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.. _ SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, MONDAY, DEC EMBER 7, 1914.
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ALLIES TAKE OFFENSIVE ALL ALONG WEST FRONT
SEWARD GETS
FIRST PLACE
ALL OPINION OI’TSIOE in fv
VOR OF THIS CITY IN
ALL WAYS.
“Seward is the whole thing outside.”
This is the keynote of the story tola
by Major L. H. French when he ar
rived on the Alameda this morning.
He says that when people speak of
Alaska outside now they usually as
sociate this city with the territory as
people are accustomed to assiciate the
name of the capital city with its coun
try. “When people speak of Alaska
they invariably speak of Seward” is
the way the major puts it. He also
gives flattering information that the
news for those who are keeping their
eyes on the building of the govern
ment railroad and other great works
of development which are about to be
undertaken in the territory. He says
even that he saw more than one per
son at a time looking for the Gateway
at the Arctic Club so great is the de
sire to And out something about what
is going on up here. The truth of this
is borne out, as he says, by the fact
that outside advertisers are now be
ginning to use the Gateway as a med
ium for keeping themselves before the
eyes of the people who are or who in
tend to be Alaskans. A glance at the
advertising columns really shows this,
it mibht be stated.
Major French came north for the
purpose of securing additional ground
on Kenai peninsula for the Herron and
French interests and will remain only
long enough to transae the business
for which he came. He leaves for the
interior with a dog team tomorrow.
TO DRILL FOR COAL 1'N'DER CITY
FARIBANKS.—As a parting evi
dence of his public spirit and confi
dence in his home town. Delegrate
James Wickersham authorizes the
News-Miner to announce that he will
\iead a subscription list with $250 to
make up a fund to prospect for coal
under the townsite, or near here. Not
even the government geologists will
say that here is coal underlying the
city, but Alfred H. Brooks, head of
the Alaskan Geological Survey, be
lieves there is a strong probability
of it and even went so far as to sug
gest that Fairbanks business men drill
and find out.
BAZAAR W AS SPLENDID
The bazaar and dance given by the
ladies of the Catholic church Saturday
evening was really a pleasant affair.
It was well attended by the people
generally and all were unanimous in
declaring that it was most success
ful so far as they were concerned. It
is also said that it was most success
ful from the point of view of the lad
ies who worked to make it so.
MARIPOSA POSTPONED
Agent Guptil has received word that
the sailing of the Mariposa has been
postponed from the 8th to the 9th at
9 p. m.
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WENT ON ALAMEDA
In addition to the Dora passengers
the Alameda took out the following:
Mrs. Geo. Roll, M. C. Davis, Geo. Pet
terson, Chas. Sanders, Wm. Divine,
Geo. Divine, G. B. W'hitehead, C. C.
Harmon, Geo. Drebeillbis, R. J. Mur
phy, G. G. Kitchen, Kate Allen, John
Gardner, Peter Wadner, and T. A.
Haxby.
T. S. TO SPEND BIG SUM
this year for arming.
Two Hundred and Fifty Six .Millions
For the Army and the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The mil
itary and naval expenses for the next
fiscal year will be two hundred and
fifty six millions. During the cur
rent year it was two hundred and
fifty one millions. The program next
year includes two battleships, six tor
pedo boat destroyers and eight or
more submarines. Underwood and
other democratic leaders have stated
that the lessons of the European war
show that submarines ami similar ves
sels are much more to be desired than
larger ships of war.
VVERS* DOGS ARE
WINNERS OF RACE.
NOME Dec. 5.—Fred Ay* rs’ entry
driven by ‘‘Spilt the Wind,” an Eski
mo won the Thanksgiving dog race,
with the entry of Fay Delzeno second,
that of Perry Platchford third, and the
entries of Harry Riley, James P'*to*
papas and Glassner Richardson finish
ing in the order named.
Protopapas' dogs were the first to
start. They were forced to break
trail, anti made a good finish in spite
of their handicap.
POWERS PROTEST AGAINST
ARIZONA ALIEN LAW.
State Department asks the State to
Postpone the Enforcement of
the Measure.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The Bri
tish ami Italian governments have en
tered a formal protest against the
Arizona anti-alien law and the state
department has asked the state to
postpone the enforcement of the
measure. Secretary Bryan has also
a ked the governor of Arizona if he
thinks it advisable for the federal
government to take some measures
to prevent the state of Arizona from
putting the law into effect. This law
provides that the employees of any
person or corporation must be eighty
per cent citizens of the United States.
BIG APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE HARBORS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—It is
estimated that fifty three millions will
be needed in the next fiscal year for
improvements in the rivers and har
bors of the country. The southern
rivers will get big appropriations and
Puget Sound will get twenty five
millions.
PASSENGERS ON EVANS.
SEATTLE, Dec. 7.—The Evans sail
ed Saturday with the fotlo\'»rg pas
sengers for Seward: M. McNail, T.
Badgen, Charles Block, Wm. Sauers,
F. Kalthoff, Frank Ketch, T. Baird,
Margaret Wood is aboard for Kodiak
and William Neilson is aboard for
Seldovia. The Mariposa arrives this
afternoon.
MAIL ON BERTHA.
Only a small amount of mail ar
rived on the Alameda. Most of the
mail for Seward is coming on the
mail for Seward is coming on the Ber
than which left earlier than the steam
er that arrived this morning. In order
take the earliest boat out of Seattle.
Seattle being the chief consideration
in dealing with Alaskan affairs no
attention is paid to the smaller burgs
to which the mail is consigned. If
that isn't right what are you going
to do about it ?
Crit Tolman was the winner of the
music box raffled at the Casing cigar
store.
VILLA WILL
RETIRE SOON
—
HE AND ZAPATA MEET AND
WILL WORK TOGETHER
FOR MEXICO.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 7.—Villa and
Zapata met today at Zechimilec and
after a conference announced thai
they will work together for the paci
fication of Mexico and will then re
tire to private life. Villa also an
nounced that he will proceed at once
in his campaign against Carranza and
will force him to give way before
I anything else is attempted. The Vi’la
and Zapata armies will enter Mexico
City tomorrow.
Zapata is preparing to send
eighteen thousand men against Vera
Cruz and fifteen thousand agaiist
Guadalajara. His forces are already
besieging Puebla. One of the first acts
of Villa after reaching Mexico City
was to congratulate General Scott on
his appointment as chief of staff of
the United States army. Villa de
clares that Scott is a good friend of
Mexico and understands conditions
here. The armies of Villa and Zapata
will enter this city tomorrow.
CONGRESS WILL HEAR
MESSAGE TOMORROW.
Once More the National Legislators
Come Together For Their Work.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—Congress
will hold a joint session next Tuesday
to hear the president read his mes
sage. The general text of the message
is now pretty well known but there
are said to be some phrases in it which
will be most interesting outside from
its chief importance.
WILL RESUME STOCK TRADING
ON NEXT SATURDAY.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Trading in
stocks will be resumed in the stock
exchange next Saturday with restric
tions. There w; l be no restrictions
in low priced stocks.
MINE OPERATORS DEFIANT.
DENVER, Dec. 7. - A pamphlet was
published here some days ago making
a savage attavK on the miner’s un.on
and an attempt has been made to dis
cover the author. President Welborn
of the Colorado Iron and Foul com
pany has been accused of sending out
the stuff but be ref iscs to fld'nit any
thing about it He ras again offered
however, to take all the responsibiliy
for it.
HI BBARD THANKS SEWARD.
In a letter to George Sexton Judge
Hubbard expresses thanks to the pco
plt of Seward for the strong support
given here. He says he may come here
later to discuss possible legislation
with Seward attorneys and he men- j
tions in this connection the two
Messrs. Morford and Green.
SEWARD POEM IN POST.
In the issue of November 15 of the
Washington Post is published the
poem of Frank Cotter “Us for Sam.”
The poem has been taken from the
Gateway by several papers.
CAME ON ALAMEDA.
The following passengers arrived
this morning on the Alameda:
Mrs. Lewis, T. Patterson, J. Robert
son, T. O’Neill, Major L. H. French, E.
A. Tiffany and wife, Mrs. J. Littlefield,
H. H. D’ Antremont and Mrs. W. R.
Duke.
OTHER BALKAN STATES
MAY SOON ENTER WAR
Bulgaria and (Greece May Come
To the Aid of the Stricken
Servians
BALKANS MAY FIGHT
ATHENS, Dec. 7.—Progress is being made towards
an understanding in the Balkan states which will be fa
i'orable to the allied powers. A basis has been reached
for a rapprochment between Servia and Bulgaria
which may result in bringing the latter into the war
against Austria. The allied nations are also trying to get
the assistance of Greece for Servia and the the general
opinion here is that all the Balkan states will soon be in
the lists against Germans, Austrians and the Turks. The
condition to which Servia has been reduced makes it nec
essary almost to go to her aid or Austria will soon be
dominating the whole Balkans.
SERVIA AT BAY
ROME, Dec. 7—Servia and Montenegro are now at
bay in the mountainous districts of both countries. The
forces of Austrians opposed to them are altogether too
strong and the armies of the two little nations never had
a chance once the Austrian army had been properly mo
bilized. It is not known whether the capital of Servia has
been sent from Nish to Uskub but it is most likely that
it has been. Within the past couple of days the news com
ing from Servia is rather meager but it is evident that
the kingdom is reduced to a condition similar to that of
Belgium.
GERMANS TAKE LODZ
LONDON, Dec. 7.—By taking the different bulletins
from the different capitals this morning it seems ta be
evident that the Germans again reoccupy the city of Lodz
in Russian Poland. They were driven from Lodz on their
first retreat from Warsaw. Nothing further than this
can be told at present but the general opinion is that if
the Germans have taken Lodz, which seems to be certain,
they must have won a victory in the great battle which
was reported to be raging a few days ago in that part of
the eastern theater.
CAN HOLD GERMANS
LONDON, Dec. 7—The dispatches from Petrograd
express full confidence that the Russians can hold the
Germans in northern Poland while the Russians in the
south are devoting their main energies to the reduction of
Cracow and to the invasion of Hungary.
According to the dispatches of the past two days
the Russians are still quite confident of ultimate victory
in the general war theater where they are engaged al
though they admit that their operations must be slow or
seem slow.
ALLIES TAKE OFFENSIVE
LONDON, Dec. 7.—All the official news from the
western front today shows that the allies have taken the
offensive along the whole front from the North sea to
Switzerland. At Armientieres, Arras and the Aisne the
French .have delivered attacks and the superiority of the
French troops has been well demonstrated over their
enemies. The offensive movements of the allies have also
taken place in Belgium and positions held by the Germans
a month ago have been taken, particularly in the region of
the Yser.
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AUSTRIA WANTED PEACE
LONDON, Dec. 7.—The most sensational of all the
messages from Petrograd today is that after the battle of
Lemberg the Austrian government asked Russia for peace
terms. It is also reported that the Hungarian prime min
ister recently visited the Emperor William to demand
better protection for Hungary. ...
The premier stated that if this protection is not given
the Hungarian kingdom would be lost. These statements
are not given general credence without hesitation but all
the facts of the operations in the eastern theater seem to
point to the likelihood that Hungary really was dis-satis
lied with the way matters were going. An invasion of
Hungary now would probably intensify this feeling.
GIRL TRIED TO GET
A POOR MILLIONAIRE.
Offered Federal Attorney Fifty
Thousand if They Could
Cinch Alexander.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.—Miss Jessie
I Cope, complainant in the white slave
' case against Charles Alexander, the
1 millionaire clubman of Providence, is
now in a serious predicament herself.
The federal attorney says that she of
fered him fifty thousand dollars if he
could secure a large sum from Alexan
der and let him go free from a sen
tence. Alexander took the girl east
from California and she declared that
he offered to marry her but the ex- j
posure by the federal attorney will
probably cause the case against him
to fall flat.
ANDY ANDERSON WENT
NEAR BEING SENATOR.
Andy Anderson who went ou* this
morning on the Alamed.i vvcnc [ retty
near being the senate” from the Sc
cond division according to the accounts
which came out with the bunch of
Nomeites. He and Atdri.h were the
only candidates for senate, with the
exception of the socialist, until George
James declared his candidacy. It is
said that James took away a lot of
votes from Anderson but the latter1
was even then only beaten by a small
majority. The election of Daly is said i
to be very popular in Nome as it
means an endorsement of the policy
of keeping Alaskan appointments for
Alaskans. He was candidate for the
United States marshalship at Nome
and had the endorsement of the whole
democratic organization but he did
not succeed. Martin Moran, the other
representative who went out thij*
morning, is said to be drawing the
greatest mileage of any man elected
to a local legislature in the United
States. He comes from the Kobuk
where he has been U. S. commissioner.
TO EXAMINE DORA
The Dora is being beached this
afternoon for the purpose of examin
ing her hull to ascertain what damage
was done when she touched a reef dur
ing her last trip. The examination
ih being done rather as a precaution
thai otherwise as the boat is believed
not to have been much affected by the
occurrence.
STAGE READY.
The new stage in the Casino
Theater is finished and the new cur
tain that arrived last week will be ex
hibited tonight for the first time.
The show Saturday night was pro
nounced by those who were there to be
one of the best Seward has ever seen.
It wil be repeated tonight.
Dr. Schalaben ana ms son went out
this morning on the Alameda for a
trip.
CONGRESS NOW
IN SESSION
PROMISES TO BE A SESSION
THAT WILL APPROPRIATE A
BILLION DOLLARS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Washing
ton today began what promises to be
a billion dollar session. It has already
settled down to passing the big ap
propriation bills and the administra
tion measures in the hope that a
special session will be unnecessary. It
is supposed that the Alaska railroad
measure will be dealt with during the
present session but thee* is nothing
particular known about it yet. The
report of the commission will probably
te presented :n a few d.i/»
SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS ASSEMBLY.
WASHINGTON Dec. 1.—By a deci
sion handed down today the supreme
court of the United States sustained
the validity of one of the acts passed
by the First Alaska Legislature, = n re
versing the decision of the United
States judge for the Fou'th Alaska di
vision, in the case entitled the United
States vs. John Wigg>r The issue
was the validity of the legislative act
authorizing the joining of indictments
covering two or more acts or trans
actions in the same class as crimes
and offenses.
LEGISLATORS LEAVE.
The members of the legislature
from Nome left this morning on the
Alameda. Senator Aldrich will not go
outside but will spend the time in
tervening until the meeting of the
legislature in the different camps
along the coast. He is grand chief of
the Alaska Pioneers and intended to
address the Pioneers here if the boat
had not left so soon. Representatives
Daly and Moran are going to Seatt?«
and some other plaees in the states
before the meeting of the legislature.
Captain Cramer with his ship
Traveller arrived from Knik Saturday.
Guy Whitehead and Dr. Haxby left
on the Alameda this morning for
Green Island, their fox ranch.
The mail for Iditarod left this
morning. C. E. Harmon went out on
the Alameda and will go to Portland.
Mrs. Harmon went out a few weeks
ago and both will return soon.
C. E. Peterson has arrived and will
go west on the Dora to take charge
of the lighthouse at Cape Sasichcff.
He has been engaged in similar work
in southeastern Alaska for several
years.
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK
VALPARAISO, Dec. 7.—The British steamer Char
cas has been sunk off the port of Con-all, Chile, bv the Cei
man transport Prinz Eitel Frederich. The crew was saved
and was landed at Papudo, Chile. The German ship s pre
sence in these waters has caused some wonder as it was
supposed that all the German warships had left the I ucific
for the Atlantic. There is no infonnation as to how the
transport got to this part of the world.
SWEDISH SHIPS LOST
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 7.—Two Swedish steamers nam
ed the Luna and the Everilda have been lost off the coast
of Finland after striking mines. The crew of the Luna
was saved but all the crew of the Everilda, with the ex
ception of one man, were lost. These steamers are only
two of the many which have recently been destroyed by
mines. All the seas in this portion of the world seem to be
unsafe at present and the trade of Scandinavian countries
is badly hampered as a result.