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"~ Nu :!0S ' SEWARD THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. MONDAY. .NOVEMBER 15, 1915.__Ten Cent, the Copy
SAYS MILLIONS WERE SPENT
ON GERMAN PLOTS IN (J. S.
MILLIONS FOR PLOTS
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 15.—The Providence Journal!
today charges that between thirty-five and forty million!
dollars were spent in the l nited Mates in the last lour
months to further the anti-ally campaign under the direc
tion of Ambassador Sernstorlf. Pile paper says that ten
million was actually received and that not a cent of it was
spent in a legitimate manner. Much of it was spent by
bureaus to get Teuton workers out of munitions factories.
WILL TELL PLOT STORY
NEW YORK. Nov. 15.—In an interview with the
authorities Robert Fay who is held for complicity in the
pro-German plot to blow up munitions factories states
that lie will turn states evidence and tell the whole story.
This is stated on the authority of high officials and the
country is now looking for most sensational revelations. ,
REPUDIATES GORICAR
WASHINGTON. Nov. ia.—Baron Zwiedinek of the
Austrian embassy called on Secretary of States Lansing
yesterday and denied the charges of conspiracy made by
Dr. Goricar, formerly Austrian consul general at San
Francisco. He declared that Goricar has offered the
Austrian embassy to discontinue the charges against the
Germansa nd Austrians if he were given thirty dol
lars a month as a brilie. The baron also stated that Gori
car had turned traitor when he believed the Teutonic
cause was lost but that agents of the allied nations had ap
parently rejected his services as he is destitute and has
been driven to the most extreme measures to get a little
money. The baron declared the statements made by
Goricar in the Providence Journal to be mere inventions.
NINE AMERICANS DROWNED
ROME, Nov. 15.—The American legation has re
ceived a statement to the effect that ten Americans were
aboard the Italian liner Ancona when she stink and that
nine of them were drowned. The total number lost was
ever two hundred. The American ambassador is now
carefully investigating all the circumstances. It is gen
erally understood that the Ancona attempted to escape
after having been commanded to stop and if this is proven
no further steps can very well be taken. The Austrian
government has issued a statement to the effect that the
Ancona did try to escape and that the commander of the
Austrian submarine was justified in his action.
ANCONA MATTER ENDS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Officials of the state de
partment have declared that the Ancona affair may be
regarded as ended as there is sufficient evidence that the
liner tried to escape after having been called on to stop.
It is admitted that some American citizens were lost
when the liner sank but this country has never asked the
Teutonic allies to promise more than that their sub
marine commanders give a merchant ship full notice be
fore attacking it. The Ancona is believed to have re
ceived full warning. The American ambassador at Rome
has been instructed, however, to make a thorough in
vestigation.
AUSTRIANS BOMBARD VERONA
ROME, Nov. 15.—A fleet of three American aero
planes attacked the city of Verona yesterday and bom
barded it with bombs for quite a long time. Thirty peo
ple were killed, thirty were seriously wounded and nine
teen were slightly injured. The fatalities mostly occur
red near the market place.
GORICAR ANSWERS
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 15.—Dr. Goricar Jias challeng
ed Baron Zwiedinek to name whom lie approached for
money. Goricar also declares that he never denounced
Austria until now and that even then he has only made
statements which the former Austrian ambassador,
Dumba, admitted.
POPE DENTES RUMORS
ROME, Nov. 15.—The Vatican has given out a state
ment denying the rumor that each side in the war had
made peace proposals and containing the assertion that
no negotiations are in prospect. This statement is re
ceived as finally putting an end to the peace reports.
TAKE RUSSIAN CONSUL
LONDON, Nov. 15.—The Russian consul-general at
Uskup, Serbia, has been captured by the Bulgarians and
is now a prisoner of war in Sofia.
BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORIES
BERLIN, Nov. 15.—The Austrians, according to the
official announcement today, have cleared the west banks
of the river Styr of the Russians and the victory is re
garded as one of the most important of recent times. The
same official announcement contains the intelligence that
eight thousand five hundred more Serbs have been cap
tured in Northern Serbia with twelve cannon. The Rus
sian attack near Smorgon has been repulsed by von
Hindenburg. On the western front the Germans have
taken three hundred yards of allied trenches.
STEAMER MACKINAW IS
IN SERIOUS TROUBLE
Well Known Alaskan Ship has Tug
Rushing to Her Rescue out
in the Pacific.
SANK RANCISCO, Nov. 15.—'The
steamship Mackinaw, which is well
known in Alaskan waters, is now in
serious distress live hundred miles out
to sea ofT the mouth of the Columbia
iver and a tug is rushing to her
rescue. She is believed to be short
of fuel and supplies. She was form
erly on the Nome run.
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS
REINSTATED BURK ITT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Presi
dent Wilson became frightfully
angered when he heard that Assistant
Postmaster Burkitt had been dismis
sed because he criticized the presi
dent's engagement and he ordered
his reinstatement in office this after
noon peremptorily. When Secretary
Tumulty handed the president’s order
out he remarked: “This is a fre%»
country.”
MARIPOSA ARRIVES IN
SEATTLE CITY TODAY
SEATTLE, Nov. 14.—The steam
ship Mariposa will arrive ip Seattle
tomorrow. The officials of the com
pany believe that she will be on her
regular run much sooner than ex
pected.
THREE SUBMARINES
GO ON RUBBISH PILE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.—The
United States submarines F-l, F-2 and
F-3, which have been condemned since
the sinking of the F-4, arrived here
in tow last night from Honolulu.
They encountered very stormy
weather on the trp across and suffer
ed for a time from food shortage. It
is possible that they will be rebuilt
if an investigation shows that they
can be made fit for their work.
VILLA REPUDIATES
HIS OWN CURRENCY
DOUGLAS, Nov. 14.—General
Villa has repudiated his own currency
and has adopted that of the United
States. No one yet seems to be able
to say what effect this change will
have on his finances.
FIRED FOR CRITICIZING
PRESIDENT’S ENGAGEMENT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Assis
tant Postmaster George Burkitt has
been removed from office for criticiz
ing the engagement of President
Wilson to Mrs. Galt. After his dis
missal an announcement came from
the Whitehouse to the effect that Mr.
Burkitt was discharged “without the
knowledge or authority of the presi
dent.”
NIXON BURIED
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.—R. E. Nixon
was buried here Sunday by the Elks.
The funeral was attended by a large
crowd of friends, mostly Alaskans.
BIG AEROPLANE LOST
*N LAKE WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.—The new ten
thousand dollar tractor aeroplane
which was recently presented to the
Northwest Aero Club by W. E. Boen
ing fell in Lake Washington yester
day and is a total loss. Aviator
Munter and a passenger were rescued
but were severely cut
EVANS DUE 6:30 P. M.
Agent Wayne Blue expects the Ad
, miral Evans to arrive here about 6:30
o’clock this evening. She left An
chorage last evening but was to have
called into Seldovia.
Mrs. Glenn Hallet, a sister of Mrs.
Alex McDonald, arrived on the North
western to spend a vacation.
❖ FRANKLIN K. LANE <
❖ SECRETARY INTERIOR •:
❖ TO ALL-ALASKA REVIEW •:
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❖ The publishers of the All-Al- *•
•> aska Review were pleasantly <
❖ surprised last Saturday evening *5
❖ to receive a most courteous let- *•
❖ ter from no less a person than *5
❖ .Franklin K. Lane, secretary of <
❖ the interior, himself. The Re- *5
❖ view had never written to Mr. *•'
•> Lane a word and his letter was *•'
•> therefore, entirely voluntary. In <
❖ this letter Mr. Lane said: *5
❖ “I have just received a copy of *
❖ tiie October number of The All- *•'
❖ Alaska Review, and cannot re- *
❖ frain from expressing my ap- *
preciation of your kind references
❖ to me.” *
❖ This is real courtesy on the v
•> part of this eminent member of <•
•> President Wilson’s cabinet. It •>
❖ also shows that with the tre- •>
•> memlous work he has to do he *
❖ finds time to read the Review •>
❖ which is published in the town *
<* which has been chosen as the •>
❖ terminal of the government rail- *
•> road. His voluntary expression *
❖ of appreciation is a source of satis
❖ faction and pride to the publish- ❖
❖ ers of the Review as it shows *
♦> that the Review is not being •>
❖ published in vain. *
congressTor
WILSON PLANS
CANVASS OF BOTH HOUSES
MADE ON THE PLAN
FOR DEFENSE
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—1The New
York World has made a canvass of
the members of both houses of con
gress and has found an overwhelming
majority of both branches to be
strongly in favor of the defense plans
of the administration. Forty-eight
senators were canvassed. Ihirty
'nine voted in favor, Senator \ arda
man alone opposed positively and the
rest were non-committal. Two hun
dred and nineteen congressmen were
canvassed and showed one hundred
and seventy-four in favor and only
fifteen against. The rest were non
committal or declined to answer.
G. O. P. Convention
to Be Here March
Letters From W. A. Gilmore Says
He Will he Here as a
Delegate.
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That the Republican territorial con
vention witl be held here in Seward
in March is apparently regarded as
a settled fact by W. A. Gilmore who
ran as the republican candidate for
congress in the last election but one.
In a letter to a member of the Gate
way staff, which was received in the
last mail, Mr. Gilmore states posi
tively that he will be in Seward in
that month as a delegate and the
'only deduction possible is that he
knows by communication with other
leading Republicans that this to\wi
has been chosen as the convention city
already.
PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL
FOR DEAF KILLS HIMSELF
FULTON, Maine, Nov. 15.—Presi
dent Fulton of the School for Deaf
committed suicide last night by shoot
ing himself. He was thirty-two years
of age.
NORTHWESTERN ARRIVES
The Northwestern docked yester
day .morning at 11 o’clock and
brought the following passengers:
Frank Glass, S. Henderson, Mrs. E.
Apple, Mrs. Gus Borgen and two
children, Oak Olson and three steer
age. C. E. Duffield and Andrew
Christensen left on her last night at
10 o’clock for Anchorage.
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Alvah Eames, of the Postal service,
came over from Cordova on official
business returning on the Admiral
Evans.
THE WAR NOW SPREADS TO
AFGHANISTAN AND EAST INDIA
TO ARREST JUNEAU MAN
CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING
Sensational Case Still Stirs the Peo
ple of Gastineau Channel
Towns. .
JUNEAU, Nov. 15.—Edward
' Krause, who is believed to be re
sponsible for the kidnapping of Wil
liam Christie, is now supposed to be
on the way to Seattle on the steamer
Jefferson and the police of Seattle
have been cabled to arrest him. The
towns on Gastineau channel arc* still
much exercised over the disappear
ance of Christie and the disappear
ance at the same time of Krause has
deepened the suspicion that he is the
guilty one. Christie was married
about a month ago to a woman of
whom Krause was a suitor.
MICHAEL COWLEY DEAD
SPOKANE, Nov. 15.—Michael M.
Cowley, one of the founders of this
city and a wealthy banker, died today
of pneumonia.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
HAS PASSED AWAY
Noted Negro Educator Dies After
Returning Home at the Age
of Fifty-eight.
TUSKEGEE, Ala., Nov. 15.—
Booker T. Washington, the noted
Negro educator, died here yesterday
four hours after returning from New
York. The cause of death was the
hardening of the arteries. While in
New York he became seriously ill but
became well enough to create the be
lief that the danger was passed and
he took train for home.
SEWARD METHODIST CHURCH
TO HAVE NEW BUILDING
Methodist Conference at Oakland
Votes Eleven Hundred Dol
lars for Purpose.
OAKLAND, Nov. 15.—The Method
ist Conference, which is now in ses
sion here, has voted the sum of eleven
hundred dollars for the construction
of a Methodist church at Seward, Al
aska. The sum is regarded as only
part of the money that wlil be requir
ed for the building.
SEATTLE AUTHORITIES
CAPTURE MORE DRUGS
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.—The author
ities last night captured a big supply
of illicit drugs which had arrived
from Vancouver, B. C. They have
now taken one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars worth of drugs in a
few months and they believe the ring
is about broken up.
FINE YACHT IS BURNED
NEAR THE FAIR GROUNDS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.—The
yacht Pilgrim, worth fifty thousand
dollars, was burned last night off the
Exposition grounds and for a time
provided the Fair crowds with a new
spectacle. The engineer was badly
burned but he jumped overboard and
was rescued. The owner, F. A. Hyde,
and five others were taken off in a
small boat
FAIRBANKS WILL HOLD A
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The city of Fairbanks is about to
hold a special election to ascertain
whether or not it will conduct its
municipal elections in future in the
manner provided for by the act pass
ed in the lalt territorial legislature.
Recent advices from Fairbanks say
that the election will held soon. The
same course has been suggested for
Seward as the Gateway stated some
days ago when it outlined the chief
clauses of the act.
KANSAS CITY MIDNIGHT
The Kansas City will arrive at
midnight and will probably get away
at 4 a. m.
FIGHTING IN INDIA
BERLIN, Nov. 15.—Fighting has begun on the
Afghanistan-India border according to the advices re
ceived today and this is taken to mean the beginning of
the threatened campaign of the Afghans against India,
and particularly British power in India. No details of the
fighting has been received.
SERBS ASK AID
MONASTIR, Serbia, Nov. 15.—Appeals for aid for
half a million people have been sent to the United States.
Hundreds of thousands are threatened with death from
hunger and exposure.
VIOLENT IN WEST
PARIS, Nov. 15—The official communique today
says: “Violent rifle and grenade battles raged last night
in the vicinity of the “Labyrinth'’ and in the Artois re
gion.” The Germans attacked with grenades. The Bul
garian attack on the French in the region of the Tzerna
river in southern Serbia was heavily repulsed.
RUSSIANS ATTACK BROKEN
BERLIN, Nov. 15—The Rusesian offensive at one
point in Galicia has been broken clown and von Linsingen
has pierced the Russian line and taken four hundred pris
oners. The latest Russian reports are that the Russians
in the north are on the offensive and that the Germans
will not be able to make headway in the Dvinsk and Riga
regions this winter.
BLOODY FIGHTING IN SERBIA
ATHENS, Nov. 15.—The Allies are gaining in south
ern Serbia but only foot by foot. They are now beseiging
Veles and Tetovo which had been captured by the Bul
garians and the former city is expected to fall hourly.
Fierce battles are raging in the southwest where the
flower of the Bulgarian armies are ranged against the
Anglo-French. The Bulgarians have asked for an armis
tice to bury the dead which are lying all over the field.
The French artillery has inflicted heavy losses at several
points but the Bulgarians are fighting with desperation.
The Bulgarians are also engaged in a desperate conflict
with the Serbs west of the Morava valley in the mount
ains. In that quarter the Serbs have also the advancing
Teutons to contend with and they are falling back slowly
while inflicting severe losses on the enemy. The most
terrific fighting is reported from all the Serbian fronts.
BOB i.i EST'S BROTHER
NOW REPORTED MISSING
Since word came that Robert
Guest’s brother had been wounded
while lighting in the Dardanelles Mr.
Guest has received another letter say
ing that his soldier brother is miss
ing. A third brother lives in Seat
tle and receives the letters from the
wife of the fighting member of the
family. The police chief is still hope
ful that his brother was only made
prisoner after his wounding and that
he is in the hands of the Turks.
PUEBLA TAKES MANY
PEOPLE FROM HERE
The City of Puebla arrived Satur
day night at 7:30 bringing the follow
ing passengers: VV. E. Terri 1, Peter
Richen, J. 0. Johnson, A. Frank, C.
Dwyer and C. C. Kelson.
She sailed for the south again at 11
o’clock yesterday morning taking
with her 02 people from Seward. Of
these 25 first class and 10 steerage
were transfers form the westward,
arriving on the Dora. Those leaving
from Seward were: Mrs. Joseph
Angerman, Frank Angerman, Mrs.
Mary Hager, Julie Resof, Miss M.
Wile, Judge Brown, Mrs. Lennie
Howell, W. C. Beyers, Miss K. L.
Monahan, Isaac Hamburger, John
Erickson, Martin Ellingson, George
Merrifield, J. A. Olson, Charles Kop
per, J. L. Reed, James Walters, W. B.
Bennett, F. R. Brennemann, J. H. D.
Bouse, M. A. Burford, R. R. Herman,
T. P. Geraghty, Mrs. F. A. Taylor,
Miss Blanche Daykin and twelve
steerage.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15—Dodo,
the Angora goat of the exposition,
has been clipped and her hair has
been sold for four hundred and forty
five dollars.
MARIPOSA BAGGAGE COMES
The wTecked baggage of the Mari
posa arrived on the Northwestern.
both conventions will
PROBABLY BE HELD HERE
From information received it looks
quite likely that both the Democratic
and Republican territorial conven
tions will be held at Seward this time.
In addition to the letter from W. A.
Gilmore there has come information
from another source which almost
makes it certain that the Republican
convention has been fixed for this
city four months from now. There is
also good grounds for the statement
that the Democrats will choose Sew
ard for their meeting.
COURT ADJOURNS
The court adjourned last Saturday
from the November term at Seward
until the next regular term to be held
at Valdez. The court officials left on
the City of Puebla yesterday. On
Saturday an order was made grant
ing the plaintiff in the case of J. S.
Haynes vs. F. M. Boyle 60 days in
which to file bill of exceptions. The
case of J. L. Reed vs. Eri Thompson
and others, was finished and taken
under advisement by the court, the
decision to be handed down in a
•couple of weeks.
MOTHER WHITE’S ROAD
HOUSE BURNED TO GROUND
Last night about nine o’clock
Mother White’s road house near Milo
20 burned to the ground. A phono
message to town this morning stated
that they had lost everything in the
road house ard the only things saved
were a few groceries and goods stor
ed in Fred Bunce’s ware house, near
the roadhouse. Mr. and Mrs. White
j will come in on the train this after
noon. The p[ace was not insured
against fire and will be almost a
total loss. \
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DORA TO WAIT
The latest is that the Dora will wait
for the Farragut.