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LEGIONS MANEUVRC
VET AROUND WARSAW!
PETROGKAD, August 10.—The
mouth of the German trap is now only
thirty miles wide but our forces still
have a good chance to escape from it.
The Teutonic flanks have gradually
closed in to the southeast and north
east of Warsaw but their movements
were slower than they had reckoned
on and their great chance has prob
ably been lost. Good news came today
from the Baltic where the German
fleet has been repulsed at the entrance
to the gulf of Riga. The Teutonic
ships had come with the intention of
reinforcing the land forces engaged in
the attack on all the Russian positions
around the city of Riga. A still bet
ter bit of information is that the Rus
sian army has recaptured the city of
Mitau to the southwest of Riga and
shows remarkable strength in that
quarter.
BERLIN, August 10.—'The Russian
reports of the devastation ot the
crops of Poland are exaggerated.
Petrograd wished to have the world
understand that the country which
we are entering had been denuded ot
crops and herds but the tact is that
many of the Polish farmers refused
to destroy their properties when or
dered to do so by the Russian military
authorities. The German army will
aid the farmers in the country now
to harvest the crops and in this man
nor the German soldiers will receive
supplies without depending on the
harvest in Germany.
GERMANS CAPTURE LOMZA
BERLIN, August 10.—The German
army has captured the fortress and
city of Lomza on the Narew river and
nas thus approached the W’arsaw
Retrograd railroad at a much greater
distance to the rear of the Polish
capital. Lomza is at one extremity of
the Russian line on the Narew. This
jine runs almost parallel to the War
saw-Petrograd railroad. At the other i
extremity are the fortresses of Novo |
Georgievsk and Sierok, the latter of
which ha> already been taken by our
troops. Between the fortresses nam
ed are others on which the Russians
depend to hold olf the cGrmans in the
north from descending on the line ot
the Russian retreat from Warsaw.
The railroad mentioned is the chief
means of exit for the Warsaw gar
rison and the line of the Narew fort
resses was established for the pur
pose of defending it from just such a
menace as the present one. It is
evidently now the intention of our
generals to swoop down on this road
along the whole distance of the forti
fied line and so hold the only exit for
the garrison in that direction.
AMMUNITION OF i
RUSSIA RUBBISH
THOUSAND CASES OF SUPPOS
ED SHELLS AND CARTRIDGES
HAD NOTHING IN THEM.
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LONDON. August 10.—A thousand
cases of ammunition for the Russian
army have been found to be hik'd with
nothing but rubbish. The discovery t
was made only after the eases had
been sent to the front and when it
was too late to make up for the lack.
The circumstance is believed to be due
to German agents but the matter has
not yet been fully investigated. A
sensation was created in the mperiai
foreign office yesterday when a form
er employe, who was apparently de
mented, attempted to kill the a?sist
ant Russian minister of foreign af
fairs. The man did not succeed and
was arrested.
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* ITS FIRST GOLD. *
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NEW YORK, August 10.—One
hundred million dollars in gold is now
enroute to this city from Halifax af
ter having come across the Atlantic
from England. It is the first ship
ment of gold direct from London since
the beginning of the war.
VALDEZ NOTES.
A. J. Dimond, of the firm of Dono
hue & Dimond, has been named tem
porary receiver of the Valdez Bank
& Trust Company.
W. M. Cuddy, has taken over the
holdings of S. A. Hemple in the Val
dez Mercantilo Company and is now
in control.
S. Blum & Company have leased the
first floor of the big Cliff House.
Senator B. F. Millard, brought to
town one day last week, a brick worth
125,000 from the Granite mine.
BERKELEY, August 10.—George
Fitch, the famous playright, died here
last night of appendicitis while on a
viait to his sister.
N ORT H W EST ER N LANDED
MILL AT PORTAGE BAY.
Will Cut Timber Said to he fur Cse
at Seward Rij{ht
Away.
The steamer Northwestern was de
layed on account of landing a consid
erable shipment of saw mill machin
ery at Portage Bay. A full scow load
of something over twenty tons was
landed, one of the heavier pieces be
ing a planer in one crate weighing t
tons. An attempt to land at the head
of the bay was unsuccessful. Safe
anchorage was found a short distance
below on the southerly side of the
bay. The landing of this machinery
would indicate that there are very
considerable tracts of merchantable
timber in that locality. It is under
stood that the cutting of this timber
is for railway purposes at Seward and
in the immediate future.
DOES NOT THINK THE NEW
R. R. TOWN NAME WILL STICK.
Commissioner Higgs Says Post Office
Department Does Not Like
Double Name.
That the post office department will
hardly accept the name of Alaska
City for Anchorage is the belief of
Commissioner Thomas Riggs as, he
says, the department never likes a
double name. Indeed, he says that
was one, at least, of the reasons why
the name Ship Creek was not accept
ed. Alaska City was the name which
received the highest number of votes
at the recent poll over there. Mr.
Riggs will return from Fairbanks in
the fall with the engineers who are
engaged at that end and place them
here under the supervision of Chair
man Edes.
TO TAKE COL. STEVENSON.
The Northwestern on her return
trip will stop at Portage bay for a
number of tourists, among them be
ing Col. Stevenson, Mr. W. L. Har
greaves, Ed. Burwell, son of E. Bur
well, the well known hardware man,
of Seattle, Mr. J. H. Longreid, Mr.
Theo Johnson, Mr. D. McCameron and
Mr. K. Hanaan. She will also pick up
the tourists from Cordova, reported in
another column.
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❖ CHILBERG REPORTS *
❖ STICK IN E STRIKE. *
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SEATTLE, August 10.—J. E. Chil
berg reports a strike of rich ore con
taining lead, zinc, copper, silver and
gold in the Stickine river. He says
the ore runs two hundred dollars to
the ton.
(Note) Chilberg some time ago
wfcnt to that district with Jerry Gal
vin, the former Nome mining man,
with whom also went at another time
Sam Silverman. The three men are
evidently interested in this reported
strike.
ELECTION IN HAYTl
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.
Bobo Declares the Revolution Off and
is Disarming His Fol
lowers.
PORT AU PRINCE, August 10.—
The election of a president of Hayti
has been postponed indefinitely.
WASHINGTON, August 10.—Bobo,
the revolutionist candidate for presi
dent, has arrived at Port au Prince
and is disarming his followers. The
election will be held when matters
have quieted down.
WASHINGTON, August 10.—Later
it has been announced that Bobo has
come out as a candidate for the presi
dency. He has abandoned all idea of
revolution and has informed his .
lowers of the fact.
WILSON TO RESCUE.
CORNISH, August 10.—While
autoing near this place yesterday.
President Wilson came upon an up
turned auto under which three people
were pinned. He went to their rescue
and used his own hands to rescue
them. No one was injured.
FORTY MILLIONS LOST.
WASHINGTON, August 10.—
Forty million dollars were lost last
year to the country by obsolete coke
burning methods, according to the re
port of the Geological Survey.
COPPERNOLL CLEARED
OF HORRIBLE CHARGES.
City Attorney Coppernoll came out
with flying colors from the horrible
ordeal of the investigation, and the
committee appointed to investigate
came in last evening with a report
that he came forth with unsullied
escutcheon and undimmed glory from
the welter of falsehoods levelled at
him by that wretch Chamberlin. Mr.
Chamberlin at the last meeting of the
council made the remark that he
“would like to know whether Copper
noil represented the city or the con
tractor” and at once Coppernoll of
fered his resignation and a committee
was appointed to find out, by the
gods, whether the foul charge had
foundation. This committee cleared
the genial city attorney but, as a mat
ter of fact, Chamberlin had never
said another word against him and, as
another matter of fact, Chamberlin
only suggested the truth when he
hinted that Coppernoll represented
Mantell and the council both. After
the reading of the report last night
Councilman Chamberlin made a warm
speech in which he said so but that
investigation business and the report
constitute something so childish that
it is wasting space to notice it at all.
Coppernoll is a good fellow at that.
He thought after the last meeting
that he had resigned but the govern
ing body decided he had not. Some
day some budding genius will pro
duce this city council on the local
vaudeville stage and we shall have
some fun.
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty is done by the Gateway just as
well as outside.
BRITISH TAKE
LOST TRENCHES
FIERCE BATTLE AT HOOGE RE
SULTS IN RECAPTURE
OF OLD POSITIONS.
LONDON, August 10.—After one
of the fiercest engagements of the
war the British have retaken the
trenches lost by them some time ago
at Hooge. Those trenches were cap
tured by the Germans at the, time it
was reported that the British line
was pierced and the loss was regarded
as serious. The casualties in the bat
tle for the recapture of the position
were numerous on both sides but our
victory is complete.
BOMBARDSAARBRUCK.
PARIS, August 10.—Thirty allied
aeroplanes bombarded the city of
Suarbruck yesterday successfully and
inflicted severe damage. The city
was set afire in several places.
FRENCH WIN IN AFRICA.
PARIS, August 10.—The French
forces are succeeding in their cam*
paign in the Kameruns, West Africa,
and the colony is expected to be soon
in our possession.
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❖ TWO TRAINMEN ARE *
❖ KILLED IN WRECK. *
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INDIANAPOLIS, August 10.—A
fast Pennsylvania express was wreck
ed some miles outside this city last
night and two of the trainmen were
killed instantly. The accident was
due to an open switch.
WOMEN MUST LET THE
MEN FIGHT FOR FRANCE.
PARIS, August 10.—The right of
women to withold their consent to the
enlistment of their husbands has been
withdrawn by the French government
Their right to withold consent to the
enlistment of their sons under eigh
teen has also been denied# them and
thousands of new soldiers will be se
cuerd by these ne\v regulations.
MANTELL ASSIGNS HIS
CONTRACT TO BADE.
The city council at last night’s
meting accepted the assignment by
J. P. Mantell of his contract for im
proving Fourth avenue to C. E. Bade.
This was evidently the same assign
ment which was virtually in the hands
of the city officials some time ago and
was hidden from some members of the
council for some reason or another.
The whole thing looks shady to say
the least of it so far as the council
and its officials are concerned. The
taking of the contract by Mr. Bade is
certainly not objectionable, but, alas,
that is not the only consideration.
PIONEERS BUY Y. M. C. A.
At the special meting held by the
Pioneers at the A. B. hall last night,
business with regard to a Pioneer
home was discussed. As the winter
is nearly on and money being rather
tight at the present time, it was de
cided to take advantage of the op
portunity to buy the M. C. A.
building for $300, the price asked.
This is only a temporary home and
the plans of building a large and
handsome home at the head of Adams
street have not been at all abandoned.
On the other hand it is thought that
by waiting a little while money will
not be so hard to get and a much bet
ter home can be built.
A petition has been presented for
Seward and grade in the alley in
block 8 between Fifth and Sixth
avenues.
The Board of equalization meets
thin afternoon.
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❖ MINISTER OF BRAZIL *
❖ LEAVES MEXICO CITY. •>
WASHINGTON, August 10.—‘The
Brazilian minister to Mexico has been
recalled in anticipation that he would
have been expelled anyhow. He was
the only diplomatic representative of
a foreign country left in the republic
so that Mexico is now entirely cut off
from intercourse with all govern
ments. Owing to the activity of the
South American republics in the ef
fort to bring peace Carranza had de
cided, it is said, to expel all South
American diplomats.
EVERETT INTERURBAN IS
HELD UP IN SAME PLACE.
Same Motorman Held up a Month
Ago is Forced to Collect
Cash From Passengers.
SEATTLE, August 10.—In the
same place in which the Eeverett In
terurban car was held up a month ago
it was held up again last night. An
other remarkable fact connected with
the holdup is that the very same
motorman was driving both cars. The
holdup last night was committed by a
lone bandit. When he entered the car
he forced the conductor to collect all
the cash from the passengers but re
fused jewellry. When the highway
man had collected all he could get he
walked out and escaped.
DISAGREE ABOUT THE
ROCKEFELLER INTERESTS.
CHICAGO, August 10.—'The In
dustrial Relations commission after
an investigation extending over two
years has disagreed regarding the
Rockefeller interests and three re
ports will be issued instead of one.
TO INSPECT STEAMBOATS.
WASHINGTON, August 10.—Sec
retary Redfield, of the department of
commerce, will recommend that con
gress take up the question of steam
boat inspection from this time for
ward. This recommendation is the
result of the investigation into the
causes of the disaster to the Eastland.
TAX PAYERS IN STATE OF ..
INNOCUOUS DESUETUDE.
Committee Shows up at City Govern
ment Meeting but Did Not
Reach a Show Down.
The taxpayers committee manifest
ed a condition described by the words
in the heading of this story last night
night when the municipal governing
body met. T . committee was sup
posed to have presented to the coun
cil the resolution passed by the meet
ing of taxpayers some evenings ago
but each of the committee evidently
left the matter in the hands of all the
others with the result that the mat
ter never came before the council at
all, at all. One member of the com
mittee says the rather ridiculous anti
climax is due to the belief on the part
of the committee that the gentleman
who acted as secretary of the tax
payer’s meeting was expected to have
sent the resolution to the council and
failed to do so. Now some members
of the committee are looking for a
goat. The failure of the committee
to get action may have a serious ef
fect as several of the taxpayers de
clare the intention of not paying taxes
on the present assessment. Judging
by what was heard last night about
town some way may yet be found out
of the muddle.
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❖ R. R. COMMISSION *
❖ BUYS $50,000 WORTH. ❖
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SEATTLE, August 10.—The Alas
ka Railroad Commission has just pur
chased fifty thousand dollars worth of
supplies for use in construction work.
Pathe’s Animated war map, at the
Casino tonight.
TAXPAYERS MEET THE
EQUALIZATION BOARD
EVERYTHING FINE SAYS
COMMISSIONER RIGGS.
L. E. Smoot Denies Rumor That He
Represents Secretary
Lane Here.
“Splendidly” is the word used by
Commissioner Thomas Riggs of the
Engineering commission when asked
today how things are progressing at J
Anchorage. He arrived last evening
overland but had a few days to look
over the construction field and its
surroundings and seems to be highly
delighted with everything.
With him today was L. E. Smoot, (
who was reported to be here as the
representative of Secretary Franklin
K. Lane, of the Interior department.
When asked if this rumor was well
founded he said:
“Tell them I am here on private
business and at my own expense.
Yes, at my own expense.”
“Can we say that you do not repre
sent Secretary Lane?”
“Why just tell them I am here on
private business and at my own ex
pense” he repeated, and he repeated
it emphatically.
Mr. Riggs and he went out the rail
road line a little way this afternoon.
GUARD RANCHES
FROM MEXICANS
UNITED STATES CAVALRY IN
LARGE BODIES WATCH
INC. MARAUDERS.
BROWNSVILLE, August 10.—
Large bodies of United States
cavalrymen are now quarding the
ranches of Americans near the bord
er to protect them from any future
attempts at raids by Mexicans mar^.
auders. As far as can be learned this
morning the Mexican bands that in
vaded the county of Hidalgo have re
treated across the border but are sup
posed to be only waiting another
chance to recross.
NOGALES, August 10.—The
ranchers of San Rafael county have
formed a vigilance committee which
has been heavily armed and prepared
to meet any future raid by the Mexi
cans. The latter have shown an ex
traordinary daring and a decided de
sire to defy the United States author
ities. The general feeling here is that
this country must take extreme steps
soon.
MERCEDES, August 10.—Late
this afternoon came the news that
United States cavalrymen and Mexi
can bandits have met in battle and are
now fighting. Nothing further has
learned at present but it is supposed
| that the cavalry came up with the
; marauders that crossed the frontier
and have opened an attack.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS.
The Northwestern sailed this after
noon at 12:15, taking with her
twenty-four passengers from this
place. Their names appear as fol
lows:
For Seattle: W. M. Kirkpatrick,
Mr. and Mrs. M. Fritsch, Mrs. R.
Stumbaugh, R. H. Smith, J. A. Spen
cer and H. Rainey.
For La Touche: C. P. Friend, J. C.
Cummings, and Earl Pierce.
■ For Valdez: Lieut. J. C. Mehefifcy,
and Capt. A. R. Ehmbeck.
For Juneau; A. H. Bradford, J. E.
Harten and G. W. Folta. She took al
so 11 steerage.
CITY ASSESSOR EVIDENTLY GOT
OFF HIS BASE IN
VALUING.
The committee appointed by the
taxpayers met the Hoard of equaliza
tion this afternoon to present the* re
quest that the valuation of city prop
erty be cut down and it seemed » > be
evident that most of the member t
the council, at least, have at last come
to the idea that the assessment was
too high. Judging by what occurred
at the meting the city assessor was
most at fault. Indeed from his at
titude he appeared to be most do ir
ous of sticking the property hosier,
to the limit although when asked h ■
was unable to say what the city wi
require for the year's cxpenditur<
He even stated that he had asked the
property holders for their opinion of
the valuation placed by him on their
properties and that he met no ora*
who thought it too high.
“Did you ask anyone present?” ask
ed Chairman Dougherty of the com
mittee.
“I don’t know whether I did or not”
answered the assessor, who is also
the city clerk, in the manner of the
witness who wants to hide his tracks.
Later he grasped at a straw and said
ho thought he had spoken to J. L.
Clraef, who was present, but Mr.
Graef denied that the assessor and
clerk had ever spoken to him about it
and Mr. Dougherty then pointed out
that of every member of the com
mittee present not one had been asked
any such thing as his opinion about
the valuation.
The mayor and the other members
of the council expressed themselves
as willing to meet the wishes of the
taxpayers and have evidently decid
ed that they have been placed in a
miserable hole by an official. Some
of the council who have shown their
friendship before for this official even
to the blowing in of city funds on
him tried to gloss the matter over but
that pet seemed to be mad.
“They were all satisfied,” said he,
“before this agitation was started."
He seemed to be quite sore that any
taxpayers would dare to question his
acts. The matter was proceeding
at the time when it was necessary to
get this into type and the fianl decis
ion had not been arrived at.
MARIPOSA OUT OF JUNEAU.
The Mariposa sailed from Juneau
this morning at 10:30 and is due to
arrive at Cordova at 10:30 tomorrow
night. This ought to bring her here
about Friday Morning.
FORMER MARSHAL AND
MAYOR OF NOME HERE.
Thomas Cader Powell, formerly
United States Marshal of the Second
division, and John S. Coply, former
mayor of Nome, were amongst those
arriving on the Northwestern. Mr.
Powell held office under the republi
can administration and was a most
popular and able official. He has
coma to look over the section and nui\
go west in a day or two. Mr. Coply
is here for the Hildebrandt-Posner
house.
MOST PASSENGERS
WERE FOR SEWARD.
Of the 48 first claims passengers
leaving Seattle on the Northwestern
23 were for Seward, and out of 10
steerage, 4 were for this place.
H. G. Ward, who recently sustain
ed a broken leg by the falling of a
tree at Latouche, will soon come with
his family to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrsr J. Cummings.
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