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SEWARD WILL
 WIN OUT SURE
SECRETARY OF NATIONAL PRESS CLUB TELLS OF
 K. k. FIGHT.


 waged at Washington over the government railroad and that Seward is sure to win out is the statement made by c. C. Hart, secretary of the National Press club, who is also Wash inton correspondent of the Spokes- man-Review of Spokane In a long article telling of the fight in that paper Mir. Hart concludes with the words:
 While the fight is keen, impartial observers believe the president will designate Seward as the terminus and that the route will be through the Su- sitna valley and the Matanuska coal fields to the Panama river"
 Mir. Hart says also that the cham pions of the Copper River road, the men who are aiding the Guggenheims, are Falcon Joslin and the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Delegate Wickersham, no says, is the champion of the Valdez route. The clipping was sent by a prominent resident of Seward to the Gateway from New York who declares that the Washington correspondent of the Seattle Post Intelligencer pub fishes nothing except what is favor able to the Guggenheims. The editor of the P. I. is also chairman of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle chamber.
 Another Washington correspondent, w. w. Germane of the Seattle Times, also says that President Wilson has probably selected the Seward route al ready. Writing February 20 Mr. Germane says:
 Among impartial observers here 1t is generally believed that the Presi- dent has in fact already decided upon the route from Seward by way of the Susitna Valley, through the Matan- uska coal fields, through the Broad Pass, and to the Panama River at the mouth of the Nenana at point about forty-fve miles below Fairbanks and that only the formality of a pub lie announcement is needed to give that route the stamp of government official sanction"
 Both of these correspondents de- clare that John E. Ballaine is the single-handed champion of Seward and they credit him with having prac- tically destroyed the chances of the Copper River sale. He has shown where the Copper River Road is all ready threatened with destruction, the correspondent says, and he is also credited, with the aid of Wickersham, of having made impossible the success of the scheme to take the matter out of the presidents hands and place it in the hands of a commission who would be favorable to the sale of the Guggenheim road. According to Cor respondent Hart there is tremendous underground battle now proceeding in Washington over the question but he and Germane agree that Seward is the general favorite at long odds.
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HARRY THAW
 ACQUITTED
ATTORNEYS MOVE TO LET HIM co AWAY
 FREE.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-After having been out al! night the jury brought in a verdict of acquittal to- day in the case of Harry Thaw who was charged with conspiracy to es- cape from Matteawan asylum. The verdi,t seems to be popular. His at torneys immediately after the verdict moved that he be allowed to go back to New Hampshire absolutely free and the motion will be argued on Monday Thaw will remain in the Tombs until then.
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WOOD DEAD.

DAWSON.-The funeral of the late Zachary Taylor Wood, assistant com missioner of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, and former com mander of the force in Yukon, and al- so former acting commissioner of Yu- kon. was held recently at his old home in Kingston, Ontario.
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$ < < * < [: % < < < ; < % SEATTLE AIDS GUGGS * * AND KNOCKS SEWARD. <

* The Gateway this morning re- .: |: ceived from the East, from a < < gentlemen who has taken part in E
 < the Alaska railroad controversy * .: at Washington, communication |:
 a which says that the Seattle Post @
 * IntelGgencer is favoring the pur- *
 < chase of the Copper River rail- * (: road by the government. He also " .: says that the Alaska Bureau of " {. the Seattle Chamber of Com *' < merce is on the side of the Gug- '* .: genheims and is striving to pre- * .: vent the purchase of the Alaska {: (: Northern It is to be remember .: ed in this respect that the editor % |: of the Post Intelligencer is the |" + chairman of the Alaska Bureau, |"
 (: so-called, of the Seattle chamber '' |: of Commerce. He was appointed *
 * or elected to the chairmanshi9 of '" * the Bureau by virtue of the fact .: .: that he accompanied an excursion * < the year before last to the ter '' % ritOry on a flying visit. Prevous * (: to that time he lived in Washing ''
 q: ton where he is said to command * (: some influence. It should also :: 's be remembered that the Seattle [: :' chamber of commerce has busi- *' % ness affiliations, if not direct .: .: business connections with the |: |: Guggenheims. During the last < {: municipa' election at Seattle Hi |: * Gill, the present mayor of Seat <
 ' tie, in a public speech showed 4 {: that the Post Intelligencer is * :: owned by the railroad interests * .: and not by the ostensible mana {" |: ger or editor. When railroads or " < any other great interests in the < .: west own a paper that paper is < |: almost sure to be directly or in .: '' directly under the influence of |: |: the great shelter people. * * This is only stated to show < * that when the self-styled Alaska < * Bureau and the paper edited by e {: it's chairman interfere in Alaska ':' E' questions to the extent of favor '' '' ing one route instead of another z !: they do so, not for the benefit of * E' Alaska, but for the benefit of [: ':' their paymasters. Questions ." have come up DeIore, Whlch may :. be fresh in the memory of Secre- "' * tary Lane and the president, < 's which showed that members of '" .: the Seattle chamber of commerce * |: are only interested in Alaska for < |: their own selfish purposes. * " Seward ought to get busy and [: z let impertinent and presumpt- * |: uous outsiders be made aware [" .: that Alaska resents their intrus- / {: ion into it's affairs. The presi- :: {: dent and Mir. Lane should be let *' < see just why these Seattle people * < are so anxious to give advice to * 's the administration. z" < < < < < < % < * < : %
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AvIAToRs ATTACK OssowETz.

PETROGRAD, March 12.-German aviatOrs flew over the city of Os- sowetz yesterday and dropped bombs but without inAicting any damage worth speaking of. At the time of the attack no Russian airships were available in the vicinity so that no attempt was made to follow the hos tile aircraft. They flew so high that the guns were unable to reach them but this very height prevented them from making good aim.
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INDIANS OBJECT TO
 HEAD ON U. S. COIN.
Natives Declare that the Head is the Head of no One But
 Squaw.

SALT LAKE, March 12.-A dele gation of Indians has arrived for the purpose of asking the government Indian agent to change the head on the pennies of the United States as the head is that of a squaw and not of a brave.
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TURK FORTS NOT SMASHED.

PARIS, March 13.-The latest re ports are to the effect that the Oar danelles forts are not as severely damaged as had been previously re- ported. No change has come in the conditions in the Dardanelles for sev. eral days and the report favorable to the Turkish forts indicates that the task of forcing the way into the sea of Marmora is by no means accomp- lished yet.
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WILSON MAY END STRIKE.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Presi- dent Wilson has cor ented to meet the eastern Ohio coal operators in the effort to end the strike. It is the first time that a ray of hope has been thrown on the situation for a long time
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If anyone doubts that Seward is about to be a great city he can now remove all such fears. A man has applied to the city council for permis- sion to open lunch counter at the Northern corner. He has the apprO- priate name of Gorge with the first "G" hard-boiled.
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SAY REPEATERS WERE
 PAID DOLLAR A VOTE.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 18.-Wit- nesses on the stand today in the Terre Haute election trial swore that re- peaters were paid a dollar a vote in some cases in the recent election. Other testimony of an equally damag- ing kind was also given and there has probably never been an election scand- al of equal disgracefulness revealed.
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COUNT wITTE DEAD.

PETRoGRAD, March 1S.-COunt sergius Witte died here today at the age of sixty. He was chief minister to the czar for many years and was one of the most eminent statesmen of his generation. He represented Russia in the peace meeting with Japan.
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Agent Christensen of the land de- partment is expected to arrive on the MaripOsa.
 Tickets for the March 17th masq- uerade are a dollar for men and fifty cents for ladies.
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WENT WEST.

The following passengers went to Seldovia on the Evans:
 ". F.. Dunkle, Fl. MOreland, c. k. Leslie and Mrs. Leslie, A. Carlson, J. O'Day, W. c. WhOrf.
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For a real enjoyable evening 'at- tend the concert at the Railroad Build ing tonight.
The Seward gateway., 1915-03-13

The MaripOsa left Juneau last night at midnight.
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See us before sending outside for your fob printing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
DENY Charge that
C0NV|C7S WR0NGED
Former Prison Chaplain De-
clares Conditions at Cum
minis Deplorable.

Little Rock, June 1S.-J. A. Brad
sher. chairman, and John T. Burkett,
member. of the penitentiary commits
sion today denied charges made last
night by the Rev. l.. TONNE, formerly
chaplain at the state penitentiary. The
commissioners said they are willing
for any one to go to the state farm
and question prisoners as to their
treatment.
In an address at Levy, near Argen-
ta last night, the former prison
chaplain charged: H.,
That wardens are brutal. ungodly
and they take pleasure in ABUSING
prisoners. ~
That the crank" men, or men con
tinuously under guard, can take baths
only on Sunday
That convicts must sleep in clothes
thev have worn and worked in during
the day. uo,e
or libraries at the farm and that they
are not furnished with stamps ano
That stockades are crowded and
cannot accommodate comfortably the
number Of prisoners forced into them
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
BERNSTORFF CLEARS NAME.
Secretary Lansing Accepts Dis
claimer Of Ambassador.

Washington, June 18.-Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
today gave his word of honor to Sec
rotary of State Lansing that the en-
voy he sent to Berlin, for whom the
state department obtained safe pas
sage, was DIR. Meyer Gerhard, an Of
fetal of the German colonial office,
who had been in this county on behalf
of the German Ped Cross.
The ambassador told the secretary
that neither he nor any member OF
the embassy staff had ever heard of
Dr. Alfred Meyer, said to be the head
of the supply department OF the Ger
man army, charges to which publicity
has been given of dipping this govern
ment into providing safe passage for
DR.. Meyer under the name of Meyer
Gerhard.
The ambassador reiterated his state
ment, telegraphed to the department
yesterday, that the publication OF
charges would likely operate injur-
iously against his efforts to bring
about an amicable settlement of the
issues between the United States and
Germany over the sinking of the Lusi-
taania.
Secretary Lansing assured the am
bassador that this government accept.
ed without reservation his denial OF
the charges.
The secretary said later he was
thoroughly satisfied with the ambas'
sador's statement and on the facts SC
far as he knows them, he considers
the incident closed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
With Backs at Gates of City,
Russians Making Last
Desperate Stand.
DEATH LOSSES ON
BOTH SIDES HUGE
TeutOns Directing Heaviest Blows mt
GrOdek, key Of Defenders Position.
French Cannon Iiurl 200 Shells a
Minute for ~ Hours.

London, June 1S.-Their backs
! practically at the gates of Lemburg,
the Russians are making their LAST
desperate stand for the defense OF
the city, which they have held so
long.
Less than Il miles away, the mas
sive Germanic armies are pounding
away with, shell and shrapnel AL
ready large portions OF the cars
forces have been driven across their
own frontier and Anstro-German
troops, hot on their heels, have cap
tured the city of Tarna grad in Rus
sian Poland, and now are storming
the heights north of Krezow.
Fhe battle for Lemburg is raging
on front of so miles, stretching
from the Russian frontier to the
marshes of the Dneister. The key OF
the ears defense is at Crod k, and
here the Teutons are directing their
heaviest blows. Already they have
succee ded in broaching parts of the
Russian front. At places the Ger
mans and Austrians are only 10
miles from Lemburg itself.
Unprec edented losses on both sides
mark the fighting. But for this final
battle the opposing armies have
each been brought up to full
strength. Thousands of Germans and
| Austrians pouring down the Carpa-
THAN slopes have stiffened and
strengthened the armies on the
Dniester and thousands more have
filled ting torn ranks of the troops
| operating against Lemburg froml
| the north and east.
The Russians, too, have been re-
inforced to full strength and have
| received fresh conveys of heavy ar
tillery. Many of the new Russian
troops, it is reported from Berlin,
are unframed territorials, IMMERSED
in warfare and poorly armed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
BRITISH FORCE ANNIHILATED.
Wrench Continue Progress Against
Rhine Positions, Crossing the
Epehf

London, June 1S.-The great
French drive about Arras and in AL
SAGE continues
Following it's impetuous initial adj
vance at Souchcz and Neuvelle, the
left wing army today set about
Strengthening the positions thus
gained, while the artillery kept up a
tornado of shells and high
explosives to discourage German
counter attacs The German bat
teries, however, replied with fierce
bombardment and duel of the big
guns was preeipitated which almost
equalled in fury the terrific can
nonade of yesterday, when the
French batteries alone fired continue
ously during "a hours an average Of
more than 200 shells minute.
Against the Rhine positions, the
French made fresh advance today
when they crossed the Fecht in Al
SAGE, and occupied with their advance.
guards the outskirts of Metzeral.
French gunners and riflemen, ac-
cording to the French midnight COM
munique, have now brought under
their fire the German communica-
tons between Metzeral and Munster,
the German base, and the position
OF the kaiser's forces at this point is
reported to be extremely critical
An entire attacking force of British
troops was destroyed by the Ger
mans north of the LeBassee canal,
according to Berlin, which admits
that the French on the section be-
tween Souchez and Ecurie succeeded
in penetrating the advance German
trenches at several points.
Further admission is made by Ber-
| lin that the Germans surrendered a
section of trenches tothe north OF
the Loretta heights. This sacrifice,
| according to the German report, was
! i naccord with their plan.
The Berlin statement adds that
the French losses on this front have
been equal to those suffered by the
allies in the Champagne district
where, according to Berlin, the
French percentage of casualties ran
exceedingly high.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
FATHER MARRIES
GIRL SON Loved:
BOY KILLS BOTH
Murderer Shot by Sharp
Shooter After He Kills
Officer in Crowd.

jamestown, n. Y, June 1S.--Fred
W. Shaver tonight shot and killed his
father, Hudson A. Shaver, his young
step-mother, and Patrolman George
Kendall Of the jamestown rolice,
force, who ATTEMPTED to arrest him.
The triple tragedy, which occurred
Ill the Shaver apartments, closed
with the killing of Shaver by a
sharpshooter stationed in buildne.
across the s rect.
The murderer held the jamestown
police and posse of hundreds of
persons at bay for half an hour be-
fore he was killed.
Young Shaver was railroad
engineer. He had been out of work
for several months, and had been
living with mis- father. Two weeks
ago, his father, who was 67 years of
age, married a young woman of 27,
to whom the young Shaver had been
attentive. This brought a crisis in
the family affairs and quarrels had
been frequent since.
Young Shaver went to his fathers
home early this morning and de-
manded money. Patrolman Kendall,
who was standing near the house,
heard two shots. He rushed up the
steps, and at the door, met the
engineer who held Winchester
rifle. He fired, the bullet penetrat-
ing the officers chest. Kendall died
few minutes later.
An immense crowd gathered in the
square and shots were fired into the
apartments. Shaver appeared at the
window and returned the fire. Fin
ally, men got into rooms across the
street, and sent fusillade of bull
lets crashing into the room. Shaver
was driven back, but again came 70
the window and a bullet crashed
through his brain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
Federal Secret Service Men
Find Same Old Trail
of Spies.
STAHL, is INDICTED
ON PERJURY CHARGE
Government Officials Assert That Ger
man RcseryiSt Who Testified He
Saw Guns on LuSi:ania Was Paid
by Men Close to BOy.Ed.

New York, June 1S.-GustaVc Stahl,
who said he saw four guns aboard the
LuSitania Just before she sailed on
her tragic voyage, was indicted for
perjury today by the United States
grand jury.
Stahl was paid to tell the alleged
falsohood, according TO federal Off
cials, By men close to the office OF
Captain Boy-Ed, the naval attache of
the German embassy.
81 don't think that Stahl, although
a German reServist, was actuated by
patriotic zeal" said William NJ. Off
ley, division superintendent of the
secret service of the department OF
Justice, "but to get money that he
might have good time without work
ing
Captain Boy-Ed was also mentioned
in the confession of Richard Peter
Stegler, who said he obtained a
fraudulent American passport to visit
England as a German spy.
"Our investigation has shown thai
there is a very systematic ol'ganiza'
ton at the beck and. call of men who
have intimate relationship with higf
German officials" said another fed
eral official. "When fraudulent pass.
ports are to be obtained, certain
agents are assigned.
"If a spy is to be sent aboard, a
man is picked for the task. II proof
that the Lusitania was armed is want
ed the necessary affidavts are pro-
cured.
eve have obtained such materia
which has been turned over to The
state department, as it has been i'm
proper at this time to give it the full
publicity of the courtroom. We un-
derstand that proper diplomatic ac-
ton will be taken later"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
Federal Department Acts
Favorably Upon Applica-
ton for New Institution.
ORGANIZATION TO
START IMMEDIATELY
Predicted That c. II. Triplett. Sr.. Will
BE chosen as Head Of Arkansas Na.
tiOnal Bank of Pine Bluff.
Capital 100000,

United States Comptroller of the
Currency join Sk5 elton Williams has
grant the appl cation for d cnarie:
for the Arkansas National bank Of
Pine Bluff, and the organization and
launching OF the new financial in
stitution will be imme dately prose-
cuted.
News of favorable action upon the
application was received here yes
teliay evening by c. II. Triplett, Sr.,
from Senator James P. Clarke, who
Informed Mr.. Triplett that Comptrol-
Ter Williams had wired him the per.
NIT was on its way to Pine Bluff.
Application for permission to
organize a national bank here with
a capital of 100000 was made sew
eral weeks ago. The treasury de-
partment sent a representative to
this city last week. The issuance of
the permit SO soon after the treasury
representative submitted his report
indicates that the report must have
been unusually favorable to the five
signing the application. These are
c. H. Triplett, Sr, capitalist and
cotton factor.
R. Carnahan, lumbe rman.
r. H. stearns, sjeweler
l.. w. Clements, planter.
c. H. Triplett, Jr, interested in
business with his father, C. H. Trip
lett, Sr.
The organization of the Arkansas
National bank will give Pine Bluff
two national and four state banks.
The institutions now established
here are the Simmons National bank,
Merchants & planters, Citizens. Cot
ton Belt Saving e Trust company,
and Peoples Savings Bank & Trust
company. All are flourishing, and
the incre ase in deposits indicates
prosperity in the Pine Bluff country
that grows steadily.
The placing of stock in the Arkan-
sas National bank will be started
at once, and organization perfected
as soon as the 100000 capital has
been subscribed. The federal bank
ing laws require that application to
form a national bank shall be made
by five persons before subscriptions
to stock can be accepted. 1t is evil
dent that the founders of the new
bank have received assurance that
makes certain the placing of SOCK
in a very short while.
The officers and location of the
new bank have not been decided
upon, but it is predicted that c. H
Triplett, ST., who has conducted
practically a banking business for
many years and is regarded as one
of the best fnanciers in this section
will be chosen president. In all
probability the Arkansas Nationa
bank of Pine Bluff will secure the
quarters formerly occupied by the
bank of Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
HIGH OFFICIALS
MO.P.-I.M. system
ASSEMBLE in CITY
Vice President Robertson's
Special Due This Morning.
Dean Here.

A special train known as "Vice
President Robertson's special" will
arrive at 7:45 o'clock this morning
from l. ,uisiana. and will spend some
time here. Whether Vice President
Alex Robertson of the Missouri Pa
citic-Iron Mountain is on the train is
not known here, but it is known that
G. E. Perkins. freight traffic manager
of the road r. A. Nelson, also of the
freight department, and other are on
the special
General Superintendent J. w. Dean
and party of other high officials of
the road, in the transportation and
roadmaster's departments, arrived in
Pine Bluff yesterday and last night,
to await the arrival of the party on
the special.
1t is understood local properties Of
the Iron Mountain will: be inspected
this morning. and local shippers will
be called upon by some Of the mem
bers of the party. Later the special
will travel over the Hot Springs
branch as far as Benton, this pro>a.
bly, late in the afternoon, as it is UNI
derstond the special will then pro-
coed from Benton through Little Rock
into headquarters at st. Louis.
A meeting of representatives OF ten
trunk lines has just been held at
Alexandria, La, at which the members
of the party on the special train were
in attendance. Matters of more than
ordinary Importance were discussed,
especially relative to the rapid hand
| ling of package cars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
AMERICAN REJECTS
THREE WAR Orders

New York, June 1S.-Three large
orders for munitions of war were re-
fused today by John w. Rapp, presi-
dent of the Empire Art Metal com
nany one of the largest metal WORKS
in this country.
Tn explanation of his refusal to &C
cent the contracts, which would have
brought in, it is estimated, $l'ooo,ooo'
Mr.. Rapp said he would be particlpat-
ing in the slaughter Of men OIL the
haftlefields of Europe if he manurac-
tured the munitions. ~.
At the beginning of the war, Mr..
Pam received orders for gun barrels
and shrapnel shells, and he refused
them ON the same grounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
FRANK MAY NOT
LEARN OF FATE
BEFORE MONDAY

Atlanta, Ca, June 1S.-Governor
Station was still considering the
Frank case today, and statement by
him indicated he was far from a de-
cision. He said it may be Monday
before he determines whether he
will grant the application for COM
mutation of sentence.
Frank is sentenced to die Tuesday.
Friends of the condemned man
think it augurs we'll for him that
the governor is in doubt. believing
the longer the executive ponders the
less likelihood there is that he win
let Frank go b the sgallows.