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VoTlO, No. 285 SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20,1916.___Ten Cents the Copy
ONLY FOUR PEOPLE LOST WHEN
CUNARD LINER WENT TO BOTTOM
FIGHTING NEAR SUEZ
LONDON, Oct. 20.—Mounted British forces have re
tired the Turks at Moghara, seventy miles east of Suez.
The Turks are again said to be gathering in force in that j
quarter but the war office denies the rumor emanating
from German sources that the Ottomans are in possession
of the banks of the Suez canal at any point. It is assumed
that the railroad meant tor use by the lurks and teutons
for the invasion of Egypt is about completed.
CONFIRMS ALAUNIA LOSS
LONDON, Oct. 20.—Lloyds today confirms the loss ol
the liner Alaunia and reports that four of the crew were
lost. All the passengers and the captain were landed sate
Iv. There is no doubt in the official mind that a mine was
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SAILLY EASILY WON
LONDON, Oct. 20. — It is reported today that the
British and French infantry won possession of Sailly in
fifteen minutes after the assault was begun. Ihe posi
tion commands five miles of the Baupaume road and is a
position of great strategic value. It is the chief point at
the juncture of the French and British fronts. Ihe
French will now probably try to advance from there along
the Baupaume road and make a straight east and west line
with the British at Guedecourt. The French hid their
movements so well that the Germans are said to have lost
their eyes” and their artillery was rendered ineffective.
This and the fact that time was not given them to bring up
reinforcements made the task comparatively easy.
HINHENBURG AGAINST SUBS.
LONDON, Oct. 20.—Amsterdam reports that Mar
shal von llindenburg is emphatically opposed to the re
newal of the submarine war and is said to be the chief in
fluence which now prevents recourse to the old form of i
undersea fighting. The Berlin press is said to be the
authority for this statement. The \ oiks Zeitung of C ol
ogne states openly that Germany will operate her sub
marines in future in the western Atlantic and this is taken
to mean that the operations of the U-53 is the beginning of
the campaign. Some of the papers here, however, declare
that the Cologne paper is merely trying to frighten Brit
ish-American shipping.
FIERCE FIGHTING IN WEST
BERLIN, Oct. 20.—The allied attacks at Le Sars and
at Sadly on the western front yesterday were partially
successful, the war office admits, but well directed German
artillery tire and determined counter attacks enabled us
to hold our positions. The British gains at Guedecourt
are unimportant and the French suffered heavy losses at
Sadly to make up for slight success. We still hold Morval
which means that we have a wedge between Sadly and
Guedecourt where the enemy has found a footing.
FIGHTING ROUMANIANS
BERLIN, Oct. 20. — The Teutonic forces are now
fighting successfully in the passes leading into Roumania.
Falkenhayn has apparently made another of his pauses
for some purpose which has not yet become evident but
which military experts expect to see explained in a few
days.
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AUSTRIANS MAKE GAINS
BERLIN, Oct. 20.—The Austrians scored some im
portant successes against the Italians yesterday and took
two hundred prisoners at one point on the Trentino front.
TAKE RUSSIAN TRENCHES
BERLIN, Oct. 20.—The Teuton offensive against the
Russians is still proceeding successfully. We captured
Russian trenches yesterday east of Stokhod.
ADMIT AUSTRIAN GAINS
ROME, Oct. 20. — Violent fighting is raging on the
Trentino front at Monte Pasubio and the war office admits
that the Austrians have regained some of the positions
taken from them some time ago.
Sulzer Comes West
on the farragut1
JUNEAU. Oct. 20.—Charles Sulzc*
closed the First division campaign
last night with the hugest and most
satisfactory political meeting ever
held in Juneau. Mayor Stewart pre
side! and urged tin* voters to sup »ott
the Democratic candidate for con
gress. His campugin has been the
most complete ever conducted in^
southeastern Alaska, not a single pre- j
cinct having been overlooked. It is j
conceded that only three are not surej
for him. These three are doubtful,
and Sulzer’s majority in this division j
will be more than one thousand and
may reach nearly two thousand. He
leaves on the Farragut for the west
ward and will speak at Seward.
TEDDY SAYS SAFETY FIRST
WOI LD BE COFNTRY’S RUN
EMPORIA. Kan.. Oct. 20.—“If our
fore fathers heeded the cry of ‘safety
first’ there would be no America to
day,” said Theodore Roosevelt in a
speech here last night. I he audience
was large. He pleaded with it not to
forget the sacrifice of Captain Boyd
and Lieutenant Adair at Carrizal and
he declared that he wants America
only to stand in a position of which
it may be proud. j
KAISER SATISFIED
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 20.—The kaiser is now visiting
the Somme front and has expressed the greatest satisfac
tion at the amount of losses sustained by the allies consid
ering the small quantity of ground taken from our troops.
SAYSFALKENHAYN WOUNDED
ROME. Oct. 20.—Reports from Zurich say that Gen
eral Falkenhayn has been wounded in the leg in Transyl
vania and has been compelled to relinquish the command
of the Teutons in that theatre. The report is not conh l in
ed.
GERMANS REPULSED
LONDON, Oct. 20—Yesterday the Germans stormed
important positions on the west bank of the Narayuvka in
Galicia but Petrograd reports that they were repulsed
with sanguinary losses and that two thousand of them
were captured.
GREEKS STILL TURBULENT
LONDON, Oct. 20. — Turbulent Greek reservists in
Athens are still holding demonstrations despite the de
tachments of Entente troops which are trying to preserve
order. The editors of the anti-Ally press have been noti
fied that the French censor will conso rtheir papers just as
though these papers were published in Paris.
BERLIN RIDICULES BRITISH PLEA
BERLIN, Oct. 20.—The newspapers today are ridicul
ing the British complaints about the submarine activity
near the United States. They point out that the U-53 op
erated forty miles off shore while the British cruisers hug
ged the shore within the three miles limit to save them
selves.
RUSSIANS BEAT TURKS
PETROGRAD, Oct. 20. — Dashing Russian attacks
have destroyed the positions held by the Turks at Vladi
mir, Volhynia. Heavy fighting accompanied the attacks.
The positions taken are the advanced ones. Further fierce
fighting is looked for in that quarter. Fierce artillery and
gas attacks at Kiselin were repulsed.
FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESSES
PETROGRAD, Oct. 20.—Further Russian successes
have resulted in the taking of Harmenia, thirteen miles
northeast of Kalkit.
Cache Creek Men
Praise Road Work
James C. Murray, the man who did
more than any other man to de\clope
the Cache creek country, expressed
the desire when he was passing
through here the other day to have
the Alaska Hoad Commission thank
ed for the prompt attention given to
the request for roads into that dis
trict. A tine bridge was built over
Cache creek this summer and a sur
vey has been now completed for the
road which will enable the miners ot
the district to ship in their supplies.
Mr. Murray says Colonel Richardson
has showed every disposition to aid
them. While speaking of roads, it
may be said that the fifteen miies ol
good wagon road through the Moose
Hass district have also been complet
ed. A road is now being built also
from the Willow creek road to Arch
angel creek.
GROIN'D LEASED FOR
TERMINAL FOR GOVT. R. R.
FAIRBANKS.—Thomas Riggs an
nounced yesterday that 20 acres oi
ground had been leased from the
Tanana Mines railway on Garden
Island. This will be the ground on
which the terminus of the railroad to
the interior will be erected by the
government. »
When the ice goes out next spring
the Engineering commission will im
mediately start to work on a ware
house and a dock.—Times.
WOULD-BE SLAYER DRAGGED FROM
AUTO CARRIED A LONG KNIFE
HUGHES WOULD HAVE
AVENGED LUSITANIA
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 20.—
Hughes came out more boldly today iri
a speech on the question of the Lusi
tania than at any other period of the
campaign. He emphasized what he
believed to be the rights of Americans
in relation to this war and in ansvwi
ing McAdoo’s challenge to say what
he would have done in the Lusitania
case ne declared that In* meant what
he said at Louisville—he would have
made good his warning to Germany, j
This is taken to mean that he-would
have declared war and the general
opinion is that he has fallen into the
trap laid for Ivm by ?.l A loo ar.d ‘’as
alienated the pro-Gorman vote ilnaliy.
Kor some time back, the papers state,
the pro-German vote had not been so
sure for the Republican candidate be
cause of the Support of him by Roose
velt who is regarded as the most de
termined anti-German in tin* country,
and his declaration now in relation to
th'» Lusitania incident is supposed to
mean that he has thrown over all
effort to secure the pro-German sup
port.
RCSI1 IMPROVEMENTS NEAR
POST OFFICE CORNER
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A quick, special, hurried meeting o!
the city council last night passed or
dinances and resolutions that meant
the improvement of the streets around
the post office, Harriman Rank and
Railroad building. The only othei
business done was permission given to
.Messrs. Brosius and Noon to build a
sidewalk along in front of their fine
new building on Washington street
and also a veranda. The sidewalk will
be a hundred feet long and ten feet
wide, and the veranda will be fifty
six feet long. The ordinances passed
were those for the grading of Fifth
avenue between Adams and Jefferson,
and the building of a»sidewalk down
the east side of Fifth from Adams to
Railroad avenue. Thirty-seven dol
lars was finally allowed for the im
provement from the general fund ol
the alley between the post office and
the Dougherty private office. A1
Chamberlain was not present. All
this was done in fifteen minutes, j
which is said by the city clerk to be a
record.
RESTORATION TO ENTRY
OF LANDS IN MATA NT SKA
Department of the Interior, Alaskan
Engineering Commission, Land and
Industrial Department, Seward, Al
aska, October 17, 1916.
On Septumber 20, 1916, President
Wilson, on the recommendation of
Secretary Lane, restored to entry all
lands • included within Alaska Town
site Withdrawal No. 4, in sections 22,
23, 26 and 27, T. 17 N., R. 1 W., Sew
ard Meridian. This land was with
drawn at a time when it was thought
that it would be needed for railroad
and townsite purposes. The line of
the railroad has now been definitely
located, and it is found that there is
no need for the land. It is located in
the Matanuska Valley, about one-half
mile from the main line of the rail
road and within two miles of the new
town of Wassilla on the Knik-Willow
Creek wagon road, and most of it has
agricultural possibilities.
Word was received yesterday that
J. B. Apren, who has supplied Alaskans
with milk so lonpr, has sold out his
business to Peabody of the Alaska
Steamship Company for $100,000 spot
cash.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 20.—Richard Cullen, a machinist
aged 22, was arrested by secret service men today after he
had attempted three times to board the automobile in
which President Wilson was riding. The President had
gone for an hour's ride and had proceeded some distance
when Cullen jumped on the running board. He failed
twice and the third time he was dragged down by the
secret service men. A search revealed that he possessed a
knife with a live inch blade and also a bottle of fluid which
has not yet been analyzed. The prisoner vaguely replied
to questionings but it was understood that he disliked the
foreign policies of the President and it is believed that
he intended to assassinate Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson was
not disturbed by the incident and soon afterwards in front
of a great crowd at the depot he met William Jennings
Bryan, shook hands with him and both engaged in conver
sation for a couple of minutes.
SAYS ONLY TWO LOST
NEW, YORK, Oct. 20.—The Cunard line officials now
say that only two of the crew of the Alaunia were lost
when that.ship was sent to the bottom near Falmouth.
Shipping has now resumed its normal apparently and
ships come and go regularly. The U od is believed to
have started home to Germany.
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MARIPOSA PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—The Mariposa left at 9 o’clock
this mornmg with the following passengers for Seward:
.Miss Delia Browrt, Mrs. ('. J. Williams, Hugh Lacej
0 Brien, and two steerage._
ihe New Depot May
he on Broadway
That the new depot will be built by j
the Engineering Commission at the
foot of Broadway there is good reason
to believe although the matter has not
been decided definitely. The officials
of the commission, however, have it
under consideration. It is expected
that the depot will be a very fine one
that will be a credit to the terminal of
the great government railroad.
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DRIVE PAST THE GUARDS
AND MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
OSSING, Oct. 20.—Riding in a
Sing Sing prison truck today six pris
oners drove past the guard as if they
were only engaged in their ordinary
work but they kept going and made
their escape. Later word arrived that
one of the escaped convicts named
Curtis had been wounded and re-cap
tured by a prison guard at Tarry town.
An investigation is being held into the
affair to ascertain how the men could
have got away so easily. The re
mainder are still at large.
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ALASKANS CAN SAVE MONEY
BY BUYING TICKETS HERE
A. E. Harris, general passenger
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railroad, stated while here a
couple of days ago that his company
has on sale at the steamship offices
tickets at a reduced rate which saves
money for passengers going east by
buying their tickets in Seward and
other Alaska towns.
APPLICATION FOR
RECOUNT IS DISMISSED
DAWSON, Oct. 1—Judge Macaulay
this afternoon delivered a written
decision in the matter of the applica
tion for a recount of the ballot cast in
the prohibition contest held August
30. The judge decided that the ordin
ance providing for the plebiscite con
tained no provision for a recount, and
dismissed the application.—Ex.
SKWAItl) COM L. CO. TO
OCCITY BANK OFFICK
The Seward Commercial Company
will use the vacated bank office for an
extension of its own business. In the
office just vacated Mr. Sauers will
place his drygoods, boots and shoes,
holiday goods and other stock. The
present store will be the grocery,
hardware, utensils and other depart
ments.
SIX HI’NOR El) FORTY
THREE MEN R. R. WORK
FAIRBANKS, Oct.—In the weekly
report of the Alaskan Engineering
commission G4.‘> men are shown as
working on the construction of the
railroad in Interior Alaska. Of these
81 are working out from Happy Sta
tion and the others are working at
or near Nenana. Practically all of
these will be kept working just as late
as weather conditions permit, after
which the force will be cut gradually
until it gets down to the number of
men that is to be kept all winter.
The above figures include all the
men directly in the employ of the en
gineering commission and the con
tractors and their employees.—Ex.
STEVENSON Bl’YS
TANANA PROPERTY
FAIRBANKS.—Through the office
of Fernand de Journel, the attorney,
it became known today that Col. W. L.
Stevenson, of Skagway, had purchas
ed from VV. R. Taylor some mining
property in the Kantishna district,
for which he paid $45,000 in cash.
This deal has been pending for many
months and it was consumated at
Skagway on September 2.
FAIRBANKS.—Alexander Barrack,
brother of former Mayor John Bar
rack and uncle of James E. Barrack,
manager of the Samson Hardware
company, died at St. Joseph’s hospital
at 5:30 o’clock this morning. Typhoid
pneumonia was the immediate cause
of death, he having contracted the
sickness during a recent trip down
the Tanana river to a fox farm near
Wood river.—Ex.