NO!.. S, NO. 218
SEWARD, ALASK A. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1914_tkx cents the coi»>
EUROPE SHAKES TO TREAD OF ARMED MILLIONS
\\ Vlt OPENS AND ARMIES
march to the struggle
LONDON. July 2D—(Later).—The British Meet stilled
out of Portland harbor today and not a man in Lngland
knows its destination. All the battleships and other ves
sels composing the licet are fully equipped and ready tor
instant action. The greatest secrecy was manitaineJ .•
the admiralty department hut it is supposed that the gieat
fleet has moved towards German waters to he ready to
swoop down on the fleets of the kaiser at the very opening
The most serious indication ot what is aheau came to
day w hen live great London business houses became iank
ruot. This fact has created almost a panic m financial
circles and bad results are looked for. Only heaven know s
what the next 21 hours will bring tor h.
BERLIN. July 29.—(Later.)—'The movement of the
German armv towards Russia began this afternoon. I n
til todav the kaiser did all in his power to localize the war
between Austria and Servia hut his efioris have been nul
lified hv the tremendous preparations which Kussia »as
begun for the opening of hostilities. Now -thousandsol
the greatest fighting men of the :atherland are marching
to the titanic s niggle which has so long threatened Lu
rooo The Hoc' in the North sea is also m readiness and
> dd Great Britain lie embroiled it is expected to meet
the British navy in one great Sinai test of strength.
The most momentous moment came this morning when
the czar in a personal dispatch to the kaiser notified him
that the Russia 1 army will he mobilized to its lull strength
if Austria dares to invade Son ia. Heie is the crisis ot the
w hole situation and on this formal message and ns resuh
does the fate cl llurope depend.
1.1 XF.MBl'RG. Germany, July 2!).—(Later).—1-ranee
is now hasti'.v massing her troops on the German border
and will be ready to strike at the declaration ol war by
The next n ivement of Austria is being watched.
Should she im ide Servian soil Russia is sure to fly to
arms. Then will come Germany to the aid of her Austrian
allv and then v ill the troops of the French republic strike
at the border >rts of her hereditary foe. Never in her
greatest days \ as France so lilted with martial fever and
never was so < amatic a moment in the history ol the
world. . . . .
Today the German and Russian armies are marching
towards each other. On the other side German and
French hatalli >ns are closing in. Austrian forces arc
marching on t e Danube and hundreds ot thousands ot
the troops of t’ e czar hasten to meet them.
Europe ma. he said to he resounding to the tramp ot
armed million '’ and the whole world stands elect!ilied,
wondering what is to come.
VIENNA. July 29.—(Later).—An official bulletin an
nounces that the Austrian torces ha\e bombaidcd a Se 1
man fort on the Danube and have captured two Servian
steamers on that river, this is the lirst definite icsult ot
the war and it has been wildly cheered by thousands o!
people in this city. Vienna has forgotten everything but
war.
BRUSSELS. Belgium. July 29.—The socialists ol Bel
gium have started a movement to call a general strike in
Europe to prevent the threatened war between the great
powers. It is believed that nothing else can prevent it
now. There is a large anti-war party also in France and
Germany and the hope is entertained that such a move
ment may not be too late.
VIENNA, July 29.—Fighting has begun along the
river Drina between the Austrian and the Servian armies.
The Servian forces attempted to cross the stream but they
were met by the enemy who were stationed along the op
posite banks of the river. The firing was mostly at a long
distance but the Servians were compelled to abandon the
attempt at least for the present.
The newspapers of Austria arc forbidden to print the
news of the movement of troops and the greatest secrecy
is maintained by the war department. The people all over
the empire rejoice at the declaration of war and never was
Austria so determined to push an undertaking to the bit
ter end no matter what the decision of Russia might be.
The war against Servia itself is regarded as only an un
dertaking of minor importance but the nation is looking
beyond for an infinitely greater struggle which would be
sure to change the map of Europe.
LONDON, July 29.—The Servians are making their
headquarters at the foot of the southern mountains and
there they will probably make their chief stand against
Austria. The little nation is wild with martial ardor and
has come to the colors like one man notwithstanding the
fact that some of its best blood has recently been shed in
the war against Turkey.
The eyes of the nations are turned today on Russia.
One step by the government ol the czar towards war will
undoubtedly mean general hostilities and London talks of
nothing else. For the moment the internal troubles ot
Great Britain and Ireland are forgotten. The fate of
Europe is now depending entirely on the Russians.
PARIS, Julv 29.—France is quietly preparing. Troop
trains are being requisitioned and prepared for the ship
ment of great army corps to the border. Many noted avi
ators have offered their services and if the war shoul ■
draw France into it the number ol aviators will lorm the
most remarkable sight ever witnessed in war times
BERLIN. Julv 29.—It has now been positively decided
that Germany will light if Russia mobilizes against Aus
tria. Unconfirmed dispatches have been received to the
fori that Russia*' troops have occupied Wirballen in
Russian Poland contrary to the unwritten agreement and
as this would practically mean a movement against Aus
tria the greatest care is being taken before the dispatches
are accepted as fact. Germany is ready, however, and has
been readv for years for just such a contingency and only
the word is need cl for her great armies to get on the move.
CHICAGO, July 29.—The declaration of war by Aus
tria and the consequent belief that a general European
war is at hand caused frantic scenes on the stock ex
change here vesterday. Wheat is fluctuating w ildly and
closed at eight cents above the opening price. Twelve
million bushels changed hands during the day and perhaps
never in the history of the United States did wheat prom
ise to soar to such tremendous figures.
MONTREAL, July 29.—Prices broke so badly here anu
in other cities that the exchanges of this city and Toronto
have been closed entirely. The belief that a general Eu
ropean war is about to burst on the world is harbored by
almost all people and the results are causing a veritable
mania in financial circles.
LONDON, July 29.—All European markets are de
moralized owing to the war cloud which lowers over that j
continent. It is believed in the great financial circles that
hardly anything short of a miracle can prevent one of the
greatest catastrophes in the world’s history.
ENGINEER SAYS PORTAGE
BAY CLAIM IS ABSURD
That Portage Bay as a terminal fuv
a government railroad may be re
garded as an absurdity is in sub
stance the statement of A. H. Brad
ford, civil engineer, who has just
made a careful examination of the
ondi t ions over there. Mr. Brad fold
is a follow alumnus of Chairman Edes
of the government railroad commis
sion having been graduated from the
same college.
Because Mr. Bradford made a spe-'
cial examination and because he is
one of the best qualified men h.s
statement about that place is given
exactly word for word here. Tnis i
his statement given verbatim when he
returned from his examination yes
terday:
“Portage Bay or Passage Can
which has been advanced as a possi
ble ocean terminus for the proposed
government railroad into the interior
is one of the dreariest and most deso
late looking spots on the entire Alas
ka coast. High mountain ranges anu
barren glaciers flank it on all sides
completely surrounding a gravel fl it
of some 320 acres which is the only
available terminal ground upon wh *h
a town could be built.
“Of this 320 acres not over 160 is
available for freight sheds, adminis
tration buildings and the homes of
several thousand hardy American
citizens who in the course of time
must naturally cluster around so im
portant a place on the Alaska coos*
as the ocean terminal of Uncle Sam's
railroad into the interior.
“The remainder of the gravel flat
is taken up entirely by two large
glacial streams emptying into Po*t
age Bay through many differert
channels which drain respectively
Portage and Longfellow glaciers sev.
eral large glacial morraines and the
present flood plain of the two above
mentioned glaciers. In order to rea-h
the interior from Portage Buy a tun
nel variously estimated at two and u
quarter to two and a half miles mac*
first be driven through the mountain
directly back of the flat. This tunnel j
would debouch on the opposite side or
the mountain ct an elevation of about
160 feet overlooking a valley floor
which was formerly a lake bottom.
This valley would have to be crossed
on a high tressel which would inter
sect a second high mountain on the
opposite side. This mountain would
also have tc be tunneled for at least
1000 feet to one mile, emerging on the
mountain side on the Turnagin Arn»
side of Portage glacier. Then heavy
rock work would be encountered for
at least a mile in order to establish
a uniform grade to connection with
mile 63.66 on the Alaska Northern.
‘The chief drawbacks to the Port
age Bay route an- long tunnels aggre
gating at least three and a half mile«
which might be destroyed by earth
quakes or the advance of Portage
glacier, poor terminal facilities o*i
the bay proper and deep anchorage.
The only anchorage in Portage Bay
being close to shore. The best spot
is about two miles from the head or
the bay and this within 800 yards or
the beach, which is too close and ris
ky for ocean going vessels requiring
ami. it* swinging room.
“The bay is completely walled in
by high mountains which must shu*
out the sun for several months in ih •
winter beside acting as collectors and
precipitators of a copious rainfall.
The prospects for homes and dwell
ings is certainly cheerless to say th»
least.”
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DUBLIN IS ONCE
MORE AT PEACE
Question Now Is What Will the Irish
I)o If Great Britain Goes
to War
DUBLIN, July 29.—Quiet again
prevails in the streets of Dublin. Th»
government seems to regret the ac
tion of the troops and matters rema'n
as they were before the fight. The*
question now is what will the Irish do
in case Great Britain becomes involv
ed in the great threatening European
war. Hundreds of thousands of Irish
men are armed and trained and may
be a large factor in coming events.
SCORE' DROWNED BY
COLORADO CLOUDBURST
Streams Rage, City Submerged and
Half a Million Damage
Inflicted
• ' GUDE, Colo., July 29.—A
score of people were drowned, the
business section of this city has been
reduced to a mass of debris and dam
age to the extent of half a million do. •
lars has been inflicted by a cloud
burst which occurred yesterday. The
streams became raging torrents soor.
after the cloudburst and overflowed
their banks with the result that
homes were swept away and the dis
trict converted into a waste for miles
around. The mining camps were alsj
badly hit.
NORTHWESTERN IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, July 29.—The North
western arrives here this evening «•
cording to a wireless message receiv
ed this afternoon.
Take a look at the new jet jewelry
at George the Jeweler.
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MIME. CAILLAUX
IS ACQUITTED
JURY BELIEVES EDITOR DE
SERVED HIS FATE AT THE
HANDS OF WOMAN
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PARIS, July 28.—Madame Caillaux
was acquitted this afternoon of the
charge of murdering Editor Calmecu
of the Paris Figaro. The jury too?,
only a short time to reach a verdict.
The general opinion is that the mem
bers of the jury concluded that in*
editor had no right because of his p< •
litical enmity to her husband to pub
lish love letters which were well ca’*
culated to disgrace her.
Chenu, the lawyer for the Figaro
people, made a powerful plea for co -
viction. He is one of the most emi
nent lawyers in France but his mag
nificent address fell on ears which had
already heard the story of Calmette’s
rotten journalism and his words were
unheeded.
The greatest joy has been exhibited
by the followers of the Caillaux fac
tion and the husband of the woma •
was almost beside himself. He stood
by his wife throughout the trial with
the fierce energy of a tiger and was
ready at any moment to call out any
man who dared to asperse her char
acter.
SHIPPING MILLIONS OF
GOLD OFF TO EUROPE
NEW YORK, July 21).—*Twenty
eight millions of dollars in gold was
shipped to Europe within the past ftv<
days. The total amount shipped this
/ear from this country to Europe is
one hundred and five millions and the
outflow still continues unabated
Whether the threatening aspect of
European affairs has anything to clj
with this or not is not stated b.1
financiers.
EVANS CALLS AT SKAGWAY
SEATTLE, July 29.—*The Admira.
Evaus calls at Skagway on this trip
as had been prophesied in a previous
dispatch.
Lont; (Balance telephone Dooth at the
i Branch. •
CHINESE ALSO
START GOING
REVOLUTION BREAKS OUT IN
HUNAN PROVINCE WHILE THE
POWERS ARE POWERLESS
SHANGHAI, July 29.—‘The Chinese
have fallen in line with the rest of the
world and a very serious revolution
has broken out in Hunan province.
The revolutionists are said to be well
equipped and to be very numeroi s.
They have taken possession of som.
trains and are moving armed forces
as quickly as possible to one common
center. It is supposed that the revo
lutionists choose this time for the out
break as they realize that Europe’-'
hands are tied by the threatened war
over there and that interference w;?l
be out of the question.
BRINGING .MACHINERY
KNIK, Alaska, July 20.—R. B. Ma
thieson of Hope and owner of exte •
sive hydraulic ground is an outbound
passenger on the Admiral Sampson.
He expects to purchase machinery t(
place on his ground to materially in
crease their operations. Mr. Mathie
son states that they are using 10 men
'his year on the ground and are aver
aging better than $100 a day.
DANCE NEXT SATURDAY
"he dance to be given by the Lu
bes’ Aid society of the Cathol':
church next Saturday will be an oc
casion of an unusual amount of pleas
ure. A large number of tickets are
being sold and the committee is lab
oring hard to make sure that eve»y
feature will be worked out to perfec
tion so that a perfectly enjoyable
evening will be passed by all who at
tend.
OPEN BARBARY
COAST AGAIN
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SHACKLEFORD
BACKS HERRON
SAYS IT IS NOT ADVISABLE F()»:
REPUBLICANS TO TAKE
ANY ACTION
JUNEAU, July 29.—Shackleford,
Bayless and others of the leading Re
publicans of the territorial capi'al
have come out with statements en
dorsing the action taken by Charles
E. Herron, chairman of the territori »l
committee. When seen these two men
and others stated that Mr. Herron
had voiced the sentiments of them
and their colleagues when he decided
that it is not advisable to take an,
action unless the position and pla* •
form of the other parties has first
been determined.
The general opinion here, therefore,
is that the Republicans are out of the
fight for delegate as a party th;s
time. It is possible that a part wiL
be taken in the elections for the ter
ritorial legislature but nothing h as
been decided in this respect by the lo
cal members of the party.
SAYS SHUSHANNA CLAIMS
TURNED OUT VERY WEI l,
J. J. Finnegan Speaks the Best NVo’d
About the New Camp Heard for
a Long Time
J. J. Finnegan in a letter to Derick
Lane from the Shushanna states that
several claims in that country hav*
turned out unexpectedly well He
states, however, that the big pay
streak that was looked for has n t
been discovered. Mr. I* innegan seems
to think that several men left th *
Shushanna too soon and that th)
camp is now getting down to a bu ;i
ness basis.
SAN FRANCISCO GETS TIRED OF
HEING TOO GOOD AND
TRIES OLD STYLE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28,-Tnc
police commission of this city is nnv
deadlocked on the question as to
whether Barbary coast shall be re
opened wide and the chances are go >d
that the notorious district will so.n
be in full swing once again. Taj
commission last night voted to per
mit dancing to be carried on in tL*.
uptown cafes again so that San Fran
cisco may be said to have become tir
ed of its morality and to have con
cluded to try its old system.
It is pretty well knowrn that the
Barbary coast was never fully closed
entirely and the opinion is that it
might as well be fully open and
watched as to be open in secret.
BELGIAN BANKER GETS
TEN YEARS SENTENCE
Only Privately Owned Railroad •»
Belgium Pro\ed to Be R".o by
, Swindlers
BRUSSELS, Belgium, J*d r 20.—
Nestor VVillart, banker, has been sen
tenced to ten years imprisonment and
five accomplices have received shorter
terms for swindling the public out cr
three and a ha’^ million do'lars in
connection with the Ghent-Terneuzcn
lailroad. The swindling was accom
plished by the over issue of shares
in the concern which is the only pri
vate owned railroad in Belgium. A l
the other railroads in that country are
ow ned and operated by the gover .
ment and the case of Willart is an
additional proof of the value of gov
ernment ownership.
Commisioner Conroy made a flying
business trip out the line today.
John Gilpatrick left for his prope •
ty in Moose Pass this morning on the
car.
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G. 0. P. QUITS
OPPOSITION
WILL NOT BLOCK TRUST PRO
GRAM BUT WILL PLACE
BLAME ON DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON, July 29.—Senator
Smoot announced today that the Re
publicans will no longer try to blo;k
the trust program of the Democrats
but will stand aside and let the blame
rest on the proper shoulders. He de
clares that the program will be car
ried out in spite of the Republicans,
anyhow, and that opposition would be
nothing but waste of time although
he considers the proposal of the pres
ent administration to be ruinous to
the country’s interests. The an
nouncement is taken as having bee*,
officially sanctioned by the Republi
can party.
YOUNG LADY BRE.aKS HER
SHOULDER BY A FALL
Miss Loretta Granahan Meets With a
Painful Accident at Roosevelt
Miss Loretta Granahan, niece < f
Mrs. Catherine Kane, is suffering
from a broken shoulder as the rcsu,f
of a fall sustained on the day befo1'
yesterday at Roosevelt. Miss Grani
han was entering a boat when she
fell. The head of the joint is the part
of the bone broken. Dr. Romig w s
immediately summoned ana he has al
ready returned after having attended
to the injury. Miss Granahan will be
brought to Seward in a day or so f *»*
continued treatment. Dr. Romig
states that the lady broke the same
arm near the wrist less than a year
ago.
Her aunt, Mrs. Kane, conducts the
Roberts roadhouse.
FEDERAL MINING INSPECTOR
FOR ALASKA ARRIVE
Summer S. Smith, federal mining
inspector for Alaska, arrived from
Knik on Monday and will spend a
week or so in this district looking
over the mines. He has been over a
good deal of the territory already th s
spring.
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