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PLACE SOON : 1 ITALIAN CAPITAL
KAISER CALLS ON HIS ARMIES
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 6.—Berlin reports that the kais
er has issued a special order to the army and navy in
which he declares that the allied nations have refused his
offer to bring about a peace discussion and that the Cen
tral alliance must continue the tight. The order reads:
The enemy has refused our offer, preferring Germany’s
destruction, but with Gods help our armies will entoice
peace if the war continues. The enemy nations are now
wholly responsible for further sacrifice."
CENTRAL LEADERS MEET
VIENNA, Jan. G. — An important conference of the
leaders of the campaign of the Teutonic powers and their
allies was held in the field of the kaiser last Thursday.
Those present in addition to the German emperor were
Archduke Frederick, commander in chief of the Austrian
armies. Field Marshal Hotzendortl, chiel of the Austrian
staff. Marshal Hindenburg, General Ludendorff, and the
Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria. Absolute secrecy is
maintained as to the purpose ot the conference.
ALLIED LEADEDS ALSO MEET
PARIS, Jan. G—Rome reports that Premier Briand,
the French minister of war. Premier Lloyd George and
Viscount Milner are expected in Rome next l- riday to hold
a war council. The press and public are enthusiastic and
foresee in the proposed conference the intention of the
Quadruple Entente to strenuously continue the war.
GERMAN PATROLS REPULSED
PARIS, Jan. G. — German partols that attacked in
Champagne yesterday were easily repulsed. Enemy at
tacks on the east hank of the Meuse were also repulsed.
| SAY GERMANY WILL GIVE TERMS
PARIS, Jan. 5.—Geneva reports that the Teutons are
now preparing a second note to the Entente in which j
will be enumerated the precise conditions of peace requir
ed by the Central alliance. This statement is made appar-1
etlv with reliable authority and the greatest interest has!
been aroused.
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GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESSES
BERLIN, Jan. 6.—Artillery is lively at Golden and
Bystritza and Russian attempts to advance in the region
of Czokanesti failed with heavy lossess. Teuton attacks
in the mountains have been successful. Four Russian at-;
tacks in the northern Russo-Galician front and in the re
gion of Dvinsk have been repulsed.
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RUSSIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES
PETROGRAD, Jan. 6—Enemy columns attacking
the trenches in the region of the river Tatroch have been j
dispersed. Srtong preparations tor the attacks were
made by artillery. Five Teuton attacks on the heights
south of the river Csembonicha were also repulsed. Our j
troops cautured an island on the Dvina river north of
Dvinsk last Wednesday.
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TEUTONS CAPTURE BRAILA
BERLIN, Jan. (5. — General von Mackensen reports
officially that the city of Braila on the left bank of the
Danube in Roumania has been captured by him and that
the Russians and Roumanians have now been completely
cleared out of Dobrudja. The next important operation
will take place for the capture of Galatz some miles to the
north on the Danube.
TUMULTY DENIES ACCUSATION
AND DEMANDS AN APOLOGY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. —Joseph
Patrick Tumulty, secretary to Presr
dent Wilson, denies absolutely the in
sinuation that he was in any way
connected with giving any informa-;
tion about the Wilson peace note and;
he demands a public apology from
Congressman Woods who brought his j
name into the matter. Woods de
clared on hearsay that Tumulty had
met Baruch several times at the
Biltmore hotel in New \ork and had
lunched with him there. Tumulty j
now says he was never in the iBlt
more hotel in his life, never lunched
with Baruch and was completely ig
norant of the fact that President Wil
son was about to send a note to the
European belligerents. Failure on
the part of Woods to apologize will
probably be followed by legal pro
ceedings instituted by the secretary.
The committee today adopted the res
olution asking Wall Street to preserve
its books and papers so that they
might be examined. A fruitless
search has been made for A. Curtis,
an independent broker who is said to
have sent the letter to Woods accus
ing officials and F. W. Bolling. W il
son’s brother in law. Congressman
Gardner will probably testify today.
He declares he knows there was a
leak. Bolling, uho is a member of
the Connelly company, declares the
Woods statement is absurd.
The house committee on rules has
ordered seven subpoenas issued call
ing on John Boyle and Henry Eland
of Wall street and five reporters of
WATSON FLOATS AND
GOING TO CORDOVA
the Journal and Central News Service
which furnish financial news to New
York. The Chicago Exchange has
been asked to preserve its sales slips
from December 10 to 2”*. Baruch and
Kahn are coming to testify.
WHAT CURTIS SAID
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—It was
learned this afternoon that the letter
from Curtis to Woods claimed that
Baruch knew the contents of the Wil
son note on December 9, three days
before it was transmitted to the billi
gerents. By this it was inferred that
Tumulty told the contest of the
note to Baruch in the New York hotel.
Cl KITS IS IMAGINARY
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—The only
Curtis known on the stock exchange
is Allen Curtis of the firm of Curtis,
Sanger & Curtis, who is located at
Boston. The Boston Curtis wired to
day that it must be a case of mis
taken identity as he never wrote a
letter to anvone on the subject. This
has created the belief that the letter
received by Woods must be a forgery
or a trick.
CORDOVA, Jan. 5.—The Admiral
Watson was floated today, the same
day on which the accident occurred,
and it is found that the damage to her
is not serious. The Cordova was
alongside when she floated and took otl
the passengers and mail to transfer
them to the Alameda at Knowles
Head for Seattle. Two holes were
stove in the hull but the Cordova will
convey her to this port when the
weather permits. Temporary repairs
can be made here, it is believed, to
enable the liner to proceed to Seattle
later.
PASSENGERS FOR ANCHORAGE
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A first class dog team will he at
Mile 40 on Mondays for passengers
for Anchorage or vicinity.
M. P. LEROY.
Amongst the Anchorage people now
in Seward are Max J. Finch, S. D.
Maxwell, George Fowler and J. Flan
agan.
Leon Booker has been retained to
defend the man charged with setting
fire to Valdez and he will be detained
in Valdez for a couple of weeks.
lH'YS GRAC E DOLLAR
AND GIVES HER NAME
SEATTLE, Jan. (J. — The Pacific]
Steamship Company has purchased
the steamer Grace Dollar and Mana
ger Haines announces that she will be
re-christened the Admiral Wain
wright.
EARTHQUAKE KILLS 300
TOKIO, Jan. 6.—Three hundred
people were killed and many were in
jured by an earthquake in central
Formosa yesterday. (Seward also
had a quake in the middle of last
night. Wonder if it were part of the
same disturbance.)
Mrs. Julian Reed gave a Shower
last evening in honor of Miss Evelyn
Carlson.
FIRE BOYS MEET
The fire boys will have a meeting
tonight in the fire hall at 8 o clock.
NO DANCE CLASS TONIGHT
Miss Hallett has been unable to se
cure the hall for tonight and the
dancing class, cannot, therefore, be
held.
Steve Shuman and Brother Bailey
wired at Christmas to be remembered
to all their Seward friends.
The Eide family has moved into
the van Gilder building.
The boys practised baseball and
basket ball in the hall last night.
There will be another practise on
Monday when all who can are re
quested to make an appearance.
VILLA IS DEFEATED BY MURGUIA
AND ARMY IS DISORGANIZED
ALASKA ROAD BOARD
MOVES TO JUNEAU
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! Secures Lease of Tract There for
Site for Stables and
Warehouses.
JUNEAU, Dec. 21. — The Alaska
| road commission, through Col. W. P.
Richardson, chairman, today leased of
the Alaska Juneau Mining Company,
a large tract of land lying in front of
the company's property on the Ju
neau- Thane road, and announcement
was made that large warehouses and
stables will be erected for the road
commission at once.
It has been known for some time
that the road commission desired to
establish its headquarters here, but it
has been unable to secure suflicient
land. Headquarters have been main
tained at Valdez for a number of
years, but the commission finds it an
inconvenient point from which to
transact its business throughout
greater part of territory.
Juneau also will bring the commis
sion in closer touch with Seattle and •
Washington, where purchases are
made.—Juneau Hi. patch.
VILLA FLEES IN AUTO
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Jan. 6.—General Murguia has
defeated Villa in buttle at Jiminez and the rebel leader is
now fleeing in an automobile in the direction of hlvalle,
according to the news received direct from Murguia here
today. Fifteen hundred Villaistas were killed, wounded
or taken prisoners in the battle and the noted rebel gen
eral, Lopez, was captured. The followers of Villa fell
back five miles and will be again attacked soon as Mur
guia continues the pursuit with his full force. It is re
ported that the Villa force is entirely disorganized and
will probably be dispersed easily.
fall roasts administration
EL PASO, -Jan. 6.—Senator Fall is enroute to Wash
ington and on his arrival will begin a campaign to show
the country that the policy of the administration with re
spect to Mexico is fatal to American interests. Hel'ore de
parting he unloaded a volley of abuse against the admin
istration. He declared that the Munroe Doctrine is dead,
is in the discard and is less than a scrap of paper, if the
Japs landed tomorro won the Guaymas coast" said Fall
‘the United States would pay a billion dollars to avoid a
fight.” __
01.1) .MINING GROUND
LOOKING UP AGAIN
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At the Engineer mine operations;
and production have been steady
throughout the summer. Supt. Alex-!
ander has had 26 men busy most ofj
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the time, and now is increasing the .
number of machine men underground, j
Operations will continue throughout;
the winter.
Telegraph creek is also coming up!
again and many proprietors havej
been looking over the ground and t
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developments being carried on tn
several localities are showing up
good. It is further rumored that
some capitalists from Wrangell are
on their way in to look over some of
the ground.—Ex.
R. B. TUCKER LOSES
HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS
The fire alarm was rung last night
not long after the dinner hour when a
blaze was discovered in a cabin on
Washington between Second and
Third. The place is owned by Ed.
Crawford and the tenant is R. B.
Tucker who attributes the fire to the
explosion of a lamp which he left
lighted when he went to dinner.
Privately owned fire extinguishers
and the fire department were soon on
the scene and the blaze was ex
tinguished. Mr. Tucker lost all his
personal effects. A tin roof aided in
keeping the flames from breaking
through.
J. Rothfi^s has gone to the hospital
for treatment for injuries to his knee
cap caused by a fall about a week
ago.
Mrs. Burley is resting in the hos
pital until a severe attack of bron
chitis blows over.
The following is the report of the United States
Geological Survey of the mineral output of the territory
last year:
The value of Alaska’s lesser mineral products in 191(5
was about as follows: Silver, $950,000; tin, $120,000: lead
$110,000; antimony, $60,000; tungsten, $50,000: coal, $30
000; petroleum, marble, gypsum, etc., $130,000.
Gold Placer Mining
The data in hand indicates that the value of the plac
er gold output in 1916 was $10,640,000; in 1915 it was $10,
480,000. About 640 placer mines were operated in 1916;
employing some 4,600 men. All the older districts appear
to have held up or increased their output compared with
.the previous year, except Fairbanks. 1 he increased out
put is, however, to be credited chiefly to the new camps of
Marshall and Tolovana. Thirty-six gold dredges were op
erated in Alaska in 1916, one more than in 1915 29 in
Seward Peninsula, three in the Iditarod, and one each in
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DICK DAWSON DYING
Word came today that Dick Dawson, the Crow creek
mining operator, is dying outside of cancer in the throat.
He and Hutchinson, the former lieuteant governor of
Idaho recently reorganized the company to work the
Barnes quartz properties on Crow creek. It was rumor
ed on the streets today that Mr. Dawson was dead but
this is probably not correct.
BIG STRIKE ON BROAD PASS
The Anchorage papers of recent issue say that a very
rich strike has been made in the Broad Pass country.
SEWARD LIQUOR RELEASED
Attorney L. V. Ray has received word from Seattle
that his efforts have resulted in compelling the Seattle
Dry Squad to release the liquor belonging to the Seattle
Bar. _ ..