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The Seward gateway., 1915-03-30
% < < * < < z < * # < * ENGLAND AROUSED BY * DROWNING PASSENGERS.

LONDON, March SO.-As the day wears on it is made evident that the drowning of the passengers on the liner Falaba and the steamer Aquila has aroused the people of this country to a state of more intense frenzy than has been experienced since the begin ming of the war. Some of the news papers are calling for the execution of all the members of German submarine crews captured in future but some of the publications declare that such a course might lead to the execution by the Germans of British prisoners in their hands. The feeling against Ger mans is such that the life of German resident of this country is hardly safe. Never in it's history has Eng land shown such bitterness and the war is sure to become even more hor- rible from this time forward.
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VON DER GOLTz
 LEADS TURKS
SAYS THERE IS NO DANGER OF TAKING THE DAR-
 DANELLES.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 3O.- General von der Goltz, the German who is in command of the Turkish forces, declared today that there is absolutely no danger of the attack by the allies on the Dardanelles succeed ing. Large land forces well equipped and organized by Von der Goltz have been mobilized to meet any attack by the allies on land. He is also hurry ing the construction of powerful forts to supplement those already defend ing the channel from the Aegean sea to the sea of Marmora and field guns are being brought up to aid in repell- ing the attempt. He says that all fear of the success of the allies can be banished and that the business of this city need not be in the least dis turbed.. Turkish aeroplanes flew over the allied fleet yesterday and dropped several bombs. The aviators report that one battleship was hit by several bombs and seriously damaged but the name of the ship has not been ascer- tained. Each days delay is now be- ing made use of to strengthen the de- fences and to mobilizing larger forces of land troops for the defences of the capital.
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PROHIBITION
 FOR.IBRITAIN
LLOYD GEORGE CALLS DRINK WORSE ENEMY THAN
 GERMANY.

LONDON, March 3O.-LIoyd George, chancellor of the exchecquer for Great Britain, has come out with the prohibition principle during the war. He declares that drink is now war. He decares tat drink is now greater enemy of the British people that the Germans or Austrians. To prove his theory he cites instances where war material destined for the front was held up because the men engaged in the work of forwarding it became intoxicated and lost all sense of the duty they owed their country. A big opposition to the proposal is expected to develope, particularly from the wealthy people of the king dom most of whom have stock in brewing and distillery companies. The stoppage of the sale of drink would ruin hundreds of thousands and even members of the house of lords would be amongst the chief sufferers so that the chancellor will have a tre- mendous fight on his hands should he persist in his campaign. He is sup ported by some of the best men in the empire, however, and prohibition may possibly come into beirg.
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TRIAL OF ALLEGED
 DYNAMITERS BEGINS
Italians Who Are Charged With At tempting to Blow Up St.
 Patricks in Court.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-The trial began this morning of the Italians who are charged with throwing bombs in St. Patrick's cathedral on March 2. An immense amount of interest is be- ing manifested in the hearing owing to the sensational developments prom ised by the stories of the police ofIici- als. It is expected that evidence will be produced to show that a wide spread conspiracy existed which had for it's object a general warfare with dynamite against the public buildings of the city as well as against the mansions of the multi-millionaires. The defendants will try to prove that the police invented the sensational part of the story aS it was published and there seems to be a feeling that the authorities at least exaggerated matters.
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SON OF SEWARD LADY
 COMMANDED LOST SUBMARINE
Has Photograph of Captain and Crew of F-4 Sunk at
 Honolulu.

Mrs. Freda Courtland who arrived in Seward this month and is now at the Seward Hotel is the mother of Captain Roy Courtland, commander of the United States submarines at Honolulu, one of which, the F-4 went to the bottom few days ago and stayed there with all hands. Mrs. Courtland hopes, however, that her son is far away from the scene of the disaster. His furlough was to have begun on March 23 and the F-4 sub merged on March 20. Mrs. Courtland has with her the photograph of the crew of the ill-fated vessel and amongst them is her son. He was at Honolulu when she received a letter from him here this month but at that time he intended to leave for his home at Vallejo immediately on the commencement of his furlough and he was to have returned to his duties afterwards unless he took up aviation as a profession as he intended to do. Mrs. Courtland was at Honolulu her self last summer and, of course, knew
 all the people connected with the sub marine service intimately. She is naturally anxious as her son went aboard often when one of the sub marines under his charge submerged.
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LOTS SOLD BY THE HUNDREDS
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LONDON, March 3O.-The opera tions in the western area were quiet yesterday according to the official bull letin posted this morning. Some min or engagements took place in Lorraine and the Argonne but without any par ticuar results. It is learned that the German submarine captains have re- ceived instructions to bend all their energies to the effort to sink British transports ships on inc way to France. It is reported that largo rewards have been offered for .he sinking of trans ports so that the greatest care is be- ing exercised by the military author tiles. The great forward spring move ment is, however, expected to take place soon, as fine weather has al- ready come. No one is inclined by any means to minimize the task be- fore the allies as all well know the strength of the entrenchments pre- pared by the enemy.
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SHERMAN HAYNES BUYS
 LOTS NEAR GATEWAY,
Pays Ten Thousand Five Hundred for Two Lots to Captain l.. J.
 Schage.

Sherman Haynes today bought the two lots at the corner next to and north of the Gateway office for the sum of ten thousand five hundred dol lars. Mir. Haynes is also the pur- chaser of the Dr. Boyle building near the post office. The lots purchased to- day were bought from Captain L. J. Schage through c. B. Poindexter and the Lane Whitehead Realty Company.
 Mir. Haynes, although coming here from Fort Fraser, is an Alaskan of several years residence. He has been in Dawson and Fairbanks and was successful in his enterprises.
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RUSSIANS CLAIM THEY
 WON MOUNTAIN PASS.
Petrograd Says That the Way to Hungary is Now Clear of
 the Enemy.

PETROGRAD, March SO.-'The Russians have won the way through the Carpathians and the road to Hungary is now open. With this pas sage cleared the next step will be the advance in force for the invasion of the Hungarian plains but some delay may be found advisable owing to the danger that the Austrian forces in other parts of the mountains to the eastward might be able to threaten the rear of the advancing army. The Austrians still hold the passes east of the Dukla pass. Heavy fighting is poceeding on the upper San river and the Germans are being heavily rein forced. The San is east of Cracow and the enemy will probably put forth his best effort to guard the road to that fortress. Nothing new was re- ported this morning from nortern Poland.
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ADVANCING ON
 MEXICO CITY
OBREGON LEADS ARMY THERE AND ZAPATA WILL
 QUIT.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-It is reported here today that General Obregon at the head of large Car ranza army is marching on Mexico City and that General Zapata is pre- pairing to leave. No further news had come this morning about the battle between Villa and the Caranza army at Matamoras but the opinion is that Villa, will be compelled to retire but that he will be by no means out of tho fight. There is no longer the slightest hope of peace for many a long day in the republic. Both sides are apparently satisfied to hold their forces intact and such warfare can be kept up indefinitely. The constant changing of rulers in Mexico City is creating most irresponsible and reck- less methods in business life and in all affairs generally in the capital and the result can only be surmised.
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NEWS NOTES

A cable message has been received stating that Miss Leona Bradshaw is much improved in health and will probably return to Seward on the Ala meda. Because of a message calling out Mir. Bradshaw, her father some time ego it was feared that the young lady's condition was serious.
 Billy Butts is now about the largest employer of labor in the city. No less than eleven men are employed in the work of adding the new story to his residence. Some of the house builders are serving an apprenticeship as architects in preparation for the com- ing building boom.
 Some of the furniture has arrived for the offices of the Hartman Bank. The foundation for the safe has also been finished
 Down near the foot or Adams st. there is the grave of a man who lost his life several years ago while trying to cross Resurrection river. On the top of the grave cords cf irewood are now piled by one one who does not know of the graves presence. The man was buried there before Seward had a graveyard, but we have a cemetery now. Enough said
 The Federals- and Seward will meet again next Sunday in the second trial of skill on the home diamond. Some changes will take place in the former team and the game will surely be a peach.
 The city is once more in funds. Just as the treasury was emptied in came sixteen hundred dollars from John E. Ballaine yesterday to pay all the taxes on his property. The amount is probably more than was due but the city treasurer was given power to refund to Mir. Ballaine what ever is over and above the sum due.
 There is very good reason to believe that the transfer of Dr. Lester Jones from the fisheries inspection depart ment to the geodetic survey has been  caused by the universal dis-satisfac- tion which his report caused Jones has been banned severely by the ter ritorial legislature and by so many others that his shifting from one de- partment to another was made almost necessary.
 The notices by the railroad comp any warning people to keep from building houses on the beach were posted today
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BONDS PRESENTED FOR
 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE.
City Council Holds What is Most Likely the Last Meeting
 But One.

The city council met last night in what is almost surely the last meet ing but one before it's remaining spark of life splutters out. c. B. Poindext- CT and Ed. E. Anderson presented the bonds of $2,5OO required for their ap- plication for the electric franchise and they were referred to the city at torney to be referred back to the coun- cil at the next meeting. The name of Robert Ashland appears in the bond also.
 The city health officer Dr. Romig was empowered to name two cleanup days which will occur within a few days.
 The meeting was adjourned until "the next regular meeting" which will be next Monday-the last of the pres ent council.
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SEWARD CLIMATE WILDER
 THAN THAT OF PETR0GRAD.
Present Resident of This City Born in Petrograd Says Latter Country
 Has Fine Farming.

A. c. de Sherbinin, who has recently come to engage in business here and who was born in Petrograd, Russia, says that the climate in the Russian capital is far more severe than that of Seward but that Petrograd is sur rounded by a beautiful agricultural country. The two cities are in just about the same latitude but Petrograd has no adjacent current to moderate the temperature. The snow comes to stay in the Russian city in November and stays for several months but does not interfere with agricultural pur- suits. For this as well as for other reasons he sees absolutely no reason why this district shOuud not have a great agricultural population.
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KNIK NOTES.

Development will be continued this season on the Mammoth group of gold quartz claims. Tunnel work to the amount of $50 feet has been done. Judge David, Frank Kelly and c. H. Lidell are the owners.
 Judge David has purchased the in- terest of W. H. Taulman in the Arch group, Willow creek camp. Other owners are J. F. Fern and Hugh Good ell. Development is planned this season.
 F.. Skeen writes that himself and associates, Messfs. Mccoy and Bab- cock, have about concluded a deal to dispose of their lode property in the Willow creek camp.
 A stamp mill and equipment for the Gold Hill Mining Company is in Knik and will, it is understood, be installed on the property thIs season.
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RICH QUARTZ.

A gold quartz property about which little is known, but is said by those who have seen it to be very fine showing, is located on Nugget creek in the Cache creek country. It was discovered in July, 1911, by c. M' Gage. So rich is some of the quartz that Gage, with an ordinary hammer has pounded out as high as $50 in ore day. The outcrop disclOses SIX parallel veinlets, from an inch to a foot in width, in a pOrphyry dike a 100 feet wide. The porphyry carries values which may be workable. Gage has sunk soft shaft and driven a 85-ft tunnel, both in solid vein matter --Knik News.
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GERMANS DROWN
 OVER HUNDRED
SIXTY-FIVE LOST ON FALABA AND FORTY-FIVE ON
 AQUILA.

LONDON, March 8O.-It is now known that sixty-fve people were drowned when the German submarine sank the liner Falaba yesterday off the coast of Wales. It has also been discovered that forty-fve people were drowned when the other German sub marine sank the British ship Aquila in the English channel on the day before, making more than hundred lives lost in two days. When the submarine succeeded in over-hauling the Falaba the German captain gave the pas sengers and crew five minutes to take to the boats and leave the ship. The people at once lowered the boats and clambered into them hastily and were pulling away when the torpedo fired by the submarine exploded too quickly Some of the small boats were smashed by the explosion and occupants were left struggling in the water. It is said that the Germans made not the slightest effort to save those who were floundering about and the other small boats were pOwerlcss to help. A feeling of horror and hate has passed over the British Islands as the result of the cold blooded action. It will probably have the effect of causing greater care on the part of liners. It is sure to have very ser ious influence on passenger traffic as it seems to show that even fast liners can be caught by the under water craft.
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MUELLER NOT TO
 BE PROSECUTED
CHARGES AGAINST GERMAN CONSUL AT SEATTLE
 DROPPED.

SEATTLE, March 30.-The prose cutor announced today that the charges against German consul Muel- Ter and his secretary will be dropped.
 Mueller and the secretary were ar rested on the charge of conspiring to bribe employees of a local ship build ing firm to secure information as to alleged construction of submarines and their shipment to England via Canada. No reason has been assign ed for the abandonment of the charges but it is supposed that orders to that effect were received from Washington The whole matter is now believed to be closed.
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@ @ < * * < < * @ < < !: SUNK U. s. SUBMARINE !: DRAGGED NEAR SHORE.

HONOLULU, March 30.-The sunk en submarine F-4 has been dragged three hundred feet nearer the shore since yesterday by means of cables attached to it and hauled by steamers. A diving bell is now being built for the purpose of raising the vessel. A feverish haste marks the work as there is still a slight nope that by some fortuitouS but unlikely circum- stances some of the crew might still be found alive. At least the thought that brother sailors are even lying dead in the sunl,en craft is urging the workers to nerculean exertionS.
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BAY VIEW LOTS
 GO LIKE FIRE
SEYENTY-ONE PIECES OF GROUND SOLD IN 4
 FEW DAYS.
HUNDREDS or SALES
PURCHASE OF ALASKA NORTH ERN CAUSES MANY
 DEALS.

The most extraordinary sale of lots on record is taking place now in the Bay View Addition which has been platted from the Rudolph homestead. No less than seyenty-one lots have been sold in the addition since it was opened a few days ago and the sales still continue unabated. The cause of the tremendous purchase of lots is due to the belief of the people that the location of them promises that they will be right in the heart of the chief activities of the government railroad terminal from the time con- struction begins and throughout all time as long as the government of the United States exists. You can ask any three people in the city now if they have secured lots in that neigh borhood and the chances are that at least one of them has. The other half of the addition. known now as the Terminal addition, is said to have the same experience. Joseph Johnson of Wenatchee, has taken over the Term inal addition. Owing to the proximity to the bay of both of those additions, or, rather, of the one addition now divided in two, people suddenly awak- ened to the fact that it is bound to be in the iveGeSt position as the gov ernment will be compelled to use the ground in that neighborhood for its most extensive terminal operations. Several lots have changed hands in other parts of the city in the last few days but the sales in the Bay View ad- dition have been the most remarkably frequent. Romig and Woods are handling the sales in the Bay View part of the addition.
 Within the past couple of weeks the sales of lots in the city number well into the hundreds. The sale of the Terminal addition alone involved some ninety-six lots. Tie seventeen lots in Block Seven have changed hands twice. The biggest single deals were probably the saie Of the Boyle lot and the Schage lots, the lat ter of which took place today. Many lots have also been purchased in the Ballaine addition but several indivi- duals deals have been made in other quarters since the news came that the Alaska Northern had been bought.
 To sum up, there is hardly man in the city today with the price of lot who has not made a purchase but the largest number of deals in any one addition are those made in the Bay View.
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* < . < < * * * < * z * APPEALS FROM OREGON * RAILROAD DECISION.

WASHINGTON, March SO.-Fhe attorney for the Oregon Railroad has filed an eight hundred page brief in the supreme court in appealing from the forfeiture decision of the Oregon court in the land grant cases. This case involves the ownership of two and half million acres of land which is estimated to be worth fifty million dollars.
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BERLIN, March 3O.-The Russians have been defeated in the engage ments or the past few days in north ern Poland. According to the official notices today the victories of the Ger man troops in that region have been brilliant and the losses to the enemy have been severe.
 It seems to be apparent, however, that no decisive advance has been made but the people have come to un- derstand that advance movements un- der modern conditions of warfare must be necessarily slow.
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BIG STEAMER SINKS
 NEAR EXPOSITION.
Three Hundred Passengers Aboard When Vessel Sank in Frisco
 Bay but All Saved.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3O.-The steamer General Frisbie hit a rock last evening in the bay off the exposi- tion grounds and sank. Aboard at the time were three hundred passengers but not one life was lost owing to fine work on the part of the crew and others. The sinking of the vessel pro- vided a spectacle that surpassed any thing on the Fair grounds themselves and thousand of people were witness es of it.
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o |" % < > < < . % < < * RUMoR OF A SORT OF % COALITION TICKET.

There is said to be a movement afoot today to have an election with only one ticket. The idea is said to be that there should be no conflict be- tween any two different parties or sections. It is also reported that some of the prominent members ot what might be called "bOth parties" have been seen and that some of them at least have signifed their intention of supporting the movement.
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SANTA ANA COMING.

Agent Guptil has received word that the Santa Ana sailed east from Unalga at 9 a. m.. The injury to her boilers is said to be nothing more than the blowing out of one of the fues of her boiler.
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MORGAN WILL LEND THE
 FRENCH FIFTY MILLIONS.
Arrangements Said to Have Been Completed for Loan on French
 Treasury Bonds.

NEW YORK, arch 3O.-It is report ed on the best authority that negotia- tions have been completed fO- the loan by Morgan and Co. of fifty million dollars to the French government on French treasury bords. No obstacle is expected to be placed in the way by this government.
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q < % % < < < < < < < < * MARIPOSA STARTS COOK *
 * INLET TRIP APRIL II. %'

SEATTLE, March 3O.-The Mari posa will start her passenger service on April II to Cook Inlet, Knik and Ship creek. It is expected that she will have a large passenger list ow- to the purchase of the Alaska North ern railroad and the activities expect ed there this summer. The Latouche will sail April 10 for Knik and Ship creek. The Alameda arrived last night.
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{: * .: :: {: .: * z. 2 z, .: :' * PHILADELPHIA BOY :' * KILLS GRANDMOTHER. :'

PHILADELPHIA, March 3O.- Matilda Cohen, eighty-fve years, was murdered here today by her grandson, Henry Cohen. The murderer was in- sane but was allowed a lot of latitude owing to te belief that he was not dangerous. After killing the old wo- man he turned the gun with which he committed the murder on himself and took his own life. Mrs. Cohen was a prominent woman.
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EACH CLAIMING
 POLISH GAINS
RUSSIANS SAY GERMANS FOIL ED AND GERMANS CLAIM
 VICTORIES.

PETROGRAD, March SO.-The Germans have failed completely in their attacks on Ossowetz and have abandoned the attempt to take that city. They have made no advance in that part of the war theatre. The strenuous efforts of the enemy 10 reduce any of the fortified positions that form the backbone of the Rus sian line have proved entirely futile.
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CLEANING UP DAYS
 ON APRIL 5 AND 6.
Day of Election Chosen as One of the Days for the Spring
 Cleaning.

Dr. Romig, city health officer, has fixed Monday and Tuesday the Fifth and Sixth of April as the days for the great annual spring clearing up of the city. He is now getting out the official notice and this notice states that a wagon will be supplied by the city to take away all garbage that will be collected in boxes or piles etc,
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FORWARDING RHEIMS.

PARIS, March 3O.-German aviat- ors bombarded the city of Rheims this morning and were still dropping bombs at the time this dispatch was sent Some damage has been inflicted but it is reported to be not very serious.
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JUDGES OF ELECTION.

The board of election was appointed last night at the meeting of the city council. The name of a lady was the first suggested and she, Mrs. c. E. Martin, was the first selected. The other judges are L. T. Lucas and C.. s. Patten. The clerks are A. P. Brown and Charley Sheldon.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-30

The legal tnagle which has hinder ed the operation of the Matanuska Gold Mines property is about ended, according to information which reach es here. It is stated on reliable auth oritv that the property will be de- veloped on a somewhat big scale this season.-Knik News.
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WENT TO HOLD INQUEST.

Deputy Marshal Ike Evans and Commissioner Conroy left for Moose Pass last evening to hold an inquest on the body of Jack DuhOlm who was found dead in his cabin there.