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RUSSIANS ATTACKING
ALL ALONG THE LINE
RUSSIAN AVALANCHE MOVES
LONDON, March 6.—The reports this morning from
the eastern front show that the mighty Russian legions
have now started a tremendous offensive from the Baltic
to the borders of Roumania. At every point along the
great line the troops of the czar are pressing forward ex
cept at the Stryi pass in the C arpathians where the Aus
trians are attacking fiercely and have stopped the Russian
advance apparently for the present. The Austrian and
German wing attacks have also been brought to a stand
still and the Russians are advancing in the north and west
No decisive engagements have taken place in the past few
days in the east but vast movements are going on and
severe engagements of an indecisive nature are reported
from different parts of the line.
BOMBARDING DARDANELLES
PARIS, March 6.—According to the official announce
ment this afternoon the allied fleets are still pounding
away at the Turkish fortifications. The most reliable ac-(
counts from that quarter are to the effect that a third of
he channel has been cleared for the advance of the ships.
This clearly shows that the statement from Athens that
half the way through the Dardanelles had been gained is
not founded on fact. It is stated, however, that the task
of forcing a way through to Constantinople promises to be
by no means impossible although the allied powers do not
look for such a result without suffering some losses. The
fleet is said to be advancing carefully and keeping the wat
ers behind it carefully guarded against the laying of mines
or any other attempts to cut it off. The narrowest part
of the channel yet remains to be forced but the ships are|
able to attack the forts without coming abreast of them;
and so very often remain beyond the range of the inferior
Turkish gunnerv.
THREE MILLION GERMANS LOST
PARIS, March 6.—The official bureau of the govern
ment issued a statement this afternoon to the effect that
an estimate has been made of the number of Germans
killed, wounded and made prisoners and that the estimate
of the losses of the soldiers of that nationality is about (
three million. i
GREECE MAY ENTER WAR
PARIS, March 6.—It is believed confidently here that
Greece will enter the war on the side of the allies and the
decision of that country is being awaited eagerly. Her
aid against Austria, in conjunction with the Serbians,!
would be most useful while her army could march over the
Turkish border and co-operate with the allied forces in the
Dardanelles.
ALL BALKANS MAY FIGHT
LONDON, March 6—From the tone of the public of
ficial notices here today the people are led to expect the
entry into the war on the side of the allies of all the Balk
an states if Constantinople falls. A Dutch steamer is re
ported to have been sunk in the English channel today by
a German submarine.
RUSSIANS SLACKENING
BERLIN, March 6.—The fighting in Galicia is severe
but the Russian attack is slackened according to the of
ficial intelligence given out this morning by the German
military authorities. The day’s bulletin speaks most op
timistically or rather suggests that matters are progres
sing favorably for our arms.
WILSON WILL NOT GO TO
SAN FRANCISCO THIS MONTH.
WASHINGTON. March 5.—It is
now fully certain that President Wil- j
son will not go to San Francisco this
month as matters of too important a
nature will come up for arrangement.
Vice President Marshall will take his
place this time and later Mr. Wilson
will be able to go in person.
Bl'ILDING TRADES TO |
DEFEND PRISONERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.—The
Building trades council has decided to
defend Schultz and Caplan who were
\ raently arrested for alleged complici
ty in the plot to blow up the Los
Angeles Times building, a crime for
which the McNamaras are now doing
time in the penitentiary. The council
is railing a fund for their defense and
it is beng very liberally subscribed to.
I
V
M OR FORD EXPECTS NOTHING
FOR TWO WEEKS YET.
Railroad Attorney Believes President
Will Not Make Definite An
nouncement Earlier.
That nothing definite will be an
nounced with regard to the purchase
of any Alaska railroad or the selec
tion of the route of the government
road for two weeks, anyhow, is the
opinion of Judge S. 0. Morford, at
torney for the Alaska Northern rail
road. The judge said this and permit
ted it to be published to offset some
rumors that have been afloat. The
town has been ?livc with these rumors
for the past few days and a deep air
of mystery brooded over some for
heads if it didn’t actually cause some
of those brows to perspire.
Try China Noodle Sauce with Wash
ington Egg Noodles, 25 cents per pint.
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality Firat.
MANY RUMORS
, ABOUT THE R. R.
—
CORRESPONDENT SAYS SUCH
RUMORS ARE ALL UN
FOUNDED.
That there is no foundation for the
rumors Moating about concerning the
Alaska Government railroad is the
opinion expressed in a cablegram
this afternoon to the Gateway from
the man who is looking after the press
service for this paper specially in
Seattle. Because of the rumors
which have been floating around he
received instructions yesterday to
make a special effort to gather all the
reliable news about the railroad that
he could possibly get and an answer
was received from him today. It must
be remembered all the time that when
any privato individual gets news the
great press service will be most likely
to have it. The following is the tele
gram received ir. answer to the re
quest to have all news:
“Many unfounded rumors here
about the railroad. Nothing will be
learned until Wilson makes his decis
ion. It is generally believed here that
the size of the appropriation indicates
the intention to build only seventy
five miles from Knilc to Matanuska
field this year."
Whether the geographical know
ledge of the correspondent is correct
or not it#seems to be evident that
nothing more is known positively in
Seattle than we know.
TWO ALLEGED WESTMINSTER
ROBBERS ARE ARRESTED.
CHICAGO. March 6.—Two men who
are alleged to have been the ones who
robbed the New Westminister, British
Columbia, bank in September 1911
were arrested her© today. The rob
bery resulted in the loss to the institu
tion of three hundred and seventeen
thousand dollars so that the arrest is
regarded as an event of *ho greatest
interest.
ALEX FRASER FALLS AND
IS NOW LAID UP HURT.
Over the phone this morning came
the news that Alex Fraser while on
his way to Sewaid and at a point be
tween Glacier and Mile Seventy -one
fell over an embankment with his dog
team and is now laid up at the road
house with injuries whose character
has not yet been ascertained. The
fall meant going down a seventy foot
embankment and then over a bluff,
about ten feet high. A Mr. Harvey
who was passenger on the sled is said
to have escaped injury and is now on
the way to town.
PALACE OF SWEETS OPENS.
The Palace of Sweets opened this
afternoon under the direction of Mrs.
Burley and Miss Alice Hickey and
presents a most attractive appearance.
Comfortable liitle booths have been
constructed where ice cream and other
dainty dishes may be enjoyed at leis
ure and everything will be arranged
and a stock kept always on hand so
that the place will keep strides with
Seward’s advancement
ANOTHER FINE BUSINESS
ESTABLISHED HERE.
Mis. F. A Stevens will open her fine
new store for business at 2 o’clock on
the afternoon of March 8th, which is
next Monday. The new store is sit
uated next door to Gamble’s Cafe but
Mrs. Stevens would have taken much
larger quarters had she been able to
secure them. She has in stock goods
which are thoroughly up-to-date and
fashionable and indicate that lady s
confidence in the future of the city.
Meet me at The Branch.
SAY PRESIDENT
WILL SOON TELL
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELLS ALL
IT KNOWS ABOUT R. IL
SITUATION.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—Accord
ing to the Associated Press corres
pondent at Washington the questions
relating to the government Alaska
railroad will soon be decided by Presi
dent Wilson. No definite date for the
decision is given and apparently
neither the president nor the secretary
of the interior seems to be inclined to
say anything of a final nature at pres
ent. The engineering board made its
renori tc the President on March 4.
The only matter of real consequence
stated by the Associated Press corres
pondent at Washington is that Lane
will first look over the report and then
turn it over to Mr. Wilson. The great
press service seems to be desirous of
being careful and conservative in this
matter, as presumably, they do not
wish to create any false sersations
Correspondents of a special kind for
various papers send out from Wash
ington from time to time many state
ments which are not borne out later
by results.
ALAMEDA COMING UP
IN RECORD TIME.
Two Boats Now on the Way Have
Nearly Seventy People for Se
ward from Seattle.
The Alameda sailed from Skagway
at 9:30 o’clock this morning. She has
thirty-one people aboard from Seattle
for Seward and picked up three cap
italists at Skagway. The Evans which
is also on the way has thirty-seven
passengers from Seattle for Seward
so that the total from Seattle on the
two boats for this city is nearly seven
ty. It is more than likely, of course,
that both will take on passengers at
the different Alaska points for this
place so we need not to be surprised
if nearly a hundred people land here
during the coming week.
INDIANS SEEING THE
SIGHTS OF LONDON.
LONDON, March 6.-—Convalescent
Indian sodiers are being given an op
portunity for sightseeing in London
and roundabout. Parties of Twenty
four at a time are being sent from the
Indians’ quarters on the coast.
Each party is composed of men of a
single race, escorted by an English
officer able to speak their language.
They visit the Tower of London, St.
Paul’s Cathedral, the Houses of Par
liament, Buckingham Palace, some of
the parks, and one of the large depart
ment stores. Careful provision is
made for complying with the men's
racial customs, dietary habits, and
caste restrictions.
The Hindus dine at a private house
as guest of a Hindu living here, where
they are served on aluminum plates,
the ordinary china ware being object
ed to. The Mohammedans have their
meal3 at the Indian government’s
London headquarters.
Three of India’s Ruling Princes
have just left London after a visit
here. They are the Maharajahs of
Bikaner, Kishangarh, and Jodhpur.
The two former returned to France,
while the latter who is only 16 years
old. took passage for Egypt, where
hts regiment of Lancers is serving.
WELL KNOWN MERCHANT DEAD.
FAIRBANKS, March 6.—Henry C.
Hamilton, a well known merchant of
this part of Alaska, died here today.
Hills Bros. Blue Can Coffee, 40 cents
per can. Brown & Hawkins. “Qual
ity First.”
WILL POWERS
GO TO MEXICO?
OBRKGONS OBSTINAC Y BRINGS
RUMORS OF FOREIGN
ALLIANCE.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—The '
seriousness of the condition in Mexico
City has brought suggestions of an
allied expedition to that republic to
bring it to a state of order. Obregon
has refused to permit foreign resi
dents of Mexico City to aid the people
in want there and has altogether de
clined to allow any foreign nation to
subscribe funds for the benefit of the
many who are said to be starving in
his nation. The reports coming from
the unfortunate city get worse and
worse alt the time. It is made clear
that a most frightful state of affairs
will result from the amazing brutality
and recklessness of the self seeking
leaders who are now keeping the
country embroiled in civil war. There
is really a strong reason to believe
that this government will once more
send an expedition and that no other
course con bring about peace.
SAYS NO ROADHOUSES
OVER AT SHIP CREEK.
do* eminent Foreman There Writes
Gateway Telling of the
Conditions.
The following letter war received
yesterday and is entirely self explana
tory:
Headquarters Camp. Ship Creek,
February 24, 1915.
The Seward Gateway,
Seward, Alaska.
Dear Sirs:
Will you kindly mention in
your interesting paper that there
are no accomodations at this place
for transients.
There is quite an influx of peo
ple coming in here, and many of
them think there are roadhouses
in operation, and consequently
come wholly unprepared to camp.
There are, under course of con
struction roadhouses, but it will
be two months, before they will
be in shape to do business, and it
appears to me, it would be a kind
nnaa fn thn nnhlic if vou would
make mention of the fact.
The government camp has no
way of caring for these people,
and no more provision than will
carry us through until navigation
opens:
Very respectfully,
G. H. Remore.
Foreman in charge.
ELWOOD BRUNER REMEMBERED
BY ALASKA LEGISLATURE.
Committee on Rules is Special Order
of Business at Juneau
Today.
JUNEAU, March 6.—The legisla
ture has designated March 27 as
Bruner Memorial Day in honor of
Senator Elwood Bruner who died some
time ago in California. Gaustad and
Day today introduced bills to amend
chapter sixty-nine of the session laws.
The report of the committee on ruies
is the special order of business in the
house today.
CRUISER ANNAPOLIS
IS COMING NORTH.
May Overhaul the Wireless Stations
Along the Coast of
Alaska.
VALLEJO, California, March 6.—
The cruiser Annapolis has left for
Alaska. She started out today and is
said to be on the way to overhaul the
wireless stations along the Alaska
coast.
GREAT LINER AFIRE
IN ATLANTIC OCEAN
GOVERNMENT IS BUILDING
HOSPITAL AT SHIP CREEK.
Two Resturants, Pool Room and Var
ious Other Undertakings Ap
pear There.
The government is now actually
building a hospital at Ship creek ac
cording to E. L. McKern who with B.
H. Haack arrived last evening from
that district on the Traveller. Messrs
McKern and Haack went over there
about the first of February and will
come back soon again from Portland,
Oregon, to engage in some business
undertaking of some kind which they
arc not at present at liberty to div
ulge. Two restaurants are now about
to be established at Ship creek and a
pool room is being constructed. Mr.
Haack and McKern may come back
on the first available boat or may not
return for a month.
NORMAL SCHOOL BURNS
DOWN IN MISSOURI.
Loss of Half a Million Dollars Caused
hy Fire But Inmates
Escape.
WARRENSBURG, Mo., March 6.—
The Normal school in this place burn
ed down today and is a complete
wreck. The loss in money is half a
million dollars. Fortunately the fire
occurred in the daytime and no loss
of life occurred although more than
a hundred people were in the building
when the flames were first discovered.
EXPOSITION ATTENDANCE
PASSES MILLION MARK.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.—The
exposition attendance passed the r. ;.l
lion mark today since the opening.
This means over seventy thousand a
day and the coming of the fine weath
er is sure to raise the average Im
iresely.
RAILROADS SAY PRESENT
RATES INJURE CREDIT.
CHICAGO, March 6.—In a state
ment by the railroad heads to the In
terstate Commerce Commission it is
said lhat the present traffic rates in
jure the credit of the roads and com
pel the payment of a ruinous interest.
A tremendous agitation is now being
stirred up by the railroad interests
and it is more than likely that the
commission will have to moderate its
rulings to prevent many of them from
ruin.
GOLD OUTPUT LESS.
JOHANNESBURG, Africa, March 6
—The Transvaal’s output of gold for
1914 shows a total of $15,000,000 be
low the record of 1913. The year’s
production was 8,378,000 ounces, valu
ed at $178,000,000.
REMARKABLE SUIT AGAINST
BEET SUGAR PEOPLE.
Franked an Advertisement Because It
Was Supposed to be a Speech
of a Senator.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—The
government has brought suit against
members of the beet sugar industry
under one of the most interesting cir
cumstances recorded for some time.
The government claims that seven
thousand dollars are due it because it
permitted the best sugar people to
frank through the mails a pamphlet
dealing with the industry when the
government officials thought that the
document being sent free of postage
was a speech of Senator Lodge on the
sugar tariff. The seven thousand dol
lars are asked for postage.
> LONDON, March 6.—The big
French liner Touraine of Havre is
now afire on the Atlantic six hundred
miles off the coast of Ireland. The
last news flashed from the ship is that
the passengers are safe but that the
ship is probably doomed. She had
eight-four passengers and five thou
sand cases of ammunition which was
probably being conveyed to England
for war purposes. This latter fact
has already given rise to the rumor
that the fire was caused by German
agents. Five steamers are now going
as fast as possible to the rescue. It ii
supposed that the passengers have
taken to the boats and that ;hey are
awaiting the coming of the rescuing
steamers but this is only assumed
from the statement that they are safe.
INSANE MAN KILLS
FOUR IN GEORGIA.
BRUNSWICK, Cia., March 6.—
Four people were killed today when an
insane man shot up the town firing
on everyone he met. Finally a police
man shot the maniac dead.
RACE FOR VANDERBILT
CUP is GOING NOW.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.—The
Vanderbilt cup race started today.
Thirty-eight cars faced the starter
and went off at a terrific speed from
the beginning. Cooper is out of the
race having been stricken with
pneumonia.
SAY NEW YORK SCARE
WAS POLICE FRAME IT.
NEW YORK, March 6.—The men
who were arrested for the sensational
alleged bomb plot declare that the
whole thing is nothing but a frame up
by the police for some purpose or an
other. They even declare ':hat the
bomb found in St. Patrick's cathedral
was placed there by the police.
PRINCETON TAKES UP
MILITARY TRAINING.
First of the Great Universities to Be
gin Preparations for Pos
sible Conflict.
PRINCETON, March 5.—A course
of military instruction under army of
ficers will begin at this university in
April. The governors of the college
have come to the conclusion that a
very necessary part of the education
of all young men nowadays should be
military training that they might be
able to defend their countiy efficiently
in case of need.
Joe Meherin and Frank Tascher
went out this morning by dog team
for Knik.
THIRTY MORE RESCUED
FROM THE COAL MINE.
Total Dead at Hinton is Now Known
to be One Hundred and
Seventy.
HINTON, W. Va., March 6—Thirty
more miners have been rescued from
the coal mine near this place in which
the explosion occurred some days ago
and entombed over two hundred peo
ple. The men saved today have been
covered up since the explosion and
their escape is one of the most extra
ordinary facts connected with such ac
cidents.
COTTON EXPORTS $24,000,000.
GALVESTON, March 6.—The cot
ton exports to Europe in the month of
February amounted in value to Twen
I ty-four million dollars. The situation
for the cotton growers has now much
improved.