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Vol. 10. No. 300 SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1016_Ten Cents the Copy
PREMIER BRIAND OF TRANCE SAYS NO
PEACE AND BRITISH CATE MORE MEN
PEACE PROPOSALS REACH WILSON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—The German note arrived
today and President W ilson, after considering the text,
immediately transmitted it to the Entente represent
atives. Secretary Grew of the American embassy in Bei
lin accompanied the note to \\ asiungton. Importance at
taches to the possibility tiiat W uson and the Pope ma\
take leading parts in tne discussions on the German pro
posals. It is reported that Benedict has forwarded a con
fidential report winch may exercise a vcrj great ettect
but its nature is not known. Some usually weil-infoi men
people are now inclined to believe that Aiubassadoi Gei
ard really brought a message to the President which had
some bearing on this peace proposal and that Wilson
knows more about tne terms Germany is prepaied to ot
ter than any other person outside Berlin, with the possible
exceptions ot the Pope, the king of Spain, and the piesi
dent of Switzerland. One opinion has been expressed that
ny ottering Poland and Lithuania and by other proposals
which involve greater independence for other nationali
ties the German government has made a bold play to win
the sympathy of Americans generally and ot the \aiiotis
separate nationalities in the l nited States paiticulaiiy.
BRIAN D DENOUNCES PEACE
PARIS, Dec. 14.—A tremendous ovation greeted Pre
mier Brianu today in the chamber of deputies when he
warned France solemnly against the peace proposals oi
Germany. He called on liie people of tne Republic to look
out and to remember that Germany is now having a gen
eral mobilization and is preparing for a more determined
campaign than ever. The speech of the premier was in
effect a direct denunciation of peace until France feels
that the allied nations have the advantage. He recounted
the French victories at \ erdun and on the Somme and
as he did so the deputies cheered again and again.
BRITISH RAISE MILLION MEN
LONDON, Dec. 14. — The supplementary estimates
filed today provide for an additional million soldiers of all
ranks. Law conffned his speech to the tinancial aspect ol
the matter and hinted that a further credit of two billions
may be asked. The additional million men can easily be
raised as millions have been exempted for various reas
ons, chief of which is the necessity for having men to
manufacture munitions. Lloyd George is recovering and
will be able to take his seat in the house in a day or two.
WHAT BRITISH REQUIRE
LONDON, Dec. 14.—Speaking in the house of com
mons today Bonar Law said that the German peace pro
posal had not yet been received by his majesty’s govern
ment. He said this in answer to a question and he supple
mented the answer by declaring that the Entente nations
will require adequate reparation for the injuries inflicted
by the Central powers and will also insist on securtiy in
the future before making peace. He also said that while
Great Britain could not always continue the present fin
ancial strain it could do so long enough to insure victoiy.
FRANCE TO GO DRY
PARIS. Dec. 14.—That total prohibition of all alco
holic beverages, excepting beer, will be adopted through
out France seems certain to result from the plea made in
the chamber of deputies yesterday by the premier. The
majority of the members of the chamber are strongly in
favor of the plan and little opposition is looked for except
in the wine districts.
WAR STOCKS DROP
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. — The market opened strong
this morning but during the day war stocks declined from
two to seven points as a result of increased confidence
that peace proposals may really lead to the conclusion of
hostilities.
: JAPANESE LOST Ol’T
THE LINE SORELY DEAD
Deputy Marshal X. E. Ohlson of
Girdwood writes Deputy Marshal
Evans on the 11th of this month that
no trace has been found of Frank
Imamura, the Japanese, who disap
peared at Thanksgiving, and Mr.
Ohlson seems to be satisfied that the
man is surely dead. He went away
up the mountain side and was traced
part of the way up but hirf tracks
were lost in the drifting snow. As
new snow has fallen all over the
mountain a search for the body would
probably be fruitless. The Japanese
residents of Seward are taking a
ceen interest in the story of their
•om patriot and are desirous of find
ing the body that they might give it
decent burial.
FIRE DAMAGES WATER TANK
The water tank located on Govern
ment Hill above the Anchorage rail
way yards, and which furnishes the
auxiliary water supply for the build
ings at the Terminal, was damaged
by fire on the afternoon of November
28. The origin of the blaze is attri
buted to a superheated stove pipe.
The loss aggregates about $500.—Al
aska R. R. Record.
TORREY GETS MOOSE
E. Sehloman came in from the lake
yesterday with the information that
Frank Torrey and Victor Dunbar
have two moose out there but have
been delayed in getting here by the
freezing of the lake. They will prob
ably arrive on the next train. Mr.
Sehloman says that several were
frozen in when the ice came and they
had to make the trip around.
CLYDE ALEXANDER S BODY
MAY BE SENT OUTSIDE
Telegrams have been sent out to
Robert Ashland and to Mrs. Clyde
Alexander inquiring if it is their wish
to have the body of Mr. Alexander
buried here or shipped to the out
side. No answer had been received at
2 p. m. today and the interruption of
the cable service may cause further
delay before the place of burial can
be decided upon.
ANCHORAGE RIFLE CLUB
The Anchorage Rifle Club held its
initial shoot on Thanksgiving morn
ing at the range at the east end of
the railway yards, and creditable
scores were made by several mem
bers at the 200-yard target, under
the tutelage of the soldiers of the
14th infantry.
It is planned to hold a series of
practice shoots during the winter,
the next being scheduled for 10
o’clock Sunday morning. The club
has secured the loan of a stove and
tent from the Commission, which will
insure the comfort of spectators and
participants while watching the prac
tice.—Alaska Railroad Record.
LIQUOR SALE POSTPONED
FOR A WEEK AT LEAST
Deputy Marshal Ike F.vnn.s decided
today to postpone the sa:e of the liq
uor seized at Anchorage for at least
a week until he finds exactly what
can be done with it.
ALAMEDA 8 P. M.
The Alameda is due to arrive at
eight o’clock this evening.
Mayor Myers and Mrs. Myers leave
on the Alameda.
THE HAGUE INTERESTED
THE HAGUE, Dec. 14.—Diplomats here believe the
greatest obstacle to the acceptance of the German peace
proposals would be the question ol the territorial re-ad
justments in the Balkans and in Turkish territory. Bul
garia, it is expected, will insist on recovering Dobrudja
province and a large slice of Macedonia, which Roumania,
Serbia and their powerful allies can hardly consent to.
l'he manner in which Turkey is likely to be treated is a
problem but it is generally assumed that her integrity
must be preserved or Germany and Austria become stulti
fied before the world. The greatest interest is manifested
here as to the outcome of the proposals and already sug
gestions are made that The Hague should be the scene
of the peace conference whenever it conies.
SUBMARINING STOPS
LONDON, Dec. 14. — Reports from various sources
indicate that the German admiralty has ceased submarine
warfare until the reception given the peace offer of the
imperial chancellor has been learned. It is certain that
no ship has been molested by undersea boats and that no
submarine has been sighted since the chancellor startled
the world by his speech in the Reichstag.
ROUMANIANS HOLD FAST
PETROGRAD, Dec. 14.—The Roumanian line on the
Buzeu has been strongly organized and the retreat has
been virtually brought to an end, according to official ad
vices from the Russian commander in that region.
AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 14.—Reports from Vienna are
to the effect that the Austrian cabinet has resigned.
FARMS ON RAILROAD
[ MADE GOOD MONEY
Two and Half Acres Pro
duced Over $500 Worth
of Potatoes.
Several ranchers made good mone>
near Anchorage this year as they soli
their produce to the engineering com
mission, according to Henry C. Holli
man, the Anchorage hardware mar
who has arrived in Seward. The
price given for potatoes by the com
mission was forty seven dollars a
ton. The most remarkable example,
perhaps, of the value of a potato crop
is shown by a little farm owned by a
brother of Mr. Hohrman and another
man. This farm was only two and a
half acres but its potato crop was
eleven tons. Multiplying eleven tons
by 47 shows that this two and a half
acres of Alaska land brought in over
jf>00 for one season.
U. S. SUBMARINE IS
ASHORE IN C ALIFORNIA
EUREKA, Calif., Dec. 14.—The
United States submarine H-^ with a
crew of twenty went ashore in a fog
early today on a shoal two miles
north of the bar in Humboldt bay.
She is rolling heavily but vessels are
standing by ready to rescue the crew
if the necessity arises.
MAY APPOINT COUNCILMAN
IN PLACE OF TORREY
It is possible that a new council
man will be appointed by the council
at the next meeting in the place of
Frank Torrey who wishes to resign.
Mr. Torrey tendered his resignation
some time ago but the council rcius
ed to accept it. If he declines to
serve, however, it will be necessary
to fill the place.
ALASKA TRAVEL
WILL BE HEAVY
Cal E. Stone, of St. Paul, passen
ger traffic manager of the Great
Northern system, arrived in Seattle
yesterday on an early winter pleasure
trip. He brings the information that
the volume of passenger travel to Al
iska for the season of 1917 will be
the heaviest ever known. Company
agents in the East have been sound
ing out the summer prospects and all
report that the movement beginning
in June will exceed all former pro
portions.
“The Great Northern,” he said, “is
now in condition to meet any hard
ships imposed by a rigorous winter.
The work of construction of two and
a half miles of avalanche-proof snow
sheds and tunnels in the Cascades will
be completed December 10. Tjjis will
make the line positively safe, and our
traffic troubles are over in those al
titudes. We expect next season to
do the largest passenger business in
our history.”—Seattle P.-I.
GOING ON ALAMEDA
The following are amongst those
going out on the Alamedi\: C. A.
Myers and wife, S. O. Morford and
wife, Matt Ryan, Frank Brown, W.
B. Phelps and wife, - Mayfield,
-Hany, Miss Nate Long,-Wil
son, Geo. Alberts, Gustave Johnson,
M. Sato, Mrs. Mary Novak, Geo.
Niles, W. G. Whorf, Harry van Ors
dale, J. Jande, T. Miles, Frank Cul
len, E. Swanson, Bert Haug, C. Cun
ningham, James Masory, F. M. Chov
in, T. Gray, T. T. Wright, Otto An
derson, P. L. Wayerick.
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IMMIGRATION LITERACY
TEST PASSES SENAIT
WASHINGTON, Doc. 14.—'The Inv
, migration bill which contains a clause
providing for a literacy test and
which the President formerly rejected
passed the senate today and now goe.*
to conference as it has also passed
the house. It passed in the senate b\
sixty-four to seven.
PHELAN AMENDMENT
REJECTED BY HOI SI
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Phelan’s
amendment designed to exclude cer
tain Japanese at least was rejected by
the house today.
IHE CABLE WAS STILL
ON THE HIKE TODAY
At 2 p. m. today the cable had not
yet been put in commission and all
the messages received up to that
i time were ones sent yesterday.
NEW HEATING PLANT
READY IN R. R. SHOPS
The new heating plant is now in op
1 oration in the railroad shops and the
place is warm as a glove. The gas
end steam power plants arc also
i working and no more shut downs be
cause of lack of power will occur.
RIG CHIEF DIES
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Among the death certificates filed
in the commissioner’s office, in ac
cordance with territorial laws, wat
that of Chief Anthony Aiamat.v,
whose death occurred at Horn village
on September 2. He was born in 1858
at Napamute, being nearly GO years
of age at the time of his death. The
cause given in the certificate was
“throat consumption.” His suffering.*
were more than usually severe at tin
end. He is reported to have been
conscious up to the time of his death
but for more than ten days had beer,
unable to swallow either food or
water. Everything that could pos
sibly be done for him was done. Chief
Ajamaty, according to tribal customs,
was chief of all the territory lying
between Russian Mission ami Sleet
mute.—Iditarod Pioneer.
Marrying Crippled Soldiers
There were more marriages in
England and France in the last two
years than in a like period before the
war. It has been found that women
[ show no disinclination to marry
maimed and crippled soldiers. Says a
London dispatch: “Men have come
back from the front blind, helpless,
many of them disfigured for life, and
have found women willing to become
their helpmates.” It is said the fig
ures show that the British women are
perfectly willing to make sacrifices
and marry the soldiers who have
made their own sacrifices for their
country’ and come home crippled and
wounded. This is a very’ fine senti
ment and would be good as long as it
lasts, but one could imagine that ini
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the end it would prove too great a
sacrifice to a woman. The rule should
be in this case, as in all others, that
t a man should be heroic enough not to
marry’ a woman upon whom he would
likely’ become sooner or later a heavy
burden.—Columbus, Ohio, Journal.
DORA LEAVES SATURDAY
The Dora will leave at midnight on
Saturday.
NOTICE
Starting Saturday night the store
of Hallett & Scott will remain open
until 9:30 o’clock.
Old papers for sale at the " Gate
way.” - * •
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WHORF GOES TO GET
1 PLANT FOR SEI.DOYIA
W. G. Whorf leaves on the Ala
meda for the outside to secure a
small plant for clam and salmon fish
ing at Se'.dovia and will retain in a
month or so. He has the most per
fect confidence in the value of the
fisheries up there. Some time ago he
set one crab trap ad in two hours
he caught thirty-six, not one of whirh
was less than eight inches in length.
.vl*\ Whorf says it is much easier to
get clams up near Seldovia than at
Cordova because they are found mi
hays up this way. The beds are
practically unlimited.
-CIVILIZATION” PICTURE
POSTPONED TO SUNDAY
As the Alameda did not arrive a*
soon aa expected it will be impossible
.o present "Civilization” tonight a.-,
nad been intended, and a postpone
ment has been announced until Sun
day.
NEWS NOTES
John Ivruttschnitt, a new arrival,
returned yesterday from a trip out
the country. Evidently he does not
like the place because when he came
oack he registered from the I’nited
States.
Cliff Cunningham, formerly of the
Seward Peninsula country, arrived
yesterday from lditarod.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Charles will
.eave for their home in lditarod on
die train tomorrow.
Another kid story: Some time a^
young Jack Noon received permission
form his mother to go to another
louse to play with the baby. When
.ie left home Mrs. Noon telephoned
.he mother of said baby that Jack
.vas on his way there. Jack was quite
innocent of the telephoning business
and seemed to be quite astonished
when the lady he went to visit heard
"him knock without seeing him and
>aid “Come in Jack.” Jack opened the
door and in surprised accents asked
“How the h—II did you know ‘twus
me?”
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Judge S. 0. Morford and Mrs. Mor
ford will get away on the Alameda
for a visit to the outside.
Miss Nate Long will leave on the
Alameda to spend the holidays with
her mother after which she will re
turn to Seward.
Mrs. and Miss Romig will not leave
for the outside until the next boat
as Mrs. Romig is indisposed.
JAMAICA GINGER
FALLS UNDER BAN
LEWISTON, Idaho, Nov. 28.—That
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Jamaica ginger is to be placed under
the ban is the statement made by
Prosecuting Attorney Harry S. Gray,
when asked for a ruling as to wheth
er the selling of this beverage was in
violation of the dry law's of Idaho.
Since the abolition of intoxicating
liquors from this state every conceiv
able concoction has been mixed and
it is stated that Jamaica ginger is
the nearest approach to the hundred
proof beverage and has been fre
quently used.
In commenting on the use of Ja
maica ginger, Mr. Grey said: “I
would no more hesitate to prosecute
a druggist for selling a bottle of
Jamaica ginger than I would for sell
ing a bottle of whiskey. Under the
Idaho law’ a single conviction on such
offense w’ould cause a revocation of
[the druggist’s license.”