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No. 208 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 191fi
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ALLIES IRE A6AII FIERCELY
BOMBAflDINO IRE DARDANELLES
London, Oct. 15—The allied fleet
Is again fiercely bombarding the
Turkish defenses in the Dardan
elles. Submarines of the Anglo
French fleet in the Dardanelles
#re also reported to have penetrat
ed the Bosporous and are attack
ing the Turkish Black Sea floet.
Servians are stubbornly holding
the heighta about a mile from Bel
grad against the Teutonic advance
There are many Servian refugees
bow arriving in Salonikl.
Fifty five people were killed and
| one hundred and fourteen Injured
last night in a Zeppelin raid on
this city, in "which a British at
tacking fleet 'became absolutely
lost in the fog.
Seryla today formally declared
war against Bulgaria.
Sir Edward Grey, British for
eign secretary, says that Rumania
■will probably allow the Russians to
pass through her territory to as
list Senria in ler resistance to
the invasion of the Teuton ind
Bulgarians.
NAVAL FIGHT IN
GULFOFFINLANO
Stockholm, Oct. 15—The sound
ol heavj; firing has beea heard all
day fiorn the direction of tho Gulf
cf Finland and It is believed there
is a naval engagement going ou
btrtween the Russiaa and Ger
man Jieets.
VIOLENT STORM ON
GALLI1HJL1 PENINSULA
Berlin, Oct. 15—A storm of un
usual violence la reported to be
raging today In the Dardanelles and
on tte Galipoli Peninsula.
THE AUSTRIAN'S MOW
DOWN THE RUSSIANS
Vienna, Oct. 15—Advices just
received state that in the fighing
bc'twt-en the Austrians and Rus
sians near Tarnopol, Eastern. Galicla,
the former are mowing the latter
down relentlessly and luflicting
heavy losses.
THE ITALIANS PLACE A
BIG LUMBER ORDER
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 15 — The
Italian government today placed a
mammoth order for lumber with
local dealers here.
INn.'UXKD OFFICERS
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
Norfolk, West Va., Oct. 15—Six
Officers of the Iniarned German
converted cruiser Prinz Frederick
Wilhfeim, are missing and are be
lieved to have made their escape
j and are now probably £>n their way
J tsi the front.
M \XV LIVES ARE LOST
IX SALVADOR, ARGENTINE
Xew Orleans, Oct. 15—By a
heavy shock of earthquake today
In the state of Salvador, Argentine
republic, two hundred lives were
lcs' and many people injured.
There was also a heavy property
loss.
TOWN* OF SEWARD
AND ITS TOPOGRAPHY
Seward Gateway: The deepest
part of Resurrection Bay, according
«o the government charts with the
Engineering commission is 161 fa
thoms, or just about two thirds as
deeu as the island at the mouth of
the bay & high. The island's high
est peak is 1,558 feet. Looking
acrc6S the bay from Seward to
Fourth of July creek the deepest
place is 84 fathoms. This point is
about two-thirds of the way across
Taking a line acros6 the bay half
way between the city and Lowell
Poirt or Naval Point, you meet a
dppth of 104 fathoms right in the
middle. At the dock there is a
dcbh of about 60 feet, but it drops
off suddenly to a depth of more
than a hundred fathoms Right in
toe center of the bay some distance
beyond Lowell Point there Is an
invisible island, if one could call it
so. It cornea up to within 14
fathoms of the surface of the water.
The highest mountain in sight
ia the vicinity of Seward is the
second peak back north of Lowell
creek, it sometimes being called
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FIVE THOUSAND BELGIAN CIVILIANS
HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO BE SHOT
Paris, Oct 15—Ever since the
occupation of Belgium by the Ger
mans there has been much friction
between the citizens and the for
eign soldiery, and, according to
late reports, over five thousand
civilians in that country have been
ordered shot "by the German authori
ties.
' Copenhagen, Oct. 15—A British
submarine today torpedoed and sunk
a German destroyer near the south
ern entrance to the sound between
Denmark and Sweden. The crew
oX the destroyer are said to have
been lost. Two other German craft
that were in the vicinity at the time
made good their escape.
ESTIIATES FOH
EXPENDITURES
Washington, D. C., Oct. 15—Esti
mates for government expenditures
for the next fiscal yt»ar amount to
one and a quarter billions. The
administration plans the construc
tion cf 15 to 20 dreadnaughta and
battle cruisers, 100 submarines, 70
destroyer and a proportionate num
ber of scout auxiliaries, to be built
during the next five years. The
cosst the first year is estimated
at $248,000,000 -which will be an
increase of $100,000,000 over last
year. The administration will also
asic 80,000 additional men. When
the warships are finished the navy
plans to organize a new fleet prob
ably for the Pacific ocean.
SUBMARINES MAKE
A RECORD VOYAGE
Honolulu, Oct. 15—The United
States submarines which left San
Francisco for this port recently,
reached here today, having made a
record voyage between the two
places.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
NEW SUMMER HOME
Washington, D. C., Oct. 15 —
President Wilson's new summer
home is to be located at Elberton,
near Long Branch, according to re
ports that are being circulated here
today.
RALL TOSSERS WILL
NOT VISIT COAST
Boston, Oct. 15 — The Boston
American and Philadelphia National
baseball teams that finished the
•world series championship games
last Wednesday have decided to
abandon their contemplated trip to
the Pacific coast.
WOLVES DESTROYING
GAME IN YUKON
Dawson News: Taylor and Olson,
trappers, recently in from the head
of the Peel, report that while In
that district they saw the carcass
es cf twelve caribou calves which
had been slain by wolves In a
fepot on Sheep creek not more than
fittv feet in diameter. Not one of
the calves, they state, had been
even partly eaten by the wolves.
Nearby were the carcasses of two
full sized caribou, which had been
killed by the wolve3 and partly eat
en. The hunters complain that
the wolyes are thus -working great
destruction of big game bo essential
to the support Qf the Indians and
the prospectors and trappers of the
region, and urge that a bounty be
placed on wolves. John Hudson, old
timer, who Is taking an Interest in
the matter, says that a bounty of
five dollars on wolf pups and ten
dollars on old wolves would create
suca activity in the effort to de
stroy them that soon thoy would be
exterminated.
"The wolf," says Hudson, "Is the
damned plutocrat of the animal
kingdom, devouring whom he can,
and slaying whom he cannot de
vour. In Montana the ibounty yiped
him out in short order. Thei state
gave a bounty and the stockmen.
Who suffered most from the mar
auders, Increased the bounty with
a supplementary sum. Now the
woIv«6 are so few in that state
(he determination there to hold
them down has caused the state
and stockmen to offer a combined
reward of $75 for every scalp, and
il is havinir the desired effect
Meat and furs lost in this northern
regie n every year by reason of the
wolves is enormous, and argues the
necessity of some action. Alaska
already Is offering a bounty. The
heads usually are given over to the
government and burned on payment
o' the bounty, and the body of the
pelt is retained by the captor for
other purposes. A bounty would
fca an inducement to the hunters to
go after the wolves in the spring
when th|3 pelts are poor as well as'
In winter, and also would encour
age digging them out of their nests
and destroying the females and the
pups."
GERMAN ORE STEAMERS
BELIEVED TO BK SUNK
Copenhagen, Oct. 14—Four Ger
man ore steamere are believed to
have been sunk by British subma
rines off the coast today.
GIRL'S TO KEEP HOUSE
ON UNIVERSITV CAMPUS
University of Washington, Oct.—
Theoretical and semi-practical study
ot housekeeping at the University
of Washington is to be supple
mented shortly "by actual practice in
home management in a five-room
cottage on the campus. Girls study
ing home economics will become
resldeuta in the cottage for periods
of two months or bo, and will be
instructed in the art of the house
keeper.
Not more than four or five girls
will be able to reside in the house
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P. H. GANTY
Athens, Oct. 15—Greece today,
in answering the Bulgarian demand,
reiterates the nation's neutrality.
King" Constantino is determined
not to be drawn into taking Bldea
in the War unless Greet territory ia
invaded.
Rumania still remains outwardly
ca'm, although reports state that
it is not believed she can long pre
vent an order lor convoking the
crown council with a view of
mobilizing her forces.
Tbe Bulgarian minister in Lon
don baa been banded his passports
and it is now considered that war
has automatically t>een declared t>a
tween Bulgaria and all of the part
ners of the quadruple entente.
Nish, Serbia, Oct. 15—The Bul
garians are attacking the Serbs at
Verliklavor and Katfibogaz, In an
attempt to Teach the main trunk
railway reaching from the Danubg
river to the Aegean Sea through
Belgrad and Nish.
Fairbanks Times, Sept. 17: Ac
cording to announcement made yes
terday by Rev. Guy H. Madara of
Chena, 'who Is superintendent of the
Episcopal mission in the Tanana
valley, the missionj at the native
village below Chena will open some
time Miis week. Mise Beulah Fred
erick, a well known missionary
worker will bo In charge of the
school, which will teach the young
people in the day, and which will
hold special instructions for the
adults.
The Chena mission was closed J
two years ago, but now that the
opportunity presents to open it
agruin Mr. Madara decided to do
so.
OLOTIMER DIES
HI HOT SPRINGS
Fairbanks Times, Sept. 27: Red
Alex MoDonald, a teamoter, dropped
dead Thursday night on Woodchop
per creek. Coroner's verdict was
that death was caused by heart
failure. McDonald was one of
the stampeders to the Klondike in
the latter '90's, and later came
to Fairbanks during the early days
of the camp. A few years ago le
drifted to Hot Springs and has
been located there ever Blnce.
NEW YORK ATTORNEY
CONDEMNS WILSON
Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 15 — At
torney Esterbrook of New York, In
a speech here last night, took oc
casion to condemn certain utter
ances of President Wilson a»d
former Secretary of State "W. J.
Bryan regarding- citizen soldiery.
He also roasted La Folette's sea
man's law.
SWEENEY UNABLE TO GET
JOHNSON OFF HOMESTEAD
Fairbanks Times, Sept. 27: In
the history of courts it baa not
been uncommon for judges to state
that they were making dclsiona
contrary to the dictates of their
heart, although such incidents * are
not frequent, but yesterday Judge
C. E. Bunnell, of the United States
district court, handed down such a
finding. In the case of C. B. Sween
ey vs. B. W. Johnson et al, in
which the plaintiff sought to have
the deiendant restrained from en
tering upon certain land, which, ha
claimed as a homestead, the court
decided in favor of the defendant,
yet expressed regret at being com
pellfd to do so. The case is rather
unusual, in that ail the law Beems
to be against Mr. Sweeney, whilfl
public sentiment is svith him. The
plaintiff has resided on a piece of
ground up the Chena river since
about 1904 and has always worked
il as his homestead. He was never
molested in possession and no one
ever attempted to disturb him un
•*:1 this spring, when tho defendant
wag granted a permit to cut wood
oa part of the ground the plaintiff
claimed as his own.
In rendering his decision, the
court said: "It seems like a case
where the court cannot make the
kind of a decision it would like to.
I think everyone feels that Mr.
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