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The Seward gateway., 1915-05-10
NOME PEOPLE
 ON WAY BACK
FAMOUS STEAMER CORWIN IN PORT WITH 124 PEOPLE
 ABOARD.

The steamship Corwin, Captain Dick Healy. arrived last evening about eight o'clock on the way to Nome with one hundred and twenty passengers who are going in early to begin the summers work on Seward peninsula. The Corwin is probably the most fam ous vessel in the waters of Alaska Almost every year for many years she has been the first boat to arrive at Nome. Usually she gets there be- fore the ice is out and has her pas sengers landed long before any of the other steamers arrive. She changed hands some time ago and recently all the Alaskans who held an interest m her have sold out. Since going out last fall she has been converted from a coal to an oil burner and renovated in various ways. Nearly all her or tieers are oldtime Nomeites. The chief engineer is Gene Winter, son Of the late P. D. Winter, one of Nome's former prominentn mining operators. The purser is Harry Barnett. The chief steward is Joe SliscOvich, the man who nearly sold whole mount ain to the Japanese government. The
 
 wireless operator is "Dutch" Fred Weller who was charged last fall with running a German secret wireless establishment and scared the carpet bag judge and district attorney of Nome almost to death.
 After discharging at Nome the Cor win will engage in walrus hunting during the summer. Frank Grimm, mining operator, is acting as lecturer.
 Amongst the well known oldtimers aboard are:
 Gene Winters, w. A. Ewing, IT. Carlson, Frank Grimm, P. s. Oglesby, Mir. and Mrs. De Clercq and family, Capt. S. Spinney, H. s. Crane, Jack Devine, Al. Cary, c. B. Cooper, Bert Beckstead, w. E. Wagner, Mir. and Mrs. Marks, Emma Smith and son, Chas. Discumbe, Chas. Stone, Bob Barge, James Barge, Capt. Annevik, Howard Jones, Joe Sliscovich, Capt. Bell, Louie Thurstrup, Jim Knox, Jim McPatterson, Fred Hartman, Otto Binder, Bob Kenny, Mape Kenny.
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SLEEPING IN SHIFTS
 HERE JUNEAU DECLARES

That a room can hardly be secured in Seward for love or money is the general understanding in Juneau at present, according to Robert Renney, who came from the capital on the Corwin on the way to Nome. The worst falsehood of all to be heard in Juneau in this respect is that men who arrive here now pay fifty cents sleep for hunks and sleep eight hour shifts, each bunk thus accommodating three men each day. When a man goes to sleep he is awakened at the end of his eight hours and compelled to roll out while the "next" stands by ready to roll in. This rot is told everywhere along the coast, it is said.
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LONDON, May 9.-The official Ger man statement on the sinking of the Lusitauia was published on Saturday. The statement declares that the de- structjou of the vessel was justified be- cause it was warned and because it carried munitions of war to be used against Germany. The German gov ernment also declares that the British press, leaders and people consistently suecrcd at the warnings given and de- clarcd that such warnings should be treated with contempt as British war ships were perfectly able to guard all British shipping. The press of Am sterdam and Paris denounce the de- struction of the vessel.
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SULPHUR MINE IS
 SHOWING UP RICH.
Large Portions of Deposit Shows Ninety Eight Per Cent of
 the Stuff.

Mir. and Mrs. Bales, who arrived from the westward on the Santa Ana Saturday, have just perfected title to their somewhat noted sulphur mine near Stepovak bay, and after three years of watchful waiting and isola- tion from civilization Mrs. Bales and their little daughter are returning to Buffalo, N. r., for a summers visit at Mrs. Bales former home.
 Mir. Bales is one of AIaska's pioneer guides, hunter, trapper and prospector and the first white man to make the overland trip with winter mail from the coast of the Alaska peninsula to Nome. His start was from Iliamna bay and this trip was made in the winter of 1900.
 The discovery of the immense de- posit of almost pure sulphur above re- 'erred to was made several years ago during one of Mir. Bales trips. Notic- ing large boulders of the mineral on slope covering about 15O acres at the foot of a peak from which steam was issuing, six miles from the shores of Stepovak bay, Mir. Bales traced the float to it's original source and found the peak to be composed almost en- tirely of sulphur. Large portions of the deposit are almost pure, assaying more than 98 per cent sulphur and containing traces of gold. The two steaming craters are 40 feet in diameter, the heat having formed vents through the glacier which cov- CTS that portion of the mountain. The sulphur is used in the Bales home as fuel instead of coal, because the form CT not only gives out intense heat but 1t is accessible as several deposits of ignite coal in the same vicinity.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bales are engaged in fox farming as "side issue," and state that in addition to this industry, the country is especially inviting for those who desire to engage in stock raising or fishing. Barren ground caribou are plentiful and there are enough big brown bear to afford at traction for big game hunters. Mir. and Mrs. Bales brought out the hide of one of the bears to be tanned and made into a rug. It measures 12 feeet from tip to tip unstretched, and Mir. Bales estimated the weight of the animal at more than 1900 pounds. This estimate is based on the actual weight of a somewhat large one which was killed in the same vicinity three years ago by a party of hunters from St. Louis for whom he acted as guide. Mir. Bales expects to remain in Se- ward until his family returns from the east this fall.
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NOME PEOPLE VOTED
 WET IN CENSUS. Seward Peninsula City Also Turns Down Prohibition When
 Opinion Is Asked.

Fred Weller, the wireless op- orator on the Corwin, received mes sage stating that Nome had voted "wet" at the "census" taken in that town on May 5. The majority in fav- or of saloons is not stated. Quite an officious campaign has been waged by the new outside" judge and dis trict attorney at Nome against any thing in the shape of liquor and gambling and the people are said to have become irritated by the meddle- some officials.
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WASHINGTON, May 1O.-It was learned this afternoon that note de- manding reparation will be forwarded to Germany after the receipt of the report of Gerald, the American am bassador to Berlin. The German am bassador, Count Bernstorff, called on Secretary Bryan this afternoon and expressed regret on behalf of his gov ernment for the loss of American lives.
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: .: z. " .: :: .: {" '3 % .:' %' l: PARIS CLAIMS SOME .: :: CONSIDERABLE GAINS. "'

PARIS, May 1O.-AccOrding to the official announcements today consid- erable gains have been made by our troops at Nieuport, Arras and Cham pagne. The details of the fighting have not been published.
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PACKERS FINED.

VALDEZ, May 3.-The Fidaglo Isl and Packing company was fined $500. by Judge F. NJ. Brown today for will ful waste of salmon last year at the canneries of the company. Five in- dictments were brought against the company and $1OO.OO was charged for each offense. The company pleaded guilty today.
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TONTCHT AT MIDNIGHT AUSTRIA MUST REPLY
:. (. * {: z. .: z. .: .: * .: [: * BERLIN CLAIMS GOOD ': * PROGRESS AT YPRES. .:

BERLIN, May 1O.-The Germans are still successfully attacking at Ypres. The official bulletin does not state what distinct gains, if any, have been made but the tone of the an nouncement is clearly intended to create the belief that we are advanc- ing there.
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AUSTRIA RECEIVES
 ITALYS ULTIMATUM
Must Grant Demands by Midnight or Rome Govt.
 Will Declare War.
Must

ROME, May 1O.-The Italian gov ernment has dispatched an ultimatum to Austria and gives the government of that empire until midnight to re- ply to the Italian demands. Should the reply be unfavorable an inn mediate declaration of war is certain.
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CORWIN EXPECTS TO
 GET AWAY TOMORROW

The steamer Corwin will probably get away tomorrow morning. On her arrival here it was feared that she would have to wait for the MaripOsa to secure supply of oil but she has managed to obtain supply from the Santa Ana.
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NOTHING FROM EAST.

LONDON, May 1O.-No informa- tion has been published here since Saturday as to the course of the cam oaign in Galicia. This may be due to the absorbing interest in the de- struction of the Lusitania which is for the present the whole topic of conversation.
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:. .: z, .. {. .: |" * * :' '' " * THINK ITALY WILL "
 * VIOLATE TREATY. .

AMSTERDAM, May 10.-ltaly's declaration of war against Austria is now being awaited The chief consid- eration seems to be that to go to war with Austria and Germany also means going to war with Turkey and this will be a violation of the treaty entered into between Italy and Turkey at the close of the war between those nations.
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YOUNG MAN DROWNED
 FROM BOAT NEAR SANAK,
Budget of News of All Kinds From the Island. AnOter Man
 Dies Suddenly.

SANAK.-After having had beauti- full weather all winter, we decided to entertain Boreas for while and wind, rain and snow squalls have been the order of the day during April.
 The Allan A, the Alaska Goldfish Company's supply schooner, sailed for San Francisco on April 16 th. after loading the winters pack of codfsh.
 Gus Benson, a young man in the employ of the Alaska Goldfish Co.,, died very suddenly on the Allan A shortly before she left port. He had been here for some time and had in tended to go out on the schooner but died before she sailed.
 At the annual school election the old board of directors were reelected: T. E. Nelson, clerk, Gus Holmbery, treasurer, Emil Mobeck, director.
 Capt. J. E. Jackson, on old time AL aska navigator now in the employ of the P. A. F. Co.,, at King Cove was shaking hands with his many friends at Sanak last week. Mrs. Jackson ac- cOmpanied her husband on his short visit to the island.
 E. Mobeck has been paying an en- forced visit to the home people. He came over from King Cove after beef for the P. A. F. Co. and on account of the stormy weather was obliged to re- main ten days.
 B. Benson has his new launch com pleted and she is certainly nifty" little craft.
 P. F. Nelson is preparing to take up the dairy business in earnest and will have made in Sanak" butter on the market in the near future. Mir. Nelson has a herd of about twenty milk cows.
 A sad accident resulting in the death of Bernhardt Jensen occurred a short time ago, Mir. Jensen had purchased sloop and was preparing to engage in cod-fshing at JOhnsOn's Harbor but in taking the boat around the island from here she was wrecked and Mir. Jensen drowned. The body of the unfortunate man washed ashore but nothing has been found of the coat nor it's contents. The young man came from San Francisco two years ago and had made a host of friends on the island.
 At last Sanak has an efficient mail service. The mail boat came in on the evening of April 23rd, in the teeth of blinding snow storm and landed the mail No matter what our private opinion is of the Santa Ana as a boat we take off our head gear to the bunch Of live wires that has charge of her
 A. Grosvold, the Sand Point mer- chant, was a visitor the latter part of April. He came in on his schooner the Lettie, an encountered some pret- ty rough weather between here and his home port.
 B. Benson made trip to the west ward on the April mail boat. Mir Benson intends to garner harvest of Alaska Reds" this summer having made arrangements with the P. A. F Co. at King Cove to fish for them.
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DIR. HALL ACQUITTED.

FAIRBANKS, May 1.--Dr. Hall of Fairbanks has been acquitted of the second charge against him. He has not been sentenced yet for the crime of which he was found guilty on the first charge.
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Extra Session Spoken of and American Ambassador
 May Be Recalled.

AMSTERDAM, May 9.-More than a hundred congratulatory telegrams have been sent from German sym pathizers here to the German ministry of marine because of the destruction of the LuSitama.
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JIM MURRAY SOLD OUT.

James C. Murray, the Cache creek mining man, is reported to have sold out his interests in that creek. The new owners are now arranging for the placing of dredge on the property.
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PARIS, May 1O.-War between Austria and Italy is imminent. Thou sands of Germans and Austrians are fleeing from Italian soil. According to semi-ofIicial notification the govern ment at Rome has dispatched it's ulti- matum to Vienna and that a declara- tion of war will most likely come within twenty-four hours is believed unless Austria grants the demands made on it by its neighbor.
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QUEENSTOWN' May 9-The of fcial death list shows that twelve hundred and fifty people .ost their lives when a German submarine sank the Cuncard liner Lusitauja off Irish coast Friday afternoon. One hundred and fifteen of the drowned and killed people were Americans.
 All the morning of Friday the Lusitanja sailed at half speed be- cause of tine fear of mines. Full speed was ordered at two o'clock in the afternoon and soon afterwards the submarine was sighted. Then as hundreds of the passengers looked over the rail they saw the torpedo ap- preaching and a moment later it struck the great vessel amidships with a terrific explosion. The snip was turned towards land but a second tor pedo hit the bow two minutes later. The boats were launched immediately and hundreds jumped overheard and as they struggled in the water the great ship vent down ia twenty min uteS carrying hundreds down in its vortex as we'll as five filled ifebOats. One hundred and ifty-nine of the re covered bodies are here and about a hundred have been taken to Fishguard How many others were recovered Is something that cannot yet be told.
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THE BRANCH SOLD.

James Fitzpatrick announces that as the Branch saloon has been sold by him to Mir. Walmsley he wishes all bills owing or payable to be presented at The Branch by Wednesday morn ing,
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ANOTHER DOCTOR COMES.

Dr. E. R. Brooks has arrived in the city and will practice medicine here with offices in the Daggett Block. The new doctor is from southern Cali fornia where he knew Governor Strong.
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BOWLING GREEN, May 1O.- Speaker Clark of the national house of representatives declared in a speech here today that he does not believe the calling of an extra session of con gross will be necessary to take action on the Lusitania affair. He advised the nation to forget the whole matter This advice has been received with varying opinions.
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VICTORIA. May 9.-The news of sinking of the Lusitauia caused most bitter feling here. A mob of soldiers and citizens paraded the streets for three hours and in their excitement wrecked German hotel while the police refused to interfere.
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QUEENSTOWN, May 10.-Surviv- ors of the Lusitania now declare the of the officers of the yes SC, that she could reach land caused most of the deaths. The order to lower the boats was given only after the second torpedo had struck and only five of thirty-fve boats were sue cessfully launched. Today's funerals of the victims of the disaster will be military ones. Not enough hearses could be secured here or in the city of Cork so that trucks will be used in many eases to carry the collins to the cemetery.
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WASHINGTON, May 1O.-It is practically certain now that an extra session of congress will not be called to decide whether the United States shall declare war or not against Ger many for the taking of American lives on the Lusitania. It has been sug- gested that the American ambassador to Berlin be recalled to show the feel ing of this country and this step, will of course, mean the suspension of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
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seems to be adamantine in its resolve to refuse the demands made on it by Rome. This, of course, will mean war with us as we shall have to make an enemy of Austrias enemy The opin- ion here is, however, that the Italian army cannot hope to cope with either the Austrian or the German troops.
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BERLIN, May 1O.-RepOrts here say that the Italian reservists of the class of 1876 are being called to the colors. Berlin now believes war with Italy cannot be avoided as Austria
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MAIL COMING.

The Iditarod mail has left Mile Thirty-four and will arrive here this evening.
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UNITED STATES TALKS OF
 WAR OVER THE LUSITANIA

after which it is believed the neces- sary action, whatever it will be, will be taken.
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SYRACUSE, May 1O.-Roosevelt reiterates his condemnation of the sinking of the Lusitania. He declares that the U. s. Government must hold Germany to a strict accounting if we can hope to keep our national self respect
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BERLIN, May 1O.-The German government cabled to the United States government today it's expres- sion of regret and sympathy over the deaths of Americans on the Lusitania. The message holds the British govern ment responsible for them and it de- clares that British merchantmen now carry guns so that a search of their vessels is rendered impossible,
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NEW YORK, May 9-Count Bern storfT the German ambassador to the United States, declines to make any comment on the sinking of the Lusi- tania but he intimates that the Ger man government is totally indifferent to the opinion of the United States in the matter The general tone of Ger man sympathizers is that Germany had a perfect right to sink the ships and all others carrying munitions of war. They point out that the number of lives lost is nothing to the number that would be taken by the munitions themselves. The liner Philadelphia sailed for Liverpool today with nine hundred and forty passengers who seemed to be quite willing to take the chance in spite of the awful warning of Friday.
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LIVERPOOL, May 1O.-Bitter riots broke out in this city yesterday ow- ing to the feeling over the Lusitania. The mob ragged about the streets wrecking the shops of many German residents and the police were unable to repress the violence.
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GENEVA, May 1O.-A tremendous army of six hundred thousand Italian troops is concentrated at Verona, about forty miles from the Austrian frontier, according to the most reIi- able reports received here.
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EVANS LEAVES JUNEAU.

The Admiral Evans left Juneau for Seward yesterday at noon.
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WASHINGTON, May 9.-The president still refuses to comment on the sinking of the Lusitania and the loss of American lives. He will sub init the matter to the cabinet and the policy of the administration may be known tomorrow, Monday. Bryan says that We were never officially warned but that the Washington gov ernment had cautioned people against Atlantic travel Legal experts here declare that the sinking of the Lusi- tania was more justihable than the sinking of the Falaba because the Lusitania was warned by Germany and particularly because she carried munitions of war for British. These war munitions were valued at a quart CT of a million dollars.
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WASHINGTON, May 1O.-At Philadelphia tonight President Wilson is expected to disclose the policy which the cabinet will pursue with respect to the sinking of the Lusi- tania and the killing of the American citizens aboard. Another meeting of the cabinet will be held tomorrow
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MUNICH, May 9.-A Munich dis patch says that the Lusitania was sunk by the famous submarine U-29 which has been responsible for the most noted achievements in that line. Germany is rejoicing all over because of the event. Flags are fly ing everywhere and even the schools have been closed.
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VIENNA, May 9.-The city of Vienna and the city of Buda Pest, Hungary, are celebrating the destruc- tion of the great British liner Lusi- tania. The sinking of the vessel is taken as a warming against the ship ment of war munitions from the United States.
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VALDEZ VOTES WET. Valdez voted wet by 564 to 119.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-15
ROBBED AGAIN

The store of Frank Pelishek, corner
Ninth and Park streets, was entered
agan Monday morning and robbed of
Sj3. Mr.. Pelishek, locked the front
door while he went upstairs for his
breakfast, but on his return he found
that in the meantime S53 bad been TAX
en- from the money drawer.
Ike robbery was reported to the
police but on Monday evening Ger
hardt Schwenke, eleven Years old, con
fessed to his father that he had stolen
the money. lac iasher took him J.
the police station and handed him over
to the officers. The boy had spent or
given away all but 50. He was sent tc
reform school by Judge Chloupek.
There is something radically wrong at
the home where an eleven year old
boy can't ba controlled. Evidently
Schwenke don't know how to bring up
his boys. And Pelishek ought to bay
a safe so that he could lock up his
money when he goes up stairs to eat
his breakfast.
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WILL OPEN SUNDAY

Matinee season of the Riding and
Driving club will open Sunday when
the club plans to stage races at the fair
grounds, the progam TO include three
or four races for the afternoon. DR..
Rank is president of the club; h.
Mahnke, secretary, and Ed. Astaad is
treasurer. 1t is planned to hold a
number Of races during the next two
months.
A new policy will be inaugurated by
the club this season-that OF free ad
mission to the grounds for the races.
A fee viii be charged for seats in the
grand stand but no charge will be
made at the gate. 1t is believed that
this will Induce larger attendance
and be more satisfactory.
A number of fast horses are owned
by members of the club and as they
have been in training all summer the
officials anticipate some exciting races
in the opening matinee.
The Driving club was reorganlzed
two years ago and staged some good
matinees last season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-15
THE CALL FOR JUDGE KIRWAN

10 commenting upon the call OF the
bar OF Sheboygan and Manitowoc coun-
ties requesting Judge Michael kirwan
to be candidate for reelection for the
office of circuit Judge the Chiffon
Times says:
although Calumet county is not a
part of Judge kirwan's circuit he is
known by many of our people ana
they viii! be pleased to read OF the
action taken by the members OF the
bar of his home county. Judge kir-
wan has served the people of his Cir
cult for the past sixteen years il so able
and impartial a manner as to win the
confidence of the people of Manitowoc
aud Sheboygan counties. He is recog-
nized as one OF the ablest and most con-
scientious judges in the state and the
action of the bar of his home county and
Sheboygan county in iss ling this call
is gratifying to his friends throughout
Wisconsin. Wisconsin is noted for the
strength of its judiciary and this is due
in a great measure to the people who
have made the judiciary non-partisan
and have kept men, with the qualiiica-
tons and honesty of Judge Micheal
Kirwrn on the bench"