GETS
CHANGE OF VENUE
Libel Suit By Boas Barnes Will Be
Tried In Onondago County,
New York State.
ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 27.—The ap
pelate court of this state today grant
ed a change of venue from Albany
county *o Onondago county in the
suit brought by Boss Barnes, the ex
Republican leader, against Boss
Roosevelt, the owner of the Bull
Moose party, who is being sued for
libel by Barnes, who was charged
with grafting by Roosevelt and the
Albany boss now seeks money dam
age or else wants Roosevelt to prove
bis assertions.
Roosevelt insists that he will prove
the charge and for months he has
had a detective agency seeking evi
dence against Barnes with what suc
cess will only be known during the
trial.
WILSON PROTESTS
TO BELLIGERENTS
Objected To Dropping of Bombs From
Aeroplanes Upon Defense
less Cities.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—It has
just developed that President Wilson
of the United States had early in
September, following the first drop
ping of bombs upon unfortified cities,
sent to all the belliegerents a strong
protest against the continuation of
the violations of The Hague peace
agreement signed by many of the
nations at war.
The aeroplane attacks upon de
fenseless cities was* considered by
President Wilson as justifying his
protest.
The German government, however,
has continued to send its air ma
chines against many French and Rus
sian cities and at Rheims and at
Warsaw the American consulates
were hit.
of the losses of ships since the be
ginning of the war the navy was
stronger today than on August 4th,
when war was declared. New ships
of war have been built, more are
building. The shipyards of the Brit
ish Isles were working day and night
and many new vessels would be add
ed to the fleet within a month.
German Fleet Inactive.
Churchill also states that the Brit
ish fleet is active and is exposed to
constant danger from the German
submarines, while the kaiser’s ships
remain behind the Kiel canal fortifi
cations and^ cannot be reached, in
spite of which fact, however, the na
val chief points out that Germany has
lost more ships in proportion to the
relative size of the navies than have
the British.
London In a Panic.
The city is in a panic because of
the loss of the battleship Bulwark off
the mouth of the River Thames. It is
feared the kaiser’s navy is preparing
to raid the British ports and possi
bly land an, army in England.
Bulwark a $5,000,000 Ship.
The Bulwark lost by the British
yesterday is a 15,000-ton battleship
of the dreadnought type and was
built in 1899 and commissioned in
1902. The ship cost $4,889,230, had a
speed of 18 knots and carried 2,000
tons of coal. The armament consist
ed of four 12-inch guns, twelve 6
inch guns of the rapid fire type, six
teen 3-inch rapid fire guns and four
guns of smaller type.
Russians Pouring Into Hungary.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 27.—The Rus
sian army in Galicia is pouring
through the gap of the Carpathians
at Dukla, southwest of Przemysl and
is headed for Buda Pesth, the capital
of Hungary.
German Corps Surrounded At Brediny
The Germann army corps which
broke through the Russian line at
Brediny has been completely sur
rounded. Reinforcements sent to the
Russian commander enabled him to
block the way of the German corps
from its supports, which have been
forced to retire. The Germans had
broken through the Russian line and
for a short time it looked as if the
battle was lost, but with the timely
arrival of the reserves the enemy
were cut ofT and although still fight
ing desperately to cut a way through
to the supporting column they have
been blocked at every point and must
surrender as ammunition and food
supplies have been exhausted.
Believe Hindenberg Caught.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 27.—The war
office believes that General Hinden
berg has been surrounded and will
be forced to surrender. The Rus
sians have inflicted terrible losses up
on his force In Poland and has sur
rounded his army, cutting off retreat
towards Germany. Hindenberg was
caught In the trap late yesterday and
has been fighting desperately to make
(Contlnnea on page 2.)
Friends of Idaho Senator Think He
Can Be Elected In 1916—Whit
man’s Friends Active.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Many
Republicans insist that Senator Wil
liam Edgar Borah, the Republican sen
ator from Idaho, is the logical candi
date for the Republican party to
name in 1916 for president. Senator
Borah was formerly a Progressive,
but returned to the Republican party
almost two years ago. He has never
held but one political office that of
senator from Idaho, to which he was
elected in 1907 and re-elected in 1913.
His term expires in 1919.
Friends of Governor-elect Whitman,
of New York, however, insist that
he is the man to lead the G. O. P.
to victory and that his record as
prosecuting attorney of New York has
made him known to all the people
of the states and that his conduct of
the office of governor of New York
will soon demonstrate to the voters
his fitness for an executive position.
Many Republicans insist that Su
preme Judge Hughes, former gover
nor of New York, would also make
an excellent candidate.
DICK CROKER
MARRIES AGAIN
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Richard
Croker, the former boss of Tammany
Hall, whose wife died in this city
three months ago, was married Sun
day in St. Patrick’s cathedral to a
girl of 23 years. Croker is now 71
years old, having been born at Black
Rock, Ireland, on November 24,1843.
The cathedral was packed with the
friends of the former boss of this city
and his bride wfes showered with
gifts of great value by the politicians
of the city.
STEAMER DORA
WEHTJN ROCKS
The report was received here from
passengers on the steamer Admiral
Evans that the steamer Dora, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, went
aground near Kodiak a few days ago
and for a time it was thought the
ship would go to pieces. Captain Mc
Mullen is reported to have ordered
all the passengers to put on live pre
servers and prepare to leave the ship,
as it was expected she would not be
floated, but fortunately the ship was
floated and was able to reach Kodiak,
Where repairs were made and the ves
sel continued its trip to the westward.
A heavy sea was running when the
Dora struck and many would have
lost their lives but for the able sea
manship of Captain McMullen.
Supt. Ray Millard left for the
Granite property this morning.