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V„l c, N(1 SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAi 21, 191 •»• ___‘ 1^-17
ITALY CONTINUES OETENSIVE AND
AUSTRIANS TALE BACK AT BORDER
Russians Start Successful Offensive
South of Przemysl and Germans
Make Savage Attacks in West—
Zeppelin Raids England.—More
Steamers Sunk in British Waters
ITALIAN’S PUSH FORWARD
ROME. May 27.—The Italian invasion of Austrian
territory continues unchecked The Austrians are retir
ing and burning the bridges as they fall back. The enemy
is expected to retire on the Isonzo river and there make
a stubborn resistance that will constitute the first great
battle of the war. If the war office knows anything about
the movements of the main Austrian and German forces
concentrated for the Italian campaign nothing has been
published about them. It is rumored among the people
of Rome that the Teutonic allies have already mapped
out a plan of campaign whose purpose will become known
only as it developes. It is evident the enemy had not been
prepared to open the war with an offensive as had been
expected and Italy has itself accomplished the only real
forward movement so far.
RUSSIANS TAKE OFFENSIVE
PETROGRAD. May 27.—The Russians have started
a successfull offensive south of Przemysl according to the
official information given out this morning. Details of the
fighting in that quarter are lacking but the fact that we
have started an offensive in a quarter where the enemy
was attacking a few days ago is in itself sufficient to show
that the Teutonic advance has been effectually stopped.
NEBRASKAN MATTER GRAVE
WASHINGTON. May 27.—The officials are now wait
ing anxiously to learn the particulars of the sinking of
the American ship Nebraskan before taking action. If
it is found that the vessel was sunk by a submarine and
not by a mine it is admitted that it will give rise to a very
grave situation.
BRITISH BATTLESHIP SUNK
LONDON. May 27.—The British battleship Triumph
has been sunk in the Dardanelles by a Turkish submarine
but most of the crew of seven hundred have been saved.
This most regrettable intelligence was officially published
here this morning and has caused a feeling of much dis
appointment. The Triumph was a battleship of eleven
thousand eight hundred tons and was built in 1904. The
full facts relating to the disaster have not been published.
The efficiency of the Turkish submarines had been doubt
ed and it is likely that the commander of the Triumph was
led into a feeling of false security.
BRITISH SINK TURK
PARIS, May 27.—The British have obtained some
revenge at least for the loss of the batteship Triumph by
the sinking of a Turkish gunboat in the Dardanelles. The
gunboat was aiding the forts in returning the fire of the
Allied fleet when the submarine got her.
SAYS TURKEY WILL QUIT
ATHENS, May 27.—It is reported here that the
Turkish minister of finance is on the way to Berlin to tell
the German government that Turkey is unable financially
to continue the war.
ZEPPELIN RAIDS ENGLAND
SOUTHEND, England, May 27.—A Zeppelin airship
raided England last night and carried out a terrific bom
bardment of this city, killing two women and injuring
several other people. The bombardment created a most
impressive scene. The whole town was illuminated again
and again by the bursting shells ard amongst the women
and children a little panic was created. Some exceedingly
powerful shells must have been used judging by their ef
fects. No material advantage was gained by the attack.
ROME IS CALM
ROME, May 27.—The city is extraordinarily calm since
the beginning of the war notwithstanding the exciting
times that preceded the declaration of hostilities. The
people, however, are eagerly seeking every bit of informa
tion obtainable about the progress of the campaign. The
king has left for the front and regiments are constantly
marching out but the city itself seems to be undisturb
ed and perfectly confident of the result.
GERMANS ATTACK IN WEST
LONDON, May 27.—The Fighting in France, near
Labassee, and in Flanders has again become desperate,
the Germans having launched another savage offensive.
The British are leading the Allies in this struggle which
is proceeding as this is being sent with the vigor and
slaughter that have marked most of the battles forced by
the Germans in those quarters for the purpose of bursting
through to the French coast. No further information
lias been published about the penetrating of the British
line by the Germans near Ypres so the feeling prevails
that the result has not been as disastrous as had been
feared.
EIGHTEEN AIRSHIPS BOMBARD
PARIS, May 27.—Eighteen French aeroplanes yes
terday bombarded a large German explosive lactorv at
Ludwigshafen on the Rhine and set fire to part of the
works- Several buildings were caught by the flames and
serious damage was inflicted although no explosion is re
ported to have taken place. The bombardment by the
great fleet of airships was one of the most stirring
episodes.
AEROPLANE RAIDS AMSTERDAM
AMSTERDAM, May 27.—An aeroplane, nationality
unknown, dropped a bomb on litis city today and killed
fifty soldiers who were riding on a street car. It is sup
posed that the aeroplanist had lost his bearings and
thought he was attacking some hostile place, possibly a
Belgian city. The indignation created by the attack is
very bitter nevertheless
V
GERMANY CALLS LANDSTURM
AMSTERDAM, May 27.—Reports from Berlin are
to the effect that Germany has called out its soldiers of
the Landsturm over thirty-sixe years of age. This force
js probably the one alluded to some days ago when it was
stated that the kaiser was about to place two million addi
tional men in the field against the Allies, Italy included.
MORE SHIPS SUBMARINED
SOUTH SHIELDS, England, May 27.—A Danish
steamer was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea yes
terday by a German submarine. The submarine war
against neutrals still continues just the same as before
the protests made by the United States and other govern
ments.
CARDIFF, Wales, May 27.—The Canadian steamer
Mowenna of Montreal was torpedoed and sunk this morn
ing off the coast. The number of lives lost, if any, has
not been learned.
ONLY LITTLE GIVEN OUT
LONDON, May 27.—Very little information has been
given out this afternoon as to the progress of the fighting
either in the east or west. Confidence has been renewed
to a very great extent since the entry of Italy into the con
flict. The new coalition cabinet meets this evening for
a short discussion of matters relating to the war. The
inclusion of Balfour, Lansdowne and Chamberlain has re
moved the opposition of some of the Tory newspapers to
the government and this has served to create a more unit
ed opinion and a revivifying of the soul of the nation, so
to speak. Criticisms of Kitchener have also decreased
both in bitterness and numbers.
DID NOT DECLARE WAR
ROME, May 27.—Neither Germany nor Italy has yet
formally declared war against each other although both
nations regard each other as virtually and practically in a
state of hostility. Reports in circulation here are that
large bodies of German troops are now on the move from
southern German into Austria or have already reached
Austrian territory and art; moving towards the Italian
border. Scouting"seems to have failed so far to penetrate
the screen beyond the Austrian advance lines- The well
known tactics" of the Germans to attack where and when
an attack is least expected are expected to be tried against
Italy. Turkey has not yet fonnally declared war and
Italv has also left Constantinople out of the reckoning for
the present. It is the policy of the Italian government to
let Germany and Turkey be the first to declare as Italy
has entered the struggle only to secure from Austria the
territory which it believes to be Italy’s by right.
ORDER LUMRER
FOR SEWARD
GOVERNMENT LETS CONTRACT
FOR MILLION AND A HALF
FEET FOR 'HUS PLACE.
The probable intention of the gov
ernment, or the engineering commis
sion, with respect to the development
of Seward the terminal of the govern
ment railroad, may be judged by the
fact that a contract has been let for
the cutting of one million and a half
feet of lumber which will be shipped
to this city. The lumber will ne cut
and sawed at Portage bay. John En
land came on the Northwestern yes
terday and went back to Portage Bay
on the same boat to commence the
work of securing the lumber. When
asked why Portage bay was selected
as the place for getting out lumber
he declared te reason to be that the
timber was better there than here.
One of the men who are associated
with Mr. Enlund in the contract is,
Peter Johnson, formerly a merchant j
of Fairbanks and other interior towns.
There are some others also, and one ^
of the associates is one of the big j
mining men but his name is not yet I
for publication. Mr. Enlund consent
ed to speak only when he was pressed i
with questions. It was learned that (
in addition to the lumber being cut |
at Portage bay a schooner load will be j
shipped to Seward from the outside j
next month or in July. When the
summer’s cutting is finished at Port-;
age bay the mill will be transferred j
to Talkeetna for winter work. Mr.
Enlund was unable to say what the
government will do with so much
lumber and it can only be surmised
that Seward is soon to have the term
inal buildings going up.
TO CELEBRATE
JULY FOURTH
CITIZENS ALL SIGN NAMES TO
PETITION FAVORING OB
SERVATION OF DAY.
That Seward will have a fine cele
bration of the Fourth of July is now
made almost certain by the fact that
a petition circulated has secured the
signatures of all the business people
seen, all of whom are in favor of ob
serving the national holiday in some |
worthy manner. The fire department
has taken the initiative in the mat
ter. Later, it is expected, the de
partment and the baseball clubs will
conduct the preliminary arrangements
and draw up plans. The following
business men were seen and affixed
their signatures to the petition for
the celebration of the day:
C. A. Myers, Vv nitehead and de
Sherbinin, J. 0. Patten, Frank Cotter,
Sidney Anderson, Benjamin Poindext
er, George Mirlach, M.Stander, Gus
i Borgen, Anderso & Murphy, !• rank
Torrey, Wm. Butts, H. Hopkins, Otto
Poehlman, B. W. Hettle, Buena Cafe,
Ennis & Campbell, F. B. Wood, Fre«
Miller, Wm. Sauers, Chas Crawford,
W. P. Henry, S. L. Colwell, M. J.
Conroy, Brosius & Noon, Morris &
Devine, W. M. Stevenson, F. W. Pow
ers, Commerce Cafe, C. C. Harmon,
Seward News Company, W. A. Good
rich, Frank Chase, Brown & Hawkins,
Alaska Transfer, Wayne Blue, Jessie
Ellsworth, J. L. Graef, W. A. McNeily
B. R. Labaree, D. C. Mathison, J. P.
Stock well, E. E. Chamberlin, Erich
Lucas, S. B. Congdon, Gaston Hardy,
J. H. Sears, L. L. James, J. A. Hesse,
Derick Lane, James Hayden, E. H.
Mitchell, Palace of Sweets, J. H.
Romig, E. L. Whittemore, W. G.
Weaver, F. E. Yroungs, Al. Peel, Frye,
Bruhn & Co., Seward Grill, J. E.
Chovin, Charles Tecklenburg, C. A.
Benson, Leo Margules.
WILL SURVEY
MATANUSKA
SUPERVISOR OF SURVEYS FOR
LAND OFFICE LEAVES SE
ATTLE WITH FORCE.
SEATTLE, May 27.—Frank John
son, supervisor of surveys for the land
department, leaves tonight for Juneau
with a party of fifteen and will pro- j
ceed from that place to survey the
Matanuska, Dering and Nenana coal
fields. He says that sixteen parties
will be working this summer on the
surveys of the coal fields and the work
will be rushed as fast as possible so !
that the lands may be platted to per
mit of the leasing of the coal lands in
the quickest possible time.
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NEW YORK, May 27.—In a speech
before the National Association of
Manufacturers last night Wm How
ard Taft, former president, declared
that the labor leaders have become in
toxicated to such an extent that they
have grown to be tyrants. He des
cribed the labor activities of the pres
ent day as capital baiting and nothing
else.
THE UNITED STATES LOSES
$11,000,000 IN CUSTOMS.;
WASHINGTON, May 27.—*The
Custom court holds that the clause
granting five per cent tariff reduction
on goods imported on American ships
applies also to goods imported on the
ships of countries with which the
United States has treaties. This
means that fifteen million dollars col
lected in customs from such goods will
have to be refunded. The estimated
loss in the customs this year is eleven
million dollars.
MAY MEAN BOND ISSUE.
WASHINGTON. May 27.—The de
cision of the customs court to make
rebates to the shipping of countries
which have treaties with the United
States is expected to make necessary
a new government bond issue to make
up the deficiency created
AMERICANS MAY BUILD
THEIR OWN SHIP LINE.
WASHINGTON, May 27.—The
Pan-American conference is now con
sidering the proposal to estab «h a
gigantic steamship corpor'tion to car
ry on the trade between North and
South America inedpcndontly of the
ipp ng interests of forcigi nations.
ALAMEDA IN SEATTE.
SEATTLE, May 27.—The Alameda
arrived here this morning.
TEN KILLED BY TORNADO.
TAHALINA, Okla., May 27.—Ten
people were killed and fifty injured
by a tornado which visited this dis
trict today.
CHURCH SUPPORTS WILSON.
CHICAGO, May 27.—The Episco
palian convention which has been in
session here for some days has gone
on record as endorsing the admin
istration of President Wilson. The
endorsement is due in a large measure
to the president’s efforts to maintain
peace.
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WENT ON NORTHWESTERN .
The following went out yesterday
on the Northwestern:
W. Chisholm, Oak Olson, Mrs.
Olson, Sam Guyot, A. S. Abemethy,
G. W. Inebit, E. F. Flood, M. E.
Flood and N. Christensen.
GOVERNMENT
R. R. MEN HERE
DISBURSING AGENT AND At DI
TOR SETTLE DOWN TO
WORK IN SEWARD,
Paymaster, or Disbursing Agent,
Cramer and Auditor Barndoiiar of the
government engineering commission
are now settling down in their ofhces
in the railroad building, having arriv
ed yesterday on the Northwestern as
told in yesterday’s Gateway. Both of
them express the greatest satisfaction
at being placed in such pleasant sur
roundings. Mr. Barndoiiar is the
representative of Mr. Edes until the
chairman’s arrival in Seward. They
are both now fixing up their offices
and getting rid of their sea leg,^ he
for getting down to tl e real duties
which will commence with the arrival
of Mr. Edes next week and the posi
tive establishment of the government
headquarters in this city. It has been
learned that along the coast the feel
ing prevails in many quarters that
Anchorage is the real headquarters
but this feeling is about to be dis
pelled by the actual use of Seward for
the purpose. The coming of Messrs
Barndoiiar and Cramer puts the
quietus to all doubts.
COLONEL RICHARDSON
WILL COME AGAIN,
To Visit Seward When the Victoria
Comes Here on Her Inside
Nome Trip.
Colonel W. I\ Richardson, chairman
of the Alaska Road Commission, left
for Valdez on the WaC-on and will
come again when the Victoria returns
from Nome by the inside passage,
touching at Seward. The colonel in
tends to make a careful survey of con
ditions along the government railroad
with a view of securing the develop
ment of the country on both sides of
the right of way by the building of
wagon roads as feeders. It has been
said by owners connected w ith Alaskan
affairs that a special wagon road ap
propriation will be found necessary to
secure for the territory the full devel
opment through the railroad. Colonel
Richardson says thaT the sum of $165,
000 appropriated this year will be suf
ficient for little more than the main
tenance of the present roads. He con
firms the statement attributed to him
that a smail amount of road work will
be done on Kenai peninsula tin. sum
mer but he is not yet in a position to
make any estimate of the amount that
will be expended.
WENT ON WATSON.
Thirty first class passengers went
south from Anchorage, Kodiak, etc. on
the Watson. The following went from
Seward:
F. S. Stark, D. Marshal, Mrs. E. J.
Cody, 0. E. Tisch, H. S. Hewitt and
W. S. Jones.
GAS BOAT WRECKED
NEAR INGA CITY.
VALDEZ, May 23.—The marshal's
office received word this morning that
the fifty-ton gas boat, Highland
Queen, owned by Captain Knuteson
and operating out of Unga, was
wrecked several weeks ago and was
a total loss. The crew escaped to
shore and reached Cnga in safety.
FUNERAL TOMORROW.
The body of E. F. Bell will arrive
in town tomorrow but the exact time
cannot be stated. Al. Chamberlin has
gone out to bring it in and the funer
al will take place as soon as it reaches
the city.
To arrive on the steamer Evans a
full line of fresh vegetables, fruit,
berries—at Peter Stcil’s Commission
Store. Phone Main 124. 5-2S—2t