DREADNAUGHT
SURELY DOOMED!
POWERS NOW BPSY BP 11.01 NO
SPB VRINKS PRIN
1 IP \PLY.
LONDON. Doc. 2.*».—England prob
ably never will lay down another
dreadnaught says one of the foremost
ship builders in this country who for
obvious reasons, cannot be quoted. All
the dreadnaught^ according to this
authority, which have been laid down
will be rushed to completion, but no
orders will be given for any more ves
sels of this type. This policy was un
der serious consideration when the
Audacious went to the bottom and the
recent loss of the Bulwark has only
served to contain the opinion that the
battleship a.> a lighting craft is
doomed.
Alt new construction in the British
shipyards consist of heavily armed
cruiser® of great coal carrying capaci
ty, destroyers and submarines. For
ten miles along the Tyne in coming in
to Newcastle the passengers on the
boats cannot hear each other speak
because of the din of steam hammers
most of which are making destroyers
and submarines.
When Sir Percy Scott expressed his
doubts of the efficiency of the dread
naught just after England had placed
her seal on it as the premier fighting
unit of naval warfare, his unortho
doxy made him the strategic heretic of
hi> time. but this war has come near
to vindicating his theory, for thus tar
not a single success can be placed to
the credit of a dreadnaught while the
experimental, almost despised, sub
marine has won most of the naval
laurels.
France is also reported as hurrying
the construction of submarines while
Russia is said to have asked for tend
ers on a submarine of two thousand
tons.
SPECIAL XMAS SHOW AT CASINO
The management of the Casino
theater has secured for next Thurs-(
day and Friday—a special show of ex
tra fine quality and very appropriate
for Christmas time, “St. George and
The Dragon” in three large reels,
“St. George and The Dragon," is a
Bibieal masterpiece taken by the
Milano Masterpiece film company, at
a great expense.
The show will be given three times,
Thursday night, Christmas matinee,
Friday at 2:30 and Friday night at H
| p. m. Regular prices only will be
| charged.
ALOKRSHOT. Kng.. l>ec. 24.—As
the result of recent orders given by
| Sir John French, the families of re-,
i gular troops statoned here have been
| delightfully surprised by visits from
relatives direct from the front. These
men are given leave from the trenches
and most of them elect to spend the
' time with their families.
Wives of sergeant majors, who des
paired of swing their husbands before
the end of the war, have been surpris
ed by the receipt of telegrams from
seaports informing them of the home
* coming. These husbands arrive look
! ing as spick and span as when they
1 marched away to the war for the
men are selected from the regiments
which have been moved to the rear of
the battle line to give the soldiers a
chance to clean up and receive fresh
1 uniforms. It is expected that later
whole units will be given holidays
! and the soldier in the trenches, ac
' cording to one officer just returned
from the front, has no rosier antici
I pation than the prospect of an after
noon at a football game followed by
the evening at a music hall.
Skookum Johnson, Tom Patterson,
IJ. Burns, Charles Larsen and lorn
Robertson are amongst those bound
| for the Broad Pass to be in on what
is expected to be a big stampede.
Gus P.orgon has received an invita
tion to be present at the opening of
the Panama Exposition. The invita
tion is an elaborately engraved affair
that looks like a diploma.
INC BANK OF SEWARD
WILL BE CLOSED
Christmas Day
Friday, December Twenty-fifth,
Nineteen Hundred ami Fourteen
and
New Years I >ay
Friday, January First,
Nineteen Humlml and Fifteen
MIDNIGHT MASS
Father Crimont says there will be
no services in the catholic church on
the evening of Christmas Day. At
mnlnight mass tonight L. F. Shaw will
sing.
The annual report of the second as
sistant postmaster general for Alaska
shows that the appropriation for the
fiscal year was $450,000. The amount
expended to Sept. 50, 1014 was $240,
004.42 leaving an unexpended balance
of $200,005.58, out of which unsettled
accounts must be paid. The large part
of the balance is due that more money
was allowed for transporting parcels
post than was needed.
The appropriation for the fiscal year
of 1015 is $504,000. The amount esti
mated as necessary for the fiscal year
ending June 50th, 1010, is $5;»0,000.
(JO TO GERMANIA CAFE
FOR YOUR XMAS DINNER.
Special Xmas dinner $1.00 in courses.
SOUP
Oyster Consomme in Cups
SALADS
Shrimps Potato Fruit Salad
VEGETABLES
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Peas Family Style
ROAST
Young Turkey with Cranberry sauce
DESERT
English Plum Pudding with Hard and
Brandy Sauce
Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie
Nut Cake Carmel Cake
ICE CREAM
Nuts and Raisins
American Cheese
Tea Coffee Chocolate
Ice Cream and Cake
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Wc wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Drown & Hawkins.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Brown & Hawkins.
Long distance telepnone booth at
The Branch.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
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We wish you a Merry Christmas,
and a Happy New \car.
Brown & Hawkins.
See us before sending outside fo**
your job printing.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
* .
nd a Happy New \ear.
Brown & Hawkins.
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Expert Instruction
In Kodakery Free
Have Your Films Finished
A1 THE SAWYKK STUDIO
Developing 2.>e a Roll
Prints 5c each, on
Post Cards »f y<>» uke
I^ave orders at Butt®’
Store or at the Studio
Second Avenue, West of
Old School.
Cl ITCD’C A Jewelry Store
OU I Llv O For Everybody
DIAMONDS—Extraordinary facilities for securing the
Choicest Gems from the Diamond Markets, together with
our Large Turn-Over, enables us to always Sell at the
Lowest Prices—and the Same Price is made to every
body.
SOURDOUGHS ATTENTION—We make a specialty of
Nugget and Ivory Jewelry, and Mounting Same to Order.
WATCHES—All Reliable American and Foreign move
ments will be found in our Watch Department, in both
Solid Gold and Guaranteed Cases: Please remember that
Visitors are always Welcome at the Suter Jewelry Store.
Mail orders promply attended to.
I Mil CIITFD Jeweler and Silversmith ELI
L. If. Oil LK, HI5 Second St., SEATTLE
VISITING MOOSE WELCOME. j
Members of Moose lodges of other
places who are now visiting in Seward
are invited to the Christmas Tree en
tertainment of the local lodge tomor-l
row, Christmas.
This evening the whole town will be
the guest of the Northern at a turkey
dinner.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
IIrown, & Hawkins.
We have
Just Received
A new listing ot
some Choice
! Lots
at priees that
will surprise
As these prices may
he raised at any
moment,
Get Busy
ami Call and see Us.
WHITEHEAD
REALTY and
INVESTMENT
COMPANY
Two doors below
The Gateway
“Seward** Pioneer Show House*'
Casino Theater
N. J. KOONTZ, Man'gr.
Reel Show”
“Get the Casino Hahit”
TO-NIGHT
Christmas Matinee
The Mliano Masterpiece Film Co.
in
“St. George
amt The Dragon”
Big IT Keel Biblical Feature.
Everv School Child Should
See This!
SHOW EVERY NIGHT
Change Every Other Night
Prices Always 25c an<l 50c
THE ONE
XMAS PRESENT
ACCEPTABLE TO ALL
A BOX OR FANCY BASKET of
Delicious CANDIES
AT MARTIN’S
DIAMONDS
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Watches
Clocks
and Jewelry
COLD NUGGET GOODS
All my Silver Plated
Hollow Ware Quadruple
plated at greatly reduc
ed prices.
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Location Notices at The Gateway
Brown &
Hawkins
Extend the Season's
Greetings and Best
Wishes for the
New Year
“ PALACE JINGLES ”
Although it seems like summer
In Seward’s favored clime
We know the Yuletide’s coming
And nearer all the time.
So now lets all get ready
To make the Christmas play
Let every one he merry
On this next Christmas day.
THE PALACE BAR
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Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS
Cafe and Lunch Counter Just Opened
BILL DEVINE I
“ PALACE JINGLES "
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We’ll meet down at the “Palace”
To toast a year of joy
And tie the can to trouble
And things that might annoy.
We have a line of goods down hero
To grace the Christmas Board
And the prices at the “Palace Bar”
Are the kind you can afford.