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The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
NOTHING DEFINITE THIS MORNING

LONDON, Dec. 3.-Nothng of definite nature has arrived in the dispatches from the front this morning In the west along the entire front from Asace to the North Sea the allies have eed steady pressure and have made slow progress almost everywhere. In upper Asace the French entered the village of Steinbach which was Oc- cuped after severe house to house fighting half the com munity taking part in the battle well the soldiers The defeat of the Ausans in Gaca is not denied but Vienna has sent no confirmation of the intelligence The German forces in Poland are finding it extremely diff cult to continue towards Warsaw Petrograd believes the German offensive has broken down but is possible that the invaders are reOrganzng their forces with view to another determined attempt to push the Russians further back The taking of Warsaw apparently depends on the success of the German forces advancing from the north If they can succeed in making headway the Rus sian center may be compelled to fall back to avoid being taken on the flank or rear Petograd also announces that
 Turkish column has been defeated in TranscaucaSa and dispersed by artillery after half the Turkish strength was lost The fighting in that part of the world is evidently now proceeding in Russian territory, however.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
SALOONS MOVE
 ACROSS STREET
PROHIBITION STARTS IN ARI- IONA AND SALOONS MOVE
 OVER TO MEXICO.

PHEONIX, Arizona, Dec. 91.-Pro- hibition becomes effective in this state at midnight tonight. Some of the saloons along the border moved into Mexican territory. In some cases saloons had to move only across the street to get away from the United States territory into the other re- public and were able to continue the sale of liquor in sight of the place where they formerly carried on bus mess. A remarkable fact connected with the prohibition of liquor sales is that the saloons are all doing a roaring business today as if everyone was desirous of celebrating the new order of things. Three hundred saloons and ten wholesale houses will close here.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
R. S. ESKRIDGE SPEAKS
 OF TRAIL TO IDITAROD.
Says a Man With a Jag on Could Have Walked a Straighter Course
 Than the Trail Follows.

In a strong letter to the Gateway R. S. Eskridge the we'll known mining man who recently arrived from the Iditarod, condemns the trail between that city and this. The letter is too long for its publication in full but Mr. Eskridge is so expert a musher that his opinions are worth having.
 "A reeling drunk" says the letter "wending his tortuous way through a thicket would not make a crookeder course than that taken by the trail from old Knik to Bud creek"
 "A chechacO" says the letter in another place lost and wild with fright and climbing every hill in sight for the purpose of finding where he was could not climb more unnecessary hills than the trail from Anderson to the mouth of Happy"
 Mir. Eskridge declares that Seward people are at fault because they fail to raise an agitation to have the road improved. He says that many people in future will rather travel the longer distance around by Fairbanks unless some improvement is made. Every mistake under the sun he asserts seems to have been made in lay ing out this trail and when an un- usually mild-mannered and genial fel- low like Eskridge says the very strong things contained in that com munication there must be lots of foun- dation for the complaint. Captain Norton more than bears out every word he says.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
ALEXANDER HAS
 BEEN INDICTED
STEEL MAGNATE MUST GO ON TRIAL ON WHITE SLAVE
 CHARGE.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-An indictment charging Charles Alexander the wealthy steel magnate of Providence, with a violation of the white slave act was returned today in the fed eral court. Another indictment was returned charging attempted bribery against Jeanie Elizabeth Cope of Los Angeles whom Alexander is charged with transporting. After the arrest of Alexander the police stated the girl had proposed to them to black mail Alexander and that she and they would divide what every money they secured.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
SAYS OUTBREAK
 IS DANGEROUS
FORMER PHILIPPINE OFFICIAL HEARS BAD NEWS FROM
 THE ISLANDS.

WASHINGTON Dec. 91.-Private dispatches to Dean Worcester former secretary of the interior for the Phil lippine islands contain the intelligence that the recent outbreak was signi- ficant and dangerous. It was signif- cant says the writer because it show ed that the feeling of the FilipinOs is very hostile to the Americans and that this feeling is more general than had been supposed. The letter gives no information that would show whether the rising has been complete ly suppressed or not.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
HEBRON BOOSTS SEWARD

In the New York Times of Decem- Der 13 appears long interview with Charles E. Heron, taken at the Wald- orf hotel. The clipping, which has been received by J. Hesse, quotes MT. Heron as saying that the govern ment R. R. will be built from Seward to Fairbanks. He also boosts the members of the engineering commis- sion and says that this promises to be by far the greatest and richest of territories. We have been only scratch ing around like lot of children so far," he said.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
 OF GOODS TO ALASKA

The collector of customs for Puget Sound, in his November statement, just issued posts no figures on impOr- tations from noncontiguOus territory of the United States, but the exports from his district are rendered and show that practically round million dollars worth of goods were exported to Alaska-$9S3, ,254, to the explicit while Hawaii took $2S7711 worth of shipments from ports of his district
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
NEW UNIVERSITY OPENS
 IN SPITE OF THE WAR.
(By The Associated Press.S


 BERLIN, Dec. 9O.-Nothwithstand- ing the war, the new University of Frankfort has just been opened. The Emperor signed the statutes of the new institution on August 1, the day the German mobilization was ordered Thus this new seat of learning will be identified for all time with the great world war, just as the university of Berlin is known throughout Germany for having been born during the Ma poleonic wars. The University of Frankfort has also attached to itse I a reminiscence of those days by open ing it's doors on the anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig, where Napoleon's power in Germany was finally broken.
 The opening, on October IS, was without any special ceremony. The Kaiser sent from military headquart- CTS a dispatch expressing his regret that the defence of the Fatherland from the nefarious attacks of our enemies" rendered it impossible for him to be present.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
FIGHTING MAY BECOME
 GENERAL IN MEXICO.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 81.-The statement is made semi-Officially here that early in the new year the forces of Gutierrez, Villa and Zapata will take the field in strength for deter mined campaign against the army of Carranza in all parts of Mexico where some of the Carranza troops have found resting place.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
ANDREW K. BEATsON DEAD.
Discoverer of Bonanza Group of Cop per Claims on LatOuche
 Passes Away.

In a letter to the Gateway from Mrs. Flora Beatson is contained the sad news that her husband Andrew K. Beatson, passed away at Los Angeles on December 16. MT. BeatsOn was the discoverer of the Bonanza group of copper mines on Latouche island and was one of the most prom inent figures in the Alaska mining world.
 Mir. Beatson's death will be regard ed as a loss by very, very many.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
FRENCH AND BRITISH
 FLEETS LOMBARD POLA
Government of Britain Drawing Up Note in Answer to
 United States.
FORWARDING POLA

BERLIN Dec 31.-Thirty French and British war ships have started the bombardmen of Poa the great Austrian naval base on the Adratc The place IS we'll fortified on all sides and possesses great citadel so that there is good reason to believe that the enemy can be driven away The city has population of forty thousand and it is the chief naval base of the empire The allied ships also have started the bOmbardment of Rovgno town some fifteen miles distant the coast The effort of the allied fleets to reduce CatarO have completely ta ed and the same result hoped for in this case The Aus tan fleet may however decide to go out and meet the allied ships so that great naval battle would result
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
HALL WILL OPEN AT
 EIGHT THIS EVENING.
Grand March at lO:15 After Which the Prizes Will be Awarded
 the Winners.

All Seward will see the old year out and the new year in tonight at the Firemen's masquerade. The hall will be open at 8 o'clock and the grand march will take place at 1O:15. There is nothing more to be said about the affair. Words are useless. Everyone will be present and the great year that will bring Seward galloping to it's goal will be ushered in with a royal time.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
GOVERNOR AT HOME.

Juneau, Dec. 3O.-GOvernOr Strong and Mrs. Strong arrived on the Mari posa from Seattle after visit to Cal- ifornia where the governor was en- gagged as a member of the commission for the territories in the matter of ex- hibits at the Panama exposition.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
FORMAL OFFER ID SELL
 COPPER RIVER RAILROAD
No Answer Given to the Pro- posaI of John PierpOnt
 Morgan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-J. P. Morgan yesterday made formal of fer to Secretary of the Interior Lane to sell the Copper River and North western railroad to the government at its appraised physical valuation. No answer was given by the secre- tary and no answer probably was ex- pected but the financier wanted to make offer in time There is no chance whatever apparently that any definite statement will be made by the secre-
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
RANDALL SAY HE IS
 FOR PROHIBITION.
Man Elected as Democrat to Congress Turns Over to the Dries and
 Quits Democracy.

LOS ANGELES Dec. 31.-Charles Fl. Randall who has been elected to congress as a democrat states today that he is not a democrat but pro- hibitionist. He declares further that his first act will be the introduction of a drastic prohibition bill which he will move heaven and earth to have passed into law.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
.CARRANZA HAS
 QUIT MONTEREY
FLIES BEFORE THE ADYANC- ING FORCES OF GENER-
 AL VILLA.

WASHINGTON Dec. 31.-Carranza evacuated Monterey yesterday with all his forces. The army of Villa IS advancing on that city from the south and it is expected that he will enter the place within day or two. The future intentions of the constitution alist leader are not known but his re- fusal to meet the Villa forces at all places is taken to mean he has come near the end of his rope by the con- stant weakening of his forces.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
DAN SUTHERLAND TO
 COME HERE SOON.

JUNEAU.-Dan Sutherland, ter ritorial senator from Iditarod, is ex- pected to come North on the next boat for the Westward, enroute to Seward to look things over. Senator Sutherland will be back in Juneau for the reopening of the legislature in March. He is the holdover member from the Fourth division, having flip ped coin with Senator Henry Roden, two years ago, and winning the toss.
 Senator and Mrs. Sutherland have been spending the winter in Seattle.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
SENATE REFUSES TO STRIKE
 OUT THE LITERACY TEST.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.- By a vote of forty seven to twelve the sen ate today refused to strike from the immigration bill the clause providing for the literacy test for the admis- sion of aliens. This clause was struck out notwithstanding the well known opposition of President Wilson.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
SAMPSON OWNERS
 INSIST ON DAMAGE,

SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-In answer to petition for limitation of liability filed by the Canadian Pacific Railway, on behalf of the steamship Princess Victoria, the Alaska Navigation Co.,. today in the federal court asked dam ages to the amount of $4S9,199. for the Admiral Sampson, sunk last Aug, 26 in a collision with the Princess Victoria.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION
 WILL OPEN TONIGHT,
President Wilson Will Press a Button and Secretary McAdOO Will be
 at Opening.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31.-The Pan anna California exposition will be opened tonight at midnight by Presi- dent Wilson who will press an cleo tric button at the whitehouse. Sec retary of the Treasury McAdoo will represent the president at tOnight's ceremony here. The exposition is fully ready for the opening and begins under the most favorable auspices.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
DUNCAN MCKINLEY DIES
 SUDDENLY AT BERKELEY,
Was Former Congressman and was We'll Known in Connection With
 Alaska Coal.

BERKELEY Dec. 31.-Ex-congress- man Duncan Mckinley died suddenly of appoplexy here last night. He was we'll know in Alaska as one of the coal claimants in the Boring river field district.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
JAP ARMY MAY GO TO EUROPE
OFFERS CORONA R. R. FOR ITS PHYSICAL VALUE
% < . < % # < < . % D ; * NO GATEWAY TOMORROW. <

* The Gateway will not be issued " * tomorrow, New Years Day, but " * if any news of importance comes 7 * it will be posted up in bulletins. " < Best wishes to everyone and " < for the material advancement of [" .: this district in the coming year. (: * < < * < < < < < * < 7
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
NEW STAMP MILL FOR THE
 WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT.

E. H. Bartholf and his associates will put stamp mill on their proper ty in the Willow creek district next spring. The property is know as the Mabel mine and is situated near the Alaska Free Gold property. MT. Bartholf will come here in March and go to the Broad pass country to look over it.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
NOME LEGISLATORS DUE
 IN CORDOVA SHORTLY,

CoRDovA, Dec. 2S.-TwO of the legi Iators-elect from Nome arrived at Fairbanks on December 19, en route to Juneau. They are travelling with a team of nine dogs and are ex- pected to reach Chitina today or to- morrow, and will come to COrdOva. From here they will take the steamer for the territorial capital.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
JAPAN MAY SEND ARMY

TOXIC, Dec. 31-The Japanese foreign office an- nOunces that no nation has requested that Japanese army be sent Europe to take part in the war against Germany report is current in TOO that the Russians favor the sending of the Japanese achievements but Great Britain heStates because of the economical and pol itical difficulties which might arise The expense of send ing the Japanese would probably fall Great Britian to a great extent.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
IMMIGRATION FALLS BY
 FORTY FIVE PER CENT
European War Keeps the People of Europe From Coming to
 the States.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Immigra- ton through this port decreased by six hundred and one thousand per sons during the year according to re- port issued today. This means a de- crease in immigration of forty five per cent compared to the immigration last year. This is due, of course, to the European war.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
HUGH DoUGHERTY SAYS
 TOLOVANA LOOKS WELL

Hugh Dougherty, who arrived this morning on the MaripOsa, says that the new placer camp at TOlOvana looks promising. The strike is two days tourney from Fairbanks and three hundred men were there when Mir. DOugherty left the Panama capital on December IS.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
DRAWING ANSWER TO U. S.

LONDON, Dec. 31-The answer to the American note relating to the seizure of American ships being pre- pared and will soon be drawn up and presented to the state department at Washington It stated emiOcia ly that the note will adopt the friendly tone which characterized the note from the American government and the whole matter will be adjusted without further friction.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
SERYIANS TO INVADE

PARIS, Dec 31.-The Servian minister to France has announced that the Servan army will invade Hungary in the spring The weather at present prevents the attempt but in the meantime the Servan army will prepare The invasion of Bosnia will also be attempted again and much help expected from the natives of that country they Savs and in sympathy with Serva. The Servan army is said to be well equipped and prOvisiOned
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
WENT ON MARIPoSA.

The following passengers went out on the MaripOsa: R. s. Eskridge, Anna Curtis Folkart Mrs. Katie, Robert Guest, J. Cummings, Mrs. James Mcconnell and August Lawson.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
CAME ON MARIPOSA.

The following passengers arrived this morning on the Mariposa: F. w.. Small H. Dougherty, A. Elmslee, j.. Dalton and R. Small.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31
TAKE SOLOMON ISLAND

Beainvie the largest of the Solomon islands yesterday according to a cable received here today. The occupation was carried out without much opposition only few German officials were there when the British forces ar rived.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31

tary or the president about the government railroad until the report of the commission is ready. Delegate Wickersham has sent a call to the members of the three Pacific coast delegations to meet Friday morning to discuss methods for getting an ap propriation which was urged by Sec retary Redfeld for aids to naviga- ton in Alaska. It is expected to get these appropriations through this ses- sion. The appropriations are now be- fore the committee.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31

Job printing of every description nt The Gateway.
The Seward gateway., 1914-12-31

LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10

brought him uns;cadily to his legs thu.
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oed through .th. nonse. chilling him,
and dwtndlui To an aching moan sfii
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but, il was hard 10 rel, iust. what,
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was Z, l.repahly llraI slrrrl,r lad c5I
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watched his futile strll..i,.s Il Mar.
was something terrible anu n,.,,a,.ins
in The anietness with which they
gloated-a suggestion of some snorr,,
TO come Al inc .desis,ed ana ms,
forth: = - :
"You'reasot me- nil rich, You did
this, tsajley. you --.::truiiorr.
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as vs.. :sn,,w..' sue.rtd o,,,. Of ihe fonr
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
Hnntinpto1,s censlls.

HUNTINGDON =Tnat the popula-
ton Of Huntington Is 1922. based
on an estimate OF four and onc-half
people to every child OF school age
between six and twenty-one. f. the
calculation Of Wilson NJ. FouIk, SUI
perintendent OF schools. in whose
hands the completed reports OF the
school enumerators were placed yes
terday. According to these reports
the totaltnumberfof children Of school
age found in the city is 9,S27. Null
itlply this by four and half and you
have Mr.: Foplk's figures verified.
Mr.. Follk says that this Is a conser-
yatiye estimate and that many con-
tend that the calculation. should be
made on q basis OF five to one. How
ever, everyone WING is aware Of the
way Huntington has been growing
will know that the tfgures are II any
thing below the real total.
The enumeration shows an Increase
iof; 77s over 1915, when the total was
,9!o4s. In 1912 without GuyAndotte.
the enumeration was 7.s4s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10

to the bunk before It works." he
thought. and The darkness yeiled the
measure of his potstions.
BE started at noise on the stair
way: His senses, not yet dulled. de:
tected stealthy tread-not The care.
less step OF a man una fraid. but The
cautious rustic and halt of,a maraud:
er. Every nerve bf4slled 10 seenest
alertness ns;the faint Occasional sounds
approached. passed :,he open end Of the
bar where he cron,bei, leading on 10
the window. Then aipfatch, dared. and
the darkness rushed out as a candle
wick suffered
Shorty stretched On tipioe: brought
his eye 10 The level Of the, bar and
Eazed upon the, horrtnt head OF RaIley:
He sighed thankfully. but watched
with Interest his strange behavior Z
Bailey moved ilieAlleht across sthe
window from left 10 right three times,
paused. then wiewaesed some code out
into the uight. 1
Hes signaling. unused Shorty
Hope he gets through quick. : I'm
getting full" Tue fumes ofihe liquor
were beating at his senses. aud he
knew that SION he would move with
difficulty
The man. however. showed no linton!
ton OF leaving. for. bis signals cou.
pleted. he blc@, out The light. tirsl lis
tenine for any sound! from . fore; then
his figure doomed black aud immobIle
against the dim sunlight of the win.
dow.
"oh. Lord. sNito set down." and
the watcher sq.hite,i upon The floor.
brncine against The walt his sdulling
perceptions were siitiirisntts acute %
detect shntiiins footsteps % the porch
and the cautious un6arring Of the
door.
Z Getting late for visitors. -jhe thought
as he entered bllssfn doze. when
they're abrd I'll turn In"
II seelned much later that shot
startled him : TO his dizzy nrariug
came tue sound of curses overhead.
the stamp and shift OF feet. the crash.
Ing fall of struggling ,iep and. VIVA,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
REX BEACH.
ADVENTURE
S T o {, /. r 1 E S.
The shyness Shorty
BY REX BEACH
|ciopyriaht by Rex Beach


AsEa teller of adventure tales
Rer Beach is without an equal
IN America. PEARS of expert
ence as a miner in Alaska made
him fomilia, with aiifHe known
quarter Of The globe where life
flows at full tide; consequently
his stories are NOT only Intensely
Interesting. but they are abso.
iuteiy true toSnature. Most Of
his Characters are real people,
changed somewhat to suit The
MOTIVES of aGe particular story
IN phich they appear. He has
been n many an Alaskan gold!
rnsh and has had many narrop
escapes. One of The stories IN
thss series derribes a fright
1ui experience IN a blizzard in
on Alaskan pass. Beach par.
ttctpated IN trip of This very
character and barely escaped
being frozen to death. One of
the indians who accompanied
him died of exposure. Beach
made his first great hit with
The Spoilers" remarkably
Interesting tale of life near fhe
arctic circle, and this was fol-
lowed by The Barrier" and
The Silver Horde." His Adj
yenture Stories are varied in,
character and full of thrilling
incidents and humorous epi-
sodes. IN appearance he resem-
Dies q college football player.
being sir feet two inches toll
and weighing 200 pounds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
STATE news
Called PASTOR.

PAREEnsguRGTfe congrega-
ton OF the First Baptist church OF
this city at a meeting held wednes-
day night voted unanimously to ex-
tend a call TO Rev g. Z. bartlett.
to become pastor Of tile church to
succeed Rev. Robert b. Smith. who
resigned in February. This action
was no surprise as 1t was generally
known that the congregation would
.ratify the report of the pulpit COM
,mittee made on last Sunday in which
that body without dissenting vote
recommended the appointment of DR..
Bartlett. The only thing unsettled
Sc the acceptance Of Che post by Dir.
Bartlett aud there Is no doubt but
what he will come TO the local
clitifeM s@illit ~ f9d ilf
~ ,SHiai rs 81 -
{HfA Bart Ell asi ias been previously
stated IFS the state evangelist for
3Wegt Virginia for the General Bays
list Association and Jieshas been en-
gagged IN this work for The past two
years \. ~ =.