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BATTLE YET RAGING IN EAST BUT WEST IS QUIET
[VERY FRENCH SOEDIER GEES
CHAMPAGNE FOR CHRISTMAS
CHAMPAGNE FOR FRENCH
PARIS, Dec. 24.—Every French soldier will receive
champagne on Christmas Day as a special gilt from the
people of France. This has been made possible by private
donations as well as by appropriations from the govern
ment. The gift to the Belgian soldiers will be cigars of
which they are very fond. Cigars are so cheap in Belgium
that all classes have been accustomed to smoke them and
the soldiers have felt the lack of them seriously during
the war.
GERMAN AIRSHIP RAIDS ENGLAND
LONDON, Dec. 24.—The sensation created by the raid
of German ships on the English coast some time ago was
renewed today when it was announced that a German
aeroplane had flown over Dover and dropped a bomb. The
bomb fell in a garden, however, and no damage was in
flicted although the noise of the explosion caused a panic
for some time. It had come to be believed here that the
Germans had given up the idea of dropping bombs on un
fortified towns in compliance with the wishes of Presi
dent Wilson but the occurrence of last night has revived
the fear that a raid of Zeppelins may yet be looked tor.
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TORPEDO FRENCH WARSHIP
PARIS, Dec. 24.—An official announcement was made
today by the admiralty department that an Austrian sub
marine has torpedoed a French battle ship in the Gulf oi
Otranto. It is stated, however, that the damage was slight
and that no one was injured. This is the first really ef
fective piece of work accomplished by the Austrian navy
uunng me present war. Most of the Austrian war ves-,
sels are being still kept securely hidden in the fortified |
harbors of the Austrian coast. The French and British
ships in the Mediterranean and neigboring waters are far
superior numerically so that the Austrians have adopted
similar tactics to those of the Germans in the North Sea.
XMAS IN THE FIELD
LONDON, Dec. 24.—Reports from all parts of the
vast theater show that the soldiers are preparing to spend
Christmas in the best manner possible under the condi
tions. The relatives of the British soldiers are pouring
letters, Christmas cards and presents of all kinds into
France and Belgium while the soldiers of the other coun
tries are declared to have been similarly remembered.
There is supposed to l>e a sort of tacit understanding
between the combatants that as little fighting as possible
will be waged on Christmas Day itself and really pleasant
times are expected in the trenches.
HOW GREAT BATTLE GOES
PETROGRAD, Dec. 24.—The official announcement
of the progress of the great battle in Russian Poland
states this morning that on the Bzura river the Germans
have maintained themselves in two positions but at a
point north of Sochaczew they were driven back to the
river which flows to the northwest of that town. Their
efforts to debouch from Bolimow resulted in failure and
the invaders are now essaying to cross the river Rawka
to the southeast of Skierniewicz. To the south of the
Rawka the Germans are resisting stubbornly. Along the
northern banks of the river Pilica the Russians are de
livering a pronounced offensive movement. The battle,
or series of battles, continue with desperate energy on
both sides and the loss of life is very great. The Rus
sian commander in chief expresses the greatest confidence
that he can prevent the enemy from advancing on
Warsaw.
STILL BATTLING
PETROGRAD, Dec. 24.—The latest news from the
front this afternoon is to the effect that an attempt by the
Germans to cross the Rawka and Bzura rivers to the east
of Lowitz has been accompanied by heavy loss of life to
the attackers. More than a thousand dead Germans were
left on the field near Skierniewicz and this was only one
of the many stubborn engagements which have been
fought in that vicinity. The Germans are evidently feel
ing for a weak point in the Russians defenses but the
operations are difficult owing to the swampy nature of
the ground. Determined German attacks have been re
ported as having been made in the center of the entire
front between Rawa and Opoczno on a line thirty miles
east of Piotrkow.
K. S. I I MU! ie. I. \ U.vi \ I S
I UOAl I III; I Ml i AUDI)
Says (’audio Crook i* Iho Only No"
Camp Proven So Par to ho
Successful.
R. S. Kldridge who arrived over the
trail from the Iditarod yesterady says
that Candle creek is the only new
camp proven so far to be successful.
It is situated about sixteen miles from
Tacotna and is. therefore, near the
trail. Mr. Kldridge is one of the best
known men in Alaska interested in
mining matters. He is a son in law 01
Huvid Ke ith the o '
man of .v
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gove 'i. a « V.
t.1% AN DSON OF BISMARCK
PROMOTED FROM RANKS.
(By The Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Dec. 23.—'The latest num
ber of the official Military Weekly an
nounces the promotion of fourteen
sergeants of the Life Guard Cavalry
Regiments to ensigns, the youngest
being Sergeant Count von Bismarck
Schocnhuusen. The newly made officer
is a grandson of Bismarck, being the
only son of the late Count Wilhelm
Bij-r.ui vk known familiarly and in his
fother’s writing as “Bill.” Count
\ >n Rirnu rck is eighteen
. | o • of il.e ancestral
.,1 1, > father in
, i I . lit*".1 i.,i»narck.
GERMANS HI G IN OLD STYLE
LONDON, Dec. Austro-German advance in
Galicia is reported to be checked by dispatches from the
Russians this morning. In the north the Russians claim
that they have pushed the Germans further b\ k over the
East Prussian frontier. The German tactics in the march
on Warsaw have some of the characteristics of their rush
towards Calais and Dunkirk which the allies stemmed.
Thousands of Germans are said to be sacrificed and others
are being hurled forward to till the gaps in the ranks.
The same prodigality of life is being shown in every
way that marked the German method of fighting in
Flanders and the tremendous loss of life is sure to make
its effect felt before very long. The estimates of the
Austro-German forces in the east vary from a million to
a million and a half. The Russians ought easily to be able
to outnumber this amount according to military experts
and more results were expected. It seems still to be im
possible that the Germans can force their way through
what must be practically the full power of the Russian
army. It is conceded that Russia is compelled to garrison
strongly her vast territory and also to send great forces
against the Turks but military experts believe that she
ought to be able to keep at least two million men to meet
the Germans and Austrians.
4,000 BRITISH OFFICERS LOST
LONDON, Dec. 24—The total losses of British of
ficers in the war have been published and the publication
has caused a shudder to pass through the British empire.
It is found that the total losses in the ranks of the officers
amount to about four thousand. One thousand and eighty
one have been killed, two thousand and fifty two have
been injured and six hundred and two are missing.
FRENCH CLAIM SUCCESSES
PARIS, Dec. 24.—The official statement published
this afternoon reiterates the statement that several minor
French successes have been won all along the great battle
line from Belgium to the Alsatian frontier. There is noth
ing of a really important nature recorded.
NO WAR NEWS TOMORROW
LONDON, Dec. 24.—No papers will be published in
England tomorrow and no war news will be passed by the
censor during the twenty four hours beginning at mid
night. This decision is due to the desire to keep the Christ
mas as free as possible from anything that would tend to
keep the people from enjoying themselves.
BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 24—The position of the es
caped German cruiser Dresden is now a complete mystery.
It is believed that she has a fairly good chance to get far
! enough away from her pursuers to be able to secure coal
and provisions as she is very fast and that she will once
1 more be heard from as preying on British shipping.
BELGIANS OVERFED
PARIS, Dec. 24.—A most remarkable fact has come to
light in the statement by eminent doctors that the Belgian
refugees in France are being overfed and are actually suf
fering in consequence, especially children In view of
this fact the relief commission has asked that special din
' ners for refugees on Christmas Day be postponed.
AMERICANS MAY
FIRE OVER LINE
IF BULLETS CONTINUE TO COME
FROM MEXICO TROUBLE
MAY COME.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Quite a
strong force of United States troops
is now stationed near the Mexican
line in Arizona and the commander is
said to have been given instructions
to fire on the Mexicans if any more
bullct3 come across the border. No
recent breaches of this kind have been
reported and it is assumed that the
sending of the troops has exercised
a salutary effect on the people on the
other side.
PRESIDENT SCATTERS
PRESENTS TO CHILDREN.
Hoes dolling in Spite of Snow and
Will Spend Christmas Quietly.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Presi
| dent Wilson went golfing this morn
| ing in spite of a heavy snow fall. All
the children who live along the road
which he takes to the golf links were
gladdened by the arrival of his auto
which was filled with Christmas pre
sents for them. He will spend a quiet
Christmas and will avoid official work
as much as possible.
JOHN MUIR PASSES AWAY
DOWN AT LOS hNGELES.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.—John
Muir, thefamous naturalist and moun
taineer and naturalist died here last
night from Pneumonia at the age of
seventy six. He did quite a lot to make
the scenery of Alaska known all over
the country and Muir glacier was
named after him.
ARIZONA PROHIBITION
STARTS JANUARY 1.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.—The Ari
zona prohibition law goes into effect
on the first of January as the federal
court here refused today to issue an
.junction.
SAYS BOB FITZSIMMONS
WAS A WIFE BEATER.
Wife Suing for Divorce Says He Beat
Her up Brutally Several Times.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Julia Gifford,
wife of Bob Fitzsimmons has brought
suit for divorce and in her testimony
today she swore that he had beaten
her brutally several times, kicked her,
threw bottles at her, caught her by
the throat and was brutal in every
way. No defense wa3 offered.
PROGRESS SLOW BUT
SURE SAYS KAISER.
(By The Associated Press.)
STUTTGART, Germany, Dec. 23.—
“Our progress is slow but sure,” de
clared the Emperor William in a
speech at the headquarters of the
Wurterrburg Sappers, as reported by
the Tagblatt. The Emperor, accom
panied by the Crown Prince, reviewed
the Sippers, and declared in a con
gratulatory speech that “without sap
pers there would be no progress made
in the present war.” Both the Kaiser
and the Crown Prince wore new uni
forms.
CHRISTMAS TREE TONIGHT.
The first Christmas Tree celebra
tion will take place tonight at the
Methodist Episcopal church and
promises to be a most enjoyable be
ginning for the holiday festivities.
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ALASKA NATIVES ORGANIZE
TO GET THE FRANCHISE
The Native Alaska Brotherhood is
the name of an organization which
has just been started in the First divi- j
sion by the natives who are educated.!
It is the intention to work for tlie
granting of the vote to the native
population and one of the members j
of the territorial legislature has j
promised to bring the matter up at
the next session with a view to plac
ing the natives on a more dignified
footing. Many of the most thorough
lawyers in the territory believe that
the natives are entitled to the vote.
INVITED TO BRING
PRESENTS TO TREE.
All the people of Seward are in
vited to the Methodist church this
afternoon and evening if they desire
to place presents on the Sunday school
Christmas tree. Some will be present
in the church all this afternoon and
evening to meet the visitors.
JOHN H. RICE WILL
ADMINISTER ESTATE.
John H. Rice has been appointed
administrator of the estate of William
H. Hatch whose death occurred on the
Mariposa on the way to Seattle. Mr.
Rice is an uncle of the deceased.
TO CRUSH MORE ORE.
The Harper Brothers and Case are
now getting out another lot of rock
for crushing in the Ellsworth mill.
The last ore treated showed up better
than they had expected . This time
they will try three tons.
GERMAN APPOINTED
OXFORD PROFESSOR.
(By The Associated Press.)
OXFORD, Eng., Dec. 23.—Herr
Fielder, a German who completed his
naturalization as an English citizen
only eighteen months ago, has been
appointed final examiner in the Final
Honor School of German Language
and Literiture. He holds the Taylor
ian professorship in the university.
College publications have protested
against the appointment of the Ger
man professor to the examinership
and Oxford students are outspoken
in their opposition to a professor of
German origin whose English citizen
ship has been so recently acquired.
SERVIAN ARMY IS
SHORT OF OFFICERS.
(By The Associated Press.)
NISH, Servia, Dec. 22.—There is a
shortage of officers in the Servian
army, due not only to the severe losses
sustained in the earlier battles of the
campaign, but also to the losses of
the two Balkan Wars. The gaps have
proved a source of considerable em
barrassment to the army chiefs, and
a number of youthful cadets from the
Military College have now been given
commission and sent to the front.
Another matter of serious concern
in army circles is the difficulty of
caring properly for the wounded, who
are being sent into the interior towns
as rapidly as possible. Although there
are a number of Red Cross units from
foreign countries on the ground, there
is still a shortage of trained help, and
a still more serious shortage of drugs
and of surgical and hygienic appli
ances.
THREE FEET
LEDGE FOUND
SPLENDID STRIKE MADE ON
NORTH STAR LODE
MILE 18.
On the night before lust the opera
tors on the property known as Mile
18 ran into a three foot lead of the
finest kind of ore. This property is
on the North Star lode and is owned
by Rudolph Petersen and T. W. Haw
kins. For some time they have had an
eighteen inch lead but broke suddenly
into the real thing. The rock assays
all the way from $60 to $00 to the ton
and in every respect the property is
showing up splendidly. Mr. Petersen
amo to town last night with the good
news and seems to be assured that he
has something which will mean not
only a good thing for himself but for
the district.
TICKETS ON SALE FOR
THE BIG MASQl ERADE.
Tickets are now on sale at several
of the business houses for the great
Firemen's Masquerade ball. The price
of admission for children is fifty cents
as the door. One of the “door prizes'”
will be a roast turkey which every
one entering will have a chance to win.
The affair is now looked forwani tu
with the highest expectations by
everyone.
SCOW LOAD OF ORE
COMES TO THE MILL
A scow’ load of ore arrived today
from the mine which is being operated
by Wolf and Melage a couple of miles
down the bay. The ore will be crushed
at the Ellsw’orth mill.
SEATTLE COMMERCIAL CU B
SEES HOPE FROM GATEWAY
Publishes in its Official Paper the In
vitation to Come to Seward to
Get a Jag On.
The Commercial Club Bulletin of
Seattle publishes in its last issue the
editorial from the Gateway in which
the people of Seattle were invited to
come to Seward after prohibition be
comes effective, if they got too thirsty
to stand it.
“Speaking of Washington going
dry” says the Bulletin “and the ef
fect it will have on Seattle’s Alaska
trade, we have the following editorial
assurance from the Seward Gateway
that this city will not entirely be pas
sed up by Northerners simply because
a ban has been placed upon the sale
of intoxicating liquors.'
And then goes on the invitation to
come up, which is evidently a big con
solation to our friends of the coming
spiritless city.
TENNYSON’S SON IS
WOUNDED IN BATTLE.
LONDON, Dec. 24.—Lionel Tenny
son, eldest son of the present Lord
Tennyson has returned to London
from the front wounded in the leg.
He is a lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade.
Lord Tennyson has two other sons
serving, one a lieutenant and another
a midshipman.
Father Crimont who is now in Sew
ard is a native of Amiens, France,
where the Germans have been in con
trol for the past three months. Since
the Germans got into that part of the
country Father Crimont has not heard
from his relatives.
We wish you a .Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Brown & Hawkins.