AUSTRIA LIES BLEEDING
LONDON, Sept. 16—The reports from Austria show
that nation to he steeped in the gloom and grief of disas
ter. Countless thousands of the people are fleeing from
Galicia to Vienna to get away from the feared and hated
Russians and the food supplies of the capital are seriously ;
threatened as a consequence. The newspapers of Vienna
have ceased publishing the names of the dead and wound
ed saying that they have room no longer so great are the
casualty lists. The schools of the city have been trans
formed into hospitals and the same is true of the schools
of other cities throughout the empire. The worst part of j
the disaster for Austria is that her ultimate defeat will
mean the loss of a great part of her domain and the possi
ble disintegration of the empire entirely. It may also
mean the union of the Slav provinces with Servia, Monte
negro and others into a nation which will predominate
over the once all powerful empire in that part of Europe.
The result is. indeed, so serious in prospect that it is ex
pected Austria will make one great effort even yet to meet
the Russian advance.
The retreat of the Germans from Paris has been the
greatest blow to the Austrians as they see no longer any
hope of German aid against the Russians.
ITALIANS WANT TO FIGHT NOW
ROME. Sept. 16.—The central portion of the city was
occupied by troops last night to prevent further demon
strations in favor of this country joining the allies in the
war against Germany. That the feeling of the people is
becoming most strong in favor of attacking Austria par
ticularly is now becoming very evident and it is feared
that riotous displays of this feeling w ill become more fre
quent.
BEAUTIFUL FRANCE BLASTED
PARIS, Sept. 1B.—'The awful horrors of the war are
now being brought home to the minds of the people ot
France as they never were before. The once beautiful
cheerful regions over which the opposing armies ha>i
struggled back and forth, again and again, have been de
vastated and blasted and countrysides that were once
among the most smiling on earth are covered with a pal^
of sadness and desolation. Behind the French army anc
between it and this city the silence of the tomb is reigning.
Houses and whole towns and villages lie in ruins. Only a
few people are walking about in what may he described
as the ghost land of their former homes. Here and there
small parties of civilians are wandering in search of the
stray dead who were overlooked when the armies moved
onward in their career of destruction. As they come to
body after body these groups reverently prepare them for
barial. The bodies of the dead horses are either burned or
buried and from hundreds of charnel fires a sickening
smoke is rising over the accursed plains. Occasionally
buzzards, summoned from afar by the smell of the burn
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Peters, Winchester and Remington U. M. C. loaded
shotgun shells at J.L. Graef.
ing flesh, wheel into sight out of the air and hover over
the awful scene. War in its most horrible aspect is now
present in beautiful France.
JAPANESE BEGIN FIGHTING
TOKIO, Sept. 16.—The oflicial announcement has been
made by the government that the attack on Tsingtau, the
German stronghold in Kiauchau, has been begun by the
Japanese forces. A Japanese aeroplane dropped bombs
on the barracks of Tsingtau yesterday and took careful
survey of the conditions and the preparations made by the
Germans for the defense of the place. About the same
time the Japanese destroyer flotilla attacked the German
boats that were patrolling the mouth of the harbor and
drove them into the inner harbor. No casualties were re
ported and the engagement was only in the nature of a re
connoisance. It was the beginning, however, of the real
attempt to take the position and from this time forward
severe fighting may be expected. The Japanese still main
lain their careful methods and will endeavor to take the
fortress without needless loss of life.
AUSTRIANS LOSE 40 PER CENT
PETROGRAD, Sept. 16.—Two Austrian armies under
Generals Danken and AulTenburg which had joined forces
at Rzeszow, or Rigosow, have lost forty per cent of the
men comprising them. Both have been defeated with
frightful slaughter in the course of their operations and
the combined forces left of the two would now make only
a very weak and very dispirited fighting force. Indeed
Austria is now regarded as almost a negligible factor in
the war and nothing is supposed to remain but the march
of the victorious troops of this country on the capitals of
Austria and Hungary. •
After the capture of Pole and Tourobine the Russians
hemmed the Austrians in the angle formed by the rivers
Vistula and San and at that point it is expected the great
est disaster of the war is about to befall the enemy.
BUDAPEST OPEN TO RUSSIANS
PETROGRAD, Sept. 16.—The victories of the Rus
sians over three Austrian armies have left the road to
Budapest completely open to the invading armies of this
country and the march on the Hungarian capital will pro
bably be commenced at once. The Russians are now with
in two hundred miles of that city and the opposition of the
Austrians has been so thoroughly smashed that the fight
ing on the way is not expected to be very severe. The
roads to the capital, however, lead through the Carpa
thian mountains and the natural advantages supplied to
the Austrians by them may be the greatest difficulty fac
ing the Russians. -
U. S. PROTESTS TO TURKEY
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.—The United States govern
ment has instructed its ambassador to Constantinople to
protest to the Sublime Porte against the abrogation by
Turkey of the treaties made with this and other countries.
Several others of the governments have also protested
but the wily Turk seems to be satisfied that the present
upheaval in Europe will nrevent the powers from taking
any steps to compel it to keep the agreements.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 16.—The number of Austrians es
timated to have been killed and wounded in the battles
with the Russian army is two hundred and fifty thousand.
The number taken prisoners is one hundred thousand.
OLD RESURRECTION
MAY SOON DIE
The big bear known to fame as Old
Resurrection will have a hard time
getting through this winter as several
have sworn to kill him now sure. The
tracks of the big brute have been
seen recently in several places near
his headquarters on Funny river. He
is so large that a Stetson hat can be
laid on his track without covering it.
In one place on his trail he passes
under a wind fall. Pointing down
wards from this log there is a knot
four feet eight inches from the
ground but the bear never passes un
der it without leaving some of his
hair on its jagged point. This is no
bear story.
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LONDON OPINION
LONDON, Sept. 16.—What new forces Germany can
put in the field against the allies in the west depends en
tirely on the extent to which Germany can afford to ignore
the march of the Russians on Breslau which is only one
hundred and ninety miles southeast of Berlin. The Rus
sians are supposed to be marching towards Breslau now
as they have removed the danger from an attack by the
Austrians on their left flank. No one can tell here or any
where else what the Germans are really up to. It is not
known whether they are dispatching more troops intc
France or not and several days will probably elapse before
(the real facts can be ascertained.
GERMANS FOUGHT DESPERATELY
PETROGRAI), Sept. 16.—The German forces whicl
came to aid the Austrians made a desperate effort to save
them from utter rout at the battle of Tourobine but the>
failed and were placed in such a precarious position by
their headlong assaults that five thousand of them were
taken prisoners by the Russian troops. The Russians also
captured thirty-six pieces of German long distance artil
lery which bore the initials of the Emperor William am
were much prized. In others of the engagements the
troops of this country took several dozens of Germar
great guns some of which had never been used.
SAY GERMAN RIGHT RETREATING
PARIS, Sept. 16.—The information was received here
this afternoon that the German right is now retreating
and that it has abandoned Soissons. The Germans who
were still on the south banks of the river Aisne have
crossed it and are reported to be still retreating further.
This news is not official but it is well founded and is gener
ally believed. The French artillery is said to have reached
the north bank of the river where it is now battling and
will be in a position to cover the crossing of the stream by
the main forces of the allies. This is about the only infor
mation which has come of a definite nature and nothing
has been given out officially up to the time this is sent but
an official bulletin may be issued later.
NOTES OF THE WAR
London.—The British force which attacked the Ger
man fleet at Heligoland consisted of a strong body of de
stroyers and submarines which supported the light crui
sers and dreadnoughts, among which was the battle crui
ser New Zealand. Of all the overseas dominions, New
Zealand has thus the honor of drawing the first blood ir
defense of the Empire.
Antwerp.—The names of the four rich men of Belgium
who guaranteed the payment of the war tax levied on
Brussels are, Ernest Soloay, the “Alkali King , Baron
Larbert, the Belgian representative of the Rothschilds
Raoul Warocque, and Baron Empain, the railway mag
nate. Had not this guarantee been given Brussels would
likely have shared the fate of Louvain. Big guns wer^
mounted in front of the palace ready for the bombard
ment.
Washington.—Captain Schoenberg, of the German
cruiser Nurenberg, before leaving Honolulu, said that he
expected his ship would be the coffin of himself and crew.
Washington.—E. J. Nally, vice-president and genera!
manager of the Marconi wireless system of America,
states that the British possess three high powered sta
tions at Poldhu, Towyn and Carnarvon, Wales. He also
states that the control of these stations in Wales enables
the admiralty to communicate with the British navy at
any point within 3,fl00 miles of Wales.
EDITH HAS CARGO
FOR THE DIRIGO
The freight ship Edith arrived last
night about the same time as the
Northwestern. She has cargo aboard
for the Dirigo which went around the
point today to take it off where the
Edith anchored.
SAYS GENERAL MURRAY
COMES FOR HUNTING
The Valdez Prospector is authority
for the statement that Major General
Murray is coming to Seward for three
veeks and is coming only for a hunt
ing trip. No authority is quoted and
the story has no telegraphic date line
so that it may be only supposed for
some reason or another that hunting
s the general’s purpose.
EVANS TOMORROW
Wayne Blue, agent for the Admiral
fJne, received a telegram today stat
ng that the Evans will be in Seward
tomorrow morning and will come by
the way of Port Wells.
WHORF GETS INJUNCTION
Information has been received that
W. H. Whorf has secured an injunc
tion against the Redelsheimer estate
vhose trustees, he alleges, are trying
to freeze him out of his coal interests
in the Port Graham district.
EQUALIZATION BOARD
NOW IN SESSION
The city council is now sitting Hi
in equalization board. The session
began yesterday.
HENRY BRATNOBER DEAD
LIVERMORE, Cal., Sept. 14.—
Henry Bratnober, the noted mining
•ngineer and Alaska operator, died at
his place early this morning.
Gus Borgen is building an addition
o his residence.
A. H. Bradford, the engineer, rr
urnod on the Northwestern and will
Tfo to Uyak on business.
J. W. Hume, superintendent of the
Northwest cannery at Chignik, is in
he city on his way outside.
C. H. Shepherd came up on the
Northwestern as purser in the place
>f Purser Morgan who has received
mother appointment.
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ton and wool at 35c, 75c, $1 and $2,
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