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ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS
,v.. SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1916. _—_Ten C«nt« the Copy
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BRITISH CONSCRIPTION PASSES THE SECOND
READING BY A GREATER MAJORITY THAN EVER
GREAT MONTENEGRO
FORTRESS FALLS AND
NATION CONQUERED
CONSC RIPTION WINS
LONDON. Jan. 11—The conscription bill passed the
second reading this afternoon by an overwhelming major
ity. This time the Irish party supported it and Redmond,
the chairman of tiie party, supported the government but
on the condition that Ireland is entirely excluded from
the operations of the measure. His wishes were granted
and conscription will not apply to Ireland. In his speech
on tile second reading Redmond reviewed the past rela
tions between Great Britain and Ireland. He pointed out
that the two islands have become reconciled to each other
but that Ireland would not submit to forced military
service until she had her own parliament and voted volun
tarily as a separate and independent part of the empire.
In other words, he said. Ireland would not be forced to
light by the votes of the representatives of Great Britain.
His party, however, voted for conscription in Great Brit
ain and the majority in favor of the bill was far greater
than it was at the first reading.
MONTENEGRO OVER RUN
LONDON, Jan. 12.—Montenegro’s great fortress,
Mount Lovchen, which was supposed to be impregnable,
has fallen and the country is now almost as completely
crippled as Serbia. In the early days of- the- war the
Montenegrins aided from Mount Lovchen in the attack on
Cattaro but the attack failed. The Italians refused to
send aid to the Montenegrins and the Italian army in
Albania is now waiting the expected onslaught of the
Austrians. _.
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE TERRIBLE
LONDON, Jan. 11.—Reports from Vienna show that
Austria and Germany have now thoroughly awakened to
a sense of the enormous proportions of the new Russian
offensive. In the north of the eastern front the fighting
is the most desperate and most reckless since the begin
ning of the war so far as Russia is concerned. Every
thing shows that the Teutons had never realized the pos
sibility of Russia recuperating so fast and all accounts
indicate that the Germans and Austrians are being press
ed as hard as thev were in the earlv davs of the conflict.
The chief fighting is proceeding around Czartorysk and
Czernowitz where the Slavs evidently intend again to
break through and over-run Austrian territory.
THE RESOURCES IN MEN
LONDON, Jan. 11.—Colonel Maude, the military ex
pert, in a review of the war conditions at the beginning of
the year points out that by the resources of men alone the
Entente allies may rest assured of victory. He estimates
the combined European population of the Central powers
at slightly less than a hundred and fifty million people
while he estimates the European population of the
Entente alliance at two hundred and fifty million, at least,
which can be drawn from. The combined Entente popula
tion, he says, is greater than that but to be conservative
he excludes those who may not be available for one reas
on or another for military service. He also excludes the
British colonies.
RETIRED W ITHOUT LOSS
LONDON, Jan. 11.—Premier Asquith in answer to a
question yesterday in the house of commons reiterated
the statement that the British retired from the Suvla Bay
region with only the loss of three men wounded. He gave
most of the credit for this to Admiral Wemyss who com
manded the fleet that covered the retreat. The Turks
were not aware that a retreat was in contemplation until
too late to take full measures against it.
ITALY HAS 3,000,000 MEN
PARIS, Jan. 11.—Italy is now organizing its new
army of one million men which will bring the total num
ber of Italians under arms to three millions. Many of
the heights around Gorizia have been occupied by Italian
forces but the Austrians are still able to reinforce the gar
rison and send in supplies by a railroad which is kept
open.
ANOTHER BRITISHER SUNK
LONDON, Jan. 11.—The British freighter McFar
land has been sunk by a submarine with a loss of thirteen
lives. The admiralty has followed the usual custom in
such cases by refusing to tell where the occurrence took
place. The McFarland was a vessel of five thousand tons.
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Committee Meets
Here January 27
Former Cable in Error When it Said
It Was Territorial
Convention.
A cable direct from Charles E. Her
ron, chairman of the Republican ter
ritorial committee, to the Gateway to
day shows that he has called a meet
ing of the committee for Seward on
January 27 and not the territorial
convention. The committee at that
time will decide the place and date of
the convention. Herron says he will
be here at that time. In the former
cable the mistake was probably due to
the many changes which messages
have to undergo while the cable is
down.
ICE BLOCKED ABOVE
CITY OF PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Jan. 12.—The ice in
the Columbia is blocked above this
city and some uneasiness exists that
an overflow might occur which would
inflict serious damage.
❖ HUERTA NEARS *
❖ DEATH’S DOOR *
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EL PASO, Jan. 12.—Victoriano
Huerta, former president of Mexico,
is at death's door in the residence of
his wife in this city. The doctors de
clare his chances are almost nil.
❖ FRANK CHANGE
❖ IS MANAGER ❖
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11.—Frank
Change will be manager of the coast
league next year.
PROGRESSIVES MEET
WITH REPUBLICANS
Choose Same Date and Place For the
Holding of National
Convention.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—The national
committee of the Progressive Re
publican party today chose Chicago
as the place for the party’s national
convention and selected June 7 as the
date. The Republicans will ho’d t.ieir
convention at Chicago on June 7 so
that both conventions will be proceed
ing in the same city at the same time
unless some arrangement is arrived
at between the two wings of the party
before that time. The members of
the Progressive committee express*
the hope that they and the Republi
cans can agree on certain conditions
and there is a hope in some quarters
that reunion is imminent. The Pro
gressives arc strong for the prepared
ness program.
FIGHT POSTPONED
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The fight
between Welsh and Dundee has been
'postponed. The new date has not
been announced.
HOMES DESTROYED BY
STORM AROUND SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 1J.—Eleven homes
were destroyed and many others were
undermined at Alki and Ballard as a
result of the great storm last Monday.
A number of vessels were also blown
adrift and a hundred yards of muni
cipal grading was washed away. It
wu the worst storm of the season.
FIVE PRESIDENTS HONORED
STRAUS, NAMED BY WHITMAN
Photo by American Press Association.
lOscar S. Straus of New York, appointed
by Governor Whitman chairman of the
public service commission in New York
city, was formerly secretary of com
merce and labor and also ambassador
to Turkey. In his new and Important
office he succeeds Edward E. McCall,
who was removed by the governor. Mr.
Straus has the unusual distinction of
.having been honored by five presidents.
Mr. Cleveland appointed him minister
to Turkey. Presidents Harrison and Mc
Kinley reappointed him, and when Theo
dore Roosevelt us president needed a
head for tho department of commerce
and labor he called on Mr. Straus to
take the place. When, In 1909. the crisis
In the Ottoman empire became acute
President Taft persuaded Mr. Straus to
go back to Turkey, this time as an am
bassador, the rank of the post hiving
been raised. He resigned In 1910. In
1912 Mr. Straus was the Progressive nom
inee for governor, having played a prom
inent part with Roosevelt in the forma
tion of that party.J
* WANTS FREEDOM ♦
* FOR ISLANDS ❖
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Senator]
Clark of Arkansas today introduced a
resolution in favor of withdrawing
from the Philippine islands and giv
ing the Filipinos an independent govt
ernment.
Interference of
Bryan (Jets Wilson
President to Take Steps fo Stop
Bryan’s Work Against
Big Army.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11,—It is
understood here that President Wil
son has told the chairmen of the
senate and house committees on mili
tary affairs that he believes that the
contemplated plans for a great army
are doomed to defeat. He is said to
believe that the sentiment will be
found io be in favor of an increase in
the regular army and militia and that
the country will stop there. The
president is now known to be in favor
of taking steps to counteract the in*
terference of William Jennings Bryan
whose work is supposed to be chiefly
responsible for the opposition to the
administration plans. That the two
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leaders will separate with an un
bridgeable abyss between them over
the question no one now doubts.
•> WICKERSHAM ♦
❖ TELLS OF BILL ❖
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The Portland Journal contains an
interview with Delegate Wickersham
in which he says he introduced his
own Development board bill in con
gress. This coincides with the cable
to the Gateway some time ago in
which it was stated that he had actu
ally introduced a “commission form
of government" bill. It is probable
that the bill of the delegate will take
precedence but it has never been stat
ed which bill is sponsored by Secre
tary Lane.
The Pioneers of Alaska of Seward
have* 94 members at the present time
in good standing.
LOCAL MEN GET
CERTIFICATES
FOUR SEWARD HOME
STEADERS GET WHAT
IS NEXT TO PATENTS.
JUNEAU, Jan. 12.—The land office
has issued final certificates for their
homesteads to Wm, Mcl'herson, Ole
Martin, Gaston Smalley and J. John
ston, all of whom live close to Seward.
This is the first group of final certifi
cates issued from the Juneau office.
Final patent was issued today to the
Brooklyn Development company for a
group of live claims in the Susitna
valley.
The granting of final certificates
means practically the granting ot all
rights to the ground. It gives the
homesteader an equitable right which
permits him to transfer the property
if he so desires. The granting of final
patents comes almost as a natural se
quence to the giving of the final cer
tificates.
TAFT MAY BE MADE A
SUPREME COURT JUDGE
Seven Former Presidents of American
Bar Association Seek His
Selection.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—'That Wil
liam Howard Taft, former, president
of the United States, may become a
justice of the United States supreme
court in the place of the late Just’ce
Lamar is now made likely by the fact
that seven former presidents of the
American Bar Association have writ
ten to President Wilson urging the
appointment of Taft. It is taken for
granted that the former president
would accept the position or the re
quests would never have been sent.
PROGRESSIVES MEET
AND WILL HAVE TICKET
National Committee of Bull Moosers
to Name Time and Date for
Convention Yesterday
CHICAGO, Jan. 11.—'The national
committee of the Progressive party
met here today to select the time and
place for the national convention.
Perkins asserted positively that a
ticket will be placed in the field and
a campaign of the most determined
kind made.
MILLIONS FOR CANAL SOON
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 11.—Barge
canal completion contracts, calling for
the expenditure of $8,243,861, shortly
will be awarded. State Engineer
Williams made this announcement
here today. Of this amount $2,001,
851 will be paid out of the $27,000,000
bond issue, authorized by the Novem
ber electorate. Settlement of the re
mainder will be covered by old canal
funds.
CHAMBER COMMERCE.
There will be a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce this evening at
8 o’clock at the Fire hall.
COLD IN STATES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Heavy
snows are the rule now from the
Sierras to Kansas. The weather all
'over the region is extremely cold.
SEATTLE PIONEER
WOMAN KILLED
SEATTLE, Jan. 11.—Mrs. Bright
Haines, a pioneer woman, was run
down and killed yesterday by a Mil
waukee train near this city.
Seattle People All
Working For Alaska
Following Request of Alaska Bureau
Citizens are Writing Many
Appeals.
SEATTLE, Jan. 11.—The appeal of
the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce to the people
of the city to get busy with members
of congress in the effort to secure
needed Alaska legislation and appro
priations is meeting with a spontan
eous and enthusiastic response. The
business men and professional men
are writing many appeals to members
of congress and to all others whom
they might know and who might
have influence. The feeling here
about developments in Alaska this
year is optimistic.
NEW LANDS ATTACKS HIS
OWN PARTY IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Senator
Newlands of Nevada attacked his own
party's record severely in the senate
today. He delivered a long address
during which he criticized the tarriff
and bank reform measures.
ROMANCE HAPPENS ON
THE NORTHWESTERN
Captain O’Brien Marries F. J. Mun
son and Lady Who Had to
Choose a Ship.
JUNEAU, Jan. 12.—F. J. Munson,
a mining man from the westward, and
Mrs. Rose Fetterley were married by
Captain O’Brien aboard the steamship
Northwestern after the ship had left
Seattle on Monday night. According
to the account received here by Wire
less the bride was divorced only three
months and could not be legully mar
ried in Washington, so had to take the
steamer trip for the purpose.
To Build Standard
Lines From Seward
Two Small Contracts Let For Poles
For the First Unit.
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The Enginering commission has be
gun the work of building a standard
telephone line and telegraph line be
tween this city and Anchorage and
two small contracts have been award
ed for geting out the poles for the
first unit of the lines. One of the
contracts was given to J. D. Johnston
of Mile Seven and the ot!*er to George
Laughlin of the same neighborhood.
Bpth contractors will cut poles on
their own homesteads.
INCENDIARISTS BUSY
IN STATE OF IOWA
OTTIYWA, la., Jan. 11.—A block
in the business district was destroyed
by fire last night and the loss is esti
mated at seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Incendiarists set fire
to three other business houses, prob*
ably with the intention of looting, but
the matter is rather a mystery. It
| is generally supposed, however, that
the destruction of the block was also
due to incendiarists. Some arrests
are expected today but up to the pres
ent the general public is rather mys
tified.
BECOMES YOUNGEST JUDGE
IN OHIO TOMORROW
CLEVELAND, Jan. 11.—Pierre A.
White, aged 26, will become the
youngest judge in Ohio tomorrow.
He was appointed a municipal judge
by Governor Willis. White looks even
younger than 26. White was born in
Sandusky, 0., Easter Sunday, 1889.
Heinie Haasch has returned to work
after quite a spell of La Grippe.
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LOTS OF WORK
SOON TO COME
QUESTIONING SEEMS TO SHOW
THAT SEW A It I) WILL H WE
A BUSY TIME.
Last evening after the first cable
was received by the Gateway telling
that Chairman Kdes wants th* emer
gency appropriation to work from
Kern creek a second
ed confirming the statement and there
can now be no doubt that tin- Sewani
line is soon to be> connecte 1 <p. 1E-•
representatives of the Engineering
Commission were asked th > morning
to state whether or not there i a
large amount of work to be done im
mediately right close to the city
There was good reason for putting
the question directly but the Com mi.
sion people did not wish to give a
direct negative or positive answer. It
is about safe to say. however, that
when the emergency appropriation is
granted winter work wi! be don«
near this city.
A
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
OPPOSES NEW ARM\
Hay Says National Guard He
Strengthened Instead of Con
tinental Army.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Chair
man Hay of the House comm Gv or.
military affairs proposed today : >
President Wilson that the ide i of
creating a great continental army be
abandoned and tha*. the National
Guard be strengthened instead. 1h«*
opposition of Hay and other eader*
is taken as a bad omen for the suc
cess of the administration plans. 1
is asf umod that Bryan is wielding in
fluence over most of the democratic
n embers of congress.
Report Seventeen
Americans Shot
Taken Off Train by a Villa General
and Slaughtered.
EL PASO, Jan. 12.—Seventeen peo
ple, all supposed to be Americans,
have been taken from a train near
Chihuahua by orders of General
Rodriguez and have been summarily
shot. No reason is assigned for the
act. The account of the affair has
been dispatched to Washington but
further details are awaited before
positive information as to the identity
of the murdered men can be given
out. Rodriguez is a Villa general.
JUNEAU LADY DIES
JUNEAU, Jan. 12.—Mrs. \Ym. M
Ebner, formerly a prominent resident
of Juneau, died last night at Los
Angeles.
BARNES WILL NOT GO
TO G. 0. P. CONVENTION
As Roosevelt is Considered as a Pos
sible Candidate He Will
Stay Away.
AIBANY, Jan. 12. — William
Barnes, Jr., stated today that as
Roosevelt is being considered at all as
a possible candidate for the presi
dential nomination at the Republican
convention he, Barnes, will refuse to
attend the convention as a delegate.
.He says he will attend as a national
committeeman but will refuse to be a
delegate as a protest against even
mentioning Roosevelt’s name.
CONFISCATED LIQUOR
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SEATTLE, Jan. 11.—The large
quantity of beer and whiskey seized
by the authorities in Grant’s Cafe
has been confiscated.
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