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Vofc8, No. 283 Mauler Associated Piece SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9.1914. Member Associated Frees_Ten Cents the Copy
Berlin Reports Capture of Forty Thousand French Soldiers Willi Four Hundred Cans at Maultege Russians
Report Cermans lose Tens of Thousands in Fast Prussia One Dispatch Says Million Austrians Moving on
laihiii and Another Declares Russian-Poland Cleared of the Troops ol the Dual Monarchy
DECISIVE BATTLE OF THE WAR IS STILL RAGING
Allies Declare the German
Right W ing is Retiring
GERMAN RIGHT RETREATING
PARIS. Sept. }».—It is officially announced this morn
ing that the general situation in the theater of war re
mains most satisfactory for the allied armies. The tier
man right is retreating before the British army not far
from Paris and is supposed to he falling back on the
Marne and beyond. The French center continues to ad
vance slowly and is taking (he offensive at all points hcaid
from along the entire front. The German forces which
had proceeded to points south of Paris have now fallen
back and are at a point which would he north of a line
drawn east from the city.
The situation on the allied right remains unchanged.
Nothing positive has come from the Verdun district ex
cept that all goes well with the French army even to the
most extreme point on its right.
10.000 FRENCH CAPTURED
BERLIN. Sept. 9—The greatest disaster of all the war
for the allies and the most magnificent triumph for the
German armies took place today when the city and loi
tress of Maubege fell and forty thousand French troops
surrendered to the soldiers ol the kaiser. In addition to
this enormous number of prisoners there were captured
four hundred guns and four generals.
Maubege is a fortified city near the Belgian-French
frontier around which some severe lighting took plate
some time ago when the Germans invaded trance. At
that time an effort was made to surround the Britsih army
at that point but very little has since been heard about the
operations in that quarter, lhe taking ot Maubege is
, similar to the taking of Metz in the last war. The Ger
man armies then surrounded Metz but continued the
march on Paris while some of the forces remained to in
vest it.
The taking of the city has. it must be admitted, been a
costlv one to the German troops. Among the Germans
killed are Major Generals Von Gotha and Diedand. Pre
mier Von Weissacker of Wurtemburg and Finance Min
ister Bruenig of Bavaria both lost sons in the last assault.
Prince William of Hesse is among the wounded and a
trainload of wounded soldiers is now being rushed to the
interior of Germany. y
Besides the capture of the great french force and the
guns the next important result of the fall of Maubege wil
be that the Germans who were occupied in the investment
of the city will now be free to join in the operations
around Paris.
ALLIES FIGHTING LIKE FURY
PARIS, Sept. 9.—The battle east of Paris is still rag
ing furiously and there is every reason to hope that it wil
end in one grand, decisive victory for the allied forces
The French have captured many machine and field guns
and the Germans often surrender in groups. The great
fault with the Germans has been that their advance has
been too rapid and precipitate in their tremendous eager
ness to reach the gates of Paris. It is evident that the
German army arrived in this region “out of breath” anc
out of ammunition. The German prisoners appear fasrgee
and harrassed and the whole spirit of the German arm)
seems to be depressed to such an extent that they nc
longer are able to tight with the vim and energy which
distinguished them in the beginning of the war. The onl)
hope of the Germans now seems to rest on the coming ol
the German forces from the northeast but this coming
seems already to have been too long deterred and the new.
may come at any moment that the Germans have beei
forced to fall back. The struggle which is now proceeding
is one of the most extraordinary and most momentous ii
all the history of war. It is in truth a battle for suprem
acy over the most important part of the earth. The de
feat of the Germans in the battle would probably result ir
the most awful disaster that ever befell an empire as the)
would be compelled to retreat over territory on all sides
of which are hostile forces. .It would hardly be less as <
:litary catastrophe than the retreat of Napoleon fron:
>8COW.
CANDIDATES
SHOWING UP
SEVERAL NOW COMING OFT
WITH DECLARATION OF
INTENTIONS
Several candidates are now ap
pearing for the election to the local
legislature and some of them arc well
known in Seward. A telegram re
ceived here yesterday by Charles G.
Wulff states that George R. Goshaw
»f Valdez has come out as candidate
for the senate. Mr. Goshaw is well
known both in this division and in the
second division where he resided for a
•ong time.
It is also stated that Harvey Sulli
van, formerly United States marshal
for this division, will also be a can
didate. He will almost unquestiona
bly run for the lower house although
he has made no announcement to that
effect. The information comes from a
most reliable source
J. J. Finnegan, who was commis
sioner at Seward, has already declar
ed himself a candidate for the lower
house. He states that he will, if elect
'd, do everything in his power to re
peal the “iniquitous” mining law, ac
cording to an exchange.
All of those are supposed to be
•andidates that are unafliliated with
any party and several other candi
lates will probably be nominated by
the conventions which are yet U
ome. The republicans expressed
<ome time ago the intention of hold
ing local conventions for the purpose
>f arranging for the legislature elec
tions so that the likelihood is they
will run candidates themselves. This
will result in candidates from about
four different parties and candidates
if the independent variety galore.
Delegate Wickersham is expected
to arrive in Valdez about the twenty
fifth of the present month. He had
intended to come sooner but was de
’ayed.
Down in the southeast politics are
becoming mighty warm judging by
‘he editorial pages of the papers
♦here. The Juneau Empire is bear
:ng the brunt of the fighting for the
democrat while the Skagway Alas
kan and the Petersburg Progressive
are just as strongly against him.
NEW OFFICIAL FOR
LOCAL RAILROAD
H. C. DeLine has arrived to take up
\ position with the railroad here and
his family will follow about the first
>f the month. He was formerly at
tached to the office of the United
States marshal at Valdez where he
*pent seven years.
DIRIGO COMING WITH
STRANDED CHINAMEN
The Men Who Were Said to be Left
By Cannery Ship Are Picked Up
The Dirigo is expected to arrive
this evening. She has aboard the big
hunch of Chinamen who were left up
the coast, as told in the Gateway,
;ome time ago because they refused
o travel south in a cannery ship
vhich, they said, was not properly
provisioned for the journey. When
they refused to travel, according to
the news telegraphed here, the ship
pulled out and left them. At one time
it was thought that their position was
a serious one as they were said not to
: have any supplies.
The name “Gamble’*’* 1* a Trade Mark and
wherever aeen is a guarantee of Wholesome*
ness and Cleanliness.
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SAYS TURNAGAIN
IS GREAT CAMP
<;. L. CHASE OF HOPE TELLS OF
WORK AROUND SUNRISE
AND HOPE
G. L. Chase of Hope arrived In
Seward last night and reports that
the Turnagin Arm camp is booming
and is destined in the immediate fu
ture to become one of the greatest
camps in Alaska. Mr. Chase is very
enthusiastic over the future oi that
district and apparently has good
grounds for his optimistic view point.
He has been doing a great deal of
work on the Red Breast about eight
miles from Hope and has uncovered a
lead, fifty feet in width that will pai
all the way across. On one edge there
is a four-foot streak of bonanza or.
The rich four-foot stringer carrie
lead phosphates that will run ex
tremely high in both gold and silver
Mr. Chase is seriously considering the
advisability of sacking about ten tons
of this rich paystreak and taking it
outside for treatment. Pans taken
along this streak run exceptionally
high in free gold and some of the
nans have run as high as several dol
lars to the pan. Mr. Chase will re
main in Seward until he can get int#
communication with some outside
narties and will then return to Hop#
where he will put in the remainder of
*he season in developing his find.
According to Mr. Chase there is a
great deal of activity in placer min
ing around Hope and Sunrise th if
season. Just above Sunrise, French
\nd Herron are busily engaged ir
drilling the Lawson homestead an<
while the results are nof being mad'
aublic. it is known that they are a
least satisfactory SeifTert on Resu»
rection Creek is doing well and th#
Matthison Mining company continues
to take out good money at ever
cleanup. It is rumored that th'
Matthison Mining company has beer
aurchased by Governor Hutchison an*'
lafTo brothers of Seattle. The consid
^ration is not known, but it is under
stood to have been a good round sum
Dr. Conant has also bonded his
oroperty on the upper end of Resur
^e"tion to some Pennsylvania parties
who will prospect it with a drill this
winter and install a plant early next
spring.
The old Kenai Star property be
:ng again opened up and under the
direction of foreman Sullivan, French
and Herron have a crew of m'-n a‘
work driving a tunnel to open i.p the
’ead.
CHARLES G. WULFF
COMES TO SEWARD
Charhs G. WulfT, manager of the
Valdez Prospector, has been visiting
in Seward since the Alameda went
west, with his son. They will return
to their home on the Alameda. Mr.
WulfT says that the fine paper whlcn
he manages will soon be enlarged. He
speaks in glowing terms of Valdez as
a member of the Fourth estate should.
SEVERAL COME ON EVANS
AND NORTHWESTERN
SEATTLE, Sept. 0.—The following
passengers left on the Northwestern
for Seward: C. Thomas and wife,
George Haley and wife, Dave Dunbar,
George Better, W. Krippachne.
The following are aboard the Evans
for Seward: C. Phillips, J. Goodrich
and wife, E. Modine, E. Wright, T.
Wright, W. Fuller, John Nugsburg,
Mrs. Brome, General Murray, Mrs.
Nuzum, child and maid, Mason Phelps
and wife.
The following are on the Evans for
Knik: W. Ostsorne. F. Winters, H.
Pratt and wife, Wm. Martin, Mrs.
Riplinger and child.
“Aim at the best” Smoked Norwe
gian Herring in Tomato Sauce. Brown
& Hawkins. “Quality First.”
RAILROADS ASK j
FOR SYMPATHY i
i -
WANT PRESIDENT TO REQl’EST
PEOPLE TO DEAL MORE LEN
IENTLY WITH THEM
WASHINGTON, Sept. 0.—A com
mittee of the executives of the vari
ous railroads of the country waited on
President Wilson today and requested i
him to address an appeal to the coun
try asking the people to take a more
sympathetic attitude towards the rail
roads of the nation. The committee
stated that, chiefly because of the
war, the railroads are finding the
greatest difficulty in meeting their ob
ligations.
The president declared that he
would take the matter under consid
eration hut he pave no intimation as
to what his final answer will be to the
•oquest.
WHAT IS GENERAL MURRAY
COMING TO SEWARD FOR?
Phis is the Question Which Has Been
Asked Most Frequently Around
Town Today
The news that Major General Mur
ray, commander of the western di
ision of the United States army, is
ominp to Seward traveled around
‘own quickly today and many were
iskinp questions as to what his pur
pose mipht be in cominp here. Some
leoplo seem to think that his mission
s connected in some way with thf
•ailroad hut there is nothin* said to
‘he teleprams that would lead to sue’
> conclusion. That he took passape
’irect for Seward is, however, seen
rrom the list of passenpers, and t'”
‘’act in turn would po to show that he
s not on a roundtrip tour, nor vlsitinf
‘ther places enroute The fact tha'
Colonel Swanitz sent directions tc
ave the railroad placed at his dis
posal is also sipnificant. In the al*
nanac General Muray is not piven as
belonpi.ip to the enpineerinp depart
ment of the army althouph he may be
m enpineer.
SEATTLE TAKES UP
OPENING OF CO AI
Commercial Club of That City Gets
Busy and Others Will Proba
bly Follow
That the Seattle Commercial cluV
has taken up the question of impress
mg on the government the advisabil
:ty of opening the Alaska coal fields
immediately is the information
brought in a bulletin published by the
club which arrived in the last mail
"be Bulletin uses the same arguments
used by this paper and points out that
the war prevents ships from carrying
-oal to the Pacific coast from the east
It also declares that the coal mines of
British Columbia may some time be
unable to ship their produce and that
this coast would be left in a serious
condition.
CHARLES E. HERRON
COMING ON THE CAR
Charles E. Herron will arrive on v
special car this afternoon. Engineer
Kyle will also come in on it. They
are both at Mile 34. Mrs. White will
rro out on the car that goes to brinr
them in. Clyde L. Morris and E. ft
Fleming who recently went over U
see the ground which Major French
and Mr. Herron are working, are or
the Alameda on the way outside.
ALAMEDA ARRIVES
The steamship Alameda arrived
this afternoon from the west and will
take out several passengers from
Seward, whose people always seem to
be glad to travel with the genial Cap
tain Warner.
You'll find everything In the Paltry Line at
Cooper'! Cafe.
SEATTLE HAS
ITS PRIMARIES
JONES AGAIN THE NOMINEE OE
KEIM’BLICANS IOIC
SENATE
SEATTLE, Sept. X—The primary
elections for the nominations for sen-!
ator have resulted in the nomination
of Jones by the republicans, Ole Han
sen by the progressives and probably
Black by the democrats.
The second choice vote for the first;
ongressional district resulted in the i
nomination of Humphrey, republican
Moore, democrat, and Griffiths, pro
gressive. Judge Humphries won the
election for supreme judge of appeals.
U. S. GENERAL
COMING HERE
MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR MFR
R \Y, COMMANDER WESTERN
DIVISION, ON THE EVANS
Major General Arthur Murray,
commander of the western division of
the United States army, is a pas
senger on the Evans and will proba
bly remain at Seward for a visit.
Herbert Tozier received a telegram
ibis morning from Colonel Swanitz
directing that everything possible be
done by the railroad people to make
the general’s stay as pleasant and in
structive as possible. The head
quarters of General Murray arc at
San Francisco.
FRANCE BELIEVES IN JOFFRE
PARIS, Sept. 8.—The results of the encounters during
the past two days are regarded as distinctly favorable to
the allies and an atmosphere of cheerfulness prevails
which had been sadly lacking during the advance of the
Germans through French territory in the north. The
French war office and the leading military authorities are
convinced that General Joflfre is holding the German army
in spite of its herculean efforts and is gradually wearing
it out until the time comes for a great forward movement
against the tired troops of the kaiser.
ALLIES GET FRESH TROOPS
PARIS, Sept. 8.—Seven hundred and fifty thousand
German troops are facing the allies in the great battle
stretching along to the eastward of this city but they are
now probably at their greatest strength while the allies,
especially the British, are receiving constant increases in
strength by the coining of fresh troops. The allies are
able to send fresh men into the field almost for every en
gagement and another tremendous advantage which they
enjoy is that General JolTre is fighting on ground which he
chose for himself and on which, with magnificent skill, he
compelled the invaders to fight. The winning of this ti
tanic struggle just at the time when France had all but
given up hope would raise JolTre to a pinnacle of glory
which has never been surpassed except by the great Na
poleon.
SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND MEN LOST
PETROGRAD, Sept. 9.—In a battle that was fought
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number of* men lost was sixty-five thousand most of whom
were Germans. Ten thousand dead Germans were count
ed in the trenches after one battle in East Prussia accord
ing to the most reliable reports coming here from the
front. On the whole the losses to the Germans are simply
awful in all the battles being fought in that part of the
field.
AUSTRIA PANIC STRICKEN
LONDON, Sept. 9.—The city of Vienna is reported
here to be in a state of panic and the whole empire of Aus
tria is facing one of the most frightful periods that ever
came in the history of a nation. With the Russians ad
vancing like an avalanche on the east Bosnia is now in
open revolt. Trieste is paralyzed by the fear of an attack
from the sea. Austria is bankrupt, trade is at a standstill
and thousands of merchants are ruined by a war which
they never wanted and which they hate. According to all
accounts the empire will not be able to continue the war
much longer and a few more defeats would completely
smash it. The reports from Bosnia are the most disas
trous of all. With the Servians invading it and the peo
ple only too anxious to throw off the Teutonic yoke and go
over to the Slav nations the situation is very desperate.
A revolt is also looked for in Herzegovina.
ANOTHER AUSTRIAN DEFEAT
PETROGRAD, Sept. 9.—The Russians have won a
complete victory over the Austrians at Rawa in Galicia
and the Austrian armies are now retreating everywhere.
Among the prisoners captured by the Russians were many
Germans who were evidently in the Austrian ranks in
great force. The battle was fought about ten miles south
of the Polish frontier where the Austrians were threaten
ing Russian territory.