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y*L 8, No. 22t SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO U.ASK A. THURSDAY. JULY I. 1915_Ten Cent, the Copy
ARMY OF FRF CROWN
KEEPS QUIET
ON BROAD PASS
GFGGKNHKIM MAN WILL NOT
SPKAh lUT WILL U KT LBN
THKRK FROM SF.W \RH.
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W. E. Dunkle, who has been in I
Broad Pass since last February for
the Guggenheims. returned yesterday
afternoon but prefers not to give out
for publication his views on the min
ing outlook in that region. The only
fact which he could be got to men
tion is that the miners in there are
picking up new finds all the time.
When asked as to the extent of th«>
finds, the width of the ledges already
know r to exist, the result of the as
says ide of the ore he declared
01 vpre it he would not want to be
ifaoteu He admitted, however, that
he wili\ .turn to Broad Pa-s front
Seward a.- soon as he has had com
munication with the outside. Some
fifty or sixty men are in the di-trict,
most of whom are prospecting for
themselves but no untoward event oe-1
curred with the exception of a miners ,
meeting which was called to investi
m gate the looting of a cache. A sus
pected individual was ordered to leave
the camp but he refused to obey and
declared hi* innocence. The man had
the supplies taken from the cache in
his possession but he was able to tell
at least a plausibd story and the evi
dence was purley circumstantial, lhis
man left the district, just before Mr.
Dunkle did, ostensibly for supplies. (
Quite a few people are going into
Broad Pass but the woik has not pro
gressed sufficiently to give any esti
mate of its merits. Mr. Dunkle could
not say what the general opinion of
others who are there was of the camp
as he depended entirely on his own
examination so. there is nothing new
by which to judge except that he is
returning.
MOBS LOOTING
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FOOD RIOTS START AND PAN-j
DEMON It M BREAKS
LOOSE.
WASHINGTON, July 1.—The in
telligence arrived acre this afternoon
mat food riots have broken out in ;
Mexico City and that mobs are now i
raging wildly through the streets and
looting wherever they go. Thousands
of men and women reduced to a state
of semi-starvation are breaking into
bakeries and restaurants while the
police are unable to make the least
resistance. Even the soldiers are said
to be in sympathy with the mobs if
not actually conniving with the rioters
and it is feared that one of the great
est tragedies in the history of revolu
tions will soon be recorded unless aid
is secured quickly.
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WINDSOR, Vermont. June ilO.—An J
automobile in which President Wilson
was riding yesterday got ditched
through some unaccountable accident
but the president escaped without in
jury.
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❖ HAIL FALLS AS BIG * |
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HASTINGS. July 1.—Hail fell to
day here, some of the “drops of
which were a foot in circumference.
STBMAKINE FLOATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.—An
American submarine which went on
the rocks off Point Sur has been suc
cessfully floated without having sus
tained any serious injury.
RUSSIANS REPORT
VICTORY IN BALTIC
REPULSE GERMAN FLEET
PETROGPvAD, July 1—The Russian fleet repulsed
the German fleet yesterday in the Baltic while the enemy s
ships were trying to land troops to reinforce the Ger
man forces around Libau. One of the German torpedo
boats was sunk by a mine but no other losses are reported.
The German warships made an appearance of lighting to
a tinish but after the exchange of some shots withdrew
and it is supposed that some of them were severely
damaged.
RUSSIANS STAND
PETROGRAD. July 1.—The Russians are now pre
paring to make a stand against the combined Teutons in
Galicia and have taken up favorable positions while
strong reinforcements are coming up constantly. The
pusuit has been almost brought to a standstill and our
generals will probably take up the offensive again when
the moment comes.
CROWN PRINCE DEFEATED
PARIS, July 1.—The army of the crown prince of
Germany has been defeated in the Verdun region and is
now reported to be in full retreat. This information was
given out officially this afternoon but the details of the
story of the battle have not yet reached Paris. The Ger
mans had surrounded Verdun on three sides for many
months
MONTENEGRO INVADES
ROME, July 1.—The Montenegrin army has again
invaded Bosnia and has taken possession of the town of
Fotcha which lies on the Drina river more than, twenty
miles north of the Montenegrin border. The Bosnians are
reported to have received the invaders with demonstra
tions of welcome as they did in the former invasion. The
Montenegrins will again try to reach Serajevo.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.—It is now proven that
the British recruited at least three American citizens here
and some arrests are expected to follow the discovery.
One of the three was a deserter from the American army
|Map Showing Mountain Ranges, Navigable Rivers in Heavy Black.
' and the Routes of the New Government Railroads
as Designated by President Wilson.
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(From The All-Alaska Review.)
(The principal known mineral and mining districts are indicated in the j
numbered circles, as follows: 1, Port Dick district; 2, Sunrise district, gold;
3, Resurrection district, copper; 4, Falls Creek district, gold; 5, LaTouche dis
trict, copper; 6, the Bering River coal fields; 7, the Valdez district, gold and
copper; 8, Illiamna district, gold and copper; 9, the Bonanza mining district,
owned by the Alaska Syndicate, copper; 10, the Matanuska coal fields, and
Matanuska iron and gold district; 11, Willow Creek district, gold; 12, \entna
district, gold; 30, Xulajto coal fields; 31. 32, and 33 Seward Peninsula districts,
gold and silver; 15, Broad Pass district, gold and copper; 16, Nenana coal
fields; 17, Kantishna district, gold; 18, Hot Springs district, gold, silver, and
tin; 19, Fairbanks district, gold; 20, Circle district, gold; 21, Rampart dis
trict, gold; 22, Chandlar district, gold; 23, Fagle district, gold; 24, Koyukuk
district, gold and coal; 25, Kuskokwim district, gold; 26, Ruby district, gold
and coal; 27, Ophir district, gold; 28, Iditarod district, gold; 29, Georgetown
district; gold 30. Nulato coal fileds; 31, 32, and 33 Seward Peninsula districts,
gold. From Cordova to Kennicott, the Copper River & Northwestern Rail
road, 199 miles, owned by the Alaska Syndicate. From Seward to Nenana,
Government railroad route, 412 miles, with 38-mile branch to Matanuska 1
coal fields, and projected branch of 395 miles through the Kuskokwim valley ^
to the Yukon.) __
ECCLES WANTED TO
DENY HIS PATERNITY.
Mrs. Geddcs is Sixth Day on Stand
and Says Eccles Wanted
to Take Water.
OGDEN, July, 1.—Mrs. Geddcs'
testified today on the stand that
Eccles wanted her to write members
of his family that Albert was not his
son but that she refused to do so.'
Albert is the boy for whom Mrs.
Geddes is trying to secure part of the
estate and on the question of who?*
legitimacy the whole thing hinges.
His mother was on the stand yester- j
day for the sixth day. During tha*
time she has been led by questions to i
enter into almost every phase of the
Mormon marriage laws and customs
and a great crowd listened with ab
sorbed interest. She is still on the
stand.
BATHTUB BUSINESS IS
DEVELOPING FAST.
Counsel For Defence Says 1 rial is Be
coming as Rotten as
American Procedure.
LONDON. July 1.—The judge to
day ordered the jury in the bathtub
murder case to experiment with a
bathtub to ascertain to their own sat- ■
isfaction whether or not the state- j
ments of the medical witnesses are!
correct as to the impossibility of the;
largest wife of the alleged murderer
being drowned in the tub accidentally, j
The counsel for the defense made a j
strenuous plea against admission of j
the sort of medical evidence produced |
by the prosecution and declared that
such testimony opens the door to the
admission into British courts of the ,
worst form of Americanism in the ad-1
ministration of justice. The trial
continues to attract universal atten
tion and the newspapers give it al
! most as much space as they did to
Jack the Ripper murders.
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BATHTUB MURDERER IS
SENTENCED TO DEATH, j
LONDON, July L—-Smith was
found guilty this afternoon of murder
ing his three wives and was sentenced
to death. After the verdict and when
asked why sentence should not be
passed he declared again that he was
► innocent and he bitterly deno unced
the judge for what he believed to be
partiality shown by him throughout
the case. As he was led from the
courthouse he continued his denuncia
tions.
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ASSOCIATION INDICTED.
WALLA WALLA, July 1.—The
Valley Fruit and Produce association
has been indicted on the charge of
false billing. The specific charges
levelled have not yet been ma le
known.
~ B’S MEET.
The Arctic Brotherhood will meet
this evening at the usual time.
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PROGRAM FOR
THE HOLIDAYS
ATHLETIC CONTESTS, BASE- j
BALL GAMES, DANCES AND
OTHER ITEMS FIXED.
The following is the program lixed
for the events in the big Fourth of
July celebration:
July 3.
Bali game and dance.
July 4.
Ball game in afternoon.
July 5.
Grand parade.
| Ball Game—10 a. m.
Program of sports beginning 2 p. m:
I 100 yds dash for men—free for all.
50 yds. for women—free for all.
50 yds. dash for boys—free lor all.
. 50 yds. dash for girls—free for all.
100 yds. novelty race.
Runnng broad jump.
Running high jump.
Pie eating contest.
1-mile—free for all.
Other events will be annnounced j
later and the list of prizes will be an
nounced on Saturday. The following
are the officials:
; Officer of the Day, Frank Youngs.
Judge on the Peak, Fred Johnston,
i Judges of all events; H. C. Deline,
: Harry Balderston, W. H. Lucas.
Starter, Frank J. Cotter. Time keep
j er, Frank Ennis.
On the evening of July 5 a big base
ball dance will take place.
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ORCHESTRA FOR DANCE.
The personnel of the orchestra
which will play at the Bandboys’ |
dance is entirely made up of profes
sional musicians. Mr. Edward is a
veteran of the bow who needs no in
troduction. Miss McLeod is pianisK
j Mr. Pearce is cornetist and Mr. Mente,
who marks fine time, is the drummer.
The music is, indeed, expected to be
a treat in itself.
BOSTON, July 1.—Nathan Straus
has donated a forty thousand dollar
yacht to the church of Zion here to be
sold for the benefit of the funds of the
church.
FELIX DIAZ.IS
NOT AT^ELPASO
FOUND IN NEW YORK AND SAYS
ENEMIES STARTED THE
FALSE RUMOR.
NEW YORK, July 1.—General
Felix Diaz is in this city and proved
the falsity of the statement that he
j had gone to El Paso, when he gave
j out a statement in person last even
| ing after th(‘ publication of the in
formation that he travelled to the
Dorder for the purpose of taking part
in the Huerta revolution. He says
in thi.N statement that the rumor was
circulated by enemies who wished to
I place him in a false light before the
American government and he further
declares that he has not now and
never had any intention of adding to
! the troubles of his afflicted country
! by complicating the issues existing
there. He lives a retired life in this
city and so seldom does his name ap
pear in the press that his presence is
almost forgotten.
COMMISSION TO
GET OUT PILES
CALLING FOR BIDS FOR WORK
ON BRIDGES OF AL
ASKA NORTHERN.
The government railroad engineer
ing commission is assing for bids to
day for fifteen hundred piles to be de
lievered at .Mile Fifty-four on the
| Alaska Northern railroad. 'I lie piles
' are to be used for the repair and re
construction of bridges on the rail
road between Seward and Kern creek
and can probbaly be taken as an in
dication that the commission is con
vinced that the road will soon be the
property of the government and that
work will soon be started.
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ATLANTA, June 30.—Twenty-six
men who are charged with having
taken part in the rioting following
the commutation of the sentence on
Leo Frank have been indicted. The
trial of their cases will probably re
j vive the trouble which has caused the
governor to leave the state.
PROHIBITION STARTS.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 1.—The
new prohibition law went into elTect
! today and all saloons are closed.
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ABERDEEN, July 1.—Five of the
| largest South Dakota cities went dry
; today.
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BOWLING GREEN, June 30.—Miss
Genevieve Clark, daughter of Champ
Chirk, speaker of the house of repre
sentatives, was married today to
James Thompson, editor of the New
Orleans Item.
ARREST SEVERAL MORE
MEXICAN CONSPIRATORS.
EL PASO, June 30.—Several more
Mexican conspirators have been ar
rested here on the charge of aiding
and abetting Huerta and others to in
augurate another revolution. The
authorities are quoted as saying that
the conspiracy has far wider rami
fications than had been believed.
BOUGHT CUMMINS PLACE.
J. E. Schneider has purchased the
Cummins boarding house and will con
duct it as a first class place of the
same kind where the best home cook
ing will be served. Mr. Schneider
came here from Santa Barbara.
TWENTY AMERICANS
LOST ON C. S. SHIP
AMERICANS LOST ON ARMENIAN
! WASHINGTON, July 1.—When the United States
ship Armenian was sunk by the German submarine
twenty Americans lots their lives and once again this
country is faced by the same danger that threatened its
peace a few weeks ago after the sinking of the Lusitania.
The Armenian affair is now being investigated fully and
nothing will be said officially until the whole matter has
been carefully laid bare. The fact that the vesse was
carrying horses to England and that horses would be an
aid to the military operations of the allies enters into the
question and it is expected that on this phase of it the
destruction of the ship was justifiable. The newspapers
in this country are once more demanding satisfaction
but the state department is acting with calmness. As the
president is not in Washington nothing definite may be
expected from the government just yet.
U. S. MAY TAKE WIRELESS
WASHINGTON, July 1.—The government is now
contemplating the taking under its control of the wire
less station at Sayville on the ground that it is being used
by ‘he German naval authorities to assist and direct their
submarine warfare. It has been charged that the wire
less has been used to inform the submarines of the leaving
of ships, especially those carrying munitions of war and
all sorts of contraband. It is about the only means of
communication with this coun‘ry left to the Germans jnd
' it has been permitted to operate on the plea that as the al
1 lies have cable communications it wouid be just and fair to
allow the other side ‘o have a means of transmitting its
: intelligence and views.
TURK TRENCHES TAKEN
LONDON, July 1.—The first positive news from the
I Dardanelles was published here this mornng when it was
i officially announced that the allied forces have captured
seven Turkish trenches near Saghirdere. The announce
| ment also says that the allied campaign in that quarter
never looked"more promising and the news refutes com
pletely the assertion from Athens that the allies had come
to the conclusion that the campaign was a failure.