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g N M, SEWARD, THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULA 27, 191o. _______.—
TOTAL CASUALTIES OL BRITISH
IN THE WAR AMOUNT TO 330,000
Berlin Reports Crossing of River
Narew and That Russians are
Retiring on the River Bug.
WARSAW SOON TO FALL
LONDON, July 27.—The Russians are now retreat
ing towards the Bug river and it is admitted here that
Warsaw cannot hold out and must soon fall. The Bug
runs almost east into and at right angles to the course of
the Vistula near Warsaw. It meets the Vistula at Novo
Georgievsk and forms a natural line of defense for the
line of retreat that would have to be followed by the Rus
sians when they retire from the Polish capital. The Brit
ish military men and the newspapers seem to have
abandoned the idea that the Russians can now hold the
enemy from that capital and they look forward to the ap
proach of the time when the Germans, solidly ensconced
in the strongly fortified positions abandoned by the Rus
sians, will turn their full power to the attack on the west
ern allies.
GERMANS CROSS NAREW.
BERLIN, July 27.—The German army has crossed
the Narew river north of Warsaw and driven the Rus
sians backward on the Bug. The crossing was eflected
south of Parasnysz and a continuation of the German ad
vance in the same direction would bring our forces to the
rear of the great city. The Russians, however, are still
holding the Lublin-Cholm line with remarkable perti
nacitv. Thev have strong positions in that quarter.
Should the Teutonic forces there succeed in breaking
through the Russians will be probably caught between
them and our northern .forces unless Warsaw is evacu
ated hurriedly. Our aviators yesterday bombarded the
bridges across the \ istula right in the city of Warsaw
itself. These bridges will be the main channel of escape
for the Russian garrison when the evacuation is decided
upon and their destruction is eagerly urged. As matters
look now there is every reason to hope that when the
enemy does finally attempt to retreat from the capital
our forces will l>e so close on his flanks that he will be de
stroyed almost entirely.
ITALIANS BOMBARD
ROME. July 27.—Italian aviators yesterday bom
barded the Austrian railway station at Riva and inflict
ed considerable damage. The Italian troops have also
occupied the Austrian island of Relagosa and will hold it
after the war The Roman government is now seeking
proof of the assertions that the Turks are stirring up the
Tripolitans to rebellion against Italian rule. If this proof
is secured it will be followed at once by a formal declara
tion of war against Turkey. It is admitted that the rebel
lion has reached large proportions and that the Italian
forces have retired for the present to the coast line but
will later, when forces can be detached from the Austrian
frontier, take up the campaign for the recovery of the
territory now temporarily abandoned.
ANTWERP IS FINED.
LONDON, July 27.—A fine of fifty thousand dollars
has been inflicted on the city of Antwerp by the Germans
because the inhabitants indulged in demonstrations of
patriotism on the national fete day. The Germans state
is an excuse that the demonstrations were intended to be
unfriendlv to Germany and that the fine is justifiable, but
accounts from other quarters deny this assertion.
BOMBARD DARDANELLES
PARIS, July 27.—The allies are now bombarding the
Turkish positions inside the Dardanelles with telling ei
fect. The fighting on Gallipoli peninsula is proceeding
fiercely, but the Turkish positions are unusually strong
and are well defended, evidently with the aid of German
military science. Since our landing on the peninsula v\e
have made steady gains, but we are now facing the 1 ea y
main line of the Ottoman defense and our progiess is
bound to be slow for a time.
ROUMANIA EXPORTS GRAIN
BERLIN, July 27.—The government of Roumania
has authorized the exportation of grain and this news is
received here as having a two-fold significance of a pleas
ant nature. It is taken to signify in the first place that
Roumania has abandoned all intentions of entering the
war, and in the second place it means that Austria and
Germany will be able to purchase the surplus grain of the
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STRIKERS AT BAYONNE
RESUME WORK AGAIN
BAYONNE, July 27.—Fifteen hun
dred strikers resumed work today
and the remainder will resume to
f morrow, the trouble having been ar
ranged amicably in spite of the riots
and the battles. The men received
$ome of the concessions asked for, but
not all.
CARRANZA PEOPLE MAY
YET ATTACK NOGALES.
Food Problem Serious in Mexico City
but Light and Water Are
Restored.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—The
agents of Carranza say that no orders
have been received from their chief
not to attack Nogales and El Paso.
This indicates that Carranza may be
inclined to ignore the threat of the
United States government to keep the
lighting from the American border
even though the most extreme meas
ures might be found necessary The
Villa army has opened an attack on
Monterey and its chances of success
are said to be fairly good According
to the latest reports from Mexico City
the food problem there is still a seri
ous one but water and light have been
restored.
CHINESE KILLED IN
FRISCO TONG BATTLE.
•
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.—Two
Chinese were killed and several were
wounded in a Tong war which has
again broken out here. It is feared
that the war will extend to othbr
towns on the coast this time and that
the murders will be more nui.J rous
than usual.
| LOANS ON CITY REAL
ESTATE IN SEWARI)
It is said that the Harriman in
terests in New York are planning to
form a separate company for the
handling of real estate loans in Sew
ar.d Six weeks or more may be re
t
quired for the perfection of the plans,
but the company is in preparation
and when completed will be an
nounced in these columns. Business
only of a conservative kind is con
templated. Messrs. Hardy and Lucas
will probably be in charge.
WOMEN OF ALASKA
TO ORGANIZE SAYS
MRS. PENNYBACKER.
SEATTLE.—-That every efTort will
be made to form a territorial feder.
ation of the women clubs in Alaska
is the news brought back from the
Northland yesterday by Mrs. Percy
V. Pennybacker, of Austin, Tex.,
president of the General hederation
of Women’s clubs, who is regarded as
one of the most distinguished and
able club women in the United States.
Mrs. Pennybacker thinks such a
federation, which is very much desir
ed by the women of Alaska, would
prove a blessing. It would have, she
said, a potent dTect in cementing the
natural ties that draw the women of
the territory together and at the same
time bring about a solidarity among
the organizations there which would
result in very material benefits to the
civic and home life of the country.
BURNSIDE TO REPAIR
CABLE NEXT WEEK
SEATTLE. — The United States
cableship Burnside has been ordered
to proceed to the open ocean and re
pair the Alaska cable which has been
working erratically for several days.
BRITISH LOST 330,000.
LONDON, July 27—Prime Minister Asquith an
nounced in the house of commons this afternoon that the
total British casualties since the beginning of the war
amount to three hundred and thirty thousand men. This
means an increase of seventy-five thousand since the last
total was published. Only about a week remains to com
plete a year of war for this country and it is feared that,
because of the Russian reverses, more serious losses may
be expected in future. The announcement has been a
shock to the house and the country, although it could
hardly be called a surprise. It shows, however, the des
perate character of the fighting that has taken place in
the couple of months since the last announcement.
WESTERN UPS AND DOWNS.
LONDON, July 27.—The reports from the fighting in
the west show only that successes and failures alternate
in the same manner as they have for months. Berlin re
ports the destruction of the British position known as
Hill Sixty, but this is not confirmed. Around the village
of Souchez severe fighting still continues between the
Germans and French. The latter lost the village some
days ago, but have held on to the other positions in the
neighborhood. Desperate attempts have been made by
both sides to dislodge each other from positions around
St. Mihiel, but nothing of a decisive nature has been re
corded from that quarter.
WAR MAKES TROUBLE AT HOME
DALLAS, July 27.—A bomb was exploded under the
bed of Foreman Moore of a large saddlery company here
last night and the act is attributed to German sympathize
ers because the company is engaged in the work of sup
plying the allied nations. Moore was badly injured but
may recover. Other bombs have been found in the base
ment.
POTTSVILLE, July 27.—The workers of the Nitrate
Product Company have demanded double pay because of
i large orders received by the company for explosives for
the allies. The plant received a few days ago orders from
I the allied nations for five million dollars worth of explos
ives and soon afterwards the demand for the increase of
wages was made. The men threaten to walk out unless
1 their demands are granted.
NINETY DEGREES IN
SHADE YESTERDAY.
All Alaska Experiences the Same
Conditions in Nearly all
Quarters.
The thermometer at the Coleman
House, registered ninety degrees in
the shade yesterday afternoon at 4
o’clock. Early this morning before the
majority of the people were out of
bed it was above seventy so that by
the time this paper goes to press we
might have another Californian ex- j
perience. Erom all parts of Alaska
eome similar reports with the possible
exception of Nome where the season
is said to have been late owing to the
clinging of the remnants of the big j
winter snow fall to the gulches. |
Juneau has had one day when the j
thermometer registered ninety above i
and one thermometer registered a ;
hundred above. According to a dis- .
patch from the capital the heat is |
causing the glaciers to break up fast
er than ever before and great chunks j
of them are dropping into the sea, ;
giving tourists a rare chance to wit
ness some peculiar scenes. I* air
banks has also reported some very
hot weather and, evidently, the heat j
is general.
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❖ ALL-ALASKA REVIEW *
❖ IS NOW ON SALE *
The All-Alaska Review for July is
now on sale. A new colored cover
design was secured for it at some
expense and later fine artistic covers
will be a regular feature. People all
over Alaska are requested to send in
any items of interest they might
know about the territory as the am
bition is to have everything worth
knowing contained in it. The sub
scription list is growing amazingly,
although the Review is only three
months old. It goes everywhere al
most and some of the pleasantest let
ters are received from all quarters
about it. The most interested people
apparently are those who have lived
in Alaska and are now outside and
want to get all the news of the camp
where they formerly lived. The
chairman of the Alaska Road Com
mission is the latest to express a par
ticularly strong interest in the Re
view and it is quite possible that
something of extraordinary import
might appear from his pen in the
next issue. With its third issue the
All-Alaska Review goes on firm
ground as one of the future great
western publications.
ALAMEDA PASSENGERS.
SEATTLE, July 26.—(Delayed)
The following are passengers for Se
ward on the Alameda:
G. Teek, C. Johnson, Mrs. E. Ewing,
C. Jones, Byron Whitefield, Miss M.
Vaughn, Mrs. L. Lasnes, N. Sexton,
U. Rancho, R. Chambers, and five
steerage.
The following are aboard for the
Anchorage; J. Mathews, Mrs. L.
Cheney, E. Ransom, Sid Barrington,
Miss Caveny, William Lavelle, Annie
Diamond, Mrs. K. Diamond, Miss A.
polley, Mrs. M. Smith, Mrs. Ben
Weaver and child, J. Jerrcrries and
wife, Wendel Langford, William Pelt
on, E. Libbey, Mrs. E. White and
baby. A. Vancanter and six steerage.
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
SHIPS GOLD ON WATSON
• Amongst the shipments on the
Watson will be gold from the Harri
man National Bank of Alaska at
Seward. The bank has adopted the
system of shipping gold whenever
the amount reaches a certain quan
tity. The gold is treated by the
bank’s assaycr before being shipped.
The estimates for the Juneau
schools for the coming year include
an item of expense of $17,800 for sal
aries alone.
BECKER GETS TWO MORE
DAYS LIFE ON EARTH.
Court Postpones Execution Which
Had Been Fixed For
This Week.
NEW YORK, July 27.—'The court
has postponed for two days the ex
ecution of Becker, the former lieuten
ant of police who was condemned to
death for the murder of Rosenthal,
the gambler. The postponement is
due to the latest attempts of the
counsel of the condemned man to se
cure a new trial. Becker’s execution
was fixed for the week beginning last
Saturday so that the girder of the
court will probably give him this full
week to live.
TROUBLE WITH REMINGTON
COMPANY NOT FINISHED.
BRIDGEPORT, July 27.—Compli.
cations which have intervened in the
questions arising between the Rem
ington Arms factory and the em
ployes have rendered a settlement
more difficult than had been antici
pated. The resumption of work by
the machinists is very incomplete as a
consequence and the whole matter
may still have to be repeated.
REBEL LEADER CAUGHT.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, July 27.
—Monagas, the Venezuelan rebel
leader, has been captured by the gov
ernment troops and will probably be
executed.
HEREAFTER TEACHERS
ARE REQUIRED TO
HAVE CERTIFICATES
JUNEAU.—Shortly after his re- :
turn to Juneau Gov. J. F. A. Strong j
will announce his appointment of the
first assistant superintendent of pub
lic instruction, who is to hold office
until the first day of March, 1919, and
until his successor is elected and
qualified unless he is soonrr removed
by the governor for cause.
After the first term has been com
pleted the office will be filled at the
time of the regular election for dele
gate to congress, which is to be held
in 1918, the assistant superintendent
of public instruction will be elected
for a term of four years and receive
a salary of $11,000, payable in equal
monthly installments. A bond o*
$2,000 will be required of the person
appointed to the office for the first
term, and also by the persons elected
to the position in the future.
The assistant superintendent is to
have supervision over all matters pei.
taining to the public schools of the
territory, to include all schools in
incorporated towns, and all schools
outside the limits of incorporated
towns, and will require annual reports
from all presidents, superintendents
or principals of educational institu
tions throughout the territory.
Another duty of the assistant su
perintendent will be to issue certifi
cates which shall be known as a
first grade certificate, valid for unc
years; a second grade certificate,
valid for three years; and a third
grade certificate, valid for one year.
These certificates will be renewable.
The time fpr examination incidental
to the granting of certificates has as
yet not been set, and is left to the
discretion of the superintendent. A
fee of five dollars will be charged
each applicant for a certificate.
Owing to the fact that the assistant
superintendent’s duties will demand
his visiting the various schools
throughout the territory he will be
allowed an amount not to exceed
$2,000 per year for traveling ex
penses. This amount is to be appro
priated by the legislature.—Empire.
The city council ‘will meet this
evening and there is a rumor that
tome spicy matters will come up for
• discussion, although this is only a
1 rumor.
TWO HUNDRED
DEAD IN SHIP
THREE HUNDRED FUNERALS
TAKE PLACE AS RESULT OF
DISASTER IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 27.—Three hun
dred funerals took place yesterday of
the victims of the disaster caused by
the capizing of the steamer Ka.-tland.
The sights witnessed at the scene of
the disaster and at the funerals were
heartrending. The fact that the a<
cident took place right at home and
the time between the deaths of the
victims and their burial was .-o brief
in consequence that it gave little
chance for the poignancy of the grief
to decrease. The divers who have at_
tempted to raise the bodies from the
sunken hull of the vessel estimate
that about two hundred bodies are
still lying in it. Many of the other
bodies that floated down the river
have not been recovered.
WASHINGTON, July 27. -S.crc
tary Redfield of the department of
commerce has left for ( hicago and
will reach that city today to enter in
to an investigation of the Eastland
disaster. The department of ju tic*
has found it necessary to is.^u** a
formal denial of the report that the
government will attempt to white
wash the matter to save those respon
sible.
CHICAGO July 27.—The investi
gation into the En. * ana disaster
began this afternoon and is now pro
ceeding. It has been learned that the
victims carried insurance amounting
in the aggregate to half a million dol.
lars. Nothing more can be told about
the causes of the occurrence than was
known before. Eight hundred bodie.*,
about, have been recovered up to the
time this dispatch was sent.
QUARTER MILLION LOST
IN GREAT LUMBER FIRE.
POUGHKEEPSIE, July 27.—A fire
destroyed the lumber yards of the
Armour plant here yesterday and in
flicted damage estimated at a quarter
of a million dollars. Several ex
plosions occurred as a result of the
blaze and thirty firemen were injured.
NEXT ANCHORAGE SALE
TAKES PLACE AUGUST 15.
Chairman Edes, of the Engineering
Commission, has received official noti
fication that the next sale of Anchor
age lots will take place on August 15,
or at a time beginning that day. '1 he
information that the sale would bo
held then was stated befr fe in this
paper but the official statement con
firms the story.
NOT TO BLAME FOR THE
ATTACK ON LEO FRANK.
ATLANTA, July 27.—Warden
Smith has been exonerated of all
blame in connection with the attack
on Leo Frank. I*rank, who is trie
man found guilty of murdering Mary
Phagan, was attacked in the prison
by another prisoner soon after the
commutation of his death sentence.
NAVAL ACADEMY STUDENTS
ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—As a re
sult of the investigation into the ir
regularities practised in the examina
tions in the naval academy, several
students will either be dismissed or
court-martialled. Although the full
findings have not yet been made pub
lic it is understood that the irregular
ities were disgraceful.
Amongst the names of the passeng
ers on the Alameda is that of Sid
Barrington who is probably the noted
Yukon skipper.