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. . . SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1914. _ __
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LONDON BELIEVES VON KLUCK IS RETREATING
BELGIAN GOVERNMENT FLEES
INTO FRENCH TERRITORY
BOERS RISE AGAINST BRITISH
CAPETOWN, Oct. 13.—British South Africa is in
revolt against the British empire. Once more the Boer
is in arms and once more Briton and Boer will meet in
deadly contact for supremacy on the southern part of
the continent of Africa.
General Alantz, who was in command in the North
west, has rebelled against Britain and with his troops he
is now co-operating with the German lorces oi German
Southwest Airica to overthrow British rule m the Orange
t ree state, the 1 ransvaal, and C ape Colony, tie has ueen
created a general in the German army, a position which
he occupied in the Boer army at the time ol the war in .
which the British defeated tne Dutch.
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MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
Martial law was declared all over British South :
Africa today and once more the country is threatened I
with upheaval. The great question now is as to what j
course will be taken by General Botha who was command
er of the Boers in the war but who is now prime minister
under the British crown. Maritz is supposed to be in the
neighborhood of the Orange river with German and Boer
troops and not very far from Bloemfontein and Kimber
ley. Xo news has been received from the Transvaal itself
but the declaration of martial law is taken to mean that
a general conflagration is expected.
SITUATION SERIOUS
It is not denied here that the situation is exceedingly
serious. With the hands of the British government tied
in Europe and with the German colony just across the
Orange river ready to take the field as the allies of the
Boers the outlook is conceded to be very gloomy. Many
of the leading Boers in the Cape parliament and outside
are said to be favorable to the British government but if
the Boers rise en masse one can hardly hope that the Brit
ish can hold the country. No definite information has
j et been received of the movements of General Martiz
but it is assumed that he would never have risen in rebel
lion had he not made sure of the support of the Boers un
der his command as well as of those living in that part of
what is now called the Orange River Colony.
RUSSIAN ARMIES CRUSHED
LONDON, Oct. 13.—It is reported here that the
Austrian army has re-captured Lemberg, the capital of
Galicia, from the Russians and that the Russians are in
full retreat after one of the most di^strous campaigns in
the history of all wars. The armies of the czar that were
supposed to be invading Hungary and threatening the
capital of that country as well as Berlin and Vienna are
now in full retreat and making their way the best they
can to Russian soil to try to prevent the retreat from be
coming a rout.
WARSAW THREATENED
They are retreating from the fortress of Przemysl
having been defeated by the Austrians under Generals
Dankl and Faulkenburg* and compelled to raise the siege.
It is assumed that the Russian forces that had crossed the
Carpathian mountains have been trapped as it can hardly
be conceived that they could have retreated fast enough
to save their lines of cummunication.
But the most awful consequence of all is that War
saw, the capital of Poland, is now threatened by the Ger
mans and Austrians so that instead of the Russians
threatening Vienna and Berlin they are faced with the
necessity of defending one of their own capital cities.
Warsaw is on the Vistula river on which the Germans are
now marching in full force while the Russian armies are
falling back. The facts are regarded as of the most ser
ious consequences if they are reported correctly.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 13.—Prince Oleg, son of the
Grand Duke Constantine has died of wounds received in
battle against the Germans in Russian Poland. He \vas
an officer in a regiment of the Imperial guards and in
sisted on taking the field like an ordinary officer in spite
of the opposition of his father and his imperial uncle,
the czar.
VON KLUCK BELEIVED RETREATING
LONDON, Oct. 13—It is beleived here that the tre
mendous activity of the German cavalry around Lille at j
present is nothing more than an effort to screen the re
treat of General V on Kluck to the north and northeast. It
is said that this retreat is even now under way and that
the full facts will be known today. If he is really retreating
the military experts of this country believe that the Ger
mans will take up the positions which have been predicted,
that is that they will take up a line which will be strength
ened by the fortresses of Antwerp, Namur, Maubege,!
Metz and others. It is admitted that once drawn up in such
positions they would be able to make a formidable resis-;
tance to any attack that could be made against them.
ATTACKING VIGOROUSLY
In the meantime the Germans are everywhere the of- j
fensive with unparailed vigor and fierce engagements are1
being fought all along the great line from east to west.
The Allies are reported to be holding their own, however,
and the hope is strong that the German attacks will not
only soon weaken hut that the result will be a decided re
action in favor of the allied armies. No change in position ;
has been recorded during the past few days which is at all,
important.
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GERMAN FLEET THREATENING
It is regarded as certain here that the German fleet
will soon emerge from its safe position around the Kiel
canal and that it will tackle the British fleet in the North
Sea. This has been hoped for so long in this country that j
the wish may be father to the thought but it is declared j
that there is every reason to believe that preparations are;
now under way in Germany to put her naval power to the j
test. The British people and authorities are fully alive to
the fact now that the great naval battle when it does come
may not depend so much on the size and number of the
vessels as upon the quality of the guns and the mannei of
handling submarine operation. It is also believed that
the Zeppelin airship fleet of Germany will act in conjunc
tion with its ocean fleet and uneasiness is created by,
this surmise, but the British may be said to be awaiting
hopefully the coming of the great battle on the water. _■
BOSTON WINS FOUR STRAIGHT
MAKING A WORLDS RECORD
BOSTON, Oct. 13.—Boston beat
Philadelphia today in the fourth game
of the, world’s series by three to one
and so not only won the champion
ship of the world in four straight
games but did so for the first time in
the history’ of baseball.
Rudolph pitched a masterly game.
The Phillies were absolutely unable'
to catch his elusive slow ball when at j
times small hits even would have sent j
runs over the plate. Boston outplayed
their opponents in every department
of the game and Philadelphia was
never so easily put behind even
though the score does not indicate
that the game was more surely won
than any of the others.
The first run of the game came in
the second half of the fourth Evers
walked but Connolly went out on a
throw from Collins to Mclnnis Evers
going to second. Whit ted got an in
field hit which bounced off Collins’
leg and Evers took third, scoring later
when Schmidt sent a slow roller to
Barry who threw the runner out at
first. Whitted took second on Sch
midt’s grounder. Shawkey threw out
Gowdy. In the first half of the fifth
Barry got an infield hit. Evers threw
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out Schang, Barry going to second.
Barry scored on Shawkey’s double
to left and to the field fence. Evers
threw out Murphy. Shawkey went
to third and Oldring fanned. In the
second half Barry took care of Mar
anville at first. Deal went out on a
throw from Baker to Mclnnis but
Rudolph shot a hot single to the cen
ter. Moran doubled to the left, Ru
dolph going to third. Rudolph and
Moran scored on Evers’ single over
second but Evers was picked off the
first. Pennock replaced Shawkey in
the sixth and Mann succeeded Con
nolly in the seventh. But the game
was won. The weather was excellent.
Batteries:—Rudolph and Gowdy,
Shawkey and Schang.
BATTING ORDER
Boston ;-Moran r- f., Evers 2b.,
Connolly 1. f., Whitted c. f., Schmidt
lb., Deal 3b., Maranville s. s., Gowdy
c., Rudolph p.,
Phillys;-Murphy r, J., Oldring I. f.,
Collins 2b., Baker 3 b., Mclnnis Lb.,
Walsh c. f., Barry s. s., Schang c.,
Bender p.
This order was changed just be
fore the game and Shawkey became
the pitcher for the Phillys while
Deal and Gowdy changed places in
the batting order.
R. H. K.
Boston, 3 « 0
Phila ,17 0
12 3 4507 80
Boston, 000 l 200 0 0
Phila., 0000 10000
VERISALIS YET ALIVE
Marshal Brenneman received a wire
today stating that the man whom
Pappas is accused of shooting some
distance from Cordova is still alive.
PLEASANT AFFAIR COMES
OFF NEXT FRIDAY
A Benefit Recital will be given
under the auspices of the M. E.
Ladies, Aid Society on Friday October
16 at the M. E. church building.
Admission will be fifty cents but af
ter the recital refreshments, including
delicious ice cream and cake, will be
served free. The ladies are now mak
ing the most careful preparations to
insure the greatest possible success
for the recital and a most pleasant
evening is sure to be the result
IS FRANCHISE
KNOCKED OUT
I
GRANTEES FAIL TO FILE AC
CEPTANCE IN SPECIFIED
TIME
The light and power franchise given
to G. B. Poindexter and Robert Ash-1
ley has fallen by the board according
to the opinion of the members of the
city council because the grantees
failed to file their acceptance within
the space of thirty days, the time al
lotted for the purpose. The matter
came up last night at the meeting of
the council and it was learned that
an amended franchise had been
drawn up and had been forwarded to
this city by the bondholders with
the intention of securing its passage.
It was stated last night that these
bondholders required the substitution
of a flat rate provision instead of the
rates provided by the old franchise.
No further steps were taken but after
the meeting the retiring city clerk, the
mayor and other members of the
council gave it as their opinion that
the franchise had been void by the
failure to file the acceptance.
HATS OI F TO SEWARD’S
NEW POLICE JUDGE
Carl Almey Is Elected In The Place
Of Judge Needham As Clerk
And Magistrate
Carl Almey was elected city clerk
and magistrate last night by the city
council on the resignation of T. R.
Needham. Six members of the council
were present, the absentee being J. L.
Graef whose former assistant, W. T.
Lucas, was the candidate in opposi
tion to Mr. Almey.
When the rasignation of Mr. Need
ham, who is going to Knik, was ac
cepted a vote of thanks and apprecia
tion for his service was passed on the
motive of Councilman Chamberlain.
Mr. Almey took the place of clerk im
mediately. His election was the very
next thing to unanimous._
AGREE JO REfORI
ALASKA COAL BILE
JACK JOHNSON FINED
$10 IN LONDON
Protested On The Ground That lie
Could Not Prevent People From
Looking At Him
LONDON, Oct. 13.—Jack Johnson,
the colored champion, was fined ten
dollars today by a police magistrate
for obstructing the street. In fining
him the magistrate said “You and
your motor cars take up altogether
too much room.”
“I can’t prevent people from look
ing at me” answered the pugilist and
the magistrate warned him not to re
peat the offense or the punishment
would be far more severe.
ALAMEDA LEFT CORDOVA AT
SEVEN THIS MORNING
The Alameda left Cordova at seven
o’clock this morning.
THEDE vs. ALASKA S. S. CO.
The case of Thede vs. the Alaska
Steamship company is proceeding
this afternoon in the district court.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—The con
ferees have agreed to report the
Alaska Coal Leasing measure with
the objectionable provisions restrict
ing the secretary of the interior
omitted. It is expected that the bill
will go through immediately in both
houses after being reported. It
leaves the status of the coal claimants
unchanged and gives the secretary
almost a free hand in the manner and
methods of leasing.
Some of the members of both
houses seem to think that the measure
is too important one in its possible
effects on similar legislation in the
future to be allowed to go through
so quickly but that it will be ready
for the signature of the president
j within a few days is taken for
granted.
HOPE ABANDONED OF
FINDING KING THURMAN
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Lew Bell and Tom Donohue have
joined the search for the missing King
Thurman but the chances are believed
to be a thousand to one against find
ing him alive. Mr. Bell had a camp
across the river.
BIG BATTLE PENDING IN POLAND
LONDON, Oct. 13.—A great battle is now pending
in Russian Poland and on the result will depend a tremen
dous lot. The main German army is moving toward the
Vistula river on a north and south front extending
through Piotrokov, Kielce and Busk. Between Lodz and
Kalisz is another German army and on the right of the
Germans is the Austrian force. The bulk of the Russian
armies is on the east bank of the Vistula but a portion of
their forces is still on the west side of the river. The center
of the battle will probably be between Sandomirz and
Ivangorod which are both on the Vistula river about sixty
miles apart.
This information given out this morning indicates
clearly that instead of attacking Cracow the Russians
have been forced to retreat into Russian territory and
have even been forced back across the Vistula river. It al
so shows that the Austrians, far from having left Galicia
in the hands of the Russians, are actually facing the Rus
sians on Russian soil or, anyhow, on the frontier and that
some important victories must have been won by the Ger
mans and Austrians recently to account for the present
positions of the combatants. It is even feared here that
Russia has been very disastrously whipped and the posit
ion of her troops that reached the Carpathians is regarded
as a most perilous one if they have not actually already
been cut off. The battle now pending will be a tremendous
one.
BELGIAN GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE
BORDEAUX, Oct. 13.—It is officially announced that
the Belgian government has been transfered to France.
Several Belgian ministers accompanied by a group of of
ficials have left Ostend for Havre where the French
government .has provided offices for them. King Albert
has remained at the head of the Belgian army of what is
left of it. Nothing has been given out by the French
government as to what happened to the Belgian garrison
of Antwerp but it'is assumed that it surrendered in its
entirety to the German victors and that it is now prisoner.
CIVILIANS LEAVE TSINGTAU
TOKIO. Oct. 13.—At the desire of the Mikado the
German governor of Kioucahau, Meyer Waldeck, has
sent German officers to meet Japanese officers to ar
range details for the departure of non-combatants from
Tsingtau before the direct attack on the fortress takes
place. The Japanese are re-inforced by a strong British
force and everything is ready for the main assault. On the
German side is supposed that preparations are also well
forward and the battle is sure to result in heavy losses.
During the armistice who the Germans buried twenty two
bodies of their men were killed in the recent fighting.