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RUSSIA SAYS
SHEJAS WON
CLAIMS TO HAVE THROWN
BACK AUSTRIANS
AGAIN.
FIGHTING AT CRISIS
BUT GERMANY GIVES A
DIFFERENT AC
COUNT.
PETROGRAD, April 8.—The Rus
sians have cut through the Austrians
in two places and have captured
Smolnik, east of Lupkow*. They have
also thrown the Austrians back at
Bartfeld and have formed a wedge
between the east and west wings of
the armies west of Dukla Pass. Our
armies are now* menacing the Sandec
Pass where the Austrians have their
main line of communication between
Buda Pest anti Cracow. If the rail
road south of Lupkow pass is captur
ed that wing of the Austrian army
will be entirely cut off. The fighting
in the Carpathians has now reached
its crisis and the decision may be
reached at any moment.
BERLIN REPORT.
BERLIN, April 8.—The Russian of
fensive against the Germans around
Augustowa and other parts of the
northern Poland arena have failed
and their chance of driving our troops
back has passed. The Russians have
also abandoned the attempt to cross
the Donajec river near Cracow'. From
other parts of the eastern front the
information coming show's that noth
ing decisive has occurred in the recent
fighting.
iTAimTo
ENTERJHE WAR
BIT REPORTED THAT SERVIA
IS BOUGHT BY
AUSTRIA.
ROME, April 8.-—Italy is now ap
parently less inclined to enter the w’ar
than she was a few' days ago. The
opinion is that the failure of the gov
ernment to declare war is due to the
desire to secure territory without hav
ing recourse to bloodshed.
The most alarming story of the
past day or two is that Serbia has
been promised a port on the Adriatic
sea as the price of her neutrality in
the future. Should she receive this
port Italy will simply be forced into
war as Italy cannot afford to have an
other country securing a foothold on
the Adriatic. It has even been stated
that Serbia has already been granted
a port there but confirmation of the
story is lacking. It is supposed that
the threat of Bulgaria at her back
would influence her to secure terms
of peace if possible.
RECORD WHEAT CROP.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—The
wheat crop to be expected this year
is estimated at six hundred and nine
teen millions. This would be a record
crop for all time up to the present.
CLEANING DAY POSTPONED.
The cleanup days for the city will
take place Friday and Saturday the
9th and 19th of April. The dates fix
ed before the cleaning up were earlier
but bad weather came to upset the
plans.
AUSTRIAN AIRMEN
ARE ACCUSED,
PARIS, April 8.—Twelve womer
and children were killed three days
ago when Austrian aviators droppec
bombs on Podgoritza, Montenegro. Ir
addition to those killed fifty were in
jured but no other advantage cam<
to the Austrians by the raid.
J. C. Tolman arrived home on th<
Mariposa this morning after quite i
long stay outside. While away h<
underwent an operat:on wh;ch wai
very successful.
HUERTA COMES
i TO NEW YORK
RUMORED THAT REVOLUTION
PLANS ARE PRE
PARED.
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WASHINGTON, April 8.—The i
news has been given out here that \
Huerta will arrive in New York next J
Saturday and the fact has given to j
rise to a rumor that he has made full
preparations to start another revolu
; tion in Mexico. No one seems to know
' whether he will join any of the pres
ent warring parties or not but the
general belief is that he will start out
independently of all the other belliger
ents. The state department has been
asked to say what its probable action
will be towards the returning ex-pres
ident but no official statement has
been given out. It is known that
Huerta expects to receive support
from a large body of people in the
j United States in the preliminary ef
forts to launch his campaign.
MAY GET OLYMPIC
GAMES FOR ST. LOUIS.
Were to Have Been Held in Germany
This Year But For the
War.
LOS ANGELES. April 8.—An ef
fort is now being made to get the
Olympic games for St. Louis next
year. The next games were to have
been held in Berlin but the war has
destroyed every hope of that now. It
: is hoped thut the great war will be
j over by next year so htat the games
j can be held without any display of
bad taste.
SULTAN FEELS SECURE
ABOUT DARDANELLES.
Gives Out Statement That the Allies
Can Never Force Their
Way Through.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8.—No
less a person than the Sultan of Tur
key himself declared today that the
allies can never hope to force their
way through the Dardanelles. He
says that the efforts put forward by
the attacking fleet up to the present
were the greatest in their power and
that they have failed completely.
FLOATING COURT
GOES TO KNIK.
VALDEZ, April 2.—The “Floating
Court" will leave Valdez July 15th
1915 to hold a term of court at Nak
nek, Alaska commencing August 2nd
1915, with possibly, terms at Dilling
ham August 9th 1915, and Unga,
August 20th 1915.
The Court will also call at Knik,
but do not think a term of Court will
be held at that place this summer.
WAIT OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Fred Laubner who returned on the
Maripsoa says that thousands of
people are waiting outside for the of
ficial announcement about the rail
road. So many stories have been pub
lished about Portage Bay, Valdez,
Cordova and other places that the
people have decided to wait, he says,
until the president’s ultimate word is
spoken.
WANT TO CUT DOWN
FEES OF RECORDERS.
Proposed New Mining Bill Includes
Several Changes on Old
Measure.
JUNEAU.—The house committee
of the whole has recommended the
passage of an amendment to the min
ing law’ providing that assessment
work may be performed when such
development work is for the benefit
of the entire group. The bill also
cuts down the fees of the commission
ers for recording mining claims.
Under the new’ regulation the fee
for recording one claim will be $1.25
, I and 25 cents for each additional claim.
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i NEW JERSEY STICKS
TO DEATH PENALTY.
TRENTON, N. J., April 8.—The
senate has defeated the bill passed
‘ by the house to abolish the death pen
i alty. The bill will probably be
> brought up again as a strong feeling
i for the abolition of capital punish
ment exists in the state.
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❖ HOW THE VOTE WENT *
❖ OVER AT CORDOVA. •>
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The followng is the vote cast for
the different candidates for the council
at Cordova: Hazelet 162, Smith 165,
Davis 164, Price 165, Hayward 168,
Schmitz 166, Slater 174, Boyle 148,
Currier 148, Chace 142, Goodall 158,
Nettleton 136, Ross 164, Ray 158.
For school board: Mosser 199,
Jones 100.
CANNOT SHOW FIGHT
FILMS IN THE U. S.
Law Discovered That May Knock the
Sales of the Films Taken
at Havana.
WASHINGTON, April 7.—It was
announced today from the attorney
general’s department that a law was
passed in 1910 by congress to pro
hibit the interstate transporation as
well as the importation of fight
fiilms. This law will now probably be
brought into play to prevent use be
ing made in the United States of the
pictures of the Johnson-Willard fight
at Havana.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MAY
BUY MORE RAILROADS.
Stockhodera Considering Purchase of
Half a Dozen Subsidiary
✓ Lines. •
LOUISVILLE. Ky., April 7.—The
stockholders of the Southern Pacific
railroad are new considering the pur
chase of six subsidiary railway and
steamship lines.
DROWNED AT UNGA.
UNGA, March 26.—A Man by the
name of William Johnson accidently
drowned here night of March 21st
While in a boat with another man,
both being drunk, he fell overboard.
The other man tried to rescue him
and was picked up by the crew' of
the schooner Allan A. Johnson’s
body w'as not recovered.
BRYANWANTS
PROHIBITION
SAYS HE HOPES DEMOCRATIC
PARTY WILL MAKE IT
PLANK.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—William
Jennings Bryan stated today that he
hopes the democratic party w’ill make
Prohibition an issue n the next presi
dential campaign. No one know's
whether he asked the opinion of Presi
dent Wilson or not before making the
statement but the assertion has made
a political sensation as the leaders of
the democratic party were quiet un
prepared for it. It is expected by
them to have a large influence on the
election and may either eliminate
Bryan altogether as a democratic
leader or many bring him to the fore
front. j
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F. HOPKINSON SMITH DEAD.
NEW York, April 8.—F. Hopkinson
Smith, the famous novelist, died here
last night. He had reached the age
of seventy-seven.
CAME ON MARIPOSA.
The list of the people coming on
the Mariposa from way points was
not supplied this morning. The total
number of passengers exceeded fifty.
The following were the passengers
from Seattle:
F. Tiffany, Wm. Moore, E Green
sand, W. J. McLeod, H. J. Ainsbury,
F. Anderson, H. W. Gorman, E. Vog
ler, R. E. Christain, Vick Smith, F.
Schully, Sam Shuman, M. E. Moore,
F. F. Meloche, J. C. Tolman, H. F.
Schultz, F. H. Schuster, R. R. Mc
Guire, J. F. Peterson, F. Laubner and
18 steerage.
ORGANIZING BAND.
It is now certain that Seward will
have a band in a very short time.
Councilman Chamberlin took up the
matter of securing subscriptions to
day and has been splendidly success
ful. The musicians are here and only
a few instruments are required so
that a most plesant feature will be
added to the life of Seward this sum
mer.
MORE REALTY
DEALS MADE
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CAVES SELLS ALL AND JOHN
BALLAINE SELLS
FORTY.
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Two more large real estate deals
came to be known here today. V. E.
Caves sold out all his holdngs in the
city to Reginald Kerr. The price is
given in the deed as $4,100. The
properties sold consisted of lots 33
and 34 in block 13, lots 34 and 35 in
block 1, and lot 19 in block 38.
The deed has also arrived for the
sale of forty lots made by John E.
Ballaine and Mrs. Anna F. Ballaine
to John A. Noble of South Orange,
New Jersey. The price is not stated.
The lots included in the deal are in
most o thef blocks around and be
tween block twenty and thirty.
17 LOTS IT
17JH0USAND
SAME PROPERTY ON BLOCK
SEVEN THAT SOLD
FOR $10,500.
Frank E. Youngs received word
from the outside this morning that the
seventeen lots in block seven that
were sold through him to an outside
syndicate for $10,500 some time ago
have been sold again by the syndicate
for $17,000, or just one thousand dol
lars a lot. Several other deals are
about to be made and several indivi
duals have bought lots in the past
few days.
It is reported that the lot next to
Jack Stotko’s has been sold. It is
the lot with the whiskey sign. The
details are not yet known.
HORRIBLE MURDER TAKES
PLACE IN FAIRBANKS.
Woman Who Wa9 Formerly Wife
of Miner Has Her
Throat Cut.
FAIRBANKS, April 8.—One of the
most horrible murders in the records
of interior Alaska came to light here
yesterday afternoon when the dead
body of Alice Harp was found in her
cabin with the throat cut. The wo
man belonged to the underworld but
she wras formerly the wife of William
Harp, a miner of the Hotsprings dis
trict. It is evident from the circum
stances surrounding the body that the
woman was first struck with a rock
and that her throat was cut after
wards. Robbery seems to have been
the purpose of the murderer to whom
no clue ha3 been secured.
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❖ HARVESTER APPEAL *
❖ CASE HAS BEGUN. *
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WASHINGTON, April 8.—The ap
peal from the decision dissolving the
Harvester trust came up today and is
now proceeding. A strong array of
legal talent has been secured by the
trust.
SIX YEARS OLD BOY
COMES OUT ALL ALONE.
Travels From Fairbanks and Dis
proves the Supposed Ter
rors of Alaska.
Little Law’rence McNeer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. McNeer of this city,
arrived on the Mariposa this morning
after having made the journey from
Fairbanks to Cordova all alone. He
took the stage at Fairbanks and came
over to Chitina where he took the
train. He is six years of age.
The whole trip occupied nine days,
the trip from Fairbanks to Chitina,
360 miles, taking six days as the stage
usually does.
DIVIDED ON STATEHOOD.
Judging by the papers of Juneau
the people down there are hopelessly
divided on the question as to whether
Alaska should ask for statehood or
increased territorial powers.
Mrs. F. Ennis is entertaining the
Catholic Ladies' Alter society this
afternoon.
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❖ VALDEZ RESULTS *
❖ IN CITY TLECTION. ♦
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The Wickershamities elected the
majority of their ticket at Valdez
The following were the results: Aus
tin 179, Biggs, 138, Boyle 377, Djarf
149, Finicial 260, German 192, Heckey
232, Jacobson 110, King 283, Lyons
205, Martin 182, McNieee 123, Smith
137, Thomas 227, Von Gunther 224
White 190, Ed. Wood 316.
For the school board: Cockerill
286, De Lane 236, Ganty 276, Mrs.
Kramer 232.
WOMEN GO TO WORK
FOR EUROPE’S PEACE.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, Fighting
Suffragette, opposed to
Peace Movement.
NEW YORK, April 7.-—Madame
Risiska Schwimmcr, representing the
Women’s International Suffrage Al
liance. left with twenty-eight other
women today to attend the interna
tional peace conference at the Hague
during the last days of April. Mrs
Emmebnc Pankhurst declares that
England will not be represented this
lime as this is no time, she says, to
talk peace. Mrs. Pankhurst isthe wo
man who has been sent to jail so
often for suffragette lawlessness. She
and all the other militant women
have suspended their operations
through patriotic motives.
FORMER NOME ATTORNEY
SHOT AT PORTLAND.
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Trouble Over Case Causes Barber
to Become
Murderous.
PORTLAND, April 8.—Wilson
Hume, a former attorney of Nome,
was shot here yesterday by a barber
who is interested to some extent in a
lawsuit which is pending over the title
to some mining property near Nome
Hume was seriously wounded but
there is no reason yet to believe that
the wound will be fatal.
PRINCE EITEL
HASJNTERNED
GOT UNTIL 4 O’CLOCK THIS
MORNING AND GAVE
UP.
NEWPORT NEWS, April 8.—The
German converted cruiser Prince Eitel
Fredrich will not make the attempt
to go out and may be regarded al
ready as having been interned. It was
given until 4 o’clock this morning to
leave or to be interned for the dura
tion of the war. Captain Thierichens,
after having carefully taken all the
facts into account, apparently came
to the conclusion that he would be
committing suicide and murdering his
men by going out. This message was
sent before 4 o’clock but it is positive
ly certain that the vessel will remain.
INSTALLATION TOMORROW.
The installation of the officers of
the Moose will take place at the
regular meeting of the lodge tomor
row evening.
CORDOVA NOTES.
The number of people registered at
Cordova was 349 or just two less than
at Seward. Eighty-four women regis
tered there and eighty here.
Cordova is to have a full-fledged
cannery in operation this summer,
plans to that end having been com
pleted and the Dalton sawmill build
ing at the wharf leased.
HARRY HOBEN IS
BASEBALLtMANAGER.
Otto H. Poehlman Elected Captain at
Last Night’s Meet
ing.
Otto H. Poehlman was elected cap
tain and Harry Hoben was Elected
manager of the Seward baseball club
at a meeting in the Firemen’s hall
last evening. The meeting was one
of the best for a long time and every
one present showed enthusiasm so
that a first class season may be ex
pected. A rattling good game will be
played against the Federals next Sun
day. The federals will hold their
meeting this evening to prepare for
the summer.
REPORT VILLA I
BADLY BEATEN!
OBREGON SAYS HE WAS DE
CISIVELY DEBATED AT
IRAPUATO.
VERA CRUZ, April 8.—General
Obregon officially reports that Villa
was decisively defeated in the battle
which took place yesterday at
Irapuato. The defeat, according to
Carranza’s general, was such that the
enemy is now practically demoralized
and is faced with a tremendous diffi
culty in getting his forces into shape
again. From other accounts for the
past few days it seems to be evident
that the Villa and Zapata side is meet
ing with severe drawbacks and their
resources are becoming sadly weak
ened.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—Word
was received here this afternoon that
Villa claims victory in the battle
which took place yesterday between
his army and htat of Obregon. No
further word has been reveived that
could be regarded as verification of
the story of either side.
BROUGHT PASSENGERS
THROUGH THE CANAL.
Because Ship Was Owned by Railroad
Trouble Will be Made
of It.
WASHINGTON, April 8.—The
steamship Great Northern has passed
through the Panama canal with a
large number of passengers and
trouble is now expected because the
Great Northern is owned by the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail
roads. The Commerce Commission
will at once investigate with a view to
discovering whether or not the law
prohibiting railroad passenger ships
from taking passengers through the
canal was violated.
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* HOLLAND MAY ENTER *
* EIGHT WITH ALLIES. *
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LONDON, April 8.—It is believed
hero that Holland is now preparing
to enter the war against Germany.
Her rights have been violated in var
ious cases and her patience has been
all but exhausted.
PORTABLE HOUSE
COMES TO CITY.
A portable house arrived on the
Mariposa for the firm of Whitehead
and de Sherbinin. The house is a
sample of the ones to be sold here by
that firm.
CABLE BREAKS
IN TWO PLACES.
Can a manila cable used in pulling
a heavy load be broken in two places
several yards apart at the same time ?
Submit this problem to an expert in
mechancis and the answer will be a
negative one. That a compound of
this nature is possible was demon
strated at the dock yesterday after
noon, with members of the crew of
the Santa Ana and the dock amployes
as witnesses. A piece of old hull of
the steamer Uncle Sam, which had
been broken up and was being pulled
into deep water, resisted the efforts
of one of the steam winches of the
steamer Santa Ana, and after several
attempts had been made to move it
the cable parted simultaneously in two
places, at a point near the wreck and
also a few feet from the winch.
REPORTS RECEIVED.
The Gateway received today the full
report of the territorial secretary and
treasurer and also the message of the
governor and the report on Morning
side asylum from Representative
James P. Daly. They will be used
later.
TO REGULATE JITNEYS.
NEW YORK, April 8.—The Ameri
can Safety First Foundation is now
in session here and is considering na
tional regulation for Jitney service.
There is also a plan afoot by the
Foundation to prevent fires.
W. E. Root returned this morning
after quite a long absence. He has
been engaged in Cordova in the drug
store business during the absence of
another man.
PARLIAMENT ON
PROHIBITION
MATTER WILL COME UP NEXT
WEEK AT WEST
MINSTER.
BERLIN ADMITS CHECK
FRENCH DELIVERING FIERCE
ATTACKS NEAR THE
MEUSE.
LONDON, April 8.—The question
of prohibition for the British islands
will come up next week in the parlia
ment. A bill abolishing liquors of all
kinds during the war is being prepar
ed. Much opposition is looked for
but the overwhelming majority of the
people seem to be in favor of the
suggestion. The wealthy opponents
of prohibition have been weakened
much by the fact that the king him
self has declared in favor of it.
Berlin admits that the Germans
have been compelled to re.reat near
Meuse and the French claim further
advances near that river ard towards
Verdun and near St. Mihiel. The
Germans had succeeded in driving a
wedge at the last named place but
ttyey are now being forced backward.
On all hands the French arc deliver
ing a series of successful and vicious
attacks which are inflicting serious
losses on the enemy.
TO BUY SUBSIDIARY
COMPANY ROADS.
LOUISVILLE, April 8.—The South
ern Pacific decided today to buy six
subsidiary roads. It was known this
morning that they had sucii a pur
chase under contemplation and tho
deal was consummated today .
COUNCIL WILL
MEETSATUHDAY
SEVERAL CANDIDATES FOR
THE MUNICIPAL
OFFICES.
The city council will meet Saturday
evening as an ordinance pro’rides that
they must meet on the tenth of April.
Councilman Chamberlain says also
that the new council must qualify at
that time so that the meeting ought
to be an interesting one. Several
candidates are showing up for the
various offices under the council.
Some applications have been received
for the offices of marshal, clerk, city
magistrate etc. in spite of the fact
that they pay only very small salaries
at present. The names of several of
the applicants are known but it might
be premature to publish them just
at present.
JOHN S. COPLY SAYS
BIG CROWD TO COMB.
People Speaking About Seward in
All Cities on Pacific.
Coast.
That everyone along the coast, in
Seattle, Portland and everywhere else,
is talking of the government Alaska
railroad and particularly of Seward
is the statement of John S. Coply,
formerly mayor of Nome, who arrived
this morning on business connected
with his firm, Hildebrand, Posner
and company. Mr. Coply «ay3 that
we may look for a tremendous in
flux but the people are waiting until
the last final word is spoke:* by the
president.
. LEFT ON MARIrU&A.
The following, including several
who came on the Santa Ana, left on
the Mariposa this morning.
Mrs. Hugo Schaldach, Mrs. M. E.
Phelps, Wm. A. Shephard, May Thom
as, Mrs. Bodemere, Alfred Cameron,
Mrs. Cameron, T. M. Dunn, A. B.
Rome, Felix Brown and wife, L. V.
Ray, Wm. Sweeney, Geo^Zimmerman,
F. H. Smith, R. E. Milnes, Miss N.
Griswold, Captain Johnson, Mrs. Hib
bard, Mrs. M. Johnson and two
children.
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