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YPRES WILL SEE
GREAT BATTLE
GERMANS MOBILIZING FOR
WHAT MAY PROVE DECIS
IVE FIGHT.
PARIS. Feb. 1.—The Germans are
mobilizing in great force around
Ypre.» ami are evidently planning to j
strike a great blow at the allies in !
that quarter with the hope that they j
can break the line and divide the al
lied forces. They have already de
livered several determined attacks at
Ypres but so far all such attacks have
been repulsed by the allied artillery
and infantry. The official announce- j
ment this morning states that several
German trenches have been demolish
ed by the allied artillery along the
river Aisne. With this exception there
is nothing told of a definite nature
and apparently no decisive results
have been gained for some days in
any part of the war theater.
PART OF THE Kl'DOLPH
RANCH FOR CITY LOTS.
A New Addition to he (liven to City
l nder the Name of Bay view
Addition.
E. E. Rudolph, the owner of the tine (
homestead near the city, has decided j
to divide part of his homestead into j
city lots which will be known as the
Bayview addition to the city of Sew- j
ard. Two hundred and fifty lots will j
be provided in this manner.
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WATSON IN SEATTLE.
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SEATTLE, Feb. 1.—The Admiral
Watson arrived here from Alaska j
Sat unlay noon.
BRYAN TURNS DOWN THE
PROTEST OF GERMANY.
Says that Hydroaeroplanes C annot be
Regarded as Vessels of
War.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—Secretary
| of State Bryan has turned down the
protest made by the German govern
ment against the sale of hydroaero
' planes by the Americans to the allies.
In his answer Bryan states that
hydroaeroplanes cannot be regariled
as vessels of war although they can be
used for warlike purposes. Already
notice has been served by some of the
pro-German members of congress that
the matter will be carried further.
They regard the ruling by the secre
tary as altogether unfair to the Ger
. man cause.
WEALTHY NEW YORK MAN
KILLS FAMILY AND SELF.
Herman Auerback (Joes Crazy and
Butchers His Wife and
Daughter*.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—-Herman
Auerback, a wealthy real estate man,
killed his wife and two daughters last
night under the most revolting cir
cumstances and later took his own
life. The only member of the family
not butchered by the father was the
son who was spared for some reason
that cannot be learned. Auerback is
supposed to have suddenly been driven
1 crazy for some reason or another. It
is known that he had lived on the best
terms with his wife and children dur
ing all their lives and the only explan
ation of the crime is that he must sud
j denly have been seized with a murder
ous mania.
EVANS IN MORNING.
The Admiral Evans is due to ar
rive tomorrow morning at 2 o’clock.
She will not go west.
BIG BATTLE STARTS
IN THE CARPATHIANS
PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.—A great
battle has just started in the Car
pathian mountains between the Dukla
and Wyszkow passes which will prob
ably be the decisive conflict to deter
mine the fate of the Russian effort to
hold Galicia and Hungary. It is ad
mitted here that the struggle which
has opened will be a bitter and well
contested one as the Austrians have
received tremendous reinforcements
and will fight with the knowledge that
defeat will mean the advance of the
Russian army into the heart of the
Austro-Hungarian empire. Large
LANE HAS NOT MADE
ROAD ROUTE PROMISE.
WASHIGTON. Jan. 20.—A report
was in circulation yesterday that Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin K.
Lane had committed himself as in
favor of the purchase by the United
States government of the Copper
River & Northwestern railroad.
Gilson Gardner, special writer for
the United Press, denied the rumor,
and quoted Secretary Lan-» as follows,
“There is no truth in the report
that I have announced myself in fav
or of the purchasing of the Copper
River & Northwestern railroad. I
have ta’ked with the President sever
al times about the Alaska railroad
proposition, but we have arrived at
no conclusion.”—Juneau Empire.
Evan Bruner, a brother of Senator
Elwood Bruner who died this month
in California, has arrived in Seward
and will remain for some time. He has
not heard of the cause of his brother s
death. He received from a member of
the family a letter dated the day be
fore the Senator’s death asking
•‘Where is Elwood?”
W. E. Dunkle and Mrs. Dunkle ar
rived on the Mariposa. Mr. Dunkle is
popularly spoken of as the representa
tive of the Guggenheims. He was well
known in Seward some years ago.
Meet me at The Branch.
German forces are said to have joined
the Austrians in that quarter recently
for the purpose of trying to check the
Russian advance as such an advance
would be of the most serious kind at
the present time. No information has
arrived here yet as to the progress of
the great battle and it is thought
that many days will elapse before a
decision can be reached. Owing to
the distance of the Russian army at
that point from its bases a defeat
might well prove disastrous but for
this very reason the Russian general
staff is preparing to fight to the last.
MANY JEWS FIGHTING
FOR BRITISH EMPIRE.
LONDON, Jan. 30.—More than 10,
000 Jews are now serving in the Brit
ish army and navy and the army
casualty lists show that six officers
and over 40 enlisted men have been
killed and 150 reported wounded or
missing, in addition.
These figures are compiled by the
f Rev. Michael Adler, the senior Jewish
chaplain to the forces. The Rev.
Adler has a son in the Royal Fusiliers,
and he himself expects to leave for the
front soon.
“Before the war, says the Rabbi,
“there were only 500 Jews in the
service. Since the war, all sections of
Jewry, rich and poor, have responded.
Two of our men have received dis
tinguished conduct medals. There
are a large number of Jewish officers
and men in the Australasian forces in
Egypt, while others took part in the
I operations in Samoa and New Guinea.
' Among the Canadian troops are about
300 Jews, mostly sons of naturalized
Russian and Roumanian Jews. Jew
ish soldiers are to be found also in all
I the training centers in England."
R. E. Clarke has arrived in the city
to look over the situation like so many
others. He is an old timer in the ter
ritory .
See us before sending outside fjr
your iob printing.
DACIA STARTS
FOR jp ANY
FAMOUS SHIP TO TEST CONTRA
BAND MATTER JUST
LEFT.
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GALVESTON, Feb. 1.—The steam
ship Dacia, which was transferred
from German to American registry,
leaves today for Bremen, Germany,
direct with cotton and it is believed
that she will be seized by the Brit'sh
authorities and the voyage may be
one of historic importance. Cotton
has not been declared contraband by
the British but the transfer of Ger
man ships to American registry is re
sented deeply by the British people
and it is feared that this rese ntment
will be carried to such a length that
a very awkward situation might he
developed. The Dacia was to have
left some time ago but has been de
layed in getting her cargo ready.
Nothing has been heard of the steam
ship Wilhelmina which is carrying
food supplies direct to Germany. It is
thought that both vessels will be
seized.
HUMPHREY IS ONE OF
KNIK TRANSPORTATION CO.
Capt. Omar J. Huhphrey, the prom
inent steamship man of many years'
experience in Alaska, is said to be one
of the chief organizers of the new
transportation company which is se
curing vessels to ply in the waters of
Knik and vicinity.
RUSSIANS ADVANCE SLOWLY
ON EAST PRUSSIAN SOIL.
Gunboats of Russia Reported to have
Inflicted Damage on Turkish Ships
in Black Sea.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.—The Rus
sian invading army is advancing in
East Prussia but it is admitted that
the advance at present is slow. Sever
al minor successes have been gained
there by the Russians. The Germans
are reported to be sending reinforce
ments as fast as possible from the
southern line in East Prussia to op
pose the advance. The garrison of
the fortress of Koenigsburg is also
believed to be marching to strengthen
the German lines of defense and a
great battle may occur at any time.
Reports from the Black sea show that
Rus ian gunboats have inflicted ser
ious damage on Turkish shipping in
those waters. They raided several
Turkish ports last week successfully.
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE
THEMSELVES ALREADY.
Two Nome Men Outside Want to Fill
Vacancy Caused by Senator
Bruner’s Death.
Word has been received from Seat
tle that George James and Andy
Anderson, both of Nome, who arc now
in the Spirit city have announced their
candidacy for the election to the ter
ritorial senate for the place made
vacant by the death of Senator El
wood Bruner. The two men were
candidates at the regular election but
stood so much in the way of each
other that Aldrich was elected. Mr.
Anderson passed through Seward a
few’ months ago on his w’ay outside
after the w’reck of the Silver Wave on
which he left Nome. There has been
no statement made yet as to whether
an election to fill the vacancy will be
held.
MRS. S. HALL YOUNG DEAD.
The Progressive of Ketchikan an
nounces the death of Mrs. S. Hall
! Yroung, w’ife of Rev. Young the vet
eran minister of Alaska. Mrs. Young
died in New York city on the 13th of
Januaiy. The deceased is wide*y
known throughout Alaska.
A. G. Anderson, cashier of Brown
and Haw’kins, leaves on the Evans
for a vaction to his home in Seattle.
He will be absent about six w’eeks.
The new’est Kerosene mantle lamps,
at Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
WILSON WILL SPEAK ON
SHIP PURCHASE MEASURE.
Expected to Make Speech of Admin
istration Before Commerce
Chambers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—President
Wilson will address the united Cham
ber of Commerce of the United States
next Wednesday on the ship purchase
bill and is expected to deliver most
important speech of the administra
tion. He will endeavor to show the
business interests of the country that
in purchasing the ships of Germans
or others he is not at all trying to in
jure private ownership of merchant
marine but he is seeking to build up i
American Commerce. The speech is i
probably intendd to destroy opposi- j
tion in the senate and to secure the
support of the mercantile interests.
FRANK IS GRANTED A
NEW HEARING.
Man Accused of Murdering the Girl
Named Fagan has His Fate
Post poned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—The Unit
ed States today granted a new hear
ing of the case of Leo Frank, the
southern factory superintendent, who
was sentenced to deuth on the charge
of murdering a young girl name.l
Fagan, The courted granted the new
hearing chiefly because at th^ first
trial of Frank a bitter host;lily was
manifested towards him and tended
to influence the minds of the jury.
The Jewish leaders have worked hard
to secure a new trial for him. r) I e
new hearing has been set for the
twenty thin! inst.
LARGE NUMBER ARRIVE
ON STEAMER MARIPOSA.
About forty passengers got off the
Mariposa Saturday night in Seward.
Twenty six passengers came from
Seattle and the others came from
points along the coast. The following
are the passengers from Seattle.
B. H. Haock, I). E. Dunkle, Mrs.
Dunkle, R. G. Guest, Will Steel, W. G
Cooper, E. L. McKern, L. Blondo, L.
Carpenter, L. F. Shaw, Rex Seymaur,
Mrs. W. Stutsman, Ritcr Steil, W. H.
Mendham, Wm. Koderback, F. J. Cox,
Al. Sullivan, R. L. Bernard and eight
steerage.
CONTRACT LET TO
DRILL KENAI RIVER.
Big Work to be Done this Spring on
Ground of Frank Youngs and
Associates.
In a letter to Frank Cotter, Frank
E. Youngs, writing from Seattle, says
that on the day before the writing of
the letter the contract was signed for
the drilling of Kenai river this spring.
Mr. Youngs says it is a most import
ant bit of news for the district and
from this it may be assumed that very
extensive operations will be carried
on.
EXAMINING SNOW ON
COPPER RIVER R. R.
Alaska Engineering Commission Man
is Now Making New In
vestigations.
K. K. Kuney of the Alaska Govern
ment engineering commission has ar
rived at Cordova and is now investi
gating the snow conditions on the
Copper River Railraod for the govern
ment, according to the Alaska Times
of Cordota. In the Portland Oregon
ian appears a dispatch from its Wash
ington correspondent, dated January
18, in which it is stated that President
Wilson is carrying on negotiations
with the Guggenheims for the pur
chase of the Copper River R. R.
The Oregonian correspondent also
states that President Wilson is trying j
'to make friends with Wall Street and
insinuates that the purchase of the
Copper River road is part of the plan
to secure the Street’s friendship. The
writeup is, however, very evidently
intended to ^>e antagonistic to the ad
ministration and should, therefore, be
taken carefully.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
RIOTS IN ROME
AT PEACE MEET
CROWDS HISS PEACE ADVO
CATES AND BAYONETS
SCATTER THEM.
—
1 ROME, Feb. 1.—A meeting called
yesterday by senators and public men
for the purpose of starting a move
ment in favor of peace broke inU;
fierce riots. When the speakers al
luded to peace the crowd hissed and
became so riotous that the police were
compelled to disperse the people at
the points of their bayonets. Pari of
the people who attended the meeting
were strongly in favor of Italy main
taining neutrality and the rioting be
gan when men of that opinion and the
advocates of war came to blows. For
a time the city was in a pandemonium
and several serious encounters took
place.
After that meeting another meeting
of working people was held to protest
against the rise in the price of wheat
and the government today suspended
the duty on wheat to alleviate the dis
tress as much as possible. The popu
lation seems to be so much divided on
the question of the war that it is dif
ficult to tell what the ultimate out
come will be. Some prominent people
seem to fear that if Italy remains
neutral she will be entirely left out
of consideration when the time comes
for arranging peace terms and for
dividing the parts of the continent af
fected and arranging the spheres of
influence of the different nations.
TERRIFIC GALE SMASHES
DALLAS ANI) OTHER TOWNS.
Frightful Wind Rages Over Texas
and Great Loss to Property
Results.
DALLAS, Feb. 1.—Great damage is
reported to property as the result of
a terrific gale which raged over this
part of Texas yesterday. Several
buildings were injured in this city but
in some smaller towns the damage
was much worse. The gale is said to
be the worst that has ever been ex
perienced in the state. Trees were
blown down all over and several
farm houses were levelled. It is fear
ed that much loss of life has occurred
but no definite reports have been re
cived from the outlying districts
where the gale raged at its worst.
Evan Bruner who came on the Mari
posa was enrolling clerk of the senate
of the territorial legislature. ,
MRS. CARMAN WILL BE
PLACED ON TRIAL AGAIN.
Woman Charged with Murdering Mrs.
Bailey Must Again Face the
Court.
FREEPORT, New York, Feb. 1.—
Mrs. Florence Carman will again be
tried for the murder of Mrs. William
Bailey who was shot dead while she
was in the office of Dr. Carman, the
husband of the woman who is charged
with the crime. The jury disagreed
in the last trial and it was thought at
that time that the prosecution would
be dropped but the district attorney
has announced that the second trial
will be proceeded with.
WHEAT CONTINUES TO
GO STILL UPWARD.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.—'Wheat is sell
ing today for one dollar and fifty four
which is a rise of two cents in the
past two days. During those two days
the price of w’hcat has risen more
than at any other period of double the
ext nt and the indications are that
the upward trend will be maintained.
WHEAT JUMPS FURTHER.
CHICAGO,' Feb. 1.—During the day
wheat jumped to fifty seven even but
it closed this afternoon at fi't/ »i< and
a quarter. The greatest excitement
prevails in wheat circles.
We carry a complete builders hard
ware and tools line. Brown & Hawk
ins, “Quality First.”
FRENCH SHIP IS SUNK
OFF BELGIAN COAST.
Berlin Announces Success of Sub
marine Attack off City of
Nieuport.
BERLIN, Feb. L—A French tor
pedo boat has been sunk ofT the city
of Nieuport by a German submarine.
The torpedo boat was one of the ves
sels that had been engaged in shel
ling the German positions on the
Belgian coast. The number of lives
1 lost by the sinking of the vessel has
1 not been told. The success of Ger
man submarines during the past few
days has caused the greatest rejoicing
1 here as the sinking of the British
merchant ships is taken to mean that
England can now be reached through
her stomach in spite of her great
fleets.
LANE AND WHITEHEAD
FORM PARTNERSHIP.
Two Well Known Business Men will
Engage in Real Fist ale
Business.
Derick Lane and G. B. Whitehead
have formed a partnership for the
purpose of conducting a real estate
business in this city. Steve White
head in future will take sole charge
of insurance and building contracts.
Messrs Whitehead and Lane are so
well and favorably kncnw that their
success is ossured. They have the
greatest faith in the future of Seward
and have prepared to carry on their
business on a scale worthy of the
terminal city of the government rail
road.
WENT ON MARIPOSA.
The following passengers went out
on the Mariposa: Mrs. J. A. Littlefield
Otto H. Poehlmann, Al. Wolf, Wm.
Mendham, Peter Steil.
GERMANS OPEN
| WARSAW FIGHT
.
RENEW ATTACKS ON VISTl LA
AND BZL'RA RIVERS
VIOLENTLY.
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PETROGRAD, Feb. 1.—The in
creasing violence of the German at
tacks on the Vistula and Bzura rivers
is believed to mean General Hind*
enburg is planning a violent onset
with the purpose of attempting to
capture the city of Warsaw. The sev
erest fighting during the past few
days has been proceeding near
Sochaeszew which is the nearest town
on the Bzura to the Polish capital.
The advances made by the enemy are
not large although it is apparent that
they have made some progress to the
westward of the city which is the ob
ject of their campaign.
STRUGGLE OVER THE
SHIPPING BILL RESUMED.
Both Sides Determined and Democrats
Hope to Force a roll
Call.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—The light
on the shipping bill has been resumed
by the senate. The leaders of the
fight declare that the senate will stay
in session until one side or the other
\ weakens. The democrats hope to
; force a roll call and bring the matter
to an issue quickly.
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Frank Kolash, formerly postmaster
at Nome, writes to T. W. Hawkins
that thousands of people will come
from California to Seward the very
minute this place has been definitely
chosen as the terminal.
GERMAN SUBMARINE
RAIDS LIVERPOOL
LONDON, Feb. 1.—A German sub
marine sank three Bditish merchant
vessels last Saturday near Liverpool
and another hostile submarine appear
ed off that port today. The worst
kind of pan'c has resulted amongst
the shipping interests. Most of the
British ports have been closed and
many people have come to the con
clusion that at last the enemy has at
tacked Britain in her most vulnerable
point. While the country stands
aghast at the nerve and effectiveness
of the German enemy there comes the
fctroy that a German submarine has
sunk two British merchant steamers
off the port of Havre, France. It is
not too much to say that shipping has
been terrorized if such a phrase could
be used.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1.—Shipping in
surance has gone from five shillings
to twenty shillings as a direct result
of the raid by the German submarine
on the ships off this port last Satur
day. New- comes today that another
German submarine has appeared off
HlIRPr 'ANE SMASHES
AN ORPHAN ASYLUM.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.—'Twenty
boys and girls were seriously injured
yesterday near this city when a hur
ricane blew over an orphan asylum
and partially demolished the building
before the children had time to es
cape. Some of the walls of the build
ing fell in and considering the damage
done it is regarded as remarkable that
no loss of life resulted.
It is pretty well known that on the
arrival of the Evans a marriage will
take place in Seward. One of the
contracting parties, it is said, is on
the Evans and the other is here. How
ever there is nothing definite to be
said as no one interested will say
“yes” or“no.”
this port. It may be the same sub
' marine that inflicted so much damage
J last Saturday, but it has caused all
the ships that were ready to clear to
postpone their sailings. It is now
| dear that Germany has commenced in
earnest its threatened war against the
j merchant service of Great Britian
and from this time forward hostile
! submarines will probably be used by
the enemy in the waters near all the
great shipping ports in the endeavor
to frighten ship owners to such an
extent that the food supply of the na
tion will be placed in serious jeopardy.
The people are amazed at the daring
; displayed by the German vessels in
travelling half way around the island
of Great Britian and into the Irish
| Sea, right in the route of the groat
' est shipping in the world. The people
of this western coast had believed
! themselves safe from attack so that
I the raid has been the greatest sensa
| tion of the war for this city, Man
chester and the other great cities of
the midlands. All the newspapers
this morning are calling on the naval
1 authorities for action of the most de
termined kind to free the home of
! waters of the dangerous enemy.
ALLEGED SLAYER OF
SCHONBORN IS CAUGHT.
L. F. Shaw brings word from Cor
dova that the alleged murderer of
Louis Schonborn has been caught
somewhere near the scene of the mur
der. Mr. Shaw did not learn the name
of the man arrested and the only
thing he heard as to the man's ident
I ity is that he came from Canada.
Deputy Marshal Hoffman is credited
with making the capture.
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
NOME FEBRUARY 27.
» Governor Strong has called a spec
I'ial election at Nome to fill the place
! in the territorial senate caused by the
death of Senator Bruner. The elect
ion date will be February 27. Some
men who are outside will probably be
Candidates.