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LANE IS WISE TO THE TRICKS THAT ARE VAIN
TWO BLOODY BATTLES RAGE
AT ENDS OE RUSSIAN ERONT
British Are Now Declared to1
Have a Million Men Ready
m
For the Struggle.
TURKS ABANDON EGYPT
CAIRO, Feb. 9.—The Turks have adandoned the in
vasion of Egypt and the army which was advancing is
now in full retreat across the desert. This news was re
ceived here today. The cause of the retreat is supposed
to be that the Turks discovered the seriousness of the
position in which they would have found themselves it
they were defeted with the desert at their backs. The
British-Egyptian army of defence is said to have crossed
to the eastern side of the Suez canal and an effort may
yet be made to pursue the Turkish army although the task
of pursuing across the desert would be clearly a most dif
ficult one. The recent repulses sustained by Turkey in
Transcaucasia mav also have influenced the Turkish lead
ers in making their backward movement from Egypt.
EAST PRUSSIA FIGHTING FIERCE
BERLIN. Feb. 9.—The German army has resumed
the offensive in East Prussia and a tremendous struggle
, is now proceeding. Hindenburg has taken personal direc
tion of the fighting in that part of the field owing to his
better knowledge of the country. The German army there
has been re-inforced greatly as for the present the fate of
the campaign in Poland is centered in the great battle to
the north of it.
RELIEVES WARSAW
LONDON, Feb. 9.—The big battle that is now raging
in East Prussia has stopped the assaults by Hindenburg
against the Russian Warsaw line and for the present the
chief interest lies in the outcome of the battle in German
territory. The Prussian fight has developed into one of
the greatest conflicts of the war. According to the most
reliable accounts hundreds of thousands of men are en
gaged on both sides and the battle is bitter and bloody.
The Germans have taken up strong positions from the
Mazurian lakes region to a point twenty or thirty miles
distant and have brought up some of their best artillery.
The Russians are believed to outnumber the enemy and
are perfectly confident. As neither side has a fortress
for a base, such as Warsaw, the result of the battle must
mean a retreat for one side or the other.
AUSTRIANS AND RUSSIANS WIN
BERLIN, Feb. 9.—The fighting in the Carpathian
mountains has not yet been decided. The Russians have
undoubtedly achieved some victories but the Austrians
have gained some successes that offset their checks. The
struggle is being waged under the most severe conditions,
the country' being covered with snow. Because of the diffi
culty of moving great guns through the snow the fighting
is chiefly carried on by infantry. The losses on both sides
are certainly severe. The Russians, according to \ ienna,
have already lost twenty thousand men in killed and
wounded but the greatest losses will occur to the side that
is compelled to retreat owing to the frightful nature of the
country' over which the retreat must be made.
RUSSIANS HAVE ADVANTAGE
PETROGRAD, Feb. 9.—The East Prussia battle is
growing fiercer and fiercer according to the reports here
today. The hope of the Russian leaders is placed on the
outcome of this struggle as a defeat of the enemy would
mean his compulsory retreat for a great distance to some
other line of defence and would probably place the Mazur
ian lakes region in the possession of Russia and so give
the Russian army an almost impregnable position where
it could withstand any attack and which it could use as a
firm base for its futher advance into German territory.
The assault of the Germans on Warsaw is believed to
have been completely checked. The latest attacks by the
Germans on the Warsaw line have been brought to a stand
-still by the Russian counter attacks on the Bzura river
where the enemy has been compelled to evacuate several
positions which he had won after tremendous losses.
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MAY PROBE OTHER CITIES
FOR HIGH PRICE CAUSE.
Chicago Federal Attorney Cannot Tell
Whether Rise is Due to Demand
or Speculation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Federal
Attorney Clyne of Chicago has in
formed the department of justice that
if the probe into the cause of high
prices is carried out in Chicago it
should also be carried out in other
cities as a general investigation may
be necessary to secure the real facts.
He declares that he cannot yet tell
whether the rise in Chicago is due to
the demand for the articles which
have risen in price or to speculation.
LONDON, Feb. 8.—The Lokalan
zeiger of Berlin, discusses the fight
ing qualities of the allied armies. Ac
cording ta Reuter translations, it
considers the Walloons to be of slight
military value but says that the Flem
ish regiments have proved themselves
to be worthy descendants of their an
cestors who won the victories of
Egmont and William of Orange.
“Great Britain’s efforts,” it adds,
“although accompanied of course by
bluff regarding the creating of a big
army proves a will to conquer which
we honor in an enemy.”
The French soldiers, the Lokalan
zeiger says, have proved a surprise.
“We have seen” it proceeds, “little of
the supposedly French theatrical hero
ism and reckless braving of every
danger. On the contrary they have
displayed estimable and praiseworthy
military qualities. Their field artil
lery consists of good guns and per
form excellent work and at their
head stands an army commander who
though he has won no decisive victory
has secured a name in the list of most
famous generals.”
LEFT TO START CAFE
OVER AT SHIP CREEK.
First Men to go From Seward to
to Open Business at That
Point.
Ed. Kraus, formerly of the Palace
Cafe, Louis Jensen and Jack Stein
left this morning tq start a restaurant
at Ship creek where, they believe,
there will be much done this spring
by the government on the railroad
project. The men went overland and
their outfit will follow on the Travel
ler. Some half a dozen men have left
Seward since the news came that Sec
retary Lane had decided to build to
the Matanuska.
GOVERNOR UNABLE TO
HASTEN ELECTION.
Senator Dan Sutherland, Conrad
Freeding and other Alaskans now in
Seattle asked Governor Strong to ad
vance the date of the Nome special
election from Feb. 27 to Feb. 20 but
the governor could not do it. The
! newly elected senator will be late
whether a man in Seattle is elected
or not. If the successful candidate is
James or Anderson, who are in Seat
tle, the returns must be received from
Nome before either can take his seat.
If a man right from Nome is elected
he must go out over the trail.
Try our Melba Brand Sweet Red
Peppers for salads and sandwiches.
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality First.'’
'LANE TALKS OF
THE RAILROAD
GIVES INTERVIEW TO SHOW HIS
INDEPENDENCE OK PRES
ENT ROADS.
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—Secretary Lane
some time ago gave an interview to
the Boston News Bureau on the Al
aska railroad question which is be
lieved here to be an attempt to show
the owners of existing railroads in Al
aska that he need not purchase them.
This interview was given before he
applied for the two million dollars and
before he stated to the appropriation
committee that some of the money
might be used to make a first pay
ment on the purchase of an existing
railroad. The following is the inter
view as it has just been received here:
“Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the
Interior, who has the matter in charge
makes this statement to the Boston
News Bureau: “We have received of
fers of sale from the Copper River
road and the Alaska Northern road.
Alternate routes on both sides of the
Prince William Soi^nd. which would
obviate the necessity of purchasing
either road, have been suggested and
surveys made. On the east side of
Prince William Sound instead of de
parting from Cordova the road might
depart from Valdez.
“On the west side ins*rad of depart
ing from Seward the road might make!
its terminus at Portage bay. The road
on the cast side would lead to the in-|
terior through the ChUIna valley and
on the west side through the S.isitna
valley.” _*
SEATTLE GETS SORE
WITH B. C. TOWNS.
Delegation Waits on Secretary Red
field to get Halibut Trade for
Puget Sound.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—A dele
gation of Seattle men, accompanied by
H. R. King of Ketchikan, waited yes
t red ay on Secretary Redfield of the
department of commerce to request
him to aid in the work of securing
the halibut trade of Alaska for Puget
Sound cities. The secretray promised
them that he would try to work out
some plan to save the trade for their
cities. At the present time, owing to
an advantage in the Canadian laws,
the halibut fisherman have made Brit
ish Columbia cities their headquarters
to the injury’ of Seattle and other
Puget Sound ports.
ARIZONA ANTI ALIEN
LAW IS MODIFIED.
One State Accedes to the Wishes of
the Federal Administration
In Matter.
PHOENIX, Feb. 9.—The legislature
has modified the anti-alien labor bill
at the request of the federal adminis
tration and the modified bill passed
the house yesterday. Even as it ^
stands the bill is sure to create some,
difficulty with foreign countries which:
have already protested against the |
discrimination against the laborers of;
foreign countries.
TO CELEBRATE MARCH 17.
The baseball boys have decided to
give a dance on St. Patrick’s Day,
March 17. I
j DOHA RETURNS AFTER
1ST TRIP WESTWARD.
Hit by Something Like Tidal Wave
Near Kodiak and Hot Severe
Shaking.
The Steamship Dora, Captain Mc
j Mullen, arrived last night from the
! westward, so finishing the last trip
! before she goes to Seattle. She
1 brought some passengers but not
| many. When about half an hour
from Kodiak something like a tidal
wave struck her suddenly and gave
her a bad shaking. Part of the deck
house was taken away and some of
i the port windows were torn out. The
I fury of the wave can be imagined
when it is said that the thick glass in
one of the portholes was split across
the center although the amount of
water that could hit such a space must
be very small.
LEGISLATURE ORDERS
MEMBER VACCINATED.
Arizona Solons Discover one of Them
After Small Pox and Get
to Work.
PHOENIX, Feb. 9.—The state leg
islature yesterday ardered the vac
cination of one of the members of the
legislature who was discovered to
have small pox some time ago. 'I he
member had concealed the fact that
he had been ill, contrary to the rules.
He is said to have been suffering from
the disease at the time the order was
made for his vaccination but he con
tinued sitting in the house.
ELK DANCE FEB. 22.
The local Elks club will give a dance
on February 22, the anniversary of
George Washington.
FISHERMEN RETURNING TO SEWARD AFTER THEIR DAt S UAICII.
MORGAN SELLS FINE
PORCELAIN COLLECTION.
Four Million'Dollars is Price Receiv
ed for Gatherings of His
Father.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—J. P. Mor
gan has sold his father’s collection of
porcelains for the sum of four million
dollars. The late Mr. Morgan travel
led the whole world and had agents
all the time searching for these por
celaines so that he had managed to
secure the greatest collection of its
kind on earth. A few pieces each
cost sums that would be considered a
large fortune to the great majority
of people and some of the articles
have histories that beat the most
imaginative romance.
SAYS BONDHOLDERS
ARE STUMBLING BLOCK.
The stumbling block to early dis
position of the railway route quest
ions is the negotiation with the Al
aska Northern railway bondholders,
1 who have indicated a diposition to
drive a shrewd bargain.—Seattle P. I.
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LIGHTS BURNED FOR YEARS.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 9.—The
electric lights in the office of the sher
iff have burned out after having beer
used since 1892, a total of eightj
thousand hours.
SENATE STILL
FIGHTS IT OUT
SITTING TWENTY FOIJB HOURS
BUT STILL TALKING
GOES ON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The sen
ate has been in session for twenty
four hours continuosuly and is still
talking away interminably in the ef
fort to defeat the ship purchase bill.
Jones of Washington state has been
fourteen hours talking after having
relieved his predecessor last night.
There is no prospect at present of the
deadlock breaking and less than twen
ty week days remain for the passage
of the measure before this congress
comes to an end.
CLUB MEETS TONIGHT.
The Commercial club will meet this
evening at eight o’clock sharp for the
transaction of important business. All
the members are particularly request
ed to be present.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
captain McMullen to
TAKE DORA OUTSIDE.
Will Take* a Rest in Seattle Before
Deciding on Future
Course.
Captain McMullen will take the
Dora outside and will never again
captain a vessel on the westward run,
that is on the run which the Dora has
just finished. Mrs. McMullen and fam
ily will go out on the Mariposa. Capt.
McMullen has been on this westward
run for six years and has been con
stantly working since 1900 so that he
feels a rest will do him good. He
may leave with the Dora tomorrow
evening and the people of Seward will
be sorry to hear of his going. Cap
I tain McMullen says it was only a
heavy sea that hit the Doraf at Kodiak.
TOURNAMENT TONIGHT.
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The Northern tournament begins
this evening and some good contests
J are sure to be witnessed. In the list
| of handicaps yesterday C. M. Nutter
was given 125 when it should have
Ibeen 225. The contest is already
drawing a lot of interest in anticipa
tion.
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The Gateway can do any sort of
printing done in the states. Do not
forget that
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TO PAY AND
• GO TO JAIL
! COLLOSAL ST. LOUIS SWIND
j LEILS RECEIVE HEAVY
> SENTENCES.
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r ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.—Five thousand
1 dollars line, and one year in the peni
ijtentiary was the sentence meted out
c' to each of the jobbing house swindlers
f; who were found guilty a few days
;l ago. Several men are included in the
1! swindle. They had established a chain
i of stores and bought large stocks of
^ goods from various wholesale houses,
f These goods were transhipped from
L store to store to hide them and all
goods so secured were sold at fifty per
cent of the price paid to the whole
salers for them. Later the swindlers
• declared the stores bankrupt and that
there were no assets. Suspicion rest
1 ed on them and the matter was in
vestigated.
STORM AT ASTORIA
RUINS GREAT JETTY.
Whole Mile of Columbia Jetty Carried
Away by Tremendous
Seas.
ASTORIA, Feb. 9.—One whole mile
of the Columbia jetty was destroyed
yesterday by one of the most terrific
storms and seas on record. The loss
to the jetty represents a loss of two
million dollars and also a serious loss
to the city and district as the destruc
tion may mean tremendous inconven
ience to the shipping of the port.
CHICAGO STOCK YARDS
ARE AGAIN OPENED.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.—The stock yards
have again been opened after a week’s
shut down w’hich was due to a new
outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
STOCKS AND BONDS ARE
RETURNED TO PARIS.
GENEVA, Feb. 9.—Six hundred
millions worth of stocks and bonds
which had been shipped here at the be
ginning of the war have been return
ed to Paris as the holders now feel
that the French capital is no longer
in danger of being besieged.
HANSEN CASE HAS
ANOTHER PHASE.
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VALDEZ, Feb. 9.—In the case of
Hansen vs. The Alaska Northern rail
road and others the cross complaint
• and separate answer of 0. G. Labaree
i has been filed.
CLIMATIC CONDITION
SAME AS LAST YEAR.
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The temperature this morning was
thirty two above and it was the very
same on this date last year. Febru
ary 9 last year was fog and rain and
the temperature changed from 32 to
34. The temperature last month
January, did not vary for the whole
thirty one days more than four de
grees.
TOO MUCH ICE NOW AT
SHIP CREEK AND KNIK.
Owing to the ice conditions in the
waters near Knik and Ship creek
Captain Cramer announces that he
will take no passengers on the Travel
ler. He will take freight but fears
that he could not land passengers
notwithstanding the small amount of
water required for his boat.
The finest kind of job work as well
as the plainest is done by the Gate
way.
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