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^ „ N„ SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1»15.___Un (."(h lh< C >y
BRITISH TO SEIZE FOOD NOW ON WAY FROM U. S.
MANY FIERCE BATTLES BUT
REPORTS ARE CONTRADICTORY
London Says Germans Want
\ ietory To Celebrate
Kaiser’s Birthday.
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VIOLENT BIRTHDAY FIGHTING
LONDON, Jan. 27.—The German troops are making
desperate efforts to win a victory in honor of the emper
or's birthday according to the general belief. Violent
fighting is proceeding yet in the vicinity of La Bassee
canal and in the region of Craonne. The Germans and
French both claim successes. Fighting in Alsace has been
interrupted by a heavy snow fall but along the line in
other places several battles have taken place with vary
ing results. The British are reported this afternoon to be
holding all their positions around La Bassee and in
some instances have made advances but the full results of
the struggles cannot yet be told.
INVADING EGYPT
CAIRO. Jan. 27.—It was learned this afternoon that
an engagement took place yesterday east of Elkantara
on the Egyptian frontier. This is the tirst engagement
in what is now believed to be certainly the advance of the
Turkish army for the invasion of Egypt. It is presumed
that the engagement was fought against an advance
guard of the Turks. The British losses were one officer
and four men slightly wounded. The Turks opened tire
with mountain guns at a long range and the British re
plied with siege guns and rifles. The place where the en
gagement took place is east of the Suez canal and more
than a hundred miles east of this citv.
TURKS ADVANCING
ATHENS, Jan. 27.—It is reported this afternoon on
good authority that the Turkish army consisting of three
army corps is marching to the invasion of Egypt under
the command of Djemel Pasha who distinguished him
self in the war against the Balkan states. There is no
longer the least doubt htat the Turks have decided to in
vade Egyptian territory and take possession of the Suez
canal if possible. The population of Egypt is about seven
eighths Mohammedan and the Turks hope they will rise
in their favor.
BRITISH TO SEIZE FOOD
LONDON, Jan. 27.—It is announced here that as the
German government has now seized the wheat and grain
of the people all over Germany wheat and grain and food
supplies generally are made contraband by that act and
that in consequence the British will now be perfectly with
in their rights in seizing food stuffs sent from the United
States to German territory. The ship which is now on the
Atlantic with food supplies from the United States to
Germany will therefore be seized without a doubt. The
contention of British public men is that whether it is per
mitted to send food to civilians of a belligerent nation or
not the fact that the government claims all the food sup
plies of such a country proves that whatever might be
sent to the civilian population would eventually fall into
the hands of the government and the army. On this
argument, it is now evident, the British will depend to
justify the seizure of food stuffs sent from the United
States.
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RUSSIA REPORTS SUCCESSES
PETROGRAD, Jan. 27.—The attacks of the Germans
and Austrians have been repulsed everywhere according
to the official report issued by the war office this morn
ing. In the recent fighting in Galicia the enemy suffered
severely and failed to make any headway in spite of de
termined offensive movements. Along the Warsaw front
the Germans made several violent assaults but were
driven back with heavy losses. The opinion here is that
the Teutonic allies are now concentrating their greatest
efforts on the fight in Poland as they seem to believe that
success in that quarter would mean the compulsory re
tirement of the Russians from the Carpathians, Bukowina
and Hungary. The hostile force which has occupied
Kielce is mostly composed of Austrians. The city is about
45 miles northeast from Cracow and it is admitted that
its olccupation by the enemy prevents for the present the
possibility of an advance on the great fortress as it gives
the Austrian army a strong position on the flank of any
Russian army that might try to march on Cracow.
PRESIDENT WILSON
CONGRATULATES KAISER.
In Return for New Years Greetings
Head of I'nited States
Sends Greetings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Presi
dent Wilson wired his congratulations
to Emperor William of Germany on
the ocassion of the Kaiser’s fifty sixth
birthday. At New Years the Kaiser
sent greetings for the New Year to
the President. It is feared that the
sending of congratulations under the
present conditions in Europe may
create some comment amongst the al
lied people and their sympathizers.
NEW STEAMER FOR ALASKA
BELLINGHAM, Jan. 12.—The work
of constructing the new steamer of
the Bellingham-Alaska Trade &
Transportation Company will begin in
the next two weeks, announces Clay
A. Strong, secretary of the company.
The steamer will ply between here
and Alaskan ports, and will be the
first large Bellingham-owned steamer
to make a bid for the direct trade with
Alaska.
The vessel will be of 1,200 tons ca
pacity, and will have 100 staterooms.
It is the plan of the company to have
the steamer in commission by June 1.
The contract has been let to the Kirby
ship yards, of this city.—P. I.
'HANG GENERAL I
IN MANILA
FUNERAL ATTENDED BY
CROWDS BUT ORDER IS
MAINTAINED.
MANILA, Jan. 27.—General Noriel
and two accomplices were hanged to
day here for the murder of a politi
cal enemy. The funeral was held soon
after the execution and was attended
by a great concourse of people. The
United States army was held in read
iness to suppress any disturbance that
might take place during the funeral
but the affair passed off quietly al
though bitter feelings have been
| aroused by the execution. The threat
ened rising in this city has passed off
without leaving any apparent trace
and matters are expected to proceed
in their normal manner.
BEGINNING TONIGHT
FOR BALL SEASON.
First Meeting Will Take Place in
Alaska Pharmacy to Make
Preparations.
A meeting of the ^u.wball players
' and all the friends of the game will
! be held this evening at the Alaska
pharmacy to prepare for the coming
season. It is expected that in a month
1 or two the weather will be fine
! enough and the ground can be clear
j ed to begin practice. A large meeting
is expected and wished for. The meet
! ing will be at 8 o’clock.
GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY
PARIS, Jan. 27.—It is officially announced that the
Germans lost fifteen hundred men in the fighting near
Ypres last Monday. It is also officially announced that
the advance of the Germans against the British at La
Bassee has been checked and that the enemy in that field
lost two thousand men. After the British reverse the Ger
mans attempted to follow up their advantage but were
met by strong forces and were campelled to abandon the
attempt after a fierce struggle in which the allied guns
created frightful havoc in the German ranks. The French
military experts warn the government that all the news
from the front indicates that the Germans are about to
make an extraordinary offensive effortand that another
crisis is about to come in the great battle along the Aisne.
It is not denied that the enemy gained some advanage in
the last few days but the military authorities claim that
the successes of the allies offset those advances.
—' TO DEFEND SUEZ CANAL
CARIO, Egypt, Jan. 27.—Great military activity is
now apparent around the Suez canal and it is clear that
the British have come to the conclusion that Turkey is
about to make an attempt to seize that gateway to the
east and, perhaps, to invade Egypt. Great bodies of
troops and warships are being assembled in the vicinity
of the canal and all the civilians resident in the region
are leaving as fast as they can get away. Important re
connoissances are being made with the object of discover
ing the real intentions of the Turks and Germans. It is
reported that a powerful Turkish force is being assembled
and organized for the attack in spite of the reported re
verses which the Turks have sustained in Caucasia. The
people in this city seem to be convinced that the invasion
is sure to be attempted and Europeans are somewhat
uneasy although fairly confident th’at the invaders can
be repulsed.
ZEPPELIN DESTROYED
PETROGRAD, Jan. 27.—It is officially announced
that a German Zeppelin after making an attack on the
Russian city of Libau was brought down yesterday by
artillery fire and destroyed. The great airship flew over
Libau, which is a Russian port on the Baltic sea, and
dropped nine bombs which did very little damage. An
artillery man brought her down with a well directed shot
and she fell in the water. Gunboats then opened fire and
destroyed her. The crew of seven was saved and im
prisoned. The occurrence is regarded as particularly im
portant as. going to show that the Zeppelins need not be
feared as much as people had believed. Their great bulk
affords a rather easy mark for artillery.
F. B. Cannon’s Potato Patch, Knik, Alaska.
AITKEN WILL TAKE CREW
TO THE BROAD PASS.
Writes to Say He Will Come I his
Way on One of the Next
Boats.
A letter has been received from
Tom Aitken by one of the owners of
the Broad Pass property which was
recently purchased by Mr. Aitken,
saying that Mr. Aitken is about to
return to this district on the way into
the Broad Pass. In the letter he
makes inquiries as to whether it
would be possible for him to secure a
gang of good miners at Knik and he
also asks about supplies of various
kinds so it is apparent that he con
templates accomplishing some work.
It was stated nt the time the deal
was made that he represented
the Guggnheims in the matter but
there is nothing positively to prove
that fact. Mr. Aitken is wealthy him
self and perfectly able to develop any
mining ground. His coming back
seems rather to suggest that he is
the real principal in the deal.
SENTRY HOLDS UP
GENERAL IN ERROR.
Nervous Sentries Dangerous People
in the War Zone.
(By The Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 26.—“One of the
great perils of journeying in the war
zones,” writes an officer from the
front, “is the nervous, inexperienced
sentry, who is always firing at stray
cows or droppng acorns, or other ob
jects which fail to answer thk sum
mons promptly. One meets such sen
tries, and their challenge, ‘Haite-la,’
ferocious in some case, excited in
others is distinctly terrifying, especi
ally as it is backed up by a business
like bayonet and a tremulous finger
on a trigger. One is in real danger
until the word is given.
“I was walking with a General in
his own territory the other day when
we were held up by such a man, who
presented his bayonet to the General’s
breast and refused to move until an
officer had been summoned to estab
lish the General’s identity. Of cburse
he was strictly correct but as his
rifle went off (in the air) from sheer
nervousness as we passed on, we had
reason for feeling a slight thrill.”
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FOR MINING COAL.
The Gateway has received from the
department of specimen blank form
of applicants must be a citizen of the
United States and if a corporation
the majority of the stock must be held
by citizens. Anyone wishing to see the
applicaton form can do so.
MORE LOTS SOLD.
Guy Whitehead has sold to V. E.
Caves lot 1 in block 1 for $400. The
same has sold to Frank L. Torrey hall
of lot 9 and all of lot 10 in block 12
The consideration is $525.
The Gateway can do any sort ol
printing done in the states. Do no
forget that.
[ THAW TRIAL TO COME CP
l EHRCARY TWENTY THREE.
Pleads not (iuilty and will Remain in
the Tombs as He has not Asked
for Bail.
NEW YORK. Jan. 27.—Harry K.
Thaw pleaded not guilty today to the
charge of conspiracy in connection
with his escape from the aslyum of
Matteawan and his trial was fixed for
February three. He will remain in
the Tombs until that time as he has
evidently not attempted to secure
bail. In the trial he will be represent
J ed by some of the foremost lawyers
at the New York bar and a tremen
dous fight will be waged to clear him.
' SUGGEST ENDOWMENTS
MIGHT CORRUPT US.
Absurd Idea Expressed Before In
dustrial Relations Committee
to Rockefeller.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—At the hear
ing before the Industrial Relations
committee today the suggestion was
made that the philanthropic founda
tions such as the Rockefeller one
might be used to dominate churches,
schools and the people of the coun
try as the militarism idea had been
made to dominate Germany since
1870. Rockefeller, jr., in answer said
that the foundations had no such pur
pose and that the people would never
tolerate such an idea. He declared
that the foundations were established
for the sole purpose of improving the
conditions of the people.
ST. GEORGE’S DAY
KNOCKS PROHIBITION.
Three Russian Boys Win Cross for
Valor in Action.
(By The Associated Press.)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 18.—St.
George’s Day, a great popular Rus
sian festival, was celebrated as usual
last month. Collections in the
streets and in the restaurants for var
ious war funds yielded immense sums.
The restaurants for this one day were
allowed to dispense alcoholic drinks,
and elaborate theatrical programs
were given, most of the numbers be
ing cheerful references to the pro
gress of the war.
Holders of the St. George Cross for
valor received special honors in con
nection with the celebration. Even
wounded heroes on stretchers attended
the banquet of the Order, three of the
conspicuous wearers of the Cross
being boys of fifteen. All three were
runaways to the war. The youngest
of the three ran off with the Foot
Guards Regiment and he received his
decoration for leading the regiment
in a desperate bayonet charge. It is
said that the men when ordered tc
charge were reluctant to obey owing
to the apparent hopelessness of the
outlook The boy thereupon climbed
out of the trench with a few unpre
mediated remarks which stung the
' men into following him up the hil
i against the enemy. The boy was bad
ly wounded, but has since recovered.
WILSON WILL
VETO THE BILL
AFTER CONFERENCE IT BE
CAME KNOWN HE WANTS NO
LITERACY TEST.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. -It is
now known positively that President
Wilson has decided to vote the immi
gration bill because of the clause
providing for a literacy test. His
decision became known after a con
ference between him and the members
of the committes of both houses of
congress. In the public hearing he
found that many people agreed with
him that a literacy test for immi
grants would be most undesirable for
many reasons. He has not yet stated
officially that he will veto the mea
sure but that he will do so may now
be taken for granted.
VETO BILL TOMORROW.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Presi
dent Wilson will send his veto of the
immigration bill to congress tomor
row. It was definitely stated this af
ternoon that he would not sign the
measure.
WHEAT Jl'MPS HIGHER
AND HIGHER STILL.
Business in That C ereal is Enormous
and the End of Rise is not
yet in Sight.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—May wheat
took a still higher jump today and
reached the extraordinary price of one
dollar, forty seven and five-eighths.
The business in the cereal is enor
mous and a further rise in price may
be looked for.
ROCKEFELLER GREETS
WOMAN SOCIALIST.
Woman Who was Arrested Through
Him Meets Him and Rockefeller
Speaks of Socialists.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—Rockefel
ler, jr., was greeted at the city hall
today by Mrs. Belle Zeiberman, the
socialist who was arrested last Sum
mer in the Standard Oil building while
participating in a demonstration
against the shooting of miners at
Ludlow. Rockefeller and the woman
shook hands and chatted pleasantly,
the magnate expressing the wish that
socialists and the capitalistts would
understand each other better.
REPUBLICANS ARE
STILL FILIBUSTERING.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—The re
publican filibuster is still continuing
against the ship purchase bill. Sena
tor Gal linger is now speaking against
time but the democrats expect that
the bill will be put through in spite
of all obstructionist work.
VILLA EXECUTES GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—General
Juan Dozal has been executed at
Mazatlan by orders of the Villa auth
orities. Dozal was a leader of the
Carranza forces.
denies ruining oil wells.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—General
Carranza has answered the Bryan
note by stating that he never did des
troy the oil wells at Tampico. He
also states that such compliants have
been made by people who are inter
ester in creating trouble between him
and the U. S. state department.
While rather painful the burns re
ceived by Mrs. Myers are not scriou*.