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ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS_ LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
VoL 9. No. 152 SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1915. Ten Cent* the Copy
SEWARD-FAIRBANKS
IS ROUTE CHOSEN
Seward Is The One and Only
Terminal On The Oeean.
LANE MAKES THE ANNOUNCEMENT!
Thirty-Eight Mile Spur To Tap
Matanuska. Edes Will Build
Koad and Estimates Cost at
Twenty-Eight Million Eight
Hundred Thousand.
Washington, April 10.—Seward is the
ocean terminal of the Alaska Govern
ment railroad and Fairbanks is the ter
minal of the interior!
This momentous announcement was
made late this afternoon by Secretary
of State Lane himself!
The announcement was made after
the conference between Lane and
Wilson and a short time after Lane
had refused to state it positively to the
correspondents.
The secretary also announces that
the Alaska Northern has been pur
chased for one million one hundred and
'fifty thousand dollars and that Seward
is not only the terminal but the only
ocean terminal for the great system
that will place Alaska among the great
territories of the earth.
His further announcement is that a thirty-eight mile
branch will be built to the Matanuska coal fields.
Edes, who has been confirmed as chairman of the
commission to build the railroad, has estimated the cost
of construction of the entire road at twetny-six millions
eight hundred thousand dollars.
The announcement came this afternoon after the con
ference which was known to have taken place between
Lane and Wilson. At first the secretary stated that the
president would not give out the news for a few days but
later evidently changed his mind.
The remarkable thing about this announcement is
that the great trunk line for all Alaska will run from Se
ward to Fairbanks so that Seward will be the one and
only terminal on sea water, thus eliminating all others
that laid claims to share in the advantage of the trunk
line itself.
Wilson and Lane went into conference about noon to
day and it was rumored all over the city that the subject
claiming their time was that of the government railroad
to open Alaska. Correspondents waited outside the White
House and whert the secretary emerged he was mobbed by
them- At that time he refused to speak but shortly after
wards he made the official announcement.
It is admitted here that the feeling was that the Al
aska Northern had been purchased and that, therefore,
Seward would be terminal or one of the ocean terminals
for a system of railroads but the announcement of Secre
tary Lane shows that no other terminal has been contem
plated and that Seward has been chosen as the Alaska
gateway while' Fairbanks is the great point for tlie in
terior.
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CHIEF CLERK
IN_SEATTLE
MORE PEOPLE OF RAILROAD
COMMISSION COME
WEST.
SEATTLE, April 10.—R. D. Chase,
chief clerk of the Alaska government
railroad commission, arrived last
evening in this city to take up the
duties of his office in preparation for
the coming season’s work. Two other
employees of the commission also ar
rived and the work will now gain
headway. In spito of the presence of
the officials here nothing new has been
said with respect to the railroad and
there is a very evident desire on the
part of all concerned to keep silent
until President Wilson speaks official
ly. The remaining two members of
the commission are expected to arrive
soon, perhaps next week but before
their arrival the full statement of in
tentions will probably be made.
WHITING'S DAUGHTER
DEAD OF POISON.
Seattle Doctor’s Daughter Believed
to Have Committed
Suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO, April JO.—Mrs.
Chase Garfield of Los Angeles, the
twenty-five year old daughter of Dr.
F. S. Whiting of Seattle, was found
dead here last night. The cause of
death was poisoning and there is noly
too much reason to believe that she
committed suicide.
STOCK EXCHANGE HAS
A BIG REVIVAL.
More Transactions Made Yesterday
Than Since Beginning
of War.
NEW YORK, April 10.—Yester
day’s stock transactions were the
largest that took place on the New
York stock exchange since July 30 of
last year just before the beginning of
the great European war. Over a mil
lion shares were sold and the fact is
taken to indicate that a healthy busi
ness revival is about to take place.
sebastiaNs
BEING CLEANED
GIRL TESTIFIES THAT HER
CHARGES WERE ALL
FALSE.
LOS ANGELES, April 10.—1The
girl in the case testified today that
the charges she made against Chief
of Police Sebastian were false and
that charge at least is now expected
to fall through. The girl’s mother
stated some time ago that she had
been offered a bribe to defame the
character of the chief and the feeling
is growing that ho has been made the
intended victim of a political intrigue.
Sebastian will be tried, however, on
the latest charge but his friends de
clare that he will emerge from the
trial without a stain.
❖ WILD EXCITEMENT *
❖ IN STOCK EXCHANGE. ❖
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NEW YORK, April 10.—Wild ex
citement reigned in the stock ex
change today. Buying was brisk and
prices jumbed up to most pleasant
figures. The day was reminiscent of
the good old times before the, great
war.
BASEBALL TOMORROW.
The lineups in the baseball tomor
row will be as published yesterday.
If the weather man only gets into a
good mood a very fine game should
result. Amongst the new men to be
seen on the diamond will be Carring
ton of Seattle and Lucas who came
from the east with the Harriman Nat
ional bank. Campbell, the Federal
star of the game last Sunday, is in
fine condition and on the whole the
Federals look like winners, although
the Seward bunch get sore if you say
so. It ought to be close, though.
Typewriter, practically ntw.
SEARS ARRIVES
FROM THE EAST
HE AND CONDON IN SEAT-j
TLE ON WAY TO
SEWARD.
SEATTLE, April 10.—J. H. Sears,
a director of the Harriman National
Bank of New York, has arrived en
route to Seward to assume direction
of the Harriman National Bank of
Alaska at that place. S. B. Condon,
former secretary to the comptroller
of the united states treasury at
Washington, I). C., another Seward
bank official, has also arrived. Sears
declares in an interview' that he is go
ing to Alaska to get ready to take
early advantage of development to
take place at Sew'ard. He w'ill leave
for the Alaska city in two weeks.
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❖ NO CHANGE IN ❖
❖ THE DARDANELLES. ❖
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LONDON, April 10.—No change
has apparently taken place in the
conditions in the Dardanelles. The
fleets are probably waiting for the
coming of the land forces that are
now on the way so that the attacks by
land and sea may be simultaneous. In
the meantime the menace to Oonstan
tiople has succeeded in drawing large
forces of Turkish troops from Asia
Minor to the defence of the capital
and for this reason alone it must be
regarded as successful even though
it has not yet attained to its main ob
ject.
JACK JOHNSON WILL
NOT GET PASSPORT.
Defeated Champion Refused Request
by the Secretary of
State.
HAVANA, April 10.—William Jen
nings Bryan, secretary of state of the
United States, has forbidden the is
suance of passports to Jack Johnson,
The defeated puglist champion seems
to be terribly downcast by his fall but
it is declared that he is in fine financi
al condition notwithstanding the sort
of life that brought him down to de
feat.
CARRANZA NOT
TO PLEASE U. S.
REFUSES TO DECLARE MEXICO
CITY NEUTRAL
ZONE.
WASHINGTON, April 10.—Car
ranza has replied to the request by
the United States that Mexico City
should be declared a neutral zone and
the constitutionalist chief positively
refuses to comply with it. He gives
no reason except that he is trying to
bring back the rule of law and order
and that the capital city must be at
his disposal when he comes to estab
lish government for the republic. The
refusal is couched in friendly words
and added is a remonstrance to the
United States to avoid any action that
would serve as aid to those to whom
he is opposed. He also seems to sug
gest that an agreement to our propfo
al would be placing him in a position
where he could not profit by victory.
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*.COUNCIL TO BE *
> SWORN IN TONIGHT. ♦
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The members of the new city coun
cil will be sworn in this evening and
the old council will retire from office.
It is stated positively by the members
of the new council that they will not
transact any business this evening.
The Fairbanks Citizen believes the
fire department of that city is cost
ing too much and is making an effort
to have the costs reduced. The an
nual cost of the department is $22,208.
The Valdez department costs approxi
mately $4,000, with insurance rates
slightly in favor of Valdez risks.
FAIRBANKS.—By his attorney, Le
roy Tozier, Adolf Bock has begun suit
in the local court to secure a divorce
from Anna Bock, to whom he was
married January 18, 1914. She is
said to now reside in Omaha,
Nebraska.
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AUSTRIANS IN
VERY BAD FIX
SO PETROGRAD SAYS IN
DISPATCHES TO
DAY.
PETROGRAD, April 10.—'The
Austrians are now in a very bad pre
dicament in the Carpathian mountains
according to the official information
given out here today. The relative
positions of the contending armies are
now such that the Austrians must
either surrender most of their forces
or they must make a disastrous re
treat. In either case the road to
Hungary will be opened to the ad
vance of our armies and never did
that goal seem so near to being se
cured by us. The Austrian attempt
to draw large Russian forces from the
Carpathians by delivering an offensive
to the northeast of Bukowina has fail
ed and the offensive has been decisive
ly halted. In northern Poland the
Germans are also at a standstill and
are now apparently content with hold
ing their own. The thaw has set in
making an advance by the enemy to
wards Warsaw an impossibility so
that the Polish capital can now be re
garded as absolutely safe from cap
ture. The proceedings along the re
mainder of the eastern front are
comparatively quiet.
PRESIDENT OF SENATE
REFUSES TO PRESIDE.
Canadian Upper Chamber is Left
Without a Head Because Sen
ate Over-Ruled Him.
OTTAWA, April 10.—Phillip
Landry, speaker of the senate of the
Dominion parliament, refuses to pre
side any longer because the senate
over-ruled his decision on a point of
order. The senate acted within its
powers in doing so but the speaker
insisted that he was right and that if
he could be over-ruled in such matters
there would be an end to organized
deliberations. Th0 outcome will be
eithor Landry will resign or that the
senate will abandon its attitude and
agree to the ruling made by him.
WILLARD GETS
BIG OVATION
GIVES EXHIBITION TONIGHT IN
THE CITY OF NEW
YORK.
NEW YORK, April 10.—Jess Wil
lard, champion heavyweight of the
world, received a tremendous ovation
here on his arrival from Cuba and an
other immense reception in Philadel
phia where he has given an exhibition.
He will give an exhibition here to
night and no hall in the city probably
will be able to hold the crowds desir
ing to see him. He is in the pink of
condition after his great fight and
promises to become the most popular
pugilist on record if he avoids hav
ing his head turned. There is not the
slightest question that he beat John
son fairly and squarely.
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❖ JUDGE BROWN MAY ❖
❖ COME ON WATSON. ❖
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There is good reason to believe that
Judge Brown of the District court
may arrive in Seward on the Watson.
The reason for his expected coming is
private and has not been given out.
The Judge’s coming is not certain and
will not be until this evening.
APPLY FOR OFFICES.
Two formal applications have been
turned in for offices under the new
council. H. 'N. Nuzum has appiled
for the position of city attorney and
another man has formally applied for
the city marshalship but his name is
not yet to be given out. Others have
made applications „bo personal mem
bers of the council but have not made
them formally to the council as a
whole.
A greedy thief at Seward tore a
door down for the purpose of steal
ing the hinges. Hurry up with that
railroad boom!—(Douglas News.)
ITALY FEARS
REVOLUTION
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MASS MEETINGS TOMORROW
j
TO CALL FOR
WAR.
ROMP], April 10.—Mass meetings
will be held all over Italy tomorrow
urging the king to enter the war and
it is feared that if the request is not
granted a revolution will break out I
as feeling against Austria is now run
ning high. Although many people in
the country are opposed to war those
in favor of it are putting forth such '
efforts to have their wishes fullfilled
that the opposition seems small in
comparison and the result may well
bo that the government’s hands will
be forced.
Austria has refused point blank to
meet the demands of Italy in spite of
the fact that the hosts of Russia are
pounding at the gates of Hungary.
Many Italian public men fear that if
Italy waits for the conclusion of the j
war she will find herself wihout a
voice in the settlement whatever side
comes out victoriaus. Should the allies
succeed and the feeling here is that
they will, Serbia will probably be re
warded by a port on the Adriatic,
while Italy will have no grounds to
claim anything.
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❖ GREAT LIVERPOOL •>
❖ DOCK IS BURNED. ❖
LIVERPOOL, April 10.—One of the
great docks of this port was destroyed
by fire this morning an the loss is
half a million. The chief injury in
flicted by the fire, however, is that
freight will probably be further con
gested. There is no reason assignee!
for the fire but it is believed to have
been accidental in spite of rumors
that are inseparable from war times.
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❖ FIGHTING IS LIGHT ♦
❖ IN WESTERN FIELD. ❖
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LONDON, April 10.—The fighting
in the western field is reported today
to be only of minor importance. A
few' engagements of a small kind have
taken place at different places along
the French and Flemish fronts but
apparently no advances have been
gained by either side. The people of
this city are looking forward eagerly
to the time when the promised general
effort will be made against the Ger
mans but it is known that while there
is a large army ready the equipment
for the whole force cannot be provid
ed without leaving the defense of
England, to a possible invasion, weak.
EITEL FREDRICH IS
NOW DISMANTLING.
Only Few Restrictions Will be
Placed on the German
Crew.
NEWPORT NEWS, April 10.—The
removal of the breach locks, the en
gine parts and the wireless apparatus
of the Prince Eitel Fredrich marks the
formal internment of the German con
verted cruiser. Very few restrictions
will be placed on the crew of the ship
except that they will be prevented
from leaving the country should they
try to do so. Captain Thierichens has
given his word of honor to remain and
ho will probably be left quite free to
do as he likes.
FRENCH SHIP SUNK.
PETREPORT, France, April 10.—
A French schooner has been submar
ined by the Germans off the Isle of
Wight and sunk. The crew was saved
by taking to the boats.
ALAMEDA LEAVES JUNEAU.
The Alameda left Juneau at mid
night last night. She is bringing
freight for the Santa Ana and the lat
ter will get off to the westward about
the fifteenth.
COMING TO OPERATE
INDEPENDENCE MINE.
T. W. Hawkins has received word
from the secretary of the Independ
ence Gold Mining Company that a
small force of men will be hired this
year for work on the property. The
members of the company will come to
Knik on the first boat going there.
Meet me at The Branch. *
AUSTRIANS TO
MEET ITALIANS
QUIT ATTACK ON SERVIA AND
SEND TROOPS TO
SOUTH.
LONDON, April 10.—The Austrians
have ceased attacking the Servians
and are now sending largo forces to
meet any attempted invasion from
Italy. The Austrian fortresses near
the Italian border have been strength
ened and the mountain passes have
been fortifiod. It is regarded by mili
tary people that Austria will content
itself with defending its own territory
and will make no effort to invade Italy
should the latter count'*)' declare war.
Tho mountainous nature of the ter
ritory between the two nations will
aid the Dual Kingdom in facing an
invading army but the province of
Trieste is not so well guarded by nat
ural obstacles and at that point the
Italians will be most likely to strike.
A sufficient force of Austrians has
been left to guard the border of Ser
via to prevent invasion from that
quarter.
❖ STANFORD FIRST *
❖ WASHINGTON NEXT. ❖
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OAKLAND, April 10.—Stanford
University won the inter-collegiate
rowing race today and Washington
was second.
NOBLE IS OF
SEWARD BANK
MAN WHO BOUGHT BAL
LAINE LOTS IS
DIRECTOR.
The man who bought the forty lots
from John E. Ballaine is one of the
directors of the Harrirnan Bank of
Alaska at Seward. His name is John
A. Noble of South Orange, New Jer
sey, whose name was published some
time ago with the names of the other
directors. A suspicion was created
jut the truth did not become positive
ly known until today, its a matter of
fact there is nothing reaaly positive
known now except that the name of
the man who bought the lots is the
same as the name of the director of
the bank. But with these facts known
there can hardly be any doubt of it.
MEXICAN FIGHTING
WILL LAST LONG.
So Decisive Battle Exp<*ted to Break
the Power of One Side or
the Other.
WASHINGTON, April 10.—The
most reliable news that can be receiv
ed from Mexico indicates that no de
risive battle may be expected in the
war between Carranza and Villa not
withstanding the rumors that have
been circulated of the defeat of Villa
by Obregon. No ono here looks for
in ending of the disturbance but the
riiances of this government interfer
ing are very doubtful while the Euro
pean war lasts. Refugees are still
ileeing from Mexico City.
PALACE BAR CAFE.
The managers of the Palace Bar
are pleased to announce an addition
to the personnel of their cafe in the
person of George Mitchell, a recent
arrival from Shushanna. With him
and Crad Williams the managers as
sure the public they have two of the
most competent chefs now in Alaska
and will make their jgrill the best
place to eat in the city. A merchant’s
lunch is served daily from 11 a. m. to
5 p. m. which has no '•uperior even
in Seattle. Epicures and anyone de
airing special delicacies of the culin
ary art will be guaranteed satisfaction
if they will call at the Palace Bar
Cafe.
KNIK SHAKING HANDS.
L. F. Shaw of the Knik News writes
to congratulate Seward on securing
the government railroad. “We here
today are busy shaking hands with
me another and ourslvcs” he says.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.