SALONIKI, Oct. 25—The French troops routed three divi-;
sions of Bulgarians in a battle in southeastern Serbia, the in
vaders being forced to retreat westward in the direction of
Strumitza. The French forces are threatening the entire Bul
garian front in this section, and are in the ascendant, it being
likely that a strong offensive will be launch at once. The Bul
garians suffered heavily in the fighting, as they were poorly
equipped with artillery compared to the French three inch guns,
which swept the Bulgarians with a deadly hail forcing them to
retreat in disorder. The guns were so skillfully manipulated
by the French that the Bulgarians hardly got within rifie dis
tance of their lines, so that their losses were negligible the
total French casulaties being only ten killed and a score wound
ed. The French now firmly hold the line running from Barakle
to Rabrovo.
ATHENS, Oct. 25—The French troops in Serbia gained a
brilliant success Saturday by forcing their way through the
Bulgarians and effecting a junction with the Serbian troops at
Krivolak. The French charged with an intrepidty and valor
that could not be denied', and overwhelmed the Bulgarians with
fierceness of their attack. In Southern Serbia the allies are
forging slowly and steadily ahead, and have met with no re
verses so far.
LONDON, Oct. 25—It is persistently being rumored that
the allies are preparing to greatly increase the number of troops
that the French and English have already landed in Soloniki
and transported to Serbia. In is stated that at least two hun
dred thousand troops will be sent here, and’ probably more for
it is figured that if the allies can show Greece that they will put
enough men into Balkans to make sure of ultimate victory over
the Bulgarians, that Greece will be compelled!© throw her lot
in with the entente powers. The victories already registered
by the allies in southern Serbia are having their effect on official
opinion in Athens, and the proponents of the allies cause are
becoming more numerous every day.
GRANDER, Serbia, Oct. 25—The double attempt of the
Bulgarians to cut the railroad at Veles and in the Volandovo
section has been completely defeated, and the invaders forced
to all back to the neighborhood of their own frontier. The
Bulgarians attacked Veles furiously, and flung themselves
again and again at the French positions, but their new and un
tried troops failed to measure up with the English and French
veterans who have been fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula and
in France. The invaders lost heavily while the French and
English losses were comparatively slight. The inferiority of
the Bulgarians as a fighting force was marked as although they
greatly outnumbered the French and English, they were unable
to carry the hastily formed trenches along the railroad which
the allies had thrown up. The allies are now contemplating
taking the offensive in this region and military observers in
Saloniki are predicting that this offensive is imminent. The
success of the allied' troops is leaving a profound impression on
the people of Greece, and if continued will encourage the war
party in that country led by the ex-premier Venizelos.
LONDON, Oct. 26—The fighting in northern Serbia is
settling down to an exciting race for the road to Constantin
ople, with the Bulgarians and Teutons fighting to effect a con
junction of their forces, so that the much need supplies may be
sent into Turkey. Although the French have succeeded in re
enforcing the Serbians, the strength of their forces are not vet
sufficiently numerous so that the Serbians can assume the
offensive in the northern battle area. The same is true in
Macedonia, where the Bulgarians have been able to make little,
if any, progress against the French, and have been severely
defeated in the battles which have so far taken nlace there.
However with the additional allied troops that are being poured
into Serbia through Saloniki, this defect will soon be remedied,
and the allies are expected to be soon forcing the fray. The
Bulgarian advance has already been perceptibly diminished
along the old' Bulgarian frontier from a point northeast of
Vranja to the Roumanian border, and it is through this region
that the Bulgarians will have their biggest task to perforin,
that of forcing their way through to meet the Teutons coming
down the valley of the Morava. The Serbs are fighting
valorously and desperately defending every foot of
ground, and although they have been forced to retire, the
retiring movement is slowing down gradually as the Serbian
defense stiffens. Provided the Teutons and Bulgarians do
effect a junction it will then soon be demonstrated whether
the Serbians will be able to maintain the mountain fastnesses
until the allies can bring enough re-enforcements into the field
so that the Serbians may resume the offensive.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2fi—Secret service men made a raid on
a house in Weehawken, New Jersey today, and arrested two
men and seized a large quantity of explosives. The men ar-1
rested are Robert Fay, believed to be connected with the Ger
man foreign office and Walter Sczolz, a brother-in-law of Fay.
The authorities believe that the two men were engaged in a
conspiracy to blow up the large munition factories in America,
and also plant explosives on the ships carrying munitions to the
allies. The men an^their place have been under observation
for some time, and the police descended upon the building when
the occupants were inside and at a time when it was suspected
that the manufacturing of bombs was going on. When arrest
ed and taken to police headquarters Fay admitted that he came
to this country from Germany for the purpose of stopping the
shipment of war supplies to Europe. The police also found a
high power automobile and a swift motorboat which belonged
to Fay.
NEW YORK, 2f>—Robert Fay who was arrested in Wee
hawken today has made a partial confession to the police au
thorities in which he admits that he came to this country for
the purpose of interfering with the movement of munitions to
Europe. Fay says that he came to this country through an
arrangement with the German secret department for the pur
pose of experimenting with a machine which was to be attached
to the rudders of ships, and which would disable them after
being a short time at sea, and compel such vessels to retuni to
port. In this way it was hoped to stop the flood of war sup
plies which have been moving from New York to England,
France and Russia.
LONDON, Oct. 27—Advices from Serbia concerning the
plight of the Serbian defenders do not improve the slight hope
that was being felt for their success when the news of the
reverses inflicted by the French on the Bulgarians was received.
It is now believed that it will require something in the nature of
miracle to avert disaster for the little Slav nation. The allies
have been unable to give Serbia sufficient assistance to stem the
advancing tide of Teutons and Bulgarians, and the just issued
appeal of the Serbian premier to England for more troops indi
cates that the Serbian resistance is nearing its last stage and is
about to crak.
Only about twenty miles now separate the Austro-German
from the Bulgarian forces in the north of Serbia, about forty
mile south of Belgrade. The Bulgarians being to the south
west and the Germans advancing to meet them from the south
west of Belgrade. The invading Teutons hold the advantage
along a front which extends one hundred miles long about
twenty-five to forty miles south of the Danube.
Tlie railroad seems to be the chief bone of contention and
the fighting is concentrating along its line. The first fifty
miles of the road southward from Belgrade is held by the
Austro-Germans. The next one hundred’ and fifty miles is still
retained by the Serbians, while the Bulgarians have captured
the following one hundred miles. Below them the road is held
by the French who have a firm grasp on the last fifty miles of
the railroad ending at the Grecian frontier.
All reports received from the front agree that the Ser
bians are fighting desperately although they are sometimes
outnumbered ten to one, and that the invading armies have suf
fered heavily, but owing to superiority in numbers and equip
ment have beeu able to force the defenders to retire.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28—Emperor William and the
United States ambassador to Germany held a conference in
Berlin today, and it is believed that they discussed the terms
on which Germany would be willing to discuss peace overtures.
While the State department is uncommunicative on the matter
it is thought that the Kaiser gave Girad the definite proposals
which Germany would consider a basis for a settlement of the
conflict. It is supposed that Prince Von Buelow will be the tm
missary of the Kaiser to visit the King of Spain and President
Wilson explaining the German proposals.
LONDON, Oct. 29—The government announced officially
today that King George had been injured while inspecting the
army in the field yesterday. The king was riding a spirited
charger at the time, and the horse became excited at the cheers
with which the soldiers greeted his majesty and rearing, threw
the monarch to the ground. The king was severely bruised by
the fall, and has been confined' to his bed since, but the attend
ing physicians says that he passed a restful night and is in no
danger. »
ROANOKE, Va., Oct. 29—The power yacht Eclipse which
was seized by six German warrant officers who were interned
in this country, and' made away with it an effort to escape to
Germany has been sunk by the Australian cruiser Sydney.
The fate of the officers who broke parole is not known. The
Sydney sank the Eclipse on October 19.
LONDON, Oct. 30—The position of Serbia is far from
improving, and the situations is daily getting more desperate
in the north. The Bulgarians are creeping closer to Nish
despite the stubborn resistance of the Serbians until now the
city is actualy threatened with disaster. Further north the
Teutons are gradually opening the way to the great Serbian
arsenal at Kraguie-vatz. Reports from Sofia state that the
Serbians are retreating all along the line. Sofia also says that
the Bulgarians have captured the southern fortifications of
Pilot oji the railroad line from Nish to Sofia. In southern
Serbia the French troops are on the offensive, and are pressing
back the Bulgarians who have been forced to evacuate Stru
ATHENS, Oct. 30~The favorable attitude which the Rou
manian government is manifesting towards the allies is being
closely watched by the Greek government and the general staff.
The definite outcome of the negotiations between Roumania and
the allies is being awaited with intense interest. Conferences
are now being held at Bucharest which may result in Roumania
entering the list against the central powers, and if this is done
it seems more than likely that Greece will folow Roumaina in
this action,
mitza.
BERLIN, Oct. 30—The Austro-German forces invading
Serbia are making continued progress outward and in the
fighting recently captured a thousand' prisoners and took three
cannon.
SALONIKI, Oct. 30—British troops in large numbers are
being landed here in perfect order and without confusion. With
all possible dispatch the men are being sent forward into
Serbia where tin* advance guard of the contingent have already
effected a junction with the French and Serbians who are fight
ing the Bulgarians in southern Serbia.
NOGALES, Oct. 30—Secretary of State Lansing has
informed Carlos Randal, the Villa governor of the State of
Sonora that lie and the other leaders in Sonora will be held
personally responsible for any crimes against Americans com
mitted in their region, or for any outranges against the property
of Americans. Lansing told' Randal that in the event of any
such occurrences he and others would be looked upon as
outlaws and be treated accordingly by the American govern
ment.
BLX'IIAREST, Oct. 30—A large contingent of Russian
troops have sailed' from Odessa and Sebastopol, with a strong
squadron of battleships convoying the transports. These
soldiers are headed for the Bulgarian coast along the Black
Sea.
LONDON, Oct. 30—The announcement was made this
morning that King George had completely recovered from the
effects of being thrown from his horse while reveiwing the
troops in France.
LONDON, Oct. 30—Generals Joffre and Kitchner conferred
again today on the progress of the war, and discussed plans
for the better working of the immense armies of England and
France. It is believed that the two commanders are consid
ering a scheme for the central military control of the armies of
England, France and' Belgium.
BERLIN, Oct. 30—The recent order regulating the con
sumption of meat which was issued by the Chancellor with
whom the federal council invested supreme powers in the mat
ter, provides that all the restaurants in Germany can have no
meat, fish or fowl on their bills of fare on Tuesdays or Fridays
of each week. The order further decrees that on these days
they shall serve no dishes cooked with lard, bacon or drippings.
Neither can the butchers sell any raw or. cooked meats on
Sundays, and pork is forbidden to be sold at any time. The
new' restrictions do not in any way effect the cooking of meats
in private houses.
LONDON, Oct. 30—The recruiting contiues at an increased
rate since Serbia appealed to England for more troops and
Edith Cavelle, the nurse, was shot in Belgium by the Germans.
LUTE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS MOTES
A Record of the Principal Happenings of the World
COLUMBUS. Oct. 25—William J.
Bryan commenced a six day campaign
in this state for prohibition last night
with a speech before a big audience in
this city. The state will vote this
fall on a prohibition amendment to the
State constitution and the forces be
hind the prohibition movement are
prepared to spend a large amount of
money in canvasing the state, and
will bring in famous speakers from all
sections in an effort to win votes of
the people and turn Ohio into the dry
column. Bryan will speak in forty
one counties during the next week,
and will make forty-six speeches in
all.
PEKIN, Oct. 25—President Yuan
Shi Kai announced today that Dr.
Wellington Koo has been appointed
t to the post of Chinese minister for the
United States and would depart at
once to take up the duties of his new
position.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26—President
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor held a conference
with President at the White House
today and discussed with the execu
tive the various social legislative mat
ters that the labor body wishes the
the coming Congress to consider.
Gompers is endeavoring to get the
support of the administration for
these matters, which include indus
trial education, vocational training
and general legislation for the con
servation of human energy and lift.
EL PASO. Oct. 26—American ex
porters, who have been doing a large
busy business with northern Mexican
states, some of which have not yet
been brought under the control of
Carranza, have been notified by the
Carranza government that they will
have to pay duty to his government or
be liable to prosecution on the charge
of smuggling. Villa is still denying
the authority of Carranza so that the
situation is a peculiar one. It is re
liably reported that the Chihuahua
plant of the American Smelting and
Refining Company has been confis
cated by General Villa.
PITTSBURG. Oct. 26—Twelve girls
and one man met their death in a
fierce fire which destroyed the plant of
the Union Paper Box Company in this
city today. Another girl is dying.
The fire started from an unknown
cause shortly after the factory started
operations this morning, and there
were hundred of employees in the
buildings, most of whom were women
and girls. The fire spread with amaz
ing rapidity through the buildings be
cause of the light inflammable nature
of the contents, and despite the des
perate efforts of the firemen it was im
possible to save the plant. Hundreds
of daring rescues were made by the
firemen, and many of the employees
saved their lives by jumping into life
nets from the upper stories of the
buildings.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 26—Warrants
charging manslaughter have been is
sued against the officials of the Union
Paper Box Company, and against the
owners of the building. The war
rants were based on charges of negli
gence against the accused because of
th failure to comply with the building
ordinances as to fire escapes and prop
er fire exits in the building. The city
is thoroughly aroused over the mat
ter, and a rigid investigation will also
be made against the officials of the
building department who allowed the
destroyed buildings, which were verit
able fire traps to be occupied.
9EATTLE, Oct. 26—Judge Thomas
H. Cann one of the pioneers of Seat
tle. and a former police judge here
died today through committing sui
cide. The unfortunate man accomp
lished his death by taking a large
dose of poison, and the only reason
that can be assigned for the rash act
is that Judge Cann has been suffer
ing from ill health for some time.
Captain Cann of the local police force
is a son of the deceased.
SEATTLE, Oct. 26—Governor Lister
of Washington today announced the
appointment of attorney Frederick
Bausman of Seattle to All the vacancy
on the supreme court caused by the
recent death of Judge Crow.
SEATTLE, Oct. 27—Advices receiv
ed from Manila today tell of a terrible
typhoon which swept over southern
Luzon killing one hundred and seven
ty persons and injuring nearly eight
hundred. Additional supplies have
sent by the PhiUlpine government to
aid the sufferers, and army doctors
and hospital corps detachments have
been dispatched to render what aid
they could to the injured. The prop
rty damage wag enormous consider^
ing the amount of property in the
ravaged district, as practically all the
homes of the natives were destroyed.
It is feared that the government offi
cials and teachers throughout the
storm area may have suffered, but'
nothing regarding them have reached
headquarters at Manila so far.
NEW YORK. Oct 27—The value of
an English pound sterling has been
falling for the past ten days and is
now worth $4.60%, the lowest in many
years. Negotiations for the estab
ment of a new British credit of $225,
000,000 is progressing, the credit to be
purely of a banking nature, without
the issue of bonds.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 27—At the
election in California yesterday the
voters rejected all the initiattve and
referendum propositions which were
on the ballot. The one proposition
which was figured a sure success, that
of non-partisan elections was easily
voted down, and the people of Cali
fornia showed a surprising conserva
tism of opinion on matters, despite the
unprecedented large participation of
women in the elections.
EUFAULA. Ckla.. Oct. 27—Seven
masked men held up a passenger train
on the Missouri, Kansas, Texas and
Southwestern R. R. early this morn
ing. and forcing the express messen
ger to open his safe rifled the contents
and made their escape safely to the
wilderness of the Winding Stair Moun
tains. The safe contained nine thou
sand dollars in cash. Posses have
been formed, and have gone into the
mountains after the bandits
EL PASO, Oct. 27—Two American
regiments have been ordered to Doug
las, Arizona, as President Carranza’s
General Calles are at Agua Prieta, just
across the border, with three thous
and men, awaiting an attack from
Villa, who has eight thousand troops
with him. Carranza and party are
still at Torreon, Chihuahua, to pro
vide the Madero family with head
quarters. The latter have again re
entered business in Mexico and are al
ready employing ten thousand men.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27—It is re
ported that David Caplan who is one
of the alleged dynamiters of the
Times newspaper office has turned
state’s evidence and confessed to com
mitted the crime.
PEABODY, Mass., Oct. 28—At the
fire in the parochial school here this
morning, the sixteen Sisters who con
ducted the school all managed to es
cape with their lives. The revised
death list has dropped the number to
twenty, most of the children being of
Italian and Irish parentage, whose
fathers are employed in the leather
mills here. The dead children are
burned beyond recognition, and the
distracted parents are heart broken
because of their inability to identify
iheir offspring.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29—J. P. Morgan
is again confined to his bed at his
country home on Long Island. This
time the cause is not an assassin’s
bullet but the noted financier has
been operated on for appendicitis, and
while the physicians report the opera
tions as entirely successful, it will be
some time before his New York office
will see him again. Morgan is re
ported today as resting comfortably at
Glencove.
E. M. Axelson has been appointed
United States commissioner at Yaku
tat by Judge Robert W. Jennings. He
succeeds E. A. Rasmussen who has
left the Territory. A deputy United
States marshal has just been appoint
ed for Yakutat.
Now that \he town has a commis
sioner and marshal, the presumption
is that the lawlessness and manufactu
ing ; of “hootch," concerning which
many reports have been received here,
will be terminated.
DOCK COMPANY REFUSE TO
PAY WHARFAGE TO VALDEZ
There is a “tempest in a teapot” at
Valdez over the attempt of the city
council to extend its jurisdiction be
yond the exterior boundaries of the
town, by the enforcement of ordinance
No. 90, providing for a harbormaster
and the collection of wharfage. The
Valdez Dock Company was fined $50
by the local magistrate, for refusing to
pay wharfage on freight landed from
the veamer Alameda. The fine was
noW}.iid and the case will likely be
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INTERIOR MU IL
SERVICE
The fight of the Fairbanks Com
mercial Club for all of its mall all of
the time is going on merrily, but tbs
Second Assistant Postmaster General
does not offer much encouragement to
the interior for any such service from
Cordova during the winter months..
He says:
“In answer to your letter, which the
postmaster general has referred to
me. requesting that unlimited mail
service be provided for Fairbankaans
throughout each year, you. are In
formed that in view of the difficult
travel and the consequent high cost
of transportation it is deemed im
practicable to provide service at thU
time for the transportation of all
mails offered to Fairbanks and other
Interior points during the winter
months
"On account of the high cost ot
winter service, the contracts provide
for the transportation Of specified
weights of mail on each trip required,
and in dispatching the malls prefer
ence is given, first, to letters nl their
usual and ordinary form and to postal
cards, and. second, to single news
papers and magazines addressed to
public libraries, newspaper publshen
and to individuals. Other classes of
mail are dispatched when the weight
of the preferred classes of mail for
dispatch will prmlt.
"The evidence of service given lhat
winter shows that the second class
matter for Fairbanks and the other
Interior points was handled with rea
sonable promptness, considering the
conditions affecting the service. The
service was sufficient to carry second
class matter regularly and in such
amounts that at times during the win
ter all second class matter offered for
dispatch was carried On Feburary IS,
1915. there was only 289 pounds of
second class matter accumulated at
Cordova, and on Feburary 20 and ?7
ail second class matter had been dis
patched; also on March 20 all second
class matter had been dispatched.
“In view of the conditions referred
to above, it is considered that reason
able mail facilities are provided and
that the department would not be war
ranted in incurring the cost that
would be involved In providing ser
vice for the transportation of all mall
offered during the winter months."
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COAL mi.
John P. Walker, Assistant Supervis
or of Surveys for Alaska will make Ju
neau his headquarters during u»«
coming winter. Mr. Walker tea.
spent the summer supervising taa.
work of surveying the Matanuaka,
Bering River and Nenana coal fields.
Throughout the summer the gener
al land office had about 100 men ear
gaged in making surveys of the three.
Alaskan coal fields. The survey of.
the Matanuska field, which comprises
about 125,000 acres was completed in
September under the direction of U.
S. Surveyor P. W. Williamson who
was assisted in the work by five other
surveyors with forty assistants.
On October 6th the Bering river
surveys were completed. The field
comprises approximately 60,000 acres
The work in this field was in charge,
of Thos. A. Haight, U. S. Surveyor,
aided by twenty assistants.
U. S. Surveyor W. H. Thorne had
charge of the survey of the Nenana
field and was assisted by Woodbury
Abbey and four other surveyors with
forty assistants. In this field, an area
of approxim ately 150,000 acres was
surveyed. The Nenana field is more ex
tensive and the limits of the coal area
have not been defined as yet by. the
gelogical survey, though considerable,
area in excess of the surveyed portion
has been designated as coal area.
In each field the surveyed area em
braces the known coal area that Ik
most accessable and will answer all
requirements for many years to.come,
though It forms only a small portion
of the possible area of Alaska.
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-Long Time Between Beats.
. The sailing of the steamer North
western having been postponed In
definitely the City of Puebla will be
the next vessel leaving Seattle for
Southwestern Alaska. She sails on
November 4 and it will be about two