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Vo! % No. Pi* SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASK A, Till RSPAY, APRIL 29, 1915._____Un Cents the C py
BLOODY FIGHTING HAS BECOME GENERAL
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
DEFINITELY STOPPED
British Start Counter Attacks
To Recover Lost
Positions.
LONDON. April 29.—The great
German offensive around Ypres has
been definitely stopped and the Brit
ish army has now inaugurated a
counter offensive for the purpose of
recapturing the positions which the
enemy admittedly took in his first
great onslaught. The chief battle in
the counter offensive will probably
take place for the recapture of St.
Julian where the French are chiefly j
engaged but that the British also lost
several positions of more or less im
portance cannot be denied. In spite
of all this the check of the German
movement is hailed as a victory as
the enemy had concentrated in tre
SEVERAL REAL
ESTATE DEALS
SOME NOW BUYING LOTS
INTEND TO
BUILD.
Although real estate deals have
slowed up slightly during the past
week several lots are constantly
changing hands. Some of those now j
buying have made the purchase for
the purpose of erecting buildings. It
is also noticeable that many of those
recently buying are outside people.
The Alaska Land & Development 1
Company has recently sold the fol
lowing lots:
Lot 26 in block 16 purchased from
J. S. Haynes by George Schmitt and
Amenstoy, for $3,500. The lot is op
posite the new city hall lots. The
purchasers are from Juneau and will
put up a business building there.
Norman McKay, from Mrs. M.
Tecklenburg, lot 4 in block 14. This
property is on Third avenue and a
residence will be built thereon.
Harry’ Hoben has bought lots 4, 5
and 6 in block 2 from Slanter for
$4,500.
In the Laubner addition the follow
ing lots have changed hands:
Seven lots in block 12 to J. C. Car
rington.
Lot 26 in block 11 to G. Johnson.
Lot 27 block 11 to Arthur Gray.
Lot 36 in block 3 to Pete Petersen.
Lot 5 in block 3 to Otto Hermes
dorfer of Latouche.
Lot 27 in block 4, from Arthur
Gray to Sidney Anderson.
The following lots have been sold
to Seattle parties in the Laubner ad
dition:
Lots 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 28 and 37 in block
four.
Lots 11 and 12 block 11 and lot 30
in block 3.
mendous force and yet failed in his
main object. The newspapers are
warning the people that the assaults
of our troops on the German positions
are sure to be accompanied by severe
casualties.
From all quarters this morning
comes the news that the spring cam
paign has commenced in all parts of
the war arena. Fierce and bloody
fighting seemed to break out sudden
ly and simultaneously in the east,
west and in Turkey and Europe is sure
ly on the eve of momentous occur
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rences. The details of the fighting
around Ypres are coming in slowly
but it is evident that desperate
charges were made by both sides.
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GREAT RUSH ON STOVES
PAINT AND WALL PAPER.
Brown & Hawkins Get One Order
For Fifty Stoves From
Knik.
One more of the prophecies has
been fulfilled. Brown & Hawkins
now have three men steadily at work
getting out stoves as fast as possible
to meet the tremendous demand which
has taken place for those articles
since the rush to the railroad site be
gan. It is worth noting that Y'ukon
stoves are still the chief delight of
the stampeders. One of the orders
being filled by Messrs Brown and
Hawkins now is for no less than
fifty stoves for Knik and that neigh
borhood. Another indication of the
building boom that has started in is
shown in the fact that the same firm
has offered such inducements to G. C.
Carrington, the building materials
man, that he has quit the Washington
territory and taken a position with
the local house. He is a specialist in
wall papers, paints, sashes, doors, etc.
and the demand for such materials
has made the possession of such a
man necessary.
Prismatic ray treatment for skins
and scalps, at Muscott Beauty
Parlors. 4-27—5-2
ROOSEVELT IS
MUCH EXCITED
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RECALLED TO STAND AND HAD
TO BE CALMED BY
COURT.
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SYRACUSE, April 20.—Theodore
Roosevelt lost his head today on the
witness stand and became so much ex
cited that the court found it necessary
to order him to be calmer. This hap
pened when he was recalled to the
stand after it was supposed that his
cross-examination had been concluded.
His excited condition resulted from a
cross examination as to his dealings
with Boss Platt. The former presi
dent declared emphatically that Platt
obeyed his orders but that he himself
never obeyed Platt, and that any
statement to the contrary was a lie.
During his excitement he pounded the
chair and spoke with heated em
phasis until the court ordered him to
remain quiet.
S. B. Congdon of the Harriman
National Bank is coming on the
Xorthewestern with his family.
ITALY WANTS
PEACE BADLY
FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN j
LOST WITH
CRUISER.
ROME, April 21).—Italy is now evi
dently on ihe side of peace with Aus- j
triu and has reopened the negotiations ,
with a view to securing more territory j
than Austria is willing to give. In
attempting to get the concessions ask
ed for the Italian government states
that it is most desirous of maintain
ing friendly relations with the 1 eut
ons. It was announced here today
that when the French cruiser I.eon
.Gambetta was sunk in the Adriatic
by the Austrian submarine five hund
red and eighteen members of the
crew of seven hundred were drowned.
RUNNING NEW TUNNEL.
The men driving the new tunnel on
the Kenai-Alaska mine are in 175 feet,
and they expect to tap the ore body
inside the next twenty-five feet. If
so the stamps will be dropping there
within six weeks.
CARPATHIAN WAR
; BURSTS FORTH ANEW
Two Great Battles Raging For
The Possession • of’
Hungary.
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PETROGRAD, April 20.—Two
great battles are again raging in the
Carpathian mountains for the posses
sion of the roads to Hungary. One of
the battles is being waged to the
northeast of Uzsok pass and the other
at the Stryl pass. In the fighting at
I Uzok the Russians are on Hungarian
| territory and are reported to be
threatening that kingdom seriously
but tile other battle is being more
stubbornly contested by the Austrians
who are now fighting with the deter
mination born of the anxiety to save
the Hungarian plains from the inva
NOTHING FROM THE
' STEAMER MARIPOSA.
One Man Says Only One Lighter
At Each Tide Can Be
Unloaded.
Nothing was heard from the Mari
posa at press time today. Deputy
Game Warden Ericsor says she will
probably be delayed much longer than
people think as she can only use one i
lighter to bring one load to Kmk on
each tide. He was over there a few
days ago. The government has two (
lighters in those waters but it is
doubtful if they will allow them to j
be used for discharging the freight of
private parties.
Long distance telephone booth at.
The Branch.
sion of our troops. The Austrians
are being heavily reinforced contin
uously to defend the passes and huge
forces arc engaged on both sides.
Our army is also being constantly
augmented and the result of the
struggle is sure to mean important
consequences one way or the other.
The boast of the enemy that he had
stopped our advance is entirely denied
here by the military authorities who
declare that the pause was decided up
on merely to give time for reorgan
ization and a strengthening of our
lines.
CABLE HAS GONE
DOWN ONCE AGAIN.
Press Messages Will Probably Be
Delayed For Considerable
„ Time.
The cable communication* between
Sitka and Valdez was interrupted this
afteroon and Gateway received only
part of its usual messages. Smoe
came this morning but the afternoon’s
messages were nearly all missing.
The delay in the messages may be
about twenty-four hours while the
cable is out of commission.
Several men are hitting the trail
these days on the overland trip to
Ship creek. Henry Wolff and Henry
Pope left that way this morning.
REPORT ALLIED ARMY
REATEN DY TURKEY
Germany Believes Invaders
J
Dardanelles Have been
Crushed.
BERLIN, April 29.—It is reported
here this morning, but not officially,
that the allied army of twenty thou
sand which was landed on the (ialli
poli peninsula to the north of the Dar
danelles has been utterly crushed and
destroyed by the Turks. Ibis state
ment is given publicity here but the
newspapers remind the people that
no confirmation has been received of
fically and that the story ought not to
be accepted as entirely true for the
present. . The report is that the
twenty thousand allies were attack
ed by the Turks in force and that af
ter a bloody engagement the allies
were routed, twelve thousand of them
captured, killed or wounded and the
remaining eight thousand driven back
to the sea. The city is now waiting
for the confirmation of this intelli
gence and will hold celebrations if the*
NEWS NOTES
Gabriel Santo will suspend business
in the Germania Cafe this evening.
It is likely that the man from whom
he had it leased will reopen it.
The railroad office building was
brought in yesterday on handcars
from the head of the bay and will be
used here in the city.
The Northern pocket and billiard
rooms have been splendidly improved
by their proprietor, Leo Margules. A
new billiard table of the most perfect
kind and a first class pocket billiard
table have been installed. The rear
wall of the spacious place has been
covered with a great mirror, and on
the whole it is probably the finest
place of its kind in Alaska.
It is believed likely that the city
council will swear in only one member
of the firm that has been elected city
attorney.
G. C. Carrington has decided to
make his business headquarters here
and has sent out for Mrs. Carrington.
He is the pitcher who finished the
game for the Federals in the last
match.
The old building which was brought
from the head of the bay on handcars
yesterday has been sold by Harry
Hoben.
WATSON LEAVES JUNEAU.
The Admiral Watson left Jtineau
for Seward at six o’clock this morn
ing.
KENAI DREDGE DEAL
IS ABOUT CLOSED.
It is reported that the Kenai dredge
deal is about closed and that the di ill
ers will be on the ground within
thirty days. A big output is expected
from the property.
confirmation arrives. Our official
bulletins state that we captured sev
i oral important positions from the
British and Trench in the battle of
Ypres and inflicted frightful losses
on them.
WHAT LONDON SAYS.
LONDON, April 29.—1The allied
forces have established themselves
along the Gallipoli peninsula and are
steadily advancing, according to the
official intelligence today. The dis
patches from Constantinople deny
this and it is known that Berlin has
received a report of an allied disast
er in that quarter. It is admitted
that progress will probably be slow
as the task is a serious one. The
allied commanders, however, seem to
be confident of success. In the mean
time the allied fleet is pounding at
the forts to cover our advance.
HOW CAN GOVT
GROUND BE GOT
SEVERAL WANT TO LEASE
THOSE FIVE ACRES
FOR HOMES.
Since the Gateway published the
statement from the forestry depart
ment’s office at Portland, stating that
under the new regulations, people may
lease five acres of ground in govern
ment reserves for resorts, country
residences etc., Assistant District At
torney Whittlesey has been asked by
several people for information as to
how one must go about securing those
leases but he has not yet received in
structions. He has written to the
forester asking for this information
and is awaiting an answer. The chief
office of the department for Alaska
is at Ketchikan and information might
be secured by writing there.
BASEBALL GAME
NEXT SUNDAY.
Weather permitting, a game of
baseball will be played next Sunday
between the Seward team and the
Federals. Smith will be gone from
the Seward side and Manthey will
likely be the tosser. The Federals
are now the favorites but the home
bunch is by no means without admir
ers. The game will be a hot one.
Responsible experienced steno
grapher wants permanent reliable
position. Widow. Reference and par
ticulars at office of this paper. M.
F, 4—4-26