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Vol. 10. No. 283 SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17,1916.___Ten Cents the Copy
MANY BIO BATTLES RACE BIJT
WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN SITBATION
GERMANY BUILDS MANY SUBS
BOSTON, Oct. 17.—Lake, the famous submarine in
ventor, savs that Germany can blockade the United
States ami end the war very soon. He predicts the early
arrival of the Deutschland and he declares that Germany
is now building three hundred noiseless submarines that
will make all navies useless.
GERMANY AND SUBMARINES
BERLIN, Oct. 17. — Foreign Under Secretary Zim
merman has made an anouncement on the submarine issue
in which he declares that the United States is out of the
submarine controversy altogether. He says Germany is
unwilling to accept the responsiblity for submarining the
Bloomersdjik as he believes the commander of the sub
marine was right. Compensation will be paid otherwise,
tlie under secretarv savs. Zimmerman also declares that
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the German submarines will not molest Spanish fruit ves
sels if the Allies will permit equal shipments to Germany.
He also states that Norwegians are barring the sub
marines from Norwegian waters at the request of Great
Britain, which he believes is incompatible with neutrality
and oversteps international law.
ROUMANIANS STILL RETREAT
LONDON', Oct. 17.—The news today from the Bal
kans shows that the Roumanians are retreating in the
Burzen valley. This retreat was found necessary because
the Teuton artillery outranged that of the Roumanians
and placed them at a serious disadvantage. The bitterest
lighting is now proceeding in the Transylvanian passes,
chiefly in the Predeal ami Buxen passes. The former
leads to the great oil fields that made Roumania famous
and rich. The capture of these fields would give Germany
one of the greatest oil supplies in the world. Buxen pass
leads to the important railroad junction of Buxen which
connects Bucharest, the capital, with northern Roumania.
It is evident that the Teutons have decided to try to make
their entry if possible through these two important re
gions. The Russians and Bucharest itself are still in an
optimistic frame of mind as the early winter there makes
it possible to shift formations and make a new defense.
Ferdinand has visited the Dobrudja theatre and says he is
pleased with conditions there.
(Buxen is probably another name for Busteni which
is directly north of Bucharest and about seventy miles
distant from the capital.)
GREECE MAY BE REPUBLIC
LONDON, Oct. 17. — The Daily Mail this morning
asks what would stand in the way of making Greece a re
public. It is said that General Sarrail, comamnder of the
allied army in Greece, anil Venizelos himself favor such a
form of government but Foreign Minister Grey opposes
it. It is stated, however,’that Grpy admits there is noth
ing to prevent converting the government into a republic.
ALLIES IGNORE GOVERNMENT
ATHENS, Oct. 17.—The consuls of the Entente pow
ers at Canea in Crete have all formally recognized the
provisional government of that island, which means that
they recognize the provisional government’s rights over
all Greece. The new cabinet formed by King Constantine
is completely ignored by the allied nations and officials.
MAN WHO CAUSED WAR DEAD
BERLIN, Oct. 17.—Kerovic, one of the conspirators
who murdered the Austrian archduke and brought on the
war, has died in prison at Sear Jevo, Serbia. Since his im
prisonment he has been under the guard of the Austrians.
RUSSIANS REPULSED
VIENNA, Oct. 17.— Strong Russian attacks at
Narayuka, on the upper Sereth river and southwest of
Brody have been everywhere repulsed with very heavy
losses. The enemy is active along an extensive front but
conditions are unchanged on the Roumanian and Hungar
ian fronts. The massed attacks of the Russians on the
Zaturze sector were failures and accompanied by very
severe losses to them.
EPISCOPAL MINISTER
FOR SEWARD ALSO
SEATTLE, Oct. 17.—Rev. George
Zinn is' going to Valdez to head the
Episcopal mission at Seward. (This
message is rather vague and probably
something has been ommitted.)
STORM DAMAGED COACH
When the Goodrich was enroute
from Seattle she encountered a severe
storm which did some slight damage
to her decks. The glass and doors of
the new R. R. coach were also broken.
The coach, by the way, is a real rail
road coach.
WALSH ATTACKS WILSON
AND ROOSEVELT ALSO
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. — Frank
Wakh, former chairman of the In
dustrial Relations committee, made a
speech today in which he derided
Roosevelt ami declared that the Wil
son laws and legislation were rotten.
CABINET MEN OFF TO
STUMP FOR WILSON
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—McAdoo,
Baker and Daniels left today to take
the stump in different parts of the
country for Wilson. Houston is also
going ami will stump New \ork.
Burleson will stump the middle west.
REFUSED CASEMENT PLEA
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 17.—Joseph R. Tumulty, sec
retary to President Wilson, has wired the attorney of Sir
Roger Casement denying that the administration delayed
the resolution of congress that asked a respite for the con
demned Irishman. Tumulty says the resolution was sent
to London in time but that the British government refus
ed to consider it. This message of Tumulty is supposed
io have been sent just previous to the election to make it
clear to Irish Americans that the administration was not
it fault in hte matter, many Irishmen accusing the Presi
dent and Lansing of having purposely delayed the con
gressional resolution because of their alleged pro-British
leanings. The message to the attorney of the executed
patriot is said to have been specially sent now through
Tumulty because Tumulty is an Irishman himself and
will have more weight with the people of his race. Of
ficials, however, say that the message has no connection
watever with politics.
FIGHTING IN THE WEST
BERLIN, Oct. 17.—On the western front, it is offici
ally anounced, the Germans have ejected the British that
gained a foothold when they penetrated the German lirst
.me at Guedecourt. Counter attacks by our troops also
retired the French south of Sadly and ah French atttacks
on the Meuse have been checked.
FRENCH MAKE GAINS
PARIS, Oct. 17.—Fighting is still proceeding at Sadly
on the Baupaume-Perronne road and the French have
penetrated positions and have occupied houses on the road
itself. We took one hundred and ten prisoners yesterday
and two officers. The distance between Sadly where our
troops are fighting and Guedecourt where the British are
engaged is only a few miles. Our battle ground is slightly
southeast of theirs. Sadly jmd Guedecourt are about a
mile or two ahead of the line on which the Allies were
fighting on September 15.
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RUSSIAN ATTACKS BROKEN
BERLIN, Oct. 17.— The Russian attacks have been
broken west of Lutsk with heavy losses. It is officially
announced that the Serb attacks on the Czerna and local
attacks at Gruniste have also been unsuccessful, the Bul
garians having succeeded in repulsing all of them with
heavy losses. The losses of the enemy are described as
important.
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BRITISH ADVANCING
LONDON, Oct. 17.—The British have advanced their
outposts on the left flank east of the Struma and have oe
,'upied Bursuk eight miles southwest of Demir-Hissar or
about forty miles north of Saloniki.
HAD ILLUMINATED FLAG
NEW YORK, Oct. 1G. — The liner St. Paul arrived
this evening flying an illuminated American flag to pre
vent a submarine from making a mistake.
ITALIANS EXTENDING
ROME, Oct. 17. — The Italians are extending their j
positions on the Gorizia*front but the war office reports!
only small local activities.
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Tomorrow, October 18, is Alaskt
Day and has been made a legal holi
day in Alaska by special act of th<
first Territorial Legislature. it ii
the anniversary of the first raisin*
of the American flag over the Terri
tory, Alaska having been formallj
taken over from Russia on October 18
1867.
The Gateway will not be issued to
morrow as a mark of observance o
the holiday but important dispatche:
• will be given out to the public.
PARKER ONCE MORE SPEAKS
FOR PRESIDENT WILSON
SHENECTADY, Oct. 17.—Parker
the Progressive candidate, made ^
speech here today in which he scored
Perkins and Roosevelt and lauded
President Wilson to the skies. It is
evidently the purpose of Parker and
other embittered Progressives now tc
try to get Wilson re-elected and so
have revenge for the desertion of the
Progressive party by Roosevelt and
Perkins.
POINDEXTER AGENT FOR
THE SPENCER PROPERTY
G. B. Poindexter has been appoint
ed agent of the Seward property of
the late Jay Spencer. He was ap
pointed by L. B. Spencer, ot Water
ville, Maine, a brother of the deceas
ed, who tells Mr. Poindexter by letter
that Jay was sixteen days in the hos
pital before death. He was uncon
scious during the last three days and
his relatives knew nothing ot his
illness. Mr. Spencer left two broth
ers and had a large amount of prop
erty in Winnipeg.
COMMISSION GETS A
FRANCHISE FOR STREET
The city council last night granted
a franchise to the government for
that part of railroad avenue between
Adams and Seventh street or there
abouts. The franchise gives the com
mission the right to close that part of
the street and to use it for railroad
purposes for fifty years. This is the
part of the avenue near where the
little depot stood and near where the
board walk is.
AND YET ANOTHER BIG
rTr. STRIKE THREATENS
KANSAS, CITY, Oct. 17,-After a
conference of six allied crafts of rail
road shopmen last night an ultimatum
was sent to seventeen western rail
roads demanding a three cent hourly
increase for the eight hour day.
“ZAZ” MARRIED
On the Iasi mail came cards an
nouncing the marriage of James A.
Smith to a lady in San Francisco.
Some years ago Mr. Smith was the
clever cartoonist of the Nome Nugget
and was known all over Alaska as
“Zaz,” his pen name.
WOMAN’S CLUB HOLDS
PLEASANT RECEPTION
At the Pioneer Hall yesterday af
ternoon the Woman’s Club held a re
ception which was most successful and
pleasant in every respect. The host
esses were Mrs. W\ C. Edes, honor
ary president, Mrs. F. L. Ballaine and
Mrs. A. Christensen. Mrs. Christen
sen and Mrs. E. 0. Sawyer rendered
vocal solos and Miss Root and Miss
Wold played a piano duet. Mrs.
Erich Lucas, chairman of the program
committee; gave a resume of the work
for the past year and outlined the
work for the coming year. About
fifty ladies were present ami four new
members were received. A special
request was made to the women of
the city to join the club,
; FIFTH AVENUE MAY BE
FIXED BY DAY LABOR
i The city council last night decided
to grade Fifth avenue between Adam.'
and Jefferson by direct labor unless
Harry Hoben is willing to take the
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contract for a certain sum. The bid:
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to do the work by contract were
thrown out as all were believed toe
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high and it is estimated that the work
can be done for less than 00 cents a
f
yard.
Contractor Murphy was ordered
paid $250 on his street clearing con
tract and the council complimented
him for the manner in which he had
done the work.
The laying of the walk at the school
house was laid over until Spring.
BERT ANDERSON WILL
EXHUME SEWARD BODIES
Last night the city council gave the
contract to Bert Anderson to exhume
all the bodies buried in different
graveyards and odd places arounn
Seward and re-bury them in the new
cemetery near Mile Four. The price
given Mr. Anderson is $.*)() a body
which is rather cheap considering the
fact that outside $25 is usually charg
ed for exhuming merely. Mr. Ander
son will have each body exhumed,
carted to the new cemetery and re
buried for the sum stated. It is es
timated that about a hundred bodies
must be exhumed and the work will
begin probably next week. The coun
cil will sell plots in the new cemetery
for $25 each.
MAY ASK SECRETARY LANE
TO HAVE THE CREEK FIXED
The city council last night decided
to ask Secretary Lane of the Inter
ior department to have the Lowell
creek work done but the chair
man of the Engineering commission
will first be seen to get his views.
This decision was arrived at because
Delegate Wickersham expressed the
opinion that the method would be a
better one than asking congress.
TO CONFER WITH GERARD
ON THE POLISH RELIEF
LONGBRANCH, Oct. 17.—Presi
dent Wilson will confer with Gerard,
the American ambassador to Germany
today, but the subject, it is said, will
be only that of Polish relief. The
correspondence relating to the question
will be made public tomorrow and the
world will be shown which belligerent
alliance is to blame for the efforts to
stop the relief intended for the strick
en people of Poland.
ELLSWORTH MILL TO BE
REMOVED FROM SITE
Harry Ellsworth has decided not to
lease the present property where his
assay office and mill are located and
he will begin to take down the mill
immediately. The government will
sell the building and is now looking
for a buyer.
LAST TRIP OF THE
MARIPOSA TO INLET
The Mariposa will leave Seattle on
October 20 and that will be the last
trip of any boat of the Alaska Steam
ship company to Anchorage or Skag
way this season.
HORNIBROOK RESIGNS
AS U. S. MINISTER
ALBANY, Oct. 17.—William Horni
brook, owner of The Democratic news
paper of this city, has resigned as
United States minister to Siam.
GOODRICH ARRIVES
AND BRINGS COACH
The Admiral Goodrich arrived early
this morning and brought a coach for
the government railroad.
P. 0. CLOSED TOMORROW
The post office will be closed to
morrow, a legal holiday.
LATE. CABLES!
WHO STOPPED RELIEF
LONGBKANCH, Oct. 17.— I nfav
orable replies from the rulers ol Eng
land, France and Austria were the
cause of the failure to relieve Poland.
President Wilson announced this af
ternoon. Ih# President’s letters of
July 20 and 23 pleader! lor considera
tion ol the millions of non«combatants
that were starving in Poland and em
phasized that the I nited States did
not want to interfere except in the
cause of humanity.
GERMANS ATTACK K( SSIANS
PKTKOGKAI), Oct. 17.—It is an
nounce otlicially this afternoon that
alter territic artillery preparation the
Teutons are now heavily attacking
the Russians southeast of Italic/ and
are launching assaults north of
Koryntza.
SAY BELGIANS SHOT
LONDON, Oct. 17.—It is announced
(hat three hundred Belgians who re
fused to help make munitions of war
for Germany have been deported to
I Germany and twelve were shot.
UK KECK NEAR WAR
ATHENS, Oct. 17. — Admiral
Fournier, the French admiral, has dis
embarked a thousand blue jackets at
Piraeus, the port of Athens, and they
have occupied the railroad stations
and various public buildings there and
in Athens itself. It is expected that
twenty-four hours will bring the
crisis.
RIOTING AT BAYONNE
BAYONNE, N. J., Oct. 17.—Rioting
has broken out again with unabated
fury and two pitched battles wer»
fought today when the strikers Hie**
to burn the tidewater plant. Seven
teen arrests were made but no deaths
are reported.
WIVrS MUST SIILI
OBEY I Ilf HUSBANDS
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17.—The general
conference of the Episcopal church,
which is in session here, decided today
that the word ‘'obey” is to be retained
in the marriage ceremony, so making
it compulsory for the bride to vow to
love, honor and obey her husband.
The conference tabled several changes
that had been proposed in the form of
the church’s prayers.
IMNCHOT PROMISES WILSON
NEW YORK WILL BE RIGHT
LONGBRANCH, Oct. 17.—Amos
Pinchot headed a delegation that
waited on President Wilson today and
he told the President that the Wilson
volunteers which he represented would
set New Y’ork right on the issue of
Democracy versus Privilege. Mr.
Wilson answered by telling the dele
gation leaders that the real problem
in America is to unite the progressive
forces and take action.
GREEKS OF NEW YORK
ENDORSE VENIZELOS
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—Three thou
sand Greeks met here today and en
dorsed the policy of Venizelos with
respect to the war. The speakers de
clare that King Constantine is dishon
oring Greece and they asked all
Greeks in America to join the move
ment to influence the home people.
Tomorrow’, October 18, will be Al
aska Day and as it is a legal holiday’
in Alaska the banks will be closed.
PRAISE ft)R ROAD WORK
Mr. ami Mrs. Al. Chalifour, who
have a roadhouse at Bird creek, say
that Martin Lanning, foreman under
Anton Eide, and his crew’ are doing
wonderfully good w’ork on the road in
that district. Mr. and Mrs. Chalifour
are visiting in the city at present.