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yoL g> N(> 276 Member Associated Press SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31,1914. Member Associated Press_Ten Cents the Copy
Japanese Begin Move on Kiauchau and Take Island Seat of French Government May Be Moved to Bordeaux,
But France W ill Summon Seven Hundred Thousand More Troops to Colors London Times Says Situation Is
Desperate and (.els Called Down Last of Namur Forts Fall, But Liege Forts Hold Out Allies Quit Boulogne
GERMANS REPORT CAPTURE OF 30,000 RUSSIANS
GERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE
AGAINST THE RUSSIANS
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PEOPLE FLEE FROM PARIS
PARIS. Aug. 31.—Thousands and thousands of people
are now fleeing from the city of Paris, having given up
hope that the Germans can be stayed and having come to
the conclusion that within a few weeks the beautiful capi
tal of France w il! be surrounded by the hated and dreaded
enemy.
Today the streets of the city that lead to the railroad
depots present the most extraordinary sights that were
ever presented to the eyes of people at war. Long lines ot
people are stretched along those streets waiting their turn
to get tickets that will enable them to take the trains from
the city which they now believe doomed to fall into the
hands of the enemy after a period of bloodshed and star
vation the like of which has never been w itnessed on the
earth. Blocks and blocks of the streets are lined with an
eager, hasty multitude. The ticket offices were closed all
day today making preparations for the expected aval
anche of people hut they will open tomorrow. Early this
morning it was announced that tickets would he sold to
morrow and from daybreak the people began to gather
and will remain in line for twenty-four hours and much
longer. All the trains were tilled today so that no more
people could be carried. Whole families have taken their
positions in the lines of waiting thousands and are eating
cold bites and sleeping on the hard pavements.
Among them are women and children and the sight is
enough to break the heart. So moved have the French
become by the distress of their people fleeing from the
powerful enemy that a desperate effort will probably be
yet made to stay the onward course of the invaders.
Most of the people waiting in line carry only hand bags
in which are a few poor little necessaries for the journey
into strange parts of France and never has the once glor
ious republic and empire seen a sight more touching and
humiliating.
The government has. however, more than condoned
this flight of the people from the capital as the expected
siege can be sustained all the longer the lesser the mouths
there are to feed.
MAY MOVE GOVERNMENT SEAT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—The government of France
is now considering the advisability of moving the seat of
government from Paris to Bordeaux as a precautionary
measure and to continue the war even if Paris falls into
the hands of the enemy. The belief here is that France
has nothing left for it hut to tight to the death for every
inch of French soil for the defeat of France this time will
mean its reduction by Germany to a condition in which it
could never again be a menace to German supremacy.
TOOK 30,000 RUSSIANS SAY GERMANS
BERLIN, Aug. 31.—The German government issued
an official statement today which stated that, far from the
Russians making any further progress in East Prussia,
the German armies there have captured no less than
thirty thousand Russians and have turned the tide entire
ly in favor of this nation. The statement contains the an
nouncement that the Germans had to charge the Russians
across swamps and, actually across a lake itself but that,
in spite of these awful impediments, the German troops
had very little difficulty in smashing the invaders. Par
ticularly in the neighborhoods of Ortelsburg, Hoenstein
and Tannenburg the Russians received a terrible thrash
ing according to the government official reports. Most of
the thirty thousand prisoners are said to have been taken
near those places.
This news has relieved the minds ot the people of Ber
lin of a tremendous load of anxiety. They had teared that
German arms would be overwhelmed by the weight of
Russian numbers while the flower of the army was engag
ed in the west, but the capture of such tremendous num
bers of the enemy has created the belief that the task of
smashing the invaders is a comparatively light one to the
troops of the kaiser. It has also given rise to the belief
here that the Russian troops have no heart for the work
and that they are only too willing to get out of the fight
w^ng. And meanwhile Berlin has gone wilder than ever
fith the joy and glory of triumph.
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WANT PRESIDENT WILSON
TO SPEAK FOR THEM
CORNISH, Aug. 31.—The demo
cratic leaders in Connecticut, Penn
ylvania and other states have sent
requests to President Wilson to visit
them and make addresses but the
president will probably decline to
make the tour. He is now resting
here after the sad ami strenuous per
iod through which he has gone.
GRAND ARMY GOES
TO CAMP TODAY
DETROIT, Aug. 21.—The Grand
Army encampment opens here today
• -ids of the Grand Army
•eterans are present for the occasion.
'I\L! GAME SEASON
OPENS WEDNESDAY
The season for ducks, grouse and
other small game opens on the day
after tomorrow. Ducks are said to be
plentiful. Rabbits, much better friends
to the prospector than any former
government, are also plentiful.
HAS TWO LEDGES
KNIK, Aug. 26.—Mr. and Mrs.
Harry C. Shough are spending a few
days in town, after having spent three
months on their quartz property on
the Little Susitna river. Mr. Shough
reports that the ground is showing up
fine and he has two separate ledges
of ore, one 12 feet and one 8 feet. He
has cut several small stringers that
assay as high as $7200. His ground
is known as the Oregon group.
PLEASED WITH KNIK
AS HE SHOULD BE
KNIK, Aug. 23.—A. Christensen,
from the United States land oiTice is
• n Knik this week investigating the
agricultural possibilities of this dis
trict, and has expressed himself as be
ing highly pleased with the showing
made.
MOOSE, BEAR AND RATS
Dr. Schalaben is having a bunch of
musk rats caught alive for the pur
pose of breeding them on some island.
They are being trapped by Louis and
Jesse Johnson, who by the way, met
a great moose near their father’s
ranch a few days ago. The ranch is
only six miles from the city. Bears
« fretting mighty plentiful around
the ranch of Otto Bergstrom again.
The ranch is in about the same neigh
borhood.
POTATOES READY
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KNIK, Aug. 24.—The first local po
tatoes were put on the market today
at five cents a pound. There is a big
crop.
EVANS FOR PORT WELLS
In addition to her regular run this
trip the Evans will go to Uliamna,
Port Wells and Kodiak.
There will be a meeting of the
Seward baseball club at The Miner’s
store at 8 p. m. sharp this evening.
Business of importance is to be
brought up and a full attendance is
urged.
John Ronan is planning on leaving
for the Kenai river in the morning
'or a short business trip, returning
later during the week.
Hans Paulson has returned from
the Shushanna and is visiting in the
city. He remained in that country
for some time.
SUNRISE AND
HOPE BOOMING
I EVERYONE l 1* THERE IS DOING
SPLENDIDLY THIS SEASON
MRS. WHITE SAYS
That all the mining people around
Hope and Sunrise and those sections
generally are doing better than ever
this season is the pleasant news
brought to the city by Mrs. Martha
White who has come here for a busi
ness visit.
The coming of Mrs. White is an
went in itself as it reminds oldtimers
of the fact that she is the real lady
pioneer of Cook’s Inlet as well as a
lady who has remained with the coun
try and proved more than all the gov
ernment officials on earth that Alaska
is a land in which families receive all
that goes to make families worth
rearing.
Mrs. White’s daughter, Miss Babe
White, is one of the most popular and
cultured ladies in Alaska and she was
born on the Shewitna river, Cooks In
let.
She is the first child of Mrs. White
so that the whole family is truly
Alaskan. Mrs. White is the holder of
extensive and valuable properties
around Hope and Sunrise and also
conducts a roadhouse at the former
place.
She is really enthusiastic over the
prospects in those districts. She sa\s
they never looked so well and the peo
ple never did better.
Gus SeifTert has purchased the
Knight property adjoining him on
Resurrection creek for $13,000 and is
doing splendidly. The Mattlneson
mining company has also had a most
successful season while the same is
true of Collins, Allison and Farrand.
Lots of prospecting is being accom
plished on the upper end of Ressur
rection creek. Major French and
Charles PL Herron have sunk four or
five holes already with their drill.
Colonel Sapp is working on Buzzard’s
property and several others are busy
in all directions.
CHINESE LEFT
AT NUSHAGAK
SEVENTY MEN LEFT WITHOUT
PROVISIONS AND IN DANGER
OF STARVING
VALDEZ, Aug. 20.—Seventy-eight
Chinese have been left stranded at
Nushagak and are in serious danger
of starving unless aid is sent immedi
ately. The men were employed by
Petersen’s cannery during the past
.umnier but when the time came to
take them out they refused to go on
the cannery boat because they believ
'd that it was not properly provision
ed or supplied with water The ships
sailed without them and left them
standing on the beach without pro
visions or anything else to sustain
lift. There were no provisions left at
the station so that the men will prob
ably starve unless succor comes
quickly.
The United States marshal has or
dered act investigation into the affair
and mu/ >rder the cannerymen ar
rested. No steps have been taken yet
to rescue the Chinamen but something
will probably be done soon if possi
ble.
OUR NEIGHBORS BUILD
KNIK, Aug. 23.—The Knik roan
house people are thoroughly remodel
ing their house. 0. G Herning has
started construction on a residence
and W. A. Sherman has his new home
on the hill almost complete. Many
nice homes have been built in Knik
this summer and Knik people have
every confidence in the future of their
town.
GOLD FROM INDEPENDENCE
Several hundred ounces of gold has
come to the Rank of Seward from the
Independence mine and some other
properties. The gold came on the
Evans.
See us before sending outside fjr
your job printing.
JAPS START GOING
PEKIN, Aug. 31.—The Japanese occupied Tachien, a
small island outside Kiauchau, today and from that place
will probably start their attack.
Nothing more is known about the intentions of the be
siegers and the German garrison is cut off from communi
cation so that nothing can be heard from it. The com
mander of the garrison has naintained the same con
temptuous attitude which his government seemed to have
taken up in dealing with the Oriental power that declared
war on it. The Japanese arc evidently moving very cau
tiously and there is no hurry necessary as the Germans
cannot, of course, bring up any forces for the relief of the
place.
It is assumed that the Ge man commander has receiv
ed instructions to hold out at least long enough to main
tain the honor of German arms but that he can hardly
hope to stand off the overwhelming forces sent against
him very long is a fact that is generally accepted in this
city.
GERMANS ATTACK RUSSIANS
LONDON, Aug. 31.—Fresh forces of Germans are re
ported to have appeared in East Prussia and to have tak
en the offensive against the Russians in that part of the
theater of war. According to the dispatches received
here the Germans have now opened for the first time a
bitter attack on the Russian invaders and the news arriv
ing indicate that the results are favorable to the Germans
although this news has come through channels that would
be likely to color the news in favor of Germany. It has
been known, however, that the Germans who were re
treating before the Russian invaders and the fact that
they have checked the Russians is not at all unlikely.
Further news is being awaited with the greatest eager
ness as the hope of the allies depended almost entirely on
the Russians being able to draw away enough Germans
from the west to weaken their force in that directoin.
SENATE WORKS
ON COAL BILL
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GETS BUSY ON QUESTION OE
LEASING ALASKA COAL
MINES
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 81—The sen
ate today renewed its efforts on the
Alaska coal leasing bill which was in
troduced some time ago. A delay was
occasioned in the consideration of the
measure by matters of supreme im
portance connected with the war and
nothing was done so that the bill was
kept back. .It is hoped now thai the
measure can be carried through with
out any further delays and that it will
be law in a few days.
EARTHQUAKE AT KNIK
KNIK, Aug. 2(>.—There were two
distinct earthquake shocks felt here
at about 2 a. m. this morning.
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Mrs. Charles Krefting has gone to
the Kenai Lake country visiting Mrs.
T. B. Towle.__
CALL MONTANA
MILITIA OUT
RIVAL I NIONS FIGHTING AND
FMPLOY.MKNT Bl KKAl
BLOWN IT
BUTTK, Aug. 111.—The fact that
m. .-ini' in the miners union Light has
begun the deportation by force of men
v.* other .side, and the fact that an
•mployment bureau was blown up by
lynamite Saturday night has causiKl
Governor Stewart to order the mobili
, t! ‘ state militia and to ap
ply to President Wilson for a body of
regulars. Secretary of War Garrison
has intimated that he will take the
matter up when President Wilson re
turns from his trip but in the mean
(* militia is gathering and the
. M's the determination
‘ ' nut d W’i lawlessness at any cost.
A lull took place in the activities of
the opposing sides some time ago but
• :entlv the same old agitations have
.iv.i threaten to bring about a
n •' serious state of affairs than
ever.
AUSTRIANS WHIP RUSSIANS
BERLIN, Aug. 31.—The Austrian government has
made an ollicial announcement to the effect that alter a
battle lasting several days the Austrians have decisively
defeated the Russians and driven them in the direction of
Lublin in Russian Poland. This ollicial statement has to
come through Berlin as Austria has no direct communica
tion with the outside world.
The battle took place near Krasnik and was in pro
gress all the time that contradictory reports were being
sent out by the different sides. The Austrians have also
advanced into the territory of the enemy near the river
Bug and are now marching through Poland to aid in the
attack of the other Austrian forces. A strong Austrian
force has taken up its position in front of Cracow and that
city will be the base for a movement in force against the
Russian left wing. Parts of the Austrian army which had
been attacked by the Russians to the northeast and south
west of Lemberg in Galicia have been able to hold their
own but the ollicial Austrian statement does not say that
the Russians have been beaten there exactly. The Aus
trian-Russian battle lines face each other for a distance of
450 miles on the northeast frontier ol Austria.
Proof that the Austrians can beat the Russians is be
ing awaited here with almost greater anxiety than a Ger
man victory because the people ol Germany have come to
the conclusion that if Austria can hold the armies of the
czar the German troops can handle the allies in the west
and the Russians in East Prussia. Indeed, the ability of
Austria to hold Russia would be taken here as an infalli
ble sign of the ultimate victory of the Teutonic powers.
It is expected in German circles that Austria in the south
and Germany in the north can take the Russians between
them in Poland and smash them when the time comes.
ASQUITH REPRIMANDS THE TIMES
LONDON, Aug. 31.—Prime Minister Asquith of Great
Britain in the house of commons today publicly repri
manded the London Times for publishing dispatches from
Amiens, France, which stated that the condition of the
allies is desperate. The Times correspondent at Amiens
wired that the French and British armies have now found
themselves in a position from which they can hardly extri
cate themselves and the famous paper published it con
trary to the practice of most of the London papers which
have aided the government in its efforts to hide the move
ments of troops as well as news that would have the effect
of casting a pessimistic gloom over the British people. The
members of the house of commons agreed with the pre
mier and the Times has lost much of its prestige by the
fact. It is thought that the Times published the bad in
formation for no other purpose than to hurt the liberal
government which it has never lost a chance to try to dis
credit. The prime minister, however, has saved himself
and his government from blame for defeats by having se
lected Kitchener to conduct the war.