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II. S. MAKES DEMANDS
ON GERMAN GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, May 12.—It is
known that in the note about to be
dispatched to the German govern
ment the United States will make
several demands, including the de
mand that unarmed merchantmen
must be visited and searched and the
non combatants be allowed to leave
the ships before being torpedoed. An
explanation of the sinking of the liner
Falaba will also be asked. In the go
ing down of that ship three American
lives were lost. Other explanations to
be demanded will be on the aeroplane
attack on the American ship Cushing,
and the torpedoing of the Gulf Light
an»i the Lusitania. The note will in
sist that Germany must adhere to the
rules of international warfare and will
contain the reminder to the Germans
MOBS OF ROME ~
DEMAND WAR
GOVERNMENT HESITATES TO
ENTER HOSTILITIES
AGAINST \fSTRIA.
ROME, May 12.—Great mobs are
marching through the city today ami
rioting to force the government to
make its declaration of war against
9 Austria. The failure to declare war
after it had been supposed that an
ultimatum had been sent to Vienna
and had been ignored has caused a
most serious feeling of hostility ami
that the country will be forced into
war is now almost assured. The re
serves have been called out lor some
time but the government hesitates for
some reason that is not made clear to
the public.
ALASKA S. S. CO. TO
HAVE MANAGER HERE.
SEATTLE, May 12.—Alexander
McDonald, former assistant superin
tendant at Seattle, has been appointed
general manager of the Alaska
Steamship company at Seward.
TAFT STICKS
BY PBFSIDENT
ADVOCATES CALMNESS IN
DEALING WITH GERMANY
ON LUSITANIA MATTER
PHILADELPHIA. May 12.—Form
er President Taft in a strong speech
here last night advised the nation to
be calm in its deliberations over the
sinking of the Lusitania and the loss
of American live3. He declared that
on this question he will stick by Presi
dent Wilson in the latter’s efforts to
create a safe and sane spirit amongst
the people. He never mentioned the
name of Roosevelt but it was made
clear that he regards the activities of
the former president as pernicious
and dangerous. The audience seemed
to be for the greatest part in accord
with the sentiments of Taft and he
received a most flattering reception.
The new pitcher for the Federals is
John J. Grady, the representative for
tbe Burroughs adding machine for all
Alaska. He was bom in Vermont
but has lived for years on the Pacific
Coast where he joined the Northwest
league. He has decided to make his
headquarters at Scvard.
CONDENSE
PARIS, May 11.—A German Taube
airship dropped bombs today on the
suburb of St. Denis, Paris. Five peo
ple were injured but the damage tc
property was slight.
SAN DIEGO, May 11.—The trials
of the officers of the cruiser San Diego
for negligence causing the explosion
last March on the vessel began today.
The first trial to take place is that of
Thomas O’Donnell, the chief machin
i*t, who is charged with negligence.
that this government never admitted
the right of Germany to attack Amer
ican vessels or endanger the lives of
American citizens no matter whether
a warning had been issued previously
or not. It is not stated what action
will be taken if Germany refuses to
accede to the demands made in the
note and the members of the cabinet
are keeping carefully hidden the al
ternative. While the feeling general
ly seems to be that war is un-neces
sary there is a strong body of opinion
in favor of showing in some unmi
stakable manner the horror with
1 which this nation views the German
acts on the high seas. It is pretty well
known that Wilson intends to stick to
his demands whatever the con-j
sequences might be.
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❖ YPRES AM) YSER *
v FIGHT CONTINUES. *
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PARIS, May 12.—The fighting at
Ypres and along the Yser continues
fiercely but the results during the
past couple of days are either not
worthy of notice or for military reas
ons are not being published. The bat
tle for Hill Sixty is still the chief
struggle in that quarter. The Allies
are said to be more than holding their j
own.
%• TURKS CLAIM TO HAN E *
❖ SUNK SUBMARINE. *
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LONDON, May 12.—The Turkish
authorities claim to have sunk an
Australian submarine that was engag
ed in the Allied operations near the
Dardanelles. The news has not been
confirmed. From the same source
come also other claims of successes
i but these stories are received with the
greatest caution.
ROOSEVELT COMING OUT
WITH A FIERY ARTICLE.
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In Metropolitan Magazine He Will
Denounce Germans and De
mand Action.
NEW YORK, May 12.—The June
number of the Metropolitan magazine
will contain a fiery article by Theo
dore Roosevelt in which he will de
nounce the action of the Germans in
sinking the Lusitania and in which he
will demand that action be taken by
this government immediately. He al
so asks in the article that commerce
between this country and Germany be
stopped at once. Roosevelt now
promises to be the most dangerous ad
vocate of war in the whole country.
His real danger comes from the fact
that a large percentage of the people
who favor the allied cause are sup
porting him in his demands.
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BELIEV ES IN CHILD LABOR.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—A mild
sensation was caused here today when
Secretary McKelway of the child la
boi committee expressed the opinion
that child labor at low wages in the
cotton mills in the south is not un
i desirable. In giving testimony be
l fore the Industrial Relations commit
tee he stated that such work is not
detrimental to children.
lumber for knik.
SEATTLE, May 12.—One million
feet of lumber is now being loaded
I here for Knik.
:d cables
SEATTLE, May 11.—The charges
against the German consul, Mueller,
have been dropped at the request of
the state department as the trial
, would embarras the government.
WASHINGTON, May 11.—Coun
sel for the government has asked that
the charges made by the Riggs bank
against the Secretary of Treasury be
dropped for lack of evidence. As the
government was the complainant in
I the case the matter is ended.
SAY RUSSIANS
QUIT TRENCHES
VI ENN A REPORTS TEUTONIC
SUCCESSES IN GALICIA
ARE CONTINUING.
VIENNA, May 12.—It is officially
announced here this morning that the
success of the German and Austrian
troops continues in west Galicia. The
Russians have abandoned their
trenches on the upper Vistula and are
still falling back with the Teutonic
armies pressing forward. Some im
portant towns and positions have
been abandoned by the invading army.
In southwest Galicia, however, the
Russians are still attacking. They
continue their offensive attempts in
the Lupkow and Uzsok passes but
they have made no headway and their
chances of doing so are becomnig less
in proportion to their weakening to
northward. Our forces have kept up
the offensive in the southeast near
the Bukowina frontier and it is hoped
that we can roll back the Russian left
in Galicia \shile our troops with the
Germans can accomplish a similar
purpose on the enemy's right Gali
cian flank. All danger of an invasion
of Hungary is now believed to have
passed.
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❖ PARIS AWAITS THE *
❖ ACTION OF AMERICA. *
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PARIS, May 12.—The people of this
city as well as the government are
now egerly awaiting the action of
the United States government with re
spect to the sinking of the Lusitania.
The feeling here is general that the
Washington government cannot let
the matter pass without taking some
serious action.
REALlECisl
IN A FEW DAYS
PRESIDENT’S SECRETARY SAYS
LUSITANIA AFFAIR
UNDER WAY.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—J. P.
Tumulty, secretary to the president,
stated this afternoon that the course
to be pursued by President Wilson
and the cabinet with relation to the
Lusitania incident will be announced
in a few days. The secretary was un
doubtedly told by the president to say
this, Mr. Wilson himself probably be
lieving the matter too serious to make
any personal statement about it
directly to the press. The cabinet is
now entirely taken up with a consid
eration of the whole question but the
result of its deliberations is being
kept a strict secret.
WANT NEWS OF FIRE.
At three o’clock yesterday the Gate
way received from the Nome Nugget
and Fairbanks News Miner telegrams
asking for the particulars of the big
forest fire here. Things have surely
changed in Alaska.
BUY LOT.
Brosius and Noon have purchased
lot 35 in block 3 from Fred Laubner.
Word was received from Colonel
! Swanitz today that he will remain In
! Seward only three days.
FINE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
_
Miss Beatrice Baughman entertain
ed no less than twenty-eight young
ladies and gentlemen yesterday at a
birthday party, the occasion being her
arrival at the fine age of nine years.
The doctor and four ladies acted as
servitors and he, at least, had one
| difficult time catering to the particular
tastes of the young visitors.
GERMANS NOT TO
HARM NEUTRALS1
ORDER SUBMARINES NOW TO
ATTACK ONLY SHIPS OF
HOSTILE NATIONS.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—The
state department has been notified
that Germany has announced that her
submarines have now received orders
not to harm the shipping of neutral
countries. The German government
state , however, that under the cir
cumstances it will be almost impos
sible to avoid accidents to neutral
shipping but it states that the losses
sustained by neutral shippers by mis
take will be paid for.
In the announcement, however, Ger
many denies that it can be held re
sponsible for losses of ships that in
sist in entering the danger zone pro
claimed by the government at Berlin.
It contends that a submarine has as
much right to enforce a blockade as
any other kind of warships.
ILIAMNA LAND IS NOW
WITHDRAWN BY GOVENMENT.
Sixty-Five Thousands Acres Are Be
lieved to Contain Some Fine
Water Power Sites.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—Because
of its possibilities in providing water
pawer a tract of land sixty-five thou
sand acres in extent has been with
drawn from entry in the Iliamna lake
region.
all danger of war
IN ORIENT PASSED.
PEKIN, May 12.—The danger of
war between this country and Japan
has now entirely passed. The feel
ing amongst our people remains ex
ceedingly bitter because of the forced
concession to Japan of the privileges
demanded. The government has not
stated the exact terms by which the
Japanese were appeased but it has
been hinted that the full demands
have not been satisfied and that Japan
did not insist on them owing to the
universal condemnation by foreign
powers.
ROOSEVELTNOW
GETS SCORNFUL
DERIDES WILSON’S STAND ON
THE KILLING OF
AMERICANS.
SYRACUSE, May 12.—'Theodore
Roosevelt gave out another statement
this afternoon about the loss of Amer
ican lives on the Lusitania. He scorn
fully derided the statement made by
President Wilson that we should be
too proud to fight. To illustrate the
fact that, on the contrary, pride ought
to make us fight Roosevelt cited the
case of China and asked where the
pride could be seen in the action of
the Chinese government in refusing to
fight for its rights against Japan.
The former president, judging by his
statement, can see nothing but humili
ation for this country in reusing to j
hold Germany to account for what he
calls the wanton murder of Ameri
cans. As matters look now the ex
president will .most likely become the
leader of a war party.
TOLOVANA LOOKS
LIKE BIG DISTRICT.
FAIRBANKS, May 3.—Tolovana
promises to be one of the most exten
sive mining camps that have thus far
been developed in Alaska. Good pay
has been uncovered in several places,
and excellent prospects have been dis
I covered in widely separated sections
of the district.
At the present time the greatest
problem at Fairbanks is the question
of building an automobile road from
the city to the new district. The peo
ple of the city have agreed to raise
the sum of $5,000 if the road commis
sion will provide $10,000. It is believ
ed here that a serviceable road can
be constructed for $15,000.
Job printing of every description at
Th»* Gateway.
LONDON BREAKS
OUT IN RIOTS
LOSS OF LUSITANIA CAUSES
WRECKING OF GERMAN
EAST ENI) SHOPS.
LONDON, May 1*2.— The sinking
of the Lusitania has caused serious
rioting in this city. In the east end
the mob raged about for hours and
wrecked the stores of several Ger
man residents in spite of the efforts
of the police to prevent them. So
far as can be learned no Germans j
were injured but many of them had to ,
floe to the police stations for protec
tion. In other parts of the city some
demonstrations of protest occurred
but only in the poorer places were any
attempts at violence made. James
Bryce, former ambassador and mem
her of the British cabinet, declared in
a speech last night that German pir-j
acy now menaces the whole world and
should be stopped at any cost.
NEWS NOTES
The beautiful homestead at Mile
Six has been given the name of Wood
row Park by its owner J. I). Johnston
who is now ready to receive guests.
The place is one of the loveliest on
earth with its woodland, lake, mount
ain and creek scenery. The fishing is
the best in Alaska.
Dr. James Anderson of Petaluma
who operated on Otto Poehlman some!
time ago has decided to follow his
patient and settle in Seward. The
Petaluma Argus says he was talked
into it by Otto.
John Ballaine will leave Seattle for
Seward next Sunday according to
private word received here.
The Corwin pulled out last evening
about five o’clock for Nome.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Doyle leave on the
Evans for Kachimak bay where Mr.
Doyle will take up a homestead. He
believes that section has a big future
in farming.
Charles Dean and his daughter,
Miss Ruth Dean, have arrived in the
city.
Bill DeWitt has come in from
Roosevelt. Other arrivals from the
country are Otto Glotz and Jack
Ferguson.
The electric power is weaker to
day owing to the punching of holes in
the pipe line yesterday. More than
twenty holes were punched to cause
the water to spray before the fire.
Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair who passed
through on the Corwin on the way to
Nome have just come from a visit to
their home in the south of England.
They stated while here that the de
struction of shipping and lives by the
German submarines is greater than
the public hears. They describe it as
appalling.
Crit and Chet Tolman will leave
for Seldovia on the Evans.
James Fitzpatrick will go outside
on the Mariposa for further medical
treatment. Everyone hopes to see
him feel himself again.
The Gateway today received en
quiries from the Juneau Empire and
the Cordova Times as to the losses
by the fire. Judging from the tele
grams received here some exaggerat
ed stories must have been sent out.
It has been stated to this paper that
when the territorial legislature legis
lated on mill sites, etc. it went beyond
its power as only the federal govern
ment can give title to lands.
The woman who was present in the
room of the Hotel Seattle where
Mike Samuels was shot dead last
spring was a passenger to Nome on
the Corwin which left here yesterday.
Samuels was the leading drygoods
merchant of Nome for a long time.
While in a room in the Seattle hotel,
1 Seattle, last spring he was shot and
the verdi.ct of the jury was suicide,
i Blanche Smith who was in the room
| was arrested but later released. It is
! now known that Samuels owed about
seventy-five thousand dollars and had
I as assets only some forty thousand
dollars.
AMERICANS IN PARIS
CONDEMN THE SINKING.
PARIS, May’ 12.—Hundreds of
American residents of this city have
cabled President Wilson denouncing
the sinking of the Lusitania. Some
of the cables urged the president to
declare war if necessary to protect
the honor of the United States.
CUNARD COMPANY
CANCELS SAILINGS
Loss of* Lusitania Seriously
•/
fects Shipping Business
On Atlantic.
LONDON, May 11.—The Cunard liners will in the future be made the
company has cancelled the sailing of chief object of attention no matter
the liner Mauretania which was who is aboard. It has been decided to
scheduled to leave Liverpool today begin the enquiry into the sinking of
for New York. It is admitted that the liner Falaba on May 20. The re
the cancelling is due to the fear that suit of the enquiry may be that Great
she would be attacked by a German Britain wlil adopt step.-* of the most
submarine and sunk as advices from extreme kind aganist submarine crews
Germany indicate that this method or and particularly the officers. The
warfare will not only be continued cancelling of the sailing of the Maur
but that the German government is etania is admittedly only one of many
so pleased with the success of the at' effects which the loss of the Lusitania
tack on the Lusitania that the great has on shipping in the Atlantic .
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❖ AUSTRIA JUSTIFIES *
❖ LUSITANIA LOSS. *
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VIENNA, May 12.—The press of
this city unanimously declares the j
sinking of the Lusitania to be justifi- j
able because she was armed. In their
editorial expressions the papers say j
that if such vessels were let go with- •
out molestation Germany would be J
placed at a serious disadvantage
which the Allied powers would be free
from.
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SILVER WAVE FOR ARCTIC.
SEATTLE, May 12.—The schooner i
Silver Wave leaves Seattle today for \
the Arctic. She was driven ashore
last fall while on the way out from
Nome with some of the Alaska legis- !
lators and her crew and passengers
had to be taken on the Dora to Sew
ard. Since that time she has been
taken off and came here under her
own power.
McADOO CASE POSTPONED.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—The case
against McAdoo and Williams, the
comptroller, has been postponed until
Monday.
NOTHING DOING IN MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—The
news from Mexico is conspicuous by
its absence for some days. The army
of Villa and that led by Obregon are
still about in the same positions taken
up by them after the fight at Celaya,
according to the last information re
ceived.
MARIPOSA DUE 4 A. M.
The Mariposa is due to arrive at 4
o’clock tomorrow morning according
to the advices received by Agent
Guptil. She had about ninety-five
passengers aboard for Seward when
she left Seattle. The Evans due at
two o’clock this afternoon has just
about one hundred from Seattle for
Seward. Agent Blue received word
this morning that the Evans would be
due here at the time stated and she
will likely be in port before press
time.
TWO CABINS BURNED
ON KENAI RIVER.
The cabin occupied by Jimmie Kyle
and Jack Johnson on Kenai river was
burned out last Friday and the men
lost all they had, according to Charley
Sheldon who has just arrived from
that place. On April 29 another cabin,
that belonging to Fred Bell, was also
destroyed by fire.
SHELTER ON SANTA ANA.
During the fire scare yesterday
Captain R. Hansen invited all the wo
men and children to go aboard the
Santa Ana for safety and some of
them took advantage of the kind offer.
CABLE WORKING.
The cable has been prepared and
is now in good working order. The
first direct messages over it were re
ceived today.
V. H. Cottle leaves on the Evans
with a supply of fresh meats for the
people of Ship creek. The meat is
sent by the Carstens company.
INTERNATIONAL
COURT TO COME
HAYS HAMMOND SAYS WAR
RING POWERS FAVOR
THE PROJECT.
CLEVELAND, May 12.—‘The “Citi
zens of the World Court” meet hero
today to plan the establishment of an
international court of Justice which
will adjudicate on all questions be
tween the powers that are now war
ring in Europe as well as between
other powers that might desire to
have difficult matters adjusted by an
impartial tribunal. John Hays Ham
mond, who has taken a prominent
part in the matter, declares that the
warring nations favor the establish
ment of such a court and will abide
by its decisions. The chief questions
to be taken up would be the rights of
neutrals and the proper method of
conducting hostilities. Neutral ship
ping would receive particular atten
tion.
R. R. EIRE LOSS
NUT SO GREAT
TWENTY OR TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS
WILL COVER IT.
That the loss to the railroad by the
destruction of the machine shop* and
rolling stock, etc. will not exceed
twenty or twenty-five thousand dol
lars is the estimate made by Herbert
Tozier who is in charge. The machine
shop contained a lathe and planer out
fits which were lost but the gasoline
cars were got out by good work on
the part of Mr. Tozier, aided by Mr.
De Line and some volunteers. The
six cars which caught fire cannot be
regarded as total losses as the trucks
can be still made useful. The locomo
tive spoiled is an old one and the
good one was not touched. The loss
es to private people whoses houses
were burned could hardly exceed_ in
the aggregate more than two or three
thousand dollars.
O’REILLY ON MARIPOSA.
Frank Youngs received a cable to
day from James O’Reilly who ts
aboard the Mariposa. This is with
out doubt the man who was called the
superintendant of construction for
the railroad in the telegram contain
ing the list of Mariposa passengers
last week. He will go to Ship creek
from here. In last week’s cable men
tioned here it was stated that Mr.
O’Reilly and Commissioner Riggs
would get off at Skagway and go to
Fairbanks. The fact that O’Reilly did
not get off there suggests the possibil
ity that Riggs might not have got off
either.
KILL FIRST BROWN BEAR.
Andy Simon and Alec Boland have
arrived with the skin of the first
brown bear killed this season.