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Vol. io. No. 225- * SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9,1916. Ten Cents the Copy
LONDON REPORTS ALLIED MILLIONS NOW GRAD
UALLY SQUEEZING IN ARMIES OF CENTRAL POWERS
ITALIANS CAPLURE GORITZ CITY
AND MIGHTY BATTLE IS RAGING
ITALIANS C APTURE GORITZ
LONDON, August i>.—It was announced by bulletin
this afternoon that the Italians have captured the Aust
rian stronghold of Goritz and took ten thousand prison
ers. This bulletin was orlicialiy given out. Goritz is some
twenty or thirty miles across the border just north of the
Adriatic sea and is about me same distance irom the great
eitv of Trieste of which it w as the chief defense. The tak
ing of the bridge head at Goritz was followed by an at
tack in force on the main position.
RAID ENGLAND AGAIN
LONDON, August y.—Zeppelins raided the east coast
of England again tins morning and another Zeppelin raid
ed the southeast of Scotland, i he olticials announced that
three women and one cluiu were killed and fourteen others
injured. The names of the places in wiiicii the bombs
were dropped have not been given out out it is intimated
that no large city was attacked, the newspapers have
been forbiuuen to give out any information regarding the
results of these rams so that the Germans nugiit not re
ceive a guide for future attacks of the kind.
MAY DECIDE THE WAR
ROME, August y.—Two million men are now battling
fiercely along tile lsonzo front in a tremendous struggle
that is centering around Gomz aiui mat may prove the
turning point ol the war. W itli Goritz bridge head and
the surrounding heights strongly held by our troops the
Italians are pouring across tlu* river for assault on
Goritz itself, singing gaily as tney advance under a hot
' lire. File losses of tile Austrians are described as appal
ling and thousand ol prisoners are tailing into me hands
ot our army daily. All the lighting is being waged on
Austrian territory.
(Note: — The bulletin from London says Goritz has
been captured and the London news may possibly be later
than the information contained here from Koine that the
light for that city is still proceeding.)
VAST OFFENSIVE PROCEEDING
LONDON, August !>.—The great moment of the war
lias evidently come, judging by tne news given out today,
and a mighty triple offensive, with several minions of men
and thousands upon thousands oi guns engaged, is now!
slowly squeezing in the armies oi tile l entral powers.
Fighting stubbornly on every front and in many instances
with rare bravery the Austrian, German and Turkish!
forces are giving way in every theatre oi the war with the
exception of the Balkans, and even in the Balkans recent
skirmishes give every indication oi another great allied'
push being prepared in that region, in the esat the Bus-:
sians, extending the advantage reported yesterday, have'
thrown back the Austro-Germans on a front of thirty
miles. Today’s dispatches from all quarters, however,
give the place of honor to the Italians who have clearly
gained the most evident and decisive victory. On the
west front the French and British are pressing the Ger
mans to the utmost and on no front today are the Germans
credited with taking the initiative. The super offensive is
declared to be now in full swing and the next few weeks
are expected to make European history of the most mo
mentous nature.
ANOTHER FIGHT IN GREECE
ROME. August 9.—Dispatches from Athens indicate
that the allied troops have made a raid on the Bulgarian
positions near the frontier north of Salonika. Both op
posing armies are now on Greek territory.
ALLIED RAID ON METZ
THE HAGUE, August 9. — Two hundred German
soldiers have been killed or injured by an allied air raid re
cently on Metz, the great German fortress and capital of
Lorraine. The station and barracks were seriously dam
aged by the bombs from the attacking airships.
ANOTHER AIR BATTLE
PARIS, August 9. — Opposing squadrons of French
and German aeroplanes encountered each other east of
Pozieres yesterday and two of the German machines are
believed to have been destroyed. All the French machines
returned safely to their bases..
lluidies Koasts
The Demoerats
In Seattle Says Administration Has
Not Kept Country Krom War.
SKATTI.K, August 1>.—In a speech
here last night Charles K. Hughes,
candidate for the presidency, attack
ed the Democratic administration
fiercely. He described it as extrava
gant and vacillating and asserted that
it hail not kept the country out of war
but had fought an ignominious war in
Mexico and from this ignominious war
had ignominiously withdrawn, tie al
so charged that the administration
had brought the nation much nearer
to a participation in the Kuropean
war than would have been necessary
if the Democratic government had
“stood for American rights.” One
striking phrase of the speech was that
it is no more possible to expect tarilT
protection for American industries
from a Democratic congress than it is
to get a “revival sermon from a dis
orderly house.” The crowd cheered
the speaker again and again and, as
might he expected in such a hotbed of
Kopublioani^m aI»‘ lluglu'O leCCivod
generally a wounderfully enthusiastic
welcome..
All Saloons Gone
Yukon Territory
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Only Hotels Can Sell Liquor Now in
the Once Wild Dawson.
DAWSON, July 21. — This is the
last day of the saloon in Da\.son and
the Y’ukon Territory. The law which
was passed by the Yukon council last
year providing for the abolition of the
saloon throughout Yukon Territory
went into effect today. That means
that the only premises in the Yukon
Territory permitted to sell intoxicat
ing liquors by retail are hotels, or, in
other words, premises which have
accommodations for patrons of the
house to secure meals and lodgings.
A large number of licensed hotels
exist throughout the territory, whiH
there are twenty-four in Dawson.
Two of the old time saloons only
remain in Dawson and have to close
today. They are the M. & N. and the
Original. The proprietors' of Un
original will remain in business in
Dawson by taking over one of the old
time First avenue hotels with bar at
tached.
The Arctic saloon, on Craig street,
is being converted into a hotel.
The law passed at the session of
the Yukon council last month, short
ening the hours during which it shall
be legal to sell liquor at retail in any
licensed premises in this territory
will become effective tonipht at mid
night. The law prohibits the sale of
liquor at retail between 12 o’clock
midnight and 6 o’clock in the morning
on all week days, and between 12
o’clock Saturday night and 6 o’clock
Monday morning. The wholesale
houses must close at 7 p. m. Satur
days and remain closed till 6 a. m.
Monday, and must close on week days,
the same as retail houses.
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ALASKA AT CORDOVA
The steamship Alaska arrived at
Cordova this, Wednesday, morning.
The hour of her arrival was not given.
kills Self 111
Horrible Manner
At Mile 34
l’eter Skcmbos, a man about 2.r>
years of age who was of (Jreek na
tionality although born in Turkish
1 territory, committed suicide yesterday
at Mile .‘14 in the most horrible man
' nor. He was employed as “bull” cook
| in the railroad gang of which Engi
i neer Munro is in charge and for the
past few days had been acting in a
manner that indicated dementia.
Some of the people in the camp had
i intended to send information to the
authorities but the matter was not
attended to. At noon yesterday as the
men were at dinner Skembos went
1 outside the tent to the back into the
| brush and when the time came to call
1 him to dinner a search was made. He
was found lying in the brush dead and
disembowelled and with a great
butcher knife still in his hand. He
fhad evidently driven the knife into Ids
stomach and turned it around ano
around to make sure. The entrails
were hanging out. and a most strange
part of the affair is that he had evi
dently raised his shirt to let the knife
reach his body without obstruction.
This is borne out by the fact that the
shirt was not cut. The body was
brought to the city last evening and
an inquest was held by Commissionei
Ennis. The jury consisted of J. C.
Tolman, W. P. Henry, Pernio Hettel,
A1 Peel, W. Allen and Charles Craw
ford. The verdict was that he had
met death by his own hand. Skembos
came to Alaska last April and is sup
posed to have some sisters and broth
ers living either in the States or the
old country. Papers found in his
clothing show that he had once Been
in the restaurant business in San
Francisco. He will be buried here.
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INVESTIGATOR IS
REATEN IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, August 9.—Recognized
as an investigator for the police dry
squad and led iiAo a basement when
he tried to obtain evidence of liquor
law violations C. W. Olson, an einer
gency policeman, was stripped of his
revolver and star and severely beaten
in this city last night. No arrests
have yet been made in connection with
the matter.
CAR TO MEET THE
ANCHORAGE TEAM
A car has been secured to go to MYle
52 to meet the Anchorage ball team
and bring it here. The latest dope on
flie Anchorage bunch is that they
have a pitcher who formerly pitched
[ for the Seattle nine. He, it is saiiT;
has been in Anchorage a few weeks
and is described as a good one. His
name is Mills or Mails or something
like that. Rut, whatever Anchorage
has up its sleeve Seward Has nothing
but a bunch of boys who will do their
darndest to win.
OLD DAWSON GAMBLER DEAD
SEATTLE.—Joe Stitt, bartender
and a well known gambler in the early
days, especially at Dawson, Fairbanks
and Nome, dropped dead in this city
while dealing a poker hand in a
friendly game. A note found in the
pocket of his coat stated that he fear
ed death from heart trouble and in
case of death asked that the Eagles
attend to the last rites and especially
asking that his body be cremated.
ARMY Or VILLA REPORTED TO
RAVE CAPTURED TORREON CITY
Northwestern via
Seward for Nome
SEATTLE, August 'The Alaska
Steamship Company announces that
the steamship Northwestern will he
dispatched next Sunday morning for
Nome and St. Michael via southeast
ern and southwestern Alaska and will
call at Seward. In addition to many
Nome people she will prohahly carry
a large list of tourists .
FAMOUS WOMEN ARE
THROWN FROM CARRIAGE
CROTON, N. Y., August !>.—Mar
garet Wilson, eldest daughter of the
President, and Blanche Rates, the
famous actress, were thrown from a
carriage here yesterday in a runaway
accident and were severely bruised.
EL PASO, August 9.—That the Villa and Carranza
soldiers have again come to blows is shown by dispatches
received today from Chihuahua City, but an unconfirmed
! rumor has also been circulated to the effect that Torreon
has been captured by the followers of Villa. The advices
I from Chihuahua state that General Aguilar, commanding
a guard of Carranze troops, and a number of his soldiers
and passengers were killed in an attack by Villaistas on a
passenger train at Noria station yesterday. It is asserted
that about half the twenty-eight followers of Villa that
made up the attacking force were killed in the fight. The
rumor of the capture of Torreon seems to be well founded
although there was no suspicion that the Villa adherents
had a force in the neighborhood sufficiently strong to ac
complish the feat. The strictest censorship is being main
I tained as to the location of the American forces in Mexico,
if there are any left in that country. It is only known for
certain that Carranza is in communication with Washing
ton on matters connected with the proposed Commission
of representatives of both countries that will try to settle
the border difficulties.
R. R. MEN REFUSE ARBITRATION
AND 225 ROADS MAY STOP
I loot nr U kill
By Girl "readier
w
Says Ho Mistreated Her But He Says
It Was Something Else.
SUPERIOR, Wis., August !>.—Dr.
J. C. Barnsdale, a widely known
physician, was shot and fatally
wounded last evening in his office by
Miss Helen Stewart, a school teacher.
Tfie case of the wounded man is de
clared hopeless by the attending
physicians and Miss Stewart has been
taken into custody. She declares that
her act was due to mistreatment by
Barnsdale but he has made a state
ment declaring that she shot him in a
fit of anger caused by his refusal to
lend her money. He states that his
refusal to give her the money drove
her into a frightful passion on sever
al occasions.
G. A. P. ENCAMPMENT AT
KANSAS CITY IN AUGUST
MAY BE THE LAST
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 2.—
Twenty thousand veterans of the
Grand Army of the Republic will
mobilize here August 29 for the
fifteenth national encampment. The
fact that this will be the golden jubil
ee reunion, that it may be the last
great encampment and that it will be
the first in this section of the country
in many years may send the crowd of
visitors to 125,000.
While the young blood of the coun
try is mobilized on the Mexican bord
er, the “boys of ’61" who fought to
save the union will gather here for
what promises to be the final review.
When the grey-haired and stooped
veterans pass in review, few are ex
pected to march. With the armies of
today thoroughly motorized, the old
men who wear the bronze button will
not feel that it is a disgrace to pass
in review in automobiles. Kansas
City will furnish the motor cars.
“ANZAC”SUGGESTED
FOR NEW CAPITAL
SYDNEY, August 1. — “Anzac” is
suggested as the name of the new
capital.
NEW YOET\, August ()—The outlook today in con
nection with tile nation-wide railroad strike looks worse
man ever and all hope oi an immediate settlement was
abandoned when the representatives oi the unions notiiieu
me railroad managers today that they will not agree to
arbitration oi tneir demanus lor an eight hour day and
some oi the other more important concessions. The union
leaders declare that they are backed up by the w hole lour
hundred thousand employees in the statement that no ar
bitration or anything else can prevent them from insist
ing on their demands for the snorter day. This conces
sion, they say, must be granted. The union leaders also
declare that they are armed with the power to call the
strike and that they will do so unless their demands are
conceded. The strike will tie up two hundred and twenty -
live railroads with, as stated before a mileage of two hun
dred and fifty thousand. The union heads declare that
they will consent to discuss the question with the railroad
officials but will not consent to calling in an intermediary.
(Note:—If the threatened strike affects a quarter of
a million miles of railroads it means that every railroad in
the country will be tied up, as the statistics for 1915 give
tile total mileage of the railroads in the United States as
; 241,199. When it is said that the “trainmen” are the strik
ers it probably is meant that they are enginemen, firemen,
conductors, which altogether number 181,2(52. Under the
head of “trainmen” also come an additional number of
137,007. These figures do not include terminal and switch
ing companies, but the figures suggest that those aie the
occupations affected.)
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YUKON IMPORTER SUES
GOVERNMENT FOR $87,345
OTTAWA, August 1.—A case to be
heard in the exchequer court shortly
will test the legality of orders-in
council passed between 1000 and 1014
authorizing the collection of certain
taxes in addition to the customs and
excise taxes on liquors and wines im
ported into the Y'ukon. Under these
orders-in-council an extra tax of $2
was collected on liquors and 50 cents
on wines.
Robert Lowe, an importer of liquor
at Whitehorse, is suing the govern
ment for the sum of $87,345 which he
has paid in taxes on the ground that
the orders-in-council are ultra vires
of the Y'ukon Territorial Act. He
wants all his money back with inter
est. The justice department is dis
puting Mr. Lowe's claims.—Dawson
News.
FOUNDER CHICAGO GREAT
WESTERN R. R. DEAD
ST. PAUL, August 9.—B. Stickney,
i founder of the Chicago Great W estern
Railroad died at his home here today.
He was also interested in several
other northwestern railroads.
SENATOR THURSTON IS
DEAD OF HEAT STROKE
OMAHA, August 9. — John M.
Thurston, formerly United States
| senator, died this morning. He was
prostrated by heat on July 1 and to
this is attributed his death.
Ed. Crawford is out once more after
an attack of illness. ^
Dr. Sloan is confined to bed with
illness.
The heating plant has now been in
stalled in the Hettel building and Mr.
Hettel is now setting the radiators.