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POLAND AGAIN TO RISE AS AN INDEPENDENT
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NATION NO MATTER WHO WINS IN GREAT WAR
. Savs Russian Retreat is Meant
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Onlv to Insure Final \ ietory!
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For Muscovites.
RUSSIANS HOPEFUL
PETROGRAD, August 2.—The nation generally is
confident that the grand duke can extricate his armies
# when the time comes to retreat from Warsaw although
Teutons on all sides of the Polish capital are now striving
to rush in to secure possession of the country over which
the retirement must take place. The retreat is really be
ing made because of the possibility of endangering a re
treat later should the Germans or Austrians on either
flank manage to advance further.
TO MAKE POLAND FREE
LONDON. August 2.—The Russian war minister has
announced formally to the Duma that Warsaw will he
t evacuated and all doubt of the fall of the Polish capital
has been banished. In his speech the minister declared
that the city would be evacuated merely to conserve the
strength of Russia to insure ultimate victory. The news
papel’s of Poland and Prussia announce this morning that
on his entry into Warsaw the kaiser will proclaim Polish
independence and that once more, at least for a time, a
Polish kingdom will come into being. Those papers say
that to make up the new kingdom Russian Poland, Gali
cian Poland and the German duchies of Posen and Danzig
will be joined.
CZAR ALSO PROMISES
PETROGRAD, August 2.—The czar in a message to
the Duma announces that Poland will be given autonomy
whatever may be the outcome of the present campaign.
When this message was read the Duma knew that the
Polish capital is about to be abandoned but the general be
lief is that the Russian campaign against Germany has
hardly more than been begun. The firmest confidence
prevails that a reorganization of our armies will be fol
lowed by a totally different result.
GERMAN’S OVERJOYED .
BERLIN', August 2—All Germany is now overjoyed
at the positive information that Warsaw will fall. In
commenting on the tact the newspapers-point out that
just after one year of warfare Germany has conquered
territory that has an area twice the size of the kingdom of
Bavaria. Another statement to mark the close of the
year of warfare and intended to add to the celebration ol
victory was that by the imperial chancellor who declares
that after a full test it has been found that Germany can
not be starved out and that all danger from that point of
view is perfectly known to l>e over.
MANY RUSSIANS TAKEN
VIENNA, August 2.—During the month of July
alone the Austrian army has captured one hundred and
thirty thousand Russian soldiers 1 he country is now
guessing the number of the enemy that will fall into
Teutonic hands after the evacuation of Warsaw. There
is a hope that the Germans in the north will be able to in
terfere with the Russian line of retreat and turn the re
tirement into a veritable gathering in of great hordes
of captives.
ABSORBING BELGIUM
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AMSTERDAM, August 2.—It has been found bv
financial circles that the banks of Belgium are being
gradually absorbed into the financial system of Germany.
The newspapers here declare this to be an almost infallible
sign that the Teutonic power has decided to hold Belgium
permanently.
WASHINGTON, August 2.—The British govern
ment has informed this government that the exportation
of beet seeds from Germany to the United States will be
permitted in future. The seeds will be allowed to come in
time for the next crop.
POPE’S IDEA NOT FAVORED
LONDON, August 2.—The British newspapers gen
erally comment unfavorably on the suggestion of the pope
to try to bring around peace through the episcopates of
the different warring nations. The opinions of the pub
lic men have not been ascertained on the subject but it is
thought that the expressions by the papers are a reflec
tion of the ideas of the cabinet members.
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❖ FRANCE LANDS MEN' ♦
* ON HAITI SHORES. ❖
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WASHINGTON, August 2.—
French marines have been landed at
Port au Prince to protect French in
terests from further violation. The in
formation that the French legation
was entered by the mob when they
murdered the president was sent to
Paris and the French war de
partment at once sent orders for the
landing of the troops.
THREE COMPANIES CHARGE
A THOUSAND STRIKERS.
Fierce Fight Occurs but the Mob is
Dispersed After Killing
of One Man.
MASSANA, N. V.. August 2.—
Three companies of militia charged a
mob of a thousand strikers here today
and a fierce battle resulted but the
strikers were dispersed. One man
who refused to strike was killed by
the mob. The strikers are the em
ployes of the Aluminum company of
America.
EIGHT DIE OF HEAT.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2.—
Eight people have ilioil in this city as
a result of the heat wave.
NEW COMPANY
STEAMER HERE
VLMANCE ARRIVES THIS MORN
ING ON FIRST VOYAGE FOR
INDEPENDENT CO.
The steamship Alliance arrived this
morning at 11 o’clock and so marked
♦.he beginning of the operation of a
new steamship company in these wat
ers. The Alliance is owned by the In
dependent Steamship company, in
which Brown & Hawkins of this city
are heavily interested, and of which
R. M. Semmes is the general manag
er. She is captained by Captain
Archie McKay and will have a
regular twenty days schedule between
Seattle and Alaska ports, including
Anchorage and Knik. On this trip
she had four hundred tons of freight
for Brown & Hawkins at Seward and
the same amount for their business at
Anchorage and Knik. She also
brought, by the way, the cement for
the city sidewalks. She will leave to
night at midnight for Cook Inlet.
Charles Brown, of Brown & Hawk
ins, was one of the passengers aboard
and says they stopped at Ketchikan,
Petersburg and Juneau, as the vessel
will on each trip. Mr. Brown says
; the general opinion outside now is
that next year will be the big one for
this city and he comes back impress
ed more than ever with the favorable
outlook.
u. S. WILL HAVE SIX
THIRTY KNOT CRUISERS.
WASHINGTON, August 2.—Secre
tary of State Lansing has consented
to the plan for the construction of
six thirty-knot cruisers and destroy
ers which were provided for by con
gress at the last session.
T^O CABINS BURNED ON
R. R. BY FOREST FIRE.
The cabins of Messrs Fair-man ar.d
Atkinson have been destroyed by
forest fires near the railroad line out
around Mile Thirty
THOMAS RIGGS
ISHISITOR
MEMBER OF ENGINEERING COM
MISSION COMES TO SPEAK
WITH HIS COLLEAGUES.
Thomas* Riggs, jr., one of the three
members of the government railroad
engineering commission, came to Se
ward on the Mariposa and went to
Anchorage today on the Alameda
He is conducting the work of the com
mission at the interior end where he
had been perfecting the locating sur
veys. He came out from Fairbanks
via Cordova and had been at the lat
ter town a week waiting for a boat.
He conies merely to discuss business
with the other members of the com
mission and says, when asked about
his future activities, that they depend
on the instructions he will receive
from Mr. Edes, the chairman.
A most interesting fact mentioned
by Mr. Riggs this morning is that the
building of the railroad to Fairbanks
will mean the doubling of the output
of that camp. The price of wood in
there now is from eight to sixteen
dollars and the lower grade placers
cannot be profitably operated until
the Nenana coal can be shipped in.
Mr. Riggs was also asked as to
whether Fairbanks has been absolute
ly decided upon as the interior term
inal and he expressed surprise that
such a question was necessary. “The
president named Fairbanks in his ex
ecutive order,” said the commissioner.
He will spend about four days at An
chorage and then come to Seward,
later making connections for Fair
banks which he expects to reach
about September 1. He has no com
ment to make on the railroad matters
and turned off all the questions by the
reminder that Mr. Edes is the man to
give out anything in the shape of In
formation.
MORE SOLDIERS FOR HAITI.
WASHINGTON, July 3!.—The
warship Connecticut has departed
with more marines for Haiti. The
marines will be lauded to reinforce
the troops already there and to take
a firm hold on affairs so that matters
may be placed on a regular footing.
SEWARD BALL NINE OFF
TONIGHT FOR ANCHORAGE.
Almost Same Team that Beat Cor
dova Will Try Conclusions
With New City.
The baseball nine to represent Se
ward in a series of games against
Anchorage will leave tonight on the
steamship Alliance for the other rail
road city. Harry Hoben will travel
with the bunch as manager and Joe
Campbell will again have the captain
cy. The players known to be going
tire Reed, Hickey’, Addams, I ochlman,
Finnegan, Nickerson, Campbell, Car
rington, Burley, van Houten. Binley
will go from Hope where he is now
living.
WENT ON ALAMEDA
ON HUNDRETH TRIP.
f The following wei\t west on the
Alameda:
Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Tubby, W. J.
Fogel strom, Thomas Riggs, A. Christ
ensen, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Campbell,
Frank Watson, Mi's. Alex McDonald,
Joe Morris, Col. Revell, Mrs. E. Allen
baugh and 4 children, A. Thompson,
Mrs. Alice Rohde, W. J. Erskine, E.
E. Provence, J. P. Galbraith, Mr. and
Mrs. F. J. Smith, E. Lyall, Robert
Wakeland.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
GERMANS DRIVE WEDGE
IN THE POLISH FRONT
❖ VALDEZ BANK CLOSES *
* AS RESULT OF FIRE. *
VALDEZ, August 1.—The Valdez
Bank and Trust Company suspended
Saturday. It owes in desposits six
teen thousand and its assets are fifty
thousand. The action was taken by
the directors because of hard times
and the losses incurred in the recent
fire.
(Note) The amount of deposits
mentioned in this dispatch is likely
not right but an effort to secure con
firmation of the figures has not yet
borne fruit.
BECKER’S WIDOW SAYS
HE WAS MURDERED.
Places Plate on Collin Telling 1 hat
Governor Whitman is the
Murderer.
NEW YORK, July 31.—On the
plate of the coffin containing the re
mains of Becker his widow has placed
a silver plate on which are engraved
the words, “Charles Becker, murdered
July 30, 1015, by Governor Whitman.”
The woman believes still in her
husband’s innocence and says that
Whitman did not give time to have
the real facts ascertained.
CITY EXPENSES '
ARE TREBLED
ASSESSMENT RAISED TO OVER
TWO MILLIONS IN THE
PRESENT REGIME.
It cost the city of Seward $20,887
dollars last year for its municipal
government but this year the cost will
be just three times as much, or $00,
000, according to the estimate of City
Clerk Lucas.
These facts are significant and need
not be commented upon. The only
thing that may be said that might in
dicate the opinions of the taxpayers
is that some of them are so dis-satis
fied that they have spoken of holding
a public meeting to appoint a commit
tee to look into the affairs of the
municipality. This paper, soon after
the taking office of the present coun
cil, predicted a tremendous expendi
ture but the matter is now for the
people themselves to take into ac
count.
The total assessed valuation of the
taxable property of the city this year
is two million, two hundred and forty
thousand. Last year it was less than
i a million. It was in round figures
nine hundred and thirty thousand, to
be exact.
This shows an increase of the value
of Seward real estate which, of
course, is due to the selection of the
city as the terminal. Is that so?
In addition to the sum to be secur
ed from municipal taxation there will
be ten thousand dollars from federal
licenses, the same amount as that of
last year. Much of the expense, of
course, has been incurred or will be
incurred by the street improvements
and the improvements to the school
building but it is difficult at present,
without a chance to go carefully into
the subject, to say why the expendi
tures for this year will be forty
thousand dollars more than those of
last year. One could understand an
increase of ten, fifteen or even twenty
thousand dollars, perhaps, but that
forty thousand increase is a stunner.
Great Question Now is Whether
Russian Forces Can Withdraw
Safely.
GERMANS DRIVE WEDGE
BERLIN, August 2.—'The German generals are now
driving a wedge in the Polish frontier and the great event
now in view is to prevent the army defending Warsaw
from making its escape. It is reported today that the
Germans have already crossed the Vistula at a point
from which the enemy’s line of retreat will be seriously
threatened.
TWO STEAMERS SUNK
LONDON, August 2.—The British steamers Clint
onia and Fulgcns were reported today to have been sunk
by German submarines. Both vessels were ol consider
able size and their loss is the most serious of the marine
kind for several days.
C. P. R. MEN MUST FIGHT
OTTAWA, August 2.—“The country needs you and
we do not” is the phrase which has been inserted in the
pay check envelopes of many of the unmarried employes
of‘the Canadian Pacific railroad. The effort is now to be
made to get all men of the proper age and physical quali
ties to swell the ranks of the British army.
BIG GUNS ON MOVE
AMSTERDAM, August 2—The Germans are now
moving their forty-two centimeter guns to bombard the
fortifications around Warsaw. The great guns have
been held back hitherto as a German retreat might have
resulted in their loss owing to their immense weight. It
is the policy of the Germans, according to the information
received here, to batter down the fortifications as last as
possible so that the time of the enemy for retreat might
be the shortest possible.
PETROGRAD, August 2.—Russian torpedo boats
have shelled the Turkish port ol Shile neai ( onstantin
ople and sank one hundred and forty-seven small boats.
The place was the center of a fishing industry.
SEE RUSSIANS RETIRING
GENEVA, August 2.—German aviators have report
ed that the Russian retreat from Warsaw is now proceed
ing Divisions of the czar’s forces have been seen by the
airmen marching to the eastward although the fortifica
tions are still kept strongly garrisoned while the mam
bodies are escaping from the closing in enemj.
MRS BECKER REMOVES PLATE.
NEW YORK, August 2.—The
police have persuaded Mrs. Becker to
remove the plate on the coflin ot her
husband. This plate is the one that
contained the inscription calling Gov
ernor Whitman the murderer of
Becker. When it was pointed out
that the statement could be regarded
as a criminal libel her friends aided
the efforts to have her remove it.
The grief of the woman has almost j
stolen her senses.
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PASSENGERS ON THE
EVANS AND NORTHWESTERN.
SEATTLE, August 2.—The Evans
left Saturday with the following pas
sengers for Seward:
Janies McCoy and wife, Hulda
Turnbull, Mrs, van Pelt, C. Suther
land, F. Stevens and wife and twelve
steerage.
For Knik she has W. Holmes, J.
Cart, F. Charles, J. Roberts, Gene
Furman and eighteen steerage.
For Kodiak she has Mrs. Slade, L.
Howland and mother.
The Northwestern has the follow
ing passengers for Seward: Roy
Harvey, T. Powell, W. Gleason, Frank
Dorer, J. Worth, James Jack, Miss
Blyes, Julius Stalnsky, Rebecca
Stalnsky and J. Smith.
For Knik: C. Stanley and John
Chamberlin.
PROFITS FOR EMPLOYES.
BRIDGEPORT, July 31.—*The
Locomobile factory here has decided
to share its profits in future with the
employes. The number of men en
gaged is three thousand.
INCREASE WAGES.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, July 31.—
The steel works managers have an
nounced an increase of wages to sev
enteen thousand employes.
HARTFORD, July 31.—The Colts
Arms company has announced an in
crease of twelve per cent in the
wages of its workmen. Several other
companies have also increased wages
in the state.
BRYAN SAYS HE DOES
NOT WANT AN EMBARGO.
SEATTLE, July 31.—William Jen
nings Bryan has reiterated the state
ment that he opposed to the placing
of an embargo on munitions of war.
This statement was doubted because
of the well known opinions of the ex
secretary but no doubt can longer
exist.
PANAMA FAIR MAKES MONEY.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.—'The
Panama exposition has made three
hundred and ninety thousand dollars
net profit up to the present date*
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