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Volume XI. 'Number 177. *_SKWARI). AI.ASK. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1>17._ Ten Cento the Copy
SEE WRECKS *
TO WESTWARD
Insurance Men Report on I hree of
Salmon Fleet Now on
Beach
Capt. L. H. Turner, marine surveyor
for the Firemen’s Fund insurance com
pany, and P. J. Seale, surveyor for the
underwriters interested in the cargo
of the St. Catherine, returned today
from inspecting wrecks to westward.
Captain Turner reports three small
steamer loads of goods salvaged trom
the wreck of the St. I* rancis at l ni
mak Pass, and nothing saved from the
wreck of the Standard at Cape A <>n
stantine.
.Mr. Seale reports the St. Catherine
ashore twelve miles up the l gashik
river and at the bottom, the river hav
ing cut the sand from under bow and
stern, allowing her seams to open.*
All three vessels will probably be a
total loss, although a diver is now at
the St. Catherine investigating as to,
whether she can be floated.
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THREE VOLLEYS
AND THEN TAPS
First Military Funeral Held Here Over
Remains of Colonel
A .R. Boyle
Funeral services for Col. A. R. Boyle
were held at the residence and at the
Catholic church this morning, and the
body was interred at VVoodlawn ceme*
tery.
Members of the Spanish-American
war veterans acted as pallbearers and
the Seward military unit under Capt.
Luttrell. turned out with rifles as a
firing squad, and tired the usual three
volleys, taps being blown by Lieut.
Stites .
Requiem mass was said by Rev.
Bruckert.
Relatives and friends of the late
Colonel and members of the military
organization were taken to the ceme
tery in automobiles, all of those in
town being called into service.
Following the mass. Rev. Bruckert
made a most patriotic address in
which he touched upon the service ren
dered by Col. Boyle to the armies of
England, France and the United
States, closing his remarks by stating
that “his God came first and then his
country.”
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INALGA GOES
AFTER NAMES
—
Will Register Cannery Crews and
Expects to Get All
Eligible
The Coast Guard Cutter Unalga.
Captain Dodge, arrived this morning
from Valdez en route to western Alas
ka canneres to enroll all men of mili
tary age.
“We don’t expect to miss anyone,”
said Captain Dodge, “ and if the re
ported pro-German element out there
shows any inclination to refuse, the
jail is large enough to accommodate
them.”
The captain was referring to reports
brought in on the Santa Ana that a
large number of Germans are working
in canneries to westward who are out
spoken in their opinions against the
United States and favorable to Ger
many. These reports were made by
men of standing, who state that near
ly all of the machinists in the western
canneries are Teutons and that they
seem to control the situation to a con
siderable extent.
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Capt. Connel, formerly of the City
of Seattle, but now pilot on the North
western, watched the ball game last
evening and rooted with the rest of the
youngsters. The captain, it will be re
membered, towed the totem pole from
Alaska, which now adorns Pioneer
Square in Seattle.
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VIOI NT FIGHTING ON
FRENCH FRONT; RUSS
ARMY STILL RETREATS
(By Aviocinled Pre»» Diapatch)
PARIS. July 21, (Official).—In violent attack last
night along the Aisne front the Germans twice penetrated
the French trenches southeast of Czerny and were later
driven out by counter attacks.
Several other attacks on different parts of the front
were repulsed and heavy losses inflicted upon the enemy.
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GERMANS PREPARE AIR DEFENSE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
_GENEVA, July 21. — The old Zeppelin factory at
Fried richshaven has begun building airplanes. The gen
eral staff is now convinced that Zeppelins are of little war
value and have commenced to prepare. It is rported that
the Germans fear a general air offensive and are preparing
to meet it.
PREMIER KERENSKY TAKES CONTROL
- AT PETROGRAD WITH FIRM HAND
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, July 21.—At a stormy session of the
cabinet last night Premier Lvoff resigned and Kerensky,
minister of war, succeeded him. The break came follow
ing Kerensky’s criticism of both the ministers and the
military forces around Petrograd for not rising to the oc
casion during recent events, while he was absent on the
western front, and for not suppressing the mutiny.
Detachments of soldiers and sailors arrested thirty
1 six radical Socialist delegates to the Baltic fleet, aboard
a Russian destroyer this morning.
The Orphei regiments participating in the Petrograd
disturbances are being disbanded.
More loyal.troops are arriving from the front to main
tain control.
SEATTLE UNIONS THREATEN TO CALL
GENERAL STRIKE; TROUBLE IN EAST
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, July 21. — The building trades council,
controlling thirty-two unions comprising 5,000 men, has
notified union officers to hold themselves in readiness for
a general strike in sympathy with the street car men, now
out on strike.
Members of the Seattle police force have formed a
union and thirteen patrolmen were discharged yesterday
for refusing to ride on cars operated by strikebreakers
and protect them.
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EXTENSIVE STRIKE AT LEADVILLE
LEADVILLE, Col., July 21.—Metal miners working
in thirty-seven properties struck today. No further de
tails were given pending a federal investigation.
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WESTERN ALASKA SALMON PACK
FOR 1917 REPORT VERY SMALL;
HERENDEN BAY PACK FAILURE
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J. R. Nichols, of the Booth Fish
eries company, and A. E. Wadams,
of the Fidalgo Island Packing com
pany, bring word from westward that
the salmon pack in the vicinity was al
most a complete failure, only 45,000
cases being put up in five czmneries,
with a total of twenty-three lines.
“The fish just failed to show up,”
said Nichols, and the crews have gone
home.
Short runs occurred in the Nusha
gak district July 4th to* 11th but a
message received by Nichols on the
12th stated that the fish were becom
ing scarce then which, if not followed
by a second run, means only about a
60 per cent pack in the Bristol Bay
district.
The pack at False pass is reported
about the same as last year.
George Palmer, arriving from Cook
inlet points on the Santa Ana, reports
the pack on Cook inlet to be only
about half of that last year.
He says that the red fish failed to
sffow anywhere near up to usual at
Port Graham, Seldpvia, Kenai or Goose
Bay.
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fOOD CONTROL
BILL PASSED
Upper House Passes New Measure and
Forbids Distilled
Liquor
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 21.—The sen
ate with only six dissenting votes,
passed the administration food bill this
afternoon. The bill was virtually re
written from the House bill but still
gives the President broad powers to
regulate foods, feed, pnd fuels, pro
viding for a board of three food com
missioners, and authorizing a maxi
mum guaranteed price of $2 per bushel
for wheat.
The bill prohibits further manufac
ture of distilled beverages and directs
the President to buy all distilled bev
erages now in bond.
AIR
AIR ARMY IS
NOW ASSURED
Building Program for 27,000 Machines
Sent to President Wilsoh
Today
WASHINGTON, July 21.—The sen
ate this afternoon passed without
amendment the bill providing $640,
000,000 to build 22,000 airplanes. It
now goes to the President.
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PROMINENT LECTURER
WILL SPEAK TONIGHT
Mr. Virgil O. Strickler, C. S. B.,
well known as a lecturer on Christian
Science, will speak in the A. B. Hhll
tonight on the teachings of Christian
Science. He is a most interesting and
instructive letcurer and is widely
known, being a member of the board
of Lecturership of the First Church
of Christ Scientist at Boston, Mass.
All are invited to attend. The lec
ture is under the auspices of local
Christian Scientists and the admission
is free.
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DEPUTY AND WIFE FROM
WESTWARD ARE HERE
Deputy U. S. Marshal Fursman and
Mrs. Fursman, of Nakek, arrived from
westward on the Santa Ana en route
outside, Fursman having resigned
from the post.
Mrs. Fursman received word recent
ly that her brother, a member of the
137th battalion of the Canadian forces
in France, was killed in the trenches
about two months back.
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FEDERALS WILL TRY AND
“COME BACK” TOMORROW
The Federals will try to retrieve
their reputation, which was so badly
shattered in the ball game last night,
by again appearing in uniform at Fed
eral park tomorrow afternoon. Both
teams were badly handicapped last
evening by the absence of several of
their stars but all will be on hand to
morrow and the contest gives promise
of being real interesting.
Lucas and Poehlmann will probably
be the battery for the Feds and Cham
berlain and Hemenway will do the
same for the Regulars.
The game is scheduled to start
promptly at two o’clock.
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MISSIONARIES ON WAY TO
AND FROM JESSE LEE HOME
A. W. Newhall, M. D., and wife, of
Stoneham, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. Earl
R. Lewis, of Muskegon, Michigan, and
Miss Emma Supernaw, of West Chazy,
N. Y., missionaries under the Metho
dist Board, are at The Seward en route
to the Jesse Lee home at Unalaska.
Mrs. Newhall, who was the first wo
man missionary in western Alaska,
coming twenty-two years ago, was
stricken with ptomaine poison while
outside and has not fully recovered.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Winchell, who
were in charge of the Home during the
absence of Dr. and Mrs. Newhall, ar
rived on the Stanta Ana en route oijt
side and are guests at The Overland.
FIGURES OBTAINED BY
U.S. SHOW DESTRUCTION
' FOUR TIMES PRODUCTION
% _
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 21.—Figures now in possession
of the government based on the Allies’ best information
show that since the beginning of Germany’s ruthless sub
marine warfare, the destruction of allied merchantmen
has amounted to four times the amount of tonnage built.
The losses averaged 1,000,000 tons dead weight each
month.
Full realization of the success of Germany’s ruthless
sea warfare has been delayed because reports were based
previously on weekly statements from London, which in
turn, were based on the registered tonnage.
Destruction of merchant tonnage hitherto available
for the allied commerce for the time elapsed since the
start of the campaign, amounts to four times the tonnage
built in the same period.
Continuing at this rate, the shipping of the world will
in time be swept from the seas. New shipping must be
■built at a more rapid rate or the submarine bases de
stroyed.
NO PEACE WITH TEUTONS UNDER
AUTOCRACY SAYS LLOYD GEORGE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON, July 21. — Lloyd George declared before
the House of Commons today that Chancellor Michaelis’
speech in the Reichstag meant that if Germany is vic
torious there will be annexation all around the old empire
and that a military autocracy will be established more
firmly than ever.
“The speech,” he declared, “shows that those directing
Germany’s affairs had made a choice of goals for the war.
“We can’t make peace with Germany with Germany
dominated by autocracy.
“The war now becomes a struggle between two def
inite groups of National ideals.”
Llyod George declared that the food situation for the
English for 1917-18 period had already been secured, even
if the ship losses increase.
The Premier hailed the accession of Karensky, the
brilliant Russian statesman, to the leadership of the Rus
sian government as a victory for democracy.
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RUSSIANS BURN ALL BEHIND THEM
BERLIN, July 21, (Official).—German troops in east
ern Galicia crossed the Zlochoff-Tarnopol line on a front
of forty kilometers today and found that the retreating
Russians had set fire to all villages and wrought general
destruction before evacuating the district.
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BIG SHIPMENT OF SUPPLIES
FOR WESTERN ALASKA
When the Santa Ana sails Monday
it will take 600 tons of freight to
westward, one of the largest cargoes
ever transferred here.
It includes all material for a new
government hospital building at Kana
kanak, which is being shipped via Nu
shagak.
There is also a large shipment of
supplies for Bethel, Nushagak and
other Bristol Bay points.
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TAKE OUT FIFTEEN INSANE
PATIENTS ON NORTHWESTERN
Marshal Brenneman,^of Valdez, Dep
uty U. S. Marshals Evans and Furs*
man will go out on the Northwestern
in charge of the largest number of
insane persons taken out of Alaska at
one time for many years.
,Four patients were brought in from
westward on the Santa Ana, two will
be taken from here and the rest will
be added to the party at Valdez, hav
ing been brought out from Fairbanks
and Southeastern Alaska ports.
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BOATS AND TRAINS
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The Northwestern sailed for west
ward this afternoon.
The Watson reached Cordova at 1
o'clock today, west-bound.
The Santa Ana arrived from west
ward yesterday and will sail on the
last trip of the season to Bethel at five
o’clock Monday evening:.
The Victoria is due Sunday from
westward.
There will be a train out the line to
morrow morning:.
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THE WEATHER
Yeaterday.
Maximum .68
Minimum .46
Current . .64
Clear. North wind.
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WEATHER TOMORROW
Clear weather.