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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE VOL. IV., NO. 546. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19, 1914. ?" PRICE, TEN CENTS ITALIAN BLOOD IS SHED BY SOLDIERS OF KAISER Britain s Second Army Is 120,000 Strong GRAND TRUNK S. S. PRINCE ALBERT IS LOST Britain lias 220,000 Men on Continent LONDON, Aug. 19? The Inewly landed Brit ish expedition to France which completed disem barkation yesterday numbered 120,000 men, many of whom saw ser vice in South Africa. They include men in all branches of army ser vice. They are already under way to the front where they will join their comrades in the field. This makes 220,000 British soldiers on the Continent with the Bel gian and French armies. Gen. Dorrin Commands. The second expeditionary ar my is in command of Gen. Sir Horace Smith Dorrin, Gen. Grierson having died before em barkation. King Delivers Message. Gen. Dorrin caused the King's message to the troops to be read to each company. The K?ng said: "You are leaving home to light a powerful enemy for the safety and honor of my Empire. Bel gium, whose country we are pledged to defend, has been at tacked, and France is about to be invaded by the same powerful foe. I pray God to bless, guard and bring you back victorious." Kitchener's Last Words. LONDON, Aug. iy. ? L?ora Kitchener delivered a soldierly homily to the men of the Brit-! . ish expeditionary force. After' ^?Eing that they had been order tM^abroad to help their French comrades against the invasion of a commbn enemy, he enjoined: "Do j\yr duty bravely, fear God and horifcr the King." ?HT"? FRENCH FIRST TO VIOLATE NEUTRALITY LONDON, Aug. 19.?A Berlin dis patch quotes Gen. Stein as saying that French officers were sent to Liege be fore the war to instruct the Belgians in the defense of their fortifications. He added: "This conduct had to be regarded j as an infraction of Belgian neutrality by France." AMERICANS VOLUNTERRING TO AID FRANCE IN WAR PARIS. Aug. 19.?The American vol unteers corps now totals 120 men. These have offered their services to France for the purpose to "in a small measure repay the service La Fayette rendered the Americans in the Revo lutionary War." INDIA TO HELP ENGLAND IN WAR ?+? LONDON, Aug. 19.?India is pre paring to send two army divisions to Europe to join in the war against Ger many. THREE MUSKETEERS. "Three Musketeers" at Juneau thea tre. Friday. Saturday and Sunday nights. SKATING tonight at Jaxon's rink. THE WEATHER TODAY. Twenty-four hours ending at 3 p. m.: Maximum?69. Minimum?61. Cloudy; rain. Precipitation?.43 inches. PRENCH ADVANCING IN ALSACE PiAlRIS, Aug. 19? The French invasion of Alsace continues. The advance which is pro ceeding north is within less than twenty miles i of Strassburg. It is es timated here that near ly halt of the province is under French con trol. Army in Germany. PARIS, Aug. 19.?Gen. Jos eph Joffre, commanding the French armies, reporting to the War Office, said: "We have conquered a large portion of the Vosges valleys on the Alsation watershed, and oc cupied a position 32 miles inside the German frontier.' ' ABANDON SAARBURG. LONDON, Aug. 19.?An offi cial dispatch from the British embassy says the Germans abandoned Saarburg yesterday evening. They were strongly entrenched there with artillery. GERMANS ADMIT REVERSES IN ALSACE PROVINCE BERLIN. Aug. 19?The Wolffe News Bureau admits that the Germans have sustained reverses In Alsace since their victory at Mulhausen. It says that after the first series of French vic torie in Alsace they were driven out of the country toward Belfort: that later the French returned and defeated the small force of German artillery that was in their front, capturing two bat teries which had become disabled. PATRIOTIC CANADIANS WANT MEN TO GO ?+? WINNIPEG. Aug. 19. ? Colonel Frank Melghen, president of the Lake of the Woods Milling Company, has advised the employees who have to go to the front that they will have their situations kept open for them and will receive full pay during their absence. SWISS REPUBLIC HAS 240,000 MEN ARMED PARIS. Aug. 19.?Switzerland has her army mobilized for the purpose of protecting her neutrality in the ! European war. There are 240,000 men i under arms in that country. CITY OF SEATTLE SAILS FOR NORTH SEATTLE. Aug. 19.? The City of Seattle sailed for the North with 40 round trip passengers and the follow ing named for Gastineau channel: For Juneau?H. Nightingale. William Jenkins. Mrs. Mabel Gilpin, and R. H. Wilson. For Douglas?Mrs. A. Van Weed. For Treadwell?Mrs. Katherine Ed ley. NORTHWESTERN COMING. SEATTLE. Aug. 19. ? The North western sailed for Alaska points from this port this afternoon. The follow ing cabin passengers were for Juneau: J. W. Clark. E. W. Ferris, Hulda Hel bert. Joseph Cloots, Joseph Borne, J. Sey, F. Doeshe. Lester D. Henderson, John Rex Thompson, Miss Margaret Scott PROGRESSIVE PARTY LACKS SUBSTANCE SARATOGA. N. Y.. Aug. 19. ? The Republican State convention convened here yesterday, and was addressed by Senator Elihu Root, the only Republi can remaining in high office In the Empire State. Senator Root declared In favor of another trial of the Repub lican policy of a protective tariff. He assorted that In tho controversy with the Democratic party the Republican party stands alone a sane adversary "as it Is plain that the Progressive party never had any real substance, having only the poworful personality of Col. Theodore Roosevelt behind it." ANOTHER PIONEER OVER LAST DIVIDE Nicholas Haley, aged 75, one of Alas ka's oldest pioneers, who has roslded In Sitka for 47 years, died at St. Ann'B hospital this afternoon from old age and general breakdown. His daugh ter, Miss Julia Haley, accompanied him from Sitka a few days ago and was with him to the last. Deceased leaves besides his wife and daughter, three sons, two of whom are now in Sitka, and one in Oregon. Dorothy Haley, who was Goddess of Liberty on the Fourth of July at Juneau, and her brother, Donald, are grand children. Nicholas Haley came to Sitka about the time Alaska was being taken over by the United States from Russia. He was a United States soldier. Mrs. Ha ley accompanied him to Sitka. Haley later engaged in prospecting and oth er pursuits about Sitka and accumu lated much valuable property. No arrangements have as yet been made for the funeral. Weldeleiche Laid Away. Death came to the Sitka pioneer, while members of the "Alaska '87 Plo neerss" and of Igloo No. 6. Pioneers of Alaska, were gathering for tho funer al of Wes Weldeleiche, Juneau pio ner, who was buried here at 2 p. m. Rev. George E. Renison delivered the address in the chapel of the C. W. Youn company. The following served as pall bearers: W. J. Harris, Allen James, Jack Overman. Tom Smith. Willard Northrop, Doc Carver. There was a very large attendance. AMERICAN WOMAN SEES BATTLE OF AEROPLANES ?4-? NEW YORK, Aug. 19.?Mrs. M. E. Harris, of West Montgomery, Ala., arriving from Europe today told of witnessing a battle in the air be tween French and German aeroplanes near Elten, Belgium. She said: "Many shots were exchanged. The train on which we wero riding baited sud denly. Soldiers disembarked, and trained their guns on the Frenchmen. Presently ono of the French machines wobbled for an InstanL and then fell to the ground." GERMANS LOSE FIVE AVIATORS AT BRUSSELS PARIS, Aug. 19.?Five German avia tors were killed by Brussels civil guards according to a dispatch from that place. Four German Airships Destroyed. PARIS. Aug. 19.?Paul Doumar, for mer Finance Minister, returning from Belgium, says he saw four German dir igibles maneuvering over the war zone destroyed by Belgian gunners. WILE REPRESENTS ROYAL FRUIT CO. ? According to the Nome Nugget Al bert Wile, postmaster at Iditarod and well known in Juneau, is representing the Royal Fruit company, which is op erating at Juneau, Nome, Seward and Iditarod. at his home town. James Protopapas, head of the Royal Fruit Co., is now at Nome and will remain there until the close of the present season when he will return to Juneau. MASTER BUILDEA MOUNTS EAGLE ON ZYNDA BUILDING This morning Master Builder Orvlllo Olts, who has superintended the con struction of the big 5-story concrete Zynda building, climbed to the top of the 35-foot flag staff and mounted an immense gilded spread eagle on the top. The big bird has a spread of three feet from tip to tip of the wings and creates a striking appearance from its loty height. POPE IS DEAD ??? ROME, Aug. 19.?Pope Pius died this evening of a broken heart. He took the holy sacraments late this afternoon when it be came evident that the end might come at any moment, and re vived. He quickly passed into a state of coma again, and the end came tonight. BRUSSELS DOOMED LONDON, Aug. 19.?Brussels will be the first European capital to fall The largest German force whi?h has yet shown itself is ad vancing from the East. Belgians and French are stub bornly contesting their advance. The Council of State, in tears, abandoned the city. The statigists of the allied armies have not dispaired, and have yet other plans for defeat ing the Germans. G.-T7UNER IS TOTAL WRECK VICTORIA, B.C., Aug. 19 ?The Grand Trunk Pacific steamship Prince Albert, bound for Prince Rupert, is reported a total wreck in Brown Pass, Chatham sound, near Prince Rupert. The fate of the crew and passengers is not known,but itis believed that they cure safe. She is supposed to have struck the rocks while in a fog. The Prince Albert is one of the smaller craft of the Grand Trunk line and a sis ter ship of the Prince John. She is said to be about the size of the Dolphin. SEATTLE, Aug. 19?The passengers of the Prince Al bert are safe. IMMIGRATION FIGURES SHOW NEAR RECORD WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.?Allen im migration for the fiscal year 1914 reachod 1,218,480. With exception of 1907 this is tho greatest number ever admitted. There was a total of 71,728 immi gration aliens admitted into the United States in June. BRITISH STEAMSHIPS TO BECOME YANKEES NEW YORK, Aug. 19?W. R. Grace and company, operating 12 British) lines of steamships, announced this morning that many of their ships would be placed under an American registry at once. TRIAL JURY EXCUSED. The trial jury was accused this morning by Judge R. W. Jennings of the district court until JLO o'clock to morrow morning. j; \ TEXAN TO BE ATTORNEY-GENERAL 4> + + + + ^,l, + + + + + + + ,l? + + + + * M'REYNOLDS AND + * GREGORY NAMED + + + + WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.? * ?fr Prsldent Woodrow Wilson this + * afternoon signed tho noralna- + * tlons of Attorney-General Jas. + + C. McRcynolds to bo Justice of + + the United States Supreme + + Court and T. W. Gregory to bo + + Attorney-General. + + + + + + + + + + +<? + + + + WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.?President Woodrow Wilson has decided to ap point T. W. Gregory, of Texas, Attor ney-General to succeed Attornoy-Gcn oral James C. McReynolds, who will be appointed to tho Supreme Court bench to succeed the late Justic Ho race H. Lurton. Gregory has been spe cial assistant prosecutor In the New Haven cases; and is an expert on the operation of the Sherman Anti-Trust act and tho powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission. PRESIDENT NAMES NEW ASSAYER AT SEATTLE * SEATTLE, Aug. 19. ? President Woodrow Wilson has nominated John W. Phillips, a local attorney, to bo assayer of the Seattle assay office to succeed Calvin E. Vilas. Phillips has been a resident of Seattle for a few years and was formerly a resident of Texas. < PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS SHIPPING BILL WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.?President Woodrow Wilson last night signed the law granting American registry to for eign built ships. COUNTRY NEEDS SHIPS AND EXCHANGE WASHINGTON. Aug. 19?Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo says: "It is of vital Importance to the country that two things bo done as quickly as possible, first, provide sufficient ships to move our grain and cotton crops to European markets, and, second, Testore through tho bank ers the market for foreign bills of ex change. "Grain Is a very pressing problem at the moment, because crops have been largely harvested and movement is already well under way. Tho cot ton movement is not advanced and will not be for a few weeks." UNCLE SAM PROTECTING NEUTRALITY OF COUNTRY WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. ? United States navy officers have taken chnrgo of German wireless stations at Say ville, L. I., and Mannasquan, N. J., for the purpose of preventing infraction of tho neutrality laws. AMERICAN CRUISERS MAY CARRY MAIL WASHINGTON, Aug. 19?The Swift United States scout cruisers Birming ham and Chester will probably bo used for carrying mall between thiB country and Europe. RUSSIA ALSO BARS NEWSPAPER WRITERS PARIS, Aug. 19. ? Russian govern ment will not allow nny war corres pondents with the army in tho field or any of the army stafT headquarters. N, Y. DEALERS WON'T TOUCH OUTSIDE SECURITIES NEW YORK, Aug. 19.?At a meeting of 100 bond dealers in Now York, it was practically agreed to sus pend business in outside securities pending the reopening of tho New York Stock Exchange. It was left lnrgely to the discretion of each house to restrict trading that might unsettle security values. LONDON MAY TRADE STOCKS* FOR CASH LONDON. Aug. 19.?London Stock Exchange commlr.tee has been unable to reach a decision regarding the op ening Stock Exchange for cash trans actions. Tho committee considering tho matter is bvllevcd to fear numer ous failures. GERMANS HALT IN BELGIUM LONDON, Aug. 19.?The German army invading Bel gium halted in its advance. Its front is still 20 miles away from Brussels. BELGIANS RETIRING. Paris, Aug. 19.?An offi cial announcement has been made by the French War Office that it is rumored at the front that the Belgian troops are retiring toward Antwerp, but that the ru mor is unconfirmed. + * + NAVAL ENGAGEMENT ? + IN NORTH SEA + + + * LONDON, Auk. 19. ? A dis- + ?> patch to the Central News from + + Harwich sayfi it severe naval + + engnKcment occurred in the ? * North sea 200 miles off Har- + wlch Tuesday morning. No de- <? ? tails of the engagement are giv- 4> en. 4> + + ? ?> ? ? ? ? ?> ?!- ? ? ?> ?!- ?> ? <? + ENGLISH FLEET EASILY SURPASSES GERMANY'S ?*t*? LONDON, Aug. 19.?The tonnage of the British homo floet in the North sea exceeds the North sea floet of Ger many by more than 365,000 tons, and projectile capacity is greater by over 100,000 poundB. ALLIES CAPTURE SHIPS WORTH $300,000,000 LONDON. Aug. 19.?The Dally Ex press estimates the number of large German vessels seized by the British, French and Russian warships at 200 and their value at $300,000,000. ATLANTIC LINER IS NOW GERMAN CRUISER LONDON, Aug. 19.?The North Ger man Lloyd lino steamship Kaiser Wll helm der Grosse Is said to have been painted black and converted into an armed cruiser with guns and a search light. GERMANY HAD 5,000 SHIPS ON HIGH SEAS NEW YORK. Aug. 19.?When Eng land declared war on Germany there were 2000 German steamships and 3, 000 Germnn sailing ships on high seas. AMERICANS IN PARIS ARE NOT DESTITUTE PARIS, Aug. 19.?Ambassador My ron H. Herrick cables state depart ment from Paris thnt the financial condition of Americans in Paris is practically relieved, and ho suggests that money on tho Tennessee be used to assist Amoricnns in other parts of Europe. CANADIAN NURSES TO COUNTRY'S AID VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 19.?The Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses has undertaken the formation of a corps of nurses to aid the nation in the present crisis and to this end hns Instructed all provin cial associations to call for volunteers from among their ranks. CANADA LIMITS AREA OF COUNTRY'S MARKETS OTTAWA, Aug. 19. ? The govern' ; ment has prohibited exporting to all . European ports except France, Spain Russia, and Portugal. Germans Fire on Troops of Italy LONDON, Aug. 19? A dispatch from Rome says refugees fromMad eburg, Germany, report that German soldiers fired on 3,000 Italians who were in the bar racks there, killing 7 and wounding 37. Some of the Italians had shouted "Hurrah for Italy," and the Ger mans became excited. The Rome dispatch says the Italians are greatly excited. **?*++*+++++++??? + ? * POPE URGES CATHOLIC8 ? * TO PRAY FOR PEACE ? ? * ROME, Aug. 19.?The Pope * addressed an exhortation to the ? <? Catholics of the world today * + to pray for peace. ? + Hearing from Venice of the * echoes of cannonading In the + + Adriatic, His Holiness com- ? + mented: ? * "The bones of the Doges ? + must thrill in their scpulchers * * at the familiar sound of bat- ? tie, which recalls the heroic ? + days of old." + + The Pope's condition Is ro- ? + ported as improving. ? 4> + WILLIAM TALKS OF ORIENT -TO WIL80N ?+? WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.?President Woodrow Wilson received a long mess age from Emperor William last night. The contents of the message wore not made public, though It is understood that it was mostly with reference to the situation in the Orient, and dis cussed the proposition of turning the German Chinese interests back to the Chinese government. Germany is seeking to get the United States to agreo to assist in the maintenance of the neutrality of China. CHINA MAY* GET KIAOCIIAU BACK ?+? WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. ? Charge d'Affalrs von Helmhuson, of the Ger man embassy at Washington, yester day Informed Secretary of State Wil liam J. Bryan that "the best thing Germany could do to prevent the slaughter of Germans at the Chinese province of Klaochau, China, would bo to cede tho province back to Chlno." He sounded the Secretary of State on the proposition as to whether tho United States would use her Influence to protect the neutrality of the coun try as Chinese territory In the event It was so turned back absolutely with out any reversionary rights. JAPAN PUTS EMBASSY IN AMERICAN HAND8 WASHINGTON, Aug. 19?Japan has asked the United States to take charge of the Japanese embassy at Berlin In case of an emergency. The United States, through Ambassador James W. Gerard, already has charge of the Brit ish and French embassies at that capi tal. JAPAN'S ULTIMATUM REACHES GERMANY WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. ?Japan's ultimatum to Germany was delivered to the latter country through Copen hagen yesterday. SERVIA AND MONTENEGRO ARE IMPORTANT FACTOR8 PARIS. Aug. 19.?Tho ferociousness of the attack on Austria by Servla and Montenegro and the success that was attended their arms has delighted the French War Office. It Is believed that . It will necessarily put a stop to the I transfer of troops out of Austria-Hun , gary to the French border to aid tho Germans In the war In the Wes{,