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ASQUITH ASKS TOR ANOTHER
MILLION BRITISH RECRUITS
SPAIN MAY ENTER WAR
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.—It has developed that a com
mission of five military officers of Spain has been here
since February contracting for twenty million dollars
worth of ammunition and machinery. At the same time
reports have come from Gibraltar that Spain is preparing
to enter the war and both stories coming together have
created the belief that the Spaniards are surely contem
plating a move. The fact that the ammunition has been
bought in this country inclines the newspapers to the be
lief that if Spain fights she intends to tight with the
Entente Allies as otherwise she could hardly hope to get
the munitions of war across the Atlantic. Pro-Germans
say, however, that Spain will tight to recover Gibraltar
from the British and to secure colonies in northern
Africa.
BRITAIN NEEDS MILLION MEN
LONDON, Dec. 21.—Premier Asquith announced in
the house of commons this afternoon that Great Britain
needs an additional million troops to bring the total up to
four millions, the number which the British have stated
will be ready for serivce in spring. The agreement which
is said to have been arrived at between the Allies is that
Russia will prepare to have six million armed men and
Britain four million for the spring campaign.
CALLED MRS. ASQUITH TRAITOR
LONDON, Dec. 21.—Mrs. Asquith, wife of the prime
minister, has secured judgment and a restraning order
against the Daily Globe which was recently suppressed
by the government. The Globe was charged by Mrs.
Asquith with libellous attacks. The chief attacks on her
by the Globe were that she was friendly with German
prisoners and was disloyal to Great Britain. Mrs. Asquith
is the woman whom a poet laureate some time ago des
cribed as the woman with the serpent tongue
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CHANGE GENERALS
LONDON, Dec. 21.—Asquith has announced the
transfer of Sir William Robertson, chief of staff in France
to be chief of the imperial general staff. He succeeds Sir
Arthur Murray, who, the prime minister said, is “going
to take an important command." Reports from all fronts
today are that an unusual quiet prevails. The British
forces in Mesopotamia are reported to have fallen back to
a strong position where they will await reinforcements.
ROUMANIA AGAIN
ATHENS, Dec 21.—The report that Roumania will
enter the war on any side is not credited here by the gen
eral public. It is even stated in well informed circles that
Bulgaria entered into an agreement with Roumania be
fore venturing to attack Serbia and so leave Roumania
in its rear. A neutral Roumania is regarded by the
Teutonic powers as of just as much advantage as a
Roumania on thei rside as it stands as a bulwark between
Russia and Bulgaria. No information relating to the
allied army at Saloniki is permitted to be published here.
BOMBARD VARNA AGAIN
LONDON, Dec. 21—Russian warships escorting
stixteen troop ships are now bombarding the Bulgarian
city of Varna, an important port on the Black Sea. It is
assumed from the presence of the troop ships that the
Russians are about to try to land a force to attack Bul
garia and so cause a diversion while the allies at Saloniki
and the Serbians in Albania are getting ready
METHODISTS TO BUl.D
NEW CHI*KOI EDIFICE
Board Elected New Officers At Meet
ing Held Last Night.
The Board of Trustees of the
Methodist Church met last night at
the home of H. H. Hildreth to discuss
ways and means for the erection of
the new Church Edifice. Preliminary
arrangements were made for the se
curing of plans and specifications and
to secure a suitable location for the
new building. The cost of the church
was not determined but arrange
ments will be made for the raising of
the necessary amount of money,
when once the figure is set. Building
will commence early next Spring, and
until then the time will be spent se
curing plans, and a suitable location.
The board elected officers last night
as followt; Frank L. Ballaine, treas
ure; H. H. Hildreth, secretary; J. T.
Harvey, chairman. J. H. Romig and
H. H. Hildreth are acting trustees
pro tern until the next regular elec
tion.
Those present at the meeting were;
C. T. Cook, pastor, and Trustees
Harvey, Romig and Hildreth.
MOOSE PASS LOOKS GOOD
Hank Salisbury, who came in from
Moose Pass last evening, looks for
ward to next Summer as a time when
that district will come to the front
with leaps and bounds. He has the
I greatest faith in its richness and
much development work is about to
be done there.
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MACON, Ga., Dec. 21.—'Two
Negroes were lynched last night by
a crowd of a hundred whites at East
man for the murder of a man named
A. M. Batchelltr.
CHINESE ONCE
I MORE REVOLT
—
FIVE PROVINCES IN SOUTHERN
CHINA RISE AGAINST
NEW EMPEROR.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.—The
Chinese Republican association has
received won! from Shanghai that five
provinces in southern China have
broken out in revolt against the new
emperor and for the purpose of main
taining the republican form of gov
ernment. The revolted provinces have
declared their independence and, ac
cording to the members of the As
sociation here, China is on the verge
of an upheaval which threatens the
disruption of the ancient nation
through treason of the men who have
destroyed the republic for their own
ambitious purposes. The provinces in
revolt contain many millions of in
habitants. Not only are the rank and
file of the people in arms but the
leaders are amongst the most promin
ent in the political life of the south.
One of the bloodiest revolutions in the
history of the world is looked for by
local Chinese.
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Norway to Allow
No Ford Meetings
Authorities Prevent It and He Will
Now Proceed to Other
Places.
CHRISTIANA, Dec. 21. —The
authorities have prevented Henry
Ford from holding meetings in this
city or in any part of the country and
he has given up hope of overcoming
their objections. His next move is
expected to be to Copenhagen where
he will endeavor to have delegates
selected for a gathering at the Hague,
those delegates to be selected from
all countries which are not engaged
in the war. At the present time Ford
himself is suffering from an attack of
influenza ami, while it is not serious,
it has served to cause a delay in fol
lowing up his campaign. The news
papers here have treated the expedi
tion with some courtesy but beneath
what they say is that under-current
of condescension with which Euro
peans are wont to treat what they
regard as American eccentricities.
AXELSOX IS APPOINTED
POSTMASTER AT YAKUTAT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—E. Axel
son, of Yakutat, Alaska, has been ap
pointed postmaster to succeed Ed
ward Rasmussen, who resigned. It
is understood that several applicants
have been received for other offices in
Alaska from which postmasters re
signed following the action of In
spector Neil in reducing the clerical
forces in compliance with the general
order of retrenchment enforced by the
postal department.
FATAL EXPLOSION ONCE
MORE IN A FACTORY
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—One person
was killed, two are missing and eleven
were injured, some fatally, by an ex
plosion in the plant of the Com Pro
ducts company at Shadyside, New
Jersey, last evening. The explosion
was due to spontaneous combustion.
NO FIRE MEETING
There will be no meeting of the fire
department tonight.
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All the banks and stores will be j
closed on Christmas Day and the busi-1
ness people of the city asked the
Gateway this morning to remind the
people that as nothing can be bought i
on that great day it would be advis
able for everyone to make all pur
chases and transact all business as
soon as possible in preparation. Only
three short little days intervene be
tween this and the Holiday of Holi
days, and that is a very short time
to do all you want to do.
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Vital Statistics
of the Territory
How Many Died, Were Born or Mar
ried in a Month.
Fifty-four people died, twenty
three children were born and forty
six couples got married in Alaska be
tween the time of the issue of tbe
All-Alaska Review for November and
the issue for December. To be more
correct it should be stated that these
numbers of deaths, births and marri
ages were from a time preceding the
issue of the November issue to a time,
a month later, preceding the Decem
ber issue as each issue comes olT the
presses before the full number of oc
curences up to date can be secured.
Hut the numbers given are those for
a month, and as all papers inside and
outside are scanned carefully for
deaths, births and marriages the
figures are as nearly correct as it
would be possible for anyone to get
them.
The number of deaths in the First
division for the month reached
twenty-nine but this high figure was
reached because of the accidents due
to large mining development work in
that district. The births in the First
division were fifteen and the mar
riages were twenty-two. Marriages
of people who formerly lived in the
division but who were married out
side are not included unless where the
parties or one of them went outside
just before the marriage.
The full statistics for the Second
division were, possibly, not secured
but for three weeks, anyhow, the
number of deaths were two and the
number of marriages were four. This
division in winter has a very small
population although in summer it is
prosperous and has a far larger popu
lation.
In the Third division there were
eight deaths, four births ami five
marriages.
In the Fourth division there were
fifteen deaths, four births and also
fifteen marriages.
In Yukon territory', which is not in
cluded in the opening statement about
Alaska, there were elven deaths, six
births and also six marriages.
Amongst the Yukon deaths was
that of Mrs. Henderson, wife of the
discoverer of the Klondyke. The son
of the member of parliament was kill
ed in Canada and two Yukon boys
were killed in the great war.
MIAMI COPPER CO..
CONCLUDES WORK
A. H. Case, representing the great
Miami Copper Company, and his men
came in yesterday from Quartz creek
where he has been prospecting on the
Herschell Parker claims, after having
finished the drilling that was neces
sary to be done. When asked whether
he had any statement to make on the
results of the drilling or the plans of
his company, Mr. Case said there was
nothing excpet that they were bound
for home, that is New York City. He
said they were through with the work
out there for the winter, which makes
it appear that his company might
send up men in the spring.
No reader can afford to omit the
Seward Gateway.
RIOTS AND SLAUGHTER T
JUAREZ CITY INTO INEERNO
WOMAN SHOOTS
A WOMAN DEAD
FEUD OVER LAND AT KLAMATH
FALLS, OREGON, RESULTS
IN A BATTLE.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec. 21.
—Mrs. Kuehn is dead and Mrs.
Hunter has confessed to having kill
ed her during a battle which took
place near this town yesterday as the!
result af a feud between the Kuehn
and Hunter families over possession
of land. The feud has lasted
for some time and culminated yester
day in a fight in which rifles and
pistols were brought into play and
many shots exchanged. Mrs. Hunter
admits the killing of Mrs. Kuehn
candidly but declares that she shot
her in self defense.
DROWNED FROM LAUNCH
IN PUGET SOUND STORM
SEATTLE, Dec. 21.—A. E. Garrett,
a salesman for the Union Oil Com
pany, was drowned by the capsizing
of his launch yesterday near Camano
Island. Heavy seas smashed against
the craft and finally upturned it.
No Appropriation
Before Holidays
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Congress Adjourns But McAdoo Will
Try to Get R. R. Money.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. —Con
gress has adjourned and will recon
vene on January' Fourth. No emer
gency appropriation for the work on
the government railroad in Alaska, is
therefore, forthcoming but it is pretty
certain that Secretary McAdoo of the
Treasury' department will try to get
an emergency appropriation as soon
as possible after the holidays. The
amount which he says will be required
will be about two millions and reliable
reports are to the effect that he made
an application to that effect at the
request of Chaorman Edes after the
latter’s arrival from the west. Mr.
Edes has suggested for some time
that two millions would be required
and Secretary Lane has most likely
asked McAdoo to ask for that amount.
The amount may, however, be in
creased or decreased.
LOCKS HIMSELF UP
IN REFRIGERATOR
SEATTLE, Dec. 21.—A one-legged
man was found almost dead here last
night in a refrigerator car which had
arrived from Dunsmuir, British
Columbia. The man stole a ride from
that place and entered the car four
days ago. After getting in he ac
cidentally locked the door and for the
four days he lay in the awful cold
and without food.
FATHER-IN-LAW IS
SHOT AS A BURGLAR
SEATTLE, Dec. 21.—J. E. Orr,
eighty-six years of age, was shot and
fatally injured this morning by his
son-in-law who mistook him for a
burglar. The old man was walking
in the house of the son-in-law when
the latter woke up suddenly and made
the fatal mistake.
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A. J. Wendler elected president of
Chamber of Commerce to fill vacancy
caused by resignation of President
Smith.
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EL PASO, Dec. 21.—The city of Juarez is now in the
thores of one of the most horrible riots in the history even
of Mexico. Following the refusal of the Villa forces to
turn over the city to Carranza in accordance with the
agreement signed by Villa, Villa’s soldiers broke out in
bloody riots this afternoon. They first raided the saloons
and seized the liquor and money and then proceeded to
turn the city into hell. Street cars were attacked and many
were killed, but later fighting took place and several were
killed, amongst the dead being many rioting soldiers.
Those who attempted to maintain peace formed into
strong bodies and some looters were shot. Villa who was
reported to be hiding in El Paso is expected at Juarez
hourly and much anxiety is felt as to what course of ac
tion he will follow.
EL PASO, Dec. 21.—It has since been learned that
George Morrow, an American saloon keeper, who resisted
the rioters was killed by the soldiers. Another American,
who has not been identified, was killed in the Main street
of the town but these are the only Americans reported to
have lost their lives. One band of the rioting soldiers
stormed the arsenal for rifles but many were killed. The
city is reported to be still in a frightful condition.
VILLA GIVES VP LAND
AND IS HIDING AWAY
EL PASO, Dec. 21.—Colonel as he would be perfectly safe from
Hipolito Villa, brother of Francisco molestation here. Peace articles have
<rn „ iii, • i , . been signed between him and Car
Villa, surrendered last night to the
ranza in which he gives control to
American authorities and he has been
Carranza of all the lands occupied by
informed by them that ho is perfect- . . e „ ^ ,
J 1 his forces. I he territory given over
ly safe as long as he respects the ^ includes Chihuahua and Juarez. So
neutrality laws of the United States, ends another Mexican war and peace
His famous brother, the chief, has ; is believed to be in sight for the whole
disappeared from Juarez and is re- country unless some of the officers of
ported to be hiding in this city al- the Villa army decide to keep up a
though no reason for hiding is known guerilla campaign in the north.
WALKED FORTY MILES
WITH BLOOD POURING
Alex Dichson, Fourth Man Wounded
Cutting Kindling, Bleeds Dur
ing Long Journey.
The man who was reported by the j
Gateway to be bleeding to death on i
the way to Seward last evening is
Alex Dichson of Hope. The accident
occurred while Mr. Dichson was cut
ting kindling wood at his home. The
axe caught him in the back of the left
hand just behind the finger and sever
ed an artery. Ho bled profusely and
at once started for the railroad to
catch the train for town. It is said
that he walked all night with the
blood flowing. On the train coming
in he continuer! to bleed until the
blood flowed on the floor. He was met
at the depot by Dr. Sloan who had
been telephoned and under whose ex
pert care the injured man is now pro
gressing favorably at the Pioneer
hospital. He is the fourth man to
have cut himself severely while en
gaged cutting kindling wood in the
past few days.
A FINE TIME AT THE
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
A big crowd of Arctic Brothers and
their friends had a rattling good time
at the low jinx in the big, new hall
last night. The members of the or
ganization, not only collectively but
individually, were most hospitable as
is the A. B. usually. Percy Pullen,!
Arctic Chief, opened the proceedings
and called L. V. Ray to the chair. Mr.
Ray later called John Noon to the
work and others afterwards took a
whack at it. It is often a profound
moral question in journalistic circles
whether Low Jinx is a proper subject
for a polite family paper like the
Gateway or not. Anyhow, there were
so many things that occurred and so
many that added to the evening's en
tertainment that it is safer to speak
of all as one. The Arctic Brother
hood once more showed the true
Arrtin
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❖ ALL-ALASKA REVIEW ❖
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The December issue of the All-Al
aska Review is off the presses. Its
editorial columns this time are chiefly
devoted to the effort to draw the at
tention of the members of the cabinet
to some things which Alaska badly
needs. It has been made evident that
Secretary' Lane, at least, reads the
Review and with the hope that the
editorial page would again meet the
eyes of the cabinet the question of
wages on government work in the ter
ritory and the question of filling Al
askan positions with Alaskans are
taken up. While large numbers of
Alaskans are outside for the winter
a copy, with its condensed news of all
camps, might be of interest to them.
To reeognize the holiday requirements
several examples of Alaskan verse
are included in the December number.
DANCE SATURDAY
Owing to the fact that many of the
members desire to dance Saturday
night the officers have decided to hold
the regular weekly dance of the Sew
ard Entertainment club at the A. B.
Hall next Saturday, Christmas night.
Lemonade will be served.
PIONEERS MEET
There will be a regular meeting of
the Pioneers tonight at their hall
commencing at 8 o’clock. Nomina
tions for officers will close tonight
and the election take place. All
members are requested to attend.
NO TRAIN SERVICE
ON SATURDAY, XMAS
Owing to the fact that Saturday is
Christmas and a legal holiday the En
gineering Commission offices have de
cided not to run the regular train out
that day, but on Friday. The sched
ule for this week v