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VOLUME XIII NUMBER S*. SEWARD, ALASKA^ WEDNESDAY™ "uGUST 137T9I9. jrBN_CKyra PMB OSPY
\> \nsiK-iated Pres*
WASHINGTON. Aug.. I An tin
identified hold-up man this forenoon
entered the Munsey Trust Company.
,»n Pennsylvania Avenue, aud point Vt
two revolvers at the paying teller de
manding One Hundred anil fittx
thousand dollars.
Too paying teller resisted tin* hold
up and began shooting at him hat
missed. The robber then turned the
gun upon himself infl'eting a slight
wound.
Police were quickly on the scene
and the man was taken to headquart
ers hut has not made any statement.
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AKOIANOEI. POES NOT'
WANT TO l>K IE El AI.ONE
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MU H Aug.. 13— The
municipality ot Vrchangel is pre
paring an appeal to the Allies not
to withdraw trm»ps front Russia
at the present time.
JOSEPH IS
NOT MAN
WANTED
PRAGUE. Aug.. 13— The Social
Democrats today led a huge aul or
derly demonstration against Aivhduk*
Joseph becoming head of the Hungar
ian government.
The Czecho Slovaks hope that Am
erica will prevent Joseph from suc
ceeding in his d* signs.
The Czecho believe Joseph does
not represent the true sentiment of
the Hungarian common people.
PRESIDENT WIRES HIS
CONDOLENCES TO WIDOW
OF DEAD PHILANTHROPISE
WASHINGTON. Aug.. 13— !><*•*'
- dent Wilson has wired Mrs. Camegi'
a message of sympathy saying An
drew Carnegie’s death constituted a
serious loss to the forces of humanity
and enlightened public service.
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BOLSHEVIK 1 ATTACK
JAPS— MANY KILLED
TOKIO. Aug., 13— An official com
munique issued by the War Depart
ment says that a Bolshevik attack on
a Japanese troop train near Nicholisk
Siberia, recently, caused a loss to the
Japanese of ninety-one killed and fiv*
seriously wounded. The Bolshevik
who numbered five thousand were re
pulsed after heavy fighting.
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By Associated Prc«9
WASHINGTON. Aug.. IP— The
government is rushing material from
San Francisco to aid General Kol
chak’s retreating army in Siberia.
Forty five thousand rifles and much
ammuniti >n have already been sent
and more munitions are leaving this
week.
VIENNA. Aug.. IP— The Ukran
ians have captured the fortress of
Pubno in Southeastern Yolhynia from
the Bolsheviki.
LONDON. Aug., IP— It is report -
that the Bolsheviki, under pressure*,
have abandoned Lutsk, in southwest
Kovel Vinnitza, twelve miles south
west of Kiev.
PARTS. Aug.. IP— The Supreme
Council has been summoned to consid
er »he Hungarian situation. The Ru
manian replies to the Allied notes re
garding their actions in Hungary havi
! reached here. It is understood the re
plies u»e concilatory.
IKsn r I’RIEST. l.lEl'TKN \NT
OF FRENCH ARMY. IS IN
AMERICA SEEKING AID
LOS AXGEl ES. Cal.. Aug., 13
I.irut. Marcel Jousso, a Jesuit priest
s hero in the interest of a movemon*
to* replace devastated churches it
France with temporary shelters fo>
worship.
Lieut. Jousso, sensed.four years i?
•he tranches for France and wears the
‘ns'gnin of the Legion of Honor an^
he Oroiv de Guerre. At the request
>f the French High Commission, he
s truring the FniteJ States on behalf
of the church she’tm* movement.
Th° plan aecording to Lieut. .Tousse.
"s to build tf »npoi ary places of wor
Yp for about $2,000 each in place®
"here cathedrals were distroyed Py
*he elements of war.
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LF VSING BILE S UP TO FIXP
F \YOR IN SENATE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON. Aug., 13— Tim
Senate Public Lands committee has
favorable reported the bill for leasing
of government oil, coal, phosphate and
sedium lands.
MU LAYERS OF
PACIFIC FLEET
ARE PIONEERS
SAX FRANC ICO, Aug., 13— The
iwo mine layers with the great Paci
fic fleet are pioneers of one of the
greatest accomplishments in naval his
tory - the bottling up of the German
fleet of submarines to the extent that
the uiulersea boats lost much of the
effectiveness. /
The Baltimore and Aroostook, with
others of their kind flying the Amer
ican flag, planted more than 50,000
American mines in European waters.
The barrage they laid down against
the submarines was 230 miles long
and stretches from Scotland to Nor
way. The British navy assisted, but
the Americans laid 80 percent of that
famous line of high explosives. There
were more than 0,700 members of the
navy engaged in this work.
Night and day, fair weather and
foul, the work went on. A slight mis
chance and a mine layer might itself
be blown up meeting the quick fate
intended for enemy craft. While thev
were at work enemy submarines, fast
destroyers and air machines constant
ly harassed them.
The mines these vessels laid were
notable in themselves. They were an
American invention. It is said the
plan of a mine barrage also was due
to American genius.
The mine, deadly when anchored,
was harmless if it tore loose and went
afloat. When the navy department do-1
sided on its manufacture conflicts
were let with not dozens but hundreds
of firms. One hundred thousand were
made.
Each mine contained .‘100 pounds of
T. X. T. They were carried across the.
on an to Scotland where ports were
built for this one purpose and from
hoie taken out to berths in the sea.
It has been said more than $50,000,
ooo was spent between June, 1018
when the work was begun and German
submarines at a high peak of their
success, and November, 11, 1010 when
Germany surrendered.
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CAMP MGN IS STARTED
TO MAN PACIFIC FLEET
WITH MEN FROM WEST
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug., 13— “Man
the Pacific fleet with Western men,"
is the slogan of the intensive recruit
ing campaign launched at every port
visited by the Pacific fleet.
Mon will be enlisted at war time
pay for two, three or four years
terms. The shorter term is expected to
he especially attractive to young bovs
just completing their schooling. To
those and all who enlist will he given
opportunity, it has been announced to
•boose the ship they wish to join.
Cruises to many ports in the Pacific
it frequent intervals also is expected
to line many.
Manning the ships with ‘western
men also, it was said, will tend to
keep individual ships permanently
stationed in Western waters, as the
desire of the men and officers will be
to have their ships based at home
ports.
In this connection some navy men
look to see some ships almost com
pletely manned by officers and crew
from an individual city or district at
which it would have its base. Tn the
>nst many times ships have been
‘ransferred from one base to another
because a preponderance of crew and
officers lived at a certain port or base. j
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DANIELS STARTS ON HIS
TRIP TO HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
l OS ANGELES, Aug.. 13— Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels sailed for
Honolulu this forenoon aboard the bat
tleship New York. Four destroyers ac
companied the New York.
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PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE
HAS HONOR CONFERRED
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LONDON. Aug., 13— King George
has conferred the Order of Merit upon
British Premier Lloyd George.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWAY
HUNS MUST
BE TAXEU
HEAVILY
By Associated
1IKKUN, Aug., Vi— Minister of
[•'inaneo Krzborgor told the National
Assembly at Weimar that the govern
ment must create a mercantile fleet to
help Germans abroad, doing this with
advances from the state.
Krzberger also stated that Ger
many must raise twenty billion marks
yearly in taxes. The finance minister
intimated there would be a big tax on
property.
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VISCOUNT GREY
COMING TO U. S.
LONDON. Ail13— It is an
nounced that Viscount Grey, for
mer British Korean Secretary,
will he British Ambassador to the
United States until a permanent
ambassador is appointed.
LIFTTHE
BLOCKA !
—
LONDON, Aug., L*l— A dispatch
from Vienna says the Allies have no
tified Hungary that the Entente block
ade has been raised.
The Rumanians are extending op
erations to west Hungary to suppress
Rolsheviki riots.
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MARINE BRIGADE
IS REVIEWED
WASHINGTON, Aug., 13— Thous
ands lined Pennsylvania avenue yes
terday afternoon and cheered the Ma
rine Brigade of the Second Division
which helped stop the German thrust
towards Paris in the darkest hour of
the War. President Wilson reviewed
the brigade and Congress adjourned
for two hours during the parade.
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MEARS AND HIS PARTY TO
REACH SEATTLE TONIGHT
SEATTLE, Aug.. 13— Chairman
Mears, of the Alaska Engineering
Commission and his party arrive to
night enroute to Alaska. The party is
expected to sail north on the Alameda
tomorrow.
FISH QUOTATIONS
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SEATTLE, Aug., 13— Fish quota
tions are as follows! halibut, eleven
and three quarters cents; sable, five
cents; ling anti red cod, four cents.
DENY THAT BREMEN IS
A CAPTIVE AT LONDON
BERLIN, Aug., 13— It is officially
denied that the crew of the submarine
freighter Bremen has arrived in Ger
many from London also that the Bre
men is a captive at London. The offi •
cinl statement says the Bremen was
lost at sea.
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BREWERS CALL CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug., 13— Brew
ers of the nation have called a general
conference here on September 28th.
The brewers believe that a revulsion
! of the feeling against prohibition can
| be concentrated for a repeal of the
liquor statutes.
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| PRESIDENT TO VETO THE
• DAYLIGHT REPEALING BILL
WASHINGTON, Aug., 15— It »*
understood that President Wilson will
veto the law repealing the daylight
saving law.
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DOVER, Aug., 13— The American
steamer Englewood struck a floating
mine off the mouth of the Thames liv
er early this afternoon. It is believed
that the ship is not seriously damaged
according to a wireless ami is making
for the Thames river, under her own
steam.
The Knglewood left New \ork
bound for Amsterdam on July -»0th.
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Bv Associated Pr?ss
ST. .JOHN’S, Aug 13— The Prince
of Wales landed here late yesterday
afternoon from the cruiser Renown.
After coming ashore, the Prince rode
through an enthusiastic crowd which
lined two miles of city streets. Decor
ated arches were everywhere and the
late afternoon and evening was spent
in a gala time.
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When the Prince of Wales reache 1
shore yesterday afternoon from the
new cruiser Reno'in, it was not the
first voyage of that “mystery ship
across the ocepn, according to naval
officers. The story of the Renown and
the four other battle cruisers of the
same type, was one of the most care
fully guarded secrets of the British
admiralty during the war. Built at
that time they were called mystery
ships.
The Renown’s trial trip was like the
cruise of a phanton ship, which flitted
across the horizon and was gone so
quickly that many doubted their eyes
and few would have believed the per
formance possible even if they had
known of it.
“After the battle of Jutland the Eng
lish figured that the Germans woul.l
start building battleships of greater
speed, in anticipation of another sea
battle,* said a naval officer in first
telling of the secret ships. “The Re
nown and her four sister ships— Re
pulse, Glorious, Furious and Courage
ous— were building at the time of the
battle. The tonnage is about 26,500,
with a complement around 1,000 of-(
ficers and men.
The three essentials of a fighting
ship are armament, armor and en
gines. One cannot be increased with
out proportionate diminution of eithei
the others. The British wanted the
fastest cruiser afloat. They could not
lighten her armament, but armed
with such heavy long range guns and
with such speed that she could out
reach and outspeed any other battla
ship armor was superfluous. There
fore, these ships were built without
armor. A daring venture in unarmor
ed cruisers. More and powerful engin •
es replaced the weight of the usual
heavy protection of armor.
“Though not actually filled with en
gines and coal bunkers *from stem to
stem, she had enough to drive her
weighted down as she Was with an
armament of fifteen inch guns at a
sailing speed of thirty-five knots an
! to make the round trip across the
ocean without recoaling.
“To prove that this new venture was
practical the Renown was manned
with a complete crew to make a sec
i ret voyage across the Atlantic. She
crossed and returned, between the
nearest points on the European aud
American shores, in six days— three
days for each crossing.
“It was small wonder that the few
mariners who caught a glimpse of her
decided she was a phantom ship. Sj
quickly was the whole thing done that
few outside of the British admiralty
knew even of the existance of the
cruisers.”
lodgeTs
AGAINST
I HfiUE
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug., 13— Sen
ator Lodge, in a speech today, said
that the League of Nations was an
experiment built upon a noble pur
pose but that as an American citizen
he could never accept certain features
of the covenant.
“The League of nations would kill
the Monroe doctrine,” said Senator
Lodge, “nullify any possibility for
I withdrawal from membership; impair
America's sovereign power of decid
ing domestic questions and plunge
America into every controversy and
conflict upon the globe.”
PERSHINGHAS NOT BEEN
RECALLED— GOING TO ITALY
AND THEN TO HIS HOME LAND
PARIS, Aug., 13— Major General
John J. Pershing, American command
er has not been recalled according to
developments today. The Commander
is to visit Italy and will go home about
the first week in September.
Ketchikan has a Hippodrome danc
1 ing place* formerly known as the
Moose* hall* „.
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