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GERMANS RETAKE CITY — RUSSIANS QUIT CRACOW
REAL WAR OF EKE AIR
BREAKS OVER EUROPE
Cities in England, Russia, France
And Germany At
J
tacked.
LONDON, Dec. 28.—The real war
of the air may be said now to have
begun in Europe. During the past
forty eight hours there have been air
raids over the lower Thames in Eng
land, over Metz, Freiberg, Nancy,
Sochaczew, and especially over the
German naval base at Cuxhaven.
Tremendous damage has been inflicted
at several points but it is apparent
that all the nations involved are de
sirous of hiding the details. The fact
that the various air corps of the dif- j
ferent nations opened the air cam
paign simultaneously is clearly only
a coincidence and it is a fact worth
stating that as the German air men
flew over the channel to attack the
shipping in the Thames British air
men must have passed them by as they
flew to attack the German naval base.
Details of the result of the Cuxhaven
expedition are still lacking although
Berlin asserts that the British airmen
accomplished nothing. There was also
an attack on Hamburg and from that
city comes the report that some dam-j
age was inflicted. One thing is very
U. S. WARSHIP I
AIDS REFUGEES
CRUISER TENNESSEE TRANS
FERS FIVE HUNDRED TO
E G Y P T.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The
► United States cruiser Tennessee with
the permission of the Turkish govern
ment has taken five hundred refugees
from Syria to Alexandria, Egypt..
These refugees belong to various na-j
tionalities and had asked for relief
as it is feared that the British and
Turkish forces will meet in Uieir death
grip near Syria. The Turks are ap
parently concentrating to the east of
Suez canal and the British are un
doubtedly advancing from Egypt in
order to bring the war into the country
of the enemy and so prevent the canal
itself from falling into the hands of
the Turkish army. Since the alleged
firing by the Turks on the launch of
the Tennessee the Turkish officials
have shown the cruiser every courtesy
and the feeling aroused by the firing
has completely disappeared.
PHILLIPPINE REVOLT
AMOUNTED TO LITTLE.
Moat of the Filipinos in Favor of
Waiting to See What Con
gress Will Do.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The lat
est dispatches from Manila go to con
firm the belief that the attempted ris
ing which took place last week does
not indicate that the feeling against
this country is really bitter amongst
the general population of the islands.
It is stated that the rising was con
demned by the majority of the Fili
pinos who are said to be entirely in
favor of awaiting the action of con
gress on the Phillippine Independence
bill.
clear and that is that the British air
fleet must have started out in strong
force with the intention of avenging
the German warship raid on the Eng
lish coast. It is admitted by the Brit
ish authorities, however, that the
heavy fog prevented the British from
carrying out fully their plans which
if successful would have been most
I
disastrous.
Details are also lacking as to the
lesult of the raid on the lower Thames
but this raid has certainly increased
the uneasiness in this city. From this
time forward the British navy and air
fleets will adopt more strenuous meth
ods to counteract the effects of the
German raids and for some time it is
likely that the chief interest will be
transferred from the great battlefields
on land to the daring operations in
the air. Greater precautions are now
being taken to oppose Zeppelin raids
since the Zeppelin flew ovor Nancy as
the authorities here have come to the
conclusion that the Nancy raid was in
the nature of a test before the Zep
pelin war becomes general.
CARRANZA SWEARS HE
WILL FIGHT TO END.
Declares Those Opposed to Him are
Made up of Brigands and
Cut-throats.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—In a
private letter to this city General Car
ranza chief of the constitutionalists
in Mexico states that he will tight the
forces of Villa, Zapata and their
friends to the bitter end. He calls both
>f those leaders brigands and bandits
and states that Mexico will fall into a.
state of anarchy if they are permitted
to conduct the country’s affairs. He
also says he has a powerful army
under his command and that a bloody
struggle is the best that Mexico can
expect from the action of Villa.
FINE PRIZES FOR THE
FIREMEN’S MASQUERADE
Over a Score of V aluable Trophies
Given Away New Years Eve.
More than a score of valuable prizes
will be given at the Firemens’ Masq
uerade ball on New Years Eve. They
are now on display in the windows of
the Gateway office so that everyone
may see them. The prizes will be
given for the best dressed girl, the
most original girl, most original boy,
most comical girl, most comical boy,
best dressed lady, best dressed man,
best sustained lady character, best
sustained man, most comical lady,
most comical man, most original lady,
most original man, best lady imper
sonator of a man, best man imperson
ator of a lady. There will also be four
paintings as miscellaneous prizes for
children and other miscellaneoua
prizes, including door prizes. The
prizes were donated by business
people.
A very pleasant dance was given
Saturday evening under the auspices
of the Seward Dancing club in the
railroad building.
FRANK STILL
HASACHANCE
MAN ACCUSED OF SENSATIONAL
MURDER SENT TO SU
PREME COURT.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Justice
Lamar has granted an appeal to the
supreme court of the case of Leo
Frank who has been charged with the
murder of Mary Fagan at Atlanta,
Georgia. The case has become one of
the most sensational for many years.
The body of the girl was found muti
lated. Frank was the superintendant of
the factory where she worked and
suspicion rested on him. His arrest
caused a tremendous uproar part of
the people taking his side and another
part demanding his punishment. He
was sentenced to death.
THE ARCHBISHOP OF SAN
FRANCISCO DIES SUDDENLY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.—The
Catholic archbishop of San Francisco,
Dr. Rionian, died suddenly yesterday
and will be buried next Thursday. He
has boen at the head of the arch
diocese for many years and had reach
ed a fine old age.
The Mariposa would have reached
Juneau last night if she had left
Seattle on schedule time but Agent
Guptil heard nothing from her. It is^
possible that she did not leave on
schedule time.
U. S. SUPPLIES
DEADLY TOOLS
SHELLS AND TRENCH TOOLS
BRING MILLIONS TO
PITTSBURG.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 28.—Orders for
fifty thousand tons of carbonized
rounds were received here today from
the fighting nations of Europe.
Twenty six thousand tons of steel for
the making of shrapnel shells were
shipped to Europe recently. Fully six
million dollars worth of trenching
tools, galvanized sheeting wire and
projectile steel have been bought in
Pittsburg by the belligerents in the
past two months. The galvanized
sheet iron is probably to be used for
cover in the trenches.
H. C. Hall whose toes were ampu
tated some time ago is reported to be
progressing most favorably.
PRESIDENT IS
FIFTY EIGHT
SENATORS AND CABINET CALI
ALL DAY TO CONGRAT
ULATE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.—Practi
cally all the democratic senators ii
the country and many of the repre
sentatives called on President Wilsoi
today to congratulate him on his fiftj
eighth birthday. The members of th<
cabinet called in a body and found th<
president in fine spirits. He declaret
that he had never in his life felt bet
ter and he showed it in every action
TURKS DEFEAT
THEJJSSIANS
BERLIN DECLARES VICTORS
NEAR CAUCASIA WAS
IMPORTANT.
BERLIN, ec. 28.—Constantinople
has received word from the Turkish
commander in Asia Minor that the
Turkish troops have gained an im
portant victory near the place where
Turkish Russian and Persian terri
tories meet . It is stateei that as a re
suit of the victory the Turks have no\e
entered Russian territory and are
still advancing without much opposi
tion. According to the general beliel
here the Turkish army of the Sum
tanal is getting ready for the descenl
on Egyptian territory. It is expectec
that the Egyptian people will rise ir
favor of the Turks once the lattei
have gained a foothold in that coun
try.
The raid by the German airship or
airships on the Thames is said here
to havo resulted in much damage to
shipping in that river but the facts
will probably not be known for some
days. The British airship raid on Cux
haven was absolutely without result
except that a few harmless bombs
were thrown. German victories in the
east and west have been reported to
day. The re-taking of Mlawa is re
garded as a brilliant victory which
clears the way for the descent by the
Germans from the north on Warsaw.
The Austrians have also gained a
magnificent victory near Cracow and
have compelled the Russians to aban
don the siege and fall back while the
victorious Austrians pursued them for
two or three days. The Russians arc
now further from Cracow than they
were a month ago. All the news from
the various seats of war this after
non is decidedly favorable to Germany
and Austria.
ALL NATIONS
CLAIMSUCCESS
GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS WIN
ONE PLACE AND LOSE
IN ANOTHER.
LONDON, Doc. 28.—‘The reports
from South Poland this morning are
to the effect that where the German
right wing joins the Austrian left
these two armies have made slight
gains after some of the fiercest fight
ing rocorded during the war. Berlin
and Vienna claim these successes to
be important but the Russian reports
declare them to be hardly noticeable.
Vienna admits that in Galicia and the
Carpathians the Austrians have been
compelled to give ground and Petro
grad officially anounces that the Rus
sians are again pursuing the Aus
trians into the Carpathion mountains
after having taken many thousands
of prisoners. With all this it is evi
dent that Russia has made no further
advance in the effort to invest Cracow
and nothing more appears about that
fortress in the dispatches. Przemysl
also is standing in spite of the Rus
sian investment. The fighting on the
Servian frontier is also evidently not
of great importance. The Servians are
believed to have suffered too much to
permit an invasion of Austria while
the Austrians are apaprently remain
ing in their strong defensive posi
tions and are satisfied to hold them
while they are sending their chief
forces against the Russians.
PETROGRAD IS
AGAIN WINNER
”
FIRST RETIRES FROM CRACOW
AND THEN CLAIMS A
VICTORY.
PETROGRAD Dec. 28.—The Rus
sians after the retreat from Cracow
concentrated along the Biala river
from which they moved down and at
tacked the Austrians at Tuchow’ and
so prevented a junction of tw'o Aus
trian armies. The Russians then
checked the Austrians advancing from
Sanok. After these successes the Rus
sians took the offensive on Christmas
Day along the Biala river and won
the battel of Tuchow. The Austrians
retreated throughout the following
day and the Russians captured thirty
five hundred prisoners and eighteen
machine guns. Later the Russians
stormed the heights of Seidliska four
| miles south of Tuchow.
VILLA, GUITERREZ AND
ZAPATA START NEW ROW
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The gen
eral situation in Mexico as reflected
in the official dispatches today is not
altogether encouraging. Friction is
reported to have come between Guiter
rez, Villa and Zapata over the question
of executions. Zapata favors the kill
ing of all the federal leaders but
Guiterrez and Villa advocate a gen
eral amnesty for all political offenders.
There seems to be the gravest danger
that the two factions will become ir
reconcilable and that a second war will
soon be started in the republic.
In the meantime Villa's forces have
suspended attacks on Ebano near
Tampico and have concentrated for an
attack on the seaport of Tuxpan whero
fighting is now in progres. During
the past few days pessimism has come
again in Washington in relation to
Mexican affairs and there seems to
be very little hope that peace will
i come. Indeed some people think that
! conditions are worse than ever.
USING ESPERANTO.
HAVE, Dec. 28.—Even Esperanto
has not been over looked by the
Kaiser’s press bureau as a means of
presenting the German side of the
war to the people of neutral countr'es.
One of these reports has found its way
to Havre from Switzerland, where the
German official news is sent for dis
tribution through the Esperanto
league.
RUSSIANS COMPELLED TO
REEREAT EROM CRACOW
But Petrograd Comes Back With
Story of Another Aus
trian Haul
PETROGRAD, Dec. 28.—The siege
of Cracow has again been raised it is
admitted by the Russian authorities
today. The Russian army investing
the fortress was compelled to fall
back, according to the news given out,
because the Austrians made an at
tempt to divide the Russian army in
Galicia. This news is regarded as
serious although the military authori
ties have evidently not given out the
full details. They admit, however,1
that the Russian army has retreated
fifty miles.
JACK JOHNSON WILL
FIGHT JESS WILLARD.
Hattie for the Championship of the
World Will Take Place at
Juarez, Mexico.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Jack Johnson
and Jess Willard will fight for the
championship of the world at Juarez,
Mexico, on the Seventeenth of March.
All arrangements have been complet
ed, it is said, and both men seem to
be anxious to have the fight pulled
ofT so that small matters are not ex
pected to interfere. Johnson will take
ship direct from Europe either to
Mexico itself or to some South Amer
ican country from which he can
reach Mexico easily.
EXPECT NEW JUDGE WILL
SOON BE APPOINTED.
Fairgbanks Democrats Believe that
Charles Bunnell will be the Choice.
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 28.—'The people
of this city are expecting to hear
momentarily that a new judge has
been appointed to fill tho vacancy
caused by’ the retirement of Judge
Fuller. The general opinion amongst
democrats is that Charles Bunnell will
receive the appointment. A strenuous
effort is being made in Washington
to prevent the appointment of an out
sider. Many Fairbanks men who
went out for the winter have gone to
Washington to take part in the fight
for a home appointment. It is said
that applications have been made for
the place by men whose names have
not been mentioned at all.
Snow fell very late here this year
but we now have an abundance of it
to make the trails good.
GERMANS ADMIT THEY
ARE SHORT IN SUPPLIES.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 28.—Agents
of the commissary department of the
German army, who are here purchas
ing suplies, admit that Germany s
shortage in some respects is serious.
They state that Germany would be
glad to exchange all prisoners of war
because of the difficulty of providing
supplies for them.
The agents find their task here
made difficult by the Danish prohibi
tion against exports of many articles.
They have succeeded, however in pur
chasing large quantities of meat,
which may still be exported to Ger
many. They would like to get a mil
lion pairs of boots and shoes, but the
list of prohibitions includes all articles
made of leather or hide.
in lilt; rtrirtjciv mu nuaoiau t^nuuaii
dor decided not to stop until he had
crossed the Biala river and taken pos
session of a strip of territory twenty
miles wide. Buy this maneuvre he
managed to separate an Austrian force
commanded by General Boehm Ermol
li and compelled him to retire so that
the Russian retreat ended really in a
success. Ermolli is now reported to
be retreating fast and the western
army of the Austrians is reported to
be eriously crippled.
CHECK HEADWAY
EAST AND WEST
GERMANS RETAKE MLAWA BUT
ARE STATIONARY SOUTH
OF VISTULA.
LONDON, Doc 28.—Headway has
boen checked on both battle fronts
according to the news coming from
the different capitals since Saturday.
The French troops have made some
advances during the past three days
but their advances have apparently
not been kept up at the same speed
which had been reported during the
fortnight previously. A thick fog
which has hung over Flanders and
northern France for several days is
partly accountable for the slackening
efforts. In northern Poland the Ger
mans have again received strong re
inforcements and have once mope
taken the offensive with some rather
important results. They have again
taken Mlawa from which they were
compelled to retreat several days ago.
At that time they were reported by
Petrograd to have been driven back
behind the East Prussia frontier but
the retaking of Mlawa seems to show
that they were by no means defeated.
South of the river Vistula the Ger
mans still stand on the same ground,
having apparently failed to make any
advance from the westward towards
Warsaw. The cold continues to be
intense in the eastern battle ground
but the fighting proceeds in spite of
it Should the German force which
has re-taken Mlawa be able to con
tinues its advances southward it will
place the Russians in such a position
that they may be compelled to retreat
in the center and let the German cen
ter advance but Petrograd declares
its confidence that the northern arm>
of the enemy will again be driven
backward.
birthday party.
Mrs. Schalaben is celebrating this
afternoon the tenth anniversary of
her marriage by giving a pleasant
children’s party from 4 to 8 o’clock.
The young ladies and gentlemen
guests are Vincent Seiffert, Arthur
Atkinson, Robert Daggett, Francis
Ballaine Alice Daggett, Gladys Green,
Audrey Phillips, Geraldine Cook,
Beatrice and Dorothy Baughman and
Hazel Borgen.
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