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TEUTONS POUND AWAY FOR
THREE OAYS-CAPTORE NISH
Rail Connection with Constantinople
Now Only Matter of Few Hours—
Russians Driven Back from Galicia.
Berlin, Nov. 6—After three davs
ot incessant and terrific pounding
with large siege guns, Nish, one
of the most important railway cen
ters of Servla, fell Into the hands
lot the Teutons. By this victory, it
is deemed only a matter of hours
before direct rail communication is
established with Constantinople.
GERMAN FORCES MASSACRE
VILLAGERS IN I0RTHER1 SERBIA
Geneva, Nov. 6—Advices have
been received hero that great num
bers of people had been massacred
at the villages of Ducia, Yplane,
Palauka and other places in the ex
treme northern part of Serbia by
: the German forces who are now in I
! vosting that section of the country.
| The Germans have excused them J
' selves for their actions by claim- |
ing that they were fired 'upon by
: civilians who had taken refuge in
I the houses.
London, Nov. 6—Advices received J
today from Gallipoli state that the j
Turkish forces this morning as- ■
euTUfd the offouslve.
THE SEARCH IS CONTINUED
Ketchikan, Nov. 3—Earnest P.
Walker of the bureau of fisheries
is leaving nothlug undoae in the
search for the Frances R. party.
This morning he sent out the In-1
Btaller In charge of iL M. Churchill
witb. servea of the best woodsmen I
obtainable with Instructions to run
ud the Chic&imen river as far as
possible and search, the adjoining
■woods for any trace of the miss
ing men. The Installer party ex
pect to bo out a week and Includes
such men as Alex Runga. Angus Mc
Kinzsie, Ed. Keer and I>eputy Mar
shal Grant.
SEG. DANIELS !
LOSES PAPER
Raleigh, Nov. 6—The entire build i
lng.together ■with the plant of the'
Daily News Observer, which was'
owned by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, was destroyed by lire at an
eariy hour today.
EDISON IS HONORED
London, Nov. 6—A Nobel prize
will be awarded to Thomas A. Edl- j
son, the great American inventor. |
RUSSIAN SHORE BATTERY
SINKS GERMAN SUBMARINE
Amsterdam, Nov. 6—A Russian
6hore battery, which was landed las
week, whea the allies succeeded iu
landing forces at Varna, today
sunk a German submarine which
came within range of the Runs ar
tillery fire.
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KITCHENER 5110 HAVE
RESIGNED SECRETARYSHIP
| Loudon, Nov. 6—A rumor Is be
inir circulated about headquarters
to the effect that Lord Kitchener
had resigned his position as sec
retary of "war, but no confirmation
could be obtained, although such an
action on his part is thought to be
possible.
London—Later—The new w-ir
j council held Its first meeting this
morning. It la known as the "sol
j id lour," being comprised of As
' qulth, Lloyd Georre, Balfour and
Grey.
| There la much speculation over
.the fact that Lord Kitchener was
[ left out of the cabinet, and it is
this that gives weight to the ru
mor that he hag resigned bis po
sition ns secretary of war.
PLOI 10 KILL CZAR AND
- PREMIER 15 DISCOVERED
Lnusanna, Nov C—Secret ser
vice detectives have discovered a
ldot which was planned for the ^
.issasslnation of Czar Ferdinand and
Premier Radosvaioff, The advice
•'s contained iu dispatches received
from Bucharest .
GREEK M IS
STORMY WATERS
Athena, Nov. 6—King Constan
tiue has requested Dr. Zaimia to
accept the premiership of Greece,
from which office ho resigned a
tew days ago. Dr. Zaimia refused
the honor.
The political position of this
country is in a chaotic state. An ex
tended conference between the min
isters of the cabinet proved futile
In the effort to heal the breach.
Athens, Nov. 6—King Constan
tino is trying to dissolve parliament
with the view of forming a coali
tion cabinet.
Seward, Nov. 6—Altwkn coal is j
being used in this city for the first,
lime In large quantities.
Captain J. E. Berbet of Seldovia
is delivering the c.oal from his mine :
at Kacliemak Bar, just around the
point from Seldovia, The first
shipment of 60 tons was brought
here by the steamer Alliance.
It comes from Bluff Toint.
The coal burns freely, gives out
a good heat and leaves few clink
ers and is considered by house
holders equal to the British Colum
bia coal.
Coal from local points have been
reeived here before in small quanti
ties and some coal from Cook In
let was shipped and used at Cor
(leva and Valdez a few years ago,
Lu* shipments ceased when the
withdrawal order was made by the
government as It was understood to
be unlawful to mine and ship and
market Alaska, coal.
The present coal Is hard and not
from the surface, and Captain J. E.
Berbe* hopes to be able to supply
the local market so that It will not
be necessary to receive any more
Canadian coal hero.
A little later it is purposed to
make shipments to other Alaskan
towns, including Skagway.
ALASKA MAN PURCHASED
MINING PROPERTY
Robert Graham, an old time min
ing man from Eureka, Alaska, has
purchased property from Wm, Tut
tle at Lorne Creek, says the Ru
pert Empire. lie bought without
seeing the property, but after in
spection, came away -well pleased
with the outlook of the country from
a mining standpoint. Mr. Graham
also looked over the hydraulic plant
at Lome Creek owned by Tuttle,
Corley and C- BUrgeSs and asso
ciates, and says it is a very good
placer proposition. Messrs. Gra
ham and Tuttle have gone to Seat
tle on business connected 'with their
holdings up river.
CONSIDINE BROKE
S- attle, Nov. 6—John "W. Con-1
sidine stated here yesterday during
the course of an examination con
ducted to pass iiuon his ability to
satisfy a judgment against him
amounting to $2,500, "I'm worse
than broke being personally respon
sible for $90,000 owed by Sullivan
& Considine, and my own private
debts to the extent of $30,000."
Considine, as a member of the
firm c' Sullivan & Considine, is
one of the owners of the Orpheum
and Empress vaudeville circuits.
The other member of the firm, the
late Timothy D. Sullivan, was acci
dentally killed more than a year
ago in New York City.
Special Notice
From now- during the
Winter Months
This store will open at 8 a. m. and
CLOSE AT 6 P. M.
Saturdays 8 p. m.
P. H. GANTY
BRYAN PROTESTS AGIST THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM
Washington, Nov. 6—William Jem
nings Bryan, ex-secretary of
state of the United States, has
come out squarely against President
Wilson's national defense program
as se* forth In the latter'e speech
on New York City last Thursday
night.
Mr. Bryan stated that a departure
from oar national policy of peace
would be a menace to the country
and a challenge to the hostile na
tions. He Bald that such a plan as
outlined by the president was
against the spirit of Christianity,
which teaches us to influence
others by our good example.
001 PLOT COST OVER
' HALF MILLION DOLLARS
New York, Nov. 6—Following the
arrests of Robert Fay and Walter
Scholz, and others, on the charge
that they were implicated in an en
ormous plot whereby; the destruc
tion of all munition, plants In the
United States, and docjcs from which
muuitioiia of war were being shipped
as well as ships loading yith muni
tions of war aU)ug the entire At
lantic seaboard waa planned, se
cret service men are still disclosing
details of the far -reaching plot.
From facts brought to light thus
far, it is evident that the perfect
ing of the plot has only been ac
complished through the expenditure
of over half a million, dollars and
the weaving of a scheme of most
lelicate fabric.
F
From a wireless message picked
up Jjy Tostmafiter Kindell's Skagrvay
private wireless station at 10
o'clock last night, it was learned
that the 6teamship Victoria had
sailed from Nome at five o'clock
thp same day, and would 6ail direct
for Unimak Pass, where she expect
ed to be not later than Sunday ev
ening, Nov. 7.
MAY MAKE SHELLS AT
PRINCE RUPERT DRY DOCK ■
Prince Rupert, Nov. 6—Aid. Cas
eyNjrought up the Question of muni
tion making la Prince Rupert, last
evoning, and urged that the city
approach the dry dock Management
with a view toward something being
done. It might be well to offer
cheap powder by way of a bonus. If
there was any business to be had,
It would be well to go after it.
The mayor said that several
months ago the city took the mat
ter up with, the department of
militia. The answer wag to the
effect that contracts had been let,
but that lf it became necessary to
award yet more contracts for a
greater output, Prince Rupert
would in all likelihood be remem
bered.
A conversation was also had
with W. T. Donnelly just "before
he left for the east a few weeks
ago. He gave his assurance that
he would personally Jrring to the
attention of the government at
Ottawa, the quesion of munition
manufacturing at the dry dock
plant in Prince Rupert, and favor
able word might be received Uera
any day.
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