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THREE YOUNG MEN
OF DOUGLAS ARE LOST
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THINK Jl NEAl MEN DROWNED
Jl'NEAU, July TJ.—Throe young men who are well
known here are believed to have been drowned at Auk
Kay. thirty miles awav. 1 heir overturned boat was found!
ami searching parties started out this morning in the hope|
that tile three men may have reached shore and be in aj
bad predictament. Little hope is entertained, however,!
The missing men are Hubbard, Samuelson and GalwasJ
all sons of prominent Douglas men. 1 hey left last Sunday
on a hunting trip and that was the last seen of them.
HU ISKliS ('(»11N(« NOliTll
I'OKT AMil'l.KS. July lb.—The cruisers Newj
Orleans and Marblehead sailed lor Sitka today and will go
by the outside passage. They have some of the Washing
ton, Oregon and California militia aboard.
IS VILLA DE VI) OK NOT?
WASHINGTON, July It).—No confirmation of an of
ficial nature has come of the story that \ ilia is dead and
that the American troops will be withdrawn from Mexico
within a month. The general belief is, however, that Villa
has been dead for some time and that if he were alive it
could easily be proven.
GREECE MAY YET FIGHT
ATHENS. July 1A—The report that the Bulgarians
and the Allies had begun their campaign on Greek terri
tory caused tremendous excitement here today. Crowds
gathered in places, some demanding war on the Entente
side and some on the side of the Central powers, but the
gendarmerie dispersed them. The probable destruction
of Greek property by the warring of the two sides may
bring about a crisis. The army has been half demobilized
at the demand of the Allies but quite a strong force is still
under arms.
[ LATE CABLES! ;
NORTHWESTERN
TOWED BY TUG
JUNEAU, July ID.-The tug
Goliath picked up the Northwestern
otT Cape Cook lust evening and will
iake her to Seattle, arriving there to
morrow morning. The freighter Bur
lington, which also had blade troubles
last Sunday otT Cape Blanco limped
into port yesterday afternoon at
Seattle.
STRIKE DEADLOCK
SEATTLE, July ID. — The Seattle
longshoremen’s strike has apparently
come to a hopeies* deadlock.
THIRTY-TWO l>EAt>
ATLANTA. July ID. — The total
dead from the southern floods is 1*2.
The damage to property is fifteen
millions. The river is recc ' ***;.
GOTCH BREAKS LEG
KENOSHEE, Wis., July ID.—Frank
Gotch brol# his leg in two plae^ to
day in an exhibition wrestling match.
COLLEGE EKES. SHOT
BOSTON, July ID.—Dr. Eldred At
wood shot, and probably fatally’, today
Dr. Alfred Harris, president of the
Massachusetts College of Osteopathy
for the alleged betrayal of the form
er’s financee, Dr. Cecilia Adams, who
committed suicide. All are osreo
paths.
MAY SAIL FRIDAY
BALTIMORE, July ID.—The latest
about the Deutschland is that she will
probably sail on Friday next.
FRENCH MAKE GAINS
PARIS, July 19.—The French made
further gains lust night in the light
ing at Grenada, Verdun. There was
no important fighting on the Somme.
GERM \N CROPS GOOD
BERLIN, July 19.—The people are
now harvesting good crops here and
in Galicia and this relieves the food
situation.
SHELLS BY MILLIONS
LONDON, July 19. — It was an
nounced today that the British have
been tiring half a million shells daily
since June 27, or a total of about ten
million, five hundred hurled since the
j beginning of the offensive by the
British on the German lines.
FIFTEEN HURT
MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 19.—
Fifteen people were injured this
morning when a street ear ran wild
ion a hilt.
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GERMANS TAKE VILLAGES
LONDON, July 19.—General Haig
reported this morning that the Ger
mans. in a heavy counter attack have
got a footing on the outskirts of the
village of Longueval and have cap
tured part of Delville wood from the
right wing of the British army. Both
I of these places were taken by the
British in the recent offensive.
ANCHORAGE MAY fEI
BRING BALI 1EAM
That Anchorage will likely send a
baseball team to play Seward on the
third, fourth and fifth of August is
the statement made in a message re
ceived by Frank Cotter from Fred
Tracy, the manager of the Anchorage
bunch. Fred says they will bring 14
men besides fans.
PETROGRAD REPORTS HUNGARY
WELL PENETRATED DY SLAVS
RUSSIANS IN HUNGARY j
LONDON, July 19. — Dispatches from Petrograd
state that the Russians have penetrated a.day’s march in
to Hungary. This would mean that the Russians have
crossed the southeastern Carpathians which are close to
the Russian border. Further north Hungarian territoi \
is hundreds of miles from where the Russians now are.
The advance, however, if the story is confirmed would
mean an advance of about a hundred miles in one quarter
since the Russian offensive began.
WAR OPENS IN GREECE
LONDON, July 19.—A bombardment has opened on
the entire Grecian front where the Bulgarians anti the
Austrians have engaged the allied forces that have their
base at Saloniki. This front is expected to be the center of
interest for some time and it is thought by military ex
perts that the Bulgarians and Austrians have started the
righting so that aid may be sent against the Russians.
News was also received today that the Austrians admit
defeat by the Russians in the Carpathian mountains. One
fact which is stated on the best authority is that the peo
ple of the Central power’s are now demanding to be shown
the reason for the war at all, and that Austrians are re
ported to be deserting their armies which are in a bad
plight.
RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS SUNK
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 19.—Three Russian
transports were sunk two days ago in the eastern Black
Sea by a Turkish submarine and the fourth was forced
ashore. The vessels were taking troops to Trebizond and
the losses in life must have been very great. The exact
number is not officially given.
SWISS MINISTER TALKS PEACE
WASHINGTON, July 19.—Dr. Paul Riter, the Swiss
minister to the United States, discussed today the pros
pects of peace in Europe with Assistant Secretary Polk.
That the discussion took place is not denied but the de
tails are kept secret. It is assumed, howver, that the con
ference is part of a string of such conferences which are
being quietly held in different neutral capitals.
SECOND SUB. MAY BE SIGHTED
PROVIDENCE, July 19.—A craft which is believed
to be the German submarine Bremen was sighted today
off Beau’s Tail. This vessel, it was stated, was bound for
Rio de Janeiro but this statement may have been a ruse
to keep the hostile warships off the scent, and it is thought
well within the cards that the Bremen will make some
United States port.
DEUTSCHLAND STILL HERE
BALTIMORE, July 19.—The submarine Deutschland
was still here this morning but she is now loading supplies
and all expect that she will make her dash within the next
twenty-four hours.
NOTHING FROM WEST
LONDON, July 19. — No news of importance was
given out about the campaign on the western front today
but the offensive is still proceeding.
SULZER MAY BE FOR PRESIDENT
CHICAGO, July 19.—Henry Ford has stated that he
is not willing to run for the presidency on the Prohibition
ticket and hope has been given up of making him change
his mind. William Sulzer, formerly governor of New
York, is expected here today and is reported to be desir
ous of presenting the name of Frank Hanly as presidential
candidate on the ticket named. There is even a rumor
that Sulzer himself might be willing to take the burden
on his shoulders.
TRANK ROTCII SOON
10 BT IN POLITICS
Frank Kotch, the genial parser of
the Aroline, will enter the political
held again after the present trip of j
his ship. He has been a member of I
the Washington state legislature be
fore and when here the other day In j
stated that the primaries will be held
on September 8, when he will sock re
election for the 44th district. For his
own sake as well as because he is a
half-brother of the popular “Tommy”
Riggs, a member of the Kngineering
Commission, all Alaskans will be with
him. Indeed, if Alaska has any in
fluence down there let the electors of
the 44th district of the state of Wash
ington remember that in electing
Frank they will be paying Alaska a
compliment.
[I LLS Of HORRORS
IK rOOR ARMI KIA
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
NEW YORK, July 11.—“Revolut
ionary movement r.nd open treason”
have been the cause of the present
plight of the Armenians in Asia Min
or, according to Dr. Ahmed Emin,
editor of the Constantinople Tanin, as
set forth in his story “The Other
Side,” recently printed in the press of
the United States.
When the Turks conquered Armen
ia 50 years ago there were 40,000,000
| Armenians in that country. Today
there are hardly 0,000,000 of them all
over the world.
The 07,000,000 Armenians perished
as the result of periodic, annual and
daily massacres at the hands of the
Turks. A fanatic may consider this
the work of a “human race”—the
Turks—anti indulge in pointing out
| the faults of other nations to justify
the barbaric acts of its own.
, The assimilation of the Armenians
is a historic impossibility. Even the
Turkish practice of cutting the tongue
of every Armenian when he failed to
speak in Turkish did not make suc
cessful the assimilation policy of the
Ottoman government.
By what sense of justice then does
the Turk argue in favor of his own
government as a giver of freedom of
language? What does the gentle
man mean by “freedom of commun
ity" if he does not wish to contradict
flatly the fiats of the Ottoman rulers ?
Thirty thousand Armenians were
massacred in Adana at the hands of
the so called Young Turkish f>arty in
1008—soon after the proclamation of
the “constitutional government."
Five women were crucified. One
, of the bodies, still on the cross, was
thrown into the river and the blood
stained waves of the river floated it
to where the Christian battleships
were anchored.
To the mind of our critic this may
be “absolutely equality with the
Turks."
Not long ago the government sent
official doctors to “vaccinate" the
Armenian children of the town of
Zeitun. Instead of injecting the
vaccine syrum they injected poison
and 400 children died in one night. If
that it is its work of mercy
what might be its brutal deeds
My own experience in the massacre
of 1895 and ’96 are still fresh in my
memory and if necessary I can enum
i erate tales of horror which I heard
land saw.
With all these cruel inflictions, in
stead of fostering reengev, one Ar
Inunian political party held the blood
NEW YORK EPIDEMIC
IS WORSE THAN EVER
.. NEW YORK, July 19.—The Infantile Paralysis epi
demic has broken out worse than ever and claimed 150
victims in the past twenty-four hours, up to ten o’clock
this morning. It had been hoped yesterday that the dis
ease had been conquered but the conditions now facing the
city are truly appalling.
MAY HAVE CENT POSTAGE
WASHINGTON, .July 19.—Postmaster Burleson pre
dicted today that one cent letter mail will come in the near
future.
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CASTRO ALLOWED TO LAND
WASHINGTON, July 19.—Former President Castro
of Venezuela will be permitted to land in the United States
through an order issued by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
Castro denies that he was connected with the plot to mur
der Parades.
MORE DEATHS FROM FLOODS
ASHV1LLE, July 19.—Seventeen more deaths are re
ported from the adjacent districts as a result of the Hoods,
PORTLAND STRIKERS RETURN
PORTLAND, July 19. — The longshoremen of this
port voted today to return to work at the old scale and the
old conditions. They believe it better for the present tu
adopt the tactics of the San Francisco strikers until new
arrangements are made.
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•> MAY GIVE SATURN *
❖ CREW RECEPTION *
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It has been suggested around town
that some sort of a reception be ten
dered to the crew of the Saturn on its
arrival here. A dance will probably
be part of the entertainment. Some
people seem to think the Saturn has
as large a crew as the Buffalo but this
is not at all likely. The Buffalo is a
regular cruiser in the fighting navy.
RUSSIA'S TWO ARMIES
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
PETROGRAD, July 11.—There are
two mighty armies in Russia. One
works in the front line trenches,
shoots and charges bayonets. The
other works back of the line and fur
ishes the front line what it needs.
One is an army of soldiers. The
other is an army of citizens. Both
are under the orders of the General
Staff. The situation is unique in
history.
The main corps of this citizen army
is known as the “All-Russian Zem
stovo Union/' and no other nation in
the world boasts anything like it. If
the troops need new fur coats the
General Staff tells the Zemstvo
Union and the Zemstvo Union pro
vides them. Or maybe the Staff asks
for socks and underwear; or boots, or
bridges, or daggers, or bath-trains,
or tanin, or chop-axes. Whatever in
reason it asks for, it gets.
Soldiery and citizenry are working
hand in hand. This statement is liter
al, not merely a figure of speech.
y hands of the Committee of Union &
Progress saying that it is enough we
are brothers; let us work for the wel
fare of the country.
The Aremenian revolutionary move
ment was the child of persecutions at
the hands of the Turkish government,
j When apparently a change took place
in Turkey in 1908 the revolutionary
parties automatically became political
parties.
REPUBLICANS HERE
DIVIDED ON WICK
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None, However, Will Speak For Pub
lication About Endorsement.
Local Republicans here seem to be
divided in their opinions regarding the
endorsement of Delegate Wickershain
at the Valdez convention but none of
them will permit his name to be used
in print in connection with the latest
phase of territorial politics. One mac
who took a very prominent part as a
member of the Third Division op
position to the majority in the terri
torial convention here comes out op
enly with the statement that “conven
tions do queer things sometimes.” He
clearly objects to the endorsement of
the Delegate but he will await full
news from Valdez before allowing
himself to be quoted by name. Most
of the local Republicans seem to have
received their first inkling of the in
tention of the convention through the
Gateway but up to the last moment
they all declared that Wickersham
could never receive the convention’s
endorsement. It is reminded that it
was also stated that the other Re
publican divisional conventions also
intend to endorse the present Dele
gate.
COAL IS COMING
ON S. S. FARRAGUT
On the steamship Farragut are
coming one hundred tons of coal for
the Alaska Transfer Company.
Captain John Worth of the govern
ment tug bout which has returned to
Anchorage is one of the oldtimers of
tho territory. When not captaining
ships he is digging holes in the ground
seeking for gold. He is a partner of
Senator Dan Sutherland in Ruby and
in the Poorman district where they
have struck pay.
The Alaska Steamship Company
and Wells Fargo Company moved
-their office to the new location today
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