-The Great The ^rcat
_P ^ _.J LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS
VoL No. SIH _
SENSATION IN THE HOUSE OE LORDS
WHEN LORD CALLS ANOTHER LIAR
-
Conflicting Reports from Serbia
Petrograd Claims Victories on the
East front-Cologne Gazette Says
Russians Have Reached Teheran
-Austria Says Half Million Italians
Tost in Six Months.
KAISER WILL OFFER PEACE
LONDON, Nov. 24.—A dispatch from Berne, Switz
erland. says that following the state entry of the kaiser
into Constantinople he will make an open offer of peace
through President Wilson of the United States. The
wording of the dispatch is ambiguous and from it can be
taken the meaning that the kasier has already entered
Turkish capital but this is believed to be not at all likely
although large numbers of German officers have certainly'
reached Porte. The Berne communication declares that
the kaiser himself has expressed the intention of offering
terms of peace but it probably means that the kaiser has
stated that after his entry into Constantinople at some
future date he will make the offer.
LORDS HAVE BIG ROW
LONDON, Nov. 24—For the first time, perhaps, in
the history of the British house of lords noble members
yesterday exchanged thinly veiled accusations of lying
and treason. The scene surpassed anything ever witness
ed in the upper house before and several lords were driv
en to the point of fighting. The trouble arose when Lord
Derby, who has charge of the recruiting work for the
army, stated that “he could give the lie" to Lord St.
Davids because of the statement of the latter that British
officers at the front were neglecting their duties and were
entertaining women all night at headquarters while the
soldiers were fighting and dying in the trenches. He also
attacked Lord Ribblesdale for condemning the British
government and its military leaders for the methods em
ployed in the conduct of the war and he declared that
Ribblesdale by his own statements had given information
to the nation’s enemies. He insinuated that when Rib
besdale spoke in that manner in a public speech in the
house of lords he was acting the part of a traitor. St.
Davids and Ribblesdale were present and listened to
Derby as he launched his bitter attacks against them.
The lord chancellor did not attempt to silence Lord Derby
and for a time the usually sedate house experienced the
greatest sensation of its existence.
CAPTURE SERB CITIZENS
ATHENS, Nov. 24—The Bulgarians have captured
Prisrend and the Austrians have taken Mitrovitza in
Serbia. Mitrovitza is less than forty miles from the
Montenegrin frontier and Prisrend is directly south of it
so that it is apparent that the Austrians and Bulgarians
are operating in parallel lines in the march west towards
Montenegro.
BULGARIANS RETREATING
PARIS. Nov. 24.—According to the official advices
from Serbia today the Bulgarians are retreating every
where in southern Serbia and are threatened with a gen
eral disaster if the allied forces can succeed in interfering
with their line of retreat from the south. The Bulgars,
it is admitted, hold Monastic but northeast of that city
they have met a heavy repulse.
ITALIANS LOSE HALF MILLION
VIENNA, Nov. 24.—Since the beginning of the war
between Austria and Italy six months ago half a million
Italians have been killed and wounded, according to the
Austrian war office. The general staff also announces
that the Austrians have been successful everywhere and
that the enemy has failed in every one of its objects. The
last assaults at Gorizia have resulted in nothing but great
losses to. the enemy. The fact that the Italians occupy
some Austrian territory is accounted for by the fact that
Austria had long since arranged for giving battle to the
Italians on the lines they now occupy and the slight re
treat from the border was merely an arranged strategic
movement.
CONDITIONS THE SAME
LONDON, Nov. 24.—Conditions on the eastern and
western fronts remain the same, according to the curt
official communication this morning.
WHOLE WARSHIP
IS CONDENSED IN A j
SMALL PHOTOGRAPH, j
TORPEDO BOAT
OES'I ROYER > WQKOEN
Photo by American Press Association.
{This striking picture of the United States
torpedo boat destroyer Worden, showing
the possibly ties of modern photography
in taking an entire warship in so narrow
a compass, wus made while the vessel
was steaming up the Fast river. New
York, to the Brooklyn navy yard ]
•:* ❖
❖ HOLIDAY TOMORROW *
» - *
v Tomorrow being Thanksgiving •>
❖ Day will be a legal holiday. The *1*
•> banks, of course, will not be •>
❖ open. The Gateway will not be V|
❖ issued but if very important ❖
•> news comes it will be bulletined ***
•> as usual. *•’
•> *;• •> <• <♦
FAIRBANKS PROPERTY
BEATS LAST YEAR
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 24.—'The board
of equalization meets next week. The
tax levy will probably be tw*o cents
although the value of property in the
city is assessed at three hundred
thousand dollars more than last year.
~ 1 1
TO PROTECT AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Admir
al Winslow’ and his flagship San
Diego have been ordered to the west
ern coast of Mexico to protect
American residents from the Yaqui
Indians who have assumed a threat
ening demeanor.
I
Wickersham and
Edes Banqueted
Reached Seattle This Morning and
Will He Feted Tonight.
—
I
SEATTLE, Nov. 24. — Delegate
Wickersham and Chairman Edes of
the Alaskan Engineerng Commission
arrived here this morning and will be
banquetted at the Arctic Club by the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and
by the Commercial Club. It is
i thought that other compliments will
also be paid the delegate and engi
neering chief if they remain here
long enough. They had not given out
any statements at the time this dis- j
patch was sent hut their speeches at
the tii'st banquet are looked forward
to eagerly. Mr. Wickersham and Mr.
Edes seem to have exactly the same
ideas about the work of constructing
9
the railroad and this is accepted here
as assurance that Alaska’s voice will
he unanimous for once in Washington
this winter.
WIFE OF FAIRBANKS
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 24. — Mrs.
Henry Rappolt, wife of the pioneer
baker, has passed awa> after a short
ffness. Her death was due to stom
ach trouble. The funeral will take
place next Sunday.
CAN HAVE LUNCH AND
NOT GO TO THE DANCE
People who do not dance and who
do not wish to go to the dance tonight
may go to the old A. B. Hall, next
door to the new one, and enjoy a
dainty lunch to be served by the Wo
man’s club. It will be a most pleas
ant and interesting feature of the
evening.
Kills Prominent
Texas Attorney
___
Murder and Suicide Because Not
Satisfied With Adninistrator.
FORT WORTH, Nov. 24. — C.
Ledgerwood, a prominent attorney,
was shot and killed here today by J.
M. Wizenant who afterwards com
mitted suicide. Ledgerwood had been
appointed administrator of the estate
of Wizenant who had been declared
a bankrupt. Wizenant had expressed
dis-satisfaction with the administra
tion of Ledgerwood several times and
had done everything in his power to
have his requests for a change grant
ed by the courts. In recent days he
had apparently come to the conclusion
that the court intended to take the
attorney’s side in any event and that
justice was impossible.
RUSSIANS WINNING ,
PETROGRAD, Nov. 24.—A German attempt to re
sume the offensive in the Dvinsk region has been defeated
and the German first line trenches have been captured on
the Dvina river. v The weather has moderated somewhat
and the change made the attempt feasible but our com
manders were prepared. In the Styr district the Slavs
are again victorious and the Austrians have suffered
heavily.
RUSSIANS REACH TEHERAN *
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 24.—The Cologne Gazette,
probably the most famous and most conservative news
paper in Germany, admits that the Russians have advanc
ed to Teheran, capital of Persia, and that Persia is now
under Russian control. The Teutonic legations have been
placed in charge of the American minister and the Ger
man and Austrian ministers have probably left the capi
tal. The Russians have been advancing m northern
Persia for some time but only their entry into Teheran
told how far they really had progressed.
VILLA SURE OF
VICTORY YET
SAYS HE HAS BEST OF EQUIP
MENT AND WELL DRILL
ED ARMY.
NOGALES, Nov. 24. — That Villa
has the best of equipment and a well
drilled and well organized army is
the statement of Americans who have
just returned from Sonora. They de
clare that the stories of Villa’s lack
of equipment and forces were invent
ed by Villa himself for the purpose of
entrapping General Obregon by giv
ing him a false idea as to what he
would have to contend against. \ ilia
is also said to have plenty of food anti
some of those returning declare that
his army is better drilled and pre
pared than the army of Carranza.
They also say he appears to still have
strong hopes of ultimate victory.
Thinks Bull Moose
Will Join G. O. P.
Minority Leader Mann Gives Expres
sions of Views Before
Session.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—Minor
ity Leader Mann expressed the opin
ion today that the Bull Moose mem
bers of congress will join the Repub
licans in the coming session and that
the Roosevelt party will soon be noth
ing but an unpleasant memory. His
statement was given out incidentally
to otl^r matters on which he express
ed his intentions. Mann will confer
with the president next week on the
question of military preparedness.
He will also discuss with him the
question of railway affairs and the
revision of the tariff. It is his in
tention to introduce a bill for the
creation of a non-partisan expert to
sit on the tariff commission and with
full powers.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC BETTER
Traffic on the Alaska Northern rail
road this year is better than it was
last year, the officials say. A train
went out this morning composed of
three flat cars, a box car and a
caboose. The flats went out to load
up with firewood that has been secur
ed in the clearing of the right of way.
15 ABOVE THIS MORNING
This morning is regarded as the
coldest of the present winter in Sew
ard and almost as cold as any day
last year. The thermometer this
morning registered 15 above zero.
❖ * •> ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ * * *1 * *
•> KRAUSE TAKES THINGS * j
* IN QUIET MANNER*!
* - ♦
SEATTLE, Nov. 24. — When Ed
ward Krause was re-arrested yester
day after having been released on
habeas corpus he made no move and
said not a word. The proceedings for
his extradition to Juneau are not ex
pected to take verjf long although his
attorneys ar<* determined to fight
every inch as the case goes on. A
careful search is now being made for
a trace of the missing Christie and
the others and several expert detect
ives are said to have been dispatched
to Southeastern Alaska for the pur
pose. It is generally supposed that
the men, if they have been killed,
have been buried at sea and the hope
of finding the bodies is not very
strong.
STORES OPEN PART
OF DAY TOMORROW
Brown & Hawkins, Seward Com
mercial Company, Leon Urbach and
Borgen’s store will be open tomorrow
between the hours of 9 a. m. and 12
noon only.
•I* K* *J* ♦ v v ••• *•* ••• *5*
❖ SULZER TO USE THE *
❖ ALL-ALASKA REVIEW *
❖ - <•
In a letter received by the All
Alaska Review on the last mail
Former (lovernor Sulzer of New
York promises to tell Alaskans
through the Review what he believes
will be the result of the national
elections in 1016. Mr. Sulzer de
1
dares he is taking a greater interest
in Alaska than ever arid he urges that
no delay be made in sending him
every copy of the Review published.
In the December issue particular
care wil be taken to cover exhaust
ively all the happenings of the terri
tory so that Alaskans who are out
side for the winter may keep in touch
with all their camps.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
has found it necessary to subscribe
for an additional copy of the Review
each month owing to the lact that
the copies the chamber has been re
ceiving got worn by use too soon.
The publishers of the Review huv<
answered Secretary 1* ranklin K.
Lane’s nice letter by telling him that
the sentiments expressed in the Re
view with respect to himself are those
of all Alaska, and that the territory
is behind him to a man.
The Review is quickly fulfilling its
ambition of being the great medium
for information about Alaska, especi
ally outside, and this is proven by the
setters received in every mail from
the most prominent people in the
United States. The December issue
will come in less than three weeks.
FULTON WILL
MEET WILLARD
BATTLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF
WORLD AT NEW ORLEANS
IN MARCH.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. - Jesse Wil
lard and Tom Fulton have been
matched to meet in New Orleans for
the championship of the world in
March. The agreement is that .Wil
lard will receive thirty thousand dol
lars and must be provided with
twenty-five hundred dollars for train
ing expenses immediately. The gen
eral prophesy is that I' ulton will be
able to stand before the champion
only a short time but he has many
friends who declare otherwise.
LARGER SUBMARINES
FOR THE l\ S. NAVY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. — Secre
tary Daniels has decided to recom
mend the construction ot largei sub
marines to replace the present type.
The decision was arrived at after the
naval maneuvres which showed clear
ly that this arm of the service would
probably prove inadequate to the de
mands in a great naval war. Daniels
particularly desires to have the sub
marines large and powerful enough
to be useful for the open ocean far
away from the home ports. He has
intimated before that the United
States can best defend itself from
ocean attacks by having its coasts lin
ed with powerful submarines for use
against hostile warships of large size.
MORE THAN A HUNDRED
MEN ARE WORKING ON R. R.
More than a hundred men are still
working on the railroad near Scvaid,
according to Superintendent Tozier.
The trains are running regularly to
Mile 34 and are finding no difficulties.
| The train some days ago went
through twenty inches of snow with
out stopping.
BABY BOY BORN
W. H. Daub, with the Alaskan En
gineering Commission, received word
! on the last mail from the States that
he is the father of a fine baby boy.
The baby was born in Philadelphia.
KENNECOTT TO
TAKE OVER R. R.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. ALSO
TO HE INCLUDED IN
NEW DEAL.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. The dug
genheini Exploration company a
nounccs that the Kenecott Mines
company is planning for th acquisi
tion of the Copper River & North
western railroad and also for the
transfer of the Utah Copper company
to Kennecott. ' It is also intimated
that the Alaska Steamship company
will be included in the deal. This
plan is for the purpose of concen
trating all the work of the allied cor
poration.i along the coast of Ala. ka.
WOMAN PARTLY DIGESTS
SWALLOWED TABLE KM IE
Knife had Rested in Her Stomach (or
Eight Months After a
Delirium.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.- Surgeons \v
terday succeeded in removing a table
knife from the stomach of a woman
who in a fit of delirium eight month,
ago had swallowed it. It is recorded
as an extraordinary fact that the
knife had become partially digested
and it is thought possible that if she
had lived long enough the handle at
least would have totally disappeared.
BREMERTON MAY BUILD
ONE NEW DREADNAUGHT
Vnnouncement of Greatest Import
ance to Puget Sound Made
by Daniels.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—Secre
tary Josephus Daniels of the navy
has announced that the two dread
naughts will probably be built by the
navy yards at Norfolk and Bremerton.
Some time ago it was announced that
the government will build the vessels
by direct labor as none of the bidders
t
for the contracts came within the
limit prescribed by the department.
Night Riders Give
Battle in Missouri
Outrages Become Common and Seven
Wounded in One Eight.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Xov. 24.
—Five night riders and two detectives
vere seriously wounded in a pistol
battle which took place in this neigh
borhood last night. The riders be
long to the organization of laborers
and tenants which is now agitating
for higher wages for the laborers and
for better terms for the tenants.
Many outrages have recently been
committed and mostly by night riders
who are acting in a manner similar
to that of the night riders in other
states a couple of years ago. The
battle last night resulted when a
force of detectives encountered the
riders on the way to commit some
other outrage and both sides opened
fire at once.
v V
KANSAS CITY DUE
The freighter Kansas City is due
at any time today from Cordova to
await orders from the Alaska Steam
ship headquarters at Seattle relative
to her proceeding on to Anchorage and
unloading her cargo of 1,500 tons. If
the orders arc to the contrary she will
unload the freight at Seward to be
delivered at Anchorage at the earliest
opportunity.
ALAMEDA DUE FRIDAY
The Alameda sailed out of Haines,
Fort Wm. H. Seward, yesterday
morning at 10 o’clock and is due to
arrive at Cordova tonight about ten.
She should arrive in Seward some
time early Firday morning.