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SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915.
Vo). 10, No. 37_
RUSSIANS ONCE AGAIN START GREAT CAMPAIGN
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IN THE FAMOUS REGION AROUND BUKOWINA
AN AUSTRIAN SQUADRON GOES TO
ATTACK DUR4ZZO BUT MEETS LOSS
Austrian Answer to American De
mands Given This Morning But
Context Is Not Divulged—Semi
Official Berlin Paper Says Peace
Terms Mentioned Probably Inspir
ed From Highest Quarters.
ATTACK BUKOWINA AGAIN
BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The Russians are now known to
he concentrating in force on the Bukowina border and tnis
is supposed to portend a smash once more at Galicia some
where if not at Bukowina itsell. Russian attacks of a
furious description have already beer. launched at
Czernowitz but the Austrians have maintained tot?11
positions for five days anil inflicted immense losses on the
enemy. It is assumed from Russia’s demonstration in
that quarter that the allied countries have insisted on a
showing of strength as near the Balkans as possible for
moral effect on natio's still neutral.
AUSTRIAN FLEET ATTACKED
PARIS, Dec. 30—An Austrian naval squadron while
enroute to bombard Durazzo, the Albanian stronghold,
was attacked by the ships of the allied nations. Two
Austrian destroyers of the latest type were sunk and the
rest of the fleet fled. No injury is reported to any of the
ships of the Allies.
AUSTRIA GIVES ANSWER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—The Austrian answer to
the American ultimatum with respect to the Ancona was
handed by the imperial secretary of state to Ambassador
Penfield this afternoon. It contains thee thousand words
but its tenor is an absolute secret. It may reach Wash
ington Friday afternoon.
SAYS PEACE TERMS INSPIRED
BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The Tageblatt, the semi-official
government organ, declares that the Zurich dispatch yes
terday quoting terms of peace was probably inspired from
the hightest German and Autsrian source. The Tageblatt
believes the publication of the terms will serve a good
cause by showing a possible road to peace. These state
ments by the Tageblatt make it almost absoluteh cer
tain that the terms outlined were exactly those which the
the Teutonic Allies would accept.
AUSTRIA WANTS NO BREACH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—A high official of the
Austrian embassy today made a statement to the effect
that “there is nothing in the continuation of our discus
sion with frhe state department on the Ancona question
that should have caused the pessimistic rumors which be
came so prevalent a short time ago. The idea of a breach
in the friendly relations between the United States and
Austro-Hungary is the furthest from the mind.’*
WILL COST FORD A MILLION
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 30.—Ford’s plan will cost a mil
lion dollars if the conference arranged are prolonged
extensively, according to manager left in charge by the
manufacturer. The committee is now planning to donate
ten thousand dollars for the benefit of the poor of Stock
holm, possibly with a view of showing appreciation of the
friendship offered the expedition or as a means of making
itself popular.
RUSSIA TO ATTAVK AGAIN
ATHENS, Dec. 30.—The gathering of the large allied
forces at Saloniki and the renewal of the efforts of the
Russians near the Bukowina border now suggest two
great simultaneous attacks will be delivered with a view
to taking Bulgaria between a vice. On the action of
Roumania, it is believed now more than ever, great things
depend.
KAISER’S ILLNESS A BOIL
LONDON, Dec. 30.—It has been learned from the
most authoritative sources that the illness of Kaiser Wil
helm is not in the least malignant It is nothing really
but a boil and he is keeping within doors merely to avoid
the very cold weather. He is not even confined to bed.
FRENCH INCOME TAX AGREED
PARIS, Dec. 30.—Parliament has voted in favor of an
income tax for the prosecution of the war.
GREEK STEAMER BADLY HIT
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The Greek steamer Thes
saloniki, which had been reported twice by wireless, to
have received injury, has sent in a precise message today
that she has been slightly damaged and that she is pro
ceeding towards port at a rate ol about tour miles an houi
She has three hundred people aboard. Her injury is sup
posed to be due to a submarine.
FIND SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON
LONDON, Dec. 30.—Berlin reports that a German
scientist has discovered a wood fibre which will make a
perfect substitute for cottons and, it is particularly claim
ed, the fibre will be far cheaper and better for the
manufacture of powder.
TURKS CLAIM VICTORY
BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The latest information from
Constantinople about the evacuation of Gallipoli by the
Allies is that the withdrawal from the Suvla and Anzac
regions was made necessary by strong Turkish offensives
which drove the enemy •‘into the sea.”
FRED TRACY WED
CHRISTMAS EVE •
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lne marriage oi .>ir. rreu iiiu>
and Mrs. Steele took place in Los
Angeles Christmas Eve, according to
word received here. ;
ANCHORAGE HOPES FOR
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION
Commission Already Prepares (or
Work on the Matanuska
Branch Line.
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 29.—Superin
tendent O’Reilly departed for Mata
nuska today to prepare for the con
struction of the branch line to the coal
fields. It is generally believed here
that the emergency appropriation will j
pass after which work will be pushed.<
Mears is already shaping things up
to the point from which work can be j
started right after the receipt of the
money.
WANTS TO PUT BOAT ON
SEWARD-ANCHORAGE RUN
Captain Klaflieh Makes Offer to An
chorage and He May
Secure Help.
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 2.—Captain
Louis Klaflinch, owner of the Bender
Brothers which got frozen in on the
Kuskokwim this fall, writes here of
fering to put on the five hundred ton
steam schooner Ruby for the run be
tween Seward and Anchorage during
the winter. It is probable that en
couragement will be offered him to do
so. The vessel is flat-bottomed and
can land on the beach almost any
where.
SUNNY ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 29.—Twenty
six above was the temperature regis
tered here today.
BROTHERHOODS THANK
PEOPLE FOR SERVICE
The orders of the Odd Fellows,
Knights of Phythias and Pioneers of
Alaska wish to thank Rev. Cook for
conducting the service, and the people
of Seward for the impressive way
they came out for the funeral service
of their deceased brother, F. B. Smith,
yesterday.
MEAT MARKETS CLOSE
The meat markets will be closed all
day Saturday, New Years Day—Cars
tens Packing Co., and Frye & Bruhn
Co.
Everyone interested tn Alaska
read* the Gateway.
PLAN'S AUTO
LINE TO KNIK
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 29.—L. P.
Byrne is now planning for the estab
lishment of an auto, passenger and
freight line between Knik and this
place. He says he can make the round
trip in six hours.
STORMS RAGE IN
MANY PARTS U. S.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—The east and
middle west are in the grip of sleet
and wind storms which are the worst
of the season. Wires have been pros
trated and steam and electric lines
have been crippled all over.
SNOW ON TAMALPAIS
AND OTHER WARM SPOTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.—Mt.
Tamalpais has a light mantel of snow
this morning and the temperature is
at the freezing mark.
Fairbanks May He
G. O. P. Candidate
Former Vice-President Now Being
Boosted for the Big
Event.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 110.—A Re
publican love feast took place here
last night and from it has developed
a storng boom for Former Vice-Presi
dent Fairbanks as the presidential
candidate of the party this time.
Fairbanks is known to be perfectly
willing and even his political oppon
ents declare that very little can be
said against him.
HUNTING FOR MAN FOR
AN OLD RENTON MURDER
OLYMPIA, Dec. 30.—R. Chapelle,
a logger, has told the police that the
man who murdered thirteen year old
Elsie Milhill nine years ago in Rent
on, is still in the neighborhood, and
that he knew him and had seen him
several times. The entire sheriff s
force has started out to catch the al
leged murderer, guided by Chappel
le’s statement.
NATIVE SONS GET THE
FIRST REAL SNOWSTORM
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 30.—
Two inches of snow fell here last
night and this part of the state is see
ing its first real snow storm in
history. Quite a large number of j
Southern California towns have been
visited by snow this time.
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MYSTERIOUS BILLIE
SMITH DEAD AGAIN
PORTLAND, Dec. 30.—Mysterious
Billie Smith made an effort to come
back last evening and the effort was
a miserable failure. Jack Root was
easily the winner in six rounds.
Dan Sky, of the Seward Shoe Re
pairing, donated as a prize for the
ball tomorrow night half soloing and
heeling of any pair of shoes.
Derrick Lane came in last night
from the Oasis.
GOVERNOR HAMMOND
MINN., DROPS DEED
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.—W. S.
Hammond, governor of the state of
Minnesota, dropped dead at Clinton,
La., this morning while examining
land. He had been suffering from
SEATTLE OFFICIAL
TURNED HIGHWAYMAN
Man Arrested for Holdup on Christ- j
mas was Investigator for
Prosecuting Attorney.
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.—W. Clark a |
former investigator for the prosecut- j
ing attorney, has been identified as!
one of the men who held up the J
proprietor of a saloon and robbed his
till Christmas Evening.
SEARCH FOR THE MAN
WHO KILLED WOMAN
Oregon May Have a Lynching If the
Hundreds of Seekers Are
Successful.
PORTLAND, Dec. 30.—Hundreds
are searching for Evan Kemp who
has been identified as the n an who
assaulted and shot Mrs. Mabel Myers
at Gresham, near this city, last night.
It is feared that summary vengeance
will be inflicted if he is caught.
PRIMROSE PROPERTY
SHIPS TEN TONS ORE
The Primrose Mine, recently leas
ed by C. G. Hubbard from Herbert
Tozier, sent in 220 sacks of ore, ag
gregating ten tons in weight, on the
train yesterday for shipment to the
Tacoma smeltery for treatment. The
Admiral Evans will take it out. It
it said that the ore averages in the
neighborhood of $110 to the ten. This
is the first of many shipments that
Mr. Hubbard intends making this
winter, as there is a lrage body of
ore to be worked and he intends to
push the output to its capacity.
“MJt)iVlAKliNt£>i' POUF! WE FEAR I HEM NO I!”
SAYS TOMMASSO AS HE SAILS FOR ITALY.
'SAILS WITH Z.ZOO ITALIAN RESERVISTS
[Lining the rails of the new Transatlantlca Itallana line steamship Giuseppe Verdi, when she sailed from Jersey City for
Naples and Genoa, were 2.200 Italian reservists, most of them from cities In the west. The liners band played lta
airs and the reservists waved Italian flags until the liner was well on her way down the bay. None of them **emed at all
concerned about the possibility of the Verdi meeting a submarine In the Mediterranean. The reservists thronged the
pier for some time before the liner eatled. Most of them carried portmanteaus, and the Jumble of excited men and their
baggage delayed the departure of the liner two hours.]
acute indigestion, t is well known,
but a fata! termination had not at all
been looked for. His term of office
would have expired next month. He
was a Democrat.
DILLEK HOTEL
IS CLOSED IT
SEATTLE. Dec. 20.—The Diller
Hotel, one of the oldest in the city,
has been closed because of some
trouble from the lease terms. The
future plans are not certain.
HARCOl RT MA Y HE THE
VICEROY OF INDIA
LONDON, Dec. 20.—Lewis Vernon
Harcourt has resigned as first com
missioner of works and it is believed
that he will he the next viceroy of
India. His wife was formerly Ethel
Burns of New York and would be
the second American women to sit in
the seat of a vicereine. The other
was Lady Curzon who was Mary
Leiter of Chicago. Harcourt is the
son of a great chancellor of the ex
checquor of the Gladstone period.
PRESIDENT LIKES
HONEYMOON STI FF
WASHINGTON, Dee. 20. Presi
dent Wilson is now planning to ex
tend his honeymoon trip to Wednes
day if nothing comes to prevent it.
The only possible event which might
hasten his return to Washington
would be an unfavorable answer from
Austria.
NEW HOSPITAL OPEN
IN A BO IT ONE WEEK
Is Awarded Contract by Engineering
Commission for Patients.
The new $12,000 hospital being
built on Fifth avenue near Jefferson
street is fast nearing completion and
it is thought by the managers that
it will be open for patients by the
sixth or seventh of January. Six beds
and all material except the heating
plant arc on the ground. The hospital
will be able to accomodate fourteen
beds comfortably, while twenty could
be used without any congestion.
The hospital was awarded a con
tract by the Alaskan Engineering
Commission for the caring of all bed
cases it may have, thus practically
insuring constant work for the hos
pital. Drs. Romig and Sloan some
time ago were given the medical and
surgical work of the commission.
The operating room will be furnish
ed by the local physicians and sur
geons with the necessary tables and
instruments, who will thereby obtain
free the use of same. The operating
room will furnish facilities that here
tofore have not been able to be ob
tained here in the way of room, light
and other conveniences.
It is thought, that as in Nome, the
various fraternities, as the Masons,
Elks, Pioneers, A. B/s and others, will
each furnish rooms of their own for
any of their brotherhood who may be
come ill.
The hospital will be heated by the
hot water system, which has been
found to be the most satisfactory’ for
hospitals. The plant will probably ar
rive on the Alameda, and will be in
stalled immediately.
TRAIN LEAVES NEXT
SATURDAY MORNING
The next train for the front will
leave Saturday morning:, New Year’s
and not tomorrow as many think.