CETTINJE, Oct. 18—Heavy fighting lias been resumed
between the Austrians and Montenegrins along the frontier.
The battle took place between Ksaga and Drina Grahovofk, and
the Austrians were repulsed with heavy losses during the bat
tle. King Nicholas led his troops in person.
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 {'lie ship was torpedoed, and while the
passengers and crew were being transferred from t lie* doomed
vessel to the life boats, the submarine kept up a constant shell
ing of the vessel, which was largely instrumenal in tin* loss of
life. *
BERLIN, Oct. 18—The war office issued an official bulle
tin today stating that the Teuton invasion of Serbia was pro
gressing satisfactorily. In the Macava district of the Save and
the Drint, along the frontier of northwestern Serbia, where a
strong resistance has been offered to the Austro-German ad
vance, the Serbians had commenced to retire, fighting as they
went. At Belgrade and Semendria everything is favorable to
the Teuton success, and the invading forces are steadily going
forward.
LONDON, Oct. 18—The allied French and British forces
made a landing today at Enos in European Turkey across the
Maritza river from the Bulgarian border. The railroad at this
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 soldiers disembard.
ROME, Oct. 19—Italy declared war on Bulgaria today.
The official proclamation recited that the Italian government
was forced to render all assistance in its power to its allies in
order that the common good of all might be promoted, and that
Bulgaria in attacking Serbia was rendering unsafe the position
and hope of ultimate success of Italy, and therefore Bulgaria
must be regarded as an avowed enemy of the empire.
ATHENS, Oct. 19—The allies notified Greece today
that Italy had declared war upon Bulgaria and would send large
re-enforcements to the allied troops now fighting in Serbia.
It is taken here as meaning that the allies will not be content
with making a defensive campaign against the Bulgarians, but
that with sufficient troops at their command they will take the
offensive and invade Bulgaria, for no effort will be spared to
prevent the Teutonic nations from forcing their way with
supplies through Serbia, for the Turks at Gallipoli.
LONDON, Oct. 19—Lloyd-George addressed the House of
Commons on the military situation today, and told the mem
bers that the allies were devising methods whereby Italy could
most effectively co-operate to bring about the success of the en
tente powers, in the gigantic struggle now being waged. Italy
will probably not hereafter confine her participation in the con
flict to the struggle along the Austrian border, but will send
troops to assist in the other battle fronts, most likely a large
contingent being sent into Bulgaria.
LONDON, Oct. 19—Although it has been announced' that
Italy declared war on Bulgaria it has been definitely settled
whether or not Italy will send troops to the Balkans. The
British public has not been enlightened on the matter, and in
the prevailing gloom which has deceneded upon the people,
thev expect but little.
SALONIKA, Oct. 19—It is reported here that the milgar
ians have lost heavily in the fighting between them .and the
allied French, Serbians and' English. The allied troops have
invaded Bulgaria and captured Strumitza. The loss of life
among the Bulgarians was excessively large, it being stated
that whole batallions were annihilated.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 19—A British submarine torpedoed
yesterday the German steamers Pernambuco and Soedersamm,
both bound from Sweden to Germany. The ships were attack
ed close to the Swedish shore, but outside the three mile limit.
The Peranmbuco, a vessel of 4800 tons, was loaded with iron
ore and when the projectile hit her she sank. The Soerder
samm was loaded with wood, and is still afloat although there
is no chance of saving her cargo. The nature of the cargo pre
vented the ship from sinking. No details have been received as
to the safety of the crews of both vessels.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 19~A British submarine, operating in
the Baltic Sea, held up the Swedish steamer Nike, bound from
Sweden for Stettinaw, and discovered that she had on board
a cargo of ore for the Germans. The steamer was taken as a
prize, and' compelled to change her course and steam into
Reveal.
LONDON, Oct. 19—A Zeppellin, bound for a raid over the
French trenches last evening, dashed' into the chimney of a glass
factorv in Mauberge. The Zepplin and jthe chimney both came
to the ground in a heap of ruins the flying machine being entire
ly demolished, and all of the occupants killed. The occurence
was reported by an allied airman who was on a scouting trip
LONDON, Oct. 19—Premier Herbert Asquith has become
suddenly ill, and has been forced to withdraw temporarily from
his public activities as head of the Britsh government. The
strain of the past year of war has been increasingly heavy on
Asquith, which coupled with the frank criticism of the govern
ment’s lack of success in its military operations by the public,
is supposed to be the real reasons for his break down. The
failure of the allies to advance in the west, the dreadful loss of
life in the Dardanelles, with a resulting gain of only
twelve miles of front, has caused the government to be subject
to a tremendous storm of criticism. The coalition cabinet has
failed to meet ‘the emergency created by the war, and the cabi
net crisis pi’ecipitated by the illness and retirement of Asquitlj
is of far more importance to the life of the nation than the war
itself, and has eclipsed the military movements in point of in
terest for the people. The attorney general resigned from the
cabinet today because he disagreed with his fellow members on
the subject of conscription. Not much can be learned about
the difficulty, but it is believed that the attorney general op
posed conscription, while his fellow members favored it. The
cabinet is also torn with dissentions over the near East ques
tion, and it seems impossible for them to get together on the
matter. All these troubles have been too much for the premier,
and his physicians have forcibly prevented him from attending
to his duties, as unless steps were taken at once he might suffer
an irreparable physical breakdown. Throughout England
there is gloom over the situation, and a mighty discontent has
taken hold of the people. There is no discouragement in this
feeling, and' the people are as determined as ever to see this
thing through, as they put it, but the dissatisfaction with the
management of the war is growing with leaps and bounds.
LONDON, Oct. 19—General Sir Ian Hamilton, the British
commander at the Dardaneeles, has been removed from his
command, because of the lack of real results from the Gallipoli
campaign. The criticism of the general has been unbounded
in view of the tremendous losses suffered by the English troops,
and the comparatively insufficient gains as a result. Hamilton
has been suncceeded by Sir Charles Munroe. The new com
mander is accepted with relief by the people, who feel that a
new era will dawn in the far east theatre of war. Munroe has
v fine reputation as a soldier and is noted for his energetic and
vigorous qualities. It is expected that he will wage a far more
vigorous campaign in the Dardanelles than his predecessor.
PARIS, Oct. 20—The explosion which ouccrred in the mu
nition factory on the Rue de Tolbiac, killed and wounded over
one hundred persons.
FRANKFORT, Oct. 20—The Central Powers have formu
lated a plan of campaign for invading Montenegro to support
the Teutonic armies now in Serbia. Twenty thousand Aus
trian and German troops, veterans of the Galician campaign,
have been transported from the eastern front to Bosnia, from
| which point the attack will be launched. Artillery in sufficient
1 numbers to properly support the infantry* has also been sent
j to the Bosnian frontier, and the advance movement into the
enemy’s country will commence shortly.
LONDON, Oct. 20—Monday and Tuesday of this week
British submarines operating in the Baltic Sea have torpedoed
and sunk eight German ships, which were carrying contraband
of war and other supplies to German Baltic ports. In every
case, the crews of the vessels were given an opportunity to dis
embark in their life boats before their ship was attacked, and
there has been n oloss of life. The Germans are using Zep
plins against the submarines but so far without success.
SOLO NIKI, Oct. 20—A large force of French troops are
on their way here convoyed by a protecting fleet of battleships.
The soldiers are to be disembarked and transported northwards
into Serbia over the railroad from this port, and' when they
arrive, the allies will ‘have assembled a large army for opera
tions against the Bulgarians and Teutons in Serbia. The
French troops already in Serbia succeeded in protecting the
lower end of the Nish-Saloniki railroad from the Bulgarians,
and drive them back across their own frontier. Rumors con
tinue to arrive here that the capital of Serbia has been trans
ferred from Nish. The first story was that it had been placed
at Islip, later they said it had been taken to Monastir, and now
it is reported that the capital has actually been removed to
Prisrend, a city in western Serbia, close to the Albanian
frontier.
The Teuton expedition into Serbia is composed of mixed
forces, both Germans and Austrians being represented. The
Austrians have twelve divisions who are advancing along the
valley of the Morava river. They have made considerable
progress, having forced the Serbians to steadily retire before
them, and are endeavoring to effect a conjunction with the
Bulgarian army which entered Serbia at Zaiehar, and are
forcing their way through the mountain passes into the Morava
valley. Zaicliar, which is north of Nish, on the Bulgarian
frontier, has been at various times reported taken by the Bul
garians, but latest advices received indicate that the Bulgarians
are still attacking the Serbian positions, and that much fight
ing is going around Zaicliar. Army officers here do not be
Iieve that the Teutons will be satisfied with forcing a way
through Serbia down the Morava, and towards Zaichar into
Bulgaria, but they reinclined to the opinion that when this is
accomplished the combined Bulgaria and' Teuton armies will
march on Nish. The opening of the route to Turkey across
northeastern Serbia, while being one of the main objects of the
invasion is not all that the plan of campaign contemplates, as
an attempt will be made to eradicate Serbia as a vital force in
tin1 present conflict. This is undoubtedly a part of the pact
which Bulgaria with Austria and Germav, and Bulgaria will
wish to conquer the territory in Macedonia which she covets.
LONDON, Oct. 21—The allied nations are bringing all pos
sible pressure to bear upon Greece in an effort to force the latter
country into the war on the side of the entente powers. Greece
has been informed by the representatives of Enland and France
at Athens that her announced policy of benevolent neutrality
towards the allies would be difficult if not impossible to main
tain. The central powers doubtless feel that they are aprie-j
ved over Greece allowing the shipment of troops on the Nish
Soloniki railroad, and the intentions of Bulgaria to get control
of Grecian Macedonia, are powerful influences in bringing home
to Greece the perilous nature of the stand she has taken. The
allies feel that they can compel Greece to take sides if they
wish to, and steps of this nature are being considered. Fur
thermore, the island of Cyprus, long desired by Greece, but un
der English control, has been offered to Greece if she will enter
the lists and throw her forces against Bulgaria and the Teuton
troops in Serbia. Great Britain has offered to cede the island
immediately.
LONDON, Oct. 22—The position of Serbia continues crit
ical, and her armies are threatened with annihilation. The only
hope held out to relieve the desperate situation is that the
Anglo-French troops moving north will be able to press forward
with relief in time to rescue the Serbians from their perilous
position. The allied troops are pressing ahead with all possi
ble speed, but are being harassed by the attacks of the Bul
garians on their flanks. The most serious meance to the Ser
bian forces is the flank attack of the Bulgarians, who are press
ing in on them from several points north and south. Along
the Danube and Save fronts the Teuton invading army is not
making good progress, the average gain for the entire frc.Mt
being more than ten miles. The Bulgarians have displayed
tremendous energy in the attack, and there is every evidence
that their plan of campaign had been carefully thought out,
and the country must have been preparing for war, weeks be
fore hostilities commenced. The Bulgarians now hold a strip
twenty miles long of the railroad running from Nish to Saloniki.
BERLIN, Oct. 22—The Bulgarian troops have advanced
south of Strumitza into Serbia, and fought a battle with the
French troops in that section, forcing the French to retreat
across the Vardar river. The situation in Serbia continues
entirely satisfactory to the central powers, and the Bulgarians
are pressing forward in the north at such a rate as to make
possible the loss of the entire northern army of Serbia.
BERLIN, Oct. 21—In northern Serbia the Austro-German
invading forces have driven the Serbians from the strongly forti
tied position of Ripanj. The Bulgarians have also made fur
ther advances, and on both battle fronts in this region satis
factory progress is being made by the central powers and their
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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
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.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18—The presi
dent has determined to start a publici
ty campaign In support of the admin
istrations plans for increasing the de
fenses of the country Wilson himself,
as 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.
FAIRBANKS. Oct. 18—Delegate
Wickersham is still in Fairbanks, but
will soon leave for Cordova on his
way back to Washington. The de
parture of the delegate has been de
layed owing to a heavy storm which
has been raging on the trail. As soon
as the weather abates, he will leave on
the stage line.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18—The manager
of the Hebrew’ Immigrant Society
made public today figures which show
that this country will receive a large
infiuex of Jews from the warring
countries of Europe within the next
year. Preparations are being made
by the society to aid these new com
ers. by securing employment for them,
and placing them on farm lands in the
west and northwest. It is said that
375,000 Hebrews will enter the United
States within the next twelve months.
A million and a half Jew’s have been
driven from their homes in Europe
because of the war. most of them in
Poland and Galicia.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18—Six petty
officers and seamen, who have been in
terned in this country, when one of the
German commerce destroyers sought
refuge here, have broken their parole,
and escaped in the power boat Eclipse.
The party is reported to be headed for
fCuba.
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 setttie
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 as they have waived their de
mand for the recognition of the union.
WASHINGTON, Dot. 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.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Oct. 19
Twenty Mexicans claiming to be revol
utionists, held up and robbed a train
on the American side last night. The
robbery ocurred near Olmuo. twenty
miles north of this city, and three
men were killed in the fight which en
sued. The robbers escaped unhurt
with their booty. The dead are Cor
poral McBee, of the Third United
States Calvalry, Engineeer Kendall of
the train, and an unidentified Mexican
passenger.
OLYMPIA, Oct. 22—Justice Her
man Crow of the State Supreme Court
died here last night.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 19—Joseph G.
McCoy, the pioneer plainsman, who
promoted and laid out the famous cat
tle trail leading from the great plains
of Texas to Abilene, died here today
at the age of 77. McCoy, when he
first broached his scheme of driving
the cattle north to the railroad was
derided and treated with scorn by
railroad men and Others, but nothing
daunted went ahead on his own initi
ative and built the famous trail over
which cattle valued at 1150,000,000.00
were driven.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19—The banking
house of J. P. Morgan & Co., today
received a shipment of five million
dollars from England. The shipment,
which was all in gold soverlegns, will
be used to liquidate the debts incurred
by the English government in the
United States, for munitions of war.
SEATTLE, Oct. 19—The steamer
Alameda sailed for Southwestern Al
aska last uight, with the following
passengers for Cordova: Mrs. Alva
Eames, Mrs. E. S. Norland and baby,
Mrs. J. Victor Carter and baby, E. M.
Bates and wife. Geo. Coleman and
wife, Hy. Maillard. Jr. and wife,
Frank Townsend and John Wiklund.
NEW YORK, 20—Robert Ward, the
principal backer of the Federal Leag
ue, the outlaw major league organiza
tion, died yesterday. The death of
Ward is predicted to have an adverse
effect on the fortunes of the Federal
League, which did not have a very
prosperous season.
TRENTON, N. J. Oct. 20—In the
special election held yesterday on the
question of woman suffrage, the hopes
of the advocates of the cause were
blasted, for the stat voted against
the measure by a majority of fifty
thousand. But one county in the en
tire state gave a majority in favor of
the women, and throughout the rest
of the state the vote was not even
close. The suffragists profess not to
be discouraged, but they are keenly
disappointed over the outcome, which
is a surprise to the political observ
ers, as well as the women, for the
editorial opinion of the state was
largely in favor of the bill.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20—Roger Bresna
han. manager of the Chicago National
League Baseball Club, and several
other prominent ball players had their
cases in court defaulted when tney
failed to appear. The men were
charged with driving an automobile
while intoxicated, the warrants being
served last night. All the men who
failed to appear wer» prevented from
doing so because of injuries sustained
in an accident, resulting in a collision
due to reckless driving of the automo
bile handled by Bresnahan.
RALEIGH, N. C., Oct. 20—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels in a speech
here today said that the government
intended ot build its own ships nere
after. He said that the experiment of
government manufacture of munitions
was so great a success that they felt
equally fine results would be gleaned
front the building of submarines and
destroyers. As an illustration Daniels
said that where the government had
formerly paid eighty cents a pound
for powder, the navy was now making
its own powder at a net cost of twenty
five cents per pound.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20—President
Wilson issued a proclamation today
placing an embargo on the shipment
of arms into Mexico. Under the terms
of the decree while Carranza as the re
cognized head of the contry can obtain
all the supplies needed. Villa, Zapata
and their adherents will be prevented
from purchasing arms and ammunition
in the United States. The embargo is a
part of the movement to hasten the
restoration of peace in Mexico, as the
Pan-American conference has decided
to throw their influence to Carranza,
now that official recognition has been
given to him.
SEATTLE, Oct. 22—The United
States collier Prometheus sailed from
here yesterday bound for Cordova.
The Prometheus carries new equip
ment for the wireless station at Cape
Whitshed, to repair the damage done
by the recent alcohol explosion at the
plant.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21—If the
policy of the Wilson administration
for increased defense by enlarging the
navy is adopted by the coming Con
gres it will mean that the United
States will run close to England by
1925 as the leading naval power in the
world. This unless Great Britain
takes an unusual spurt of naval build
ing, for the contemplated Increase In
the ships of the United States is some
thing extraordinary in the annals of
modern navies. If the program goes
through, in ten years, this country
will have twenty-seven battleships of
the first line and fourteen battleships
of the second line as well as nine re
serve battleships. There will be six
battle cruslers and thirteen scout
cruisers. For the smaller vessels of
the navy there will be ninety-ix
torpedo boat destroyers, eighteen flee)
submarines, and 149 coast defense
monitors. The latter vessels, except-1
ing the gunboats, will be held in readi
ness for reserve fleet duty.
ST. LOUIS, Oct.21—Six hundred
parcels of Alaska furs are being sold
at auction by the government here
today. The furs are not expected to
bring big prices because of the slump
In the fur market due to the war in
Europe. The different lots contain
many fine specimens, and buyers are
here from all over the country to com
pete for the furs. Among the most
notable of the lota is one bunch of
five hundred blue fox skins. The
furs represent the yearly catch on the
government’s preserves.
SEATTLE. Oct. 21—The Admiral
Farragut sailed for Cordova and other
Alaska ports yesterday. The sole
passenger for Cordova was Sam
Thompson.
The Victoria arrived from Nome
yesterday bringing a big bunch of
Nomeites who came outside for the
winter, many of whom are bound for
the big show in San Francisco. Frank
Manley was on board, and he brought
with him an old horse that he has
used on the Alaskan trails for years.
The horse has outlived his usefulness,
but Manley feeling that he has earned
the right to a rest and a good time in
his old afce, will put the animal in
pasturage and take care of him as
long as he lives. B. MacKenna
brought with him an old huskie, which
he has used as a leader for his dog
team for years. MacKenna la Quitting
the north for good, but he could not
leave his dog behind, and will take
! him to his home in Florida.
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 2—A serious
affray occurred between a band of
Mexicans and United States troops
; yesterday at Ojode Argua, thirty mile*
| north of Brownsville. Three Ameri
can soldiers were killed and six others
wounded In the engagement with the
bandits. The outlaws appeared in con
siderable number, and after being
driven off five dead Mexicans were
found on the battle field.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21—Special
i Agent Carothers, who has represented
the American government with Gen
eral Villa for the past three years, has
I been ordered to resign his post and
return to Washington. Hereafter, as
a part of the policy of looking to Car
( ranza as the head of the Mexican gov
I ernment, the United States will have
i no official dealings with Villa.
| SEATTLE. Oct. 23—The survey
steamers King and Wing have return
i ed to this city fom Alaska, after chart
ing six dangerous rocks and twenty
nine shoals. In this work the boat
used the wire drag-net.
IS AGAIN
Among those who ha' b property In
the Broad Pass country are Don S.
Ray and W. M. Springer, the former
claiming that the ore there assays
from $2 to $360 per ton. Springer
says he panned ore in the leads on
the property worth $45 per ton.
These men were recently in Seward,
on their way outside.
"The extent of the Broad Pass
formation is twenty-five miles long,"
said Springer. "It has all been lo
cated and all shows strong mineral
ization. Claims from Costello creek
through to the Ohio creek district
show values.
“There is nochance for a man to
put a mill on any of the ground now
and make money, but when the rail
road reaches that district it will be
a different matter.
“The Guggenheims and Gasteneau
people could not agree with owners
on details of options, but there are
others.
“When it comes to giving an option
on ground of the obvious values that
this ground contains for three years
with no payment down, nothing do
ing. We can hold it till the rail
road i8 finished Just as well as the
Guggenheims. The report by Dun
kle that there is not enough ore in
sight to laod a donkey shows that the
Guggs in this case are either knaves
or fools.
"There are practically no miners
left In the Broad Pass district now,
all of them having finished their as
sessment work and have come out
for the winter. Their were proba
bly 100 men in the district during
the summer.”
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ENGINEERING COMMISSION
WILL LIGHT ANCHORAGE
Latest advices from the govern
ment town of Anchorage states that
the Alaskan Engineering Commission
will soon be furnishing electricty to
the residents of the town. Machinery
for the plant was recently landed at
Anchorage from the freighters Sina
loa and Wilhington and Chairman
Edes has announced that the plant
will be In operation as soon as pos
sible.
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