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Yol. 9, No. 181 SEWARI), THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 191.).___—_— —
CONSCRIPTION
FOR BRITAIN
LORD CHANCELLOR DECLARES
ALL BRITISH MAY BE
CALLED TO WAR.
LONDON. May 14.—'The most
momentous statement made since the
declaration of war was uttered today
by Lord Chancellor Haldane when he
declared openly that the cabinet is
now considering whether to establish
the conscription system in the Brit
ish islands ami call out every man of
military age to tight against the Ger
mans. Austrians and Turks. The an
nouncement has fallen on the people
like a bolt from the blue. It is taken
to mean that the military forces under
the command of Kitchener are not
sufficient for the defeat of the enemy
and that the empire must go to ex
tremes for the country’s defense. No
word has been given by Haldane
as to how the proposal has been met
by the cabinet. it is sure to meet \
tremendous opposition in the house
of commons, especially from the labor
party which is strong enough to make
the situation serious for the support
ers of the government. The very hint
that conscription may be necessary,
taken with the lack of news that the
long expected spring advance has
commenced, has by no means tended
to strengthen the belief that every
thing is going well. The people now j
look forward to the most serious time j
of the war as a great part of the pop
ulation will undoubtedly oppose com
pulsory military service.
SAY GERMAN AEROPLANE
SANK SEAGOING SHIP, j
Story Reported of first Sinking ot
Sea Ship by Ship of
the Air.
THE HAGUE. May 14.—It is re
ported here today that a Dutch traw
ler has been sunk by a German aero
plane in the North Sea. According to
the news received the aeroplane flew
above the vessel at a very low alti
tude from which the aim was easy.
The bomb almost shattered the little
ship in pieces and the crew has un
doubtedly been tost to a man.
PROPOSE INTERNATIONAL
ARMY AND NAVY FORCES.
Peace Congress at Cleveland Believes
That Would Be the Best Way
to Enforce Justice.
CLEVELAND. May 14.—'The form
ation of an international army and
navy for the protection of the rights
of all nations was the proposal made
last evening to the World Court Com
mittee which has been appointed by
the Court to formulate peace plans
for the whole world. According to the
proposal all nations would join in
forming the naval and land forces and
maintaining them. During the pres
ent war and all others the neutral
nations would act as umpires with the
international army and navy to com
pel nations to accept their decision.
MEXICANS KILL U. S.
CITIZENS AT TOBALI.
American Warships Ordered to Pro
ceed to Scene to Protect
Those Remaining.
LOS ANGELES, May 14.—An
American warship has been ordered
to proceed at once to Tobali bay,
Mexico, where the Yamaui Indians
have attacked an American colony and
killed three of its members. From
the intelligence reeived it is thought
that the danger of further murderous
attacks is very serious. Scores of
United States citizens live in the dis
trict.
SANTA ANA SAILS.
The following went out on the
Santa Ana which sailed today:
W. W. Bush, E. L. I.epper, H. P.
Birkenbine, Frank Bryant, L. H. Dills,
D. H. Dills, N\ Nicholson, Harry H.
Brown. Mrs. Kate Ophein, M. Swan
son, C. H. Mann, Thomas Martindale,
Leslie Simpson, W. W. Getchell, J. C.
Ridpath, A. Eames, Mrs. Eames, Mrs.
0. B. Orr, Mrs. R. H. Bishop.
Pete Kavanaugh the dredge man
passed by on the Mariposa with his
wife Mid children for Sixmile creek.
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❖ CONSTANTINOPLE IS ❖
❖ NOW GETTING SCARED. •>
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CONSTANTINOPLE, May 13.—
The people of this city are now in a
! state bordering on terror which has
been brought about by the arrival of
fifteen thousand wounded soldiers and
the news that two Turkish gunboats
have been sunk in the Sea of Mar
mora. Up to this time the city seem
ed to be safe from direct attack by the
Allies but matters have now assumed
an entirely different complexion.
MOTHER JONES IS WITNESS.
WASHINGTON, May 14.—Mother
Jones, the most famous woman ap
pearing before the public in relation
to labor troubles, was a witness be
fore the Industrial Relations commis
sion today and related to the commis
sion all the story of her long battles
in the cause of the workingman. Her
description of some of the stirring
events in which she took part was
probably one of the most remarkable
statements ever made to such a body.
PREACHER FOUND GUILTY
UNDER MANN ACT.
KENOSHA, Mich.. May 14.—Rev.
Rarnell, a minister of the Unitarian
j church here, has been found guilty
I of a crime against the Mann act. He
has not yet been sentenced but prob
I ably will be today or tomorrow.
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BARNES DENIES ALL THE
EVIDENC E OF ROOSEVELT.
Political Boss Spends Two Hours On
Stand Telling Teddy’s
Drawbacks.
SYRACUSE, May 14.—William
Barnes, jr., plaintiff in the suit for
damages against Theodore Roosevelt,
spent two hours on the stand today
and in his direct examination made
sweeping denials of almost all the as
sertions made by the ex-president.
His lawyers strove to bring out the
suggestion that Roosevelt had worked
hard to secure the aid of Barnes for
himself even at the very time at which
Roosevelt stated he was a crooked
politician. His examination has not
been concluded. The cross examina
tion will probably occupy a consider
able length of time.
GREECE NOT”‘0
ENTER THE WAR
BERLIN RECEIVES ASSURANCE
OF NEUTRALITY FROM
GOVT AT ATHENS.
BERLIN, May 14.—The German
government has received assurances
from the government of Greece that
Greece will not enter the war under
any circumstances now imaginable.
This assurance has been given after a
conference between representatives
of the two countries. The danger that
Roumania would fight has long ago
passed away so that Servia has been
left to her fate. The news received
this morning from the various fronts
indicate the continuance of the same
favorable facts that have been chron
icled for several days.
REPORT STEAMER RAMS
A GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Good Reason to Believe That Another
Terror of the Sea
is Gone.
BLYTHE. England, May 14.—It is
reported here that a British steamer
rammed a German submarine in the
North Sea yesterday and sent it to
the bottom with all hands. The cap
tain and crew of the steamer have no
| doubt that they were successful.
They declare that their vessel struck
the hostile vessel with great force and
that the German disappeared.
CARD PARTY AND DANCE.
| A. B. Hall, Saturday, May loth,
j Progressive Whist 8:30 to 10 p. m.
Four Prizes given. Dancing 10 to 12.
Music by Miss McLeod. 2t—5-14
J. B. Poindexter received a telegram
today stating that Mrs. Poindexter
and daughter left Bremerton, Wash.,
for Seward on the steamer Alameda,
sailing from Seattle Wednesday.
ITALIAN MOBS
START RIOTS
—
WAR PARTY RAISES C AIN BE
CAUSE OF FAILURE TO
BEGIN FIGHTING.
ROME, May 14.—The announce
ment that the cabinet had declared in
favor of maintaining neutrality was J
followed last night by serious rioting !
during which the gendarmes and the
mobs came into conflict and much in
jury was indicted on property. As
the crowds of people paraded the
streets they shouted for war.
MILAN, May 14.—Three people
were killed last night during the riots
which occurred over the question of
entering the war or not. Only part
of the people seemed to be in favor of
forcing the government to relinquish
its neutrality policy. Both sides
started demonstrations which became
so serious that troops were called out.
In the melee several were injured in
addition to the three killed.
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❖ PEOPLE ON LI SITANIA * j
❖ LATCHED AT WARNING. ❖ j
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A copy of the New York Times
which has reached Seward shows that
the captain and some of the promin
ent passengers of the Lusitania
laughed at the warning given by the
Germans that the vessel would be
attacked. The Times interviewed the
captain, Charles Frohman, Elbert Hub
bard and others. The captain laugh
ingly said something about “they
haven’t got us yet” or words to that
effect. Hubbard declared that if the
vessel were attacked by a German
submarine it would make a tine story
for the Phillistinc, his own publica
tion. Frohman and others also pooh
poohed the idea.
FIVE MEN MI ST GO
TO ARIZONA GALLOWS.
PHOENIX, May 14.—Governor
Hunt of this state has lost his fight
of two years to save from the gallows
some of the men who have been con
victed of murder. The board of
Panions has turned down the sugges
tions of Hunt completely and has or
dered the hanging of five condemned
prisoners to be proceeded with on
May 28. Most of these five wretches
have been condemned to death for
nearly the full period of two years
since the governor started the fight.
They have been saved again and
again from the gallows by the exer
tions of the governor and the other
opponents of capital punishment and
the sealing of their doom now adds a
new horror to it.
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
THE BODY OF VANDERBILT.
Reward Offered For Recovery of
Remains of Lost
Millionaire.
QUEENSTOWN, May 14.—A re
ward of one thousand dollars has been
offered for the recovery of the body of
Alfred Vanderbilt who was drowned
when the Lusitania was sunk last
Friday by a German submarine. Hope
had been entertained up to a day or so
ago that he had escaped but this hope
has now been completely abandoned.
A story is going the rounds to the ef
fect that Vanderbilt could have save*
himself as he had a life preserver
around him just before the vessel
sank, but he decided to take it off and
give it to a woman.
The bodies of some of the other
prominent Americans who lost their
lives are also missing.
REFORT FIFTY THOUSAND
TURKS LOST IN FIGHTS.
LONDON, May 13.—It is stated
here that the losses to the Turks in
the fighting on Gallipoli peninsula
amount to fifty thousand men. The
fighting is proceeding still fiercely and
the Allies are gradually improving
their positions. The ships of the fleet
are still bombarding the forts while
the land forces are advancing and en
trenching as they go forward. Our
plan to land an army succeeded even
better than had been expected and the
hope is growing that Constantinople
will be reached within a few months.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
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❖ PRESS PRAISES THE *
❖ NOTE TO GERMANY. *
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NEW YORK, May 14.—The press
generally praises the note forwarded
by this government to Berlin. The
demand for an apology particularly
seems to agree with the views of the
newspapers. Since the sinking of the
Lusitania some of the papers have
gone the length of stating that the
United States would be forced to a
declaration of war to maintain the
honor of the nation. They apparent
ly see now as a result of the note to
the German government either a hum
iliatin backdown by that nation or the
rupture of diplomatic relations be
tween that government and this.
UNITED MINE WORKERS
ENDORSE THE PRESIDENT.
Labor Convention Declares It the
Duty of the Country to
Keep Peace.
WHEELING, May 13.—'The con
vention of the Ohio United Mine
Workers passed a resolution last
evening endorsing the peace policy of
President Wilson. The resolution was
virtually unanimous. Some of those
who spoke on the subject declared
that those who are advocating war
are the enemies of the whole country
and particularly of the working
classes.
BOTH ARMIES
NOW PRESSING
GERMANS AT YPRES AND AL
LIES ON YSER CONTINUE
THEIR OFFENSIVE.
LONDON. May 14.—The news
from the western front this morning
is that the French and Belgians an*
pressing the offensive on the east
bank of the Yser river while the Ger
mans are continuing their attacks
east of Ypres. The results in either
case are not given but this probably
means that nothing decisive has been
accomplished by either side. The
news from all other parts of the west
ern front is negligible and apparently
very little has occurred within the
past day or two. The Russian reverse
in Galicia is not expected to have the
effect of releasing any of the Teutonic
forces for service in the west as the
Russians are capable of recruiting
sufficient new men to keep the Ger
mans and Austrians busy in the east.
Some disappointment has been felt be
cause of the delay in the general ad
vance which had been promised for
this month but the people have abso
lute confidence in Kitchener and the
government generally. It is fully
realized that the necessity for send
ing an army to Turkey has had the
effect of reducing the numbers of
troops available for France and Bel
gium.
ITALIAN COLLIER SUNK.
LONDON, May 14.—An Italian
collier hit a mine in the Mediterran
ean south of Italy yesterday and sank
with a loss of three members of her
crew.
SUICIDE LOOKS LIKE
A MISERABLE JOKE.
A man’s coat was found on the
wharf near the city this morning and
on the ragged thing was pinned a note
which read as follows:
“After having looked for work
from Seward to Ship creek and back
again, and nothing to eat for several
days I think it only a pleasure to end
it all in Resurrection Bay.” A name
and address was signed to the note
but as the coat and note have all the
earmarks of a stupid attempt at a
joke it is better not to give the name
The city marshal went to view the
coat. The old thing was tattered and
the pockets so empty that it is clear
the “suicide” was mighty anxious to
carry everything with him to his
watery grave. If it is a joke the jok
er might get something to oat from
the jailer.
..WHEN STEAMERS RETURN.
The Admiral Evans is due to ar
rive here tomorrow night according
to Agent Wayne Blue. Agent Guptill
says the Mariposa is due tomorrow at
1 p. m.
ITALY TO KEEP
OUT OF WAR
CABINET DECIDES ON NEUTRAL
ITY BUT PEOPLE ARE
MUCH DISPLEASED.
ROME, May 14.—The cabinet of the j
Italian government has formally de- i
eided upon retaining its attitude of
neutrality and that Italy will not en
ter the war seems to be decided, at
least for tin* present. The signatures
of all the members of the cabinet
were placed last night to the polvy |
of neutrality. The publication of the
fact has caused much displeasure all
over the kingdom and the advocates
of war hope that when parhnment
convenes on the twentieth of the pre.- - j
ent month a majority of the deputies |
may be found favorable to a declara
tion of hostilities. Until that time no
definite action is likely by Italy as a
whole hut the question of war or
peace will unquestionably lx* the first
to he discussed when the represent
atives of the people come together.
It is tacitly understood that the re
<•< nt successes of the Teutonic powers
over the Russians in Galicia have
materially affected the attitude of the
Italian government.
❖ WORLD COURT ENDORSES ❖
❖ STAND OF PRESDENT. •>
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CLEVELAND, May 14.—The lead
ers of the World Court congress
which is now in session here endorse
the stand taken by President Wilson
with respect to the sinking of the
Lusitania and the loss of American
lives. The expression of their opin
ions was made through the press but
the congress as a whole refrained
from making any comment. Indeed,
some of the members of the body
seem to think that those who have
given expression to their views in the
matter have lost their usefulness as
members of any sort of peace gather
ing.
MORE OF WHAT RIGGS
SAID ABOUT RAILROAD.
Statement in part of Commissioner
Riggs to Seattle Times:
“We will rush the line toward the
Matanuska coal field as fast as pos
sible this summer. While 1 do not
think that we will complete the 75
miles of the road there this season, we
will got as far as we can with it in
order to get out coal for the use of the
road and also to premit some export
ing as soon as claims in the field are
patented. The work at Ship creek is
going ahead now and consists of the
building of temporary landings and
other preliminary work.
“We are slightly handicapped for
money as we have but the $500,000
left from the appropriation of last
year to work until June 30, when the
present year’s appropriation of $2,
000,000 will be available. At this
time the first payment for the road
of $500,000 will be made and the Al
aska Northern will then be officially
taken over by the government.
“The road will be completed from
Ship Creek to the Matanuska coal
fields next year, and we hope it will
be placed on a paying basis immedi
ately. There is no reason why it
shouldn’t. There is enough freight in
coal to make it pay, and we expect
to have a considerable tonnage to the
Broad Pass country as soon as the line
is completed farther up the Susitna.
This however, is a couple of years in
the future. All work this year will
be done on small contracts. We will
cut as much timber as we need from
the Alaska forests.
“My work this summer will consist
principally of making the final loca
tion of the route of the road from
Broad Pass to Fairbanks in order that
there may be no delay when construc
tion reaches that point. Fairbanks
will be the interior terminal. It was
not mentioned in the official announce
ment of the route because there are
three feasible lines from the mouth of
the Ncnana.”
B. Chase, chief clerk of the en
gineering commission, left on the
Mariposa yesterday for Anchorage
where he will also be postmaster.
The Alaska Engineering Commis
sion will have a 65-foot stern wheel
steamer built at Seattle for service
in Cook’s Inlet
❖ STATE BANKS TO ENTER *
* THE RESERVE SYSTEM. *
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WASHINGTON, May 14.—'The Re
serve Board has decided to permit
state hanks to enter the reserve
system. The matter has been under
consideration for several weeks ‘lur
ing which time the arguments against
the move were carefully considered.
WILSON REVIEWS FLEET.
WASHINGTON, May 14.—Presi
dent Wilson left Washington today
for New Y'ork where he will review (
the fleet. The review has already
been made the foundation for run <*rs
that the gathering of the warships at
the present time is not entirely un
connected with the question* v.l eh
have arisen with Germany. At least ;
one New York paper points out that
just before the breaking out of the 1
European war the British fleet held
a big review for the king and im
mcdiatly sailed away to the* North
Sea.
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❖ KING OF GREECE IS *
❖ DANGEROUSLY ILL. *
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ATHENS, May 14.—King' Con
stantine of Greece is dangerously ill ;
| and his death is looked for. As he has
I been the chief supporter of the policy
of neutrality in Greece his death may
have a serious efTect on the stand tak
en with relation to the great conflict.
GERMANS REPORT GREAT
HAUL OF RUSSIANS.
Say That One Hundred Thousand of
Czar’s Troops Were Taken
In West Galicia.
BERLIN, May 13.—It is announced
here this afternoon that the number
of Russians captured in the battles
which have just taken place in West
Galicia is one hundred thousand.
After the first great victory of the
Austro-German forces other battles
took place when the enemy tried to
stay the pursuit of our army. The
later battles were also disastrous to
the Muscovites. In the first battle we
took thirty thousand prisoners but the
increase of the number to one hundred
thousand shows the success which has
since attended our arms. This suc
cess still continues.
R. RJUILDiS
IS TAKEN OVER
OFFICE FIXTURES NOW BEING
PLACED IN GROUND
FLOOR ROOM.
The big office building of the Al
! aska Northern railroad company has
been invaded by the forces of the
United States and so ends all doubt
as to the intentions of the engineer
ing commission. A quantity of office
fixtures, furniture, etc., have arrived
and have now been taken to the big
ground floor room of the building
where they were arranged this morn
ing by men under the direction of II.
N. Moyer of the commission’s office
force. With him as assistant is J. H.
Roper, both of them having arrived
yesterday morning with the other
members of the government’s forces.
Mr. Fogelstrom went out the line this
morning to look over the situation
with a view to beginning the neces
sary repair work on trestles and
bridges. The taking over of the rail
road building means, of course, the
refutation of the stories to the effect
that the big structure was not in
cluded in the deal and, indeed, the re
futation of all the false alarms about
a hitch in the arrangements.
PART OF SEWARD TOWNSITE
GOES BACK TO GOVERNMENT.
JUNEAU, May 7.—The register
and receiver of the local land office ‘
yesterday rendered a decision in favor \
of the government, with a recom
mendation that Revell be given an
equitable relief, in the case of the (
United States vs. Hary E. Revell,
involving homestead rights for >20
1 acres of land adjoining the townsite of
Seward.
WATER OFF TOMORROW.
The water will be shut off on
Fourth Avenue tomorrow morning
for two hours beginning 9 .a m.
GOVT. BEGINS
ITS WORK HERE
AT 1 O'CLOCK A. M. BRIDGE EN
GINEERS START EXAMIN
ING WHARF.
At 1 o’clock this mroning the Unit
ed States governmnet began the act
ual work preparatory to the construe
tion of the great Alaska railroad from
Seward, the ocean terminal.
At that time the bridge engineers
started to examine the piles of the
wharf while the tide was at its lowest.
The intention is to find out the real
condition of the piling. The examina
tion so far as it has proceeded i.> said
to have shown that the piling is in
fairly good condition in the main
part of the dock but it is well known
that piles have often been found to
be solid all the way down to within
a foot of the sea bottom where the
to redoes aften concentrate for their
work of destruction. It is understood
to be the intention of the commission,
through Mr. Fogelstrom, to put in any
piling that may be necessary as the
government will need the wharf for
its activities. The full story of the
intentions with respect to the work
in and around Seward will probably
not be known until the arrival of
Chairman Edes.
LANE SEES A ROSY
Fl Tl'RE FOR ALASK
Telegraphs to Democratic Banqueters
That Territory Will Soon
Be Paying.
SEATTLE, May 14.—Secretary of
the Interior Franklin K. Lane tele
graphed to the democratic banquet
last evening that he sees a very rosy
future ahead of Alaska and that he
expects soon to see the northern land
paying its own way and standing in
dependently on its own logs.
OFFER TO INCREASE
CARPENTER WAGES.
CHICAGO, May 14.—That the
strike in the building trades is now on
the way to a settlement is made evi
dent by the fact that the employers
today offered to raise the wages of
the striking carpenters from sixty
five to sixty-seven cents an hour. The
answer of the carpenters has not yet
been received.
PLOT TO BLOW I P JAP
STEAMER AT TACOMA.
Canadian Detectives Declare Germans
Wanted to Destroy
Vessel.
SEATTLE, May 13.—1The secret
service of the Canadian government
reports that it has discovered a plot
to blow up the Japanese steamer
Kaijuhn Maru which is now loading
war supplies at Tacoma for shipment
to Russia via Vladivostok. The result
of the statement is that a heavy
guard has been placed around the ves
sel and its cargo has been carefully
examined to prevent the placing of
explosives in it.
FLEISCHMAN DIES.
NEW YORK, May 14.—Otto
Fleischman, the millionaire president
of the Fleischman Vehicle company,
died last night as a result of the
wound inflicted by himself yesterday.
The cause of the suicide still remains
clouded in doubt but the inquest is
expected to bring out some rather sen
sational facts. It has been known for
some time that he was despondent
but this is about all that can be said
at present.
MOOSE SOCIAL TONIGHT.
The Seward lodge Loyal Order of
Moose will hold a social session this
| evening after the regular meeting.
| The social will be given as a com pi i
1 ment to Past Dictator John Noon who
has returned from his duties as repre
sentative in the legislature.
BRINGING JURYMAN.
Judge Brown has decided to bring
one juryman here for the court ses
sion which opens next month so that
the jury can be regarded as still in
being. This will enable the court to
try jury cases here.