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Vo| 4 N(> SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 19Ij._______
flFTT MILLION TO ONE ON S HARD FOR TERMINI
ALLIES REPORTED TO HAVE LANDED
ARMY ON SHORES OE DARDANELLES
Austrian fleet of Submarines and Destroyers Steams Out to the Relief
of the Turks-fierce Battles Take Place on the Various fronts.
Russians Claim Victory Near Przemzsl
While Germans Claim Russian Re
pulses in North Poland, and British
and French Repulses in the West
ern Theater—Protest of the United
States Made Public.
AUSTRIAN SHIPS TO AID TURKS
GENEVA, March 3.—Six Austrian submarines and
several destroyers have departed from Pola, the great
Austrian naval base, and are onw on their way to the
Dardanelles to aid the Turks in repelling the assaults of
the allied fleets on the Turkish forts. The Mediterranean
has probably been vacated by the allied fleets so that the
Austrians may be able to reach the Dardanelles without
molestation unless some of the bombarding fleet is detach
ed to meet them on the way. It is reported here that the
allies have landed a force from the fleets on the shores of
the Dardanelles and that this force is now driving the
Turks before it into the interior. Should the land army
succeed in taking possesion of the shores of the channel
for the full length Constantinople is doomed.
REPULSE BRITISH ATTACK
BERLIN, March 3.—A British attack on our lines at
Ypres has been repulsed after severe hand to hand fight
ing and tremendous losses. The attackers lost most heav
ily as usual but our own losses were also considerable.
The British fought with a dogged determination and
charged our trenches again and again but our men held
their ground steadfastly and bayonets were several times
brougt into play. Along the western front it is apparent
that the enemies have decided to inaugurate a determined
offensive. The French deliverd a strenuous atack in the
department of Champagne and used large forces but their
efforts were unsuccessful. In the east, according to the
official announcement this morning, the Russians attempt
ed to take the offensive at several places but all their at
tacks were unsuccessful. They made a particular assault
on the German positions near Grodno in northern Poland.
East of Plock they delivered a night attack in great force
but were repulsed.
BRITAIN HAS GRAIN
LIVERPOOL, March 3.—It has been ascertained by
investigation that there is now enough grain stored in
England to last the people of the United Kingdom for a
year. Much of it was shipped in after the beginning of the
war to prepare against any attempt that might be made
by Germany to stop the food supply.
TAX NON-COMBATANTS
PETROGRAD, March 3.—All the men in the Russian
empire under the age of forty-three years who are not
fighting will be taxed. This announcement has been made
by the government and steps will be taken at once to se
cure lists of all such men. The revenue from the tax is ex
pected to net an immense sum.
REPORT RUSSIAN DEFEAT
VIENNA, March 3—The east Galician engagements
have resulted in the decisive defeat of the Russians ac
cording to the official notifications by the government to
day. The fighting in the Carpathians is reported to have
been indecisive up to the present although the Austrian
armies occupy the passes and have driven the Russians
from the positions where they were a menace to Hungar
ian territory. The detailed accounts of the engagements
have not been published.
GERMAN REPLY FAVORABLE
WASHINGTON, March 3.—The reply of the German
" government to the proposal of the United States to aband
on all blockades if Britain allows Germany to receive food
stuffs has been received and has pleased' the administra
tion here. It is feared, however, that the British will not
accept the proposal as enough is now known to show that
the suggestions of this government were not welcomed by
the British people and press generally.
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ANOTHER LARGE BUNCH
COMING ON ALAMEDA.
Two Boats on the Way and Mariposa
Last Night Mean About
Hundred People.
SEATTLE, March 3.—The Alameda
left last night with a list of pas
sengers which serves as an indication
that the rush to Seward is beginning
oven before definite announcement has
been made regarding the railroad.
The following are the passengers:
R. Keer, Wm. Kingsley, John Fol
som, Ciilbert Bates, Snerwood Haynes
and wife, C. R. Porter, Wm. Heitman,
Geo. Bettis, W. Lodge, C. Ellington,
E. R. Kink, Thos McEwan, Mrs. A. F.
Davis, Chas Clark, Carl Clark, W. O.
Clark and wife, J. P. Owens, Mrs. T.
J. Erickson, A. Tyo, K. Gideon, E. J.
Thierault and five steerage.
The Alameda will stop at Skagway
on the way to Seward and take aboard
throe Boston capitalists who are plan
ing to engage in extensive mining
operations. They are R. W. L. Steven
son, K. B. Hannan and W. B. Har
grave.
ED. E. CHISHOLM MEETS
WITH FATAL ACCIDENT.
Ed. E. Chisholm was killed this
afternoon when a log fell on his head
while he was working near the saw
mill. The news just arrived in the
city as the paper was going to press
and the full particulars had not been
learned. Dr. Romig left at once for
the scene of the accident ad the coron
er was notified. A jury has been sum
moned to go out to investigate and
hold an inquest.
SAYS SEWARD
IS THE PLACE
SEATTLE TIMES WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENT IS
AUTHORITY.
That Seward has been chosen by the
president already as the terminal of
the Alaska government railroad is the
statement made by W. W. Germane,
Washington correspondent, in the
Seattle Times of February 20. He
says also that the report of the corn
mis ion is ready brt that the presi
dent will not make it public until some
time near the adjournment of con
gress.
The following are the closing words
of the article: * ;
Among impartial observers here it
is generally believed that the Presi
■ dent has in fact already decided upon
i the route from Seward by way of the
Susitna Valley, through the Matan
uska coai fields, through Broad Pass,
and to the Tanana River at the mouth
of the Nenana at a point about forty
1 live miles below' Fairbanks, and that
! only the formality of a public an
! nouncement is needed to give that
route the stamp of government official
j sanction.
CARD OF THANKS.
I desire to thank the volunteer fire
men for their line work in saving our
cabin.—Joe Hoffman.
CANADIANS ACQUITTED
ONTARIO, March 3—The Canadian soldiers who kil
led the American hunter near the falls of Niagara last
December were acquitted yesterday here of the charge of
manslaughter. The defense depended on showng that in
such times as these the greatest vigilance is needed on the
frontier as pro-Germans of the United States show clear
ly that they would take advantage of carelessness on the
part of the' Canadian authorities. The Canadian govern
ment has already compensated the family of the man kill-;
ed and of the other man who was wounded.
WHAT U. S. SUGGESTED
LONDON, March 3.—The suggestions made by the
United States to the British and German governments
have been made public. The suggestions were in the shape
of a protest and included the proposal that neither Britain
nor Germany should lay floating mines that would be a
menace to neutral ships. The other proposals were that
submarines should search but not destroy neutral ships
and that Britain in turn should agree not to molest food
stuff shipments to Germany for the use of the civil popula
tion. It is known here that the reply of the German gov
ernment to the proposals is friendly and that it agrees
to most of the suggestions. The German government,
however, objects strenuously to the use of neutral flags
by British ships but declares that it will await Britain’s
reply before binding itself to the acceptance of the pro
posals.
INNER FORTS SILENCED
ATHENS, March 3—The report has been received
that the inner forts of the Dardanelles have been silenced
by the allied fleets. If this is proven to be true it will mean
probably that Constantinople will be besieged and bom
barded. The opinion of military men here is that the
Turkish guns and general preparations for the defence of
the Dardanelles must have been frightfully inefficient to
be unable to prevent the passage of so narrow a channel.
It is also assumed that the land guns of the Turkish army
must be of a poor quality or they could otherwise have
been brought to a position from which they could attack
the ships with comparative safety. Greece is overjoyed
at the thought of Turkey being driven out of Europe.
MRS. NARRIMAN
IS PROMINENT
LADY OF SEWARD BANK MAY
BE THE PRESIDENTS
WIFE.
CASHIER COMING NOW
ALL OF THEM ARE PEOPLE j
WELL KNOWN IN PUB
LIC LIFE.
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That Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, who I
is about to build the pub’ic library at j
Seward, is the widow of a nephew of
E. H. Harriman, that she is a member
of the Industrial Relations commis
sion, that she has been mentioned as a
likely second wifo for President Wil
son and that tho assistant cashier of
the new National Bank of Scwatd is*
now probably on his way here are all
facts gleaned from the outside papers
which arrived last evening on the
Mariposa. It is also seen that Robert
Ashland has offered four loti fret* to
Mrs. Harriman here for her library.
Another paper states .hat Sidney Con
don, confidential stenographer to John
Skelton Williams comptroller of the
currency, has resigned to take up the
position of assistant casliier in the
national bank here and was to have
left Washington about Marcli 1 for
this city.
The following story from the Seat
tle Post Intelligencer gives a most in
teresting account of Mrs. Harriman:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Mrs. J.
Borden Harriman, of New York, pur
poses to erect at Seward, Alaska, a
public library as a memorial to her
late husband, who died a few months
ago, and who was a nephew of the
late E. H. Harriman.
Some of the Harriman money has
gone into the new bank soon to be
established at Seward. Mrs. Harri
man took a prominent part in the Wil
son campaign in 1912, both her money
and her personal endeavors being put
into effect to elect her choice. She is
a family friend of both the McAdoos
and the Wilsons, and irresponsible
Washington gossip already has select
ed her as the possible future Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson.
Mrs. Harriman is now a member
of the federal commission on indus
trial relations, her appointment to
that position in 1912 being credited
to the McAdoo influence. She has
confided her desire to endow a
memorial library at Seward to Alas
kans now in Washington, and with
them is working out the planr for the
enterprise.”
FORTY TWO PEOPLE
COME ON MARIPOSA.
The Mariposa arrived yesterday
afternoon with forty-two passengers,
twenty-five of whom were from Seat
tle. The following are those who
came:
From Seattle:
F. G. Sweet, Earl Pierce, Mrs.
Pierce, M. Mulk, R. A. Jones and wife,
H. Evison, Miss L. Hess, Mrs. B. Cort
land, J. J. Bruno, Gus Sjoberg, O. A.
Nelson, L. L. Wever, Mrs. Wever, A.
Anderson, Ole Anderson, Lars Ostness
A. Harman, Ole Peterson, Lane Week,
A. Jansen, A. Peterson and 3 steerage.
From Juneau: C. M. Leslie
E. Ransom, Gus Sanders and 6 steer
age.
From Cordova: B. Delzelle, Miss
Miller and 4 steerage.
CLUB MEETS TONIGHT.
The postponed meeting of the Com- ,
mercial club will be held this evening ^
at $ o’clock. All members are request
ed to attend.
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COMMISSION WILL
BUILD RAILROAD
Provision Made to Enable En
gineering Body to Sell
to Employes.
WASHINGTON, March ?>.—That tained ami will directly be in charge
the present engineering commission ! of construction and the belief is ap
of the Alaska government railroad parently solidly founded as the grant
will have direct charge of the con- j ing of the privilege of conducting the
struction work on the road is believed commissary could mean nothing else
to be indicated by a provision which very well. The action also indicates
was introduced today in the general that the president and Secretary Lane
deficiency bill. This provision author- have already accepted the report of
izes the railroad commission to main- j the commission and are prepared to
tain a commissary department where act on it although it has not been
supplies may be purchased by the em-1 made public. Rumors ar? again rife
ployes on the construction work. In- ; as to the probable location of the
deed, many of the best informed peo- ocean terminal and it must be said
pie declare that the provision is pract- that, although nothing definite has
ically the same as a direct announce- ■ been given out, the chances are fifty
ment that the commission has been re- j million to one in favor of Seward.
SLOT MACHINES
ORDERED OUT
UNITED STATES MARSHAL ENDS
THE NICKEL GAME OF
SEWARD.
Deputy Marshal Ike Evans received
instructions this afternoon from Mar
shal Brenneman by cable to notify all
people who have slot machines in op- !
eration that the machines must be put i
out of use. Mr. Evans received in- j
structions to confiscate or destroy all
machines found in operation after
having notified the owners of them. f
The work of giving the notification 1
was begun by Mr. Evans immediate- !
ly. The machines were forbidden in
the First division some time ago and
have not been in use in the Second
division for years so that the First,
Second and Third divisions are now
three of a kind and if the Fourth div
ision has the same law enforced it
makes two pair which makes us look
like four white chips.
COMMISSIONER ACQUITTED
Charges against Commissioner
Adams were dismissed by Judge
Brown at Cordova on February 23.
The charges were that he had not con
ducted his office properly. The court
said there was no foundation for
them.
NO INQUEST ON BODY
OF KING THURMAN.
The commisisoner has decided that
an inquest on the body of King Thur
man is not necessary. The sum of
seventy dollars recently came to poor
Thurman through the mails and this
will be used to bury the remains. Two
men will perform the work. The hold
ing of an inquest would entail a large
expense as the jury etc. w’ould be com
pelled to visit the cabin. It is worth
mentioning in this respect that the
government provides no funds for
burying men who die some distance
off. The only way in which money
can be secured for the purpose is by
holding an inquest
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WILSON SIGNS CIVIL
SUNDRY SERVICE BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—Presi
dent Wilson today signed the civil
sundry appropriation bill which con
tains the appropriation for the con
struction of the Alaska railroad. The
substitute rivers and harbors bill pas
sed this afternoon.
CONGRESS ENDS
NOON TOMORROW
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EVERY MINUTE WILL BE
CROWDED TO LAST
MOMENT.
WASHINGTON, March -T—Co ri
g-res will stay in session until noon to
morrow' and every moment, of the in
tervening time will be crowded with
work. The house has agreed to the
conference report on the naval bill
which provides for two battleships,
six destroyers, tw’o sea going cruisers,
two coast defense cruisers, submarines
and a stock of oil, all aggregating
forty-five million dollars. Hurry work
is in evidence in both houses at pres
ent and a feverish activity s apparent
in the environs of the capital.
SUBSTITUTE BILL FOR
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—A sub
stitute rivers and harbors bill is now'
being discussed and may psiss instead
of the original. In the substitute bill
is included an appropriation for work
at the mouth of Snake river.
TWELVE THOUSAND
ARE OUT OF WORK.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., March 3.—
The Delaware Hudson collieries sus
pended work today and twelve thou
sand coal miners have been rendered
jobless. The condition of many of
the families of the miners is expected
to be very serious.
ONLY TEN SAVED OUT
OF MINERS ENTOMBED.
One Hundred and Fifty Men Lose
Their Lives by Explosion
of Gas.
HINTON, W. Va., March 3.—Only
ten men have been saved out of one
hundred and sixty who were entombed
in the coal mine yesterday by a gas
explosion. There was a hope that
most of the miners would have been
taken out alive but the work of rescue
had not proceeded far when it was
discovered that most of the victims
had been in the middle of the word
ings affected by the accident.
WATSON LEAVES VALDEZ.
The Admiral Watson left Valdez at
2 o'clock this afternoon and will be
here tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock
via Port Wells. It will not go west,