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HISTORY’S GREATEST BATTLE SOON TO SEND CRASH OVER WORLD
VANGUARDS OF MIGHTY HOSTS BEGIN TO CLASH
I III. Mil nil:! u I s TL)
■ a i, i iiom <,i:it \i i xs
rfport Minuant v im:m !* victory
LONDON Ago. T- Tut a : nliiaut iren/a victory
was ihe res*;.! of the bailie ai Omani in Dcleium was cor
tinned ihis morning. .liter »!u i*rsi reports oi (lie faille
arrived, there w:.s a rmior (A*! ihe ^-ermaes nad pioien
e(i the French nun taking advantage of the ' iclory h\ i! e
(ienr.au m on in 1 am n% s s:U s taut the b rei.c"
carried an be o?e them At > dem.id clasa and that .!ve
(Germans were iorced to tad back * un great joss. He
\iciory is a i os! int wriau! one. Dina Ft is about Ci ! .
miles from Fc ur n inn * > w and drect! south ot Niuv.u .
The !kJgia:i Ierces were n< i engaged a I tae army w hic i
has tieteate 1 the ( as cnti x > a *ei ch one
v hicli mac du d i:\ mm a nee to oppose t»ie advance
through i; V; ' term! vy, i be melon was decidedly a
most brilliant one.
The Frenih are also r.*.iV»r. g s* le-onid •progress in A *
sace a id I union .,s b« . mu ■ bo. .ui. that the men <
France single handed can save their country from Ihe b *
\a:lers. A 1 aero-inis stair ihe the i reach army is ii -
tiniUdy sui r ui to tun* m l.idi J«* »d t ie (mermans b' t **< t
and that t : spirit and ;:di v/hlth gained glory for %**• o
French in time ot Mv: great \a.;o!eon has been re
vived.
M’.UM.W F!.\<;S( Al'Tl RKD
PARIS, Vug. 17. Tier cudous scenes of enthusiast i
were creat* 1 here today when a Prussian Hag capture !|
from a Ge nan infantry regiment was hoisted over h*j
entrance ti the French war ofice as a trophy of the light
ing in A!»a r. Great now Is greeted the Hag with dun <
of victory.
I>RI SS IPS, Vug. 17 - i lie da t oi the famous Gen a i
regiment o tl e Head Hussars was captured by the I e *
gians at the ha Hie of Hai en and is now lioating in h.H
town hall < l>»est. The I cad Hussars "ere former! i
commando; hy the m a prince and the capture of itsj
standard F ihorolorc. regarded as an event worthy clj
some note.
F VTTLK I.IN K 2tW MILKS LONG !
PARIS, vug. it>.—The minister of war made an olli it 1'
annouiu cm. n» today in which he declared that the grea -
cst battle in the history o; tie world is about to he ion ;i t i
between tiie two ail ed io.vcs chiefly along the 1 rc ic i
frontier. He states that the battle line is kf>() miles lu g .
This line extends lrotn t!u center oi ISelgium to a point
near the Swiss hinder and ;s practically unbroken as a !
parts of it are links in the one great plan oi the moil \\
leaders.
The minister also declares that the troops on both sides
number several mii’ions a. id from the most tremendous
hosts that ever laced each < tiier in all time since the wori i
was created. So great a c die armies in numbers and s >
vast is the territory over hich they wib tight that he
minister ot war declares n *.o i>e In possible for either side
to gain a decisive advantage before the passing of some
time. The struggle a‘ue ! mnoL he says, be described as
a hat tic so well as i; can . c .escribed as the hurling of * he
powers of two comhiwa s of liie greatest nations ; I
each other in one thank o counter.
ADVANCE DC ti)S 3N CONTACT
LONDON, Aug. i<>.~ 1 ispatchcs dashed from Paris
this morning announce Cn » the advance guards of Jve
two great armies along tin French and German frontiers
have come in contact all a. mg the line and several little
battles have taken place like the dashing of the c!ertri:it /
when two outlying wires come together which lane great
batteries behind that have ; ot yet got into real action. The
French claim tuning won an important battle at Dinar!
but it is believed that the German artillery so covered the
retreat of the German forces that the result was indeci
sive. That several days will be occupied in marshalling
the great hosts before the genera! engagement begins is
the opinion of military experts here.
PRESIDENT DOES NOT DOUBT JAPAN
WASHINGTON, Aug. ; 7.—President Wilson declared
this morning the I he has no reason to doubt the good P-ith
of Japan when she promises to preserve the integrity of
China as she has promised to do when demanding f mt
Germany gives up her possession at Kiaucl.au. This an
nouncement was made in answer to statements appearing
in the press to the effect that Japan was entering the war
for her own aggrandizement and that she has in contem
plation the occupation of C hinese territory which she r.s
probably been promised in return for her aid in driving
the Germans out. There seems to be no doubt in some
quarters that Japan is taking advantage of the war to ad
her own interests.
I
I'KOillliniOMSTS
NOW IN \TK St l.'/KK
l miner (ioxernor Will Attain Klin
I or I he Same Ollice as Candidate
of the Drys
o i:.\(T si;. \\ a»if. ir».- Wil
li .1 Sit er. iurirerh governor of
Yoi\. is more a candidate
*v. n osi.ip. iia\ itif been nomi
nal ! >e-tetila; by the prohibitionists
<■ state. The patty had in view
• ?,. e.initiation of l>r. Westlield hut
•i it \ is for:ini that Sul/.er was
■■ t. ran Westlield was turned
us t! ' prohibitionists behove
S . /e will receive a lot of out
t s from men who may net be
•r hibition;>ts het certainly are one*
**ii* > of Tammany Hall.
'i. »\ people believe that the e\
•ovt i n';- has a very pood chance of
■ in*. reinstated.
p \s>i-:n<;krs (omin(;
on ini: ky vNS
>hip Kelt Last Saturday With Prom
inent Sew an! People \hoard
S YHl.K, Aug. IT. The Admiral
IN : ief* Seattle last Saturday with
: 1 lowing people aboard for Sew
ard ■ T. Hawkins, Herbert Tezier,
Mr> K> gen. II. Xuzam. \. Koontz
and one steerage.
Tb following were for Knik: John
H . a, l>. Sehoab. Tb Pander, \V.
ib' and wife and three children, T.
v.ay and wife, Isaac Pennett, K.
!•: *m. l\ M. Pennett. Mrs. Kellogg
Wiseman.
I.KIT ON SAMPSON .
The following pa sengers went out
on the Sampson this morning:
I.. !>. Eroelich. Sam J. Reid, .It*., !•'.
M. \\ >!damson, J. If. Rea, Oscar I.ar
il. P.rown, ,1. J. Alexander, \V.
' • dge. J. II. !r\ing, Charles Pet
* *11 .1. A. Parker, (I. Davis, James
Mt h '. N. R. Anderson. C. R. IJreste.
NORTHWESTERN \T SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 17. The steam
Vd> Northwestern arrived at Seattle
Sunday morning.
NEGRO KILLS
SIX WITH AXE
SLASH KS TIII'.M ONK AFTKK TIIK
OTHKK AS TIIKY Jl Ml’
tiikokhi window
SI’KINO (iKKKN. Wis., Aug. If».
(’rushing in the head <d each with uii
axe as they escaped through a win
dow. Julien Carleton, a negro cook,
yesterday took the lives ot six peo
ple in a manner that has seldom keen
equalled in the annals of crime. The
only reason known for the act is that
(’arelton was rebuked by some one in
the bungalow ot Architect frank
Wright, doing to the window of the
bungalow he began to lire through it
im»> a room in which nine people were
seated at dinner. These people be
came panic stricken and jumped
through tin window which was tie
oniv one in the room. As each landt 1
on the ground outside tin* fiendish
negro drove an axe into their 1 eat s
and killed Mrs. Douton IJorth
wiik, Wright’s notorious affinity, and
her two children.
Oarleton tied hut was followed by a
posse of farmers. Later he emerged
from a boiler in which he had taken j
re 'age. The boiler was pretty not'
and the negro was nearly dead when
he crawled from it. He refuses to say
anything. Wright himself was absent
from tin* bungalow at tin* time of the
murder.
Si:\T HIMU, ON SCOW
Charles K. Herron returned on tl e
Sampson this morning after having
dispatched his drill by scow from
Knik landing to its destination. He
will wait here for the Alameda v hich
is bringing up J. M. Davidson, for
merly one of the owners of the Mio
cene ditch at Nome. Mr. Herron and
Mr. Davidson will leave and t av»d
across country together to the proper
ties on which the former and Major
French have taken options.
m:\\ mill working
NOW NKAR l\NIK
Several Properties Over There Are
Showing I’p Splendidly
KNIk, Alaska, Aug. 1 l-Wm. .Mar
tin is now operating his second Lane
mill which is a 10-foot mill with 10
ton capacity. He expects to operate
late this fall and has a large quantity
of gasoline on hand.
The Independent Gold Mine Go.
have been doing quite a lot ol de
velopment work this year and have
struck good ore in their 400-loot tun
nel. which is the deepest diggings in
the eamp.
The Gold Rullion are running on
good ore and have installed a cyanide
plant this season.
Harry Shouph lias a very pood
prospect. They have struck their
, load at a depth of 60 feet. Prospects
were very small on the surfac'* hut
ran as hiph as $7,000 in values. The
lead he has struck is from two to six
foot and runs very hiph in vain s.
The Klk proup and the Trickster
proup are owned by Kdon, Ik.rnes,
Jenninps and Rae. The Klk proup is
on the same lead as the Shouph prop
erty. Rae is sinkinp a tunnel that
will strike the lead at more than 800
feet in depth. Their ore prospected
on the surface from $4 to $S() with
one-half to one per cent of copper in
it. On the Trickster proup they have
opened up three shoots of ore which
averape from $4 to $60 a ton. The
lead has been stripped for over *.!000 ;
feet.
The Arch proup has been bonded to
N'esley of Seattle.
The Klla M proup owned by Frank
Cannon and Joe Conway assays about
$.*!:• a ton and they expect to place a
small mill on the property next j
sprinp.
BANK KKCKIYKS
$8,000 IN COM)
A shipment of pold valued at $s,00()
was received by tlie Hank of Seward
today from the Alaska Free Cold
property.
Meet me nt The Brrnch.
EXPECT ITALY AND CHINA
TO PLUNGE INTO CONFLICT
LONDON, Aug. 17.—It is now all but certain that Italy]
will be plunged into the great war and hope has been al
most abandoned that she can succeed in Keeping hersell
from being involved. Her entry into the war will be due
io the necessity for keeping control ol the Adriatic in or
der that she might maintain her political power. It is not
stated what side she is likely to take but it is assumed that
she will aid Germany and Austria and depend on the suc
cess of herself and then to prevent any of the other pow -
ers involved from annexing the dominion ol the sea on
her eastern coast.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The belief here is dial
China will he the next to declare war as it is almost cer
tain that she will try to seize Kiauchau and so forestall
Japan’s desire to grab it for herself. Should she do so it
will mean that Japan will light the big republic according j
to the best informed opinion. Germany, it is thought like
ly. will evacuate the place if by so doing she can prevent
Japan from declaring war against her while her hands are
l ull in Europe or if she can manage to get China on the
■ arpath and so nullify Japan’s opposition.
LEIPZIG AT FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17.—The German Warship
Leipzig entered this port today to the surprise of the
whole city and at once began coaling without having ob
tained permission. She was stopped by the customs ofli
eials w ho will examine the cruiser’s bunkers and allow her
to take only enough coal to take her to Apia, Samoa, w hich
is the nearest German port. The big French cruiser Mont
calm is supposed to be waiting for the Leipzig just outside
the harbor but this may be only another of the sensational
! rumors set afloat about the war and particularly about
this vessel.
The great Japanese cruiser Idumo is at San Diego and
v i!! be on hand to attack the Leipzig should war be de
clared between Germany and Japan before the Leipzig
j can get away.
T. K. SAYS MONROK
IMKTRINK SAYKl) US
Says Bryan’s Peace Proposals Place
This Nation Under Serious
Difliculties
HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 10.
Thoodore Roosevelt, who was the
principal speaker at the progressive
state convention here today, declared
in the course of his address that the
Monroe Doctrine saved the United
States from being involved in the
present great war.
He denounced the peace treaties of
William Jennings Bryan which bind
the United States to let all troubles
with other powers be investigated by
a commission before either of the
countries involved may declare war.
This system, the colonel said, made it
possible for foreign nations to gain
time for the strengthening of their
defenses on the western hemisphere
before the United States could take
action.
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ELMER ANDERSON IS
DEAD OF HIS WOUND
Brother of Wounded Valdez Man
Gives His Blood to Save Hint
SEATTLE, Aug. 15.—Elmer An
derson, the Valdez man who was shot
some days ago on a street in this city,
died this morning. His brother sub
mitted to an operation for the trans
fusion of his blood to the wounded
man but Elmer succumbed in spite of
all. The real truth of the shooting
has not yet been learned. The bullet
went through the breast and he lost a
lot of blood before he was discovered.
TURKS ANI) TIIE JAPS
ENTERING THE FR II
ULTIMATUM TO TURKEY
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. IT.—That Turkey will en
ter the great conflict as a partner of Germany and Austria
wtihin a few days is now virtually certain as she received
what was practically an ultimatum from Russia this
morning. Russia sent a formal demand that Turkey allow
Russian warships to pass through the Dardanelles unre
rest ricted. The Kussiar fleets have been compelled to
avoid passing through i! e Dardanelles since the Crimean
war when Great Britair, Fiance and Turkey combined
took Sebastopol and brought the Russians to terms. The
Russian fleet in the Black sei is practically useless unless
it can get through the Dardanelles into the Mediterran
ean. To secure a passage it would be necessary for Russia
to force the Bosphorous and practically to seize Constan
tinople alter which the 1 urks could oppose the passage of
the Dardanelles itself. As the Bosphorus and the Darda
nelles are very narrow st ips of water lined with powerful
fortifications the passage would be most didicult.
Turkey's refusal will mean war, undoubtedly, and will
mean another nation added to the German alliance while it
will also without question m an the entry into the war of
Greece.
In the meantime the Russian fleets in the Black sea
have captured hundreds of ( erman and Austrian trading
ships most of which had no information that war had be
gun and had no time to get away.
ORDER GERMANS FROM ORIENT
TOKIO, Aug. 17.—Japan sent an ultimatum to Ger
many yesterday ordering the German government to
withdraw her warships and to evacuate Kiauchau. This
morning it was learned tlu t the Japanese gave Germany
six full days to comply with t lis demand to make sure that
the message will have time o reach Berlin and the answer
to reach Tokio.
The government here states that Japan in sending the
ultimatum is fulfilling the erms of the treaty with Great
Britain which was aimed t > remove all causes of disturb
ing the peace in the orient The German warships must
leave all the waters of Chi 1a and Japan immediately and
Germany must deliver Kiauchau to Japan by September
15. Japan says that Kiauc'mu will ultimately revert to
China. . It was leased to Germany for 99 years by China.
The government of the nikado has announced that all
the interests of the l nitec States will he safeguarded in
the orient and that the integrity of China will he main
tained.
RUSSIANS DRIVE BACK AUSTRIANS
LONDON, Aug. 17—The Russian generals on the Aus
trian frontier report that their cavalry is driving back the
Austrians and that every engagement is a victory. Sev
eral important battles have taken place, the report states,
between the advance guards of the two armies and the
Russians are proving themselves so superior that the out
come of the fighting on the Austrian northeast border is
regarded as a sure victory for the troops of the czar.
GREECE GETTING READY
LONDON, Aug. 17.—The government of Greece has
received information that a Turkish army is now actually
marching through Bulgarian territory and is .headed tor
the Greek frontier with the intention of taking Greece
unawares and recovering some of the provinces lost in the
late war.
The Greeks have sent a formal notification to Turkey
that Greece will immediately begin similar military and
naval manei-vres and there can hardly be the least doubt
that the two countries will i nter the struggle within a few
days. The information that Turkey is marching through
Bulgaria also leads to the belief that Bulgaria itself must
be willing and her entrv into the war is by no means un
likely.
CONGRESS OPPOSES WAR TAX
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—'The majority of the mem
bers of congress are now known to be opposed to levying
a war tax and the chances are that the matter will be
postponed for some time. The opponents of the tax seem
to think that the loss of revenue due to the war can be
overcome by retrenchment.
President Wilson has announced formally that he dis
approves of the lending of money by American bankers to
European nations that arc engaged in the war because he
believes that such loans would be a breach of the neu
trality law. The statement came in answer to a request
made by Morgan and company for an opinion as to wheth
er they could lawfully lend one hundred millions to
France.