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ROMANIA THREATENS WAR
KITCHENER BREATHES CONFIDENCE TO LORDS
RUSSIANS REPORT TURK DEEEAT
GERMANSFALSO CLAIM VICTORIES
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REPORT TURKS DEFEAT
LONDON, Jan. G.—Petrograd reports that the two
Turkish army corps that had invaded Russian territory
in Caucasia have been defeated. If this report is correct
one of the corps was virtually annihilated and the other
was captured entire. England regards this defeat, if it
is true as stated, as removing all likelihood of a Turkish
campaign against Egypt. It is also regarded as meaning
that Russia need send no more troops to Caucasia by the
weakening of the forces opposed to the Germans and Aus
trians. As far as the invasion of Egypt is concerned it is
believed that the Turks would have made the effort if they
had not met the reverse reported from Petrograd today.
A desert has to be crossed, however, by the Turks before
they could reach the Egyptian border and this is probably
what prevented an attempt at invasion up to the present.
BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORIES
BERLIN, Jan. G.—It is officially announced that the
French trenches in the Argonne region have been occupied
by the German troops and a position around which tre
mendous fighting has been proceeding for months now
remains in the possession of our forces. This is regarded
as a big success here and as likely to have an important
bearing on the ultimate result of the fighting in that
quarter of France. This official announcement also con
tains the report that the French have been driven once
more from the position won by them near Cernay in up
per Alsace. The German leaders in that part of the field
say that the momentary success of the enemy at that point
was due to an accident and that the German troops never
had a doubt of the success of the effort to retake the lost
ground. The fighting for the village of Steinbach is still
proceeding and our troops expect to retake that place also
today or tomorrow . In Poland the German troops have
gained further successes. The general battle is not yet
begun and both sides are probably now maneuvering for
position. This battle will be fought all over the country
between Lodz and Warsaw and on its result will probably
depend the fate of that latter city. During the fighting
yesterday the Germans were successful at every point
and took fourteen hundred prisoners.
ROUMANIA MAY FIGHT
LONDON, Jan. 6.—British observers believe that
Russia now intends to strike a heavy blow at Hungary.
With the province of Bukowina occupied the time is ripe
for an invasion of Transylvania, the eastern province of
Hungary bordering on Roumania. Nearly three millions
of the inhabitants of Transylvania are Roumanians and
their aid would be most important to the Russians in the
event of invasion. The allies seem to be fullv confident
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that those people would unite with the Russians complete
ly. In the meantime Roumania has ordered her reservists
to hold themselves in readiness for service. The Rus
sians have arranged things so that the Russian advance
guard which is now situated along the Roumanian border
is composed of men who speak the Roumanian language.
These soldiers are being received with the greatest friend
liness by the Roumanians and all things put together in
dicate that Roumanian feeling is strongly in favor of the
allied nations.
RUSSIA LOOKS TO ROUMANIA
PETROGRAD, Jan. 6.—In the Austrian province of
Bukowina the Russians are meeting very little resistance.
Friendly relations have been established between the Rus
sian troops and the Roumanian frontier guards whom
they have met on the Roumanian and Bukowina border.
So friendly are the expressions of the Roumanians that
Russia expects Roumania to enter the war very soon.oni
the side of the allies.
PARIS SAYS SO TOO
PARIS, an. 6.—Dispatches say that developments of.
the highest importance are imminent in Roumania. A:
dozen French and British war correspondents departed
for that country today full of the belief that it will enter j
the war very soon on the side of Russia and the other
allies. The aid of Roumania at the present time would be]
a tower of strength as the country has a population of
nearly six millions and can put an army of hundreds of
thousands of soldiers in the field. Her geographical posi-!
tion would enable her to throw her full force into the
struggle at once.
KITCHENER ADDRESSES LORDS
LONDON, Jan. 6.—Lord Kitchener addressed the
house of Lords today in a long speech in which he review
ed the progress of the great war. He declared that dur
ing December the allies progressed at various points but
that the tide has ebbed and flowed with varying success.
Despite the unfavorable weather the French made note
worthy progress to the east of Rheims and in southern
Alsace. The German aspirations in Poland, he declared,
had suffered a severe check and he has confidence in the
ability of the Russians to prevent the capture of Warsaw,
lu his speech the commander in chief declared that one
of the brightest spots in the whole story of the operations
was the extraordinary achievements of the gallant Ser
vians. He further said that the great advantage enjoyed
by Germany on account of superior numbers and exten
sive war preparations was diminishing while the allies
were daily increasing their resources to enable them to
prosecute the war to a triumphant end. The speech was
well received and created, at least, the belief that the man
who is regarded as Britain’s greatest soldier has confi
dence in the ultimate result of the conflict. The house
was filled to an unusual extent to hear the speech but
many of the members are with the army at the front.
Listeners outside of the members of the upper house in
cluded the prime minister and several members of the
cabinet.
ANNIHILATE AUSTRIANS AGAIN
PETROGRAD, Jan. 6.—The Austrian garrison of
Przemysl made another sortie from the fortress yester
day but the attempt resulted in failure and in the annihila
tion of a whole Austrian force in one quarter of the field.
The temperature around Przemysl at present is near zero
so that the soldiers besieging are placed at a serious dis
advantage. It is hoped here to hear the news of the fall
of the place before very long but the Austrians are de
fending it with extraordinary stubborness. The Russian
forces are reported to be holding all their positions in
Galicia with ease and to be advancing in some force
through the Carpathian passes. The severe weather ham
pers these advances to a great extent but it is hoped that
the coming of the fine weather will be marked by a tre
mendous advance into the Hungarian plains.
BRITISH FLEET MAY ATTACK
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 6.—Reports of North Sea skip
pers and information from other sources indicate that
the British fleet is contemplating the long expected at
tempt to force the German fleets to come out and fight.
The british people and newspapers have been for some
time demanding more vigorous action but Admiral Jellicoe
points out that, although he believes he can compel the
Germans to a battle in the open sea, there is a possibility
that the losses to the British fleets would be so great that
Great Britain would fall to a low place amongst world
naval powers. It is assumed here that when Germany
enters the real naval war she will be prepared to use her
Zeppelins in conjunction with her fleet so that the sooner
the British forces them to battle the better. It was stated
today by a skipper who has just brought his ship to the
Dutch coast that the British big ships are now nearer to
the German coast than at any previous time.
REPORT ATTACK FAILS
VIENNA, Jan. 6.—The official announcement made
today here contains the information that the attack by
the combined British and French warships on the Aus
trian naval base at Pola has resulted in failure like the
attack on Cattaro. The hostile fleets are said to be still in
the waters near the southern coast of Austria but the
bombardment is stopped. General Piotroko who command
ed the Austrian army of invasion in Servia has been re
lieved of his command after his failure to hold the terri
tory which had been taken by the Austrian troops. The
announcement also declares that the reported Russian
invasion of Hungary was meant merely as a demonstra
tion and has had no material result except that it has
shown again the futility of the efforts of the enemy in that
direction. The impossibility of the passage of the Car
j pathian mountains at this time of the year by an invading
! force is something which the announcement tries to im
I press the people with.
SUBWAY PANIC
IN NEW YORK
TRAIN TAKES FIRE UNDER
GROUND DURING MORNING’S
RUSH HOUR.
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NEW YORK Jan .f>.—About a
hundred persons were overcome by
smoke, cut by flying glass, bruised and
otherwise injured in a fire which
broke out in a subway train this,
morning at a time when the rush to
the city was on and when the train:
was crowded. The blaze broke out!
when the train was near Broadway
and Fifty fifth street. During the,
panic and confusion the police report
ed that twelve people had lost Ihoir
lives but it has since been learned that j
only one person met death. The en
tire fire fighting force of Manhattan
Island and every ambulance and pul
motor were brought to the scene and
the wildest excitement reigned while
extraordinary stories gained cur
rency. People who were in the train
at the time of the occurrence say that
a sight so weird and terrifying could
not be conceived as the flames roared
and glared under the ground and the
imprisoned crowds struggled to es
cape.
OPEN SHOP FOR MINES
IN STATE OF OHIO.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 6.—The eastern
Ohio coal mine operators have de
cided to open the mines under the
open shop system in ten days. A
strike has been proceeding since April
and since that time the strikers have
been entirely idle. Preparations are
being made to protect the mines from
possible attack when they open under
the new rule.
NOT TORAISE
BIG ARMY YET
DANIELS AND GARRISON SAY
MATTER WILL COME UP
NEXT YEAR.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Secre
tf riee Daniels of the navy and Gar
rison of the war department held a
conference with congressional leaders
today and decided that owing to the
curtailment of tho nation's revenue
this year it would oe inadvisable just
yet to take steps for the increase of
the strength of the army and navy
Next year, they say, when congress
considers the means of raising new'
revenues in place of the stamp tax
appropriations for national defense
will be considered. The result of this
conference and the decision arrived at
is believed to mean the end of tho
agitation which had been started for
the increase of the fighting strength of
the United State-. The matter is sure
to come up again, how’ever after a
time.
EX-OFFICIALS IN LEGISLATURE.
The election of Snow of Ruby to
the local legislature adds one more
to the long list of members who were
formerly on the public payroll. Snow
was deputy marshal at Ruby under;
Love but was retired during that in- j
cumbency. Moran was United States
commissioner in the Kobuk. Coombs
was clerk in the district office at
Nome. Britt was city magistrate at
Skagway and is consul for one of the
Scandinavian countries at Juneau.
jOBRCGON TO
CITV
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—General
Obrogon reports that he captured the
whole garrison when the city of
Puebla fell into his hands and that
his troops killed and wounded thou
sands of the enemy. He announces
that he will as soon as possible march
to the attack of Mexico City itself
and hopes to capture the capital and
p « an end to the ambitions of an<_
government placed in office by Villa,
Zapata and their friends.
PRESIDENT GIVES SAME
ANSWER TO WOMEN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—A delega
tion of one hundred women waited on
President Wilson today to ask him
for his aid in securing equal franchise
rights for both sexes and he re
iterated his opinion that the question
is one for the states and not for the
nation as a whole. He has given this
answer several times but the deputa
tions continue to come. The president
received them always with great
courtesy in spite of the annoyance
which they muse cause.
CAPTURED VESSELS
SOLD AT AUCTION.
Same Hammer Used that was Used
in Sales After Crimean War.
(By The Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 6.—Four German
schooners, Else, Gerhard, Thedor and
Bolivar captured as prizes have just
been sold by order of the Marshal of
the Admiralty.
These are the first prize ships to be
sold in London #ince the Crimean
War, and the hammer used by the
acutioneer is the same one used in
the year 1855, when the last batch of
prize ships were disposed of. It was
afterwards presented to the Marshal
of the Admiralty as a memento.
A condition of the sale was that
each purchaser had to sign a declara
tion that he was not an alien enemy,
that he was in no way associated with
business carried on in enemies’ coun
tries, and that he was not purchasing
on behalf of any German, Austrian or
Turkish subject, or company. There
was brisk bidding throughout here
and good prices were obtained but the
chronometers of the ships came in for
ruost attention and were sold separ
ately.
BRINGS SUIT WHEN MINE
BLEW UP HIS SHIP.
(By The Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 3.—A peculiar case
was decided in the Grimsby countv
in a claim brought under the
workmen’s compensation act against
the owners of the Grimsby trawler,
Kilmarnock, by John Risdale, chief
engineer of the vessel.
The Kilmarnock left Grimsby on
September 22nd, on a fishing
expedition sighted some floating
mines, and went in search of a
warship to warn naval vessel In so
doing, the Kilmarnock” struck a mine
and blew up. The skipper and five
men were killed, and John Risdale
was so injured as to be totally
incapacitated.
It was urged by the ownero that
Risdale could not recover compensa
tion as his injuric3 were caused by
the vessel striking the mine of an en
emy at a time w’hen the vessel—by
diverting its course to act as a mes
senger to the navy—had ceased to
follow its ordinary occupation. The
i court upheld the defendant contention.
ATTACK
OT MEXICO
VERA CRUZ, Jan. 6.—Obregon re
ported today to the Carranza head
quarters in this city that in the fall
of Puebla General Angeles fell into
his hands and is now a prisoner.
Angeles was the chief advisor of Vil
la and was a candidate for the presi
dency.
An epidemic of small pox has
broken out here and is threatening
to spread.
TAKING STEPS
TOR ROAD WORK
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL MEET
TONIGHT TO ASK
FOR AID
The Commercial club will meet this
evening at eight o’clock for the pur
pose of asking for an allotment of
money for the immediate improve
ment of the trail between this city
and the Iditarod. The amount of
money required to make a vast im
provement is very small and there is a
hope that there may be enough left
in the hands of the road commission
to enable the work to be done immedi
atly. Colonel Richardson will prob
ably be communicated with at once.
Even a couple of hundred of dollars
would make an improvement that
would save travellers from thousands
of dollars worth of labor in travelling
over the trail. Everyone who has
come over has kicked and if they
send back to their various camps in
the interior the same report they have
given out here, Seward may expect to
have very little travel. This danger
can be removed by a very little money
and the commerical club wants every
members to show up this evening ar.d
to help in making strenuous efforts to
have an allotment however small. It
will be pointed out by the club that
as the trail is now one of the great
mail routes, it is deserving of serious
attention.
BUNNELL FOR FAIRBANKS
AFTER CONFIRMATION
New Judge Came to Alaska In 1900
to Teach School Near Kodiak.
The Valdez Prospector siates that
Judge Chas. E. Bunnell will leave for
Fairbanks immediately after his con
firmation in office.
In speaking of his appointment the
same paper says he came to Alaska
in 1900 after graduating from the
Bucknell university of Pennsylvania.
He taught school at Wood island near
Kodiak until 1903 until he went to
Valdez to take charge of the local
schools at that place. He resigned the
professorship and entered the practise
of law, building up a large practise.
He also interested himself in the Cop
per River Lumber company and the
Valdez Sheet Metal Works and hns a
large block of stock in both companies
besides having large property inter
ests in Valdez.
The sailing of the Admiral Watson
has been postponed from the eighth
to the eleventh. She will go to Kodiak
on this trip.
All big game killing closed on Jan
uary 1, Dr. Baughman reminds us.
The close eason for birds begins on
the first of March.