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LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS
Yol. ». No. _':i SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1915. _ ___J- --—
BERNSTOREE URGES THE U. S. TO
AID IN MAKING THE SEAS TREE
WANTS U. S. FRIENDSHIP
WASHINGTON, July 17.—Ambassador Bernstorff de
clared todav that the German note was framed intention
ally so that it would satisfy the people of Germany while
also aiding to keep the friendship of the peop!e of the
United States. He urges the American government to
offer its mediation between Great Britain and his own
nation on the question of keeping the seas free to all na
tions. That is all Germany wants, he says
LANSING SENDS NOTE
WASHINGTON, July 17.—Secretary of State Lan
sing has forwarded a note to British government claim
ing that the rights of American ships before the British
prize courts rest on international law and that no local
or national law should be permitted to govern the matter.
The note is the result of the failure of the British govern
ment to recognize the power of international law in
directing events connected with the seizure of ships
carrying foodstuffs or contraband.
PRESIDENT WRITING REPLY
CORNISH, July 17.—President Wilson is now engaged
shaping the reply to be sent to the German note. He has
had a conference with Lansing and the cabinet will be
called in when the first draft of the reply is ready. In
the meantime the greatest care is being exercised by him
not to let out the least inkling of the tenor of the answer
LINER USES SANDBAGS
NEW YORK, July 17,—The liner Baltic, before leav
ing this port yesterday, fortified her decks with sandbags
in order to protect herself from submarine gun fire. Her
captain is confident of being able to keep far enough
away from submarines to avoid torpedo attack but long
range guns are be'ieved to be more dangerous.
SINK GERMAN SUBMARINE
ATHENS, July 17.—A Russian warship has sunk a
German submarine in the Black sea. It is now known that
the German undersea \rafts iiave succeeded in reaching
those waters, either through the Dardanelles or overland
for the purpose of attacking the allied fleet. The Rus
sian sank the German in question as the latter was ap
proaching to attack.
HINDENBURG HELPS MACKENSEN
LONDON, July 17.—Hindenburg is now co-operating
with Mackensen in the German drive in Poland. The
former is pressing from the north towards Warsaw while
the latter is working from the south towards the same
destination. All military people here believe that the re
sult of the drive will depend on the ability of the Russians
to maintain their supply of munitions. The Russian line
of fortifications on the Vistula is formidable and our al
lies ought to experience very little dflicultyi in holding the
Teutons where they are if they are only fairly well
supplied. .i. *jk *
WELSH STRIKE GOES ON
LONDON, July 17—The strikers in the Welsh coal
mines are holding out in spite of the warnings of the gov
ernment that extreme measures would be restored to
for the purpose of compelling the miners to continue
work. Members of the government and some of the lead
ers of the strikers are now conferring with a view to
bringing about a settlement but the men themselves seem
to be determined to defy the employers and the govern
ment itse'f although they are fully aware of the serious
results that might come to the country from a lack of
co&L ’ 4m, jui
AUSTRUN CHOLERA SPREADS
ZURICH, July 17.—The cholera epidemic in Austria
is spreading rapidly and begins to constitute a really ser
ious menace. A thousand cases are now reported with
new cases coming to light hourly. A'l the great medical
skill for which Austrians are famous is being concentrat
ed on the effort to combat the disease but has only suc
ceeded so far in checking its spread.
HOW WAR HURTS FRANCE
PARIS, July 17.—Marshal Sembat, minister of public
works and the first socialist member of the French cab
inet, declared yesterday that after the war the economic
pressure on France will be tremendous. The gigantic
debt that will be contracted will force the abandonment
of social reforms and the keeping up of costly armaments,
so that the whole life of the republic is bound to undergo a
great change. Liquor has now been forbidden entirely to
the French soldiers as experience has shown that sober
troops are the most effective.
VON BUELOW MADE COMMANDER
BERLIN, July 17.—Count von Buelow has been made
general of division in the German army and is the young
est man holding that position in this empire. He is the
son of the former chancellor and has distinguished him
self in the Galician campaign.
❖ FLOODS KILL FOUR AND •>
❖ DESTROY $2,000,000. ❖
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COLUMBUS, July 17.—‘The floods
have killed four people*and injured
many in addition to inflicting damage j
to the extent of two million dollars, j
The danger is not believed to have j
passed entirely yet.
UNITE TO MAKE MUNITIONS
FOR THE ALLIED NATIONS.
Seven Typewriter and Adding
Machine Companies Band To
gether to Make Fuse.
NEW YORK, July 17.—Seven type
writer and adding machine manu
facturing companies have combined
under the name of the American Am
munition Company to manufacture
fuse for the shells of the allied na
tions. The tremenoduS orders being
received from Europe tax all the fact
ories beyond their capacity.
APPEAL ORDERED FILED
IN THE CASE OF THAW.
Slayer of White Says He Has Suffer
ed For His Sins and Will
Be a Better Man.
ALBANY, July 17.—The attorney
general has ordered an appeal filed
in the case of Harry K. Thaw, who is
charged with insanity.
NEW YORK, July 17.—Thaw has
been set at liberty on the giving of
bonds in the sum of thirty thousand
dollars. He says his plans for the
future are indefinite but that he will
visit California. “I have paid for my
sins,” he said, “and I will be a better
man.”
RICHMOND HOTEL GUEST
MAY BE A BURGLAR.
Nightwatchman Grapples With Him
on Fire Escape and Shots
Are Exchanged.
SEATTLE, July 17.—Charles
Crane, the night porter of the Rich
mond hotel of this city, grappled last
night with a burglar on the fire escape
and shots were exchanged. The
burglar was held in the building but
succeeded in getting out of the grip
of the porter. Thirty detectives are
now working around the hotel on the
case in the belief that the burglar is
a guest of the hotel and that he is
hiding somewhere.
TROLLEY STRIKE SETTLED.
PROVIDENCE, July 17.—The trol
ley strike in this city and state has
been settled and the men are all back
at work again. The terms of the
settlement have not yet been made
public but they are believed to be
favorable to the men.
Mrs. Frank Ballaine entertained at
afternoon tea today.
; •> REMINGTON COMPANY ❖
❖ GIVES WHAT IS ASKED. ❖
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BRIDGEPORT, July 17.—The
Remington Arms Company has given
way to the demands of its employes
and has granted them an eight hour
day so that the strike may be regard
ed as having come to an end.
SUBMARINE SHELLS BRITISH
LINER ON THE ATLANTIC.
Undersea Vessel Pursued the Ship
But Failed to Get Near
Enough to Torpedo.
NEW YORK, July 17.—'The British
liner Ordune arrived here today after
having been pursued arid shelled by a
German submarine The submarine
tried to torpedo the liner and failed.
She then pursued but the superior
speed of the merchantman soon left
her behind. When hope of torpedo
ing the liner faded the submarine op
ened with her guns but inflicted no
damage.
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❖ FIRST SHIPS OF WAR *
❖ GO THROUGH CANAL. •>
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PANAMA, July 17.—The academy
practice squadron composed of the
Missouri, Ohio ami Wisconsin have
passed through tha canal. They are
the first battleships to have done so.
WATSON PASSKNGERS.
The following passengers are
aboard the Admiral Watson for Se
ward:
Mrs. Sarah Sawyer, Claude Hard
man, Wm. Morse, Peter Larson and
wife, M. Sweeney, Mr. K. Tucker, M.
Sachman.
For Anchorage: Wm. Adams,
Frank Davis, E. Russel, Mrs. Billie
Peterson and baby, Peter Brandeau,
W. Brandeau, Joe Nelson and wife,
Ed Thompson, Wm. Welton, F. Wel
ton and wife and twelve steerage.
For Kodiak: W. Morrison.
Colonel Sleicher, president of the
Leslie-Judge Publishing Company,
bought his ticket for Skagway.
COURT OPENS AT KNIK.
The district court term at Knik
opened last Tuesday according to
Commissioner M. J. Conroy who re
turned last evening from Anchorage.
Harry Hoben left on the Admiral
Evans for Anchorage and will return
overland.
Miss Helen Edwards, niece of Mr.
and Mrs. Seiffcrt, arrived on the
Evans and will spend the summer
months with her aunt at Resurrec
tion creek.
The electric lights will be shut off
at 2 o’clock tomorrow morning.
Councilman Al Chamberlin has re
turned from Valdez where he spent
quite a time.
TEUTONS CLAIM PROGRESS
LONDON, July 17—The Germans claim to be mak
ing progress in the north of the eastern front. The
Austrians have crossed the Dniester in several places and
say they are advancing in Russian territory but no in
formation has come from independent sources. The news
of the capture of Przasnysz by the Germans has not been
confirmed but there is hardly any reason to doubt it as
the taking of a place of such importance could hardly be
claimed were it not so. Roumania has now refused to
carry ammunition for the Turks and this will probably re
sult in a shortage of supplies for the Ottoman army as
Bulgaria will follow suit
ITALIANS CAPTURE PASS
ROME, July 17.—The Italian army has captured
Falasaerago pass in the Alps and now occupies a com
manding position in that neighborhood to prosecute .the
effort to flow into the Austrian plains. The reduction of
the Austrian frontier forts is a task of admittedly great
difficulty but those fortifications once passed the invasion
will be comparatively easy. Trench warfare is reported
from other parts of the Austro-Italian fronts and results
come slowly. ... .
NEW STEAMER
LEAVESON 20TH
NEW ALASKA LINE IN WHICH
BROWN & HAWKINS ARE
INTERESTED STARTS.
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SEATTLE, July 16.—The steam- j
ship Alliance of six hundred and
eighty gross tons and one hundred *
and five feet in length has been leased j
by' the Independent Line and will sail
from Seattle on July 20 with pas- j
sengers and freight for southeastern |
and southwestern Alaska. Her term
inus will be Knik and later another
liner will be added to the run by th*
same company' but the name of the
second steamship has not been an
nounced. The Alliance is, of course,,
equipped with wireless. She was
built in California and carries a
hundred passengers. She was leased
from the North Pacific steamship
company and was recently over
hauled.
This is the final news of the new
steamship line which was hinted at
some time ago in the Gateway. |
Messrs Brown and Hawkins are part i
owners of the new line and will con
duct the Alaska end of the business.
This has been known for some time
but the actual announcement of the
sailing was awaited before publishing
the details. The following from the
Seattle Times of July 8 gives furthe
details:
“That a new passenger and freight
company is about to enter the Seattle j
and southeastern and southwestern
Alaska routes was disclosed today
when the Independent Steamship
Line, now in process of organization,
closed an agreement with the Wash
ington Street Pier under which it will
use that structure as its local termin
al. The company is being organ«zed
by Seattle and Alaska interests.
Articles of incorporation are to be
filed in a few days.
The identity of the Seattle backers
has not been given out. The Alaska
backers are Brown & Hawkins, bank
ers and merchants of Southwestern.
Alaska, operating in Seward, Anchor
age and other ports in that distrit.
The company, it is stated, will oper
ate one or two vessels at first, but wiP
increase its fleet later. Brown &
Hawkins will handle the Alaska end
of the business.
Rumors that a new company was
about to enter the Northern routes
have been in circulation on the front
for some time, but no confirmation
could be obtained until today when '
workmen began painting the name of
the concern on the front of the Wash
ington street Pi*r. The pier is oper
ated by Frank R. Hanlon under a
lease from the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Coppany."
GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER
SHIP CARGO AT HOQUIAM.
HOQUIAM, Wash., July 17.—The
government has appropriated the
munitions cargo of the ship Larsen i
us unclaimed goods. The Larsen is
the ship which intended to tranship j
its cargo at sea and then went to
Mexico where an attempt was made
to seize it,
FLOODS THREATEN.
KANSAS CITY, July 16.—Great
floods are now threatening immense
damage in these states.
COUNTERFEIT CAPTURED.
CHICAGO, July i7.—The police
have secured fifty thousand dollars
in a raid on counterfeiters in this city.
The raid was made last night after
the police had secured information
from some one of those mixed up in
the counterfeiting.
WIRELESS RUNS TORPEDOES. ,
WASHINGTON, July 16.—The
government is now comtemplating
the purchase of a new invention for
the control of torpedoes by wireless.
If the invention bears out the claims
of the inventors submarine warfare
) will be revolutionized.
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! SEWARD PEOPLE BOUGHT
LOTS AT ANCHORAGE.
Sidney Anderson Secures an Official
List of All Purchasers
and Purchases.
That a few people well known in
; Seward purchased several lots at the
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recent auction sale at Anchorage is
made evident by the official list se
1 cured by Sidney Anderson, vice-presi
, dent of the Bank of Seward, who re
turned last evening on the Alameda.
Brown & Hawkins paid $1,075 for
what is called the best corner lot in
the city. J. A. Laubner bought a lot
for $230, G. M. Campbell purchased
seven lots at $250, $250, $675, $1,150,
$215, $625 and $375 respectively. M.
J. Conroy bought five lots at the fol
lowing prices, respectively: $650,
$710, $225, $325 and $375. C. B.
Dodge bought one for $000. A. S.
Koch bought one for $700. Mrs.
Martha White bought one for $480.
Pat Keeley bought one for $580.
Father Van der Pol bought two lots
for $75 and $100, and Rev. E. H.
Molony of the Episcopal church
bought two for the same price. In
speaking of the sale Mr. Anderson
says:
“Up to the night of July 15th. $134
000 in lots had been sold in Anchor
age. All purchasers and the people
in general in Anchorage were highly ,
pleased with the manner in which the
sale was conducted. All details were
explained in full by Mr. Christensen (
and large forces of men were im
mediately put on clearing the lots
purchased and many bids were asked
for on lumber for bulidings to be con
structed as soon as the town is clear
ed and danger from fire removed, 1
was told by one official that the gov
ernment expected to have trains op
erating over thirty miles of track in
ninety days.”
CARRANZA WANTS
RECOGNITION, j
WASHINGTON, July 16.—It is be
lieved here that Carranza is now j
planning to secure the recognition of
the United States government.
REMINGTON STRIKE MAY
STILL BE DECLARED.
BRIDGEPORT, July 17.—The
granting of the demands of the em
ployes for an eight hour day by the
Remington company may not, after
all, avert the threatened general
strike. The machinists this afternoon
declared that they will call a general
strike unelss the company concedes
everything asked for by the men.
COMING TO ALASKA TO
BUCK SECRETARY LANE. \
Some Man Named Graves Not Men
tioned Before Comes to
Investigate.
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WASHINGTON, July 17.—It is re
ported that the real purpose of
Grave’s visit to Alaska, which will
take place soon, is to gather material
to combat Lane’s proposal to divorce
Alaska from Federal Bureau control
and to establish a local administra-;
tive body to deal with Federal prob
lems in the territory.
CENTRAL OHIO MENACED.
COLUMBUS, July 17.—The Ottawa
river has risen to frightful floods and
all central Ohio is menaced most
seriously.
MINISTER NOT TO RESIGN.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.—Mrs.
Meyer, wife of the American ambas
sador to Russia, denies that toer hus
t
band intends to resign his post at
Petrograd.
REPULSING REBELS.
CAPE HATIEN, July 17.—‘The
government forces are repulsing the
rebels and the revolution seems to be
^ about on its last- legs.
VILLA WILL START
AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN.
|- TORREON, July 17.—Villa an
nounces that he will start an active
campaign immediately in the states
• of Nuevo Leon and Coahuilla.
LOCOMOTIVES
COMING HERE
SHIP THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO
LEAVE PANAMA JULY
8 CARRIES THEM.
That the ship which left Panama,
or was scheduled to leave Panama,
July 8 has a couple of locomotives
and other railroad equipment aboard
for Seward is the statement of Wm.
C. Edes, chairman of the Engineer
ing Commission, today. At least, Mr.
Edes says the locomotives are sup
posed to be aboard but the ship may
unload at Anchorage first. Part of
the equipment aboard for Seward i
a steam shovel. It is not generally
known that copper wire has already
come from Panama for use in con
structing the telephone line from Se
ward to Anchorage. The men in
charge of that work expect com
munication to be opened up between
the two cities within three weeks.
Mr. Edes, accompanied by Mrs.
Edes, returned last evening from
Anchorage on the Alameda. Eleven
or twelve hundred men are now work
ing over there. As to the work that
will be done here Mr. Edes wishes to
say no more than he has ever said. A
good deal will depend, he says, on
the time the Alaska Northern wi i be
taken over by the government. If it
is taken over before fall quite a little
work will be done but he is not yet
prepared to say how much. Work P
now going on clearing the way for
the light car to the Spencer glacier
district and the road is being put in
shape as much as is necessary.
HEAT KILLS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, July IT.—The fright
ful heat which prevails here today
has killed five people and caused
prostration to countless others.
LLOYD GEORGE TO APPEAL
TO THE WELSH MINERS.
LONDON, July IT.—Lloyd George,
minister of munitions, has decided to
appeal personally to the striking
Welsh miners to call off the dispute
until the close of the war for the sake
of the empire. As he is the accepted
leader of the Welsh and almost idoliz
ed by the workingmen of that princi
pality it is expected that he can pre
vail on the miners to resume their
labors. All threats seem to have been
useless against the strikers.
NEW SUBMARINE CAN CROSS
ATLANTIC AND BACK UNAIDED.
Simon Lake’s Wonderful Invention
Tested With Wonderful
Results.
BRIDGEPORT, July 17.—Simon
Lake’s latest submarine has been test
ed and found to be capable of crossing
the Atlantic ocean and returning
without any base of supplies, except
the base from which it made its start.
It promises to revolutionize naval
warfare completely as it will permit
of attack on hostile fleets thousands
of miles distant.
EDISON MEETS DANIELS.
WEST ORANGE, July 17.—
Thomas Edison and Josephus Daniels,
secretary of the navy, were in con
ference here yesterday for fully three
hours. They are supposed to have
been discussing the formation of the
new naval advisory board formed for
the improvements of the navy.
NEGRO LYNCHED.
BUNKIE, La., July 17.—A negro
was lynched here today for wound
ing a policeman who had tried to ar
rest him.
JAPANESE TERRIFIED.
TOKIO, July 17.—Terrific earth
quakes have visited the island of
Kiushiu during the past two days
and the inhabitants have been reduc
ed to a state of abject terror. The
earth continues to tremble in a man
ner that gives the impression that it
i will never again be at rest