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Vol. No. IS.** SKWAKl), TUB GATEWAY TO ALA,SKA, MONDAY, MAI 17, 1.H >._______
ALL HOPE OE PEACE WITH THE
AUSTRIANS HAS PASSED AWAY
frontier Guards Reported-to Have Clashed and Italian Residents of
Trieste, Austria, Rise in Revolt.
Zeppelins Raid Ramsgate, Eng
land and Calais, France-Half
Million Lons of British Mer
eliant Shipping Destroyed—
Italy has War Leader in Lead
—Cabinet W ill Deeide Today.
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ROME, May 17.—The Italian war party is once more
in power and Italy is almost surely faced with the neces
sity of declaring war against Austria All the men select
ed bv the kimr to form a cabinet refused and he has been
compelled to turn to Salandro, the leader of the war party,
to take up the reins of office once again. Marcora, the
leader of the peace party, declined the offer made by the
king a few days ago when he found that revolution threat
ened to follow his acceptance of the portfolio of premier.
Others were then approached by the occupant of the!
Italian throne but without avail until the king found it i
impossible to avoid asking Salandro to head the new gov
ernment. Salandro accepted the offer and so resumes the
premiership while the people, believing that the step
means a declaration of war, have abandoned their agita
tion and rioting and peace is restored. Rioting continues
in Milan and Naples but it is beleived that matters will
settle down there soon. Parliament will meet in three days
and at that time the final step will probably be decided up
on. Austria still refuses to meet the demands of this
government and is preparing to meet invasion from Italy]
or to move against this country immediately on the open
ing of hostilities. The feelings engendered between the j
two peoples is sure to make the conflict bitter and bloody, j
ROME, May 17.—This city went war mad today and
is now seething with crowds crying for the formal declar-;
ation of hostilities against Austria. Three hundred thou-]
sand people held monster demonstrations near the govern- j
merit buildings as the members of the cabinet gathered
to consider the question of beginning hostilities. Never
in modern times has Rome presented so exciting a spect
acle. It has been reported that Austrian and Italian
frontier guards have already clashed and that actual;
righting has really begun.
GENEVA, May 17—One and a half million Italian:
troops are now cencentrated on the frontier of Austria j
ready to march across on the declaration of war. This
declaration is expected this evening after the meeting of
the Italian cabinet or, at furthest, tomorrow morning
The hands of the king and the government have been
really forced in the matter by the people so that the war
can be called a people’s war in actual fact. German troops
are said to be on the move through Austrian territory to
wards Italy with a view to attacking the Italians in con
junction with their allies.
ITALIANS IN AUSTRIA REVOLT
TRIESTE. May 17.—A mob of women revolted here
today against Austrian dominion and crowds of men aid
ed them as they raged through the streets. The Austrian
flag was torn down and burned before the Austrian troops
were called out and charged. In the resulting melee fifty
people were killed so that if any hesitation were possible
before there can no longer be any doubt that war between
the two neighboring nations has come. The Italian and
Austrian troops are said to be already on the march. It
is assumed that Austria will take the offensive and invade
Italian soil on the very moment that war is formally
declared.
500,000 TONS OF SHIPS LOST.
LONDON, May 17.—The Admiralty reports today
that the loss to British merchant ships since the beginning
of the war amounts to half a million tons. This does not,
of course, include warships. The British government
claims that something like twenty million tons of ship
ping floats under its flag so that the loss is only about a
fortieth of the total.
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❖ ZEPPELIN RAIDS *
❖ ENGLAND AGAIN. *
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RAMSGATE, England, May 17.— ,
A Zeppelin airship raided this city
last night and dropped about forty
bombs. Only three people were in
jured and the damage to property
was slight. Had the raid been made
during the height of the seashore
season and when Ramsgate would r>e
crowded a large casualty list might
: have resulted but the place is still
j rather empty. Some buildings were
wrecked admittedly but considering
the number of bombs dropped the raid
was rather ineffective.
MORE THAN FIFTY COMING
ON STEAMSHIP WATSON.
SEATTLE. May 17. The Watson
left Saturday with twenty first class
and eleven steerage passengers for
Knik. For Seward she has the follow
ing aboard:
E. Warner and wife. Edmund Ward,
(1. Rail, A. Milroy, J. Ward, Mrs. T.
Ward, Mrs. T. Phillips, 0. Tubby and
wife, H. Kitchen, Mr. Oliver and wife,
John Rallaine, Mrs. Florence Nord
strom, Mrs. A. Webb, J. E. McCarcy
and wife, John Kempe, 0. Risalomer,
R. Welch, C. Donaldson, Mtes Reno
McLean, J. McCann and wife, Dick
Lane, J. Heads and wife. G. Grant, C.
Cal avail, Mrs. E. Floyres, Andrew Mc
Donald, Fred Rail and twenty-two
steerage.
TO START STEAM LAUNDRY.
A. J. Carlson of the Troy laundry
has sent outside for a complete out
fit for a steam laundry plant. He ex
pects it to arrive soon and to have ft
operating within a month.
REPORTS TURKS
KILLING AGAIN;
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RUSSIAN CONSUL SAYS SIX
THOUSAND A R M ENIA NS
n ARE MASSACRED.
U RUM I AH, Persia, May 17.—The
Russian consul reports that six thou
sand Armenians have been murdered
by the Turks and Kurds. The mas
sacre is said to have taken place at
Van which was turned into shambles.
The report of the consul also says
that the Armenians have armed them
selves and are resisting but need help
badly. The Russan official declares
that if aid does not come quickly not
a Christain will be left alive in the
whole region. The people in this part
of the world have all but given up
hope that Russia will be able to con
quer the Turks in Trans-Caucasia and
so bring the assistance so much
needed.
HAVE RAISED THE PRICE
OF ORIENTAL WHARFAGE.
SEATTLE, May 17.—The wharf
directors here have raised the price of
wharfage on Oriental shipping which
they say has been a losing game for
the wharves for some time. A change
was expected and it was rumored
that the change would mean a de
crease of the wharfage for Alaska
business but no such decrease has
been brought about.
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SAN FRANCISCO
TO SEND SHIPS
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR DI
RECT SAILINGS TO SOUTH
WESTERN ALASKA.
SAX FRANCISCO, May 17.—Ar
rangements have now been made for
the establishment of a direct steam
ship service from this city to south
western Alaska and the sailing dates
! will soon be announced. The service
has boon in contemplation for some
time but the decision of the govoi n
mont to build the railroad and the
great Alaska traffic promised as a
consequence has brought matters in
this respect to a head. The names of
the vessels have not yet been publish
ed. The organizers of the line be
lieve that the running of steamers
direct will transfer from Seattle to
this city a great quantity of the Alas
ka trade formerly enjoyed by the
Puget Sound city. Some of them are
even sanguine enough to expect that
a greater part of tin* trade will come
to Golden Gate.
NEWS NOTES
Several of the new arrivals went
out fishing yesterday and ,can now
beat Alaskans themselves with fish
stories. They captured something like
fifteen hundred, or one hundred and
fifty, fish that weighed all the way
from so much up. Amongst the re
cent settlers who took part in the
sport were the de Sherbinin, Luca*
and Congdon families.
Harry Whittemore has gone to
Anchorage ad may remain there for
quite a while.
W. E. Root has left for Cordova
where he may remain during the sum
mer.
J. Hiemmiller left on the Mariposa
to visit in Washington state, Cali
fornia, Missouri and other states dur
ing the summer.
James Fitzpatrick went out on the
Mariposa. “I’ll be back in two or
three months to take a fall out of
some of you fellow” said Popcorn be
fore he went aboard.
C. B. Dodge, a prominent Seattle
real estate man, has arrived in Se
ward.
Jack Ronan has returned after a
mine nspection trip to the hills.
B. F. Watson of the Admiral line
went out on the Evans yesterday.
The hearing in the G. W. Smalley
homestead proving up matter took
place before Commissioner Conroy
this afternoon.
A brown bear was killed close to
the city on Resurrection river yester
| day.
CHAIRMAN EDES IS
NOW IN SEATTLE.
Word Received Privately That He Will
Leave That City For This
on Twenty-Fourth.
Chairman W. C. Edes of the en
gineering commission is now in Seat
tle according to private advices re
ceived in Seward. From the same
source it has been learned that he will
leave that city for Seward on the
twenty-fourth of this month.
REVOLT ENDS
,j IN PORTUGAL
PEOPLE WIN AND NEW GOVERN
MENT HAS BEEN INSTAL
LED IN OFFICE.
Midi BLOOD SPILLED
ROYALISTS FAIL TO TAKE AD
VANTAGE OF THE
GREAT l PHEAVAL
LISBON, May 17.—The revolution
is ended, the people have won, a new I
government is in power and order has j
been restored throughout the republic, j
During the short period of the revolt j
severe lighting took place between
the adherents on both sides and many
lives were lost. It has not been stat
ed officially but it is generally under
stood that some of the leaders of the
deposed party have been executed.
This city is now celebrating with wild
enthusiasm the successful uprising.
MADRID, May 16.—Many lives
have been lost in the Portuguese rev
olution but it is rumored here this af
ternoon that the revolutionary party
has secured control of Lisbon and,
therefore, of the machinery of govern
ment. Owing to the contradictory ac
counts of the causes of the revolution
it is difficult to secure the real facts
and only one thing is certain and that
is that the people had become entirely
dis-satisfied with the methods of those
in power. The royalists remained
practically inactive during the dis
turbances and this inactivity is sup
posed to be due to their doubts as to
whether they are strong enough to
take the field.
KETCHIKAN, May 6.—The Gil
mour case was continued from yester
day to last evening. When Judge
Jennings asked where is “your at
torney,” defendant replied: “I have
none; there are no lawyers in Ketchi
kan whom I can trust.”. Mrs. Gil
mour’s two young children were in
court and she made an able plea in
her behalf.
WORK TO START
HERE TOMORROW
ENGINEERS SAY BRIDGES ARE
ALL RIGHT AND SECTION
CREWS BEGIN.
The section crews on the Alaska
Northern will begin work tomorrow
and the work will be started unde*
the United States government itself.
James McConnell has already been
placed in charge of the gang that will
have its headquarters at Mile Six
from which he will work both ways.
The engineers have already examined
the bridges and trestles and have
found that for the work and traffic in
the near future they are perfectly
safe. The work to be done by the
section gangs will be the fixing of the
road bed and the rails. Six or seven
men will be employed in the crew
working out from Mile Six.
The new’ council of Ketchikan has
decided that “economy” shall be the
watchw’ord. The town law’yer has
been cut out, and salaries reduced gen
erally.
DERICK LANE TALKS.
SEATTLE, May 17.—In an inter
view’ in the Sunday Times Derick !
Lane of Seward predicts great things
for his city and states the belief that
Seward w’ill have a population of
thirty thousand people.
COMPROMISE BETWEEN
0. S. AND GERMANY
WASHINGTON, May 17.—The report that Germany is
j willing to arbitrate the difficulty which has arisen between
; it and this country over the sinking of the Lusitania is be
| ing eagerly discussed in governmental circles and the be
{lief is growing stronger that the matter may be adjusted
j without a breach of peace. The impression now is that
; Germany is vviliing to compromise and to end the attacks
j by submarines in return for being permitted to secure
j food supplies. It is believed also that the attacks on mer
chantmen will cease pending the negotiations which are
expected to follow Berlin’s answer to the American note.
1 There is sufficient ground to expect that Germany will not
attack American ships again on condition that we guar
antee that all merchant ships leaving the United States
l will not carry guns and that they will allow the Germans
! to search the cargoes, it is felt that when our vessels
carry munitions of war they leave themselves open to
'severe reprisals and weaken the arguments which this
| government can put forward. The answer of the German
government to the note forwarded is being anxiously
! awaited. The wisdom of asking for an apology is doubt
: ed as Germany lias already expressed its regret for the
| loss of American lives ami will probably not stand the
■ humiliation of a forced apology.
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❖ UNITED STATES NOTE *
❖ HAS REA( HKD BERLIN. •>
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WASHINGTON, May 15. The
state department was notified today
that the note sent by the United
States government to the German
government has reached Berlin. No
answer is expected for several days as
the members of the administration
here believe the grave questions in
volved will require the most careful
consideration.
MEXICAN FIGHTING IS
ALMOST FORGOTTEN.
WASHINGTON, May 15.—Accord
ing to indirect advices received the
rioting in Mexico City has been sup
pressed. Information from other
parts of the republic is very scant but
the lack of news is hardly noticed on
account of the all-absorbing questions
arising from the loss of the Lusitania.
Not a word has been published for
three days that could throw the least
light on the condition or positions of
the Villa and Carranza forces. The
last reports were unfavorable to the
former but were very indefinite.
WENT ON MARIPOSA.
The following left on the Mariposa
on Saturday evening:
Sidney Drake, Gus Moustad, A. P.
Donnelly, P. J. Phelbin, W. E. Root,
J. C. Hennessy, M. Scarf, W. L. Clay,
J. E. Fitzpatrick, J. A. Solmcs, \\. J.
McCutcheon, W. G. Pierce, Jacob
Hiemuller, A. H. Friedman, E. C.
Collins, C. H. Gibbs, R. H. Gwin, V. I).
Caley, Miss Cecil Wesley, R. G. Foot,
Peter Olson, Mrs. L. L. Bales and
H. A. Murphy.
THE MAYOR AND A BEAR.
Mayor Myers and John Gilpatrick
are the men rcsposible for the death
of the brown bear yesterday on Resur
rection river. They started up the
bank of the river yesterday after hav
ing left the city at 3 o’clock in the
morning. At a point about six miles
from town they saw the bear within
rifle shot across the stream but they
failed to find a place to get over safe
ly. Two other men came along, one
carrying a tweny-two high power rifle
and the other with a twenty-five, and
when told of the presence of the bear
they said they knew a place where
they could cross. They did so and
got the animal with five shots. The
killing took place only six miles from
town. Mr. Myers did not know the
names of the men but the skin was
brought to the city.
Lining 5 cents per yard. Brown &
Hawkins. “Quality First."
CONTRACTS LET
| ON RAILROAD
EIGHTEEN MILKS OK GRADING
ALREADY ARRANGED FOR
AT ANCHORAGE.
Ten miles of the government rail
road right of way have been already
| cleared out of Anchorage and eighteen
; miles of contracts have been let for
j the grading work, according to E. S.
Hewitt who has just returned from
that section and who made a carefut
examination of the conditions. I he
contracts are all small ones as had
been expected. The commission is
now building its temporary dock ami
also a large scow on which the dredge
will be operated for the clearing of
' the channel. The exact site of the
town has not been decided upon, Mr.
Hewitt says, and the tents, of which
there are about four hundred, are still
; scattered irregularly. The govern
ment authorities have however, built
a jail and this may be regarded as the
first governmental institution to se
cure a footing. It has not yet been
able to secure an occupant. After
visiting the different farming sections
around Mr. Hewitt came to the con
clusion that fortunes can be made in
hog raising alone there.
NOTHING FROM DARDANELLES.
LONDON, May 17.-—No news from
the scene of war around the Dardan
elles was published here for the pasv
couple of days and it is assumed that
nothing of a decisive nature has oc
curred there. The Allies are suppos
ed to be landing more troops at the
rear of those that have already gain
ed a footing. After the landing of
the full army the real forward move
ment will probably take place.
LEFT ON EVANS.
The following left on the Evans
yesterday:
F. U. Bliss, F. M. Fisk, W. A.
Peters, Joe Eickmer, C. S. Warner.
Two applications have been received
by the governor’s office for positions
as assistant superintendent of edu
cation, under the act passed by the
recent session of the legislature.
The applicants are Prof. L. D. Hen
derson of Juneau and Prof. P. A.
Knowlton of Fairbanks.
WANTED.
Smart boy at the Gateway office.