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PEKIN AND IS NOW MOBILIZING ITS ARTILLERY
CHINA MAY APPEAL TO THE
GREAT POWERS EOR HELP
TOKIO, May 5.—Count Okuma. the
premier gave out a statement today
expressing the hope that war with
China will still be avoided. He de
clares that what Japan is asking is
only her “rights” and he says there
is no reason why China should not
grant the request without entering
into a bloody war in which she could
never hope for success.
The artillery of the Japanese army
is being mobilized as fast as possible
but the cabinet declares that it is only
• being mobilized because Japan is an
ally of Great Britain and that ally
is engaged in a war which may at
any moment create a situation requir
ing the use of Japan’s military re
sources. Even the Japanese people
are not deceived by this statement,
however, and they are looking for
ward to the declaration of hostilities
which is believed to be sure to follow
the refusal of the demands set out in
the ultimatum forwarded to Pekin.
TOKIO, May 6.—War preparations
are now* under way and the beginning
of the conflict with China cannot be
long delayer!. The Japanese govern
ment last night sent orders for a t
Japanese residents of Pekin to pre
0 pare to leave that city at any moment.
GERMANS MOVE
STILL NORTH
BI T RUSSIANS ARE DELIVERING
SERIOUS ATTACKS IN
REAR.
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BERLIN. May 5.—The German
army of the north is still continuing
its advance on the Baltic provinces of
Russia but it is admitted here today
that the Russians are attacking it
from the rear and may make a halt
necessary for the purpose of preserv
ing the line of communication with
East Prussia and to keep open a line
of retreat should the daring scheme
of invasion prove to be impracticable.
The Baltic provinces have a large
German population and one of the am
bitions of this nation is to be able to
g ^ retain that part of the Rusisan em
f pi re after the settlement following the
signing of peace. The German gen
eral staff are reported not to enter
tain any hope of reaching Petrograd
but by gaining control of the Russian
coast on the Baltic it is expected that
with the support of the German fleet
supplied with a perfect base Russian
traffic on the sea can be destroyed.
STEVE DOYLE Bl RIED.
Ike Evans and Commissioner Con
roy left Thirty-four early this morn
ing for Seward after having buried
the body of Steve Doyle who was
found dead on the trail. The burial
took place at Mile Forty-one. Wheth
er an inquest was held or not was not
stated.
CABLE STILL 1NTEIU PTEP.
The cable communications are still
interrupted and some of the messages
arrive late. This accounts for the
publication in several instances of
messages dated on the day before
t publication. It also accounts for dif
ferent stories on the same subject as
a delayed message often comes only
a short time before a message telling
of new development in the same event.
Notwithstanding all this the service is
remarkably good under the circum
stances.
WATSON Dl E 8 P. M.
The Admiral Watson is due at Se
ward at 8 o’clock this evening accord
ing to word received by Agent Blue.
The sentence on Dr. Hall of Fair
banks for an assault on Selma Lapp
was postponed until after his trial foi
Httemp^ed rape of Hilma Johanson.
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No answer has been received from
the Chinese government at the time
tnis was written so that the result of
the ultimatum dispatched from this
government is not known. While no
one believes that the task of conquer
ing China will ^e difficult preparations
are being made to make the war as
brief as possible. News of military
movements is being suppressed but
that large forces are being massed at
the points from which the invasion of
China will be launched is generally
known. At this moment war appears
to be inevitable.
PEKIN, May 6.—The ultimatum of
the Japanese government arrived here
this morning and the cabinet is now in
session considering it. It is now be
lieved that the government will ap
peal to the United States. France,
Russia and Great Britain for help or
at least for their services to try to
avert the war which is otherwise sure
to come.
TOKIO, May 6.—As the day wears
on the feeling becomes more and more
pessimistic. It is believed to be cer
tain that only one thing can prevent
war and that is the eleventh hour ac
ceptance by China of the Japanese de
mands. _
ALLIES WIN AT_
j DARDANELLES
BOMBARDMENT PROCEEDS AND
LAND FORCES ARE STEAD
ILY PROGRESSING.
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ATHENS, May 6.—The bombard
ment by the Allied fleet of the Turk
ish forts on the Dardanelles is pro
ceeding fiercely while the Allied land
forces have made considerable pro
gress. The great guns of the fleet are
of almost inestimable advantage in
covering the advance of the British
and French near the sea shore. The
| ships of the Allied fleet are so divided
that they cover the shores of the gulf
of Saros as well as the shores on the
Dardanelles and by this means com
mand a very large portion of the
Gallopoli peninsula. The Turkish
land forces are known to be superior
to the land forces of the Allies but
the area of the peninsula is so small
that only limited room for the man
euvering of troops is provided.
BREAK OCCURS IN THE
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
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i First Rupture Since the War Is
Caustd By Opposition To the
Tax On Liquor.
LONDON, May 5.—The first break
| in the ranks of the parliamentarians
since the beginning of the war took
plftce last night in the House of Com
I mons when a bitter fight occurred on
, the proposal to tax liquors heavily.
The nationalists led the figh* and this
is the first time for ten months that
they separated themselves from any
other party in the house. The reason
given by the nationalists for their op
position is that the tax would praeti
I cally mean that all working men in
Great Britain would be denied beer
or any other sort of intoxicant. Some
| of the opponents of the nationalists
declare the real reason for the party s
refusal to agne to the tax reelly
due to the desire to protect the distil
■ i lerv and brewery interests of Ireland.
; The nationalists declare that they will
‘ fight the tax proposals to the end.
i They are supported by at least seme
! of the labor members and by a few
members of all parties who cannot
agree with the chancellor’s proposal’s.
■ PERMITS NEEDED FOR FIRES.
The fire department desirvs to have
■ it mentioned that a permit must be
i obtained to light fires for burning up
r rubbish, brush, etc. within the city
limits.
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❖ HI KRTA WILL MAKE ❖
•> NEW YORK HIS HOME. *
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NEW YORK. May 6.—Victoriano
Huerta, former president of Mexico,
states that he intends to make this
city his home. He denies the state
ments that he intended to head a new
revolutionary movement in his own
country and declares that his only
ambitions are to see Mexico at peace
and to spend his remaining years in
quietness.
LIBERTY BELL FOR SEATTLE.
PHILADELPHIA, May C.—The
| authorities have acceded to the re
quest of the people of Seattle and will
send the Liberty Bell to San Francisco
' by way of that city. It will remain
: long enough in the Washington state
' city to be inspected by the people.
THREE MORE SHIPS
SI NK BY GERMANS.
LONDON, May 6.—A British
steamship, a schooner and a trawler
have been sunk in the North sea by
German submarines according to the
bulletin published this afternoon. The
loss of life, if any, has not been stated.
TERMINAL GETS FINE STOCK.
Messrs Anderson and Murphy of
the Terminal Bar have just ordered
five thousand dollars worth of the fin
est stock that ever came to Alaska.
They spared no expense to secure the
very highest grades in every line so
that their house will be second to none
outside or inside in the quality of
goods.
SANTA ANA COMING.
The Santa Ana left Kodiak yester
day at noon for Seward according to
word received by Agent Guptil. She
is due here in the middle of the day
tomorrow.
THREE BEARS IN A
SMALL GLASS JAR.
(’aught On This Peninsula On the
Day of Their Birth This
Year.
That three bears can be confined in
a small glass jar is now proven in
Seward by a visit to George Sexton
who keeps the jar in his hotel office.
The animals are dead but have been
preserved by the work of Mrs. Forgy,
the school principal.
These little animals were found
on the day of their birth by Charles
Wagner at the drainage of Tustumena
or Kasilof lake. While Mr. Wagner
was engaged hunting he saw the old
bear come out of her den and he suc
ceeded in shooting her. Going into
the den he found the three young ones
but as they had just been bom they
had to be destroyed. Each is about
seven inches long or the size of an
“adult” rat. The remarkable fact
about this catch is that it proves the
time when bear cubs are born. The
season for the birth of betrs has al
ways been a mystery’, it is said. Some
doubted whetehr they were born while
the mother was hibernating but the
signs that the three youths in question
1 were born on the day they were
• caught, which was* January 25 last,
are unquestionable. When the mother
1 bear came out on that day she re
; turned to her den before being killed
’ and would probably have continued
her winter’s sleep had she not been
• sent to sleep “for good.” As she re
entered the cave she covered the en
• trance with grass, etc. and made
“ every’ preparation to forget in slumb
j er the fact that she become a mother
; of triplets.
WATER SHUT OFF TONIGHT.
Chief Mel Horner of the fire depart
‘ ment announces that the water sup
• ply will be shut off this evening some
> time before 7:30 o’clock. Repairs are
’ necessary in the mains and the water
^may be shut off several hours.
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•> NEXT SUNDAY WILL *
I* BE MOTHER’S DAY. ❖
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The second Sunday ir May which
will be next Sunday will be Mother’s
Day, pursuant to the act passed by
congress last year. The day will be
observed as a holiday and the part of
the means of observing the occasion
will be the flying of flags from all
public buildings.
JUST ABOUT HUNDRED
COMING ON EVANS.
Sixty-Four Steerage and the Rest
First Class. Sixty For Anchor
age. Riggs Not Aboard.
SEATTLE, May 6.—The passengers
aboard the Evans from Seattle for
Seward are made up of sixty-four
steerage and the remainder first class.
She has sixty people aboard for Knik
Anchorage. The following are the
first class passengers for Seward.
Gertrude Allen, F. Finkle, R.
Anderson, W. Ludy, C. Quinn, C.
Murphy and wife, Col. Swanitz, Jos.
Nelson and wife, Joe Schmidt, Claude
| Carter, Harry Carter and wife, Mrs.
U. Carlson, F. Markham, 1* red
Sheehan, Mrs. J. S. Stoftn, J. Moore,
D. VVinton, Knight, D. Dunlap, Guy
Corder, Frank Armstrong and wife,
R. Harman, Mrs. F. Harcourt, Miss
Margaret Swan, Mrs. T^ omas Olson,
Mrs. Swan, H. Rowling, Harry Lan
caster, W\ Murphy, A. McMillan, A.
McMahan.
WANTS TO SETTLE JEW’S
IN WESTERN COLONY.
Jacob SshilT Proposes to Make a Home
For His Race West of
Mississippi
NEW’ YORK, May 5.—Jacob Schifl
proposes the establishment of a Jew
ish colony west of the Mississippi. He
declares there is room for a million
settlers in that region with their
families and his intention is to bring
there the members of the race who
are now living under hostile govern
ments. Llehiud the scheme arc many j
of the leading Hebrews vf this city
and there is quite a good chance for
its success.
GERMANS CLAIM
MORE ADVANCES
! REPORT CONTINUED SUCCESS
IN WEST GALICIA AND
EAST OF YPRES.
BERLIN, May 6.—According to the
official reports issued this morning
our offensive in west Galicia continues
successfully and the Russians are be
ing placed in a still more serious pre
dicament. Should we continue to ad
vance the enemy will be compelled to
withdraw his forces from the Carpath
ians. The Russians are still fighting
determinedly and are said to be rush
i ing heavy reinforcements to the dis
trict where they met with their re
verses. While some of their units
were badly disorganized by the defeat
their main body is still capable of
stout resistance. It is also announced
today that our troops have made con
siderable gains east of Ypres on the
western front and have held all the
positions taken by them in the big
fight of some days ago. From other
fight arenas the news this morning
is meager.
TWELVE GEOLOGICAL
PARTIES ARE COMING.
Extensive Work to be Done This Year
Here and Elsewhere in the
Territory.
WASHINGTON, May 5.—-Twelve
geological survey parties will be sent
to Alaska this summer for extensive
work. Three will work in southeast
ern Alaska, one near Chitina, one at
Valdez, two at Knik, two at Ruby and
on the Kuskokwim and one for the
Tanana and the Koykukuk.
In addition to these one will be sent
whose work will be of a general
nature.
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No further word has been recived
| as to whether a special session of the
1 legislature will be called or not.
WILSON WORKS
! ON GULF LIGHT
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I DISCUSSES MATTER WITH CAB
INET BUT WILL MAKE
NO STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, May 5.—-President
Wilson is discussing the sinking of the
American ship Guif Light l>y a Ger
man submarine this afternoon with
the cabinet but he declines absolutely
Lo make any comment on the matter.
!n the meantime the investigation is
under way across the water where
the ambassador to London has charge
of it. The gravity of the situation is
suggested by the calmness which
marks the attitude of the members of
the administration. The popular opin
ion here is that Germany will be asked
to pay an immense indemnity at least
ior the loss of the captain and mem
bers of the crew and that an apology
will also be demanded. Indeed the
affair is so serious that evon the news
papers of standing are most careful in
their editorial expression.
REMOVAL OF ROBERTS
CONFIRMED BY COURT.
Jailed Mayor of Terre Haute Loses
the Last Chance of Re
taining Ollicc.
TERRE HAUTE, May 5.—'The cir
cuit court has sustained the action of
the city council oi this city in remov
ing the former mayor, Roberts, who is
now serving six years in the peni
tentiary for fraud in connection with
the recent elections. Roberts continu
ed to the last performing his mayor
al duties from his cell but he is now
reported to have settled down to the
life of an ordinary convict with his
identity cloaked under a number.
ONLY THREE STRANGERS
STOOD BY SEWARD.
With the exception of the four
representatives from this division in
the territorial legislature only three
members of the house voted for
Noon’s motion in favor of changing
the territorial capital from Juneau to
Seward. Two out of the three of
Seward’s outside friends were Nome
men, Martin Moran and Nate Coombs.
The other Seward supporter was C. K.
Snow of Ruby. With the exception
of Snow all the representatives of the
Fairbanks division voted against Se
ward. All the members of the house
from the First division, of course,
voted for Juneau. Getchell and Daly
were the two Nome men to turn down
this city. The vote stood nine to
seven.
RUSSIANS SAY
GERMANS HALT
ALSO DECLARE RUSSIAN OF
FENSIVE LAUNCHED IN
EAST GALICIA.
PETROGRAD, May 6.—It is offi
cially announced that the Germans
have been halted on the Donajcc river
following their advance after the re
tirement of our troops in western
Galicia. As a counter move the Rus
sian army in eastern Galicia has
launched an offensive against the
Austrians who were operating from
their bases in the neighborhood of
Czernowitz. The reports as to the
Austro-German victory are discounted
here and the military authorities deny
most of the stories given out showing
the battle to be disastrous to us. Our
official news even declares that in one
part of the field the Germans were
defeated and routed.
KEEP OPEN SHOP.
WASHINGTON, May 6.—Vice
President Atterbury of the Pennsyl
vania railroad informed the Indust
rial Relations committee today that
the road insists on an open shop and
that it will continue to maintain this
position.
SEATTLE, May 6.—The Mariposa
arrived yesterday.
❖ TURKS MEET DISASTER *
❖ IN PENINSULA FIGHT. *
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PARIS, May 5.—A whole regiment
of Turks was wiped out yesterday in
the fighting on Gallipoli peninsula and
one thousand more were captured.
The battle is reported to have been
determinedly fought but the Turks
were caught in an unfavorable posi
tion and those captured had only the
alternative of being butchered.
WHERE PRINTERS MADE
LOTS OF GOOD MONEY.
Witness Says He Got Fourteen Thou
sand Dollars Commission
On One Job.
SYRACUSE, May 5.—A witness in
the Barnes vs. Roosevelt case testified
today that he had received fourteen
thousand dollars commission out or
one state printing job in New Yoik.
This testimony was brought out to
show the methods by which the state
was governed under the bossism of
the man who is suing the ex-president
for libel. Some other evidence of a
similar nature was also produced and
it is now certain that the trial will
serve as a tremendous expose of the
crookedness of the political leaders in
the past.
BRITISH CARPENTERS
RETURN TO WORK.
Go Back to Government Employment
Because Britain Needs Them
During the War.
j LONDON, May 5.—Two thousand
striking carpenters have returned to
work at Woolwich arsenal after hav
ing walked out because of dis-satis
faction with the terms on which they
were employed. Their return to work
is due to the entreaties of their lead
ers and the public generally who saw
in the strike a serious delay in the
preparations for manufacturing war
materials for the army in the field.
Several strikes have taken place in
government war munition factories
and quite a bitter feeling has been
aroused ^gainst the workingmen be
cause they are regarded as failing in
I their duty to the nation.
russTansbeat
TURKS BADLY
I great battle fought in
CAUCASIA ACCORDING TO
PETROGRA I).
PETROGRAD, May 6.—That the
Russian army in Trans-Caucasia has
won a great and decisive victory over
the Turks is the news published here
today. According to the official notifi
cation the Turks have been driven
back with frightful losses and our
troops are now advancing towards
Turkish territory in the direction of
Erzerum. A large quantity of heavy
artillery and munitions of war have
been captured.
PUPILS STRIKE WHEN
PRINCIPAL LOST OUT.
BUTTE, May 6.—Five hundred
pupils of the pubilc schools went on
a strike here this morning because the
school board failed to re-elect the old
principal. The parents of the children
are mostly opposed to the action of
the board which might find itself
forced to reconsider its action.
* UNCALLED FOR LETTERS.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at Seward, Alaska Post Office May
1st, 1915.
Thos. B. Aken (2) Wm. Arken,
Frank Brandewell (2), Mrs. F. D.
Casland, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fenton,
E. G. Frisus, Chas. Fregrove, Orvill
Fouse, Miss B. Hamilton, Ralf Harder,
M. Haslan, John Hawsam, Henry
Hendrekes, W. A. Havner, Henry
Johnson, V. E. Caves (2), S. E. Likes,
Herman Nolan (3), S. D. McCloud,
Charles McGraith, John Schwalbe, F.
E. Stevens, James Toby, Miss Estelle
Woodland. *
In calling for letters please say ad
vertised. One cent due on letters. P
J. Hickey jr., postmaster.
ASK BRITAIN
TO STOP WAR
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
CONGRESS DECIDES ON
FIRST STEPS.
THE HAGUE, May 6.—The Inter
national Peace congress has decided
as the first step in the effort to bring
about peace in Europe to ask the
British government for the sake of
humanity to try its best to have the
war ended. A committee has been
selected for the purpose of presenting
this request and this committee is so
constituted that the British people
cannot harbor any suspicion that it is
not thoroughly neutral. It is admitted
that the chances of peace are exceed
ingly slight but the effort will be
maintained in the hope that some
good may result.
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* GERMANY MUST SETTLE *
❖ FOR FRYE DIRECTLY. *
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WASHINGTON, May 6.—The state
department has forwarded a note to
the German government insisting that
the Frye case must be settled through
diplomatic channels and not by the
prize court. The vessel was sunk by
the Prinz Eitel Fredrich.
NEWS NOTES
Commissioner Thomas Riggs ought
to be a passenger on the Evans which
was scheduled to leave Seattle yester
day. It is probable that because of
the cable delays the passenger list
may not be received in time for pub
lication today. There is also a ques
tion as to whether the vessel was able
to get away last night.
Some of the petitioners for improve
ments on Fourth avenue are now said
to be weakening in their desire for
such improvements as had been con
templated. It is said that the con
crete sidewalks alone would cost about
three dollars a linear foot.
H. A. Robinson, Miss Nettie Hickey
and VV. J. South are among those who
have reserved berths on the Watson.
Men are now at work cleaning up
Third avenue from Adams street to
the Ballaine addition. The stumps
are being taken out.
W. D. Coppornoll the new city at
torney, was formerly a member of the
Nevada legislature.
Cal Brosius says that as far as he
can tell Representative John Noon
and his family are on the Northwest
ern on the way home to Seward.
Paul Mycr who has arrived in Se
ward was one of the passengers
aboard the Titanic when she was sunk
in the Atlantic by striking an ice berg.
Mr. Myers with some others saved
their lives by clinging to a hatch on
which they floated from 11 o’clock at
night until 7 o’clock next morning.
They were compelled to lie down but
they were clear of the water.
The Puget Sound tug Goliah, which
recently towed the cannery barge
Fresno up to the fishing station at
Akutan arrived at Seward yesterday
afternoon to await orders from her
owners. The Goliah is one of the
largest and most powerful tugs in
Pacific waters.
A man arrested for being drunk
and disorderly last night by Chief
Guest was sentenced this morning to
a $4 fine. The fine was not paid and
the prisoner will remain two days in
the city bastile.
Mrs. Schenck has accompanied her
husband, Roy W. Schenck, to Seward.
Mr. Schenck is here looking over min
ing property. He is only one of sev
eral men who have recently come for
a similar purpose.
Harry Hoben’s big warehouse is
fast nearing completion. Harry de
nies that it will be used for any kind
of festive purposes. It is 150 feet by
30 and two stories high.
he sign decided upon by the local
realty men’s association is now being
painted on the wharf. It says, “Se
ward the Terminal” in large letters
that certainly suggest that we are
strong on the realty business if not in
the artistic temperament.
A cable received from Derick Lane
yesterday shows that the Mariposa
must have made the run to Seattle in
less than five days,
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