WHAT BRITISH EXPERTS SAY
LONDON, Sept. 7.—A great decisive battle is now pro
gressing around \erdun but no details about it have jet
been received here.
The British military experts declare that if the fourth
German army marching southward cuts off the retreat of
the French eastern armies which have recently been hold
ing the Germans in check between loules and Epinal it
may drive the French into Switzerland. The experts saj
also that the intention of the Germans is most likely to
strike such a paralvzing blow to the 1 rench as to make the
investment of Paris safe. The southerly movement ot the
Germans, they say. may effect a junction with the army ot
the crown prince and with the army ot Bavaria which has
been held on the defensive in Lorraine. Thus the Ger
mans would advance from the east and the north in a '3st
enveloping movement which would he destined to ciush
the right wing of the allies bj' sheer weight of numbers.
The Germans realize that the investment of Paris or even
its occupation while the armies ot the allies are tiee in the
field would be quite worthless from a strategic standpoint.
PARIS TELLS OF BATTLE
PARIS. Sept. 7.—It is officially announced that a gen
eral engagement has begun on a line running through
Verdun and Nanteuil for a distance of one hundred and
twenty miles. The Germans had advanced south of Cou
lommiers on Saturday and Sunday but. thanks to the vig
orous action of the French and British troops, they have
retired. Coulonimiers is quite a distance south of the
river Marne and almost a little south of a westerly line
drawn from Paris.
AUSTRIAN DIVISIONS DESTROYED
PARIS, Sept. 7.—Twelve entire divisions of the Aus
trian army were totally destroyed at the battle of Lem
berg bv the Russians. According to the latest news re
ceived from that quarter the victory was a tremendous
one and the slaughter was 1 rightful.
AUSTRIANS STILL BATTLING
LONDON, Sept. 7.—A special message to the London
Times from Petrograd this morning states that the Aus
trian case is by no means so hopeless as might be thought
after the defeat at Lemberg. The correspondent says
that several days may yet elapse before the final over
throw of the Austrian army in Galicia as the Austrians
have still thirty divisions in the field as well as several
German army corps and is fighting with the courage of
despair.
BRITISH WARSHIP STRANDED
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—It is officially announced today that
the British cruiser Warrior is stranded near the Greek
coast probably as a result of a fight between her and the
German cruiser Goben which met the British ship when
she was escaping from the Bosphorus. The Goben escaped
into Turkish waters some time ago and was said to have
been bought by the Turkish government to prevent her
from falling into the hands of the enemy.
The Warrior is a vessel of 13,550 tons and the Goeben I
is a ship of 22,£10 tons displacement.
FAMOUS SOCIALIST KILLED
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—Dr. Ludwig Frank, the famous so
cialist leader in the German reichstag, has been killed in
battle near Luneville. On the declaration of hostilities
Frank, like many of the other leading socialists, went to
the front, evidently forgetting in their love of country the
ideas which gave their party its name. ^ |
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Peters, Winchester and Remington U. M. C. loaded
shotgun shells at J.L. Graef.
GERMANS BURN CITY
DERNONDE, Belgium, Sept. 7.—Dernonde has been
taken by the Germans after a six-hour battle between
twenty thousand Germans and six thousand Belgians.
The Belgians retired in good order towards Ghent and
the Germans set fire to the city on entering it. The Ger
mans have now reached a point which is only three miles
from Ghent itself.
GHENT, Sept. 8.—Every house in the town of Der
nonde, or Dendermonde, has been destroyed by the Ger
mans who set fire to the place after taking it from the
Belgians. The English name for the city is Termonde.
FRENCH HOPEFUL
BORDEAUX, Sept. 7,—The Temps says that without
any exaggeration “we are justified in affirming that, not
withstanding the falling back of our army, the situation
as a whole is not alarming”. There is still very strong be
lief on the part of the people and the government that the
Germans will be driven from French soil and the result of
the war will be a complete victory for the allied forces and
the restoration to France of all she has lost as well as the
acquisition of still more.
PARIS, Sept. 7.—Heavy guns from Boulogne, Cher
burg and Calais are being brought up now for the defense
of this city. The work of preparing for the assault on the
capital is proceeding fast and the belief is constantly gain
ing ground that Paris is safe.
JAPAN VOTES MONEY
TOKIO, Sept. 7.—The house of representatives has
passed the war vote for twenty millions dollars unani
mously. This sum is regarded as quite sufficient for the
purpose of defeating the Germans in the Orient. No in
formation has been given out as to the progress of the at
tempt to take Kiauchau but it is assumed that the Japan
ese troops and ships are proceeding with care as there is
no reason for making haste.
AGAIN REPORT AUSTRIANS LOSING
LONDON, Sept. 8.—Foreign officers state that the
German and Austrian forces in the region of Lublin, Rus
sian Poland, are suffering very serious losses, are acting
on the defensive and in places are retreating. The news
from that part of the war theater some days ago was that
the Austrians were surrounded in Lublin and that the
Germans who were coming to relieve them had arrived
too late. Owing to the remoteness of that district and its
position amidst the warring armies it is apparently diffi
cult to obtain the true facts all the time.
AMERICANS TO PRAY FOR PEACE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—President Wilson has issued
a proclamation calling on the people of the United States
to set aside October the Fourth as a day on which all
Americans will pray that peace may come to the warring
nations of Europe. Already preparations are being made
to hold services all over the states and most impressive
ceremonies will be carried out in the churches of all de
nominations throughout the country.
ANOTHER BRITISH BOAT DESTROYED
LONDON, Sept. 8.—The British trawler Revigo has
been blown up by a mine in the North Sea but all the crew
escaped. Hardly a day passes now without the arrival of
a similar bit of news and the people and the newspapers
are demanding a more thorough attempt to prevent the
laying of mines by the Germans so near the British coast.
NAVIES INACTIVE
LONDON, Sept. 8.—The navies of Great Britain and
Germany still seem to remain inactive as if waiting for the
other to make a move. Not a word has been published as
to the position of the British fleets and nothing is known
of it except at the navy department or at the war office.
WARSHIP IN DISTRESS
OFF ALASKA COAST
The Manning brought the news
that she had heard a call for help
from a Russian warship but was una
ble to make out any more as the In
formation as to the position of the
warship and everything else wo*
given in Russian. Other ships along
the Alaska coast also heard the signal
but were similarly unable to discover
the warship’s whereabouts. The ves
sel must be undoubtedly somewhere
on this side of the Pacific. Other ves
sels that heard the S. 0. S. call from
the Russian vessel were the Bear and
the Victoria. It was also heard at the
Unalga wireless station.
The Manning, commanded by Cap
tain F. G. Dodge, came from the seal
islands and stopped at Unalaska and
Kodiak. She had aboard J. M. Ma
conne, a representative of Canada,
and E. A. Preble and W. H. Osgood,
seal inspectors. She heard the call or
the Russian warship when she was
100 miles this side of Kodiak.
ROOSEVELT ON TOUR
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8.—'Theo
dore Roosevelt arrived here last night
and will spend two day3 speaking tn
different parts of Louisiana. He will
speak here tonight.
I HARD TIMES BALL
TOMORROW EVENING
The preparations for the hard times
ball are now complete and a very
pleasant time is expected tomorrow
evening. The dance is given under
the auspices of the baseball club.
Wanted
Position as cook or housekeeper In
hotel or private family. Mrs. Alvey
Dome, Room 7, Coleman Hotel.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Graff entertain
ed at dinner on Saturday evening in
honor of their daughter, Miss Beth
Graff, the occasion being the 21st
birthday of their charming daughter.
Those present were: Madame Graff,
Miss Beth Graff and Messrs. Hayden,
Lane, Underwood, Graff, Hobcn, Cot
ter and Graff.
BASEBALL TEAM IN NEW SUITS
The Seward baseball team showed
for the first time this season in their
new suits Sunday, and while they
made a ciassy appearance on the new
diamond they put on exhibition the
poorest article of ball that they have
shown this season. The game was
ragged in all departments and not in
teresting enough to hold the attention
of the spectators.
NEWS NOTES
Mrs. Churles Krcfting and Mrs.
Frank Nickerson who have been vis
iting on Kenui river as guests of Mrs.
Tom Towi arrived in Seward Satur
day night on the car. While absent
they visited the Kenai Mining and
Milling company property, where Mr.
Nickerson and Frank Nickerson Jr.
are employed.
C. R. Votaw and wife of Skilak lake
are Seward visitors this week after
their annual load of winter supplies.
F. F. Pulver and his sister, Mrs.
Matthews and the Misses Matthews
who have been spending the summer
on the Kenai river, arrived in Sew
ard Saturday night and will leave for
the outside on the Alameda. Mr. Pul
ver declares that he is delighted with
the Kenai peninsula as a summer re
sort and is planning on returning next
summer with the same party and
some additions. His home is in Roch
ester, N. Y.
That Latouehe is “no slouch” can be
judged by the fact that Mrs. Richard
Leslie Taylor, a former pupil of Pro
fessor Whittemore, is now teaching
the denizens of that place the bunny
hug, the tango, the grizzly and all the
other steps that make life worth liv
ing.
Charles Kice spent Saturday and
Sunday in Seward and returned to
Mile 20 on this morning’s car.
Anton Side, road superintendent,
has returned after a trip over the dis
trict.
Mrs. Kirmse, formerly of Skagway,
was a passenger on the Alameda last
night.
A young bear was recently caught
by Mr. Pulver who is now here after
a visit of several months in this re
gion. The bear was to have been ta
ken east by his owner but be became
obstreperous and in a skirmish with
his proprietor the latter had to hit
him on the head. The bear was left
dead on the field.
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You’ll find everything In the paatry line
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Beds, mattresses and all kinds of
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Just received a new line of Norwe
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they are worth double the prices asked—
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boys and girls will soon need for school wear), per
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Ladies’ Novelty Neckwear, worth 50c, each.25c
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TO every little girl who
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to the hosiery counter of
our store any day
week, we will give a pair
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—pink, white or blue, in
large, medium or small
size.
These stockings are
worth 10 cents a pair and
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gladly absolutely free.
Tell all your little
friends that we are giving
away doll stockings free.
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to have a pair.
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Bond and Lillard Bourbon
Green River Bourbon
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