PETR0GRA1), Aug. 23—The Russian admiralty officially
announced that a big sea fight had taken place between the
Russian and German fleets off the Gulf of Riga. The Russian
fleet was composed mostly of small vessels while the Germans
had in the fight some of tire newest and biggest of their fighting
ships. The Russians were assisted by British submarines, one
of which torpedoed and' sank the dreadnaught Moltke. Besides
the Maltke the Germans lost two erusiers and eight torpedo
boats. The Russians lost the gunboat Sivutch. The Moltke
was one of the newest and most powerful of the German battle
ships, having been completed in 1912 at a cost of well over $10,
000,000. Her displacement was 22,600 tons and her armament
consisted of ten 11 inch, twelve 5.9 inch and 12 3.4 inch guns..
Her crew totaled eleven hundred men, most of whom were lost
when the ship sank.
LONDON, Aug. 23—The capitals of the allied nations are
all jubilant over the great naval victory won by the Russian;
fleet in the Gulf of Riga. Paris, London and Rome are filled with
enthusiastic crowds who are joyously celebrating the crushing'
defeat administered to the warships of the Kaiser. In this
fight Germany suffered the greatest naval disaster of the war
besides losing eleven warships ranging in size and power from
the giant dreadnaught Moltke to the torpedo boat class. In
addition to the 11 warships sunk by the Russian fleet and the;
British submarines, Germany lost four transports filled with
German troops, which were captured by the Russian ships.
The moral effect of the victory upon the Russian people will be
great and will add enthusiasm to their doged determination
to overcome the Teuton which has so characterized the Slavs
since the recent big defeats in Poland. It is thought that the
German fleet was convoying the transports as part of the
German plan for a march onto Petrograd. If this is true the
marine disaster will act as a setback for the Teutons, who,
it is felt must now abandon that plan. In Petrograd the Rus
sians have burst forth in tremendous celebrations and evidences
of pariotism. The reaction as compared with the chilling
news from Poland has acted like wine on the spirits of the peo
ple and the streets are filled, with singing wildly enthusiastic
Russians.
SOFIA, Aug. 23—British submarines operating in the Sea
of Marmora, attacked and sunk the Turkish transport Budos
and the collier Espalian. Both vessels were loaded with muni
tions of war destined for the Turkish forces on the Gallipoli
peninsula, as well as carrying large quantities of supplies.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 23—The Lamport and Holt liner
Oiombed was sunk today by a German submarine after being
chased four hours. The liner refused to stop when the sub
marine fired a shell across her bows, and in the chase which
folowed the liner was continually shelled by the submarine,
the captain, quartermaster and stewart being killed by shell fire.
PARIS, Aug. 23—The war office announced in this morn
ing’s official statement that two German torpedo boat destroy
ers had been sunk off Ostend in Belgium. The boats were
surprised and attacked by two French torpedo boats who came
unharmed from the fray. The fight between the little vessels
was short and sharp as the markmanship of the French gun
ners was excellent and the heavier guns on the torpedo boats
allowed them to shell the German craft and keep out of range
at the same time.
LONDON, Aug. 23—Italy has at last declared war upon
Turkey. The government failed to receive an answer to the
ultimatum sent to Turkey, which should have been delivered
before noon today, and the house of deputies voted today
that Italy and Turkey were in a state of war. The declaration
is expected to have a great moral effect upon Roumania, at
whose court, Italy has always been the preponderating influence,
the Roumanians being proud of what they are pleased to call
their Latin origin. Roumania and Italy have had some sort of
a joint understanding for years, and it is believed that Rouman
ia will follow Italy’s lead and declare war on Turkey.
ROME, Aug. 23—Following the declaration of war by
Italy on Turkey, several trans ports convoyed by battleships,
departed from their bases this afternoon. The troops left from
Brindisi, Syracuse, Naples and Raranto. The destination of
the troops is unknown, but it is reliably believed that they are
destined for Turkey, and will probably aid the Anglo-French
troops in their assault against the Dardanelles fortifications.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—The German note received by
Ambassador Von BernstorfF from his government in respect to
th submarine warfare, and the attack on the White Star liner
Arabic, was given to all the New York newspapers for publica
tion this morning. The note says that although the Imperial
German government does not doubt the good faith of all the
witnesses who have given sworn statements to the American
government about the recent disaster, which statements have
oeen reported as news in the leading journals of Europe, yet
it must be rememred that these statements have very naturally
been made under the stress of the excitement induced by the
catastrophe on all who were on board the Arabic. This ex
citement might easily lead to the production of wrong impres
sions in the minds of the passengers, and the German govern
ment asked the American'public to remember that fact. Bern
storff gave the full text of the note to the newspapers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Von BernstorfF has made a re
quest to his home government for instructions as to what
he is to do concerning the American sentiment which has arisen
since the Arabic was attacked. The German government has
so far been unable to get a report on the occurrance from the
commander of the submarine which torpedoed the liner. In
accordance with the request of BernstorfF the State Department
will wait a reasonable time for the receipt of word from Berlin
before taking any definite action pledging this country to a
certain course. Meanwhile the officials of this government are
gathering all the information available about the sinking so
that the cabinet will be fully advised when it meets to consider
and decide upon its program. When Germany reports the
United States will act. The BernstorfF note will delay this
government a few days but the decision will not be long post
joned as the government will not allow any procrasination.
BernstorfF said today that if any Americans had been killed on
the Arabic it was contrary to the intention of his government.
It was not the intention of the German admiralty to sink any
peaceful merchant ships in a flagrant manner. If the German
submarine had acted wrongly in the matter, and was responsi
ble for the loss of the two American lives on the ship the Ger
man government will reply expressing its regret that any such
loss of life occurred and tendering its sincerest sympathy to the
American government.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Secretary Lansing said that the
Arabic situation was unchanged. No steps had been taken by
this government except to get accurate information concerning
the disaster, and all possible private and American sources
were being consulted for this purpose. The State Department
will let the German government initiate any examination into
the circumstances of the killing of the killing of the two Ameri
cans lost on the Arabic.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—President Wilson, through his
secretary, Mr. Tumulty, authorized the press representative to
say to the people of the United States in regard to the Arabic,
that “ our course of action will determined as soon as all the
facts are ascertained, and' the true story of the disaster officially
known.” Wilson was intending to return to his summer home
at Cornish, N. H., today but all his arrangements to that effect
have been cancelled. A cabinet meeting which was set for to
morrow has also been postponed.
BERLIN, Aug. 24—The newspapers of this city are
strangely silent about the sinking of the Arabic. The govern
ment censor has evidently forbidden all reports of the matter,
and there appears even no editorial mention of the occurrence.
No details of the attack by the submarine on the White Star
liner have appeared in any papers throughout the empire.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Ambassador Von Bemstorff
has asked the United States to withhold its judgment on the
sinking of the Arabic until he has been appraised of the German
version of the matter from headquarters, at Berlin.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Secretary' of the Treasury
M’Adoo has offered financial aid to the southern cotton planters
to tide them over the period of depression that is sure to follow
since the allies have declared cotton to be absolute contraband
of war. The secretary proposes to deposit thirty or more mil
lions of dollars in southern banks among the institutions of the
federal reserve system. This money can be used for redis
counting cotton loans. The secretary says that if this is not
satisfactory to the planters he will make deposits of gold with
the national banks which can be borrowed by the producers at
six per cent or less, and at no rates exceeding that.
MILAN, Aug. 24—The negotiations going on between the
entente powers and the Balkan nations regarding the participa
tion of the latter in the present war on the side of the allies had
another difficult obstacle removed today when Serbia yielded
to Italy’s contentions in regard to Albania. Under the agree
ment reached' today, Serbia recognizes the predominace of
Italian interests in Albania, and will not dispute the realiza
tion of Rome’s ambitions in that territory after the war. While
the compensation to be given to Italy for her renunication of
her dream in Albania has not been made public, it is felt that
she has been promised Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other
Slovonic provinces of the Dual Monarchy.
COLOGNE, Aug. 24—The Gazette, one of the leading news
papers of this city printed a dispatch from Bucharest today
stating that the Roumanian government had ordered all the
railways within the empire to have their rolling stock at the
disposal of the government on September 14. The order is
signed by Roumania’s minister of war and is construed as mean
ing that Roumania has made up her mind to enter the conflict.
LONDON, Aug. 25—The Balkan States are unquestionably
nearer a determination of their future relations with warring
powers than they have ever been, but no official step has as yet
been taken toward a revival of the Balkan league and its ad
hesion to the Allies.
BERLIN, Aug. 25—The Socialist leaders have held several
conferences at which they decided that there must be no ces
sion of German-Austrian-Turkish territory, nor no annexation
of foreign territory as a result of the war. The party demands
the establishment of a court for the adjustment of all future
conflicts between nations.
LONDON, Aug .25—The furious efforts of the Teutonic
armies during the last twenty-four hours have not been fruit
ful of any results. They have now reached the dreaded swamp
region and the German press says the Teutons face a serious
obstacle in the immense roadless and pripit swamps. The
Hungarian papers declare that the tactical positions of the
Russians in this region is extremely favorable as the rain and
mist hamper reconnaisances and artillery fire.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25—President Wilson has been in
formed unofficially from sources close to Bemstorff that the
next communication to America from Berlin, on the sinking of
the steamer Arabic, will be satisfactory' to the United States.
It is expected that Germany may make some proposals to satis
fy the American people respecting submarine attacks on pux*ely
passenger ships. There will also be assurances from Germany
that it desires to avoid a break with the United States. This
news was received' with much satisfaction by the administration
and relieves the situation greatly.
BERLIN, Aug. 25—The only information the government
has in reference to the sinking of the liner Arabic has been re
ceived from Queenstown. The newspapers dispatches have
thrown ljut little light on the destruction of the steamer and
until official advices are received from the foreign office the
government will not discuss the case or declare its policy. The
officials of the foreign office says there is no intention of flouting
the United States or sinking any vessels that will bring about
a situation like that dealt with hypothetically in the last Ameri
can note.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 25—The Russians are still in posses
sion of Bialystok, but it is reported that a large part of the
railway, from the north and the west, is in the hands of the
Germans. It is now expected that the German army will en
deavor to extend its lines toward Grodno. The Teutons will
contiue to press upon Brest-Litovsk from the north and' south
and serious battles are devolping in the vicinity of Pischca and
Kovel. /
ATHENS, Aug. 25—A Russian aeroplane squadron bom
barded the Asiatic suburbs of Constantinople doing considera
ble damage to property. Those killed and injured number
forty-one.
PARIS, Aug. 25—A French aviator won considerable dis
tinction and praise by sinking a large Turkish transport at
Anchorage.
BERLIN, Aug. 25—The Russians have been advised that
their positions southwest of the fortress Brest-Litovsk have
been broken through by the Germans.
PARIS, Aug. 25—It is officially announced that the left
wing of the British army has captured eight hundred yards of
Turkish trenches and a French company captured the Turkish
position.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27—Von Bemstorff said today
that lie believed the negotiation between his country and the
United States over the sinking of the Arabic would be com
bined with the pending negotiations over the Lusitania dis
aster, and' that a submarine policy satisfactory to this country
would be announced shortly in Berlin. Bemstorff based his
conclusions on the official satement just issued from Berlin
by Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg, who said in no uncer
tain terms that Germany desired to retain the friendship of
America and would do everything possible to make amends if
their submarines were in the wrong. A dispatch has been
received by the Shite Department from Ambassador Gerard
which substantiates the statements of Bemstorff. President
Wilson will remain in Washington until the matter has been
definitely decided, and all disputed points have been agreed
upon. He still hopes to make one more visit to Cornish this
summer, and may be able to get away by the end of next week.
LUTE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTES
A Record of the Principal Happenings of the World
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23—The fam
ine situation in this city is worse than
it was during the days of the Zapata
occupation of the capital. There were
twenty-five deaths from starvation
within the last few days and the prices
of all kinds of foodstuffs is prohibi
tive. It is feared that the starving
people will break out into violence
unless the Carranzaites in control do
something to relieve the terrible con
ditions which are rapidly growing
worse. Corn, which should be plenti
ful, can only be bought by the wealthy,
and the poorest of the people are
eating herbs in an effort to keep alive.
The infants and younger children are
suffering the most.
SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 23—Abe Ruef.
the famous San Francisco politican,
walked through the gates of the peni
tentiary here today a free man. He
expressed his delight at once more
being able to experience God’s sun
light and free air whenever he wished,
and hurried off to visit friends in San
Francisco.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23—Mrs. Brugie
res, who was reported to be one of the
two Americans who lost their lives
when the Arabic was torpedoed by a
German submarine, is now admitted
to be dead. Her son, who was also
on the boat, confirmed the report of
the loss by cabling to relatives and
friends in this city. He said that they
were together in the water when the
ship sank, and for twenty minutes he
could see his mother, when suddenly
she sank and did not again arise to
the surface. The son made efforts to
reach his mother but was prevented
by the action of the wind and waves,
i NEW YORK, Aug. 25—The body of
Mrs. Brugieres has been reported
found.
EL PASO, Aug. 23—General Villa is
mobilizing his forces at Torreon, pre
paratory to inagurating a gurilla war
fare against General Obregon. Villa
can no longer maintain a large and
expensive army in the field and ex
pect to look for success against the
larger and better equpped forces of
the Carranzats. The organization
of the Ibregon army is far superior to
the Villa organization at the present
time, ar.d Villa knows that in an open
battle his forces would be annihilated.
He will not give up the fight however,
and having about twenty thousand
trained soldiers under his command
he is ready to carry on the fight in the
hills for years to come.
SEATTLE, Aug. 23—The steamer
Northwestern sailed for Alaska points
last Saturday night. ThS vessel car
ried a light passenger list for south
western Alaska ports, the only pas
sengers for Cordova being I. Clark and
L. Noble.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—The gov
ernment announced today that the
production of gold in Alaska for the
calendar year 1914 exceeded the pre
vious year by $1,348,000. This re
markable showing is in the face of a
poor placer season due to the short
age of water In certain districts. The
outlook for 1915 is very encouraging.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 23—The worst of
the flood situation in this city has
passed. Th6 waters of the river are
receding and a terrible waste and
desolation is being exposed to the sun
and air. It is now estimated that the
flood has rendered homeless about
forty thousand people in this alone.
A hundred square miles has been un
der water and the property loss will
be about one million dollars.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—President
Wilson today made a recess appoint
ment to the oflice of collector of cus
toms for the Seattle district. The
fortunate democrat to land the plum
was Roscoe Drumheller of Walla
Walla.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26—The gov
ernment has decided not to make so
large a first payment to the vendors
of the Alaska Northern railroad as
was at first intended. Nothing has
been paid on the purchase price &s
yet, but today it was announced that
the first payment woud be modified to
$504,000. For this amount the gov
ernment will receive the securities
now held by the bondholders. The
total payment for the road will be
$1,150,000.
PORT AU PRINCE, Aug. 24—The
United States has asked the Haitien
government to accept without delay;
the draft of a treaty between the two j
countries establishing the effective t
control of the llaitien customs offices j
and the administration forces of the
black republic under the domination
of Americans. The country will be j
run as a defunct corporation would be
managed, the United States to act as
the court and appoint a receiver gen- j
eral who will manage the financial af-l
fairs of the country assisted by Ameri-!
can employees. The municipal and
rural police are to be natives under ,
the command of American officers.
The plan as set forth in the draft
presented to the Haitien government
arranges for the payment of all debts
to foreigners and forbids the cession
of any Haitien territory in payment
for the obligation of the republic.
MRIETTA, Ga., Aug. 24—The coro
ner’s jury which has been considering
the lynching of Leo Frank returned its
verdict today and reported that the
deceased came to his death by hanging
at the hands of parties unknown. The
jury heard no testimony as to the
identity of the lynchers and were out
just three minutes after the coroner
had entrusted the case to them. The
governor of Georgia in speaking about
the case today said that the offering
of rewards by parties outside the state
for the capture and conviction of
Frank's lynchers was seriously ham
pering the state officials in trying to
bring the perpetrators to justice.
SEATTLE, Aug. 25—The steamer
Mariposa sailed last night with the
following passengers for Cordova:
Mrs. Thos. Scott, Miss Cecelia Bur
roughs, Miss H. Anderson, Miss A. M.
Anderson, W. H Webb and wife, Chas.
Cochran and wife, Fred Anderson and
wife, Mrs. S. Lamprey, Brook, Bryan
Headley and C. Lamphrey, Clinton
Phillips and C. Theophany.
GARY, Ind., Aug. 25—Itev. Edmund
Kayser, pastor of St. James Lutheran
church, was assassinated last night.
He was reading in his study at the
time when several shots were fired
through the window which resulted in
his death. Rev. Kayser was very pro
nounced in his opinions of the Eu
ropean war and made many enemies
in this Slav community by his pro
German utterances. He had many
personal enemies also.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25—Secretary
of State Lansing says that the treaty
the United States submitted to Haitii
proposing the control of the Haitian
forces, is for the establishment of a
strong government, which will event
ually be turned over to the Haitians
themselves; that while revolutions are
progressing the people are starving in
the cities, because they are unable
to obtain food which is abundant in
the country districts.
ALBANY, Aug. 25—The proposed
amendment to the State constitution,
which provides that all voters must
be able to read and write the English
language, has been advanced to its
final passage at the constitutional con
vention, after a stormy debate.
SEWARD, Aug. 25—An interesting
and exciting game of base ball was
played here yesterday between the
local club and the navy team, the
latter composed of men from the tor
pedo boat flotifla in port. Seward
won by a score of 6 to 1, although the
navy boys put up a fine article of ball,
but a couple of errors at a critical time
I let in most of Seward’s runs. Both
1 pitchers were in form and gave a very
creditable exhibition as slab-artists.
i
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 20—A perman
ent water supply for the new townslte
comprehends the installation of a
steam pumping plant at some point
on Ship Creek, not yet definitely de
termined. The water will be pumped
to a steel tank and tower, 80 feet In
height, placed on concrete abuttments.
The tank will have a storage capacity
of 100,000 gallons. A 5-inch pipe line
will convey the water from the pump
ing station to the tower.
The tank will be located on the east
end of the town and a 6-lnch main
underground will be laid from thence
down the alley between Fourth and
Fifth avenues as far as K street, on
the west end of town. lateral lines
will reach out from the main at every
other cross street, ending on the op
posite sides of Fourth and Ffth aven
ues, for accommodation of persons
living on Third and Sixth, as well as
those in the immediate vicinity.
The proposed system will place
water within easy reach of most of the
inhabitants, but it is planned to make
further extensions of the system
should the funds permit at this time.
It is figured, and the figuring has been
liberal, that the proposed system will
cost $15,000. Should this amount
prove more than required for the sys
tem planned, then, as stated before,
further extensions will be made.
The townsite manager and those in
authority have taken this proposition
up with the people, as represented by
the local chamber of commerce, and
the plan has been heartily endorsed.
Of course the property owners will
have to pay for installation, but the
system of pavements will extend over
i period of five years, so that the ass
essments will not prove burdensome.
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GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
PAYS ALASKANS TRIBUTE
Food Inspector E. A. McDonald, who
has just completed an inspection of
all food and drug products at all
towns in Southwestern Alaska claims
that our merchants carry a relatively
higher grade of goods than do the
sop-keeper in the states.
“I have been surprised with the high
grade of goods of all kinds found on
the Alaskan markets,” said Mr. Mc
Donald. “I find the average run of
stock in the grocery and drug stores
in Alaska is of the very best, and
where a store carries a brand of
goods it is always the highest grade
turned out by the factory.
“This is true of the entire Pacific
Coast to a certain extent, although it
is more true of Alaska than anywhere
else. This is explained by the fact
that there are very few poor people
in Alaska. By poor people I mean
those who are actually in want and
buy cheap goods in preference to high
er priced stuff.”
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Rescued by Sailor.
Miss Helen Kepper, of Denver, a
tourist on the steamer Dolphin, fell
averboard while the steamer was at
Haines, and was rescued by Victor
Peterson, a sailor. The sum of $100
was raised to buy the sailor a suitable
gift.
MEANING OF INDIAN
NAME8 IN ALASKA
MatanuBka is a pick up word hav
ing no meaning in the Indian langu
age, and no one seems to know from
whence it originated. The native
name for the Matanuska River Is Cha
tonka, meaning the swift running
river. The sylable “na” In the native
language means river and the rest of
the word disignates the special one
as Chitina, which is the name for the
Hopper River, Chiti meaning where
the copper is found, and the rest of
word designating river.
The native name for the Knik Is
the Skidina, or the Tent River, deriv
ing its name from the fact that the
natives maintained a temporay camp
at the mouth of this river.
Tanana means the river of travel, in
other words it was a summer road
or trail for the natives with their
canoes, and in winter was their trail
over the ice.
Anchorage Officer.
Dr. H. W. Stoughton has been ap
pointed health officer of Anchorage,
by the Alaska Engineering Commis
sion, with jurisdiction over the new
townsite, who will have charge of all
health and sanitation matter.
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