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Vol 9. No. 172 SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1915._______ __L
GERMANS RENEW
GREAT RATTLE
YPRES DISTRICT AGAIN SCENE
OF FIERCE TECTONIC
ATTACKS.
LONDON. May 4.—The Germans
have renewed the agrressive in the
region of Ypres and once more the
great battle which raged so savagely
there some days ago is being waged
with fierce bitterness in the German
hope of reaching the French coast.
The deadliest attacks of the enemy
are being levelled at our positions
near St. Julien and particularly at
Hill Sixty where the Allied forces are
strongly entrenched. From the meag
er acocunts coming of the new at
tack it can be guessed that the enemy
has now brought up still greater re
inforcements ami that he is using the
same determination that marked his
former offensive in the same district.
The Allies are stated in the bulletin
to be at least holding their own in
the battle so far as it has proceeded
but further great lists of losses are
looked for. Later news of the tight
is being awaited with interest and
anxiety.
NEWS NOTES
Earle C. Jameson of the Juneau
Empire has sent the Gateway a copy
of a work entitle*! “A Glimpse of the
Second Alaska Territorial Legsila
ture.” It contains photographs of the
members of the legislature as well as
of Governor Strong and Delegate
Wickersham and also biographical
sketches. It is a very pretty and inter
esting work.
Assistant Postmaster Stoddard
says that more newspaper wrappers
have been purchased in Seward dur
ing the past three months than dur
ing all the time before. He also says
that more than three hundred for
warding orders have been received at
the local office in the past four or five
days.
T. R. Lindsay of Seattle is an ar
rival in Seward.
Colonel Revell will leave tomorrow
for Knik and will hunt bear on the
way. He has James Hayden’s bear
slaughtering rifle borrowed for the
purpose.
Ward H. James has arrived in Se
ward and has taken a position in the
buisness department of the Gateway.
A. C. James, a mining man from
Nevada, arrived on the Watson and
intends to look into several mining
properties around this district. He
will also examine a dredging property
at Kenai for California people.
The man who was found dead near
Mile Fifty was known as Steve Doyle.
He worked on the building of the rail
road here and has been in Seward off
and on since that time. He was about
sixty years of age judging by ap
pearances.
An earthquake visited the city
about l o’clock this morning. It was
quite a good sized one and deserves a
news note.
H. W. Vance left last night for
Valdez.
Charlie Sheldon and Frank Ennis
have left for Kenai river, the former
to look for musical talent for the Se
ward band and the latter to look ior
baseball talent.
A big deal in business is expected
to take place here this week but the
facts are not ready for publication.
Deputy Marshal Evans left this
morning with the coroner to hold an in
quest on the remains of Steve Doyle.
Henry Richards has gone to Valdez
to serve on the jury’.
Mrs. Sloan, wife of Dr. Sloan, will
be a passenger on the Evans with her
child.
John S. Coply left last night on the
Alameda for Juneau.
Frank B. Carter, representing the
Armour Packing company, has arriv
ed in the city and says that the comp
any will be represented in this part of
Alaska from this time forward.
CANNOT ANSWER QUESTIONS.
Secretary Wayne Blue of the Com
mercial club has had so many re
quests from the outside to tell about
conditions here and to aid people in
finding jobs that he desires to say it
is impossible for him to reply to them.
A huge stack of such inquires arrive
on every mail.
FOR RENT.
Two rooms, furnished or unfurnisb
$d.—Enquire Gateway.
DECLARES ALASKA BCREAU
NOT OPPOSED TO SEWARD.
Spokesman for Seattle Chamber of
Commerce At Work to Ap
pease Seward People.
SEATTLE, May 4.—M. I). Leehy, a
member of the Alaska Bureau of the
t Seattle chamber of commerce, denies
the statement recently made by John
Ballaine and published that the
Bureau opposed Seward’s claims to be
the terminal of the government rail
road and boosted the claims of Cor
dova and the purchase of the Copper
River and Northwestern railroad.
Colonel Richardson spoke in the
Arctic club here last night and declar
ed that the building of wagon roads
and trails is also an important factor
in the development of Alaska. He
claimed in his speech to have been in
strumental in securing the building of
the government railroad.
CORDOVA.—That Bert Haahein
came to his death on Friday morning,
April 23, by reason of an injury sus
tained from a fall after he had been
struck by a sugar bowl thrown by
Fd. Leo Thinaus in self defense, was
the verdict rendered by the coroner’s
jury at Cordova last Friday night.
CITY OFFICIALS MI ST
BE CHOSEN BY BALLOT.
Owing to the absence of their city
attorney, no doubt, the city council
last night apparently fell into an er
ror in the election of a city attorney
The ordinance governing such elec
tions says that “such officers shall be
I chosen by ballot.” The election ot the
city attorney last evening was brought
about by simply calling the roll.
MEXICAN FIGHTING
AT A STANDSTILL
WASHINGTON, May 4.—Fighting
in Mexico is at a standstill according
to the latest reports arriving in this
city. The Villa sympathizers deny
that he was really defeated in the bat
tle at Celaya and they claim that he
only declined to continue the fight be
cause his position was not favorable
to his manner of operating. Huerta
remains silent regarding the state
ment of Angeria that a new revolu
tion will be started with the former
president who is now in this country
at its head.
SAYS JENNINGS
WAS MISQUOTED
empire wires that story
SENT GATEWAY ABOUT
LICENSE WAS WRONG.
That the story published some time
ago by the Gateway, which story was
received from the Juneau Dispatch,
and told of Judge Jennings order
with respect to the license census,
was wrong is the statement contained
in a dispatch received today from the
Juneau Empire. In the message from
the Dispatch Jennings was quoted as
saying that any person who declined
to vote in the liquor census would be
regarded as voting “dry.” The fol
lowing is the dispatch from the Em
pire:
JUNEAU, May 4.—The order of
Judge Jennings was erroneously re
ported from Juneau. The only ef
fect of the order is that every person
qualified to express a preference is
given opportunity to do so secretly if
so desired. The order provides for a
local option election on May 24. If
a majority of those entitled to express
a preference vote wet licenses will be
issued. If neither side gets a clear
majority saloon men may present a
petition from those not voting. If the
petitioners from those not voting de
cide for “wet” and they constitute a
clear majority of all whom the census
takers report as entitled to express a
preference licenses will then be issued.
Otherwise there will be no license
issued.
NEW BUSINESS OPENS.
Sheehan and Burns have opened a
new fruit and vegetable store on 4th
avenue at the foot of the docR. Be
• sides carrying a full line of fruit and
I vegetables they will handle butter
eggs, and cheese. They carry Brad- (
ner and Co. line of Produce and
Grossman Bros, fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Sheehan is from Seattle where
he was in the Produce business for a
number of years.
NO COAL LEASE
FOR THIS YEAR
LANE SAYS BETTER SURVEYS
OF COAL FIELDS NECES
SARY FIRST.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—Secretary
, Lane of the interior departmen tdc
clares that no coal lands in Alaska
will be available for leasing this year
as better surveys of the coal fields
will first have to be made. This an
nouncement is not believed to be un
favorable as the leasing of coal lands
would hardly be of any use before the
railroad is built to supply the means
of transporation. Large forces of
surveyors will most likely be put to
! work in the Matanuska fields this
summer so that the leasing may be
possible immediately after the tap
ping of the district by the government
line.
MRS. CARMAN’S TRIAL
BEGINS OVER AGAIN.
MINEOLA, May 3.—The trial of Mrs
Florence Carman bgan here today for
the second time. The jury disagreed
in the first trial but the authorities
insisted on making her go through the
ordeal once more. She is accused of
the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey.
The Frye-Bruhn people are bring
ing in new machinery for the branch
about to be opened here. Mr. Lindblad
of the company is here now looking
over matters. The company will
build a new story to the premises here
and make them longer.
BERLIN CLAIMS
BIG VICTORY
I
—
SAYS RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK
AND FLANK EN
DANGERED.
BERLIN, May 4.—An important
victory for the Austro-Gcrman armies
in the east was chronicled today when
it was announced officially that the
Russians have been hurled back along
a front of miles extending from
Tarnow to the Carpathian mountains,
near Gorlice the enemy was entirely
overwhelmed and eight thousand of
them were taken prisoners by our
troops and the troops of our Ally.
The principal result of the victory is
that it exposes the right of the Rus
sian armies operating in the Carpath
ians and may compel them to fall back
along the whole line from which they
threatened Hungary. Should they be
really compelled to retire through the
mountains military experts here be
lieve that the retreat is bound to be
come one of the most disastrous routs
in history. Even if such large results
are not realized the victory has com
pletely checked the Russian opera
tions west of Przemysl. In the mean
time heavy Austrian forces are threat
ening the Russian left just north of
Czernowitz and the center lying be
tween the two Teutonic forces is in
a serious predicament. The success of
our arms means that we have pierced
the Russian center if the Polish forces
of the enemy are taken into account.
The forces driven back are those near
est to Cracow so that any danger that
might have threatened that fort be
fore has now entirely been removed.
Accounts from the northern part of
the eastern front indicate that our ad
vance into the Russian Baltic prov
inces is still proceeding.
VIENNA, May 4.—The victory
which has just been achieved in
Galicia by the combined Austrian and
German arimes over the Russians
was announced here this morning and
has created wild enthusiasm. It is
felt that the Russians must now re
tire from the mountain regions ana
fall back a long way to save theif
communications. It is stated officially
that the victory was due to weeks of
planning by our generals and those
of our ally. While the Russians were
engaged waging the offensive camp
aign in the Carpathians thousands of
reinforcements were quietly sent to
our front near Tarnow without the
knowledge of the enemy so that when
the time came we were ready to strike
hard. Hungary is now regarded as
absolutely safe from invasion,
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AMERICANS GO
DOWN IN SHIP
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS ARE
THREATENED BETWEEN
U. S. AND GERMANY.
WILSON TAKES IT IIP
CAPTAIN OF OIL TANK ER
AMONGST THOSK LOST
ON VESSEL.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—The most
serious complications have now' arisen
between this country and Germany
owing to the fact that when the
American oil ship was sunk by a,
German submarine in the North sea
yesterday the captain and two of the
crew were lost. The matter is so
grave that -President Wilson himself
has decided to take presonal charge
of the investigations into it so that
the alTair might be treated with the
seriousness and the care which are
unquestionably necessary. The grav
est feeling has arisen here in official
and unofficial circles as the people
generally understand that the loss of
American lives is something that can
not be overlooked. The act of the
German submarine is looked upon as
the most serious violation of the
neutrality of the United States which
has yet occurred as a result of the
great war. So important is the occur
rence believed to be that an ominous
silence is being maintained by the
authorities until the full facts are
ascertained.
INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE WORKS
WASHINGTON, May 3.—The In
dustrial Relations Commission re
sumed its investigations here today.
Several corporations will be investi
gated.
HUNDRED MEN AT WORK
NOW AT SHIP CREEK.
A. S. Dautrick, travelling freight
and passenger agent of the Great
Northern railroad, arrived last night
from Ship creek where, he says, some
thing like a hundred men are now* at
work under engineering commission
clearing the right of way and other
things. Mr. Dautrick also says that
when the necessary machinery arrives
more men will bo put to work. A
temporary wharf is about to be built
for scows and small boats engaged in
unloading freight. A ^pile driver is
also being put together.
WENT ON ALAMEDA.
The following left last night on the
Alameda:
Mrs. John Ronan, Mrs. E. L. Whit
temore, Henry Richards, G. B. White
head, G. W. 1/ong, B. Schiesz, M. A.
Savalich and P. Stanich.
Frank A. Cleveland, one of the best
known oldtimers in the Interior, died
recently on the outside, presumably in
Portland, Ore. The bare mention of
the death was mentioned in the Fair
banks papers, whose only information
was contained in a business telegram
from J. J. Crossley, dated March 13,
to wffiich he added the news that Mr.
Cleveland w’as dead.
Mr. Cleveland went outside from
Fairbanks early last winter and was
recently married in Portland to Mrs.
Annie Clifton of Iditarod.
MEARS ORDERS ALL BACK
FIVE THOUSAND FEET.
Druggist Writes That Conditions at
Ship Creek Are Not
Favorable.
That Commissioner Mears has given
notice to the squatters at Ship creek
that they must move back for five
| thousand feet for sanitary purposes
is the information conveyed in a let
ter from H. R. L. Cole, the druggist,
to Dr. Sloan. Mr. Cole went to Ship
creek with the intention of opening
a drug store but he says it would
“pay a man to stay in Seward.”
Things are “tough” over there, he
says.
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EVANS AT SEATTLE.
SEATTLE May 4.—The Admiral
i Evans arrived here today.
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CANADA CUTS
OUT THE U. S.
PROHIBITS GRAIN SHIPMENTS
TO STATES IF MEANT
FOR EUROPE.
OTTAWA, May 4.—The Canadian
I government has prohibited the ship
ment of wheat, Hour and agricultural
products to the United States when
such shipments are destined for re
shipment to Europe. This order is
supposed to be intended to prevent
tin* shipments from the United States
o foodstuffs to th enemies of the allies
or to prevent Americans from raising
ihe prices of such stulfs shipped to
Great Britain. The order is expected
to have a tsrong tendency to raise the
price of such products in the United ^
States but steps had to be taken in the
opinion of the leaders of the Dominion
government.
SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK.
LONDON, May 3.—A Swedish
steamer was torpedoed and sunk by
a German submarine in the North sea
today. The Germans are now evi
dently bent upon ignoring completely
the rights oi neutrals in the attempt
to starve out Great Britain and seri
ous complications are expected.
FUNERAL MASS WILL
BE AT 10 O’CLOCK.
The Mass preceding the funeral of
Miss Leona Bradshaw will be cele
brated tomorrow in the Catholic
church beginning at 10:30 a. m.
REPOlflAiDOS
NOW CAPTURED
KEY TO DARDANELLES SAID!
TO HAVE FALLEN INTO
ALLIED HANDS.
LONDON, May 4.—It is reported
here today that Maidos, which is re
garded as the key to the Dardanelles,
has been captured by the allies.
Maidos is on the Gallipoli peninsula
north of the Dardanelles but not far
from the sea. If the story is true it
disproves the information sent out
from Constantinople and Berlin to the
effect that our troops suffered a
severe reverse. The position is a
strong one and should afford a perfect
base for our future operations ir. the
attempt to capture the north shore of
the straits. No word has been pub
lished here that would confirm the
news from Constantinople that three
allied ships were badly damaged nor
has anything been said about the re
port from Athens of the French dis
aster on the south of the Dardanelles.
BENEFIT FOR BASEBALL
CLUB TOMORROW NIGHT.
Fine Pictures Will Be Shown In
Aid Of the Funds Of
the Players.
Arrangements have been made be
tween N. J. Koontz manager of the
Casino Theatre and Mr. Harry Hoben,
manager of the Seward Baseball Club,
to give a benefit sho\v Wednesday
night, the proceeds of which will go
to the treasury of the baseball club.
Every effort has been made by
Koontz to secure an intensely interest
ing program for this occasion. The
show' will consist of five excellent
reels, starting with an A-l Animated
weekly, next will be the “Ruby Of
Destiny” in three reels; the theft and
recovery of a priceless gem furnishes
the theme of this dramatic production.
And last but not least, will appear one
of the celebrated Keystone comedies,
a split reel containing “Hubby Job”
and “Twixt Love and Fire.”
The tickets are on sale at the dif
ferent business house in town, The
reserved seat tickets may be purchas
ed at the Alaska Pharmacy or at the
show window, Wednesday evening.
Everybody is invited to go and help
the baseball club.
LAWSON GETS LIFE.
TRINIDAD, May 4.—Lawson has
been found guilty and sentenced to
life imprisonment.
SCOTTISH PREACHERS
BECOME SOLDIERS.
Form Reserve Corps To Fight For
King and Country Against
Germany.
GLASGOW, May 4.—The clergy
men of this city have started to or
| ganize a reserve corps for service
against Germany should such service
be required. Many of those are
amongst the strictest presbyterians
and some of them have gained emin
ence in the profession of preaching.
The members of the calling from
other parts of Scotland will be accept- ■
ed as members of the corps and quite
a considerable body of troops will be
secured. In answer to objections
from the peaceful members of the
profession the warlike ministers say
that if conscription came into efFect
clergymen as well as others would be,
compelled to serve as the priests are
now serving in the ranks of the
French allies.
CHINESE COME TO
STUDY CONDITIONS.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.—A
Chinese trade commission has arrived
in this city to study the commercial
conditions in this country. They will
visit other cities of the union.
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RAILWAY ENGINEERS
ACCUSING NAGLE.
CHICAGO, May 4.—The railway
engine men affected by the recent j
wage award are thoroughly dis-satis- j
tied with the findings of the arbitra
tion board and now they charge Nagle,
former secretary of commerce, with
being unfair to them in his arbitration
of the questions in dispute. They have
decided to ask congress to investigate
the matter.
ROOSEVELT AND BARNES
WILL TESTIFY TODAY.
SYRACUSE, May 4.—It is now
generally well understood that both
Roosevelt and Barnes, the principals
in the suit, will testify in court today. |
Roosevelt will be examined as a wit- j
ness for the defence although he was
several days on the stand as a witness
for himself. The testimony of Barnes
is expected to furnish a sensation.
PRESIDENT AND
LANE ANSWER
—
EXPRESS APPRECIATION OF
MESSAGES SENT BY COM
MERCIAL CLUB.
President Wilson and Secretary
Lano of the Interior department wrote
by the mail arriving Sunday an ex
pression of their appreciation of the
messages sent to them by the Seward
Commercial club when the news ar
rived that Seward had been chosen as
the terminal of the government rail
road. The letter from the president
was written and signed by his secre
tary but the letter from Mr. Lane
was signed by himself. It is worthy
of note that Mr. Lane’s letter confirms
the information that Fairbanks and
Seward are the two termini of the
road.
The following is the letter from
the president’s secretary:
The White House, Washington,
April 16, 1915.
Gentlemen:
The President deeply appreciates
the generous words of the telegram
which you addressed to him under
date of April 14th, and he asks me to
convey to all concerned an expression
of h:s warm thanks for your kind ap
probation and good will. •
Sincerely yours,
J. P. Tumulty.
The following is the letter from
Secretary Lane:
Dept, of the Interior,
Washington.
April 15, 1915.
Gentlemen:
I have your telegram of April 14
and appreciate your expression with re
spect to the selection of the railroad
route from Seward to Fairbanks.
Cordially yours
Franklin K. Lane.
NORTHWESTERN
.LEAVES JUNEAU.
The steamer Northwsetem sailed
from Juneau at 7 o’clock this morning.
COUNCIL GETS
DOWN TO WORK
LAST NIGHT’S MEETING MADE
INTERESTING HY SOME
CLASHES.
The city council meeting last night
was interesting in many respects. It
showed a cleavage in the opinions of
two different parties in the body and
also it revealed a feeling that the city
fathers might have made a mistake
in undertaking the big expenses which
would be the* result of the decisions
of the last meeting with respect to
increase of salaries and improvement
work. Quite a tiff occurred on one
or two occasions and Councilman
Youngs suggested that we have al
ready reached that political status
which is manifested by a “big four.”
The big four is always open to suspi
cion as it suggests a political combin
ation to run matters, although in this
case only a suspicion is possible. The
chances are that the alignments will
be different after a time.
Well, for the details:
The mayor stated that Judge Mor
ford had informed him that the city
can use the railroad sixty acres for a
sanitary camp. It was decided to
place a notice on the wharf to keep
people from running the danger of
crowding out at the end when boats
are docking..
Lots 12 and Id in block 15 were
purchased from Frank Ballaine for a
city hall, Attorney Green reporting
that the title was absolutely perfect.
Chamberlin said that the business
people were petitioning in favor of
licensing pedlers and the matter goes
to the city attorney who will decide
what powers the council has in such
matters.. Nuzum and Coppernoll sent
in their resignation as city attorney
to give the council a chance to recede
from its difficult position on the ques
tion of appointing two men to one
position.. The resignation was accept
ed. Later the application of W. D.
Coppernoll was read and a contest
between him and Judge Green result
ed, Coppernoll wining by that same
four to two. But more anon. Tozier
withdrew his application for the posi
tion of city engineer. Harry Hoben
offered lumber at a price that will
save money to the city but an argu
ment started up although the offer
was accepted. Chamberlin of the
street committee declared that two
hundred thousand feet will be requir
ed for the work on Second and Third
avenues. The total cost on those two
avenues, Chamberlin said, would be
about $5,000. Two applications fo
the position of city engineer were
read. They were from J. A. Coombs
and VV. W. Lukens. Then came a
warm few minutes when the proposal
came to amend the ordinance relating
to salaried officials so that a city en
gineer and an assistant fire chief
might be placed on the payroll.
“We’re going too fast with street im
provements, etc.” said Borgen or
words with the same meaning, and
Chamberlin jumped to his feet. “Bor
gen voted for the improvements last
week” he said “and I’d like to know
what has changed his mind. These
may not be the exact words but both
men were speaking fast and rather
warmly. Borgen suggested that the
improvements contemplated would
cost forty thousand dollars but
Chamberlin said they would cost only
eighteen thousand dollars, six thou
sand of which would only have to met
by the city. “Where arc you going to
get that six thousand?” said Borgen,
and he and Chamberlin threw figures
at each other so fast that the finan
cial standing of the city of Seward
might well look to a stranger to be
well up in the billions. Daggett ex
pressed the belief, with a word edge
wise, that it might be advisable to
slow down on expenses. Crawford
said the city will know what to do
when an engineer makes his esti
mates.
Daggett moved that the old salary
ordinance be amended to raise the
salaries to the figures named at the
last meeting. He wanted the ordin
ance made law that night but Chamb
erlin said that the Seward council
could not do so. But the ordinance
went to its first and second reading.
Chamberlin and Youngs voted “no”
and they stayed together all night.
Then came the proposal to elect a
president of the council pro tempore.
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