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GERMAN AMBASSADOR IS ALSO IN
TROUBLE AND MAY HAVE TO LEAVE
Russians Claim Victories But Berlin
Denies -- Germans Use Liquid Fire
Fighting the French — Zeppelins
Passed Over Buckingham Palace
But London Censorship is Strict.
AUSTRIA AND U. S. MAY SEVER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—That Austria will answer
the United States request for the recall of the Austrian
ambassador by giving his passports to the American am
bassador, Penfield. at Vienna is thought quite likely and
this will mean the severance of diplomatic relations be
tween the two countries. The danger of a declaration of
war is not feared, however, and nothing further will oc
cur than what has occurred between Mexico and this gov
ernment. It is believed almost certain that Austria will
not till the place made vacant by the retirement of Dumba
in order to show its anger at Lansing’s action. The great
trouble is that von Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
is placed in a similar position to that of Dumba and that
his recall may be asked. Bernstorff s difficulty arises
from a communication by him on the strike question,
which, while not quite so direct as the action of Dumba,
is still technically, at least, a breach of the diplomatic
laws existing between nations.
GERMANY STILL DEFIANT
BERLIN, Sept. 10.—The German government will re
fuse to pay indemnity for the loss of American lives on
the liner Arabic. The note in answer to the American de
mands says that while Germany regrets the death of the
Americans aboard the liner “the government is unable to
acknowledge an obligation to grant indemnity.” A strong
feeling still exists here that the government has been too
weak in dealing with the American demands and some of
the newspapers declare it better to have the United States
as an open enemy than as the supply station of Germany’s
foes. . 4__
RUSSIA CLAIMS VICTORY
PETROGRAD, Sept. 10.—The official announcement
of another sweeping Russian victory over the Austrians
was made this morning here. According to the state
ment given out the Russians have severely defeated the
Teutons at the head of the Styr river, and in the small
piece of Galician territory still held by our forces and
close to Lemberg and Tarnopol. We captured one hun
dred and fifty officers and seven thousand troops. The
enemy was forced to beat a hasty retreat across the Styr
and the field was left completely in our possession. This
victory and the others recently won in the same quarter
have as their result the capture by our forces of three
hundred and eighty-three officers, seventeen thousand
men and a great quantity of guns since September 3.
ASKS RECALL OF DUMBA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—Secretary of State Lan
sing cabled to Penfield, the United States ambassador to
Vienna, last night directing him to request the Austrian
government to recall at once the Austrian ambassador to
Washington. Lansing asks the recall of Ambassador
Dumba on the grounds that he engaged in a conspiracy to
cripple the legitimate industries of the United States and
employed American passports to give free passage to
bearers of dispatches through the lines of Austria-Hung
ary's enemies. Lansing has also cancelled the passports
of Archibald, the newspaper correspondent, but Archibald
will be permitted to return home as Lansing thinks he
was unaware of the contents of the dispatches given to
him and that Dumba made a scapegoat of him. The cause
of the trouble is that Dumba, as stated before, was work
ing to get all Austro-Hungarians in the United States to
quit work in factories that were manufacturing muni
tions of war for the allied nations.
DUMBA AND BERNSTORFF TALK
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—Dumba, the Austrian
ambassador to this country, and von Bemstorff, the Ger
man ambassador, held a long conference this afternoon
in the St. Regis hotel but both refused to give out any in
formation as to the subject discussed. The request for the
recall of Dumba, no doubt, was the cause of the confer
ence. Late this afternoon it was thought likely that Ger
many and Austria might take the recall as an insult and
declare war.
ZEPPELIN EXPLODES
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10.—A Zeppelin airship explod
ed last Wednesday near Brussels and all the members of
the crew were killed. The cause of the explosion is not
known but it is blieved to be due to a accident
USE FIERY FLUID
PARIS, Sept. 10.—The Germans are now attacking
heavily in Alsace and the Vosges but have gained no
ground. They are using rifle and artillery fire. At
Maennele they adopted a new method which was success
ful for a time. This was the spraying of the slopes of the
hills with fiery liquid, which ignited the grass and shrubs
and forced our troops out of the trenches. We returned
.ater and defeated the Teutons severely driving them back
to the positions which they had occupied before bringing
the fire to their aid. Two French aviators were killed yes
terday by striking a fence at Schrat. The bombs in the
machine were exploded by the concussion. Our airmen
are now bombarding the German positions in Alsace.
HINDENBURG INFLICTS LOSSES
BERLIN, Sept. 10.—Marshal von Hindenburg has in
flicted terrible losses on the Russian center according to
the official information published here today. A large
number of prisoners were taken in addition to those kill
ed and wounded. The Russian center is still holding,
however, but is gradually receding. The Bavarians,
who have moved out from Warsaw in an almost directly
eastefn course, have captured Olzanka.
CRISIS IN ASIATIC RUSSIA
LONDON, Sept. 10.—The Petrograd correspondent
of the London Daily Telegraph sends a dispatch to his
paper to the effect tnat the Grand Duke Nicholas has been
sent to Caucasia to prevent a crisis which is believed to be
approaching in Asiatic Russia. It is admitted that a
menace exists in the eastern situation and that it has been
overlooked because of the unfavorable results of the
righting against the Germans in west Russia.. There is
nothing said of the nature of this menace but it is assum
ed that the Mohammedan subjects of the czar’s dominions
are becoming troublesome.
RIDICULE RUSSIAN STORY
BERLIN, Sept. 10.—The war office ridicules the
Russian account of a Russian victory near Tarnopol in
Galicia and declares it to be on a par with the absurd lies
told by Petrograd about a victory in the gulf of Riga over
the German fleet. It is admitted that the Russians made
their first advance at that point for several months but it
is stated by the war office that our troops have regained
all the ground temporarily vacated.
FLEW OVER BUCKINGHAM
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—The London censorship over
dispatches dealing with the Zeppelin raid on that city con
tinues to be unusually strict and papers in this country
have been unable to secure any details of the result of the
air attack. It is likely that nothing much will be knowrt
until passengers come from London. Dispatches from
Berlin state that in the Wednesday night attack the Zep
pelins bombarded the exclusive west end and destroyed
several mansions of the wealthy. Berlin also declares the
Zeppelins flew over Buckingham palace, Trafalgar square
and hung over the houses of parliament, Westminster
Abbey and other famous buildings. There is no mention
from the German capital of an attempt to bombard those
buildings but the crews of the airships could probably not
be able to see in the darkness what parts of the city were
beneath them at any time. From the few censored cables
received in this country it is indicated that the attack had
really serious results and came wholly unexpected. Every
effort has been made by the great New York newspapers
to find the facts by turning the flank of the British censor,
so to speak, but without result.
ITALIANS AT DARDANELLES
ATHENS, Sept. 10.—A large force of Italian tropps
are reported to have been landed on Gallipoli peninsula
yesterday. The intention of the allied comanders in that
region is* believed to be to land forces all along the upper
side of the peninsula as far as the gulf of Saros and so
try to outflank the Turks compelling them to retire from
the southwest portion of the promontory. No new en
gagements of importance have been reported there and
it is likely that the opposing forces are retaining their
relative positions.
LLOYD GEORGE APPEALS
BRISTOL, Eng., Sept. 10.—In a stirring appeal to
two hundred thousand munition factory workers yester
day Lloyd George, minister of munitions, declared that
“with the aid of the mechanics of the country victory is
assured, but that without them our cause is lost.” The
audience represented fifteen per cent of all the mechanics
engaged in the work of keeping up the supply of muni
tions of war and the effect of the speech is expected to be
immense. Lloyd George is gradually coming to be re
garded by all classes, even by those who were his bitterest
enemies, as Britain’s most useful if not greatest public
man., '
TO PROSECUTE
SEWARD PEOPLE
SPENCE TO PUT COMMERCIAL
CLUB IN JAIL FOR SELL
ING LIQUOR.
VALDEZ, Sept. 10.—District At
torney Spence is on the Alameda en
route to Seward to prosecute the
members of the Seward Commercial
club for selling liquor without a
license. He has been trying to make
the Tillicum Club, of Valdez, pay in
spite of the fact that they have quit
selling liquor. He has taken no ac
tion against the defunct Alaska club,
that sold liquor until it died insolvent,
because, it is said, there were several
cronies of Spence amongst the mem
bers.
The above dispatch came today to
the Gateway from a member of the
staff of the Valdez Prospector. It
might be news to most people that the
Seward Commercial Club is not at
the present time, nor has it been for
some time, selling liquor. The ques
tion of the right of clubs to sell liquor
in Alaska came up first at Nome
when the chechako judge up there de
cided that the Log Cabin club should
pay a license. The club brought the
matter to the court of Appeals and
that court sustained the finding of the
Nome court.
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The All-Alaska Review for this
month is now on sale. Owing to the
vast importance of the government
railroad building in the territory this
edition, like some of the others, has
given much space to railroad subjects
and to the territory through which
the road will run. Thousands of
copies of the present issue will be dis
tributed at San Francisco so that peo
ple attending the great Exposition
may have- something by which their
thoughts may be directed to this
nothern territory.
PROSECUTE HUNGARIAN
EDITORS OF NEW YORK.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—Archi
bald, the newspaper correspondent,
and the editors of the Austrian news
papers in this country will be pros
ecuted for trying with Ambassador
Dumba to get the Austro-Hungarian
workers to quit the American muni
tions factories.
NORTHWESTERN PASSENGERS.
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—The follow
ing are passengers for Seward on
the Northwestern:
Pete Mitchell, J. O’Connor, Mrs.
Frank Brown, S. Quinlivan, Gatie
Cawthorn, Jay Spencer, F. Fletcher,
A. Wilcox, C. Georgeson, Walter Rus
sell and wife, Kerno S. Alderman and
wife, H. Harkncss. For Unalaska:
J. Coleman and wife. For Unga:
Mrs. Esther I.epper and baby. For
Uyak: F. Fletcher. For Knik: C. F.
Etch.
WOMAN IS ACTING MAYOR
NOW FOR LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10.—For the
first time in the history of American
cities a woman is acting mayor of
one and this one is Los Angeles
where Estelle Lawton Lindey is act
ing as mayor during the absence of
Mayor Sebastian who is at the San
Francisco Exposition.
MARIPOSA DELAYED.
The sailing of the Mariposa from
Seattle has been delayed according to
a message received by Agent Mc
Donald this morning. She will sail
for Seward and way ports at 9 o’clock
in the evening of the 14th.
The public schools will open next
Monday.
JENNINGS VS.
LEGISLATURE
FIRST DIVISION JUDGE DENIES
POWER OF BODY ON THE
LIQUOR QUESTION
JUNEAU, Sept. 9.—At a court ses
sion in Ketchikan, which is now pro
ceeding, Judge Jennings has ruled
that the territorial legislature had no
authority to reduce the crime of sell
ing liquor to Indians from a felony to
a misdemeanor. This ruling does not
cover the mere giving of liquors to
the Natives; it covers only the sale of
the liquor and the judge said in his
ruling that there is a difference but
that the question was not involved in
the case at bar. Most people have
often wondered why the legislature
thought it necessary to pass such law
as the sentiment has always appar
ently been in favor of punishing
hootch peddlers as much as possible.
THIRTEEN BODIES OF
SUBMARINE F-4 ABOARD.
HONOLULU, Sept. 10.—Thirteen
bodies recovered from the United
States submarine F-4 are now on the
ship Supply and have been identified.
Some of the bodies wil be shipped to
the homes places and the rest will be
buried in the national cemetery at
Arlington.
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PORTLAND, Sept. 10.—The out
put of Columbia river salmon is the
greatest for many years and the
packers are swamped with orders.
High prices are the rule both at
home and in Europe and some of the
cannerymen will make fortunes. The
prices of Alaska salmon are one dol
lar and fifty for reds, and one dollar
and fifteen for the medium.
OLD BALL PLAYER DIES.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10.—A. G.
Spalding, aged sixty-five, died of
apoplexy here last night. In the early
days he was a leading figure in the
baseball world.
MORE SHIPS FOR THE
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Hunch Goes East and Will Huy Two
or Three for Southeast
ern Run.
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—Bunch and
Pearson of the Alaska Steamship
company left for the east last night
night to purchase two or three extra
steamers for the Alaska Steamship
company which will use the new ves
sels for the southeastern Alaska run.
The vessel to be bought will be for
passenger and freight traffic.
SHOT OFF HIS HAND.
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—Earl J. Bas
sett, a Northern Pacific train dis
patcher, shot off his hand accidentally
yesterday while out on a hunting trip.
By the use of a fish line to tie up the
wrist he prevented bleeding to death.
THE HOTTEST NINTH OF
SEPTEMBER ON RECORD.
Three Dead, Eight Prostrated and
Ninety-two in the Shade in
New York City.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—Three
people are dead and eight have been
prostrated by the terrible heat which
now prevails in this city, \esterday
was the hottest Ninth of September
on record, the thermometer register
ing ninety-two in the shade. Ten
thousand people slept on the beach at
Coney Island and the roofs of the
city were crowded as in the most
sultry part of mid-summer.
The Seward Lodge, Number 1429,
will hold its regular meeting this
evening.
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WASHED AWAY
IN TAIL RACE
HORRIBLE DEATH COMES TO
OLD TIMER AT CLEARY,
NEAR FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 0.—Ed. Mor
rison, an oldtimer, met a horrible
| death yesterday at Cleary City when
he fell into sluice boxes, was washed
through them and then through fifty
feet of tail race. The accident took
place at IliAy’s claim on C'earj creek.
Morrison was working close to the
boxes and above them when •. evident
ly, he became faint from some cause
or another and fell. The strong head
of water carried him through the
boxes and down through the tailing
channel for the distance stated. When
picked up he was unconscious and
never regained his senses.
MOOSE PASS SENDS OFT
TON AND HALF RICH ORE.
Felix Brown Will Bring Stamp Mill
For That District.
Felix Brown, who has been operat
ing in the Moose Pass country with
Jack Ronan in the Gilpatrick group
of claims, arrived yesterday after
noon with a ton and a half of rich
ore from those claims. He says that
wouldn’t be surprised if some of the
he wouldn’t be surprised if some of
the ore would run up to $200 a ton.
Mr. Brown will take the ore out to
Seattle on the Alameda when she re
turns from the west.
Mr. Brown says that the Gilpatrick
mining claims are the best he has
ever seen. They have six men at
work there now and says that he
could have brought out NO or 100 tons
of the ore just as easy as the smaller
lot. He says that he will bring bar’
a stamp mill from Seattle with him
and install it on the property. Since
the Road Commission has put in a
good road in the Moose Pass it is an
easy matter to haul down ore from
the mine as the road runs right by
his place. Mr. Brown is very opti
mistic over the bright outlook o' that
district.
SKWARD-AN( HORACE
TELEGRAPH SOON.
Instruments Have Been Ordered hy
Engineering Commission for
Establishment of System.
Seward and Anchorage will soon he
connected by a telegraphic system
and the Engineering commission has
already ordered the instruments. The
system will be under the commission
and will not be part of the govern
ment Signal Corps service. There will
be no local service, only the service
between this town and Anchorage.
BOB FITZSIMMONS HAS
LOST HIS HOME FARM.
METUCHEN, N. J., Sept. 10.—The
farm of Bob Fitzsimmons was sold
yesterday under foreclosure proceed
ings, his wife having failed to return
with the money to save it.
MAN HANGED.
FOLSOM, Sept. 10.—David Fount
ain was hanged this morning for the
murder of little Margaret Milling,
aged ten. Before dying Fountain con
fessed and died repentant.
SUFFRAGETTES AGAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10.—Mrs.
Belmont and hundreds of prominent
women will meet in convention here
on the Fourteenth. They have adopt
ed a new slogan in favor of woman
suffrage.
WATER OFF TOMORROW.
Water will be shut off at 8:30 a. m.
Saturday all over town, until 10 a. m.