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GERMAN HOPE AND ALLIED APPREHENSION
Frank H. Simonds, eminent war correspondent, to be
known hereafter as creditable war historian, presents in
the current Review of Reviews the possible alternative of
the Italian situation. First the Italians might either hold
at the Piave and-both sides “dig in”; or they might with
draw behind the Adige, make a ; .ml and successful stand
there, insuring the safety of Nonhen Italy, which is the
seat of Italian munitions and war production. Or, as an
alternative to these two courses, there might come Italian
defeat which Mr. Simonds characterizes as a possibility
in the following language:
“Finally there is the third possibility, now unmistaka
ble. The Italians may be unable to stand either at the
Piave or the Adige, and their armies may collapse as did
the Russians in their offensive at Galicia this last summer.
In such case Northern Italy will be conquered, and Italy
will follow Russia out of the firing line, ceasing to be a
real factor in the war, whethei as separate peace be made
or not. Such a complete disaster as this can only take
place if Italian morale has broken down, and if Italy is on
the verge of a revolution resembling the Russian confla
gration. This is unlikely, but possible. It represents the
extreme of German hope, the maximum of allied appre
hension."
Happily tin unlikelihood of this gloomily prophesied
possibility has been reasonably proved by the fortitude
and holding quality of the Ital’an army. The final decis
ion is not yet, but the belief is reasonably entertained that
Germany has spent her best energies on the Italian front
—that is to saw the utmost tlu t can be exerted there with
due regard to the more impor:ant operations in Belgium
and Northern Franoe.
Yet, it is well for us to take full account of stock, in
which all possibilities of the war situation are to be includ
ed. It is the common belief that every German success iti
the east and the south every move in these quarters, is but
a preliminary to a drive for German peace; and along
that road lies the grimmer necessity of prosecuting the
war until the sort of peace that Germany desires will no
longer Ik* considered.
The Gateway wishes all a Merry Christmas and
trusts that all will receive their “stockings full.” In wish
ing all the compliments of the season the Gateway does so
with the remembrance that there are many among us who
will have one and perhaps two vacant chairs at the tabie
tomorrow. The United States is at war now and manv
have been called and others have gone. One year ago to
morrow who would have thought that within the year this
country would have been engaged in the conflict. What
the next year brings forth—none can tell. Many years
ago, a Saviour was born. Perhaps tomorrow some one
will rise from the masses and devise some way to end this
horrible conflict. But there must be no turning back. We
must fight to win and in wishing all a Merry Christmas
let us all wish that by another Christmas the world will
be at peace again.
The Gateway, will not be published tomorrow, ail the
employees having the holiday to enjoy in their own way.
TO ADVERTISERS
To/norrow being a holiday and many of the advertise
ments in the Gateway being on Christmas suggestions,
great aid can be given the publishers if all ad-writers will
please bring their change of copy in early on Wednesday
morning to insure a change of “ad” and hep us to get out
on time.
notice to delinquent co
on NEKS
To GEOJUGK U.'KING and DAVE
UAUMAX, and to their, and each
- of their heirs and assigns:
t ou, and each of you, are hereby
Mtified that during the years ending
u mber 81, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912,
1912, 1914, 1915, 1910, and 1917, the
i un signed has expended more than
thie Hundred Dollars in each Of said
oars, or a total of $900.00, in labor
•,od improvements upon the Social
Group sulphur placer mining claim,
.. ,uatc on Makuskan Mountain. lTna
a>ka mining district, district of Alas
ka, m which mining location you, tne
. aui George K. King claim an unu.\
ided one-eighth (1-8) interest, and
you, the- said Da\e Hauman claim an
undivided one sixteenth (1-16) inter
est, as shown by notice of location
thereof and deeds ot conveyance ol
said interest of record in the record
ing odici of the aforesaid mining dis
j | jet. The said labor was .performed
, and for the representation of said
■iaini for the years as aforesaid, as
iequired by the laws ol the United
tales and district of Alaska concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims
•and the same was the amount requir
ed to hold said claim for said years.
, rhe amount required for each of said
ears being the sum of One Hun
I died Dollars ($100.00).
You are further notified that un
i ;*ss within ninety (90) days after the
inst publication of this notice you
vontnbute your proportionate .hare
l said expenditures, as such co-owa
rs, to wit: You, the said George K.
Xing, the sum oi $ll2.i>0, being yotii
lopoitionate share of said reprosen
.ition for the years ending as a fore
aid; and you, the said Dave Kau
man, the sum of $56.25, being voui
noportionate share of said uq> resen
ation fop the years ending as afore
said, your interest in said claim will
h. forfeited to the undersigned co
owner, who has made su<?h expendi
tures and will become his property in
the manner provided by law.
Dated at Seattle, Washington, t!.>
nfteenth dav of December, 19! \
FRANK MEERWAUVr
Co-Ov. nor.
late of publication Doc. 24th, l!117 to
March 25, 1918.
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I'ilFDV R MCA MAKES
‘•V \Ml'** NAME LEGAL
FOR WHOLE FAMILY
\'K\V YORK, Dec. 24. — Theodo
ra Goodman, who recently petitioned
in* court as “an actress who has be
ome celebrated through her own ef
orts,M has been given the legal right
i* use the mime Fheda Rura both on
•\nd off the stage. •
The change of name was gene-a! in
the family of the noted motion piciui**
•‘vampire.” Her father, mother, t.vo
isters and a brother also beca.i *• Pa-J
•as instead of Goodmans.
The petition stated that Miss l'a a
was “over 21 years of age,” and that
he was boin in Cincinatti. Her father
it; a native of Chorsol, Poland, while
her mother was born in La Chaux •!'’
Fouds, Switzerland, the daughter of
Francois Bara de Coppet. It wi.» e.\*
Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 1 57
HARRY K AW A BE, Prop.
Best of Work—Quickest Deliv
ery. Family Work. Rough
Dry 10c Per Pound.
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CHARLES CRAWFORD
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Horseshoeing Wheelwrighting
SKWARD ALASKA
CLASSIFIES AO COLUMN
FOR SALE
Make It 15 Million.
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Rayo Table Lamps with shades at
Graef's. * 015tf.|
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\ Mclver, licensed undertaker.
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For sleds and ice skates see Gracf.
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Roys Regulation Tan Army Shoes.
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality First."
City Express. Phone Main 122.
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Meet me at The Branch.
Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
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Andy's Express, phone Madison 148.
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Imported Swiss cheese can now be
had at Brown & Hawkins.,
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Long distance telephone non in at
The Branch
| plained that Bara “is an ol?l family
, name."
FAMOUS HORSEMAN
IS NOW PRIVATE IN
REMOUNT SERVICE
SPARTANSBURG, S. C., Dec. 24.
- Joseph Flanagan, Jr., of Newton,
Muss., is one of the latest arrivals at
C imp Wadsworth. He asked for ap
pointment to the rank of private in
, the remount service. ,
Young Flanagan was immediately
| '(cognized as the crack cross-country
and steeplechase rider owner of a
sc ore of hunters and winner of three
li \sts at the recent horse show at
Madison Square Garden.
LISTEN!
N mi will have to hurry, as it’s
only a few days till Christinas.
Come in and we will make your
shopping easy as we carry one
of the biggest and complete
tine of ( hristmas goods in he
cit v.
DON’T DELAY.
'one in tomorrow, or any day
WE’RE ALWAYS MERE
and
WISH YOU ALL A MERRN
CHRISTMAS
SEWARD DRUG CO.
CHOP SUEY
AND NOODLES
Specialties at the
MOON
RESTAURANT
W ash. St., Between
Broadway & 3rd Ave
i FORGET
irES wllson" made the mistake of hb lift- in th ejection
as the One and only Terminal of the Government Railway
,n Alaska. Remember thatthis wonderful constructive aggregation
have Willed it to Anchorage! The government Experimental Station,
with its 14 miles of ice in winter and 14 mies ot mud m pummel,
with its three million dollar townsite r.nd its $^-,000,000 TCiulroad
starting at its local bunkers and ending m the tall timbers of lal- ^
KP,>t Surely this World War should have a tendency to awaken Wash
ington to'the fact that this present “Bunch • arc NO! making good
-forget about that $4,000,000 Emergency Appropriation oi August
for the immediate connection of Seward with the Matanuska Coat
Fields and the opening up of Unit 12 in the Ch.ckaloon Coal fields.
How much of that was used in and about Anchorage.*
Forget that statement by Chairman Edes in Washington on De
cember 1915. that Seward wouldbe connected up with steel by Nov
( n her 191b. Here we nave Christmas 1917, and no railroad in sight,
Forget that history gives Capt. Cook the honor;of discovering
* ook Inlet country, according tc recent statistics, ccitain members ap
pointed by the President claim this distinction. Surely they are en
titled to anything in the way of Townsites, Dam Sites, Dredges, even,
to the inevitable Tin Can in the I' nus. * . ,,
How much have they fiddled away on the lone dredge costing thorn
one quarter million dollars, and now lying useless in the grass. Re
member they are asking for $7,315,000 for 1918. Ad<l up the funds
allotted to the various sections and you will find on.y v4,~l<2.tH)().
What do thev expect to do with $3,103,000? Why on earth don t
they come out with it. Still “Pussy footing/ while we are waiting
for* coal. Freezing for the lack of Coal. Still compelled „to Burn
British Columbia Coal at $19.00 per Short Ton.
Whv even the Commission themselves are using thousands of tons
on the Seward Division. Really, it’s a joke, this Alaska Coal. But
the Alaska Railroad is a joker. Three years of construction, $-~r
000.000 spent and less than 140 miles of Railroad built. Surely oui
Government is Liberal, and the people of Seward should be, as this
is Holiday time. Remember the Rod Cross ami its work. Remember
that anything in the way of Holiday Gifts are carried by the Seward
Commercial Co. • . .. _
Don’t put oil* your Christmas shopping as if it was Government
work. Get a move on vou. Do it now, and let us wait on you.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
Seward Light &
Power Company
Main 153
A s m. as R. STEAMSHIP S«fl»
\ g\ x ALAhh A cqivpany «■««
M Jyjfcr Sailings from Seattle
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\ Alaska, Dec. 8th; Victoria, Dec. 16th; Alameda,
Dec. 27th. Alaska* Jan. 1st. Northwestern, Jan. 8th; Alameda, Jan. 16th;
Alaska, Jan. 24th.
Sailing of Alaska Dec. 8th, connects with Dora to the westward
"’Sailing of Victoria Dec. 16th, is via the outside passage.
A. H. McDONALD, Agent.
The Seward News Company
GEORGE PHELPS
Rooksellers, Newsdealers and Stationers
, - f i y
_ 'b* i * 4
Seward, Alaska Phone: Main 8!
, . „ ( ADMIRAL EVAXS . Dec. II
SAILINGS V Captain C. A. Glasscock
FROM SEATTLE: {
1 Admiral Evans Goes to Kodiak on
( this trip
m.
Through Tickets to Eastern Points at Reduced Rates.
For full information on sailings from SeaMle to San Francitco, ad
dress Wayne Blue, Agent, Seward, Alaska.
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m
Doors an*! Window*
IX L Parlor Heater*
Air Tight Heater*
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Paper
Mnlthoid Roofing
Murine Engino Oil
Gas Engine Oil
Lacqucret Paint
Denatured Alcohol
Lang's Ranges
Gasoline Stoves
Deadening Felt
Weather Strips
Blacksmith's Coal
Wheel Barrows
Pishing Tackle
Alcohol Stoves
Seine Twino
Granite Ware
Oook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Oil Stove*
Spark Plun*
Jump Coll*
Batteries
Ajbesto*
Tar
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
vup Grease
Paint*
Ammunition
Bench Forces
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
Shot Guns
Gasoil n«
Bellows
Cutlery
Flra Clay
Rifles
Fire Brick
(Jmo
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Phone Madison 87 J. L. GRTAEF Seward, Alaska
Certain-teed Roofing. Guaranteed
10 and 15 years. J. L. Graef’s. tf.
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Andy's Express, phone Madison 143.
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Waterfill and Frazvr whiskey at
the Branch.
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MEN—Read Cotter's Ad today.
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Taylor's Express meets all boats
and trains. Phone Main 122.
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Subscribe for The Gateway.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch.
See exhibition drill at Seward Mili
tary Unit Ball Saturday night. Tick*
IS, $1.00. D22
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Proof of labor blanks for sale at
Gateway.
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Ask your grocers for Seward
Bakery Bread.
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For your Xmas dinner Cresca fruit
cake, Heinz* plum or fig pudding, th»»
best ever. Brown & Hawkins.
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Pearl Oil $1.78 a can at GraeTa. tf
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
The Chesterfield blend
has in ic the highest
grade Turkish tobacco
that grows.
They satisfy— ,
and yet they’re