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SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1914. Tot Centi the Copy
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RUSSIANS REPORT AUSTRIAN GERMAN RETREAT
MEAGER REPORTS SHOW SMALL
GRANGE IN WAR SITUATION
CHINA GOES AFTER JAPAN
PEKIN, Oct. 20—A big sensation was sprung here
today when it became known that the Chinese foreign
minister has forwarded to the Japanese government a
formal demand for the surrender of the Japanese torpedo
boat which entered Chinese waters to take away the
German torpedo boat which had been beached. 1 he C hin
ese minister declares also that the Japanese torpedo took
down a Chinese Hag and substituted the Japanese Hag on
the stranded torpedo boat altho they were in Chinese terri
tory and the matter is looking serious. 1 he German ves
sel involved is the torpedo boat which ran suddenly out
of Kiauchau harbor and sent the Japanese cruiser
Takachiho to the bottom. After sinking the cruiser the
German vessel’s crew ran her on the beach intentionally
in Chinese territory in the belief that this would prevent
her capture by the Japanese. The Japanese, however,
sent a torpedo boat after her and attempted to tow her
off after taking down the Chinese Hag which had been
hoisted on her to show that she was held in behalf of the
government of China. This act is declared to be a dis
tinct ami brazen violation of Chinese neutrality and the
demand of the Chinese government may well lead to a
breach between the two nations.
ALLIED FRONT MAINTAINED
PARIS, Oct. 20.—It is officially announced that the
allied front along the general line between Nieuport and
Dixmude was maintained Saturday in spite of the severe
attacks of the enemy. The Germans, it is conceded, cross
ed the Yser river but the force making the passage of the
stream has been unable to make any further progress.
The allied front has also been maintained between Ypres
and Roulers, between Armentieres and Lille, west of
Labassee and Lens and east of Arras. The enemy is put
ting forth the most extraordinary efforts to hurl back
the British and French along those lines and the fighting
has been terrific and bloody. With the exception of the
crossing of the Yser, however, the French off icial accounts
are favorable. Should matters come to a deadlock in that
part of the battle line experts cannot tell what will be
tried next. Along the other parts of the line both sides
seem to have come to the conclusion that frontal attacks
are altogether too costly and practically hopeless and any
further attempts to turn the western Hank of either side
will be frustrated when both flanks reach the sea coast as
they may be said to have done now. Reaching as they do
to the coast there seems to be left only the alternative of
bursting through the opposing line and this feat the Ger
mans are now without question attempting in their efforts
to reach the coast cities. It is stated here that the threats
sent out regarding the invasion of England are meant
only to frighten the British into keeping their forces at
home instead of sending them to France.
RUSSIANS GOING STRONG AGAIN
PARIS, Oct. 26.—The news from Petrograd in the
past day or two is most encouraging. The Russian armies
are following up their victory near Warsaw and driving
the allied Teuton armies further backward. To the west
of the Vistula river and to the north of Pilica the Ger
mans have been forced back on Lowicz, Skierniewicz and
Rawa which the Russians captured at the point of the
bayonet. To the south of the Pilica stream there has been
a lively engagement between the Russians and a com
bined force of Austrians and Germans who lost prisoners
and cannon. South of Sole the Russians crossed the Vis
tula by main force driving the Austrians on to the river
San. South of Przemysl stubborn combats have taken
place which have resuited favorably to the Russians and
in addition to all these successes an Austrian column
which was debouching from the Carpathian mountains
towards the Dneister river was routed. It is evident now
that the river Vistula with its forts at Ivangorod and
Warsaw is going to be a tremendous obstacle to any at
tempt on the part of the Germans and Austrians to advan
ce even if they can recover from the reverse sustained by
them during the past few days.
CONGRESS AT
LAST QUITS
SOUTHERN FILIBUSTER COL
LAPSES AND BOTH HOUSES
ADJOURN SINK DIE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—'The
southern filibuster collapsed this
afternoon and both houses of congress
adjourned sine die soon after every
one had almost given up hope. Up to
pretty near four o’clock in the after
noon the tight continued over the ef
fort of the southern members of con
gress to block the adjournment in
order to secure some legislation to re
lieve the cotton situation but the ad
ministration leaders and the leaders
in the legislature got to work with a
will and soon after four o’clock the ad
journment sine die was carried.
RILEY SAYS MANY WILL
COME HERE OVER TRIAL
•Veil known Iditarod Man Believes
All Lower River People Will
Come This Way. *
That a large number of Iditarod
people will travel to the outside on
the first and second mail trip by the
way of Seward this year is the in
formation conveyed in a letter to
Frank Cotter by Riley, a member of
the well known mining firm of Riley
and Marsten of the Iditarod. Mr.
Riley also believes that the people
,rom the other towns and camps on
vhe lower Yukon will also avail them
selves of the shorter route by the way
jf Seward from this time forward so
that a very large amount of travel
may be looked for by the people of
this city. An effort will probably be
made to have the Ruby camp connect
ed up with the Seward-Iditarod trail.
From Long creek in the Ruby dis
trict the Innoko country is visible
and the country between is one in
which the building of a trial would be
x matter of the greatest ease and
simplicity.
ONLY LIMITED MAIL OF
SOME KINDS CARRIED
People Must Be Careful About Pack
ages Sent Over Trail to Iditarod.
The first mail from Seward to
Iditarod direct will leave next Mon
day and people are warned that the
postal regulations limit the amount
of some sort of mails that can be sent.
These rugulations say that during the
winter months up to June registered
and first class mail will be taken into
consideration first. Then come single
newspapers, magazines and reading
matter for public libraries etc., Books,
magazines, papers and such articles
for dealers as well as merchandise
cannot be forwarded. When the limit
of mail loads has not been reached
one pound packages and merchandise
of a few ounces that consists of arti
cles that are urgenty needed may be
carried until the weight limit is
reached. Postmaster Hickey says that
the amount of mail lying in the Sew
ard office now for Iditarod is over- two
thousand pounds. Aside from reg-s
tered ami first class mail it is divided
into four classes which will be shipped
according to the rugulations.
Frank Youngs is due to arrive this
afternoon from Cooper creek.
The Mariposa left Valdez this
morning at 2:30 o’clock. She is due
here at 6 p. m.
N.Y. WORLD SAYS
G. 0. P. GAINS
BELIEVES REPUBLICANS WILL
MAKE BIG GAINS IN CON
GRESS ELECTIONS
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—The New
York World predicts today that the
republicans will make big gains in the
nationa congressional elections in
November but that the gain will not!
be sufficient to destroy the democratic
majority in congress. The paper de-1
dares that it has come to the con
elusion after a careful survey of the
conditions. It goes into details in j
speaking of some of the states and
its conclusions seem to have been
from solid premises.
REV. MR. HOWARD HERE
AFTER MARRYING COUPLE
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J. A. Herbert Of Seldovia And Mrs.
Perrigua Are The Happy Pair
J. A. Herbert, a well known mer
chant of Seldovia, and Mrs. Perrigua
were married the other day at Sel
dovia by the Rev. Mr. Howard of Knik j
who arrived today on the \N atson.
The steamer pulled in to Seldovia to
permit Mr. Howard to tie the bonds.
The bride spent some days in Seward
some time ago.
CARRANZA TO
BEJIRED OUT
OFFICIAL REPORTS TO THAT EF
FECT REACH WASHINGTON
FROM MEXICO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Official
dispatches have arrived here from
Auguas Calientes, where the Mex
ican national convention is being held,
declaring that Carranza will be de
posed from the position of first chief
of the Constitutionalists today or to
morrow and that a provisional presi
dent will be elected to serve until the
general elections can give their ver
dict. All the news from the convention
shows that it is being conducted in a
manner that proves the Mexicans to
be desirous of bringing about a last-,
ing peace between all the different
sections and the anxiety here has been
tremendously relieved as a conse
quence.
CHICAGO FAR COLDER
THAN OCR ALASKA
CHICAGO, Oct. 26.—The first snow
storm of the year occurred here to
day. Although snow was falling the
temperature was 42 and the flakes
melted rather quickly. A cold spell
with frost is due tonight.
Flic Water Front at Seward Showing the Alaska-Northern Trestle
WHITTLESEY RETURNS
FROM THE WESTWARD
Rumor Says He Went For Witnesses
Connected With Supposed
Cannery Indictments
Judge W. H. Whittlesey arrived to
day on the W’atson after a trying
time while attempting to summon
witnesses in some cases. Rumor has
iFthat the witnesses are to be examin
ed before the grand jury at Valdez
connection with the supposed indict
ment connected with canneries but the
judge, of course, declined to say any
thing about this matter. Ho and
Deputy Marshal Ike Evans went to
Kachemak Bay on a launch but got
stuck in the mud at the head of _the
bay and were compelled to wade
through the mud for two miles or
more to reach shore. The boat did not,
therefore, have a chance to land there.
At the head of Kachemak bay the
government has cut a lot of hay for
the use of forty horses that will be
wintered in that district. The Watson
had 400 tons of freight for Knik and
was there 28 hours. She spent ten
hours at Iliamna and picked up eight
passengers at the latter place.
SALMON MUCH DEARER
That the price of salmon has in
creased 85 cents a case is the state
ment of Mr. Bogart of the Libby, Mc
Neill and Libby cannery at Kenai.
The increase in price is due, of course,
to the war and the salmon men ex
pect to make lots of money.
EVANS LEAVES JUNEAU
The Evans left Juneau at 10:80
o’clock this morning according to a
message received by Wayne Blue.
SAYS RAILROAD WILL
comp: to this city
United States Marshal Erwin of
Fairbanks in an interview in a Port
land paper says that the government
railroad will probably be built from
Fairbanks to Seward. The following
is an excerpt from his statement;
“In all probability Mr. Erwin thinks
the railroad will go inward from Sew
ard, and running to Fairbanks, will be
350 miles in length.
“The region about Fairbanks is set
tling up rapidly, and with a railroad
wo look for thousands.” he continued.
“A great many homesteads have
been taken in the last year.”
ALAMEDA LEFT YESTERDAY
SEATTLE, Oct. 26.—The Alameda
i left Sunday with F. H. Whitney and
; A. C. Dowling as passengers for
Seward.
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| BELIEVE STEFFANSON
HAS LOST HIS LIFE
Suvivors Of Karluk Expedition Reach
Seattle And Have No Hope
For Leader
““SEATTLE, Oct. 26.—The cutter
Bear has arrived with survivors of the
Karluk and the Tahoma wreck. The
members! of the Karluk expedition ex
press the belief that Steffanson, the
leader of the exepdition, has surely
lost his life in the Arctic.
WENT ON WATSON
The following went out on the Wat
son; N. Green, F. G. Whilply, A. W.
Stander, Father Sheperd and Mra.
Byard. ^
CARMAN JURY j
DID NOT AGREE
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MRS. CARMAN RELEASED ON
BAIL AND CASE
MAY END
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—Mrs. Florence
Carman who was charged with the
murder of Mrs. Louise Hailey has
been released on $25,000 bail, the
jury having failed lo reach an agree
ment. After her release she went to
her home at Freeport and the dis
trict attorney says that she will not
be tried again on the charge. The
jury was out several hours before it
entered court and declared that a ver
dict was impossible.
CONGRESS SOON
TO MEET AGAIN
GOVERNMENT OWNED MER
CHANT MARINE WILE
COME UP
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2G.—The pre
sident expects that the house will be
busy with appropriation bills from
December to February after re-con
vening of congress. Durng that time
the senate will probably be busy with
other matters including Phillippine
bill and the question of purchasing
a government merchant marine. The
Tomer bill is not expected to create
much trouble but a big light is ex
pected on the latter as many mem
bers of both houses seem to be un
alterably opposed to government own
ership of merchant ships.
GERMANS CROSS YSER
LONDON, Oct. 2(>.—it is admitted here that the Ger
mans have undoubtedly crossed the Yser river between
Dixmude and Nieuport with the intention of advancing in
force against the latter place. Severe lighting occurred
while crossing hut the allies found it impossible to pre
vent it and it is conceded that the enemy nas overcome the
last natural obstacle in that part of Belgium to its advance
on the coast. The Germans are also withdrawing large
forces from Antwerp and Ostend to use in their campaign
against the English channel ports. Tne last announce
ment seems to admit that they are in possession of Ostend
although no direct information of the evacuation of that
city by tiie British and French and Belgians has been pub
lished. It may be, however, it is thought here, that when a
withdrawal of troops from Ostend is mentioned it may
only mean that the troops are withdrawn from the vicin
ity of that city. But it cannot be denied that the real feel
ing is that Ostend has fallen.
BRITISH BOMBARD
LONDON, Oct. 26.—The allied fleets along the Bel
gian coasts continue to bombard the German positions
and are inflicting severe damage. One projectile from
one of the ships is reported to have killed General von
Tripes and his entire staff and many other casualties
have also occurred without the shadow of a doubt. Very
little official news has been given out and nothing has
been said as to what the German great guns are doing
against the warships.
BRITISH WARNS U. S. SHIPPERS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.--British Ambassador Spring
Rice has received instructions from Foreign Minister
Grey to issue a warning to American shippers to consign
all cargoes bound for neutral countries to the neutral
governments themselves or to consignees that are specifi
cally mentioned. The ambassador says that if this rule
is followed it will remove the difficulties that have arisen
over the seizure of American vessels which carried car
goes in such a manner that it was impossible to tell where
the cargoes were ultimately bound for. No direct answer
had been received to the demand made for the release of
the Platuria at the time this dispatch was sent but the
the British government is supposed to have the matter
under consideration.
REPORT ALLIES ADVANCE
LONDON, Oct. 26—Unofficial advices arriving here
today from the front indicate that the allies have made
advances of a general nature in the region between Nieu
port and Ypres as well as to the east of Arras. Although
this information is not official it comes from sources
which are most reliable and the news has been received
with much pleasure.
GERMANS BUYING COTTON
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—It is reported here that the
German government through its agents is buying up vast
quantities of American cotton and that several hundreds
of dollars worth of it will be shipped to Italian ports to
morrow for later transmission to Germany. This news
has caused some concern because of the feeling that the
British and French warships may declare the cotton to
be contraband of war and seize it The cotton will be sent
on American ships wihout a doubt