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GENERAL DE WET ONCE MORE FIGHTING BRITISH
ALLIES AND RUSSIANS CLAIM
SUCCESS IN EAST AND WEST
A BLOODY MASSACRE
LONDON, Oct. 28.—A bloody massacre is now tak
ing place among the sand dunes and canals of Flanders.
Never in this or any other battle since the beginning of
war has such a horrible slaughter taken place as that now
going on. Seven times the Germans have crossed and re
crossed the river Yser. Each time they reached the op
posite bank the Germans found themselves in a death
trap commanded by the guns of the defenders who are
immovably entrenched behind the railroad embankments
that parallel the river and completely bar the German pro
gress .The German re-inforcements are still rolling up.
The efforts to break through the allied lines are unceasing
and are not expected to stop until the Germans reach the
limit of endurance. So fierce are the assaults that these
limits must soon be reached . It is regarded as hardly pos
sible for fiesh and blood to sustain such terrific assaults
accompanied with such awful loss of life.
ALLIES MAKE BIG ADVANCES
PARIS, Oct. 28.—The official announcement this
morning is that the attacks of the Germans between Nieu*
port and Arras were far less violent yesterday and that
the enemy’s offensive seems to be weakening most promis
ingly. Our positions everywhere have been maintained
and we continue to advance north and east of the Yser.
We have also made some progress between Cambrai and
Arras. On the right bank of the Aisne the Germans at
tempted a very strong offensive movement near Craonne
but it was repulsed with great losses to the enemy. In the
Woevre district the French troops continue to advance
in the forest between Aprement and St. Mihiel as well as
in the forest of Lepetere. On the whole the situation is
most satisfactory all along the line and never did the
military authorities seem more confident of eventually
driving the invaders from French soil.
RUSSIANS REPORT BIG SUCCESSES
PETROGEAD, Oct. 28.—It is officially announced to
day that south of Warsaw the fighting extends from
Radom to the junction of the river Ilga with the Vistula,
the front being sixty two miles in length. Northeast of
Radom the Russians inflicted heavy losses on the Ger
mans. Between Radom and Kozienca there has been
fierce fighting in the forests which cover a great part of
the district. In Galicia the Russians are making progress
to the south of Sambor and have surrounded the thirty
eighth division of the Hungarian army destroying it com
pletely. In addition to the destruction of the Hungarian
troops twenty pieces of artillery were captured and the
victory was one of the most brilliant during the war. In
East Prussia the Germans made counter offensive at
tacks but failed entirely in effecting their purpose. The
danger to Warsaw is now regarded as passed and from
this time forward the Russians will probably renew their
advance towards Germany and the interior of the Aust
rian-Hungarian empire. A detachment of the Austrian
landsturm troops has also been destroyed.
DE WET TAKES THE FIELD
LONDON, Oct. 28.—General Christian De Wet, the
world famous general of the Boers, has taken the field
against Great Britain in South Africa and now it is can
didly admitted that the situation in that part of the war
theater is very alarming. In addition to De Wet General
Beyers, another famous Boer General, has also raised
the standard of revolt and they with General Maritz will
now attempt again the liberation of the former South
African republics. De Wet commanded the Orange Free
State Boers in the war against Great Britain and showed
extraordinary military genius, standing off the great
British forces for years. When Maritz joined the Ger
mans and when another commander was sent to take his
place he refused to give up the command but demanded
instead that Generals De Wet, Beyers, Hertzog and other
noted Boer leaders be allowed to get in communication
with him. Some time ago De Wet tried to address a meet
ing called to protest against the Boers fighting against
the Germans but the British sympathizers broke up his
meeting. German and Boer forces are reported to have
invaded Angola, the Portuguese territory just North of
German southwest Africa.
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CONSENTS TO QUITTING IF
VILLA AND ZAPATA WILL
DO LIKEWISE
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.—Carranza
has officially submitted his resigna
tion as chief of the constitutionalists
to the Mexican national convention
at Aguas Calientes on the condition
that Villa and Zapata will also resign
! their posts in the constitutionalists
and retire to private ife. There is an
assumption that Villa may resign in
order to eliminate Carranza but there
is very much doubt as to the likelihood
of Zapata stepping down and out. On
this question the coining of immediate
peace now- hinges.
Bl'NNELL COMING ON
STEAMER ALAMEDA
Democratic Candidate Will Deliver An
Address Here Pretty Soon
Charles E. Bunnell, democratic
candidate for Congress, will arrive
on the Alameda and will deliver an
address in this city according to a
notification received by Secretary
George Phelps of the Seward demo
cratic club. Mr. Bunnell has recently
been campaigning in the First division
but will probably be in his home town
when the result is announced.
Drill at Work on llir Freurh--Ilerron Property ut Six-Mile, Near Suiiri*
Part of Preiich-lferron Placer Ground at Six-Mile. .
CATTLE GOES IT TO
ENORMOUS PRICES
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CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.—Range cattle
from Montana that had never eaten
grain are being sold for ten dollars a
hundred and thus have broken all rec
ords for high prices. The rise in priee
is due, of course, to the European war
which is making necessary the ship
ment of an enormous amount of meat
to Britain as well as to other countries
indirectly affected.
BELGIANS WIN IN AFRICA
HAVRE, France, Oct. 28.—It is officially announced j
that the Belgian troops have defeated the Germans in a j
battle near Kissenie Lake at Tanganyika, Africa. The j
place is on the border between German east Africa and
the Belgian Congo territory and it is supposed that either
the Germans or the Belgians invaded the colony of the
other.
GERMAN LOSSES FRIGHTFUL
FLUSHING, Holland, Oct. 28.—’The German losses
during the fighting on the Nieuport and Dixmude line
have been frightful according to the most reliable ac
counts. It is estimated that they lost sixteen thousand
killed and thirty thousand wounded and these estimates
have been carefully compiled. The fighting in that place
was of the most terrific intensity. No struggle since the
war began has been fought with such determination and
the losses of the invaders is due chiefly to the almost mad
desire of the Germans to reach the coast.
TURKS TO INVADE ALBANIA
LONDON, Oct. 28.—It is now assured that Turkey is
preparing to invade Albania and that war will come be
tween herself and Greece is about certain as Greek troops
have already invaded the former Turkish province. The
fact that Italy has also sent troops into Albania is, how
ever, the most sensational fact as an invasion by Turkey
will unquestionably mean that Italy and Turkey will both
be drawn into the great war. It is the intention of the
Turkish government to seize Albania and make it part of
the Ottoman empire once again. This would be contrary
to the desires of Italy and altogether according to the
wishes of Austria so that the danger is evident.
JAPS TABOO BATTLESHIPS
TOKIO, Oct. 28.—It is officially announced that the
Japanese government will build no battleships next year
and will confine its construction of warships entirely to
torpedo boats and submarines. This announcement is
tantamount to an abandoment of the idea that large bat
tleships are longer of any use and that the day has
come when sea fighting will be carried on altogether by
the smaller and more effective crafts. The carrying on
of the war so far seems to show that the days of dread
naughts and other great ships of war are practically
numbered. It is believed to have been shown that against
a submarine the largest vessel is almost useless.
ASK PRESIDENT TO
CLOSE DOWN MINES
WASHINGTON, Oct.. 28.—Mother
Jones, the famous woman leader of
coal miners, and James Lord of the
American Federation of Labor, have
requested the presidon to close down
the Colorado coal mines if the opera
tors insist in refusing the terms pro
posed by the president himself. Pre
sident Wilson some time proposed a
federal plan of mediation and the
workers accepted the proposals but
the bosses refused to entertain them
and still continue to do so. The pre
sident has as a consequence come to
the conclusion that the operators are
wrong. They refuse particularly to
consent to the re-employment of men
who were prominent in calling <he
strikes.
THANKSGIVING DAY WILL
BE NOVEMBER TWENTY SIX
President Proclaims The Day This
Morning From Whitehouse
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—Presi
dent Wilson this morning proclaimed
November 26 as Thansgiving day for
this year.
PASSENGERS ON MARIPOSA
The following passengers arrived
on the Mariposa; Mrs. S. A. Gollcy,
W. B. Hastings, Leonti Scftson, Alex
SnigerofT, Mrs. L. V. Ray and child.
The Mariposa is due to return this
afternoon.
SUE F. T. HAMSHAW FOR
$6,000 GOLD ROYALTIES
Frank G. Manley, California; E. J.
Ivps, Seattle; John J. Price and John
L. McGirn, Fairbanks, Alaska,
brought suit today against FleCcher
T. Homshaw, formerly of Seattle,
now of Alaska, for $6,000, alleging
that on September 5 of this year he
became indebted to them in that
amount for royalties on gold taken
out, under contract with them, from
No. 1, L'ttle Eldorado creek, and Nos.
4, 5 and 6 on Bonanza creek, Chisana
district.
TAKES MOVING PICTURE
OF SEWARD WHARF
As the Corwin moved out yesterday
Harry Phillips took a moving picture
from the vessel’s deck of the wharf
and city. The picture contains, per
haps, one of the most remarkable
sights ever witnessed. As the machine
was in position two gentlemen who
had left the boat to make Seward
thfcir residence decided as one of them
said “to begin life anew” and they
proceeded to throw all their belong
ings in to the sea. If that picture is
ever shown no one will believe it
MORE THAN 230 MINERS
HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES
Disaster In Royalton Mine Looms Up
Worse And Worse As The
Days Go On
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ROYALTON, 11!., Oct. 28.—It has
been learned today that of .'*08 men
who entered the mine before the
disaster of yesterday only 48 were ]
rescued. The hope of saving any more
is hardly entertained by the most
optimistic although some seem to
think that a few of the miners may
have been in corners where they
could avoid the gas and the sliding
coal.
NEW KNIK NEWSPAPER
GETS PINE WELCOME
People Of Promising Town Receive
Knik News With Open Arms
The Knik News has now entered its
third week and it is pleasant to sa>
tout it has received a royal welcome
from the people of the most promis
ing town where it is published. I he
Knik News has been established and
;« publisher by the Gateway Publish
ing company which also owns this
paper. A most brilliant futuii Joi
the Nows and for Knik is now assured.
G:G EVENT TO TAKE
PLACE NEXT MONDAY
The first mail ever to leave Sew
ard over the trail for the interior will
go out iii the car next Monday morn
ing with Colonel Revell. The occasion
may be made a gala event marking
as it does a new epoch in the life ol
Seward. The amount going out will
be 475 pounds.
SEIFFERT PEOPLE DUE
ON STEAMER MARIPOSA
Gus Seiffert and many of the men
who have been associated with him
in the mining work will arrive on the
Mariposa. Mrs. SeitTcrt, who joined
Mr. SeitTert some time ago, may
possibly stay in Seward with hei
children during the winter. Frank
Burley will join his mother who is
now here and so will Nome give more
of her people to Seward.
WOMENS’ .OTE FOR DELEGATE
SEEMS TO 15E QUESTION
Opinions From Ollier Divisions Seems
To lie Thai Ladies Have
The Privilege
That women can vote tor delegate
seems to be the opinion of the majori
ty of the people of the other divisions
of the territory. A letter from Valdez
contains an expression of the opinion
that the agitation against women vot
ing is due to the Wickershamites who
arc said to believe that the voting of
the ladies would be unfavorable to
their candidate. So far as Seward is
concerned however no party had any
thing to do with the discussion which
was initiated* here thru the columns
of this paper. It is worthy of men
tion that anti-Wickershamite ex
pressed themselves just as confidently
that the more women vote the more
votes will Wick get. It is the story
of the European war dispatches all
over again.
HUBBARD SAYS WOMEN
HAVE DELEGATE VOTE
Judge 0. P. Hubbard, candidate
for the territorial senate on what is
sometimes called the Wlckersham
ticket, gives it as his absolutely de
cided opinion that the women can
vote for delegate. He says there is no
question at all about it and that Sen
ator Mann, leader of the republicans
in the U. S. senate, undoubtedly
meant that they should have the
privilege when the clause was placed
in the enabling act.
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GEORGE COTTER GOING SOUTH
George Cotter leaves on the Mari
posa and is bound for South America
where he has received two most
flattering offers. He is not quite sure
yet to which of the tw’o countries he
will go but he will decide when he gets
to San Francisco. The two countries
are Guatemala and Peru so that he
will be far away from his Seward
friends in either case, at least for
some time.
STEEL TRUST HARD HIT
BY EUROPEAN WAR
Pays Less Than Half The Dividend
Which Had Been Hitherto
Possible.
NEW YORK, Oct 27.—*The United
States Steel corporation today voted
a quarterly dividend of half of one
per cent on its common stock. This
is a rate of two per cent a year.
Heretofore the dividend has been five
per cent a year but the loss of busi
ness due to the war has made sad in
roads into the business of the big
concern.
WOULD BE MURDERER OF
VILLA OLD OFFENDER
Assassinated German Consular Agent
In Mexico Several Years Ago
ELPASO, Oct. 28.—Mugia, the man
who attempted to assassinate Gener
al Villa and who was later executed,
..as the same man who murdered a
German consular agent several years
ago in Mexico City. The attempt on
Villa was made at Guadalupe where
Villa with a large body of troops had
been waiting to hear the result of the
convention at Aguas Calientes. The
attempted assassination will probably
nave a very important result on the
outcome of the discussions and that
.t will be the chief factor in eliminat
ing Carranza for all time is certain.
When Mugia confessed that he was
commissioned to kill Villa by Car
ranza’s right hand man it was taken
for granted that Carranza himself
was not ignorant of the fact although
no direct evidence has been forthcom
ing to that effect.
MRS. BAUGHMAN GOES OUT
Mrs. Baughman, wife of Dr. Baugh
man, leaves on the .Mariposa for Seat
tle where she will undergo an opera
vion. Mrs. Baughman’s early return
is hoped and wished for by her
friends.
WELL KNOWN LADY
COMMITS SUICIDE
Corw in (lot Wireless Message Telling
Of Sad Tragedy At Nome
When the Corwin had been out two
hours from Nome on its present trip
it received a wireless message saying
that Mrs. Jack Flynn had committed
suicide in that city by taking carbolic
acid. She was a young and pretty
woman who had been educated in
Nome and lived with her family, the
Kellys, until she was married. She
was one of the most respected ladies
but marital troubles are supposed to
have caused the tragedy.
MRS. RAY RETURNS
Mrs. L. V. Ray, wife of Senator
Ray, returned with her child on the
Mariposa after a visit outside.
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SECETARY OF PROGRESSIVE
DEMOCRATS IN CITY
R. C. Derringer, secretary of the
progressive democratic territorial
committee is in Seward at present.
Mr. Derringer naturally, is a strong
supporter of Judge Wickersham and
seems to have full confidence in the
result of the election. Needless to
say he strongly maintains that the
progressive democrats are more pro
gressive than the Progressives and
more democratic than the Democrats.
ENGLISH KHAKI SUPPLY
HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED
LONDON, Oct. 22.—Owing to the
wear and tear of campaigning, the
war department has had to send a
complete new outfit to the force at
the front. This and the clothing of
the territorial force has consumed the
available khaki. Uniforms of blue
navy serge are now’ being turned out
at the rate of 12,000 a day, and
the supply of the historic jackets is
also drawn on in the clothing of re
cruits of the new army. A shortage
of army overcoats has forced the w?ar
office to buy up civilian coats of
various -shapes and colors.
The volunteers are larger men
physically than the recruits of nor
mal times, as the stock army sizes
in clothing are found too small as a
rule.