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N(> 29J SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2H. 1915.___1-n C,n.» .!„• Copy
SON OF FORMER CABINET MEMBER
SAYS ALLIES HAVE LOST BALKANS
GERMAN BOMB PLOT SHOWS
UP GREATER AND GREATER
FRENCH CABINET FALLS
PARIS. Oct. 28.—The entire French cabinet resigned
todav in a body. The fall of the government is believed to
be due to dis-satisfaction because of the failure of French
diplomacy to prevent the success of German diplomacy
with Bulgaria. The resignation of the cabinet, coupled
with the rumors of an expected fall of the British govern
ment, has created a feeling of pessimism. Delcasse, the
famous minister of foreign aifairs, was forced to resign
some weeks ago and at that time the suspicion arose that
all was not going well. President Poincare is now look
ing around for successors to the resigned cabinet
members.
SAYS ALLIES MUST QUIT
LONDON, Oct. 28.—That the allied nations must give
up all hope of holding the Teutons in the Balkans and that
the Allies can never reach Constantinople was the state
ment made last night in a lecture by Captain Ashmead
Bartlett, British representative of the press, with the al
lied forces. Bartlett is a military man of note and is a
son of a former member of the British cabinet so that his
statement has fallen like a bomb on the people of the
British Islands. He declared positively the belief that the
Allies can make no further progress in the region of the
Dardanelles. In the course of the lecture he used the fol
lowing ominous words: "The Turks are too numerous
and skillful to defeat them despite their losses. There are
now eight hundred thousand Turks under arms and the
longer they tight the more formidable they become by ex
perience in tiie methods of defense. With Bulgaria aid
ing the Teutons we can no longer hope to reach Constan
tinople.” After some other remarks showing the reason
for his conclusions he said: "To say that we are going to
hinder the Germans from marching through Bulgaria is
absolute nonsense. Only three or four weeks remain for
operations before the winter comes and it would be im
possible for us to reach Bulgaria this year. We shall be
forced to give in or make the best terms possible.” It is
assumed that when Bartlett spoke of giving in he meant
only in the Turkish campaign. When he spoke of mak
ing the best bargain possible it is supposed that he fears
failure on our part on Gallipoli peninsula will leave the
allied forces entrapped there and unable to retreat as
there is no line of retreat open except by water.
ALLIES TWO TO ONE
PARIS, Oct. 28.—According to the figures published
here it has been made clear that at the present rate of
enlistments in the different armies, and the present rate
of casualties the Allies will have seven million men next
summer to face three and a half million Teutons.
MORE GERMANS SUNK
LONDON, Oct. 28.—Four more German steamers
were sunk in the Baltic sea today according to advices
received. Several British submarines are now in that sea
with instructions to watch marine traffic between the
north coast of Germany and Scandinavian countries.
BRITISH CRUISER ASHORE
LONDON, Oct. 28.—The British cruiser Argyle is
ashore on the coast of Scotland and is believed to be a
total loss. She is a vessel of about eleven thousand tons.
The weather is heavy.
MARCH TO TURKEY
VIENNA, Oct. 28.—The Teutonic forces in Serbia
are now plowing along with a hundred mile front and
just crushing back the Serbians steadily and surely.
The Austrians have gained the western front and the
Bulgarians are advancing along the eastern front and
widening the road that leads to Turkey. Preparations
are already afoot to send supplies into Turkey and the
door to Contsantinople is open wide.
ALLIES LAND AT SALONIKI
LONDON, Oct. 28.—One hundred and fifty thousand
French troops and a hundred big guns have been landed
at Saloniki to aid the Serbians against the Teutonic ad
vance, according to advices from Bucharest It is assum
ed that Greece has not been given permission to the al
lied nations to land but France may possibly have made
some arrangement with the Greek government
BALIAINE CASE
| IS ALL OVER
ARGUMENTS PRESENTED TO- i
DAY AND WILL BE SUB
MITTED MONDAY.
The arguments in the Ballaine case
were delivered yesterday and today*
and the case will be submitted to the
court at the beginning of the regular
session of court next Monday. At
torneys Haight and Ray, argued for
the defense but Judge Morford did
not. T. C. West spoke for the plaintill
company yesterday and made the
closing argument today after the
attorneys for the defense had con
cluded. The arguments chiefly dealt
with the matters of law. The case
was postponed for a short time this
morning owing to the illness of Mr.
West who was a rather sick man.
He found it necessary, however, to
proceed as he leaves for the outside
on the Alameda. The case was con
ducted by the counsel on both sides
in a manner which has caused the
most favorable comment, both be
cause of the ability and urbanity dis
played on all hands. Messrs Morford
and Kay, it is permissible to say for
the benefit of outsiders, are local
men. It may also be permissible to
say that they reflect credit on the
Alaska bar. Messrs Haight and West
were worthy opponents of each other
and both leave many friends. The
case is now in the hands of the court.
It is generally believed that whatever
the verdict of this court may be an
appeal will be taken.
MACMl’LLEN NOW PILOT
Captain C. B. MacMullen, for many
years captain of the steamship Dora,
and Commander of the Edith when
that vessel foundered in a storm off
Cape St. Elias several weeks ago, is
now pilot on the steamship Jefferson.
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“AVGUSTA C" ARRIVES
AFTER LOSING PROPELLER
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The “Augusta C” arrived last night
at the midnight hour, after having
lost her propeller about <«ix hours
journey out of Seldovia. E. and J.
Jacobson, owners of the gas boat,
say that the trip over from Seldovia
was none the pleasantest. Leaving
there fifteen days ago with 30 tons or
Herbert’s coal they expected to ar
rive in Seward in a few days at the
most, when only a short distance
from that town their propellor drop
ped off in about 150 fathoms of
water. They then set sail and made
the best time they could arriving in
Resurrection Bay yesterday after
noon about noon. A few’ days out
of Seldovia they ran out of food,
water and other necessaries. They
were, how’ever, able to catch a few
salmon on their way over that help
ed out their bill of fare.
FARRAGUT COMES AND GOES
The Admiral Farragut arrived yes
terday at three o’clock and sailed for
Kodiak and wayports at six. Those
arriving on her were: Roy Thomas,
Leon C. Border, A. A. Hein, J. H.
Graff, F. R. Brenneman, J. H. D.
Bouse, E. F. Randolph, M. C. Baird,
F. J. Cox, and E. E. Ritchie. t
Those leaving for the w’est were:
E. M. Ball, Kodiak, and Roy Andar
son, Anchorage.
MARSHAL ARRIVES
United States Marshal F. R. Bren
neman arrived for the term of court
on the Farragut last evening.
! THREE SEATTLE MEN
ARE KNOCKED OUT
Sixty Thousand Volts Pass Through
Them and Burn Them Up
Very Badly.
SEATTLE, Oct. 28.—Sixty thou
sand volts passed through the hands
of three linemen here today while
they were busy on the wires and all
three are so badly burned that they
are unable to make a statement. The
power wire jumped from the trans
mission wire to the wires handled by
the linemen and the current passed
through them. The hands and feet j
of the men are terribly burned. It
is feared that they will be permanent
ly incapacitated for work.
ARREST VILLA'S AGENT
NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—Felix A.
Sommerfield, ammunition purchasing
agent for General Villa, was arrested
here last night on the charge of steal
ing three hundred dollars seventeen
years ago. Sommerfield claims it is
a case of mistaken identity.
PATROL ALL BORDER
BROWNSVILLE, Oct. 27.—Eigh
teen miles of the border from the
mouth of the Rio Grande which were
hitherto unguarded is now under
cavalry patrol following reports that
the bandits who held up the railroad
train are in hiding there.
BANDITS ONLY GOT C HEAP
TRINKETS AND WHISKEY
OKLAHOMA, Oct. 27.—In the
train robbery last night fifteen band
its with blackened faces worked de
liberately for two hours in the at
tempt to get the mail out of the mail
coach, but it is believed that the
total booty secured consisted of four
packages of cheap jewelry and somo
whiskey. The passengers were not
molested.
Gagoff Sentenced
to Hang in March
Man Who Murdered White Pass Sec
tion Gang Pleads Guilty
to the Charge.
WHITEHORSE, Y. T., Oct. 27.—
Alexander GagofT k now lying in jail
here under sentence of death for the
murder of the foreman and three
other members of the section gang on
the White Pass Railroad on the dOth
of last month, September. GagofT
pleaded guilty last week and was sen
tenced by Judge Macauley to be
hanged on the 10th of March. Judge
Macauley arrived in Whitehorse to
hear the case on the day before the
trial. A jury was empanelled and
GagofT was asked to plead. He an
swered:
“I am guilty. I said two or three
times that I was guilty, and say so
again.”
The court then took the evidence in
the case and sentenced the prisoner
as stated. GagofT murdered Foreman
Pat Kinslow, George Lane, T. Bos
kovich and Henry Cook.
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❖ ONLY A DANCE *
❖ SATURDAY NIGHT*
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There will be no bazaar or lottery
or anything like that at the dance to
be given Saturday night by the
Ladies of St. Peter's Guild, but the
dance will be a delightful one at
which refreshments will be served
free of charge. Dancing will com
mence at 9 o'clock sharp.
CHILDREN DEAD
IN jXPLOSION
FIFTY KNOWN TO BE DEAD
AS RESULT OF AN ACCI
DENT IN SCHOOL.
PEABODY, Oct. 28.—One of the
most horrible occurrences on record
look place here today when an ex
plosion in the basement of St. John’s
Parochial school took the lives of,
maybe, scores of children. At the
time this dispatch is sent twenty of
the pupils are known to be dead, and
it is feared that as many more will
be found to have lost their lives
when the full facts are ascertained.
The children were going through ex
ercises this morning when the explos
ion took place. The result was so
awful that a connected story is im
possible but later news will be sent.
PEABODY, Oct. 28.—It is certain
this afternoon that more than fifty
children lost their lives by the explo
sion and fire in the school this morn
ing. Twenty-seven bodies have been
recovered and it is believed that
twenty-five more are buried in the
ruins. Twelve others amnogst those
in the hospital will probably die. The
awful number of deaths is due in a
groat measure to fact that the doors
of the school opened inward and
could not be opened in the rush so
that many of the little children were
trampled and smothered as they
crowded towards where they expected
safety. No fire escapes had been pro
vided. Several of the children were
saved by jumping into blankets^held
below by citizens.
PUEBLA LEAVES SEATTLE
NOVEMBER THE FOURTH
That the city of Puebla will leave
Seattle for Seward and v/ayports
November the fourth is the word re
ceived by Agent A. H. McDonald.
She will make the trip to Anchorage.
COMPANY FILES PAPERS
Judge van Pelt who has just re
turned from Juneau states that the
incorporation papers of the Mata
nuska Coal & Coke Company have
•been field. He, Messrs Sears and Mc
Coy, are amongst those interested.
RIGGS LEAVING
Thomas Riggs, of the Alaska En
gineering Commission, is an outgo
ing passenger on the Alameda for
Washington, D. C., where he will
spend the winter. He will return in
the spring to the Fairbanks field of
operation.
GAS BOAT WAIF COMES
WITH MUCH KATALLA OIL
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The gas boat Waif, Capt. W. J.
Crooker, arrived this morning about
two o'clock with much oil from the
Alaska Oil Refining Company, of
Katalla. About 20 drums of gasoline
came for the Alaskan Engineering
commssion ,and nearly 20 drums of
distillate and gasoline came for other
consignees. The Waif left Katalla
last Tuesday afternoon and will
probably sail for that place sometime
this evening. Mrs. Crooker accom
panied the captain ovgr on this trip.
ALAMEDA 3 P. M.
The Alameda was due at 3 p. m.
today according to the morning re
port
FAY ADMITS BOMB PLOT
NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—It is pretty nearly known as
a positive fact that Robert Fay has admitted the exist
ence of the bomb plot which had for its object the des
truction of ships carrying ammunition to the Allies and
the blowing up of factories. Fay was formerly an officer
in the German army. It has developed that the plot had
wide ramifications which are believed to include high
German officials. The plotters were possessed of almost
unlimited resources and it is thought that the conspiracy
was discovered only just in time. Fifty detectives had
been working along the water front for months to watch
for such {dots and to them the discovery is due. Some
sensational stories are going the rounds that wealthy
local Germans are implicated. It is also hinted that the
officials are not giving out the full facts in all their seri
ousness.
GERMANS CAPTURE CITY
BERLIN, Oct. 28—It is officially announced this af
ternoon that the Germans have captured Czartorysk,
Russia. Hindenburg is reported to be advancing steadily
near the Dvina and the Russian resistance is reported to
be weakening.
FRANCE GETS NEW PREMIER
PARIS, Oct. 28.—Aristide Briand, formerly prime
minister, has accepted the portfolios of premier and
foreign minister and the new cabinet will be in being in
a day or two. President Poincare offered Briand the
premiership immediately after the resignation of the ol>;
cabinet and Briand accepted this afternoon.
TO FLY 775 MILES
RENSELAER, N. Y., Oct. 28.—J. Kenrick started this
morning to fly to Cape Hatteras, a distance of seven
hundred and seventy-five miles.
TO FIRE ACROSS BORDER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—The governor of Texas
has wired the president for additional troops for the Rio
Grande as a result of the banditry prevaling. The Ameri
can troops have been ordered to fire across the border il
it is found necessary to do so to prevent the coming ot
shells and bullets from the impending battle at Agnus
Prieta into Douglas.
EIGHT TO HANG
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 28.—Eight men have been sen
tenced to hang at Folsom and San Quentin during the
next five weeks.
BLOODHOUNDS SURROUND
EUFAULFA, Okla., Oct. 28.—Posses and blood
hounds are believed to be closing in on the robbeis who
held up the K. A. T. railroad train two days ago._
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE WILL
PROBABLY BE FIXED UP
Some of the city councilmen a?e
now working with a view to making
the proposed city franchise accept
able to company and there is every
reason to believe, according to in
formation received, that the franchise
will be accepted b> the company af
ter a few slight changes. The com
pany really only refuses to accept a
few clauses, one of which is the
twenty-five per cent reduction to the
city. The clause about the wires
crossing the street got into the fran
chise by mistake. The whole thing is
only a storm in a teacup.
ALAMEDA PASSENGERS
Among those who will leave on the
Alameda this afternoon are: E. W.
Riner, Miss Rose Martin, N. Brake,
C. M. Stockwell, Col. A. W. Swanitz,
T. C. West, James A. Haight, Thomas
Riggs, G. F. Cramer, F A. Ball and
one steerage.
No reader can afford to omit the
Seward Gateway.
NORTHWESTERN NOT TO SAIL
According to a cable received lace
yesterday afternoon by Agent Mc
Donald from Gen. Agent Tracy, the
Northwestern sailing has been post
poned indefinitely.
CONCERT GAVE REAL
PLEASURE LAST NIGHT
The Sinclair concert last evening
brought out vividly some real truths.
One is that the population of Seward
is not yet large enough to support
properly anything that is really good.
Another is that Mr. Sinclair has a
voice which is a real asset to the
Terminal City.' There is no use in
going into details about it. Seward
will learn yet for itself and be glad.
Miss Frances Root was exceedingly
good at the piano ond to praise Mrs.
McNeer as accompanist would be—
well, painting the lily. The rather
small audience showed its apprecia
tion unmistakably and called Mr. Sin
clair and Mrs. McNeer at the close of
the program. A pleasant dance fol
lowed.