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AUSTRIANS CONTINUE GAINS
AGAINST ITALIANS IN TYROL
ALLIES GAINING
LONDON, May 21.—The new official reports from all
capitals today indicate that the French have made gains
in Champagne and the British have made gains at Yimy,
The German offensive on the Flemish front has apparent
ly,been launched. At one point the Teutons succeeded in
penetrating the first French trenches but were later hurl
ed back with awful losses. In the region of Hooe the Ger
man foot soldiers were hurled recklessly at the French but
without avail.
AUSTRIANS GAINING
LONDON, May 21.—It is admitted officially that the
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Austrians have gained many successes in southern Tyrol.
It is made evident that the offensive launched by the
Austrians under the archduke has been maintained with
terrible strength and is certainly advancing towards Italy.
LYNCH ESCAPES DEATH
DUBLIN, May 21.— Jeremiah Lynch, the American
citizen tried by courtmartial for taking part in the rebel
lion, has been saved from execution by the work of the
American government and he has been sentenced to ten
years penal servitude instead.
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Seasickness Kills
M. I). Crocker
Pioneer of Alaska, Recently of Sew
ard, Dies on S. S. Alaska.
M. D. Crocker, of Seward, died of
apoplexy brought on by sea sickness
on the steamer Alaska , last Friday
just t»v Ituuto t>vCoiv that vessel j
landed at Anchorage. Mr. Crocker,
Mrs. Crocker and their child left Sew- j
ard for Anchorage the previous day.
Off Cape Elizabeth he was attacked
>\ith a violent tit of vomiting which
caused a blood vessel to burst and
brought on apoplexy. He was a pio
neer of Alaska and a member of the
Seward Igloo. His brother is in busi
ness in Anchorage and his son is al
so there. The news was received here
late on Saturday afternoon and caused
a big shock to his many friends.
WATSON BROIGHT MEN TO
BITLD KATALLA R. R.
On her way up this time the Admir
al Watson brought seventy-five men
to Katalla to work on the construction
of the railroad to the Bering River
coal fields. A targe force will be em
ployed and the seventeen miles of
road from Controller Bay to the coal
will be finished this year.
GENERAL AGENT OF
ADMIRAL LINE VISITS
C. E. Flye, general freight and pas
senger agent of the Pacific Alaska
Navigation Company, arrived on the
Watson this morning. He is accom
panied by Mrs. Flye and will onl>
make the round trip this time looking
over the company’s affairs. Mr. Fly*
reports an immense amount of activity
all along the coast and a very pros
perous season for mining, shipping
and other industries. Every towr
seems to have quite a stir, he says.
MITCHELL GOES TO
BRING BACK BODIES
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E. H. L. Mitchell, one of the survi
vors of the wreck of the Success, lef
on the Watson ami will go to Barrel
island in behalf of the Federa
authorities to get the bodies o
Campbell and Larsen if they are stil
on the beach. In the story of the dis
aster appearing in today’s Gateway i
is shown that the bodies were take
out of the water. The fund to be use
for the search and burying of th
bodies is in charge of Governo
Strong who is acting through Ik
Evans. The bodies may be taken t
Seldovia for burial.
The number of patients in the Seu
ard General hospital yesterday wi
seven.
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NEW YORK BANKER IS
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT US
A. B. Hepburn of the Chase Nation
al Bank of New York, believes that
Alaska is the finest place for tourists
in his wide knowledge. He and E. S.
Booth, a New York lawyer, returned
last Saturday from a hunting trip
around Uyak and he declares he will
do all in his power to advertise the
territory when he gets back east.
ICE OUT OF LAKE
The ice went out of Kenai lake last
Friday and Fred Bunce started his
boat service today.
SALMON RUNNING
The salmon have begun running in
Resurrection Bay. This is a month
! earlier than last year for the run.
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FIRST FOREST FIRE
The first forest lire of the season
1 occurred a couple of days ago near
j Mile 18. It spread over three or four
acres but the damage was slight.
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PRIEST HELD ON
VERY SERIOUS CHARGE
VALDEZ.—Rev. Father Orloff, of
the Russian church at Tatitlik, was
brought to town yesterday by special
deputy marshal Glenn Names, from
Ellamar, where the reverend gentle
man had been bound over by Commis
sioner Ward Estey to the Grand Jury
on a charge of giving liquor to
native*.
From the story told at the trial of
the case Rev. Orloff 6ent down to Cor
dova and obtained a quantity of
liquor, which he indulged in not wise
ly, but too well. This indulgence ap
peared to sour his normally saccha
rine disposition and he quarreled vio
lently with tw'o of his parishioners, a
male and female, and eventually came
1 to blows, the result of which was that
the natives w'ere somewhat beaten up
and Father Orloff has a badly dis
colored optic.
The matter was taken before the
commissioner and it was disclosed
that whatever other faults the priest
may possess he is not stingy, and had
1J shared his liquor with Ue natives
1 freely. As such a proceeding is con
trary to the statutes made and pro
vided, the commissioner bound th<
priest over to the grand jury and h<
^ w*as brought to Valdez yesterday.
He succeeded in raising the neces
* sary bonds here and is now free unti
P the next sitting of the grand jury.
r Prospector.
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o GEO. B. COX DEAD
CINCINNATI, May 20.—George B
- Cox, formerly Republican bos* o
■s Ohio, died here last night. He ha
been paralysed since February.
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❖ THE LADIES GIVE ❖
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In a communication to the Gateway
the Ladies' Club asks that thanks be
i expressed to the many w ho aided to
Lwards clearing the playground and
making the flower plot ready. The
name of Councilman Chamberlain is
particularly mentioned. Miss Root is
thanked for superintending the plant-;
ing of the flowers. W. M. Sauers is
thanked for the flag, Harry Hoben is
thanked for hauling, Judge Hildreth
for working on the corner flower
garden, Herbert Tozier for erecting
flagpole, Mel Horner for putting up
garden fence, Mrs. Cooper for sand
wiches, the two markets for supplies,
Mr. Alexander for photographs, Sam
Graff for rope, Frank Rallaine for
garden fence. The members of the
Fire department and the school child
ren are thanked collectively for the
very great aid given.
NEWS NOTES
Henry Lucas was brought to the
city last Saturday from his fox ranch
at Skilak lake by Dr Baughman who
performed an operation for an ab
scess on him yesterday. To get Mr.
Lucas to town Dr. Baughman had to
make a round trip of 140 miles.
John Herr, a tie cutter, is now in
the General Hospital under the care
of Dr. Romig for an injury to one ot
his eyes. Mr. Herr stood on a log out
in the woods a couple of days ago and
the log tipped up. In falling a limb
scratched the eyeball. Ihc accident
recalls the remarkably numerous ac
cidents to eyes in this district re
cently.
Mr. and Mrs. van Campen returned
Saturday evening from their trip into
the hills and will go to Green Island
on a visit, after which they will leave
for the great outside, most likely for
permanent residence. On the way
home in the car on Saturday the con
veyance refused to travel up hill and
the passengers all got got out and
shoved it a distance of over two
miles. While on the trip Mrs. van
Campen was engaged writing and will
soon publish two Alaskan stories.
Edgar Hawley, of Seward, was an
officer in the army in the Philippines
and once arrested three Chinamen for
killing human beings and serving
them up as chop suey. Mr. Hawley
ami a Lieutenant Gallagher went in
to a Chinese cafe and had their dishes
served. Out of the dish protruded the
hand of an infant and the t*v military
men ordered the house surrounded.
The Chinamen were arrested but
proved later that the hand was noth
ing worse than the hand of a suc
culent young monkey.
The dance given by the Arctic
Brotherhood last Saturday evening
was on of those where everyone had
a really good time. The costumes
were suggestive of simplicity rather
than hard times and it is remarkable
how pretty ladies can make them
selves look in supposedly careless
gowns. No one came in the old
stereotyped heavy boots with tufts of
hay, with farmer hats, hobo clothes,
or anything like that. It was some
thing new and good.
J. C. Tolman and Crit arc leaving
for a prospecting trip of several days
in the Bear Glacier district.
Mrs. John Rigby and her baby pass
ed by on the Watson to join Mr. Rigby
at Anchorage. Mr. Rigby is working
with the Engineering Commission.
William Young, who was formerly
in partnership with W. M. Sauers and
j was later in business at Kenai, went
through on the Watson for Broad
Pass after an absence of four years.
His associates will brirtg up horses on
a later boat and extensive prospecting
will be done by the party.
E. S. Hewitt of the L. C. Smith
f typewriter, Burroughs Adding
3 machine and other companies arrived
on the Watson.
Fighting Parson Dead
QUINCY, Mass., May 22.
—Rev. Edward Anderson,
known widely in Grand
Army of the Republic circles
as ‘‘the Fighting Parson”
died last night at the age of
72. He was an associate of
John Brown.
Fire on U. S. Troops
COLUMBUS, May 22.—
Thirteen troops of the
Seventh cavalry were fired j
upon last night near Temo
sachic and one was wound
ed. The attack is attributed
to Mexican bandits who
were hiding about the
bridge.
American Promoted
PARIS, May 22.—Corpor
al Kiffen of Rockwell, At
lanta, Georgia, a member of
the Franco-Ameriean Hying
corps, has been mentioned
for promotion to the rank ot
sergeant as a reward for
bringing down a German
areoplane.
Waite Trial Begins
NEW YORK, May 22.—
I’he trial of Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite for the inur
:ier of his wealthy father-m
aw, John F. Pecks, ol
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jfrand Rapids, began today. .
Canadian Wires Down
T \Fir35" dtbrt
iown since noon yesterday, (
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MINERAL OUTPUT
OF ALASKA NOW
OVER $300,000,000
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Alaska's
nineral production in 1915 was moie
han four times the sum of the pur
chase price of the Territory, in dol
ars and cents. It was the largest
nineral production Alaska ever had.
Dnly* a little more than half was gold.
At the close of the year estimates
kvere given out as to the probable
t-alue of the yoar’s production. Com
plete figures are now at hand, and the
statistics have been presented by Dr.
Alfred H. Brooks, of the geological
survey, in charge of Alaskan minera*
work.
The year’s production brings the
total value of Alaska’s mineral out
put since 18$0, when mining began,
up to $300,953,751, the gold product
alone to the close of 1915 amounting
to $260,858,943. Alaska cost, when
purchased in 1867, just $7J00,000. In
other words, more than forty-two
times the purchase price , has been
taken from the soil of the territory' in
mineral.
That through most of its history’
Alaska has been a poor man’s mining
country’ is indicated by' the fact that
of the $260,858,943 in gold taken out
since 1880, $182,192,992 came from
placers. And this in the face of the
fact that lode mining began as early
as 1882 in the Treadwell.
Last year’s mineral output reached
the record figures of $32,854,229,
which is $13,788,563 more than the
output in 1914, and far more than the
value in any previous year during the
thirty-six years that mining has been
carried on in the Territory.
Gold values for the year were $16,
702,144; copper, $15,139,129, and sil
ver, $543,398. Tin, lead, antimony,
marble, gy'psum, and a small amount
of petroleum and coal make up the
rest.—(Ashmun Brown in^ Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.)
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SEATTLE, May 13. — A warrant
was issued late yesterday charging
Clarence Gerald, proprietor of Ger
ald's Cafe, with violating the prohibi
tion law.
Early this morning Gerald had not
yet been arrested.
KEEPING SUPPLIES TO TROOPS
AND NO SIGN OE QUITTING
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The team of Heine Haasch beat the
Campbell outfit yesterday by V to 3.
The most remarkable part of the per
formance was the umpiring of Matt
Button who scmed to please everyone
but the players, and a pleasant item
of the program was the appearance
once again of Glenn Carrington.
Glenn says he is here to pitch for
Seward against any old comers on
July Fourth. During the game yes
terday Frank Ennis and Tom Finne
gan made three base hits. Home Run
Reed was conspicuous by his presence
on the grand stand but it was very
pleasantly reminiscent of last year to
see Joe Campbell, Carrington, Heine,
Phil Hickey and the others on the dia
mond together. If that bunch can't
wipe the floor with Anchorage any
old place and any old time here goes
two bits. Lucas and Tolman were the
Campbell batteries and Finnegan and
Carrington were for the defensive and
offensive of the opposition. The
weather promised some better times
coming.
STEAMERS SOON TO
START TO BERING SEA |
SEATTLE, May 21.—The steamers
Cordova, Latouche and Victoria will
start for Bering Sea ports within ten i
days with thousands of tons of gener
al supplies, lumber and machinery.
TORNADO KILLS EIGHTEEN
tornado at Kemp, Oklahoma, yester
day killed eighteen people and injured
many.
CYCLONE IN CALIFORNIA
KILLS AND MAKES HAVOC
VUMA, Calif., May 21.—A cyclone
which visited this region yesterday
killed five people, injured eighteen
and caused an immense lot of damage
to property. The value of the prop
erty destroyed has not yet been esti
mated.
E. L. Whittcmorc of the Overland
hotel went on the Watson for a busi
ness trip to Anchorage.
EXPEDITION COSTS MONEY
EL PASO, May 21. — Hundreds of loads of supplies
have just been forwarded to General Pershing and his
forces and the belief is growing that there was no founda
tion for the belief that the expedition is about to with
draw. The amount of supplies consumed by the Pershing
force is three hundred and ninety thousand pounds
weekly.
BILL HAS A JOKER
WASHINGTON, May 21.—General Funston has
pointed out a joker in .the coast artillery bill which is
meant to take from General Wood the Geronimo honor
medal. Many enlisted men in the Texas national guard
have refused to respond to the call for reinforcements
and some have been found to be unfit for service, so that
other calls will have to be made should it be found that a
larger force is required.
DESPONDENT PIONEER
COMMITS SUICIDE
FAIRBANKS. — Despondent be
cause of illness, Maurice Fitzgerald,
an oldtimer of Interior Alaska, com
mitted suicide last evening. The
deed was committed with a .22 calibrej
rifle at his cabin in (iraehl. Fitzger
ald was a pioneer of the North, hav- '
ing migrated to Dawson in 1807, and
prior to the big stampede to that sec
tion. For years the deceased had
been suffering from asthma, and just j
prior to his death was in the throes of |
despair because of the continued
malady.
William Furness, who lives nearby,
was startled during the night, shortly
Upon it'ttl Iting vue*v *•«». w
emenating from Fitzgerald’s cabin, he
pushed the door in and found the man
lying on the bed, weak from suffering
and evidently suffering under a high
nervous tension also. He wanted
Furness to load his rifle for him so
that he might end it. Then he sent
Furness to a neighbor’s cabin to get
some medicine, and while the latter
was out he locked the door and killed
himself.
Upon returning and finding the
door locked, Furness broke into the
cabin, only to find the man with the
rifle in his hands and the muzzle ly
ing against his cheek. Mr. Furness
immediately notified the authorities of
STRIKE IS MADE
ON GOODPASTER
Fairbanks News:—In a letter from
E. E. James, the commissioner at
Richardson, which was received in
Fairbanks yesterday, some good news
is recived, in that he tells of a strike
that has been made on a tributary of
the south fork of the Good Paster
river. The strike was made by L. J.
Johnson, Walter Johnson and Frank
Solly, on Michigan creek, a tributary
of the Good Paster. How much the
ground will go to the foot is not
known, but in the letter from Mr.
JameS it was stated that the pros
pectors panned $10 out of one hole.
The ground in Michigan creek is
(Wf-Y fe,rlWv9 ko demand in
excellent opencut proposition, even if
the ground was not rich.
That the gold is coarse is evident,
as several good nuggets are reported
to have been found, the largest one of
which was worth about 72 cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Votaw and their son
arrived on the Watson from Texas
and will leave on the train tomorrow
for their home at Kenai river. Mrs.
Votaw went aboard very sick at Seat
tle but is all right again.
the tragedy and later, upon instruc
tions from the coroner, the body was
turned over to the undertaker. Ex.
Full and Vivid Story of
The Barren Island Tragedy
(By Juanita Anderson)
SELDOVIA, May 'll. — There are
wrecks and rumors of wrecks, but it
is seldom that men survive such con
ditions as the two survivors of the
launch Success have recently reported
here.
The launch Success left Seward on
the Twenty-third of February with
the following men aboard: Tom
Campbell, John Larson, Chas. Hansen
and E. H. L. Mitchell. They were en
route to the new strike at Cold Bay
The launch was owned by Chas. Han
sen and the trip was outfitted by
Messrs. Mitchell and Campbell. After
leaving Seward rough weather was
encountered and several delays were
made necessary by the leaking of the
boat about the stuffing box. How
ever, the ill-fated prospecting party
finally arrived at the Barren Islands
on March eighth. They found anchor
age on the east sine of Ushagat
island, the largest island of the
group. This anchorage was found to
be very poor, and it was necessary to
keep the engine going night and day,
as the anchors could not hold the boat
against the strong wind that blew
continually. On March twelfth they
pulled anchor and went to the east
side of Umitilla island. Anchors
would not hold at this place and so
they crossed to West Umitilla where
the fate of two of the party was fin
ally sealed. After being at this an
:horage for a while the wind seemed
to subside, and Hansen, Larson and
Campbell went ashore to prospect
around and pick up drift wood. Soon
after their arrival on the beach the
wind seemed to increase in strength,
and they decided to return to the
launch, which was about two hundred
yards from shore. Though the swells
were large there is not the slightest
doubt that the row would have been
made with safety if one of the oar
sockets had not been torn from the
boat before reaching the launch. All
three men immediately realized their
danger, and each did what he could to
keep the boat on its course, but the
control of the boat was gone, and bail
ing, paddling with both shovel and ^
oars were of no avail, and finally:
when about one hundred yeards from
the launch a swell swamped them.
All were able to cling to the boat at
first, but their energy was soon ex
pended as they repeatedly tried to
right the boat and get to shore.
Campbell was the first to let go of;
the skiff, and it was not long after
that Hansen turned and saw Larson
still clinging on, but as he watched
him, and gave words of encourage
ment, his head dropped to one side,
and his hold was loosened, and he,
too, slipped into the water. Mr. Han
sen thought that probably he had been
overcome with a cramp. They had
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New Bridge Near
City Costs $5,000
The bridge which is now being built
by the Alaska Road Commission over
Resurrection river will cost something
like $5,000, according to the estimate
of Anton Eide, the superintendent for
this district. The work on the per
manent bridge has already been start
ed. It will have three spans of seven
ty-fivc feet to each span. It is esti
mated that the railroad bridge close by
will cost more than twenty thousand
dollars, so that Resurrection will be
quite a proud stream this summer.
NOME COUNCIL IN MIXUP
NOME, May l.—The city council of
Nome is up in the air on a decision of
the mayor that he wants to vote on
all matters that come up before the
council. Under the new law the coun
cil figures that the mayor has no vote
in its deliberations, but he wants to
be put on record in all matters.—Ex.
Frank Youngs has gone to inspect
the ties in the Quartz creek district.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kubach went on
the Watson to Anchorage. They are
a bride and groom and Mr. Kubach
has a position with the Engineering
Commission.
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