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SEWARD, ALASKA FRIDAY, JENE .10, 1H>»- ________
HINDENBURG GETS GOING
PETliOGKAD. June 30.—The whole eastern front is
IU)W atlame with the struggle between the Slav and the
Teuton, the Germans having started a violent offensive
along the whole northern part of the Russian front under.
Marshal von Hindenburg. The Germans began with a
series of violent and sudden attacks against the armies
of General Kuropatkin and lighting is raging along Ins
entire front. It is supposed that the attacks are the pve-j
lude to a general otleusive finally launched b\ Hindenbutgj
in an effort to divert the Russian armies from the Galician:
and Volhynian campaign against the Austrians. \ i11u-.
ally all of Kuropatkin's forces are under violent bombard-;
meat by the Germans anil lor the past forty-eight hums
German raiding parties have been harrassing the Russian
lines. The war office does not report any serious results
from these attacks but it is evident to all that the supreme
moment is at hand in this years warfare. Militaiy ex
perts declare that the Russian positions have been so for-;
tified during the winter that a catastrophe similar to that
of Galicia last year need not be feared while there is every
reason to believe that we can repulse the enemy decisively.
GERMANS ALSO ATTACK WEST
PARIS. June 30.—Although attacking the Russians
in the east the Germans last night launched violent at
tacks on the west bank of the Meuse to which they ha\e
shifted their point of assault from the east banks, lhe
chief attacks were delivered between Avocourt and Hill
301 and were preceded by liquid tire. lhe war office
says all the attacks were held back by the French tire but
the assaults are continuing with unabated vigor. The
purpose of the enemy is supposed to be to close in along;
the Esnes road and draw their lines nearer to Verdun on
the west as they have on the east so that the f rench de-1
fending Charny, Fort de Marre, Fort Bois Bourrus and;
others might be compelled to retreat to avoid being caught
in the narrow space between the two German sides of a
half circle. The French are still holding Chattancourt
but tiie present movement of the enemy if successful
would probably force a retirement from that position.
GERMAN CAPT. GUILTY
NEW YORK, June 30.—Captain Tauscher was found
guilty today on the charge of conspiring to inaugurate a
military movement agianst Canada which had as one of
its main objects the blowing up of the Welland canal.
FIGHTING THE TURKS
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 30. —The Russians have
now been definitely checked along the whole Asia Minor
front and on the banks of the Tigris we have completely
gained control although the British forces still remain in
that region.
MENACING LEMBERG
PETROGRAD, June 30.—The war office reports that
our forces are still pressing forward from the south to
wards Lemberg but it is admitted that the progress is
now slower as the Austrians have apparently succeeded
to some extent in reorganizing and are aided by the Ger
mans who are attacking the right wing of our armies that
are engaged against the Austrians. The weather condi
tions are favorable along the whole eastern front now fur
an advance by either side and general fighting is looked
for along the whole line from this time forward. The
war officials report, however, that we are better supplied
with munitions now than at any time since the beginning
of the war.
QUIET IN' OTHER PLACES
LONDON, June 30.—Slight engagements have been
fought between the Germans and the British troops along
the front held by our forces but none of the fights amount
ed to more than skirmishes. For the moment the chief
struggle seems to have shifted to the eastern front but the
struggle around Verdun continues with rather increased
intensity if anything. Conscription is proceeding here as
quickly as possible, married men as well as single leaving
on every train all over the country for the training
grounds. - v .
CARRANZA RELEASES
AMERICAN PRISONERS
Sir Roger Casement Sentenced to
Death in a Short Time
by Jury.
(Note: -The following cables were
not recived by the Gateway until
after press time last evening. The|
cable had been down for some days
and when communication was re
established yesterday there was a
congestion which prevented all the
stuff from coming through on time.
The Gateway’s cables of the day be
fore which had been held up were
then sent but the later dispatches did
not get through in time.)
WASHINGTON, June 2D. — Car
; ranza has released the troopers im
prisoned at Chihuahua and it is be
lieved war has been averted unless
new developments occur.
LONDON, June 2D.—Sir Roger
Casement was found guilty and sen
tenced to death today. The jury was
out less than an hour.
FIRST GAME WITH THE
LISCUM BOVS Sl’NDAY
The first game of baseball between
[ the teams representing Seward and
Fort Liscum will be played next Sun
, day afternoon. Bets are now being
made on the weather to be expected
on July Fourth. The team to repre
i sent Seward had not been selected at
noon today but the managers and
captains are busy with the work of
making tentative selections. In the
meantime it is up to all of us to say
a word of welcome for the visitors.
WATSON PASSENGERS
SEATTLE. June 2‘>.-~Thc cable
was out of commission yesterday and
filing of dispatches was refused.
Therefore the departure of the Wat
son last Tuesday could not be re
ported until now. She has the follow
! ing passengers for Seward: Mr.
Standing and wife, Miss F. Anderson,
Mrs. T. H. Hardy, Mrs. H. Morse and
two steerage.
ENGLAND HONORS SIX
HEROES OF THE AIR
By WILBUR S FORREST
(Special to Gateway by United Press!
LONDON, June 23.—Six now
names were written today on Eng
land’s newest honor list—the aerial
gallantry roll.
As the result, six medals of the
Distinguished Service Order or the
Military Cross has been awarded to
members of the Royal Flying Corps
for a type of gallantry unknown be
fore the present war.
One of the birdmen newly honored
is Lieutenant Malcom Henderson, Sea
forth Highlanders, who lost a leg by
shell fire at an altitude of 7,000 feet.
Despite his injury he succeeded in
maneuvering his machine from above
the enemy’s lines to a place of safety
behind the British lines, thus saving
his aeroplane, his life and the life of
his observer.
Lieutenant Frank Hudson, 1R, was
severely wounded in the head while
on reconnaissance duty flying over
the German lines. He clung to con
sciousness until he had piloted his
aeroplane to a place of safety and j
then fainted. On previous occasions
he had brought down tw-o enemey,
machines.
“For conspicuous gallantry and t
skill” is the officially worded an-,
nouncement of honor for Captain J.
E. Tennant, Scots Guards, who effect
ed a night bombing of an enemy
MYSTERIOUS AIR CRAFT
SEEN OVER 1 I NTER BAY
JUNEAU.—The mysterious flying
machine which has been seen front,
time to time in the vicinity ot Juneau
was again seen Monday morning at
Eunter Bay. James Murphy, engineer
on the tug Anna Barron was on dtuy
while the tug was tied to the dock
and on hearing the purr of an engine
went on deck to see what boat was
passing.
t)n looking up he saw a flying ma
chine in the air over his head and
plainly. This was at 2:.'*0 o clock in
the morning. Mr. Murphy states that
it looked like a monster bird with its
long body and outstretched wings.
The machine was described as being
of the monoplane type.—Empire.
MOOSE MEET
The Seward lodge Loyal Order of
Moose will meet this evening.
The school board has sent a large
order for furnishings through the
Seward News Company.
YUKON VOTE
ON PROHIBITION
DAWSON, Yukon Territory, June
j 30.—'The Yukon Council or legislature
' yesterday passed an ordinance refer
ring the question of prohibition to
the electors not later than September
First. This was done after quite an
agitation on the subject and a hot
election is looked for.
DILLON BEATS MORAN
NEW YORK, June 30.—Dillon beat
Moran last night in ten rounds.
Moran was ten pounds heavier and
six inches taller but Dillon unques
tionably was the better man. In
spite of losing Moran got twenty-five
thousand dollars and Dillon only got
fifteen thousand.
The Admiral Evans will not sail
from Seattle until July 4.
EDES SAYS WORK TO BE RUSHED
BETWEEN SEWARD AND ANCHORAGE
Ll/THERAN LADIES’
AID ORGANIZED
Yesterday afternoon a number of
ladies held a meeting at the home of |
Mr. and Mi’s. I. Jacobsen and organi
zed The Lutheran Ladies' Aid of
Seward, Alaska. Rev. Martin L.
Larson served as chairman at the
meeting. Eleven ladies expressed
their desire to be members. The fol
j lowing were elected as officers: Mrs.
L. Solsnes, president, Mrs. Pete X.
Anderson, secretary; Mrs. F. C. Mil-!
ler, treasurer. Meetings will be held
in the homes of the members the last
1 Thursday afternoon of every month.
I wish hereby to express my hearty
thanks to the Episcopal church for
the use of their building last Sunday,)
and to this paper for the announce
ments of our meetings, and to all the
friends who have been so kind to me.
MARTI X L. LARSOX.
SEATTLE, June 2D.—‘The Alameda
j departed Tuesday with the following
1 passengers for Seward: Miss X.
i Bard, John Ronan, M. A. Howe, Mrs.
! Howe, S. Johnson, William Johnson,
A. C. Currier, 0. J. Me Kersie and
I two steerage.
SAYS VILLA HAS JOINED THE j
FORCE OF GENERAL CARRANZA
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MlRDER OF WOMAN
IN SEATTLE PROVES
MYSTERY FOR POLICE j
SEATTLE, June 10.—'The murder
of the woman known as Blanche E.
Coleman, in her apartments at the
Christie hotel, early Saturday morn
ing continues to be one of the my
steries for the police to unravel. John
Soudas, a cigar ilealer, who was ar
rested shortly after the woman’s
body was found with her throat cut,
denies that he committed the crime
although blood was spattered on his
clothes and hands.
The police claim that Soudas and
the woman quarreled. Two weeks
ago the dead woman secured a di
vorce from Clyde Harpool. She then
took the name of Coleman, which was
her first name. She is known to be
the daughter of F. 1). Grosvenor, a
prominent man of Omaha.
The woman’s jewelry valued at sev
eral thousand dollars is missing, but
the police claim that robbery was not j
the motive for the crime.—Ex.
aviation shed. He shut off his engine,
descended to within thirty feet of the
objective and dropped his bombs. Al
though the explosions damaged his
machine, he restarted the engine and
escaped only to request another;
machine on his return with which to j
repeat the operation.
Lieutenants Thomas Howe and
Edward Legget, in the same machine,
merited decorations for downing two j
enemy machines during a single
flight. After dispatching the first'
they winged to a higher altitude and
engaged the second. Both enemies
were downed by machine gun fire.
A number of conspicuous feats are
attached to the record of Lieutenant
Henry Yates, the last named on the
official honor roll. His outstanding
accomplishment was the destruction
of an enemy waterworks under ter
rific fire.
With anti-aircrafts guns roaring1
and a company of infantry firing on
him he brought his machine down to
within six hundred feet and launched
his bomb. It dropped in the center
of the waterworks destroying it. He
then intrepidly attacked the infantry
with his machine gun and routed it.
MEXICAN REPLY READY
MEXICO CITY, June 30—The Foreign Office has all
; but completed the reply to the United States ultimatum
and it may be given out in a few hours. It is believed
that the reply is pacificatory and will remove the possi
bility of war.
VILLA JOINS CARRANZA
EAGLE PASS, June 30.—That Villa has joined the
Carranza forces at Mount Clova with several hundred
men is the positive statement made here today by a Mexi
| can resident of Texas who has returned from the Mexican
place named. He says he knows Villa well and that he
could not be mistaken. The man himself is well known
and is regarded as most reliable, so that his story has re
ceived general credence. The man arrived today from
Torreon.
! HAS 100,000 MEN
EL PASO, June 30—Information coming here indi
cates that the Mexican forces within a few days’ journey
of the American border are not less than one hundred
thousand men. They are also said to be well equipped
while most of them if not all are men who have been en
gaged in the internecine strife of the past few years. No
one doubts that the American forces in Mexican territory
are much outnumbered by the Mexicans.
FOUR RAIDERS HANGED
DEMING, New Mexico, June 30. — Four Villaista
raiders who took part in the Columbus raid on March i)
were hanged here today. They received a regular trial
but the evidence was so strong that their hearing was
short and the jury had no difficulty in coming to a verdict.
The charges against them was murder. All met their
deaths calmly, evidently convinced that they were dying
for Mexico.
GIVE BACK HORSES
WASHINGTON, June 30. — The horses and equip
ment of the American prisoners arrived at Juarez from
Chihuahua today and General Gonzales promises that
they will be turned over to the American authorities at
once. The prisoners themselves have not yet reached the
American camp but their liberation has already practi
cally been effected. The question now remaining to be
settled is that connected with the killing of the other
troopers but as some Mexicans were also killed and as the
fight was a fair and square one it is likely that some
amicable arrangement will be reached. This is not, how
ever, stated officially.
SEATTLE, June JO. — That the
early completion ot‘ the main line
from Seward to Anchorage is the in
tention ol the government engineer
tag commission is the statement made
uy Chairman VS. C. Edcr who arrived
in Seattle from Washington last
night. He states that the speedy ad
vancement of the work on the railroad
at three points will be the tu.->k. of
the commission this year. Ike pres
ent force of laborers will be increased
from three thousand to lour thousand.
Mr. Edes was accompanied by Mrs.
Edes and expects to sail for Seward
next Sunday. He did not leave Wash
ington until he hud made absolutely
sure tiiat no obstacle would be plac
ed in the path of the appropriation.
He will remain in Alaska until fall.
Higgs, he says, will work a crew be
tween Fairbanks and the Nenana coal
lields.
“As 1 understand there are man)
idle men in Seward and Anchorage/'
said Edes, “we shall hire all we can
in the north up to the limit and shall
not import any from the outside."
MEXICAN PAPERS SAY
UNCLE SAM HAS BEEN
SLAPPED IN THE FACE
EL PASO, June 13. — Newspapers
brought to El Paso today from sev
eral cities in the interior of Mexico
showed an increasing animosity for
Americans. Editorials in most of
them referred to Carranza’s recent
note as a “slap in the face of Uncle
Sam," while stories of volunteer corps
organizing for duty in case of inter
national trouble were frequent.
The principal article in a leading
newspaper of Saltillo, a semi-official
organ, pointed out that while “the
Colossus of the North has an ad
vantage in numbers and supplies, the
history of the Spanish peninsular
campaign shows that poorly equipped
troops were able to break down the
great army of Napoleon, and guerilla
tactics now should be able in the event
of intervention, to wear out the forces
of the United States."
BET GERMAN SUB WOULD
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK SOON
NEW YORK, June 22. -r- A bet of
$500 at even money was made today
that a German submarine merchant
liner would register her arrival with
the customs authorities of this port
before July 5. The wager was made
between officials of two well-known
steampship companies.
The man who bet the supersubmar
ine would arrive was not only confi
dent she would make the voyage
without any trouble but would enter
this port without submerging. He
ridiculed the British naval attache’s
statement that the undersea liner
could be trailed by her oily smell and
exhaust from her engines.
“Why didn’t they pick up the wake
of the submarine that sailed from
Kiel to the Dardanelles?” he asked.
“Or how was it that they didn’t smell
the U-19 when she landed Sir Roger
Casement on the Irish coast.
“The British blockade of this port
might be trebled in effectiveness and
ther w’ould still be only one chance
in a hundred that the submarine
would be caught in making the Hook
if she choose to come in at night.”
A person in close touch with the
German embassy stated today that
the first U-boat liner would arrive
here from Cuxhaven June 26 and
w’ould sail for home on July 9. Her
cargo will consist of mail, parcels
post, express matter and drugs valued
at more than $1,000,000.—Ex.