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ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
Vcl % No. 181 SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKTHURSDAY, MAY 13, 1915.___Ion ( ents the < opy
ITS. GOVERNMENT DEMANDS AN
APOEOGY FROM GERMAN EMPIRE
Washington Adopts Firm Attitude and Insists That Neutrals Must Be
Tree Erora Attack in the Future.
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British Battleship and Three
Turkish Ships Sunk—Rus
sians Admit Retirement—
Germans and Austrians
Barricaded Against Mohs!
in London—All Enemies to
Be Interned.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—It has
now been learned that the note sent
the German government, cabled today,
is firmer than anyone had looked for.
The forecast of the demands had not
included anything about a demand for
an apology but this is just what the
communication particularly insists
upon. It is also demanded that Ger
many quits warring on neutrals of all
nations ami is worded in a manner
that leaves no doubt that this country
is determined to have what it asks
at any price. The question has now
MEXICO CITY
RIOTS AGAIN
UNFORTUNATE CAPITAL ONCE
MORE IN THROES OF
MURDEROUS UPRISING.
SAN ANTONIO, May 13.—Murder
ous rioting broke out in Mexico City
on the day before yesterday and is
still proceeding. Hundreds of peo
ple are reported to have been killed
or injured and fierce mobs were at
last accounts raging all over the capi
tal destroying as they went. No in
formation has been received as to the
condition of American citizens who
still remain but the plight of them
and other foreigners is believed to be
very serious. The troops have made
an attempt to supress the disorder
and fights have taken place between
them and the rioters with fatal re
sults. The cause of the riots is not
made clear.
VALDEZ RESURRECTS
POOR PORTAGE BAY.
Present* the Corpse to the Public
and Says It is Still
Alive.
Valdez is knocking Seward by every
means in it’s power, ( ordova people
took the success of Seward like men.
People recently arriving from \ aldez
declare that not a good word is heard
about this city from any one in that
neck of the woods, but the funniest ef
fort of all made by our dear friends
in the court city is having a story
published in the front page of its
daily paper showing that t^c best
way to reach Anchorage is by gaso
line launch to Portage Bay and thence
over the glaciers and mountains.
This story appeared on the Tth inst.
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❖ MILLIONAIRE ATTEMPTS *
❖ TO COMMIT SUICIDE. *
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NEW YORK, May 13.—Otto
Fleischman, millionaire president of
the Fleischman Vehicle company, at
tempted to commit suicide here last
night because of despondency. The
reason for the despondent feeling is
not very clear but it is supposed to
be due to some private family affairs
He was caught in the act and saved
after a struggle.
come up for excluding from the mails,
all publications which contain editor
ials justifying the sinking of the
Lusitania. The German-American
papers have made strong efforts to
show that the act was justified and |
bitter feelings have been aroused. No
one seems to dare to predict what the
answer of Germany will be to the de
mands. A refusal to apologize is
looked for in many quarters and that
the United States cannot withdraw
from the position taken up is expect
ed. so that a feeling of pessimism pre
vails in many quarters.
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* GERMVN EMBASSY *
* QUITS WARNING. •>
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WASHINGTON, May 13.—The Ger
man embassy has quit publishing
warnings in the newspapers against
Atlantic travel. The reason for this
has not been stated but it is assumed
to mean that the Germans have de
cided to abandon its war against ships
which carry passengers of neutral
citizenship.
SEWARD WILL BE
HEADQUARTERS OF EDES.
Commissioner Thomas Riggs Gave
Out Interview Stating
This Fact.
That Seward will be the headquart
ers of Chairman Edes of the engineer
ing commission is the statement made
by Commissioner Riggs in Seattle to
the Times just before leaving for
Fairbanks. The following is the par
agraph in which Mr. Riggs made the
statement:
“Mr W. C. Edes is chairman of the
commisison, chief engineer and sup
erintendant, and has the power of
veto on any subject. His headquart
ers will be at Seward. Lieutenant
Frederick Mears will be in charge at
Ship Creek from which construction
will begin. I will not be in construc
tion work until next year.”
SECRETARY LANE TAKES
THE SIDE OF BALLAINE.
Denies C harges Made Against Seward
Man by So-Called Alaska
Bureau.
SEATTLE. May 13.—Secretary
Franklin K. Lane of the interior de
partment has wired to John E. Bal
laine in this city stating that Bal
laine was never a candidate for a
position on the Alaska government
engineering commission. Mr. Lane s
telegram disproves the charges al
leged to have been made by Maurice
D. Leehy of the Alaska Bureau of
the Seattle chamber of commerce that
Ballaine attacked the Alaska Bureau
! because it did not support him for a
place on the commission. The Bureau
has shown the greatest antipathy to
Ballaine who accused it of having
sought to secure the purchase of the
Copper River railroad instead of the
Alaska Northern. Many other Alas
kans declare they have the very best
reasons for believing that the Bureau
did actually try to sell the Guggen
heim property to the government at
the expense of Seward.
HAYWOOD SAYS HE
WANTS REVOUTION.
Former President of Great Labor
Organization Defies Public
Opinion.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—Before
the Industrial Relations Committee
yesterday the noted labor leader,
William Haywood, declared that he
and the whole organization of the In
dustrial Workers of the World advo
cated revolution to abolish the present
political and industrial system and to
establish an era of real freedom. He j
further stated that he wanted all gov-;
ernments destroyed no matter how j
the destruction is to be accomplished. j
MRS. JOHNSON ABOARD.
SEATTLE. May 13.—Mrs. Johnson.'
wife of the captain of the silver Wave,
accompanies him on the little vessel
on the voyage to Alaska which it be
gan yesterday.
C'OFNCIL CITY WANTS I
AID FOR LIBRARY.!
SEATTLE, May 13.—The Alaska
Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
has received an appeal from the
Council City people to aid in re-build
ing the library of that place which
was burned down during the winter.
BOTH ARMIES
MAKE ATTACKS
GERMANS U N S UCCESSF l L IN
EFFORTS AGAINST AL
LIES NEAR YPRES.
LONDON, May 13.—‘The official an
nouncement is made this morning that
the Germans have again attacked the
allied positions to the southeast of
Ypres but that the attacks have been
unsuccessful and terrible losses have
been sustained by the enemy. The
French have launched determined at
tacks on the German lines south of
Lille in the effort to break the hostile
lines but for the present they have
apparently not brought about the de
sired results. Their main attention
was directed to that point of the Ger
man front between Lens and Arras
where the fighting was very severe.
The French offensive is still proceed
ing and with very good chances of
bringing about very material conse
quences.
ALAMEDA BRINGS ONE
HUNDRED AND TWO.
SEATTLE, May 13.—'The Alameda
sailed last night with more than a
hundred passengers for Seward and
fifty-one for the Anchorage. The
following are the passengers for Se
ward:
F. Jorbeson ad wife, J. Lewis and
wife, Frank Smith and wife, C. Saint
Lawernce and wife, Frank St. Law
ernce, Frank Short, W. Daub, H. Con
way, W. Robinson, R. Conway, W. T.
Chisholm, E. McKenna, Thos. Agen.
Fred Cook, T. Brown, F. Miller, Mrs.
G. Johnston, Miss R. Johnson, Mrs. J.
Knouske, E. Stevens, Mrs. Hatties
Emmerich, George Milliken and wife,
E. Griffiths, W. McKnight, D. Mar
shall, F. Stark, H. Fridenlund, C.
Reynolds, W. Leurike, J. Hubbard, J.
Cheek, K. Park and wife, A. Lyall, E.
Gallagher, J. Johnson, C. Andrews,
F. A. Polley, F. M. Polley, S. A.
Polley, W. Neff and wife, Lottie Neff,
Alice Neff, C. Harmon, W. Christen-1
sen, M. Flood, John Derkard and
forty-nine steerage.
EDES SOON COMING.
Chairman Edes of the commission is
expected to leave Seattle for Seward
about the 18th. inst. He has been in
San Francisco.
GERMAN LIVES
MAY BE TAKEN
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FIERCE RIOTING AGAINST THEM J
IN LONDON AND OTHER
PARTS OF EMPIRE.
LONDON, May 13.— The rioting
in the east end continues against the
Germans and Austrians and all the
residents of those nationalities have
found it necessary to barricade them
selves in their houses to escape mur
der. The inol)s have wrecked their
homes and stores and the property
loss is very high. If any Germans
or Austrians have been killed the fact
has been hidden.
JOHANNESBURG. South Africa,
May 13.—Anti-German riots here
have caused the destruction of more
than a million dollars worth of prop
erty belonging to Germans or Aust
rians. The police are powerless to in
tervene and the destruction is still
proceeding.
LONDON, May 13.—Prime Minister
Asquith announced today that all Ger
man and Austrian male citizens over
military age who are now residents
of the British islands will be interned.
It is believed that this step will not
only prevent them from doing harm
but will save themselves from
violence.
PREVENT COLLECTION
OF TAX ON STOCKS.
CLEVELAND, May 13.—‘The Unit
ed States District court has granted
Rockefeller an injunction restricting
Cuyahoga county from collecting a
million and a half tax on stocks and
bonds that are valued at three hun
dred million dollars. Rockefeller says
he has his residence in New York and
the county mentioned has no right to
levy such a task.
DETROIT STREET CARS
ARE ALL STOPPED.
DETRIOT, May 13.—Not a street
car is running in this city today as
a result of the strike which has taken
place amongst the crews. The strik
ers are maintaining the peace as no
strike breakers have come forward to
take their places.
LAUNCH FOR SALE.
Lying at Ship creek. Name, Stand
ard. 9 ft. 6 in. wide and 50 ft. in
length. Enquire John Nelson, Seward
BUY INSURANCE BUSINESS.
Joseph Campbell and Frank Ennis
have purchased the entire insurance
business formerly conducted by Sidney
Anderson of the Bank of Seward. In
future they will represent all the
companies which Mr. Anderson repre
sented. Both of them are energetic
and bright young business men.
TELEPHONE TO SHIP CREEK.
Some of the men connected with the
government railroad work expressed
the opinion this morning that tele
phonic communication will soon be es
tablished between Seward and
Anchorage.
DEMAND REMOVAL OF
THE KAISER’S FLAG.
LONDON, May 13.—The press of
London is now demanding the remov
al from the Knights’ Stall in Windsor
chapel of the banner of the Kaiser.
They declare that the acts of the
Kaiser and the Germans generally
have removed him morally from the
list of knighthood.
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❖ TURKS ADDING TO TROOPS *
❖ ON THE PENINSULA. *
ATHENS, May 12.—The Turks are
now sending heavy reinforcements to
the Gallipoli peninsula in the effort
to prevent the advance of the Allies
on Constantinople. Very little ol real
information has been given out as to;
the progress of the fighting in that;
quarter but that it has not yet reach
ed the crucial stage seems to be dear. j
INDIAN CHIEF PROTESTS.
PORTLAND, May 12.—Four old j
Indian chiefs appeared today in this;
city to protest against the operating
of a cannery on the Columbia river j
near the Dalles. They ask an injunc* j
lion and restraining order ami claim 1
that on old treaty with the govern
ment gives them the exclusive right
to fish in that quarter.
noted people urge
PEACE AT CONGRESS.
Taft, Parker and Henry Clews Among
the Speakers on the
Subject.
CLEVELAND, May 13.—Tait, |
former president, Parker, former;
candidate for the presidency, and j
Henry Clews appeared before the
World Court congress today and ad
vocated not only peace between the
United States and Germany but a
general peace for all the world. It
is thought that the congress will at
tempt to get the ears of the belliger
ent powers and try to get them to
reach some agreement.
JUNEAU LIQUOR CENSUS
REACHES A BIG FIGURE.
Nearly Two Thousand Votes Cast
and Nearly a Thousand Either
Way Required.
JUNEAU, May 13.—The total
enumeration for the Juneau saloon
district of those entitled to vote has
reached the figure of one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-nine. It will
require a vote of about nine hundred
drys or wets to secure a majority as
it is estimated that nearly one hun
dred of those enumerated cannot
qualify to vote.
NEWS NOTES
L. E. Larder of Vancouver, B. C
and Daniel I). Dunlap of Bremerton,
Washington, are two young men who
have come to settle. Mr. Dunlap is a
civil engineer and will have an office
with the Alaska Land & Dev. Com
pany.
Walter S. Jones, the first superin
tendant on the Alaska Central rail
road, came this morning and will go
to Anchorage.
A flat car of the Alaska Northern
railroad was shipped this morning on
the Mariposa to Anchorage. J. E.
O’Reilly, superintend ant of construc
tion, was unable to say how mucli
work will be done this year.
Frank Nickerson has returned from
the hills where he had gone to look
into some mining property.
Deputy Marshal Al. Dowling has
arrived from Valdez and will proceed
to Dillingham on the Santa Ana to
take out an insane women to the
asylum at Portland.
T. H. Baker, location engineer pass
ed through on the Mariposa to take up
work for the railroad commission in
the Susitna country.
Judge S. 0. Morford and Judge J.
Lindley Green arrived from Valdez
on the Evans last evening.
George Vinger of Caro and Com
pany has left for the Anchorage.
Mrs. Helen van Campen, Alaska’s
most famous writer, went to Anchor
age today on the Mariposa. She will
return to Seward on the Alameda and
visit her for some days. ‘
Joseph Roy is a new operator who
has come to take up his duties in the
Seward cable office.
John Nelson, Mrs. Nelson and two
children, returned last evening on the
Evans.
Word has been received from Valdez
that the concrete sidewalks in that
city cost six dollars per running foot.
That would mean $180 for an ordinary
Seward lot. Should the cost be as
great here the estimates made of the
work proposed would have to be in
creased very considerably.
MARIPOSA ARRIVES.
The Mariposa arrived this morning
with 120 people from Seattle for
Seward and 88 for the Anchorage.
She unloaded quite a lot of freight
here.
RUSSIA ADMITS
ARMY RETREATS
VIENNA DECLARES VICTORY TO
“RE COMPLETE AND WHOLE
LINE WAVERING.
PETROGRAI), May RL—The war
office admits that the Russian army in
West Galicia is now retiring hut it j
declares that the retirement is taking!
place only for the purpose of taking
up stronger positions. It is conceded
that the very necessity for retreating
shows failure on our part to advance
but the military authorities declare;
that we can still hold our grip on
Austrian territory if nothing unfor- i
seen occurs.
VIENNA, May 13.—The defeat of
the Russian 3rd army in West Galicia
is complete and the enemy is now in j
full retreat across the province with!
the Austro-German victors in pursuit.
It has to be admitted that the enemy j
is retiring in fairly good order and
making a determined light to hold
>ack the following legions. In spite
of this we are capturing great num-1
hers of prisoners and large amounts ,
of munitions of war. The most re
markable effect of our victory, how
ever, is that the Russian front in the
Uzsok pass and at Sanok is wavering
and may soon be in full retreat also.
Should a general Russian retreat be j
ordered it will mean the breaking of
the backbone of the Russian military
power in the present war and the
quick invasion of Rusisan territory
from the south.
SINK THREE TURKS.
PETROGRAD, May 12.—The an
nouncement was made here today that
the Russian Black Sea fleet has sunk
three Turkish vessels.
COME TO FIX
THE RAILROAD
SMALL AMOUNT OF REPAIRS TO
BE MADE AT SEWARD ON
ROAD AT ONCE.
A small amount of work at least
will be started on the Alaska North
ern immediately to prepare it for the
running of either the gasoline cars or
some heavier rolling stock. The staff
to be engaged in the work arrived this
morning on the Mariposa and got off
here. It consists of W. J. H. Fogel
strom, Benjamin L. Campbell, Donald
McDonald and R. N. Moyer. Mr.
Fogelstrom was in charge of the
bridge inspection work for the rail
road commission last year and is well
known in Seward. He is in charge of
the whole work to be done along this
road now while Mr. Campbell will be
in charge of the field work. The
amount of work to be acorn pi ished at
present on the Alaska Northern is
very small but enough to show that
the government means business in this
part of the district.
EVANS ARRIVES.
The Admiral Evans arrived last
evening with one hundred and twenty
two passengers for Seward. Twenty
one of these came from way ports.
She had one hunderd and twenty-nine
aboard for the Anchorage and took
on an additional number for that
place at this port.
FILES INTERVENTION.
Judge Lindley Green has filed a
complaint and intervention for J. P.
Thompson, E. A. Shed and C. D. Shed
who intervened in the case of Otto
R. Hansen vs. the Alaska Northern
railroad. The suit is to set aside the
sale by the marshal of the road. The
same attorney also filed intervention
for the same parties in the case of the
Alaska Northern against the Bal
laines.
Assistant District Attorney Whit
tlesey has returned from a profession
al trip to Valdez.
WATSON IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, May 13.—The admiral
Watson arrived last night.
BIG BRITISH
WARSHIP SUNK
GOLIATH TOIU'KDOKI) BIT
TI UKISH SHU'S AKi;
AI.SO LOST.
LONDON, May IT The British
battleship Goliath has been reported
torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles
with the loss of live hundred of the
crew, but some retaliation has been
accomplished by the sinking of two
Turkish gunboats and a transport in
the Sea of Marmora. The battleship
was sunk in some manner that has
not been made clear but ti i.> assumed
to be by a submarine. The sinking
of the Turkish ships was performed
after a feat of the greatest daring.
A submarine belonging to the Allies
ran the guantlet of the forts and
travelled through the Dardanelles in
to the Sea of Marmora where it suc
ceeded in sinking the three ships. The
loss of the Goliath is admittedly ser
ious, especially as it entailed the loss
of so many lives. The ship was built
in 1D02 and was, therefore, old hut she
was of thirteen thousand tons dis
placement.
REPRESENTATIVE GETCHELL
ARRIVES IN SEW ARIL
Is Man Chiefly Responsible l or the
Changes Made in the Roden
Mining Laws.
W. W. Getchell, member of the ter
ritorial house of representatives from
the Second division, arrived in Seward
last evening and will go west on the
Santa Ana which is due to start to
morrow evening. After visiting a
mining property near Kodiak Mr.
Getchell will return and go outside.
He will later return to Nome.
The changes made in the mining
law at this session are principally due
to the work of the man who is now
in the city. Amongst those changes
is one confining each person to one
power of attorney, letting the old as
sociation claim assessment work re
main as it was before the Roden bil’
was passed, arranging that two peo
ple cannot have the same claim stak
ed and so clouding the title, provid
ing that a fraction must be staked at
the end of a claim furthest from the
Initial stake, limiting the length of
a placer claim to 1320 feet to prevent
the shoestring staking on narrow
creeks, and some other equally good
alterations.
Mr. Getchell states that the tax on
gold is only one per cent of the net
output on each claim after five thou
sand dollars. The property in incor
porated towns is exempt from terri
torial taxes with a few exceptions
like water, electric power, etc.
SWANITZ IS ASKED
TO HE PRESIDENT.
Colonel Swanitz has been asked to
accept the presidency of the Consoli
dated Alaska Oil company with prop
erties in the Katalla district. 1 he
capital of the corporation is eight hun
dred thousand dollars and has at its
back such financial giants as Mc
Kenzie and Mann, McXear and Man
sen, the British Columbia member of
parliament. Swanitz has the ofTer
under consideration.
HANSEN HOLDINGS SOLD.
A. G. de Sherbinin and G. M. Camp
bell purchased today the entire hold
ings of Otto R. Hansen, consisting of
sixteen lots. The deal was made
through James R. Hayden represent
ing the Lane-Whitehead Realty and
Investment company. 'Ihrough the
same firm lot 5 in block ltf was sold
to another party.
LEFT ON MARIPOSA.
Amongst the well known people
who went to Anchorage on the Mari
posa today were Mrs. A. Wilson and
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs. C. C.
Haggett, Colonel Rcvell and R. H.
Koch.
John E. Ballaine, says the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer of a recent date, in
a statement issued yesterday, says
that Col. A. W. Swanitz is in error in
saying that the sixty-acres of termin
al ground adjoining Seward, occupied
lately by many squatters, had been re
served by the Alaska Northern and
not sold to the government with the
other railroad property.