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GERMANS AND BRITISH IN
A GREAT PITCHED BATTLE
UKEAT PITCHED BATTLE
LONDON. July 12.—A great pitched battle between1
the Bermans and Hie British is now raging for the pos
session u-i important points northeast of Albert on the
west front. This battle began last Monday and was pre
cipitated when the Bermans brought up large reinforce
ments. flic Berman war otlice announces that the strug
gle has resulted in the checking of the British offensive/
Fighting has been proceeding without interruption since
Monday and in several sectors it was a struggle hand to
hand. The battle held covers a wide front and it is admit-1
ted that the Germans have recovered some of the ground'
in the Maretzes Troses ( .) woods but elsewhere their|
counter ollVnsive have been repulsed. No important light
ing is reported from the other trouts today.
MAY FT DEFY 1. S.
BKUI.IX, July 1-. -The overthrow of Chancellor von
Bethmmm-Holweg, the champion of a conciliatory policy!
towards the United States, and the unloosing of German
submarines in a manner that will bring Great Britain to
her knees within three months is predicted by von Tirpitz,
tormer grand admiral of the Germany navy. He declares
that what he predicts is sure to happen unless President
\\ ilson acts against the blockade bv Britain of Germany.
It is also announced that the Conservative party ami those
favoring annexation of the territory conquered by Ger
many join in the forecast of von Tirpitz and declare that
the opinions of Americans and their government will be
disregarded.
PRESENT FOR SUBMARINE
N H\V YORK, Julv 12.—A check for ten thousand dol
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lars was sent today to Captain Koenig of the submarine
Deutischlaml by August Seckscher, a New York capitalist,
in recognition of the submarines feat of crossing the
Atlantic. The money will be distributed amongst the of
ficers and men.
BOMBARD ENGLISH TOWN
LONDON, July 12.—The English coast town of Sea
ham Harbor was bombarded last night by a German sub
marine. The war office announces that one woman was
mucu.
KATALLA DKLKGATKS
FOR DKM. U>\ KM ION
(Special to (lateway)
KATALLA. July 7.—Married: Mr.
Forger A^bjonison, of this place ami
Airs. Caroline Schelp of Kirkland,
Washington.
Julius Thompson and F. B. Wil
loughby were elected delegates from
Katalla to the Democratic Territorial
convention to be held at Seward, July
26th.
The rig and all personal property
of the Royal Katalla Oil Company, a
Canadian corporation, with oil ground
on Bering lake, was sold at Marshal's
sale to satisfy a judgment in favor of
Thos. (1. White, who sued the company
for wages. Air. White bid the rig in
himself. The ground, consisting of
six claims, will be sold at Valdez,
July 24th, at Marshals sale.
When Falcon Joslin took over the
property of the Alaska Oil & Refilling
Company here, it was found that
Judge Robert D. Gray, who, for two
years has been acting as receiver, had
not only succeeded in bring order out
Of chaos, but had operated the refin
ery, making it pay all expenses and
actually had several thousand dollars
profit put by for his people. Air.
Gray has been pursuaded to act as
agent for the Joslin company, which
will be known as the St. Klias Oil
Company.
KATALLA, July It).—Geo. W. Nel
son. the contractor who is building the
Alaska Anthracite Coal R. R. to the
Davis Coal mine in the Bering River
field, is leaving today for Seattle to
purchase the fifty-six pound rails and
si u<;i:srs money be
USED TO BUY SAFES
Flint! C, which is the fund in the
hands of the Federal judge that conies
from tines, fees and forfeitures, may
be used for the securing of two safes
for government records in Seward if
the local bodies get to work and ask
for them. This is suggested by Sena
tor L. V. Kay.
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MEDICAL WOULD MARVELS
\T SOLDIER WITH
SHRAPNEL IN HEART
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
LONDON, June 26.—(By Mail)—
The proudest wounded “Tommy” in
London today is Private Henry
Pierce.
Some days ago Pierce had a shrap
nel bullet in his heart. Today the
bullet is neatly mounted on wood and
occupies a place of honor on a table
by Pierce’s boil in a London hospital.
British surgeons who have marvel
ed at two similar operations in French
hospitals are studying the London
case at close range. Pierce has more
learned visitors than any hundred
other wounded “Tommies.”
An Australian surgeon, on tempor
ary duty in England, performed the
operation. He found the shrapnel
lodged in the pericardium. Making
a tiny incision he picked the metal out
with his fingers. The patient is
ling stock necessary to complete:
the job The road will be eighteen I
miles long, and eight miles are now«
ready for the rails while the remain
der is nearly so.
Two Well Known
Men Injured
In Collision
—
Horace De Line, special disbursing
officer of the engineering commission,
and Guy Gibbs, timekeeper, were in
jured this morning at Mile eighteen
and a half on the Alaska Northern
when the speeder on which they were
driving ran into the handcar driven
by the section gang of Fred Dorf.
Mr. De Line has his left shoulder dis
located, his right ankle sprained and
some slighter hurts, while Mr. Gibbs
has one rib probably broken, a cut
nose and smaller bruises. On the car
with them was Deputy Marshal lkc
Kvans but that lucky individual got
off with only a scratch on the palm
of the hand. The three men left on
the speeder this morning about six
o’clock and all went well until they
came to a curve at the place mention
ed. From the other direction around
the curve came the handcar aoout
fifty or sixty feet away. The wise
handcar gang jumped for it and tin
brake of the speeder refused to work.
De Line jumped off at one side and
Gibbs probably also jumped, Ike
thinks, but Ike does know that no
jumped off on the other side. He does
not know, though, whether he got off
before the crash came but he is posi
tively sure of one thing and that is
that he went off that car sky ways and
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* ALASKA’S COMMERCE *
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The total value of Ala ka’s com-j
merce for the fiscal year ending June
;>0, 101G amounted to $$5,000,000.
This was far greater than the total
for Hawaii or the Philippines. It was
;U) per cent of the gross of all non
contiguous territories of the U. S.
HODGE RETURNS 1UG
BUNCH OP LIQUOR
SEATTLE, July 12.—Sheriff Hodge
complied with the orders of the court
today and returned ten thousand dol
lars worth of liquor seized from John
C. Eden in the Rainier Club last |
January.
did some beautiful acrobatic stunts
before he discovered where he was.
He jumped against a cut hank while
Horace jumped out on level ground
that was ragged with stumps and
other obstructions,
Mr. I)e Line was slightly dazed for
a time. The handcar was bad!\ re j
pulsed in the encounter and now lies |
at tho bottom of the lake which lies
along side flu* battle ground. 1 In*
handle bars alone are showing above
the placid water. 11 this is written!
in a trivial manner it is due to the
fact that Mr. Evans when telling the |
story perpetrated the hoary mon- j
strosity that the occurrence proved
the truth of the old fact that two cars j
cannot pass each other by on tin* same j
track. The injuries are not dangerous
and Mr. l>e Line and Mr. Gibbs will
he all right after some doctoring.
Mr. Evans says the speeder was not
traveling more than 20 miles an hour,
at the time. It was knocked out of
commission by the collision.
Hanking People
Are Interested
In Seward
President Andrew Stevenson of the
Punk of Alaska, Skagway, is coming!
Westward on the Mariposa. It was j
on this that Stevenson made his lirst j
trip about the same time last year,
lie is accompanied by a party ot
Pastern men of affairs who are in-!
temped in the new banking system!
originated by Col. Stevenson who re-1
sides at Skagway also.
The system of hanks i. under the
parent institution at Skagway,
branches being established at W ran
ge! and Anchorage.
It was Stated in Juneau recentl\
that new branches will he opened at ;
Juneau and Seward and still later at
Fairbanks and Xome or wherever]
sound business reasons warrant same. |
That the president of the hanking
system is looking over the Seward
field is another indication that the in- j
dustrial and financial growth and de
velopment of the terminal city are as
sured and its present strategic place
on the map is. even at this early date,
being recognized by investors of note.
It is not known if Col. Stevenson is
with the party or what their move
ments are planned to he but should '■
they come to Seward they will he as
sured of that welcome so character-1
istic of the Alaskan generally. J
MEXICAN REBEL TROOPS ARE
REPULSED BY CARRANZAISTAS
NORTHWESTERN FROM
FOG TO Sl’N SHINE
Passengers on the Northwestern
have had much to say of the skill dis
played by Captain J. C. Hunter in
bringing the big liner through the
entrance Tuesday evening. The vessel
arrived off Cape Resurrection at 5
a. m. Tuesday, in a dense fog and had
to lay to all day, drifting in the
stream.
The captain, with Pilots Landstrom
and Kelly, were continually trying to
get an echo from the hills and at 7
p. m. they caught the sound off Rug
ged island and, under slow bell, care
fully picked their way direct to the
entrance.
And then, like the lifting of a cur
tain before the play, the fog bank
suddenly lifted and the glorious sun
shine poured out of the bay as if it
had been there always. Another live
minutes and in place of dark waters
and fog—tall three-covered cliffs, a
brilliant sky, blue water and beyond
the hospitable lights of Seward like
beacons of hope to the fog delayed
passengers.
The Northwestern turned back from
Reward and Anchorage passengers
were cared for at the Hotel Overland
and Seward Grill. They will leave
for the Westward on board the Mari
posa.
ALASKA TO EAST
General FYeight and Passenger
Agent John H. Bunch of the Alaska
Steamship Co., announces that the
steamship Alaska will sail from
Seward to Philadelphia in November.
The usual stops will be made en
route but additional stops will be
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
San Diego, Panama, Colon, The West
Indies and other tropical places. Re
turning the vessel will leave Phila
delphia for Seattle after New Year’s.
REBELS REPULSED
EL PASO, July 12—General Trevino lias reported at J
Chihuahua City that rebel bands have been repulsed at.
Parral and Rosarie by the troops of Carranza. The;
authorities have now gradually been won over to the belief j
that Villa is personally directing the renewed activities of
the rebels.
TO FORM COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, July 12. —A Mexican-American
commission will be appointed by the respective govern
ments to settle the Mexican problem, it was learned today
from an authority in close touch with Carranza. The de-1
tails of the commission have not been finally decided upon. |
CLEVELAND MAN HAS
SCHEME TO El N AC IDS
WITH COAL OIL
CLEVELAND, July 8.—About a
month from today George A. Eynon,
a local machinist, will begin to market
a carburetor that will, it is claimed,
gladden the motorist’s heart by run
ning his car with coal oil instead of
priceless gasoline.
Eynon accidently discovered the
principle by which he devised his
carburetor. One day he spilled some
oil on a rag and carelessly brought a
hot iron near. Vapor was given off.
The problem was solved.
Eynon wrapped four inches of thin
wire around a few shreds of asbestos
and sent an electrical current through
the wire. The abestos acted as a wick
and the heated oil vaporised enough
oil to start the engine. As soon as the
engine is started, the electricity is
turned off and vaporization is main
tained by the burning of a little oil in
a combustion chamber. A test prov
ed that a car could be driven 63 miles
on four and a half gallons of coal oil.
Heavy cars fitted with the carburetor
have made 11 to 12 miles on a gallon
of kerosene.
STEPHEN BIRCH AND
BRIDE COME NORTH
Stephen Rirch and bride were on
the Mariposa for Latouche and Cor
dova. Mr. Birch is president of the
Kennecott Corporation and will pass
the summer at Kennecott where a
bungalow has been constructed for his
use. A special suite on the Mariposa
had been constructed for hie trip north
and on the last voyage of the Cordova
she carried the private car Kennecott
for use of Mr. Birch, .Mr. Baxter
and other officials of the line.
JACKLING FOR JUNEAU
Col. D. C. Jackling the Salt Lake
magnate who started the development
of the Alaska Gastineau will arrive
in Juneau in ten days on board his
palatial yacht Cyprus in which he
recently made a trip to New York
around Cape Horn.
A man, whose name was not learn
ed at press time, sustained an in
jury, which is believed to bo a broken
leg, out the railroad this afternoon.
CHAIRMAN EDES RETURNS WITH
REST OF NEWS FOR US
That the money from the new appropriation is now in
the hands of the Government Engineering Commission,
mat there is suiiicient to go on with the work on Alaska
Northern railroad out of Seward, that half a million or
six hundred thousand dollars are to be expended on that
road, that some six hundred men will probably be employ
ed as soon as the plans have been completed and that there
is no longer any obstacle in the way of proceeding with the
long waited for construction work, is the statement made
this morning by William ('. Edes, chairman of the govern
ment engineering commission, who arrived this morning
from the outside and proceed west for a visit of a few
days' duration to look over things connected with the rail
road construction w ork at Anchorage.
Mr. Edes is accompanied by Mrs. Edes and looks hale
and hearty after his long absence in Washington where he
has been carrying on a strenuous light for the big appro
priation. He will be back here on one of the first boats
and then will begin the real campaign of road building.
He still maintains the same cautious attitude as ever
when asked questions. At times he caught himself up as
though he thought he was promising too much and then
came the same old expression of fear that by painting the
prospects too roseate a hue he might cause an unwarrant
ed stampede of men looking for work.
In answer to one question as to whether any steps will
be taken towards building coal bunkers and wharves here
in Seward this year he declared that nothing will probably
be done in this respect until it is first ascertained how the
coal mines will be operated. He was unable to state
whether or not many applications for coal mine leases
have yet been made and he believes the prospects for the
coal mining itself will have to be learned before prepara
tions are made to ship the product of the mines. He also
said that the government will probably not mine coal itself
and would prefer to buy coal from private operators for
use on the railroad and also in the navy. Indeed, he seems
to be sure that this is the plan of the government.
Mr. Edes found no special opposition to the govern
ment railroad or to the appropriations at Washington.
“1 do not know what you people heard here/’ he said, “but
that talk of opposition seemed to me to have no founda
tion." He was told then that the Gateway, at least, always
declared such talk of opposition to be tommyrot. It may
now be said here in parenthesis by this paper, after find
ing from Mr. Edes himself that there was no opposition
worth talking about, that the rubbish talked here about
opposition to the government railroad has done Seward
more injury than any other one circumstance or combina
tion of circumstances because it undermined the faith of
the public in the ultimate success of the road. Let the
people of Seward remember that.
When asked if the commission will build their bigger
warehouses, shops, roundhouse, etc., this year Mr. Edes
stated this morning that he believed the building of such
conveniences will come only when it is required — next
year, most likely, hardly this year. The new dock will
cost about $35,000 but on questions like this Mr. Edes re
ferred to Mr. Weir who was present and whom he evident
ly desired to consult further before giving out much defi
nite information.
He was particularly careful not to place the probable
number of men to be used this year at too high a figure
but that it will be five or six hundred may be taken for
granted.
However, he will be back in a few days and, as he says
himself, matters will evolve themselves gradually and
naturally as the work is outlined and proceeded with.
RIVERS AND HARBORS
BILL WITH PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, July 12. — The
Rivers and Harbors bill, appropriat
ing $42,868,000, was passed by the
senate today and now goes to the
President for his signature.
KENNETH C. KERR
GATHERING MATERIAL
Kenneth C. Kerr, editor of Railway
& Marine News is in Seward for a few
days gathering material for an article
on the railroad. He leaves for An
chorage on the Mariposa.
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EPIDEMIC WILL LEAD
TO END OF DISEASE
NEW YORK, July 12.—Out of the
present infantile paralysis epidemic
which has caused the deaths of 279
babies may come a cure for the dis
ease. It was reported today at the
Health Commissioner’s office that a
physician has succeeded in isolating
the germ for the first time in history.
This ic regarded as a most important
step in determining the proper course
of treatment. The total cases to date
have been 1,498.
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