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JAPAN TO DRAW THE SWORD
FEAR VANCOUVER IS ABOUT TO BE ATTACKED
VON EMMICH’S DEATH CONFIRMED—MAY BE SUICIDE
<; M MAKES ,
TO ' l NATION
SA V JAPAN t KRTAIN TO ClliHT
l.ONHON. Aug. • •">. ~T ie new spapers ot inis eity now
predict that *he der.aiaiicu» ot war by .^upon is cciiain
ui\ they e\press the haul tout this declaration vviu to
aiadc within a *ew days, inis prediction has not been
contradicted . \ the government and the opinion is th; t
the government oi the mikado are nov «u ranging tern s
which will ne agreed upon as a condition on which Japan
will enter the struggle to suppress (.ermauy and Austria.
London is now awaiting the news that Japan has de
cided to open hostilities.
JAPAN WILL UE( LAKE WAR
PARIS, Aug. 1 \ it aas announced on unimpeachuh.e
authority today that the Japanese government wid de
clare war on Bcnnany ami will enter the struggle as a 1
active enemy ol the kaiser in the orient. No iurther in
formation has been given out regarding this announce
ment but it ms had tne encct oi instilling new emnusiasi i
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into the minds oi the l* rench people.
Should uapan declare war she will probably attack ti e
(terman possessions in the east and also every (*e - I
man ship h oriental vvateis. It is even believed that she
will protec all Britain's possessions in the Pacific ine.at -
ing the wev ern coast ot ( auada.
VAN( Ot YER, Aug. 15.—-The people oi this city have
been thrown into a state bordering on terror by the news
that the German warships Leipzig and Nuremburg aie
now speeding to attack us. Ihe publication ol the news;
yesterday >as followed by one of the most exciting mo
ments that could come to any city and crowds gathered i \
the* streets excitedly discussing the* possibilities and woi -;
dering what could he done to repel the attack oi the
enemy.
One hundred and lifty gunners arrived trom Ontario
last evening and were immediately assigned to the vvoi<i
of preparing for the defense. Guns have been mounted
but it is feared tiiat these guns will hardly be a match i< r
the great guns of the Germans. Some ot the people ran
hardly believe that the city will he bombarded and even
still the story that the warships are coming is not credited
in some circles. It cannot be denied, however, that Van
couver is now suffering from the greatest scare in its his
tory.
YON EMMK II IS DEAD
LONDON, Aug. 15.—The story of the death of General
von Emrnich, the commander in chief of the German army
in Belgium, was confirmed today.
The details of his death are. however, not known and
it is generally believed u at he committed suicide.
It is assumed that von Emrnich was either driven ot.t
of his senses by the immensity of the army which he was
leading or because of the interference of the kaiser in h.s
work. Some people see in the report of die suicide his be
lief that the Germans have too great a task before them.
Before the war Yon Emrnich was commander of the
tenth army corps and the chief military leader ol Han
over. He has already been succeeded in the command of
the army in Belgium by General von dev Marvvitz.
STARVING IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.—The time has at last come
when the poor of the East Side of thfafeity are unable (o
buy enough to eat and some of the most pathetic sights
ever witnessed can be seen there today. Several of the
very poor are actually starving owing to the rise in the
price of foodstuffs and the utter dislocation ol business
and the consequent lack of work.
A most serious condition was added to the circum
stances of the poor today when the ordinary loaves oi
bread were reduced in size by an ounce and a half per loaf
while the price is kept the same. This means an immense
hardship to the already hungry people of the East LLie
and matters are beginning to look frightfully serious. The
time is seen to be approaching when the people must be
fed by the government.
GERMANY APPEALS TO AMERICA
LONDON, Aug. 15.—Declaring in the most fervid
terms that the present war is a struggle for lite or death
bet een German culture and civilization and Muscovite
and half Asiatic harbarianism Imperial Chancellor von
Bethmann Hollweg made an appeal today to the Ameri
can nation for fair consideration in one ol the most re
markable statements ever made in the history ol the
world.
Russia pro\oked the war, declares the Chancellor, and
Great Britain and France became involved through an un
natural alliance. Britain, he declares, prevented Ger
main from attacking France on the north coast and so
compelled Germany to invade Belgium so that the army
could reach northern France.
In conclusion the chancellor swears that Germany will
make amends to the Belgians after the war but that the
course pursued was necessary for Germany's own protec
tion.
The appeal is couched in the utmost nobility of lan
guage but that it contains the statement that it is a light
lor life or death between Germany and Russia tor the su
premac) in Europe shows more clearly than words could
tell that the German government realizes the titanic task
which lies before il to hold its ow n against the stupendous
forces arrayed against it.
DYNAMITE IN CANADA
LONDON, Ontario, Aug. 15.—An attempt was made
to burn the Ordnance Corps building here last night and
the attempt is placed hy public opinion on the shoulders
of Germans or German sympathizers w ho are supposed to
have come from the United States to inflict as much dam
age as possible failing in the attempt to land in Germany.
PORT ARTHUR. Ontario. Aug. 15.—The attempt to
burn the Ordnance Corps building at London last night
vas followed by a still more sensational act when the
wireless station was dynamited and practically destroyed,
i he two outrages coming so close together have convinced
the people that the enemy is busy and the police are now
watching closely for men who look like Germans. The at
tacks on the building have given rise to the fear that the
Germans in the l nited States may make an effort to in
vade the dominion but the United States government is
believed to have commenced preparations already to pre
vent such an attack.
GERMAN PLAN A MYSTERY
LONDON, Aug. 15.—It is admitted even by their
enemies that the leaders of the German armies have still
managed to keep their plans a mystery and not another
man in Europe today knows what their present maneuver
I ing is intended to lead up to. It must be said that the
movements of the German hosts in Belgium are really
magnificent and performed with the most amazing brilli
ancy w itnessed in warfare since the days of the great Na
poleon. The Germans are now advancing in the shape of
a bow on Huy which is situated on the river Meuse be
tween Liege and Namur. Namur is only some tw enty-five
miles from French territory but the opinion is gaining
ground that Von Emmich has Brussels for his objective
point and that the capital will be attacked. Most military
experts believe that the Germans have decided to take
most of Belgium and hold it if they come out victors in the
great war. It has been fully ascertained that not less than
a million German soldiers are taking part in this great
movement which has a whole kingdom or two for its field
I of maneuvre.
TURKS CHANGE SHIPS’ NAMES
LONDON, Aug. 15.—The answer of Turkey to the de
mand of the British, French and Russians with respect to
the two German warships, the Goeben and Breslau, is that
i Turkey has given the two vessels Turkish names and has
placed them under the command of an officer “who is :
British subject and was the naval advisor of the Turkish
government. The three powers named demanded Turkey
to send away the German crews of the ships and her
changing of the names and the appointment of the Brit
isher to the command is supposed to be nothing more than
a scheme of the wily Turk to stand off the powers until he
is ready to decide on a course of action.
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PANAMA CANAL OPENED
AND SHIP GOES THROUGH
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PANAMA, Aug. 15.—With colors
flying, loaded with a great cargo and
with Colonel (loethals and several
other prominent officials aboard the
ship Ancon started through the Pan
ama canal at 1) o’clock this morning
and so marked the opening ot the
great waterway to the commerce of
the world.
The Ancon belongs to the Panama \
railroad company and is a large ship
of ten thousand register so that her
safe passage through the canal will
mean that it is now a practically per
fected work.
Her trip will be watched by all the
people of the I • ited States todav and
her safe emergence on the other end
will be hailed with the greatest possi
ble satisfaction. There is no ch-bt
whatever that she will have j*. per
fectly smooth trip.
In addition to those who were
privileged to travel on her t,*Cut
crowds lined the hank as she steamed
olT and gave her an enthusiastic send
ofT.
PEOPLE on SIDE BEGIN
TO KNOW ABOl T CS
Dr. D. M. Marvin and Dr. C. G.
Coakley of New York, who arrived on
the Mariposa to take a hunting t» p
over the hills, state that vi e p--»ple
outside are only just beginning to un
derstand the splendid hunting pros
pects around heie and the general
pleasure of a visit to this part of
Alaska. They have got the idea that
the Kenai peninsula is real'y a >n Fi
lature reproduction of Alaska.
ROOSEVELT ST vT
Ot T ON CAMPAIGN
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—Theodore
Roosevelt will leave in »i day or mvo
to make what he c.d’s a campa’gn for
the purpose of testing hi;j voice. He
will visit several states and make r.u
merous speeches if his voice h •! !s
out.
MOOSE LODGE ELECTS
REST OF OFFICERS
Several New Candidates Initiated and
Lodge Will Be a Hummer
The officers of the Seward lodge
1425, that were not elected previous
ly, were elceted at the regular meov
ing last night. There were also sev
eral new members initiated and the
prospects for the lodge now are real
ly brilliant.
It is noticeable these days that an
immense number of the visitors to
Seward from other Alaskan on .ips
wear the buttons of the o-der and
none of them need ever again feel like
a stranger when he comes here T he
same holds good of the members of
the Seward lodge when ’hey visit
other camps as all the neither* ctiew
almost without exception, have big
lodges.
The officers elected last night were*
Brother Carl Almy, secretary
Brother W. W. Butts, inner guard.
Brother Peters, outer guard.
Brothers Stockhurst, Charles Shel
don and T. R. Needham, trustees.
Mrs. A. H. McNeer, daughtt * of I
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Root, arrived on
the Mariposa to visit her parents. She
is the mother of four children, the
two youngest of whom accompanied
her to Seward.
Paul Moore left on the Mariposa to
visit his relatives at Berkeley. Cal. Ee
has recently been visiting the min*s
around this section.
You fret local Ranch Rsrfra with your Ham
and Bacon at Gamble’s Restaurant.
Long distance telephone nooth at the
Branch. *
See us before sending outside f>r
your job printing.
MAN MURDERER
NEAR TAZALINA
ANOTHER FOI L (RIME COMMIT
TED NOT 1 VR FROM WIL
LOW CREEK
VALDEZ, Aug. 1.—The badly de
composed body of John Smith was
found some days ago at the loot of
Tuzalina lake and a coroner’s jury has
found that he was killed by parties
unknown. The body was lound about
25 miles from the scene of the Wil
low creek murders. Smith’s skull
was crushed and the body was hidden
in the brush and partly covered with
brush. He had been dead about two
montns.
The dead man was an Austrian, *
member of the miners union at Black
Diamond and Eagle.
The marshal’s office is now busily
investigating the case. 1 he opinion
seems to In that Indians are guilt\
of the murder.
I . S. EASILY THE
RICHEST COUNTRY
LONDON, July fiO.—The London
Statits says the wealth of the four
Statist says the wealth of the four
as follows:
United States, $1:45,000,000,000.
Great Britain, $75,000,000,000.
France, $50,000,000,000.
Germany, $40,000,000,000.
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BALL GAME TOMORROW
AND DANCE TONIGHT
A ball game in which the players
will turn out decked in all their new
finery will be played tomorrow lie
tween two teams picked from the
available men of the city.
A dance will be given this evening
in the railroad folding um'cr ,’ie
auspices of the ba'I Gub and v II lx* a
most pleasant affair.
HIGHWAYMAN KILLS TWO
AND GETS $15,000
Pay Meant for Miners in West Vir
ginia Goes Into Hands
of Robber
GLEN ATOM, W. Va., Aug. 14.—
Two guards were killed here yester
day by a longe highwayman who se
cured $15,000 in cash which was be
ing brought to pay o(T the miners of
one of the companies. The guards at
tempted to light when the hi*nway
man ordered them to delivei up the
money. As they attempted to draw
their guns he fired quickly and got
both of them. He then proceeded Tn
take possession of the money and
clear out. No traces of him have
since been discovered.
OlTTG()ING ON M \R1P( SA
The following we e outgoing pas
sengers from Seward o*: the Mari
posa today:
W. 0. Waters, W. 0. Waters Jr.,
Mrs. P. H. Moore, Paul If. Moore,
Mrs. L. S. Colwell, T. M. Gibson, A.
M. Lawson, Oak Olson, Robert Roirig,
Mrs. H. Van Cam pen.
Tom Towl got away with a hunting
party this morning. Colonel Revell
and Ren Sweazy will get away Mon
day with another party.
Andrew Simon came in from Mile
21 to take out another party.
Robert H. Romig left on the Samp
son today for Seattle where he will
enter the Lincoln high school as n pu
pil. He will not return home until
next spring.
The best quality of work at prices
that are right at The Gateway Job
Printing Department.
We can do it. Job printing of every
description.
TWO LYNCHED
IN WASHINGTON
FARM HANDS CATGUT «N AT
TEMPT TO IH UN OTTFl I
LOSE LIVES
TEKOE, Wash., Aug. 14.—Two
farm hands who were caught in the
attempt to burn a threshing outfit
were lynched near this place yester
day by a crowd of farmers and labor
ers. The two men are said to have
as their object only revenge for what
they believed was some injustice.
Some similar attempts have been
made, it is stated, in this part of the
country recently and the residents of
the place have become incensed. Nj
one has been arrested for the lynch
1 ing.
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT
OF O. W. R. AND N. HERE
look Notes of Seward and Speaks in
Highest Perms About It
William Mc.Murray, general pas
senger agent of the O. W. R. and N
railroad, and Mrs. Mc.Murray were
early visitors to the Gateway o Pice
this morning. Mr. Mc.Murray asked
a lot of questions about Seward and
other points along the coast partieu
; larly with respect to the probable lo
cation of the government railroad ter
minal. He was most optimistic and
pleasant in speaking of this city and
its surroundings but regretted that
there is no pamphlet published which
could give strangers all the facts
about us. He was accompanied by
Mr. Taylor, another prominent citizen
of Oregon.
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GOES OUT TO WRITE
IN FWell OF SEWARD
Representative of Chicago Post Says
Seward is the Spot of the ( oast
H. 0. Waters of the Ch cage. Post
who left on the Mariposa today 1* go
ing out to write for hi* paper that
after a careful investigation he has
come to '.he conclu ion that Seward is
the only place on the cast for the
terminal of the great government
railroad. Mr. Water* is a bright
young man an 1 the .son of the Rev.
Dr. Waters who was wth him in nis
trips around th's sceti.n. 1 hey visa
ed the whole country and are Sew
ard it es to the backbone.
SAY BUNNELL GETTING
FINE RECEPTION
Has Started His Campaign in South
eastern Alaska Cities
JUNEAU, Aug. 15.—Charles Bun
nell has just returned from Ketchikan
where he had a fine reception. The
Juneau democratic club gave him a
rousing reception last night. He
made a short address and was enthus
iastically received. The club has ap
pointed a campaign committee of five
members, two of whom are women.
Bunnell will spend today and to ight
at Douglas and Treadwell anci will
leave on the Alameda fo.’ Valdez. He
will proceed as soon as possible to the
interior and Nome.
SISTER OF J. R. HAYDEN
COMES TO SEWARD
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke of Los An
geles arrived on the Sampson and are
now' visiting with James R. H .yden
of whom Mrs. Clarke is a sis*or. Mr.
Clarke is a prominent hanker of the
great California citv. They left with
a party on a trip out l1 n .ai’road this
morning.