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OOVT. TO OPERATE TRAINS
ON THE ROAD THIS TEAR
WASHINGTON, April 14.—It is
planned to operate trains on the Ala
ska Northern this year but those
trains will not be operated this seas
on beyond Mile Forty-five. No at
tempt will be made right away to
connect Ship creek and Kern creek.
The supplies for the work in that
neighborhood will be shipped by
steamer to Cook Inlet and Commis
sioner Files does not expect that the
line to the Matanuska coal fields will
be finished before the end of next year
DARDANELLES ”1
FIGHT GOES ON
BRITISH CRITSEK REPORTED
HIT AND DIS
ABLED.
COXSTANTNOPLE, April 14.—
The allied fleet has resumed the bom
bardment of the Dardanelles forts but
the forts are answering effectively.
The British cruiser Destroyer has
been hit by several shells and from
the accounts received the effect has
been to disable her. The forts have
been strengthened considerably since
the last bombardment and there is
some surprise that another bombard- j
ment would be attempted as the taskj
before the fleet is now far more diffi
cult than it was before. The Turkish
government has now’ concentrated a
great force to defend this city and j
even if the fleet of the enemy succeeds
in reaching Constantinople the danger
of taking the city would not be great. |
In other fields the Turkish generals
claim important successes.
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<• GERMAN AIRMEN *
❖ ARE STILL ACTIVE. ❖
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PARIS, April 14.—A German Zep
pelin dropped bombs on^i town on the ;
Belgian frontier yesterday and killed
three people but inflicted no further
damage. Three aeroplanes have been
brought down near the fortress of j
Verdun on which they had attempted J
to throw bombs.
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❖ PARIS REPORTS ♦
❖ QUIET IN WEST. *
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PARIS, April 14.—The war in the j
west has been quiet for the past few |
days and the official reports have very ;
little to record this morning. It is
admitted that the severe offensive in
itiated a w eek or two _ago by our
troops has slackened but the enemy
has gained no advantage. Germany
and France are still bringing up new
troops as fast as they can get them
ready. While the allies have not yet
succeeded in driving the enemy back
there is not the least fear that the
Germans can advance.
BIG SIGN FOR DOCK.
The Seward Real Estate Exchange
met last night and decided to place
a great lighted sign on the dock. The
sign w’ill be thirty feet by five feet in
dimensions and will be illuminated by
electricity. The words on the sign
w’ill be “Seward—The Terminal.”
GOING ON WATSON.
The following are amongst those
going on Watson:
Major Miller, A. J. Wendler, R.
Blevin, L. R. Hain, F. Scully.
CITY FIGURING ON
NEW CITY HALL.
The new city council is already
figuring on purchasing a lot as a site
for a new city hall. Some members
of the council have been looking at
some lots but the matter is still in its
embryo state.
The finest kind of job work as well
as the plainest is done by the Gate
way,
notwithstanding the desire to get out
the coal as soon as possible. It is
stated that the engineering commis
sion will start making surveys next
month to determine the best method
for getting out coal. The routes are
those from Mile Thirty-eight on the
Copper River railroad atnl the other is
from Controller bay. Edes has given
out a statement warning people again
st a great rush to Alaska, especially
of poo* men looking for work. He de
clares that the work to be done this
summer will be comparatively small
WANTS SEWARD
! TO BE CAPITAL
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GOVERNOR SIGNS THREE BILLS
INCLUDING LOCAL OP
TION ONE.
JUNEAU, April 14.—Represent
ative Noon of Seward is now out to
! secure the territorial capital for that
city. He with others, seems to think
i that Seward is the most central place
! for all Alaska and will he the most
important city from the time the rail
road starts operation. The governor
has signed three bills. The> are the
Snow eight hour bill for eight hours
\ for all sorts of mining work, also (
Snow’s bill for a vote at the November
! election on the prohibition question.
' The third bill is Noon’s mechanic lien
law which extends the time for filing
I a lien to sixty days. Tanner’s senate |
! bill asking for the abolition of fish j
traps, whch was adopted in the senate, |
has been defeated in the house.
NEWS NOTES
Amongst the “Angels of Com-1
j merce” who have arrived in the past |
few days are: Charles Felch, Frank
Scully, Walter Wright, Thomas Mor
tell. Wm. Young.
L. W. Turner is going to Mile
Eighty-five to start a saw mill. He
says he has secured about two million
feet of lumber which formerly belong
ed to the Alaska Northern. He got
it through the Forestry department.
Weather permitting a game of base
ball will take place next Sunday be
j tween the two teams published for
last Sunday. 4
B. F. Watson returned today on the
i Admiral Watson. ,
John A. Noble, of the Harriman
bank who purchased forty lots from
John Ballaine, has since purchased
another large amount of real estate.
Henry Richards and W. H. Hatch
are the two Seward men who have
been drawn for a jury recently order
ed by Judge Brown for any busihess
that might come up for transaction.
In speaking to the “beachcombers”
yesterday Judge Brown told them he
was a member of the fraternity once.
Fourteen years ago he landed in
Valdez, put up a tent on the beach
but had to move later on when the
ground was required by the owners.
No wonder a fellow feeling brought
him such a distance to alleviate the
sufferings of those who see the fatal
day ahead.
A report has been circulated that
the government will survey the Mata
nuska coal fields this year for the
purpose of locating ten acre tracts
for operation under the regulations
permitting the leasing of such tracts
for local use.
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❖ SPOKANE WOMAN *
❖ POISONS FAMILY. *
SPOKANE, April 13.—Mrs. Luther
Leonard poisoned her four young
children and herself today here. She
had been suffering from despondency
and it is assumed that her mind gave
way under the strain. All five were
fatally poisoned.
BOMBARD HAMBURG.
LONDON, April 13.—French avi
ators bombarded the city of Hamburg
yesterday. The military barracks
I were set afire bue the total results
are not known.
Typewriter, prattfcaily ntw.
and that there are plenty of men in
Alaska to do it. However, he also
says that work will be carried out all
next winter in the places where heavy
rock work is necessary. There are
many such places, he declares.
(Note) This dispatch is given 'as
it came. The reference to the Cop
per River railroad and Controller bay
probably means that there is an in
tention to tap the Bering river fields
later on but this seems so unlikely
that there is probably an error in the
message.)
BERLIN SAYS
NO CHANGE YET
REPORTS CONDITIONS EAST
AND WEST ARE THE
SAME.
BERLIN, April 14.—The official re
port this morning declares that no
change has taken place in the relative
positions of the belligerents either in
the eastern or western field. The
western fighting is limited. The long
expected attempt at a general advance
on the part of the French has dwindl
ed to minor attacks which have been
repulsed everywhere. The attacks
are chiefly being delivered around St.
Mihiel but without result. In the
east matters are also in the same con
dition as reported a week ago. The
Germans have fortified their positions
in France and Belgium so strongly
that the task of dslodging them is be
lieved to be altogether impossible no
matter how mighty the forces that
can be brought against us there. The
tremendous numerical superiority of
the allied forces prevents our armies
from continuing the offensive move
ment without delays made inevitable
by the necessity for moving reinforce
ments from point to point along both
lines.
END OF WAR
FURTHER AWAY
LONDON ADMITS IT WILL LAST
LONGER THAN EX
PECTED.
LONDON, April 14.—It is now ful
ly admitted hero that the end of the
great war is not to come as soon as
it had been expected. This admission
does not mean in the least that the
Brtish or the other allies are not just
as sure of ultimate victory but it does
mean that the Germans and Austrians
have greater resources than had been
figured upon. The chief reason for
this expression at this time is the
coming of the news that the Austrians
ments in the Carpathians and are offer
ments in the Carpthians and are offer
ing a stubborn resistance notwith
standing the reports from Petrograd.
So serious has the liquor situation be
come in the British islands owing to
the abnormal conditions created- by
the war that the British government
is nowr considering the advisability of
establishing control over the traffic
altogether to prepare for the long
struggle ahead and to guard against
labor troubles at a time wffien the em
pire is pressed to the utmost to supply
its armies with reinforcements and
equipment. Thelact that fine spring
w’eather has been here for some time
and that no general advance has been
made in the west has caused once
again a sensation of uneasiness.
MANNING COMES AND GOES.
The United States revenue cutter
Manning, Captain Dodge, arrived yes
terday afternoon and left again this
morning early. While she was here
her officers and crew attended the
dance given last night in celebration
of the choosing of Seward as the rail
road terminal.
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❖ FEDERAL AGENTS *
❖ WATCHING HUERTA. ❖
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NEW YORK, April 14.—Federal
agents are now employed in the task
of watching the movements of
Huerta, the former president of Mex
ico. It is assumed that if he is dis
covered at any attempt to violate tho
neutrality of this country he will be
deported. There seems to be no reas
on, though, for the belief that his mis
sion is any other than what he de
clares it to be.
BILLY SUNDAY MAY
INSTRUCT BRITISH.
Said He Will Be Asked to go to Eng
land to Open Prohibition
Campaign.
NEW YORK, April 14.—It is stat
ed that Billy Sunday will be asked to
go to England to conduct the prohibi
tion campaign wich is about to start
in the British Islands. The papers
hero say so in their news columns but
many of them ridicule the idea editor
ially as they believe Billy’s methods
would not at all exercise tha effect
desired in that country.
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❖ ATTORNEY AND ' *
❖ DETECTIVE HELD. ❖
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NEW YORK, April 14.—Rae, an at
torney, and Tanzer, a detective, have
been indicted for an alleged attempt
to extort money from the people in
terested in the James W. Osborne
breach of promise case.
INSURANCE PAID
ON THE EVELYN.
WASHINGTON, April 14.—The
government war risk insurance bureau
has paid four hundred thousand dol
lars to the owners of the steamer
Evelyn which was sunk on February
twentieth in the danger zone in Euro
pean waters.
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❖ NERLAND BECOMES *
❖ FAIRBANKS MAYOR. ❖
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FAIRBANKS, April 14.—Andrew
Nerland was elected mayor of this
city yesterday, Tuesday. Norland
who is a business man headed the poll
in the voting last week.
FAIRBANKS
GREETS US
TRUST TWO CITIES SOON JOIN
ED BY BANDS OF
STEEL.
That Fairbanks greets Seward most
cordially and that she most warmly
wishes that the two towns will soon
be joined is evident from the teiegram
received by Mayor Myers yesterday
from Mayor M. C. Smith of the Tan
ana metropolis and the other terminal
of the Alaska government railroad.
The following is the telegram received
from the Fairbank. ma>or:
“Thanks for congratulations regard
ing railroad termin’.s Fairbanks re
turns compliment to Seward. Trust
that, the near future will sec our cities
joined by bands of steel.”
SAYS PANAMA FAIR
IS GLORIOUS THING.
George Palmer Says It Is the Finest
Exposition Ever Held
Anywhere.
That the San Francisco Panama ex
osition is a truly magnificent world
fair and probably the greatest of its
kind ever held is the opinion of
George W. Palmer, the merchant,
who has just returned form the Gold
en Gate. It is estimated, says Mr.
Palmer, that if a man gave only three
minutes to see everything on the
grounds it would take him three years
to see it all. Mr. Palmer's schooner
is now on the way up.
SANTA ANA LEAVES.
The Santa Ana is scheduled to leave
for the westward this afternoon at 4
o’clock.
Hot waffle* at th* Comm*rc* Cafe.
STILL FIGHTING
THE AUSTRIANS
PETROGRAI) CLAIMS AUSTRIAN
RIGHT WING DRIVEN
BACK.
PETROGRAD, April 14.—The
Austrian right wing has been driven
in on the Hungary side of the Bcskid
mountains after twelve hours of fierce
and bloody fighting. The Russians
now hold the main crest of the range
in this neighborhood and have arriv
ed at a point fifteen miles south of the
Dukla pass. The Austrians are still
holding Uszok pass but several of the
important heights surrounding it have
been captured by our troops. The
enemy is fighting with a dogged dc
| termination and the losses on both
sides are terrible owing to the nature
of the warfare necessary in the
| mountain defiles and summits. The
Russians have unquestionably advanc
ed in the past few days and there is
every reason to be gratified at the
success gained by our armies.
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* JANE ADAMS HEADS *
* THE PEACE WOMEN. *
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NEW YORK, April 14.—Jane
Adams is at the head of the forty
women who sailed today from this
port to take part in the international
conference of women which has been
called to meet at the Hague to try to
bring about peace amongst the war
ring nations of Europe.
ENGLISH WOMEN TO
FIGHT FOR COUNTRY.
Thirty-Three Amazons Register to
Take Men’s Places in
Firing Line.
LONDON, April 14.—The women
of England are now coming forward
to take part in the actual fighting for
their country. Thirty-three thousand
women have already registered as
volunteers, not to nurse nor for any
other purpose than to take the places
of the men actually fighting in the
trenches. It is even possible that
they will be used to face the bullets as
their wish actually is. Many of them
are women who belonged to the mili
tant suffragette party.
CHINA DEFIES
THE JAPANESE
REFUSES FIRMLY LATEST DE
MANDS MADE ON.
IT.
PEKIN, April 14.—The Chinese
government has firmly refused the
latest demands made by the Japanese
government and if China remains as
firm as she now evidently is there can
hardly be any other outcome but war
between the two nations. The Chinese
people seem to have been driven to
the limit of their patience and if the
government continues to show weak
ness revolution is sure to follow.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.—The
leaders of the Chinese revolutionary
society which met here last Ju^y now
plan to raise funds all over the Unit
ed States to aid in a proposed revolu
tion unless the Chinese government
prepares to fight Japan rather than
accede to the latter’s demands. The
feeling among the Chinese seems to
be that war is preferable to further
humilation.
NEWS NOTES.
The Watson brought back word to
day that the people along the shores
of Cook Inlet are all “tickled to death”
at the news of the selection of the
railroad route. So busy are all the
people along there that the steamer
brought out not even one passenger.
So many congratulatory telegrams
have been x^jeeived in Seward since
the announcement that this city was
chosen as the terminal that their pub
lication would be out of the question.
Judge Brown, District Attorney
Spence and Assistant Attorney Mun
ley left on the Watson for Valdez.
WANTED.
Smart boy at the Gateway office.
ALL SEWARD
WAS PRESENT
RAILROAD BUILDING CROWDED
FOR THE RAILROAD
CELEBRATION.
Ail Seward was present last night in
the railroad building to hear speeches
by Judge Brown and others and later
to dance into the wee small hours of
the morning as the only available
means of manifesting their apprecia
tion of the fact that President Wilson
and Secretary Lane have chosen Se
ward as the ocean terminal of the
great Alaskan trunk line.. The gath
ering last night marked the close of
the organized attempts of Seward to
express itself collectively. The chief
speaker of the evening was Judge F.!
M. Brown of the district court of the
division. Other federal officials
speaking were district Attorney
Spence and Assistant Attorneys Mun
ley and Whittlesey. The most notable
feature of the district Judge’s address
was the tone of advice and counsel.
His words somehow carried a sug
gestion that recently some instruct
ions might have been received from
Washington regarding the attitude of
federal officials in future with respect
to certain sorts of business affairs.
But this suggestion could well have
been caused by what might be describ
ed as the juxtaposition of things spok
en and certain official action taken
yesterday. Judge Brown is a man
who makes friends, or, rather, a soil
of man towards whom it is impossible
to feel anything but friendship or
think anything except that he is
guided by a strict sense of justice and
honor. For this reason his speech
was very pleasant and well received.
Mr. Lindblad, a local versifier, read
lines appropriate to the occasion but
the only other Seward man who had
a leading part in the affair was May
or Myers who introduced the speakers
and went through his first task of the
nature with flying colors. So crowded
was the big hall for dancing that only
a portion of the people were able to
take part. But the whole occasion
was most brilliantly successful.
SEWARI) CHILDREN
CELEBRATE R. R.
Pleasant Entertainment for the School
Children at the
Casino.
As a part of the celebration of the
announcement of the Railroad Term
inal, Mr. Frank L. Ballaine entertain
ed the children of Seward at a mat
inee at the Casino Theatre yesterday.
Before the beginning of the perform
ance a graceful Ittle speech of thanks
in behalf of the upper grades was
made by Miss Margaret Romig and
one in behalf of the primary grades
by Miss Marit Eide. Then the civil
code of the school was recited in con
cert by all the pupils in a most credi
table manner. Seward has reason to
be proud of the splendid organization
of the schools.
BASEBALL SEASON
IS OPENING TODAY.
Federals Have Started and the
Others Follow Up
Quickly.
SEATTLE, April 14.—The national
and American leagues begin their
season today. The Northwestern
league will open next Tuesday. The
Federals have already started and so
the season will be in full swing with
in a day or two.
JIM MURRAY DREDGE
IS COMING UP.
The dredge purchased by James C.
Murray for operation on his property
on Cache creek is now in Seattle and
will be shipped up soon. Geo. Palmer
also says that Mr. Murray is contem
plating bringing up a stern wheeler
to ply on the river over there.
FOR SALE.
Either one of my horses, Roan or
Bay weighing both about eleven
hundred with or without light express
wagon.— City Express. Valdez. /t.
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty is done by the Gateway just as
well as outside.
AUSTRIA ASKS
AID OF ITALY
WILL GIVE THREE PROVINCES
ASKED FOR HER
HELP.
ROME, Aprl 14.—A repcrt has been
circulated here today which suggests
that an entire change may come in the
relations between this country and
Austria. This report is that Austria
has offered to Italy the three Austrian
provinces which Italy claims if this
nation will throw in her support on
the side of the Austrian and German
empire. As Italy’s greatest ambition
is to add to the Italian kingdom the
Austrian provinces inhabited by Ital
ian people it is quite within the range
of possibility that this government
will entertain the proposals. It is as
sumed that as repayment for the loss
of the provinces Austria >vould take
Sorvia and some Russian territory in
case of victory while it would also try
to gain control of Albania. The offer
is supposed to be due to the effort of
Count von Buelow, the astute ambas
sador whom Germany sent to this
country. That Italy must take some
side in the conflict is beginning to be
realized more and more if she can
hope to hold her place in the ranks
*># great powers and if her ambitions
are to be realized when piace comes
to be made.
GERMANY THREATENS
TO KILL PRISONERS.
Sends Vigorous Protest to Britain
Against Treating Submarine
Crews as Murderers.
LONDON, April 13.—The Gorman
government has sent a vigorous pro
test to this government against Brit
ain’s announcement that the crews of
German submarines will be treated as
murderers. Germanj declares that if
such a threat is carried out British
prisoners will have to suiT ?r a fate
similar to that meted out to German
prisoners. In other words Germany
threatens to execute British prisoners
if Britain excutes members of Ger
man submarine crews.
CHARGEMADOO
OF CONSPIRING
SECRETARY AND COMPTROLLER
OF TREASURY GRAVE
LY ACCUSED.
WASHINGTON, April 13.—Riggs
of the National Bank has filed a com
plaint charging Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller
Williams of conspiracy to wreck the
bank by illegal inquistions. Riggs
declares that the cabinet minister and
the comptroller tried to ruin the bank
because the bank officers had criticized
Williams because of a decree made by
him in 1913. At that time, the com
plaint says, McAdoo cursed the offi
cials of the bank and threatened them
and since then has been persecuting
them and withdrawing government
deposits. A*temporary injunction has
been obtained by the bank to prevent
the forcing of the payment by the
bank to the government of five thou
sand dollars alleged interest due on
government bonds. The charge has
caused a sensation and an answer is
expected today or tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April 14.—The at
torney general has engaged Louis
Brandeis to defend McAdoo and Wil
liams against the charges levelled by
the national bank. The fight is ex
pected to be bitter and to bring out
sensational facts.
WILL TAKE REFUGEES
OUT OF MEXICO.
WASHNGTON, April 14.—The
Transport Sumner left Galveston for
Tampico today to take away three
hundred refugees that have arrived
in the later place and have requested
aid to get away from the troubled
republic. The refugees are said to be
in a destitute condition.
The Watson sighted a boat near
Seldovia which is believec to be the
Traveller, so that the little ship of
Captain Cramer must be all right