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1 NTAY V( L .. August 'X- 'ihat a Irtish warship |
= i:as sank tv o i. eraian ve* w’s oh the coast ot t ie e
| I'nited Suites hue the iatter were pursuiau the iiner |
I Lusuania is iiu news brought, to this port B is alter- e
1 noon in the liner i raniuni. The captain o: the i ran- r
^ mm i ports -.a ina intercepted a wireless message |
| iroin the Lusitania telling ute storj of the bat tie. |
1 i ue c.ass to which the (I moan vessels belonged is not |
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LOMhv \i a i.- Will, halt a world arrayed against
her and suiro lined on everv side in hostile powers tat
(ierman empire *s now aoout to declare v\ai auaiust iiaiv
unless the iiaiain uovtiuui*:u at oi.ee takes tui sui**v» *»v
side the outer , wo members ot the t i «pie ailiamc.
An ultimat ra is said to nave been sent to the iioviin
ment at Rome n the kaiser and within a cla> or i»vo d is
expected Itaiv win tie in the threat wai ed let as an tin.
or an enemv o. (iermany. hat she wih he on Lie siut* oi
tier many is ao mst certain as n she has to hunt at all*
British opiniof has it, she vviii preter to liROt w *th her nat
ural allies that with their toes.
i( HE NEK COMMANDS
LONDON, lug. (i.—Lord Kitchener ot Khartoum was
elevated to the losiiionol secretary of state ot the British
empire today t liie government ana in turn '•> i.i i.c ; w.icc.
tlu* direct .on oi me v ai against Germany. i’he position
did not exist ni i>citisit government previously and has
been specialty . rented m o;\.ei' to give the latuous nib.
marshal n trci hand. .Vs Martin. taw has been nei..u(.(*
he will be in the ctuei command 01 lue mignt oi iliitain.
outranking tlu prime minister himself in matters ol de
fence and offence. .
A most favorable condition in business allairs has be
come noticcable within the past twenty-four hours. A
financial panic .hreatoned v,hich gave Knglishmen gic.it
er uneasiness taan tin* win *>tH Ihc s> uiptonis ol tills
panic are subsiding and ail are now confident that the
storm will he weathered without serious loss to the great
financial interests ol the empire.
The appointment oi Kitchener lias been hailed wi»h tin
greatest enthusiasm as he is the man who possesses the
greatet confidence. ( hurchiil slid remains at first lord oi
the admiralty but the navy will also be directed by the
hero of Khartoum. Asipiit.; continues as the head ol the
government but v\ i.l coniine his activity to civ ii allairs ex
cept when funds are needed for the prosecution of the
war.
NAVAL BATTLE COMING
BRUSSELS. Aug. t> —-A great naval battle in the
North Sea is expected to be the next act in the mighty
tragedy of the European .ar. It is well known that the
German and the British heels in tremendous torce are
now maneuvering for posit.on with every gunner in posi
tion and with every nerve strained for the titanic combat
which wili probably exercise a most powerful influence on
the result of the whole war. The British government has
promised to land a military force in Belgium to aid in the
defense of Belgian soil and it is also expected that Ger
many hungers tor a chance to wind on British soil. lo pie
vent the landing of the other both powers will have to use
their navies and the great naval struggle will decide it.
The people of Belgium longingly look for an early land
ing of a British force in this country and they fully ex
pect to hear at any moment that the regiments of England
are being landed somewhere near the mouth of the river
Scheldt.
GERMANS DEFEATED
BRUSSELS. Aug. roily thousand Germans have
been defeated by twenty-five thousand Belgians around
Liege and Vice and the Germans lost heavily according to
dispatches which have just arrived in this city from the
field of battle, li is estimated that the Germans lost seven
thousand men at Liege and three thousand five hundred
at the last named place and Brussels is now celebrating
what is regarded as a splendid victory for this nation’s
arms. The repulse of the Germans, however, was not a
total defeat and the latest report is to the effect that they
have brought up strong reinforcements at Liege and that
the city will soon he the mark for hundreds of guns and
the scene of murderous assaults. All accounts agree that
the Belgian troops fought with a valor and dash which
could hardly he excelled and proved themselves worthy
iocs l'or the splendidly trained Germans. In the main
tight the Gormans were repulsed all along the line.
Automobiles are now streaming into this city with the
vounded from the field of battle. The distance is less than
a hundred miles and the roads being among the best in the
soldiers suffer none of the shaking
hick caused such agony in previous wars. The spectacle
of ihe cars dashing into Brussels is one that has been
never paralleled.
PARIS SAYS GERMANS BEATEN
PARIS, Aug. fi.—The war office issued a bulletin this
noon g that the Belgian traps have destroyed
i <> , s oi l hlans in the lighting on the Belgian
frontier. The announcement has been received with mad
rejoicing and Prance feels that the day has come for the
revenge for which it has so tong cherished a hope.
The genera! opinion here is that Germany cannot hope
the mighty forces arrayed against her
has been instilled into the French troops
atiii uv on the frontier. According to the dispatches
ircm the front the French regiments go into each engage
ment cheering ai d singing the ringing verses ol the Mar
ellaise. The repulse near Epinal has really had only a
moral effect and means no More than that the fighting
* .si i c can ed on in French territory until the Germans
arc beaten back over the border.
Experts now estimate the daily cost of the war at pres
ent at fifty millions but it is expected to increase and the
estimates formed before the commencement ot hostilities
a *c regarded as altogether too small in the light of events
today.
It is tlwmgbt that the British and French fleets will
ivubine in northern wafers to annihilate the German
leets but isidered doubtful that Germany will
i r! u»*c me*- v hole fleet in cm one engagement. Hovv
o* r this is on y surmise and so close is the secrecy ot all
he po1 ers as to their intentions that not a Frenchman
*#ots’de the government knows where the French battle
shin- a e a! this moment, "he same is undoubtedly true
>f the British and Germans.
RUSSIANS BURN STATION
W \RSAW, Aug. fi.—The Russian troops made a cross
‘ 4 over the German border yesterday directly east of this
citv and succeeded in capturing the railroad station of
Borietnin and burning it. Alter the destruction of the
station the invaders retired before a superior body of Ger
mans who had come to reinforce the defeated regiment
and matters on I he frontier are about as they were before.
As v e!! as can he learned here it is evident that no great
battle can be expected between the Russians and the Ger
mans on the Polish frontier for some time. The Russians
are known, however, to be advancing in force through the
country betw een this city and the Dnieper. Another great
i one is concentrating on the northeast border of Austria
: w bile the Austrians are supposed to be moving men in
enormous bodies through the passes of the Carpathians at
the foot of which a tremendous battle may be expected
when both nations are ready. Should the Austrians suf
fer defeat they can fall hack on those mountains and it is
regarded as doubtful by military experts that Russia
could ever force the strong positions which the Austrians
could take up there.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—Military experts all over the
world have now come to the conclusion that both France
and Germany have successfully concealed the object of
their campaign. All the prophesied movements have fail
ed to materialize and big surprises are expected before
the war has proceeded many days. It is also evident, the
experts declare, that the present fighting of the two arm
ies is rather in the nature of a test. One thing they agree
upon is that the struggle on land between the two great
armies will be carried out with an almost superhuman
scientific correctness. It is a tremendous contest at pres
ent between the most brilliant military minds in the world
and between two superb hut different theories. Each mili
tary force is a cohesive machine in whichthe movement of
•not a cog is overlooked or contemned.
The treasure aboard the Crown Princess Cecilia, the
German liner which escaped the French warships, will be
returned to the New Yf>rk bankers from whom it came.
The big vessel is now docked and is being visited by thou
sands of sightseers.
The American mails are now being transferred to
American and other neutral ships for their carrying to
European ports. It is supposed that a strict censorship
will be maintained over the mails going to and from the
' elligcrent countries and this country.
WAR COMES TO AMERICA
NEW YORK, Aug. 6—Three German, three British
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BUNNELL OF VALDEZ IS
NOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS
THE GREATEST
ALASKA MINE
SAY HICK DAWSON WILL TALI
OCT THUKK 111 NPRKD
morsAND
That the Crow creek propert:
which Dick Dawson and his associate
are now operating is by far the great
est mine of its kind in Alaska is .he
verdict of Harry Ellsworth who re
turned after having carefully ex
amined it. “Cold turkey money” is the
phrase by which Mr. Dawson <
scribes the $”0,000 which they have
taken out this year. By this h
means that it is a sort of unexpected
luxury as it is altogether in addition
to what they had expected. They go
it before they had reached the groun»
where they expect thcr real cleanup
Three hundred thousand dollars is
tho amount at which Mr. Ellsworth
estimates the probable cleanup thi
year an the property unless some un
forseen drawback should come. More
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JUNEAU, Aug. fi.—Charles E. Bunnell of Valdez was
nominated last night by the democratic convention at
Skagway as candidate of the party for election as delegate
to congress.
The nomination was made with acclamation and
amidst scenes of the greatest possible enthusiasm.
Roth of Fairbanks made the nomination speech and
Cobb of Juneau and others seconded. The nomination
was accepted by Mr. Bunnell in an eloquent and impres
sive speech and the campaign will be at once started all
over the territory.
The general opinion is that the democrats have an al
most infinitely better chance this time than ever before.
ElRST ANTI-TRUST
MEASURE PASSED
WASHINGTON. Aug. (>.—The lir<t
anti-trust measure of the democratic
administration was passed by tin* sen
ate last evening.
This measure mates a federal
trade commission which aits in a sim
ilar capacity in matters of internal
commerce to that of the interstate
commerce commission in matters in
its own particular province.
The trade commission will have the
power to investigate all corporations
whose affiliations are the cause of sus
picion and also will have the power
to regulate combinations in any busi
ness or manufactory.
Some members of the serial? t;*ed
only u few days ago to have tho trust
program of the democrats postponed
in the hope that the fall election.'
would give the republicans a majority
in .it least one of the houses but the
president refused and pushed the first
measure forward even more deter
minedly.
Mrs. Wilson, First Lady
of the Fond is Dying
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—The sa«T
intelligence was given out to the
country this morning that Mrs. Wil
son, wife of the president, and the
first lady of the land, is dying.
Four months ago Mrs. Wilson fed
sick and although the illness was
known by her and the president to be
serious very little was said about it.
After a time she rallied and seem
od to be improving until three week
ago when she had a relapse. Even
then the country did not know that
she was so seriously in danger until a
week ago when she asked her rela
tives to come to her.
She is suffering from a complica
tion of nervous disease and Bright’s
disease and all hope of her recovery
has been abandoned.
The reception of the intelligence
has been accompanied with expres
sions of the most heartfelt regret as
Mrs. Wilson has endeared herself to
all who knew her and, indeed, to all
the country.
NEWS NOTES
An early morning visitor in the
back yard of Jack Stotko today was n
porcupine. Judging by the appear
ance of his quills some Seward dogs
are likely in need of medical atten
tion. The beast stole into the yard
and climbed a pipe like a monkey but
founding the prophesy on Jack’s ex
pressed partially for porcupine steak
the intruder’s days are numbered.
I)r. Baughman states that game
birds in this neighborhood have suf
fered because of the wet season. He
has observed that the coveys of
grouse are from two to five instead or
from five to eight. The chief injury
is due to the young birds having to
run through the wet grass. The
ptarmigans have also suffered but
ducks look plentiful. On the whole
the doctor believes the season will be
a good one.
Mrs. D. M. Culbertson was hostess ,
at a most pleasant birthday party
given Tuesday evening. The occasion
was the marking of another year in
that lady’s own life.
Captain William Jensen and Chief
Engineer S. D. Codling of the Edit**
have been visitors at the Gateway
office to see for the first time a lino
type machine in operation. The ship
and the officers are oldtimers in Alas
ka waters.
Charley Peters has returned after a
period of working with the Major
French outfit.
COL. ROOSEVELT
RAISES STORM
IMvOt.UKS.sn ES VIOLENTLY l*K<>
TEST \(JA1NST ENDORSEMENT
OF HINMAN
NEW YORK. Aug. 6.—Colonel ,
Roosevelt raised a violent storm today
in this city when he endorsed Hinman
for the governorship ol the state. Six
hundred progressive leaders of -he
state assembled to discuss the matter
of a candidate for the governorship on
the party ticket.
Roosevelt spoke to the. delegates !
and when he announced his endorse-j
ment of Hinman the storm broke out |
so fiercely that the meeting had to j
adjourn without having come to any ]
definite decision.
SEWARD I’l.AYS COLUMBINE
AT 7 THIS EVENING
The baseball nine of the Columbine
will meet the pick of Seward this
evening at 7 o’clock and a fine game
should result. The names of the Col
umbine nine have not been given cut
but they will be the best men en the
ship.
Following is the lineup for Seward:
Finnegan, c; Smith, ss; Phalemen,
2b; Haaseh, lb; Manthey, p; Taj lor
l>b; Reed, cf; Hickey, If; Martin, rf.
Harry Hicks in a letter to Gus Bor
gen says that if the people of their
old camp of Nome knew what James
Murray is rocking out every day not
a man would be left on Seward Penin
sula.
The meeting of the Moose will t
held Friday evening at which time a
secretary will probably be elected.
Other important work will also L
transacted.
For bread, pies, cakes, cookies and
ice cream try Cooper's Cafe.
Stove*, Hatures. Camp Stove*, Window
Gla**, Paint* andOil*. Brown & Hawkins,
Hardware and Furniture Dept. Quality first.
You pret local Ranch Bkk* with your Ham
and Bacon at Gamble'* Restaurant.
Long distance telephone Dooth at the
| Branch. •
TWO SUNRISE
HOUSES BURN
ROLL SPORE AND SALOON ARE
DESTROYED BY EIRE
A telephone message received ;.t
.Mile .‘14 from Colonel Revelle con
tains the information that a big lire
has occurred at Sunrise which has de
stroyed the Roll store and also the
first saloon building ever erected
there. The Roll store was former! •
the* Alaska Commercial company’*,
building. The lire began in »ha.
building and is said to have been afire
by some one unknown, whether with
m alice or not is left unsaid. Then*
was very little stock in the* store a
the time of the lire as Roll had recent
ly mewed to Hope.
Much elifliculty was experienced li
the work of raving the whole town
but the lire was at last confined to the
two buildings mentioned.
PASSENGERS ON SAMPSON
SEATTLE, Aug. 6.—The following
passengers left for Sewarel on the Ad
miral Sampson: .John Thees, Charles
King. Mr. I.abaree and wife and F.
Wood.
PRIMROSE MILL IS
WORKING 20 MEN
The Primrose mill is now working
20 men and everything is looking ex
ceedingly well according to informa
tion which has just been brought to
the city.
FATHER SHEPHERD COMING
Father Wm. A. Shepherd has tele
graphed that he will arrive on the
Northwestern and will hold services
here Sunday. The Northwestern is
due at Cordova this afternoon at 3
o’clock.
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The Presbytery is now taking place
at the Bungalow, the pleasant resort
built by Dr. Romig. The convention
is attended by Rev. Mr. Condit, Rev.
Mr. Howard and Rev. Mr. McBride.
The questions which are being decid
ed are various and include the pro
posal to establish a mission at Bristol
Bay.