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TEUTONS CROSS THE DANUBE AND INVADE SERBIA
LATEST MESSAGE SAYS
ALL ABOARD ARE SAFE
MARIPOSA ASHORE
(Note:' The following dispatch was received by the
Gateway at 1:30 p. in. today. A cable has been sent ask
inf for further particulars and the answer will be posted
if and when it arrives. The fact that the safety or other
wise of the passengers was not mentioned probably means
that they are safe. After the receipt of the following;
cable Agent Alex McDonald of the Alaska Steamship Co.
received a dispatch saying that the Mariposa is ashore at
Bella Bella Point.) !
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.—The Mariposa which sailed
W ednesday is wrecked Queen Charlotte Sound. • (Follow
ing is the list of passengers to Seward.) Mrs. E. W'hitte
tnore, Joseph Gidds and three steerage.
For Knik: Mrs. P. Sandberg, Mrs. M. Bergstrom,
Mrs. ( has. Balhiser and baby, Mrs. F. McNeill, Mrs. A.
Speer. Mrs. McKenzie, Mrs. J. W'ainright, Mrs. P. Stough-1
ton and baby, V. Fisherer, G. Stevenson, P. Roberts, Mi’s.
G. Milliken, Mrs. Mary Kaplan and two babies, Ray Kap
lan, Mrs. Charlotte, Mrs. C. Burke, Mrs. I. Crawford,
Leonard Burg.
For Vnalaska: L. SixthtofT, Rev. Mortovisky and ■
wife. The total list was eighty. Thirty were women, j
She was loaded to capacity with mixed freight.
(I^atcr)
SEATTLE. Oct. S.—The Mariposa is aground at Bella
Bella. British Columbia. She went ashore early today
but the captain lias sent a wireless that all are safe and
there is no danger.
TEUTONS ENTER SERBIA
BERLIN, Oct. 7.—The official announcement was
made today that the Teutonic armies have crossed the
river Danube and invaded Serbia. This announcement
had been expected but when it came it was hailed as the i
announcement of the opening of a new phase of the great
war. The Austro-German forces have already secured a (
strong foothold on the eastern bank of the Drina ri/er'
on Serbian soil and the advance will be proceeded with im- i
mediately. The probable course of the advance will be
east on a line south of Belgrade, the capital, which will
probably be abandoned by the Serbian army without a
tight as its position is unfavorable for defense.
GERMANS LOSE TAHURE
BERLIN, Oct. 7.—It is admitted officially that our
troops have been driven out of Tahure, in the department
of Champagne, but elsewhere we have repulsed all as
saults of the allies. Some offensive moves are still being
made by the allied troops of a local kind but without ef
fect. The defeat at Tahure is not minimized by the Ger
man military authorities and regret is voiced but the
general news is most encouraging.
BLOCKADE BULGARIA
ATHENS, Oct. 7.—The allied nations have announced
that all merchandise bound for Bulgaria via Greece will
be confiscated as contraband and Great Britain has de
clared a blockade of Bulgaria similar to the blockade f
Germany. The allied nations and Bulgaria are now,
therefore, in a state of war with each other and a iew
great phase of the war begins. It is fully believed that
Bulgaria’s entry into the war will result in an overwhelm
ing victory for the central empires. The papers even go to
the length of saying that it is the beginning of the end and
all Germany is convinced that when the Teutonic armies
have marched through to Constantinople it will speedily
conclude the war everywhere. Military men are inclined
to the belief that the decisive battle of the war will really
be fought in the region of the Dardanelles. The securing
of the aid of Bulgaria is hailed as the greatest diplomatic
feat in modern history.
GERMANS REPULSED
PARIS, Oct. 7.—Four separate German attacks west
of Souchez were repulsed yesterday with heavy losses to
the enemy. We drove the enemy completely out of
Tahure on the night before and have since repulsed the
Teutonic attacks which were launched for the purpose of
recovering that place. The battle of Tahure was probably
the most decisive of the whole great offensive move. Our
position has been strengthened there and General Joffre
is confident of holding it. In addition to the attacks men
tioned the Germans have carried on severe bombardments
at other points along the western front and our artillery
has answered but no great results are claimed by either.
Wilson Wedding
Early in December
m
Will Take Place in (ialt Mansion,
the Home of the Bride
to be.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—The wed
ding of President W’ilson and Mrs.
(Ialt will take place in the Galt man
sion early in December, according to
information secured directly this
afternoon subsequent to the sending
of the dispatch announcing the en
gagement. The announcement has
created a tremendous amount of in
terest all over the nation and hardly
anything else is spoken of today. In
the newspapers the war has had to
give way for space. Mi's. (Ialt re
ceives the greatest praise from all
quarters and the opinion is unanim
ous that a more graceful presence
never entered the W hite House.
PENROSE NOMINATES
SMITH FOR MAYOR
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.—
Philadelphia Republicans have nomi
nated former postmaster T. B. Smith
for mayor and November 2 they prob
ably will elect him to the office. Every
indication is that the Penrose organi
zation will have things its own way
once more, which is a pleasant thing
for the organization since two hun
dred million dollars’ worth of munici
pal contracts will be awarded during
the next mayor’s term. Lack of unity
among opposing forces seems likely
to make matters easy for the city g.
o. p. managers, while the unity in the
latter organization is marvelous, to be
hold. Smith’s nomination at the
primary was made a certainty by the
withdrawal of all but one other can
didate just late enough to prevent
disgusted independent Republicans
from offering another name. A
repetition of the coup by which
Blankenberg was elected is not an
ticipated, since the unity seems all to
be inside the old guard.
WORK MAY SOON START
ON THE BIG HOSPITAL
William Kingsley, the architect, is
now waiting word from Father Van
der Pol before beginning work on the
erection of the new hospital. The
site has not been positively decided
upon yet ami more than one place
are said to be under consideration.
Mr. Kingsley thinks it possible that
work may begin not later than Mon
day.
ALL WILLING TO HAVE
BALLAINE CASE HERE
West and Haight, Attorneys on Both
Sides, Leave Seattle for
Valdez Today.
Judge S. 0. Morford received a
wire this morning from Attorney
Haight that he and Attorney West
leave Seattle today for Valdez to take
up the case of the Alaska Northern
Railroad against the Ballaines.
Haight is one of the attorneys for the
Ballaines and West is for the railroad.
On arrival at Valdez an application
will be made to have the trial of the
suit transferred to Seward. While
West opposes the postponment of the
case to November 1 he is not opposed
to Seward as the scene of the trial.
The only hitch apparently comes from
the fact that the Seward term will
not begin till the first of November.
Wheat Crop Goes
Over All Records
For First Time in History of V. S.
It is Over a Billion.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—The
American wheat crop will be a bidion
and a quarter bushels this year and
for the first time in history the crop
goes beyond the billion mark, so that
the increase is of an extraordinary
nature. The estimate has been pub
lished officially on the authority of
the department of agriculture.
CATHOLIC LADIES MEET
The Catholic Ladies’ Altar Society
met yesterday at the church and Mrs.
James Walker was hostess.
MOOSE MEETING TONIGHT
The regular meeting of the Loyal
Order of the Moose will take place
this evening at 8 o’clock at the A. B.
Hall.
View of the Steamship Maripoaa Reported Wrecked in Queen Charlotte Sound.
This Photograph W as Taken ut Anchorage.
View of Admiral Watson, Al**o Wrecked Recently, Landing at Seward.
NEW OIL FIELD IS
FOUND IN KANSAS
ARKANSAS CITY, Kans., Oct. 7.—
This city is the proud parent of the
youngest oil territory in the Mid
Continent field and oil men from all ,
parts to this section are swarming in. i
The excitement started when a test j
on what is known as the Alberti place
developed a thousand barrel produc- j
tion at 3,400 feet with only six feet
of the pay sand penetrated. No soon
er did the Alberti well show this big
production than rigs began to go up
on all sides and races for further pro
ductions are now going on night and
day. An electric plant has been con
structed on the field. The landscape*
for several miles around at night
sparkles with electrical equipment.
The flow of gas at the Alberti has
been so strong since the well was
brought in that the drillers have not
risked a try at taking the tools out
or a trial at going deeper in the sand.
It is considered remarkable for the
flow at so shallow a puncture of the
sand. The field remains undefined
and there is a wild scramble for leases
in every direction and fabulous prices
are paid in many instances. In a
scattering way the operations cover a
distance of 25 miles along a strip of
developed natural gas territory from
the southwest to the northwest of this
city.
FARRAGUT LOADED UP
The admiral Farragut is loaded to
the guards this trip with passengers
from the west, according to a mes
sage received by Wayne Blue, agent.
Many passengers who intended leav
ing Seward on the Farragut have had
to postpone their departure until the
next boat*
500 WORKERS
DIGGING HERE
More than five hundred men are
now working for wages or by contract
in the district surrounding this city
and much difficulty is found from
time to time to find men for jobs. It
was pointed out today that never has
a town been so perfectly cleaned up
of working peoplo but, lest this state- j
ment should be taken as an invitation
to others to come, it is safe to say |
that the district has more men work- I
ing now than it will have in a short i
time. The government railroad com- j
mission has more than tw’o hundred ,
employes of all kinds and is still in- [
creasing the force gradually. Con
-
tractor Quinlivan has put on a gang ;
on his wagon road contract and will ;
also increase it. When A. H. Case
went out drilling for the Miami com
pany some days ago he took men
who had only just arrived a few days
before. In the Sunrise and Hope sec
tions a very large number of men are
working. On the newly discovered
and rich quartz ledges in Moose Pass
some men have also recently found
employment. On the Kenai river,
Cooper creek and countless other
streams placer work is proceeding
well while on the Kenai Alaska and
other quartz mines gangs are busy.
A few business men and others who
are well posted on the activities of the
district were asked their opinions to
day of the number of men employed
and the smallest estimate was five
hundred. They also seem to think ,
that the coming winter will find the
workingmen of Seward in far better
condition than has been the rule since
the Alaska Northern construction
work ended. _
PANAMA CANAL CLOSED TO
BLAST TOPS OFF HILLS
CANAL ALL STOPPED
PANAMA, Oct. 8.—Goethals has ordered the tops of
the hills to be blasted into the canal to prevent further
slides and the canal has been closed completely until a
permanent channel has been established. This work will
probably take several months and the Panama canal is
practically non-existent again.
TO RECOGNIZE CARRANZA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—It is now believed in official
conqueror of Mexico and the establishement ol a govern
ment within the next few weeks. He is apparently the
ccnqueor of Mexico and the establishment of a govern
ment by him is certain.
LAWSON LET FREE
DENVER, Oct. 8.—John R. Lawson, the striker who
has been serving a life imprisonment for responsibility
for the death of a deputy sheriff during the strike, has
been admitted to bail in the sum of thirty-five thousand.
This will probably end the case and Lawson’s freedom is
probably the result of the visit of Rockefeller. All pend
ing cases growing out of the strike riots will be dropped
and friendly relations will be established between the
owners and men. The governor made no objection, to
dropping the cases.
ALASKA EXPORTS BIGGER
JUNEAU, Oct. 8—The shipments from Alaska in
September amounted to nine million two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars and exceeded the shipment for the
preceding September. Canned salmon shipments amount
ed to about seven million six hundred thousand, coppf'i
to one million and a quarter, and gold to one million and
a half.
BRYAN WILL RUN NO MORE
ATLANTA, Oct. 8.—William Jennings Bryau made
a statement here today that his plans for the rest of l is
life, while they include activity in politics, will not include
his candidacy for any office. He will never run again, ne
said, for any office and he will enjoy for all his life the
privileges of a private citizen.
BIG FRISCO EARTHQUAKE
- SA NFRANCISCO, Oct. 8.—Two severe earthquake
shocks occurred at 9:30 o’clock last night and some of
the buildings of the city swayed considerably. Consider
able excitement ensued especially amongst the visitors l i t
there was nothing approaching a panic.___
Seward Turkeys
First Alaskans
F. W. Small Has Gobbler Phenom
That Makes Alaska
History.
The first turkeys ever to be raised
in Alaska, so far as can be learned,
are now thriving under the care of
F. W. Small of this city. Mr. Small
has 4 young birds living and sees no
reason why the raising of turkeys
could not be carried out successfully.
A more remarkable fact about Mr.
Small's turkeys, however, is that he
has a hen turkey which has beaten
entirely the laying record for Alaska
and has probably beaten the record
for all lands. This turkey has laid
sixty-one eggs this year. She began
laying in May and kept it up to yes
terday when she laid again. She will
probably continue unless the city
council passes an ordinance stopping
or confiscating her. The largest
number of eggs ever laid before in Al
aska in the same period by any gob
bler was twenty-one. The Small
phenom has been setting and laying,
and laying and setting alternately all
summer.
It is reported that the boat Hustler,
belonging to the Balderstons, has
been sold at Anchorage to Tom Paik
er. Mr. Balderston of the Bank of
Seward has heard nothing about the
sale. The Hustler left for Anchorage
vome weeks ago.
Tax Changes
Soon to Come
Sugar Duty to be Kept and Incomes
Will be Taxed More.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—It was
officially announced today that Presi
dent Wilson has decided to recom
mend the retention of the sugar duty
and that it is probable the income
tax exemption will be brought dow n
to cover two thousand and possibly
fifteen hundred dollars incomes. There
will be several changes but there is
no general change in the taritT con
templated. The subject is now en
gaging the attention of the cabinet.
CASEY BENNETT IS
BEING BROUGHT IN
FAIRBANKS,—Casey Bennett, one
of the chief packers of the Alaska
Railroad Commission is being brought
to town in a very serious condition,
according to a wire received here this
morning by G. F. Cramer of the local
office of the commission. His ailment
is supposed to be stomach trouble as
he is known to be afflicted occasional
ly with bad attacks of that malady—
News Miner.
Grant Carlson is an outgoing pas
senger on the Admiral Farragut for
Seattle, where he will spend the wint
er in attendance at the Wilson Busi
ness College.
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