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The Seward gateway., 1915-02-26
SAY DARDANELLES FORCED
FLEETS SAID TO BE MENACNG CONsTANTIN0PLE
GERMANS TO ATTACK WARSAW FROM THE NORTH
ARE DARDANELLEs FORCED

LONDON, Feb. 26-The allied fleets have bOmbarded silence the forts the Dardanees and are now pro ceedg into the sea of MamOra for the purpose of attack
 ing the city of Constantnope itself From the Black sea direction Russian gunbOats moving on the capital city to aid in the bombardment Reports from COnstantnope however deny all this According to the official Turkish report the bOmbardment of the Dardanees forts was u successful while Turkey claims that three of the lombard
 ing cruisers have been damaged and that the whole at tacking fleet has been compelled to withdraw. Turkey says that the allied ships not at all attempting to make the passage of the Dardaneles and merely trying for moral effect on the Turkish people by the lombard ment The real truth is anxOusy awaited the forcing of the DardaneleS would probably sound the knel of Turkish sovereignty in Europe There is no doubt that the allied guns have inflicted much damage on the forts whether they have succeeded putting them out of mission or not.
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RUSSIAN DEFENCE STRONG
mission or not.

PETROGRAD, Feb 26-The movements of the Ger mans around PrSzanySz apparently indicate that they are about to make an attempt reach Warsaw from that direction The capture of PrszasnySz is admitted and
 is directly north of Warsaw there to be no other explanation for the preparations being made by the
 enemy except that he intends to try to descend on the cap ita To reach Warsaw from the north the Germans will be compelled to take three strong lines of defence which our armies occupy Hindenburg has advantage given him by the selection of this route to the Polish capital and that that he will not be compelled to force crossing Of the Vistua river as he would be in taking Warsaw from the west where his main efforts have hitherto been centrated The general reports from the whole eastern front this morning show that the Russians holding their own in Russian Poland Gaeia and the BukOwina border It is conceded that the advance of our troops has been checked in the north and extreme south but our army is being constantly reinforced.
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FARMERS NOT TO BLAME
 FOR RISE OF WHEAT,

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-JOseph Letter was the chief witness before the committee which is conducting the probe into the cause of the rise in the price of wheat. He declared that the farmers are not to blame for the rise as they have been selling wheat at a loss for a number of years. It was apparently his intention to show that the rise was a normal one con sidering the conditions in the market of the world. He is still on the stand and will be followed by several of the men who have been most noted in the wheat market. Letter gave most val uable testimony on many points which could be known only to a man who had taken part in such tremendous wheat transactions.
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INDIAN
 WAR PROCEEDS
NATIVES RETIRE BUT ARE PILLAGING AS THEY
 GO.

BLUFF, Utah, Feb. 25.-The Indians who fought the battle with the posse of white men yesterday are now retiring and are being pursued. Re-infOrcements for the whites have arrived and it is stated that the Ind ians are elso stronger than they were in the first fight. Cattlemen in the line of retreat have been warned to drive their herds to places of safety as the Indians are pillaging as they proceed. The whole region seems sud denly to have reverted to times of old when Indians were really on the war path. Women and children have fled from the district through which the colored fighters must pass if they continue their retirement in the same direction. From all accounts it is evi- dent that they have made quite de- termined stand against the whites.
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HEARING OF FRANK CASE
 STARTS IN SUPREME COURT.
The Last Chance for the Man Who is Accused of Murdering
 Mary Pagan.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The hearing of the case of Frank began before the United States supreme court today. The hearing was granted after one of the most strenuous agita- tions that have ever been created in case of a similar nature in this country. The chief aim of the Frank attorneys will probably be to prove that the public feeling had become so bitter against the accused man that a fair trial had not been given him. A negro witness has confessed to hay ing given false testimony and this fact has exercised a powerful influence in giving the man another chance. There is a strong feeling now that Frank was not guilty of the murder of the girl Pagan.
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COST OF WORK BY THE
 RAILROAD COMMISSION.

The total cost of the work done by the engineering commission up to January 1, 1915, was s89S,O59.92. This sum was given in the report presented by the secretary of the in- terior to the appropriations committee of the house. The largest item in the expenditure is $156,9S3.96 which was spent for field service to employees. In round figures, tents and tarpaulins cost s4,5OO. Surveying instruments cost more than $1O,OOO. Purchase of pack animals cost over $22, ,OOO. Blank cts and bedding cost $S,411 Purchase and hiring of boats and launches cost s15,OOO. Subsistence cost $56,967. This included provisions, hOtel bills etc. Passenger transportation cost over 1000. More than $S,OOO was spent on transportation on railroads in Alaska. This report arrived on the last mail.
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WHEAT PRICE FALLS
 TO ONE FORTY NINE.
Storming of Dardanelles Forts Causes Tremendous Slump in the
 Market.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The news of the storming of the forts of the Oar danelles was received here today and at once caused a tremendous tumble in the price of wheat It fell before closing to one forty-nine and quart CT. The reason is, of course, that if the Dardanelles are forced Russia will be able to ship its wheat out from the Black sea. At present the Russian wheat has no outlet as the Germans have the Baltic in it's power and the Turks have the outlet from southern Russia.
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ARRAIGNED FOR THE
 MEXICAN CONSPIRACY.
Chandler and Others will Plead in a Month in Relation to Inva-
 sion Charge.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.-HarTy Chandler and the five other alleged conspirators who were charged with a conspiracy to invade Lower Cali fornia were arraigned today and were given a month to plead. The case promises to be a most sensational one. The court was crowded when the ar raignment took place. The whole strOy is expected to furnish some read ing that is seldom found outside of fiction. Lots of money, the prosecut- or says, had been raised to arm a strong force of raiders and some of the equipment had already been pur- chased.
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ALASKA SCHOOL
 BILL BLOCKED
NORTH DAKOTA MAN OBJECTS TO ALASKA NAMING
 SITE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Repre- sentative Norton of North Dakota has blocked the Alaska school bill on the grounds that the Alaska legislature has been permitted to select the site instead of having it selected by the federal authorities. The bill provided for a school fund by reserving sec tions sixteen, thirt-six and thirty three in the Panama valley, and four sections occupied by the Fairbanks agricultural station all of which would be granted for an agricultural college and a school of mines.
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HAVANA, Arkansas, Feb 26.- Two masked robbers held up the bank in this town yesterday and succeeded in getting four thousand dollars. They made the president of the bank prison CT and took him away to the hills. After having reached a distance of seven miles from the town they re- leased him and let him return to his home. A posse is now out securing the surrounding country for the des- peradoes.
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SUIT FOR LOSS OF THE
 CANADIAN LINER STARTS.
Canadian Pacific asks Three Million For Loss of Empress of
 Ireland.

MONTREAL, Feb. 26.-The suit brought by the Canadian Pacific rail- road company against the owners of the collier Storstadt began here today. The c. P. is asking three million dol lars damages from the Storstad own CTS for the loss of the Empress of Ireland which was sunk in collision with the other vessel last May.
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JOHNSON AND WILLARD
 MAY MEET AT HAVANA.
Change of Scene of Championship Battle will Probably take Place
 For Convenience.

FL PASo, Feb. 26.-It is now prob able that the battle for the worlds championship between Johnson and Willard will take place in Havana and not at Juarez, Mexico, as had been intended. The failure of the colOred champion to reach Mexico in time to prepare for the battle is regarded as showing that Johnson fears going too near United States territory. The difficulty of reaching the town just across the border through Mexican territory is found to be very great.
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GERMANY FAVORs U. s. PLAN

BERLIN, Feb. 26.-The proposal made by President Wilson of the United States that all foOdstus shipped for the civilians of all warning nations be permitted to reach their destination and that Germany and Great Britain both stop moesng neutral ships received here with the greatest favor by the officials well by the general
 agreement to such plan would relieve all ships of neutral nations from danger is pointed out that while Britain persists in her blockade of Germany Germany must de- fend herself by similar against Great Britain and that the United States Holland Denmark Sweden and other countries are the suffers.
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GERMANS PLAN AGGRESSIVE

LONDON, Feb 26.-The general opinion in military circles here is that Germany is now planning an exten sve aggressive movement in the western field and that another attempt will soon be made large scale to pierce the allied lines and advance towards Paris The al
 lies are in much better condition to resist than they
 month ago and the allied generals are easy in their minds as to the result of new offensive matter how hard it might be pressed No information was given out this morning as to the operations in the west during the past twentyfOur hours although it nmated that noth ing has occurred that is worth relating.
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OBREGON IMPOSES GREAT
 TAXES ON THE MEXICANS.
Carranza's General Gets Millions Out of Business Men of the
 Capital.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 25.-General Obregon, the right hand man of Car ranza, has imposed on the business people of this city taxes that will amount in the aggregate to many mil lions of dollars. The city is so secure ly in the hands of the Carranzaistas that the citizens must accept their fate without a murmur and pay with out hesitation.
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GUN TAKES THREE YEARS.

ROTTERDAM, Feb. 25.-In answer to an English official statement that English ordance factories are now turning out a gun which is the equal of the Krupp 42-centimeter field nor tars, a statement has been issued in Germany assuring the public that it requires more than three years to complete the construction of one of these weapons.
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TWO MORE BIG
 BANK HOLD-UPS
ARKANSAS BANK PRESIDENT CARRIED TO HILLS BY
 ROBBERS.

HAXTUN, Colo, Feb. 26.-John Brunk assistant cashier of the bank here was killed yesterday by a rob- Der who managed to get away with five thousand dollars of the institu- tion's funds temporarily. The rob- Der was not satisfied, however, with his work at the bank and immediate ly began to shoot up the town with a wanton recklessness. A posse was or ganized and set out to capture him which it succeeded in doing after a hot fight.
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SENATE GAVE
 THE $2,OOO,OOO
CHANGE IN GATEWAY CORRES- PONDENCE SOURCE CAUSED
 OVERSIGHT.

The Senate has actually passed the sundry civil appropriation bill includ- ing the two million dollars for the con struction work on the Alaska govern ment railroad and the money is now in the hands of the secretary of the interior so that no further delay may be expected in beginning the work. The bill was passed last Saturday night and the news was telegraphed to some of the Alaska papers on the day following Washington's birthday the 2Srd. inst, that is last Tuesday. For the holidays the head of the Gate way service in Seattle went away for a vacation and left another in charge with the result that the new man not being familiar with what we want, overlooked sending the important news that the senate had actually made the appropriation. The infOrma- tion came to the Gateway yesterday that the Cordova papers had received the story on Tuesday and this paper immediately cabled outside asking for the facts. The following answer was received from the man looking after. the Gateway's service:
 SEATTLE, Feb. 25.-It is a fact that the senate passed sundry civil bill including appropriation for govern ment railroad Alaska. Oversight due to my absence during holidays. My substitute received full instructions but overlooked. Greater care inI future.
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MCCARTHY SALOON CLOSED
 BY THE AUTHORITIES

Deputy Marshal Ike Evans has re- ceived word that H. F Hinman has been refused a liquor license for his saloon at Mccarthy by Judge Brown. The renewal of the license was refus- ed upon two grounds. One is that the majority of the people of the place do not want the saloon and the other is that the saloon has been selling liquor to men who were under the in- fiuenee. The authorities say the lat ter reason will be taken into account all over the district.
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TONVADE SERBIA

ATHENS, Feb 26-The latest information from the AustrOSerban front is that the AuStrans and Germans are preparing for another invasion of Serbia when the climatic conditions are favorable It is stated that when the xt effort is made the invaders will be in such strength and preparation that they will be sure of sweep ing through the little kingdom The defeat of Russians in BukOwina has been received in Serbia almost with feel ngs of despair the approach of the czas egons regarded as promising the junction of the Serbian and Russian armies for general attack on the enemy.
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FIVE U. S. NAVAL OFFICERS
 TO BE CoURTMARTIALLED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Five of- ficers of the United States cruiser San Diego will be cOurtmartialled as the result of the explosion which re- gently occurred on that vessel. An in- vestigation is said to have shown that gross carelessness, almost amounting to criminal carelessness, was exhibited in the matter.
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YUKON PIONEER HAS
 DIED DESTITUTE.

SEATTLE, Feb. 25.-Alfred Brun- nell, Yukon pioneer, died here last night in state of destitutiOn. He was formerly trader along the Yu- kOn river and in other parts of inter for Alaska and is said to have been very we'll known in the north.
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STRIKE COST MINE COMPANY
 MILLION AND A HALF.
Colorado Mine President says the Miners are now Working
 COntentedly.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Jesse F. Wellborn president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, stated here today that the strike by tte miners in Colorado cost his company mil lion and a half dollars. He also de- clared that the miners are again work ing contentedly and that no further disturbance is looked for.
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CHOCOLATE KING DEAD.

SYRACUSE, Feb. 26.-William H. Baker, who was known as the chOco- late king, died here today. He was president of what is believed to be the largest chocolate dealing firm in the world.
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THE LADY OF THE LAKE.

Tonight and tomorrow night "The Lady of the Lake," scOtt's beautiful masterpiece will be shown at the Casino. It is work of art on su- preme work of art,
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-26

Oscar Christensen from Mile Twen- ty-nine is in town for a few days on business.
 W. c. Snow of Hope arrived yester- day on business.
 The regular meeting of the Loyal Order of Moose will take place this evening at 8 o'clock sharp.
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ITALIANS RIOT AGAIN

GENOA Feb. 26-Following peace meeting here last night fierce riot occurred between the advocates of peace and the advocates of and battle royal took place One man was killed outright and several others wounded in the melee Feeling is running very high the question in all parts of the kindom.
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A MOSES MUSICALE.

Otto Moses, Stewards fine singer, is preparing to give a Musicale early next month. The program has not yet been arranged but it will be of the best.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-26

The news is so good that it removes the irritation that would otherwise come from the failure of the cores pondent in such an important circum- stance. We'll, the money is ready and now for the choice of routes.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-26
IOWA PROHIBITION LAW
 TAKES EFFECT JULY 1st.

DIES MONIES, Feb. 25.-The gov ernor signed the state prohibition bill today and the lew goes into effect on July first.
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LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-07
Boy RUNS AWAY
FROM FARM

On Dee. 22d 1914, a boy by the
name of Phillip William came to this
city for employment. He was sent
here by L. B. Rig, who has charge Of
he Big Brothers and Big Sisters IN
stitution of Milwaukee, .Mr.. CD. John
ston, a farmer in the town Of SigeI
hired the boy and was very well
pleased with his work, and he was
thinking somewhat Of raising his
wages. Wednesday night the boy
packed up his suit case and took a
hike to the city without notifying Mr..
Johnston. He asked the police for a
nights Iodging which was gwen him
and.wheure.aased e.tached the first
freight train headed for Milwaukee.
4 long distance message has been
sent to Milwaukee so the authorattes
win. be.ontLe lockout fer him and if
apprehended win probably be
brought back as he is indebted to
AIr. Johnson. William is only IL
years old and Of Polish descent. He
weighs about 10 pounds, has brown
eyes, a fair complexion and claims
TO be a shoe worker by trade,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-07
An ANNUAL
PINK TEA
w H. Reeves Presented With Gold
Watch Chain and Masonic Charm
in Honor of his Birthday.

For several years William H,
Reeves has entertained his gentle
men friends at cards at his home on
New Years Eve. He got in this habit
from the fact that his birthday oc-
ours at Xmas time, and so many
doiugs take place at that time, that
he celebrates his birthday on New
Years eve AS usual about twenty
OF his most intimate friends respond
ed TO his invitations and participat-
ed in this annual event. At midnight
TO start the new year favorably, an
elegant dinner was served in which
al mad a most enjoyable session.
Those who attend these annual pink
teas given by Mr.. Reeves look for
ward to them with d great deal o.
pleasure This was THE occasion for
4ls friends to present him with a
solid goId watch chain and Masonic
charm which Mr.. Reeves cherishes
very much.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-07

ton during the past four years viii
grant him the reputation Of having
discharged the duties of said office
faithfully and efficiently with equity
and impartiaity to all. He has dis
played wisdom and discretion in The
discharge of his every duty and we
are pleased to commend him for the
excellent record he has made.
His administration viii compare
favorably with his predecessors and
in some cases very much better. He
was prompt, active and persistent in
his prosecutions and yet he was not
expensive to the county in his pro
secutions. He found the criminals ant
then convinced them that ii was best
for them to plead guilty.
The records of the District Attor-
ney office show that of the three
terms of Circuit Court he never had
a criminal case to try. He was only
obliged to try two cases out Of
twenty y-eight as all the rest plead
guilty through his favorable auspices.
Eighteen criminals were sent to
states prison at Waupun and ten to
the Green Bay reformatory. He col
Iected more in Justice Court fines
than all court costs amounted to al
together. This record speaks. louder in
his behalf than anything we can say
in his behalf.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-07
GRAND RAPIDS WILL
SEND SIX TEAMS
Wausau and Stevens Point viii
Pull for the Rapids at the
S tate Bowling Tourna-
ment in Sheboygan.

Pres. w. F. Gleue announced this
morning that six teams from Grand
Rapids would attend the state
bowling tournament to be held at
Sheboygan.
Four of the teams have signed up
the entrance blanks and deposited
the entrance money. These teams
are Gleues, Normingtons, West
Siders and Rexalls-the others will
sign up today and are the Bankers
and the Highlanders.
The teams are made up of the fol
lowing players: GIeues-GIeue, Roe
MUS, Lutz, Bisig, W. Bodette. Nor
mingtons - Natwick, Dixon, Arpin,
Mosher, Normingtton West Siders-
Potter E. Hill, Little, Perrodin,
Gets. Rexalls-Whitrock, Helm, E.
jung, White, Cypress. Bankers
Fritzsinger, Peerenboom, Nash,
Johnson, Lambert. HighIanders not
yet completed.
Besides the teams there will be
quite a company of boosters attend
the games played by the Rapids men.
Six teams was as many as the
state tournament, committee expect
ed from this city.
Wausau will send five teams
and Stevens Point will send two,
making in all thirteen teams from
Central Wisconsin or eighty-five &c
tive bowlers who, augmented by the
boosters, viii bring the representa-
ton from this section up to a hun
dred or more good rooters. These
men are all pledged to boost Grand
Rapids for the next state tourna-
ment. This number of live wire
boosters viii show the bowIers Of
the state that we are hustIers.
The one thing we have lacked to
handle a tournament is sufficient
alley room. This has been over
come by the personal efforts OF Ja-
cob Lutz, who has arranged to In
I stall six alleys in the Amusement
Hall if Grand Rapids gets the tour
naInent-these alleys would afterWart
| he moved TO a convenient location.
Business men are backing the bowl
/ ers and with over a hundred men
roofing for the next state tourna-
ment, Grand Rapids chances seems Il
/ be pretty good.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-07

Gov. Philip Assures Geo. P. Ham
brecht and Lawrence Whittet
He Will Not Take Part.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 6.-The con
est over the speakership Of the
lower house Of the Wisconsin leg
islature lies, it is believed, between
George P. Hambrecht of Grand
RAPIDS and Lawrence G. Whittet of
Edgerton and probably viii be decid-
ed by next Saturday. Both Hambrecht
and Whittet talked over the matter
with Gov. Phillip on Tuesday and he
told them he would not take sides in
the contest as his only concern was
to have the house organized SO it
would not be antagonistic to the po-
IiticaI declarations on which he was
elected.
Just before Mr.. Hambrecht left for
his home Tuesday afternoon he told
the governor he felt disposed to car
ry the contest into the republican
caucus, and if he should not be sue
cessful there to carry it to the floor
Of the house.
Mr.. Hambrecht also said he be
lieTed he had sufficient pledges to
nominate him in the caucus.
Two From Same City.
One thing believed u initiate
against the chances Of Mr.. Whfttet
being chosen is that his fellow towns
man, Editor C. W. Coon, is a candi-
date for chief clerk Of the senate
and probably viii be elected, though
Fred Wylie OF Madison, the opposing
candidate, processes confidence. The
Hambrecht supporters contend it
would not be fair to give too many
legislative positions to one city.
Christ Panlus OF Milwaukee and II.
]. Mortenson of New Lisbon are as
pirants for the speakership.