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HOME, .Tan- 15—Thousands of troops have been
assigned by the government to the* work of rescue in
(lie districts devastated by the earthquake. They
are being rushed to the scene of destruction by trains
aid automobiles, and are rapidly bringing order out
I chaos. The soldiers are entering into the work of
relief with a will, oxecavating the ruins in search of
the living who may be entombed in the debris and
bringing forth the bodies of the dead. They are
building lints for the surviors, rtansporting tin*
wounded, and guarding property from marauders.
The king is personally visiting the ruins en
couraging the workers, and the Hope has visited the
injured which have been brought to Santa Morta
hospital, which he is able to do without leaving papal
'i 1, and spoke to each of the victims.
! In* fact that many living have boon found in the
• uins has stimulated the work of excavation in the
hope that many more may be uncovered before death
from their wounds and hunger and’ thirst may over
take them.
Estimate Twenty Thousand Killed.
*M 1% dan. 15 I he latest estimate of the casu
allies caused by the quake arc* twenty thousand kill
ed and thirty fiv • thousand wounded. Ten thousand
persons are said to have been killed at Avezzano
and four thousand at Sora.
The Pope has offered to the mayor of this city
the Santa Marta hospital for the accommodation of
the wounded, which has been accepted.
Many Living Found in the Ruins.
ROME, dan. 15—Estimates of the number killed
during the great earthquake of Wednesday vary
widely, ranging from twenty to fifty thousand, and
is probably somewhere between two figures.
As the reports come in from the surrounding
city, it is evident that Avezzano and Sora, one to the
east and the other southeast of this city, were the
worst sufferers from the shock, both being practical
ly destroyed' and most of their inhabitants killed.
\\ bile the loss of life in these two towns was proba
bly greater than at any other place, fully sixty vil
lages m the section embracing these towns have been
either wholly demolished or very seriously damaged,
with the loss of many lives.
The shock was widespread in its effects, reach
ing from south of Naples to the Swiss frontier. So
strong was the tremor in the north that in the Alps it
started numerous avalanches.
Eleven Thousand Dead at Avezzano.
K<>MK, .Jan. la Reports from Av< ‘zznno today
state that fully eleven thousand people were buried
in the ruins of that city when the terrific earthquake
of Wednesday tolled practically every structure in
that thriving city. The town of Horn, about fifty
miles south of Avezzano was also practically wiped
out of existence by the quake. Of the seventeen
thousand inhabitants of the town, but a few hundred
escaped with their lives.
Smaller Towns Swell the List.
ROME, dan. 15—Casualties reported from Mag
hnno, north of Avezzano, as a result of the quake
are Hurt, en hundred out of the fifteen hundred popu
lation of the town. Southeast of Avezzano, the town
O I esoina also suffered almost total demolition and
be loss of 4,000 lives. At San Benedetto three
thousand were killed by the quake.
RAILROAD REPORT IN TWO WEEKS
w-aaiiiJNuiUjN, Jan. 15—It was officially an
nouncetl by the Interior Department today that the
report of the Alaska Engineering Commission, cover
ing the numerous surveys made last summer in the
north for the selection of the routes of the govern
ment railway to be built in the territory, would be
presented by the commission to the President ant
Secretary Wilson within two weeks.
Further, the Department announced that the re
poi t of Secretary Lane, based on the report and cov
ering the route or routes recommended for the road:
would follow the commission report within the weel
1 following, and the announcement of the routes select
ed to be made public within a short time.
In the mentime there will be a number of con
- [ ference between the President, Secretary Lane and
i j the members of the board for the purpose of definitly
: deciding upon the routes to be selected.
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SDISSQNS DISTRICTS
LONDON, Jan. 15—A report from Paris states
Mia! a violent German attack upon the French line
north of Soiysons, under the direction of General von
Kluek, Coupled with a Hooded river, forced the
I rencli troops back across tin* Aisne. The Germans
have been gaining here, but have not yet regained
all th(> ground they have lost.
ID HAVE IA0E CAINS IN
LONDON, Jan. 15—A bulletin issued by the war
office today makes claim of marked successes of the
British soldiers near LaPasse. The bulletin states
that by a series of sharp attacks the Germans were
driven 1 rom strong positions, the British gaining a
mile, and inflicting severe losses upon the Germans.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 15—A war office bulletin
issued today states that furious fighting has been re
sumed in Russian Poland. The Russian forces in the
north are making a rapid advance toward East Plus
sia in the region near Mlava, capturing a number of
villages occupied by the Germans.
In the center, west of Warsaw, the Germans have
made four violent attacks within the past forty-eight
hours, but were forced back by the Russians, who oc
cupied considerable ground.
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D< >\ LR, .Jan- 15—The report of the sinking of I
two (iennan submarines in the English channel off
this poll by the British coast torts, which was widely |
circulated here Wednesday, is officially stated to he
without foundation.
GEM SELECTS SOISSONS
AS THE POINT FOR HEAVY
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LONDON, Jan. 15—I’resont indications point to
tin1 fact that Germany has apparently selected Sois
sons and vicinity as the point for a heavy aggressive
movement. With heavy reinforcements and the first
line troops the Germans are displaying once more
the hammering tactics so familar last autum in Flan
ders, and which cost them so heavily.
LONDON, Jan. 15—The weather is playing an
important part in the campaign in France and Bel
gium. Heavy snow in the Vosges mountains in the
South and floods in Flanders have prevented any ex
tensive operations of the east and west wings of the
allied army.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—The British embassy
here has announced to the government that Ameri
can ships held by the British prize court will be re
leased on bond, if the judge of the prize court is will
ing- The government has expressed its willingness
to permit this procoduo if it meets with the approval
of the court.
JAPANESE PROMOTER SEEKING
FUNDS TO SEND TROOPS
TO AID OF ALLIES
TOKIO, Jan. 15-—-A Japanese promoter of a vol
unteer movement for sending an army of Japanese
to Europe to aid the allies in the war against tier
many and Austria, is appealing to the Japanese peo
ple and financiers for funds. In a manifesto issued
today he says: “As LaPayette helped the United
States and (Jaribaldo helped France, so the Japanese
wish to assist the allies and terminate the misery of
war and restore peace on earth.”
PETROGRAI), Jan. 15—Large bodies of tier
man troops have arrived in northern Hungary, and
have been distributed so as to protect the northern
entrances into Hungary from the Russian advance.
The Germans are apparently reinforcing the Aus
trians for the purpose of making a vigorous effort
to free northern Hungary and the province of Buko
wina from the Russian invaders.
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PETROORAD, Jan. 15- Officers of the general
staff are of the opinion that the Germans are prepar
ing for a general aggresive movement west and
southwest of Warsaw The Germans have removed
all their sick and wounded soldiers from Lodz and
Uiotrokow, and other points into Prussia, and have
given Other evidences of a general movement, in
cluding a change of ammunition bases.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15—May Wheat
touched $1.45 Vi today on the exchange,
with all other cereals following the
* upward trend. Prices, of' grains will
apparently go higher still as the de
mand, particularly for export, is en
ormous.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—The House
today parsed the immigration bill with
the literacy test embodied, and it will
now go to the president. It is confi
dently predicted by those close to the
President that he will veto the bill,
on the ground that the lieracy test is
not a fair demonstration of the fitness
of an alien to land in this country.
BRITISH PROTEST
AGAINST OIL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—The Brit
ish ambassador today made an urgent
protest to the State Department
against the embargo placed by General
Carranza upon the exportation of oil
through the port of Tampico. The
ambassador stated that British capital
is largely interested in the Tampico
oil fields and in part the fuel for the
British navy was received through
that port. He protested that as the
British government was debarred from
* taking action to prevent the embargo
through the attitude of the United
States in regard to Mexico, the gov
ernment should take steps to prevent
Carranza from interferring with the
exportation of oil. He also called at
tention of the department to the great
destruction of'property in the Tam
pico oil fields by the Carranza troops.
SEGY BRYAN HIS
_ TO CARRANZA
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—In respo
se to the protest of the British ambas
sador to the state department against
the destruction of property in the
Tampico oil fields by Carranza troops,
Secretary Bryan announced this after
noon that he had sent a warning to
General Carranza that the destruction,
by his troops, of property in the Tam
pico oil field must cease, as they are
largely the property of foreign inves
tors, and he further warned that com
mander thas his threatened confisca
tion of the oil wells at Tampico would
be followed by serious consequences.
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II. H. Boss, of Fairbanks, was an ar
f rival on today’s train from Chitlna.
SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 15—George Butzer,
a broker of Juneau, and well known
throughtout Alaska, died here today
from Injuries received In an antomoble
accident last AugUBt. The funeral
service and interment will take place
in Portland.
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CABINET TO NOLO
SESSIONS IN
EVENING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15—President
Wilson will hold night meetings of his
cabinet, breaking all precedent. The
cabinet will meet in the president's
study at. the White House every Fri
day evening hereafter to discuss the
affairs of the nation. The regular
Tuesday morning meetings will be
continued as heretofore.
WINTER OUTPUT
1 5 0 0 TONS
James J. Godfrey, president of the
Mother I.ode Copper Mines Company,
in writing from McCarthy under date
of January 11, to a friend in Cordova,
said. “Today we inaugurated the
shipping season of 1915 by sending
forward to the Tacoma Smelter five
carloads, 250 tons, of high grade ore.
This shipment will be followed by an
other early in February.” Mr. God
frey further stated that be would ship
me thousand tons of ore during the
.'present sledding season and probably
the output for the winter would reach
fifteen hundred tons, as "we have ore
in all .our workings and the mine is
now looking like a Jewelry store.
With our power plant In operation we
now become become a regular and
permanent shipper.”
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STEAMER MARIPOSA SAILS
SOUTH TOMORROW NIGHT
The steamer Mariposa leaves Sew
ard this evening and is due to arrive
In Cordova tomorrow afternoon. She
will take on eleven cars of ore here,
six front the Bonanza mine and five
from the Mother lmde Copper mines,
and will sail for Seattle sometime
Saturday evening
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HEAVY SNOW STORM
ALONG THE RAILROAD
The train this afternoon brings in
reports om storms along the line. From
Mile 101 to Flag point the snow is
falling heavily with some wind, and
hom the latter point to town the same
renditions prevail as here, some snow
and rain.
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Among the arrivals on this after
mn's train was John Zugg, of Fair
hanks, superintendent for the Alaska
Koad Commission in the Tanana. Mr
tugg will leave on the next boat for
Valdez.
Job printing at The Daily Times.