VALDEZ, ALA8KA, TUE8DAY, AUGUST 25, 1914. N0- 276
VOL. 10.
GERMANY DEALS TERRIBLE BLOW
army of allies was defeated and driven back
GERMANS CROSS INTO FRANCE AND CAPTURE NANCY
RUSSIANS WIN GREAT FIVE DAY BATTLE IN PRUSSIA
ARTIST'S SLAYER
HIS CONFESSED
Japanese Declared That He Was Forc
ed To Kill American Girl
In Self-defense.
SALINAS, Cal., Aug. 25— George
Kodani, the Japanese artist who was
arrested for the murder of Mary
Smith, has confessed that he killed
the girl, but claims that he acted in
self-defense.
He asserts that Miss Smith became
hysterical because the law prohibit
ed Kodani from making her his wife.
She wanted him to take her to Ja
pan, where they could be married.
When he refused, he says she cried
and attacked him with a knife. He
was forced to strike her and fearing
that he had killed her attempted to
conceal his crime by dropping the
body over the cliff.
The police believe that both the
artists were mentally unbalanced.
The friends of Miss Smith, however,
are indignant at the story told by
Kodani. They assert that she was
above reproach and that the object
of the murder was robbery, and that
$200 which Miss Smith had in her
possession has disappeared.
TRUST COMPANY
WANTS DAMAGES
From German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany Because Treasure Ship Fail
ed to Reach England.
PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 25.—The
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York has
filed suit against the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company for $1,000,
000 damages because of the failure of
the steamer Kronprinzessin Cecllieto
deliver the $10,600,000 in gold sent
to London bankers by the Guaranty
Trust Co.
The Kronprinzessin Cecllie left New
York prior to the breaking out of
the hostilities between England and
Germany and when the steamer was
almost to the other side of the Atlan
tic she overheard two French steam
ers talking to each other and pre
paring to capture the Kronprinzessin,
so the captain turned and ran for
four days and nights through fogs
-without blowing his fog horn and with
no lights burning and finally passing
the English and French cruisers off
the banks reached Bar Harbor in
safety.
The officials of the steamship com
pany assert that they are not'respon
sible because all risks are off in time
of war and steamship owner and ship
per alike take equal chances, and al
so because had the German boat con
tinued on her way and entered an
« English harbor the steamer and gold
would have been confiscated and in
that event the Guaranty Trust com
pany would have been the loser. They
also claim that the action of the cap
tain of the boat in returning to
America was justified by the circum
stances and that instead of suing-the
company the owners of the gold
should be glad to get it back at all.
The big liner has been attached by
. the Trust company pending the out
come of the suit. •
No Suffrage for 8wediah Women.
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 25.—The meas
ure providing for women’s suffrage
was defeated In parliament today.
The bill had the support of the So
cialist members but was defeated by
the administration followers.
Fighting Has Been Continuous for Three Weeks—French Driven From Diden
hofe and Allies From Neufchauteau—British Troops Successfully Hold the
German Right At Mons—France Is Forced To Abandon Northern Vosges
Section—French War Office Admits Defeat and Published Details of Ger
man Successes But Asserts Setback Is Only Temporary—Japanese May Be
Sent To Aid of French Is Report In Tokio—England Urging Italy To Join
Against Germany and Bring War To Speedy Conclusion—Russians Sweep
ing Everything Before Them—Take Many Prisoners and Capture Guns.
LONDON, Aug. 25—After three
weeks of continuous fighting the Ger
man army has been successful in all
its fighting and the three branches
have moved forward towards France.
The southern section of the immense
army has pushed its way IntoFramce
at Nancy, has captured that city and
is in possession of the surrounding
country. The French have also been
driven back from Alsace and into
the Vosges mountains and many of
the French forts in the mountains
have also been taken.
Center German Army Also Successful.
The center German army of in
vasion have also been successful and
have driven the allies from Neuf
Chateau, in Luxemburg, and from
Didenhofen to Longwy across the
River Meuse, leaving the Germans in
full possession of the field of battle.
Longwy is held by the French.
English Hold the German Right.
The English army at Mons have
been able to stop the German ad
vance at Mons and so far the west
ern end of the allies line is intact, but
is being hard pressed by the Ger
mans.
Five Namur Forts Fall.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—Five forts at
Namur, the apex of the allies lines,
have been taken by the Germans, who
are using tremendous siege guns and
are continuing the heavy bombard
ment.
English Papers Demand News.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—The English
papers have demanded from the war
office news of the fighting in Bel
gium and insist that the war office
explain the loss of the Belgium forts
'at Namur, which were supposed to
be Impregnable. The city is also
supposed to be in the hands of the
Germans and the allies* have been
forced to fair back towards Charleroi.
Allies Outnumbered.
The allies are greatly outnumber
ed by the Germans, who seem to
have sent almost the entire standing
army with the first and second re
serves to crush *he allies, besides
which the French report that 300,000
Austrians are also on the Rhine help
ing the Germans in Alsace and Lor
raine, and that more are en route
across Lake Constance.
Russians Have Long Way To Travel.
The Russians who were successful
in the battle in Western Prussia have
a long way to travel to threaten Ber
lin and therefore the Germans have
sent a force estimated at 3,500,000 to
the French and Belgium borders and
with from 300,000 to 500,000 Austri
ans are crushing all opposition.
Pari* Admit* Defeat.
PARIS, Aug. 25—The war office
has published a statement giving the
details of the German successes and
asserting that it is but a temporary
setback to the French, who will have
taken the offensive in a few days
and assert they will drive out the
Germans who have invaded France
near Nancy. The French, however,
deny that the city of Nancy has been
| captured.
Jap* To Europ* By Way of Red 8#a.
TORIO, Aug. 25.—It Is rumored here
that because of the fear that Ger
many may crush France and the In
ability of England to send enough
troops to that country to make the
Odds even that 500,000 trained Japan
ese soldiers are to be sent by trans
ports from here through the Red Sea
and the Sues Canal, then across the
Mediterranean Sea to Marseilles, in
France. The trip would take three
weeks and with the English, French
and Japanese transports the army
could be placed In France in forty
five days.
May Send Troops Via Russia.
Some rumors have it that Japanese
troops are to be sent via Russia to
aid the Russians, but this is doubt
ed here, as the Ruslans outnumber
the Germans in the campaign in west
ery Germany, while Germany has
. thrown her full weight and that of
her ally, Austria, against France for
the purpose of overwhelming her ri
val.
England Must Not Lose.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—The reverses
to the allies in Belgium and France
have made a profound impression up
on the public, but the determination
of the people to conquer has become
more and more manifest and every
effort will be made to aid France and
hold the Germans back.
May Use Indian Troops.
The war office is expected to bring
Indian troops from India and Egypt
to aid the French. The French
army have 150,000 Algerian troops
near the Swiss border and they have
more than held their own against the
Germans and have made a better
showing than the regular French
troops. This is said to be as a result
of the constant practice in Algeria,
where they have been fighting Arabs.
Italy Stops Mobilization.
ROME, Aug. 25.—The government
has halted its mobilization plans be
cause of the news of French and
English reverses in Belgium and
France, as this government does not
care to enter the conflict with Eng
land if that power is in any danger
of being defeated, because then the
German-Austrian revenge upon Italy
would be certain.
Believed That Italy Would Join Alli
ance.
It has been believed here for the
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past week tnat because of Austrian
aggression and the attitude of the
German ambassador that this coun
try would join in the war against the
Kaiser. The English government has
pointed out to Italy that it is neces
sary for the war to be brought to a
speedy conclusion or the countries of
the world will go bankrupt and by
aiding the allies Italy will bring about
the speedy conclusion of the war,
which has caused much industrial un
rest in Italy.
Poland Has Been Freed.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—Word has
been received here that the Russjan
government has freed the Poles and
that Warsaw has been made the
capital of the new country. Russia
was forced to make this concession
to the Polanders in order to satisfy
the unrest in that country.
Germany Protests To China.
PEKING, China, Aug. 25.—The Ger
man ambassador here has filed a pro
test with the Chinese secretary of
state against the violations of neu
trality of the Chinese against Ger
many and the ambassador asserts
that the government has been giving
aid to the Japanese since the out
break of war between the powers in
Europe and especially since the dec
laration of war between the Japanese
and the Germans.
China Makes Denial.
The foreign secretary has made a
denial of the charge and has sent to
the amassabdors here a copy of the
German protest and reply. It is
charged that in making warlike prep
arations the Germans have violated
the treaty of 1898 between the two
countries which defined the rights of
the Germans and the extent of the
protec*orate at Kiao-Chau.
Japs Start Bombardment.
TOKIO, Aug. 25.—The Japanese
battle fleet now off Kiao-Chau have
commenced the bombardment of the
city and of the German forts and will
HEW STRIKE MADE
OR MINERAL CREEK
Herbert Jayne* Find* Free Milling
Quartz Lead Near Mountain
King Property.
Herbert Jaynes, the locator of the
Little Giant property on Mineral
creek, has located another property
about a quarter of a nolle from the
Mountain King property of W. L.
Smith, which Is now on a paying
basis, the mill having been erected
this spring and the mine operating.
The new location is near the head
of Mineral creek and the lead, which
can be traced, for a distance of 300
feet, varies from six Inches to three
feet and carries high values.
Mr. Jaynes plans considerable de
velopment work on the property as
soon as posBib’e as he Is greatly
pleased and encouraged with the re
sults of the preliminary prospecting
he has done on the claims.
DEMOCRATS TO
HOLO PRIMARIES
Will Elect Delegates Tonight To Cor
dova Division—Name Division
al Ticket.
The Democratic Club of Valdez met
last night at the city hall and nom
inated a slate of delegates to be
elected tonight to represent Valdez
at the divisional convention to be
held at Cordova September 8th.
. The primaries will be held tonight
at the city hall between 7 and 8
o’clock. The club has placed a slate
of delegates In nomination consisting
of W. Finical, Jeff Devjnney, T. J.
Dlmond, Wm. Meals, Frank Korth,
George Relnke, George Fawcett, Nick
Welch and Joe Kaher.
The convention at Cordova will
place In nomination a full divisional
ticket consisting of one senator and
four representatives.
continue the bombardment for sever
al days so that the troops may be
landed under cover of the big bat
teries.
Expect Make Short Work Germans.
The Japanese expect to make short
work of the German resistance and
will storm the forts at once and car
ry them by weight of numbers.
Germans Break Allies Line.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—The German
troops have broken the line of the
allies and have forced their way
through the first line of defense.
The war office has admitted the crit
ical and almost desperate condition
of the allies in Belgium, who are fight
ing a vastly superior number of Ger
man troops and who have been forced
to give ground.
Sending Reinforcements.
Lord Kitchener is draining England
of all the available men who have
ever have military training and is
sending them to France. The coast
defense forts have also been drained
and only skeleton divisions are to
remain here and be filled up from
among the volunteers.
Channel Is Open.
The men are being rushed across
the channel and the troops are to
join the French army near Callias and
are to attack the German flank, thus
aiding the allies and force the Kai
ser to weaken his line attacking the
French and English.
Ask Russia To Push Forward.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—The war office
has urged upon Russia the advisabil
ity of pushing southward into Ger
many as fast as possible so that the
Germans will be forced to take away
some of the troops in Belgium. The
pick of the army is attacking the al
lies and if the Kaiser can be made
to fear for the safety of his capital
he will take some of his forces away
and make the fight more even.
Servians Told To Keep Austrians
Busy.
The Servians have also been re
quested to keep the Austrians busy
so that they will be forced to stop
sending reinforcements to the Ger
man Rhine army, which has taken
the offensive again and is slowly
driving the French back towards the
Vosges mountains.
Allies Are Outnumbered.
The allies in Belgium are outnum
bered two to one in spite of the long
front of the German advance and the
fact that they have been forced to
garrison many towns in the rear to
prevent an attack from the Belgium
army at Antwerp.
Russia Won Great Battle.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 25.—The
first official news of the. great battle
between the Russian troops and the
German Invaders in Prussia have been
made public. The bulletin declares
that a great victory has been won
by the Russians. The battle lasted
five days and was ended by a decis
ive victory for the Russians. The
German army was forced to retreat,
leaving their dead on the battle field.
Thousands of German prisoners were
captured and have been sent to in
terior Russia.
Russian Army Advancing.
The war office has officially stated
that the Russian losses in the long
battle were not heavy and that the
army immediately took up the march
into German territory. Considerable
supplies and munitions of war were
abandoned by the Germans in their
retreat. Reinforcements for the Rub
(Coatimod on page 4).
OuVtnnMtNI IU
Bill Introduced In House for Pur.
chase of Vessels—Government To
Retain Majority of Stock.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The ad
ministration bill to provide for a gov
ernment line of steamers from the
United States to Europe was intro
duced yesterday in the House by the
Democratic leaders. The bill pro
vides for a corporation with a cap
ital stock of $10,UUU,000, of which
the government is to own a majority
of the stock and retain the manage
ment of the line.
The purpose of the majority owner
ship remaining with the government
is to prevent all doubts in the minds
of the English and French govern
ments that the company is only a
subterfuge to save the German ships
from capture by the allies and to
prevent the ships being returned to
Germany after the war and the dan
ger of capture no longer exists.
H. R. Miller, the Ernestine road
house man. is reported as seriously
sick at Paxsons, where he is wit a
the Signal Corps crew.
THINK STEFANHSDN
IS STILL SAFE
J
No Reports From the North But
Naval Men Think He Reached
Anderson Party.
OTTAWA, Can., Aug. 25.—The na
val department believes that Stefan
sson, commander of the Canadian
Arctic exploration expedition, has
reached safety by crossing east of
the Mackenzie river and joining with
the Anderson party. No reports have
been received from the Canadian
Northwest Mounted police, who have
been sent north to locate the explor
er, and who left Hershel Island five
months ago after the Karluk had
been blown to sea.
The Karluk was later crushed in
the Ice near Wrangell Island on Jan
uary 16th and the crew are still on
/Wrangell and eHrschel Islands wait
ing for relief.
WANTS NO MARRIAGE
ALLOWED AFTER DARK
CLAYTON, Mo., Aug. 25—“No more
marriage licenses in Clayton after
dark.” That is one of the planks in
the platform of John S. McNulty, can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for recorder of deeds of t. Louis coun
ty. His announcement has caused a
near panic among his opponents, who
fear that the town of Clayton will
sink into oblivion if he is nominated
and elected. Clayton is known in St.
Louis largely as the haven of elopers
and old residents dislike the pros
pects of losing their chief source of
entertainment and publicity.
Stop Making Typewriters.
UTICA, N. Y. Aug. 26.—Announce
ment was made today that the Rem
ington Typewriter factory at Ilion and
the Monarch and Smith Premier fac
tories In Syracuse, which were to
have opened on August 17, would not
be opened on account of the Euro
pean war. Indications were excellent
for line business until war conditions
arose. There will now be no demand
for machines abroad for a number
of months and the domestic market
will be supplied from the stock on
hand.