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Yol. <*. No. 118 SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915. _____Ten Cents the Copy
GERMAN SUBMARINE EOLLOWS LINER
INTO THE MERSEY NEAR LIVERPOOL
Situation In Dardanelles Is Unchanged and London Reports Turkish
Gunnery To Be Improving.
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Captain of Prince Eitel Frederick
Agrees to Give in Writing His
Reasons for the Sinking of the
Frye and Asks for Three Weeks
To Make Repairs to His Cruiser.
GERMAN CAPTAIN TO EXPLAIN
NEWPORT NEWS, Macr 12—The commander of
the Germany auxiliary cruiser, Prince Eitel Frederich,
has agreed to submit in writing the reasons for his sink
ing of the bark Frye which was bound from Seattle to
Liverpool with a cargo of wheat. He has made no state
ment regarding the matter and is apparently careful*
about saying anything that might be misunderstood and
lead to trouble. * So far as can be learned he has had no
communication from his government directing him in the |
course to pursue. There appears to be no knowledge of
the cause of sinking the Frye except it is that she was
carrying wheat to London and that as the British govern
ment has stopped all shipping to and from Germany the
latter country has a perfect right to stop all foodstuffs
from reaching England. In the meantime the Prince
Eitel Frederich is being viewed by crowds of people. Her
exploits against the merchant ships of her enemies have
been extraordinary considering the fact that powerful
hostile cruisers have been constantly on the the lookout
for her. The local people of pro-German sympathies
would have given her and her officers an ovation but for
the advice that such an act would serve as an indication
of lack of really neutral desires.
EITEL WANTS THREE WEEKS
NEWPORT NEWS, March 12.—The German con
verted cruiser Prince Eitel has asked for permission to
remain here for three weeks as her commander states that
such a period will he necessary to effect the repairs need
ed. It is quite in accordance with the rales laid down by
the powers to grant a vessel of a belligerent nation the
right to make what ever repairs she wants and the request
of the Prince Eitel will probably be granted. Every at
tempt to interview the commander of the cruiser has fail
ed. His name is Thierichiens and this name has now be
come famous in Germany as that of a man who as com-'
mander of an ordinary converted merchant liner has in
flicted tremendous damage on allied merchant ships. If he
is permitted to remain here three weeks the likelihood is
that he cannot escape. Some British cruisers are said to
be on watch outside already.
BELIEVE GERMANY SORRY
WASHINGTON, March 12.—The feeling in official;
circles here is that the German government will admit
that the sinking of the Frye in the South Atlantic was not;
justifiable and that reparation will be made. No ex
planation has been forwarded concerning the matter of- j
fically. The position which this country has been placed
in with relation to the European war shows only too clear
ly that the European powers are almost inclined to ignore
the threats of the Washington administration owing to I
their belief that the United States could hardly hope to
be able to enforce its threats. Gradually the opinion j
seems to be gaining ground that the United States can:
only hope in the future to secure proper recognition by
maintaining a powerful fleet.
GERMAN FLANK MOVEMENT
PETROGRAD, March 12.—General von Hindenburg
has started another flanking movement against Przasnysz
from the east and apparently has decided to recapture |
that city as a base for his general flanking movement
against Warsaw from the north. Owing to the tremend
ous size of the armies in modern warfare movements are
so slow that weeks are now occupied in movements that
would have been accomplished in hours in the past. The
whole of Poland is now the scene of what may be called i
one great battle wihch appeal’s to be several battles. As
Hindenburg’s movements develope it is becoming evident
that he has one great plan in view in which all his armies
are taking part as divisions of the whole. The flanking
movement now starting against Przasnysz is evidently
nothing more than an attempt to secure a base for the
attempt to force his wav south to the rear of the Russian
Warsaw position while his army to the southeast of War
saw along the Pilica river is moving towards the city in a
northwesterly direction. His ultimate object, in the opin
ion of military experts here, is to threaten the Russian
flanks that the evacuation of Warsaw might be made
necessary. The Russians, however, have the advantage of
presenting a concave front, the same advantage that the
Germans have against the British and French in the west
ern theatre of war.
NO DARDANELLES CHANGE
LONDON, MARCH 12.—The official news from the
Dardanelles today is that no change has taken place in
the situation there. The fleet when last heard from was
bombarding forts on the Aisatic as well as on the Euro
pean side of the passage but no more forts have been re-1
duced. A significant passage in the communique is that I
the aim of the Turks is improving. Nothing is said as to
the result of this improvement in the gunnery of the:
enemy but it is assumed that the Mussulman gunners have
found some of the allied ships again. So far only one ship
is said to have been severely hit and that was the British
Agamemnon which had a few men killed. This happened;
at the beginning of the attack on the outer forts at the
Agean sea entrance. It is reported here today that the
Russian fleet will soon commence the bombardment of the
forts on the Bosphorus in the effort to reach Constantin
ople. There is a belief that crack German gunners are
being sent to handle the Turkish guns or have already
reached the scene. With good gunnery, it is admitted, the
Turks could make the forcing of the Dardanelles extre
mely hazardous in spite of the superiority of the guns of
the warships. Some of the military experts point out that <
a serious danger might be encountered by the fleet!
through lack of proper care. Without landing of a force,!
they say, it would be quite possible for the Turks to bring
up guns near the shore of the Dardanelles and conceal
them until the ships come directly opposite them and with
in easy and sure range.
PURSUES LINER NEAR LIVERPOOL
LONDON, March 12—One of the most daring at
tempts against British shipping by the Germans was made
today when a hostile submarine pursued the Atlantic liner
Lapland right into the Mersey channel within a few miles
of Liverpool. The Lapland succeeded in escaping by her
superior speed but the daring of the submarine shows to
what lengths the enemy is prepared to go. The news
is constantly expected that some great ship will fall victim
to the submarine in that neighborhood and there is, need
less to say, some uneasiness all the time in shipping circles
although the German blockade has evidently failed in its
chief purpose, which is to prevent the shipment into Eng
land of foodstuffs. It is reported that twelve German
submarines all told have failed to return to their base at
Cuxhaven. If this is true it shows that the enemy will
never be able to keep the gaps in the submarine fleet fiilled.
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EGYPT SAFE
LONDON, March 12.—A dispatch from Cairo yester
day stated that the last of the Turkish forces have disap
peared from the Sinai peninsula and that the proposed
invasion of Egypt has been apparently abandoned entirely
The report has been issued, however, that the forces which
had been gathered for the attack on the Suez canal and
Egypt are now being rushed towards Constantinople to
defend the capital should the allied fleets succeed in fot c
ing the Dardanelles. No information has come from the
fleet operating in that channel this morning but news is
expected later in the day.
BRITISH EXPECT OFFENSIVE
LONDON, March 12.—The advance made by the Brit
ish north of Labassee is believed to be the prelude to a
general allied offensive movement. As the town captured
north of Labassee commands the Lille road it is a position
of such strategic importance that a further advance is
sure to result. The general public are entirely in the dark
as to the truth or falsity of the report that Kitchener’s
army has taken the field in full strength. According to
some of the reports the British army now in France and
Belgium amounts to a million men or close to that
number. __
ACCUSES FORMER ATTORNEY ..
GENERAL OF TYRANNY.
Also Severely Scores the Interstate
Commerce Commission for
its Acts.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.—
Julius Kruttschmitt, while testifying
today in the suit brought by the gov
ernment to break the merger between
the Southern Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads, accused Wickersham,
the former attorney general, of hav
ing forced the Southern Pacific to sell
the Central Pacific to the Union
Pacific. He also severely scored the
Interstate Commerce commission for
' what he apparently believes to be
tyranny and its utter disregard for
the interests of the railroad owners
ED. CRAWFORD BUYS CUMMINS
BOARDING HOUSE PROPERTY.
Ed. Crawford has purchased from
Laubner the lot and house now occup
! ied by the Cummins boarding house.
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ED. CHISHOLM BURIED.
The funeral of Ed. Chisholm, who
was killed by a falling log, took place
this morning at 11 o’clock.
TO IDITAROD ON SKIS.
Six men left for the Iditarod with
skis on their shoulders this morning.
They were Lars Ostnes, H. Petterson,
A. Haram, A. Johnson, L. Wicks and
P. Pederson.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
! AMERICAN SHOT
IN MEXICO CITY
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| CHICAGOAN KILLED BY ZAPATA
FORCES WHEN THEY
ENTERED CAPITAL.
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WASHINGTON, March 12.—John
' McManus, an American citizen, was
shot and killed by the Zapata forces
when they re-entered Mexico City a
few days ago. The detailed story of
the occurrence has not reached the
state department but will soon be
in the hands of Mr. Bryan. McManus
formerly lived in Chicago but some
time ago he took up a residence in the
Mexican capital. When Obregon left
the city last Saturday night McManus
hoisted the American flag above his
house and this flag was flying when he
was done to death. This fact makes
the affair all the more serious as it
indicates that the presence of the i
American flag rather brought about i
his death. The most serious conse
quence may result. In the meantime |
assurances have been received from
the Zapata government that quiet will j
be restored in the capital but the ;
shooting of McManus must first be ex
plained or atoned for.
EVANS AT MIDNIGHT.
The Admiral Evans is due to arrive
at midnight tonight.
MRS. JOHN I). ROCKEFELLER
DIES AT COUNTRY HOME.
NEW YORK, March 12.—Mrs. John
D. Rockefeller died at her country
home in this state this morning. She
had reached the age of seventy-six
and had been ailing for some time.
Her husband is in Florida but will ar
rive here as soon as possible.
THAW TELLS OF
ASYLUMJSCAPE
SAYS HE WAS SANE BUT IF HE
STAYED HE WOULD BE
CRAZY.
NEW YORK, March 12.—Harry K.
Thaw testifying in his own defence to
day told the whole story of his escape
from the Matteawan asylum. He de
clared that he was perfectly sane but
he expressed the belief that if he had
remained cooped up in the madhouse
he would have bcome a maniac. It is
evidently the intention of the defence
to show that the government had no
power whatever to hold a man who
was sane in an asylum and that a man
cannot be regarded as a lawbreaker
who only plans to secure his rights.
The interest in the evidence of Thaw
was extraordinary. Ten courthouses
could not contain the crowds that tried
to gain admission while the defendant j
was on the stand. Much sympathy is i
being aroused for the unfortunate ;
wretch as his escape and marital re- j
lations are such that hr is thought
now to be more sinned against than
sinning. His appearance on the stand
was entirely that of another man. The
debor.nair Harry Thaw of the past no
longer exists and nothing seems to re
main but a poor prematurely broken
individual. He was still on the wit
ness stand when this was written this
morning.
RITCHIE EASILY
OUTPOINTS WELCH.
NEW YORK, March 12.—Ritchie
easily outponted Welsh in the ten ,
round “no decision bout" which took
place here this evenng. The match
was witnessed by a large crowd and
there was hardly a man in the
audience that did not agree that
Ritchie was easily the superior of his
opponent.
EVANS FOR SELDOYIA.
The Evans will proceed to Seldovia
after her arrival here tonight.
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RUBLEE QUITS
R.R. COMMISSION
j ENGINEERING REPORT ABOUT
RAILROAD WILL NOT BE
MADE PUBLIC.
WASHINGTON, March 12.—George
Rubiee formally resigned as counsel
for the Alaska Government railroad
commission today to take his place
as a member of the Federal Trades
commission. He was appointed some
time ago to the latter body by Presi-!
dent Wilson but has continued to act
as legal advisor in the matter of the;
government railroad in Alaska. The
senate for a time gave every indica*
tion that his appointment to the trade
commission would not be confirmed,
but President Wilson decided that if
he failed of confirmation Rubiee would
receive a recess appointment. Secre-:
tary Lane says that the report of the |
engineering commission need not be
expected to be. published, at least for
the present. Indeed he intimates that
its first publicity will be received when j
it is transmitted to congress next
December. As congress has placed
the work in the hands of the adminis
tration entirely it is not necessary for
congress to ratify any of the plans so
the president and secretary of the in
terior can proceed with the work of
con truction without making the re
port public, and it seems to be the
opinion in administration circles that
the publication of the report might
only lead to controversies that would
tend to hamper the preparations. A J
shrewd guess is made in some quart
ers that the publication of the report
might let the owners of one of the ex
isting railroads know too much.
Martin Banbury has arrived from
the Kenai river for a short sojourn.
POLICE CHIEF
ACCUSES MAYOR
SAYS HE ORDERED FRAUDU
LENT REGISTRATION IN
TERRE HAUTE.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 12.—The
most sensational evidence given yet in
the trials of the Terre Haute people
who are charged with crookedness in
the recent elections there was given
today by a former chief of police of
that city who swore that he was order
ed by Mayor Roberts to make out
three thousand fraudulent registra
tion application forms. The testimony
so far seems to make clear one of the
most amazing examples of municipal
corruption that have ever been reveal
ed and unless the defense has some
extraordinary evidence in rebuttal a
conviction is almost certain.
SAY NEW YORK “BOMB” WAS
FILLED ONLY WITH SAND.
Italians Arrested for Alleged Conspir
acy Insist that Police Planted
the Supposed Explosive.
NEW Y'ORK, March 12.—The men
arrested here for conspiracy to blow
up St. Patrick’s cathedral and other
public buildings insist that the police
are the only ones in the world who
ever had any knowledge of such a
“conspiracy.” The men arrested are
Italians. Their counsel gave out the
statement today that the so-called
bomb found in St. Patrick’s cathedral
was filled with sand and not with
dynamite. The affair is now causing
a tremendous lot of interest and some
people are actually coming to be
lieve that there is more to the story
of the prisoners than was believed. It
seems to be certain that the police did
really exaggerate the affair.
CHILD DIES- AT SUNRISE.
John Snook, the nine years old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Snook of Sunrise,
was buried at that place last Tuesday.
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CARRANZA IS
AGAIN WARNED
HE AND OBREGON WILL BE
HELD PERSONALLY RE
SPONSIBLE.
WASHINGTON, March 12.—An
other note has been sent to Carranza
by this government warning him that
he and Obregon wi!! be held personal
ly responsible for an.v injury that
might be inflicted on American c*G
zens in any part of Mexico. He was
also notified that United States
government will require him to keep
open the railroad between Mexico
City and Vera Cruz so that foieign *rs
in the capital will have free access to
the seaport at any t'.n: » they wish.
The British government has also en
tered the Mexican cmO’Og'.io by de
manding of Carranza an explanation
as to why a British bark was seized
and detained at Campeche by officials
acting under the authority of Car
ranza. It is now admitted on all
hands that the condition of Mexico
is worse than it ever was before.
While in former revolutions there was
always apparent a chance that one
side or the other coul l gain control
there seems now to be an absolute
deadlock and a promise of eternal
squabbling. It is freely hinted around
Washington that this country cannot
avoid interference. It is clear that
leaders in the neighboring so-called
republic are a pack of worthless self
seekers who are absolutely unworthy
of recognition. The feeling through
out the United States has become such
that the invasion of Mexico would now
be looked upon with almost general
favor. There is every likelihood that
a lesson may soon be taught the ir
responsible and murderous individuals
on both sides.
BEARS KILLED
KING THURMAN
BODY SO BADLY TORN THAT IT
WAS CREMATED IN
CABIN.
That bears killed King Thurman,
who was found dead in a cabin in
Chickaloon Flats some time ago, is
a fact made certain by an examina
tion of the body by two men who were
sent out a few days ago to bury the
remains. These two men whose names
are not known, sent word to Commis
sioner Conroy and Deputy Marshal
Evans today that when they examined
the body they found it to have been
horribly torn. The limbs and body
were in so frightful a state that but
ial was out of the question so the cab
in was fired and the remains cremated.
Poor Thurman had been missing since
last July or August ard several at
tempts were made to find him with
out success until hunten. happened on
the cabin a few weeks ago. It is evi
dent that he had been attacked by
bears and rent almost limb from limb,
before he managed to get away and
crawi to the cabin to die. The mes
sage to the local authorities came
from Fred Bunce.
REGISTRATION MUCH
GREATER THIS YEAR.
The registration for the city elec
tion this year is far greater than the
registration for a corresponding
number of days last year. The numb
er of people registered at noon today
was ninety-two and the number regis
tered on the same date last year was
only seventy-eight.
SLUICING NOW
ON GROUNDHOG.
Al. Sellors and partners are now
actually engaged in sluicing on
Groundhog creek according to Al.
Chamberlain who returned yesterday
from a trip to Sunrise,