VOL. S, NO. r.ti
OUT HALF MILLION MEN
READY TO
POWER OF RUSSIA
\r9\ \){)S. \v 7. Y! o Uh horna of commons to
day laun i eJ threat Hruaia tuir tnVj.a.v *
war and iiiiasu.no s.\ \oted .i\e Harared minion i• u a \\<\i
budget.
It ;i!so ;itjjI :’h* n-riwe o5 tflc.iu'n.j 1>> lull! ;<
million nee i r :r hundred thousand of these ^ ill ho re
cruit wl inir,it;: ;itd' ami the rest uradiiali,'. flic 1 ;i<iIni*
empire h: cH.'-c >‘u* foatri’mte to the war trf:cn^’i 'wo
arniv dh 'SiOt s o it toe empire will soon tl a l eases
force under :* s aio ever More in her r.is.orv. loe
recruiting o» t c i iJii« sua* army is rot refolded as ddh
calt as nearh \ -a s i' 7he kingdom has come for
ward as a w>! ’ ; v The nil volunteer foi e will also be
('ailed o “ as %. *. * t; • s i be .* * • * * a am! cve»\ otne? ai a 1; i.i i ^
force while the nap v ill he recruited to its full streMh.
The libera* no ‘r ;n eni is lu:nd!inu* the situation v i«h ex
iraordbiar> a* v« a el deie inn •>iion and men tnai weie
called h; tV V an U - • ->e :r*“ «v in the Yrefrout
in the efVt U u T IK* c*v‘-.n win a I the empire’s
pow er.
mu ssias Auc;. 7.~Ti cnt> :ive thousand (Germans
ha\e fallen in t e Mood; Mrc-ide; round the city of Llcffe
even accordin', to toe e'*ri.ssc>n o> ‘he G«*i nans tneiu
sehes am! loci; :hc star oi the German empire seems to
lecfcsce- mm . '• c commander of the German a nay ask
ed today f r a . t d>-fmr.* hour armistice to save the
wounded i. d » a * the dead and rodies.are t nea so hi>M|
that a pcsiilcn e is feared. The Be* r.a '.s v;:\:chto»or
thousands this iiort inis when i*e} succeeded r* *.*t t!*»i*s
great bodies oi ’he c*esiei^ers in a trap oi death. B} son
idatinn evaa* i or oi tie on er iortia.catm «s : '(* Bc.^uin
commander !u? M the Germans within the c‘r<M>- o! the
pvj;n deferses * ;. ■ c-o^ .n in auo piui a i) * nhi
lated ihem Ti cad a list d ) where t! ;car*
ni,^c took ■ i tile Oci u ■ .. 1 *u t
Strewn * it irt i .*ornscs Never was ch
perhaps, s* .ce t r ■* Mnr.;.*: >• * ar and U: \vi i: ; e .s row
look eel unoa a% •'race!} wo ’&h eonodevr or. * a Bol
Li fain t coops i <» dor
greatest vetera s on. earth mlr;l4 we!! he prorrl
The derma- s June now \ ithdrawn to the Meuse river
and there they are awaitin ; reintorcements which arc
comini* up f no• • Luxemburg so that the carna.uo wid be
re-commencerl ft! in a day or two
The mo> t remarkable episode in the day’s imktimv was
the work oi a German aviator who flew.over <1 e cih and
dropped bombs so accurate!} that he h flitted Iriirhllu!
damage. A Belgian aviatot took to the air and pursued
hint in a desperat* eflort to ram h*m or snoot h m and !oi
a moment the two struggling hosts paused to watch. The
Belgian was more than wdni'g to uc 1‘*s r»te so thai the
German might die but the latter shov ed brilliant skill and
returned to his camp unhurt.
CALLS ON WOMEN
PARIS. Aug. 7.—The prime minister of France issued
a proclamation today calling on the women of France to
save the harvest while the men are hattMng on the iron
tiers of their country an;! the women have responded w ith
splendid patriotism so that within a lew days the spec
tacle will he witnossc 1 >*' i.'les of rank and peasant wo
men laboring side by side .a the troops may he piov idtd
for.
The go\ ermuer.t announced openly also today that the
French army will at once begin to carry the war into the
country of the cmy and ill inva le Germany on the
Lorraine border. Five enthusiasm created by this an
nouncement is simply indescribable. In the invasion oi
Lorraine the French see their return to that province and
Alsace which they lost in the wear of ls70 and even sold
iers have been seen to weep with joy at the very thought.
( HI R( HILL DENIES VICTORY
LONDON. Aug. 7.- Winston C hurchill, iirst lord of
the admiral! v, denied in the house of commons today that
a great naval engagement had taken place in which the
British fleet had won a glorious victory. This informa
tion came as a tremendous disappointment because
through the streets had gone the story that at last the
British and German main fleets had met and that the Ger
man ships had been practically destroyed. lie declared
that no great r.r.vai ha;uc has taken pluce > el.
Mam of the harks of this city had closed lor a day or
two but all have now reopened and a greater confidence
seems to prevail in financial circles generally.
Many Germans of this city are rushing to secure nat
uralization papers as they are unable to get home and be
lieve that citizenship is the best means for securing pro
tection.
Thirty American delegates who were bound for the
church peace conference arrived in this city last night and
havegbeen the source of a good deal of amusement when
their object was viewed in the light of current events.
New seven dollar notes appeared today and the pur
is s:i| posed to be to simplify exchange as America
wii. remain neutral and less difliculty will he tound in
making exchange in all foreign countries.
STOI* RECRUITING
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7— German Americans have
stopped recruiting all over the United States so that this
uo\ eminent would not he involved in any dilliculties now
iliat A merica has declared neutrality. I his decision also
has been made in respect to Austrian recruiting also so
that the other nationalities may follow suit and thousands
of men will remain who would otherwise have gone to
light.
M \NiLA, Aug. 7.—German and British warships are
"oparted to he battling at this moment oil the China coast
nut confirmation of the story is lacking although it is
Known that the warships of the two powers are present in
Close waters in force and a battle is most likely.
ITALIANS DRIVE OUT GERMANS
ROME. Italy. Aug. 7.—The Italian government has
turned on the former allies and has ordered the German
warships Breslau and Goehen to depart from Messina
ha' hor as Itah has decided absolutely to maintain a posi
tion of neutrality. These two vessels were reported to
have been captured by (he British and French fleets otT
Ugiers some days ago hut the information w as incorrect,
hcv have been cruising around the southern coast ol
italv since the war began hut have been in no engagement.
MESSINA, Italy. Aug. 7.—The German warships, (he
Breslau and the Goehen, steamed out of this harbor today
j. pursuance ot (lie orders issued l»y the Italian go\cru
As the two great war vessels went out of the port
, {0,e through the waters at top speed and whistled
I Bieii* de Outside, somewhere in the Mediterranean.
■ e British fleet is waiting for them and the fate which
, ro igly apportioned to them by the dispatches
, is probably now ahead. It is probably their inten
tion to keep up full speed ard run the gauntlet of the
| Britishers.
DENMARK MAY EIGHT
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 7.- -The Danish government is
sued an order this morning calling out the reserves and
he order has given rise to the tear that this country win
soon !>c engaged in the great confliet which is now convul
sing the rest of Europe. The calling out of the reserves is
supposed to be meant to he in readiness in case the Ger
should attempt to interfere with Denmark’s neu
i trality.
REPORT NAVAL RATTLE
LONDON, Aug. 7.—It was reported today that a
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MEXICAN FEDERAL
GENERALS SURRENDER
MEXICO CITY* Aug. 7.—One hun-1
Iv.-d and twelve Mexican federal g*n
! a > or leaders met here yesterday
1 ! agreed to submit to the constitu
ionaiists without asking any condi
ions. They came to the conclusion
hat the continuance of the war
mild he accompanied with too mrcfc
>loo«Ehed and loss of trade and that
he people arc getting heartily tired
,f warfare anyway. The submission
if the generals came soon after the
■ nnouneeinent by Carranza that be
.oald refuse to grant an amnesty to
tiie Huerta supporters and the result
, ill he undoubtedly that the coming
>f the rebel army into the capital will
>o accompanied by wholesale execu
\ ions.
Even some of the men who hav
in'.* agreed to submit are men whose
• are in serious danger. Most of
, .<* men who were* closely connected
ith Huerta and his government and
i > arc sure of death if caught by
he constitutionalists pleaded for the
•ontinuation of the efforts to secure
in amnesty but they were oat voted.
’OLCMBINE NINE
WAS MI CH LESS
I ._
Only a few men of the Columbine
baseball nine showed up for the game
I with Seward last evening. The result
I was 11 to 5 for one of the sides.
i
BINNFIX NOMINATION
POPCLAR IN SEWARD
Candidate Was the Bearer ol the
Proxies of the Delegates l'rom
'Phis City
The nomination of Charles Bunnell
is popular among the democrats of
Seward judging by the expressions of
opinion heard from several members
of the party. George Phelps, the
committeeman, says that Bunnell
ought to make a very strong candi
date. Mr. Bunnell was the bearer of
the proxies of the delegates from this
city and for this reason may be re
garded as a sort of particular choice
of this district.
It is the opinion among local dem
ocrats that his candidacy was agreed
I on for the purpose of overcoming the
i troubles arising from differences of
; opinion in other divisions It seems
to be assumed that the Burns support
! was not quite the support of all Ta
nana democrats and that a comprom
ise has been made with the union of
all democrats as the ultimate view.
NORTHWESTERN TODAY
According to advices received by
Agent Guptil the Northwestern is due
to arrive here at 8 o’clock this even
ing.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.—Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
president of tin* I nited States,
passed away this afternoon at .*>
o'clock. Hope had been abandon
ed earlier in the day and her hus
band and friends were present
when the last moment came.
ihiring her illness she bore her
suffering with such patience that
the news of her hopeless condition
came to the country as a shocking
surprise.
Mrs. Wilson before* her marriage
was Kllen Louise Axsen, daugl ter
of Samuel Kelward and Margaret
Jane Hoyt Axsen, and was born at
Savannah, Ha. She was married
to the future president ol the*
l mled State's at Savannah on
June 21. Issti.
Mrs. Wilson took part in several
organized charitable works end
was also a painter of distinction.
She* has exhibited landscape paint
ings in the National Academy
New York, and other great gal
leries and has been active in edu
cational work as a member and
ollicial of national educational so
| cieties and others.
Washington is already giving evi
deuces in many ways of the deep
respect in which the lady was held
and the profound regret which all
feel because of her death. Th<
president was so thoroughly wrap
ped up in her that he has the svin
put h\ of all the people in an un
usual degree.
MRIGO PICKS I P W VK
MOWS Ol T AT SKA
Message Krom i.usitania Was I hat
Two British W arships Sank
’I’wo Germans
The Dirigo yesterday puked up n
vireless message saying that ih« n
,vere two British cruisers engaged in
he tight in which two German vessels
core sunk oil New York while the
Jermans were pursuing the Kusi
lania. The class of the German ships
;unk was also given as cruisers. A
•emarkablc thing about the message
vas that the actual message of the
.usitania itself was received. This
nobably came to these waters b>
taxing been quoted in relay through
,lher stations. The message ot thi
.usitania xvas:
•• W'e have been pursued by two Get*
nan cruisers but the cruisers have
,een sunk by two British warships”.
Another message picked up by the
Dirigio is one that has not been le
aved here. It stated that a I tenth
iviator had sailed over the great Ger
man shipyards at Kiel, had dropped a
)0mb and destroy etl a German battle
ship. Another story picked up was
hat the Russians had encountered a
,(,<1 y of Uhlans and had killed -he
greater number of them.
So many Uhlans have been killed
iccording io the du patches that one
begins to think that message max.
•not bo so\ And if a French avi
ator had really destroyed a German
battleship at Kiel it is likely that the
Gateway correspondent would havu
sent the story as he has received in
structions to spare no expense in tell
ing all the main events of the great
conflict.
SIGNED TREATY
OF NICARAGUA
UNITED STATES GETS PERPET
UAL RIGHTS TO CANAL SITE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7—The trea
ty was signed yesterday by which the
United States for the payment of
three million dollars secures the per
petual rights to the canal sit from
Nicaragua. It is not supposed that
this country will build the canal for
many long years if it will ever be
built but the United States is now*
freed from the danger of opposition
to the Panama canal by the construc
tion of a canal by a foreign nation
through Nicaragua.
The treaty only gives the rights to
the canal site and does not involve a
surrender on the part of the Nicara
guan republic of any of its territory.
WVRIURG IS AT
LAST CONFIRMED
WASH INGTON. Aug. fi.—Paul
Warburg was confirmed by the senate
today as a member of the federal re
serve banking board which was insti
tuted by the currency and banking
law passed by the present congress.
His examination before the senate
committee resulted in showing him to
be clear of the affiliations which had
been suspected.
MANY PASSENGERS
COMK ON DIIUGO
Several Passengers Arrived on the
Dirigo Some of Whom Are
For Seward
The following are the passengers
for this point: Charles Alberts, Peter
I N. Nelson, Dr. H. C. Schalaben, Sen
ator L. V. Ray, E. M. Warner, J. Man
son and T. Halverson.
The following wiP proceed south
later: John Calloyo, Rev. D. Ashoff,
Mrs. I>. Ashoff, Miss Alice 1*;>''
Michael ZharofT, Mrs. ZharofT, Miss
M. ZharofT, William Scott, Johan Jo
hannsen, A. E. Wadhams, N. C. Mc
Donald, Mrs. Joseph, R. Nichols, Miss
E. Nichols, J. D. Meenach, H. W.
Mccnach, C. M. Shannon, George P.
Blair.
Mrs. J. R. Nichols, who came on the
i
I Dirigo, is the wife of the superinten
: dent of the Uyak cannery on Kodiak
Island.
Messrs. Wadham and McDonald
who were also passengers have been
looking for a cannery site on the Ber
ing sea side of the Alaska peninsula.
Rev. I>. Ashoff is the priest of the
Russian church at Unalaska. He and
Mrs. Ashoff are on the way back to
Russia.
Michael ZharofT, janitor of the Val
dez courthouse, has brought back his
family from King’s cove.
Miss Alice Bates, another passen
ger on the Dirigo, is the cousin of
Captain Reynolds, commodore of the
Bering Sea patrol fleet of the U. S.
revenue service.
V LA SKA TREASURY
GETS $31,000
\\v Can’t Say Now That Congress
Never Gave Us Anything,
So \Ve Can’t
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Comp
troller Downing has granted to the
Alaska territorial treasury the sum of
$31,000 which had been derived from
the sale of timber lands in Alaska.
The previous contention was that
Alaska was not organized and that no
official existed in the territory who
could be authorized to hold the funds.
G \ STINEAU PEOPLE
GO TO ILIAMNA
J. D. Meenach, the prominent min
ing man, arrived from Iliamna on the
Dirigo with C. M. Shannon of the
Shannon Copper company of Arizona
after having looked over the fine cop
per properties around the Iliamna
district in which Mr. Meenach is in
terested. Mr. Meenach has recently
had the Gastineau people also in that
section examining the properties. An
examination of the Dutton and Dur
yea properties were also made and
several assays and tests of other
kinds were taken. The rock runs
wonderfully high in copper and also
has high values in gold and silver.
Mr. Meenach has succeeded in get
ting boats to land at Iliamna once a
month and the result has been that
nine people left that place on the
Sampson.
EXPECT COURT WILL
LAST THIRTY HAYS
That the Seward term of court will
last for 30 days is the opinion ex
pressed by Senator L. V. Ray who re
turned on the Dirigo after a trip west
to engage in the defense of men
whose trial has been postponed to the
time when the couit will sit in this
city.
The grand jury has been called for
the term which will commence on Oc
tober.
The trial of the case of the alleged
murder of Dwyei at Knik will be one
of the cases which will occupy the at
tention of Judge Brown here and
there will also be two murder cases
from Kodiak.
Several other cases, including the
ones which Mr. Ray went west to take
part in, will also come up. With this
business and the other matters to be
disposed of Mr. Ray is sure that the
term cannot be ended in less than a
month.
Mr. Ray declares that the salmon
pack in the dilferent places to the
west is extraordinarily large. He al
so believes that the price of salmon
is certain to increase tremendously
because of the war so that the pack
ers have a very prosperous season in
view. The cannery owners also ex
pect to see a tremendous increase in
the price of the fish.
The 1914 pack for southwest and
western Alaska canneries will be over
three million.
FREDERICK DELANO
GETS NOMINATION
Another Man Et-lected by the Presi
dent Instead of Jones on
Reserve Board
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—Frederick
DeLano of the Monongahela railroad
has been nominated by President Wil
son as a member of the federal re
serve banking board He is nominat
ed to fill the place to which Jones was
appointed but in which the senate re
fused to confirm him.
There is good ground for the belief
that the appointment of DeLano will
also not be received with enthusiasm
by the senate and a fight is certain at
least on the part of some of the sen
ators.
MOOSE MEETS TONIGHT
UNDER NEW OFFICERS
The regular meeting of Seward
Lodge 1423 Loyal Order of Moose will
i take place this evening at A. B. hall
at 8 o’clock and important business
will be transacted. Several new mem
bers will be initiated and some of the
officers will be elected. The meeting
is really the starting out of the lodge
here and for that reason ought to be
a very large one.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye st The Branch.