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Vol. ‘I. \o. II? SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915. _______]_
40 WARSHIPS IN DARDANELLES
TREMENDOUS ALLIED FLEET MOVES
NOW ON ASIATJCJEORTIflCATIONS
Report Sultan and family Preparing to flee from Constantinople-Turkey’s
European Dominion Threatened With final Dissolution
Russians Deny the Capture of the
City of Przasnyzs by the Germans
—Another British Steamer Sunk—
Japanese Cruisers Searching for
Germans in South Seas Report
Seven British Cruisers Disabled.
FORTY WARSHIPS PENETRATE
LONDON, Feb. 27.—Forty allied warships have pene
trated the Dardanelles to a point where they are in range
of the fortifications on the Asiatic side of the channel.
The outer forts on the European side have been complete
ly silenced by the most terrific bombardment in history
of warfare by a naval force. The tremendous fleet is
composed in part of some of the most powerful vessels
with guns of the largest calibre and power. The Turkish
guns seem to be outranged and the inner forts can hardly
withstand the frightful ordeal. The naval authorities of
France and Britain are supposed to have discovered that
the Turkish fort guns are inferior or they would prob
ably never have dared to enter the channel which is only
from one to four miles in width and supposed to be very
strongly fortified. The narrow part of the channel is
forty miles in length so that the difficulty and danger of
the attempt is fully realized.
PENETRATE OUTER DARDANELLES
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The real truth about the opera
tions of the allied fleets in the Dardanelles has now been
received and it shows that the allies have succeeded in
penetrating the inner forts of the channel. These forts
will now be attacked in the hope that they also can be sil-!
enced. If the passage of the Dardanelles is forced the
British will land an army at the gulf of Saros. Following
the landing of the British the Russians will begin a com
bined attack by land and sea from the Baltic on Constan
tinople and in this manner it is expected the European
dominion of the Ottoman empire will be conquered. It is
perfectly understood that the forcing of a narrow channel
like the Dardanelles is a task of tremendous difficulty and
danger and the effect might place the attacking fleets in
a position where the enemy might entrap them but the!
greatest care is being exercised.
CONSTANTINOPLE IN DANGER
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The news coining from several
quarters seems to indicate that Constantinople is in real
danger from the allied fleets. The latest news this after
noon was that the fleets are almost sure now of being
able to force their way into the sea of Marmora and once
there they will be out of reach of shore batteries and ini
full command of those waters. The landing of an army
on the shore of the gulf of Saros, following the arrival of
the fleets in the Dardanelles, would enable the land and sea
forces to aid each other in the capture of the Dardanelles’!
north coast.
GERMANS REPULSED
PETROGRAD, Feb. 27.—Violent German attacks
were delivered yesterday in northern Poland but they j
were all repulsed. The enemy has been driven back in
the Przasnysz region and he now occupies positions furth
er back than those occupied a couple of days ago. The
Russian forces opposed to the Germans in that quarter
have been heavily reinforced recently and it is expected;
that the invaders can never advance beyond the point;
where they are now. The Germans have not attacked for
several days to the west of Warsaw and it is considered
by military men to be quite likely that if they cannot suc
ceed in their present effort to take the Polish capital they
will withdraw to their own borders as the coming of
spring will mean the softening of the ground into a
quagmire
WARSHIP PASSES DARDANELLES
LONDON, Feb. 27.—It was announced this afternoon
that one French warship has succeeded in forcing the pas
sage of the Dardanelles and is now in the sea of Marmora
and in a position to steam against Constantinople. It is|
reported that three trains are waiting at the Sublime
Ports in readiness to take the royal family out of Con
stantinople as soon as possible.
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_ Outfit.
CONGRESS PASSES IMMENSE KNIR Alaska“cb. 22._W. E.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR Dunkle, a mining engineer represent
ing the Guggenheim interests, de
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parted today, enroute to the Broad
... . - — Pass country. His outfit, consisting
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—‘The of four tons’ deParte<i Satuniay moni‘
. ... , . i ing and is being transferred by Hugh
lenate today passed the one hundred *
, . .... . .. - es and Pederson. Ten men accompany
md hft-two million appropriation for
, . . .... ..... , the expedition. Mr. Dunkle goes to
Lhe navy and eight million additional
. ., . . , examine the property of the Wei Is
for the construction of more submar
. . , , .... rk brothers and Coffee, as well as other
ines, gunboats and hospital ships. One
.... .... . . . holdings, held under option,
million will be spent on armor plates,
half a million will go to the construe- |)|{ ,)AGGKXT ,s CANDIDATE.
tion of a projectil plant. Added to _
this was another bill providing six Dr. Daggett is the first to announce
million dollars for the erection of for- unreservedly his candidacy for the
tificatioms. At the last moment the city council. He stated today “ofii
jonate came to the conclusion that the cially” that he will run. Several oth
proposals for the increase of the navy ers have their names mentioned
*ere well grounded and the opposi- suspiciously often as candidates but
don to the immense appropriations none other than the doctor has come
fell away. I out with the definite announcement.
SAY SEVEN CRUISERS DAMAGED
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The report has come from
Montevideo that seven British cruisers were disabled in
the battle with the German squadron in the Falklands but
the navy department of this country denies the report.
According to the Montevido information the seven cruis
ers had barely been able to reach the Falkland islands af
ter the battle and that they have never been able to fol
low up the few German ships which are still active in
South American waters. The admiralty emphatically pro
tests that the report is not true.
JAPS SEEK GERMANS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.—It is reported here that
five Japanese cruisers are now patrolling the south seas
watching out for the German cruisers, Prince Frederick
and Dresden. The two Germans are said to have destroy
ed several allied ships recently and every effort to catch
them has failed. The whereabouts of the Dresden since
the battle of the Falklands, from which she escaped, have
been a mystery. She evidently managed to escape from
the straits of Magellan where she sought shelter. That
the German cruisers have bases of supply still on the
South American coast is not doubted. They also are ac
companied with supply ships which seem to bear a charm
ed life.
ANOTHER BRITISHER LOST
DIEPPE, France, Feb. 27.—Another British steamer
has been torpedoed in the English channel by the Ger
mans. All that is known at present is that the vessel was
destroyed. The fate of her crew has not been ascertained
but it is feared that they have been lost. French shipping
is now more careful than ever and many vessels remain in
this and other ports.
BELGIANS GAIN TRENCHES
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The Germans are now rushing
reinforcements to Flanders to offset the advantage gain
ed by the Belgians who have won some trenches from the
enemy. The fighting took place in the vicinity of Ypres
and was frightfully stubborn. The Belgians troops fought
with splendid dash and courage and forced the enemy to
evacuate the positions in spite of severe losses. The
French are steadily advancing in the Argonne region and
seem to have completely turned the tables on the Germans
who had been making gains there. Along the whole west
ern line the operations are favorable wherever any
changes have taken place in the relative positions of the
contending sides.
ACCUSE GERMAN ATTACHE
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—Richard Stegler, a German
reservist, has been charged with fraudulently obtaining
American passports but the chief importance of the case
comes from the fact that Captain Body, a military attache
of the German embassy, is charged with aiding him to
make arrangements to go to England as a spy. If it is
found that Body is guilty as charged his government will
probably be asked to remove him.
MAY YET HAVE
EXTRA SESSION
CO N FERENCE COM M ITTEE R E
PORTS BACK COMPROMISE
SHIP BILL.
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PASSAGE IS DOUBTFUL
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PRESIDENT WILSON UNDECIDED
ABOUT KEEPING CONGRESS
AT WORK.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Presi
dent Wilson is undecided as to wheth
er he will call an extra session of con
gress or not. The compromise ship
purchase bill was reported back to
day by the conference committee and
it is very doubtful if it can be con
sidered again this session. Several
important matters remain to be acted
upon before the end of the life of the
present congress and it seems to be
impossible to get time to accomplish
any more work on the ship bill. Some
administration measures have been
left over entirely and much pressure
is being brought to bear on the presi
dent to call th^i extra session. He was
asked to give a statement of his in
tentions in the matter but nothing
could be got from him except that he
has not decided what to do. If the
extra sesison is called it will be sum
moned to begin as soon as possible
after the adjournment of the present
congress.
TELEPHONES OVER THE
CABLE FROM VALDEZ HERE.
Professor Musso recently made an
attempt to telephone over the cable
from Valdez to Seward. Mr. Zwink,
the operator in charge here, was not
able to catch the professor’s words
although the voice was heard. This
professor has invented a new means
for using cables as telephone wires
and he has succeeded in some places.
He is said to be an Italian. The suc
cess of his invention has just been
proven for the first time on the Alaska
cable.
CARRANZA MAY HAVE
CONSCRIPTION PLAN.
Stated That He Contemplates Mak
ing Men of Capital Serve in
His Army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Reliable
information has come from Mexico
City that Carranza contemplates en
acting a conscription law that will
enable him to force all the men in the
district governed by him to serve In
the army. He is stated to be parti
cularly bent on forcing the young men
of the capital to join his army which
he hopes to make strong enough to
subdue all his enemies quickly.
FIFTY MEN PROSPECTING
IN THE BROAD PASS.
KNIK, Feb. 22.—It is estimated
that some fifty prospectors are in the
Broad Pass country or on their way
there. Most of them departed from
Knik. J. H. Lander, the mining man
well known in Sew'ard, exhibts a ver>
rich specimen of fine gold quartz
which he found in the Broad Pass last
season and plans on returning this
spring. He declares the Broad Pass
to be a highly mineralized region.
ELKS MEET TOMORROW.
President Ike Evans announces that
an important meeting of the members
of the Elks club will be held tomorrow,
in the offico of L. V. Ray at 2 o'clock
p. m. All members aro requested to
be present
There will be no dance fciven by the
dancing club tonight. ,
CORRESPONDENT EXPLAINS
A VERY BAD OVERSIGHT.
Omitted Most Important Part of Tele
gram in Relation to Passing
Appropriation.
As some few people have been un
kind enough to say that this paper
suppresed the news of the passing by
the senate of the bill providing the
appropriation for the railroad work
the Gateway thinks it is due to itself
to show that such unpleasant remarks
have no foundation. When a gentle
man brought a copy of a Cordova pap
er to this office to show the dispatch
telling of the appropriation the Gate
way at once cabltnl to Seattle for the
facts. The following is the answer:
“Appropriation passed Saturady.
In press (message) I stated Wilson
failed to raise appropriation becau e
he was opposed to the purchase of the
Copper River. I thought you would
understand it to mean appropriation
passed."
The idea came to the Gateway that
some words of the message might
have been overlooked by accident as
the dispatch came over the cable and
this paper cabled today asking the
head of the Seattle department of the
press service to repeat in its entirety
the message in which the news of the
granting of the appropriation was
supposed to be contained. The follow
ing answer was received from Seattle
this afternoon:
“Message sent twenty second read:
‘Believed Wilson failed try raise ap
propriation Alaska road because is
not favorably inclined towards pur
chase Copper River road.' Find 1
failed to send ‘twenty first civil sun
dry passed twentieth.’ ’’
The Gateway has not spoken to
Operator Zwink of the local cable of
fice, but it here refers all doubters
to Mr. Zwink and, as far as this pap
er is concerned, he is at perfectly lib
erty to show anyone the copies of the
telegrams quoted here and any others
relating to the same matter. In this
way it is hoped to put an end to re
marks which, perhaps, ought to be
overlooked.
SEAMAN’S BILL PASSES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—'The
Seaman’s bill has passed congress.
It provides for higher standards in
seaman and for better equipment for
the safety of crews.
LAW AGAINST ALIENS ON
PUBLIC WORKS UPHELD.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 27.—The su
preme court today handed down a
decision upholding the law prohibiting
aliens from being emplyoed on public
works. The law has apparently been
passed to avoid the danger of spies
being engaged in such work and so
securing information that might be
used against this nation in the event
of war. The lessons of the European
war are responsible for the enaction
of the measure.
NEWS NOTES
If you ever hear a man roasting
a newspaper you can swear he never
supports the paper he roasts.
Gus Peterson has started to build
the first house on the Laubner addit
ion. At least it is called the first
house with a foundation. There is al
ready a log cabin in the addition.
One thing that is made evident by
the telegrams relating to the passage
of the appropriation for the railroad
construction work is that President
Wilson is opposed to the purchase of
the Copper River and Northwestern
railroad. This opposition seems to
“cinch” matters in our favor.
Mrs. Johnston of Mile Six road
house has been brought to the city
for medical treatment at the hands
of Dr. Romig.
See us before sending outside for
your fob printing.
MATANUSKA HAS
HOMESTEADERS
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THERE AND ON KNIK
ARM.
NELCHINA STRIKE MADE
SIXTY TONS OF PROVISIONS BE
ING SHIPPED TO THE
MARTIN MINE.
KNIK, Feb. 22.—Landers has
charge of the Martin m ne interests
this winter and has transported 60
tons of supplies from Knik to within
seven miles of the mine.
The Masonic society of Knik will
give a grand ball this evening, which
gives evidence of proving a fine social
success. Former Sewardites act!vt
in the function are Sol Silverman. Jos
Grimes and Robert Beach.
Rehearsals are in progress for i
minstrels show to be given March
3 under the auspices of a very popular
society called the Knik Musical, Lit
erary and Dramatic Club. W. A.
Sherman and Sol Silverman, former
Sewardites, are president ami vice
president respectively of the club.
Six below* zero is the coldest weath
er recorded in Knik this winter.
About 150 homesteads have been lo
cated in the Matanuska valley and on
Knik arm. Most of them have been
located since June 1 last. F. F. Win
chester, formerly of Seward is one of
the progressive settlers.
McCormack, Palmer and Caldwell
have uncovered five feet of pay on No.
1 above discovery’, Albert creek ,in the
Nelchina.
FRED AYERS WINS
SOLOMON DERBY.
NOME, Feb. 27.—Fred Ayers won
the Solomon Derby today in six hours
and thirty eight minutes. His team
consisted of fourteen fox hounds. The
distance is over seventy miles.
ARIZONA KILLS ANOTHER
LITERARY TEST BILL.
Men Need Not Speak English to be
Engaged in Hazardous
Work.
PHOENIX, Feb. 27.—The bill pro
viding that men employ**! in hazard
ous work should be able to read and
write in English has beer killed by the
state senate*. The bill was part of
the anti-alien measures that have re
cently been agitated and which have
drawn attention of some of the Europ
ean powers.
SEATTLE BOOSTS SEATTLE
FIRM FOR R. R. CONTRACT.
The Seattle Times which has just
arrived has an editorial which shows
that the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce is trying to secure the contract
to build the Alaska railroad for a
Seattle firm called the Pearson Con
struction Co. of Seattle. The Times
editorial also boosts for the firm. It
is plain that the Spirit city is already
out with the mitt for the lion’s share.
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MacPHERSON ANI) MARTIN
CASE HEARING MARCH 17.
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The hearing of the ease in which
two well known homesteaders in this
neighborhood are involved will come
up for hearing before Commissioner
Conroy on March 17. The opponents
are Messrs MacPhersor. and Martin
who are in dispute about a minor
matter.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.