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V((| 10. No. 277 SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1910 _Ten Cents the Copy
INDICATIONS ARE THAT ONLY
FIVE SHIPS WERE DESTROYED
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SITUATION GRAVE
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 10.—Lansing and Wilson are
discussing today the whole question arising from the sub
marining of ships off the American coast and it is believed
the situation is grave. Ambassador Bernstorff visited the
President today and spent fifteen minutes with him but
they spoke only of the question of Polish relief and the
conference was quite friendly. Bernstorff said nothing of
ficial on the question of the submarines. The President
has, however, cancelled his engagement to be present at
the third game of the world’s baseball series and will hold
a conference today with Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
u. S. Sl’BS. ON THE SPOT
NEWPORT, Oct 10.—it is reported today that the
American submarines arrived on the scene ot‘ tiie shipping
disasters so quickly that they were once so thick as to
make it necessary for tiie commander of a German sub
marine to ask them to make way for him. Some American
submarine sailors say the crews of the sunk ships were
given full time to escape. Later accounts indicate that
only live ships were sunk altogether and that the U-53 was
responsible. The fact that the L'-f>3 had the nerve to put
in at an American port when it was actually engaged in
work of destruction is the sensation.
LINES CANC EL SAILINGS
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—The British consul general re
ports that the Germans sank the Strathdene and the
Knudsen without warning. He asserts that the German
submarine commander even refused to talk. Shots were
tired bv the submarine at the Strathdene and when the
crew took to the boats the submarine turned its attention
to the Knudsen and again later came back and finished off
the Strathdene which it had disabled. At about the same
time the Kingston was sunk and its crew has not yet been
located. Five Trans-Atlantic lines cancelled their sailings
todav in fear id' destruction by submarines which are still
lievel to be hovering off the coast. The Cunard line and
the French and Italian lines still continue their sailings
and more disasters are expected to be heard of today.
BERNSTORFF WILL WARN
SHADOW LAWN, Oct. 9.—Ambassador Bernstorff
told President Wilson today that he will warn the sub
marine commanders to exercise the greatest care in their
operations. President Wilson made a statement today to
the effect that a full investigation into the work of the
submarines will be made to make sure that United States
rights are safeguarded. He also says he will hold Ger
many to the full fulfillment of its promises but, he says,
he has no right to question Germany's willingness to fulfill
them. .
BRITISH SHIPS SAIL ANYHOW
NORFOLK, Oct. 9.—Five British steamers sailed to
day for England despite the warning of the authorities.
It is feared that the German submarines are still waiting
although some people have expressed the opinion that
they cannot stay very long without fresh supplies.
DOUBT ABOUT KINGSTON
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—There is a doubt now whether
any vessel such as the Kingston was attacked at all by a
German submarine. The vessel is not registered and the
failure to find any sign of her or her crew has caused the
belief that the rumor of her destruction might not be well
founded at all.
SAYS ROOSEVELT WANTS WAR
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—Manager McCormick of the
Wilson campaign declared today that Roosevelt te now
engaged in one sole effort and that is to embroil the
United States in war with Germany.
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GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT
PETROGRAD, Oct. 10. — In a great battle east of
Vladimir the Teuton resistance was successful but no de
cision has been gained. The Russians are now fortifying
their new positions in Dobrudja and will be well prepared
to meet attacks.
DELEGATE WICKERSHAM
COMES ON MARIPOSA
Delegate Wickersham arrived on
the Mariposa this morning and ex
pects to make a speech here. At noon
today arrangements had not been
completed for the speech and Mr.
Wickersham was unable to give out
his program.
ADMIRAL LINE ID
SPREAD FURIHER
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9.—President
Alexander of the merged steamship
lines announced today that he is now
negotiating for a merger or a work
ing agreement with the Atlantic,
Gulf and West Indies Steamship Com
pany with a view to inaugurating a
Pacific steamship inter-costal service
via the Panama canal. It has also
been learned that President Galen
Stone of the Atlantic Line was as
sociated with Alexander in the recent
consolidation.
ROUMANIANS HOLD ON
BUCHAREST, Oct. 10. — Conditions are unchanged
this morning in the northern theatre, the official an
nouncement says. We are still holding the heights of
Petrosheni far to the west of Kronstadt but the war of
fice admits our retreat at the latter place and on most of
the northeast front. The heights of Petrosheni command
Vulcan pass which the Teutons apparently want to at
tempt invasion of Roumanian territory. The people of
Bucharest realize that Roumania is now surrounded on all
sides and enemies are battering at its gates in the south,
east, north and away to the westward at the Iron Gates.
The natural defenses formed by the mountains on the
north and the Danube on the south and east are strong
and the nation is optimistic in spite of the recent disasters.
GERARD SILENT
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—Ambassador Gerard declin
ed to answer any questions as to his mission when he ar
rived here today. He excused himself on the ground that
he might get himself personally involved.
ROUMANIANS RETREATING
BERLIN, Oct. 10. — The Roumanian army of the
north is now in general retreat and the Germans have!
captured all the positions as far as Tarzburg pass just at
the Roumanian border. This means that the Roumanian
invasion is also at an end in the north. In the Dobrudja
field Mackensen has captured an island in the Danube
northwest of Hirsova and this is expected to lead to the!
crossing of the river by our troops and the invasion ol
Roumania itself. By crossing at that point the enemy op
erating on the Danube south of Bucharest would be
threatened in flank and rear. Military experts now pre
dict an early march on the capital.
BRITISH NEAR BAUPAUME
LONDON, Oct. 10.—British gas attacks were success
ful last night north of Ancre and in the vicinity of St.
V'aast and the British are now only a mile from Baupaume
which is the destination of the present offensive.
SAY ROUMANIANS SAFE
ROME, Oct. 10.—Reports have arrived here that the
present position of the Roumanians in the north is ex
cellent. Bucharest announces that the'Roumanian army
evacuated Kronstadt only to avoid getting surrounded.
GERARD HAS NO PEACE PLEA
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 10. — Gerard, the American
ambassador to Berlin, has arrived and puts at rest the
rumor that he came from Germany with a plea for peace
from the Kaiser to President Wilson. He says there is
not the slightest ground for such a statement and that he
came home merely to spend a much needed vacation.
WANT NEUTRALS STOP SUBS.
LONDON, Oct. 10.—The members of the Entente al
liance have recently addressed a memorandum to the neu
tral powers urging that belligerent submarines be not al
lowed in neutral waters or roadsteads. The note suggest
ed that neutrals should detain any belligerent submarine
entering neutral waters or otherwise grave dangers
would arise.
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BRITISH GAINING
LONDON, Oct. 9.—The British are gaining north of
Sari, according to the official information arriving today.
Severe fighting is proceeding in that quarter.
SERBS CROSS RIVER
ATHENS, Oct. 9.—The Serbs have crossed the river
Cerx and have occupied Skochivir. They captured one
hundred Bulgarians during the operation.
Will Fix Bridge
On 4th Avenue
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All Heady For Installation of Light
ing System to Begin. •
It was decided by the city council
last night to buy six piles eighty feet
long to fix up the Fourth avenue j
bridge temporarily. During* the dis
cussion on this subject Councilman
Chamberlain criticised the manner in
which the work on the stream had
been accomplished. Councilman Tor
rey, evidently in answer to critiiisms
about the work of the street commit
tee ami school committee, tendered
. his resignation as a member of tin*
j council hut the council refused to ac-j
I cept it.
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I The council ordered the money paid
i for the new cemetery after Mr.
Chamberlain had again dwelt on the
fact that at the burial of poor people
j a journey of some miles would be
| necessary.
Bids were received for the grading
of Fifth avenue between Adams and
the creek but all were rejected as too
high. The bids were: Edgar Prov
ince, $1 per yard; Peter Olson and
Co., $1 per yard; A. J. .McGarry, 84
cents a yard; X. R. Anderson and P.
McDonald, 03 cents. S. O. Morford,
acting for Frank L. BaHaine and the
Dickerman estate, protested against
the improvement if it cost more than
$25 per lot.
Messrs. Anderson and McDonald re
ceived the contract for building the
sidewalk on the east side of Fifth!
avenue from Adams st. to Railroad j
avenue. The price is $35.50 per j
thousand feet. It was also decided to j
build a walk around the side of the |
school house and to make improve-!
ments tin the south entrance.
It was announced at the meeting
that all the supplies for the new city
lighting system have been ordered
and that, the Seward Electric Com
pany ha* already begun the prelimin
ary work of installation.
The mayor and city attorney were
instructed to draw up a petition to
present to the engineering commission
asking that some effort be made to
get congress to fix Lowell creek.
PAN REAL GOLD AT
THE SEATTLE SHOW
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SEATTLE, Oct. 10.—Today was
Alaska Day at the Lands Product ex
hibition here and part of the celebra
tion was the panning of real gold by
old Klondykers.
OSBORNE RESIGNS
BUFFALO, Oct. 10.—Warden Os
borne, the reform warden of Sing
Sing, has resigned. He has been
made the object of many attacks and
has decided to get out for the sake of
peace.
SEWARD GIRL RUN OVER
BY AUTO NEAR SEATTLE
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
states that Miss Mildred Babcock was
recently run over by an automobile at
Georgetown near Seatle and injured
in the leg and head.
GOODRICH BRINGING
RAILS TO SEWARD
SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—The Admiral
Goodrich left last night with a rail
cargo for Seward and Anchorage.
FLOUR GOES UP TO
A VERY HIGH PRICE
The representative of the Fisher
Flour Mills Company who is in Sew
ard received a cable today advising
him that the flour market has ad
vanced another 40 cents a barrel al
though flour is generally lower at this
time of the year. The price has now
reached the highest mark for the year
1916.
TRACK LAID 6 MILES
THIS WAY ON INLET
The rails have been laid six miles
this way from Anchorage and three
miles more will soon be laid, accord
ing to Chairman W. C. Kdes of Jie
Kngineering Commission who return
ed this morning on the Mariposa. Mr.
Kdes had tried to come back overland
but found the weather on the Arm
made it impossible. He will go out
from this end, however, and look over
the ground. A winter supply camp *s
being established at Potter creek near
when* the railroad comes to the Arm
on the way out from Anchorage. I’he
track north of Anchorage has been
laid beyond Moose creek and will be
to King river in a few weeks when it
will then be in the heart of the coal
fields. It is now really in the coal
country. The road, therefore, this
fall will extend (12 or (id miles out
from Anchorage at least. The work
on the Susitna line has been almost
suspended for the fall. Mr. hides will
prohabl) go to Washington about the
first of the month.
BROOKLYN WINS 3D
GAME OF THE SERIES
Brooklyn won the third of the series
today by the narrow margin of 4 to
.‘I after Boston had taken the lirst two
games also by the skin of tin* tooth.
LINK-IT
Brooklyn—
Stengel—m.
Daubert—lb.
H. Myers—r.
Wheat—I.
Cutshaw—2b.
Mowery—■db.
Olsen—ss.
Miller—e.
Coombs and Pfeffer—p.
Boston—
Hooper—r.
Janvrin—2b.
Short ren—m,
Hoblitzel—lb.
Lewis—I.
(iardner—db.
Scott—ss.
Thomas—c.
Mays and Foster—p.
First Inning—
Boston: Two hits. Filled the bases
but failed to score.
Brooklyn: One hit and no runs.
Second Inning—
Boston: No hits and no runs.
Brooklyn: Myers dies out. Dau
bert singles to right. Stengel hits to
left. Wheat dies out. Cutshaw
singles, scoring Daubert. Mowery
goes out.
Three hits; one run.
I’hird Inning—
No hits, no runs.
Fourth Inning—
Boston: No hits and no runs.
Brooklyn: Olsen beats out a bunt
to tirst. Miller sacrifices, Olsen tak
ing second. Coombs singles scoring
Olsen.
2 hits, 1 run.
Fifth Inning—
Boston: Fails to score.
Brooklyn: Wheat and Movsery
walk and score on Olsen’s slashing
triple.
1 hit; 2 runs.
Sixth Inning—
Boston: Thomas goes out. Hend
rixson batting for Mays, walks.
Hooper’s long triple to right scores
Hendrixson. Hooper scores when
Shortren singles. Hoblitzel goes out.
2 hits, 2 runs.
Brooklyn: No runs.
Seventh Inning—
Foster replaces Mays in the box for
Boston. Boston ami Brooklyn fail to!
score in this inning, although Dau- j
bert was thrown out at the plate after
his slashing triple.
Eighth Inning—
Boston: Gardner smashes the ball
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over the right field wall for a home
run. Pfeffer replaces Coombs'.
1 hit, 1 run.
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Brooklyn: Wheat singles and
steals second but fails to score.
1 1 hit, no run.
Ninth Inning—
Roston: Short ren, Hoblitzell and
Lewis quickly retired in order.
Filial Score—
Rrooklyn 1; Ronton
Seward Will Soon
Have An Aeroplane
W. J. Stewart went out on the
Mariposa this morning from Anchor
age to secure an aeroplane which he
will fly between this city and Iditarod,
and also in the interior, taking in
Ruby and Fairbanks. He has decided
that Resurrection Ray olfers the best
place for starting flights and the n:a
chine will be assembled here and not
at Anchorage. It is said that Mr.
Martin of the Martin mine on Willow
creek is interested with him, and also
some other prominent people on the
Inlet.
MANY STEAMER HEADS
TO LOSE OLD POSITIONS
SEATTLE, Sept. 2!L—The merger
of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.,
anti the Pacific-Alaska Navigation
company will eliminate a number of
men now holding important positions
with the Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
Those eliminated will include Captain
Plain, port superintendent and prob
ably both C. D. Ounann anil C. R.
Cantelow, heads of their respective
passenger and freight departments.
Poth have their headquarters at San
Francisco. A score of minor office
employees will also be affected by the
consolidation. President Alexander
stated that the working force of the
new company would be chosen from
the Pacific Alaska Navigation Com
pany.—Ex.
ARRIVE!) ON MARIPOSA
The following arrived this morning
on the Mariposa: (l. E. Dooley, (1. W.
Swan, Fred Cox, W. C. Baird, E. R.
McFarland, Miss Long, James Wick
ersham, J. C. Gaffney, W. C. Edes,
A. Christensen.
WENT ON MARIPOSA
The following went out on the
Mariposa, Mrs. M. A. Crocker, Mrs.
E. E. Smith, Mrs. P. F. Benedict, Miss
Crosby, Fred Broquest, Richard
Wakelin, Frank Parish, A. Pearson,
Mrs. Pearson, F. W. Felch.
WATSON LEAVES SOON;
LAST ANCHORAGE TRIP
The Admiral Watson sailing on
October 22 from Seattle will call at
Kodiak. That will be the last trip
on which she will call at Anchorage,
according to schedule. The Farragut
will sail on the 17th but will not go
to Kodiak.