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WAR IS PROBABLY DECLARED BY
KING OF GREECE BY THIS TIME
_ GREECE READY TO DECLARE
“"lOXDOX, Sept. 28.—Except that the Entente armies
will co-operate with the Greeks the terms of the agree
ment, which is said to have been made for the declaration
of war by Greece, have not been divulged, lhat Greece
has decided, however, to declare war is undoubted now
and King Constantine is known to have conferred with his
advisers and to have promised the mobilization of the
army by decree before \ enizelos reaches Saloniki from
Crete where lie now is. The commander of the warship
lvelk and two generals have joined Yenizelos at Canea
and ten thousand men are ready to follow them.
BRITISH MAKE MORE GAINS
LONDON, Sept. 28. — The British have made more
gains north of Tiers and the French have beaten back
German counter attacks at Bouchavesnes. Ten thousand
rifles were taken in the capture of Combles.
ROUMANIA NS SUCCESSFUL
BUCHAREST. Sept. 28—South of Hermanstadt vio
lent Roumanian attacks have forced the enemy to retreat
in the Jiu valley.
RUSSIANS REPULSED
BERLIN, Sept. 28.—The Russians have been unsuc
cessful in their attacks at Luilova and have been beaten
back. The Slavs have made no advance for several days
despite terrific assaults at different points.
BOMBARD BUCHAREST
BERLIN, Sept. 28.—Bucharest was raided again last
night by German aeroplanes. The Roumanian capital is
only some thirty miles from our lines on the Danube and
is an easv mark for air attacks.
BREMEN EXPECTED
NEWPORT NEWS, Sept. 28.—The submarine Brem
en is expected to arrive here within a week although noth
ing official has been learned about her. The general opin
ion is that she has been on the way for some time but that
the Germans spread false reports about her to hide her
location at various times.
SAYS BREMEN IS HERE
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 28. — Berlin reports that the
submarine Bremen has arrived at the American coast and
the people are rejoicing although no port is named.
BREMEN NOT LOCATED
BALTIMORE, Sept. 28.—The submarine Bremen has
not been located notwithstanding the report received that
Berlin had given out the information that she had arrived
at the American coast. It is believed possible, however,
that she is on the coast but has not entered any port yet.
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WAR TO THE END
LONDON, Sept. 28—Lloyd George gave out an in
terview today in which he declared that ‘‘pro-Germanism"
must tight to a knock out and that the war has only been
begun by the Allies. He declares that Britain has invested
thousands of lives in the tight for civilization and the in
vestment must be made good. France will stick to the
end, he said’ and Russia will tight to the death. He furth
er stated that British sportsmanship stood the early beat
ings and now demands victory. Reports from Athens
this afternoon are that the mobilization of the Greek
army is beginning but the Greek legation refuses to con
firm the story.
LES D ARCY WILL
NOT GO TO WAR
MELBOURNE. Australia, Sept. 20.
—Les D’Arcy. the Australian middle
weight fighter, conquerer of McGoorty
and Clabby, won’t go to war just yet,
it is learned today. Les tossed up
his fighting contracts recently and ac-1
claimed himself ready for the ranks,!
but his mother put her foot down on
the plan. That ended it. Les won’t
join. Meantime he’ll argue with
mother.
PLAN THROUGH NAVIGATION
ALBANY, Sept. 20.—'Through navi
gation via the New York Barge Can
al is being planned for Spring by
State Engineer Frank Williams from
‘Oswego to Luke Ontario and the Hud
son river.
Williams is investigating today to
get an idea of the cost. It was ex
pected that the United States govern
ment would help in this work, but
there is no present indication that it
will.
Libbys found Not
Guilty at Valdez
Several New Indictment* Brought in
By Grand Jury.
VAl.DKZ, Sept. 2$. — The ease
aguinst Libby, McNeil ami Libby for
wasting fish has been dismissed by
the jury. The jury also found a ver
dict of not guilty in the Deep Sea
( Salmon company’s case. The grand
jury found true bills against Simon
Veraskin for manslaughter at lzen
bach bay, against George Fraser for
false pretenses at Anchorage, against
A. E. McLean for murder at Nusha
gak, against M. F. Spiers for illegal
liquor selling at Unga and against
Frank Kavanaugh for larceny at La
touche. Not true bills were found in
the cases of Michael Pete for larceny
and Jesso Hurdado for stabbing. The
Kassoff trial commenced this morn
ing. (McLean is the government
man who is accused of murdering his
wife under the most brutal circum
stances.)
A. B. TO GIVE BIG TIME
ABOUT THE FOURTEENTH
The Arrtir Broth prhnswi !» nAiv
planning a big time which will come
off about the fourteenth of October.
A vaudeville performance will have a
prominent place on the program and
afterwards a dance will take place.
Refreshments form part of the plans
which are not yet fully decided, how
ever.
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SAYS ALASKA FISH MEN
ARE FAVORING CANADA
SEATTLE. Sept. 28.—Major Fatton
who has just returned from Alaska
says that the fishermen of the Alas
kan waters are talking of the “Cana
dization” of their fish business. He
means that the fisheries interests will
ship through Canada exclusively un
less Seattle takes quick action.
GOOD NEWS FROM TOLOVANA
BROOKS. — The most recent en
couragement in this district is the
discovery by N. A. Brown and George
Kilmar of pay on Lucky gulch, at the
head of Livengood creek. It appears
to be an old lake bottom. Bones,
teeth and musk ox head were found in
their drift. A well preserved tree, 30
feet in length, was taken from the
shaft. The tree was standing up
right. The ground is 105 feet deep
and pay is as good as that found on
any of the claims toward the upper
end of the creek.
The operators are still cross-cutting
♦he claim to determine the volume of
the pay.
With plenty water, things are
looking brighter here at present.
Boats are arriving at West Fork every
day with freight, relieving the situa
tion.—News-Miner.
NEWCOMER BUYS OUT
THE MYERS BAKERY
J. W. Reed, who recently tame
from Bellingham, Washington, bought
the Myers Bakery on Broadway to
day and will start business there on
the first of the month. He intends to
conduct it as a bakery and light lunch
place. Mr. Reed has been staying
since his arrival at the Overland
hotel but he will now be joined by his
wife and will make his permanent
home in Seward.
ALAMEDA NOON TOMORROW
The Alameda will arrive here at
noon tomorrow. She has 85 tons of
freight for Seward. „
Kasoff Guilty of
1st. Degree Murder
VALDEZ, Sept. 28. — The jury
brought in a verdict of first degree
murder without capital punishment
today in the case of Kasoff who shot
and killed another Russian on the
streets of Anchorage some weeks ago.
The sentence will probably be life im
prisonment.
ELECTRIC COMPANY’S
BUILDING IMMENSE
The people of the city are hardly
aware of the preparations which the
Seward Electric Company is making
to supply a greater Seward with
electric power. The machinery is now
being installed and it is expected that
the new plant will be generating in
the month of November. The build
ing is much larger than it appears
from the outside. The upper story is
being arranged into suites of rooms
where every convenience of a first
class club is being provided. As an
example of the intense care taken
it need only be mentioned that the
concrete of the floors of the building
is made with tailings from the Tread
well mine, pure quartz which makes
the concrete almost everlasting .
EXPECT FOREMAN BODY
TO ARRIVE TOMORROW
The men carrying the body of Pert
Foreman are expected to arrive at the
railroad tonight and a special car may
bring it in tomorrow. It has been
Foreman that he did not appear to be
very sound mentally.
CLAIM BRAZIL’S CENSUS
ROLL IS PADDED II
MILLION AND A HALF
RIO PE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept.
16.—The Brazilian government has
just issued an official estimate plac
ing the country’s population at 26 mil
lion, 542 thousand souls. Experts
here agree that this is all right up
to about 12 million. Beyond that
point they say the estimate includes
the Indian inhabitants of a vast in
terior region which no white man has
ever seen. Consequently they declare
that 14,542,000 of the estimate is a
mere wildcat guess.
SHOWS ARGENTINA’S
GRAIN GOING TO ALLIES
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 20.—Ar
gentina’s wheat has been sold almost
exclusively to the Allies during the
last six months. It has been shipped,
with practically no exceptions, in
British bottoms. The export was 1,
379,962 tons, of which the United
States took less than 100,000.
FALLON RESIDENT ENGINEER
NENANA, August 21.—Announce
ment was made here today that Jack
Fallon had been appointed resident
engineer to replace Fred Ryus, who
is to become townsite manager and
practically the first mayor of Ne
nana. Fallon will leave for Fairbanks
within a few days to take up Ryus'
work there.—Ex.
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SHADES OF ALL PIONEERS
NENANA, Aug. 22.—Shades of all
pioneers, gone but not forgotten! If
they could only see the dimes, nickels
and pennies floating around thi* town,
they would turn over in their graves
and thank the Angel of Night that
had touched them with his magic
wand to transfer them to another
world.
Mind, the nickles, pennies and dimes
are not common yet; just used among
the Best people, but like all things
started for the benefit of the select
few, they are beginning to circulate
and indications are that it will be im
possible to drive them out of the coun
try, once they get a start. — News
Miner. ,
CHANGING BUT STILL MAINTAINING
GUARDS UN THE MEXICAN BORDER
STEAMSHIP MERGER
j IS NOW CONEIRMED
Name to be Pacilic S. S. Company
and Haines Will be Manager.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—Alexander
has confirmed finally the wtory of the
merging of the Pacific Coast Steam
I ship company and the Admiral Line.
I The name of the combined company
j will be the Pacific Steamship Com
j pany and it is stated that the cause
| of the merger is the scarcity of ves
sels. Ward becomes the Admiral
vice-president and Haines the
manager.
FAIRBANKS PRAISES HUGHES
DENVER, Colo., Sept. 28.—The
Democratic tariff favors the south
and such sectional free trade would
injure Colorado, said Fairbanks here
last night. He eulogized Judge
Hughes warmly.
HUGHES CONTINUES ATTACKS
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 28.—In a
speech here last night Hughes told
thousands of steel workers that pro
tection snollc nmunaw*'.
ter the war. In his evening speech
he continued his attacks on President
Wilson’s administration.
NORTHLAND BRINGS SUPPLIES
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—The steamer
Northland will leave on the thirtieth
with railroad supplies for Anchorage.
WINNIPEG WILL STEP
BACK AN HOUR
WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 16.—Win
nipeg, having saved a lot of daylight
all summer by jumping its clocks
ahead an hour, will stop the clocks
for an hour tonight midnight and get
back on standard central time once
more. That means the folks here
will sleep an extra hour in the morn
ing, making up for the hour they lost
last spring. There is considerable dif
ference of opinion here as to whether
the plan really has accomplished very
much.
MAY MANUFACTURE DYES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—An
American chemical convention may be
in session soon to show the United
States manufacturers how to manu
facture dyes without depending on the
supply from Germany.
GERMANY’S JABBERWORK
MARKET HITS THE SKIDS
LONDON, Sept. 20.—Germany’s
Jabberwork market has hit the skids. |
“The birds and the beasts were
there” when General Smuts grabbed
most of German East Africa and the
Kaiser’s colonials fled.
A blood sweating behemoth doesn’t
give a darn what flag flies on his j
hunting ground. Neither does a dik
dak or a whiffenpoof or a man eating
piflik. So Germany is cut off from her
zoological supply.
The first shipload of animals isj
here from the new British territory
today, consigned to E. H. Bostock.
Twenty-five baboons goose-stepped
at leash about the docks with still a
shadow of German accent in their
chatter. Six porcupines with fixed
bayonets held a small hallow square
and 400 birds screeched while a pair
of secretary birds made notes for ref
erence.
“The Germans will never regain
their animal trade,” said Bostock t'
day.
! WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—Six thousand fresh
’ guardsmen have been ordered to the Mexican border but
| ten thousand have been withdrawn. The Mexican ambas
! sador to this country, Arredondo* has gone to Mexico City
to confer with Carranza with a view to broadening the
scope ofthe discussion between the commissioners of tin*
two nations at New London.
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ASK AID FOR AMERICANS
I NEW YORK, Sept. 2cS. — William Loel>, director of
I the American smelting company, lias appealed to Sec re
; tary Lane, chairman of the American commission, to pro
I tect the interests of sixteen American mining corpora
tions in Mexico whose holdings total a quarter of a billion
| dollars.
Leaders Decide in
A General Strike
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.—Two hun
dred leaders of unions have ratiti< I
the cult ft• r a general strike and mat
ters are now fast approaching a cli
max. The grand jury in the mean
time has indicted fifteen strikers for
violence and the trials may precipi
tate disagreeable conditions.
BRITISH BLACKLIST AND
WORRY AMERICA
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By JOHN H. HEARLEY
(Special to Gateway by Urnted Press)
ROME, Sept. 14. — “British black
lists and other economic ami industrial
measures needn’t worry American
business men,” said Clarence VV.
Moonmaw, European investigator of
markets for the U. S. Department ol
Agriculture, here today.
Moomaw’s investigations in Eng
land, France, Switzerland and Paly
are the basis for his stateno nt.
Later he wdl visit Russia, Scandin
avian countries and Spain.
Moomaw is one of many agents ia
Europe making plans to protect
Ameiica’s future commercial relation*
witn Europe. Special investiga ion
is being made into the exportation o?
American grains, livestock and cotton.
The department probably will es
tablish permanent agencies in the
principal European cities after the
war to see that American interests
are protected and furthered.
Plans are being made to overcome
England’s discriminatory freight rates
in favor of herself and her Allies and
to the disadvantage of enemy anti
neutral nations. It is sail! that now,
because the grain must be shipped in
British bottoms, wheat bought at one
price in the United States is sold to
Britain and her allies by British car
riers at five times less than it is sold
to Switzerland and other neutrav
countries.
An attempt is being made to estab- J
lish direct trade relations between the
United States and Itfily. As it now
is, Italy must buy, for instance, all
her cotton through Liverpool agents, j
thus permitting the British to control
the Italian-American trade.
The secret of how America is to
overcome these difficulties, at least in
part, is the investment of American
capital in European countries ami the
establishment of American banking
facilities. The National City bank of
New York already has taken steps in
this direction in Milan and Genoa.
The Americans are the only people
the Italians do not fear politically.
Before the war Germany was a big
factor in Italys commercial life. The
Italians say it never will be so again.
Italy now really is a commercial
orphan, inasmuch as many Italians
fail to see any advantage in further
indebtedness to the British.
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World’s Series to
Begin \ext Week
(HR AdO, Sept. 2S.—The world's
championship baseball series will be
gin on October 7.
Mascha 11 Results
NATIONAL LEAGlK
New York 3, St. Louis 2.
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Boston 1, Pittsburgh 0.
AMERICAN LEAOl'E
Boston 3, New York 2.
Philadelphia 3; Washington 13.
WAR DEPARTMENT SENDS
DOCTOR TO SIAM
TO Ol ST HOOKWORM
TDK 10. Japan, Sept. 18. — Dr. K.
\V. Mendelson of New York City is
on his way from here to Siam today
as a representative of the I’nited
States War Department, to take the
laziness out of the Siamese by killing
off their over supply of hookworms.
The government of Siam asked him fo
do it.
After investigating the cause or so
much laziness in Siam the government
decided it was the hookworm that
caused it and asked the War Depart
ment to send a doctor to set the coun
try right with industry and energy.
Dr. Mendelson was one of the
American physicians sent to Servia to
light the typhus epidemic early in
11)15, After the fall of Belgrade he
made the retreat across Servia with
the regiment to which he was attach
ed.
THREE ORDERED TO PEN
AT THE PC BY TERM
At the Ruby term of court, Judge
Bunnell sentenced three people to
serve terms in the penitentiary, As
sistant District Attorney Harry E.
Pratt reports. Kaltag Nicolai, the
Indian who was convicted of murder,
was given life in prison; Charles
Grover, convicted of second degree
murder, was sentenced to 18 years in
the penitentiary; and Nellie Douglas,
convicted of grand larceny, was given
three years.
Nellie Douglas will be the first wo
man to be sent from Interior Alaska
to the penitentiary at Canon City,
Colorado, where till women prisoners
are to be sent in the future.—Ex.
MINNESOTA HAS A
LITTLE TIMBER LEFT
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 20. — De
spite the general belief tb.1t timber
days are past and gone in Minnesota,
there is still a little matter of ten
million acres of merchantable timber
still standing in the state, the depart
ment of forestry said today.