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' OI.I ME XIII, NUMBER 7. ~ SEWAkD, XliASKA. MONDAY MAY’ 12 iofo --—■ ■■■ — ■ "• ..l. u. ..j. - . —'■ ■ • .
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SOLDIERS TO GET
VICTORY BUTTONS
Discharged soldiers will soon
able to get ‘‘Victory Buttons,’ a lapel
decoration for those serving during
the war, according to instructions and
advices received hero by Lieut. Stod
dard commanding the local detach
ment. Application for the buttons may
be made immediately and as follows;
“First condition, which is alike for
officers, and enlisted men;— By Send
ing in a copy of the original discharge
certificate to the supply officer of
the nearest military post, camp or
station, including a recruiting station.
Second condition, for enlisted men
only— By making a tine copy of the
original discharge certificate on Form
No. 704. A. G. 0.. fjrnished by the
War Department and obtained, when
the supply is available, from the sup
ply officer of any military post, camp
or station or recruiting station.
Third condition, for officers only—
By making a true copy of the orignal
discharge on Form No. 704-1, A. (».
O., obtained as listed under condi
tion two. An officer can obtain th?
“Victory Button” by mailing his dis
charge order to the stations named
above.
The “Victory Button’’ will be issued
to all officers and enlisted men (ex
cluding the members of the Student’s
Army Training Corps), field clerics
and the members of the Army Nurses
Corps, who served honorably on ac
tive duty in the Army of the l nited
States for a period of fifteen days at
any time between April 6, 1017, and
November 11. 101S. The button will
be of silver for those wounded in ac
tion and bronze for all others.
The certificate of the civil officer
empowered to administer oaths on th^
true copy of the original discharge
certificate of (name) and contains all
written and printed matter appearing
on both sides of the discharge certifi
cate (or discharge order.) I further
certify that I have indorsed on the
original discharge certificate over my
signature the following in words and
figures: True copy made by me (date)
for purpose of securing a Victory But
ton by mail.”
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get logging contracts
James McConnell, who has secured
a loppinp contract from the commi>
sion. left with his family on the train
yesterday for Mile 7. Mr. McConnell,
has a contract for approximately 400
000 feet of lops for ties. The Alaska
Transfer Company has been let anoth
er contract for 524.000 feet, board
measurement.
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FIRE ABOARD JAPANESE
LINER REACHING VICTORI A.
VICTORIA, B. C., May 12— The
Japanese liner Manila Maru arrived
here at noon with fire smoulderinp in
her after hold. The fire started a
week apo but has been kept under
control. The Manila Mam brorpht ,°>00
passenpers from the Orient, the ma
jority foinf to Seattle.
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BRUSSELS, May 12— President
Wilson is to visit this city about May
20th, according to information receiv
ed here. It is understood that he is
coming to dissipate misunderstanding
and to establish the good will of the
Allies towards Belgium owing to
statements that the peace treaty does
not favor Belgium. It is also believed
that Antwerp is to be proposed as the
European base of America.
EXPLAINS ABOUT AMERICA
PARIS, May 12— President Wilson,
speaking today before the French
Academy of Sciences, entered a strong
disclaimer to the idea that American*
were largely materialistic or dollar
worshippers.
“Europeans, at times, do not un
derstand Americans,” said President
Wilson. “Common sense of humanity
and sympathy with the hiprh principles
of justice underlie America’s devotion
to material enterprises.’* 1
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FARRAGUT DUE TOMORROW
Steamer Admiral Farragut sailed
from Cordova at 8 o’clock this morn
ing and arrived at Valdez at 3 o’clock
this afternoon. The steamer is expect
ed here probably late tomorrow as
calls are to be made at Fort Liscum,
FaTouche and Thumb Bay. It is pre
sumed that the steamer has a large
amount of freight for the latter port
although nothing definite is known,
which will account for her delay in
Teaching here.
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CITY CLEANING UP
Express wagons are busy hauling
a wav the debris from the backyard?
accumulated during the winter
months. Tomorrow night at 6 o’clock
all premises are supposed to be clean
ed up and Chief of Police Guest starts
on his annual inspection on Wednes
day to see that the city law has been
obeyed.
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WARNER ON VICTORIA
Capt. Fred Warner, several years
ago on the Alaska, but recently’ with
the shipping board, is to succeed Capt.
John O’Brien as Captain of the Steam
er Victoria. Capt. Warner will be on
the Victoria during the season operat
ing to Nome from Seattle.
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SNOWSUDES ON R. R. TO
BE REMOVED BY SLUICING
Work has started to clear away the
snowslides on the railroad between
Seward and Anchorage. Sluicing will
be the method invoked to clear away
the slides. Hillside streams occasion
ed by the melting snow will furnish
the necessary water.
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BARGE ARRIVES HERE i
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The Barge Lawrence, in tow of the
Anna W.. arrived during the night
from Anchorage. The barge brought
500 tons of coal for the railroad and
55 tons of general merchandise.
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L. D. Henderson has been unani
mously reappointed Commissioner of
Education for the Territory of Altfk*.
By Aoodited Prwi
PARIS, May 12— The German del
egates at Versailles today sent a note
to Premier Clemenceau asking details
regarding repatriation of prisoners
and that they be entrusted to commis
sions. The note said that the Germans
civil war prisoners are to be repatriat
ed with great expedition.
This afternoon the Germans sent
a second note approving of the Allies
suggestion of an international agree
ment regarding labor to be reached
with the Germans. The note says that
even the nations outside of the League
of Nations should be included in the
labor agreement.
President Wilson and the premiers
are meeting this afternoon considering
Germany's requests.
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KOREA WANTS TO BE FREED
FROM THE JOKE OF JAPAN
PARIS, May 12— The Koreans to
day in a communication to the Peace
Conference asked to be freed from
rule of Japan.
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Hiking parties were out yesterday,
going in all directions, enjoying the
splendid day.
A smoking chimney prevented us
ual services in the Episcopal church
yesterday.
Mrs. Grace Towle is taking a three
weeks vacation and left yesterday
morning for Mile 23 where she will j
visit for a week or two.
This is the kind of a day that one
of those good old fashioned mint jul
eps would not be so bad- and the world
would look a good deal brighter than
even the bright weather indicates.
Miss Cornelia Cooper returned to
day to her old position at the Gateway
office after a month's vacation.
Before J. S. Pollock left for Mile 71
yesterday, he announced that he was
the proud dad of a baby boy, bom to
his wife now in California.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
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SEATTLE, May 12— Fish quota
tions today noon were as follows:—
Halibut, nine cents; sable, four cents;
ling and red cod, one and one half
cents.
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CUTTER BEAR OVERHAULING
SEATTLE, May 12— The Cutter
Bear has arrived here for her annual
overhauling then to start on the first
•rip of the season into the Bering Sea
to take mail to Pofnt Barrow.
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GOES TO WEST POINT
WASHINGTON, May 12— Briga
dier General Douglas Mac Arthur, for
merly Brigadier Commander of the
Rainbow Division, has been appointed
Superintendent at West Point.
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SOLDIERS WANT HOMESTEADS
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WASHINGTON, May 12— Over
40,000 former soldiers have applied to
Secretary of the Interior I^arte fo~
homesteads.
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WASHINGTON, May 12— The
War Department desires to have dis
charged by June 1st all drafted and
enlisted men eligible for dieeharge.
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ALASKA ON
WAYJRTH
By Associated Tress
SEATTLE, May 12— Steamer Alas
ka sailed for southeastern and south
western Alaska polls this morning at
9 o’clock. The following passengers
are aboard for Seward:—
Mrs. R. L. Lawrence.
Miss M. McKenzie.
Rev. L. D. Cook.
Mrs. C. E. Orlander.
Dick Decker.
J. L. Nevens.
Bjame Vick.
Arne Vick.
Mrs. Bagna Vick.
A. A. Fraser.
Ed. S. Grove.
Mrs. B. Urbach.
Leon Urbach and wife.
Charles Stewart.
R. H. Koch.
G. Conley.
G. Gunderson.
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TWO VIEWS
ON LEAGUE
OF NATIONS
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 12— Senat
>r Penrose, of Pennsylvania, declared
today that he does not believe it ab
olutel” necessary for a seperate Lea
gue of Nations from the peace treaty
The Pennsylvania senator hopes that
the Senate will discuss the treaty
openly and publicly.
Senator Cummins d I lares that the
he believes the League should be sep
orated from the peace treaty and fav
>rs a British-American alliance to pro
tect France from German invasion.
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YMERICANS TO LEAVE
RUSSIA DURING JUNE
ARCH ANGLE, May 12— Major
General Wilds P. Richardson announc
ed today that he is arranging for the
withdrawal of the American forces in
northern Russia early in June.
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WEATHER REPORT
The following is the weather re
•o»*t for the 24 hours ending at 7 o’
Vk this morning:
Seward 66, Clear, Calm.
Anchorage 44, Clear, Calm.
Matanuska 48, Clear, Calm.
Chickaloon 48, Clear, Calm.
Wasilla 54, Clear, Calm.
Talkeetna 50, Clear, Calm.
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LEON URBACH IS MARRIED
Leon Urbach is returning to Sew
ard having left on the Alaska which
sailed from Seattle this forenoon. Mr.
Urbach is bringing his bride, the trip
north being the honeymoon. Mrs. B.
Urbach, Mr. Urbachs’ mother, is also
aboard the Alaska.
BARRED AS CITIZENS
U. S. Commissioner Whittlesey has
received advices that Carl Anto Lund •
gren and Johan Arvid Nystrom, who
made declarations to become citizens
of the United States, at Seward, are
forever barred from citizenship. The
two men refused military service dur
ing the recent war.
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♦ SUBSCRIBE $96,550.
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The two Seward hanks an- *
* r.ounced this forenoon that $90,- “
* 500 was subscribed here to the '
* Victory loan and indications are *
* that other subscriptions will yet v
* be received. Seward’s quota was *
* only $05,500. *
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IN TWELFTH DISTRICT
Sunday morning; the Gateway re
ceived a dispatch from San Francisco
stating; that the official totals were
not available but that the indications
were that the Twelfth District’s final
returns will show the quota reached.
It is estimated that the number of
subscribers to the Fourth loan were (
2,130,633.
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.STOCKHOLM, May 12— The Allies
1 are preparing military operations
I .gainst Petrogiad with Heling#faf&.aj
I tlu base. Fifty thousand tioops are to
participate. French cruisers are now
I off Helsingfors.
TAKING RAILROAD MEN
FROM ANCHORAGE FOR THE
NEW RAILROAD AT KATALLA
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P. Presley, representing the .Gug
genheim s, was aboard the Alameda
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Saturday night with 114 railroad men
from Anchorage, their fare - having
been paid to Cordova. The men are re
ported to have been employed for
railroad construction work from the
Copper River & Northwestern Rail
road at Mile 39 to' Katalla.
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ALAMEDA SAILED SOUTH
EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT
Steamer Alameda arrived in port
from Anchorage at 7:15 o’clock Sat
urday night and sailed south at 9
o’clock. The Alameda had 157 passen
gers from Anchorage, two for Seward,
23 for LaTouche, 114 for Cordova and
the remainder for Seattle. From Sew
ard the passengers were as follows:
F. A. Castle and wife, Mrs. Baugh
man. Sister Stefaney, Sidney Jacobs,
W. F. Rohrback, Mrs. John Mantell
and daughter, W. C. Baird, W. F. Bon
nel, Jack Weir and seven steerage .
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BRINGS IN THE DOGS
Jack King: arrived at the Hotel Sew
ard last nigfht from Mile 34 bringing:
in 38 dogrs from out the line. The dogfs
belong: to Col. Revell, 32 of them, and j
six owned by Jack Lean. The four j
footed mushers were housed at Porcu-1
pine city. Frank Roycroft is also due
in today with 28 dog:s. Dog: mushing:
out the line has ended for the season.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWA*
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By Associated Press ^ Jfr
DAWSON, 'May 12— The Yukon
legislature is to consider the prohibi
tion act this week or next; A..sobsti
tute committee has reported extant ion
of the liquOr licenses for three months
meanwhile submitting the question to
the people’s vote:
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READY FOR FLIGHT'’*
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TREPASSY NEW FOUNDLAND.
May 12— Two American planes a***'
ready to start across the Atlantic. T:
planes are to carry six. men. Ext»\*
propellors are fitted with belts so ma
chanics can make repairs in midair.
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TICKETS FOR FOURTH OF
JULY FIGHT HIGH PRICED
TOLEDO May 12— Tickets for tv
Willard Dempsey fight, which is <rh
duled for the afternoon of Jnlv '**
will range from $5 to $60. . *
Dempsey is expected to begin train
ing next week. •
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August Groot, old timer,, has-been
i elected chief of Police at Ketchikan,