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SAY NAVAL BATTLE
ON IN NORTH SEA
NAVAL BATTLE PROCEEDING
AMSTERDAM, MARCH 8.—Heavy gun firing is pro
ceeding off this coast somewhere in the North sea and the
belief is that a naval battle is now proceeding. The guns
have been heard by several people.
GREAT BATTLE STARTS
PETROGRAD, March 8.—A great battle has started
along the Vistula to the northwest of Warsaw. Plock is
about the center of the field and the German right extends
some distance southeast of that city in the direction of
Novo Georgievsk. The Russian army engaged is partly
composed of the forces that had been advancing towards
Thorn until the repulse in East Prussia compelled a falling
back. As tbe battle joined to the northwest of Warsaw
the Germans also started an aggressive around Rawa to
the southwest of Warsaw, their intention apparently be
ing to attack the Russian flank at the same time as they
did near the Mazurian lakes. In this instance, however,
they are faced by strong Russian entrenchments and
other kinds of fortifications and the task they have enter
ed upon is as nearly impossible as any military enterprise
could well be. The Russian Tenth army has been strong
ly reinforced and is now advancing once more towards
the East Prussian border and threatening Grodno and
Augustowa while the Germans are being driven before it
according to the official announcement. It is pointed out
that the Germans have so often before retreated in the
same region and afterwards gained successes that they
might now be only pursuing similar tactics.
THREATEN BUKOWINA AGAIN
PETROGRAD, March 8.—The Russians are again be
ginning another advance on Bukowina. The advance this
time is being made in two sections. One army is marching
down the Dniester river while another is proceeding along
the Carpathian foothills to take the Austrians on the flank
if possible while the Dniester force presses on their front.
Nothing worth relating has been reported from the fight
ing in the passes of the Carpathians and apparently no
advance of importance has l>een made by either side.
FRENCH ARMY FOR AFRICA
PARIS, March 8.—France will concentrate a power
ful army in its North African possessions for the purpose
of attacking Constantinople if the Dardanelles are forced
by the allied fleets. The moment the way is clear to the
sea of Marmora French transports will take the army
through in transports which are said to be already gather
ing on the southern French coast.
BRISK FIGHTING IN WEST (
PARIS, March 8.—-Brisk fighting took place yester
day at Ypres, Nieuport and the department of the Vosges
but without any definite result. Nieuport was again bom-■
barded by the British ships of war while it was attacked
by the allied troops from land. Slight successes are claim
ed for the allies but nothing more than the capture of a
few lines of trenches is mentioned.
BRITISH SHELL SMYRNA
LONDON, March 8.—The British warships have
started shelling the city of Smyrna in Turkey in Asia and
between the Dardanelles and the Suez canal. The damage
to the place is reported to have been heavy so far and the1
attack still continues. The Turkish guns are trying to re
turn the fire to the best of their ability but all the Turkish
guns seem to be inferior to the latest naval guns on the big
warships. The guns of the battle cruisers find the city
from a distance exceeding nine nautical miles without
trouble.
GERMANS THREATEN WORSE
LONDON, March 8.—The German naval authorities,
have declared that the consequences of the German block
ade of the British Islands would not be fully seen until
ten or fifteen days after the date of the beginning of the
blockade. The blockade was declared on February 18 but
there is still nothing to show that it is promised with suc
cess. Some of the Berlin papers, especially the Tageblatt,
declare that German has in its possession some means
of enforcing^he blockade which is still a secret but which
will astonish the world when it is brought into action.
The only news on Sunday from the different fronts was
that some of the usual unimportant engagements took
place but further news is expected today. Owing to the
activity of the German submarines the most extraordin
ary precautions are being taken by the British military
authorities to hide the movements of troops across the
English channel. The fact that seven months of war
have now passed without bringing about any particular
change in the situation has brought the people to a sense
of the seriousness of the conflict in which the nation is
engaged and the whole tone of life seems to have altered.
The news that a German converted cruiser which was
formerly an Atlantic liner has sunk four British ships off
the South American coast has caused some complaining
that the seas have not yet been cleared. But the spring
is almost here and the Britishers look forward with con
fidence to the tremendous struggle that is about to begin
jn the western theater.
BOLAND GIVES
OUT INTERVIEW
SAYS NEGOTIATIONS FOR AL
ASKA NORTHERN SALE
POSTPONED.
SEATTLE, March 7.—Yesterday's
New York Sun carries an interview
with W. J. Boland, attorney for the
bondholders of the Alaska Northern
railroad, ftaung that the negitiati)n3
for the purchase of the Alaska North
ern have been dropped. He also
states in the interview that only
seventy-five miles of the government
railroad, from Cook Inlet to the Mat
anuska coal fields will be built this
year. Amongst other things stated
by him as his opinion is that the en
gineering commission will be busy'
making more survey this summer in
different parts of the territory. He
believes even that the route from
Valdez to Fairbanks will be surveyed, i
SEATTLE, March 8.—No further
information has come in relation to
the interview in the New \ork paper
with the attorney to the bondholders
but Alaskans seem to be inclined to
think that a temporary deadlock has
occurred owing to the company ask
ing more than government wishes to
pay. Rublee who was appointed coun
sel to the engineering commission and
who was examining the title to the
Alaska Northern has been promoted
to the Industrial relations commission
and the place held by him with the
Alaska railroad people is vacant at
present. It is thought that the build
ing to the coal fields has made the
owners of the Alaska Northern feel
that their railroad will bo valuable
property in rny event and that as a
consequence they are in no hurry to
sell it unless they secure their own
price.
newIepublIc
FOR PORTUGAL
RADICALS FORM A NEW GOV
ERNMENT IN THE
NORTH.
LISBON, March 8.—A new republic
has been formed in Northern Portugal
by the radicals and a revolution is
feared. The conspirators have evi
dently taken advantage of the fact
that Portugal has become mixed up
in the European war and have most
likely received promise of aid from
Germany in their efforts to divide the
nation. With a large force of trained
soldiers shaped to Africa a .d other
laces there is more than, a likelihood
that the mon at the head of the new
movement will raise a force to fight
for the maintenance of their new
establishment. Ip. the meantime the
royalists are showing increasing signs
of activity and. the country’s outlook
is anything but promising. Emis
saries of the exiled king are placed
in different parts of the nation and
German agents are also believed to he
becoming so busy that the arrest of
all Germans may be ordered. This
city is awaiting the outcome with fev
erish anxiety.
TRIAL OF MAYOR AND
COUNCILMEN BEGINS.
Whole Municipal Government Almost
Is Charged with Elec
tion Frauds.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 8.—The
trial of Mayor Roberts and twenty- j
six officials and members of the city
council of Terre Haute began here
this morning. The defendants are
charged with election frauds. The
trial is taking place in the federal
court and is creating a tremendous
amount of interest Nearly all Terra
Haute has been emptied into this city
to listen to the proceedings.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
III. S. TO TACKLE
MEXICO AGAIN
CARRANZA WARNED AND U. S.
CRUISER STARTS FOR
VERA CRUZ.
WASHINGTON, March 8.—Once
more the United Suites is apparently
on the verge of invading Mexico. The
; state department has formally warned
! Carranza that unless conditions im
i prove at once in Mexico City this gov
ernment will intervene and once more
land a force on Mexican soil. It is
reported from a reliable source that
the Cruiser Tacoma has already been
ordered to Vera Cruz and that she
will be on the way within twenty
four hours to enforce the demands of
the Washington government. From
the accounts coming today it is clear
that conditions in the Mexican capital
are worse than they ever were before.
They are even worse than they had
been reported to be. Judging by the
communications received by the state
department the capital is really in a
chaotic state that wou.d be a disgrace
to the darkest ages. The opinion here
now seem sto be general that inter
vention in a most determined manner
cannot be avoided. This is regarded
as most regrettable because of the
stato of world politics and President
Wilson is more opposed than ever to
armed intervention if it can possibly
be avoided.
WASHINGTON, March 8.—Secre
tary Bryan stated this afternoon that
a notification has been received from
Carranza that Mexico City will be
evacuated. The diplomats will remain
there, however, and can keep in touch
with the government. The quitting
of tho capital by Carranza will prob
ably remove the danger of American
intervention which seemed to be so
near this morning.
MAKING SIMPLE
COAUEASING
SECRETARY LANE NOW EVI
DENTLY WORKING ON A
PROMISING PLAN.
—
WASHINGTON, March 7.—Secre
tary Lane announced today that a
plan for the leasing of the coal lands
in Alaska will be made very simple.
It was stated here later that leases
will most likely not be granted for the
present, and that, indeed, they will
hardly be looked for until the an
nouncement is positively made that
the railroad will be built into the coal
fields as, of course, without a means
of transportation the coal itself would
be useless. The secretary gave no in
dication as to what sort of a plan is
being formulated.
FIRE ON THE LINER
IS UNDER CONTROL.
LONDON, March S.—The fire on
the liner Touraine is now under con
trol and the vessel may be brought
to shore in safety. None of the pas
sengers were injured owing to the
prompt assistance rendered by the
boats which heard the calls for help.
It is regarded as improbable that the
fire was started by some enemy of the
allies but in these times of death and
disaster at sea it is difficult to avoid
a suspicion that everything that hap
pens is attributable to the Germans.
TWO CASES ON TRIAL.
Two cases are fixed for trial this
afternoon in the commissioner’s court
and one was proceeding at press time.
One is the Alaska Northern against
G. H. Kerns and another who are
charged with removing wood from the
company’s property. The other is the
Same vs. Charles Matteus who is
charged with holding possession of a
building after the expiration of a
lease. y V.
S. 0. Morford is attorney for the
company and Coppernoll is defen$ng.
WANT ATTORNEY
FOR TERRITORY
jSULZER ALSO WANTS ALASKA
TO PAY DOCTOR’S
BILLS.
JUNEAU, March 8.—Senator Sul
zer today introduced a resolution to
empower the governor to name an at
torney for the legislature, at a salary
not to exceed five hundred dollars a
mont, to act as advisor until the nat
ional government provides for an at
torney general. This resolution is
proposed in anticipation of the failure
of the passage of three bills which
have been introduced providing for an
attorney general for Alaska. Sulzer
also has a bill providing for the com
pensation of Dr. P. Wilberforco for his
services in attending the natives who
were attacked by small pox at Hoonah
last summer. The compensation is
fixed at five hundred dollars. Another
bill is introduced for the placing a
ten dollar bounty on wolves and a one
dollar bounty on hair seals.
SAN FRANCISCO FAIR
ATTENDANCE INCREASING.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 8.—In
stead of decreasing as is usually the
case with expositions after the first
rush the attendance at the Panama
Fair is increasing. The greatest at
tendance will not be expected before
the summer months. It is now becom
ing apparent that the European war
may not after all be an unmixed ev;»
so far as the exposition is concerned
as the usual European summer travel
will come west this year according to
all indications. The attendance on
Saturday was more than eighty thou
sand.
ONE OF ALASKA’S MOST
FAMOUS OLDTIMERS HERE.
G. C. Betties Says This Will he the
Greatest District for the
Coming Years.
■ —
This whole district, taking in Mat
anuska, Knik, Broad Pass and the lo
calities around them, will be the
greatest part of Alaska by far, and it
is about to have a development that
will astonish the people of the nation.
This is about the exact statement
made by G. C. Betties, one of Alaska's
old, old timers, who arrived Saturday
night from Knik where he has decid
ed to settle after about twenty-eight,
years in the interior. Mr. Betties
gave Betties on the Koyukuk its name.
He came over the Dyea trail in 1887
and was in the interior when the
interior white population of the ter
ritory was 160 men. He even print
ed a paper called The Yukon Press
on the Yukon and is known as the
“youngest old Pioneer.”
.SIXTY FOUR REGISTERED
AND ONLY TWO WOMEN.
One Man Registered Who has been in
Alaska for Thirty
Years.
Sixty-four people had registered
for the municipal election which will
take place on the sixth of next month.
Out of this number only two are of the
fair sex. One is Mrs. Harvey and the
other is Mrs. E. A. Crawford. The
books will close on tjie Saturday be
fore election. One of the men who
have registered, Pete Anderson, has
been in Alaska for thirty years. An
other, A. Vital, was born in France
and took out his final papers as an
American citizen while Abraham
Lincoln was president.
BUILDING AT SHIP CREEK.
Several buildings are now going up
at Ship creek. O'Connell is building
a mess house for Perkins who was
formerly the cook for the government
outfit. The government mess house
which is being constructed by O'Don
nell, not O'Connell this time, is about
40 by 70. Skookum Johnson, the old
time chef, will aid Mrs. White in the
roadhouse which that lady is about
to construct.
GREECE ORDERS ALL
YOUTHS TO REPORT
GREECE LIKELY TO FIGHT
LONON, March 8.—The cabinet of Greece lias re
signed because of the king’s effort to preserve neutrality.
The kingf has already chosen an anti-war cabinet and
some trouble is due as the country is decidedly in favor
of war. It is thought that if Greece does not take part in
ti e war the winning nations will probably not recognize
the right of Greece in the Aegean islands or elsewhere
and that Greece is sure to lose by keeping the peace. Rut,
on the other hand, the king seems to be entirely opposed
to war and is doing everything in his power to keep the
nation from entering it. This in some quarters is said to
be due to German influence and to the fear that if Ger
many and Austria win the present territory of Greece
itself will be endangered and the influence of Greece in
the Balkans be entirely nullified.
GREEK OFFICERS RECALLED
GENEVA, March8—All Greek officers have been re
called from this country and all Greeks of a military age
have been ordered to report to the Greek consul on or be
fore the eleventh of March. Taken with other facts which
have come out this step is believed to indicate that Greece
will probably enter the war in a very short time.
SILENT ABOUT DARDANELLES
ATHENS, March 8.—The operations of the allied
fleets in the Dardanelles were not reported here for Sat
urday and Sunday so that it is assumed their position is
just the same as it was last week. The feeling against the
Turks here is such that the fall of Constantinople would
be regarded as a direct victory for Greece. So far as can
be learned the fighting in the other districts where the
Turks are engaged against the Russians has not been very
general or important. It is fully understood that to ie
ceive news from that part of the world it must usualh
come through allied sources as Turkish territory is sur
rounded on all sides by nations which are either in actual
warfare against her or are influenced by their ancient
hostility.
NO RESULT IN DARDANELLES
LONDON, March 8.—The bombardment of the Dar
danelles forts continues but without result according to
the official news this afternoon. The Turks claim that two
of the allied cruisers engaged in the bombardment have
been seriously damaged but this claim has been denied
bv the allied governments. The greatest confidence is ex
pressed that the fleet guns will eventually pound the forts
of the channel into silence but there is a warning issued
that the task of reaching the sea of Marmora is far great
er than the general public seem to think. While the guns
of the forts are probably inferior to the guns ol: the war
ships the narrowness of the channel nullifies to a great
extent the superiority of the naval guns as the Turks can
bring up land guns within range at the narrow parts of
the channel where the ships cannot move out of their
reach. __
STRIKING MINERS WIN
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
_
Eleven Thousand Men Receive Forty -
seven Cents Scale
Asked For.
WHEELING, W. Va., March 8.—
The Edge Hill coal mine company
has granted the demands of the men
who struck work there eleven months
ago and fifteen thousand of them will
now return to their occupations at a
scale of forty seven cents. This is
the first mine to accede to the de
mands of the men in this district but
the other mines will probably follow
suit later.
HARRY THAW ON TRIAL
ON CONSPIRACY CHARGE.
NEW YORK, March 8.—Harry
Thaw was placed on trial today on the
charge of conspiracy in connection
with his escape from Matteawan asy
lum on August 19, 1913. The open
ing proceedings were dull but the
court was crowded from the moment
it opened its doors. The defendant
has a fotmidable array of eminent
counsel and he is clearly determined
to fight to the end. He entered court
neatly dressed but has aged consider
ably in appearance.
NOTED EDITOR VERY ILL.
KANSAS CITY, March 8.—William
Nelson, editor of the Star of this city,
is dangerously ill.*
The finest kind of job work as well
as the plainest is done by the Gate
way.
CARRANZA AND
OBREGON SORE
FORMER IRRITATES LATTER BY
SHOWING MORE HUMANE
DESIRES.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—It is re
ported that friction has occurred be
tween Carranza and Obregon as a re
sult of the former failing to sustain
the special tax placed on the people
of Mexico City by Obregon. It is be
lieved that Carranza will permit for
eign help to be given to the people of
the capital in spite of the refusal of
his right hand man to allow any step
in that direction. Carranza has al
ready been asked to let Americans
and others give aid to the people who
are suffering and there is every reason
to believe that he will grant the re
quest. From all accounts it is gather
ed that the condition of the people in
the chief city is becoming worse and
worse as the days advance. The trade
from the rest of the republic is ruined
by the fighting and the holding of
several states and industrial centers
by the 3ide opposing these who are in
command at the capital.
ALAMEDA DUE 4 A. M.
Agent Guptill received word that
the Alameda is due to arrive in Se
ward at 4 o’clock tomorrow morning.
See us before sending outside for
your lob printing.
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