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WASHINGTON, Aug. IS.—Addressing the American
people President Wilson today issued a statement in con
nection with me European war in which he made a siii
ring appeal to all the people ot this country to remain im
partial.
lie warned the citizens ot the Tinted States against
••that deepest, most subtle, most essential breach ot neu
trality which may spring out ot partisanship—out ot pas
sionately taking sides '.
t he appeal evidently comes from the heart as the pres
ident has seen, even during the period of his own personal
sorrow, the danger arising from the differences ot opinion
t reated by ihe great war. in many places throughout the
country passions run high and many serious quarrels have
occurred between the partisans ot the diitcrent nations a*
war.
The lead of the president is expected to he followed by
most of the people in all quarters and all men, it is hoped,
will curb their desire to take sides in a violent manner.
GREAT BRITISH ARM\ IN FRANCE
RONDO s, Aug. IS.—A great British army has now
been all Ian ied salely in France and has been most warm
ly received by the French people.
It is believed here, although the intentions are kept
quiet, that tnis army will be marched at once into Belgium
to aid the allies in the effort to drive back the Germans.
So quietly \ as this force sent out from the English coast
that not even the English people themselves knew of the
facts connected with the embarkation. Kitchener direct -
ed the transportation and mobilization from headquarters
and is now the man of the hour in Great Britain. In the
meantime an unparalleled interest is being manifested in
the outcome of the lighting when the British and German
troops come face to face.
GREAT GERMAN LINER ( ATTI RED
SANTOS, Brazil. August 17.—The great liner Saint
Catherina of the Hamburg-American line was captured
off the coast of Brazil by a British cruiser and is probably
the greatest prize in the way of merchant ships which has
yet fallen into the hands of either party in the present
war. The liner is one of 1,200 tons displacement
and her cargo is valued at more than one million dollars.
She surrendered, it is said, without having had a chance
to get away. .The cruiser fired a few shots across her how
and that was enough.
BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH SCUPPERS
SHANGHAI, Aug. IS.—Two German cruisers have
been brought into Hong Kong from whose scuppers, it is
authentically reported, the blood is actually (lowing. The
names of the cruisers are not given. They have been en
tirely disabled. The de*U works, barbettes and turrets
were demolished by the shot of the enemy and the masts
and funnels were completely shot away.
The sides of the vessels are stained with the blood of
their crew. This blood flowed from the scuppers behind
which the German gunners served their guns while the
shot and shell of the enemy tore into them.
NO BRITISH SOLDIER
HAS YET LOST LIFE
LONDON, Aug. IS.—It was officially announced this
afternoon that no casualties have yet occurred in the Brit
ish army. The-British land forces have not yet had time
to come in contact with the enemy hut they are supposed
to be close up and will soon be taking part in the actual
fighting. The railroads in the north of France and in the
west Belgian provinces are being used to get the British to
the scene of war as soon as possible.
l^ondon is pleased with the warm reception received by
the troops from the French people. No information has
been given out as to the number of the British landed in
France hut it is generally supposed to be about equal to
the number of soldiers of the same nationality that took
part in the battle of Waterloo. That is between twenty
and thirty thousand.
The British and German navies have not yet come near
n general engagement but the people are unaware evn of
position ot the great bulk of the ships of war.
GAT KWAY MKMBKR OF A. P. jj
The people of Seward were |
served yesterday for the first
time with the news direct from
the great Associated Press news
' agency, the greatest on the J
' American continent and one ot V'
the greatest in the world.
The only city which has had jv
the A. P. service in Alaska pre- [VV
Vi| viously is the capital, and it v
came to that city only a few v;v
months ago.
’fho Gateway has been elected
a member of the great associa
tion and from this time forward
will receive A. P. direct notwith
standing the great expense en- V
tailed. Nothing is too good for
Seward. !v
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DKI.KGATK WICKKRSHAM
COMING TO SKWARD
W rote From Washington July 27 Sav
ing That He Would Be Here in
Month or Six Weeks
Delegate James Wickersham ought
to be in Seward within a couple of
weeks. In a letter dtaed at Washing
ton July 27, which was written to S.
Lundblad. Mr. Wickersham states that
he will be in Seward in five or six
weeks so it may be expected he will
make a personal campaign this year.
As time goes on the tight promises
to be one of the most remarkable
kinds. Kvery effort is being put for
ward to land Bunnell and he will
probably receive a larger vote than
my of the regular party candidates
who ran before. On the other hand
the coming of Mr. Wickersham to the
territory may have the effect of stif
fening his supporters. In the last
•ampaign he remained in Washington
and his campaign was conducted by
his friends.
PROSPKCTS AT
BROAD PASS GOOD
KNTK, Alaska, Aug. 11.—George P.
Perkins and T. 0. Brunton have just
returned from the Broad Ikiss coun
try and claim they have traced the
Wells boys lead for more than nine
miles, and assays run about $25 in
gold and 8 ounces in silver. D. S.
Rae, the Knik assayer, reports that on
assays made by him last winter on
ore from the Wells property prospects
ran from $12 to $120 in gold and sil
ver. He believes that the Broad Pass
will make a great mining country,
basing his belief on assays he has
made on samples brought out by
prospectors.
OFFIC ERS ALTAR
SOCIETY SELECTED
The officers of the Altar Society of
the Catholic Ladies were elected last
Thursday. The society meets once a
month. The following ladies are the
new officers: President, Mrs. Nicker
son; vice president, Mrs. Rudolph;
secretary, Miss Hazel Boadshaw;
treasurer, Mrs. K ref ting.
GOOD RUN OF FISH
KENAI, Alaska, Aug. 11.—Both
canneries at Kenai report a good run
of fish. The Northwestern Fisheries
company have finished their pack to
day, having put up 50,000 cases. Lib
by, McNeil & Libby will run for an
other two weeks. They have put up
over 50,000 cases and expect to pack
another 20,000 cases. The North
western Fisheries expects to thor
oughly remodel their plant before the
next season.
CAR WILL NOT RUN
The car will not run on Wednesday
or Friday.
We can do it. Job printing of every
description.
McREYNOLDS ON
SUPREME COURT
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT
HE WILL BE NOMINATED
IN FEW DAYS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—It wa»
officially announced today that Attor
ney General MeReynolds will be nom
inated for the United States supreme
court within a few days. The presi
dent has not yet chosen his successor
as attorney general or if he has done
so he has said nothing about it.
It has been rumored for some time
that MeReynolds would receive the
appointment but not until today was
the rumor confirmed.
RIRkllOIT.R GETS UP
TO 10.000 FEET
Mt. McKinley Climber and Fred
Johnson Have Returned From
Their Journey
Fred Johnson, who accompanied
Birkhofer on the trip to Mt. McKin
ley, returned yesterday and says that
they climbed up Mt. McKinley to a
height of about 10,000 or 11,000 feet.
Mr. Birkhofer went out on the boat
yesterday morning but will return
next year with a party of mountain
climbers and may climb to the sum
mit.
hulding activity
OVER AT KNIK
Representative of Interior Depart
ment Taking Samples of Soil
KNIK, Alaska, Aug. 11.—There is
considerable activity in the building
line at Knik. Al Davis is erecting a
new saloon building which he expects
to move into September 1. It is lo
cated between the Herning and Pal
mer wharves. The Pioneer hotel is
constructing what will be the largest
dog kennel in Alaska. The building
is 22x60 and will accommodate about
100 dogs. The Railroad Kitchen is re
modeling their restaurant, having
purchased a large Lange range. Al
Davis is also building a modern dwel
ling as well as George Palmer.
PETERSBURG PROGRESSIVE
PAYS I S COMPLIMENT
Speaks Well of Gateway and Inciden
tally Praises Seward Business
People
Sonic very nice things have recently
been said about the Daily Gateway by
the other papers of Alaska. One of
the issues of the Juneau Empire just
to hand says the most complimentary
things about us. So fine are some of
the compliments that the front page
of the Gateway would suroly blush
and blot out the ink if they were quot
ed but because the Petersburg Pro
gressive includes the business men of
Seward in its compliment the follow
ing from the issue of August 1 of that
paper is reproduced herewith:
“The people of Seward may well be
proud of their daily newspaper. The
Gateway stands in the foremost ranks
of the daily publications in Alaska,
and, evidently, the business men of
that town are conscious and apprecia
tive of its worth. A rare exception.”
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR
MISS GLADYS GREEN
Miss Gladys Green reached the ad
vanced age of seven years yesterday
and in honor of the occasion received
28 of her friends who were the guests
of her mother, Mrs. Lindley Green.
There was a beautiful cake and pres
ents and lots of other most enjoyable
things and all had a fine time.
TAKING SAMPLES FROM SOIL
KNIK, Alaska, Aug. 11.—H. H.
Bennett, of the United States Interior
department is in Knik after a trip up
the Susitna valley where he has ex
amined and taken samples of the soil.
He is taking samples from this sec
tion and the Matanuska section and
will go to the Fairbanks district f**om
here.
French Report Beating
Back German Armies
POPE VERY SICK
ROME, Aug. 18.—The condi
tion of Pope Pius X remains the
same hut that he has been dan
gerously depressed by the wai is
now well known and at his age
the most serious results are
feared.
The bronchial trouble contin
ues and remains so intense that
his holiness is suffering severely
from the physical ailment as
well as from the mental trouble
which brought it on. He made
every effort possible to avert the
awful calamity which is now
covering Europe with blood but
his voice was like that of one
crying in the wilderness.
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READY TO CALL FOR
SCHOOL BUILDING BIDS
Contractor Must Give Bonds in $1500
and Each Bid Must Be Accom
panied by $50 Check
The school committee of the city
council was empowered by the whole
council last night to call for bids for
the building of the new school house.
Each bid must be occompanied by a
certified check for $50 and the man
who receives the contract must put up
bonds in the sum of $1500. The com
mittee has the power to accept or re
ject bids so that the work may bo
commenced without delay.
The school building is to be built
half way between the ends of the
property bought by the city but the
front will be thirty feet back from the
street.
Councilman Chamberlain was ap
pointed by the council to inspect the
work of digging the besement. This
work >s not included in the contract
and will be done directly by the coun
cil and not by contract.
S. L. COLWELL WILL
NOT BE CANDIDATE
Decides Because of Unavoidable Cir
cumstances To Stay Out of Race
S. L. Colwell of Seward will not be
a candidate after all for election to
the local legislature as circumstances
over which he has no control prevents
him from making the race. Ho was
nominated by the convention that was
held at Valdez some time ago and
stated at that time that he would ac
cept the nomination. Since that time,
however, matters have come up which
render a change of plan unavoidable.
CLEANUP ONLY 28 OUNCES
Victor Gambard, who has spent
some time in the Nelchina, arrived in
Seward on the steamship Sampson,
after having thoroughly satisfied
himself that as a placer camp the Nel
china is a “bloomer”. Mr. Gambard
says that there has been nothing
found there at all and that the clean
up on Discovery Albert creek only
yielded 52 ounces which was not
enough to pay wages to the men em
ployed on the ground. Commissioner
L. F. Shaw will leave for Seward as
soon as a successor can be appointed
to take his place, if the department
decides to keep a man there.
The Wellington Clarks, who have
been visiting with Mrs. Clark’s broth
er, James R. Hayden, left for the out
side on the Sampson.
Judge J. M. Conroy, U. S. commis
sioner, returned on the Sampson after
quite an absence.
FATHER SHEPHERD
GOES ON ALAMEDA
Rev. Father Shepherd S. J. will
leave on the Alameda for his perman
ent home at Valdez. He celebrates
mass every morning at 8 o’clock and
has been in Seward two Sundays.
PARIS, Aug. 18.—C ommander in C hief Joffre of the
French army reported as follows today:
“All day Monday we continued to progress in upper Al
sace. The enemy is in retreat from this side of the border
and was in disorder. They have abandoned everywhere
their wounded and stores”.
The French war office this afternoon issued the follow
ing statement:
) the
man
frontier in Lorraine. Our troops poured through from
the valley of the Saone river. A number of the passes in
that district have been evacuated by the Germans and our
cavalry has now advanced to Chateau Salins”.
Paris believes that these reports mean nothing less
than that the Germans have been beaten back from
French soil and that France once more occupies the “lost
provinces” or part of them. The French people are almost
stunned by the news and almost believe it too good to be
true.
SERVIANS ROUT AUSTRIANS
NISH, Servia, Aug. 18.—1The premier of Servia an
nounces that the Austrians have been completely routed
in the mountains near Sabac by the army ol this country
and that they are now in full (light and thrown into the
most hopeless disorder. Fifteen thousand ol the Aus
trians were annihilated and fourteen great guns tell into
the hands of the soldiers of (his country.
The defeated army is now attempting to flee across the
Drina and Save rivers and are hotly pursued by the vic
torious Servians who are m id with the joy ol victory and
can hardly be restrained. rl housands ot the Austrians are
expected to be trapped in their effort to re-cross the
rivers.
The battle took place in the mountains where the Ser
vians had the advantage over the more cumbersome
equipment of the enemy.
The government of Servia is still stationed in this city
but it is now hoped that the calling away of the main Aus
trian forces to oppose the Russians will enable the king
and his advisors to return soon to Belgrade.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 18.—That the German advance on
the city of Brussels seems to have been definitely stopped
is the information given out by the Belgian war ollice.
The minister of war for this country also declares that the
situation remains excellent for the Belgian army and that
Belgium is still full of heart and courage. The coming of
the British army is expected to be an important aid to the
allies in this country and no one seems to doubt that it will
be sent here to oppose the German advance in this
territory.
JAPS TO PROTECT AMERICANS
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17.—Numana, the Japanese
consul general in this city, stated today that the Japanese
fleets will protect American and Japanese merchantmen
in oriental waters and that the American trade with the
orient will not be endangered.
Japan is just ten times stronger than Germany in the
orient and intends to crush the German forces at one blow
unless Germany yields to the demands made by the mi
kado’s government.
CROWN PRINCE OF
GERMANY WOUNDED
PARIS, Aug. 17.—It is now regarded as a positive fact
that the crown prince of Germany has been seriously
wounded during the lighting around Aix-la-Chapelle on
the Belgian border and that he is now lying in a military
hospital in the rear of the German army. It was known
that he was present as an officer when the Germans invad
ed Belgium and that he was eager to take part in the act
ual fighting. The nature of his wound is not related.
It is thought likely by some that he was wounded after
the advance into Belgium and that he was taken back to
Aix-la-Chapelle for medical care.
JAPAN’S ULTIMATUM ARRIVES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Japan’s ultimatum to Ger
many has been delivered to the foreign office at Berlin
through Copenhagen. An answer is expected within a
few days but up to the present time no statement has been
made by the kaiser’s government concerning it.