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ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS_ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCE1 i SUNDAY ____
SEWARD. ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1916. Ten Cent, the Copy
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FIRST PITCHED BATTLE FAKES PLACE BETWEEN
AMERICANS AND THE MEXICAN REGULARS
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SAY FORTY l). S. CAVALRYMEN
KILLED IN FIRST ENGAGEMENT
REAL RATTLE FOUGHT.
EL PASO. JUNE 22. —FORTY AMERICAN CAV
ALRYMEN HAVE BEEN KILLED AND SEVEN
TEEN BEEN CAPTURED IN A FIGHT WITH CAR
RANZA FORCES AT CARRIZAL. THE MEXICAN
CASUALTIES ARE NOT SO HEAVY AS OURS BUT
GENERAL GOMEZ. A MEXICAN COMMANDER.
W AS KILLED.
FIRST NEWS OF BATTLE
EL PASO, June 22.—The Americans and Mexicans
are reported to have fought a battle a few hours after
President Wilson's rebuke had been received by the Mexi
can government. It is not known on which side victory
rested but it is known that the engagement occurred near
the Mexican town ol' Carrysa, nine miles southwest -of
the Mexican headquarters in northern Chihuahua. It is
known that a number have been killed but the exact
amount is not ascertained yet. One report says that two
score Americans were killed but another says that not
much more than a score of men was engaged on either
side. Seventeen Americans have been declared captured
by Mexican officials and hurried to Chihuahua City.
Machine guns in the possession of the Mexicans are said
to have done the greatest damage in the fight and it is
feared that the American casualties are very severe. The
Americans believed to be engaged are the Tenth Cavalry,
colored. The first step of Genral Gonzales after confirm
ing the news of the fight was to make a statement placing
the blame on the American commander. He charged that
the American troops tired first on the Mexican troops
who had merely presented a request that the Americans
retire from the positions they had taken up.
MEXICANS VOLUNTEER
GALVESTON, June 22.—All Mexico is rising to vol
unteer to aid in the war against the United States, ac
cording to news just received here and twenty-five thou
sand volunteers are said to have come to the colors in the
state of Pueblo alone. Corresponding numbers are being
raised in all other parts of the republic and from indica
tions the Mexicans will be able easily to raise over a mil
lion men. Cables from Buenos Aires quote the press as
declaring absolute hostility to the idea of the United
States intervening in Mexican affairs at all.
WASHINGTON, June 22.—The destroyers Paul
Jones, Preble, Stewart and Whipple have been ordered
from Mare Island to Mexico and they will leave immedi
ately.
EUROPE URGES CARRANZA
WASHINGTON, June 22. — Pressure is now being
brought by some of the European powers on Carranza to
prevent him from breaking with the United States and in
direct reports received by the state department indicate
that the effort will be successful. It is assumed bv the
public that the powers interested in this effort are those
belonging to the Entente alliance which probably fear
that a war with Mexico would prevent the United States
from acting as a supply source for munitions for the al
lies. It is positively known that the Europeans have dis
patched urgent exhortations to the Mexican government
in this respect.
BLAME GERMAN INTRIGUE
WASHINGTON, June 22.—The Mexican government
has issued a statement through its legations in Europe
stating that war with the United States is inevitable but
it objects to the alleged statement made by America that
the Mexican attitude is due to German intrigue. Mexico
denies that Germany has entered into the question at all.
A special attempt is now being made by Carranza to place
its case before the European powers, according to the ad
vices received here.
LONGSHOREMEN ALE
CAEEED OLE AGAIN
SAX FRANCISCO, June 22.—That
the great strike of longshoremen
; along the l’ueitic Coast is once more
broken out is now ail undeniable fact.
The temporary agreement under
which the longshoremen returned to
work has been set aside by the ex
ecutive committee which has issued an
order calling out again all union long
shoremen here and at other ports on
the coast. The most serious results
are feared.
MAY BE GREGORY
WASHINGTON, June 21.—(Delay
ed)—According to a White House re
port Secretary Gregory will succeed
Hughes as a member of the supreme
court and Solicitor General Davis of
Virginia will succeed Gregory. This
is nothing but an unofficial report yet.
M VDEI.IN E ASTOR
GIVES IT FORTENE
BAR HARBOR, June 22. By her
marriage to William Karl Dick, it was
learned yesterday Madeleine Force j
Astor has forfeited an income of live
millions a year left hy her late hus
band. Dick is a multi-millionaire.
COT NCI E APPROVES BONDS
AND TEARS OCT CABIN
A special meeting of the city coun
cil was held last evening at which the
bonds for the various contracts were
approved and an order was made to
tear out the partially destroyed cabin
behind Jack Stotko’s.
First Club Shoot
Splendid Success
The first shoot of the Seward Gun
Club took place last evening and de
veloped into a huge success About
twenty-live men took part and not
I withstanding the lateness of the hour
i a considerable number of people were
j present as spectators. Owing to the
I cloudy nature of the night, sighting
! the birds was not very easy and many
| men under other circumstances might
have shown up well fell down. If
one had to pick out four men who ex
celled the names would be John Gil
! patrick, Harry Baldcrston, Phil Sea
man and Leon Booker, but just now
| the name of John Nelson comes to
mind. The president of the club, Rev.
C. T. Cook, used a 72 centimetre howi
tzer with black powder and scared
som of the feathersless fliers to death.
Dr. Sloan began by saying that he
never missed a clay pigeon in his life
and he proved it by an unbroken
series of exceptions. Because of the
dark mountain background, broken
snow in some places, position meant a
good deal. The shoot was so good
that a fine future for the club is
promised.
ATTENTION l . S. W. V.
Newly elected officers will be in
stalled Friday, June 23. All appli
cants are requested to bring their dis
charges. Meeting will be held at the
Pioneer Hall.
Ci. BENJ. POINDEXTER,
6-22—2t Adjutant.
AGITATE AGAINST U. S.
BUENOS AYRES, June 22—That all South America
may take part with Mexico against the United States is
a danger now threatening. The Mexican government to
day launched an extensive anti-American propoganda
throughout South America. Palacio, a former Argentine
congressman, has accepted an offer to make a speaking
tour in the southern republics against America to call on
all Soanish Americans to come to the aid of Mexico, mor
ally if not materially.
EVACUATING JUAREZ
EL PASO, June 22.—Juarez, the Mexican town op
posite this place, is being evacuated by all the Mexican
residents and it is assumed that the evacuation has been
ordered by Carranza in expectation of the breaking out of
hostilities.
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STRIKE THREATENS ARMY
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CHICAGO, June 22.—The movement of supplies for
the troops was threatened with serious delay today when
four hundred freight handlers employed by the Sante Fe
and Terminal Company walked out. The strike promises
to spread throughout the city and cause a grave state of
affairs at this crisis in the affairs of the nation.
MEXICANS EXPECT WAR
PRESIDIO, June 22.—Colonel Rioffs, commander of
the Carranza garrison at Ijinaga, summoned his troops
to a review yesterday and read a telegram from the mini
ster of war ordering the posting of notices that war be
tween the United States and Mexico is only a matter of a
few days.
PETROGRAD STILL REPORTS
ADVANCE AT CZERNOWITZ
Democrats Will
Raise Big Fund
McCormick Suits Campaign For Re
election of Woodrow
Wilson.
WASHINGTON, June 22.—Nation
al Treasurer W. W. Marsh announces
that a campaign fund amounting to
one million, seven hundred thousand
i dollar^ will be raised by the Demo
crats this fall. The work of securing
! this immense fund will begin immedi
ately.
NEW YORK, June 22. — Manager
(McCormick has started already the
| campaign for the re-election of Wood
row Wilson and has opened head
quarters here. Never in the history
of politics has such a campaign been
waged as will come from now on.
BASEBALL LAST NIGHT
The game of baseball last night was
a sort of scratch match, the two us
ually opposing captains being on the
same team. If it could be said that
anything distinguished the exhibition
it was two big hits by Slugger Reed
and a terrible lot of errors by several
players. The game was only a
so, however, and it would hardly
be fair to expect too much under the
conditions prevailing last evening.
The two teams last evening were
captained by Ryan and Lucas respect
ively. The former won by 10 to 8.
The following were the teams, Ryan.
Haasch, Taylor, Campbell, Carlson,
Hinton, Jensen, Ashland and Cook.
Lucas, Tolman, Nickerson, Reed.
Nash, Kocerosky, Martin, Dykin, and
Crydler.
PROMINENT LADIES ARE
INTERESTED IN MINING
Mrs. Mary Miller, a prominent
society woman of Philadelphia and
Atlantic City, Miss Carrie Miller, her
daughter, also of Atlantic City, Mrs.
S. C. Beck, also of Philadelphia and
Atlantic City, and Mrs. George T).
Geer, of Honolulu, arrived on the
Mariposa and will he here some days.
They are making an extensive tour of
Alaska and will leave here in a few
days for the Susitna country. All of
these ladies are heavily interested
with Mr. Ben Bernard, president of
the American Dredge Building and
Construction co. Mrs. Miller is well
known throughout Philadelphia and
Atlantic City and besides being a
society woman is credited with having
unusual business ability and fore
sight. Mrs. Geer is well known here
and made many friends during a stay
of several months in the district last
summer. She represents ont only Tier
own capital but has interested many
of her Honolulu friends in Alaskan
enterprises.
WENT ON NORTHWESTERN
August Tayra, W. R. Polk, Mrs. E.
H. Hammond, W. A. Hilles, Miss
Sylvia Wold, E. S. Hewitt, H. E. Os
mon, Mrs. H. E. Osmon, J. B. Murray,
F. Poehlmann, J. D. Sullivan, Joe
Phillips, J. J. Cavana, Ida Cavana, M.
Mayer, Mrs. M. Mayer, J. B. Hall, M.
Musgrove, J. Hislop, James Ham
mond.
Fresh pop corn and peanuts.—Sew
ard Club.
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RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCE
^ LONDON, June 22.—That the Russians are stiUfead
j vancing at least on one part of the front is the news com
- ing via Reuters Petrograd corresopndent who says the
Slavs are covering thirteen miles a day and advancing
southward from Czernowitz are pressing close to the rear
of the Austrians. He also says that the army of General
Perflanzer is split in two sections and is in serious danger.
■ The Russians have taken a total of one hundred and
* seventy thousand prisoners.
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WIMBORNE RESIGNS
: LONDON, June 22.—Premier Asquith today an
nounced the acceptance of the resignation of Lord Wim
borne, lord lieutenant of Ireland. Wimborne offered his
. resignation immediately after the breaking out of the re
. hellion.
NOTHING FROM VERDUN
LONDON, June 22. — Nothing of importance was
learned from the Verdun front today. The artillery of
both sides continued their bombardments last night but no
infantry attacks were reported.
TWO DREDGES FOR
THE LEWIS RIVER
THE MARIPOSA
BRINGS A BUNCH
The Mariposa arrived just about
noon with the following passengers
for Seward from Seattle:
B. Bernard, Carrie H. Miller, Mrs.
G. D. Gear, A. E. Beck, Mrs. M. Mil
ler, H. C. Deline, A. K. Peterson,
Maxine McDonald, Mrs. Me Donald,
and seven steerage
UNCLE SAM TO
TAKE BIRD CENSUS
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
WASHINGTON, June 15. — When
Mr. Robin Red Breast and Mr. Robert
Thrush swing on the branches near
their homes, enjoying the breeze and
singing and bragging, this month,
census enumerators from the United
States Bureau of Biological Survey
will count them.
A really accurate count of a bird
population can be made by one bird
lover going over a 60 or 80 acre unit,
says the bureau.
The females, busy with spring
housework are often missed; but it’s n
scientific fact that the males are so
swagger and conspicuous that it is
hard for a counter to miss them.
So the method to be employed in
this census—the survey’s third—is to
count the males of each species, and
then multiply by Two to get the total, j
The survey is calling for volunteer
hunters. Especially it wants data on
the fruit districts of the Pacific Coast
and the South Atlantic and Gulf
states.
Reports are wanted, too, on mount
ain, prairie and semi-arid regions. It
doesn’t ask expert knowledge.
If bird lovers will take a walk over
the fields just as the sun is getting up,
they’ll find every bird worth counting
in any sort of census singing, the |
Bureau further advises.
This is a prelude to an extensive
campaign to persuade the country J
that when a bird is killed, the nation
loses an asset
Fresh pop com and peanuts.—Sew
Club.
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That two dredges will be put in op
eration on the Lewis river is a fact
which was learned today on the arri
val of the Mariposa, on which came
Ben Bernard, general manager of the
American Dredge Building and Con
struction Company of Seattle. In ad
dition to being general manager of
that company Mr. Bernard is also the
head of several different mining com
panies of the Nome district. He
now has a large drilling crew operat
ing on Lewis river where the strike
was made last year. His company
controls five milt's of the best part of
the stream and the drilling crew has
shown fine results. Mr. Bernard had
an agent on the river before the strike
was made and so got in on the ground
floor. In addition to placing the
dredges on Lewis river Mr. Bernard
also contemplates removing the Her
ron dredge from Sunrise to the Naco
chna river for the Naeochna Dredging
Company and a new hull has been
built for the dredge in Seattle and
will be shipped immediately after Mr.
Bernard has investigated the trans
portation facilities up the Susitna
river. He reports the Nome business
of his company prosperous and he now
has two dredges working on the
Anacovik river, 150 miles north of
Nome. Mr. Bernard also reports the
tin dredge installed by his company
in the York tin district in the Arctic
country as having achieved immense
success during the past season, re
covering sixty tons of tin in 30 days'
run. Exchanges show' that the eyes
of all the tin men in the Nome coun
try are now’ on that dredge.
Lieutenant Frederick Mears, mem
ber of the Engineering Commission,
returned on the Mariposa today fiom
Valdez.
WENT WEST
On the Mariposa going west this
afternoon are C. W. Donnelly, dis
bursing agent of the Commission, and
D. Vucetich.