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' GREECE AND RODMANIA ALSO ENTER CONFLICT
PLAN TWO NEW
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20—The navy
department have prepared the hull
plans for the two new thirty-two thou
sand ton dreadnaughts, that are about
to be built for the American navy.
,^Tbe plans for the hull are unique In
s' many respects, the naval architects
having profited by the lessons learned
in the European war about the dan
ger of submarine attacks, and import
ant devices are to be installed which
will act as perfect defenses against
torpedo attacks. The matter of the
new devices has been kept a close
secret by the navy officials, but en
haustive tests have been made, and the
department feels that they have
solved the problem.
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KILLED BT
POSSE
ALBANY, Ore., Sept. 29—Otto
Hooker, the escaped convict from the
State penitentiary, who shot and mur
dered the warden of the prison, was
surrounded by a posse near here last
night, and in the fight which followed,
was shot and killed. Hooker refused
to surrender when cornered, and kept
firing on the posse until the end.
WTben the body was recovered it was
found that several bullets had taken
effect on the convict.
48 ARE KILLED
LOSS
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ARDMORE, Okla., 29—The revised
figures of dead as a result of the ex
plosion of a tank car filled with gaso
line at the Santa Fe depot in this city,
places the number at forty-eight. The
property loss will easily run as high
as a half million. Nearly one-half
of the dead were negroes. A relief
fund has been started for the famities
of the victims, most of whom were
working men, with wives and children
dependent upon them.
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DESCRIPTION OF NEW BOATS
FOR CARRYING COPPER
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The two freight steamers purchased'
in the east by the Alaska Steamship
Company, to be used as copper ore
carriers between Cordova and Taco-1
ma, were built In 1908 at Ecort, Micht-j
gan. The Burlington and Bennington j
are sister ships, with a gross tonage of I
2285; net tonnage 1393; length, 244
feet;breath, 43.2 feet; depth, 27 feet,
indicated horse power, 1350, and each
carry a crew of seventeen men.
Nifty job printing at the Times.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
SALONIKI, Sept. 29—It is reported here that a precise
agreement bewteen Bulgaria and the Central powers has been
concjuded and signed by the plenipotentiaries of all the coun
tries affected. Under this agreement Bulkaria has promised to
declare war on Serbia on October 15.
LONDON, Sept. 29—The allied governments are keeping
a watchful eye on Bulgaria, and although it seems that she will
fight with the central powers, who have dountless promised her
the whole of Macdonia, and is apparenly preparing to attack
Serbia, Sofia is showing signs of hesitation, and her statesmen
are assuring the allies that the mobilization of the annv does
not mean war. Yet the withdrawal of her consuls from Serbia
may be construed as an unfriendly act, and the warning given
by Sir Edward Grey in the Commons yesterday has the suppoit
of all the allied nations, and there is still some doubt about the
ultimate course of Bulgaria. The victories and the vigorous
offensive taken by the allies on the west has also caused the
Balkan nation to ponder before she finally commits herself.
Her statesmen are playing a purely selfish game and will do
what they think will be the most advantageous for the nation.
.A FHENS, Sept. 29—The victories of the allies along the
weste’. n front has aroused tremendous enthusiasm throughout
Greece in favor of the nation entering the conflict to assist
St rhia anti the Anglo-Franch forces on the Gallipoli peninsula.
The apparent dismay evident when the first mobilization order
was published has disappeared, and the people are now r°ceiv
ing the troops everywhere with open arms, and indications are
growing that a great wave of patriotism is sweeping over th<
country in support of the determination of the king and th
cabinet to stand by the treaty obligations with Serbia and sup
port her in case Bulgaria enters the war. *
ATHENS, Sept. 29—It is rumored here that Bulgaria will
constantly re-enforced with fresh reserves. In the Artois
v itli tlie dispatches received through London yesterday that
the German invasion of Serbia would commence within a fort
night. It is felt that Bulgaria and the Central powers have a
full understanding and that when the attack begin.*! it will he
started similtaneously, the Teutons and Bulgarians moving
down the valley of the Mrava from the opposite ends. Greece is
steadily going ahead with the mobilization of her forces, and
tl • work has been about completed. Transports are in readi
ness to convey the soldiers at a moment’s notice, and around
the war office everything is activity. Frequent conferences are
being held between the premier and the cabinet and King Con
stantine.
ATHENS, Sept. 29—Three hundred thousand Teutons
have commenced an advance into Serbian territory in the
direction of Orsova. The invaders comprise all the different
components of a big army, including cavalry, infantry' and artil
lery, although no great siege guns such as are used on the west
ern front are being taken along. Lighter artillery is the rule,
as transportation of the heavier guns would present an unsolv
able prohelm along tin* poor roads and difficult mountain passes
of Serbia.
Bl DAPEST, Sept. 29—It is reported here that British and
French troops for service in Serbia have been landed in Port
Kathrin, near the city of Saloniki in Greece. The amount of
the trops is set at large numbers and it is believed here that
the allied nations will send a large army to assist the Serbians.
English soldiers have already been reported as fighting in
Serbia. ,
A 1 HENS, Sept. 29—It is reported here that numerous
Shuman officers are arriving in Sofia to confer with the Bul
garian general staff and assist in the preparation of the plan of
campaign against Serbia, which will be inagurated soon. It is
also stated that the Teutons and Bulgarians do not propose to
attack Greece.
PARIS, Sept. 29—The war office msued an official com-!
munique this morning announcing that the estimate of the Ger
man losses since the offensive on the west yas commenced last
Saturday had been placed at 120,000. This estimate is conserva
tive and includes killed, wounded and prisoners. The fighting
in the Champagne country continues uninterrupted, both sides;
attacking and making counter attacks. The heavy boom of the
artillery never ceases, and the men in the trenches are being!
attack Serbia within fifteen days. Apparently this conincides
region the French offensive has not yet been checked, and their
progress continues slowly but steadily, the Teutons being com
pelled to gradually retire to new trenches. The forward move
ment here has taken a definite direction north of Cassiges.
Yesterday a thousand Germans surrendered' in this vicinity.
LONDON, Sept. 29—The British forces operating in Meso
potamia won an important victory yesterday, succeeding in in
flicting a severe defeat upon the Turkish troops, who are now
in full retreat. The British are following up their advantage
and are pressing the Turks hard, the retreat proceeding in the
direction of Bagdad. Many prisoners were taken, and the
Turks lost a large number of guns and immense quantities of
supplies.
BERLIN, Sept. 29—The war office issued an official bulletin
this morning stating that a part of the territory won from the
Germans by the British north of the village of Loos had been!
retaken by the Germans in a charge yesterday. The French
attacks near Souchez and Neuvelle have been partly repulsed,
while the French attempts to break the approach to the German
lines in the Champagne district have been uniformly unsuccess
ful.
LONDON, Sept. 29—The war office announces that the
British troops in France are battering away at the German
third line of trenches in the vicinity of Loos. The French
are maintaining their offensive in the Champagne district,
making steady gains, and capturing more prisoners. The
army of the Crown Prince in the Argonne, which took the offen
sive, lias been unable to make any dents in the stone wall de
tense being offered by Joffre’s soldiers. A message received
here from Field Marshal Sir John French, head' of the British
expeditionary forces, indicates that the offensive commenced
by the English troops will be continued.
SCHOONER BURNED AT DOUGLAS
JUNEAU, Sept. 29—The power schooner E. J. Adler,
famous in the northern waters as a trading vessel between
Nome and Siberian ports, which limped into port Monday,
after springing a leak and being buffeted at sea in a storm off
Cape Decision, today burned to the water’s edge, a mile from
Juneau, near Douglas Island shore.
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The Adler had aboard nine thousand gallons of fuel oil
and made a blaze that was most spectacular. The lighthouse
tender Kukui went to the assistance of the burning ship, but
was unable to extinguished the flames. The Adler left Seattle
for Bethel on September 13. Captain FI. 1). Drummond places
his loss at $30,000.
Italian Battleship and Crew Sunk from Internal Explosion.
ROME, Sept. 29— The Italian battleship, Benedetto Brin
was sunk yesterday following an internal explosion which re
sulted in three hundred of the crew perishing. The catastro
phe took place in the Adriatic Sea, and' the work of rescue was
participated in by adjoining vessels of the fleet. The Benedetto
Brin was completed in 1904 at a cost of almost six million.
The ship carried a crew of 811. Her displacement was 13,(MX)
tons and she carried four 12 inch guns besides four 8 inch and
numerous smaller calibre.
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Allies Now Plan a March Towards Berlin.
Special to The Times By .Associated Press.
ATHENS, Sept. 29—Compton MaeKensie, a British officer
collected with the Intelligence Department of tho Anglo-British
general staff conducting the fighting in the Dardanelles, said
today, that the allies would'within a short time land troops ini
Macedonia, who would not be used for a march onto Con-'
stantinople, but who would turn their faces to the west and
march towards Berlin.
RE-ELECTED IK
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29~The
city election which was held here yes
terday resulted in the re-election of
James Rolph as mayor, who easily
defeated his opponet former mayor
Eungene Schmitz. Schmitz made a
good fight,’ but was unable to recover
from the sigma of his removal from
office w’hen the graft conditions under
Ruef were exposed in the Golden Gate
city some years ago.
EM FROST IS
THE EAST
WASHINGTON. Sept. 28— The
Weather Bureau reports extreme wea
the rconditions in certain portions of
the states with early frosts being re
corded in New England, the states
along the great lakes, the middle At
lantic states, and in the interior.
Along the Pacific coast the weather is
normal, and the same in the southern
s'ates and along the gulf.
PROMETHEUS SMOKER WILL
BEGIN AT 8:30 O’CLOCK
Everything Is now in readiness for
the big smoker to be given at Eagle
hall tomorrow night by the crew of
the Prometheus. The program ar
ranged contains some exceptionally
good numbers and the committee in
charge desires to extend a general in
vitation to the public to attend. The
fun starts at 8:30 o'clock sharp and it
is desired that everybody be on hand
at that ime.
Returned From Port Wells.
Dr. \\'. H. Chase, president of the .
Cordova ' Mining and Development
Company, and George A. Harmon, of
the Harmon Machinery Company, re
turfied from Port Wells, last night, on
the launch North Star, where the lat
ter superintended the erection of a
tramway on 'he gold quartz property
owned and being opened up by Cordo
vans.
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Evans Due at 7 O’clock.
The steamer Admiral Evans is due
at 7 o’clock tonight. She made the
entire trip west this time, going to
Kodiak and Uyak. At the latter place
she took aboard a load of concentrates
from the Amok Gold Mining Co.’s
property and also loaded ore at Ella
tnar.
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Alameda Here In Morning.
The steamer Alameda left Skagway
at 9 o’clock last night and is due in
Cordova before noon tomorrow.
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Howard Du Bois, consulting en
gineer for the Alaska Copper Coritora
tion, whose headquarters are at Strel
na, is registered at the Windsor hotel.
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Don’t forRet the Social Evening to
night at the Red Dragon Club House.
Everyone invited at 8 o’clock.