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GERMANS ADVANCING DIRECTION RIGA
RUSSIANS MAKE OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN IN EAST
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 18—The war office issued a second official
bulletin today stating that Hindenberg was forcing his attack
on the Russians in the north, and was advancing from the south
in the direction of Riga. In the fighting yesterday two officers
and two hundred other Russian prisoners were taken. A
strong Russian attack developed west of Jacobstadt which was
repulsed by the Germans, who indicted severe losses on the
enemy west of Illoukst. The Teutons attacked tin* Russian posi
tions i nforce and captured a string of Russian trenches extend
ing along a front a mile and four-fifths long. The Russian
trenches were heavily shelled before the Teutons advanced in a
bayonet charge.
Further south, in the region of Morgon, where a heavy
Russian advance has been reported with a strong force, a battle
was fought which resulted in the Russians being defeated, and
compelled to retire. The Russians suffered severely in killed
and wounded, while two officers and 175 men were captured.
j Encouraging reports continue to arrive from the Balkan
■ theatre of war. The Bulgarians are steadily advancing into
(Serbia and yesterday their forces occupied the heights of
Muelinpercin and Badinzub, driving the Serbians from strong
(positions, and capturing some guns. Further south the Bui
j garians are pushing forward with the railroad running between
! Nish and Saloniki as their objective, and so far have met with
no serious resistance.
LONDON, Oct. 18—Increased activity is reported alonu
the eastern front with the Russians taking the offensive, and
forcing the fighting at all points. The same reports are com
ing from Rome with reference to the fighting along the Italo
Austrian frontier, and it is believed that it is part of a concerted
plan to keep the central powers so busy on all their battle lines,
that they will be unable to send further re-enforcements tn
Mackensen in Serbia. The Teutons are making no headway
against the Russians and Dvinzk is as far from being captured
as it was weeks ago. The Italians have reported the capture
of an important Austrian town along the Tzonso.
FAIRBANKS, Oct. IS—-Charles Skoflaiul, well and favor
|ably know in Cordova and the Copper River Valley, shot bim
i self in the bead here last night, and while he lias not yet died,
it is not expected that he can live. The shooting took place in
the California sallon, Shetland, being perefectlv sober at the
time. The bullet entered the head on the right side behind the
I ear and came out on the left side, lodging in the wall ten feet
| away. Nothing can be learned here as to why Skfland should
| wish to take his life, and from his acquaintances no intimation
of trouble can be larned .
Shetland, who is a native of Norway, about 33 years old,
is an old-timer in Alaska. He was in Katalla years ago durian
the railroad days, and worked for tin* company there. Sine*
then lie has worked at McCarthy, and last winter worked foi
the Alaska Copper Corporation on Xuggett Creek in the Kuska
hum. He went outside for the winter, coming through Cordov;
last March on his way to Fairbanks, where he has a brothei
who is an operator on the creeks here.
BULGARIANS FORCED RETREAT
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Special to The Times By Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 18—The allied Serbian, English and
French forces in Serbia have invaded Bulgaria and occupied
the Bulgarian town of Strumitzn, north of Saloniki. At Vilan
dos, the Serbians and their allies repulsed the Bulgarian attack
and forced the invaders to retrea across the frontier into their
own country. The proposed Bulgarian dash into Serbia for tin
purpose of cutting the railroad between Nish and Saloniki lias
ended in failure, the enemy being compelled to retire, and the
tallies having crossed into Bulgarian territory at places. More
1 troops are pouring northward from Saloniki, some reports stat
i ing that the allies are landing men there at the rate of 14,00(
I a day, and the situation on the Bulgarian border is improving
steadily, so that the much dreaded Bulgarian attack is begin
ning to look as if it would be held in check, and accomplish but
little.
ROME, Oct. 18—Dispatches received here assert that Italy
has landed troops upon the Bulgarian coast in the Aegean Sea
and that Italy will actively co-operate with the other entent
powers in the fighting now going on in the Balkans. Italiar
transports, accompanied by battleships and destroyers left
Brindisi last week for an unknown destination, and it is now
believed that they were bound for the Bulgarian theatre of war.
French Ship and Crew Sunk by Submarine.
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MARSEILLES, Oct. 18—The French merchant ship, Ad
miral Hamilien, which has been requisitioned by the govern
ment, was torpedoed and sunk by an Austrian submarine yes
terday, with a loss of seventy-one lives. From the survivors
it is learned that after the ship was torpedoed, and while the
passengers and crew were being transferred from the doomed
vessel to the life boats, the submarine kept up a constant shell
: ing of the vessel, which was largely instrumenal in the loss of
life.
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Montenegrians Win Battle From Austrians.
QETTINJE, Oct. 18—Heavy fighting has been resumed
between the Austrians and Montenegrians along the frontier.
The battle took place between Ksaga and Drina Graliovofk, and
the Austrians were repulsed with heavy losses during the bat
tle. King Nicholas led his troops in person.
Allies Making Slow Gains in France.
OLONDON, Oct. lfl—The French offensive in northern
France has not slackened and the artillery is constantly shell
ling the German positions, while the infantry rests from the
laborious and nerve-racking work of storming the enemy’s
trenches. Despite the stubborn reistance of the Germans and
the strength of their positions, the French are making slow but
steady progress.
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Teutons Meeting With Success in Serbia.
NKW YORK, <>et. 18—Ambassador Von Bernstorff an
nounced today that he had received an official communication
from the Berlin foreign office stating that German submarines
in the Mediterranon had recently sunk twenty-three vessels be
longing to the entente powers, including four transports.
British and French Troops Land in Turkey.
LONDON, Oct. 18—The allied French and British force;
made a landing today at Enos in European Turkey across tin
Maritza river from the Bulgarian border. The railroad at thi;
point was seized by the landing party. The slight resistance
offered to the troops was easily overcome, and the battleships
convoying the transports, shelled the Turkish positions before
the soleliers disembard.
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Germans Claim to Have Sunk Twenty-Three Vessels.
RERUN, Oct. 18—The war office issued an official Yulle
tin today stating that the Teuton invasion of Serbia was pro
grossing satisfactorily. In the Maeava district of the Save an<
the} Drint, along the> frontier of northwestern Serbia, where .i
strong resistance lias been offered to the Austro-German ad
vance, the Serbians had commenced to retire, fighting as they
went. At Belgrade and Semendria everything is favorably tc
the Teuton success, and the invading forces are steadily going
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In Honor of Mrs. McBride.
The Woman's Society of Church ^
Workers will be at home in the Re
ception parlors, from 2:30 to 5 o’clock,
Wednesday afternoon, in honor of
Mrs, McBride. All friends are invited.
MRS. L. WAL.N, Secretary.
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Mrs. W. B. Handcock will give a
party for little Jean Margaret McBride
on Wednesday afternoon and has in
vited fifteen or twenty of the "tots"
to attend.
About two dozen young people
spent a pleasant evening at the Red
Dragon Club House on Saturday
night) Cards.v music, dancing aim
•efreshinents passed the time until
12 o’clock. There will be anothei
mtertalnment within a week or so.
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A number of Fairbanksans are on
he way out to Cordova.
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Rev. E. P. Ziegler took the train
:his morning for Chltina where he
will conduct services.
SCHOONER LOST
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VANCOUVER, Oct. 18—The gaso
line schooner Alliance No. 2, bound
from Vancouver to Guaymas, Mexico,
men and two women were drowned,
was lost today in a storm off Point
Arenas near San Francisco. Eight
y Details of the catastrophe have not
been received, the only news of the
matter being a wireless dispatch from
the steamer, which rescued a portion
of the passengers and crew.
PRESIDENT 110
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18—The presi
dent has determined to start a publicl*
ty campaign in support of the admin
istrations plans for increasing the de
fenses of the country Wilson himself,
ag well as members of the cabinet will
address meetings in various parts of
the country, before Congress convenes,
in support of the huge expenditures to
be recommended for increasing the
army and the navy. The first gun in
the campaign will be fired by the presi'
dent at a speech before the Manhat
tan Club in New York on November
4th.
COPPER MINERS
EL. PASO, Oct. 18—The negotiations
between the committee of the strik
ing copper miners, and the managers
of the mines, which seemed to be
progressing toward a speedy setttle
men of the difficulty, struck a snag
today, and at present the hope for an
early determination of the difficulty
seems blasted. The trouble arose
because the men refused to go back
to work unless the operators agreed to
reinstate all employees who had been
discharged between September fourth
and the beginning of the strike. The
committee claims that the men were
discharged because of their activity
on behalf of the Western Federation
of Miners, and that membership in the
union should not be punished, particu
larly ag they have waived their de
manri fnr thp rproe-nitlon of the union.
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Movements of Steamer#
The City of Puebla will return to
Seattle via the inside passage.
On the next trip north of the North
western she will go through to Anchor
age.
The ' Admiral Parragut sailed from
Seattle Sunday night.
The Admiral Evans is not due from
the westward until Wednesday.
SUBMARINES TO
BE BUIEI BN
PACIFIC
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18—The gov
ernment has awarded contracts for the
building of sixteen submarines and six
torpedo boat destroyers. Six of the
submarines will be built on the Paci
fic coast, and one of these will be
constructed at Bremerton. A des
troyer will be built by the navy yard
at Mare Island.
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CARRANZA WILL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18—The Pan
American conference lias determined
upon the method to pursue in recog
! nizing the Carranza government in
Mexico. It has been decided to pre
sent a note to Kiizo Itendondo, the au
thorized representative of Carranza in
this city, extending formal recogni
i tion to Carranza as the chief executive
of the defacto government in Mexico.
The phrasing of the note will be pre
pared by Secretary Lansing and sub
mitted to the conference for approval,
after which it will be at once present
| eded to Redondo.
CITY OF PEUBLA
DIRECT FROM
SEATTLE
The steamer City of Puebla arrived
' in port last night for the first time,
; having been chartered by the Alaska
Steamship Company to take the run of
the wrecked steamer Mariposa. She
I came direct from Seattle to Cordova
I via the outside passage, but in return
ing will take the inside passage. Ac
! count of having a large quantity of
freight for the railroad she did not
sail for the westward until this after
noon .
The City of Puebla is a steamship
almost identical in size and freight
carrying capacity with the Alameda
and the Mariposa. Burning coal, she
makes about the same speed as either
j of the two steamers and is able to
accommodate a few more passengers
than either the Alameda or the Mari
Her passengers for Cordova were E.
K. Wildt, W. S. D. Smith. Nels Haw
kinson. Mrs. G. C. King. For Val
dez: Mrs. B. Geragthy. P. V.
Cooper. For Seward: Marcus Meier,
Mrs. G. R. Chambers. Mrs. E. Mos
wain. For Anchorage: G. W. Rain
ers. Rose Alverson.
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The exceptionally iftrge turnips on
display in the Chamber of Commerce
window were grown by Edgar Sttne
! man on his Eyak river farm.