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.AIM TRIUMPH
GERMANY REACHES TO THE COAST OF BELGIUM
PORTUGAL MOBILIZING HER
TROOPS AGAINST GtRMANV
PORTUGAL MOBILIZING
LONDON. Oct. 14.—Portugal has not yet declared
war against Germany but she has partialK mobilized lui
army and a declaration is expected to come soon. It is as
sumed that she will send troops into l- ranee to aid the al
lies in northern France.
GERMANS SWEEP FOR PARIS
LONDON, Oct. 14.—The news from the field of bat-1
tie in France this afternoon shows that the Germans aie
attempting the same sweeping movement that brought
them almost to the gates of Paris five weeks ago. As to
what success this movement will have it is too early to
speak. However, with most Belgium occupied nothing
can stop the invaders from reaching the coast and remain
ing there at least temporarily unless the British naval
guns are able to render the tenure of the place impossible.
The length of the stay at Ostend if they capture it will de
pend on the outcome of the great battle which is now open
ing on the frontier separating the Belgian province of
Hainault from the French Department of the North.
REPORT GERMANS ON COAST
It is reported that the Germans have reached a place
called Zeebragge on the Belgian sea coast fifteen miles
northeast of Ostend and that some fighting has taken
place there but beyond this report nothing further has
oeen learned. It is" not even known to what extent the |
Germans have advanced in that direction. Further south
the allies have been re-inforeed and are taking the offen
sive with the hope of turning the flank of the enemy. It
is supposed that the force released after the fall of An
twerp is the one which is now marching on the Belgian
coast and it is also supposed that the purpose of the enemy
is to hold the coast of France as well as Belgium with a
view to preventing the landing of further British re-in
forcements.
MEDICINES NOT TAXED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—The proposed taxation of
proprietory medicines has been stricken out oi the war
tax revenue bill by the democrats ot the senate finance
committee. Majority Leader Underwood and other dem
ocrats in the house gave notice that they would not con
sent to the taxing of the poor man’s medicine. The tax
on cosmetics, chewing gum and perfumes remains.
AUSTRIANS CLAIM COMPLETE VICTORY
LONDON, Oct. 14.—The Austrian government has
sent out a communication to the effect that the Russians
are being driven out of Galicia and that the Austrian
troops have also smashed the Servians and Montenegrins
in Bosnia. No official report has been received from the
Russian government and it is feared that the report of
Austria is only too well founded. Military experts here
cannot account for the complete turn things have taken
in that part of the theater of war unless it is that the Rus
sians advanced too far and had their communications
threatened by the German advance from the north and
west. The silence of Servia and .Montenegro is also re
garded as ominous.
CENSORSHIP CLOSER
The censorship seems to become closer all the time.
Nothing was published today touching the progress of
events in South Africa. Nor can anyone tell how the at
tack by the French and British fleets on Cattaro is pro
ceeding but it is assumed that the fortress must be hold
ing out against all the odds. A somewhat pessimistic feel
ing has been created by the events of the past few days
but Britain answers the news only by putting forth new
efforts.
WAR MAKES U. S. TRADE
PITTSBURG, Oct. 14.—An order for five thousand
tons of steel has been placed here by the French govern
ment. The steel will be used for making bayonets. The
British government is also buying large quantities of
steel for the manufacture of armored motor cars.
READING, Oct. 14.—A local firm has received an
order for fifty thousand stretchers for the British army
for use in carrying the wounded from the field of battle.
WHAT A. I*. MAN SAYS
ABOUT THE WAR NEWS
Kepesentative Of Associated Press
For Northwest Writes To Gate
way About Official Reports
In writing to the Gateway J. B. Nel
son, representative of the Associated
Press for the Northwest, says that
very little news of a reliable kind, or
what could be called real news, is be
ing issued officially by the govern
ments at war. He says in a letter of
Oct. 5:—
“It is really hard to get fresh stuff
from all points. Today we do not
know what is truly taking place at
Antwerp, at Cracow and in Bosnia.
The French official reports are ab
solutely truthful. So are the British
official reports but the latter are
very brief. The Austrian official re
ports and those of Servia are practic
ally worthless. The Russian contain
exaggerations, and the German of
ficial reports are none too trust
worthy. The censorship seems to be
increasing.*'
RECITAL WILL TAKE
PLACE ON THURSDAY
The recital of the Ladies’ Aid so
ciety of the M. E. church will be held
on Thursday instead of Friday.
headquarters land office
TO COME TO JUNEAU
Rumored Change Is Now Officially
Declared To Be a
Certainty
SEATTLE, Oct. 14.—The head
quarters of the Alaska Field Division
of the general land office will be re
moved from Seattle to Juneau on
January First according to the plans
of Secretary Lane of the Interior.
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AUSTIN-RADCLIFFE PARTY
HAS A NARROW ESCAPE
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Boat Capsizes in Kenai River and
AU Their Outfit
Is Lost
The Austin-Radcliffe party which
left Seward some time ago with a
large outfit met with a serious ac
cident on the Kenai river and lost all
their outfit as a consequence. The
boat in which they were travelling
capsized at Stevens’ Landing. Some
of the members of the party had a
narrow escape from drowing but,
luckily, nothing worse than the loss
of the outfit resulted.
PASSENGERS ON ALAMEDA
The following arrived this morning
on the Alameda:— R. H. Coles, Mrs.
C. Dehne, H. L. Hoyer, Mrs. C. Hub
bard, Jeannette Purington, F. P. Price,
Mrs. H. Stevens and Mrs. C. R. Sand
berg.
C. E. BUNNELL
IN SKAGWAY
DEMOC RATIC CANDIDATE GETS
WARM RECEP
TION
SKAGWAY,Oct. 14.—Charles E.
Bunnell, candidate of the democrats
for congress, arrived from the inter
ior yesterday. He was met at the
train by a committee and addressed
a large meeting in Elks hall in the
evening. During his speech he dwelt
on the need for the setablishment of
a central power plant in the interior
and for the improvements of the roads
and trials throughout the territory.
He also advocated better protection
for the fishing industry and gave to
the national administration all the
credit for all the measures benefit
ting Alaska. After the meeting a
reception and dance was held and the
greatest enthusiasm was displayed.
The reports from the interior points
are very favorable to the democratic
candidate. It is a certainty that many
republicans will support him as they
feel that the present administration
should receive the endorsement of the
territory for the great work it has
accomplished. Many of the G. 0. P.
also declare the intention of voting for
Bunnell as a mark of their belief in
the maintanance of the regular
parties.
B. M. STONE AND MRS. STONE
LEAVE FOR KNIK TODAY
B. M. Stone, president of the Sew
ard Gateway Publishing company,
accompanied by Mrs. Stone leave pn
the Alameda for Knik and will re
turn on the Watson.
WHAT THE PLAYERS GET
IN A WORLDS SERIES
Last Year Each Of Winning Team
(iot Over $3,000
BOSTON, Oct. 10.—Each of the
winning players in the worlds series
on the winning side in 1903, thefirst
year that the series was played un
der the conditions which now pre
vail, received $1,316.25 and each
of the New York losers were handed
$2,566.each. Last year each player
of the Athletics got a winning por
tion of $3,246.36 and the losing share
for each New York player was $2,164.
22.
The basis upon which the World’s
Series receipts are divided is as fol
fows:—The National Commission re
ceipts 10o|o of the receipts of each and
every game. The players of the two
competing clubs receive 60oo of the
remaining 90o|o of the first four
games played. The sum is divided
60o o to the winners and 40o o to the
losers. The remaining 40o o of the
90o o of the first four games goes to
the club awnors; 90oo of the receipts
of every game after the first four be
comes the property of the stockhold
ers of the two contesting clubs.
Kelly Oleson, a well known mining
man in different parts of the territory,
has arrived from the Nelchina.
GERMANS BESIEGE BELFORT
BERLIN, Oct 14.—The German forces are new pre
paring to besiege Belfort near the German border and
the whole civil population is leaving the city as fast as
possible. The place is one of the strongest of the French
fortresses but some of the new siege guns of the German
army will be used in the effort to rduce it. A large force
will be employed in the siege and military experts here be
lieve it to be the intention of the general staff to pene
trate France at the rear of the French right wing and so
threaten the communication of the enemy.
TWO FRENCH GENERALS KILLED
PARIS, Oct. 14.—General Rondony, commander of
the Third brigade of the French Colonial infantry, has
been killed while leading his brigade against the enemy.
He was at the head of the brigade in a charge when struck.
General Marcett, formerly governor of the French mili
tary school of St. Cyr, has been killed in battle at Arras.
MACHINERY COMING AT ONCE
TO OPEN MOOSE PASS MINE
The first shipment of machinery to
open the mine purchased from (III
patrick and othe?*s in the Moose Pass
will arrive in Seward within the next
thirty days. The outfit to be shipped
in this fall includes a compressor, pipe
line, saw mill and the various other
things which go to constitute a com
plete development outfit. The plant
coming at present, however, is noth
ing more than enough for this devcl
opment. Afterwards a big stampmill
j will be installed. A smaller mill for
the first operation has already been
purchased, as well as the compressor,
air drill and the rest.
It is now generally well known in
the district that the deal for the pro
perty has been consummated but the
parties to the sale have been reluct
ant to let the details be published. E.
H. Wilson is the purchase. He de
flared yesterday that there is no fur
ther reason for withholding the facts.
The price paid for the property is
$125,000 of which a substantial
amount has been paid in cash.
The deal is regarded as one of vast
importance to this district not only
oeeause of ts own size and importance
in itself but because it is believed to
be the forerunner of greater by the
people in that particular section.
MAY BE PAY IN THREE
CREEKS IN NELCHINA
Twenty Five Or Thirty Men Only
Left In Camp Says Commis
sioner Shaw
That only twenty five or thirty men
have been left in the Nelchina is the
report of L. F. Shaw, formerly com
missioner of that camp, who arrived
in Seward this morning. He seems to
think that three creeks have possibi
lities in a limited way. He left after
him as deputy recorder a lawyer nam
er Birch. Mr. Shaw came out over the
trail and came here from Valdez.
GOING WEST
The following are among those
going West on the Alameda:—Harry
R. Brown and Mrs. Brown, Geo. Hue
ler, J. C. Murphy, I)r. E. M. Spauld
ing, Dr. Leopold David, Wm. Cassidy,
R. Jeffrey, Thomas Rapette and P.
McNaniman.
CASINO WILL SHOW SIX
NIGHTS EACH WEEK
From this time forward the Casino
moving picture show will be open six
nights each week instead of three.
There will be three changes each
week, on Saturday, Tuesday and
Thursday. A record house attended
Ivanhoe last night and the same
splendid work will appear tonight.
A change will take place tomorrow.
ALL HOPE ABANDONED
OF FINDING THURMAN
Believed That He Was Killed By
Brown Bear And No Traces
Are Found
All hope has been abandoned of
finding King Thurman who has been
missing for a month. George Cotter
who has just returned from the hills
in the part of the country where
Thurman was lost says the general
belief is that he fell a victom to a
brown bear as no other explanation
of his total disappearance can be giv
en. Mr. Cotter has had an extensive
trip in the Beluga range.
IDITAROD MAIL IS
COMING THROUGH SEWARD
Seventy Five Or One Hundred Sacks
Waiting For Shipment Over
The Trail
The mail for the Iditarod is now com
ing through Seward and has been
piling up in the post office here for
the past two weeks as navigation on
the Yukon has been closed. Post
master Hickey says that the accumul
ation of the mail has caused a ser
ious congestion in the office as the
amount of space provided is not suf
ficient for all the purposes. The
Iditarod mail must also be worked
over in this office so that the staff is
somewhat over crowded, particularly
when the mails going in different
directions and coming for the various
places must be handled together. The
amount of mail for the Iditarod which
has now accumulated in the local of
fee is about 75 or 100 sacks.
James Kyle has returned from
Cooper creek.
ARIZONA WOMENS
TO INVADE MEXICO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—Cover-,
nor Hunt of Arizona is contemplat
ing the dispatch of the state militia
to the Mexican border to take action
against the Mexicans because of their
violation of United States territory
but Secretary of War Garrison lias
sent an urgent request to the gover
nor to refrain from such action cud to
leave the matter in the hands of the
federal authorities. Garrison reminds
the governor that the United State.*,
has fourteen troop of cavalry and two
machine gun companies on the fron
tier and that they are doing every
thing possible short of invading Mex
ico to drive the contending forces of
Carranza and Villa from the vicinity
close to the American border.
The blame is placed here to a great
( extent on the citizens of Arizona
themselves. Thousands of them
throng the frontier to watch the Mex
icans fighting and when Mexican bul
lets come among them they become
furious. This is probably one of the
reasons why the United States has
not taken any action. The members
of the cabinet seem to believe that
if the Americans kept away from the
frontier there would be very little to
complain of.
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MEXICO CITY, Oct. 14.— The gov
ernment has seized the tramway com
panies of Mexico City at the point of
the bayonet. The strike of the em
ployees had thrown the companies in
to a state of utter disorganization and
nothing was left to bring about peace
but determined action.
ALLIES REACH BELGIUM
PARIS, Oct. 14—The allied forces entered Ypres in
Belgium according to the official report given out this
morning. The occupying force consisted of French and
British. On the night of the twelfth, the day of the thir
teenth and that night some severe encounters took place in
the Belgium Held of war particularly around Ghent. The
operations are developing normally on the left and every
thing is reported to be as it would be desired for the allied
armies. The previous reports of the progress of the allies
around Berry Aubac have been confirmed and it is evident
that they have made very important advances in that por
tion of the war arena, 't here is nothing new to be related
of the operations on the right wing. The Germans hurled
themselves in force against the fortified positions around
Verdun on several occasions but have not succeeded in
their purpose, 't hey made two futile attemps to envelope
the t rench right and lost heavily after their failure, in
the operations around Verdun two German batallions
were completely annihilated and not a foot of ground is
said to have been gained by them. The lists of the dead
and wounded show tnat frightful losses have been inflict
ed on both sides during the fighting in that quarter but
the loss to the enemy lssaid to be out of all proportion to
that on the side of the French.
FIERCE FIGHTING IN BELGIUM
OSTEND, Oct. 14.—Following violent engagements
near Quatrecht and Melle, where more than six hundred
Germans were killed and many wounded, the French
marine fusiliers charged with the bayonet and took four
hundred prisoners. The enemy was obliged to retire in
the direction of Oordegem but the battle has been resumed
and is now raging fiercely. The people of this city believe
that Ostend is the objective point of the German forces
which are now operating in Belgian territory and re-in
forcements are being sent here from England and France.
RUSSIANS EVACUATE LEMBERG
VIENNA, Oct. 14.—After a fierce battle, it is offici
ally announced, the Russians have been driven out of Lem
berg, the capital of Galicia by the Austrians. The troops
of this country are now advancing victoriously in all parts
of the theater of war and the Russians are retreating
faster than they came. The Germans are in force in Rus
sia Poland and threatening the Russian communications
so that there is nothing left for the enemy but to fall back
as quickly as possible and leave Galicia altogether.