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ROUMANIANS AND GREEKS
ABANDON SERBIA TO EATE
ABANDON SERBIA
LONDON, Oct. G.—Soon after the announcement
was made that Bulgaria has sent its ultimatum to Serbia |
came the bad news that Greece and Koumania have decid
ed to abandon their Serbian friends to their fate. The
Roumanian government has already declared that it will
not tight under any conceivable circumstances and King
Constantine of Greece has given out the word unofficially
that Greece will not tight unless Bulgaria invades Greek
territory. From Athens comes word that no one knows
the intentions of the Bulgars with respect to that country.
It is thought possible in some quarters that Bulgaria in
tends to force Greece to tight anyhow in order to secure
some of its territory in the event of Teutonic victory. It
is felt here that British diplomacy has failed signally and
the government is being severely censured. The people of
Greece are almost ready to revolt against the action of the
king and the chances of an upheaval in that nation over
shadows the coming conflict between Russia and Bulgaria.
BULGARIA CROSSES RUBICON
LONDON, Oct. .6—Bulgaria has sent an ultimatum
to Serbia and will cast her lot with the Teutonic allies
within twenty-four hours. In her ultimatum she demands
the immediate restoration by Serbia of Macedonia which
the latter country took possession of after the last Balkan
war. Serbia has already answered rejecting the demands
and this means war at once. The rejection by Bulgaria of
the Russian demands also means war between those two
nations and a declaration of war between the Bulgars
and the alied nations is expected within a week. The
British people have received the news with sorrow as it
means the unloosing of half a million men against our
friends.
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VENIZELOS RESIGNS
PARIS, Oct. 6.—Premier Venizelos of Greece, the
man who tried to get his nation to help the Allies, has re
signed and his government is at an end. His fall was
due to the fact that his cabinet refused to sanction his
permission for the landing of French troops at Saloniki.
He gave the permission without asking the people or his
government but later he asked for the sanction of the
chamber of deputies and this sanction was granted by a
close vote. The members of the cabinet remained silent
and refused to say that they agreed to the landing of the
French although they were chosen specially by Venizelos
because of their known sympathy with the allied cause.
The German influence with the royal family is believed to
be responsible for their desertion of our cause. After the
resignation of the premier several others of the cabinet
intimated their intention of quitting also.
INFANTRY FIGHTING OVER
PARIS, Oct. 6.—Infantry fighting on the France and
Flanders front ceased yesterday and only artillery en
gagements were recorded here this morning. There is a
feeling that we have failed in our main object but the as
sault will again be ordered.
YOUNG KIPLING MISSING
LONDON, Oct. G.—John Kipling, eighteen years of
age and the son of Rudyard Kipling, is missing from the
French trenches and there is only too much reason to be
lieve that he met death in one of the assaults on the Ger
man lines. The boy volunteered for service just as soon
as the war started and landed at the front a few months
ago. He received most honorable mention on two ditfer
ent occasions. An effort is being made to learn his fate.
NOTHING IN DARDANELLES
BUCHAREST, Oct. 6.—Conditions on the Gallipoli
remain just about as they were a month ago, according to
the advices arriving here. The Turks have claimed some
successes which are apparently exaggerations and Con
stantinople claims that the alliance with Bulgaria has
caused the allied nations to take up for consideration the
question of leaving Turkey if possible altogether and fall
ing back for the defense of Serbia and Egypt. It is be
lieved that Turkey has its railroad to the Suez canal about
completed and that the relief given by Bulgaria’s aid will
release an army for another attack in that direction.
BERLIN SAYS VICTORY
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BERLIN, Oct. 6.—The French attempted last night
to resume the offensive along many parts of the front but
they were repulsed with terrible losses. Their chief effort
was made in Champagne but there as elsewhere they were
repulsed. On the other hand we have made several gains
and have actually in one or two instances reached more
advanced points than we occupied before the general al
lied offensive began. In one or two places in the latest
fighting the French scored successes but later we succeed
ed in repulsing them and driving them out of the postions
taken.
Elevated Car Runs
Wild New York City
Fifty People Injured When it Dashes
Into Loaded Train.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—An elevated
car ran wild here today and as a re- J
suit fifty people are suffering in a
more or less serious manner. The car
got started for some reason which
has not been made quite clear and ran
for a whole mile at a tremendous
pace. When it struck the passenger
train it had acquired a frightful
momentum and the crash brought the
train off the rails. None of the in
jured are believed to be in danger of
death.
BALDWIN KNOCKED OUT
FOR THE FIRST TIME
BOSTON, Oct. 6.—Matty Baldwin
was knocked out last night for the
first time in his life, and the Strang- ;
est part of it is that he was knocked
out in the first round. Charlie White
performed the trick.
FARRAGUT IN MORNING
The steamship Farragut is due to
arrive here at 11 a. m. tomorrow, ac
cording to word received this afetr
noon by Wayne Blue.
WILSON WILL
VOTE SUFFRAGE
PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES
COMES OUT STRAIGHT
FOR WOMEN.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—President
Wilson came out today with a public
statement to the effect that he will
vote for woman’s suffrage at the com
ing election in New Jersey because he
believes that the state would be bene
fited by the change. In the formal
statement he says:
“The question of woman suffrage
should be settled by the states and not
by the national government. Under
no circumstance will 1 make the sub
ject a party question, nor am I vot
ing as the leader of a party. 1 am
voting as a private individual on this
matter through conviction.”
TEN YEARS OLD BOY
HOLDS UP A SALOON
Tacoma Has a Juvenile Phenom Who
Gives it Lots of Advertising.
TACOMA, Oct. 6.—An unidentified
! boy of ten years of age held up a
* saloon in this city last night and car
' ried himself like an old hand until a
beer glass was shied at him and he
ran like a deer. The boy entered the
saloon and presented a revolver at
those present. All threw up their
hands but one customer who had ac
quired some Dutch courage threw a
beer glass at the boy. He has not
. yet been caught.
PRESIDENT ENGA6ED!
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—President Wilson, last
night announced his engagement to Mrs. Norman Galt,
of Washington. The announcement was made only to
his intimate friends and the marriage date has not been
set. The lady is thirty-eight years of age and the presi
dent was born in 1856. She is a beautiful woman, is
wealthy, has traveled extensively and is a brilliant musi
cian. She is much sought socially.
GOETHALS STAYS
PANAMA, Oct. 7.—Goethals has withdrawn
his resignation as head of the Panama canal because of
the slides which are occurring and which demand his at
tention.
GREAT CO. INCORPORATES
NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—Corey’s Midvale Steel & Ordn
ance company has incorporated for a hundred million
dollars. It has taken an option on a hundred million tons
of iron ore but the location of the ore is not announced.
The company has paid twenty-two million for the Mid
vale plants and has a working capital of fifteen millions.
The first issue of the stock sold on the curb at 120.
ODDS ON BOSTON
NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—Alexander will pitch the first
game for the world series. Shore for Boston struck out
three yesterday. There were eleven pitched balls. The
odds for the opening game are ten to eight on Boston.
Bad weather is threatened for Friday.
DIPLOMATS WITHDRAW
LONDON, Oct. 7—The Allied diplomats left Sofia to
day a state of war now exists practically between that na
tion and the Entente.
GREAT EXPLOSION
EMPORIUN, Pa., Oct. 7.—Five thousand pounds of
guncotton expolded in the Aetna mills today and killed
four and injured about a dozen. The mills had a thirty
five million dollars contract for ammunition for the Allies
and German sympathizers are accused of the deed.
GERMANY APPEASES U. S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—It was learned late this
evening that Ambassador von Bernstorff has handed
Lansing a letter from his government disavowing the tor
pedoing of the Arabic and promising the payment of in
demnity for the loss of American lives. Intimation has
been received from the White House and from the state
department that the letter will be regarded as wiping out
the Lusitania incident and as disposing of all the differ
ences between Germany and the United States.
OEDTIMER MEETS HORRIBLE
i DEATH BY EIRE AT NOME
HERRINGS TO
. BEJNDUSTRY
great plant to be estab
lished AT SKAGWAY
FOR FISHERIES.
JUNEAU, Oct. 6.—Herring fishing
on a large scale will soon be in lull
swing in Alaskan waters and is ex
pected to have a tremendous elFect on
many of the coast cities. Oscar Op
man and I. P. Lindell of this city have
leased the Pacific Coast dock at
Skagway and aslo the warehouse and
will engage in the work of catching
herring for export. They have al
ready large orders to be filled and it
is believed that several other plants
for catching herrings will be estabe
lished.
CHICAGO MAY HAVE ITS
OWN MUNICIPAL R. R.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6.—Mayor Thomp
son has recommended to the city
council that the city build its own
subway and let it out for a rental to
be paid to the city itself.
EARTHQUAKE MICHIGAN
HOUGHTON, Mich., Oct. 6.—A dis
tinct earthquake shock visited this re
gion last night but no harm was done.
WETS WIN ELECTION
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6.—The wets
won the election in Nicollet county by
nine thousand votes.
READY FOR DEFENSE NOT
FOR WAR SAYS WILSON
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—President
Wilson made a statement to the naval
advisory board yesterday in which he
declared that the United States
should be prepared “not for war but
very adequately for defense."
SOME FINE APPLES
GROWN IN WRANGELL
“Alaska grown apples” is some
thing that we may see advertised in
the next few years according to sev
eral local growers. Mr. D. Sinclair
has several on exhibition at his store,
one of which measures eleven inches
around, and is well filled out and
beautifully colored, Another man
who is also proudly showing his
fruit is Mr. Ed. Webber who has three
different kinds of apples and the
Editor had the pleasure of eating
several of them last Tuesday, and we
can safely state that we never tasted
a finer apple. While Wrangell has
had an exceptional amount of sun
shine this summer, many local weath
er men who have watched the change
for years are of the opinion that each
summer hereafter is going to be bet
ter as for some unknown reason the
climate of Alaska is slowly changing
for the better.—(Wrangell Sentinel.)
SEWARD HAS LOTS OF
FREIGHT FOR HERE
The steamship Seward which had
her deck load washed overboard has
lots of freight for this city. The
cable telling of the accident was
dated Juneau but it did not say wheth
er the vessel pulled in at that port
or not and the news might have been
received by wireless as the Seward is
equipped with apparatus. She left
Seattle on the 27th and could not ar
rive here for a couple of days yet.
Ballaine Case Here.
The Ballaine case ha9 been postponed
to the 18th and May be tried here.
NOME, Oct. 4.—All Seward Penin
sula was shocked beyond expression
yesterday when S. Seppala, a well
known man of the camp for years,
lost his life under the most horrible
circumstances by an explosion that
occurred in his cabin which took fire
and burned the remains beyond
recognition. The full particulars of
the occurrence will never be learned,
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( perhaps, as the explosion and fire
1 have obliterated the clues. The victim
of the occurrence was a resident of
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| Nome for a long time and has
| relatives here. As this message is
sent it is not even known exactly what
the nature of the explosion was that
caused the tragedy but it is believed
j to have been dynamite which the un
fortunate man was thawing at the
! time.
D. S. WARSHIPS WIIII
60 MILE CAPACITY
WASHINGTON, Oct. C.—After a
conference between President Wilson,
Josephus Daniels and Chairman
Pagett of the House Naval committee
today it was learned that it will be
recommended to congress at the com
ing session that a large number or
the largest and fastest battleships
afloat will be built. Eighteen million
dollars will be asked for this purpose
and the chief desire is to construct
I vessels that will be able to withstand
torpedo attack and will have a speed
of forty miles an hour. The exact
number of vessels to be asked for will
be decided in a few days. The naval
advisory board had its first meeting
today. The first subject discussed
was a gas engine for submarines
which has been just invented, and the
second subject was tin* question of
defense against torpedo attack.
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❖ ALL-ALASKA REVIEW *
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Early next week the October num
ber of the All-Alaska Review' will be
issued. Along with the Richardson
Wickersham letters it will contain a
detailed account of the Alaskan ac
tivities and exhibits at the Panama
Exposition at which Alaska Day,
October 18, will be celebrated. Sever
al other interesting features are add
ed and the complete story of the
founding of Seward, by Frank J. Cot
ter, will be one that will be interest
ing to Seward people and w'ell worth
keeping. In yesterday’s mail came
a large bunch of new subscribers se
cured by B. M. Stone outside, and al
so some new' advertising. Another
interesting feature this month will be
the stories of the discoveries of Nome,
the Chisana, Ruby and Nelchina. Mr.
Stone says the Review is catching on
wonderfully outside.
ANCHORAGE UP AGAINST
IT FOR TELEPHONES
Citizens of New’ Town Now Wonder
What the Government Will
Do With Franchises. •
The Commercial Club of Anchorage
and the people there generally are
about to take steps to have the gov
ernment make some arrangements by
which public utilities can be secured,
according to word received by the
Gateway today. There is no general
telephone system there at present and
the residents are groaning under the
strain of their leg exercise. Several
franchises have been applied for i^
other lines but there has been nothing
doing.
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❖ AUSTRIAN RULER *
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ROME, Oct. 6.—Franz Joseph, the
emperor of Austria, is seriously i 1
and his death might occur at any
moment. The news of his illness is
well founded and his great age rend
ers his case almost hopeless.
VESUVIUS IS
AGAIN GOING
ROME, Oct. 6.—Mount Vesuvius is
again in violent eruption and threat
ens the country around its base. Ad
vices state that a heavy earthquake
accompanied the first burst 1 n»ra the
mountain and shook the villages * >f
hundreds of miles around. No great
damage has been reported although
some minor injuries were inflicted.
CAPTAIN OF ALBER SAYS
WALRUS MEAT IS FINE
Plans Under Way to Can it Says Man
Whose Ship Was Burned
The Other Day.
JUNEAU, Oct. 6.—That plans are
under way for the canning of walrus
j meat in the Artie is the statement
| made by Captain E. B. Hoffman of
j the schooner P. J. Alber which was
! burned here the other day. He says
the walrus makes the finest meat
known.
(Note) When the Corwin was at
Seward the walrus hunters made the
same statement.
Mrs. Guy Whitehead has been in
| disposed for the past couple of days.
LITIGATION STARTS
FOR NEW NOME PLY
• NOME, Oct. 6.—The new strike of
a Third beach line at Nome already
promises to create another legal war
like that which made this camp in
famous in the old days. Already the
report is circulated that several suits
are about to be filed and it is knou n
that not less than twenty people are
now claiming ground staked by
others. The whole country around
the scene of the strike has been stak
ed so that the tundra presents the
appearance so familiar of old. In
some instances claims have been stak
ed over and over. Development work
will be done on the ground this wint
er and until that progresses it will not
| be possible to tell the exact value of
■ the discovery. The discoverers claim
to have five feet depth of pay and that
the formation indicates that the
ground is just the same as the old
Third beach operated in years past
back of the city. Nome is all worked
up over the discovery and looks for
big things.