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SEVERE FIGHTIMG AT VERDUN
AND ALSO ON BRITISH FRONT
rVERDUN
PARIS. August A- Tue Gemmas attacked furiously
on the Verdun iron throng ut last night in violent at
tempts to recapture i’h.au. -at woods and drive the
French from floury, un v. re. ueyays. It is announced
that the ieutt a assatiiis ai\ stil. ring continued with
heavv h»sses to I .*■ atlacki • it apparent ihat ^uici
as not • een s • gem as it has been foi
the past twenty-four aours. ita carmans have so iar
failed to accomplish mmi i ^ •
AUSTRIANS ALSO ATTACK
PETKOGUAD, August A — 'i he Austrians took the
initiative on the iPakowi .a ami Ua icm frontier \estd day
and launched heavy comma a, mams against our armies,
lac umelai announce .lent says t 1 ty. it is indicated that
no results have been gurm i . tn enemy odtmdNi
hut it is becoming cum 1 *.v m, Vviurai powers have de
cided to abandon the deu usi\e a nude and take the of
fensive generally.
VOX H INDEX IU ItG ALSO BEGINS
LONDON, Angus; A Ida* G*. rmans are now massing
strong forces and ma.v gm - mi ihe eastern front for a
great counter offensive • 1 his news
een rec ( teal points and partly
from dispatches trm » Be. m i'.seu' ihe tiesign of the
G< n the Russians who
tve been a h- The
important featurt ot the m\\ s. nmiry experts declare, is
that the Germans arc a mo to detach such large bodies
during the allied oiieasive on tlit western front.
RUSSIANS FORCED TO RETREAT
RETROGRAD, August '>. — Under pressure of re
peated German counter auawts against the village of Rud
damirv Auskia on the Stavok, nim .veil miles from Kovel,
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the liussians have been compelled t<* evacuate the village.
Our troops had advanced eigs.t aii.es troin the Stokhod
but have now been forced to retreat several bund ret
yards to the east. This state m< ut was issued officially
todav.
MAY BE BALTIC BATTLE
STOCKHOLM, August 5.—Met chant ships returning
from the Baltic report t-.at Russian warships and German
warships are cruising in larger numbers than usual in
that sea. The Russian vosseis are also said to have come
further east than at a..\ time since t se war began and a
big naval engagnjent is looked for.
KAISER IN THE EAST
LONDON, August 3. — In dispatches from various
places it is stated that the kaiser has quit the western
front and has gone to the east whore the Russian offensive
threatens.
ITALIAN FRONT QUIET
VIENNA. August 5.—Only minor engagements have
occurred for the past few* days on the Italian front and,
the relative positions of the opposing lines remain about !
the same. No fighting is reported from the Greek front
and conditions have settled dow n to their former state.
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ITALIANS BOYCOTT ENEMIES
ROME, August S.—The Italian government has is
sued a decree forbidding Italian subjects, even those re
siding abroad, from maintaining business relations with'
the enemy or the allies of the enemy. This decree even
forbids business relations with subjects of enemy coun
tries when they can be avoided.
Hundreds Settle
In The lMataimska
New Chief of the Kiold Division l.aml
Department Arrives.
Right hundred settlers were found
in the Matanuska and Susitnu country
by C. R. Arundell, the new chief of
the Alaska held division of the gener
al U. S. Land Department, who has
arrived in Seward from that district.
Mr. Arundell is the official who took
the place of Mr. Christensen when the
latter was attached to the Alaska en
gineering commission. One of tnc
remarkable facts noted up there by
him was that some of the settlers are
now cutting red top that grows six
and eight foot in height. Other con
ditions are als > most promising in the
farming line. Mr. Arundell visited
the coal mine of Dick Dougherty and
at that time Mr. Dougherty had gone
in 402 ft. ami had 12 or 1400 tons of
| coal on the dump.
A communication just received by
Mr. Arundell from the department in
dicates that the parcels of lands not
canwing coal in the Matanuska coal
area will be thrown open for settle
ment under the general rules govern
ing laud allottmont.
HAS GOOD COPPRR IN'
CHICKALOOX COUNTRY
Peter Nielson who has just come
from the Chickaloon district has cop
per properties up there that promise
exceedingly well. Those who have sees
this ore ^iy that it will surely bo
found good enough for shipment when
the railroad is built.
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OI>l>FEI.LOWS GIVE
A PLEASANT SOCIAL
On Thursday evening the Odd Fel
lows entertained tin* wives and child
ren of the members and their friends;
the first part of the evening was taken
lip with card games, followed by danc
ing until eleven p. m., when a very
delightful supper was served. Im
mediately following the supper short
addresses were delivered by Brothers
Noon, Keating, Sloane and Mullin.
After the tables were cleared away
dancing was resumed, continuing until
12:30 a. m.. Everybody present en
joyed a thoroughly good time. This
was the first social given by this lodge
' since its organization, and had for its
object to bring the families of the
members together, and to take the
first steps for the establishment of a
Rebecca lodge in Seward. Judging
by the results of Thursday’s meeting
this will be an accomplished fact in
the near future. Among those pres- j,
i nt outside the immediate members of
the Odd Fellows’ families were Miss
Nellie Shea, Miss Frank, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Reed, Mr. and |
Mis. Large, Miss Large, ami Mr.
Lewis.
.. KILLED BY TREE
ANCHORAGE, July 31.—Word
came from Moose creek yesterday
•that Milan JanofT was instantly killed!
by a tree falling on him while work- |
ing about a mile on the other side of j
the little Susitpa river. The report
was not clear as the telephone was not
jn good working order.—Ex.
A member of A. T>. Estes’ gang on ;
the railroad suffered a mashed finger
out the line a day or two ago. The (
fnger is said to have been split to the :
bone. ’'
LETTER RELATES
STORY OF CRIME
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VALDEZ, July 31.—On June 11, at
Sunburn Harbor, Nag'ai Island, one of
the Shumagin group, a Japanese ran
amuck, killed* two of the lishermen at
the fishing station there, wounded
three others, and set lire to several
of the buildings, following which In*
killed himself. The story af the mur
der and suicide was published in tin*
Prospector a short time alter, with all
tlp> details then obtainable.
The cost guard steamer Unalga
yesterday brought mail from that
place* and among the letters receive 1
by the marshal’s office is one from the
Jap who committed the crime, and
sheds much light on the story of the
killing and the causes leading thereto.
The letter was written in Japanese,
apparently a few days before the
shooting took place, and was trans
lated into English by another Japan
ese. It reads as follows:
“Citizen of Imperial Japan hereby
gives note to Sir Marshal:
“1 came From San Francisco as
cook for the lishermen last spiing.
but one man often intimidate me by
saying, ‘This is woixl from govern
ment.’ So l quit the job. Then after
l came to this place the men intimi
date n;c more than ever. They said:
*We will kill you by the hand of the
Governor, if that is impossible we
will ^et a man killer to kill you.’
Such [dans were made to kill me so
l killed them and myself instead of
getting killed myself for nothing.
‘•Now, o Hi cor, how would you judge
about this, what would you do under
the circumstances? Suppose there
were eight men in a gang, one of the
eight tried to save me, but he, too,
was then indimidated, which made me
grieve for this man.
“1 did not mean to kill so many
people, I was aiming at one.
“JAPANESE MU RATA.”
“I wish you would stop this treat
ment from the American govern
ment.”
This letter was found among the
effects of the Jap after the crime, and
was forwarded here. It tells a story
of persecution at the hands of the
rough fishermen, who, finding then*
time hanging heavily upon their
hands, amused themselves by scaring
the ignorant Jap and as a consequence
brought upon themselves a heavy
punishment.—Ex.
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Twenty Percent for
y
Hank of Seward
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The Bank of Seward at a meeting
of its Board of Directors this morn
ing declared a divident of twenty per
cent on its capital stock.
The Admiral Evans left Cordova
/or Seward at 3 o’clock this afternoon.
RIOTING BEGINS IN i
N. YJAR STRIKE
•NEW YORK, August 5. — The greatest street car
strike in the greatest city in the world is now well under j
way and the conditions promise to be exceedingly bad be
fore the end. Nothing like the full street car forces of;
the city have yet struck but it is feared that a few days j
will bring about trouble on the other lines. Incipient
rioting began today in connection with the strike and hun
dreds of acts of petty violence have marked the opening
day of the trouble. No serious occurrences are reported
but the authorities believe that circumstances connected
with the strike call for the best precautions possible.
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TURKS BEGIN THE CAMPAIGN
AGAINST BRITISH AT SUEZ
Great N. Y. Strike
Partially Started
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Cars That Carry Nearly Million Pas
sengers Daily Tied I p.
NEW YORK, August 5.—The offi
cers of the Amalgamated Association
of Street and Electric Railroad Em
ployes declare this morning that
eighty per cent of the motor men and
conductors on one system are now out
on strike. The total number of motor
men and conductors in that system is
three thousand one hundred. The
mileage affected is 145 over which
eight hundred and fifty passengers
travel daily.
DAMAGE TO CROP IS
A MILLION DOLLARS
ST. PAl L, August 5.—Detailed in
formation from yesterday’s storm
shows that the damage to property
and crops by yesterday’s storm is a
million dollars. The storm raged
through the Dakotas, Minnesota,
Northern Wisconsin and Canada.
TOURISTS LEAVE INTERIOR
AND MAY COME HilRE
FAIR RANKS, August ft.—The last
hundred tourists of the season left to
day to connect with the Umatilla at
St. Michael and will travel outside via
ihe southwestern ports, most likely
touching at Seward.
EDES AND CHRISTENSEN
OFF FOR INTERIOR
Chairman \V. C. Edes of the En
gineering Commission and agent An
drew Christensen of the land depart
ment will leave on the Evans for the
interior. They will take the boat^ to
Valdez and go from there over the
trail to Fairbanks. The sale of lots
at Nenana will take place as soon as
Mr. Christensen gets there. Mrs.
Edes intends to accompany Mr. Edes
but Mi's. Christensen will remain
here. Mr. Arundell of the land de
partment will also go in with them.
comrs to Establish a
NON SKCTAKIAN CHURCH
Rev. Mr. Munro has come to Sew
ard with a view to establishing a non
sectariaif community church. He
wishes to affiliate all the people of
Seward without asking them to give
up their own v particular denomina
tions. Mr. Munroe is now looking
around fflr a possible site. Leslie
Cramer, the former popular Commis
sion official here, by the way, intro
duces Mr. Munroe.
TURKS ATTACK SUEZ
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LONDON, August 5.—A Turkish army estimated at
| fourteen thousand strong lias launched an attack against
1 the British positions near Komani which is about twenty
three mhes east of the Suez canal. The battle began on
j Thursday night, the official communication says, and is
continuing with great intensity but the Turks have been
unable to make an impression in the British ranks. It is
assumed that this attack is the long heralded attempt to
capture the canal and, maybe, to invade Egypt. The war
officials declare that the British are well prepared to meet
the attack in that quarter.
SAYS BRITISH LOSS HEAVY
BERLIN, August 5.—The British troops lost heavily
last night in an unsuccessful attempt to advance in the
'sector north of Ovillers and in the Foureaux forest, the
war office announces. The attacks were part of the Brit
ish offensive movement but our positions were found to
be too strong and the attackers were rolled back after
very severe lighting. No fighting occurred on the lines
occupied by the French last night except in the Verdun
sector where our troops are attacking.
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Smelter Committee
Gets To Work Today
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The Seward organization committee which has the
preliminary work of establishing the smelter in charge is
busy today securing the subscriptions. A big meeting is
being held at Valdez this evening to enlist \ aldez am
i the work for the smelter here and also for the projects
that Valdez will have. The committee wishes to impress
upon the public the fact that all the money should be in
| today so that the work could go ahead without delay. To
; be able to wire to the Valdez meeting that Seward has
jumped into the project with both feet and has shown its
absolute confidence in the big undertaking is of the ut
most importance, so the committee asks that Seward re
members this and gets down to business. As stated often
before, giving a subscription only means that it will be
held in trust for the subscriber until all the necessary
money for the smelter is subscribed.
Nearly Thousand
Died in Chicago
Heat Caused Far Greater Casualties
Than Officially Reported.
CHICAGO, August 6.—During four
days of last week's extreme heat spell
nearly one thousand deaths occurred
in this city from the heat, according
to the announcement of the city health
commissioner, John Robinson, today.
The official figures given heretofore
have not exceeded three hundred, and
Robinson suggests that the facts were
v.itheld either intentionally or unin
tentionally.
FRISCO STRIKERS MAY
START OPPOSITION SHOPS
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5.—The
striking culinary workers in this city
are now threatening to open restaur
ants to fight the battle against the
restaurants and cafes which have de
clared for the open shop.
Miss Margaret Romig left this
morning to visit with her friend Miss
Kathleen Stewart, at Mr. Stewart’s
mine. Mr. Stewart and the two young
ladies left on the train today.
No advertiser can afford to omit
the Seward Gateway.
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Shaeklelon Fails
To Rescue His Men
Main Part of Expedition on Island
Relieved in Serious Danger.
LONDON, August 5.—Shackleton
has again failed to rescue the mem
bers of his expedition who had been
left on Elephant island. The main
body of the men who accompanied
him on his search for the South Pole
were left on the island while Shackle
ton and the rest of his crew lef: for
the purpose of getting aid. Since
then he has made two efforts to g**t
back to the island.
PRESIDENT OF WELL KNOWN
SEATTLE FIRM IS DYING
“SEATTLE, August 5. — James E.
Galbraith, president^ of Galbraith,
Bacon and Company, one of the most
prominent business men of the North
west, is on the point of death from
heart trouble.
Quite a number of people attended
the lecture by Mrs. Ella A. Boole last
evening in A. B. Hall and all seem
to have enjoyed it. Mrs. Boole speaks
well and is a lady of real culture.
Several men were present.