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BRITISH GOVT. BELIEVED
TO BE ABODE EO FALL
GOVKKNMKNT MAY FALL
LONDON, Oct. 10.— It is believe*!
here that the resignation of «S»r Kd*
ward Carson foreshadows the resig
nation of the whole cabinet. Carson
was attorney general in the c*>; lit ion
cabinet an«l refuses to state why he
resign*?*! but the cause is b*dieve*i to
be dis-satisfaction with the Palkan
methods of the allies particularly a no
with the whole conduct of the w
generally. Ht has expressed at \ari
ous times his dis-satisfaction with
C.e method.- of conducting the war
by “small inner circles.” It is
thought in many well informed circles
that his resignation will be followed
by others. In an editorial today the (
Daily Globe says; “We should deeply
regret to see the government fall but
surely it must fall unless it shows
strength ami decision in such grave
matters as the Gallipoli expedition,
the rescue of Serbia, recruiting and j
defense against Zeppelin attacks.” :
It is well known that extreme pres- j
sure is being brought to bear to pro j
vent further resignations as the fall
of the ministry would mrtan a general I
election and the present is regarded
as the worst possible time for an
election. It is noted that Prime Min
ister Asquith, who is said to be suf
fering from intestinal catarrh, has
got siek just at the time the fall of
the government is expected. Most
people believe he will quit anti it is
remarked that the same conditions
prevail as in France at the time of
the fall of Delcasse.
STOCKHOLM, OcU 19.—A British j
submarine has sunk the German
steamship Pernambuco.
M \SY SHIPS SUNK
NEW YORK. Oct. 19.—Von Rern
stortf announces that the Germans
have recently submarined twenty
three vessels including four trans
ports with a total tonnage of a hun
dred thousand.
LONDON. Oct. 19.—Lloyds an
nounces that the Norwegian steamer
Salelno has been torpedoed by the
Germans.
SAYS STRIKE
ON RUDE RICH
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TWO PROSPECTORS BRING
FIFTY OUNCES FROM A
NEW CREEK.
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VANCOUVER, B. C. Oct. 19.—
Commissioner Black of the Yukon
Territory who is here enroute to the
east reports that the strike on Rude
creek is great and rich. The creek is '
a tributary of the Klotosson and the
pay found averages about a dollar
and a half to the cubic foot with a (
depth of six feet of pay. Two pros
peetors have returned from there
with fifty ounces.
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EVANS TOMORROW
The Admiral Evans was due to
have sailed out of Anchorage this af
ternoon at 3 o’clock, according to a
message received by Agent Blue. ;
This will bring her in about 9 o’clock
tomorrow morning.
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J. R. Melvin, working on the Alas
kan Enginering Commission in the
demolition of the old sawmill at the j
head of the bay, this morning broke j
one of his legs just above the ankle. I
He is in the Pioneer Hospital receiv
ing treatment.
ANCHORAGE COLO
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The weather at Anchorage is re
ported extremely cold, and so cold
that difficulty in unloading is experi- j
enced by ships already.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
A l SI RAI.IA BITTER
LONDON, Oct. 19.—Australian
pupor> unanimously denounce the
plan to abandon the Gallipoli penin
sula campaign after so many
Australian soldiers have died there.
The papers declare the campaign in
the Dardanelles to have been the re
sult of gross incompetency and its
impossibility ought to have been seen
from the start.
GR VIIAME WHITE ALIVE
I .ON DON. Oet. 19. -Grahamc j
White, the noted aviator who was re
ported to have been shot as a spy,
personally denied the rumor today.
There is uo reason given for the rum
or. It is announced that General lan
Hamilton, who commands the British
in the Dardanelles, is returning honu
to report". Major General Monroe
assumes the command.
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SERBIAN WOMEN FIGHT
LONDON. Oct. 19.—The Serbians
are putting the last ounce of strength j
into the efforts to stay the leutons
on their drive for Constantinople un
til help arrives from the allied pow
ers. Old men, women and children
are under arms but the Serbs are
losing tremendously. The losses to
invaders are proportionately heavier.
\Y \R IN THE WEST
LONDON, Oct. 19.—The Germans
j are now concentrating in Champagne
and Vosges and attacking rather rtir
terrainedly, with the intention, no
doubt, of keepnig the allies busy and
preventing them from sending aid to
the Serbians. The Germans claim un
important gains at Riga and Dvinsk
but elsewhere the Russians are on
I the offensive.
LINER SI NK
LONDON, Oct. 19.—The Wilson
liner Alleppo of four thousand tons
was torpedoed by a German submar
ine yesterday and sunk. The crew
v as saved.
MACKENSEN ADVANCING
BERLIN, Oct. 19.—General von
Mackensen hits captured Obrenovach
and is advancing south from Bel
grade. He has also taken other vil
I luges and positions.
Italian Fleet Off
To Aid in Agean
HOME. Oct. 19.—The Italian fleet
is reported to be steaming to help the
allied fleets in the blockade of the
Turkish and Bulgarian coasts of the
Agean sea. It will also aid in the
landing of the allied forces. The re
port is also current that Italy will
soon invade Bulgaria. The former
declared war against the latter today.
LONDON, Oct. 19.—The new Greek
premier, Zemlis, has assured the al
lied governments that Greece will
join the allies in active warfare if the
Bulgarians cross the Greek frontier.
JUNEAU CLEBRATING
ALASKA’S GREAT DAY
Go%eminent Offices, Business Houses
and Schools Close and
Exercises Today.
JUNEAU, Oct. 19.—Alaska Day
was observed yesterday by the closing
of government oflices, business houses
and the schools. Exercises appropri
ate to the oeassion are being held in
all the schools today.
LONDON—That King George is
human was strikingly illustrated on
his latest visit to the wounded in a
London hospital.
Passing through a ward, the king
asked a wounded “Tonflliy” how he
was fed.
“They feed us like cattle” answered
the soldier.
“You don’t mean they feed you on
hay?” was the king’s immediate re
joinder.
When the “Tommy” recovered
speech the king was gone.
CARRANZA NOT TO
BE A CANDIDATE
WASHINGTON, Oct. ID.—After a
conference between the representa
tives of the diflferenf*r.ations yes ter*
day al! of them sent notes formally
recognizing Carranza as the provi
sional head of the Mexican govern
ment and Mexico as a full member of
the family of nations. President Wil
son has placed an embargo on arms
consigned to the rebels. The election
of permanent president of Mexico
will take place next June but Car
ranza will not be a candidate.
LOS ANGELES POLICE
SUPERINTENDENT KILLED
Trying to Arrest Plumber for Rob
bery Man Shot Oflicer
Through a Door.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19. — Police
Superintendent Toolan was shot and
killed instantly this morning while
trying to arrest Harry Duncan, a
plumber, for stealing auto tires.
Duncan Tired through a door and
Toolan was killed instantly. Duncan
I has escaped.
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TO REPAIR THE
CORDOVA RADIO
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—The repair
ship Prometheus will sail for Cordova
Wednesday to repair the radio sta
tion at that place after the tire.
NEWS NOTES
P. R. McGuire has returned from
Anchorage where he has been look- |
ing over the held.
Jerome Hatcher went out as far as
Mile Seven this morning to spend a
few days building trails. Mr. Hatcher
has been with the Road Commission
all summer at Mile 29.
Fred Dunce came in from Mile 20
Sunday afternoon to spend a day or
so in the city.
W. S. Robinson came in from Mile
20 Sunday afternoon to spend the
holiday here, returning again this
morning.
Gug Gibbs returned this morning
to Mile 29 where he will leave for
Quartz creek^ in connection with the
Miami Copper Compnay work out
there.
Henry Lucas returned this morn
ing to his home on the lower Kenai
Lake where he and William Kaiser
have a fox ranch. From two fox
last spring they have now seven, ani?
they say the prospects for getting a
large number are very good.
C. L. Votaw came in Sunday after
noon with four mountain sheep and a
moose or two from the lower Kenai
Lake, where he apd H. E. Richardson
anti “Billy” Smith have been hunting.
Mr. Votaw will spend most of the
winter at his cabin on Kenai river
and says he may possibly make a trip
out to the States later on.
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Mrs. J. H. Romig and son Howard
went out to the Bungalow yesterday
to, spend “Alaska Day,” returning
this afternoon.
Robert Johnston has taken up a
homestead of 160 * acres on the
Chugach National Forest Reserve, ad
joining the homestead of J. D. John
ston near Bear creek. Forestry Sup
ervisor T. M. Hunt, recommends the
tiling of the homestead, as “the
land is worth more for agriculture
than it is for lumber.”
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Miller felt genuine regret when
they heard the news that their little
baby had died.
Richard Conway came in from Mile
20 Sunday afternoon to spend a
couple days, returning again this
I morning.
Wilson To Tell of
Bin Defense Plan
Half a Billion to be Spent on Increas
. ing Military Forces.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—President
Wilson will speak at the Manhattan
club of N ew York and tell in detail
of the plans for naval and military
defense. The general belief is that
half a billion will be spent on the
army alone. The immediate plans
for naval expansion involve an ex
penditure of one hundred and five
millions, and coast defense will also
cost hundreds of midions. The regu
lar army will be increased as stated
before, and also the “continental”
army.
Condensed Cables
BUTTE, Oct. 19.—Seven were kill
ed and some of them were blown to
bits, and about a score more serious
ly injured when a wagon load of
dynamite exploded at the Granite
Mine this afternoon.
RENTON BANK ROBBED
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—Two masked
robbers held up and robbed the Citi
zens’ Bank at Renton this afternoon
and escaped in an auto after exchang
ing shots with citizens. One citizen
was wounded.
RICH STRIKE
VANCOUVER, Oct. 19.—.* rich
strike is reported on Rude Creek in
the Yukon territory.
HUNDREDS HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
J01 LET, Oct. 19.—Three trainmen
and two passengers were fatally in*
jured and a score were seriously hurt
when a Chicago-Alton train ran into
an open switch last night and wa*
wrecked. It was going forty miles
an hour at the time and only a few
of the three hundred aboard escaped
without some hurts.
SIX BANDITS HOLD UP
TRAIN NEAR NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Six bandits
held up and robbed a Westshore train
last night at Haverstraw and escaped
in an auto with a large number of
packages which they removed from
the baggage car.
BAZAAR REALIZED ABOUT
$275 LAST SATURDAY
The Bazaar, given last Saturday
evening by the Ladies of the Altar
Society of the Catholic Church, was a
fine success, considering the strong
north wind blowing, and realized
nearly two hundred and seventy-five
dollars. The exact sum is not avail
able as there are a few bills to bv
pawl and several small articles to be
sold to parties who spoke for them.
The Ladies of the Altar Society
through their President, Mrs. b. J.
Nickerson, wish to express their
gratitude and thanks to everyone who
donated their time or goods to the
bazaar for the raising of funds for
the building of Seward’s new hospital.
Mrs. Krefting, secretary and treas
urer of the Society, expresses the be
lief that many people were kept away
from the bazaar on account of the
strong winds. Ladies who helped
make the affair a success and whose
names have not appeared in the Gate
way in connection with the Bazaar
are Mrs. Mable Goetz and Mrs. Guy
Whitehead, who ably helped in the
raffling of some of the articles.
| THANKS FROM THE LADIES
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Catholic church wish to thank those
who gave their sendees to make the
Fair for the hospital a success. They
give special thanks to the musicians
who made dancing so pleasant a
feature, and to the “auctioneer.”
* MEETING OF PIONEERS
There will be a meeting of the
Pioneers this evening at 8 o’clock at
the Pioneer hall. All members are
requested to be present.
BANK ROBBERS
SECURE $5,000
DANVILLE, Calif., Oct. 19.—
Burglars worked the combination of
a bank safe in this city last night and
got away with five thousand dollars.
They overlooked four thousand dol
lars more that was lying in another
shelf. No trace of the thieves has
yet been found.
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EMBEZZLER SURRENDERS
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—John L.
Drummer surrendered to the police
last night here and says that he em- j
bezzled a thousand dollars from th*»
Fairbanks-Morse company at St. ,
Ix>uis. His surrender is due to tne
fact that he became tired of dodging
the law.
FEDERAL LEAGUE MAN
OF FINANCE DEAD
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Robert B.
Ward, the leading financier of the
Federal league, died last night after
a short illness. He was stricken with
rheumatism last Tuesday and sank ^
gradually.
WILSON VOTES
TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 19.—Presi
dent Wilson is enroute to Princeton to
vote today on the state wide suffrage
question. Both sides claim victory.
TOM TAGGART CLEARED
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 19.—The
charges of election conspiracy against
Tom Taggart have been dismissed at
the request of the state which de
clares that not sufficient evidence has
been found to convict.
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ARMS EMBARGO TO
MEXICO LIFTED
NOGALES, Oct. 17.—The embargo
on arms to Mexico has been lifted by
the United States government and the
Villaites are elated with the hope
that tne raising of the embargo will
give them the opportunity so long
sought to secure a full supply.
CENTENARIAN CELEBRATES
BALTIMORE, Oct. 19.—William
Wallace Spece, a loading financier of
this city, yesterday celebrated the
hundreth anniversary of his birth.
STEPS TAKEN TO ORGANIZE
THE CHURCH PERMANENTLY
Members of the Episcopal Church
Meet and Another Meeting
Will be Held Tomorrow.
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A called metting of all interested
in the reopening of St Peter’s Epis
copal church was held yesterday at
the residence of Mrs. S. M. Graff.
The meeting was called to order by
the Rev. Edward Molony, missionary
in charge of Princo William Sound,
and the following steps were taken to
effect a permanent organization so
that the church may be reopened in
the near future: A finance commit
tee was appointed, composed of the
following: H. L. Balderston, chair
man; Erich Lucas, treasurer; A. G. de
Sherbinin and Charles H. Clark.
The St. Peter’s Guild was also or
ganized, and the following officers
elected: Mrs. S. M. Graff, president;
Mrs. W. E. Root, vice-president; Mrs.
Erich Lucas, secretary; Mrs. A. G. de
Sherbinin, treasurer.
The initial meeting of the Guild
will be held at the home of Mrs. Graff
on Wednesday, October 20, at 2:30 p.
m., and a cordial invitation is extend
ed to all ladies interested to attpnd.
MARIPOSA MAIL RUINED
Several packages of mail off the
Mariposa have arrived here in a ruin
ed condition and the adresscs are ut
terly undecipherable. Even register
ed packages have been destroyed by
the w'ater and the adresses obliter
ated.
BABY BOY BORN
A fine baby boy, weighing nine
pounds and a half, wTas born to Mrs.
Christ Larson at 10 o’clock. Sunday
morning. Dr. J. A. Baughman was
the attending physician.
BIG SHIP BOUGHT
FOR RUN BP HERE
SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—‘The Alaska
Steamship company yesterday pur- :
chased the big steamship Kansas
City for the southwestern Alaska run.
The deal has been definitely dosed
Mexican Bandits
Hold Up and Kill
Robbers Swarm Over Coaches, Shoot
at Random and Burn
Trestle.
BROWNSVILLE, Oct. 19.—En
gineer IL H. Kendall and an unidenti
fied cavalryman were killed, and Dr.
E. S. McCain, Conductor Moran and
a man named Harry W'allace were
wounded when the train from San
Francisco on which they were riding
was held up and robbed by a great
gang of Mexican bandits not far from
this city this morning. The train
was first derailed by the robbers who
later swarmed over the coaches and
shot at random. At the conclusion
of their work the bandits cut the
wires and burned a trestle to delay
pursuit and they have not been ap
prehended.
TWO KILLED
CHICKASAW, Okla., Oct. 19.—
Two were killed, one is missing and
three were fatally injured when a
Rock Island passenger train collided
with a freight train near this plao*
yesterday.
PAYING ALLIES
MAKES RECORD
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—Owing to
the payment of the allied loan the
bank clearances for the past week
have made a record. The clearances
during the past week amounted to
eight hundred and thirteen million
dollars.
THOUSANDS WATCH
PREACHER HANGED
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MURPHYSBORO, Ills., Oct. 17.—
A thousand people watched a negro
preacher being hanged here today.
The spectators crowded the house
tops and were able to see over the
walls of the prison. It was a legal
hanging for murder.
ALAMEDA PASSENGERS
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SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—Mrs. Elliott
is a passenger on the Alameda for
Seward. The following are for Knik
and Anchorage:
A. Reefeld, Henry Ruhl and wife
and daughter, J. Magill, Mrs. 0.
Fitzgerald, Miss Fitzgerald, Mrs.
Wm. Markie, R. N. Nichols, Mrs. C.
Rhodes and two babies, Mrs. K Kin
ney and Mrs. M. Gerber.
COMES FROM RUSSIA
TO ACT AS PRIEST
Rev. D. A. Holovitzky cornea all the
way from Russia to take charge of
the Russian churches in Alaska with
headquarters at Unalaska.. His title
is Dean of Priests. He will stake
off some property at Unalaska for the
church cemetery, to which the church
is entitled according to an agreement
made at the time that Russia sold
this territory to the United States.
Leaving Russia about five weeks ago
he will complete his voyage on the
famous old ship Dora. Mr. Holovit
zky has been to the United States
three separate times, spending alto
gether nearly three years in this
country. In that time he has travel
ed over the entire nation and thinks
very highly of it. He says that the
war has not affected the small towns
in Russia as much as the large cities,
where the prices have in many cases
jumped tremendously. Rgv. Holovit
zky is accompanied by his wife and
son and Miss L. Livsoff, and expects
to spend about two years at Unal
aska.
subject only to a drydock inspection.
The ship was purchased from the
Union lion Works, and President
Baxter will arrive in San Francisco
tomorrow to formally take over the
ship.
RECORD HAUL
OF OPIUM MADE
SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND DOL
LARS WORTH FOUND IN
SHIP AT SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Oct. l‘J.—Seventy-bix
thousand dollars worth of opium was
seized last night in the Blue Funnel
liner Calchas and was the largest
catch of the kind on record. The
vessel went argound near Port
Townsend and remained stuck for ten
days. After floating off she was
placed in drydock here but no suspi
cion rested on her until a chance re
mark made by the engineer to the
effect that the draft was bad all the
way from Liverpool. This created
the suspicion that led to a search
which resulted in the discovery of
six hundred tins of opium in the air
shaft. She had been searched by the
customs officials at San Francisco and
Vancouver but the opium was so
cleverly concealed that the officers
never had an inkliug of its presence.
PACIFIC TO HAVE THE
GREATEST OF FLEETS
In Addition to Warships Stationed
There Frequent Trips Will be
Made by Atlantic Ships.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Secre
tary Daniels announced today that
from this time forward the Pacific
coast will be guarded by the greatest
fleet in all history. The new naval
plans provide for a great Pacific
fleet and also for frequent visits of
the Atlantic ships to Pacific waters.
FORMER POLICEMEN ARE
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS
Said to Have Counterfeited Half a
Million and Arc Now Under
Arrest in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17—Rollia
York and Edward Karr, former
policemen, have been brought back
here on the charge of counterfeiting.
They are accused of coining half a
million dollars worth of spurious
money. From the counterfeit money
they succeeded in passing they maiM
a profit of two and a half dollars out
of each five.
MILITARY PROOTLOTION
BECOMES AN ISSUE
For the First Time a City Will Nomi
nate a Mayor Because he
Favors Nation’s Defense.
CHARLESTON, Mass., Oct. 17.—
The canvass is complete of the voters
for the mayoral election and it is
found that Major Hyde will be nomi
nated mayor by a small majority.
He is running on the military protec
tion ticket and for that reason the
election promises to become histori
cal. Other elections will probably
be fought on the same issue from
this time forward.
COMES TO ILLUSTRATE
SEWARD FOR MAGAZINE
William M. Wilson is now in Sew- ,
ard to represent “See America First”
magazine and says his fine publica
tion is about to make a feature of
Seward and this part of the territory
generally in order to draw the atten
tion of tourists to the wonderful
scenic beauty of the Alaska coast.
Mr. Wilson believes a visit to this
district would be.va revelation to mil
lions of people, particularly to those
who live in the interior of the United
States.