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Vol. r Nl, SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1915.______Ten Onls the
LONDON, April 26.—The German
offensive launched for the purpose of
bursting the way to Calais has now
developed into the greatest battlo of
all the war and the most titanic bat
tle of history' is now raging around
the French and Flemish border in the
region of the Yser and Ypres. It is
rumored here that General Hinden
burg has been brought from the east
ern front specially to conduct the tre
mendous effort of the Germans to
reach the Channel poi% and that the
plan has long been laid with the victor
of Tannenburg guiding the Teutons.
From the meager accounts to hand
BOMBARDING
DARDANELLES
REPORTED THAT TURKS ARE
ATTACKED FROM BOTH
SIDES.
ATHENS, April 26.—At is reported
here that the entire allied fleet is now
bombarding the Dardanelles once
more and that they are demolishing
fort after fort. The effort is said to
be the greatest by far attempted since
the plan to force the passage of the
straits was first decided upon.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 26.—
The Russian fleet has again bombard
ed the Turkish forts of the Bosphorus
but no damage has been inflicted.
The intention of the Russians evident
ly is to aid the attack launched from
the Agean side and so keep our forces
busy at both sides of the capital city.
CITY COUNCIL WILL
ELECT ITS OFFICERS.
Quite a Fight Being Put Up by the
Different Candidates For
Office.
When the city council meets this
evening it will proceed with the elec
tion of its officers. Quite a fight has
been put up over the appointments,
particularly by candidates for the
positions of city magistrate and city
marshal. It is stated that some other
candidates will crop up before the
meeting.
SAY WE USE GUNS.
Another ridiculous mass of lies has
been telegraphed to the Juneau Dis
patch from Seward where, the tele
gram states, guns were used in quar
rels which took place here over the
staking of lots in the government
terminal part of the city last Sunday
week. “There were several quarrels
but no one was seriously hurt,” says
he Dispatch telegram. “Squatters j
ith rifles guard lots at Seward” also ,
.ays the paper.
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REPUBLICANS BUSY.
The Territorial Republican League
of Alaska, with officers at Valdez, is
now getting busy preparing for the
next campaign. In the mail last night
came an envelope full of “publicity”
stuff which was apparently sent from
outside.
WHEN BOATS RETURN.
The Admiral Evans is expected to
return to Seward tomorrow and the
Mariposa is expected about V\ ednes
day, according to the agents of the
respective lines here.
MUNLY ARRIVES.
Assistant District Attorney Munlyj
arrived on the Mariposa from Valdez
on business connected with his office. ’
The nature of this business has notj
been divulged.
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JUNEAU, April 17.—Walstein G.
Smith, Territorial Treasurer, yester
day was appointed to office, by Gov.
J. F. A. Strong, who named him two
years ago, under authorization of an
act passed by the First legislature,
creating the office. The Territorial
Senate confirmed the appointment,
this morning. Mr. Smith’s new term
will expire January 1, 1919.
The governor also renamed as mem
bers of the board of commissioners for
the promotion of uniform laws, Judge
R. A. Gunnison of Juneau (4 years),
George B. Grigsby of Nome (2 years),
and Judge Fred M. Brown of Valdez
(6 years). The senate ratified the
the gigantic nature of the struggle
can only be surmised. The Germans
have evidently been preparing for the
moment with all their secrecy and
thoroughness as they have now suc
ceeded in concentrating an immense
force for the attack. The British
army is aiding the French and Bel
gians to bear the brunt. The number
of British troops in that region is in
the hundreds of thousands and that
British arms are being put to the most
critical test of their history is made
evident from the short bulletins issu
ed, meager as the information con
tained in them is.
* OVER FOUR HUNDRED *
* ON THE MARIPOSA. ❖
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When the steamship Mariposa ar
rived in Seward last evening she had
aboard more than four hundred people
for this place and Knik Anchorage.
Many of those came from Alaska
way points and the exact figures have
not been given. From Seattle she had
for Seward thirty-three first class and
seventy-five steerage, a total of one
hundred and eigth, and for Knik
Anchorage she has seventy-five first
class and sixteen steerage, a total of
ninety-one. The number of the party
going to work for the commission was
fifty.
SEWARD'S SON HAS
NOW PASSED AWAY.
His Father Was the Man Who Bought
Alaska and Gave This City
Its Name.
MONTROSE. N. Y., April 26.—
Frederick W. Seward, son of William
Seward, Lincoln's secretary of state,
died here last night at the age of
eight-five. Frederick Seward was as
sistant secretary of state under Lin
coln, Johnson and Hayes. His father
was the man who purchased Alaska
for the United States from Russia.
ROBERTS IMPEACHED.
TERRE HAUTE, April 25.—The
city council of this city has impeached
Mayor Roberts who is now serving
time in the Leavenworth penitentiary
and he is out of office.
VIENNAAGAIN
CLAIMS WINS
SAYS RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE NOW
AT A COMPLETE STAND
STILL.
VIENNA, April 26.—The Russian
offensive movement in the Carpath
ians has now been brought to a com
plete standstill and all their efforts
to advance in any quarter have failed.
They have within the past few days
attempted to force the Austrian posi
tions at Ondawa, Laborza and in the
loan valley but they have failed there
also. Our troops are* now attacking
on our right and are said to be threat
ening the Russian left in the east near
the bonier of Bukowina. The opinion
here is that our generals will now
onler a general offensive with the ob
ect of compelling the enemy to retire.
FAIRBANKS, April 5.—By the
resignation of Chief Deputy Marshal
J. E. Clark and Deputy Marshal E. I.
Foster, and the promotion of J. H. Mil
ler to the chief deputyship, several
changes were occasioned yesterday in
the office of Marshal L. T. Erwin. To
replace Deupty Marshal Foster, Pet
er Me-Mullen, who has been a jail
guard for several years, was appoint
ed, while J. McCormack was named
to fill a vacancy made by the pro
motion of others in the office.
SETTLERS FLOCKING TO THE
KNIK ARM COUNTRY.
JUNEAU.—The Governor’s office
was in receipt of a report from the
Knik Arm region this morning, stat
ing that on April 1st there were 100
people located at Ship creek and more
arriving daily to be at the scene of the
railroad activities.
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necessary.
❖ FIVE KILLED IN <•
❖ OREGON SMASHUP. ♦
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CRESWELL, Ore., April 26.—Four
children were killed and one man fat
ally injured when a train hit an auto
mobile in which they were riding
here yesterday. The victims were
mutilated frightfully. The real cause
of the mishap has not been learned.
CHINA ASKS AID OF
U. S. AND GT. BRITAIN.
HONOLULU, April 26.—The
Chinese government has asked'the aid
of the United States government and
British government in opposing the
demands of Japan. The request comes
in the nature of a prayer for support
but this support is not expected to be
more than moral.
REPORTED ALLIES SEIZE
TWO AMERICAN SHIPS.
They Were Alleged to be Carrying
Contraband In the Medi
terranean.
ATHENS, April 26.—It is reported
here today that cruisers of the Allied
powers have seized two United States<
merchant vessels on the grounds that1
they were carrying contraband of war
in the Mediterranean and that the
cargoes were intended for either the
Teutonic powers or for the Turks. It
is said that the captured ships are now
being taken to a Grecian port.
r. W. VV S RAID A
CONSTRUCTION CAMP.
SEATTLE, April 26.—The Indust
rial Workers of the World raided a
construction camp near this city to
day and smashed up the property of
the company to the extent of fifteen
thousand dollars worth. The macl*
inery was particularly attended to by
the raiders and the destruction of it
was general. The attack was made be
cause laborers employed in the camp !
complained of the conditions.
BIG CHICAGO STRIKE
ABOUT AT AN ENI).
Contractors Agree to Demands Made
by the Carpenters and
Others.
CHICAGO, April 25.—Twelve hund
red contractors have signed the agree
ment demanded by the carpenters and
eight thousand carpenters will return
to work tomorrow morning. Another
forty thousand men who had been
laid off because of the strike will also
return to work and the difficulty is
now about over with.
ROCKEFELLER MAKES
A LONG STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, April 26.—In this
morning’s newspapers appearss a
long detailed statement by Rocke
feller in which he tries to prove that
he took no hand whatever in directing
the movements of the employers in
the Colorado strike.
EDES NOT TO COME
UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
While Lieutenant Mears was in Se
ward last night he stated that Chair
man Edes will arrive here next month.
He would not state whether it is or is
not a fact that the chairman will have
his headquarters in Seward.
CORDOVA NOTES.
In a fight which occurred at the
Henley cannery at Mile 55 on the Cop
per River railroad last Friday an em
ployee killed a nameless foreigner by
striking him on the head with a sugar
bowl. The man who is now dead
threw a brick at Lee, it is said. After
being struck with the bowl the man
went to lie on a bunk and was found
dead there. The trouble arose from
an argument
Commissioner A. J. Adams has re
signed and Attorney E. F. Medley has
been appointed in his place.
The news has been received here
that Dr.-Hall of Fairbanks was con
victed Friday of an offense against a
twelve year old girl. The sentence
was fixed for Saturday.
BAKERY OPENS,
The Royal Bakery company opened
today for business on Third Avenue
near Washington street.
EDES AFRAID
OF JIG RUSH
ASKS GATEWAY TO AID IN
KEEPING AWAY BROKE
MEN.
That Chairman Edes of the railroad
engineering commission is afraid that
a great rush of broke people may oc
cur here, but that he does ont fear
for those who come with a little
money, is made obvious by a letter
received from him by the Gateway
last evening. He writes specially tq
ask this paper to aid him in prevent
ing a stampede. The letter is dated
Washington, D. C., April 15 and is
as follows:
I learn from the papers that there
has already been quite a stampede of
people to Seward looking for work on
the new railroad. This, I have no
doubt, will be largely increased, now
that the route has been definitely an
nounced. I wish you would use your
influence to prevent this as far as pos
sible. The work to bo done this seas
on will not require any large number
of men. Outside of a few men en
gaged in technical and supervising
capacities, the work will be carried on
by station men and but a few hundred
of these will be required.
It certainly would be detrimental to
the interests of Alaska for the ter
ritory to be flooded with men unable
to obtain work and probably many of
them without funds to return to the
States when the winter comes on.
We certainly want to encourage any
legitimate immigration - into the
country, but we want people with
means enough to take care of them
selves. I think you will agree with
me in this and will do what you can
to prevent what seems to me would
be a great calamity.
Yours, very truly,
Wm. C. Edes.
Chairman.
LIGHT STATION FOR ST. ELIAS.
WASHINGTON, April 14.—The
light station for Cape St. Elias, Al
aska, is to be located on the south end
of Kayak Island, on a shelf about 50
feet above sea level. According to
the plans the tower is square and sup
ports a cast-iron watchroom and sec
ond-order lantern whose focal plane is
40 feet above the base of the struct
ure and 90 feet above sea level.
ROOSEVELT IS ON
THE STAND AGAIN.
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SYRACUSE, April 26.—Theodore
Roosevelt took the stand again today
in the trial of the case brought again
st him by William Barnes for libel.
His cross-examination is proceeding.
LATOUCHE DUE HERE
TOMORROW AT NOON.
Has the First Load of Construction
Machinery For the Rail
road. f
The steamer Latouche is due to ar
rive here tomorrow at noon according
to word recievd today by Agent
Guptill.
The first of the machinery for the
Alaska railroad will be unloaded at
Knik by the steamer La Touche.
The shipment consists of two pile
drivers, knocked down, with their
boilers and machinery, and two knock
down barges. A large shipment of
gasoline and general supplies for the
commission is also included in the car
go of the La Touche.
The La Touche has 526 tons of coal
for Channel points, 200,000 feet of
lumber and shingles for Thane, which
will be used in the construction of
cottages, and general freight.
She has 300 piles for the Fidalgc
Island and Packing company at Port
Graham, Orca and Canoe Pass can
neries, and lumber for Nushagac and
Kogguin. She is in command of
Captain William Jensen.
TO BUILD HOTEL.
A new two-story hotel to cover the
greater portion of the two lots at the
northeast corner of Fourth and
Adams, opposite the bank building,
is to be erected immediately by John
McFall of Wapato, Washington. This
information comes from Mat Spithill,
a friend of Mr. McFall, who arrived
on the Mariposa yesterday and who
also stated that wihle in Seattle last
week Mr. McCall rejected an offer of
$15,000 for the property. Mr. McFall
expects to ship his lumber north on
the next trip of the Northwestern.
Mrs. Haugen has opened a home
cooking boarding house located close
to the Electric Light plant. Meals
35 cents. Good Eats. Quick
Service. 6t.
HEARS SILENT ~
AS A SPHINX
REFUSES POSITIVELY TO AN
SWER ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT WORK.
“Not a word will I say. Absolutely
not a word. Flatfooted.”
This was the statement made by
Lieutenant Mears of the engineering
commission last night when asked for
some word as to the intentions of the
commission this year. Even when he
come to the Gateway office he declin
ed to drop the least word or hint as to
what is about to be done and it was
as evident as the daylight that he
has bound himself to avoid being
quoted in any respect. It was stated
while the Mariposa was in port that
the commission does not intend to do
any construction work this year but
some of the members of the staff of
the commission who went west last
night, when asked about this, said
their understanding was that forty
miles of railroad will be constructed
this summer. Some fifty people made
up the party accompanying the com
mission on the Mariposa to Ship
creek. They included clerical men,
engineers and almost all sorts of peo
ple. It was# also rumored that the com
mission would prevent people from
settling around Ship creek but from
this time forward •umors are sure to
come thick and fast, especially as the
members of the commission them
selves refuse to give out the real
“straight” of it.
ROCKEFELLER DENIES.
NEW YORK, April 25.—Rockefell
er, Jr., denies the statement trie.*. he
directed the fight against the Colorado
strikers and he declares that Walsh
of the commission misconstrued his
statements. It has been learned that
the correspondence found indicates
that Rockefeller not only agreed to
the steps taken by the employers in
the strike but that he actually sug
gested that such moves be made.
NEWS NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Anderson, form
erly of Nome, have come to Seward
to make their home here.
B. M. Stone, proprietor of the Gate
way, w'ent on the Mariposa on a busi
ness trip to Knik and will return on
the same boat.
The government is now about to
send two new menbers for the Seward
cable office staff. Bids are being ask
ed for rooms for two men for one year
Dr. E. S. Reedy, physician of the
railroad engineering commission, went
to Ship creek on the Mariposa with
his wife and tw’o children. He was
also with the commission last year.
G. W. Winstedt, an architect of Ju
neau, arrived on the Mariposa and
will settle her in the practice of his
profession.
John Barrett, a well know'n insur
ance man, has come to make Sew’ard
his headquarters, his company having
apparently decided that this is the
chief seat for Alaska.
The number of people landed here
from the Mariposa is said to be one
hundred and fifty but no exact figures
have been furnished.
Miss Babe White left on the Mari
posa last evening to visit her mother
at Ship creek and that neighborhood.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer of
April 2 contains an interview' with
Sam Graff of Seward in which Mr.
Graff warns broke people from com
ing to Seward for the present. He
speaks higly of Seward in ever>
respect.
Leland Farmer, the man who spent
eight and a half days buried in the
freight of the Evans, is now' out and
around. Dr. Romig says he had a
very narrow escape.
High Dougherty is building on the
comer opposite to the southeast front
of the railroad building.
A few men were set to work by the
city today clearing the streets. They
are filling up the little bridge near the
tracks and cleaning out stumps near
the cable office. It is regarded by the
council as necessary to go slowly ow
ing to the limited funds at its dis
posal.
Mr. and Mrs. Mclvor of Nome have
arrived in Seward.
A Fairbanks barber, William Clark,
blinded one eye by bathing the optic
with carbolic acid, believing it was an
eye wash.
A great many people outside and
inside Alaska are now anxious to get
any news they can of the place where
the government railroad will be. To
save writing letters you could send
the Gateway, either your own read
copy or get another.
MORE IRAN 200 ON THE
WAV NOW TO SEWARD
SEATTLE, April 26.~Two hundred
and thirteen people are now on the
way to Seward from this city, not
counting the number on the way to
Knik. One hundred and fifty-four
left on the Alameda Saturday night
and fifty-nine left on the Watson yes
terday. The Alameda has fifty-one 1st
and a hundred and three steerage,
and the Watson has thirty-two first
and twenty-seven steerage. The Ala
meda has three hundred and thirty
two passengers for all parts of Al
aska.
The following are the Alameda's
passengers for Seward:
Leon Urbach, Geo Martin, Mrs M
Martin, J McNeeley, G Chase, C Moss
1 man, G Devine, James Murdock, W
| Pierce, R Thompson, G Sludon, Joe
Plant, Mrs. J Rude, Dr E Pittwood,
E Dehon and wife, W Hataway, P
| Jackson, H Kries and wife, W John
! son, Frank Justen, Margaret Rice,
AVIATOR TRIES TO
SAVE DROWNING MEN.
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Thrilling Scene Witnessed in San
Francisco Bay Yesterday
Afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.—Four
fishermen lost their lives in San Fran
cisco bay yesterday afternoon but be
fore they went under the water fin
; ally Henry ChristofTerson, the aviaJt
I or, made a gallant attempt to rescue
them with his aeroplane. As the men
were thrown into the sea ChristoflFer
; son shot into the air and flew to the
scene. The waves were too high for
him, however, and his attempt failed.
VILLA SEIZES A
BRITISH STEAMER.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.—Gen
eral Villa is now holding a British
■ steamer in Lower California to force
: payment of fifty thousand dollars
which was imposed as a fine for an
alleged violation of Mexican maritime
• laws.
Says villa is murderer
NEW YORK, April 25.—It is re
ported that Villa has killed General
Obregon's seventy years old brother
j as revenge for his recent defeat at
| Ceiaya.
AUSTRIANS AND
RUSSIANS MIX
—
ONE ATTACKS ONE PLACE AND
THE OTHER ELSE
WHERE.
PETROGRAD, April 26.—Quiet
prevails along the greater part of the
eastern front but in the Carpathians
; at one point and on the Russian right
| severe battles are raging. Those bat
, ties are the result of the renewal of
I the attacks by the Russians on Uzsok
pass and of the attempt by the Aust
rians in the eastern part of Galicia to
i crush the Russian flank. The fighting
in the other passes has been practical
| ly suspended for the present. It is
admitted that our troops have been
checked in the Uzsok but the military
authorities deny the story from Vien
na that we have been driven back
there. The Austrians in the eastern
portion of the Galician line are at
tempting to advance from Czemowitz
which is their main base for the as
sault on our right wing. It is evi
dently their intention to turn our
flank and so compel us to retire from
the Carpathians and from all eastern
Galicia. The military chiefs seem to
be confident that we can continue our
advance after our temporary setback
when the weather conditions are more
favorable in the mountains.
HERRON GOES TO
START OPERATIONS.
Charles E. Herron went away last
night on the Mariposa to begin min
ing operations on his property at Six
mile. He came in last year and did
a lot of drilling, later going outside
and establishing the Sunrise Dredging
company. Mr. Herron's intentions
are to operate the ground extensively
this year. He bought a large stock
of goods in Seward before leaving and
declares that as he believes in home
industry he will purchase all his sup
plies in this city.
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Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
Jennie Sanders, W Wohlmacher and
wife, Mr G Kerps, C Tollman, H
Johnson, Louie Little, W Taylor, S
Slocum, C Barker, C Harcey, I) Calk
ins, B Hill, J Fitzpatrick, John Heid
len, S Kennedy, H Ellis L Byrne, W
Kramer, Mrs C Thomas ,Mrs E Brown
A Stevens, John Lindblad, H Babcock,
H Gibson, F O’Niel, M Gill, Thomas
Byrne and a hundred and three steer
age.
The following are the Watson’s
passengers for Seward:
Chas Elweld, G Miller, Wm. Steven
son, H Bird, R Schereck and v% ife, W
Polk, Robt Walsh, Jacob Gottstein,
Mrs Lilly, Mrs Roschon, B Taylor, F
Robinson, Charles Robinson, James
Marion, John Grady, T Bailey, G Ster
ling, H Hamburger, H Hildreth, A
Jennis, T Lindsay', John Boylan, A
Long, T Mapes, A Gray, D Swift, Mrs
Parks, Mrs Geo Williamson, Walter
Smith, W Sander, W Doty and twen
ty-seven steerage.
GERMANS ARE
YET RUSHING
STRUGGLE FOR CALAIS PRO
CEEDS WITH SAVAGE
INTENSITY.
LONDON, April 26.—The German
rushes against the Allied ranks in the
effort to reach Calais are still continu
ing savagely and bloody fighting is
proceeding in the whole country
around Ypres. The fighting which is
now proceeding there is believed to be
a prelude to a great western offensive
movement by the enemy who is re
ported to be rushing great bodies of
troops as reinforcements to that part
of the line. The details of the fight
ing and its results have not been stat
ed but the news given out indicates*
that the allies are holding their own
and inflicting terrible losses on the
attackers. Hundreds of thousands of
men are engaged in this battle on
both sides. The weather is fine and
perfectly suitable for military move
ments on a large scale. The forces
opposed to the Germans are made up
in great part of British and the peo
ple of this country' are looking for
large casualty lists. Further dis
patches are expected today.
ROAD WORK ON KENAI
PENINSULA THIS YEAR.
Colonel Richardson Says So But
the Amount Will Be
Small.
SEATTLE, April 19.—Col. W. P.
Richardson, president of the Alaska
board of road commissioners, is here
from Washington city. Speaking of
the work contemplated by his com
mission this summer he said that the
bridge across Snake river, at Nome,
will be rebuilt as will be the bridge
across Chena slough. He said, furth
er, that there will be a small amount
of work performed on Kenai Penin
sula.
The Snake river and Chena slough
bridges were carried out by high
water.
FAIRBANKS, April 21.—Another
phenomenal strike has been reported
in the famous Koyukuk district, which
can be depended upon for one or two
sensations every season.
The present strike however, is ex
citing the most interest. Reliable
news has been received that Nelson
and Smith on Hammond river pro
duced a single pan March 25th which
netted $1,632, and that their averago
pickup for six days was a thousand
dollars per day.
Kelly and Grogan, in the same dis
trict, picked up $4,000 in six days.
Hasting & Company secured many
pans averaging $100 per pan. The
news has caused almost as much ex
citement here as the recent strike
made in the Tolovana.—(Dispatch).
Card party and dance at A. B. Hall,
Tuesday night, April 27. Progressive
whist from 8:30 sharp to 10. Four
prizes given. Dancing 10 to 12.
Music by Miss McLeod. Admission
25 cents each. 2-4-26
Responsible experienced steno
grapher wants permanent reliable
position. Widow. Reference and par
ticulars at office of this paper. M.
F, 4-4-26
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