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WHICH AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE TRAVELLING
REPORT OF BULGARIA’S
NEUTRALITY CONFIRMED
Meet oi German Zeppelins Car
ries Munitions of W ar By
Night to Turkish Army.
GERMANY SATISFIES U. S.
WASHINGTON, August 27.—Advices to the state
department today from Gerard, the United States ambas
sador to Berlin, are to the effect that America may be as
sured that it need fear no further submarine attacks that
would endanger American lives. The impression given by
tlie advices is that the kaiser’s government has agreed to
the demands of the United States that attacks cease on
vessels carrying American citizens. This probably puts
an end to the danger of a breach between the two nations
and the feeling of optimism has been renewed while the
president and his advisors seem to have been fully vindi
catd in the course adopted by them in dealing with Berlin.
BULGARIA REMAINS NEUTRAL
WAHINGTON, August 27— Dispatches received
here from the United States representatives to the
Balkan states confirm the news that Bulgaria has signed
the agreement with Turkey to remain neutral in the war
and the dispatches also confirm the news that the Entente
allies have failed completely to organize the Balkan
league. This league was proposed between Bulgaria,
Koumania, Greece and Servia, each of which was to have
satisfied the claims of the oth; and all of which were
u.v.i tu have declared war against Germany, Turkey and
Austria. The confirmation of the news that Bulgaria will
not fight shows that Turkey is now freed from the danger
of a flank attack and can use the troops which have been
watching the Bulgarian frontier for service in the Dar
danelles region and in Asia Minor. Greece, through its
king, seems to have no intention of entering the conflict
and Koumania will now hardly dare to open hostilities as
she would find herself between the Austrians on one hand
while on the other side is Bulgaria which would be only
too anxious to obtain revenge tor Koumania s act in forc
ing the Bulgarians to cede territory when she found her
self opposeu by many enemies.
ZEPPELINS SUPPLY TURKS
AMSTERDAM, August 27.—That Zeppelin airships
are now being used to transport war supplies to Turkey
from Germany is an extraordinary fact which has just
come to light. Hundreds of tons of machinery for making
shells have already been carried from the Austrian border
to Constantinople*. A dozen Zeppelins are being used for
the purpose. Each carries from three to four tons a trip
and the journeys are made nightly The experiment has
been found to be necessary owing to the shortage of shells
in the Turkish army.
PARIS, August 27.—French aviators attacked half
a dozen different places in German territory yesterday.
The chief attacks were made on railroad stations and
factories engaged in the manufacture of war supplies.
The amount of damage done was considerable but is hard
to estimate _
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SEATTLE, August 27.—Wm. R.
Taylor, a steamboat man who claims
to have reached the summit of Mount
McKinley, is enroute to the San Fran
cisco exposition. It is his first visit
to the states from Alaska in eleven
years.
STORY OF R. R. SALE
FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
In addition to the infomation pub
lished yesterday the Gateway receiv
ed a cable from a different source
telling the exact amount paid over by
the government for the Alaska North
ern. The following is the cable:
WASHINGTON, August 26.—The j
Interior department has made the
first payment of five hundred and
four thousand one hundred and
ninety-eight dollars for the securities
of the Alaska Northern railroad. No
details have been given out
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WILL BOYCOTT GEORGIY
FOR LYNCHING FRANK.
Business Men of California Town get
Together to Bring Crimi
nals to Justice.
PORTERVILLE, Calif., August 27.
—The business men of this town met
and passed a resolution last night to
boycott the manufacturers of the
state of Georgia until that state takes
vigorous steps to punish the men who
lynched Leo Frank. The sentiment
at the meeting was that other towns
should follow suit until Georgia
ceases to be a disgrace to the whole
nation.
WICKERSHAM RETURNS.
FAIRBANKS, August 27.—Dele
gate James Wickersham has returned
from Chena hotsprings. He declares
the place ideal and that it must have
roads which, he believes, could be
built cheaply.
Aron Ercision returned to his head
quarters near Roosevelt this morning.
BISHOP SHOT
BYA PRIEST
HEAD OF CATHOLIC CHURCH IN
MINNESOTA MAY OWE
DEATH TO CRAZY.
WINONA, Minn., August 27.—
Bishop Patrick HetTron, head of the
Catholic church in this diocese, was
shot anil dangerously wounded last
evening by Father Aloysius Lesches,
a priest under his jurisdiction. The
wounds indicted are considered seri
ous but there is still a hope that the
bishop may recover although the hope
is a slight one. Father Lesches is be
lieved to be demented and he will be
examined at once to have his mental
attitude ascertained. The shooting
occurred in the library of the bishop’s
home where he was engaged reading.
It is stated that the bishop had de
clined to give apartments in the
house to the priest and that this af
fected a mind which had needed only
some grievance to touch its sanity.
MANAGER OF EASTLAND
COMPANY INDICTED.
Two Government Inspectors Would
Have Been Indicted for Man
slaughter but Jury Could not.
CHICAGO, August 27.—W. K.
Greenbaum, manager of the Indiana
Transporation company which owned
the steamer Eastland, has been in
dicted for manslaughter in connection
with the capsizing of the steamer
Eastland and the consequent loss of
hundreds of lives. The jury would
also have indicted two government in
spectors and two cheekmen but it was
told that it lacked jurisdiction over
such officials who will be dealt with
by the government directly. Green
baum is said to have been indicted af
ter evidence which showed that the
company was aware of the treacher
ous condition of the vessel and made
no effort to avoid the disaster.
CHANGES OCCUR IN GOVT.
OFFICES AT FAIRBANKS.
FAIRBANKS, August 27.—Mrs.
Patten has resigned from the office of
the district attorney to take a place
as stenographer in the office of the
clerk of the district court. The place
now occupied by her became vacant
on forced resignation of Miss Clara
Hyde a month ago.
TRAIN GOES THROUGH BRIDGE.
PHOENIX, Ariz., August 27.—The
Sante Fe train running from Phoenix
to Prescott fell last night through a
bridge which had been weakened by
the floods and four are reported to
have been killed and twelve injured.
MOTHER OF SEWARD MAN DEAD
E. T. Hawley, received this morning
the sad news that his mother, Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Hawley, died last
Friday morning at Boise, Idaho. The
deceased lady was the wife of Former
Governor Hawley of Idaho, who oc
cupied the executive chair of that
state about four years ago. Mr.
Hawley, jr., came to Seward some
time ago and has decided to make
his home here.
W. J. Cassidy of Bear creek has
been in the city for the past day or
two and left for the scene of his work
again this morning. He says that he
and Con Sullivan have rich pay on the
right limit of the creek.
GENERAL WOOD 1
MAKESAPOLOGY
PLACED IN SERIOUS POSITION
BY ROOSEVELT AND LAT
TER AGAIN ROASTS.
PLATTSBURG, August 27.—In an
swer to the reprimand of Secretary of
War Garrison General Leonard Wood
declared today that never again will
he invite any man to address soldiers
except on questions relating to mili
tary affairs. The reprimand was ad
ministered because of a speech ol
Theodore Roosevelt in the training
camp here which he was invited to
deliver by the general and in which
he attacked the foreign policies of
President Wilson. flhere is a feeling
that Roosevelt violated the hospitality
of General Wood by making a speech
of such a kind about the head of the
government when he had been invited
to speak by an army man still on
service. The affair will probably put
an end to the long friendship between
the ex-president and Wood who owes
Roosevelt his position.
Roosevelt Says Unfair.
NEW YORK, August 27—When
Theodore Roosevelt heard today that
General Wood had been reprimanded
and had been compelled to promise
that he would never again permit
anyone to speak to the citizen soldiers
on other than military subjects the
ex-president declared that the repti
mand was un-called for and unfair.
He was deeply concerned over pre
dicament into which he had got his
friend and he became very angry. “If
the administration would display one
tenth of the energy in holding Ger
many and Mexico to account that it
is displaying towards Wood” said he
“it would render a real service to the
country."
He seems to feel that he has en
dangered the future of Wood.
PANAMA EXPOSITION
IS OUT OF DEBT.
Every Paper of Encumbrance Against
the Big Fair will be
Burned Publicly.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 27.
The Panama Pacific Exposition is
now entirely out of debt and the
Third of September has been set aside
as a special day on which all papers
of encumbrance against the Fair will
be burned publicly. The success of
the exposition has been amazing in
view of the fact that the whole world
is turned topsy turvy as a result of
the great war. It is beileved by the
directors of the Fair that if no war
had been raging the exposition would
have been the most successful financi
ally on record.
ALASKA LICENSES.
JUNEAU.—Total receipts from li
censes under the new law, up to and
including July 3, were announced by
the office of the territorial treasurer
today, and amount to $20,000. This
money has been received from the
sales of licenses, as follows: One
hundred licenses issued to physicians,
dentists and attorneys; 160 fish trap
licenses; 57 ge' ° licenses for auto
mobiles, bakerie* undries, public
scavengers and public messengers; 19
licenses for ships and shipping; 145
provisional licenses were also issued,
though no moneys have as yet been
received from these issuances, since
the law provides that the amount oF
the tax in such cases be levied on the
net business of the fiscal year. Pro
visional licenses are issued to fish
eries plants, light, water and power
companies, and to salteries and cold
storage plants.
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AND BABES BURN
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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT PRE
SIDIO TAKES LIVES OF MRS.
PERSHING AND DAUGHTERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 27.—
The wife and three daughters of
Brigadier General Pershing were j
burned to death at five o’colck this j
morning in their home at the main
post of the Presidio. The cause of
the fire is not known. One other
child, a boy, aged five named Warren,
was rescued but this is the only mem
ber of the family in the house who
was saved. General Pershing is away
commanding the transports in Mexi
can waters and has been notified of
the tragedy. Mrs. Pershing was on!>
thirty years of age and was married j
in 1905. She was the daughter of j
Senator Warren of Wyoming. The ,
names of the three little girls who
lost their lives are Helen, Anne and
Margaret. The bodies were found
not to have been badly charred, and it
is assumed that the mother and child
ren were asleep and were smothered
and died before the flames reached
them.
HAYTI GIVEN UNTIL
. SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN
Must Agree to Proposals of United
States and American Troops
Remain in Control.
WASHINGTON, August 27.—The
United States government has in
formed the government of Hayti that
the latter must accept the proposals
of this administration before Septem
ber 17. In the meantime the Ameri
can marines will remain in control of
affairs down there. The result of a
failure on the part of the Haitiens to
agree to the proposals is not hinted
at. Those proposals are that America
be permitted to control the finances of
the country and maintain a military
force there until a stable government
is established.
ASK EIGHT HOUR DAY
ON ALASKA RAILROAD.
Central Labor Council of Seattle
Starts Agitation Against the
Labor Conditions Here.
SEATTLE, August 27.—The Cen
tral Labor council has issued demands
on the government that an eight hour
day be established for work on the
government railroad which is now be
ing constructed in Alaska. It has
been stated that several complaints
have been made to the council and to
other labor bodies that the govern
ment in Alaska is one of the worst
employers imaginable and further
agitation along the same lines is look
ed for. At the same meeting the
Central Council also condemned the
employment of foreigners by the
government in the navy yards at
Bremerton.
EPIDEMIC IN GARRISON.
FORT STEVENS, August 27.—
The whole garrison of this place is
now effected by an epidemic of
cramps w’hich are followed by ex
treme lassitude. The disease re
sembles the Phillippine disease and
threatens to spread.
ALLIANCE TOMORROW.
The Alliance will arrive tonight or
early tomorrow morning with a few
passengers and considerable freight.
WELSH STRIKE GROWS BIG
NEWPORT, Wales, August 27.—Eight thousand coal
miners struck work in this neighborhood today as a pro
test against the violation of the strike awards made after
the former strike. Two thousand other miners struck
yesterday making a total of ten thousand altogether for
the country around Newport and not including those who
have struck near Cardiff. The most serious conditions
now face the government as the result of the trouble as
coal is urgently needed for naval purposes. The govern
ment is expected to take extreme measures if all other
means of getting the men back to work fails.
TEN THOUSAND WELSH
MINERS JOIN STRIKE
TURKS THREATEN GERMANY
PARIS, August 27.—It is rumored on good authority
that Turkey has threatened Germany to make a separate
peace unless the Berlin government declares war on Italy.
The Italians have now on the way to the Dardanelles im
portant naval and military forces but Turkey’s ally, Ger
many, so far has avoided a declaration of war against the
Italians; The fact that Germans are in the Turkish army
in the Dardanelles will probably bring about complica
tions with the Italians but in the meantime the Ottoman
government believes that Germany should not hesitate a
moment.
DESTROY FRENCH AIRSHIPS
BERLIN, August 27—The war office announcel last
evening that German aviators have destroyed four
French air raiding machines in the Saiir valley. The
Germans, after the big French raid of a couple of days
ago, sent an air fleet against the French airship base at
Nancy. Our fleet contained all the aeroplanes available.
They dropped scores of bombs with the result stated.
ZEPPELINS GO TO ENGLAND
AMSTERDAM, August 27.—A Zeppelin passed over
Hetvolk yesterday headed for England and makes the
second Zeppelin that traveled the same course in the
same direction within two days so that news of another
raid on some British city is looked for soon.
STALEMATE IN THE WEST
COPENHAGEN, August 27.—The campaign on the
western front has resolved itself into what might be al
most described as a period of watching and waiting and
the only news arriving here is of artillery duels without
practical results. From words let fall by military men on
both sides the opposing trenches are now dug to a depth
of miles and miles. The French lines are said to be forti
fied by row after row of trenches all the way from Aisne
to Paris itself and the German trenches are declared to
be equally numerous, so that the opinion is growing that,
as flanking movements are impossible, neither side can
ever hope to drive the other out.
FAIRBANKS HORSESHOE
BUILDING IS SOLI).
FAIRBANKS, August 27.—The
Horseshoe building has been sold to
Miss O’Bryan and Walter Adams for
twenty thousand dollars. The new
owners purchased it as an investment
pure and simple. The old tenants re
main.
SEATTLE CHILD LOST.
SEATTLE, August 26.—The eight
een months old daughter of S. J.
Kelly, wandered yesterday from the
home of its parents at Fauntleroy
Park and had not been heard from
this morning. It is feared that the
child has fallen into some pool or
has been kidnapped.
BRIDGE INJURED BUT
CARS WILL CONTINUE.
Two or three more bents have been
washed out of the Resurrection river
bridge by the extreme high water but
the car service over the railroad will
be continued by using two cars, one
for the run at this side of the bridge
and the other for the run at the other
side. The passengers will be trans
ferred from the car at this side to the
k one at the other side.
GOES TO NOME TO LOOK
INTO SNAKE RIVER PROJECT.
NOME, August 27.—The represent
ative of the government is now on
the way down the Yukon to this city
to look into matters connected with
the Snake river harbor project. The
idea is to dredge the mouth of the
river and put in some sort of a wharf
or breakwater which would enable
some vessels to have shelter during
storms.
NOME GETS MAD ABOUT
PRESENT MAIL SERVICE.
NOME August 27.—The mail
service in this camp is the worst in
the history of the place. The public
are protesting bitterly and mass
meetings will be held. The Senator
has just arrived from the outside but
with only a few passengers.
COURT LEAVES RUBY.
FAIRBANKS, August 27.—The
court party returned yesterday from
Ruby where a session was held.
Judge Fuller speaks in glowing terms
of that camp. The Fairbanks session
will be resumed on the sixth of Sep
tember.