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SEWARD. A!. ASK A. SATURDAY, DECEMBER I!. 19181 TiN CENTS
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T’a ! o; tract.r t. b* re-to red instead c t’-ei
present shipping by exp cs« or freight.'
EstahPshment < * a " mI- *a1 constabulary.
Game !v ,-s to b ren a<. anti ni n o warders to It* ap
* pointed.
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■ ' . ■ T1 Mlies and America!
Wand to im jst ’
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TM-’7* !,*)".?’ ' T'T p ' "T> to MEET.
called to ; semi let Th • late
k. not r.nn.' imced.
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All those o: any sad maty, color
or h. jv\ of the male p.isuasion, be
tween the age of 18 and 41. wl <> l ava
not ic ;istered for military* . crv:?*'.
mU't do o b iV-'v *> o’clock m*’"
Monday nhret. Thi is the firrl»v.*a ’•
my issued bv Secard Kxer.tptio.'i
fa.usd cltrk A. ■ y
Yva, ir L ue, legislation cte**k
next Monday night to u yi t ** all
those \vho hate failed to 'o u Aft' >
the rc;;istrati mi is once closed. Unit
i% cd States auth > ities will ; ml t >
the Packers.
* TRAIN OCT TOM( RU'.i'.
In uil p'.obabkity a train will lenv
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clock for M»?e "4 where connection
will be made with thg Kein Cw k
train which in turn meets V e l ain
from Ancho.ago.
V IN SAILS ON 22
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ad’, i es tha*. > s tamer Adnairr*
V’a. -on ■ i’i t om Seattle for
Seward on ; • . 2 * ’ teanler v-if!
Ko throng’ to Se’ ’:>via and return to
S ii<* so :t h nd ah-ut January. 2.
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V’ steel \ hick a* vi 1 here on the
freighter Anyox l as b cn transferrevl;
at Mile cl waiting for shipment iuto <
Aijrhorage. k
v.::.'fe• *v Wallace dead
PKLH VM MAXOK, X. Y„ Do . 14 •
M ** * Peary Wallace, the last i mb *
of Cite X kiiu.» family explore*' Pra*;*
brought from Smith Sound in 1:>0.‘),
;‘‘ d la t night of vn umonia at t!'
pro ol fUl years.
'*’7TOOL WTLXDA.V'V
* Is !
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Severn! do* «orI cut but ncv. coiners
p. * X h
thi ■ • ; ■ 1 : week.
A. A. Shonbock, prcpp* * d inc
'.a: . of And o v... . vha 1 n * n m*
'ow on bn incss for the past week,
will ! ivc on the train for C k In
t h > . op i:, when it goes,
ditv T ea user Komis: <’ < vs p>
do o his books at once on tuxo.
tod lasts aU to make r - ot.
immediate v or become.dclinqii nt.
I i' Grizzly; pf the iai l\e
• 1 1 do., ik 1\jou:*i* fro n 5?nV
n. . . vi! ii port at $ ok’otk kibl
wa kiiy i: eip-h*
vs < ; d e p owlnff to bV. ] xatf'
er.
Ri;r lar go. get - rm girls
PLACERV1I.LE CAL., Doe., K
Ruth Durko, Lucille Mills an! Doro
In* l itch. members of the V omen*
Land Army ard prominent young wo
mr n of Pla< M-viller, operated a shoo
shinning stand here recently and clear
-cd $15 for the United War Work
Campaign.
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0.'Pi«Vb r, one uftho ol • tinV
' • • < Al a : ■
to iU::fit at CJiina Pot, ur.cli*'*
• m.^.ba * on *lX\onfibfM* * " 7th,
■r h .? .it) v.omI brought !»(1 * la-;
•* ('I* ;<a' k *!<•.' ;• ii,. man ;i r of
•v- . p,.rr.:<*k Pay Canne y, > o :»r*
\] f': • boat, drizzle. Chitm
.c. 1 * o.*, piiU s from ...’lbiit
11 j.t*
yi^icrisay for (.’lun;». Vfc lo.
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•bit ial.
i'a 1 or ;i;nl.prank Pm *. ‘ i rly
t .1 .•.commission bore*, loft »lr:.ov*
a inti rkcr i boat,- t
John rt'oo.h'ard who yen’s ago
a\; the man carrier between domer
.mi k" .<umn,\has been given up as
..(•cording to ac«\ ices received
o.n lower cook miJt' po nls last
t..v . brought hue by t.i( gas
.j vj » h uoti v Ui'ii *c.tc w .uo\ n
. u o a mom;* ago in a doiy wan an
..wii c- ,c and since tiien • ha neve
iSwii xMl.
o . ». or ;\,ard \.as about id t\e;u.
..;,c and one of the pioneers <-i ih*
• t. on. A splendid . amen, v/ood
a.4. ..nc«‘ mo i 'Mediation oi th*
.. /.n i'*ijCuuHiU iiii.il conliut*,* him
oeen engaged ’in prospecting i fish
mg. Wh n he left 2t~.dhvi.:, irvnd
I prat .wed again.4 him i.»;»;:• iV*; a., i .
i *v imou trip o.ing ta the b.ut .... .
! puvaiiing...IJq worn . not list, i . :m
I et out in his dory and as no w >.d ha
be6n received from him, he is placed
I Oil the U? t 61 tlro.o “missing.’’
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l i.SII QUOTATIONS ;
Vi'kv’i ii/K, i )<*<•., 14 — Prices at
• ii o.: .:i! Wv e as t'oi o s: piiklco
v ore. Hi pc * barrel; picklul herring
,*I [*. r i».u <'w.; auuuon, sooktyo, $2..
bak i .lari, H.oO per barrel;
it); backs, iti.kO per barn 1.
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r VAikS v HIUJTMAS OKI MCS
* a.'.k Cotter ha> initiated the pur
! a ’ Ci i. Unas oj< vrs for g’fts,
.* . i.i os many of the stores in
at at s (io at this period of the
ea *. bo;* women, the Christmas* or
»a. . iot of trouble, for these
j:*iu is fail be given to ihc men folk,
.-uvl the.latter sc cun* ju.->t what they
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Ob!) PIPE LINE RELAID.
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- fbe water main across Lowed
k on //bird avenue, washed out
( n :rg 1.’ *. fie diet of several month*;
ago, is again in place and water turn
*! in giving* more jiiotection and for
; e (o the "regular system.
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• I. . ■ vh-tiv-n Martin of the An
crp eistnet, expects to return
come on the first train. Mr. Martin is
• • • Overland hotel.
• ’ The barometer keeps bobbing up
nnd down.and it might, be colder to
morrow, and yet it might be warmer.
•i • • . 'y~
bus a, for a cruise up Cook Ink. t.
Something v nt wrong with the cn
gm» and lie boat drifted ashore. The
weather was extremely cold and a
i . wind wu; biowing at the t me. In
going ashore, the two men hr a ie ex
it iiag'j w» t. Parker cirectek Ik list
to a cabin for assistance, but in giving
the directions, gave the wroi a; way
.or id n t to go.
ikm re t.i'nul to the place vhere
.. c t\ > In d s. ; ulod, about ahour
.ater to loport that there \ as no
jab in in the Iiuih ted dii • tion Pai J
*■ was no w!k co to be seen but a
wKiii in the . now along the beach in
ii. a: il a direction he had gone.
Iiknsl followed this trail wiiii h lean
an oltI windfall. Hchind this wind !
,'al , Ernst found the body of his com >
puiiion, fiozon stiff. It is l) iiev d that
i Ui.i r, with the chili of death creep*
ng o.c • him, owing to his wet gai
incut-, sta ti cl in the direction of a;
cabin which he knew to be iuur where !
the boat had b en beached. ike raw
wind kept slow y fr ezing his c othing j
arid arriving at the old windfa'.i, Park* |
or lay down to rest, and like th >sc be- j
ing chilled, a .lumber oveiiook the'
unfortunate man and he froze to
death.
rinu.t wandered around fo some j
iim and La n found the cabin of s 1
.11 naaud Cm;.tea.c ». Km t by th:^ j
\ ... ba.py i rosl bitten l imsclf. j
V .listen, on Lok h.m in a smaii boat
o k' (io.ia v lure l.rust received med j
icai at; ntion. Loth feet were badly j
Dozen. Co tec. o badly, that the} j
were amputated.
tkuker was well known around Sew
ard, Cordova and to tlic interior. Foi
m years Parker v.oiked at the Nor
them for Leo Murgulcs and Ed. Whit
temore but in the spring of l‘.)17 dec id
ed that he would enter the fishing in
dustry. Parker purchased the g is boat
Durham and went to Seldovia where.'
since that time he had been engageu
in the herring business. Parker was!
in .Seward about two months ago, on
iis ic turn iiuni attending court at
v'aidcz. O.ving to the steamer sched
ule at that time, Parker-went io An
ehorage and then down to Scidovia,
whom his gasboat was tied up. On tlu
la. t steamer i*iom Seldovia, tli3 Ad-;
unrul Watson, Leo Mai gules received
u pe.sonal letter regarding busines.
affa.rs, dated Nov., 2ist. Parker at
had only glowing views fo
fa iling business which would come
.. u ms efforts.
Mr. Parker was about 55 years of
rg;*, the last 15 or 20 years having j
oeen spent in this section. During this ;
time; Parker had made several trips
to the interior, especially around the j
Iditrod and also to Cordova whe c '
he is v.xil known. Parker’s death caus* |
cd sorrow in Seward last night by i
iho.-e who knew the man, all.stating!
that he was one of the good follow’s!
of the Northland.
WEATHER REPORT
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The following is the weather re
port for the 24 hours end at 7 o’clock
this morning:
Seward, 20 above Pt. cloudy, calm.
Kerncreek, fogy, calm.
Chickaloon 10 below, clear, calm.
Matanuska, 22 below, clear, calm.
Anchorage, 26 below, clear, calm.
Montana 24 below, clear, calm.^
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PARIS, Dec., 14— President Wilson and othei
hers of the American peace party, reached here last
Dense throngs crowded the streets over which the
dent passed from the depot to Prince Murat’s res
where die President will reside during his stay in th
Real’s oi' welcome greeted President Wilson at i
pot and artillery fire broke loose in all parts of th
President Poinciare, Premier Clemenceau and othe
the t.i -tinguished visitor at the depot then the party
•:t een solid lines of French troops to the Presi
residence.
1. .at rfght President Poincaire gave a dinner i;
. • President Wilson. The latter replying to Pre
oT.eab eV address of vveicome said that he was deli
, find himself in France and felt the quick contact c
•alhy and friendship.
"1 thank you for the kind words, you have said
•;ie”, said President Wilson. “I am only trying to
Tough the American people who want the eternal
•lies of right and justice established. Surely Belgim
"ranee, in the final settlement of the war, will wa
l’eutons rebuked for the terror and spoilation. Ah
Allies will want men made to be ..ware ‘'-•at tbc.y
;egin wars without being punished.
“The American soldiers have expressed Arne
true spirit. They gave their best, with enthusiasm for
deals. We are nappy that they associated with such
•ades as they had.”
Today President Poincaire and Premier Cleme
’fid a shore conference with President Wilson at th>
rat residence and then left the American to rest.
The American flag is hoisted over the resides
’upied by President Wilson and French patrol forct
n guard at all times, so great is the crush of thou
o catch a glimpse of the champion of Democracy.
American soldiers are everywhere and the er
asm on the streets is at a high pitch.
Mrs. Wilson, by her graciousness and ability t<
Tench fluently, instantly made a decided impression
he French officials and wives who have met her.
President Wilson’s ability to talk French easil
:lso been of the pleasing circumstances of the sp
and conferences.
HNETY FIRST DIVISION COMPOSED OF
WESTERNERS ARE GIVEN HIGH PR^
WASHINGTON, Dec., 14— General March. Ch
Staff, today summarizing the record of the 91st Div
omposcd of Alaskans, Washingtonians, Oregoniam
>thcr westerners, said that this force joined the Br
a Flanders, early in October and had advanced six
neters on November 1st to the Scheldt line. This shar
/ance was made against intense rife and machine gun
)n Nov., 3rd, the French patrol, sent to the Scheldt 1
ist also joined the Americans. The Americans were •
!rawn on November 5th to rest as Commander-in- <
och stated that the 91st had been engaged a longer
n the hottest of battles, than any other Allied comn
General March announced that 15000 men wer
cased daily and that he expected the rate would be 3
/ery shortly.
ARMISTICE IS EXTENDED.
COPENHAGEN, Dec., 14— It is reported here
he German armistice has been extended until Januar
th.
The Hague, Dec., 14— It is understood here tha
rmistice delegates assembled at Treves have extends
ime until the conclusion of preliminary peace.
MUNICH, Dec., 14— Switzerland has declined to
nit the former Emperor Charles, of Austria, to rash
; Swiss boundaries.
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