The Seward gateway., July 24, 1916, Image 1

About The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917

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BRITISH BEGIN FOURTH WEEK OF
GREAT OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST
RUSSIANS STILL WIN
LONDON. July 23.—IVtrograd reports that the Rus
sians are advancing in the Lipa and Styr regions and the
enemy is retreating in disorder. General Sant ha roll on
the Lipa has taken 300 officers and 12,000 men prisoners.
KUROPATKIN vs. lllNDENBl RG
LONDON. July 2 k—From the eastern front comes
the news that the Russians are continuing their successes.
It is also reported that Kuropatkin has cut von llindcn
burg’s lines at several points and. according to unofficial
reports lias penetrated a distance of five miles.
LOOKS GOOD l'OR ALLIES
LONDON. July 21.—The fourth week of the Somme
battle begins well for the Entente allies and is expetteu
to l>e fruitful in important developments. Just belort.
Saturday at midnight, it was learned this morning, the
British began a new attack along the whole line from
lV/.ieres to Guillimont. I he lact that Haig has been able
to resume the offensive so soon alter the unsuccesstin
German counter attack ol last week, in which vein strong
German forces were engaged, is regarded as a good
augury.
NO TRENCH ASSAl LTS
LONDON, July 23.—Trench storming and infantry
attacks in Flanders have ceased tor the present but a bit
ter artillery duel is raging between the British and Ger
mans. It Is believed that Haig is preparing to deliver an
immediate infantry smash.
SUBMARINE GETS PAPERS
BALTIMORE, July 23.—(Sunday)—Port Collectoi
Ryan secretly delivered her clearance papers to the Ger
man submarine Deutschland last night and it is again be
lieved that she is about to make her dash. That Ryan in
tended the delivery of the papers to be a secret did not,
however, prevent the news from getting out in some wax
or another and if the British have agents here it is likely
that the allied warships already know of the fact.
ANXIOUS ABOUT BREMEN
BALTIMORE, July 24.—(Monday)—The Deutsch
land is still here and tlie Bremen has not arrived, there
is now the greatest anxiety felt for the latter as she was
due to land several days ago. It is pointed out, however,
that she mav be on the wav to some other port,
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RUSSIANS SMASHING THROUGH
PETROGRAD, July 24.—The Russian armies have
battered and blasted their way urrough the German line
below* Riga and have shattered temporarily Austrian re
sistance in the south so that a further advance has-been
made towards northeastern Galicia and Hungary. Vio
lent German counter attacks northeast of Kovel have
been repulsed and today a violent artillery duel is proceed
ing between the forces of Kuropatkin and von Hinden
burg along the most northeastern line of the battle front.
SAY BRITISH FAILED
BERLIN, July 24.—The British troops failed to ob
tain a foothold in their offensive along the Perriez line,
the war office announced today. The only advantage the
British gained yesterday along the line from Thiepval to
Guillmont was at Perriez where they penetrated a few
nouses.
CROWN PRINCE MAKES FLIGHT
AMSTERDAM, July 24.—The German crown prince
made his debut as a flier last week when for 15 minutes
he risked his life in a German aeroplane over the French
lines surrounding Verdun. He had decided to see matters
for himself.
James Whitcomb
Kilev is no More
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INI>1AXATOMS, July 23. Januw
Whitcomb Riley, “The Hoarier Poet
passed away here today of Paralysis,
tii si; if v red a -previous shock recently
out seemed for a time to be recovet
mg’, lie has left his fortune lor the
purchase of a library site. The gov
enter has issued a prOi umaiion touch
tng ou the famous poet and cxptc
tig praise anti sorrow.
Riley was born at tireenhekl, In
dianu. in lSod and was educated at
the public schools.
MAS PARI OP Tin:
OLE MARTIN KANiTl
Erich Lucas lias purchased ten
acres of the Ole Mart in ra , h v.f. i
is now owned by James Stewart, fhp
ten aeres include the improved portion
of tile homestead, with the houses and
six acres of chaired ground. Th
price t- not mentioned bill it is Saul? ti
hat the price placed h\ Mr. Sic. art
»n H> proper!) general!) is s 100 an
acre. It is admiuctl. however, that
the { lice paid for the cleared and im
t'U'Vvd land by Mr% Lucas is more
than this amount.
NEW YORK MOOSE 1 PEN
DOW \ p \N 1)1 DATE III l,fills
SYRACUSE, July 2d.—The Pro
gressive state committee has adjourn
ed after refusing to endorse Hughes.
The proposal to endorse him was
formally made hut had, it is said,
very few supporter*,
PROMIN ENr \LASLANS
\RE TOMINE NORTH
SEATTLE, July 2d.—The Louis
l.atie expedition will leave next l*ues
day for the Arctic regions. Arch
deacon Stuck has arrived lieie ami is
going nort!i in a few days. Scotty
Allan has also arrived and will h ave
for Nome next Moiulay. lb* is now
promoting a motor sled company. He
declares that the Alaska nialamides
created a sensation on the Pren.it
front,
IIAl LINE EMPTY t \SES
SEATTLE. July 2d,.—The gmotine
! launch llwaco is towing a scow with
six thousand empty salmon cases to
lloceta island and the price o the
carrying will be only two dollars a
ton.
Outside Money is
Here For Lot Sales
Money is being wired to Seward
now in eon iderablo quantities for use
in the purchase of lots at the Pa Maine
auction sales which begin tomorrow,
tin money is being vvirtni to real
estate men here. The sate, as can l>e
sen by the advertisement, will take
place tomorrow at 2 P. M. in A. I*.
Hall. W. P. Henry will be the auc
tioneer.
I’UOMA MEN KILLED
IN PORTLAND A ESTERDAA
PORTLAND, July 2 — Ulysses
Anbury and Frank Asyc were killed
cm the Rose City' speed way when
Aubry’s car crashed into a fence. I he
bodies will be taken to Tacoma fot
burial, both of the men having come
from that city.
I REDIME W Kl.SIl AND
WHITE SIGNED I P
UHP AGO, July 2L-Kepresenta
lives of Freddie Welsh and Charley
White signed articles today for a
twenty round bout for the light-j
weight championship before the Colo* I
rado Springs. Colokado. Aihl.C’c Clubi
on Labor Day.
M SPEC TED PANDIT
SHOT AT SPOK VNF
SPOKANE. July 21.-Dick Turner,
a suspected bandit was fatally wound
ed near the post olliee today and a
policeman was seriously hurt in a
running fight which raged for blocks
tiirough the Spokane streets neai
Union station.
COMMIT! EE CONFIRMS
NEW C. S. Jl*STICK
WASHINGTON. July 24. — The
senate judiciary committee today re
ported unanimously in favor of the
confirmation of Judge John H. Clarke
as a justice of the United States su
preme court to succeed Hughes.
COLVILLE R t IS ERA \TIOX
DRAWING ON THURSDAY
SPOKANE, July 23. — There are
ninety thousand registrations for the
drawing on the Colville reservation
lands next Thursday.
MARRIED
Mr. G. E. Prook and Mrs. Grace
Sayers were joined in marriage last
evening by Commissioner Ennis. The
bridegroom is on the Engineer Com
mission staff and the bride has just
arrived from outside.
FRENCH AVIATOR CAUGHT
PARIS, July 24.—The French aviator Antoine Mar
shal, who started from Nancy on a aeroplane trip to Rus
sia via Berlin, failed by only sixty miles to carry out his
projects. He was captured by the Germans in Poland after
having dropped proclamations on Berlin.
REFUSE CASEMENT REQUEST
LONDON, July 24.—The attorney general has refus
ed the certificate which would enable Sir Roger Casement,
who had been degraded from knighthood as well as sen
tence to death, to appeal direct to the house ol lords.
BRITISH DENY
LONDON, July 24.—The Britsh official authorities
deny that Britsh vessels reported seeing the German sub
marine Bremen.
Say Bill Will Kill
Our Copper Mines
SEATTLE, July 23.—Transporta
tion and mining men declare that the
passage of the general revenue bill
now pending in congress and carry
ing a three per cent tax on re lined
| copper v\ill result in closing many
| Alaska low grade copper mines and
drive out of business thirty ore car
riers that now make this port. Com
mercial organizations and manufact
urers’ associations are about to make
a strong protest.
ALASKA PIONKEB TAKES HIS
LIFE; f t IS HIS TI1UO.U
JUNEAU.- Joint Godell, former
deputy marshal at Sitka, and a pion
cer of Alaska, last Friday afternoon
at ,» o’clock entered one of the bath
rooms at tilt* Pioneers’ Home and
committed suicide by cutting his
throat with c. razor. The news of the
suicide was brought to Juneau yes
terday on the Al-ki from Sitka and
quickly spread over the city, where
Judge Godell is well known.
Judge Godell has been an inmate of
the Pioneers’ Horne since last May
and it is thought his physical condi
tion as well as financial troubles un
settled his mind temporarily. He
\vas suffering from heart trouble,
Brights disease, goitre and other com
plicated diseases. Ho realized that
his diseases were incurable and that
he had not long to live.
Before cutting his throat Judge
Godell arranged all of his business
affairs even to the smallest details.
He is survived by a son, Lawrence
Godell, about 1G years of age, and
also by a sister in Oregon. He was a
lawyer by profession, a former deputy
collector of customs stationed at Orca,
a former deputy marshal at Sitka, and
a general pioneer of Alaska.
Judge Godell seemed in good spirits
at all times and no intimation of his
intent was made to anyone. At 5
o’clock he entered the hath room and
stretched out in the hath tub. He
slashed his left wrist with a razor,
but not satisfied with that, he then
cut his throat from ear to ear.
The remains were found by one of
the other inmates of the home a few
minutes after the deed. A coroner’s
jury was empaneled by Commissioner
IVArmond which returned a verdict
of “death by his own hand.” The
funeral services were held in Sitka.—
Em pi re.
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For four innings the game between
the Federals and Seward yesterday
was all that could be desired. For a
time the boast of Manager Ennis that
he cculd whip the homers seemed well
founded but alas and alack; Seward
came back with a naughty little
twinkle in its eye in the fifth and
eleven to duckegg was the windup.
It was all right until that fifth when
like an explosion Reed and Nickerson
scored on a two base hit by Mr.
Justice Finnegan, and then later in
the same round Tim Finnegan hit, Joe
Campbell hit again, Jack Finnegan
scored again and Tom Finnegan got
in agin. Then came two more runs
i until Carrington snapped a lightning
bolt and shot to the first baseman,
making a pretty double play. A new
man named Meagher went into the
box for the Feds and looks promising.
Heck caught for the Ennis Hopes.
There is little remaining to be told.
Gus Manthcy pitched pretty well.
Some of the most interesting “plays”
took place that were not quite on the
cards. Heine Haasch got run into at
first base and fell, to all appearances,
mortally wounded. Of course, one
could not call that a “play” very well
^but it was a thrilling moment in the
UANUi WUKHINO NUW
UN K. K. lUb WAY
About Fitly Miles oI iivuk Laul J o-1
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wards Matanuska Coalfields.
Forces of men are now working out'
i iom Anchorage tiiia way on tile gov j
eminent railroad about eight or t«*n !
miles and more men are being seia |
out in this direction aa fast as pos- j
sible, according to Chairman W. C.!
Edes of the Engineering Commission
who returned today from a trip to i
Anchorage on the Farragut. While
over there Mr. Edes went nearly to
King’s river on tilt* Matanuska branch
and nearly to Talkeetna on the main
branch. He would have proceeded
further but the car broke down.
About fifty miles of track have neen
laid out to Moose creek which is on
the Matanuska branch but the dis- j
tance covered from the Junction on
the main branch is still inconsider
able.
There will be no coal bunkers built
this year, Mr. Edes says. He knows
nothing about how the coal lands are
being leasesd and he seems to inti
mate that the Commission will wait
to learn first how the coal mining will
developc here before plans are made
for bunker, etc. The railroad will,
however, be built immediately up into
the coal fields and will be in the heart
of them about the middle of October
if not before. There is no chance to
join the Alaska Northern to Mata
nuska this year as some very heavy
work must be done between the end
of the line and the new city. Mr.
Edes is now busy studying conditions
here and will soon be able, probably,
to give a more definite outline of the
contemplated plans in this division.
WICK MEN AFTER
THE SALOON NOTE
An effort is being made in the in
terior to line the saloon vote of the
Territory up behind Delegate Wicker
sham again, and, with lack of logic
usual with the Wickershamites, they
are making their campaign on the in
cidental fact that Judge Jennings has
provided for a secret ballot to ascer
tain the will of the people of the First
Division communities as to whether
or not licenses may be used instead
of ascertaining their will through
other methods, as is done in some
other sections of the Territory. The>
are, also as is usual with Wicker
shamites, appealing to prejudices in
stead of reason.—Juneau Empire.
HOPES FOR SETTLEMENT
OF LONGSHORE STRIKE
SEATTLE. July 24. — The federal
mediator has expressed the hope that
a peace settlement will be made in
the strike of longshoremen here soon.
W. C. T. T. MEETS
The Women’s Christian Temper
ance Union will meet tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 in the Methodist church.
All ladies are invited.
game. The famous first baseman
rolled in his agony half way across
the diamond and then lay cold and
still in what looked like death, while
uomen tuurned pale and strong men
fainted, but German grit soon had
him at his post once more.
A little later a ball was sent about
five hundred feet up in the air and
came down like a bullet on the head
of Jim Hayden. It sounded like two
ivory balls coming together or a tomb
from a Zeppelin or something al
though a‘member of Jim’s family says
the ball hit a “soft” spot. But that
could hardly be called a “play” either
unless it could be described as pool or
billiards. Well, the game showed yes
terday that Seward will have to get
together and practise hard or be dis
graced for ever by Anchorage.
Member ol rord
Peace Party Here
Emil Edward iturju, lone repre
sentative iroin Aiuoku on henry
r orus lumous European peace expe
dition, arrived in beward tins morn
ing on tiic Alameda. Mr. Hutja is
nere to gather material for a series
of articles lor Outside magazines,
among them Mining bcieutilic Press
of ban Francisco and Dusine&o
Chronicle, of Seattle. He will be in
•Seward a week.
Concerning the jaunt of the peace
party, Mr. Hurja’s chief point vs a.-, tho
general misunderstanding of the
nature of the expedition, it was con
ceived, he said a» a pilgrimage to
arouse interest in u neutral conference
which was later established at Stock
holm and which even now ia holding
its meetings.
There were 210 members in the
party. The countries visited were
England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Germany and Holland. The trip cost
the Detroit automobile manufacturer
$430,000.
“Our trip across Germany was per
haps the most interesting part of the
•whole trip,” Mr. Hurja said this morn
ing at the Overland. “We were im
pressed with the atmosphere of ten*e
ness, the apparent willingness of
everyone to work for the country and
the machine-like smoothness with
which every detail in our trip had
been taken care of.
“When we ate our meals on the din
er at the railway station in Hamburg,
we had our first bite of the famous
German war bread, made of potatoes.
The bread was wholesome and nutri
tious, although we didn’t eat more
than two thin slices apiece, and those
were a quarter of an inch thick. They
didn't have any meat on the menu, but
plenty of beer.”
On his present tour through Alaska,
Mr. Hurja has visited Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova,
and Valdez, as well as many inter
mediate points by motor boat. He
will go to Anchorage from here. Mr.
Hurja was formerly city editor of the
Fairbanks Daily Times.
SHIPPING
CAME ON ALASKA
The following came on the Alaska
from the westward: U. C. League, J.
Lafer, S. H. Youans, L. V. Kay, R.
Ashland, J. Raftery, Mrs. J. C.
Noonan, Mrs. G. W. Groves.
WENT ON ALASKA
The following went out on the Al
aska: P. F. Cummings, Geo. F. Weis
mann, M. A. Hovey, Mrs. Hovey, Mrs.
Ed. Whittemore, G. W. Smalley, N.
J. Wolf, E. S. Russell, H. W. James
and 5 steerage.
WENT ON FARRAGUT
The following went out on ti e Far
ragut: Mr. f.nil Mrs. Paul Meske,
Mrs. Coleman, C. H. Hope and wife,
Mrs. L. C. Straughan, Mrs. F. E. Cot
ton, L. R. Norman, J. Junemeyer and
4 steerage.
CAME ON ALASKA
The following first class passengers
arrived on the Alameda from Seattle:
W. J. Barnshaw and wife, Mrs. B.
Barnshaw, J. Venable and wife, Dun
can M. Stewart and wife, Miss K.
Stewart, J. J. Loughran, Miss Ruth
Burke, Miss Secil Hooee, C. Jeffneys
and wife, J. A. Pinard, J. P. McPhail,
S. J. Peters and wife.
MOYER RE-ELECTED
GREAT FALLS, July 23. —Moyer
was yesterday re-elected president of
the Western Federation of Miners,
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