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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

PETROGRAD, Nov. 26.-The Ger man troops under command of Gen. Hindenburg have apparently aban- doned further attempts at capturing Dyinsk and Riga and are retiring to- ward Warsaw The Russians have succeeded in piercing their lines and have captured thousands of prisoners since the retreat began. The German troops have been forced to retire into swamps where they are suffering hardships which is working havoc with the troops. German prisoners captured during the retreat of Hin- denburg's command state that orders from Berlin have been received for the troops to fall back until spring when another campaign will be made to capture Riga and to march to Pet rograd.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
VANCOUVER ISLAND
 REEFS CLAIM SHIP.

VICTORIA, B. C.. Nov. 26.-The Chilian ship Mapu was driven on the rocks off Vancouver island during the gale which swept the coast yes terday and last night. The ship broke up soon after striking the rocks and the entire crew, numbering 25 men, were drowned.
 The ship endeavored for hours to keep off the rocks in the gale and sent up signals that she was in dis tress, but no steamers appeared to lend assistance or to take off the doomed crew.
 Several bodies have drifted ashore and a sharp watch is being kept for possible survivors of the tragedy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
WH|TL0Ck WILL
 RETURN ID POST
United States Ambassador to Bel gium Will Return to His Off
 ficult Post of Duty.

BOSTON, Nov 26.-Ambassado Brand Whitlock, United States rep resentative in Belgium, arrived iron Washington Saturday night accom- panied by Mrs. Whitlock, and vii leave for Europe on one of the frs steamers. The ambassador has beer on a vacation owing to ill health bu has fully recovered.
 The return of Brand Whitlock tt Belgium has effectually silenced thu rumors that he was recalled owing tt his having become discredited witi the German authorities in Belgium as a result of the British governmen making public his correspondence il connection with his efforts to savt Edith Cavill, the English nurse. iron execution. The German governmen was apparently satisfied with Whit locks explanation that the letters tt the British government were not in tended for publication and that tn. publicity given them was embarrass. ing to him.
 Ambassador Whitlock has beer mentioned as a possible candidate fo, the vice-presidency with President Wilson as his running mate.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
GERMANS ARE CREDITING
 RUMO,S OF PEACE

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 26.-Recent arrivals from Berlin state that mo- ticeable drop has taken place. in the price of shares in companies engag- ed in the manufacture of munitions owing to persistent rumors of peace at early date. Speculators are re- ported to be turning their attention to stocks of industrial companies in view of the tremendous industrial activity which is expected to follow the war Berlin papers are, however, warning the people against, specula- tion in securities of an international nature and brand the peace rumors as baseless.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
CORDOVA MAN WILL
 FIGHT FOR GERMANY

va from Paul Meyer, who left that place some time ago to return to Germany to fight for the fatherland, that he has arrived safely in New New York. After experiencing some difficulty in securing a passport he finally went to Washington. D. G., where one was finally issued. He sailed from New York on October 21. from which place he will take passage to his home port He says that after the war he will return to Cordova. "t.d f'f'
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
CAPT. LANE TELLS
 0F BLONDE ESk|M0S
Reports that They Often Kill their Female Children Because they
 Cannot Hunt for Game.

Captain Louis Lane, the Arctic ex plorer, who rescued Explorer Stefans son and outfitted him to continue his explorations in the far north, gave a graphic description of his experiences in the north before the school chil dren of Cordova while en route to the States.
 Captain Lane said that Stefansson and his companions had lived for six months and fifteen days without tast- ing any food other than meat and tea, the former consisting chiefly of cari- bou and polar bear. He says Stefans- son is wonderful shot and as hun ter excels any of the natives of the north that he travelled on until he gained his purpose-found the land for which he was looking.
 Captain Lane described the blonde Eskimos as savages and told how two Catholic priests and two hunters had heen killed by them. There are more than one thousand members of the tride and they have four guns, which are believed to have been the prop erty of their victims.
 The natives secure meat by round ing up the animals, sometimes round ing up thousands of caribou, foxes, and wolves which were killed. Cap tain Lane state that the blonde Es- kimos live on raw meat and as the girls cannot engage in the hunting parties they are often killed in their infancy as they are regarded as of no use. They have no tents. but live in lean-tos made of skins
 Speaking of the Eskimos around Point Barrow, Capt. Lane said they were people of the finest principle, and made splendid companions, as they had a keen sense of humor and never became discouraged no matter how difficult their task.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
DELEGATE SAYS AlAsK|A|NS UNITED
Commissioner Edes Reviews Work on Railroad Accomplished Dur
 ing the Present Year.

SEATTLE, Nov. 26.-Delegate Wickersham, of Alaska, and Chair man Edes, of the Alaskan Engineer ing commission, were banquetted by the Arctic club Wednesday evening, when more than two hundred guests were present.
 Delegate Wickersham asserted that for the first time in years Alaskans were united in their efforts to secure legislation beneficial to the territory. He promised to work for an emer- gency appropriation for the govern ment railroad from Anchorage to the Matanuska which would enable the work to be continued all winter.
 Commissioner Edes reviewed the work accomplished during the past summer and asserted that if congress grants special appropriation enabi- ing the work to be continued during the winter that the railroad would undoubtedly be hauling coal from the Matanuska coal fields to tidewa- ter next fall He stated that the matter of constructing the road from Anchorage and Fairbanks simulta- neously next summer would depend upon the extra cost of operating from the interior as shown in the re- port of Commissioner Riggs, who had spent the summer in Interior Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
JUDGE BUNNELL AT
 COPPER CENTER TO-DAY

Photographic advices were received from Gulkana this morning stating that Judge Bunnell, who recently ad
 journed court in Fairbanks and is en route to the coast on his vacation, had reached that place and would be at Copper Center tonight. It Is un- derstood that arrangements are being made to have a dog-team meet Judge Bunnell on the other side Of the Sum init and brint him to Valdez.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
xsET-TOGETHER" PICNIC
 DINNER IS PLANNED.

On Tuesday evening next Get Together" picnic dinner will be held at the Congregational church. begin ming at 6:30 o'clock. All who attend will be expected to contribute some thing and families may come and bring their friends to engage in the evenings entertainment A program of speeches, music and singing is be- ing arranged.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

from Athens that Greece has bade a definite agreement permitting the AL lies to operate through Greece against the Bulgarian frontier has cleared the Balkan situation and it is predicted that a large force of Brit ish and French troops will be sent to clear Serbia of the enemy. King Constantine has been persuaded by aPremier Skouloudis to guarantee the safety of the Allies in Macedonia,
 and it is stated in official circles that many members of the cabinet are in favor of Greece joining the Allies in
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
Price of Medicines Advance.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-As a re- suit of the Europsan war there is g shortage of drugs in the United States and it is announced that an- other advance In the prices will be made at an early date. Many arti- cles coming from Germany and Aus tria have advanced from two to 20 times above the normal price. Qui- nine is $2.50 an ounce, as compared with IA cents before the war.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
VALDEZ COUPLE ARE
 u JOINED IN WEDI4OCK.

Manuel Swanson was married to Priscilla Gongoff by Rev. J. F. Duns- tan, of the Congregational church at o'clock Wednesday evening. Xenia Swanson, sister of the groom, attend ed the bride, and Paul Swanson was best man. The ceremony was attend ed by only the immediate relatives of the young people.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
POSTMASTER AND 25
 CLERKS WENT ON STRIKE

HARMONY, w. Va, Nov. &c., Postmaster Fleming and 25 employees of the Fairmont postoffice have been indicted by federal grand jury for engaging in a strike because the as distant postmaster was dismissed by . postal inspector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
SCORES ARE KILLED
 BY ARKANSAS TORNADO

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Nov. 26.- Thousands of persons here watched a tornado which swept through the farming district near here yesterday, resulting in a score of persons being killed and many injured.
 Everything in the path of the tor nado which narrowly escaped sweep ing over this city, was destroyed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

Dr. w. w. Council, of Cordova, has gone to the states to visit his parents
 and will be absent from the railroad town for several months.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
THE CANNY SCOT
 CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY.

PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 26.-An- drew Carnegie celebrated his SOth birthday here yesterday by having the educators of the Carnegie Insti- ture of Technology as his guest
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
LIBERTY BELL IS
 BACK AT PHILADELPHlA

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 26.-The liberty bell has been returned from the San Francisco exposition. It is estibated that more than twenty mill lion people have seen the bell since it started for the Pacific coast last spring.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

Allies Place Machinery Order.
 BALTIMORE, Nov. 26-The Poole Machinery company has been award ed contract for supplying the Allies with twelve million dollars worth of machinery for industrial purposes.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
Capital Will Move Again.

BERLIN, Nov 26.--King Nicho- las. of Montenegro, has offered to permit King Peter of Serbia, to rule Serbia from Cettinje, and he has ac- cepted. Serbia is now entirely under control of the Teutonic and Bulga- rian troops, the Serbian capital hav- ing been moved from the country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
More Serbians Captured.

BERLIN, Nov. 26.-Advices from Nish state that during two days fighting Teutonic troops captured seventeen thousand Serbian troops when Mitrovitza and Pistina were captured. The main Serbian army IS
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
GENERAL HINDENBURG HAS ABANDONED
 EFFORT TO CAPTURE DvINSK AND RIGA

the Bulgarian invasion. It is believ-
 ed that the military party which Is strongly in favor of the Allies, will
 come into power after the national elections next month.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

GERMAN TROOPS ARE POSITIONS WINTER ABANDONED PRISONERS RESUMED sPRING-TWENTY THOUSAND sERBIANs CAPTURED BY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GREECE WILL PERMIT ALLIES OPERATE THROUGH THEIR AGAINST BUIGARIA-sERBIAN CAPITAL IN MoNTE NEGRO
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
Serbian Capital Moved.

PARIS, Nov. 26.-The Serbian capital has been moved to Scutari, a town in Northern Albania, which was ceded to Montenegro following the war of 1913.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
German Cruiser TOrpellOed.

GefmAn CrufSef TOrpeUOe0.
 PETROGRAD, Nov. 26.-The Ger man cruiser Frauenlob was torpedoed by British submarine in the Baltic sea. The fate of her crew is un- known, only the merest details of the sinking of the warship having beena received.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

, Hundreds of ptarmigan shot by Rudolph's fresh loaded shells, soc per box. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

FOR RENT-Furnished house, will lease at reasonable terms. oppo- site court house. See Chss. Ganty. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26
AMERICAN CAPTAIN TESTIF|ES
 AGAINST GERMAN OFFICERS

STEAMERS WERE CHARTERED BY HAMBURGAMERI- OFFICIALS CARRY COAL AND FOOD TO GERMAN RAID FRS OF CoMsERCE-FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IS PREP AIRED TO PROVE THAT DISTRIBUTED TWO MILLION DOLLARS RAIDERS BECOMING DENT THAT DEPARTMENT JUSTICE SECURED EvI- AGAINST CONsPIRATORs.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

usI Deputy Marshal Isaac Evans and Wife, of Seward, were returning passengers on the Alameda last night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

Balkan Situation Cleared. LONDON, Nov. 26.-The news
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-26

reported to have been driven into Montenegro.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08
AMERICANS AND GERMANS
 JOIN IN RELIEF WORK
Russian Poland is in as Deplorable a
 Condition as Belgium.

The Hague. Feb. 7.-America and Germany are joining hands in move ments for the relief of the civil popu- latlon in the war devastated districts of Poland. Representative of the American Red Cross and the Rockefel- Ter foundation, after investigation found this work fully as essential as relief for Belgium
 While American representative were negotiating what amounts to a formal treaty with the German and Austrian authorities. providing guarantees not only that imported food supplies shall not be requisitioned by the military authorities but that all acquisitions shall cease in occupied regions, a Ger man committee had begun raising funds to buy food for a people who officially are their enemies.
 Prominent residents of Berlin sub scribed 80, GOO marks (SS5, ,G00) as their first contribution to the fund, to which Germans generally were invited to sub scribe in an appeal issued Saturday.
 The German committee was organ ized Saturday afternoon at a meeting of the reichstag, with Prince Hatfield Trachenberg as chairman and Dr. The odore Lewald, director of the ministry of interior as vice chairman
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08
STUBBORN BATTLES IN THE
 NORTH OF EAST PRUSSIA
Are Attracting the Attention of the
 Russian General Staff.


 Petrograd, Feb. '. via London 4.45 D. nl.-The stubborn character of the battles developing in the extreme north of East Prussia is attracting the at tention of the Russian general staff, which sees there indications that the Germans have withdrawn troops from the Bzura region and massed them in the vicinity of Insterburg between Gumbinnen and Tilsit.
 The operations here are becoming a new factor in the situation and lead to the belief that the fierce attack on Borjim0w and Goumine was more in the nature of a demonstration than 6. serious effort to break through toward Warsaw. At Borjimow the Russians appear to be more than holding their own, having pierced the German second line trenches.
 Military observers, TeVewing the en- tire situation declare it is satisfac- tory on the whole, but they are not of the opinion that the crisis has ar Germans further north. staff officials still attach the greatest omportance to the movement in the CaTpathians where the Russian armies are oppos- ing the Austro- Germans, who are in tremendous force on a, line which forms the arc of a circle in the vicinity of Nezo Laborcz, 50 miles southwest of Przemysl. Further eastward. there appears to he an entirely separate army about 90 miles south of Lemberg on the line Wyszkow-- .adWorna (Austria,- J5ungaTy)- The purpose of the laatteT force appears to he an effort to pierce the Russian line east of Lemburg and menace the forces about Warsaw in the rear
 On virtually all the Carpathfar front the Russians have succeeded in check ing their antagonists, but the Austro- Germans still are Undefeated. The Germans with their usual mobility suddenly appear at various points and then as suddenly disappear. Accord ing to 8 Russian staff officer the Ger mans are issued like cement, to hold together detached corps of Austro- HungarianS'
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08
Bank Directors
 Held Responsible
FOR LOSSES ON LOANS MADE
 WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
SIX NEW YORK BANKS
Must Make Good s2,ooo,ooo - Ruling Made by Controller of the Currency at Washington.

Washington, Feb. 7.-The directors of six New York banks have been called on by John Skelton Williams, controller of the currency, personally to make good losses on investments which the controller contends were made without authority in law
 The amount which the directors of these banks have been called on to repay into their institutions approxi- mates S2.0G0,000, of which amount the directors of the National Bank of Commerce have to make up S750, 900.
 The balance of s1,2500O0 is divided among the other five banks. Persons who ought to know declined to make known the names of these banks, but 1t was said that none of them was in the slightest danger, the total amount involved being only a few million dol lars
 The transactions upon which Con- troiler Williams bases his demand dates back, it is said, to 1906, and, while they did not constitute viola tions of the banking law. there was nothing in the banking act which au- thorized the making. of the loans The controller. however contends that these loans were made without proper au- thcrlty. They are said to have been in the form of underwriting operations Mir Williams declined to comment on the report that he had asked the bank directors to make good these losses. That is, he declared that he had nothing to say for the present, and that when he made up his mind to discuss the subject he would do SC in formal statement.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08
GEN. VILLA DIRECTING
 AN EXTENSIVE CAMPAIGN
Which Has for Its Object Domination
 of. Northern Mexico.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Advices to the Villa agency here tonight said that General Villa had arrived at Irapu 100 miles north of Mexico City. and from that point was directing an ex- tensive campaign, which has for it's object the capture of Tampico and the domination of the north half of Mex ico.
 That General Villa would invite the diplomatic corps to come into the ter ritory controlled lJy him, as 8 counter move to the invitation issued by Gen eral Carranza for the diplomats to go to Vera Cruz, was indicated in some Of the advices reaching here At the state department no further news of the differences between General Car ranza and the diplomatic corps was received.
 The Carranza agency issued a state ment giving the list of original dele gates to the convention at Aguasca- lientes who were dead, in hiding or missing and those who were support ing the various chiefs. The Carranza, list states that out of the total of over 150 delegates only eleven now support Villa, 5 are aligned with Carranza, 16 are with Eulaiio Gutierrez, 25 with Zapata, 27 are unacCounted for; the affiliations of eight are unknown, four were killed in battle, five assassinate6. two are in prison and one, General Jesus DaVila Sanchez, is neutral al- though his whereabouts is not -iren.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08

EngaG GeElents of a. minor nature in the western war zone and a continual ton of the battles i'll Poland and the Carpathians comprise the meagre news contained in the official statements re- sarding the conditions at the various battle fronts.
 Emperor William has visited a com pany Of the Silesian Iaudwehr, while the Russian emperor also is engaged in encouraging his troops by his pres eDce in the field
 Vienna reports the retreat of the Russians in Bukowina, where the Aus trians have succeeded in taking 1000 prisoners and occupying the Kimpoloun in the south.
 The Dardaneiles forts, according to information from Athens, have been bombarded by the allied British and French warships.
 The ammunition depots were said to have been set on fire.
 The British foreign office in a state nent on the flying of the American flag by the Cunard liner Lusitania, al- though it does not mention this incl dent, declares that the use of a neu- tral flag is within certain limitations well established in practice.
 The British government maintains that as it was not objected to foreign merchant vessels using the British flag a a rIse for eVading capture at sea at the hands of 8 beliigerent, a British merchant vessel is entitled to assume neutral coIors for a similar purpose.
 The Turkish authorities ia Hodeida- Arabia, have saluted the flag over the Italian consulate and thereby ended the incident caused by the removal of the British consul from the consulate.
 The Montenegrin consul general in Ioadon reports that complete anarchy reiEns in Albania. Albanian bands are mIrdering and pillaging Montenegrin subjects, and all merchandise along the River Boyana is conflscated and held for enormous ransom.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08
Palm Beach Train
 He.dup by Bandits
PASSENGERS ROBBED OF MONEY
 AND JEWELRY
WOMEN NOT MOLEsTED
Brakeman Compelled to Pull Bell Cord to Stop Train-Four Masked Men Jump Off and Escape.

West Palm Beach. Fla, Feb. 7.-The Palm Beach Limited train of the Flor ida East Coast railroad, bound from Jacksonville to Miami, was boarded by four masked men at Stuart, Fla, early tonight and men. passengers on the observation platform, were robbed Of money and jewelry.
 No attempt was made to molest women passengers. They were com pelled. however, to enter the car.
 After completing their search of the men the robbers made their way through the car where they found that a brakeman had locked the front door. RevolYers were turned on the brake man and he was ordered to pull the bell cord to stop the train. When it slowed down, the band jumped to the ground and escaped.
 It was not known tonight how much money and jewelry the robbers ob- tained, but it was not believed that thte amount was large. Posses are searching for the men.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08
GERMAN MILITARY NOT
 TO MOLEST AMERICAN GRAIN
Assurance Given by Vice Chancellor
 Clemens Deibrueck.

Berlin. Feb. Cpy wireless to Say villel-Positive assurances that grain imported from America will not be used for the German army or the Ger man administration were given by Vice Chancellor Clemens DeIbrueCk. in a statement today to the correspondent of The Associated Press. He declared that the regulations under which inn ported grain was subject to sale only to municipalities or the grain monopoly organization had been revoked by the Bundesrath and announced the willing ness of the government to entrust the sale of such grain to an American or ganiZation for the duration of the war. By this step, he said, the absolutely non-contraband character of such grain shipments would be established
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08
TURKISH AUTHORITIES
 HONOR ITALY'S FLAG
Closing Incident of Seizure of British
 Consul Richardson.

Paris Feb. :, 5.30 P. m1.-The incl dent between Italy and Turkey grow ing out of the forcible seizure by the Turks of George Alexander Richard son, British consul at Hodeida Arabia. while he was a refugee in the Italian consulate at Hodeids, probably was ended today, according to a despatch to the HayAs agency from Nassowa.
 MT Richardson was brought today before the Italian consulate at TIode- ida, says the despatch. The Italian flag was flying over the building and the Turkish authorities rendered hon. DTS to it. MT. Richardson then left on the auxiliary cruiser Empress of In dia.
 The correspondent adds that cordial relations now exist between the Italian consulate and the local authorities of Hodeida
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-08
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
 TO ASSIST IN RELIEF WORK
Representatives Have Conferred With
 the German Officials.

New York. Feb. 7.-Jerome D. Greene, secretary of the Rockefeller foundation, said today that while he had received no direct informat ton to confirm the despatches from abroad regarding the participation of the foundation in the relief of Poland. he knew that Rockefeller representatives had been Investigating conditions in that country and cOnferriu@ with Ger man officials and representative of the American Red Cross and the American commission for the relief of Belgium. Until the foundation had heard from it's representatives abroad, he said it was not ready to make any announce ment.