SEWARD: The terminus of Alaska’s Thirty-live Million Dollar Government Owned Railroad
‘ THE GATEWAY TO THE KEHAI, KHIK, SWAP PASS till FIE1DS
The Great
ALASKAN
ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS
V<>1 ,, Ni> SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO AI. ASK A. Till RSI) AY. AKUST 19. 1915. __ _l»n Cenlg Hie Copy
GREAT BRITISH LINER, ARABIC, IS REPORTED
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TO HAVE BEEN SUBMARINED BY THE GERMANS
GREECE MAY ENTER WAR
TO SECURE TERRITORY
•ilish Advance But are Check
ed bv Turks and French Ad
vanee in Vosges.
CA
BRITISH ADVANCE CHECKED
LONDON, August 19.—'The British advance on Gal
lipoli which was reported this morning to he progressing
is reported this afternoon to have been checked. This is
the advance in the neighborhood of Suvla bay. It is stat-i
ed that the check is only temporary.
LINER REPORTED SUNK
LONDON. August 19.—The British liner Arabic is
reported this afternoon to have been submarined but no
official confirmation or denial lias been given. She is a
large and important vessel carrying a great number of
passengers. The rumor is persistent and, taking into ac
count the absence of an official denial, it is believed gen
erally.
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OPENED KING’S MAIL
CHRISTIANA, August 19—The Norwegian govern
ment has entered a formal protest against the interfer- j
ence with King Haakon’s personal mail bj the German
officials. It is stated here that several of the king’s letters!
were opened and read, after which they were sealed and
forwarded. It is even said that some of the mail was
censored.
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COTTON CONTRABAND
WASHINGTON, August 19.—The allied govern
ments officially announced today that they have agreed to
make cotton contraband of war. This decision is sure to
create a storm of protest in the cotton growing states!
notwithstanding the statement of the allies that they will
try to protect their interests.
LEGISLATORS KILLED ;
LONDON, August 19—Two more members of parli
ament, who have been fighting as officers in France, have
been wounded bringing the total number of casualties to
members of the house of commons up to 18. Two members
have l>een killed outright, one of whom was Lord Wind
ham and the other Colonel O’Neill. Windham was a
courtesy lord, being the son of an earl, and was not a
member of the house of lords but of the house of
commons. . „ _
GERMANS CHEER BRITISH
COPENHAGEN, August 19.—A remarkable incident
is reported from the North Sea where a British naval;
squadron stopped a German trawler but let her and her
crew go free. When the Germans found that they were
not to be molested they cheered the British lustily.
TO JOIN ALL GREEKS
ROME, August 19.—It is reported that the price
Venizelos is asking for Greece's support of the allies is
the union of all territories inhabited by people of Greek
nationalitv. The great difficulty about such an arrange-1
ment is that Italy and other nations hold territory where
people of that nationality predominate. In the meantime
Italy has occupied the Agean islands .and this may cause
some friction with the government of Greece but it is ex
pected that a friendly solution of all the difficulties will
be effected.
STOPPIN CROWN PRINCE
PARIS, August 19—The Crown Prince is still striv
ing to close in the circle about Verdun but every effort
made so far has been defeated. Severe engagements have
taken place in the region of the Meuse on the left wing of
the German army fighting for Verdun but the two Ger-|
man wings are as far apart as ever. To the north of the
great fortress the enemy has been unable to get within
range of their big guns in spite of terrific assaults on
the French lines. The taking of Verdun is now the chief
aim of the enemy in the west.
GERMANS MAY SHIP SOME GOODS
LONDON, August 19.—The British authorities have
decided to permit the shipment of some goods that were
ordered by United States merchants from Germany be
fore March. The goods will be shipped on American or
other neutral bottoms.
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NEW ORLEANS, August 19.—'The
steamer Deering which was towed to
port today in a disabled condition has
undergone one of the most frightful
experiences. During a fierce storm
the captain and three others were
drowned and two of the crew were
driven insane. All the other mem
bers of the ship company were com
pletely exhausted by their exertions
and fear. The cause of the insanity
was the persistency with which the
storm continued and the later exper
iences while the ship drifted help
lessly.
GFGGENHEIM SEES BIG
TIME AHEAD FOR ALASKA.
. Visiting in Washington State for His
Health and Speaks About
the North.
SEATTLE, August 18.—Isaac Gug
genheim, who is now visiting Wash
ington state for the sake of his health,
has given an interview to the press
in which he predicts a wonderful
future for Alaska. He believes de
velopment will follow the building of
the railroad fast. He is not going to
Alaska this time.
INNOCENTSAID
DYIM FRANK
ALL AGREE THAT HE DECLARED
HIMSELF NOT Gl'ILTY
TO THE LAST.
MARIETTA, August 19.—All ac
counts agree that Leo Frank main
tained his innocence to the last. Even
when about to be hoisted to eternity
he told his slayers that he was not
guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan
and he persisted in this statement to
the end. The great majority of the
people believe him guilty but many of
the best citizens deplore the lynching
deeply, guilty or not guilty. The
leaders in the kidnapping and killing
are well known and no dilTiculty will
be found in apprehending them if
such a course is decided upon. It is
feared, though, that an attempt to
bring them to justice wil be followed
by a fierce and dangerous agitation.
ATLANTA, August 15.—It is re
ported that since the commutation of
the death sentence on Leo Frank citi
zens who were regarded as respect
able met several times in conspicuous
places and planned the lynching so
that the authorities must have known
what was afoot.
STEAMER ALLIANCE IS
BRINGING UP RAILS.
SEATTLE, August 19.—The steam
er Alliance of the Independent Steam
ship company has sailed for Alaska
with two hundred tons of rails for the
government railroad. She has the
following passengers aboard for Se
ward; F. Wardulf, Mrs. V. Setcha,
Mrs. J. Jods and two children, Mrs.
M. van Oche and two children, and
seven steerage.
The following are passengers for
Knik; C. Laggerberg and wife, An
drew Peterson, A. Craig, Miss Morris,
Dora Hatton and two steerage.
STORM CAUSED
AWFUL DAMAGE
THIRTY MILLION IS PROPERTY
LOSS AND ONE HUNDRED
AND THIRTY DEAD.
DALLAS, August 19.—It is now
known that one hundred and thirty
lives were lost, at least, in the great
storm which ravaged parts of this
state a few days ago. The loss in
property amounts to thirty millions
according to the estimates made by
the best informed olTicials. A full
quarter of the cotton crop in the cen
tral parts of the state has been
destroyed in addition to injury to
other crops, buildings, etc. The wind
had a velocity of ninety-two miles an
hour or eight miles an hour greater
than the storm of 1900. Water and
food are now badly needed in Galves
ton and haste is being made to se
cure supplies. It is reported that
twenty looting negroes have been shot
in that city which is now practically
under martial law.
HOUSTON, August 19.—It is now
learned that during the storm water
stood in the streets of Galveston to a
depth of eight feet. This means that
the water was deeper that it was dur
ing the storm of 1900.
DALLAS, August 19.—The esti
mate of the number of people killed
by the storm is now two hundred.
As the day wears on accounts are
coming from other places which
show the number of casualties to be
greater than was supposed this morn
ing.
PURSER OF THE ISLANDER
SAYS TREASURE IS MYTH.
Only Five Thousand Dollars Aboard
What Was Believed to be
Treasure Ship.
VICTORIA. August 18.—The form
er purser of the steamer Islander,
which was sunk on the way from
Alaska, states today in an interview
that the treasure seeking syndicates
which have been formed to secure the
supposed treasure in that vessel are
fooling themselves. He says the total
amount of treasure aboard the Island
er when she sank was five thousand
dollars. People now engaged in the
effort to secure the supposed treasure
seem to think she had hundreds of
thousands and they have already
spent large sums to reach it.
GOVERNOR WILL PROBE
LYNCHING OF FRANK.
ATLANTA, August 18.—The gov
ernor stated this evening that he has
decided to probe to the bottom all the
circumstances connected with the kid
napping and lynching ol Leo I rank.
So many people were implicated in
the acts that extreme measures can
hardly be taken against them but the
feeling throughout the rest of the
country is so intense that the officials
of the state government have come
to the conclusion that something must
be done.
MEXICAN BRINGS SUIT.
NEW YORK, August 19.—'The
former secretary of the Mexican
state of Yucatan has brought suit for
an injunction to prevent the rep rela
tives of that state, now in New York,
from spending one million pesos
which the secretary says was taken
from the state’s treasury by former
Governor Argumedo.
LONDON THINKS PART OF
RUSS ARMY IN DANGER
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❖ VOLCANO FORMS *
❖ LAKE OF FIRE. *
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MESSINA, Italy, August 11).—The
volcano of Stromboli is now more
active than ever. It is vomiting great
volumes of lava which going down in
to the valley is forming a lake of lire.
The volcanoes of Etna and Vesuvius
have also recently been erupting but
the latest eruption of Stromboli is one
of the most terrific on record.
YUKON PIONEERS GIVE
BANQUET IN SEATTLE.
Discovery of Klondyke Aniversary
Celebrated by Many
Oldtimers.
SEATTLE, August 18.—'The Yukon
Pioneers are celebrating the anni
versary of the discovery of the Klon
dyke this afternoon and evening. A
banquet is being held in the Raths
keller and the oldtimers are having
a rare time. Carmack, one of the dis
coverers, was expected to be present
but he is not in the city. George
Snow is the toastmaster.
STOPS GAMBLING.
PANAMA, August 19.—President
Borras has closed gambling in this re
public because of graft.
indi/Tnshoid
MEXICO CITY
CARRANZA ASSURES AMERICAN
PEOPLE HE RESPECTS
THEM AND PRESIDENT.
MEXICO CITY, August 19.—Gen
eral Castillo with two hundred rag
ged Indians under his command now
controls Mexico City, the capital of
the republic. He declares himself af
filiated with Villa but has nothing to
show that he is anything more than a
bandit or free lance. Before leaving
the capital Carranza declared all
money then in circulation to be void
of value.
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WASHINGTON, August 19.—In a
statement just issued by Carranza he
assures the American people that he
respects their government and presi
dent and he declares that if his plans
were only known to the people of the
United States they would sympathize
with him and be his friends.
WASHINGTON, August 19.—The
battleships New Hampshire and
Louisiana have arrived at Vera Cruz.
An answer was received from Car
ranza today to the Pan-American
proposals for a peace conference.
The answer was curt and evasive so
that very little is expected from him.
EL PASO, August 19.—General
Villa in reply to the Pan-American
proposal has declared that he accepts
the plan. He emphasizes the state
ment that he can hold out against the
Carranza forces but that he believes
the attempt to bring about peace
should be given every support.
EXCURSIONISTS DROWNED.
FREEPORT, August 19.—Nineteen
excursionists have been drowned by
the capsizing of their boat near the
Brazos life station.
Novo Georgievsk Still Holds Out
But Two More ol its Forts
Have Fallen.
RUSSIANS IN DANGER
LONDON, August 19— It is feared here now ^ that
part, and perhaps a large part, of the army of the Grand
Duke Nicholas is in danger of capture The sudden tak
ing of Kovno by Hindenburg and his swift advance south
towards the Warsaw-Petrograd railroad creates this be
lief. The Austrians are so close to the Russian line at
Brest-Litovsk and the necessity for the evacuation of that
line seems so sure that a retreat is looked for that will
most likely throw the Russians back into the Hindenburg
maw. The retreat so far has been amazingly well carried
out and the Germans have suffered disappointment after
disappointment in their failure to entrap the retiring
forces.
CAPTURE TWO MORE FORTS
BERLIN, August 19.—The Germans have captured
two more forts of the great fortress of Novo Georgievsk
and the fall of the place is now only a matter of a few days
at the most. This is the fortress on the Vistula north of
Warsaw to which the Russians are still holding as their
last fortified position on that line. As the Germans are
now almost on all sides of the place the taking of it will
mean almost certainly the capture of the entire garrison.
In other parts of the" eastern front the general plan of
campaign is developing without any remaikable occui
rence. 'The Russians are still holding on to the Brest
Litovsk line but the Austrians are advancing to the south
west of it while Hindenburg is pressing down south ol
Kovno
ALLIES MAKE ADVANCES
LONDON, August 19—The French have made dis
tinct advances in the department of the Vosges and have
occupied several positions which they took from the Ger
mans. Another important allied advance to Suvla bay on
the northwest coast of Gallipoli and also northwest
from the Narrows. Those torces are try ing, it is belie\ u ,
to Hank the Turks whose line extends from that point to
the Dardanelles. As the peninsula from that point be
comes wider until it reaches the sea of Marmora gieatei
opportunities will be offered for maneu\ res.
LOAN TO ALLIES MAY BE LESS
NEW YORK, August 19.—It is now almost sure that
the New York bankers will not lend more than a hundred
millions to the allies. This loan will only be made for the
purpose of keeping the rate of exchange normal It was
proposed to lend several hundred millions but this will
not be necessary.
RUSSIA ORDERS RAILS
NEW YORK, August 19.—The Steel Trust confirms
the report that the Russian government has ordvm.
seventy thousand tons of rails for shipment as soon as
possible. The roadbeds on which those rails will be laid
are now being built as fast as possible behind the Russian
front._ _——_
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❖ INCREASE BULLION *
*> FUNDS FRISCO MINT. *
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WASHINGTON, August 19.—The
United States treasury has increased
the San Francisco mint bullion fund
by ten million dollars to cover the
gold imports that are expected. Two
million in sovereigns has been re
ceived from Austria for minting.
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❖ FOREIGNERS ASK *
❖ AID OF AMERICA. *
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CAPE HATIEN, August 19.—The
rebels are now menacing the foreign
ers at Port a Paix and the latter have
requested urgently that American
marines be dispatched for their pro
tection. The request will probably be
granted after the receipt of orders
from Washington.
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❖ FRANK TO BE BURIED *
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NEW YORK, August 19.—The
body of Leo Frank arrived in this city
this afternoon but no unusual event
marked the arrival. A private funei
al will be held tomorrow'. The news
papers of the metropolis are unani
mous in condemnation of the brutal
lynching of the man.
MARINES SEIZE HAYTI.
WASHINGTON, August 19.—A
dispatch w*as received this afternoon
that the American marines have seiz
ed the town of Hayti.
PRESIDENT OF PERU.
LIMA, August 19.—Jose Pardo has
been inaugurated president of Peru.