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SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUA 3. 1910. __
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REPORT VILLA ALIVE WITH
SEVEN HUNDRED FOLLOWERS
UK POUT VILLA ALIVE
EL PASO, Lily 3.—Americans arriving at the border
report that Villa is alive and is encamped with seven hun
dred men at Kio l'lorido while General Ignacio Kamos,
commamling the Carrun.ia Luces in the region, is tiling
to cil'eet his capture.
1 Ul. TO TAKE MEXICANS
FOKT HANCtK K. July 3. — The American cavalry
force has returned after having made two fruitless in
cursions into Mexico in pursuit oi the .Mexicans who iaid
ed the ranch near this place. They kept the trail of the
bandits for some time but never came in sight oi them.
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WILSON IMPATIENT
WASHINGTON, -Inly 2.—(Sunday)—President Wil
son's patience has been strained to the limit, faiianzu
has now been silent for six days but the crisis is expected
on Monday. Lansing lias warned Arredondo again that
an earh reply is required as the senate may "ant to ad
journ at any moment.
MEXICANS UAH) AGAIN j
Ml. PASO. Inly 2. — (Sunday) — Mexicans raided a
ranch on the American side near Fort Hancock last night
ami took away horses and cattle. General 1 ttnston has
ordered American troops across the border in pursuit and |
th« fact mav precipitate serious matters, li has also been
learned that Mrs. William Hamilton, the wife of a plant-j
or. "its forcibly removed from a refugee train near No
gales by Mexicans and her release has been demanded, j
FCNSTON SMILES
SAN ANTONIO, July 2.—(Sunday)—General Ftm-j
ston just smiled today when it was asked if the American |
troops arc retiring from Mexico.
AH) MILITIA FAMILIES !
WASHINGTON. July 1.—(Saturday)—A resolution!
appropriating two million dollars for the rebel oi tlicj
families of married militiamen called to service passed
the house today. It gives the secretary of war power to
pay fifty dollars a month to the family of a militiaman j
which has no income.
MEXICAN TROOPS MOVE
EL PASO, July 1.—(Saturday)—Carranza troops
from the southern part of Chihuahua state are being mov
ed nearer to the American lines and General Trevino,
commander of the northern army of the tie tacto govern
ment. is closing in on Pershing's base near Column Dub
inin Carranza forces are also reported to be constantly
arriving and the movements are suspected as being pre
parations for an attack on the American forces if the re
lations reach the breaking point.
RICH Ml ST PAY FOIl WAR
WASHINGTON. July 1.— (Saturday) —Income, in
heritances and munitions taxes are to pay the cost of pre
paredness and if war comes the cost will be paid by a
bond issue that will shift the burden almost entirely on
accumulated wealth and big incomes. The new revenue
bill which was introduced in the House today is an epoch
making measure in the opinion of the leaders of congress
as it will establish a national inheritance tax as a perman
ent part of the fiscal system.
NOT TO PRESS CARRANZA
WASHINGTON, July 3.—The state department’s lat
est announcement today is that this government will not
press Carranza for an answer to the demands of the
United States. The department announces that the situa
tion is in statu quo and the tension is relieved somewhat
by the release of the American troopers.
WOOD FOR CHIEF COMMAND
WASHINGTON, July 3.—The war department has
announced the division of the southern department of the
army into three sections under the respective commands
of Funston, Pershing and Bell. This is believed to be the
preliminary step to placing General Leonard Wood in
supreme command.
21 MILLION AVAILABLE
WASHINGTON. July 3.—In the United States today
are twenty-one million able bodied men between the ages
of 18 and 41 according to the report issued by the census
bureau today.
jNol a Man to Get
tor Work in Seward
IG J. Weir asked Koadmaster
Morris yesterday to get twenty-five
additional men to go to work on the
railroad but the roadmaster came
back this morning with word that he
couldn't find a man idle. Men are
wanted for extra gangs, section
gangs, station work and other em
ployment but Seward is in the happy
position where the demand is greater
than the supply at present.
KGSFGCT TUG FLAY GIGS
The Seward baseball management
has asked the Gateway to suggest
that rough and offensive language be
avoided in future by spectators during
the games. It is stated that a few
en'ookers yesterday made use of re
marks that were very unpleasant and
they are asked to avoid this in future,
particularly towards our visitors.
I 11 VNGKS IN GIN IT l*
Lucs rnd Foehlinar.n will be the
Seward battery in the game this even
ing again. i Fort Liscum, and one o
two other charges may be made in
the home team.
C. COMPANY MAN IS
PROW N ED AT LON(5 BEACH
LONV. BEACH, Cal., July S.—
Julian I.iebes, forty-five ycat's of age,
was drowned yesterday while bathing
in the surf and his son Ceorge, aged
It',, narrowly escaped. They were
caught in a tide rip. Inches was in
terested in the Alaska Commercial
t ompany.
❖ WILSON WOI LD *
❖ SAYK CASEMENT ❖
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WASHINGTON. July :k—President
Wilson, it is known, is anxious to do
something to prevent the execution of i
Sir Roger Casement and it is believed
that he will attempt to secure from
the British government a remission of
the death sentence on the condemned
Irishman.
BRITISH TAKE POSITIONS AND
TRENCH REACH SECOND IJNES
SEWARD WINS FIRST
<;ame of the series
Seward vanquished the l nited
States forces yesterday b\ 10 to 1 lie
fore a large crowd and in perfect!>
beautiful weather in the first game of
the series. 'The defeat of the visitors ■
was due chiefly to poor support of
Allen which was probably due in a,
great measure to the rough surface to
which Fort Liscuni is unaccustomed.!
The visitors expect to make a much ,
better show ing this evening.
Seward— AB 1! II H
Campbell, lb .5 2 2 0(
Adams, rf."» 2 1 0
Taylor, ss .•» 2 2
Byan, cf ...> 0 2 0
Manthey p .o 0 0 1
Tolman, c .M 1 0 0
Finnegan, T., 2b.1 1 u
Finnegan, .1., If.4 1 0 0
Nickerson, Mb .1 1 1 I
Totals .30 10 0 2;
Ft. Liscum~ All K H F
Combs, If .f> 0 0 0!
Rogers, 2b .1 2 1
Odear, lb .•"» 2 2 0
Lains, 2b .•*» 1 l_ 1
Hauk, ss .1 0 0 2
Allen, p .1 0 2 1
Gardner, rf _ 4 0 0 1
Gifford, ef.« o i u
Brown, c .4 0 0 1
Totals .22 4 2 0j
Fort Liscum . ...0 0 1 0 0 2
Fort Liscum . .0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
Seward .0 i 1 0 2 2 1 2 x—10 j
Summary:—First base on balls; of I
Manthey 1; Oil’ Allen 1. Left on
bases; Seward (’>. Fort Liscum 2. Wild;
pitch Allen 1. Two base hits. Odear.:
Lains, Allen. Struck out by Aanllttw
7. by Allen 6. Passed balls Brown 4.'
Hit by pitcher, by Allen 2. Balk
Allen.
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Detailed Play
Combs went to bat for Liscum and
singled on an error. Roger walked
and Odear was nabbed by Tolman on
a foul. Lains got out making f*»vt
but sent his men to second and third
where they-died when Hauk fanned.
* HETTY GREEN *
* PASSES AW \\
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NEW YORK, July :E—II ity Green, |
known as the richest woman in the
world, died here today at the age of
eighty-three in her home. Sin* hud
been ill for several weeks niter a
stroke of apoplexy which seized her
last March.
AMERICANS KILLED
IN SVN DOMINGO
WASHINGTON, July Three
American marines were wounded and
one was killed in two lights with, the
revolutionists in San Domingo, The
new s was conveyed in a me>; age to
the state department.
LOS ELORN GIRL KILLS
SELF HFI ORE SCORES
CHICAGO. July P*. — Miss Jean
Richardson, ilfi, of Houston, Texas,
committed suicide today before .-cores
of people in the postoflice w hen she
threw herself from the gallery to the
..t m |.#u«> a u ■> <• o.i i *» .1. i.«'
building, She fell five stories. U h
said the cause was disappointment in
love.
CHILD 01 W \SIIINGT<»\
C. REGENT IS KILLED
SEATTLE, July P*. * Josephine
Gaelics, the live years old daughter of
C. F. Gadies. of Mount Vernon. :
member of the hoard of regents of tin
state university, fell four stone- down
an elevator shaft at the Hutler Hole’
yesterday.
( Note:—This message doe not -a\
the ehiid was killed.)
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Campbell wont out at first, Adam.
fanned hut Taylor and the ball came
* together and he took first. Ryan’s
fly was missed by Hauk and Taylor
was on third when a greased lightn
(Continued on Pago P.)
TERMINAL CITY IN TRIUMPH
CELERRATES NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Glorious weather is here and glori
ous weather will stay, Seward is gay
with bright bunting and Resurrection
Bay is glistening in the sun and all
the world looks bright for the celebra
tion of the National Holiday in the
Terminal City today, tomorrow and t
Wednesday night when the festivities
will end with the Grand Carnival ,
dance at A. B. Hall that will conclude
in a blaze of fun and glory the great
occasion.
The next big event to take place
will be the second game between Sew
ard and Fort I.iscum this evening at
6 o’clock. After the game the Mile
run will take place, starting opposite
the Overland Hotel and finishing at
the same place.
After the parade and exercises to
morrow the field events will be im
mediately started. The Gun Club will
holds its shoot at H) a. m. tomorrow.
The field events will include all sorts
of jumps, sprints and similar jitemU
not forgetting races for boys and
‘ girls.
After the races tomorrow the third'
of the series of hall games will take
place and at (5 p. m. tomorrow the
contestants in the great Mountain
Marathon will be sent away on their
Olympic climb to the summit, starting,
from the Hank of Seward.
When the people rose this morninff
they found the city really on fete
| with multi-colored streamers span
ning Fourth avenue and almost roof
ing it with brilliant banners.
At 10 a. m. tomorrow the stores will
j close and Seward will give itself lip
to a full enjoyment of the occasion.
Large numbers of people have come
in from the surounding country and
seldom has the town presented so
bright a spectacle, everyone appar
ently having caught the spirit of the
j occasion and having that spirit in
tensified by the knowledge that the
present Fourth comes immediately
after the announcement of the big
railroad appropriation which insures
prosperity, and permanency for the
town that is now commemorating the
great national holiday.
Parade and Line of March
Formation of parade will take place
on upper Auams street and march
down Adams to 5th Ave., thence to
Washington St.; thence west to 4th
Ave.; thence north on 4th Ave. to top
of hill where the Declaration of In
dependence will be read and a few ap
propriate speeches will be delivered.
Stations in Parade
The G. A. R. will be first in line
followed by the Spanish American
War Veterans, Sons of Veterans,
Pioneers, Mrs. Martin’s Red Cross
1 Nurses, Battery A. of the Seward Boy
| Scouts, Fire Department, base bull
teams, floats, etc.
The parade will take place between
the hours of 12 m. and 1 p. m. unless
; otherwise changed by the committee'
j of arrangements. The hearty support
of everyone is desired.
The Veterans are requested to meet (
at 11:30 a. m. opposite the Bank of
Seward and procure their flags and
badges.
Judge J. J. Finnegan will deliver;
the address.
G. B. Poindexter will be marshal of,
the day.
FRENCH RETAKE THIAUMONT
PARIS, July 3— Paris was electrified by the informa
tion that came this morning to the effect that our troops
have retaken Fort Thiaumont, the nearest fort to Verdun
which the Germans had captured. The recapture of the
fort is taken as indicating the growing weakness of the
enemy.
FRENCH DRIVE SUCCESSFUL
PARIS, July 3.—South of the Somme the French have
forced their way into the second liiu* of the German en
trenchments at a number of points and have captured a
\ illage and the w ood of Mereaucourt. This is announced
officially and it is stated that several unwounded prisoners
were taken. In the two days’ battle the number of Ger
man prisoners taken was six thousand.
RUSSIANS ALSO WINNING
PETROGRAI), July 3.—General Letehit LetchitskyVs
army after intense lighting has taken Austrian positions
in the region west of Kolomea in Galicia. This official
statement also says that two thousand prisoners were
taken in this sector.
GERMANS THRUST BACK
LONDON, July 2.—(Sunday)—In the greatest bat
tle since the Marne the Germans have been thrust back
six miles along a twenty-five mile front as part of the
great allied offensive. The British captured Mametz,
Serra Montauban and Laboiselle and after a desperate
hand to hand light they took the fortified village of Friz
court. Six thousand Germans have been captured to date
in the drive hut terrific fighting continues. The front
German trenches were demolished by our awful fire be
fore me assault ami mo rushing of them was not accom
panied by such loss of life to us as might be expected.
BATTLE IN AIR
LONDON, July 3.—British air raiders encountered
a squadron of twenty German airships last night and a
battle took place in the air. After destroying two Ger
man machines the British escaped.
ATTACK VERDUN FIERCELY
PARIS, July 1.—(Saturday)—'The German crown
prince has resumed his drive on Verdun with the most
violent attacks on both banks of the Meuse, the war office
announces today. The most violent fighting for many
weeks has developed in the northwest sectors of the fort
ress but no results are noted.
STOP EUROPEAN TRAVEL
LONDON, July 1.—(Saturday)—The war office has
requested that in the interests of public safety travel on
the continent be restricted to persons having onl\ the
most serious business.
BERLIN SAYS REPULSED
BERLIN, July 1.—(Saturday)—Repeated British
and French attacks at several points on the western front
have been “everywhere repulsed,” according to the official
statement issued by the war office this afternoon.
TAKE AND RETAKE DAMLOUP
PARIS, July 3. — The German troops this mornihg
captured Fort Damloup northeast of Verdun during a
violent attack but were immediately driven out by a fierce
counter attack, it is officially announced.
BERLIN ADMITS SOME
BERLIN, July 3. — The official announcement today
says that the British and French attacks east of the
Somme last night were without advantage to them and
were repulsed with bloody losses. It is admitted by the
war office, however, that the Germans south of the Somme
withdrew from their second line under heavy French at
tacks.
❖ ALL-ALASKA UKN IK\\
❖ OFF PRKSSKS TODAY ❖
The June issue of the A!l-A!a^>
Review is olF the presses today. It
contains about a score of new and
beautiful illustrations of different
parts of Alaska and the crowds here
for the holiday will have a fine chance
to send out something to their friends
that will show what Seward is as tins
town has a'fine photograph of it
shown on the cover. The issue con
tains all the usual features and new
ones.
PAY YOUR LICENSES
THROUGH LOCAL CLERK
The licenses paid to the federal
authorities by the people of Seward
should be paid through Court Cierk
Wever instead of sending it to Valdez.
One man who pays a big license for
got this fact until he was reminded
of it today. By forgetting to pay
through the local office the clerk’s of
fice here might be considered of no
use and may be moved.
E. Mauvais was the only passenger
going outside on the Alaska.