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SEWARI), THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1915,_l<n C(nls lln ( >|iy
ALLIES ADVANCE AND
CROSS YSER CANAL
Losses Are Heavy, But British
People Rejoiee at
Good News.
LONDON, April 28.—That the Ger
man rush in the region of Ypres is
apparently ended is the conclusion
most easily drawn from the official
bulletins posted here this morning. It
is also announced that the Allies have
taken the offensive and are now
launching terrific assaults on the posi
tions of the enemy . Some of the i
Allied forces ave crossed the canal
and it was near that waterway that
the struggle resulting in the capture
of Lizerne took place. The French
have advanced on St. Julian in the ef
fort to recapture that position as its
possession is of the geatest import
ance for future operations. The re
STRONG SIGNS
MANY NEW LAWS
—
LEGISLATORS GETTING READY
TO START FOR THEIR
HOMES.
JUNEAU, April 27.—Governor
Strong has placed his signature to
many new’ laws ad the legislator are
preparing to leave for their homes.
The members of the legislature from
the interior are buying their tickets j
already so that they may leave at
once as the trails are breaking up
and they fear delays. The blils sign
ed today by the governor were the
ones for levying municipal taxes and
for prohibiting the presence of minors
in pool halls. The direct property tax
was killed and a committee was ap
pointed to draft a special license tax
bill. The bill for the allowance of
twelve and a half dollars a month to
old pioneers is ready for the gov
ernor’s signatuj«e.
FIND OLD DIGGING
BUT NO PAY DIRT.
Ground Worked So Long Ago That
Trees Are Now Growing
Over It.
Jack Lofstrom, more generally
known in Alaska’s mining camps as
“Jack the Swede,’’ has returned from
a prospecting trip to Russian river a
tributary of the Kenai, and reports
the discovery’ of old Russian diggings,
but no pay. In company with Duncan
Calhoun, Frank Driscoll and L.
Low’ell, he sank a shaft eighteen feet
deep near a point where they found
evidences of old workings, but they
did not reach bedrock because of an ex
cessive flow' of water at that depth.
They found two old shafts w’ith crib
bing still standing but rotten, and on
the dumps are growing trees four to
six inches in diametor. These shafts
are in the vicinity of the old Russian
settlement which was established al
most a century ago. Driscoll and
Calhoun remained to prospect the
country further. Upon arrival at Se
w’ard, Lofstrom learned of the dis
covery of rich pay in shafts sunk on
Livingood creek, Tolovana district, on
claims adjoining one owned by him
self and “Slim” Packard.
TO THE LADIES OF SEWARD.
We wish to inform you what we |
have decided to leave on the Mariposa
and if you wish to purchase any of
our dresses, suits and coats we will
make you the lowest prices that have
ever been shown in Alaska. Come
quick and do your purchasing. We are
leaving on the Mariposa sure. Ep
stein and Greenbaum.
A. W. Roberts has arrived in the
city on business.
The ground at Ship creek is reported
to be frightfully muddy. Many wo
men going there went in low shoes
and had mud above their—beg pardon
—ankle*.
suit of this conflict has not yet been
decisive but the British commander in
chief expresses confidence that the
enemy will be forced to relinquish
his hold on the place. The losses in
the battle are well up in the tens of
thousands on both sides but the Ger
mans have lost more than our side.
In spite of the apparent lull indicated
it is felt that the Germans have not
yet entirely abandoned their efforts.
The British were more heavily en
gaged than in any other engagement
of the war and our losses must have
been considerable but the news that
the German rush has been probably
stopped has created unbounded en
thusiasm. __
ROOSEVELT SHOWS
WEAKENING SIGNS.
Letters Read Which. Show .Friendly
Relations Between Him
and Platt.
SYRACUSE, April 27.—Theodore
Roosevelt is now on the stand for the
sixth day and is showing unmistak
able signs of weakening but the mer
ciless cross-examination is still pro
ceeding. Letters were read today in
court showing the friendly relations
that existed between the witness and
Boss Platt and several other facts
were brought out tending to prove
that the former president has not al
ways been so anxious to avoid politi
cal bosses as he has recently appeared
to be. The Barnes counsel is evident
ly bent on showing that the colonel
ha3 used the same political methods
in his own campaigns that he con
demned Barnes for.
ROOSEVELT FINISHES.
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SYRACUSE, April 28.—The cross
examination of Theodore Roosevelt
ended this afternon. During the day
nothing was brought out with the ex
ception of that mentioned in an earl
ier dispatch. He was quite worn out
when he finished but continued an in-1
terested spectator of later proceed
ings.
NOTHING FROM MARIPOSA.
Agent Guptill expects that the
Mariposa will report when she arrives
at Kodiak. Nothing has been heard
from her since she left but some of
those who came on the Evans seem
to think she will not get back to Se
ward before tomorrow night at the
earliest. She had about five hundred
tons of freight for the Inlet and only
two lighters are available for landing
it.
NOME.—That capital is not over
looking the possibilities of profitable
dredging on Seward peninsula is evi
denced by the information received
by telegraph by the Nugget, that
among the shipments of the first boats
will be three large size dredges which
will be installed in various sections
of the Peninsula.
FAIRBANKS.—The property of the
late Mrs. William C. Harp, known al
so as Alice Astor, wall undoubtedly all
go to her husband who is now enroute
to Fairbanks from Ruby. It consists
so far as known of $6,315 in gold
currency found in her safe deposit
box, about $69 in gold dust from the
same source, a deposit of $250 in the
National Bank of Commerce, Seattle,
and approximately $500 worth of
jewelry found on her person when the
body was discovered. This totals $7,
000, all of which under the territorial
statutes, goes to her husband. There
are no children.
Eventually, Why Not Now, “more
per loaf, less per sack,” Gold Medal
Flour. Brown & Hawkins. “Quality
First” *
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty is done by the Gateway just as
well as outside.
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❖ STORSTADT BLAMED *
+ FOR LINER’S WRECK. ♦
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MONTREAL, April 27.—The decis
ion of the admiralty court is that the
ship Storstadt is responsible for the
wrecking of the liner Empress of
Ireland on the 2Pth of last May when
a horrible loss of life occurred in the
St. Lawrence river. The Storstadt is
a collier. Her captain will now prob
ably be placed on trial for man
slaughter. Owners of the liner have
brought suit against the collier’s
owners.
NEW YORK MAY CUT
OUT CABARET LICENSE.
NEW YORK, April 28.—The elabor
ate cabaret shows of New York are
now threatened with prohibition be
cause of the complaint of the theatre
owners of the city who are suffering
seriously in business on account of
the increasing popularity of that sort
of entertainment.
FIGHT PICTURES ARE
BANNED AND BARRED.
Owners Refused Admission for Them
and Will Appeal To the
Courts.
NEWARK, N. J., April 27.—The at
torneys for the owners of the John
son-Willard fight pictures have been
refused the demands for the admis
sion of the pictures into this country
and they have announced that they
will bring the matter before the fed
eral courts next Friday for a restrain
ing order against the collector of the
port. The pictures were refused ad
mission under the law recently passed
by congress.
GREECE BORROWING
SEVENTY MILLIONS.
All Arrangements Made By Hellenic
Nation With American
Bankers.
ATHENS, April 27.—Negotiations
for a seventy million dollar loan have
been completed with the American
bankers who will provide the money.
While there is nothing given out here
as to the purpose for which the loan
is required it is assumed that it is for
military preparations in case Greece
is forced into the war.
HAS NEW COUNCIL
MADE SERIOUS BLUNDER.
Old Ordanance Provides the Amount
Officials May be Paid in
Salaries.
It is ponited out that the second
ordinance ever passed by the first city
council of Seward was one which pro
vides for the amounts that may be
paid to city officers. The salaries of
the city officials were raised by the
council at the meeting last Monday
and some people now beileve that this
increase is illegal as it was effected
by resolution and the salary ordinance
was not amended or repealed. The
salaries provided for by the ordinance
were $25 per month each for clerk,
magistrate, attorney and chief of the
fire department. The salary of the
chief of police was fixed by the or
i dinance at $125 and the salary of the
treasurer was fixed at one per cent
of all money received and one per
cent of all money disbursed. The
statement has also been made that
men who are not voters in a municip
ality cannot be appointed to any office
under the municipality, but this is
| certainly open to question. However,
I these matters are mentioned merely
as a matter of news.
FIRE ALARM.
The fire department was called out
today just before noon to extinguish a
small blaze on the roof of the Rice
and Hatch house which is occupied by
Guy McConnell and family. The
blaze was caused by a spark falling
on the shingles of the roof. The oc
cupiers of the house and some neigh
bors put it out and the only harm
done was the burning of a couple of
holes about two feet square.
LADIES AID TO MEET.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church
will meet with Mrs. Cook at the par
sonage on Thursday afternoon.
Big new shipment of Stetson Hats,
comprising all of the staple shapes
and kinds, $5.00 to $10.00. Brown &
Hawkins. “Quality First"
ALLIES COVER
DARDANELLES
LONDON SAYS ARMY IS
LANDED ON BOTH
SIDES.
LONDON, April 27.—That the Al
lied army has succeeded in landing
at both sides of the Dardanelles is the
news published here this morning.
The dispatch states that the troops
of France and Britain are advancing
and pushing back the Turk defenders.
The actual numbers of the invading
fopce have not been mentioned but it
is assumed to be a considerable army
as the Turks will be able to oppose in
great strength. Constantinople denies
that the Allied forces are advancing
and makes little of the attempt but
Paris confirms the news received in
ths city. The landing of the troops was
covered by the guns of the fleet which
kept the shores clear but the Turkish
artillery kept constantly firing and
we had quite a lot of casualties but
not more than could be expected in
such operations.
ST. PAUL PUBLIC
LIBRARY HAS FIRE.
ST. PAUL, April 27.—A fire broke
out in the public library of this city
last evening and before the flames
were got under control a loss of half
d million dollars was inflicted. Many
most valuable volumes whose worth
could not be guaged in dollars and
cents were destroyed. The library
is practically a complete ruin.
NEWS NOTES
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The boat Tyonek is stuck in the
mud near Knik. She ventured up too
far and was caught by a bar that has
formed this spring. One effect of the
accident is that Dick Dawson is said
to be marooned at Seldovia.
H. S. Wilson, route agent for the
Wells Fargo company came to the
city this morning on the Evans and
will remain until the Mariposa goes
south.
D. J. Fisher has the distinction of
being the first man hurt on the gov
ernment railroad work in Seward. He
got his finger crushed while handling
rails that are being shipped from this
place for Ship creek. The rails art
light ones for work trains.
The salary asked by the applicant
for city engineer is $150 a month, of
course; Not $150 a year, which was
a slip.
Harry Smith, the pitcher of the Se
ward nine, and Mrs. Smith will leave
Seward on the Mariposa. His absence
will be felt in local baseball circles.
Mr. and Mrs. Doesburg will be lost
to Seward when the Mariposa pulls
out tomorrow or the following day.
But Seward’s loss will be California’s
gain in this case.
The Latouche brought a hundred
tons of coal for the local company of
Harry Hoben and others.
The Latouche arrived last night, un
loaded and pulled out again for Cook
Inlet.
Mickey Doyle has returned from
Kenai where he has been egaged in
the fixing up of the Libby, McNeill
cannery. He says they have a fine
equipment there and season’s catch
ought to be a good one.
It has been stated around town,
and some lawyers seem to be of the
opinion, that the election of a firm of
attorneys to act as city attorney is
illegal. Those interested state, how
ever, that the law only requires that
a city employ “an attorney.”
Three of the members of the new
city council of Seward have been in
city about a year only, more or less,
and the officials elected also have
newcomers well represented in their
ranks. Neither of the city attorneys
nor the city clerk has been here a
year.
At the whist party in A. B. hall
last night Mrs. McConnel nd Harry
Smith vron first prizes, and Mrs.
Cooper and Mr. Sweet won the two
booby prizes. Dancing followed the
games.
By suberibing for the Gateway you
get all the real news of the world
through a great press service. You
may not get all the details but you
get all of which a knowledge ii
necessary.
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❖ MINES CLOSE DOWN *
'•> IN OLD MEXICO. ❖
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EL PASO, April 27.—Owing to the
fighting between the forces of Car
ranza and Villa in the neighborhood
of Guanajuato the mines in that dis
trict haVe been shut down and twenty
thousand men have been forced out of
employment as a result.
UNIONS AND BOSSES
INDICTED AS TRUSTS.
CHICAGO, April 28.—Eighteen
labor union heads and eighty-two
contractors and contracting firms
have been indicted as unlawful trusts
here. The charge is for unlawful re
straint of trade. It is charged that
the union officials forbid the unions
form unloading or handling goods
from certain companies that shipped
into Chicago. Also that all those in
dicted formed associations for whole
sale boycotting.
WILSON TALKS ABOUT
THE McADOO CHARGES.
Says They Do Not Involve the Policy
of the Administration In
the Least.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Presi
dent Wilson declared today that the
charges against Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller
Williams do not involve the policy of
the administration in the least. The
case is occupying an immense amount
of attention all over the country. Mc
Adoo declares that the charges are
absolutely unfounded and that they
are brought by the Riggs bank be
cause that institution did not receive
everything it asked for.
TO LEASE WATER POWER.
WASHINGTON, April 28.—Secre
tary Lane says that the water power
leasing bill will be re-introduced at
the next session of congress.
❖ RIGGS GETTING READY ❖
❖ AND IS BESIEGED. ❖
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SEATTLE, April 28.—Commission
er Riggs is the busiest man in Seattle.
He is making the final preparations
for the shipment of large amounts
of supplies of all kinds. In spite of
the continued statements that no more
men are wanted outside by the com
mission the commissioner is bseieg
ed by applicants for all kinds of posi
tions. Several of the applicants are
using all the influence obtainable but
to no purpose.
SENATE PRESIDENT
COMING TO SEWARD.
President Dan Sutherland of the
territorial senate and Mrs. Sutherland
will come to Seward immediately af
ter the adjournment of the legislature.
They will probably not remain here
permanently as Mr. Sutherland has
important mining interests in the in
terior to look after. His intention to
come was expressed in a letter to his
predecessor in the senate presidential
chair, L. V. Ray. The sixty days of
the legislature’s life will be up in a
few days.
KNIK ITEMS.
A fund is being raised at Knik to
improve the harbor.
The Olmypia bar was robbed re
cently and a suspect has been arrest
ed who will have a preliminary ex
amination on May 3.
A letter has been received from
Mrs. T. P. Howard from Portland
saying that the physicians hold the
hopes that her husband, Rev. Mr.
Howard, may be restored to health
without im operation.
ALAMEDA LEAVES JUNEAU.
The Alameda left Juneau last night
at 10:30 o’clock.
WILL CLEAN UP TOMORROW.
Dr. Romig, city health officer, says
that if tomorrow is fine the cleaning
up of the city will be contiuned.
Latest style hair goods for sale.
Toilet articles manufactured and sold.
Beauty Parlors on Adams St., op
posite Railroad Bldg. 4-27—6-2
The Gateway can do any sort of
printing done in the states. Do not
forget that.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
RUSSIA AGAIN
ON OFFENSIVE
RESUMES ASSAULTS IN CAR
PATHIANS OVER WIDER
AREA.
PETROGRAD, April 28.—The Rus
sians have resumed the offensive in
Carpathians and are now attacking
with vigor over a wider area of ter
ritory. The fighting is more intense
even than it was in the first part of
the struggle in the mountains and
our side has no reason to regret the
pause made necessary by the climatic
conditions as it enabled us to
strengthen the armies operating along
that line. The Austrians are still at
tempting to divert our forces by a
flank attack in the region of Stanislau
which they have once more attempted
to capture. The news that we were
repulsed in the Uzsok pass is denied
by the Petrograd military authorities
and the renewal of the offensive rath
er bears out the truth of the denial.
In northern Poland matters have re
maind as they have been for several
weeks and nothing decisive has oc
curred.
ALIEN ENEMIES ARE
INTERNED IN B. C.
Two Hundred Taken Into Custody In
Vancouver Most of Whom
Are Austrians.
VANCOUVER, B. C., April 28.—
Two hundred aliens who are citizens
of nations now at war with Great
Britain have been taken into custody
here and will be interned until the
close of the war. Most of the men
are Austrians. They have been ar
rested as a precaution against pos
sible conspiracies of a hostile nature.
THE ADMIRAL EVANS
COMES AND GOES.
The Admiral Evans, Captain E. R.
Hickman, returned from the westward
about 5 o’clock this morning and de
parted for Seattle at 6:30. The fol
lowing passengers came from the
westward to Seward: B. F. Watson.
Aron Ericson, H. S. Wilson, L. E.
Thompson, and Mrs. Thompson, and
two steerage.
The following left with her: Mrs. E.
Ryan, H. A. Peterson, Miss Cora
Mitchell, Walter Ingles, E. Hewett,
E. Austin, A. Lang, J. W. Ward, P
Niani.
FIXING BASEBALL GROUNDS.
The baseball park is now being im
proved and will be the finest ball
ground in Alaska shortly. It was
measured up yesterday by Manager
Ennis of the Federals and found to
be larger than the regulation fields
outside. Manager Hoben of the Se
ward team announces that Cordova
and Valdez are about to be invited to
come here to play for a cup. The
foreigners got so gay after the last
game that Seward is sworn to avenge
the defeat next Sunday and both sides
are getting so hot in the collars that
some fun is just as sure as the two
teams come together again.
A. G. de Sherbinin came out of his
house yesterday morning and found
a dog lying at his door. “Get away
from hore” said Mr. de S. “Go on.
Mush”. The visitor never moved.
“Go on, I tell you. Do you hear me?”
expostulated Seward’s new citizen.
“Get away, you blankety blank” cried
he at last as he planted his toe in the
animals ribs, but the beast never
stirred. He was cold in death.
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It has been stated as a curious fact
worth mentioning that the man who
introduced the prohibition resolution
in the terriorial legislartue was at one
time a part owner in a saloon in an
interior camp. There is a story told
about him to the effect that when he
wanted to prevent another saloon
from being established in business he
rented a building, near the proposed
site for the new saloon, and let a
preacher use it as a church. The law
says that a saloon cannot be conduct
ed within a certain distance from a
church.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
WANTED.
Smart boy at the Gateway office.
ROAST UtKIVIANS
IN PARLIAMENT
ASQUITH AND KITCHENER SAY
PRISONERS BRUTALLY
TREATED.
LONDON, April 27.—The house of
commons and the house of lords were
both treated to speeches on the war
yesterday by the leading member of
each. Prime Minister Asquith spoke
at length in the lower house and
Kitchener was the principle speaker
on war subjects in the upper chamber.
The latter declared that the treat
ment by the Germans of the war pris
oners is brutal and Asquith went
further by describing it as horrible.
The prime minister declared it to be
the duty of Great Britain to demand
reparation at the close of the war and
the house showed unanimous agree
ment. Kitchener as usual read his
speech from a manuscript. It was
carefully worded to express noth
ing positively while suggesting a
great deal. He let nothing drop that
could be construed as an opinion about
the possible duration of the war but
his tone thorughout was one of su
preme optimism. The same was true
of the speech of the premier who,
however, confined himself to the poli
tical features of the subject.
BIG TENT TOWN NOW
BUILT AT SHIP CREEK.
Arrivals On Evans Say There Are
About Four Hundred People
Over There.
That there are about one hundred
and fifty tents set up at Ship creek
and that some four hundred people
have already taken a footing there is
the news brought over this morning
by Frank Watson and H. S. Wilson.
As well as they could see there ap
pears to be no regularity in the form
ation of the tents and there is no sign
of an attempt to make streets. A few
big log buildings are being erected in
addition to the government buildings
that have already been constructed.
HUNDREDS LOST
WITHRUISER
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SINKS
FRENCH SHIP IN
ADRIATIC.
BERLIN, April 28.—The greatest
French naval loss of the war occurred
two days ago when an Austrian sub
marine torpedoed the armored cruiser
Leon Gambetta in the Adriatic sea
and sent her to the bottom with most
of her crew of seven hundred. The
ship was one of the greatest of the
French navay. She was of twelve
thousand three hundred and fifty-one
tons and carried seven inch rapid ’ re
guns as part of her armament. She
was completed about nine years ago
and was of greater tonnage than the
Bouvet that was sunk in the Dar
danelles.
TO MAKE ITINERANT
MERCHANTS PAY.
A bill has been introduced in the ter
ritorial legislature and has been pass
ed by the house making itinerant
merchants pay a license. The final
outcome of the measure has not yet
H»en reported.
A man also named Myers came very
near being the mayor of the city at
the other end oMhe government rail
road route. The present mayor, Ner
land headed the poll but Dr. R. R.
Myers headed the vctorious Citizen’s
ticket and some evidently wanted him
to get the chair.
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.
Let Brown & Hawkins do all your
tin and plumbing work. “Quality
First.”