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Vul No ;U5 SEWARI). ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917_Ten Cents the Copy
DEBTS OF WARRING NATIONS RAVE
INCREASED EORTY NINE BILLIONS
SAYS WILSON KNOWS TERMS
LONDON, Jan. 4. — Count Andreassy, former pre
mier of Hungary, is quoted by reports from Budapest, as
saying that President Wilson of the l nited States has
been told the terms on which the Teutonic empires would
agree to peace. Audreassv is said to have declared that
this fact should be sufficient guarantee to the Quadruple
Entente that the terms are generous, considering that,
Wilson is favorable to an international discussion of them.
WILSON DOES NOT DENY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—President Wilson is silent
regarding the assertion attributed to Count Andreassy
that he knows the terms Germany would accept. It is be
lieved that Gerard sent a copy of the terms secretly to
the President and tins secrecy is believed to be clouding
one of the most important developments of the war. It
is regarded as significant that coincident with the arrival
of confidential European advices Colonel House visited
Wilson and was closeted with him for a considerable time.
WHAT PEACE WOULD MEAN
AMSTERDAM. .Jan. k—The Frankfurter Zeitung in
its issue of yesterday asserts that if peace is concluded the
Entente nations must renounce all their plans for con
quest, that Russia must relinquish the hope of ever pos
sessing Constantinople, that Servia must give up its de
sire to expand in southeastern Austria and that the En
tente must oiler certain guarantees. The Frankfurter
Zeitung is regarded as an inspired publication, but it is
,* assumed anyhow that it would never dare to make such
statements without permission from high oflicialdom.
The nature of the guarantees is not stated.
DEFER APPROVAL OF WILSON
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.—The resolution of Senator
Hitchcock approving of the peace note sent by President
Wilson to the European belligerents has again been de
ferred. In the discussion a spirited interchange took
place between Hitchcock, Borah and Lodge ,the last nam
ed of whom condemned Ambassador Bernstorft tor hav
ing printed in the newspapers an expression ot approval
of the note. Lodge charged also that the note was intend
ed or at least was calculated to aid Germany. Since the
>eginning of the war Lodge has l)een bitterly opposed to
the cause of the central powers and is known to be inter
ested in munitions manufacture, both ot which tacts were
hinted at in the discussion.
BRITISH CRITICISM SILENT
LONDON. Jan. 4.—Since the newspapers unanimous
ly endorsed the rejection of the German peace proposals
comment on the war has almost ceased because of the de
sire not to hamper the newly created council in the work
which it is believed to be engaged in. The entire country
believes that the preliminary steps are being taken for an
offensive next year that will throw last year s effort in the
shade. It is expected that just as soon as parliament re
opens new food regulations will be made and, possibly, a
food dictator be appointed. The Times says today that
German reports are current to the effect that conquest ot
Roumania will enable Germany to. secure the oil supply
which alone was required to place a far greater number
of U boats in commission, all of which, says the 'limes,
are reports without the slightest foundation.
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LODGE STILL FIGHTING NOTE
N WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Senator, Lodge stated this
afternoon that he intends to make another speech in op
position to the Ilitchock resolution to endoisc the Pie-d-,
dent’s note to the belligerent nations. Lodge also ex
presses the belief that Lansing’s first interpretation of
the note is correct; that is thaf it was sent rather as an
ultimatum showing that a continuation of the war would
mean the inevitable embroiling of the l nited States.
THE DEBTS FROM WAR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—It was'learned here today
that tlu* increase in the national debts oi Great Britain,
France, Russia, Germany and Austria since the begin
ning of the war is forty nine billion, four hundred and
fifty millions. The share of the Central powers is twenty
billions.
WILSON WILL TRY AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—If the Entente reply to his
note does not meet his requirements it is believed certain
that Wilson will make another move to get the warring
nations together. In the meantime the President re
mains unconcerned about the attempts to connect his note
with the German proposals and he feels confident that his
position wifi be ultimately understood.
SAYS NEITHER CAN WIN
BERLIN, Jan. 4.—The Vorvvaerts, the famous Soci
alist newspaper, today urges both sides to the war to try
to reach some compromise as, it says, neither side can
possibly win a decisive victory. It reminds the belliger
ents of both alliances that the spilling of human blood and
the disruption of economic conditions can be the only re
sults of a continuance of the conflict.
AUSTRIANS WILL FIGHT ON
VIENNA, Jan. 4—The Austrian press is unanimous
in considering the reply of the Entente nations to the
German peace proposal as nothing but a refusal and ai!
the newspapers declare that the Teutonic allies have only
one p!ace in which to answer the defiance, and that is on
the battlefield.
YOUNG PRINCE KILLED
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 4—Berlin newspapers announce
that Prince Frederick of Fuestenberg has been killed in
action in Roumania. The prince was only seventeen years
of age.
TEUTONS CAPTURE MATCHIN
BERLIN, Jan. 4—The Teutons have captured Match
in and Jinalai, two towns in northern Dobrudja, and the
whole province is now virtually in the hands of our troops
and those of our allies. Matchin is the most important
town in the extreme northwest and is situated near the
bridge which crosses the Danube before that stream tin ns
easterly towards the sea. The only portions of Dobrudja
now remaining in the enemy’s possession are a small
corner opposite the city of Galatz and the islands formed
by the mouths of the Danube. The newspapers are now
suggesting the extension of the campaign towards Odes
sa, the great Russian port on the Black sea but it is
thought by military men that if such a campaign is inaug
urated at all it will not be until the Teutons are prepared
to attack from the sea also with Constanza or some other
Dobrudja port as a base.
ARTILLERY IN BELGIUM
PARIS, Jan. 4. — Violent artillery bombardment is
now being directed at the German positions at Steen
straete, Belgium, and the attacked positions have been
seriously damaged.
ARTILLERY ON MEUSE
BERLIN, Jan. 4.—Lively artillery fire is proceeding
at the Meuse and the war office reports* successful Gei
man partol operations in the same region.
RUSSIANS MAKE GAINS
PETROGRAD, Jan. 4—A well directed Russian fire
yesterday routed the Germans when they attempted with
the aid of drum fire bombardment and asphyxiating gas
to advance along the railway southwest of Fokshanv in
Roumania. A Russian rifle regiment has also captured
Gulianka and two other villages in the region of Rimnik.
The Teuton attacks at Matchin have been repulsed.
HIGH OFFICIAL
NOW ACCUSED
SAYS BAIU'CH GAVE OUT SEC
RETS THAT CAUSED STOCK
EXCHANGE ELURRY.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—A lively
tilt took place in the House today
when Congressman Wood attempted
to push through his resolution to in
vestigate the charges of Lawson that
a leak occurred from administration
circles that caused the recent flurry
in the Stock Excange. Wood persist
ed in his resolution after Congress
man Henry had announced that tlu
Lawson charges were nothing more
than jx mirage. The resolution was
finally referred to the committee on
resolutions to report. A ten days
sensation was caused when Congress
man Bennett of New York asserted
that a rumor is prevalent to the ef
fect that Bernard Baruch, a memhei
of Tlu* Council of National Defense,
was the informant who gave out
about the Wilson note. Bennett also
declared that Baruch sold short on
Steel and this fact seems to strength
en the suspicion.
COCK RAN HOLTS THE
PROFESSIONAL Jl'RORS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.—
Bourke Cock ran, the famous No
York lawyer who has taken the de
fense of the man charged with throw
ing the bomb into the Preparedness
parade, is now bitterly fighting the
professional ^prors and will probably
demand a special venire. One hun
dred and fifty jurors have already
been dismissed without a single ac
ceptance. Money is alleged to be at
the bottom of the prosecution. The
accused man remains without a sign
of emotion. Cockran has taken the
ease without fee and has entered it
only at the request of a New York
society woman.
TWO MEN KILLED
NEARJXARTHY
SNOWSLIDE FALLS WHILE VIC
TIMS ARE DOING ASSESS
MENT WORK. «
CORDOVA, Jan. 4. —Two men
named James Lay and Axel Herman
were killed yesterday by a snowslide
on Carthy mountain near McCarthy
while they were engaged doing as
sessment work for the Bonanza Gold
Mining Company. The victims were
both oldtime prospectors.
BABY GIRL BORN
A fine laughter was born at 11
o'clock last night at Seward General
Hospital to Mrs. M. D. Snodgrass,
wife of the superintendent of the
government experiment station at
Kodiak. I)r. Sloan, who was in at
tendance, reports mother and daugh
ter well.
I HARDING NOMINATED
GOVERNOR OF CANAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Lieuten
ant Colonel Harding, acting governor
of the Panama canal, has been nomi
nated for the governorship in the
place of Goyornor Goethals.
HOSPITAL HELPERS MEET
The Hospital Helpers will meet on
| Wednesday.
CARRANZA ASKS FOR
MORE NEGOTIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The members of the admin
istration were frankly surprised today by receiving
i through the legal advisors of Carranza a plea from the
Mexican president for a continuation of the joint con
ference. Carranza expresses the belief that the most im
portant clause in any protocol between the two nations
would be the fixing of a definite time for the withdrawal
jaf the American troops from Mexican territory. The
nibject is now engaging the attention of the state depart
1 .lent and the American members of the Commission.
RAILROADS MAY RE IN
CONTROL OF MILITARY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Adamson
conferred with President Wilson to
day and announced later that he will
' immediately introduce hills to prevent
railroad strikes without sixty days
notice. One of the bills will empower
the President to place all the rail
roads of the country tinder military
control should the occasion ever arise
when such an extreme step would be
deemed necessary to prevent the ty
ing up of traffic. Some labor leaders
declare that such laws will never be
tolerated by the workers and that
their passage would be the most seri
ous curtailment of liberty in this
country since the Declaration of In
dependence.
ALASKA SALMON PACK
TOTALS 4,800,000 C ASKS
The 1916 pack of Alaska salmon
was the largest on record, according
to a circular letter issued by the
Griffith-Durney company, of San
Francisco. The firm, the letter says,
has just completed its statistics,
which show the years’ pack to be close
to 4,800,000 cases. This is an in
crease of more than .*400,000 cases
ever 1915, the previous high record
year.
The warm weather in June, July
and August of this year was re
sponsible for a heavy demand for
pink salmon, the only variety of the
1915 pack that was offering in large
quantities at that time. This demand
not only cleaned out stocks in hands
of packers, but it reduced jobber’s
stocks to a very small compass. As
a result, there was an unprecedented
demand when 1916 opening prices
were named, which made heavy in
roads on the pack and the market was
quick to respond wun an uuvami*.
The English market has kept pace
with the domestic situation, Alaska
Reds having advanced over six shill
ings a case since opening prices were
named. This is equal to about 17 1-2
cents a dozen. Pink salmon advanc
ed to about the same extent.—Ex.
TICKET NUMBER 26 WINS
HALLETT & SCOTT PRIZE
No. 26 is the winner of the silver
cream and sugar bowl given as a
prize by Hallett & Scott. The draw
ing took place last evening and the
holder of the lucky number is re
quested to call at the store.
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i The mail service to the Shushanna
has been discontinued as, the officials
say, only some thirty people are wint
ering in that section. A strong com
j plaint has been sent the Gateway
from the miners there who ask that
attention be drawn to the matter.
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immi:\si; AMoi n i or
si:a\ \ki> insi r \m i
Two companies alone, which are
represented hen* h\ Messrs. Funis X
Campbell, stand to lose .SllS,4 »0 if.
which heaven forbid, both sides or’
Fourth avenue were burned down.
This statement i> mad** by Frank
Finds and is given here to show how
insurance matters stand in tin* town.
These two companies are only two of
twelve whose business is handled in
Seward by the same agency. The
loss, of course, would not be entirely
that much as the premiums paid
would have to he subtracted, and the
amount of premiums paid is not now
known. In speaking again on this
subject it may be permissible to point
out again that if a co-operative in
surance system were established here
it would be so provided that no one
could lose anything, tire lire sufferers
getting bacK the money they paid in.
At least this was the suggestion.
ASK FOR ASYLUM
IN TERRITORY
SOI 'TH \Y ESTER N MEDICAL AS
SOCIATION WANTS TO KEEP
INSANE AT HOME.
The Southwestern Alaska Medical
Association is now preparing a pe
tition to the territorial legislature
asking that the territorial funds be
used in part to establish somewhere
in the territory an asylum where pa
tients may be treated instead of send
ing them outside. The Seward doct
ors, members of the Association, are
taking a leading part in the move
ment and are now engaged in the
work of drawing up the petition.
They point out that some patients
who are sent outside are only tem
porarily affected and could be cured
in a very short time without going to
the tremendous expense of sending
them out. One case which happened
in Seward is mentioned.. It occurred
recently and the patient got well in a,
few days. Another man who was
found naked in a church is already on
the road to recovery and it is report
ed that he is being treated in a hos
pital in Seattle with perfect success.
The doctors believe that if the terri
tory took it upon itself to establish
'the asylum here the federal govern
ment would agree to have the pati
ents, or some of the milder ones at
1 least, treated therein.