v0|_ 10 VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914. NO. 297.
MAKES JUNCTION WITH VON BUELOW; SAVES ARMY
german right still fighting in strong position
REPORTED GERMANY ASKS U. S. SECURE ALLIES TERMS
Sirs CAPITALISTS
WILL CALL HALT
President Wilson Believes European
Countries Cannot Long Stand
Enormous Expense.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Presi
dent Wilson has expressed the opin-'
ion that the devastating war in
which the European countries are
engaged will be brought to a close
before two months have passed. He
believes the capitalists of Europe will
soon begin to use their influence to
have the war terminated, as the enor
mous expense threatens to bankrupt
even the most powerful nations in
the struggle.
The announcement was recently
made that German was arranging to
place loans aggregating more than
two hundred and fifty million dollars
and England has asked her colonies
to subscribe to the war fund to keep
up the struggle. France has also
made enormous loans and found dif
ficulty in placing them with French
bankers, as was evidenced by her
desioe ito secure <*the (money from
Morgan & Co., of New York.
President Wilson believes that
America will be called upon to as
sume the role of mediator when the
European nations have reached the
point where they cannot prolong hos
tilities through lack of finances.
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People of Rome Demanding That
Italy Enter the Tight and Se
cure Austrian Provinces.
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LONDON, Sept. 18.—The Italian
government has about completed the
mobilization of its army and all re
servists in Italy are now with the
colors. Italian reservists in this
country have been notified that they
must report at once for duty and
this is taken as an Indication that
Italy will soon enter the fight with
the allies against the Austrian-Ger
man forces.
Mobs in Rome are parading the
streets cheering for France and Eng
land and demanding that Italy take
a part in the war against the hated
Austrians, who have been the tradi
tional enemies of the Italian speaking
provinces on the Adriatic Sea.
It is believed here that should Italy
join the Triple Eentente Greece and
Roumania are certain to do so and
that Turkey and Bulgaria may enter
the fight for Germany. The armies
of all the nations mentioned are pre
pared for the war, having been mobil
ized for weeks.
AUGUST IMPORTS
SHOW INCREASE
SEATTLE, Sept. 18.—The customs
department In Seattle has reported
that during the month of August last
the imports were $1,000 greater than
during the corresponding month last
year. The Importations of silk to
America from the Orient have been
exceptionally heavy since the open
ing of hostilities in Europe.
French Claim That German Army Is In Bad Position—Allies Army Rests On
Frontier Forts and Belgians Are Striking At Rear—Germans Evacuate
Varennes Indicating Right Is Again To Fall Back—Montenegrins Marching
On Serajevo—Intensely Cold In Balkans and Soldiers Sleep During Day and
March At Night—Germans Claim Russians Kill Captured Wounded.
LONDON, Sept. 18.—The two big
armies face each other on a battle
line extending 200 miles from the
Swiss border at Belfort through Ver
dun, describing an arc and the right
of the German and the left of the
allies lines are at Laon.
The German right is commanded by
General von Kluck and the allies are
striving to surround this section of
the army, which consists of what
remains of three full army corps of
the kaiser’s troops. They are mak
ing a desperate resistance and al
though the allies have several times
thought that von Kluck and his army
was caught in a position from which
it could not escape, it has neverthe
less been able to pull away and final
ly made a junction with General von
Buelow.
Report Position Hopeless.
The Paris reports of the battle as
sert that the position of General von
Kluck is hopeless and that he has but
one means of escape and that is
northeast and if he endeavored that
route will be forced to abandon his
artillery and flee for the border of
Luxemburg.
French Trying Prevent Junction of
German Forces.
The French are endeavoring to pre
vent the junction of the three arm
ies in the center between Verdun and
Belford, which are separated. Gen
eral Rupprecht, crown prince of Ba
varia, and General Albrecht, of Sax
ony, are working to make a junction
with General Heeringen so that the
three armies can make a determined
attack upon the French line near Ver
•dun.
Germans Evacuate Varennes.
PARIS, Sept. 18.—The Germans
have evacuated the city of Varennes,
indicating that the right wing is
weakening and will be forced to fall
back. The French are pushing their
advantage and are assaulting the po
sitions taken by the retreating troops.
French Say German Army In Precar
ious Poeitlon.
The military experts here assert
that the German army is in a very
•bad position, as the French line
backed by the strong border forts
cannot be shaken by the German at
tacks, while the Belgian forces are
delivering a terrific attack and con
stitute a menace to the German rear.
, Heavy Rains Effect Germans.
The recent heavy rains have made
• the roads almost impassable and
have prevented military maneuvering
except upon the roads, thus prevent
ing the Germans from re-forming
their lines quickly as they retire from
position to position. The rains still
continue and are a great aid to the
French.
Russians Still Pursue Austrians.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 18 —The Rus
sian forces still pursue the fleeing
Austrian-German forces and have cap
tured the city of Sandomler.
Dare Not Publish List.
LONDON, Sept. 18.—London news
papers declare that neither the Ger
mans nor the allies dare publish the
list of their losses during the battle
of Marne, which lasted nearly a
week. The losses on both sides are
reported by correspondents to have
been so enormous that they would
stagger the world if known.
German Breastwork of Dead.
It is reported that at one point
where the Germans had made a deter
mined stand against the allies, but
■from which they were driven, that a
breastwork of German dead six feet
high had been thrown up. Whole
companies of artillery had been kill
ed and their places taken by others
until forced to retreat.
Turcos Ware Slaughtered.
The allies are reported to have
suffered tremendous losses. The
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' Turcos, the French Algerian troops,
stormed the German position and cap
tured it at a cost of seventeen thou
sand dead and wounded. The French
also suffered heavily.
Turcos Lost 17,000 Dead
The Turco division which assaulted
the German position were slaughter
ed, leaving 17,000 men on the field,
but they succeeded in taking the po
sitions and driving the Germans out.
Great Engineering Feat.
The work of the French engineers
in constructing a bridge across the
raging torrent of the Aisne made pos
sible the capture of the heights up
on which the Germans had re-form
ed and were making a stand. The
engineers constructed the bridge in
the face of a terrible fire from the
Germans and when they had com
pleted the work the infantry rushed
across and carried the heights by
storm.
Battle Line Extended.
On the third day of the battle of
the Aisne the battle line had ex
tended a distance of 200 miles and
both sides had all the tropos they
could secure in the battle line, which
extended from the Swiss French bor
der to fifty miles northeast of Paris.
Innocent Citizens Suffer.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—The
Belgium minister, E. Havenith, has
protested to President Wilson against
the continued atrocities of the Ger
mans in Belgium. The statement is
made that in spite of the assurances
of the German officers that citizens
who took no part in the war would
be safe that many were being ruth
lessly slaughtered. At Linsman a
number of peasants who had offered
no resistance to the invaders were
arrested and their bodies afterwards
found in a ditch with their skulls
fractured by the butts of German ri
fles. It is also declared that wound
ed Belgians were killed by the in
vaders.
Used White Flag As a Decoy.
It is also asserted that the Ger
man troops near Louvain hoisted a
white flag and when Belgians ap
proached they were met by a with
ering fire from the German rifles.
Although the citizens of Louvain of
fered no resistance the German of
ficers permitted their soldiers to loot
the banks.
Russian Atrocities Charged.
BERLIN, Sept. 18.—The German
war office charges that the Russian
Invaders of East Prussia have been
guilty of the most terrible atrocities
and have murdered men, women and
children non-combatants who were
unable to flee from them and secure
shelter across the Vistula. The mur
der of wounded German troops is al
so charged and the mutilating of the
bodies of the dead.
Berlin Is Bitter.
The people of Berlin are bitter to
wards the Russian forces and sweat
revenge against them.
Slavs In Galicia Arrested.
The military authorities of Austria
have arrested 2,100 Galicians, who
are charged with having given in
formation to the Russians regarding
the movements of the Austria-Ger
man armies and it is expected they
will be shot. Drastic measures are
to be taken to prevent the Slavs of
Austria from aiding the Russian arm
ies.
German Reservists Take Place of
Regulars.
ANTWERP, Sept. 18.—The German
garrisons in Belgium are being chang
ed and the men of the first line of
the army are being sent into France
to aid the troops fighting there, while
the reserves are being brought up
from Germany to replace the men
sent into France. The reserves were
stationed at Interior German forts,
but have now been moved forward
In order that the hard pressed forces
of the kaiser in France may be sav
ed from utter defeat.
General von Kluck Is 8aved.
PARIS, Sept. 18.—The war office
today admitted that General von
Kluck, commanding the extreme Ger
man right, and whose army was ex
pected to fall, has finally evaded the
allies and made a junction with Gen
eral von Buelow, and both commands
having received strong reinforce
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REPUBLICANS TRY
BLOCK LEGISLATION
But Democrats Learn of Ancient Rule
of Senate Which Will Work
Against Filibustering.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Because
of the efforts of the minority mem
bers of the Senate, who are fighting
the administration bill appropriating
money for the rivers and harbors
work of the government, the ancient
rule which provides that unanimous
consent must be given to allow a
senator to yield the floor to another.
It is expected by this rule to pre
vent the filibustering now going on
by the Republicans, who yield the
floor to one another and prevent a
vote being taken.
Under the new rule, if a senator
wished to yield, the chair will recog
nize some other speaker unless by
unanimous consent the Senate agrees
to the change in speakers. In order
to hold the floor the Republican must
speak continuously or a Democrat
will secure the floor and bring the
bill to a vote.
RECEIVER fOR
OIL COMPANY
Katalla Manufacturers Are In Finan
cial Trouble and Representative
Gray Named As Receiver.
Judge F. M. Brown in the district
court today appointed Representative
Robert Gray as receiver for the Alas
ka Oil and Refining Company, a
Washington corporation, which has
been manufacturing gasolene at Ka
talla the past two years.
The receiver’s bond was fixed at
$5,000 and a trustee <wlll be elected
by the creditors, who will succeed
the receiver.
The company is reported to owe be
tween $10,000 and $15,000 and has
a refining plant and one patented
claim besides other oil property
which it owns but has not as yet
received patent for. They have put
considerable gasolene on the market
at Valdez, Cordova, Port Wells and
other Southwestern Alaska ports.
Alex. Thompson arrived last even
ing from the Ramsay-Rutherford.
ments from Belgium they have as
sumed the offensive.
Commence a Terrific Attack.
The reinforced German right has
commenced a terrible attack and the
allies are rushing reinforcements to
the left wing of the army in order to
hold them back.
Russians Would Cut Off Austrians
From Cracow.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 18.—The Rus
sians are trying to prevent the flee
ing Austrians from reaching Cracow,
where the strong fortifications would
allow the beaten army to re-form and
be re-outfited. The Cossacks are pur
suing the fleeing, panic stricken mob
of Austrian soldiers and a force is
pushing down from Poland with a
view of cutting off the Austrian force
before it can reach Cracow.
Deserters Join Russians.
Many Slav and Bohemian citizens
of Austria-Hungary have deserted
from the army of the Austrians and
have enlisted with the Russian forces.
Expect Germans To Withdraw From
East -Prussia.
The war office expects the German
general staff to see the folly of furth
er resistance to the Russian advance
in East Prussia and predict that the
eight German army corps in that sec
tion will be withdrawn and that the
Russian advance will be unopposed.
Expect Revolution In Austria.
ROME, Sept. 18.—Reports received
here indicate that the revolution in
Austria is growing and that the Aus
trian government has become alarm
ed and is anxious for peace. The
revolution threatens to dethrone Em
peror Francis Joseph.
Montenegrin* Marching On Serajevo.
NISH, Sejt. 18.—The Montenegrin
army is now marching upon' Serejevo,
the capital of Bosnia and Herzego
vina, which they hope to take with
but slight resistance, as the popula
tion is mostly Slav and are expected
to Join the army of the Servian-Mon
tenegrin kings.
Intensely Cold In Balkans.
Because of the Intense cold in the
Balkans the army sleeps during the
day and marches at night. The cold
is working a terrible hardship up
on the army, which, however, is bear
ing its discomforts with stoic indiffer
ence and is determined to take Sera
jevo before winter sets in.
Autos for Wounded.
LONDON, Sept. 18.—In order to
transport the soldiers to the sea coast
and to bring back the wounded, the
automobile buses of London and oth
er cities have been commandeered.
Lines paralleling the railroads have
been established and are in opera
tion. In this way the capacity of the
routes of the seacoast has been al
most doubled and it will be possible
to transport the wounded to the hos
pitals to which they are assigned with
much greater speed than if the rail
roads were depended upon.
.General von Kluck In Strong Position
PARIS, Sept. 18.—The war office
admits that the German army com
manded by General von Kluck has
secured a strong position and that
the allies are unable to locate the
German guns. The air scouts have
flown repeatedly over the positions
taken by the Germans but without
success in locating their batteries,
and until they are spotted and silen
ced the infantry dare not be sent
against the German lines.
Continue Efforts 8urround German
Right.
LONDON, Sept. 18.—A picked army
of French troops, the best of the first
line, are marching northward to out
flank the German right Wing. The
army is making forced marches and
expects to force the Germans to re
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GERMAN WAR SHIP
OFF CAPE FLATTERY
Believed To Be Leipzig, Which Was
Reported To Have Secured Coal
Near Honolulu.
SEATTLE, Sept. 18.—The Japan
ese liner Tacoma Maru, which sailed
from this port Wednesday night, re
turned suddenly yesterday and will
stay here for some time. The offi
cers report that as the steamer was
clearing the straits she sighted a
German warship off Cape Flattery.
The warship signalled the Tacoma
Maru to stop, but the captain turn
ed and raced back to port.
There is much speculation as to the
identity of the warship, as it was
believed that all German warships
had been cleared from the Pacific
with the exception of the Nuremburg
and Leipzig and they were last re
ported near Honolulu. The German
cruisers are reported to have been
coaled off Honolulu, in which event
they have had an opportunity of tak
ing toll from British and Japanese
merchant ships.
The Nuremburg was reported some
time ago as having engaged the Aus
tralian warships Warrego and Aus
tralia in battle in the south sea and
was reported to have escaped aj
though badly damaged. The warship
off Flattery is believed to be the
Leipzig.
JAPS FRIENDLY
10 AMERICANS
Businessmen In Tokio Declare the
Japs Do Not Covet Philippines
—Denounce Jingoes.
TOKIO, Sept. 18.—The Japanese
Commercial Association, including
the business men of all parts of the
empire, held a banquet last night in
this city and all the speakers de
nounced the efTorts of the jingoes of
the Japanese empire and those of the
United States who are predicting and
urging the two countries to war,
claiming that the people of Japan do
not and never have coveted the Phil
ippine islands and denouncing the
newspapers on both sides of the
ocean which are attempting to es
trange the Japanese and the people
of the United States.
“The Japanese have always felt
friendly towards the American peo
ple and wish them as neighbors be
cause the United States government
has no policy of expansion which
aims at Japanese holdings," said one
of the speakers.
High government officials attended
the banquet and applauded the peace
talk, indicating that the government
approves the efforts to secure a bet
ter understanding between the two
nations.
MARIPOSA DUE
ATJJONIGHT
The steamer Mariposa reached Cor
dova at 10 o’clock this morning and
is expected to reach Valdez at 8 this
evening.
The Newlyweds at the Orpheum to
, night.