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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-27
British Submarines In Baltic.

British Submarines In Baltic.
 LONDON, Jan. 27.-An unconfirm- ed report has reached here from Co., penhagen to the effect that British submarines had entered the Baltic Sea and had successfully attacked the German fleet south of Sweden and severely damaged the German cruis- CT Gamiells.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-27

Egypt. Great activity is reported from points along the canal. The British and French monitors protect ing the canal are cleared for action and have been sent to points along the canal, where they are believed to be needed. Marines from the Frenc'' warships have been landed to aid in the fighting and the canal is closed to all but warships of the Allies.
 Attack Had Been Expected.
 The British commander knew sey- eral days ago that the Ninth Turkish army corps was crossing the desert headed for the canal. Strong en- trenchments have been built and the canal fortified.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-27

The Prospector office for job work.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-27
Weather Report.

Valdez, Jan. 26, 1915.
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R0vERETO FALLS!
Austrians, Evacuating City,
Leave Stronghold in Ruins.
Italian Armies Drive Ahead in
March on Trent.

Rome, Sept. 3.-Rovcre to, the larg-
est Austrian city to fall before the
Italian armies, is being slowly occu-
pied.
The Rovereto forts, which block the
Italian advance on Trent, only thirteen
miles away, We're blown up early yes
terday and the Austrians began to
cvacuate the city, retiring northward
up the Adige valley in the direction of
Trent. Before retiring, the enemy
forces demolished all the historic
Italian monuments and set fire to the
homes of Italian residents.
After the garrison had withdrawn,
Austrian artillery, stationed on the
heights overlooking the town from the
north, poured a heavy fire into Ro-
ve-eto throughout yesterday, coInpIet-
ing the work of ruin. These batteries
were engaged by the Italian gunners
and partly silenced. The first Italian
troops began entering Rovereto before
dusk last night.
Capture of Rovereto marks the
greatest single victory in the Italian
advance upon Trent, the goal Of Cen
eral Cadorna in the north.
Though the AuStrians have con-
structed barricades across the valley
between ROvereto and Trent, military
men here believe the lItaian troops
will approach Trent itself before win
ter halt5 military operations.
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CHINESE SHIP Line.
Frisco CeleStiaIS Plan COmpe-
titiOn With japanese.
Five Million Dollars Subscribed
for Liners.

San Francisco, Sept. 3.-Five nil
lion dollars has been subscribed and
100000 set aside for instant call, by a
cOterie of Chinese merchants in this
city and the Orient to finance a new
steamship line to ply between San
Francisco and China i'll rivalry to the
Japanese lines in operation
John l. McNab of this city, attor-
ney for the Chinese, made this an
nouncement today. Mr.. McNab said
d committee appointed tc do the pre-
liminary work ir organizing the new
company is quietly obtaining options
on ships.
Most of the work has been accom-
plished within the last week by the
Chinese merchants.
The Chinese, McNab said. expect to
begin with vessels adapted to the pc
culiar conditions of their Oriental
trade-that is, they will have limited
cabin facilities and great steeraee and
freight capacity Later the Chinese
hope to have several first-cIass vessels
equipped to handle the Lest tourist
travel in the world.
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MEAN MAN, is HE!
County Treasurer EnjOinad
From Selling Court House.
Attorney Says Something Must
Be Done at Once.

An injunction suit against the coun-
ty treasurer to prevent him from sell
ing the court house for taxes next
Tuesday probably will be brought by
W. E Atchison. county attorney. The
land upon which the court house
stands was advertised in the delin-
quent tax list because the taxes for
paving Van Buren, street in front of
the court house and Jail have not beer
paid A warrant for s6S9.75 was
made out to the city of Topeka IN
May. 1914. but the city never called
for the money. Now the land has
been advertised for cakes If the sale
is enjoined the city will have TO eo
to the court house and get the S639.75
in a lump sum. What the city wants
is the tax paid in ten yearly INSTALL
ments with interest
As matters now stand We probably
will bring injunction suit" said Coun-
ty Attorney Atchison. this morning
THAT seems to be the best way out
of the difficulty
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WEATHER is NORMAL
Outlook Is for Still Higher Tempera-
lures in Kansas.

Normal temperatures have returned
to Topeka at last. The lowest point
reached was 81 degrees at s o'clock
this morning, which is exactly normal
for this date. The highest tempera-
ture Thursday was 79 degrees which as
slightly below normal, but by 8
o'clock this morning the mercury had
reached rs.
A trace of rain fell here early this
morning but the precipitation was So
slight that it could not be measured.
No other station in the state reported
any moisture.
Fine weather prevails over the en-
tire state today but the forecast
promises q relapse in the way of show
ers in the west part of Kansas tonight.
Partly cloudy, with probably showers
in the west tonight and Saturday: not
much change in temperature, is the
schedule. The wind is blowing from
the southeast at the rate of 4 miles
an hour.
The Kaw river took a drop in the
past twenty-four hours. standing this
morning at 10.T feet. IL feet lower
than on Thursday morning. The in
dications are that the bottom will drop
out of the river in the next few days.
Following are the hourly tempera-
ture readings FOR TODAY.
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LOAN is BOLSTER
England NegOtiates Preliminary
Measure in New York.
Pound Sterling Scars in Face
of Optimistic Report.

New York, Sept S.-It was reported
in Wall street today that Great Brit
ain had obtained a preliminary credit
loan in New York city to tide over
pressing obligations and stem the
downward trend of sterling exchange
rates until a mammoth credit loan
can be fIoated here. International
banking houses here refused to con-
firm or deny the report.
In the gossip of the street. the
amount of this preliminary loan was
reckoned at from $5O,OOO,OOO to $1OO.
900, 900. and was based on collateral
of American securities brought here
in two recent shipments of gold and
securities from Halifax to England
account and further shipments of Sc
curities said to have reached here on
the steamer Adriatic and St. Paul
which arrived yesterday
The report was circulated in the
face of a violent upward trend of ex-
change rates. sterling having opened
at quotations from 71a to 1919 cents
above yesterdays closing.
The establishment of a preliminary
loan of this character intended as a
to stabilize rates tempo
rarily was believed generally to have
been the cause for the unprecedented
toward higher values
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CLOSE
Leads One Up-Otier
Match Even.
Big Galleries See Detroit Semi
Finals Today.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 3.-Two close
matches, fought on even terms nearly
every yard of the way, marked the
forenoon half of the SO hole semi
final matches for the national amateur
golf championship.
Max r. Marston, of Springfield. n.
j., won the 18th hole from Robert A.
Gardner, of Chicago, and overcame
the latter's margin of one up. John
G. Anderson, of Mount Vernon, n. Y,
captured the last hole from Sheriff.
Sherman, of Utica, New York. which
made the former one up. Gardner
and Marston were on the heels of the
other semi-finalists nearly all of the
morning and their play was halted
several times by the galley which
trailed ahead
Their cards: Gardner, out AZ, in
39-S1: Marston, out Al, in $50.
Sherman continued to play with
characteristic calmneSS and he was
one up on the Mount Vernon veteran
al the turn.
The cards: Anderson, out AZ. in
$50; Sherman, out SO, in 40-79.
Each of the semi-finals has enjoyed
national distinction in the tournament
thus far. Marston put out Jerome
TFavers, national open champion;
Gardner, overwhelmingly defeated
Sawyer, the man who eliminated
Chick Evans; sherman was conqueror
OI SldIlulSI, OIL 6elIOll- WHO SlOppto
the amateur champion, Francis
Ouimet, and Anderson killed the
hopes of the south by defeating
Reuben Bush and then administering
similar treatment to Whitney.
Anderson's closet match thus far
was the victory over Bush up and /.
One of Sherman's matches went 81
holes. He won from Standish yester-
day on the 36th green and he played
80 to take Albert Seckel into camp.
Marston on Tuesday played sensa-
tional golf to defeat Travers. So far
as his medal card was concerned he
played poorly yesterday, but he more
than redeemed himself by coming
from behind when he beat Howard 3.
Lee, of Detroit, on the 3Sth hole.
Gardner's only easy match was
with Sawyer-the one that some
thought he would lose. He whipped
L. L. Bredin, of Detroit. Monday by
the lowest possible margin one up.
Tuesday Tom Sherman, of Utica
fought the Yale man on close terms
until the latter was successful 2 and 1
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come under the provision of the stat
uteS.
COngdon was today in conference
with local fire officials. He proposes
to start his crusade in Topeka and to
extend his work to every first class
city in Kansas. Several complaints
now in the hands. of the hotel COM
missioner will be Investigated at once
and Il wholesale, statewide cleanup
Will be started. Several hundred lives
are endangered each day through vio-
lation of the hotel laws. Congdon de-
clares. and he proposes sweeping IN
vestigation of conditions.
More inspectors are TO be appointed
and one Of the first acts on the part of
the department will be to investigate
conditions in all hotels, apartments
and rooming houses. The hotel COM
missioner's office has in the last two
months been placed on a self sup
porting basis and CongdOn believes the
money can be used to no better ad-
vantage than through a probe of fire
prevention conditions.
There is no more serious problem
in Kansas than the operation of hotels
and rooming houses with blind rooms
used for sleeping purposes. SAID
Congdon. Unless the condition is
remedied. Kansans will awake some
morning to read of the loss of a
sContinued on Page 2.1
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GAS UP IN TOPEKA
Break in Rate War Sends 1t to
1912 Cents.
Independents Says Cost viii Go
Higher Soon.

Gasoline prices at all independent
filling stations in Topeka went to TO-
cents a gallon today. Representatives
of independent refinerieS admitted
they would not try to meet competf-
tiCn and that the increase of a cent
a EallCn would be general throughout
the state. Standard prices remained
stationary at 90 cents.
The action of the Independents in
yielding to a price boost in Topeka
WAS the final break in the rate war.
Except in Kansas City. Topeka and
Wichita, gasoline prices jumped one
cent Thursday in every town in Kan
sas This morning all independent
dealers received orders to increase
prices one cent a gallon.
Increases today mean an increase of
from IL to 10 per cent in ali towns
in Kansas. Less than 100 gallon gas
oline contracts will be filled at 10. ?
cents gallon. while 100 gallon pur-
chases will be 90 cents-an increase
of one cent in each instance.
Higher Prices Coming.
That the top price of gasoline has
not been reached was freely admitted
among independent dealers. They ex-
pect q second increase in the next few
days According to Joe Longshore.
independent refinerieS and dea Iers are
losing from a half cent to two and a
quarter cents on every gallon of gaso- :
line sold at the prevailing prices.
Action of the Standard in boosting the
price of crude oil and holding the
refined product stationery has hit
every Independent refinery hard it is
asserted. The price of crude oil has
jumped from 40 cents to rs cents a
barrel in the last six weeks. On the
other hand the price of the refined
product has remained unchanged
A conference of Independent refin-
ers and dealers had been called for
next Wednesday, s. NJ. Brewster, at
torney general, had asked for a con-
ference with Standard Representatives
ference was postponed one week; and
it is probable that the independents
will delay their meeting until the
Standard representatives come to
town. Then the attorney general will
be asked to umpire the row between
The oil producers.
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Last of Strong Russian For
tresses Gives Way.
Russ in Valiant Stand on ME-
men Lose Heavily.
KAlSER'S LEGIONS BATTLING ON
Won Mackensen Presses Hard
Retreating SIavs.
Berlin Reports French Re-
pulsed in Western Theater.

Berlin, Sept. 3.-(Wireless tC
Tuckerton) n)-The army of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg has
captured Grodno, the last of the
strong Russian fortresses to
hold out.
Announcement to this effect
was made at army headquarters
today as follows:
"Field Marshal Won linden
burg's army conquered Grodno
after rapidly forcing a passage
of the Niemen and fighting the
Russians in the streets of the
city.
Russians Lose Heavily.
The Germans reached the Niemen
between the Augusowo canal and the
SwiSIocz-Lennewarde line. German
west of Wilma. The Russians at
tempted to oppose our advance, but
failed, suffering extraordinarily large
losses Southeast of Merecz the Rus
slams were thrown back. General Won
Gallwitz's troops broke the resistance
of the enemy on the Alekszyce-S -Swis-
locz road. Field Marshal Won Hin
denburgS army captured more than
O,UuU RUSSIANS, dS wen DIS one CdHHOH
and Is machine guns.
THE army of Prince Leopold of
Bavaria is still engaged in battle north
of Prszany.
Mackensen PursueS Russ.
1.-The army of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, pursuing the Russians,
reached the JaSiolda river near Silnek
and Bereza, and also in the district of
east of Kobrin. Austro-
troops are advancing to
the east and south of Boloto and
Bubowje.
Southeastern Theater - General
Bothmer's army is advancing and is
fighting in the Sereth district
Western Theater-Near Souchez
attacks delivered by the French with
hand grenades were repulsed In
FLANDERS and the Champagne mines
were exploded successfully
The capture of Grodno by the Ger
mans marks the fall of the twelfth
fortress under Teutonic attacks en- the
eastern war front within a month,
beginning with the fall of Warsaw on
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Quick RetributiOn Melted Out to
Border ASsassinS.
Three Outlaws Slain Following
Killing of Americans.
BEATING BRUSH FOR BAND
Soldiers Draw Steel Gordon
About Remaining Marauders.
Mexican Woman, Seeking Pro-
lection, Killed Through Error.

Brownsville, Sept. 3.-Three of the
Mexican bandits operating just north
of Brownsville were killed last night
by county officers at Los Cuatros, five
miles east of Barreda station, four
teen miles north of Brownsville, ac-
cording to information today.
In addition to the Mexicans killed
last night, it is said, a Mexican wom-
an, deserted by her husband when
the Mexican outlaws appeared at their
home north of here last night was ac-
cidentaily killed by United States SOL
diers when she approached them in
the darkness in search of protection.
Vengeance Is Swift.
Quick retribution apparently is
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ANOTHER WEST INDIAN
STORM HEADED THIS WAY;
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED

Washington, Sept. 3.-Two West
Indian storms are headed today for
American coasts. Hurricane warm
ings have been ordered on the gulf
The more pronounced disturb
anceS were in the Gulf of Mexico
this morning, and were headed
nOrthweStward.
Weather bureau officials said it
would strike the gulf coast tonight
or Saturday morning, somewhere
between Cedar Keys and New Or
leans.
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WAR news OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY

Thousands are taking advantage
of free trains from Paris to other
cities. French. British and Belgian
wounded are moved to other cities.
French war office statement IS
that Germans have been checked
at Verdun and French army has
met with successes in Lorraine and
the VOSgeS.
Premier Asquith calls Oh every
abIe-bOdied EngliShman to enlist.
Between 100000 and 100000 men
have responded to kitchener's call
for recruits.
Six German army corps reported
on way from French front to Rus
sian front.
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BRUNT TO INCORPORATE
Working Capital of the Drug Store
VIII Be Increased.

The Brunt drug store, formerly To-
Gated at Fifth and Kansas avenues.
is to be incorporated and reorganized
with an enlargement of the capital
according to an announcement made
today.
J. NJ Brunt. formerly the entire
owner of the store, will be one of the
principal stockholders Associated d
with MIR. Brunt viii be II. c. Martin,
former owner of the drug store op-
posite the Santa Fe station. and Har-
lem H. Brunt. who has been connect
ed with the Brunt store for the last
eight years. The new company will
be known as the Brunt-Martin Drug
cOlnpauv
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GOLF RACE
Semi Finals In Battle For Champion
ship Played This Afternoon.

Chicago ILL.,. Sept. 3.-Semi- finals
were played this afternoon in the first
annual western intercollegiate golf
championship at the RavislOe country
club.
c. L. Weems, university of Illinois.
and Charles Grimes University of Chi
cago. and John Simpson, university of
Illinois. and Fred c. Stiles, North
western university, were the semi-fi-
nal pairings.
Illinois won the team championship
in the play-off with Chicago's five
Thursday scoring 421 strokes to the
NIaroons 425.
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WILL MAKE IT
STATE WIDE.
The Movement Started in To-
peka Will Be Extended.
Every Rooming House Must
Come Under Hotel Law.
MANY LIVES ARE ENDANGERED
All Blind Rooms Must Be Given
Fire Escapes.
Vigorous Crusade Is Planned by
Hotel Commissioner.
MANY LIVES ARE ENDANGERED

Statewide war against blind rooms
in hotels, apartments and rooming
houses was today declared by L. A
Congdon, state hotel commissioner
The crusade followed an order against
the Commercial building in Topeka
and will be carried to every large town
in the state. Special inspectors are to
be appointed by Congdon and it is
probable that more than 100 places
now operated in violation of the state
hotel law will be forced to close or
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Kaiser's Move Hailed as Opener
of Negotiations.
Optimists Consider MOdifica-
ton of Berlin Demands.
TENDENCY IN RIGHT DIRECTION
FeeIers by All BeIligerents Held
Good Sign.
Experts Sense Returning SAM
ity at European Capitals.

London. Sept. Sin high Of
ficiaI circles here il is learned
that recent rumors of peace have
no foundation in any step taken
by the British government, or any
statement issued here from au-
thOritative sources
No member of the govern
ment would allow himself TO be
quoted in discussion of the peace
rumOrs, which recently have
gained wide circulation. The As
Sociated Press. however, was au-
thorized to make public the fore
going explicit denial.
Washington, Sept. 5.-Peace was In
The air here today.
There were pessimists. but they
we're little needed Due note was
taken of the fact that Great Britain
seemed unenthusiastic over the Ger
man memorandum. The semi-officiaI
White House statement that the presi-
dent could take no steps until both
sides wished it, was not overlooked.
1t was considered that the terms Ger
many suggested tentatively through
Ambassador Bernstorff doubtless
would have to be limited and perhaps
modified before the allies
would accept them.
Signs Point to Peace.
Nevertheless, all developments were
regarded as tending toward a windup
Of the European struggle.
A few days ago it was barely hinted
that maybe the concession Germany
was making TO the United States in
the matter of submarine warfare
would open the way for further nego-
tiations 'in the right direction
Today many diplomats were saying
that they believed the tendency was
in the right direction" already. and
that events were moving with mod
crate rapidity. 1t was not that a great
deal has actually been accomplished.
but that nearly all the belligerents
were throwing out feelers Powerful
TContfnued on Page Ski
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FRANCE HOLDS UP MAIL
Finds Germany Talks TO United states
Through intermediates There

Paris sept. 3.--It was learned today
that the decision Of the French gov
ernment to hold American mail for
two days before forwarding IL was due
to the discovery thai Germany was
com municating with persons in the
United States through Intermediates
in France.
When this fact was established. the
war office determined to delay Ameri-
can letters as well as English and
continental mails.
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TOWN UNDER ARMS.
Citizens Hear Mexican Bandits Are
Planning Attack.

Laredo, Sept. S.-Americans at En-
cinal. Tex. forty miles north of Lare-
do. are under arms owing TO reports
that = band of MeXicans is in that vi
cinity and has threatened to attack
the town.
4 considerable movement of strange
MeNicans along country roads in Webb
county was reported last night.
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WILSON REST is ENDED
President Gives Up All Plans to he
turn to Cornish.

Washington, Sept. S.-President
Wilson has given up all plans of re-
turing to his summer home at Cor
nish. y. H., this year. 1t was said at
the White House today that he con-
sIders his vacation over and will re-
main in Washington to be in personal
touch with the European and Mexican
situation and prepare for the next
sc ssion of congress.
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BAILEY is RECEPTIVE
Texan Willing TO Help Rid Party OF
.Jnnuence of Socialism

Fort Worth. Sept. 3.-Joseph
Bailey, addressing 200 friends at a prl-
vate outing near Covington, Hill c Jun-
ty, yes9 9eroay, said there were men in
7 exas who could rid the Democratic
party of the influence of socialism, and
that Il they needed his help he would
be WillI1g to make the race for tho
United States senate again in 1918.
lie said he would not be a candidate
in 1910.
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ORDER OF BLACK EAGLE
GOES TO Won MACKENSEN

RerIin. Sept. 3.-Esnperor Will
liam has conferred upon Field
Marshal Ion MaclSensen the Order
OF the Black Eagle. tie highest
decoration within the cnlperor'S
gift. the Overseas Agency an
nounced today.
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Newport Horse Show On.

Newport. r. L, Sept 3.-The an
nuaI Newport horse show, attracting,
as usual many of the finest harness
ind sadCIe horses in tie east, opened
at the Casino today and will continue
until Sunday evening. Prizes will De
awarded in fo-ty-two classes The
Judges are: Charles p. Williams, r.
Penn Smith ard Richard Newton, Jr.
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Won TIRPITz To RESIGN
Minister of Marine to Be Succeeded by
Won PohI, Says Report.

London. Sept. 3.-An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company says it is reported that Ad-
miraI Won Tirpitz. the German minis
ter of marine, will resign and will be
succeeded by Admiral Won Pohl, now
chief of the admiralty and comman-
der of the German battle fleet.
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maintained. She reiterated her declar-
alton of innocence and insisted that
the story of the three negroes that she
had hired them to dispose of her hus-
band was concOcted after their plan
to rob DR.. Mohr had resulted in his
murder.
Says She Is Innocent.
Il am innocent of this whole terri
bic affair" she began, calmly enough.
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