HISTORY’S GREATEST RATTLE IS ON
BERLIN. Sept. 1—The Berlin newspapers of Wednes
day declared that the greatest battle in the history of the
world was then proceeding between Verdun and Rheuns
in the east. Verdun is about 35 miles west ot Metz and
the place where the Germans were said to have been con
centrated. It is supposed that the French forces which
have been operating in the eastern part of the republic
have marched there to try to stop the advance. The num
ber of men engaged in this battle is said by the news
papers to be three quarters ot a million. They are con
centrated in one comparatively small space so that it is
one battle and not a series of battles such as the other
struggles have been. For this reason it is regarded as the
greatest of all the fights. On it will depend whether the
French in the east w ill be also driven back on Paris and be
followed thither by another great German host.
SINKS AUSTRIAN STEAMER
LONDON. Sept. I—A British cruiser has sunk an Aus
trian steamer named the Bathori in the Bay of Biscaj.
No engagements at sea have been reported tor se>eial
days and the location ot* the main North sea fleet of Bri
tain is still guarded as a secret. No information has been
given out here today worthy of note concerning the condi
tion of the opposing armies in France hut it is generally
accepted as certain that the Germans have succeeded in
reaching Paris in spite of the obstacles which were report
ed to confront them.
AEROPLANES OVER PARIS
PARIS, Sept. 4.—German aeroplanes are now con
stantly flying over this city reconnoitering the positions ol
the defenders and the nature ot the defenses. Two ot the
aeroplanes were brought down by h rench gunners last
Wednesday and their occupants were killed in the tall.
One of the most awful sights of the war is the winging ol
an airship. When the craft is hit it struggles for a mo
ment like a huge eagle and then falls as one of the great
birds come down when stricken. The airships are in use
constantly as scouts and are expected to he used very
much during the siege of this city.
EMPTYING PARIS
PARIS, Sept. 4.—Tens of thousands of people, chiefly
women and children, are now leaving Paris daily. The
government has provided free railroad transportation tor
all who want to go as the presence of civilians will only
hamper military operations. Trains are living almost
every minute crowded with ref ugees tor the south and
west. The problem of feeding these refugees far away
from their homes is a serious one hut the people ot the far
off departments have most generously proffered all they
have to relieve them from distress. Free trains will be
run today, tomorrow and Sunday by the government so
that every one can he got out if possible before the Ger
mans invest the city entirely. The beautitul city has now
been converted into a demoralized condition that could
hardly be thought possible.
The troops, however, are filled with the same military
ardor that distinguished them before the war and they
will make a fight to the death to keep out the invaders. It
is said that the capital is well provided with provisions
and that the communicatoins with the south may be kept
open for several days as the circle of the defenses is great
in circumference and the Germans will have difficulty In
maintaining a very close investment which would not be
threatened by sorties from the city at any time. In the
meantime the last reserves have been called out and even
if Paris falls the opposition to the Germans in France will
not be ended by any means. It is fully recognized and ad
mitted that the Germans win continuously in the open.
RANDOM WAR NOTES
vn
When the Germans arrived in the city of Brussels they
imposed on that city a war tax of forty millions of dollars.
A large German fleet is said to be stationed opposite
the mouth of the Kiel canal where it is protected by the
fortified island of Heligoland.
In the British house of commons the labor members
opposed the declaration of war against Germany. Some
radical members also opposed it. McDonald, the leader
of the laborites, spoke strongly against it. In his speech
stating that war was inevitable, Sir Edward Grey, the
British foreign minister, declared that the only bright
spot in the whole matter was the fact that the liberal gov
ernment had gained the friendship of Ireland for the em
pire.
In a speech in the Canadian house of commons Sir Wil
frid Laurier reminded the French population that when
they fight for Britain in this war they will fight also for
France. He also stated that Canada had many citizens of
German birth but that they would be less than men if they
did not love Germany.
Before the commencement of the war the kaiser or
Germany and the czar of Russia wrote several letters to
each other which are mighty interesting in the light of
later events. In the letters from the kaiser he declared
that he had always been friendly to Russia even during its
war with Japan and that he was trying to mediate with
Austria. He told the czar that the Russains were mobiliz
ing on the German frontier and he asked him to cease
mobilization. In answer the czar declared that Austria
was waging a “mean war” against Servia and that he
could not stop the mobilization.
Prince Eitel Fredrich, the second son of the German
emperor, and Prince August William, the fourth son, are
with the German army at the front as well as the crown
prince. General Von Kotowe has been appointed gover
nor of Liege.
RlSTGARD (HUTS
KEGAN SUCCEEDS
JUNEAU, Aug. 21.—John J. Kogan
this afternoon succeeded John Rust
gurd as United States district attor
ney for the first judicial division, on
temporary appointment by Judge
Robert Jennings, who acted upon in
structions from the department of
justice.
District Attorney John Rustgard
last night took steps that will likely
hasten the appointment of his succes
sor to the office. The following ca
ble was sent to the attorney general:
“On account of private business I
find it inexpedient to remain longer
as United States attorney, therefore
I shall quit the government’s service
tomorrow evening. Wire me whom to
turn the office over to. John Kust
gard.”
MOOSE LODGE MEETS
AT 8 O’CLOCK SHARP
Seward Lodge Now Has the Required
Number of Members for a
Charter
Seward Lodge No. 1425 Loyal Or
der of Moose of the World will meet
' this evening at 8 o'clock sharp and
members are requested to be present
on time. The lodge has now the num
ber of members requisite for the se
curing of a charter and other appli
cations are being received so fast that
the lodge is sure to be a very large
one.
LIEUT. MEARS ON WAY HERE
A message received from the In
terior states that Lieut. Mears, a
member of the ’ Alaska engineering
commission, is coming out over the
trail from Fairbanks. He expects to
reach Chitina about September 5 and
will go from there to the end of the
railroad at Kennecott. He will then
return to Cordova and go to the
westward, joining his colleague Mr.
Edes.
INSANE JAP TRIES
TO BURN KNIK
KN1K, Aug. 31.—'The launch Tra
veler returned from Seldovia and Ke
nai yesterday. She brought from Ke
nai an insane Japanese who will be
sent out on the Mariposa. He was
left by the guards a few minutes
when they thought he was asleep and
a few minutes later smoke was notic
ed coming from the social hall and on
investigation it was found that he had
started a fire on the floor among
some paper and rags. It took all the
crew to fight the fire and subdue the
prisoner.
GEORGE BUTZER BETTER
Word has been received in Seward
that George Butzer, the well-known
representative of Neustadter Bros.,
who was recently dangerously injur
ed in an automobile accident in Seat
tle, is now out of danger and that his
recovery is now only a matter of
time. This will be good news to the
many friends of the genial Butzer as
there are few more popular men on
the road than the representative of
the house of Neustadter.
Mesdames Frank Nickerson and
Charles Krefting who have been!
spending the week on Kenai river are
expected on the car this evening.
SOCIALISTS ALL NOW
SLAMMING EACH OTHER
The Alaska Reds and Their Sheets
Fighting Over Filthy Lucre
—
One would think to hear socialists
talk that the last thing that bothers
them is money but right today in
Alaska they are having a lovely scrap.
; Some “leader” named Conna in Fair
banks attacks another “leader” named
Mrs. Morrow Lewis and he is backed
up by a “great socialist organ” in Ju
neau, and all the way through there
is nothing but insinuations and ac
cusations about money matters. Mrs.
Lewis is charged with paying the
election expenses of Brooks, the can
didate, and she is also accused of be
ing a failure as an organizer, as being
a wire puller and various other
things.
There are three or four such sheets
published now in the territory. One
is in Nome, one at Fairbanks, one at
Juneau and one at Valdez. They are
all on a par with each other and with
the doctrines they profess and it
speaks very badly for the people who
support them, it may be said by the
way, but the fact now brought to
light by their columns is about the
strongest proof possible that the
“socialistic” doctrines of those poor,
weak-minded individuals are looking
more ridiculous than ever.
ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS
ON THE MARIPOSA
In addition to those whose names
were published yesterday the follow
ing also took passage on the Mari
posa: Wrn. Aiken, R. A. Young, E. H.
Cooper, D. H. Cooper, A. Shynian,
Mrs. G. M. Stanley, Elsie E. Ware,
Nellie Crabb, Mrs. B. Rettig, G. L.
Judson, J. M. Davidson, R. T. Sclirab
stadter.
| NEWS NOTES
Janies R. Hayden, who has been
visiting the Kenai Alaska Gold and
Grant Lake properties during the past
week is expected to arrive on the car
tonight. Messrs. Hayden and Lane
will leave on the next steamer for
Cordova week’s duck hunt on
the Copper river flats as guests of
Fred Tracy.
Frank E. Youngs and party who
have been visiting with him at Coop
er creek during the past season will
arrive on the car tomorrow night. Mr.
Pulver and Mrs. Matthew and daugh
ters will leave for the outside on one
of the next boats but they enjoyed the
summer so much that they will re
turn to the Kenai Peninsula early
next spring to spend the summer. Mr.
Pulver is greatly improved in health
as the result of his season’s outing
on the Kenai.
Stevenson and Koch are located at
Mile 7 doing assessment work on what
is known as the Brewer property.
They will be absent for a couple of
months.
Mrs. Martha White of Hope who
has been a Seward visitor for the past
week visiting with her daughter ?s
planning on returning to Hope on
Monday.
Louis Bell and Fritz von Posth left
yesterday morning for Kenai lake
after a short visit in Seward.
LET
YOUR
WIFE
HAVE
an opportunity to show how economi
cal she can be. Give her a checking
account at this bank, so that she can
pay all bills by check.
Bank of Seward
SEWARD, ALASKA
Peters, Winchester and Remington U. M. C, loaded
shotgun shells at J.L. Graef.
G. L. JUDSON GOES
OUT FOR A TIME
Well-Known Oldtimer Will Take a
Rest and Change for the Good
of His Health
G. L. Judson, a well-known old
timer and formerly one of the owners
sif the Gateway, left on the Mari
posa yesterday for Pendleton, Ore.,
his home town, where he will enjoy a
change which he expects to be bene- ■
ficial to his health. Mr. Judson has.
been here since 11)07 and expects to
•eturn again in springtime. While
jutside he will engage in prospecting
>r some similar occupation which will
>e in the nature of a rustication. His
lister went out on the Evans and has
'one to her home town, Chicago.
flOW TOUGH CAN YOU
MAKE YOURSELF LOOK
l*ri/e for “Hardest Looking Charac
ters” at Hard Times Rail
Next Monday
A hard times ball will be given in
he railroad building next Wednesday,
n honor of Labor Day, under the
inspires of the baseball club and
irizes will be given for the “hardest
ooking” cases among the ladies and
gentlemen. No one need wear old
lothes if they don’t wish and every
>ne will be treated to a fine “spread”
ilthough the price for gentlemen will
e only one dollar and ladies are free.
It wlil be the funniest affair seen
for years as well as one of the most
•ntertaining. Everyone welcome.
IUNEAU EMPIRE ANSWERS
QUESTION OF GATEWAY |
Some time ago the Gateway asked
for information in its columns as to
the reason why no mention was made
>f the reasons why the name of
Burns or Grigsby was not mentioned
n connection with the democratic
convention that nominated Bunnell
and the Juneau Empire in a recent
issue editorially answers. It declares
.hat Burns refused to be a candidate j
and that Grigsby also refused because
they could not spare the time to make
i campaign. The real question whlcn
the Gateway asked, however, is why;
the refusal of Burns and Grigsby wn#
not mentioned in the accounts of the
proceedings as such a fact was evi
dently of news value.
“Red” McGee, formerly well known
on the Chitina trail and recently with
the government survey party, is a
visitor in the city. When Mr. McGee is
asked for his name he says “Red” and
when he is asked for his right name
he says “Red” again.
BUNNELL HAS LEFT
FOR THE INTERIOR
Telegram From His Admirers Says
That He Had a Fine Meeting
at Cordova
CORDOVA, Sept. 3.—Charles Bun
nell, democratic candidate for con
gress, left this morning for Chitina,
McCarthy and Kennecott. He will
speak at those places and then will
proceed to Fairbanks and down the
river to Nome.
He delivered an address here last
night at the Empress theater where
more than two hundred people turned
out to hear him. He was introduced
')V Attorney Medley and was warmly
applauded during his speech. He gave
a clear, straight forward statement of
the issues in the campaign. He in
dulged in no personalities and made
several friends.
BRIDLE IN DANGER
According to word received from
Mile 18, the Snow river bridge is in
grave danger. The recent rains have
raised the water in the river bringing
down driftwood that has lodges
against the bridge until the safety of
the railroad bridge is threatened.
The Alameda left Juneau this
morning at 2:30 o’clock.
William Hesse recently returned
from a trip after moving pictures. He
secured some very remarkable ones.
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New line fancy candies, box choco
lates and hard candies at Martin's
Candy Kitchen.
Fishing tarkl* at J Gra*f’a.
GV2 lbs., 11-4 size, gray wool blan
kets worth $1 per lb. at $4.50 per pair.
Ask for the “Fresno”. Brown & Haw
kins. “Quality First”.
Have a look at our $15 and $18 all -
.vool suits. They are the best value -
over rhown in Seward. Other prices
P to $35. Brown & Hawkins. “Qua!
•ty First”.
PALL FOR BIDS FOR THE CON
STRUCTION OF SCHOOL
BUILDING
By order of the Commo* Council
of the town of Seward, bids are here
by called for, for the construction ol
a school building in the town of Sew
ard, Alaska.
Said bills are to be for the con
struction of a school building com
plete according to the plans and speci
fications adopted by the Council, with
the exception of the concrete work
for the basement wall and floor and
the heating plant.
Said plans may be examined at the
office of the clerk of the town of
Seward.
All bids must be placed in a seal
ed envelope, addressed to the Com
mon Council of the town of Sowar?,
with the name of the bidder written
across the end thereof, and stating
that it is a bid for the construction
of school building, and must be de
livered to the town clerk by eight
o’clock I*. M. sharp, Monday, Sep
1 tember seventh, 11H4, after which
| time no bids will be received.
All bids must be accompanied by
a certified check in the sum of fifty
i dollars, certified to by the Bank ot
j Seward, or the sum of fifty dollars
in lawful money of the United States;
said (heck or money to be forfeited
to the Town of Seward, by the suc
cessful bidder in case he shall I ail or
refuse to enter into the contract to
construct said building and furnish
the required bond for the faithful ful
filment thereof. The bond required
of the successful bidder will be fif
teen hundred dollars, given to the
town of Seward, to be approved by
the Common Council thereof.
Said bid to include all material.
The council reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids. Said budding to
be completed within seventy days
from the date of awarding the con
tract.
G. G. BOE,
JOHN NOON,
2t Of the Building Committee.
LABEUEE & NUZIIM'S
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Tonight
The Show They Are All
Talking About
LOIS WEBBER AM)
PHILLIPS SMALLEY
IN
“The Female
of the Species”
Willi Tliroc Other R«*«»ls
Adult*, 25c : : Children, 10c
STARTING SUNDAY
“The Thumb Print”
1
On broken lines, manufacturers’
samples, and odds and ends of
Ladies’ Neckwear, Hosiery and
Underwear, Childrens Stock
ings and Underwear, Men’s Un
derwear and Hosiery. : : Prices
in some instances are BELOW
MANUFACTURERS’ COST
Ladies’ fast black cotton Hose,
25c and 35c grades—
per pair. 15c
Doll Stockings
FREE
TO every little girl who
will bring her mother
to the hosiery counter of
our store any day tv.;,'
week, we will give a pair
of beautiful doll stockings
—pink, white or blue, in
large, medium or small
size.
These stockings are
worth 10 cents a pair and
we shall give them to you
gladly absolutely free.
Tell all your little
friends that we are giving
away doll stockings free.
We want every little girl
to have a pair,
Doll Stockings
FREE
Ladies’ and Misses’ “Comfy Cut” White Vests—
they are worth double the prices asked—
each.10c, 15c, 20c and 25c
Boys’ and Misses’ fast black ribbed cotton Hose,
worth 35c, 45c and 50c (these are just what the
boys and girls will soon need for school wear), per
pair.15c, 20c and 25c
Children’s and Girls’ pink, blue and white Hose, per
pair.15c, 20c and 25c
Ladies’ Novelty Neckwear, worth 50c, each.25c
“Quality grown & Hawkins
Old Sherwood is a standard line i j We serve it at THE PALACE BAR
Of booze, that’s soft and mellow / . \ Each day in rain or shine
Its eight years old—aged in the wood ■ QlUvv |f y0u’re in the hills, out there alone
And that’s what makes the flavor good \ Jingles” j And can’t get in, just use the phone
And the color, golden yellow. / \ To Joe, or Bill Devine.
THE PALACE EAR
Furnished Rooms in Connection
JOE MORRIS ==r~=a* I ■' fcj rj.mm.jmw i--=BILL DEVINE
Old Crow Bourbon
Bond and Lillard Bourbon
Green River Bourbon
Special Reserve Bourbon
Sunny Brook Bourbon
Sandy McDonalds Scotch
Old Bushmill*! Pure Malt Irish
Golden Wedding Rye
Guckenheimer Rye
Monogram Rye
Pebbleford Rye
Cream Rye
“OO” Octava Scotch
John Dewar's Extra Special V *
Label Scotch