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SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 19U___ _
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RUSSIANS HALT THE TEUTONS ON
ALL SIDES IN POLISH STRUGGLE
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Rome Reports that Turks Have Revolted in Constantinople and Killed
a Hundred German Officers.
General Botha Compels Ger
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isli Liner Blown l p hv Ger
man Submarine — French
Sinks German Sub
marine in English Channel.
U. S. SEIZES WIRELESS.
WASHINGTON, July 9—The United States govern-j
ment has seized the Sayville wireless station on the
ground that it is being used by the Germans for giving
information to submarines of the leaving of ships from
American ports. A strong protest against the seizure is
expected not only from the German government but fromj
all the German sympathizers in this country. Just before
the taking over of the station by this government Ger
many had sent a request for the restoration of the cable
communication between that country and this on the plea
that direct communication would aid in bringing about a
better understanding between the two peoples. The re
quest will not be acceded to, and, indeed, it is rgarded as
impossible to maintain a cable with the British fleet in
command of the Atlantic.
GERMANS SURRENDER TO BOTHA
PRETORIA, South Africa, July 9.—The Germans in
German Southwest Africa have surrendered to General
Botha, the commander of the British forces, and the Ger
man territory may be regarded as having been entirely
conquered. Botha was commander in chief of the Boer
army in the war against Great Britain but is now prime
minister of United South Africa under the British crown.
To him is chiefly due the fact that the colony stood by
Britain in the present war.
BRITISH LINER SUNK
LONDON, July 9.—The British liner Guide has been
sunk by a German submarine. This information was an
nounced ths afternoon but no further facts were given
out. The waters in which the occurrence took place have
not even been mentioned and anxiety is felt as to the fate
of the people aboard the ship.
SINKS GERMAN SUBMARINE
PARIS, July 9.—A German submarine has been sunk
in the English channel by a French warship but the name
of the submarine has not been learned The warship was
fortunate in sighting the periscope of the submerged
vessel and the shallow depth of the submarine at the time
enabled the shells of the larger vessel to take effect.
PETROGRAD. July 9—A British submarine sank a
German warship in the Baltic on July 2 but the news has
only now arrived. The name of the warship has not been
learned.
FRENCH LOAN ARRANGED
NEW YORK, July 9.—The allied nations have sent
orders for one hundred and fifty motor speed boats to
several American firms. The Morgan company has com
pleted all arrangements for the loan of twenty millions to
France and the money will be delivered at once.
TURKS REVOLT
ROME. July 9.—A Turkish revolt against the Ger
mans has taken place in Constantinople and a hundred
German officers have been killed. According to the ad
vices received here the revolt was brought about by the
domineering attitude of the Germans toward the Turks
whom they are said to be treating as vassals. No infor
mation has been received as to the duration of the revolt
and it may be yet proceeding- The relations between the
Germans and Turkish soldiers are believed to have reach
ed so strained a point that a crisis is to be expected.
1 GERMANY TURNS DOWN U. S.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Gerard, the United States
1 ambassador to Berlin, has received the German answer j
to the United States and from what can be gathered j
from officials of the government the answer is almost a,
i direct refusal to meet the wishes of this government, and|
the officials regard the tension between the two nations to >
be increased. So serious is the condition of affairs sup
posed to be that President W ilson’s return to Washington
is looked for. The contents of the note in reply to the
Washington administration are not known and will prob
ably not be published until the answer is in the hands of
the secretary of state and the president.
SUBMARINES BURNED.
QUINCY, Mass., July 9.—A submarine which was
1 being built here for one of the allied nations was destroyed
| by fire last night. Although no clue has been obtained it
I is generally assumed that the occurrence was due to Ger
man activities. All the circumstances of recent dates all
j over the countrv suggest a widespread movement on the
part of Germans in this country to carry on a secret war
| against the allies by stopping their supplies
GERMANS MOVE IN BELGIUM.
LONDON, July 9.—Advices from Holland today are
; to the effect that the Germans are now moving in force
through Belgium and this is taken as proof of the assei -
tion that the enemy is now bent on making a great effort
against the allied armies in !■ ranee and F landers. Taking
this with the statement that the Germans are also moving
on Alsace, military experts are inclined to the conclusion
that Germany will attack the French and British simul
taneously on their left and right, and, maybe, in the cen
ter, along the whole line.
RUSSIANS STOP GERMANS
LONDON, July 9.—The Russians have succeeded in
stopping the Germans from flanking the Russian lines de
fending Warsaw from the northeast and the invadeis
have been brought to a standstill in that quarter. Vienna
also admits that the Teutons advancing south of the Polish
capital are outnumbered and that the attack on Warsaw
from that direction has failed, so that Russia may be said
to have overcome already the worst effects of its retreat
from Galicia.
AUSTRIA LAUNCHES MINES
ROME, July 9—The Austrians have launched thou
sands of floating mines in the Adriatic so that sea hence
forth will be full of danger for ships of all nations and the
operations of the Italian fleet will be impeded. At the
same time the danger will also threaten Austria’s own ves
sels and no fear of an attack by the Austrian navy need
be entertained.
DEAD BODIES AND CHOLERA
PARIS, July 9.—The Pasteur Institute has issued a
statement assuring the government that the presence of
decaying bodies on the battlefield will not bring on an epi
demic of cholera. The statement was made to quiet the
serious apprehension created by the horrible conditions
brought about by the inability to bury the bodies of the
thousands of soldiers who are killed daily at the front.
Those conditions are now said to be such that they amount
to a positive horror.
ENGLISH POWDER MILL EXPLODES
HOUNSLOW, England, July 9.—The Curtis Powder
mills exploded today and have been completely destroyed.
The loss of life is supposed to be serious but the facts have
been suppressed for the present by the censor The
authorities have also not given out any expression of be
lief as to the cause of the explosion so that the minds of
the English people naturally have been entered by the
suggestion that German agents were responsible.
MINNEHAHA ARRIVES
HALIFAX, July 9—The liner Minnehaha, on which
an explosion took place in the Atlantic causing a fire, ar
rived here this afternoon and so escaped what was feared \
might have been a frightful disaster. The captain and
crew have been instructed by the authorities to make no
statements at present regarding the occurrence. The ex
tent of the injuries inflicted on the vessel cannot be dis
covered but the fire has been extinguished.
WE MAY NAVE
NEW S. S. LINE
DISPATCH COMES TO THAT EF
FECT BUT FULL FACTS
ARE AWAITED.
The Gateway last night received a
cable dispatch from Seattle stating
that a new steamship line will soon be j
established between Seattle and Se
ward and the other towns along the
Alaska coast but the facts mentioned
in connection with it were of such i
meager nature that it was considered
better to delay publication of the
story in full. It was stated in the dis
patch that the new company or line
leased a “terminal,” which probably
means a dock, at Seattle and that the
Alaska end will be managed by busi
ness people on this coast. Further
particulars are being sought so that
the full truth may be secured.
PROMINENT MEN |
ON MARIPOSA
NOTED TOURISTS WERE PAS
SENGERS ON THE SHIP THAT
PASSED BY LAST NIGHT.
The steamship Mariposa, Captain
C. J. O’Brien, arrived at Seward at
7 p. m. yesterday with a large pas
senger list and cargo for this place
and Anchorage. The steamship has
thirty round trip excursionists and all
report a pleasant trip up with the ex
ception of the crossing of the Gulf of
Alaska when it blew steadily all day,
creating a heavy’ swell. Special trains
connecting with the steamer were op
erated by the White Pass Route and
the Copper River road. The latter
train took a party of fifty to Childs
glacier which was working beauti
fully and gave to the visitors an idea
of what a real Alaskan glacier can
do when in action. So great was the
interest that Dr. and Mr* Davis of
New York, on their ho.“•“moon trip,
decided to camp at the railroad sta
tion until the vessel returns from
Anchorage.
The Mariposa has a noteworthy
list of passengers among whom are
K. R. Babbitt with his wife and three
children from New York where Mr.
Babbitt is a prominent mining at
torney and counsel.
Another passenger is Vice-president
W. L. Park, of the Illinois Central,
accompanied by his wife, sister and
secretary. He is particularly inter
ested in the proposed railroad to the
interior and will pass the time at
Anchorage on shore looking over the
situation.
A party of eight geologists and
mining engineers were aboard for
Prince William Sound ports. They
will make a complete report of the
copper situation.
Andrew Stevenson, who has been
one of Col. Stevenson’s guests at
Skagway was a passenger for Se
ward. Col. Stevenson is now enter
taining guests who went up on the
Mariposa in the person of Herman
Kelly, of Cleveland, who is accompan
ied by his wife and sons.
Miss McAdams and Miss Scripps
are from San Diego, this trip, being
part of a two yars’ cruise around the
world. Miss Scripps is the daughter
of the well-nown owner of the
Scripps-McRae newspaper syndicate,
Mrfc. Patten is to meet her husband
at Seward, he being captain of the
Explorer of the U. S. C. & G. survey.
Kenneth C. Kerr, editor of Railway
& Marine News is gathering material
at Seward and Anchorage for a num
ber of articles describing the railroad.
The Rev. C. M. Lathrop of San
Francisco and a brother J. M. Lath*
(Continued an Page Six)
ASKS WILSON UP
ON WATER WAGON
HOBSON SAYS PRESIDENT
WILSON SHOULD CUT
BOOZE HIMSELF.
ATLANTIC CITY, July 9.—In a
1 speech before the anti-saloon conven
■ tion here last evening Richard Pearson
Hobson urged that a request be made
to President Wilson to abstain entire
ly from all alcoholic drinks to set a
good example to the country, and al
so to ask the president to establish
total abstinence in the civil service fn
all its branches. Care was taken by
the former member of the lower house
of congress to show that President
Wilson is not one who indulges to any
extent but he expressed the belief that
the publication throughout the
country of the fact that he had entire
ly set his face against all liquors
would have a most salutary effect.
PASSENGERS ON EVANS.
SEATTLE, July 9.—The following
passengers left on the Evans for Se
ward: J. Starm, W. Shepherd,
Thomas Kerwin and nine steerage.
The following are for the Anchor
age: Mrs. E. Atkinson, Mrs. J. Han
sen. Helen Edwards, George Kidwell,
G. Tichette and sixteen steerage.
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS.
The dog tax will be due tomorrow,
July 10, and all dogs whose taxes
have not been paid on August 10 will
be impounded and killed. The tax is
payable at City TreasureVs ofliee.
Chief of Police,
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L. V. Ray is bringing in a gasoline
launch from Kenai lake for use as a
pleasure boat for the bay.
HUERTA NOT TO
BE SENT BACK
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
WILL OPPOSE HIS EXTRADI
TION TO MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—The gov
ernment of the United States has de
cided to oppose the extradition of
Huerta which has been requested by
the Mexican authorities or some of
them. The opposition to the request
is due to the fear that the former
president would not receive a fair
trial and would most likely be sum
marily executed for the murder of
Madero for which Huerta denies
completely the responsibility. The
power of the governor of the state of
Texas in such matters s now beng in
vestigated but it is thought almost
certain that on a question of this kind
the federal government has full
power.
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* TOZIER GETS PATENT *
* FOR SEWARD GROUND. *
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Senator Ray, as attorney for Her
bert Tozier has been formally noti
fied by the department of the interior
that patent has been issued from the
government for the lands embraced
in the Mineral entry of Mr. Tozier;
This property consists of five lode
claims located just south and west of
the Ballaine Townsite and adjoining
the Brownell homestead. Considerable
development work lias been done up
on the claims and ore bodies o'' con
siderable value have been exposed.
A dance will bo given Saturday
night at Fourth of July hall from 'J
to 1 o’clock. Mrs. McNeer will bo
at the piano. 7-U-2t
BOY SCOUTS LEAD CHARGE.
LONDON, July 9.—The British boy scouts were the
ones who led the charge of the allied troops at the recent
battle of Ypres, and all England was thrilled this morning
when the dispatch came telling of the heroism of the
youngsters. They were recently sent on active seivice at
their own request. Hardly one oi them has passed his
teens, but the dispatches from the connnander-in-chief in
the field contain the assertion that they acted like vet
erans.
ITALY BLOCKADES ADRIATIC.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Notification has been re
ceived from the Italian government that a blockade of the
Adriatic has been consummated and that Italian warships
are now on watch to prevent ships entering Austrian
ports. That the blockade may not be accepted as effective
by the United States government is deemed quite possible,
as Austria’s fleet may be considered as powerful enough
to prevent an Italian blockade.
MANATOVICH INDICTED.
CHICAGO, July 9.—Manatovich, secretary to the
king of Montenegro, has been indicted with four others
for a breach of the neutrality laws in recruiting for the
Montenegrin army in the United States. Manatovich was
brought here from Portland, Oregon, where he was ai
rested
' INDICT BRITISH RECRUITERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.—Sixteen individuals and
four corporations were indicted last night by the grand
jury for recruiting for the British army army here. The
prosecutor declares that he has full evidence to convict,
but he has not yet divulged it, and the full facts will prob
ably not be known until the trial comes up.
EXPEL AUSTRIANS.
SCUTARI, July 9.—All the Austrian residents of Al
bania are now being expelled by the Servians and Monte
negrins who recently invaded the country. The Servians
are in complete possession of Durazzo and the country
around it, and the Montenegrins hold all this neighbor
hood, both fully expecting that at the close of the war they
will maintain their positions.
CETTINJE, Montenegro, July 9.—The arms which
i are now being taken from the Albanians will be disturbed
! to the Montenegrins who are now returning from Ameri
ca to join their country's colors. The number expected
to come back at the call will make quite a little army.