The Seward gateway., October 14, 1916, Image 4

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BERLIN REPORTS SECOND ARMY
OF ROUMANIA REING SMASHED
ORDERS SHIPS TO REMAIN
NEW YORK, Oct. 12—It is reported that the com-:
mander of British fleet in Halifax has ordered all British;
ships in American ports to remain there for the present.
It is now believed that the story of the sinking of the
Kingstonian was an error. Today experts are expressing
in the newspapers their perplexity because of the sudden
cessation of the attacks on shipping by the 1-53. No one
seems to have got the slightest inkling as to whether the
submarine is still hovering around or has gone back across
the Atlantic. ..
KANSAN STAYS AT HOME
BOSTON, Oct. 12. — The ship Kansan which has a
cargo valued at half a million dollars lor St. Nazaiie,
France, has decided not to sail anil take chances of being
sunk by a German submarine. The cargo is made up of
munitions of war and the sinking would probably be re-;
gariled as legal.
ANNIHILATE ROUMANIANS
BERLIN, Oct. 12. — By irresistible attacks Generali
Falkenhayn is now rapidly annihilating the second Rou-|
manian army of the Transylvanian invasion. At Sinka
river they have been defeated decisively and are now flee
ing into the Alt valley with our troops following relent
lessly. At the same time the Bavarian army under Gen
erafKraft has taken possession of Red Tower pass and is
making ready for the invasion of Northern Koumania.
The plan of campaign now seems to be a simultaneous at
tack by the Bulgars and Germans from Dobrudja across
the Danube and by the Germans on the northern frontiei
in the effort to squeeze in from both sides and eliminate
Roumania entirely if possible.
ROUMANIANS FIGHT AND FALL BACK
BUCHAREST, Oct. 12.—The Roumanians are retir
ing near Kronstadt, it is officially admitted, but in good
order and they have repulsed several attacks on their rear
while continuing the retreat. South of the city our troops
have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. It is not denied
that the invasion of Transylvania has practically come to
an end but the physical conditions on the border make a
defense against invasion of this country comparatively
easv.
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GRABS GREEK FLEET
LONDON, Oct. 12.—Admiral Dufornet, commander
of the Anglo-French fleet in the Mediterranean, demand
ed the surrender of the whole Greek fleet yesterday and
also demanded the disarmament ot the forts and ships at
Lemnos and Kilkis to make sure that the allied forces will
remain in control at Piraeus without danger ol attack.
The allied general has also taken over the Lemnos rail
road and other precautionary measures have been taken
to safeguard our positions in Greece and the Balkans gen
erally.
FRENCH GAIN ON SOMME
PARIS, Oct. 12.—It is officially announced today that
our troops made important gains south oi the Somme last
night and captured fifteen hundred Germans in the as
saults. For the fiirst time for several months fighting lias
!>een renewed in the department of the \osges. \ iolent
artillery duelling is proceeding there and the Germans
have been repulsed at Schoenhatzen with heavy losses.
Military experts are at a loss to understand why the |
Teutons have resumed activities in that region.
HAIG SAYS ALL QUIET
LONDON, Oct. 12.—General Haig reports that con
ditions on the Somme front are quiet and that no import
ant engagement was fought yesterday by his command, j
Five raids were made on Messines, he reports.
BRITISH GAIN IN SOUTH
SALONIKI, Oct. 12.—'The British are still gaining on
the St anna river in Macedonia and have occupied Papa
lova and Prosenik. In that quarter the British have
brought their cavalry into action again and by that means
are able to advance faster than would be possible other
wise.
■ ITALIANS RESUME OFFENSIVE
LONDON, Oct. 12.—The Italians yesterday resumed
the Trieste offensive and broke the Austrian lines between
Lobar and Vertobia, taking six thousand prisoners. The
slowness of the advance is due to the fact that the front
in that region is confined and the Austrians are able to use
a comparatively small force for the defense.
NEW GERMAN LOAN COMING
BERLIN, Oct. 12.—A bill will soon be introduced in
the Reichstag for a three billion dollar war loan to be
floated in spring.
NOT TO USE SUBMARINES
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Bernstorff and Gerard, two
ambassadors, conferred for a long time yesterday after
noon and the German ambassador authorized the state
ment that Germany does not contemplate the resumption
of submarine warfare. He says Germany intends to keep
its promise to the United States in this respect. United
States ships arriving today report that neither Entente
warships nor German submarines were seen by them.
WHAT GERMANS WILL DO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. — Diplomats here believe
that Germany will grant the United States demands in re
lation to submarining ships near the American coast but
that Germany will insist on the right to operate submar
ines on the routes of ocean steamships far out to sea.
Seattle Inearths
Big Booze Combine
SEATTLE, Oct. 11. — The Dry
Squad claims that it has unearthed a
combine which was established for the
purpose of breaking the dry law. It
is said that the combine has a fund ol
eighty thousand dollars for the pro
tection of bootlegging. Margett, a
former patrolman, has been arrested
in connection with the matter. He is
the same man who was arrested some
time ago on a similar charge.
Gabriel Santos, who formerly con
ducted a restaurant here, is visiting
the city again for a while. He has
been in the Talkeetna country.
Rainier Buffet lo
Change Location
Messrs. McPhail and McKenzie
have made arrangements to move the
Rainier BufTel to the Ashland build
ing, opposite the U. S. Commission
er's office. The building will be re
modelled first and made one of the
finest houses in the territory. The
Buffet is now in tne Louvre building
and has been there since the fire de
stroyed their old place after they
had been located there only a short
time. 'The work of remodelling the
new building will begin as soon as
possible.
ANOTHER SON COMES
TO MRS. J. J. FINNEGAN
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A son was born to Mrs. .1. J. Fin
negan last night about 11 o’clock at
Seward General Hospital. Hr. Baugh
man was in attendance. Mother and
son are doing finely.
GERARD DENIES AGAIN
NEW YORK, Oct. 12. — Ambassador Gerard denied,
positively today that he brought any message from the
kaiser to the president touching on peace proposals in the
slightest.
DESPERATE FIGHTING
PARIS, Oct. 12.—The Bulgars are now desperately >
lighting the French and Serbs just south oi Monastir but
the allied forces are gradually forging ahead and Mona
stir appears to be closer and closer every day to capture.
WILL ADMIT SUBMARINES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—Councellor Polk of the de-|
partment of state says that the United States has refused
,he demand made by the Entente powers that German
submarines be excluded from United States harbors. He
says the reasons for the refusal will be published tomor
row. He also states, however, that the United States will
not tolerate the blockading of United States harbors by
Germans or Allies.
BRITISH WANT MORE MONEY
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LONDON, Oct. 11.—A tremendous ovation greeted
Premier Asquith today in the house of commons when he
asked for another billion and a half war credit. The
speech of the prune minister was most interesting as
showing just what is thought of the war and the manner
.n which it is progressing. “The war must not end in a
sham peace,” he said and this was the keynote of his
statement. The phrase is being taken by the papers to
mean that the Allies are determined to still push the war
m spite of the seeming failure of the western offensive,
and that no peace will be made until all danger of future
war is destroyed. The Times sums up the statement to
can that while the war is nut being ended Britain will
continue.
SITUATION MAY BE SERIOUS
LONGBRANCH, Oct. 11.—Wilson and Lansing are
conferring today on the submarine question. The officials
declare that no law was violated by the sinking of the
ships off this coast but they believe there is a grave dang
er that submarines may make mistakes that would cause
international complications. President Wilson will prob
ably ask the kaiser to remove the menace. A similar re
quest was made to Britain in 11)14 and this is legalded as
j precedent. At that time Britain promised to avoid in
juring American shipping. As matters now stand no
trouble need be expected if the submarines do not repeat
heir attacks and many people believe the U-53 came here
just to bring mail and only sank the ships as an incident.
PASSENGER RATES DOUBLED
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 11.—Owing to the submarining of;
ships near the American coast the rates for passengeis
across the Atlantic have been doubled. Several lines have
cancelled their sailings until it is learned that the sub- j
marines have quit.
SUBMARINE REPORTED
SAVANNAH, Oct. 11.—An unknown submarine was,
reported this morning off Tybee bar and it is believed to
ue a German.
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WANT NEUTRALS STOP SUBS.
LONDON, Oct. 10—The members of the Entente al
liance have recently addressed a memorandum to the neu
tral powers urging that belligerent submarines be not al
lowed in neutral waters or roadsteads. The note suggest
ed that neutrals should detain any belligerent submarine
entering neutral waters or otherwise grave dangers
would arise.
BERNSTORFF WILL WARN
SHADOW LAWN, Oct. 9.—Ambassador Bernstorff
told President Wilson today that he will warn the sub
marine commanders to exercise the greatest care in their
operations. President Wilson made a statement today to
the effect that a full investigation into the work of the
submarines will be made to make sure that United States
rights are safeguarded. He also says he will hold Ger
many to the full fulfillment of its promises but, he says,
he has no right to question Germany’s willingness to fulfill
them.
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BRITISH SHIPS SAIL ANYHOW
NORFOLK, Oct. 9.—Five British steamers sailed to
day for England despite the warning of the authorities.
It is feared that the German submarines are still waiting
although some people have expressed the opinion that
they cannot stay very long without fresh supplies.
RESTORE MATANESKA
LANDS TO ENTRY
President Wilson has restored four
sections of land in the Matauuska
valley to entry and notice of the fact
has just been recived by Manager
Christensen of the land department of
the engineering commission. Each
section is 640 acres so that the total
amount restored is slightly over twen
ty-five hundred acres. It is mostly
agricultural land.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Juneau, Alaska, Octoerb 4, 1016.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named plats of township
survey will be filed in this office on
the 20th day of November 1016, and
that on and after the .’list day of Oct.,
1016, the land officers will be prepar
ed to receive applications and filings
for lands described therein in accord
ance with the provisions of the at
tached circular of May 22, 1914:
T. 17 N., It. 2 E., Seward Meridian.
T. 17 N., R. 1 E., Seward Meridian.
Lot 6, Sec. 25
Lot 5, Sec. 35
Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
SEKSWVi SVaSEU Sec 36.
T. 16 N., R. 1 E.,
And all that portion thereof ly
ing north of Knik Arm.
All applications should be accom
panied by affidavits corroborated,
showing the date of settlement of the
applicant and the fact of his continu
ed compliance with the requirements
of the homestead law, and showing,
also, in addition to the usual require
ments of the homestead application,
the fact that no part of the land con
tains any coal or oil deposits and is
not in conflict with any reserve of 160
acres surrounding any hot spring or
group of such springs, or springs
valuable for their medicinal and cura
tive properties; that no portion of the
land applied for is in conflict with any
application of allotment, improved or
unimproved, by any Indian or Eski
mo, or occupied by any Indian or Es
kimo under any lawful possession;
that the land is not occupied or re
served by the United States for any
purpose, occupied for townsite or mis
sionary purposes, or reserved by the
United States for fish or fisheries,
and that it is not used by Indians as a
landing place for canoes or other
craft used by them.
Forms of homestead applications
have been sent by this office to the
United States Commissioners at
Seward, Knik and Anchorage and
may be secured from these offices.
Applications by those who have de
clared their intention to become citi
zens, or by naturalized citizens should
be accompanied by the original or fi
nal citizenship papers.
All applications filed are filed sub
ject to Executive Order No. 2217,
Alaskan Timber Reserve No. 1 of
June 22, 1915, and to similar Execu
tive Orders subsequently issued, en
larging the limits of said reserve,
pursuant to the Act of March 12,
1914, (38 Stat. 305).
The limits of this reservation and
its scope may be learned from the
U. S. Commisioners mentioned.
After November 20, 1916, no affi
BATTLE AT BAYONNE
AND LIVES ARE LOST
BAYONNE, N. J., Oct. 12. — The
police fired on the mobs of strikers
nere last night and at least three lives
were taken. A state of terror reigned
all day yesterday when the strikers
attacked Boliceman O'Connor on the
Lehigh railroad and alter they
thought him dead threw his body on
the tracks in front of a train. Last
night it was reported that two police
men and two strikers were dying and
soon afterwards rioting started again.
1 The mob was attacked by a force of
fifty police who decided it was neces-1
sary to use their guns. At the first
volley a woman spectator who was
looking out of the w indow of her home
was fatally wounded. Two men are
reported to have been fatally wound
ed in that attack also but the mob
was finally dispersed by the police.!
Three thousand of the employees of]
Standard Oil are out.
THIRTY SHOT
BAYONNE. Oct. 12. — Thirty peo
ple were shot in the rioting yesterday,
it was learned this afternoon, and
conditions are still most threat .ling.
The strikers have gainco possession of
the Hook district and are ruling it as
would an invading force in real war.
One of the most reckless actions of
the strikers was to burn down a
saloon building because they saw trie
proprietor talking to a strike breaker
in a manner that suggested a confe
rence on matters relating to tin*
strike.
WHITE PASS ENDS
A BTSY SEASON
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The White Pass & Yukon Route
will this week send its last boats down
the river from White Horse, thus end
ing the most successful year the com
pany has enjoyed since the days of
the Klondike. The railroad and stage
route from Skagwav to White Horse
will be kept up and operated through
out the winter.—Ex.
SCORES OF DEAD 10
; BE EXMftO HERE
Just as soon as the new cemetery
is platted and made ready the work
of exhuming and reburying the bodies
from all the other local graveyards will
be carried out. Mayor Myers said to
day that the new cemetery must be
made ready before the snow Hies and
he states it to be the intention to ex
hume every body now buried in the
five other places. It is estimated that
over a hundred people have been
buried in the neighborhood of the city
so that the work of exhuming will be
a big one and rather a gruesome one.
The work on the new cemetery is now
proceeding.
davit showing fact of settlement is
i required.
C. B. WALKKR, Register.
WILL TRY NEW MINING
METHOD IN THE VI KON
The mining machinery for the
Treadgold Gold Mining Co. which is
expected to revolutionize the process
of working frozen placer ground in
the Yukon Valley is now in Vancou
ver, having arrived there on a recent
train from the ea::t. The machinery
was brought direct from I<ondon by
the C. I*. K. service. Whether the
machinery will reach Dawson this
year or not is a problem. On account
of the lateness of the season and the
weight of the machinery, 272 tons,
the White Pass i» not disposed to
handle the shipment so late.
In handling tin* frozen placer
ground of the interior it has been the
practice to use steam points and thaw
the ground. This is expensive as the
Yukon Gold Company has been pay
ing $18 per cord for wood. The new
machine is in the form of a monster
scraper weighing several tons It is
operated on a railroad track several
miles in length.
1 he muck ami dirt i.s til's! sluiced
otr the gold bearing gravel. The sun
is then allowed to penetrate the sand
and thaw it for a depth of jiossibly
eighteen inches. The scraper then
moves along and takes the layer of
thawed ground oil’ and returns to the
other enu of tin* track. By the time
the machine readies the starting
point, the sun has again thawed a lay
er of sand and gravel and the scraper
takes otf another layer.
A. X. C. Treadgold, who was for
merly head of the Yukon (•old Cor
poration has been making a study of
placer mining methods where frozen
ground was encountered for years and
lias been working out a scheme for a
more economical method of handling
pay gravel. The scraper and track
are the results of his observation and
study —Kmpire.
FARMKltS AUK AWAKDKI) 100
TON POTATO CONTRACT
Walter De Kong, general storekeep
er for the Alaskan Kngineering Com
mission, advises the Daily Times that
tin* government has received 40 sep
aratc bids from the valley farmers to
supply the 400-ton potato contract
called for several days ago. In mak
ing the bids the Matanuska farmers
stated the amount of potatoes each
one could supply and the price of
same. The total tonnage of the 4G
hills amounts to 800 tons at a price
ranging from $48.50 to $48.GO per ton.
Mr. De Kong further advised that the
Alaskan Kngineering Commission has
given the preference to the Mata
t
nuska farmer and accepted the bids.
Delivery to be made upon request of
the government.
PIKKSVILLE, N. Y., Oct. 12.—
Judge Hughes has refused while here
tTTcstato whether or not he represents
the German-American vote. The
question was asked of him several
times.
BOSTON WINS FOUR GAMES AND
WORLD SERIES FROM BROOKLYN
Boston won the fifth game of the
series which was played today, so get
ting four wins to her credit end with
it the World's championship for the
year 1916. The game was won today
by a score of 4 to 1. The victory of
Boston was the vindication of the
opinion of the fans who picked her
from the beginning.
LINE-UP
Brooklyn—
Johnson—m.
Daubert—lb.
Stengel—r.
Wheat—1.
Cutshaw—2b.
Mowery—3b.
Olsen—ss.
Meyers—c.
PfefTer and Dell—p.
Boston—
Hooper—r.
Janvrin—2b.
Walker—m.
Hoblitzel—lb.
Lewis—1.
Gardner—3b.
Scott—ss.
Cady—c.
Shore—p.
First Inning—
Both teams failed to score.
Second Inning—
Brooklyn: Cutshaw walked and
Mowery sacrificed him to second.
Olsen and Myers go out but Cutshaw
advances to third and scores a minute
later on a passed ball by Cady.
No hits, one run.
Boston: Hoblitzel goes out. Lewis
hits to left field for three bases and
scores on Gardner’s sacrifice. Scott
goes out.
1 hit, 1 run.
Third Inning—
Brooklyn unable to score.
Boston also fails to cross the plate.
Fourth Inning—
Both teams again fail to score.
Fifth Inning—
Brooklyn got its first hit of the
game in this inning, Myers making a
scratch hit.
No runs.
Boston: Hooper singles and scores
when Janvrin hits for two bases.
1 run, 2 hits.
Sixth Inning—
No scores by either team.
Seventh Inning—
Brooklyn: Mowery singles, which
is Brooklyn’s first clean hit of the
game; gets to third but fails to reach
home.
Boston unable to score in this inn
ing. .
Eighth Inning—
Brooklyn: Merkle batting for Pfef
fer flies out to Lewis. Myers and
Daubert go out.
Boston. Dell replaces PfefTer in the
box for Brooklyn. Janvrin singles on
tfro first ball pitched. Gardner sacri
fices Janvrin to second. Hoblitz£l and
Lewis fly out to Wheat.
Ninth Inning—
Boston: Stengel singles. Wheat
fans. Janvrin retires Cutshaw and
Mowery and the game ends.
Boston wins the game 4 to 1 and
the championship of the world for
1910, defeating Brooklyn 4 games out
of 5.