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V»iL 8, No. 278 Member Associated Press SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914. Member Associated Press Ten Cents the Copy
GERMANS PUSH ON FIFTY MILES FROM PARIS
TROOPS OF SULTAN READY TO TAKE THE FIELD
Austrians Defeated in
llloody Battle by Russians
ALLIES HAVE WEDGE INTO GERMANS
PARIS, Sept. 2.—The allied armies have succeeded in
placing a wedge into the German center at St.. Quentin.
The German troops have advanced too far on either side
of the allies leaving the French behind so that the allies
now believe that thev have secured a good chance to sep
arate the German forces. This result is supposed to have
been gained by superior strategy on the part of the
French leaders or by carelessness ot the Germans in then
eagerness to push onward towards Paris.
GERMANS 50 MILES FROM PARIS
LONDON. Sept. 2.—The allies are now desperately
battling to prevent the success ot the German assault.on
the upper Oise river at a spot which is only titty miles
from the city ot Paris. 1 he battle raged all Sunday and
Monday with frightful intensity and the Germans, by
sheer weight of numbers, succeeded in crowding the Brit
ish army backward slightly. The British troops are light
ing with glorious steadfastness although the casualties
must have been very severe.
The German advance is becoming increasingly difficult
owing to the natural features of the country and the arti
ficial defenses erected by allied armies as they fall back
from point to point. The allies are now playing for time
hoping that the power of the German onslaught will de
crease as the troops become exhausted.
The struggle can be compared to nothing else so well
as the meeting of two mountains moving against each
other. The tremendous numbers engaged on both sides
advance like avalanches of human beings and the weight
iest crowds the other back to the accompanianient of the
most terrific cannonading and slaughter.
The western coast of Belgium and the northwestern
coast of France are now apparently clear of German
troops and the whole German strength is apparently con
centrated on the effort to reach Paris quickly so that
forces can he detached to face the Russians and also to
prevent the landing of more British forces on the north.
LEMBERG MUST FALL
VIENNA, Sept. 2.—That the city of Lemberg in Ga
licia must fall and that its occupation by the Russians is
inevitable is the admission officially made by the Austrian
government today. The provincial government of Galicia
has removed the archives from the city and has instruct
ed the burgomaster relative to affairs connected with the
government of the city when the Russians occupy it. The
defeat of the Austrians north of the city has also been ad
mitted and, indeed, the admission as to the imminent fall
of Lemberg carries with it the admission of the defeat in
the open.
The government, however, states that the evacuation
of Lemberg is rather a strategic move as a defense of it
would place the Austrians at a disadvantage while a re
treat towards the Carpathian foothills will place the army
on safer ground.
14,600 DEAD AUSTRIANS
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2.—The government offic
ially announces that the Russian forces invading Galicia
have continued to repulse the Austrians with terrible
loss* jwards Lemberg. The enemy is falling back and the
advance is really a pursuit. Near Guila the Austrians met
a bloody disaster and were compelled to retreat in haste.
The Russians in that field buried 14,600 dead Austrians
found after the battle. The Russians also captured a flag,
thirty-two guns and many prisoners including a general.
All the Austrian attacks in Russian territory around
the city of Warsaw and that region have been repulsed.
This is called the south front of the Russian army. On the
right Russian wing the Russians have also compelled the
Austrians to retreat and have captured cannon and a
large number of prisoners. The losses in that part of the
field of war have been severe on the Austrian side.
On the whole, the government reports, the condition of
the Russian armies in the south is most favorable and the
Austrians are being gradually driven backwards.
REPORT GERMANS CHECKED
PARIS, Sept. 2.—A well-founded but unofficial report
was circulated today to the effect that the French troops
have checked the advance of the Germans in the north. If
this is the truth it will probably mean a severe blow to the
invaders but the people have come to a pass where they
look only for stories of defeats and continued defeats.
CITY COUNCIL
HAS HOT TIME
STRONG LANGUAGE PASSED
AROUND OVER SCHOOL
question
Telling the mayor that he was no
kaiser of Germany and the city attor
ney that he was not an eighth mem
ber of the city council, as he suggest
ed they seemed to think themselves,
Councilman Chamberlain at the meet
ing of the city fathers last evening
indulged in a vigorous speech con
demning the action of the council in
refusing the bids for the building of
the s -hool house which had been
handed in some time ago when thej
were advertised for.
Councilman Crawford moved that
the lowest bid, that of Mr. Krefting,
be accepted and Councilman Graef
seconded it. In the voting these two
and Mr. Chamberlin voted "yes".
Messrs. Noon, Patten and Hewitt vot
ed "No” and when the mayor came to
cast the deciding vote he also voted,
as expected, a big "No”.
It was finally decided to call for
bids for the laying of the foundation
etc. of the schools and to call for new
bids for the school building itseTr.
Then Mr. Chamberlin asked per
mission to make a few remarks and
having been granted this permission
he opened on the city attorney and
the mayor.
He declared that the city attorney
was appointed by the council and
should not regard himself as an
eighth member of the council which
Mr. Chamberlin said he apparently
did. Judge Green got to his feet and
declared the statement as false. The
mayor ordered Mr. Chamberlin to
take his seat and used some strong
language to which Mr. Chamberltn
:nswered by denying that his honor
vore the imperial crown of the Teu
tonic race. Mr. Chamberlin also
made some reflections on the mental
capacity of the head of the municipal
government and refused to take his
seat at the mayor’s bidding.
For a time the skirmish proceeded
and looked like a general engagemen*
while the audience was very evident
ly and very strongly on the side of the
Chamberlin-Crawford-Graef conten
tions.
The fact that the council has decid
ed to call for more bids is certainly a
sign that the Chamberlin forces won
>ut, and is taken in some quarters as
an admission that the rejection of the
former bids was not right.
PORTLAND STEAMERS
WILL COME HERE
General Agent Titus Arrives to Look
Over Field From Traffic Point
of View
That Portland will have steamers
running direct from that city to this
part of Alaska in the not distant fu
ture is the statement made today by
N. F. Titus, general agent of the
Dodge Steamship company of Port
land, which recently entered the
southeastern Alaska trade in opposi
tion to Seattle boats. Mr. Titus ad
mits that this country is well served
now but he declares that Portland has
her eyes open to her opportunities in
this field and that she is ready to
grasp them. He also expresses trie
belief that Seward will be the gov
ernment railroad terminal, but wheth
er or not the boats will come when
things open up.
Mr. Titus visited the Gateway office
today with C. N. Stockwell of the
Marshall-Wells Hardware company.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
MONTANA HAS
MOBILIZATION
MILITIA WITH MACHINE GUNS
LEAVE HELENA UNDER
SEALED ORDERS
HELENA, Sept. 1.—Ten companies:
of militia left this city for Butte to- j
day with two machine guns and under
sealed orders. The sealed orders
were delivered by Governor Stewart |
to the commander of the militia just
before the train started and the se- ‘
crecy observed in the matter has
caused more uneasiness than even the
leaving of the troops themselves.
The governor has received a tele
gram from Secretary of War Garri- ;
son stating that a battalion of troops
will be sent from Fort William Henry
Harrison to Butte as soon as they are ,
needed.
The trouble from the factions of the
miners union seems to threaten to as- i
sumo serious dimensions and that the
troops will put an end once and for
all to the matter there Is every rea
son to believe, even if they are com
pelled to fire at the mobs.
NO MAIL FOR SEWARD
ON THE SAMPSON
That there was no mail on the
Sampson when she went to the bottom
is the information brought here yes
terday by the Mariposa. The Mari
posa brought all the mail.
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
TO LOOK OVER WORK
Anton Eide Returns After Having
Completed Work Around Knik
Anton Eide has returned after hav-1
ing completed the road work from
Knik to Willow creek. This road Is
.'16 miles long and Mr. Eide had 17 ^
men employed on it.
He will now go over to Sunrise and
look over the situation between that
place and Seward as well as the
Moose Pas scountry.
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BRITISH CAPTURE GERMANS
PARIS, Sept. 2.—It is officially announced that a body
of German cavalry has been captured by the British while
the former were marching towards the forest of Com*
piegne on the left wing of the French army. The cavalry
of the enemy was met by the British force and surrounded
after an engagement so that the Germans were forced to
surrender. The engagement also resulted in the capture
by the British of ten German guns which the cavalry was
guarding. This fight took place on September 1.
GERMANS MOVE EAST
ROTTERDAM, Sept. 2.—A general movement of Ger
man troops eastward through Belgium has been reported
and it is surmised that they are being sent back to rest)
while reservists are being forwarded to continue the ad
vance through France. It is supposed, however, that the
Germans are sending re-inforcements to East Prussia to
drive out the Russians and that the very fact that they
feel safe in decreasing the forces in France goes to show
that they feel confident of victory there.
LODZ CAPTURED
BERLIN, Sept. 2.—The German and Austrian forces
have occupied the city of Lodz in Russian Poland and the
battle which has been raging for some days between the
Austrians and Russians in a northward direction from
Lemberg in Galicia still continues with awful slaughter.
The capture of Lodz is regarded as an enormous loss to
Russia as it is the largest manufacturing center of Rus
sian Poland. It is known as the Manchester of Poland and
has 120 manufactories.
ANOTHER AUSTRIAN DEFEAT
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2.—Official announcement
is made of the total rout of the Fifteenth division of the
Austrian army near Lustchoff by the Russians on August
28. One hundred officers and four thousand Austrian
troops were captured and the defeat was complete.
All reports from the Austrian frontier today show that
the troops of the czar are gaining brilliant victories wher
ever they meet the troops of Austria.
President Wilson Will
be Candidate Again
CITY OF KNIK
IN THE LEAD
WIDEAWAKE PEOPLE OF THAT
SECTION ADVERTISE THEIR
COUNTRY
That the people of Knik are worthy
of the greatest success is made evi
dent by the splendid efforts they are
now making in the publicity line.
This week the Gateway office received
an order from that place to get out
several thousands of circular letters
which will show the advantages of the
trail from that point to the interior
as well as showing what splendid re
sources the immediate section around
Knik itself possesses. The work is
being done by the Knik Commercial
club which has decided evidently that
when one has a light it should not be
hidden under a bushel while lesser
and poorer lights are allowed to shine
and attract attention.
The circular points out the well
known fact that the trail to Iditarod
by way of Knik is only about half the
length of the trail to Iditarod via
Fairbanks and that this fact should be
given publicity is not only due to
Knik but also to the people who may
not know it and who may be saved a
lot of trouble and hardships by being
told.
The people of Knik are also point
ing out the splendid resources of the
country around their town, but, if
anything, they are too conservative.
Knik is really the greatest quartz
mining country in Alaska today, bar
none.
We can do it. Job printing of every
description.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Vice
President Marshall authorized the
statement today that President Wil
son will be a candidate again for elec
tion to the white house. No comment
has been made on the statement from
the white house itself and it is re
garded as having been authorized by
the president himself.
This fact almost over-shadowed tne
war news today as the country had
never before been able to learn the
intentions of Mr. Wilson regarding a
second term. Mr. Marshall is said to
have declared to some friends that the
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tremendous tasks undertaken by
President Wilson cannot be entirely
accomplished before the close of the
present term of office and he believej
it would be a mistake to change the
administration under the circum
stances although he himself denies
that he has any personal ambition to
continue himself in office.
Most of the leading democrats in
this city declare themselves favorable
to the candidacy of Mr. Wilson and
give expression to the belief that they
.can see no reason at present why he
should not be the strongest candidate
available.
SAY JAPAN INVADES CHINA
PEKIN, Sept. 2.—Japan has landed ten thousand
troops from eighteen transports at Lungkow which is
about one hundred miles north of Tsingtau and the Chi
nese people regard this as a breach of China’s neutrality
and trouble may yet arise between this country and Ja
pan. The papers declare that Japan has now committed
the very same offense for w hich Germany was blamed
with respect to Belgium and that she committed it for the
very same purpose, which is that of using the territory of
a neutral nation to secure a better passage into the coun
try to be attacked.
The guns of the Japanese ships will probably not be
used until the land force gets in touch w ith Kiauchau. It
is believed that much more than ten thousand troops will
be required as the German garrison numbers five thou
sand and is strongly fortified.
TURKS PREPARING
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 2.—It is fully believed here
that war between Greece and Turkey will begin within a
fewr days and many believe that it may come before the
setting of another sun. Great numbers of Turkish troops
have been landed on the shores of Asia Minor and the
whole district east of Scutari, on the coast of the Black
Sea, is being fortified by the Turks under the direction of
German officers. It is assumed that the declaration of
Turkey will he levelled against Greece but it is know n that
Germany will be the real beneficiary by such a war as
Russia is bound to step in and Turkey will attack her on
the south.
MAY HAVE DECLARED ALREADY
LONDON, Sept. 2.—It is believed that Turkey has al
ready declared war and that her troops are now on the
move as the allies of Germany and Austria against Rus
sia. Communications between Constantinople and St. Pe
tersburg have been interrupted for three days and no
doubt exists that the reason is that Turkey is preparing to
open the attack and wishes secrecy to cover her designs.
However that may be the entry of Turkey into the war is
regarded here as a matter of seriou s import. No one now
believes that the war is anything else than a struggle for
the entire supremacy in Europe.
LINER REPORTED CAPTURED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—The great German liner
Crown Prince Wilhelm has been reported captured by
British cruisers and taken to Bermuda. The British con
sul general here has trustworthy information that the
ship has been taken and the story is accepted as a fact.
The vessel is one of the big trans-Atlantic liners which
traveled out of New York.
WILL BOMBARD ANTWERP
ROTTERDAM, Sept. 2.—Preparations are now being
made for the immediate bombardment of Antwerp by the
Germans and the attack will probably be commenced with
in a day or two. The Germans have decided that to leave
the Belgian troops in Antwerp on the rear of the main
German army would be dangerous. Should Antwerp be
taken the Belgian troops defending it will be forced to
surrender entirely or to cross the border into this country
as there is very little Belgian territory left for them.
STRUGGLE IN GALICIA
VIENNA, Sept 2.—It is reported here that Austria is
preparing to evacuate the city of Lemberg in Galicia but
this report has not been confirmed. The position of the
Austrians in that part of the field is known to be bad and
a retreat might save them from disaster.