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Ttnse registered in the Selective draft in Alaska who
desire to volunteer for tiie n ».v sen ice without waiting
for being drafted, can do so from toda; and until Septem
her 1st. This is the information received in Seward todav
from Gov. Riggs office by Attorney Green of the local
hoard. ,
The ruling means that those who do not care to be
drafted can volunteer for any branch of the army service
at once or until the tirst ol Septemoei.
Yesterday word was received here from Provost Mar
shal General Crowder’s office, that 300 more registrants
would be required immediately and they would be induct
ed into the service as soon as niohlized. 1 ne orders iioiu
the governor’s office is believed to be the outcome of Crow
-der’s orders although it mignt mean also that the diuic
boards are to at once be given a new quota to call iioiu
Class 1. Anyway, those in the draft, can now volunteer.
REGISTRANTS ORDERED EXAMINED.
WASHINGTON, July (>— All new registrants in Class
1 have been ordered to be examined physically immediate
ly ready for the August call.
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The iclely advertised near oeer
4*Alaska Brew*’ of tin* Valdez Brew
has been found to Ik* an illegitimate
product and has been dumped off the
market. This is according to a state
ment made by Dave Hill, latei mil
Revenue agent, who was in Seward
last night on business, being a pass
enger on the Norhwestern irom An*
charage to C ordova.
“The beer has ben found to contain
alcohol, against the laws oi the terr
itory and containing such a'oehol was
a taxable product”, said Mr. Hill. A
fiine was assessed against the agen in
Anchorage and the Internal Revenue
Department ordered the Valdez bre
wery closed”.
The word was tipped around Seward
yesterday that seizures had been made
at Anchorage of the Valdez product
and many dealers had been fined.
Those having the product here did not
wait for any possible trouble and the
“Alaska Brew”, pure and wholesome,
os advertised, was dumped into the bay
for the fishes to get sit k‘ on. This
brew has been going stale in Seward
as something was the matter with it.
it is alleged for it would become flat
soon afte’* bottled.
ALASKA FOOD
ADMINISTRATOR
IS APPOINTED
WASHINGTON, July (*» — Food
A Iministrator Hoover today named Ph
ilip B. Bradley, superintendent of the
Treadwell Companies on Gastineau
Channel, at Juneau Food Administrate
for the Territory of Alaska, successor
to Royal A. Gunnison, deceased. Mr.
Bradley is a well known minis eng
ineer.
Capt. J. J. Ryan, of the Seward
Home Guards, will be the four minute
speaker at the Liberty theatre tomor
row night.
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Steamer Don. after making* her
A ugust trip to the westward, will go
to Seattle for inspection. This is the
advice receved In Agent McDonald,
of the Alaska Steamship Co. It is
,;i.'O suited that Alaska St< amship Co.,
will probably keep the Dora in Seattle
and the westward mn from Seward
will be discontinued after the August
trip.
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SOLDIERS VOTE L\ THE
INTERIOR THROWN OUT
IN DELEGATE ELECTION
According to advices received here,
the entire soldier vote at Fort Gibbon
and at Fairbanks, majority of which
were for Charles A. Sulzcr for Delegat
to Congress, were thrown out by the
House election committee in making
the decision on the Delegated ip con
test. The result of throwing out the
! soldier vote gives Wickersham a large
k ' alty oevr Sulzer.
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Garry Bach, popular purser on the
j Ad.niral Farragut, is a big boost e»*
! for war savings stamps, and just to
i show that he is an agent of the govern
meat in* the tinunical depaitment, he
hX', since the Farragut been on the pr
:-ent trip, sold over $1000 worth of the
stamps. The Admiral ‘Farragut left
Seattle on June 22nd and Purser Bach
i announced when in port this forenoon
that !a>t night he passed out stamps
to put him over the $1000 mark and
expects to sell at least a couple hund
red dollars worth before reaching JSoat
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SEATTLE, July (» — Fish pi ices on
the Exchange at noon today were as
follows: halibut, six-teen cents; sable,
| eight cents; ling and red cod, six cents
salmon, sixteen cents.)
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^WASHINGTON. July f> — Senator
Martin, majority leader, announced
his morning lhat it was the eoncesus
»f opinion that both Houses of Congr
ess recess tonight until Augu&t with
ut ac ion by the House on the rosoln
on authorizing the President to take
t o Telgraph and telephone, cab',?
ad adio lines. It is teported that tie ,
u ut declared that la keenly was
•r uv to have tho resoultion pass
ore the recess. This the President
rit i the leaders of both Houses.
FARRMTsAILS
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nor Admiral Farragut arrival
a port at 10 o’clock this, forenoon ai d
>uth at 11 o’clock. The Admir-1
' : :> agut had 47 drafted men from
Viu-ho ago bound for Fort 1 iscum a d i
fot Fort Wm. H. Seward. There j
' .*1 otlu • passengers aboard for,
1 ido f’om various poits stopp d i
at between Anchorage and Seward and
- iov iug for here Rev. Fletcher,
. I' > oen and (Jus Pemris.
C. p . * Jv)h Mrdillvrary stated tlmti
• we making good time on the ti p
:ti! 1 run into a fog on the ;iftc■*- ,
>!i of the Fourth and was. required I
v» micho*. “The fog was of a grayish 1
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* tied suddenly,” said tlo*
.in. “At first 1 thought that some
volcano had become active. We lost
•JO hours in the fog and when it lifted
lie sun burst opt and it was swelter
dig hot at Kokiak all of the time we
vere in port.”
t hose leaving Seward on the Admir
al Far ••agut wei-e the following: for
.Seattle Kthcd Richmond, Frank. Burk
. .id wife, Charles Franson, F. 1). An
il n ;u d one steerage; for Juneau—
\\. U Webb, W.illiam Cliff and six Ser
11i.ms on their way to France; for Ket
•hikan- Krich Paid, L. Nicholson and
one s toe rage: for Valdez — Belle
Mat k; for Fort Liscum— Sam Luken.
NORTHWESTERN
SAILS SOUTH
Steamer Northwestern arrived in
port last night at 8 o’clock from An
chorage, remained at the local dock
for an hour then went to the San Juan
dork to load frozen fish and sailed for
the south at 2 o’clock this morning.
The Northwestern had (57 passengers
aboard from Anchorage for the out
side' and the following four for Sew
ard: Mrs. W. H. Healey, R. 1). Chase,
Larson and wife.
The following passengers left on the
Northwestern from Seward: Mrs. 0. J.
Keating and son, W. Rothfus, J. W.
Keller, Patsy Dean, Viola Mason, J.
l/awlcr, J. S Duffy for Seattle and N.
Racher and one steerage for Latouche.
GUAY IN ILLINIOS
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According* to advices received in
Seward, Arthur Gray, formerly of this
city, is with the 3rd Prov. Co., 32nd
Engineers at flamp Grant, 111. Mr.
Gray writes that he expects to leave
for the front in France next month.
toi.ma\Toi\o to Trance
J. C. Tolman is going to France ac
cord1:^ to a letter received by U. S.
Deputy Marshal Isaac Evans. Mr.
Telman writes that although he was
o old to get in the real active ser
vice against the Kaiser he is going to
Fit nee as a cook for the Y. M. C. A.
and expected to get away this month.
Mr. Tolman receives $1 n month and
nays his own expenses.
Alice Anderson, formerly of Nin
ilchot, was around the city this morn
ing while enroute to Cordova on the
Admiral Farragut.Miss Anderson ex
pected to return here and engage in
business.
ALLIANC!
WASHINGTON, July 6 — Senator
Willard Saulsburg, of Delaware, in
troduced a resolution late yesterday
afternoon declaring that the time was
now opportune for America, Japan
and England o enter an agreement
preventing the Central Powers from
gaining a foothold upon the Pacific.
The resolution urges action to offsjt
that which might permit the Central
Powers to list' methods of warfare <. \
the Pacific not justified nor warranted
by war’s laws.
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TROOPSHIP
IS WRECKED
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OTTAWA, July G — The Canadian
troopship City of Vienna grounded on
the Atlantic shore during the night,
i’rcops ar.d new hoard have been saf
ely landed. It is belived that the sb4>
is a total loss.
RESCLEI) BY AMERICANS
BOSTON, July (> — American patrol
,'essels rescued over 700 of the soldi
ers aboard the Canadian Troopship
according to official announeemnt thfe
afternoon.
B. B LEAGUE-IS t
CLOSING SERIES
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SEATTLE, July 0 — The Pacifjc
Coast International Baseball leagih
will close tomorrow owing to lack Of
support. The league is composed (if
Vancouver, Wash., Seattle. Aberdeen
and Portland.
shootInoat anchorage j
I As a result of a drunken brawl there
was a shooting at Anchorage last
Monday forenoon according to advice
received here lost night on the North
western. Victor Mackie shot and mor
tally woundede Robert Nakki. Both
are Finns and the shooting took place
in a bunk house on Fourth Avenue
and East C. Street. Mackie was ar
rested and Nakki was taken to the
hospital.
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HAWKINS AN ELK
T. W. Hawkins who returned from
Anchorage Wednesday night via the
government railroad, was initiated ii
to the Elks at Anchorage last Mon
day night.! All of the mysteries of the
“Hello Bill” organization was shown
to the local merchant.
MINE LOCATIONS FILED
•F. P. Skeen today filed for record hi
United States Commissoner Whittle
sey’s court II chrome ore claim loca
tions Thomas Babcock and William
Martain filed 7. The claims are locate!
on Iron Mountain in the Kachemak
Bay district.
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The weather forecast for Seward
for tonight and tomorrow is fair with
fresh winds, just the same as it has
been for the past five days. It is also
some hot, in the sun.
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Mike Johnson, w’ho went south as
guard to prisoners and returned on
the Northwestern, visited Camp
Lewis and while there met Roy Ash
land and Robert Ronxig. “The boys
looked spick and span and thorough
soldiers in their uniforms of 0. D.,
says Mr. Johnson. “I met many oth
ers of the Seward bunch in Seattle
and many are working in the shipyard
and while admitting that they are re
ceiving good w'ages, living in high, so
the are little better off than w'hen they
| were in this city.”
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Miss Belle Richmond, sister of Mrs.
George Adams who has been on an ex
tended visit here, left on the Admiral
Farragut today for Oakland, Cal.,
where she will again enter the hosixital
servico, being a trained nurse.
WASHINGTON, July 6- General March, Chief of
Staff, told the newspaper correspondents this morning
that the Allies were preparing to meet another heavy Ger
man assault. Gen. March said this was the information
from London, Paris and Gen. Pershing during the night.
General March said that as the first million of men
were now in France the movement for the second million
j would be pressed.
GERMANS REPULSED IN LORRAINE
Paris, July 6— ( Official)- The German artillery was
, repulsed early today in their effort to raid the American
sector in Lorraine.at Xivray. German raids have also been
repulsed on the French front. The Germans appear to be
testing out various positions on the western line trying
for a week point. v<* 4f- HL MBIW
ARTILLERY AGAIN IS ACTIVE.
LONDON, July G— German artillery is active today
between Villers Bretonneaux and Ancre where the Aus
tralians, aided by the Americans, recently gained valu
able ground.
OVER ONE MILLION AMERICANS
ARE NOW OVER THE ATLANTIC
READY TO FIGHT IN FRANCE.
WASHINGTON, July G— American troops sent over
seas number one million, nineteen thousand, one hundred
and fifty five up to July 1, President Wilson announces in
making public a letter to him from Secretary of War Bak
er. American troops who have returned from overseas ser
vice, those lost at sea and casualties on the fighting front
aggregate eight thousand, one hundred and sixtjrfive.
Only two hundred and ninetyone were lost while being
taken over the ocean to France.
HEAVY GUNS BEING BUILT.
WASHINGTON, July 6— American-built 155 milli
meter howitzers are moving across the ocean for General
Pershing. The guns are of French design, six inch bore,
and are adapted for heavy barrage in supporting infantry
advances. The United States will soon be independent of
Allies for heavy guns. . *•.
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BRITISH CASUALTIES.
LONDON, July 6— The British casualties for this
week have been 17,336, showing little activity on the var
ious fronts. .. . V-. A *J
FORMER MAYOR
OF NEW.YORK
KILLED FLYING
LAKE CHARLES, La., July C —
John Puroy Mitchell, former Mayor of
New York City, now a Major in the
Aimy Aviation service, was instantly
killed this aftcrnon at the Gerstner
Aviation field, 14 miles from here. Ma
jor Mitchell was flying a scout mach
ine at the time and a gust of wind
threw him in an air pocket from which
he was unable to extricate himself.
WAS DARING AVIATOR
NEW YORK, July 6 — Former Ma
yor Mitchell was the youngest mayor
the Metropolis ever had. Mr. Mitchell
was 38 years of age and according to
reports had showed great daring in the
air service.
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SOLDIER TO WED
A marriage license was issued this
morning by U. S. Commissioner Whit
tlesey to Sergt. Walter H. Caswell, of
the 14 Infantry .Detachment stationed
here, and Miss Katherine L. McLean.
Sergt. Caswell was granted a seven
day leave of absence and left on the
Farragut with Miss McLean for Vald
ez. Miss McLean is better known loc
ally as Belle Mack.
ALAMEDA AT CORDOVA
Steamer Alameda is due to arrive at
Cordova at 11 o'clock tonight accord
ing to radio advices. With the usual
k stops the Alameda should reach here
on Tuesday.
HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DIE AS
.STEAMER SINKS
PEORIA, III., July 6— It is estimat
ed that 150 were killed late last night
in the sinking of the excursion steamer
Columbia. The evcursion steamer
struck an obstruction near here in the
fog and went down. Over 500 were a
board returning home to Pekin from a
dancing party given in an amusement
park here.
When the steamer struck, a panic
immediately seized the passengers and
they jumped into the w'ater without lif
preservers and many drowned but a
few feet away for the boat. Many wer*
crushed to death w hen the second deck
gave wray where a dance hall was be
ing conducted.
Divers are today working where the
boat went down and many bodies of
women and girls are being recovered.
TRAIN OUT TOMORROW
There will be a passenger train op
erated tomorrow to Kern Creek but
whether a through train or one mak
ing connections at Mile 52 with a train
from Kern creek was not known this
afternoon.
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While Capt. Lathrop was in Seward
last night he signed a new contract
for film service with the management
of the Liberty theatre. Many big at
tractions have been booked by the Lib
erty management an d the film ser
vice will be gratly improved it is an
ouncod. * „ .