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The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10
NORTHWESTERN LANDED
 MILL AT PORTAGE BAY.
Will Cut Timber Said to be for Use at Seward Right
 Away.

The steamer Northwestern was de- layed on account of landing a consid- erable shipment of saw mill machin- cry at Portage Bay. A full scow load of something over twenty tons was landed, one of the heavier pieces be- ing a planer in one crate weighing : tons. An attempt to land at the head of the bay was unsuccessful. Safe anchorage was found short distance below on the sOutherly side of the bay. The landing of this machinery would indicate that there are very considerable tracts of merchantable timber in that locality. It is under stood that the cutting of this timber is for railway purposes at Seward and in the immediate future.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10
COPPERNOLL CLEARED
 OF HORRIBLE CHARGES.

City Attorney Coppernoll came out with flying colors from the horrible ordeal of the investigation, and the committee appointed to investigate came in last evening with a report that he came forth with unsullied escutcheon and undimmed glory from the welter of falsehoods levelled at him by that wretch Chamberlin. Mir. Chamberlin at the last meeting of the council made the remark that he would like to know whether Copper noll represented the city or the con tractor" and at once COppernoll of fered his resignation and a committee was appointed to find out, by the gods, whether the foul charge had foundation. This committee cleared the genial city attorney but, as mat ter of fact, Chamberlin had never said another word against him and, as another matter of fact, Chamberlin only suggested the truth when he hinted that CoppernOll represented Mantell and the council both. After the reading of the report last night Councilman Chamberlin made a warm speech in which he said so but that investigation business and the report constitute something so childish that | it is wasting space to notice it at all, Coppernoll is a good fellow at that, l He thought after the last meeting that he had resigned but the govern ing body decided he had not. Some day some budding genius will pro- duce this city council on the local vaudeville stage and we shall have some fun.
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PIONEERS BUY Y. M, C. A.

At the special netting held by the Pioneers at the A. B. hall last night, business with regard to a Pioneer home was discussed. AS the winter is nearly on and money being rather tight at the present time, it was de- cided to take advantage of the op- portunity to buy the Y. M. C. A. building for $500, the price asked. This is only a temporary home and the plans of building a large and handsome home at the head of Adams street have not been at all abandoned On the other hand it is thought that by waiting a little while money will not be so hard to get and a much bet ter home can be built.
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EVERYTHING FINE SAYS
 COMMISSIONER RIGGS.
l.. F.. Shoot Denies RumOr That He Represents Secretary
 Lane Here.

"Splendidly" is the word used by Commissioner Thomas Riggs of the Engineering commission when asked today how things are progressing at Anchorage. He arrived last evening overland but had few days to look over the construction field and it's surroundings and seems to be highly delighted with everything With him today was L. E. Shoot, who was reported to be here as the representative of Secretary Franklin K. Lane, of the Interior department. When asked if this rumor was well founded he said:
 "Tell them l am here on private business and at my own expense. Yes, at my own expense"
 "Can we say that you do not repre- sent Secretary Lane?"
 "Why just tell them l am here on private business and at my own ex- pense" he repeated, and he repeated it emphatically.
 Mir. Riggs and he went out the rail road line a little way this afternoon.
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MANTELL ASSIGNS HIS
 CONTRACT TO BADE.

The city council at last nights meting accepted the assignment by J. P. Mantell of his contract for inn proving Fourth avenue to c. E. Bade' This was evidently the same assign ment which was virtually in the hands of the city officials some time ago and was hidden from some members of the council for some reason or another. The whole thing looks shady to say the least of it so far as the council and it's officials are concerned. The taking of the contract by Mir. Bade is certainly not objectionable, but, alas, that is not the only consideration.
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AMMUNITION OF
 RUSSIA RUBBISH
THOUSAND CASES OF SUPPOS- ED SHELLS AND CARTRIDGES
 HAD NOTHING IN THEM

LONDON, August lO-A thousand cases of ammunition for the Russian army have been found to be filled with nothing but rubbish. The discovery was made only after the cases had been sent to the front and when it was too late to make up for the lack. The circumstance is believed to be due to German agents but the matter has not yet been fully investigated. A sensation was created in the imperial foreign office yesterday when 8 svrm CT emplOye, who was apparently de- mented, attempted to kill the assist ant Russian minister of foreign af- fairs. The man did not succeed and was arrested.
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GUARD RANCHES
 FROM MEXICANS
UNITED STATES CAVALRY IN LARGE BODIES WATCH
 ING MARAUDERS.

BROWNSVILLE, August 1O'- Large bodies of United States cavalrymen are now guarding the ranches of Americans near the bord- CT to protect them from any future attempts at raids by Mexicans mar auders. AS far as can be learned this morning the Mexican bands that in vaded the county of Hidalgo have re- treated across the border but are sup posed to be only waiting another chance to recross.
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EVERETT INTERURBAN IS
 HELD UP IN SAME PLACE.
Same MOtOrman Held up a Month Ago is Forced to Collect
 Cash From Passengers.

SEATTLE, August 1O.-In the same place in which the Eeverett h. terurban car was held up month ago it was held up again last night. An other remarkable fact connected with the holdup is that the very same motorman was driving both cars. The holdup last night was committed by a lone bandit. When he entered the car he forced the conductor to collect all the cash from the passengers but re- fused jewellry. When the highway man had collected all he could get he walked out and escaped.
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BRITISH TAKE
 LOST TRENCHES
FIERCE BATTLE AT HODGE RE- SUITS IN RE-CAPTURE
 OF OLD POSITIONS.

LONDON, August 1O.-After one of the fercest engagements of the war the British have retaken the trenches lost by them some time ago at Hooge. Those trenches were cap tured by the Germans at the, time it was reported that the British line was pierced and the loss was regarded as serious. The casualties in the bat tie for the recapture of the position were numerous on both sides but our victory is complete.
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TAXPAYERS MEET THE
 EQUALIZATION BOARD
CITY ASSESSOR EVIDENTLY GOT OFF HIS BASE IN
 VALUING.

The committee appointed by the taxpayers met the Board of equa.iza- ton this afternoon to present the re- quest that the valuation of city prop erty be cut down and it seemed Co be evident that most of the members of the council, at least, have at last come to the idea that the assessment was too high. Judging by what occurred at the meting the city assessor was most at fault. Indeed from his at- titude he appeared to be most dcsir- ous of sticking the property holders to the limit although when asked he was unable to say what the city wi.. require for the years expenditure. He even stated that he had asked the property holders for their opinion of the valuation placed by him on their properties and that he met no one who thought it too high.
 "Did you ask anyone present." ask ed Chairman Dougherty of the com- mittee.
 q don't know whether did or not answered the assessor, who is also the city clerk, in the manner of the witness who wants to hide his tracks. Later he grasped at a straw and said he thought he had spoken to J. l.. Graef, who was present, but Mr. Graef denied that the assessor and clerk had ever spoken to him about it and Mir. Dougherty then pointed out that of every member of the com mittee present not one had been asked any such thing as his opinion about the valuation.
 The mayor and the other members of the council expressed themselves as willing to meet the wishes of the taxpayers and have evidently decid- ed that they have been placed in a miserable hole by an official. Some of the council who have shown their friendship before for this official even to the blowing in of city funds on him tried to gloss the matter over but that pet seemed to be mad.
 "They were all satisfied" said he, "before this agitation was started He seemed to be quite sore that any taxpayers would dare to question his acts. The matter was proceeding at the time when it was necessary to get this into type and the fanl decis- ion had not been arrived at.
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NORTHWESTERN SAILS.

The Northwestern sailed this after noon at 12:15, taking with her twenty-fOur passengers from this place. Their names appear as fol- lows:
 For Seattle: W. NJ. Kirkpatrick, Mir. and Mrs. M. Fritsch, Mrs. R. stumbaugh, R. H. Smith, J. A. spen- cer and H. Rainey.
 For La TOuche: c. P. Friend, J. C.. Cummings, and Earl Pierce.
 For Valdez: Lieut.. J. c. Meheffey, and Capt. A. R. Ehrnbeck.
 For Juneau; A. H. Bradford, J. E. Harten and G. W. Folta. She took al- so Il steerage.
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TAX PAYERS IN STATE OF ..
 INNOCUOUS DESUETUDE
Committee Shows up at City Govern ment Meeting but Did Not
 Reach a Show Down.

The taxpayers committee manifest ed a condition described by the words in the heading of this story last night night when the municipal governing body met. T committee was sup posed to have presented to the coun- cil the resolution passed by the meet ing of taxpayers some evenings ago but each of the committee evidently left the matter in the hands of all the others with the result that the mat ter never came before the council at all, at all. One member of the com mittee says the rather ridiculous anti climax is due to the belief on the part of the committee that the gentleman who acted as secretary of the tax payers meeting was expected to have sent the resolution to the council and failed to do so. Now some members of the committee are looking for a goat. The failure of the committee to get action may have a serious ef- feet as several of the taxpayers de- clare the intention of not paying taxes on the present assessment. Judging by what was heard last night about town some way may yet be found out of the muddle.
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GERMAN TRAP IS CLOSING IN
{: * * * .% z * [" < < * z !: MINISTER OF BRAZIL * * LEAVES MEXICO CITY. *

WASHINGTON, August 10.-The Brazilian minister to Mexico has been recalled in anticipation that he would have been expelled anyhow. He vas the only diplomatic representative of foreign country left in the republic so that Mexico is now entirely cut off from intercourse with all govern ments. Owing to the activity of the South American republics in the eff fort to bring peace Carranza had de- cided, it is said, to expel all South American diplomats.
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FORMER MARSHAL AND
 MAYOR OF NOME HERE.

Thomas Cader Powell, formerly United States Marshal of the Second division, and John S. Coply, former mayor of Nome, were amongst those arriving on the Northwestern. Mr. Powell held office under the republi- can administration and was most popular and able official. He has come to look over the section and may go west in a day or two. Mir. COply is here for the Hildebrandt-P -Posner house.
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uer the German soldiers will receive supplies without depending on the harvest in Germany.
GERMANS CAPTURE LONzA

BERLIN, August lO-The German army has captured the fortress and city of Lomza on the Narew river and nas thus approached the Warsaw Petrograd railroad at a much greater distance to the rear of the Polish capital Lomza is at one extremity of the Russian line on the Narew. This line runs almost parallel to the War saw-Petrograd railroad. At the other extremity are the fortreSseS of NOvo Georgievsk and Sierok, the latter of which has already been taken by our
 troops. Between the fOrtresses nam ed are others on which the Russians depend to hold off the Germans in the north from decending on the line of the Russian retreat from Warsaw. The railroad mentioned is the chief means of exit for the Warsaw gar rison and the line of the Narew fort resses was established for the pur- pose of defending it from just such a menace as the present one. 1t IS evidently now the intention of our generals to swoop down on this road along the whole distance of the forti- fed line and so hold the only exit for the garrison in that direction.
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VALDEZ NOTES.

A. J. Dimond, of the firm of Dono- hue & Dimond, has been named tenn porary receiver of the Valdez Bank 6 Trust Company.
 ". NJ. Cuddy, has taken over the holdings of s. A. Temple in the Val dez Mercantile Company and is now in control.
 s. Blum & Company have leased the first floor of the big Cliff House.
 Senator B. F. Willard, brought to town one day last week, brick worth s25. 900 from the Granite mine.
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WOMEN MUST LET THE
 MEN FIGHT FOR FRANCE.

PARIS, August 1O.-The right of women to withhold their consent to the enlistment of their husbands has been withdrawn by the French government Their right to withhold consent to the enlistment of their sons under eigh- teen has also been denied them and thousands of new soldiers will be se- cuerd by these new regulations.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10
TO TAKE COL. STEVENSON.

The Northwestern on her return trip will stop at Portage bay for a number of tourists, among them be- ing Col. Stevenson, Mir. w. L. Har- greaves, Ed. Burwell, son of E. Bur well, the we'll known hardware man, of Seattle, Mir. J. H. LOngreid, Mir. Theo Johnson, Mir. D. McCamerOn and Mir. K. Hanaan. She will also pick up the tourists from COrdova, reported in another column.
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DOES NOT THINK THE NEW
 R. R. TOWN NAME WILL STICK.
Commissioner Riggs Says Post Office Department Does Not Like
 Double Name.

That the post office department will hardly accept the name of Alaska City for Anchorage is the belief of Commissioner Thomas Riggs as, he says, the department never likes a double name. Indeed, he says that was one, at least, of the reasons why the name Ship Creek was not accept ed. Alaska City was the name which received the highest number of votes at the recent poll over there. Mr. Riggs will return from Fairbanks in the fall with the engineers who are engaged at that end and place them here under the supervision of Chair man Edes.
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NOGALES, August 1O.-The ranchers of San Rafael county have formed a vigilance committee which has been heavily armed and prepared to meet any future raid by the Mexi- cans. The latter have shown an ex- traordinary daring and a decided de sire to defy the United States author ities. The general feeling here is that this country must take extreme steps soon.
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$ e * % q % {" '" * < * < |: CHILBERG REPORTS |" * STICKINE STRIKE. <

SEATTLE, August 10.-J. E. Chil- berg reports a strike of rich ore con taining lead, zinc, copper, silver and gold in the Sticlline river. He says the ore runs two hundred dollars to the ton.
 (Note) Chilberg some time ago went to that district with Jerry Gal win, the former Nome mining man, with whom also went at another time Sam Silverman. The three men are evidently interested in this reported strike.
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WILSON TO RESCUE.

CORNISH, August 1O.-While autoing near this place yesterday, President Wilson came upon an up- turned auto under which three people were pinned. He went to their rescue and used his own hands to rescue them. No one was injured
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TO INSPECT STEAMBOATS.

WASHINGTON, August 1O.-Sec- retary Redfeld, of the department of commerce, will recommend that con gress take up the question of steam boat inspection from this time for ward. This recommendation is the result of the investigation into the causes of the disaster to the Eastland.
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MERCEDES, August 1O.-Late this afternoon came the news that United States cavalrymen and Mexi- can bandits have met in battle and are now fighting. Nothing further has learned at present but it is supposed that the cavalry came up with the marauders that crossed the frontier and have opened an attack.
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BERLIN, August lO-The Russian reports of the devastation of the crops of Poland are exaggerated. Petrograd wished to have the world understand that the country which we are entering had been denuded of crops and herds but the fact is that many of the Polish farmers refused to destroy their properties when or dered to do so by the Russian military authorities. The German army will aid the farmers in the country now to harvest the crops and in this man
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DISAGREE ABOUT THE
 ROCKEFELLER INTERESTS.

CHICAGO, August 1O.-The h. dustrial Relations commission after an investigation extending over two years has disagreed regarding the Rockefeller interests and three re- ports will be issued instead of one.
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* (: * * * {: * {: * * < : * TWO TRAINMEN ARE " ! KILLED IN WRECK. "

INDIANAPOLIS, August 1O.-A fast Pennsylvania express was wreck ed some miles outside this city last night and two of the trainmen were killed instantly. The accident was due to an open switch.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10
MOST PASSENGERS
 WERE FOR SEWARD.

Of the AS first class passengers leaving Seattle on the Northwestern 23 were for Seward, and out of 10 steerage, were for this place.
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MARIPoSA OUT OF JUNEAU.

The Mariposa sailed from Juneau this morning at 1O:9O and is due to arrive at Cordova at 1O:3O tomorrow night. This ought to bring her here about Friday Morning.
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WASHINGTON, August 1O.-BObo, the revOlutionist candidate for presi- dent, has arrived at Port au Prince and is disarming his followers. The election will be held when matters have quieted down.
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FRENCH WIN IN AFRICA.

PARIS, August 10.-The French forces are succeeding in their cam paign in the Kameruns, West Africa, and the colony is expected to be soon in our possession.
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BoMBARD SAARBRUCK.

PARIS, August 1O.-Thirty allied aeroplanes bombarded the city of Saarbruck yesterday successfully and inflicted severe damage. The city was set afre in several places.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10

H. G. Ward, who recently sustain ed a broken leg by the falling of tree at Latouche, will soon come with his family to visit his parents, Mir. and Mrs. ]. Cummings.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10

BERKELEY, August 1O.-GeOrge Fitch, the famous playright, died here last night of appendicitis while on a visit to his sister.
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FORTY MILLIONS LOST.

WASHINGTON, August 1O.- Forty million dollars were lost last year to the country by obsolete coke burning methods, according to the re- port of the Geological Survey.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10

A petition has been presented for Seward and grade in the alley in block 8 between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
 The Board of equalization meets this afternoon.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10

WASHINGTON, August 1O-Later it has been announced that Bobo has come out as a candidate for the presi- dency He has abandoned all idea of revolution and has informed hls lowers of the fact.
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|: < * * * < < < < * * {: R. R. COMMISSION * BUYS $5O,OOO WORTH.

SEATTLE, August 1O.-The Alas ka Railroad Commission has just pur- chased fifty thousand dollars worth of supplies for use in construction work.
The Seward gateway., 1915-08-10

Visiting cards, invitations, anything pretty is done by the Gateway just as we'll as outside.
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ELECTION IN HAITI
 POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.
BObO Declares the Revolution on and is Disarming His Fol
 lowers.

PORT AU PRINCE, August 1O.- The election of president of Hayti has been postponed indefinitely.
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(. $ -: * @ * * * * * < '" < ENGLAND SENDS " * ITS FIRST GOLD. *
was arrested.

NEW YORK, August 10-One hundred million dollars in gold is now enroute to this city from Halifax af- ter having come across the Atlantic from England. It is the first ship ment of gold direct from London since the beginning of the war.
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Pathe's Animated war map, at the Casino tonight. H
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
WOMEN THINK THEY
WILL GAIN BY WAR
May BE Cheaper as Sex, but
Will Increase Their Infli-
cnce Greatly.
"FORMATION OF NEW SEX'

WASHINGTON. Dec 90 Protests
against mlitarism and predictions tina,
women will exercise a greater influence
IN world Affairs as n result of the war
We're the dominant notes Of the speeches
to-day before the American Sociological
Society. which Is holding it's annual con.
vention in conjunction with the Pan.
American Scientific Congress
Mrs. Emily q, Balch OF Wellesley Col.
lege paved the way for the discussion
by asserting that the war :yould have
three types OF effects on the women of
the warning countries
For one thing" she said. "women
are made relatively plenty and there
iore cheap as women. 1t may be that
In more primitive times such a sltua-
tion would be cause Of polygamy. In
our day 1t will mean a vast oyerplus
OF women. They will be "a drug In the
market, while men will return not only
win Importance enhanced by the glory
of the battlefield but with the scarcity
value. so far as this effect in realized
women who In many ways do not coun,
now will count still less
"A second and conflicting effect T.,
that women. being more necessary. be
Everywhere they are being forced into
or drawn into new lines of activity and
into work from which they were for.
merly debarred by custom.
"A third effect will be a great IN
crease OF unmarried women This Is
OF course. loss to the women. who
lose the great experiences OF wifehood
and motherhood. and II the unmarried
women are of fine quality then a loss
to the race: but l think the social ad-
vantases OF the presence OF a celibate
class are often overlooked.
Another result already apparent Is
that there Is forming under our eyes
new sex. Internationar women and
at Bern and at The Hague that they
can meet In war time and understa md
one another; that they still. even In war
time. want the same thing"
Miss Lillian Wald of the Henry Street
Settlement. New York city. predicted that
women. forced into new industri and
playing different role in war time,
will hope to acquire permanent open
Ing to all kinds of congenial work that
they have proved themselves conpetent
to perform. and Of vastly greater i'm
portancr they will seek to establish their
rights to participate in councils of the
State"
Prof. Anna q. Spencer of the Mead
Vile Theological School denounced mill
tarism In unmeasured terms, asserting
that 1t was worse than war. She said
the maintenance OF largo armies re-
suited In lowering OF the sex ideal
She believed that because of their
keener sympa thies women would have
much to do Ia wipina out the hostility
arising from milltarlstic and purely ma
tiOnAl pollcles.