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BRITISH LOSS |
WAS 258,000
PRIME MINISTER ASQUITH AN
NOUNCES FIGURES SINCE
BEGINNING OF WAR.
LONDON, June t>.—Prime Minister
Asquith announced today in the house
of commons that the total losses to
the British forces from the beginning
of the war up to May 31 were two*
hundred and fifty-eight thousand men
killed, wounded, prisoners ami miss
ing. These include the losses in the
navy also but the loss at sea was com
paratively small. It was also learned
this afternoon that Peter Bencken
dorlT, former ambassador from Rus
sia to London, has been killed in bat
tle at Kovno.
ALASKA NORTHERN
MORTGAGE FILED.
BicknelL Bain and Co., solicitors of
Toronto, Canada, have filed in the
Surveyor Genera’s office a mortgage
deed of trust from the Alaska North
ern Railway company to the Trusts
and Guarantee Company, Ltd., of To
ronto, to secure the issue of first
mortgage 35 years 5 per cent, gold
bonds to the value of $5,000,000. The
money was borrowed for the purchase
of a piece of railroad from Seward to
the Yukon river via Turnagain Arm
on Cook’s Inlet.—(Juneau Empire.)
SKEEN LECHNER v '^E » 1\
Some phases of the case of Hansen
vs. the Skeen-Leehner mine occupied
the attention of the court today. The
matter was postponed to I o’clock
this afternoon. The arguments on a
demurrer in the case of Haynes vs.
Boyle are fixed for this afternoon but
a decision is not likely before press
time.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
STRIKES VIENNA.
MADRID, June 9.—It was officially
announced here today that an epi
demic of cholera has broken out in the
city of Vienna. The announcement
was made in order to put people on
their guard in this country.
CAPTURED THOUSANDS
OF RUSSIANS AGAIN.
BERLIN, June 9.—It is officially an
nounced that Austrians have captured
four thousand five hundred Russians
at Stanislaus. The Austrians captur
ed that city yesterday on the way
north from Bukowina against the
Russian flank.
UULO nvu.u i\ i'. .11 untu.
Some of the prettiest gold dust im
aginable has been brought to the
Bank of Seward from Kenai river by
Tom Towle. The dust is almost as
fine as beach gold and the quantity of
it tells a most pleasant story of the
prospects on that stream.
01 lie Reese has been very sick for
the past week in the hospital but is
now said to be progressing very well.
MARIPOSA IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, June 9.—The Mariposa
arrived here last night.
Judge Tucker of the Second division
recently ruled that the law passed by
the Alaska Legislature permitting
any person of legal age to serve a
summons is void, but a later ruling by
Judge Bunnell of the Fourth division
implies a contrary opinion.—(Ex)
A great many people outside and
inside Alaska are now anxious to get
any news they can of the place where
the government railroad will be. To
save writing letters you could send
the Gateway, either your own read
copy or get another.
GERMANS LAND IN
EIBAII FROM BALTIC
I
Begin Great Offensive Move
ment to East and South
in North Russia.
BEAT CONSCRIPTION
LONDON, June ff.—By the aid of the Irish National
ist members of the house of commons the conscription bill
has been defeated and an anti-conscription bill passed.
The opponents of the idea of compelling workers to labor
in getting out munitions of war made a strenous fight but
would have been in a minority had they not succeeded in
securing the aid of the Irish party. Redmond, the chair
man of the Nationalists and the man who refused a place
in the new cabinet, says he and his party voted as they
ciid because he believed that conscription would divide
the people and kill the unity so much desired at the pres
ent time.
GERMANS LAND TROOPS.
BERLIN, June ff.—We have succeeded in landing
troops at Libau by way of the Baltic sea and have now
started a great offensive movement to the south and east
of that city. Russian forces are between Libau and Riga
and between Libau and Memel. It is reported here that
the attempt of the Russian fleet to prevent the landing
of the troops was easily defeated but no official informa
tion has been given out here concerning the matter and
as the landing has been made there is every reason to be
lieve that the warships convoying the troops were success
ful in beating off opposition. Our first objective in the
march east will be Riga which it is hoped to capture. The
movement south will be for the purpose of threatening
the rear of the Russians defending Warsaw and compel
ling them to fall back. The Risk is a large one but the
general staff seems to be confident of the result.
ALLIES LAND TROOPS
ATHENS, June 9—The Allied powers have landed
fresh troops on Gallipoli peninsula and have started new
general attacks on the Turkish positions. In conjunction
with the land forces the fleets are bombarding the forts
and covering the land attacks. The report from Constan
tinople that'the Turks drove back the Allies is not credit
ed here.
GERMANS SLACKEN
LONDON, June 9.—The news arriving from the
eastern front today seems to indicate that the Teutonic
attack in Galicia is weakening. It is admitted that they
have pushed the Russians back a considerable distance
and have them now between Kolomea and Calusz but it
is thought that the Germans and Austrians will have to
stop there and fortify themselves against a counter of
fensive. Advices from Berlin and Petrograd state that no
great change has taken place in the fighting in Galicia for
the past couple of days but Vienna claims that the move
ment to encircle Lemberg is progressing favorably. The
report that the Austrians have crossed the Dniester river
near Lemberg shows that the whole Russian line must
have been forced entirely away from the Carpathians and
military men candidly express the belief that a retreat
of such a nature by armies numbering hundreds of thou
sands of men must have been accompained by frightful
losses'
LONDON, June 9.—A Russian steamer was torpedo
ed and sunk by a German submarine yesterday off the
coast of Scotland without warning. Two of the crew were
killed but the remainder managed to reach shore.
BOMBARD VENICE
VENICE, June 9.—This city was subjected to a bom
bardment yesterday by an Austrian aviator wrho dropped
several powerful bombs that wrecked many buildings
and killed two people. None of the great historic buildings
were injured, however, whether because of bad aim or a
desire not to destroy such edifices.
FIGHT GETS GENERAL
ROME, June 9—The main armies of Italy and
Austria are now reported to be closing in on each other
near the frontier and fighting between advanced bodies is
becoming continuous. Several more or less important
skirmishes of that kind occurred yesterday but our ad
vance was not checked. Germany has not declared war
formally nor has Italy against Germany and it is thought
likely that the German government will leave the task of
meeting our army entirely to the Austrians. The repulse
of the Russians in Galicia has been of great aide to the
enemy in enabling him to detach reinforcements but the
Servians are now reorganizing with a view to a general
advance.
HAVE ANOTHER IDEA
ABOUT BRYAN’S REASON.
El Paso Believes Resignation Was
Due to the U. S. Attitude
Towards Mexico.
EL FASO, June 9.—It is believed
here that Bryan’s resignation from
the cabinet was due to the firmer at
titude taken by the administration in
relation to Mexico. It is stated that
strong reasons point this to have been
the real cause. Since the news of the
resigr"*^" came it has been said with
good uthorn • that for some time
Bryan was kn wn tc be at logger
heads with the ^resident about the
Mexican muddle and that the presi
dent’s firm stand of a few days ago
was taken in defiance of the wishes of
the state secretary. Everyone here
now expects to see the president be
come more determined in his actions
towards the neighboring republic.
FIVE BLOCKS IN CITY
OF PORTLAND BURNED.
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Ix>st
When Great Blaze Hit
Waterfront.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 9.—Five
blocks were destroyed on the water
front today by a great fire. The loss
in property is estimated at three hun
dred thousand dollars. The eiTorts of
the fire department to subdue the
flames in the beginning were frustrat
ed by the inflammable nature of the
goods stored in some of the buildings.
CHRISTY MATHEWSON OUT.
CHICAGO, June 8.—Christy
Mathewson has been ordered to quit
the game for several weeks owing to
a nervous trouble in the shoulder. His
loss is expected to be a big handicap
to the team.
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❖ WHEAT CROP WILL BE *
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WASHINGTON, June 8.—The gov
ernment experts estimate that the
wheat crop in 1915 will be nine hund
red and fifty million bushels which
will be the greatest in the country’s
history. The amount is sixty million
bushels more than that of last year.
COMMERCIAL
CLUR ELECTS
new building to be erected
ON ITS OWN LOTS BY
THE ORGANIZATION.
At its annual meeting last nigh",
the Seward Comemercial Club decided
to erect a fine house on the lots which
it purchased some time ago. The
building will be a handsome one with
verandas overlooking the sea and with
lots of space and arrangements for
comfort. During recent weeks the
club has become more popular than
ever and has a remarkable period of
prosperity ahead of it. The new of
ficers were elected last night for the
coming year. Derick Lane, the retir
ing president advised a change in the
personnel of the officers as he thought
such a course the best for all organiz
ations. Frank L. Ballaine was then
unanimously chosen president for the
coming year and the election of Ed.
Whittemore as vice-president was al
so unanimous. The other officers
elected are: Wayne Blue, secretary;
Sidney Anderson, treasurer, Messrs,
Sears, Stone and Guy Whitehead,
trustees.
The membership of the club has in
creased immensely since the terminal
announcement and it is now well on
the way to being one of the finest of
ing at San Francisco.
Experienced girl wants day work
or cooking. Apply Gateway office.
BRYAN WANTED TO
RESIGN FOR DAVS
He and Wilson Express Friend
ship in Letters of Resigna
tion and Acceptance.
WASHINGTON, June 9.—It was
discovered for the first time this ^
morning that William Jennings Bryan |
did not resign as the result of any >
particular argument at yesterday’s j
cabinet meeting but that he had |
actually considered the resignation
for several days. Indeed, he had ar-1
ranged for the resignation with Presi
dent Wilson on Monday. He had sent
it in to the president three times but
Wilson refused to accept until he ■
found that the secretary of state had j
absolutely made up his mind to leave j
the administration. In spite of the
differences between the two great.
democratic leaders they are said to
remain personally friendly. In his
letter of resignation Bryan expressed
the most sincere personal regard for
Wilson and declared that it was for
the best interests of the president,
the administration and the country
that he was deciding to pull out be
cause he differed from Wilson on ques
tions of foreign policy and it would be
unfair to Wilson to remain. The
president's letter of acceptance ex
pressed regret and strong apprecia
tion of the secretary’s work while in
office. It is now known that Bryan's
attitude has been most embarrassing
to Wilson for some time, especially
since May 13 when the note to Ger
many was sent. His resignation is
the direct result of his opposition to '
the wording of the note and this leads I
to the general belief that the message
now being prepared for dispatch to
Berlin will be sharp and will admit
of no temporizing on the part of the
German government. Some of the
papers which have been hostile to
Bryan now see or pretend to see in
his resignation some political pur
pose but the weight of opinion seems
to be that he has acted from purely
conscientous motives. He has not yet
made any public statement although
one is expected today and it is
thought that he will explain his action
by reminding the country that during J
his administration of the state depart-1
ment he had brought several nations |
together in signing his famous peace
plans which bound the nations to ar
bitrate and pause before declaring
war, and that he could not consistent
ly adopt a different plan for himself
when dealing with other powers. The
resignation is the political sensation
of the day. Prominent republican in
dividuals and newspapers see in it the
beginning of a political war between
Wilson and his former supporter and
friend. Conjectures are already rife
as to what effect the action will have
on the presidential election and the
selection of a democratic candidate.
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* THIRD AVENUE *
❖ PETITION KILLED. ❖
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The petition for the improvement
of Third avenue has been killed as it
was found not to contain names repre
senting a sufficient amount of prop
erty. The survey of Fourth avenue is
proceeding now. A rise of one foot
only was made on Washington street
but only two property holders there
are affected by it, and that effect is
slight.
CORDOVA TEAM IS
SURE TO COME HERE.
From the communications which
have passed between Cordova and Se
ward ball players it now seems cer
tain that the Cordova team will be
here to play Seward on the Fourth of
July. Seward will pay the expenses
of the visitors.
FIX ORDINANCE.
The Bundesrath met again last
night and put the building ordinance
through one of its final stages.
♦ LAUNCH ARIZONA *
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WASHINGTON, June 9.—The sup
erdreadnaught Arizona will be launch
ed at the New York navy yard on
June 19. She is a sister ship to the
Pennsylvania which was recently
launched at Newport News. She will
cost seven and a half millions when
launched and sixteen million when
completed.
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❖ STONE SELLS THE *
❖ PAPER AT KNIK. *
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B. M. Stone has sold the Knik News
to the Cook Inlet Publishing company
which is nowr publishing the Cook In
let Pioneer at Anchorage. L. F. Shaw
is the manager and editor of the
Pioneer and Leopold David is the sec
retary' of the company.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL.
The Ladies Aid will give an Ice
cream social, Thursday evening at
Methodist Church beginning at 8:30
Everybody is cordially invited, especi
ally strangers.
SINK TRANSPORT
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 9.—One of the trans
ports of the Allies was sunk yesterday near the entrance
to the Dardanelles by a Turkish submarine but no state
ment has been made as to whether the troops were aboard
the ship at the time. Severe fighting is now proceeding
in the Dardanelles region, the Allied forces having started
a strong offensive movement. This figthing is proceed
ing favorably for us.
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK
LONDON, June 9.—Another British steamer was
torpedoed today outside the mouth of the Thames. The
people aboard were saved by the use of the small boats.
BOMBARD FIUME
ROME, June 9.—An Italian dirigible balloon bombard
ed the city of Fiume, Dalmatia, yesterday and some
Austrian aeroplanes were wrecked. It has been found
that Dirigibles are perfectly capable of crossing the
Adriatic, doing effective work and returning home.
SAY DANIELS
HAS RESIGNED
STRONG RUMOR THAT SECRE
TARY OF THE NAVY HAS
ALSO QUIT
WASHINGTON, June 0—It is rum
ored this afternoon that Josephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy, has al
so handed his resignation to the presi
dent. Joseph Tumulty, the president’s
private secretary, has denied the rum
or but it is remarked that Mr. Wilson
has not directly declared the rumor to
be false. The reason why Daniels
would resign has not been mentioned
but it is supposed now that he a!.'1*
has differences with the president
either on matters relating to the dif
ficulties between Germany and this
country, or to the navy. It is believed
in many quarters that Lansing will
remain permanently as secretary of
the state. It was learned this morn
ing only that his appointment is a
temporary one.
PRISON COMMISSION
U RNS DOWN FRANK.
Refuses to Pardon Man Condemned to
Death for Mary Phagan's
Murder.
ATLANTA, June 9.—The prison
commission has refused to commute
the sentence of death passed upon
Leo Frank for the murder of Mary
Phagan and the only hope now re
maining for the condemned man lies
in the possibility that the governor
may pardon him. Frank and his
friends had been certain of a favor
able result of the commission's in
vestigation of the case and their dis
appointment is greater than it was
when Frank was first sentenced to
death. A strong agitation is still go
ing on amongst those opposed to
Frank and those who are on his side.
The governor’s decision may be known
in a day or two.
NEW STRIKES ARE MADE
IN THE TOLOVANA.
FAIRBANKS, May IT.—Encourag
ing reports were brought from the
Tolovana camp by C. S. Knutsen, who
arrived directly from that place Sat
urday evening, coming by way of the
Olnes trail, and from there by train.
Pay dirt has been found in several
places, and they have a paystreak lin
ed up on on Livengood from 2 to 20
above, a distance of live miles. Mr.
Knutsen declares that the conditions
are encouraging, though but little can
be accomplished there this season,
owing to the inability’ to get food
brought in. The river route, however,
he thinks may relieve the conditions
there somewhat.
Harry’ Patterson struck bedrock on
6 above, Livengood creek, Friday
morning, and found dirt that will run
from $2.50 to $3 to the square foot of
bedrock. On last Thursday, Dave
Lowry struck bedrock on 20 above,
second tier, Livengood, and found pay.
Wagner, on 2 above, first tier, Liven
good struck pay Thursday.
BARNETTE MUST APPEAR.
FAIRBANKS—Point number one
was scored yesterday morning by
Fernand de Journel, attorney for Re
ceiver F. G. Noyes, when Judge Bun
nell signed an order citing E. T.
Barnette and Isabelle Barnette to ap
pear in court and show cause why
they should not be declared in con
tempt of court for suing the receiver
of the Washington-Alaska bank, with
out first obtaining permission from
the court.
Royal Bakery, Third Avenue, now
under new management. Home Cook
ing. All kinds of pastry and bread,
fresh daily. Meals and lunches at all
hours. Steady boarders, $1.00 per
, day. 6-9-1 mo.