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CENTRAL POWERS CLOSING THEIR ;
ROUMANIANS ESCAPED
LONDON, Oct. 21.—The newspapers today are all
discussing the capture oi t onstauza ai d the i*aiiruau
which runs uui i t»• *1 t ion seem
think that when the Central forces compelled the Rou
manians and Russians to evacuate the defenders succeed
ed in escaping as none of the reports sa%\ that great cap
tures were made. The limes expire says that the dis
aster should not bo regarded as ver\ bad because Do
brudja, alter ail, is separate irom tne rest of Rotunauia,
being separated b\ the river, and is not a vital theatre oi
war. He admits that the loss oi v onstanza is disagreeable
to the Entente because it limns the means of access ioi
the Russians tu Roumama, impaits tne stieugtii oL* tm
tiefeiuiers ami may cause a di et ease m ihe eomuience oi
the Russians, it is admitted, though, an ail hands that
I the loss of Cernadova is Vitaliy important as it means
possession of the railroad that ope iS the whole comm \
I com Belgrade through Bucharest to Constanza. in au
dition to tiiis fact it contained immense storehouses iiliea
with petroleum, grain and other stores that w ill be louau
most valuable to the Central Powers. Miiitarj men are
now wondering whether Aiackeiisen wui try to mam tm
passage of the Danube and
a rest, out this attempt wouiu be faeeu, they say, by tin
most serious ditlieultics.
TAKES 7,000 ROUMANIANS
BERLIN, Oct. 21.—The latest announcement regard
ing the disaster to the Russo-Roumaniun armies in Do
brudju says that tne rout or cue cuemy forces was uue to
lack of artillery. But that the rout was terrible is declar
ed on all sides and the city is again celebrating and for the
moment Alackensen is the national hero. I he announce
ment was made today tiiat he has captured Kassova, eight
miles south of Cernadova, and with it he captured seven
thousand of the enemy and eighty of their officers, rai
Roumanians are said to he yielding everywhere in confus
ion on the German right.
FALLENHAYN PRESSING
BERLIN, Oct. 21. — While Alackensen is smashing
forward in JDobrudja, it is reported, balkenhayu nas be
come terribly active on the west and northwest Rouman
ian frontiers and is stri\ ing for a decisive smashing o! the
Roumanians for tne purpose of impressing Greece. The
reports as to the course of the eonilict on i aikcuiiayn s
front are not very vivid but it is assumed that lie lias
forced Ins way through the northern passes and in con
junction w ith Alackensen will try to squeeze central Ron
mania betwen them as in a \ice.
PETROGKAD ADMITS LOSS
PETROGRAI), Oct. 21.—The loss of Constanza to the
Teutons and Bulgarians is officially admitted, and it is
further admitted that the enemy lias also captured Aledji
dje. a great railway junction io the west of Constanza in
the direction of Czernadova. it is denied that the last
named place has been taken out little hope is entertained
that it can hold out. It is expected that the Roumanians
will destroy the bridge over the Danube if Cernadova
falls.
TEUTONS ATTACK RUSSIANS
PETROGRAD, Oct. 24.—The Teutons have started a
new attack on the Russians north of Brody near the \ ol
hvnian-Galician border but Russian counter attacks have
broken the assaults, it is also announced that a powerful
Teuton offensive was launched last week near Dornawatra
and Hindenburg is striving.to establish positions at two
of the most important sectors on the eastern front on the
Vladimir, Volvnski and Brzezany lines. The war office is
confident that the Germans and Austrians are now con
vinced of the futility of the Galician campaign and are
preparing to hold what they have for the winter without
making any further offensive attempts in that quarter.
DRIVE ROUMANIANS FURTHER
SOFIA, Oct. 24.—The latest news from the Dobrudja
front is that Mackensen has driven the Russo-Iioumanian
left flank to Tzaramurat sixteen miles northwest of Con
stanza and that the enemy is still fleeing in disorder.
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WIN Ml TO. Oct. 21. A general
o>a. i to striae ol the tiainilicn
of iht c aiiadiun Hacilie railroad is
chedulcd iW tomorrow and the
haiitcs lor averting it are believed to
ot very blight. As a lust resort iie-^
iiier Horde a toda> appealed to tiro i
pauiolt. m of tno trainmen to refrain.
..a v. a iking oul a.', he declares, such
a str..vt woaiu hamper the eli’orts ol
the empire in its war with Germany.
Mrs. Andrew Christensen cnteitains
this afternoon at Bridge.
Chicago Chief Of
Police Indicted
CHICAGO, Oct. 23. — The grand
jury today indicted Charles Healey,
chief of police, for malfeasance in of
fice and also his secretary, William
Luthardt, and Charles Essig, secre
tary of the Sportsmen's Club for al
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leged irregularities in connection with
the conduct of slot machines and re
cent exposures relating to the matter.
The chief refuses to make any com
ment.
m u OWN JFIHJK FORD !
COMES OFT FOU WILSON
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Judge Ford
of the state supreme court announced
today that he will vote for Wilson al
though he has been a Republican all
his life.
(Judge Ford was in Seward this
year, just a couple of months ago.)
FIR EM EN M EET TOMORROW
The regular monthly meeting of the
lire department will be held tomor
row, Wednesday.
MAY ATTACK ITALY NEXT
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 24.—Travelers from Berlin give
i ;0 information that lioumania once conquered Hirnlen
'iu*e has decided to send a great army to aid the Austi inns
lor the hivasion of Italy with the intention of putting that
nation olit of the coiillict. lhe plan of the famous field
marshal is said to be to attack each weaker opponent sep
..rately and conquer it, so leaving only the three great
miennes, France, Russia and Britain for the final test of
strength.
SERBS CAPTURE TRENCHES
PARIS, Oct. 21. — The Serbians in the Monastir re
gion have captured German-Bulgarian trenches for a
| depth of half a mile. The victory of the Teutons in Do
! ruujti is expected here to exercise an effect on the decis
! ion i l Greece but the torn condition of that country is ac
cepted as a perfect guarantee that the Greeks cannot join
the Central Powers.
FALKENHAYN BREAKING SOUTH
PETROGRAL), Oct. 2-1—It is admitted here that the
.onhrmation of the news of the capture of Medjidje indi
cates that the .Uackensen army now virtually controls the
entire railroad across Dobrudja. The most unfavorable
lews today comes from the northern border where Falk
enhayn reports that the strong opposition put up by the
Roumanians in Rothethurm pass is collapsing. Falken
liayn has forced his way now to the southern end of the
pass and is on Roumanian territory. This success is at
j tributed to the capture of Predeal, a strong defensive po
sition of the Roumanians guarding that door to their
country. Bucharest, however, reports that the Rouman
ians have started a strong offensive in Oitoz pass in the
northwest and have captured several hundreds of Falken
ha\ n’s troops ami many guns. Should the Roumanians be
ibic to force a way through this pass, military men say,
they may vet he able to threaten Falkenhayn’s rear if he
penetrates into Koiunania.
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SAYS ALLIES LOST HEAVILY
BERLIN, Oct. 24. — The allied generals in the west
i e now sacrificing enormous numbers of men in the ef
>rt t > break through the German lines. They suffered
heavy defeats and sanguinary losses yesterday and at one
point north of the Somme, west of Le Transloy, the dead
British and French are piled in heaps. At Ablaincourt the
French attacks were repulsed by our artillery and the
same was the result of attacks near Chaulnes. The
French artillery is active on the Meuse on the Verdun
front but no infantry attacks have been attempted there.
SERBS STOP BULGARS
PARIS, Oct. 24.—The Serbian artillery has succeeded
in stopping the Bulgarian counter attacks at Cerna in the
Monastir region. Activities by the British and their al
lies on the Struma river seem to have quieted down for
the present. The Greek situation still remains apparently
1 the same. ..
VILLA AND TREVINO ONCE MORE
IN RATTLE AT CHIHUAHUA CITY
Assistant Secy.
Says Wick Slept
1 Sweeney Declares Delegate Never
Tried to Get Fuller Government.
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JUNEAU, Oct. 28.—In a letter
from Washington to John W. Troy,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Sweeney declares that President \V il
son and Secretary Lane favor a full
territorial government for Alaska.
He asserts that Wickersham let his
territorial government bill sleep and
never sought the aid or opinion of the
President or of the Interior Depart
ment. The Juneau school board elec
tion which has just taken place here
is regarded as an indication of the
weakness of the Wickershamites in
Juneau. Wickersham has always de
clared as an excuse for not pressing
the school bonds bill that he had been
flooded with petitions against the bill.
Then King went to Washington and
lobbied for the bill and got it
through notwithstanding that Wick
ersham w ired to Mayor Stewart ten
days previously that it was impossible
to secure the passage of the measure.
Now comes the bond election last Fri
day. Valentine, Wickersham’s mana
ger, tried to get the full vote out to
beat the bonding proposal but the re
sult in favor of the bonds was 645
against 72.
A telegram from Wickersham read;
at a meeting Friday night by E. C. |
Russell endorsed the First Division1
Republican ticket headed by W. R.
Heckman of Ketchikan, the leading
canneryman of Southeastern Alaska.
Practically all the cannerymen have
contributed to the campaign fund of
the Republicans in this division. The
Juneau Empire charges that Wicker
sham through letters and telegrams
sought to get the big corporation
support in this division. F. W. Brad
ley, of Treadwell, the only mining
operator who is deadly opposed to the
Western Federation of Miners, is sup
porting Wickersham and is opposing
Sulzer because Sulzer employs only j
union miners.
WII.I. HAVE ENOUGH
CHILDREN FOR A SCHOOL
Joe Reno, Gird wood business man
and well known oldtimer, has now i
seven children and expects soon to
have enough to claim a government
school for his district. He came to
town last evening and related this,
morning that there is no school in the
neighborhood. Eight children are re-!
quired in a district before a school can
be established. “I have seven now,”
said Mr. Reno,” and the eighth won’t,
take long.” Later with a twinkle in j
his eye he said he intended to have his
wife made teacher so that the whole
thing will he in the family. He will
go back tomorrow morning and is in
a hurry although it is the first time
for four years visiting the metropolis
of the peninsula.
TEDDY AGAIN DENOUNCES
ALBEQUERQUE, Oct. 24.—Theo
dore Roosevelt today denounced Sec
retary of War Baker because, he said,,
he is unfit for the position. He also
denounced the President for keeping
Baker.
POSTPONE DANCE
The contemplated sheet and pillow
slip dance of the baseball club next
Saturday has been postponed as the
Moose lodge has already decided to
hold their dance that evening.
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 24.—General Bell reports that
Villa and Trevino are now engaged in battle in the out
skirts of Chihuahua City. The report was sent to General
Funston and is official. Bell says Trevino is without am
munition and he expresses the fear that the bandit leader
will find but very little difficulty in capturing the place.
The hope is expressed here that Carranza will give per
mission to the American troops to go to the aid of his
garrison. The people of Chihuahua are reported to be in
a state of panic. _
No One Able To Say |
How Votes Will (jo
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—All authori
ties declare it is yet too early to pre
dict the result of the election which
seems to be more uncertain than any
election for many years. The Repub
licans seem to be doggedly sticking to
the belief in victory. They consider
Indiana, Illinois and Ohio somewhat
off color. Illinois women are an un
certain quantity and Ohio is unques
tionably Wilsonian because of the
eight hour law. Class votes, like
those of some religions, are disturb-1
ing the managerial calculations, j
Peace, prosperity and the labor ques
tion are the chief issues still of the
Republican and Democratic orators.
The Repulicbans claim that Hughes
will carry Indiana by a plurality ol
thirty thousand and Illinois by fifty
thousand.
INSIST THAT O’LEARY
AND HEGHES AGREED
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—The Demo
cratic national committee insists that
an agreement exists between O’Leary,
president of tin* American I ruth So
ciety, and Hughes regarding the lat
ter’s policy towards Great Britain
should he be elected, and excerpts of
speeches by O’Leary are quoted to
prove the contention of the Demo
crats. O’Leary denies the charge and
says there would be no reason for
denying it if it were true. He also
says that any demands he made were
reduced to writing to prevent mis
interpretation and these writings are
still extant.
FORMER STAR FIELDER
NOW HONORED MEET.
BOSTON, Oct. 24.—Bill O’Hara,
formerly star fielder for the Toronto
International League team, is now a
lieutenant in the Canadian army at
the front and has just been recom
mended for the Military Cross because
of his skill in throwing bombs on the
Somme. His early baseball training
is said to have been a splendid prac
tise for the work.
DANIEL WEBSTER IS
KOYUKUK CANDIDATE
The classic Koykukuk has a candi
date all its own out for the territorial
legislature, according to word just re
ceived by the Gateway, and his name
is nothing less than Daniel Webster.
It is estimated that about seventy
candidates are out for election all
over the territory this year.
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WILL TAKE CARE
OF THEIR SOLDIERS
According to late reports, the Can
adian people are planning to take
care of their soldiers on their return
from the war zone.
The scheme embodied in the British
Columbia soldier’s homestead act ap
pears to he the most attractive so far
devised. It provides a free grant of
land and a loan of y for imi- ovc
ments to each soldier settler, with ex
emptions for all taxes for school pur
poses and five year’s exemption from
seizure for debt.—Ex.
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Says Cannery men
Supporting Wick
Also Stated That Men Opposed to
Unions Are Fighting Sulzer.
JUNEAU, Oct. 2:3.—Charles Sulzer
closed his campaign in the First di
vision and left for the Third division
yesterday morning. He is confident of
a large majority in the First and his
chances of winning never looked o
good. At hi> ln>t meeting here,
which \\a.> the largest meeting ever
held in Juneau, he covered the issues
of the campaign completely. He cedar
ed that he is not connected with any
corporation except that he is the les
see of a mine which he is operating as
an individual and he declared that he
will answer all propositions on their
actual merits with respect to their
source or origin. He pleaded for a
cessation of contentions and bickering
anti quarreling of all kinds anti be
promised to work harmoniously with
anyone who works for Alaska’s actual
welfare. He denied what he called
the infamous stories of Wickersham
and Valentine that lie bail difficulties
with his employees and that the fish
eries trust was paying his campaign
expenses. He declared that the pay
roll for his eighty men was being met
promptly anti the mine was showing
satisfactory profits, and every man
was a member of the union. He as
serted emphatically that every cent
of his campaign expenses was paid
out of his own pocket and he warned
people against eleventh-hour lying.
In this respect he asked that the peo
ple pay no attention to stories ^ti
are told in such a manner that *thoy
cannot be denied. He promised to
bring the government from Washing
ton to the people of Alaska so that
Alaskan issues, including the fish
eries, might be settled here at home.
Hughes Is Losing
Ground In Betting
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.—‘The odds on
Hughes are continuing to drop gradu
ally. The former betting was two to
one on him but the best his friends
will offer now is seven to five. It is
expected to be even money in a day or
two.
WINTER WORK ON CROW CREEK
Six men will be kept at work all
the winter on Crow creek by Dick
Dawson ,of the Crow Creek Mining
Company, who arrived last evening
on the way outside. Mr. Dacron
seems to be thoroughly satisfied with
the season's operations.
PINCHOT FOR HUGHES
PORTLAND, Oct. 24.—Gifford Pin
chot is leaving here for San Francisco
to champion the cause of Hughes.
FARRAGUT TOMORROW
The Farragut left Cordova this
^morning at 10 o’clock.