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VoL 10 No 329 _SEWARD. ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1917___Ten Cents the Copy
GERMAN PRIZE RUNS RLOCKADE
WITH HUNDREDS OF PRISONERS
HERMANS LAM) PRISONERS
BERLIN, Jan. 20.—It is officially announced that a
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German crew of sixteen brought the British steamer
\ arrowdale safely to a German port on December 30 with
4tiS) prisoners who were captured from one Norwegian
and seven British vessels that had been sunk by our raid
ers. The Yarrowdale had aboard also captured cargoes
of war material and foodstuffs. 1 hive oi the merchant
men sunk were armed and the whole thing was kept sec
ret bv our admiralty until the British admiralty admitted
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mo loss of their vessels this morning.
WEST INDIES LOOK FOR RAIDER
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. — The officials of the British
and French West Indies are now in constant fear of at
tack l>y the German raiders and arc preparing for their
defense.
FIFTEEN WARSHIPS SEARCH
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 20.—Fifteen warships of the
Allied nations are now searching for the German raiders
but so far they have not been sighted, it is thought like
ly that the raider might try to seek refuge in some South
American port and consent to internment in preference
to being sunk.
" ST. THEODORE RAIDING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Rio Janeiro coniims the
report that the British merchant ship St. Theodore, cap
tured by the German raider, is now being used as a raider
herseif. She has been armed with two guns manned by
a German crew and is acting as an auxiliary to the origin
al raider.
SWISS ARMY MOBILIZED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. — Ritter, the minister of
Switzerland to the United States, has issued orders to the
Swiss consuls in this country to recall the reservists now
in America to Switzerland. He makes no secret oi
the fact that his government is mobilizing three army
corps to prepare for eventualities. The threatening at
titude of the Germans near Basel is supposed to be the
cause.
FIGHTING IN THE EAST
PETROGRAD, Jan. 20.—The Teutons are bombard
ing Ocna heavily and some patrol engagements have
taken place in that district. The activities in Roumania
are unimportant but the Russians have captured two hun
dred of the enemy in the Baranovichi region on the Rus
sian front. A strong German attack east of Lemberg has
failed completely.
THE GERMAN OFFICIAL NEWS
BERLIN, Jan. 20.—The Teutons»have captured Nan
esti on the Roumanian front. The Russians have failed in
attacks north of Suchitza valley with heavy losses. The
British advance at Seres, in Macedonia, has been checked.
On the Russian front generally the fighting has abated.
WILL RELEASE VENIZELISTS
LONDON, Jan. 20.—The Entente officials have now
received what they believe to be satisfactory assurances
that the Venizelist prisoners will be released by the Greek
government.
STROM; EVIDENCE IN
! THE CASE OF KANITZ
The Valdez papers to hand contain
ing the account of the hearing of Ot
to Kanitz on the charge of setting lire
to Valdez show very strong evidence
against the accused. Some of the wit
nesses swore they saw him running
away near the places set lire to at
; the time the bres began. One wit
ness, Frank Cavanaugh, swears that
Kanitz proposed to him several times
to set lire to the town after securing
insurance. Deputy Marshal Moss
man and others found trunks in the
1 Kanitz residence which had been
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1 carefully and apparently with easy
deliberation packed before the lire.
It was testilied that Mrs. Kanitz first
said the contents of the trunks be
; longed to others and then said they
were her own.
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| NEW SYSTEM PLANNED
FOR ALASKA CABLE
Experiments which will revolu
lionize the methods used in the oper
ation of cable telegrams through the
u.-e of the type of receiving inss.ru
nunts employed in radio communi
cation have been conducted by Ihc
war department in Seattle and have
p *»ved remarkably succc.^sfu', accotil
ing to officers of United States Signal
Coips today.
The experiments were made under
' tin ection of Lieut. Col. George 0.
Squier, who has been seeking a new
I method of receiving messages over
the government cable lines. A series
! of tests were made in Seattle on the
j Seattie-Sitka cable, 1,060 miles long,
by ollicers of the United States Sig
nal Corps under the direction of the
war department.
The use of a type of receiving in
strument employed in radio commu
nication is said to premit the recep
tion of ordinary Morse signals by aar,
eliminating the necessity for highly
trained cable readers and permitting
’ tae operations vi ocean cables under
conditions that would make communi
cation impossible under the present
i system.
It is expected that the new appa
ratus will be installed in Seattle and
at all of the Alaska cable stations in j
the near future as a result of the ex- <
peri meats just completed.—Ex.
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IF YOU WANT A WIFE
GATEWAY CAN HELP YOU
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In the Alameda mail came to some
bachellors of Seward a communication'
from Grand Rapids, Michigan, telling1
them that they can be married and
live happy ever afterwards by jifst
sending a description of themselves
! to a certain agency in that city with
j a mere two dollars. The only other
j charge is three dollars when the mar
! riage takes place. The matrimonial j
I agency has a hundred ladies in tow, or!
on the string, or whatever you call,
it, and all of them have dough, all
the way from $1,000 to $30,000. Af
ter sending the two bucks the ladies
will write direct to you, which is
worth the money itself, and as the
letter says: “Don't let the small fee
of two dollars deprive you of a loving
wife and life long happiness.”
There’s a life long term in jail due;
some people. Send the two dollars
to the Gateway, instead, for further:
information.
With the letter comes a newspaper!
called “The Unity” with pictures of!
the beauties held in stock, and they’d
make any man’s mouth water..
One of the ladies photographed is
described as pretty, with a beautiful
disposition, plump form and all the
rest. Somehow she looks like a rela
tive of Banjo Bill and is, therefore, j
; rather attractive in a way.
Another says “I am a fine looking
widow.”* Several others admit pul
! chritude also..
But the question is, who is the spy
that gave away the bachelors here ?
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WHIPPLE WILL ACT AS
COUNSEL FOR THE LEAK
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BOSTON, Jan. 20.—Whipple has
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expressed his willingness to act as
counsel for the committee in the leak
affair but asks for time to prepare
the case.
REPUBLICANS OBJECT TO
ELEVATION OF GRAYSON
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The Re
publican members of the senate arc
offering strong objections to the pro
motion of Dr. Cary Grayson to the
position of rear admiral and they will
determinedly oppose confirmation ot
the appointment.
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MANY CHANGES
BY 6RENNEMAN
LOYAL DEMOCRATS IN THIS DI
VISION ARE RECEIVING
THEIR REWARD.
The loyal Democrats of this divi
sion are now coming into their own
and United States Marshal F. IF
lire lineman has made sew iul charge ,
already in the deputy marshal*hips .*t
the division. He came to Seward or.
a dying trip on the Alameda last
evening to prepare matters connect
ed with the changes. Charles Mc
Callum, who also came last night,
has been appointed deputy marsnal
ut Unga and is on his way to take up
the position. He was one of the can
didates at the last election on Ju
Democratic ticket for the territorial
legislature. Casler leaves Unga and
goes to Valdez. C. W. Mossman who
has been in Valdez has been appoint
ed deputy marshal at Anchorage and
came last evening enroute to his new
place. Warded who has been deputy
ut Anchorage is said to have retired.
BIG CROWD CAME ON
ALAMEDA YESTERDAY
The following first class passen
gers in addition to steerage passen
gers, arrived on the Alameda yester
day afternoon:
F. D. McCullough, J. R. McPhail
and wife, J. P. Lee, Mrs. Kate Mc
Cullough, L. V. Vanderveer, G. Tay
lor, H. C». Parker, G. M. Tierney, T.
Nyberg, G. S. Fairfield, A. KubofT.
F. R. Brenneman, C. W. Mossman, J.
Eranceschino, W. H. Russell, Axel
Mallensberg, J. McPhail, Jr., J. E.
Floyd, Miss Mate Long, A. M. Henry,
Mrs. Jacobsen and child, J. Madsen,
Geo. Mirlach, T. Philipps, A. Eck
strom, Mrs. E. Spencer, Dorothy
Davis, L. C. Booker, W. Englehardt.
J. Morgan, Margery McPhail, J. C.
Gaffney, B. H. Howard, A. C. Dowl
ing, R. Morrison, L. Rosenthal, J. A.
Solmes, D. H. Ingram, Louis Levy, J.
Johnson, A. Hansen, P. Seminoff, W.
Mallensberg.
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GOING ON DORA
The following who came on the
Alameda will go west on the Dora
which is scheduled to leave tomorrow:
Capt. C. Magnusen, A. G. Ailing
ham, W. E. Sullivan, Chas. W|McCal
lum, L. C. Buschmann, L. Lindig, Dr.
A. R. Roberts, Mrs. F. H. Burgin, J.
Tonneson, A. Thomas.
INSURANCE COS. REMAIN;
ADJUSTER ON THE WAY
That Alaskans will be still able to
secure insurance as fully as ever is
the statement of J. C. Gacney, repre
sentative of Lowery and Pike, insur
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a nee brokers of Seattle, who has ar
rived to look after the interests of
their clients at Valdez and here. His
companies will not withdraw from
Alaska, he says, and they are now
ready to make full settlement as soon
as their adjuster makes his report.
The adjuster, E. G. Ford is now in
Valdez and will arrive here on the
next boat.
LWVSON TELLS OF
BIG FOIMTNKS MADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 .—Thomas
W. Lawson, of Boston, arrived here
today, prepared, he said, to testily be
fore any congressional or other com
mittee in relation to any phase of the
stock exchange business.
“I think every phase of stock mar
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ket manipulations should be gone in
to bv a congressional committee or
some other authorized body,” he said.
“The stock exchange certainly oi
lers a fertile lield for investigation.
1 am in the game myself and certain
ly will be able to give some interest
ing testimony if it really is desired.
“1 know any number of men who a
year ago did not have $.>0,000, but
now, as a result of playing the market
have from $.">0,000,000 to $60,000,000
each. This situation alone should
warrant investigation.
He said Chairman Henry, of the
house rules committee, who tele
graphed him to “put up or shut up,’
regarding the reported “leak” would
know whore to find him.—Ex.
TAFT SAYS LEAK CHARGES
ARK ALL SC RE TOM.MY ROT
WASHINGTON, .Jan. 20.—Speak
ing at the National Press Club last
evening William Howard Tal’t, form
er president, characterized the leak
charges as nothing but a "had smell
that will soon vanish in thin air.”
The ex-president evidently believes
Lawson's charges are unfounded and
he is receiving many compliments for
his broadness e hich prevents him
from using the charges to hurt the
opposition.
FINED FOR KENNING
AMOK AT LATOLTHE
Alec Victor Peterson was fined fifty
dollars last evening by Judge Ennis
on tin* charge of assault at I.atom he.
Petersen was arrested by Marshal
i’rcn leman and Deputy Mossman yes
terday at Latouche while the Ala
meda w as in that port. It was charg
ed that Petersen ran amok over there
until another man stole up behind him
and struck him with the butt of a re
volver in the head. After recovering
from the effects of the blow Petersen
secured a knife and went looking for
the man who hit him. The defend
ant is a big, powerful man. The wit
nesses were also brought over on the
Alameda and the trial was held in
time to let them return on the same
ship.
A VALDEZ MINE
E. D. Reiter lias recently obtained
possession of the Granite Extension
group. Traversing the property is a
well defined quartz vein of an average
width of 3 ft., lying along a contact
of granite and slate, the vein being
a continuation of the Granite vein,
from which about $350,000 has been
taken in the past few months. A
prospect shaft has been sunk on the
vein at some distance from the Gran
ite lines, and has uncovered a vein
3t/s ft. wide, carrying high grade,!
the richest of which is being sacked'
as taken out and saved for future ;
treatment. He has added to the force |
at the property, and has arranged to;
start a development, the present, plan,
being to extend a tunnel into the hlil
for 150 ft. The indications are at
this time more favorable, as the vein
has been uncovered at various points,
and In every instance good milling ore .
has been discovered.—Mining World.j
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TRAINS GO TO BRING
TROOPS FROM MEXICO
President Wilson Openly Approves
Withdrawal from Neighboring
Republic
WILSON APPROVES WITHDRAWAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—President Wilson has ap
proved of the withdrawal of the Pershing forces but the
oiiicial announcement has been witheld for a time, pre
sumably until the way is seen to be clear of danger from
anv Mexican source.
AMERICANS SOON TO QUIT
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EL PASO, Jan. 20.—American officers here predict
that the United States troops will he withdrawn from
Mexico within three days.
TRUCKS FOR THE TROOPS
COLUMBUSi Jan. 20. — One hundred and twenty
empty trucks started southward today to aid in the with
drawing of the Pershing forces.
DEWEY AT REST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Admiral Dewey rests now
at Arlington near Sampson and Schley. Wilson and Dan
iels attended the funeral but the ceremonies were simple.
Many notables were present in addition and public cere
monies will 4k? held later. Mai ine companies escorted the
cortege with the admiral’s flag at half mast preceded by
the coffin which was mounted on a gun caisson.
LATE CABLES
DEIJTSCHLAXI) COMING
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 20.—James McGovern, collector
of customs, reports that the Deutschland is expected to
arrive within forty-eight hours. He returned late last
night from New London and says the German officials no
'longer deny that the Bremen was lost, but they refuse de
tails.
ENGLISH FACTORY BLOWN UP
LONDON, Jan. 20.—A munitions factory in the vi
cinity of London was blown up today and completely de
stroyed. Thirty bodies have been recovered and a hun
dred injured are being treated.
TO USE SUBMARINES MORE
BERLIN, Jan. 20. — Count Westarp, the Conserva
tive leader in the Reichstag, today declared in a speech at
Magdeburg that Germany should use submarines every
where. All the resources of the nation must be used, he
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said.
NEUTRALS AMONGST PRISONERS
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—The official warning was sent
out today that the Yarrowdale is now a raider and active
ly engaged as such. One hundred and three prisoners are
amongst the prisoners taken on the Yarrowdale.
V ESSELS SUPPLY RAIDERS
BERLIN, Jan. 20.—No Americans are mentioned as
amongst the prisoners taken by the German raider. It is
believed that a number of vessels are supplying oui 1 aid
ers. Peculiar activities of. ships in the vicinity of Cape
Hatteras have been reported. During Decembet at Faio,
formerly German and Portuguese, those ships frequently
circled the American tanker Sucrosa and as frequently
disappeared,
SUBMARINES ACCOMPANY RAIDER
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 20. — Pernambuco reports
that three small submarines are accompanying the Ger
man raider. They are of a new type and only six metres
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