LONDON, Sept. 7—The immediate objective of the Teu
tonic plan of campaign becomes clearer with the growing indi
cations that the invaders in Russia need Riga as a base for
present operations in the direction of Petrograd and for winter
quarters, in case the advance on Petrograd must be postponed
to the spring. Hindenberg is experiencing great difficulty in
bridging portions of the Dvina headwaters as the currents is too
swift for the construction of uontoon bridges, and they are
constantly subjected to the Russian artillery fire. As the rainy
season arrives the difficulty of bringing supplies to his troops
will be increased for Hindenberg and the seizure of Riga is
therefore vital to his ultimate success, or the fruits of the long
hard campoign he has just pass through will be lost.
LONDON, Sept. 6—The fighting on both wings of the east
ern front is proceeding with much greater vigor than the fight
ing in the center where the invaders are apparently having
great difficulty in crossing the trackless swamps, in the center
expeditious movement of troops is out of the question, and the
carrying of heavy artillery is impossible in the soft muck of
the ground over which there are absolutely no roads. Along the
Galician front, the fighting veers from one side to the other, and
the advantage changes almost daily, without any perceptible
change being made in the lines of both armies. The main offen
sive of the Teutons is still with the north flank of the army at
tacking along the Dvina river under command of General Hin
denberg. Tlie Teutons still hold the bridge head on the Dvina
at Friedrichstadt, which was captured last week, but have lost
the Lennewada bridgehead further down the river in the direc
tion of Riga. The battle is progressing vigorously but in
decisively.
LONDON, Sept. 7—The Allan liner Hersperian 61000 tons,
was torpedoed off the Irish coast Saturday by a German
submarine. From advices so far received it is learned that the
attack on the Hesperian was made without warning, and that
the ship floated 34 hours after the attack. All the passengers
and crew are reported to be saved. The boat was bound to
Montreal from Liverpool and had on board 350 passengers and
a crew of 300.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7—When the news of the torpedo
ing of the Hesperian was received at Washington, President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing wrere immediately notified of
the occurrance but declined' to discuss the matter for the press.
High officials in the government expressed their astonishment
at the attack, if as is reported it was made without warniing,
and they say that such a thing is inconceivable. For a German
submarine commander to torpedo a peaceful passenger liner
without warning in view of the recently expressed attitude of
the German government would be such a violation of good faith
on the part of the Berlin government, that officialdom in Wash
ington refuse to believe it until more authentic information is
secured. There were two Americans among the crew.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7—The United States will take no
steps to question the good faith of Germany in its recent utter
ances on the submarine question, unless it is clearly shown that
the sinking of the Hesperian violated the promise communicated
to the State Department by Ambassador Von Berstorff. Both
the President and Secretary Lansing have accepted the as
surances of the Berlin Foreign Office at their face value and will
wait for more evidence on the question of whether or not the
Hesperian was warned before the torpedo was fired, or whether
she attempted' to escape. The commanding officers of the Hes
perian have sent a joint affidavit to the State Department de
claring that fragments of steel which fell upon the deck of their
boats that shows that there can be no doubt but what the Hes
perian was sunk with a torpedo.
LONDON, Sept. 7—The London papers freely comment on
the submarine attack on the Allan lined Hesperian and take the
view that the German government has broken its faith with
America.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 7—Information has been received from
the Allan liner Hesperian that thirteen passengers and' four of
the crew perished as a result of the torpedoing of the vessel by a
German submarine.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7—The State Department, at the re
quest of President Wilson, is making diligent inquiry into the
facts of the sinking of the Hesperin. The question has been
raised as to whether the ship was sunk by a torpedo or a mine,
and the American representatives in London and Berlin have
been notified to secure all evidence available on the matter.
Trade Union Congress Against Conscription.
BRISTOL, Sept. 7—The British Trade Union Congress be
gan its sessions in this city today, and they are being watched
with considerable interest as a forecasting of the attitude of
British labor towards the present was is predicted. James
Seddon, the chairman of the Congress, opened the convention in
a notable speech wherein he urged trade unionists in England
to prepare for a resumption of a world wide oneness in the con
test between capital and labor.
BRISTOL, Sept. 7—The second of the sessions of the
British Trade Union Congress was marked by the passage of
a resolution, which was unanimously adopted protesting against
conscription. The passage of the measure was greeted with
great cheering, and the sentiment of the body is clearly ex
pressed' in the memorial which will be forwarded to the gov
ernment. The Congress also declared in favor of the govern
ment taking over all the railroads of the kingdom, and operat
ing them permanently, instead of as a war measure. They said
that the government’s experience in managing the roads during
the war justified the nationalization of the rail lines.
VANCEBORO, Me., Sept. 7—A British battleship is due at
Halifax today with a large shipment of gold bound to New
York bankers for the purpose of relieving the exchange situa
tion, and liquidating some of the debts incurred by the British
government in this country for war supplies.
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 7—Eighty million dollars in gold
and first class securities arrived in Halifax last night on the
British cruiser Argyle. The shipment was transferred to a
heavily guarded train which passed through Maine today bound
for New York to strengthen the British credit.
PARIS, Sept. 7—-Heavy artillery firing has marked the
progress of the fighting along the Lorranine border and in the
Vosges Mountains for the past two weeks. It is believed that
the heavy shelling going on, marks an effort about to be made
by one side or the other to make a big advance.
BERLIN, Sept. 7—Submarine U-27 has not been reported
since August 10, and is now considered as lost. The submarine
had previously sunk a small British cruiser west of the
Bebrides. J.llf'lfll
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7—Ambassador Dumba the Aus
trian representative in this country, admitted today that he
had taken part in the movement to curtail the production of war
materials in the United States by reminding Austro-Hungarian
subjects that they were violating the criminal code of Austria
Hungary by accepting employment in munition factories. It is
reported in official circles, and was admitted by the ambassador
that he had an appointment with the Secretary of State to dis
cuss the matter.
BERLIN, Sept. 7—Official information has been received
at the Foreign Office to the effect that the Roumanian govern
ment has notified all Roumanians residing in Switzerland, to
report at their regimental divisions.
LONDON, Sept. 7—The British tank steamer Cymbeline,
4500 tons, was torpedoed and sunk yesterday by a Germa nsub
marine. The crew were saved.
P.ETROGRAD, Sept. 8—Military commentators ar^SS
interested in the proclamation of the Czar taking command of
the forces of the empire, and the removal of the grand duke
Nikolai from supreme command. It is thought that General
Alexiev, the recently appointed chief of staff will assume su
preme command of the forces in the field. The new post, which
was assigned to Nikolai, that of Viceroy of Caucasus, in charge
of the southern army, is unimportant as both the Russian and
Turkish armies in that section have been depleted through
withdrawing the troops to other parts of the battle field. The
grand duke issued a farewell order to the army and navy
thanking them for their heroism and their devotion to him and
predicting greater exploits for the men under the leadership
of the emperor. Coupnt Vorontzoff Dashkoff, viceroy of Cau
casus, whom Nikolai succeeds, has been transferred to the
Emperor’s personal staff.
PARIS, Sept. 8—In* a message received today from the
Czar of Russia by President Poincare of France, the monarch
announces that he has taken supreme command of all the Rus
sian armies.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 8—The Czar has removed the Grand
Duke Nikolai from supreme command of the Russian armies
and taken over control himself. The Czar has been displeased
with the results obtained through the strategy of the grand
duke, and as a result has given effect to his displeasure by trans
ferring him to the post of commander in chief of the southern
army, operating against the Turkish forces in the Caucausus.
The Grand' Duke has been given the title of Viceroy of the
Caucasus. i
PETROGRAD, Sept. 8—The taking over of the supreme
command of Russia’s military forces by the Czar, who lias
heretofore been realy subservient to tlw Grand Duke Nikolai,
means that a general shake up in the personnel of the command
ing generals in the field is likely to follow. Some changes have
already been made, such as putting General Russky in command
of the northern army defending Riga, and the roads to Petro
grad. In taking over the command of the army and navy the
Czar issued an order saying, “With unshaken assurance in final
victory, we shall fulfil our sacred duty to defend our country to
the last. We shall not allow the land of Russia to be dishon
ored with the tread of an alien enemy.”
BERLIN, Sept. 8—In regard to the torpedoing of the Allan
liner Hesperian by a German submarine, it is believed here
that the submarine was perfectly justified in the course of action
taken by her commander, and that there was no violation of
Germany’s promises to the United States in the act. The con
viction is growing that the torpedoing took place under condi
tions which places no blame on the submarine, and persons in
authority in the government positively state so.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 8—It is unofficially reported here
that one of the sailors lost on the Allan liner Hesperian was an
American. It is also said that the Hesperian was armed and
that a gun mounted on the ship was plainly vsible.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 8—Among those officially reported
lost on the Hesperian is a seaman named Wolff. Wolff is an
American citizen and his home is in Newark, N. J. No other
American suffered injuries from the sinking of the boat. Wolff
is of Dutch parentage.
LONDON, Sept. 8—A Zeppelin dirigible raided the east
coast of England last night arid dropped incendiary and ex
plosive bombs on several of the coast towns. The property
damage wa( not great a1 though some residence were demolish: 1,
nothing of importance being injured. Ten persons were killed
and forty-eight wounded in the raid. All but one of the vic
tims of the Zeppelin were civilians. (
BERLIN, Sept. 8—The German, army under Prince Leo
pold of Bavaria has captured Wolk oswvsk, a city of the Biel
oveizh forest. Many prisoners and cannon were taken.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8—The big banking concerns and in
ternational banking houses of this, city are expressing their
dislike of the heavy shipments of gold that England is sending
to the United' States, and the arrival! of sixty millions of gold on
the cruiser Argyle at Halifax the day before yesterday has
caused an open expression of opposition to such huge shipments.
They say that they would prefer to lend money to Great
Britain. The accumulation of a huge amount of gold in this
country encourages inflation and tends to gpecid .vion.
LONDON, Sept. 7—The government here believes that the
German submarines policy has been modified not so much be
cause of the protests of the United States but because of the
many German submarines which have been captured or des
troyed. The action of Berlin confirms the statement that the
British have taken a large number of th’e under water craft.
PARIS, Sept. 8—The Spanish ambassador here has an
nounced that King Alfonso of Spain has been compelled to post
pone his contemplated trip to the United States because of
the war.
LONDON, Sept. 8—Events along the western front are
beginning to indicate that a concerted’ movement to push back
the invaders in Belgium and France is about to be undertaken
by the allies. The plan apparently contemplates a heavy chorus
of artillery fire along the whole line assisted by the big guns
of the British and French warships along the Belgian coast.
Observers in this city believe that an offensive operation by the
allies is impending.
SOFIA, Sept. 9—The allies are concentrating large bodies
of troops including heavy land artillery and indications are
growing that a general attack is being prepared for against the
forts of the Dardanelles straits. Mine sweepers have made
their appearance in Seddel I$ahrt near the entrance to the
straits and it is believed that tlieir presence forshadovvs a
big movement of the fleet shelling the land forts and supporting
the land troops of the allies.
NISH, Sept. 8—The Serbian war office officially announced
today that the Serbian artillery were actively opposing the
efforts of the Austrians to fortify the left bank of the Danube,
and that great damage was being done to the enemy.
BERLIN, Sept. 9—The war office officially announced
today that the German forces under the Crown Prince, operat
ing in the Argonne forest, in France, had won an important
victory over the French troops in the trenches there. The
trenches on a front a mile and one quarter long and 300 to 500
feet deep were captured.
NEW YORK, Sept, 10—Ambzassador Dumba and Berns
torff held a-long conference today. Both have remained in
seclusion and have refused all requests for interviews. The
matter of Archibald and the messages he carried for the two
ambassadors was undoubtedly the subject of the conference.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 101—Secretary of State Lansing
has addressed a communication to the government of Austria
Hungary, asking that Ambassador Dumba be withdrawn. The
reason for the request is stated in tin* note, which sets out that
the ambassador attempted to cause labor troubles in American
munition factories through warning the Austro-Hungarian em
ployess that they would be prosecuted by their country for a
violation of the Austro-Hungarian penal code. The note also
says that the employment by the ambassador of James Archi
bald, an American citizen with an American passport, as a secret
bearer of official dispatches to Austria was a flagrant violation
of diplomatic propriety. If Vienna decides to uphold the
actions of its representatives here, this country will at once
sever her diplomatic relations with Austria. It is felt, how
ever, that the controversy will not result in a breach and' that
Dumba will be recalled. If this action is taken Dumba will
be unable to return home unless the United States secures safe
conduct for him through the lines of the allies. Austria would
of course be unable to send a new ambassador to the United
States, so that Counselor Zwiedinek, of the embassy, who is
now here, would probably take charge of the legation until the
war ended.
LUTE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTES
A Record of the Principal Happenings of the World
BROWNSVILLE, Sep\t. 7—It has
been learned that the recent attacks
on Americans near the border, follow
ed the incit'ment of the Mexicans by
the circulating of picture post post
cards showing the dragging by Texas
Rangers on horseback, of the bodies
of the Mexicans killed at Norias.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7—The Amer
ican control of the government and
financial resources of the Haitien re
public has been extended so that now
United States officials are in full
charge of seven of the ten ports of en
try.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7—In a
speech here Saturday night by Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson he violently at
tacked ex-president Taft for certain
remarks made by the latter while a
guest of the State at the San Francis
co exposition. Taft referred to some
of the recent reform statutes passed
by the California legislature in a sneer
ing way and condemned it in no un
certain terms as demagoguery. John
son said that Taft was guilty of the
rankest discourtesy in so condemning
his neighbor’s laws while a guest in
said neighbor's house.
PROVIDENCE, R. I„ Sept. 7—Jus
tice Willis Knowels of the Judicial
circuit, was assassinated early yester
day morning after leaving his bunga
low at North Scituate to take a trolley
car for this city. Several shots were
fired at the deceased from a revolver,
three of which took effect, death tak
ing place instantly. The judge recent
ly complained to the police about the
lawlessness of a saloon, much fre
quented by foreigners, which was lo
cated near his residence. Two Italian
laborers have been arrested on suspi
cion.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7—General
Funston reported to the State Depart
ment today that he had conferred with
General Nafarette, the Carranza com
mander at Matmoras, and that the
Mexican general had denied emphati
cally that the Carranza troops were
involved in the recent raids along the
border into American territory. Mat
amoras proposed to Funston that more
Mexican troops be brought to the bor
der to aid in suppressing these dis
orders. Funston also reported that an
American army aeroplane which was
flying near the border had crossed the
line in Mexican territory and had been
fired upon three seperate times, over
one hundred shots being fired in all.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 8—General
Fred Funston, commander of the Unit
ed States trops in this section of the
border country, has issued an order
giving army officers command over the
action of civilians in the caBe of any
shooting across the international
boundary. This will place the Texas
rangers, deputy sheriffs and other
Texans, which have been intermittent
ly fighting with the Americans under
the command of the army officers, and
prevent Irregular fighting, and will
go a long way towards eliminating a'
great deal of the friction that lias
been developing the past few weeks,
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 8—-Another
enconnter occnrred yesterday between
a pose of deputy sheriffs and a band
of Mexicans near Mission. The op
posing party fired a number of shots
at each other across the Rio Grande
and several of the Mexicans were hit,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—President
Wilson declined today to allow the
New Jersey democrats to endorse hint
for another term as president. The
matter was submitted to the president
for his approval before action being
taken, by the convention, which is now
in session, and Wilson said that he
would prefer that such action be not
taken as it might create the impres
sion that he was taking advantage of
the internatonal situation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—According
to a legal opinion handed in to the
secretary by the solictor of the De
partment of Commerce today, a large
proportion of foreign ships in the
American trade and all foreign built
ships now under the American flag
would be exempt from important pro
visions in the new Seamen's bill pass
ed by the last Congress.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—Orders
have been issued by the Secretary of
the Navy which will result in a gen
eral reorganization of the staff of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. The
heads of nearly all the departments
have been detached for duty else
where and new appointments will be
announced soon. The reorganization
is the result of the recent examination
scandal at the navy school.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—The pros
pects of a billion dollar wheat crop
have been increased by the govern
ment crop report, until now such an
event seems assured. Unless unpre
cedented adverse weather conditions
intervene, the United States will turn
out the biggest wheat crop in its his
tory, and will lead the world in the
value of its production of the cereal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—The repre
sentatives of General Carranza in this
city, have received advices from their
chief who claims the capture of Tor
reon and Durango. An expedition is
being formed for marching on Chi
huahua, and an attack in force upon
that city may be expected within a few
weeks.
WASHINGTON, Sept.| 9—Charles
Augustus Boynton, a well-known news
paper man, the last forty years of his
life being spent in the service of the
Associated Press, died at his home in
this city. He had been a factor in one
of the greatest developments of Ameri
can journalism—the extended co
operative distribution of news by lease
wires. Mr. Boynton was born in West
Stockbridge, Mass., September 30
1836. He is survied by a widow, Mar
etta Hudson Boynton, a son Charles
Hudson Boynton, a New York broker,
ind a daughter Miss Meta Boynton of
Washington.
NEW THEATRES
Capt. A. E. I.athrop has returned
from Anchorage, where he Is exten
1 slvely interested in the new railroad
terminal. He is just completing the
/erection of the largest business block
there, which contains five store rooms
already rented. The Captain is also
arranging to open a moving picture
theatre at Anchorage. He is enthusi
astic over the agricultural possibili
ties of the country to the westward
and says Anchorage is the distribut
ing station for all of the interior sec
tion.
On his way over Capt. Lathrop stop
ped off at Valdez and closed a deal for
a new building there, to be ereectd
on the Blackwell lot, and in which he
will establish one of the finest thea
tres in Alaska. The building is to be
25x116 feet, with a sixteen foot ceiling
and the work of construction was
started today. The floor is to be ele
vated and the fiurnishings of the best.
There will be a lobby 18x25 feet, with
a plate glass front. The building is
to be heated by steam and when com
pleted will be a credit to Valdez.
In order to mak^his circuit of show
shops complete Captain Lathrop will
also start a “movie” at Seward and is
now dickering for a lease on a new
building there.
A regular meeting of the Common
Council was held last night in the
town hall. Besides the approving of
! the bills the council voted to appro
! priate $300.00 to help build the road
to Old Town, which is being construct
! ed with the $1600.00 appropriated for
j that purpose out of the Forest Service
moneys. It is felt that with this ad
ditional $300.00, the road may be com
| pleted as far as the Old Town. Many
of the citizens of the Old Town have
expressed a desire to offer their as
sistance to complete the road if the
money available is not sufficient, and
Superintendent Corser has promised
to complete the road to the lake from
where, Bartley Howard, the contrac
tor leaves off.
An ordinance was also passed tax
ing itnerant peddlers and merchants
$50.00 a day for a license to do busi
ness within the corporate limits. The
ordinance enacted is similar in its
provisions to the one formerly in the
ordinance book, but which was void as
an Illegal exercise of the city’s powers.
The present ordinance is allowable
under an act passed by the last legis
lature, which went into effect July 29.
1915.
782 LOTSSBID
IT ANCHORAGE
Andrew Christensen, chief of the
field division of the Juneau land office,
was in Cordova on Sunday, on his re
turn home from Anchorage, where he
conducted the government sale of lots
at the new railroad terminal.
Seven hundred and ninety-two lots
were sold for a total of $167,210 of
which one-third was paid in cash.
There remains about 400 unsold lots.
"For the benefit of prospectors and
other (people desiring a temporary
home at Anchorage, who prefer to put
up their own tent or cabin, the rail
road commission has established a free
camping ground,” said Christensen.
“This includes some 300 lots 25 by 60
feet on which anyone is at liberty to
put up a temporary dwelling. There
are probably 160 people in this camp
already.
“The municipality is in charge of
J. A. Moore of the land office, whose
title is that of manager, although he
is in reality the mayor. J. G. Watts
is city engineer and Dr. H. W. Stough
ton is health officer.
“A city dock has been built at the
mouth of Ship Creek, at which launch
es can discharge at high water. The
finest building in the new townsite is
the postofflce.
“Faith in the value of the govern
ment railroad as a permapanent aid to
developing the interior Is shown by
the fact that bidders paid more for lots
of the same class that at the first
sale.”
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