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FIERCE AND BLOODY BATTLING
RAGING STILL ON BOTH FRONTS
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DEUTSCHLAND (JETS READY |
BALTIMORE, July IS—The German submarine
Deutschland sailed away from the docks here today and
as far as can be learned it seems to be the intention of
Captain Koenig to dash for the \ irginia ( apes tonight.
From rumors received the British admiralty has ghenj
extraordinary instructions to all the naval commandeis to^
concentrate their otforts on the capture or destruction of
the Deutschland. T!u whole city has given itself up to
watcliing for the attempt of the submarine to get away,;
a feat which is generally regarded as the most thrilling ofj
the war.
BRITISH ADVANCE AGAIN
LONDON. July IS. — In spite of heavy rains which
are interfering with the allied ollensive on the Somme the
British made substantial progress last night on a front of
one thousand yards in the region of Ovillers. General
Haig reports that the Germans have been driven from
several strongly defended points, and prisoners and six
Maxim guns were captured.
GERMANS COUNTER ATTACK
LARIS. July 18.—The Germans have launched heavy
counter attacks against the newly won French positions
west of Peronne but thus far those attacks have been te
pulsed. In several quarters south of the Somme the Ger
mans are also attacking. No result has been gained by
them vet but heavv fighting is still going on.
GERMANS RETREAT
PETROURAD, July 18.—The Germans have retreat
ed ten miles in Volhynia under the advance of General
Kaledins* left wing. This retreat was rendered necessary
to avoid exposing the German right flank. Several thou
sand more prisoners, a number of heavy guns and large
supplies of war munitions fell into the hands of the Rus
sians.
GERMANS ( ALL ALLIES LIARS
AMSTERDAM. July 18.—The German government
has issued a statement particularly intended for Ameri
cans in which the world is urged to have full confidence in
the ultimate victory of the Central powers. Americans
are also asked to disregard “the lying reports" printed in
the foreign press in lengthy articles in big papers. The
insinuations evidently is that American papers of the big
ger kind are being subsidized by t ho allied powers to make
it appear that the allies are winning.
RUSSIANS PUSHING ON
BERLIN, July IS.—The Russian troops are every
where on the offensive on the Austrian front but only at
one point in Volhynia have they caused an Austrian re-j
tirement, the official statement today says. The state
ment admits the retirement of the Austrians behind the
Lipa river.
MAY SUBMARINE AGAIN
THE HAGUE, July 18.—Reports coining from Berlin
indicate that the party in favor of restarting submarine
warfare against British merchant shipping is growing
stronger. It is even stated by people high in authority
that under sea warfare will be renewed whatever the
opinion of the United States might be.
MEN DYING LIKE ELIES
AMSTERDAM, July IS. — Private reports arriving
here after stealing their way through the censors tell of
scenes of unbelievable horror on the western front. Men
are said to be literally dying like flies while the pent up
hatreds of two years warfare is leading to frightful
atrocities when trenches are stormed and taken by either ■
side. The frightful slaughter makes it impossible to bury
all the bodies and a plague may break out at any time that
will devastate all Europe. ’ * ' *5?
SATURN TO BE
HERE TOMORROW
“Probably arrive Wednesday a. m.
nineteenth.
“O’Brien.”
The above message was received to
day by Mayor Myers from the govern
ment radio ship Saturn’s captain and
it means that the vessel will probably
arrive tomorrow to investigate mat
ters connected with the proposed es
tablishment of a radio station in Sew
ard.
FINED $50
August Williams was lined fifty
dollars and costs by Commissioner En
nis today on the charge of stealing
provisions from the government tug
Lawrence. Williams was the cook on
the craft. He paid the line.
NEW AMBASSADOR
F. S. TO TFRKJE\
WASHINGTON’, July IS. -Presi
dent Wilson has nominated Abram
Klkus of New York as ambassador to
Turkey in the place of Ambassador
Morgenthau who has resigned.
The marriage performed by Judge
Ennis yesterday was his first offense
in that direction and congratulations
are in order.
Fifteen Mifiion
Lost in Floods
RALEIGH, July 18. — Fifteen peo
ple are dead, ten are missing and
property valued at fifteen million
dollars is destroyed by the Hoods In
five southern states during the past
forty-eight hours. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee
and West Virginia all suffered heavy
damage from the overflowing streams.
The number of houses swept away is
very considerable and the ruin to
crops is probably the greatest in the
history of the section affected.
DEMOCRATS NAME
EIGHT DELEGATES
ANCHORAGE, July 8. — A demo
cratic caucus was held last evening
for the purpose of electing eight dele
gates to attend the division conven
tion to be held in Seward on July 6.
The meeting was held in the law of
fices of Murphy and Almy, with Thos. j
M. Price as chairman and J. C. Mur
phy secretary.
The delegates elected were:
A. A. Schonbeck, Fred A. Martin,
R. E. Oldham, N. E. Olson, James
Rock, J. C. Murphy, Tex Jones and
Robert Small. In all probability most
of the delegates elected will appear in
person at the convention.—Ex.
NOTICE
Dog taxes are now due and pay
able to City Treasurer on or before
August 21. I*. L. 10RRE\,
7_18_tf Street Committee.
SEVEN DEAD IN
CHICAGO FIGHT
JSEGRO KILLS FIVE AND BARRI
CADES HIMSELF IN A
BITLDING.
CHICAGO, July 18.—Henry Mc
Intyre, a negro who is believed to
have been insane, murdered live peo
ple her last night and was shot and
killed this morning while barricaded
in a building from which he attacked
tlu* police. In addition to tIn* live kdl
ed by him three others were seriousl)
wounded and McIntyre succeeded in
holding oil the police lor hours, the
whole police reserve of the city be
i sieged the building but only the
j plucky action of Detective Sergeant
| Ed. Hughes overcame him. V\ bile the
| negro was firing through a window of
the house Hughes walked calmly in
' through the door and shot McIntyre in
the body. The dead body ot the negro
| wife was found beside him and it is
i not known whether she was killed by
I’tlie shots of the police or by her hus
j hand.
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{WAS ATTENTION TO
HOADS \T CACTIF C'RKFK
J. C. Murray, the mining man of
fCache creek, brings to the attention
of the Gateway once more by letter
the urgent need for road construction
; in that district. He believes capital
'•would come much faster it roads were
i supplied. The Cache Creek Dredging
I Company is now hauling supplies
j thirty miles across the tundra on
! double enders for lack of roads.
I NALASKA TRAPPER
TAKES IHS OWN LIFE
According to information received
from Deputy Marshal Buckley at l n
alaska. Charles Rosenberg, a trap
per on Ainak island, committed sui
\ cide in the cabin of his schooner at
Unalaska last week. The dead man
evidently intended to hang himself,
but the height was not suflieient and
he died of slow strangulation.—Ex.
Asks Public
Stop Strike
President Water Front Employers
Wants Mass Meeting of
Citizens.
SEATLE, July 18. — Captain J. S.
Gibson, president of the waterfront
employers' union has announced that
he favors calling a mass meeting of
the citizens of every walk of life to
discuss the serious problem that has
arisen in connection with the long
shoremen’s striKe. He believes the
public will have to participate in any
settlement of the strike. “We have
exhausted all the efforts possible," he
said, “to bring about an amicable
agreement ami have the great cargoes
removed from the docks. I he strike
has been carried so far by the action
and attitude of the longshoremen that
it is now beyond a question between
the employees and employers. The
public welfare is at stake."
BRITISH BOYCOTT U. S. HOUSES
LONDON. July 18—The British government is about
to publish a list of from 70 to 80 business firms and in
dividuals in the United States with which residents in the
United Kingdom are forbidden to trade. This is the first
time that any American firms are placed on the statutory
list which is better known as the “trading with the enemy
act blacklist.” All other countries have been represent
ed on the list for some time.
W. J. BOTHWELL j
IS SHOT DEAD
FORMER CITY COMPTROLLER OF
SEATTLE LOSES LIFE OCR
ING RAID ON HOTEL.
SEATTLE, July 18.— William J.
I Both well, former city comptroller,!
was shot and killd yesterday alter-,
noon by Patrolman W. W. Morns in
the bar room of the Ferguson hotel
during a raid by the authorities lor
liquor. Patrolman Morris and
j Harvey, members of the dry law
i sound were raiding the place when
' Both well objected to the work of the
I patrolmen, drew a revolver, exhibited
a special police star and ordered
j them to desist. He particularly or
! dered them to stop the attempt to ar
| rest J. Earnham, manager of the
i Ferguson, who was behind the bar in
| the capacity of bartender. It was
during the trouble over the arrest of
j Farnham that the fatal shot was br
ed. Morris also received a wound.
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Mr. Eiwin E. Wright and Miss
Marjorie Hailey were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony yesterday
t afternoon by Uev. Frank Ennis, Unit
ed States Commissioner. The bride
t and bridegroom are very well known
I and are sure to make themselves
happy. After supper last evening Mr.
and Mrs. Wright took up their resi
dence in the house formerly occupied
by Judge Whittlesey.
Epidemic in
New York Over
NEW YORK, July 18. — The epi
demic of infantile paralysis in New
1 York has been stayed and can be kept
< in full control, the commissioner of
j health, Emerson, stated today. In
I the statement issued by him he de
clares that the diminution of the
number of cases and deaths indicates
i that the diminution of the number of
I cases and deaths indicates that the
I health authorities are reaching tlu*
I cases earlier and are finding a way
to control them.
DAWSON LIEUT. KILLED
VANCOUVER, June 27.—Lieuten
ant Oswald Grant, a son of Dr. A. S.
Grant, founder of the Presbyterian
church in Dawson, was killed in action
' on the western front yesterday. Os
! wald Grant lived in Yukon with his
| parents several years ago. and attend
I ed the Dawson public school there.
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CUPID'S ARROW
ENDS ROMANCE
ANCHORAGE, July 6.—A most ro
mantic marriage was consummated in i
Anchorage this morning when L. N.
Markle, who is employed by the Al-j
ask an Engineering commission and
Mrs. Bertha Markle, of Chaska, Min
nesota, were made man and wife. The
bride arrived on the Admiral Watson;
and although a sister-in-law of Mr.
Markle’s for the past 14 years, they
met for the first time today, she hav
ing come to Anchorage to meet her,
future husband. They Immediately j
proceeded to Judge David’s office where,
he performed the ceremony which
united them for life.—Ex.
The Democratic divisional conven
tion and the session of the district
court will be on the cards for Sew
ard next week. The convention will
begin on the 26th, and court will openj
next day.
CASEMENT APPEAL IS
DISMISSED DY COURT
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REFUSE CASEMENT APPEAL
LONDON, July 18.—'The appeal of Sir Roger Case
ment from the conviction on the charge of high treason
and sentence of death was dismissed today and nothing
now remains between the condemned man and the gallows
but the possibility of a commutation of the death sentence
by the crown. The judges dismissed the appeal without
even waiting to hear a word from the counsel for the
crown.
VALDEZ CONVENTION
HAS ENDORSED WICK
Will Nol Keep the
Ships in Pacific
WASHINGTON', July IS. * The'
Pacilic coast .senators wore defeated to
day by Is to IS in the attempt to pio \
vide b} amendment to the general nav !
I
al bill that three of the proposed capi
tal ships be maintained permanently
on the Pacific coast, t^uite a warm
discussion took place on the motion
the Pacific coast men expressing the
i
belief that to keep large ships on the
west side of the continent is a matter
necessary precaution.
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At the meeting of the city council
last evening petitions were received
asking for the grading of Adams
street between Third and First streets
and for the building of a sidewalk on
Seventh. The petitions were referred
to the city attorney.
It was also decided to call for bids
once more for a steam heating plant
for the schools. The clerk was in
structed to advise the Klectric Com
pany to place a light pole near v hy
drant in the northwest quarter of the
city proper. This hydrant is close .0
the place where the company found it
“unreasonably expensive” »o put in
light before and the discovery of the
hydrant now is, perhaps, intentionally
j or unintencioni"y, regarded as a
score for the other side. A discussion
a so came up on the question of the
better lighting of Fourth avenue and
ard ought to be made the best lighted
aid ough to be made the best lighted
city in Alaska.
Once again the question or norses
running loose. This question here is
almost on a par with the question of
Mexican bandits in the national legis
lature, but these horse raids are ap
parently near an end this time as the
police committee was instructed last
night to figure on the establishment
of a pound.
John Dubreuil, chairman of the
streets committee, was granted a
salary of $100 a month for his ser
vices while the street improvement
work is proceeding. He has been giv
ing eight hours a day to the work.
The fire committee and fire chief
are to get together to secure another
eehmical and some more hose for the
fire department. In this connection
Councilman Sauers asked a question
as to what the fire chief is doing for
his salary most of the time and it
looks as if Mel, beautiful new uni
form and all, will be kept more busy.
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FOR SALE
Furniture, Kitchen Utensils, Range,
Piano, Bedding, etc. Mrs. A. G. de
Sherbinin. 7-18—tf
VALDEZ, July 18. -The only dis
pute in the Republican divisional con
vention here was over the resolution
endorsing Wickersham as candidate
for congress as a Republican. Thit
resolution carried over the objections
of Ritchie, Lyons, Kinnegan, liarvv>
1*. Sullivan and White. The Tern
tonal Divisional committee afterwards
repudiated the action of the conven
tion and declared it null and void and
not binding on any Republican. The
real issue seemed to be the division
which came during the territorial con
vention at Seward, the men who then
opposed the majority now taking tfie
side of Wickersham and the men who
were with the majoritj at Seward op
posing him.
MEN NOMINATED
AT VALDEZ TODAY
VALDEZ, July IS.—George Dooley
of Cordova was nominated by the di
visional convention for senate and
the nominations for the lower house
are J. H. Murray, of McCarthy,
Arthur Frame and Ed. Beddell, of An
chorage, and W. I*. Henry of Seward.
For road overseer; Ed. Wood.
The Territorial Committee met this
afternoon and passed a resolution that
the action of the Third divisional con
vention endorsing Wickersham as a
Republican or Republican nominee be
and is hereby declared illegal and void
and not binding on any Republican.
The committee named at Seward will
make the nominations of a congress
ional candidate in a day or two. A
telegram from Gilmore says Nome
favors Millard of Valdez.
ALASKA LEAVES JUNEAU
The Alaska left Juneau at 5 a. m.
on the 16th.
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The Farragut sailed from Juneau at
1:30 p. m. on the 17th.
MAY PLAY BASEBALL
WITH SATURN CREW
The members of the local baseball
team expect to get a game with the
team from the crew of the Saturn
when she arrives tomorrow or the
following day.
The Aroline had twenty-three hun
dred tons on the trip which brought
her here yesterday afternoon. She is
commanded by Captain Kenny. Frank
Kotch, her purser, is a candidate again
for the Washington state legislature
and is sure to win. Frank is some
thing like that step brother of his,
Tommy Riggs, and you can't beat
him.