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OF THE LAST COPPER
FRONTIER 1 AND FISH
^ THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume \l. N„...Ikt 95___SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 10. lt>!7_
PRESIDENT WILSON ORDERS GUNS ON ALL AMERICAN MERCHANTMEN
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DANIELS ASKS PAPERS
10 CENSOR SHIP NEWS;
GERMANS SENIENCED
(By United State* C able)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 10. — Presi
dent Wilson proclaimed the United States in a state
or armed neutrality today, and issued orders for the
arming ol American merchantmen and a call tor an
extra session of congress on April 10.
Secretary Daniels immediately issued an appeal
to the press of the nation to refrain from publishing
any details regarding the arming of vessels or move- j
nients of the navy except such as were officially given
out. He also asked that news of the arrival and de
parture of vessels crossing any zone of possible
\ danger, not be published.
Radio stations were ordered to suspend report
ing the whereabouts of vessels at sea.
President Wilson stated that an extra session of con
gress was called in order that he might have the support I
and counsel of congress in all matters collateral to the
defense of the American merchant marine.
It is pointed out that a state of armed neutrality does
not necessarily mean war. but is a condition of affairs
when a nation considers that its safety depends upon as
suming a threatening position and maintain an armed
force to repel any aggression on the part of belligerent
nations between which it is neutral.
Switzerland and Holland have been in a state ol arm-,
vd neutrality since the outbreak of hostilities in Furope.:
and have captured and interned all soldiers of either com
batant caught on Swiss or Dutch soil.
INCENDIARY FIRE IN GUN FACTORY
(By l nited Stutes Cable)
UTICA. N. Y.. Saturday, March 10.—An incendiary;
¥ fire in the plant of the Savage Arms company here caused
considerable damage this morning. This company is en-,
gaged in the manufacture of the Lewis machine gun, large!
numbers of which are used in the British army.
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’ PRESIDENT ABLE TO SIT UP
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 10. — The presi-j
dent was able to sit up this afternoon. (This discounts
previous reports indicating that he had been in his office.):
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OFFICERS OF FREIGHTER SENT TO PEN
(By United State* Cable)
FLORENCE, S. C., Saturday, March 10—Eight of
ficers of the German freighter Liebenfels, sunk in
Charleston harbor, were today sentenced to serve one
year in the federal prison at Atlanta and pay a, fine of!
4 $500 for violating federal lsfws.
BOMB IN CLEVELAND DEPOT
(By United State* Cable)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Saturday, March 10.—A power
ful chemical bomb, weighing seven pounds, was found in
the Union station here today.
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’BIG ORDER PLACED FORU.S.RAILROAD
(By United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Saturday, March 10.—Purchasing Agent
Dole today placed an order with the LT. S. Steel Products
company for 10,000 tons of 70 pound steel rails, bars, bolts
and spikes for delivery in the spring of 1918. The price
• paid is $767,000. This is a duplicate of the order placed a
month ago for delivery this spring._•_!
625 IKES ft fit LOST IN ft COLLISION
(By Vnited States Cable)
LONDON, Saturday, March 10.—The British trans
port Mendi, carrying South African native laborers to
England sunk yesterday following a collision at sea, and
625 lives were lost. ^
JUNEAU AND
MILLS CREEK
DEAL IS MADE
X. 0. Anderson, agent and general
manager for Duncan M. Stewarts
Alaska Securities Corporation, who
arrived in town Thursday, put
through yesterday the deal with Ren
ner and Lauritson for their property
on Mills creek. Anderson paid cash
for the property and Mills creek from
the mouth up to Juneau creek and all
of Juneau creek is now the property
of Stewart and associates.
Anderson has considerable faith in
Juneau creek and says pay will be
found there sufficient to warrant in
stalling a big plant, but will do noth
ing in the way of mining until the
ground has been thoroughly prospect
ed. He will have men at work on the i
creek as soon as. the snow goes.
“The company has a crew of 15 i
men at work on the Canyon creek
property getting out timber for the j
big darn to be built there,” said An-|
derson. “This is the largest under
taking in the way of placer* mining
in this part of Alaska. The dam will
be 100 feet and will turn the entire
creek into a cut which will be piped
out during the coming season. This
cut will be from 40 to 100 feet deep
and 1,700 feet long, leading the*
stream into a flume 20 feet wide, 7
feet deep and 2,000 feet long, which i
will put the canyon creek water on |
top of what is known as the “back
channel,” which is about a mile long
and from 00 to 100 feet deep. This
channel contains good values, which
have been proved by open cuts on the*
upper end and Keystone drilling low- •
er down.
‘‘The first cost in putting this prop
erty in shape for working will he high ,
but the operating expense will be!
very small.
“The old bed of Canyon creek will
be dry for a mile and a half as a re- \
suit of this diversion and it will be J
worked from rim to rim with a hy-j
draulic. Big results are expected in
this operation, for this has been one j
of the best creeks in the district, as j
high as $100 a day to the man having ;
been shoveled into small sluice boxes j
by wing damming the creek.
“Last summer we built two miles ;
of a three-mile ditch on Canyon creek j
which will be completed this spring.,
The ditch will be used to supply pow-1
er to fill the dam and pipe out the!
cuts for the new channel.”
This work, it is understood, is be
ing done under plans formulated by :
Mr. Anderson which were only adopt- j
ed after three years of argument and 1
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Have Right to Shoot
German Subs on Sight
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WASHINGTON, Saturday, March 10.—The state
department has advised commanders of armed mer
chantmen that they have the right, in view ot Ger
many’s declaration of unrestricted warfare, to shoot
German submarines on sight
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ENGLAND HEARS
BAGDAD TAKEN;
RUSS GAVE HELP
(By United States Cable)
LONDON, Saturday, March 10.—Advices received by
the London Chronicle state that it is virtually certain that
Bagdad has fallen into the hands of the British troops,
but verification of the report is not expected from two to
three days as communication with the first line forces in
the Tigris expedition is uncertain.
The British, according to last reports were having all
the best of it as a rapid advance by the Russians north
east of Bagdad threatened to cut off the Turkish force and
die Ottoman troops were becoming panic stricken.
Advices from the Russian expedition show the Turks
co be fleeing from the Russian advance at various points
in western Persia.
- RUSSIANS REPORT SUCC ESSES
(By United Stales Cable)
PETROGRAD, Saturday, March 10. — Russian ad
vances from the east and British successes near Bagdad
have imperiled a large Turkish army operating in the
Tigris valley. 'Phis army is threatened with being cut off;
from the main Turkish forces, it is officially announced to
day.
AMERICAN SAILORS ON THEIR
WAY OUT OF GERMANY AT LAST
<!ly 1 Hi led States ('able)
BERLIN, Saturday, March 10. — American sailors
brought here on the prize ship Yarrowdale, who have been
detained on various excuses, were released today and de-!
parted for the Swiss border._
experiment by those favoring other j
methods.
On Lynx creek property of the com
pany Anderson will have a crew oi
men at work as soon as the snow is
off in the spring. Last summer a I
crew of 20 men %were busy putting
the property in shape, a new ditch
about a mile long and a flume being
built to carry the creek by the work
ings. The flume is a feet wide, 3 feet
deep and 1,400 feet long.
BOATS AND TRAINS_
The Admiral Kvans is Hue Sunda>
night.
The Admiral Farragut was sched
uled to sail from Seattle yesterday
for Seward.
The train left this morning for
Mile 40 at 8:30 o’clock.
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ADVANCE FIRST
INLET SAILING
TO APRIL FIRST
(By United Staten (’able)
SEATTLE, Saturday, March 10.—
On the promise of an early spring
from report received from the north
: the Pacific Steamship company has
advanced its first sailing to Anchor
age nine days.
I The Admiral Farragut, first boat
to sail, will leave here April 1.
OWNERS NAMED IN
DELINQUENT ROLL
MOSTLY OUTSIDERS
It will be noted that the delinquent
tax list in today’s issue contains the
names of less than .*'»() owners of prop
erty in Seward, and most of these are
non-residents.
In several cases the property is in
volved in litigation and neither side
has advanced the taxes, while in an
other instance the owner died and no
administrator for his property has as
yet been appointed.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
SAILS FOR SEWARD
(11). United Stales I'nble)
SEATTLE, Saturday, March 10.
The Admiral Farragut sailed for
Seward last night. Passengers for
Seward include: E. Thomas, E.
Barnes, K. Hinton, J. Riley, Robert
Journiel, H. Shephard and wife, E.
McDaniel, Jim Colman, H. Onyett, H.
Hubert, W. Arnold, Capt. J. Peterson
and wife, A. Ought, T. IJelgstad, O.
Holstad, B. Gaskill, G. Jenkins,
Sinclair, E. Anderson, C. Martin and
twenty-four steerage.
ANCHORAGE TOLD BY MEARS THAT
EXPERT WILL STUDY IT’S HARBOR
Although ho did not speak at all
for publication while here, Captain
Clears gave out an interview at Anch
orage which appeared in The Times
of February 28th. After speaking
the fact that Secretary Lane had been |
vei> busy with the Mexican situation,
Mears said in part:
“Plans for the future work, includ-j
ing the development of the Matanus-j
ka coa1 fields, were discussed at some;
length.
“The : prlications for the units were
carefully gone over, and it was my
understanding, when I left Washing
ton, that definite action in these cases
would be taken in the near future.
“The Alaskan Engineering Com
mission was given a hearing before
the house appropriation committee
during the latter part of January.
Progress maps were prepared for the
use of the committee, showing the
work accomplished to date. Detailed
figures giving money expenditures
and unit costs were also submitted for
the information of the committee.
“The commission has retained Mr.
Wm.'Gerig as consulting engineer to
make studies and investigations of
i
the present harbor at Anchorage and
of the proposed harbor improvements.
No work on harbor improvements will
be undertaken by the commission un
til Mr. Gerig’s final report and rec
ommendation are received.
“I was much gratified with the
progress made on construction during
the winter, and am pleased to learn
that the weather has been very fav
orable to this work. I will take the
opportunity to submit to the Wash
ington authorities a special report
showing the work accomplished dur
ing this last winter, as it is not gen
erally realized that we can work here
during the winter season to so much
advantage."
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .38
Minimum .29
Current .36
Wind . South
WEATHER TOMORROW
Fair with fresh winds.