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“ “ No ~ SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916._Ten Cents the Copy
BERLIN SAYS ALLIES LOST A
MILLION MEN IN THREE MONTHS
GREECE STILL SEETHING
ROME, Sept. 8.—Although the general opinion is that
Greece has decided to join the entente powers it was made
apparent during the past two days by rioting in some of
the Greek towns that the people ot that count! j aie not
unanimously in favor of war. No continuation of an of
ficial nature has come of the king s light and it is now be
lieved he is still in Athens. The Bulgarians have made no
further advances in Greek territory and are appaientlj
satisfied with the positions they now occupy, lhe Aus
trians are now on the defensive on the Italian front and
on the Transylvanian front where they have taken up
previously prepared and fortified positions in the mount
ains to resist the Roumanians. Demonstrations of wel
come are given to the Roumanians by their compatriots
residing in the parts of Transylvania occupied by the ad
vancing troops.
ALLIES LOST A MILLION
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—The allied forces have lost over a
million men killed, w ounded and missing since the begin
ning of the grand offensive against the central powers and
their allies three months ago. The grand offensive is dat
ed from the attack on the Austrians by the Russians. This
estimate has been made by German military experts who
declare that they tried to be as conservative as possible.
Against these losses, the experts say, the entente alliance
can only boast of the conquest of little Bukowina and some
Galician territory by the Russians, the capture of Goritz
by the Italians, a shallow thrust into the German lines on
the Somme and the occupation of mountainous Transly
vanian territory by the Roumanians. 1 hese, it is an
nounced, are the only positive military achievements of
the allies in that time and they are described as altogether
out of proportion to the tremendous losses sustained by
the attackers. _ __ __
REPULSE GREAT GERMAN ATTACKS
PARIS, Sept. 8. — Four attacks in dense formation
were launched by the Germans south of the Somme last
night but none succeeded in reaching the French positions.
The French took two hundred prisoners, the war office
announces. The attacks of the enemy were particularly
heavy against the French positions between Horny and a
point south of Chaulnes and they suffered severely there.
Great artillery activity was evident north of the Somme
but no infantry assaults are reported from that region.
ONLY ARTILLERY FIGHTING
LONDON, Sept. 8.—General Haig reports that only
artillery lighting southeast of Ginchy constituted the ac
tivities on the British-German front last night. The
enemy apparently concentrated his offensive efforts in his
attack on the French lines south of the Somme. Ginchy
itself is still in the hands of the enemy.
SAY ROUMANIANS REPULSED
BERLIN, Sept. 8. — The Russian-Roumanian troops
have been driven back north of the Roumanian town of
Dobrica. The fighting took place there after strong Rus
sian attacks had been repulsed. This is officially announc
ed. _■_
WATER CO. OFTIMT
Part of the freight on the Farragut
was the outfit for the Seward Water
Company which is about to install a
system for supplying the government
tract.
W. W\ Butts returned last night
after an absence of several months at
Anchorage. He is unable to say how
long he will stay here this time.
Manager McPherson of the Alaska
Bureau who is now here points out
the remarkable fact that one govern
ment department looks after black
bear while another looks after brown
bear. This is due to the fact that one
is regarded as fur and the other as
game.
D. Vucetich and two steerage pas
sengers are all that will leave for the
westward on the Farragut.
ELLIS WINS IN
APPELLATE COURT
VALDEZ, Sept. 6. — According to
private advices received here today the
Appellate Court has reversed the dis
trict court in the case of Edmund
Smith and George C. Treat vs. R. E.
Ellis. The ease was an action on the
part of Treat and Smith for a one
rifth interest in the Cliff mine, and
the decision of the District court sus
tained the contention of the plaintiff's
and awarded the interest sued f>- to
them. In the opinion handed down by
the higher court, this decision has
been reversed and the title to the en
tire property is vested in Ellis.--Ex.
Grandma White has received a to
paz and pearl pin as a present from
Mr. and Miss Sullivan who were here
on a hunting trip last year.
Say Jealous Woman
Killed The Lawyer
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. — The New
York Police announced that they have
abandoned the idea that Dwight P.
Dilworth, a prominetn lawyer who
was shot in Van Courtlarul park Sun
day night, was the victim of robbers.
In view of surprising evidence which
has come to light, the police say, a
woman will be arrested and charged
with murdering the lawyer because
she was jealous of the attentions he
paid to other women. Dilworth was
killed while driving in an automobile
with Miss Mary V. McNier.
FARRAGCT ARRIVES
The Farragut arrived last night by
the outside passage with very few
passengers but with 418 tons of
freight. The smallness of the pas
senger list was due to the route she
came. Captain Jensen reports fine:
weather all the way up.
FARRAGUT LEAVES AT 5
The Farragut is scheduled to leave
for the westward at 5 p. m. today.
ALASKA FROM CORDODVA
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The Alaska will leave Cordova at
midnight tonight.
VALDEZ MAN DIES
Max Hugo Schnieur who lived for
many years in \ aldez died there last
Monday.
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A. C. Ringlund H. H. Bennett and
L. Wernstedt of the forestry service
arrived last evening from the west
ward.
Charges Lobbying
About Alaska Fish
Defeat of Bill Means a Big Blow at
Fort of Seattle.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The sen
ate lobby committee has decided to in
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vestigate the charges made by Sena
tor Chamberlain on the floor of the
senate last night that Sir Joseph
Polk and other Canadian officials lob
bied against the adoption of the
Chamberlain amendment to the reven
ue bill. This amendment would have
prevented the admission to the United
States of halibut or salmon from the
North Pacific except wnen the fish is
bonded from an American port.
This whole question arises from the
growing practise of shipping fish
from Alaskan waters through Prince
Rupert to the eastern states instead of
through Seattle. The Grand Trunk
railroad since its completion has re
sulted in taking at least a great part
of the trade from Seattle and the Se
attle people have tried to get an
amendment to the revenue bill which
would compel fishing people to ship
their catch through an American porfr,
or in other words, Seattle. As slated
elsewhere the amendment was thrown
out, making it lawful to ship the fish
through Canada as usual. The ques
tion has been agitated for some time
and it means a tremendous lot to the
United States coast cities. In other
respects also trade from the Alaska
coast and North Pacific generally is
being grabbed by the Canadian ports
and railroads. The opposition of
Gardner and others is incomprehens
ible. It means giving American trade
' to Canada.
CONGRESS
ADJOURNS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Congress
adjourned at 10 o’clock today.
SENATE PASSES TREATY
WITH DANISH GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. — The
treaty providing for the purchase
from Denmark of the Danish West
Indies for twenty-five million dollars
was ratified by the senate last night.
COMING ON MARIPOSA
SEATTLE, Sept. 7.—The Mariposa
sailed this morning, Thursday, with
the following passengers for Seward:
Mrs. H. C. King, Miss Dora L. Crane,
Miss Sylvia Wold, Misses A. and G.
Sandusky, H. A. Kavanaugh, Al. Long
and three steerage.
(Mrs. King is a sister of Mrs. Hop
kins and is coming to spend the winter
here.)
GRIGSBY MEETING TO
BE MONDAY PROBABLY
The meeting to be addressed by
George Grigsby will not be called for
tomorrow as the members of the local
Democratic organization fear that
such a meeting might interfere with
the Civic Fair. Mr. Grigsby will
probably address the people here on
Monday evening instead.
Crane Falls Down
Thirty Foot Bank
Remarkable Accident At Mile 8 Rut
No One Injured.
The big crane which works along
the railroad for the Engineering com
mission fell over off the rails at Mile
8 today through some unknown
cause and slid down a thirty foot bank
at the bottom of which it is now lying.
Bert Denny, the engineer, was carried
down the bank with it but escaped un
injured. The fireman jumped but only
slightly hurt his arm and he is still
at work. The cause of the accident is
not known unless it is that the em
bankment had been effected by the
rain. Only the boom of the crane is
broken and it can be raised and put
to work in a week or so. It ffcll in
such a manner that the wheels ore
turned up towards the railroad tracks
above. This is the same crane’into
which the runaway cars crashed some
weeks ago near the machine shops.
EDES COMING
Chairman W. C. Edes of the Engi
neering Commission will leave F'air
banks today or tomorrow on the re
turn trip to Seward.
CIVIC FAIRTO
OPENTONIGHT
BIG ROOM OF RAILROAD BUILD
ING IS A THING OF
BEAUTY.
Seward’s Civic Fair will open to
night at 8 o’clock and will be open un
til 10 p. m. in the big south room of
the railroad building. The place has
been beautifully prepared and the ex
hibits will be all in place at the time
| fixed for the opening. The judges of
the different committees are to be at
* the hall by 11 o’clock tomorrow morn
ing.
It would be impossible to describe
I the exhibits and do them full credit.
One must see them to appreciate the
^ eplendid work of the women and all
Seward will be there or miss a very
pleasant and Interesting experience.
NOTHING KNOWN OFFICIALLY
OF THE MOVEMENTS OF VILLA
Hears oi Plot to
Blow Up Subway
Officials of New York Railways Now
Operating the Cars.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—The secre
tary of Mayor Mitchell has notified
the police that he has been informed
of a plot to blow up the subway as a
result of the strike called by the em
ployees and all persons carrying
bundles are being closely watched.
All day yesterday the officials of the
Rapid Transit Company operated the
cars of the subway and elevated lines
and the conditions were almost norm
al. The schedules of the surface lines
have been seriously affected, however,
by the strike.
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ROOSEVELT SCHEDULED TO
MAKE SPEECH FOR HUGHES
LEWISTON, Maine. Sept. 8.—
Theodore Roosevelt is scheduled to
make his first speech for Charles E.
Hughes for president her today.
Roosevelt is expected to make four
other speeches for Hughes before the
campaign closes; one of them in New
York and one, probably, in Chicago.
Mr. Hughes will invade the Pine Tree
State September 9th for a speech
making tour.
LOCAL FISHING CO.
HAS A BIG CATCH
The Kenai Fishing Company caught
570 salmon yesterday although using
only a 100 fathom net which is a baby
affair compared with the nets usually
in use. The net used is a beach seine.
Big los Angeles
Men Are Charged
Former Candidate For Mayor Says
They Wanted Bribes From Him.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8. —Scores
of subpoenas have been issued by the
criminal complaints committee of'the
grand jury for Mayor Woodman,
members of the city council, Former
Assemblyman Arthur G. Kuck, the
publishers of two I^os Angeles news
papers and Frederick J. Whiffen,
formerly mayoralty candidate, as the
result of Whiffen’s charges that he
was offered the mayoralty for twenty
five hundred dollars. Whiffen, who
was candidate for mayor at the last
election declares that he was offered
the position of mayor to succeed
Charles E. Sebastian who resigned
last Saturday.
ANCHORAGE NOTES
Judge David recently married Miss
Dora Names and Mr. Aleck ITichon of
Hope. He also married Miss Edith
Barthholf, relative of the Willow
creek people, and Mr. Lester A. Town
send.
Charles E. Herron has taken a bond
on- the quartz ledge found recently
by the Isaacs on Willow creek.
HEAD OF GEOLOGICAL
DEPARTMENT PASSES BY
Dr. A. H. Brooks, chief of the ge
ological work in Alaska, passed by to
day on the Farragut enroule to pre
I pare the way forgetting supplies in
!"to the Susitna where his work will be
! done next season. He joined the Far
ragut at Latouche where he has been
making investigations and he will re
turn from the westward on this boat,
going to Juneau.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—It is stated on high author
ity today that neither the American militia stationed on
the border nor Pershing’s column in Mexico will be with
drawn until the Mexican-American conference at New
London is ready with its report. The members of the ad
ministration have denied any official knowledge of the ad
vance of Villa towards the American troops in the state
I of Chihuahua. State department officials declare that the
'only information of Villa’s activities has come to them
through the press reports. The giving out of the state
ment today, however, of the fact that no withdrawal will
' >e ordered has created the suspicion that the department
'knows more than it is willing to admit.
MINIMUM PRICES TO
BE FIXED ON LOTS
CHILDREN MUST HAVE
DOCTOR’S CERTIFICATE
The Woman's Club wishes again to
draw attention to the fact that child
ren attending the Civic Fair must
have a doctor’s certificate to show that
they are not suffering from the
whooping cough.
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S. I*. GOING STRONG
Carl Taylor of the Southern Pacific
railroad has now posted several at
tractive posters for his road all over
the city. The company is going
strong now for Alaska’s business.
MISS BARTHOLF MARRIED
Miss Edith Bartholf and Lester A.
Townsend were married last evening
by Judge Leopold David at the resi
dence of the bride’s parents. Miss
Bartholf is related to the Bartholf
family prominently connected with
the Willow creek mining industry and
is a young lady of exceptionally pleas
ing manners, who has many friends in
Anchorage and Knik. Mr. Townsend
is employed by the Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission and The Daily Times
joins a large circle of friends in wish
ing this popular couple a long suc
cessful life.—Anchorage Times.
DUEL BETWEEN BRITISHER
WITH BAYONET AND A
GERMAN WITH SWORD CANE
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
LONDON, August 30.—The story
of a freak duel on the battlefield—a
British and German officer, fighting
with a sword cane and a bayonet was
told on a British hospital ship, enroute
from France, to passengers arriving
here today.
The British officer told the story.
He was on his way home to recover
from a wounded hand—a thrust from
the sword cane. He brought the cane
and the German officer’s helmet wit*,
him.
“He got me first,” the officer said.
“You see where he punctured my left
hand. I had lost my revolver long
before but I picked up a German rifle
and bayonet. You would have laugh
ed to have seen the duel. It was like
a naval and military tournament
show—sword versus bayonet.
“I think he was a swordsman. Lots
of these Germans are you know. If
so, however, I expect my ignorance
of sword fighting put him off his
game. I simply rushed him and got
him clean through the chest.”
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SEATTLE BOY FALLS FROM
A TREE TO HIS DEATH
SEATTLE, Sept. 8.—Falling thirty
feet from a tree to the street Cyril
Hayden, 11, son of J. S. Hayden, agent
of the Arlington Dock Company, was
fatally hurt last evening.
The lots on the government tract
will not be sold for any old price.
Each will be appraised and Andrew
Christensen of the land department
stated this morning that no lots will
be sold at a price less than this ap
praisement shows it to be worth.
Some people had an idea that Tots
would be sold for almost anything of
fered over twenty-five dollars. Mr.
Christensen returned from the inter
ior last evening on the Farragut
Which he caught at Cordova after
making a record trip of 4G hours
from Fairbanks to Chitina on Bob
Sheldon’s car. He is more than pleas
ed with the results of the sale at
Xenana and he sees no reason why the
sale here should not be very success
ful also. The sale will take place as
scheduled next Monday. If the day
is fine it will be held in the open out
side the railroad headquarters build
ing but if the weather is bad it will be
held in the large room on the ground
floor where the Civic Fair is being
held today and tomorrow. The in
tention of Mr. Christensen is to sell
lots in different parts of the tract if
their is apparent no likelihood that all
will be taken up. A few will be sold
on Broadway, a few on Tihrd avenue
and on Second avenue and a few in
the Cliff addition.
There is no way of getting a line
on the probable prices that the lots
will bring except to remember that
lots out near that tract, or at feast one
lot, on Third St. brought something
like $,’>00 or $400 at the Ballaine sale.
Mr. Christensen was asked if he
thought the sale of many of the lots
out there would result in the estab
lishment of another city with stores,
etc., but he had no opinion to express
on the matter except that he believes
the sale of the lots will be of benefit
to the people resident in Seward.
WRANGELL GOES WET TO
GET A WATER WAGON
Advices from the south on the last
boat show* that Judge Jennings has
decided to grant liquor license at
Wrangell although there was some
dispute about the result of the elec
tion. On the last boat also came w ord
that Wrangell people declare they
went wet this time to get money for
their new' city water works.
GARDNER DEFEATED THE
ALASKA HALIBUT BILL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The de
feat of the North Pacific halibut bill
in the conference committee is blamed
to Representative Gardner of Mass
achusetts who threatened tfTat unless
he had his way he would demand a
quorum of the house, and as less
than a quorum w’as in town the de
mand w'ould postpone the adjournment
of congress for several days.