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V»l. % No. .'37 SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1915. _____ _Ten OnU Die Copy
LONDON SAYS GERMANS ARE PLANNING TO EN
CIRCLE AND CAPTURE THE WHOLE RUSSIAN ARMY
WILSON LAYS ANSWER
BEFORE THE CABINET
GERMANS PLAN AMAZING COUP
LONDON. July 21—The British government and
people now fully realize that Germany is planning the
greatest coup in ail history and that her campaign in
Galicia and away to the north on the shores of the Baltic
sea is all a part of one vast scheme which has for its pur
pose the encircling of the whole Russian army in Poland.
It is cearly the intention of the Tritons to capture Riga
and to advance in the south and in an easterly direction,
closing in from both flanks in the rear of the Russians to
the east of the Polish capital and endeavoring to compel
the Russians to surrenwer en masse. While the immensity
of the plans compel respect military people believe that a
scheme of such gigantic proportions can hardly be expect
ed to succeed The news that the Russians have received
orders to gradually evacuate Warsaw indicates, accord
ing to some of the London newspapers, that the grand
duke is alive to the danger threatening. The idea of
millions of men being cut off from supplies and compelled
to lay down their arms strikes some military observers as
something too stupendous for realization but that such
is the German plan is indicated clearly by all the Teutonic
recent moves. Asquith asked parliament last night to
vote the government an additional credit of seven hun
dred and fifty millions. The frequency of these requests
keeps the minds of the people constantly on«the tremend
ous cost of the war but it is understood that on British
wealth must the allies depend in a large measure for suc
cess. The money will be granted although some labor
members are expected to nrke speeches of a radical
nature during the debate oi he matter.
WILSON HAS NOTE READY.
WASHINGTON, July 21.—President Wilson has
read to the cabinet a draft of the note which he has pre
pared for dispatch to Berlin in answer to Germany’s com
munication. The story of the attack on the Orduna has
also been officially presented The note read by Mr. \\ ll
son is not bv anv means an ultimatum as some feaied it
would be but shows that the president desires to be guided
by public opinion and to uphold the dignity of the United
States while striving to the utmost to maintain peace.
WELSH STRIKERS COMPROMISE
CARDIFF, July 21—As had been expected Lloyd
George has about succeeded in stopping the strike of the
coal miners in Wales and the difficulties feared will now
probably be quickly adjusted as the miners have agreed
to the compromise suggested by George and the employ
ers are expected to fall in line The details of the com
promise will be known today in all likelihood. It is believ
ed not to lie so favorable to the men but the enviable posi
tion which the minister of munitions occupies in the minds
of the Welsh people has had a most favorable effect on
their deliberations. The London Times this morning
comes out with a strong plea in favor of making cotton
contraband of war and the suggestion is being favorably
received in spite of the fact that the United States would
be the chief sufferer by the adoption of the plan.
• PUT BOMB ON LUSITANIA
CHICAGO, July 21.—The Chicago News has received
a letter in which the writer confesses to having placed a
bomb on the Lusitania. The writer also says that he
would be in Lake Michigan at the time the letter was de
livered and it is taken from this that he intended to com
mit suicide although the whole matter may be a hoax.
WANTS TO SHIP OIL
WASHINGTON, July 21.—The Standard Oil
company is now negotiating with the British government
with a view to stopping the seizure of oil cargoes to
neutral countries which do not contain more oil than the
normal quantities sent to such nations. The business of
the big corporation has been seriously interfered with and
this is regarded as unecessary as the Teutons have now all
the oil they require since the retaking of Galicia which
contains some of the most productive oil wells in the
world.
GERMANS CAPTURE WINDAU
BERLIN, July 21.—The Germans have captured
Windau on the Russian coast of the Baltic sea and so have
secured a new naval base from which to carry on the cam
paign against Riga, the great city of the Baltic provinces.
Windau is between Libau, which our troops captured
some time ago, and Riga, the possesion of which will mean
practically the possession of the Baltic provinces which it
is Germany’s intention to incorporate in the German em
pire if victorious in the war as the population is rather
Teutonic than Russian.
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❖ STRIKES TAKE PLACE *
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NEW YORK, July 21—The cloth
ing workers’ strike has been settled
by the raising of the wages of the
employes. Work will be resumed to
morrow. A sympathetic strike has
followed the Bayonne Standard Oil
strike and others are threatened in
the same industry.
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❖ CONSCIENCE FUND *
❖ RECEIVES $10,000 ❖
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WASHINGTON, July 21. — The
conscience fund received $10,000 yes
terday from some person anonymous
ly. The sender declares that the
amount pays the debt he owes the
government twice over, as he feels
that peace would not come to him
unless he performed some penance
for his sin.
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WANT CANNERIES TO
DISCHARGE ORIENTALS
ANACORTES, July 21.—Mobs of
people have surrounded the canneries
in this district demanding the dis
charge of all Orientals and the offi
cials are now considering the matter.
GREAT BATTLE
WITH STRIKERS
FIFTEEN HUNDRED STRIKERS
AND OVER EIGHT HUNDRED
OFFICERS FIGHT.
BAYONNE, July 21.—Fifteen
hundred strikers and eight hundred
and fifty officers engaged in a battle
here today over the attempt of the
strikers to create riots in connection
with the strike in the Standard Oil
works. Shots were' exchanged and
eight men were wounded and one kill
ed outright. In other attacks scores
of men were badly injured. As a final
resort to disperse the strikers the fire
department was called out and eight
fire engines turned streams of water
on the rioters dispersing them. Dur
ing the riots several houses were
wrecked and serious damage was in
flicted on other kinds of property.
ALASKA SENDS GREATEST
SHIPMENT ON RECORD
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Value of Gold, Fish and Fur Arriving
at Seattle Yesterday Was
$720,000.
SEATTLE, July 21.—Six vessels
arrived hero yesterday carrying
Alaska cargoes valued at seven hun
dred and twenty thousand dollars, the
largest amount ever received from
the northern territory in one day.
The cargoes consisted of gold, salmon
and furs.
FIRE KILLS SIX.
CHELSEA, Mass., July 21.—A ten
ement fire which occurred here today
resulted in the deaths of six people.
Most of the fatalities were due to the
J jumping out of the windows by the
occupants of the houses.
FORESTER COMING.
SEATTLE, July 21.—The steam
ship City of Seattle has left for
Ketchikan with Forester Graves and
1 his assistant, Sherman, aboard.
JOHAN KOREN
LOSES HANDS
A,
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WELL KNOWN NATURALIST
SUFFERS WHEN SHIP FR07,
far
EN OPPOSITE NOME.
NOME, July 21.—'The Corwin has
returned from her first walrus hunt
and relates a tale of frightful suffer
ing on the part of the Russian ship
Kolyma on the coast of Siberia,.which
suffering resulted in the loss of four
lives and the loss of the hands of
Johan Koren, the naturalist who is
so well known to the people of this
camp. The Corwin brought back a
big cargo of skins, bone and oil.
Captain Healy relates that they met
the Russian ship Kolyma near the
i mouth of the Kolyma river. She had
been frozen in there last fall. Two
of the crew died during the winter
of scurvy and the remainder suffered
from illness. In the middle of the
winter the vessel tried to escape
through the ice but had a large hole
torn in her hull bringing her near
total destruction. Captain Healy
gave the stricken crew all the fresh
food of the Corwin and the Kolyma
was abandoned. Johan Koren lost j
his hands by freezing.
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❖ ARRESTED FOR THE * j
* .ROBBERY IN PARK
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THE DALLES, July 21.—John
Hooper, a paroled life prisoner, has
been re-arrested here on the charge
of committing five robberies since his
release from prison. Amongst the
robberies of which he is suspected is
that which took place in Yellowstone
park recently when a large band of
tourists were relieved of their valu
ables and money.
DISPUTE OVER STREET
WORK IS ALL SETTLED.
A dispute took place today over the
material that was being used for fill
in the street work and Contractor J.
p. Mantell laid off all his men pending
an investigation to show who was
right. The street committee of the
city council and the mayor held an
informal meeting with the result !
that* Mr. MantelPa contention with
respect to the particular piece of
filling under discussion was borne out.
City Engineer Whitfield objected to
the presence of a little bad dirt that
got into the filling accidentally. The
men loading the wagons had instruc
tions to be careful of the dirt placed
in the fills and Mr. Mantell was more
than willing to remove all dirt object
ed to but the city engineer" demanded
that the whole load be thrown in the
dump. Mr. Mantell then called off
work and requested the city engineer
to get the opinion of any independent
engineer in the railroad service. The
street committee after looking into
matters decided that the dirt placed
! in the fill should remain and Tom
McConaty was appointed inspector to
decide such matters in future.
ENNIS AND CAMPBELL BUY
DE SHERBININ BUSINESS.
Joe Campbell and Frank Ennis, the
firm of Ennis & Campbell in other
words, have purchased the insurance
business of A. G. de Sherbinin and
also his office building. Mr. de Sher
binin continues in the building and
lumber business and is now the sole
owner, his former partner, G. S.
Whitehead having decided to go out
side for several months.
Messrs Cox and Shyman are two
well known traveling men who are
[ now here.
VIENNA SAYS TEUTONS
ADVANCE WHOLE FRONT
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❖ NEW SHIP ALLIANCE *
❖ WILL SAIL FRIDAY. *
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SEATTLE, July 21.—’The steam
ship Alliance of the Independent
Steamship line, is still in dry dock
l getting the finishing touches to the
improvements made on her and she
will sail next Friday for Alaska ports.
STRIKE ENDS AT NOON.
BRIDGEPORT, July 21.—The
great strike of the machinists in the
Remington Arms factory will end at
noon today, an arrangement having
! been arrived at by the employers and
employes notwithstanding the appar
ent hopelessness of yesterday. Sever
al thousands of men were involved in
the dispute and the factories would
have been completely closed.
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SNOW MAKES SEASON
LATE UP AT NOME.
NOME, July 21.—The mining seas
on in Nome is a month behind this
year owing to the heavy snow which
is still clinging to the gulches. There
is very little activity just at present
but there is a strong hope that once
mining begins properly the season
will show up well.
LINER AFIRE
IN THE OCEAN
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EIGHT HUNDRED PASSENGERS
ABOARD THREATENED
SERIOUSLY.
DURBAN, South Africa, July 21.— !
The liner Bcnalla, bound for Aus
tralia, is afire in mid ocean a thpu
sand miles from here and the eight j
hundred passengers aboard are
threatened with a frightful fate. The
last wireless messages received tell
that the liner Otaka is rushing to the
rescue but the distance dividing the
two vessels is so great that fears are
entertained of the impossibility of
saving the menaced people. No indi- j
! cation has been given that the cause j
of the fire was other than accidental j
but the usual rumors are afloat of
German activities. Further news is |
now being awaited with the greatest
anxiety.
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ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
CHINESE WERE DROWNED
Disaster From Floods Around Canton
One of the Most Appalling on
Record.
PEKIN, July 21.—The number of
lives lost in the recent floods around
Canton is conservatively estimated at
one hundred thousand. All the as
sistance that can possibly be secured
is needed and requests for aid are
being sent broadcast. In addition to
the loss of life the damage to prop
erty was so serious that famine
threatens the survivors. Dead bodies
are lying in thousands along the edge
of the receding floods, while thou
sands upon thousands have been car
ried to sea and never will be recov
ered.
EVANS AT 10 P. M.
The Admiral Evans will arrive
from the west this evening at 10
o'clock.
[ TEUTONS CLAIM GENERAL WINS
VIENNA, July 21.—It is officially announced this
morning that the Teutonic allies are victorious along the
•whole eastern front from the Baltic to Galicia. The Rus
sians are reported to be falling back to the westward of
Warsaw as well as to the north and south but the Aus
trian general staff warns the people that the immense dis
tances in Russia coupled with the difficult terrain en
countered for moving troops and supplies may delay the
Teutonic advance more than the present conditions of af
fairs might lead to expect- The news from Budapest that
the gradual evacuation of Warsaw has been ordered is
given full credence here as military men seen in the roll
ing back of the Russian wings to the north and south ol
that city a circumstance which threatens gravely the com
munications of -the Polish capital with interior Russia.
The Austro-Hungarian people are now engaged in con
stant celebrations of victory.
TEUTONS CAPTURE RADOM
VIENNA, July 21—The news was pubished this
afternoon that the Teutonic allies have captured Radom
south of Warsaw and are now advancing along the whole
line. Radom is one of the great centers west of the Vis
tula and about centrally situated between the Galician
frontier and the Polish capital.
RUSSIA EXPECTS SUPPLIES
VLADIVOSTOK, July 21.—Twenty thousand freight
cars and four hundred locomotives are due here from
America and are badly needed to relieve the congestion of
supplies for the front. One of our most serious obstacles
has been the lack of the means to move troops and sup
plies across the wide spaces of eastern Russia.
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❖ EXAMINING SHIPS *
❖ FOR GERMAN BOMBS *
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NEW YORK, July 21.—Ships are
now all carefully examined before j
leaving this port. In some cases the
shipments are opened, but in other
instances X-rays are used to discover
any bombs that might have been
placed aboard by German sympathiz
ers.
HUNDRED DEGREES IN
SHADE AT PORTLAND.
Seattle Experiencing Tropical Weath-j
t*r With Mercury at
Ninety Above.
SEATTLE, July 21.—An unusual
hot wave is now prevailing in the
northwest. The thermometer at |
; Portland and Olympia registered a ;
hundred degrees in the shade vester- j
I day afternoon and the temperature
: in this city and Tacoma was ninety.
82 DEGREES ABOVE.
The thermometer this afternoon at
three o’clock registered 82 degrees
above. The temperature this morning
at 7 o’clock was 72 above.
SOCIETIES WILL SELECT
THE ADVISORY BOARD
WASHINGTON, July 21.—Secre
tary Daniels of the Navy Department
announced today that the scientific so
cieties of the country will be asked
; to select the associates of Thomas Ed
ison on the advisory board. The j
scheme is receiving the encourage- ;
ment of the whole people, who see in j
it the promise of immense improve
ments in the nation’s defensive
power.
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DAMN THE MOLLYCODDLES,
SAYS TEDDY ROOSEVELT
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.—Theo
! dore Roosevelt arrived here last even
ing and made a speech on the ques
tion of war or peace. He condemned
as weak the policy that would main
tain peace at any price and becom
ing worked up to a passion cried,
I “Damn the mollycoddles.”
MEXICO CITY
AGAIN TAKEN
ZAPATA RE-OCCl'PIES CAPITAL
AND CARRANZA MEN TRAM
PLE U. S. FLAG.
WASHINGTON, July 21.—Zapata
has re-occupied Mexico City, accord
ing to information received here this
morning, and he will now probably
. try to hold it permanently, although
the Carranzaists are close to it with
strong forces.
BISBEE, Arizona, July 21.—The
Carranza forces have captured Naeo.
After having moved into the place
i they tore down an American flag and
| trampled it under foot within a few
feet of the border. Their trampling
of the flag was done with such savage
bitterness that it was torn in
shreds.
! STEFFANSON IS BELIEVED
TO BE DEAD AND GONE.
: Polar Bear Starts Out in Search of
Explorer but Hope is Not
Strong.
NOME, July 21.—The Polar Bear,
i Captain Louis Lane, left today to be
gin the search for Stcffanson the ex
plorer who has been missing for more
than a year. Nothing has been heard
| from StefTanson from any source and
! the people who know the north coast
j and those who are living there have
given up hope that he will ever be
heard from again.
IDAHO STOCK RAISER IS
KIDNAPPED FOR RANSOM.
IDAHO FALLS, July 21.—E.
: F.mply, a stock raiser of this district,
i has been kidnapped and his kidnapp
ers are now holding him for a ransom
! of six thousand dollars. They threat
en that the failure to pay this ran
some will mean dire suffering if not
death to Emply.