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ALLIES LAND ON
TURKISH SOIL
TWENTY THOUSAND TROOPS
DISEMBARK AT GULF OF
SAROS.
BERLIN, April 21.—’Twenty thou
sand allied troops have succeeded in
making a landing on Turkish soil at
the gulf of Saros in the face of a
tierce tire from the Turkish forts.
The intention of the invaders undoubt
edly is to attempt to take possession
of the Gallipoli peninsula ami secure
command of the Dardanelles, so en
abling them to clear the way for the
entrance of the fleet to the sea of
Marmora. That this plan is quite
feasible is admitted provided that the
Turks art* unable to meet the invad
ers on an equal footing in the land ;
lighting. The twenty thousand will |
not be sufficient, according to the best i
military opinion, to effect the capture;
of the peninsula but tho allies are i
probably preparing to dispatch a much j
larger army. As far as can be learn
ed, the majority of the invading army |
are French troops taken from the'
south of France and from the French
possessions in northern Africa.
NEWS NOTES
H. A. Slater is the new mayor of
Cordova.
Delegate Wiskersham left Cordova
for Fairbanks on the twelfth of this
month. He stated in an interview in
the Cordova Alaskan the opinion that
the entire country will be under the
prohibition law within five years.
Wilbur Ward, formerly manager
and one of the owners of the Fair
banks Times arrived last night on the
Northwestern. He was a member of
the editorial staff of the Seattle Sun
until that paper ceased publication a
short time ago. The Sun, Mr. Ward
says, was to have recommenced publi
cation last Monday but he has not
heard anything about it since he left
Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Junte, formerly of
Nome and other parts of Alaska, came
to Seward last night.
Frank Reese, who was here last
Summer, has returned from Portage
Bay, an inlet of the sea which was on
the map a couple of months ago.
Frank Rotch, jr. who was here last
fall came to Cordova on the North
western and will probably come here
soon.
John E. Ballaine will leave Seattle
for Seward about May 15 for Seward
and will spend the summer here..
A. Lawson of Sunrise returned on
the Northwestern after, a winter’s
visit to the states. He had not seen
“civilization” for twenty years before
going out this time.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer of
April 11 has a telegram from Sewanl
saying that the announcement of the
winning of the terminal by Seward
was made at a baseball match.
Dr. P. T. Barnes of New York and
his cousin, Miss Grace Gaines of
Chicago arrived on the Northwestern
last evening and will remain for the
summer. Dr. Barnes will go to Six
mile where he is interested with
Charles E. Herron in dredging opera
tions.
Guilty as to the umbrella count is
the plea entered by W. L. Kerr and
Enos S. Jennings. They confess to
being the strange things sighted by
Deputy Game Warden Erickson carry
ing such Unalaskan things on the
trail. But they say umbrellas beat
raincoats.
Miss 1C G. Kane from Mile Fifty
two, accompanied by her niece, has
arrived in the city. Miss Kane will
leave soon for Ship creek.
E. Ayres has arrived from the
Skeen-Lechner mine where he has
been engaged all the winter for Judge
S. 0. Morford. They have been work
ing on the task of following the pay
streak downward and have taken out
some fine specimens which they will
have assayed.
CITY READY FOR WORK .
The warrants of the city will be
accepted and cashed at par by the
Bank of Seward so that the city is
now able to start in its improvement
work immediately. The work of
cleaning will probably begin tomor
rowT
, Libby’s Milk three cans for twenty
flvt cents. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality First.”
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♦ RUSSIAN AVIATORS *
♦ ATTACK STKASBURG. *
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BERLIN, April 2L—Russian avia
tors flew over the city of Straaburg in
Prussia yesterday and dropped bombs
killing ono woman and wounding four
children.
STRIKE FIGHTS OCCUR
ALL OVER CHICAGO.
Picture Show Wrecked In One Place
and Various Free For Alls
Take Place.
CHICAGO, April 21.- -Strike riots
occurred all over this C’ty last night
as a result of the trouble in the build
ing trades. In one part of the city a
movie theatre was wrecked during a
row which occurred between strikers
and others, he real cause of the
fighting is the idleness of such large
numbers of men.
RECEIVER FOR
ROCK ISLAND R. R.
CHICAGO, April 21.—H. V. Mudge,
president, and Jacob Dicenson, former
secretary of the road, have been ap
pointed receivers for the Rock Island
railway by the federal court. Mudge
states that the government’s attitude
towards the railroads is responsible
for th.» failure of the company but
he expresses the hope that times will
soon improve and that the injurious
interference with the roads by the
government will be dropped.
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❖ ALLIED TORPEDO *
<* BOATS REPULSED. ❖
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CONSTANTINOPLE. April 21.—
Six torpedo boats belonging to the
allies attempted to enter the Dardan
elles on Monday night but they were
repulsed by the fire^)f the forts. The
announcement that the allied fleet did
not intend to make further attacks
this month is regarded here as only an
effort to lull our forces to a false
feeling of security.
VILLA TROOPS
QUIT MONTEREY
MATTERS LOOK SERIOUS FOR
FORMER ALLY OF
CARRANZA.
VERA CRUZ. April 21.—The army
of General Villa evacuated the city
of Monterey last night and is now re
treating to save itself from being
caught in a trap. It is said that
Villa’s power has received a severe
shaking as the result of his defeat at
Celaya. Carranza is now gathering
still larger forces and General Obre
gon is pressing Villa and his com
manders in all directions. Report from
Mexico City say that security is felt
there now by the foreign residents.
The capital fully expects the total
victory of Carranza.
WHAT ALASKA
PENSION BILL IS.
JUNEAU, April 10.—'The Alaska
pension bill, introduced by Senator
Aldrich and amended by a substitute
of the education bill, was agreed up
on for passage, by the Senate com
mittee this afternoon. The bill pro
vides an allowance of $12.50 a month
for life, to any resident, 65 years or
older, who has resided in Alaska for
ten consecutive years since 1905, and
by reason of indigency is entitled to
entrance to the Pioneer’s home at
Sitka.
The bill appropriates $20,000 for
the purpose of the act, payable by the
board of trustees of the Pioneers’
Home, provided, that not more than
$10,000 shall be spent in any one year.
Provision is made that any excess
fund not issued the first year shall be
available for use the following year.
DAWSON, April 1.—The big
Rochester hotel, one of the largest
hostelries in the city, was practically
destroyed by fire this afternoon. The
walls arc still standing, but the con
tents are a complete loss. Charley
Ingram, a miner, was suffocated in
his room.
The hotel property was purchased
some time ago fipm the Frank Phis
cator estate by Andy Rystogi, and
his loss is estimated at $10,000.
WANTED.
Smart boy at the Gateway effioe.
GERMANS CLAIM i
LARGE. SUCCESS
BERLIN OFFICIALLY REPORTS1
ADVANCE IN TWO
PLACES.
DERLIN, April 21.—It is oftiically
announced today that our troops have
made considerable progress on the
Meuse and in Lorraine. In the former
place, the bulletin says, we have driv
en back the French at the very point
where they showed the greatest eag
erness to advance. Their attacks on
St. Mihiel have been brought to a
standstill and the attempts to threaten
the communications with Metz has
failed completely. Along the other
portions of the western line there is
nothing to communicate. Artillery
exchanges are going on constantly ami
our side claims the advantage in this
sort of warfare notwithstanding the
assertions of the French as to the
superiority of their guns.
BRITISH PROTEST
AGAINST U. S.
Says the Giving of Time to the Ger
man Cruiser is Not Neutral
Conduct.
LONDON, April 21.—Tho British
foreign office has protested to the
United States against permitting the
German cruiser Prinz Wilhelm to
gain time to clean her bottom. It is
declared that cleaning will increase
the speed of the vessel and that,
therefore, such a proceeding is «n
neutral.
CANAL WILL NOT BE
READY JULY FOURTH.
WASHINGTON, April 21.—It is
now feared here that the Panama
canal will not be ready after all for
tho passage of the fleet on the Fourth
of July when it was intended to per
form the cermony of real opening.
The cause of the delay has not yet
been published but it is supposed to
be due to further slides or to the un
expected difficulty of clearing out the
former slides.
MORE THAN A HUNDRED
ARRIVED LAST NIGHT.
Juneau and other Alaska Towns Send
Quite a Number to
Seward.
One hundred and twenty-six people
arrived last night on the Northwest
ern over sixty of whom were first
class passengers. Twenty-seven first
class pasengers came direct from
Seattle and fifteen from Juneau.
Others came from Valdez and Cor
dova. The full list was not suppleid
last night but the following are the
lists of the first class from Seattle,
Juneau and Skagway:
From Seattle.—Josephine Holland,
Otto Zeoplin, Ned Williams, Grace
Gains, J W Ward, T P Barnes, C E
Herron, E C Thotsrup, J VV Hume,
J M Leonhardt and wife, W S Elliott,
R R By ram, Mrs. H A Harmon, E
Anderson and wife, P H McCue, J E
Coughlin, Morris Soder, Mrs S Hick
man, Mrs M Griffens, J Silva and
wife, B Namur, H McKinley, Chas.
Teatz, A Lawson.
From Juneau.—J L Ruister, A Jac
obsen, A A Carlson, P Nelson, H
Johnson, Ed. Maine, A Wick, R Scana
mon, Geo Schmidt, C C King, C Mur
phy, C Murphy, Wm. Murphy, H.
Peterson, N S Needham.
From Skagway.—C M Sheehan,
wife and son, M Vidah.
BIG LAUNCH COMING.
Andy Petersen and partners are
now on the way from Seattle to Se
ward with the big launch Wilhelmina
which they had at Nome for sea work.
They were at Juneau some days ago.
BROWN STICKS TO
LICENSE ORDERS.
VALDEZ, April l8.-*Judge Brown
has refused the requests of the busi
ness people of this city to rescind the
order recently made by him for the
taking of a census on the saloon
license question. The deputation that
waited on the judge asked him to post
pone the matter until the territory
has a chance to vote on the prohibi
tion question but the request was
I fruitless.
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❖ DREDGE OPERATING ♦
❖ BY JUNE FIRST. ❖
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Charles E. Herron who arrived last
evening on the Northwestern, says his
dredge will be operating on Six mile
creek by June the first. It is coming
on the steamer Latouche and will be
sent around by Cook Inlet. Mr. Her
ron is accompanied here by Dr. P. T.
Barnes of New York who is interested
in the operations.
JACK JOHNSON LEAVES
AGAIN FOR EUROPE.
HAVANA, April 21.—Jack Johnson,
the former colored champion of the
world, and his wife sailed yesterday
for Spain. It is his hope to obtain
permission to go to England where he
wishes to live as he cannot return to
the United States.
AGED WOMAN IS
ELECTED MAYOR.
WARREN, 111., April 21.—Mrs. A.
R. Canfield, aged seventy-four years,
was elected mayor of this town yes
terday. The new mayoress has tak
en a prominent part in city politics
and in movements for the improve
ment of the city and people’s condi
tion for many years.
ITALY EXPECTS
WAR VERY SOON
THOUSANDS OF TROOPS ARE
DAILY MASSED ON
BORDER.
ROME, April 21.—An open break
is now expected to occur between this
country’ and Austria at any moment.
Some people seem to think it will take
place in a day or two. Thousands of
Italian troops arc now being massed
daily on the border to be ready at
the declaration of war to attempt the
invasion pf Austrian territory. The
whole Italian army is being equipped
with the latest weapons and excite
ment reigns in official circles. Every
sign points to war. As the time seems
to approach those who were opposed
to hostilities are becoming reconciled
to the thought of them. It is the be
lief here that within two months after
the declaration of war Austria, part
ly' surrounded by Russians, Italians
and Servians, would be brought to
her knees.
CLERK OF COURT HERE.
Arthur Lang, clerk of the district
court for this division, arrived on the
Northwestern last evening and has
taken an office with Assistant District
Attorney Whittlesey. Ho will go
away on the next outgoing boat
so that those requiring to file for
citizenship, etc. have only a limited
time to get busy.
TO bIohere
ON BIG SCALE
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JOHN BALLAINE TELLS WHAT
IS IN CONTEM
PLATION.
That there will be several large
buildings constructed in this city soon
is stated by John Ballaine in the fol
lowing communication to this paper:
Seattle, Wash, April 12, 1915. j
Editor of the Seward Gateway:
Through the Gateway I wish to say
to the people of Seward in this day
of general rejoicing, after a long and
hard struggle, that I recently secured
pledges in New York for erection in
Seward of a public library, a Y. M. C.
A. building, and a Y. W. C. A build
ing, each to cost $50,000. I may get
the amounts raised to $100,000 for
each building. Details will be an
nounced in due time by the donors
themselves
With all good wishes.
John E. Ballaine.
FURNITURE FOR SALE.
Apply at the Panama between 10
a. m. and 12.
FOR SALE.
Typewriter, pmctteally new.
NO DECISIVE
| FIGHT IN WEST
ALLIED ATTACKS CONFINED
TO THREE POINTS OF
LINE.
LONDON, April 21.—No decisive
action has taken place in the west
ern war arena since the last official
news was published. The allies are
confining all their attacks to St.
Mihiel, Lille and Upper Alsace. In
the last named place a new attempt is
being made by the French to carry
the German positions and very severe
fighting is taking place but so far as
can be learned neither side has gained
any advantage worth recording. In
Flanders matters are unusually quiet.
Both sides appear to be awaiting the
outcome of the battle in the Car
pathians. The long looked for gener
al attack by the French and British
has been delayed for some reason
which is not apparent to the general
public. It is probably due to the lack
of sufficient ammunition and equip
ment.
BROAI) PASS HAS A
LOST MINE ROMANCE.
Man Who Died at Valdez Had Rich
Rock Which Prospectors Are
Now Seeking.
That there is one more lost mine
to be found, and this time in our own
Broad Pass region, is the fact related
by the Knik News as follows:
“There is a friendly rivalry in an
effort to locate a ledge found last fall
in Broad Pass by Ben Thrasher.
Thrasher discovered a big lode, took
samples, but did not locate any claims.
He told friends of his find, although
did not reveal the exact location, as
ho intended to stake it himself should
the assays show values. The outcrop
showed a yellowish stain, caused by
arsenic. As is well known, the chief
values in the Broad Pass ores are in
the arsenides.
Thrasher, while enroute to the
states, was stricken and died at Val
dez. An assay from one of the sam
ples, gave a return of $28 in gold per
ton. Hence the eagerness to find the
lost lode. The News' information is
to the effect that it is somewhere on
Ohio creek."
OLDEST ALASKA-BUILT SHIP.
* Pounding to pieces on the rocks in
bleak St. Michael bay, the oldest
steam vessel in Alaska will soon dis
appear beneath the waves according
to advices received from Nome, says
the Juneau Empire. The dying ves
sel is the steamship Polotofski, which
was one of four steam vessels built by
the Russians more than fifty years
ago. Two of the steamers were built
in 1856 and two in 1858. The hulls
were knit from yellow cedar and
spruce, hewn from an Alaskan forest.
The Polotofski was propelled by side
wheels and had copper boilers. Her
hull was fastened by copper and iron
bolts which were hand-made. In the
early ’70s this vessel was taken to
Puget sound, where her boilers were
taken out and replaced by iron ones.
CASHIER COMES.
H. S. Balderston arrived on the
Northwestern and has been elected
assistant cashier of the Bank of Se
ward. Mr. Baldedstor. has been with
the Bank of Katalla as cashier and
has finished liquidating the affairs of
that institution.
DEPUTY AT SHIP CREEK.
Deputy Marshal Jim Wardell of
Katalla has been appointed deputy
marshal at Ship creek. He has been
in the service for some time and is
well known all over this part of Al
, aska.
Read our today’s display ad.
Alaska Land & Development Co.,
Inc.
Cheap buy on 4th Avenue close in
$2,000.00. Terms if necessary.
Excellent buy on terms two lots on
corner, $1600.00 Terms.
Fine buy for cash, Lot 30, Block 18.
When you pass the office read our
display in the window for bargains.
Alaska Land & Development Com
pany, Inc.
G. Benj. Poindexter,
Manager.
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❖ HARRIMAN NATIONAL ❖
❖ BANK IS OPENED. ❖
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The Harriman National Bank of Al
aska at Seward opened its doors for
business this morning at ten o'clock.
As stated yesterday, Gaston Hardy,
one of the vice-presidents, is in
charge. Erich Lucas is the cashier.
Sidney B. Congdon, the assistant
cashier, has not yet arrived. More
fixtures are coming in for the institu
tion but even now the offices are very
fine and attractive.
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PAYS VERY LARGE
INHERITANCE TAX.
LOS ANGELES, April 21.—The in
heritance tax on the seven million dol
lar estate of Mrs. Arcadia De Baker
amounts to four hundred and twenty
three thousand dollars.
ROOSEVELT ROASTS
BARNES ON STAND.
SYRACUSE, April 21.—Theodore
Roosevelt has been on the stand again
today in the case in which Barnes is
suing him for defamation. The form
er president went in detail into the
story of his relations with Barnes and
declared that everything he said about
the plaintiff was absolutely true.
The trial of the case is creating a
deep interest and large crowds are
the rule in the courthouse.
WRITES OF CONDITIONS
IN CHISANA CAMP.
CORDOVA, April 17.—Charles E.
Hirdning, writing from Chisana, gives
the following information regarding
conditions there:
‘‘I see no more in sight than at last
writing. None are coming into the
camp. I don’t see anything new.
Those who are working in deep
ground have not reached bedrock. No
wood has been hauled, and there will
bo no grub brought in. Neither are
there any horses in the camp, and no
horse food at present.”
GERMAN CONSUL
MAYJE FIRED
ANNOUNCED THAT FORMER
CONSUL AT SEATTLE WAS
ALSO DISMISSED.
WASHINGTON, April 21.—It is
stated here semi-officially that the
German consul at Seattle Mueller, will
be removed by the German govern
ment at the request of the United
States because a charge of secret
conspiracy has been levelled against
him. His prosecution on the charge
was dropped at the request of the de
partment of justice but that he was
really guilty is almost sure. In con
nection with the case of Mueller it has
been discovered that Baron von
Loehneysen, who was consul for Ger
many at Seattle up to February 9,
was removed at the request of the
United States because he attempted
to persuade United States soldiers to
desert and join the Germany army.
This latter fact has been learned by
the pubilc now for the first time.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS.
The meeting of the Commercial
Club which was to have been held last
evening was postponed because of the
coming of the Northwestern at the
time the meeting should have taken
place. The meeting will be held this
evening and all members are request
ed to attend.
GO ON NORTHWESTERN.
Only six people went out on the
Northwestern last night and five of
them were commercial travellers.
The list is:
Mrs. D. M. Cullbertson, R. Blevine,
T. J. Mortell, W. A. Young, H. W.
Right, F. J. Cox.
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RUSSIA ADMITS
HOLDING STILL
CANNOT SHAKE THE AUSTRIANS
IN THE USZOK
PASS.
PETROGRAD, April 21.—No
change has occurred in the cast. The
Russians still hold the positions cap
tured by them in the Carpathians but
it is admitted that they are unable to
shake the Austrians from their posi
tions around the Uszok pass. The
Austrians are attacking the positions
captured by our troops and are at
' tempting a flanking movement from
j Czernowitz but so far we have been
S able to avoid any danger to our com
! munications. In the north matters
1 are in a somewhat similar condition.
A deadlock has occurred around Os
sowetz which the Germans are bom
barding from time to time but with
out any result other than the destruc
tion of buildings and a few lives.
ELEVEN ILLINOIS
TOWNS GO DRY.
CHICAGO, April 21.—Eleven
towns in Illinois voted themselves dry
yesterday. All over the state indica
tions exist that the sentiment in favor
of prohibition is overwhelming and
the result is expected to be the adop
tion of the prohibition principle
throughout the state.
TURKS RESTORING
ORDER IN URUMIAH.
American Consular Officers Declare
That All Americans Are
Safe There.
WASHINGTON, April 21.—Advices
from the United States consular of
ficers in Persia are to the effect that
the Turkish authorities are now re
storing order in Urumiah and that all
Americans, missionaries and others
are perfectly safe. The reports of
the consuls indicate that the trouble
there was by no means so serious as
had been reported from allied sources
but it is clear that some attempts
were made by the fanatical portion of
the Mohammedan population to fo
ment attacks on the Christians.
MEXICANS FIRE ON
U. S. AEROPLANE.
Mexican General Apologizes and the
Trouble is All Over
Again.
BROWNSVILLE, April 21.—A
United States army aeroplane was fir
ed on yesterday by Mexican troops
while it was circling over Fort Brown
on American territory. The troops
guilty of this outrage belonged to the
Carranza forces but Carranza has al
ready apologized and the matter is
supposed to be ended.
EVANS AT CORDOVA.
The Admiral Evans was due to ar
rive at Cordova at 2 p. m. today.
CHITINA BRIDGE GOES
OUT WITH THE ICE.
CORDOVA, April 17.—'The floating
ice in the river this morning took out
one bent of the railroad bridge at
Chitina, and the probabilities are that
more damage will result. This is a
usual occurrence in the spring, and
just as soon as the ice stops running,.
the pile driver crew will go to the
scene and rebuild the wash-away part
of the bridge. In the meantime all
traffic above Chitina will have to be
suspended. Just how long this condi
tion of affairs will continue is prob
lematical, although it is not likely to
be more than a couple of weeks.
MANY PEOPLE GET
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS.
Since the clerk of the court, Arthur
Lang opened his office this morning a
constant stream of applicants for the
first and final citizenship papers has
visited him. Thdse who had applied
for their first papers at noon are
Andrew Granville de Sherbinin, Guy
B. Whitehead, George S. Whitehead,
Hans Christensen, Henry Layton,
John Webb, Faiga Carignan and Gus
taf Freidel. Edward Jacobsen has ap
plied for his final papers.
New assortment of Libby’s Pickles,
forty cents per quart Brown &
Hawkins. “Quality First.”