„ VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1914. NO 349
VOL. 10.
TURKS FIRE ON U. S. WARSHIP
UNITED STATES MAY BE FORCED INTO WAR BY TURKS
GERMANS DRIVE RUSSIANS BACK; THREATEN WARSAW
RUSSIANS COMPLAIN OF ALLIES SLOWNESS IN FRANCE
STILL FIGHTING
GUTTLE DISEASE
Agricultural Department and State
Governments Have Spent $750,
000 Already .
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The fed
eral government and state govern
ments have spent $750,000 in the ef
fort to eradicate the foot and mouth
disease among cattle. The inspect
ors have slaughtered millions of dol
lars worth of cattle and burned the
bodies. Hundreds of extra inspectors
are still at work inspecting all ship
ments at the points of origin and
also at the packing houses.
The Department of Agriculture will
continue its work, fearing that the
disease may break out again. Only
two states are now quarantined, Mon
tana and Connecticut, and in these
two states many cattle are being
killed and burned every day.
RESERVE ARMY
FOR IHE U. S.
Is Demand of Soldiers Organization
of Men W‘ho Fought In Wars of
1898 and 1899.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18—The Society
of Army of the Philippines, consist
ing of officers and enlisted men of
the American army who served in
the army in the Philippines, Porto
Rico and Cuba in 1898 and 1899, now
in session here, are urging the estab
lishment of an army reserve of 1,
000,000 trained American soldiers who
can be called upon for service in
time of war.
The society is strongly in favor of
preparing for war in times of peace,
claiming not only that it will be in
surance against aggression by Euro
pean powers and thus prevent war,
but that if hostilities do come the
saving of life will be greater because
of a prepared and trained force of
fighters who will be able to bring
the war to a moie speedy conclusion.
SEATTLE CHIEF
TAKES OFFICE
SEATTLE, Nov. 18.—Louis Lang,
the new chief of police appointed by
Mayor Gill to take the position made
vacant by the resignation of Chief
of Police Griffith, took the oath of
office this morning and is now in
charge of the police department. No
changes are expected for some time,
but eventually Chief Lang is expected
to reorganize the force.
L. V. Edwards arrived from Port
Wells today, where he has been on
a prospecting trip. i
German Advance In Poland May Bring Russian Invasion In East Poland To
Standstill—Russia May Concentrate Her Forces To Crush Turks As Allies
Fail To Co-operate With Her—German Railroad Base Destroyed By British
Warships—Armies In Flanders Are Fighting In Liquid Mud.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18—The Navy
land State departments were forced
to admit today that the Turkish forts
had fired upon a launch from the
American battleship Tennessee off
Smyrna, a city in Asia Minor, on the
shore of the Agean Sea.
Washington Excited.
This city Is all excitement, although
few believe the Turkish government
will not offer an immediate apology
for the insult. That the American
govern -'ent will insist upon an apol
ogy and possibly a salute to the flag,
as was demanded from Mexico, is be
lieved certain, but many diplomats as
sert that Turkey will never humble
herself by granting the salute and
that if the administration persists in
any such demand the United States
will be drawn into the fight.
No Details Given Out.
The Navy department has refused
to make any public statement regard
ing the affair, claiming that its ad
vices are meagre and that until a
full report is received the public
should hold its judgment in suspense.
Germans Invade Poland.
LONDON, Nov. 18.—'The German
advance into Poland is confirmed.
The Russians have been driven from
the border and are advancing towards
the Russian line on the Warthe river
and on the Vistula.
German Advance Unexpected.
The German advance was unexpect
ed. The resumption of the offensive
by the kaiser’s troops is partly due to
the slowness of the Russian general
staff to follow up its advantage when
the Germans were driven back from
Warsaw.
Warsaw Again Threatened. <
It is admitted by the war office that
Warsaw is again threatened by the
German advance and that the Rus
sian operations in East Prussia must
also stop for fear of exposing the
army to a sudden flank attack.
Russians Bitter Towards Allies.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 18—The Rus
sian officials are bitterly complaining
because of the lack of energy on the
part of the allies in the western cam
paign. They assert that England and
France have not tried to drive the
Germans from France, but are hold
ing positions behind entrenchments
and waiting for the Russians to bear
the brunt of the fighting. It is report
ed here from reliable sources that
Russia will abandon the campaign
against Germany and concentrate her
full strength against the Turks.
Russians Admit German Advance.
PETROGRAD. Nov. 18.—The war
office admits the German advance in
to Poland. The Germans have forc
ed the Russian army back towards
the Warthe, but have made no great
gains so far. They assert that War
saw is not in danger at present.
May Abandon East Prussian Cam
paign.
The general staff may abandon the
East Prussian campaign, where the
Russians had been making consider
able advances, but should the Ger
mans advance far into Poland the
army in Prusisa would be subject to
a flank attack and the commander
has been advised to confine his oper
ations so that a speedy retirement
can be made.
German Railroad Base Destroyed.
ROTTERDAM, Nov. 18.—The Brit
ish fleet has bombarded Konche Zee
brugge, a railroad base of consider
able size. The railroad station and
many buildings were destroyed by
the shell fire. (The dispatch fails to
say where Konche Zeebrugge is lo
cated. It cannot be found on the
noVth seacoast of Germany nor on
the coast of German East or West
Africa.—Ed.)
Armored Lighters for German Troops.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 18.—The
shipyards at Kiel, the Germania and
the Howard, are building thirty arm
ored lighters capable of carrying 500
mien each and traveling at the rate
of nine miles an hour, to proceed
to the River Scheldt should eventuali
ties permit the landing of German
troops on the coast of England. Fur
thermore, it is asserted that three of
these lighters are completed and al
ready on their way to the Scheldt.
The Germans are building an airship
shed in Schleswig for two large Zep
pelins. The Kockum Shipyards, at
Malmo, Sweden, are building two sub
marines, but as no money has been
appropriated by the Swedish Parlia
ment for submarines, according to In
formation here, the suggestion Is
made In Copenhagen that they were
ordered by Germany.
Soldier Has 68 Wounds.
PARIS, Nov. 18.—The American
ambulance at Neuilly operated yester
day on a soldier with a record num
ber of wounds, 68 different Injuries
needing attention, mostly caused by
bullets and shell splinters. The surg
eons expect he will recover.
Przemysl Still Shelled.
PARIS, Nov. 18—The Russian bom
bardment of the Austrian fortress of
Przemysl, in Galicia, says a dispatch
to the Havas Agency from Petrograd,
continues during the night, aided by
strong searchlights. Deserters from
the fortress say that many of its de
fenders are succumbing to epidemics,
and that medicines and provisions
virtually are exhausted. All the men
of the garrison are obliged to work
continually on the fortifications,
which the Russians are said to be
fast destroying.
Soldiers Use Breast Plates.
PARIS, Nov. 18.—The Journal
dTnformation states that the French
infantry have recently gained much
ground in the Argonne region
through the use of steel breastplates,
which, though unable to resist point
blank bullets, are nevertheless im
penetrable at a range which permits
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ALASKA PIONEER
IS BANKRUPT
John Treadwell Files Voluntary Bank
ruptcy In New York—Liabil
tles $3,000,000.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—John Tread
well, son of the discoverer and lo
cator of the big Treadwell mine, near
Juneau, Alaska, today went into vol
untary bankruptcy. Treadwell filed a
statement showing liabilities of $3.
000,000 and assets valued at nothing.
Creditors have been suing Tread
well for months in an effort to re
cover money loaned, but he has kept
■the suits off through technicalities.
TEN ROUND BOUTS
GO IN CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND, Nov. 18:—‘The city
boxing commission has authorized ten
round bouts in this city. The mem
bers of the commission, however, in
tend to stop fighting for money, but
will encourage the young men to box,
which is considered a healthful exer
cise and also of advantage to all
young men.
U. S. TO HOLD
MEXICAN CUSTOMS
$1,000,000 Collected 8ince Occupation
Not Be Given To the Present
Government.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—During
the time the United States troops
have held Vera Cruz, in Mexico, the
receipts from custom imports have
totaled over $1,000,000. These re
ceipts were collected by American
officers under Mexican laws,. but are
now held in the Treasury depart
ment awaiting the decision of the
State department as to the disposi
tion of the money. The Mexicans de
mand that it be turned over to them,
but Secretary Bryan, of the State
department, insists that the money
belongs rightly to the French hold
ers of the first mortgage on the cus
toms.
It is stated here that the United
States will hold the money until the
establishment of a stable government
in the republic and will then turn
it over to the Mexican officials, but
with the understanding that the
money be Immediately paid to the
French financiers, who loaned money
to the republic during the days of
the Diaz administration and receiv
ed the first call upon custom receipts.
RAISE BIG LOAN
FOR TRE ENGLISH
Government Issues a Prospectus Ask
ing for Subscriptions To Loan
of $1,750,000,000.
LONDON, Nov. 18.—The govern
ment has issued a prospectus to pos
sible buyers of the new government
issue of bonds. The treasury depart
ment will raise $1,750,000,000 to car
ry on the war. This money will be
raised, as far as possible, by popu
lar subscription, because it is believ
ed the people who have funds hoard
ed will dig up the gold and buy the
bonds.
The subscriptions so far received
are encouraging and it is believed
that the issue will be oversubscrib
ed. The prospectus shows that the
bonds will draw 3 1-2 per cent, in
terest.
All loyal Englishmen are called up
on to aid the government. Great
Britain and France have been called
upon to finance the Russian war ex
penses to a large extent and Bel
gium has already been aided with
$60,000,000 by the two powers.
R. S. Smith arrived today from
Fairbanks over the government road.
USE ELECTRICITY
ON BIG RAILROAD
Chicago and Puget Sound Will Elec
trify Rocky Mountain Division At
a Coat of $13,000,000.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18.—The directors
of the Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
road, which controls the Milwaukee
and Puget Sound road, have announ
ced that the road would spend $13,
000,000 in electrifying the Rocky
mountain division of the road.
It is stated that the cost of oper
ation under the new method will be
much lower than by steam, especial
ly in the mountain sections wnere
the grade is heavy.
RUSSIANS SEIZE
AMEUEACTORY
PETROGRAD, Nov. 18.—The Rus
sian government yesterday seised the
big Singer Machine factory in this
city. The factory is commandeered
for the purpose of manufacturing
small arms for the Russian troops.
MILLION BUSHELS
WHEAT BORNEO
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Southern Pacific Grain Elevator Burnt
At Galveston, Texas—Loss Is
$3,000,000.
GALVESTON, Tex., Nov. 18—The
big Southern Pacific grain elevator at
this place was destroyed by fire last
night and 1,000,000 bushels of wheat,
which was ready for shipment to Eu
rope, was also burned. The loss is
estimated at nearly $3,000,000.
Six firemen were inured while try
ing to conquer the flames. They were
caught on a high platform and were
compelled to jump into life nets. All
were injured in the fall.
The fire was one of the most stub
born conflagrations the fire depart
ment here ever had to contend with
and threatened to spread to other
grain elevators and to the large dock
warehouses in the vicinity.
E ALD
NOW ON TRIAL
Butte Labor Leader Charged With
Kidnapping—Special Guards At
Court House.
i
BOULDER, Mont., Nov. 18.—Muck
ie McDonald, president of the Butte
labor organization which has been
fighting the Western Federation of
Miners, is on trial in this city along
with a number of his workers, who
are charged with having kidnapped
members of the W'estern Federation
of Labor in an efTort to break up the
Butte miners’ union.
• iA strong guard of private detect
ives are on duty at the court house
to prevent any attempt on the part
of the Butte unionists to rescue Mc
Donald or to interfere with the trial
in any way.
The Ladies Aid of the Congrega
tional church will meet Thursday af
ternoon, Nov. 19, in the lecture room
of the church.
HOLIDAY POSTAGE
WOHTHS8.000.000
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The
Postoffice department has just issued
$8,000,000 worth of postage to take
care of the heavy postal business dur
ing the Christmas season. The new
postage weighed 32 tons and will be
sent to all the postoffices in the Unit
ed States as needed.
LOCAL BREVITIE8.
Pete Black is in town from his Port
Wells property.
John Grouse is in town from a pros
pecting trip to Port Wells.